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THE IPA.RYIEWS SONG.
SneerAs to the jolly 'old farmer,
Who•singsat the tail of the plow,
The monarch of prairie and for es t,
- Tis only to God , he may bow,
lle is'suraly a fortunate fellow,
He raises his bread and his cheese,
And though hard his labor in summer,
In winter he lives at his ease,
When the reins of chill winter are broken,
And spiin,g comes to gladden and bless;
When the flocks in the meadow are sporting,
And the robin is building her nest—
The farmer walks forth to his labor,
And manly and firm is his tread •
As be scatters his seed for the harvest,
-.That yields to the nation their bread.
Iris banks are all chartered by nature,
Their credits are ample and sure;
His clerks never slope with deposits,
Pursued by the curse of the poor;
rfis stocks are the best in•the market,
His shares are the shares-4:lf the plow :
They bring the bright gold to his coffers,
And pleasure and health to his brow.
When his clops are all gathered an sheltered,
When the cattle are snug in the fold,
He sits himself down by thb Dreside,
And laughs at the temper . sand cold,
A stranger.to pride and amb . ion,
His duty he strives to fulfil
Determined, whatever. betide him,
To let the world jog as it will
Visallanonts.
From Chstnber's.JOurtml,
THE ZISS77
The Mysterious Salute.
As I sat in the ladies room at tb 'eter
borough Station, waiting the arri •':1 of the
London train, two ladies came in together,
whose appearance, though not exactly un
common, caught my eye. They were nice
looking, and a certain number of years ago
must have been pretty. They were not dress.
ed alike, but there was a pervading tone
about them alike in both.. The large collar,
whose antique shape and rich work proclaim
ed a reverence for the taste of past days; the
cool white stockings, and sandalless pronella
Shoes ; the dresses, not too long, of a prevail
ing gray color ; the brown crape shawl ofthe
one, and the small white turnover orthe oth
er lady ; the Tuscan straw bonnets, 'with
their primrose and white trimmings, and the
thick and green veils appended to each ; to
gether with The long shafted parasols with.
out fringe, and the neat little basket they
carried-:-made it evident that these were
what is called old maids. -
Caroline' said one of them, who appeared
the younger of tbe two,' we are in capital
time. I really begin to think it isless drard
ful than we imagined ; and if we only get a
nice carriage entirely to chrselves—'
replie , l Miss Caroline, who acted
,rather iz the character of a - chaperone to her
[younger friend—' ab : there is nothing like
being in good time.. Better wait an • hour,
Clemtina, than be late one minute. I feel
quite glad to have brought my knitting : in-
deed, I never go anywhere. without ; and,
now that I cannot see very well without my
glasses, reading is out of the question. You
have Dr. Gregory's Letters there, I see: How
different the productions of the present day
are l Really, the trash young people read
now is horrible, when I think how we were
brought up. But I wish Harriet Spy ker
would come. I begin to think we 'ought to
take our places.'
Very soon after this I saw another little
lady, apparently-about their own standing,
bustling about, turning round, looking into
corners, behind doors„ and 'into all' sorts of
• impossiWe places, till suddenly she espied the
two friends, and walking briskly up to them,
began to talk very fast, answering the inqui
' nes of both ladies in a tone so headlong, and
with a manner so lively, that I could hardly
refrain from smiling, bath with pleasure and
surprise. This last lady was dressed in a
dark colored satin gown, with no stiffening
or crinoline to lift its clinging folds from her
short slight person. She wore a small black
lace shawl, and a white bonnet adorned with
an immense purple ugly,' as they - are too
tru'y called.
, allow many seats are in these carriages r
asked the new comer, after mutual greetings
had passed.
I really do not know,' said Mies. Clementi—
tin. I never have travelled but once before
in a train, and I cannot say I . remember.—
But, you know, we could easily ask.' -:.
So saying, she went leisurely up to a very,
active, busy official, w
who as greasing the
wheels of tne carriages s and said :
Pray, my good man, can you tell me how
many seats there are,ancl what time we"start 4.
Where is the station clock) Ah, I see, it is
-quite Wrong by my watch, which never ei
ther gains or loses.' Then, seeing be paid no
sort of attention to her, nor' indeed heard
her, she remarked : It is very 1/dly
arrap
ged that there is no informatiou to be had,
or any one to refer to at these places.'
All right, ma'am t said the man,- slam
ming down the iron lid with great noise, and
moving offsharply to another wheal.
How very rude those men are, Said Miss
* Caroline, in a condoling voice. `,lt is, bet
ter to manage entirely for ourselves, my dear
than to be exposed to such insults'
Ali r rejoined Miss Cleintinai bow differ
ent froth the old stage coach days, when one
knew there were four seats inside, which any
ladies alight have for the asking, and' when
scream or a handkerchief from the windows
would arrest instant attention from - the gen
tlemen. 1
Geatlemen, exclaimed Miss Caroline, one
cannot now-tidays tell- a gentleman from a
grazier or a shop boy—by the dress, at least;
and the young men of the preSent - time are
so exceas:.vely satirical, and sotilirvoid of that
deferential • respee,t, without which, a- few'
years ago, a gentleman would have been shut
out from ladies society altogether.'
ia to indeed, said Miss Spyker, briskly,
mad I declare to 4ou, nothing would, induce
me to travel in the same carriage with one
of those fast young men—nothing you could
name to me!
Here all , three agreed that nothing in the
whole world would induce them to do such - a
thing.
The crowd of passengers now- began to
thicken, and I therefore took up my book
and satchel, and soon established myself
comfortably in the far corner of a first class
carriage. I bad not been there very long
when I saw the three friends approaching—
the two first ladieiarm in arm, and brisk lit
tle Miss Spyker poring first into one car
riage, then another, with a face of great anx
iety ; at length they stood, still before the
one I had chosen. '
'lt is pretty well away :vim the engine,
said Miss Spyker in an encouraging tone of
voice.
' And not too near the end of the train ei
the-,' mid Miss Clementina. I. think wo
might venture.'
At this moment, a maid servant, who fol
lowed them. put into the carriage an infinite
variety of.brown paper parcels,of every shape
and size. A small tiger' also came up
armed with three umbrellas, and hung round
with bonnet-boxes like a 'bird cage man,'
which he deposited its best ho could within.
The three ladies then took their seats, look
ing frightened.
•‘ Thomas,' said Miss Clementina, have
you ‘2,ln the baggage safe •
Yes um,' said Thoroa*, grin and pull
ing a lock of hair.
. ' And the two carpet bags said Miss Car-
I oline.
And the baskets of fruit for Lady M'Gre
gor V put in Clenteutina.
' Two baskets of fruit and the flowers is
under this seat,' um.' said Thomas holding
up the valance of the seat. ' Guard said
they'd sbuash 'em in the van, along with
heavy luggage.'
0, very well. Anl Thomas, said Miss
C roline, don't forget what 'I said to you_
a •ut the garden, now :'water those two
are beds—weed the one on the lawn; and
and let me find the gravel walks clean when
we return.
• And mind that we dont fii)sl ball of tha
roots dug up for weeds, and the:- rest washed
bare, froui using that large wathring can.--
That will do Lane, added Clementina to the
maid ; you mac go now.
They now Legau to arrange their bonnets,
settle their parcels, and make rout-stools of
sundry little boxes they had brOught, with
them. After a short pause, Miss Caroline
said
a I don't like this at all—it is so very
dark.'
What will it be in 'the tunnels r said
Miss Clementina.
'Caroline,' said Miss Spyker, don't
know what you will think of me. but I con
fess to you—' Here she dropped her
voice, and I only heard the words • gentle
man in the .carriage ;' N-Isa'w Miss Caroline
and Miss Clementina bridle up and draw
back, throwing.: suspicious glances at poor
Miss Spiker, who seemed in an embarassed
minority.
Presently Clementina recommenced the
conversation.'
I don't in the least know,' slid she,' how
we go off, but I begin to feel rather poorly—
.the engine makes such a terrible noise—one
nev e r could be beard screaming.'
said Miss Spyker ; and I believe the
Turd are most inhuman. If you are erer so
much firightened, or faint, its of no use : you
are locked in, and no more thought of .until
you reach your journey's end ;. and then, if
yob do not hear the name of the place,. you
pass on of course,.for nobody asks you to get
out.'.
And we,' said Miss Clementina, who be
gan to be very nervous,' shall never know
where to stop. How should wet No one
can make out what the people. say when they
call out the names of the stations, and I am
sure we shall miss seeing it written
`I wish anybody we knew very well—of
course, if a gentleman, one of a proper and
steady age—was coming the same war,'
murmured Miss Caroline, descending a little
from the exalted position she had previously
taken up with regard to Miss Spylter's hin
ted propo!•111. 4 ltis in such cases as these
only that one feels quite helpless. 0 how I
wish we were safe at home
At this moment an agitated little scream
b.oke-from_the lip' of Miss Spyker.
What is it Whets the matter i It is
going off !' exclaimed M'ss Clementina.
I think-I really do think that it is Mr.
Smith, said Miss Spyker, in a nervous - man
ner4looking out of the window as she spoke.
•It certainly is,' said Caroline ; and, ,de
pend ,upou it; he is going by this train, and
there is his servant _behind with his carpet
dag. Do you think it. would belitproper to
ask him to come in
0, exclaimed Miss Clementina, hoping
all the time to be overruled by the other two,
I am afraid it would be so very forward,and
putting ourselves in his way.
'But,' suggested Miss Spyker- bri-kly, if
,were to give him the farther seafthere, all
' would be filled except one, and With our shawls
and umbrellas we might make up a figure in
the middle seat opposite Clementina ; or
else, you see, with two . vacant places, we
should be so very iike!y to have intruders.—
Shall we ask him in, Caroline r
0,- dear,' said Miss Caroline, don't
know what to do: what do you think about
•itt
'I really do , not see that in such an enier
gency it would be improper,' remarked Cleur
entina, in a tone vainly endeavoring to. seem
neutral.
And I declare,' said Hide. Mist Spyker,
hurriedly, see two other gentlemen linger
ing here, close by. Don't you really think
we might I—lie is so very highly respectable
a Thorough gentleman, and not of the
new school'
Well, if you dare call out, Harriet.'
4 You both really . think I may then V
' Yee,' raid. Miss Caroline, we do.'
'rhea. make baste,' faltered Miss Clemen
tina.„, And with poking and urging from
her friends, and . her own feats, with a dread
of being - too late, Miss Spyker pat her head
out of the wind - ow,r and said, in a voice that
slightly layered between anxiety and her
sense of the impropriety of the act : Mi.
1 - Sm-i-th, 'Mr.. Sin44lo . I glanoed at the
three ladies, and saw they ...were trembling
with the combined emotions of hope,. fear,
and dread of doing anything bordering . cif
the improper, when the door - opened and Mr.
"'AUE ALL tQU.AL _BEFORE GOD AND TUE CONSTITUTIOIII. 99 —.Tames Buchanan,
ontrost, Susquitanntv dietuttg, ?en*, tr4arsZtal 3torning, 14rii ZED, 18E.
He was a dedicidcdly elderly, gentleman,
and with a gray hat, an ample frock coat of
dark- blue, white unmentionables and waist•
coat ; and an eyeglass in - an embossed gold
frame hung by, a ribbon from his neck. His
face wore an expression of great sauvity and
benevolence toward'a the world in general ;
not remarkable. for 'much talent or mental
quickness, but rather indicative of a. nature
at once bland and obtuse. Ho raised his hat
and bowed as he" recognized Miss Spyker,
which courtesy was acknowledged by all
three in the court-minuet style. Miss Spy-
ker, however, went straight to the point at
once, by saying :
• Vesy well, thank you sir; and,- Mr.
Smith, are you going by this train V
' Madam, be replied,' I contemplate do
ing so.. Can I—can I be so happy as to be
of use to any of you ladies
0, Mr. Smith P , said little Miss Spiker,
gaining courage from ber success, would
you take one Qt . tlie vacant seats here I We
are . so very MUCLI ,
Frighteners,' put in Miss Caroline, emer
ging from her faut4uil.
Very much frightened, indeed: earnegly
repeated Miss Cletnentina.
With the greafest•pleasure, ladies. 'You
honor me top much I may have the hap
piness to be of service to lyou, perhaps, Al
low me, Miss Caroline,' said Mr. Smith, call
ing np the eyrie and air of one not unused to
being what is called a lady's man,' as he
raised from the fl4r of the • carriage Miss
Caroline's knitting which, in the extremity
of her indecision, had fallen to the floor, and
stepping in, he was imotioned to the fartherest
compartment near tny own window.
He was very polite and courteous; but
from the moment of his getting into the car
riage, I observed ajfeeling creeping over the
minds of the threelmaideu ladies, that their
terrors bad induced them to take a rather
desperate and extreme step. They • spoke
much in low .tones ; together, and replied dis
tantly, and with assort of bridling up of the
figure, when Mr.-Stnith spoke-each appear
ing to fell it due tO the others and herself, to
avoid as much ayi<Dssibje giving any open
ing for speeches even of eommon civility,
and to treat the pOor gentleman much after
the fashion of a large boils& dog, which it
might be dangerous to encourage in any play
ful gambok, lest it should be diffiCult in the
end to keep him Within bounds. Th:;:r chief
anxiety. now appeared to be to fill' up the re
maining seat in the middle of the carriage,
so as to make it lOok to a casual observer as
if it too was occupied. There seemed, in
deed, every reason to suppose theplan would
succeed. Several people had looked in, as if
in search of a seat, and retired under the im
pression that the carriage was full.. The en
gine was apparently getting under way, and
the platform apparently empty, when, as they
were dressing op this spare fauteuil, the whis
tle ran shrieking through the station, and
they all suddenly collapsed in the most dire
ful state of friel . t.
• Good—ness me! how shocking !' gasped
poor Clementina, whose small experience of
railways made everything a source of con
stant terror and surprise. Miss Carolinelsunk
back prostrated ; and little Miss Spyker,with
both hands to her ears, rocked herself to end
fro in a state of suffering and dismay, talking
loud and fast all the time. But at this junc
ture, every other feeling was lost in astonish
ment, when a porter looked in, hastily glanc
ed round, detected the. transparent .ru:e de
guerre of the `dummy' in the middle seat.
and flung the door open, exclaiming :
' Room in here—just in time—l'll put your
luggage in, sir—all right. And in there
sprang a Aall, handsome, bewhiskered and
mustarched young Guardsman, apparently
in the extremity of 'saving :he train,' and in
a great state of excitement, caused by the un
certainty of- the last few moments. Here
was a pretty business ! The feelings of the
three ladies for a Moment overawed them.
and they sat in silence, fixing.looks of blank
dismay on each other. Things were unfor
tunwely managed, certainly. In their anxie
to keep Mr. Smith at a respectable distance,
they had so contrived that now the young
Guardsman filled up their cherished vacancy.
Hewes in the very midst of them : Miss Car
oline on his rightland, Miss Clemintina and
Miss Spyker immediately opposite. The in
voluntary shrinking into the depth of the
carriage, the glances eloquent of feeling,were
the first signs of their returning powers of
mind. Miss Spyker puled her blue.' ugly'
more completely over her brow; and all three`
began to look out of the window with de
termined curiosity at the two bare brown
banks of earth which now.rose on either side
of the train. I really felt for poor Cleminti
na, who appeared to be growing quite giddy
from the sameness of the view and the speed
with which we passed along. At length she,
shut lies eyes, as it, inside and out, nothing
but objects of distraction met her sight.
We had not been on the move more than
a few minutes, when I observed the young
Guardsman looking
-at his fellow travellers
with an expression by no means consonant
with the air of imperturable gravity through
which it shone. 1 saw he tried to catch the
eve of the quiet gentlewoman in the corner,
but I resolutely looked out of the • window,
though not, I fear, before be detected the
shadow of a smile at the corner of my lip.
Mr. Smith, glancing over the top of the
newsraper, which in self-defence he had un
folded, saw, despite his obtuseness, that some
thing was amiss; the distressed looks of the
three maiden friends showed their mental
.pertuberation ; and not knowing , exactly
'what to do under the, eircumstances, , he be
gan, half-absently, to survey the dress and
general appearance of the new-comer, from
the boots upwards, with an eye from
.which
he strove to banish its' unusual benign ex
pression. He appeared, however, very much
taken aback on perceiving, when ho had
gradually arrived at the face of the yoting
officer, dist his eye was fixed on him with a
meaning he - could not quite make out; and
be was betrayed involuntrily into saying :
Did you address me, sir
'ID dear, no sir—not at all,' said the Guards
man with s smile. -
At the sound of the gruff voice of the gen
tlemen, the friends whisked round,with diffi
culty suppressing their emotion. Miss Clem
intina, who was the most nervous, began to
tremble violently, and turned still paler than
she was by nature. Evidently, the least they
anticipated was the preliminaries of a duel..
'.Will :you change papers, sit said the
Guardsman; at_which Xr,Smith bowed, and
wavfxl his paper in the air with a nervous
Itourisb which sent the-.corner of it nearly in-
to the open mouth of. the stricken. Caroline,
whose features were, in an unnaturarstate of
extension from the incidents of the last few
moments. 13oth gentlemen then subsiding.
into silence ' the ladies began to grow calm,
the dreadedris.a.vis offering no further cause
of fear, and becoming apparently very passive
and harmless over his paper. In ,the course
of time they ventured to-get up a little slow,
formal conversation with Mi. Smith, whom,
with a natural revulsion of feeling, they-seem
ed to regard more benignantly than ever,
looking upon him now in the light of a safe
guard.
'Beautiful weather for the country,' fal
tered Miss Spyker, always the most alert of
the three.
`Superb indeed,' replied' Mr. Smith, bland-
ly.
'Dreadful mode of travelling this, ventur
ed Mirs Clemintina. Ah l• Mr. Smith, how
different Nom the stage-coach days we !vinare:
tier ! One could see the country then.'
'1 rememeber our drive from London to
Ascot,' said Mr. Smith, in the voice of one
calling up, not unmoved, some thrilling mem
ory of the past—" when the speed at which
we are now going would have seemed slow
to the pace we drove that day'. It might, he
went on in a low tone glancing at Miss Clem
intina as be spoks—" it might have been the
socitly—it might haVe been the scenery.'
'Miss ClemenLina rare grew very rosy, and
said: She thought the more entirely such
recollections were considered as past-the bet
ter.' Miss Spyker came to the rescue.
Mr. Smith, have you been in Bradshaw I'
'I am sorry to say, I have not, madame,
but perhaps my memory may yet serve your
purpose. I have travelled on this line often
- - - , -though not, be added with a bow, "under
circumstances equally agreeable.'
Here again came a little bridling, and an
involuntary glance of meaning at each other.
Can you tell me the name of the station
you want, Miss Spyker ?' resumed Mr. Smith,
- more gravely.- _ .
only wanted to know whereabouts the
.tunnels are 1' she replied, apparently impress
ed with a conviction that they were. marked
in the publieaiton she had asked for.
lam sorry to say tbere are three tun:
nub: very near each other,' said Mr. Smith,
with an air of one Svlio wishes to make the
best of unpleasing intelligence; ' but they
are only a few minutes long—it is soon over;
and I.Chink,' added he, looking out of the
window, and ver y suddenly looking in again,
' we are D . o w on the point of—"
At this juncture the whistle sounded ,
hastily drew up my window, and the young
Guardsrnan.drew up the further one. The
sudden - change from light to darkne3s Made
the faint elimmer of the lamp—which seem
ed to be disarranged, at any' rate—invisible ;
and a moment of breathless silence -ensued,
for the ru-hing noise of the train was dead
ened by the closed windows. It was at ibis
,instantthat a loud chirping sound was heard
as of some one bestowing a hearty and unre
pelled salute. Who can paint the consterna
tion of the three ladies,,s we emerged-blind
ed, dazzled, bewildered from the tunnel I
It was evident each, bridling up with vir
tuous indignation, regarded the other as con
certied in the guilt; but if any one excited
more suspicion than another, it, was Miss
Clementine,. Her near neighborhocd to Mr.
Smith, his tender allusion to bygone days.
and the fact that he bonnet was in a state of
derangement the most unbecoming, all con
tributed to this impression.. She, poor soul,
feeling her perfect innocenceslooked first at
her friend Caroline, who, with-a confused-and
scared aspect sat bolt upright before her.—
She, very unfortunately had for her neithbor
the Guardsman, but he appeared sleepily un
conscious of what was passing. Nor did Miss
Spyker escape—her bonnet and ugly ' were
decidedly not comme it faut—for, in her anx
iety to shut her eyes and stop her ears, she
had given an involuntary jerk to the ugly,
thereby imparting a wildness to her general
appearance, which was considerably height
ened by het manner.
But if each lady regarded the other thus,
their feelings could not amount to more than
-suspicion. But Mr. Smith ! that lie was
guilty was only too evident ; tf only from
his embraiass - ment ; while the quiet young
officer, who for some time past had apparent
ly been slumbering, never attracted their sus
inch:ins for a moment.
They were still fluttered by the strange in- .
cident when we plunged into another tun
nel ; and again the same chirping sound was
heard—in fact in unmistakable kiss—louder
and more hearty than before ; and we shot
into daylight once more in a state of agita
tion more terrible than before.
That Mrs Smith bad the daring imperti
nence to salute one of the three ladies whom
he was bound by every sentiment of honor to
protect, admitted no doubt ; and indeed that
gentleman himself seemed to feel his culpa
bility, fur he evidently shrank under the eyes
of his fair neighbors, and seemed perfectly
paralized in mind and body. The paper had
fallen on his knee, his hat was away ; every
particle vanished from his face,and his hands
hung powerless ,l)y kis side. -
The slacking 'of pace now showed that we
were close to some station. The train- stop,
ped a moment, and an unearthly, cry from
the officials without announced the name of
the place, which to this day I have never as
certained ; and the young Guardsman, hav
ing reached his destination, clapped his hand
kerchief suddenly to his flushed face, sprang
from the carriage, and was out of sight in a
!sternest.
j During the rest of the journey not a word
was spoken. Miss'Caroline tried to knit, but
signally failed, to the great damage of her
work ; Miss Spyker pulsed up her mouth and
looked out of the window; while Clemetiti
ni was absorbed in Dr. Gremory's Letters,
holding the volume, 4ts I observed, upside
down. Mr. Stisith was speechless, and re
mained like one under the influence of met
metism for - roany. miles.
By and by, I found that I was very near
the end of my own journey : I began,- there
fore, to collect my wrappings, when I heard
Miss Clementine and Miss Caro:ine whisper
ing to the effect that they nod
ded in my direction—'got out, they dared
not stay alone with Mr. Smith after what
bad happened.' At this' moment,' be too
observed that we approached the Barnet ate
don; sod when the train stopped whether
be really had originally intended to get oat
there, or was now going to wait for the next
id self defence, I cannot tell; but be was in
such haste to have the door opened, that I
was quite afraid he was about to break the
railway rims, and get himself into cUstody
for leaping upon the platform while the train
was in motion. Ho, however, turned round
respectfully and timidly, but with the look
of an injured "man,and raised his hat in token of
farewell, which courtesy was received in the
most chilling' manner by the three ladies,
who immediately looked another way.
I then got out myself, and, watching the
train as it moved out of sight, I saw Mr.
Smith and his , servant,who appeared mutual
ly surprised at finding" themselves there—the
man's countenance seeming to express: 'Do
you think, sir, you're perfectly in your right
senses, getting out at this place where you
know nobody and have nothing to do
When I turned away, and got up into 'town,
I saw the Guardsman talking to some friends
—he was laughing violently, and as I pass
ed, kissed the back of his hand with a smack
that reminded me of the mysterious sound
in the railway carriage.
A MELTING STO)?Y.
- One winter evening, a country store-keeper
in the Green Mountain . State, was about clos
ing his doom for the night—and while stand
ing in the snow outside, puttin,up.bis win
dow-shutters, he saw, through - the glass, a
lounging, worthless fellow within, grab a
pound of fresh butter from the; shelf, and
hastily conceal it in his bat. ;
The act.was no sooner detected that the re
venge was hit zr t s.t - s.n, and a very few moments
found the Green Mountain, store-keeper at
once indulging his appetite Or fun to the full
est extent,•and paying off the thief with a
facetious sort of torture for which he might
have gained a premium from the old Inquisi
tion. ...sokohe,
,"I say Seth," said the store-keeper, coming
in and closing the door after him, slapping
his hands over hisi shoulders, and stamping
the snow off his shoes.
Seth had his hand upon the door.'his hat
upon his head, and the roll of new butter in
his•hat, anxious to make his exit as soon as
possible.
•" I say, Setb, sit down. I reckon, now, on
such a Hight as this,a leetle something warm
wouldn't hurt a fellow. Come, it
_down."
Seth Mt very uncertain; be bad-the butter
and was exceedingly.anxious to be -4"; but
the temptation of " something - warm" sadly
interfered with Ills 'resolution to go. This
hesitation, however,
was soon settled by the
right owner of the butter taking Seth dy the
shoulders and planting him upon a seat close
to the store, where he was in such a manner
cordered by the - barrels and boxes, that while
the country grocer sat before Lim there was
no possiblity, of his getting out; and right in
this place, sure enough, the store-keeper sat
down.
" Seth we'll have a little warn Santa Cruz,'
said the Green Mountain grocer, as he open
ed the store-door, and stuffed in as many
sticks as the space would admit; " without
it, you'd freeze going home such a night as
Seth already . E . lt:the butter settling down
closer to his hall-, \ and jumped up, declaring
he must go.
"Not till you have something warm, Seth;
come, I've got a story to tell you too; sit
down, now:" and Seth was again pulled in
to his seat by his cunning tormentor.
" it's confounded bot here," said the
petty thief, swain attempting to rise.
"Sit dow4—don't be in such a plaugy
hunT," retorted - the grocer,pushing him back
in his chair.
" But I've got the cows to fodder,and some
wood to split, and I must be going," continu
ed the persecuted chap. -
"But you mum't tear yourself away, Seth,
in.thisnaanner. Sit down—lilt the cows take
care of themselves, and keep yourself coo/ ;
you appear to be figetty," said the roguish
grocer. with a" wicked leer.
• The next thing was the production of two
smoking Biasses of hot rum toddy, the very
sight of which made the hair stand erect up
on his head, had it not been well oiled and
kept down by the butter. -
"Seth, Pll give a toast now, and you
can batter it your s".said the-grocer, yet
with and air of 'el; consummate duplicity,
that poor Seth -believed himself unsuspected.
" Seth bete's 'a Christmas goose—[it was
about Christ as time]r—here's a -Christmas
goose, well rpasted and basted, eh I tell
you, Seth, ith the greatest eating in creation.
And, Seth, don't you never use hog's fat, or
common cooking butter, to baste with ; fresh
pound butter, just the same as you see on
that shelf yonder, is the only pr ~per thing in
nature to baste a goose with. Come take
your butter—l Mean, Seth, take your tod
-dy."
Poor Seth now began to smoke as well as
to melt, and his mouth was as hermetically
sealed up as though be had been born dumb.
Streak af•.er'streak- of the butter came pour
ing from under his hat, and his neckcloth
was already soaked with the greasy overflow.
Talking away as if nothing were the matter,
the grocer kept 'stuffing the wood into the
stove, while poor Seth sat bolt upright with
his back against the counter, and his knees
almost touching the red-hot furnace before
him.
"Dreadful cold night this," said the gro
" Why Seth, you seem to perspire as VI
you was warm ! Why don't you take your
hat off! Here, let me put your hat away !"
"No !" exclaimed poor Seth at ler, with a
spasmodic effort to get his tongue loose, and
clapping both hands upon his hat : "No ! I
must go—let me out—l - ain't well—let me
go !" A greasy cataract was now pouring.
down the poor fellow's face and neck, and
soaking into his clothes, and trickling down
his body' into his very'boots, so that he was
literally in a perfect bath of oil.
" Well, good night, Seth, if yOu will go,"
raid the humorous Vermonter' adding, as
Seth got'out in the road, " Neigbor, I reck
on the fun I've.lul out of you is 'worth a
luarter,eol shan't charge you for that, pound
cf bulks r--Sprinfleld (1,7 . 1.) Rep.
„ f ar The love of fun is not unknown
amongst the serious-looking Chinamen. An
English store-keeper, wishing to advertise his
articles in the Chime language, engagid 'a
Chinaman to paint buns sign. It did not
answer expectation, tot the only preceptibl
effect'it had on the Chinese was to erseite`a
grin. By a bribe he obtained a translation
into English, and found it to be as follows:
"Don't buy anything here--etoteriteeper a
rogue?!
NAR.ROIV ESCAPE FROM THE
SAVAGES. -
Mr. William Bally, fOrmeriy of Lynnville,
Ogle county, in this State, called upon us
last evening and related the-following thtill:
ing and remarkable narrative. From !his
description of places and things which he
saw, we are perfectly satisfied that. his state
ment is correct in every respect. A gentle-1
man of this city, who bad travelled over the
country be describes,cOuld have related truth-'
fully what tie related. lie converses in NV.
.erat different Indian languages, and'-. appears
to have paid close attention to what be SAW
passing around him during his sojourn!
among the savages. He looked-..-well and
i_hearty; and with the eiception of bis hen&
being torn by some wounds from a tomahawk
he seems to have suffered no damage: "He
left on the cirs last evening for Logan coun
ty, where bis mother resides..
M.
M. Baily left here some eighteen months
ago with a party of nine persons, to engage
in driving teams from the Gulf of Mexico to
the Rio Grande. They, landed at. Indianola,
and hired - to a man by the name of Ross to
drive team for Vim.' 'They drove to Nucas
river, and camped there. Whilst asleep
their, mules were stolen by; the Indians. They
prepared the next day to follow• them, and
came up with them at sunset. They saw six
Indians, fired at and killed them all, wbeb
they were attacked by about 300, who Were
secreted in tho woods. - They immediately
fired on the white men killing all but Mr.
Bari; whom they took a prisoner. They
then took hint back to the wagons, which
they plundered of all the arms and alnmuni
don in them. They took two boxes of
government Colt's revolvers and
, twetity kegs
of powder. Tbe prisoner was stripped 0"
his clothing and bound hand and foot upon
a pony. • They then started for the'r encamp
meat in the Witchataw mountains, which
place they reached after eleven days hard ri
ding.
They remained in camp about a week,
and then started on a robbing expedition to
attack a train on the Sante Fe Road. They
remained about five days waiting, when a
merchant train came along. They proceed
ed to surprise the train, and killed every per
son with it, took the goods and mules delung
ing to the train, and started for Kiekapoo
settlement, traded off the mules for ponies
and returned to the Witchataw Mountain's
wren
The prisoner was kept strictly confined
during, the day, and was tied up every night
with pieces or raw bide, by the hands,: to a
limn ofa tree, as high up as he could reach .
and-stand on the ground. During the day
he was allowed. to lie down and sleep a few
hours. During the time re' was with them
they went on five robbing expeditions, taking'
him always along with' them. The last mer
chant train they robbed they took two \ men
prisoners, who had bravely defended them
selves till their weapons were ail 'iliseharged,
and who had killed twelve of the' red 'skink
These two were then taken - and tied to !,a
,
stake and skinned alive. Mr: Bally was
placed close to them and compelled to wit
ness this horrible scene. Every time he would
close eyes they would-punch him with a
spear and bayonets until he would open them,
and look on this picture of revolting horror.
They then took the skin, reeking with warm
blood, and slapped him round the fitee with
it, covering him with blood, and tellinghi th
if he tried ,to escape this should be his fate.
One of their excursions was against the
United States mail wagons. They killed the
five men with them, tote open the letters, got
out the meney, and- after cutting out the
pictures from the bank bills,threw - them away.
They kept all the nevrspapers that had any
pictures in them_---throwing everything away
that was not embellished,
For three nights after this they did-not;tie
him up but kept a watch. elicit. him. The
third night they had a big vier dance, and in
the exOtement, forgot Mr. Daily. While
dancing around their fire in front of the tont,.
he crawled out under the back of: the tent
seized one of the ponies and escaped. He ;w . as
soon missed, and was followed for five dark--
At - the expiration of that time they came so
close upon him that they fired at him, which
obliged him to leave his horse and take to,
the mountains. Fortunately he foutid-a
cave just large enough to crawl,into,in which
place the remained, for iday and a half, the
Indians:being so near him that ho could hear
their footsteps as they searched for 'him:
He remained in-this position until he was
assured his pursuers had left, when he emer
ged, from his conceal men t,and made a•straight
shoot for the Kickapoo settlement, about 600
miles distant. In about a month he reached
the longed for point, where he hoped to find
friends and assistance. Nor was- he- disap
pointed in this. He was kindly fuinished
food and clothing by the - Kiekapoos. He
had subsisted, fur the whole month previoui
to this, on birch roots, which he dug with
his hands on his lonely march. While with
the Catnanchees, he fed on raw horse
Not a very pleasant diet, truly. The Kicka
poos treated him kindly, and showed him on
his long journey to civilization.
After leaving them,four day's journey 'brol
him to the Chickasaw's camp, from
.thenco
be proceeded" to the
most
nation, who
treated him in the most humane' manner.--e
He journeyed on to the Shawnee nation,where
he was welcomed to the best they had in
their lodges. Leaving them, he reached the
Cherokees, and then made for Missouri,which
State he made some 20 miles north of the
Neosho. From thence he came to St. - Louis,
- and then to this city ; having travelled con
stantly and steadily on foot ler -over two
months.
As stated before, Le left here: last evening
for Logan eounty.where he has a mother anx
iously waiting his return. Mr. Bally is . a
Young man, about 92 yearaof age,.and born
•
on the 4th of July, our, national day of Inde
pendence. He says he •is an independent,
man, but did not feel so at, the time' he' was
witnes.sing the horrid murder of his fellow
men among the savages of the. Far West,—
After eighteen months' 11 -VdshiP4Alld -priva
tions, he finds himself Oncemore among civ
ilized people, and in a hind of peace and hap
rims. - We shoeld suppose by this' time he
would-be glad to-locate - in - Suokeidoth, and
marry no more; • ' -
-41.1 i
. .
Mr The editor of ;the , Wring aid Twist
says he has Nei the conkriyance which our
lawyers use when they "warm up the sUbjeot"
He merely say% sit'a‘ a *him concern and
holds about a pint." - • - • '
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me mbtr
u
FAREWELL ADORE•VS OF. GOir.V.Bilir4 c ilij -
To Me people tif Kansas Territor''' --.'''''
'... 7 1 ! ` ! 1 1
Having determined to resi , ;ll the_"%xtio — ninifli, iff
office and retire . again to th a nquiet iscittai - Ofi!
,( 1 ,,
private life and the enjoyment or-those dd; - 1 , ,:b
mestic. comforts of Which I hawse° fort-Wed != , : t. '
deprived, I , deem .it proPer' to addrit ., Tott `
:if'
on the occasion of my departure. ' ' -". t i s s's
The office from stliich I ,nisyr viduntarilY;i 4, ,,'
withdraw was unsought by ;;:::'"; nd'arthil tft,
time of its accept:yeas Washy' n - ' lestrael - I,i'ir],..l
We.. 'This was quite evident f ;,.,..--- 1 ,... : ,.1 eplott clff i l
able moral,' civil and political co , ; -.. j - ot i ttig! ! :; l ..
; Territory----the disorder,`,..icentrinthns,; lasts Itl ,
I
deadly - stfife which then and, there isreatlikarst 1 .4-.
1 and the painful anxiety with which - - it - Was.s..ii l p
regarded by patriotic citizens in every -. poviilF.: ,
,tion of the American Union: -'- To attempftcG •E - Al
govern Kansas at such a period, and,under!: -‘,31 - 1
such circumstances, was' to assume 'net- 64.1e'is.:
nary responsibilities . f . 'ew men - -ceuld bevel 1l'I';
rn
desired to underta e° the task, andlioms wed : ti t ,..
have been so presu ptuous' without serious It
misgiiings as to the result. That I shonltt 711.1 . ,- .
have hesitated, is no matter-of astonishneelit s- 11, -
to those acquainted with the faits ;.but Tat;? i. ii.s.,
accepted the appointment PF.
,Was a well-grixnui '
i
ed source of regret to r
=taot', iny well-Utast ' 1,- 4 1,
friends, who looked - upon the enterpilw SS : f ii'..
one that would terminate in disaster.to. liar ;:, • h
self. It eras not supposed" pOisible that.or- ,f.
der could be brought i m any reasonablel space .
of time, and with tee uterus" at-r... 7 tvaanank. , ,, : ~:t1
from the then existing chats's. . , - ''':itAt
Without descanting upon the feelinga,prin.7 ,i1:1
ciples arid Motives which prompted mer,ettr-F ..g 1
flee it to say, thatl accepted the President'a I
tender of the office of Governor'. ' . lia- dam: . 'AI
o, I sactqatieci the comforts of home,endears' ~.
ed by the strongest earthly ties and aimed 1 '
associations, to' embark in an undertaking:
which presented atthe best, a dark and un-
satisfactory prospect. 'I reached Kansas, end
entered upon the discharge of my taiga} do=
.ties, in the most gloomy hour of her history.• -..
Desolation and , ruin reigned' on every, hand';' ;.
homes and firesides were deserted ; the smoke •
of ,burning dwellings durkenetl the &twos's , ' ~.
phere; women and children drivenfrom their ,-,-
habitations, over the -prairies and
among the ( woodlands, or sought protection' -
among • th'e liadian tribes.- Thehighwayc !!!
were infested with nnmerous predatory bands„,';;-.1
and the towns were fortified and garriioaed ,
armies of .conflicting partizans, %an& eicitecV-
almost to frenzy, and determined upon Int.
tual extermination. Such W a*, without eV -
- itgeration, the condition of the-Territory, st 4
the period of my arrival. Her treasury: wai;
bankrupt. There were no pecuniary tisouriee
within herself to meet, the exigencies of ;the:
time. The Congressional appropriations, in-
tended to defray the expenses of a year, W,OTO :
insuffieient to meet the demands of 'a '" tort-`;
,night.' The leas were null, the . Courtrivii::7
tually suspended, and the civil arm of the ;-
Government almost entirely powerless.- : 'Ao4-•
tion—prompt, decisive, energetic actions:s-wast ~..
riecessary. lat once saw what
„Ives needed ' s'
and *ithout hesitation gave myself -to 41tes,"
work. For six months I have labored with ,'
unceasing industry. The accustomed incl. , .
needed bouts for sleep have beeu.employeditrc
the public service. Night and day hare'!
official d uties. deinanded.unremitting mitten:,
tion. I have had ne proper leisure momenta::
for rest or recreation. ,Itily ;, health has failect-i
under the pressure. Nor es this all; to sof:.
own private purse, withoueassurancis of teitras.s
bursement, have I feserted its every
.eneggerse-:,'
cy, for the ,required ., funds.- Whether "these. , l
arduous services have been beneficial to :1" I
sas and my , country,. ; you
,ani =abundantly
qualified to deterinitie.T. - . ,!, ,r:, .,--.: r.
That I have met.l , oW-opposition, and even, -
bitter vituperation and vindictive malice, la-.
no matter of astonishment. No_ man histf•
.ever yet held an important of responsible:Toot 1,.
in our awn of any other country and eacapad.,:.
censure. ' I should, have been weak and fool-'
ish indeed had I expected io pass through this•:.--
fiery ordeal entirely unscathed, and especial-4
ly as I was required, if not to Cometn,enia4,:.
that with, at. least to. thwart !evil' sackings ".
tions, and hold-in restraint wicked .cutesionas s
or rid the Territory of Many-lawless, reckless-,
and desperate men. Beside, it *ere . imptao-, - ;
sible to come in contact with the colidiothig ;
1 interests which governed the conduct of tnausr„:
well-disposed persons-without becoming ani s
object of mistrust and abuse.. ..-While feonai
others,- whose sole object:, was- notoriously ;
personal advancement at any sacrifice-of the',
general gaud .and at every hazard, it would::.
have been ridiculous. to anticipate tbetisei.d.:
of praise fel:disinterested action 4. aoditemai; ,
however palpable might hare been lily pas,-...,,
triotism, however just my official conduok,
Or however. beneficial -in its resifts, -I do not-,
marvel that mytvotives ' have biziett iniptigin s ..,
ed anti my integrity! maligned.- It. is, ,ttows, ~
ever, So well known, that I need
,nistrOOT-..t.
record the fact, that those who have attribu-,,
ted my labors to gubernatoriel . or!tienatorial.
honors, were and are thernsclees,the a4plciaiev
fur those high.trusta and powers, and foolLth:3
ly imagined that I itood between 4hem,,atek„
the consummation of their ambitious deeigust,,,
and high-towering hopes. !- : -' •
.„-:,...,--....:`-s.:
But whatever , way bc- thoott , ;Or Ittad.-01.-
my motives or desires, I'lias-e,t o :proud non.;.;
sciousness of leaving thiseeone of my siveri'
and anxious toil with clean2LePttesAuSir:,the-;
satisfactory conviction that He, who.cati peps .1
etratst the inmost, recesses of the _heart,sau4 - ,
Jead . its 'secret- thoughts„ - will ..approva.my ;.
purposes and acte. In the titsoLefP,O(, ly i ,.
executive functions I hare invariably: stouiht,„. l
to do equal and exact justice to mens.hawaY4 D .
humble or exalted. - I-have eschewedalliterp t.. „
tional disputations, kept :aloof froirt 1'11'04, 1:
affiliations, and Lave alike acosisid.ntiineeorsa_ r
threats or peraontd_ injury and' riohnfess,n .
the most flattering ;*.promises andririesird e
-s:' r:
And I : aii:k and , clams , - , llo thin.gaMiii'. 6l; thi t
partl have mete* trait!' the Rpple, marit'of
having; erfottried niir !-
'ditcy. Thie'!l'lttiai„ -- `
done at all - times and upon - - - aire -- rf otiniatoe ',
regardless of the:poet ons', of men, and, utteity: \:
fearless of , consieqUene - ,, - Oe,caalutUdlt - l'
*l'4'6 been forced . toAassimin, 'groat - ratierifill-' - ;'.
bilities, and depend' solely`upoetxtY own ie , :'•
sotqco% to accomplish, 'elPe.rtket;•ettdel WV!'
in all; instances,' I have',airefullY eraat
filed surrounding eircantstinekirilighitt iiiitt
the Probable - resultet:end aitel-..tpCetay 'civiii(
deliberate jtOgrrient ; and. rn 'no* itiiiewiik'',
thew, I 'atti tinwell ' - satisfied . twitlf;truif - pidflat
e 34 3
unifer4oPtli* l :Mott 4Oic' ietco44 iii'4l' ,
over avitu lt . :aliatifil not: ii,a:T'aiiiiitt:iii l ,tbi l
'slightest Itiiiillif;` . ' ''''..:-,-..' ''-;-:''-,!,;-.‘',',.- ';'-
v iti
In O. i/C 01 ' ,Yoll can do Polon tit!litt:
_give yoiiir few - Words of -, kitidfradifs4;4lkr4 .l ';
even offilendly *striiinz - Toi itrairtdraliiiii;
that what at:the - toublifx awhi:nlilitry'vciegi: i 4
tend:din Teiiitoty; were 'ocieasitAeds ' titcei