YOL. 48. AiIEIIIGAN VOLUNTEER. FUSLI9IIBD BVRRY tltlinsbAY UORKINO BY JOISX 11. BRATTON. TER M S : .Bud«cii'tiox,— Ono Dollar and Fifty Cents, paid n advance; Tw<> Dollars if paid vfitbm the year; and Two DMlura and Fifty Cents, if not paid within the year. These terms will ho rigidly adhered to in cr'cry instance..'- No subscription discontinued until all arrearages are paid'unless, at.the option of the Editor. AIpTSiiTiSKMRNTS-— Accompaiiled by the oAftn, not exceeding ono squaro, will bo, inserted throe .times for, Ono Dollar, aml*twouty-fivo cents for each additional insertion. Those of d greater length in proportion.. ' ' ’.. J , ■';Ton-‘PutNTiSfi— I; Sueh n« Hand-bills, Postihg-bills,- PamphUds, Blanks, EabtU, executed with aeenmey anil at the shortest notice. - prtiraL TU E VOLUXTEERS tAREW ELI. or W11.1.1A JI L'HQrnXUT. Tlio rcvuillo is Hounding, lovo, It calls iuu from thine arms;' .It Mils mo luavti my peaceful homo,. To share in war's ulanns. ' Yet though' Hiy check ho pale, .door love, And pearly tear-drops fall,— ’ 1 know thou wouid’st not have, me Kay,' Nor shrink from Duty’s call.'* . Then once more.faro theo well, my lovo ! ' Nay, cheek those fulling tears I - On our good swords this day depends. . The hopes of future year's— On hcav’n we’ll rest our cmnfiduucc— Who blcss’d our early love;. And faithful slia'll our hearts remain— ■ Fix’d as the stars above., . , / If in the conflict falling, 4ore^ A Mossing will dcscund Upon tho gravy of him who dies His country to defend. . Though thou hevuil dear lovo, • One joy is sure’y thine, Which shall assuage thy present grief, And solace life’s dsclhiu. ' • , For- long as summer's pleasant gules Hippie.the sou’s blue' wave, A. nation's love shall hallow Thu humblest patriot's grave; And dour to every faithful heart ■Our,flames shall ever be, f . While floats beneath tho. vault of Hcav’n b '' TUI Ivo traversed the world on every sdio. “ In Temple T have played On my hnrp of n Miouijahd trcmUling stifrig., And the music my lingers made • b Was swevt as tho strain tbat a ijiirit sings. “ Bat givo mo tho gloaming West, Whcro the waters like shoots of silver Ho— Where tho sworif and camion rest, ! And FfpcUom ro-cohocs from earth to sky!” ICush .i—‘lls the twilight hour. Arid'this wind whispers to the dancing loaves— Como to tho viuu olad.bowur, -- And hi lo and liston,'whi’o it laughs oi^gricvo*. [A r . 'JV Jimnial of Commerce.] HMnjieouH. INCIDENT OF TUE WIB. Ahouttiie.middle of December, 1812 tbo garrison ip charge of Fort Niagara, at the mouth of the Niagara rivof, was surprised by a large party of British arid Indians, whereby the American frontier, from Youngstown to Buffalo, was-laid open to tho depredations of t|ie, savages. - - - •One of the moat flourishing American vil lages on the Niagara was Lewistown, situated opposite to the Canadian village of Queens town, and ns 'the inhabitants of Lewistown had been active in tbo defance of the frontier, the enemy doomed the place to speedy destruo- When the flames fcnd smoke were ascend ing from the wanbn conflagration of Youngs town, and the'paftiesof villagers flying from the murderous-savages, notified the people of Lewistown of what weald soon bo the fote of their own homes and families, every one was thrown into tho utmost confusion and alarm, and sought safety in flight. Among the last to escape were two broth ers, name Lotbrop and Bales Cook, tho form leg amputated above the knee, and was nowa helpless invalid. ■ ' Lothrop, who, in his crippled condition had no hope of escaping the scalping knife of the savages, bogged his brother to leave him and fly for his life. But the generous man had no such intention.' . • . With all the haste possible, Bates,-after getting the team and sleigh to the door, man aged to drag the bed on which his brother lay up tin the vehicle, and throwing in clothing and such' 'other necessaries as came nearest to hand; started off in the rear of tho flying, fugitives. But so rough was the ground that thu wunnded youth chuid cnduro.no other than tho slowest motion,' < ■' Bates, therefore' found it necessary for him to restrain his team to the slowest walk, while ho could sop- in his roar the flames bursting out of the doors and windows of tho house they had just quitted, and the yells and war •whoops of tho drunken Indians rang with stsirlling effect in his ears. - ’ House after house was fired, and before the young men had reached the tup of tho hill on their way out of the place; the entire village was wrapped in flames. . ■ They could see tho painted warriors, wild rwlth.di'juk and bedecked with the plunder of tho stores, dancing and howling in thostreets, like so many incarnate demons; and mingled: hero and there among, them, and dodging in and out of the burning building, the British associates as busily engaged in tho work of plunder as tho savages, while 'obscene oaths uiul drunken songs attested their infernal joy. .. On tho other hand, as. they , moved slowly along, they could see teams and groups of their neighbors and friends disappearing rap idly in the distance, whilpthey were iorced to move'along slowly and exposed to the first party of drunken and infuriated savages who might espy them. Moving thus along, they 'had proceeded something like half a mile from the smoking village, when oh ‘ascending an eminence,, Bates was startled by‘.a fierce war whoop in the rear, and to his horror discov ered, a handiof savages in pursuit of them, and wildly gesticulating for them to stop.... In the excitement of the momohfhp urged his lenin to a.faster gait; hut a cry of paiu from Lothrop caused him to slacken his speed again, and'catching up a gua he had the fore thought to throw it into tho sleigh, h&; pre pared to defend his helpless brother" to the last. ’ Lothrop now.perceiving the danger they were in, and knowing, in his feeble condition, that escape was hopeless unless swifter pro gress could ho made, begged his brother, to drive on. At least it could only be death to him ; and if tha motion of the'sleigh over the rough ground should kill him, he thought it would.certainly bo better than fall into the bands of their merciless pursuers., The Indians dashing on,, wore soon in hail ing distance, and hp. briilren Vi igl is h ,th r e at "eued'Butos -firTtlTThe,most ofriol toHuvesdflie' did not stop, but he refused to obey, !, Soon coming up wdtb the sleigh, the sava ges began to chase Bates round and round it, bill from some oversight paid no attention to his helpless brother. At last Bates snatched, tip the gun from-the sleigh arid rati (iff to one side of the road, to draw the Indians, if pos sible, away, from Loth top. The, ruse partial ly succeeded, hut as a fierce. looking Indian pursued Bates more .closely than consistent with his' safety, he turned suddenly, and lev eling his gun at the savage, lie fired. The In dian gave a terrific yell, leaped into the air, run a few paces, and fell dead. The death of their lander exasperated the savages to the hist degree, and they were about to wreak their vengeance on the brother, when upon their right, ori the mountain, they heard a wild, ringing war whoop, and the next minute a.vol|ey of rifle shots whistled toward'them, mid several of the pursuers' fell killed nud wounded to the ground. . ' The now party proved to bo a hand of friend ly Tusetironis,.under Little Chief, who hear ing the firing along the road, hastened to re connoitre, and seeing.the two brothers, whom they iinriiediatqly recognized, thus beset, ran down the lu.il to their relief, and of the fif teen or twenty savages whopursued the villa gers; scarcely one-fourth returned to tell'the fate of their companions. £AVw ) Altai. .. Bates Conk afterward became Controller of the Slate of New York, and Lothrup occupied many positions of trust and distinction, but both now sleep their lust sleep. SWEET REVENUE—A COMEDY OF EBBORS. On Olivo street, in St, Louis, lives a gush ing maiden of coquettish proclivities, who ciieors the declining years of a father who owns several nice corner hits, and.carries des olation into the hearts of ail the miserable bachelors who wear tight hoots and yellow gloves on her.account. Until recently the de vastating Hebe managed to keep all her ad-' mirors in such a delightful fog of uncertain ty that no one could consider himself ‘ the manhut at a private party, a short time since, she bestowed special smiles on. two in fatuated swains, and the rivalry fur her hand at once narrowed down to this'tirade-. of knights." One'of those.favored individuals is the possessor of a very ‘loud’ plantation of sentimental whiskers; and so offoetivd did those prove in his suit that it soon became ev ident that" he would handsomely defeat his ri val and win the prise. None perceived this sooner than the aforesaid rival, who is so un fortunate as to be fearfully beardless, and ‘tremenjous’ was his agony in consequence,— Ho made a gallant fight of it. Ho had his dmir eprled daily byagifted artist in thatiine, regardless of expense; he bloomed into vest of deafening brilliancy, and. mor.t-" gaged his salary Six months ahead," that ho might flourish sundry gorgeous rings and breastpins. But dll was of no avail; the whis kers still bristled in easy triumph, and tho defeated lover became as desperate as a cat with snuiTiii her eyes, 'Ho had boon trifled with by a heartless coquette; he had boon put to expense involving bankruptcy; his heart had been turned into a desert, and a hated rival had ‘accomplished his hellish de signs.’ What was loft for him but revenge I There was a charm in tho word—a paradise in the thought. Ho would send his rival and the faithless ope to the other side of Jordan, ahd magnanimously make tho same trip him self, . He had been invited to a highly respec table tea party, at which ‘the perjured pair’ ; wonJd also he present, and there the terrible sacrifice must he modi. When that fatal eve ning arrived,, he made himself os gorgeous ns o first class sun flower, and stalked dramati cally into a'funeral drag store. ‘Arsenic two ounces, ’ he whispered to tho attendant clerk, in a manner that would have made his eternal fortune and brought down the galle nes, had ho tried it at tho theatre. Being fa miliar with horrors, the clerk blandly smiled an assent, and furnished tho poison, like a genuine Borgia. Crowding tho package into a yory small watch pocket, tho unflinching minister of vengeance repaired to the Costive gathering, end was immediately driven to the verge of lunacy by the spectacle of the whis- Jvam.miul ilia mßiMan woUvinff t/urAf.hAl* “ OIIIV COUNTRY—MAY IT ALWAYS BE RIGHT—RIGHT OR WRONQ.OUR COUNTRY.” ‘Like a pair of scissors Whirling round a spiudlo/ As the hour for ‘taking tea’ approached, lie stole darkly into theltafou a manger and di vided his arsenic between three particular cream pots; Then he returned to tho parlor and hypocritically joined tho pair ho devoted to death, just as tho sentimental young wo man who officiated at the piano had struck up ‘The Bold Privateer’ for a march to the tearoom. As though byaccideut, ho had led his unsuspecting victims to that part of the kcaufot where the fatal cream pots glittered, add commenced operations by modifying bis own oup of liohea from one of them. They unwittingly followed suit with tho others, and were nicety poisoned in about five minutes!— Tho poisoner chuckled fiendishly as ho wit nessed the success of his plot, and went back to tho parlor-with his victims without a doubt that all throe of them would bo in kingdom como in less than half an hour. At the door of the room ho'quittod them, for there came upon him suddenly a half regret that he had included himself in the devoted category.— The regret grew in absolute remorse inabout five minutes ; and,'as the perspiration oozed out upon his forehead, he grow ‘much worse.’ A momentary-pause in the music caused him to look up, and he beheld the hated whiskers, leading the'faithless one to a sofa. The un happy man could hear no more. Ho dashed toward the pair, and blurted out: ‘Stoiriach pumps—quick! all poisoned 1’ and then dart ed through the liall into the street.'. The ef fect of his announcement may ho imagined; ladies fainted prpmiacously, and the attendant cavaliers grew pale and asked ‘what was the matter?’ In tho meantime the author of all this trouble flew through* the. streets'like a se cessionist with creditors after him, dud .tore into, the drug store before mentioned, with lit tle regard to the proprieties of the place: In broken accents, he confessed his guilt to the clerk from whom he had purchased the arse nic, and gave an immediate order for .‘three stomach pumps I’ The clerk was observed to smile immediately, and whispered something like—l know how it was ; perfectly harmless, I assure you; white sugar, you know. In another instant tho would’bo poisoner was dashing along tho street again in tho direc tion of the tea party establishment, minus his hat, and giving three cheers at .short inter vals. Charging through an.army of physi cians who;had been suddenly called in, here appeared before the horrified assemblage, in the parlor arid announced the ‘joyful intelli gence’ in very bad gramme?. Of course there was an immediate ‘reaction,’ as-they say in Baltimore; and, in the, general happiness over the innocent termination of the, poisoning business, the prisoner was forgiven.--On the following morning liowoVor, he loft St. Louis without paying his hoard him.and is-said to have gone South with tho secession'- troops -fr'«l.l>«wkfort. ■ * ' ... in Affairs at West Point- A correspondent of the Boston Transcript, writing to that paper .under date of Juno 22d; gives some interesting particlurs of the state of things at the Military Academy, and of the recommendations of the recent Board of Visitors! The hoard, whieh has jrist closed its session, recommended an increase in the number of cadets. The maximum number that can now be admitted, is 273, while the barracks to the buildings are capable of ac commodating 400. Although; in the last forty-nine years, the population of the country has been multiplied four-fold,.,the legal num-‘ her of cadets admissible into the Academy lias been enlarged by the addition of about twenty-three. The compliment in 1812 was two hundred and fifty; The. Visitors, there fore recommend that the corps bo raised to four hundred cadets, that each Ulilted’States Senator, and each United States Representa tive;-.be allowed, respectively, to nominate one, and that the remainder be appointed by the President-at his discretion. Another and quite important suggestion of the Board is, that the cadets ho hereafter taught”tho use of tho telegraph, so ,as to he o nio practical operators. The course of stu dy now covers a period of five years. It is proposed to reduce it to four years, which was the term originally adopted. The graduation of two classes this year, tho fourth and fifth, ■will create a large number of vacancies, and will considerably increase the size of the class which will enter on its studios this "summer.. In the whole corps there remain but thirteen cadets from the South, and hutouo of these is from tho Cotton States. MiOratoryllaiutsoftueßovfalo. —There is a feature in tho migratory character of tko Buffalo not generally known, except to hun ters, ahd that is the vast body of tho herd is never found tho same district of country two Seasons in suoeossion. Tho buffaloes of North America form an immense army, marching in one continuous circuit, hut, perhaps, throe fourths of tho entire number of which are found within range" of from two to three miles. Thus, where buffaloes are abundant one year, they lire fewer tho next, until the groat body, having completed its circuit, again makes its' appearance. The circuit is com pleted in about four years. Its western lim it is the eastern base of the'Rooky mountains, and its eastern is bounded by a marginal out line of civilization, extending from tho Bri tish 'settlements on. tho North, to northern Texas on tho South. Tho range of latitude traversed extends from the Cross Timber of Texas to the tributaries of Lake Winnipeg on tho North. Nature's Preparation Death human being can rest for any time in a.state of equilibrium;.where tho (fesire to live and that to depart just balance S either boiled .or steamed. K boiled, it, re quires a-oup more meal, aud 1 spoonful more flour thau.wheu.-fltouniod. • ; ■ K7'Tho Iliohmohd, Vn., City Council, has’ bought a mansion in that town for §59,000, for Jeff Davis ps president of the Southern Confederacy, 8j 1861. a young and gallent horo will lose iM& Jifc in the present war, to whom, whon mould taring in the‘dust, tho following poem by tho great est of Ampriqaii poets, will truthfully , apply. . As au offering of geniy s at tho grave of the soldier and patriot, it has not its equal in the English lan guage : ■ ; - He hath boon mourned as brave man mourn tho. bravo, And wept as nations woep their cherished dead. With bitter, but praiid tears, and o’er bis head Tho eternal.flowers wHoso root js id'tho grave, Tho flowers of Fame/ afo beautiful und green • And’by his grave’s side pilgrim foot have boon, And. blessings, pure as mon to martyrs give. Have there bean breathed by those be died to save. Prido of his country’s .bandod chivalry, . , • His fame their hope, his namo their buttle cry; He lived as mothers wish their sons,to live, Ho died us fathers wish their sons Jo die. . If on tho grief-worn check tho hues of bliss, Which fado:wbounll woloyo is in th.e-.tpmb> Could over know-on earth a second ,bloom, The memory of a gallant death’ like life Wj)uld cull them intobijiug; blit tho fow, - ' Who as their frieud, thoiirbrothots or tboir Boh, His kind, warm heart and gciitlo'-spirit know, Had long lived; fearod for him ylono; His voice their, morning inusie, and his oyb . Xbo only strarlight of theitfeSroniyg-Sky, , y Till even the dim, - And Ufo’s bcst joys were sorrows but with him ; And wheii, tho burhiug-bdllct in his' breast, Ho dropped, like summer fruit from off the bough, There was ono heart that know aud lov’d him bo’si —lt was a. mother’s—mid'is brokcmiow. DRAFTING FOR TUG ARMY. .An amusing scene came off in a small town situated in the northeastern part of this ( Dutchess) county, a few days ago. , It appears that, a young unan engaged in podding “ Yankee Notions,” happening to; stop' .for, the night at a tavern with his : wares, thought he wpnld.have some sport with the rustics,, before his departure; and'accord-; ingly adopted the plan of representing-him self in the employ ofUncle Sam.” Before retiring for the night, he had the landlord of the hotel “ well posted” as to his plans for the morrow, giving him instructions to inform the “ boys” that there vyas a draft ing officer staying there. In tho morning ho sallied forth into the bar-room; and tho first one ho “ picked out” of the crowd, was amah pretty,well advanced toward forty-five years of age, and apparently a coward at heart. , - -..'.. The officer advanced toward him, placed Ills handuponliia shoulder; hud at the same time asking his name ; ; ■: . Oh 1 I .cannot go I” exclaimed the man “ Ijajnnot go j I’mnota sound man. I have threC'of' my - rits have been broken, and have lost the use of my right eye;, I cannot go 1 I tell you I am- not a sound man,” That officer thinking that the man had ‘•‘sufficient” reasons why ho could not go, left him and proceeded on to another man spmo .what yroungorthan the first mah accosted. “Como up here, ray man?" said the public functionary, “what is your name?” “Ohl.f shall die before I got there!’’ cried but the second, somewhat encouraged by the success-of the first, insetting free from being enrolled, “ I never can go, I am so unwell. . “ Very well, my good fellow, carelessly re plied “ Uncle SaiUj" I will never release you on any such pretence, unless you will get the written certificate of some practicing physi cian, well known in this-vicinity,” . !skccbrdinglyi off starts the “green un” for thb nearest doctor. Arriving at tho'-liouso, almost exhausted with fatigue, lie rdshes in the Doctor’s office, and Cries out in a stammer ing manner. • "Doc—Doctor! I-want you to give mo a certificate to toll, the man what pulls' men off tojoin.the army, that I’m not a well man." “ IVoU," replied the doctor, “I don’t know db I can do that for you. I cannot say you are not a well man. I would perjure myself if I did.” “Oh I! Now dear doctor, you know it would fast time I would see “Sal,” if they takb> nip off. Can’t you jest sot it down for me"’. . Whilq the second character was gone for the doctor’s certificate, tho officer had “ struck on”,about twenty others congregated in tho room, each one having, in bis own estimation, some plausible excuse for not wanting to go. It soon became rumored around the vil lage what was going off at the hotel, and both old and young, inalo and feamale, rushed to the scene, the men bagging to bo “lot off just for oneo/.’ and 'the,women crying and going iu hysterics, upon the anticipated loss of hus bands lovers. The .“ officer” after,having enrolled a suffi cient number of men to satisfy his fun-loving characteristics, gave orders to them to appear on tho ground next morning to bo in readiness to go to Albany tho day following, to bo arm ed and equipped. Many were tho tears shed that night, and many wore tho wills that were made. Lov ers and husbands parted, as they thought they could never lot their Zaoariahs togoboshdt at by tho tSfnnl rebels, Tho morning came, and. the crowd began to gather around the hotel; Everything was ready to.start, when—lo! the pedlar had de camped for.parts unkown. Theory of “ sold!” “ soldi!’wept up from every mouth, and the men returned to their work, declaring that tlrey would treat him to a coat of'tar and foathbrs, if ho should over happen to travel that why again. A Scor.b Converted.— ln the early period of the history oflMethodism some of Mr. Wes ley’s opponents, jn tlie oxcess of their zeal ous outhusiasiii, took up a whole wagon-loud Of Methodists and carried them before a ma gistrate. >Vhen tlioy wore asked what these per sons had done, there was an awakened silence; at length We of them sold— • ■ , . “Why they pretended to do bettor than otKcrs,-and besides, they prayed from morn *DTho pipgistrato asked if they had done any- said an old mpn ; “ an’t plonso your worship, they converted ray wife, till the wont among tl(gm, she had such a tongue, and now sbo is as-qhiet ns a lamb. ■ • « Carry them back,”' said the magistrate, “and lot them convert all the scolds in the town.?- Persons who practice deceit and arti fice always deceive them.selves more than, they deceive others. They may feel great complacency in view of the success of their 'doings';. but they are in reality casting ft mist, before their own eyes. -Snob persons not only make a false estimate of their "own' character ; but they estimate falsely the opin ions and conduct of others. No person is ob liged to tell all ho thinks; but both duty and self-interest forbid hint over to make false pto toaoe» t ON THE DEATH OF A FRIEND. BY FITZ-Gm:i:.N' lIALI.r.OK, 1 A Dl(!D SCENE: BY “ CItAJIHE.” LIFE’S LETTER MOMENTS. Lifo-faas its momenta - Of tic fully and bloom, They hang like tho sweet rosea On tho'edge of tho tomb; Blearing they bring ua; Aa lovely .as briof, They moot ua when'happy,. And leave us in grief. Hues of tho morning; ' ’ Tinging tho sky, ■ - Como on tho sunbeams, . And off with thorn fly;: ' Shadows of evening - ~ Bong soft oh tho shore, . c „ Parkhess enwarps them, ’ We-sco them no more. So life’s bettor moment’s lu'hrillianco appear. Pawning in beauty , ■ Our journey'Jo eheer; -Round ns-they; linger, ■ . Like shadows of ovon, Would that wc, like thorn, Might molt in heaven. MINIE RIFLES; Wo notice that many persons seem hot to understand, what’.is meant by aMinie Hide, they pppnk of our government rifles its “Miuie Rifles”, and even designate .tho rifled muskets as a “jyiinio.musket.”. Minio’s cliiof inven tion was a bullet, and it is the Minie bullet that makes the rifle shooting of the French army so effective. , • Claude Etienne Minie was at first a private soldier In-the French afmy. wlio began his military life when ho was very young. It is One Of the peculiarities of that army, that a man can raise in it from the ranks and become a field marshal, if sufficiently meritorious, Minio rose to be a captain of. foot chasseurs. In this position ho found time and opportuni ty to let loose his inventive faculty. He iqado important improvements pul guu-harrela aud cartridges, which , were, adopted .by the Gov-: erniueut; and, finally, he porfopfeU his inven-i *tioH of the famous Minie hullet. Whioh in the, • French afniy has superceded everylhingplso' of the kind. In, 1849 -ho received the ..cross' pf : the,legion pFhonoj', and a few years litter received a c6mm|esion us majpf. .He was then; stationed permdhpiitlyat Vilicenuesas instruc tor in the use of fife-orlus, ' • ' -. The Minie bullet is an.olqhgafei cylinder,; conical in front; pud concave, behind. ;It has a thin baud, and when in cartridge, the poty der behind it fills the cavity, and ou expludlhg swells out the edge, making it fit and fill tho grooves of- the rillo, barrel, i This greatly, in-! ereasds its force and makes.it effective at very Jong distances.. Minie improved rifle barrels,' and nearly the whole French army are now furnished with guns 'of tliis ilnproved-.pat tehi; but fho “ Minie’’ should-be applied to -tbe bullet’ rather than tlie gdn, when it moans terrific force and osecutiou. .* , O’" It is rumored that the Administration at ' Washington.'is.'about to appoint .Henry Winter Davis to the Austrian Mission, to compensate him for his defeat by the people for Congress. The propriety of appointing, discarded politicians to foreign missions is at best doubtful—but no greater insult eould be offered to the Union ineu of Baltimore than to commission Henry Winter-Davis: Ho was defeated by an overwhelming majority inn Union District, not .because ho was a; Union man, blit because the people had no faith in his integrity. To rebuke the loyal citizens of Baltimore for their refusal to electa dis houcstdcmagugue, is not calculated to increase their affection fur the Federal Government.:— I Pal. ' r A Good Hole.— A man who is very rich now, was very pour when ho was a boy.— When asked how ho got his riches, he re plied: “My father taught mo neper to play until my work was finished, and never spend my money until I had oarhod it. If I had ope hour’s work in'a day I roust do that the first thing, and in an hour, and after this 1 was allowed to play, and then could play with more pleasure than if I had the thought of the unfinished task' before ray mind. 1 early formed thohabitof doing everything in time, and it soon’ became perfectly easy to do so.— It is to this I owe riiy prosperity. . BSyllopo writes' the poety of, a boy, but Memooy that of a man. Man looks forward with smiles, but backward with sighs, , Such is the wise providence of God.' The cup of life is swoolest at the brim ; the flavor is im paired as wo drink deeper, and the dregs are made bitter that w.o may not struggle when it is taken from.our lips. O" “You know, madam, that you cannot make a purdooutof a sow’s'ear” “Oh, sir, please fan lire: I have intimations of a swoon. When you use that odious specimen of vul garity again, clothe it in refined phraseology. Just say—“lt is impossible to fabricate a pe cuniary receptacle from the auricular organ of a femihiuo porcine quadruped.” O' A gentleman, while in church intend ing to scratch his head; in a mental absence reached over into another pew and scratched the head of an old maid. He discovered his ihistako when she sued him for a broach of promise of marriage. ' At an,evening party lately, a young man front. England wan boasting of the pedigree, wealth and importance of lus ancestors. “6 yes,” said Sam 11., your father and mine spent part of tHoir lives together.” /■ Whore was that f” sharply replied the other. , =, ‘‘ln the IJloomingdulo poor house 1” was the stinging answer. An Irishman remarked to his compan ion on observing a lady pass, “ Pnt, did you ever boo a woman so thin as that before ?" • • “Thin,” replied the other, botheration, I seen a woman'thin as. two of her put togeth er,have.” ! OiT* A young miss of Belfast, Me., whose acquirements are rather .beyond her four Bummers, was n few days since repeating the catechism at her mother’s knee. In response to the question, What did God Croats? (the said; “The earth, the sun, the moon, the stars —and stripes. “Fatuee,” said.lady of the now school to her indulgent spouse, as bio resumed his pipe after supper, “you must buy our dear Qoor i pinna an English grammar and spelling! hook site has gone- through her French;' Latin, and Greek, music, drawing aniTdaholng, and now ishe must commonce'Englisli”’ ‘■ ; ' BSS“An affair occurred in the streets of Leavenworth, Kansas, between D. R. An thony, proprietor of the Daily Conservative, and II 0. Satorleo received a ball mhiflright side, and died twenty minutes. nni #nk Jgjy-lloT.—Tho -weather. :. ** KT-Pasliionahle—Midnight earousal* and swollod-hcads in the rooming. . ■. ■ x i\ O' Be cautious ■what you say-— when and to whom. • ■ If you ■wish to rcada rogue, look at tht eye. .■V- o"He’' who follows ‘two haras 1* sura 1 tjnS ea ch neither. j¥„ - ‘ article that 'indolent yonug ladies use tn thoplace of water and soap. • •" 1:1 l .■! , j., _ . ggylt is not the ■ quanity of. the most ,hns the cheerfulneas.of the gupstSi which make# the feast.' f-i , O" He that neglects .to. observe the "work, ings’ of Providence, robs hid soul,of, its ehqie' est comforts. : , . , • . 'V' , 0“A lump of wot saloratus,. applied to,the sting of a wasp or boo, will atop.the painiq one moment, and prevent it from swelling. Pin this fact up some where for thus 5 sum mors use. - c . ... DC7“Whatlotter would.makeallflowera_oUke W would make-nli-flowerB r waU flowers," > [CTTTho.only -colored nation in the world hat corns, Us own specie is Haytl,. ; * jgylf you lone others '. they willloVcyon. If yon speak kindly to them thoy will speak kindly to you', r. L6ve is repaid with.Jpvp and hatred-.: Would yon hear a sweet and pleas* antlyyourself.,, . , ", ~ „ * i’ . ■; syp.p./■ ■ r . fITT' A arxiUe is like the bursting of the sun from behind a cloud, ■to him-who thinks he ■bos no friends in the wide wourld, • ' j@“Ladies of, -fashion starve their happi* boss Tb; feed their vanity, and their leva ta feed.their pride.' i , (£7* A man frequently,admits that he wna in the" wrong, uut a women never—she Was only mistaken.” • O'” 1 If all the wourld wore blind what ® melancholy sight it would -be,” said an Irish: clergyman to hiceopgrogntion. : _ ggy Oyor one hundred "thousand letter* . Sent North from Washington, weekbefora last two-thirds of them were written by ouraol diers. ' - . - ■ flgyTho weather has been very warm fw the last two weeks., V. ; V. , DC7”True benevolence is to give a man the small-pox and then have him taken te a pest house as a nuisance. . v ygyThe official vote of Tennessee gives * majority fo raoparation of 01, 175. The vots was the largest ever polled, t HyNo. loss than three hundred and forty* three members hare been admitted to practice at the Philadelphia Bar since June Ist, 1855, ICT'The Now York Herald says that the number of applications for position .in The Custom House in that city,' foot up to about 29,000, ' ■ ■ • : : B®* Why is the Union like a crab-apple f Because to be worth anything it must be pre> served. PP“Ploasant. —The weather.- Tho French army numbers; about 687, 000 men, with 10 marshals,-194 generals of divisions, 102 brigadier generals, 1,070 ma jors, and 0,871 captains. . • JdQy* Tho more, wo. know of History, tho less shall we esteem , the subjects of it ; and ,ti*.'despise our species, is the price wo mast too often pay for knowledge of it. JQyWhon concession is evitable, it is wise to concede before necessity, destroys both free dom of thought and dignity of movement. fty’The demand for iron in the United Suites has fallen off almost to nothing in Eng land, at which tho iron masters grumble. , O'There is no-truth in tho report that more men are nob Wanted at Washington. Tho transport of troops thither will not oes* till the force is raised.to 50,000. ggy The nerve which never rcl/ucos—- the eye which nerve ■ blanches—-the ,thought which'never wanders, those are the, masters of victory. ; .\y, : J77”“lV’iiehe do you hail from 7 piioried Yankee from a traveller. “Whore -do you rain from 7” -was the re sponse, ■ . : , “ Pont rain.at all!” sajd the astonished Jonathan. , . , “Neither do I 'liail, so mind your own busi ness. 1 :i ... is it possible for a man to 1 get beastly drank, as the saying is,, when! ft* beast having inoro sense than the man, get* drunk not at all? : ■ , Teaes.—There is a sacrodness in tears. They are notthe mark of weakness, but of power 1 They aro tho mosongefa of ovorwhel ming grief, of deep contrition, and unspeak able love. ? i . BQyDaty is the little blue sky over every heart and soul—over every life—large' on* bugh for a star' to look betweno -the plcfude, and for the skylark Happiness toi rispheav»n* ward through and sing in. t ;•> '.o ; V-U. O' Ho who is passionate and hasty, ie gsn erally honest. It it your old, fliseembling hypocrite of whom you should beware.. There is no deception in a bulldog., It U. only th* ourr that sneaks up and bites yon'when your back is turned. , •• • .1 ■ IC7" ManperOorO UjeiJiftdQTf# pf Tirtaes— > tbo mpmjmtjiry, •> display.'of. „thoao. qpajitiea which" bur'folldw oreatiirea love and respect* If wo strive to become, then,' what wo strive to appear, mac era may often bo roaorea u*o» ful guides in tbo jioribnaupo Of oof uUUPtv NO. 6. - « ill ■ ■