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THE OLD FOLIEW ROOM
The old m i en aarby the chimney side,
Hs face was wrinkled and wan ;
He leaned both hands on his stoat oak cane,
. As if all his w.ork!was done. •
Ills Fiat was of good old fashioned gray,
The pocliets;were deep and wide, '
is „c,— his 'specs' and steel tobacco box '
Lay inagly side by side.
The old man liked to stir he fire,
So near him the tongs were kept ; '
Sometimes he mused and gazed at the coils,
Sometimes 14 mused and slot. •
In less then an hour afterwards, Pr. Name:oil
and his lovely wif..i entered the gorgeous Chtneh
of "the most Holy Trinity!' - I
Amid the hondreds of-fair dames that entered
its portals; dressed with all the taste' and ro4g
nifieence that abundant wealth could procure,
net one rivaled in grace and beauty, the oipliatf
bride of the physician. Her tall, graceful figure
was robed ip a violet silk, that only heightened,
by contrast, her large azure, eyes, bright with
the lustre of youthtul happiness ; yet there Was
a touch of 'tender pity' in their drooping lids
that won the confidence of every beholder. The
snowy ermine.mantilla.which protected her frem
the piercing wind, revealed; but could not sur
pass, the 'delicate purity of !ter coniplelibm
Many admiring eyes followed the faultless fig re
of Mrnflaywoodois she moved with unconseitins
grace up the central aisle of the church, but of
-one with more-heartfelt devotion than the you g.
wayward,-but generous man, who had recen ly
wed her, in spite of her poverty and the sneers'
of his aristqcructic acquaintances.'
The
!
The alately organ had peeled its last rich
notes, which werostill faintly echoing in the
distant arches, when a stranger of venerable ate '
,peel, who had previously taken no part in the
services of the altar, rose and announced for his
test, the off-quoted tut seldom applied words: of '
the. Apostle : "Be not forgetful to entertain
strangers, for thereby some have- entertained
angels unawares." Dr. Haywood felt his fire
head blush painful; ; it appeared to hinifor the
moment that the preacher must have known of
his want of charity toward strengers,and wished
to give him a public lesson ; but he soon sew,
from the tenor of his remarks, that his own,
guilty conscience had
. 51ono made the appliea
dun in his particular case. - I have not space,hor
indeed the power, le give any synopsis of'the
sermon ; b ut' that it, combined with the incident
of the - tn'orning. effected a happy revolution! in
the mind of at least ono of 'bin hearers. So
much, that on the return of Dr. Haywood frbm
church, he repaired at once to the room of the
mendicant, to offer such attentions as he might
stand in need of.- But the young man seeirosd
to be much refreshed by the rest and nutritious
food, and commenced gratefully thanking the
host for the kind attenhonsi
_ha had received
which, without doubt, had saved his life. I
- - ,
"But I will recompense you well ; .for, thank
Ono cold winter morning, the last Sunday of
God, 1 ain not; the-beggar that-I went I Was
December, 1.348, f a halt' naked man timidly
shipwrecked.on Friday night on the OCC:4I Wrive,
knocked at the door of a fine,substantial mansion,
on my roturn'Vem India.- My name was doebt
in the city ofErookivn. Thhueh the weather
man -less among the list Of the lost—for 1 , escaped
wa,s bitter, men for the season, the vot i ng man the waves by a miracle.. -I ettemptedl to
had no clothing ,hut a pair of ragged cloth panta,
and the remains of a flannel shirt,which exposed Make my Way to New York, where I hive ample
fnd the bk - awaiting my ordrs. hst
his muacutac-cht in many large rents. But in
uhave sin an
perished from co he
cold and wer,e I
had it m not
spite of this tattered apparel,and evident fatigue, -
been for you and your wife's charity. I was
as he leaned heavily upon, the railings of the 1
repulsed fruit , every - door as an imposter, and
basement stairs, a critical observer could not i
fail to notice a conscious air of dignity, and the..‘ could.not get either food or . rest. To bel an
n arlivd trares of cultivation and r e finement in hie I exile from one's native land for ten years;' and;
i then after escaping from the perilS of the, ocean,.
pale. haggard countenance. ' -...
4. -
to die of hunger in the streets -of e Ch ris tan
The door was speedily-opened, lyopened, and disclosed I
a largo, comfortablv - -furnished room, w i th i ts , city, I felt was . truly a bitter fate." ,
"My
name is Arthur Willet," added the
'glowing grate - of anthracite ; before which _wee i
a luxuriously furnished breakfast table--ta fash- 1 strenger. ,
"fishy. that is my wife's family name. She
ionably - attired young mamin a brocade dressing I
will bOdOubtless surprised at her agency in your
gown end velvet slippers,reclining in alaufeual,' Irecovery."
busily engaged in reading the morning papers. . I
Thnbeautiful young -wife had -lingered at the I "Of What State is she a native r asked ; the
Ilble, giving to the servant in waiting, orders.' Arthur Willet, eagerly. ,
for the household matters of the day when the "I married her in the town of 8., where she
born " • -
timid rap attrasted attention. - - 1 was
this moment this moment Mrs. Haywood entered the
She commanded the door to be opened, but I
the young master of the house replied that it I room„ surprised at the long absence of her lids
I
was quite useless being no one but some thtev- I banfLi -
hill beggar; but the' door was already epen, midi .Arthur Willa gazed at her with a look of !the
the sympathies of Mrs. Ilaywo4 enlisted at wildest surprise, murmuring :
once. , • , - "It cannot be—it cannot be. 1- am delirious
,
"Crime in to the fire,” cried the young wife, to t"'°"9.„ .
Impulsively, "beforeyere perish.”
Mrs. Heywood, withjittte less;astonishment, .
~
The mendicant, without exhibiting any sur- stood motionless as a statue: ' • -
"What e xc i tingl y mstery is this e eried - Dr.
prise at such unusual treatment of a street beg
addressinghis wife, ho
gar, slowly entered the room,manifesting.a pain- ,'HaY w °" d
fel w-eakness at every steps On his entrance, then became conscious of the singularity of her
_Mr. Haywood, with a; displeased air, gathered °°i' duet •
up his papers and 'sit Vie apartment. - The un- 'OW, no mystery," she repre I, sighing deep
wise" lady placed the half frozen man near the Iv, only .this stranger is the image of .m}
firmwhile she prepaied a bowl of fragrant coffee,l lost brother, Arthur."
which, with abundant , food, was placed before And Mrs. Haywood, overcome with emotion,
him, but, noticing, t! , e abrupt departure of her turned tq leave the,room. .
husband, Mrs. Haywood, with a clouded counte- "Stay one moment," pleaded the stranger,tak
nance left the room, whisperinm to the servant ing a ring frodi his finger and, holding it up,aak
elif s h e recognised ihst retie 1--
to remain until the stranger sh e ould leave; *
- She thee hastily ran up the richly mopnted 'It -is my father ' s gray hair, and you are—' 4
" His son Arthur. and your boither."
stair case, and passed, before the entrance of a
Mary . Wilier Arthur fell upon the mendicant
small laboratory and medical library, which was '
1 breast,weeping tears of sweetest joy and thaaks
occupied solely by -ber husband, who - was a
physical chemist. She opened the door and giving. -
Dr. Haywood retired from the room and 'left
entered the room. Mr. Haywood was sitting I
at arm:tall table with his head resting on his' I
re-un ion, saying to himself: sister -
and 'brother alone in that sacred hour of
• •
hands, apparently in deep thought, I ' -"Be not forgetful to 'entertain strangers, for
- "Edward," said the young - wife: gently touch
-
ing him on his arms , !• I fear : ll have displeased i thereby some have entertained angels Mist ,
you ; but the MEW looked so. Wretched, I could i wares." •
'not hear to drive him away,"and her, sweet voice
trembled as she adeed,"You ought to know tfidt
I take the sacrament to-day." . - . -
"Dear Mary; replied the really fond husband,
"I appreciate year Motives. I know it is pruc
goodness of heart . which leads you to _disobey
me, but still Lmust insist upon my command
that no beggar shall ever By permitted to enter
the house. It is for your safety that I insist
upon it. How deeply . you might be imposed,
upon, in. my frequent absence from . home, 1
shudder to think. -The-man that is now beloW
may be a herglar in disguise, and already in
your absence taking impressions in Wax of the
different key holes
- in the --room, so as to enter
some nigh at his leisure:. Your limited ex
periencelof city-life makes it difficult for you to
- credit so much depravity. Ii - is 'no charity to
give to the street beggars ; it -only encourages
nest dearest."
What saw he in the embera.there
Ah pietures of other yearsi
_
- Aid now and then they awakened smiles,
But Oftener started tears.
His good wife sat on_the other side, -
Ilia high back, flag-seat chair,
I see 'neatit the pile °tier muslin cap
Ma sheen of her silvery* hair.
,
There's a hippy look on her aged face, •
fl in
As she busily knits for him,,
And Nellie takas up the stitc. es dropped,
For gtandmother's eyes are di ~__ .
Their children Come and read the news,
To pass the time each - day. ;
How it stirs the blood in the old man's heart,
To hear of The world away.
'Tis a homely scene, 11d yon so,
But pleaant it is to view,
At least 1 thought it so myself,
And sketched it down for you. _
Lie kind anti, the old, my friend,
They're worn with this world's - strtfe ;
Though bravely on perchance they.fought
They stern fieite_battle. of life.
They taught our yhuthful feet to climb
Upward life's itigrged steep ;
Then let us gently , lead them down,
' To .Sere the weary sleep.
THE BEGGAR.
TrueA e
Lit may be • so," responded Mrs. Haywood,
!'but, it seemed wicked not to *less. suffering
and want, even if the perien rfils• behaved bad
ly—and we know it. But I will promise you
not to ask another is the house. "
At - this moment the - servant rapped violently
at the door, crying out thitt the beggar was dy.
lug. .
1
• ,"Come, Edward, skill can save'him, I knew, l
said the wife f hatztening from the room.
The doctor did not refuse this appeal "to his
professional vanity, for he immediately followed
his wife's flying footsteps as she deseended'to
the basement...They.found the medicant being
pale and_unconseious. open the carpet, wheribe
had - slipped in his weakoessfrom the chair where
Hrs. Haywood hid placed him. - •
"lie hi handsome • fellow,"- muttered the
doctor, as he bent aver him to ascertain the'
state of-his pulse. - •
And well be might say so. : The glossy locks
of raven hair , had fallen atetty from abroad white ;
forehead; bits eyelids were, bordered by long
vavenjashes, which lay like . 'a silken fringe up
&This pale, bronzed cheeks, while a delicate
ar.utiiiine nose, and a squaremasaive chin dis.
• played a model of manly beatify. •
"Is he dead t' itaked the yeung wife anz.-'
iously. -
"Oh, no, it is only a rsi
--nfing fit, induced by
sodden ehange_of temperature, and perbapa the
first stage of siarvatiori,". replied the Aoctor,-
He had-forgotten .for thenta.
meet his,cold mallet or prudence, and added.
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r. • , . , . : VlantrOse ci , .squOanna Count, . thettleit Tlursban SI
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)
"he must be curried to a room without - twe,and
placed ins comfortable bed."
The-coachman was called to assist in lifting
the athletic stranger, who was soon carried to a
room in the chum'ers,where the doctcrudminis
tered.with his own 'hand strong doses of port
wine sangareo: The joikng man slon becaine
partirconscions ;Aa all conversation was for
bade him, and he sunk goiiitly ts — sleep.
"He is doing well—let him rest so long as he
can ; should he awake in our absence, give him
beef tea and toast ad libitum," said the doctor
professionally, as he left the room. : • -
A Week among the - White Mona-
tarns.
Who-that has ever passed a week in, the
nrridstof this grand,tbis sublime Scenery, does
not feel that be knows better than before,
1 what sublimity of feeling is? Perchance
you - baretated ppon “Niagara,l' and listened
to its eternaliroar of waters ; here is sublimi
ty—.:but tnearinks not that,felt - in beholding
these freirning h,eights, 7 -these bald pin
nacles. '1
You gaze in silent wonder and adoration
You love to stand dune and • think— , -and av
you think—they whisper to . you—"the hand
that made us is Divine 1" •
These mountains were visited as earlY a.
1642, by MesSrs. Neal, Jocelyn and Field,
who gave romantic accounts of their adVen
ture, and of the extent and ' grandeur al the
mountains which they called 'The CrYstul
Bills " These mountains arq _among i the
highest in the. United StatesOist,of the
sissippi. They extend about twenty mile;
from; SW to NE. The highest peak is4 t it.
Washington,' being 6,42.8 feet above the level
of the sea. •
_ It was the privilege of the writer in nom
'pang with friendcto , visitos eotiple of weeks
since; this region ;of inimitable beauty and
interest. '
We started - . from Worcester, Mass., July
26th, taking the Nashua and Worch,estoir It.
It;This, railroad 'traverses sterile part of
- the ; : State_
SAate of Massitebusetts, running, nearly
north until it reached' the Merrimack Diver
on the southern - borderof We follow
the river some distance, passing . tlirOugh
Concord, .the capital of the State, and seierat
towns Of '-rusn u faCtoring The cars
left at :4' o l ,el'eck P. M. at a place called
M
'ere on,Lake Winnip*logee. Wierslis a
plane of ; 00 :note whatever; jhe.re id a saw, -
boat, : landiog- here and e.etore-honae. iWe
uradwourselves4othe iMEWIRIPUI, Beata eq.nre
,a wheelbarrow,v4id libila,awaiting 41) 'Roy"-
merits of our„stsatner,' l l4Adyf l l.6 -1 4e'twe
had ample time for a view of this heaeliftd
" Wit ARE ALL EQUAL BEFORI GOD AND THE CONSTITIMION.P.--Jamet
'street of water, and, speculation as 'to the
probable pedigree of the . word 'Wires!' as
our countryman porter=called it—and I fear
we indulged our risibilities somewhat at his
eipetse'. We left the 'Wiers,' thinking,
truly "appearances are deeitful"—for.judging
from the.foreign air of Wiers on the map, we
had expected!to see a town'ofimpertance„and
the moral deduced was,that real Wiers is not
always the \Viers of one's imagination.
Lake Winnipisiogee, or Wentworth—or in
the ltriam . tongue—Winnipisankee—is . the
largest Lake in the State, and situated near
ly it/the center of it. It is 33 miles long from
SE to NW,and-ten miles wide in the broad:
east part. Its form is very irregular, sur7
rounded by hills and.mountalns, and dotted
with numerous Islands, supposed - to be 365
in number. -One is forcibly reminded in the
ten miles sail from Wiers Landing to Centre
Harbor of the scenery in the river St. Laws
rence. As you sail up to Centre Ilerbor,Red
Hill stands out in bold relief on the right.
This mountain is the resort of many for the
view from its summit.. Dr. Dwight thus
I speaks of Lake Winnipisankee, as seen from
I
tee top of the mountain. 'lmmediately at
I the foot of the height on which we stood, and
iin the bottom of the immense valley below,
(spread south-easterly the waters of the Win
j ntpisogee in complete vie.v, except that one
or two of its arms were partially concealed
jby intervening peninsulas. A finer object
jof the same nature, was perhaps never seen.
I The lakes which I had visited On my northern •
! and western excursions, were all of them un
divided masses bordered by shores cpinpara-
Itieely straight,. This was centrally, a yak
j column; if I, may . , allowed the term. 23-
!miles in, length, and from 6 to 8 in breadth,
shooting Out with inimitable beauty a sue
jcession of arms, some of them not inferior in
length to the whole breadth of the Lake.
They
. were fashioned with every elegance of
figure,bordered with the most beautiful wind
ing. shores, and studded with a multitUde of
•islands. _Their relative positiorrs also, could
:scarcely he more happy. Many -of these is
lands ate large, exquisitely fashioned and ar
ranged in a manner not less singular than
pleasing. As they meet the eye when stir
iveyed from, the summit,, they were set iu
groups on both sides of the great channel,
• and left this vast field of water unoccupied
I • between them. Their length was universally
I at right angles._ to that of the lake, and they
i appeared as if several chains of bills2riginal
lv crossing the country, in tharection,,
I;ad - by some, convulsion been merged in the
water so IoW that no part or them was left
'visible 'except tha.oblong ° segments of their
summits. Of those which by their size and
situation, were most conspicuous, I counted
45 without attempting to enumerate the
smaller ones, or such a, wete obscured: The
points Which intrude into the lake,aro widely
different flour those of Lake George;
_bold
mnsculine.bluffs, infringing directly upon the
water ; these, in several instances, were spa
ciod peninsulas, fitted to become rich and
delightful residences or man, often elevated
into handsome bills, 4 nd sloping gracefully
ato 't he Lake."
This Lake is 472 ft. above, the level of the
sea 7, : it re;eives the water from several small
streams, but is supplied chiefly by subjacent
springs. Its depths in many parts has not
vet been fathomed;, it abounds in excellent
ash, and its waters are pure and salubrious.
Many of the islands contain large farm, one
of which Is 500 acres in extent. ,
The outlet passes from the south-west arm
of the Lake into the Menimack.
We landed at. Centre harbor, at head
of the northwestern arm of this blke, at 7
o'clock, P. M., and having refreshed ourselves
from the abundanttable of the•Sentee flouse,'
we took a stroll down to the Lake.
Lake Winnipisankee, at taillight, to he
appreciated, most be seen. The next morning
a.paity consisting of seven, ourselves of the
i number, procured an extra to take us to
Crawford's, at the foot of Mount Washing
i ton. The first thirty miles, to Conway, laid
'through rather a tpoor section of country ;
there is, however, some fine scenery, to m"lo
amends. Our, row* .....nortir-easterly, leav
ing tiquam Lake on' the left. Cksippee Lake,
at the foot of the Ossippee Mountain is an
other beautiful sheet of water, but having no
islands. It covets about 7000 acres, and
empties into the Saco River.
We reached Conway at 1 o'clock, P. M.
This plane is in Carroll County,- and situated
lit the junction of the Swift and Saco rivers.
:Here we were doomed to disappointwent.
We could go no farther that day, and had to
beguile in looking out upon 'Old Chectrna'
((treat Bear) and Mt. Kearsairge. Next
morning awe passed North Conway, which is
a eery pleasant village of a few handred in
habitants, and the resort of famileis from the
city, who pass several weeks , there during
the warm weather. .Besides the Iletels,many
private• boarding-houses are, filled .to over
flowing. From a town called Bartlett, our
course was north-westerly, approaching the
'NOtch'—ratid here let me say in parenthesis
--,-if, _you wish , some genuine Indian bread,
such aslisiew England dames know how to
I make, call on the Landlady of the •Half-way-
House, and while your coach is being sup
, plied with fresh horses,you may refresh your
self with. this good lady's bread, et ceteras,
and if you wish - a piece as a scrmenir she will
put itin a little paper bag to carry along,—
I Here; for, the first time since the cominencett
went of our ride,_ looming up at a distance,
and cloud-capped, appears Mt. Washington.
From this point the range appears unbroken,
and as
,we wind around, taking different
i i views of the same mountain, we ,almost
imagine a succession of mountains within a
short distance. . At the foot of these moun
tains-before entering the "Notch" are fertile
meadows,
which almost talte you} surprise;
the soil being evidently better than, that
-thirty or forty miles below; ibis-with the hill
side reflection enables the farmer to produce
some as fine grass and grains as are found prob
ably in an; part of the State. Here-you are
stopped, or you, do atop, at seeing the little
mountain girls,who present themselves by- the
road-side with their wares, consisting of b1,.0 . e.
berries antl . -wild.rasp-berries. Their manners
-area° unobtrusive that you can hardly resist
their little birch-bark boxes, end you throw
down the ,"four-pence-ha'-penny," receiving
a wodest cnttesy irr , return. -After €ntering
themNOteit' i the scenery becomes ante and
. .
More bold ' and grant.
1 "'Ttitiiiii" .- iitie of interest is the "W' ley
Souse," - about 51 miles from the foot o lift.
5 1 44 1 1 1 * _#p% on the 281 b, of .Iday,
t 82.6, 'a vrl4 - fatally, pe.rislied by a. lend
slide. This' is a matter of history you have
read for the twentieth time; but not until
you stand upon the spot, do you have any
adequate idea of the catastrophe. Not until
you see the mountain at the back --of the
house, that you see what a "slide" , -might be.
There you are told that yon .have five-or ten
minutes to look about; and you improve the
time in taking a hasty survey of the apart
ments thinking of their unhappy occupants;
and bringing away some relic—perhaps a
piece of a large rock which divided the slide
when within a few yards ;of the house, thus
leaving it a sad monument of the fate of 'his
devoted family. At some distance from the
house a rude. pile of stones mark the spot
where the group having fled 'together at mid
night met their doom. , •
From here to the "Crawford House" 4
miles distant, you are passing through a
delightful, shady avenue, gradually g rowing
more narrow. "Eatie Cli ff ," a hold bluff on
the left; looks tantalizing out at you through
the trees. Farther on—on the left is seen.
Mt. \Villard. , Parties often, almost hourly,
ascend this Mt. from the Crawford House.
The view from here is said to be very-fine. On
the right is Mt. Webster. After,paising these
mountains, and ascending a long steep; out
of the avenue, the view opens and speeds
north-.westerly towards the plain. This brings
you to the " Crawford House," where -you
find ample accommodations, an excellent ta
ble, attentive-servants, and hist, though not
least, a courteous and obliging- host. The
great business to - be done at-Crawford's, is i
' the ascent of Mt. Washington, which, occupies
a day, the distance up and back being 18
miles. We had no incident to mark the day,
exceptwn unmitigated' rain storm, which, of
coulee, prevented a view from' Mt. Washing
ton. So befogged and beclouded were we,
and so thoroughly drenched; that we fain be
took ourselves to the indoors of the summit
and tiptop to dry our dripping garments,
meanwhile regaling ourselves with no very
bright visions of what was yet.to come I One
loeked as :though be wished he were down;
another as though he wished he weren't up;
and how correct so e'er one might-have been'
as to the other's mind, unexpressed, upon the'
subject, all - evidently thought it '-would.be
convenient, just then, to be near the level of
the. sea I After hovering for a couple of hours
around the wood and charcoal fires, our
cicerone . shouted " ready," and we betook
ourselves 'to the now partially dried sacques,
bay -states, tire., which had festooned our
Hotel, time being, giving promise of a dry
start at least. We took up our line of march
with -a decidedly - hydropathio-prospect 1-
Some of us comtnenced with the cold-foot
bath, choosing that for the first mile, to in
curring the risk of a tilt overour horse's heed.
Governor, with his ambitious quest rain lady,
led off, followed by Fred, Robin, teacock,
be., tke., Gen'l Scott bringing up the rear.
The rain knew no abatement, and no protec
tion from it; so we made a virtue of necessi
ty,' taking it very 'tthilosophically, solacing,
ourselves meanwhile with the fine views-we
bad on going np. Our'horses behaved wor
thy of themselves, inspiring us with confi-
deuce at every 'mile passed over, and we
alighted nt_ our Hotel at 8 o'clock, to the
abundant amusement of our fellow boarders,
a most forlorn looking company, Than which,
one more so has not., this season, paid its re
spects to Mt. Washington!
Our wet clothing disposed of, we were
read! to do ample. justice,to the tea table,
after which we retired to dream of rugged
mountains, of impenetrable ravines, and - lastly;
but not leastly, of spray baths, of douches,
and dripping sheets.
The next morning sees 116 booked for
Franconia ; coach, as usual, filled to reple
tion; nine passengers inside, sis. out ; trutrks
without number, some of these without meas
ure; valises, carpet-bags, satchels, "great box,"
"little box," bandbox and bundle, besides
sundry nondescript parcels, andwt your feet,
if in outsider, a bag of grains, and Uncle
iSam's reticule to hoot.. These ail stowed away,
the practiced eye of the driver sees, nobody
erse sees, a place on the outside for a man!
boy 1 or a bundle! Him or it disposed of,
here yet is place for an unbella! there one
for a fishing pole! Now we'are all RI) fait,
and set off with six .gpod. horses and an ex
cellent road before us.
The ride to Franconia is delightful, keep ,
ing Mts. Washington, Crawford, Kearsearge
and Pleasant, with others of the - range f m
si g ht, for many miles. You feast the eye
till distance shuts out the view, bet not the
recollection ! The mountains at Franconia j
strike , the beholder with a feeling, perhipsl
more of grandeur and less of sublimity than ,
the White Mountains.
The place, a vilfage it is not, nestles down ;
Among the mountains. LsFayette and Can
non
tower above yon, and the " Old .Man v:11
the Mountain" keeps ceaseless vigil at his pest-;
This wouderfrd confirmation of the rock ;1
this natural profile, called in key. Mr. Ileecli-1
er's owu significant language, "God's eign,"
may be described, but we doubt if it is in the
power of any pen to do justice to its grand
cur and impressiveness. We visited Echo
Lake, but in consequence of the sudden de
parture of our "operator' that mooring to
" parts unknown," we had to make our own
" hullaballoos." The reLlercussion of sound
here is wonderful, and thitigh but novices at
the tit. horn, we tooted quite to . our.pwn satis
faction
. and amusement. .AMong our 'rainy
elocutionary feats we tried the efficacy of
"Lager Beer," but though our gnome evinced
a decided gusto therefor, he was not to be
allured from his fastness, so we left him with
"Lager Beer forever!" to which he re
sponded most emphatically !
_The next morn
ing, with a full coach, ant! a short 'ride before
us, we are on our way tor Littleton, the north
western outlet from the mountains. An hour's
travel by rail, brings us to the Wells River.
Here we take the 'Connecticut & Passumsie
Rivers R. R.,,t0 White River Junction. Here,
for 40 miles, through the valley of the Con-.
necticut, the scenery is very picturesque.
Now we make an angle north:westerly for
Burlington, which is 103 miles distant: For
the last 50 miles, following .the Wonooske,
with Mansfield, the highest, peak or the Green
Mountains, on the left, the scenery is extreme
ly varied and fine. The mountains clothed
.with verdue to their summits, stretching along
as far as the eye can reach ; the thrifty vil
lages, dotting here and there the fore -ground,
the numerous hillocks reminding one of the
ancient tumuli of Which . rati,read from a 'pie
ture which the artist might-well covet. But,
gentle reader,_ it iaSaturday night,- and we've
got no farther than' Burlington. You' are
tired 'and so are "we-`-so " Alabenut."--Cor ,
respoktenei. nr rovkkoVic Demortnt
.•
111=2=1012452
ruing, cSepttnibtr la, 1850.
. Decided Coot:
'The truth of the'following stork is vouched
fur by the Missouri et rrespirodeiti of Har
per's Monthly :
Not. a hundred miles from here, some siY
months igo lived a fair Widow; possessei• of
those shining qualities lhatsmost dazzle and !
charm the bat:helot. She"was young,hand :
some and very wealthy. Mrs. Jackson took
an eastern tour last sumni . er,,iind s was beset
by many stfitors 7 -iirdeht ,and anxious lovers
—among whom was a Kentucky lawyer,
quite a promising man, but so, enamored did
be became of thislair widow, that he left a
lucrative practice at hoiffo, and followed her
throtigh the entire route of fashionable travel.
He met her at Baltimore, Philadelphia and
New York I be dittoed with her at Saratoga
_and Newport; and when , the • season was
drawing to a- close, Le happened-to be with
her at Niagara. and on the Ohio river, and
even at St. Louis whenssbe was nazi home.
He was always pleading professional business
as the reason for his excursions here and there;
but he managed to plead his own sat out
of court when courting the _widow, :hough
he saw no evidence of a `verdict coming in
his favor. At length Mrs. Jackson 'stepped
on board the boat at St. Louis; to go up the
Missouri to her own residence, when, to her
surprise, the. indefatigable advocate presented
himself as fresh as a May morning. The
widow exclaimed as she met him ,
" Why, Mr. Jones, t thouity you were "go
ing to return to Louisville r'
Jackson,_ my dear madam,"
replied
the lawyer, "lam here to renew the offer of
my hand, and beg of your acception."
" Really, sir, Ithink I have been sufficiently
explicit, and that you had no eucouravnent
to pursue.the matter."
" But I hoped, inadame i - that my devotion
and perseierance would_be finally rewarded."
"Do you mean, then," said the widow,
evidently softened, "that you Tawny had no
other business in going this journey with me
than to prosecute this suit ?" -
one in the world, but the hope of win
ning cou."
"Then you shall be rewarded," she replied,
era a-merry twinkle in her ronglsh,
beaus
ful. eye.; which - the lawyer mistook for a
sweeter passion, " then, my dear sir, you
shall be rewarded. . 'Pell me now as a gentle- ,
man how much money you have spent on
this tour ?"
" Do you realty with to know r
"Certainly I do.''
Jones took out his note book and soon
repartud ilmt be" ball spent nearly fivehun
dred dollars.
"Well," said the loYely widow, "I do not
trlsh any to lose by me," extending her purse
to the lawyer,
=. •
"Why, what do you meani-Mra.•Jackson."
"I mean what I say ; take it, and pay
yourself fof you summer's •work on my ac
count, and let us be quits."._
And he did take it; and the widow lead
to Liatro't► money to get hoine. The widow
was taltea all back by the - lawyer's cool ac'
ception of the gold, but he consoled himself.
with the idea that if she would not be his
bride she was at least fait game.
Father Moody and the Turkey.
The drawer „is - itu to a Pittsburg
correspondent for the following capital anec
dote of Father Mootly,Wbo was bore at New
bury 1675, graduated at Harvard, College in
1798, settlid lit Yolk, Maine, in 1700; and
died at se.-enty-two years of age, in 1748
"Come, Charles, my son," said Deacon
Al!swarth, 'take one of those turkeys 'and
carry it to Minister Moody for' thanksgiv
ing! •
'No, father,_ I don't do that'agaiu, I tell
You l'
Whit do I hbar now, Charles 2 These
five and twenty years I have sent the minister
a turkey, and Joe had• carried them,and Tom
and Jerry and you, without ever refusing be-
fore. What's the matter now •
'Why, father, he never thanks me for
bringing it to him. Besides, be took ine to
task, a while ago, because I started out of
meeting too soon!,
'Well, son, ypu know it is the costum -for
the ministers to go out before any of the
c.ongregation starts; this is done as a markof
_respect.
'Respect Or not, he's nothing but a man ;.
and as for creeping for'him, I won f t do it.'
•Well, let it all pass, and carry him the
turkey, my boy, and if he don't thank you
for it, I will) •
-Charles shwa - tiered the' fowl,rind in a short
tit'' re was at the Minister's home. the minis
ter was surrounded "by a number of his
friends, who had come to speed Thanksgiving
with him. The lad entered - with - outknodking,
and bringing the turkey from his shoulder
heavily upon the table, said--
'Mr. Doody, is a turkey for you. If
you want it, you may have it, if you dont, I'll
•
carry it back again.'
'I shall be very 'glad Of it; said the minis
ter,'but I think you might learn a little man
ner*, Charles. Cen't you . do an errand
bettet r
'flow would firiffeave me to do it asked
Cbartes,
'Sit down on'my chair,' said the Flergy=
maw, 'and I will Show you how."' _
Charles toOk the - chair, "Idle the divine
took the turkey and left the room. lie soon
retuined, took off his hat, made a very low
imW ( and _
'Mr. Moody, here is a.turkey which .my
father sends to you arat wishes you to accept
as a present.'
Chalks rose from hisici at, took the fowl,
and said to the minister—'
'lt is a very fine one, andi feel very grate
ful to your father for 4. rn this And many
other instances, lie has contributed to my
happiness., If you just. carry it into the kit
chen, and return again, I, Will send for Mrs.
Moody to•gite you half a dollar. •
the good old clergyman walked out . of tie
room ; his friends laughed at the joke, and
made op a pone fur the Fad, w,hO, ever after-k
Wards receised a reward for his Serrices.--
Ha rper's gagazine. • ,
. .
AN 1511PLiA8.1.7a BED FELLOW.—A boy
once. complained of hia brother, for taking
half the -bed. ,
why not I' , said his mother, 'he hken-:
titled:to half, aite . t, he I'
'Yes, ma'am:said the 'but , bow should
ybu like' to hare Mato' take ont soft
for hilt hair I lie' have'bii
t iniddli;; and'l'iivi to eilep -on bothillids
of him'
Me,we.a;b‘mw,.s4g.t - '-lz.ZAAtia3Zl6;tmi
t Judge Jones, of—f-, Indiana , who
never allows a chance for a joke to pass him,'
occupied-the bench when it was necessary to
obtain a J uryman iri "a case io which L--
rind B= were-employed counsel. The
former was an illiterate _Hibernian, the fatter
decidedly Gerthan in his modes of eZpression.
The Sheriff prunes:4 - 0
,to look round the
room in search of 'fr person to fill the ifithant
seat, when, be espied a Dutch Jew and claim
ed 11M as his own. The liutehmen ob•
jected f . •
'I can't tinstband goof English' .
'What did - be say l' raid the Judge.
can't unidelitand goot• Englese,' be re
peated'.
'Take your seat,' cried
,the Judge, 'tale
yofirneat, that's no excuse; you're not, likely
to hear any of it.!'
Under that decision he took his seat. Who
will say that he was not as competent ni any
of thOintelligent jury." ' .
SraksOE, ie Tairs.—A than was walking
in his garden,be discovered twoclothes horses.
Me took them into the stable whops ,he soon
broke them. lie the' ptit a yolk of an egg
upon their necks, attached them to a cart by
the bonds of friendship r and threw a sheet. of
lightning over theni„ tO . protect s them from
the flies. Heathen leaped upon the cart, set
upon the seat of government, took the whip
of a top in one hand and the reigns of several
kings in the other, and' dfove off, passing
through the gate of a Buffalo,over the-ground
coffee for three miles ; but in crossing the
track of a mail he was run intn . bya of,
thought and. dashed heels over head into a
stream of eloquence, where the Oat was
broken against the rock. of By in
dultry and frugttlitylfeibon gained die shore,
where he made a boat' Of the bark of a
' prairie wolf; whiCh he-fitted by a mast made,
of the north pile and two auction Tales. lle
then sailed down the river to its Mouth, and
landed on a tongue of _land, where he was
seised by a serious - sensation •and conveyed to
a cell, where.he was seeured . by n-chain of
lightning fastened by a thunderbOlt. The
jailor gave him his liberty fin: a Christmas
present,and read him the report of a cannon.
ATI - The Rev. Mr. Martin, of Burlington,
Me., a min of decided talent and worth, was
somewhat noted for his eceentriety and
humor, which Occassionally shoed them
selves ift his public ministrations. In the
time of the great land speculation in Maine,
several of his prominent parishioners were
carried away with the mania of bilYing
luinher treas. Mi.: 'Martini resisted . this
-speculating spirit, and more than- Onei rebuk
ed it in his sermon's: .Cfne evening at his
regular ..weekly meeting; be noticed that
several of his prominent Men were absent,
and he knew at once that they were gone to
attend a great land sale. After ft' hymn had
been sung, he said—
'Brother 7tllea,will yon lead us in prayer r
Some one spoke up, and said—,
'He has gone toßangor.'
Mr. Martin, not disconcerted in the least,
called out=
rtreapon Bather, lead us in prayer 1' •
• 'Be is gone to Bangor,' another an
swered.
Again the pastor asked—
'Squire Clark, will you l'
'The Squire has gone to Bangor:. said setae
one ; and Mr. Martin. being now; satisfied,
loo'ael round upon the assembly, as if the
same reply would probably be given to every
similftr ferest, and - very quietly said'—=
-'The choir will singf.Vangori'and ' then we
will dismiss the meeting
AN EDITOR TIIRSET, PAIN Editor
of the Pittsburgh Past I-as ,been, tryidg his
hand at "seltitio tYpe." His effort appeared
under,his editorial head a few days since,
and will be fmind belo*. Ile will nodouht
be "one of them" some of these days.
a Nem '4er.
This is our first effort st typo setting. Ase
prestittio that it will spas t Ft, we - can loam
test—ma spa SELf-tkIICIiT too !E We /Ant
no gelp we will have it .ttifq) wits out aS.!
sisTancE! Ihodron; will neep no connec
tion 'Aso don't inland to frJf EANS pa& ~• but
Ateill le) tip priiintess,ticbs' we zre,olle of .
tArilt aqoa, tqe 87t . of tinting ; wily its
rust as east as ob' a Loot
- A I'KOTEBTANT PIG.—Ao Irish WORMY tee
Bristol missed her-pig, 'and after diligent in
quiry learned thilt it was in the possessipn of
a highly respectable . Citizen of the tower.
She strnigtftway called Orton • him, when he
informed her atilt the pighlid broken through
a window into the Bpiscopal Church, where
his pigsbliY otis found, and, if shewould pay
one dollar damages, she could haver.aripig.
She replied "Tire pig tend the chnieli may
go to'the•desiil ! I'll pay tido' dollar toi BIM' if
he has turned protestant l" -
Egr say,old boy I' cried Paul Pry, to an
excaiatot, whom be espied-at the bottom of
a yawning - ghlf; 'wh at are you r digging
there 1' • „ • -
'A big the old boy replied- .
'What are you going, to do with !nth' a
big bole he asked. . ' •
'Going to cot it into small holes,' rejoined,
the old - hoy,s'and retail them to farmers for .
gate=posts:
- Aerie:mai:tn.—We see in one of the-fic
tisrials an engraving of a fierce looking wo
man, reaching op to get bold of her bad brat,
- who, from his high: perch, isahaking his fist,
and spitthig at-her most fUliously. The
medical label would be very arTicipriate :
“Whe'n taken,-
To be *ell' s haken.”
Young ladies sliciutd not write poeti-.1
cal love letters. It is dingerous - Such , ' a
One was written to a Meritncliry,beau,nnt long ,
since,•sehich so affected him that be stole-st
horse to - go and see the.fair writer, and got is
jail to pay for gettiotin Jove with poetess...
A quaker buying sold a floe looking ]
blind horse, asked. the`ptirehisar ip • kis dry
way : •
my friend, 4ost,tbou see any rein
in bim
"No," the 'ariswir; . ' *;•.
- *" . Neither will he ses' raciv tkee 6. said old
Broadbrios. " •
An exchange UN off - an editor Who
wantaoldiering std. atm chosen'captaiw ;One
day at parade.ntitead. of giving' the orders,.
"Front sica, Area Tacos forstard,"-, bp, ex
'
chtfineil "Cash two dollars it year in advance."
=MEE
=ES=
iletit,iii.l,s;i:Sjuii . trtt - i 37.
7 A mein i er• • elect of ibeLegielatugo"
of a certain - .lite :' *as persuaded by some
wags that if be i - 4 Dot reach she State • Hoban
15
at ten
,'clock 'on thel , dak of assembly, be
would lose his seat: He immediatelv,nopunt, 7 • _ •
ed, with - ItoitinktroCk,•riffe and bowie -knife, •
and stitirred tilll he got - to the door of
_the
State House, w h ere Ise bitched Lie nag: 4, .
crowd were in the lower hontaton the ground.
floor, walking about with(hats no r and smok
ing cigars: Thetes he passed,ran up stairs into
thti genate chat:Ober, - set his rifle against th is -
wall, and!bawl - out- 71 , „•i ~ ,,_
e l
r "Stranger; 4 l ir!s . the matt that swore alts
in I" at the lathe time taking out his oredeit-i' _
that'. '.- i • - . ,
'Talk thia stjArj r , said, the clerk, whii lira* :
at the seine time belting iiial
.If!rineipe,astd. ,
be was sworn ho
ati inithri.:_.,W.beti
the teller : Cattle , hi Miura noses, he found that, -
there wits one Senator too-many piesent.,74;-
mistake was sol; discovered, -and tke hunts
man was infor ed that be did not• belong
there.i •
"Fool who, viith your corn bread rAn •
roared. "You can't flunk this child, no bow
you can Ss it.tins elected to,this here legis,
lator, and I'll g agiii all banks and in t ernal ' .
impro,:etp,no;4a it there's any one of Ton
drafoiy genthil m ln watiits 41 get skinned; Just
f ay the \ wod, acid I'll,liglit. upon you like a
negro on a woodchuck. My constituents sent ,
me here, and if,you want- to floor this two 7
legged animal, pop 01, as soots. as you like,
Though I'M kitn the back f ountry, Irat a
leetle smarter timn.any other qnadruped you
Min tart' out of this drove."
't ,i. l- it . put
After this adzirable haran ne, l i e his
..
'bowie-knife het,ien his' teeth ani , V, took" tip
his rifle, with H9orne berci,old Suke,itild surd
by'rne !," at the same tune presepting, it at
the chairman, who' tom/ever,. had seen such
people before. lAfter some expostulation - the
man was persdaded•tbat 4 belonged to the
lower hoiiteiupisn which hesheated
_his knife,
flung his gun rot: his abotdder; and with a
profound tong remarked f • .
- "Gentlemen, 1- beg your pardon ; but if I
did't think that are . lower Tooth w a'as grog
! gery, I may beshot: ' • ,
IL,w tiE DI . It--A gentleman feeling ' a
strong partials y for a young lady whose
name was Noy ~ was desirous, without this .
ceremony 'of a f ormat courtship,, to aseeitain,
her sentiments' For this purpose, hisaid to.
her one day, with that kind of air and triad..
ner which means either jest or earrieit,as you
trial; choose to take it :.- . •. _ _ ,
'if I were tots you,, whethei you were
•under matrimonial engagement to any one,
what part of 'our name (No yes) might..l
take for rtit anilver.' •
orbO first; said' sli in the same lona: . .
'And were lit i o. ask you if you were ificlin-
ecl to form sue d an engagement, should such
peison who tor t es you,and was not indifferent
as to yourself, Srlint part Of yotir Wade might
be then taken is an answer I'
'The Inst. -
'And if I we e
to tell , you Allot I loved you, ,
and ask vou to form : suds an engagement
with me, tfren ha't pin of your name May I
take V
• 4 - 1, - theff,' re - ie'cf . Ile tiusilitii. girl; take 114
whole name, as in suob a case I would am-,
fully, resign it or yours:. ' .
It is almost eedles to. state that they, were .
soonVsh'i ' ter Married. '
. , •
A .
WRITE FOtAKS IiEItING SASSY.—A few
days ago, svhilh. conductor -WOddall'a 'train
was stopping at Xenia, three ":fullard getw.,:,
men" got abchd and attempte d to enter dui'
ladies cat . fie conductor shipied them,and
told them tha if they wished - lnltamtge they
i t
must go- furtbr foriiird.' • lialber•tban to do
60,1:114 ale d off.' The conductor spoke
to the brakem u, a stout Gollob, esoricif a (4',
low,!WhO neve objects to a inuid,.. and told
hid to see th t tffe . iiio' of colored ; gentility
did not enter e ladiei — Oar before or after
starting. Tbej brakeman eyed the trio s who
evidently idteiided to ride in that car and no
other. They did. not like the looks of the
sentipel, and fter .growing a while taut of
amen said : ,
"tome; off, `
Ills;-let's go' take 6ktetid
fo .
ie.
car, White fo t ies grain . ' do sciark, nout•a-day ;
that genamen-h4ve no respect shoien 'eli."
'they took the forward car,much to titerW•
Fret of she braketnan; whose huge . fista
Oat tbewbegatt to itch q 4 le flsii Jitney itrolkeV.
PARODF O 2 11001.8.—lbe Boston Past is
responsible for the following parodical rhyat. -
log on that Al l odern.fasbiod—orinoline : '
'iirhen twit We did.tO maidens kneel,
Thir lteariyalarie they eased in steel;
Bit aid , more caution they display. • ~
And wear steel armor. allithe wwy-rdowo.
. .
Tut?, REASON. WnY.-k , asked .
permission of - Lis mother to go to _a ball.
She told hiin warts bad- place for little
boys, " Why, t mother, didn't you and father
use to go to halls w henl you was young I"
" - Yes, but we gave Seen the filly of it," an
swered the mother: Well,• mother
claimed the son, " I *gut to see the fOtiyof
it, toe I
Effir i A Sciitobrniui who ..was troubled
with' the teothaebe,determined to have an blcl
offender -extracted, but there being. no ...den
tist near, he resolved to' do' the. job' Matadi;
whereupon he filled, the' excavation with
powder, , but being afraid. to touch it off, he
put a' stow! mat& to it, lighted it, and then
ran to , get out; of the 'Way. -'
',ja Wlyit, my friends," cried: tte
Dr. Hnotadus, as be preached on' the vank
ties of life "what, my Mends. ie4.money I"
And he gave tbe!pnlpit an Refill bang., "Two ,
per
.cent, a month.," cried Solomon ' , Vitali
street, vialkidg from a deep. dream. Bit as
he looked aroond, he saw. he wasn't on tbe
board, and that be was a money-obanger is
the 'temple: - ,
Sar 4 9gy dear, come in and go to bed
said the wife ofrt jolly son of Bain, who had
just returned from the fair - a dee.idedly
"bowe.cotne.you-so" state; " you must be -
itreadful tired 'Cure with your long walk date
milei."
"Arab" f get away:whit . ' your nOtlieltktr a
said-Pat -,"it wasn't the length of the way et
all that fatigued, me--'twas • the , breath's, of
: A i r An 'lrish - servant observing:. ber mise
treat feeding a pet female oanaryoudtedliew
long it took theta \ •orateni batch I'. lb*
weeka,'"ai the reply. 'tlo . h I elnierei that; ii
the tamp,
,time as any other friiiVeseept , l 'a
l~aa2 rY~~~w~+r~-w -~.
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