Am r rim n li ol ml l f rr. VOL. 47. iil'iflßlGAN VOLUNTEE f OBMSHED EVERY THURSDAY HORNING BY JOHBi B. BRATTON. TERMS Dollar and Fifty Oontd> paid i& advance; two Dollars if paid withiA the* year; And Two Dollars and Fifty Oonts, if not paid within tb« year. These terms will bo rigidly adhorod to in every instance. No subscriptioA discontinued until allartoprages are paid unless at the optioA of the fiditmS J ' Advkrtlsb AKNTS~AccompaAiod b£ the casA, and hot exceeding Ane septate, will bA insetted three \imc6 for One Doling fthA twenty-fiVb cents foteaoh additional insertion those of a greatet length in proportion. : •- : as Itand-billS, Posting-bills, Pamphlets, Blanks, Labels, Ac., efcccAtcd with Rcourioy and .at the shortest notice. poetical. CIHBLBMAOSB AND TUB lIEfUIIT, A LEGEND or THE DANUBE. BY WM. ALI.BN BUtbßßt Charlemagne, the mighty monarch) . As through Mutton wood ho strayed) From the holy beVmil Hutto> Tolling in tho loteil glade*. . tn his hind the hatchet) By his side tho knife and. twine/ There he crit and bound the fagots From the gnarled and stunted pints Well the monarch knew tbohermit) For hiS pious works and cated, And the wonder which had followed On his vigils, foals arid pfayefs* Much, ho marvelled hoW to see him Toiling there, with axe arid cord, And ho cried in soorn> *' Ow Father! Is it thus you serve the Lord?" But tho hermit, resting neither Hand nor hutchct, meekly said— VHe who does.no daily labor, May not.ask for daily broad \ Think not that my grdbei slumber While I toil throughout tho day, For all honest work is worship, And to labor is to pray* Think riot that the hoaVenly blessing From the workman’s hand, removed) Who does best his task appointed, Hiiu tho Master most approves.” While be spoke, tho hermit, pausing Fur a moment, raised his eyes Where tho overhanging branches Swayed beneath tho sunset skies. Through tho dense and vaulted forest) Straight the level sunbeam came, Shining like a golden ratter , Poised upon a sculptured frame. Suddenly, with, kindling features, • W/j//o ho breathes a silent prayer, See the hermit (brows his hatchet Lightly upward in tho air, . , Bright the well-worn steal is gleaming, As it flushes through the, ahudo, Ai>d,-descending, lo t' tlie'siinljoa'ra J/oids it dangling by the blade 1 “See, my Bon,” exclaimed the hermit, "See the token sent from heaven, Iliua to humble, patient effort, 1 Faith’s miraculous aid is given. Tiling. hoping. often fainting, As wo labor. Love divine, Timmgu ttiu shallow* pours its sunlight, ClfowuA tho Wofk—vouchsafes tho sign went'the monarch, _ Till he reached his palitoo hall, Where he strode among his warriors, Ho the bravest of them all. Soon tho Bonodiotine Abbey Hose bbsidc tho hermit's coll. Ho, by royal hands invested, lluled as Abbot long and well. Now, beside the rushing Danube, Still its ruined walls remain, Telling of tins hermit's patience, And. the seat of Charlemagne, TUB VOICE OF THE DYIN6 YEAR. "'bitten between hi,even and twelve on Last night or the veah. As within my chamber musing, Watohiug the departing year, Distuning to the tread of angels, "Waiting still their notes to bear! Do! I hear the spirit voices . Of the dying year exclaim: . flare you used tbo moments wisely. Or has been my gift in vain ? Dare you tried to help the needy ? Haye you soothed the bod of pain ? Have you lifted up the lowly, ■Nor have doomed your labor vain? If a single ray of sunshine" Gleamed within the cottage door, Or a heart was made more crdtoful In the dwellings of tbo poor ? Mare yon wept with weeping mourners? _Have you dried their falling tears? Haro you pointed thoni to Jesus When you gained their listening oar? Hare you tried to.be more useful . As the hours flow swiftly by, And to hear with greater pationoo All thp ills you could not fly ? o?. y ™ loar “ c ' l ‘ho, one great lesson ,k h ,™ r . FATI!En fain tfould toaoh which His wisdom gives to each. From tfao Mount-p/ffoihciff If you have, the year in passing Has not fled for you in vain But the Lord of alHhe"harvest Haa BBourcd bia golden grain. Mmillanms. |the babe in the prison. BT GRACE GREENWOOD. the mod . Slow^^l^ 00 th ? *? corridors am| W ll.* ke * onK ’ me, ancho- As colls tn „!r a “ d then entering one of *>th its ionelvlnmf a W ° rd of hum en cheer the nmto nhn lni ? nto —utterly lonely, but for 3ri «S ro„ rP' f nn r- hip . of T taK—tfiS Eolation anJ 'm •’ tr »«?formed into a )a »sed at a mil ? be . s . s ‘ n K- Occasionally wo ed hythVL but did not enter, beinglnvi" '' through “ min,nn 1( |° k "t l J po . n tl,e P ria,,n ' r °n doe?, Ti™L i loon-h.de m the heavy ? 0, t hardened u P". n Bom6 of the en 'tent!nrv ,ln P e,eBa criminals in the oom .orSa a ! tl' Dy ,jenfc over lapstone or cnsoioug that a /, 10 bench, all un- r a 5 T r as dwelling- on “dancholy movem 6 . < u .sjoomy face, the '**. » lombr! ! •“ ?' with the sorrowful '“"ling pity Th‘ 08 ' ty ’ a ® h “dderlng but “'"'.aoro women looked thinner, ggard and desponding than the • moU—though some seemed to make a desper ate effort at defiance, it is hard to defy soli tude, silence and that dismal annihilation of identify, where one’s very name is merged in the number of prison coll. Evidently those things told more upon their spirits than on those of male prisoners, and the more quiet and monotonous nature of their occupations, seemed to weary and Wear upon them, ' eyes met ours with a dull and stony expression, of retreating with shy, eva sive glances,. Yet the most sad and sillW among them followed us to the cell door With a look of longing and mournful envy, more touching than the wildest appeal for freedom and human companionship. On the floor of on 6 of theao cells, wo found a little child—a bahy'girl, somewhat less than A year old. The sight surprised me, as the appearance of Lit povefd picciotd, the poof lit? tie flower, springing up from between the flag stones of his prison yard, surprised the sad captive of Finestrclia. A palo and sickly blossom this seemed, though not without acer tain plaintiff beauty irt her wan and wistful little face. She was very (Wir—too fair—there seemed no sunshine in her veins, no stlf of life in the pale golden hair which hung de jectedly about her waxen forehead. The eyes were-blue—-but of the dull, uncertain hue of violets that have grown in deep shade, I fan eied they might have caught all they lacked of light and color from the tUU of the gleam of running waters, or the rich depths of sum mer skies. They had, too, a strange blank look—from striking ever against prison walls, I thought. They certainly had not eager dis tinct reaches of expression, flashing out from the eyes of happier children. Was the in fant’s sight dwarfed to suit the dimensions of its mother’s cell, ftow strange and sad it Seemed ? The earth had almost made its' mighty revolutions around the sUU—passing through all the won derful changes of the season, through the countless phenomena of nature since this ba by was born la prison, and she knew nothing yet of Spring’s fair bloom, of Summer’s glory, of Autumn’s ripeness, of Winter’s splendor— nothing of winds, or waves, of woods, or birds —skies, of rain or snow, I fear her little feet had never bein set in the grass, her little arms never been thrown around a pet of play fol low, t fear she has never looked into the heart of a rose, or the face of a little child.— Surely the sight of either Would have kindled a faint momentary flush in her pallid cheeks. •It was a cloudy, showery day, and double gloom pervaded the prison. Suddenly, the sun shone out, and sent a glad beam through the high, narrow, grated window, to fall ,on the prison floor beside the child. For the first time, I saw the little creature smile, as she bent forward and clutched eagerly at the dan cipg ray. It was a pretty yet pitSoUS sight— that instinctive, hungry grasp at her small ration of God’s free sunshine—her crumb fal len from the Master’s table—while the whole outside world were feasting half unconscious, and all too unthankful, on the rich, life civina bounty, b * , ■ln another instant, a pittiless cloud swept over the' sail, and the reliant Stringer'was gone. Then the bereaved baby cried, ip a si lent old way, which showed one that tears were more native to her than smiles, I'he mother took her up, and strove to comfort her I with a few feeble love wordsand languid ca resses. Then I regarded the mother. She was little more than U child herself, “going on eighteen, ’’ she said and looked a weak, in? offensive creature, with no muscle or fibre I desponding, listless,'a frail* and sorry thing foil the law to wreak itself against. The babe ceased weeping presently, but ,began again, I as we drew near, hiding her face against her chihh-mpther’s breast. “ Don’t mind her ladies,” said the Mother, “ S P° 8 a puny, scary thing. She ain’t used to strangers, and don’t seem to take kindly to prison-life, for all she was horn to it. I hope she Will be better when wo go out, but I don’t know. You see she didn’t have a fair chance at the start; I fretted so much fore she was born, and a good bit after. She don’t know what it is to -be lively and cheery like other children. I think a little fresh, open air would do her good, and she ought to see more folks, especially young folks. I know lam a - poor hand to bring her up, I feel so old, and Its so dismal here,” " Could not Some friend take the child away and care for it till your term is out?” I , asked. . - , “ I haven’t got any friends that know lam here but one, and he’s in too,*’ she replied with a faint flush. “ Some of the prison visi tors have, offered to take care of her, but 1 enn’t live without her. I should fret myself to death in a little time, and I am not fit to die. I expect to have a hard time to live when I get out,but iff don’t do.wrong again it will bo because of. my baby; 'pears to me God has got hold of me there." Lot us trust that be has—a sure, eternal {•“Id 1 Let us hope that this sorrowful piccio ta--.tins I‘ttle drooping flower, springing from a sinful love, bedewed with tears of idiamo, nurtured in prison gloom, may yot instruct the mother’s simple heart in the divine lesson of virtue, and breathe into it the balm of God’s peace, This young mother, I was afterwards told, was sent here for larceny, for a term,pf two years; She had boon a servant girl, and had stolen from her mistress a diamond brooch. i whether from the promptings of evil counsel, or the sudden, wild temptation of girlish Van ■ty, or.from an insane, inborn propensity for thieving, she committed the crime, I know not. At all events the penalty was a hard one. , Surethe poor, girl was too young to bo be yond the hope of reformation through milder moans, For, all the diamonds in Victoria’s crown, I would not deprive an unfortunate sis ter «o young. and but lately so innocent, of Uod s free air and sunshine for two long years —condemn her to meet her time of peril and pam to bring forth her first baby, in a prison ‘ But a little while ago, a noble lady of * ranee, robbed a jeweler of a set of costly dia monds,'that she might shine peerless at an imperial fete,—and the penalty which she had suttered (from society, not the law,) is banish- 1 ment to her chateau in the country. There, though rage and mortification may gnaw at her proud heart, her children will probably forget her shame in their own freedom, and h]®? 8 t | lo from the tiresome splendor of Parisian high life* Since the day of my visit, that great model that imposing caravansary of crime, with its hundreds of Unhappy inmates, repre sentatives of almost every offence towards God , m '"|' has for me no memory so pathetic as that of the baby born under its vast roof • 0 ten think of her, and .wonder, and con 'd™^ 0 ® an y things. Did she continue to motiiLrr a etrange importunate j , t / or Rht and freedom, till one day sud den darkness swept across the narrow grated ( ™' nnd the little faint sunbeam of foy that lit the cell was withdraWn for ever?— Had the poor picoiola withered among the prison-atonos ? Had ever a little coffin been | earned through that ICw* dark doorwav, and • . long, silent corridor, with no mourn er following? Had God so loosened hie hold on the mother's heart, or tightened it? Or had deliverance come otherwise? Had she gone forth, led by a mother's hand cling ing- to her mother's side, a white, shy, startled little creature* out into the great, wide, he wildormg world? Had nature ministered kindly to her now-found child, lighted her dull eyes with gleams of thought and joy, kindled something like bloom in her wart cheeks, bur nished her hair with gold, and quickened her languid pulses With pure air ? Had she grown tamiliar with the starry sky and the grassy earth ? Had sho.learned to play, and to laugh aloud unfearful of prison echoes? Must the shadow of that prison follow moth er and child through life, a cloud of shame a .^. BUB l J^c^on will the world prove mer ciful and forgetful ? Will virtuous, Christian people give them a chance to live honestly and happily, and so redeem the past error? Who can tell? But in the memory of the poor baby in the prison, lot us pray that the unfortunate, the happy, the innocent, may | learn 10 be wisely charitable toward the errors of youth, tenderly helpful toward the friend less and unfortunate, hopefully toiling for the bringing of the time for which the great bur dened heart of the world yearns unceasingly. Then nature, will dll the unroofed prison cell with bright sunshine, and .Vail the Crumbling P r Json turret in a grecri oblivion of ivy. , .| hen every babe shall be borii heir to. the full health of human love and care—‘to the full joy and freedom of life—then none shall rob the least of Christ's little ones of its best in heritance, its share in the blessing uttered ages ago in Judea, for all time, and for all children of every land and race. A Modern Fortin. SINGULAR SCENE IN AN ENGLISH COURT* Since the .time when Madame Portia an- Jtifirfid m the Vomtiftn Court find delivered her argument in the case of “ Shylock vs. An tonio, suit to recover the penalty of a bond given for money lent, '‘ there has been but few, if uny‘instancesi‘’of members of the gentler sex trespassing on the duties and privileges of the legal fraternity, But a case lias "re cently coma up in England, where the proce* defit of-Portifi lids bfion followed to a certain extent by another, of the crinolined sex—-it is to be hoped with as much successor her illus ions predecessor.' A Mr. William Sheddon, offfcw York, brought suit in London tOes-l tftblish his legitimacy, The day of trial ar rived, when Mr. Sheddon’s counsel moved for a continuance on the ground that, although heavily feed, they hud neglected to look into the ftiente of tlid CftsSv Thfi contlnufincfi was refused/twhon Mr. Sheddon’s counsel left the court in a huff, and abandoned the case.' Here was a predicament. A largo amount of pro perty, and the honor of the plaintiff's mother were at stake, and there. Was no one to con duct the suit. - At this juncture stepped in a “ learned doctor’* in petticoats, in the person of,-Mr.; Shed'don% pwn daughter. Mbdc'atly asking and obtaining permission to plead her father s cause, she proceeded to lay out the case and argue it with a perspicui ty, force and eloquence that astonished the oldest wlgged head in the Court. Her speech lasted thro’ portions of two .days—for a woman cmi talk when she tries—and in this case she talked to some purpose. At the close of her argument she commenced examining witnesses with all the tact and persevorence of an old lawyer, and with every prospect of success. Her ef forts have attracted much attention. Miss Burdett CoUtts has sent her a letter express ing sympathy for her position, and congratu lating her on the zeal displayed. She has also sent her some material sympathy in the shape of a cheek for £2OO, to'ho'p to pay the law expenses. 'The LandijorH's AptMtEciATtoy of 1 , Mhsk* —A gentleman and Itldy traveling in Michigan, and having missed the stage, were compelled to take a private conveyance from the town of Scudon ,to Thomastowni The lady had with her ft beftUtlftil lap-dog, .which she carried in her lap on an embroidered mat. During the ride the husband discover ed that he had no handkerchief, when the la dy lent him hers, .which was fashionably scented with musk) About half way between the two towns the carriage broke down, in the midst of a hard ruin, and they were obliged to take re ft Igo in the half wuy house—a “one horse”-- log tavern, consisting of two rooms—a bar-room and lodging room. The lady laid her lap-dog on its mat before the fife, and her self and husband took seats. In a short time the gentleman had occasion to use his hand kerchief, and took it out; leaving it on his knee when he got through with it. In a few moments the landlord opened the door, put his head in, looked around, went out, came in, gazed at the dog—his nostrils all the time upturned in intense disgust, lie finally ap peared satisfied, went to the outside door, opened ify caine back with a bound, seized the lapmog by the tail,' and hurled him howl ing full ten rods into the forest. The wife tainted ; the husband rose to his feet, terribly enraged, and wanted to know what ho did that for? , , u m ,y dog,” continued he, furiously. Don t care a cuss whose dog it is,” said the man gruffly and impotuosly ; “I ain't go ing to have no such blasted smelling varmint thats been with a skunk—around my tavern I” * husband and wife vacated the hodse instantly, and proceeded on their way in tho rain, with the fragments of their ill-used dog who had got into suoh “ bad odor," Pickled Howe keeps a hotel in the Northern part of the State of Now York, which, ho boasted. Was the best in “ those parts," as he ‘used to say, you could get anything that was ever made to eat, One day in comes a Yankee, sends his horse around to the stable, and stepping up to the bar, ask ed Old Rowe what he could have for dinner. "Anything, sir.” says Old Rowe, "any thing, from a picfcelod elephant to a canary bird’s tongue.” 11 Wa’al,” says the Yankee, eyeing old Rowe, “I guess I’ll take a piece of pickled elephant.” # Out bustled Rowe into the dining-room lea ving our Yankee nonplussed at fils gravity.— Presently he conies back again, saying: “ Well, air, we’ve got cm, but you’ll have to take a whole one, ’cause vVe never cut ’em.” The Yankee thought he would have some codfish and potatoes, Death of a Famous Horse. —The famous imported stallion Yorkshire died on the farm of his owner, John M. Clay, near Lexington, Ky., on Sunday, Ho was nearly 27 years old, Yorkshire was the sire of Waterloo, Austrolitz, Magenta, and a host of other fine racers. Fusion or Demociucv.— -The first reuni on of the Breckinridge andD'ouglas Democracy has taken place in Missouri.- Both parties in the Legislature fused and elected Legislative officers. "OUR COUNTRY—MAY IT ALWAYS BE RIGHT OR WRONG- OUR COUNTRY." CARLISLE, PA., THURSDAY, iANUARt 17, 1861, I had comft to California ;£o join my older brother) who hod been a resjdent there for some yc4rs, and most oi the tuna engaged in ranching, AVe lived not very far from the loWn of Stockton, yet ,w 6 Wore almost in the desolation of the prairie. There Was hut little to break the pfoapeot to the dreary slopes of the Coast Range Mountains, but here and there 4 scattered house of i|ie hog ranchers, tr the soiled tent of a Mexican ti aquer'e, look- j ong like a speck on the plain,. - One evening I was watching.the dusty road or patch for a glimpse of my.brother Robert returningfrom the neighboring town of Stock ton. _ In the falling shades of the night f re cognized Robert riding, acrogs the plain, but saw, with surprise, a buggy, of some sort of nondescript vehicle, closely following at the heels of my brother’s galloping-mustang. The stranger in the buggy leisurely got out at tho enclosure) and taking.my brother’s arm in the most affectionate manner, proceeded to wards the house, whore I stood a little embar rassed at thennuaUal sight of a strange visitor. “Brother Ned,"'said Robert, “I want to makeyoii acquainted with Dr, Ashton, a very particular friend; he is the sheriff of the coun ty,’and I have told him so much about the curiosity of a home on the prairies like what he has seen in ‘the States,’ that he has come out to see us.’* 1 gaVe the sheriff a friendly greeting, fir, AshtpU) a large, strong,man of magnificent phjsitpte, returned it with a cordial salutation, stretching his hand towards me with the ani mation oi an old friendship, I liked him already for the circumstance of shaking hands so heartily, Then ho was so genial, and so full of mirth add anecdote, The sheriff talked a great dealrrlt wag his failing. First he talked to Robert of ranching, then of the enormous'profits of raising hogs, and then of adventures in the mines of California, I Ventured to suggest that ). Was already pleased with the many strange things 1 had seen in California, but, above all other curio sities, wanted to see “the diggings.” ■ “ Ah,’* remarked Robert, “the Doctor can toll you more of life in the mines than any one else in California, . .Every body knows ‘Dr. Rash,’ as 1 they call hiniin the mining districts. Toil see, Ned, before you one"of the repi'esem tative heroes of California; a' man—let me say it now, Doc., will you lias conquer ed every difficulty, overcome icVory enemy, and puts himself in front of every friend in danger.’* . : .y. The'Doctor reddened and stammered. I perceived his modesty with admiration, ns I looked upon' His. open, manly face, suf fused with a blush. . I felt thnt.it was the face of a brave man, more than whenyj looked upon it at first, with that bright inspiration Upon it that never fails to mark the of trqd and tender courage, . w ’ The parties moved into tlie haisd. Doctor Ashton talked on, before supper, after supper, and until bed time in hia cmbar ro??oib wovi - rgathorod tlmtbWudfoMr.'erlT served irt the Mexican war) tliat'jid had travel led over the wildest portions of;that country to California, and that after paving boon a “ people’s” sheriff ip the, ramps, ,and after i having been the . designed victim of the most desperate conspiracies, he had been lucky eiloilgh to preserve his life through hazards that made me tremble, and to obtain a sub stantial testimony of popular favor, in being elected to the sheriffalty of ond of the then most flourishing counties of the State, tighest encounter t ever had in my life, continued the Doctor, in his rambling narrative, “ was when I was first elcated by the sovereigns to execute tha laws we had pas sed about debts in the mines; The first thing to bo done was to arrest the main, and the first man I had to arrest was a French desperado Who had plenty of money to pay his debts, but wouldn tdo it. The fellow was hacked up by his people, and it got to be a national affair. All the. Frenchmen in* tho mines swore he shoUldn t bo taken, and they pdt him in one of their stored, and stood at the windows with them rifles and gUnS. I didn't swear that ho j should bp takeil, (for, gentlemen, I don’t swear,) but I inwardly thought the time was come either for me to act the man or to see disgrace brought on the law. and brought on myself, you see. as officer of the laws, I had plenty of backing, too, pU my side. But that was the. difficulty. Idid not want blood—in deed X didn't. Those on my side.wore for a regular battle; and as they kept collecting to wards the houses where the Frenchmen were with their guns, putting me at their head, and shouting like devils, I really didn’t know what to do. I kept them back out of roach of the fire, and called a council'. Some of them were for pressing right -on, and-1 nQ.-sooner com nianded them to stop, than a few fellows com menced calling out that I was afraid. Well, the reflection on my courage stung mo for an instant; but tho next moment I thought how much was at stake, and X didn’t answer a word back. The crowd looked doubtfully at mo. I saw themffoubtingmy manhood, and thatwas another sharp thing; but I kept cool, and felt myself somehow sustained by myown thoughts, and by my own knowing what”! was. So 1 said, very coolly, ‘Gentlemen, it’s your lives I afrdifl fox', and not niino, r Xf you march right against that house, tho French .can shoot yod fropl.the windows and the loopholes they hdvdiriade before’half of you can got up to tliomV lam not going to hack out; lam only considering how to move forward. If any of thCsd brave gentlemen .who think mo a cow ard choose to rush on’, they can go;’ , You may hot that not one of them moved. You see the question was how to get to tho house, for there was no cover to approach it ijncjcr; it wus one of those big stores in the mines standing off J*y, I J Bo **' X kept thinking of this, and also thinking about having a bloody battle to ac cuse myself of to arrest ond Frenchman. I was in a terrible place, to bo sure, with a crowd clamoring to mo to lead them on. God knows,.! wouhl have given my own life nt that instant, just to have Saved men that I 1 14 144 * hotter than they did themselves. AS the crowd pressed upon mo. a little Irish man touched me on the arm'. I looked around, ' and he said to me very coolly, though ho was ,i as white as a sheet "‘Dr. Rash, I know your heart, I-know you are n brave mart, no matter what the crowd is calhngnut. There ain't but one way JP-H! thoae Frenchmen without sacrificing naif the crowd, and that is for some man to r/^ n i a ,P ow^or under the house; and I m the first man, sir. that will try it.' , */ on ke f i at the little fellow again, rtcnew that he could bo trusted for a true man, for ho was as pale as death, and showed that ho just know.exactly what W>tfas risking. I took him by the hand.'""a thought struck, me as quick as lightning. 'l'll do bettor than that myself/ I called out. I handed my gun to a man in the crowd, and then my revolver to the little Irishman, tolling him to shoot down the first man that dared to follow; mev The peo ple looked prtsrtded. Unarmed as I walked down slowly and steadily towards the Frenobirfen, tho v crowd calling cot and oven 1 [From- the Family Journo/.] A TRULY BRAVE MAN. beggme me to ootae back. But I knew what X was about; I knew human nature; I boasted that these men would not shoot mb dowh un - - armed, if I could only walk' fight up to them without a sign of fear. That, yoU see, is hu man hature. I would not carry any flag of truce; they might have shot me down with that-. I knew that the biggest villains are iflpre ant to respect ah hot of daring thanany-- thmg else. So, with my arms hanging by my side, I walked straight on towards them. They commenced shobting at me as I was advanc ing, and as I neared the range of their guns, the thought came oyer mo that they would shoot me anyhow;. I walked on; I felt that one faltering step, one turn of the hettd, would seal my fate on the -instant; I came nearer and nearer, and still they didn’t shoot. I could hear the men in the house encouraging each other to kill me. In a moment I might be pierced with thirty bullets. One motion, one sign of fear would have broken the spell. Ter rible, you may think it was, this waiting for the sudden pangof death at the pull of a trig ger. But I kept my stop right on. I didn't ask them to listen to me, but, when, in close speaking distance, I drew myself up, and there, with thirty or forty guns still, pointed at my heart, Ispoke to them near tlii'rty.min utes; I told them what my object was; that the laWs were for the good of all id the mines, aud would have to be obeyed; that I had come to speak to them without arm's, and in nothing but the-simple trust that they would not’ kill me for trying to save bloodshed; thatthey cobld kill mb then if they bvBf kntiw nid to be false to any of . them ■ but if they would trust my pledge, I would give it to them on mV life, that if they surrendered the debtor, no insult should be offered him, and no revenge taken upon them or their property.. It was enough. Before 1 had finished Speaking, they lowered theif guns, the.debtor Was passed into my cus todyv ftnd they came out; every man who Vvoilld have murdered me before, ankioUS to shake roe by thehand; 1 Tclt tluit I had saved many human lives by the single risk of my own, and I tell you I never felt so hushed and glad’ at the suepess of liny other hazard in my life." And this was the county sheriff's simple story of a trUS courage. I looked upon the no ble face of the rough man, and thought that even if he had fought under banners of silk and gold; or had won chivalry's greatest, prize in the ponlp oflmttle.ho could not have better deserved the title won .by his rUstie heroism the proudest title on earth—-that of a truly BRAVE MAM; A YANKEE AMOMfI ARISTOCRATS, Not many years ago it happened that a young man from New York Visited London: His father being connected with several of the magnates of the British aristocracy, the young American was introduced to the' fashionable circles..of the metropolis, whore, itl conse quence of his very fine personal appeiitance, op that his father was reported to. be very rich, or that he was a now figure on the stage, he attracted much attention, and became finite ■the favorite- ofitlnriadica. Thii wUs-iiotntt all relished by the British beaux, but, as no very fair pretext offered as d rebuff, they were compelled to treat him,civilly. . Thus.matters stood, when ail HOrii M. P. and lady made a party to accompany them to their seat in (Cambridgeshire, and the American was among the invited guests. Numerous word the de vices to. which these devotees of pleasure re sorted, ill order to kill that old fellow who will measure his hours, when, he ought to know they are not wanted, and the ingenuity of every one taxed to remember or invent j something novel. ( The Yankees are proverbially ready of in- J veritipn, and the American did honor to his character as a man accustomed to freedom of [ thought. He was frank and gay, and entered into the sports and amusements with that un affected enjoyment which communicated a part of hie fresh feelings to the most worn-! out-fashionables in the party. His good fids j tore would have been sneered at by sente of the proud cavaliers, had he not beeri such a capital shot, arid he might have been quizzed, had not the ladies, won by his respectful and pleasant civilities, and his constant attention in drawing-rooms and saloons, always showed themselves his friends. .But a strong combi nation was at last formed among a trio of. dandies to annihilate the American. They proposed to vary the eternal waltzing and pi ping by the acting of charades and playing at various games, and having interested one of those indefatigable ladies who always car ry their point in a scheme, it was voted to bo the thing. After some charades had been disposed of, a eontleman begged leave to propose the game called Crowning the Wisest.” This is play ed by selecting a iudgo of the game, and three persona, either ladies or gentlemen, who are to contest for the crown by answering suc cessively the various questions which the rest of the party are at liberty to ask. The one who is declared to have been the readiest and happiest in his answers receives the crown. Our American, much against his inclina tion, was chosen among the'three candidates. He was aware that his position in the society with which ho was mingling, requirod of him the ability to sustain himself. He was, to ho sure, treated with distinguished attention by his hbsto and hostess, and generally by the party, but this was a favor to the. Individual, and not one of the company understood the character of republicans or appreciated the republic. The three worthies had arranged that their tufa for him should frtll In success ion, and bo the last. The first one, a perfect exquisite, and with an air of most ineffable' condescension, put this question: “If I understand rightly, the government of your country, y'ou acknowledge no distinc tion of rrtnk, consequently you have no court standard for the manners of a gentleman; will yod favor mo with information where yoUr host school of politeness is to be found ?" “ For yoUr benefit," replied the American, smiling calmlyl would recommend the Falls of Niagara; a contemplation of that studeiudous wonder- teaches humility to the proudest, and human nothingness to the vain est, It rebukes the' trifler, and arouses the most stupid? in sho'rt, if turns irien from their idols, ( rind when wo acknowledge that God only Is Lord, wo feel that men are our equals, i A true Christian is always polite." There was a murmur among the audience, whether of applause or censure, the American could not determine, as he did not ohoose_ to betray any anxiety for the result by a scrutiny of the faces whion ho knew were bent on The second now proposed his question. He affected to bo a great politician, was mous tached and whiskered like a diplomatist, which station he had boon coveting, His voice was bland, but his emphasis was very significant. *.* Should I- visit tho United States, what subject with. Which I am conversant would most interest your people, and give mo an op-1 portunity of enjoying their Conversation ?" “ You must maintain, as you' do at present, that a monarchy is the widest, the purest,-and best government which the skill of man ever deviated, and that a democracy is utterly ban bafotes and foolish-. My countrymen hro proverbially fond of argument; and will meet you oh both those questions-, and if .you choose, will argue with,you to the, end ofyb'wr litte." The murmur was renewed; blit still without I tiny decided expression of the feeling which I his answer had beed. received;. I The third tbten rose, front his seat, and with I an assured Voice, Which seemed to announce a certain triUmph; said “l require you? decision oh a delicate ques tion, but the rales Of the pastime warrant it, ; and a(SO a candid answer. You have seen the American and English ladies: which are the fairest?" , The young republican glanced around the circle. It was bright with flashing eyes, and the sweet smiles that wreathed many a lovely lip might have won a less determined patriot from his allegiance. He did not hteSiiate, though he bowed low to the ladies as he an swered : ; “ The standard of female beauty is, I be lieve, allowed to be the power of exciting ad miration and-begetting love in our sex, and consequently those ladies who are most ad mired, and beloved, and respected by the gen tlemen, must be the fairest. Now, I assert confidently, that there is not a nation on earth where women is so truly beloved, so tenderly cherished, so respectfully treated, as in the Republic of the United States, there fore the AmerioaU ladies are the fairest.- But;” hq again bowed low; “if the ladies be fore whom I now have the hdhof of CxprCss- j ing my opinion, were in my country, we should think them Americans.” Tho_ applause was enthusiastic; tend after the mirth had subsided so.as to allow the fudge to be heard, he directed the crown, to the Yankee-. The Pecdliarilies of Pekin The nows of the capture of Pekin by the Allies imparts additional interest to the pecu liarities'of that city. A letter from the seat of, war in the Momteur do I’Armee states that Pekiu is built in the form of a polygon; its nor thern portion offering a parallelogram; >and its southern portion a square; It is surround ed by a turreted wa|l; with towers at short in' teryals; outside of this wall is a deep ditch, and beyond this enclosure a circle ofsuliilrbs as densely peopled, as busy and as compact as is Pekin itself; The capital of China, cons siat.s, in fact, of two cities, the North, or Im perial City; and the Sdnth City; - 'i'ho forth, er is called the City:of Tartars; the Idttef the City of the .Chinese. They arc separated by a turreted wall, and communicate only by three gates; of whichnhe middle one is reserv ed exclusively for the. Emperor; .The Tartar City contains the Palace of the “Son of Heav en,” (the Emperor,) a mass of buildings of every size and shade, pavilions, pagodas and gardens; equally extensive and indesoribale; which, it is said, takes a month to go once ov er. The population of Pekin and its siiburba exceeds two millions. Sixteen gates commu nicate between? the suburbs am); the two Cities side of feacli gate is apiTFfJ 1 TjP-goMlßravwho act,as poliednlen. The principal streets, especially in the north ern portion, are wide and handsome, but the greater part of both tlio towns consists of nar row, dirty, crowded lanes, rendered yet more' disagreeable by the numerous huoks”ters, tra ders and coofcshops ostablised on the narrow pavements; , The Chinese tire fond of rareo shows, and Pekin contains many oxhibioions of puppets, learned animals, dancers and Conjurors, gi\i ing the town the aspect of an immense fair. It also contains numerous pagodas built of por celain, painted in the gaudiest colors, and surmounted by pointed roofs. As for the car riages of the Pekin grandees) they are descri bed as resembling “boxes of soap set upon wheels” and drawn by, oxen Wnessed in the roughest possible fashion* Pekin contains nothing (liialagods to the Handsome public buil dings which adorn the capitals of, Europe,— Even theimporial palace shows no attomptat architectural design, and is, like all Chinese ■erections, a mere shapeless agglomeration of walls and roofs. A Great Country.— Read tho following description of Mississippi and her people, gi ven by some eniigrailt who lias moved to that State, and writes to his friends. Here it is: “ This ia a glorious country! It has longer rivers and more of them, and they are mud dier and deeper, and run faster; and make more noise, and rise higher, fall lower, and do more damage than anybody olse’s rivers. It has more lakes, and they are bigger, and deeper, and clearer, than those of any other country. Our rail cars are bigger, and ruu faster, and pitch o(F the track' oftent'r, and kill more people, than all other rail cars, in this and every othercountry. Our steamboats carry bigger laads, are longer and broader, aud burst their boilers oftenor, and tho cap tain’s swear harder, than steamboat captains in any other country; “Our men are bigger, and longer, and thick er, can fight hdi'def rind faster, and drink more mean whiskey, aud chew more bad to bacco, and spit more, and spit further, and not be killed; than in any other coilntry; Our ladies are richer, prettier; dress filler, attend more money, break more hearts; wear bigger hoops, shorter dresses, and kick up thd devil generally to a greater extent than all other ladies in all other countries. Our negroes are blackei 1 , work harder, have thicker skulls smell loiidefjand need thrashing oftener.than a°y niggers in any other State.- Our children squall louder, grow faster, get too extensive for their pantaloons quicker than any other children in any other country.” TiiE Grave op LaFavette.— A Fan's corres pondent furnishes a very interesting-account of n recent visit to the tomb of the Lafayette I family, in tho rearofthOObripOl Ot .No. 39 Fue I do Picpus, in Paris. lie says:—H'e asked the I guardian why there was not a monument over ( J thei gravel of Lafayette, and he replied that I Louis Fhilippe f who almost owed his position to Lafayette) had always opposed any nation al movement in that wdv, and that the’ other families who owned vaults there now objected I to any inVasiort Upon the affected simplicity of ' I the’ place.- It is,- nevertheless, a disgrace that there is not a single monument in France, not evori over his grave, to the piomory of this great rind pure patriot. In Franco there are so many parties, and so many political opin ions, that it is tint strange, perhaps; that no one is found to take the initiative in sdoh a mea suro, for here’ the memory of Lafayette has still enemies as well as friends: hut the Ameri cans, who. only know Lafayette as the gener ous friended accomplished soldier, could with propriety, take the initiative. At their request it is improbable' that either the Gov ernraent, or the relatives, ortho other owners of vadlts in the Cemetery of Popius would af ter any serious objection. Politeness is like an nircushion, there may be nothing solid in it,' but it eases the jolts .wonderfully. d&bba nnb (onba. IC*” GoVer wisdom with mg 4 end no one will endqrag her; DT7T ‘‘l)bwn outside," said lh'4 fiddler, when ho fell olil of the window. £7“ Speak low, Indies; And yet always eh doavor to be high toned women'. . .. (C 7“ The last cure.for consumption wo hare read of, is to swallow livd frogs without chew* ing- . DI7“ The Republican State Treasurer of Vermont turns up defhulter to the tune of •$42,000. . ■, OCT” Why is a man that marries twice like 'ho captain of a ship? Because he has a second nihte; C 7” A sweet potato was raised last season at Oyster Creek, Texas, that weighed twenty nine pounds. ttv” In what ship aud jrl what capacity ."do young ladies like to engage? In court-ship and mtirry-nefs. ... O* The stuff that dreams are made of— oysters, ale, and a little old rye—‘taken just before going to bed; DC7” He is. happy who.se circumstances suit his temper, hut ho,is niotp happy who can suit his temper to circumstances; . O” What bird is most like d, hdri stealing? A cock robin. We have confined the author, of the above in a hen-coop; DC7” A writer asks if any one can inform a wor.man tho best way to start a nurfiery ? Certainly; , Get married; , A brother lawyer oned told Saxo that aboard was Unprofessional; "Right, ".said Saxe, “ a lawyer ednnot be too barefaced;’’ K - Model wives formerly took “ a stitch in time/’ but nojy. with the aid of a sowing machine, they take one in no time; icy” Passion is a very keen observer, but a wretched reasoher.' It ia.liko the telescope, whoso field is clearer the more contracted it is: O” “Porter," asked an old lady of a rail way porter,," when does the 9 o'clock train leave?” “Sixty.minutes past 8j mum/’ he replied; , ' OCT” Luther used to say that he was. once whipped fourteen times in one forenoon. The old German schools were frightful dons of barbarism; . CC7” In Now Haven; the carriage business, owing to the troubles id this country; has been almost destroyed; Many hundred workmen are out of work; DC?" A young lady dowii east Advertised for the young, man that “ embraced au opnmrtu nity/, and sajs if he can como over to our town he can do better; 0“ An oditol 1 in Michigan is in a bad fix: lie dUrined a subscriber for his subscription, be refused to pay, and threatened td flog tho>= editor if be stopped the paper. ; O* A gentleman from Bucks dodnty created a sensation in the streets of Philadelphia, a week or two ago, by driving a pair of norses,, one of which is forty-six; and the other forty, years old; C 7” A brilliant young gentlomdri remarked to a lady with whom she was bowling, “ I think, Miss, you would make a capital, baker,” “Indeed, sir; why ?”—“Because you make such excellent rolls;” KT" It has bfeferj said.thdt thff three* sweet-, est words in the English lilhgiiago aro—-hap piness, homo and heaven. About these cling the most touching associations, find with thein are connected the sublindest aspirations: fC7* Whdn Voltaire was told that fi friCnd of his was studying to become’ a physician, ho exclaimed: “ Why will ho be so mean? Ho will have to thrust drugs, of which he knows little, into a body of which he knows less. VZT Daniel Smith shot hie brother Stephen with four halls from* a, revolver, Nov. 7, on, Toulumne river, Cal. Both were formerly of Providence, R. I; The wounded, man .lived but one day. He.bad made improper advan ces,to* Ids' brother’s wife; , O- A man in New Haven bought a goose on Slonday; but it was so old he had not the" heart or teeth to Silt it;and_ he gave it away to it beggar; He foUnd it dangling frpm hid door bundle oil Tuesday morning; Beggars know what's what; O'" An exchange thus pathetically scribes the fainting of a young lady Down foil tho lovely maiden, Juat like a slaughtered lamb; Her hair hung round hor pallid checks; Like sea Woods round a' clam.” (£7* “What shall 1 help you to f" inquired the daughter of a landlady of a modoqt youth at the dipnef table; “A wife,” was the meek reply; The ypung lady: blushed; perhaps ip digridntly,' arid it is said that the’ kiridiy offi ces of a neighboring clergyman wore requisite to reconcile' the parties; O" A recent dog show in .Binriiriffham; England, excited much attention. There wore varieties of the' Cuban, Mount St. Ber nard, Hussion, Indian, Indian, and Maltese dogs,- with u full complement of pointers; sett ters, and other dogs' of English' repute,. inoluJ ding, at the same time, a considerable display of pet dogs.- • ( A Strange Deception.— Henry Alters was I hung in Waterloo, Mass., recently, for milr- I dor. Ho unwillingly shot a farmer at the in- I stance of his wife, she threatening la abandon I him unless be performed the' d.ft'eu: He died i happily ignorant of her heafllbsS scheme to free herself of his Companionship; and in full comfort of the Gospel: TUe BBAHDED Lady.— lt must bo uncom fortable to be born a phenomenon. Paraded during life, and embalmed after death and exhibited. Even the peaceful. graVo is de barred—as in the case of the Boarded Lady, who' died a few months ago dt Moscow, and “properly prepared,-” and now, in' her coffin, forms one of the attractions in, an exhibition Tooxd in London: German Yeast.— —The yeast prepared hy the Hungarians will keep a tw’eWoirionth.—- During trie' summer season they boil a quan tity of wheaten bran and hops in watOp; the dopootion is not long in fermenting’,' and when this has taken place, they throw in a sillfioient quantity of bran to forirf the whole’ Into a thick paste, which t)ioy work into'b'aUsyrhioH are afterwards dried by a slow heat: When wanted for'use, they are broken, and - boiling' water is,poured upon them'.,, Raving etoodn proper time, the fluid is decanted, dUd is' in a fit state for leavening bread: M u.
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