6trritseit, tinblitttr.
roe the Idontroso Democrat.
To an_Msent .
ET 5..W.T.
-Though we, trtyfriend,:may . never meet
Upon the Shores of time,
I - trust we'shall each other greet
'Within that blissful clime,
Where sorrow near unfurls its wing,
And partings are unknown;
Where spirits pure, enraptured sing •
Hosatinas'round the Throne.
Our yents,on earth, indeed are few!
And life is but it breath; °
So let us to ourselves be true,
Nor pale at thoright of death,
That's - not the foe of human kind.-
But angel ill disguise;
To Waft the disembodied mind -
To realms beyond the skies.
pingenial souls, estranged beloti,
By fortune's stern behest,
Will be united when they gQ
-- Tirrigions-cif the blest, -
Where happy spirits drink their fill
• Of joys hers onsapplied,
And feel their peuefnf bosoms thrill
With bliss, on earth, denied. -
Smar Gf.EN.
For. the Montrose D‘moirat.
A Pleasant Look. -
BF AKELIA
Oh, have a'pleasant look
P or every one you meet
And then this life of ours
Will be SQ very sweet!
For-in the hardest heart
Theres something good you'll - find,
And yott may call it forth, •
By e'en oNsslook that's kind.
And then fhe harshest 'voice •
Will soften when you'r near,
And eyes unused to weep -
Will moisten with a tear.
The world is cold, %is try,
To those who make it so,
Who with a frowing brew
Throughlll this life will go.
.11stt have a pleasant look
For every one you meet,"
And then this life of ours,
Will be so very sweet!
Ina Bad Fix.
Once upon a time, says an exchange paper,
we do not vouch for the face, in, the village
of 8., in the State of Mass:Leh usetts, lived a
handsome Miss of seventeen, whom we will
call -Fanny Loma George B. was her accept
ed lover.
The course of true love run tknooth, and-in
due time came the usual happy s termit3ation . of
their wooing, and the twain were made one
by benedictions of the holy Church.
They ware married early one summer mor
ning,and the sane day traveled cosily and
happily to:New York, as the firststage of the
wedding tour. As a companion, a young
brother of the bride, a mischievous young
raacal, accompanied the happy pair, but well
it had been for them had they trusted them
selves to their own society and left James -to
ornament dog tails and spit-ball the school
master. ;sirc.
Well, the party arrived at the St. Nicholas
hotel. While George was dutifully attending
the.comforts of his young wife, James,, in
the performance of his duty as groomsman,
went to the office, to enter the names and
select appropriate apartments. Pen in hand,
a brilliant idea struck him, in purauance of
which he entered the names in the register
thds
dames L. - Miss Fauny L. George B.
Fanny retired early,beintiamewhat fatigued
with travel. George smoked his cigar for
an hour or two, and dreamed of his bachelor:
hood, we suppose, and finally he requested - to
be shown to his appartments..An obsequious
waiter came, candle in hand, and asked what
number it was.
"With the lady Rho came with me," r= ,
plied George. •
The waiter smiled, hesitated, and then Ap
proached an exquisitely
,dressed clerk, and
repeated the question.
"With the- lady who arrived with in
George answered again, blushing to the tips
of his ears. - '
The clerk smiled and shook his head, as if
pity of his Ignorance.
••It won't do, sir ; you have mistaken your
house, sir; such things are. not allowed here,
sir." . .
"Won't do ! Why I want only to. get to
Led." . • • •
"That. you may certainly do in yonr own
room, sir, but not in the lady's apartment,
sir."
"The lady's apartment Why, that is roy
"trite.' '
The Clerk bowed ironically. "Afrery fine,
sir;_ bat it won't godown, sir; here is the en
try, sir."
George looked at the register, and there
was the sure enough—
" Miss Fanny L., and George B."
He saw the whole secret at a glance; he
protested and entreated, but it- was no
_use.
He called' on lames to witness his veracity,
but he was no where to be found. •The by
standers litsgbed,and the clerk was inexorable,
and the . poor fellow was forced to his solitary
disrobes to pass, his bridal night invoking
blessings on the whole of the* "respectable
houses, and younger‘brothers.
How George justified his 'conduct to the
disconsolate Fanny this veritable history does
not vete. - '
kar "Whatshall help.you tot" inquired
the daughter of a landlady, of a modest youth
at, the dinner table. "A wife," was the meek
reply. The young lady blushed, perhaps in
dignantly,and it is said that the kindly offices
of a neigboring dergyman . was requisite to
feconcile the parties . .
A far A thief, who lately broke. van a
grocery store, excored himself -.00 the pies
that be tnerelfwent "there to take tea." • •
OLD LsorEs.—Lively,' good' humored' old
ladies - Are like 'lslas compared• to fresh
gram, Although withered they are preserved,
,
and appear to . acfrastage io the fresheSteorw
[The names - of the Presidents of the United
States; the'place and time of their birth: also
the time and_plsce. of the death of those deceas
ed; together with the length - of time they eev.
erally held the office of Chief Magistrate.]
Compiled for the Montrose Democrat
BY S.W. T._
.George Washington, Virginia. Born Feb.
22d, 1732; died Dec. 14th, 1799, in Va.—
President eigth years.
John Adams, Massachusetts. Born Oct.
30th, 1735 ; died July 4tb,l-826, in Mass.—
President four years.
Thomas Jeffers* Virginia. Born April
lath, 1743 ; died July 4th, 1826, in Va.—
President eight years.
James Madison, Virginia. Born March
-16th, 1751; died June 28th 1836, in
President eight years.
lama Monroe, Virginia. Bout April 2d,
1759 ; died July 4th, 1831, in New York
city—President eight years.
John Quincy Adams, Massachusetts. Born
July 11th 1.767 ; died February 23d, 1848,
in Washinton, D. o.—President four years.
Andrew Jackson, South Carolina., Born
March 15th, 1767; died June Bth, 1845, in
Tennessee—President eight years.
Martin
.Van Buren, New York. Born
Dec. sth 1782; still living—President,four
years.
Henry Harrison, Virginia. Born
Feb. 9th, 1773; died' April 4th, 1841, in
Washington, D. C.—President one month:_
John Tyler, Virginia.
.Rom March 29th,
17 q o; still living—President three years and
eleven months.. - ' •
•
James Knox Polk . , North Carolina. Born
Ncrif. 2d, 1795; 'died June 'lsth, 1849, in
Tennessee—President four years. '
Zachary Taylor, Virginia. Born Noi..24tb,
1784; died July „9th, 1850, in Washington,
D. C.—President one year and four months.
Millard Fillmore, , frew York. Born Jan:
7th, 1800; still living—President two years
and eight months.
Franklin Pierce, , New Hampshire._ Born
Nov. 23d, 1804; still living—President four
years.
James Buchanan, Pennsylvania. Born
April 2311,1791; inaugurated-March 4411,1857.
Scene in a Kentucky. Court.
In the good old times of Kentuely, " when
substantial justice" was adailnistered in a
log cabin, after a very free and easy mannef,
a suit was brought to recover certain moneys
Of which it was alleged .the plaintiff.had been
defrauded by the " ingenious operation known
as thimble rigging . ' In the eourstrof tire
trial the plaintiff's counsel, who happened to
be an "expert,' undertook to anlighten'the
court 28 to the MOMS - OPERANDI the
tn per
lt.
forances: Potting himself int .I position,-
produced
produced the three cups and the "little jolt
er, and proceeded, suiting iltd action-to the
word : "Then, may it please the Court, the
defendent placing the cup on his'knee Trti:s,
began shifting them so, offering to bet that
ivy client could not tell under which cup
was the "little joker," meaning thereby, tnav
it, please the,court, this ball,with the intention
of defrauding my client of the sum-thus wa
gered: For instance, when I raise the cup to
your honor suppose that you see the ball.'
"Supese I see!" interrupted the judge who
had closely watched - tbe performance, and
was sure that he had detected the ball, as
one. of the cups was accidentally raised,
" Why, any fool can see where it is, and bet
on it, and be sure to win. There ain't no de
frauding thar." - - - '
"Perhaps your honor would like to go a
V
on it I" insinuated the counsel. ,
"Go a V 1 Yes, and double it too, nod
here's the rhirio. It's under the middle cup."
" I'll go a V on that," said the foreman of
the jury.
"Aisti I, And I," joined in the jurors, one
after the other, until each one had invested
his' pile.
" lin!" said this honor.
- .
" lip !" it was, but the " little joker" had
mysteriously disappeared. Judge and jury
were.enlightened, and found no difficulty.in
bringing a verdict in- favor of the plaintiff, on
the ground that it was the•darndest kind of.
defrauding."
A Bnta Brr.—A poor fellow who had
• . •ni hundred of dollars at a certain vine
and being faint and weak, and out of
money, asked the landlord to trust him with
a glass of liquor.
" No, I .never make a practice of doing
inch business,"was the reply:
"The poor fellow turned to a gentleman
who a:as sitting by, and whom he had known
in better days,
"'Will you lend me a sixpence?"
"Certainly," was the reply.
The landlord with alacrity placed the glass
and decanter before him. He took a pretty
good born and turned with evident satisfac
tion to the man who had lent him the six
pence, and said :
"Here, sir,' is the sixpence :I owe you—l
make it a - point, degraded as,l am, always to
pay bcirrowed money before my grog bill."
/fir The following epitaph, is copied froni
ti atone in -Corsi) , Yard, England :
Once ruddy and plump,
. Though now a cold lump,
Beneath this old stump,
Lies honest Joe Clump,
Who wished to his neighbors no evil ;
• Altho' by Death's thump,
He's laid on his rump.
.Yet still, still he shall jump,
When he hears the last trump,
And triumph o'er Death and the Devil
Or tit) Dutchmen traveling, took camp
at night. Being much wearied by the fatigue
of the day, they soon fell asleep. After they
had slept for some time, one of them was
awakened by a thunder storm. He got up in
a fright and called upon
. his companion to
arise, as the day of judgment bad came.
"Lie town - I lie town, you fool" says the
other;
"40 you titik -
.the ot shudgment
.would come in the .ight, heyl"
tarA begear posted himself at the door
of the Chancery Criurt; and kept saying:
"A penny, please, sir! Only one penny,
before you .go in I" - •
“-And why, my man l" -inquired an old
country gentleman.",
"Because, sir, the cliances are you will not
have one when you come out," said the beg
.
tit The late Rev. Sydney Smith obseri'ecl
that, railway whistle seemed to him to be
soda-hitt like the scream , an attorney would
give TTlrea first the devil taught' hold of "hid!.
44 WE ARE ALt i f EQUAL BEFORE GOD AND THE CONSTITETICM"...4/01114311
entrust, SusqueVititn stinintz renit'a t qursbag Slanting,- .1411 I,
THE 'FELON'S BRIDE;
O
THE CLOUD THAT CAME OVER
THE HONEYMOON.
ATale of Boni Life and neeentOecnreace.
-- BT LIEUT. 11. OF TENNESSEE
My opening scene lays in a town west of
the Alleghany range—a town intore famed for
its beauty than for its size.
The blast of autumn bad swept the leaves ,
from the trees,- and they stretched but their
bare and quivering limbs to implore winter to
cover them with its icy sheen. The poor
were shivering in their hovels; the rich enjoy
ing life as best as they could, surrounded
with such comforts as wealth always corn-
Mends..
' Io a neat apd cosy mansion in the said
town=or ratlAin a parlor thereof—sat two
persons; one a young man, whose almost
beardless face and youthful appearance did
n'ot place him above one-and-twenty years in
the records of time, if so much. Had it not
been for a rather reckless and dissipated look,
he would have been considered handsorbe.
He had a dark, flashing eye; his hair curled
around a high, fair brow; his features were
regular; his figure good, and his dress, with"
the exception of being over-jewelry-ised, was
iu the fashion, and elegant,
His companion was a modest and lovely
blonde; small and plump in figure, with' au
burn hair, and those tender blue eyes, which,
While they speak not of fever-heat, nor tame
less passion, still contain a world of deep and
constant love. Her age was evidently two or
three years less than his; just that era when
the girl is merging into womanhood ; when,
with new thoughts,new feelings, new passions,
and no experience, she emerges from the bud
into the flower, 1-anging upon the thorny
bush of humanity, at the mercy of every
breeze , and in danger from every daring
band.
"What do, Ton say, Annie 1" asked the
roung man. "Will you not be mine without
his consent
,"Ch,Charle.s,how can I I" replied the young
gtrl, as she clasped one of his hands within
both of her
.own. "How can I? I love and
fcrr my father; f love yo u ; but is it not my
tv to heed him f"
• , "And' so marry old Prendegast, the banker',
fi)r whom be intends you!" said the young
man, bitterly.
i "No, Charles; that I will never do I" she
4.plied, in tears the whi144....Y.11.-6 oruol in you
to say it." - _
"And
. yet heintends it; he taunted me with
it to.-day, when I asked your hand of him,
bile he called me nothing but a beggarly
post-office clerk." •
1 A change came over the young "girl's face,
a; she heard this. The tears reemed of them
ft Ives to dry upon her. burning cheeks. Iler
Irttle form seemed to enlarge, and her riump
bosom rose and fell like waves on the lakelet
shddenly aroused to motion. The color on
tier cheek grew deeper, and the light in her
eye more bright.
1 "He has spoken to me of that old wretch,"
said sh 4 "and be is incited bete to spend his
christmas evening."
"Then, dearest, let him come; but do not
l i et Irma find you here. Let us fly. Disguises
1 e r both are ready; the cars pass in two hours;
have plenty of ready money,_ and in 'a few
ours we can be in another State, and yoti
shall he my wedded wife. Then we will send
your father word, and a copy of otir eertifi
sate of marriage; and though he may storm
• nd rave for an hoar or two, be will soon see
Olt it is useless, and call us back to hiS love
and home again C.ome, Annie, come?"
She hesitated there was evidently
struggle going on in her young heart—love
). one scale. and duly in the other. Ile saw
ler indec.;sion.
"Prendegast is allateful old miser!" said
The scale turned in a moment
"Charles," said she, and her tone was low
and solemn, and her look touchingly earnest
in its trusting innocence as she spoke; "Char.
les, I will go with you ; but I pray God to
rent you, as you do me ; for my honor—my
*ery_life, is in your bands from the moment I
leave ,my father's protecting roof l"
"Amen, my dear Annie,"f said he, as he
kissed- her tenderly. "You_ need not fear
Wrong from me, fur I love 3ou, as
,I ao my
'er 'l,nd he iiter seemed in look and tone most
incere, as he f poke those words. ..
• "Be with me in an hour, at the corner of
honk and Cypher streets, dearest," he con
inued, "and from thence we will go where
e can disguise.all that is necessary to escape
ecognition at the depot; and then,- within
en hours more, you will be so much mine by
he laws of God and man, that no power on
arth can drag you from me. I have arranged
t the office, and got leave to be absent for a
ew days, so that I shall not lose my situation
by being away from my post."
.i "I will be there; Charles,", replied Annie,
lot in a wild, romantic manner, but with the
zguiet firmness of one who seemed well to
now what she_is about to do,•,'and who in
eep, calm love, was willing to tisk all for
oho whom she loved.
And now the readers bay as well be told
• ho those young people—so bent upon an
lopement-were.
Annie was the only daughter of the wealth
iest man in the place—the daughter of an
onorable, but ambitious man, who was stern
'n his-manner, and haughty, while she warns
winning as a June morning. Yet Mr. Rivers
was looked op to with great reverence on
•very hand. -Annie-young though she. was-..
had many suitors; some attached by .her
beauty, but more for her position as an heiress.
Among these—as we already know-was Mr.
• rendegast, who ranked second only to Mr:
Rivers in wealth in the place„and who lad
run into gray headed old bachelorship before
be thought himself rich enough to enjoy the
luxury of a wife.
Charles Albro was the only son of a most
respectable, widow, who, with but a small in
come, had supportd him through-his youth,
and so educated him ; that he was capable of
filling almost any situation with credit, which
he could reach at his age. His manner was
easy and graceful, -and his address winning.
For two years prior to the date of this story,
he had held a position in the of his
native town, And had been promoted theft : in
only a few dayslefori.
• * *
There sras a Large gathering . at the house of
Mr. niters, on Christmas evening, for Ira" was
not niggardly in -his hospititlify. And as
they gathered in, many wondered why the
lovely Annie was not there as usual, the first
to welcome her father's visitors.. But all that
the anxious fatber_could tell , them,. was that
he expected her in every mou3ent—ill that
he knew about her, ,
that which a eorvint told
him— "the bad.gone out early in the after
noon to make a call," and bad not yet re
turned. ' . '
The - hours sped on, and Lie enxiety in
creased to fear ! What bad become of her I
Had she been decoyed away and murdered,
or doomed to a fate more horrible yet Y The
exitement of his guests -was most as great as
his own ; but wheit the clock Struck nine, a
man presented hii,nself at the door,of Mr.
Rivers, and asking an interview- with him,
handed him a note which accounted fot her
absence. It was jointly from herself and
Charles, stating the object of their elopement;
but giving no clue to their destination; how
ever, assuring hint that as Soon 'as the knot
was tied, he should hear from them, and
when assured of his forgiveness, they would
return to him. ,
"Why was this note delayed; it is dated
six hours ago !" shouted- Mr. Rivers.
"I was paid to deliver it at nine o'clock,
and not a minute before!" said the man,
sententiously, as he turned and left the house.
"A thousand curse; on the ungrateful girl !"
cried Mr. Rivers, as be communicated the
facts to his friends. "Forgive her? I'll see
her rot first! Ile—the beggasrly upstart—
asked me for her, and I refused him, and now
he has stolen her I"
"Bad endorsement ! llfy cake's all dough !"
muttered Prendegait, as be put onhis yellow
kids—best proof of hi.; taste those yellow
kids—and bade friends good night.
Other friends," - particrilarly several young
meo who had been on Annie's track, sympa
thised with 'him and left; and soon he was
left alone in his wrath. Left alone to fume
and to fret, to curse and to writhe;for he was
not one of that sort to take "the ills the gods
sent," and be _thankful that they, were no
worse.
At that same hour, the postmaster of the
place was - closeted with Mr. Holbrook, the
great United States secret post office detective
—in his line the very Fouche of America, and
a terror to all delinquents who dare to lay
their unwashed_hands on Uncle Sam's mails,
or the contents thereof.
Recent, heavy robberies had been traced to
that office, and now they were, in the night.
were recity;eigiigid In
comparing notes, and looking for evidence
whereby they might, find out the guilty one.
And though he would be the last one of all
whom Mr. Bascomb, the. P. If., would have
suspected, yet, ic the private desk of Charles..
Albro-the lock of which they picked—was
round such proofas left no doubt of his guilt.
Envelopes of letters which had been described
to the agent as containing money; drafts
which, without endorsement, he dared not try
to get cashed; for Gharles had not got quite so
bold in crime as to add forgery to his other
faults.
This came crushingly upon Mr. Bascoutb,
for he had not only 'been Charles' warmest
friend,, but he knew his amiable mother well;
had nown his father in life, and he knew
how fearfully this blow would come on her.
"Where is this young man ?" asked Hol
brook, who, in - Stern discharge of his duty,
knows no sympathy with the criminal ; npr
were be fit for his office if he did.
"I don't know," replied the P. M. "He
applied yesterday for a few days' leave of ab
sauce; but, he was in town to-day. I sitiv . him
this morning."
"His arrest must be effected as quickly as
possible, and then perhaps we can recover
some of the money be has'taken. The hope .
of escape often makes my most hardened
cases disgorge; whereas, if I act too roughly,
they keep all to fee lawyers and bribe jurymen
with."
•`I shall leave all to you," said Bascomb,
sadly: "I wish to be as little mixed in the
affair - as possible, for his poOr mothers sake !"
* • ,*
. It . was three days later. In a quiet room
in a small hotel inn retired town in Penn
sylvania, Charles Albio and his young wife
sat waiting an answer to a joint letter which
they had written to Mr. Rivers,• announcing
their whereabouts and their union, and asking
his sanction to the same. Both looked hap
py—Annie supremely so; for she knew of no
cloud o'erhanging, felt no cruel sting of con
science in ber pure heart.
A heavy knock was heard at the door.
"Come in," said Charles, and a shadow
chill and dark seemed to fall upon his heart
as he spoke, for he felt an evil hour was on
hand. •
A mast gebtlernanlylookirg man,' fol
lowed by another more- rude iu his appear- 1
mice, entered. . I
"I believe I have the honor to address Mr.
Charles Albro I" said the gentleman.
"That is my name, sir," said Charles, who
did not recognize his visi:er. -
"I have some private business with you,
sir; can I see you -in another room I" said the
latter, his manner, though polite, so firm that
it implied a command rather than a request.
"I know not of any business which I can
not attend to in the presence - of my Wife,"
said Cbailes, rather stiffly.
"My name is Holbrook, and I am an agent
in the U. S. P. M. G. Department, " said the
officer, blandly. "-I presume I need:sal uo
more for you to understand my business ."
" Chillies stood for' an instant as if he bad
been struk by a thtuiderbolt—the blood left
his cheeks—his tall frame 'quivered like an
aspen lathe gale—then - he groaned "Lost
—lost and damned forever 1"
Suddenly,as if struck by the hand of death,
he fell senseless to the floor. He bad been
too suddenly awakened from his dream Of se
curity and of bliss.
"Oh i• heaven, sii•, what is the matter I
You have killed my husband I" screamed the
young bride, a& she sprang to his side.
"No,_madaro, be is only in a swoon, from
which be will soon recover. I aro soar, for
your sake, that I must do this, but he is my
prisoner; and I must secure him, while best-I
can!" said the officer; kindly, while he slip
ped a pair of steel handcuffs upon the wrist of
the: senseless man.
"A prisoner For , what crime I Oh, he
is too good, too noble, to commit a crime ,l
Of what do you accuse .
"Of. *fobbing - too United States-mail
_said the Officer . , assistimiber to raise 'Charles
to a chair. •
"Oh, it is false—l blest it is--tell them so,
± sobbed` poor
husbandtell - them so 1"
Annia, , as Charlei Opened his ; e yes
A groan that eetimed cotne.up from' tittild
the wretched fragments via' broken heart--
a look of indescribable agony—Waii her only
answer. Its tongue could , dot ,uttir,the,word
which would Clear his feriae before her.
What did she dot Did slie,rti other friends
afterward. did,' turn from hint- with sudden
scorn and lotithing—friends, too, who bad
shared the proceeds of bis guilt f Did she do
this t No ; she placed her band upon his,
arid said to. the officer : "Lead ' bn, sir ; we
are ready to go Wherever yon deem it your
duty In conduct list" •
"But, lady, you-are pot-under arrest!"
"I asn his wife, air;, and -where he goes I
will..go. Even though ha he Convicted lof
this crime of which you :muse him, I will not
desert him. I am his wife,-
° his widowed
mother's daughter !" - .
The officer took them away, and never had
he a duty more sad to peiform.
* *
A last scene. He had been tried—convict.
edsentencelll There is• no need that I
should have waded through 'all- that in this
sketch—its main incidents, •true'as ;they nre,
and the moral 'they convey, ~the lesson they
inculcate to the: . young .and :.:the,; tempted—
are all that I proposed to Jay before the
reader.
An elderly lady, dressed in deep , morning,
trembling with agitation, leitned upon the
arm of Annie Albro, who bad been utterly
disowned by her proud , father. It ,was. the
mother of dbarles, and they, were waiting at
the railroad crept to take a farewell' of the
wretched-convict,ere the sheriff bore bim away
to the distant state's prison. •
He came pale, a shadow of his.fdrinerielf,
utterly abased and alniost heart-btoken. Aud
a sneer was on almost every cape as their plieed
the young convict in the car. Not a look
that was not_elold as the iron which gyred
his hands, except the glance of - that mother
and that wife.
Wife, young, and early baptised in sor
row's bitter watete, yet wifely in the noblest
"Charing, bear up with a manly heart,"
said she. "We are to-be separated fiir years,
it is true, but twill Mt your place at home ;
and when - you once Mote are free, I will he
ready to go with you to some distant land,
where you can win an honorable name. Do
not despaiq we are young yet, my - husband r
Where now were the sneers of theassemb
,
:tread gazed- so contemptuously
on the wretched felon ; where now, when
they heard that lovely and accomplished
woman utter cheering words, call him hus
band, and speak of future yet to brighten for
him and her
"Vanished Tears fell, and-many a heart
sent up a . sympathetic sigh as thattrain rolled
away from the depot-rolled away, bearing
Charles Albro to a felon's dismal cell!
The tale is told. •
Seamus Empire Al THE UNIVERSITY OF
VIRGINIA.—The Baltimore Patriot saws :—.A
letter received from this city from the Uni
versity of Virginia, dated March 18th, states '
that a very serious and fatal epidemic, some
what familiar to typhoid fever, has been pre
vailing fearfully at that institution for some
weeks past. Quite a number of the students
have already died, and many, are still sick.—
Great alarm prevails amongst those remaining.
A special meeting of the Board of Visitors
was called some days ;ago to consider the
subject; and if possible, adopt measures to
counteract the epidemic. It. was agreed
to vacate rooms in which the disease origina
ted, but it soon appeared in other apartments,
there being three new cgses ',shortly after
wards. Tlie students becoming - still more
excited, presented a petition to the Board .re-
questing a suspension of the lectures, which
was not complied with.
For a week past they have been leaving
rapidly, some for their homed others taking
up their abodes elsewhere ; and out of 624,
who were in the University at the commence
ment, there are only 300 left. Meetings wore
held nightly to consider the matter ; and ad- .
ditional measures are being taken by remain
ing students to procure a suspension of lec
tures,Which, if not granted soon, it is believed
the institution may be finally deserted until
healthfulness is again restored.
At last accounts the Executive Committee
had called another meeting of the Board, and
it was believed some definite action would be
taken in order to render satisfaction and safe
ty to those in the University.
Several students who had contracted the
fever, and left for other quarters, died before
being able to reach home. This is a serious
matter, and should be carefully investigated.
STARTLING DISCLOSLIRE.—`IIow do you do,
Towel Rave you - heard the story about
Mrs. Ludy
'Why, no, really, Mrs. Gad ! What is it ?
Do toll.'
'O, L promised not to tell for all t-ho world I
No, must never tell on't.'
'Why, I'll never tell on't as long as I live, I
just as true as the world.-Whnt is it? Come,tell!' j
'Now - you won't say anything about it
will you I'
'No,l'll never open my mouth about it,never.'
'Well, if you'll believe it, Mrs. Fundy told
me last night, that Mrs. Trot told her that her
sister's husband was told by a . person that•
dreamed it that Mr. Trouble's oldest daughter
told Mr. Nichens that her grandmother heard
by a letter which she got from' her sister's
second husband's oldest brother's step-daugh.
ter, that it was reported, bathe captain of a
elamboat just arriyed from the Fee-jee-Islands,
that the mermaids about: that vction wear
crinolines made'out of shark-skin: '
kW - A verdant man entered a fancy atom
in a city, lately, while Abe lady proprietor
was arranging a lot, of perfumery. -She in
quired of him if, he would like to have some
musk-bags to put in his drawers. After an
examination of the article, he told the young
lady that ho did not Wear drawers and wanted
to know if it-wouldn't do to Wear then in.his
pantaloons.
A "Rorer." Typo.—According to an ancient
usagein Prussia, all the Princes ot- the royal
fatirily Inuit learn a trade. • It is stated that
the Prince Frederic Willianrijest triarried - -tti .
the Princess rtoyar - of Englaudi !burned the
art of a...compositor in the printing'offtce of
Mr. •Ilauel at Berlin; '
,
rotararts tirembers: ortne . rovra - , noose of
Representatives, are -:natives .ofNear York,
nine are from Pensseivania, end seventeen
front Ohio.
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' '-''lLllst Tiglit 'with - liidiitni. - ' -
`' - -Joe Leggett WaS ' on , e' of thetViiiit 'Cif half
'horse, half alligator - HentliCkiana, that could
--ts use :hiewordk4l l :outirituittutinip,:ent
jumPeXlirl*o -4 1T,91.,414:.9.4, 1 :144' 4. 1 1 Y
man tn:the cohntry".",.. ,
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.. ,
' Joti was a powerful lelhiii,tif 'iii - F''fciec three
in' hit slockings:ited*:prepOrfitinalfy stoWeand
muscular- with . :a handsonie, 'good/nal - tired
face, - ancl ' - a fiii like,aldedge ; hammer. Fear
was a word be knerrantthe Meaning of,
to fight Wait hia - ..pastitie, tiarticulerty if his
scalp was - the' piste he fought for. Qii.ohe
1 occasion? he wai-monnted oil his own favorite
pony. (Joe owned 4;wo:or three Others Which
had -"1 - htl".froth the Indians,)•vrbieli was leis
urelY picking,. kie waralong, the trail, with
hisleadkdOwn - ind ha
l f iiereep, While Ids rider
was-enjoying' a !Slip: , cartiebie sillfl grapes'
which - ha had .picked 'ea became along,—
Neither dreathed of any danger until the
;reek ottwo rifles, Ott either. Side.of. the path,
killed one and wounded the other. One hall
struck Joe, ptiasing through the paps of the
breast--gstzing the skin bone but without de.
lag` material AlM:take. - Tint 'other passing
through bin hem, just behind the-saddle and
iti.‘an instant of.time be found himself on his
feet grasping his trusty rifle--,--he had instine
lively seized it as he slipped to the
,ground
and looked for hia foe. He might esisily'es
caped by running, as the guni of the Indians
were -unipty.anii- they. could not pretend to '
compete with him in speed., But
,Joe: was
:not of that sort. He boasted that be-never
lost a battle field without making his Mark,
and• Lemma not going - to, egitt now. - : :
One of 'the Savages sprang into the path,
and wide at him.;, but ending his opponent
'prepared for him, he 'retreated again, Joe
knowing, _there were two of the varmints,
lOoked earnestly about him fer the other and
soon disoovered him bet Ween two saplings
engaged in - loading his piece. - The trees
were scarcely large enough to shield his per
and in pushing down theball be exposed
his hips', and Joe, quick, as thought drew a
bead, fired and struck Lim in the exposed
, part.- Now that. his rifle was empty the big
Indian who had at first made his appearance
,rushed feeling sure of
.his prey, and rejoicing
in the anticipated possession of JOe's scalp
Joe 'was not, going to lose the natural cover
trigrof his head, however, without a , stiruggle,
and stood calmly awaiting the savage with
his rifle clubbed and his feet -braced 'for a
powerful blow. Perceiving this,.his. foe halt
ed withio ten,peces, arui-with .all the venge
fiirkirEe Of a vigoroui arm threw his-toma
hawk full at Joe's face. With the 'rapidity
of lightning it whirled through the air, but
Joe . equally quick in his movements dodged
it, guttering a slight cut on his left shoulder
as it passed andthen dashed iti. The Indian
(hilted into'tlielkushes and Successfully dodged
the' blow made at his head by the now en
regedbunter,_who becoming mad with rage
at tile' failure of his successivcrefrorts, gathered
all his strength for a final blow, which the
cunning savage- dodged as before, and the
rifle which by this time vtas reduced to a
simple barrel, struck a tree-and flew out of
Joe's hand at least ten feet in the bushes.
The Indian sprang to his feet-and.confront
ed him. Both empty handed, they stood for
a moment, for the blood was flowing freely
from the wound in Joe's breast, and the other
thinking him more seriously Wounded than
he really was, and thinking to take advantaie
of his weakness, closed with him intending to
throw him; in this, however, he had reck
oned without his host for in less time than it
takes to recount it he found himself at full
length on his back with Joe on tap. 'Slipping
from under him with the agility of an eel,
they were both on, their feet again—and again
-closed. This time , the savage was more'wary,
but the same , result renewed, and he was
again beneath his opponent. - But having
the advantage of Joe in being naked to the
breach clout, and oiled from head tosoot, he
could slip from the grasp of the hunter and
resume his perpendicular. Si): ' different
times • he was thrown with the same effect,
but Victory, fickle jade, veined disposed to
perch upon the banner of neither of the corm:
batants. By this time they in their struggle
and contortions, returned to the
_open path,
and Joe .concluded to changeis tactics.—
He was becoming sensibly aker from the
loss, of blood, while on th .
G i la
other hand the
savage seemed to lose none of his strength
from the many falls he had., 'Closing again
in a close' hug, they fell as before; but this
time, instead of endeavoring to keep his an.
tAgottist down, Joe sprang at once to hia feet
again, and when hecame up dealt him with
a blow with his fist between the eyes which
felled him like - Nit 9,',y, at the same time falling,
with all his might upon the body.
This was repeated every time he rose, and
began so to tell with fearful effect upon his
body as well as his face, for Joe was no light
weight, and at every subeeedihg fall he came
,up weaker and seemed disposed to retreat;
this hilt foe decidedly- objected 'to and dealt
his blows more rapidly, until, the savage lay
apparently insensible at his' 'feet. Falling
:upon him he' grasped the Indian's throat with
e grip like a vice intending to strangle him.
lle soon found, however, that the savage was
playing . possum, and that some movement
was going forward the purport of ivhich. he
could not immediately guess. Following
with Isis eye the direct ion of the movement
ho dischvered thakhe was trying to disengage
his knife, which was in his belt, the handle'of
which was so abort that it had slipped
,down
beyond reaolr,ind he was working it up by
pressing on the, point. : Joe watched the
movement with 'deep interest, and when he
worked it up sufficiently for-his purpose seized
it, and with one Powerful. blow drove it td the
hilt in the Indians heart, and he lay quitier
ing in the Reties of death. . .- ,
Springing 'to his feet Joe noir betholight
him of the other red skin, arid• looked around
to discover him.. He still lay with his back
-broken; by Joe's ball, where-.he had fallen;
and having' his piece loaded, he Was trying
to raise himself upright to fire it--but' every
time he . brought into his shoulder he Would
tumble foiwatd, and again renewbis struggle.
Conelnding,thabbe had enough lighting-for '.
evereise, and knowing. that the wounded In
diaii co:MI(1'11ot inake his esdapb, - loti, teak his
way to the-fort.' -: --
Although be preseritetl: ti truly awful sight
when he ' reached there--his .clothes - -Ibeing
torn nearlroff from hie person,,and covered
.with blood and diit, from his hiettd„te Ida feet
---yet his story was Scarcely behniatt by Mani
Of Lis ' c,ordnides, who-thought it 'was one a
Joets:hig.'storieis. - : -44 G& and 'satisfy 'your
selves,'! said he; -end wiisirt Started for the
battle ground where their 'suppositions Were
MEE
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...:.;, -., :1 _,, 1 , , ;.;.;),•._-fr,.:.vt',.
confirmea' r ,a"s' lie found;
and no *ividence'nf 'Wein except fee'i dead
'horse% the path:, \9illi.ciking carefully abobt,
however, they; disco;tred the'liody big
Indianleried undei s :th'e leaves by the side of
ettinip, arid folk - Writ: 'they ,Found the
corpse of the_ seeoridt with his own knife
thrust -into -his own 'heart:and his hand stilt
grsspisigit to shoiv 'he acme to his death
by'hiS °We hand.
the
could they dis
cover however ; the
.knife` with \ which Joe
killed thisbig 'lndian.' They found, it, it last
thrust into the' grouti4 Where it - bad 'been
forced' bytlieleet of his wounded Vornpknion,
who Must-have suffered the - most inienseragri
ny
,while Otis encleayoring to hider illstraUs
of the white man's victory:.
From the Londorrta CV,,) i'ree Press; \
Horrible Murder, by•a,Muultae 'and, s \
444 etirukud of the iliks 4 u. •
'Yesterday we 'evolved Intelligence of I
murder committed by a railway laborer on it
fellow workman in 'open day. end under pt.. :
euliarly chocking cireumstane*, the body-of
the unfortunate deceased-being hacked 'with
an .ale as if it was mere 'eordweedl - , The
facts, which . we gathered from an eye-witness
of the, ieriible deed, are , substantially as fill-.
!owe:. • .
The scene of the bloody tragedy wee• the
railway track' of the Grand Trunk, - Sarnia t
Brancb near McFaeden's the'l4th
concession, township Of Plympton,•county of
Lambton- It appears that a number of men
i
were engaged n chopping, being in the em
ploy of a Mr. McLeod, a sub-Coutraetor work-,
mg under Mr. Wier, who holds a_large con- '
tract limn ,Growskitlin.builders of the,
road for the Grand Triink ' RailWay COmpany:
OtiAThunelav morning last, the 4th instant;
abouna A. M. the decease] and a .coinpail
io,n were engaged- in 'clearing . the bueh.—
Partiei of two and tbfee were similarly oceu
pied at distance; of front 100 to 300 !far&
Martin Jackson,the murdered man, approach
ed to a fire burning near Henry Hardy (the
wretched murderer) for -the purpose of 'ob- .
tainiug a light for his pipe. Eitirily tas al
-1 so in company with auothei man chopping.
On attempting to take a light, /tardy exi
claimed, " Leave that fire," and before Jackson
could reply, Hardy' lifted the axe with wbieh ,
he bad been chopping and ffialt, poor JaeksOn
terrible blow on the nght shoulder. The
deceased fell, exclaiming" murder." -
The words were, scarcely uttered
,before the
axe was brought With , terrific force on the
lull of the deceased, it. A second,
third and fourth succeeded, completely
smashing the head and nearly seeering it
from the-bodyl Of course Jackson instantly '
expired. The deed—the work of a few sec
onds,-,was witnessed by seven met who were,
working as before described. -Hardy then
left the spot, walking down the clearing, and
approached, axe in hand, Santee! Kingston.
When within a hnedred yards of, Kingston,
Hardy hallood, ""Come here, in the name of
\Chriet, tome to me,';&c. King;ton. who
saw -the deed committed, now ran, Hardy
pursuing him with an axe.. Kingston, how
ever, warned the other men, and they all.
stood waiting for Hardy's approach. As he
did not come, they left to take counsel what
was to -be done. In half an hour the men
returned, and found that, its the intertial,
Hardy had. piled cordwood - over the corpse,
and tried to burn it. The wood was alight
when they came up. Meanwhile Hardy went
Ito the house of McFaydeni , with his aite
in one hand and the-murdered tan's hand
kerchief in the other,sand tried to coax hini
out, crying; "Come out in the name of ,the
children of Israel and take my band." Mc--
Fayden told him to threw away his axe over
the fence. McFiyden then went Out, when
Hardy shouted Lke a maniac, said he 'was
"damned," and invited McFayder to come,
and see the " monster he bad killed in the
woods." hardy then got over_ the fence and
regained his axe, but a man fiaMiid Timothy
Russagie. coming up disarmed him of the
-weapon. The three ,then went up to the
corpse and drew it from the fire; and .after
wards coaxed the maniac to the holtse of Mr.
Livingston, some distance off, where he was
'hound and delivered:to the constables.
The wretched man, who was quite mad,
and previously had fits, behaved in au outra
geous manner,' birt was rpeedily . lodged in
Sarnia jail. On Saturday last, tbe Coroner,
Dr. T. Johnston, held an inqueat over the re,
mains of. Martin Jackson, when the abate
facts were' elicited; Dr. Beck making the
post-mortem. A Cerclict. of " wilful murder"
was, of course, returned, and. the murderer
committed for trial.
SALE OP WOlSEX.—Uirelvsian girls are: sel
dom reluctant to be sold to Turkey: Those
beneath a, certain tank look upon such sale,
on'the part of their (mints, as a proof of his
anxiety for the welfare of his daughters,-;
Unless, therefoie, the Circassian has seen a
yotith, upon whom to lavish her young Affec
tion, she .usually desires to be seat to Stam
boul. It' the father be willing, she is sold to
slave roerchatit,wlto takes her fa the land
she has Chosen: There she is sent to fi ladies'
school,-inhere she is instructed in' the' accom
plishments of the •Turkish gentlewoman.- -
And,if she is very beautiful, he will be taught
reading, writing, Turkish, Arabic and Persian
literature—these will be an additiOnal reeom;
mendation in the eyes of the healthy Osman:
lit "After two to four yearn—according to
her age—spent in this seminary, the young.
girl is fit, for sale. Her "conditiote! now re
ceires 04 most unremitting attention for a
few. months. 'The doctor, in attendances&
the establh;hment, visits her constantly: 'She.
is fed very carefully ; she is daily bathed
very discreetly,. cosmetics of the /noet excel- ,
eat kind are pressed into, use.-
.All these things are dope, that, her limbs
and face may appear beautifully rounded,
and that her skin may be ptire, pale; and
clear; hi - msvord, tliat'see may lmik her blive ,
hest. The Clrcasalan . girls alwa4a &lag, id
higher price than the Geotgian. Their Waltz'
ty is of a higher type.. They are More intel—
lectual. They - can manage a botisehold bet
ter—irideett 'the Circassian ladies niak be
classed among the Most skillful, the.Winit say
jug' bouSewifes in the
_world, "An old Os.
tnanli," says a recent trayeller, told me that
he toted a-Clircaealari better. than a Georgiani
'is he did the seti better tban thetedoe. Pot
Circassian - Cobh" snake ter hateni aniell like
the gotten , of-Periatan, and look herself' & if
freshly descended ,'out cif :Partidiiii, upon a.
pates of money f htip Would not s.nifice: a Gear-,
gian to sand its.,flOorf Ikke the desert."
A -young man/without money, among
the ladies, is like the moon aiu 4 431coody.
niglit----he can't shiner ,