T6-I`3. ZII'3FO
TOW A N I) A:
gam - bap illonmin, Jannarn 21. 1834.
s'cittt6 ottrg._
LIFE'S DREAMS
Oh ! there to a dre.on of early youth,
Aun it never come- aiatn ;
'Ti' a •i•ton of l.ght and life and truth,
,That filx arn.>• the hnt in
And love 1 , the th-tne of that early dream.
no ‘,lld. new.
That 'll all after year•, f drew
That early drew]) we rue. -
B u t there'' , s dream of maturerjears,
nore turbulent by ( Jr .
7,, a insi•ot.fblood and of woman's tears,
Arid the theme of that dream i* war,
And we 1 0 1 l in the field of danger and death,
And -h. , tit in the battle array,
"I'1;1 we find .hat fame is a bodilera breath,
That vartudildh away.
Oh' 'there k a tire m of hoary apt
Tiq a 1: i.in of GLIB in more;
Of <um , tinted down on the figured page.
And c”tilited o'er and o'er;
Ar,d tie fondly trust in the glittering dust,
A. a refuge from grief and pain,
7111 ,nor limbs are laid in that likt dark bed
Where the wraith of the world is vain!
And i% it Olds, from man's birth In hiN pave
In the path %.1t ch all are treading?
I , there rt.toiht..in that long career. to cave
From temt,tr-e and sell-uphKairttna"
Oh! ye.. fhrre't. a dream so yo,tre, all bright,
That the hemp' to whom it it , given
Bath bathed in a sea of living light.
.And 'he theme of that dren'tii is Heaven!
,iitstincirtinut Pallet).
FROM ITS INDIAN & P:ONEER HISTORY.
DY C P. AVERY
I.ct •Ittwititi.t•iti,t the 2ntttl faith nn the part
tallygrol AA ell tVIIII the proirwom
Ni , •NLoder Ii !he resolve,
w. 1.41 dim'''. try Ifaihlioni ILIVIII2, re.
II llllrlllt‘ii nulrp.m l eul source , ' II).!
Willer
.1' amhrnnr ;Ind of f•offivient interest to be
ni, is 11,0 iket,.ot szenliernen aciirla. On
putrilatter+. met !he
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I Al a i•i t ioo dis•arlet• abos
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It. N•killik•okke, which w.g. r u e itreafedi
w the li.fineure 01 their ri
ne‘i WAAL 010.0e,1 with 110 be.
~t a a VOITIII.IIIIIISe of dl
\N 4411 4 C:h.t1 by a cotora,i et(
Sonnel 8r0w... I •r himself. arid ni
h • wi.ln 11 11.4sier, winch pro
Iti 1,1,e IIIP 1111 , 11011 , 1 e• of MaSo4lo.l3•el,f ,
ike of ilatt Lind :It wit...n(111,10
%. 'Note .ii 01.1,1 a-Fared io idol M nil ,
.:in4te mile- of laud, imw kvimrtt 14.1
~lll. r •'vr hill riiwriship. on which O+'••CO
r , •
e ii! n ra'rut mat- to I)..tilel ft Cate and
, Ps iii t xe l lit River Owevi
) ei.,l nit said river (Cieek ) 1 parlil
t a al eaielZ nr.l I ..1111 rivet (i•re , k)
•ra : ho ea t Irllr In ha to be
mak , abOVIY ITP . 1111"11. , d 11.1:11110 01
'" .l - ,^ .1- para lir! Hs nay' be 10 the
f.llll r ivrr:' (Ccrek )
•Hite ecoentiosi of . 10 4 0 "Ii°"
°• , eu,l t.fider more. Livorahle anrpa•es A
1•••ne . 1111eil alai a tot Mal t•Prl►lra, t it the
7100 acres was then made, and the Indian lab-
Demi -uperitrend 414 throughoui
uti Y tw.j.ntiatinn, as the representative
.
te , ce , he treaty having been duly addoc
'•a' S fnuri.dly grafted to Brown and hio
hoey of land with ihe excerion n 1
Township, which waP conveyed
cone, ill order that he miutit peoftirrn his
h .1.11t1P4 N 1 'M aster, more conveniently.
1 ; , ." d i tertly to him in pnrsoance
'".'• rtes w:l4 accurdiii2ty done, and the
t 'e" ^ ,, •e krooN ft ipa the 113 , erliee 01 that
l"*"1".' he received bin inle
th,mn, ',;,,,,n
.he lerrro patent WPre
"""" 1 ' OO airs tea.. in slrielaepe,ilie Kule
41 i! 41,4,1 "Pnl Old'. AK he awl tug nPsorialet
Truly' al land Mince knout 1; ar , the
Pun t 01 Teti Tuvrwq.p..
"ur Ira orJeg of limp
I .+ (It MI/Ftil to the pionorr OpeolOu of oul
('.0. ,, i20) ti J4lfir- . 11u-ter, tat it thus
record, wa y found in
here, by ,h.. de,rrit rrf the Mammachustwa
, t , JIM.' 1786. Tliii WWI the year next
Oil enniphitoing at Oveego, slid the
..tier an expiating tour which he made hi
" " ppea by the whet - the narrative that
I H. 11« d Require.; a ktiowledue of the nen
17act,r of the valley, down to Tinge Point,
i 10 either at those visits, while a soldier in
of Gen Clinton, who, it will be remem•
le the descent of our river, in balteaillX,
to Like, with A three of .1500inen,,(orm
.tion with Gen. Eollaan, at the month pf
'man, '1 A tpte, 1779.
SHE : BMDFORD REPORTER.
The following is the substance of a . staiement,
priipriate to this branch of our stit jeci, made by
William Taylor. who died in Candor, Tinga coun
ty. in Angust 1849, at the age of eighiy•two years,
He accrmpanied 114'Masier to this place, in the
year 1785, in the humble car acity ()fa' bound boy.'
In his subsequent life, h. showed himitelfe marl of
the utmost integrity of character, kindhearted and
of fair intelligence. He watt wellknown to all of
nor cit'isens 7 old and pane, arid at every fireside,
where he was known, and his eventful history
appreciated, tie Wir ever a welr visitor. He
has gone to an humble and unnoticed grave, but
his life was hoilest and pure, and his memory
sands in need ,o 1 neither marble nor fulsome epi
(alit).
His birth place was Watertown, then Albany
county, now Saratoga. Hts.lather dying when he
was quite young. his mother and her family moved
into-the M ihs.a k Valley and settle.' about [enmities
above Schenectady When eight years of age. he
was bound by indenture to James M'Master, who
was then living upon a farm owned, jni by
himself and his brother David, in Florida, Moot
inmery county, about fourteen miles above &the.
nectarly, and one mile and a half from the Mohawk
river. In April. 1785 lie started for Owego in com
pany with James and Robert .M . ,ifaster,lolin Nea
ly. and Wm. Woods The winter previous a boat
had been obtained at Sebenectailv and taken from
there to Canajoharte on the ice. and from that point
broinfto npo., a a.les. t li In the batik of Oi.egn Lake.
When •he company reached the Lake the boat was
lamiched. and a portion of them embarked. with a
or.i4on, plout.lis, farming implements
and r . --kittLr, WeIIYAW while auto het went With four
It I 'nil opon the litili•tri tool. to the font 01
L tke. w•t..ie the parties met by appointment,
e tearnitiog for the ..rtt 2 hi upon the site of Cooper.-
1 0 kyr', a' which place 'he narrator stated, they Introit
but one In 'ha' order the company mov
ed nii dnwv, to 0 ego. fi t It„'. no other evaleoce•
of pioneer Aellteltir.nr . e%Ceirt , wit ItOrn . ert at Una
dill r. At night the boat was mitred uniformly at
...ow Mare on the flyer previoti-ly appointed, and
thus the o-hole par y, as well fur safety as condor!.
took their evening meals and passed their nightta
in , Twiler
The !mbar, trail was the only feasible path for
the whole Mstance. It 2enerally rate along the hank
near the river, brio from the 11ntritL Hill at Namicoke.
it left the liver, and tild not P.frike it again until near
the ktni ot Medan. Col Camp. at Canipville. Be
,he mitinws" tr alai' ilivenzeil and tame up I
on the it ink a:latit near, the homestead ot M r Leon.
tint a little Mine 111 , 1 h a rni e above Owe,m. Fr ,to
th a point, it followed the bank of tie river to
t' i i•ii i the whet. of 'he river. the trail was
it. il.orril) diteinty upon the bail: rxrelit a here, ,
virAira, If t. cloomiee is aa Iliortero•d by
mg a more dif..rt hoe Boil, trails ale descrit ,
ed as having berg wide ehltilh for the pa-cage iti
loti-es. %viol pack., Calk', oke 111 many plat es
ottelposit¢ tin obstacle; to wheeled veloele*
Alany iraine+ I , l l n d ian+ were met upon Me tome
port Itie H II HI C iron a I:111e party shooed. hem
-,tees, softie of whom had crossed the river I
the ChOrgitilkt They seemed peacebbly 'Helloed
toe dm% recast and dritres-eel. Ai butte these points
Amos D. aper was melt ena aged with them,
Feerneil to have their It-n. 11414 and confidence.
Thiringh ht. 111fillehee, M Meier had ehhtshnleii
them the }ear preetims while nn an exploimiz lour.
and its company were alloa ed In pass mi acid
make Melt set at Owego, unmolested
Upon the first of May, fourteen clays from the
time of starting, the two parties, by the boat end by
land, Came together at the month of the Owego
creek, Melt place of destipatton.
They lineal tin little finest upon the flat. It aas
(lune open and bearing mink- of considerable pre
vitms Indian cultieimpti 0e of their first acts
was semtig file to the dried u,rare , and Vegrt.it.le
mantel which covered the molare ; the fierce Pi read
ing over the pile ill Owego, and for quite a dtatacce
beyond
S'u•h by the
A n:t then turroily, put up. of pitch pine
"P"" the 11. 1 , abort! fitly radii chute Where the
Hotuu , lnnllat Cariewarra 110 N P.11111(10 I AtelierPli
lIIV. IMIly 1111111 their corn plait 1112 Wll l 4 done; it hat ,
11.2 been pr.' , tip for dial leffliNitHry por.e only
A le w foirroar were in tiro , ' plorifte!ri at right angler ,
cent, the main 111211 a ay itercrugh Caney 0113. !o far
turn% the head race, or , •Cittlfli," as 11 ttttt enure.
called; but lipid exploring above, they humid a
c'ryer soil and better plowing upon the homeFtead
faun of Geu Talcott. There they ',buried ten acre!.
of corn.
Alter planting, a more substantial log-house was
erected, near the bank 01 the river, upon the lot
where Gen Bacon row resides, which was the first
building erected for permanent use, by the hand
of elite met., in this portion of our valley.
At the proper r`ea4(lll ilie emit was thorough!).
Imeit ; the olif.:e parry retuning 1(1011 afterward to
the Mohawk. for the purpose of attending to then
harvesting 111 th at vicinity, arid taking track with
them three of I heir horses and a quantity of heaver
Arms %stitch they hat" received 'rpm the natives
exchate2e tf*r a irinni sold torthem. They c.trried
n.rek %se hi hems a ploughshare as far its Unaddla,
about sts.y Cities. for ttre purproar of haying it left
there and r•rtarpene4l for tir-e in the Fall.
Then liar% evl jou Opel The Mohawk baying been
they returned to 0a lip, to secure here
the fruits of their etnerprtse and totl. They (mind
the corn-field great der.iuttltheyielil abundant.ll had riot been limier:tea by , a knor i bui it bad.Sul.
(erect no if,j9ty Isom siiimajo, and not been moles.
ted by the Indians. They had permitted the" pale
b aco n . to plant end cultivate; natural joirice, aiitl.an
innate sense of how taught them that the MUM.
band was entitled to the harvest. ••To appreciate
folly this forbearance on the part of the natives, a
few facts should minkrlTlrkild• bad
not yet fully passed finin'thern,
less or There 114 4, 14 baa.a. been. car(
t din imrinniT—for the protectinz arm Of our
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" RPAARDLP.SS OP DCPRINCIATION PROM ANT QtrARTER."
ernnrent and laves had not yet reached this extreme
frontier. Font prints were yet fresh upon ll.e war.
path, and fuffitnentlime had not elapsed to wash
out use bitter memory of fancied or real wrong.—
Indeed, the huh summer only was painting twine
tl ie hrisi a of Sullivan and Clinton had desolated their
corn and homes ; and'ol that invading army
A1•3,1 4 ..i er himaelf hail been one. It must have re•
rotted the piomplings of a clear Penile of equity
uul chivalron. honor, lnt them, tinder such circurn.
..tai l ee @ . to have speo l osized the white man's right
t hes harvest. But he was allowed to gather,
pesseelul:y, with none. to molest, when it was in
their power to have swept him and his hard earned
harve,t from the soil.
At the proper time the corn was gathered and
taken, by boat loads, to Tinge Point, and securely
ctibbeil At that lime two or three families were
hvirig there. As snort as the coin we, thus secur
ed, the party set nut fur their " winter quarters" in
the valley of the Mohawk.
Ttie harra.or, William Taylor, did not return to
Omestri. until estly iii the spring of 1793, when he
the became a psrmanent resider' ; hut, during the
oteival between his departure in theifall of -1785
aUtl his subsequent return, several persona had made
Orrinuietit Fettlentents here with their families.—
Among them was Amos Draper. His was the firs
whr e fonuly resident at Owego, their settlement
•heftt dating to the spring of 1788 a lew weeks pre-1
v tons to the art ival of the firmly ofJames McMas
ter horn the Minna k. Mt. Draper's family came
from Knigstort, Pennsylvania, in the fall of 1787
and, pa-se l f over the site of Owego. settled, at first,
at Nanticoke, where Mr Diaper, had been engag•
ed in traffic with the natives, for several years; but
in the sprung they removed from that point, to Owe,
go, as before stated, and commenced living in the
house which had been link near the bank of the
river. in the lower part of die village, in 1785, by
the party iron. the Mohawk. The first white child
born in, the tovvit of 0a- ego, and doubtless the first,
within the present !units of T foga county, was Se-
beta. daughter of Mr Draper. The date of her
tnnh was, J 1,11 1 ,, 19 1788. She is now living, and
is the wife of Stephen Williams, of Newark Valley.
She is a lady of much intelligence.
.and 01 great
worth otcharacter. AMC , * Diaper, her hither, died
May, 20 1808 He was the brother of Joseph Dra
per, who was known to many .of our citizens now
They were the sons of Major Simon Dra
per. who was one ankle " forty" settlers or proprie
tors of the to rtisli tp nl K 11191.1011, in the W) 011111. g
Valley. limier the Diiiitieettetit claim He was one
of the retail settlers under that tale, arid
is (foe to his menitity as well as to bis Jeseen
dews, ilia a mistake sl Id be corrected, which
ia- crept loin pout, in a book entitled the " Annals
of Biligliamtori " It is there stated that he was a
• tory dutitsg the 'evolutionary war " The 1 - 4 , a1
.inswer to tit eintrae tut, that tie ifonl in 1773 b•lote
d i s• at die war ; ihn+'•now nit! a 'dam Plia
chits.,Logn pis the pad of the annals.' He at .
Kim! , on. lit 1768: and f 'bout that tone ills • a
C.. , he moment 'dims death, he wais the In tlmalr
InrnJ of Poch nel' Zot.itlim Ot)ndbiti
Gorr. Nathan D•ntnt•on. Cap•ama Jahn Di.ikee and
Ru'• . Benjarron Sharmaker, John Mc
D.twell, and ',theta, who , bons Shut host to the lito,
-howrd'born•elres the ?mesa of patnn•a
11 strange such a charge could have found its
Way into pint—.
The families of James McMaster and John Mc
setiled in Owelo the same year (1788 ) hui
tew weeks alter the jamily or Mr. Draper. The
names of 'heir children are given in a note at the
end of this arncle.
The lamtly olJamea birMaater lived, when ih ,, y
*enter' m Ovr&Jo. In a hno.r, a tew rode from the
river, near where the main hiulta ay then running
aso ,, sc the river hank mier.eeted the '• Cana Lake
T.atl, " etia-la fall rinect to the river, arid .war , Hear
ty elet.ecal, m re ceurpe. wuh the street which
fUna In Hall of the ••Gtnve.'t
he fano') of John McQuip, came from Maven.
rwrirti the valley by the way of 0 se
goiake, following the u-ual •• Indian trail," to this
point They lived at the tune of their fist settle
'mem here, in a house which eunod upon the site of
the !titmice of H. Camp It homed on the rive,
and the road ran between it and the Ahearn It had
two square rooms ; and horn adeaertpton of it giv
en Ili foe by one of the family, now living, was
probably at the time' the best house" in town—al
least it , is sate to say, that there were not more than
fin better It was both, of course of logs; chinks
tided in with bay of wood, and n mudded ;" a
-genre hole id the outer wall, which was intended
esclusively fur luint, but lacking sash and glass, it
would occasionally let in cold ; split pine logs, pret
ty smoothly hewn, made the floor ; a wide hearth
striae, and a sufficiently high chimney-back, of
M ou e, w uh ao opening in the roof of ample (timer).
stuns, and abore_it a chimney made of sucks, and
he crevices between them filled in with clay, or
•• mudded," as it was called ; a wooden fastening
for the door with the " latch-string out ;" honest
Welciime presiding at the threshold ; Peace and
Hope at the hearth-stone; and genuine Hospitality
at the boatel
It may be remarked here, ahhoogli it seems , to
anticipate details, more proper fora home number,
that me entrance into our valley by the Oleego lake
route, w.-rt um long cqntineed, except by the set
tlers horn the north Two other routes were; of.
P•rwatris adopted by onr-pioneer renters from Stbck
brido, and the east iterierdill poneorosseitrihe /W
-ean at enxera WI thence acid's the Quettal
for a shun oittarreer down the heart we.
tens of the Catto.kwg-go branch of the'Detaware
thence through the-oldtowne-of-Harpersfield, Knit
right end' franklini to the mouth of the' 0-1e:olit
creek which et!optieri ;too the Sustrehannst a abetl
dtetonFe Alpe* Aheitcil gotgn OP; SAVE'
Ittlitiot 10 aqUaga;. theoc&acrossAo the. Cheniego,
stnlting•tv a Intl mile! Above its mouth,: thenee
( f loweidat iiver to the tine ' f t .
e Attic:19,04. , 4it* 0 ..1101 1 0044 000;
thence acrces the 311 oweinto to -the Popschcon
blanch of the Delaware, through the old towns oh
Middletown and Colcl.estr, and down that branch
to its junction with the Cooskwa go; thence up the
latter stream passing Cookhouse, (now Deposit, in
Broome county.) to a point nearly due east from
Oquaga, (Windwr, Broome county;) thence across
the county to the last named place, where the two
merged in one. These routes will be more lolly
described when our " gleaning*" reach the period
(1790-90 at which, Elisha Wilson, Dariel Ball,
Abram and Isaac Brovvir, Urban Sloaon, and con
temporaneous pioneers from Stockbridge, Mass.,
made their sett:ements in the towns of Newark and
Berkshire, after great privations and struggles; but
ever undaunted. and calmly looking forward to a
glorious future—self relying, hopeful and steadfast
[Novs.- 7 Robert end Thomas were the brothers
of J.mes McMaster. His sons were James. Jeremi
ah and David; daughters, Jane, Ellids, Catharine
and Ann. The children of John ?ilcQuigg, were
John. Daniel, Jesse (now living,) David, and seven
daughters.]
Mart. Parttmolmtit's LAST.—"Se our neighbor,
Mr. Guzzle, has been arranged at the bar for drunk.
ardice," said Mrs. Partingion, and she sighed
as she thought of his wife and diadem at home,
with the cold weather close at hand and the
searching winds intruding through the chinks in
the windows and waving the tattered curtains like
a banner, where the lade ones stood shivering by
the taint embers 'God forgive him and pity them!"
said she, wiih a tone of voice tremulous with emo
tion. " But he was bailed out,'' out said Ike, who
had devoured the residue of the paragraph and laid
the paper in a pan of liquid co.tard that the dame
was preparing for Thank s giving, and swinging the
overt door to and fro as if to fan the fire that crack
led and blazed within. •‘ Bailed out, was he?''
said she; " well, I should think it would have been
cheaper to have pumped him out, for when our
cellar was filled, arter the city lathers had degraled
the street., we had to have it pumped out, though
there wasen't half so much in it as he has swilled
down. i l She paused and reached up on the high
shelves of the closet for her pie pla.es, while Ike
busied himself by tasting the various preparations.
The dame thought that was the smallest quart of
sweet cider she had ever a seen.—Boalon Post.
()*.- In , enspe ranee brings contempt and remorse.
To become popular, join the church and all se-
stet socielies
To become respected, Ray " yes "to every man's
opinion. arid have none of your own.
To br,corne exalted to a little offnuo, be ready at
ail times to act a• a fool for "big men."
To become rich. sear your conscience
Never be alraid of catching cold frrim a 'shower
of cods.'
11,t makers should be rich tulks, for they are al
ways getting a head.
The mull who in rile a fruitless attempt has gone
olio the velleilittle hie:mess.
Litihes who wear low dresses, generally carry
well ti heti elies a sod empty head..
I lie matt Iliac was ' filled watt emotion,' was
unable to make worn fu!r any limner.
To become wise, eat, sleep anti say nothing.
Ti, become poor be honest and void ofroirpicion.
The 11111/1 who beats the drum for 'he ' March of
cone, has gone In play (Oil the • horn of plenty.'
The man who attempted to catch the speaker's
eye will, a steel trap, was made to like the floor by
the sergeant at arm.
Pill says u it 11 the wnrid's a stage,' women wag
the torigne and guide the wehicle.
What ate your writing such a big hand for, Pat?
•Why, you see, my grandmother's dale.'
Nor A 4 HAMED or THE &tor —One Oily while
I-aac 1100 per yi•as visiting a wealthy family in thib
lin, a mite was handed him, inviiing horn lo dine
trie next day. When he read it aloud, his host re
marked:
" Those people are very respectable. but not of
[he first circle They belong to our church, but not
exactly to our set. Their (ether we+ a mechanic."
" Well ; I am a mechanic myself," said Isaac.—
'• Pedlar., if lilol3 had'st know.' that fart, thou
would'st not have invited me!"
14 it possible," exclaimed his host," that a man
of your inlorp.ation and appearance can be a me
chanic?" •
" I followed the bniness of a tailor for many
many years," rejoined his guest. "Look at my
hands! Dost thou not see the mark of the shears?
Some of the Mayors of Philadelphia have been tai
lor. When I lived there lof en walked !he meet:-
_with the chief jaisnee. It never ( - centred to me that
it was any honor, and I don't think it did to him."
MRS SMITH ON MAN —ln her lecture the other
night, Mrs Smith, gave her opinion of man thus—
" If a man wishes a job of work done exceedingly
cheap, he employs a woman ; if he Ibis P bad bill
to pass off, he gives it to a woman, if he has a fit of
mittens, he shows it to a woman; if hi• has any petty
trick or low abuse that would cost him n libel suit
or broken head, if practice 1 upon a man, he gives a
woman the benefit of it, because there is no redrev
for het"
WINTERING Ynueu CATTLE —ll yoo wish to raise
well sized, lull developed animals, you must give
the young creatures plenty of food. When we say
plenty, we do not mean that you should keep them
tat like show beeves 'for that would be an unitid.
thy condition; but we mean that you should keep
than in good gartering condition—that you should
so feed them as that they shall have wiiefewith to
build up their Irames.
XT. Alike to the. ela,e and _Edit muter come tins '
night, with sweet refreshment, and halfof (het&
of the most wretched Is gladdened by the soothiogs
of sweet sleep.
Or We hope wigninCold, psi we fear, old ago;
!heti!, we are willing to live and afraid tio die.
Wonderful Works of the Creator.
The manner wl.o fistt crossed the Central Atlan
tic in search of a new world was astonished• when,
probe 19th of September ; 1492, he found himself
in the of that great bank of sea-week—the sea.
weed meadow at Oviedo—the Saragossa sea.
which, with a varying breadth of 100 to 3000 mile
strotches over 25 degrees of latitude, covering 260,-
000 square miles in surface, like a huge floe'itig
garden, in which countless myriads of minute obi
male find fond and shelter. Now, it is the eddy of
numerous sea rivers which collect in one spot ; and
the cold water of the Northern Atlantic mixing wish
the warm streams of the southern and western cur.
rents, which produce the temperature most fitted to
promote this amazing development of vegetable
and animal life. What Lecomes of the dead re
mains of this vast marine growth? Do they de.
compose as last as they are produced 7 Or do they
accumulate into deposits of peculiar coal, destined
to reward the researches of future geologists arid
engineers when the Atlantic of our day has become
the habitable land of an after irate ? In the charter
of the Pacific Ocean we are presented with another
remarkable instance of ;he influences of tea ricer
On vrailanno
From the shores of South Victoria, on the Antar
tic continent. a stream of cold water, sixty degrees
in width. (the reader will recollect that ui high lat.,
Mules the degrees of loairiitles are very narrow,)
drit'is slowly along in a northwest and easterly di•
rection across the Southern Picnic until it Impinges,
upon the Sotrh American coast to the sou.h of Val
paraiso. There it divides 1100 two BMA, one of
which stretches Fowl, and east, dontiles Cape
Horn, and penetrates into the Southwestern Atlan
tic ; the min r flows northeast, and then northwest
along the coast Chili and Peru, carrying colder wa
ters into the warm sea, and producing a colder air
along the low plains that stretches from the shores
of the Pacific to the base of the Andes. This' cur
rent, discovered by Humboldt arid called titer his
name, rowers the temperature of the tilt about 12
degrees, while that of the wa er i, seself sometimes
as much as much as twenty-four degrees colder
than that of the still waters of the ocean throngh
which it runs. The cold air severely
at
veg , .-
tatinn along the whole of the coast ; at the sail'e
time that the cold raises I , gs and mists, whtrh not
sally conceal the shores and perplex the navigator,
hat eitetid inland a'so, and materially modify the
cl innate.
Thu beautiful and beneficent character a moil,-
lying influence becomes not only apparent, but
most impressive, when we consider, as the rain
map of the world shows ua, that on the coast cd
Peru no rein ever falls; and that, like the desert
of Sahara, it ought therefore to be centlemited to
perpetual barrenness. But in consequence of the
cold 'gleam thus running along its borders, " the
atmosphere loses its transparency and the sun is
otiscuted for months together. The vapors of Li•
ins are often AO :hick that the run seen through them
,vith the raked eye assumes the appearance of the
moon ' s disc They commence in the morning. and
extended over the plants in th^ lotm of refreshing
logs which disappear soon aver mid day, and are
lonoweil_hy heavy dews, whirli are precipitated
during the night." The morning mists And even
ing dews thus supply the place c rams, and the
verdure which covers the plains is the offspring of
a sea river What .a chatming myth would the
ancient poets have macre out of this striking colt•
densation ! Edinburg Review.
(1:r in a relictnus excitement, recently in Bos
inn, a pera•in met a ehri-tiun iteiLthbor, who look
him by the hand, and said : I have become a
Chastain " • You are a Chi's' lan, then, all at once,'
-aid the other .s you profess to act sine ly on Chris
tan principles I urn glad of it. I congratulate you
Suppose we now have a settlement of our little ac
counts between rt.. l'ay me what thou oweat."—
'• No," said the new born child ot glace, turnlfig ou
his heel ; religion is religion, and business is
business."
• A SORT OF GENTIAIMAN.-Mr Child, the banker,
desiring to hire a Valet, one of those g..ri tl e e
presented himself, and inquired what Wine Mr.
Child allowed at the second table t 4 Port and other
ry," replied Mr Chile. " I like a glass of Msdei
ra, sir," returned the valet '"l'Vtiy," said Mr
Chid, " there is the curate of the parish here cau•
not aflord hirnsella glass of wine of any sort."—
" Ah," replied the valet, rihru2ging his shoulders,
" I always pity that sort of gentlemen."
A 11 4 CIIT indivutable case ntiab
settee of multi is related by the Provitletiou Jour
nal:—
An old gentleman in that city got his hand canglil
in a machine on which ha was di work a lew ileys
arul jammed one of his fi,i,gers badly Beffig
in a great hurry, he quickly wrapped it op arid
went to work again. IVlteti ha gar home in ihe
evening, he told his wife how badly he had hint
his hand, and took of) the rag in abow her, when
he diseQtered that he hail wrapped op the wrong
finger.
GeTTING / FIiNT —A person called one day open
the late Sampson Levy, , and eller stating his
case added.—
i 4 Now, Mr. Levy, what Jo yod think 1 had be.
ter JO" •
" Why," replied Mr. Levy, "l think it I tVere
yon, I world ,go home and pat ten dolfars in my
pocket-book, and go to some lawyer of my iteqms n•
lance, and ask Ma advice."'
*The man took thihint. '
O Thero.ii oui.wesi so confounded
mean that he won't plough his own corn' pailful.
forfest the crone a ill et Some of the grub worins•
, ,
Or Rather gareryll.gt tat old !cheese, hehlrw
gather by the principle of living things,
Crystal Palace.
%Ve clip the ft - 01°A% ing from the Journal of Com-
=
As we were siiiin; in the picture gallery of the
Cip.ial Palace, taking memoranda of its contents a
lall. ill dresAed Vermonter, attracted probably by
'lie beolizoily of our visage, addressed us:
" Sliinger, what mought they charge Inlet a fel•
ler in 'hi. 'ere rhowl"
"Why du you a.k ; you paid at the entrance, did
you lirir
y a-a-s ! I didn't pay nothill'; of you sere
nyiiiiii' green 'bout me, jest yew write will yewr
" How did you gain admittance then'!"
tc W a-11, you see I traded with a boy out there
for a Herald, and gin him an extra cent to holler
fire ; and when the man with a brass thing on his
coat looked around, I kinder edged in behind
him "
01 course we expressed our indignation, and wets
about to leave when be seized our button hole, ear
Irl (pick ly
•' Say, Mister, don't be riled, guess they'll never
filisqk 0. Yew talk so a_ll fired ho.esr, guess yew
must be a newspaper feller; been lakin' notes,
ain't you ? I've hearn 'bout this short hand!
We assented . ; and he resumed :
bI .oght yap- name be GIMELEY, mister be
cause I seed 4 nigger wench looking just like a
tewgrive nigger; and of she is, it's a bully chance
for yew to s l •rend—woa't cost nothin' nuttier."
We denied that imputation, when lie continued :
" I alhers like newspaper chaps 'cause they're so
clever. Been in .he fine arts myself; taught school
three winters—ei g hteen do:lars a month and board
ed reound "
We nest stepped to view the title specimens of
perfumery, a mong which were hems made of solid
soap. " Hullo !•' paid Yankee, nosing, the .4ooJte,
" guess these is. made of grave stun, ain't they 1"
" No, they are made of soap."
Before we could prevent him he had pinched it to
sai-fy " Vir•a-a all, guess it Is, it fats
soporiferous, any way ; smells rale apocryphal tea-,
don't it ? jest like old Nlr.Slocurn's 'pothecary shop
tew hum "
A few steps brought us to the s'atuary, where
number of persons were stlently gazing at Power's
statue of the Greek Slave.
'• Mister," said he, ger a moment's inspection,
painting to the chains upon her wricos, 'ctrhat's that
crater hoppled for ?"
The by. andards roareti; and we endeavored to
explain to him the nature of the subject; and, to
prevent film from hatitl:ln2 it as he ;'was bent upon
poii,tod :o ILe reque3:.l:.; v NOT
TO T(‘I:CII THE ARTICLES.
" Don't touch ihe articles!" repeated he, " Why
haia't
„cc: az firs! clarna aiti,:c or "yr !"
We left
How TO Ter.r. A GoOD TEACHEIL—A gentleman
Iran, Swampy,lle, State of New York, was telling
how many difierent occupations he had attempted.
Among others, he had tried school leaching.
'• How Ion?, did youteach 1'; as.ked a bystander:
" %Val, I didn't teach Ions; itiat is, 1 only went
In teach."
Did yon hire on' V'
" IVul , I didn't hire out; I only went to hire
out''
"Why did yon give if op?"
" Wal, I gave it up—lor some reason or nuther .
You see, 1 travelled into a droll irt and inquired
for the trustees: Somebody said Mr. Snickels was
:he man 1 wanted to ree. So 1 foudd Mi. Snickels
—named my objict, interducing Self—and asked
film what he thought about letting me try my luck
with the big boys and unruly gals in the &citric!.
He wanted to know if I raaly considered myself
capable; and 1 told him I wouldn't mind his ask
ing me a few easy questions in 'rithmetic and jog
raphy, or blowing mi \ fh,old writing. But he said
no. never mind, he could tell a good teacher by his
gait.
Let me see yno walk, nfl a hula ways," says he,
and I can tell," says he " jest's well's I'd heard
you examined," says he.
" He sot In the door, as he rpoke, and I thought
he looked a little skittibh ; but 1 was considirable
frustrated, and didn't mind much; so I turned about
and walked oil as smart as I know'd how." He
said he'd tell me when to stop, so I kep' on till I
ihooght I'd gone fer 'nongh—then Collected s'thing
was to pay. and looked round. Wal, the door W. 14
slot. and Snisknels was gone r ,
"Did you go back ?" '
" Wel, nn-1 didn't to back."
11 Did you apply for another school ? '
" W e l, no—l d e in' t apply for another school,"
.taid the' gentleman horn Swampville " I rather
judged my appearance was against me."
Qctcx WI: —One of the readitst replies we have
heard lately was made by an Irish laborer. A gen
:;ergian travelling on horseback "down east,"came
upon an Irishman who - was fencing in a most bar
ren and desolate piece of land. " What'are you
iencivg in that lot for, Pat?" said he. " A herd of
cows would starve to death on that land." "And
sure, your honor, wasn't I fencing it to kape the
poor bastes out iv it
ino- A poor Yan kee , upon being salted the at
tore of hi 4 distress, s replied, " that he had five ones
And one in," to wit:—Out or nrioney, and out or
,clothe,; out at the heals, and out at tne toes{ oat
of credit, atta in debt,
boy in Jamaca - was 'driving a mule; the
animal vras sullen, stopped and turning Ma arched
neck upon ihe boy as in derision and contempt:-.
I , Won't go, will you! Feel grand, do pm? I goes
you forgot your father ikas a jackass."
When Adam go vied of naming his no.
morons descendants, he said:—" Let the rest tet
reileti Smith,"
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