t cwislotun Js&ksL 0a jcHc. loi XXXVI — Whole No 1879. Rates of Advertising One square, 18 lines, 1 time 50 2 times 75 3 " 1.00 '• 1 mo. 1.25 3 " 2.50 6 " 4.00 " 1 year 6.00 2 g lares, 3 times 2.00 " 3 mos. 3.50 < ommunications recommending persons for office, must be paid in advance at the rate of 25 cents per square. <£fio(ce The Juvenile portion of our community were much delighted some time ago with the songs taught them by Mr. MARVIN, a gentleman who appeared to possess the happy faculty of gaining the good will of all classes. A few weeks since we gave a favorite song called " We'll not ffive up the Bible" —this week we give another which is occasionally sung on the streets with much gusto by the youngsters : THE ROWER'S SO.TC, When early morning's ruddy light Bids man to labor go, We haste with scythes both sharp and bright The meadow grass to mow ; We mowers, dal de ral day, We cut the lilies and ha ha ha, ha ha ha, Hey dey dey, yes, hey dey dey We cut the lilies and hay. The cheerful lark sings sweet and clear, The black bird chirps away, And all is lively, sprightly here, Like merry, merry May. We mowers, dal de ral dey, We roll the swaths of green ha ha ha, ha ha ha. Hey dey dey, yes, hey dey dey, We roll the swaths of green hay. The maidens come in gladsome train, And skip along their way, Rejoiced to tread the grassy plain, And toss the new mown hay. The maidens, dal de ral dey, They rake the lilies and ha ha ha, ha ha ha, Hey dey dey. yes, hey dey dey, They rake the lilies and hay. THE TEAR OF SYHPATHY. How softly the tear of sympathy falls on the heart bruised and broken with sor row ! It assures the sad and weeping soul that it is not alone in a wilderness of cold hearts ; that there are those who can feel for the troubles of others ; and oh ! what is more cheering to an aching heart than such a thought ? The desire to be loved is human nature in its purity. It is the hrst impulse of the opening heart—and it lues and breathes in the bosom of all until the hour of death. A look of love, a word of kindness, a tear of sympathy costs no thing—why then withhold them from those who would prize them as blessings winged with the fragrant dews of heaven? To give them costs -us nothing; but it often costs us an effort—a silent pang at the heart, did we but confess it—to withhold them ; for he must indeed be a misanthrope whose heart does not delight in going forth to bless and be blessed. The tear of sympathy never falls in vain. It waters and fertilises the soil of the most sterile heart, and causes it to flourish with the beautiful flowers of gratitude and love ; and as the summer clouds weep refresh ment on the parched earth and leave the .-ivies more beautiful than before, yvith the rain-bow of promise arching in the cerulean dome, so the tear%f sympathy not only refreshes the heart on which it drops, but it elevates and beautifies the nature of him from whom it springs. A sympathising heart is a spring of pure water bursting forth from the mountain side. Ever pure and sweet in itself, it carries gladness and joy on every ripple of its sparkling current. —ft'illis Geist. JV f•t rll xe• *#. KATHARINE OF RUSSIA. Dark and dreadful was the night of the 25th of November, 1(589, and heavily fell the snow flakes; but darker were the prospects, and heavier was the heart of the poor Livonian, as he reached the skirts of the dense forest surrounding the town os Marienburg. Misfortune had compelled the indigent peasant to sever the endearing relations that bound him to his favorite haunts of sacred memory, and seek among strangers that which was denied him in the midst of his friends. Accompanied by his first born, a spright ly youth of fourteen, and bearing in his weary urjns a tender infant, the express image of her whom he had lately con igned to the silent tomb, he had well nigh completed a faithful journey throngh a J lack and inhospitable region. A violent storm of snow and wind (peculiar to that tire.try country,) fiercely raged, bearing de struction -and desolation in its progress, and producing terror in the minds of the un sheltered wanderers. Overcome by the '■•-verity of the cold, and unable longer to sustain his precious charge, he carefully deposited jt upon a bed of snow, and went i" quest of assistance ami a kind retreat from the howling of the storm. But he returned not again* The early (lawn liad discovered a frozen corps to the astonished '•* Hants of au obscure cottage in the out skirts ot the quiet village, 2 squares, 6 mos. $5.00 1 year 8.00 $ column, 3 mos. 6.00 6 " 10.00 " 1 year 15.00 1 column, 3 mos. 10.00 6 " 15.00 " 1 year 25.00 Notices before mar riages, &c. sl2. \ ears passed away, and, under the af- 1 fectionate care and protection of the good pastor and his benevolent ctfmpanion, Katharine, (for such she was named by her foster-parents) increased not only in personal beauty and loveliness, but as she grew in years, developed those peculiar graces and dispositions which become an amiable and grateful daughter. And soon she was enabled, by assiduous attention to i the wants of their declining years, to tes tify her appreciation of their self-sacririe ing devotion to her infant days. The Czar of Russia, not content with his widely extended dominions, and desi- ' rous of the conquest and annexation of the province of Livonia—had already marched his forces upon its chief city. Katharine had attained her sixteenth year when his ' formidable cannon announced to the inof fensive inhabitants the bombardment of ' their quiet town. With a view to her safety, she was separated from the aged pastor and sent to his sister, Alexia. The patriotic Skovrouski remained to assist in the defence of his native city. But the ef forts of the besieged proved fruitless, and j they were compelled to surrender captives 1 of war and subjects of the Emperor of i Russia. The humiliating news spread like light ning, and no sooner did it reach the eager ears of Katharine than she determined to return and share the fate of her benefactor. The dusky shades of evening were just closing in as a horse, reeking with foam, and almost ready to sink from exhaustion, reached the border of the wood nearest the gates of Marienburg. Emerging from the shade of the trees, its progress was suddenly arrested by a soldier seizing the bridle, and rudely demanding— -44 Where are you going ?" " What is that to you ?" was the pe remptory reply. 44 lam in haste, and pray you allow rne to pass unmolested." 44 Impossible!" replied the sentinel, 44 thou art a Livonian, and now Livonia be longs this day to Peter I. of Russia. You are, therefore, my prisoner, and must be conducted before our general." Arrived at the general's tent, she threw herself at his feet, and demanded the priv ilege of seeking her protector among the slain. Moved at the sight of her youth, and astonished at her courage, the general granted her request on condition of her re turning to him when she had completed her search. The night was dismal, and the under taking a fearful one, but the difficulties daunted not the resolute Katharine. She soon came upon a field covered with dead by the unequal contest, while the groans and cries of anguish told that many still survived the slaughter. Intent alone upon discovering her more than father, she did not discover the pres ence of a young Cossack officer, who, struck with her charms, and admiring her boldness, had accompanied her to the gory field. 44 The evening air is chilling,'and this is no place for woman ; pray return, and leave me to seek your wounded kinsman." Astonished at the sound of a human voice, she turned and recognised in the stranger the sentinel who had impeded her progress without the city walls. Refusing iiis generous offer, she permitted him to aid in her errand of mercy and love. Long and tedious was the search, hut unavailing, and at an early dawn they re turned to the city, having failed to find the remains of the good old minister. Katharine religiously kept her word, JKBnsmss) iisjs tpmß&nsHn®© nrs? im'2'SHSj(&aiR 3 aawssTsws?) ttmmwMTg v it. unvtv, ATTORNEY LA IT, HAS resumed the practice of his profession in this and the adjoining counties. Office at the Banking House of Ixmgeneek er, Grubb & Co. Jan. 20, 184S—tf. GEO. W. ELDER, ~ A TT O R N E Y A T L A W, Lewistown, Mifflin County, Pa. OFFICE two doors west of the True Demo crat Office. Mr. Elder will attend to any business in the Courts of Centre country. August 35, IS49—tf. Attorney at Law, IVTILL attend promptly to business entrust * V ed to his care in this and adjoining counties. Office one door west ot the Post Office. June 16, '49-ly. 01. MONTGOMERY, 800 l Jk Shoe Manufacturer MARKET STREET LEWISTOWN. CON L'INUES to manufacture, to order, every description of BOOTS AND SHOES, on the most reasonable terms.— Having competent workmen in hisemploy and i using good stock, his customers,as well as all others, may rely upon getting a good article, well made and neatly finished, j Janu*-y 22,1545-tf f i ALMER S Business Men's .-Almanac, tur j 8 saie e: this Office.