iIERIOAN VOLUNTEER,. a: WtKI) EVERY THURSDAY MORNING, 11. IHtAT’I'OX & KIINiVKIIY 13l»:— Two Dollars par year if paid strictly vnnec; Two Dollars and Fifty rents If paid ;n three months; after which Three Dollars le charged. These terms will bo rigidly ml -Ito in every Instance. No subscription clls nued until all arrearages are paid, unless at ptlon of the Editor. (Catfjs, C. HERMAN, Attoiixky at Law. uHicoin Khoem’s Hall Building, in the ?f the Court. House, next door to tho “llor 3flico. Carlisle, IVnnn. 1,1 s TS. ■ F. SADLER, Attoknky at Law, Carlisle, Penna. Office in Building for occupiccl by Volunteer, South Hanover 1, ISGS. NEWSHASI, Attorney at Law. Ofllco with Win. IT. Miller, Esq., South* •orucr of Hanover and Pomfretstroets. .I, ISO- 5 ? —1 f. ‘ KENNEDY Attobnkv at Law, , Carlisle, Penna. Olllce same as that of Liner loan Volunteer,” South sale of t lie Puh mre. J, JsOo, E. MAO LA UOiHLIX, • Attob :kv at Daw. OlUce in Building formerly lied hy Volunteer, a few doors South of Han -1 Ihild. C. I, I'Al. d, B. 1* OULK, Attorney at Law. ' Ollire with IVm. At. Penrose, Usn., llhecm's All husiness entrusted In him will bo iiitlr allonderl to. 1, I .‘•TO. I 31. BELTZHOOVER, Attorney id Law and Real Estate Agent, Shcphords t West A Irglnia. Prompt attention given to Justness In Jellei'son cmintv nml the Counties SiniMK 11. lb. W, IS6(i_,ly. IU-k* 1/HOOVkR, Atto rxey :Ja AND Cou.vsklou AT Law, Carl islo, Ponim. ,o?|Ce on .South Hanover street, opposite HoPtz's flWf. h.v sjicfial arrnnffemont wilh the Pate/it Ogpo, attends to securlnir Patent HMiN. [T3f. H. TIP [ LRU, ATToitNKV AT V Law. Carlisle. Penna. ntlicr- with Win, J. iuvi', Ks.p ?«•. 1, im:.",—lv. A. DUNBAR. Attohnkv at ,WlLaw. Carlisle, iVnna. (Wllcc* a few doors Wfct ot Hannon's Hotel. — - f)HX. (’. (MIAHAM, Attoicvkv at l.wv. UlUcn formerly occupied l>v hant, South Jlanover street, Carlisle' I'cniin. ■'c. 1. ]S(i.V-iv. : , „ t| M. WISAKLK V, Attouxkv at Law. jfe Cilice on South Hanover Mrccl, In tin* l oom Jtpierly occupied by A. B. Sharpe. Ksq. LOI-IN LEE, Attousey at Law, J|Korth Hanover St reel, ('arllsle, p«. f -Ifeh. In, IWI/J—ly. 2sO. W . ALLIEN, jSI. D., (late Surgeon V. H. Army,'i having pormuuentlv located in icu-ville, Frankfort township, will attend to all .'alls. Tie respectfully solicits the pMfonngn ul the citizens of this place; and viclni tMotlicc at the residence of Air. Wrn. Bloser. 'M'vil ID. HW—ly. S|U. tiKORfiE S. SEAmOHT, Den _|j/ Ti--r. !•'i'"ht the JinUimorc CoUcyr of Drota/ Smi- Htllee at the residence of his mother, ;i Mi!:n-r <t n et. three doors below Bedford, \LXTrSTRY —DrAV. ’5. Shooinnkor — / Practical Pent Ist. Xewvillc. 1 V-rmsv!vnnia. sn; one door North of the Post Olhee. ?ei>. A*, -I v. VK. T. C. LOOMIS, Dkntisst, has rc f Moved from South Hanovor Street to West Enfrcl street, opposite the Female High School, flislo, Penna, istr ■ ••aaAVIL) F. MILLER, SURVEYOR ■‘Ju/ Hraughisumn, -Mount Pork, Cumbor lami < 'ounty, Pa. Will attend prom j >ll v to all bn _entrusted to him. , \ 5, IStiii, —;hn." I hotels, n f. roinr a x mini k . - -a>t Mkjii Street, (.'ahijski;, I*a. •1 . T . K ] P P E V , rnoiMtir.TOii. if subscriber has leased this commmllouß iunl has lilted It up with new furniture. Many iruYomoiits have boon made* and it Is now on** h'-nii.st complete Hotels outside o f Phlhulel nP®a. 'S he l ravelin'; public an* requested to rail ' lor 1 the advantages which '-''ill he supplied with every art iclc in ■I;!:,, ami careful and atlentiveservsmts will bo Par is furnished with the best Liquors of class, and patrons may rest assured that no "at "’hi(‘h have been adulter ■ , sui eiils of the city, who seek, the country du tin- Summer months, will llnd this Hotel a. desirable place. Located in the beautiful ;.A®aberland Valley, ‘mid-distance between (’ar- L«S‘- and Mmini Holly, in the most beau jfflftl town of the Stale, with a society noted for taste and elegance, move induec •iVglpni;' avc- olVcved than anv other point in the vSuitc can-dlcr W r . , , .1. T. KIPPK'i . - •jf-h-IM-. Aj.nl Hi, J * —"—‘ M E B I c A X H O TJ s E. MOUTH UAXI IVEK STREET, CARLISLE ja” undersigned begs leave to inform lifs leaiU and tlie public that he has leased Uie ["'ve well-known HOTEL, (recently kept by Wrun shreiner,} and has refurnished and relit uul same, throughout, ills chambers are pro- Wed wnh the celebrated Alttlcrwit iSpriiif/ Jini, ad ollier comforts. He is now fully prepared lo ■remmodate visitors in u manner that cannot a, ui lie satisfactory. His Table will lie supplied l in the best the markets allbrd, and his Biu dl contain the choicest brands of liquors. His aiding is extensive, and will lie attended by tper enced and careful ostlers. By close atleu oa t tlie wants of Ids guests, amt a determinn (m 1 make his house a quiet place of resort, lie Jpesoto merit and receive a liberal share of puh ' pa tronage. Permanent boarders wilt be Va ra id the lowest rates. April .3, ISlili—(inv !65! A PREMIUM EOll SUBSCRIBERS ! ! ! We will .present to the person who sends us the latest list of New Cush Yearly Subcribers to the jda.vxTKEit, accompanied hy the money for the rttno, on or before Juno Ist ISGG, a line, improved HEELER & WILSON'S SEWING MACHINE, 'inch cost us SGo. This is the best machine that ■'» he procured for the price, and is ads pled to d binds nf family sewing and tailoring. It. will rum, quilt, gather, hem, fell, cord, braid, bind, cut perlbrm every species of sewing. It is mount 'd "U a Black Walnut table and the metal work i of ornamental bronze, making a beautiful ‘oiisehold ornament. Tile machine can tic seen d flic office of .Mr. John Campbell—Hall lload h tpot, Carlisle.. Tile lists of subscribers will lie carefully filed, ‘ray, and tlie premium willbe awarded bythroe “interested persons, On tetUinlay ,Tunc lid, of 111 ', .1. 1 l!l c person having sent the largest number of ,J °d, yearly subscribers, accompanied by the a'oci’lpUou price, winch is two dollars, invaria dy in advance. ’’ here is a rare opportunity for our friends in l '«antry to get a good *;■!,(«) SEwI A' U MAC H I X H ‘i u Jf\v day.',’ canvassing of their respective lo 'ilitins. This proposition is absolute and nnquall -5 thf? machine is already purchased, and will "■awarded, without fail, on .Saturday, Juno -d. addition to this, our friends will have the ‘disfnclion of knowing that they arc increasing J o circulation of their county paper, and thus ‘'■thing along the cause of Democracy in which 10 ' profess to feel such a dooj) interest. Lot \ Q)n I JU t their shoulder to the wheel,, ami see '•aat can ho done for the triumph of Democratic 'daciplcs, hy a few days hard' work. * •'amplQ t . o pj es (,(• t j lO and prospectuses on v *dch to procure the names of subscribers, will “• furni^i lo d to all who feel disposed to’lend a |° hing hand and to trv their chances fur the ( Machine March 20, ISGO. BRATTON 7 A KF/N'NT.PV [These lines were written hy Lady Flora Hast ings, once lady-in-waiting to Queen Victoria.— Becoming tho victim of a cruel slander, she was dismissed from court. After a long and painful ordeal, her character was entirely cleared, and the Queen evinced, in tho most marked manner, her restored confidence and esteem, and her de sire to assuage tho grief of the wounded woman, who never recovered from tho unmerited dis grace, and died broken-hearted.! Toll me, ye wiAged winds That rbund my pathway roar, Ho you not know some spot Where mortals weep no morf* \ Some,valley in the West.; Where, free from toil and pain, The weary soul may rest? The loud wind softened to a ■whisper low, And sighed for pity as it answered—“ No!” Tell me, thou mighty deep, Whose billows round me play, Know’.st thou some favored spot. Some island faraway, Where weary man may find Tho bliss for which he sighs! Where sorrow never lives, And friendship never dies ? The loud waves rolling in perpetual How. Stopped for awhile, and answered—" No! And thou, sorenest moon, That with such holy face Host sleep in night's ombraee-- Tell mo, in all thy round Hast thou not scon some spot ■\Vhcro misorable man Might, lliitl a happier ltd ? Behind a cloud Hu* moon withdrew in woe And a sweet voice, hut sad. responded—" No 1' Tell me, my secret soul, ()! tell me Hope and Fait Il fs there no resting place From sorrow, slu and death? Is there no happy spot Where mortals may he blest ? Where grief may find a calm, And weariness a rest ? Faith, Hope and Love, best boons to mortals given, Waved their bright wings, and whispered— " Vcs, In I leaven.” It was in consequence of a letter receiv ed from an old school-mate whose real name, as I proceed, the reader will per ceive the necessity of disguising, that I laid, aside my books, and papers in the midst of term, and made a hurried jour ney- to a distant town. Henry hit. Claire, as I .shall venture to call tlie friend whose urgent summons I had not fell at liberty to disregard, had been among the most cherished of my early associates ; and though I had seen but little of him mi'ico the days of our boyhood, and our correspondence, like most others, had boon irregular, and had long since ended, 1 had, nevertheless, from time to time, received such intelli gence of him as one naturally gains in an swer to inquiries made, as occasion oilers, in. reference to the we i fare ofabsont friend,. 1 know for instance, that, he had married; that at the deatli of his father-in-law his wife had inherited a large estate; that she had died not many years after, leav ing him a wealthy widower; that lie had subsequently contracted another mar riage, ami was now (lie father of three children. Emm the melancholy lone of his letter, in which lie besought my uUondnnce bothns ii friend ami a legal advisor, I nat urally concluded ho was in declining health, and desired my assistance in re lation to the disposition of his property. On coming into the presence of my friend, whom I had not seen for several years, I was startled, not to say shocked, at his appearance. His age could not have exceeded forty; but lie seemed a broken-down man. His countenance was haggard and care-worn; his eyes sunken and restless; while his grey hair and stooping form Imre a sadder impress than that of years. He expressed himself grateful at my ready compliance witli his request; and at tlie conclusion of our greetings, signi fied his desire to proceed at once to busi ness. I need scarcely say 1 was prepared to receive instructions for equitable di vision of the testator’s fortune among iris children —two sous ,mid a daughter, all of tender years—making at the same time, suitable provision for his wife. Judge of my surprise, therefore, when Mr. St. Claire named as his solo successors to his property, two persons unknown to me, and of whoso connection to himself I was wholly ignorant. “Mr. St. Claire,” 1 ventured to remon strate, “you have a wife and children.’’ “I have,” lie replied, “but heaven preserve them from the curse of wealth that docs not belong to them!” “But my friend,” I persisted, “there is such a being over.sorupulous. X am aware that your largo possession came by your lirst wife ; but the property was hers to do with as she would, She became sole heiress of her father when his three sons were —” “ Holt?!” he cried, in a tone which would have startled me had I not, at the moment, been looking in his face, from the expression of which I perceived there was some mystery to he disclosed. “St. Claire,” said I, approaching and laying my hand on his shoulder, “wo were once companions and friends. As a friend, as well as a lawyer, you have sent for me. There is some mystery of which l am sure it was your purpose to disbur den your mind. Whatever may be the secret, rest assured it will be safe with me; but I can never become the instru ment of beggaring your innocent wife and children for reasons of the sufficien cy of which I am not clearly convinced.” '“There is a mystery,” said he —“a fearful mystery—and, when it is disclosed, neither you nor any man can call mo friend; but it will not be long that I shall have occasion for friendship. First tear my reasons, and then decide upon their validity.” LEWIS FABER. $65!! I resumed my chair, and, placing him self in a position partially to conceal his lace, he proceeded: “It is upwards of ten years, as yon know, since I married my first wife, the daughter of Mr. Benson, the wealthy barrister. She, yon arc aware, Was the child ol a former marriage; and the im mense fortune of my father-in-law be longed to him—or rather to his three sons —in right of his second wife, who was'dead at the time of my marriage. . “I had not the most distant hope that this immense fortune would ever reach me; for, though I knew that, in the event of the death of my wife'shnlf-broth ors without issue, the estate would be en tirely at her father’s disposal, what reas onable ground of expectation was there that throe healthy boys would die, and thus make way for Agnes? I had not married for money; and the thought of succeeding to the wealth which after ward became mine had never, at that time, entered my mind. “I will tell you the first time the thought dawned’upon me. There was an epidemic raging in our neighborhood, and my father-in-law’s throe sons were attacked by it at the same time. One ev ening, when my wife received a message V O ' ' V. ' ’ 1$ BY BRATTON & KENNEDY. r rEUt ME, YE WINGED WINDS. IpsMlMjem,, A TERRIIII.E TRAGEDY. A Loaf From a Lawyer's Diary that it ivas doubtful if any of them would survive tho nightthc thought flashed up on mo that if they should not, how groat would be the change in my prospects.— I repelled tho idea as heartless and cruel; but it possessed a strange fascination, and was constantly returning. I lay awake the whole night, and found myself plan ning the disposal of an inheritance which, in my distempered imagination, 1 fan cied, already in my grasp, forgetting that another life —that of my father-in-law— stood between me and its present enjoy ment. “ Next morning, however, a favorable change had taken place, and all throe eventually- recovered ; but so firm was the hold taken on my- mind by the hopes thus suddenly engendered, that I regard ed the event that dissipated them.not on ly with feelingsofthe keenest disappoint ment, but as an untoward accident which had deprived me of something to which I was rightfully entitled. You must un derstand that these were thoughts, feel ings, fancies. Had I stood by- the bedside of the boys when the flame of life was trembling in the socket, I would not have extinguished it. I was no murderer then I “You know something of the river hero and of the passion for boating which prevails among the inhabitants. The three boys often indulged in this exor cise ; and it sometimes happened that I accompanied them. One day we had rowed several miles down the river, and it was nearly- sunset when we thought of returning. The sky- was suddenly over cast, and it began to rain heavily. In ..the scramble for cloaks and umbrellas which ensued, the boat was nearly over turned ; but it righted immediately, and the circumstance merely served the boys as food for merriment. Tn me the effect produced was very different. More than a year hud elapsed since the epidemic had given rise to feelings which I have already’ confessed, and which had been nearly, but not ipiitc forgotten. At that moment, they recurred with tenfold ftree. ‘lf it had upset.!’ I said within myself— 1 If it had upset!'—and the pros pect of wealth again opened before me. — The boys were shouting and laughing, while 1 sat moodily’ apart, indulging in my re-awakening reflections. “As we continued to row, darkness, sot in. The boys wore in tho height of their glee, and 1 was absorbed by fancies I was now powerless to struggle against, when we passed some object floating in the water—l know not what. Half in boyish curiosity’, half in sport, the three brothora sprang to tho side with arms and oars extended to intercept it, and in an instant the boat was capsized !” St. Claire pronounced tho lust words rapidly, and apparently under great ex citement, though ho had yet said nothing tending to criminate himself, and the oc currence related appeared, as I had al ways understood it to be, purely’ acciden tal.' “ Well,’’ I said, “ the boys were unhap pily drowned ; but it was in consequence of their own imprudence, and through no fault of yours ’’ “Stay,” he continued; “you are here to hear a confession, and i am here to make it. Two of the boys—the two young est —as Heaven is my judge, I never saw. I believe, had I seen the youngest, I would have done my utmost to save him. The eldest rose close to mo. "We were within twenty yards of the bank. T could have saved him I believe 1 would have done so, laid lie called fur help. I saw him but fora moment; and 1 think, as I struck out to swim, I kicked him beneath tire water, but it was mulesigu eilly ! But I did not turn to help him. I made for the bank, and reached it, and it was then too late, f saw the ripple on the water, and the boat, floating away, hut nothing else. lam his murderer!” .St. Claire paused, overcome by the vio lence of his emotion, when I ventured to hint that the peculiar circumstances which had attended the event might have so-wrought on his imagination ns to confuse his memory of tlie fads. “So, no!” lie exclaimed; “1 am no fancier. But if you still entertain doubts, let them bo dispelled by what I have yet to relate. My fathcr-iii-law succeeded to the fortune, and my wife became pros pectively an heiress. Brighter prospects led to increased expenditures, and em barrassments thickened around me. In my diiliciilties I appealed to my father in-law. ‘Not a penny till I die,’ was the answer ho gave with unyielding ob duracy. Ho was, as you know, an invet erate miser, who could not think of purl ing with the smallest portion of his wealth save with his life. “ It was at that time that Mr. Benson was seized by a complaint to which lie had long been subject and which required prompt medical aid. With the assistance of Dr. Neale he had come safely through several similar attacks; and, on the pres ent occasion, the doctor’s skill bade fair to prove snccesssnl. My wife had spent the night in the sick chamber, but in the morning, the patient being pronounced out of danger, she yielded to my entrea ties, hacked by those of the physician, ami went to seek an hour's repose. The doctor who wasalso worn out with watch ing, embraced the opportunity of tempo rary relaxation thus offered. “ I have some apprehension' of another attack,” said he, as lie left me alone with his patient; ‘but there is no cause for alarm; it will only he necessary to lose no time in summoning me in ease such an event should occur.’ ” “ Mine was a singular situation. X, who for years had hud my hopes fixed on a great Inheritance, and had seen the most formidable obstacles removed, was now alone watching the sick-bed of (Inp last individual who stood between me and the goal of my wishes. There was a table near mo with several phials upon it. I took up one of them. It was labeled ‘laudanum.’ All the demon was roused within me. My pecuniary difficulties seemed to augment and the value of the old man’s life to diminish. lie called for drink. The key to wealth and enjoyment was in my hand I The temptation was fearful, but I resisted it. “ I had replaced the phial on the tabic, when certain unmistakable indications assured me that the physician's fears were about to be realized. 1 knew from the doctor’s previous treatment that every thing depended on the prompt use of the lancet. My heart boat quickly. I rose— hesitated—reseated myself—rose again— listened —again sat down —pressed my lingers on my cars that I might hear nothing, and leaned my head upon I lie ta ble. Tcontimied in this posture for a. lime and started, up and listened. All was silent. I’rang the bell violently, opened the door, and cried out, “Call the doctor instantly!” I returned to tbs chamber and seated myself—feeling that the last obstacle to fortune diad been re moved, and knowing that I was a second time a murderer I “ In a few moments the doctor entered. He approached the bed, bent over it, and said, ‘ Ifoar it is too late!’ “Perhaps not,” I answered. "At all events make every possible effort.” “ Ho did, of course, everything in his power; but in.a few minutes he disistort, saying, ns ho shook his bend, a lit Ho, and I have reason to believe, only a little too late.’ “Since that time,” St. Claire resumed, “I have never known a moment's peace. My wife’s tears for her father fell on my heart like drops of fire. Each look she gave mo seemed to read my inmost thoughts. She never spoke that I did not imagine she was about to accuse me of my crimes, Her presence became op- IARLISLE, PA., THURSDAY, I pressive. I withdrew from iter and soci ety. I fancied men looked suspiciously upon me. I had no companionship but with conscience. “At length Agnes sickened and died. She left me the whole of her fortune, and I married again. But the curse of a double murder was upon mo. The evening on the river, and th? old man’s death chamber, are eternally’ present lo my fancy and leave mo no rest. “You have now heard all; and now, may’ I ask, are y-ou ready to frame my’, will as I have directed? I am possessed of a quarter of a million, and it rightly belongs to the heirs of those originally entitled to it.” I could not but admit tho justio of the proposed restitution; but with some dif ficulty, prevailed on the wretched man to secure a moderate competency to his wife and children. It grew late. “Henry St. Claire,” said I, rising to take my leave, “let this subject now drop for ever. There au remedies for the stings of conscience ; apply yourself to them, and you may’ yet pass years of happiness in the society of your family’.” “ i know there are remedies,” he an swered ; “ and I will not fail to seek their aid.” Not many days afterwards 1 received a letter, announcing tho death of my un happy friend. He was found lying life less on the floor of Ills chamber, with an empty’ phial clutched in his stiffened fin gers, Which left no doubt as to the remedy by which he sought to quiet an accusing conscience. THE ANTI CHEATING .1 EDGE. As a judge, Lord Avoumorc had one groat fault; he was apt to take up a first impression of a cause, ami it was very difficult afterwards to obliterate it. The advocate, therefore, had not only to strug gle against tho real obstacles presented to him by tho case itself, but always with the imaginary ottos created by tlio hasty aiiticipations'of that judge. Curran was one day most seriously annoyed by this habit of Lord Avonmoro, and he took the following whimsical method of correcting it. (Tho reader must remember that the object of tlie narrator was, by a tedious and malicious procrastination, to irritate his hearer into tho vice he was so anxious to eradicate.') They were to dine togthcr at the house of a common friend, and a largo party were assembled, many’ of whom witnessed the occurences of the morning. Curran, contrary’ to all his usual habits, was late to dinner, and at length arrived iu tho most admirable affliction. “Why, Mr. Curran, you hayo just kept us a full hour wailing dinner for you,” grumbled out Lord Avoninore. — “O, my dear lord, I regret it much; you must know it is not my custom ; but i’ve just been witness to a most melancholy occurrence!” “ My God! you seem terribly moved by it; take a glass of wine. What was it? what was it?” “ I will tell you, my lord, the moment I collect. I had been detained at court in the Court of Chancery—your lordship knows the ehnncolor sits late." “ I do —I do; 'out go on.” “ Well, my lord, I was hurrying here as fast as I could—l did not even change my dress—l hope I shall be excused for coming in my boots." ■ “ I’ho, pho', nevermind yourboots ; the point—come at once to the point of your story.” “Oh, I will my lord, in a moment; I walked hero; I would not oven wait to get the carriage ready; it would have taken time, you know." Now there in a market exactly in the road by which I had to pass ; your lordship may perhaps recollect the market, do you?" “To be sure Ido; go oil, Curran—go on with the story." 1 am very glad your lordship remem bers the market, for I totally forgot the name of it—the name—the name—" “ What the devil signifies the name of it, sir? —It’s the Castle Market." “ Your lordship is quite right; it is call ed the Castle Market. Well, 1 was pass ing through that very identical Castle Market when I observed a butcher pre pairing to kill a calf. Ho had a hugh knife in his hand ; it was ns sharp as a ra/.or. The calfwas standing behind him ; ho drew the knife to plunge it into the animal, .lust as he was tu the act of doing so a little boy about fouryearsold— his only son, the loveliest little boy lever saw, run suddenly across the path, and lie killed —oil, my Cod ! he killed—" "The child i the child! the-child!” vociferated Lord Avonmore. “ No, my lord, the calf,” continued Curran very cooiy. “Ho killed the calf, but your lordship is in the habitof antici pating.” The universal laugh was thus raised against his lordship ; and Curran declared that often afterwards a first impression was removed more easily' from the Court of exchequer liy the ro’colcction of the calf in Castle Market than by all the elo quence of the entire profession. A correspondent of the Madison tlud.) Journal complains of the want of kindly feeling towards Northerners among Southern people. He.says: At a planta tion 1 visaed, the' lady owner, who was ,a widow, spoke so frequently and bitter ly of the “ Yankees,” that it was getting hard to endure. With a view of check ing the unkind expressions used in speak ing of my people, i gently informed her that T was from the North myself. It had its cllcct, for thereafter she made handy use of the pronoun, in stead of the adjective. “ Madam, have you any milk?” “ No! you Yankees stole all my cows.” “Boy,” said I, turning abruptly toiler son, a lad ot twelve years or more, “ how old are you?” “Dent know. You d d Yonkces stole our.biblc!” There is no use—you cant switch them oft’ from that subioct. JEST Artomus Ward says shooting isn’t ns popular in Nevada as it once was. A few years since t hey used to have a dead man for breakfast every morning. A re formed desperado told me that ho suppos ed lie had killed men enough to stock a grave-yard. “ A feolingof remorse,” said hq, “sometimes comes over mo! But I’m an altered man now. I hain't killed a man for over two weeks ! What’ll ycr poison yourself with? he added, dealing, a resonant blow on the bar. There is ; niy one advantage that 1 ken see in going tew the devil, and that is the rode is easy, and yon arc sure to git there. Lastly— 1 am violently opposed tew ar dent spirit.- its a beverage, hut for manu facturing purposes f think a lectio nv ir tastes good. A young lady of Vienna was married a few days ago to a ynuug.ductor, and all went well till'the lime for the nuptial feast. Bite, however, did not appear, and after some time spent in socking for her, the door of her chamber was forced, when a strange sight .presented itself to the eyes of the mother. On a pile of wood in the center of the room was the young bride enveloped in llamos. They tore her from her horrible seat, already frightfully burnt, and required the reason for this terrible resolution. “1 eonld not make him unhappy,” said site; “1 wa- not 'worthy of him.” A letter has been received front Ocn. Scott, unhesitatingly endorsing-all that President Johnson uttered in his speech on the -2d of February. AY 3,. 1866. ttl’ltXXC- The yellow '-•kies at eventide. Tin* morning's crimson glow— Tlie bare brown rocks that peep above Tho swiftly lesshnng snow— The swelling hml.s upon tlie live*. The mellow heat at noon, Are sweet and subtle prophecies That Spring is coming soon. The sparkling brooks freed from the ire That bound their gentle How— The stars as soft as the eyes of love— The Southern winds that blow— The breaths of balm from spicy clinics. Llko the sweet air of June— Speak unto us the welcome truth. That Spring is coming soon. The early robin on the elm. The blue bird in the hedge— The rippling of the foresfspring Adown tho mossy ledge— Tlie purple haze that sails by night Between us and the moon— All, all suggest the pleasant thought Tho Spring is coming soon. A TALK IN THE DESERT ON RELIGION. During the time I was iu Asia, (said my friend,) I had occasion to cross a part of" tlie Arabian desert, toward the Bed Sea. Of course on this journey’ it is nec essary to have not only a guide, but a body-guard; and mine was composed of eight or nine as wild and picturesque looking Bedouins as you woqld wislt to see —true sons of the d'esert, and Ishmaoi ites of pure descent; there could not be much doubt about that. They were faithful to me, however; and it was pleasant to gallop day after day amidst this lawless troop, sometimes con versing with the sheik in such Arable as I had contrived to pick up, and at other times witnessing such feats of horseman ship as my guards pleased to exhibit for my amusement, or to practice for their own. In the heat of the day wo struck our tents (such tents!) and rested, as we did also at night. Our mid-day slumbers were often the most profound and the most prolonged. One evening wo had encamped as usual beside a muddy fountain, secured our horses, lighted a fire, and drank our cot foe. My guards were seated around the lire, smoking and talking, while I made an cllbrt to sleep under cover of the tent provided for my especial use. It was all in vain. The sheik had advised me of the probability of a night attack from a party of marauders, not of his tribe, whom lie supposed to be in our neigh borhood, but had begged me not to bo alarmed, for my life was precious in his sight, and safe in his hands ; lie would de fend me to the last drop of ills heart's blood: It might be that I half believed the re port, and more than half distrusted my respectable friend’s bravery; or it might be that my siesta had taken oil the edge of drowsiness, or that thoughts of home kept my mind busy, or that the codec I had drank served as an anti-soporilie, or that tlie loud talking of my Bedouins dis turbed me. In short, L could not sleep, and, tired of inaction, I loft my lent and drew dear to the lire, which was very pleasant; for hot as are the days of desert traveling, the nights are often chilly. My guards made room for me as I came near; and seating myself beside Iho sheik, I lighted my pipe, and looking at the grim countenances of the ragged fellows around me, eaeli of whom was armed with pistols stuck into tile belt, and a musket within roach of his hand, i wondered what my friends in Kngland would think, if at that moment they had seen me. My presence did not nmeb disturb the loquacity of my guards; hut 1 paid little heed to their rapid conversation, till tile sheik, turning suddenly round upon me, exclaimed : “ What strange inch vou Englishmen are!” “ llowsn?" I asked. “ Why strange?” “ Vou never fast,” said he. “ Not often,” 1 replied, laughing ; “ that is when we can get anything to cat." My Arab friend laughed too, for that evening we had supped sparely from ne cessity; “but,” said he, “is it not part of your "religion? and” —before I could re ply —“ I don’t think you have any reli gion, You don’t pray ; you don’t give alms; you do nothing." This' was a home thrust, and my con science fell it. 1 had looked upon the poor fellows around me as so bigoted in their faith, and had considered myself so completely in their power, that I had deemed il prudent to avoid every topic that might rouse their passions. In my solitary tent at mid-day, 1 had read the word "of life; but 1 had concealed with jealous care from my guards the knowl edge that 1 carried about witli me “ the Christian’s Koran;” and when at morn ing and night! had commended myself in prayer to Cod my Maker, through Christ‘my iSaviour, I had drawn close around me the curtain of the tent, and whimpered low and fearful, lest I should be overheard. “ Vou have no religion," said sheik: “you don’t pray; you do nothing." “Hod forgive me,” 1 though!. "The rebuke is not altogether unjust." “Now we,” continued my reprover, and he went on hoastingly to tell what their prophet required of them, and how faithful was their obedience in matters of devotion, charity'and self denial; and while lie spoke 1 lifted up my heart to Hod, and sought courage to bear a feeble testimony io His word. When thusheik paused, L put my hand into my bosom, and drew out a New Testament. “ I have a religion,” I said. “Would you like to hear what it teaches me on these high matters?" “Certainly; would I tell him?" By this time the attention of all my guard was directed to me. Their spark ling eyes wore fixed fiercely, as I thought, upon me, their dark visages looking more grim by the Hashing fires around which they were seated; and their hands were ready to grasp a weapon that would speedily bring down veugaiieo upon the head of the infidel dog who should dare to blaspheme their prophet. “Listen,” t said, as I opened ihe New Testament at the sixlli chapter of the Gospel according'to iSt. Mathew. “You speak of almsgiving ; hear what my Ko ran says about giving alms ;’’ and "i ren dered "into Arabic the first four verses; “ Take heed that yc do not your alms be fore men, to bo seen of them,',.etc. When X stopped I looked up, and the dark coun tenances around me wore glistening, hut not with anger. “ Hood I v exciaimed Ihe .-hoi k ; ” i 111 si very good : go on.’* i gaiherca courage, and read again: “Ami when thou prayest,” fie. I read, translating as 1 read, to the lifieemh verse. Again 1 looked around me. “ Bismillah ! hut this is wonderful! wonderful!" exclaimed'one to another, stroking their black beards ; “wonderful!’’ and every harsh and forbidding feature was softened down to quiet, calm atten tion. “.More, ihoee." I read on ; when ve fast,” etc. •• Bismillah !“ ovxelnimod the -du-ik again “ but this is wonderful I” I needed no further urging on. Wr-e by verse, paragraph by parapraph, 1 read oil to the close of the chapter, interrupted by the exclamation of wonder and appro bation. “ Wonderful!” said my swarthy friend, the sheik, when at length X closed the book; “ but this is wonderful And what YOL. 52.—N0. 45. f/oocl p( opte i/iiu t.'hristinnn our/lit to be!” I never, eontimieil my friend, forgot, and I hope 1 never .“hull forget, the les sons taught me by that desert lire. In the lire! place, I saw in I had never before seen, that caution may degenerate into cowardice; and I learned, in the second place, tlie enemies of Christianity them selves being our judges, that if the pro fessed followers of Christ were but in all things what they ought to be, “ like minded one toward another, according to Christ Jesus,” then would they "with one mind and one moiith glorify God, oven theFatherofourLordJesusChrist and the constrained verdict of the un believing world would be, “ Nay, but this is wonderful !” —London TendMar/u -zinr. A MASS inaaiMi I.V UEXOA. There is scarcely any man so destitute ns to die without' leaving something to pay for a certain number of masses for the benefit of his soul, or hardly any poor woman what lias not, from time to time, some masses performed, either for the soul of a deceased relative, for the cure of some sick member of her family,'or for some such object. The sale of mases, therefore, is very considerable in Italy. I purposely say the sale, for the mass is paid for, and forms an essential part of a priest’s income. The price varies accord ing to the demand, exactly like the price of stocks, and, like them, masses rise or fall with the greater or less supply in tile market. The spot whore this singular exchange was held, whore the price of masses was regulated, and all transactions relative to this odd species of merchandize took place, was precisely the Doggiaof Banehi, on the side facing Gold-smith’s Street. If it was your wish to have a mass said immediately, or if you had an investment of live hundred masses to make, you could find what you wanted in tins place. Brokers (priests, of course,) came to meet you, and made the haragain. (Suppose a priest, who had some hundreds ot mass es to say, to be in want of ready money, he found there these said brokers, who took the masses at a discount, and paid him the diflerenee. ,Some of the big-wigs —Uothschihls of this exchange -had in their pocket-books thousands and thous ands of masses. These men monopolized the ware at a good price, and then got rid of it at a profit to poor priests, their clients, (especially to those from t he country, amd thus realized considerable gains. This sale of masses sometimes gave rise to very ludicrous scenes, f have fre quented the place often enough to witness a groat variety of such. I shall merely note the following: A livery servant, sent by his master from Albaro, a large village a few miles distance, was baragaining with a priest fur a mass to be celebrated at the said place. The servant had been authorized to hid as much as three frances'; hut it was .Sunday, the weather was bad, and there wore but few priests at leisure. The merchandize was looking up. “1 won’t stir tor less than five francs,” says the priest, turning away, as if to break oil’the eouferenee. “ hive francs I that is unconscionable,'' returned the servant. ” Why, one might get a Novena ■' for that!” Well, then, got your Nuvrna, but you shall not have a mass.” T!m prie-t crossed the street anil enter ed a li.cior simp. ‘ 1 J >oy, u aia-- of brandy,” said he. to the hn'l behind the eui:nier. The servant, who followed close at the priest's heels, turned pale, tf the prie.-l should break his fast, farewell to all hope of a mass. “I’ll {jive you lour francos, though I am sure I shall he scolded." “ Five francs! that's my first and last word," raising the glass to his lips; ‘‘you may take it or leave it, as yon pltase." He was just on the point of swallowing the contents, when the servant stopped his hand, saying, “ You drive a very hard haragain ; how ever, you shall have the live francs.’, And so it wassettied. /.orraro yir/mm *- A ri'llirlou 1 * i>i‘rrnrm>*<l niiif ilny< n.n The people have noted the tilling ot a petition for divorce liy the wife of Mr. Hasson, member of Congress from lowa, Tlte reports have generally borne heavi ly upon that gentleman, but the Missouri j)r,nni;-al publishes a letter in which it is said tlint Mr. Hasson says : " After -even years of domestic trouble, which 1 have t’ried in vain to arre-t, I now take the responsibility of admitting tlte allegations of the petition, and join in the prayer for a divorce." An Irishman whodiedin Itiou, Inis this curious epitaph ; “t'nder this stone lies Brown, who solely by virtue of strong beer survived a hundred winters. He was always intox icated and so formidable in this condi tion as even to make Death afraid of bint. Finding him one day fasting against bi will (deprived of beer, of course), Dentil getting hold, attacked him and thnsiri umphed over an unparalleled drunkard." tfaf A dubious landlord, at Col'lesUill, a short time since, was complaining that his sugar-drawer was overrun with ants. A ".setter" over present, proposed that if Boniface would treat, that be would in form him how to get ■ id of the ants in a very short, time. The landlord accepted rho'proposilion, when the "setter” eooly advised Boniface to " kill an ant every time lie took a drink.” Irf™ A philosophical cabman in Mobile, thus speaks of the section over which iris wheels make their tracks: “ if you run over a youngster down hero in this ward,’ said he, “the folks don't say nothin’ — kaso they have got more children than wittles fo’r ’em—hut you just run over a goat, or a kid, or a pig, and blest if a mob ain't after yon in two minutes 1’ A gentleman traveling in South ern Pennsylvania reports a {rood story which lie heard about a worthy meehau chanie who aspired to legislative honors. In his printed appeal to the voters he said, with more srgnilleanee than he in tended, “ that if they declined to eleet him, he should remain at home a cooper, and mi honest man." I.t-iT’A writer beautifully remarks ihal a man's mother is the repiv-entativo ol his Maker. Mi.-forume and'mere crime ,-rl no barren’s between her and her son. While Ids le.-hher live.-, a man has one ■Viet, d |"1 ■■ h who will no; desert him when !m A ..-dy. H"’ aphelion Hows .fowl "■ ;i ,V.>: al"h i, ami e-v, only at A:i fi; i-.s J-MVI a: I'oilowiu-' i;i~. i-ip.iou als.ve him “ Pause a a.i.ii■ i<■ 111. wayfarer, ami read Here 1 io.-- MaudineLli, who lived Ilia Mail's 7l) ot’ whieh ha with his will-, by whom he had :M ehildivu. lie died hi tin* year loSo. Of lids I .desired th'lell you,’ lest you should remain in iauorauee, (to your way and pray.” A woman recently dieil in Moliile, who .had pa-sod through strange vicisitudcs. — She belonged to a wealthy family, eloped from St. Louis liu'ly-five years ago, en joy. .1 st.ail wee.it h with her paramour, 'in’.i both him and her wealth, arrived at j Xew Orleans penniless, has since been 1 worth one hundred thousand dollars and 1 finally died iu poverty. ADVERTISING TERMS. AnvKiiTiMUMKNTrt will bo inserted ntTen Ceuta per line lor tin* llrst insertion, nncl five cents per line for each subsequent insertion. Quar terly, half-yearly, and yearly advertisements t«i sorted at n liberal reduction on the above rates Advertisements should be accompanied by the Cash. 'When sent without any length of time specified for publication, they will be continued until ordered out and charged accordingly. JOB PRINTING. Cards, Handbills, Circulars, and every other description of Job and Card Printing executed in the neatest stylo at low prices. A lirxni.E OF AU SOBTS. Ax inci-dental inquiry—Would artifi cial teeth enable a person to sing false sc(t-o? Why are undertakers like professional pugilists'.’ Because they are always box ing people. When was the largest amount of beaf tea consumed in England? When Hen ry VII, dissolved the Pope’s Bull. We cannot censure a man who does not advertise, if he has nothing worth adver tising. A false friend is like the shadow on a sun-dial, which appears in fine weather, but vanishes at the approach of a cloud. A voirxo lady vocalist, being much alarmed during a rehearsal, declared she trembled so she could not “shake.” | If you would be known and not know vegetate in a village ; if you would know and not he known, live in a city.. Ax old bachelor says that the proper name for marriageable young ladies Is “ waiting-maids.” A schoolboy’s aspiration—“Oh, howl wish I wore a fountain, for then I could always bo playing.”. Why is John Jlorrissy, since the retire ment from the prize ring, like Daniel Webster? Because ho is the great ex pounder. An inveterate bachelor gives as a reason for not getting marled, that he wishes to preserve his good opinion of the gentle sex. The mayor of a Western town proposes to kill half the dogs in the place, and tan their hides with the bark of tho other half. * "How do you define "black as your hat said a schoolmaster to one of his pupils; ‘‘Darkness that may be felt,” replied the youthful wit. Youxti ladies should never object to be ing kissed by a printer; they should make every allowance for the freedom of I lie press. lx a country churchyard this epitaph may he seen: ‘‘Here lies the body of John Robinson, and Ruth, Ilia.” wife I'liderneath is the motto, ‘‘Their ware fare is accomplished.” A Corrkssoxdext in Havana writes that it he wanted to describe the Island of Cuba in a single line ire should call It, ‘‘The laud of the Ilea and the home of the slave.” A liHiittAVttu Western widow address ed the pall-bearers at tbo funeral with: “ You pall-bearers, just go in the buttery and got some rum, and we’ll start this man right along.” At a concert recently, at the conclusion of the song, “ There’s a good time com ing" a country farmer got up and ex claimed: “ Mister, you couldn’t fix tho date, could you V” A nintxiJY at a tea-party, overhearing one lady say, “ I have something foryour private’ear,” immediately exclaimed, “ X protest against that, for there is a law against privateering.” Oxt.v sixty-five in a thousand marry -ays Dr. Hubard, and out of this number lluve are divorced, eight run away, four teen live ia open warfare, about thirty a-e indifferent, and only ten are regarded as happy. A coubespoxdext asks why papers elm rge for insertion of marriage and death im! ices. For the very best of reasons, in a-inneh as one is an advertisement of co partnership and the other of dissolution. Business is business in this world. A iSroTCtrMax, putting up at an inn, w.i- asked in tlte morning how ho slept. "Trot Pi', man," replied lie, “ nae vera weel either, but I was muokle better aft" thantho bugs, for doil aue o’ them blink ed an e’e Die little night." A ijahv convention was held at Mus catine, lowa, recently. Fifteen mothers with their little ones, were present and voted on the question of the prettiest.— Mach baby got one vote and no more. — l ivery mother voted for her own offspring. .V I’otot.u,, fashionable visitor, thus ad dressed a little girl: "How are you my dear - .”’ “ Very well, I thank you,” she replied. The visitor then added, "Now, my dear, you should ask mo how I am." The child simply and honestly replied, " 1 don’t want to know." “ What is the world coming to?" said a kind-hearted but simple old lady, as -lie threw down her newspaper. "Only to think," she continued, " that there in New York they allow a parcel of French dancing girls to execute their grand-pas on tlie stage with all the people a-lookiu’ at ’em ami applaudin’ of ’em too!” Skxd your little child to bed happy.— What over cares press upon you give It a warm good night kiss as it goes to Its pil low. The memory of this in the stormy years that fate may have in store for the little one will be like Bethlehem's star to the bewildered shepherds. Two young gentlemen, rivals, call ed the same evening on the object oftheir atU'etions. "John,” said the one who r ime in la-t, and who had an umbrella in his hand, " If i come here again and find yon here, I’ll .run this umbrella through you—and spread it.” (tool) Idea.—Adi honest Hibernian, trundling along a hand cart containing ii- valuables was accosted with ; " Well, Patrick, you are moving again, see.” "Faith, I am," he replied, “for the dates are so hard it’s a dale cheaper hir ing hand carts than paying rents." A young lady having “ set her cap" for a rather large 'specimen of the opposite -•ex, and having failed to win him, was telling her sorrdws to a couple of her con fidants, when one of them comforted her with these words: “ Nevermind, Mollie, there is as good fish in the sea as ever was caught. ’’ “ Mollio, knows that,” replied her little brother" but she wants a whale” A Ministeu in Disguise. —A reverend gentleman, who has been quite conspicu ous in Wisconsin radical politics for many years, is thus irreverently treated by one of his party papers at the State Capital. “ Klder Spooner, the accom plished divine, reuortcr, and member of the railroad loblij - , appeared in a clean shirt this morning. He . was not'recog nized by his most intimate friends.” A wide awake minister,' who found his •miirrogatlon going to sleep one Sunday, iclVjfc liColiad fairly commenced, sudden ly slopped and exclaimed: “Brethren, liti-. i-n'i fair, it isn’t giving a man half a chance. Wail till i get along a piece, andthen if f ain't worth listening to, goto sleep; hut don't before T get commenced, Live a man something like a fair chance, and that is all 1 ask of you.” a- me i'svi.i; SaM had a neighbor who was iu the habit of working on Sunday, but after a while he joined the church. One day Ho met the minister to whose church lie belonged : “Well Uncle Sam,” said lie, “do you see any difference in Mr. 11,I 1 , since he joined "the church?” “ Oil yes,” said Uncle Sam, a great dif ference.' Before, when ho went out to mend his fence on Sunday, he carried his axe on his shoulder, but now he carries It under Ills overcoat.’’
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