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THE F.IEMR UOV.
God’s blessing rest upon him !
Thatfeunhurnt farmer boy,
.Whose-ibotsteps ring with music,
And eye is lib with joy',
Upon whoso check, sun-darkened,'
The rose of health ho wear..
And whoso clear gushing laughter,
Hath.not a-sound of tears-.. .
What though in .russet jacket,.
And course and homespun shirt,.
And with a Laud toil-hardened,
'• That hath a trace of dirt;
And boots so torn mid tattered,.
His toes scarce keep within,
And..hut,.through nuuiy-a cranntf,
,'i.ho Oiinbcauis'ncstlo in. ”
What heeds berries..
G row ripe on yonder hill,
Or at its foot in spring-time, •
• The fish sport in the rill;
Or in the did, old orchard,
The apples'ripe and, red, .
When autumn conics to garner,
Are dashing round bis head ?
Up in the morning early!
The slook, fat .cows'to bring,
•Or. up the,green slope toiling
. With water from thespring; -
Then far olf to tlio.-mun.dow, ■
Whore stands the ripened diay,
All ready ty ho gathered,..
Up helps us best he'may, :
No wonder that ho catches *
• The light from summer skies,-
As lovely and'as peaceful,
r i& tremble in his eyes ;.
And every ilowor springing,..
, And bird in dewy dell,
Their music and their sweetness
Send, to his, heart to dwell.
«MJB AllltlJE Elfi3L. “
Gh! bo not the first td-.disoover
. A hlpt on the fame-of a friend -.
-A flaw in the faith of a lover,
Whoso heart may ju-ov.o tmo to tbo end;
Wo -hono urns icnow one another,
•' And oft into error wo fall.;
rium let uh speak-well of our brother.
Or speak not ahoyt him at all. '
A smile or a'sigh may awaken
Suspicion most false and .undue, -
And thus our belief may ho shaken
In hearts that are honest and true.
Ifow often iho light smile.of gladness
Is worn by the,friends .that we nrjet,
To enter a soul full of sadness,
Too’ proud to acknowledge defeat.’
How often the siirli of dejection
Is llolm l from tlie hypocrite's breust,
To parody truth and iilluction,
■ Or lull u sus])ieiou to rest.
In business tins Belgians are slow careful
nnii deceptive, ready to cheat each other when
tliey can, a foreigner always, Hospitality. is
not one nf their distinguishing characteristics,
nml, if ever there is an approach to it, vnu may
rest assured that it is upon tlie ground-of in
terest. Many.of the mercantile Houses have,
neon in existence for almost centuries, hcin<<-.
handed down from father to son, in the same,
manner ns their titles of nobility and landed
estates. Kaeh member of the house endeav
ors to increase, as much as possible, the for
tune.he.has received, and hy joining prudence
and .care to avarice, they easily succeed. The
wcnlth thus amassed is- very great, and very
Careful are (he possess.n-s that it does not. get
out of-their hands. A dime-is-largor. in the
eyes of Europeans, than a dollar', in those of
the Americans, notwithstanding its reputed
almighty qualities among the Yankees. If
there he some amongst 11s who “squeeze the
eagle” until lie screams, these people.would,
assuredly, choke him.to death. A, great de-.
sire fa- decorations of'honor, etc., iVnnnther
trait nnlveraidm Europe. The man who can
B. Bratton, Enq, snort a little piece nf rod.rihhon in lii.s button
Deau Sib.—Wooever, upon n San drt v„ n ®- l’ p tt , pic,!o " r K !,W «'!>on his coat, breast.-
nmg, enters any of the numerous churcdins f .| !otls -“- ,<,r " I , ,, . niself ln,,,ih superior to his nebi-h
-s* ”■ ;,T.zi" k ” r-* "> *•» * -
wmoh throng them, or watches toe continual „ . . ' .- .
fitream whiou ilows in and out of the doors w * riirna .a: 0 18 an affair of dollars and cents.—
Ji , take the Bolg ans to he a people pecu’- * n a y(),,n ~ "'an is “ smitten,’ 1 either with’
ImrlypmusaMdrel.gious. . WhueJorsees those - 1 !® «>>;»"«« or the,charms of a young lady.
«nne persons, upon a Sunday afternoon or ( - ■ ttol ‘ 18 (>f ,- a' - o occurrence in these re
e enuig w,ll ea)! them, peculiarly irreligious v a ™"" nr : of «■ dniicieiicy of smilinq
nd wicked. They dce.n it their duty m o mat ® nal ') ,Mn * done i"'the nnnnint
lmTl,alt' ,UUO I dIU:I ‘ ,g <ho them pavty ' InvosH
tbout halt an hour, pud tjieo retire - to do as fln ? nu,il ! Ending of the other. If
town I!®“°' 1,1 . Gvery American city and f vnr .V tllln J? '"satisfactory, they are permitted
opon , SuiTda C vs all | d v' U,U 'm l, '° lUs a ™ I«i/uside / p > l . r,l ; t ; mn * brought liy each are
rope Grout lim rf 19 J£u- f n f l tn ’ e,v (llsfcinct marriage as ho
-1! “ ox,io l ,te3 « directly tilo ****** hein- **.inuoh a partner
the week Y <,llo , Ra 'f himself through " P btTBlnc f as anything else. Ymmn
dnv on, f , firnnd ‘ b,ow out” upon tins ,lnt nllowoi? to visit youn-r. ladies”
Hat rrl p llr<> 1 1U ’° <,| ? e " lirst uf the day "P<md. Jho.evening- with them, 'nr nahuit them
«nytl§ng th’oir 0 W T; klno " have saved ! % sa&5 a & I™ 1 ?'" 38 111111 "Perns. Brothers and
hvh Ll "'f kH Ca !' mn S 8 ' congregate J 2*/“'° l lBlllB ' °r other- near relatives, are
i,, u i c .|, at t,ic hoar saloons, where they ri T lO mv ° 1,1 wait upon the fair
ing untiT7 I trash from morm JoZ'™ ,d , of onr le n' loi- lv inclined
gov'nod r g i‘ t- ~I n 81,1,1 “'er, the streets look Y r" R Kontlemon l,lco this arrangement?
Sn’hkers b3ll, K «Hod with these beer! the l'm-m, rcspoct ' A »>o l- icans are following
ine h! ’ Bl tI "S at 811,1,11 tables, and eniov- 1 . r Pß ? n , a vo,-v cl esely, viz: in the fom
Proaclio«"« Vo!i I " ,, 1 110nsely - Wllon night an- 1 Ch ‘ h *' n'’ e, - v " nn horo holongs tn
the sn ° ’ th ? 01-Ow<l ll(l j ou rns to the interior of T - , y aro rolll,v " 0;ul “ institutions” for
whom !i° nS / 0a tnminots, as they are called 1 unn,n . rneil 1,1011 ■ nnd those married who do
mnsio, or tothedanoing n- r"n'° c ?" ,fi !r t l a,, l y at >«»mo. Every nt?
“ha’ S inl ,mlta , ~0e t 0 ' vl,ich i 8 procured hy WlO ° U i'“° k ’ nntil 12 - or tafor, those
Portion*,,f f. ,Uf3 ut llfier - Hero the younger “p ’’ !{’ U 8 aro frequented I.y momliors. who
Sou oOf M tha Pepniation have .thoir timet- tho 1)1,810088 the day. wish recreation
good *Mn eS ° P l,,eo3 , ft ™ gotten up in very am,,Bol nent. Hero they find all things
Promonm o 7. a . fl °° r for dancing. I ' F ZTZ\ for b , ]"- rr ', nS f I>rovi,,e ' l them.
t [or spectators, and an or- ,- r y , Kmoke ' drink beer, play at cards
twocont „ u| ‘ for" 181108 obedient music. p or billiards, chosv nr whatever - else may please
the nrivfto yoll / IK gontloman nnd his girlhnvo t fa , nCy- T leir "ttondnnco at the elnh is
ber?f,i n S ° of £ o| ng through. a certain num,- a « ro S ,, ]av ns npon their daily business. With
rof dauees. “P ( some, of them, it is doubtful whether they
place only linn ‘e 108 ’! thlS amusom ent takes exeenTs"?T ght !l T oar- llar,l| y nnything
111 a very In mi Sun(, T- nnd 18 ko P l 11 P un- couMt^in 88 ’ ° r absonco fro.m.the country,
that on fL l fT - • ‘ C ? n ea Hily bo- soon, t ) k on P h °"; a "' a '; - e ° hab! t«atod aro they
'•dry li t t| e awfrk° rt they aro abl °' to do part of the T ° f ; pondm K tl,oi r evenings, and
“ under wav'"*it P l- °tty well Trlon the ?°° n untU in tho af
'oildenly an'Mm " ,S -‘ t bo 'n.iurinus to stop is fiiNib!iSt T° f ‘ 10 day ’ °™ rv *o
c °u,ur es nr °Tl7 em - 1 f “ iM . P ool,lia r to the low ti.e S I,'’°^ °° n , th “ . lah '“ -i " 11 ' 1 Dutch and
®oring 08 '|,i a (Ilm- 1 lnC | P '°! is the “ Kormesse.” “ .t 'L f'T;’ 0 ' 1 ' this h e ''nlc has neithor
Vs i nlni iai n,. ’ .'.'’h'oh continues several nf tI.T, ti f-V Ct® ono, nnr the .intelligence
iog lift I?n r u i® V ® l yk I P I of amußcrnent, savor- ® f . tl ‘" ot ,er - being very elinap each
(art* 0 r t , d ‘ culoua ’ >s resorted to. I n some tr ‘ eS to / " n , s . 118 possible inn day P Thov
f tb9 town lon » P0l«. to which nIC | ZC ,™^ lned ■ to taak ® 1,80 of any of tho
| modern labor saving machines. Tnstiad of a
How often tlie friends ive liold do rest
Ilicir riuhle ciurttious conceal :•
An ! bosoms the fairest, sineercsf,
Jlavo, aucfets.tlwy cannot reveal.
Leave base minds to harbor suspicion,
And.sui.all odes to trace bur defects,
Let onm bo u, uqbju «i»bUu>«,’
bor busy is.the iipiuX that suspects.
We none of u 9 know, one another,’
And-uft into error wo fail,
Then Ictus speak w‘ll of our brother,
Ur speak npt about him at all.
Misdlanmis.
r " rc! 'J n C*rre V g n d e ,,' t o/ the V,,1, M , ce , %
LETT FR FJxOM A NT W ERp
AnTWEKI*, ( ) 1
iu:ijcii loth,, I.BtU. . , J
TERMS.
?' s pplyof grease lias been given, arc: raised. saw-mill, they cut up logs.with the old fash
infers fir -f ■
vain attempts to grasp the covoted prizes. A are made ' \ u lc,UB l)oar( ‘S
little oil buttles-, the whole crowd, in spite of same scale Not onlv dn >ftrC U *!? n * ,e
bare legs., slindnndret,raw, freely mode'uac of- mnehinestf i tJ-T' 10 U "
tpgot vid-uf.its troublesome presence; | hut thorr'existence ti n merlcn ’
Another plltn of testing the ability of the uinvor of this ; . C ! ! ’ l /. J . lie ®" ur K ,,n «5 °r
crowd, is. a long smooth mole, also greased. lioTthnV y ait 'Vely refuses to. ho
projoctiiig over the water, about ten feet above' cnninc Wlint “"I
its surface. At the end are prizes. Whoever tXeil i. I nh f £«« allow a - man'
ear. walk out secures a prize.. It i a a feat of th ! .1, r h 'fi n, ’ rHncc! U T? citizen of
considerable difficulty to perforin. A sinola cureh ’ , r .'' l l!' “ ta,,t a s . ul| sepiption'to
mis-step, and down goes tile nin ntotlm wf n ™ r®' instrument, fnwfho
; ter. , of al Z e i mn": aZ 'S'wfT''? ‘l’®
■ces, Is the tying 0 f an eel to a ronesfretehe I * Aal " c M\ Why laugh at atpeoplo for their
! across the dock: It is reouired ZiZn im !m ? J™'*.'*"" 01 hul l' if - Still. lean
the water, swim to the, rope, and ciu the fis-- "* n - flon 'i ‘ So ’ boast of
-1 tellings of the eel with the teeth Tliis-wonlil - ?npenor. education and civilization. In
he easy to do ilMcft to Zrk hi . «noV " ? r « ’■ *in the
soon as ho begins, bo is raised several fi. P r ~? ts ’ a '." l knowledge of language. It is a
above water and-let fall. This is repented un- lilt Tor I Ip- *" Bp ° nk tl "', eo f "»V of tlio
gill., pun, 1.11.. V 1. ..m petted i„, s „irii/SSii'S-. ”5wE:
see them, read vto laU't-Ivlit the fiZit-cs "if the IT! f V V’T’' •', h . cy nH,st '™ rn h '
actors, or apfiiaud' then. I earti ' w hen rl v ' ' T™] "‘"H't.v. 1,1 a " W«else they
succeed. . j£,ry. ..noZuZo K hh.Z f wHiZZm 0 ' hoMn i! and ft
from the gray-headed grnhd-sireV to tlio-oH 1 ciin V’'i ’ y if '• tentury honce ■'''fore they
dren who crmvd every passe.M.v to doiu- , i f" tu - I,a ™ tl : o, t r e - Te 1 8 °P e "«V They are,-
the aecustomed gift. jtvas thus their an'ces- necceVZvT I,apPy ' vl '“ t 11,OTe is
tors dnl generations hack, and thus their do-i
scondauts will do centuries to cbniO;
Carnival is a fete universal ns far as Catho
lic oountriea. are concerned. It seems to ho
dying out.in this country, or at least, in this
oity,;- Two or threo.’mmiiitohank processions,
a great deal of noise ondhostreotß, and sever
al masked halls is'the extent of the oelehril
turn, These masked halls are on quite an ex
tensive scale. They are held in a largo thea
tre, the price of admission is very low, and as
a consequence, every one attends.' The.music
is very fine, and retres 1 1 incnts ,aimnthint. No
wonder then that morning dawns before they
oeavo for home; It is true the respectable
classes of society V)o not take part In-the dan
cing;, hut many attend, carefully masked, to
see the fun. Towards morning the spirits of
the crowd are in .proportion. to
amount swallowed,.which is considerable; i It
looks, strange to soo-a saloon filled with men.
and;women,.enveloped in,tobacco smoke, eat-,
ing all sorts of dishes, from eat and dog sausa
ges up to oysters, and drinking .everythin"
drinkable except water. Girls and hoys.tipsy”
jolly and hois erous. All this is allowed du
ring carnival season ; after which they settle
down into comparative quiet.
TliC 1 daily life of tho citizens of;Antwerp is I
very different from that’of bur countrymen
and .women. They have their Harmony gar
den, outside of tho walls, in which they gath->
or .every Wednesday and Sunday bvonui"s to
piomenade, drink.,coffee, beer, or anythin"
else, and listen- to -music:. This garden - is a'
private .affair, supported by subscriptions of
the mom hors, is situated .at a convenient dis
tance from tlic town.; groat care is taken to.
bcnut.\ry, mnro pleasant jji.tco'of re-,
sort could be desired. A restaurant is with
in the grounds,.af which great numbers take'
their evening meal in -preference to remain
ing at home.. Another private society has a
Zoological garden, plentifully, stocked With
animals, which Is a placo.mueh favored by the
inhabitants during the. day, as the Harmony
is in i, ho evening. Thus instead of remaining
day after day in the -streota of a city, as do
Americans, the ladies hero spend much of
their time in the-' country, where they have
health^’exercise, and can enjoy pure air. much
to the iuipruveiiieiit of their health and
strength.
Gborob the Third and ll, s Keepers—
It Uould have been well if the errors of the
physicians had been confined to ignorance '
out tlioir nenjUgeneo was still moro reprehen- 1
sible. >V hi In the poor maniac was deprived
of those tender, offices which . his wife and
daughters might have rendered, lie Wasnhan
upned to the caro-of low mercenaries ; and so
little discrimination Was observed in-the
choice of his attendants, that .the; charge of
his person dßvolVod.chielly on a German page, 1
named Ernst; who was utterly- unworthy to i
be trusted with the charge of the humblest, of
his -fellow creatures. This man who hud
been raised by the .patronage of his Mhiestv
repaid the kindness of his royal, master with
the most brutal.ingratitude. lie went so far
as.to strike the helpless-king, and on one oc
casion, when his Majesty wished to protract
his exercise in the gardens of Kcw, Ernst
seized him in his arms, carried him info a
chamber, and throwing him violently on a'
sola, exclaimed in an, insolent manner to the
attendants, '“There is your king for you
inese outrages were perpetrated in the se
clusion of the palace at Khw, to which the
King had been removed in the month of Oeto
her, at the instance of the Prince of Wales.
His Ma,esty hao been persnpd.adv to. leave'
Windsor, to which ho was pinch attached; by
the,promise that ho should see his children at
Kew. He entered the carriage cheerfully,
ipt, on passing through the iron gates of the,
little park he put his hands before his face,
and burst into tears. Recovering his com
posure. however, ho talked to the equerries who
accompanied him to the carriage in his ordi
,nnry.hurried , manner,. pointing...turd-thc si-i
jeets in. the road, and anticipating the pleat''
Z-ffl le T d ' ,iln ’ro fseein ff hf. wifi and
daughtois. Lnt, on his arrival at Kew hei
found himself a prisoner. Proceeding to
ward the apartments he usually ho’-upied ho
was stopped and conducted into a large room,''
Wime he found the.pagos who were to ho his
keepers waiting to receive him.
The equerries, among whom was his faitla
lul anu valued servant, General ILircourt ac
cording to the orders they had received with
drew. The physicians, also, who liadacnnm--
panted the royal patiept from Windsor hnv
mg consigned'him to the charge iif the po-os
also thought proper to retire, ami actually re
turned.to London'the same, night. Thekinn- '
then impatiently demanded to'see his family”
and the promise under which lie liad heen in
duced to leave his palace .if Windsor was - in
cruel mockery, fnllillcd. The princesses
wore brought before the window*: tlio kino*,
on seeing them, rushed forward to lift the
sash, hot if was screwed'down. A paroxysm
was the immediate consequence of this cruel
restraint; the princesses werehnstilv reranv
od, and the king was dragged from the win
dow entreating to he allowed to ipenk to his
.children.— Massey’x History nf Eni/laiul.
’ft T ° B,,eak Bu ’ lUuits.—Kvil IniliJts,
; ■Uimigli .they- nomotimcs liuunmc nppaioiitlv
irrosisliMe, mid, incurable,' ami; lead many
c t\oi men into speedy destruction, yet none
. I‘ vcr 80 powerful that lliov’nmy not
m corrected’. - The fbmr and.resolute detenni
•mt.on w more than , half the battle -rained,
cie is the way (o break off from pernicious
Understand; clearly the reasons,
c** i reasons.why tbcH.ibitis ininriou'*,
♦Study the subject, till there is imdlmmrin<>-
doubt in yopr miml. Avoid the places, ,tlie|
persons, the thoughts, that load to temptation, f
I'refjuciU the place *, ass tciato with i-'m por-j
sons, indulge, the. thoughts,'that load awav
.from the temptation,.. .Keep .lViW v ._-:dlcnoss
ts the, strength of had habits..' D.» not give up I
to the struggle' when you have broken your
lesolutnm once, twice, ten limes, a- thousand
tunes. That only shows bow much need there
is for you to.strive. When you have, broken
yonr resolution, just think the matter over,
anil endeavor to understand why it was vou
faded, so that you may Co upon your guard
against a recurrence of the same circumstances. I
Do not think it a little’nor easy thing that
you have undertaken. It is a fiiMy to expect
to-break of a habit in a day, which m‘ay have
been gathering strength in. you for many
years.
A Pair op Houses for President Lrxcor.N’.
1 7T\ i* mv (U .V- S filneo President Loin >1 u gave
, Wood (the gentleman who conducted the
X resident and suite to Washington;) a com-
J? 1 ? 3 ™* 1 for him a pair of horses,
tol. » ood went into New England ar.d spent
scleral days in a search there, hut found
nothing that suited him. Ho then came into 1
M*i°i Ur or^c State, and made inquiry. At.
\‘n K° was informed that Win. IT. Van ;
Gott of .Victor, Ontario County, had a pair‘of
horses that might answer his expectations.
Col. "Wood immediately repaired to Victor
and was not long in concluding a trade. The I
horses wore just what he desired, and wore!
taken for $2,000. Wo' have from a friend at
Victor a deseription of this team, as follows:
Horses, sixteen and a half hands, high, six
years old. a beautiful dark brown in color,
with fan noses, flowing tails, well matched;
and altogether, a. very stylish and attractive
team.
. These horses loft Victor by cars this, morn
ing, on*route for Washington—Mr. Van Gott
going with them as far as New Yurk.~£fym
cuse Journal, .
In order to deserve a true friend you must
first learn to bo one. - ,
The human heart beats about seventy
two times in a minute: or in a life of sixty
years, two thousand million of times.
■ Married—Mr..Tohn Strange to Miaa Mary
Strange. Strange, indeed! The next thing
noay- be a little stranger,
“OUK COUNTRY-MAY IT ALWAYS BE RIGHT OR WRONG, OUR COUNTRY.-
CARLISLE, PA., THURSDAY, APRIL is, 1851.
il Military Tf^..
During; tlio last war with .Great Britain, a
| very remarkable . circumstance occurred in
[ connection with the invasion of Canada* A
company of Kentucky volupteei's destined for
Sliolhy'a army had their yCndyzvous at Ilar
rodsburg, in Kentucky, anil" formed a sort of
neolous.or rallying point.fpr'tuo military re
cruits of that part of the .country. When
they niarohed-from HarrydfAurg towards the
.Ohio fiver, having got aminV'ffr two on their
way, they noticed two pigs'lighting, and de
layed, their march to ecio it .out. After (liev
had resumed their march’,-the pig wineii
had boon the victor iti the, Contest,"was ob
served to follow them. .! • / • 1
At night, when they, e&Kfhptdi the pi<-
found a shelter near, anA halted also, (the
nex.t day the pig accompanied the .troops as
bolero-.; ami thus it marched, every day and
halted every night with the' fiddlers, or near
When.they name <ip r isiio Cincinnati,
at which place the troops to cross the
Ohio in a ferry-boat. tlieWplj. on getting to
the water’s, edge, promptly plunged .in "uid
swam across,,and then waited, on ihij other
side uittißdho whole UortdgiS.crdssed over, and
then renewed its post upon one side of the
moving column. Tims the-animal kept up
with the troops-until they crossed- the .’state of
.Ohio and reached take ‘l3ri.>; On the, joins
ncy; as the men.-grew familiar .with their
comrade, it became a pet.feceivipg nshareol
the rations issued to the soldiers,'and desti
tute of provisions as the .troops found them
selves, til times, no one thong-it.of,putting the
knife to tire throat- of-their follow-soldier.
What they had was still aharod, and if the
pig fared as scantily as the *est at .times, it
still grunted mi, and-manifested as much pal
Iriorism in his own lino as bipeds itaceompa
nieil dill- in theirs. At -tiny- margin of-the
Lake she embarked .with- 1-he.tronps, and went
as far as Bass' Island.'' Batjwhen offered a
passage over into re
fuseil to embark a second tiljve. :Some of the
men 'attributed her ''oenclactjig cooslilntioiial |
scruples, and observed'that ale know it w
contrary to ihe.Cqnstifu'tiim fi) force a militia
P'n- <l ' ei ' l) 10 Hue. She therefore had leave to
remain, :■
After (ho eampaigiv.ha'd closed,’ the, troops
■Wwmwscd the Lake’having lAft .some, of thoir
horses on .the American sicle. As soon as
the 1! 11 d. W£L.s formed, to the’grcat ’surprise of
the tronpsj.thero-.tTns the piAifn the right of
.the line, tij.resume her march with the
rest, .By this, time the-winter frosts had set
in, and the rtnimnh.suffered .greatly on the
homey ard march, ’She ma.de tint, however,
to reach Afaysville, where the.traops' recross
ed tlib Ohio river. ■ There she gave out. and
WAS placed in trusty handsihy Gov. Slieihv,
and finally taken-to, : t-he- Governor's home,
where she passed the’ rest of her .days in ease
and indolence. ‘
Ihere are many in, Kentucky who’ can at
.est the truth of tins remarkable story. A
The JWoU,c .
' AXr.Atktfison lias sketfS&tfliis nan.,
the situation of himself and his
pai-fy iii Lalmuelt?, when surrounded hv wolves
m Afmigolnv. They wore encamped for the
night (in the open steppe on the banks of a
little lake, when suddenly lliphowlingof (ho
terrible wolves was board at a distance. The
men quickly collected , their horses, and pre
pared to receive the assailants. The fire was
nearly out, but it was thought best to allow
them to approach, and then bva littio fresh
fuel obtain light enough for a'fair’shot. If
was not-long before the padding of their feet
nas hoard as (hey.galloped, towards the par
ty, and presently, a savage ' howl arose; The
men throw some dry bushes on the embers,
and lilow npa bright flame, which sent ils
red glare far around, disclosing the puck with
cars and (a,lit erect, and flashing eyes. At a
signal, live rifles and a -double'barrel poured
in-a-volley. With deadly effect, as the horrible
bowling revealed. Snarling nnd.sbreiking.
the-pack drew off, but the JLuiniucks declared
tlioy Would return. .
So.,)n the terror of the horses announced the
re-anprnneh of marauders, ami they ooiihVhe
heard stealing rmimMiohvcon Us ami dm hike,
dmdnigiinto.two naeks, so as to approach on
opposite sales. .. Presently the glare of their
; eye palls was seen, anil their 'grisly Wins
pushing oneanothor mi. Again Hi o' pullets
spee'l. anil the.shroiking parks again 'retreat--
eJ hut iinlv to keep, watch at a little distahre.
_ the night m>w grew very dark and all (he
fuel was exoausted. .Presently, , a distant-
I mv.ling nnnmrrtced (he approach of a new
pack, on whose arrival the old ones, which.
Invl linen silently Pilling their, time Inman to
niamlost their presence l,y jenlons growls,
wlnrp soon gave way to a <*orieral fmht
I'among tin mse.lves. ■ Some of tli o men now,
| we,l armed, crept, along the marn-in of the.
I hike to collect .some fuel, which."was then
phireil ini the lire. The H,ime.was Ivlown itn,
ami a groan of-eight or ten wolves was seen
within (ifieon panes, with others he-mid.—
The rifles omie morel erarkeili nm ) t]lo
wilh a frightfrih hmyl seainpererl off.
In the morning eight, .wolves were Ivin"-
(lea'.l ami Ihehlnndv t mc ks showed that'ma
ny others had errriod awav mortal wounds
the rcmiilisconsos of this frightful nP-ht
Tub Foundation- op (Tu.ui \otrh.— I The
!rrnnndwork of rill manly aharnatar is rar ., c ;.
ty. That viHno Has Ht tha foundation of
everythin-; solid. flow loinnvmit, is to hear
narants say. “T Itnva Tirtli in, nty clril-T so
lons.as Im speaks the trntti.- Tfa may liavo
many fault, la,t I know ha will not daaaiva I
ma. T 1 mild on that contidanan.” Tliav a-a j
ri"!it. Tt is a lawful and i.nst wound tnlinild
upon. And that is a liaautifnl cnnfldanaa
u hatavar nrrorp temptation may hatray a
chdd into. no ion a* as hraya, onan truth ra
mains. thorn is,somethin-; to danand nn—theto
is nnalmr urnund—flutro is substance at, tlio
centre. Alan of the world foal so about ona
another. They aan lia tolerant and forbear
-1U!? so lan? ns tliair errin-; brother is trna.
It is tna fundariiantal virtna. Ordina-v aom
niarao aan hardly nrneearl a sfen with hut. a
cood .naasnrn of it.. If wa annnot believe
what others Rny to ns. wo ennnot ant nnon it.
and to an inimonse extent that is savins
cannot nat at all. Truth is a aomnion intar
ast. Whan wo dafnnd it, wa dafand tha basis
or. nil snetah order. When we vin#lii»nto it
wa v.-ndiaata nnr own foothoM. Whan wa
nland for it. it is lika nlaadin-; for tho nip of
health we breathe. Whan you undertake to
hanafit, a ly.n-r man. it Is Ilka puttin'-; your
foot into the mire.— F. J). TTimhntjlon '
(C 7“ Two or drops of a paturated so
lution of camphor in alcohol, put info halfi
an ounce of soft water, forma a mixture!
which will revive flowers that have heernn to I
dnop and wilt, ami give them,freshness fora
long time. I
[)C7“Tlin storms of advorsitvnrc wholesome
thousrh like snow-storms, their drifts are not
always soon.
SSs?*. The virtue of others is always a terror
to tb® wick®d*
Old Billy” was the, keeper of the ferry
across the Tallahatchie at tlie little town (if
Belmont, and was greatly respected and re-
by his colored bretliorn nil the country
around as a pious and orthodox Hard Shell.
Qn one occasion, the heavy rains having wid
ened and greatly angmented the impetuosity
of .the.sLx'am, an ox-driver, tho color of char
team" into tho boat; and as
t(>Bghl|Hmni turned his wheel and drew off
from the ox-driver, looking occaaional
ly-fonh upon the turbid stream, appealed to
tins reverend ferry man:
“ I sa}', uncle Billy,s’ pose dem ropes break,
\rhar you reckon wo*d go to?*'
-,’ 1 T reckon m do boat,” answered
Old ..Billy:
‘•Yes, continued tho other—“do
boatinmight be in heben 'fore we know it.” i
Old Billy .looked upon his young disciple !
wdh tho utmost scorn and contempt, and re- i
plied: . ,
- “Bid you eber hear of a boatgwine to bob*
on ?”, **
.“Whardo old ship of ZionV* promptly
asked the other.
This was a stunner. Old Billy, being a
Hard Shell of strictest kind, could not gain
say the existence and destination of this
illustrious craft. So eyeing .his questioner
for a moment with extreme annoyance, ho at
length uttered a groan,-and said:
"‘‘Bat boat wam'fc made oh wood, it was
made oh faith. 11 And, as if emboldened by
a now idea perfectly unanswerable,, he added
—“ And it didn't go to heben neither.- It jist
went lo do shore and divered do passengers.”
This explanation was rather too much for
the younger; and deferring to the greater
ago and Biblical learning 1 of’his “ elder brud
dcr,” h« resigned, himself and team to the
care of Providence and the nautical skill of
William Guzman..
A BEHJTIFDL PICTURE OF OLD AGE,
lie greatly errs -who imagines that old age
can not bo= beautiful. There are naturalTy
hut one disease-—that of old age.. To leave
tlie world as gently as go ou't the.embers on,
the health, or «s the candle in its socket with
out pain, shock,’ or spasm, this is worth taking
pilins for.. Literally, the .lot is terrible, of a
man with tottering limbs andgrav hairs; dy
ing by piecemeal, from racking rheumatism,
from spasmodic; ■asthma, from torturing. gout,
or the slow-eafing cancer, the mind all the
while, by’rent on of incessant pain,: growing
mpi-o-o, querulous, hitter and' atheistic ! On
the other hand,, how ineffably beautiful it is
to arrive at a hearty, buoyant old ago, with
out ache, or.pain or sadness sunshine nl
ways’ in tlie face; gladness in the’ eye dho
heart meanwhile, welling up nud running
over with human sympathies and love divine?
of whom “ hiy mother sang” ki» oft in . tlie
..clear,, sweet, and cheery, tonga of youth and'
health’.. . . .
f :.Vie-;h'y ttVidrs swiftly o’.er th"ir heads,.
Made up uf-innoeonco ami love,-
Anil soft mill silent ns the shade, ■
Their nightly minutes gently move.
I "i? 11 . 0 * as thoughts'their joys comes' on,
lint fly nut half so swift liwav,-
Their souls arc over bright ns noon,. ’
I Antl.'caim ns summer evenings bo.''.
Ami when their work is done, their journ
ey ended, tho- life of time hiclts into an im
mortal existence, - • ■
As fades n summer cloud away, . ,
. As sinks a gale.when slorms iiro o’er,
, As gently shuts the eye of day, .
As dies a wuvu along the shore.”
, To have the lump of life thus go out, phys
ically, we must live regularly, temperately
actively, for by these moans only can the hu
man chick work well, till all the wheels wear
out together, ami all cense their ninninir at
the same instant; then.there is no shoek7.no
pain, no torture, and scarce - a perceptible
struggle, so that the moment of.ilopnrture can
he noted hy the most scrutinizing cyd. Read
er, may such be your exit ami mine.
, I have a swee. tmerrv-hearted littli friend
file sum mere, with a smile like the sunshine,
and WP call her by (ho pet, name of Birdie.
Uor limn heart loves nil tlmnrs bright ami
mire, and many are the questions she asks
.about God ami heaven
, One day Birrjio got vexed about something
that did’nt quite happen to suit her, and a
young aunt nf hors won her hack to pleasant
ness by telling, her . how munli better soft
words sounded'; and to make her remember
this, she taught her the text. ‘A soft answer
turnelh away wrath, hut griovious words stir
un nnrrcr/
/tittle Rirdie thought, this a most beautiful
text, and whenever She happened'to got pee
■vish, the words, ‘A soft, answer,’ are sure to
win lin ek smiles. So. you see. Birdie learned
fsorn the BMde. nnd it 'helned her to ho good.
She was governed by Bddo rules.
Bht my little friend, wan ted to help others
Wo. She was visiting a family who loved her
very much, and who would rather hear her
prattling tones than flie sweetest song-bird
they ever listened to. When one with whom
sho is mi especial favorite, snoko rather hasti
ly. Birdie remembered her text ; clinging
close to-his side, in her simple earnest wnx7
she whispered; ‘A soft nnswer—it soft nn
swer.’ The sweet little pleader's words could
pot he disven-nrded. Though a little one, her
inti nonce for good was powerful.
“ -Tiidee, yon soy if I punch a man,
even in fun. ho can take mo; up for assault
ami battery V*
“ Yes, sir. r said that, and what I said /
repeat. If yap punch a man yon are guilty
of a breach of the peace, and can ho arrested
for if-,”
“ Ain't there no exeentirmß ?”
“ Ko sir. no oxconfions whatever.*'
“•Tudorc. t'thinlc von are m’stahen. Snn
t>oso for inß f nnee. t should brandy punch
him—<vhnt than ?”
. “ No levitv In eonrt, sir. expose
this man to the atmosphere, dall the next
case !”
ITT* A few dnvs since, n. friend .of mine,
walking down town, saw a littlohov nineliing
hi.s younger brother, who was crying bitter-
“TThv, idt hor,” snid she to the young
tormentor, “don't you know you are doinsr
mrv wron?? WTmt would you do if you
should kill vour brother?
'“Why,” he renlfed, “of course I should
nnt on my new black pants and go to the
funeral.”
I K!7"A hoy was lately asked “who killed
Ahol?” TTe promptly replied “ General .Tack
son.” This eounln the catechetical examina
tion of a led living in the wildest region of
(I'O firnon Mnuntn'nn. - “ Into what, state did
fall hnne mankind ?'* ndted the teacher.
With a rnoftil expression of countenance,
the urchin bawled eat, “ Vermont,”
THE BOAT OP FAITH.
A SOFT ANSWER.
Monster Bells.
Russia is pre-eminently the country of Croat
bells, wherir they may be heard in full vigor,
not “swinging slow with sullen roar," for
they are too heavy to ho swung, blit inces
santly tolling and booming, and deafening
all ears but those of Russians, who almost
worship their bells. In Moscow alone, be
fore the revolution, there were 1,700 largo
bells, which number has increased now to
5,000. -The-great boll of Moscow, of which
every one has beard was cast in 1753, h v order
of the Empress. Anna. Its weight is various
ly estimated at from 360,000 to 4-10,000 lbs.
It is twenty one feet three inches high, and
about twenty two feet in diameter at the
mouth. In 1837 the Czar Nicholas caused it
to he taken out of the pit in which it lay, and
to be placed upon the .granite, pedesfal as
now seen. Upon its sides is seen the figure
of the Empress Anna, in flowing, robes. It
has been consecrated ns a chapel, the Rus
sians regarding it with superstitious venera
tion and will not allow a particle to be taken
from it as a specimen of the metal, 'flic en
trance to it is through a largo fracture or
opening in the side, whence a piece has been
broken out. '.There is how suspended in
Moscow, upon the.tower of St. Ivan, a bell
weighing 144,000 lbs;, cast in 1817 ; the di
ameter of which at the mouth is thirteen
feet. .
The bells of China'rank next in size to
those of Ilussin, there being several in Pekin,
east in honor of the transference of the seat
of government from Eankin to that city,
which are-saitl to each weigh 120,000 lb’s!
Another at "Nankin, of nearlv cylindrical
shape, is estimated-to Weigh 65,000."
Of European hells; the famous one at Er
furt, in Germany, cast in 1407, and weigh
ing about 30,000 lbs was long celebrated not
only as the largest, hut also as fliehest in Eu
rope. Ono placed in the Cathedral of Paris,
in 1080 weighs 38,000 lbs., Another in Vien
na, east .in 1711, 'weighs ■ 40,000 lbs., ami in
Olinutz is another about the same wp.io-ht.
The--celebrated great Toni, of Oxford, Eng-
Irtrtd, weighs 17,000 lbs-., and was cast in
1080.- . -i, ■ • ■ ,
The groat boll recently cast for the Parlia
picnt .House in London ' weighs-30,000; that
in York Minster,' called Great Pofci\ of York,
weighs 27.000 lbs;; and.that upon the Notre
-Dame Cathedral in Montreal, (thelargest'-up
on’this continent,) weighs 20.400, lbs,, and
vvas-iinported from England in 1842.
Luxury of a Warm Both.
AYe hear a iiuAiy story. loeaied. in a hnth
rorml, not fur off. Smith was a man who nev
«r .permitted himself to Tie outdone—he could
do whatever anybody else could. Smith met
Brown in a.hath-room, and Brown, knowing
the others- peculiar conceit, said that he
(Brown) could endure a hotter hath than any
living man. Thereat Smith, fired up, and .'a
betwasmade. Two bathing tubs wore, pre
pared- vsithi slit inches of cold water, in each.
Tho follows stripped. and separated by a
cloth partition, each got.in and let on the hot
water at the word—the wager being -as to
who should stay in the longest -with the hot
water running. Smith dn wup Ilia feet as far
ns possible from tho boiling stream while
Brown pulled out the plug in- tho -bottom of
his tub.- After about half a. minute quoth
I Smith. ' . 1 ■ -I
“Ifow is Brown—pretty warm 1”
• “Yes,” says tho other its getting almighty
hot, hut I guess I,can.hold out a minute ryot.
“So nan I,” answered Smith. “Scis-s*'—
sqnnsh.l—lightning!—lt’s awful
Fifteen seconds, equal tohtilf nu hourly
Smith's imaginary waich. ,
“I'say over there—how’s it now?”
'‘O it’s nearly up to the idlin' p’int—who
Christopher!" answered the di'aholienl villinn
who was lying in the empty tub, while the hot
water .passed out of tho escape pipe. r
By this time Smith wag .splurging about
like a boiled lobster, and called again:
“T s-a-y, over there—how’s now ?”
. “Hot as-the Devil” replied Brown, “hut
whew! seiss-s-sl—guess I can hold out an
other. minute!”
“7he hell's J{re you can shrieked the now
bmlmjr Smith, who rolled and bolted thron-h
the partition, expecting to 'find theotherquite
COOK Of].. -
"Tou infernal rascal! why did’ni you pm
the piny in?”
“IV'liy, I did’nt agree to,” said the impertu
able joker; "win/in the thunder did'nt you
leave yours out ?"
pEPßurAxi).—Some years ago, ip one of
the counties of Virginia, a witness Under ex
amination before the County Court refused to
answer a question put, to him by one of the
counsel, and was therefore charged with a
contempt of court. Ife was arraigned on this
charge; a,long and patient investigation' of
the matter ensued, and the court, after ma
tin o deliheratirui, decided that -the prisoner
was guilty, rind that ho should be publicly,
reprimanded by the presiding magistrate of
the court. The culprit was accordingly placed
at the bar;-the Chief-Justice arose with all
the dignity the occasion required, and with
impressive gravity, pronounced and executed
the sentence, of the- court in the. followin'--
words: a
I 0 , you have been accused of
a heinous offence; “you have been fairly and
patiently tried,.and found'guilty. The court,
in punishment of tins offence, has ordered
that I shall reprimand you—ain’tyoif asham
ed, you, dirty dny ?" 1
American- “ ofiJr i
Revolution. —lf may be n consolation to “stuck
np people,” whfiseF great boast is that they
have never boon encase*! in any useful em
plovnient,” to be told of the following facts
! Washington was rf surveyor ami farmer.
1 p'anklin was a printer.
Green was a bhieksmifh.
Warren was a physician.
iSnmfor was a shepherd.
Rawer Sherman was a shoemaker.
Marion was a farmer, ns was also Putnam,
Allen and Shirk.
Hancock was a shipping' merofidpf.
Morgan was a waggoner.
Trumbull was an artist.
Arnold (who, though a traitor, was n l)rnvo
innn and a good general,) was a bookseller
ami druggist*
ITT” A phvslemn calling one day on ri gen
j tinman wh i had keen sorely afflicted with the
Leant, found, to his surprise! the disease' gone,
and the gentleman rejoicing in his discovery
over'a bottle of wine'. “ Oolite along, doctor,*’'
exclaimed the valetudinarian, “ yon are just,
in time to taste this hnttlo of Sladoira; it is
thefirst of a pine that has jnsthcon breached.”
“ Alii” replied the doctor, “these pipes of
Mnderia will never do; (hey are the eanso of
all your sufferings.” “ Well, then” rejoined
the gay incurable. “ fill your glass, for now
that wo have found out the cause, the sooner
wo got rid of it the hotter.”
. djCt friendship creep gently to a height; if
it rush to it, it may soon 1 run'itsolf opt of
breath.
From ike Boston Traveler.
i Boston Tragedy,
Disappointed Love—A Lover Attempts to KM
a Young Lady and Commit Suicide:
An affair occurred at South Boston, yester
day afternoon, which came near terminating
I fatally to two persons, ,one of whom is yet in
danger. It appears that Albert .Dittmor, a
young man about twenty years of age; who
lias worked in Adams’ Sugar House, was
some months since paying attentions to Mar
garet Pedro, a fine looking girl, not quite Id
years old, whoso mother is dead; and who has
been-officiating as housekeeper for her father,
John Pod re, living on First street. Soutbßos
ton, For some reason she discarded him,-and
since thkt time he has been endeavoring in
vain to obtain a renewal of the friendly rela
tions. between them* Yesterday he went to
the house on First Street, and saw her in. the
presence of her father. At the close of the
interview he said he had something he wished
to give her, and which he wanted to deliver
with no one else present. He then wont into
an adjoining room, and 1 with some, reluctance :
she followed him. As soon as she entered the
room and closed the door, he drew a double
barreled pistol, and placing'it against her
nook discharged one of the.barrels.
The father of the girl was close by the door,
«ind lie rushed into the room, and wrenched
the pistol from Dittmor, who. was about to
discharge the contents of the other barrel into
Ins own person. -Dittmdr then rushed out of
Um bouse,, and running across the street,
[jumped into the water, then about five feet
deep, with.the intention of dfowninghimselfi ,
Several persons saw him, one of Whom jump
ed in and held his,head above' the water tfll
ho could ho got out; Ho was Soon after de
livered into the custody of Policeman Finson.
. Tho.harrel of the pistol discharged Jit the
girl was 1 aided with -powder rtnd a gravel
stouer The charge took effect on the right
side of her ucek, inflicting a dangerous wound*’
Dr. Ferguson was called, imt ho was notable .
to find the stupe, which remains in lief neck.
She continues nt her,father’s house, and. it is
■icared she will not recover, as slid 'complain'd ■
of muon distress in her head, and it is feared ■’
the stone passed upward.
Tim parties are both Germans. In a'con
versalion this morning, Diitmer said’ho had
hcoii in , this,country about two years, and had
owned the pistol some, time; that did loaded it
to kill himself and the girl, hut thiit it went
off sooner, than -he iiiiended; that ho was
about to put the pistol into his mouth to blow
out his own brains when it was taken from
him*
An .examination was had in the &>lic6
Coart to-ilay, juid Dittmer was required to
recognize Bsiooo fur his appearance foy
trial in the Superior Court.* He has no rela»
lives in this country, except, a,.brother in
Ohio, and in appearance is rather dull and
stupid. , ■
Things that are Foolish;
A great pinny foolish • tilings are-said rind
dune in the world, among which au unkriowii
writer classes the following
, . a.young plan to- think,that ho deed
himself credit hy hanging round stores.‘and
taverns,.smoking bad cigars, and paying for
wmskoy and‘oysters, in order to be called
“liberal/' by a Clique of youths as soft‘la
the brain as himself.
I'ora lady to bo annoyed .because gentle
men do not always give her the best half of
the street and the nicest scat in tho public--
assembly. Slio should not forget that these
conventional courtesies are not her. right any
farther than they choose to concede them;
I'm- an unfledged'clerk to think that he
must buy extravagant gloves and cravats for
c\ery festive occasion, because doncs,-whose
lather is worth 30,000 does so: The best way
ut proving his matihood would bo to leave
such things entirely alone.
X*ur a girl to stay awayfrom a party
has worn all her dresses and can't
have a new » no. Isn't it something a kin to
self-conceit for her to imagine that people
u>vo nothing to do but to think about her and -
her dresses.
I'or a man to be extra-fastidious about col
ognes diamond finger rings, and scented
.pocket handkerchiefs, and then set society at
defiance with his cigar case and tobacco-box;
I'or a girl to think that she is establishing
her character ns a young lady of fashion, by
allowing her mother to toil , through all the
drudgery of the house, and the investing her '
money tn gaudy broaches and artificial flow
ers.
I 1 or « man to suppose himself a gentleman
because he touches his hat to a party of splen
didly dressed young ladies,-while ho scorns to'
lend a helping hand to the old woman strug-'
glmg across the street. '
.' ®', l> , r - a mniplo working girl to buy imitation
jcu elry because her wealth v neighbor spend*
it small fortune in the Veal." .
For an elderly young lady to think she re
news her bloom by dressing in the style of
sixteen, with pink roses in her bonnet and
ermine roses on her cheeks.
For ait old bachelor to attempt to darn his
own stockings , without-a good: stock of pa
tience, or to venture ■where there are a dozen
pretty girls.
SimtFutalo Girllurr—Starlfirsr tlvcP/anM.
I herewith give you the method of starting
I sweet potatoes in'the Spring, to obtain sots
for transplanting, which I have adopted after
twenty years experience. From tlih Ist, id
the 10th of Aphil X begin by diggings trench
-i feet dpep by 7 feet wide, and'as many foot
Joiig as I hare' bushels of seed. The tuber*
fir seed vary from I to 2 inches in diameter.- ’
In (he bottom of the trench refuse buy or
other litter is lard to the depth of a foot, well
trodden down, and Vvnler poured upon it, a
hucketfnl to each foot in length of the trench ■
warm water is preferred, ns it raises a heat
Sooner.- Next a layer 4 inches' thick of warm
stable manure, is placed on the hay, leveled
nicely, and left lying as loose as' may be
lie manure slnmld have heaped up a few '
days holore.-.fo commence heating; I then
place 5 inches of the highest, soil I can find
upon the manure, spread it evenly, and lay
the potatoes upon it ns near each other as’
possible without touching. These ftro covert
cd 1J inches deep with light soil, and over
this I put a haul layer of hay. making it One
loot thick around the edge of the bed. and
rounding it up gradually to the centre, where'
it is o lect thick when finished.
The heap is watched closely, and I examine
it daily, by making holes in the bay large'
enough to admit my arm, and run my finger'
down to the bottom of the potatoes i if it W
warmer than blood heat, the hole is loftopen.
and if the heat increases, the hay is turned
over to allow the steam to escape. After'
10 or 12 days, if the weather be fine, the heap'
IS uncovered for a' fowhours, and if the plants
are coming up-nicely, this is repeated daily, '
I saving the covering off ii little longer each'-,
time, until, it is entirely dispensed with/
when the seU ure ready for tranapiaatin*.—r
American AffricuUurisi.
NO. 40.