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VOL. LXIII.
THE LANCASTER INTELLIGENCER, hidden by clouds and in & little while a
?iissii> *rar tox9d&t, ATVO. BVOMH dim sttiiY, [drenching ahower of rain commenced to
by gko. gAHDKBSOir. i fail. I now actually looked with kind-
TB& Hs . | ness on old bine cotton for the protecting
££ I fl \ elter . il was affording me, as I should
. .«*■ p*id,'nDirt* at thaopttoa of the Editor. { otherwise have been wet to the skin, which
X&ZSA Z | wonld have been anything but comfortable,
dotUr.Md Mat* for <Bch additional luer-1 not to take into consideration’the soiling
tloo. Tho&e 6f groat., I.ngth !u proportion. J of a faahionable Bait 0 £ olothes J had tb ° t
i d »y for the firafc Ume d°nnod. .
the ahorteyt aotiea. ' • Well, Ihsunot proceeded far under
‘ j my ample shelter, when I observed and
j pame up, to a young lady who was nnpro
: teoted from the rain, and was hurrying
i along much disconcerted. I offered her a
j share of my umbrella and was most grati
fied when she frankly and unhesitatingly
i accepted. After continuing our way for
I some distance in silence, 1 made bold to
] inquire how far off she resided, and on
: being informed I begged her permission to
: conduct her safely home, assuring her that
it wonld be no tronble whatever. This led
to an agreeable conversation, by whioh I
discovered that she was an accomplished
. and\horoughly educated young lady. Her
; conversation was sprightly, sparkling and
i witty, her voice sweet and melodious, ad
j ded to whioh she possessed a charming face,
, beantiful for its heavenly-like innoeent
1 expression, and a graoeful figure of mid
dling stature. j
‘ But I will not say any more of her pre
possessing qualities, at least for the
present. Suffice it to say that before I had
walked a half-mile I was completely infat
uat§d with her—in fact in love at first
sight, if you will. In a little time we
reached her home. It was. a neat two
‘ story frame oottage where she and her
i widowed mother resided alone, on a small
but cornfot table inherited maintenance. I
pulled the bright brass bell-knob for her, ;
and when the door was opened by a nice,
tidy serving-girl, she hesitated on the
stoop and then deeply blushed. I can
see her now in ‘my mind’s eye’ as she
stood there, divided in her mind whether
to invite me to enter or not. I turned to i
depart; she then timidly said, as though j ]
seized by a sudden resolution.
‘ Will you not walk in, sir V
‘lt was the very thing I was longing
for, and 1 eagerly 'accepted tho invitation.
Ushering me into a snug little parlor, and
excusing herself, she left me alone fo con
template the adventure. After glancing
around the room and notioing some works
of art and several fine water-colorings and
oil-paintings, 1 was about to lose myself in
meditation, when a comely, matron-like
looking lady entered the room and most
kindly greeted me, saying :
‘ ‘ Sir reoeive my sinoere thanks for your
kindness to my daughter. Though you are
a stranger, from your address and ap
pearance I feel oonfident you are a gentle
man ’
* SINGLE.
What a fancy world la this,
To to sore—to be sare;
What a changeful world is.this,
To to sare.
What a fanny world is this,
Where everything’s amiss,
And we find no perfect bliss
To endure—to endure,
i And we fiod no perfect bliss
To endare.
“ A moment fortune smiles,”
Ah, how true; ah, bow true!
A moment fortune smiles,
Ah, how true!
A moment fortune .smiles,
And our happiness beguiles,
But soon ber oruel Wiles
We must rue —we must ruo ;
Ave! soon ber cruel wiles
We must rue.
Ob! philosophy, great shade,
Where art thou—where art thou ?
Philosophy, great shade,
Where art thou ?
Philosophy, great shade,
How often I have prayed
That thy soothing nand were laid
On my brow—on my brow ;
That thy soothing hand were laid
On my brow.
I gaze upon the throng
Bushing by—-rushing by,
I gaze upon the throng
BnshiDg by.
I gaze upon the throng,
And the universal song
Is, self-interest, right or wrong ;
What oare I—what care I,
Is self-interest right or wrong,
What oare I ?
'Tis an easy thing, I ween,
To be just—to be just;
’Tis an honest thing, I ween,
To be just.
’Tis an honest thing, I ween,
But such is seldom seen,
’Til policy, so keen,
Says we mast—says we must,
’Til polioy, so keen,
Says we must.
As we journey on the way,
Should we find—should we find,
As we journey by the way,
Should we find;
While we journey by the way,
Should we find some soul astray,
Let’s point him fair, and say
Something kind—something kind;
Let’s point him fair, and say
Something kind.
Poor wanderers in the night
Though we be—though we be,
Poor gropers in the night
Though we be.
Poor searchers in the night,
Let us strive to find the height*
That alwavs guides aright,
Those who'll see —those who’ll see.
That always guides aright
Those who’ll see.
How bright this world would be
We should find—we should find,
How bright this world, would be
We should find;
How bright this world would be
If we struggled to agree,
And bad more charity
For our kind—for our kind,
Oh ! had more oharicy
.For our kind.
‘ I thanked hgr for her good opinion, and
told her the service I had rendered her
daughter was but that whioh any gentle
man would offer to any lady under the cir
cumstances. She enquired my najne, and
upon being informed she evinced great sur
prise. Observing that 1 noticed her agita
tion, she asked me if 1 was related to Rich
ard Marshall, the banker. When I assur
ed her I was his son, she sighed, as she
remarked that she was intimate, years ago,
with the olass of refined society of which
she considered Richard Marshall so
bright an ornament, bat that time
makes great changes, and the world
uses some roughly. However, she said,
in a more cheerful voice, ‘ Contented
hearts were always happy, even though
clouds of darkness did sometimes obscure
the sun of prosperity from them ; and that
those who followed the right path would
always find gleams of sunshine to direct
and guide them through all adversity and
trouble, as she had most truly found by
experience.’ ,
‘ I was singularly impressed with her
manner and language, though you know I
was not then muoh given to moralizing. 1
was determined to learn her misfortune, for
1 was confident she had seen better days.
At this moment the daughter entered and
seated herself opposite to me, and we all
were soon engaged in a conversation upon
the general topics of the day.
‘ After remaining nearly two hours, and
as evening was now near, I arose to depart,
but they gave me suoh a kind and sinoere
invitation to take tea with them, that I had
not the heart to refuse, even though 1 had
wished. I need not tell you how agreeable
1 endeavored to make myself, how pleas
antly the time passed, and how I reoeived
another invitation to visit them again and
again, and beoame an intimate friend.
‘ But what was I then ? A dissipated,
recklesß young man, oaring only for the
wild pleasures of life—for the drinking
saloon, the gaming-table and the society
of the most dissolute. Yet my heart was
not wholly adamantized. There was some
good left in it still. It was not yet turned
to stone and entirely lost to love and vir
tue. How many young men I have seen,
‘Well!’ he exclaimed, and the merry by dissipation and indolence cast out from
smile of former years again lighted his society, home and friends, resign them
- really handsome face, ‘ yog didn’t expect selves to a life of orime and debauchery,
to find me alive and kicking eh V and in the end meet a drunkard’s grave
‘ Most assuredly I did uot, Dick ! But or a gambler’s terrible fate—a violent
tell me what or who it was brought about death! I calmly contemplated that life,
this wonderful miracle, for you were far thought of the many who were going
gone when I last saw you, and I often headlong to certain ruin, and I shuddered,
shuddered when I contemplated your pro- What, if I continued in that same road,
bable fate. Did you suddenly come to would be the inevitable consequences 1—
your sober senses one fine morning and Was I a proper man to love and wed Grace
remember you were a man ?or was it the Hartwell I—l thought! And thought,
<_dootrine or preaching of Father Matthew oa ' m ! serious thought, saved me ; for as I
'or somebody else in that way V , thought, these subjects arose before me
‘No!’ he quietly said, ‘but light like huge mountains and hid her from me,
another segar and I’ll tell yon all about an( i then I knew I loved her!
it? . It will interest you, I know.’ ‘ I was determined to reform, and im-
Lighting a fine Havana and oomfortably mediately, for I felt that proorastination
. sealing myself opposite Dick, he related to ; would breed danger, and dark presages
- me the following somewhat romantic his- : gave me certain evidence that if I contin
tory of his salvation. : ued it would not belong before I found
‘•lt was one sultry afternoon,’ he com- \ the road to a drunkard’s grave. I thanked
menoed, ‘in the summer of 1855, as 1 was God that I yet might be saved.
trudging my way along to an old maiden j «This determination to commence re
aunt^ of; mme, to returm an umbrella form q therefore pnt into immediate exeou _
which some of the folks had borrowed of tion . for q felt that thongh not u d
P K ar 1 » h , aVe . t 0 the 80ul > it would be hazardous for
everything returned to her, no matter how me to tie to myself for life, even if I could,
Hnd pVnrp 18 um^ r f lla WSB .°, ne of the a young and innocent being, until I was
far oM fafhbn^ 8 u \ 6 b r a f gU ' ful1 ? convinced that I was entirely free
lar old-fashioned, knob-handied, heavy fromvioe. I felt certain that if I could
br»i r bo w n b e ;ch ra T a ‘ bOUnd ’ blue - o ° tton , u ®- retire from my loose and injurious com-
LhLmed fn LLTb 9 T L o ° Dfo,mdedl y -panions and their influence, there was hope
T g \ the n raet ’ ea - for me, for my strong, love for Grace had
' “JL" a *, a ! l ?, ar , d *y- wasm-: instilled into my breast an overwhelming
r h« fhfl peering: desire to return to toe right path. Shf
: heat Bat h we h do g n’t a?wT« r ng with . was Worantof the dissolufe mode of life
1" always have sun- I had led, and I was fearful lest she should
d «OPY« it. tout:shd would
Well, .we all must plod oar way
While we’ve breath—while we’ve breath,
We all must plod oar way
While we’ve breath.
We all must plod oar way,
Aad our destinies obey,
Until at length we stray
Unto death—unto death,
Until at length we stray
Unto death.
“ SUCH.”
AS HE SAW IT.
Sneh ribbons and roses, such ringlets of hair;
Such feathers and flounces, so white and so fair ;
’Boohrosy fanedcheeks, such teeth and Bach eyes;
Such a snowy white neck, of such delioate size;
';Sach a bit ora waist, such a love of a hand ;
Such a foot, such an ankle, such an air of grace, and
’ Booh “ a line figure of a woman.”
AS SHE SAW IT,
Such a fair, manly brow, such a modest moustache ; I
Such a sweet winning way, no swagger or dash ; !
Such Jove-lighted eyes, suoh an aquiline nose;
: Bueha-neok, sneh a neck-tie, such nice fltting clothes ;
Such an air all at ease, such a model of grace;
Such alorm, such a figure, such a beautiful face;
Suoh a gem of the speeies of human.
AS SOME BOD IT EI..SE SAW IT.
Suoh a swell of a chap, sneh a gay flaunting belle;
Nome brains, but'more hair, no wisdom to sell;
Sneh near-sighted eye-glasses, astride sneh a nose;
Such an earnest desire for the largest of “shows.”
"Snoh motions, such gestures, so vulgar and rude ;
Bach a pompous young snipe, suoh a mincing young
prude;
So queer is the human vision.
from the New X’ork Atlas.
Dick Marshall’s Danger; and
: How He was Saved.
BT THOMAS WM. PITTMAN.
I had lost sight of Diok Marshall for a
number of years. When I left for the
frontier, he was pursuing a wild and reck
less com se or dissipation in the oity, and
1 bad predicted, if he.continued in it, and
there seemed no prospeot of his reforming,
that he would be early laid in a drunkard’s
grave. So, when I returned to the oity
after an absence of some half-a-dozen
years, and learned that Diok was not only
alive, bnt married and getting along
splendidly, I sincerely rejoiced, for I
liked-Diok, and I hastened to hunt him
up.
“THAT COUNTRY IB THE HOST PROffIfBBOTB WHKU LABOR 00HHAHD8 THB flanwr UWABD.’ 1
LANCASTER CITY. PA«. TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 13, 1862.
| ded place far away from the town and all
! its temptations.
‘lt was on a bright September morning
that I- took my leave of Grace, giving her
my destination, bnt no hint of my motive
except the unexplained plea of necessity.
Oh! that parting ! What worlds of joy it
gave me ! She made no protestations, bnt
as she uttered the word ‘ Farewell !’ her
voiee trembled with emotion, and a. bright
tear , foie a moment glistened in her eye,
and then silently stole down her-fair da-:
mask cheek. ' Oh! what an exquisitely
happy moment that’ was to me! I knew
that she loved me now, and I vowed to be
oome worthy of her pare love. And as I
saw_ the loving look beaming from her
heavenly deep bine eyes, I mnrmnred with
Motherwell :
‘ Endearing t endearing !
Why so endearing
Are those dark, lustrous eyes,
Through their silk 1 ashes peering ?
They love toe—they love me—
Deeply, sincerely—
And more than aught else on earth
I love them dearly! ’
‘ I had selected a secluded retreat about
one hundred miles from the oity, and over
ten from any town or village. I took a
good selection of books to while away the
dull hours, if by ohance they ofcne upon
me, with an abundance of sporting imple
ments. for fish or fowl to dispel ennui. It
was an old and commodious farm-house,
and its situation was perfectly delightful,
surrounded as it was by wood and dale,
near a fine stream of water, where fishing
was plentiful and all kinds of game in
abundance.
‘ Twice a week I rode on horseback to
the nearest village to post and receivelet
ters from my most dear and intimate
friends. Grace wrote regularly to me
and Ito her. What endearing thoughts
were interchanged by us, burning with
love and hope and poetry. Oh 1 how I
longed to see her—how I wished she was
with me in my solitude, and when in the
evening I took a stroll through the grand
old tinted woods and along the grassy
banks of the noble lake, I wished for a
companion to whom I could communicate
my thoughts.
‘ I had often observed in my lonely
strolls a young man usually sitting on a
large mossy rook under a huge old oak
tree near the lake, who was always deep
in study with a book. I often watched
him from the opposite bank for hoars to
gether, as he sat wrapt in silent study,
seemingly uneonsoious of anything else.
1 made inquiries concerning him, and
learned that he was a young miniate?,
who had lately graduated from college
and was preparing to take oharge of the
village ohureb. 1 determined to make his
acquaintance, for he was the very person
I wanted to advise and counsel with.
‘ I introduced myself to him one fine
morning, and found him to possess all
those manly virtues whioh ennoble and
exalt mankind, and whieh gain the love
and esteem of all their fellow-men. To
him I laid open my heart, and reoeived his
sympathy and soothing oonsolation. Our
intercourse became almost constant, and
each day 1 found something good and new
in him to admire.
‘ I was present at his first sermon in
publio, and as he arose in the pulpit to
commence, his frame trembled his
voice faltered, and he oould soarcely dis
tinctly articulate a word, he was so ner
vous. But as he progressed he seemed to
beoome inspired; his words now flowed
without hesitancy—his eloqnenoe became
grand and his voioe intoned by the sweet
est melody, and I never listened to a more
satisfactory and classic sermon, thongh it
was delivered to a small conntry congre
gation. From him I received a holy balm,
for the sweetness and power of his persua
sion was irresistible :
“ ‘ Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway,
And fools who came to scoff remained to pray.’
‘ I remained here until late antnmn,
when I returned home. Yon oan imagine
the joy with which my family reoeived me;
it was like the retnrn of the prodigal son,
and new life and new hopes were infused
into all of ns. I had arranged that Grace
and myself should be married by my
friend, who willingly resigned his duties
and his studies for a brief period and came
to the oity. All preparations were com
pleted : the wedding day arrived. Grace
looked more beautiful and good than I
had uver beheld her; and when all our
friends had gathered in the little parlor of
her mother’s cottage, Grace and I stood
before the good man and
‘ Spoke those words, and vow'd those vows,
Which bind the husband to his bride.’
‘ And that wedding sealed my seourity
from dissipation and temptation. Graoe is
as good as she is beautiful—the sunshine
of happiness ever beams upon our paths—
the flowers of peace, plenty and content
ment bloom around our hearts as brightly
now as on our wedding day, and I trust in
God it may always be so.’
1 Amen to that, Dick !’ I exclaimed, as
the door opened and his young wife ap
peared. She was all he had so glowingly
pictured her, and all that Cowper wrote:
1 Graceful and useful in all she does,
Blessing and blest where’er she goes;
Pare bosomed as the water-glass,
And heaven refleoted in her face. ’
And thus, through the power of woman’s
gentle love, and the intervention of an
umbrella, Diok Marshall was saved.
Habit op Exaggeration.— ‘ I will
skin you alive if you do that again,’ ex
claimed a mother to a naughty child. It
was a sort of hyperbolical expression that
has crept into frequent' use, with the
multitnde of expressions of similar char
acter. She did not mean that she would
flay her little one as a butcher would a calf
or lamb. The execution of her own threat
would fill her own soul with horror. She
would not have strength to make to much
progress in the very barbarous work of
Bkinning her child alive. It would not
be motherly.
‘ I will whip you.within an inch of your
life,’ said a father to his erring son. This
wonld be a terrible whipping indeed. Com
ing so near death's door with the rod would
be revolting. But he did not mean this.—
He only meant he wonld administer a very
severe chastisement. No one wonld be
more oareful than he not to jeopardise the
life of his son. His expression was only a
form of exaggeration whioh sooiety seems
to tolerate.
How many precisely snoh speeches are
made in almost every oirole. ‘it was done
quiok .as lightning.’ .‘ It is as cold as
Greenland.’ There ia no end to snoh ex
pressions. And they indicate .that the
ihahit pfepyaggegkjiM iq the. hhman .family
ie,,yei^.,stppßg fct Jpmah k&gm
“ defld
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reason that snoh strange atones are told,
often becoming magnified to such an
extent; after passing . through several
hands. ‘ A story loses nothing by travel
ingis an old saying. It usually grows,
like a ball whieh school-fellows roll. .Every
tongue that: repeats it gives it additional
turning over, by whieh it accumulates.
None mean to exaggerate.
’ It is a fanlt however, is it not 1 May it
not be a sin ? It is entirely deceptive to
tell a child that yon would skin him alive,
when yon have no idea of perpetrating the
.infernal deed. Should we not talk as we
mean ? Let oar yea be yea and nay nay. —■
At least this should be done to ohildren.
Plain English. —The English lan
guage is powerful in its expressiveness,
when used in its simplicity, and becomes
weakened, ’ in proportion only to the
amount of grandiloqnenoe, extravagance,
and exaggeration in whioh iHs .employed
by,so many at the present day.
Educators of yonth, fall into this extrav
agant style, very frequently, and are gnilty
of inflicting a grievous error on their pn
pils. It should not be forgotten, that the
more learned the: man, the plainer and
more simple his manner of employing
words. The grandest thoughts ever con
ceived have been expressed in the simplest
forms of speech—frequently in monosyl
lables. .‘Let there be light, and there
was light,’ is a striking example of the
power of simple speech.
Let us compare a few examples of plain
English with some of the < Modern im
provements ’ on our mother tongue:—
Whioh do. you prefer, fellew teacher—a
large room well lighted, or an extensive
apartment, effectively illuminated ? A man
going home, or an individual prooeediug to
his residence ? A house burned over the
way, or an awful conflagration of a domi
oil on the opposite side of the street ?
By some legerdemain, men become ‘ in
dividuals ’ —woman ‘ fair sex ’ —people
never go, bat always ‘ prooeed ’ —never
feel, but ‘ experience a sensation.’
When will this sublime nonsense, in the
use of the English language, cease ? Not
while teachers indulge in it.
Mind What You Sat Before Chil-
DREN.-It isalways well to avoid saying any
thing that is inproper, bat it is especially
so before ohildren, and here parents, as
well as others, are often in fanlt. Chil
dren have as many ears as grown persons,
and they are generally more attentive to
what is said before them. What they
hear they are very apt to repeat; and as
they have no disorotion and not snfficient
knowledge of the world to disguise any
thing, it is generally found that < ohildren
and fools speak the truth.’ See that
boy’s eyes glisten while you speak of a
neighbor in language that you .would not
have repeated. He does not fully under
stand what yon mean, bat he will remem
ber every word ; and it will be strange if
he does not cause you to blush by the
repetition.
A gentleman wsb in the habit of call
ing at a neighbor’s house, and the lady
had always expressed to him much pleas
ure in seeing him. One day, just after
she had remarked to him her happiness
from his visit, the little boy entered the
room. The gentleman took him on one of
his knees, and asked :
‘ Are you glad to see me, George V
‘ No sir,’ replied the boy.
‘Why not,’ my little man?’ he continued
‘ Because mother don’t want you to
come,’ said George.
Here the mother looked daggers at her
little son, and become orimson. But he
saw nothing.
< Indeed! how do you know that
Geoage ?’
‘ Beoause she Baid yesterday that she
wished that old bore would not call again.’
The gentlemen’s hat was soon in requi
sition, and he left with the impression,
‘ Great is the truth ; it will prevail.’
A boy onoe asked a gentleman who it
was that lived next door to him ; and
when he heard the name, inquired if he
was not a fool.
‘ No, my little friend, he is not a fool
but a very sensible - man. But why did
yon ask the question ?’
‘ Because,’ replied the boy, ‘ mother
said the other day that you were next
door to a fool; and I wanted to know who
lived next door to you.’
< Mother sent me,’ said a little girl to a
neighbor, 1 to ask you to oome and take
tea with her this evening.’
* Did she say at what time my dear V
‘No ma’am ; she only said she would
ask you, and then the thing would be off
her mind ; that’s all she said.’
Ibish Bowie-Knives. —Many years ago
I was sitting in the criminal court of
Philadelphia, the judges of whioh were
Barton, Conrad and Doran. The'case then
before them was for receiving stolen goods,
and the criminal was a big, double-fisted
Irishman, who had kept a sort of second
hand old-iron store down in North Water
street, whom the police had been spotting
for some time. His establishment was un
doubtedly a regular school for young
rogues.
Bob Soott was prosecuting; and the
glibness with whioh the defendant’s wit
nesses accounted for the existence of vari
ous articles charged in the indiotment as
stolen, rather alarmed Bob ; he feared
they would swear his case away, and a
great villain would esoape. Bob had a
pride that way, and it seldom suffered a fall.
A very pretty Irish girl was oalled to the
stand—daughter of the prisoner. She pro
ceeded to give an acoount of how every
thing had come in possession of her father,
whioh .he was charged with receiving,
knowing them to have been stolen.
Among other things was a lot of bowie
knives.
‘ Now Bridget,’ said Scott, 1 You say
your father had these knives long before
he came to Philadelphia. Now tell the
jury, on yonr oath, where he bought them.’
‘ Sure, your honor, he niver bought thim
at all, at all. They were a part of my
mother's fortin, and we brought them wid
us froih ould Ireland.”
It is scarcely necessary to add that this
kind of swearing was not swallowed by the
jury.
The Difference.— Parson D— , Or
thodox,of Marblehead, liked a joke ;so
did Pargon A—, Baptist. The latter being
near'the ; farmer’s honse, when a shower
ojune up, called on Parson D. and request?
ed the loan of an umbrella. 1 thought,’
said Parson D, s that yen liked voter.’—
‘BdrPdbJ’Saidtbeßtotist,' ‘bntPwisbto
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THE BATTLE OF MARENGO.
by john s. c.Abbott.
When Napoleon returned from Egypt,
the latter part of the year 1797, he found
republican Franoe assailed, both by sea
and land, "by the Combined fleets and armies
both of Engfand and Austria. The peril
of France was so great that dictatorial
.power seemed essential for its salvation,
Napoleon, by general acclaim, was plaoed
at the head of the government, with the
title of Consul. -
His first act was to write to both Eog
-1 and and Austria, imploring peace. Both
governments contemptuously refused to
heed his appeal. An Austrian army 150,-
000 strong was on the banks of the' Rhine,
menacing the Northern provinces of France
Napoleon placed 150,000 veterans, - the
elite of the Frenoh army, under the com
mand of Morean, and sent them to repel
these invaders. The work was effeotnally
accomplished in the great battle of Hohen
linden.
The Austrian General Melas, with 140,-
000 men, was marching upon Franoe
through western Italy. He had already
reached the plains from whioh the Alps
ascend, and was preparing to penetrate
Franoe through the undefended defiles.
Napoleon formed the plan of presenting
no resistance to the head of those formida
ble Columns, but secretly to cross the Alps,
where his passage would not be thought
of, and to assail the foe unexpectedly, and
with overwhelming energy in the rear.
Sixty-five thousand troops were assem
bled, at points on the eastern frontier of
Franoe, where they could attract but little
observation, but from whioh, at a few
hours notioe they could be oonoentrated at
the contemplated rendezvous at Dijon.
From this station, at the foot of the Alps,
almost with a rush they were to oross the
pass of the Great Saint'Bernai d, and to
sweep down like an avalanche upon the
Austrian hosts.
The minutest details of the expedition
were arranged with the utmost care, that
there should be no possibility of failure.
Immense magazines of provisions were
collected. An ample amount of gold was
plaoed in the army ohest to hire the peas
ants, with their mules, to aid in*dragging
the guns over the pass. Meohahic shops
rose, as by magic, all along the way, to
repair promptly every possible breakage.
The ammunition was Btored in small boxes,
whioh could be transported on the baoks
of mules. Hospitals were established on
both sides of the pass.
.On the summit of the mountain is a
oonventof world-wide renown. The monks
were provided with an ample supply of
bread and cheese and a oup of wine to
present to eaoh soldier as he passed.
Napoleon superintended all these details,
while, at the same time he arranged all
the comprehensive combinations of the
campaign. As the precipitous path could
only be trod in single file, the carriages
were taken to pieces, and slung on poles,
carried by men. Large pine logs were
split and hollowed out, so that the heavy
guns oould be fastened in the grooves, and
thus they were dragged by a long string
of mules, in single file. When the mules
failed a hundred men were harnessed to a
single gun. The summit of the pass is
eight thousand feet above the sea. The
distance across, from the plains of France
to the plains of Italy, is twenty miles.
Though there were several disasters by
the way, and not a few lost their lives, the
feat, which had been deemed impossible,
was accomplished, and the army appeared,
as if it bad descended from the olouds
upon the plains of Italy traversing the
banks of Aosta. The Austrians, who were
eagerly crowding upon the frontiers of
France, had no conception of the peril
thus gathering in their rear.
Melas heard the tidings, and, alarmed,
began to concentrate his forces. Napoleon
gave him not a moment of leisure. To
Lannes and Murat he issued the order,
‘ Gather immediately your divisions at
Stradello. You will have on your hands
fifteen or eighteen thousand Austrians.
Meet them and out them to pieces. It
will be so many enemies less on the day of
decisive battle we are to expect with the
entire army of Melas.’
The prediction was true. Lannes and
Murat encountered 18,000 of the foe at
Montebello, strongly posted with batteries
which swept the plain. The Frenoh sol
diers, inspired by. the almost miraonlous
power, with which Napoleon infused his
own spirit into his troops, appeared to pay
no regard to shot or shell. Though but
eight thousand in number they rushed
upon the entrenched foe. ‘At the first
discharge of the hostile batteries,’ said
Lannes, ‘ I could hear the bones crash in
my division like glass in a hail storm.’
For nine hours the oarnage Continued.
Just as the Austrians were routed, and
were flying before their victors, Napoleon
appeared on the field. Lannes had been
the hero of this bloody day. As he stood
amidst mounds of the dead, Napoleon
grasped his hand with a smile of gratitude,
and conferred upon him the title of the
Duke of Montebello.
Four days after this, Napoleon with bnt
30,000 men, encountered Melas with 40,-
000 troops upon the plain, of Marengo.
The Austrian force inoluded 7,000 cavalry
and2oo pieces of artillery. The Frenoh Gen
Desaix, with 6,000 men, was nearly thirty
miles from the field. Fortunately, when
reolining in bis tent he heard the first
crash of the battle, as it came booming
over the fields like distant thunder. His
troops were instantly on the march, and j ‘ You see, my friend,’ he continued,'
they pressed forward with all possible I ‘ I’ve got several shipments of this article
speed to the aid of their comrades. , consigned to me, and this is only a simple
All the day long Napoleon held his iof it. I ezpeot to make a splendid specu
gronnd against a foe outnumbering him two i lation out of it, and to control the market,
to one. It was how three o’olook in the 1 before my lease expires.’'
afternoon. The contending hosts were ! ‘ The devil yon do V
within pistol shot of each other, and in 1 ‘ Oh, yes,’ said ‘ Washoe,’ with the nt
many oases blending in the fiercest fight, i most nonohaladhe ; ‘ I shouldn’t wonder if
On parts of the field the Freneh, exhausted I should get a contract to supply the army
and overpowered, were retiring in con- j with it.’
fusion, pursued and out down by the ‘ You shouldn’t, eh? Well, in oase you
oavalry of the foe. Napoleon by his per. shouldn’t get a contraot to supply the army
sonal supremacy, still held a few squares 1 you intend to make this your depot, I pro*
together, slowly, reluctantly, but in good sumo V
order retiring, while the victorious Austri- j ‘ Certainly, on the strength of this arti
ans closely followed them, ploughing their de l hope to realize quite a sum.’
ranks with two hundred pieoes of artillery.! ‘lf you realize' a sum commensurate
Melas doubted not that he had gained the with its strength,’ angrily suggested 'the
day,: and despatched couriers' throughout auctioneer, <it will be quite a sain!’:
Europe to announee his .viotpry. 1 That’s my idea, too’; what a coinoir
Just then the solid columns, of Desaix denoe ?’
appeared, impetuously entering the plain. ■ The auctioneer saw-he: had-icanght .ia
Eesanc oast an anxionß glance, over the; tartar, and foresaw ruin to his business if
•opnfhsiph .around him, and upon the: themheese oontinli^’tosWiye he was.
broken,, h|eeding and .retreating battalions -too shrewd' bunpelfnbt to kuftw. Wsfr-.
toped to the pomt r where ‘ Nspoleonßtood, s £
•>&& ■ ' .scctaT osav&S. *ia •fsairasS j
enveloped in the smoke and dust of the
eonfliot.
‘ I see,* said Desaix, ‘ that the battle is
lost. I can do no more for you, I suppose,
than to cover your retreat.-’
‘ By no means,’Napoleon replied. ‘ The
battle I trust is gained. Charge with your
column. The disordered troops will rally
in your rear.’
Desaix, at the head of his division, made
an impetuous charge upon the front of the
advancing foe. At the same Bine Keller
man received an order to charge the foe in
flank with his cavalry.■■■The'change was
like one of magic. In an instant the whole
aspeot of the field was transformed. Those
on the retreat were partially rallied by the
voice of Napoleon, as he rode along their
broken ranks.
‘My friends,’ said he, ‘we.have re
treated far enough. It is now our turn to
advance. Beoolleot that I am in the habit
of sleeping on the field of battle.’
The Frenoh now raised shouts of victory,
which rose above the'thunders of the can
nonade. A panic, and a well founded one,
now pervaded the ranks of the Austrians.
In the wildest confusion they broke and
fled. They were-pursued, out down, and
trampled beneath the iron hoofs of Keller
man’s dragoons. W hen the sun went down
behind the distant Alps, after witnessing
twelve hours of this frightful oarnage, more
than twenty thousand human beings were
strewn upon the plain, weltering in blood,
The rout of Melas was so entire that
escape was hopeless, and he was at the
mercy of his viotor. Napoleon rode over
the field, and gazed sadly at the aspeot of
misery spread everywhere around him. As
some ambulanoes passed him laden with
the mutilated formß of the wounded, he
stopped and uncovered his head, saying :
‘ We oannot but regret not being wound
ed', like these unhappy men, that we might
share their sufferings.’
Under the influence of suoh feelings he
took a pen, upon the gory field, and 'Wrote
as follows to the Emperor of Austria •
‘ Siee : It is on the field of battle, amid
the sufferings of a multitude of wounded,
and surrounded by fifteen thousand corpses,
that I beseech your majesty to listen to the
voioe of humanity, and not to suffer two
brave nations to out each other’s throats for
interests not their own. It is Uiy part to
press this upon your majesty, being upon
the very theatre of war. Your majesty’s
heart oannot feel it as keenly as does mine.’
The letter was long and eloquent, but
unavailing. England and Austria still
continued the strife until the Frenoh
armies, within sight of the steeples of Vi
enna, compelled a peace.
Limburger Cheese; or, A Strong
Way of Paying Rent.
It is admitted on all hands, especially in
Washoe, that some of the sharpest, outest
and farseeingest ousstomere to be mot hail
from San Francisco, The subject of this
screed belongs to this class, and our hero is
the daddy of them all. When he went to
Washoe he had more ‘feet’ to sell, and
sold more fortune-seekers, than any dele
gate our city had there. He returned
home the other day, and before long had
half a dozen irons in the fire. One of his
specnlations has a touoh of fun in it, and
will probably do to tell. A well-known
anctioneer, on the corner of Battery and
Front streets, holds forth tri-weekly in a
large salesroom whioh is above a fine spa
oious basement, eligible for storage. This
basement, at the time of which we write,
was unocoupied, and the bill, ‘ To Bent,’
on the door, denoted the want of a tenant.
Our friend from Washoe saw the plaoard
and a speculation at once. He entered,
and took a lease of the premises for three
months. The day after the lease had been
executed, a number of ourious-looking
boxes were carted to the door and stored
in the basement. The next day the auc
tioneer had a large sale, and his room was
crowded with customers; but before he had
got fairly warmed to his knooking-down
buisiness an intolerable odor began to per
meate the apartment. The olfaotories of
the knight of the hammer were evidently
not peouliar, for his customers beoame res
tive ; handkerchiefs were pressed to noses,
and sundry expressions of disgust assured
him that the air was horribly foul every
where. At length the atmosphere thick
ened, and various jooular suggestions about
cutting it with a knife, accompanied with
the ‘ ontting off ’ of the speakers, roused
the auctioneer to the fact that his sale was
being very Eeriously injured. It was evi
dent that the aroma came from the base
ment, a faot whioh was out
by the auctioneer following his nose in that
direction. Here he found our Washoe
friend, coat off and up to his arm-pits in
work. A number of boxes had been
opened; and scattered over the floor, some
cut in two and others denuded of their can
vas coverings, were several juioy packages
of Limburger cheese. "Uf course this dis
covery at onoe explained the aromatic mys
tery.
Auctioneer was savage with rage. He
wouldn’t allow such offensive articles to be
stored in his basement. They must be re-
moved at once. ‘ Washde ’ was not of the
same mind ; he had leased the premises for
the purpose of storing merchandise—
‘ And if Limburger cheese,’ said he,
with a slight twinkle of his eye, ‘is «not
merchandise, what the devil is it V
1 It may come under the head of mer.
ohandise,’ replied the auctioneer; ‘ but if
you’re going to make my place smell like a
hog-ranche, I want you to leave.’
‘ Washoe ’ conld’t think of it.
leav6-in consideration of* hnndspmsbenus,
whioh w» gladly paid can
oeled and - the Limburger cheese taken
away. ' •.
We have not been informed as to where
that oheea has beonremoved; but if« W
ashoe ’ hasn’t leased-abasement on,the east
side of Montgomery streetj flomewhere be
tween California and Saorainento, then a
sewer has ‘ broke loose,’ that’s all. —San
Francisco Morning: Cdll. v. .y
PaKrar Good Joes. —A; Itqndbn (O.)
paper tells a pretty good bheidf./an old
bachelor of that place, who wahpreabnt at
a butter-fair reoently held-in' wal town.
A lady who enjoys a joke
him if he woald like to see the milking
maehine. one of which was On^eiihibition.
The gentleman, of course eigtiifie&kis aa
sent, when Mrs. ■' conducted him to
a far oorner of the room, where a very
young person was drawing sustenanoe
from the maternal fount; and-pointing to
the oherub, Mrs. ——:—- said that thatwas
one of the most perfeot arangements for
the use in question eyer invented. Suoh
a roar of laughter followed as was likely
to bring down the plastering.
rrHB naSOASTBR ISTBIiLIOBSaSB
1 JOB PRINTING ESTABLISHMENT,
No. 8 NORTH DUKE STREET, LANOASXBB, PA.
Tho Jobbing Department li thoroughly ftunUhnt with
new and elegant type of every description, and If under
the charge of a practical and experienced. Job 1 Printer.*”
The Proprietors are prepared to
PRINTOHECKS,
NOTES, LEGAL BLANKS,
. CABDS AND CIRCULARS.
BILL HEADS AND HANDBILLS, - *
PROGRAMMES' AND PtiBTfißB,
PAPER BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS, " ... -
BALL TICKETS AND INVITATI6NB,
PRINTING IN COLORS:AND PLAIN PRINTING,
with neatness, accnracymnd di&patcb,on the most reasons*
ble terms, ana in a manner not excelled byany establish
ment in the city.
49" Orders from a distance, by w»fl or. otherwise,
promptly attended to. Address
GEO. SANDERSON k SON,-
Intelligencer Offlos,
No. 8 North Duke street, iAncaiter, Pa.
QPENING OF NEW SPRING GOODS*
JUST RECEIVED, direct from New York and PhlUdel
phiti, a choice lot ot
NEW SPRING DRESS GOODS.
Shepherd’s Plaids of every variety. Also, a large lot of
NEW CHINTZES,
Purchased at low prices tor cash, which we guarantee to
sell at prices that will
DEFY COMPETITION.
BEST ENGLISH' CHINTZEB...
BEST MERRIM AOOHINTZEB.
BEST AMERICAN CHINTZES.
BEST COCHEOO CHINTZES...
BEST PACIFIC CHINTZ 88
BEST SPRAGUE CHINTZES...
BE§T MOURNING CHINTZES.
ALSO,
Large lot of good, heary Domestic GINGHAMS, 12U eta.;
Good Apron Ginghams and Cheeks, 12W. cents; Good
Bleached and Unbleached MUSLINS, one yaiM wide,'l2*4
cents; Cotton Fiannels. 1214 cents.
NOt7lB THE TIME TO BUY.
A full Hue of BLACK SILKS, cheap. New Styles of
SPRING DRESS GOODS
Of every variety and quality,
OPENING iDAILY.
WENTZ BROS.,
No. 5 East King Stmt.
mar 13 tf 10]
“ THERE IS NO SUCH WORD AS PAIL."
J'ABKANT'S
Compound Extract or
V UB E B 3 A N D CrO PAI B A
This preparation is particularly' recommended (o the
MEDICAL PROFESSION and the PUBLIC, as combining,
in the most convenient and efficacious form, the" well
establiahed virtues and properties of Oabebs and Oopaiba.
For the speedy and eflectual relief aud cure of all SEXUAL
DISEASES, it may Justly-be considered one of the greatest
aud most valuable discoveries in the annals- of medicine,
frequently effecting a cure in three or fbnr days. In its
preparations an extractor ai.paste, the usual nauseons
taste is avoided, and it Is, consequently, never Ibhnd to
interfere with the dlgestioo, while, from Its greater.? on
centration, the dose is much reduced. It may be relied.on
as the bestmode.for the administration of-these, remedies
lu the large class of diseases of both sexes to which they
are applicable.
’N. B.—Purchasers aie advised to ask for
T ABE A NT’S COMPOUND EXTRACT OF OUBBBS AND
OOPAIBA,
and to take nothing else—as imitations and worthless
preparations, under similar names, are in the market.
Pamphlets accompany the medicine, containing full and
ample directions. Price, SLOO. Sent by express on receipt
ot price. ‘ .
Prepared aud gold wholesale and retail, by
T A R BANT A CO.,
No. 278 GREENWICH STREET, CO Elf EX O? WaeXXS STREET,
NEW YORK,
And For Sale by Druggists Generally.
186 2'. APRIL.
IBBIVSL OF '
SPLENDID NEW SPRING GOODS
V> E N T Z BROS
1 Lot of FOUL ABU SILKS, only 12U cents.
I Lot Spring Cb»IIIoDELAZmiS, l2Bc-worth 20c.
1 Lot B roc ha VALENCE AB, Boqns, 2 5, 8 L SIICo.
1 Lot Soper Boqaa OHALLIES, only 26c.
BHEPHEBDB’ PLAIDS, beautiful and good, 26c.
All oar best CALICOES, selling at I2k£.
1 Lot Extra Good CALICOES, only 10c.
1 Lot excellent Bonnet and Apron Ginghams, 12}£c.
SHAWL AND CLOAK BOOM.
New Stock of
PRING SHAWLS AND CLOAKS.
Bx&unruL Stxlla Shawls.
Every day brings something new.”
CHOICE BARGAINS OP THE DAY,
Opened dally at
PH(ESIX LOOSIHG GLASS A9D
PICTURE FRAME MANUFACTORY,
Nos. 221 East Twxktt-Third Braxß, 178 asp 176 Grand
BTREZT, AND 215 CENTRE STRUT,
NEW YORK.
Established 1888. Established 1888.
This Establishment has been In successful operation 24
years, and U the largest of the kind in the United Btatee.
We have on hand, or manufacture to order, every descrip
tion of
LOOKING GLABB, PICTURE AND PORTRAIT FRAMES,
PLAIN AND ORNAMENTAL PIER, WALL,' OVAL
AND MANTEL GLASSES, CONNECTING
CORNICES, BASE AND BRACKET
TABLES, WITH MARBLE
SLABB, TOILET
GLASSES, 40, Ao. •
Mouldings lor Picture Frames, in lengths suitable for
transportation, either Qnt, Berllng, Rosewood, Oak, Zebra,
Birdseye, Mahogany, As. Oar new Manufactory and ez>
tensive facilities enable os to tarnish any article in oar
line as good as the beat, and as cheap as the rhcapoCt.
49" Dealers are invited to call upon ns when' they visit
New York. We claim to be able to supply them with every
article in onr line which they can possibly require, at
prices lower than they can purchase elsewhere.
Orders by mail attended to with promptness. Do hot iaO
to call when you visit New York.
Opficz asd Wabekoomb : No. 216 OXST&S St, N*W Yoxx,
HORACE V. SIGLER,
Agant.
mar 25 3m 111
JQR Y GOODS AT ODD FRIO B S
WENTZ BROS
Have in store a large stock of
DOMESTIC GOODS,
Muslins, Bbeetings, Shirtings, Oallooea, 4fce^
Worthy the attention of all Housekeepers, and thoee about
GOOD CALICOES, 10,12&, 15 and 16
Bleached and Unbleached Sheetings and Shirtings, with a
lanta asscrtoent of -
HOU 8 BKB BP I Nti GOODEy
■Many of them purchased hefore the advance in prices.
Consequently selling at Old Priou.
JUST OPENED
NEW LOT OF BALMORAL BKIRTB,
Beautiful Purples—Magenta—Green—Scarlet—Blue. *
1 CASE RICH NEW STYLE DE LAINES,
Selling at the Old Prfoe,2¢a.
THE WHOLE STOCK OF
. DBEBB4JOODB
BELLTNG 097 AT REDUCED PRICES,
To make room for Spring Stock. -
No* $ Bart Ring rtiwrt.
feb 18 tf 6}
jQBEggLI B ’» mn! JIHJLIBT-STOBX.
So. 206 No»ih B** Bio,
• . PHILADELPHIA.' -
On hand, and ftr,sal* e choic# assortment ot. superior
patterns, and will plait to order
BRACELETS,
.
BREASTPINS.
OB JSnB&KLACM»
GUIIDAMD
VIST CHAINS.
OrdersendDsing;ti»hi4r tp bessnt
by mail. Oirt a drawing as near «a you can onpepsr, and
eooloee stick amount as yoamg } ;
OM BODSBt
• • >••>■■ -C . -,'y.y . - ..... ' ■ •
. . .*yl sssii-ksi^fil^:,::
N 0.1&
I cent*,
cent*,
cents,
cents,
cents,
cents,
dents.
WENTZ BEOS.,
No.' 6 East Kiog Btreat.