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A WI.I-.KI.Y PAIT.U:
s ir,!,,'' 1 tjO nyoarin nilvnnro,
VOLUME
5.
mm:ik nil. no in
fit IS. W MM.
Oh ne'er !it ful hcI 1 mitm thy tm'Ui',
Nor li't thy lipN Im'tuy
Thy bi'tttT remon it) ( wrung,
Hut truth (Trent I,iw ohcy !
Tl- wny to fortunii nil inipiiro,
liut truth' r iinlilrr pri.o ;
lor truth, immortal ns it sir.',
rUill liv. w hi'ti fortnno die,
Thou .' it fiiL-flnKiil f lain thy tongui',
Nor l'siy lips hi'tniy
Thy hotter ronwui into wronp,
. Hut truth grout law uhey !
Tin truth tlmt hiils tho honotn low
With iiiili'iionileut w.irth !
It Is a Joy tlmt iiKolx know,
Ami iiiuhulh hotiviMi mi cnrtli,
Who flrnt auu stop from honor took,
Took on stop to ilisKmco j
Who koop tho truth, though poor, muy look
Tho whole world in the lnoo !
Thon ne'er lot falsehood main thy tungu?,
Nor lot tliy lip hoimy
Thy luttor ronson into wrunj;,
Hut truth's emit Inwohov!
THE YOUNG KlilJUL.
a tali: oir tiih cakoun.is.
11V J. M. SAM)i:itS.
In a small farm-house, towards the closo
of tho year 17S0, sat on old m in, his wife,
and nn only son. Tho face of iho lather
appeared troubled ; tit times ho looked
thou
uuhtfully on the lloor.and then he would i '''J'0,1!"1' Ial hY M:1Jjr u celebrate
long and wistfully at his son, a f,ne,!fur 1,13 l1or';s"1 n,u! wero
nftv.n nntrnm u'K ti vm i tr.n n f,..n 1
manly youth of twenty. At lenmh he
aid
"David, this is disastrous news frnm
Camden. God knows what will become ol j
tho country now ! Com-ress needs rvrrv I
arm that is capable : nl. ! me. I wish this I
old wound I got in the French war had not
lamed me: hut fur it. I slum .1 l,o m.,iu
Shouldering my musket and m.trching to ' s'.roS I"" mtivo had led to the plan
defend my country. ! ".'"S 60 d,stant B" cxprdiiit.n. when
Both 8',n and wife looked up at these ! Wl'rc other, nearer home. Il-accor-words.
The old laJv ceed kninin.r and I,inf7 st! hmsc discover from his half,
gazed inquiringly Mt'her boy, and it was ;l"ai'l companion tlC truih. Nor was
evident, from the expression" of her face, " '"n- lj,;lor(; Recess crowned his idroit
that patriotism an.l motherly afTeeti. n were cr"s'' rl'xam"'"ll"n-i
at vnrinncR in her bosom. ' Tlo nn. lum-. I "Why, you see," said tho host. "I be.
ever, aiier encountering ins latiicr s :izo i
for a moment, turned confusedly away. i ceivcd frnm these fellow's sister, mixed up
The old man' brow darkened, and he cx-l lnc M 'j'T's desiro to catch the Kjh
claimed warmly : jkers. The girl is very pretty they say,
"David, why do you linger about the nn(' Major, when she was down here
village when your country needs your ser- on 11 vlsi l!lsl year before '.he war wan
vices sr) much ? Why, my son, 1 am asha-,,('' ll:rry her, but she would have no
med of you. Twice before this I have spo-' thing to say to him. Hver since ho has vow.
ken to you upon this subject, but you tip- c,l to make her rue the day. You may do.
.penr to' have no spirit ! What ! will you j l,cn(l "n h will have iier on his own
sea ti trampled upon by the brutal mer- terms now. Thank Heaven! there's nn
'cennries of Hritain, and still lie hero su-' law any longer to prevent nn honest loy.
. ninelv? For shame. Daviu. for shame ! t nlist from doing as ho pleases to tbo'so
' will "not call you mv sun. Long since
you ooglit to have been in tho aitnv ?" ; fimv suddenly said our host, starting tip,
'Joshun, Joshua," interposed llio ol J ! "I will introduco you to him at onco a
mother, "David is but a youth; then do j merry fellow you will find him. Lord love
; Hot speak so harihly to him. He cannot ! J ou IC'8 ns ljrave il! a lio11-
yet feel what you feel, w ho have fought so I David, though horrified at the diabolical
' often against your country's enemies; j plot ho had heard, saw the necessity ofdis
j Joshua, he is but a boy." jscmhling in order to learn further of the
' "A boy, indeed, Deborah ! such lxrs as tory's plans, and find means if possible, to
Davi l have already gained imperishable circumvent them. Ilenrose, therefore, and
laurels since the wur commenced. I could shook the Major's hind warmly: pledged
narr.e n host of them ! why, were it not him immediately in a bumper, and so con
for the boys of tliis land, where would bo t trived to make the loyalists believe that he
' our army, which, I dare say, is one quar- j was anxious to join a troop, und take part
tor composed of boys of David's age !" against the rebels. This induced the Ma
The old man was excited, and it was jor to bo unusually civil, lor he wished to
tho first unkind word ho lnd ever used to 'secure so athletic a recruit himself. It was
his boy. nothing before a bargain was concluded
!, David rose (nd left the house. IIj between tho two, David refused, however
walked some distance, apparently in deep, to sign tho agreement tint night. Monro
''thought. j tended that several others of his friends
jf' "What will not woman do 7" ho at last were disaffected, and desirous of joining
.5. muttered. "Mere I havo been lingering ' the myulists ; and his object, he said, was
5 about the village when I should have been
oiriongago. And for what 7 why, to meet
i a pretty girl, and to listen to her musical
I voice ; but now I will be myself again !
Whnt did he call mo7 was it not a coward?
j Now, by Meavcns, I will learn him that ho
f has a son who possesses tho spirit of his
;! father. Away, then, with lovo, for I feel
' that I am called upon to act, no longer
i dream ! Ere another fortnight my father
shall hear of mc, or elso I lose my life in
I striving for it." And with this resolution
ho turned about and retraced his steps.
When ho reached homo ho sought the
stable, saddled his horse, and mounting
him struck into n gallop, which continued
for several miles. At lennth he stopped
and looked up at tno winnows oi u luun
house, half hid between clustering trees.
This was tho residence of Mary Bunker,
the mistress of his heart; the lights show
cd that tho family had not retired, and ho
resolved to pay her a visit before his do
jmrturc. She was ulono when he entered, and a
few words acquainted her of his determi
nation. She burst into tears.
. , , . . i . . i . r - t-
nv. Mar v." he Raid, "vou must not
unman mo. At drat I resolved to leavo
vou without a farewell, for I knew how
y . . j .. : .
much you cireaaea my mniiigan active
i in this struggle. But I could not bo sb
' '' -....ol n. m desert vou without a Word."
vlUr.. ... -
"I will comnoso myself," said the fair
girl with an effort to smilo. "I know I
have been wrong to persuade you to stay ;
but you cannot imagino tho anxieties I suf.
ft.. n nrconnt of mv brothers, and I could
ty,,.arn hnvo vo'u too encounter their;
danirer. But since this dreadful defeat at
rA,n I feel that every man is wanted oy
our coun(l.ry votlfy pravcr slmll attend
" .. i
.i . Ann rin1 mn
and day."
you
ti.;.l ..anrl I 10 now wi:u mijl K
irirl to
kit hho-fl, MitcM ias,y kis Qt ,h0
n'm.isiiKiM.rM:Annr.M),nY i. w. moouk
$ T if paid within tliron monilis,
sound ofapprouching footsteps, wrung Iter i.-.t aware of their presence, but wore en
hand nnJ was gone. j jovill(, lllcmsolve8 f(im ,, SCC(jrj
1 ho nest dy l.o toft tlm nr.gl.borl.ooj "Now men," whispcrd tho l.utjcr of
oriiu father s huuio, nrnu-d will, a tnusket . tho torics, when I givo tho word, fire a
an.l mounlod on a sturdy horse. Mis deS. j volicy u. tho house, by way of introduction;
tination was tho Amoncnn camp, then fir; wo will thou surround tho houso and en
northwnrd ; but nstho intervening country ter it."
was tilled with ih enemy, l:o knew there j At that instant tho deep bay of a do,
would bccons1demLlon1dn-sro(uired to ran- on their cars, and a lur'o n.astiir
clluct lua uirpoo. noforo his departure ! sprang from under tho house and rushed
iiu .iw u iuw in ins oiu playmates, who
promised to follow him as soon lis possible,
ISiyht iound lum near u lonely farm
house, to which lie proceeded boldly, in
pursuit of a lodging. At first the occupant
teeeiveu mm coiuiy, iiut u clianeo txpres-1 mo tones yelled like savages. In an in
sion convincing David that his host was as'ant the lights in the house wero extin
tory, he alleckd the same political creed, guished the violin as quickly ceased, and
and was immediately warmly welcomed, j noiso was heard at tho door. Tho lories
The Royalist produced his cider after sup. ; immediately made u rush al it. I!ut it was
per and insisted that Ihvid should join i already barred, and boing made, of stout
him in his potatinns ; this, tho young man j pi" ri It resisted all their ellbrts. A rille
did, taking care, however, not to indulge j cr icked from ono of tho upper windows,
too freely, while tho farmur, overjoyed tO!uJ ono of the tories fell, latallv woun
find what he supposed a ncv recruit lor his dvd. Another report succeeded," and an
party, drank without Biinl. und became i other tory fell. Mnior Wilson was now
moro and moro communicative. To his
Honor, JJ.iviU soon learned tb.it u party of
ted
'"V ,u""WJ'i ixiu iu
.s.,ar,tary rS nn cxpedi
! lion to seize and Inn; the two Hunkers
ho had ",aJu t'"lvei particularly ob-
!U)X,0US 10 1,0 Jt,l,'lllis' Duvid
klll'w CU0VS 1 rillls Vlana warfare to
)0 l'"surr;11 1 mt D0 ,no.rcy uo,,1J shown
his friends; he lso knew enouoh of the
character of the JI;ijoj to suspect tlial some
111 vu ",riu 3 11 nine revenge ior a sugm rc-
' rascally rebels. But yonder is the .Major
. to secure a commission lor himself by in
ducing them to join. This tempting bait
look ; the Major promised him a command
in his troop, in ca?eo( success, and David
signified his intention of setting forth after
ho had taken a few hours rest, in order to
lose no limu in gathering together his re
cruits. Tlie dread discovery had been constantly
before our hero during tho argument of
this negotiation, for his person was well
known to many of tho Major's troops, and
ifnny of them bad come up, his feigned
name would not protect him from detec
tion. Mo wished to get off that night as
ho proposed; bu to this neither his host
! nor the Mi or would hear, and ho was
forced to remain till morning. lint was
his anguish to hoar that the Major had been
gone some houri, and was already on his
wny to tho Hunkers with his troops. Dis
sembling his amiety, David partook of a
hurty breakfist, and, mounting his horse,
rodo slowly twty. But when out ofsight
of tho house 'ie (truck into a fierce gallop,
w hich he continued till he came in sightof
a cfoss-road, w Jere was a tavern. Mure
he 'topped, aid learning that iho royalists
; had.tuken tin iighroad, he lurncd asido
j into a more lafrow and moro circuitous
I..,rl
uy
t is my nly chanco to avoid them,"
he laid, n gab dashing into a gallop. "1
prof God I riaf reach tho sottlemcnt in
tin to colloc afew of our lads, and march
to o Bunko-s, Thero is no other hopo
not left."
ght had "nlen, as they had expected,
be
re the toiiel weto nble lo reach tho vi-
y of tits house they wero in search of.
ci.i
A
ngth, iKLvever, after a silent marcli in
v iTidwonii.q. ir itrnun iinnn iniir vinw.
I IjJi wai luriing in one of iho windows,
nit wnen idv
isi the livflt
i.Ves of a violin reached
ilir cars, il
that the brothers wero'
and hlauk wilsons devoted
$1 50 if paid within Fix months,
CLKARFIELD, MONDAY, DECEMBER
nt tho Ma or.
'Fire!" ho cried.
Twenty nuns broko upon the stillness of
tho' night tho dog fell dead every pane
1 of glass in tho windows wero shivered, and
1 fully aware thalboth Blinkers wero at home
und wide nwuke. A shed turned the rain
from the front of the house, and beneath
thi the torics shielded from the fire of the
Bunkers, went to work ut the door. Sua
peeling such resistance -perhaps from his
knowledge of their character one of the
men brought an axe, with which he com
menced lu'wingnt the door, nnd soon cut
it into pieces. Here a desperate buttle en
sued. The brothers were powerful nifti,
and courageous as they were strong ; nnd
now with clubbed rifles they disputed the
v. hold tory force. The door being small,
they stood their ground for half un hour,
felling during that time, some of those
who had the temerity to enter first, but fi
nally numbers orerpowercd thetn.nnd they
were flung upon the flour and bound. The
lories inflamed lu madness at the resistance
w hich hud been made, and nl their ow n
losses, now seized the mother und sister,
and tuadu preparations to hang the two
brothers before tbeir eyes. The ropes were
alieady tied around tb,u necks of their vic
tims, when the Major addressed his men:
"Now friend?, as soon as these villains
are dend, wo will set firo to the house tho
old womau there," he said, with a brutal
laugh, "may be left inside, but tho young
one 1 reserve IJir ihvm II. v
... p) , ,. , , ,
Hist ! cried one of the me n ,., a loud
voice. 1 ho Mnjor ceased, and .hoy beard
a voice outside the house. Although tho
..wiu.t nuu poKel iow, me listeners u is-
. ii .i , J ,.
uuciiy nearu, -wnen l say tiro give it to
ll1- 111 i
A n)nn with blanched check now rush -
cd in;o the house exclaiming-
"7 bo yard full ol men !"
"Fire !" cried a
deep VoicO from the
yaru A general volley succeeded, and so
well had been the mm directed in the door
that several of the torics fell, either dead
or desperately wounded. In turn the tories
. iii
retreated np the st.urs, when David, our:,runk with the whiskey which had just
hero, rusu.l iutr. the mnm tlmv U,t I,,., : . V . 1
. . ' . ...-j ...... p,.,,
left, and cut the ropes that bound the Bun
kers and their mother nnd sister.
"May God Almighty bless you for this;"
cried ono of tho Bunkers.
Tho two men sprang up, seized their ri.
flei, which had been left in the room, nnd
prepared to rotaliate the treatment which
tncy had just received.
Long nnd desperate was tho battle.
ine tones lougnt lor me; tno wings lor
revenge. But at fngth the latter triumph-
ed, though not until their, rncmies had been
almost extirmituted. Tho Major fell by
(U) arm of our hero, who had sought him
nut in I m l,,-,llooi T ri.,1,f I .. I
v.-. ... . .....ii wi u.w iijui, uuu eiio.ijjmii
1.: .:....( I . I I
nun sueric nnnucu.
No language of ours can express tho
emotions of David as he pressed his be
trothed wife to his bosom, and his heart
went up ir. thankfulness to Heaven for his
timely arrival, when ho thought that a de
lay of half in hour would havo consigned
her to n fate worse than death. Tho grati
tudeofher brothers was expressed in many
wordi, but I its was silent nnd tearful, yet
how D)uch noro gratifying.
'I almost called you a coward, son Da
vid," said hit father to him when they
met, "but younrn n clup of the old block,
and I did youtvrong. Deborah, ho is a
boy to be prou of is Ic not 7 You may
founder ono of my horsis every day that
you do such a iced it beats anything I
ever saw in lhe)td French war.
Da lid's gnllniiry in thisactdrcwaround
him in a few wedss, more than a score of
hardy young follnweis, who fought with
him to tho end of the war, when ho re
turned and was happily married to tho he
roine of our story.;
WlliT lUtOOMES OF TIIF. SritciE 7
This isa question niked by nimost every
body, nnd has beconi a ncwspjicr ihcme.
Tho answer is, that i.hns gone to the"seat
of war," w here tho Uligercnts aro killing
each other by tho ttlusands to "spread
Chnstinniiy among ij benighted ! 1 his
stato ofthings is likely L continue for some
! i""0 IO como, tne pruu tn Kings and im
... ' i o
i in iu uu unui? c-u muiu u.uiiiiuvuiav.
Or'tho Cincinnati Commercial says
j Stato Bank of Ohio is jting into circu
lation. l i
to pouticm iiTniiTppr Ar.Mfirt .,.,.,.'.."" " "
tfl
i i( l)nitl within niiiii mnntln.
l'rum Iho .Unoupin (HI.) St,,!,.,,,,,,,,.
Eighteen Years a fnplive among thr, Indium.
Wo wero visited, a few days ago, by a
man by the namo of Joseph Barney, who
says that he is in search of a sun," w hom
ho supposes to live near Alton. Me made
his escape, on tho .ilh of May ,,sl, from
tho Flat Mead Indians, near" tho head of
Flat Mead liver, in Oregon. Ho stated
that ho had been with this tribe of Indians
eighteen years. We listened for some
length, of lime to his history, ninny per
lions of which are trjly thrilling. Me
was taken prisoner in lK)(i, on the Upper
Missouri river, whilo in tho employ of a
fur company. Mo is a native of France,
and speaks English poorly ; but we give
what ho communicated to us as nearly as
possible. Mo was witl a man by tin
name of John Uoborlsoii, both of whom
were captured. They attempted to tie.
lena tnemselves, ami. killed two of the
Indians, but they wen; overpowered
there being twenty-five Indians tocontend
niili Tl,n i i i ...i , .
.-... mil ni.ii- auuoieu tiiinu nnu loot,
and placed on ponies, and started to the
norhward, and travelled five wecl.s, when
they cam! lo the hunting grounu of the
tirbe, where they were oiven up to the
chief, who shook hands with them, an,l story is correct, ho can tell of more trials, I to the house for the purpose of arresting
manifested much joy nt their capture. I tribulations, and adventures than any one : tho two mesmerizers, in case they failed
They were unbound nndconfincd in a hut,! now living. j to restore their subject, and the restoration
where they were fed, but not allowed to I , T . : , 'not having taken place at 10 o'clock, they
escape. The chief otii.red them his two !0,,.LaW A Bahama- In the town j wero C0nvo ,u l0ie stnllon wllcro
daughters if they would marrv nnd re- j ?(, V!0' AI"U,,m' la,L' ,a Col'.I!f.'J-' they were detained until it had been ef
mam with the tribe. Finding "escape ut- ! " ' (Ualktr W?S 80?lf Ja,,,.,or rcla"n fecled. The subject was ei-ht hours in
. it . a . . id nlipv nn mi(ir r I .nurt i irirfiti(i lum ' . J r
teny unpossiuie lor the time boing, the
terms were accepted, nd tho
took place. The fruits of this irctrriae
,-ivu, uii u, U III.IIIIUL'O
wetv two children, boll of which lire still
living, n daughter sixleon, nnd a sou four
teen, both of which he eft with the tribe.
Two years ago, Uobertson attempted to
escape, but was retalen, scalped, nnd
burned nlivj, leaving three children wiih
the tribe. Seven years ffgo. Barney at-
(eitijited to cscn)e,but vas recaptured and
would have been put to death but for the
. ivu HVHt'J iliJU
interposition of his wife, who was the
daughter of the chief. Durin- the time
of his captivity, DtirneJ stutet, that ho
was engaged with his trbc in three battles
. . . ...... '
two with the Black Fed, nd ono with a
tribe tho nnme of w hich we do not knmv,
in one of which he siys over seventy
Bh'ck Feet wero killed.
"' "' '"j inin; Ul Ilia Cll IIIIIIV
l0 ivc(, 0I, tl)0 o( 0 Ut,,llmb a
,r, onJ , lilni,s as f:)r ns ,ho h!U,
, H, li,.,i ,;, ,i,;. ..: A
Tin. mni ,,T it... r i.:..
. ....... ii. vi. iiuiiii" iiiij eiu
river. During tins ei
J t(f.n years,
ho saw n.iiher salt, bread,:
potatoes
cohV, tea, or omthing of tit
; skunk, raitlcsnakc, tuney, prarie hens
I &c. At lhc tin0 m maJlf ,,js csc ,e
was nonr Lnkc Stl,,nrior nbm sixt 'mil(,J
I'mm n Irmlinit n.l r il A...:
" ...j... ...k v'i mu iiiiui li.,111 1 nr.
Company. The chief (his father-in-law) ed man. w ho kept n grog shop on a fiat
,H a doctor, and on the 15th of Mayboat at Cairo, having been sued for ()(),
Prt) nnd while he was feone, Barney sue- and judgment rendered against him,
ceejed j making nil the Indians' dead Threatened to shoot the magistrate if ho
recetviijo , giving OIU) and a linll ninl
, , , . ,- , .'
In r,,,.li I i,lini A .... it.
i vui.ii iiiuiiui, ;iii( I iiicy L.IU asiL-ep, .... hit v.. .v. in. ,iv.u .i.. j uv
he took his bow Hnd arrow, toniahawk, : ;1f rested. The boat was very soon sur
pipe, two ami a half pounds of tobacco, j landed by a large number of citizens,
llint and steel, nnd two pounds of meat, ' "41 some few attempting to go on board
being nil there was in tho hut. Mu start-; to,arrcst him, the negro fired into tho
r..l nnr! friiimt.i.l nil r.t..l.l l,n,.:.. I.!... .l..
!on.r tbe next morninz he killed his do",
I wi.v, ,,i..w,vu (in infill, iiuvillli Ilia vI'q
i to prevent his returning to give a clue to
,;s irncCi "
g!
. AUoutll o'clock Uio samo day, when
about thirty-fivo miles, he was overhauled
hy his father-in-law (the chief's) dog,
j which ho killed with his bow and arrow,
and carried the carcass away from the path
1 I...I I ir:.. ,1.. 1 i. ... i - i -
uiei euuei iiieu muineii in uie urusu , wtioe
. , .....
ho was thus concealed tho enter muttered
to himself, in his !nguago-"I will pass
this mountain, and nt tho foot of it I will
lako the left hand." Over-henring this,
Barney availed himself ofthis information.
ItillnwinfT I hp piiinftri ) lnl rifllw rnmin. '
tain, he found, sure enough, that he had Northern fvtlow citizens who have under
taken lhc left hand road, which hi ascer-, akon to mould nlhnrs in Kansas to suit
tuined by tho tracks of his pony. Mo themselves, rather than tho peop.e who
continued his journey to tho cast until have cast thoir lot there, we have to say
about two hours before davbrenk on tho j lt llis Vlftws r ,n f'lness of ""nS9
next morning, when ho sat down, fatigued political, Mr. WhitcfielJ will bo Iound to
nnd hungry; after daylight ho killed a j1'0 a secon(l wll,,on 0,ll;,,or K,)l;ort
rattlesnake eight feet four inches in length, Johnson, of Arkansas. J hey arecmphat
which ho roasted nnd ate f,.r breakfast.-! icnlly chips from the same block, wo hear.
Me kept on in the same direction, when i Masfi.JUe. blar.
about live o clock ho was overhauled by ,
his brother-in-law's dog, which he killed t
immediately and passed on. Qn tho next
day, about live o'clock ho was overhauled j
by another dog belonging to tho tribe,
which Do despatched in tho samo manner!
as tho others; nficr which ho proceeded ,
without any molestation, traveling four
days without daring to build a fire only
in the day lime. Mo was seven weeks!
traveling before ho enmc lo any tribe of
Indians, during which time ho had spent
ono week in despair, not travelling or ex
pecting ever to reach a habitation of
whites.
At tho end of tho above timo ho came
lo a tribo which he calls tho Tomahawks.
Mo was kindly treated by them. For fear
of being taken again, he assured them ho
DC ,
belonged to tho Flat Meads, and was in
search of two crazy Indians who hnd
mado thoir escape. After asking some
questions in English concerning lhc'tcra
ry Iudians," ho departed nnd after mnn
. i t "
:inl if iw.f ...:.! :i .1... .:
' ""i "uu mini mi: lvi rn 1 n mi
25, 1851.
miles travel, eunm to the Missouri river.
Me inndi! a raft of logs nnd crossed over,
Traveling due oust, he continued his jmtr.
ney nine wrens Ueiore In; arrived at Into
Lake, in Minnesoto, during nil of which
time he had subsisted upon game, which
he killed with his bow and arrow. Mo
remained thero threo days, and sold his
accoutrements for clothing, and then made
his way for this State. Mo arrived, hero
in the cars.
Barney is n man of considerable inte.
ligenee, and seems to have a vivid recol
lection of nearly all that passed during his
captivity. Ho seems familiar with Indinn
me, aim gives many ol tlieir signs tor
determining courses, cures for diseases,
ivc. lie would like to see his children
, , ,.,
again, but would rather forego the plensuro
than to go back und remain with the
tribe. Me was married soon after ho
came to this country, nnd lived in Otsego
county, .New lork, where his wife died,
! n;,cr which ho was employed by
if, it.. : ..: 1 1
the Fur1
Company. Mo is sixty-thrco years old, I succeeded by ndmiy ,'cring medicine the
but still seems active and hardy. Mo do-! girl having, in the metintinc, frequent con
scribes the country whero ho has been as1 vulsions. Previous to the restoration tho
being tho handsomest ho ever saw.
Tru -
ly, he has "seen the elephant," end if his:
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to pay over 8 17,000, which he held as
trustee of an estate. At tho next session
of the same Court, some of his friends
broko open the jail, and look him out and : vV0, ld, and find nothing you can put your
earned him into Court, where he deman- : ,nnjs You may not always bo as
ded a rehearing. I he Chancellor refus- prosperous ns vou are now. Thank liea
ed it, nnd alter several fights had taken Cn we live in' no land of primogeniture,
place in Court, Walker went back to jail. I 0f hereditary succession. Each man is
A lew days afterward, Col. Ileyuol.J, ! morally bound to labor. Muvo so.neihino
commander of a regiment, mustered his Vou can turn vourener .ies l.i when timn
1 i l . .i -i
, ' mari;,ic" 10 11,0 J"1; accompan-
! u ' ' cary.i.g uunuc.s,
"lsmbe,,i "Hcr, and "Alabama will
P,r0lect, '",r ?'U- 1 '1C'V b, rk 0,,en
1 ! J'.'00", "alker out, and bore him
r.lT in tmininli nn n r.lti t it ,rm nflnf hn UtA
v,.. .. ,u,,v.. more wun rigiu application. What tho
made a speech, declaring his determina-1 vou re going to college, or into a profos
Hon to conform to the will of his friends. ;jon 'i'j)C CilS0 js not" nliered vou need
A clergyman also made a speech, en- j, just us ruueh. It will como' in play
couragmg the riot. Walker was then every day in your life. Discipline of the
borne to his ow n h..use, w here a hundred inl)(j ould always go befbro that of the
men remained on guard with him. Tho head. Wo never knew a college bov that
Sheritf. with his posse, followed thither, . wasn't better of a substantial Trade. Mo
but at the latest accounts had done noth-. always graduates with the highest honors.
w, Dec. a-Tho Louisville papers of
,113 morning contain a statement of an
cxcilin!, eircumstance which occurred at
Cnlrn III n rln v nr la-n cinn
vi,,,., w, ...w w,,,.,v.
A color.
Persisted in his refusal to let him olf. Me
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dn.. rn lno t.nnt ilf.f n v m i i nl n.it l .n
aiterwarus iirmuu uunseii dim iouk his i
I r rAu-.l uvit i n il i n t fun r norcnnc
i -.yv, ...... ...... i ... -v.,
1 he boat
i w then set on fire and cut loose, nnd
vrrV soon drifted into the stream. When
it h'd gut w out into the river, tho fire
sprtnuing rapiuiy, mc negro neu a weigm
t nroili 1 his neck, and jumping overboard
was drow ned. Thn occurrence has can-
scd anusual oxcitcmcnt. '
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, T ll lll'I.l'i; ITP. I'.I.KIT THOM K AXSAS.
TiuDki.ku ate Ei.kct ritoM Kansas. -
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At. W1nll.nl. I ....I r.lnLnn In I.n I I, ft ln!ft
. ""...t -iu, ju u,um: lo uo me uu,.-
f Jnn". !s a Arkansas man,
'carcu to mc iiouuer. tm ,s a gemie-
lio is a
1 nmn 01 gfentcnergy and emphasis
oicnnr,
! acIer "hfl,;d, 10 'JRnt 5 nnythmg
no tmuurnKes. rnr ttiu eomioii ui uui
(rA pnper has been started nt Flor-'
cnws js;,.i,ras;a Territory, which rejoices!
m lni) ,jt nr ,u: jj,, Hoitom. The !
cut 0) ,10 lop 0f t. p;l)pr represents a
bi ni!i.1Mi ,,, uder it appear the names
ytPpirn a. Douglas of Illinois, for Presi-
nn, A rj. ')()(g0 0f Iowa, ns Vice
nrCsitlcnt. lor lSolS."
(KrOn the marriage of Thomas Iluwk,
of Mansfield to Miss Sarah .lane Dove.
It h not ol'ii'ii tlmt yon i-iv
So ((iii'iT :i loii'l of Invp ;
Oh what n mvti','" ho niuxt ho
To 7'o.uin'-A"'' a ''(
Itt-A certain noor dyspeptic, whose
physical inability to work wus attribute.l (,)0 sun)i nn(1 now stl(, fM)ds it swept out ol
to ' indolence, was advised by a medical rL.lL.li .,,d squandered in luxurious
friend that tho only way, he would cver'..vi or gunk jn r0pperstock speculation,
ennvinco people that was sick, was to ji ,,,,,,, is tbe hea'rtl" swindler better
die. J ;th;in tho open highway robber.
(KTOn the 3d ult., a boat f ToTTvoid doing
porting specie on boar h" 11, 1 voliriciU,i do
mer oi j. -f r
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c. ... . . 1 n,i. -hi . i
in tut; jt'iir o tut vvin no ciiarrrcti
NUMBER 49.
I Skhioi h M Routine Exckkimkkt. An
'experiment in th- mesmeric nrt was made
on KnHinhiy afternoon, at the house of a
' .Mrs. Miller, No. Church street, nnnn
a gin uon ruing mere, winch lor a time
threatened serious consequences. It np
pears that Mr. Georgo Farlund, ofNo. 15
Forty. first street, had occasionally mes
merized Iho girl, and on tho' above after
noon invited Dr. Hoffman of No. 70 Suf
folk street, to witness his experiments up
on her. They proceeded to the house, und
Mr. Farland soon placed the girl in a nies
tneric slumber, after which he invited tho
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doctor to exert his influence upon her nnd
endeavor to deepen ihc slumber. Me did
so. and the experiment nrnved biohk- CJu.
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islacty to both ; but when tho time arri-
ved for the girl to be restored to conscious
ness, they were unable to accomplish it,
and after laboring about two hours unsuc
cessfully, they called in Dr. Mallock und
Dr. Eager, both of whom endeavored for
about six hours to restore her. and finally
; Filth Ward Police were notified, und Cat
lain Cnrnentcr and Lieut. Mason rotmired
the mesmeric stale. A. Y. Tribune.
Having a Tkade. By all means have
a trade. Do not on un nnd cIiulm tlm
i ------ n
, pinch have a trade we repeat. Educate
, your hund8f. be m everlasting re-
j source. Vo nevcr kncw a marl tt.h(lf
! wil1' a g00(l trude. railed of getting a good
living, and not only a good living but much
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ho knows how to work to conquer. Mo
Me m snrr. m tin n ci in .-ir I lin innt ,
hut traneri hiinself from tho shop to the
8t"dy- Uun ,nan f "ce ,0 lenni
Q ,d,c voself with all your mind
anJ heart, and be its master, and if you
arc not obliged to work at it, you have
laid by so much, and such a kind of wealth
can never bo taken from you.
Uxamincr.
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(CT The New otk frihunr, in refer-
i ni" io uiu ti u y in h uieii iiiu iiiow-.oi ii-
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ings managed things at the recent elec
tions, has the following.
"Prior to the late election tho "Know
Nothing lodge" ut Lansinghurgh, Kenn
seluer co., had enrolled the names of X'OS
members. These, as we arc credibly in
formed, were numbered Iron) No. 1 to'!H
inclusive, in the order of the admission in
to tho lodge, and each was provided with
u ballot for Ullmae Co . bearin' bis own
nurnber (lnj ouf) Vi,,1,,h bri0,
,n wns required to deposit ut an early hour
while a sharp spy was deputed to stand at
the poll and check each vote, as it came
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111, taking enro that tho right m ill voted
O
u f ol)Q cs(,nt0(, a vo0 ,ut diJ
uh m) ,
j .f mm M-
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K.i.i ll hull lilt Ml I rill Irt hni-n n
commillco wns scnt afor ,linlt When
tho boxes were turned, n committee stood
ready to note every vote as it was opened
nnd if number 178, or nny oth'T member
did not happen to carry tho Hindoo nom
inees throughout, then number 178, or
whomsoever was implicated by the revel
ation was kicked out of tho lodgo forth
with. It is poss'bio ihut tho above imy
bo incorrect in some particular, but in sub
stance it is well vouched for and undoubt
edly correct.
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A Cleveland, Ohio, paper coinmentmg
upon tho late bank failures in that City,
says : "A poor Irish woman, upwards of
On year of age, who for the last ten years
nas Kepi an nppio sinmi iu oiu y,..,i.? ui
"'ho Depot, deposited some three months
ngo tho sum of $300 in Cold in the Canal
Bank, lesterdny morning witn tremniing
steps sho went lo the Bank nnd asked for
her mouev. But she was coldly refusod
the little all, which sho had laid up to sup
port her declining years. This poor old
t .1 I iki linn I ftf unninmr
i , , , , . nf winter to accumulato
enquire nun uoni! in ui nuii-uusi
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