Republicali'Steam Punting Office,
In Hawks . & talbrops' Building, t t stain+
BUSINESS CARtIS
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S. H. Sayre,dic lEtrotho.r,.: ,
A rL(NlTACTCßEßE , utltilllCrkstlnvt,Capthworankip4st.r.,
..,11:Tirtaud SLnt Iron Ware, Agricultural Implertienta,m4 Dealt
'n Pry Goods. Grucerieu, CruckerT..tc.
kluarrose, 9ctot.ror, 139. -
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John Groves, • IF,
TAF•IIIONA RLE TAILOR. :Atop or.posltC " Rirobllol^ St*
Pentlog
Muzlra.C.,ll'a.. Oct. 1.5,1C:4.10
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, . Dr. C. Haliey, ' '', ,'• • .
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i IiTYSICtAri A`Ali SURGEON, tenders hitt proleAddtal r PerfiCOß,
to tilt at Izens.rNtottnNe Allli vicinity. Mee my+ Store <ld. Ly-
,•• 1 - San. Sairds' at Mr. Etheridge'', +ntwee,ptibberttlh 1959.-tf
P. Reynolds ; '
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rI,AsIIIONABLE TAILOR: Shop To 1... v" dnerd-rlfSegile's .
H. itt
I. comer n'nu, Montrose, I. - ,' ,
Mot.trote. October 1; E...:,,,..-tr !, 1
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• • Dr. , Vir..e. Rail;
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11311YSICIAN 'AND SeRGEON. haring iocatedthtmielf in .
Au
- burn Centre. la =Ay Pi attend to all the 'cans I,lllpmfoulan
•:eiteular attention given In the tnitenent et Chen* D4aaeo.
Acv Cenyee. ii .q. Co. Pa.. Sept. 1. 1K.9.41,141!.!
Drs. Blakeslee
11 A.VING. a...dated theri.ereo ruder the al. - we :Cane far thoproi.
oration of the; entles of their rrprotelan reel hdlg offer their
era lonl rentroo to the Invalid public. 'o,lllre ati;the reetlence
la.. Mater-kr. midway bettrcon the elitagra ct sprirville DIIIIOCk.
.C r s. anrsn:
April '
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- 7' ,
• . J. Dußois,
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.T r %T . IPE OF VIT. IT Arf: and commtFsioNtlt.cmmps
Le the f•es,te M Nor tittrk, at tircal Bend. Sut4. Cu., Pa.: • -
Lirest 11611. At N. 15.0.-ly - ‘ '? - '
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A.: A. ]all,. J
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- 01 - ';lNiciTUEß:.,,,aniPil. lg. In t'n'ltndtf ii .0*
New. NI Mont,- ra.: An 4. :i., 2 :‘?.-.2f - .i . t .1
• ' , Bacon. it Weeks,
I)}i , krlirl.nO .
.'„''g,, , .1.„k•ri.':..„!„..G.r. - . - ,,an - r , „}i'vg.l:7l4) Prat
n. Apple,. 13errtes; Prune., Pre.ervoi: 011,4 n., Forcvster.
shin: Sauce.. 1 , 14..nr.1a, Lard. Tatow, Fork,
Z.IR•r - Of - • •
lloptrom., Auguel 2{. 15.11..41
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P. Lints,' - .! i' • '
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:, °•ItIONARI,E... TAILOR,' lirtok Rock , Deft d .4 „
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Co's Mere. Moittrek... Px. • i
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M.atrose, July V '
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• . Henry C. Tyler, 4. • '
In, F:ALER in - Dry Bands, Brocreie, l'Aibryllas.Yankee Ik:otitis's.
g / Boots and Shoes, Shovels =id rolim Stolle MallikW4Xdri.
Ka Te and Brooms. Bead of Naft.alp.4 s rublie dftnue.
31 on* rost,,., Pa.. June .& ISL).-iy
Wilßani H. Cooper .& Ca.,
BANKER', SUeettnenen to POST, CooPEIt 4.:to.,lmn n t
I. Office one door east from rode Store. Tqrnplict Street.
n• a . Iir:VITO. corrsn_ . -
!Wens DIUNN.I.A
.110141.01.1.011111e9, 15.59...tf. - , .
-•• H. Oarratt, - 4
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IttrITOLESALE amt RETA IL REALER-In FDDrii. GRA TN.
V SALT, An., Ntw Stitrosto, roorrilPratt's Utter.
1V:11 keep eonst.ttly on hand the beet• tonna% or FIT, hp thr,
or . hundrocl turrellt at the loleett tnirket prico., al Sp.lt by
the Cugle Barrel or Load. All order., from Mer<tants mM Dealer:
to pmm7 , th•nttenitedto, Or Cash pnlet for Grain, WooLl'ella.
B:dro, and xll Kinds of ,Farmers produce In theft se ?..6.011.1
New Milford, l'a., Match 30, 1V41.-ly 1-
• Q. F. Fintham, .1 •
brancbet. -I , hoo one .1.1 , below Keeler & 51011 , 1110 . 1. '
• Montrose, 11=1,1, lES.
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3 H. Emit,b,
IVEJka7; . IZt&fIR.NE uSy,PTMVIi ,
ndlt,
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niKBililosKa.la County, F. lNew lford, January 19, l er9.-1y , ,
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• . Keeler &Stoddard.
r h t.nt.Eas in Boom .k.SliOES.Lratherisd pnillnipt '
~ 031 31:41n at, Ct.rat trapr belowti. 1.-urlell 11(4.0. tl. -
onlkal KEZLIZ26. . C X. stionAin
Moutranc, Pi., S an. 1. ls.;••- ::a1 " •• • ' 1
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;R. H. Rogelis,
Q'T ILL continues the MANUFACTURE 0f24e
a.....;;;,t,0na 01 SLE.itius, CA ItRIAGES, WAG.
oss. Ac...n the Nat atyle of Workneumhip and of tye
1,0! rnaterlals.; at the well amownt 4 Laod. stew - rOdlitlS: .61.1.1116.
In Montrmae, where he NI ill he happy,to =4s oL.
a-! Waut :Anything la Ms . ' • ':
llor.trose, September
- • lit , D. Bennett.
(kis. BINDER, 9mflre, Susquebonno Conn.',t
.13 y. , rosthrctfaily informs thepeople ot N 1.3
ouriLsons ant) naOrtnisuitng Counties iLut de Is ifrrr
bind NtiOdiCAU and Books, and fleystr "'PPP'
Sc:4A. E: W. 1: - . x..7.11.1i will receive Berir.lieni,
tor 11. D. Bennett. Gllison, Sett. Sal-StS.-tr
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William 11. Simpson,. j ,
YU - Anti REPAIREIT, hiettne treated • for the. past,
I I.tne ,taro 1: - .1a; the inn,t rktiltul werPhot. l
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o:tient that he can .to the must di/Sloth p.lte en, short;
none,. AU work V , A7l:llVatu pre eat it.htetlont Atwell
ry reptlred tiretty and on 1'e.r4"1,2131e tense.'
In Boyd Wrbeter'etew Mere. eurnler d Turn
pike Streetr, below llottrow% Pa.
Rhreet, tw Wet. Elwell, E. W. Ratrd; E..P. ltientaype, E. 1.).
Gorqtrich.l3. Kluolierv, Towravla; D. S. Behtlr),l. St irle, V. 1):
Lathrop; J. WM.:heri, lliteltrose. is i
Mottrote, Sept. IS. 135.3.-tf
• Wm. W. Smith &
CA CINET AND gIIA lAN A firrillrr
tuners. Keep esstistAutry ost Itan4Alll:7l , d.
of CAsincisr Frstscrrrax. tarVAtLat_
s fiArsp And Ware Rboeis fsscAssf Main Strett•z•
Montrose:PA. MAT 28.18.2--?:
-e_
' Hayden Brolhers.• C • •
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•wiT j O e. L . ZS , Ayf LanlYSlTraiclen.
re" Nferrhailt. and P e ed,!l).rsan:liell :St.; 'York 01 , t4r- . g Priers.
New 1111Cord.-N.ay,Mic.-ly
William & William H.,Jei4M
4 TTORIN.ZETs AT LAW; Ifirvrtnem. Ps; Pra'alre tp Saxque
1314111, Bradford Wsyue, Wyoming diad Lux rue rowdier.
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Wm. H. Jessup, .••• •
A TTORN ET AT LAW, NOTA RY ru sue, Aim tommis. ..
it. SION ER OP DEEM.% fur the Stute.of New Ydrk krill attend
to ail bliKnrti entruved to tau with proalpt.hcs+ arid rdehty,
Ofsce on Public Square, ocrogled by Hon. Wlllititn Je t istip.` ,
- Bentl6y
A TTORNETS AT LATT • '_ANIt .I.IOENTT AtIENTS..—
j. 2. OM= west of the Crourti How., Moo:rm.
U. 13INTL.Li l F. 4.. 7.111111.
' Albert - Chamberli4 .
A TTOR3TT AT LAW , . Asp .11. 1 .STICE ifiE
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ooC over LL. Fo.t Co.'s,Stort.,
A. Bushnell,
°R 4 T b." W i , .. ° .t B
William N. Grover,
ATTORNST AT LAW.3f 2.lirsorm. Fiselleys only In
the e15'.11. Corms of llartims, and iahlety
Cold earwig. Cams. Busloem from :abroad will'realvelirotuat ta
xation. tuFII.I.T. i 6 Clateamat street..
yt Laals.,DeFember
• , Boyd& Wekster,
D EALERS ittoeer, Sum I"pe, 'lla, Copper, Stictt Ir.
0. Ware; also, Wi n dow Sa. , ll,l'..el Doors, V. 11,402:
Lumt,r, aml all tide of liulldlo4 Tus lit•op Sot tl
t•earle's at.d cari.Dun . : . •aov , A , Lr 31 .ttu.r.4 c!‘utieh ,
w 11..POTT ,
- 31 . .cdr•rr.on, Apiilll.lsB.-tr • r
John Cobb,' N. D., •
EING noir preferred to practlce IT El RUNE and S TtGER Y.
17 Jials loc.aed Montrum% and will atittlu
t“thy c2ll. wial which be - luny be favored. OFFICE over Z.
CUI4II'S Store. opposite Stark's fintel. • 1 . •
.2.1.21ri0akr.„ SuN. Co., IS., March 2, 1552.-tf
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Dr.•G- Dimock,
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ti-Nn tiritGioN.ttaA permanent ly r ito=tedlthrtelt
Pat Montrime.. Stkqueluttata cattmtr, ri 01rI11 t E er
& Lodpllttge at lictuie• Had. '
31 .4.
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utttrotte. Muth 10.1E49. r, •
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. . Dr. E. Llffilmot,
GEADVATE crt , Uri Allopathic and Homeopathle College! Ol
Medicine, in no.. Perm:met:oy located in Great Acad, Pa. 0.
T.cc, corner of !lair! and Ellzahuth bt., nearly opporAte the M. E.
Church. ,
51aY . , 2M. 185:.-ly
• Di.. H. Smith, j s a•
41.44: - 9 , 1 , 1; p R VT . , iir - Tpalt.,T;cll, l (!:o 4 tet* "41
Ql5".
o g n i ( t , f!ortlenlar attention wilt I; gid,eVeioniil;4l
- tenth
j.nu eu r, ,d l Zu.s . x.e . 2 tt llnte, and to Sating 4etneeinateeth.
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CAD.
• . Virgil; - •
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RESIDE T DENTIST, - MONTR r OISE.I'A. Or
t 116— ~..-„,„-.. Cet at th e =kilt Hotel. Hoorn N0..t.•
...... Morning ).toth on tiold or Silver elite done la the
tilelost ntylo of the Art. A 'Jobs warmatrd. , - ;.I ', P
ilatrsort, Area l, 1855.400 , . ;
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: E. Thayer,
in o nrsicteir .103 . 0:1 SIIRGE424, EroaTtotz. Oflce In ;die
Fartneeestvm. vt!tak
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4 `. Abel Turrell, •
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DEALER 1S Dri.VGS, MEDI - CC:4S. CIIENLICALS,
Paitizo. 01Is. Dye V3•1111,1}1C/l, Window Glam. LTG
uoro:Gmorrica, Crockery. tilriaaware, Yaro . r.clrY.
Sauer (Inoil4, rarfilwarT.• Surgical Inatrulueritg, Tril.t;
, lo4a. Agent for all; of Mu zuovt ilopulsr kateut
11..11 idoes. Montrose. Paw . .
Chandler & Je ssnp,
D F "uk! and no:
tz DRY 000D:R.'Rendf Made el,A.Eing, ' Orueeriet
Doßonan etc.. Put,Ae A evAre, Al.o.7eeee,
Pdst Brothers, . • . -
DE.S.LEP.R IN DRY GOODe, emekeil. Itaxd.rari.
Leather. Fieui, ete., corner Turepike steeet.ao roily. Ave
J. Lyons & Son.; .
DEA LEr.s - IN MIT-GOpD3, Groecricr. Hanle:ire, Crockery
'rihtrorc.l:iooks, Melolitrry _owl Sheet Music. /Iv:: ttol,4t. tarry_
r, the ( . ..toK IllstOrrO t.711131403,-1 ,
.133 di e AIVIIIIe, .SiOr3VAXi..T. Pa. •
3. LT..1%. 7. 4. 0'0314
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Head &,Co.,
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ALEItli DRIOOODS, Drugs, 34,tisirie ralnts, 011 s
:svevris..ll.missars, eme,kery, iron, eineks„'Watasss, Jew.
sr.vt, syourtr,,N. &loamy. oc. Brick M.:* * ktufra4s.
W.llthcr ssUIC
• - ' Baldwin & Allen,:
itniol.Esxp,a mkt! thmt..r, 1.1,mr : ?£;a1I, net!.
T Lar4. , Imin..rced. Candles, Cov
ler and Timothy acid. Alio
EEt Es..tiell a-Suxus.ll ,, lusee.. Syrups, Takl . C.Ve, Se.,
n(Yulile Avenue: OM doorbelow J. EthgrldO's
Moxrams, Oct . Eri).1858.41
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Z. Cobb; ,- . I - ,' ,
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DE.A.LER ES 0 ROC E ICI ES. Ike- Ta the atidl' .,
e.eeeettly pccukled
i.- Crlli eet Regent. Montrose, P. - • -,.,' .
. o !Crater.. Xarittrl7. 18.59.-tf •'. ' . . , .
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MIL 1.1111 ERY. _ ! -
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us s.,s ..: R ealtirly flirty o,: wof 1 1 , 1: - .. 1 ,4,.. 7 4, 4 ,
~,,..„.. :11 'rim thay fasior 41' WWI thellcustont. '•.. 4 - ,
MAntrroe_ Sep!. ;rt. 1. .
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l!atroit* thosesihatadvert
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etrnusuinE_l i T RT VISCREDAT. AT lICKTEGSP, BFEIQUE
-4 - DA NA CorsTr; PENN'A., DE .
'.. FRiA.Z I E R .
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A 1,50 • TIADON ADVANCE.
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-It'aei . of Advrtisistg
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------ SPACR. iVI2WI3 Wlini.ginlaMilM Ilt
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i square;, t ois 1 liti I, 2512 ?.513 0(45048 u 0
2 squnres, 1 01 1 1 5O 200 2 5(1,4 005 101 , 9 OWIS no
3 sqU:ares,l 1 5 )12 25 ili 001 d 75!6 0017 50 1 , 2 00 , 20 00
1 squares,' 2 i 1,300;3 7514:5018.00:0 50 15 0 0 124 00
Ralf a column,, ' - 18 00:30 00
One column,
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Ttte'lye lines of this size C"pe4tanke a equart. .
Rlrlit lines or tills size type.—Agate.
Yearly Advertise s will have the rellige If alterlim or elianklnk
,heir artvertlieitnent orradmiallo sr Mout additional cbamie. .
IluslneesiCsnle n t eIetIADDI DV lines Inserted at trt dersitium.
Advertleements. o Insure hisertkin, must be landed In by 'rues.
My morning. I I •
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Job •Wo r r. —The offtee of the laorettanart
it srmurcsk lii r . Med with three printing peeler,. k STEAM
OWER FREES; lase HAND littESti. and a CARD I'ItE.SA.
outlier with aignml ailsortmeut of Unliblnir materials : and all kinds
•f Job Work. strek /it Cants, Clmulank• Rosters, MeAdMlls, Lapel',
PaillPhirlu.iite., livlll be done neatll and ymmlitly.
111:1uk%.--.Justieds' !In& - Cons tithle a' Blanks,
School Manes, Not es. Deeds. Lessee. 'And Contratts. As., keyii on
nand and for sale at the Ikrzrzdurer 'item-teak care, •
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Tat: poem
CALLANO, (at
34;) is best kt l
locality.which
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_ "The Enke
ur recless *of '& 7
of itill-Eaoghal
oco the cOunty.!
It is rather of ,
N. E. to W., a
ground. Jts •
island, of abo
preaches its e
unplie_q, is sit
every side (sa
routers arc dis
illar mountains
gloomily retlec
ul those moue .
where not a tr
nifies a county
horn the ',tide
willar, the Et!
e.,
the elitls
it% precipices,'
"Where i 9 fk
Where Allua
to tlepro•rttliied
Come ilawu to ,
OEM
There grows t
Looks chiding
like some
It lightly laugl
And ks zone o‘
bright'nl
When the will
ping, I. - • 1. ' ••--. •
And the watery rush down ' m id the iliunder'i deep
rattle, • -
Like clans froli the bills at .be - voice.of the battle; -
Ahd bEightl,l t re fits-crestel billows ere gleaming; •
And wildly from Mullagh th e eagles are scre.amitt,
4,
Oh ! ...Where is he dwelliitg,lin valley or highland:l
So meet for a ard, as this lone little island!
. - -
flow oft, when; the aumMerlsun rested on. Clara, •
And lit the dark heath on the hills of Ivera, -
Have I soughtlthee,laweet sipq, from my home he
li
, the nee n, ' . ..
And trod all II y tiltl4 with.s ifinstrefs der s otion!
I T
And thought thy bards, when assembling together,
In the cleft of by rocks, or the depth of thy heather;
They fled fro the Saxon's dark bondage and
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slang)] t 2r,
And waked th.ir last song i'y the rush' of thy water.
1
it e lyre, oh ! how proud was the feeling,
e alone through that - siolitude Ptealing,
r Minstrels green Erinlcan enniber,
Four -wild Iwia Worn its slumber,
fmce more with -the voice -of those -
L
High sons of i
To - think whit
TlK)ligh !dap
I only awoke
And mingled
.• ,- fOritai is
ii
The songs ev In echo forgo :On her mountains i.
Awl gleaned iach grey leg ntl, that darkly was
sleepin,k• .
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Where the mrand the rap o'er theirlipanty were
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cre.epii g. ~ ,
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Least bard ofithe hills! were it mini to inherit
The fire of thT:harp, and th:e wing of thy, spirit
With the wro g , -
a - which, like thee, to ti!iecountry
1
' • have bou id me, 1 • •
Did your .man le : Fir : sting fling it radiande around me,
still, still in tl os'e'Vrilds' might your liberty rally,
iid send her stmngshout•orer mountain and valley,,
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EN
t•prer mon..—.
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The star of. t He West mightlyet iise in its - glory,
.tad the land that was dark6t be brightest in story.
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I too shall be gone ; but my name shall be spoken
When Erin awakes, and hei fetters arel.broken ,
Some' Minstrel will come, iqthesumuter ere's-gleatia
rl
nig, . . . .
When free& 's young Wi l t on his spirit is beaming;
And bend o'c my gravelh a tear or emotion, '
Where calm von-Buec se ktt the kisses of ocean, .
llr plant a w' d-wreath, from the banks of that Hier
O'er the hea Om] the harp that are sleeping forever
••
PE PLE WIT BRAINS. • • .
For ourselys, we have the bad taste to triply that
contact With toroughly original spirits is , to . us re
freihing and enlivening in t)lle highest degree ~ - -How
theikpresence awakens, sal -4 up the sluggish,. d‘ead
alive cutetie! How they infuse in* ideas—newipuls-
I ty,into lower,iduller, more torpid or
'Bow they retinvigorate the "great; so
a pocess which resembles the physical
at in other days, .of injeeting b.leyant,
into the flaccid veins of the feeble and
original minds force - us to think—star
ling—make us ashamed of our own in
inspire us to ticarch out the *purposes
-cry exceisiorl! in our. eats —impel us
path of pitigressl—and so, we bid
We would ilgt exchange-one hoitr , in.
these 2strong. and strengthening; men
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wasted basking in the meaniniless,
teeing to tln,j pretty nothings of the
duplicate dl the most . perfect model
l" ever '''stiunPcd with her superlatiie
centric, unexCeptionable !—Nrs. Jiver-
=
ganizations
cial artery b
practice, pate
healthy blood
dyingJ
tie Au into fe
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siguificumue
of our beinr,.
onward in dh .
them all 6111
tits society i;),
(or ti life time
lI
and lit
most !tharmi.•
`t Good Socie
praise of one
att.
BIOGiAPIII or a Estre . .- J ,The Cleveland Herald
relates thel ' tory. end tavc_a of a jack knife, _ which
passes to the homeliest ma 1 that .can be found: :It
Says that a t theJear I , 45, Dr. J, V. C: - Stnith of
this city, was tiresented With a.,large jack knife in
w hich traditi a assigned a l a talg list Of homely owners
dating bite k a the. early d "y's of New , 'England.
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that year the r.. met the liieut. Gcneral.al the Nit-
Ish Province 'W. R;Stephenson, and, struck by his
.snperioy,,elnit s, et .once sin rendered the ; valuarle
relic to his Ileping. ti
1 - In I ist; the Lieutenant . ' Oen:-
met Oasiau Ei Dodge, and l
with eloquent speeches en
eithei side, the knife was 41iTaferred. Whilst- giv
ing a concert! in 1553, Dodge Jil - as accosted by Mr
J. S; A. Ften i rit, of .Nashusi..N. 11.- Stunned for the
moment by the personal appeptrice of the gentle.
num, Dodge rd Rxief ; rly•!insvilr the:que . ation, but
hurriedly pr e enfed the witfra rew:worc*of ei
planation. II posseasion of Hr. French the knif e .
hue remained until a few - daiya since, when( conceio :
I
jug 4,441 er n handsomer than of old, he.reisrn.
ed the relic ..Ikxige-.14 liyednetaltiyAtuct.iNr. D.,
Impressed wi h ihe wrong
t ie was duly` 4 . ?eatultili)g,
in keepingth relic from I , rightful owner, present.
ed it,to' .F, Brown, a Ole' detelaad' iluirti
titalir.4l 1 44.gier,/ * • - s'
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66, Katiat.on(al4E). no - cNiT -Ana
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130 0015000
1111
gauze' Barra.
DT J. J. CALLANAN.
GOr GA VGA:44lln' is that by -which
at Irizh poet 1. who. died. in -18 2 0, aged
by-which
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He h a s himself described the
I ' i
h
e celebrates ? e says:
aptWougaunelifurra—i. e., trie hollow
Finn Barr, in the rugged territory
Ai, (the O'Leirys' country,) In the west
.F"Cork—is the parent of the river Lee
it
• rtirregular oblong form, running from
st may ccivei. about 'twenty acres of
ten embrace i small but verdant
t half-an-ads in. extent!--which ap
'tern shore. i The lake, .us its name
ate in a deep hollow, surrounded .on,
e the'east, Where, in superabundant
1 argeti) by raut and almost perpendie-
whose dark. inverted shadows are
ed in its watbrs beneath:. The names
.. ius are Per4en, (the little oak wood,)
le now remains ; ilaolagh, - which sig
-1 •
—a tvgion—a map—pert:nip icicalled
prorliect which it affords; Nctd •an
le's -Nest ; and Faoilte na Got:panne;
k f Gougaunej with its steep and frown-
Ithe home of in hundued eehties."-. p
1
een gland intone Gemeannejlarra, ~
i fotigl ruttli forttvas an arrow ;
Desmond—a thousand wild fountains
hat iake i .fiiiin their home in the
'l.lp. • . 1
e wild ash, apd a' - time4tricken - willo*
down on the rrirtkof the billow;
y child,
that monitor scornit+,'
i s . baek-to flit) laugh of the morning,
. dark hillsf--th T. to Pee them all - •
'jig,
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.eit flings ouk, its red banner of light
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MOSTROSE, PA., Tllll
Syria.—letter ftom Rev. J. 1., Lyons.
1
f- • - - Tetrott, Syria, Aug. 30, 1859.
DEAR Panrsrs.:;-1 left Tripoli on Monday morn
ing, May 9th, takiegt id" mews my sole traveling
cOmpanion, my servant Naami, (pronounced Nau-ate,)
who on such occasiolis acts in the triple capacity - of
hostler, steward, aud',: F ook. By dispensing with my
tent, I found that I should require bet one baggage
animal,'aud thereforqi having procured a•stout, ahle
bodiermele,..l piled t i n to his back all the ' movables
requisite for the jourAy, ie-beasteads, bed and bed
ding for Myself anedervant, bags containing rice,
meal, sugar, and 0t745 provisions, • with tin plates,
cups, dm., 5m., with Nailed on the' top of, the whole
'.-
to complete the pyramid. '
• Proceeding iu an 4sterly course direct]; towaids
Mgunt Lebanon, our •goad, for the first hour and 'a
half, lay ores the plalli amid the beautiful, welt-wa
toed olive and mulheiry,groves of Lughtta. Emerg•
ing from these gar - dcliie, we commenced 'ascending
the mountains, and all the rest of the day we. Coiled
on tip ,the rugged steeps of Lebanon. At 4 p. m.,
we, arrived at the viliilge of F.hden, mid thence con
tinued our journey t W )) hours, longer to Bisheny, a .
Marouite village whe r e we spent the night.
Nye lodged in the house of one ,fuseph Sarecf, e
very hospitable tuanSho„ though the ,evening eh
was Cool,•insisted on!iuruing his wife and children
out 'Of doors, in order. as he said, that my 'sleep
used not be shsturbedrby the crying of the babies
duti4 the night.. I remonstrated with hint, but to
no purpuse ; fur though it its ea almost universal cus
tom among the peeplf to sleep out of doors; dering,
'the summer months; yft it is hardly prudent to du, so,
in the.high-mountairetegicin as early as the n th of
May. My host ruikedinte if I iviihed. Water'to wash
toy feet ; the idea of Refining me water- to' wash my,
hands and face did not Occur to him: I was then ...
remiinted,-as I not uiirequeetly have been, in tmi - 7
cling in this country4f . thiS ancient Scripture cus
tom of washing the titetafter a day's jouruey, a- - cus.
tom which probably lied its origin in the fact' that
the grelitonattief titopeople in the days of the apos
tles, as,oow, perform'ed all' heir'utiVeling on foot.
Early' the next • meriting, we pursued our journey
:.tip the inountains, b4t deflected somewhat froth' the
direct road in order tO . pass through the ancient cc
dara.of Lebanon. Here we foiled large patches ob
snow - , hat irtother plaies where the ground was bare
I - noticed a variety of wild flowers, some of which
I had not seen eisewlVere. ' .
Of the cedars themielv.es, their vast antiquity and
gigantic "size, I need Oat now speak. But I found it
pleasant and profitablii to spend an hour in the calm,
-
solemn solitude of thlit venerable grove. Entirely
• secluded front the noiiry world, and surrounded by a
vast amphitheatre of l•ilafty mountains,_ the place is
well calculated to awaken in the Mind of the beholder
sentiments of awe and reverence, and I might say,
of worship of the greit author-of nature. No our
can linger long anion" these venerable trees, espe
cially if he be is a m hi
of mind to appreciate them,
o l
without experiencing-a eubduitig, tranquilizing Infiu•
mice, - whith is peculiatily'pleasing and soothing, and
it was partly on itelcottlitot this known influence that
a few weeks later thaii the time of which I am now
speaking, a.brother rilesionary visited this spot,—
I accompanied him, a n d we spent a day or two prof
itably together iu enj4,ing the calm repave 'of this
great retreat. . lll -il .
. Resuming our journey we pursued our way up the 1
mountain, but soon ((Mud our path obstructed by
huge banks °fallow. Aliticipating this, we had tak•
en the precaution to procure a guide from Bisheny,
otherwise it would hav4 been quite impossible, to have
found the road. Theiiigher we ascended, the great
er the quantity of snoi• which we encountered, until
at the -height of sevenithousanneet above the sea,
we found,'not mere hanits, lint vast fields of snow
which we were compelled to cross. In- most places
the snow sustained oq weight, for being early in the
day, it had not become softened by the.effeCts of the
suds rays: A good pfittion of the time I • Walked,
and my horse sunk inputlittle r but the poor mule
being heavily laden;-oftentimes plunged in so deep
that it was only by tfie exertion of all his strength
aided - by Naitini and tiis , guide that be was able to
extricate himself. Onvro or three occasions I feared
.we might.bq obliged 0;1 abandon our attempt te, cross
the mountains, and turn back., Fortunately,howev
er, in our hour Of extrpmeat need, several mountain
eers overtook us, by wlose timely assistance we over
came all'difficulties and about - noon arrived' at the
top of the mountain and looked 'down on, the vast
plain of the Rukea oriPrelo-Syrbt.whicli lay beneath.
We -found far lessomnir on the eastern slope"than oi
the western, and afie4esceeding three:,or four hours
struck an old Emmet !road, alehg ri aldeft I noticed
here and there a prostrut . e milestone-heating inscrip
tions, but - too much effaced by the long lapse of time
to be legible. • . .
About sp. m. we . 4rrived - at Deir El' Abner.'--;
Looking down upon tiie Tillage from the brow of the
bill above; I espied one house which being white
washed
without, wore more respectaide r appearance
thaw the rest, and "consequently turned my horse's
head thitherwaid; I ivas well received, and a room
haying been allotted Me, I-eet abeiet making arrenge:
means for the night, while Nillitni was preparing the
dinner. Oil accoutit4 the glareOf the into* on the
mountain my eyes Mid become somewhat painful,
and while bathingth4 with a moistened sponge, • a
young man appioacked Inc saying,. Destmir,- (with
your leave,),and tiefor4 I was aware of his -intention
he, bad taken - the sporiie from my hands- and cone'
menced bathinghisey,kis - with it, composedly remark
ing, "It is - trulyjery ; toll and pleagint. h . How did
the fellow kti,s4 but tilt I was afflicted with the oph
thalmia, and that he was in •danger.of ruining his
own visualiwgans?.. I.l;owver that may be, I did not
venture to apply the emonge again to my own eyed
till .1 had giren it a tl4,3rough night's soaking. •
-Havi ng taken tny dinnersuul supper, 'together, I
conr ‘ ersed awhile -WAtli the people around me.—
They were all liaioniOs and were at 'first dispoSed
-to be very social, but 4mcaute loss so -as they ascer
tained my religious views, and gradually withdrew
altogether.. Before I letired to rest the .woman - Of
the house came into the room and hung up near the .
head of my bed a rude', squalid picture of the Virgin
Mary, the object belti4 I suppose, ' tei exercise the;
evil spirits that nightie drawn together by means
of my keretierd presetiee. . _ •
The following mopping we proceeded', directly
Across theplain lowaizia Beeline, three hours dia.
cant. We went abotlOnt hour out of.aor coarse In
order to`visit a solitarylcolumnor pillar, which stand
ing by itself is a conspic uou . s object from every side.
I:: had noticed thissingular 'War t tny previous
journeys in thia-directiOn,but never before had been
able to obtain a_ near of.'it. — pn approaching
the whims fouud it ,tourposed of sixteen circular
stones of equal size, Orie above the . other, which, in
cluding : the: capital, *demi, and bale, made the
whole height about, ditty feet, the diameter
About seven. feet. . ThO pedestal is composed of. five
steps, the loweratepvillatee-being about fsillonn,lol
aware. li,Li broken away on th'e east, side., AVhen
thin column wake/1)4411V fev.wl l s MI no ' 3 4C.
tun-Wt. Oa mof illy diittisi stain
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SDAY, , DECEMBERI., 1859.
ere is • a amooth t , flattened
a to have been an ' inserip•
nvossfble to make anything
feet trim - the ground, t
surface, on ihtch appea
don, but I fonndit qutto
out of It.
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We antra at Dulbe ahOut 19 o'clock. All .thp
morning these famous 01 , ruins had been in full view.
Twice or thrice IlMvevftited them, yet I feel I shall
neverlgrow Weary in gang upon thorn ; ler on ev-
more impressed '.aod over
dons grnudeur arid' massive-
It .grandeur
ure is admitted to be
cry succeeding Visit I a
whelined with 'the atupe
ness of thesernagnitici
which in human architec
out a pahllel in the wor
Riding under the vast
tered the inner_court of I
(rein east to westa distal
Diamounting from my
.übterranean arches, I en
fie greattemple extending
ce of one-thousand feet.—
e, I thrtiff
,myself On in,
back oti•the ground that
gaze up it the aisgigant
southeast corner of the
unms that constituted th
only ones remaining in
might more conveniently
O - pilhua that stand near the
, thfice. Of the fifty-four col.,
quadraille, these are the
heir original perpendrec/ular
position. , They exceed 'even feet in diameter,' and
are seventy-six feet in li fight; which in addition to
the elevation of the soli outer wall; in -which' their
pedestals rest, makes th it whole height nearly one
- hundred and , thirty feet, forming a very proMinent
nbject ;visible many mile around. -f
'Fur long ages theie m ssive columns halve stood
unmoved, Vying alike Ote.mvages of time and tem
pe4, the havoc of war,
i lticl the earthquake's shock.
v
Ile eitest marvel of aalbec is the almost incredi
.bleilize of the atones tht form the foundation Wills.
re
The of theie stones as they lie joined end 'to • end
in-the wall, - make, actor ing to the measurement of
Dr. Robinson, ail aggreg to length of 190 feet. By
what tnathinery—these huge. masses were brought
from the quarry nearly half a mile diatant and elevat
ed to their presentposit on i's a problem- not, easily
solved. There is also in the quarry another stone .
already cut, and which i: larger than any in the tem
. plc, being sixty-nine feel in length. -
Near-the great temple is a smaller , edifice, which;
though less grand and imposing than the former, is
More beautiful, as its otpautentation remains more
perfect and entire. This temple is surrounded by • a
portico and.colounade titillated O'Neill about fifty feet
in height. Of these columns, eighteen or twenty'
are still standing andumounted by exquisitely
ro
wught entablatures of he Corinthian order of ar
;
,:hitecture: The mat ble. • ceiling of - the portico is
richly carved With various • figures and representa:
tions of herbes,and my ttiological god end goddesses,
itilaas-rdlief. But the "gent," as it has been descry-,
edly called, of this lesser temple, is 'the door-way,
which is about twenty feet elde,• and perhaps the
same in height, the !Owes; part being filled'up with
rubbish, so that the tru height is 'unknown. The.
beauty of this magnificet portal consists mainly.. in
the' double and triple r eof vines , 'acanthus
,ct
acanthus leaves,
flowers, and other (lest s, delieitely, and. elaborately
wrought both in the Als and arch of the door-way.
But I did not intend to titer into cittaig. • .
Front Bealbee, the contra, thrqugh which I - had
to pass was entirely newl , to me. Leaving the Bukaa
we commenced ascending the-gm-it range of the
And-Lebanon, which fornts a continuous chain par
i
alle.l to the range of Lebanon, and- bounds the plain
of CMG-Syria on the east. On •we plodded by gradu
al steps and slow, through a rough, dfy, and. uninvit
ing(l region, now asrendii g and now des - cending, until
ibout -1 p. m. having m anted to a high summit,„ we
gaged far down upon a beautiful, verdant valley, qui
etly sleeping in the lap of the moantains; and watered
.by a clear; crystal stretup, along - whose green banks .
f
i*
'ay extensive orchards malbermulberry:and fruit trees, forming a striking coat' st to the bairenneto of the
surrounding mountain uniiuits. Descending into
this enchanting vale, an' proceeding - along ,by the .
bank of the stream, we Ton arrived at the village of
Surgiya. The inhabiter, who Were all Mohamme
dans, seemed to look upon me with some 'susPicion
and mistrust. They wee, however,.;evidehtly 8!.11.-
prised and - pleased that I was able to speak to them
inti Arabic, and a few words of' pleasant conversation .
with them in their own vernacular, placed me on
such good terms with them that I was able to - obtain
tee
convenient accommoda one for the:,night in the
house of an old man wh ,appeared to be tine of the
principal sheikhs or chi fa of the village. ' I felt very
weary, for my ridelad n long and fatiguing, but
- Nature's sweet restorer, balmy sleep; came sea
sonably to my relief, and I rose early the next morn;
ing, refreshed and ready to resume my journey. • '
In two hears and a half we reached the large vil
lage ofZebeilimy,iying at- the head waters of the•
,iver Barida, theAncien Abant 0f.. - Damascus. For
the remainder of the dayour road led along the val
ley of this beautiful .ietream. In the afternoon we
entertain narrow defild between precipitous' lime
atone rocks, with scarcely 'room for the passage
. of
animals along its northern batik. Far above the
stream, along the lof the perpendicular cliff, I
observed many tombs aid sepulchres - eat inAhe mid
rock, which from the road below seemed quite inac
-cessible. - A ,short diltaime farther ON; we . came to a
-village, called Ea Sook, *here we concluded to rest
.for the fright. ' Near thiii place-are •many ' fragments
of columns, supposed to he the ruins , lof Abila, the.
cirnital of 'the ancient dittriet Of Abilene, mentioned
in Luke iii : l - , and pro ably so named' from Abel,
whose - reputed tomb is on the high river bank above,
the village, for it is hefg tradition says, that Cain,
kilted his, brother. and afterwards buried him on the
bank, as above mentioned: :The tonib is of remark.
able size, being twentyievpn' feet !Ong and is- sur
mounted by a dome. bout halt an, holm after 'I
reachedt
the village, a p its of travelers arrived from
Beirut. The party con fisted of a young American
physician 'from Boston; i Ult.% lady, and as an ` Inter
preter, a young man 'with - Whom-I was well acquaint
ed, as 'being a teacher i t the Beirut mission school.
The doctor I hail also fore met, as he had already
he country. I spent' pa . rt of
' , their tent, and as we were
ion . , we pursued our journey
An hour qr twolrent the
been a year or.more is
the evening with them
going in the Earno.dire •
the next day in Coogan",
village Where we spent he' night, we passed over a
tract of land about] tit' e wide, of a peculiar reddish
clayey soil, and the pee le believing, tfie garden of
Eden to have been whe Damascus nos , is, have a
tradition that Adam wa .created frOm red earthtalc
en from this veritable s''. • For two or threo.houre
our * road as on the day revious, lay on the margin
of the river Darida,• (A ' ti,) a stream - or singular
ipbeauty, with green, slo ing banks, adorned with gar
dens, trees, and flowers; ancLl could not wonder at.
Naaman's partiality wl en he 'exclaimed, Are not
Abana and Parpbar rivers of Damascus; better than
all the watersollsraelt. r mity I not wash in themand
be clean? Iltad-yet hoW much, thought 1, are. this
people like the yrond /faatnan ,of old- , As hel,was
affiietfd with ieprosy, iso are they tainted with .a
, more malignant stliaeas.tie deep-tested leprosy of
.sin, and yet t .whett we
i onic to.thern and offer them
the remedy fc;and inch pure gospel of Christ, they
we ready to. caelaint,- the epirit,of-the proudTien;
-sifficient ftyrlan prince,' " Are, Uot our faith and ye.
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and be pa9id 1" . Poot, ignorartil PeriOnS.Pol4oo
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obeyed the command of God as conveyed by Elisha
the prophet, so will they remain In their preaStrt, sad
cohdithin-until they heartily' embrace the . saving
sanctifying truths of the religion of Christ.. We -can
only pray that God will yet influence them by hill
spirit to come unto the river of living water:iwherw
they may wash and he cleansed. , I -.
A little 'nerd° o'clock We arrived Sta . verY pieta:
resque khan or Inn which was fantastically.- painted.
outside with horizontal stripely . of 'various colors.—'
The cooling waters that 'rippled close by, and the
wide-spreading boughs of the' majestic vritlndt trees
invited es to stop awhile , andhere wo rested till
nearly noon. .
, .
. 1
Prom the inn wcommenced ascending-the hat
mountain t6t laiiietween us 'and the ter / minus of
ourjourney, and hoorshall I desc'ribe the Scene that
burst npcin our . view, when half an . hour' afterwards
we arrived_ at the top of the.eminence, f The 'great
•
_city and plain of Damascus lay dfrectly•beeeeth us —.
M Web as I had heard and-read of the Magnificence of
this scene, it far surpassed in beauty and eztent all
my anticipations. Almost asfar as . the eye could
reach, far awe, to the ; blue hazy mountains in the
'dim distance, lay stretched ont.this gorgeous plain,
blushing in all the fullness and freshness of the joy
ous spring time . ; like a vest garden watered with
sparkling streams and crystal fountains, and every-
Where crowded with multifarious - ' fruit = trees and
shade trees slid odoriferous flowers ; 'and then as
thOugh to add the crowning glory to the scene, in.
-the.midst of ell this lavish luznry of nature lies• the
most ancient city of the world, with Its white domes
and graceful minarets and towers, like a glittering
gem in q setting of emeralds. lialf i bewildered with
astonishment and delight, d stopped to gaze upon the
'wonderful landscape: Nor were my companions less
,enthusiastic in _their ezprSssitms of joy and-gratifica
tion thaii myself. It was'truly a scene of. transcend
ent beanty, and it 13 probably 'unsurpassed In it's'
most prominent feittures.by any satinsr scene on- the
face of the globe. Justly has Paniascns and its en
virons been styled " the eye of the whole East," and
no wonder that the simple-Minded people Shonld be
lievethat here 'dwelt - the first. happy pair inthe 'gar.
den of Eden, and 'that Mohamlned should seize upon
this spot ha the type of his Invisible thought sensual
Paradise. ,
Slowly descending the mountains - We entered the
gardens and rode for a long distance between thick
Walls of unburra brick while the trees that grew In
side the walls, protruding and interlaCing theii
branches over our path, formed a . grateful and re
freshing shade. As we approached the eify'we found
the read wide and well pared, and,entering_the mas
sive gates, we.at once mingled with the great and
bustling throng. The population of Damoco is es
timated to be 450,000: In addition to this, there
wets at the time - of my visit probably not far: from
40,000 or 50,000 strangers in the-city, collected to
gether from all parts' of the surrounding country,
making preparations fpr the annual pilgrimage to
Mecca, so that thestreets'were much More crowded
than at any other time of the year.- We had no little
difficulty in pushing,our way through the dense mill
, titude, For half an hour we rode' slowly along be
tween' long rows, of shops and-well stocked bazaars,
our muleteers shouting at*every step,. .!daherr.ck,"
daherack," (clear the track, cleir:the track,) until
we arrived at about the center of the city, 'where the
doctor turned off to find the • Frank hotel, while I
proceeded-towards the eastern or Christian, quarter
in quest. of the residence occupied -by" Mr.' Fra
zier, one of the AMerican missionaries, who having
learned before I-left Tripoli of my intention to visit
Democrat, had sent me a kind invitation - to make.mi
home at his house during my stay in On
arriving at Fro ier's the firstone to meet me as I
entered the court was his little daughter about three
years old, and whose, round rosy face slid bright blue
eyes reminded me so strongls‘ of My own little Mary_
that I could not help addressing her by- that ...name.
110w...d0 you do, Mary," slid I, " is .not that your
name?" " Tes," said she, ”...Mary Frasier," " Ah, I
thought s)," added I," and where is
~your * father?"
The father soon Made his appearance andagave me a
warm b brotherly welcome to. his house;siod an intro
duction to his wife, and the latter in her turn gave
me a warm dinner and an introduction' :to the chit-.
ilreit;rOf whomahe has three, littleiMary being the
eldest. In the afternoon and evening the other mis
sionaries, the Rev. kessrs.,Robiniam, Graham . ; Crate-
Rird, and Doct. Hattie came in . to see me. - The two
first mentioned are from Ireland, ofthe.lrish l'roby
terian church, while the others, as also Mr. Frazier,
are Americans of the. Associate Refornied Presbyte
rian church. ' These. brethren all work together . har-
Moniousls as one missionary band; -
The next day being ttirday,„Mr. Printer proposed
to give up his time to me in shOwinrme about the
town, provided,twould preach for him on the Sab
bath, to which I assented,, and accordingly after
breakfast we started out to visit '
.
The. Sights of Datoasctis. .
i -
After walking a . shirt - -distance we entered the
street'` that is called Straight " (Actstiz; 5,) 'which
runs in nearly a direct.course fMeast to west through
the city, Some artful , Latimonki living On the
street impose upon over'credulous travelers by pre.
tending trfshow the verieable house •in which. Saul
received eight and was baptized ; and it is highly
probable' that filter a short time these mountebank
Monks; finding the speculation . profitable, will bring'
to light and exhibit the rope - and bucket by which
the'apostle was let down from the city wall and es
caped; Proceeding to Ms eastern extremity of the
street My companion called my attention to 'the old.
Roman gateway, strong, solid, and firm, for aught-1- ,
know, as it was in the dips of theCcesari. Near the
gate stands an old ruinaretfroni wbieh hi years past
•the muezzins' call has often 'summoned / the . devoted
frillowers Of Islam to prayerei, but which now fro
icing disuse to rapidly falling to decay. We ascended
. Mthe top by means Of r it: spirat'iooden Staircase,
Rime of the steps of which were - entirely. gone, and'
others so rotten. hat thejletretnbleil and-'shook be
neath-our tread. From the tap we had a very fine
view of the city and its' surroundings. 'Mr. Frazier
peinted out to me an old tenement near by, • reputed
to be the house of newton the leper. Amid the a 1..:
most hinumerable towers and •zninarets of the .city;
We distinguished the lofty.domes of tlie'great mosque
of Omiades and the great khau buift by. Aimutd Punka
one hundred years ego, and now - med as a Merchant's ,
Exchange. In another part of the city, (the old Ca. 9.:
tle With its heavy walls aid frowning -battlements;
half R 01132.13 and half Saracenic, forms s...eonsplcuous
object. . ;Outside the 'vast..assemblage -of houses,
T omes the vast expansu of trees mid gardens. Be.
'yond all these the view* is kolinded north and west
-by low ranges of mountains.
.On the south' lie the '
Black mountaine ;lathe &moot soathifrest the lofty,
snow-clad peaks of Ml llernion loo'm up majestically
against the horizon,..whiles on the eait and southeast
the.liodscipe stretches far away , and; za merged ie.
the'houndlees Vilna of the Rennin
, and the anCleni.
rtlYfe.
pescending from the minaret Yr. Frasier took me
to see some' spechiene of. the ornamentation ; for
which the liainalass houseei eeo gekteitetl. Thalia
ham thousivis mu/ !Ng peisfuttas i ray:
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N. 48.
shabby and miserable appearance Without, are "decs.P.
rated within. with all the profusion and` display of
oriental art and, magnificence. In .the house of a
wealthy Arab j merchant upon whom. we called, I was
astonished at the amount of adornment bothin paint
ing and sculpture which met my gaze en every side.
In one:apartment the cadre. waliS were
~covered
.with the most beautiful white marble delicately card
.
ed In relieve to represent tapestry and curtains *deb
hung id long, full folds, gratefully sweeping - . to- the
floor. - In Various convenient places amid the gather
ings of the opposite folds Were sculptured saints and
angels and other figures. while the *sparkling . chantle-•
Hers which yung suspended from the ceiling and Vie
glittering mirrors greatlysheighfene.d the.splendor of
the room. - . • • , . •
. Calling on the Dnglish'ind Dutch conssils, 1 no
tice& a grata' amount of _adornment, both 'la the
apartments and in the interior of the court, - fiat it
consisted not so much in marble or relief as fresco,
paintings upon the walts ; and-so also its- the hotel
to which .I went to see- my fellow, travelers of the,
preceding day. The looms' were painted from : floor
to ceiling in the most gorgeous style of eastern art..
I was shopn into one room which ha& been fitted up .
twenty yers ago for the reception of Ibrahim Pasha,
then Governor of Syria... The: high walls and lofty
ceiling were completely Covered with•Veriotts. designs
in fresco painting, in rich oileolors or in gilt. There
'were-beautiful landscapes, water scenes, mountain**
and valleys, cities and plains, tell:spies and 'crowded
bazaars, rivers and bridges, castles and towers,- in all,
ofwhich theVuleavf perspective were priperly roh
-served. Lich 'painting or series of paintings is di
vided from the rest by fanciful devlees and symmet
rical herder work of almost every imaginable pattern.
The fluor of the apartmeht, as indeed of the others
already mentioned, was 'of marble, and- composed in
great part of many beautiful cireles . 'and rectangles
of rich mosaic: • - •
The oHelites though they. have never lost their
taste for this specie.;of ornament have lost in some
degree the art of producing it, and therefore employ,
I believe, to considerable extent, European artists.
The housesabove alluded to,„ as is the • Case with
all the betterylass.of dwellings hi Damascus, have
spacious interior courts, furnished with fountains 'of
running water, and a great variety ; of trees, plants,
and flowers:.
. But the most gorgeous palace h all I. have-not.yet
mentioned, and I hardly dare venture,uporia descrip
tion of it, lest I shouldlail to deg justice to the sub
ject. - The house I refer to was the mansion of a
rich Jew who seems to ha're spool, a fortune on'dec
orating the interior of hisapartmrints withapparent
ly no Other design than that of eetipsih all his ma:.
bob competitors, and if this was hiS object he hats Cer
tainly :succeeded, for his house li4s already become
famous as one of the standing sights of Daniaseus,
and is now visitediby mosetmvelers who find' their
way to this city. At the trine I eirtered
„there -were
thi-ee or four. Franks present, whim from their
pcirance I judged to be Ficuchnieb. • ,
The exterior of the kouse preSints.nothirig attrac
die to the rye, but passing throtigh the long arched
entrance way and anteroom the - Spectator amazed
at the exuberance of ornament tfrirt meets him on ev
ery side. The arup , e court - Intel tlicwo already de
scribed had its full quota of treed rd flowers, but the
iesselated pavements and marblrf fountains'and rich
ly colored paintings on the walla lurpassed anything
of the kind I had before seen ;. flait all this was noth
ing id comparison with -thernrre brilliant jewel,
and,prccious !hones. In the Orir of one room, I
counted in the space of a square foot thirty-three piec
es of marble of six different.coltiri and made an
esti
mate that in a space of sixteen bt'eighteet feet, being
one half the floor, there were atlfeast nine thousand
pieces of marble, of variegated Icidors, all perfectly
'cut-and arranged in . the form oil Squares, diamonds,
triangles, circles, elipsea, stars; arid other symmetri—
cal figures. ,The walls mere coo t throughout with
sculptures in alabaster and .nra h):c, with numerous
designs in gilt and mother of pehril thickly interspers
ed-with innumerable .small mirrors greatly diversified
in size' nd form. From the ceipfrg were, suspended_
immense chandeliers with long pendant prisms while
the ceiling itself was embellishep , with painting, rais
ed bronze work and concave [hirers. 'These \Mir
rors, reflecting from all sides, fe'pin above and bele ,
had the effect in appearance to Irt!ultiply and re-mu
triply the gaudy appendages of fh room to 'Hitch an'
indefinite extent' that the bewildefed beholder seems
to himself movingias it were in 4 midst of a glitter
ing galaxy of crystal diamonds,i , gems, and stars of
dazzling brightness and couritless number, form and
hue. I had read in my days in Lulls ROokh
and in the Arabian Nights Entertainments ororiental
luxury and display; and supposed these • tales were
highly oierwrought aid partook'more of the roman
tic than of the real, but lo !‘the half had'uO r t been
told me. I had actually entereil the fairy land aid
got a glimpse of- as famous a ',palace as was" ever
reared by the genii of Aladinl with his wonderful
lamp. ' .
•
• The old Jew has a benevoleht countenance and a
:venerable - white beard. 'Re tOcris about with digni:
ty,and grace, dressed in a lon/ flowing robe, large
turban and rekslippets, and Terns quite proud of
-the honor and-consequence whipli his house reflects
upon him. . He:trdited us very'cOurpously, had col:
fee and sherbet brought fcr us, but seemed to have
little disposition for conversatioul As we stood be
side one of the crystal fountain's in' which tile'- gipld
fish' were gaily playing, I said, I";Trtily you have
splendid mansion; and if thus- 'magnificent may- be._
man ' s abode on earth, what rdttit, be the ahode- of
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and di the blessed 'whO'
swell in the presence of God - it that houselot made .
with hinds eternal, in the heardni." Ile merle co re:
.ply. Thinking him for his con epsy and kindness - , I
left him, but not Without sad reflections on the state
-of thousands of individuals as w4:11 in enlightened as
itiunenlightened lands who lavii+ greatexpenditure
upon their persons and houses,t,itiere earthly taberna
des that must soon-fall to decaY, while they leave
their Undying-souls naked and .xt'?' clothed
'totally nit
prepared'for ;the' tolemn'esigenets-of death and the
realities of that life which is beyond 'the grave,
The next Jay came the Sabbith. with its sacred
recollections and hallowed assoCtittians. Never was
its sweet rest more pleasant an'd !grateful.' ittend
cd the services in the mission: i chiPel three-times:
during the day.. In the 'nforiting MrAtobinstM who
iirthe oldest tnistiionaryin thetity, preached is the
Arabic on the barren fig tree: iTheie" were' about ,
'thirty-five present, and all gave good attention.
'The chapel is composed of thtee Cenots or rectan:
,gular; apartments resembling 1,40 ileovecracing and
opening upon the three sides rif4square, the fOorth
side being occupied by-the entlince way, while- in
the midst, of this square in theicintre of the Chapel
tai circular fountain of runuinriater.. °neer these
apartments is allotted to the Tales . and another to
-the females and the'qherto Igo- mission families;
the pulpit being - so ItOenged: thtat the minister can
see all the'audfencelat
, ti , nce. : The ar-
rangement . may 'lift reprrsented thus;
• The elide lediciitee:the:pla4' °Ceti . ; 0• • • •
vied, with the ilititiiithi;:With • the:- • — l—l'
openio'g on the three elder+
The Ohspel beteg la the sine state as whoa refits*
ed of its natlse proviitlors, Isprotsfuesl74doritetl with
fresco paintings and'ormraental deeignii and border !
Ingi in the true Damiuteenieatylel
. •
I preschtd at noon in English to . a cougroption
of about tweptp4re, composed ot the families of the
missionaries and the English ' CcnsiJ , .ptlfer fsWeign
residents and teachers. At 4p. n. , assisted in the
Asiatie service, at, Welch the nuMberzin attendance
was not as great will the morninig.
.
During the fifteen year's of mbisionary operatics' sit'
in this city, a church has been foed of sOme ; ,,siz.
teen or eighteen meinbersi' thon m ih 'the numbor, of ~..
those who fuse embkaced,io-a- greater or: lass ‘ es=
I {
tent the PrOtestant doctrines, ;is ' robably over otits
hundred, and fightis, spreading are and more-"eires-:,
.ry day among ' the ignorant, -une lightened popula
tion. About three fourths of thelporiulation ire big-
otmf Moderns, and the remaindc : are mostly Joie
and f hriStians*of the various Enatiern-sects.'
Early -Monday morning I. rode tb the a utbern gato
of the city called " Bab Ullab" i 4 order to witness
the exodus of the - Haj.
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A Woman's Observations4n - the South.
The steamboat that carried ux Clown
,the Alabama .'
River had on board" a large gag 'of negnoes,' in
- charge Of a most inhutinin"driveriia second Lep-ea - in -
looks. 'My brother talked with hit a little, and 'found
hi's face a good-index'of his cha' ter. • '
-II flatter myself ;" said*, " th e ktunlenttand men- _ -
aging niggers a 'little better the Most. folio) do: . ---
Whipping is worn out - ; they_kno , what that is, and I ~
will bear it even to death; besides,. it hurts theio , i.
looks, if they live. They , won't sl i as well with their
backs deeply scarred. "I'lljuae I you how I min:
ago mine, and if you have any unruly ones, you can•
try .u the treatment on them (suppo.Aingicy brother - to
...
be a Southern man.) Aft, take Ole nigger alone— '
tie him—blindfold hint—bare hi! bitek=iirtd lien
take Some sticks of sealing-yvavand.ti; candle, and let
the burning wax drop all over lii &Lek. He'll thlok _
,hers being 'dissected alive! - YOU wits have to wax
a nigger but once:: It does.no ltaiinj—only works tip•
on him - powerfully„ and ho neveti knows what; was
done to him." .• . ..- • - 1 - 4 : -
- Ili visiting plantations; I have cften been'tut!dly ;
'female slaves to talk with-their-masters abouthaving
a regular. ceremony, performed when they were - mar- , '
tied.. They are sometimes legally married, and bans
a large party given them, but sitoicasions are not •
frequent. One day I went into ' cabin ! (after the
tit
bands had come in frcim the field 'where there were;
, half a dozen young omen careashg their little ones. - •
Said' one to me,-" Missis, deaf: 7 lkt our children, and \
there ain't one of us married' is mi ite people are. ~
,When 'we got big enough, messa-built some more
cahius and put together in a eabin, , and told us
we were mar \ rled ! dat we must lib together like a
- man and his wife. Smo t e of usve our me n well
enough, but we went to be mar red;_ and ,we want
you to ask maasa to Maim a part tor us' and let' us •
stand up and "promise.: 'Peantyen Wouldn't like to be _ '
. married widout saying 'noting yonrser, would you!
"Taint right nohow , but maim rwon't take la "word
-from us ; he will fiom yoti, tuissi l n." And following
Me to the house, they listetted'eaOrlyfor " nuisaa'ar
.reply to my request. The-promised party and -grand':
wedding never came off ; it was made - only to quiet-.:
the shires for a time. • ' ‘--,. " '
This same master called up - to him a bright little ._
..
fellow ofsix years and said i' " l , i'w tell mistress how
much you love old Masax." Thelehild put its finger -
in-ifs mouth and begin to look very sullen, Vfithout .
saying a word. "Say my mister feeds and clothes
sue well,"-said the master sternly; In ti'quick, ma\
notonous, and uninterested 'way the child repeated, - •
' 4 lly Massa feeds and clothes the well." ",Massa
is very. kind to mi.!' sharply suggested the master.
"Massa berry kind ," said the sugg ested
hurriedly. "I
lore matzo' veri much." :Again i "..12b ole masse
berry much." ;This was sufflciaht, end the master
triumphintly exclaimed that `i the whole,-of hie little
niggers loved - him us well al.thatione !" He.wu evi
dently satisfied that he had made) k deep impression
en mv mind that slaves had a strong affection tor
. • - 1 , .
their master.
. I
•,..---
'lrene cabin, laying _upon the i lgronnd,l 'I one day
feunda white child,' with blue ties; erld . .ben, bright,
straight hair: I was visiting thia-plantatien With the
i
- mistress and her daughter. It i bVerseer w as the
only white liaison living •on tit place. The littiol
ehiid was very ill. I asked "whose ehild is" that To
, _
. " It is mine,".attid a light mulatrd girl, standing gear.
." It cannot be," Isoid ; " see ho l sr.Gtir she is; she is
as white as I." " Who was her rather," I silted.—
' "She hain't any," replied. the mother.. 'A • anicke?
burst (bail some ope standing by; who said, "les de '
oberseeed—dat's plain enough!"i I was there alone,'
without the mistress, as I thought, and. I eiclaimed, •
"I do hope this child will sir r u What.'s , Oat yon
said!" and • pair of black eyes aahed into any face.
I repeated, "..I do bops this child will dio) "' Why!
What, do you mean ?" said she. llt will be the most
-.. . .
valuable nigger on the plantatio l- ;.1 would not take'
two black ones- for IL" "And, mother, when the;
niggers are divided, remember, I d rather have this .
One than any two .black. childreri," ' said - the- yoUng
Hiss D—. , I had to speak 014, and `tell them of 4
the 'child's fate if she - livet9-141 the worse for her '
beauty—but all in 'vain. .1 • .; _
...
A young lady of great beauty and 'Wealth tarried
.. .entleman of tdlent, soon afte t he completed. his
stu. lea n't one of ou r colleges, ond they went
I to gre
ppon
_eir plantation.
.It was not long befoee . she
became • aloes of her husband, rdauspicious of ens"
of- - t!er slily : 4 . She insisted npow her husband whip. '
ping the sou
.g slave girl (Who hod be& estranging
her husb.andirhT her, as dclared) as lenges she de
sieed•lijin to. Ile.whippeil. her to death—to satisfy- •
his.wife=itiebecaip a hopeles. Inonitte himeelf,—
The young wife soorq, t a d ivorce, and was married
while I . was South. Iso her as a bride at the time'
\
of her second !Porridge. '.ith her husband and ne . .
"groes she started for her rivelitntation. While on
the ateamboat she missed her babandfrom the state
rocto,:tiud. rushed down upon the lower deck among
.
the itegroes, screaming for her htisband like an insane
person, She was taken back to her room, and" her
htishand "returned with her to her father,' declaring
that lie - would never try to five-With her on a..planta
lion, and lie'did notknoir. that he could any way; ge.•
alto had no confidence in am. IBat her father addtid
stilrniore to his daughter's dowry, and te.conattded •
to five with her in her father's bins°.
-A 'min, whO for many years hid been ingest;
. -1n
buying ncgroes in Virginia and selling them in Mid.
sissipPi and Louisiana,-)md• at; last made enough
money to give brut argood rnorarcharicter and goid
standing in society. He now th4ught ationt -
big. But he bad for years kept it beautiful
taidatto
girl as'a mistress. Iler house' been- iichlj fur
- tyehed,.and'she had as rkany bla`eks tit wait on her as
she desired. Her babies-Were ricked Ina mahogany
cradle, and she believed they Weivdl free, and wo'd
inherit their father's wealth. lA, night
they-were surprised in their slutibera z geed; tikes
on board a steamboat,. and.carried down to New
Ur
leangand sold. The bride of iluFtt ruin, enveloped in.
elks and diamonds, rolled up to my 'door in the most
elegant carriage in qui cityrto mike a call. At first
I thought I would not see hers but curiosity led xpe
to see if there was anything worliattly about such :a
person. • She -was very. beautiful ' t in form and feature.
She spoke softly—with a woman's voice. 'Yet sho
knew all these facts. -I could but wonder.
The last two facti were told ro l e biwcntieti.oweitrg
Or Thulium Cromwell, the .14rd Protector's gr - Cai
grandson, was n grocer on finowhill, and *sou 011-
v - er, the lastuutlehelr of hunk, tnaq attornej of
London. .everal of the PrOteetcr's granddaughter's
children sank to the - lowest clads of society. ..
after seeing her husbnoddie in 4,e, workhouse of a
little Suffolk town, died herself itanper, leaving iwo
duughters; the elder the wife of II sluietnaker, and the" .
younger pf butcher's con, who l had been her feiiciw
eeraut. *wither of the great Oliver's mac grad!.
'dung-liters bed two children, wtutearnektheir meant)
breio)by the:huthbleit Industry the onn'ilLileinell
won ing jeweler,- taisaii,
Uttia Ida*
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