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nov7-ll
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Oct. f.d 1 Iv.
DANIKL GOOMLANDKK,
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rL'STJC I! of ih" i em i
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to hi! cue. iMnnh 2S, 1 1 v. d.
; : KLUsluVvifrArSONs",
A (T the raoutl. of I.ii'li Him, five uiilcn frui
J.. Ciciirikl!, .MKHCilAMci, and eiteneiv
Slanufurt!f!er i f Luubcr,
July 1E5?.
"lllafl: nilih, Vfc'0'j, Luggics, Ac, Ac, ironed
J f on fchort r. tic e, a:il the very beststylu, at big
Id tttid ia t'la fcarsuh of CurwcunviUe.
tec. 2'.', U.;t
KOUKRT J. "WALLACE, A7'r.ti;r at Law,
Clearfield, Pu., Cirico it. SUiw'a How, op
oaito thfJcurnal oOico.
; "' doc. J. JS48. tf.
Dlt,' M. Tt'OOOS, hiuiij dunged Lis loca
tion from C'uiwonsviiis t o Clonrfiold, res
puctixilly n(r;.r his profosnional services to tha
uliuni cf iho l:ittor placo and vicinity.
Residence ou Soooucl etroot, opposite ti it of
J. Cram, L"sq. my 7J56.
j. a. hartscmTd!
. P h s I c 1 n ii a n il Surgeon,
ClearCeld Pi., JIavJ0, I860.
WALTER LASHETT,
AT10R"KY AT LAW, will nttend promptly
and faithtully to all lexnl biiniucss entiuFted to
r. in Cii, in th: fcvcral Court! of CKarCeld and
adjoining counties.
Ofl5 t.o ono formerly occupied by G. R
Itarrett.
Oct. if'., T.'TiO ly.
DR. (i. W. STEWART
Physician and Surgeon, ofiors his profes
sional services to the citizens of New Wash
ington 9nd iiiruundini: rouiiniinity. Odice throe
dnora west of the Washington llou.e,
New Washington, Pa., Oct. I I, 1S09.
JOHN HUIDEK0PER.
Civil. Enginlir A Land Si hvevur, offers
his professional services to tho oitizons of Cloar
fl9jd eounty.
. All business entrusted to him will bo promptly
and faithfully executed.
Office w ith Leonard, Kinnoy f- Co.
LEVER FLEGAIs,
Justice of the peace
I.iiiheitbiirg, Clearfield Co. Pa., will
attend promptly to all Liimucss cntrusfed to his
care. lit also informs the puMic that he keeps
constantly en hnnrt at his !bop, a genoral as
lorttnent of Saddles, Bridles, Harness and
whips, nhieh ho will soli ou reasonable troms.
April 4, ISf O.
r3TAL CARD?
AM. SMIIH oTcm his professional sorvieen
to the I tlienBini i;eiitlemcn of Clear
Cold und vi-it ity All operations performed
with neatness n; d-r..l h. Hoing fau.iliar
w.ih a.i the late iinrrovir-ents, hois propared to
make. Arttfl-iM Tt-etU in tho best manner.
OfDce in Sniw r new rov.-.
rt. 14th, 1858. Ijm.
.'A II. t.in:iiMr,R. " Ttprt
I AKI4IMKK A TKST, AttorheTi at Law
IJ ClevP-' I. Pa., will att!-.d pruniiiily t0 Col
tA'oh, l.al.d Agnoic, Ac, Ac, in Clcarfiold
CoMti! nod Klkconhties. July SO. y '
iU.lwiY WHITEHEAD,
1 yVSTU'K of tho peace
1. nekton, I nlon tp., will attend
,rvMp:tj io u:. uuinon cntrutot lo nts care.
" '-4 Sept., 12, 1800. ly.
.'ORE i ETZWiLER,
l'V.''"ft'.e :'d Hrla!1 Werchanta. Also
v. " -'itiv dealer.! i;i tiniber, sawed luind
V ber i.id .uingle,. Also, dealers in fiour an-
T. A .' ?,'' h r o'.4 cheap for cash
tt 1 o A shoes rf evorv kil i for Ladies, Gen.
Il Xj t emon. aurf r :i.i ... y r-n,- I
if -r;.- I
S I l!!t'i ; V, 1 I . r. . -. - '
ill' " na rai oaw, .wiinn s axes nnd
-. -fe'-nerai
aMoi-tmentnf lltrdware at the
i .nora of
igvj.
STAND TOGETHER! HOLD TO
GETHER! (Prom the London American.)
Hand tufethor! hold tncethei !
We aro now Kiir.h's awe i,wl wonder;
Wo are weaknets, if we mndcr,
Through all timo, oh ansnor, whotlicr
You'll not march in glory under
The old baunor? Hear it founder,
"Stand togotnor ! hold together I
Peaea, my children ! etand togother!"
' Stand together ! hold together!
Strong mid mighty while united,
Wrongs by ua might all be rigHtod.
Hark ! our fulhen' blood asks vhether
Thus t'uoir deeds shall be rcquitted,
Hark ! tliiir glory cries, affrighted,
"Stand together? hold togethor!
Pence, our children ! stund togother !"
ftund together! hold together !
Ke ! how de.pots mock the hronking
Of the power that thuirs was shuking !
Thut in ii J e nations ask thoin whether
They might not their thirst be flaking
With tho freedom ours was tuking.
f'luud togethor ! huld togother!
Close your ranks, and stand 'togothor !
Stand togother! hold together!
All our fathers' hopes deceiving,
Shall we to our sous be leaving
Shamo and weakness ? Answer whether
All their future shall bo grjoving
Tor this fin there's no retrieving I
tund togother! hold together!
Hrotbeis rally ! stand togother !
Pta nd ti-gother ! hold together !
In our greutneae Kuglund's claiming
Part. Shall mon to her be naming
I's with scorn? Oh, answer whether
Wc mud purt, our nice defaming
. H'o must siuk, our great blood shaming !
Stand together! hold together,!
Now and alwayi, stand together !
Stand together! hold together!
Who'll be false to those who bore us
To the Heroos who built f.ir us
Our proud greatness? Answer whether
All for ever shall abhor us?
"No," we thunder in ouochornj
"Stand togethor ! hold togethor !
Still wo'll stand we'll hold together !"
W. C. IIe.hsett (uu American in heart.)
Esther Mcdowell.
A SIXGl l.AR STORV
J. F. Moginnis, in his history of tho
West liraoch Valley, relates tho follow
ing history ol n successful imposition
practiced upon thepeopleof Jorsey Shore
in 1803:
"About the year 1803, a remarkable
e.ne;uiuaiuiicB iiauspareu ai mo upper enu
ot tiie borough ot Jersey Shoro, well ro-'
mombcred by all the old people living at
that time. Pine trees
in considerable I
numbers, were then standing on the spot ;
i now speak ol. An old dutchuian named
7lu",J"tW' ,iaa LUIU a cabln l'mr Nippei.ose Valley, nnd staved overnight tioduced ta the Prince or V.'ales, durin
where tno public road crosses tho cnnal, wilu tho faluily of tt lal.a)L.r Tll0 pvpn. the latter stay in that city. The Prince
on the lurm now owned by Matk Slona-1 of .j... -i.a he . iln nuM took an interest in vou.w IVnwink. ..,-,
her, Eiq., nni made somo improvements. I
Rising very early one frosty morning in !
ejuioocr, us was surprisea to rind a beau-
nui leniaio in a state ol nudity, with her
hands lied behind her back, and a gag j
uer ner mouui, stanailli: in rout of tha
onbin, agninst a tree. He relieved her,
from her uncomfortable position ns soon
as possible, nnd tendered her the hospi
talities of his humble cabin. She appear
ed to be completely chilled through with
cold, and could scarcely spuak for some
time. On recovering strength, she rela
ted that she had been travelling on horse-
buck from her lather's house iu Montreal,
to visit an uuelo that resided in Ken
tucky, in charge of a young man namod
Renjauiin Conuett, who was sent express-
ly to attend her. But having a largo
nmount of gold in her possession, an evil
spirit prompted him to rob her; aud in a
lonely spot near Pino Creek, he presented
a pistol to her breast, compelling her to
dismount and deliver up what money sho
possessed ; when he immediately strip
ped her, tied her in this shameful condi
tion, lo starve with hunger or be devour
ed by wild beasts. She had remained in
thnt condition nearly nil night, when nf-
tei a desperate effort, she had released
hei self and made her way to the cabin.
After being refreshed, she willingly went
with the family to the spot, and pointed
cut the place where she hnd been tied,
and tho path she had beaten round the
tree trying to free herself.
The Ti was something artless in her ap
pearance j and her modest- demeanor and
delicate frame, left no doubt in the minds
of those who saw her, that her statement,
were true, nnd that sho had been foully
dealt with. eShe appeared to bo over
whelmed with distress at tho thoiu-ht nil
her situilion among strangers. She cave
nor name as Esther McDowell
Rev. Mr. Oiier, father of JudaeGrier of
the Supreme Court, rosideu close by, and
took her into his family, and kinily pro
PRINCIPLES,
C LEA K Kl ELI), T A . WKDNESM A , APRIL 3,1 KOL
vieled for lior hiiiiU. A groat deal ofpyni
mthy wus excitcil in her boliulf, ami tbe
neighbors vied with each ot hoi in milking
her jircscnt! or clothing. Severul pontle
mon, now living, presented Iter with val
imblo t-i 1 U dieses, and other nitidis,
which bho uccejited, and kindly thank
ed them for their liberality.
MeunwhiV tho news spread through
out lUo country, nnd tho ublic
indignation as liigLly excited
nguinst the villain Connett. Handbill,
ollerinjn, reward for bis apprehension,
weie jiii t in circulation, nnd the chivalry
of the West lirnnch started in ull direc
tions to look for tho scoundrel, lie had
21 hours start, however, and being well
mounted, eludeel all observations nnd
and cflected his escape.
The aitless girl remained in the neigh
borhood, caressed and entort iined by the
sympathizing people, who could not do
enough to alleviate her wants. Her
manners were so simple, her notions so
lady-like and refined, and the description
of the tliief so minute that no doubt was
felt of her being badly treated. Letter
in tho mean ti m a were despatched to her
father nt Montreal, but weeks- elapsed
iitid no nnewer came. Still the public
confident in her wus unshaken.
The intelMgence having spread Tar nnd
near, strangers Hocked in great numbers
to sec her, and loud'id her with presents.
Doing at the hotel kept by Duffies, nt Lar
, ,, 1 II . I
Cieek, a gcutleuian named Hutchi-
son, fro ii Milton, called to See her. fche "ed privately, nnd took up their resi-1 t , , , . ,
, .. , . . . , , I ' ii , .. . ! kci s, Oreeleys, rnd others of that stamp.
eyed linn closely, and seemed to keep,"tnce. Her son, in t.ie meantime inani- ., , , , , 4
i n- i i .it- . r -i i . i . . i ' , ,. hen the Mucklewraths begun to agitate,
shy of him, which attracted his attention. . tested a great desuo to travel, nnd his I . ,
ii ... , , I .. . , . i emancipation ceased,
and he tnought he detected something j mother furtiLed lum with one thousand! Dnriag tbe administration of Washing
familiar in her countenance, He requ-i- poumh, which she obtained by the sale of; toni lhlj Society of friends memorialized
ted to have some private conversation j her jewels, and placed him on board the j Congress, invoking its interposition to in
with her, which she positively refund, steamer Adriatic, with instructions to sa;l terd'xt the slave trade, and submittine
wiien ne eAciaimeu, caning ner uy name
i uencvo you arj ino young m m ttiai
once worked for mo in Milton as a jour in wealthy planter, who resided there,
neyinan taylor !' This was a poser, audi Without any misfcrtuno, the youth ar
bhc became greatly excited, which arous lived nt his cousin's ranche, situated on
cd u suspicion among the people that she the frontier of Texas, w here he received n
might be nn impostor. And such sLe ul-: cordial welcome. His cousin hud a
timately proved to bo. The pretty Es-' daughter, uamed Estelle, of about hi ow n
I ther McDowell had deceived and hum-
Lugged them in n shaaieful manner, and fell in love, and in whose society he pas
tiev ?r was robbed as she had represent scd six months. Hut on one fntul night
led- the rancLe was attacked by n p-irty of Cn-
A bundle of men's clothing had nlso manco Indiana, his cousin and Fstcllo
. beon foiled near tho spot whero she was
iound secreted in a hollow tog, which
a tioilow log, WHICH
-
went loconiirm tne suspicion. Al lenglti
she confessed that such was the fact
1 1... .1. I ..i....: . i. !
wi.ii.nue.- iiau ue-cn jurying uiej niijiosiei ;
being of a lomantic turn of mind, fho
iiau actually paasoa hei'sell oU as a young
man, and worked as a journeyman ta.-
man, and worked as a journeyman ta..,
lor,
1 1 was now remeinbo.ed that a younir
man. answering her description, had
,ln vi,,trt r., M. ;,, iin
of j,,, Antos Ksq., where Major
M;,.ton tin Billn, .,., ,, r..,.,i
Mc-
1 her
' nut'V tliA l-ivr.r ee-lioti uu ,1.,11'tl lint- tu. I..
attire and placed herself in the position
in whid, bLa VV1(S found, I
hat ever becamo of her is not dis -
tinctly known, though it is asserlod thut
she left the country soon afterwards, and
wont to the west under another name,
where she shortly afterwards married,
and sho become a highly rcspectublo
women.
Tho case of Esther McDowell niTorded
muci atnusemciit for many years among
the people, and when tho subject is
broached to tho old people at the proscut
day, their mirthfulncss is at once excited,
nnd they recount tho circumstance of be
ing so nicely humbugged with considera
ble gusto.
Natire's Changes, Wo nro going to
make n few lines nbout something
not the 'Last of tho Mohicans,'
nor the 'Last Rose of Summer,' but the
last Robe of Winter. There it lies, ns we
look out of our window, covering hill and
valley, house top nnd garden with its
beautiful white. Old Winter has dressed
himself, we believe, for the, last time;
when this suit of clothes wears out, he
will wear out with it, and laughing joyous
Spring wi'l come tripping over the lea,
attended by gonlle breezes waking her
welcome to every violefnook and grassy
mound ; while flower! of every hue will
spring up to deck her path, nnd to glori
fy her coming. Her toilet finished,' she
will enrapture our vision with georgeous
scenery, and regale our olfactories with
rich perfumes, nil summer shall come to
convert her s weet scented blossoms into
luscious fruits.
JfaTAn Irishman working on tho canal
lately walked into the water, nnd coming
ac ross a turtle with head and legs exten
ded, halloed to his companion thnt he had
found a box fall of snakes.
not MEN.
A Strange and Roniantrc Story.
John North Kenwick, Baronet, no-v of
Fenwick Hull, K,,KlJU(j, w tl,0 subject of
a stnmgely roinantio story in tbo Chicago
Democrat, from which we condense nn
account of tho misfortune! connected
with his wanderings through tho world.
Ho is the child ofSir John N. Fenwick,
who in 1803, married Clura Seymour, a
poor clergyman's daughther, against the
wishes of his two sisters. The latter re
venged themselves by falsely charging
Ludy Fenwick with nu intimacy with n
certain young French count whom Sir
John had introduced to her at Venice
during the honeymoon. Lady Clara
swooned at the chargo, and her husband,
completely carried away by passion, and
convinced that the story told him by his
sisters wan (ruts ordered her and tho boy
to be expelled from the hall, and imme
diately hurried to the seaboard, and etn-
burked for the continent. The unfo- tu-
nate wife became insanc.ed ,n,p,im
in
1,i .,1,: . , .
nn asylum, ultimately recovering un -
der.he careful kindness of Capt. O'NVil i uur ume ot wwiungton,
whohadlong loved her, and now ' spurned in thii day and
sought her to leave her cruel husband Uon' b h W I"
and share his fortunes. I eco"'16ls- ince the Missouri
i.-t,. . i ., , Compromise lias been repealed, the sk-
l or a long time she resisted hts appeals' . , . . ,
1.. ii , ., . , jixe'J question remaias precisely as it
b-t hnally ascerlaining that her husband . . , , ,., ,. , 1 n
,,lU. ( , i, j . , ;was Washington mus President,
liad taken steiig to obtain a divorce from ' i, r ., .
1.1. r ..,' ti. ...... . r-v i . i ,JJe,ore 'he Compromise was enacted,
tier, anu that ciptain O Neil was her onh o,, r. c. . i i i ,
r,.-,t.j , ' , , ,,,, . , o'ute after State ubo'.ished slaverv vo un-
Irier.d, she consented. '1 hev went to 4 . , , .,. , .. .. .
('..I,....,. 1 , 1.1 1 ,,
Ualwuy, Jicland, aheie they were mar -
( or .New i orK, unu irom thence to J exaV
to visit n cousin ot hers nameil Somervule,
nge, nnd very handsorn. with whom he
were murdered, ipd he carried oil' into
captivity. He
caMlVitV. lie remained n rvmlivn f.,i.
-
three months, when seizing a favorable
' oimortunitv and n tnmnlutvk l.o Lm,i
1 . i . .
I ' J "I
u;e jncian with wliom li'j was n captive,
nnd made his cscane to Drownsville. Tev-
as
After many subsequent adventures, he
determined to return tc Fenwick Hall
nnd nn l.i. ri-l.i nc n .n .,,i i-
;u orjy occupant. By the aid of the
r.u, nniii n,: n i. .
mitled him to accompany him through
the United tntes, nnd to return with him
to Klipl.ird 'Plirt tt-nnilrnr i-l iit.iif..l
home nt nn opportune time -just as one
of hi-aunts, seized with remorse, had
' niad-3 n death.-bed acknowledgment of his
mother's innocence, thus establishing
His legitimacy. Sir John folded his ling
l-st n to his heart, shedding tears of joy
"vcr lnm.
Tho health cf Lady Clara greatly failed
jftfter the departure of her son for Ameri-
ca, nnd Captain O'Neil took her to the
south of France in the hops of restoring
it. But she soon died, nnd not long nf-
! terward the Captain was shot in a duel.
' Ity a will he bequeathed his property,
which was of great value, lo his wife's son,
John N. Fenwick. The ycung man is
;:oiv in Fenwick Hall, whence he has
written lo Ins Amer:cnn friends thank
ing them for their many kindnesses, and
sending remembrances to his former
companions. With such a varied expo
rienco of life, aristocratic and democratic,
Sir John North Fenwick, Baronet, may
yet be a man of mark among his com
peers. fl-jy Dr. Franklin enid : 'There seems
to bo but three ways for R nation to ac
quire wealth. The first is by war. ns the
Roman did, in plundering their neighbors,
this is robbery. Tho second by commerce,
which is frequently cheating. The third
by ugticullurc,theoi:ly honest way where
in man receives a real increase of seeds
thrown into the ground in a kind of con
tinued niiraclo, wrought by the hand of
Ood in his favor, as a reward for his inno
cent life and his virtuous industry'.
facT A man asleep on a railroad track in
Alabama, was taken up by the cow catcli Whito House have made Friday the dnyt
cr, and thrown six feet up an embank- or roception Tor the preient. For tho fir-t
mcnt without harming him. He took a I lime in many years, the President's man
drink from a bottle immediately nnd sion has young children in it-a domeslio
looked at Lis watch lo boo what time it institution which ought to encourngo tho
President to keep thg peace,
Slavery Now and Then. I A New York liepnbUflBn in n T-aut
Jn the days ,f Washington, and during j Tlace.
tho (lri,t term of his administration, the
census returns, certified by Thomas Jcr-' uH)Pftrs tnnt John A Kennedy, Su
iVrson. F tretary of Stnt ..vl.ilui .),,. r.j ! Pf ""tendent of tho N. Y. ci'.y ; .-llec,
loving enumciution of slaves ;
ermwjt, iq
New Hampshire, jjg
Iihodo Island,
Connecticut, 2 701
New York,
New Jersey, jii4-j3
rennsyivania, 3i737
Dolaware, )PS7
Maryland, 103.03G
Virijrtujv i."J2,C27
Kentucky, 12,420
North Carolina, 100,572
South Carolina, 107,104
Georgia, 20.104
o. V. Terntc-ry, 1,421
This was twenty- five ynnjs beforo the
- , f: ?
, V0mp,'0mlSe anU -vct ,,J-' rople
' " "b contente.ian Unppy
it'vi. uio ce'iiuuHni oi iiiiiiirs wiiicu sal isu -
' i , . , ....
11.. I l. .1 i . . . ..
.iHii;. miu nuuuui llie IIIICSU IIIIU OlllC-
' - , , , ,
the interrogation how far the powers of
Congress could be e.rfrcised toward the
amelioration nnd abolition of slavery in
the States and Territorias. The subject
was referred to a committe composed of
men perfectly conversant with tho moan
ing of tho Constitution, for they had made it.
They reported " The Congress, by a fair
construction of the Constitution, arc rf
strained from inlcrfaing in the emancipation op
slaves, Sic." but that " Congic-s have au
iliority to interdict the slave trade."
And when Congress waB nbout putting
an abrupt termination to the rlave trade,
! ..nri'i r .
..j'-.i.v nui iij vi leuiunii uiieen came
j from Mawnchusetts nnd other holy State,
nni. i..-.., ,i i., i.
. . ..v I . v-iiv v.iiT . ee-iiiiiuiliu Him IIIP
trade should be prolonged eight years be
yond the time proposed; so that they be
enabled to fulfill the lucrntivn rnntmpta
in trsnsDortinz tho thousands of ,, A c
ricans agreed upon from their native
country to the Southern planters. Some
were " building expensive vessels," others
hnd "j:is! purchased and fitted out slave
ships," with a view to the profit of the
trade, nnd if it were suddenly abolished)
they would bo crippled, if not ruir.od
speculators irj human flesh. The journals
ol Congress show thnt the South were in
fuvor or the immediate termination of the
inhuman traffic, nnd that tho States now
under tho spiritual guidance of the sanc
tified Beecher, Tnrker, (liveley, Sew
aid and Garrison, were unanimously ag
ainst il.
Change in Postal Laws, An addition
to the post office laws made nt the late
tession of congross comprises some provi
sions of general interest. The Post Mas
ter General is authorised to furnish letter
sheets with postago stamps impressed
thereon, combining in ono tho sheet nnd
the envelope. The unclaimed money from
dead letters is to bo used to promote the
clliciency ot the dead letter office by pro
viding for a more careful exnminaion of
letters, and for the return of a larco
number to the writers, provided a detail
ed report of thesa proceedings be made
it Congreps during next session. Letters
returned from the dead letter office nre to
be charged the usual rales of pottage, to
bo collected on delivery. Advertised let
ters are to be returned to the dead letter
office, if unclaimed two months nfter the
ante of the Advertisement, excepting let
ters at seaports intended for persons on
board vessels expected to arrive, und also
excepting letters specially marked to be
retained a longer period. It shull be law
ful for persons known ns dealers in news--papers
and periodicals to receive by mail
such quantities of either as they may re
quire, and to pay tho pistngo thereon ns
they may bo received, nt tho same rates
as regular subscribers to such publications;
and drop letters muwt be prepaid by pos
tage stamps.
J8a7 Mrs. Lincoln and tho ladies of the
TERKS-Sl 23 per Aimum, if paid mmlvai.co
NKWSF.IHKS VOL. J.-NO r7
started tho tory of Lincoln's assassina
tion with tho view of getting tho T'. S.
Marshalship- A Police nnn, by the name
of Williamson, during a trial in the iV.:cc
Court testified lo u conversation with
Kennedy ns follows;
Kennedy. "I understand you nro a
pretty good Republican, W'illintnori "
Willinrmon. "Yes, I understand my
self to U'3 to."
Kennedy, feolig Lis way safely, contin
ued. " I intend to send one or n.oie de
tectives to the cities or Kaltimorn nd
Washington, fori have understood tint,
they nre organizing a jdot or plnu tu 1.5
sassinate the Presidentelect ; nt ail events,
J desire it to appear so, that I cun do the
President u service ; I have been spoken
of as a candidate for the office of U.,.iod
States Marsh ul for the District, and I
don't know but, that 1 nhalL be a u&udi
date." Williamson was rather taken aback ul
this bud. replied :
"I don't think I'm smnrt at thnt kind"
of business, nnd you can find sotne one to
do it who is more capable."
Kenedy replied ' very well," when the,
conference ended.
Any lio for nn office. Any infmi'iii
plot tc get into favor with the President.
H ho will not be dirgusted with such mon ?
Thoy nre more despicable than Traitors,
Wo have never read such n series of sick
ening und humiliating scent as this Re
publican victory has furnished. In false
hood, hypocrisy, cowardice nnd vulgcrily
we have never heard cf its equal, All
the alleged plots nnd counterplots have
been invented for cficct, to excite the
P'iDlio mind and to nd.aneo personal und
selfish ends. The renction, however, will,
yet come.
A. Ward o.v Washington. Artcrans
Ward, in his great 'crashun' on Washing
ton, says :
"Q. Washington wns n cerr headed,
warm hearted, bravennd stiddy goin man.
He neAer si opt over 1 The prevniling
weakness of most public men is to slop
over! Put them words in large letters.
A. W. They git filled itn nnd plop.
They travel too much on tho high piesh
cr pi incite. They git on to the first pop
ular hobby horse thnt trots along, not
carina Eent whether the beest is even
goin, elenr sited nnd sound, or spavined,
blind orbawky. Of course Ihey got throwd
eventooly if not sooner. When they see
the multitood goin it blind they go pel
mel with it instid of exerlin themKelve?
to set it right. 'J"i-y cant tee that the
cron-d witch is now I earing them triiini"
pbantly on its shoulders will soon diskivei
its error nnd cast them into tho boss por'
of oblivyun without tho slightest hesita
shun. Washington never fclopt over.
That wasn't George's stile ! Ho luvcd hi.i.
cuntry deerly. He wasn't 'ater tho
(piles. He was a 1 umin nngil in a 3 kor
nered hat nnd nice britches and w shant
see his like right utray, My frisnds, wc
cant all be Washington, but wo can all
be patriots in a Christian manner. Wbei.
wo see a brolher goin down hill to ruir.
'ct us not give him a push, but let ua.
seeza rite hold of his cote tales and drat;
him back to mortality."
Br.AUTirii. Answers. A pupil of thr
Abbo Sicord gave tho following extrnordi -
nary answers :
'What is gratitude?'
'Gi ititudo is the memory cf the heart.'-
'What is hope?
'Hope is (ho blossom of happiness.'
'What is the difference between hops
and desiro V
'Desire is a tree in leaf, hope is a tree":
in flower, aud enjoyment is n tree ii
fruit.
'What is eternity V
'A duy without yesterday or tosmonow.
n line that has no end.'
'What is time?'
'A lino that has two ends a pat!,
which begins in tho cradle and ends i.t
the grave.'
'What is God?'
'The necessary beinp, the sun of eter
nity, the m.iohincst of nature, tho eye t
justico, the watch-maker of tho universrv
the soul of tho world.
'Does (Jod reason ?'
'Man reasons because he doubts; )
deliberalee he decides. God is omni.-.-.
dent; He nevor doubts He therefore
never reasons.
JUuyMuny a poor woman thinks sheen;,
do nothing without a husband ; nnd wb
she gets one. she finds she can do nothing
with him.