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Yearly ad vertisements are held pay able, one half at the end of three, and the balance at the end of six months. Communications recommending persons for office, must be paid in advance at the rate of 25 cents per square. Dortri}* An Irish I.<>ve Song. Coin'- to me dearest- I'm lonely without thee— Day-time and night-lime I'm thinking about thee Nishi-tinie and day time m dreams I behold thee— -1 rt welcome Ihe wakings which ceae to enfold thee : j 1 lome to me, darling ; uiy sorrows to lighten ; Come, in thy beauty to bless and to brighten, Come, in thy womanhood, meekly and lowly. Come, in thy loveliness, queenly and ho!} . Swallows will flirt around the desolate ruin, Telling of Spring and its joyous renew ing. And thoughts of thy love and its manifold treasure Are circling my heart with promise of pleasure. O: Spring of my sprit. O! May of my bosom Shine out on my soul till it bourgeon and blossom. The waste of life has rose root within it, And thy fondness atone to the sunshine can win it. I Figure that moves tike a son? thro' the Even— Features—lit up thy reflex of Heaven— Eyes, lika the skies of poor Erin, our mother, Where sunshine and shadow are chasing each other. Smiles came seldom, but childlike and simple— And opening their eyes from the heart of a dimple— O, thanks to the Saviour, that even thy seeming is left to the exile to brighten his dreaming. Vou have beer, glad when you knew I was gladdened, Dear, are you sad now, to hear 1 am saddened 1 Our hearts ever answer in tune and in liuie, love, As octavo :o octavo, and rhyme unto rhyme, love. I cannot weep but your eyes will be flowing, I cannot smile but your ciieek will he glowing— I could not die without you at my tide, love, Vou will not linger when I will have died, love. Come to ine, dear, ere t die of my sorrow, ltise on my gloom like the Sim of to-morrow. Ftrong, swift, and fond as the words which 1 speak, love, With a song at your lip and a stnilv on your cheek, love, Come, fur my heart in your absence is weary Haste, for my spirit is sickened and dreary. Come to the arms which alone shall caress thee. Come 'o the heart that is throbbing to press thee. ptucriuneittfii. laife and Services of Gen. Scott. VVinfield Scott was born near Petersburg, in Virginia, on the 13th of June, in the year 1786. He finished his studies at the College of William and Mary, end v. as admitted to the iiar in 1806. Atter practicing law in Virginia about a year, he emigrated to South Carolina. Our difficulties with England caused Con gress to pass an act in April 1808 to increase the army. Scott applied immediately for a commission in one of the regiments about to be raised, and in May 1808, was appointed a captain of Light Artillery. War was not actually declared until June 1912. The interval between 1808 and the de claration ot war was one of great political ex citement. Scott sided with the democratic party, supported the election of President Madison, and approved, advocated and wrote in favor of war measures. In July 1812, Scott was commissioned Lieu tenant Colonel in the 2d Artillery, and pro ceeded to the Niagara frontier. In October ot that year Lieutenant Elliott applied to Scott lor assistance in men, to capture the Adams and Caledonia, two British vesselsof war then lying under the protection of the guns of Fort Erie. The vessels were both captured; but Elliott was compelled to abandon the Adams. She got aground and the British attempted to re-take her, but were repulred by the gallantly of Co!. Winfield Scott. This was the first lime he had met the enemy, and here, as in every subsequent engagement where he was first in command, he was victorious! A few days after was fought the memorable battle of Queenstown Heights. Scott was the hero of the day, and covered hunseif with glory. The buttle lasted for many hours, and was fought on the part of the Americans with the most fearful odds against them. The Brit ish army having been reinforced, numbered not less than thirteen hundred men, while the Americans were reduced to less than three hundred. Finding that the militia on the op posite shore refused to cross to their aid, and that succor was hopeless, Scott's hetoic band v/ere at length compelled to surrender. But their gallant deeds ou that day carried inspira tion to every American heart. The disgrace cf Hull's surrender was wiped off— the taunts of the enemy checked—the character of 'he American army redeemed. Scott. was carried a prisoner to Quebec. While lie was there, an incident occurred which had a most important bearing upon the future conduct of the war, arid is deserving ol particular attention. At the time Great Britain denied the rightof expatriation. In other word*, she denied the right of any of her subjects to become citizens ot another country, contending that they owed to her perpetual allegiance. According tothis doctrine, a native of Irelund, Scotland or England, who had emigrated to the United States and become a naturalized American citizen, remained still a subject of the British Government, and forfeited Jus life for treason it 2P2825535H15) ASJ2D 2P9IE2SSSnES) SITST (BHKJDIB®!! IKBWSKS'EWftnBa gBBFEPgagg <9(SOT?9F2d 2P^o found in arms against her. The United St iles denied this doctrine —her naturalization laws being founded en the opposite theory. | V\ hiie Scott was a prisoner at Quebec, the British attempted to enforce their doctrine of perpetual allegiance in regard to certain Irish prisoners found in the ranks of the American army at Queenstown, The following is a de scription of the scene : "Scott being in the cabin of the transport, j heard a hustle upon deck and hastened up. I There lie found a party of British officers in I the act of mustering the prisoners, and eepar ! atmg from the rest such as by confession,or the accent of the voice, were judged to be Irish men. The object was to send them in a frigate then alongside, to England, to be tried and e.v --1 rented for the crime of high treason, they being taken in arms against their native allegiance. Twenty-three had been thus set apart when Scott reached the deck * * * The mo ment Scott ascertained the object, of the British officers, he commanded iiis men to answer no more questions, in order that no other selection should be made by the test ot speech, fie . commanded them to remain silent, and they i strictiy obeyed. This was done in spite ot' the threats ot the British officers, and not an j other man was separated from his companions. ; Scott was repeatedly-commanded to go helow, j and high altercations ensued. He addressed ! the pariy selected, and explained to them fully the reciprocal obligations of allegiance and protection, assured thein that the United States | would not taii to avenge their gallant and fa it li : tu I soldiers; and finally pledged himselt in the most solemn manner that retaliation, and, if necessary, a refusal to give quarter in batile, | should follow the execution of any one of the ; oariy. In the midst of this animated harangue, : he was frequently interrupted by the British 1 officers, but though unarmed, couid not be si ■ lenced." The Irishmen thus selected were sent to j England. As soon as Scott was exchanged, ' he proceeded to Washington and reported the i whole affair to the Secretary of War by a | writtencommunication. This report was trans mitted to Congress, and B'cott, in personal in terviews. pressed the subject upon the attention of members. An act was accordingly passed ou the fid of March, 1813, vesting the f'r< si dent with retaiiation. In an engagement si t n utter, Scott captured a number of prisoners. True to his pledge given at Quebec, he imno | diately selected twenty-three of the number to be confined in the interior of the country, there to abide the fate of the twenty-three Irishmen taken at Queenstown and sent to England for , trial. I lie result of this firm resolution en the part of Scott, and of the legislation consequent upon his efforts, wis not only to save the lives of the twenty-three Irish prisoners, but to <• im pel England throughout the remainder ot the war to respect the rights of our riaturakz. d c.t- I izens, by virtually abandoning her claim topi r . petual allegiance. Just alter the close of the war, as General 1 was walking along one of the wliarve.. ; at New York, he was hailed by lus old Irish friends for whom lie had interfered at Quebec. They had just been released from tin English ; prisons, and now rushed to embrace him as j their deliverer. i At the capture of Fort George, on the 27th ; of May, 1813, fecott led the advance guard, f He landed on ihe Canada shore of I,ake Onta rio, formed Ins comn and on the beach, and scaled tne banks behind which tiie British forces were drawn up. fifteen hundred strong. I iie action was short and desperate, but < nded I in the to'al route, of the enemy. General Scott was the first man to enter the ffirt, and hauled down the British flag with his own hands. On the 1 Oth and 11th of November, 1-13, 'Scott defeated the enemy ;u two actions, one at ■ Fort Matilda, the other at Hoophole Creek. On the 9th of March, 18H, when only twenty-seven years of age. Acott was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General. A few days alter this promotion. General Brown, then chief in command on the Niagara frontier, left &cottat Buffalo to instruct and drill the army, which was then concentrating upon that point. .Scott had entire charge of tiu.- cump of instruction for about three month". I he results of the discipline and spirit which , his teachings here infused into the Notlhcru army, were soon to be developed on the fields of Chippewa and Lutidy'a lane. Ihe battle of Chippewa was fought on the sth ot July, 1813 Ncotl, with 1900 Ameri cans, rr.et on an open plain and routei. with the bayonet 2100 of the veteran troops ot England, the very flower of the army. As the two ar mies approached to close quarters, .Vcott called aloud to McNeil's battallion— 44 The enemy say we are good at long shot, but cannot stand the cold iron ! I call upon the eleventh instantly ito give a lie to that slander! Charoe!" They did charge. Before General Brown could come up with the rear division of the Ameri can army, 'Scott hao already won the day, and was in hot pursuit of the flying enemy. The British had been beaten with their own boasted weapon—the bayonet. The valor and skill of the Boy-General of twenty-eight had van quished all the boasted prowess of her world renowned veterans. Gen. Brown, in his official report ol this bat tle, says : Brigadier General Ncolt is entitled to the highest praise our country can bestow. I His brigade covered itself with glory." i Ihe battle of I.undy's l.ane (or Niagara as j it is frequently called,) was fought on the 20th of July, 1813, just three weeks after that of i Chippewa. The battle commenced about forty minutes before sunset and continued until mid night Hero again Scott was the master spirit of the fight. American valor again triumphed over the veteran regiments of Britain. .Scott had twe horses killed under him, was wounded In the side, but still fought on until the closeof the battle, when he was prostrated by a wound in the shoulder. This was the hardest fought battle of the war. Our limited space will not allow a more extended notice of its details, and, indeed, it would be superfluous to recap.t uiate the event.-* of that glorious day, familiar as-they are to every American school l>oy. Where so many have gathered imperishable laurels, it was truly a proud honor for the youthful Scott to be hailed by unanimous con sent," the hero of Lundy's Lane." For his gallantry in these actions, Scott was soon after promoted to the rank of Major Geu SRI WAV 3IAI 14, j ><v > erai. On November 3d, 1814, Congress pass ed a resolution awardiug a gold medal to Major Genera! Scott " in testimony of the high sense entertained by Congress ot - his <|iS tinguished services in the successive conflictsol Chippewa and Niagara, and of his uniform gallantry and good conduct in sustaining the reputation of the arms oi the United States." Soon alter the treaty of peace Pres'dent Madison tendered to General Scott, a piace in his Cabinet—that ot the Secretary of War. This complimentary office was declined from motives highly creditable to General Scott. Being still feeble from his wounds, lie soon after went to Europe fi.r the restoration ot" In? health and for professional improvement. He was also entrusted by the Government with im portant diplomatic functions. He executed his instructions in so satisfactory u manner that President Madison caused to be written to him by the Secretary of State, a special It ttcr of thanks. In 1-32, Scott was ordered to take command in the Black Hawk war. He sailed from Buf falo tor Chicago with nearly one thousand troops iri four steamboats. On the Bth of July, while on the voyage, the cholera broke out among the troops with fearful violence. On the boat on which Gen. Scott sailed with two hundred and twenty troops, there occuired in six days one hundicd and thirty cases of cholera and fifty-one dcai lis. After General Scott had proceeded from Chi cago to the Mississippi liver, the pestilence again broi;.- out among his troops. During the prevalence ot this terrible scourge his devoted attention upon lus sufferingsoldiers excited the admiration ot ail who were present. In the language of a letter written hy an officer of the army, 44 The General's course of conduct on that ocraS' n should establish tor tiim a reputation not inferior to that which he lias earned on the batto -if Id ; ami sla uld exhibit him not only as a warrior, but a? a man,—not only as the hero of battles, but us the hero of humanity." After the termination ol tiie Black Hawk war, Gen. Scott and Gov. Reynolds were ap pointed by tiie I . S. Government coinmis missloners to treat -with the North Western Indians m reference to all pending difficulties In the various conferences he'd with the depu tations fr.m the various tribes, it became tin: duty of Gen. Scott to conduct the discussions. I ins he did with great ahiiitv and tngenuiiv, and liie re-u'f ot tiie commission wa- to pro- Cure a treaty, ju.-t to fli* Indiansanu highlt ad vantageous to ihe United Mates. — the Indian* ceding tie' title to more than ten millions of acres, heitig a great portion ot the lands ot lowa and Michigan. Afier the terminal ion of tiie Black Hawk war, and ol the treaiv with the Indians, Gen. Us.-.-, then secretary of War, wrote in reply to •Scott's official report as follows: 4 Allow me to congratulate you upon thi.- fortunate cousuuiriiuti"ii of vour arduous duties, and to express my entire approbation ol the vviioie cour-e of your proceedings, during a series of difficulties requiring higher mora! courage than the operations ot an active cam paign under ordinurv circumstances " Directly after his return from the Black Hawk War, Gen. .S'coti was sent by President Jack.-on on a confidential mission of great re sponsibility. .South Carolina nullification then threatened to embroil the nation in civil war. There was imminent danger that the Ftrite would at once begin between the citizen* of Charleston and tiie United States troops stationed there The object of the President in sending .Scott to South Carolina at this time, was lo prevent f possible, any direct act of collision, and at the name time enforce the laws ot the Federal Government—.Scott's urxier ■ition and d:.-rr turn win st at Char'eefoti, ? v. I ii:e country from tiie horrors of civil war The full history of his valuable services on that o casiun, cannot n >\v be written, as much of it still remains under ihe weal of secrecy. Oil the 20th January, l-aJ'i, Gen. Scott was ordered to i.ike command in the Florida. War There hi did all that the greatest military talent couid accomplish. But the malice or envy of a brother officer by misrepresent ations made to tLo President, procured his re call, fir the purpose ot having his official con duct subjected to the opinion ot a Court ot Enquiry. That Court after a foil investigation, pronounced the charges against Gen. Scott un sustamed, arid further that " lie had been zeal ous and indefatigable in the discharge of Ins duties, and that fiis plan of campaign was all devised and prosecuted with energy, steadiness and ability." In I*3B, Gen. Scott was sent by the Presi dent to the Canada iron tier—then in a slateof fearful excitement on account of the burning of the Caroline within the American territory. The whole population of Northern New York seemed about to march into Canada to avenge the wrong which had been done to the national honor. The object of the administration was to preserve the peace between the two na tions, until pending difficulties could be settled by negotiation. For this purpose Scott was sent to the frontier. There he labored night and day, passed rapidly from point to point, superintending and directing the actions both of the military and civii authorities, —and fre quently along a line of eight hundred miles, addressing immense gatherings of the excited citizens. He succeeded in his mission beyond the expectations of the most sanguine. The peace of the country was preserved. During the same year he was ordered to the delicate service of removing the Cherokpe na tion beyond the Mississippi. Here he displayed at, once the highest degree of energy, sagacity and humanity. 'J lie leading Journals of the day were filled with encomiums upon the conduct of iScott in these services. The National Intelligencer ot September 27th, 1838, says : — 44 The manner in which this gallant officer has acquitted himself within the last year upon our Canada frontier, and lately among the Cherokee?, ha 3 excited the universal admiration and gratitude ot the whole nation." In 1839, arose the North Eastprn Boundary difficulty. The disputed territory was about te become the battleground between the troops of Maine and New Brunswick. War was considered inevitable. In this crisis, Gen. •Scott was again deputed hy the Government to calm the n-ing storm. Dis able services on that occasion showed him to he possessed of the highest talents as a statesman and diplomatist. A war considered inevitable was prevented the honor ot the countrv preserved—and •Scott returned with fresh' laurels upon his brow, and " the hero of Lundy's Lane" was hailed on all sides as tiie "Great Pacificator!" The services of General .S'coit in the Mexi can War are of so recent date, and so fresh in the recollection of the American people and the whole civilized world, that it is useless to do more than make a passing allusion. On the lOth of .March, 18-17, Gen. Scott ar rived before Vera t'ruz. On the Jdthof Sep tember, 1847, he panted the "stars and stripes' over the National Palace in the Uity ot Mexico. Within these six months San Juan J) Ullon, — Ihe American Gibralter,—was stormed, arid the battles of < erro Gordo, Uon treras, San Antonia. Uhurubusco, Moiinodel Roy, and ( hepultepec, were fought and won. W itfi less than ten thousand fighting men lie attacked and routed again, and again, tliirlv thousand ot the hi st troops of Mexico posted behind the strongest fortifications, and fighting with the courage of desperation. Nothing ot military achievement recorded in ancient or iiHii.t rn history, can excel the giorv of that march from Vera Cruz to the City ol Mexico! Sucii is the brief sketch ot one whose lite has been devoted to the service and glory of his country—and whose patriotism is enlarged enough to extend to the whole country. Born a Southern man—reared and euueated among Southerners—he has fought and bled alike for the North uiwJ South—and to suppose that he could be willing todo injustice to either, would be to declare the last forty years of Ins lue but a lie! Much abuse has recently been heaped upon this gailant patrii t became he declines giviim written pledges upon the various question? v. Inch may be involved in the approuchtng Presidential election. v\ e doubt not tbat several of the gentlemen now prominent he fore the Democratic party would cheeriully give pledges of any kiatl whatever, provided tiey could thereby secure a nomination, l! is nor difficult to make promises, and il is :i very ea.-y thing to break them. V\ e could point to an illustrious example in tiie history of the Democratic party which occulted but a very few years since. A certain Presidential can didate gave a written pledge tfia' lie was in favor ot the protective system—got tariff votes thereby—but §s soon a>elected "became a sudden convert to the doctrine of free-traie' W hen a citizen has been for nearly half a cen tury in the service of his countrv, his past his tory is the lies' guarantee fi.r his luiure con duct.— Ball. Pat rial. Crime Detected by a Driest. AN ANECDOTE OF THE J'ARIS POLICE. Previously to the venr 1789, but at what precise date 1 cannot say. the city ol Paris possessed as guardian of its safety, iuh! elite! minister of police, a man of rare talent and integrity. At the same period, tin: parish ol St. (leniiais, in the quarter ol the Rue Vntoiuc, had for its cure a kind venerable old man, whose whole iife was spent in doing good to both the souls and bodies ot Ins lellow-creatures, and \v hose holy consistency and dignified courage caused him to be loved bv the good, ami respected bv even the most abandoned characters. One cold dark, winter's night, the hell at the old cure's door was rung loudly, and he, although in bed, immediately arose and opened the door, anticipating a summons to some sick or living bed. A personage, richly dressed, with his features partly concealed by a large false beard, siood outside. Addressing ihe cure m a courteous and graceful maimer, he apologized lor his unseasonable visit, which, as he said, the high reputation of monsieur had induced him to make. 4 A great and terrible, but necessary and inevitable deed,' he continued, * is to be done. i inn: presses; a soul about to pass into eternity implores your ministry. Il you come you must allow vour eves to be bandaged, ask no questions, and consent to act simply as spiritual consoler of a dy ing woman. Il you refuse to accompany roe, no other priest can Ire admitted, and her spirit must pass alone.' Alter a moment of secret prayer, the cure answered, 4 I will go with vou.' Without asking any further explanation, he allowed his eyes to be bandaged, and leaned on the arm of his suspicious visitor. They both got in a coach, whose windows were immediately covered by wooden shutters, and then they drove olf rapidly. They seemed to go a long way, and made many doublings and turnings ere the coach drove under a wide archway and stopped. During this time, not a single word had been exchanged between the travelers, and ere they got out the stranger assured him self that the bandage over his companion's eyes had not been displaced, and then tak ing the old man respectfully by the hand, he assisted him to alight and to ascend the white steps ot a staircase as far as the second story. A great door opened, as if of itself, and several thickly carpeted rooms were traversed in silence.' At length another door was opened bv the guide, arid tiie cure felt his bandage removed. Thev were in a solemn-looking bed-chamber ; near a bed, half-veiled by thick damask curtains, was a small table, supporting two wax lights, which feebly illuminated the cold death-like apartment. The stranger (he was tiie Duke de ,) then bowing to the cure, led him toward the bed, drew back the curtains, and said in a solemn tone: • Minister of God, before you is a wo man who has betrayed the blood of her ancestors, and whose doom is irrevocably fixed. She knows on what conditions an interview with you has been granted her; she knows, too, that all supplication would be useless. Aou know your duty, M. le Cure ; I leave you to fulfil it, and will re turn to seek you in half an hour.' So sa\ ing he departed, and the agitated priest saw lying on the bed a voting and beautiful girl, bathed in tears, battling with despair, and calling in her bitter agonv for the comforts of religion. No investiga tion possible! for the unhappy creature declared herself bound by a terrible oath to conceal her name ; besides, she knew not in what place she was. j 1 am. she said, ' the victim of a secret iumilv tribunal, whose sentence is irrevo cable ! More, I cannot tell. 1 forgive mine enemies, as I trust that God will for give me. Fray for me !' 1 he minister ol religion invoked the sublime promises ol the gospel to soothe her troubled soul, and he succeeded. Iler countenance, alter a time, became com posed. She clasped her hands in fervent prayer, and then extended them toward her consoler. As she did so, the cure perceived that j tne sleeve ot her robe was stained with ! blood. .My ehtld. said he, with a trembling voice, 4 what is this V 4 l ather, it is the vein which thev have already opened, and the bandage, no doubt, was carelessly put on." At these words, a sudden thought struck j the priest. He unrolled the dressing, al lowed the blood lo tlovv. steeped his hand kerehiel within his vest, and whispered : ' farewell, my daughter, take courage, and have confidence in God '* 1 lie halt hour had expired, and the ; step o! his terrible conductor was heard approaching. 4 1 am ready, said the cure, and having allowed iiis eyes to be covered, he took the ' arttt ol the Duke de , and left the aw inl room, praying meanwhile with secret fervor. Arrived at the foot of the staircase, the old mail succeeded, without his guide s ; knowledge, in slightly displacing the thick bandage, so as to admit a partial ray of; lamp light, finding himself in the car- j riage gateway, lie managed lo stumble and i lull, with botlt hands forward to a dark corner, i'lie Duke hastened to raise him, botit resuming their places in tlie carriage, and, after repassing through the same tor tuous route, the cure was set down in j safety at his own door. Without one moment's delay, he called his servant. ; 4 Pierre," he said. ' arm yourself with a stick, and give me your support; 1 must instantly go to the minister of police.' •80011 afterward the official gate was opened to admit the well known venerable j pastor. 4 .Monseigneur," lie said, addressing the minister. 4 a terrible deed will speedily be accomplished, il you are not in lime to prevent it. Let your agents visit, before daybreak, every carriage gateway in Paris ; in the inner angle of one of them will be found a blood-stained handkerchief. The blood is that of a young female, whose murder, already begun, has been miracu lously suspended. Iter family have con demned their victim to have her veins opened one by one, and thus to perish slowly in expiation ot a fault, already more : than punished by her mortal agony.— < outage, ntv triend, you have yet some hours. May God assist you—l can only pray.' That same morning, at 8 o'clock, the : minister ot police entered the cure's room. 4 My friend,' said lie, 4 1 confess my in feriority. Aou are able to instruct tne in expedients.' 4 Saved !' cried the old man, bursting into tears. 4 Saved,' said the minister, 4 and rescued from the power of her cruel relations, j But the next time, dear Abbe, that you want my assistance in a benevolent enter prise, 1 wish you would give tne a little more time to accomplish it.' \Y itltin the next twenty-four hours, by w express order from the King, the Duke tie and his accomplices were secretly removed front Paris, and conveyed out of the kingdom. The young woman received all the care which her precarious state required ; and j when sufficiently recovered, retired to a quiet country village where the roval pro tection assured her safety. It is scarcely needful to say, that next to her Maker, the cure ot St. Gertnais was the object of her j deepest gratitude and filial love. During i fifteen years, the holy man received from I time to time the expression of her grateful j ; affection ; and at length, when himself, j from extreme old age, on the brink of the grave, he received the intelligence that she j departed in peace. Never until then, had a word of this 1 ; mysterious adventure passed the good 1 cure's lips. On his death bed, however, | j he confided the recital to a bishop, one of j his particular friends ; and from a relation 1 of the latter, I myself heard it. I Charley C. took a field to plant at , halves. At harvest time the owner came ! | for his share of the produce ; but the 1 : wicked wag told him, very cooly, that he j , was sorry there was nothing for him, as i the land did not yield but half a crop, and | the cultivator was entitled to the first i j chance. i\cw Merit's —Vol. 6 No. The Pocket ISook. SCENE FIRST.—A young gent discover ed surrounded by his friends, who are jesting with him regarding his attentions to a young lady. YOIXG GENT. —' Boys I'll just tell you how it is. Aon see, I care nothing for the girl—it's the old man's pocket Cook that I am after.' CHORES OE FRIENDS. —'IIa! ha! ha!' SCENE SECOND. —A parlor. Time 11 o'- clock P.M. Young lady seated. Young gent rising to depart. Hesitates, as if bashful, and then slowly remarks: * Miss Matilda, excuse me, but you must he aware that my frequent visits my attentions—cannot have been without an object.' A or\G li\nv—' Ah, ves, so I've heard, and shall only be too happy to grant what you desire. ( Takes from the table a pa per parcel, ami unfolding it, displays a tar re, old fashioned, but empty, morocco pocket book.) —J'his, 1 have been informed, is that object. Permit me to present it, and congratulate you that you will in fu ture have no occasion to renew these visits and attentions.' Young gent swoons. A deacon in I, went to his minister, and professing to speak the sentiments of the congregation, began to complain of iiis style of preaching. •I do not say these things for myself,' said the deacon; I am not at all dissatisfied ; but the people are very uneasy, and 1 am afraid we will have trouble.' 'How is it,' inquired the pastor, ' that you hear all these complaints ? No other member ol the cimreh seems to be so fa miliar with them as you are V 'Oh, said the deacon, 'they all know that 1 am on terms ol intimacy with you, and they make me the funnel, into which they pour everything they wish you to hear.' ' Yes,' replied the pastor, ' and it is be cause you are a funnel, that they use you as such.' We heard lately repeated, says the Brookville American, the grounds of strong and devoted attachment. A young and beautiful, but poor widow, was about to marry an old rich widower. lier iriends wished to know what she was about to marry him lor. She feelingly replied, ' Pure love-—I love the ground— meaning farm probably—on which he walks, and the very house in which he lives.' There is a platonic love for you. i here is none ot your school-girl foolish ness in that. A dutchman who had a brother hung in this country, wrote to his relatives inform ing them that his brother had been placed in a public situation by this government, and at the time of his death had several thousand people, including the Sheriff and Grand Jurv, under him. J. U . I'AKKKH, Attorney at LHM, Lewistown, tiittlin co. Pa. MK. L. \V. HAlili OFFERS his professional services to the citizens of Lewistown. He can be con sulted at all times at the Bee Hive Drug store. Lewistown, .August 30, 1850-tf DR. JAS. S. WILSON, OFFERS his professional services to the citizens of Newton Hamilton and vicin ity. DR. A. W. MOSS ~ OFFERS his profeesjonal services to the citizens of Lewistown and vicinity. Of fice with Dr. HOOVER, one door East, of F. Schwartz's store. may 9, 1851-tf MAGISTRATE S OFFICE CHRISTIAN HOOVER, Justice ol'the I'eace, CSAN be found at his office, in the room re- J cently occupied by D. VV. Huiiug, Esq. where he will attend to all business entrusted to him with the greatest care and despatch. WILLIAM LIND, iAim t East Market street, Lewistown, IN returning thanks to his friends and tiie public generally fur ihe liberal support heretofore extended to him, would respectfully inform them that he has just received a splendid assortment of Fashionable •r CASSIMERES & VESTINGS, selected in the city with special reference to being made up for customer work, which he is enabled to furnish at lower prices than similar articles could be procured in the stores. Gentlemen desirous of havine a superior article of clothing, are requested to call and examine 1 is stock. With long experience and the aid of first rate workmen, he flatters himself that he can furnish his customers and friends wiih superior garments, at rea sonable prices. Lewistown, Nov. 2S, ISSJ. I)R. JOHN LOCKE, HE N T I ST, Dr. L. is a regular graduate of the Balti more College of l)entai Surgery, and devoted his entire attention to the business for seven years, which warrants him in offering entire satisfaction to all who may favor bito with their patronage. Lewistown, Oct. 24, 1851—tf. FJITCH & OAKUM, for sale by 1 e(> F. J. HOFFMAN.
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