VOL: VII. Tat PEOPLE'S . .TOURN AL.- .. PLCIASIIED ERIC T Ilt:R‘i DAY MORNING. - BY ADDISON AVERY. terms—lnvariably In Advance: One copy per annum. $l.OO • yiilage subscribers, 125 TERMS OF ADVERTISING. I square, of 12 lines or less - , - 1 inserrion, $0.50 " 3 inser.ions, 1.50 every subAcquent insertion, Rule and figure work, per sq., 3 insertions, 3.00 Every subsequent insertion, .50 I.co!umn, one year, • 2 A 0 1 column, six mon' hs, • 15.00 Administrators' or Executors' Notices, 2,60 fieritrs Saes, per tract, 1.50 professional Cards not exceeding eight lines iiivr,ed for $5.20 per :minim. r. - ?" MI le:ters on business, to secure at veulion, should be addressed (post paid) to the Publisher. I find the following poem in a friend's Fe rapbook, and thinking it too good to be lost, beg you to insert it in.your paper. - I bate never seen it in any of Mrs. PcittroN's published works, but for tenderness, delicacy, tad right sentiment, it is unsurpassed by any of her writings. THE OLD WOMAN 111 W Yes, she is old and very feeble now, There I= a shadow in her ruled eyes, The hairs; are wnite upon her shriveled breni:, Aud beauty's shroud o'er all her features Les. Ste has not strength to walk, but all day long Sits wearily and weekly in her chair, While rriund her moves the young and active throng, hapell'd by hope, by love, by want, or care. They heed her not, nor deem that site can feel An in!erest in the'r toil. their joy, or care,— They c innot see the heart that loveth still, And yearned' for them with a constant . prayer. Bat when the youngest of the household band Creepy lovingh• to dear grand-mamma's ME Soon to the bright brovr moves the witheed bud, :lad genie, loving cv,ords the young one greet. Ana hen -he sitteh with her head reelitid, And her dull eyelids closed, as if in sleep, If ye could see the thoughts that move her mind, The ligh:eg hearted of r•e all would Weep Metnair: of yotith and beauty; hope and love, t If 114.11 ambition, and of success, Of honors. -itch a, kw on eirth may prove— And wealth, till its treacherous bless - Of loved ones, bright with hope, and joy, and ME! chwered round her in life's blooming I.praig, WIIJ-e hearts replied to her's with earnest truth, Whl-e friendship seemed a pure, immortal And she i 4 young and littantiffil again, Beloved and loving, honored and ciregsedi Then-kotne the shales of sot row, care and pain, And white shrouds fold again the marble hrcast. She starteth from her reverie with a groan, All gone—they are allgone—she murmurs low, Alm, none can toll how desolate and lone The heart of that old woman feeleth now. But see; she lifteth her dint eve.; to heaven, And privy—for what I—for patience to 'endure longer—till the tail is riven Which shot.: It.2r from the world where all pure. A little !auger! Oh, if ye can feel, wi:h her—cheri,h her that littlespaee, Do all she a<kelli s ith a cheerful zeal, Fulfill the wish she faileth to express. And listen rererenth• to her words, For they are Rill of wisdom, girnered np Along life's path:. which she bath well ex plored, Proving as fruits and tasting. every cup. And when -he telleth von of days of yore, Indulge her, and with plea. , ed attention bow, lior Hope's sweet voice is heard by her no more, And all her pleasures arc with Memory non• Memory, whiCh keepeth fresh within her breast All bud,, and roses of the loves of youth— She lot CA to count them o'er, mid thee is blest In dwelling on the:r excellence uud truth. Bear with her—love her vet a few day more, She both loved much, nud-sufrered—how with Faith . . • . • She sitteth meekly oulife's twilight shore, And Jisteueai for the welcome voice of Death. He FORGOT SOMETRING.--="Whnt did your mother say,' my , little man ? Did you give her my card asked 'an inexperienced young gentleman . of a little boy whose mother had given him an invitation to call •upon her, and whose street door: •ryas accordingly opened to his untimely summons by the urchin. aforesaid.' _: • • " "Yes, I gave it .to her,". was:the innocent reply, " an& she • said. if: you wasn't . a nat'ral fool, you Wouldn't come Monday morning, when s 3 very body was washing ... • : . • At this juncture, •mamma', , :with a sweet smile of •weleome, mado appearance at-the end- of the hall, when - ,,. to her surprise, ,M.r,V.erisopht, the !yisitnr, bolted ! •• ; -•,' What does the man mean in quired ; In amma I dunno,:'.replies bub,l` post) lie's forgot suthi4.7 THE •• • '; From the'Neticitaltia; B.OIOOL-DAY STILIJ.OII}LBEI; • Virginia's Christmas Gift DT MARY IRVIN,G "Trifles make up the sum of kurnen . joy or • woe." • - - "A letter for Virginia!" ~cried s a gay h(Jarding-school sprite, as she buret, into. the hall' Where a group of her einnrades were chatting of the Christ mas holidayejust at hand. A letter fiir: Virginia ! , Who bide for' a guess upon it Double, you see?" My own dear' father's band !" Cried Virginia - I) l .Ardiy.,'iis -beautiful claimant, Springing. lip to: reach her. treasure,-the Alearerfor its:long jour ney from a far Southern land.,, She broke the'seal-with an iippatiiint dash of her white jewelled fingers', and let an enclosure fall to her feet. • • Hetty Carlton, the bearer - Of the letter, sprang-nimbly-to seize it; and, waving it aloft between 'herltwo gers i llisplayed , to the- adMiring . gaze of her schoolmates a fifty - dollar - bill. Virginia was in no haste to reclaim her property: Negligently, but grace 'fully, leaning • upon .the trellised _bal cony, with bright curls sweeping her cheeks as she bent, she was reading the few hasty words that acCompanied it. Having. finished the "-letter, :she crumpled it - into her pocket, and looked up with a smile. "Yes; you you know this is to be my last Christmas here, and .1. sent to my father for an extra - allowance upon the oecasion.. Now; girls, we are all friends together, in this hall ; give.me yqur advice and counsel, as Miss Butt ler says. - Shall. I scatter:a universal treat of cakes and bon-bons among little friends and large, or shall 1• chalk a circle within a circle, and give my teachers and- my best- friends some present 'worthy their keeping l" "Oh, the last, by all means, - " , :ex , claimed Hetty, "always taking it for aranted that lam one of the particular best friends,' " she added, archly:: "'Present Company always ex cepted,' miss ! Well, I' like-that plan best, myself. Now, then, help. me-to choose. Let's . see ; a gold thimble for Laura ; a silver port-monnaie for Ella Marsden ; a ring for good Miss Butler;- I wish I could buy one with a:diamond in it ! Dear me ! fifty dollars-will ao little!"so ‘i And it:may do so much'!" spoke:a soft, rich voice close' at her ear.. She looked up into the , sweet-, plain face of ber.sen - sible and loving -room-mate. " Oh, 'Marion ! just th c 'e one for'my prime minister! Come with me, and let us bold a•council of Kate 'el/et-Allis weighty matter,!" Catching' her 'by the waist, she whirled her away to . „. their r”ore. " Now, sit down on. that cushion, and counsel me, my.' nymph Egeria - What shall I :give you as a'remem brancer of your unworthy • chum 1 .-A. writing-desk, or a work 7 box I Noth ing less useful would wit: . :a sniffle - froin,. the sage eves .of 'Mariou' And :Oh ! I must not forget little - _NellY Grey, who has been; so kind •to ns. What can I give her that will please lier-a book in gilt and red morocco I" " I can tell you, Virginia; -what to give her," said Marion, seriously, though rather timidly, "give her her tuition fun the next quarter:" • Vii ginia arched her fine eyebrows, and stared in blank astonishment at her counselor; then, with a laugh, exclaimed— " hat.!throw a Christmas, gift into the charity •That is ;carry ing your Northern idea of utility a little too far, Marion." • . . Oh, Virginia, you have been _reared in:luxury, : and you know-I)oth ing,about the struggles of one who has to earn; stet) 'by . step every '' . lnl - 1 -. `i.)f her position in--the d i , ficiniz the diStrict School - . upward ::You- , don't know' the. valu .:91; money;-and . never will, while it flows, in, at„.y . our,nod; as jrcc7y as a river tci tile:lied • ' " lq‘a•riori, :SPeak:as estly as-. thOugli yei• were .a:pOverty ',stricken chatity, scholar,!. pe Led yn ad.- out ,tho ) .„ money, little orie . . " ' The eolo"r 'eairie'ind went in Mari:- • on's brown cheeks, and she .heaved a sigh befoie sheanswered. " I any not rich, .ak.! you know; Nir- • ginia ; and '.yet I' have nothing. to:com plain &hind.' to:Aoki...l3W was poorer Once.—Shall 3 tell.; you, a, story from• ray life i?!.i•'.l) .• •• • ; . . ":Oh,'do !" cried Virginia; !dropping' . upon the:carpet at her sidsi;4ind .threW-' inglher arm...over .; Marion% i shoulder. ”.1:: um. delighted .to make ,you;Attli about;•yourielf; : you never, •have 3 shown me .any.:of 'the. •elecrets liuried z . in that..deepivelliof-your•experiencer!", have no secret:, Virginia is, none of-the—sext-school girls •de- t . 13 keteh.5 : !i 1,11 NO. gncOtr : (iik IigtAISA: a. :_ I• • : .• `,• /If • • . , NEM DEVOTED TO THRI i RINCIPLES OF DEMOCRACY, AND THE DliiSEMdlArtION OF liottAuri;.Li;ri4ATuitt, AND NEWS EIBEEI equpERSINUIT, POTTER, COUNTY:, c.APSWaI be •thi ag e• ; wlio lived in a country farm-house, on the borders 'a a great woodland. Now, it IS:uot of fairies or giants that my story deals, though the scene for their operations has been so well hid. Only *the' giant of Ignorance. ruled over the 'region with alinost . pitted sway. • There' was -not a Seliool bothe Within six miles:; and 'the near:. est,one, at, that Aistance, was a mere apology for ; its ; titlel - a cross between a barn anta lo cabin, with a teacher to Match,' and, during 'five months out of the.twelve::"Well, 'return to this little girl. Slie.was the youngest but onein.a bei,Aerotis, unruly, neglected hand.of•thirteen. motherle,ss children; sc.(' dded b d the '.(106r-st elm' by a cross -faced aunt, r . egularlYi every hear of •ille-dgy,', who. returned as regularly to renew .the • uproar. .Bab.yi was served•moralnimanely than the others for his,. babyhood's sake. the youngestzirl, the next . iti size, was the -font-tall' and' 'seape-goat' the' household pack: .Blie.could not eyed find a corner of. the ihouse• to 'Cry peaceably, when she bad .run the gauntlet . of her wild brothers and selfish sisters. SO she used to Steal away- across' a cow pasture that joined the Vondlan'd,and,.glidilig like a squir rel among. the .pines •.and over the rustling dead leaves, find her favorite cook inthe midst of the forest. , There v'as . a break in the, woods there, and the sunlight streamed doWn. over an age-bowed herriltick, on •whose..arin she,used to seat herself, and swing; and sOmetimes,poor.•child! wish that she•had never..been born' " One .day, when .she had fled from .tio . . -pet sceun,to . indulge in some such Meditations,.slie • ivas`sur prided' iii her" solitude *by- a -party of village . children, 'out Ralf frightened and half .curious; she kept her perch, eyeing ttie. stran g e boys and girls suspieitiusly from under her ragged . sun-bonnet. • " The.Childreif in'their turn pasied their- comments upon her; one rude boy proposing . . to. 'start her off her roost! 'with a• stone—a:motien,- hap pily, not seconded: The Ider • gills gathered 'around the tree beneath her, and questioned her, as girls will, who have an impression of their, own su periority: 'Her utter ignorafice seemed to. afford 'them great . men i ; au'd their Shouts Imre caught up by the boys, who vociterated— :.' "1j 'say ! d• bright - one! Nine years old,. and .doesn't know her let ters !' " • . .. • " Cli . pooli 1 . what better could you expect'? '-She•is out of that heathen corner, away on - the Poor Section, -where•they never see a school-master nor'n Sunday.' •- .• " The children went their way ;' but the. words . they •had spoken lived in the heart of the neglected child, and awoke there the first definite desire to become something- - antthivig: -better than she seereWbord - for. . She ,sur prised 'her father, not long' alter, by a request that she migh i hit be• allowed to go to school—a thing untholight : of: by even her,,!nearly- - grown ,brothers.— With au . incredulous laugh he told .her eyes; if Elie "would foot' it six inileS every 'day, she 'was -welcome.; - he 'didn't care how many• cif tbein kept out of the way.' .2. -, • • • !‘ Her anut railed and taunted .her,; her•sisters, as 9stial',lalighed at hei.; audber brOther's proposed to trundle her to-the-village in the old-wheelbar row: : But:. the - purpose of , the child had taken root, and, was •not so easily to •be shaken. She walked the, whole distanee, having . left home before half . the family were and 'presented herself before the astenished•-teacher in het raggedfrock and bonnet, with put, a book, pencikor penny' toward ,buying either r want 411 0 . 1 .6 conld say was, want to learn' to "-read 'Ahr she did leArrii:Oreadtlitinki to thatgood niaiVi:kiadnes•6 and-be - flown un- Air)4ll,g.-:P1: 1 r-iP.N01:411Tei.:f9T, § l l9 , w44 , •Ad child- of, pine, years ol(l,rentem ber-41iiit cliStanCe of •sbC miles; t}vice daili;Anringik,v6Lthirds of,diat carrying hordinner and siPelling+book litae saxcbel,„acress-her shoulder. , • " When'the_gatdrofiEnoWledeeliad thus oncelr,eedepeiieTtO - her, nothing coald.hinder fief. - She ~ .s.c i ao( those • 9ver,C9 i nle great • • obSiiiclii . s . to -win their ends. ;;She dttiew,very. well what end she-proposed to .herSelf.: , i-ta 4 . 764if0ti0n .7 •+ - titoilg,ll . bbe' very • p 94 / . .IY:99iPj?reliende4,", • fy i hatrwits incatit , by thatinspiniug phrase. :1,1., .•• • °She' looked' about , •4ier '-for •Lscirbe means of earning ?ito supply . herself 'With' bouts. disafp6i&e -riiinly.litneil;; tfun g to? • :the triricivlo• • off: her, ,faiorite, li t tl e . 49 1 ;1gt .f9sodAheforx • -pnght..,Tronic,e . in ‘ ,,the Of_coarse pain-leaY a- 'for sticip'-keefel:: •/ Be i tive jb er ,1.140 iladc4 its-his fatnily,Tnr;ll-er 4eityicesotlrtis iallaxiog I:t.iine - ;ipentu ,3n her ICI/181).Yitli•§0AdAgq.c9M1.,411_141, . . . had troubled her young life. : - • 'So she, grew/up to tall girlhood in the village—braiding, delving, sewing, and scouring, to earn the scanty. bits pr ,knowledge which she could pick up - dui ing'd fete months of each year: At last she resolved to hoard her earn; iiigs until they ShoUld - be sufficient to support-her fur , year,.at. .an academy in a ,neighboling . town. Then -she could perhaps be• trusted by Some cOmmitte'e to' keep - a' country - schoOl; and gain far more than iu the braiding line. - no matter • how--,--ienough, that she-, accumulated the" money at lasi; and With a - Pi:ond heart, and h feiy small trunk; presented' herself among the:pupils . of'Wtiltou Academy. • She .obtained hoard at-a cheap.rnte, in con sideration.of.some services to he ren dered, and her claiming no fire in her scantily ilirnislied roont: When' she had paid her 'thitidn,' and purchased the'indispensabletooks--which made cruel. inroads. upon . her cherished treastirer--..she numbered over the dol lars that were left, one 'h;, , one, as a theater might `count her child i.eti;:and calcidated'• how exactly thPY would meet her necessary' expenses for the session: . . . . • She studied—how, she studied that s;ititer! Yon' 'iicb bearditio•-sehbol girls kuow nothing about it. With a bed blanket:Wrappbcl about shiv ering. shoulders; and a' bit of candle in..an old tin •dippeN—unsnuffcd, that it might. buf.n. more slowly—she used to sit, night after night, till the, twice- beard ctick-'-eiowing, told her that 'day Was alritost-too near for-sleep. • Satur days, the play-days of -bet school-1'01 7 ! lows, brought no :recreation to her. Here was a dress to be patched and fitted together out of - mere shreds; here WaS•a pail= of -shoes to 'be fully:cabbled ; or a lesson to be learned for the . next, , week,: from some ,bor rowed sehool-book, too costly for Let purch;:s.e. • 'She was 'diligent; and she reaped the reward Of 'her diligence.' Her name was .upon . the list of. the tprize -Scher ars,' when, the yearly • e7carninati drew near. All the pupils, according to custom fionitimq immemorial, were todress in white en'that grand ocea sian, with blue sashes and ttimmingS. .Especially was -this uniform consid pred.iudispensable to the prize takers. who •:were to stand out 'So conspicu ously before the large audience. , . You:may . wonder, with your well filled wardrobe, how such 'a thing could be;' but the truth is;' She 'had but' one ;presentahle . . : summer 7 dre - ss, and_ that was, had a white muslin. 811 e. had worked 'long and patiently to brin g it into 'tt , fitting 'shape, and;thougliobliged to wear it before the•allimportant occasion, kept the sash intended to adorn, it, whiCh she had purchased - with the last half -dollar• 'of her' school money, safely - rolled in bertrunk. :••• • One Friday evening, when dire npr cessity : had clothed her this pre cious rube, the Principal called her into his study, to Confer - With het. 'about her composition. • In the course of the conversation ; as ho _ reached his .LITM across _the table, to .a dictionary, be inadvertently•overturned a full.ink. bottle, whose Stygian cOutents.flowed far and free over the lap of the poor scholar, ruining how . many. hopes he little kneW._ • • i'Oh! am Very sorry I Will it Spoil your dressli" was his ..courteous _query; and he thought . no, more of it. the v'ced'hack'ilie' tears that were crowding her swollen eyes,- and tried to:hear calmly what he had to-say:of examination .matters; , all: the while - r fe9ling,that-it.could, be .rof no _use to -her! How could - she ffice that crowd ofe}_es in 'a faded ciiliLn W'rapiier ? ' • • "Assoon ai 'she could' excuse her ,self,'sfie •huiiiet.theine.to ..relieve :her 7heart,by.cl:yipg.,,,l ; seems a.tritle-- ive Fan . smile at .trifles Make. tits all - what ;we ' and this 'dist •611 . 'c'han'ge ? son now as ever—the darkest hour_ of my life; -.7 ; ;;:, .N .. 001,y,.)':914„Nar , i 3 0?::'; in 'Virginia,fip an. iiicycanlons tone. "' '' • • ' 1 " I•es---and M 'peisonal iden tity, :of - :coursh, icannot: doubt; but -Piten. , ja .toPkiug: back tP:o 3 9s.e:d4Y,e' , myself • iiiyoluntaiiiy the same u l estion t Myself, or some qt iei ' tfefrig, friyiienbusly . -fot " A - ...13utt-Cto .Teturrvi It.; ! was -MO; :only .tor, absetitr,my self from examination, and "piss ;the "prizes u tlfat darkened'sPiiit'l3o heavily; miirh•thhiPthai was at stake. offer-inyself as.if teacher, aWhopelof,.?-13cgig , 13, ....41914g4 •A-f l . t Wle,lccy.sed, I.,abseyt-mys.clf from exammatioii---failing l so. ,'to keep the. Stanilliie I - excuse could'-'l-' 'offer - I'o any4evithers . fur such -a-couseq---1-would sooner sli94=. 4 0 7_ Pi9q4;47113A-4tm to ca§e-;:tna' I would' hai.e • died a thousand' times before inventing'a falSehoOd: '''• •• • While•.l was sobbing; Abe prayer bell rung. Hastily donning a large apron, so as partly to conceal my Misfortune, I'hurried With my tear swollen faCe . chaPet . , • , • Perhaps the. lady teacher. noticed .my distress;. I never dared ask her how much she read of my 'trouble in ray . :emnitenance. But.;. as we walked together towards her .boarding-place, she called me into her parlor. • ":have noticed," said she;."that you are quick at your needle, • and ready in fitting. : , -I need • a little assistance, in making. this 'dressing-gown, and Friy mantua4naker is overstocked with work; Can you spare . . a few hours on Saturday to help me with it V.' I stammered out some answer, and went home, only, partially relieved of my distress, But on ~that . ensuing Saturday, after I had finithA her robe, She stepped to. her - closet, and biing 7 bag from th'enc:e . a . fleecy white fabric, laid it in my hands. "I ought not to,. take your •time without some recompene, . especially just now,•. When , it is an valuable to you," said she sweetly. -.."Perhaps you can make this useful in some way, next week." . I. could-have burst, into tears, and fallen on her neck; •my heart swelled so high withloy nnd gratitude . that moment. But I 'only thanked leer as a well-bred girl should, and sobbed out my ecstasies in my own little room. You nay believe me or not;. b4.1.te11 . Y. 'au that the gift Of that.half worn dress was the crisis of my des tiny. Without it, I should have sunk into despondency—perhaps gone buck into insignificance. With that; and the encouragement, the success,, and the brighter, prospects that resulted, I have become---what you see me! • "The angel of. Gleu Street. Semi: nary—the noblest girl in the world!" cried Virginia. "Bur how came you here, and did you never tell me all thi . i before 1" • One . cpiestion :at a time, dear. I came licie,to fit myself for teaching at the Sio/th.l;where 1 hope you wiil some ;lay find .me a situation near yourself—whose earnings I must ap piePriate ..to' the education of my brother; the yotingest of the thirteen, who are .not• scattered; far•and. NN over : the world.., Our-father is no more. "•- But, L. did •tot tell this• .story But," my ()Ivo sake., 1 only meant fo Aow,y6u that 1 had aright to know bow much' a little Money can accom plish. I lieve.seen the day when fire dollars:yrOuld •have.seemed to me a fortune;._ when it would have hougl i t for'ne more haPpineSs, thore*Notict benefit, 'than will, 'perhaps, the five thousand—whichyour father expects to spend on his European tour uext year—bring tolina and you. 1 knoW more than one to whom it would be a fortune now. 1. know, too, how little Nellv Gray iSstrugglingbetl.veen sen sitiveness and poverty: 1 know 'how others among i - us-1- could name them to you—are ruining' health 'and eye sight, and . sinking : auto.. despondency, for want of•what a few dollars would "They will riot complain . ; and therein lies the nohaity of their struggle: , If they are sustained at•the ,sinking point, they, and such as they, will make the standard women, wives, and mothers, of our age. They are tint only here,they.are - scattered cvdr our Northern country—Heaven help theM Now, - Virginia, this Christnias bounty is at •your, own unquestioned disposal. : .Will . gold thimbles and porte-monnaies weigh 'against the happiness—perhaps of a life-time— which you can now in a delicate way, -confer .upon _few. of these struggling sisters,? • • „: . • ,• _ . . . • "Only tell. tne u:ko r ,l‘.larion!" said Virginia, liftine, ha - r swimming ' ‘'!lndier'di'eam6d iih4t, - it Wui rtti':be. p00r....-ttrid'U 801;601-girl:" : • . . brigbtly , : on come hearts. ..Alp Wig, rviu. a, blessing? Oh, sitters! there are more wants in the iVerlci''th . dit tho4ant of toed:and raiment to el aini charity. , i-No fictitious btory,of schOOLgirl StruggleS gun ; thg,,hutulted ltisto4es : trials i,n t real life, i to . 1,, have' , edueation-' have yet,"mOid " widely' ail& freely'in otit - blesse:d,land,i'pEpebially;fo: &tiler in.. the ' ;Who :thus .shall indeed prove "polished cornprntoue!" in the temple of our liberties. ' . ;Igeo4EY';'-iThe re,ceiveA,ECE4 • 'dollar: bill of 'Maryland- -currency:! of; . the year" 17,`10,• which itlbitS•desctibes: , :It is 43,- , icnetable - ,Slicc:inieti* Ofi4iiig4- pby andwood. eug rayi aro], in Its An conth coarseness'! constfasts strangely 'neat'andt ejeftatittlittper . cor-i . reucy of_ the The - en-, tiotsement itifOrrns uctli - al "to counter- in= BRETzEtEN'tx .This sect, known.(ihiel?y.in the' "Site.s; arid South, numbers about 70, 00IZ communicants. It has Churches is several of the free States-,. also in Mary:: laud, Virginia. Kentucky and other slave States. Speaking of its -origin; the editor of the Religious Telescope, - the organ of the sect, says: "Commenc ing our gospel laliours a.slave we exclude all sliveholders from our communion, and rcontinue to do So. We also exclude'-the' metnhets of se-. cret societies, and the makers, venders,. and drinkers of ardent spirits. ,If we had idolized 'numbers; we should tive framed a different discipline." We uro wholly unacquainted with the creed, and, character of tliese."Uni ted. Brethren;" but . VVQ qu9te tho : abf)ve 'stSteinent as illustrative of the possibility - of raising Up thoroughly . anti-slavery churches in the slave tates. If these United Brethren,witiv son-slaveholding as• a conditiuu. church-fellowship, could originate and root themselves in the Southern :States, why'c:innot the Methodist Episdnyal Church spread her influeuCethere,Auo, if she, also, refitses-to admit slave-hold ers to her communion? • Why nott —r Zion . Herald.. "'THE HARVEST tS PAST." r. The Kansas Herald. states that a : Mr. Park has recently found on the banks of the Blue river, 'in Kansi.4,. several specimens of petrified wheat.' Ludeed, the question., very naturally • atiies, "Whose were the , hands , that sowed that iraiu,ikroadeast, ages ago. ! arid what,'of all the - dialects of a Babel= cleft 'tvorld, was that wherein the hat.• ve=t song was sung, in that far land' and . time 1 And .the, , children that' to.tered along in the newly-turned ltirrows, and the hearths that glowed in thOse old winters, and . the loves that clustered in those gone itames.:— where are they all? As well nrightt ask, " Where are the birds that sang Au hundred'yeirs ago 1" , But may-be Smile groping geologist can spoil our sentiment for us. Pef haps Humboldt limithe whole matter butanized arid classified years ego; ; but uu matter.—Kanakcc (Ill) Gazelle; • Ttrunt.ciiv . W .113tiows," in'a commu-,_ tlication frmn the cabin in the maples; Wi:consiti, to his paper, the Cayuga Chicy •says that Ile found a typcgrapbi.: cal curiosity in the Pla),n Dealer office at Waukesha. Mr. Hunt, noW.a hale and active old man, and still perfortri ingajourneyinan'S label' at the "case," tvas a "jour" in the London Timei eiiise as long ago. a 5 the proprieturCof that establishment were : making their efforts to print •bY . machinery. Ho well remembers the efibrts to run n press - by horse-power. Mr. Hunt ivorkedfor thirty years .in one office. He remembers Lord Byron Tell, and has "set " his manuscript. Byron used to sometimes' review . hts own poents, with titi'itinied commendation. Such attic:lei wept to Mr. Hunt in the poet's own handwriting. • - AN Attstr.--President ,Pierce • last winter asked Qongrels ,to give him three thousand 'tionits send — into• - Kansas and Nebraska, with a view of •preventing depredations on the whites. We have nut learned the fate of that request.. If successful, We hope the troops will be forwardecl with as little delay' as possible, and that they' wit tie ,distributed among us in such manner. as to preserve the general peace . of the Territory. The way and navy was at the servicpofa.U.ulted Biates 'Marshal iu 80 - stun, When'tla;t3 fugitiVe 'Burns was borne' bachio 'set vittide ; - Why:not give us the aid of the flintier: to preserve the.-laws and.pro tect the ballot-hox when .traMpleti down andinvacled by a ruthless snob t -AgnsasHerald 'Of rietaoin. • feel peOuil Or f ila/ Goydriior' . of 'Kansas: ' - He' hb.s'iiiipkin biniself to .he true steehlurin#4hevet citing times of last week. urians waiteiLom.himin person, and threateued to bang him unless lip would give the, pre.-slivery candidates certi ficates...of .was A‘Gentlemen, two .or . three of you min .assassinate' me, ; :lout ''a can net co ri:ipel',lne that con - stienee .Aloesi.notlapprnite,'!..!Sneti„a man doserveirwell , of the countily, and the .peo - pla of Kahsaa 'Haiglii* ito :d him jus tiee...tfern*t.fracci:O*. , We bare two,girls , sefftettype iu the ikerald °office. 011 e of them work ed for us during , the lairrar• . of , ciur 01 . 1 e Copp‘ e.rreectoi6:(.lstani4.) •To #)econ3e gxalted a. little °Ace •:-- 4 13e ready at es to. act as, a tool fii? •' • '" ' 13 11!ii=15111 Mil BM N 0. . -51.
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