;°! 1 ;!!FM - .!! AMtfJUtM^OLUNTm. .ftilffcKlllSS BVEBY pBDBSSAx. itok&tlili Si- Johu 11. Bratton. TE.BMS . .. Ono Dollar and Fifty Cents, jjaid in advance ; Two Dollars it paid within tho year; And Two:Dollars and Fifty.Conts, if not paid within tho year. These terms will bo rig idly adhered to ini every instance.. No sub scription discontinued until all arrearages are ■aid unless atjho option of the Editor, F Advebtisemf.nts— Accompanied by the cash, jmd not exceeding oho square, will bo inserted three times for One Dollar, and twenty-five cents lor. each, additional insertion. Those of a great tor length In proportion. '. ’ ■ Joh-Piuntinq —Such ns Hand-bills, Posting bills, Pamphlets, Blanks, Labels, Sic., &c., exe cuted With a'ccuVacy and at the shortest notice. pottird. A SONG OF LIFE. A traveller through .a dusty road Strewed acorns oh the lea; And one took root and sprouted tip, And grow into a tree. , , , Eoye nought US shade at fc.Veriliig tilno, v to breathe its early vows, And age was pleased in heat of noon, j.: To bask beneath its boughs ; The dormouse loved its dangling twigs, , The birds sweet music boro ; It stood a glory at its place— A blessing evermore ? •a . , A little spring had lost its way 1 Amid tho grass and fern ; A passing stranger scooped a well • r>' ■ Where weary man mijht turn j Ho wall’d it in, and hung with caro A ladle at the brink, — He thought hot of the deed he did, ~ But thot|£ht that all might drink ; He passed again—and 10l the well, By summers never dried, Had cooled ten thousand parched tongues. And saved a life beside! • A dreamer dropped a random thought, ’Twas old, and yet ’twas new— A simple fancy of the brain, ; Blit strong in being true; It shone upon a gonial mind. And l<y! the light became A lamp of light—a beacon ray— A monitory flame; The thought was small, its issue great- A watch-fire, on the hill— It shed its radiance far adown, And cheers the valley still. A nameless man,.amid the crown That-thronged the daily mart,. Let (all a word of Hope and. Love, Unstudied from the heart; A whisper on the tumult thrown*— A transitory breath— It raised a,.brother from the earth. It saved a soul from death. O germ 1 O (cunt! Q work of love! O thought at random cast! ; Ye were but little at the .first, But mighty at the last. THE AUTUMN WIND, nr w. e, EAwnENOE. the autumn wind sweeps cheerless by, O’er meadow, wood, and wave j , 'WhiloTfcaflets borne upon the blast, Soon speed them to their grave. The tender, flowers so rudely kissed, Their petals fold in death ; Wo more to cheer with beauty rare, Or soft delicious breath. The hud scarce opening to.the light, So tender, frail, and fair; ; Soon shrinks before the chilling blast. And dies in beauty there. Thus earthly hope may be cut off, For plants we cherish hero— May never yield the golden flower. Though fair the bud appear. Chill autumn Is tlie. grave of pears, . And earth’s green mantle fades ; But may bur spirits reach a land Where bloom eternal glades. J-tetllmimß THE FEMALE GUIDE; OR, ; : ‘ THE VICTORY OP MARION. The Carolines hud fallen. Their chief city Was in-the hands of the enemy, while the latter overran all parts of the province with impunity, But that wave, which threatened to overwhelm and destroy every vistige pi liberty with its re sistless power and volume, at last began to re cede and threaten in turn the perpetrators of those acts of. tyranny and oppression—the dis turbers of that tranquil sea. The feeble hand o( patriots which still hovered round the standard of freedom, stung to the quick by the acts of their (ruthless foes and led by Marion and other noble spirits, though at first despised, soon made their efforts tell lor the glorious cause in .which they were engaged. In the midst of theso scones our story opens. The sun had sunk behind the western bills, but, though unseen, some-traces of its brilliancy still remained,,’ ; The clouds which loomed up in the westeptf'sjtyk touched and tinted by his ex ceeding rays, looked like a sea of molten gold. The faca’af Nature, bathed in the deepening twilight/appeared ineffably boaufiful. At this hour, upori-tho verandah of a noble mansion, which reared its stately walls from a slight emibence on the banks of the Black Min go, were seated two persona. ’ The first was the daughter of the proprietor of the estate. As to ber features, suffice it to say, the world called her beautiful. Her companion was a young man. His features were regular, and would have been called handsome, were it not for their sinister expression. He was dressed in the com plete uniform of ids British majesty’s service, ho being a lieutenant in the army of (ho crown.— The interview between the two was evidently embarrassing, for the countenances of both were flashed, and on the (ace ot tho maided there lurked an expression of pain. For a while, neither spoke, and the silence was becoming painful, when the young man, at last, exclaim ed : “And so your decision fs final—youretectmv Suit?” “ I do,” was the reply. “ For what reason 7” “I love you not.” “Ha! you love another?” “Ido.” “ The lucky one is Charles Sommerfleld, is he not 7” . “While doubting your authority to question, il will admit that ho is tho one; and now leave hie, sir. I would bo alone—this interview has been sufficiently painful for me not to wish it prolonged further.” “ Lieutenant Hondo intrudes not long if hia fitosence is not desired; but, before ho leaves, ; he wishes to say a few words to her who has un is washed his soul,” replied the young man, pas | slonately. “Rose, for your love I have strove : _ Inany long and bitter years, and, though somo i times despairing, still I have over hoped.. Tho of calling you my wife, has "hich lms buoycd up tny sinking spir ; A,its, through many bitter toils;, and now to be by a graceless rebel, almost drives me mad. “Rose,” ho added win, ,27 :^ shall be mine vonrfwn* 4 L” 6 ifefionoontod to the union, and mine' you eha°ll tho fiends conspire to baffle me. ' As "Wt *^ is Charles Sommerfleld, I am awiiro of ids ■laving entered our army in, tho capacity of a epy, and if over ho comes within my power I’ll r S" U 8!V h ,| m as 1 Would a vi P Br - Ho shall rue the day if he ever crossed the path of” If m0 > sir! leave me,” cried themaiden, Si l ,m. Ur . , an , g . I,ng ? 1S Insulting, your presence in m ft b o l a " d suiting tho action of tho word, W within in i“ loft l lcr seat, and moved haughtily' || 1110 dißCOmfllcd yontb . ■ As she did so a small slip of paper, unknown EMM====4l iifertfflilfMliolimtffi BY JOHN B. BRATTON. , SVOL. 45. to her, fell from its concealment, tt caught the quick.cyepf the officer, who hastily picked it up and eagerly scanned its contents. It was a note from her lover, Charles Sommcrfield—a few words merely oppressing his regard, and inform ing her that he would visit her on- the,succeed ing night! Bnt however,insignificant its con tents seemed, the officer regarded them other wise, for as he perused the words penciled there,, a demoniacal smile flitted across bis face, and, placing it in his bosom, he determined to make the inlormatipn therein fo'und tho basis of his revenged "With such thoughts coursing through, bis brain, he toft the mansion and strode rapidly towards the. encampment of his companion in, arms. , Another day, with its lighta ilpd shades, its joys and sorrows,had passed, aha another night, calm and beautiful as.its predecessors, was ush ered in. Bose Lindon occupied tho verandah of her mansion homo, as on tho evening prece ding, bnt now she was atone. For, a while she thus sat, deeply merged in thought. She dwelt upon the scenes so shortly passed, and strove to auger them from her future file- Tho galloping ,of a horse suddehly attracted her attention, and turning to where, tho noise pro ceeded she saw a single horseman rapidly ap proaching. Tiie one who rode thus rapidly was a fine and comely youth, a noble specimen of mental symmetry and grace. For a while ho dims dashed along the road, until he arrived op posite the-mansion, he suddenly checked his horse, and vaulting lightly from his saddle.re-' vealed to her gaze tho features of Charles Som merfield. Almaty ejaculation, a mutual embrace spoke volumes of the love existing between them and a long separation. “ Ob, Charles,” exclaimed the maiden,,<‘how dare you seek me thus 7 how dare you trust yourself among your foes 7” “To soo thee, love, partly was tho object of my visit, to venture .thus among my foes, dearest Did yon receive my note 7” . “1 did,”, replied Bose; “ but, oh, Charles it has been tho cause ot much anxiety to me. You know not what X fear.” “ - “Why should it thus distress you?” . “ I received it yesterday morning, and had it in my possession at evening, but now it is gone, Charles,” continued the maiden, almost fearful ly, “Lieutenant Bonds has been here, and I fearhasobtained possession of it. Oh, how I de test that man! Ho is a desperately deep-dyed villian and from bis language means harm to yon. He is cognizant of the fact of yonr hav ing entered among them as a spy, and, as he fears you as a rival, will strive to crush -you.—. laven now I tremble for your safety 1” “ Heed him not, Rose. “ You are too sensi tive for my safety. The danger here cannot be greater than whore I serve; for at best the for tunes of war are ffcklei Bpf as'to this band of lories in which ho held command j whore is their camp, for to : obtain this information I , have sought this vicinity. “A mile from the bridge below upon the banks of the Mingo,” replied Rose, “ but hark, there is a sound of approaching oavalary. It is Lieu tenant-Bonde and his band, dearest fly for your life. Oh, haste for the love you bear me, to seek your horse it is too Intel” Snatching a kiss from the palid lips of .the one beside him, the youth sprang forward and darted down the walk.. , Let us now return to Lieutenant Bondo. Af ter obtaining.possession of the letter in the man ner wo have seen, he determined to avail himself of the contents. He rapidly paced his way to camp and there singled out from among the motley crow a half-score of bold desperate ruf fians, who were sufficiently in his interest to in sure success, and then instructing them in the duty allotted to them; impatiently awaiting the hour for him to act. The night succeeding bis interview with Rose Linden, had scarcely ob tained mastery over the light of day . before he placed himself at the head of his little troop and was dashing silently but rapidly toward the man sion of the Lindons. He bad scarcely gained the bridge which passed over the dark waters of Mingo, in sight of his destination, when a young and agile man darted down t|ie walk which led op to the house, and attempted to regain his horse, ’ The officer had no doubt of his being the one ho sought, and accordingly urged his men forward at the height of t,heir horses’ speed and succeeded in surrounding him ere ho had time to mount. “ Sicie him! capture the spy!” commanded the Lieutenant. ! But the youth whom they had surrounded was no coward, and withal) no unskillful hand with the sword, as raoro than one.ol the desperadoes ■found to his cost. But the odds were too over whelming to make it long doubtful*as to the is sue. The young man was overpowered and wounded; faint from loss of blood, he was placed upon a horse, and the cavalcade galloped back to camp. Hose Lindon had been a mute but all absorb ed witness of the scene. With the keenest an guish she saw the capture of her lover, almost despairing she saw them bear biro hence. But she was one that soared above the trials which surrounded her, rather than one that sunk be neath their weight. Instantly her resolve .was taken. Calling the negro servant, she bade him prepare her horse, and then retired to her apart ment, where.she disguised herself in a suit of man’s aftiro'that exactly fitted to her person.— Tho dark shining ringlets wore carefully con cealed beneath a black velvet riding cap, from which dropped a single plume. Thus arrayed, she mounted her horse and sped almost witii the rapidity ot thought in the direction of the camp of Marion. It was, indeed, a lovely, a brilliant night. The moon/ which by thistimo had arisen/ rolled mystically through the arch of liekven, bathing the scene in a flood of golden light. It wos n scone and 'time calculated to call forth feeling, and the generous-hearted girl telt the blood mantling to her checks as she rushed past objects long to hor familiar. She thought not of tho danger which she thus incurred. She only thought, of ber lover as a prisoner, and tho means of rescue. Thus she sped on. Miloaftor mile was passed, and still she slackened notbor horse. In this way the distance to Lynch’s creek, the location of Marion’s camp; Was soon passed. As soon as she reached tho place the sentinel on gnard-nshered her into tho presence of Marion. The latter surveyed her from head to foot before ho spoke. At last ho said : “Young man, I am informed you havo impor. fant tidings which.you wish to communicate to mo alone. Of what nature are they 7” “You have heard of John Curaing Ball and the band'which ho commands?” queried' th disguised'maiden. " X have,” was tho reply, “Are yon acquainted with tho position of his camp?” “ I am,” rejoined the girl. It was to inform you of it that 1 thus visit your quarters at this hour. . . “Ah ! And where may it be ?” “Upon tho bank of'tho Black Mingo, he and hia crew now hold their,revels. —Charles Som racrfleld is their prisoner.” Charles Sommerfleld their prisoner. Why he left the camp this afternoon. It cannot.” “It is no leas a fact. He is their prisoner and . will probably bo treated as a spy unless prompt measures bo taken (or his rescue.” ' “ How am I to know tho truth of what you say 7” asked Marion. .“ I am the'affianced bride of Charles Sommer- Hold,” returned Rose, and lifting her plumed cap from off her brow, the silken ringlets fell in profusion down her snowy neck. . “ Rose Linddn, of a truth, ’tis sufficient. Ho must be rescued, and that this very night. You will ho our guide to tho tory camp, will you The maiden bowed assent, and instantly Ma rion left the tent and ordered tho brigade to arms. Tho hand of men under the control ot Marion, was soon ready armed and oquiped lor the combat, and then, with , the noble patriot maid as their guide, they sought their foe.— Rose toll'somewhat embarrassed at the naval position which she occupied,, but the frank affa ble manner of Marion soon put her at her ease. She was surrounded by rough and uncouth forms, but she know that beneath that rough exterior there beat noble hearts.' Hearts which would yield up life itself for the cause of liberty, would meet death for her. The, intervening ground between Lynch’s creek .and Bail’s bomniand was passed in a comparatively short period, and the band of patriots found themselves near the scene ol strife. They had hoped to surprise the tories, but in crossing the bridge over the Mingo they were startled by the report of a gunj the signal of the*r approach. Scarce had the boom of the gun, firedto arouse the tory camp, died away, ere the whole brigade was flying over the ground at their horses’ utmost speed, for the moment required as great selerity as their movements hitherto, had required caution. A few moments and they were in ■ the .midst- of their surprised, half-awakened enemies dealing death to all op posed to their furious onslaught. Jt was a fear ful scene; The fierce clash of ■ opposing arms, the heavy tramp of the flying cavalry, fhe shrieks of the wounded the groans of the dying, the plea for mercy from the descending blade, nil render it a scene of terror, of horror, and “dark confusion dire.” But it was sooh passed. As the fierce blast of-the tornado’s breath strew the earth with wreck, the band of Marion had met their foes. Lieutenant Bonde was one upon whose brow death had placed his signet.. Ho died a sacrifice to his own revenge, while those against whom he plotted were thus restored to each other’s arms. . . . As the snioke. of the battle cleared from off the field, the surviving patriots gave three hearty cheers for Bose Linden, the guide, and then re tired and slept peacefully upon the banks of the Black Mingo, the scone of the victory of Ma. rion. Illnsions of Life. Man is never satisfied with his lot. The hear*- demands something more, something higher, something better, whatever blessings it may al ready enjoy. The' scriptural Adam and Eve arerty pical. ■ The garden of Eden is ours. We bask in its sunshine, its fragrant flowers are all' around us, plentiful fruits invite us to partake of their riches. Well were it for this physical frame, if we knew of .no fruit, forbidden us tq, taste. For what is beyond our reach tempts us more,than anything else; and in obtaining it we exile ourselves from Paradise. Remorse for transgression is the flaming sword that prevents our return. Realities never content us. The present is probably as fine a valley as there is in the whole region of life. But the woods are nothing - but woods, shady,-it and green quite ordi nary, The streams are excellent, but we would have beds of pearl, in place of those-,deceitful pebbles.' Ah ! there must be woods and swee ter streams beyond the blue hills yonder. So we travelbut the soft and dreamy future be comes a plain hard reality as we proceed. These very-rocks wo now tread puce looked lovely un der the warm haze of hope ; so shall the charm of the heights before us melt away and show us aa-ive climb.—just' such' IWgeSrgnarled' fiaks; chasms.,morasses,-wild pines and barrel slopes as we have passed. It is not a design that nature cheats us with those illusions. Continually striving for more exquisite beauty and higher happiness, we fulfil a law. It is well that no material paradise is a sufficient paradise for us. In this circumstance of his being, man diflers from the animal. The lion in the desert, the tiger in the jungle, the ape in the woods, has no aspirations above his i tato. But the tendency of, the soul is upward —upward forever. What . mockery this life would be, if the grave were the end of all things ! —if, after chasing golden butterflies or illusions through all the summer days, death only .met our embrace—if the actors in this drama emerge not from behind the scenes in their true charac'- ter, after the funeral curtain falls upon the last act of life, ■ Pull me Down, Father. Such, says the St. Louis Democrat—was the piteous touching appeal of the elder of the two. children in the balloon in Illinois: which cry* grew fainter os the balloon shot up carrying ihc voyagers out of view of their agonized parents, who with their friends stood frantic at the sight. , . The rescue was as follows: It was about three o’clock on Saturday morn • ing that Mr. Ignalin Atohinson, living on Moor’s prairie eight miles from Mt. Vernon.gut up, he says, and went out upon his porch to see “the blazing star”—the comet. An immense spectre rising from n tree, about twenty yards distant, rather appalled him, and he re entered the house and waked his family. On his com ing out again a weak and, piteous voice called to him from the spectre, “Come here and let-us down; we're almost froze!" Mr. Atchinson speedily perceived the astonishing nature of the case, mustered help, cut away several limbs of the tree, and ■■drew, the. car in safety to the ground; : v The little boy was first lifted out, and when placed upon his feet, instantly run for several yards, then turned, auditor-a moment contem plated the balloon witb apparently intense curb osity. The little girl told her sorrows and ad ventures with an almost broken heart, to these people, who strangely indeed, had not heard of the disaster. A messenger arrived at Mr. Harvey’s,eighteen miles distant, at 2 P. M., with the tfansporting tidings that the children were safe. We will leave it to our readers to suggest tho joy which the intelligence caused. It was late in the eve ning when tho little ones arrived and were clasp ed once more in tho embrace: of their parents. The eldest, tho little girl, said that her brother soon cried himself to sleep, and she cried until she slept a little, and then awakened in a tree. On the children being brought to Centralia, a general jubilee, with firing of cannon, spoke the joy of tho people, and the photograph of the voyagers were taken, and many presents made them. • ' • ’ «■ , Piunting Office on a “ Bust.” —The edi tor of the Alligator (Fla.) Democrat offers tho following apology in his lost issue: “We are once more upon our feet, and wo hope to be able lo continue bo. We have been unable to pub lish a paper for a week or so, and beg an excuse from our patrons. Being election times, the whole office got on a *■ bender.” Foreman, press, type, and all—everything got knocked into pi. But all things are straight once more ; and we may be able lo keep the hands sober.” K 7" There is probably, a good deal more point than gallantry in the question- wo jiavo heard asked, why is it considered impolite for gentle men to go into the presence of ladies in their shirt sleeves, while it is thought entirely correct for the ladies themselves to appear before the gentlemen with no sleeves at- all. Elton “ Oh, don’t tease mo to to day, Charley, I am not well at all.” Charley.—(Twelve years old. A man of tho world.) —“I tell you what ft is, you anf in love! Now take tho advico of a follow who has seen a good deal of that sort of thing, and don’t give way to'it.” “otm ooutfirir —may it Ar-w Ava be eight—but eight on wrong, oub countet.” CARLISLE, PA., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1858. There, is a time just when the Irost Begins to'pave old Winter's way, When Autumn in a reverie- lost, The mellow daytime dreams away. When Summer comes. In musing mind. To gaze once more on hill and doll, ■ To mark how many shoayes they bind, And see if all are riponSl well. With balmy breath she whispers low j The dying flowers look up and give Their sweetest incense erolthey go, For her who made their beauties live. She enters ’noath the woodland shade, Her zephyrs lift the lingering leaf, And bear it gently whbre.are laid The. loved and lost ones toils grief. At last, 'old. Autumn, rising, takes Again his sceptre and his throno With boisterous hand the trees ho shakes. Intent oh gathering all-ids own., Sweet Summer, sighing, flies the plain. And wailing Winter, gaunt and grim, Sees miser Autumn hoard grain, And smiles to think it’s all for him. A few weeks since, in the neighborhood of St. Barnabas; a. lover conducted his iniended bride, to. the alter. The tbarriage ceremony proceeded with regularity until the fair one was asked the. question, “Wilt have this man for thy wedded husband ?” To which she re plied, “No.”' The poor bridegroom gazed upon her with astonishment; but; ho expostulation could induce her to alter her resolution. She frankly replied that she had just seen a gent le man that she liked much better. This declara tion soon brought matters!" tp a crisis. The marriage ceremony was suspended, and the clergyman politely conducted the parties to different doors. The bridegroom more disgus ted with such conduct, than mortified at his disappointment,declared that his affections from that moment were alienated imd. that nothing should induce him to take the lady, even if her resolution were to alter. ' Mr. G. 8., the lady’s own brother, finding'bim in such good spirits, intimated 1 that, as a splehdid .dinner would be prepared at hjs housPe muohjJihie and expense would bo.spitrcd; if he would return to the church and- .conduce the ceremony! with one of the bridesmaids.' . The. hint was instantly taken and the proposals, made, and r as the fair one herself had no objection, a special license was instantly procured, they goV married at the identical church on the identical morning, and afterwardspartook ol theidemical dinner which had been' prepared^for'the changeable one.— Court Journal. ;. ' Brandy began to be distilled in France about the ytar 1312, bat it was prepared only as a medicine., and was consider'd as possessing such marvellous, strengthenjiic and sanitary yowets t&attho ter of life, {l ean dc vtejaiiQgiiii still,retains, though now rendered by ; excessive potations. One of Che most prevalent destroyers. liny mend Lully; a disciple of Arnold de Villa Nova, considered this admiral eSgoace of wine to have emanated from the Divinity, and that it was intended to reanimate and prolong the. life of mati. He even,thought thatch' 8 discovery in dicated that the time had arrived for the con summation of all things—the end of the world. Before the means of determining thettrue quan tity of alcohol in spirits were known, the deal ers were in the habit of employing a very rude method of forming a potion of the strength. A given quantity of gunpowder in a dish and set on fire. If at the end of combustion the gun powder continued dry enough, it exploded, but if it had been welted by water : in the spirits, the dame of the alcohol wen tout without set ting the powder on»fire.. This is called proof. Spirits which kindled gunpowder were-said to be above proof. ■ From the origin of the term “proof,” it is obvious - that its meaning must at first have been very indefinite. It could not give us any information respecting the relative • strength of those spirits'which were above proof. Even the strength of the proof fixed, because’ it was infiuenc.ed by the quantity of spirits em ployed —a small quantity of weaker, spirit might be made, to kindle gunpowder, while a greater quantity of stronger might fail. Clarke in his hydrometer, which was invented about the year 1730, fixed the strength of proof spirits on the stem at the specific gravity 0Y0,920 at the tem perature of 60 degrees. This is. the strength at which proof spirits is fixed in Great Britain by aotof Parliment. and at this strength it is no more than a mixture of 49 pounds of pure alco hol with 51 pounds of water. Brand}', rum, gin and whiskey contain nearly similar propor tions. ' ; ' Innocent Pleasures.— I The Kqv. Dr, Bel lows, of New York, in ah’excellent address on “Mirth,” remarked : “For idypart, I say it in all solemnity , I have become sincerely suspici ous of the piety of those who do not love plea sure m any form. I carinoi' frust the man that never laughs : . that is always sedate, that has no apparent bullets for.natural springs of spor tiveness and gayety that are perennial in the human soul.. I knovy that naturo takes her re venge bn such violence I expect to find secret vices, malignant sins, or horrid crimes .spring ing up in this hot bed ot confined air'and. im prisoned space; and therefore, it gives me a sin-' cere moral gratification, anywhere and in any communitv, to see innocent pleasures and pop ular amusements resisting thi religious bigotry that frowns so unwisely upon them. Anything is better than dark, dead, unhappy social life: a prey to ennui and morbid excitement, which results from unmitigated puritanism, whose second crop is usually.unbridled license and in famous folly.” 1 o* “ I have a fresh cold.’-'said a gentleman to his acquaintance. “Why do you have a fresh one—why don't you have it.cured ?” ' tCT" “ Did you pull my own noso in earnest, sir'?” “Certainly, I did, sir.” “It is well you did, sir; for Ido not put up with jokes of that kind. 1 ’ K 7” ‘Vn Irishman in Chicago has just discov ered a substitute for potatoes.... It consists of pork and cabbage. He sai's that' he’ has tried Various other things, but this is the only “sub stitute” he'd like to warrant. , . 3C7" A writer in the Railroad Magazine says that “no macadamized road iflt for use till firmly cemented by continued travel.”, “ Och,” said a son of-Erin, “I shall have worn them a week.” Paddy's description of a fiddle cannH be beat: “It was the shape of n turkey, and the size of a goose : he turned it over on its back, and rubbed its belly-with a stick, and och, St. Patrick ! how did it squael!” 0“ The Rev. John Sawyer, generality known as •• Father Sawyer,” died at Bangor, Me., on Thursday last, at the great age of 103 years, and five days. INDIAN SUMMER. Marrying u:Bridesmaid. Origin of Brandy. 'i -VOLUNTEER BULL FIGiIT. . I remember once seeing, when a lad at school, a .fight between two bulls. Although I could not have been more than eight years of age, I •shall never forget the spectacle. It happened in; this wise:, close by the'school-house—a very unpretending edifice it was—ran a deep and rapid river. Across it had been thrown a high wooden bridge, the hand railing of which time, and the winds, and the weather, had entirely destroyed. The land on the opposite sides of the stream was owned by different persons and farmed by them respectively. One bright sum mer day— I remember it as it were yesterday the hour of noon had arrived, and a frolicsome, fun-seeking troop of school boys were lot loose, for an hour's recreation. AH at Once the bellowing and roaring of two bulls, that had broken out of their enclosure on each side of the river, attracted, attention. The animals were not yet in sight of each oth er, but were approaching along the highway at a rate of speed which would cause them to meet near; the centre of the high bridge which I have described,;and beneath which” at some, thirty feet ran the river, between Sleep banks. The more daring of, us gathered near the bridge, lining-it, to see the amicipaied fight. We were not disappointed. Nearer, and nearer they ap. proached, the proud, Rawing, combatants.— BaShan never produced two brutes of fiercer as pect.' ’They lashed their sides with their tails, they tore the ground with their feet. Occasion ally they kneeled down, trying to gore the earth with their horns. And as.yet they were con cealed from each other, by the ascent of the bridge at cither end. Presently, as they simultaneously ascended theV respective abutments, they came full in sijjnt of each other. The roar was mutual and actually tremendous. . Every, urchin of us sprang into the fields, and ran. Finding, how ever, that we tvere not pursued, we hastily re traced OUr steps. There they were, the ferocious duellists,quite as sensibly employed as some of their human imitators,. Front to front, their horns locked, every muscle strained, they were fighting as Only bulls can fight. It seemed an even match. Now olio would press back his opponent a few paces, and presently you. would hear quick, sharp, short steps, and his adversary would be pressed back in -return. The struggling was hard, long, and savage. For a while neither obtained an advantage. Hitherio'they had been pushing each other lengthwise of the bridge ; suddenly they began to wheels and in a moment were facing each other lengthwise of the bridge; suddenly they began to wheel, and in a moment were facing each other crosswise. They were' at right an gles, with the length of the bid bridge, which shook and creaked again with their tramping and .their terrible Strife. It was the work of a single moment; one of the beasts —I could-not tell which —one of them, however, as if consei bus of his position, made a violent, a desperate ’ plunge forward ai\d pressed his antagonist back > —back—back—back—till there was but anb [ thcr step of the plank behind him —between - nothing !■’The moment--was onerOf ' intense interest to us juvenile" spectators. ’ Never was the amphitheatre of Rome the scene of amorcesciting combat. Anothcrstep back ward—yes, the unfortunate bull was forced to take it .'—Back he is pressed, and over lie goes! Such a. sight .1 never saw—l probably shall never see again.. Imagine ajiull pitched back ward over a bridge and falling at least thirty .feet, over and over! He turned once or twice, probably; I thought he turned fifty tithes, there seemed such a confusion ol horns and feet revolving, flying through the air. But down he went: the water was deep, and he disap peared, leaving a whirpool of foam behind him, and making the river undulate far and wide with the concussion o{ his ponderous bulk. The other did not laugh—merely because bulls, as I.supposed, could not. But wc laugh ed and shouted our applause. There stood the victor, looking directly down into the abyss below, into which he had hurried his unlucky foe. He stood, however, but a moment, and then, ns if frightened at the prospect, he began to snort and step backward. Back, back he retreated, with his bead in the same pugnacious attitude as when in combat—back—still ano ther step back —and over he, too,' went on the opposite side of the bridge, performing just is many and as ludicrous somersets as bis adver sary had done a minute before. It was a scene to remember, and the perfor mance called forth immense applause from the ;roup of juvenile amateurs who witnessed it. In about five minutes both bulls might be seen, well sobred by their ducking, dripping wet, scratching up the Steep gravelly banks, each on' his own side of the river. ‘ ‘Those bulls will never fight any more,” said a boy behind me. : His prediction turned out correct; for two more peacably disposed bulls than they, evfei* afterwards, could not have been found. 1 ■ A Man tries to Chop ms own Head off. —A correspondent of the Vevay (Ind.) Reveille. writing from Carroll county, Ky., states that a few days since.a party of men were raising a log building ,'one of the company, ayoung man _named_Thqmas E. Scarcey, suddenly left his work, and seizing an axe, cut several severe gashes on the top of his bead. On attempt be ing made to west the weapon from him, he brandished it in the air, threatening to kill any one who approached him. lie then laid his neck upon a long, and was about to chop his own head oil, when his companions managed, after a desperate struggle, to secure him. Searcey is described as being ah intelligent, upright man, and had never before given evidence of being in sane. Singular Freak op a Dying Man. —Mc- Donnell Alridge. ono of the oldest citizens o' Petersburg, Va., being 81 years of age, died at his residence, on Halifax street, last Friday.— He had some time, since prepared for the event by having his grave prepared and a heavy tomb ready. The grave was dug and lined to the top with granite—the old man having the sin gular fancy that the devil couldn't scratch through such solid walla. O’ A nobleman having given a grand party, his tailor was among the company, and was thus addressed by his lordship: “My dear sir, I remember your face, but forgot your name.” The tailor whispered in a low tone, “ I made your breeches.” The no bleman taking him by the band, exclaimed: “ Major Breeches, I am happy to see you.” The LaJst Horse Story. —“ls yo"ur horse fast ?” inquired a man of a Vermont horse deal er. “ Beats all creation,” “Good bottom ?” “ He’s all bottom. Why, I drove him so far one day, that it took two days to get him back again !” 0“ It seems to be so easy to be good natur o I, that it is a wonder anybody takes the trou ble to be anything else- (C 7” A drove of nearly 1,000 hogs were stolen from a pen in Baltimore, on Tuesday night last, taken through the streets of the city, and driv en to parts uuknuwn. AT $2,00 PER ANNUM. Webster Matched by a Woman. In the somewhat famous case of Mrs. Bod gen’s will,, which was tried in the Supreme Court some years ago, Mr. Webster appeared ns counsellor for the appellant. Grrenough, wife of Eev. William Qrecnough, late of West Newton, a tall, straight, queenly looking worn* an, with a keen black eye—a woman of great self possession and decision of character, was called to the stand ns a witness on the opposite side from Mr. Webster. Webster, at a glance, had the sagacity to foresee that her testimony, if it contained anything of importance, would have great weight with the court and jury.— He therefore resolved, if possible, to break her up. And when she answered to the first qu'cii tion put to her, “ I believe,” Webster roared out: “ We don’t want to hear what you believe; we want to hear what you know!” Mrs. Grecnough replied, “ That is just what X was about to say, sir,” and went on with her testimony. And notwithstanding his repealed efforts to disconcert her, she pursued the even tenor of her way, until Webster, becoming quite fearful of the result, arose apparently in great ngita tion. and drawing out his large snuff bos, thrust his thumb and finger to the very bottom, and carrying the’deep pinch to both nostrils, drew it up with a gusto; and then extracting from his pocket a very large handkerchief, which flowed' to his feet as he brought it’ to the front, he blew his nose with a report that rang distinct and loud through the crowded hall. Webster—“ Mrs. Grecnough, jvasMrs. Bod gen a neat woman V' Mrs. Grecnough—“ I cannot give yon very full information as to that, sir; she bad one very dirty trick.” Webster”—What’s that, malam ?” Mrs. Grecnough—” She took snuff!” The roar of the court house was such, that the,future defender of the Constitution subsided, and neither rose nor spoke again until after Mrs. Grecnough had vacated her chair for an other witness—having' ample time to reflect upon the inglorious history of the man who had a stone thrown on his head by a woman. Jewelry. The jewelry business is one oi 1 the leading branches of American industry. It is chiefly carried on in .Connecticut and Rhode Island, and in Newark, N. J. It gives employment also, and absords a large amount of capital, in the city of New York. It is estimated that there is hot less than two millions of dollars in gold and silver limited down annually in New York city for consumption in the art and man ufactures. In Boston, perhaps one fourth of this sum. One Boston firm has, for several years, melted down $lOO,OOO annually in silver alone for plate trinkets, &o. In Providence, this branch of business has. for some years, been an important and profita ble one. Before the late revulsion there were employed in that city, in this line alone, about 1500 persons, with.weekly wages of about $16,- 500,. Since.-Jnuuary.Jost.-tbo .numberedJiaa ranged from 300 to 800. The importance of manufactures to Providence is further shown in the fact that, in 1837, there were employed in the iron business .alone 2750 persons," with monthly wagesof abouts7o,ooo. Thenumber this year has been reduced to 1500 orISOCU In Kings and New York counties alone there eleven gold pen manufactories, with a capital.of $96,000, producing $700,000 annually, and em ploying 200 persons. In this State there are besides thirty-seven establishments' engaged in the manufacture and working of gold and silver gold leaf, gilding, German silver, Ac. These employ upwards of 400 persons, and have a capital of $250,000, producing annually about two and a-half millions in manufactured arti cles. ’ Expulsion of ah Anvil —Tuanmo E£f£ots. —The Chicago Times learns that in Lodi, a small village in Kano county', an election was hold on Friday last, on the question of incorporating their town; that the opposition to the corpora tion carried the day, and wore so elated thereat that they procured an old anvil, charged it with gunpowder and tired it with great glee, thus cel ebrating their victory. While a crowd of peo ple was close about the anvil it burst, with a tremendous report, one piece striking Dr. Wm. Kennedy, the only surgeon in the place, and breaking his leg. A fragment of iron, weighing about ten pounds, struck A white-oak post about six inches in diamatcr, and cut it short off as effectively as if hit by a twelve-pound cannon ball. Another piece weighing 6 or 8 pounds, hit George Brooks, a young man, the eldest son of L. Brooks, of Lodi, and inflicted a: wound which is evidently mortal—the hip bone being smashed to pieces. C?” A triflling sort of a follow in one of our adjoining counties, npt long since, won the af fections of the daughter of a bluff and honest Dutchman of some wealth. On asking the old man lor her, bo opened with a romantic speech about his being a “ poor young man,” &c.— “Yu, ya,” said the old man, “I knows all about itbut 3 ou.ish n lectio too boor—you has nei der money or character.” ® □7* A bevy of little children was telling their father what they got at school. The eldest got grammar, geography, arithmetic, etc. The next got reading, spellinganddfinitiona. “And wliat do 3’ou get, ray little soldier?” said tho father to a rosy-choekeu little fellow who Was at that moment slyly driving a ten-penny nail into a doorpannol. ' “Mo?—Oh I gets roadin’, spel lin’, and spankings.” . O 3 Bachelors are not entirely lost to the refinement of sentiment, for the following toast Was given by one of them at a recent celebra tion : The Ladies—sweet briars in the garden of ife. O' The receipts of the Post Office Depart ment for the quarter ending the 30lh of June, was $1,800,000. O” Mayor Henry, of Philadelphia, has or dered the arrest of ail beggars, and especially vagrant street girls. O* Mr. Henry A. Whiting, proprietor of a bonnet store at Harrisburg, Pa., has mysteri ously disappeared. 0“ Dr. Franklin used to say that rich wid owers were the only pieces of second-hand goods that sold at prime coat. O'Tho weathercock, after all, points to the highest moral truth, for it shows man that it is a vane thing to a spire. HCP" Can’t wo make your lover jealous. Miss V “ Oh, yes, sir, I think we can, if wo put our heads together.." O* There is Certainly something ol exquisite kindness and thoughtful benevolence' in that rarest of gifts—fine breeding. O’ Two Chicago Ladies went to a ball the other evening in a furniture wagon ; no ordina ry carriage could contain the dresses they wore. William Cornclies, of Ohio, had his head smoothly taken ofl, a. few days since, by the bursting of the cylinder of a threshing machine. The following extract from a, private letter, written by one of the soldiers in the army of Utah, gives the particulars of- one of, the most desperate duels on record. The tragedy occurr ed in Cedar Valley, during the. first week, in September. The writer says; The parlies to this sanguinary aflair were two gamblers from at. Louis, named Rucker and Peel. What gave rise to the difficulty, was that, in the course of a game for 81000, Rucker played a secret card, and was detected by Peel. Hard words passed between them, when Peel said there was.,but one way to settle the matter—they must -fight. They adjourned outside the store, and taking their stations about ten yards apart, drew their revolvers and fired. Both fell at tho first shot —Rucker shot in tho breast, and Peel in tho shoulder. Onoof Peel’s fingers was taken off by the shot. The second shot took effect in -both. Rucker then raised up on bis knee, and fired twice, both balls hitting Peel. Thelatter, bleeding from the six wounds, sttuggled up from the ground, and resting bis revolver on his arm, and taking deliberate aim, shot Rucker.to the heart.,y NO. 2J. As the time is at hand'fur preparing th’osfl useful stores of rich and savor/ Ibbq, a feilr words will not beoatof place in regard tothem. The legs of hogs, short in the book, ore the best for hams, and should bo chosen in lanky legs. They may be salted by iihtnersion in a clean pickle, containing a Utile sugar and salt pure dissolved, or they may be salted by rubbing ground solar elaborated salt over tbem> turning them every day, arid giving them & good rubbing. A little sugar and ground black pepper added to the salt will much improve the flavor of the meat. It requires about a m'dhth to salt hams by the wet process, and Jhree weeks by the dry system. At the end.of this period, they should be, hung up for a few,days fo drip, and then they are-ready for smoking. Much depends on the kind of material used for smoking them, so ns to secure it sweet flavor. Whatever fuel is used for this purpose, one con dition.should never be overlooked; it should be perfectly dry, or else it would be liable to' im part a bitter taste to the meat. Dry corn cobs and some sweet dry hay arc superior to all oth er agents that we have seen cm ployed for smok ing beef and hams, ’ , „i.... Mutton hams may bo prepared in IKS Slide manner, _ and they are exceedingly palatable when the meat is good, and care exercised to smoko them slowly. Cleaning out a Stove.— A gentleman re siding in Petersburg. Va., essayed to rid hia stove of soot by placing a small quantity of gunpowder on the inside, and closing the Stove door, lighted a few shavings under the grate, having been informed by some wag, who de-, serves hanging, that sucb was a ready and ef fective mode of acccomplisbing that object.— Upon the explosion of the powder, the holla which held the stove plates together, were torn asunder, and the various pieces scattered about the apartment, the shock also causing about one half of the ceiling in the room to tumbleort the floor. The gentleman, together with u ser vant, who remained in tbo room, fortunately escaped injury, but were, as may bo supposed; nearly frightened but of their wits. O’ “Mr. Smith, you said you once officia ted in the pulpit,—did you mean by that that you preached ?" “No, sir; I held the light for tbe man who did preach.” “Ah, the court understood you differently. They supposed that the discourse came directly from you.”— “No, sir, I only threw a little light bn it.", Hoomno Cocon.—Great numbers of children laboring under hooping cough, now visit the gas works in Preston, England, for the purpose of breathing the exhalations from tbe gas lime. It is said that all tbo little sufferers feel consid erably relieved, and many ate absolutely cured by this simple remedy. CoNsirAwor. —A rich saddler, whoso daughter was afterwards married to the celebrated Earl of Halifax, ordered in bis will that she should loso her fortune if she did not marry a saddler. ThO young Earl of Halifax, in order to win tbo bride, served an apprenticeship, of seven years to a saddler, and afterward baandfaimsclf to tho rich saddler’s daughter for life. ‘, -i O* An old toper bet he could, Whtn blind folded, tell each of several kinds of liquors; When brandy, whisky, gin and Other drinks were presented to him. he pronounced correctly what they were. At length a glass of pure wa ter was given him; he tasted it, paused, .tasted it again, considered, and shook his head. lie at last said—“ Gentlemen, I give it up, I am not used to that sort of liquors.” K7* If there is anything in a man which ex hibits an entire want of self-respect, it is pro faneness. It is certainly no mark of a gentle man to swear profanely; for the worthless and vile, tnc very dre.s of society, do this; andvery frequently they swear even better than the well dressed gentleman. The basest of mankind of ten swear with as good a feface as tho more re fined. 1£7 * An Irish housemaid who was sent to pall a gentleman to dinner; found him engaged in using a toothbrush. " “ Well, is he coming 1” said the lady of tho house, as the servant re turned. “ Yes. ma'am, directly,” was tali re ply ; “ he’s just sharpening his teeth." K 7" “ My Dear Madam,” said a doctor to his patient, “lam truly gratified to see you yet in life. At my last visit, you know, I said you bad but six hours to live." “ Yes, doctor, you did ; but I did not take the dose you left me?" i£7 Tho cost of a thirteen inch shell, 1 as it flies through the air, is from SlO tb SI2. The estimated cost of firing a thirty-six inch bomb is nearly Sl5O. These figures aflord some idea of the “shelling out” to which warring govern ments must-submit, —— Enjoy the blessings of this day, if God sends them : and the evils bear patiently and sweetly; i*or this day only, is ours jwo tiro dtod to yesterday, and We ore not bpru to morrow, [Jeremy Taylor.] O' A man hearing of another who was It hundred years old, said contemptuously “ Pshaw ! what a fuss about nothing ! Why if my grandmother was alive, she would now be a hundred and fifty yettfs old.” Of Young tVench, Convicted of incendiari ism, in Quincy, Mass., was.sentenced last Sat-' urday, at Dedham, to the State prison for life; the first three days of his imprisonment to be solithryi It is stated that ns much as : SIO.OOO worth of bogus coin is issued every month lit Hoosac, a few miles from Troy. The Ameri can halves and quarters are so. well executed as nearly to defy detection, O’ A battle has recently occurred between a detachment of the Second Cavalry, and the Co manche Indians, in which Lieutenant Vancamp and four men were killed, and Major Yonolnw and ten men wounded, while forty of the Ca‘ manches were killed. O’ The Olympian games, after being dls* continued for fifteen hundred years, are re-es tablished at Athens, in the ancient Stadium, by a decree of the Queen Begeut of Greece. O* Among the marriages in. Cincinnati last week, was a Mr. Moon, to a Miss Shine. In this no one will deny that marriage is moon shine. , O’ ft is estimated that there are in tho Uni ted Stales 23,0f)0 persons who make their living wholly or partially by the sale of patent medi cines. When you have occasion to utter rebuke, let your words he soft and your argument hard. "A desperate, Duel. Goring Ildins. P 33
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