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Far beyond the murkey, midnight, By dim burniific of my oil, • • • Filling aye his rapid leaflets, _. I have watched him>at hit toil; I Watched his broad and seamy forehead, Watched his. white industrious hand;,, Ever passing, • ' t i • ) And repaseing; Watched Ind strove to understand', Whit impelled it—gold of fame -, 5. 1 Bread, or bnble of a name.• Oft Fve asked debating vainly . In the silence of my teind,• . I ' What the Servier.he rendered To his country or . his kind ; _ 1- • Whether tones of ancient musi _ • Or the sound of modern gong, 'Wischini holy, . Humors lowly, et Sermon, essay, novel, song, - Or philosophy sublime, . Filled the measure of his time. Of the mighty •,,rorld of London, He was portion unto me— , Portion of my life's experience, Fused into my memory. 1 Twilight saw him at his folios; Morning saw his fingers run, , Laboring ever, • . Wearying never" Of Of the task he had begun ; ' Placid and content he Seemed. Like a man that toiled and dreamed. No one sought him, DA ene knen! hi Undistinguished was his name; Nevei•had his praise been uttered By the oracles of fame ; , • Scanty fare and decent raiment, Hirmble lodging, and a fire,— 'These he sought for, - ••1 TheSe h% wrought And he gained his. meek Ides* Teaching men by . Written word, Clinging to a hope deferred: : • -" Sc he lived. At last I missed him, Still might'evening twilight fall,' But no -taper lit his lattice-'-- Lay no , shadow , on the wall,. in the winter *ibis seasons; In the midnight of hi day, ' • . 'Mid his writing, . , And inditi, - • Death had beckone d"him away, • Ere the sentence he had planned Found completion at his band.; But this old cnau aV ‘tll &MI nameless, i , Left behind him projects large, - - I Schemes of progress undeveloped, : , ‘Vorthy of a nations charge; Noble actions uncompletef. • • Germs of beauty immaturerl, - Only needing,. I Kindly feeding; • To have flourished. and endured; Met reward in golden - store, To have Hied forevermore. I - . , Who shill tell what schemes. majestic!: Perish in the active brain \ • What humanity is'iobbed of, • :e'er to be restored again.? What we lose, because we, honor Overmuch the mighty d4d, • • • ' And dispirit' Living merit, • Heaping scorn upon its head - Or perchance, when kinder grown, 1,1 Leaving it, to die—alone ? Illisctilanettrs.l , The .Fa ther's Choice. 1 . Br STLVANUS COBB, JR - 1 1 i. [ ..Abel Venzie,was"President of a wealthY . .1 , 1......1 infacturing company, a situation ,lip Ai.o.a. for ,mlsny, years, and as his interest in 'corporation was considerable, ho was e wealthy. By nature be was'_ oihand `iis manners ; and the peculiar du les of office—coming in cOn.stant contact 'b's he , wiAL people of all classes and .di '4p :tins c l i had not detracted from his charac' untness. ilia family consisted- of sat oxen sons and one (I.:lugitta. .. 1 1 The boys I 'J...a an grown to be mt, and Eengaged in lucrative business, while Le- 1 the youngest child, just epening i into tig womanhood, was the light - and joy of , old man ' -household. ~ - . 1 1 Ong Venzie's favorite clerks, there was t)ung man namo Robert. Winalnvri who been in the company's odes for several Y rNand who, by hisnntiringippltion, xenPlarcondu7tih ! ilillredfl: :f ljtaPeanentsitiaon:butat coudeneeandil tct.of.hisenpier.— tgllnsowladamtherand as, w om he supported and_withishorri he lived, an consequently he was obliged to'e t e.ont un with great nicety to keep .matters st ri gh t . -' • 1 . Tlie fiscal year of the-dompani - was draw- ii , g, to a, close, and for nearly three weeks pre-; ri us to the opening of our. story, ,Itobert A inslow bad been in. attendance itt, Mr. V• zie's house every Week-day evening, en g• ged.in , comparing the various seconds and • p perlyarmnging them, - : in view of if con te. plated - changeln the direction of :the cor p. ration. Duplicates had: to .6i. taken Of l i 1,1 e principle paper, and in revising their,th „,,nrkea of Lelia was frequently caljed ,ittpon, f'4 the. old man'could never be made t 4 un erstand/why even an h heiress might notm a ke erself useful. " 1 . 4 1 I Once or• twice only, had' ,Veazie acAually called upon his - child for her services, and on, ' t-i.ose occasions she - would read off the iorigi :lThi accounts while the young clerk revised the duplicates: Lelia - read to Robert, ?wont when for a time the labor was suspended, she hesitated not to 'talk. ,There was mane of N .that formal, constraint which fashion iMposes limn common vitlits, for their acquaintance ,commenced - under the easrsion converting auspices of bUsiness,' and without a thought jot' aught but business, they t waded-through p4ges 9f the . company's journal. . ~Tbet4 when 4 length they` conversed, their thOughts and feelin o ,, s were free and unrestrained. 1 i , :-)Thv, third or fourth time that Robert came -1; • ve Ii; yet the to ,the house, Lelia offered ',her services, and while 'her father looked over, her shoulder,she read from the o'rigin4l drafti,,the 'entries, and 'always when the young Man Would stoP:to make ..a-note or matigmal reference upon:his iduplicate, she;wOuldipeep over the top of the large journal, and Watch his handsome fea tures as they 'worked and varied with his ',ia- - Tying thoughts.' : - .- - , - - , ~ Thus Passed awiy three', weeks. EVery . • ' evening Lelia Was •sure to . come into her fa ther's study,-and sh 4 was equally as -sure Ito stay there until ' b§rt went away, The old mai) seemed ind ::; very blind to the -fact, It ". 'that these meetin - Were beginning to result in something else besides the mere transac tion of -business. I , " Well, Robert,' Mid Mr; Veaiie, as the'ef- Ice was aboutageuig closed, one evening, .t you can now ha ia short respite from: the counting heUse. • e airy; of the concern 'Urelsettled,- and . vi , 'Quill not start again tan ,ti der' two 'weeks ; ttu ;you have that time' to yoUrself to enjoy lid improve a's you c)e, t ' fit." , r •-' " , I 'thank. You it lb idly; sir," returned !) b -1 • ) ' ert, I " though - 1 mu t ray I would rather make myself busy than lay idles() long." 1 • "But you haven't hada resting spell be - - fore for four years." . " True, sir; but my Mother. and sjster need all . my time, iso l .l earl hardly afford 'to nest now." . ': ' ' -- 1 "Well, never fear, Robert yotishan't sutler . loss." ; - • • Yeai;e never held' long arginuetitsi arid from his Manner on the present occasion Robert - kneW there \was nothing more to ;' l )e Said ;- so heput on his bat anJ started bonne- Ward.. 1 ' . ' • ' The - next d4y, or the day or . t.WOafter,that Robert Winslow took a walk:9'oer to the eitY„ as.. he was .returning home tiowardi es accosted in the street by. a gen .tlenian Whoni.:he had . frequently seen at the house, . 'counting transacting :business with Mr. IN . - • . 'qtr. the j,.1111,.. . . P,.: sal ,e -gentle - Man. -1";.,: - • ' . - 11. . "ghat is -My name, sir." 1 , 1 . .1 "And - min . e is',Dunliam. lon haveB4 . in , ~ .. me at your.co.inting house." 1 „.. • '• 11 /",11, 'ea, Sir., - I now remember." ii .- . / "Mr: Veazie -tells M . e you would- liketo employ_ your- time I to some pecuniary advan4 . , , t e ',furring yonr.tnisiness vacation: .-, ~ . . 1 ' Indeed; I. aliould - sir" .rettirned. Robett, al w i ll le 4. i•ri g lit .„ ray of pleasure, Hashed over his features:: ' , , . • 1 i . '," Then 'I can offer you' a. rare- chance. •I want . you'to 'accompany 'me ict• Troy; there to aSSIS i., e . in - ClOsing up the books of a heavyfinn, whO7_ lave failed . ; and leff i the matters, at loue endei . .!', • - 1 -: . ', , ,i 7 And I'Vhen..do you. want Me to go r. .; „Oh, this Very night. New,-'in half, art hour.” ' t - • .- . - -.:, • ~ Robert'i,countehance fell aa lie heard this, and after a rnornftnt's rhouvl it ojthp said I cannot go so soon. you coma watt two hours, or postpone the matter till tb-mor- . row, I would like to gp." '" , tlutt is impossible; Mr.. Winslow, for thti bcsat starts,in half an hour, and the business admits of tiorstpone i tnenti . Veazie tells me that you wioukl be just the Wan to' unravel and straigllten otit those accounts, some which hav bee' n ihanging for :rears, and are now put into the hands of the crditors° in that dubious shape. I will pay ,your-expen eit, and ten dollars a dity if,you will go with me." - , . I cannot go," said Robert;, a somewhat disappbinted tone, but with Aeeision . ; " for when I. caineaWav this morning, I , promiSeir my mother that I would retain before dark. My sister is away, and as my...mother is,quite weak, she would- suffe exceedingly in my 'ob.'. sence." . f ' "You will have time to drop her a line by k • the , penny post, informing her: of the cause of\ your absence, remarked Dunham.. ) ;" The pentippost man does not go near my d r lling after this late hodr,". returned Rob- No, sir," he Continued in a decided tone " I cannot go. would not leave my moth': P er to suffer in ignorance of my fate this whole night, for , a hundred times :Aire amount 'I night earn by , the labor. I thank you kindly for your consideration, a,nd I. hope you will note blame me for the resnlC `I ! "Of course 4cannot blameyou," answered ni \ ri ham, "though I am sorry, you cannot go: If t. ought yonlieeded the' money." : - i "So I do netid the -money," responded the young . Mfill with a slightly flushed face, "but I cannot take it at Ithe sacrifice of what I consider' my. filial duty" 1 1 " Very well'; I can . find some one in Troy, who 'aair, do the work. Good evening, sir." ' .RObert responded' a " goOd. evening," and - then wended his Way hoineWard. The `cir cumstance caused him some - nnensiness fot a she 'time, brit 'he loon forgot it, and on the nest day he obtain • a first rite job, throtigh 1 the id of Mr. Yea - e, at an insurance oftlee in c pying policies. .' A 'in Robert.iL l inslow\ was at his desk in in Vvreie's ' counting house. Business bad. Cotmnenced •in goOd comes , and there was a. fair prospect of long. co atinuanee of it. 4-. Nearly a week 4d passei_ away, when .. one afternoon a' young gentleman, called to see , Mr.' N, 'eat, and .temaineil in an 'earnest, close' conversation with the old min for 'full five minutes, and when he turned to go away, Robett,.thought he 'heard !aomething like, an oaith, drop from hAS lips. - ... • • ' - 0' Presuming poppy !, muttered Mr. Veazie as he sank into a chair, where his young clerk was writing,and pushed back from his desk important, some dozen papers. ".Why, Rob ertthej fellow ,actually' had the presumption to' k me 'for the hand'of my little Lelia; and all e's worth in the world is fifteen thousand dollars. Not another bit 0f reap worth does he pose;ess." . F Robert: Winslow's. hand trenahloi, and, his face, crimsoned, 'as the gold 'man iipoke, and he trarned: l away' tci hid • the emotion he ..einkld I not suppress.; ' . . ! - -` 1 Veazie trk no n tine Of: the youth' than tier, but haying delivered hims° , If of hi blunt 1,.1 opinion, heidrew back ttie drunients e had jai moment before-prished away froin h* and began to eiainine their contents, whi e'ROb ' tried to Calm his -nerves so as to pa on t ithlis b 'nes!r. 1 , ,> t Towards nightfall I!•lr.t j Yenzie tint away . :infirm e had loaera -inspecting, and hay. pg I ked the* up in his private desk Ore , gan to . P 11-:on his 'gloves. i i , .i ti 4 : I Robert, said, he, "are yqur evening en , b aneddurirtv; the present week r . „ I- nstx lk, half 'WEEKLY ,TOURNAL--DEVOTED . , , " No.t particularly," returned. Rcibert,- a: lie lOped his pen and placed it behind liz „ ear. • i - . 1 " I Want my own private account poste. up,-and, if you will do it, I will amply toin r pensate you leir your extra trouble." 1 1 ." I .. aik ,tio compensation, sir.' If ~ou Will bring your books to-morrow : l will take them home and post them with pleasure." s ! " No, no --you will have to do it at iny i 1, ownilionse. , I don ' t wish p wish to let private: go: from my sight. It will tak . butl ti . few evenings to do the , ,wholc, and besidesy'plr' -will r needsoine . assistance in decyphei?nglie'. various i accounts for some of the eutrie .I have. made; and some. of them have been made , , by- Lelia. • - I ,' r ' "I could wish that the labor might l,c done here; sir," said 'Robert,. in a hesitating miin ner, while a strangest emotion swept over,. iiis countenance. ~ 1. • "Pone here, sir!" iterated the "oldlgentle man,wit surprise. ,"I do not undprstalid you. _Yew. found nu fault when you . labor`ed at n a y. house before; . :What have you .found now. m ' the shape of an objection f • • " DoEnet question me, sir; but pray, grant me the favor I ask. Let one do the writing herej' .t i• - Ilia is a• strange whim, Robert. 'No sir, if yOu cannot do • the work at my , house; I must strain my old eyes and do it myself." 4 Sir.' Veazie,. you misunderstand me,. in deed:you: do," uttered Robert,in a I Painful - . . tone. ! . 1 .1 • • • . r. .".That , can hardly -be," returned the Old gentleman .- With 4_ quiet smile,: " siMke d have no clew to any, understanding at all. • Ilut really, F,should be under .. Some obligationito you if you would inform me with yegard Ito the eause , of this curious affair."' I -, t i . For full tiro minutes the young 'man tat With his eyes' bent on the floor; but at Ilength he gazed :up into the face of hisemployer,and getting down from his stool, he Said+while his eyps ;glistened with gathering moisture, and his lips trembled. • . , . " Mr. yeazie, you hai'e. ever been kind . ati d considerate towards me, and will net now, break the.. strict filankness. and integrity whiCh - have-tbuS -far marked all my dealings -with you. I trust yon will not blame Me, Sir, nor think me; presumptuous. I did work for yOu J at yopr dwelling,iand youcalled your.daugh ter to assist me.l-Together, Lelia and i ntyself examined; and ,cOmpared notes, and then ive collie - med. Ere long I bemiti;,to he, n!..-;‘,l,e -tor the evening: to come, that 4. might he ih- Oaiii at her side; and .when she came with her jOyouS'smile, her happy look', and .sweet welcOme, I began to count the flying • mo- Meta* aslSands , Oft gold. . I . always prayed that MY Work might have no.end, so that she . , 'might ever be my companion in its prfrress if , and When the - labor did drain to a' (.10,S I felt sad and lonely... Then _it was: ti.hat Liiy. - heart': awoke to the k now/edge Of its . si t tiati On. • I- had begun to love the gentle being who had INUYig :Nli Z.Viiiiil4.. ifEr,sll l- 4 ligr ,E ,- I cannot deceive myself, sir, nor.will II proye unkind ountigenerous to you. No man Can goiern the Strong'emations of the hear4.tho' he may,if lie be.wise ' guard against the cause of these•einOtions. Mr. Yea' l , I dare, not subject myself to'a. love that Must be'hope less, for poor as I am, - my hea t is to•suscep tible Of deep and- abiding I ve. ao those of ( .1 otherS. NoW yoti know all." . 1 j "You are- honest, at. all events," said the - oldl gentleman, without any . ..apparent -emo tion. I I I :I , "SO I trust I may always -be," re Urried Robert. ,I 1 1 , "But de you think you are very. wile?" ,• il could not help My ,emotions, sir. 1 =-" ,Ind if they were-so pleasant as y-0 have described I 4.=e not why you slioul4 ;have wished Snillra thing as preventing their'. 7 .. Robert looked up into the face of i' gentleman; but he made no ans Wei, could: not ;comprehend his employer's mg. : .. ~ -.- RObert,:*.inslow trembled from he n l .ll f . 'L .11e4azed into the face, of hii et er, nd thought he could detect a hind ismile ,there. He attempted to sr his Words came not forth. "come,: come," uttered Veasie, "let us not -beat around the bush any longer. • •-I.am not blind, snit' er,'Zisequently I failed not to see some thinp that. spoke' louder than word. S— . took note - of the gentle love god that dune ed !in 'you*. eyes, and read- the language - that .came up from your heart, and stood in:liv ing eiharneteni upon your varying Counte nance. Do you suppose I should haVe Been so utterlfregardless of both your .o:u and my child's welfare to have allowed ou to cherish the flower Q. affection only that' 11. might hlight them a their birth / , liais a. faithful a ;gentle, ;and a loving girl, an if you a.l Liv loVe her truly, ydu ruay - oanfess to' l h r your, eitOn,nottsliiin of love.' - .. "Mr teasie," exchimoi Robert, "I:cannot Comprehend—l do 'not. No, no, you would . not ,raise .Slicili.'st sweet, such a heavenly hope in my heSem to Crush it again" s•• ! . ! .‘..‘tark - . ye, 'Robert," said- the old !gentle man; as he triok his clerk by the hand. "'.1141 I desired: to see my child married to 4.liiidrt-\ ['less bag of -old - , I had the chance this after - noon. - That man who, came here to 'ask me. for', the hand of my child, though he ! . lf , 4.t.eeri' thousand .dollars Worth of gold is' yet steeped in . the ; very dregs. of poverty. 1 : /le. has no heart. I.luive watched your; 'course for the laSt five years,; with :interest and a week ago -,when you refused a considerable ; amount of money, which you muck needed 'rather than your mother should .suffe. aj sin gle nights uneasiness on your; account, ;yon proved ; yews& to be- possessed of a ;Mine of wealth Which no legacy could I have brought yoti.;! and, which could never been- poured in to your life coffers by speculation. Mr. Du nham bronglit to nie your ansvrer,- NOleti I I*.krit, it, I resolved within myself' that; the 'son and brother who could so love and hon or hist.tiotherand sister, could not 'fail Otina king =a nest excellent husband... Now! ci; and 'tell all - tO Lelia, and if she accepts yo r hand you shall freely have her in return. There don't cry about it 4 for you ,ain't sur She'll 'have you yet. '- 1 , ' • - , - 1 . ;. i • • i .......... - . 1 1 Robert Winslow did - offer Lelia V zie his haat:liana heart, and she smiled a m st - hap- 1 1 py smile as she gaVe Lim hers in re iirn.--1 People Wondered inUch ut the affatr, l and many attributed it to a freakof the old man's oddlt,.Y. i They knew not = and man. could i r not have appreciated ittherhad kno n4—ttie . deep principle of paternal care and indness, which governed Lim ; nor was lifr.l Veazie .disaptiouited in his -calculations. The' nue I , . , Bontrost, *ll.sllllllllit Aolllltlt, Vtlltt it, 41ontjug, ark 2, 1854. 0 P,I4,LITICS, NE T S, LITERATUR:E, AGRIOLTURE,' SCIENCE, AND MORALITY. \ heart that had cherished such pine and holy filltil love, pit:)' ved a . saeredtaltarfor the affec. thins of the husband ; and Lelianever had oc ca-'4on to 'mint—but • 1 always blessed--1, nail F4+llEfeti • • Clio/CE. ' ' ' ' . ,fl: •4. 111A8ilATIVE • -'• ' - to . • , 9rll THE SIGPSNRINGI 4r , , MRS. JANE iDEIJNIC _ I, :i IWILSON, DDIRING lIIIE-IDAPTIVITX AIIOND: ,;:. • , .-TIIE CAISANDITS INDI A NS. 1 • :/: :WM torn. in Alien, Illinois, on the 12th of June, 7837, and am,: therefore, in the . diii setenteeth year, of My age, lMy fiither'S name:was William SnAli ; my mother's Maid 04ame. Was,ljane CO4 l- I had five Ur:Others and four sistets. I dirk : that it was in .the year 1846 that werinaved- to Missouri' and t setPed at a ;boat 'milling or • ferry called JaMestown, nit the No th Grand Itiver,l'lMy father kept the ferry. , • • - ~. 'l l . . iilbout eight yearao we moved from his phce to Texas,. and settled near Paris; in La mar ii . n mar county. Here :and mi) . her dioi within one day oeach . other, leaving f six orphan children be ind them. .Three of m'y!brotheis had di nt ed o,bl. l)(!. ,ico : t o bn r ei e er the.death Oflmj toWsehot. m:as 'in fa a , i r 'a al z igi 3? ' li ' l i t i s g . l l iYi 1 company; eltli'S . ' ih. my theT I S 'affairs and make provisions for outsip port.. He secured homes for us with di er entli,neighbor4 but took ;;the youngest Sister, our pet, with him, to -1 Place her with on of our aunts.f . ' ... i ~ - . One day'sjourney from the place whert ; he leftl us, lie - Wa.il attacked by -the:winter.-fO•er, and died in One week. I have; three si4erS • aldCr than, myself Their names are Eliza beth,! Cynthia and Caroline.' :, My 'brotbet JaMes and sister. Ellen re younger Than ty self; ..- Ellen'wlis - four. y rs old When my I a- . rents died.' darolitie. 14' .a dwarf, C ana •Itlie neiklibors thOtight that'-:,, the Medicine 'that the' doctors gave tir..Molipcid her grOWth. She AV.I.S a dear child; arid welall loved her, beeMtse of herniisfortune. [Here June Was' ' _Unable-to restrain her fe e dings and burst into teats. I lived with several neighbors until the: of- last! Februar) , , when I was married to Mr. James `Wilson, a young farmer, just, beginning life : With a litle property, cons?st-' i , ingiin horses and cattle. ' He was but nine-. teen years of age ,when we were inarried:-- ' Wejknew but little of life, for .I was -not tyet sixteen, ; I- ( fear, we werelerazy in getting inar-. ried while we lWere so young. : '.[Poor girl ! whp her: thotights went back- to this per .4.14_ e,., ,-.. ....,.... ..4 ! tiny... lacal ti - 1-1 tilutu . , I.?:6liY"ke .] t ) i ' had heard that i People became t'fe,li very vastiii• tjalifornia, Iso we - concluded to move and corritnence life in thatdiistantcOhn tiT'.rj We gathered to*.ether thelittle proper: ~ . • proper ty we 'possessed arid'joined a party of cull grants, consi§ting of fifty-two Men, tWiellve, wonien and several Children. The fatheraud brothers of nay husband--wereramong this: • number. . There were' 4411 - twent34wo wag .oo;land the Whole ? . pitiany . was placed - lan ite i .tSbirted from o l_lunt County Oil the utit i or April last, andltook 'the route for El Paso. 7-, We arrived; at the Gandahipe Mountains abOtit the Ist Of June. Here the ' Me. , e)t. Apaches stole from us nineteen head of cat, e'; six inen 'started in 'pursitit, but were dnven batik by thel 'lndians. We wentthence , to El NO. • MYll husband' not being e t ableto travel well with Idr..ThCkman's tram he , e terinined to remain at El Paso till the azzi= valr l of anotherlparty:of clalifornia emigrants. Fivri of Mr. ,/V - 8 _meii staid with us. • While her, the Mexieans stole nearly; all the prop erty we had, and. left usmaable to proceed; on our ljouniey. IWe l cOul 'do nothing now lex cept: make; our way 'bac to Texas:. • About the last of Ju ywe started. on our _return, with the fragm . ts of • Our, property whiCh the thieves had 13paied. - On the - first. dak Of. Auguat,.. my . husband and his father left ',us, and . fell into . thehandg of the Indi ana:? I saw them no mere 'after this. I: was told that they: had been Murdered. • You May perhaps be able.to imagine inyteelings When I bind myself thus bereaved and destitute in ' a land of strangers. MY 'misfortune seemed -greater than I mul r, but I• knew l not that, heavier trials' w in store forme..: l ljnable to-Conti e my journey, •I.returped ri eis tO Y.I Paso, wherel regained till Septeniber B,'Whtin I started once more for Texas :With myl,,three brothers-iii-laW, in company with a snialll party etinsisting of .five Americana and oiaelMesiean, I Mr; Hart, of owned and Corn ,. . mantled' this train; having some Misine*s in TeXas which required his immediate aiten; tide, travelled very rapidly, and L'hOpeci lin a fe.W . ; more-days: to be in the midst - of! 'ply filens. . , 1 1 - -- . li. • li,ks we had seen onli - one Indian on , the , , • route we flattered ourselves that we shOul4l mitibe molestO by . any'. Of -'the- tribes . which infest' this route. - When tiear the, order S -. of Teas, some of our party stele three anitritilS frOM 'MK. Hart,and ran loft: -'• Mr. ' Hart, anxL. MO to overtake the thieves, started in purl suit taking With. him •. my eldest brother : til l .- laWi . a lad some fourteen tears - Of age, leaving myself,' a Mexican, and: "the typo. boys tqfoli loWlas-rapidly as we Could. IWe were. at this' time within three days journey of a p)ib. , itarY post at:Pliantonal Hill,' and were con sidered out of.danger.. I A disehargsd soldier being unable l io keep -uP - witli us viaa'tptie diAanee behind us, twill saw nothing of him' after this. The dayaftier Mr. Hart left us, as we !Were travelling, sheik noon,; we saw' two Ciirnanehe Indians charging uporia's in front 'and at the same time two ,, eithers were .seen (biting - up behind. We Werekill very Mud' frightened, 'an the _Mexitaii;. jumped. out of the;iwagon and went toward the Indiana; in order, if possible, to gain - their friendship r ';'(the mules) Of :our wagon, (Our' in number, I)6o:ming ' frightened by -the I war-whoop ,of', turned oiit,of thelroad and _Com- nielieecl running; as fast as they Could. :One' of, them fell dn-n befOre we had, gone far,and the others Were then obliged to .sioii: • ':The -Indians now leanie Uponil us, and ordered , the Meitican .to take the males out, of the 'harness. :W this W,as going' on, ..I got out. o the Wagon,,and lOoked on• n breathl4s,suapense.. After ,,.. the mnlps' :were tibara*.ed, thelifexi eiii was strip .of *late clothing, ' his hands tity'l behind his back, and'?irderedlosifdown t•, - „ • t , . , 1 - upon the grounl.. One ;of tnem went 1.44:(1 . Inni: and shoilhim with a gun,,, while anolther stabbed him l # everal dines with a . large bittch er knife. lip'' scalp was cus off bei:4 he NTaii dead, and put into his-own hat; the hat *all then- worn, by one of, 14 iiurderera. 4 "lire; stupifiedl with !!d7or: sail : gazed ,Rn this gi4tacle,. and supposed thiit my turn -yvoilld carpe next. But the iadianOmving se9uied, the!, plunder Of the wagon; =Muted us on the !tittles and ordered us l ici - go with them. 1 he phi . Ile men- !ad ! to 'tnploy mu:m- ilk, but -As Illeft I looked pacl - Mexican weltering in h: .brenhin ; g* . . 'We took a 'north'-eait direction, and tray- . elled slowly till sunset;, v i .lien we encamped . Here the plunder, consisting of blanieta,bed.; • ding ; Clothing,bridles,ianmime money which I had in my : pocket ; 1 , 41. divided'among the Indiani. Some articles considered . useless were thrown into the fire . My , clothing was taken ; away , expePtr bare y enough; .cover mypersOn: ..In the. distribution . of the:cap -1 tives,'the eldest boy, about I2'years "of' age,- was . claimed' by the chief; I. becanae l tbe prop-, erty of. One of the others., .. I 'should have.then tioned that'One of Onreaptora icas a Mexican ivhb 114 been 'stolen from 'the State of "Chit Imahui when an infant. ;lie Was now assay. age as 'the Indians; rind claimed theyoungcst boy for his'prize. The'scalp of ,the ; Mexican . was stretelahl oh a stick' and de e d by the fire.' I .• . After giving us ' some meat for on r supper, -the Indians began to securens for the- night: ...The boy's, with their aims tied tightly behind !their', were taken under guard by twOof the savages. My feet werh:' tied together;,and I was obliged. to lie between the other t*o. • I ' did not, sleep any during he night fc'ir - I was 'afraid of being killed. . - - - The next day we risinnetl our journey, and . ,travello in the same. : direction. The boys were Mounted on goed animals,'.. and had boWs and arrows. ' Their .faces were painted Indian'iashion,- and theY looked - like young sarageS.They appeared !to enjoy {his new i mode. qf I fe., and were never treated with ex = . cessivek teal:. .I was. i ntounted on a good horse, lout being obliged Ito sit ' astride the t fatronnei the journey was an exceedingly:pain - I. had a Fine head of hair, • which I . valued very much, but the.chi4-ordered it to,be cut off; I was not a little' Mortified' in Seeing it decorating the heads of the heartless Sava ges.' My.head was thus' left entirely unpro tected From the .veryjfitensely hot rays of the sun.' 1 ' • . . . , - • Nothing oflnterest occurred except repeat-' ed "acts of inhuManity toward:me i until.the twelfth day after my ,capture: At this, time "we were joined byitwci Indien:".nien :.and 'a Squaiv;; These were alVthe Indians I. saW till afto niy.escape. to this time my Stiffer ings had been so" severe as to Eke from me all desire to live, but new they Were.creat)v. oierea:•eu. iie.squaly,. l from whom ,might. have expected some cempai:sion, was eyideut iy,the cause of thi; new cruelties which I be gan to experience. . . • My horse - was 'taken, from: me, and.l was mounted on au Unbroken mute,without a bri dle. 'I! had a saddle, but it. was worn out and good for except to'tortiire inc. " Ttis Would frequently tip Me over its Bead of its,, accord, .but not being Wild euougi to gratify: the malice ofithe Indians,Alieehief m=ould isoitretiiiieS•••shak4 the Mexican's scalp hut' "priroge in tue"."1+4.::. a ,.;,...? be thrOwn upon the groundwith great vio lence. I I have been tossed, from the Mule's , back as many. as half p. dozen _times a day, and.onee I was:se stunned that I lay a con. 7:: sidetable time before .r.ay 'senses returned.--- My 'repeated falls . greatly amused the :Indi 7 ans,' whose horrid peals' ef laughter Might have been'heard: at a great.'distinee; • ItieVer saw them exhibit . the first sign of pity. towards me. It madeno difference hoW badly I was hurt, if I did trot rise immediate ly .and mount the .animal Which had just throwri me, they would,. apply their iidino. • iiirgun-sticks, the end 'Of 11. lariat, to ° My unprotected body with. the greatest- vio lence. I• The squaw *6old-ids° help me to rise by wOunding me with the point of a Spear whichShekarried. Yen may understand one object 'the Indians liadin yiew inputting me upcin this wild animal ii.l.,eausing me to be 'thrown so "often, when I tell,you I expected to heciame . a mother in a few weeks. They understood my situation, but.inStesd'offSoft ening their hearts it onlT made theM more inhuman, and subjected me t i p greatersuffer : ings..", • • • - I wits obliged to work like a slave; while in. eamto while there was any service to - p; .. ... nun ...., __ pei fonn'f was not allow eil • a moment's rest. I Compelled to carry h(rge • loads of wood on my b‘,l:,- which beinni destitute of Sufficient clothing, was mangljd till the blood ran down to .my feet.. ..I -ihad to chase the ani mals through 'briars and bushes, till what lit tle'clothing I had was, torn :hito riblions. I brought the aninialsto camp in the Morning,. .and: had to watch them till they were ready to start, and if one mOre ::wild: than the rest 'ran off, I must chaie ! and bring . him back and then i r . knocked i down by the savage chief for my. want of ' r kill. 'When . all were readyl : to start, .I had let catch and saddle - my own. gild - Mule without assistance. • If the party did not start imMediatelY. I - was Com pelled!, to :pull lit the end.of a lariat whickthe 'lndians would. fasten tb a ibusli.l Their_sedm ed to '-study every method of putting mel to deathiby piecemeal,' - 1 . . : 1 . .1 • -!. ! T;ahausted "by iiieu.Sent toil and. Suffering ; -fOZ ektrenie anguish - ; from my , •weundsi I conliV, not, work as fast:2s 'the Indians desired and -often when •seareely • .able to stand, and hardly knowing what .1 was doing, I h4v. 'been'reqnired to de the :Work of . the strong est Men. And becin S e - of .my _inability-Ito aceoniplish : my. task satisfactorily, I have been : .'whipPed till :My flesh was raw. : - Large, ston es:were thrown'at . ine. : l I, was knocked. do and -stamped upon' by ithei. the feroCious cliV ! who -Seeined ankiousitii•triish Ma like's worffi, t beneath his feet. ." , 11fyi head sometimes felt, under:the hors& feet; and then the Indians; ' would try to Make ! 'the .beists kick Me.' At...j .ter all wasready . for the Airs journey, I was; obliged*to travel. as -fast -11 S ' the others, riding: sometimes over rock land - - through • builies,i .aching and sore -froin' !heid to foot; and . ex--I poSed alike .to cold andeat, :sunsliiiie..-audi li • .. I. have g, ne tivo ddys at a time without ; tasting 1 • food, The,liidians, depended . on him; , • thig for their. subsistatice, and sometimes ha( `, A _nothing to eat thenes unlew there wii. • . anobundance 'of food;._ I reserved little et) : : noihing=when tiny gam . was killed l that Itri {— dians weuld tear out the' ! ieart, livet, and- en trail4 : and eat them raW,..,1-sinrereld -exceed+ lokly l (Min thirst; I *snot allowed to driiil4 except while in camp. We frequently. crow ed beautiful Streams: - during the :day, and I - would beg the priVileget 'of dismounting ' tS: : quench my thirst. - ..But the' IndiiMi .would always deny my , request with contempt.. tttl was m vain I pointed to my parched.t.ongi# and head blistered in :the rays of .the sun.---,_ Nothing•could soften them into - pity,' and LI ardently desired death that my • torment - 1i Might come to an end: , , 1 Every •indignity WitS offered to my person 'ivhich the imagination can conceive. And I imi at a , loss to knew how I have lived throughthe barbarous' treatment' which was inflicted upon me.' nf . 'reqeently my : feelings were so outraged'thit .1 was tempted to 101 l my inhuman masters_ My indignation burn ed particularly against the - chief, ind I thought if I could only cat him to pieCes I 'eould - 'die.content.,- , 1 `. . ' * We ; travelled every day—we usuallY star ted about four in the evening. The. Indians were accustomed to gn to the tops ofthe ; highest, hills and standi.there piing in every ; direction. Weettriya spent the night,iin a` l and were thus , expesed to the cold ant amn winds; we slept on the ground, gener- SUY withOnt,covering• j When it rained the- Indians made a tent of the blankets and wag en, sheet they had stolen from us, but ,I was not allowed to take shelter in it—l preferred sleeping.outside in thelstorm. - After my mule had become so gentle that I could ride it without being thrown, lit was t,ake'from me and I ,was obliged to travel on toot.' The road over Which we passed was Often very rough and stony, and full of thorns, My feet were wounded I end hruised till they were covered with blood and greatly swollen. Butstill I was obliged', to keep up with the rest of the party, and, if I fell behind ,I,was beaten till Iwas' nearly senseless. :Indi ans often urged me on by attem 'ag 'to ride their horses over Me ; many a file of that road is marked with - my bl ~1 and Many a hill there has echoed to my less -9 ' grieS. . i . . 1. I , six 'days. traveled thus on fot some five '4 r six 'days. i After the party .was ready to 8 ' in the morning, the direction of the roti was ni Pointed out to - e, and l was required go t l t, before the others, in order not be hinder them. They usually Overtook .ine before I tan'eled far. Iliad always intended to make it ies cape as soon as I' found `an .opporfunit : I never expected to reach;. 'any friendly settle- Meat, but I did not wish to give the Indians the pleasure ofseeing me die, ' On' the morn: ing of 'the twenty-fifth day after my capture, 1 was sent on in ' advance as . usual. I had eaten ,no breakfast, and was. very; weak, bat the hope of escape -now supported . me. I iiastend- on as fast as I Could, , and finding a u re o l ta thi led li n, l g e in in m yse o a r i l l :f i o n f ' D thenly bullies. After . 7 k l ft f e o r u t n h d is ; alfsliterw laiT .1 tune . - -wc, mitt coil , I ward liy the tract sof the animals, tIMt• they had searched for line ; they probably thOught I would die, and therefOte took less trouble. to find me. I have no doubt the next time they pass that way they will look for my bones. ' liysitnatiim was now distressing beyond all description ; I was alone in au" Indian Country; some hundreds' ; ; of miles from the nearest friendly , settlements. l'wes without; bruises, and my feet were so - swollen at , could hardly stand. Wild beasts Were - ay- . eend me , and savages; ;lore wild,tbsebessts roamed on every heed. .tWititer , was coming On, and death in its most terrible forms stared. Me in the face--4 ; satdoWn and thought, of my lonely and exposed situation. - .Buti could . notweep; my heart Was ;too ; full, a wee. I. remembered the events Of the few preceding reeks. 'The husband of rofehoiee had been'' inurdered, and 3 was not allowed - thiCiiielin; i eholy privilege, of closing . his eyes -and-see ing his remains decently !interred. My !little property had been stolen; and when within a few day s mareli of sympathizing friends, I was captured . by savages, and' after after three veer of indescribable anfferings found my- . Self wandering solitary and 4ititutes; in the. midst 'midst of the wild pmirit.„4---my cup was filled ; toxi,everflowing,butl resolved to live in hoie, . if I died in dr . )air. I. After remaining _three days in the place Where I fir 4 concealed Myself from thelndi tins, I wenvto a grove about half a mile dis tant and built a little hOuse 'of bushes and gr • ail.' Here.l lived nine -days. My only food Was the hackberries! which grew on the' I s h 'buse aroun d . quenche my thirst at a . , d; . . spring near by. My wounds pained me ex- ; ciedingly, and I wasted to a inereskeltoli for t. • want 'of proper.ncit It rained upon me seven ; *ights it in, and my little house was unable eet me from. the cold storms. Me) tee I spent asleep- . less night, perfectl id in - rain ; while the wolves, sem tnn. coming . within five stepti of me, would make the woods ring with their frightful.' howlings.\ They would also follow close behind me; whe c n I went-;to the Spring during the day ; I expected sortie time to be devoured by them ; but they are great towardS, and I could easily. frighten them away. ; . . • Fs- , When I slept I would dream of seeing ta bles spread with an abundance of eve kind of food,l but when I stretched forth m' ;hand' . to `satisfy jmy hunger, the effort woul : awa ken me; and I would find myself weep; 0 , bit terly. l• ' . dWhen absent, from my honse on the twelfth ay after may esoape; some New. Mexican tra- - ders,paesed by On their ; way lo the Caman re settlements.l While standing on a small ill, looking tifter them : in order to be sure they were, not indlans,l was discovered by some' three or fOur of the party!who happen ed. to m he sortie distance behind. i They mine diatelylcame towards. Me, and 'soon under . - 'stood - My situation: Thefkindly offered,te take me with thein; and ilglidly Viida., fare wellto:ilk house in, the wdods.' The Mex-: icetis pat me upon a barro, and gairejne a lanket, and some men's, clothing, 'Which I essed myself very - coinfortably : , . Two,or three days after. this we came in fight' a a band of Can:kindles, and , as it was 1 of safiis for me :to be seen by them,V was left ar, behind] in a ravine, with the premise that the ,lexicans would return . for me, at night. As they i 1 not fulfil' thir ~promise; .1. started towards, their camp ; about Midnight, while wandering among the, hUshes, tileimanche Indian passed within twenty steps. 1 thought Nes a captive gip) trinte, but fortunately the savage`did not,see, Me..,...,1. threw Myself on:the ground and. waited . for 'Asy. , , In the- morning I started-male for the camp, of the Mexieans, but Were I reached it , l.:Was dis, covered by one ottlui trading partrwho, was herding the anin4s....;.Thia, • inan , is a Puebla Indian, of San Ihiefonsci,.and,' is named:Jana Joie.; ; To him;Mem _ than to any, other man in the' party,,. I 'awe 'my 'present' freedota, - ile,told me the camp was „fulhof Ciunin= cheg, and if they saw me it w ould be ;impos sible for the party to save ne. He ;made me 1; and " saw Alto- poo` r ;s blood and still fitu*i .711;flitiinitg-.11; lie down'on the ground *tire he covered me with dried-grass.- lay here. all day, and at night'crept &fib to quench qmy almost inter. erable thirst, Zulin came and breught me some bread,.and told me not by any means to, leave my,hiditii,place theloest day. 'That day lagged 'slowly along, and . r Hear the dreaded automates posit% and mllsee ing and shouting te each other' night Juan returned, bnilging another blanket' and several loayes of bread, and • teDI - me- that I must - remain here tor sevenlor eight Option ger, as the.party were • obliged to go ftirtler on, and could not :take me tinless walvaril-• ling to hecoine a eaptive once more. I -law the party &sapper the next day,,anditieem ed as if my 'hopes of rescue diesppeare_d with - them; - But :I reso/ved to waiitiatliesppoin- - led time was up. ' In 'a ravine near by I found • a larger log which had been' lett burning; this fire I kept ;. alive day andmiglit till the Mexiernis return- I ed, 'and without it I shOuld 'probably . frozen to death, as the Weather .had become 'very scold. I covered a, hollew cotton-wood Stump with bark and leeves te keep oat tile cold,wind. This stump was my • house du ring my stay there. When t . could - endure I • the cold' no longer I would leave my house land run to the fire, but was afraid ,to stay - there long lest the Indians should BO The wolves Soon- found out :my glace of re- - treat, and' frequently,. wilde r I was' _- stump, they • would 'come and scratch k. round on its top. The , haekbenieS were. 'very scarce here, and had it not been . for the bread Juan' Joie gave rite I dos ii,ot see how I could have been kept.from-starving to death. -• • The eiglit days pasie; . l,slowlk• byoand 1 knew not ;whether to give Way to hope,,er - despair. 'But,on the Bth I heard -several persons calling - 10 each other. I feared. they were Indians, but they belonged to the trading perty, 'and were on their rains -to, New-Mein-col: They had lest the placewhere• - I watrepikealed, and were dictating to each other to attract my attention.. I. -Was ao overjoyed, that - rushed towards th' mindful of briars end sore feet.. j vivo . me a fine horse to ride,andi t tlievii lawc ty treated_ me with the utm - and • kindness. Onthe thirty-fonith day , of our return towards New-Mexieo; readied tho' town of Pecos. here_ met Major 'Carle ton and - Mrs .-, Adame of the IT: S. , Anny,l ,. who took -the deepest interest in My, e'en:dint. Mere -I laidesid men's apparel and t iSefoz 7 nished with a.cs,upply frpm 'Mrs. A's robe. After ~ .remaining-at Feces, a feir_day* • I was eondoeted An-Santa Fe goad. Gov:Merriwether. • : To Gov. M„.-iind also to the Anreric' aril la dies of this place, I' ennnot -be tee. Ithank= ful for their friendly sympathies eadi form kindnesi. • - ,The past seems like a horrid. ineank.• hese >Mated inothing . but. factei' &CI ao it* tWO.."olkfiliezifeki.emess..:tie waves and.unless reclaimed will becOmeaa savage -as Alie Wiens. The . MexiCans sew them witli_the Camanehes, but were- unnbik , , to melee their — , freedom . Cope is tint" Years old, the 'other: ten, and unless • that. strong.,arni : .of : Government' is 1.-liftrxt...up:fin their redemption:there is no holm for: them. ..i, Susquehanna County IrOacitertot..4to. . _ .- - ;:soctatou. -. ; . ~. ile . See4tiehitnna County Tiaeher'a - -Alia-. •- ciatiOn he Its - third session urider the - con.: stitution aethe House of Dr.:B.: Richardson,:.`! in - Bra:4AV* on Satuiday Febrtuut ltitli.• 1854.: A large number of:teachers, hothleirmoint gentlemen- were present - on the oceeniessommi- a decidedly: happy advaticement in iderest and enthusiasm was distinctly '4Obseerible. '-. The Pregident called-the meeting to. order .. and revested'the - Secretstry.tot. -.0 the . .. The Seetetarfs,repertrof, last _meeting was then' read.. and ! accepted. An Oa. , '+. - y . was then given: forall present who w .- mat' alreadv_inembers of the Association, to some , , forwaid and joinit:. . .. - , - . ...; . . . • The Piesideet,, during the sigrn , g . of the. constitution,: called "for, the IftatwitanOtut Bugmessothern, Mr.' HapYood pt :.. , ,ed i •a Schedule which he. offered as- nirabstitnte . for the one, already adopted, and Minedt..lat it be considered, 'which was consented to ; and it was then briefly discuised by 41. k., B Ken 4 1)04 Foster, and *Tetyltsbauy,- when die latter moved that it be laid over, which was agreed to. , • 1 1, • J. No other business bein g presented under this head the President called up the -At ~ pointment of Cerninittees. '' :''-- ' - - C." W.,,Deans then. moved that the. Presi dent appoint tx proper person 'to., wait upon Di. Richardson, and invite him. to address the AsSociation...l The.. President ;appointed - .O.:R. Palmer to -perform theAnty„ -who im mediately proceetled to its perfonnance. - \ -He soon returned - reporting to the Associ_ . tdion that he had waited upon the - Doctor, who-sankedAhe Aisociation for its kindne ts. and stated titkit his Sympathies were with the Ass 'ociatiem r i.its objects. and taints—bet de.: ' edited the honor of i addressing it at resent. 'The • Presidept 'en - appointed I Businew - I committees:coasts in of F.:Mehl:eerie, C. B. tli Palmer, andA.ll. ohnson.... i ', -i• . ..' No other eomMittees being-Yelled for; the -Presides, - 0114 :for the4ddressai When the - ExecatlYe' :e . Otwittee ,ski k tzl that' they had failed: to procure-a- lecturer for• this Meeting, : whereupon, 13.4. i Tewksbury "bored that ther-* President address the Assoctittioireldelt 'was eettriimousli. agreed 10. ' '.- The President then , faiored the Association' with an; , able and tellitip. addietie, _so combining truth, -114 c: spa preasmary,as to'seo an agreeable convrtion to the heartS of many. - i\, \: \ ' The attain. Poietti, - treatekupon .in the ad- , dress, were the - apathy of 'teachers in regent - ,. to self impreiernont; ' .thepoverty` of interest manifested by parenti in - respect tothciedn', cation Of' their children, and their tionefteu erroneous conceptions of - trueediteetior4 the • eoinm - only erroneous ideat.definitiOn general! ly attached te i ,the term Cernmorifiloh 100 'and . a closing ittOyal - to all interested. in e IC 11- '1 tion.afi all .should bet to come Alward and pledge then faith tit its siipperi. - The President then cal led for the Aliens - . .... • . slim ,and tllellusteepa, emimittee : re.. ea tho?fellowinit ,aillti,,for - discwation. The. subjects Of Tllllt.ti 'and .the: `1:.... • 4-' time : schoeU ttlietilit toe" lard. ?Pei 1441401 j :: pn:biotiotiith4:foiniei.iisk taker}, vP 4,4 4 AA'. cussed with in - air zeal by A. 11. - .lo** - 13.. S. 'Foster, C:' W. Deans, B. F. Tewksbury, Sm T. Scott, E. A. Weston, Wm. W. Haywood, and others. 4 ' ' e'. /