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Men found a yelow, abinitig ore, - Deep hidden in the mould, They brought it to , the fight, and called That yellow metal—kold And as they.beld it in their . hand, And !lowed it o'efand,o'er Dayaftei day they learned - to lovi That yellow metal more, They sought it in earth's mystic caves, They went to distant lands, 'They toileid and toiled by day and night, With never wearying-bands; They braved the ocean's raging waves, Thty passed through' flood and fire, That they might gain the sbkoingatuf, And gilt their base desires. The miser lovedlo'connt it o'er, In riilent hours of night; • &wiped it in his gredly hands; - With devilish delight. - • It made& coward of his soul, And when the light breeze stirred Ilia window pane, he paled as if A robber's step he heard. For gold the warrior. drew his sword. And stained it darkly o'er Amid the battle's raging strife, With drops of human gore. Wealth has become the mark of worth, The poor man is unknown, While thousands worship him who kneels At mammon's radiant throne. The good are dazzled by its glate, The youthful and the old Seek far and wide with earnest \eyes, This, bight bewitching gold. In .short, it is the mighty God ' That rules the hearts of men- r _ A Juggernaut beneath whose car Are many tictitas slain. E'en when 'tis gained, 'twill not suffice To calm the soul's'unrest, Or take one pang, in sorrow's hour, Of anguish from the breast. All, all its power is not enctugh To stay the fleeting breath, , Or calm the racking, fevered ' Upou the couch of death. Oh '..life should have 1.1 gher aim s Than toiling for the things Whi'h perish often in an hour, Or take departing wings; And not,-as now, the - praiest of men- When oft it should be-pucse- Be given to him alone Who hath The fullest hand and puff*. CAUGHT THE :PANIC A tall, lank, Jeruialem sort - of a fellow, pretty well under the influence of Mr. Alco hol, was observed' swinging to a - lamp post oa Fifth street, a short time since: lie was -talking quite loudly, to the aforesaid post, when a guardian- of the night apprvached him. "Come, sir,you at: making tco much noise,' said the Watchman "Noise ! who's that said noise V" asked the post-holder, aa , he Skewed - his head , and endeavored in vain to give the intruder a sober look. "It was me," replied the watchman, as be etnosed his silver numberto full view. "You 'I and 'rho the d—l are yout It iunt me that's makin' tbe, noise. No, sir, is the binks that's makin' all the noise.— They area breakin', a crushin' and a smash in' of things to an uncreditable amount. Noise! it's the bankers that are a makin' of the noise. They are a =main', a - rippin', and a atajin' all 'round.: It's the brokers- that are a makin' of the noise.—They are a hol lerin', and jelpin', and a screechen', like wild Injuns, over the times, that worsen everything but themselves.—No sir, it ain't me that's a • makin' of the noise." . "You are as tight as a briekin a new wall," of the individual. tight! Who said lam tightl—No, 'sir, you are mistaken. It's not me that's tight. It's money that's. tight. Go down on Third street, and tey'll tell you• there that money is tight. Go into the workshops, an' you find mo - es. is iight.—Read the newspapers an" you'll find out that it's money that's tight. He tight I Pie got nary a red bit Kanahawa, and the d—l couldn't get tight on that. No, Sir, I'm not tight." "Drunk I Stranger, yer out of it-agin. The world's drunk. The hull community is a staggerirrround buttin' their beads agin storm walls, and !brains' of their noses on the curbstone of adversity.—Yei, sir, we're all drunk—that is everybody's drunk but me. I'm sober—sober as a police-judge on a rainy day. I ain't drunk No; sir, stranger, I ain't drunk." , • "What are you making such fool of your- self for , then r . • 4, 1 ;1 Sir; Tm co - fool. I'm distress ed. - 'caught the catnip,. I'm at . = Meted." • , . "Are you sick!' 6 Exietly." • "What's the matter with yon - 1" , „„ . - "I've got the jun . ic!" "The what I" • "The panic:, air; 1e . 1140111g to carry off this town.' I' tried toescape by ttaid drink, but it's 12011103. The pinichas:got me, sure.", The watchman, more amused than ever, tenaered hie sympathy, and what was better, his aid, to the panic striken individual. In the course of half an hour he had the pleasure of puttitig'him into the door of his itoarding house, and pointing out to him the b;st. cure —a soft-bed'and a long slittnber,—Exchonge. Not so Ben,--A Southern gentleman owned uslave, a very intelligent fellow, who was a-Universalist. - On ene. occasion he il lustrated the intellectual character of his re ligioo in the following manner : - A certain slave had :obtained a license of. -.;; the; Baptists tcypreach. --He was holding forth in the presence of many of is colored broth-. „Ten at one- time, :'hen houndtkoOk to• (le ' scribe the process of Adanes creation. - Said he, • a When God make- Mam, be stoop down, sciape'up a little dirt, wet its little, warm it a little in de hands and squeeze it in de right shipe, and den lean it up against the fence to arY— n -"flop dare r said our Universalist darkey, " Ybur sepia are-de fast man abet made r "tartan e said the preacher: saki the other,' "jai tell - a feller whir dat affence s cum frobg!" , " Hush," said the preacher, " two -- -More questionalke dal: Would pile all de •fesology m de world." l• - - NEGRO BRAVERY. Orie of "Donipban'a Men," of St. T.ouis s , . , says Harper's • - Magazine, sends us this specimen of- negro valor, in the e Mexican War ;--7.- • A number of the officem of Doniphares reg- iinent had selected, their favorite servanta,atd ties accompanied their masters to the tented field. On the march from El Paso to Chihu ahua, the darkies, fired with military ardor, determined to formTa company of their own. Joe, a servant of Lieutenant of Major, - Clark's artillery, was-selected Captain, and. about one-half of the remaining volunteers were appointed to fill some office, .and, thus Were entitled to a title.• Joe made his ap pearance on a parade in a socket hat,foathers, epaulets, tc., alt right. He was itqpitiont for the . foe. When it was reported that the enemy was awaiting us at SacramentO,.Joe _ was exultant. He ~ wduld ahow the white folks what be end 'his men w ould do.. "He Would be whir' the fight was, and of Maas& D—suspected Joe to hold his hogs, Massa Was mistook, dare den I" The battle of Sacramento was fought, and the enemy routed coMpletely; but Joe and his men had been wholly invisible. The day after the battle, Lieutenant D— said to Captain Joe: "Where's your company, Joe ! I didn't see anything of you Yesterday, and I hear you hid behind the wagons." . "Massa Lieutenant," replied the crestfallen Captain Joe, "I'se sorry to say my men did take to de waginsl I begged 'em and deplored 'em to come out like , men, but they wouldn't. • No,sah ! Dey stuck - to de wagins,aud I couldn't get 'em out." • ' "Well," said Lieutenant i)_-,"why didn't you leave them I You might have heeti in the fight, anyhow." "Why, masse, to tell,you de trot," said Joe, "I did come out io ad line at first," and.' stood dare for while, but when the balk be gin to-co so thicker'4ual faster, and more of 'e tout de best ling die nigger could was to get -behind do miens him self!' Joe's company was disbanded next day. The gallant fellow, whe sends the above, adds an incident, of the blittle ; .The first whir-rip an 'cannon ball in your immediate vicinity is di agreeable, and even the bravest will shrink involuntarily as the messenger of death speeds by. When the Mexican battery' at Sacramento opened fire, COlonel Doniphan was riding up and down in front of his regiment.—Seeing 'that some of his men 'stooped in their andJlea as the nine pounder balls whizzed pest,he exclaimed: "Don't dodge, boys; they can't shoot!" Hardly had he spoken before a cannon ball passed within a few feet of ,his head, causing even that breve officer to shrink. •`Well, ,hat was rather close," said the Co lonel. "Better "dodge 'em if you can ! dodge 'am if sun In, • IV :410 ,WEARING THE BEST CLOTHES.-An Ameri can correspondent of the Home'fournal, who was present at the late royal wedding, thus quietly describes one of his very natural mis• takes : "There we at a wall of human bricks, until twelve o'clock. Owing to an °ltems dow ager on one side, and Fred on the other, -I - didn't, breath ,easily• for two interminable hours., In the meantime, my eyes were in dustrious enough, and my tongue, too, for that matter ; but I made sti - masly ludicrous mistakes with the latter felicious article, that I gave up in despair, gazed and said nothing. Like Dame Partington, I couldn't open' my mouth but I put my foot in it. Twice (lily my rebel tongue was too much for me. 'Fred," said I. afters prolonged silence, "who is that distinguished - nobleman just op posite—the one all gold lace and silk stock ings 1" "That," replied Fred, trying to hush down man r 4cl lord !" thought I. "Well, then, Fred, I venture again—whose footman is that!" and I pointed with my bouquet to a modestly dressed man, wha was leaning against beneath us and looking at everything with a pair of gral; eyes. " Whose footman is that I" • - "That," said Fred, "is Lord B - After that I kept still,but I thought to my self, "Whit a land is this where the footman wear all the good clothes." YANKRE Norimes.—A clever correspondent of the Western (Ind.) Herald tells the follow ing, a good one, how a Yankee pedlar was , tarn in by the Spenceryilliaus,, of Spencer . ville, that State • • •;'$ Vermonter drove into town-and commenced trade, When a merchant stepped up and se lected good% for the amount of one dollar,and carried them into his store, and returned with a coonskin, and says: "Sire, here is your pay for the goods." -"But, hold on," says Notion, "Ldon't take coonskins for my Goods." "ern% help it, now," says the merchant; "the trade is made, and coonskin is a dollar Mere—legal tender." "Well," says Notion, "if them are four lawr here, I guess I can stand it." He at once concocts a plan to get his coon skin into something available. Getting the coon skin into a small a compass as possible, be makes for a saloon, and • there concludes to spend a luait.er, Holding one hand under his coat, with the other he beckons up - three ..or four gentlemen, and after drinking, all round, throws down the coon skin and de. mends seventy-ftve,cents in change. "Yes," said the saloon-man; "that's a good dollar," and handed him-out three muskrat skins, and says : "Here, sir;lrypur change." Notions took 'his - skin and started. POPPING rai QuEsrioN.—The Springfield Republican.. tells the following story :—A liatcbelor, too. poor toiet married,• yet too susceptible to let-the kids alone, was riding with a lady "all of a summers &ay," and ac cidentally (men's arms, awkward things are ever in the way-I) dropped an arm around her waist..-No objections was made for a while, and the arm gradually relieved the side of the carriage of the pressure upori it. But . of a sudden, wbet6r from a recognition of the impropriety of the thing; or the sight of another beau coming, ;never was known, the lady started• with volcanic energy, and with.* flashing-eye, crelaimed-"Mr. 8., can, support myself!" ‘"Capital I" was the instant reply ; 4 '3+m are just the girl there* beenlookiing for these fire yeare—will you marry Met" - • WE ARE ALIjEQUAL BEFORE GOD - Aiio, TIIE CONSTYTUTION."--•Jtimes Miamian. I Slontrost, Susquttanna Countg, enn'l, Ckursbaii Darning, J.) aril' 10, 1850. A BATTLE INCIDENT. Athe battle of the Thames a laughable 1 , incid nt occured, which is thus related by one who , as in the engagement; 1 The British General had formed his men in openjorder ' with theii cannon pointing down the 'road, by which the Americans were ad vancing. Gen. Harrison immediately took advantage of this, and ordered Col. John ston's mounted regiment to charge a speed, by hinds of companies, (so ass to expose the leastirossible front,)pass through the open in tervals, and from in the rear or the British forcei The movement-was brillantly executed by tlie battallion, and under the command of Lieut. Col. James Johnston, his brother, Colo4l It. M. Johnston, at the same time charging the 'lndians with the otherbattal ion. 1 - ;toe co m panies It happened- that in one of the companies undo James Johnstons command thera was a h4ge, brawny fellow, named Lamb-he weighed about 240 pounds-was a brave man, and is good humored ali big-brave men pro verbiably are. Lamb had broken down his Kentucky horse by his great weight, and was, mou s ided instead - upon a short, stout wild Can dian pony ; from whose ,sides his long lit ibi depended almost on' the ground, whße his burly frame -rose high above the. boas{, looking not unlike, an overgrown boy astrifle of a rough sheep. When the charge was made, 'Lamb's pony tookifright, and broke into a run.-Lamb pul led until the bitt brook in the animals mouth, land all command of him was lost. The little pony stretched himself to the work, dashed out of the ranks, soon outstripped all the file readers and ' pushed on in advance -of the company. Lamb was no longer master of his horse, or himself. If be rolled off he would be trampled to death by his friends— if the horse rushed upon the British lines with him so far ahead of the rest, he must be killed. Either way death seemed inevitable, and, i to ese•his expression, he thought, "he'd jilt say somethino. they Could tell his friends in Kentucky, when they went home." 1 He stuck both feet into the pony's flanks and.urgued him to his inmost speed. On they j drove, some fifty Tanis in front of the leading file, Lamb's gigantic person swaying frol side to side, and his legs swinging in a m n os portentous fashion—the little Canadian `pulli ng foot' all he knew how,his tail straight, and his nostrils distended, 'his ears pinned bac , and his eyes flashing from under their shaggy foretop with all the spite and spleen . of itlborn devil. Just' as be got within a striae or two of the British; lamb flourished his rifle, and roared in a voice of thunder— " Clear the way, far I'm coming !" . - To his surprise the lines opened right and left, and he passed through unhurt. So great was !their astonishment, and the stranger ap parition Of such a rider, and such a horse moving .epon them, with furious velocity, -that' they opened mechanically at his wnril . 4 ' ..•••nniiirui anal bu him p-•-• 0 - - he gained the rear of their position, Lamb rolled on the grass, and suffered his pony to go On his own road. A few" minutes more and!he was with his comrades securing the pristmers: , SHE WOULD RIDE. . The Wheel ing Intelligeiicer relates the fol lowing amusing story : "A conductor on one of the railroads terminating here, met with a hard customer a few days since, and his ex perience verified the lines— !"When a woMsn wills she won't, And when she won't she don't." A fierce-looking woman get on the train, abOut ten miles: out'on the road, to came to thiS city. The affable conductor saw nothing remarkable in this, for fierce-looking females frequently "get do trains," but women and men, whether fierce.looking or not, are ex apritarl to ,Erflatly refused to comply with the demand, wliile she expressed her ability to "hay the conductors and all the money lie bad stolen froixt the company within — the past year?' The conductor thought this was , saying a good deal, but with as few words as possible, (ccinductors are - men of few words,) be de manded, for the third time, "your fare," and th4n pulled the bell-rope, to put the would toe'rdead-head off. The train stopped, and the woman was conducted ont upon-the plat foiltn' arid from thence down the steps, out upon the track. When the train essayed to prriceed on its way, the woman got aboard; —Tot wishing to put ber off while the train was in motion, the conductor pulled the rope again, and again she was deposited on terra firma. When the train started_ she got on board as before, and again the train was stop ped,and the tenacious woman handed gently down. Tbia time a brakeman remained outside to detain her, thinking he could gain the train under way in advance of the deter mined passenger. But be wait mistaken. The woman made Che rear car almost as soon as the brakeman, and clinging to the railing about the platform, managed to climb up and was a passenger still, in spite of their efforts. The train bad lost now considerable time, and rather than lay himself liable to the *.charge of brotallttreating a woman, the con ductor permitted- this remarkable passenger - 1.4 gain tier point, add to remain in her seat to the end of the journey, when, strange to bay, die paid her fare and marcbed off. We doubt whether a parallel So this instance of deter mination in a woman was ever recorded. Sr Dean Swift, in preaching an assize plrmon, was severe against the lawyers for eading against their consciences. After dinner a young counsellor said severe things against the clergy, adding, he did not d ou bt, W i ere the devil to die, a person might be found to preach his funeral sermon. "Yes:' said Swift, "I would, and give ,him his due, as I d?.:1 his children, this morning." lar A poor jilted blade' says : " Woman's love is•like;Scotch snuff, • .! You get one pinch and that's enough:" . 1 Whereupon a darkey of Wiore sense as well as soul, responds : i •-• 1 'Woman's lob, like ingy-rubber ; • 1 It stretch de more, de more you lab her." 1 jar A Yankee was shOwing a friend his new garden down east. Suddenly the friend 411, up to his neck, in mud, in a half COD. sealed hole. `Ah r' Yapkire, '1 intended- to 'show you that hOle.f - - ".• - 'Thank yon,' ss>d the friend, aniaping the land- oat of hie eyes f 'l've found it taiselV A FR_t'NCil )PILL STORY, "Is she dad then t" " Yes, madam," replied a little gentleman in brown coat an short breaches. . " And he' will I" " Is going to be opened here immediately by her solider." " Shall w. inherit anything r 1 .1 It mnstbe supposed so ; we kayo claims." 4 , Wh o is that miserably dressed personage whOlutrults herself hero t" . " Oh , shc," said the little man, sneering— "she won't have much in_ the will ; she IS sister to the deceased." " Mat, that Anne who wedded in 1812 a man - of nothing—an officer." "Precisely so." " Shemust have no small amount of impu dence to present herself here, before a respect able family." "The more so ,as Relater Egerie, of noble birth, hat never forgiven her that mesalli mace." Anne tioved at this time across the room in 'which the family of the deceased were as sembled. She was pale; her fine eyes were filled with tears, and het face was furrowed by care with precious wrinkles. "-What do you come here for I" said, with great haughtiness, Madam de Villeboys, the lady whoa moment before, hard-been interro gating the little man who inherited with her. " Madam," the poor lady replied, with hu mility, "I do not come here to claim a. part of what does not belong to me; I come sole ly to see M. Dubois, my, poor sister's solicitor, to inquire if ale spoke of me at, er last hour." " What! do you think people busy them selves. about you I" arrogantly -observed Madam de Nilleboys; " the disgrace of a great house—you, who wedded nothing, a soldier of Bortapaa te7s I" "Madam, ny husband, although' a child of the people, was a brave soldier; and, what is bettor, an honest man," observed Anne. At this moment a venerable personage the notary M. 'Dubois, made his appearance. "! Cease," hi said, " to reproach Anna with a union which her sister has forgiven her.= Anne loved a generous, brave, abd good man, who bad no other crime to reproach himself with than his poverty, and . the•obscurity of his name. Nevertheless, had he lived, if his family had known him, as I knew him, k his old friend, Anne would be at this time happy and respected." " But why is this woman here !" "Becalm it is her place to be here," said the notary, gravely ; " 1 ,, myself.requestad hor to attend here." ' M. Dabois then proceeded to open the will : beisg sound in mind and heart, Egerie Darnfrersing, retired as a hoarder in the con vent of the Sisters-of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, dictate the following wishes as the ex pression of my format 4 , —. na nsi tici oh) clans* of Illy testament. •ams will be found two hundred thousand francs in money at my no tary's, besides Jewelry, clothes, an d furniture, and a chateau worth two hundred thousand rancs. "In the cosvent where I have been resid ing there will only be found my book, " Heur es de la Vierge,' holy volume, which remains as it was when I took it with me at the time of the emigration. I desire that these three objects may be divided into three lots. The first lot,two hundred thousand fra: in money. " The second lot, the chateap, furniture, and Jewels. "The third lot, my book, 'Mauro de la Vierge." " I have pardoned my sister Anne the grief comforted she has caused to us, and I would have comforted her in her sorrows if I had known sooner of her return to France. I compromise her in my will. "Madame oe:Nrat.tovoity much beloved cousin_shall have,* first choice. " M. Vatry, my .brother-in-law, shall have the second choice. • "Anne will take the remaining lot." " Ali! ab! said Vatry, "sister Egerie was a good one, that is rather clever on her part !" "Anne will only have the Prayer-bOok exclaimed Madam :de Villehoys, laughing aloud. Tht notary interrupted , her jocular- " Madam," he said, " which lot do you choose !" " The two hundred thousand francs in money." " Have you quite made up your mind !" "Perfectly so.", The man of law addressing himself then to the good feeling of the lady. said Madam, I you are rich, and Anne has nothing. Could you not leave her this lot, and take the book, of prayers, which, the eccentricity of the de ceased lies placed on a part with the other lots !" " You most be joking, M. Dubbisl" ex claimed Madam de Villebeys ; you must re ally be very duil not to see the intention of Sister Egerie in all this. Our honored cousin foresaw full well that her book of prayers would fall to tee lot of Anne, who had the last choice:' "And what do you conclude from that r inquired the notary. - " I conclude that she meant to intimate to her sister that repentance - and prayer were the Only help that she had to expect in this world." As she finished these words, Madame de Villeboys made definite selection of the ready money for her share. Monsieur Vatry, as may be easily imainted,Selected the chateau, :furniture and jewels ;,as his lot. "Monsieur \retry," said M. Dubois to that gentleman, "even suppose it had been the in tention of the deceased to punish her sister, it would be noble on your part, millionaire es you are, to give up at least ,a portion of your share to Anna who wants it so much." "Thanks for' your kind advice, xhiar sir:' replied Vatrayl "the mansion is situated on the very confines of my woods, and suits me ' admirably . all- the more so that it is ready fur nished. As to the jewels Sister Egerie, ibey are reminiscences which one never ought to part with." '. Since it is so;" said , the notary, " my poor Madatii Anne, hire is the prayer book that remains to you." " Anna, attended . by her eon,' i handssme boy with blue eyes, took her sister's old Pr'ay,,er book, and malting him kiss It after her, she said t " Hector, kiis Abii book which belonged to yowl. poor aunt who is dead, -but who would have ivied you' vYell' Willie known you. When you have learned to read you wilt pray to Heaven to make you wise and good as your Wier was. and happior than your unfoitunato mothe.." The 'eyes of those who were present were filled with tears, notwithstanding their efforts to preserve an appearance of indifference. The child embraced the old brook with boyish fervor and opening it afterivard- 7 "0, mamma," he said, what pretty pie= tures !" - • • - " Indeed l" said the mother, happy in the gladness of her boy. " Yes, the good Virgin, in a red dress, hold=• ing the infant Jesus in her arms. But why, mamma, has silk paper been put upon the pictures SO that they might not be injured, my dear." - "But, mamma, why are Ahem-tin-silk pa- pers to •each' engravings " • The mother looked. and uttering a sudden shriek, she fell into the arms of M. Dubois, the notary, who, addressing• those present, sail: tt Leave her alone, it won't be much ; pee- 1 ple don't die of- these• shocks. As for you, little one, addresaing Hector, give me that prayer book ; you will tear the angravings.r The inheritors withdrew, making various conjectures as to the cause of Anne's sudden illness and the-interest which the notary took in her. A month-afterward they met Anne and her son, exceedingly well, yet not ex travagantly dressed, taking an airing in a two horse chariot. This led them to make inquiries, and they ascertained that Madame Anne had recently purchased rt hotel for one hunched and eighty thousand francs, and that she was giving a first-rate education to her son- The news came like a thunder boll upon them. Madame de Villeboys and M. de Vatry hastened to call upon the notary to wk for explanations. good Dubois was working at his desk. " Perhaps we are disturbing you!" said the arrogant old lady. "No matter. I was in the act of settling a purchase in the State funds for Madame Anne." " What !" exclaimed Vatry, "after pun chasing house and equipages, she still has money to invest I" " Undoubtedly so." "l3ut where did• the money come from !" "What, did you not see 'l' " When r " When she shrieked upon seeing wha heprayer book contained which she inkier ted." "We observed nothigg." • "0, I thought that you saw it," said the sarcastic notnry. That prayer book contained sixty engravings, and each en - graving was covered by ten notes of a thousand francs each." " Good Heavens !" exclaimed Vatry, thun 4-"rithaa only auuwe ame de Villeboys. " You bad the choice," added the notary, "and 1 myself urged you to toho Utz prayer book, but you refused." " But who could have expected jo find a fortune in a breviary." The two baffled old egotists withdrew, their hearts swollen with passionate envy. • ONE THING AT A TIME. The ladies of Yankee-land have, from time immemorial, been distinguished for their in dustry. That no time may be lost it is their custom to take their knitting work when they go visiting, and then they talk and knit at the same time. This industrious diseposjtion was manifested, not many winters air), at a grammar school in Connecticut, in a manter worthy of mention. The youbg ladies broiight their knitting, their fingers flew, and the needles clicked incessantly, while the teacher was lecturing. This industry was considered by the mas ter as a little out of place, and as interfering somewhat with the progress of the fair pu pils in knowieAge. Indeed, be suspected they advanced more rapidly with their stockings than with their grammar. lie wished to hit on some mode of suppressing this vexatious industry. Ile was somewhat of a wag, and .he chose a waggish expedient. Be turned the tables upon the knitters—not, indeed, by actually bringing his knitiing.work, but what was equivalent thereto--namely; an-appara tus and materials for shaving shingles. He arrived at the school room betimes, took his - seat at his shaving horse, and was busily engaged in shaving shingles when - the young ladies arrived. They were quite sur 7 prised at this new movement, and knew not whether they should retreat or take their snits. " Don't be alarmed, young ladies," said the teacher, who kept plying the rawing knife f " you see I am an apt scholar myself and have merely caught a little of that spirit of industry.., It is a pity any time should be lost; and as you have set me ari example of learning grammar and knitting stockings at the same time, I have resolved to emulate your industry by teaching " .grammar and shaving shingles at the same operation. He then begun to lecture very eloquently upon nouns, pronouns, conjugations, declen sions and- - the like ; stopping every now_ and then to take a squint at his shingles, to see if they were properly jointed. The ladies_ felt \ the retort. They b shed and tittered while lie lectured and shay d shingles. " Confound the gr mrnar !" said he, while I was talking about t at vile objective case, I've spoiled as fine a shingle as ever was shaved." - Be then went on teaching again : " All verbs, as I have already explained to you, arc either active, passive or neuter. - A verb is said to be active when—by George! there's i another shingle..spoiled !—the action passes from, the agent to the objectois thus- 7 -Edward .cuts a fik;nr- 7 -Taith 1 I have cat that shingle 1 the 'wrong way 1 .--Ladies, you'll excuse me 1 if I do make more than common use ,of the interjection this evening. The fact is, I'm not accustomed 'to wor and teach at the same time. But I beg you would not sus-. pend your knitting on account of my ill luck. I shall doubtless , improve in a few days, so as to do two things at once with' very decided advantage." , The youngiadies, however; knit Vary Attie , daring that lecture; and' what they did_Wai 'so badly done, that they were obligeti to ina- , revel if after returning home. 'The teacher's' expedient h'ad the desired - effect, and- the knitting-work Was seen in sehuel no mbre. , _ Tbe above piece was a' Hoe too abort: For the Montrone Dentoerat. -REP*OR.T - On the introduction of Physiology into Com mon Schools—read "and accepted at the Annual Meeting of the Susq'a Teachers' Association. Telefrens or SGSQA Cotnn: While ap preciating the honor yon .have conferred upon your humble brother teacher, in the selection of a reporter on one of the moat important subjects that can engage the attention of this intelligent. association I fully realize myjna hility to properly, present the subject for your consideration. But, trusting. in your good sense and good will, s and - loving truth,and honest efforts for its advancement more thin apologies; I will endeavor- to present a few ideas for your contemplation ; _trusting that they will be received in the same spirit; in which - they" are presented—that of a desire for humanity's improvement, and ptogrets. I will jn the first place call,your attention to to a few facts, and principles, which, I doubt not, will be adMitted as seltevident, by every intelligent mind. let. The human organism is governed by fixed and unchangeable laws; obedience to which, insures health,and vikor; of body and mind ; and disobedience unhap piness, disease, and premature. death. 2d. Mankind, by their ignorance and disregard of the laws of their being, have acquired habits, and modes of life in direct violation 'of those laws, thereby inducing physical, mental, and moral degeneracy, and unhappiness; and nn early exit from mortal existence. 3d. Before our race can realize the full and perfect de velopment. of body and mind, and enjoy the freedom and happiness naturally resulting therefrom, the people—the masses.—must be crime acquainted with; and obey the laws on which- that development:depends—which are taught by the science of physiology. These Trinciples admitted, it follows that a correct knowledge of physiology is of the utmost importance, and should form a pron . & cent part of the education of the young; to prepare them to live intelligently, and realize the blessings resulting from "sound minds, in sound bodies." BUt how are they to get this: knowledge; from the occasional reading of books devoted to this subject ! A; few may gain it in that way, but the many will not• have the opportunity, to obtain the necessary knowledge, without the aid of stilling teach er. Will " the 7 dociors" 'instruct the_ people 4)ll , y , sipj2try . L . ThQ idea is beneath the dig "' yr of them are ignorant of the true principles of fhemsetifik as their practice proves. Besides, their living depends - upon um i 5..., ratice and follies of the people. "They live by others dying." "The first physiciana:by debauch were Ode ; Excess began and sloth sustains The t4de." Shall we look to the ministers of the gospel for instruction ! Very many in that sacred calling are themselves as ignorant of physi ology as the people genemllY'l and while they labor earnestly for the happiness of men, overlook or disregard some of the great and fundamental conditions: of happiness; and in their zeal for the welfare of the soul, .forget its intimate dependence ._upon its earthly habitation. Shall we depend upon highs schbols and seminaries - cf learning for instruc tion in this science! The masses do net en joy the benefit of those institutions, directly • and must look elsewhere, or remain ignorant Then where can "Young America" obtain that knowledge of'so-much importance to all, if not in our common. schools : where all, rich and - poor, enjoy equal advantages ; and where all may be taught, that knowledge, which will lay the foundation for futnre hap piness and usefulnese. . Let us then, as teach ers, labor for the introduction of that interest ing and useful science—physiology—into all Our schools; and qualify ourselves to teach, by precept and example, the knowledge of, and obedience to, the great and funda mental laws of nature, written by Divinity in our physidal 'constitutions. It must be obvi ons to every reflecting mind, that much of the time and labor spent in educational put suits is misdirected. We study with patient dilligence to trace the course_ of every river csn• the globe, while we remain ignorant of the rivers of life, that course in crimson. streams through every part of this little world at home. And when, in our ignorance, we pois on the very fountains of life, we charge it all to Providence. We study the laws and mo tions of the vast universe of rolling. worlds ;1 while the lai; of this miniature universe of ours, which should interest us most, remains a "sealed book." We puzzle our . bs ains With knotty mathematical problems; never once attempting the solution of -that complicated' interesting, and mysterious problem-of life ; on the correct solution of which, depend more important interests than any question that can engage the attention of the human mind. The .time has been, when tho masses with iniphcit confidence, or reckless indifference, intrusted the interests of their bodied to the doctor, or chance *and:cirmtmstances. But ,that day is passing; and "The People" are be ginning to„tippreciate their right to free and independent thought,tind inteitigation of all subjects that afiect'the well being of wan— physically, tsbralfy, niinteffeattially ; isisf tire denianding a rnolit andirat• ticaT edicationfoi their as den that will make 'them truly intelligent happy; tint trite . i_liapity in the. Vaidopioni exercise of all their God-given faculties;' and' free front errors. of . opinion; sitid practice; and' frinti diitousesi drug', and d'odtoisf: Saab . an' folnint iq, edlicathin,tatist neceigatilfr embrace a knowl edge of physiplogyi and i l ptlink less than. this this _will satisfy the detains& of this ehlii?,kt: ened and progressive age, Or the dictates of humanity, reason and coiittitOn sense.. You may • say, perkepsl r "11l appears- very good in theory; _but h'Pw, are we, to cc• complish its &settee! ieaiiiiitiOn 4 Hew are • we to teach I What to -- t :li&ots ithell we use !" &.e. In reply to th i onlyksay that I niki but little acquainted-with any of the various text sbiooks of the Seie'tic4 • having never studied ,any of them, therefore am not qualified toittilge properly: Qn that point I ehouldlie.glad to ire instructed by any one mare acquainted w!th 'Object: will venture the assertion nay opined .that the first tent took tesieliitig the true prineic pies of physiology, and sclaPred tek,lkti 1114" e - Common Schools, is yet to be . published.• But • in the absence of all teat boets, eierg peSioit who aspires to the respPasible proiessioil of teacher should be ...1130in0 t(i• .teaell 111g\otc her pupils some of the ithoit fundamental prieeiples or the kiefice, by fit miliar and practical leatii l res on ihe °Mai; and laws which govern the healthy action o the 'rite! organs; .1 • • Thevshould teach the prePer '46 of tte . lungs, and the importance of pure aft aud.ex: ercise—of the digestive:organs and the pittance of pure, lieeitliY teal; and regiiiar habits—of the nervous sfisterri, rind the Wil t . mate "elation between tied inirid—a id - many other things which will suggest ' selves to every intelligent "ailed; all of *ltch the more they a-e•untlerstodd :and apPreciatiti ty the scholars, the more it will lead theca to realize fleir own itiiparti}Oee and respoesi. - bility in the scale of creation; and to la! or . for the proper development of the Wozidettul powers which en all-w4etreatei hie 'elver; them. In conclusion, then, if we would'haid the people wisely educated, and qualifie d meet the responsibilitiesl end ; , icissitudes of life ; as intelligent being, we must introdricii the science of physiology into oar corlimon schools, and-teach the rising generation iidi only the theory . ; hut teach IJiO&t td teiarti obedience to all the laws of theft lieiog, as sciered ,ditty io God, to! themselvs hsd.a6eii , fellows. Thon will mankind begin to appre ciate their noble facultieS, and ": use this World as not abusing it." iii6o will many Of the ' i Is that , flesh is heir to,t vanish from society and a race, intelligent, slirtuolis - ,,heilthi, and_ happy will bless our lan. F. '.,Bert. t , THE WORD &MAIL— he translators of the. a Bible have left the flebriw, wdrd Seliiii, which _ uplink. NO often in in ohm we i- e.:-.y- -- '. 0., ond of animin the nowt read e r OILIBMI asks his minister, or learned friend; what it means. ' And the minister or learned Mad has most often been obliged tO'elinfuair iggoi. - ranee, because it is a ~niatter 16 regard 14 which the most learned 'hive by ire reciiiis _ been. of one mind. The Targums; aiid iiiiist . of the Jewish commentators; give thii 3 OCird the meaning of - eternally forevei:.. ilabo ~ Kimchi regards it- as a 1 sign to 'eleriae the voice. The:authors of the Septuagint trine.' lation `appear to have regarded it as a miisi cal or rythmical note. Heider re4arded ti as' indicating a change of note;- Matliiiika as a musical note, equiialent to the went ire peat. According to Luther -and' OtheriOt means silence. Geseiries eiPlaitia it to mead: Let the instrument play , and singers stor ' Woclier regards itlui equivalent, to surirsiirs or d a —np, my MO I Soniner, afteri diatnin ing all the seventy:four iassagei iii t hid' the ' word occurs, recogniziiii in every case; ari lie tunl appeal or aninmniato Jehoirah." Thit are calls for aid' and .. p rayers to be heard; isi pressed either with entire directness, or, if not in the imperative, "illear, Jehovah t" lie; Awake Jehovah I and the life still tnirileisi address to God that he Would remember aid bear, etc. The word/frielf he regards iii iii: cheating a blast of tha truniPets by the priest. Sahib, itself, he thinks ;an abridged eiptesSiiii; used for Iliggaion s Selah—liiggaiiiii nidia ting-the sound of the stringed niatiddierks, and Selah 'a vigorous bleat of tithipiiti.— .Biblio heca Sclera, , . . , , • VT It is said that - George 111'ljuflle, iif South Carolina, was, ver:y . politi wirevi a lade boy. One evening lief was holding s Calf the ears while his - Mcithei was mttking the cow; and a gentl6rnaii! passing ;Wit WO; , said : " Good evening, iri y httie-son." . George retioned,"_GOM evening; ail,'' with such's polite bow; : tliat geritiarEsin•iioticed him and said : you pull off yOtit hat, my Mite Man I" George answered, you get doWn mid hold irtY lialf for rote; I Will pull off My liattB you." , . • . • Geoigei knd shrewd remarkvieie the making of hide. ' Th e gentlerriati:sidd ter his mother: "Your ion is a smart boy, and if prripil • 4rd , at marl Rome day- i trained will make . * area., you Will permit d i e, I xvill give George y ou and I will give hita a atart :io the Worte The inother iiianiedl, the den 01 'frith? for ins kindness and let hid! titl:i3k.harge Ocher 14: George atweirchn the l ears . ot his calt to the big - heat rank. the l'egral profession; be sent to the State Letislatnre; and thin taidi Governor of ontla , ,• • • I wish all nePheil and;Consiiii to be polite. A polite b'OW; a " GoodetriAini; sir„" Cost nothing, butt are some time's wciith` a great deal.. Or -Liiiter.."' ho'y 'as iioiftl~ a fortune to *11 47 i "D rrij dear." ' _ tt iag roan r 41reii,V#Y t e4ordes s ftng . o , Ei r 47 avail" gaflan'ti Stott rr; wig! ire him.". Aft in a Itr A peit fourrg =lawyßit 04C8 b'en**4 ro' ofd maliVer b'er tbal. Io heitie i:"eiiid tea tiu'ddreif fOi spikatiVi itt ii dertkiir' " I Weitz:, receive more then' 'double that' toi Voldin'n; my It:Onion," was the yeply. Cupid eras arttli but Diana was ania*hoi:
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