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What is a rear f
.
What is a . yesel 'Tis but a wave
On life's l dark rolling stream, •
Which is smuickly gone, that we .
Aecovint It but a dream;
'Tis but a single earnest throb
01 - Time's oldiron heart,
As tifeless now, and strong as when
It first with life did starts
What MA year ..Tis but a tom
Of Time's old ,brazen wheel,
Or &tit a page elute the book
Which death inuat shortly steal
'Tis btYt it step 'mon the r o ad
Which we must. travel
A few more ateps.rand we ishall Walk
Lite`a weArrread no more.
What is a'yeart.-"Fis but a breath
From Titne'a nostrils
As rushing onward o'er the earth,
We hear its weighty moan; .
'Tis.like a bubble on the wave,
Or dew upon the lawn—
As transient as the mist of morn .
- Beneath the Summer sun.
.
What is a year ?• 'Ts but a type
Of life's eft changing scene-- -
Youth's happy 4 m.om comes gaily on
With hills and valley's green : •
Next, met's prime,aucceedi tho Spring,
Then Autumn with a tear, -
Then comes old)-Yinter- , —deagi, and all .
Must - fihd trieir fart here. ' •
Progress.
BY PARK BERIANIN.
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1 y should men ponder o'er: the golden Wile—,
1
Vli 3" , linger o'er the grandeur that' is gone ! -
is .the visage otthe Past • and
. wan;. '
l iournful her form and bearing, tho'.: , ublime.,
'nod her towers the sky loves to climb, •':
I a her great altar lies the verdant moss, • . 3 ,
,bing their.prostrate marble of its giclf 4 s,:
~1
I nd hiding . all all the glories of their prtMe. :"
y should we, svmp ithi.ie with long decay 1
:urely in growth there's something grandir
, still. " • ~ . i
power that cuts thro' forest-wilds its. way—
her force of tuan's uneotqu,rable• will;-- .. •
h. uorclt of Progress; making , as she goes • '
he desert place to blossom asi the ruse.
grilling *10(11
from the kuti,biography of tier. J. H. FtiLer
. 1 The Tviolpies - . .
. s early as the year 17'80 the blodk-house
stockade above the Month of the 11Oek-.
river, was a frontier post for the hardy
eery of the North-western Territory. - --
re nature was in her, undisturbed livery of
- and
s thick forests, interspersed. with green
down:lg prairies... Them the fojest had not,
r , i,the sound of the
. woodina* as nor
.plow . orthe hus andman °pa v ed the
of the earth. ; •Th '4l these beautiful - prai,.
_ waved their golden in bloo
..to the GOd.of
1
aure ; and among the - Most ..lu.xuriarit of
:. , e were those which lay along-the 'lloi.l- :
:king Valley, and, especially. that 'portion
it on which the town of
,Lancaster now
ids. This place, for its beauty, its richnessuil, and picturesque scenery,. was selected
a location foran,..lndian village.. -This af
led a suitable place for the gambol of the
tan,sportsmen, as well
,as a • central spot
concentrating the-Indian warriors. , •. ,
ere the tribes of the North and West met
.ounsel, and froth this spot led forth the
path in different directions. ' Upon one of
!•-• occasions, whin_ the war spirit moved
Mthly among the'Sofis :of 'Nature, 'and the
i ahawk leaped in its scabbard, and the
. friends, who .
ts of their ~ h - had died in the
. of battle, visited the warrior in his night
[on; and called loudly for revenge.it was•
;eruiined.at:the garrison above the mouth
the liockhocking
. river, that' the -: Indians
e gathering in greatuumbers. for the pur-:
: of striking a . . Glow on'spme post of the
tiers. To meet this'erisis two of the most
led and
: indefaligable.spies were . de - Tata
o watch their movements and report. . .
l'Clelatid and White, L*o spirits that !heir
n a iled at danger, arid as uneonquerable
ne Lyban lion, in the Month of. October,
one of toe lialny days of Itkian summer,
. leave. of their fellows and moved on
ugh the thick plum . and - hazel bushes
11 toe noiseless:tread of panthers. armed
it their. ttnering and 'trusty. rinec: ; They
fir:n(/ . lllpr march, ?lining the prairie ,
they reached that .most remarkable prom
tie, now .known by :the name of Mount
isant, the Western ternimatiou of which is
rpeiatticular chit .of rocks of 'some lm
s of feet high, moil - Whose summit; from. a
tern view,k - towe,rs to the clouds and over
-&the vast plains below. • When this,point
gained, our hardy spies held . a position
whiCh they could see every movement
lie 110ians beloW in the : valley. .). .
very day added a new *cession of War
' to the company. • They, witne.ssed,their
ci.‘64, of horse-racing, running !brit- races,
ping, throwing the tomahawk And dan
;i• the old sacheitis looking-on With their
an indifference, the squaws engagetd: in,
usual, drudgery, and the .children en
ed iu their playful gambols: The :arrival
new 'warrior '..was-.greeted - with terrible
its, which, striking the mural ';f:tOet - if
,lit.'Pleasant, were drivel: back' ink,thev-a-
Qll,
101 l
spll
tieli
%Is*
ase
of ,
fro
loo!
ska,
fro
exe
jug
the
Mo l
nu
I:.: indentauuns of the surrounding hills,
kuciug reverberations and echoes . as if ten
itisanu neuds weie gathered at a Univer s al
, e. Such yells would hare struck terror
•
he'-hearLs of those unaccustomed to.lndi
revelry,:-
i o•our spies tins was but martial'in asio--
tiu, wnich waked their waichfuln*,.aud
viy Str uug their veteran , courage. , Froth
"r luny youth they bad. always been on
, - ; - tronaer,. au d were - well 'practised .in all
. • suhulty, craft, and entitling of Indian
1 rfare, •as. wen as the. ferocity ;tu r d' blood
rstp_nature of - th ese. - savage . . warners. -I ey were theretor t , not likely to be eusilarell
ILimit-cunning, no t with o ut: a des rate
I diet, to fall victims to their sealpineknives
tomahawks. On several o - c e a,,io ns ; small
ies left the prairie, - and ascended the
unt from the eastern side. On these oo
long the spies Would. hide iti the d'eep lls:
:s of the rocks on the tae-"t, and : ,z, g 4. 1 .,„
- e, their.hiding places, whe'u. their utility i }
and Unwelcome ;isitors hid disapi*i_v,4l
food, they depeude - d
. on jerked venison'
corn bread, with
.witieh• their knapsacks
e well stored. They dare • not. liindlei." a
. anti th repr;rt , Sf (ie of their rifles would
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_ A VOTIF,D r , 4 I I OPOLIVICS, liEVS, , lt r i:Pah, TITRE / it.GBICTJLTURF,_: . S'CIPI , TCE, AND IVIORALITY
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have. brought upon them the • entire fOrce 'of
the Indiana:ll For- drink, they depended On
some rainwater which still stood in the het:
lows of soinelof the rocks; but in a shorttirne
this store *itt,, exhausted, and lalCleland and
White:intistilibandon their enterprise or find
a new ittpPlY. To accomplish this most haz
ardous . enteririte, •McCleland b4ing - the old
est, resolved to make the. atteuipt ; and with
his trusty ripe in.his hand, and their two can
,
teens strudeacross his sbouilde* he
4y a circuitous route, to the prairie, ski r
-ling the hilOon th north, and under cover of
the hazel.thiekets, he reached the river, and
taming tonlibold \ point o - * the - bill,. he found
a beautiful' s'within a few feet of the riV- -
er, now. known by , the name of C o ld Spring,'
•on the farm lial'll. Talmadge, - Etiq. ..1161111dd
• his canteens 4 l nj and . returned in ;safety .to ids
watchful co pinion. It was now deterinined
to have a, fr4p,li supply of water e - veryday,ancl
this duty waa ~performed alternately, • ..
•
On oneofitliese occasions, aft - White 14
, filled• his enateens,.. he sat a few momenta
watching the linapid element :wit came gurg- ,
ling out bf the bosoin of the earth, when the
light 'soundhf footsteps caught his practiced
ear, and Upan turning around lie •saiv two
squaWs a fet feet of him. 1,44' turning uP
.the jtito''tl, hill, the eldest sqUaw gave on e
of those ar-reaching . whoops peculiar to In
dians! White at once eomprehended his per,-
11ous.Sithatien. ' If the . alarm should reach
the cam p or , town, he and his 'companion
must I inevitably!' perish.. Self ; preservatioh
conipelle hint to inflict a noiseless death oh
the squa. s,lancLiaSuch a manner. as, if pos-
Sible,:te are no; trace behind:. 'Ever..rapid
f
in thong t, laud 'prompt in action, .he Sprang
upon his leliims .; with the rapidity and pow , :
et cif a li n nmllgrasping the.tbtoat of each,
sprang i t o ' the river. He thruSt the head of
the eldes underit he - Water. While making
strong e rta - to.inbmerge • the younger, who,
howeyer; . 4erfuly resisted hint, and during
.the short strUggle with this young 'athletic,.
to'lli, ast nOnent, she addressed him in liii,
\OWn lanora o ,e, thoughin almost inarticulate:
. 0 .
sounds. i . 1
Releasinglhis.hold, she inforMecl him that
1 , •
she had beet a . prisoner. for ten years,. and
was taker ;front belbw Wheeling,. and '. that
the Indians had killed all- the faxinlY, and that
her broth - r and, liemelf were taken prisoners;
but he su -ceeded on the second night, in ma.'
king his, seapei During this narralave., NV hap
h::4crow et - I the elder squaw; and had let
her float. tf With the current; where it would
not prob. , ly, bo found out soon. • lie now
(ii'reeted eight tu follow liituanel with hit
übuAl.'spt d 4,,ad energy pushed far the mount;
Tbeyha - • se.arcely gone half Way when they
heard •th rilania cry•Soine quarter 'o f a mile
(.
down •the str!,earti. , It was :inppobed seine pat
ty Of rtidi its, returning from hunting, struck
the rive \ r ust as the body of the squaw floa
ted past. • Ayhite and the girl, :'s.uceeeded in
retching the .mount, where Mleleland had
t. - e-a'no indiWerent •p . p*erttoi o' 4 , the :;unctim
eutnutotnin among the -Indians. !.
. . - . . ,
The prairie parties of warrierswere seen im
mediatelY tostiriieti . in every dinction, and
White and the glrhad scarcely - arrived„ be? 1
fore a partyl. of some' twenty. warriors had i
reached the s reastern acclivity : Of the mount
:and' were i cautiously and, carefully keeping 1
tinder covert .Soon the spies saw !their sward I
thy foes as theyglithid from -tree' to tree and
rock to _rock, till their position I wa.s-surrouiV,
ded, except 'on, the West,,perpendieulat side,
and ail . .hope - of escape . was. (nit off.° In this'
i i >erilons - Condition nothing was left: but to sell
lives as dearly as possible, .and this they
:tesolved to do, and advised
. the girl to escape
to the. Indians and tell them
,slic had been.tai ,
kepi prisonei. ; She said, "N e, death . to me,
, in:ilie.presetice of.my; own peoPle, is a- thous T
and times seeter than capiivi;y and, slavery.
Yurnish.ineiwith a gun,, and I will show you
can fight tis well as die. • Thii,place I leave
not: - Here niY bones.shall lie; bleaching with
yours, and should either - of yoU eseape,'you
ivill carry the tidingS of my'cleath to my few
relations." 1 , . 1
!!' Remonstrance 'proved fruitlesiS. .. . !
1 Tde two spies quieklyt matured the plan - .6f
defence and Vigorously i commenced the at, ,
tack from • ithe!front; where, from•the very
small backbone of the (mount, the savages
had 'to advance in-Singl.tile, arid without any
covert.. lie and this' neck, the Warriors aviii lea
tbeine:ves bf the, roLks - .. and trees in advan
cing° but in passing ane to the other
they 'must! lie. exposed for"t short time, and a
moments exiposure of their 'swarthy forms AICs
enough fur the - unerring rifles Of the spieS.-4.
The indiansi being entirely ignOtant ..of hosi
many were 'in ambuscade, were! the morecati
rionOlow they adVanced. !.1 ! ! '
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After lirai,lV maintaining the fight in front,
andikeeping tile
danger'
in check,,,,thev dis
covered- - .
covered - a new. 4apgef threatening them.--,
ThOirch foe now naade evideat preparations
to+ attack them tin the flank, winch could be
most succesSitilly done ..by reaching,au insold
ted rock lying in. !One. of the •ravines on the
•souiliern , iiill - side. , l This rock 4nce gained by
the Xndians„ 4 they torrid bring- the spies under
point blank-shot of the rifle without .the pos
sibility of *tape. Our brave .Ispies,saw the
utter hopelessness of their situation, Iv.hich
I nothing - could avert but a prate . companion
and an unerring, shot. These .therliad not,
but 016 brave ne.ver!'.despair. 'With this im
peding fate resting 'upon there, they contin.--
I lied calve and calculating, and as unwearied
as tti, 'stninest d i re of life, and - the -resist , .
anceloranumerbuSii>e could produce. -. . '.
SOon ll'Oleland saw a tall i,•and swarthy
,
figur preparing to Spring ',from a covert so
near to.
the fatal rock. thit; a !bound or .two
would .reat'll - it, and ill hope ;of life then was
1
tone:. He felt that all depended en 'one sin
, Tie advantageous shot; and, although but an
inch' or twelof the 'warrior's body was expos-
Ho), and that at- the distance ; of eighty , or a
hand' yards,' he.resolved to risk all, coolly
raised. h s rifle to his and shading, the
rec i
sightdmi Irltis hand, he :drew a bead so sure
that' helt . .coriseiouS l it ! I ,Would!, . do the deed.
He tuneed , the trigger I with !his finger, 'the
t a
hammer. 'me down, but in plaCe of striking
fire, -it brkikti.his flint itite many reces; and
! althotighlefelt that t ri t eh Indian must reach
1
the rock before he could
r adjust a other, flint,
he' proceeded to the' task with e utmost
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•.cemPoSure; ' • • - i..
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. Casting 4 E' aye 'toward'- the fearful point,.
stiddenly k he-saw the warrior stretching every .
mnscle for , the leap"; and s with . the agility bf
the! panther he made i
the sprink, .but n i stead
- if .reaching the rock, .he gave, a yell,' and his
dark 'body fell and rolled dowerthe steep into
the valley below..He had eviclefitly received.
a death wound from some unknoWn hand . .---
4 . i - hundred 'voices reeehr.' • (reap. 'beloW the '
*ontrose, qursilag 111onting, XtbraargB, 1854.
,
terrible shut. It was evident thattheY:;luid
loit.a favorite *airier, as well as being - disap
pointed for a' tine, of the most linaparmnt
'movement»! A very few minutes proved that
•, 1 •
the advatitagegailuxi would he of short du
ration ; flit already the spies caught a glimpse
of a tall swarthy warrior, cautiously advan
cing to the covert so. recently occupied by
his fello..)wompanioa. Now,-Mo, I rthe attack
in frentwas renewed with ineteased fury, so
as to 're.qnire the incessant fire
,ofhotii;sples,
. le preventf
.the Indians from gaining the emi- -
'nence, andin a,short time :11'Cleland saw a
;warrior making preparations: to lea to the
fatal- rock. The leap Was made, ana the, In
dian turning • a somerset, .his cOrpse relied.
down the Ilan towards his former Companion.
Again anfunknown agent bad interposed in.
their behalf. . This second sacrifice cast'` is-
May into j the ranks-of their . assailant:4 i :.and .
just as tlit sun was disappearing behind, the
western lolls, the foe withdrew to 4s shortdis
tance,l to devise, some new mode of' attack.—
This . ;pile came mast seasonably to our'spies, :
who'l • d kept their ground, and bravely main-,
tained he, unequal tight from nearlY theinid:
Alle of!this day:., . . • -i:
Now Or the first tiine - wasLthe girl missing ; ,
and the-spies thought that through terror she
had escaped to' her former captors,) or that she
had be - eul killed dUring the fight, butthey
were not e long! left to conjecture.; The''
,iyirl
i •
was.seem emerging from behind a reek,:: and
coming teL.thetu with. a rifle in her hand.—
During the fight she saw a warrior fill,; who ,
had 'advanced•soine distance before the; rest,
and while some of them "ehangedltheir'Tosi
.tion she!resolved at once, live or 4to, to iliis:s
ess-. herself ' of his gun, and anirnunition - =
. and
er r ohelling down beneath the iniderbrusll, she
crawled to theplace, and succeeded * its her
enterprise. Her keen and watchful eye had
early noticed the fatal rock and. h.re was the
inxsteritins hand by whiCh the two Wairiors
'fell, the : last being the most intrepid; and
Met:a-thirsty of the Shawnee trite, and the
leaderoft.lie company which killed her Moth-,
er and her sisters, and took her\ anti her broth
er prisoners.
.. NoW,I in the west, arose dark clouds,Which
soon overspread the whole heavens, and ' the
elements were rent with the peals id thitnder.
Ihitkiess;. deep and gloomy, shrouded the
, tl - liole heavens ; this darkness greatly - einbar-
: 1 - 4. ,-.., e( 1 . the spies in their 'contemplated isight
eseape,: supposing that they might readily
lose\their wayi and accidentally tall on ',their
'eneniyi but ashort consultation decided the
plan ;:rt was agreed that the girl should go
foremoH‘ i. , from her . , intimate "know ledlit! of
the leciilrtieS,.
an another inighl ibe gained - .
y f y
in case
.they should fall in with any of • the
parties of the s ptitpceits. From tier !knowledge
of the . languffige,. she might deceive the senti
nels, tiA the s:_,onel,.: proved, for scarcely! had
.thev descended axiittadml yards, Wlum a IoW
whist from the girl..warned them of their . dan
ker. - The,spies sunk, silently on the grhund,
!wirete, 1 1...:,, kr.c• loos arra tigeilien t, i ney .were
to -remain .till the signal was. given by the
girl to [move move on. ~11erabsenee for the . space
of a qi{arter of an hour, 'began to.lexelie the
most, sermons appreheasion }• Again- she' ap
peared.and told them she had suCceeded to '
removimi•two 'sentinels to a I \S , llorl,' distance,
who w'ere directly on . their route, The de
'scent Was noiselessly resumed, and thespie..4
,followed their intrepid leader? ti - or\half a mile
iri the knost profound silence, j when\the hark
i tin. of la dog at a short distance appriSed them
,of n ell,- Jlanger. The, alai Ost si iit ul idneou s I
click iifihe - spie:'s - ritles was heard. is the \ girl, 1
who t, l ated that-they were now in the Midst I
of the 'lndian camps, and theirlives depended . I
on thel,most profound silence,. and imPlicity \. ,
-following her footsteps. , ' -A moment !after- 1
,ward,' , .ilie girl was accosted by a s4 . l .ittawi.from
an, opining in her Wigwam; she replied' in
the Indianlangtiage,. and; without stopping,
still pressed jorward. 'ln a shori time she
stopped and assured the spies that the village
w:.s cleared, 'and that . they — had Passed the'
greate6, t, danger. She knew' that every lead
ing. pass was guarded - safely . by the Indians,
and at once 'resolved to' adopt the Gold adven
ture Of passing through the centre lof the vil
lage, 'as the least hazardous, and lie. Sequel
'proved the correctness of_her judge eat. They':
now.steered a, course for the Ohio river', and'
' , after three days - travel - arrived safe at the
blockhouse; , their escape and adventutepre
'vented the Indians frOm their cor templated
attach.; and the- rescued . .. girl prcved- to be
thc•siter:of the intrepid Corneal ya'ardiburn,.
'celebr,ated in the history of India!' • warfare,
and at the. renowned spy of captain Kenton's
bloody Kentuckians.
• •
• 4. is. 42.
i!rint it in Lettirs of
A. tathe.r, whose , son was addict to•some
prepensittes, bade the boy • rive n nail
into a }certain post whenever he: cOunniited a
.fault land agreed that a nail sh.Oulil bedrawti
`out whenever he corrected an erroi.. In pro
ces ortime the post was completely :filled
L . •
with nthls. •
The frouth became alarmed at
of his indiscretions, and set about
liniself. One by one of the nails
put,,thk delighted father commend
his noble, self denying heroism,
himself from his faults..
"They are all drawn — ont," said
The 'boy looked sad, and there •
volumd of practical wisdom.in his
With-1 heavy heart he replied: ..
"Trt e, -father; but tlag - scars
still." •
Pareits who would have thei
'grow tO Sound and healthy cbara,
sow thd seed .at the fireside. Chas
sociations can reform the man, at
make am a useful member of P,C
alas I-the scars. are there. The refo .
kard, giunbler or thief, is only th ,
the man he once was; he is col,
,sears—dishonorable scars_; which
ure his 'character as longas he lived
. .
" HE iII.AS NOT AN ENEMY rt; TILE Wont')."
-Hasn't he ! Well, we are sorry for: him !
For he has mighty little character who has
no enetnies: - is nobody who h.as.nOt got
pluck enough to get an enemy. Gie,u4 rath
er, as onr ideal of virtue and manlinewii one
who: has many enemies—one who has candor,
and featless love of. the thing he sees ,to tif;
,right. ;Thd man of earnest pu strong
will, and love of principle for. its 'own sake,
must have enemies. But this, so fart:lira be
ing ill, is to him a good. The strong tree is
more deeply rooted and fas fined -in the soil
by the Vim than the summe breeze. A. man
never knows how much the -, is of hini.until
he has ehnfrOP t( 4 / gad bra Vefl 1)1 lt eq . ppprOt inn..
'.:-',l
UicèlUtuàL
Mid 'rikhe
•-
.• • . I- •
ALLY OF i -pAgT. •
Tlui two veriila joined, atid the miiniccou
tast,'fwas begun.!- Of cottrae t the: ,E,liglish col-
Airea.,ttritunphed Over
. ito this
Pe*, the merchant bore his
but Whea the Eiglish.lll:iyhadiissurtted the
vletury i then came the 4,olitieiiO3.,.
of the catdinals ert.- hurled into. the
stre:am.arnidst 'the 'sho . uis'andi deiisioni of the
mole, At each Plunge grotinsissued flora his
.breast. It was in ,vainihat-Emilia thing to
his arm and linitiored.hltn,.ley every,f4r, to
ii triiin himself.! His religious zeal overcame
his prudence ' wheel sat last the figare of
.the *lope, dresso - in_ • hinrpotatificUl robes,l was
hailed into the tide, the l load.exclamatiOn•of
agony, and horr4r • b ursti, :1' Oh
ttionStrous impittty of 4, accur sed and sacri
lOgidus.,king 1
souuded .04 above ' din
elf the Mob. : .
Itiwas enouglkthe unhappy meTchan was
.!!
immediately: consigned over to the. se Oar
armG .' • 1- •Ip• .; -
Oh sad were; those ptiionlbours! the - girl
.t"O'ld•her'bead.S-4thej father piayed to all the
sitint.--and then came the lain consolation
which one endenvor4 to Cheat the other.
They!thought. of theirtiown sunny land; its'
balmy :air., its liingbettety, and that .thonght,
was I
• •-••',
November crime with 'all its gloorti-l-the
nionth that shohld hav4• , been the grade of
the 'year, coming. it, , does *ith shroud:. and
Orecloth;foggyi dark , 111 d &teary ; the ;lath
et's . brow. numbered mare Nitinkles.thelonce
black hair was inore;nearly bleached, the fed
ttires.anore attenuat.(.4 4 . • - •
•f •
'Andthe - dabghter youth_ isi r the
• '.
transparent lamp of hepe,but ink, he, the
igbt.,was dins, a 1 1 I . •
In 2. fear and 'trembling:the Unhappy foreig;n 7
ers 'Waited the ( - Lay o doom. 'The, marchant:s
'offence was *on4 little likely - to meet. ,with
m ercy. Henry vast jealous. of his 'title as
h.ad;cif the church. ; bad drawn hp •a
cede of . articles, of .-belief, which his subjects
•
w'erekdesired to subsCribe, to he had institu
tW adeurt of which he - made. Lord Cron:
yet~ilV.ical• General.. fin:li.bA eTn-ri , ,s -*train 41f
those : a-hese' orthodoxy rlin the king's erred
was galled in question;; letther 'could the
unhappy merchant hope -to: - find favor vith
the, Judge, for
.it was kitown. that Cronlwell
wits'Stronglv - attached t the ()Towing r'efor
matiOn:, and frinn the is of severity; with
Which . he had lately visited some of the ad
herent S.of the liernish creed.iii,his new char-,
te'r of Vicar General, itkvas scarcely pf l oba7
ble that he would show4nercy to one attach
e4, by find love 7 to. papal Home,
Sfraagers as they, were; f : unknowing and un
ktinvini•what had they not' to fear sand *hat
Ar,:IS ct tc . tor 1/Ofti.: r
' Tli . e.:niorningi of trifqcarne. The fogs. of
-that smal `, tuputh_sprend like '-ii,dark I veil
°Ver. our north. ; There Bras was no beauty in
the landscape, tie light pa the; Heaveni_ana no
h4pe.,in'the he4Tt.. . . I
I:The . JUdges• took their places,' a crowd of
wictched delinquents came. to receive- their
d' ‘ 'porri,., • We suppose it to beta
.refinement of
medern days that men fire not runished for
th'eir.,'e,rimes,lit only to ,deter :others from
cOinthitting thi!m. This court" of Henry's
st - ;t•etned to thifill otherwi,s ;- there was the
aura; of human passions in the . Judges,'-•
is
will as in the Judged. T , On-else -hand 'n ere- ,
ant. fear abjured his creed; ci,n another, Fiero
iSfm braved all-•contingencies, courtingi. the
•pile.find the stale with,pen passionated Tire,
and the pile and.stake were given with unre
lelititig. cruelt: •
liki)enc4l; t h e re stood' at the bar an aged
.•
man Mid • a youthful girl i .; thd long white liair
°tithe ene fell l'oosely Direr_ the shoulders; and
left iinshOded a face Wrinkled is much by
care ,its bv age the dat'ii-loCirs Of the other
were'liaided over a countenance clouded by
sorrow and *ee l with. te,ars.
filie icnocl:etY of trinl•avent, on. i It seas ea- .
syitti.pfove wh*t even t'he .Criminal did not
atternpt. to gainsy. The ',aged' merchant
av3,W - ed his fidelity\to the rdpe a's. a true sod
ofitheChurch4denied tie supremacy of Hen-,
rP °Veil any pait of the fold,: and thus' seared
ill's oivn deem. M 1 .
_ _
!There was aa awful listilltiess through the
cithri—stilless,;the 'precurser of deorn—bro
ken hilly by the sobs of the' weeping girl, as
she. Iching to? her 'father's )Irni. - Howbeit,
the expected s4ntence iris interrupted ; then
cancie. al suddeni rush; fresh attendance threng
eit, the court: ,!," Room' for Lord\Cromwell !
room fur Lord Cromwell"".and - the' Vicar
General came in his poOp and state,swith all
the insignia of office, - t assume 'his place of
pre-eminence at that tribunal. Notes 'tit! the
proceedings were laid *before! Lord CromWell.,
IO . s?as told ofithe itleaded Setitncei and he
made. a gesture, of apprdbation.
I '
Ai . glea m of hope seethed to dawn upon the
mind of, the Italian girl !as Lord Cromwell en-'
terett [ She watched his
.countenance while
he read: it was stern, indicative- of calm; de
termination ;.bitt, - there'Were lines in it that
sPikilte-inore of.tnistakeiil duty than innate era
eltiv.-; Yet when the Vicar General eve his
ait -eh et assen the steel entered. Emilia's soul,
n
. A sob, the veriest a'ecent of despair,' ran
th tigh _ that! court, .And where-it met, the
hntrian heart, pierced through all the cnielty
and oppression; that, hrtried it, and struck up
on; the naturalifeelingohatdiiide men I`roin
inenste,rs. 1. i 1 I
ifl'lle sound struck ',upn Cr,Omwell's. ear, his
~
eye sought thq placel whence it proceeded ; it
rest44l on Emilia and her father. A strange
eniotion passed over the face of the stern
judthe--4 perfect stillness followed. I '
14rd Crontwell hr+ke the Silence. He.
glarked over the note.slthat had been handed
to . .ibim; speakiiig apparently; to himself : `
1. 4 trom ItakV,--a M4ehant 7 --Milan—ruined
by . ° the wars—ay, thOse[Milan wars weiel ow
ing to Clement's ambitin and Charles' knave
:7H he loss of substanee—to England to re
.
claim an old ifidebtment."
- `if. ard CromWell's eye !rested once more up
on 'the merchant and I his daughter. lk le
era Of Italy—from lifilitn—is that your birth
pis6tT i • 1: 1 •
!`:We are Tnscans,",!replied the merchant
of,tncea,." and oh 1 141e-LOril, if there is
mir'py inthia.lworld show it ',now to'fhi un
hajwy .girl r 1 t il, •1 • '
1 4 To. both orlto neither l'! exclained the
girl: , a We will live orldie together r _ 1
The Vicar (eneral litiade . answer to neith
err
. .: He' rose fibiu l ith , ; 1 at 'A sign from I hini
th i ;i , ;prriper AfrWer fie(' aced the court) ail-
the extent
reforminff
ere drawn
l ed him for
)n freeing
the . , par-
'as aichole
sadness.--
are' there
childrm
ter, must
itable
,as
-11 perhaps
ciety.; but
rm
iedArun- .
wreck of
erect; with_
ill disfig-
journed.' The sufferers were hurried back to
their cell, some went whither they,could, otht
ers where they would not ; but all disappear`•
ed I 1 •
,
- A. faint and solitary light.gleamed from 4
chink of the prison wall-=it came from-the
narrow cell of the Italian merehant and hia
daughter'.
The girl slept—ay, slePt. Sleety does not;
always leave the 'wretched to light. cm lids and
sullied with a tear. Reader, halt thou known
intense misery, and cant landntitiped unti!
the veryexcitement of the misery wore out
the body'a_power of endurance, and steep like
a torpor, a stupor, - a lethargy, bound thee in
its chains Into such a .sleep had - Emilia
fallen.. :She was lying on the prison floor, het
face pile, as if ready for the grave, the large
tears yet resting. upon her cheeks, and over,
her sat the merchant, thinking what a treas i
ure she %vas anel)ad ever, been to . himHhe
could
,wish that sleep to be the sleep of
deith l •
..
• The clanking of a key! caught the merch
ant's ear ; a gentle 'step entered the prison.--4
The father's first ~thought was for his child
He made a motion to . enjoinsiletiee ; it Wa.
/
obeyed. His visitor adtanced with a quiet
tread; the merchant looked upon hini with
wonder.. Surely—no—and >let should it be!
that his Judge, Lord CionaWell,
.the Vicar
General,,stoOd before liin), and stood not with
threatening in his eve, not with denunciatio4
on his lips, but took his stand on the other
side. of Emilia, gazing .upon her with .nil ey4
in which pity and tendetnesA- were . conspicu
ous.- 1 -.
~
Amazement bound upthel faculties of the
merchant. He seemed tO himself as one that
drettmeth. . .. 1 . 1
" AwOke,. gentle girl; I awake," said Lord
Cromwell, as he itoopedlover Emilia. "Lei
.me hear thy voice, once ;Imre, as it. sounded
iu mine.ear in / Other dayS," . . - i
' The. gentle accents fell too light to break
the spell of that. heavy shnber, and.the mere
chant whose fears, feelings and confusion
formed a perfect cliaO., stooping over hii
child; 'suddenly awoke her - with the cry of
"Emilia I. Emilia I s awake and behold our
judge !" •. : , 1 - .- - • . .
"Nav, nay, not thus - ! oughly," said Lord
Cromwell ; but the sound'had alreadY called
Emilia to a sense of wretchedness. She half
raised herself from her recumbent posture *-
to a kneeling one; shadowing her dazzled
eyes with her hand; her Streaming hair falling
in wild disbTiler over.her shoulders, and thuti
resting at the feet of her judgej, •
"Kook on me; Einilia," 8:6(11 Lord Croak-.
well.; and encouraged by the gentle accent 4,
slieTaised her tear-swollen eyes to his face.--4-
As she did - so" the Vieari-General lifted froth
his brow, his plumed
,capand 'revealed tke .
perfect outline of his feltures. And Einiliit
gazed as is spell-bound, Until gradually shade
of'doubt, Of wondet, 4f recognition, . came
. d . ie ,, r E g ‘ n e e i B i tr o, ;:
• _.„1:-.;,„ t, ,,, r.r.ryttn:trilarti•A • and; priall.47
in-a yoke of "passionate amazement, s
claimed i It is the .sanie ! it is - our sick
• .
said Lord !Cromwell,
," even so,
my dear:and gentle nurse.- lie who wasthen
the poor:dependent on, % - our bounty, receive
ing from . your charity)tis daily bread as 'an
alms, bath this day preSido over the issue
of life and death as your' judges; but' fear not,
gentle Emilia' the sight; of 'thee, .comes
7.
the memory of: routh, .and. kindlier \ thoughts'
cross-the sterner mood .Ithat lately darkened ,
over me.' They . whose. Yoke may influence
the destiny of a nation; gradually loose the
memory - of_ - gentler thOughts.. -It.- tnay be
'Providence. tint bath sent thee-to melt - nie
back again into a softer nature: 'lslany . ,n
'heart Atilt. be , gladdened, that but for my
sight of thee had been sad u%to death. I
tfiink me, gentle girl, .Of the ilowers laden
with dew and rich with . fragrance v which
thou did'st lay upon my pillow, while this
heart throbbed with agony of ,pain- upon it,
fondly thinking their
.sweetness , would be a
balm ; and how thou wert.tised to steal into
my chaniber and
.listed to tales of this,
.the
y
land, of mir home.- Thon art here, arid 114-
hast.tbou been welcomed / To -a prison, and
well nigh unto - death. Out the poor soldier
bath a home ; conic thon and thy father and
share it." i
An hnur!' who dareviophesy its events 14-
At the .beginning of tlnit hour the 'merchant
and daughter had been sorrowful eaptiveis
of a-prisnn ; at . its closei they, were the tre4-
ured guests of a palace. •
- •
,• ECLIPSES F OR
. TUE YE. -IL—lii the year la
-54 theri..Will be two eel; ses of the Sun, and
.
two of the Moon. l- . * : i
1. The
_Moon will be partially . eclipsed o'`n
the 12t1i, of May, .visible!asisillows: •
Begining at 4h. 10m.t.grcate . st ipbscuratiOp
4h. 26611, and 61/..34m.1P. M. •
. .
_ Eclipse begins. 147 :degrees :52' minutes
front vertex to the right • •.'. - i
Digits, eclipsed 14. on the. Northern-
Limb... .:. t.
_4- , I
• i
\ The line of 'Central and Anhtdar Eclipie
.;
li:ring through a- portion of'4l . te • northern
- part of the United States.and- southern' patt
of - 14064 i Atnerica.. . -•:`, ; • . • ;.
114 Will be the - largO4t eclipse visible in
the United States until the year 190 Q, when
the Sun Fwill be • totally eclipsed, the centie
passing . tear, Washington. • • •
3. A partial eclipse of the Moon will occtir
on the 4th ot\Noventber, at 4h. llm. P. IC
-T1164100n . kill rise with a slight
shade on its'Northerrt
• The Sun' will s be tOtallyueclipsed on the
20th of-November, \ thti- middle Oecuriog ut
sh. 14m. A. M,invilil \ -.lle, This eclipse Will
be 'central and.•total in' the • southern part•Of
At:ric4, South and :the Southern
Ocean. ; •
.
1 ta n s, a \
ans. o yer ...e .thy red cow what
t,t
. , \
eats der; cabbage' ast n gut I \
Yell, now you kes 4er fowling-piece, and
when you sees her p 0.43 her nose\ under de
fence, biad der barrels is it powder and ball,
And brake de tam gun ever her head: :
;Aar iThe-substance •f. the verdict of a re
cent coroner's jury -on a roan, w-laa died , in ; a
state of inebriation, " Deitth by banging
=round a rum
=shop' There tire many suc'k,
AV" What's the next thing to oysters,
Zebl" says an urchin' tn a roller boy. "
the shells, stupid," retcirted Zetn
as asked the; other day, why
a ffil4te life; and
arl not ahre to support, a
• , tw7 , A. lady
she chose to live
plied,. 4 13ecause .
hitsbnlid."
I • IF.
, er 1
1 1
1 \— 1
. .
_,
_ i _
, ' ' ' VORteflE .31011TROSS DEJIOO-111,AT:-
r o • .. - 1, , 1
' , l - • • UCULUOrI. I .. , 1
This isn subject wbich i has often engtnitsed
my' thoughts, andnVer 14 me ansittisfiedivith
my own
mind
for II do not believe.thO.
finite mind is -elt . pable ofkcomprehending :its
vast importance in moulding the, destinies. of;'
men not. Only for -time, but. for eternity!, ..• - "
What landiteationl - lit is titte 'culotte of i
mind, the develqenientl of - the l'atental and
moral capacities: God Jim give') usfertain,
faculties, l .whatever "tends ito ..develop and im-
lirove these ; whatever unfolds the talents, and
enlarges the . capacity of the mindfor thinking
and judging properly, is I & .part, of edneation.-
An education. that .
,fita . n& only.
,for a, '
.perfi-.
.641 .Nor-existence, is worse than uSele ; for.
to fulfil its great design, 't twist preps nif.o,
meet all the storrasi. and Conflicts of lie with'
manly fortitude HO resignation, and'",enalile
us to enter with *thity and uiefnlnesS the
vast drama of . hinlan life that is.enactingin
the World t.:not aniidle s'iieetatOr of its varied"
scenes, but a portal:et . yet -no one is-so fool
ish as to suppose that knowledgeis tObe,maiii
ed alone from books.' Every event . &ad cir
cumstance of our Ives i 4 cOntribUtitig In some
measure to help fokward this great wofk. Na
ture opens to us a' book ' , ,in whose inspired pa : ,
ges we may read.: - Shelunveils to us at. source
of knowledge as undleSs asinfiray,.atul 1 1 u
un
folds to Our enrapt, red gaze theglOtiotis won- •
ders of the universe. It is _a field 'in which
we must ever "be h5.,. - ; though in ~ thought we
can soar 'away thr ugh the regions of illimit
able spade, yet all tells us of the un&earchable,
wisdom and powe of a Divine Beim, Whose
ways . are-above our comprehension. ;-, po our.
progression in k Owledge will never cease
while eternity, zrol s its: ceaselessfrotindsl,, - In
contemplating th works,and. laWs l4 ' L i Ctifu . re,.
( 1,
we may learn the duty. we • owe .to ! . G i odl, and
to each . other:..Still, i.,'ery much "pan 'he learn
ed from the writings` of great and good 'pen,
of the past and prent . age. We tnay . learn
from the example of some how to :oVereotn . e
-
apparently. insurmountable 'difficulties; ' how
to sustain privationS, And bearUJith fortittide
all the ills of lifel We may also learn . that
good actions and virtuous irinciples 1
to meet With thei,r., regard; while the
Sm
ever,punished. ile have "given e:
for the - cultivation or disciplinel°f i
and the developeinent of those menta
iti&..•which. but for'their ii
Ist rue tiory
everlave remained dermant. . I :1
, The .history Of !the 'rise and dovrnfal .
pires and Nations, thii origin and pro
the arts and.sciences,Lanethe lies o
poets, warriors and.satesinen ; the a
of the laws, customs and usages of tl
aigl the important event* tranSpirinJ ,
present age of the world, which are t
,ansniit
ted to us thrOugh the medium of the vess, arc
ir
rich -stores of i n f?rintit i on, :alm ost exhaustless.
What is anatton ithout education ? Look
at France! Whatlis she? a nation of blind fa
natics. 'Her valeillatik , ',multitudes offer 'up
11
thaalu i ht i or r y JlOinage. Co_a tyrant,,w ogrindS
- -; ,-...,-. 7 -7- 7 - ---•-. 7--- : ....?
the iron rod of ppressioil. After in king so
many efforts. toustain a reiniblican, form of
government; all 1
, r. NA:tcling
.through iivers'of
blood to actievel -that liberty which .so soon
has been wresfed„frOm her ; why. is it slie-can
not goiern lieNelf? - becanse -her lin4ses lack
the general intelligence and solid pi ciple.On
which every reptadietui government. Must be
based. , The people• Ilaek 'education, and are .
consequently de.Stitute - of the i power fTjudg
li
ini , properly bet Ween the.twftieat principles
Wright and vvrettg. ' • .4 - I
• Look at Italy, with her ninny- skies, lofty
.mountains, -and : smiling rates ;. h 1..16;4
vineyards, magnificent scenery, and forgeous
Sunsets. What is She Nvitii all her, natural .
resources of wealth and prosperity ? the glori
ous Italia of poetry is boived beneath thesWat .
of an. infatuated and higoted clergy. The
lower orderS are kept in the deepest ignorance.
We need not go bad; to the dark ages to see .
superstition ; we can see. it •there ! Iwoneed
not go to India:-to see idol worship;. we can
see - itthere ! What
,a dark picture,' t behold
the human Mind, which as capable, of_ . such
vast expansion,.suchLixeltedi coMpr iension,'
contracted by• the Palling inflitenee'.f:ignor
ance and superstition, lac) the, narrow ' sphere
of; bigotry . andlanaticiam. 0, .Italy re
that.he ;who is thought by .yOuto - be the roy
al ;representative of the ruler of the . niverse,
could- reScue.you from the depths ot misery
and degradation into_ which you hate fallen.
One thing lie •might; : do, le,might give you
the means of education. ;in a Word, Italy
lacks knowledge. , .
Turn your eyes but fora. momentat any of
those nations destitute of. education - . or the
means of general intelligence, and vhat are
they ?= Russia, a nation .of, slaves al d serfs: - .1
where the lower classes ;are groundl in the
dn'st by the nobles:and ' higher orders... Her
cotintlesshordei are,hut the degradedlminions
of her proud Einp4er. Though Nichelas May
have Millions of Savages to obey hiS sovereign
will, he can nevei:pominand intellect...-The
mind, that God-like dower, is , net always'
found 'beneath the Yo•ort , eous pageantry of
::::, t• [ r •
wealth and power. I . . !• , -1. . •
Look at India! let the Ganges tell its own
story ; Where the poor benighted heathen of , ,
ter up their prayers to senseleSS hloe'l ! 'where
the r mother,. stiflin n he best st feelin of her
nature,. and turni g a . a eat
ear to the instincts
of natural affection, Consions.lier OtiOpiieg to
o -. I,. watery grave. , .. . • • .l. -
watery
g rave.
What 'though ivith - lavisli,kindnei;
t •
• .The gifts of God. are Strewn ; i . ...
The heathen in their blindness -• I . .
I . .. ~BOw down to weed and stone.'
1 .-What is lacking to elevate India in the
Scale of being,-and place her on the' level with
Other nations, in a Moral :and hitt:UO . 6o
point of view ? \ She lacks education!: . • • 1 _
Is ignorance condueive to happinessl, - think
you the pagan. who Calls unheard;, unanswer
ed, • in his misery, upon' his wooden 4od, feels
any happiness in making his unavailing pe
titions I . Think you the effeminate disciple id
the-Koran,-who dreams away half his life tin- -
. der the.bancfal influence of the narc;ic drtig,
-is happy I can the.puffings of a nar kilo sat-.
isfy the longings of an imniortal, . indi ; I.
answer, no! - a wise Creator did nbt fora' the
mind of man. to ,becOntentedwith.t e gre4l-_
ling pleasures, or - earth. rHo_4id-1 la t intend
that /happiness should exist • without Fa knovil
\edge of Him.' But 'tve desist frent looking
longer. on.s the dark Side of the picture,,,and
turn from contemplating the :evil
ignorance, to the:-bleat ulta*.of
tl ies
eduCation. - ' ', ‘. ' '. I'. ',., -. • - ' .
.I.:(xik at the British EmPire ! the"un never
sits on her vast &mains, her, flag floath - in'.
the: . icy . regimis.of`perpetual ariow,-.,.. tidigs .
n
its- regal fats in the spicy breezeS.of I - their
_ . t
folunit 11, Siptint f!.
tropics where the „no- sit; breathes .the JA*
fum.trof mattes, groves ot- , ... -- :, • . , w - tinted '
fios .. .er4 her abir APl.eaa OE4, to the
gale and beruqtrevery tenutnr , ithle glebe ' .
the benefits of he i extensive ' c. -w "
• --• 1
Sheds' Ow:retied !) , j , men 144. -. '
.. OT and
learning and controleid NY: just4ndireprtable
laws:_ Th e caus e` - of her proaPerity 3S 'plain
It isbecause tht - 11 1 .M 31 1A, ot , ,,k.,,POeske_ RN
placed within the reacti- - 4 * *lll4,thei press -
disseininatea ita great-trathivingl by
_zits in=
valuable productions;;boolca,lialeemPaPors,
places the means of infor mation and learning
within the reach of eveit min.- ' 1 .
Ile,r prosperity is undskiblidly owing to -
the means for general 'eduCation which she
posses.itts. To constitute an .enlightened na-,-
Lion we must have as enlightened people.-*
We. will now
. glanee_ at our own glOrians
republic. She is. , now in the zenith of her
glory, nmodel for nations, the downtrodden
masses of Europe; emulatinglher glorious ex
ample are
~ endeavoring to throw off the, ty
rants yoke:, We. are a free,. ;a noble people.
Our territory extends over a --iast region of - ,
Country, east, from where the-Atlantic *ash
es its rocky shore; west, .to.,where the mon
arch of oceans dashes his briny waves in sui-
len pride against the emerald shore. I Well .
may the heart of every Ainerican beit with -
exultation, as he contemplates ; his country,
exhaustle.ss in her natural restiurces of NTealth, ,
unbounded in her natural prosperity, enjoy=
inga glorious though . ,dearly bought liberty.
Happy, free America !th i e tyrant has no fciot- •
~,Is
ing on thy fertile shares, thou art rested
and loved at home. ; tler,, 'tt ride - •
triumphant on .the seas, awl the , i s'pan' -
brit
gled bannerls unfurled in ebe pirt.;, Our
nation IS composed - of a brit 'nt
, galaxy - of "
thirty one stars ,
all moving i perfect barmo- .
ny ; and
- go v erned by. wise and equitable laws,
framed by men eminent for talent, and-learn-
ing. What country. either 'ancient or mod
ern, has produced' men of equal greatness ?
of such gigantic intellects, noble minds, and
patriotic hearts! 40_ heroes, , , stalesnieii, - and
generals, are unequalled - and retriain unsur- ,
passed. The people of America, for we' bfiie
no castes. in 'society here' ata intelligent and . '
enlightened beyond those of any other na
tion. - The means!of acquiring knowledge are
placed within the reach of :every man; liter
ature once guardrid with;such jealous care, is
s,.
- alike open to ail. I , . 1 . - : : •
- Schools are instituted for tlie
4 poorest cla.-
es, for the poor :a, well = the rich- mav, ac
quire an educntipn, .r nd we may safely
conic to the , conelusionihni, the general in
telligence and repnementorthe people; is the
mainspring of. our national Prosperity.. Let
us re.m 7 t,truber we' are accountable to. God for
our talents,.and endeavoito cultivate our men
tal and moral eapaciti*' and thus enable us
to prepare for a broader sphere of usefulna
here, and the _enjoyment of :.true happiness
hereafter. - . ' ' • .. =,-,
lirifittre
[evil are
•v amPles
Icap e
ini, ht
of Em
ozres., of
heroes,
ecounts
to past,
in -the
Susquehanna Couutyilreacher's As--
sociatio.l* -
U v ASSI•r•-• ••••••,,,, .110.
Teacher's Association; c ? nvened at Mont
rose,-lia.the Susquehanna Academy Building,
onthe - evening of Sat rd ayJanuary `2§th,
4854. - • •-•
The Association eras cal4d to older bYT:Ihe
President, 5... T; Scott, and 4e - Secreta be-.
hag in the chair, the Association immediately
proCeeded to hnsiness. - •
;After disposing of somelUcidental, prelim
ivary business, the io‘usinesS Comnii z ttee re
ported that they hatifsucceeded in procuring
the services of S. Foster, in capa'city
1.
of lecturer before the Association. -
_ On Motion, the President, calle for \ the •
lecture -to be ieliti ered, and,' Mr. Foster' beir.g
present, inimeiliately responded to the, call by
proceeding 10 - its delivery'. -
The lecturer deervedly 'secured the mark
ed attention of the Association. He ‘ was lis
tened to with all that interest trliieh - a deci
dedly praCtical, and consegiently useful ef
fort is calculated to secure. ' .
At the close of ti lee tar C. W. Deans
offered the - following :. resolution, which-vms .
unanimously adopted`',
' Resolved, That the thanks of this Associa
tion are dile to Mr., Foster for Itis very able '
and instructive address.
The - reading of the constit tion. was then
called for, and was accordin lj read by the
Secretary. All persons presetttwho - were not
already members of the Association, wetenow
solicited to attix their names to,
tion. , -
During the signing of. the COnstilution r thei
AssoCiation was addressed by(C. W. D,Ol-1.-„i'
on the ebjects,of the .Asseciatlen„ulso B - Ss the;
Secretary in regard 'to the- erSueous
sions created in the minds of Seine iu vatio!:s
parts of the county, as to.thel
actuated Teachers in the .forMation of this
Association. •
On motion a committee was!' appointed. bY
the President,.consisting of lk S. Foster,•.t.
McKenzie and A. 13". Johnson,'" to draft by
laws ?or' the Association inc tiding a Scbed
ule of business. . [
On motion it was alsa agreed that tile
Schedule be ,reported to . this -nleetinz t , said
the by-laws to the next 'stated ineeting of the •
•
Association. . -
On motion' of the Business Committee, the
topic - of': School Government was take up
and discussed with ranch niurtal benefit and
good humor. Thi meting winks addreSsed
the President; E. MeKenti ,e .111" S. Foster,.
W. Deana and others ;on this topic. '
On invitation of the Secretary, S.,U.Eam
ilton Esq. of - Gibson, ,favored 'the .AssOciation
with a very,' interesting r.nd .initructirb ad
dress as tolhe nature ofits,dirties-and 1t474,e
-e4iar attitude before 'the peoPle of this.coeri
The Committee on by-laws nnw gave ila
tiee that the, 'were.: ready to report a&hid.
tle of bus' ess, and -the following Saw( 3.11 Lt
was then re by B. S. Foster, e,h7sirtnst of
eommittee,..,
;,
,! 'adopted by the - -Assait, 4 ion.
in committee : \ he whole. t. ._.,-.
Schedule-Ist." Calling of the tell. .
2nd. Reading Of Secretsty's ReFort.
3d. Miseellaneott, BusieesB l '.
4th. Appointitent a Cormnittee.s. -
sth. Address.' - 2. , ' -
Oh. Discussion.* - , ,• : '
Itho Report of Cominitteei., ' ,
.',.
eth.zidisvallane3 . o Ritsinekei • -,
:, ',.; -
tkii,:Adjournment. , • . ,I i
o . 4lnotiOa, the President aftpointol : ic*-
;Dingo to Fixfof t aio an address' to the,'pe:ol - il,i'of
this corm setting setting forth - , the., iitljo4l4:Tital
aims of the Association; attd, On t , ..',.tii.lit 1-
,';a - "a
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