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There is a land immortal, The beautiful ul lands, Beside the ancient,portal, A sentry grimly stands j lie only can undo It, And open wide the doors, And mortals who pass through it, Are mortals never more. . That glorious land is Heaven,... , And death Hie sentry grim : The lord thereof has given - .The openiug keys to him. And lahsom'd spirits, singing And sorrowing for Sin, Do pass the gate in dying, And freely enter in; -t. Though dark.and drear the passage That leadeth to the gate, Tet grace cornea with the message, To souls that watch and wait j . And at the time appointed, -A messenger comes down; And leads the Lord’s annointed From the cross to glory's crown. Their sighs are lost in singing, They’re blessed in their ears, Their journey homeward winging, ' They leave to earth their fears. Death like an angel sceraeth, “ Wo welcome thee,” they cry; Their face with.glory beameth-r ' ’Tis life for them: to die. [Fromtha-London Journal.] mum. When yon moot with one suspected Of some secret deed of shame, And for this by dll rejected ' As a thing of evil fame ; „ Guard thine every look and action. Speak no word of-hoarfloss blame. For the slanderer’s vile detraction Tet may soil thy gdSdly name. When yqu meet with onb pursuing Ways the lost have entered in. Working out his own undoing, ' ’ With his recklessness and,sin j Think if placed in histoondilidn,' . WtmW a kind wiirj bo id vain! 1 Or d look of cold suspicion , Win thee buck to truth again ? There are spots that bear no flowers, - Not because the soil is bad, But the summer’s gonial showers Never make their blossoms glad ; Belter have an act that’s kindly Treated sometimes with disdain. Than by judging others blindly, Doom the innocent to pain. terellnmim AN’S WILL. The following lieautiffll-story has been pub : IrSlieiJ in cjifferent forma;.,but none so good as thewigipal J g-'a,; ~ •’ Sir HugohadTcached fiftieth year, un molested by passion, save ;nn ardent one for a fliiwmg’gobiet.' TnsteaAof love passages his de liglii was in tournaments whence he always re turned victorious. At length he was flung from the saddle of his indifference by the beard fess lilter iove ! He saw Angelica, the fairest 1 maiden ol the land, forgot fits gray hairs, and unmindful of the incongruity of an union be tween May and December, led her to the nup tial altar. Fortunately, Angelica was as mod est as she was fair, and hey firm'virtue repulsed the numerous butterflies that swarmed 1 rO'und the opening flowers of her beauty. Sir Hugo knew tjie tried virtue of his consort, and Mure fore she was to him dear and, precious as the apple of his eye, One morning he rode op to pay a visit to his neighboring baron in arms, his honest squire Conrade trotting after him. Scarcely had they proceeded half way When the knight sud denly slopped, and cried— ; “tJome here, Conrade: a most tormenting thouglu has occurred to me. This is the very day that fa:her Nicfilos comes to ihe.castle to say mass tor ray deaf wife and myself, and I am, not at all inclined to have him in my abode du ring my absence, so gallop back, and desire your lady ; in my name, hot to admit the priest Cohrade paused and shook his head as if in doubt, and replied, Excuse me, noble sir, bo perhaps the lady Angelica, if left to her own dlscretimv, will do what you wish.’ •A ciVrdi Oh your perhaps!” exclaimed the knight: I make all sure by giving the order.’ ' "Do you think so V replied the squire. ‘ now. I in my simplicity believe exactly the contrary.. Take the advice of your faithful servant for once in your life ; let things take their course, and give no order on so delicate a point.’ ■ •A iigfor your delicacy?’ cried Sir Hugo, angrily; ‘what,absurd fancies you have got in your head to-day ? Do you think ad hour’s ride a task so tedious ?’ •O ! if it comes to,that, sir’ rejoined Conrade. ’l'have no more to say.’ -He put spurs to bis horse, and rode back to the casde. . . Angelica saw him gallop up, and cried in terror, from. the window, ‘what has broughi you back in such haste ! Has any accident happened to.my lord J’ • ’None whatever, graejous lady,’ answered Cdnrade. “but the noble knight was apprehen sive that some accident might happen, you, if by chance you look a fancy to ride Sul lap.’ 1 1 ride—ride the large greyhound! exclaim ed Angelica, in Utter astonishment. ‘I believe you arc drunk or mad. It is impossible that your master sent us so, ridiculous a message. ’ ‘Aye, but ho did though,’- pursued the squire: ‘and my noble master said at the same time he knew Sultan would bite terribly, not being accustomed to be made.a pony of; and ho therefore begs that you will not attempt to divert yourself in that way.’ Having said this he again mounted his horse, and galloped off to rejouvhia master. •Ami awake or do I dream ?’ejaculated An gehca. -The folly of Sir'Hugo is so strange, that I am almost tempted to 1 believe, it a wild dream. What does ■he mean? Is it not enough that I have hitherto tried to read his every will and wish. and. when known, obeyed them implicitly ; and do j, deserve that he Should stretch his power so far. and play the capricious.' haughty lyrapt? Now I see that to be submissive, too softly compliant, is not the way io treat him: the worm that crawls tjic dust is trampled upon. But no, Sir Knight is not gone quite so far with us yet; in spite of Kqql,will ride Sultan: and you may thank Yourself, for your message such a thing would cniemi'mj-hJ a £j.’ Hc,r soliloquy was. hero interrupted by the entrance of a scrvppt, who informed, her that dfathyrNicholas bad arrivpd.W jwas.in, the an. w-chamber. *1 cannot receivehia visit today,’ K i Mfdrati By jGIIN'B. BRATTON, VOL. 45. fiaid the consort of Hugo, ‘for my ' lord" is ab sent. • Give this as my: excuse to the reverend father, and.beg.ofhim to return to morrow.’— •With all due respect to Faiher Nicholas' con tinued she, whfn left' to herself,‘he shall not spuil-my.pleasant ride.’ Now. if my pony .were but here. -.He must have an easy gait and his teeth Ido not fear: ho is, as quiet as a lamb.— Oh! how shall I delight in this.iwo fold pleas ure of showing .the surly old fellow that I neith er care for hint non-his orders..and of trying.a past time that is at Icastra novel one!’ Through every-coyner Of- the.house resounded .now her cry of ‘Sullnni’ Hebe boy ! ' -Sultan ! Sultan !’■ The immense but docile, animal sprang from a bone Upon which he was feasting, and was at her side-in an instant.- Caressing.him till she got him into a room, the door of which she shut. : : • : .‘Now, friend,Sultan.’ cried his;fair mistress, •no growl, noibitfe, and all is sale.’ With her snow white hand she continued .stroking and patting bis huge back for some minutes, and then; in the hope that if only .through grdti tucie.ho would comply, with the'fancy, she mounted her new steed.He showed his leelh a little, in some doubt whtfl all that meant, but she soothed him again into a good humor and patient endurahcd'ofihc novel burthen : but he thought jins' quite enough, and did not stir from the spot, Augehca-'was naturally, not much pleased with being thus'stationary ; she there fore goaded-hitii with her foot, but-no tf-ot would Sultan condescend he remained motion less os before, while something very much like a growl escaped from his immense, and- fear ini spiring jaws. . Out of ail patience she exclaim ed— •You shall feel the spur then, you lazy brute.’ and drove her. heel into his side. Ho growled audibly, but stirred notan inch; she repeated her blow. This was too much for canine na- lienee ; he made a spring, and as she fell full iengfhupon the floor, he'turned and bijher hand. The dismounted rider" endewed the floor with a few tears, and then sprang up to turn out of the room, the uhcour.teous brute who had thus rudely shown how little he understood play, Towards evening Sir Hugo returned and in quired with suspicious haste whether Father Nicholas had*been there.. •Oh, yes. he was. here,’answered Angelica, ‘but! ventured to refuse him-admittance. ’ ■■ 1 The knight, oast a triumphant glance at his squire, and whispered him. .’Now:'old Wis dom, do you see the usoiof my orders V ‘ Cqnrade, who, as may be supposed, had said nothing of the alteration he.madc in the sub stance of his embassy, shrugged his shoulders with a" smile unperceived by his master, who turned again, to .his consort;'and. first petceived. she wore n bandage upon her soft hand. . He immediately inquired the cause. ' jSultan bit me, said .Angelica, ‘and it is your fault, Sir Hugo,’ added dbe, sobbing. “My fault!’ cried the knight., ‘ Yes, your fault, and nobody's but'yours,’ retorted his spouse, “,Ift you had not sent me. word by Coriradohot to ride the nasty, mis chievous brute, shell a mad trick would never have entered my head.’ •’ ! In mute astonishment the knight hurried to seek ah explanation from his squire, wno. had slipped away whert Angelica began her com plaint. ■. - * What message did you bring your Indy demanded he. Conrade now confessed the truth. -vVYejfe lliese the o’fders t 'gave .yon, .you scoundrel?" Said the enraged Sir Hugo. ” •Certainly not,’replied the squire: -but you will own that I have made my point good— You may see how it would have been had I given your order abou t the young priest. My noble lady is a model for her sex. and almost an angel, but still she is a daughter of Eve, who meant to have bequeathed to all her lineal female descendaats her own spirit of perverse ness- And we have only to • remember the La dy Angelica’s pleasant ride upon Sfiifisn to be convinced that it had Ids! none of its vigor in the descent.’ The Wedding Bing. fhc ring is' nO 1 longer essential to the mar-, riage ceremony , the A'ct of Parliament passed in 1857 having instituted marriage to be a civil contract; though it docs not forbid ihe use of the ring, which hold!} its accustomed . place to distinguish the maiden. from thb wife, ft -is the right of a woman, hallowed too by custom, and ah obvious utility to fall intb’disuse through the silence of an Act of Parliament. Its continual use furnishes another of the many proofs that customs and habits’ spontaneously resulting from the exigencies and natural cir cumsinnccs of mankind are stronger and more permanent than written- laws. The whole marriages before the superintendent registrars do not exceed a fifty seventh part of the marria ges in England and VValcs. The editor of the •Historical Register having inquired extensive ly throughout the country into the use of the wedding ring in such marriages.'found, out of thirty .five cases, only two where the wedding ring was not observed to'have been used. At Worcester, on one occasion, the parties, were so poor that they used a brass ring, having n’o better one. The bride’s friends indignantly protested that the ring ought to have been gold, and the superintendent registrar was threaten ed with an indictment for permitting the use of a ring of such base metal. Hqsays the people in his district ‘‘won’t believe the marriage to be good without tho ring.” ■ The superintend ent registrar ‘always saw a ring used.’ But once he asked if the parties had? brought pud. The (nan answered that it was not necessary; but the woman entreated to.have one. The su perintendent took part with the woman, and represented that the absence of the ring would expose the wife to insult after her marriage; and he hesitated to proceed with the , marriage until a ring was produced. The man yielded at last and fetched one, and the woman’s grati tude brought tears into her eyes. A long Pause, On the Ist of June, in the year ' 1840, a gen tleman, very lactiturn.in his habits, rode on Battersea Bridge. London. His groom rode af ter him at a respectful calling distance. Sud denly an idea .occurred to the gentleman : he polled up his.horse, and turning bishead near ly round, said interrogatively— . “John!" “ Yes, sir!” . “ Do yon like eggs ?” “Yes. sir.’ The gentleman then turned again and rode on his way. On the Ist of June, 1841, John and his mas ter happened , nga(n to, ride over Batlersca Bridge. At the third'lamp post the gentleman' pulled up short, and John pulled up simulta neously. The gentleman turned his head and said, still in a tone of interrogation— *• How ?” . : :** Poached !’’ came John’s answer, quick and clear- - This ip considered the longest pause in a conversation on record- tCT” Ladies are like watches—pretty enough to look. at, sweet ficesaiidi delicate h'andt. hat somehow, difficult to “regulate” when- once set “agoing.” A-Tale of the Great Saratoga Trank. "■ Old Anthracite has a Very dear wife—so dear that, she costs him, on her pwp private account, about fifteen thousand dollars a year. Mrg. An thracite always lias tlielalcst fashions, so when the great ■ Saratoga trunk wap exhibited in Broadway. Mrs. A. instantly p.u'rdliasedone for her Summer trip. Every brie knows that the great . Saratoga trunk is an unexceptionable trunk, It is coles- Titanic proportions. Cheops, the build* er of the great pyramid, raigltt have lound am pie accommodation for her entire household in the great Saratoga trunk. ■ ■ Accordingly, down wept Mrs. A. fo ; thegreat watering place, with her great trunk.' She had not 1 been long there, however, when old Anthra cite received a-private telegram, from a friend, lo inform him that Mrs. A. was flirting desper ately with young Belzcbub, the son and heir of old Belzebuh. the great soap boiler. Anthra cite instantly takps the train, appears a( the hotel, and, inquiring the number of his wife’s room, quietly walks up' stairs, His wife’s door is shut. Anthracite knocks; door opens after some delay. Mrs. A. appears' fluttered, which flutter increases lo dismay when she secs her husband. Husband enters coolly; explainsthat he just came to see how she was getting on.and seats himself on the Saratoga trunk. Drops a glove, the picking up of which enables him to look under the bed. No one there. Mrs, A. looked as if some one ought to be there. Hus band talks of the weather, and the pair are sit ting down to a little light conversation, when old- Anthracite remarks quietly : Mrs. A. there’s a rat in your trunk. Mrs. A. turns pale through her paint. No- Husband is mistaken. The rat is in the wain scot. They are always there, those rats. Hus, band is sure it i#in the trunk. 'He smells him; he will examine. Mrs. A. is very anxious he should not. He can’t. The trunk is shut,and she has lost the key. -Husband begs to contra dict. The key .is in thedock; and what was more—the lid was open. Husband, amid the protestations of Mrs. A.', had raised the lid. No crinoline, no shawls, no lace, no' furbelows in, the great Saratoga trunk ; only young Belzebnb’s glossy curls and killing moustache are,visible. Mrs. A. instantly faints. It’s the privilege of her sex on such occasions.' What does hus band do. Shoot young Belzebu h? Not a bit of it. He smiles grimly apd shuts the lid down again, locking the great Saratoga trunk. He rings thebell.tells the waiter.to hringa gimlet, bores a few holes in the great trumot,, Orders up the porter and goes ofl to. New York, accom panied by the great Saratoga trunk. What would the trunk nqt have given for a cigar in a baggage wagon,when it smelt the tobacco smoke that was so,liberally pufied about ?■ The trunk, although nearly suffocated.ithdughf it best, lo keep quiet. Arrived fit New York,old Anthra cite told the people at the depot, loud , enough for the.great Saratoga trunk to hear him, that ho would leave his trunk at the office fora few days, When be would send for it. lie then went bif. This was 'more than the great trunk could bear, so it kicked, shouted, and made - a noise, until ijwas ty-oken operi.’and-to the.aif.azcmotftr 'of everybody; poor Beleebub crawled • out'in a limping condition. . . He tried to tell the people that'’twasdonefor a bet, but somehow the truth leaked oiit. flnd I predict that next slimmer there will be fewer great Saratoga trunks at tlje Springs., I think old Anthracite had the best of it; don’t you ? A Good Story. BelweJn eighty and ninety years ago, there lived in Connecticut river-valley, two farmers, one of whom was named Hunt, arid the other Claris.,' The former in early .'life had been a man of strong will, and somewhat hasty and violent temper. Sometimes had been beating his oxen over their heads with the handle of his whip, in a way to excite the pity of the by standers, and when expostulated with -he ex cused himself by saying that he had the most fractions team'in town. By-and by tin altera tion took place in the temper of fanner Hnnl, He became mild and forbearing, at equal pace with himself. Furtnef Ifinit joined the church and was an exemplary man. His neighhorssnw the change both in himself and team-' It Was a marvel to the whole town. One of his townsmen asked him for explanation. Funner limit said. "1 Itaile found out a secret about my cattle. .For merly l(\Cy wire utnWanngcabie. The more I whipped and clubbed them the worse tTiey act ed. But now- when they are contrary. J go.be hind my load, sit down and sing-Old Hun dred.’.aiid'.sirati'gi as it may appear, no sooner have I ended than the oxen go along as quietly as I could-wish. I don’t know how it is, but .they do really seem to like s'mgiiljg.” In the course of a few years the two farmers, were chosen deacons ol the church, and they both adofned’than* profession. About the time of their election, a greyious fiiminb prevailed in the valley, and the farmers generally were em ployed in laying up their plant the en suing season, A poor man living in town,went to Deacon Hum and said: “I babe come to buy a bushel of cbrtV. Herd is the jnopey ;. it is all roan"gather.” The dcaibn told' lifftV ho Cbuld not spare a bushel for love nor money / ■He was keeping double the usual quantity for seed-corn next year, and had to sljht his own family, The man urged his suit in vain. ’ At last, he said, '‘Deacon, if yOu do nOl let nie haVe some corn. I shall curse you." “Curse me!” replied the deacon,‘-how dare you do so?" “Because," said theinari. '.‘the Bible sa'yS so.” ‘Nonsense,’ exclaimed thfe deacon,‘‘there is no such, thing in' the Bible.” “Yes there is,” replied the poor man. ;‘\Yell,” said the deacon, “if you can find any such text, I’ll' give yOU ,a btlshcl of corn.” ‘ They went to the house, when the poor man went to. the old family Bible, turned to' Prov erbs 11; 26, and read. “lie that-Withhoideih corn, the people shell curse him : but blessings shall be upon the head that sellctb.” The. deacon was fairly, caught. “Come along,” said he, “and I will be as good as my word.” He took him to the corn house, meas ured.out a full bushel of corn and helped the man to pot it on his shoulder, and just before his departure, being-somewhat of a wag, he said, with,a twinkle, of the eye, “I say, neigh bor, after you have carried this corn home, go to Deacon Clark and curse him out of a bush el.” • DC7“ The New Orleans correspondent of Har-i per’s Weekly is the young New Yorker to whom rumor had pointed as the intended pf Miss Elizaboih Bowlegs, daughter of ihe distinguish ed chief, Billy, He denies the soft impeach ment however* but says, that King Billy did him the honor to propose an alliance with his eldest daughter “Betsy,” ho said, “good squaw—never married—you have her—come with me—l make you great chief—next after me.” He was forced to decline this flattering offer for private reasons.. , . Long Sermons. —‘'Well, Sam; have you been m church this evening-?” inquired-a father of his youthful son. “Of course, L was.-" “Bow I6ng was-tlle sermon ?” “About an hour too long'.” ... .. . ■ ■ • “■ ■ *: ■ ■ \ ~ ; “oubl but eight oe weong, oob countet.” .’ ' S-n"-~ ' ■ ■ ’ . CARLISLE, FA., j|#SDAY, JULY 8, 1858. In the coursnfif a speech,in Congress,; !by the Hon; Joseph tjpe, 8f Oregon, he lelated the following which occurred in' the Indian war of Oregon . While in Oregon last'summer, I took occa-' sion to inquire of ; thai:'chier, who • was mainly instrumental in getting nj> this war, to learn the particulars of thewte of our people who disappeared iif ihe war; of 1855, and of whom we had been able to leftfii nothing. When! suggested to .the agent, in the coun cil. that I proposed to^nguire.into the fate of Mrs. ‘Wagner, Mrs. Haynes and others, ho was inclined to think it,vvould raisq the bitter feel ings of the Indians;, bdt said that we could make the inquiry, ,1 fold'him that! had pass ed through the counlryjphere those people had lived, and. lhat their friends were very anxious to learn their fate., Wd inquired in relation; to Mrs.: Wagner,'who. wad a well educated and handsome woman from'; New York, who had lived long in’ the. and spok| the Indian tongue fluently." ■/-■?*• ~ ■ ■ She'kept a public bolide by the roadside, and the good cheer which 1 ihe always furnished made it a place where travellers’delighted to stop. The Indians interned us that on the morning of tho 9lh of pclober, they came in sight of the house,' where they met some team sters, a-portion .of whom they murdered, de stroying thd wagons onfl jeargoes, as well as the animals, while she was obsnding j n the door. As soon as they bad riiqrdcred the people out side, they canle towards die" house, which was strongly built of hewn ldgs, and had a heavy door, which fastened with crossbars. When she saw them- running tbiwards the house she shut-the door and dropped the bars to prevent their coming in., They game to the door, and ordered her tc come,out; and bring her little girl. Shesaid “no.” , .' Her husband was absent—and, by the way, he was the only man on- that road who escaped. They said that if she didknot come out they would shoot her.. She.deslined, and after some deliberation .they, determined to set the house on fire. The house w£s directly enveloped in flames; aiid the chiefiwljo watched her thro’ a little window, told .inb-that ho saw her go to the glass and arrange her,hair, then take a seat iti the middle of the room;Told her little girl in her arras, arid wait calnily'until the roof .fell in, and they perished in the flames together. And the. statement was. confirmed by the people who found their remains Iy|ng;iogethcr in the mid dle of the house.,, *. , Science Answering .Slmplc Questions. ■Why' is rain water soft ft Because it is not impregnated with earth and jtilnerals. 'Why is it more easy to Wash with soft water than with hard ? .Because.soft water unites freely with soap, and dissolves jt instead of do* composing it, as hard water docs. Why dp wood ashes make■ hard water soft? Ist. Because Ihe carhoniq acid 6f* \vood ashes’ .combines with ihe limb in the hard water; and converts it W»bd into insoluble, and down as.a sod. iiuenl, by which tbejwdter Vefiidrns rnofc pure. [ ■ Why - bas’rain, wafer .saoh ; an iinpltssaht smell; when it is coliooted inp raiifeljnb or tank i Because it is impregnatnd.truh cijaKnnposeti or ganic matters washed' frbm'ihV roofs, trees, or the casks in which it is collected; . ; Why does water inelt salt ? Because very minute particles water insinuate themselves in to the pores of the.salt by capillary attraction, and force.the crystals dparl'ffom.cach other. How does blowing hot loo'd make it cool? It causes the air Which has been heated by food to change more rapidly, and give place to (resh cold air. Why do ladies fan themselves in hot weath er? That fresh particlesof air may be brought in contact with their faces by the action of the fan ; and aS every fresh particle of air absorbs some,heat .from the skin, the constant change .makes them cool. - - ■ Does a.fan cool the .air ? No, it .makes the air hotter, by imparling to it the heat of our fade ; but it cools our face by transferring its, heat to the air. 'X' Why is; there al way's a strong draught through t|ie keyhole of a door ? Because the air in the room we occupy is 'warmer than the air.in the ball: therefore the air from the hall rushes through the keyhole into the room, and causes S draught.- ' , ;Why is there always a strong draught under the door. and through the crevice on each side ? Because the cold air rushes from the hall to sup-, ply the void in the room, caused the escape of warm air up the chimney, &c. * • - Why .is there always a draught through the window crevices,? Because the external-air being colder than the air of the room wo occu py. rushes through the window crevices to sup ply• the deficiency caused by the esoaptr l of the warm air up the chimney, &c. ! If you open-the lower sash of a window there is more draught than if you open the upper sasli. Explain the reason of this. If the lower sash be open, cold external air will rush, freely into the room'and cause a great draught in ward rbtriif the upper sash bo open, the heat ed air of the room will rush but, and.'of course, there will be less draught inward: blit if the up per sash' be open', the healed air of the room Will rush oti'l, and, of course, there will be less draught inward. By which means is a room better ventilated —by opening 'he upper or. lower sash? A romp is belter ventilated' by opening the upper sash : because the hat, vitiated air which al ways ascends towards the ceiling, can escape more easily. > By which means is a hot.room .more qtttckjy cooled—by opening the tipper or lower sash ? A hot room is'cooled wore quickly by the low er sttsh, because the cold air can enter more freely ait the lower part of the room' than i)t thd upper. . : Wfay-dbes the wind dry damp linen? Be cause dry wind, like a dry sponge, itdhthes the particles of vapor from the surface of the linen as fast as they are formed. Why is the gallery of all public places hotter than the lower parts Of the buildings ? Because the air of the building ascends, and alt the cold air which can enter through the doors and win dows keeps to the floor till it has become heat ed.—Dr, Brewer's Guide to Science, tt-7““Pla.zo sir.” said an Irishman to a trav eller, “would yez be so obliging take my great: coat from hero"to Boston!” “yes,” said the tiaveller, “ but how will you get it again?" “Ooh easy enough though,” said Pat, '/for shme an I'll remain in it." [£7“ “ 0, dear Mr. Tracy, you jest when you say that my baby is the most handsome you ever .saw: you must be soft-soaping it!" “ Well, madam, I thought it needed soap of some kind!" 0” A'very gentlemanly individual, who had 1 been-deprived of an umbrella', posted up the fol lowing police.: . : “ Who was the gentleman' who exchanged umbrellas with mo th 6 other -day, and forgot to leave hia!” A Story of Deroisln. id Exeiling Trial in New Orleans. trial of (Seorgo-W.Harby—an old and . respected citizen of New Orleans, and a vete ran teacher lit: the public schools for over a, quarter; of a century—for thu killing of Chas. H. 0, Stone,.(a native of Virginia,) a young man of previously irreproachable .character, and a. 'junior member of one.of tho largest and most respectablemcrcantile. houses of that city, took ' place on the 16th nit. The killingjgrew out of the charge, that Stone had seduced the daughter, of Harby, and then refused to mairy her. The. trial seemS to have created Intense excitement, and the. court room was thronged with an anx ious multitude; The defence admitted the kilt ing, but contended that, under the circumstan ces, it was justifiable. Mr. Durant, counsel for the accused, made an interesting and powerful statement to the jury. Miss Caroline M. Harby, tbe daughter who had been seduced, was among the witnesses on the’(rial. The Cretcent says: Sho was neatly dressed, disclosing a graceful,' but rather small figure, and was closely veiled. After receiving the oath, she took her seat in tho elevated chair, still veiled. Mr. Moiso told her politely that it would, bo necessary for her to raise her yell. She raised the heavy brown veil which hid her face, leaving a black Inch veil still hanging. Her face could, however, bo plainly aeon; Sho was very pale, but very re solute looking. In reply to tho questions of Mr. Durant, sho gave her answers,ln a clear and firm voice, and In language which proved .she had received the education of a* lady. _ Upon being asked by Mr. Durant, in rt man ner as decorous as tho cash would allow; if Slone had seduced li'er, and if ho was not tho i father of her child, her firmness deserted her. She bowed over the arm of tfio'ohiiir and cried | and sobbed bitterly. Her futher'also gave way, j and tho feeling spread among tho jurors, the , spectators, and everybody. Wo never saw, so , much. Silent weeping in any crowded assembly ( ns there was on this occasjCh, whilst the,father , and tho daughter sobbed together. The scene lasted several riiiniites. . Tlio main points of her testimony are embra ced in the. remarks of Mr. Durant. She swore positively to the scductiob, and Stone’s promise' to marry her, and his subsequently refusal to comply with bis promise. The prosecution having introduced two wit nesses who. sworo. that they Had had criminal intercourse with Miss Darby, and that she had asked Stone - for money; she was recalled to the stand. Sho mounted'tho steps firmly) and in stead of seating herself,'stood, tip, raised her right hand; and. In h clear, lohd voice, which fell with electric force upon the'breathless as semblage, said,: “Before Almighty God, and by ail my hopes hereafter,'! do solemnly swear, that what those men have sworn about me is false—false—false —[stamping her foot.] If ten thousand lives depended on it , it is all false! I don’t see how any hum could como here and talk that way be fore my father, and’’- r ■ Here sha'dell in the chair, and gave way to a hysterical tit «of weeping and sobbing. ’ The oouft-was fairly stunned by birevobemohedand tho'Tdramalic force of the scene, upon reco vering- herself, -.Miss Harby. stated that it was false that she had ever askod Joseph Stone for money, ife had p'rplbssod' great sorrow for her distresses, and bad offered .hertho money, and instated on,her taking If. She had written hint notes to come and see her, but she never asked I him for money. She never had criminal Inter course with any one but Charles Stone. The ease Was submitted to tbe jury without argument, and in a fPiy minutes returned a ver dict of “ Pot guilty.” The result produced'a scene seldom witnessed .in such a place. Cheer after cheer resounded through the building, and the indignant remonstrances of the judges, and the repented Orders of the deputy shcyißk failed to quiet the enthusiasm. The demonstrations were renewed outside the court room until Mr. Harby succeeded in gettingaw'ayirom hislriends and driving off in a carriage with his daughter. The Feu of Heaven. The day grow yet more solemn.- Its solemni ty reaches its highest point, and culminates in the momentous issue of judgment. It is God’s day of settlement,with the world that has had a long credit. It is the winding-up of this’bank rupt’s estate, and bach man’s individual inter est. It is the closing o< an open account that has been running on ever since the fall, it is the day when the balance isstruck,nnd ouffate is heaven or hell j and what invests my test with solemn and sublime importance islhis,lhat by the manner in which we have walked m the statutes, and kept these judgments . and done thorn, shall our destiny be determined. Tbe most common action of life; its every day,' every hour, is invested with a solemn grandeur, when we think how they extend their issues into eternity. Our hands are now sow ing seed for that groat harvest. Wo shall meet again all. wo are doing and have done. The graves shall give up their dead, and from the tombs of oblivion the past shall give up'all that it holds in keeping, to.be witness for or witness against us. 0, think of that, and in yonder hall o( the Inquisition, see what its effect on us should bo. Within those blood-stained walls, for whose atrocious cruelties Rome has yet to answer, one is under examination.. He has been assured that nothing he. reveals shall be written for the purpose of being used against him. While making /rank and ingenious bona fession, ho suddenly stops.' He is dumb—a minute. They ply him with questions, flatter him, threaten" him; ■ he answers hot a word.. Danger makes the senses quick. His ear has caught a sound, he listens; it ties his tongue; As arras .hangs .beside him,nn(i behind if ho hears a lion’ rtinblnff along the pages'. Tito truth flashes on him. Behind , that screen a scribe sits committing to the latal page every word lie says, and bo shall meet it all again on the day olftrial. . , ' A'h! hoW tfol'emil to think fhnf there id such a pen going in heaven, and entering on (ho books of judgment all wo say or wish, all we think or do. Would to God wb heard and always hoard it! What a check I and what a stimulus! Are wo about to sin, how strong a curb; if plow to duly, how sharp a spur. What a motive to pray for the bipod that blots out a guilty past, and, for such grace, ns in time to come shall .enable ns to walk in God’s statutes, to keep His judgments and to do them. ’’Know ing Ihereforo tho terror of thoLord,we persuade men.”—Dr- Guthrie. 1C7"; Mr. Shillaber tells the following rather remarkable gun story: “Speaking to-day with a son ol a gun. regarding some gunning ex ploits, he told me a singular instance of a gun hanging fire, which were it not for hia well known, veracity, I should feel inclined to doubt. He had snapped the gun at a grey squirrel, and the cap exploded, but the piece ,not going off. he. took it from his shoulder i looked' down in the barrel, and saw the charge just starting, when bringing it to his shoulder once more, it went oIT and killed the squirrel. O'ln Ireland a sharp fellow is said to bo “as cute as Power’s - fox," lh(iJ«rf= n SFTJiilIy’. bolherem, which used to roa&’Tbo newspapers" every morning to find oute&luifo .the bounds were to nifcet. . . .O* arc gloves'generally unsaleable ? Because they ard Rcpt on hand. O' Why is : a philanthropist like anold horse ? Because be always stops at the sound of woe. IfttflW /|i|> |J|'J|/ J|/ Jv J|/ # L. In the early payt of last year, a residunt of . Stamford, Conn., by the name of Chas. \v ebb, who had spent a portion of his life in a'seafaring r capacity, went to work and built himself a j yacht, twenty-two feet long, which he christen ed the Charter Oak, and jn which he. accotnpa . Hied by a man and a boy, started from New York on. the 22d.0f June, 1857, for Liverpool. ■ When only about day out, his right hand man, an old. salt', was accidentally knocked overboard and drowned : but fearing that he • might -fail to another saflor equally veh . tUitSome; and that he might'possibly lose the lad by desertion, should he return to port, he concluded to proceed on the voyage without any other yothpanion or assistant to keep watch and steer lhe frail bark during his own occa sional brief opportunities to obtain repose, than the boy-referred to, who had,never before been at sea. Although without the aid of a chrono meter or a chart of the English coast. Captain Webbi arrived safely at Liverpool, without a pilotj on the 27th of .July, after a voyage of thirty-six days, in the smallest vessel that oyer • crossed the ocean. The adventure was consid ered by nautical men as the most skilful, and daring exploit of the age. Thousands rushed to see the Charter Oak and. her intrepid coin mander. The little craft was soon disposed of for £2OO, which amount, together with a pas sage ticket home for the Yankee sailor in one. of the Collins line of steamers, werehand'ed over to him by a number of strangers, who thus'de sired to nianiftsl'llieii’ admiration of his courage and skill, Mr. Webb, not content, however, with what he has already achieved, about Christmas last commenced building another yacht, (the Ohristdpher Columbus.) 44 ft,' keel und lG feet beam, which; is how rapidly, ap preaching completion by His own hands alone, and on board of which he contemplates embark- ing, in the course of a few months. for South ampton, ihc Islc of Wight, and St. Petersburg, with a view of jgiving ffie British Queen, (he Czar of Russia, and probably the. Emperor of France, a favorable opportunity of seeing what the Yankees can do in the way of boat building, as well ns in navigating the Atlantic.— N. Y. Tribune. ■ . ■ The Vast dad Hot .Winds of India, Campaigning can only be conducted at nu enormous cost. The hottest day that comes, let some one Who. is sincerely desirous of under standing what t'he'dry winds of India are. like, repair loan iron foundry in full activity, and let him stand in front of the’(ire when the fur nace door is opened ; but unless he can add to it the odors standing over the grating of a Strand cook-shop in the dog days he will have but a poor idea of the nastiness of the blast/whioh, sweeping over burning sandy plains, covered with putrefying remains,whisks clouds of pulverised animal matter, along _with it, and rushes in dense yellow volumes adorer the city, and the plains arpund it. . To the Increasing heat there is added length o( days, greater power to the wind, and, if pos' Bible, more itis,quite be yq’nd the potym of writing "to give a descrip tion. It is so line and subtle that long after the causes which raised it have, ceased, to exert their influence you, may see it- likea veil of gauze between your eyes and every object.' The sun, while yet six or seven degrees above the horizon, is hid from sight by it as though the luminary were enveloped in a thick fog, and at early morning and evening this, vapor of dust suspended in the air seems like a rain, cloud clinging to a hill-side. When this dust is set rapidly in motion by a hot wind, and when the grosser sand, composed of minute fragments of talc, scales of unci', and earth, is impelled in' quiokrsuccessive waves through (he heated at mosphere, the ellecl is quite sufficient to make one detest India forever. Every article in your lent, your hair, eyes and nose are filled and 'covered with dust, which deposits a coating I half an inch thick all oyer the tent.—lf , 11.1 Russel, in, London Times. I i Wc wishto calVphe attention of.our readers to a valuable root, too much neglected in tin's country, the parsnip. No root is better, and ivo thinkhardly as good, for fattening hogs, or cattle,, or for feeding to milch cows. Pigs will leave, almost any other food for a parsnip, as any of our readers may learn by frying the ex periment. In Europe many thousands of hogs are fattened every year entirely on this vegeta ble, particularly in the Islands of Jersey and Guernsey. The English think the parsnip makes sweeter pork than an}' other feed, but prefer to give ground peas or barley, for a cou ple of weeks before killing, to haiden the meat. Butter made in the winter from the milk of cows fed on parsnips is said to be of as fine a color and as excellent a flavor as when the ani mals are feeding on the best pastures. .Wo quote the following statement from the best English authority: “As parsnips contain six per cent, more tntt cilage llian carols, the difference may be suffi cient t 6 acid lint fpr the superior fattening, as well' 4s" butler making qftaHty of the pSrSnlp. In (.he fattening of cattle the parsnip is found superior to'the carrot, pdrtbftning tlio business with as much expedition', tind affording meat.of exquisite HaVor, and, of a highly juicy quality : the animal eats with much greediness. It is reckoned tha t thirty perches, where the crop is good, will fatten On cut three Or four "years old', in ordinary store condition, in the course of three months! ,The parsnips are .given in tho proportion of about tbifty pounds weight tilbr nihg, noon and night: the large ones being split into three or four pieces, and a little hay supplied in the interval of these periods. The result ot the experiment has shown that not on ly iff neat cattle, but in tho fattening, of hogs, and poultry, the animals become fat much soon er, and are more hcahhy than when fed with any other root or vegetable; and that, besides, the. meat is . more sweet. and delicious. The parsnip leaves being more bulky than those of carrots, may be mown off before taking the roots, and given to oxen,.cows, or horses, bv which they will'be greedily eaten.’’. Now, if this is the true chafacter.of tho par snip, and we are satisfied it is, from experience, we ask all our farming friends if it has not been 100 long neglected? Another advantage for this country is that any portion of the crop not wanted for winter usd may be allowed to re main in the ground during the winder, as,they ace not th the least injured by the frost, When dug they should bo stored in a cool place and covered with earth. The parsnip delights in a rather light, deep, rich'! soil, though wo have of ten grown good-' crops, on a heavy clay, when dry and wcl( pulverized. If manure is used, it should bd W'ell decomposed. Tho carrot .and parsnip require similar cultivation, blit as par snips make a stronger.growth when yoiinc they are not as apt to be choked by weeds, dr to' suffer-from a litjle negiedt. - The plants are pinch, niot'e easily seen, SO that weeding is less difficult,’ Be particular in obtaining fresh I seed, as very little of that two years old will | grow. OCT’ IVhat 'is it you must keep after giving it to another ? ’ Ads. —four word. (£7~A mao without modesty is lost to all sense of honor and virtue. AT §2,00 PER ANNUM. NO. 4. Ait Adventurous Navigator, . The Parsnip. (te no.^>(oiik MIME fh'o *farks have n proverb which am ?»■ that <> the devil tempts all: other then, dmt" late’ men tempt the devil.” ; ' -.- Dv” In a,story of the courtship oldfloVlog couple, after all had becnarranged, and matters fixed up,” the narrator soyS f 1 “Hero, fl)elP lips came together, and the report which" follow-, ed was like pullingahorae’a hd6f out ofihe mfrit A lady, complaining that Ijer hhsband wm dead to fashionable amhsomeats, he replied;' •< But, then, my dear, you make moalivo~to-tfao expense.” ‘ . [Cy r " On a recent rainy day a wag was beard to exclaim j “Weil, my umbrella is a regular Catholic“ Ifow so ?” • c Because it always keep hull” K 7” “This is a net gain,” as the spider .said* I when he caught the fly. , CCf“l?ou ‘t touch the lute when the drums'are resounding. A wise man remains silent whila* fools ai-6 Speaking.' ' " K7”A coquofto isarose-bush, from which: every young beau plucks a leaf, and the thorns'. are left for the husband". ; • • Qv' Wouovdr know a man d/spoifc&fd eqota the humble,,who was not himself afair oliject of scorn to the humblest. . " - > Somebody,says there are two kinds Of. family Jurs—in one you put your sweptmeats,, and in the other you put—your foot. [£/”• The wind it blew, • : : The snow it flew, .. And raised particular thunder,' "V; AVCtli skirls and hoops. And chickon-Ceopsj,., , j ' . • And all such kinds of plunder. tC?” Some one, commending Philip of Macc don for drinking freely—“ That,” said Demos. Ihenes, “ is a good qualify in a springe, bill not' ihaklhg.” - l ; •. oy~ Mr. Singlestick mystified a tea-parly by repiarkiiig," (linf women ate facta; When press ed to'explain in'stiiedhing, he said “Pacts aru stubborn things.V _ op~ At a. county court, a witness lyns^asked if lio was a husbandman, when ho “Jfo, sir, I’se not married.” ’ i • K?” A kiss says an .ingenuous authority,",ls iko .the Creation, because it ia" made .of Dotti ng and is very good. " ttp“ A lady said tq a.gentlcraan-Who was snf. feting with influenza: “My dear sir, what do you take for your cold ?”« “I'ivopoeket-halid kerohiefii d day madam.” * ’ Jorrold Went to a party at tyhlcli a Mtv, Feller had [assembled all his friends. Jerrold said (o his host, on entering the room, “My dear, Mr. Fepper, how.glad you must ho to sec all your (riends-mttsfered‘ OS’ One of the wise men o! “flroasp” recent ly declared in a public meeting that the size of sausages was,not so imporlant as the material of which they were manufactured. . ' DoF* To kill bed-bugs, take corrosive subli mate and daub it all over your bedstead; then bum your bedstead aud bed clothing, and move. Into another house. , 1 * A wag, who was asked ,t 8 buy the. Hank Note Detector, said ho would purchase it iP it would detect a bank note inhis pocket.' ‘ “ I lovo the silent watches' of tbe night,’* as the nocturnal thief said whou ho rubbed tho . jewelry shop. ‘ . US 7 * Ho who , hates bis noighbor is miserable himself and makes all aVotihd liim feel misera ble. b- ■ C?” A queer genius being asked why ho did not attend the funeral of his, wife, replied—. “ that hu could not leave his shop, and that'it was always better‘jo attend to' business before pleasure.” gentleman who, attempted to cnbliiift throaf"wltU a sharp joke, a few days since, has , again made a rash attack upon his “ vilualling " department;” by stabbing himsell with'a point of honor. ’ C?” A western editor expresses his delight at having been nearly called “ honey” by the • girl ho loros, because she saluted him as “old bees wax” at their last meeting. ; ‘ -Dy “.I have no fear that the devil will over come for me,?’ said'a youngnlan of questionable norals. “Ho will riot bo silly e'tibugH' t'd'-tkka he trouble,” said a bystander, “fbryotiafe ijo ug straight to him.” ' ' > OS'” A follow slipped down oh an', icy pave ment, and inasitttng posture muttered, “X have. no desire to see the town burnt down, but X do , wish the streets tyer.o in ashes.” , , 1 Good Kbpiy. —A lino in ono of. Moor’s songs reads thus: “Our couch shall bo roses bo*' spangled with dew.” Jo which a sensible gfrlf ■ according to Landor, replied: “’TWould give me the rhoumatiz, and so it would you !” '‘*y~ How much would the tone of convcrsa* tion ho improved.il Bishop Berkley’s.rule yras generally followed.—“X resolve,” said lie, “nev er to speak of a man’s virtues, to his face, nor ' of ills faults behind his buck'.’’ 05* A informed his physician, who was classifying cases of insanity, that ho had lost ids wits by watching a politician, whoso course was ad crooked that it turned his brain*. IE?" Many persons spend so mnch tiriio- in criticising and disputing about the. Gospel, that tlioy have none loft for practising it. As if two men should quarrel about the phraseology of their physician’s prescription, arid forget to takd • the medicine. . : ■ ; . ■ 1 05” “Does yohr razor fate Hol’d well 1 /” ank ed an agonizing suflercr of the tonsorial opera tor. , ' ‘‘Yes,” was (he Consoling reply, “it - fakes hold first fate, but don’t lot go worth a Cent” lE/*" Labor ,was the son of MecessTty, fbd tmrseling of Hope, and the pupil of Art; ho had the strength of his mother, the spirit of his. nurse; and thd deslerify of his governess,'and came down upon oertiitoopposo the devasta tions of Famine. ■ ■ • •• '• . DST A fellow who’got drunk dri'oierifipn dajr' said it was owing to bis efiort to put down partv - spirit. . 05” It is said that a man who is bung does ' npt pay the debt of nature, bill simply gets an extension. .. .. . , , 05” Doctors never differ- on the subject 6f bleeding—their patients. . ,- , T ; :: Thd man who does most' bag the least'" ime to talk about what he docs. ■ - . the now county of Clay, ih Virginia, it is said, thoro is’ but one man who is not run ning tor office. 05” Mon and gold fix each others value. OS** Iho latest way to pop.the question is,.to, • ask a fair lady, if you can have tho pleasure ot seoing licr'to the minister’s houao. Ahctn! ' , lE/"" Ai Leavenworth, Kansas, paper relates a terrible accident as having occurred in one of ; tho principle streets of the place. One of tho chief officers was almost killed by—an acciden tal discharge of his duly! f 05* A follow oiil west gets off the following definition of a widow;—Ono who knows what’s what, and is desirous of further information on the same subject. CosiriuiEUT.—An editor, of this State com-; pliments a brother editor thus : “Mr. Brown It a clear thinker, ready and .vigorous writer, and a'first-rate follow, to beat.” ■ 05” Keep your temper in disputes. The cold hammer fashions the rodiibt iron into any shape needed’. '• ’ D 5“ “ Oh I that is a's'woet song, Miss, a very; sweet song, and nov/ £ Mtiot mo- by moonlight, alone,’ if you please.” “Indeed,sir, XshaiWo no such thing.” . . « Annexation and .war, I*—that’s 1 * —that’s true, every word of it,”‘ said a port old maid; no sooner do you got married than Von begin to fight.” ... ' , K?* Wo never know a man disposed to sootn tho humble, who was not hUnshlf a falr ohlect of scorn to tho humblest. MI!
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