l»f«r«)i|», -r.v. :;.\! ur;!. «.'• ■:!!
• ■M,....', . = J
oH£oopr <iWC AbVAHca. ■■■•»»'
IP IfOT PAlrf ft'ltrtW fradEßUcmTH. - - f 'i'M
ip riot eAi&.wrirmtirisra Mokthb; t*
: > in
ip NOTPAi&wn;aiEtwßi.VßuokTaA. iod •
iyA*»Tha itioY* Ultt> Stitt IlSrtil of »*S M*
! V'T •■
nutltallnrfMref'UiMf
I Dot? Xtib LtAßiiji'V ©f kOirritAsyfißß. <
I raUmllUtir Vt‘4lvOtitfto «OtifV ~ h
tfsaoastsrih* •BbtoilptiOa _•«* MimH'
w; 'oarfuaiTtfe iajr CMfi»dt>r MifrOPMtf
’ Vi fU„i
V THE iIEVPiIB; : -I
I IIABDBE93 FWOKBAID. 1
/, Bomayearspgo,flays the Sunday.'Tipies, '
I nhere appeared in that popular. periodical,
f Dublin University Magozine. a nartfl
« ve of the singular adventuresof Hardrese
f gFitzgorald.nn eminentlrish Royalist,who
'contrived to elude the strictest, isaarch for
kiVperson after the battle,:of,ilho Boyne
; jud air :bnt annihilated; hia party. The
from which wo propose, to make:
'a short extract, purports' to bo written; by
lithe hero himself, and commences .-with nn
/ •musing account of his living in diflgUisO
in Dublin. > . It.lhen proceeds to state, that,
becoming anxiolisto join; the wreck of
King James’s'forces in Limerick, ho.ven
turcd on travelling across the country, as a
j pedler j.how* While on: his way, .'ho: had
an interview with General Satscfield, and
received from him certain papers to Convey
to the unhappy royalists; after which, on
' pursilihg.hia journey, ho .had the misfor
tune to' thli iniQ the hands of soma sol
■ diors, and wo& brought before Captain Ol
iver, a leader initho ranUsof his opponents..
At this point we shall allow him to tell his
story in his own words, which give ono a
fearful idea of the cruelties committed nt
that disastrous period in Ireland :
“Unbuckle your pack,” exclaimed the,
corporal. “Unbucklo your pack, fellow,
atid show your goods to tho captain—hero
where you are.” '
I proceeded to present my merchandise
to the loving contemplatioh of the officers,
who thronged Jiround 1 me with'a strong
light from ari 1 opposite window. As I con
tinued to traffic with' these gentlemen, I
observed with no'small anxiety the eVos
of Captain Oliver frequently hxed upon
mo with a kind of dubious inquiring gaze.
“I think, iny honest Teltow/’ he said at
last, 1 ‘fthal l have eeCri youiomcwhore be
fora'-this." Have you often dealt with the
military 1” :. r!d ,rI r r
weiANii
ftCEA
ig&SfcOi
EffiftSl!
jo.llc ».*
P 4
Fwvdwfi
po youi*
ptothtfi
rag
ffiSSS}
Win lk«
If? py r
I*
|s«Ooft
pfntor*
roonnrL
mi pm?
KKfe
ta
and
i' : k-Li
in ud
Vbleftir
ur to ib*
rttf La*
[wledga
if
I
b*d*tX :
■u&Jona,
ptroatii?
■lVitaad
Mltnn*
Iwa.ud
ftbitosv
■lad a* in
'wore* or
Mat ant
i a rimi*
find noit.
fa ooiUi;—
Iltd«lphl8.
AOJ&iTd
p their em>
lcomaeq*>
fethrinf it
obbridubti
r. ai It 100
\\y vrp ca*
b make our
itotb* tell*
iiUnU/.nn,
spin, Bolt*
butiot.ko.
WkUpiU
N of ev«m
k.TUIo Wi
.. WowjU
nd tfbo*t,*
u. on ihon
livnio pay
•y 7” "“ ■ • ! ■ ...
“I hWtraded,' sir,” said I; '‘with the
! Boldiery thany atlmo, and'always bora
honorably treated. Will Vour worship
pteasd'' W'bay a ipairof r¥ffles.7-UVery
, cheap/ytiur WoTsbip” ‘
i*WHy do you wear your- haifriso much
bret yout face, -sir?-' said 'Olirer, without
noticing mV' suggestions. '‘l 'promise you,
I thihkHn'o gOoth of you d throw back your
haifi add ict us seo you plainly. Hold up
your fetce, an&look straight at me; throw
back yoUf 1 hair,'Sir I’* “
I felt that nil chance of escape was at an
end, and stepping' forward ns near ad the
table would allow mo lb hinv I raised my
head, threw bafck my hair, and fixed my
eyes sternly and boldly upon his face. I
that he ItneAY me ipatajatly, .for,.his
i \c<?uQtonance turned as pale a» with
\ /surpriseani^a^red:,he started up, placing
iijhis.hand }m?tiijctiyely upon fits sword-hilt,
glaring, at ,lllo with a lijoU so deadly,
\ I .thought,ejppiy moment, fe.i»puM
' atrikeihis.sWorii in.tQ my neaft». H°, s | l f“
; in a kind of whisper: Fitzger
•; aid I" .
: ''«Vps,"..toidfJ.boldly,fpr,the excitement
of the scene had. effectually ; nil i red pay
; blood, ‘ ‘Hardress. f? j tzgeraid i.C bo fore you.
,I know you weflr yantnin. o|),yer. I know
bpw you hate meTpybpow ht»W,yutj,tlinpj
for my ]ilraa j i i mjs»i wuse,, and
jn the hands oftxod, 1 defy you.
‘‘You are a.dosperute villaio,, sir, ,snia
Coptaja rebel and a murderer I
, Hallb there, guard,' ae^ejiiio., ,
; ;' As ; the,spldiers entered, ,I.{brow pay,eyes
niawmg.pre upod, the . suddenly
d rew General Sarsefield'a [Wcjmt. from, fP ?
bosom, and. casting it upon the embers,
planted -my foot upon it. .“Secure the
. papei'a.P’ahouted'lhe captain; and.almost
instantly I was laid, prostratoandseaseleps
. upon tha floor by a blow from the butt-end
hf mcorbinp. • •>»
I cannot) say JIOW long L continued in n
aiatpof tokpor/but ntiength, hhviogslow-
Ay-becoSerea imy. senses, ill found my&elf
lyjritrfifmty .handcuffed, upon the floorof a
chamber*,tbrdughAndrrawloPphOlo,
inonb.DF whoso iwall® the.le.vnmng, sun
:jdOTpf a nd drenebedihv idogd,;l'd l IC^ >.lV 1 j.
COft IWj Ofld. wepH W*fiWX*. 1 d®SS 1 ,W‘*j |
- pain and difficotorjqffnr :l ;SA I , e .f¥
bar or rather cell, in which I.stood, was
- 1 ’about eiglif twiC’squitro?! \
Is : m? 'a S&btyTfghf»/ ut Wufr
ficent.to assure nie fliaf fny p:isph contaip
.! f ”^d'¥&thTtigHi ’redddr thewjotftn of-tts ten
i oaht 1 hwhltdesd 'Comfortless than my 1 worst,
11 Whrtd 'have wished:' ; ‘ tyy n nftt : lm t
• !i! 16 ekUliie tlitttKfc'uft.
o ‘'|tty o dPtnd
mentioned being too high anil tdo hrirfow
t !tn s£&rd escipb. 1 listened
; ; ntt6ntlvnly to ascertain, if possible,, wlidth,
■' Wdr Wdl tf guardvhzul btwniiplnced upon.
nuth»ddtsidd; (Ndta'wundowad [ tobe ha|rdi
| RO w placed my shoulderKoahß.doot.ahd;
, Anphtfilo m
. Srimd^shearleneduFolHfeWi^rfiyfißlffp"
-'faiosgrbundijti UntfaaJieskini'PW' ,nptBre c
n maker**
italic oar
ETTBRB
and tiUia
Cteatftaft.
rateaia ft*
■IB *8 ltd*
r£< fciiort*'
khtni. ‘
tftmgy./
. '■ r,?
lofClwf.
tmiacklt
r&M4ir<c
IrH* Al\
M.'lltdj
krtoti*
kAOWB.
torftra
riivtii*;
(el. *»dj
K-Kt. >
W
to
MM
\ &•>
W)
F;
tsoi
A WEEKLY PAPER: DEVOTED TO LITERATURE, AGRICULTURE, MORALITY, AND FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.
Volume 4,
.hovyever, Icing to submit to the apathy.of
despair, and in a few minutes I was on my
feet again. " With patient scrutiny I en
deavord to ascertain the nature of the fast
enings which secured tho door. The plants
fortunately having been nailed together
fresh, had shrunk considerably, so as to
leave wide cbipka between each and its
neighbor. ,By means of these apertures, I
sf/ty that my durigedti was secured, pot by
a lock Bs 1 bad /eared, but by a strong
wpodhn’bkr, running horizontally across
the door|,about thidwoy upon the outside.
[Contriving to make an opening, ho
roaches the doors of the apartment in which
he had been seized, and overhears an ord-
er given by Oliver forhisexecution, which
ho declared should take place in the eve-
ning ero the moon arose j
Inhere was a kind of glee in Oliver’s
manner and expression whiph chilled my
very heart. “He shall be first shot like a
dogj Ob.d 'hen hanged like a dog—shot to
night, and hung to-morrow —hung at tho
bridgc-fiead—hung until his bones drop
asunqpr 1” It is'impossible to describe
the exultation with whjch he seemed to
dwell upon, and to particularise, the fato
which he intended for me. A chill, sick
iiorror crept over me as they retired, and 1
felt, for the momont, upon the brink of
swooning. This feeling, however, speed
ly gave place to a sensation s,lid more ter
riblo —a state of excitement, so intense
and tremendous as to border upon literal
madness, supervened; my brain reeled
and throbbed apif it would burst; thoughts,
the wildest and the most hideous, /lashed
through my mind w»*k 0 spontaneous . ra
pidity ihatscared my very soul; while,all
tho time, I felt a strange and frightful im
pulse to burst into uncontrolled laughter.
Gradually this fearful paroxysm passed a
way. 1 kneeled and prayed fervently,
and felt comforted and assured ; hut still
I could not: view the alow approaches to
certain death without an agitation, little
short of agony. .
'I returned again to the closet in which
I hnd.foundimyself upon recovering from
ihe swoon.
The,evening sunshine and twilight, was
fast molting Into darkness, when I heard
the oqtcr door, that which cqramunicnted
wiih ihe guard-ropra ip which the officers
fiad been ntnusifig themselves, opened and
locked again, upon the iqside. A measur
ed step then approached, ant} the door of
the wretched cell in which t lay being
rudely pushed open, a soldjer entered, who
cpfried something in his hand, but, owing
to the obscurity of the place,’ f could not
see what.
“Art thou awoke fellow?” said ho, in a
gruff voice. "Stir thyself—get upon thy
legs. His orders were enforced by no
very geutio r application of his military
boot.
“Friend," said I, rising with difficulty,
“you need apt jpsult a dying man. You
haye been sent hither to conduct me to
death. Lead op! My trust is in God,
that he wil) forgive mo my pins, nnd re
ceive my soul, redeemed by the. blood of
his Son.”'
There hero intervepod.a pause of some
length, at the end of whichtho soldief said,
in the same gruff voice,. but in a lower
key : “Look yo, comrade, itwill bo your
own fault, ifiypu die thia.night. On one
condition I promise you to get you. out of i
this hobble with a whole skin: but if yoUj
go ttiiiny of your gammon j before two
hours are passed yoii wilt have as many
holes in your carcass as a target.” j
“Name your copditiorts,” said I; ‘‘and:
if t|fby 'xdpsistwith' hpubr, I will never
balk at the ofidf.” i
“Here tlie’y are : you Pro to be shot to
night; by Captain Ojiyer’s ordora. The
carbines are cleaned Tor the job, and the
partridges served out to . the men. I tell
you the truth.” "
Of this I needed not much persuasion,
and;intjmated to.the, man my conviction
that he spoke the,truth.
“Well, thep,” be continued, “poyv for
iho mpn of this .uglybusings.
£aptam Oliyer ncjes tlns night to head
quarters, with the, papers wjiich you earn-,
ndr Beforp J»o‘,9/arts JieViU ; My.,yc!U. ?
visit, )o fislf .ijyhal h,? nap out of. you, with
all ihp jfipu promjseV he ca n make. Hum
or him a little, and when you find an op
portunity, stab him jn .threat objtvglhe.
cuirass.” , .
.‘“A feasible plan, surely,, said I, rais-
without a weopon.
“twiU mapage all,, thnt presontly for
saidihe soldier. ' .-‘LWhen you have
thus dealt with (him, take., his:(cloak and
hat, oodsoi forth,’and put thbm on{.tha
papers you • tvill find li* thepockel of, his
in a rcd leathor caie.: Walk boldly
outjlam! appointed to rido (With <! Captain
Olivpryiand you will.find dioliolding his,
’Bbcsd nhdimy dtonbythe; dbor ; Imaunt
quickly, and I will do the same, uPd then
wa will ride foirourlivps aciossthe bridge.
You willifind the hoUterrpiattda loaded jn
case of (pursuit; add' with uthedevllsi .help j
weiehaiL.rigc'h; Limarjck.-wuhouta bh>*
T)h«; rJSiy lonly.ifcdndiUoa
ypiistiikb (.Oliver.yau .strike' home,:apa j
ngsin until he is
your honor-to remember" mo when J*® 1
■}' ■n.oil'CO lov
levjV'.Vilo vxii ! Jiol) lololabibniiu a juu,
il!' ! , , .’llk <!!! r
te: i
.j/.i • i •;/»;' i/.rtit'
.n id ••.!
Clearfield, pa., Sep*. Iff, 1853-
I cannot soy whether I resolved right 1
or wrong, but 1 thought my situation, and : j
the conduct of Captain Oliver, warranted
me in acceding to tho conditions pro
pounded by my visitant, and with alacrity
I told him so, and desired him to givo me
the power, as he lmd promised to do, of
executing them. With speod and,promp
titude he drew a small key from hip pock
et, and in an instant the maniclos were re
moved from my hands. How my heart
bounded within mo as my wrists were re
leased from tlidiron gripe of the shackles !
tho first step towaiids freedom was mado
—myself reliance returned, and I felt as
sured of success. “Now for the weapon,”
said I. .
“I fear me you will find it rnlherclum
sy,” said he, “but if well handled, it will
do ns well as the best Toledo: it is the on-
ly thing I could get, but I sharpened if
myself. It has nil edge like d skean.”
’ He plated in my hand the steel head of
n halberd, and with d low savage laugh
left me to my reflections. Having exam
ined and arranged the weapon, I carefully
bound the ends of the cravnt, with which
had secured the cross-part of tho spear
head, firmly ropnd my wrist, so that iri
case of a struggle it might not ensily be
foredd from my hand ; and having made
these precautionary dispositions, I sat
dbwn upon the ground with my back
against the wall and my hands together,
under my coat, awaiting my visitor. The
time wore slowly on. The dusk became
dimmer and dimmer, until >t nnnvty bord
ered oti total darkness! “How’s (his !
said [ inwardly. “Captain Oliver, you
Said 1 Should not Beo the moon rise to-
night r'Vnethinks you are somewhat tardy
in fulfilling your prophecy.”
Aelmade this re flection ,'n noise at the
outer doo# announced ' the entrance; of a
visitant. 1 knew that the decisive mom-
enl had tonno, and letting my head sink
upon my breast, and assuring myself that
my hands were concealed, 1 awaited, in
the altitude of deep dejection, the approach
of piy foe and betrayer. As 1 had ex
pected, Captain Oliver entered the room
where l lay. He was equipped for instant
duty, os far as the imperfect twilight would
allow m® to see; the long sword clanked
uppn the floor, as he made his way
through the lobbies which |ed to my place
pf,confinement; his ample military cloak
hung; upon, bis arpii;: his cocked hat was
uppp his head, and in all points he was
prepared for tho yoad., This tallied exact
ly with what my strange informant had
told me. I felt my heart swell and my
breath came thick, as the awful moment
which was to witness the death struggle of
one or other of us approached. Captain
Oliver stood within a yard or two of the
place where I sat, or rather lay, and fold
ing his arms, he remained silent for a min
ute or two, as if arranging in his mind how
he.shquld address me.
“Hardress Fitzgerald,” ho began at
lenght, “are you awake 1 Stand up, if you
desire to here of matters nearly touching
your life- Get up, I. say.”
I arose, doggedly, and aflbcling the
awkward oioyeoiettt of one of those whose
hands were bound. . .
“Well,” said l,“what would you of me?
Is it hot enough that lam thus imprison
ed, without a cause, and about, as I sus
pect, to suffer a most unjust and voilent
sentepce, bfjf must I also bo disturbed dur
ing the few; moments left me for reflection
qpti -repentance, ,by the presence of my
persecutor 1 - What do you want of me?” i
«<As to your punishment, sir,r said he,
“your Own deserts have no doubt suggest
ed the likolihoOd of it to your mindbut I
now am with you to let you know that
whatever mitigation of your" serttenco you
hii»y look for,' must be earned'bj? your
compliance with my. orders. You must
frankly and fully explain! the contents of
the packet which you endeavored to 1 flea
troy ; itnd, furthor, you must tell all that
Vou know of the designs of the popish re
bels.” ;
I "And if I do this, I am toqxpact a mit
igation- of my punishmeht—is' it hpl so ?”
Oliver bowed. . “Wpll, sir, before I make
the desired communication, I have pne
question more to put. , What is to befall
me, in case that I, remembering the honor
of a soldior and a gentloman, reject your
infamous terms, scorn your mitigation,
and defy your utmost power?”; , 1 •
•‘ln that case,” replied lie co©ly, : **be?.
fpre half an hour, you .shall bo a corpse."
, “Then God hove merpy ,on your soul!”
sai'flil,iand.sprjpging forward, I
weapon wbfpjiili throat, I rnia
aed pay ain?i but struck hip); Pnll tn the
m.puth jy.ith such • : force . that mascot,nis
froi>l : teeth wprq.dislpdgsdj ,thp point
;pf the spear-bend passed out under, p'S j?'Vi
at the ear,, My opspt was.po su.dflen and
unoxpectedthßtJtP .wall,
and did not .rewveahis .equilihr.tum iil t|.«e
to; prevent my dpalipgfifl; • second i qlpw<
which I.did with all, n9X fo.refl,i,ThfiißP l,^f .
unfortunately,. struck, the. cuirass near Jno
neck, aPd glancing; ;aside; iti,inflicted piltj
a;flesh-wobrid, tearing lho Skin and: tend-'
i bus along iho Jhroatii .*;Hp,naw sgtoppled
i witb me, strango:to: sayilwidtoilt; Uttering;
i AWYOty.ofaiarfam; Bdinga
, .fill mat# ohd> ifl!anythingur4theß;J»«v.ior
Md iinbi»ilronJ*lyU>aili4haol< Wf goebed^
V/«J
, <*• VY^fcv. I<7 -■ •
1.
cd in drawing me with him to the ground.
Wo fell together, with a heavy crash,
tugging and straining in what we were
both conscious was a mortal struggle. At
length I succeeded ih getting over him,
and struck him twice more. > The wcap-
on which I wielded had lighted upon the
eye, and the point penetrated the brain. —
The body quivered under mo, the deadly
grasp relaxed, and Oliver lay upon the
ground a corpse ! ’ AsT aroscand toqk.thc
weapon and bloody cloth from my hand,
the moon which ho had foretold l should
nover see riso, shone bright and brond in
to tho room, and disclosed, with ghastly
distinctness, tho mangled featured of the
j dead soldier. It is hard to say with what
I feelings 1 looked Ujidii the' unsightty and
[revolting mass, which had so lutely been
'a living and a comely man. I bad hot
[any time, however, to spare for reflection;
I tho deed was done—rfhe responsibility was
upon me, and all wan registered in the
[book of that God who judges rightly.
! With eager haste I removed from tho
body such of the military accoutrements
a 9 were necoasary for tho purpose of my
disguise. I buckled on tho sword, drew
off the military bqots, and donned them
myself, placed the brigadier wig and cock
!ed-hat upon my head, throw on tho cloak,
[drew it up about my lace, add proceeded
with the papers, which I found as the sol
dier had foretold tqe, and the W
outer lobby, if.*-*"™' the guard-rootm
Thta t opened, and with a firm and rapid
tread walked through the who
rose ns l enterbd, ond passed without
questionot;interruption to tho strect-dpqr.
Hero I wgs met by tho griip-looking cor
poral, Hewson, who, salutjng me, Said,
‘‘HoW Boon, 'Captain, shall tho
drawn out, and the prisoner despatched 1”
“In half an hour,”. 1 replied, without
raising my voice. . . 1
The man ngain saluted, and in two steps
I reached tho soldior' who hold the two
horses, as ho had intimated.'
“Is all right 1” said he eagerly.
“Ay,” suid I which horse am l to
mount.” ■ . .
lie satisfied mo upon this point, and I
threw myself into the saddle ; the soldier
mounted his horse, and dashing Iho spurs
into the flanks of the animal which I be
strode,- we thundered; along tho narrow
bridge. At the far extremity, o sentinel,
os wo approached, called opt, “Who g&cs
there? stand, and give the word 1 ■ Heed
less of the interruption, with my heart
bounding 'with excitement, i dashed, on :
so did the soldier who accompained me.—
Tho sentinel fired.
, “Hurrah!” I shouted; “try it again, my
boy,” and away wo went at a'gallop,
which bado fair to distando Everything
like pursuit. Never was spur more need
ed, however, for soon the clatter of horses
I hoofs, in full Bpeed crossing the bridge,
came sharp and clear through the stillness
l of tho night. One mile was passed, an
other nearly compleatcd. Tho moon now
shone forth,.and turning in tho saddle, I
I looked back upon tho road wo hud pass
-1 ed. Ond trooper had headed the rest, and
l was within a hundred yardfl of.us, ' 1 saw
I (ho fe|low throw himself from ■ his horse
I upon the ground. I knew Ins object, and
skid to my comrade, “Lower your body—
| lie flat over the saddle. The fellow is go
ing to fire!” I had hardly spoken, when tho
report of a carbine startled the echoes, and
the ball striking tho hind leg of my com
panion’s horse, the poor animat leli head
| long upon the road, throwing his rider head
I formost over the saddle. My first impulse
was to stop and share whatever fnto might
!await my comrade; but my second, and
1 wiser one was to spur on, and save myself
• and dospatch. I rode on at a gallop.'—r
[Turning to observe my comrade’s fate, I
saw his pursuer, having remounted,' ridp
I rnpibly up to him, and on reaching the
spot where the than find-horse lav, rein ip
add dismounted. He was hardly opon Ihp
ground, when my companion spot, hint
dead with one of tho holster-pistols which
pe had drawn frpm the pipe, and leaping
himdly over a ditch at th«S side of the road,
he was soon lost a'moiJg the ditches and
thorn-bushes which covered :that part of
the country. Another mile being.passed,
I had tho satisfaction to perceive that the]
pursuit was given over, and in an hour,
more, I crossed Thormond Bridge, and
slept that night in the fortress of Limerick,
having delivered the : packet; tho! result of
whose safe arrival was the .destruction of
yViltiapi’s grfat troimof artillery, then, ; up,
pp its y ay, to the hosiers. n ,
./Yeats after thi? adventnre, V mot in
Prance a young officer,' Who I foiitld hod
served in Captuih Oliver’s regimbnt, and
hi) explained what I had never'before un-
rtioli.Vee.pf ibfl »WJ> who had
wrqpgbt my (jelivprance,, ; Strange to say,
he was tile foster-brother to Oliver, whom
he had thus devoted to death,, in. revenge
fo»J tho indst griei’oua-wlrong ttiiich one
maDucan.inflict!upon v. ) in<i'"'
biilcber’s'bby 'carrying a tlfojr <jw
■Hid ahbulders, ttcoidentoHy ouuuk
a lady’s bead.. ..»»••>:! •?’
&Mb&a«HV r '^‘ ; thW l^, ! «dVblyr"t)fO.
idbte^«annotuakb »hff<trayw vgoio^i; 01 i:
.ludrnan tnaeoKj 6:l} ni inoijf;;:
i , mi!l jiitli .a.' • ■'jj'w .»
i •• -
Number 36.
The Flowed of the Flock. —Somo
fivo years gone by we knew on unbroken
family. Father, mother, sisters, brothers,
all here. The third son was a dork-eyed, ,
massive btowed, hopoful boy of four sum- ,
mers. Ho waso romping,and yet o thought
ful child; there was a light in his largo eye
that showed an earnest promise of future
capacity for usefulness, or an early flight
to the world beyond the tomb, Wo ploy
ed with him ond wondered at him; as he
romped with us ho taught ,us to admiroond
love him; he showed us, nlj unconscious,
what a boy could be. One day wo Bid him
“good-bye.’’ Many o time ond oft, did wo
think of that boy.
Days run to, weeks—weeks glide into
months —years roll away. ‘A rumor of
death’ comes on the evening breeze. The
pitcher is broken at the fountain. The
silvor cord that bound thnt family in one
is harshly severed, and the clods of the
valley have fallen cold and heavy upon
the coffin tit at cases the remains of one of
those little ones. Scarcely less heavy and
cold does that sound strike upon the living
beating hen rtsofthoso who crowded around
that “slight abode.”
And is it the boy we so fundly loved that
now lies under thocluy ? Our ihearts tell
us that it enn bo no Other, for “dooth loves
a shining mark.” Idolatry is forbiddj*-.
! and them were tho-,-*- -uranipdeiT that
uoy. Our lesson was given as
we needed, and also strength to bear.
O p»er thus, frohi childhood ’« hour.
fvo my lopdc«l liopn ilppoy;
I never 'oVoii a ireo or It >wcr,
i ButhWm tht> fir»l lo fadp owsyr
t never iiurnDfd a fond gi*elle,
To gird me with it* poll block rye*;
Out when ircame to know me well,
And lova me. it wni mro to die.
The heart will often tell us what the
sem&s will not. Wo veiled tho broken
family. We missed our favorite. Our
forebodings wafo realized.. Tho> mother
noticed our wandering eye, and with a
quivering lip she asked : “Do you mifis one
of my little ones 1”
Wo told her as best we could, that Our
favorite was gone.
A TnniLUNO spswß—eA pbunkahp’ 3 i
LIFE bayed.—rA fi»w days since (says |
the Philadelphia lodger) as the express train (
for Baltimore whs passing the vicinity of ,
Naaman’B creek; at the rate of forty miles
an hour, a horrifying sight was witnessed
by those having charge of the train.' A
man, apparently a "'fisherman, inhabiting
one of the shatlties close by, was laboring
under mania polu, had thrown Himself on
tho rails for the pnrposoof self-destruction,
but two females having drawn him off,
were engaged in a dreadful strugglo to pre
vent his again throwing himself before the
train: One had a deadly grip of his legs
while the other was kneeling upon his
breast, as the iron horse went thundering
by; just grazing her clothing ; indeed; so
dose was she, that her own escape from in
stant death was most imminent. The whole
scene occupied blit an instant, and scarce
ly any of the passengers were aware of the
calamity that had been impending. Those
who witnessed it were horror-struck know
ing the impossibility to prevent the destruc
tion of nil tliree, if the maniac succededin
struggling only a few inches hearer the
rail. What a self sacrificing love Washers
manifested, inducing two women to risk
their'lives in saving one who had perhaps
for years been 4 constant source of misery
from his insatiate love of the bottle. If
the poor inebriate could have this scene
properly depicted, so as to make a lasting
impression upon his mind, he would un
doubtedly forsake his evil habits.
Canada and tub United States. — i
Thq Quebec Morning Chronicle says
The AmoricanS want .Cuba, anatho same
writer has frequently told us they, wont
Canada. Canada i« fast going toihem.—
Oprlumbergoos toNew Yorjs, oqr flour
and .cattle-to Boston or. Portland j our v.ery
atoamsbipa gq tp Portland in the. winter,'
and it musrbo hprnftjn mind that a com
mercial is the most solid of all political an.
negations. Canada is already part and
parcel of the United States, and we are sor
ry at it. Nothing but.a rush,of,immigra
tion can save ns, . The, tide pf public opin
ion and of public power is on the turn.—
Loyalty to Great Britain is oh the ebb.
Mobal ChahaCteb.—There is nothing'
which adds so much to the beauty and
powor of man as a good character. _lt
dignifios himinoveiy station, exalts him
in evfiry.'pdriod of.life. Such-a character
is more to be desired than everythingnlse
on.earth. No servile fool, no crouching
sycophant, treafchefous. hottofcsoeker. evor
bore!such.a character./; .The puto joys of
righteousness never spring in such persons.
If young map but knew how much a good
character would dignify.Wid exalt .them,
i bow glorious it would make thajprosppcts
even in dthisu, life, • never;. should wo find
them yielding!to the’ grovelling.andbase.
;boro:i|>urtidseS; of human nature, ui!,' ; i
, ftSrf l»P ddjiilv'ivHo Wa*‘*«jfrdpk; witji qj}.
pori'WV my
deijiU •'■> >
j j&itfto tmaist s piebrau#j»h re»
j floiogist i ht»* i«\y,Hoi a>e
rWWiiO|iJ> a Ty».^‘W«Vrt' ( ;) -ill. l’ ! !
1 ■ .?•••: :L, no nn-n:>
1 •Hill. I tamuas. «8 *0 f •«■«»«• I »*“**■
E»?buiJsqa.ar <U. '‘' I' ?• 8
1 jsa& \8 i i ,o #S&js
do .e nnt6«, ftCLI, do ~*•.,•*<!• .-• ~ -Sfi
do 18 monthiV 800 1 do 'li oo mm
'A Bharat tkduoflaa wlllM mala aM’RM^
■•atlfoterr lamljr io th# county—nd Uwprt •wSLE
ooiT»ni«tftnU cbsap meant fortbaTmtonaia or f"?
oonntr—tbo roorohaal* m*fch*alo |iid fit othera—U
tWokndwladio of their t*asU6)i bad rW »Pn«
like to Card" forovarr Mfbhaiua*ldorwumffH
Protetfoaal quo tboopooU. ,W« btta pbatVorjW£
for* m d a vdaratrotoi tht ndruuinJiur X’ MaitftwM*
thagraatei wtllbobuproflti... , lk( j- #r( .7j ~
BookSvJobsandiWMM. 1 u!
OP EVBBV DESCRIPTION. pßintbmnthe Vfeßl
BEST BTYLE.ANp.ONjTHB BHOBTPBT
NOTICE. AT ttiß OFFICE OF I*llB
••CLEARFIBLt) REPUBLICAN. 11
, ' , Pflte* off]
A SENSIBLE ADDRESS. 1
The candidate!) ior governor ofO**®*
have come to a wiso conclusion upon, ft*
quesilion of temperance. Tlipy thm|t
triiß great moral reform “is mpre Jlkely lp
be injured than benefited by peihgcbnppc
ted with the political contests of the day.
Such was our decided opinion.'' But ftad
their joint address. We take it frorp^ft o
Constitutionalist efAugiista : ~
To t'iie Fcntic.-rTtio undersigned,
having been recently called upptv Whilst
engaged in a public discusbibn to dcfjqeopr
positions relative to tho temperance auey
tion, now exciting some .inteWStjn Gw*
gin, and there being ho miterihl idjflbrenco
in the responses made by ! us iJoyeratljr,Jpr
the purpose of avoiding nil misunderstan
ding of wlmt We said, as Well as forftd mi.
formation of others, presonttho fbUoWing
statement of our answers bh the
referred to:' 1 ' " 1 " ‘ ‘ ,
We are friends tb tho temperance reform
and bid all ‘enlisted in |t Gddshebd in by
ery legitimate effort to pdyaricb ‘flf j we
think the enuse is fnore likely to be Ittjdrtd
than benefited by being connected With
the political conteats of the ddy. Thb Stato
temperance convention harirtgbeUn inses
sidn since'the guboftdtbriai
were ti T ornadw, ‘? & “ t
taking any steps tb' interogate the nomi
nees, we infer that they b'aitd Wiwly‘deter
mined to aVoid that contiexibn.ihhd ‘com
mend their example to the ' fhlibrb? tjiKr
constitutents and oirgtuia?. 1 ' ‘‘‘
Thb questiori'of hldre, expediency Wany
act of legislation* oh thiif isdyefct id dorndp
ifestly 6nb for the cbhsideration ofthegen
chit asSefnbly', ds to reader nhyejtp'rblkjoh
of opinion by Us uOndde’ssary. ’The tojo-
Stitutionality of SuhH a message WbnTd'de
niahd executive’ no less 1 than
sdrhtiny. ‘ But' there having beea'Sevdfal
different schemas proposed, the detallrbf
which, vet'unsettled; nidy very materially
affect the constitutional; question, We'tan
not, with due regal'd to ppjjtriety, or with
any assurance ofavbiding misdoriitniction,
phsnotinco upbaieither, • The constitution
ulify bF all enactments ought 16 bagraVbty
and deliberately'considered bythetwodb
parfmentr !ri the order presdHbed Wth*
thoiegialativo fust, by the
executive aftertexirds. • 1 ' 1
CHARLEBJ: JENKINS. ■
HERSCBEL V: JOHNSTON.
A BAD SION FOE THE WEIOBi
: For some time past the whig jduehkls ia
New York have been telling us that they
must nominate better men than they Have
boon in'the habit of
known as Sowardites hot■ its Fillmpnritßs,
as “silvergreys” or as “woollies, I 'but mien
of “high character and decided tAleitt.P+r-
The Now York Tribune puto out & leading
article approving this ; new
then winds up with the following declara
tion that it will not publish the ticket in the
usual form. Here is its language: - i
“Finally, we shal h put up no ticket for
Stato or other officers under our editorial
head. We givo this seasonable-notice in
order that our course may not be misdon
strued, os implying dissatisfaction 1 with
this candidate or that ticket.’’' : r : :
■ rNow this, we submit; requiroSj expla
nation. Is it said because the. Tribune is
-unwilling to publish a ticket bftgood ecxtn
being -whigs only and not
is it because the Tribune despairs of find
ing such men in the whig party pfNcw
York?..'
Gov. Stevens’s explohing Wtitv.—
The Northern Pacific ruillrdad
party are nbW encampod it Canip Cusning
near the mouth of the YelloW Stbrieijrha
three sedtions into which the party wiisdi
viclcd camo togethorat this point by difler
ent routes. The Rdpliblican [earnS'lhiit a
report of the saVvey thus Taf ! haS hebtt for
warded to Washington;; Tho prospScti is
thUPthb stirvey 'will be c6mplbier, i: nhd the
report laid before Congress} bjKnbit Feb
ruary. The Republican furtbar Btatestbot
they are in receipt of private information
which will satisfy Congress and the coun
try that this route id impracticable,'
Nbvebsav mE.T-Five year«ago Santa
Anna wda. booted outofV«W' ChW With
his owh wooddn leg; Ho ia now . Presi
dent of :Mexico. A month ofier W>ltojmy
attempted auicido, he was runningforCon
gress.i We care not how darkyOME Pfo*-
peels may be, keep bn living and thfl ttmo
will come when you will get ahead, pffbem.
Arsenic was made for rata -and cftWR/ds.
If you. have pluck, tberefore*m<tf«; Hlflipiu
sic’’.und bide tirade ,vli!sul
’ Yacht race in Eng
lish papers contaiti hccoulits dj
va'cty rapo'at for ,ihejr«e dud of
fered by the royal yabht W which
•ttyyacht JSylvis, ;rroin;jJaw,V«*^'*“
beaten by the' iWiish yacht
course John Bull i?ip ecstaciefi. Afterl be-
often heated
.yacht America.- ‘ . a . ( ,q.
that ««)> grahoh to ; America n, iffSKWB
;■■■• you fcre;
never!s<juauilaf> aWay-a /Dln«l0» {
jij iuJ ;"iid; ..an yuii od.-ni eherr