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WEDNESDAY''. APRIL'I4, 1847.
Advertisement of a Lost Day.
BY MRS. L. H. SIGOLTRNZT
Lost ! lost ! lost! •
"-A gem of countless price,
Cut from the living rock,
And graved in Paradise,
Set round with three times eight
Large diamonds, clear and bright,
And eacti with silty smaller once,
All changeful as the light.
Lost—where the thoughtless throng
In fashion's mazes ,
Whore trilleth folly's song,
Leaving a sting behind;
Yet to my hand 'twas given
A golden harp to buy,
Such as the white-robed choir attune
To deathless minstrelsy.
I,ost ! lost ! lost !
I feel all search is vain ;
That gem of countless cost,
Can neer be mine again ;
I ,ffer no reward,
For tift these heart strings sever; .
I know that heaven-entrusted gift
Is reft.away forever.
But when the sea and larul
Like burning scroll have fled,
I'll see it in His hand
Who judgeth quirk and dead,
Aria when of scathe and lo:.8
That man can neer repair,
The dreal inquiry meets my soul
What shall it answer klie're 1
The Tale of the Alamo.
fir.] in the National Inielligenrer, the
ti..itted letter front an officer in the Unite.:
Arniy Antonin de llexar. itt
-.wi l t Ito! Al which is now a t.littindettt
PI.. I/I ruins, ri , veris, as follows to the terri•
11-,1.2 , !e of which that fortress was the
ears ago. It is perhaps
itio•t gr.iphie description of the It
• ~er linen written, and- it will, we doubt
I. iv., interest for almost every re ider, es
at tlie pre.sent moment, when we are
r ;,.I mist the .aine enemy —Eagle.
hi ow 23d of February. :836, Santa Anna
A, toni,; - ik Bexar, and took pus-
•s•ottyil the lot' it without tiri ig a gun. The
trrson of one hundred arid - thirty men.
rid. r :he command of %Vinton' Barrett Travis,
he advanced, to the Alamo. on the
y,....ate stile of the river. determined there to
a lever rei.isiance to the progress ql the
%Got th rt God and their own energies should
nilo. Fltilied with the conquest so easily
iba t, d of the town, the ;11exican General pre
•rt'd I tr an immediate attack upon the Alamo.
Ile ord,rt breastworks to be thrown up on
o. ry commanding point, and artillery to be
tilted ;wherever it could he most effective.—
' Itititery was completetron.the right bank
,;:ete rater by the 25th, and on this day the
commenced.
It is a dark and gloomy morning, devoted
ta a dark •and unholy purpose. Exulting in
Ow nark of death upon which he. is entering,
s:r.tt tuna crosses the river, the better to be
! 4,1 the success of his designs, and establishes
1,, headquarters in a small stone building yet
s•ta !mg. The signal is given, and ere the sun
Ins risen upon the scene, the roar of artillery
fro m the Mexican battery awakens the echo
tir and •wide, and rouses from; their slumbers
:he vet sleeping inhabitants. 'But the defen
,lers of the Alamo have not lost sight for a sin
e e'moment of their wily and remorseless ene
my : they watch the studied direction of every
run thev.see the match lighted, they listen.
hteathless, as if even at that distance they could
hear the command to fire: and when it does
rame and the Walls of the citadel tremble un
c-r the shock of the iron hail, and the frag.
meats of stone are whirled - alofi by the sudden
impulse,' they send back a shout of defiance
ratuzled with a discharge from their own guns.
,-, tnost as deafening as the thunder of their as
"darts. Before the smoke rolls away, and
11a• reverberations are .lost in the distance,
slide the shouts of the besieged still linger. on
t 1:, ears of the besiegers. the cannonade is re
newed. anti for seven hours fiercely continued
the walls o: the Alamo. But these walls
''lded no more than the spirits of their de
fraders. The fire is steadily returned ; and
e:guelt stones are shivered around them, there
ere stout hearts and willing hands ready to re
par every branch, and to restore-front the in
tmnr whatever:may have been destroyed from
without. Earth is thrown up, every crack or
t'sure closed as fast as created, by the eager
eri,irts of those who will, permit nn evidence of
rucees to cheer the hopes of their enemy.—
The sun has almost sunk behind the western
p'a'ns when tfiere is a pause in the work of
demolition. The firing ceases for the day, by
order of the Mexican commander, with his
thirst for blood insatiated, for not a single drop
of blood has fallen within the Alamo. Many
of his own men have bit the dust before the
, artillerists and riflemen of the fort ; but thus
far they are unavenged. Darkness falls upon
besieger and besieged ; the former raise new
e ntrenchment s to prosecute the assault; the
latter estiblish a watch for the night, and en
deavor to seek that repose which shall give
!litto fresh vigor for the contest which they
kpow will come on the morrow.
The morning of the 26th dawns, and reveals
1.3 the occupants of the fort the effect of the
itttlnight labors of their enemy, 'is the estab
' 131 unent of two additional batteries within the
Alameda of the Alamo. The bayonets of the
laf tatry, crossed over during the night, glitter
to the morning beams, and the plumes of the
cavalry are seen waving on the Eastern bile,
to intercept the expected aid Irpm that quart Pr.
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contest is renewed by a slight skirmish
w eep a fey of the Texans, sent in quest of
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wood and water, and a detachment under the
Mexican general Seems: but this is a mere
overture to the grand performance of the day.
The thunders of the heavy ordnance,under the
direction of Col. Ampudia, are soon roused in
to action ; volley after volley is poured into
the fort, and answered only at rare intervals.
by the shouts of those within. There is ng
pause, no cessation. Still the cannonade gods
on ; shells fly hissing through the air, and halls
bury themselves within the ramparts ; but night
comes on, and the Mexican general can see no
progress. Baffled but not discouraged. he ad
vances his line of posts, and prepares, with the
morning light, to enter upon his task. The
north wind sweeps over the prairies, as it only
sweeps in Texas ; a stormy lullaby to the stor
my passions of those contending hosts. The
darkness is briken only by the feeble blaze of
a few huts, fired by the Texans, which have
furnished a cover to their enemy.. The-flames
curl upwards with a sickly glare, throw a fitlul
light for a moment upon the slumbering army,
and expire. The reign of darkness and silence
is resumed.
On the next day the Mexicans appear inac
tive. There is but little firing on either side.
Those within the fort, with spirits unsubdued,
and with energies weakened hutriot exhausted.
are applying their limited resources to the pur
poses of defence. No heart falters ;no pulse
throbs with diminished power ; no hand
shrinks from the labor that necessity imposes;
all is Confidence and determination ; a firm' re
fiance springing from the holiness of the cadso,
and the certainly of its final triumph. Sunday
follows hut brings no rest.
The fire of the Mexican artillery keeps corn
pany with the minutes as they roll on. Morn
ing, mid-day and evening are passed, yet there
is no faltering among those who are defending
the Thertnopylm of Texas. Another sunrises
and sets,' and yet another ;! still the indomitable
hearts within (pail not before the unceasing
efforts of their enemy. In spite of that ene
my's vindictive vigilance, the little garrison re
ceives from Gonzales a reinforcement of dirty
three men : additional victims for the fOneral
. soon to he kindled by Santa Anna on the
....rrountling hills, as a human liectomb to the
Mexican vengeance.
New batteries are erected by the besiegers,
from every point around the missiles of de
struction concentrate upon the Alamo. The
circles groiv smaller. The final hour must
soon come. Provisions are not yetexhausted,
hilt the ammunition is almost gone. Water
for days has been supplied by the daring efforts
of a solitary Mexican woman, who, through a
shower of grape and musketry, has threaded
her nay from the river to the castle, while her
riwn blood marked the patli. She bears with
her the spirit of her ancestors, stretched upon
the rack of Cortez ; and it is not the fear of
death or the torture that can swerve her from
• her purpose. In her presence there is hope,
and joy, and life. At each arrival site is hailed
by the garrison as the guardian angel of the
Alamo, &c., until it falls, her efforts fail not.
The siege has continued for ten days. The
Mexican general has, received large reinforce
ments; and his army noitr numbers thousands.,
Ile has been unceasing in Iris. efforts to better
down the walls, but I'M thus far failed. the
triumph is with Travis, but it is written in the
hearts of his ruthless foe that he must die; and
o hen the cannonade is suspended on the Gilt
of March, Santa knna has determined that the
hour for the assault has arrived. During ten
days a blood-red flag has been streaming from
the spire of the church in San Antonio. pro
claiming that no quarter is to be given to the
champions of the Alamo—that blood alone will
,appease the fury of Mexican malice. When
the sun again goes down, the flag is no longer
seen for the deed of which it was - the sign. has
been accomplished. '•
It is midnight. Stars are smiling in the fir
mament, and the repose of Paradirie' seems
hovering over the armed hosts, and hills, and
plains which encircle the Alamo. A low mur
mur rises upon the air, which gradually be
comes more and more distinct. Lights move
to and fro in thit distance, and indicate some
unusual movement. The besieging army is in
motion. There is no advance by columns.—
The force of the Mexicans is so great, that.the
fort may be surrounded, leaving intervals only
for the fire of artillery. The place is girdled
by a deep line of infantry. and these are hem
med in and surrounded.: II the first shrink,
they must be thrust forward to the assault by
the sabres and pistols of their comrades. Sud
denly the batteries are in ablaze; and (rout
their concentric positions pour forth a radii of
f.re, pointing to a, single - centre. Algid the
thunders thus mimed, their own shouts scarce
' ly less tarrible, and the blasts of bugles, the
Mexicans advan ce to the Alamo. A sheet of
flame trout rifl es that never failed, is the an
giver to the charge. The infantry recoil and
Jall back upon the cavalry ; their ranks broken
~ and disordered by the deadly fire of the be
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iieged. ,The shouts from the fort are mingled
with the groans of the dying on the Wain. while
the officers are endeavoring to re-form their
scattered misses. They. return to the attack,
but the leaden shower which they encounter
fells them to the earth by platunos. • Travis
shows himself on the walls, cheering on his
undaunted followers. Around him are Crock
et, Evans and Bonham, all roused to the last
struggle, for they know that their doom is seal
ed. In quick succession rifle after rifle is dul
-1 charged, !ending hundreds to their long ar
couit. T: - e Mexicans are again and again re
'pulsed ; they fall back disheartened by the dead
and the dying around them. The battalion of
Toluca, the flower of the Mestan a: day. is
reduced from fourteen hundred to twenty-three.
I Men have become for a moment- regardless of
their officers, and are almost delirious from the
erica 'of anguish which no discipline, can re
strain, and which come from their fallen and
expiring comrades. But a breach is made at
' last : the disjointed forces; by the aid of threats
and entreat es are rallied, - and ours more turn
their fa,es to the A' mo. The firing in that
quart r has for some time been growing slower
and slower; Rifles have dropped from many a
I vigorous band, now cold in death, while others
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cling to their weapons even in the agonies of
of dissolution.. Ammunition, too, has been
failing; one by one the muzzles drop; the
last rifle is loaded -and discharged, and the
Mexicans have'gained the wall. Proudly con
spicuous in that awful moment. Travis receives
a shot, staggers, and falls. He dies not un
avenged. A Mexican officer rushes upon him
and is about to plunge.his sabre into the bosom
of the fallen man, when, gathering all his en
ergies for a last effort, lie bathes his own
sword in the blood of his enemy, and they die
together.
In the mean time thelbattle has been raging
hot and thick. The Mexicans have poured
into the citadel, like leaves falling before the
storms of autumn. The conflict becomes hand
to hand. Each man struggles with his adyer,-."
sary, dealing blows with rifles, sabres, or what
ever missile may be within reach. The Tex
ans are almost buried beneath the number of
their opponents. Tie carnage .hatt..been so
terrible that the slain are piled up ittheaps.—...'
-Death stares every survivor in the face, but
:still he struggles on. Crockett has been con
spicuous in the melee, wherever the blows fell
thickest and hottest. lie has 'forced hip way
over piles of the dead bodies of his enemies,
and has reached the.door oldie chapel. Here
he determines to make his last stand.: At one
glance of his eye, he sees that the fate of the
Alamo rests upon himself alone. Travis has
fallen ; Evans is no more; Bowie expires up
on'a bed of sickness, pierced to the heart by a
Mexican bayonet; Bonham fell before his eyes;
and he find himself the only living warrior, of
the one hundred and sixty-three, who hadrbeen
his comrades. Perhaps at that moment the
life-blond creeps to his .heart by a natural im
pulse, but it is only for a moment. His foes
glare on him with the fierceness of demons,
and assault him with blows from sabres, mus—
kets and pistols. The strength of an hundred
men seem emieentrated in his single arm, as
he deals out death to his rancorous and un
sparirg assailants. Their bodies have grown
.into a rampart before him. Blackened with
fire and smoke, besmeared with blood, and
roused into plirenzy. he stands like some fa
bled god of antiquity, 'laughing to scorn the
malice and the power, and the scorn of his ene
mies. New fire flashes from his eyes, and
new vigor nerves his arm. On his assailants
rush, but It is only on certain death. They
fall, but their places are. still supplied ; and so
quickly the dead seem to rise up before him
like armed men from the teeth of Cadmus. At
length a ball from a distant rifle pierced him
in the forehead ; lie falls backward to the earth,
in the streams of gore which curdle around
him. No groan escapes his lips, no cry of
agony gratifies the implacable rancor of his
enemies ; lie dies, and the Alamo has fallen. .
Hear the Bird
I hear a little, pretty bird
Pour from his tuneful throat
Such rich, sweet strains, all nature hushed,;"
To catch that gleesome, note—
And still carolling u be flew,
Far o'er the distant hills,
I caught the burden of his song—
'Tawas, " PIT TOI7II PRINTZIOS BILLS. " •
GROUTY--Get angry—jaw like the evil one,
if you please—and then come to yourself and
be a man. But we heg of yon, don't be grouty
and Lave the sulks for a week at a time. If
there is a despicable wretch on God's foot
stool, it is one of your sulky devils, who will
not give' you a civil answer for a month of er
you have disi.leased him. Ile is worse than
a brute.• Tread on a dog's tail and lie' 'will
snap at you at once—the next moment lie for
gets it and is as loving as ever. Tread on the
toes of a human hog and he will walk away to
treat you like an outcast. for a twelve-month
perhaps.
Talk as you l .tnay against a quick temper, the
possessor is an angel in comparison to the
person we have described. He lets-go at once
all lie has to say ani that is the end of it.—
Ten minutes after. if yon call upon him he ex
tends his hand and exelaims—•• What a fool I
was to get angry !" and is as kind and soda
ble,as ever.
The grouty cur says nothing. grits his teeth,
and, pet.haps„ 1 - .4. years may silently he work
ing against your intrest. rile goes mincing
along—as stiff as a poker 'and every opportu
nity he gets. unseen, he will spit tobacco juice
on your coat, or maim the trees on your pre
mises.
A COnD TEST.—We heard a story the other
day which is too good to be lost. Firmer
Dickens, for so we will call him, one of the
neighboring York county farmers, alike noted
for his shrewdness and pretty girls. was visited
by Jo Jenkins, under pretence of trading oxen,
while his real ohj 'et was to secure one of Far
mer I:Sicken's daughters. Finding no way to
accomplish the real object without a direct ap
peffl to the old man, he ventured to pop the
question, and receivedin return a most decided
negative. Jo was not shrewd enough to men
age for his girls. Jo. nothing daunted, pushed .
the trade in oxen, and in spite' of the farmer's
shrewdness. Succeeded in a bargain by which
the old man f0c..1 him.elf essentially ••shaved."
At the next appearance of Jo z Farmer Dick
en's all was changed, and the old man at Once
declared that he might go ahead._ for if he. was
shrewd enough toe eat hum: he, could risk him
with the gals. Jo went ahead.;. took passes
sion of his desired' Object. and thus far stiovin
that the old 4 man was not in error as to his con
clusion. -
AN ODD STRATEOEN.-A gentleman came
into an inn on a very cold day ,*and could get
no room near•the fire, whereupon. he called to
the.ostler io fetch a peck of oysters, and giie
them to his ho.se. , Will your horse eat oys
ters 1" said the ostler. • ~ Try him." . replied
the gentleman. The pi , ple running from the
fire w see this wonder gave the gentleman his
choice of seats. The mule; brought back the
oysters, and said the horse
_would not meddle
with them. •• Why, then," says the gentle
man, " I must be forced to eat them myself."
Krettel—A tale. ot; Woman's Wit and Courage
It was the veal 1832, towards the close of
November ; alight snow, mingled with 'sleet,
was *hided about' by . the wind, and pierced
through every crevice of a roadside-inn situa
ted between ilurnbetg . and Bottwill, on the
frontiers, of the duchy of gaden.
Two travellers, driven by the bad weather
to the shelter', Of this humble hostelry', were
forgetting' hunger and wearinet sin the comforts
of a hearty repast of smoked beef. The his
sing and roaring of a large stove contrasted
agreeihly in the travellers' ears With the loud
moaning attics north wind without, and dispo
sed them still - more to the enjoyment of the
good things within.
The innkeeper his' wife hail.- for their
only domestic, i'young . girl of. Baden, whom
they hail brought up from childhoo& Kret
tel, f..r such was her name, was a host in her
self : housekeeper and maid to her mistress.
cook in The kitchen, valet de chamber to the
!tray Visitants in the one best room, die groom
in the stable—the hardy; active and good
humored German girl fulfilled all the duties
urually shared by a large establishment of ser
vants.
Yen o'clock toiled:, and the travellers, hav
ing finished. their su,iper.drew nearer to the
group which had collected round the stove—
Father Hoffkirch, the minister, their host, and
some neighbors who hadentered by chance.
The conversation turned! on the fearful rind
murderous eve(os of which the neighboring
forest had been: the scene, and each one had
his. story to tell, surpassing the rest in horror.
Father Hoffkirch was among the foremost in
terrifying his audience hy the recital of differ
ent adventures, a'l more or less tragical. The
worthy father had just finished a horrible story
of robbers—quite a chef d'reuver in its way.—
The scene of the legend was a little more than
a gun shot from the inn door ; it was a tra
dition unfortunatelt;.' but an ancient gibbet.
which still remained on the, identical spot,
gave to the narration a gloomy verity, which
no one dared to question. Mil place was, to
truth, made formidable throughout the province
as being, it was said. the rendezvous of a troop
of banditti, who held there every night their
mysterious meetings. All the guestS were still
under the influence of the terror which the sto
ry of Father Hoffkireli had caused, when one
of the travellers before mentioned offered to het
two aucats that no one dared to set off at that
moment to the fatal spot, anti trace with cliar•
coal a cross on the gibbet. The very idea of
such a proposition increased the fear of the
company. A long silence was their only re
ply. Suddenly the young Krettel, who was
quietly spinning in a corner, rose tip and ac
cepted the bet, asking her master's consent at
the same time. He and his good wife at first
refused, alleging the loneliness' of the place in
case of danger ; but the fearless damsel persis
ted.'and was at last suffered to depart.
Krettel only requested that the inn door
should be left open until her r.sturn ; anddak
ing a piece of charcoal, to prove on the .mor
roW that she had really visited the spit. she
rapidly walked towards the gibbet. When
close beside it, she started, fancying she Heard
a noise ; however, alter a moment of hesita
tion, she stepped forward, ready to take flight
at the least danger. The noise was renewed.
Krettel listened intently, and the sound of hor
ses' feet struck upon her ear. Her terror pre
vented tier at first from seeing how near it was
to her ; but the next moment she perreiVed
that the object of her fear was fastened to the
gibbet itself. She took courage, darter for
ward, and traced the cross. At the same mo
ment the report of a pistol told her that she had
been noticed. By a movement swift as thought
she- unloosed the horse. leapt on the saddle,
and fled like lightning. She was pursued, but,
redoubling her speed, she readied the inn yard,
calling out to them to shut the gate, anti faint
ed away. When the brave girl recovered, she
told her story, and was warmly congratulated
on her courage - and presence of-mind. All ad
mired the horse, which was of striking beauty.
A small leathern valise was attached to the
saddle ; but Father Roffkirch would not suffer
it to be opened, except an the presence of the
burgomaster.
On the morrow.which was Sunday, theinn
keeper and his wife,, and their guests, all•set
Mt to a neighboring town, where they intend
ed. after service, to acquaint the burgomaster
with the last evening's adventure. Krettel,
left sole guardian of the house, was advised
not to admit anyone until her toaster's return.
Many a young girl would have trembled at tie
ing left in such a situation: but this young
servant maid, having watched the party Ilisap•
pear, fearlessly set about her household duties,
singing with a light heart and a clear voice
some pious hymn, which her kind mistress-had
taught her.
An hour had scarcely passed by when there
came a knock at the outer door it was a trav
eller on horsebaek, who asked leave to rest
awhile. Krettel al first refused him. but on
the promise of the cavalier•that lie would only
breakfast and depart, she agreed 1.1 admit him
besides, the man was well dressed and alone,
so there seemed little to fear from him. The
stranger wished himself to take his horse to
the stable, and remained a long time examin
ing and admiring the noble steed which had
arrived the previous evenir g in a manner so
unexpected. While breakfasting. he asked
many questions about the inn and its owners ;
inquired whoscwas the horse that had attract
ed his attention so much t. and. in short, acted
ici successfully; that the poor girl, innocent of
'all deceit, - told him her4ate adventure, and en
ded by confessing that she was all alone. She
immediately felt a vague sense of having com
mitted home imprudence, for the stranger list
ened Id tier - with singular attention, and seem
ed to take a greater interest than simple curi
osity in what'she was saying.
The breakfast was prolonged to its, utmost
length ; at last, after a few unimporta nt ques
tions, the traveller desired the servant girl to'
bring him a bottle -of wine. " Krettel rose to
obey. but on reaching the cellar, found that the
stranger had followed her,' and turning sound,
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she saw the glitter of a pistol ,handle through
his vest Her presence of mind failed her not
at this critical moment. ,VitheO they had reach
ed the foot of the stairs!. she ,suddenly
extin
guished he light. and'simid close against
the wall ; the man muttering imprecations. ad
vanced a few step. groping lits.way.. 1‘ tenet,
profiting by this'inoment. remounted the steps
agile and noiseless,elost4l and firtnly bolted the
door upon the pieten4d• traveller, and then
barricaded herself securely iman tipper cham
ber. there to await her thasteris arrival.
Krettel had not been long ensconced in her
retreat when a fresh kurickiinr resounded -at the
inn door, and she preceived there two ill-look.'
ingMen. who , asked her what had become of a
traveller who had . beem,there short time be
fore. From their description of Isis appear
ance, the young girl immediately discovered
that the person sought fin' was the stranger
whom she had locked in the cellar ; neverthe
less. she thought it most prudent to make no
admission on the subject. On her refusing
their request to open the door, the two men
threatened to scale the wall. The poor girl
trembled with fear ; her courage was nigh de
seilting her ; for she kliew they could' easily
aecomplisheil their project by means of the iron
bars fixed do the windows of the lower story.
In this perplexity, Krettel looked around her.
and her eye fell on a musket which hungfrom
the wall, a relic of her master's younger data.
She seized it,-and pointing the muzzle nut of
the window, cried out that she would fire on
the first man who attempted to ascend.
The two robbers—for that such they were
could no longer be doubted—struck dumb at
the sight of firearms where, expecting 'no re
sistance, they had brought no weapons, and
confounded by such intrepidity, went away ut
tering the most fearful' menaces. and vowiog
to return again it/ greater force. In spite of
her terror, our 'heroine remained firm at her
post. An hour passed away in this criti I po.
sition ;at lasi.the girl' perceived her aster
and his friends coming sight. aerty ponied
by the burgomaster and some offic
The brave Krettel rushed to t door, and
her fear, amounting almost to despair, gave
place to the liveliest joy. To the wonder
and admiration of all, she related what had hap
pened ; the burgomaster especially lavished on
her the warmest praise for her heroM conduct.
The officers went in search of the robber
whom Krettel had imprisoned with so much
address mid presence of mind. After a sharp
resistance, he was bound and secured, and soon
after recognized as the chief of a hand of rob
hers who had for some time spread terror over
the country. 'His men, wandering about with.
out a captain, :were quickly either taken or dis
persed. The' burgomaster decided that the
horse and the valise, which contained a great
number of gold pieces, should he given to the
young Kre•tel, whose courage had so power
fully contributed to rid 'the country of banditti
who 11,,d infested it for so long a time.
RULES FOR YOUNG MEN.—Never marry
Woman who cannot make a shirt, or get a meal
of victuals. Such a woman would keep a man
poor all the days of his life.
Marry not the woman who apes the lady by
an exhibition of pride ; because she will be
eternally scolding if she does not get every
thing she wants.
Never marry a woman who thinks herself
better than any one else : because it shows a
want of sense, and she will have but few
friends.
Marry not a woman who is fond of spinning
street rn :" because such a woman will not
be contented at home and consequently she
will make a most miserable wife.
Never marry a woman who is in the daily
habit of slandering her neighbors, end giving
ear to all the gossipping she hears. ,! Such wo
men keep themselves and their neighbors in a
constant fermentation,and make the very worst
of wives.
INDEPENDENCE OF MlND.—Many 2 high
minded youth the pride of a Sond circle, have
been lost to society and the world, by not pos
sessing sufficient i ndependence of m ind. Temp
tations were spread before them. They saw
the result, but had not the courage to say, De
part. A smiling lip—a smooth tongue did the
work. They yielded and were mined. Let
holy resolution fire your bosom, ye lovely
youth, and when shining baits are presented,
resist and turn away. Gloriously will you
then triumph. Cherish an independent spirit;
bring all the powers of your mind into a deter
mination to resist evil, in whatever name it
comes. This will save you and nothing else.
THE KIND Wl9ll.—The late Lord Guildford.
during the later years of his life, was subject
to severe attacks of the gout. Having reason
to believe the complaint was coming on, he
desired his servant to get his large shoes. The
man looked in all the usuaPplaces for them. but
without success, and therefore concluded they
were stolen, and began cursing • the. thief.—
.. Pooh," said his lordship, seemingly very
gravely; though at the same time agitated with
pain, how ran you be so John ?
,Now.all the harm I wish the poor rogue is.that
my shoes may it him."
Too SMART.—The other day, one of Mrs.
F's, a widow lady, admirers, was complaining
of a toothache. Mrs. B's smart b 4 immediate
ly spike up—
• Well. air, why don't you do as ma does t.
She takes her teeth out and puts 'em back when
ever she wants to."
A few minutes afterwards the boy was whip
ped on some pretence or other.
PERFORM fearlessly what you believe to be
right. Never mind the opposition, made by
your enemies they' cannot harm you. The
thrusts of those who bate or envy you will
never hurt you if you are faithful to your
duty.
A smat.t neglect sometimes breeds a great
mischief—for want el a nail the shoe is lost, for
want of a shoe the horse is lost, for went of a
horse the rider is lost.
EillUlfelf.lll 4.1,6
Escape of Copt Bony.
The following extraordinary account of Capt.
Henry's escape from the Mesitans, is from the
New Orleans Picayune :
Cap•. Henry is a 'firm. He was -taken
with Maj. Borland's command, bet having
once hetore been in the Mexican clutches, and
some acts of•those who kart kite in charge
amusing; his suspicion, he determined upon
maktrig his escape. The account is written
by Cot: Hardin. 11 Sat a :
By simie aectilent during the evening be
found liimsaf on Major Gaines' mare, one of
the best blooded nags rn Kentucky, and the
Major's pistols sill remaining in the holster.
'Phe'prisoners had become considerably acat.
tered near sunset, and Capt. henry set him
self busily to work to make• them keep close
together. To do this he rode back, within
ten files of the rear of the line, when discover
ing a small interval in the line of the Mexican
guard, ne suddenly put spore to the mare and
darted through the lines. The guard immedi
ately wheeled in pursuit, but their ponies were
no match for a Kentucky blood horse, before
a gun could be fairy levelled at him Le had
darted out of reach. He had three rancheros
to pass. As lie passed these he found that the
Mexicans in pur.,uit gave notice to the ranch
ems who 'followed him with fresh
hoiss—
still he out stripped them all.
After passing the last rancho he had pulled
up his mare to rest her, when a single
can came up supposing him to be unarmed
He waited until he Caine within thirty steps,
when, cocking the Major's duelling pistol Ile
fired and the Mexican rolled eff. In a short
time.anott:er came near, lie likewise permitted
him to approach still nearer, when he wheeled
and shot•hint down. He loaded his pistol, and
after going some distance, another started up
behind some bushes near the road, and rode at'
him; lie shot 111111. with what success lie could
not tell, but lie was not pursued by that Mexi
can any further. When he came near Ecar
nacion, he found the camp had been alarmed,
as he had supposed by some one who had pas
sed him when he In ft the road. Diverging
from this straight course, he crossed several
roads and ev.,de a number of parties who were
in pursuit of him. At length he came to a
plain where there was no place to hide. The
moon was shining, and he could see a large
numher of men in pursuit. Putting spurs to
his now jaded horse, he made him for a moun
tain valley, and followed it to die east, he at
length eluded his pursuers. He travelled up
the vall forty wiles as he supposed, hoping
to find an outlet towards Palomos ; but in
this he was disappointed. He watt unable to
find water for 'himself or his famished mare,
and - the next morning after his escape the no
ble animal expired. more from the want of wa
ter than from fatigue.
Capt. Henry now had to take it on foot. He
wandered aboat all day trying to
_find a Path
across the mountain. In the evening he found
some water to quench his thirst. He then de--
termined to retrace his steps down the valley,
& did so. marching without water or food. Du
ring the 26th. 27th and 28th, lie walked along
through the chapparel and prickly pears, with
out food or water, frequently seeing parties of
Mexicans, whom he had to avoid. On the
28th he killed a rat with a club, part of which
he ate, and put the balance in his pocket for
another meal.
On the night of the 28th he reached the road
and followed it until an hour after sunrise,
when he discovered a party of horsemen ap
proaching: Not knowing whether they were
friends or enemies, he concealed himself until
they came near. when he discovered they were
a picket guard of Arkansas troops. He gave
one shout and gave up—nature was exhausted!
His nervii — , which had been strung up to the
highest degree of tension, became unstrung and
he was almost helpless._ They put him on a
horse and took hint to Agua Nueva, where
Capt. Pike commanded all outpost.
Capt. Pike informed me that when Henry
came in he was the most miserable-looking be
ing he ever saw. His shoes were worn out,
his pantaloons cut in rags, his head was bare
and his hair and beard were matted ; his hands,
feet and legs were filled with thorns, from the
prickly pears, and his skin was parched and
withered with privation, exposurd and exer
tion. He had tasted no water for four days
and seemed almost famished for want of it.—
The soldiers gathered round him. and all, that
was in their wallets was at his service, and as
they had recently had a pew outfit of clothing.
Capt. H. was soon newly fitted out. Alter
resting awhile and getting some food, he was
able to ride to this place. He says that dur
ing the pursuit there were more than one hun
dred shots fired at •hitir, one of which passed
through his hair.
SELLING CRACKERS —The following cir
cumstances is said to have occurred some
where in New York. A quick wittett toper
went into a bar-room and called-for something
to drink.
•• We dont 'sell licher," said the law abiding
landlord—•• We will give vvu a Wass, and then
if you want to buy a cracker, we'll sell it to
yon for three cents."
" Very well," said the Yankee customer
" hand down_ your decanter."
The " good creature" was handed down ;
and our hero took a stiff horn. when turning
round to depart, the unsuspecting landlord han
ded hire a dish of crackers, with the remark—
`• You'll buy a cracker r"
Wall. no. U guess not ; you sell 'em too
dear ; 1 eanget lots.of 'em—five or six for s
cent env wht.re else.
ALL ALME.—CoI. Ethan Allen, after obser
ving of himself and his six brothers. " that
there were never seven such horn of any wo
man." was told that Miry Magilalen was de
livered of seven 'tat like them."
PROGRESS or REFISEMEST.-A young wo
man meeting a former fellow-servant, was heti
ed how she liked her new place. Very
well." t. Then you've nothing to complain
of." " Nothing, only my master and mistres
talks such very bid grammar."