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•THEAAVALRY OFFICER.
The perlea of Napolnon's career, when
at its zenith, 1611.11 l of'romantic adventures
as connected with the history of the offi
cers,who served under tho. great. Captain.
He waa quick to observe merit and prompt
to reward it, and this it was that made his
followers sodevoted to him, and so anxious
to distinguish themselves by prowess in
battle, and strict soldierly conduct in the
.emperor's service.
Colonel Eugene Mervin() was an attache
or Napoleon's Staff; •, He ' was a soldier in
the true sense of the word—devoted to his
profession; and brave as a lion.. Thotigh
very handsome, and of fine bearing, he
was of humble birth—a mere child of the
camp; and had followed the 'drum and bu
gle from boyhood. Every step in the line
of promotion had been won by the stroke
of his sabre, and his promotion from ma
jor of cavalry was for 4 gallant deed which
transpired on the battle field beneath the
emperor's own eye. Murat, that prince of
cavalry officers, loved him like a brother,
and taught him 'all that his own good taste
and natural t instinct had not led him to .
ac
quire before.
It was the carnival season in Paris, and
Mervillefound himself at the masked ball
in the French Opera .House. Better adapt
ed in his taste to the field than the boudoir,
ho flirts but little with the gay figures that
cover the floor ' and joins butseldom in the
giddy waltz. But at last, while standing
thoughtfully; and regarding the assembled
throng with a vacant eye, his attention was
suddenly aroused by the appearance of a
person in a white satin domino, the uni
versal elegance of whose figure, manner
and bearing convinced all that her faceand
mind must be equal to her person in grace
and loveliness.
Though in so mixed an assembly, still
there Was a dignityand reset ve in the man
ner of the white dominoithat rather repuls
ed the Idea of a familiar address, andit was
some time before the-young soldier found
courage to speak to her.
some alarm being given, there was a
violent rush of the throng towards the
door, where'unless assisted, the lady would
have materially suffered. Eugene Mer
villa offers his arm, and with his broad
shoulders and stout frame wards off the
danger. It was a beautiful moment ; the
.lady spoke the purest French, was witty,
fanciful and captivating.
"Ah l lady, pray raise that mask, and
reveal to me the' charms of features that
must accompany so sweet a voice and so
graceful a form as you possess."
"You would perhaps, be disappointed."
"No, I am sure not."
"Are you so very confident?"
"Yes. I feel that you are beautiful. It
cannot be.otherwise." .
"Don't, be -too sure or that," said the
domino. "Have ,you never , heard of the
Irish poet Moore's story of the veiled p roph
et of Khorassan—how when ho disclosed
his countenance, its hideous aspect killed
his tielevad one? How do you know that
I shall not turn out a veiled prophet of
li.liorassan 1",
"Ah, lady, yo urr every word convinces
me to the contrary;" replied the enraptur.. i
soldier, :whose heart began to feel as it had
never felt ,hefore ; he was already in love.
—She eludes his efforts at discovery, but
permits:him to hand!her to her carriage,
which drives off in the darkness, and tho' i
he throws himself upon his fleetest horse,
he is unable to overtake her.. .
The younf , b French • colonel becomes
moody ; he has lost his heart, and knows
not what to do r . He wanders hither and
thitbArohuntriiis former places of amuse.
, 1
men 'avoids his military - companions; and
in :.ort Is miserable as a lover can well
be,. hus disappointed. One night, just af
. ter•li had left his hotel on foot, a figure
muffled to tho very ears stopped lint.
"Well, monsieur,. what would you with
me 1" asked the soldier. ,
"You would knoW the name of the white
domino'?" was the reply. .
'"I would iodeed I" replied the offic er
hastily'.``"How can it bo'done ?"'. • '
','Follow the. -0 9 '), ::'
,
4;To.the end of the earth if it Will bring,
me to her." .
"But 'Pau must be blindfolded."
,"Very well."
14 Steri into' this vehicle."
4,Di ti r at 'Your command."
And away .rtittled the youthful soldier
And.his.btrange companion. "This May be
a trick,".reasoned Eugene Merville,'"blit
I .have no fear of personal violence. 'llam a
armed with this trusty sabre, and can take
caie,of nlself." Butthere was no cause
for fear, since ho soon found the vehiele
stepped, and he was led blindfolded. into
thtiihtinse.- ' Whet the' bandage was rem
' 143 d-front Ida t eyeli, he 'found hiniself in a
iliChlY iftrnished - , boUdoir, and before him
trod'
ale iirmnn, just 'as' he met her at the
iiidied'hall: , ', TO - fall upon his knees and
iiett;lidlioW trinCh he. had thought e l f 'tinr
-Wince theitveeptiratien, that his thouglita h A d
never left her, that he loved herdevotedly,
la s es taturaltas to bmathe, and he - did so
lanost( gallaatly and; sibeerely., ~ .• . 1 i
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Volluine 3,
dire mutual. Nay, Unloose your arm from I
my waist. I have something. more to I
Say:"
"Talk on forever, lady I Your voice is
i - riUsic'to my heart and ears."
"Weald you marry me knowing no
more of me 4han you now do ?"
"Yes if you wen) to go to the very altar
masked !" he replied.
‘..
"Then I will test you."
"I - low lady ?"
"For one year be faithful to the love
you have professed, and I will be yours—
as truly as heaven shall spare my life."
I "0 cruel suspense !"
"You demur?"
"Nay, lady, I shall fulfil your injunc
tions as I promised."
"If at the expiration of a year you do
not hear from me, then the contract shall
be',ntill and void. Take this half ring,"
she continued, "and when I supply the
broken portion I am yours."
He kissed the little emblem,swore again
and again to be faithful, and pressing
her hand to his lips,, bade her adieu. He
was 'conducted .away as mysteriously as
he had been brought thither, nor could he
by any possible moans discover where he
had been ; his companion rejecting all
bribes and even refusing to answer the
simplest questions.
Months roll on. Colonel Merville is true
to his vow, and happy in the anticipation
of love: Suddenly he was ordered on an
embassy to Vienna, the gayest of all the
European capitals, about the time Napo
leon is planning to marry the Arch Duch
ess Maria Louisa. The young colonel is
handsome, manly and already distinguish.
ed in arms, and becomes at once a great
favorite at court, every effort being made
by the women to captivate him, but in vain;
he is constant and true to his vow.
'But his heart was not made of stone;
the very fact that he had entertained such
tender tbelings fc r the white domino, had
doubtless made him more susceptible than
before.
At last he met the young.baroness Car
oline Von Waldroff,and in spite of his vows
she captivates him, and ho secretly curses
the engagement he had so blindly made at
Paris. She seems to wonder at what she
believes to be his devotion; and yet the dis
tance that he maintains ! The truth was,'
that his sense of honor was so great, that
though he felt he really loved the yoting
baroness, and even that she returned his
affection, still he had given his word, and
it wits sacred.
The satin domino is no longer the ideal
of his heart, but assumes the most repuls
ive form in his iinagination, and becomes,
in place of his good angle—his evil ge
nius! •
Well, time rolls on ; he is to return in a
few days; it is once more the carnival
season, and in Vienna too, that great city.
He joines in the festivities of the masked
ball, and what wonder fills his brain, when
about the middle of the evening the white
domino steals before him, in the same
white satin dress he had seen her wear a
year before at the French Opera House in
Paris. Was it not a fancy 1
"I come, Colonel Eugene Merville, to
hold you to your promise," she said lay
ing her hand lightly upon his arm.
"Is this a reality or a dream?" asked
the amazed soldier. • •
"Come, follow me, and you shall see
that it is a reality," continued the mask,
pleasantly.
"I will."
"Have you been faithful to your prom-i
asked the domino, as they retired
into a saloon. "Most truly in act, but
alas, ,I fear not in heart !"
"Indeed? !
"It is 'too true, lady, that I have seen
and loved another, though my vow to you
has kept me from saying so to her."
"And who is this that you thus love?"
"I will be frank with you, and you will
keep my secret?"
"Most righteously."
"It is. the Baroness Von Waldroff," he.
.said.with a sigh.
„"And you really levo.her ?"
"Alas I only too dearly," said the sol
,dier, sadly.
"Nevertheless, I must hold you to your
protase.; Hero is the other half of the
ring; can, you product) its mate?"
"Hero it is, said Eugene ' •
‘,^Thert I, too keep my promise!"'said
; the •domino, raising her ndask, and show
' ing,to his astonished view the face of. the
Baroness Von Waidroff! •
."Ah, it was the sympathy of true love
that attracted me after all," exclaimed the
yoUng soldier, as ho 'pressed her to his
heart. ..
She, had seen and loved him for his man
ly spirit and character, and having found
by itiquiry that he was worthy of her love,
she had firanaged this' tlelibate intrigue,titid
had leSted him,' and, new gave to !limiter
'Wealth, title arid everything!
They were niarried with great pomp,
'and nicoiripttiiiett the itrah-duchesti to Parts.
'l44otooti, , fo'cio‘,Vir din happiness! df his
'favorite, triad° hini t at bride Goratiral Of Di. :
Otnhe mportg of the cotton crop radio
South are generally favorable.
14 '; ,
EXECUTION OF MATTHIAS SKUPINSHI-lIIS
LAST CONFESSION.
The extreme penalty of the law was ex
ecuted yesterday morning upon Matthias
Slcupinslti, the Pole, for the murder of the
lad Lehman, in the yard of the County
Prison. Sheriff Deal, with a desire to con-
form strictly to the lawadmitted within the
prison no more than was required by the
Act of Assembly. These, beside tie offi
ciating officers, consisted of Deputy Sher
ifFJohn Miller, the Execution Clerk, Ste-
phen Kingston, nine other deputies con
nected with the Sheriff's office, the Depu-
ty District Attorney, William B. Man, Re
corder Lee, Henry Romerize, interpreter,
and Messrs. Shawinski and Tousig, who
had been with the condemned upon sever
al occasions; Drs. Wall,'Burden, and A.
C. Bournoville, the Inspectors of the Pris
on, one reporter for the Press, and tho ju
ry of twelve men. These persons enter
ed the prison at 9 o'clock, and'soon after
tho Sheriff visited Skupinski, with a view
to prepare him for the doom which await
' ed Matthias was with the two Ro
-1 man Catholic clergymen, Rev. Messrs.
Etthoffer and William, with whom he had
spent Thursday night in religious exerci
ses. Ho expressed himself willing to die,
and as the Sheriff was about to leave him,
he handed him a paper, of which the fol.
lowing is a copy
"I, Matthias Skupinski, in the namo of
God, beg and implore, as n last request,
that when William Deal, Esq., high Sher-,
iff, shall have executed the law upon my
body, and when I shall be so long hung by '
the neck that my body shall be dead, then
my body shall be committed to the care of
Rudolph Etthoffer and Celestin William,
the Roman Catholic clergymen who have
been my confessors when living, that they
may see my body decently interred."
SIMPINSKI MATAISZ.
.Miclay Morning, 8, oclock,
Aug. 6th, 1852.
The place of execution was then duly
examined by the proper authorities and the
rope placed round the beam, which was
16 feet from the ground.
Everything being in readiness there,
some time was allowed the condemned'
man before be was executed. At 10 min
utes before 11 o'clock Sheriff Deal and
his Deputy, Mr. Miller, went to the cell,
and adjusted the cord about his arms, and I
nt 11 o'clock he was conducted from that
place of confinement, dressed in a blue
frock coat, black pants, and black silk
vest. He walked down to the gallows with
a degree of firmness that surprised all
who noticed him, with nothing to disturb
' his apparent determination to bodily suffer
the penalty of the law, except when he
met the gaze of Mr. Shawniski, the Pole,
who some weeks ago, made an affidavit
before Mayor Gilpin. Then he seemed
1
agitated, but f or an instant, and passing
Mr. Shawinski, proceeded calmly to the
place of execution, followed by the officers
and jury. Upon arriving at the stairway
leading to the platform, he ascended in the
seine firm manner, accompanied by the
Sheriff and the Catholic clergy.
Rev. Mr. William asked Matthias re
peatedly in the Polish language, if he had
anything to say, to which he replied
"nothing, I am innocent. I did not deserve
the death, at least for the crime I am
charged, and was tried for Guilty or not
Guilty. lum prepared to die. Something
more was said which the interpreter, Mr.
Romertze, did not understand. Then,
turning to Rev. Mr. Etthoffer, gave a nod
of his head, and that gentleman then read
from a paper, as follows :
"The criminal who stands before you
desires me to state, before he undergoes
the extreme penalty of the law, that ho
begs pardon of all whom he may have in
jured or • wronged by his crimes. From
his heart he forgives all mankind the inju
ries they have done. ,lle is.ready to sub
mit to the severe sentence to which offen
ded juatic.o dooms him. He bears no re
sentment nor ill feeling to those who.were
instrumental in his. arrest, and bringing
him before the tribunal that passedsen
tence upon him. Already he . has made
his peace with God, and like the patient
Prophet, he has wept over his crimes in
the bitterness of his soul. And' before ho
is launched into eternity—before . he ap
pears, before his God, and your God—his
Judge and your Judge--- , ho wishes to be
reconciled openly. to. his fellow,inortals.—
Ile begs me to request your , prayers for
him, that when his. soul leaves this prison
of elay,:the Almighty God , May be mercii
ful unto him, and may admit him into the
company ofthe blessed.": .... .- -•
The noose was then adjusted around the
neck of the orirniaal.hy Sheriff Deal; Af
ter the clergy and. officer had taken leave
. of . him, npd the two outside.props haVing
been . taken from under. the drop, the; cord
Attached to . the centre prop which was all
that supported the drop, was pulled by the
Sheriff at precisely ;17 , minutes past ; 11
o'clock,and Matthias Skupinski was launch
ed into eternity. Thus he•suffcred the re
: :ilairein'entaollhet law, and!cireet:t . tio lapse'
of Wire 'and:n hallmintiteS, life !Woe extinet.
There-was :not:re Aingle motlea orthe; , boy
:for; Several seconds after it fell,:and the.on:
ly evidence of life, wal seven' `twitches 'of
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'Clearfield, Pa., August 13, 1852.
From the Dnily Newti
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the legs and arms. Nothing besides this
was recognized. The body was suspended
37 minutes, and was then cut down by one
of the Sheriff's Deputies, Wm. S Mann,
and delivered over to the clergy, in accor
dance with the request of the executed
criminal. The back part of the head'was
quite warm, and the body was also warm.
The cartileges of the neck were broken,
but the vetibrte were neither broken nor
dislocated.
A cast of the face was subsequently ta
ken by Dr. A. C. Bournoville and Mr.
Vannucci, an Italian of this city.
The True Confession of Matthias Skupinskl.
Celestian William, pastor, visited on
Monday, the 21st inst., the cell of the con
demned, as usual, when he very confi
dentially made the following confession to
me as his confessor, and whielcheespeci
ally desires;to be made public.
I, Matthias - Skupinski, was born in the
circuit of Olkus, in the kingdom of Rus
sian Poland, and am 28 years of age, and
a smith by profession. I lived in Upper
Schlessin, in the circuit Peunten, five years.
At the time of the breaking out of the rev
olution, in 1848, at Cracow, I was there,
and took part in it; two months after which
1 and my companions fled to France.—
From there I went to Switzerland, where
I remained eight months. There money
was given me to travel to England. After
arriving there I worked for six months as
a smith. In June 1849, I came in the ship
Robert Bell to the United States, and at
the end of August I landed in New York.
I there worked one year in Cherry street.
During this time I got into a quarrel with
a man from Canada, and challenged him
to fight a duel with pistols. The man in
his fear had me arrested, and I was con
fined in prison six days. After this I be
came sick, and remained so three weeks.
On my recovery, I worked two months,
and then finding nothing more to do, which
caused me to travel to Baltimore, where I
also remained two months without any em
ployment. I then travelled back to Phil
adelphia, where on 'the first day I became
acquainted with Johann Kaiser, who offer
ed the his house, which 1 accepted. Ile
had some furniture, but he was so poor
that I was necessitated to purchase the ne
cessaries of life for ourselves. So we liv
ed together for three weeks.
One day John Kaiser related to me that
he was acquainted with a young man who
sold jewelry, and he had a desire to rob
him. He engaged the young man named
Lehman to call at the house. On his ar.
rival with jewelry, Kaissr examined the
various articles, but purchased only a
thimble, with the excuse that his sister was
not at home, otherwise he would purchase
more. He en g aged him to call another
time. I inquired of Kaiser why he again
engaged him to call, as be did not intend
to purchase anything. Whereupon ho an
swered that he intended to kill him. I re
monstrated with him upon the great crime'
he designed to commit, and he answered
that I was too stupid to doter him from his'
intentions - . The following day the pedlar
boy came again. I mentioned to Kaiser,
in the presence of Lehman, that it was not
worth while to take his life for the sake of
the trifling articles he had. We quarrell
ed with each other for half an hour, when I
Lehman asked the cause of this long qua r-1
rel: whereupon Keiser answered that my
friend desires to purchase a gold watch,
but I Will not give him any money for that
purpose. Kaiser then engaged him to
come again and bring n watch which ha
would then purchase.
Lehman came again, but ho was accom
panied by a colored man, and I stated that
the watch he brought was too heavy, and
I did riot wish it. This I said with the
idea of, deterring Kaiser from evil inten
tions." Upon this ho became very angry,
and scolded me ; but he finally engaged
the pedlar to come on some other day.—
On this day Kaiser told me and my broth
er Blaise, you shall go out to-clay, and for
ever-leave my house, so that I can do as I'
please. 'My brother Blaise • went off to
work very early, but I did not go, until
libotit 10 o'clock. I returned about three
o'clock in tho afternoon, and fbund the
house closed, and it was only opened af
ter Kaiser saw me from a window. He
conducted me into the room, and locking
the door, put the key into his pocket. I.
noticed that one of Kaiser's boots and his
pantaloons were spotted with - blood. I in-
quired where it mile from, and he answer
ed ho had killed him. Ho showed me a
long knit!) and threatened itie to ,remain
quiet about the matter, 'or ho. would' tako
his and my life. I then ewere.withan oath
that I would say nothing' to nobody, and
he promised Me thirty pieces of . jewelry,
with the conditions that I would assist him
to carry, the liody to the,water. I Pat some
water on the fire to heat, and Kaiser in'
the mean while proceeded to the_cellar,and
cut the body into a number of pieces. He
made three separate,bundle?.+; occupYing a
space of an' bin and 4 'hair. The Water
by this time Wolin', s and 1
proceeded to 'the 'found some
'few lints of the 'betly, but . blirinot tell
whether:they, wore hands,or,feet.',
.There
W as' alSa`ii'large quttiAii:y . of•Wodd on ,the
floor of tho.collar. Mo i r thi,Kuier:6tttno
out of the cellar, and gave me the promised
thirty pieces of jewelry, partly rings, and
other trifling matters, and requested me to
say nuthing of the whole affair to my
brother.
On the evening of the same day, about
twilight, Kaiser gave me a bag, containing
parts of the corpse ; he took two bundles,
and together we carried them to the river.
Arriving at the shore, I delivered the bag
to Kaiser and left him, going directly home
to the house. Not far from the door, I met
Blaise, who had just returned from his
work. He inquired of me Where' Kaiser
was; I answered, 1 did not know. We
then entered the house and went to bed.--
After 11 o'clock, Kaiser came home.—
Three days after, Blaise and I left the
house and entered another.
The above is the 'true deelaration of
Matthias Skupinski, faithfully translated
into the German language, by the under
signed. Everything else previously stated
in the public journals, and especially the
statements published on the 2d of August,
we can only call untrue. It is to be re
gretted that even high officials were not
spared therein. RUDOLF Erruorr•Ea.
Catholic Priest, witness and translator.
CELESTIN WILLIAM, Cath. Pr'st.
Philadelphia, Monday evening.
SCENE WITHOUT THE PRISON.—Thero
were several hundred persons collected
without the prison, attracted there from
mere curiosity, hoping that the gallows'
would be erected sufficiently high to ena
ble them to Retti view of the condemned.
All conducted themselves with great prod
pricty, a inattcr Of necessity with those oth-
erwise inclined, for the Marshal had a j
force of nearly one hundred men upon the
ground, sufficient for all purposes. As
soon as the execution had taken place the
information was communicated to the out.
siders, and a rush was made for the gate
in the hope of getting a glimpse of the
hanging man, but the Police drove the ;
crowd back, and kept them at a proper
distance. Much complaint was found with I
Sheriff Deal for adhering so rigidly to the
law, but we do not think that he will be
censured upon a fair, reflective view of
the case. The difference in the conduct of
the people yesterday, and the outsiders
when Langfeldt was executed, was most
striking indeed.
DEATH lAetloll DHINKINO.—On Sat
urday evening, two young men in Stew.
art st., Moyamensing, made a banter with
each other as to who could drink the most
liquor. Ono of them drank a pint, when I
he became sick and threw it up. It how.
ever, gave him an attack of mania potu,
which nearly killed him and he is not yet
over it. The other rash young man,
whose name is William Gallagher, elated
with his triumph in the contest of folly,
continued to swallow the poisonous . stuff
until he had taken nearly a quart. He was
seized with alarming symptoms, and the
next morning expired. • A
large crowd was
attracted to the house where the corpse
lay. An inquest was held by the Coroner.
The verdict of the jury was in accordance
with the Frets. Young Gallagher was
about 20 years old.
ASKING TOO Aluen.—A young couple
were sitting together in a romantic spot,
with birds arid flowers about them, %then
the following dialogue ensued.
"My dear, if the sacrifice of my life
would please thee, most willingly would I
lay it at thy feet."
"Oh, sir, you are too kind ! But it just
reminds me that I wish you'd stop using
tobacco."
"Can't think of it. It's a habit to which
I am wedded."
"Very well, sir, since this is the way
you lay dpwn yell) , life for me. as_you are
already wedded tb tobacco, I'll take good
care you are never wedded to me, as it
would be bigamy."
0::!TA young man, who was a great talk-
er, was sent by his parents to Socrates to!
learn oratory. On being preSented to So.
crates, the lad spoke so incessantly that ho
was out drill patience. When.the bargain
came• to he struck, Socrates asked him
double price,
"Why charge mu double I" said the
young fellow.
• "Because," said the orator, "1 . must
teach you two sciences; the: one titi hold
your tongue, and the other
. how to speak."
.
(Y,!frA young man named S. Cohen Lo
pez, book-keeper and cushier at the house
of North ,& Scott, St. Louis, was arrested
in that,citv oq Tuetiday, charged with pm. ;
bezzling 610,000 belonging to his etnOoy
era.
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Thrace Greenwood, at last accounts;
was in London. She attended the Prow- ,
action of • Parliment,.of
. whieh gorgeous
scene she gives a lgiewing and graphic tit:-
count.
0:-Ilie•,Clerits in the citielonati Post
offiee, have contkbuted $lOO - tolhe Na
'tional Monument t 5 Waibington:;•
J
o:"T.Fiva'slierks have been seen WAR]
a- few days • past at Norfolk, the; place
where the poor sailor was devoured a
week ago by one of them.. '
Prices of Advertising.
home, I Internee. 00 60 9 tomes months. 00
lan 8 do ..1 uu d -do U months. 7I
Each sabsequens.do. 90 9 do 19 months. 1 Chr
1 squares 8 month,. 26 u L half colemn. 3 months. 0 03
do r Months. 4Oul do do ti months, U ; &
do 19 months. 7On I d do 1200
0 do 3 months. 4 Ott 1 colon:tall months. BCU
do 6 months. 680 1 do 6 do 18 09
do IV months. 800 I do In do 110 Ulf
A liberal reduction
,willbo made to Morchanrs and other*
who enemata by the year.
Oar paver circulates in every neighborhood, and Is read by
nearly ever, landlY In the' county—m(l therefore aflinds a
odovaolem and °hallo mans, fur the business men or our
county—the metehnut. 'meehemo , and all others—to exten4
the knowledge of their location and badness •We would
like to haunt "A Card" for every Mechanist, Merchant, and
Protestsonel man 10 the CJCCIS. We have . relay room
wit hou t °mama in g upon our reading nolo mow and no runt'
la legttimare business will lose by ad vertmine ententhely
fur; ma a intern! ru'e, the more .3. tonsiv.ly a man adverlins.
the grunter will betas Melts.
-
Books, Jobs and Blanks,
. • ,
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. PIUNTED.IN THE VERY
REST STYLE, AND ON TIM BIIORTEI.' , .T
NOTICE, AT THE OFFICEgOP THE
. "CLEARFIRIAD REPUBLICAN."
Nunther
A PATCH- ON BOTH KNEES. .
When was a boy, it was my fortune to
breathe, for along time, what some'vvriters
term the bracing air of poverty.. My moth•'
er—light lie the turf upon the form which
once enclosed her sweet and gentle spirit=--
was What.is called an ambitious woman;
for that quality which overturns thrones
and supplants dynasties, finds a legitimate
sphere in the humblest abode that the
shadow of poverty ever darkened. The
struggle between the wish to keen up appear
ances and the pinching gripe of i necessity,
produced .endless shifts and contrivances,
at which, we are told, 'some would smile,
and some to whom they would teach their
own experience would sigh. But; let me
not disturb the veil of oblivion which
shrouds from profane eyes the hallowed
mysteries of poverty.
On one occasion it was necessary to
send me on an errand to a neighbor in
better circumstances than ourselves; and
therefore, it was necessary that I should
be presented in the best possible aspect.—
Great pains were accordingly taken to give
a smart appearance to my patched afid•di
lapidated wardrobe, and to conceal the
rents and chasms which the envious tooth
of time had made in them ; and by way
of throwing over my equipment a certain
savor and sprinkling of gentility, my red
and toil-hardened hands were inclosed in
the unfamiliar casing of a pair of gloves,
Which had belonged to my mother in daya
when her years were fewer and her heart
was lighter.
I sallied forth on my errand, and on my
way encountered a much older and bigger
boy, who evidently belonged to a family
which had all our own dragging poverty,
and none of our uprising wealth of spirit.
His rags fairly fluttered in tho breeze; his
but was constructed upon tho most ap
proved principle of ventilation, and hie
shoes, from their venerable antiquity ,might
have been deemed a pair of fossil shoes—
the very ones in which Shorn shuffled into
the ark. He was an impudent varlet, with
a dare-devil swagger in his gait, and an
"I'm as good as you" leer in his eye—the
very whelp Co throw dirt at a well-dressed
horseman because ho was well-dressed;
to tear a boy's ruffles because he was clean.
As soon as be saw me, his eyo detected the
practical inconsistencies which character
ized my costume, and, taking me by the
shoulder, turning me round with no gentle
hand, and surveying mo from head to foot,
exclaimed with a soornful laugh of deri
sion, "A patch on both knees and gloves
I still recall the sting of wounded feel
ing which shot through me at these words
To parody acelebrated line by the immortal
Tuscan--•
"Thai day I wuro my gloves nu mute."
But the lesson, so rudely enforced,sank
deep into my mind ; and, in afterlife, I
have had frequent occasion to make a prac
tical application of the words of my ragged
friend, when I have observed the ridicu
lous inconsistencies which so often, mark
the conduct of mankind.
When, for instance, I see parents care
fully providing for the ornamental educa
tion of their children, furnishing , them
teachers in music, dancing and drawing,
but giving no thought to that moral and
religious training, from which true dignity
and permanent happiness of life can come,
never teaching them: habits of:kir-sacri
fice and self-discipline and control, but milt.
er,'by example, instructing them in evil
speaking, in uncharitableness, in envy, and
and in falsehood, I think, with a sigh,, of
the patch on both knees and gloves on."
When I been family in cold selfish &A
uld°, not habitually warming 'their houses
with a glow of happy faces, but lavishing
that which could furnish the hospitality of
n whole year, upon the profusion of a
single night, 1 think of the patch on both
knees find gloves on. • • • : •
When I see a house ptofusely furnished
with sumptous furniture, rich curtains, and
luxurious carpets, but with no books, or
none but a few tawdry annuals, lam re
minded of the patch on both knees and
gloves on.
When I see our public men cultivriting
exclusively those qualities which win a
•wity, to office, and neglecting those which
will qualify them to fill ,honorably the
Pests to which they
. aspii°, I Meal!
. the
patch on both knees and gloves on. •
When I see men sacrificing peace of
mind and health of body to the insane
pursuit , of wealth, living
,in ignorance of
the character s of the children who Aire .
growing bp. around thein,' • putting 'them
selves off frilm the highest'and parent plea.
surosof their , nbtures, :and so:Teri/ening
their banality, that which wcasaught as
a means, insensibly comes to be followed
as on end, I say to myself, "a patch on
both knees and glove's
, •
When I see thousands: Spent for set isb •
ness and ostentation, and iiothiddbeiddivod
for Charity.; When I see tints ladies:4BOn."
ed and betowelled, ,ehenpening, the, teas of
dress-makers, and with harsh ,words em
bittering the bitter bread of dependence;
When I'See the pour turned' aWaYlrona
proud 'houses, where the'crUmlis Of tables
would bet to them ,aleast, I - think .of the
patch on both knees and gloves on. .