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WHERE REST MAY BE FOUND.
Tell me, ye winged winds,
That round my pathway roar,
Do you not know some spot
Where mortals weep no more !
Some lone and pleasant dell,
Some valley in the West,
Where, free from toil and pain,
The weary soul may rest
The low winds softened in a whisper low,
And sighed for pity, as they answered.—" Nor
0 t
Tell me, thou mighty deep,
Whose billows round me play,
Know'st thou some favored spot,
Some island far away,
Where wretched man may find
The bliss for which he sighs!
Where sorrow never lives,
And friendship never dies I
The loud waves rolling in peperual flow,
stopped for a while, and answered—" No I"
And thou, serenest moon,
That with such holy face
Does look upon the earth,
As sleep in night's embrace—
Tell me, in all thy rounds,
Bast thou not seen some spot
Where miserable man
Might find a happier lot!
i:teirind a cloud the ptoon withdrew in wo, •
And a voice sweet, but sad, respf,raled—`• No
Tell me, my Feeret soul.
0 ! tell me. Hope and Faith.
Is there no resting•place
From sort ow, sin, and death?
Is there no happy spot
Where mortals may be.-Ilessed,
Where grief may find a batty.
And wearines' a roil
Faith, Hope and Love beet boonF to mortal given,
Waved their bright wings and whivered--" %ea,
in Heaven !"
- 4tlttft gale.
IN OLD-FASHIONED ELOPEMENT.
J TRUE. STORY
In the mouth of June 1852, the ship Fame, Cap
tain Jones, arrived at New York, trom Laudon;
and moored at one of the (locks in the North Riv.
er. Her commander, George Jones, whom I will
pass over lightly was an Rigli4imaii, rough, on•
tutored and boorish ; yet he was a ;borough bred
seamam'at.tl a perfectly tit ing man to command
the hardy crew under him.
The chief mate, Charles tarton, the hero of the
present sketch, was the only and cherished son of
a wealthy planter in one of our slave.holding States,
then deceased. lle ha 4 been educated in the most
I lberal and expensive manner by his lather, who
spared neither pains nor expense to perfect him in
everything he wished to acquire. At an early age,
Charles acquired--unfortunately, his father thought
—a pasion for the sea, which grew with his growth
and strengthened with his strength ; unul it became
absolutely too strong for contiol. and he determin
ed to indidge ircou(cyai covie. He was of a no
ble, high spirited nature very handsome for a man.
brave and generous to a fault, arid withal his whole
existence was made up of romance. He was nev
er happy, never contented except when he was en
gaged in some enterprise in which he could call
forth sad exercise to the full extent all his powers
and energies.
lie disappeared soddenly from college and alter
waadering around'the world for three or four years,
while his lather and friends mourned his death, re.
turned to his nativo land in lime to obtain his for
givenest and to take possession of hii estate and
fortunis, to the great disappointment of about fifty
cousins. His passion for the sea, however,did not
leave him; and having received the offer of the
berth al chief mate of the Fame, he lett his affairs
in the hands of a trusty agent, and again went to
sea, and as such we now find him in this port.
The vessel had been in Jour or Lye days, and
tie cargo was nearly discharged. it was a warm,
sultry day, and the men who had been at work all
the morning, were at their dinner in the forecastle,
Captain Jones was walking backward and forward
on the quarter deck, smoking, and Charles was
seated aft without his coat, apparently in deep
thought, hie eyes filed on the deck.
" Is the captain on board ?'' enquired a soft, me
lodious voice, which caused Captain `Jones to stop
suddenly, and Aurn round to gaze on the quartet,
aroused, and for a moment was utterly paralyzed.
The person who had asked the question, yet on
answered was a girl apparently about eighteen,
handsomely clad ; but of a beauty and loveliness,
that baffles my - powers of description. Her hat,
which was small, bat half concealed the finest head
of glossy jet black bait in the world, which played
in wavy ringlets over a neck and sbooklers of sur
prising Whiteness and beinity. Her forehead was
high, white and smooth as Pariah marble. Her
eyes were large and dark and they shot forth an
expression which could not or cannot be described
by me. It was so wild, so singular, so beseeching
Set so appealing, that one could not look upon her
or them, without feeling an emotion of pity and alr
most reverence.
" lathe captain on board ?" repeated the young
laly, as the captain and his officer in silence least
ea their eyes upon her charms.
" Yes, ma'am," bluntly and halt rudely replied
Captain lanes, puffing his cigar, and walkingeloaii
to her, with a lewd, loose sir. They ,call we
captain, for the want of a better."
~ Will you marry me, sir !" inquired the young
CM
" Well, I'm d—d it that ain't a good one. Mar•
ry you! Why, my' dear, 1 have a wile in Liver
pool now, and I don't know bow many children,
so I can't marry You
,tor good, but I have no kind
of objecaon to marry you while fetay here"
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The protid lip of the fair girl aided with proud
scorn, and her bright eyes flashed with redoubled
brilliancy, as she gazed for one single instant upon
the rude boor. She curbed her leelihs however,
and turned from him With an expression on her
bright, beautitul face that made him puff his cigar
with redoubled fervor,, and to hide his shame he
retired to the cabin.
She ►nmed to Charles, He was standing near
her, his bright intelligent eyes fixed intently upon
her. She saw he was no second Charles Janes.
ca Will you marry me, sir 7" she asked with a
firm, steady voice, but downcast eyes.
The'sound 01 her voice - *raised him from the
statute-like posture he had fallen into on first seeing
her. He paused—he gazed upon the lovely being
who stood before him preferring this singular re
quest, but his bps refused tolutter a - word.
" Must Igo farther, Or will you marry me 0
God ! is there no hope ! and the to y buried her
lace in har hands end sobbed.
Charles felt he was himself at once: ' He telt his
spirit of gallantry and romance rising-strong within
hrm. A thousand ill defined thoughts rushed thro'
his mind, but he felt that he was a man, ands►
lovely young woman was before him— perhaps—
before he had time to form another opinion, the'la
dy half turned to leave the vessel.
"Stop, lady. Your request is very singular—
very. Let me ask you one question. Are you in
clistress?"
" Distress! 0, God ! do not deem me crazed.
Indeed, sir, I am not. Think nothing now, but an
swer—will you marry me?''
" Whoever you are, or whatever you may be, I
know not. Can I not serve you in any other man
ner? Perhaps you may repent of a resolution form•'
ed—"
Talk not to me of repenting, sir, and do not
waste any time. Now it is precious. You can
only serve me by marrying me .Will you do so ?"
" By heaven 4 . 1 writ Charles enthn
Plastically.
_" There Is that about you that tells me
1, at least, shall never rue it. lam rokly. Wait
but a moment"
Charles went into the cabin and put on his kick
et, which he had taken oft while working, and in a
moment he was by her side. " Come, then lady.
11' hoevev you may be, I will abide the result."
He toe+ her on shore, and placed her in a coutit
which waa standing near, and drove off to a tienti's
house. He was shown into a Nosh. The door
was locked, and the young lady threw herself into.
a chair.
She did not weep or eob, nor did she appear to
be in !ha feast affected by the :Levelly - of her situa
tion.
'' Sir," she said, rlsrng , " whoever you are,
can trust you You are no common sailor, nor am
I what I seem. I have now no time to waste in
words, I will explain ail in a few hours. Trust
me, believe me, serve me. and you shall never re.
pent it. What is to be done must be done at once.
I have but a few hours to spare, and it I am die
covered before they expire, I shall be wretched in
deed. Here, sir, is money. Go and purchase all
you wi, h. Be quick, and do no: delay now ;" and
t• he proffered him a roll of bills.
" Thank you, lady, I do not need,it. lam 1301
indeed what I seem. Best here until I return.—
You are safe'in this house, and. will return in a
few moments. Do not be alarmed:'
Charles went out and left her alone. He went
to a fashionable tailor's in Broadway, and in ten
minutes he was changed from a rough, and dirty.
looking irailoyo a fine, manly, handsome fellow,
and his dress set oil to advantage his fine figure.--
Hereturned instantly to the lady, and when he en
tered the'roorn where he had lefl her, he found her
walking back Ward and forward, but not in the learn
agitated. She had evidently steeled herself to .the
worst, and was prepared for anything.:
"My name, air, is Ellen Moran. Let that sof.
fice for the present. Are you ready V' Said.she
said firmly, without betraying any emotion.
" I am lady "
They went again into the carriage and drove to
the mayoes, and in a few momenta were made
man and wile. When they left the mayor's house,
Mrs. Barton gage orders to the enachman hetself,
but. in a voice whose tones were not heard by her
husband.'
" Will you return with me?" inquired Mr. Bar
ton, as his wile entered the coach.
" No, sir. We are going to your house, where
your presence, be required."
Mr. Barton ` looked very steadily at his wile for ,
a moment as she uttered these words, and for the
first time began to think that he bad entered upon
a very silly scrape. The idea even entered his
head that she might be a little t z_ v_it_tal aloft,
and it did not make him fiery comfortable..
The door was cloud andthe coach was off. Not
a word was spoken on either side during the whhle
drive, which Was very long—at least it seemed so
to him —Charles was intently thinking upon ,his
conduct, and was hall inelitted to regret his rash
ness, but one glance at his sweet, new roamed
wile settled that point.
The carriage stopped at the door of a house of
elegant exterior, in one of the most fashionable
streets to the city. He alighted first, and handed
out his wile in silence. They ascended the steps
end she rang the bell. The door was opened by a
servantin handsome livery.
4 tlir my uncle at home, yet V'
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No, Miss, he is not," replied the maarespect.
fully bowing.
Mr. Barton cast a furtive glance around him 4 .•
Everything was arranged in the most recherche
style, and with the most lavishe.d eapense. She
led_ him into a pallor sumpnussirtumished:
" All that you behold,"said Mrs. Barton, ai the
door closed, tg are mine, sir—they are &wpm/
own. Believe Me ; kit, I spell* the truth: - Ce
member you are master of this house and all in ii.
And whatever may occur do not forget your own
right."
" You surely Cannot mean deceit," said s!r
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Barton, rawly at a loss to account for the singular
conduct of his wife.
"Trost me, sir--try me—believe me. I will
tell you now all I can—all I have the time to tell.
Four years agO my father, one of the wealthiest
merohanta in the city, died and left me all his prop.
erty. My uncle, who will soon be here, was made
my guardian should marry, and he had
charge of the estate left by 'my father until that
should occur. As he bad nothing of his own to
support himself, he has kept me secluded from the
world, Tend in confinement almost closely, since my
poor lather's death, well knowing that on my mar
riage the property would pus from his hands. His
conduct at times has been harsh and cruel,and par
ticularly of late. To-day, I found means to escape
from the house unseen. The rest you know."
She then arose and rang the bell. A servant
came to the door. "John," said she, "send every
servant in the house up here."
Mr. Barton sat perfectly still and said nothing,
but was mentally resolving how to act, and was
more than hall inclined to think hie wife t lunatic.
The servants came up and stood in the parlor await- .
ing orders.
" Mr. Barton," said his wife, "these are your
servants. Everything you see around you was
mine—all is yours. Von hear me," addressing the
servants, " this gentleman is my husband and your
master. Obey him as such. And, now, sir, all I
have to request is, that you will assume and main
tain your rights."
Farther she could not say, for this parlor door
was suddenly and violently thrown open, and an
elderly, hard leatured, coarse looking Man entered
and stood for a moment gazing. alternately at the
lady and Mr. Barton.
What is your business here ?" demanded he
austerely of Mr. Garton, who as he entered had
seated himself, and returnedlook for look. Mr.
Barton made no reply.
Miss Moran," said , he, turning to Mrs. Bar•
ton, "can you explain why this man is here
" S h e need not take that trouble, sir," replied
Barton, aristne. "That fa fy is my wile, and am
master of this house. And allow mo now to ask,
sir, what is your business betel"
" your wife ! your house ! Upon my word—ha!
ha ! ha !" and Mr. Moran seated himself apd lanen •
eil most heartily anti scornfully.
"Come, sir," said Mr. Barton, "your presence
is disagreeable II you have any business to trans
act, finish it quickly. We wish to be alone."
" Why, you impertinent scound "
The word was not fully uttered. Mr. Barton
caught him by the collar and shook him till ha was
black in the face. "Scoundrel you would have
said, ton lying, cheating, old villain. If you were
not so old and so contemptible, i would not leave a
whole bone in your carcass. I know you, -and if
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you are here one hour horn this time, and I
you, I will have you sent to the po li ce e,
where you may be forced to make some die wee
able confessions ; so now be off and pack u ," and
Mr. 8111(00 loosed his hold of the terriljetruld man.
Mr. Moran, for he it was, seated himself to gain
brea•h. "Do you mean to say that you are mar
ried to that man Ellen," asked he contemptuoulys
She did not reign him a reply, but sat in silence,
awaiting the issue, and he turned .to Barton for fur
(her explanation.
" Don't look at me, sir. Thai lady, God bless
her, is my wife. She has told me all your villain.
ons conduct, and the sooner you Tin this house the
better it may be for you "
" And who the devil are you sir 7 demanded Mr.
Moran, arising and coming close to Charles.
" Mr. Chatles Barton, at your service, sir. The
son of a better man than yourself, and one who
will love, honor and protect this lady, my wife.—
So be warned in time. f have said .I.ay say, and
now be off at once."
Mr. Moran arose and moved toward the hell
rope. Nto one attempted to stop him. He rang it,
and the.servants, who had expected a scene, came
in.
"Turn this fellow nut ,of Lloors at once," said he,
half choked with rage, pointing to Ur. Barton, who
stand unmoved. No one stirred to execute the
mandate.
John," said Mr. Batton to one of them, "go
into Mr. Moran's room ; pack up everything there,
and have it sent according to his directions. Be
quick, too."
" Yes, sir," said John, and be made his exit.
" You see, sir," said helot:truing to the astonish
ed uncle, who had seated himself in a stupor. a I
am masterlere—or do you wish for further proof
that my words are true II you do, I will have
yourself turned out of the house in one raoment.—
Shall I show you? Will you then be convinced r'
Mr. Moran cast a look,of mingled hatred and re
venge upon Ellen, who had stood silent but a firm
spectator of the w-hole scene. "And you, .you
hussi—you"—
" Dare to call that lady such hard names, and I
shall forget that you are an old man," said Mr
Barton, again setting fdoran, r --" Do not tempt me
too far, you infernal old scoundrel. lam not bless
ed ,with much patience. You are trying what I
base very serezely."
" Unhand me, sir, and tell me by what right you
dare Ase me thus," said Mr. Moran, scarcely able
to utter one word plainly, so enraged was be.
i!EaSy done. I have told you once. j will tell
you once more. l.rave married this young lady.
She was mistress of this house, and lam now
_mas
ter. Does that explains. You had better be off
quick. may call far accounts you know which
may be bad to settle, The leas said on.the subject
the better, I expect."
Mr. Moran said no row, but darting a look of
the masv.fientligh Plaltp4 on his niece retired.
,Ellen had hAterto said not .a word. She had in
silage@ ware* the ,conduct of her husband, and
she was proud indeed to feel as she flaw did, that
he confided in and believed her, and would main
tain her just rights. As Moran retired, she arose,
and placing her hand in het husband's and looking
SIMI
in his face with an imploring, confiding look said,
" May I prove worthy -of your love, and may you
never repent your marriage, hasty as it was."
M. Barton pressed his lovely wife to his bosom,
and before he cpuld utter a word is reply the re
port of a pistol was heard. Ellen turned pale as
marble. Charles seated her on the sofa, and, say
ing that the rascal had been doing mischief, rushed
out of the room but Ellen arose and followed:—
They went to the room of Mr. Moran whence the
sound issued, and on entering he was found lying
on the floor, dead, oils side of his head was blown
entirely oft, and the room strewed with his brains
and blood. In one hand wan the fatal pistol, and
in the other a piece of paper. Charles took it and
read, " I die cursing you, and may my curse
blight you." - •
Charles took his wife from the scene, and sent
at once for the coroner. He came. An inquest
was held over the body of the miserable suicide,
which was removed to its final resting place.
Charles soon made his wile acquainted with him•
self and his affairs, and she was not at all (lindens
ed to find that chance had thrown in her way a
husband tail her equal in every respect. Ills 10r
tune was quite as large as her own, and his family
connections of the first standing. As there was no
particular attraction for Ellen here, her husband
easily induced her to go to the south With him.— -
They are residing in the interior of North Carolina,
among some distant relations of 111 r Barton's, and
it is said by all who have seen them, that they are
the handsomest and happiest couplo ever seen in
that State.
On the Wheat Ely,
By IL Rowell, of Nichols, Tioga Coviay, N. I
The fly first made its appearance in Nichols,
Tioga county, New Yotk, in the summer of 1850,
and has increased yearly since. It is the insect
that is generally known by the name IV weevil
thronghnut the country. The weevil is a bug of a
very smell size, and only infests pain in the bin,
whereas the wheat fly infests it while growing.—
[t is undoubtedly of the mosquito tribe, being in
shape the same, and one third less in size, of an
orange color, with dark-colored wings. It depsits
its eggs undoubtedly soon aftel this wheat is in
bloom, for I have found about the 25 . h of July,
when out to examine the wheat, the flies very no
merous, hovering around among the grain, and de:
positing eggs; but the majority of them had to all
appearance, been deposited some ten cie twelve
dtaya. The egg or larva, when full grown, is about
the eighth or tenth of an inch in length, and of the
thickness of a sewing thread, of a bright orange
crater, with scarcely any motion The fly ilepnsits
its eggs very nemerously, from six to eight around
each grain. Where these is but one egg to a grain,
it can'do but little damage, often making a slight
indenture on the sae of the grain. I found grain
in all stages of imperfection; some with large di
dentures on one side and large protuberance.sQn the
other, while they were twisted into all manners of
shape, or shrivelled and destroyed Generally
three or tour of this insect to each gr'ain in a head
of wheal destroys the whole. By the urne the
wheat is harvested„ hardly any of the larva are
toned, end fte9uently ten or fifteen days before liar
vest they have nearly disappeared. A majority of
the wheat fields in the vicinity whete this damag
ed grain exists, are themselved infected, but that
only from the border of the &eh' towards the in
terior for a space of nearly thirty feet. In the
northern part of Tioga county, I learn that their re.
vages prevail to a much greater extent than in this
vicinity.
The common yellov bird feeds on the larva
learn that the insect doeS tint trouble the 'Mediter
ranean wheat, but that the Poland and other vatic
ties do not escape.
In concludiug my brief paper allow me to ew.l
gest that the practical importance of th:s -111 , j•
would seem to demand that those memtiers 01 this
association who reside in all portions of o.nr nation
should endeavor to ascertain when this insect ap
pears and disappears, and what is the extern of its
ravages to their respective districts.
An Arkansas volunteer in the l‘lrxicati
war, riding-on horsebaek, came a cross an
an, wh - o was shot in the leg. The Illinoian told
him where he was wounded, and sugges.ed Id' be
taken up and conveyed nut of dancer. " Akan
sas" placed him on behind the saddle-, and f ~.en.
ed-him to himself with a leather strap. While
they were hastening from danger, a give shot took
Illinois" head oft ; but Arkansis-' thoucht hP
had only fainted from fatigne and pain. When a
safe place was arrived at, the horseman releash.c
his charge, and seeing his head was none, exclaim
ed : " Well! these Illmoians are the d—st
Here is a rascal with his head off, when he told
me he was only shot in the leg You can't hi.-liz.ve
a wend these lellows say
Tun Wilma —it has been truly said r " The
first beirg that rushes to the re,coliection of
ht a sailor in his heart's diffienlty is his moth
er. She clings to his memory and affection in the
midst of all the forgetfulness and hardihood indu
ced by a roving life. The last message he teases
is fcieher, his last whisper breathes her name.
The mother, as sheinstils the lesson of piety and
filial obligation into the heart of her Infant wan,
should always feel that her labor is not in vain
She may drop into the grave—but she has left be.
hind her influence that will work for hei. The
bow is broken but the arrow is spent and will de
its office."
A WORD TO Bove:—Bays do, Foe ever thmlohat
Able great world, with all As w,ealth and woe,. with
all its mines and mountains, its oceans, seas and
,risers, steguboats sad ships, railroads and steam
pinging presses, magnetic telegraphs, , will soon
be given over to the hands of the boys of the
present age ! Believe u and look abroad upon the
uahstitance, and gel ready to enter upon you duties.
EMI
The Cohn of Herring,hausert, not a handfed miles
from Frank tort, is one of the molt omm-impiety
antique in Germany, and contains about tp,ooo in
habitan's. 1 like to prepare my readers with a tot•
erable .idea of the locality wherein the events nar
rated transpired--for then I may hope tb impress
them *ith at least a two-fold sympathy in my dra
matis persons. The sirpet in which Herr 13oingar
ten had his residence was among the oldest in the
town aforesaid, and his residence is the oldest in
it.
He was himself, also, a high dried piece_ of an•.
tiquity, usually enveloped in a cloud of smoke
from ettnrise to sunset, except when his fair tlaught:
ter sat beside him at the'evening meal and piked
over the affairs of the tbiy." On such occasions ho
would narrate incidents in Ilia progress through
life, and dwell upon acquiring the independence
which they enjoyed. He had one passion in ex
cess—an intense love °ramie ; and had at one
time been no mean proficient on the violin. At
the festival held periodically in all the principal
German towns, les judgment was appealed to, and
indeed no meeting of the kind was donsideled
compf;re if he, by chance, was absent. It may, :
therefore, naturally be inferred that his daughter
had been early instructed in the elements of the
art: and at nineteen she Was a pianist of consider.
able attainments. These circumstances formed
t'te bolsi of a desire which bezame stronger with
years, and which coufirmed a resolve that she
eboold wed one of the most accomplished musi
clans of the age. They say that when all passions
die, ambition survives, and acquires a force pro
portioned to its solitariness and tuteleness (.(aim
Certainly it is, that out of the many 221'0 1 'S whom
the beauty and gentleness of al.:position of Azalia
attracted to the domicil of Herr I3omgarten, not one
(so PCIITU;OI.I4 W2+ he Ott the t.c,ire Of musical"
perfection) was permitted to conti-ue his
Anxiety for the fulfilment of a hope being usually
in proportion to its strength, her sire, as die yonng
lady approached twerey.ohe, began to.espertence
a dread that be might not see her settled. This
preyed upon his spites deeply, and urged him iv
petit h, as widely as posAble, ins intentions To
the end ho invited to hishouse on a certain Jay,
as of the class musical who chose to compete for
his daughter, declaring at midnight he would de
cide on the claims of the aspirant. Now it is ue•
ce.ss try 1 should inform my readers. that in the
grand apartment of Herr Bomearten's mansion
there was a piece of furniture supposed to have
been fabricated by a Hungarian magician, and
which exibited so much of apparent willfulness that
it had been denominated by common consent the
Devil's Clock.
This lime-keeping edifice struck all manner of
ways ; but whatever might he i 4 Yaw Aries, it was
always true in the solemn '• twelve" at midnight :
so that Herr Romprten, not mason, fixed
upon that hour to decide I.in4 chcrshed
feherne.
The day at arrived, and it may be imag
ined that not a little preparrmon had been made
The piano forte (one of k:arritar's latest improve
ments) was placed under the mirror of immense
size, ant! exactly rippo•iie to the (fatal) clock
dia was dressed in a lion !ay snit , and loveli
er than CiSual,wi,l from thy c;icumstance,her father
argued a NoSperous eight o'clock to the
evening, the suttees were assembled; and the play
ers who ventured to themselves as competi
tors for so hermitic' ao l s r rich a ptize were tour
in number. They severally sat down io.ihe jrr
strumeni, and each appeared, more than ht . oc pre
decessor, to astonish the audience; audit was gen
erally imagined that die last performer would be
eniidc;d. to become the gitf'simsband. But ere
Herr Bomgar en had-qui+e resolved in his own
mind the eTaet merits of each candidate, another
stood besude the instilment, and rather by signs
than words, indicated that he tot), must try his
Tire guests seethed eA're early plizzled at this
tsin;lll,ir apparition ; fair up to that moment the gen
tleman had not been ohservcil in the room st mill
One or•two peisowi, dechit'd that he had come
acuatly from the clock ease as the last player of
the four had concluded lea latitasi.l Be it as i;
may, he sat 4,10,1.1110 :he piano, and proceeded, tm
t is whoOy impossible to de-tribe the senca'ion
Ile r:ouv ‘erhered up the hertt n t h the "erteu., 3.
of parhoq and ag lin erv.ban'ea the sod \yob
imat:es of delight., Then wo id,t Le
pour over the inta,li!ation a storm of it:1 1 11101110S 1 / 1 44
exalted it almost to heir:). : and ant'll subdued it
to the piacidi.y of childhood. Ile It a , the man;
yeti, who was he . ? The tincstino wnv a feal.fel one
Ile was Itand•nrtte—hi'raspeo teas r:regu'aily w drl
and melancholy. Ile executed with marvellous
ease, builds mind :Mr (jud,ling front his
eye) to be wandering Dyer the rielda of thought re•
mole from that in wh ie4 tie MIS engaged He rose.
Herr Bomgarten sprang Iron, hit. sear ; ar: d , vOl O,l
have embraced him, but was repelled by his pe•
.ctultarity of mein. Fez- minutes had he to decide,
kir midnight was at hand. As to the pretty Az.dia
she wore no expression save that of extreme pallor
and of internal agitation; tint when iliegrange,r, as
site clock struck "twelve,' touched her hand to de.
part, she rose at once, without apparent reluctance.
The most surprising part of the whole business
was This: that the stranger; holding, the h;unl ri,f the
young lady, proceeded at once to the Devil's Clock
and giving one melancholy glance at the company,
touched a s p ring and reined within its ca'e.
da rho door closed on the fetal couple, a mnr•
mur of horror ran through'ihe assembled guests
The unhappy lather Was so allecte4 that he fainted
away, and as sensation returned, declared /hat he
repented sorely of having interfered with the de
creels, of Providence. " he exclaimed,
cf would •that .1 had selected some honest youth
among our neighbors for her husband !—Carl VOn
Mutter, tot instance,who loved hol dearly, and was
beloved in return, and whom I drove from the
house.''
The DeVWs Clock
L t.t . 3:vt •'.; tr).;
Scarcely had he made this avowal when the
clock case again opened, and the stranger stepping
flom it, said 'in a sepulchral voice, " If your daughi
ter,'o man of ambitious views, were now„martiel
to Catl Von Muller, wou!d you give her your
sin; ?"
" I. would ! I would!' exclaimed alio old man
Robbing
"Then," exclaimed the apparition," compforth
ye happy pair I"
At these words the door of the room opened, and
Carl Von Muller r and his lovely bride entered, ap
proached the m a ster of the house and knelt at his
feat.
" Now," said the stranger," ket in turn this
gloom into merriment. My hams is Mendelssolin,
the,composer; I hare jut returned from Italy ; I
am the bosom friend of cad Von Muller; that
clock has a communication with the Chin& of
St. Roque ; (tha chorister who always set it rirht
at twelve at ntght, from superstitious feelirig„ plan.
a variety of tricks 'with it by day ;) att4 I hay.i_
been the means of doing an act of friendship ianit
justice. As to the moral—but no; we -will think
01 that some other time ; for it now behooves as
solely to be joyous"—and a merrier, a happier
eveuing, was never never spent before by tIK; good
old Hertinghausen.
SIIMT AtIat'AiNTENLE —At a tale
mow ; a gentleman haying danced with a your 4
la,ly whose attractions, both personal and conver
sational, seemed to have matte an impres.inn on
his Sensibilitie., asked, on leadin2. her to a
he might have the pleasure of seeing her on the
lollowlug day
"11Thy, nn, sir," replied the tear nne, " I still
be engaged tn.rnotrow ev;;l:nig ; but 1 . 11 tell yvu
when you can see inc."
" i shad be most happy," exelatmed the stack
ed swain.
" %Vett, an Sa , nrday 1.;._!11." re umet! . the lady,
2 ,,,n can see me, at she toot of Mar s h 111aikes,
Felii rig cabbagos.''
ii the young man is wise he'll be ;here cell.ain.
for that woman would make him a most excelle:;t
Wth.B
Dr urn —Fetr thin;; sip •ar go
very haluti!id as a yoring ehi'd in ik -lirourl. The
hule iitnacent lace lu,ks Futlirnely simple arid con•
titling amidst the. terror of death Cruneless and
fearless, the bide moral has papea alone ardor
the shadow, and exi , Jote.l the my ,:exy of disbolu
lulu. There is dea;) to ns subliatest and purest
image—no hatred, no care for the morrow eve:
darkened 'hat 1,.!1e facr Dew!) has come loving
ly upon it there is r, .hind bath or cruel in i:s
victory. This yearnings ;o; Lae Mdecri cannot be
mined, for the, prattle and smiles and the little
word of thon.ehts that Were sn 04 ' 1 !Wu!, and at,s
gme forever. Awe, t;• will overcast us in hi.
•pre - )ence, for we are lo"king on desli ; but We do
not tear the lonely voyaget--lor the rtiild has vane,
simple and trusting, nen the preemie of its AIL
w t.) e rnhet 01 suc!l," we kr, )w, "l 9 the;irg.
dont of Id,'arett.-
THlN::.—Thought cc gendejs`'thellght.
one idea on paper, another willllow it, and b4it
another, until you have written a page. You can
not fathom your mind. There i: a wellof thoneht
there which ha's no bottom. rhe more 'you draw
horn it, the more clear and ;rueful it %%ill be. Lt
yon neglect to think yourself, and use other peo
ple's thoughts, giving them utterance only, you will
never know wha' you are capable of. At first you:
ideas may come out in lumps, homely aud-shape•
less; but time and perseverence will arrange and
polish them.' Leato to think and yon will learn tu
write. the more you think the better will you cX.-
press your ideas.
SLANDER.—Agartist slander there is no defonee.
Hell cannot boast so foul a licit!, nor man deplor?
qo foul a foe. It <tabs with a word, with a nod,
wiill a slitn4, wt.h a look, with a smit e . t!,e4
pestilence walkins, in ilatkitet4.. sp•eading corea
dion far and w tire, whieh the most wary Irave:!er
cannot avoul. 14 IS the heart.searcbing dav,Or at
thc• a , sa.“ll. it is the ptt:•tore.l a-tow
wotinil iv incurable. It kas vtc,rl,l;
the deadly at tow . murder is its etitplo . meat, irt:..3-
evitea its prep, arid ruin its sport,.
THE DANDY... --iii! is inconsolable over a soiled
boot, and would be Mlven to listraction were he
compelled to appear in tenttAhi linen. Original
sin, with lum. consists in not being horn with a
fell suit of the latest Parisian pude, and the clear•
of depravity as will as vulgarity, in Wear
ing 14 , t year's side. li fine hit soul IS in hia
clothes; and when at last he goes down to that
inos.tunclandi,f,ied place, the house of the 4a),
proper epOaph would he—" Hera lies all :o'f, Into
, hat could din, the test has gone to the old cloth( s
I=l=l
Dear me, how fluidl) he does talk Fa
!<li .I'artingion rcently at a temperance lecture.
" I am slwawaejoiced when he mounts the nos•
tril, for his eloquence warme me in every nerve
and eattriige of my body. Vercligrease oFelf
coulkrot be more smooth than his tileaFed t'on4un
," and sLo wiped her spthavies with her cotton
bandanna, and never took her eyes horn the speak •
or during the whole hair he was on the staid.
Or Love your neighbor as yourself,:' said a
parson to a member of his (lock. " The LAil hOp
him, then," replied the latter, " for I hate myself
Idce pisen ever since I let Riglneou,Skiorlialcheat
me out of the mare."
nc:=
A Goon Dertamos —At' a social
,party nna
evening the question was put, 44 Whatis religion r ?
"Religion," one of the patty "religion is
an insurance against fire in. the next . world, icr
which, holics7 iF Ars beet ru!icy
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