0i : PILAR PER AHM'JM, INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE.
TOAV-VaNTDA.:
CuiurNin morning, Jannnrn 2tf, 18oli.
.Sflrctrii Ipotfrtr.
PA IL Y DUTIES.
Or? W. r with thorn* or flower*,
Wt rsn at will them ;
\V jt bli"* would gild the pawing hours
1' ve hut rightly knew them.
WA v of lii'e i- rough at be*t,
Kvt hriar- yield tbo ro.*e*,
i that which lead* to v and rest,
Tht hardest path diaettww.
TV, need* that oft we cast away,
jVT .impic beauty .corning,
U oald f >rm a rcath with purest ray,
AtiJ prove the br*t adorning,
s u our daily pith*, 'tw ere well
T > call each gift a trea.ure,
Ij.xrrrcr .! ifht. where love can dwell
AA.ih .i:>-renewing pleasure !
BLUSH OF THE ROSE.
I.A whv Mush o'erspreid* the rose,
it. veoet leave* in crimson dyed—
tVfc. round the busy lephyr blows.
And wave* the flower in stately pride :
\<l why the lilie*. drvopinj. *he-i.
The ikw-drp from each pallid lea!—
u i each re '. ne* it* heautoou* bead,
ire ched to earth with bitter grief :
V-ma v hsufed the rose a kl* :
i,: lily she diwlained ;
■a „,uid not weep such J.y to mi**!
ft j .Id not blush suchjoV obtained?
i S I tll 3HtO us.
How a Laiy Man was Reformed.
Mr K.W WAS one of the most good-natur
:c.t. nappy, don't care sort of a man, that
? <r ?rcr houe upon. It didn't trouble him
, ■ r.i w'.t-her there was a war iu thekiteh
-•. t": acs. if he had but a newspaper,
. i -i lounge as ta!! as himself, where
i - .ic at full length and see the blue
up and wafted away—he didn't
re—it" Mrs. Easy wasn't in the mood
; The whole family of little Easies
c.; : ii: re around, spin tofs, play ball, over
hods. and take his best hat for an
,m t!:out his eve* turning his eyes in
fit dm'Sion. j
!t..t A very d ffercnt kind of a person was
v *. Ki. . <: e cherished the idea that uature
,nl er to l>e somebody, ami that the oo
*tu to i.er rapid rising in the estimation
.... . . gciu raiiy. was the sup neuess of
• >.o: :'.;i and ea>v husband. When the
reter indicateii less than seventy de- j
. - - :. e house was compamv.Tely quiet : and
' :ny did pull Benny's hair and set him to
r <n i then in his effv>rt to run away, fail
- father'- boots tad up-et his mot tier's
o ia>ket. why. Mr. Easy never pursuevi
farther than the door. and then on her
.*n would g ve her lord and master a lock
,t w . i d make hiiu place the ne>paper a
vr : .. . cvuate .anoe to conceal his
0 . W dneaday afternoon. after thedia-'
* ta x had een cleared and everything
~ . •*" 1 i rter'y >fr Kasy was occupying
-' - • e~te ; acr :: the lounge, and bis wife
T i .*•-! mvi •** the isst button on a gar-.
■ r.;y a hen Mrs. Easy suddeuly ex-
• - I ■ ; Ico to the sewing circle this
MU.iy and Mrs. llolbrook and
.• *. ---T >IT J know is going. and they
o-e ..•*Wr>. too. and I heard they
' - -:--ia;iug live for President."
W - i said ber husband, laying
-v. - !;er ; to ber utter astonishment.
*' r : ~u i.er remark withivut her repeat-1
•if it
i t very well, and I vrill stay at !
'• i 4 -r to the children, and have every
: *v -ate a iien yon grt back."
*>t rate repeated the wife, a little ex- j
} m nave kept house before. and when
• f ' -eked as though there had been
1 m 1 I said then 1 never would leave
t una the children*
r" :•- - wv iust try me this once, and see
ithings m good sbajve when you
V"
' * - i=f tated a few moments, and then
y -re to spend the afternoon with ber
* -idea. too. that when she return
" ' gt.t .e aa officer of the society, pre
,lk*. r fears of housebod disorder.—
> 4 g ..g her husband various ins-true-,
- a •-' :o proceed for the next six hours.
* - • ard not a single word, though j
1; ' * v. ;:>eo caused his more ambitious
7- e <e thai be treasured up the whole
* - wcat to her chamber to dress for ;
A*. -JJ (
1 c-r afterwards. Mrs. Easy enter-i
- " \M;I. and ber bosband rhoaght I
" --i* or look more attractive than '
v * . g-.r A<se fitting lioddicc and bro- 1
1 v-t. and he firmly resolved to do his !
- r.t Lor aiHvrobation when she re
. ' ** - a piece of bread and batter." said
'^ x '\ 1 - • half aa hour after his mother 1
; He faiber was still on the lounge
"■ • * -piper before him. ami not Leiug
to the wants of tae children, he
w :le rrspoasabie trust be had !
J 3J.. y. fiuu.ng his refcst uu-
j " • d 1 to btip bimself, and going ,
: Lo c:;iabe| to the top shelf in
s * artieie desired, bat making a
•a cvxae J.:njjy. bread, butler. Mrs
- ~'e soup tareen. and several other
iIS *
*" Jir.iaiv !" said his fat her—the
- ; him to his senses.
1 * - rvp..vd the boy. trying toex
-v •' 9 n MMag the fragment*.
v v-,vi ♦lo* . a 1 all
THE BRADFORD REPORTER.
your mother's chiim with you !" said Mr. Easy,
with sorrow depicted on his couuteu&uce ; " but
there, there, Jimmy, don't cry ; I'll buy some
more before your mother gets back—so you be
a good boy and run out to play ; here's "a cent
for you," and the father took his handkerchief
and rubbed the butter either in or off the boy's
face, and left it shiuing like an apothecary's
bottle by gas light; theu gathering up the
broken ware and putliug it all into the swill
pail, he swept the remains of the butter into
the dust-pan, and again seated .himself in his
favorite position. Hut his troubles were not
ended—for Jimmy's mishap and outcry had
awakened Elhr, the youngest, who had been
sleeping in the cradle. She vociferously de
manded where was ma.
"Oh. Lord," said her father, half musing
ly, " she's gone down to Mrs. Norwood's, to
the sewing circle. If it was a man who in
vented them. I hope he will have to keep
house every Wednesday afternoon so long as
he lives."
" (Tone down to Mrs. Norwood's," repeated
Benny, to whom Jimmy had told the story of
his misfortunes, and who was now viewing the
ruins.
" I'll go straight down there and tell her
that Jimmy's broke a whole lot of dishes, and
the babv's erring, aud pa won't get us nothiu'
to eat."'
" Come back J" sliouted the father, while the
perspiration stood in drops on his face. But
the boy knew that his father never nsed the
rod, so the call had no other effect than to
make the boy increase his sjieed in the direc
tion of Mrs. Norwood's bouse. The pareut did
not wait to give a secoud call, but started iu
pursuit of the fugitive. He was just descend
ing the stejis that led from the outer door to
the pavement, when owing to the batter on
the soles of bis boots, he slipped ami fell, reach
ing the pavement without any muscular effort
ou li s part. Mr. Easy groaned aloud, but he
had no time to ascertain if any of his bones
were broken, so away he hohbbsl, much to the
amusement of a group of shavings boys, who
were ou the corner opposite. In spite of all
his exertious, the distance widened between
him and his uudutiful son ; so he hired one of
the hoys to overtake Benny and bring him
back. Away went the boy on bis errand,
while the housekeeper, forgetting he had left
the baby a: home alone, stepped into the near
est shop to rest. Presently he heard an out
cry in the street, and oil goiug to the door, he
beheld his sou. (who had some of his mother's
blood iu his veins.) in mortal combat with the
boy who w as trying to force him home agaiu>t
bts will. Benny had already received a black
eve, the blood flowed freely from his no>trils
and his clothes were considerably the worse for
the afternoon's wiar Away weut Mr. Easy
to tiie rescue, and triumphantly captured his
sen. whose garments fluttered in the wind.—
The group of shavings-boys voluntarily escor
ted them to their threshold and made the air
resound with vocal music—thus giving more
publicity to the affair, and increasing Mr.
Easy's troubles, which seemed to have no end.
Ella, who had seen between two and three
years of life, w as of a very inquiring mind.and
wheu she saw herself the sole occupant of the
room, and found that if she did err. there was
no oae to hear her—she eiiraled up the side of
the cradle, tipped it over and started on a voy
age of discovery on her own account. Her
firct attempt was to obtain a drink of water, in
doing which, she upset a brimming iiail and
stoojied to quench ber thirst from the brook
she had made. Next she proceeded to inves
tigate an escritoire upon a small table in the
corner of the sitting-room. The large biack
marks the ink made on the paper, pleased her
very much, but continuing this occupation the
iuk-bottlr was soon upside down on the carpet,
the liquid spreading rapidly. Though Ella's
education w limited, she bad learned to dis
criminate somew hat between right and wrong;
her iast act she concluded must tie of the lat
ter class, and to make amends, she endeavored
to scrape ap the ink with her hands. At this
moment a fly lit on her nose, and with the same
hand she routed him After this it would have
been difficait to determine to which of tbefive
races she belonged. Tue next scene of action
was the kitchen closet, when a pitcher of milk
was partly drank and the remainder poured in
to a pan of fioir. Ella began to knead its
contents, bat she preferred uture room, so she
dragged the pan into the centre of the parlor,
the door of that apart weut being ajar.
A few R.K:w*nts after, Mr. EASY entered with
his sons, determined to shat thrtn ap for the
rest of the afternoon. Bat what was his hor
ror to find his kitchen adoat, the sitting room
carpet stained beyond ail probability of resto
ration and the jvarkv strewn w.th dour and
literally covered with paste. His first idea WAS
of a Toyage to Australia. and of leaving each
, one to his fate ; but then came the thought of
his poor wjfe.
" If I have such a hard time in taking care
of toe children for a few hours," said he, " what
mast lie poor Sanaa's trials, staying here ail
< the titue. and sot only taking care of them, bat
attending to ail her other duties. I always
thought women had a very easy time, but I
give up that idea uow. and oaiy wonder that
so few are ir. the insane From ftiis
' time forth I am EAST no longer, but 1 will be
industrious acd frugal—and if at home the do
imestie whirlwind W>w Olympus high. I shall
sot uttnbote it to her—but remembering tu.s
day, seek for the true eanse.
After musing and resolving what to do, he
sr.- himself about restoring order oaee more ;
Lut it seemed to him to look worse when he
had dote, than w hen be begaa, for as he had
r.vt tlvocghl to wash the children's hands and
remove toe.r soded cioiiies. they liad been go
ing about leaving their mark,-. Neither did
his brain suggest to him that if he let the paste
dry on the parlor carpet, it eou.d be removed
without injury : but he undertook to wah up
the dour in the same uiar.uer as lie had done
the water and iak from the otlwr rooms, and
' with the same doth. too. As he thought hot
5 water would be best, he went to some trouble
I to obtaia it: and after carrying into execution
• hi* threat of shattjag up ti**- 'ur be weitf oj>
i *iih *■ -k Wf leave h rva>.*' ir to wig*
PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY AT TOWANDA, BRADFORD COUNTY, PA., BY E. O'MEARA GOODRICH.
" REGARDLESS OF DENUNCIATION FROM AWT QUARTER."
how much the beauty of the carpet had increas
ed an hour afterwards, when with tired mus
cles and aching heart he rose from his humble
position.
But we will not follow Mr. Easy too minute
ly through all his troubles on that eventful af
ternoon. While Jimmy and Benny were prison
ers in the bed room, they amused themselves
by playing ball around the room, and circus ou
the white counterpane. In a short time the
wash-bowl aud pitcher were in fragments, the
looking glass cracked, and the couuterpane
dangling on the floor !
Mr. Easy in his anxiety to keep the young
est one quiet, gave her whatever she desired.
As he found she was Mrs. Easy iu her minia
ture, when thwarted, he gave her bread and
batter to spread for herself, silver spoons to
drum with, scissors to cut a newspaper—and
when his back was turned, she cut her curls
and strewed them about the floor.
Then she called lor the sugar bowl, which
he considered perfectly harmless, but the room
was soon thronged with flics. By this time,
Jimmy and Benny, after promising good be
havior, had gained their liberty, and wished for
a drink of molasses and water. This request
was granted, and they were permitted to mix
it for themselves ; their father having taken a
seat in despair, and made up his miud to await
patiently the result of all this chaos, wheu his
better-managing half should return. But a
scream from the kitchen brought him to his
feet agaiu, to behold Ella dripping with mo
lasses, a large vessel of which Benav had
upset.
Ella, with blinded eves, grasped the first ob
ject that canie in her way, which happened to
be her father, with his Sunday pants on. Alas !
poor Mr. Easy ! ou finishing his cleaning opera
tions, lie found his pants so bedaubed with
flour, paste and ink. it would have beeu hard
to tell if he were a baker or a printer : so as
his best ones were the nearest at hand, he
doffed his floured garb, and uow what a mis- i
fortune. Mr. Easy was mad ! stark mad ! and ,
at that moment he caught a glimpse of the rod '
of correction which lay on the shelf, and which j
he had often thought it was all nonsense to •
use ; but he was now of a very different mind,
and he plied it dexterously until it became too
short ; and then ended the tragic farce by put
ting tbent all to bed supperless. As he had
not much appetite himself, it did not occur to
him that they uiizht uut be similarly inclined.
After the children had cried themselves to
sleep, and the house was once more quiet, Mr.
Easy pondered in his mind whether it would
be nest for him to see his wile, or his wife to
see the house first ; and he came to the con
clusion that the former would be the better
mode of proceeding. He knew she intended
to stay in the evening, so as it began to grow
dark, he crept softly down stairs, went to a
cJotiiuig store near by. and purchased a new
pair of pants, and a few other articles to match I
them ; then, going to his room, he made au en- i
tire change of apparel. " 1 w;ll lounge al>oa:
no longer in a thread bare coit," he mcntallv (
exclaimed, as he surveyed himself iu the class,
and >aw the change iu his appearance -. " but
I will throw off these idle habits I have in
dulged in. and be a man among men : nor * ill \
I burden my wife with so many cares, nntil
from necessity she is compelled to neglect the .
culture and habits of our children."*
With thoughts like these he again went in- :
to the street and stopping at the next door,
raug the bell, which summons was answered by
a young girL
"' Nancy"* he said. "my wife has grae out
and lam going too. Will you sit with the
children a little while? They are asleep and
will be no trouble to you."'
Nancy was a great favorite with the Easy
family, and they were with her, so mutaal fa
vors were often dene by each to the other.—
In a moment more. Nancy was ascend : ng
the stairs that led to the Easy family, while
the husband was ou his wav to the sewing
cirri*. _ ' j
" Ladies allow me to introduce yon to Mr.
Easy," said Mr. Norwood. Mrs. Easy, who
was really a pretty smart woman, aad who now
held the highest office in the gift of the ladies
present, looked up to see who this namesake of ,
hers was. But who can picture her astonish
ment when she beheld her own masculine pro
perty in a new suit standing before her. It
was the first time since their marriage that he
had ever voluntarily entered company to spend
a social evening with her. She longed to ask
him a thousand questions : How he had got
along—who was taking care of the children—
why be came—and what made him buy those *
clothes. But Mr. Easy had too mocu good
sense to manifest the commotion within and
when he took a seat by ber sde. she treated
him with that respect which is ever due from
aw ife to her husband. But when all eves were
turned in another diriclioo, she whispered in
his car :
" Did the children behave good V
** Can't you go bone pr. try soon, Susan *"
was the reply. "I have something to say to
you.*" •
At first Mrs. Easy felt alarmed, and then
she thought it could not be any thins: serious,
or be would uot be there. Bat Mr. Ea>y seem
ed so different from what he generally was. she
was puzzled as well aa pleased. He was so
polite and gentlemanly, and be had in maay
new ideas to advance, she thought he badu't
read so many newspapers for nothing, and she
really felt proud of him, and wondered if the
faall hadn't always bee® hers : and she resolv
ed not to scold so much ia future, nor try to
convince him of her superiority, bat on the oth
er hand make him believe he was somebody
and she was his wife.
As soon as etiquette would allow, Mr and
Mrs. Easy took their way borne
" Coaae to your chamber, Susan."" said the
husband, as be saw ber place ber hand oa the
knob of the parlor door and he remembered
the scenes of the afternoon. " I wish to tell
you something," and he led the way to their
room, while the wife marvelled more tbaeever
what it eoaki all mean.
"•Susan."* he beeao. 'I want to talk with
TOO. if you will lisiee.™
She bwwed a-?e®t and then placed the bap
she had lighted oil the table. Mr. Easy had
the next twenty minutes' conversation without
interruption from her ; at the end of that time
Susai\.did not know whether to shed tears of
joy or sorrow, whether to speak no word of
reproach, or to so far uusex herself as to curse
him for the loss of her carpets, and for the
ruin and chaos that met her vision when she
looked around on her suite of rooms. A few
moments of sileuce, and she obeyed the better
voice within, and only put her arm aroand her
husband's neck, laid her head upon his shoulder
and said weeping :
" I will believe you, and trust this afternoon's
experience will prove no loss. If you will but
become industrious and euergetic, it is all I ask;
I shall theu be able to hare leisure time to
teach the children in such a manner they will
remember the lessons when I am not here to
enforce them."
Mr. Easy was up with the sun the next
moruing, and away to his business ; and when
some neighbors eutered after diuner, they were
surprised not to find him on the lounge as usual,
but a frown from his wife put a stop to all in
quiries, and so the matter dropped.
In a few days Mr. Easy became a landlord
instead of a tenant ; but to this day the neigh
bors have not discovered the secret of his re
form. and she wouldn't tell even me ; but I
overheard them talking about it the other
evening, and discussing the expediency of get
ting their now meaningless surname changed.
llow ridiculous in her not to tell all she knew
about it! and now I have found it out. I'll put
it in the paper out of spite ; which I suppose
is the most effectual way of informing all my
frieuds of the cause of the rise and progress of
the Easy family.
FACTS ABOUT FKIDAT. —From time immemo
! rial, Friday has bccu frowned ujon as a day
of ill omen. And though this prejudice is less
prevalent now than of yore, when supersti
tion had general sway, yet there are many,
even in this matter of fact age of onrs, who
would hesitate on a day so inauspicious to be
giu an undertaking of momentous import.
And now many brave mariners, whose hearts
unqnailed couid meet the wildest fury of their
ocean home, would blanch even to bend their
sails oa a Friday. But to show with how
much reason this feeling is indulged, let us ex
amine the following important facts in con- 1
uection with our settlement and greatness as
a nation ; and we will see how great eaase we
Americans have to dread the fatal day.
On Friday. August 3d, 1492, Christopher
Columbus salad oa his great voyage of dis
covery.
On Friday, October 12th, 1492, he first
discovered land.
On Friday, January 4th, 1493, he sailed ou
his return to Spain, which if he had not reach
ed in safety, the happy result would never have
been known which led to the settlement of this
vast Continent.
On Friday, March loth, 1493, he arrived
at P&ios in safety.
O J Friday, November 22d, 1494. he arriv
ed at nispaaiolia. ou bis second voyage to
America.
On Friday June 13tb. 1494. he. though un
known to himself, d SCOT ere i the continent of
America.
On Friday. March sth, 1495, Henry Til.
of England, gave to John Caf-ot his commis
sion. which lei to the discovery of North
America. Tb -is the first American state pa
per in England.
On Fr d v. September 7:h. 1565. Mcleod
rez foanded St. Aura-tine, the oldest settle
ment in the United Slates, by more than 40
years.
Ou Friday. November 10th, 1620, the May
Flower, with too P.lgrims, made the harbor
of Provincetown. And oa the same day sign
ed that aurs-t compact, the forerunner of our
preer.t glorious Constitution.
On Friday, Deceailier 22d. 1620. the Pil
grims made their final landing, on Pivmouth
Rock
Oa Friday, February 22d, 1732, George
Washington* the father of American freedom.
wa< bora.
On Friday, Jnne 16th. Banker Hill way
seired and fortified.
On Friday, October 7th, 1777, the aarrender
of Saratoga was made, which had such a pow
erful influence In inducing France to declare
for our cause
Oa Friday. Scptera'wr 22d. the trea
son of Arnold ws iaid bore, which saved as
( from destnaton.
On Friday, October 19:h, 1751, the sur
render at York town, the crowning glory of
the American arms.
On Friday 7th. 1776 the nx>tkm ia Congress
was made by John Adams, seconded by Rich
ard Henry Lee. that the United Colonies
were, and of right ought to be free and inde
. pendent.
Tba* by numerous examples we see. that
howeTer it may be with the other nations,
Amenoans need never dread to begin oo Fri
day. any undertaking however csomeutoos it
caav be-—JYcrfWt Ena: *.
Pmcro. — A country girl coming in from
the fiekK was told by ber ectasia that she look
ed as fresh as a daisy kissed with dew. ' Weil,
it wasn't any feJiow of that name, but it was
Bob Jones that kissed me. and confound his
ugly picture. I told him before that very per
son week! find it out !
Pnimr —The following gem came out of
the recent mass of eiectk> erring chaff ia Oah
foraia : " There i* not a grain of desert saad
upon which the sun shines—cot a i alley clod
from which springs a spear of grass—Dot a
mountain peak from which the stalwart pine
rears its majestic form whose fee simple not
ia hberty.*
*
fcgF- The individual who tried to clear hi*
oo&aricace with an eg*. is now endeavoring to
raise his spirit* with yeast If be fails ia this,
it is deliberate is tenth-a to blow out his brain*
with a bellows, and seufc calmly into the arm*
' of . lady.
INTERESTING VIEW OP LONDON.
Its Bridge—The Thames Tunnel—Tower of
London—Bank of England— Firif to Old
Bailey—Wine Vaults, ij-c.
We find the following interesting letter in
in the Newark (N. J.) Advertiser :
LONDON, August, 1855.
The bridges of London constitute an inter
esting and characteristic feature of the city.—
They have been constructed at different peri
ods, as the business of the city and its more
immediate connection required, at an almost
incalculable outlay of expense. Some of these
bridges are highly ornamental, and built of
huge blocks of stone, which give them the ap
pearance of great strength and durability.—
Waterloo Bridge is a noble architectural work,
its length being 1250 feet. It consists of 9
eliptical arches, each 120 feet span, and 32
feet in height. Trafalgar Bridge is construct
ed entirely of cast-iron, the large plates being
made to fit each other so as to form almost a
smooth surface. The continual arrival and de
parture of the numerous steamers for convey
ing persons to different points in the city ; the
ever-moving stream of people and vehicles,
present a scene of bustle and animation of the
most exciting character. These steamers are
of small size, made long and narrow, and run
with great speed. In passing under the
bridges they lower the smoke pipe.
The Thames Tunnel, intended to form a
communication under the river with the.oppo
site j>ortions of the city, is an extraorainarv
work, constructed at an immense expense, but
it has not proved a profitable investment.—
You descend by a circular stairway to the bot
tom. when the tnnuel opens before yon. It
is 1,300 feet long, divided into two carriage
roads, with a walk on each side for foot pas
sengers. The top is arched with a heavy stooe
wall dividing the two roads. This partition
wall is pierced with open space?, to allow ac
cess from one passage to the other. It baa
never been used for carriages. It is kept
brilliantly lighted, aud filled with small shops,
or rather stands, occupied by women for the
sale of fancy articles.
The Tower of London is situated near the
Thames. At the very mention of its name
what a crowd of recollections rush upon the
mind ! Had these massive walls a voice what
tales of horror, of cruelties and oppression
could they unfold. Here rebel lords, and no
ble patriots, hare been immured in gloomy
dungeons, and afterwards led to execution.—
The antiquity of the building is very great.—
It was garrisoned by the Normans under
Wiiliam 1. For several hundred years it was
made the residence of the Royal Family, but
ceased to be so ou the accession of Queen Eliz
abeth. Tliis ancient fortress consists of a col
lection of buildings, barracks, arsenals and
offices. It is enclosed by an old wall with a
ditch, and traversed by a draw-bridge. The
space within the wall is 12 acres.
On the south side of the Tower is an arch
called the Trailer's Gate, through which the
State prisoners were brought from the river.
Near this is the " Bloody Tower f on the
third floor is the room in which toe two young
princes. Edward Y. and his brother were
smothered by order of Richard 111. The
Horse Armory contains 21 equestrian figures,
the horse as well as the effigies are encased
steel, representinir the costume worn at diffe
rent periods. The wall is covered with arm
of every description ; swords, pistols and mas
kers tastefully arranged. Above tbU room is
Queen Elizabeth's Armory. The principal
rooms contain many curious relies. The block,
with its ponderous axe. on which Anne Bolern,
Earl of Essex and other illustrious personages
were beheaded. How often has this block
been moistened with the blood of noble vic
tims ! The impression? made by the axe arv
distinctly risible. Here are Crusaders' coats
of mail, suits of arms which belonged to Dud
ley. Earl of Leicester, and Henry VIII., the
Executioner's mask, a pair of military boots
worn by William 111., and brass cannon from
Waterloo. This room also contains many of
, the spoils of the invincible Spanish Armada,
banners, boarding pikes and spears, collar of
: torment, thumb screws for wrenching and
[ crushing the limbs, aud other instruments of
the Inquisition. On one side of this room is a
i small dark cell, without a window to let in s
single ray of light, in which the distinguished
i warrior and scholar. Sir Walter Raleigh, wa<
confined for 12 years, and by the cruelty and
j injustice of James I. condemned to the acaf
fold.
The " White Tower," as it is called, is a
large irregular building, the first story being
filled with arms for the Navy ; within this
building is an Ancient Chapel formerly used
by the English Monarch*, and the room iu
which Lady Jane Gray, whose misfortune*
claim our compassion, was imprisoned by the
bigoted and bloody Mary. From a window
in this room she saw her husband. Lord Guil
ford, pass to the place of execution, an I soon
after she was herself suxmoced to the saffoid,
w here she met her fate with christian fortitude
and resignation, exclaiming with her last words.
" Lord, into thy hands I commend my spirit '
In the yard are several pieces of Turkish Ord
nance and mortars. White Hall Paiaoe is a
handsome edifice of hewasroae ; it is i* w aseb
I believe, by the Government for offices. It:
front of this budding C-haries I. was executed,
and in this boose Cromwell fired and died.
The Bark of England it mere remarkable
for its size than any architectural beauty which
it possesses. It has a capital of £35,000.000,
and gives employment to 900 persons. In the
yard is a large furnace enclosed in to iron
frame work, for burning old back note*
There are three presses, each of which strike
off 8,000 notes per hoar ; a machine of cari
ous invention for making numbers on the notes,
and six machine* for weighing and detecting
fight coins. The bindery, type room, and
machine work shops, are ail within the bedd
ing. Every thing is done open the premise*,
excepting the masafaetare of the paper Oe
the opposite tide of the street is the Roy*!
Exchange, the inner cxmrt of which is l-Jor&ed
I with a fir- V V'v .rii
VOL. XVI.—NO. 88.
I obtained through the kindness of a fm-i.d
a permit from the Sheriff of London to visit
Newgate, the chief prison for criminals in tha
Old Daily. It was for years stigmatised as
one of the worst managed prisons in England,
bat through the exertions of Howard, togeth
er with the philanthropic labors of Mrs. Pry,
the discipline and management of the prison
has greatly improved.—The number of com
mitments average about 200 in a month.
There are several inner courts for the purpose
of ventilation, and to admit exercise for the
prison*rs. It 1 ai a neat cl a * 1 where regular
service is heki twice every Sabbath, mud a
small library, and a school-master gives instruc
tions every day to the boys. Most of the
prisoners are kept employed picking oakum.—
In one room are the fetters and chains former
ly nsed, some of them of great weight ; on
the shelves of an adjoining room are the plas
ter bustß of those who have been executed*—
All the executions take place in the street in
front of the building. The culprit walks from
his cell through an iron door, which is never
opened except on such occasiou*, to the fatal
drop. It was in this prison that the Rev. Dr.
Dodd was confined for forging a bond on bis
Lord Chesterfield. The most unremitting ef
forts were made to save him from the horror
and ignominy of a public execution, a petition
with 60.000 signatures was presented to tba
king, praying his royal clemency ; the king re
fused to pardon bitn, and the unhappy man
expiated his crime on the gallows.
The docks of London are on a scale of
grandeur commensurate with its great com
merce. They cover a surface of forty arret
made of stone, and communicate with the
Thames by a canal. Without these inland
harbors, the river could not afford accomoda
tion for the numerous shipping. I noticed
several American vessels in front of the store
house.
Among the wonders of LonJon are tha
WiDe Vaults. 1 visited the largest of these,
which covers 11 acres. The ceiling rests on
strong stone pillars It is laid out in avennea
about 9 feet wide, intersecting each other at
right angles. There is & railway 25 miles Lu
extent for stowing and removing the casks.—
It will hold 30.000 pipes. Care is taken not
to fill up the whole space to the coiling, which
is covered with a thiek mould. This mould
has a downy appearance, hanging from the
ceiling like a lady's tippet ; it is never removed,
and visitors arc requested not to touch it. I
bad fortunately not ouly a seeing but a tasting
order, and can bear testimony not only to too
civilty of the proprietors, but to the excellence
of toe wine. As you grope yonr way, lamp
in hand, through there bubterranean passages
the roHiog of carts U constantly heard over
head.
Adjoining the wine vaults is the immense
tobacco warehouse belonging tc the govern
ment. It covers 4 acres of ground, and will
store 2,000 hogsheads. Contraband tobacco
is invariably burnt, a large furnace with a tali
chimney is erected in the yard for this purpose.
It is caiied the Queen's pipe.
A prompt aad courteous answer to my let
ter from Its relay, Perkins A Co.. enabled me
to visit their celebrated brewery, the largest
iu the world. Toe buildings cover 12 acres ;
1,400 sack- of mait and 3 tons of hops ara
used every day, and the consumption of coal
exceeds 500 tons per mouth. There are 14
fermenting squares which will bold 1500 bar
rels each, and 6 cooiiog floors with <SO bar
rels on each floor. The cleansing room con
tains 2 200 larreis; 175 cisterns, holding
from 500 to 3.<XK) barrets each : 16 of these
cisterns have each 3,500 barrels capacity.—
They are 46 feet in the establishment; 2,000
barrels of beer are manufactured daily. Tha
capital invested is $35,000,000, U. S., currea
cy. Yours, J. G. G.
What is Fashion ? Dinners.* midnight,
and headache in the irsorniDg. What is idle
ness? Working yellow mountains on a pink
<ubsod—or a bine-tailed dog Hi sky-colored
| convulsions. What is JOT ? To coast your
| -nooey and find it overrun a hundred dollars.
What is Knowledge ? To be aw ay from bom*
j when people cotae to borrow books an 1 umbrei
| 'an. What is Contentment ? To sit in tha
j house and see other people *tack in the mod.
In other words, to be better off than your
neighbors
HOWE. —The MOST friendless of human be
ings has a country which he admirer aad ex
tol*, and which he would, in the same circum
stances. prefer to all others under heaven.—
Tempt hira with the fairest face of nature,
place him by Eving water* under the shadowy
trees of Lebanon, open to bis view iQ the gor
geous allurements of the sunniest cLmates. he
will lore the rocks mad deserts of his childhood
better than a'i these, and thou canst not brilw
bis aoui to forget the land of his nativity
Sidney Smiik.
LQCKD Jaw —The oldest onse of this dis
ease which stand* recorded, most be that re
ferred to by a Scotch clergymen, who whiie
preaching to bb on the subject of
Daniel ia the lion's den. and his miraculous de
liverance from so iaaalaect a peril, thus pro
ceeded :
"Aad what <fye think was the reason why
I the Hoe? diuna tear Daniel a" to pieces, aad
eat him up, eaves as a cat eats up a moose *
| I daa'i say nane o' ye can tefl. noo. Very
well. Ili tell ye bow it was : 7V Laird cb%v.
he gin 'CM the kdni ixw f
Give xo Par*. —Breathe not a sen lineal,
say wot a word, pre wot as eapnssoo of tb*
countenance that will offend another, or teoi
a thrill of paia through few bosom We are
•wrronnded by amative beam, which a word
a look even. cwrtt ill to the brim with sorrow
If yon are enrakm of the ofksioo aad expr*-*
j k>n of others remember that they are differ
ently reastunted from yomscif. and a ever. by
a word or ra. cms* a chadow on a happy
brari or throw aside the scrlesof joy that V-re
j a !de*sa t