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AMERICAN VOLUNTEER.
fOBMSUKp BVEBY THDU9DAY MOBNXNQ BY
Joliirß. Bratton.
TERMS.
gcißsoniPTioN.—One Dollar and Fifty Cents,
btid In advance i Two Dollars !! paid within the
Lart and Two-Dollars and Fifty Cents, if not
Jald iwithin the year. These terms will be rig
idly adhered to in every instance. No' sub
icriptlon discontinued until all arrearages arc
paidjunless at the option of the Editor. .<, .
r Advbbtiseuenis —Accompanied by tire OAsir,
and hot exceeding one square, will bo inserted
throe times for One Dollar, and twenty-five cents
ior each additional insertion. Those of a great
er longthin proportion.
Jc/hTPhiNiiNq—Such as Hand-bills, Posting;
bills, Pamphlets', Blanks, Labels, &c.,&c.,exe--
cuted with accuracy and at the shortest notice.
Now Ift the time for Bargains
•M iht New Store, corner ofN. Hanover and Zoa-
; ‘ 'ther aireeta.
ffIHE undersigned returns thanks for the pa-
JL ;fronago bestowed upon him by the public,
hnd at the 'same time respectfully announces
that he has jiist returned from Philadelphia, and
is now opening a now lot of.SPRXNG and SUM
MER '• ■
Dry Goods and Groceries,
'consisting in .part as follows, and which he is
determined to Sell at the lowest.cash prices.
; SILKS, DUCAL CLOTHS, Challics, Alapa
bas* De Laines, De Bages, Lustres, Poplins,
Lawns, Baragqs, Brilliants, French and Scotch
Ginghams, Prints, Gloves, Hosiery, Collars,
UAndkcrcliiefs, &C;, &o.
‘ SHAWLS and MANTILLAS, of every style
bird quality.
Staple and Domestic Dry Goods.
! biotas, Cassimorcs, Vestings, Flannels, Mus
lns; Tickings, Stripes, Checks, Calicoes, Cot
onados. Linens, Sheetings, Denims,Nankeens,
Drills, Marseilles Qnilts, colored aml uiiite Car.
pot Chain, &c., &o. PARASOLS and UM
BRELLAS. Also, a large and splendid as
sortment of BONNETS, HATS, CAPS, BOOTS
'AND SHOES. A superior lot of fresh
GROCERIES,
'Teas, Coffee; Sugar, Molasses, Rice, Spices,
&d., &e. Having selected myentire stock "with
the greatest care, and the lowest CASH PRI
CES, I can assure my friends and the public
generally, that I will do all iiv my power to
make my establishment known ns the “ HEAD
QUARTERS FOR BARGAINS.” Those who
Wish to purchase will find it to their advantage
to.call and examine ray stock, before ptircha.
sing- - .
, I will pay the highest market price for
BUTTER, EGGS, RAGS, SOAP and DRIED
f RUII ’ J. A. IIUMRICII, Jr.
| April 28, 1859.
* Still at the old Business. ,
| (LUMBER AND COAL YARD, :
Cn iht Railroad, East of Carlisle, in the 'fount.
diaie vicinity of the Gas House*
fPHE subscribers have entered intoparfnership,
f and arc doing business at the old stand or
Shrom Sc Hoffer, where will be found, at all
times, LUMBER and COAL in all, tbbir varie
t'tfes and qualities.
,
(Boards o( every kind, Scantling,Frame Stuff,
Shingles, Laths, Worked Flooring, Puling,
Posts, Rails, &c.j and in fact every kind of
Lumber usually found in a well stocked Yard.
Ar we run our own cars, wo are enabled to
furnish bills of Lumber of any required length,
iii the shortest possible time. Our flooring,
Weatherboarding. &c., is always housed, and
can be furnished dry.
COAL, (under cover.)
1 Ko pains will be spared to furnish Coal for
family use, clean and dry, of all sizes and qual
ities. among which will bo .found Lykens Val
Luke Whito : Ash; Trbv
I: art on, Locust Mountain, Lobbery, Ktc. And to
burning friends and to Blacksmiths,
N»o Would' say, wo can and will,furnish as cheap
f os the cheapest' and of the best quality,
r The senoir partner will bo on the yard ns usu
al to attend to those Who may favor us with a
dontinuanco of their patronage. Thankful for
past favors, he solicits a continuance of their
custom at the old yard. 1
We have on hand a largo stock of Lumber
and Coal, and are constantly receiving addi
tions, which we will sell as low as any other
yard'in the borough.
Don’t fail to cull at tho old yard near the Gas
House.
JACOB SHROM,
V ROBERT M. BLACK.
K. B.—A duplicate ofjhe books of Shroni H
Holler, are in my hands j those indebted can
ball on the subscriber at the. old yard and pay
to
August 4, 1859.
Great reduction in prices i
At the Ladies’Resort,
RENTE’S STORE. According to our practice
in the last few weeks of the season, wo have re
duced the prices of our immense aud .varied
stock of Dross Goods to such points as will in
jure rapid sales. Regardless of profit we arc
determined to sell them off.
Jlerdgis, Bernge Robes arid Double Shirts,
, °Organdy Lawns, Qrenodcans,
l.Cihallies, &o. Ereil and Silk at very low figures,
K§i)k Mantillas at reduced prices, plain Silk Man-
Pillas very low in price, French Lace Mantillas,
pifShantilla Lace Mantillas, Talmas, Points, &c.
I - '- 'The Whole of my stock is now offering at re
duced prices*: preparatory to tho Close of the
■ Reason. All 1 ask is the attention of the ladies.
. Give me a call, as. I fool satisfied we can suit
Cony one both as to style and price;
S June 80, 1859. A. AV. BENTZ.
Bargains s Bargains 1
: GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICES AT
Ogilby’s CKeap Store.
I AM now soiling off my entire stock d( SUM
MER GOODS, at lower prices tbaj),auy oth
er store in tho county. ■
j Elegant Summer Silks, Barege Robes, Sum
mer Poplins,' Organdy Laws, Cballjes, Silk
.Mantillas, Summer Scarfs, Schantillas, Grena
dines, Lavellas, &c., So. Elegant worked Col
lars and Undorsleeves, at prices to defy compe
tition. Calicoes,, Ginghams,; and) Lkf»ns, 'nt
Joryer prices than over sold in, Carlisle. , Sum-,
“toer Gloves and Mitts ‘ very'low. Carpetings
Cheaper than can 1 he had elsewhere. ‘White
and Colored Brilliants at )unnsually low.prices.
: A large assortment of Muslins,. .Tickings,
Cheeks, Cotton and Linen Pants Stuffs, Sc.,
much under price. , ~
Now is the time for purchasers to got great
bargains, whilst tho stock is new, full and com
plete, and I am determined to run it off without
fegard to cost. Remember tho New Store, Ha
ihilton’s corner, opposite
N.'b—BOOTS and SHOES selling below
dost to close tho business. - 1 .
Who can Sell
AMELODBON cheaper than l ean? By
paying $5 per month, you bon got one ot
the best meiodeons in the country, at A. B. ew
ftig’fl.fumiture'rooms,where therawill con
stantly keot on hand the largest and ,host assort-
S of P MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, ever
btought to Carlisle. ‘ „' ... .
If yon Wish to see a good PIANO, call and
examine mine. For purity of tono. ncatnesy of
finish, fine fopcli, and low price, none cni eqoaj
them. As lam determined to sell musical In
ntrumoiits to the people'of. Cumberland county
Cheapertljan any other; person, call,ana exam
ine mine before'.purohaalng elsewhere. _
D3*All instruments warranted and Kept m
repail ‘ JOHN H. KIIEEM.
. ’ . West Higbt street, Caflislo.
~May 5,,1859—6m , ■’ ’ - 1 -. -
OAA PAIR Haraos, including B:flnnaB
- sortment of tho celebrated
tWn Hames of all sizes and kinds, just received
1 n. SAXTON’S.
March 24,1850.'
Mertai
A widow.who carried her practice 0f,.a1l the
delicate minor, arts and luxuries of life to an exr
cess, which sometimes raised a smiie among her
acquaintances, was engaged to be married to a
young gentleman of great estate, prepossessing
manners, agreeable conversation, and aristocra
tic appearance. As her wedding day drew
near, it happened that one Saturday night she
was spending the evening at an intimate friend’s
house with a narrow family circle, when it was
proposed that they should all go to the masked
ball at the opera. The betrothed -widow re
fused to go, but she was pressed so earnestly
and on so many different paints, she fell into
the scheme.
Among the company (if indeed the knot of
kinsfolk in the drawing-room could be called
company) was a cousin of the widow ; he was
no longer young., but he reckoned that his tal
ents would hide Ills years, and induce his cou
sin lb lake him in preference to any foung fel
low. AVhcn he found himself deceived, ho be
came the bitter enemy of his fortunate rival,
and with the malicious insincerity of his na
ture determined to damage him with the widow,
and. if possible, miscarry the marriage. He
was the most zealous advocate of the proposed
freak, and had taken the precaution to hire a
box in the best possible place, and to - slip bis
most powerful opera g'ass into his pocket.
After they had become in some degree accus
tomed to the ball room, and it does take some
time to overcome the dizziness felt as one gazes
on the vast throng of five or six thousand peo
ple, in great variety of custom, whirling in in
tricate masses, a sight that affects the head os
the first glimpse of a cotton mill’s interior : I
say after they had become in some degree ac
customed to the hurly-burly, the wily cousin
asked the widow, '‘What would you say if you
were to meet Monsieur, , (naming her be
trothed husband) here ?”
. “There is, no danger of that. He detests
such vulgar places. lie would not come here
for the world.”
By-and-by he pointed out to her a group of
dancers of bolh sexes, who were conspicuous
even in that immense, disorderly crowd, by the
insolent vulgarity of their attire and theircyni-,
cal I boisterousness; andhe'said'; ‘.-Look there!
Either l anx very .much mistaken, or that young
man dressed as Robert Macnire is Monsieur —;
certainly they'arc strangely,alike.” • ■
• “Have : ybu'any grudge against toy poor
young friend ? For I really believe ydh would
persuade me Be is! hero hi that mob. A young
man of the tobst refined' tastd in that motley,
assembly? Go to! fknow hi to better than
you do/’
The perfidious cousin made no reply, but
quilted thebox.and glided towards.the unsus
pecting victim, for it was the betrothed hus
band bidding noiselessly farewell to his bache
lor life. -.The’cousin tapped him on the shoul
der; tic turned and exclaimed:
“WhatLyoin hero?"
“Egad 1 yes. I come here every now and
then. lam delighted to see you, for I have
something to say to you.” ...
“Not here, I hope, my dear fellow. Busi
ness at a masked .ball ? That is a little too
unseasonable! 1 fun here to dance, and not to
discuss.” . ■. ■
-But I will only take you ten minutes,—
Come, lot us go.oul of this crowd. ’ ,
He took tho young man’s arm. and earned
him into the lobby and up stairs until they
reached his box. which ho opened. Monsieur
was before his betrothed, who looked at
him as if she doubted the evidence of her own
eyes; and whe» she saw that there could be no
question of the truth, she screamed as she rec
ognized him-him the elegant. welf-dresaCd.
charming, aristocratic young roan, attired m
the cbslume’ of HobeH Macaire, covered w th
raee,- his crowhfess hat cocked on 'his ear, ins
face smeared with red and black’ paint, which
were made more horrible by the furrows
ploughed in them by thick drops of
lion. a poultice on tho wo. his hair disheveled,
his countenance heated by the mad dance, and
the unusual quantity of champagne ho had
drankTu.nerve himself for the part ho played.
’Tvvas horrible.. He. however, did no] see the
impression he had madfe, and’ advanced, laugh-
JACOB, SIIROM. ,
BY JOHN B. BRATTON,
VOL. 46.
THE OLD FIRM HOUSE.
In a little grove of shade trees
Stands a farm house, brown and old,
With a wealth of vinfis around it,
Gomm’d with flowers of red and gold,
By the path which makes a circle
Of white sand around the lawn,
Grow sweet-timothy and clover.
Rosy as a'Juno day dawn.
Round its door pale morning glories,
Jump up Johnnies, dahlias, pinks,
Cluster—concentrated beauties.
Married by a thousand links;
Links of love, the work of noture’s
Mystery as handicraft j
Links of glory, through which fairy
Argosies of perfume waft.
And the gate that swings before it, ,
And the iences as white as snow,
Stand dd variegated cushions,
Which the sun tiro sets aglow,
Crowning them with'many colors—
Yellow, purple, green, and blue —
As if rainbow there had fallen,
Melted info rarest dew.
On its roof the greenest mosses
Catch the shadows from the'trees;
On its sides red honey-suckols
Make their curtesies to the breeze;
And ,tlie ever-norvous willow,
Standing near the garden’s bound.
Throw a web of shade fantastic
On tile clover-mantled ground..
O’er the well and arch of grape vines.
Formed with heaven directed care,
Chains the shadows to the Water,
Making cool the summer air;
And a tiny church, its steeple
Fiercing through a bower of leaves,
Is a sure.and sacred refuge.
Where the wren her carol weaves.
IRBESISTABLE.
■ She tied the new cravat
Which she so kindly made mo ;
Then smoothed with care my hat,
And with her arms delayed me.
She brushed my “glossy hgir,”
■ And said it was so curly ! , .
While going down the stairs.
She cried, “come home, dear, early!”
How happy then was I ■
With all I e’er desired ;
1 fortune could defy,--
While thus I was admired !
Wo parted at the door—
Her smile deserved a sonnet!
“Dear love, but one thing more,
I want—a new spring bonnet!
IStManmis. ;
THE WIDOW AND HER IMER.
A STOUT OF PARIS.
ing, towards his betrothed, who rose and fled
from him, saying: ...
vDon’t come near mo! You frighten mo!"
She ran out of the box, followed by the other
persons. He, the betrothed, roared with laugh
ter, and returned to the ball, and thought no
moreabout.it. The next day,, however, when
he became sober, he bitterly regretted his folly,
although he hoped it would be pardoned .him,
as his lady-love knew too much of the‘world to
expect any man perfect. He called oh her to
crave forgiveness in fin eloquent speech. He
found she had quitted Paris, and madc.a secret
of her rural residence, constantly : refusii{B to 1
see and hear from him. A dear price he paid
for the whim of wearing Robert Macaire’s at
tire ; for it lost him a charming wife and ah
immense fortune.
A Word to Fretful Wives.
.' There you are, with your mouth puckered
up again! What’s the.matter! Are your
friends all dead ? No—well, have you lost eve
ry-cent you ever owned ? Now, arc yoiir chil
dren sick ? Is your husband cross ? have you
got the toothache or heartache? Neither of
these and still as cross as a young bear? Wc
wonder how your family can endure your pres
ence. Those young hearts, sun. you
ought to be—how, you chill them with your
frowns and petiisbness! No, wonder they long
to get out of the house. And now you have
struck your little child because “ he would not
stop teasing.” Friend, that blow fell on his
soul, and'lcft. an indcllible scar there. He will
feel it long after'he has forgoiten.it. Many
years from now, when your head is laid down
in the grave, that blow, given without cause —
impatiently, angrily, will do its work.
Why can’t you be good natured 1 Wcreyou
never so ? Memory points to the days of your
girlhood—seldom the lines of anger disfigured
your brow then.' And the man who won your
love thought .what a, happy home she will make
for me! How sweet it will be to sit down by
her side after the cares of the day are over
How beautiful to read for her pleasure—to be
repaid by smiles and kisses. And the home
was ready, and the bride established —but she
? roved unworthy of the trust imposed in her! —;
nstcad of meejing care with a hearty laugh,
and “ get behind me Satan,” you worried and
fretted, and began to tell every little trouble to
her husband. It was not womanly ;it betray
ed a weakness of both head and mind!' Imper
ceptibly its influence crept into his spirit, chil
ling it with' a worse chill than that of death,
till it made a shroud of iron for the disappoin
ted heart, and the charm of love and family and
home wits gone. ; .■
“ Was once!”— bow often these words drop,
from your lips. , “ I was handsome once—l
was this, that, the other once” and why not,
now 1 You yourself have willed your own dear
tiny—you have chosen the scold’s office; you
must receive the Scold’s deserts. A, little phil
osophy, a few words breathed to heaven for pn
tience-r-a new resolute hope for ft) morrow if
to day bo stormy—a little selfdenial in. telling,
potty, crossesr-a, great deal less delfisbness-ria’
desire to make home a sanctuary for, yourself
aftd little ones as well as your
to day would have been happier; handsomer,,
and more beloved.
Fretting sister in light affliction, let us ask a
few.plain questions. Docs a spirit of faultfin
ding lighten your cares ? If your bread is
burned to cinder, docs it bring you a good light,
sweet loaf, to sit dnwn and worry, about it ?
II the baby is cross, does it make him smile
like an angel to’ shake him almost out of exis
tence ? If it rains on washing day. will your
anathemas hurry out the sun until he stops
right over your clothes line ? But if your quick
hands should turn to the flour barrel to mould
another loaf—if you soothe the weeping babe
with sweet words of a mother's pitying love, if
you devote your washing day to some appro
priate work, how smoothly care will iron down
his features, and.become your humble slave, in
stead of the tyranhical mastei- he would be.
It is not too late yet. Surprise your hus
band with a smile—it will be worth a dollar to
see his glance of astonishment; hold tho salted
water of thoughtfulness in your nitmlb, that
you. may. say nothing unpleasant, and the angel
that has been lying prostrate in his heart with
folded wings will begin to flutter, and lift itself
heavenward'and look out of his eyes with, the
love of olden time, and your home will yet be
the paradise you once coveted.
Inclined to be Quarrelsome.
We heard that the prince of story-tellers, Tom
Calloway, gets oft the following, amidst bursts
of laughter, the other, night. Squaring himself
and stretching out his legs, began.
“ There was once a little, slim built fellow,
rich as a Jew, and independent as the devil, ri
ding along a highway, in the Slate of Georgia,
when he overtook a’ man driving a drove of
hogs by the help of a big, raw-boned, six-feet
two speciman of humanity. Stopping the last
named individual he accosted him:
“•I say, are these your hogs ?”
“ ‘No sir, I’m to work by the month.’
’ “ ‘What.pay might you be getting, friend ?’.’
“ ‘Ten dollars a month, and whiskey thrown
in,’ was the reply- .
“ ‘Well, look here, I’m a weak, little, inof
fensive man, and .people are apt to impose upon
me. ’d you see! Now I’il give you twenty-flve
dollars a month to ride along with me and pro
tect me,’ was Mr, Gardner’s reply. “But ha
added, as a thought struck him, how might you
be dh a fight !” ’ . ,
“ ‘Never been licked in my life,’ rejoined the
six'-fodlcf. - , , .
“‘Just the toan I want; Tt’s a bargain que
ried Gardner. ■ ’
“Six-footer ruminated. TWenty-fi've dol
lars— dohbllS Wages'—nothing to do but ride
around and smash a felloW’s riihg dScasloiially,
when he’s sassy. Six footer accepted'.
They rqde along till just nit night they reach
ed'a village. Dismounting at the door they
went in’. ~ ... j. ~ ..
Gardner immediately singled out the Biggest
man |n the room and picked a fuss with him..—
After considerable promiscuous jawing, Gard;
ner turned to hid’ fighting friend and intimated
that the licking of that man had become a sad
necessity. Six footer peeled, went in, abff came
out’first best. . . .
The next fight, at another hotel, the same
scene was' re-enabled ; Ghrdner getting into a
row with the biggest niab in’thd place, abd aii
footer doing the fighting.’ , ,
At last on the third day, they came to a fer
ry, kept by 0 huge double fisted man who had
never been licked in , his life. Whilst Crossing
the river. Gardner as usual, began'to find fault
amf “ bloW.’ y The ferryman naturally got
man, threw things abound kind o’ loose, and
told them his opinion of their kind. Gardner
then turned to his friend - “ from’the shoulder*
and gently broke the intelligence to him, “ that
he was sorry, but it was absolutely nedessary
to thrash that ferryman.” ' Six-footer nodded
his head, but said 1 nothing. It was plainly to
bb seen that he did not relish the job. by tho
wav he shrugged bis shoulders, but there WaS
no help for it. So when they reached the shore,
stripped, and at it they Went. Up and down
the P lmnk, over the sand,into th “) Ta t,^ f , 1
fought, scratched; gouged, bit afad rolled, till j
“0011 OOONTBr— MAY IT ALwifs BE 111001—1101 111001 OB WBOXO, OUB COOKTBT.”
CARLISLE, PA., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1859.
at the end of.an hourthe ferryman caved. Six
footer was triumphant, but ,'j(. had been tough
work. Going up to bis employer, he, scratched
his head fora moment,-and, then broke forth.
•• Look here Mr. Gardner,'your salary sets
mighty well, but—l’m—of-fihc-J-opinion—that
you are inclined to be quarrelsome, ■ Here TJVc
only been with you three days, and I've licked
the three biggest, men in; the.country ! 1 think
this firm had better dissolvenfor you see,-Mr.
.Gardner, I’m afraid you’re.-mjjlined to be quar
relsome, and I reckon I’ll draw !”—Tahama
Gazette.
DIVORCED BY MISTAKE.
One winter there came fo lienlon, New Jer
sey, two men, named Smith.and Jones; who
had both of them designea pa,.the Legislature.
Jones had a bad wife and: w?S irilov.o- with a
pretty woman —ho wished to be divorced from
his bad wife, so that he.mighf marry the pretty
woman, who -by the way, ,was, a .widow, with
black eyes. and stick a form I ; Therefore Junes
cameto Trenton for a, divorce.
. Smith had a good wife, good as an angel, and
the mother of ten children, and Smith did not
want to be’diVOrccd, but wattled to get a char
ier for a turnpike or plankt'oa&tlo extend from
Pig’s'Hun to Terrapin Hollow,
: “ Well, , they, with .-Ihesf different errands,
came to Trenton, and .addressed the assembled
wisdom with the usual arguments. First, sup
pers mainly composed bf,oysters with rich back
ground of venison; t second, ;, liquors in great
plenty, from *.• Jerecy lightning;” Which is a
kind of locomotive at full .Speed, reduced to li
quor shape, to Newark champagne. :
To speak in plain prosc.tho divorco roan gave
a champagne supper,andiSmith, the turnpike
man, followed. With a champagne breakfast, un
der the nullifying, influence of Which the assem
bled wisdompaSsed both The divorce and turn
pike, bills ;. and- Jones andt Smith—a copy of
each bill in their pockets—went homo rejoicing,
over many miles of sand; ahd;through the trib
ulation of many stage coaches;.
Smith arrived home in theevetting, and he
sat down, in bis parlor, his;,ipretly wife beside
him—how pretty she did look I—and five of.her
children overhearing the other-five studying
their lessons in the corner,of';l,he room. Smith
was induced to expatiate upon the good results
of His mission to Trenton; , ;' . ■<
“ A turnpike, my dear;; I.ant one of the di
rectors and. will be. President..'. It.will..set me
up, love; we can send purchildren to the boar
ding school, and livein style put of the toll.—
Here is the charter^,honey.’’/■
' ‘‘Let me see it,'.’said^thd s .,pretty little wife,
wbo was one of the nicest of wives, wilt plump
ness and goodness dimpling all oyer her face.—
•• Let me see it,” as sbo leaned over Mr. Smith’s
shoulder.' " , ' , 1 .. '
But nil at price Smith's vissago grew long;
Smith’s wife’s vissage grew,black. Smith was
riot profane; but now im’nbjifed put an awful
oath. ; V'.'" .V/."' ’i\
Blast us; Wife, those |hrernal scoundrels .at
.. ~
. It was. lop true; the parattucrit which he
Held of'divorce; irf which ‘the names
of:;Srriith'^(^SnHibW^wlfe
Tallyble ItitlerS-' V ■ . ■
' Mrs. Smith Wippd dut the cor
ner of her apron.
Here’s a turnpike,”said she sadly, “and
with the whole of our ten children storing me
in the facet 1 ain’t your wife! Here’s a turn
pike.” 1
. “ Blast the pike and the legislature and—”
. Well, the fact is that Smith, Reduced to single
blessedness, enacted into a stranger, to his own
wife, swore awfully. Although the night was
dark, and most ofTlie denizens of Smith’s town
had gone to bed, Smith bid his late wife to'pul
on her bonnet, and arm and arm they proceeded
to the clergyman of their church.
“Goodness bless me!” exclaimed the good
man, as he s»w them enter.; ,Smith looking
like the last of June shad. Smith’s wife wiping
her eyes With the corner of her apron—“ Good
ness bless me. what’s the matter?”
“ The matter is. I want you to marry us
two rigid off,” replied Smith.-■. , • _
Murry you, ejaculated the clergyman with
expanded’fingers and awful eyes ; “ are you
‘.drunk, or what is the matter with you ?” • ;
However, he finally roarrid- them over
straightway and would"not taka a lee; the fact
is, grave,as he. was, ho was dying to be alone
that he.might give vent to a suppressed laugh
that was shaking him all over : and Smith and
Smith"s wife went joyfully home and kissed eve
ry one of their,, children- The little Smiths
never knew that their father and mother had
ever been made strangers to each other by leg
islative enactment. ' ,
, Meanwhile, and on the same night, Jones re
turned to his native town—Burlington, I be
lieve—and sought at once the fine black eyes
which he had hoped shortly to call his own.—
The pretty widow sat on the sofa, a white ker
chief tied carelessly around her white throat,
her black hair laid in silky waves against, each
rosy cheek. - ,
“ Divorce is the word,” cried Jones, playful
ly patting her double chin; “ the fact is, Eh
za. I am rid of that Cursed woman, and you and .
I'll be married to night. I knew how to man;,
age those scoundrels at Trenton, ; A champagne
supper—or was it a breakfast did the business
for them; “ Put on your bonnet and let us go
to the preacher’s at ooce, dearest.”
The widow, who was among widows as pea
ches among apples, pul on her bonnet and took
Jone’a arm, and .... ,
“ Just look how hnndsome it is puton parch
ment, cried Jones, pullingwit the document be
fore her; “ here’s the law.lhat says that Jacob
Jones and Ann Caroline Jcjnes are two. _
Patting her plumped glo|e baud on bis shoul
der, she did look. j;. , .. _ ■ -
•• 0 dear !” she said, With her rosy lips, and
sank back, half fainting on the sola. .
“0 blazes."’cried Jones, and sank beside
her rustling the fatal parchment in his hand ;
“ hero’s a lot of happiness and champagne gone
to ruin." ... -
. ft Wah a' hard case. Instead of being divorc
ed and at liberty to marry the widow, Jacob
Jones was simply incorporated- into a turnpike
company, arid, what mado. it worse, authorized
to run from Burlington to Bristol. ■ - ,
When you reflect that Burlington and Bris
tol are located just a little apart, on opposite
sides of the Delaware river, you will Observe the
extreme hopelessness of Jones caw.,. rV
• • Ft’s' all thri fault of that turnpike man who
gave Thein champagne, stopper—or wasi it the
breakfast?" cried Jones;in' agony; . ’lf tjrej
bad chartered me a turnpike from Pig s Bun to
Terrapin Hollow, I might have borne it ;_but
the v<Sy icjerfpf .building a turnpike frorn Bur
liiifeton to Bristol beais'an absurdity. ort the
face of it.
“;Atod ain't you divorced ?” saidElitfa, a tear
running down each cheek. .... . ,
• “No!” thundered'Jones, cruahmg bis hat
between his knees, arid whht’s worse the
laturo is adjourned, arid- gone home drunk and
-won’t bo back to Trenton till' nekt year.
ft was a hurt) case. ' • ' , . ,
The misiake(?) had occurred on the last day
of the session* when legislators and transcribing
clerks were labeling under a champagne brcok
fabt. Sraith’sname had'beco piit where Jones
B o Unit e fr.
opght.to have been, and •• wisey weraey,” as the
taiin poet has it.
From the N. Y. Herald..
Sketch of Captain John Brown, the leader of
the Harper’s Ferry insurrection.
Captain John Brown emigrated to-Kansas
from Central New York, in the fall of 1855, and
settled in the township of Ossawallomie. He
was accompanied by seven sons, the youngest
being old enough to earn his livelihood. The
birthplace of Brown is hot positively known to
the. writer, but report has it that he Was born
in Kentucky. At the .time of his death he, wits
about sixty years of age. He was about. medi
um height, slim, muscular, and possessing an
iron constitution. He had blue eyes, sharp
features, and long gray hair, wearing a full
beard.
In December, 1855, during the “Shannon
war,” Brown first made his appearance among
the, free State men at Lawrence. Ilis entrance
into the place at once attracted the attention of
the people towards him, Ho brought a wagon
load of cavalry sabres, and was accompanied
by twelve men, seven of whom were his own
sons. He first exhibited his qualities at the
tithe the free-Slate and pro-slavery parties, un
der the lead of Governor Robinson on one side,
and Governor Shannon on the other, met to
thake a treaty of peace. After Gov. Robinson
hod stated to the people who were gathered
around the hotel the terms of the peace, Brown
topk the stand, uninvited, and opposed the
terms of the treaty. He was in favor of igno
ring all treaties, and such leading men as Rob
inson, Lane, and Lowry, and' proceeding at
once against the border ; rufian invaders, drive
them from the soil, or hang them if taken.
General Lowry, who was chairman of the com
mittee of Safely, and also commander of the
free Slate troops; ordered Brown under arrest.
Thelatlcr made no physical resistence, but it
was soon discovered that he was altogether too
combustible a person to retain, as a prisoner,
and a compromise was made with .him by the
frec-State men, and he was released. He Was
informed by the leaders of that party that his
remarks were intended to undo what they.were
trying to accomplish by means of the treaty ;
that he was a stranger in Lawrence and Kan
sas, and ought not, by his rash remarks, to
compromise the people of Lawrence ‘ qntil he
had known them longer and. knew them better.
One of his sons, who was elected to the Leg
islature in February, 1856, was seized and ta
ken from Ossawallomie to Lecomplon in chains,
a distance of 30 miles. His feet and hands
were chained together with a large, heavy
chain, the size of that used upon ox-teams. He
was compelled to walk the whole distance be
neath a burning sun. The irons wore the flesh
from'his-ankles ; he was attacked - with the
brain fever, .Was neglected, and died in two or
three days. He wasthe companion of Gover
nor Robinson, Jenkins, (since shot by Lane.)
and some eight or ten others. Another son of
Captain Brown was shot at Ossawaltomie by a
marauding, party from Missouri. ' I After, the
o<tatn uf his first Son, oecasionedby the torturtp
and; fatigue of his'forced march; Brown swore
vengeance upon the pro-slavery .parly; and ft
wSrfßqoenily observed: by-ihe niore-prudent
of 4(ie free-State fnen that fie was evidently in
sane on the subject. He was always consider
ed by them a dangerous plan, was never token
into their councils, and never consulted by them
with reference either to their policy or move
ments.
The destruction of the fi ce State Hotel and
presses at Lawrence, in May, 1858, incited him
anew to action; and he organized a small com
pany, composed chiefly of men who had been
robbed, or whose relatives had been murdered
by lire pro-slavery party, and at the head of
this band, armed with Sharp’s rifles, bowie
knives, and Colt's revolvers, he scoured south
ern Kansas, and the name.of "Old Brown” be
came a terror to all who opposed his will in
that region. While he was thus marauding,
five prp-slavery men were taken from their cab
ins at Pottawattamie creek, in the night-time,
and shot dead. The pro-slavery party charged
this deed upon old Brown! while the free-Slatc
party asserted, that they could prove him in
Lawrence, forty miles distant, when it happen -
I ed, and that the horrid deed was perpetrated
by “Buford’s Georgia Ruffians,” supposing
that the victims were frec-Slaio men.
The news of this massacre reached Westport,
Missouri, the place of rendezvous of the.“bor
der ruffians.” the same evening that the Kan
sas Commission sent out by the United Slates
House of Representatives arrived at that place.
The excitement was intense, and was induced
almost as-much by the appearance of.lhe.Com
mission, as by the news of the massacre. The
“ruffians” swore vengeance upon the members
and officers of the Commission, declaring that
their blond should recompense for ihe slaughter
at Pottawattornie creek,.and but for the inter
cession of Mr. Oliver, the pro slavery member,
of the Commission, and others, it was believed
that the Constitution would have been attack
ed. It was at this time that the notorious 11.
Olay Pate organized a band of men in the
streets of Westport, M0.,-with theavowed pur
pose of entering the Tcrriiory and capturing
’“Old Brown.” .He raised about thirty men,
and went into the Territory about twilight one
evening, and was surprised nt sunrise the next
morning by “Old Brown,” who was in com
mand of-,nine men, armed as staled above. Pate
sent a flag of truce to Brown, who advanced
some rods in front of his company, and ordered
the flag- bearer to remain with him, and sent
one of his own men to inform Pate Income
himself. Pate obeyed, when Brown ordered
him to lay down his arms. Pate refused to
give the order to his men, when Brown, draw
ing a revolver, informed him that he must give
the order, or bo shot on the spot. Pate imme
diately surrendered up himself and men, and
they were disarmed and marched into a ravine
near by, and kept until liberated and sent back
to Missouri, by Colonel Sumner, a few, days
subsequently, who also, ordered ‘Old Brown ,to
disband and go home. The latter agreed to do
so; if the Colonel would also agree to protect
the settlers in that region of the Territory.
This was the celebrated “Battle of Black-Jack
Point,".made famous by the “H. C- P- cor
respondent of the St.’ Louis JlepubltcajU who
was the heroic commander of the surrendering
party. Captain Brown was not much heard
from again until the notorious Captain Hamil
ton made his incursions into Southern Kansas
from Missouri, in 1858, When he raised another
aompany, and, with Captain, Montgomery,
drove Hamilton and his companions back to
Missoula, tint! marching his men into that
State, took possession of one of the villages,
shot one or two men, and liberated several
slaves. This course of Brown was repudiated
by Governor Robinsoh', and the leaders of the
(ree-State party, in and out Of Kansas; which
caused Brown to publish'd letter explaining his
position, in which he assumed the entire re
sponsibility of his acid, and relieved the free-
State men from any ahare therein. This letter
was called the “Two Parallels," on account of
the peculiar distinction’niade by the writer. _
. Captain Brown was.a very strong believer in
the doctrines of the Presbyterian Church. He
was fanatical on’the* subject of anti-slavery, an
i seemed to have the idea that he was specmlly
[dbputed'by the Almighty to liberate slaves and
At s£,oo per annum
kill slaveholders. It was always conceded (u
him that he was a conscientious man. very mod
est in his demeanor, apparently inoffensive un
til the subject of slavery was introduced, when
he would exhibit a feeling of indignation un
paralleled. After matters subsided in Kansas,
Brown intimated to some of his anti slavery
friends that he contemplated organizing an in
surrection amongst the slaves in Kentucky and
Tennessee. This fact becoming known to some
of the leading anti-slavery men of the country,
they refused him means with which to go on,
and discouraged his proposed undertaking.
He spent a portion of the last summer in visit
ing .different Northern cities, and was tendered
sums of money, with the ! understanding that
he wished to secure a little farm on which to
settle in his old age. It is supposed that he
employed the money thus obtained to hire the
farm near Harper’s Ferry, which he used as a
rendezvos for the insurrectionists, and near
which he so recently paid the last, debt of na
ture. ,
■‘Jlotlier niado it.’
A few weeks since, while in one of the beau
tiful inland cities of Wisconsin, an incident oc
curred which awakened in my mind a. train of
reflections, which possibly may be written arid
read with advantage.
I was hurrying along the street, when my,
attention was arrested by the appearance of a
little boy on the side of the pavement, selling
candy. He was not really beautiful, nor was
he decidedly the reverse. His. age was about
nine years; his clothes were old and faded, but
well patched. His candy was spread upon a
coarse, white cotton cloth, neatly stretched over
what had been a japanned server. lie was sur
rounded by;a small group of boys, evidently
belonging tb difleient grades of society.
As I came nearly opposite him, the oft-re
peated interlude, “Candy, sir?” fell upon my
ears, and although opposed to ihe.excessiveuse
of candy, I stepped aside to patronize the light
haired, pale, freckled, homespun little repre
sentative of trade. I purchased of him, partly
for his encouragement, but with particular ref
erence to the friendship of the little folks of the
family with which I wits a temporary guest.
The candy was as while as the cloth benifath
it, being free from the poisonous coloring ingre
dients so extensively used in the confectionery
art. t tasted it, and found it delicately flavor
ed arid very nice. '
“My boy,"said I, “your candy is very
good; let mekave a little more.’’
I immediately saw my.remark had awakened
in his young heart emotions which in them
selves were quite' abstract from the candy trade.
His countenance beamed with joy, as he raised
his large eyes, Sparkling with delight, and ob
served in reply:
. .“It is good, isn't it? Mother made it.’’
In these few words were embodied an uncon
scious exhibition of character. Here was a
spontaneous outburst of filial afleotion.
From the Genesee Farmer.
,Urigloal DomesUc Receipts.
I Baked Quince.— Bake until perfectly lender.
Pare, coio; butter, and sugar-while hot, and
YhOronghly .mix, . Excellent. With care in
picking and storing, quinces may be saved for
baking uutil mid-winter. ’
Sweet Potatoe Pie.— Boil the potatoes very
soft, thonpoel and mash them. To every quar
ter of : a pound, put one quart of milk, throe
table-spoonfuls of butter, four beaten eggs, to
gether with sugar and nutmeg to the taste. It
is improved by-a glass of wine.
Tbndbidoe Cake.—Six ounces of butter, six
of sugar, three-quarters of a pound of flour,
two eggs, and a tea-spoonful of rose-water. —
Stir to a cream the butter and sugar, then add
the eggs, flour and spice. Kell it out thin,- and
cut into small cakes.
Fruit Cake.—One pound and a half of flour,
one pound of sugar, one-fourth of a pound ol
butler, one pint of sweet milk, six eggs, ftui
and spice as much as you please.
Jellt Cake. —One pound of butter, one of
sugar, ono of flour, twelve eggs, nutmeg and
rose-water.. Butter a dinner plate and bake
thin; trim the edges with a pen knife.
Fhenoß Loaf.—One pound of flour, one of
butter, one of sugar, gill of milk, gill of brandy,
gill of wine, seven eggs, as much fruit as you
please. -
Cookies.— Five cups flour, two of sugar, one
of butter, one ton spoon aaleratus, three eggs,
and caraway; . Baked thin;
A Rich Cohn Bread —Take, two quarts corn
meal, one quart wheat flour, a little saft, and
four eggs ; add sour buttermilk enough to form
a stiff batter ; mix well j then add two tea-spoon
fuls of soda dissolved in a little warm, water.—
Stir it well lind. pour it into groused pans, so
that it will bo about two inches thick when ba
ked. Bake in a hot oven till done—say about
half an hour.
To Make Good Bread.—First, get good
flour. Second, take one quart ol flour, scald it
by pouring over it some boiling water. Then
for each loaf of bread you want to make, add
one pint of cold water; stir in flour till it is as
thick as can conveniently be stirred,. Then put
in one half pint of good hop-yeast for every four
loaves. Set it to rise over night. In the morn
ing make up byjiddlngflourtill it isatlff dough.
Knead well, mould into loaves,*and, when light,
bake it well, and you will have good bread.
Mince Pie, Salt Beef.—Boil the beef till
very lender, take from the bone, and chop fine;
then to every pound of moat, add one pound
and a half of apples, pared and cored. Chop
both together until the apples are fine, then, to
every five pounds of the mixture, add two tea
spoonfuls of black pepper, two table spoonfuls
of allspice; half a pound of raisins, one cup of
vinegar, one of molasses, one of dried black
berries, 'stewed, and one pint of'sweet cream.
Pumpkin Pie.—Halve the pumpkin, take out
the seeds, wash if clean, and cut it info small
pieces. These are to bo stewed gently until
soft, then drained, and strained through a seivq.
To one quart of the pulp, add three pints cream
or milk, six beaten eggs, together with spaar.
mace, nutmeg, and gingef, to the tajifp. .WBcfl
the ingredients"ore well ipixed, pour,them upon
pie-plates, having a bottom crust, and. bake forty
nilnufes in a hot oven. ' ,
. £aked Beans.—To have a nice dish of 1 baked
beans, parboil half 1 an hour, adding a little soda;
then pour off the w'afer and rinse them. Add
your pork already notched, cover them with
ti/atei 1 , and let them boil an bohr, adding a tea
spoonful' of suga'r fo every Quart of beans—
Then put them In a baking dish, and let ttrom
brown nicely.
InMXh Toast— Platt fwo quarts of milk
over IUo Arc. When it boils, add a spoonful o
flour io thicken, a tea-Bpoonfulofsalt.nsmall
lump o t butter, two tnblo-spoonfuls of B0 1"-
Have ready in a deep dish six or eight s ipsa of
Sfit indlaV bread Toasted. Pour the, mixture ,
Over them. Serve hot.
ir-r>“lf you call this skinning." said Tom
tinTbarber, 0 " i 1 's npt so bad : but if you cai|
uVbavllig. I should'prefer using the other side
of the ratfor-"
ITT' Three Bears werp killed the other day in
Cambria county Pa hy » fa™ cr . They tad
dome right up to his IWnt ooor. _ -
The man who stands upon his own Soil, Wlfo
feels that by the law of the land in which he'
'•jes—by the laws of civilized natidmi—he is
the rightful and exclusive owner of the fend be
tills, is, by the constitution of our pature, op.
der wholesome influence not easily imbibed from
any other source. He feels—othertbings .being
equal-more strongly the character of a nian aa
lord of an animated world. Of this greit And
wonderful sphere which fashioned, by the band
of God, and upheld by his power, is rolling
through tlio heavens, a part ol his—his from’’
centre to the sky-, it is. the space on which
the generation before moved in its round of du
ties, and he feels himself connected by » visible
link with those who follow him. Perhaps his
farm has come dow.n to him from his
They have gone to their last home; but he c*fl
trace their footsteps over the scenes of his daily
labors. The roof which shelters him wits rear
ed by those to whom ho owes his being. Some
domestic tradition is connected with eVcry ifl.
closure; The favorite fruit tree was planted, by
bis father’s band. He sported in boy-hood be
side the brook which winds through the mead
ow. Through the fields lies the path lb the
village school of earlier days.- lie still ■ bean
from his window the voice of the Sabbath bell
which called bis father to the house of God,;
and near at band is the spot where his parents
laid down to rest: Bnd when his time has come,
he shall be Idid down by bid children. Thcsk
are the feelings of the owner of the soil. Words!
cannot paint them—gold cannot buy them ; they
flow out of the deepest fountain of the heart;
they are the life springs of a fresh, healthy and
generous national character.— Everett. ■
NO. 20.
Rachel’s Toud.— Brook’s (Senior) feat loi
ter to the New York Express contains fho fol
lowing: ••
“Upon my return to Bethlehem, I rode by
the tunb ol Rachel, a small building with i
whitened dome, and having within n high otjj
Jong monument, built ..ol brick and stuccoed
over. The spot is wild and solitary, and not a
tree spreads its shade whore rests the beautiful
mother of Israel. Christian, Jew and Moslepu
all agree that this is Just flic spot where Rachel
was buried, and all unite in honoring it. Tho
Turks are anxious that,their ashes may rest near
hers, and hence their bodies have been strowd
tinder the tombs all around the simple grave of
Rachel. Tho sweet domestic virtues of tho
good wife have wpn their ib'vo and admiration,
as the tomb of Absalom, near the brook of
Kedron, detestation; upon the latter they throw
a stone to mark their horror of t|te ’disobedient
son, while all around (he formef they wish when
they die their bodies may he interred.
“Nor is this wonderful. The wife, worth
fourteen years of service as a shepherd, must
have been a wile worth having. The whole life
of Rachol is indeed one of the most touching In
Biblical history-. Tne sweet shepherdess baa
loft her niark upon the memory of man, as well
as tho place of her toiflU. The tribute to her is
the frlhuto Id d gotid wife; find Infidel-Jew and
and Christian all combine to jtay’tj. „The great
women of the earth, the Zenohias apd Cleopa
tra a have died, been buried and thejr .very place
of burial been ftrgptten, hut to thfe fiay stands
over t|io grave of Rachel, not .thq.pilktr.of Ja
cob set up,’ b,ut a modern monument in its place,;
dround which pilgrims ,from, every land under
the sun gather in respect and reverence lor the
faithful wife and good toother in Israel. ~ „
05” Beauty and dealt make bach other leetM
purer and lovelier, like snow and moonlight.
05” Always look at those you ape talking td
—never at those you arc talking of.
05” A good name will wear oul, y had oho'
may bo tinned, a nickname labfs forever. .
05” itemoty seldom falls when its office is to
show us the sepulchres of our buried hopes.
05” Do not believe one half that: you hear,
but triake sure that Jou believe all that you sayi
PnoTOKino.—To dream yon have lots of mo
ney, and then wake tip and Arid yourself a prin
ter., ;
ds”l?ightbrlngs out stare, as sorrow show ni
truths; wo can never see fho atafs till wo cat?
see little or naught else—and thus is it with
truth.
05” Neither men nor women can become
what they intend to be by carpeting their prb r
gress with velvet. Real .strength is tested by
difficulties.
05” A man who avoids matrimony on actount
of the cares of wedded life, is 1 compared to one
who would amputate a leg to save bis toes from'
corns.’
03* It may seem a paradox bulii is never
theless the’trutb, that bit a man upon.whatever
part of the body you will, fbo blow is sire logo
against his Stomach.
Q3”Fleastiro, like Quicksilver, is bright and
shy. If we strive to grasp it, it stiU eludes uS x
and stilt glitters. We perhaps seize it at last
and find it rank poison.
03* Ladies whol.hgvo, a disposition, to punish
(heir husbands, should' recollect that a leetle
I warm sunshine will melt an Icicle much sooner
than a regular north-easter.
03” In a single hour it may bo discovered
whcthoi* a man has good sense ;'biit it will re
quire years to determine whether lie lias good
temper, or good disposition.
03*‘-Our misfortunes;” says Sadi, “should,
touch us compassion—lie host can fed for the
condition of tho unfortunate wild lias h(mSdf
partaken oi wretchedness.”
03” Sparc moments are the gold dust of timev
Of all the portions of oiir life, spare moments
are tho most truthful in good or evil, • They are,
the gaps through which temptation And the ea
siest access to the soul.
03* Friendship does' not consist in words, ifi
groat dinners, or unmeaning smiles. Show mo
the man who will break his.last loaf with mo, 1
and I will call that man friend.
03?- He (hat regulates liis conclusions by prei
cedent- that is .past ■will generally find himself
somewhat embarrassed when ho has to do with
power tliat is proaent. .
Q 3” Unbounded is* the poiitancss with wh'ch
the practiced’flatterer throws dust in your eyes,
when ho is intent upon picking your pocket or
making a fool of you.
05 s * Never hold any one by the billion or the
hand in order to bo heard out: for, Ifjieoploare
nnwilliitg to hoar you, you had'better bold your
tongue than them.
03” Lord Byfoft onfto said: “You never
know a man’s temper intil you have been im
prisoned on boat'd of a ahjp.with him, or a Ro
man's null! yotf lutvo married her.”
03” Lord Bacon beautifully said : “If a mas
ho gracious to strangers",'it shows he Is a citizen
ol the world, and’ that his hcaft is no island cut
off from the other lands, but a continent that
joins them. ,
Fear is,a prodigious ipaghifler, especially
where it has been excited by any ihiusqa/ ob
ject. No traveler over saw a small tiger i, no;
landsman over experienced a gale at sea that
was not a tornado.
1 idr Wonien often idsothdmon tfiey love, and
who love them, by mere wantonnesp or coquet
ry They alioiiid bo careful, not. to take thia
Step hastily, for a proud, high minded, gilted
man, will aoidom ask a woman twice.
(&r When a was thrown |-
where John Murray was preaching in
nicked it tip, and holding.it before Ihq co j l PJj ■
gabion, said*: -.Tillsis aVdgbtyargumont.but
ncllhor rational or convincing. ,• , „
rrv- A little about two years and a bolf
the elephant gttachod to the circus,
nisi the house, asked her mother, who was
P“»» ’ bv “ What that groat,lndia rubber
th?ng was dihat w-ab walking in the atreot with
‘two tails , , _ , J -
ror Did (ho man who pl.owed tho sea. and *u
(onvard planted his feet on his native aoil> over
liarveat the crops 1 , . J
does one good to look Rt you*” SB
tno fox said to the chiskcritf, When ha found lh»
wall tob hlgh tor hint to leap.
A Bfantifnl Piclore.
(S& muV (onk