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I'HE thlr-1 -etni-anriuai se-ioti of this luMi
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51-!, j!.d continue '2*2 week-. lis location is
jw.fit v <1 healthy. buildings new ami enrn
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! t'ie teachers !o impart sound instruction and
'ifeiiiily develop and direct the mental, in ml
•fij phj-icat of tin -luJerst. The
mr-e of study will thoroushly prepare these
pursuing it for college, tlie study <>t a proiession
sf business pursuits. Ihe Normil Dinfir
ini offers superior facilities to tenchers, and
those vi'iiiri; to become such, to acquire the
vessary qualification*. The County Supei in
wnier.t will frequently review classes and tec
tare or the practical duties of the school room,
hector?; are also delivered in corvnection with
tie lubjerts of -tudv. and every exeitinri made
h qualify applicants for the profession. Ar
uagemsnU are being made with director- to
frac-.re schools for those w ho obtain creditable
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PROVISION AND FISH STORE.
I'HF. subscriber has opened a Grocery. Pro
vision and Pish Store opposite Major F.isen
bije's ilotel, where he has just received a fine
tMortmer.t of fiesh
jjrtuul (Sroceiics,
tmong which may be found fine Coffee, Sugar,
Ten. Mota-ses, Syrups, Cheese, Crackers,
bith, Ham, Shoulder, Kmc Ashton and Dairy
Silt. Tobacco, Segars, Soap, Sic.
Alio, Brooms, Tubs, Buckets, Baskets, and a
'"Ti assortment of Willow-ware, which he
ofers for ea-h very cheap.
I will pay Cash for Butter, Lard, Potatoes,
&r."
Call, jrr price-, and judge for yourselves.
p3 JAMES IRWIN.
Sugar, Syrups and Teas
GREATLY REDUCED.
/ 'oob Brown Sugar at 9 a 11 cts. per lb.
" White " Ha 13 do
Teas. G2 a 100 do
levering'* best Syrup, 75 per gallon
*evr York " 50 do
Xew Orleans Molasses, 50 do
All fur Cash at the old Steam M ill Store, by
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&RY GOODS GREATLY REDUCED,
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. ;r '*cr than anv other house.
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SDR. MARKS.
AViNG resumed the practice of medicine
m ay always be found at his office in th
u ®* uare . opposite the Lewistown Hotel
Wyj, 1857.—tf
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| jfHoivtl antr ftcitgtous.
WOK IIS WITHOUT WORKS.
" Thy will ho linou"— on honJe.l kiiv-j
Vc dally urgp c>.- -ok-mri pica;
We hrcalUa the words, yet i ft, alas:
I.lke idly-uttered tones they pass;
l'ir fancy's dreamtngs throng nromi!,
Tili In the licart no place Is found
To strive by actions to fulfil
The precepts of God's holy will.
"Go, teach ail nations"—so.we read-
For ai'l t'nise scattered sheep to feed
iiie Church entreats. We torn nsi.le-
TUe souls for whom our Savior died
J M C leave to perish day by day
They pas.- untaught from -artli away ;
And yet we pray that nil fultll
The precepts of God's holy will.
Th\ will he done * —each eve and juorn
Still he that wafted prayer upborne.
But not in words alone. Ah. no!
If a who woul'l true devotion show
Must learn to aet as well a- speak.
Nor rest fill all he taught to seek
In Christian meekness to fultll
The precepts of God's holy will.
BK KIND IN LITTLE THINGS.
Little set? of kind nosy, gentle words,
; smiles—they strew tin- path of life
with flowers : the sun seems to shine bright
er for them, and the green earth to look
greener; and our Father in heaven, who
said 'love one another,' looks with favor
upon the gentle and kind-hearted.
Io draw up the ami chair and get the ;
slippers for father, to watch if any little •
; service eaa be done for mother, to help or
assist sister, how pleasant it makes home.
A little hoy has a hard lesson given him
■ at school, and his teacher aks him if he
: thinks he can get it. For a moment the
little boy hangs down his head, hut the j
j next he look- brightly up; ■ 1 can get my
' sister to help me,' ho says. That is right, j
! sister, help your little brother ; and vou are
: binding a tie round his heart that mavsave
him m many tin hour of dark trial.
* 1 do not know how to do this sunt,but
brother will show me.' says another hoy.
• >i.-ti i. 1 ve dropped a stitch in my i
knitting; 1 tried to pick it up, but it has
run down, and I cannot fix it.' The little
girl s iaco is flu-hed, and watches her sis- i
tor while she replaces the •'naughty stitch.' 1
' Oh, lam so glad she -ays. as she re- i
ceives it again from the hands of her sis
ter all nicely arranged: 'you are a good
girl, Mary. • Bring it to me sooner next
time, and then it will not get so had.* says
| the gentle voice of Mary, a- the little, one
| bound.- away with a light heart to finish her
task.
If Mary had not helped her. she would
have lost her walk in the garden. Purely
it is better to do as Mary did than saw
• Oh. go away, do not trouble me,' or to
scold the little one all the time you arc do
ing the trifling favor.
Brothers ! sisters I love one another—
! bear with one another. If any offend, for
give, and love him still; and, whatever
may he the faults of others, wc must not
forget that, in the sight of God, we have
faults as great and perhaps greater than
tin irs.
Be kind to the little ones —fLey will
often be fretful and wayward. Be patient
tsith them and amuse them. How often
a whole family of little ones are restored
i t > pr< Md humor by an elder sister proposing
some new play, and perhaps joining in it,
gathering them round her while she rc
, kites some pleasant story.
And, brothers, do not think, because
y<>n are stronger, it is unmanly to he gentle
to your little brothers and sisters. A truly
noble heart is never joined with pride and
rudeness. When 1 see a youth kind and
respectful to his mother, and gentle and
forbearing to his brothers and sisters, I
think he is likely to grow up to be a useful
man. And that this may be so, pray to
God to give you his Holy Spirit that your
j heart, may be right in Lis sight.
Do I Live a Life of Faitli. —l see much
in (he Bible about faith. If I haste to its
pages with guilt on my soul, and ask how
T shall be forgiven, it tells me to have faith
in Christ. If I enquire how I shall over
come the world, it still points to faith as
my means of victory \ and if I go to seek
•the means of success in my daily warfare,
pilgrimage, and pursuit of lleaven, it
sweetly tells me I must look to Jesus.—
Hence, I believe that, faith is not merely
one act, performed when God for Christ's
cake, forgives a sinner, but a succession ol
acts repeated every moment until faith i.
the habit of the mind, and I am believing
and rejoicing every moment in the blood
of my Saviour. Then T live a life of faith
—Rev. D. Wise.
iftrße temperate in all things.
THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1658.
( "irrft .-i/. —Courtesy is a distinguished
feature of civilized and intelligent society.
It is the most beautiful illustration of the
refining power which a higher development
always exerts upon our race. Bv courtesy,
wo mean that behavior of man towards
man which one will ask for himself. It is
but part of the mode of carrying out of
the Christian precept, which lies at the
base of harmony and order among men :
" Bo unto others as you would that others
should do unto you. That this precept is
| divine, as is all moral truth, is proved by
' our common appreciation of its fitness and
beauty. Do what we may in life, the
wheels of society can never run smoothly
and well, where the spirit of courtesy does
not "actuate the deeds and thoughts of man
in his intercourse with man. Necessary as
it is in civilized .-ociety, courtesy has its
power among the lowest and most savage.
I hat which leads us to do as we would be
done by, especially in the more refined and
refining intercourse of our lives, is the
conciliating nngcl which, whatever maybe
our condition, or whoever we may lie, will
powerfully help to guard us against every
enmity or assault.—
.1 ( hmu'x H' fiertion* on J)rafh.—
1 would not give one moment's cnjovincnt '
of the calm serenity which pervades mv
mind when thinking of death, for lives
spent in gaiety am! mirth. Death! how
soothing the thought it gently -t. :ds
over me! I\ hy should I wish to linger
here! Earth's charms are few <<o hence
my spirit, and dwell in the bright, peace
ful land above. The loved ones will ere
fong meet thee there. Death mav seize '
my feeble frame, but it will free my sad
: spirit, and let it go to be with Gotland the
Lamb forever. Ah! sweet and soothing;
thought, that f will soon see inv .Saviour!
Look up my sou! to heaven ; no longer tar
ry; the angels are calling thee. awav.—
; Bend my knee once more ere my spirit
w ings forever its homeward flight! Hark!
I that angelic sound, whence comes - it? It
summons thee my soul, to tunc thy golden
: lyre to hymns of praise. The hour has
! come, and now one long farewell till we
I meet i;i the court- above.
fHfacrlUntou#.
Tin;
RANCHERO'S DAUGHTER;
A Tale of Burn* Vista and it* Horrors.
BY 1.1 El T. If., OF TENNESSEE.
Monterey had fallen before the genius
! of a Taylor and a Worth, both of whom,.
by thousands mourned, now fill honored
I graves —fallen before the anus of those
i who knew no fear, while their country's
dear flag spread its broad folds amid the
glare and smoke, of battle. We had lost
I many dear and cherished friends, but they
died as .MEN should die, and we gave them
soldier burial, dropped a silent tear upon
; their, grave, and swore to avenge their
fall.
! And we had advanced toward that fear
ful field whereon Taylor soon after won a
fame which will never die, and fought the
j most desperate battle on modern record
j against odds of six to one.
The armistice concluded at Monterey
! wa over, and supposing that we were to
1 advance on the Capital via the Saltillo
route, we were already reveling, in itnagi
j nation, in the Ilalls of the Montezumas.
One morning I received an order from
my commanding officer to take thirty men,
mounted, and accompany a detachment of
| U. S. dragoons, under another officer, on
! an expedition, the object of which was the
| capture of a celebrated llanchero chiefitan
and his band, who had been annoying much
| in attacks upon our provision and ammuni
! tion trains. We set out at an early hour,
• while jet the dew lay bright on bud and
| flower,, and taking a westerly course, gui
ded by a Mexican, whose treachery to an
; acquaintance and friend liad been bought
| for a few doubloons, rode towards a uioun
! tainous range westward of us. The moun
-1 tains did not seem far distant when we star
• ted, yet it was high noon before we reach
ed the first gorge or defile, through which
our guide said we must pass. Here we
| were obliged to send out scouts, and ad
vancc more slowly and with greater caution
for huge precipices overhung the ravine on
either hand, and a few resolute men in i
1 pass so narrow, could make fearful havo<
, u P° n a advancing party, whose numbers,
; however great, would be of little avail,
since they could show but a narrow front j
in action. Hut we were not attacked, and i
nothing of note occurred, although our '
scouts had observed a splendidly-mounted |
Mexican ahead f us, who seemed to be j
watching our movements ; but they tried in
vain to get him in range.
It was almost night when, after winding '
® j
t.trough toe hills some five hours, we came j
abrubtly to the entrance of one of the most j
beautiful little vallcVs, or rather basins, {
that [ ever saw.
•La Balsa do Flores I'—the Hag of Flow
ers—said our guide, as lie pointed to it, •
It was indeed a flowery place. Fertile j
meadows, fields of grain, groves of orange •
and of lemon, were spread before us. The i
crimson cactus, and a thousand other flowers j
met the eye. Leery tree was laden with 1
some flowering vine.
Hunting to a budding, or rather a group j
ot buildings, about a mile or a little more j
from us, on a rising slope at the far side of j
the valley, n< ar which many horses and
cattle were grazing, the guide said :
• f hat is the place. Haniori ('anova?, !
the Ranchcro, li\is there.'
I lie •solitary horseman' who had been
watching our movements, was now observed ;
spurring swiftly up to the buildings, and ;
while we were forming column after our
straggling ride through the rocky defiles. '
we observed that a party of vaqueros hur- !
riedly drove the horses and cattle into a 1
high picketed enclosure which seemed to
surround the buildings.
' J shouldn't wonder if we had work be
fore we get that place, Lieutenant,'said the
dragoon officer to inc. as he carefully scan- <
tied the place through hi- field glass, and •
handed the telescope to luc.
' I should wonder if we didn't 1' was my
reply, as my eve ran over its defensible
position and noted its strength.
\\ ell, the sooner we arc at it the better
—thank God, we've a bright jmooa to work
by!' lie answered, and then gave the order
the order to move forward.
Rapidly we rode through tlu beautiful !
valley, not giving our tired horses a coveted !
chance to nip at the tall grass and grain
through which we passed, and rising the >
; gentle slope upon which the buildings
stood, we were brought to a halt by the j
strong picket teuee before mentioned, which
.consisted of heavy posts sunk deeply in the
ground, closely together. It was not so j
high, however, but that we could sec the j
buildings inside. All of these, with one !
i exception, were mere outbuildings, and not
calculated for defence. Rut the central
building, flanked at either corner with
: high towers, and evidently the residence of
! the Ranchcro, was strong and evidently
I capable, if well galrisoned, of offering a
! stubborn resistance. Rut we, who had
! stormed Monterey, thought light of such
. an obstacle.
Finding the gate of this enclosure shut,
. the dragoon officer, who as a regular and
| my senior, was in command, hailed the
; house, although we could gee nothing liv
ing about it except the herd of horses and
! cattle. His first hail met with no response,
I hut upon its repetition, a young and singu
| larly beautiful girl came out upon the flat
' roof of the house, dressed in the pictu
| resque costume of her nation, and in very
good Kuglish, though with a Spanish ac
cent, demanded what we wanted.
' We are after llamon Canovas, the rob
bing and murdering Ranchero, and his
band of cut-throats i' replied the officer.
'My father is neither a robber nor a
murderer —he hates his country's locs, and
so does Hagarita, his daughter!' responded
the girl, and, as she spoke, she drew her
tall and elegant form up haughtily, while
her black eyes flashed forth her indigna
tion.
< If you arc his daughter, you will oblige
me by telling where he is!'
< If I knew I would not —if I would I
could not. It is enough for you to know
that he is not here!' replied the spirited
girl.
'Seeing is believing, fair lady. You
will favor me by having this gate opened;
I have'my orders, and must obey them, no
matter how unpleasant they may be !' said
the officer.
< I shall not unbar the gate, and if yon
force it it will be at your peril. lam nol
alone, and I will protect my father's prop
erty so long as there, is a man left to fire a
gun, or a drop of blood in my veins !' she ,
cried, as she retired from sight into one of'
the towers, which we perceived to be pier- j
eed with loop-holes for musketry.
' I'll bet a month's pay that the old fox
is in his den !' said the officer. 4 The girl
wouldn't be so bold if her father was ab
sent 1'
I remembered how I had seen women
fight by the side of their husbands, broth- i
ers, and lovers, at Monterey, and thought \
that he might be mistaken. *
4 Dismount, a dozen oi*two of you, and !
try that gate 1' cried the officer.
About twenty men instantly sprung from j
their horses and approached the gate. And !
at the same instant a volley was fired from j
the house, which dismounted six of our
men in a hurry, and dropped the officer's ;
horse dead under him.
' f lose up under cover of the pickets, i
quick,' was the cry, for they stood so close, |
and were so thick, that a shelter behind i
them was bullet-proof.
The men hurriedly obeyed the last order, '
dragging their disabled companions with :
them, and then the lieutenant and myself
held a hurried consultation. If we had
only had a field piece with us, we would
have soon settled the matter, for the house j
could not have withstood even the batter
ing ot' a six or nine pounder. Hut this we
had not, and our only object was to capture
the enemy, or destroy thefn with as little
loss on our own side as possible. Some of
the men whe had heavy hatchets were now
ordered to cut away at the gate, while oth
ers pried aside the pickets, and begun a
scattering fire at the loop-holes in the tow
ers, but probably not doing much damage.
Soon, however, the fastenings of the gate
were chopped away, and then a guard being
left to bold the horses, a storming column j
was formed of the rest of our forces, ready j
to make a rush as soon as the gate was :
thrown open. When all was ready, the
gate was thrust back, and we were on the
point of making a dash forward, when a
terrible commotion among the horses and
cattle inside the corral, indicated the dan
ger of a stampede which would inevitably i
disarrange our front. We drew back in !
time to avoid this, and the next instant the j
cattle and horses, upon which several large i
and ferocious dogs had been let loose, came j
ru.-liing through the gateway, snorting and |
bellowing in terror, and causing a stampede |
of our own horses, in spite of the efforts of j
the guard to hold them.
• I
• A pretty manoeuvre, Miss Canovas, to j
throw my men in disorder, but not quite j
successful!' muttered the lieutenant, as he j
gave orders to prepare to charge the instant j
; the yard was clear.
It was not long that we had to wait for.
, this, and then, with a regular American
yell, we bounded forward. Again a volley
came from the towers and two upper win
dows. Several of our men dropped, but
we sprung on, without stopping to return
the tire, and all who were not hurt, were,
in a moment,, close under the walls of the
house, which we instantly surrounded.—
An attack upon the barred door was made,
which soon resulted as did that at the gate.
An entrance was forced, and we were at it,
hand to Land, in a few seconds, with about
twenty Mexicans, headed by the Ranche
ro's daughter, whose voice, clear as a bugle,
rung loud above the din of the conflict, as
she urged her people to fight to the last.
In reply to a summons from our leader to
surrender, she sent a pistol ball through his
| sword arm, and the next instaut dispatched
; a like compliment to nic, which grazed my
j right temple.
Hut we were too many for them, and in
a few seconds, her people were all slain or
overpowered, though-she was spared—but
secured —and the victory was ours. But
capture did not quell her haughty spirit.
4 Beware of Ramon Canovas, V ankee
dogs!' she cried. 4 When he hears of this
hour's work, you'll rue the day
4 He'll find nothing but blackened walls
and ruined fields when he returns!' 6aid
the dragoon officer, bitterly, as he had his
i shattered arm attended to.
' He'll whiten them with Yankee bones!'
was her equally bitter answer.
Our wounded were now attended to, the
dead buried, and then beeves were driven
in and slaughtered; and the men, over the
fires of the bivouac, with plenty of meat
and aquadiente, soon forgot the hardships
and perils of the day.
! The Mexican men who bad surrendered
i
New Series—Vol. 111, No. 17.
were put under guard, and the lady was
also requested to remain in bedchamber,
over which a sentinel was placed, but as
sured that she should not be restrained of
her freedom in the morning. Sentinels
were thrown out to prevent a surprise, and
then those who could, sought the arms of
a soldier's best friend—gentle sleep.
When morning came, a party was sent
out to collect the horses and cattle for army
use, the prisoners were mustered and moun
ted for a march, a party entailed to destroy
the lields by tire and steel, and then our
leader had the lady brought before him.
' I am sorry, Senora,' said he, ' that my
orders were to burn and destroy, even as
your father, has done with us; but I was
not ordered to detain or injure a woman.
Select any attendants you desire, choose
your horses, and depart whither you choose,
with your personal property.'
'Execute your orders and spare your
sorrow !' said she disdainfully. ' I ask no
attendant—they are all cowards, or they
would have fought while life lasted. But
I will take my horse, and with him speed
in search of a father who will hasten to
give you a crimson receipt for the labor you
have performed.
ords could not be bandied with aladv,
especially one of her spirit. licr horse
was saddled, and she rode off alone at full
speed, leaving behind her a blazing home
and ruined fields. We returned to camp
with our booty, and made our report. But
there was a look of dissatisfaction on our
commanding officer's face when he heard
we had not met Bamon Canovas, although
the provisions were a grateful and timely
supply in the camp. Fat pork will do very
well in a region of eternal snow, hut it is
not the ration for men sweating under a
heat of from 95° to 100°.
* * * M
It was on the twenty-third day of Feb
ruary, 1847. For two days the hostile ar
mies of the L nited States and Mexico—
the one a small but heroic band, the other
a vaunting, boasting host —had been front
ing each other. On the day previous, that
DAY of days, auniversarial of His birth,
who was first in war, first in peace, and first
last, and FOKEYEU in the hearts of ali true
Americans, the armies had been warmly
engaged, but night had drawn a veil be
tween them, and they rested. But with
the sun, rose on the twenty-third more than
twenty-five thousand men, eager to decide
by that day's deeds, a battle which would
astonish a wondering world.
And over the field, the sun threw its
rays from a cloudless sky ; bayonet and gun
barrel, burnished sabre and glittering lance
head, threw back their blight reflection,
while fluttering pennons, waving banners,
and dancing plumes, kissed by the morn
ing's gentle breeze, added to the gorgeous
beauty of the scene. The chilled troops,
who, without tires, had slept all the long
night upon their anus, ate their hasty meal
l from their haversacks, and then were drawn
up ready for the fearful harvesting of death.
And when the first gun announced the ball
opened —then, then arose a cheer, which
' told the multitudinous foe that there were
those before them who could die, but who
never could be conquered !
The enemy then opened; wave on wave
of his choicest troops were rolled forward
j upon the bulwark of American breasts,
| but broken and shattered, like great surges
1 dashed against an adamantine cliff, they
j recoiled, in broken fragments, on those
| which they followed. No longer was the
air pure and clear; no longer shone the sun
on unsullied plume and flag—on glittering
steel. Smoke and blackness obscured all,
except the red flash of artillery and mus
| ketry.
And yet, like the untiring surges, which
roll on—through the long watches of the
I storm, that desperate army, fighting upon
its own soil, swept in with its reserves upon
the devoted ranks under old • Rough and
Ready.' But it is not for me to describe
that fight—how fell Hardin, Clay, and
Yell —how gallant Lincoln, friend of more
: than one campaign, died—how McKee,
Zabriskic, and a hundred other gallant
spirits perished, sword in hand. This has
been done hy far ablefpens than mine.
But it was my lot, just after that last
fatal charge, where the first named officer
fell, and the ravine, through which the
mould was almost choked with their dead
and dying followers, to be near our noble
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