11010.6•••• alomorTlA.A. . • . • • ' A _ t . , '4 •• , Ot i P' ' \ `9 ' • t 4 - , • 4 . • • t , • ; „ : • ; . t 5 . , , t% •, • • ' • : - - . - - - 0 . - "-' ,10 ti it s, BA E, B, CHASE, PROPRIETORS ; patti'o C,cisracT. • The Only SOIL • • The only boy 'mid a dozen ribs la a lways n very king— Indulged andipetted, hi s w ill And he rules everything; For his father and mother, With loving acs, Glance over each cherished one, • The voile of affection sweetest rests Oa tho-darlinp only son. Ab! wee t o the innocent helpless 'Neith annals . &other's sway He's always spoiling their funny plans , • In the most provoking way ; Being:teas they search for their hidden toss And thinks it capital fun— Ah ! 'raid the tnisebieaus race of boys, There's none like an, only eon ! They most boscontent with tho poorest thiv, . Without a word or sigh, . I.or he always claims the sweetest cakes, And the iargesi piece of pie. . - They must always bear with a patient glace The mischief he has done, For an adept lit rogeery and praulfttlness le the petted only son. ~_ • Ile throws their playthings in the fire, - y • And laughs to see Them burn ; Ile pots the cat in his father's boots, And the dog in his mother's churn. Gut his mischief meets with approving lodes, M'ben 'tis (sued by whom tis done, For shot could be blamed its another child; is Flied in an only on The Padlar and his Dig. Fran Thrton o:Zre Branch. Sone revs ago I traVelled through n .por 3of Stichlgan. I wen ton foot ;or rode, as st suited my purpose.. \I carried rich silks .d jeweler to sell to those disposed to buy. r only companion, during my journey, was largo dog of the Newfoundland breed. Lion jftto be king of his species. He was d natured and quiet, and there was some dmost human in his eyes. Ho attend to his own business and never quarrelled "cars of low degree." Ile would bear stilt from worthless puipple.7, with A Ail by worthy of emulation. I never' know save on a for occasions, resent the Undue tip of - puppies of larger growth. 'Ghee_he ile, however. was thoroughly aronso, he sad offenders a terrible warning to evil am I trar elled, he trotted along by my , sad when I stopped to trade he seated Bull near me and 'watched all my move tilts with a badness-like expression. It nn ceyed him a little, sometimes, to see my cite 'cts drag the, goods from my pack, and =die them with such freedom, which he ex pressed b' low growl, while he followed es - - ey piece With his eyes, to see that they were et appropriated withoni proper compensation ad with my full consent. He really took a strong dislik, .....„,,,e , dish -e to t ose i ly do were disposed to find - fault with every-. by showing his teeth again 1a a very sty manner: ':' . • - • .; - -.. '. --. '' Miag, and my prices in particular. I believe'. ~ 1 This was someihim.7, very strtmge 'for. him: ie knew the value of everything I carried, and „ I never before knew him to refuse meat , when he value I attached to them. Bel 7—: hits as it was offered him. - Had Lion shared mylY'lle seemed Bntisrivill when ' "as' and wad iciensl - : , His instinet taught- him That . the sus sed his tail when I made a good t ra de, He `hand outstretched'was not p friendly - one: -- rat an excellent dog. and there was no dan- By this 'last hostility on thapart of my dog, to of anything confided to his care being ta t the hag appeared not a little disconcerted:— en arts. I found him very useful and corn- She' retreated:. almost - behind my ,chair,_ and paionaide in in travels. . - 1 Cannyancts were so s ca rc e and uncertain, shooli her skianY-fist at him; hut lie did not A condescend to - express any uneasitteis at that i kill was often obliged to go on foot froth i rather - decided and energetic expression of her i me settlement to another. Th6se journeys , , , . - r . ;..- . -. . - -....- - ; .-.. • -- 2 - rote anything but agreeable, and as the coup-1 feelings.l now - thought i(lime to. wake_nyy which i was new and the state of society anythino; I did with a preParatory. yaWn - or two... The -. 1 lat good, robberies were frequently perpetra*- same apathy . came back . and Sat upon the fea led upon these Irately reads, and there were tares o f my enterlainers... I made them u nde r - 1 woulddiubt, to wilom the rich stuffs I ear be a coifficicrit temptation to com- I stand that I wished to retire:- There were but i i two 'apartmentsha . the cabin,:and and, leit the i a murder. The idea frequently occurred I o n e i w as in to make arrangeineata in the oth r mein travelling through the wild woods ofi er for:,iny - acionimedatioa. - '' They crUnci 'ant; e West ' But old Lion was always • by . le, ready to die in my defence, and proud to d r , .- m y at length.,.and - I Was that ray bettwas ren. ) , They 'watched my movements. Withtreatl . . e in my wanderings. I always went arm- i nteres t wh e n - I ,nrese::.tti. retire, : I, Attarto i An excellent brace of pistols, steel bar, i first Withinit My Pack otrpurpese• : 111e 11143 tiled. gad 'ivaed with hall, were never from Of the-si'oillty pair - lighted h i s I retiiftted; arid , ypocket•save long enough to see that thevi t h ey yoi -d n a . rneinent.... This , w - ai - Alotall4l.l ue in order, and at night they, lay beneathjpa s g e d . in o'er' and hei woman . t e r y pillow. I felt quite safe with these, and shut the door on LiOP;but the latter putifOith l i m, whvvas the Companion of my nights as i hi s s t re no 4 .anid sprang after Men an Mstati . t, I mein di as days. He always layed down between n i mo s t . - u p s etting the bag in the Ofieration. Cl bed and the door, with .his face toward thel 1 . at . l• Yc. ..,. ... - 4 ‘ thought - the ere" itnre- Would like to stay - • . o one could. enter without attracting , h it fire , saidshe by way ofq° o3 gy• . y the , , , , :eattention of Lion. 4 Call the : varmint- tout-out= likeir the - .. . . One day in the summer of 1830, I funnel than wantsto sleep-in the ' ro-ora *it ' ll 31 be. 4.54" yielf in a small settlement onthe border tall lake. • 4 1 added mine luiat,j. in 4:p* . ITl..iba.t:expre: 4:4ed. 2 _ , I . c . 1 ~et forward to Like anxious to .tr th e I a great deal of christiati . amilety for niy *el- 1 Tie felloW looked gIM-stly enough ivlien 'I ~,,fnt l ie t ir cas about eighteen - miles distant. f are , • . -._ '. -- . -- - -: released him. His neck was frightfull'ilorn, 1 r.,. ; axe could be obtained WithOtlt .$1 prefer to have :him .with raci,"l ansWerel. i but he got. no pity from me I bound/ . 1 ~'°'9 to do: the -next day, which I Nlras not in- '.; near' lie won't eat 'that : quarter of meat in there fl had his companion in iniquity, whih4l6,inain to ., t la lo.!io I sat out on foot. It was i w in h e r - , --, --. Itained a moody silence, while she:he:mai curs v,on; 1 n tl alk - ed forward briskly. 'I was i . oh; no : , -I, aha t ee tts t''..o y o u are' - -ritiite i es upon the dog., I /Oxtail her. apron 1 about r • ti , . v nil:, mans that m v expedition 'd ,be I right--he. never takes'anythina that's not his," 3 his . neck,,'which 'WAS all 'the fturgnxal al _ _ ..'d bo , unb be an agrevatle one. I Sa e ying this I-wished She 'a good night 'and 1 aot froni me.' Lion seemed very well satisfied Me road -if road it could be called--Was I close d the d •- _ - _., . • ' with,arranigeinents; and laid in tbeheorneirmil -.., bad, and tin) h ~,,,,,, of 'ng the thickest forest in 1 I'liebad provideff me With a - ctra tallow watowd Went - With 1/ 1 1 1 Ch calm Phausr#Y,- • -,, I AT. the r'-'unir3".. The night, too, crept can dl e and the f l i s ething I did xvis to ettata.. We remained. with them until. xiturarrgi_ i ' 7 _ l promised to be darker than 1 i nx ,, e v er ythi n .., i ri . th o :f oo u i ;..- , it w a s pretty ;cannot say hut tenjoy - ed iitir triumPh 9 mach_ mart -Ulm trotted along by my side; 1 we ll i uxu b ere a, u p, v ar i ous muds- oy c e g,etz.i.wi - lioidid, as they certainly - Were olit offend- , ..,A over rt ,. lr4 I ker, and was Confident I i'as I i ble occupied different'eorners, annul° , „.„ which 1 fig, as it vraiLprove