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c. F. READ & H. FRAZIER,'EDITORS.
~.1 1 , e r the harieted,nt Republican..
WATCH AND PRAY.
"Lead us fin, btlo Tesnidaticm."
r "Watch 1 In the daily pith we. tread -
A thousand wiley snares are laid;
Temptations rise on every side, -
The love of wealth; unholy pride,
Ambition, pleasure, even love,
May tempt from duty, and may prove ,
• it snare to lure unwary feet,
To paths of folly, or deceit.
Watch! .For ye know not.insr,hat hour,
Or with what stern, resistless power,
Temptation may your soul assail,
; Or with what cunning, art prevail;
In one unguarded.moment, all
The weary work of year's'inai- fall ;-
"'Honor all crushed, and hleedin,.. lie.:
Love, virtue - . hope, forever die•!
Pray! For the heart of man is weak :
r , 'TT ere Wise the aid of Him to seek'.
Who troll Icor us life's rugged wan:: •
Warted us to watch.—taught us to pray—
. Pressed by a thousand angry foes—
Crushed 'neath a thousand bitter woes—
Be this the, burden of thy prayer:
:Tower to resist, and strength to bear.
Watch! For thy erring steps will stray
heeded, oft, from hcmor's wny;,
Pray that thr soul-reeeive no stain ;
That Wh t in!: he not all in vnin.
Not only pray! :ire will not giv \ e
laic nid, to those who do not stme;
llut - guard . tliey footsteps,-day he dare
fie stronget trustful—, Waif)/ and Pray!
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Fro the Pri B.:Hacr
ENGAGING A VERNESS.
ZII,P,COI.IIF,CTION9' OF A'S X - NDER G Dt - ATS.
0: MOM rIZ, during , my. undergraduate,
'course in deaf old Trinity, I .arose, 'intent
tipon atoning for past indolence by a hard
days reading, All • things seemed to favor
• m y purpose. The weatheribeing-damp and
gloomy, there was little:risk of. interruption
from a visitor; and my wild fellow-student,
Borrowes, who used so ofOn to break in, upon
mr •studies f having just taken rooms outside
cc!lege, -there was, concluded, no fear of
disturbance from him. Throwing' myself
back in my. chair, ma : placing my slippered
feetnpon the fender itt a state of delightful
;we, Iliad just •gnt fairly 'under way, when,
much to my annoyance, the. withered -
. old
...ron - who attended me entered, and placed
in letter in my hand. The 'address wasin
the hand:writincr ls of the young gentleman I
Jl aye just alluded•to. - And now a : misgiving
that my intentions were about to be frustra
ted gradually possessed Ne. My anticipa
tions were correct.. I open it ruttier testi
ly. and tialnd it to he an urment summons to
attend.inonediatply;at his Ititlg:ngs, where he
had made ai-rangerneats for atfOrdiag
and others an'entertainment
: of the . rarest
possible kind. Again I read hisnote ; and
as I thought of the merry hours we had spent
t*ther, my better resolutions, like Bob.
Acre's courage, began to ooze throu,- ; h my
fingers' ends.
What a piece of follycan the mad scamp
hare on hand 1" thought I, as I read the letter
through a third time. An insidiou, gleam.
of sunshine, at this critiCal moment stole
through the dusky window.
I must go and see." And, throwing
aside my hooks, I prepared to equip myself
for the walk.
Jack J3urrowes was, in th 9 cant phrase of
the day. a "fast;; young fellovi:, just emerged
fraina his teens: with plenty of money, but,
very little brains, who lived extravagantly,
_are champagne suppers, and had, in clause
.iiienee, a numerous circle of acquaintances.
His chief companion was a young man some
seven years his senior, who had been at Ox
ford, a seat or learning which, according to
his own, statement, he had voluntarily relin
quished for the more quiet haunts of the Irish
University.. Rumor, however, had it, that
4. had been expelled frOm Oxford; and that,
too; ..for offences of .. no .. venial character..-
There was something disadreeible, anriven
sinister, about him, which, despite his stud
ied efforts to please, rendered him an object
of very general dislike.-. Hia'ntlxn,e was
;Whitby, and this was .all that \ was really
known of him; for, though making frequent_
allusions to his . Oxford acquaintances, his
tone . was Vatnie'and obscure ; and be studious
ly evaded all: attempts /'to draw from *him
any particulars as to his past life.' ; He was
the companion and abettor ofyoung Burrowes
in all his wild and extravagant courses; and
such was the influence be had acquired over
his pupil, as I may term him, th.it the latter
had 'become a mere puppet in his . hands.
On arriving at Burrowe:s 7 . lodgings, I met
se.veralyoungfellows, invited, no doubt for,
the same 'object as myself; bt all as yet ig
nigant of the nature of the promised•amuse:
Merit. To our requests for enlightenment,
Biirrowcs opposed a steady resistance until
the. Whole Part* should have. arrived.
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" No." , said he, in reply to our. entrea' ties,
Frank Mahon is still due: - When he comes,
I'llinake a clean breast of it."
. And now all had assembled, and the mighty
~e cret was revealed. ' Whitby, as I had sus
pected;- had planned it; and it' was wolihy
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of its author. . . .
" We are going to treat you,7 . said Bur.
row.(is, - looking slyly at his tutor, "to a lark.
with, the governesses ;" and he- burst into a
I Qar of boyish laughter. •
," iluw T What can you mean?" wo de-
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Listen," said Whitby. " You know that
every da3% there are scores of governesses—
old aid young, plain and pretty, strong-mind
ed and simple—,seeking for employment.—
We hare niade-a selection from, the. newspa
3)ers, and written . to a dozen .of t ern, and
sent off answers to them through the post.—
All our -‘ elegant extracts' will call here to
day, at the different hours named. • We will
nieet them ititurns, add it we don't
.stri
fun out of them ; l will only say that.we are
ii , ,t good for much.
The ungentlemanly character of the Scheme
was so .apparent, that, young and thoughtless
as wewere,'it was received with coldness.—
,
Sonic; including myself, 'even :strongly
deinned .it ; but Whitby having ,persuadid
us that it, was a harmless freak, which would
be productive of the utmost gayety aiad
ainuseinent,lt was decided, at length, that
the joke, as lie termed it, sho,uld be played
out. 1-had been the first, to condemn it, and
file last to.yield ;•and, as a punishment
iui in obstinacy, it was voted that I should
have the first reception, or, as Burrower
termed it, "open the *mall."
We,had not long to wait, fair, many
• i tc• had passed, /ittle Torn Ilatchelf,. who
W 5 smoking-a segar in the balcony, tiiinounc
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"By George! she's magnificent.," said he,
"Six feet high, at least, with clogs."
The valet, why had been purposely placed
on the watch, conducted her upstairs, While
I, timid and nervous, feeling very much like
a fool, and very unlike a gentleman, repaired
alone to an adjoining rcx , m, to hold, my re
ception. Making due allowance for the clogs,
she was very tall, not young, and decidedly
the worse for wear. Bowing very stiffly,
she surveyed me from head to foot, evidently
waiting for me to speak: Not well knowing
what to say, I bowed her to a seat. An un
accOuntable fascination compelled me to keep
my eyes steadily fixed on hers, which, in their
turn, were fastened upon me, appearing to
read into my very soul. -There was a cool
self-possession about her which threw me fairly
out of the saddle. After some time she broke
silence :
"1 have received an ansWer," said see, " in
reply if, an advertisement of mine. Do you
know anything of it?"- and she, fixed her
large stony eyes upon mine.
"Oh! yes, I do," returned 1, feeling like
a'culprit beneath the. scowling eyes of Jus
tice.
"My name is Mngawley," continued the
".I .believe I am true to . the time
la4iy."
named."
" Oh ! quite putictual. .-,—r'errarkably so."
" PUnetuality, sir;" she added, " has .been
the guiding principle of my
\" That:filet, ma'am," I observed, " does you
much honor ; kis a letter of recommendation
in your fltvor."
I was going to add - more, but the faint
'sounds of suppressed laughter in the n;ljoin
ing.room banished it from my head, and
threw me once more into a• state of embar
rassment.. .
I am happy to find that you concur with
me on so important . a point . ," said the, lady.
"Finishing governess; ma'am ?" I asked,
not knowing well what to Say, yet anxious
to' exhibit aplomb. to - my critical companions.
"Yes, sir," she :replied, "a finishing gov
erness in the most
,extended sense of the
term. My studies, sir, have not Seen co
fired to the narrow limits which Etshion ht s
hitherto prescribed for the female. mind.—
The wide range of mathematics,. English in
fill its ramifications, the dead and modern
Languages—"
"Irish, of course?" I titriWly suggested.—
My chance shot: seemed tb take the lady
aback.
" Why—no," said she, after a, moment's .
pause, " - not,lrish. . it's :not, customary, nor,
is it, in fact, genteel."
"Ah there, you :see, is fashion," I- re
marked.
. Here, with a view of reassuring Mc as to
her capabilities, she entered into a minute
detail' of her acquirements, oVerwhelmingme,.
as , it were, with a torrent of words, nod pro
ducing, as she dui so, a voluminous roll o f
e.f
- whilst 1, smiling '
smirking:, and yawning by
urns, submitted to my fitte 'like a tiiartYr.L—
Heartily wishing for an opiiortiinity of bid
ding her good morning, yet noLknow.. , liow
to do so, a mode ortermiii:aing our interview
suddenly Occurred to me.
," Before we proceed.furth i er, nia'atn," said
I, "may I ask you one question ?" • '
• "Sir, a dozen—a hundred;" was the reply.
" Well, then, madam, will you inform t e,
are yo a married or a Angie lady ?"
Vie - question seemed to disconcert he .
and for a moment she, seemed to doubt my
seriousness; then, satisfied that I Vk as in
earnest; she answered—
"I am single, sib yet still hardly so.—
Nay, 1 may even say that lain Wedded."
" Oh ! you are engaged," said 1, rather
puzzled at her statement.. '
"I will explain," she- continue*. "
bly you think-1 -hate uttered a paradox, but
you. shall see, You must know, then, that
was born a literary character. My parents
are literary people. The one was the Bacon
of his day..tbe other was the De Stael of her
time. From my father. 1. inherited the love
of abstruse knowledge: 1 drank the classic
flame of ancient Greece with my mother's—''
ahem!—that is, I imbibed IL My life, sir,
has been a laborious one.. I.have been a de
vout worshipper at Minerva's shrine, and
have not wooed the goddess in yam. Thus
absorbed, I have not found thoughts of mat
rimony, in its actual sense. You see. before
ynu one who,..in common parlance, is unmar
ried, but who can yet lay 'claim to be . the
spouse of literat tire."
Here, to my.dismay, boisterous' roars of
laughter pealed and echoed again from the
adjoining room, Which I vainly strove to
smother by a feigned fit of toughing. •
" Madam," I replied on, regaining my com
posure, "1 regret to hear your statement, for
it deprives me of the •peWer.of engaging so
accomplished a lady." •
. " How so,". she, said, With .evident
pointment.
"The fact is, ma'am," said I, breaking into
a perspiration at this crisis of my fate and
speaking spasmodimilly, "the lady who re
quires the governess has sons—three young,
men of my own age—my cousins. • She has
the. - terror inherent, in all' mothers, of their
forming unhappy attachments and marrying.'
She will not . permit an unmarried lady to re
side in the, house, [here the laughter again be.
Came audible,] and' her instructions were to
select a marred lady and an elderly one.—
Could I possibly so far depart from my or.;
dcrs as to select so gifted and: accomplished
a lady as I have: the honor Of addressing-"
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"Ho ! ho! hoi." to my. inexpressible mis
ery roared the voices within—all efforts to
,cheek their laughter having apparently been
abandoned. And now the ,".spouse of liters
lure" rose with. 2 dignity; and . looked defiantly
around. while I, not knowing , how' to- act,
stood before her like a statue.. The cold per
spiration burst upon my tarehead . ; my tongue
became dry and thick, and;seemed paralysed;
1' could have wished the floor to have given
Way and buried me: beneath. The thought
of throwing•myself on my knees and implor-'
ing pardon' occurred .to Me when , as , if to
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add the climax to my'embarass ment; the Va
let—a boy of fifteen, a greater. scamp than his
master—entered, and presented the lady with
refreshment,' in 'the -shape: of a . .hiunper of
champagne, a renewed lava of laughter from
within' hailing, the,,feit as rone of exquisite
-drollery. There isbut !ape step from- the
sublime to .the ridieuloUS, iso -there is but a
harrow line dividing the grave from the gay ;
and, as I surveyed the secure before me; my
state of feeling underwent aYthorough revolt:-
titin and, regardless of consequence,joined
in die hilarity with a zest ,surpassing even
that of mycompanions.
H tFREEDO tamp G20©,11 1 7 aaarmv eaanWiEW7 amp vmomia."
MONTROE, JITURSDAY; SEPTEMBER , 3, 1857.
" Eh! What is the meaning of this?"
demanded the_ lady, looking ferociously
around.
Th e fact ia , ma'am" said I, attempting aft
explanation, but failing, and again breaking
into uproarious laughter.
"Hut,-tut•:—impudent, auddcious puppy !"
she exclaimed, dealing• me a blow upon the
cheek with her hard fleshless hand that brought
rue to my knee, and 'rang like' a trumpet
through my ears; then : tossing the tray out
of the servant's hand, and dashing the• wine
in his face, while the glass" fell in fragments
around, she strode majestically from- the
room, making a fearful, clatter with her clogs
as she descended;
My friends now gathered around me with
congratulations on the creditable Manner with
which I had acquitted
.myself; while smart
ing with pain—for my cheek burned as if •it
had been recently blistered—l endeavored to
appear cheerful, and to share in their
"That- was a remarkdble old monster,":
said Sheridan, one of our party. •" I wonder,
what kind of divinity mine will be !"
• " I hope she wont have as hard a hand as
: my friend," I 'exclaimed, pressing my hand
to my cheek.' •
"My. turn next," said Whitby, rubbin! , his
hands gleefully together; .. and I think I . '
can
promise you a little: variety ;" and, producing
a newspaper from his pocket, he read : "A
ynialg lady' from the country, who has been
educated on the continent." " My tastes are.
exotic," said he, folding up the paper. " Two
is the hour named, so I suppose we shallliaVe
her here directly. People in want of.trmploy
went are usually punctual ;1' and 'ended
with a short;tlisagreeable laugh.
Ere long the wound arrival was announced.
\Vu took our places in the frotit drawing,'
room, and the, " oung lady from the coml.
twnt," was showy into the adjoining room,
one of the folding doors beim , b left partially
open to enable to witness the Interview„---
A glance convinced us Wit she was not the
denizen of a city. • Glowing, with health,
pretty. and piquaa le, and, above all. possess
log that charm of youth to which the French
have applied the phrase, " beanie de diable,'?
she impressed us at. nee with admiration,
and (such is the power beauty). witlFa full
sense of our dishonorable and untnahlk - cTiff:.
duct.
What, a ;lovely girl," •
whisper.-
"Is she not beautiful !" xelaimcd another.
"By :lOW we are actin' a shabby part."
As for tne,l spoke not, but, vowed internally
that it'- Whitby attempted to insult- her I
would fell hi in to the floor, for I felt, for the
tine, endowed with treble strength. • For a
few moments she stood irresolute,iexpeding,
doubtless, to see the lady -who, as she sup.
posed. had written to her, while Whitby
an impudent air, yet looking rather
sheepish withal, stood silent before her.
There was Mat peculiar..dignlty about the
y.inn , girl which c‘er attends purity and in
mieenee, when accompanied by good sense.
1 h e bold tu.ul felt awed . : his tactics were de
.l:ln:ling that 'no lady appeared, and
that Whitby still remained silent, she asked,
in a slightly foreign . aceent„ to see the lady
who wished to engage a governess.
" Oh, v es-your ad v e rti se men t—ya—s,"
returned -Whitby, smiling, as he n.) doubt
thought, with a most fascinating expression.
" Please—ah—my dear; to take a seat.".
Astoun t led at this familiar address, she
looked at bin): haughtily and in silencer
. " Why—ah," continued Whitby-, running
is hand through his hair, " it is_ not exactly a .
a lady—it is I who require a governess."
" You r she returned, in a tone of cutting
thought you were the footman."'
4.ati ri ;
. • 114're, no doubt to Whitby's discomfiture,
we .oNned with a - most provokinglitter:
.S;o, ray child, you inistake," continued preh'enslon on his part was wholly unneeess
he, "I am a gentlennin—a sad and lonely ary. . ..
one—who wishes for some rose-hod . like It is not my intention to go • thrnu gh Alto
yourself to breathe on him her. fragrance,' to details of the - encounter, Or to initiate my_
lead his wayward heart to. Nirtue„ to be his readeri into the mysteries. of " hoziana,"
guide, his mentor, his governess." . . - • which, happily, the refinement and good taste
This insolent speech - so astonished the ' of the present age has rendered a sealed book
young lady, that -for some time she stood to almost every one.. It will be sufficient' to
perfectly still; then, hearing onr.voiccs in the say that, after a contest of nearly half an
next, apartment ; she indignantly demanded .hour, during which neither the superior
an explanation. . • - strength-nor the dogged pertinacity of Whit-.
"Div dear young lady, will you -be seat-. by -- were a match fir the science and activity
ed, and hear me?" returned Whitby. . lof his younger oppnfient, the former—bleed
" Dear young lady !" she repeated, loon- lug, disfigured, - and disconifitted, lacking the
temptimusly; while proudly tossing herhwid, excitement of our symnathics, which. were.
are looking, as I thought, more - beautiful now . undisguisedly with young Martin—
thinrever, in the indignant scorn with which l threw himself into a seat, dropped. his hod
she rc..garded 'Whitby. - .. .. • - upon the table, and exclaiming, ." Have I.
"Yes, deirrest!" he continued, inward!y en- i \ -then, no friends left !", actually cOmmeneed,
. raged with her. "Only listen to me and Ito sob like a child.
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suffer,ine.to explain ;" then approaching her, i The salutary lesson vie had Just 'witnessed
he seized her hand and attempted to press it had a wonderful effect in .bringing our'minds
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to his. lips. - to a due appreciation of the dastardly plot
I could resist •no longer. "This is outrag- i to w.hich we had lent ourseiyes—the charms
eous!" 1 cried, and darting forward, I tore of the young lady, its victim, tending.eonsi4.
him from her. side and - . hurled him to a ills-lei-ably to induee this conviction. The
.secue,
taut part of the room. Recovering himself I - was now becoming awkward. • 'l' could ' only
gin an instant; he became deadly pale, and,. I conduct the young lady and her:brother
''and
at. me with an expression of anger 1 dow&the staircase, with. many and sincere
'''.and malignity I - shall never forget, he follow- [ expressions of the deep sorrow . which I felt
ed the young lady into the room we had just, for tiny participation in this mot unfortunate
occupied. If his object was to preYent her freak. Younf , Martin bore his laurels meek
from- raising an alarni he was too late; for i iy;, and; as we :parted ; handed me his card,
rushing to the open window, she sercained•;_at adding his assitranee of the pleasurehu would'
the height - of her voice, L.! lie! Ilieliard, come feel if I would call upon them. Asi grate
up here!" and in - a moment afterward' a fully pressed the hand which the young Indy
noise was heard like the bursting open 'of a offered me, I felt that I was forgiven. '.
ball door, and the per.son summoned dashed
into the room: Jle was a 'tall, fresh-colored :-. Intent upon following up i the - acquaintance,
thus inauspiciously commenced, I paid a visit'
lad; about nineteen, his likeness at once pro
claiming.him as the' brother of thete my .new friends ,on the following day.
girl -
i to whose assistance he bad come. .
young We Soon' became very intimate, and so sac
did' I ingratiate myself with the
" What's wrong, Nelly ?" he asked inipa. lovely Ellen, that before a year had - passed
tiently, in - a. tone redolent of the' 'far West. thad_obtained from her'apro - tnise, which was
His sister, clinging to his artn, rapidly .- de-' fulfilled, - *hen, in two years afterward, she.
tailed what had occurred, while' the young i merged her own name in that nt Mrs.-- n .
man, seeming -to swell with rage, glared geveral years have passe d since then,fleet-'
11 around him, like a-panther determined to at. I ry and happily. I will only add, hi confidence
tack, but uncertain upon whorti:to make th,e 0
to ray readers, that before lone! I think it not
first spring.. - . • .
. improbable that I may again, and more le
" Who dared to_ insult you thus?" at gitimately, be employedin the task of " on
lfngth he asked. 'gaging a governess."
. "That man," she' replied, pointing to ...
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Whitby. • Then; overcome. with excitement
and :With the sense' of the outrage reffered to
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her, she •burat into passionate tears. • •
Roused at her grief,,,the brother disengaged
himself from her arm, then, with quivering
lip and dilated nostrils, his eyes seeming to
flash .fire, he advanced toward the 'offender
who, though evidently ill at
,ease; endeavored
to appear calm and collected.
" Su you are in want of a governess,"said
the youth, advancing. toward Whitby. and
grasping with his left hand the lapels of his
coat..
Hands off, rascal ! or you sballrepent it,"
roared Whitby.
" Rascal !" exclaimed the youth, indignant
lythen raising the stout cane which he car
ried in his right hand, he applied it about the
shoulders of the other with 'a three that must
have cut to the : bone. - •
interim; a yell of Mingled rage and agon'
the latter dashed his clenched hand into his
opponents face; they grappled, and rolled to
gether on the carpet. The young lady, who
had now recovered her composure, to our
great surprise, contemplated the scene before
her with the utmost satisfaction, and appear
ed only anxious that her brcither shonld prove
the, victor.
.ller tears, like an April shower,
soon dried, and gave place to sunshine.
In a few moments we separated them, but
found it impossible to keep them asunder.
Their blood was up, and they were 'madly
anxious to rush at each other. Whitby
stormed .and - raged like an angry . tiger ; the
other
,acted like a young par,thcr who had
just tasted blood, and- was sere of his Prey.
Whitl)y, who. was a strong, well.grork 11 man,
was wont t4-boast of-his strength, and prided,
himself on being a pat rbit of the ring. He
was something of an amateur, too, and:hand.
led "the gloves" %kith some dexterity. Ex
asperated. at the audacity of the youth who
had thus dared hini, he determined to visit
him with condign chastisement; probably,
too, he felt that his reputation was at stake,
and that his influence over Ilurj.owes depend
ed Upon his suce•es,sful . termination ofthe con
kit..
." I'll give the lad such a dressing," said
he in confidence to those near him, " as he'll
rememberall the days of his life. I'll send
him whining homeward like a beaten eur."
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in truth, this res ult. was only what we ex
pected. So , was I impressed- with the
inequality of the . contest, that I declared it
should nut be proceeded with, and threw my
self between them to prevent a collision.
My efforts, ho w ever, were unavailing.
' "This, sir, is my. concern," said the lad,
maddened with my effOrts to restrain him.
" Believe me, at before I have done with
him, I'll use 14m to regret the day - he Off
ered an insult to the blood of the' Martins."
" But you are a mere boy," said 1,." while
he is aluli grown Man."
U Don't mind that," returned he,. indulg
ing in a short dry laugh, in which, to my sur
prise, his si'ter jdined. Only- see filir play;
and•l anti satisfied." .
The fact ..was, that the young lad, being
fresh frian school, where, in those days, box
ing was still in fashion, was a perfect master
of the pugilistic art..and, though inferior in
size and strength, was vastly superior to the
other in agility, and in vigor of lungs, •
I could only yield, atiil, determined to see
fair play, assumed to myself the position of
second to young Martin, heartily • wishing
him seecess, And ..now commenced one of
the most exciting scenes I have ever witness
...a. teray• g“."llc4;vicmie
reine, but a chill °fin-Jure, with strong feel
ing,s and strong resentments, seemed to take
as deep am interestasourselvm In the con
fusion of the moment, her bonnet had fallen
off, allowing. her. •dark, luxuriant hair, to fall
around in graceful tresses. We now : saw
that, although in stature. aorilan, she• was
little more than a child in years: Intent up.
on the scene before her, passionately resent
ing the insult offered to her, and quite uncoil .
scious of our wonder at the act, she contin
ued to animate her brother with voice and
marked one in n
gesture; doubtless as, when children together,
she had often. before eneoilraged hint hi his
juvenile feuds. .
" Nvw. liichard, don't spare him ! Give it
to him ‘." she cried. •
. " Don't fear,,Nelly-; keep, back," returned
the .brcither,•dexterouslyparrying Whitby's
blows, and sending in his own with. a skill•
and precision which convinced Erie that ap
.
Tuirms.- , -=Thanks, 0 Lord, for all that
thou hast ereatedieemmont'.lltailks for the
"blue heavens, the sun, the stars, the murmur
ing waters, and the shade of
,embowering
oaks—thanks for' common'. flowers of the. r '
fields, the gilly flowers of the wall's; thanks
forAlte gongs - of the -linnet, and the hyinns of
the nightingale—thanks for the perfumes of
theair, and the sighing of We winds among
the trees—thanks for the magnifieent clouds.,
gilded by the sun at its setting and rising,—
thanks for love the most common 'Setteunenf
l of all4---thanks for all the lomutiful things thy
.itupendous.bounty has made comruon.Al
- Karr.
Ibr the Independent Reps!,limn.
IN THE COUNTRY.
IN New MilfOrd's Vale of beinity,
Girt with mountain, rock, and.tNe,
If a minstrel can be mtite - he • -
Might ai well no minstrel be: ,
For the sun in his long journey ,
Through the Summer's sultry sky,
Whereaoc'er his face may turn, he
• Sees not with his radiant eng •
lIMs upheaved in grandergrouprag,
Lovelier meadows at their base—
..
While through melt-glens sIo lj scooping
Silver brooks their cool way tracer-. '
White-Walled homes and green lanes leadint
Deviously to shady dells; •
Flocks along the hill-sides feeding
To the music of their bells!
Guests, . •
we sojourn with "'Squireßarnum"
At the "Milford-Pale Hotel,"
And their souls and senses are numb
Who" may not conte,gmd dwell •
'Neath the roof his presence graces, —,
With his wealth of old-time lore; -
While kind hearts and fair young flees
Greet you at the open door!
Itread-and-milk and bread-and-butter!
Gods!—ye who on nectar dine—
Speak hot, for ye cannorutter - • •.
Words so gloriou., so divine !
Deep, wide bowls, with rich milk brimming,
Where the star-bright berries ha:
Wheaten loaf-cuts lighoz: swimming •
In the tamhous creams sea!
Slice the bread-loaf broad and' even,
Round and round, and thick or thin—
John and Juliti,.Jane and Stephen,
Take your places and begin.
Spread ! the yellow, the delicious !
Plenty reigieth,. never fear— •
Ifunran kindness cannot wish us
Lot more blest than to be here! D. W. C
A NEW BEDFORD JOKE.
A beautiful young lady, froth anothor part
of Massachusetts. was making a visit at a
-friend's, in the pretty town of New Bedford,
famous then as now for whalers, rich antr
a:aim, perinaeeti candles, and winter strain
ed oil. One day this fair visitor was delight
ing one of the young dealers in these articles
by allowing him to show her all over his
well-stocked .establishment, and by taking- a
very .deep interest in all that she mat there.
She was particularly pleased with the pie-
Qresque style in which the clear white, pol-
Uhed candles were packed in their boxes.
In a tont: of raillery, the young merchant
said to' his visitor: "Take ono of the boxes
you admire so much home with you." " Are
you in earnest?" asked the fair belle. ".Of
eourse," was the reply ; "if you will take one
of them. .home vilh your own, hands, you
Shall have it." " That'sn bargain," said she;
" I'll call in half an hour for my candle.."
The box she selected ( weighed some fifty
pounds.
Punetnally at the time appointed, and it
was mid day, when everybodiVas astir in
• 7., 44,A...0w1, terwrir o r NON' ,-•.on,s
tradesman as told by his clerk that there
was a lady at the door waiting to take home
the:candles she had selected. " She is in a
Carriage of course," said he. "No sir," was
the repiy, " she is walking, and alone." ;
He went down to the front door of his es
tablishment, and there stood his fiar custom
er, with one 'of those straw carriages that
nurses take babies to ride in, and.all ready to
fulfill her bargain. " Come,"said she," hurry
up my candles !"
Tke merchant saw he was caught in a trap .
of his own setting, so he nut the best face
.upon the matter, and ordered the fifty pounds
of number onespermacefies to be delivered to
the lady, who having. tucked up the box care
fully with coverlid and .blanket, as if it was
a baby she was treat:tag to an afternoon air
ing, drew - it triumphantly through the streets
to the house where she was staying; not one
of the nuinerodus ..ci f hvisnintaxteuma aux- -a-nat_;
the way halving the remotest idea that : her
burden was any thing but herrhostess' baby.
" What a pretty thing it was," said one of
them, to take baby
out to Tide to-day I" But the true story soon
got out, and the laugh was decidedly against
the gallant gentleman who dealt insp6rma
ceti.—.Y. 0. Picayune.
'MR. CIIARLIS SUMNER. u ENGLAND.—Mr:
Sumner is here at Maurigy's Hotel, in Re-
gent street: I have not - yet seen - him, but
some friends tell 'mehe is looking very
No Arneri&th has ever been morepopular in
England than 'Mr. Sumner, and hci:Ait pres
ent floating on the top Wave or seei
•ety. I heard the other day a good story of
hiSarrival here. . He entered his narogypon
the book as simply . " Mr. Samner,'Won,"
and• - was accordingly, set down by the host
and his flunkies as an ordinary travelter.-- . .
The next morning one of 'the latter came to
Mr. Sumner's' room in some excitement, and
said, "Lord Broughant:issdown stairs; Sir,
asking for You." , -To the waiter's amazement
Mr. S. quietly said, without exhibiting the
least surprise:." Very welt; show him up."
Not long afterward the former came. still
more excited, "Sir; the Lord - Chief :Justice
has called, and he asks for you!"' "Show
him up,"- was again the cool reply. After
his Lordship had. departed the 'waiter came
once more, bewildered and a little'aggrava,
ted: "Sir, Sir, She Lord Chatwellor of
Eng
land has called to see you!" • "Show him
- up," repeated - Mr.. S. .Theie astonishing
facts were.no doubt- at once 'communicated
to the landlord, for the next day's Mikring
Pose announced the arrival of." His Excellen
crthe Honorable Mr. Sumner" at Maurigy's
notel.--Buyard Taylor. •
.
• Ltrit. --Lifit.is -no, speculative venture with
those WhO fee Lits value and duiiei. It has a
deeper pUrpose, and its path becomes distinct
and easy in proportion as it-is earnestly:and
faithfully, pursued. The rudest or the most
refined pursuit, if adapted to the wants and
capacities of the pursuer, has a truth; .a beau
ty, and a satisfliction: All ships on the
ocean are not steamers or packets, but all
freight-bearers; fitted to their ta.sks,.and the
smallest shallop tiobly fulfils it/
,rniasiOn,
"while it pushes _ en towards its destined' port,
'nor shift's its course beeitifse' Liter' grafts. est
reer'in Other pointit of the compass. 'Let
man right himself on the ().ein . of
Let him learn whether he 18 by nature ash:il
lop or a ship ; a coaster or 'an ocean crosser;
and then freighting himself according to his
capacity and the market he should seek, fling
his sail to the breeze, riding with wind and
tide, if they go on his course, but beating Tea- .
mutely against them if they cross his path.
',Lave a well chosen and defined purpose', and
pursue it faithfully, trusting in God, ,and all
will be well.
; -- 7 7- A blithe heart ninks§ a blcx,n►i vi e.
H. H. FRAZ.IER, 3'. NO. 34.
New Anecdote of Randolph
ARTHI.:II Livermore, of New Hampshire
and John Randolph, of Roanoke, -Virginia,
were both marked melt in their way, and both
members of the House of Representatives in
Congress, to - her. Mr. Randolph was a man
of overbeMi . pride and gre.at houfeur Of dq
meanor, and tone who Could not, with any
tolerable degree of good grace, brook opposi
tion; and whose ire was aroused. to the last
degree by defeat:, ' Mr: :Livermore had not
been subject to the same degree of 'aecidenEil
nd artificial stimului of pride mid arrogance ;
but his spirit \ 'was scarcely more submissive
than that 'of his lordly compeer.. Above all
things, be disdained to be trampled upon by
In arrogant despotism, roused to the most
impudent excess by the. habit of dotnination
in the daily relations of life. Livermore bad
One day made a subversive onset upon one
Of Randolph's favorite - pieces of invective
irony and playful slang, which, ho oways de
lighted to deal out for the amusement of 'the
House, and which. consumed more time and
afforded less light than ought to have been
.
expected from a gentleman :of such distin.
guished ;Arany as are, and :al
ways-were, by. common consent, -awarded to
the hero of Roanoke._ . Randolph turned upon
Mr. Livermore with more .than bis ordinary
measure of gall and bitterness ; among other
things, culling-him repeatedly,." the member
from Vernzonl,".a State,at that time, of some
what dubious estimate in the coinpanionship
of the original thirteen. Livermore, not a
Whit abashed, rose on the instant ,and did .
battle so effectually u.s.utterly to detnolishall
Johnny's glittering' sgap - bubbles, all the time
referring to him a" 4 s" the Worthy mettibek
from Rhode Island."• He said, he objected
to that gentleman, even, privileged as be,bn
doubtedly was, riding - rough:shod over :the
heads of his asseciatessolthe House Writhlhe.
imperturbable cOolfiess. with which he swung
along the streets in his poach, and sir! '
John arose and indignantly disclaimed as
suming any. such b . aronial airs as had been
attributed to him by, by, "the honorable
member from New Hampshire;" and-at the
top. of his • shrieking. voice.declared ho never
drove more than two, on any occasion.
said Livermore : "I repeat . a coach and
six—two horses, two niggers,.andhoo. dogs 1"
• This sudden expose of the usual retinue of
Mr. Randolph, brought dawni the house , hi:
such hearty roars of laughter that be did not
deem it prudent to, enter into any, more
tended explanations •on that,,occasion ;, and
he seldom afterward invited,the strictures of
Mr. Livermore, whom he thenceforth denim•
mated,. "my excellent friend from , New .
Hampshire." . •
How to AsAid a Bad Husband.
. .
1. .Never marry for wealth: A =:wpmaA's .
ett4'4 , consisteth not_ jn,,the things she possess
h
2. Never marry a fop, or one who struts
about dandy in his gloves and:ruffles ;
with ,sil Ver cane, and rings 'on his fingers, who.
loafs about and is never seen:working: Be-'warel .there is a trap.. . . .
.3. .Nevermany, a niggard; close-fisted.
mean sordid Wretch, who saves every. - .penny,
or spends it grudgingly.: Take awe jest he
stint you to death,
. .
,4. Never marry, ajtranger
: or One .whose
character is not known or .tes;od. Some fe
males' jump right into the fire, with. their,
eves wide open. -,• 1 - •
5.. Never marry a mope - Of -drone, one
who .drawls and draggles 'through life, one
foot after another,'and' lets : things. take their
own . course. „ .
G. Never marry a an who treats bis
mpther or sister.:unkindly or indiffercntly.
Such ireatrnent is a .sure indication of n little ?
mean man. " ;
7. Never'on'anY iiceaprit parry. a ganglier,
a profane , person, one who in the least speaks
lightly of God. Such a man can, never make
a good.husAppad. • • . -„.
8. Never marry a sloven, a man who is
negligWit of l dressi s l . lo z.Lis ifi7his
habits. Tile external- appearance is an index
to ,the heart. - 'l'
9.. Shun the rake as sn ake, a 'viper; a
very * demon, _
19.. Finally, never marry a mart who is
addicted to the. use of ardent'spirits. Depend
upon it you are better off alone;. than , you ,
would be, were you tied , to. a man whose
breath is pointed, and whose vitals , are being
gnawed out by alehohol. , •
In, the choke of a wife, take the obedient
daughter •of a good niother.,
. ,
, STRYCiI is PcooucEO.—The .
source from whence this poison, which has
gained so world=wide a celebrity. 'recently,:
is Obtained ;Is thiis noticed' in Diel:eas'. frOuse 7
, Words : 7 - 7 , . • • .:
•
In Ceylon,' and sevcral.distriets.Of
grenti . s a moderate,sized tree4ith.thick,,shm-,
log leaveti", arid,a:,shUrt, '0604, stem.. ! In
the fruit. season,•it is "readily recojzoiOd.by,
its : rich, orange-colored berries, about a. 4 large
as:,gelden pippins. ',The" rind- is. hard -.nod
smooth,-and covers a white. soft. pulp, the fa:
vorite food of Many. kind of birds, within
Which are: . - the.flat, round seedS,,net an'inek
in diaMeter.asli-gray col6r,'and covered with .
very silky hairs. The Germans fauey they
tan = disccover a resemblance in them; t 4 .grey',
'eyes, and call •theth • .crow's eyes, but- the,
likeness is purely imaginary. ~.The trep•is
the strychnine nex voinica and the'nUt is the
deadly, poison .nut. The' 'latter ,was early
used . * a. Medicine hy•the liindoos, and, 'As
nature and . 'properties
. :undtrstool
tal 'doctors long before" t was knoWn..to..tir,
tign nations. ."
.anct:" fl d""
are:: tw o lot r itS It,, stated
'that 4.prqsent the natives of
,ffit . tdoostatt
of
ten take it for many months continuously,
iii Mu* the sarne:fnanner as opiniu-caters 4
eat 'opium:. They COT:Menge'. with,taking the.,
eighth''Of a nut a day, and gradually increw43.
• their,alleWance to An .e.ntke, nut, i vrbich"woUld,,
be Abut twenty grains.:' If they.eat.directly
• before or after food, no Unpleasant effects dru„
prothiced ; but if they 'neglect tlikr . ec.44qc,.
spasms result. .
SAPS MAN aisteintherat
explosion, .on. a We.sterti river, •a •passenger
was thrown unhurt into ther.viiitet'att
once struck• Out Mistily int' the slitirc, blowing
like a . porpoise all ' the whik.• 'He reaChed
thebaiik almost exhausted, and was. , caught
IV a 'lly . -sta'tider s , acid drawn - out; - panting.
" Well; Sa`od his friefid,'“lifia 'a
hard titne.'eit' l ' Ye-y "es,'pre-pretty''lnirk
co n siderin''.'' Wasn't doin' ' it for.myself.tliin
! was a 'werkin' for one .0'• them Insuranee
Ites in. New - York. Got' a policy on DV - life,
and I wanted to save them. I didn% care."
:.11,0-4ko •..,emu.
EN
'
...
A' Lesson to n Scolding Mother.
A little girl who had witnessed 'the per
plexity of her mother on a certain occasion
when her fortitude gave way under severe
trial, said :
Mother does God ever fret-oi scold
The query was so , abrupt and 'startling it
arrested the mothet's attention., almost with a
shock. -
Why,- Liztie, what makes you ask that
question in
"..Why,.God is..tood—you know you used
toga' him the Good '.Dan when') was little
t---and I should like to know if be ever. scold
ed." . - • • • _
,-. "No, child, no.". . ' ~
, .
. L.‘ Well, I'm glad he don't; for icording al..
3vays.yonkes me feel so bad, even if it is not•
me , in. fault. I don't think I could love God
much4he scolded," _ • . .
. .
• The Motherfelt rebuked before her simple
chitd:. Never - had she heard as forcible a
lecture on the evils of'scolding. The words.
of -Lizzie sank deep in - her heiot, awl she
turned away from- th 6 innocent face of her
little one to hide the tears that_ gathered in -
her Children are quick observers;
and Lizzie, seeing the 'eireets . of her words,
hastened to inqpirO:
-*. " Why. do. =you cry, Mother ? Was- it I
naughty lor me• to- ask SO many, questions?"'
"Ni),llove, -it was all, right. -1 was. only
thinking how bad I am to scold. so mud),
When. my girl cotild hear and be troubled •
about it.
"0, no, mamma ; You are not - bad ; . you are
a good mamma;. only I wish there were not
so ninny bad things to make..you fret and
talk like you . did just .now. 'lt Makes inc
feel away, from you So far as if Le.ould net
Come near you as I can when you smile, and
are kind, and
. o,_l fear I sometimes shall . :be
put "off so far I never can '6.0; baek again."
• " 0 Lizzie do not - say th;t;" . said 'the 'moth -
er„ unable" to suppiieSict he team. that h a d been
struggling in her *eyes, The 'child wondered
what could so affect her.parent; but insane-
Iti . vely seeing 'that it 'was case' requiring
. pympatthy, she put her little - arms about her
neck and whispered
Mamma dear, no, make you cry do
1 . 0131 ?".
. .
"0, yes; I love you inure" tban Lean - tell,"
'replied the - parent "clasping her child 'to her
bosom., • "And try and,.nlier
again before" my Ilttle senfratrve child." - --•
10 0; lam so Mad. - leitn - get' So near you
when :you don't seold ~.
you know .
mother, I alWays wani ti to love you so.much." •
This was ate effectual and the
moth
"er. felt the torte of that passag,e4of scripture, ..
" Qut Of the moutlts.of.babestlia.ve 1 ordained.
strength.!' She,never,seoldeditgain.
"NOTHING TO .D.w.r---A ',spirited little
.ISro thing to hd.s- Lui.dm • pci -
lithed iti.reply to Ono . - previously published,
called ",Nothing to Wear ' m: find ' alieut , the
authorship of which quite .adispute has arisen.
'The following..froni Nothing.to will
give. some idea orits quality. It was wriiten
by a - lady of
,NeW , Yci,rk, who is likely to
know somethig of the'lnotives that actuate
ladies in dre'Ssmg so extravagantly: It thus
lefs us . into the *secret
"And the cause of "this dr6ising - whisper to you,
to please the• young tomiltho have nothing to.do?
'Tis a fact undisputed front Pekin to claaix,
That-the taste Of the men is the guide for the ladies.
And the idols of rasltion . would.shortly expire,
If Maid - de:races would cease to admire ; -
And Pask those who reliSc4 from natural law 4, -
107iirh shoe/le/A.ll belporcd—ihr (fat or the cause!
,The'question is fafrly put, and now let the
gentlemen give . such pructicll answer,. as
their honest judgment may dictate, If ;they
really like- wide-circling skills, and a " !Tat
tering-tat than
41.4.-y ao a good, sensibleond userifl — wton*„
chtd with•simple grace in such fabric as 'mod
ernte means can command,.why then let there,
contintie to - ad nitrei- the' 'present flowing fash
ions, and encourages. the ladies to "go
But Said the ifrork.' - - - .Lenersstee Times. •
. The . followingincident .was .narrated
to Lieut. Peekwith, of the •Pacific..A4ailroad
•Expeditien - party, b y a- Delaware Indian
gitide, - aa they - were ! traVersing:a ircluntain
pass which.waS:marked by. numerous .gullies,
and no . was
rit - ,midnight;decotripanied - by'his sqUasibnly,
,bOth'tkielinted upon.the - , same horse, imd, the .
,night so dark - that he'entild neither ;see' the
outlines of . the' 'hills _ nor the *ground :. ,his .
!horse's feet, when he -. a. sefind (Which
he imitated)'so slight. as-to 'be seareCly . per-.
•eeptible to an Indian's edr, of an arrow -
!led in the hand, striking once" =only * with 'a
slight tick 'against a hoot. Steppiug;he could
hear nothing, but instantly - disntounted—hia
squaw leaning down. upon, the. horse; that she -
trught no„pn,ssibility
.be. seen—and placed
his ear to . !the, ground,. when -116 heard the
silluOlcitnuicre.peAted, hut: - a few. feet distant, -
- and was tberefore,satistied that. , how e v im
ninent the itteger, he had. not yet
_been seen
onheard, l'errno.lndiatt would
_make -such .r.i...
%noise at., night
. in ; approaching - his: !•fee.; he.
therefere, instautly . arose , and took: his horse
to: big- 'month, to . lessen
the elninee! - of his Junyingt,er, Whniniirig, and
'one, hundred and seventy ~ O f,his deadliest en
the- Sionx ,
party; fil ed past
him within - arni's reach -- While 'remained
imobsvryed.'' , . -
EMI
Long. Branch corresliondent of the'Ti
ton ariejo giver -ac'eomittif a. rebn ead iri
istered- to
..a partyi of ' fashionables at that
' Plaice. • -Gov. Newell, of. New-Jersey, and
him wife; `hiving arrived t - Mansion'
Hduse- just at. the dinner 110 , 1 r, el itered the
'dining hall before Mrs: changed - .her at
j tire. . 4 !.Che party , alluded tolhtirtediately,not ,
I. knowing , her; made audible:lei - harks on her'
- appearance,. and .'spoke indignantly, because
: 4 the• waiters, to whoni Goy. N. 'was .
liwaited-on 'him?: insulting nllusion
.were , made in the table-conversation:- • In th ,
pvtitto,- when Mrs. N. appeared in the pat , -
tor in full. dress, she - was saluted by; n kr,entl, ,
Man w ho. happened to be a. friend. of the I
'did in the fashioptble-party, and who,stfh.
..Sequently on; their 'inquiry ;Infortned' thei ,
who Mrs. N. WM.. • They immediately , selt .
abject apologioa r which she telt:sot to receiv , ..-:
'nut our heti:mut of personal .:refehttrterit; .but
'because their conditet . :exhibitOlthein• d 9 pAr
sons. .
pol, tittea,,ko .asseckatu . genuine.. la
dles and- We . wOuld nut tyieOf4niz.e. thein as
4 •. .
'Such.' - . -
. .
. ,
ha - -stri k S And in an
ger', is like• a man-who. strikes tho
the' consequences of the'lll6w,Sre sae to fly:
up in his own_f:►ee. • •
UZI
? k .
EL
II