VOL. LXI.
THE LANCASTER INTELLIGENCER
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WHO IS DEAD 1
VILLAGE AND CITY!
VILLAGE.
Tolling solemnly, and slow,
Swings the little village bell,
While cloth pause the passer-by,
Saddened by the knell!
Sadden'd as helasseth by—
Praying Bettie spirit fled—
While he murirreth, with a sigh,
"Who is dead?"
Treading solemnly, and slow,
Comes the little village throng,
Who, with Pastor at.their head,
Bear the corpse along!
Whilst the children cease their play—
DraWing nearer, half in dread—
Wondering, as it pasieth onward,
"Who is dead?"
And the busy workmen cease—
Gathering, now, the windows round—
Whilst their upraised hammers all
ll'without a sound!
"'Tic the - boffin of a child—
God,
rest light its little head!
God, preserve our little one!','
"Who is dead?"
Broken is the number, now,
All had learned to think complete!
One familiar face is gone,
Now, from church and street!
And the busy query runs,
Till. before the day is sped,
E'en the smallest child could tell ynti,
"Who is dead."
CITY.
Tolling solemnly, and slow,
Swings the city's solemn bell,
But the passer hurrieth by,
Heeding, hearing not the knell
Heeding, hearing not the knell—
To some busy purpose wed—
Never finding time to ask, •
'Who is dead ?"
Now, with hearse and nodding plume,
And long escort to the grave,
Death comae rattling down the street—
Life goes up the busy pave/
Careless faces—tearless eyes—
No one in the throng hath said,
As the long procession passed them,
"Who is dead?"
Labor hath no time to lose—
Noisy wheels still whirl away!
Death's a common thing, which.goes
By the windows every day !
From the thronged and busy pavements,
No familiar face is fled—
Not one, even in a thousand,
Knows who's dead !
UNNOTICED HEROES.
Woods have their blossoms which we ne'er behold,
And the skies their worlds whose light is never
known;
Ocean its treasures of untold gold,
And earth her heroes that are all unknown
You may meet them as they pass and heed them not;
You may not know what hosts before them fell ;
You may not count the battles they have fought—
The wreaths that crown them are invisible.
Yet they have fought and conquered ; they have bent
Night after night beside the couch of pain ;
They have confronted scorn and death, and lent
Their blood to make the stricken whole again.
They have been pilgrims to that desert shrine
Which sorrow rears in the black realm, Despair.
Oft have they struggled in that gloomy mine,
Where only dust is made the toiler's share.
They have beheld their sweetest hopes decay;
Oft hive they seen their brightest dreams depart;
Have s'e'en theirgolden idols turn to clay,
And many biar within a broken heart.
Their veiled and mighty scars they ever bear—
Those scars that lie deep-burned into the soul—
Won where the flaming eyes of vengeance glare,
And the tumultuous fires of passion roll.
They have been victors; they have conquered fields
Earth's dreaded Hannibals could never win;
They have struck down the sword Ambition wields,
And trampled Lust and chained the hands of Sin.
ley have won captives! their sweet tones have
brought
The erring back to Virtue's flowery path;
Their own and others' hearts submission taught
To God's high will, and smoothed the brow of
wrath.
They drink the dregs of trembling; but their moans
And anguished wails they stifle in the breast ;
They say there is an ear that hears their groans,
And in His house the weary will find rest.
Want, grief, the scorn of man on them descend—
They only say it is His righteous will;
With chastened spirits to that will, they bend,
Believing, striving, hoping, loving still.
Oh, they are daily martyrdoms that We
Heed not—the sufferers are to ns unknown ;
But angels from the walls of Eden see
How glorious the laurels they have won !
MY FIRST DUEL.
Father, Mr. (1— was talking to-day
about old College times, when he and you
were students together at M— Univer
sity, in the North, and, in the course of
his conversation,
spoke of a duel which
you and a friend of yours had while there.
How was,it 1 What was the cause ? Tell
me, wont you l'
W ell, my boy, it was one of those :affairs
of honor, as they are now called, which I
thought a brave and chivalrous thing to
enter into, and for which I am now heartily
ashamed. H.owevor, I will relate it to you,
and bid you be careful lest you fall into as
dire and unnecessary a snare as I, from the
impulse of my over-quick ternper and re
vengeful spirit, became entangled. Mother,
do you wish to hear it
This was addressed to my wife, a clear,
blne-eyed dame, now looking with eyes of
strange alarm on me and her boy, this hav
ing been the first time she had ever, dur
ing the course of our married life, even
dreamed of such an adventure of her hus
band's.
Oh ! yes. I should like to know some
thing of that myself.'
Well, then, here it is. Twonty years
ago saw me a member of the Freshman
class at M-- University, a careless, reck
less, fearless boy.of sixteen. My father—
God bless him !—presented me, when 1 left
his roof-tree in Florida, in order to amuse
myself in my leisure hours, fearing I might
overwork myself if I had no inducement
otherwise, with a fine light rifle, a suit of
Indian-dressed deer-skin, powder and bul
let-pouch, and to crown all, a large, mag
nificently made dog, which he had brought
home with him from Ireland, whither he
had been a year or two before. The hound
was of a mouse-color, with a fine fox nose,
long, slim legs, and stood nearly four feet
. high. His eyes were never still, always
watching some object, even at his meals;
and as to his general reputation among the
fellows, he could out-run, out-scent, out
bay any dog, within a hundred miles of
M—. Satan was the name he bore at
home, and for all remembrances this dia
bolical - name followed him wherever he
went. Among the members of the un
acknowledged secret' and sporting club to
which I belonged, 'yclept The Provisional
'Government,' was George E—, a rather
fast and unscrupulous sportsman, whose
- whole time was spent, instead of ? at his
166 k, as it should have been, coursing the
'woods and dealing destruction upon all
.game, of whatever quality, that crossed
Ids hunting.path. To him as "a leader I
have bowed in submissive homage;
but as a shot, with rifle or pistol, I ac
knowledged no superior at that time, for I
was then a perfect marksman. Strange
feats I could tell you, as to my aim and
general powers ; but they have no connec
tion with the present relation.
One Saturday morning, George came to
me and said :
Well, Jim, there was a fine fall of snow
last evening, and the rabbits and squirrels
will be plentiful this morning; shall we
try the woods 1'
I gave him no answer for a moment, and
he resumed :
If you do not wish to go, I will take
Satan and go alone.'
Now Satan had a great difficulty in dis
tinguishing between us as to who was his
master : George assuming as much control
over him as I did myself, and the dog
would follow him with as little persuasion
as he would me.
Well, (lborge, wait a moment sill I
dress myself and I will accompany you.'
I went to my room, equipped, and started
out, rifle on my shoulder, for tho piney
woods.
I forgot to tell you, in my preamble,
that George's father was one . of the Pro
fessors in the University, and that, in Col
lege honor, George outranked me. The
house he lived in was situated within the
college-grounds and immediately behind
the boundary of ? the same, the woods com
menced think and uncleared. It was the
season when the farmers gathered, in pails
and buckets, the sap of the sugar-maple,
and boiled the saccharine juice until the
consistent sugar was obtained. It was .a
favorite amusement of ours to go to the
sugar-camps far away in the woods, and sit
around the big fires, and listen to the jokes
of the boilers, and taste the streaming
syrup. It had been our custom every day
to go at the evening gleaming, and stay
till late at night, smoking our short pipes,
and drinking our Old Rye' out of a leaf
noggin; and we never thought ourselves
far from home, until we loft the sugar
boilings four or five miles behind.
Distant about four miles from our dom
icil was the largest and most complete
sugar-camp in the country. Toward this
we now bent our steps. Satan coursed on
before, racing here and there, sometimes
starting a deer or rabbit, which we en
deavored to kill and bag with varied suc
cess, while on he went, yelling and scout
ing, as if all were bat play to him. Leis
urely we followed, often excited by the
break of a deer across our path, never
varying from our accustomed track, save
to pick up our game. About noon we
reached the camp, and around the fire
made in the snow, and composed of com
bustible substances of every description,
We found our old cronies, the sugar-boilers,
and were heartily welcomed as just in
pudding time.' There in the snow, some
half-dozen yards from the fire, they were
sitting upon branches and logs, eating their
noon-day meal. We were of course in
vited to partake, and quickly disposing of
our rifles, accoutrements and game, fell to
work in right hungry and masterly style,
and did our duty with the best among
them,
our long march having sharpened
our already gnawing appetites. Satan re
ceived as much of welcome as his master,
and was regaled with his share, never
scrupling to take his bit from one more ,
than another. Conversation now turned
upon the state of the woods, and the
quantity of game, and where best found,
and in the greatest quantity. This camp
was honored with the cognomen of The
Eagle's Nest,' it being the topmost eyrie
in a long range of hills, which stretched
toward the eastward from us, far as the
eye could reach, and on various occasions
the great bald eagles, illustrious emblems
of the liberty of our country, had made it
a consecrated spot whereon to build their
enormous nests. Still on the height in
the fissures, betwixt two great.rocks, could
be found mosses and twigs, remnants of
the last resting-place of these gigantic
birds. Many a shot had George and I had
at one of these feathered aristocrats from
the very spot on which we now stood, and,
although marksmen of superior ability,
ye& neither had been able to stoop from
his high flight. We were told game had
been seen that very morning, making a
range towards another track of high land,
some five miles distant, and that without
doubt we should find straggling parties of
deer between our present stand and the
g Toad Hollow,' another valley between
the hills, far away to the east. We soon
finished our chat, and started on the trail,
Satan as usual leading the way. Aftera
few hundred yards had been passed, and
Satan had been lost sight of for some time,
we were astonished by hearing far ahead
loud baying of the dog, yelling in such a
manner that we were convinced game must
have been started, and that of a supekor
quality to what we had been in the habit
of following. On we went, fast as we
could clear a track through the under
brush, stealing along stilly and slyly, for
fear of rousing some hidden partridge or
timid rabbit, before we were near enough
to draw the bead upon them. On, how
ever, we went, swiftly and surely, nearing
• faster and faster the hound's cry, and the
yell ringing clearer and shriller through
the frozen air, vibrated against the hillside,
and echoed far away. Just as we reached
within a few feet of our canine friend, who
seemed to be perfectly motionless, save
as to baying, we distinctly heard a rustling
in the bushes, and saw the fiery eyes and
black shaggy nozzle of a young black bear.
Frightened I might admit I was, and sprang
back a few feet upon the first sight, but
the manly firmness of George re-assured
me, and I retraced my steps. He very
coolly raised his rifle to his shoulder, and,
as near as I could judge, from the direc
tion of his aim, he pointed directly be
tween the beast's eyes, and pulled the
trigger. I at the same moment stilled
the dog, and waited,to see the effect of the
shot, intending to put in my ballet, if his
hand proved ineffectual or insufficient.—
Bat man proposes,' &c.; before I could
bring my rifle to my shoulder, the bear
had disappeared, and as he crunched the
dead branches under the snow, could be
distinctly heard fast receding from his
former hiding-place, while the baying of
the dog, in full chase, reverberated through
the gorges as if miles away.
Off we started, the dog still leading us,
and on we traveled, till night brought us
to a halt, wearied, hungry and unsuccess
ful. Satan was where we knew not ; still
ringing at intervals far off to the north
could be heard his yell, growing fainter as
,w,e listened._ I put my dog call in my
month, and blew the usual blast for him
to return, bat he came not. reoldrwei
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and chilled, we turned us back, resolving
in our minds to sleep at the camp all night,
and go home in the morning. In an' hour
we had reached the high ground, and could
see plainly the red light of the sugar fire,
looming up clearly and plainly in the fros
ty air, coloring the fleeting snow clouds
with a yellow glare.. Trudging along with
as much celerity as possible, we made from
the woods, striking a direct track to the
clearing, which, after having fallen in the
snow a hundred times, and almost barely
escaping rolling down the innumerable
precipices which we were obliged to pass,
we reached, after the boilers had devoured
their supper. No supper-! This was a
new inducement for anger, and our feelings
at our poor success were not the most
gracious and enviable. We concluded to
return home, supperless and tired as we
were, and waited only for the rising of the
moon to start. -Daring our detention here,
who should come stalking into our midst,
with his ears scratched, his hide barked,
his hair discolored and bloody, but our
infernal friend, Master Satan ? By all
appearances he had indiscreetly introduced
himself to our other blank friend the bear,
and some not over amicable personal
endearments had been exchanged between
them, from the effects of which Satan had
hurriedly returned -to us in the unseemly
state he now presented. One ear lopped
rather heavily to one side, • scratched and
bleeding, the flesh almost cut through,
while the other still retained the old
fashionably foppish erectness, customary
to his aristocratic lineage. His tail,
carried on ordinary occasions stretched
out, while running, to its straightest ten
sion, or curled gracefully over his sleek
and shining back, was now drooped to the
ground, and hung, as if in shame, between
his legs.
Various were the speculations of the
assembled group as to the final destination
of our wounded but still untamed adver
sary, and many were the places, notorious
for their wildness -and difficult approach,
named as the retreat and cover of the foe.
These conjectures, although they inspired_
us with the hope of again meeting with the
brute, and exchanging compliments with
him,
were little adapted to our feverish
blood, now aggravated by some of the by
standers, and by a raging appetite and
depressing weariness. The moon having
now attained a height at which it cast her
rays over the tree-tops,
and lit up the
forest with her silvery beams, simultan
eously we both arose, determined to make
home before we starved to death, or became
too fretful to be agreeable.
Tramp, tramp !—crunch, crunch !—we
paced over the now crispy snow, which,
during the day, had thawed slightly, and
now, since night had set in, had frozen,
till a crust covered the whole expanse of
ground, breaking creakingly underneath
our feet. On we walked unconscious of
. the presence of each other, busied only
with our own melancholy thoughts, neither
desiring to converse nor to listen to con
versation. The moon shone clearly above
us, and every object was as distinct to the
eyes as it would have been had it been
noon-day. George was walking a rod or
two behind me, and at intervals would
increase the distance to five or six. Satan
walked silently, majesti6ally, and as if
tired, in George's rear, and like a well
bred hound as he was, followed in the
footsteps of his master.
Thus we strode along, until within a
hundred rods of , the house, and then,
by
some unaccountable circumstance, Satan
intruded his nose, and then a good part of
his body, between the legs of the already
irritated George, and naturally enough,
down came the butt of the rifle upon his
devoted head. My attention was attracted
towards the now picturesque group, from
hearing the long, loud yell of pain which
Satan uttered at the rebuke, thereby
frightening me, and disturbing the stillness
of the night. I turned to see the cause,
and heard George curse the dog, threaten
ing, at the same time, to shoot him if
again so awkward. He was now some
distance behind me, and pickin g up a
piece of frozen crust, I demanded why he
struck the hound, and threatened to shoot
him if he did so again, at the same moment
flinging the ice at his head, which unfortu
nately struck him. He bowed his head
when he felt the blow, but the next
momenti saw him bring his rifle
_hurriedly
to his shoulder and draw the. hammer
back. I sprang for a stump near by, but
before reaching it, I felt in my right side
a sharp, cutting pain, as if a red hot iron
was scorching my vitals. Down I fell, full
length on the snow, and for a moment all
was dark and bloody before my eyes. I
now felt the warm blood oozing gush by
gush out of the wound made by the ball.
At that moment no thought of death or
dying crossed my mind ; all my energies,
all my mind, all my thoughts were bent on
the means to avenge myself. I had no
faults at that time ; all I seemed to re
member was the cowardly advantage taken
of me me by my friend George! .Rvenge,
avenge it ! seemed burning into my • very
life blood, seemed cutting my every nerve
and urging me to action. Presently this
-blinding fit passed off, but the desire for
revenge still hung round me with fearful
tenaciousness. Satan, nearly wild with
excitement, always jumping in advance at
the report of the rifle, was :flying hither
and thither around me, smelling at my
side, and rubbing his cold nose against my
face, appearing to know and understand
the hurt I had sustained, and seemingly
endeavoring to evince the most perfect
disapproval of the act. I had fallen near
the stump, behind which I had first en
deavored to find shelter; and raising my
self to my feet, although the effort gave
me the most intense pain, I followed on to
an immense decaying log near by, falling
upon it as soon as having reached it.
Down behind this I lay for a few seconds,
in the most feeble state, my whole system
racked with the most excruciating anguish;
and with a powerful effort of the will, at
length raised myself to my knees, and
leveled my rifle across the log. I now
looked around for George. For a few
moments every object, trees, stumps, and
sky, all seemed revolving around me, and
I supposed myself drowning, or rather
swimming in an ice ocean. The moon still
shone brightly, and the - woods were clearer
than before to my excited fancy. I looked,
after the dizziness had passed, for several
seconds for George, uselessly, but when I
had become more composed, although still
in great agony from the effect of my
wound, I just saw his shadow on the snow,
a hundred yards or so from my position,
and .there -I determined- to wait his - first
motion, 'and send it - bullet through his
heart or head. While waiting thus I
debated with myself whether to aim for
the eyes or the breast. 'My determination
was at length formed,-and I mentally con
cluded to direct my rifle towards 'his head
and kill him dead, so dead in faot, that he
could never explain the cause of the
manner. Thus I lay deliberately plotting
a murder, the fear of God, or what should
come after, never once entered my mind.
Thus I reasoned : he had shot me in a
moment of passion, he, should therefore be
subjected to all the after consequences
which necessarily follow such an act. That
the ball had entered my right side, glanced
off against my lowest rib, and out through
my liver, I was convinced, and now, upon
reflection, I stood a fair, almost certain
chance, of going upon that very long,
unceasing journey, upon which I had now
fully resolved he should bear me company,
ay, and lead the way, too. God only
knows from whom I inherited such fiendish
passions, such ilamning hate and bitter
animosity towards any one who had in
jured me, but these thoughts all coursed
through my brain, and instead of stilling
the fever which was now fast heating my
blood and aggravating my bitter passions,
seemed further irritating all the worse
feelings more and more. It seemed an
age I waited, but firm to death, I neither
spoke, nor cried, although my sufferings
were indescribable.
At length I saw the upper part of
George's body bent around the stump, and
then I drew back the hammer of the rifle,
and drawing the butt to my shatilder as
best I could in my uneasy position, I
prepared to aim. Up he rose quick and
suddenly, and the moment he did so, my
finger drew back the trigger and sent the
ball whizzing towards his head. This last
effort cost me all my strength, and falling
back on the snow, my ears, heart and very
soul, were pierced through and through, by
the most horrid scream of pain I ever
heard, and then all sense vanished - from
my mind, all light from my eyes, all feel
ing from my body, and I seemed as dead.
I had fainted. •
One morning I awoke, as from a horrid
dream, and remembering nothing of the
occurrence before narrated, I attempted to
raise my hand to my head, which was now
aching badly, when I discovered L possess
ed not the least power of motion, and
could speak no word above a whisper. I
made a slight ejaculation, and before the
word was concluded, George was beside
my bed, tears running down his cheeks,
and his eyes almost starting from his head.
God be thanked, Jim, that you are
yourself again,' said he as soon as he dis
covered that I was sensible of his presence,
which I could only assure him of by a
ghastly smile, being too weak to speak a
word.
, Do you know how long you have been
sink?' he asked.
I replied with my eyes in the negative,
and he continued.
You have been subjected to all this
pain and trouble by my infernal hot tem
per, and it is now six weeks ago since I
drew the bead on you. Your shot struck
me on the collar bone, and it shivered it
as if it had been paper. I fell on the
snow, and after lying for a short time, I
crawled down to the house and alarmed
the inmates by my tale. Satan had been
before me ; he had yelled and barked, and
scratched at the door until he gained
admission, and then had set up the most
dismal howling, running back and forth
from the room to the outer door, to the
astonishment and surprise of all. They
had heard the shots, and had supposed
them to be the mere enunciations of our
approach, it having been our custom to
fire just before reaching the house, you
know ; and they thought no more of it,
until our long delay frightened them, and
they were just coming to look for us as I
gained the doorway. They immediately
sought after you, and when found, you
were brought here, fainting, and perfectly
insensible. The doctor was immediately
sent for, the bullet extracted, and the
morning discovered you perfectly prostra
ted with a violent brain-fever. Don't
touch your head, it has been shated and
now has no hair on it longer than a pin.
You must be very quiet, and make no
exertion to move, the doctor says, and
you will soon be up and around. Satan
has entirely recovered, and, here Satan—
come.'
He called to the dog, who had been
lying watching ;:is during our whole con
versation, seemingly understanding the
whole, and as much interested as either
of ns. With a leap like a deer he sprang
with his fore paws upon the bed, and
saluted me with a joyful cry, as he saw I
recognized and took notice of him, and
then, in fond submission, commenced to
lick my face and hands. He, seemed
almost crazy with delight, and George
was obliged to drag him forcibly away
from me, in order to keep him from smoth
ering me in his joy.
Can you ever, will you forgive my
hasty act of hateful passion I' said George,
the tears streaming from his eyes afresh
and falling upon my hand, which he now
imprisoned between his own ; God knows
I did not know what I was doing, when I
pulled the trigger of the rifle, and I have
repented in bitterness the act, night and
day, and prayed and cursed myself for
this devil's work. Jim, I will watch you,
stay near you, be your riend, do anything
for you, if you only say that you will
forgive me.'
I could not speak ; the big tears of pity
and affection for him who had always been
my friend, were filling my eyes and wet
ting my pillow ' • and my feelings of remorse
for the part I had enacted in this nearly
fatal drama, were choking me; and the
thoughts of all the kind and loving instan
ces of friendship George had always shown
me were exciting my brain and , heart in
such a manner that it was providential 1
did not relapse, nearly driven, as I' was,
raving mad again, and no word could
have spoken to soothe his anguish had his
life been at stake. I tried to say, Yes,,
George, indeed I do,' but the words stuck
in my throat, and my only reply was a
faint pressure of his hands, of which he
easily interpreted the meaning. Just
then the doctor entered the room, and to
my enfeebled ideas at the time, rather
rudely reproached George for so exciting
me, as weak as I at the time was, and
just sane. This was the last time we ever
spoke of the matter, by mutual agreement.
Six months I lay, however, between life
anti-death, George my only attendant (for
he would -permit :ito one to wait upon me
but himself, aid I desired no better iurae)
always near me. Gradually my. strength
returned, and then he strove to entertain
me by reading to me from my favoiite
authors, or else communioating, to me the
news, gathered 'purposely, of all the vil
lage. Slowly bat surely Iprogressed
toward health, and at last was permitted
to leave my room. My first essay was by
riding with George, who drove me with
care and anxiety far over to 'the 'Eagle's
Nest. We were better friends than ever;
adversity had 'drawn a band around our
hearts which no misfortune could sever ;
and at this fate day George E—is the
most esteemed and dearest, nearest and
most confidential friend your father pos- ,
sesses, as you well know. I learned from
other parties of what I have told you (for he
never spoke of his attention,) that George
as soon as his broken bone had been re-set
immediately commenced to nurse me, and
had absolutely watched at my bedside day
and night, until my final recovery. I
have often laughed and joked with him
upon our many old tramps together, but
we have never adverted, or even hinted to
the bear • hunt, at the Eagle's Nest,' or
our unfortunate return. He begged me
to give him Satan when I left--, and I
could do no less than comply with his
wish ; and long the old dog, for he is now
dead, although but a short time since,
lived with him, tracking the deer'till they
were all exterminated, and then degrading
himself and canine family by hunting the
timid rabbits from the woods and precipi
ces. The Eagle's Nest 'is now a cleared
farm; and the spot is sown yearly with
wheat or other grain, in whioh we foolish
boys disgraoed our humanity, and indica
ted our precocious sense of honor, by
fighting our first duel.'
Rustic Simplicity.
The Cincinnati Enquirer expects its
readers to believe the following improbable
Day before yesterday a trio of newly
wedded couples from the interior of Ken
tucky arrived at the Burnett House, and
took apartments for the night in that well
ordered hotel. It was quite evident that
the entire party were unfamiliar with me
tropolitan sights. The roomy corridors,
marble doors, gorgeous drawing-room,
and well-spread table of the hotel, drew
from them the most ingenuous remarks of
surprise. In the evening they.visited the
opera house, and were so astounded by its
magnificence, that even Mrs. Waller's
wonderful impersonation of g Meg Meril
lies ' almost failed to interest them.
Nothing .more was thought of the ver
dant trio till about 1 o'clock yesterday
morning, at which tiour the boot-black of
the Burnett House, in making his custom
ary round, observed one of the bucolic
Benedicts seated in the hall near the door
of his room. He naively asked the pol
isher of understandings, if he was the clerk.
Receiving a negative answer, he informed
the boot-black that he would like to see
that individual. In• a few moments one of
the attentive office-men was at his side,
and politely asked what was needed.
~ Couldn't you make me a bed in the
parlor 1' said the - disconsolate-looking
6ln the_ parlor ?' echoed the clerk, I
am afraid not.'
Well, I'd like to have one spread down
some'eres.'
Why don't you go into your own room ?'
asked the clerk.
, I don't like to,' said the bashful young
man.
Why, what's the matter ?' continued
the clerk, ' has your wife turned you out
No,' said he, drawlingly ; but, you
see, I've never been married before, and I
don't much like to go in, pertickler in a
strange place.'
Oh, go right in,' said the clerk smiling
audibly,' she won't think it wrong.'
Here the door of his room opened about
an inch, and through the aperture came a
coaxing voice, saying :
Do come in, John. I won't hurt yer.
I know'd th9y'd think strange of your
standin' our there. Come in, won't yer
I've done blow'd out the gas, and it's all
dark.',
The odor from the room assured the
clerk that she had indeed blow'd' out
the gas, so, pushing open the door, he
stopjed the flow, raised a window and
returned to the hall to persuade the ver
dant husband to retire with his wife— All
argument was fruitless, however, and he
was compelled to assign the simple indi
vidual a separate room for the night.
The First Americah Witches.
Salem has hitherto enjoyed the bad
reputation of being the mother of Ameri
can witchcraft. But this is an historical
error, as was shown by Mr. Hopkins in a
lecture before the New York Historical
Society last week :
The first legal enactment on the sub
ject of witchcraft in this country, appears
to have been made by the Maryland As
sembly, in 1635, which adopted the
English statutes on the subject. Iu 1639,
Maryland directly provided fora punishing
with death, sorcery, blasphemy, and
idolatry.' In 1641, the Massachusetts
laws were promulgated providing that
witchcraft should be punished with death.
Rhode island followed suit in 1647 ; New
Jersey about that time, Delaware in 1700,
South Carolina in 1712 restoring the
statute of James the First, and Pennsyl
vania soon after. The laws of South
Carolina on the subject remained on the
Statute Book until 1837. Delaware adopt
ed the statute of James the First in 1719.
He believed that witchcraft existed previ
ous to 1604-5. The Hebrew motto was
the more women, the more witchcraft,'
but his idea was, that they were no longer
old and wrinkled beldames,' but young,
and gay, and lovely creatures.' Connecti
cut, he believed; had from 1641 to 1697,
twenty-one trials for witchcraft, although
a targe quantity of the State archives,
containing the authentic details are de
stroyed. Massachusetts' punished witch
craft in 1648. An anecdote is told of one
John Bradstreet, who plead guilty, but the
Court knew him to be so notorious a liar
that he wqs acquitted. [Laughter.] In
connection:with the Salem , witchcraft, it
should be remembered that in Geneva
there were five hundred witches consumed
by the flames within • three months '
• that
fourteen houses in England furnished four
teen victims to the flames, and that the
Salem horrors have been greatly exagger
i ated. He discussed the Salem excitement
at length,. criticising. the. part .of Cotton
Mather, and of the Oita** whose
ninny was given. in one hundred and thirty
oases, mostly against their individual
objects of hatred. Up •to 1664 there- is
no trace of any law in. New York as to
witchorift, and when it did appear it was
confined to the English settlements on
Long Island out of our jurisdiction. The
Indians said the devil would have nothing
to do with the Dutch. In 1672 Sarah
Dibble was acetified of witchcraft in New
Jersey, but fled to Connecticut. In 1683
William Penn presided over a Court in
which a woman was tried and acquitted on
a charge of witchcraft. Virginia had a
like trial in 1705, and North Carolina in
1679 and 1712. Altogether there were
four hundred and sixty accusations of
witchcraft in the colonies, thirty-two
executions, three more condemned -who
escaped. New York alone, or perhaps
New Hampshire, never condemned a witch,
or passed a law on the subject. Of the
methods of discovering a witch one
Perkins gave eighteen tests, seventeen of
which were insufficient, and eighteen was
impracticable. [Laughter.] In conclu
sion, the paper contrasted the horrible
tortures, cruelties, and barbarities of
foreign punishment of witchcraft, and the
comparatively mild form of the delusion
in the American Colonies.'
The Maiden and the Hero;
On the night before the battle of Brandy
wine I was sent with a message from Gen
eral Green to Count Pulaski, a noble
Polender, who took a prominent part in
our struggle for freedom. se-was quar
tered in a neat farm 'louse near the upper
forts. After our business was finished,
the Count asked me to take some refresh
ments, and at the same time called out—
' Mary ! my lass, Mary!'
In an instant a rosy-oheeked girl entered,
her face beaming with joy, it would seem,
at the very sound of Pulaski's voice.
Did you call me, Count V said the
maiden, timidly.
Row often have I told you, my little
love,' he said, bending his tall form to kiss
her cheek, not to call me Count ; call me
dear Pulaski. This is a Republic, my lit
tle favorite ; we have no Counts, you
know.'
But yon are a Count, Sir, when at
home, and they say you came a long way
over the ocean to fight for us.'
Yes, Mary, very true—l did come a
long way—the reason was, I had to come.
Now, can yon get for this gentleman and
myself a little refreshment? He has a
long way to ride to-night.'
Certainly, sir ;' and she went out of the
room like a fairy.
Fine pleasant girl,' said Pulaski,
would that I had the wealth I once had !
I would give her a portion that would send
half the youth hereabouts after her sweet
face. On the morning of the 11th of
September,
1777, the British army ad
vanced in full force to Chadd's Ford, for
the purpose of crossing Brandywine Creek,
and bringing on an action with Washing
ton. Sir William -Howe drove Maxwell's
division across the creek by ten o'clock at
one of the lower fords.
The Hessian General, Knyphausen,
with a large force, advanced upon the
creek, and united with Lord Cornwallis,
who commanded the left wing of the
army, crossed at the upper ford of the
river and creek. It so happened that
during the conflict, when carrying orders,
I passed immediately in the direction of
Pulaski's quarters, that I had visited the
night before. Suddenly a sheet of flame
burst forth ; the house was on fire. Near
the doorsteps lay the body of Mary, her
head cut open by a sabre, and her brains
coming out of the terrible wound. I had
been there but half a minute, when Gen
eral Pulaski, at -the head of a troop of
cavalry, galloped rapidly to the house.—
Never shall I forget the expression on his
face, as he shouted like a demon on seeing
the inanimate form of Mary—
'
who did this
A little boy who had not been noticed,
laying on the grass with his leg dreadfully
mangled, replied :
There they go !'
He pointed to a company of Hessians,
then some distance off.
RIGHT WHEEL.—MEN, CHARGE ! !'
And they DID CHARGE. Ido not think
that one man of that Hessian corps ever
left that field except to be placed in the
grave.
The last of Pulaski was on the battle
ground of Brandywine. He and his sweet
Mary fell on that same field.
1 Miss Molly and Miss Peggy are
two sisters ; Miss Molly is the elder. She
is not a member of any church, but, like
all well-bred young ladies, says her prayers
before retiring. One night she carried to
her room a pickle, and laid it upon , her
bureau, thinking she Would eat it after her
devotions. She knelt at the foot of the
bed for the purpose. Peggy entered
the room, and seeing her deeply absorbed,
thought to improve the opportunity by
appropriating the pickle to her own use.
She had bitten off a piece ' and in chewing
it, made a noise, which- her sister heard,
who, wishing to know the manse, looked
up, and beholding Peggy devouring the
piokle, hurriedly arose, exclaiming : Oh,
Lord, excuse me a moment ; Peggy's eat
ing my pickle !'
[l'Y' A clergyman, who was reading to
his congregation a chapter in Genesis,
found the last sentence to be :
And the Lord gave unto Adam a wife.
Turning over two leaves together; he
found written, and read in an audible
voice—
And she was pitched without and
within.
He had unhappily got into a description
of Noah's Ark.
CARDS.
E D WARD BUGOVERN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
No. 3 South Queen street, in Heed, M•Grann, Kelly &
Oo.'e Bauking Building, Lancaster,
apr 6 tt 12
DR. JOHN WIDALLA, DENTIST.--office
No. 4 Bast King street,. Residence Walnut street,
second door West of Duke, Lancaster : Pa. [apr 18 tt 18
REMOVAL.. -WILLIAM B. FORDNEY,
Attorney at Law, bus removed his office from North
Queen street to the building in' the south-east oornerof
Centre Square, formerly known its Efttbley'eMoteL
Laneamter,oprillo .
MiISIOVAL...DII6 et T. BASER,.
JD, C6PATHICI PHYSICIAN, has removed his office to
No. ffil Haat King street, next door. above King's Grocery.
Reference—Professor W. A. Gardner, Philadelphia.
Calls from the country will be promptly attended to.
apr 8 . tf 12
TAMES BLACK, Attorney at. Law.--Of
0j lice in East King street, two doors emit of Lephlor's
Hotsl, Lancaster, Pa.;.
Si All business . Cm:waited with Lis preassion, and
all kinds of writ/1w mush as preparing Dads, Mortgages,.
Willy Stating 4.ran!ter acf Prol?pt;P Ar 44 144 4 °.
rts - • - - • '
NEIWTON tIMEITHICR, kl i Tog,N*lf
AT LAW, has Wm Moe in North Dubs street, nearly
opposite the Vault Holm&
Lancaster, apr 1
,
EBrovAi....:sinion EBY,. Attorney \
Rat Law,' has removed his Office from North Duke
sweet to No. B,* Widmyer's Row, South Duke' atnnt,
Lancaster, Pa. , {mar 18 tf 9 ,
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IDERICEC.- Si pirinan,-- •
F RE A T N&Y AT L
U Norm Dm - min, (wan ffizaij tut
emu, pa ; - . apr tt24.•
RIN 0 V A 1.:..- WILLIAM
Attorney at Law, -has removed his °Mee fr om his
former pato into South Duke street, nearly opposite the
Trinity . Luttioran Church. apr.B.
rp HALL FOREMAN, -
ATTO.EN.Br AT LAW..
Onle Irma T. E. Paßrium, ER.; No. 20 Run Krorei j SC,
LANCAEITgIi, PA: ,
nov 15
JESSE LANDIS Attorney at Lactwel:
floe one door out of fechler's Hotel, But Sing street;
. .. . ..
..
''tom All kinds of Bcrivening--imoh *as writing Wills,
Deeds, Mortgages, Accounts, Acc., will bentlanaind•to tilth
correctness and despatch. . . pay 16, 'fiillf-17
RBEI.OVAL.-.11. 8., SWARB, Attorney
' at Law, has removed Ma office to No. 18 North Duke
street, nearly opposite Idafortner location, ands, tew doors
north of the Court House. apr 6 am 18
m r T. IIIoPHALL,
ATTORNET AT LAW, •-
ly 11 No. n N. Dux T BT., LANC4BI/114
WILBERFORCE BEVIS, . •
ATTORNEY AT. LAW,
Mlles No. 24 North Queen street, , nearly opposite Michael's'
Hotel, Lancaster, Pa. _ toot 26 lysil
SAMUEL. H. REYNOLDS, Attornay .
Law. Office, No. 14 North Duke street, opposite the
Court House. may .6 tile
TxrAl3 INGT ON •W. 110PILINS,
yV, ATTORNEY AT LA,W.
Oleo with N. Lightner & J. K. Alexander, Esqa., Duke
St, nearly opposite Court House. • Dab 7 One? 4
ALDIIS J. NEFF, Attorney at Law....
Office with B. A. ShEeffer, Esq., south-west corner of
°entre Square, Lancaster. may 15, '55 I.y 17
ABRAM SHANK,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
01710 Z WITH D. G. Fammor, DA, No. 86 Noma Dom So.,
LANCASTER, PA.
JOHN F. BRINTON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
• PHILADELPHIA, Pa.,
Has removed hie office to hie residence, N 0.249 South 6th
Street, above Spruce. •
Refers by permission to Hon. H. G. Lone, •
A. L. Mlle,
Psalm Bamorr,
TIUDDIDEI Sr/PINS.
nov 24 ly*4s
JAME'S H. BARNES,
FANCY AND WINDSOR CHAIR HARR%
No. 6934 East King street, Lancaster,
Takes pleasure in inviting the public to call at his Ware
rooms, and examine his BEAUTIFUL ASSORTMENT OF
CHAIRS OF VARIOUS PATTERNS.
a.. ORDERS received awl promptly attended to at the
shortest notice. None but the beat workmenare employed
in this establishment, consequently Chairs purchased at
this house are fully equal to any article sold in the Eastern
Cities, Call and examine for yourselves. [mg 18 . 1 y 81
CARPETS, OIL CLOTHS, DRUGGETS,
WALL PAPERS, DEEORANTS, ,
CHINA, GLASS AND QUEENBWARE,
FEATHERS, MATTRESSES, &a., '
For sale by HAGER & BROS.
VW
ATATIONAL POLICE OAZETTE...Thts
j' Great Journal of Crime and Criminals is in its Thir
month year, and is widely circulated throughout the coun
try. It is the first paper of the kind published in' the
United Statea,and is distinctive in its character. It has
lately passed into the hands of Geo. W. Matsell & Co., by
whom it will hereafter be conducted. Mr. MIAMI was
formorly Chief of Police of New York City, and he will no
doubt render it one of the most interesting papers in the
country. Its editorials are forcibly written, and of a char,
eater that should comma ad for the paper universal sup•
port.
Snbscriptlons, $2 per annum ; $l-for Six Months, to
be remitted by Subscribers, (who should write their names
and the town, county and state where they reside plainly)
to GEO. W. MATSELL & CO;
Editors and Proprietors of the
National Police Gazette,
New York City.
MEM
SCRIVENING & CONVEYANCING,
The undersigned respectfully announces to the public
that he hes taken the ofilce lately occupied by John A.
Illeatand, Esq., where he will be pleased to transact all
business connected with tho above profession that may be
placed In his hands.
44 - OBlce No. 28 North Dake street, Lancaster, Pa.
0 E. HAYES,
Oity Regulator.
OL S--Castor Oil, Sweet Oil s .0 1 1 of
SPIRE, STONE, GENERA, SASSAFRAS, &c.,
For sale at T 110512113 ELLKAKERS
Drug & Chemical Store, West King street, Lauer.
feb 8 t.l 4
BOOT AND SHOEMAKERS,
TAKE NOTICE.
.T. F. COOMBS,
CURRIER AND LEATHER DEA - LEB.;
1130 Market Street, below 121.14 Philadelphia.
has the most extensive assortment of SOLE AND UPPER
LEATHER, of all descriptions: Red and Oak Bole Skirting,
Slaughter, French and City Oaif Skins, Rips, Wax Upper,
Morocco, Linings, Lacings, Leather Apron Skins, it
Shoe Tools, Lasts, Findings, &c., and every article
requisite for Boot and Shoemaking, Wholesale and
Retail, at the lowest prices, to *hich he Invites the atten
on of the trade. • Idea 1313 m 43
rUBBEBI BRACES! SUPPORTERS? t
C. H. NEEDLES-,
S. W. CORNFR TWELFTH AND RACE STREETS,
PHILADELPHIA.
Practical Adjuster of Rupture Trusses and Mechanical
Remedies. Iles constantly on hand a large Steck of Genu
ine French.Trusaes;aleo a.complete assortment of the best
American, including the celebrated Whites Patent Lever
Trues, believed by the best authorities to be, superior 49.
any yet invented. English nod American Supporters and
Belts, Shoulder Braces, Suspensory Bandages, Self Inject.
tog Syringes, adopted to both sexes, in neat portable cases,
French Pessaries, Urinal Bags, &c.
' Orders and letters of enquiry, will- meet prompt atten
tion. ang 231 y 32
T_)) II L DINO SLATE..-The subierther
D has just received a large lot of PEACH BOTTOM and
YORK COUNTY BUILDING SLATE, which he will Put
on by the square or sell by the tou,on the most reasonable
terms. He has also constantly on hand an extra light
Peach Bottom Building Slate, Intended for dating on top
of shingles. Please call and examine my PEACH BOTTOM
SLATt, which are the best in the market, and cannot be'
had at any other yard, as I have made arrangements With.
B. F. Jones for the Lancaster Market.
GEOB.GE D. SPREOHER,
North Queen St., Lancaster, Penna.
aar The above slate can also be had at F.. 13; BLITZ'S
Lumber Yard, Columbia.
This is to certify that we do not sell our
best quality Peach Bottom Ganged Slate to any other per
son in Lancaster city than the above named.
E. P. JONES,
Manufacturers of Peach Bottom BoolizgrAlate..
oct 6 tf aE
"Ur ONIGNACHER & BADMAN, TAN.
ners and Carders Store, baclsof Robt. tioderwell's
Commission Warehouse, fronting on, the Railroad and
North Prince street. Cheap for Cash or approYed credit.—
Constantly on hand a full assortment of all kinds.Seddler's
and Shoemaker's Leather of superior quality,'lncluding
Rouser's celebrated Sole leather," also, Leather Bands,
well stretched, suitable for all kinds of machinery, of any
length and width required, made of St superior quality; of
Leather, Furnace Bellows, Band and Lacing Leather, Gar-
den hose, Tanner's Oil, Cnrrier's Tools, Morocco., Shoe
Findings, &a.
All kinds old Leather thught in the rough ; highest prlies
given for Hides and Skins in cash; orders will be remit,
• ly attended to.
pAULICK. & DieOIILLICIOS
NEWIRON AND BRASS FOUNDRY,
ROAM WAWA !RBI" LANCIAI37III, PA
The 'subscribers having leased the Foundry recently !
erected by Mr. William Dmaxu, adjoining his Machine
Shop, in North Water street, between Orange and Chesnut
streets • also having bought out the Strasburg Foundry,
and pa rts of the fixtures of other establishments of the
same kind, and having the most complete collection of
Patterns in the City, are prepared to furnish Iron and Brass
CASTINGS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION,
(eithor light, or as heavy as can be made elsewhere,) lit the
shortest notice, and warranted to be done in the most
workmanlike manner.
Both being P;selleal workmen—one a Moulder and. he
other a Pattern Maker—they Matter themselves that, by
doing their own work, and having purchased their tlxtures
at very low prices, in consequence of which their expenses,
will be less than any other establlslunentof the kind here, -
they can make Castings and finish them- at more moron- -
able prices than has heretofore ruled in this City.
Anr Strict attention paid to repairing BTOVEB.
GRAZES and.OYLLI'VDE,BS of all kinds and du* kept
constantly on hand. • •
They have on hand, and are constantlymeking new
dodgy', for CELLAR OBATSB,ItAILENG, and illitlnilsof
Ornamental Castings.
-
,IS" The bighorn price will be paid for Old
_yen, Oopiiii*
and Brass. _
We respectfully solicit a share of public pa ,
trcaage ail 4
shall spare no pains to please all WhO may favor .us with ,
their custom. LEWIS PAITLION.
Lancaster, May 4. atascecaromik.. , '
may 4 - , . . . - . . MIS .
DR II ,APED IL IC CA.P: STORE..
The subscriber having removed his store to thenew
building nearly:opposite his old stand,And directly oppode •
the Cross Keys Hotel, has now on hand a well selected
stock of articles belonging to the Drug businadotonsisting
in part of Oils, Acids, Spicea,•,Seede, Alcohol s Powdered
Articles, Persaparillaa,.&o4 deo.; to which - the atientbmpf
country merchants, physicians and consumers genera!
is invited:. . THOMAS RIALHAW_
feb 9 tf 4 ~ West King street, Lan.
COAL I COAL 2 t GOAL If Z -f • ,
We would respectfully call the attention or the public
to our superior stock Of COAL, selected , and prepare& excl
presalg for family use, which we will mac t t,9q..,44 41Rivpr-:
in good order to any part of the city,kkthe ftWelot kS6
pried. - . GEO. °UMW&
Office Eaet Orange street, tw o dtkins froth Mirth litilati;
Yard--Ornetf 's Landing,. on the:*mbirtogs... •
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