M DOLLAR PER ANNUM INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE,
XOWANDA:
Thursday Morning, September 12, 1861.
©rijinal
(Written for the Bradford Reporter.)
COURAGE, SOLDIERS I
BT BERNARD HKARN.
Courage, soldiers, fear no dangor.
Let your step be Arm and bold—
And your deds in future ages,
At many a fire-ide shall be told.
Remember that your fathers fought,
Remember the flag you now defend ;
And cemented with their heart's best blood,
The States that Traitors seek to rend.
0 ves! tb-y fought with hearts unyielding,
Aud their freedom nobly gained ;
Although on many a well fought Held,
The ground with Patriots blood was atalned.
Their Eagle-flag, though adi torn,
Still proudly waved o'er Uad and sea ;
And every tongue proclaimed the words
•• Tnis is the laud of liberty 5"
Then, Soldiers. let your hearts be brave,
Grasp firmly your swords in baud—
And sear that Liberty shall reign,
Forevcr.ia th'.s glorious land.
The spirits of your sires shall hover
Around you on the batle field —
And nerve your arm with a power that soon
Shall cause your country's foes to yield!
The war-cry of our native land,
That loudly rose from Bunker's hill—
Will animate you in the fight,
And traitor hearts with terror fill.
"Islington, Pa.
jSeletttb Sale.
THE ESCAPE.
B)a a cold, bleak evening, late in Novcm-
I a feca'e, •enveloped iu a weatlierbeateu
■. | cloak wis seen hurrying alouir the side-
W.i .jf h 'ashiouablr street in one of the
I . .ntv cities. Once she ascended the Uoor
[ ef a splendid m.msiou, au 1w is about
ill the bell, when a sudden burst of oicr
: u?ut from within seemed to deter her, and
• -again resumed her course with an air more
,i:p. ai.d tiuiid that before. Having passed
ad iien or more l.oues, she paused iu front
■one that, compared with the other, wore a
(met, secluded air. After some hesitation,
rue ventured to ring the bell The door was
neiit'd by a servant, of whom she inquired
she couiii see the mistress of the house.
" I will see," he replied.
I In a few moments he re-uppeard and con
I Lc'eti her into a parlor, elegantly though
I showily furnished The inmates were a
A ileaged lady, of a pale, though not sickly
■ tletiauce, somewhat precise in dress and
■Aiier, and a youug man who sat by the
R-.e reading.
[ lam very anxious," said the female, ap
pwliing the lady, ' to obtain employment
ft -vise family tor a few mouths—are you will
.■ to fcruish me with some ?"
What kind of einploymeut would you like?''
L|U ired tiie lady.
" I should prefer needle-work, either plain
: ornamental, but am willing to undertake
ny laijor whatever, that 1 can perform to
lr satisfaction."
Well, sit down, aud we will talk about
..butfirst tell rue your name, and if you have
recommendation from your last employer "
" My name," she replied, hesitatiug a little,
s M try—Mary Levistou "
And the name of the family where you
Ait res,Jed ?'
i'ardori me, madam, but I cannot tell."
she wo* evidently much agitated as she re
in!, mid forgetful of the faded clouk that
I eiled her form, it slipped from one shoul-
II •'* and revealed a rich white satin dress,
I'uuie.i with blonde,aud an elegant pearl oeck
l-i The lady now observed for the first lime
■ '.she was very beautiful, a discovery that
lung man had already made, although
I time of her entrance he was in the midst
I deeply interesting article on political
1 - ;, ty. The lady put ou a look of Severity,
I ll ! Sting her eyes ou the necklace, told her
I- I ' -shecould give no employment to a per
j -i0 found means to obtain such expensive
|:.*nametits.
Ou, don't turn me away," said the girl,
' g into tears, and wringing her bands.
• yuu do I don't kuow what will become of
Hie young man now hastily threw aside bis
i ■ nnd, approaching the lady, said in a
" v Aunt Leonard, I beg to speak
' <■? words with you iu private."
Leonard arose, and passing thro' the
• t doors, to a distance that conversation
't'i on in an undertone could not be beared
■° visitor, although feeling some anxiety
• >e to a gold watch that hung over the
"R, she could keep her eyesoa her, "Well,
Raid she to her nephew, " what have
v that is of a nature so private ?"
hmiply, that ] do wish you would take
' young ladv on trial. I know what your
is, hut if I ever saw innocence de
- m a human countenance, I see it in her's
:e ma . v have lured her in the bands of
a "d if she has made her escape, turn her
ay from your door and compel her to
*• p ff
... rc -> SlJ id his aunt, 'if her face were
heaotifnl, were its expression ever so
fnt, do you think she isould fiud in you
r°erfol a pleader ?"
( he ought to," he replied, slightly color
' audi think she would.' Promise me,
--.that you will receive her."
- o, foryonr sake, I must turn her away."
T oa shall never do. I promise my
• iT . * or -hc°te, that 1 would spend a few
■A; although it is not exactly
>'! ,ori make a visit in the country, I
Wt to morrow. Kow aontyou have no
THE BRADFORD REPORTER,
excuse, or none that you are capable of de
spising, if it will prevent you from performing
a good action. I have sewing enough myself
that I wish to get done to employ her three
months."
" Well, Percy, since you are so earnet for
her to remain, if you will promise to make your
visit to your friend Northcote, I will take her
& week or two upon trial, though I should not
be surprised if she should kuow no more about
hemming than you do."
Mrs. Leonard returned and resumed the
seat sh.j had left.
" I think you told me yoar name was Mary
Levistou," said she to the girl, who sut weep
ing and trembling.
" I did."
" As nay nephew thinks of leaving town to
morrow, to be gone some time, and, as I shall
be rather lonely, I have concluded to let you
remain a week or two upon trial."
" Yonr words are a thousand times better
than life to me," she said
"If you remain there are several conditioas
which you must promise to comply with."
" I will comply with any condition that you
wish. Al l I ask is that you will suffer me to
stay."
" The first condition is that you must, un
der no pretex whatever,leave the house except
to attend church ou the Sabbath, and then it
must be in company with some person I shall
provide to go with you."
"That will suit me exactly—l do not wish
to go out 1"
" Another is, that you mast not attempt to
| hold auy correspondence with your old associ
! atea "
"There is not a person on earth with whom
I wish to ho'd any correspondence."
Tire third and last condition is that if any
of your old acquaintances call, you will refuse
i to see them."
"All that you require, I should have per
formed voluntarily."
" Well, then, vou had better take off your
cloak and hood, for the room is rather warm
to require such warm garments.
She withdrew to the ooposite side of the
apartment, and Percy observed that at the
moment she removed her hood, she tore a
wreath of flowers from her hair, and crushed
it in her hand, which soou afterwards, wheu
she imagined she was not noticed, she threw
it into the tire.
When divested of her cloak and hood, with
tier rich dress exactly fitted to her form, and
her bright golden hair enwoven with pearls,
Mrs Leonard could not help confessing to her
self that she had never seen a female so per
fectly beautiful. If the admiration of Percy
was graduated ou a lower scale, his counte
nance,was no true index of his mind, and the
idea of his proposed visit into the country be
gan to grow exceedingly distasteful to hitn.
The next morning at the breakfast table
Miss Leviston appeared in a calico morning
dress, which Mrs. Leonard had provided for
her, with hair, which was plainly parted on
her forehead, compressed into one heavy rich
braid, which shone with a lustre nearly equal
to the small golden comb, which confined it
to the back part of her head. Her demean
or was modest almost to basbfuluess.her color
varying with every motion, from the palest
hue of the blush rose, to that which dyes the
leaves uearest its heart. Mrs. Leonard was
at a loss whether to attribute this fitful vary
ing of her complexion, to modesty or guilt.but
Percy, who had a great deal of chivalry about
him. would not have hesitated, hand it been
the custom in tho<e degenerate davs, to break
a lance with the bravest man in the countrv,
iu vindication of her innocence.
Have you sent to secure a seat in the
6tage ?" inquired his auut, as they rose from
ths table.
" It is not time yet "
You are mistaken, Percy—it lacks but
fifteen minutes of the time."
" You are right, I believe, he replied look
ing at his watch, " but never mind, if I am to
late I can just as well go to morrow."
"That will never do," said his aunt, with a
look and tone of severity, "if you miss the
stage, I will lend you my carriage."
" Well, aunt, since you are so earnest to tret
rid of me, I will send a servant to tell the
driver to call for me."
" No, it is too Jate to trust to servants—go
yourself, and call for your trunk as you pass."
" Just a> you say—l am all obedient, but if
my exile prove too tedious, I shall return be
fore the expiration of the time I mentioned."
" Not without writing first," replied his rel
ative.
"To be sure—l shall give you warning."
Having said this, he shook hands warmly
with his aunt, and bowed with an air of pro
found respect to Miss Levistou, left the ap
partment.
Mrs. Leonard thinking, it not best to task
the skill of her Deedle woman too severely at
first, gave her a cambric handkerchief to hem,
which being done with neatne-s and dispatch,
she ventured to trust her with a pair of linen
wristbands, for Percy, which, according to
the old fashion, when women probably found
it difficult to fill up all their time, were to be
stitched twice across.eaeh tosembrace just two
threads. She had finished one entirely to Mrs.
Leonard's satisfaction when the doorbell rang
Alis* Leviston gave a nevoos start, and rising
from her chair requested Mrs. Leonard's leave
to retire to her owu apartment. The person
who rang proved to be Mrs Reding, a lady of
whom Mrs. Leonard was intimately acqnaint
ed, and to whom she determined to mention
the case of her new seamstress, and ask her ad
vice relative to the propriety of permitting her
to remain. But Mrs. Reding had something
important to communicate, and commenced by
saying :
" Have yon heard the news, Mrs. Leonard? '
" No, indeed—what news ?"
" You know old Mr. Draper, don't yon?"
" I knew there is such a persou, tho' I am
not acquainted with him.
" And you have heard of the beautifol Miss
Winthrop, his niece and ward
" Yes "
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY AT TOWANDA, BRADFORD COUNTY, PA., BY E. 0. GOODRICH.
" Aud old Barner, whose property is said to
exceed a million ?"
" I have."
" Well, it seems that Baruertook a fancy to
Miss Winthrop, aud asked her guardian's
leave to propose for her. Mr. Draper's con
sent being readily obtained, he proposed and
was rejected. Not satisfied with this, he con
tinued to prosecute her with his addresses,
and, fiuallv, it is said, offered her guardian a
heavy sum if he would either by persuasion
or threats induce her to marry him.
" Make yourself easy, Mr Burner," said he
" she shall be your bride."
" He fouud,however, that be had undertaken
a difficult task, aud despairing of other ineaus
to efiect his wishes, locked her up in her owu
room, aud gave out that she had left town on
a visit. For several weeks she remained ob
stinate, but knowing herself to be entirely in
her guardians power, and becoming weary of
her inprisonmeut, she told liiui if he would
release ber sue would marry Mt. Barner
As he suspected that she intended to evade
her promise, he told her that he could not
trust her with her liberty till the hour arrived
for the performance of the marriage ceremony
Kuowing that remonstrance would prove vaiu,
she to appearance meekly acquiesed. Yes
terday morning was the time Mr. Draper
wished it to take place, but she insisted ou its
being deferred till evening. A splendid bri
dal dress had been prepared, in which she
was duly arrayed, and Mr. Barner, fine as his
tailor could make him, was puuetual to the
moment.
One of the birdesmaids now entered the
apartment, and whispered to Mr. Diaper re
questing him to give her the key to uulock
the bride,s door, as her assistant had just call
ed to her and told her that Miss Winthrop
was quite ready.
" But why were you not there to assist
them ?" inquired Mr. Draper.
" I arrived rather late," she replied, " and
as you happened to be out I could not gaiu
udmittauce !"
Five minutes elapsed, but the bride did not
appear. Mr. Barner kept his eyes constantly
fastened on the door by which site was to enter
Another five minutes passed, and Mr. Bar
uer's eyes began to ache so that he was oblig
ed not only to wink but even to rub them
" What does the girl mean by keeping us
waiting so long ?" sa'.J Mr. Draper,as he rung
the bell.
A L'irl appears at the door.
"Go tell Miss Winthrop," said he" that she
will onlige us by uot keeping us witiug any
longer."
The girl obeyed, and after an absence of a
few minutes, returned sayiug that Miss W's
chamber wus empty.
" I should not wonder it she had contrived
to make her escape," said Mr. Draper, start
ing iip and rushing towards the stair case, fol
lowed closely by Mr. Barner. Tliey soon
proved the truth of what the girl had told
them, by a peep into the deserted chamber.—
Biide and bridetnuids, all were gone. Mr.
Barner ran down stairs, and going to the
front door, inquired of some persons that were
passing if they liad seen a ladv iu the dress of
a bride. Being answered in the negative, he
ran down the street like an insane man,asking
the question of every one he met. Every ex
ertion had been made on the partof her guardian
to find her, up to this time she has eluded all
search."
Mrs. Leonard,who was listning to'Mr.s. lad
ing's account, told her. that .she doubted not
but that Miss Winthrop was at that moment
beneath her roof. She then related the inci
dents of the preceding evening.
"It must be her," replied Mrs. Rrding. "I
know her perfectly well, uud your description
suits her exactly."
She did wrong," said Mrs. Leonard, "not
to confide iu me. I was inclined to regard iter
in a very unfavorable light, and had it not
been for I'ercy who for the sake of her re
maining consented to leuve town I should have
turned her away."
As she was wholy unacquainted with you,"
replied Mrs. Reding, " she could not tell
whether it would be safe to repose confidence
in you or not."
" That is true There are some who might
have taken measures .to return ber to her
guardian, or rather to him who has proved
himself so base a betraver to his trasL"
Both ladies agreed that it would be best
for Mrs Leonard to inform her immediately
that she had discovered who she was and to
quiet her fears by assuring her, that as Mr.
Draper had exceeded tlie limits of lawful con
trol by confining her to her chamber in order
to compel her to marry a person that was dis
agreeable to her, he would uot be suffered to
assume his guardianship.
That evening in a letter to her nephew, Mrs.
Leonard related the whole story, and the next
evening but one, she had vbe piasure of wel
coming him home.
More, to tease Mr. Draper than for any oth
er reason the secret of Miss Winthrop's abode
was not suffered to transpire, and he, as well
as the public, about two months afterwards,
was first enlightened on the subject,by the fol
lowing paragraph in one of the daily news pa
pers :
" Married, yesterday morning at the resi
dence of Mrs Leonard, in street, Per
cy Leonard, E-q , to Miss M Leviston Win
throp, daughter of late Judge Winthrop, of
this city."
It is said of an Indian, whenever he got
into a bad place in the swamp, where the
ground was too soft for safety, he put up a
stake to mark the place. Thus he not only
avoided the danger himself, but kept others
from falling into the same snare. Might not
every christian learn a lesson from this rnde
son of the forest, not only to guard against
his own false steps, but as he prays, "lead us
not into temptation," to be careful to remove
temptation'out of bis brother's reach.
MT* To prevent • head aohe when getting
sober—Keep dronk
" REBARDLKSS OP DRNCNCIATION PROM ANT QUARTER."
Flag Presentation.
At a regular meeting of the Liberty Cor
i ners Guards, on Saturday, August 3, 1861, a
largo number of ladies of the vicinity appeared
on the parade grounds, for the purpose of pre
senting to the company a beautiful flag which
they had prepared for that purpose. The Com
pany was drawD op in the proper position, and
' the Rev. D. CLARS, in behalf of the ladies,
presented the flag, and delivered the following
extemporaneous
ADDRESS.
Ladies and Gentlemen: We appear before
you at this time, {or the purpose of presenting
to this Company, in behalf of the ladies of this
place, these Stars and Stripes. OurNatioual
Eusigu has a history. Ou the 14th day of
Juue, 1777, Congress resolved that the flag of
the thirteen United States, should consist of
thirteen alternate red aud white stripes, aud
thirteen white stars placed in a blue field.—
The first flag made aud used, pursuant to that
resolution, was the one which led the Ameri
can forces to victory at Suratiga. In 1794,
two uew States having been added to the Uu
iou, it was voted that the flag should be made
up of fifteeu stripes, aud fifteen stars in an
azure field as before. Our colors thus chang
ed and enlarged, beautifully aud victoriously
floated out upon the breeze of heaven duriug
the campaign of 1812. But it was evident
that the banner would at length become too
large, in case a new stripe should be added
with each successive accession to the Republic.
It was enucted therefore, 1818, that hence
forth there should be but thirteen stripes, and
that the uumberof stars should correspond to
the growiug number of States. Hence we
now have thirteen stripes, representing the
thirteeu original States, and thirty-four stars,
emblematical of the thirty-four States now con
stituting this Union. By the white we say
that we mean to be innocent aud pure ; by the
red we declare our determination to brave and
subdue all oppositiou, and by the blue we pro
mise to be true, vigilaut and persevering. The
flag of this great Confederacy has sailed opou
almost every sea, and aucbored in almost ev
ery harbor. It has waved uot OBly over our
National Capitol iu the South, but it has been
planted upon the Rocky Mountains iu the
West, and among the icebergs of the Arctic
regions. In buttle it has been borne triumph
antly from Montreal, in the North-east, to the
city of Mexico, iu the South west. It has com
manded the respect of every civilized nation
upon the globe. Mexico, after treating it with
disregurd was glad to purchase peace at a
great price. Even old England, that brave
aud warlike nation, the Queen of the sea, hav
ing made two unsuccessful assaults, at a great
expense of money and life, fur nearly half a
century has uot had the courage to violate its
sanctity, and the traitors who withiu a few
mouth." past have trampled it beneath their
feet, will, ere long, we trust, learn that they
have not done it with impunity. Uuder this
emblem thousauds and millions for over eighty
years have beeu blessed with liberty, protec
tion, and prosperity. These United States,
which a few years since were a howling wil
derness, by it have been made to bud and blos
som like the rose. This Government, the best
the sun ever shone upon, is emphatically the
Government of the people. It does not ele
vate and make aristocrats of a few and de
grade the rest, but it guarantees to the poor
ns well as to the rich, to the common people
as well as to the nobility, the enjoyment of the
inalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pur
suit of happiness. Thea let us rally around
our National Siandatd, and shout "long live
the Sturs and Stripes." Let us give cheerful
ly of our means, uud, if need be, our services
to enforce the laws and maintain the Constitu
tion ; for the Independence which cost the
sweat and blood of our forefathers, is richly
worth the toil and lives of their sons.
This banner, which we now bold in our
hands, has also a history. These ladies whom
we have the honor to represent, are all loyal.
Here is an embodiment of beauty, virtue and
union. And as they are not permitted to show
their loyblty by using the musket or the glis
tening steel, they have resolved to do it by
constructing and presenting this beautiful Na
tional Ensign. Their generous munificence
has purchased this material, and their diligent j
hands have made these Stripes and planted
these Stars, and uow in their behalf, we pre
sent it with their sympathies and prayers, to i
you, Capt. HOI.LON, the representative of this |
Company, trusting that you will set it up iu
name of our GOD, that uuder it you will tho
roughly prepare for active service, that if need
be you will follow it into the field of battle, and
that beneath its ample folds we all shall still
enjoy the boon of freedom and the protection
of our lives, our property and our character.
Capt. HOLLON, upon receiving the flag,
briefly replied, tendering, in behalf of the Com
pany, his thanks to the ladies, and the Com
pany united in giving three hearty cheers for
the ladies and also three rousing cheers for
Rev. Mr. CLARK.
INTELLIGENCE OF THE LARK—A pair of
larks had built their nest in a grass field where
they batched a brood of young. Very soon
after the young birds were out of their nest,
the owner of the field was forced to set mow
ers to work, the state of the weather forcing
him to cnt his grass sooner than usual. As
the laborers approached the nest, the parent
bird seemed to take alarm, and at last the
mother laid herself flat on the ground, with
outspread wings and tail, while the male bird
took one of her yonng out of the nest, and by
dint of pusbiug and pulling got it out on its
mother's back. She than flew away with her
yoong one over the fields, and soon returned
for another. This time the father took his
turn to carry one of the offspring, being as
sisted by the mother in getting it firmly on
his back ; and in this manner they carried
off the whole brood before the mowers had
reached their nest.— Wood's Natural Hxsto
ry-
MP" He who takes the child by the band,
takes the mother by the heart.
ORIGIN OF THE BAYONET —The bayonet was
invented, it is said, at Bayocne, io 1641, and
imployed in 1670 in the regiment of the kiDg's
fusileers. It sensibly'modified the system of
military art in Europe, as it made cavalry less
redoubtable in infantry, and caused the fire of
lines of battle to be regarded a9 the principal
means of action. The bayonet has, in fact,
often proved the decisive arms of the com
bat.
According to local tradition, it was in a
small hamlet in the environs of Bayonne that
this arm was invented. What led to the in
vention of it was, that in a fierce combat be
tween some Basqne peasants and some Span
ish smugglers, the former having exhausted
their amunition, and being thereby at a dis
advantage, fastened their long knives to their
muskets and by means of the weapon so formed,
put their enemies to flight.
This arm rapidly came into general use in
Europe. After the king's regimeut, several
others were provided with the bayonet, and
the dragoons received it in 1676. In 1678, at
the time of the peace of Nimegueq, ail the
Freuch grenadiers had the bayonet, but the
socket, which makes the use of it so easy,
was not invented till a later period.
An unsuccessful experiment with the sock
et was made before Louis XIY, iu 1668, but
the waut of uuiformity iu the musket was
an obstacle to the adoption of this simple aud
efficacious piece of mechanism. Bayonets at
that time were a sort of dagger, of which the
handle was placed in the muzzle of the mus
ket, and of course prevented the musket from
being fired.
The first battle at which the bayonet was
seriously employed, was that of Turin, in
1682 ; but it was uot until the battle of Spires
1903, that the first charge of the bayonet was
executed. After that epoch up to 1792, the
bayonet was often employed in combat, aud
the Prince de Ligne called it " a peculiarly
French arm," owing to the mauner in which
the French soldiers used it ; but the real
value of it was not revealed until the war of
French national independence. Then the bay
onet really become a French arm. "The bul
let is wild," said Suwaruog, " but the bayon
et is prudent and sure.*
AI.L SORTS OF FACTS. —The oak tree lives iu
a state of nature one thousand five hundred
years.
Hour glasses were inveuted at Alexandria
150 years before Christ.
Vacciuation was first tried apon condemned
criminals in the year 1722.
The interest on the national debt of Great
Britain is over twenty four millions pounds
sterling.
Looking glasses first made at Venice in the
year 1300.
Iron was first discovered by the burning of
Mount Ida, 1400 years before Christ
Muslin was first discovered in England dur
ing the year 960.
Air is eight hundred and sixteen times light
er than water.
Military unifors were first adopted in
France, by King Louis XIV.
The plague iu Europe, Asia and Africa,
commenced in the year 588, lasted for fifty
years.
Linen was first discovered and made in Eng
land, in 1553.
The average coinage of the Mint of Great
Britain for the last 30 years is eighteen mil
lion pouuds sterling per annum.
Microscopes were first invented and used iu
Germany in 1821..
T|re first literary Magazine in America was
published by Franklin.
THE LITTLE ONES. —Do you ever think how
muck work a child does in a day ? How, from
sunrise to sunset, the dear little feet patter
around—to ns—so aimlessly. Climbing up
here, kneeling down there, running to anoth
er place, but never stiii Twisting and turn
ing, rolling and reaching and doubling, as if
testing every bone and muscle for future uses.
It is very curious to watch it. One who
does so may well understand the deep breath
ing of the rosy little sleeper, as with one arm
tossed over its curly head, it prepares for the
next day's gymnastics. Tireless through the
day, till that tires, as the maternal love that
so patiently accomodates itself, hour after
hour, to its thousand wants and caprices, real
or fancied.
A busy creature is a little child. To be
looked upon with awe as well as delight, as
its clear eye looks trustingly into faces that
to God and man have essayed to wear mask.
As it sits down in its liti-le chair to ponder,
precociously, over the white lie you thought
it " funny "to tell it. As risintr and leaning
on yonr knees, it says, thoughtfully, in a tone
that should provoke a tear, not a smile—" If
I don't believe it." A lovely aud yet a fearful
thing is that little child.
IRISH FLAVOR.—A lemonless Irishman was
observed one evening slicing & potato into his
hot whiskey toddy.
" What are you abont ?" inquired Charley.
" Its punch I'm making," quietly replied
Pat.
" But what are you slicing that in for ?"
" To give it a flavor."
" What, a potato flavor ?"
" Sure, and isn't a flavor a flavor, whether
its lemon or pitaty.
JSR* A Judge who acted as floor manager
at a fashionable ball, made the following an- '
nouncement from the music gallery just previ
ous to the last dance of the night : " By gen
eral consent there will now be an extra dance,
a polka quadrille, and may " God have mercy
on your so Its /"
tMT" A being, no matter how low fallen in
the scale of humanity, may often be redeem
ed by a single word of kindness.
m
MB* What is the difference between a con*
firmed sinner and a beggar ? One Is a mend
icant and tha other is a mend-i-wont.
VOL. XXII—NO. 15.
(Siraralional Department.
Teachers' Institutes.
The Teachers Institutes tor Bradford Co ,
for the Fall of 1801, will be holden at the fol
lowing times and places. Each Institute will
commence on Monday, at 2 o'clock, P M,
and close ou the following Saturday at 12
noon :
At Athens Borough, Sept. 2d,for the towna
of Athens, Ridgburv, Burlington, Litchfield,
Smithfield, Ulster aud Shesbequin. At Rome,
Sept. 9th, for Rome, Wysox, Herrick, Pike,
Orwell, Warren, Windham, Stauding Stone
Sept. 16th, at Columhia X Roads, for Colom
bia, Wells, South Creek, Springfield, Troy
Armenia, Cauton, West Burlington. At
Terrytown, Sept 23d, for Wyalusing, Tosca
rora, Wilmot, Terry, Asylum. At Monroe
ton, Sept. 30th, for Leßoy, Granville, Frank
liu, Albany, Overton, the Towandas, and
Monroe
Teachers are respectfully requested to be
prompt aud punctual on the first day. Mach
attention will be given to the subject of
reading. The State Suderiuteudent has re
quired teachers to be iuspected.and have their
certificates graded iu the " Theory of TtaJi•
ing heuce, special instruction iuthat depart
ment will be given.
Teachers should bring wiah them readers of
different kinds, writing paper aud pencils,sing
ing books and grammars. It is hoped that
there will be a full attendance at each Insti
tute. The friends of education are invited to
attend as much and as often as they can find
it convenient.
August 1 it, 1861 C. R COBCRN
Teaohers' Examinations.
The annual examinations of teachers for this
county, will be holden iu accordance with the
following programme. In three or fonriustances
two townships have been put together, in order
that the inspections may all be held before the
winter schools commence. Examinations will
commence precisely at 10 o'clock, a. m., none
will be inspected who do not come in before
11, unless the delay be unavoidable. Each
teacher must bring Sander's fifth Reader,, one
sheet of fools cap paper, pen, ink and led
pencil. All who intend to teach during the
year must come forward and be examined.—
None will be examined privately unless au
attendance upon the examination was impossi
ble, old—certificates will not be renewed.—
Directors and others interested, are earnestly
invited to attend.
Oct. IS—Wells A. South Creek, Bowlcy School House,
•' 16—Columbia. Au-tensviile
" 17—Springfield, Centre School House,
" IS—ltidgbury, Peuuyville,
" 19—Smithlield, Centre School House,
'* Jl—Troy X Armenia, lloro' School House,
" 22—Canton. Corners School House,
" 23—Franklin X LcKoy, Chapel's School House,
" 24—Granville, Taylor's School House,
" 25—Builiugton, Boro' School House,
" 26 Monroe, Borough School House,
" 28—Wysox.4 Standing Stone, Myersburgti,
" 29—Iiouie, Boro' School House,
" 30—Ortvel!, Hill School House,
•' 31—l'ike, LeHaysville,
Nov. I—derrick, Lamlon School House,
" 2—Wyalusing, Merry all,
" 4—'Tuscarora, Ackley School House,
" 6—Terry & Wil mot, Terry town,
" 6—Albany X Overton, Browns School House,
" 7—Towanda, Boro'School House.
" 11—Asylum, Frenchtown Lower House,
" 12—Shesheijuin A Ulster, Kinny School House,
" 13—Athens, Boro' School House,
" 14— Litchtield, Centre School House.
" 15—Windliaru, Kuykendall School House,
•' 16—Warren, Boweu School House,
Aug. 3. IS6I. C. H. COBCKN.
Superintendent.
Good Manners
We kuow a young man, slow, sullen, heavy
browed and uugracious, who, whenever you
speak to him, answers as if it were an effort
to be even decently civil ; and who, moreover,
seems to be quite couteul,and eveu proud,of bis
incivility. And we lean to the charitable side
so far as to think this is nothing more than a
bad habit of his, which has insensibly fastened
upon him ; and that he goes through the
world —a world of mutual dependence—little
aware of the fact, that so small a thing as his
manners is constantly producing irapressious,
and fast forming a reputation, such as ten
years heuce he may regret as the greatest blun
der of his life.
Would it not be well for every voting man
to remember tbe truthful anecdote of the rich
Quaker banker, when asked the secret of his
success in life, answered " Civility, friend—
civility !" Ilow much does it cost a man
either old or young, to be truly civil in the in
tercourse of society ? Rather, hew much does
it cost a young man to form his habits, which,
if formed, will sit upou him easily, gracefully
and profitably, so long as he lives? Far more
often depends on this little, than" any other
single adventitious circumstance by which men
rise and fall. We may look around us, at auy
time, and see tneu high in place and power,
who have not attained that elevation by force
of individual character or great knowledge, but
simply from the (act that the trifling graces
of life have nut been despised. It is not a
dancing master's grace that is now referred to,
but that the beuevolence of mauner that re
cognizes in little thiDgs tbe rights of others,
and fully acknowledges such rights. The
thousand ways in which this little courtesy
does good, need hardly be meutioued. It may
be said, however, that a courteous manner has
a reflective influence on the benevolent feelings.
It is a source of gratification to the man who
practices it. If it sits naturally upon a mau,
it is a passport to any place and auy circle. It
has smoothed many a rough path for men first
starting in bnsiuess, and has been one of the
thiDgs that has often crowned efforts with suc
cess. The man of experience, looking on an un
gracious manner in a young person just start
ing into tbe world with uothiug he can depend
on bat himself.is not angered, but rather paiu
ed, by what be sees knowing, a he does, that
tbe want of that little something to please as
we go along,will cause many a rough jog in cbe
road, which, otherwise, might be as smooth as
a summer stream Wear a binge in your nook,
young man, and keep it well Oiled.