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THE LIGHT AT ME,
The light at homo 1 how brlglit it beams
i When evening shadows rourid-us fail;
And' from the lattice far It gleams,
.To love, and rest and comfort call.
TFjhon; wearied with tho toils of day,
And strife for glory, gold or fume,
How.awpct to seek tho quiet way,
.. tyuorp loving lips will list our name
' ground tho light at homo.
When through tho dark nod stonily night,
'-The wayward wanderer homeward hies,
HtiW-<ehoering is (hut twinkling light,
-Which through tho forest gloom he spies {
It lathe light at homo; ho (eels
That Moving hearts will greet him there,
‘.And safely through his bosom steals
The joy and lovo that banish care
; Around the light at homo.
The light at homo f when ere at last
. ‘lt gleets tho seaman through the storm,
He' fools no more tho chilling blast
That beats upon his manly form.
l«ong years' upvh tho sea have fled,
SlifcC Mt.ry gave her parting kiss,
But tho sad tears which she then shed
Wiil now bo paid with rapturous bliss,
. Around tho light at homo.
The light at homo! how still and sweet
It poops from yonder cottage door—
Tho wcafy laborer to greet—
When tho rough tolls of day are o’er.
Sad is tho soul that dues not know
Tho blessings (hat the beams Impart,
Tbo cheerful hopes and joys, that flow,
And lighten up the heaviest heart
" Around tho light at homo.
GUIDE THE LITTLE ONE.
Mother.! watch thy little foot,
CHiublng o’er tho garden wall,
‘ Bounding through the busy street.
Ranging colter, shod and hall,
Never count tho moments lust,
Never mind the time it costs,
w Little feet will go astray,
Guido them, mother, while you may.
Mother I watch tho little hand,
Picking berries by tho way.
Making houses in the sand,
Tossing up tho fragment hay,
Never dare the question ask,
** Why to mo (his heavy task ?” 4
These same little hands may prove
Messengers of light and love.
Mother 1 watch tho little tongue,
Prattling eloquent and wild;
What is said and what Is sung,
By (he happy, joyous child?
Catch tho word while 3'et unspoken;
Stop the vow while yet unbroken s
This same tongue may yet proclaim
Blessing in (ho Saviour’s name;
MQ(hor,l watch the little heart,
Beating do ft ana warm for you { .
‘ Wholesome lessons now Impart
Keep. O kcep tbat youpg heart trtfd;
Extricating every weed,
Sowing good and.procfouS seed j
Harvest rich you thou may see,
Ripening for eternity.•
WiMiWmm.
CHARLES lAMB.
An essayist in Harpers' Magazine, of
iho humorisU, day£:
Perhaps the most delightful and popular of
this class is Charles Lamb—a man cosily do
toesliealed by the heart’s fireside of his readers.
Such .wit, such humor, such imagination, such
mtcilSgerieCr-such sentiment, such kindliness,
, nuch heroism—oil so quaintly rpured and min
gled, and stuttering out in so freakish a fash
ion 1 , atrdnll blending so lincly in that exquisite
tdeedtrid something trench we call tho character
of* Charles Lamb', make him the fnpst lovable
of Writers and men. Ills essays—ihogossip of
created genius—are of a piece with the records
of bis life and conversation. Whether saluting
bis copy of Chapman’s “Homer” with tL kiss
—ror saying grace before reading Miltoii-orgo
; ing to the theatre to see his own farce acted,
and join in tho hisses of tho pit when it tails—
or sagely wondering if tho Ogles of Somerset
were not descendants of king Lear—or telling
Cornwall not to invite a lugubrious gen
tleman to dinner, because his face would Cause
h damp over & funeral-*©? giving as a reason
tvhy hedld not leave oil smoking, tho difficulty
‘ of, finding an equivalent vice—or striking Into
t hot controversy between- Coleridge and Hoi-
Croft, as to whether man os ho is, or man tfdho
is to.be is preferable, and settling tho dispute
by. saying, “give roe a man na ho id riol to be'.'
—or doing some dtad of kindness and love,with
tears in his eyes and a pun'on his lips—ho is
always tho same dear, strange, delightful com
panion and friend. Ho is never—the rogue—
Without a scrap of logic to astound common.
. ** Mr, Lamb,” saya the head clerk at the Fn
dia House, “ yon come down very late in tho
morning 1” “Yes, sir,” Mr. Lflrtib replies,
“ but then, you know, I go home very early in
the afternoon. ” And then with what humor
ous extravagance ho expresses his peevishness
at being confined to snob work, with serious
ingenuity running his malediction on Commerce
•long all iis lines of influence. “ Confusion
blast all mercantile transactions, all traffic ex
change of commodities, Intercourse between na
tions, all tho consequent civilization, and wealth
and entity, and link of society, and getting rid
of prejudices, and knowledge of the face or the
glooo; and rot all the firs of tho forest, that
look bo romantic alive, and die into desks.” It
ls,linp6sssblo to client this frolicsome humorist
Wilh'apy pretence, any exaggerated sentiment,
any of tho do mo-goodism of well meaning mo
ral feebleness. A lady sends him “Coolebsin
search of a WiTo,” for his perusal and guidance.
He returns it with his quartrain written on tho
fly leaf, expressing tho slight disagreement bo*
ifrieen Ids views of matrimony and those cutcr-
Uined by Miss Hannah Mooro I
“If over X marry a wife,
, , I’ll marry a landlord’s daughter,
Amd sfi In the bar nil day,
. And drink cold brandy and water.”
If ho thus slips out of controversy by making
ibo broadest absurdities the vehicles of (ho fi
nest bis sense and enjoyment of absur
dities In others rises 10 rupture. Tho nonsen
sical ingenuity of tho pamphlet in which his
friend Oapcl Lafft took the ground that Napo
loop, while in tho hands of tho English, might
sue out a writ of habeas corpus, throw him in
to ecstaclcs. And not only lias ho quiba and
quirks and twisted words for all lie sees and
festal but ho lms the pleasantest art of making
hifl. very maladies interestingly transmuting
them into jests. Out of tho darkest depths of
thy “dismals” fly some of tho happiest con
ceits, “My bedfellows,” ho writes to Woods- ’
Vorlh, aro coughi.and cramp. Wo sleep three
m a bed* * “ lipiv ls.it,” ho says, that I can
set get nd,of this.cold 1 h can’t bo from a
BY JOHN B. BRATTON,
VOL, 44.
lack of care. I have studiously been out all
these rainy nights until twelve.o’clock, have
had my feet wet constantly, drank copiously of
brandy lo allay inflamation, and done every?
thing else to cure it, and yet it wopt depart”
—a sage decision, worthy of that physician'
who told his patient (hat if he hod.no serious
drawbacks ho would be probably.worse in a
week. To .crown all, and to make the charac
ter perfect in its winning contradictions, there
beats beneath the fantastic covering and incal
culable caprices of the humorist tho beat heart
in the world, capable of courtesy, of friendship,
of love, of heroic .aeU-dcvotion and ostentatious
self-sacrifice.
DECEIT.
Of all persons, none aro so dangerous and
despicable, as professional hypocrites. No man
is nearer your mortal foe, than ho who greets
your presence with 0 smile, but when absent as
sails,your reputation with vile slanders, which
ho supposes you will never hear, or if board
will not suspect ho Is the author of them. Ho
professes to bo 3*our friend 5 you. aro his; and
while confiding in him, and suspecting him of
no deceit, like a paltry coward, ho stabs you in
tho dark, ond repa3-s your friendship with oal
umn3', which is too frequently received os truth
and which yon cannot refute, because not pres
ent. No words can describe tho indignation
and loathing which one fools towards such a
contemptible olgcct when ho delects bis real
character. Such persons may bo successful
temporarily in concealing and disguising their
deformity, but eventually it will bo exposed to
(ho scorn ond contempt of every sincere man
and woman in tho community. Tho man—to
use (ho ordinary phrase—whoso “faults lie on
tho outside,” can doccivonobody, neitlierdoes
ho desire to do so. You sec, know, ami under
stand him j ho approaches you in no disguise,
and discloses his real sentiment towards you by
his external demeanor } ho -scorns to inslpiuajo
himself into your good graces,
tray you, and invites no confidence by which Jo
posess himself q( the means for doing you in
secret -an injnry. Go where you will, and you
will find these Uriah Deeps Infesting every de
partment of society. Like a slow poison their
operations are unseen, bnt'thcir influence is de
structive of the peace of tho communll)’. There
Is but one remedy for this evil; and that Is to
avoid and shun their presence at all times and
places, and treat them with that contempt which
their treachery deserves. Sincerity is an ele
ment of human character which always adorns
Its possessor, although it manifests itself some
times, in an inelegant mauper. Ho is 3’our
best and truest friend, who makes known your
faults to you, and conceals (hem from others t
who desires your .excellence* exorcises charity
toward your misfortunes. “Ffoto all hypo
crites. Good Lord deliver us,” ’
Bold fast to year Business.
Tf you have a business—stlqk to it.' If you
have none—get one as speedily ns possible.—
But in business, or in tho-hunt after, ono, do
but one thine (it a lime, young gentlemen, and
daitwclL Not one, but many thousands of
young men have failed to accomplish any thing
m life. simply because they hadn’t tho -faculty
of perseverance—a pftrt of a man’s phrenology
which*can be cultivutcdJf. primarily-deficient,'
«md sq tbonJipiilh' of Vrhibh is inexcusable. No
body ever yet, did a deed to make, his name fa
mous, or the world belter, lhat did not follow
out his purpose, “through thick and thin.”. It
is tho indomitable cncrgyi the pluck, tho will,
of. a mfln that causes him to make his way along
the stormy pathway of Ibis little pilgrimage be
low tho stars, and what possible reason is there
for a body to slop all along the road to prick his
fingers with tho nettles that spring up on the
banks? That performance don’t pay. Hare a
purpose. Get a business. When you have it,
hold fast to it, being first sure that you fire in
ihb track lhat nature intended you to follow!”
Bo sure that you arc right, and then go ahead,
said old Ethan Allfen, and so evtry good adviser
will tell you. But tho young man, just com
mencing in his independent career, who turns
discontentedly and discontentedly from to
that, and,from that to the other', and back
again to this, will never do anything to make
himself known to two people besides bimsclffor
qualities lhat a man is nomahifhclack,. And
as drones are not wonted in these parts - among
men folks—however useful the claps may be
with the bees—-It is a boy’s privilege to select
his way of making his living. I have bad oc
casion to trace tho progress of a lad, who began
in a very little field, with an income that was no
income at all, who, by dint of sticktng'.to his
business, made it a comfortable thjng,before ho
had turned twenty-five., While, ho was doing
this—following out his bent—keeping his nil]
active enough »o lioW down difficulties as- they
sprang up before him—a plenty of beginners as
young os he. And with similar opportunities,
failca utterly because forhinc 'did ,not so favor
them that they could jump at a leap into posi
tion'and power. What chances'(hero were for ■
these people wore “entirely inadequate to their
necessities,” they said, and bo some went and
fillibusterrd, and gambled, and some lived on
their, friends, and others did not live at all, but
put an end to the world and the shortness of their
pocket-books together—all which was criminal i
and worse than foolish, Thera is nothihg bet
ter as yon push along through life than to pro- ■
servo in that which you undertake, lour i
acorn is growing all tho while to tho formand' i
comeliness gf jin oak.
Sleepless Nights lii India.
During (ho night, in tho month of May. it is
impossible' to sleep with closed windows, and
pearly air Imptrealblu to do so with open ones.—
Thus, sleeplsnlmoal hopeless.- The beasts,(ho
birds, tho insects, Iho ruptlicet, ff/ipoa'r to join In
ono universal tnm'ulf, and oven human beings
seem to (iiko very llttfd repose'. In atemplo
not far off a nHcbtta beating n drum, and 1 con
®”{“' Ctfn.VuUfng, thp help of smnqgou or godess.
i CL ’ases I sink into adozo,
but IO.Ue Voiisud py howling jackals, ioar
in t pursuit ol proy, by tho hoot-
Ing ol tho «* night-hawk,” <qs It is called hero,
though It la,, in (act, a screech owl,) then by tho
doap.tonqil po(q ©I an oucrnioua frog, mingled
with (ho * chip, chin,’* of many a grnsahoppor,
and about daydlght a Jlvoly bird, anxious tS bd
«»up and doing,»> begins a mony chirp, dr n
crow with his vulgar “caw, caw,” destroys all
hope of rost.*’ At Inst, ns day dawns, I soo, out
side tho botl, those UlUo greedy mosquitoes
clinging to (lie curtains, and staring at mo, think
ing how eatable I would boj and I rise, weary
and Ifillo refreshed, to go to tho launch of a ship
at (ho dock-yard, in tho fort.— Journal by the
Vitcountes Falkland.
(£/• Snodgrass, being sick of single blessed,
ness, advertised for a wife. Tho next day bo
received a note from Mrs. McPherson, inqui
ring “what ho wanted of her.”
(£7* Grobm signifies ono who serves in an in
ferior station. The name of bridegroom was
formcrly.givcn to tho now married, because it
was customary for him to wait ut table on his
bridc'audft'ieiids on his wedding day.
na you value tbo prosperity of
youroW'n souls, and your mutual pence and
comfort, nil idle dlsputlngs about words to no
profit, observing that “strifes of words” aro
not only barren of profit, but productive of cat
vy, railing and ovil surmising.
From the Philadelphia Press,
An Eloquent Oration.
From iho able oration of tho Hon. Goo. TV.
Brower, Slate Senator from the Adams and
Franklin District, delivered bcloro tho people of
Cliamborsburg on the 4th of July Inst, no make
tho .following beautiful extract. His (bemo is
the character of Washington ;
“And now tho smoko of battle has passed
away, and left tbo sky ejear, serene and beauti
ful. Peace, like the Shadow of an angel’s wing,
smiled In all her loveliness over this blessed
land. Tho clang of arms molted into tho whis
perings of joy—the noise of the conflict was
mellowed into tho music.of the reaper’s song.—
Glad nature once more wore (ho gorgeous livery
of verdure, beauty and fragrance. Tho nation,
'that like Judah beneath her palm trees had
I mourned tho desolation of her temples, was now
clad In tho bildal garments of tho altar, rejoic
ing in the beauty of her heritage and the prom
ise of her days. Tho country, that like Rachel,
had wept over tho fate and Iho sorrows of her
children, now clapped her hands on Iho hill
tdps, In (ho valleys made glnd her heart, and
on her Ups murmured in perpetual praise the
hymn of Freedom! But, although tho lion of
England had quailed before (ho pride of Ame
rican arms, amightj and majestic work remain
ed 3*ot to be accomplished. The Jewel of-great
price, purchased b3'*copious blood and heroic
sacrifice, was-still to bo made-safe—secure—
perpetual. The discordant elements of nation
al greatness ond growing prosperity were to bo
moulded Into just and substantial forma of
strength, harmony, and proportion. The Ulus,
trlons spirits of that day wero eqnal to the task.
Under tho oyo and counsels of him who had led
armies to victories, and delivered his people
from tho house of bondage, tho Constitution
was framed, marked by talent, attainments and
statesmanship, '(Shfeo are still tho wonder and
admiration of (uchVbrld. Upon its wide plat,
form of wisdom, justice and equality, in (ho
simple majesty-of eternal truth, and with tho
masslVe columns of undccaylng strength, sprang
Iho proud temple of tho American Union, chaste,
toweling and sublime! And now the new and
gallant ship of Stale lay upon Iho tranquil breast
of an unexplored sea, ready for liei* first voyage.
Her hull was strong—her rigging well appointed
—her main mast spired up like a beam of light
—her yard-arms stretched thomaolves-oat In (ho
pride of strength—her spars glittered in the
morning sun, and her white sails fluttered in tho
balmiest breath of heaven. Should that noble
vessel come back ogam or go down In tho tirst
heavy galo? The whole nation conducted to
tho crowded shore the saviour, the,delivery,
the father of his country, fjoorgo Washington t
His step was still elastic, and in (ho calm bhio
ofhis eye slumbered yet e World of energy*:—
Tho eloquence of fhftt patcrrialvoico, that Idol
ized form, with fts charradd life, kindled hope
and Inspired confidence'. 'Amid tbo smiles ol
heaven and (ho plaudits of the people ho step
pod on boarcTr-his chart was the Constitution—
Liberty his compass, and tho Union of thoStatcs
his guiding star. That majestic ship,- bearing
the hopes and destinies of agqzlngworld, niov
cd away upon Its path of waters like a thing of
life*, F.or eight adventurous years Ida hand
guided that vessel safely through the perils of
tho sea, and when ho brought her bock to tho,
havon, no tlnft»er.wnsjJifl(.tecf
—ftbf.beauty,timuarred— iter strength unctlp
plcd ond her sails ,untom. His great mission
was ended; nhd ho bade farewell to tho cares
.and honors of publfclifo forever. Tearing him.
self away from tho embraces pt his JOrcrl coilp
trymon, ho found for declining years a sweeter
happiness ond a more grateful tranquility at his
own hearth,ln the honored shades of retirement.
And there tho greatest man of all (his world set
his house in order, and, sustained liy am unfal
tering trust, was gathered to his fathers,
“ Like one who wraps the drapery of Ids couch
About Idm, and lies down to pleasant dreams.”
Artificial Girls.
Tho adventurous editor o( the Horlcon, (IVls.)
jSrgut, “ lets on” about tho girls of tho present
day, in a Manner wo think U would bo danger
ous for editors generally to imitate. Ono of our
exchanges copies the article, but evidently with
fear and trembling. As wo have no more hair
on our,head than U 1 useful and necessary, wo
can not run tho risk of losing d part ol it by
publishing tho whole article. Accordingly wu
extract but a single paragraph, and (hat with
tho remark that, whatever may
bo tho nature of tho girls of Horlcon and Us vi
oipity, oil the girls hereabouts are by no means
such as our-cotemporary describes ;
“,Tjlb Girls, op t.iie Present Dat. —Wo are
sorry to soo the girls’of (ho present day have
such a tendency to ul(6r worthlessness; grow.
Ing up anxious (0 bccomd mere fashioiiahlu than
,godd ( >moro anxious to cultivate their heels than
thole heads, and to ehclrclb their logs with
whalebone’rather than th’o brow with wrtmlhs
of love, kindness and bcabty. As a general
thing, those who arc handsome think ttioy are
lovely. Far from it. When wo, years :ng6,
took ono to bo Mrs. P., girls were girls, It was
.tun to go a dozen miles afoot with mud- kne6
deep to soo them, ns you wore sure to find the
clear girls—nature lustuad of art. Bbt now it
is different. ..Tho-dentist supplies tho teeth,
• Undo Ned’.wia cotton, soma optician tho eyes,
and askilrtil' nibchanic (ho logs and arms; an
artist fltraisiicti paint, a Yankee (ho hoops, sonic
‘French mllUnoT’ gets up artificial maternal
founts, oncl tho very,devil robs himself to give
them a disposition to lio, taltlo, gossip, make
mischief and kick up all-sorts of 'bobberies
among respectable pooplo generally. Vanity of ;
vanities, solth (ho preacher. Wo love (ho girls
when they act like girls, but this couutorlhU ar
ticle bcingnow palmed off on fashionable iocio
ty is an intolerable humbug. Put tho glrlanow
a days are noithef fit for wives, *nof,-do they
know enough for mothers.. • ...., -, t ■ ~f ■
/ "'/flio Love.ol ,
it fs only'shnllow-mlndcd'. w)»o
make either’ distinguished oHgdl; h l 'matter'd/'
porapwai; uvBvlf, : or obsiinro- origM : tf l jW(oi- of
pcrtbnal reproach. A man iVho.ts noriashumed.
of himaolff nqyd not bo ashamed oft Id" early
condition. .11 did happen ot tho to ba born In
a log cabin, talsed among tlio snow-drlll'a A’f
Now Hampshire, at a period so early that when'
(ho smoko flint rose from ltd riido chimney and
curled over (ho frozen hills, (huro was no sinii-,
lar evidence of a while man’s habitation between]
It and tho settlements on the rivers of Canada.-
It remains still exist i I make It an annual,visit/
I carry my, children to H ami touch Ihymi tho,
hardships endured by the 'generationsbefore
them. I )ovb l to dwell on tho tender recollec
tions, tho kindred (lea! the early affectlohay-and
t.onnrrntlonsrand lijcldonts which mingle wfib
* .1. V°'T dt'tbla primitive family abode; Iwbcp
to tliiulc.tliat none ol those who Inhabited Itnro
amongst tho living | ami If over I fail in aflbe
tionnto veneration lor. jjjnv who fajepd it, and
(lofondod it ngafnat fl’avngo violoncp tpul dostrlio
tion, cherished nil doinodlio comforts'bonoath
Its roof, aod through (ho.flronmt blood of sovon
years revolutionary war, .shrunk /Vom nc (oil,
no aucrlHco to sorvo bis country, and to raise
h]a children to a condition bettor than.his own,
may my name and (ho name of my posterity bo
blotted from tho memory of
Webiter. ■ .v
K? - A Judge charging ft iury had.'occasion
very frequently to mnko nuo of the words nior/>
gojer and mortgagee. The foreman of the Jury
asked iboJudge (ho nioanlngol'tlio words, can
dldlyoonfesslng ho did not know thblr Import.
Ills lordship facetiously explained them thus t
nod to you—you notice ipo {
* Pm (ho nod.ih, you tho hod-ee.**
“ OCR COUNTRY—MAY IT ALWAYS BE'RIGHT —'BUT BIGHT OR WRONG, OUR COUNTRY.”
CARLISLE, PA., THURSDAY, S
•THE OCTONAGON COPPER BOW,
The copper tooK, or boulder, tfhici/ Uoa Iti
tho yards between the War and Navy' Depart
ments in Washington, lias an extraordinary his
tory. Itwasbrought from the banks of the riv
, erOctonngon, near Lake has, It
is said, boon known over two bunded-years.—
The Jesuits who .llrst visited thnbpart of tho
country heard of It ftom tho Indian priests,who
however,refused to conduct the miKalonarica to
tho spot where It Joy; on account of d supersti
tious belief among tho Indians that when tho
white man had sben it tho Indians Vrould bo de
stroyed, and the control,oftho country pass out
of their posessioh. They called this rock Man-
Uou, and believed that It had been sejit to their
ancestors by tho morning, star, to Doilhoir me
dlatm when they should stand In of any
particular favor.: In order to ptnpUiato the
spirit ol tho Manltou they were ncdislomod to
cover the rock with tho. smoke of the cnnmlet.
They also Imagined that It frequently;spoke to
them in a voice of thunder and donfaflded n hu
man sacrifice.; fthd,.in accordkncc.tojhis belief,
they were accustomed, on important 'occasions,
to immolate at Its shrine a prisonerjof war.
On ortb occasion,[when an impormut and haz
ardous expedition had been resolved ppou,thoy
sicrificedu beautiful maiden,flflecbd 1 years of
age, who'had been taken prisoner in One of their
hostile excursions among theft neighboring
tribes. Tho following tragic nccomjt of this sac
rifice, by Father Charlevoix, one of llio Jesuits
above spoken of. In a letter to his superior, wo
could only bo prevailed on to onr col
umns by to coi rcct a morbid notion
that exists with many, lhat.tho. American Indi
ana were a superior race, and to shew the bene
fits resulting lb them and their country trom
Caucasian civilization and Christian missions :
“Alter having a lodge appointed [for her use,
attendants to meet every wish, and : her neck,
arms and ahdes covered with brackets of silver
and copper* sho was led to bellcvo
to bo tho brldo of tho son o 1 the 1
The Unio appointed was tho end of, winter, and :
sho felt rejoiced as tho tlmb rolled! on, waiting
for the season of hor happiness. The day fixed
upon for. thbfcacnlico having dawnc I, she pass
ed through all tho preparatory ceremonies, and
was dressed'in tier best nttlro, being covered
with all tho omamepts the 6cltlcmci{l could com
mand, after which slio was played ip tho midst
ofaotrelo of warriors dressed in tliftr war suits,
who seemed to dscort her for iholpurposo of
showing hor deference* Besides jthclr usual
arms, each ono corrled scvcral pieces of wood
which lie had received from tho girl. Slio had
carried .wood to the rock on’thoproceding day,
which she had helped to gather in |ho forest.
“Believing slid was to bn elevated to a high
rank, her ideas being of a most pleoiing charac
ter. the poor girl adduced to the altar with rap-*
turous feelings of joy.nnd timidity which would
naturally bo raised In tho bosom of a young fe
male of her ago. As the procession proceeded,
which occupied some time, savngb music ac
companied them, and chants, invoking the inter
vention of tho Manitou, that tho Great Spirit
wnuldprospcrthcir enterprise; so (tint, being
excited by tho. music and dancing, tho deceitful
delusion under which sho had been kept remain
ed until tho last moment. they
reached the place of sacrifice, where pothlng
was to bo seen but fires, tdrtmcfTand Instru
ments ©nurture, lief oyoB-woroopfncd,h«ii fate
was revealed to hotvand'she beedma of
her-terrible deanh/jha alid ha«r oijon Eeard.of
the myslcrlous sacrifices of tho Copper rodk. '•
i IVJmt must have been her feelings fboiv great
hor <mrpri«o f how terrible the change when slio
nU longer liad any doubt, of their'' (ntontlort* {
IVlio could describe tho terrible. horrin- ol tho'
rtoraentf ilor ,cries, rcsolmriod- through Iho
forest, bhi nelt/ier (cars nor entreaties prevail
ed.. She conjnfed tho.slorn warrior*who sur
rounded her to hafts pity on her youth and her
Innocence; but all Invnihjfho Indian priests
cooly proceeded with the horiid fcorcm'onlcs.—
Nothing could prevail against
and (1m horrid demands of (bo copper monster,,
which called for n human sacrifice. Sho Was
tied with withs to tho lop of the rock. , The fire
was gradually applied to her with torches made
of the wood which she had with hands
distributed to the warriors. When- exhausted
with hor cries, and about expiring, her tormen
tors opened tho-elrclo that surrounded hor, and
(hogreat chief,shot an anew Jnto her heart,
whiqji was followed by tlyj spears and arrows of
his followers.and tho blood pored down (ho glis
tening aides oftho rock In streams. . ' • •
* • • Their weapons wore
sprinkled wlfli lior Wood to make them invinci
ble, and nil retired to their cabins cheered and
encouraged with the*hope of a glorious vlcto-
IT.” '
In the your 1811 Mr. J. Elfrcd purchased this
copper rock of the chief ol llio Ontonagon tribe
for the sum of one-hundred and fifty dollars,
with the Intention of exhibiting It nsa great nat
ural curiosity In (his country nnd Europe. Af
ter a great deal of trouble ho succeeded, In
1844, In removing It to the shore of take Supe
rior. where It was claimed by Gen. Cunningham
ns the property of the United Staton. It ap
pears that tn 1B4& this Secretary of war had writ
ten to Gen. Cunningham to takh possession of
the copper rock, and have It shipped totho
Sanlt,thence to betaken on hoard the revenue
cutter on Lake Erie., It was finally agreed .be
tween Cunningham and Elfrod llmftho latter
should remove the rock (o Detroit,and deliver
It to the government officers,* when bo should
bo paid for his trouble.. This jygs accordingly
done, and the celebrated copper rock 6f Octon
agon, the Idol, Manltou. of tho Octonngon Indj
an«, finally removed by'government to Wash
ington} and deposited whero it now lies. Mr.
El/rrd, by order of Congress, wnipold tho Both
’of $5,054 08 for his services.
Civilization Under Water.
( Professor Agassiz, of Harvard, is ono of the
jnost useful and indefatigable ofour pien of pci
twee, and wo extract from a on fish
es’a.curious passage, descriptive of. ah Aweri.
1 :an flsti J ‘ . ‘ ; ,
u ' I have had ample opportunity fo watch Ihd
i I’ortiofrx, in tho breeding, season every spring
or tjurlasi eight yean*?/ ,A{ that* time it ap
, proacli?a.iiic shmea (if.lho .pohcU in which it
ives, and selects s|«\l|owa,'gravfcily places, over
growh'whh' PohnnOgcldn, whter lilies fend oth
er ncquaito plants, in which'it begins by clear
ing a spnoc of about a foot in-diameter, rooting
Out the nlffnts, removing by,violent jerks ofthc
toil the; larger pebbles, and leaving aofean’itydl
prflno riant).'in which it deposits its eggs,’sur
rounded* awl overshadowed by o'grove of'vcr-
Una enclosure’one of the parents ro*
nains hovering over Us brood and keeping at a
balance all intruders. The office of watching
progeny does mot,’fJcyqlvo exclusively
upon either of the sexes, but thcmaleq and fo
pmlcs’waioh alternately. * The* flcrcehess’ With
whldh'they’dart at their enemies; and hho' anx
iety with which: they loOUfoni fotVeferyap;
proacjiifp jlanccr n Hhow that J|»9y,qro endowed
witlj stronger InsUncts thanuiayp. been hnqwn
In 1 any bf tiicVclass. Thcir\ forest"
far as to avoid thu bait attached t(
however near it iiia3 r bo brought (
however lively and tempting it ine
ever ncar’td one another. Ilia pail
do not interfere with those of nnoi
neighbors, they live pqnoi>l
pwtswg over each Ollier's domains
out for food, without
But whenever mi miniated amfelc f
anpbftftmbVtUuong the ncsta/Uo-ja
lino an ihlrliding libertine nnd v'agt
(Jcrelopcinci)t of tha egg is voiyrnj
thatift week (,ho young are latched
renta soon ccaso to take any fi
Ihcmi’*
iiliiilMt
IPTEM.BER 17, 1857.
The Ililld’iCrnlllndc.
X-UUlo girl, both lame and blind,sat beneath
tho pleasant shade of a tree,, one bright summer
morning, listening to the songs of tho birds,
which.were warbling among (he branches over
her. head. Tho zephyrs, whispered among tho
leaves, bud played around her, fanning her
broW, and bringing a delicious coolness to her
languid frame. And tho clover blossoms and
violets lifted up their heads and breathed anpf
fering-of sweet Incense.■ She sat open the vel
vet sod in a thoughtful attitude, ana upon her
pale cheeks the tear drops glistened. Sfacwept,
but her tears were hot those of sorrow and dis
content} they sprang from the fount oflovc and
gratitude which was swelling up In her heart..—
And clasping hor:ljttle;frauds and raising her
sightless eyes to heaven, she murmured, “Fa
ther, I thank tlico that thou hast made the dear
little birds to sing for me, and the sweet flowers
to perfume the air, and the cool breezes to ts o ,
my check. O dear good Father, bov ttoa t ;
blessed me J” \
Tho words were few and *impJv,Vaflbeyw«y«
wafted to the courts of hcarca- They vw
heard, too, on earth, for they c*cgi4 the ear *A
a gay, young maiden who chanced to 4Jad ’
way.’ She heard loir, fervent tones, sued the
paused and looked, and beheld * pain
blind and deformed, returning (h*fck* caslo the ,
Lord for his mercies. 'Her heart vz» fcccLtd,
and her conscience reproached her- Blesloga.
rich and innumerable, bad ever been sbowerfd
upon her, but sho had never experienced one
grateful emotion, or relumed thanks coto the
glorious giver. She stood rtbuked before that
afilictcd child; repentant tear*Bowed down her
checks, and kneeling down upon the sod beneath
(ho shado of tho tree, she lifted her.heart unto
God and sought and found forgiveness. And
in her youth and beauty, sho, devoted her life
and health and wealth, and all she possessed, to
the cause of Christ. How ranch'good resulted
from (he gratitude of that little* afflicted child 1
The Secret of a Dappy Home.
hot she was
cad chief.—
If you wish to make your neighbors and fa
;mily happy—it you.would- see calmness and
,evenness of .tamper developed in, your children,
—if you would lighten the and smooth
the path of ibc companion of'jfcal^bosom—do
not irritate, or scold; dr lie iri dvpssfeiort when
your humor is crossed, but rcmcqdttr (hat oth
ers have hearts as soft as yours, and let tho
sunshine of Christian meekness and gentleness
always beam from your cye. • How happy will
be the circle in such a case;l AyiiUusjUhris
tian temper is about the only requisite to make
firesides happy—places which husbands and
children will regret to leave, and be glad to re
turn to. Let the husband be indulgent then
to the annoyance of* bis ever-working and often
over-working wife; and let -the wife always
meet him with smiles when ho comes home,
Qlexed with the cares of business ; and let
bo forbearing under their mutual perfep
tions, and homes will, bo more as God intended
them, ’ '
■h Tlncf Deterred by Family Prayer. l
A series ort “ the Phenomena of
Criminal IKc,’’ in the Leisure ; J/ohr,' contains
dhe antobiogrdphy of. a thleh who describes
‘how he'was'once slopped by, hearing s'obnda (O’
Which he Lad been at one time used:
/ “ Three ot us—ihitVes—ond Wi'pler's even-,
ing* were marking the premised of a man who,
we had beard,iad aomclhirig rwdrth liking,
intending after midnight, {o <J<>thc job. :A» We
approached, however. wo heard singing, and
(hen the master of the boost. praying for his
family,'the-neighborhood, and all moftklnd :
that sinners might bo convcricd arid turned -
from tpo evil of- ihcir ways, and made tq know
tho Savior, in whom a|ono peace and salvation
can bo found, ctc._ I saw iliat my companions
were somewhat startled, but they tried to turn
It ofi. As for myself, I could not shako offthd
impression. I knew 100 much to be easy. The
; instructions I had received, and the prayers in
which I had once joined, all rushed to my mind
and made mo Very miserable. I said—
, • Let us go, wo have sc^n-cnough.*
* But,’ said pno. *wc haven’t bpen to the back
of the house/and have seen nothing. Don't'
you intend lu comp 10-nighl ?’ .
T said, sullenly, • No; this is.no place for
us nnd as I was tho leading man, they said
no more. O, that I bad not siificd the convic
tion of that moment!’
The following touching episode in street life,
Hfein Paris—is a beautiful gem, and should bo
In all memories surrounded wlihpcarla of sweet
est thought and gentlest sympathy:
About 9 o'clock in the morning, a little boy
of twelve, whose jacket ol while cloth and apron
ditto distinctly indicated that ho followed the
profession of pastry-cook, was returning from
market with an open basket on his head, con
taining butterand eggs. When ho had reached
the vicinity of tho church of St. Eusiache, the
little fellow, who could only with difficulty
make his way through the crowd, was violently
Jostled by a stranger who was passing, so that
his basket tipped, and fell to Iho ground with
its contents. Tho poor lad, when ho saw Ids
eggs all broken, and Ids butter tumbled in tho
gutter, .began to cry bitterly and wring his
hands. A person who happened to be in the
crowd that gathered around tho littlo fellow,
drew a tdiisoo piece fr6m his pocket, and giving
it to tho boy. asked the rest who stood around
him to do tho same, to, make up the loss oc:a-
Sioncd by this accident. Influenced by his ex
ample, every 6ho present eagerly Complied, and
very speedily the boy's apron contained a re
spectable collection of coppers arid silver.-
When all had contributed their quota, our
young valetj whoso distrcsaliftd vanished' in a
Wnpenl ns.though by cnchonttmm, warmly
thanked his new benefactors for thpir kindness
and forthwith procccdifd to cdunt tho sum ho
pad'iksftlved; which’amounted to no less than
Iwcuty-two francs, and thirly-llVo centimes.—
WIW instead of quietly putting this sum in his
fockcl, ho produced tho bill, of the articles ho
had lost, and'aslis four
teen francs, ho appropriated no more than that
sum. and then observing in thogroup that sur
rounded him, a‘ poor Wpman - in rags, the gal
lant llltfo fellow walked up to her, and’ placed
the remainder in her hand. Certainly ft would
have been impttodblo’ to luWo Shown himself
marc decrying of, tburptiUto’ gcnMokity, hr to
npknow|edff° it in a, handsomer *, Tho
boy’s noble cqnductwas, gftcled with iho ap
plause of the crowd, ivhb were dcllghtcdtofind
Such' dclifcaoy and propriety iu one so young. ’
Tnuiaup.—Thoro majiy (ri)lsma (n ii| o
tlie fallowing aa a eamploJn every
>onnot will maltQ a lady.fool happy*
)y man** will Lotlior t^wliolo'nqigh-
Mas will disturb awbolo asnoiuWy.
>i.Qil will stop a lildoous polso.
I* row” will turn nil tho Inhabitants
it of doova,.
dirt will mfiUo n doKon plain girls
an entire evening,
will sal thlHy people talking*
mid that the National Ilottfjn Mio
ihington, will be remodeled' for *
;A JVoMfl -Boy.
Sir James Clarke of England has assailed
whh considerable force Jho docliino that a
ohango of climate is beneficial io pcisanssufl’er
ing with consiimption :anda French physician,
M. Cnrncfe, has written forcibly against it.. —
Dr. Burgess, an eminent Scotch'physician, also
contends that dttihale lifts littlpopnothingtqdo
with the cure of consumption, tmfl that iT it
had, tho curative effects would be produced
through the skin, and not through tho lungs.
That a warm climate |s not in'ilßclf beneficial,
he slimvfl'from the fact ilidl ifio disease Exists
in all latitudes, fn India and Africa, tropical
climates, it is ns frequent afi in Europe and
North America'. Malta', right in the heart
of tli'b genial Medherran'ean. the army reports
of England show tbit one-third ot the deaths
among the soldiers arc by consumption. At
Nice a fovorlto report yf English Invalids, espec
ially 16'lhokb afflicted with lun'g chinplnhAs,
there arc more native bom of con
sumption than in nny English t(nvn of equal
population. Iq Geneva, the. uidefisq is, almost
equally prevalent. In Florence, pneumonia is
paid 1 to oft rtiarkcd by a suffocating character,
and by a rapid progress towards its last stage.
Naples, whyse climate is the theme of so much
praise by travellers,.shows In Mr hospitals a
mortality by consumption equal lo one in two
and one-third, whereas in Paris, whose climate
is so often prunouned villainous, tho proportion
is only one hj throe and one-quarter, ( In Ma
ileirtj, no local dtsedßo la ihdrc common than
consumption.
Ky-A roan being asked by his neighbor how
hid wife did, made Ijiis nnfiwcr: '•lndeed,
neighbor, tbo case is pillful ; my wife fears tbnl
she Will die, and I fear she will not—which
mokes a disconsolate house.’ 1
JIT* A newspaper is something belter than
what it has been aptly enough called, j‘thoful
crum which Avchimedea longer for* * I*or«
Mansfield recognized one of its groat uses when
he remarked to a foreigner who was surprised
at the scanty public l« the Courts of Justice in
I .England : "No matter, sit, wo flit mr/ day m
| tlio niirsjwjxrt”
ATS2.OOPEK ANNUM.
NO. 14.
The Grave o( Baron Steuben/ 1
Tho editor of the Romo Sentinel gives an ac
count of arccent .visiLto the (meowed spot where
reposo (borbmalna of the bravo Steuben. It is
a Bad reflection'Upon the liberality of our coun
trymen (hut the grave ol one so intimately con
nected with our Revolutionary history, should
have been.so long neglected^
About five miles from the village of Steuben,
in a (own of that name, is the grave of Baron
Do Stcabcn—-(native acre woodland, on a hill,
sod fenced in, so that the beasts of the {(eld
csnnotcnler,quietly rests the remains of the
Pru»tsso patriot and hero* The grave is la the
middle of a wood, sod was once covered by a
monument—a plain slab with the folluwihg sim
ple inxeription >—Major General Frederick Will
iso Acguttu* B*roo Dc Steuben.”
We vbjted Ibe grave a few days since, and
foazidiht monument tumbled down, and things
gotogto rtaa and decay. It was an unpleasant
I tigkt to itUsd ty grave of (hat great man,
' ssA iSJsik Skvw «ir country had been
'vfher&tn, Tieve ss flxbe wJM xroods, far from
, tie city'* stream,”
Tvpwm Cbt jrwuuiid.<*tf A patriot, with
nvtidug i*ta * irtamrfi mmas ,u 5 mortar and stones
to ituunk Ids yeKCuij-jtiuof-
Bones Stmdmu w»e AiHUtlo-camp to the King
<A t’/amoa, itufi irticuri'hig.u euinry of $5,000 a
ytxs si llie rUtue.ul -our .-ruviiiulaumry Ktrugglo.
Hi* ryaujttsChi u* wmre -tuiliMtirtl Jt) LutiuH of the in
limt'MSivaiy,;imti dtt ilutt lllie burnt end situation
to snre an the Aumriuut) cutibt,, and take the
lead of i jumdefi. iiu avusiui obit-general, on
nud rendered invaluable
acrrace to oar coasiuy, Soon after (bo close of
the war, Steuben retired to private life, and lor
seven rears in vain endeavored to prevail on
Congress to remunerate him for his services.—
At length bo obtained a salary of $2,500 a year,
only half < f that which bo relinquished 14 years
before to risk all In Wr service. Hu
himself on the farm and In the township where
- bo died; given him by Ibe State of New York.
He cleared off6o acres ol land, erecting a log
bouse, and sat down for the remainder of his
life. With his trusty servants, nod a few friends,
who still clung to him with more than filial af
fectiuny-hc watched the current of UisycarsdrUt
peacefully hway, without a sigh tor the spleud- ;
ors of loyalty he had lelt bediud him in the old j
world.
A troonoarlhp spot wlmtc Itif house stood
was a faVarlto underthat tree in sum
mer, lie used to pass away many of ids hours,
lio expressed o uishto bo buried, when liediod,
under’ tho tree whcro,b© bad bo often tested
.while living. On thp 25th day of November,
1708, ho was. struck with paralysis, and lived
but three days afterward. 110 directed, just be
fore his death, that ho should be buried in his
military, cladk,.with tho star ofhonor, which bo
always frOre, placed on his breast. Ills weep
ing iCfvnnts and a few neighbors formed tho
procession’tbat boro him to his solitary place
ol burial.; and'there. In the still woods,’‘frith
tho military dioak around him,” and tho star
;fla*hing on his bteaati, they laH the old warrior
.down to rest ;Xio sleeps well beneath thu soil ho
’helped to freqV Ills stormy .career trns over
ami ho Who had qdrised bis (lib on tbb battle
field bad’notaflrig’td droop over (ho hoarse or
a soldiei* to discharge a farewell shut o’er ids
■grave. A nation acorns to .have blotted him
.out of (huir memory, and left him to dio atone,
for£dirennnd-HunlronDTfdi*-**Ai>'ilcpubllo‘muy
prove ungrateful,” and refuse to erect a monu
ment to (he niomory of tho departed patriot and
warrior, but tho people of tbo larid which, ho
helped to free frill cherish ffls many virtues frith
filial tenderness end affection.
It\ 1824 hta.rcmahiß were taken from (liojilaQo
where they were first deposited (a highway hav
ing been laid out there,) and removed iomo fif
ty or sixty rods distant*
Doties of Parents to Schools.
1. Parents should send their children lo
school constantly add seasonably.
2. They should geo that they arc dccconlly
clothed, oiid cleanly in their persons.
3. They should encourage them to respect
and obey the rules and requirements of the
school.
4. They Should encourage them lo be order
ly in their deportment, and studiously lo regard
right.
5. They should encourage them lo bo studi
ous by manifesting on interest in their lessdns.
6. They should have regard for thtrcharacier
of the booh $ their children read, and see that
they read Understandingly.
7. They should cultivate in their children.
habiis.of.lrue polhcncos and courtesy.
8., Besides visiting the school and co opera
ting and sympathising tvi h the teacher, they
can do much’ fprits improvement and success,
by manifesting at all’ proper times and in ali
proper places, an interest in its welfare, and a I
deep solicitude for Its,reputation, hy speaking I
well of the teacher and of nil his judicious plans,
by palliating or excusing his faults or failings,
(of which every teacher must bo expected to
have some.) and by inducing their neighbors lo i
vigil the school and take an interest in its oxer- <
clses ; thus showing lo their children, in the
most convincing manner, that they feel that 1
their present employment is an important one. i
and dial the duties of school are not to be re
garded as of little consequence. i
Consumption and Change of Cllmnlfl.
Grassiioppers.
Our country has a groat numbei* of- n«flvd ;
species, familiarly known as grasshopper; and
tho damage which (hoy commit yearly is. consid
erable. 'At-the presfcnt tlmo;the inhabitants of
Minnesota Territory ore suffering by the ravngpa
of immense numbers of thesolnsebts, that hare
destroyed, in many places,'All.hope of a.crop
of any kind; for unfortunately, nil tho members
of this family of destroyers appe/tt to .bo- Indif
ferent ns to the kind of food wbfclx-thoy devour.’
Wo have known them to eat up a man's shirt in
a, short time, fn.this Western Reserve; at}d pro
viding it l» living, green, vegetable matter,
wheat, oats, corn, or the produce of the garden
or orchard, all share alike.
In the otherhemisphere laws havo'bccn.pass
ed and enforced compelling tho people to do
sfroy locusts in
ed states. Such a l.aw is in force in China, slm-
Bar ones in potions of India arid Africa, and at
one time the Bashaw of Tripoli raised .an army
ol 4,000 men to tight tho lotilstfej and ordered
all to be hanged who would not do,bottle against
these small'enemlcs. ' ’
, All, (ho Zoctts/i'da deposit Weir Ogga in masses
In a small cavity near (ho surface of tho ground,
so that those acquainted with the localities where
such eggsare deposited Can easily Collecttrlarge
number. This Is done in France, where (ho
government gives a considerable reward for,the;r
fK£s, by weight, end also for (he grown insects, j
The latter are caught generally with long drag
nets, formed of apiece of common cotton cloth,
ten to twelve feet long, with (holowcrddgelidid I
close to the ground, tho upper bold back slant
ing, forming a bag. When tho insect jumps/it
fulls into the hag, and its efforts to escape, cith
or by jumping lonrard or upward, are rendered
abortive. Two men arc required to lian'dleTtMiicl
net, one at each c-nd, and it has to bo passed
over the ground rapidly. When n BufljcjgDU*
number of the insects arc caught, lhey‘aro“poV*
in a canvass hag, and the process repeated until
tho held is cleared. The hags containing! \ht’l
locusts are then plunged for a minute or two in
boiling water, which immediately kills,and.par r .
tially cooks the Insects. They may then hew**
to hogs or chickens, os they arc very nutritious;
in many countries men cat them.’ Thfiy tv&S-l
accounted by (ho I.ovilicnl law as
Jews and other nations In tho vicinity qf Jmjea *
considering them delicious. In Africtfddgvcat
them, and sodo many of tho inhabitants! ‘•Their 1
taste is said to resemble that of prawn*.. Wo
believe, jf these insects should increase to any.
groat extent, that our State gorcmmentß should '
take action on the subject, either by-offering re
wards, as in Franco, for the eggs
by some other available means roduce.lhenum
ber of these pests. Atthe present A
be difliculf to say what amount of damage is
done yearly In Ohio nlono by these insects, but
it amounts lo a very largo sum. This-every
farmer knows by his own bitter experience.—
OAio farmer, dug. 15.
Stdntlion and Marriage.
A most singular ease of seduction and ttaai 1 -
riage occurred at Newport on Thursday qight,
It seems that a young man highly conncc;cd iri
Kentucky. and doing business in this evty, se
i duccd a young Indy of about sixteen summers,
some time ago. The father of the young ladyis
was not aware of it until within the last
and on being made acquainted with the painful !
fact, tie tried all the stratagems lie could (0 got
the young man an invitation to his house. 110
finally succeeded on Thursday evening. While
the young man was scaled in tho front parlor,
tho young lady's father despatched a roessen* •
ger for a clergyman, at the same time sending
him word (hat he had a good job on hand for
his reverence. The divine functionary made
no delay, but hastened with nil the speed he '
could lo the place of destination. tVhen ho
carao.he was ushered into' o dark room, willy*
out’the young man’s knowledge. all
tilings were square, the <old gentleman,walked
into the parlor, where the young lovers'werd '
conversing together, and presented a‘ pistol at -•
the young man’s heart. .
Seeing the deadly weapon aimed at his breast,
hfe fell on his knees and clasped his hands. S&y-.
Ing, “ Ter God's skke don’t shoot roc. I will j
do .anything ami everything you may rctpilraof’
me, tLvpu.wtir.oulj: sptwa.my
Those who were looking on at the same tiitto r
said holookcd more pious and sanctitlcd than
iriy Methodist preacher they had ever seen,'
“ tbo enraged father, “mar
ry iiyr daughter,font with, or I will shoot you
<m the spot.” ■ -. i
, "Oh,- for God's sake,” erica the young marf,' ’
“send sorpe orip clergyman immediately,
or I will bci;dead rain.” , . , .
No sooner was the word spoken than out camo ,
tho clergyman,'arid in less time than we take iri
writing this article, the two were transubstanti
ated into one. — Cincinnati Enquirer, August 29.
[CorrttponHence cf the N. Tribune.']
k Fatal Duel.
Napo, (Equador, S. A.,) Junt 23, 1857.
• You arc doubtless aware of the Scientific •>
I Exploring Expedition' that left fo«a in August.
last, under the direction of Prof. W, E Moofc,
- of lowa. In reference to this Western enter*
• prise v which, has dorfe much fn dcvclupiug tho ■
r history of the unexplored regions of Equador,
I I bare the painful intelligence to communicate
that on the 15th of April last a fatal duel, wad
, fought between Profs. VV. E. Moore crij EL C.
of Kcocuk, lowa.
The circumstances were os follows: On
■ arrival of (he party hi Sftn'ii Rosa. on t7io Npjpo'
(River, Prof Moore brought a charge against
Prof. Francis of having deceived |mn hi pdiht
of his scientific acquirements, nod ihereforehaa
imposed upon his confidence, insulted the (|pv>
eminent of Equador, and had proved a disgrace
to his adopted Slate. This led lo the challenge
on the port of Prof. Francis, which was fedauf
accepted by and their wca’ponsf
(double-barreled fowling .pieces! were, hyavily,
loaded wiih buckshot. And the uisUhcid pgrcod
upon was five rods. Fnetjds interfered, but of
no avail—ihe parties were determined to s’ftttld
their difficulty wiili powder. Accordingly on ;
the 29th of April, they exchanged’ shots, and
the result was the.denfnof Prof. Francis. Th 6;»
cliargo of Prof Moore took effect ju«t betas.;!
the region of the heart*while that of Professor- ,
Francis merely grazed the head of his' diitagj* .
nist.
Thuacndetl one of the won savage duels cvct
known m |liis country. • 0,. G. Edwards. -
Of Prof. Moore’s Expedition to Equadftf/
A* Uuosirt nm flArnKEia.-'
when you rise in the monimg lo form ft rcsolu* >
lion to make tho day a happy ono to. K follunr ;
creature. It is easily done: left-if? garment
to ilia uiah who needs il: a kind word IQ. tho
sorrowful ; an encouraging expression ,to tho ,
striding; irilles. iulhcms'iTvta light aaolr, will
do it, ot least for tli6, tvycnly-fouf hours;'
land if ydrt afo yoimg, dencml, upoii it itwlll't
(ell when you arc old; aim it you are old,',rest a
assured It will semi you gently and happily j
down the stream oi time to eternity. Look at.
Clio result. You fiend ono person, only one, 1
happily through the day; that is. three hunt- <
dreu ami sixly-fivo in tho course of thu ycapj’j
and supposing you live forty years only after
you commence tills coarse, you have made fo\tV-,
teen thousand six-hundred human beingif lmp'. - 5
py, at all events, for a thno. Now.i Worthy, r
reader is this not simple I Aud |s It not worth »
accomplishing ? Wo do not 'Often indulge in rf ~
moral dose, but this is so small a pill that opp '
needs no red current jelly to disguise its flavor, ‘
and it requires to bo (liken but onco In a day;..;
we, thcncforOi feel jvarrnnicd in prescribing it*
It la modi fticcUcut for digestion, aud a prodwr f
ccr of pleasant slumber- ■.
' (XT «* My dear,” said a wife to her
'• did you mr read of the plaguO in IjOndon I t
•No, I don't want to read of ft; It is fnoughtai
lavo a plunge In diy own house.” ■ • t
(jy~ They are enforcing in Indiana the btnt*(
utc laws against tho settlement of blacka Itf.
that state. They have, until recently, bedu tt:
dead letter. ‘
tt7“ There ore fifty six inamifacUtrcrS of to
bacco in Richmond, Va., whoso united -Capital i
omoinu to four or five uufitofia of dollars. --j