VOL* 51. AMERICAN VOLUNTEER. POBMBBBD EVEUY TIIUItSDAr UOBNIHO BT iaHN 8. BRATTON* TERM S.; df paid within tho reax) and Two Dollars and Fifty Confß, if not paid Ititbin the year.. Those terms . will ho rigidly ad ored to in every instance. No subscription dis jontinuod an til, all arret*, rages' ara paid unless at jhe option of'the Editor.. , , . Advkr'dtsbmentb — Accompanied by the cash, and )>t exceeding ono square, will bo inserted three ,linc3 for $2.00, and twenty-five cents for each (ildltional insertion. Those of a greater length in pfopbrtion..:.i i. , JoD-PniNTiNQ—Such as Uand-bills, Posting-bills jjamphlots, Blanks, Labels, Ac. Ac.,. executed with wfluraoy and.at the shortest notice.' •fcluaL J •»;- • •• -i P 0 P-. Ind there they l eat, a poppin,? corn, John Stiles,ond {3uB(m Cutter'; 1 ' tohn 1 frttleV pe fat^' .any t bz fl ' ; Afvd Suean (at as butter. ;; . ad there thereat arid ahelled the.corn,, And raked and stirred the Are; | \ ind .talked kinds ofjparo, V« And hitoiifid dhalra 'tiie higtieti ' ' ' i r* >• ‘ *1 •» II / ,/1 - 1 * t - ‘lion Susan i|be lljs popper shook, ' 1 Then John, be.shook the .popper, : 'ill both their 1 faces grewas red 1 ; ■ ■'* As saucepans made of copper. 1 ind then! thby shelled 'and popped and ate, All kindijof-fun a pokingr-- 'hilo he. haw-haw'd, at her remarks, And she laughed at his joking. ■ ' ind still they popped and still Ihoy ato— John's tnbuth Was Uke a htj|)per— 1 Lnd stuyed tjdie fire, and sprinkled salt,, And shook; and shook .the.popper. . ITha clock Btruokninej the blook struck ten, And still the born kbpt ' [tetruok eleven,'and,then 'Btj'uok twelve,. And HtUl ho sigrte of’iftippiDg.l. tnd John he Sue she'thoughti The corn SiicLpdp iind patter, 1 . .’ill John-mod out, “ The corn’s ajjco'l Why, Susan* whet’s the matter . laid she,' “•3'ohn Stiles, it’s onao’olock, Yoa’ll lilo of ’m aick of'ftll this cdrn— Why don’t poplliVqueation ?” [From tlio Londoif'Gom for‘lB42J THD RfirUJRN. s interesting pr-e Non Tale. It Was On a pedestrian tour through the juthcrb .provinces?.©! ‘France, that! was one voning surprised by the approach of dark -098, while, yet uncertain as to the distance rtha village where ! purposed to.sleep, or. ndeed, whether I >4ntgnt ndfc bave tftmyedj rora the path I hnd been directed td’pursue; lbnn;a!Blilinbarless.oouoh 1- Id r this con-, templative mood, timeistole away .-unnoted, whan lf was .starlfed ihy-hearing the door _of the auberge-gently openedi’and some one is-’ sue forth. , Ilooked anxiously from'the base-' moot; .it Was Justine; like a spirit towards , that stream, on wbioh I~.hud beep gazing., GuDd Heaven I what.ooulo.be her purpose? . .Was it possible thattiiw story of her undesgrved, abandonment bad wrought .in Her fevered brain a vision.pf self idestriio-'- lionT The thought was horrible!.' "Without a moment’s habitation, I sprang thronirh-the. window, and bolding m* course in shadow, tracked her steP towards the cottage of Ar n'aud. . ■■ . , V: . It stood on the very; margin of •Tbe situation, the hour, her look of deep ab straetion, aa meditating, .perhaps, on the fatal plnngO’r-appeared'to strengthen my fearful conjecture; and I advanoed uhpvoeived sc nGat ns to stretch forth ray arrn,dn the inton-. sity of my feelings, to. arrest hor 'sbennrig purpose. But how hadraysusproionswronged’ this noble-raiudedi this incomparable l girl.— At the moment 'whon'bmy he *rt fluttered at; everv motion. 1 bebeld.her sihkon her kneeh, i add, 'clasping her white hands In ’an’ attitude of'supplication, lift'hemsweqt .eyer-to Heaven as it to invoke a blessing eh that Union which •bad-marred her fairest hopes-; I saw her lips move/and though the accents reached me not; 1 the intelligence, the expression of that angel' countenance oopld npk.be! mistaken. It was a study for a Painter, if indeed the art of man could depict doe‘traits of Hoftven. ; I was lost in admiration, '.in Render, when ■ a loud shriek from the; aubergO dispersedthe lovely vision. : With , the swiftness of a lap-. •Wing Justine fled back to tbs house, while;! more cautious! in 'my speed, regained my |. apartment by’ tb? window, uqperpewed. It 1 whs the floor widow, who, awaking and mm- ing her daughter, had raised ? fche Wild cry of dread, almost of despair. A:few words from Justine seemed to tranquilize the feelings of the'agonized mother. They mingled their tears awhile, and then, I will hope, slept; it not, their grief at least was silent. I rose early in the morning, but Justine had been long up and busied in her domestic affairs, serene and tranquil ns' though* riot a” breeze had fuffled the calm current of her peaceful mind. To'havo attempted counsel or consolation,, \vould have been to insult the feelings of one whose own heart was her best and surest monitor * After partaking, there fore, of a breakfast, the grapes for which I found had cost Justine a long ramble, I‘de parted on my way, well contented to leave her to the guidance of Rer,own purity, and the protecting love of one of .the, most affec tionate of parents. ? Circumstances led me at the close .of the autumn to retracepqrt of my former route’; And’ari unabated interest in the fortunes of Justine, aitFaoted my Esteps once more to the little aubqrge, Which, through 1 every after scene, had still beeri preseriVto' my memory. J was received with the grateful smiles that, seldom fall, among these simple-minded peo ple, to repay any expression, of attachment oh the part of a stranger. Justine was still pale, but the recovered cheerfulness and ani mation of the ola woman seemed to indicate reviving hope arid expectation.. ■Sad I doubt ed this, it bad soon been confirmed. It was evening when I arrived, and 1 was yet conversing with Justine, .when ruy old friend Henri entered the cottage. His'fine, manly features were bright wit'i health 'and good humor; and whether it wks that Justine was.gratified hy his delighted recognition of the traveller whom he"had guided, a smile stole'over her beautiful countenance. But it was something mesa. The .worth of the young,soldier was slowly but secretly effao ing tho impression of a misplaced attachment. , ‘Poor Arnaud 1’ exclaimed Henri. ‘What of him ?’ 'dried the old woman,’' ' .‘ Ob, notKirig.new, save that his grapes are sour, and his'shrew of a:wife.sourer still.— Hp.is the veriest slave that lives.” - 4 He ever was,’ said the dame,. 4 a slave tp his Pwn greedy desire of gain ;wfor that he hits Bbld.what nothing poace rif his own hoart l^'Oh,’my son, learn .from this to bb oontont’Wifh”— 4 Justine and level’ exclaimed the.youtii; 4 hut that were impossible-! , ‘Content ie too oold a word for'pubh surpassing bliss 1’ Justine blushed, an’dlooked as if she would have frowned, hut knew not how I and a stray glance of her eye -'seemed ta auger well -not! only for 1 the happiness of my, friend Henri, but, T will -hope also, for the peace of her own, pure heart. ■ '! , I was'riot deceived'; they were soon after united; thp vices of Arnaud becoming thus the unconscious means of rewarding the vir tues of Henri and Justine. A Clever 'Oabb-pe^Cut-Out.—lt is many years since I fell in love with-Jane Jerusba Skeggs, the.handsomest country girl, by'far, that ever wont on legs., ; By meadow, creek, and wood|'arid dell, so often, we did walk, and the moonlight entiled an her moltinglipe, and the night-winds learned our-talk. -Jane Jane Jerushw was'all to 'me, for my heart was young and true, and I loved with afloub le and twisted love, and a love that was hon est, too. I reamed all over the neighbor’s farms, and I robbed the wiidwood' bowers, and .1 tore my. trousers and.,sDrritgb«d' my hands, in search of the choicest flowers. ,In my'joyous love,l brought all these to my darling Jeruslta Jane ;.but,l would not be eo foolish now, it I were a boy again.' 'it city chap than came along nil dressed up iu store clothes, with a shiny hat and shiny best, and a moustache under his nose. He talked to her of singing schobls, '(foß-her father-owned a farm)—arid, she left.me; the country lovej and took the new chop’s arm. All-that night I never slept, nor,could I eat next day, for i loved , that girl with a fervent love- that nough t-could drive away. I strove to win her back to me, hut it was all in vain'; the city chap, with the hairy, lip, married Jeru sha Jane. And my poor heart was sick -and sore until the thought struck'me, that just ns good fish remained as ever was caught in the sea. So J went to the Methodist Church, one' nightyandsatyta'dark,brown, curl, peep-! irig from. under agypsy,’hot, inarrjed that, Very girl-, And .many . years"have pas Bcd einco-- ;theh, arid I .think my.lpss. my ga iri ; and I often bless that hairy chap that stoie'Jorusha Juns. ' ; . i .in Invitation to Dinner.-— lt - was ob served that a’ciortain covetous rich' man noy •6r. invited any one to dino-with him. ; f* I’ll,lay,: a. whger,’ said a Wag, 'Will get aaiinvitationdrom.hint.t' u ,The';wager; was, accepted. He-goes the :iiClt day to the rich tnan's house about the time he was to dine, and tells the servant lie must speak with his master immediately; for heean save him a thousand pounds. v . " ‘ Sir,' said the servauttoi his.master; > here' is a man.in a great hurry to.speak with you, bp'says he can savoyouathousand pounds.’ put came the master. • .^.j 1 r ‘What is that, sir? You can save me a: 'thousand pounds V • - • Yes, sir, I,can ; but I see you are at din ner—l will go away; and call again.’ • . .‘Oh pray, sir, come in and take dinner with me.’ . ' : ' ‘ 1 shall be troublesome.’ t Not at all.’ . ■ • The limitation wosaoeepted. As soon as dinner, was over the lamily, retired. ‘ Well, sir,’ said the man of the House, •now to yoUr business; Piny let me know howl am to save a thousand pounds?’ ‘ Well, sir, I-hear, you have a daughter to dispose of in marriage.’’ . - ■ Udl havp; ; sir.' s ’ : t*. Andfyou Intend to portion hey With ten thousand pounds.’ ; '.■■■;■ • ‘ I do sir.’ , 1 ‘ Why, then, ’sir; Idt irrie have her, and I will take her with nine thousand.’ . - r! _ The master of the house arose in a passion And kicked him o,ut of doors; ■ \ f' Atl/Kingston,; N. t., a few'days since u/yopng lajly, engaged nay, miaaiaiiary ool ■Jeotorj-'eniered a store and made tuaUapfil ap-j pedU' ‘"She was in'formad byLV’WW?^? o ’® thbthe would contribute a t\yanty‘-flve f6r -every kiss she would give him. Tho pro bbsition was accepted, and'the ypupg'lady Immediately rapupn bill ot's7 SO. 1 : ',' . 'lC7”The Dutch, have o goodproverh— thefts never enriph; alms never impoverish, prayers hinder no work., To :makp 'k.pown,.gur,failings is to furnish otherb ,'wjth WedporiSihaMliey may bd, used against us. ' : . tf you would borrow anything a second time, use well the first and return it- speedi ly, ■j- ■;' - Von will not find a deep fox >in a shallow burrow. OUK COUNTRY-MAY IT ALWAYS BE KXQHI—fIDX RX(JHT OR'WBoW OUR COUNTRY." i CARLISLE, PA.. % m. A LEAS’ FROM THE LIFE OP. A BUSINESS, MAN* IN [From tho 'Chicago PogtJ [ There how resides in the city of Chicago, .a gentleman well-known, in business] circles, and, wboqo poper is good on change for a very respectable sum, -whoso lot it wasih the early portion of bis career to reside in the, city of New Orleans.. This was-many years ago— away, book in the half decade of 1830 to '35. He had gone thither from tho North, .penni less, to earn a livelihood for-himself, and in pursuit of that fortune which all young men hopo to reach, but whioh few ever attain.— Shortly : after. his arrival in the Orhscent city he fortunately sucoeoded iu securing.a posi tion in ah old and, well established . mercan tile house, where by. his’uniform, trustworthy condudt, ho secured’tho confidence of his em ployers, and rapid promotion up through the several departments of the house to the.count ing roomr. ■, . , For. tho purpose of this narrative we ave called, upon to select a cognomen, for the gen tleman before proceeilfngfurther. . Andkmce : tliia sketch is published without consultation with him, wo feel obliged to, give* him a name 1 other than that by, which heis-known in the commercialwalks,of life, and . With the title' of Mr. S' i pur readorsimust be satisfied. Mr. S; had bcea, scarcely two years epfiftgod in discharging duties of his po sition in New ( Qyleune whenhe: became en amored of a daughter of .otie.of=the mem,bora of the firm. Deeply engrossed^.as in the affairs of every day business life, the tread of all : abBorbing trade failed tu the -gentler, sentiments of his .heart, and the jin.* gle-'of the dollars could not drovyn the sweet music of interchanging,.vp.ws of constancy and of pliglited faitfi. His affectionsvwre re ciprocated, but though' “Barkis was.willin,” the parents were not. \yith'all-the pridejpf aristocracy, and contempt ;of. honest labor, which formerly and does still oharauforize:tbe ■wealthy,-of the South,.they, sneered,Tat,the .loves of - the young couple, Iptprposed.object tiops, .andforbude l.ntercourse-betweoirtbemi As a natural,consequence clandestine meet ings were held,.and an elopoment'projooted and consummated.. The pa;;ty returned 'to New Orleans one day, man and. wife, rbut.to receive no .blessing' or forgiveness, from the pargnts.of the lady, Mr. S. was dismissed •frojtn, the, service of the firm,and ..for; more than a month struggled hard to maintain him self the wife now dependent v upon his exertions. Hip efforts were not crowned with the most perfect success,.and. his life was ai continual struggle' for 'existence, poor and; cheerlejss ut. thi>t. One son. was the result of tlie ‘ marriage,'rmd with .his wife,.and;ohild,i Mr. S/'struggled- oii, mist' on almost; every band by the persecutions of Un able longer to reconcile himself to such a life,, a separation was mutually .agreed. upon, .the lady returned with her child to her father’s roof, and Mr. S; to his home in NewEdg*. land. •• • :-• - "• : >‘ Six moutbs-nftei hia arrival at the-North; Mr. S.* received.,a .New: Orleans paper con taining.the announcement of. the .death, of, Ms wife an'd infant child. Attached to them as he was, though compeUed ,by adverse ciVcum stances lo .leave tbem, he. moujncd for'fchem sincerely, and believ.od them dead.; ; A few years afterwards lie.met witba lady whose gqod qualities of; mind attracted him and whom he subsequently married, and with whom he lived happy,fur many years, raiS-' ing a family of sous,, two of.whom are to-day residents of the city of Chicago'.. ; . In the natural course pf events, Mr. S. re moved, to the west many years ago, ,and be came one of the' seekers;after'fortune’upon what was then considered the,frontier.' ..Chi cago was’tben ;h«U n^biailann,comparatively tbwn, though the,tide of emigration’ Was beginning to’set rapidly in this direct fion! He ,was shrewd and “speculative, and. Ms fbrmerexperlence had rendered him well qualified advantage' such oppprtm pities for the whateyer he posseased'as came iu'hm way.'.“lit prospered, in business, and year after year acopmulated additions to the of the previous year.—, Chicago and the great Northwest sprang from an, insignificant, village and sparsely settled country to a great clfy.aud, prosperous,com monwealths.. His ; o\yn ; pec’unipry' advanoe- ’ mebt was no loss rapid andfrom- that'time until, the present, his Hie was* n\ai‘ked > by no mure important eras.than is-the conimoQ history of business men in this community, and might be written of hundreds of others! Some years ago his second wife died, esteem ed by! her friends and loved by them to whom she was nearest.and dearest. . We willAOt say that duping all thisjapse of yearsiliemindofMr. 3. did notfrequent ,ly revert to the scenes of his earlier days, and the, strange vicissitudes. through, .which,he * ,had passed..;, Jt would have bpep:Wonderful,,' [indeed, if , not , pondered,, upon: them,, pi 1 .often ; thought of the joys pud sor rows attendant i.uppu’-hia .residence-in,.New;! Orleans. .. < He / .)ie^, ni(j-.co,rfeappQ.4e.noe,.jbp qver,jWitH apy, and accept-: el for truth, the newspaper accbunt.of the.' death of.liis former wife and child, ;By it his life has been changed and turned, from, ita.original channel; he himself seeding new. : scenes, and different avenues of trade, i After the capture of the city of New-Or* : leans by the Onion forces underGen* Butler,; and the opening :of the Mfcsissipi by : the* eurjenderof. Vicksburg, a desire seized Mr. • S. to revisit his old home, and look once more upon New Orleans. Thirty years bad elaps- ‘ ed since his residence there and the occasion of bis second, visit. :On the< second day after 1 his arrival he discovered among the ladies of tbeiSt; .Charles Hotel, one, who he recognized as his former wife/’jHeiimmediately sought; an interviews but was refused, shff retuming thß "application by the no means consoling information; that she had no in thr eat in common with bim. and no desire to look upon, or 'speak .with /Hina; : The . succeeding .day she had left . the lost all trace of her.., “Mr, wae taken severely ill and'Having Occasion to call lin a.physicianvjudge of his surprise |to learn !from the conversation which : p.assed bstween.- thein that! the. gray, haired fttten'daaX •bad beep the!adviaer of tUeihmUy of Mk'fpr nier wife, add-from him he letirhed the res idence, of the lady. . Prompted by feelingsof edriosity, even if. .the„.old..JPVo,. had. ’wholly died out in his heart, be, tervieifr/and was at last'successful. 'y*\ ; : The” story of.' the lady was a strange one. After tlie departure of’Mr. S^forther*North ! ,' she returned to her.fivther’s homo, and to the circles in society. :she bad father liad purhously inserted in 'the : paper the announcement of the death of h,eifte|f and child, and-. forwarded .it to Mr.- S;; tnOt, He might; believe, :th%» forever .lostt.fb She passively waited , of a divorce' could he procured oh the, gropnd of ■abandbpmSnf, ahda few-.years 'aftpr'w' tefed upon her second mtttriage,’in'Obedience: .to the wlenes of her parents. The son of Mr. ‘ that I A STRANGE TALE. CHICAGO. S. and herself was then a colonel in the reb el array.. h a( l np desire to renew inter course witUTpin, and closed the interview afl' Boon as possible. * ; * Mt. S, determined ifhe' could not’have the wife, at least'to hatfo the son. By patient discharge was. procured trom the; service of Jefferson Davis, und he returned to the .Northwith[his newly found A codicil, was not’long ago'* appended to the will of. Mr*' S, by, which tho sotT''-'re ceives an equal 'share in that gentleman's property‘nn v tbo occasion of that gentleman's death. Mr. S. is again in the city of Chica go, and again ho fills h;s accustomed place ip business circles. Yet few would suspicion that in the life.of this man, familiar to hun dreds, novel events had.mingled and circum stances had transpired, the like whereof we seldom find save in the pages of fiction and romance. Capture op a Brigand. —ln the year 1816, 'Mr. Wortley, a merchant from Naples, was traveling .post .with a swisa 'merchant; and .had nearly reached t{jo city of Capua, which is about fourteen miles from Naples, when bis carriage was suddenly stopped by a for midable band tff ’robbers. 1 It was night but • <*> beautiful smoon—the moon bf-Naples is worth a London .sun—illuminated the scene, .and allowed.the Englishman and paniou to see th'ut there yere only three or four 1 brigimvfs near the conob, and;that‘tbey 'bad not Vfet knocked'the postilion 'off his .horses. Mr. "Wortley .took his measure's ac .cordingly with groat presence of mind and boldness. -A* the foremost brigand came to the side of the 'carriage; within reach, bawl ing and-cursing for those ynthib to come Cut prid be robbed, he caught hold of the ruffian by the breasts of his jacket and called out to the postilion to .gallop off to Capua, Vhon he should be well rewarded. The postilion, who had known him before on the mad, took Mr.* Wortley at his word, and, with a Ijoldne&s rarely found in hua class, whipped his hors es* that wont off—As Neapolitah .'horses gen ‘ erally will do—“ an end.” As the postilion’s whip touched the withers of his steed's, a bul let whizzed past ing head, but missed its aim l . .Awaython went the carriage, and .the mor* chants, and the robber, as swift-as, the old ’witches in Goethe’s Faust; Mr. Wortley who was a robust man,’keeping a firm hold of thu robber, who dangled, his head and shoulders in, and the.rest of his body outside of the ve hicle—something like a calf over a batcher’s cart. After, numerous but vast'effprts to ex 'tricate himself from tholr. graap, : tl}e captur ed brigand, whose legs were .braised against the‘rapidly-revolving carriage ■wheels, and ; whose’ breath was almost bumped out of bis body, protested it was all a mistake,’anid beggnd most piteously to bo teileased; '-'The merchants, however, kept the prize they had made in so, curious a manner, ond soon arriv ed at Capua. This being ! a fortified town, most awkwardly for travellerej placed on the high road, they had to wait some time until a letter was sent to.tHe commandant. and permission obtained to admit them. When, the drawbridge 'was lowered, they rolled oyer with the robber still dangling at the coach side, and.delivered ;him at the guatd-hopse. ■fhe next; morning, Mr. Wortely and’ his friend appeared before the justice of the peace, and after their dispositions -had been received, the ’'brigand was given over to the civil authorities, and enst into-prison, he, lay for many month?, without being brought to judgment. What finally became ofliim we ueverlearned. Poke op \V!«llington,— lt has been evident, I suppose,'.to erery one who has had much intercojurse withl his soldiers, they they entertained no affection for the late Duke of Wellington. Tlio unbending’ ‘’sternness of character, the severity with which he enfor-. 'ced discipline in the Peninsula, arid the strict 1 regard to, justice and the public purse .with, which he awarded pensions at home,-acting iuipon an ill-informed and not over scrupulous mind, created- a feeling amongst them that I he, was not. the. soldier's friend* This un luippy impression obtained to such a degree,- thqt his name was seldom mentioned by them. ,with respect. “’Ah I” said one to mo, “ lie ; was nut like *tiord Hill. \ , , ! 'Lord Hill was a Christian, and had afteVmo; Ifqr.his, soldiers; hut nobody Ijkes Welling honors linfl great riches, but iri all! through) ;Lhe bravery of his troops,and. nbjv ho dace not care if they starve. ,He tried to brings bill iota Parliment to lessen our pensions,' but the Duke of said, “ Let us be gin at the top of the tree, if we begin at all ;to.diminish pensions ;'Hbut*WVllington did iipt like to have his’own pensions lessened.” “!\Vhy, bless your heart 1/ said another, “he would, hang his men up like dogs, if they, on ly took a penny loaf, out of a baker's -apop, when they were on a hard march and almost Bta^viu£. ,, Such remarks were common dur ing his lifetime, but when the news got abroad • that lib was dead, they were more common ,81)11."' As tt faithful chronicler, ! am bound 'tp report, them, though I by no means sym ;oathize~with them!/ They are interesting, as iahbwing the • perversity ofhuman nature,— jThe man who 'fought country- from motives of duty, died unlamented by his sol- while the man who fought from mere -•personal aggrandizement, from motives of yaiti glory, was almost deified by the army •after death! .... ' op PoitPEn.—The discov ery of Pompeii, has been worth thousands of sermons as a vindication of the.rofdrms work ed by Christianity. .tiad, it.hbt :been ; forthe. •paintings which still suryive-.on the walls of. the exhumed, dwellings, the rpoderns would had nb conception of the immortality of. the ancients.' All l that T&ditub has written of the liaentioCßnesg of .the Roman Bmperora, * fails,to make an impression,equal to that pro duced by these./ihdeceht pictures. For that an; ;idle f luxurious ; an'd : despotic inonafoh should:violate every lawvhumau arid divine; aeemp npt impossible; but that private.-oitl zens fehoaid imitate thur.example, surpasses belief, which improved by the. wq.lls‘of Pom* "On those walls; the walls ofdwellings; the: walls of the- common sitting-room ; 1 the- Vails On which ;busband:and wife,.mother and...daughter, fnaidep : an<|L.suitor, gazed;in ‘paintings’ which would! disgrace the-vilest inbderb bagnio.*"'' The uni* yprsity: of,these upicturea prove--that it was: . dissolutej>young .inen, who thus covered . walls, of'thpir ;,roops,.hut that of families; citiiens hf the h gheab 1 iahk, and even grave* e.iually cUiUy. -How grosa and corrupt, must that of Booiety bavQbeQn,ipwniohlioQDtioba hega not shook off ML decorum, but sat in the,.very. dpmogtiq!;oirole : itself. ; . ' .n:i- , ban- : 'jrbu.!iell what brought, fthrat This’cidel ’.waV r • ■ K : j *iM Yes, 1 tby darlitigl -it was caused by tho unfortunate landitig-of a vessel 'called the Mayflower, at Plymoatb-Bobk, in the year 1520;”- v“.rr - -• An oldjgentleman died,at the age of 105'. It was . thought advisable to attfibutohislong life to temperance ‘principles, so a'committee called on his grandeon for particulars.' : ‘‘Of course he s was to<#perate," suggested 7 the committee. , - . . ** s * r » w hen bo firpt arose in the mor ho took obout half a glass of pure-- Ja? maioa rum ; was a person of .extremely regular-habits; ‘thiawas his uni form custom;" replied the grandson. This, I suppose," said the inquirer, “was to give a soft of fillup to hia system, after the lethargy of‘lengthened repose, made requi site, as an exceptional case, by his very ad vanced period of life. Please tell us what hia practice was during the.rest of the day." grandfather, gentlemen, was a per !6oh of very ‘regblnr habits, andHodk nothing else of this sort until IT o'clock,'and then oQ ly a gloss of Jamaica, rum.’?; ‘ i “ Indeed; did he drink anything with lire meals?" \ > “Not exactly 'with bis medfs; about half an hour before dinner he;drank a* mixture to which he waS partial, consisting of about half and half of cider and rum. But after drink* ing that it was his, custom to go out for a short walk and return to dinner* Wheb.clin ncr wits about half .through,-he - would then drink say a glups of rum or whiskey, as thio case may be, and another when dinner was ’over.’ Bin’ner was always punctually oh*the table at one o’clock; ho took no more until four o’clock, and after that a small quantity in his. tea* His practice was hot to drink anything else until pear.bed-time, which wtaa always nine o’clock, when ho had another., glass or two of whidkey or rum ; unless, in*, deed, some neighbor pr friend oame in to join ,him., He was;very. hospitable always,; and, as I have remarked, extremely, regular in his habits/*- , . The committee looked at one another, and hesitated'.about pursuing the. inquiry:any further. It occurred to them, however, that it would be well to save themselves, if possi ble, in regard to the use of tdbacoo* ’ “ Did Dr.— : — ever smoke? 1 * asked tlio chairman. , /‘That/* saidthe host; 1 ' was, ope of his most regular habits. He was not often with out a pipe in‘his mouth, when not ’engaged professionally. He did nob smoke in bed.” * Surely, then, ho used tobacco in ho other way?” suggested the interrogator.» My. grandfather, levery.Saturday after noon, gentlemen, purchased a pertain quap-. tity Of-pigfh’il tobacco,‘say‘from, twenty-one ttrt:wenty-ihree inches in length ; this he -cut Up into seven different portions, one of which ; per day, and no ihore, he,used .for chewing, in the course of the seven days of the week,.. My-grandfather’s habits, as I have observ-! ed”— * - < • “ 0, confound your grandfather and h|s habiti?,” broke in the questioner, put of ail patience. begyoUr pardon, sir, bat it is not necessary for us to pursue this subject any further/* -And so they left. ' An Incident op Camp.— An army corres pondent of the A, T. Tribune relates the fol lowing : f “ It is a singular but significant fact that •there is no animosity of Yeejmg between the privates of tho two armies-, They, are sometimes-caught enjoying their own little ; private truces and armistices oh tho : pich et lines. r O'n such occasions they exchange papers, 1 talk poKtids, niake coffee, trade coffee for tobacco, -&o., in the most amicable manner.- A most amusing Occurrence. Imp*. pened'On one portion of oar line. ’ The sharp shooters on both’ sides had’gbt -miffed about something, and had been shooting at each other all the morning- One fellow'finally rose tip from behind His shelter,’makihg'soine kind Of a Free Mason sign, and shouts out, “ Hal loo, Reb 1 We are getting hungry ■ suppose we strp awhile arid take dinhorf’’ Reb ah-.' 'swersj “-Well, Yank, say We .do, will ,you agree?’’ Tho word tyns passed along! the lines, and all the-parties made their coffee, the Rcbs drinking sham and the Yanks real coffee. When they they.'wero through the’ Yank says, “ Are you ready over Thar?”— “Yes.” “ Wsll, then, the truce-is "up, arid we will go at it again.” And at.it they went again. ■ , -Tho ■correspondent ndds;that “ these inoi-. dents.are cited simply to much ea sier it is for soldiers to come to an understand ing than it is fur-politicians.” Exactly’. CT'-A certain General of the Dmted States army supposing Iris favorite horse dead, or-' dered an Irishman to go and skip him. J What, is Bilver;tttil dead?’ ashed Pat. “ Whot’s that to you !” replied the officer. "Doas I bid yep and.ask no questions.” Pat went abr-ut his business and in nn hour or two returned. “ Well, Pat, where have you been all this time ?” asked the General. “ Skinning ,the horse, yer honor.” , “ Does it take nearly,two hours to perform snob an operation?” “ No/yef-.honor, but’then you s.ee, it took 1 about half an hour to-catch him.” .“ Catch him 1 fire and furies, was ho alive !’’ “Yes, yer honor, and you know X could not skin him alive.” ' ” ’ ■ ” Skin him alive I did you kill him?.-’ ■’ “lo bo sure I did.* You know-Jomuat obey orders without-asking questions,” figy* Mrs. Partington has addressed to 'an influential gentleman the following'appeal; I'Dbar SlR : : Perhaps-you don’t know Isaac has gone to theopntented field; hefwas'graf-' ted lust fall in one of the wings of the army, I suppose , the flying artillery. - I wrote to r 6lr. ! Stnhton telling him not to put Isaac where he would* get shot; ab he wasn't used ■to it. 'I know what influonzaiyou must have with the President, and I write this tpyou toi get Isaac on a furlong, so lie can got hia.pan taloons tnendedi for he writes me' two of their, “parrots” burst tbeir breeches; and I think 'what an awful thing it would be if Isaac was a, parrot. When Isaac need to sing, “ I want ■to be an apgeli'* I„did 4 not think he wquld eo noon be with the sWaiiib anfels flbwnixi Char leatun. He says the War will be oversdbn, !nnd;he will come-back a Victoria;,l •I’m sura 'l,.wish.it, was over now, or hadn’t commenced -yeti r,' . Yours, _ - ■ • ■ ' Until .Pabtinotos. " : i lE7T lA woman,.twenty-five years old, throw herself into.the,fanb’pfoNiagara, because her. husband, a tils charged iTederal soldier, was living .with ;anothey woman. She attempted to give her .little child, a gill; the same fate, but It was rescued. ■' ! ' , .;f '.I! • J i V*i •• • ' * ■ i :• ; *• , ’ . ■ •'’ < • A California, uorrespphdhn.t ,of the Missouri Jlepuilican tglla geeint piy'eSfii-. bitibh ih thb'Si|mjitbiy forty-eight Bbftlett pbars on' a'bingle htein,- eights inchesjilongfj Th'ey weia bt iavettge Bartlett size, and stood out at right angles to the stent, completely enveloping it. ‘ ' A TEJIPEMstE SUBJECT. nenfljiiff o/f a Kufus Choate in an iinpqrtaokmaritw) as* flaujt aqd.battery nt soa'casaiadDiok Bar ton oh.Bf Mate of;the-glip® , OlmJiSige on the stand, and badgered ijnh-arrfor'abou t an hour, that tit last Dick got hinaalt Htater np, and hauled;by the Wmdtobrmg tbs keen lawyer under bin batferifeBi ,; *' • At tha'begitihi'ng of his testiikoti/ Diok hall said that tile night waa'dark as Wb'dOvil. and raining. likh ssoen• belle.*' -'>■ I” wwi Suddenly Hr.‘phoafo askddTiithi-i ' » ‘ Was there amoonthat night?' > ,*■ i ‘Yes,sir.' . r .-' 1 •; • or. ‘ Ah;'ycsl A moon' -.‘V • 1 Yes. a fuH'taoon.’ ' j ' ‘ Did you see it f’ - - ;t ' Not a mite/ '• r ' 1 ' ■ ■ 'i-..i: b :ih ‘ Ihen how do you know -there was 4i mopa?’ ,' : ■; Nautical almunao said so. and I*ll be -116 * V \vi O' ?'° 0n0r ’hny; 1 awyer iri.ihfij world/v Whitt J wds •thd'xjrindipal luminary that night sir r :. „ - ‘Binbaolo lamp aboard the.’Ohalipnge/ ‘ Ah you are growing sharp Mr.Sarton/ in blazes haye' ybu, been grinding mb this hoUr for—to make the dull?’ : " ... -‘Be civil, sir. And pbw.tell‘ma'Whtttlati tude and longitude you crossed the 'Equator in-?* ■' f ; ' •; - / Sho I'Toh are jokirig/ " v : ; * sir llam in earnest, and’l desire you toanswer me/ i.Vl.sharit/,'/- • • . ‘ Ah; you refuse, do you ?' ' <, y ■ 4 Yos—l c(in’t/ . ‘lndeed! You are ohief inato of a .cllppor ship,' anduriable to answer so siihble a aues- ‘ ■dOni?* n : {).,'• . ""I**? ; *3fefltt*fis the simplest question;.! -.ever esked me. 4 .Why, thought every ,fool. of. a.lawyer kfaew there a f m*t ho' latitude on the Equator;" 1 ’ v - • ; - , • • That shot floored Rufus Choate.* • -iUv; .Fortune Teluno.—Some.young, person/* once applied to an old r wopiap,..who, among thp vulgar ' and .ignorant, had gained much celebrity in 4lie atfc; to each,* of - course,‘ she • had something to say ; but to one shp,did a “ tale unfold/* so much tb the; purpose, that it paused her Very BoanHrolecCve this world bf k trouble. After propudihg .with a .'great-deal of nonsense, she informed her.that she would never be married* but thiit she would'live, in great splendor for a period,'but after : all, { sHe was V sorry ,to say',** she-would die poor ntfd miserable, * . Mieaß ■■■»» , whilst with; her companions, showed little signs of anjriefybut the moment she was left to her own reflections, guyBB',tbP:effeot;Qfrßuch:a r haradgue on a virtuous butweak:mind.',Mark the cob.- ‘ sequence : She was at t.lie time,pn a:point pf marriage with a very worthy and respectable young gentleman; but su'cli was the’libld which the prediction of the fortund teller hifd taken on, her imftginationV that &he. could never.from that-time^receive him with. her usual affectionate attention*? Her.joyer quick ly perceiving (hisphangei endeavored tolearii the cause of It; Tt>ut findlng hie inqulrieß in effectual, ns aldb r any efforts qf -his to reuse hor.to an explanation of her bbhavjor, .which became more and more distant ;, and,;doubt iug the siricerity; of her. affeoiibri,bb, *|p'Hie course pfa little'lime; , altogether. The young lady, percemng heiV self deserted by the only man-she could ever love, and dreading that as slie had fulfilled the prophecy so far, the rest might alapkbe ber fqture lot, continiled to L dtpg ’on a T iow weary length reaolved tb put an.effcbtual stop.to.this honor to her/nnme t by cpznrnitting a crime that could never be repented of. OnV.mbrh irigi at ttto usual hbur,;Ker family finding that she did ppt appear, sentjtq uiquire. the cause; when she-wa’S ; foupU.lying ( dead ipJier having the •n]glH';beforq''takph two cunpea.of laudanum to effect her‘^prpose?' On the toi let was found-a.note, detailing the particular j.easpns fo’ricomiriitting ap,shocking an act, of which the prCcediqg.account is the outline; ‘Thus perished an innocent and.loyely girl t fti the ; flower of her youth', through thq babe- ' ful infliienbo-of -fortune telling 1 ; b’iifc^givin’^ 1 at'thn same time, the flattest contradiction to the prophecy against her. . Tnj- Tbue Lifk.—Tho more lapse,'of years is not life. To eat and drink, ahd'sleep; to be exposed: to. darkness-’and tba'light; ; tapace around, in the milh.of habit;-and -thrill the wheel, of wealth ; to make reason our book keeper, and turn thought lnto-tn implement of trade—this-is hot life. | 'ln all this hut 'a poor fraction of tho consciousness of bu inan ity is awakened, and the sapctities Stiilslum her which make it nibst worth while tolivei Knowledge, truth,'love,, beauty,. goodhea'Sl .faith, alone 008 give vitality to the mechan ism of existence ; the laugh of vibrates through the heart ; • tho tears' that freshen the dry waste’wTthih ,- tha hihsio that 'brings childhood baok ; fho prayer tliat balls the future near; tho doubt whiob haakcS us meditate,’ the death"whiob FsiartlS ; With mystery ; the hardship that foideaus gle ;. the anxiety that ebdßVin.'trust.'aro the true nourishment of pur national being;; ( Tn® Winnow.—Few o'f Pur ‘farmers have' any idea of the enormous ’quantity of .basket willow annually rift poked : Tfpm’"JEurop|e, amounting.to hundreds: of thousands; ofodoft lars. . The import®d basket willow costeSlfiO the don. _ It can be procured in ,the-Dpited’ States for $7O-and pay' well.’ It oah be grown’ on clay soil. ' There are thousands of udfes'ii- Jersey i Delaware and: Maryland; *naw .waste’ i land, "that could be made productive, if plan ted with willow. A.WcU informed agrhidltu rist informs mo thatiland panted ‘witn wil.- low, will repay the labor, moro- libVally,tlian.j any other-trep ; ’Hp can set out’; use's to -which willow is applied has created a great demand 'for it. ' 'lD'' A 'good wife ; is fh'e u gfealest;'of hlaqs ,ings. She'always attends to feefibrnlr ; ly,.pndigets up ini tbejmornibKca'ndi ndafie?( ; the fire in particular;. to the market', over to the grocer's. up to the baker’s and seeing to the brejHast allround.- The liushadU'di'snohqih'inyen'tldm biiaiit'tje tp qlq' ; bjm.ta..(»jgV r |df lifegweab expfiftpgb' winks with the girls and'igb' Bowii town abput'li ! A. 1' ' ''S.'. '•JET’ The shvagb maiden paints ;hbrbo'dy-; r the bright-eyed beaiijy tf/piv,filiation, paints, her cheek,!. Thbj;bpp : bsfdgrs-a .rinVio' bbr. nbse';fhe 'oilier, 'rings in ib'er ‘ears. 1 ' The 'Sii'a, 1 girdles herself with thb' gaudiestkondshboin' command; the otHerhrraya horoelfinoslnfis of the costliest quality .and. richest dyes.—- ;T)hqjp are ;tWpptoe v by .nature;, they have boon'changed hv olcouinstauccs. ‘ ’ i .eh ,o: •: P- 1 'HSllTti