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25 cents per square.
| TONS of Valentine &■ Thomas' best
Oil IKON, for sale bv
024 F. G. FRAN CI SCUS,
Agent for Valentine &. Thomas.
| k LBS. Anvils and Vices. Screw
Plates, assorted, I to 11 inch,
Blacksmith's Bellows, from 330 to 42 inches.
Fqr sale, low for cash, bv
024 F. G. FRAN CISC US.
4 \ ILCIIRiSTS celebrated American Jia-
V* zors. A small lot of those splendid Ra- !
y.ors just received. They require no honing or
sharpening—each Razor warranted. For sale
!>> oct24 F. G. FRANCISCUS.
►- / | KEGS pure White Lead, £2 per keg ;
•>' I 100 boxes Window Glassy 100 gallons
Flaxseed Oil; 100 lbs., Putty, Spirits of Tur
pentine, Paris Green, Chromes of different
colors, with an assortment of all kinds Paints,
Paint Brushes, Sash Tools, &c., for sale by
oct24 F. G. FRANCISCUS.
Stoves, Stoves. Stoves,
j> A LARGE stock ot new and beautiful
j~lßCooking and Parlor STOVES, Pen Plate
3£do. from 22 to 132 inches; Air-Tight
Cook, Vernon do.. Hathaway do., Keystone do..
Universe do., Complete do. Revere Air-right
Parlor Stove, Ottoman do., Persian do., hxoel
sior do., Etna do. Barroom Stoves, Harp Can
non do.. Cannon do.. Cast Oven do.,.Russiado.,
lien Franklin do—for wood or coal —ii ot
which will be sold low for cash, at the Hard
ware Store of
o>4 F. G. FRANCISCUS.
Hammered Iron,
I FARMERS, Blacksmiths, Machinists, and
1 others, are respectfully invited to examine
a new and superior article ot HAMMERED
IRON.madeof the celebrated Freedom Blooms,
by Messrs. John A. Wright & Co., Lewistown.
Pa. This Iron for quality, toughness and
evmess of finish is unsurpassed by any Ham
mered Iron in the Slate. • All sizes of Wagon
and buggy Tire, small and large sizes ot Bar
—square, flat, oval, £ round —Plough Irons of
all kinds, Sledge Moulds, Crow Btra, <Xic.. for
sale, for cash, bv
F. G. FRANCISCUS.
Orders for any extra sizes promptly
executed. nov '
Astonishing Reduction in
THE PRICE OF
u: 3
M ERIC AN Rolled Bar Iron 3 ct*.
AHorse Shoe Bar
Nail Rods 4
warranted good, and tvi l be sold for casu at
the above lates, by
007 F. G. FRANCISCI S.
GRAND LETTING I
PROPOSALS will be daily received a* the
old stand of Nusbauin, Brothers, in Lcw
istown, for any quantity of goods now ranged
on the shelves and countersof the undersigned,
and to meet the run of customers who will no
doubt avail themselves ot this new mode of
obtaining Cheap Goods ot every description,
they have just ordered and received about as
complete an assortment ot
LADIES' DRESS GOODS
as was ever seen in this or any other country
town, embracing every description and elyle
of all that is
Xrw, Ntat, and Fashionable,
at prices varying from a few cents to dollars
p<-r yard. In other kinds of goods, we can
show in quality and price whatever others csn
p;fiuce, and a considerable sprinkling i.i ■'*
cannot be found elsewhere, especially in
Clotllft, CifHimcros Satinet*, A:v,
and will venture to add in ball and W inter
Goods generally. Of
Beimels, Slices, Hosiery, Gloves, & Ribbons
we have an extensive stock, which, as a ne
cesMtry consequence are effered for sale cheap.
Since opening our establishment here, we
have fully demonstrated that, as a general
thing, we sell as low as the very lowest, if not
(i iiitie lower. We do not profess to sell one
( r two nor three articles at a very low price,
>ut we do profess to sell everything, in either
ihe Dry Goods or Grocery line, so cheap that
we are confident our friends everywhere would
t>e the gainers by giving us a cail and making
their purchases.
f-"~ He member at the Old Stand of Nos
h-turn. Brothers.
15. FIROVEI) A: BRO.
Lewistown, Nov. 21,1951.
AT COST!
r 111]K undersigned oilers to the public, af
-1 fording FIRST RATE BARGAINS, his entire
siock of
Dry GootN, llouls A Allocs,
at COST. Having taken the National House
vnd Statue (tfjice , I find that 1 have too many
irons in the lire to keep them all going, and
therefore give the people this opportunity to
buy cheap. J- 1 liOMAb.
j/.'wistywn, October 31, 101.
DRTRQLEU&, ' r Rck Oil, st A. A.
§ jiv, RANKS' Variety store.
2 squares, 6 mos. §5,00
44 1 year 10,00
| column, 3 mos. 8,00
44 6 " 10.00
44 1 year 15.00
1 column, 3 mos. ID, OO
6 " 15.00
" 1 year 25,00
Notices before MAR
RIAGES, &c, §l2.
IPXussis-ifi® ASJIS) ILL, iLxwnsiMwsra ssEXxxnsy ipx^
ITE7T S2O R 3
A\i) NEW GOODS.
rpHli undersigned is just receiving from '
L Philadelphia, a large and choice assort- I
inent of
Dry Goals, Groceries, anil Q.ueensware,
superior to any ever before offertd in tiiiscom- ;
munity, which will be sold low for cash or '
country produce. Call at the McCLURE j
STAND, one door west of M AYKS' TAVERN.
Among the numerous articles embraced in 1
this line stock are the following :—Blue, black
green, and brcnvn CLOTHS; Cassimeres,
Vesting?,Cassinets, leans, &c.; Muslins, brown
and bleached; lie ljaiues, Cashmeres, Alpacas; i
Ribbons, Races, and Fringes; SHAWLS, Car- J
pets, Carpet Chains, and a choice lot of Bogs.
3 u the Grocery Line,
we have the best ot Coffee. Tea, Sugar, RICP,
Cheese, Molasses, &.c. VVe have Boots and ,
Shoes, Looking Classes, Cedar Ware, Hard
ware, Nails, Fish and Salt, Tobacco and Ci- i
gars, and a few choice sugar cured Hams.
03" All kinds of PRODUCE taken in store
and forwarded to Philadelphia, or bought at
cash prices.
N. 15. The public are invited tocaii and ex- :
amine for themselves before looking elsewhere.
WM. P. WILL!KEN. !
Lewistown, Sept. *26,1851.
A FRESH ARRIVAL
OF
m iiiii) aODii^
Thirty days fader from Philadelphia,
yew l ork , anil lioston !
Great lieiiiiftion in the Price of Gootls.'l
ffiXilH undersigned, thankful for past patrnn-
X age, would beg leave to inform the citi
izens of Mifflin, Huntingdon, Centre, Union,
and Juniata counties that they have jus;t re
ceived from the east, and are now opening, one
of the largest, and decidedly the cheupes! stock
of i
Fall and Winter Goods
ever offered in this place, having bought our
goods later in the season, and for cash during
the present severe pressure in the money mar
ket. We feel confident in saying that we
can at'! will sell goods at from 10 to 20 per
cent, cheaper than the cheapest.
We have blue-black, brown, olive, and green,
French, Are.,
—=JLP>£>32,ill
cassimeres, satinets, testings, French tnerinoes,
Thibet cloths, cashmeres, m. de laines, alpa
cas, ginghams, silks, satins, cloakiugs, bonnets,
ribbons, lace, gloves, flannels, linseys, &c.
Bay State long shawls, at from §0 to §9 each ;
prints, at from 13 to cts. per yard ; domes
tic muslins, 3 to (S\ c's. per yarii; sugar, at
from o to 10 cts. per lb.; prime Rio coffee, 10
cts. per lb. Also,
BOOTS, SHOES, AM) READY-MADE CLOTHING,
cheaper than they have ever been sold here,
Hardware and Queensware.
Fisli, Sail, Planter, &c., A:c.
Call ami suliofV yourselves. No humbug
iiere. * SJGI.KR & STUART.
Levvietown, Oct. 24. 1851. tf
WANTED —-5110,(>00 bushels gocvl red and
white Whrat, also, Rye, t.'wn, Oat?, and Clo
ver Seed, for which we w ill pay the highest
cash prices. S. & S.
Shawls, Mufrs. Bonnets. &c.
YY' 'F ' irut ,i?t °P our second stip-
Included in which will ho found splendid
ISroche Shawls,
If ay s*latr <!<>.
.1 Handsome Assortment of A7 I'FES ami
WINTER BON.\ ETS.
Rich watered, figured and plain SILKS, Mednoea,
Cashmeres, Mou <lc Luinck, tc.
W •? hav j rilf.o opened some superior
c;A Rriiis,
Floor Oil Cloth.*, Window tr. Our s'ork of
good* i* now very complete, and we invite our friends to
call t?ui examine for themselves.
WATTSON, JACOB A CO.
T.ewistown, Dec. 5, 1951.
BOOT, SHOE, & BOOK STORE.
Our hanr'T to the breeze we fl;ce,
And ofcheap BOOTS i*n Sticvss we Klrg ;
Of work well done and fitted nm-t.
And low for cash:—we can't be beat
Plague ot; the mine • O, why refuse
To aid me in niy rhyme t
Well, then, here goer, I'H writ" in |IT >J-.
If you will give nie time.
T'tE story, all told, is simply this; we have ju.>r •.
J- ceived from the city thelargeat andheit assortment of
ECOE3 AFD SHOES
ever brought to tills place. We have ROOTS at ail
prices, and of all aorta and sizes ; and in selecting our
stock we did not forget the I.'.dies, (God blear them )
'• Variety is the. spice of life,"— -o says the poet, and we
had an eye single to that fact wh n we ael< ltd our
Ladiev and
We must say, although we do not wish to boast,that we
have the best assortment in this place, and can and will
sell a little lower for cash than they can be had elsew here.
Of our home-made work we need not speak, save that
we will spare no pain* nor expense in having work made
to order, and us we will employ none but the best of
workmen, we have no hecit.incy in warranting our
work. In a word, an examination of our stock, and of
our home made work, which is respectfully solicited,
will satisfy visitors that it is not surpassed in this mar
ket for xk ?r.v>:ss, cifK.ipxr.ss, m.,i m nABIL
ITY. Give us a call, one and all, and we are confident
lliat <mi will so away realizing thitthe place to save
money in buying good and fashionable work is at the
new store of 4V. W. UIIOW.N,
loiit Market street, m the ratrm latelu occupied by I) Do
not, n J'etr doortt I'.Bt-l oj it fi'Snon ,y Jacob s e tore
01-l rem li < alf Boots that can't be beat in these biggins;
also, an as-nrtincut of tile celi iiraled Unfiled Hoots, Ka
rl I""' Italian Cloth <.ailrs, eli c'lc , kepi cunstaiillv on
band and made to order
n o o 84 s.
Great II irgams by those who want BOOKS can nowr
be had at our establishment.
J.ewistown. October 3, l~.il
■ | AKDWA UK, of nil kinds, al unusually
8 a low pricos. for ctish, at
oc/2 4 F. G. FRANCtSCUS'S.
FRIDAY EVEAIACi, FEBRUARY 20, 1832.
s)ortrg*
A Child's Evening Prayer.
Jesus, Heavenly Shepherd, bear me,
Hies* thy little lamb to-night;
Through the darkness be thou near me,
Watch my sieep till morning light.
All this day thy hand hath led me,
And 1 thank thee for thy care ;
Thou hast warmed and clothed and fed me,
Listen to my evening prayer.
May my sins be all forgiven ;
Bless the friends I love so well :
W hen 1 die take me to Heaven,
Happy there with thee to dwell.
3 Sbcirct 3£ale.
From Arthur*!* Temperance Titles.
THE PLEDGE.
BY T. B. AKTIFL R, SUITOR OR TIFF' 44 HOMH GAKETTB "
4 I want a quarter of a dollar. Jane.'
1 his was addressed by a miserable crea
ture. bloated and disfigured by intemper
ance, to a woman, whose thin, pale face,
and heart-broken look, told but too plainlv
that she was the drunkard's wife.
4 .Nut a quarter of a dollar, John .'
Surely you will not waste a quarter of a
dollar ol my hard earnings, when you
know that 1 can scarcely get food and de
cent clothes for the children ?'
As the wife said this, she looked up into
her husband's face with a sad, appealing
expression.
' 1 niust have a quarter, Jane,' was the
firm reply.
•<), John! remember our little ones.
The cold weather will soon be here, and
J have not yet hecn able to get them shoes.
If you will not earn anything yourself,
do not waste the little my hard labor can
procure. Will not a sixpence do I Sure
ly that is enough for you to spend for '
4 Nothing will do but a quarter, Jane,
and that 1 must have, if I steal it !' was
the prompt and somewhat earnest replv.
Mrs. J arvis laid aside her work mechan
ically, and rising, went to a drawer, and
from a cup coutainiugr a single dollar in
small pieces, her little ail, took out a quar
ter ola dollar, and turning to her hus
band, said, as she handed it to him—
-4 Remember, that you arc taking the
bread out of your children's mouths !'
4 Not so bad as that. 1 hope, Jane,' the
drunkard replied, as he clutched the mon
ey eagerly ; something iike a feeble smile
flitting across his disfigured and distorted
countenance.
4 Yes, and worse !' was the response
in a sadder tone than that in which tin
wife had at first spoken.
4 How worse, Jane .''
4 John !' and the wife spoke with a sud
den energy, while her countenance lighted
up with a strange gleam. 4 John, lean
not bear this much longer! 1 loel mvselt
sinking every day. And you—you who
pledged yourself- *
Here the voice of the poor woman
ga\e way, and covering her face v. ith her
hands, she bent her head upon her bosom,
and sobbed, and wept hysterically.
i he drunkard looked at her for a mo
ment, and then turning hurriedly, passed
from the room. Tor some moments after
die doer had closed upon her husband,
did Mrs. Jarvis stand, sobbing anu weep
ing. Then slowly returning to her chair
near the window, she resumed her work,
with an expression of countenance that
was sad and hopeless.
in the meantime, the poor wretch who
had thus reduced his family to a state of
painful destitution, after turning awa\
Ironi his door, walked slowly along the
street with his head bowed down, as it
engaged in, to him, altogether a new em
ployment, that of self-communion. All at
once a hand was laid fainiliarlv upon his
shoulders, and a well known-voice said—
' < 'owe, John, let's have a drink.'
Jarvis looked up with a bewildered air,
and the first thing that caught his eve,
O O ml 7
after it glanced away from the face of one
of l;is drinking cronies, was a sign with
bright gold letters, bearing the words,
" EAGLE < "OFFEE-HOCSE." The sign was
as familiar to him as the face of one of
his children. At the same moment that
his eye rested upon this, creating an in
voluntary impulse to move towards the
tavern-door, his old crony caught hold of
his coat-collar, and gave him a pull in the
same direction. But much to the surprise
of the latter, Jarvis resisted this attempt
to give his steps a direction that would
lead him into his old accustomed haunt.
-1 Won't you drink this morning, Jarv i ?'
asked the other with a look of surprise.
There was evidently a powerful strug
gle going on in the mind oi the drunkard.
This lasted only tor a moment or two,
w hen he said, loudls - , and emphatically —
• No V
And instantly broke from his old boon
companion, and hurried 011 his way.
A loud laugh followed itiin, but be hccd
ded it not. Ten minutes' walk brought
him to the store of a respectable trades
man.
'ls .Mr. K in V he asked, as he
entered.
• Hack at die desk,' was the reply of a
clerk.
And Jarvis walked back with a resolute
air.
• Mr. I* , I want to sign the pledge v
ou, Jarvis ?' Mr. R said, in
I tones of gratified surprise.
4 A es, me, Mr. K . It's almost a
: hopeless case ; but here goes to do tnv
: best.'
'Are you fully sensible of what vou
; are about doing, Jarvis V
' 1 think I am, Mr. R . I've drank
nothing since yesterday morning, and with j
| the help of Hint above, I am determined '
! never to drink another drop as long as 1
, live ! So read me tiie pledge and let me
sign it.'
Mr. R turned at once to the con
stitution of the Washington Temperance
Society, and read the pledge thereunto
annexed :
•' • We, the undersigned, do pledge our
selves to each other, as gentlemen, that
we will not, hereafter, drink any spirituous
liquors, wine, malt, or cider, unless in
sickness, and under the prescription of a
physician.' "
Jarvis took the pen in his hand, that
trembled so he could scarcely make a
straight mark on paper, and enrolled his
name among the hundreds of those, who,
uke him, had resolved to be men once
more. i his done, he laid down the quar
ter ola dollar which lie had obtained from
his wife, the admission fee required of all
who joined the society. As he turned
lrom the tradesman s store, his step was
firmer, and his head more erect, than, in a
sober state he had carried it for many a
dav.
l rom thence he proceeded to a hatter's
shot.
4 Y\ ell, Jarvis,' was uttered in rather a
cool, repulsive tone, as he entered.
Are you not in want of a journeyman,
Mr. Warren V
• 1 don't want you, Jams.'
4 If you will give me work, I will never
get drunk again, Mr. Warren.'
\ on ve said that too many times, Jar
vis. The lasi time you went otl when I
was hurried with work, and caused me to
disappoint a customer, 1 determined never
to have anything more to do with you.'
4 I Jut 1 11 never disappoint you again,'
urged the poor man, earnestly.
• It's no use for you to talk to me. Jar
vis. \ou and I are done with each other.
I hate made up my mind never again to
have a mail in mv shop who drinks ruin.'
• But I've joined the temperance society,
Mr. Warren.'
• 1 don t care it you have : in two weeks
you'll be lying in the gutter.'
• I'll never drink liquor again, if I die !'
Jarvis said, solemnly.
• Look here, you drunken vagabond,'
the master hatter said, in angry tones,
coming Ironi behind the counter, and stand
ing in front of the individual he was ad
dressing— 4 If you aro not out of this shop
in two minutes by the watch, I'll kick
you into the street! So there now—take
your choice to go out, or be kicked out.'
Jarvis turned sadly away without a re
ply, and passed out of the door through
which he had entered with a heart full of
hope, now pained, and almost readv to re
cede from his earnest resolution and pledge
to become a sober man, and a better hus
band and father, lie felt utterly discour
aged. As he walked slowly along the
street, the fumes of a roflce-house which
he was passing, unconsciously struck upon
his sense, and immediately came an al
most overpowering desire for his accus
tomed potation. J1 e paused—
-4 Now that 1 try to reform, they turn
against me,' he said, bitterly. • Its no use,
1 am gone past hope.'
< hie step was taken towards the tavern
door, when it seemed as if a strong hand
held him back.
' No—no,' lie murmured, ' I have taken
the pledge, and I will stand in it, if 1 die.'
Then moving resolutely onward, he
soon found himself near the door of an
other hatter's shop. Hope again kindled
up in his bosom, and he entered.
• J>ou't you want a hand, Mr. Mason V
he asked, in a hesitating tone.
* Not a drunken one, Jarvis,' was the
repulsive answer.
•But I've reformed, .Mr. Mason.'
• So i should think, from your looks.'
' But, indeed, Mr. Mason, I have quit
drinking, and taken the pledge—
'To break it in three days. Perhaps
three hours.'
• Won't you give me work, Mr. Mason,
if 1 promise to be sober.'
4 No. For L would not give you a cop
per for your promises.'
Poor Jarvis turned away. When he
had placed his name to the pledge, he
dreamed not of these repulses and dif
! acuities. lie was a good workman, and
lit- thought that any one of his old em
ployers would be glad to get him back
, again, so soon as they learned of his
having signed the total-abstinence pledge.
But he had so often broken his promise,
and disappointed them, that they had lost
all confidence in him ; at least, the two to
whom lie had, thus far, made application.
After leaving the shop of Mr. Mason,
Jarvis seemed altogether irresolute. He
would waik on a few steps, and then
pause to commune with his troubled and
; bewildered thoughts.
j ' 1 will try Laukford,' he said half-aloud ;
• he will give me work, surely.'
A brisk walk of some ten minutes
brought him to the door ola small halter's-
shop, in a retired street. Behind the
t counter of this shop stood *an old man,
busily employed in ironing a hat. There
j was something benevolent in liis counte
j nance and manner. As Jarvis entered, he
looked up, and a shade passed quickly
over his face.
4 Good morning Mr. Lankford,' Jarvis
I said, bowing with something like timidity
' and shame in his manner.
4 Are you not afraid to come here, John V
replied the old man, sternly.
•1 am ashamed to come, but not afraid.
J ou will not harm me, I know.'
4 Don't trust to that, John. Did you
not steal, ay. that is the word—did vou
not steal from tne the last time I employed
( you ?' The old man in manner was
i stern and energetic.
f .
4 1 was so wicked as to take a couple of
, skins, Mr. Lankford, but 1 did very wrong,
and am willing to repay you for them, if
you will give me work. I was in liquor
when 1 did it, and when in liquor, I have
no distinct consciousness of the evil of anv
action.'
4 (Jive you work, indeed! O, no, John,
! cannot give you another chance to rob
me.'
4 But 1 will not get drunk any more.
And you know, Mr. Lankford, that while
J was a sober man, and worked for you, 1
never wronged you out of a sixpence
worth.'
4 Won't get drunk any more ! Ah,
John, 1 have lived too long in the world,
and have seen too much, to heed such
promises.'
4 lint iam in earnest, Mr. Lankford. I
signed the pledge this morning.'
• V ou !' in a tone of surprise.
4 es, 1 signed it."
4 Ah, John, after a pause, and shaking
his head incredulously, 4 I cannot credit
your word, and I am sorry for it.'
4 If 1 have signed the pledge, and I am
really determined to be a reformed man,
will you give me work, Mr. Lankford ?'
The old mail thought for a few moments,
and then said, half-sorrow full v (
• I am afraid of you, John. You are
such an old offender en the score of drunk
enness, that 1 have no confidence in your
power to keep the pledge.'
4 Then what shall I do !' the poor
wretch exclaimed, in tones that made the
heart of the old man thrill—for nature and
pathos were in them. • Now that lam
trying in earnest to do better, no one will
give me a word of encouragement, or a
helping hand. Heaven help me ! —for 1
am forsaken of man.'
Mr. Lankford stood thoughtful and irres
olute, for some moments. At length, lie
said—
' John, if you will bring me a certificate
from Mr. li , that you have signed the
total-abstinence pledge, I will give you
another trial. But if you disappoint mc
again, you and 1 are done for ever.'
The countenance of Jarvis brightened
up instantly. lie turned quickly away,
without reply, and hurried oil' to the store
of Mr. K , the secretary of the socie
ty lie had joined. The certificate '-as, of
course, obtained.
4 \ud you have joined, sure enough,
John,' Mr. Lankford said, in a changed
tone, as he glanced over the certificate.
• Indeed, I ha\e, Mr. Lankford.'
• And you seem in earnest.'
4 If 1 was in earnest about anything in
my life. I am in earnest now.'
4 Keep to your pledge, then, Juhn, and
all will be well. While you were a sober
man, I preferred you to any journeyman
in my siiop. Keep sober, and you shall
never want a dav's work while 1 am in
business.'
The poor man was now shown his
place in the shop, and once again he re
sumed his work, though under a far differ
ent impulse than had, for years, nerved
liitu to action.
[To be concluded.]
iHtsccila u c o u a.
. ;
LADY —WOMAN. — The word Lady now
a-days means a miserable, helpless thing,
done up in silks and satins, a sort of a
walking sign-post, on which milliners and
mantuamakers display their last fashions.
They may know something, it is true,
about the latest novel, may be judges of
sweet meats and confectionary ; they may
also be very well versed in the latest tea (
table twattle and street scandal, but are !
utterly ignorant of all that is good, praise
worthy or useful, and would starve were |
it not for their friends.
But the word Woman has a very dif
ferent sound and awakens ideas ot every
thing pure, good, lovely, and useful. The
hopes of the world are centered in woman ;
Ladies are useless, but women have power
to move the universe. The mother, as
she listens to the accents of the infant
voice and forms its first ideas, is placing a
lever where it will move the world, for
•' r?he has power to form the infant mind
And ' as the twig is bent the tree's inclined.' "
Very few if any men were ever distin
guished for anything great or good, who
<1 id not credit their mothers for laying the
foundation of their goodness or greatness;
and very few have come to an evil end
who have not to charge their mothers with
dereliction of duty.
New Series—Vol. o—No. IS.
Some wag has celebrated the crafty nature of
tne cat in the following amusing doggerel. Any
one having a slight knowledge of Latin will
readily perceive its humor.
Fclis sedit by a hole,
Intenti she, cum omni soul —
Pondere rats ;
Mice currerunt over the floor,
in uuniero, duo, tres or more—
Obliti cats.
Felis saw them, oculis;
I 11 have them, inquit she, I guess—
Dum ludunt.
Tune ilia crept toward the group,
liabeara, dixit, good rut soup
Pinquenssunt.
Mice continued, all ludere,
lutenti they in ludum vere
Gaudenter.
Tunc rushed the felis into them,
Et tore them, onirics, limb, from liinb
Yiolcnter.
MORAL.
Mures omnes, nunc be shv,
Et aurem praebe mihi—
llenigne.
Si hoc l'ecis, "verbum sat,"
Avoid a huge and hungry cat,
Studiose.
The SIUN-i.ii I'm under a new name,
—A letter lroni a traveller through Ver
mont states that while lie was sitlino in a
village tavern, another traveller came in,
and stepping up to the place where the bar
once was, intimated that he should like to
have a glass of brandy.
"Don't keep it," was the gruff reply*,
i'he traveller was off in quick time.
Presently an old farmer came in, and blus
tered up to the landlord, when the follow
ing dialogue ensued :
Farmer—' Good mornin', Cap'n 13.'
Landlord—• Good mornin', Squire.'
Farmer—' liow is your family this
mornin, V
Landlord— 1 Pretty smart thank'ee.'
Farmer—■ Is the baby well''
Landlord—• O yes, very. Would you
like to sec it ?' .
Farmer— 1 Well 1 don't care if I do.'
Landlord—' Walk into the kitchen,
Squire. Mrs. I>. will be glad to see you.'
So out they go, says the traveller, and
return after a very short visit to ' the baby,'
licking their chaps.— Lowell Courier.
A man somewhat given to superstition,
dreamed one Sunday+night that he saw
an omnibus up Washington street, con
. taining four passengers , and drawn by
i right horses, each animal having six legs,
Upon waking from the sleep, he sprang out
of bed and made a note of the figures, 4,
8, 58. On Monday, he spent several
hours searching after a lottery ticket , with
; the numbers 4, 8, 48 upon it. Finding
one at last, he paid S2O for it, 12 percent,
off. On Tuesday, strange to relate ! the
i ticket drew— a blank I
COURTSHIP.—A. lover should be treated
with the same gentleness as a new glove.
The lady should pull him on with the ut
; most tenderness at first, only making the
smallest advance at a time, till she grad
ually gains upon him, and twists him ulti
mately round her little finger; whereas
the young lady who is hasty, and in too
great a hurry, will never get a lover to
take her hand, but be left with nothing hut
her finger-ends.
Poor hans he hit himself mit a enattle
rake ami vash sick into his bed six Ion:;
weeks in de month of August, and all de
dime he say vater ! taier ! and he did not
eat notin tii he complained of being better,
so ash lie could stand upon his elbow and
eat a little tea.
riTlf the earth takes twenty-four hours
to get round the sun, how many hours
w ill it take for a son to get round an an
gry father
tsTAn editor out west says ladies wear
corsets front a feeling of instinct, having a
natural love of being squeezed. We won't
give the fellow's name.
*~F *John,' said Deacon Smith, ' sand
the sugar and the tea and put water into
the rum, and then come in to prayers.'
A PROBLEM. —Suppose there is a field
containing twenty acres, that is covered
with snow eighteen inches deep. Re
quired the height of a quadrangular pyra
mid that can be made of this snow, allow
ing the base to cover one acre. And if
this pyramid be divided into three equal
pieces cut parallel to the base, what will
be the height and length of each piece.
FAMOVB FORTY-FIVE.
How can nun ber 45 be divided into four
such parts that, it to the first part you avid two,
: from the second part you subtract two. to the
third part you multiply by two, and the fourth
part you divide by two, the sum of the addi
tion. tiic remainder of the subtraction, the pro
duct of the mnltipiication, and the quotient of
the divisor, be ail equal?
KINO OF TUB CASTLE.
This is a very unexceptionable and simple, but
| nevertheless, lively .-port. One piaver places
himself on the top of a little mound or hillock ,
lie is the iving of lhe Castle, and lie endeavours
; to retain possession of his post, as long as p<>>-
I sible, against the attacksot his playmates, who
i endeavour, one at a lime, to push hitn off. If
i ho be driven oii'the mound or hilloc <. tile plav-
J er who dethrones him takes his place.
W hat is the difference tost wee • \ dezea
| keen, raid a half-a-dozen dozen !