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BEIND FOR. A CIRCIZAI.JI4.
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' 4 IIVIC ant otounnaris TO NO PARTY THAT DOES NOT CARRY TBE ruaa'AND -ZEE? STEP TOT MUSIC OP TUE . UNION:
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Bll' A DIAN!
Cease your whining,esase four fretting,
Cease your railing at you'r lot;
Theft's no time for uieless dreaming,
These comPlainings profi , t not. • -
Whit if life is not all pleasure,
!Melting won't relieve the pain;
Noble souls have never leisnre
At toisfortaneto complain.
Meet mfalbrtaaa's dumping ',willows,.
As the Minor meets the storm;
Just to ride upon its billow&
Till they bear• him to his i)ouroe.
Catch the breeze, or pull succeed cot;
Life's for labor, sot for sport,
Qutet r aeas thy way will speed 004
Calm wont bring thee iotO port.
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If you would yourself le happy.
You niubt. happiness impakt3
Bless your neighbors sit - around you,
return to your own !heart.
Let your sympathies flow outward,
With ilia sorrowful ennd+;
Let your smiles be like the sunshine,-
Cheering every weary soul.
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All "which you may be desiring,
M a y not be within your po wer; l
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Yet what . God is now requiring.
Is do well he prevent hodel.
Go, relieve life's present sorrhw,
Let: not indolence prevail;
He who waits until to morrow
To do good Will barely fail )
Let your aim be high Sod
And sour motives strong slid true;
Life has - pleseuresfor the low'y,
Life has aomething ad!! to do.
Idle hands are always weary;
Selfish nature kooks no joyl;
Loving soul's are ever cheery:
. Toiling spirits never cloy.
A TOUCHING STullrf.
THE WIDOW'S SON
- Few were the Youths throughotitt the king
dom of Frusia who were allowed to stay at
home in the eventful year of 1814. - A war,
more terrible, more vindictive thaU s any one
that bad ever visited the continent of Eu
rope was raging through the rand, and the
country could spare none of itsj defenders.
Alsotha king had called his people to arms
by means of that famous Frochtmatimi, which
willbe considered for evermore as one of
the noblest documen ts in Geman history,'
They were true to the call—old add young;
Wily left their bones, they rushed ia the col- I
ors, took up artnv, and never laid digit down
walls sf Paris. - . I
The inhabitants of Silesia, well known fur
their loyalty and pattiolism, bad I not stood
behind, amidst the general en tb stsialra. There
was 'nut a family in the pmvince that bad
not coottibuted its cotOngent to the inatimpti
affaivand_many a bead. was Ihmb i tting pain
fully, whenever a new intellig w
ence as spread
of another of those dreadful tiattles,l which by
ridding the country °tan odious en my, threw
sorrow and afflio: ion upon many al quiet and
peaceful home.
Oa a sultry summer evening, the year
before mentioned, an. old 'woman was sitting
before her bumble cottage In_ the Siles- .
inn village of Burnbeirrs. She lid put. the
distaff aside, and was reading the l3ible,which
lay open on her knees. Whilst she was
reading the holy words in lan sutiderto.ne to
betself, - ber vitro caught the sound of quick
footsteps, and a long shadow lenieiged ?tom
behind tbepottage. -The old woman trem
bled violeutlyl the Moment afterwards her
uplifted eyes fell upon the figuie if a hand
some and well-made lad inllmilitary attire:,
' How are you, muiher 1'
She arose and threw bar tremiAiniarcos
around his neck. 'God be - thanked, my boy,
that 1 see thee again! But how pale and
haggard thou lookst.' She went on, efter - s
pau : e!,- 'To -he sure thou must be very tired,.
and hungry toot'
She led hint in the room to the old arm
ehair,_and urged him to sit down land repoie
himself a little, whilst: she herself ;would pre- ,
pare him stopper. ,
' What did he like beat 1 Should she make.
him an omelet, or mot him a t.thitiken 1 Oh,
it wro. no irouhle at al!I I)ear nie.410 ,0 -X Olll,l
he talk of 'rout.lel she axe b u i 1, 1 ? c, glad t o
do ;Inv thing for . her ovriVae.T boy! Yes, she
wood g" and get him a eitiekeih.
The old woman, all hustle at4l activity,
left the room. '
The youth 41 not betray adk much pleas.
are, at
. this hea r ty repepliun from l i2ii age d i
purest . , as might hate been exia cned. He,
was re.tle-a:and in . ~ ease; it teemed a. if
~a , a rt hiag w as heavily weighing upon lii+
heart; and when his wandering eye fell upon
the portrait of his decert;ed fatlier t lerleiell was
hinting right me & the chimney piece, I fr.
"ening that w,cllttrc gentlernmt in the staff
uniform worn by the Kir g's garcle de corps
half a century agar, he felt as if the old arr.
geant was looking at rum with a grite frown
upon his Warm countenance; just es if he
experienced i beady inclination to step out
Of Ilia worm-eaten, rosewood frame, t.. Faze
the old knotted rattle etiel io 'the corner,
with the britse knob at the top, and apply it
to . titc, batik of his otttpring for half an boor
or so; as,- in fact, 'lie bad Lien lit the habit
of doing, many a • day in hie life' ime, tome
eight or feriyears ago. Ilialrestiess son - felt
. 60 - Moab overamie by this litter resection
thar,, when the old woman came bustling in
again, after the lapse of some minute:, with
the chicken under her some; shri found her
own dear boy with bits head in his hands,
leaning liathwely alion the table: 1 .
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Be rat up when she came in. ut did not
look at bar. Tberold woman nor atten
tive. In the joy of her heart, eh had never
tbought yet of 'arkirii him any :q done 'in
cept Acee'concerning his appetite s Now, it
began to strike bar that ..tbe promsnt period
was rather a atiaitge time for* soldier to be
eo lease of absence. •. - _ 1 --•
'' Clingier 14..Diwer. -, - • i •
The old 4 orrimaii i;einbled violently. - She
dropped her burden, and walked straight up
to him. ller honest, wrinkled
,enuntenaniie
was full of anxiety and apprebensiOn. Look
ing him full in the face, and erfrpPini her
iatiditogether, she cried out in agony,: 'So
belfrtne God, Otarles,you area deserter r
' 1 couldn't stud: it soy looser, mother,'
uttered her wretched son, irrs broken voice,
by way of apology,.
'You couldn't stand it !' said 'the old wo
man, exasperated beyond all measure; you
couldn't stand it! and hundreds of thousands
of your brethren do!' Fy, for . shame!' and'
with her old,
_honest, trembling band, she
grove him a Amick on the face. .
'Mother!' exclaimed the young man @tart•
ins up, with the blood rushing to his fade.
for shame!' she werii on, without
'heeding him in the - least, ' to bring such dis
' grace upon the whole village! What would
he say I . —she pointed to where the old war
rior was hanging over the chimney-piece,
whose stern countenance, illuminated by the
rays of the evening sun, seemed indeed to as
sume an unusual expre;sion of solemn itlig
nation. 'Sit down, sit down, I say! you—
deserter! It shall not be said that your dead'
father's house, in the village of Burnheim,
is a place of refuge, for runaways, whilst the
whole country is upi in arms Don't you
stir sir!. I'll be back in a minute;' and with
this, the brave old woman left the room, lock
ing the, door after her,
She ives not alone when s h e came hack
abbot - half an hour afterwards; the country
parson,. the schoolmaster, the country Judge,
and half a dozen more of the dignitaries of
the village, were with •her., The little roo m
was quits full when all these distinguished
vidtais had entered it. Charles eat in the
old arm-chair. quite motionless, his face cov
e-red with both his hands.
The honest villagers had made up their
minis at once what to do with' the deserter;
triey looked upon his crime as .an Ignorniny,
by which lie tad not only disgraced himself,
but also - their community at large, and they
were Out the men to pot up with such an af
front. The schoolmaster, who was a politi
cian, and to a newspaper, having
informed them -that Op head-quarters of the
cominande,-M-chief of the army were but
about two days' march from the village, they
bad resolved at once to escort him thither.
The Judge_ proclaimed the ioung, man a
prisoner in the name of his majesty the king,
and called•upon hi-n to follow him to a place
of security for the night, as on the follow
ing mousing they w o uld in a body convey
him to his Excellency the field marshal, Gen
eral Blucher. He rose and followed. without
opposition. When they were . all gone, the
old woman took - up the holy scriptures once
more; but it was in vain she strove to read;
her eyes grew dird; and the letters were all
swimming confusedly before them, as she
put it down and wept bitterly. .
Early on the following morning, 'a strange
procession was seen emerging front the lit
tle village of Burnheim —four old peasants
I - escorting one young soldier. • The coontry
judge; with grave, air, marched ahead ail:tem,.
whilst:the Schoolinaster, who had obstinately
ifithOlt ItTlNl,PeteiT."'rtniim.ller WILLI troWn
cast eyea and fallen countenance, was-walk
ing between4he two other patriots; and ns
be had pledged his word not to tnake any at
tempt at flight, they had consented to leave
his bands untied, When the expedition, af
ter a day's march, pt up for the night in a
small hamlet, they -were told that all the
villages around were cranaed full with French
msn, so they were obliged to take a long
roundabout way ; and it was net before the
morning of the fifth day after - their departure,
that they reached 'bead-quarters.,
Where is the residence of the commander--
in-chief , asked they of one of the ordinance
officers, who were galloping throtigh the
streets in every direction.
' Why; in the chateau, to be sure, where
the two humus sv:sre mounting guard, on
horseback."
When they had entered the yard, they
were not in the least discouraged at th e
sight of the whole score of adjutants, and
warty officers of every rank. and arm, all of
whom seemed to, have some urgent busk
nes.% with the commander-in-chief, for no
sooner' had any of 'them been despatched,
than he was seen mounting again, and tear
ing away with his horse's belly . , to the ground.
It never entered their beads for one moment
that the general might eon-ider their busi
ness to be of somewhat smaller import:ance„
altnongh the schoolmaster argued from what
be SSW that something of consequencewas
going On just now. 'The worthy, :than 'was
nett so fat; the commander-in-chief was
about to give battle en the fO)owing day.
When they had been waiting patiently for a
couple of (toursand begun to feel tired and
somewhat• hungi.y, the country. judge, con
scious of the importance of - his mission„ven-.
turgid at. last to accost one the officers of the
general's staff, . who was pa-sing by with a
packet of sealed' letters in his hand ;_ but that
Hasty-functionary did not even stop to give
ear to the address - of the head Man of the ru
ral deputation, but merely grumbled 'Aonle :
shing about the propriety of their going to
Jericho—or further. s
Our worthy inhabitants of Vurnheim,
howe - Yer, were not the men to giva way so
soon*. and renewed the charge accordingly.
This time it was a middle-aged Inan, with n
benevolent countenance, whom they made
acquainted with their reqUest, to see't'he field-
Marshal on most urgent businroa.
• Why, they had chosen their time rather
badly, itidetd:; the general was extremely
busy, Couldn't one of the secretaries do as
well!' •
'BY no moans—they must see the geherai
-
Wks it 'an information concerning the
enemy which-they wanted to deliver 1"
0. no; something much n3ureimportant—
from 13utnlielm; added the schoolmasfer.
The middle-aged ofllrer with the benevo
lent countenance, laughed, and said he would'
try. After the lapse of . ..about half an hour,
be came back and beckoned them to follow.
They were ushered into an anterootti, and
directed- to Walt foehis
'The door openell after another half hour's .
waiting, and en old man, with gray hairs,
iron cut feature., and bright eyes, entered.
the room; it was the commander, Old Fa
ther Bluclier c as the soldiers called him. The
country judge stepped forward,and-bewed
very low, delivered itie . Spti,ech abdut Which
ise.had been pondiring.ever since they had
left their.native place; and which, of course,
be thought to be very eloquent.. He stated
adj that has; been told'ilready in: the.course
a' this narrative;. how the deserter's 'own
mother bad, given information of ber son's
crime; bow they bad resolved at once to
bring him back ,to bead-quarters; and con
'eluded his address with A hope that his Br
asile/ter would not be indoeed to think
NIONTROSE, - PA., APRIL 18694
worse of their_ village, because of one that
had rendered himself unworthy of the name
of ,a Prussian. The tears came trickling down
his honest rilreeks.
The General looked very grave indeed.
Those large bright eyes otbis roamed for an_
instantover his rural audience with a &make
expression. lie knew at a glance what sort
of men be bad to data with; and then his
looks rested I'm a while on the bent figure of
the your* man, who, with his downcast
13”2 and dare-worp face appeared the very im
age of mi-ery and dejection.. He knew his
• case to be a hopaleA one; deserting colors io
time of war was a capital crime, and Father
Bluoher, with bit iron will, was the last man
to the world to be tadea With.
On a sadder, the features of the old hero
assumed an expressionef barthness. Turning
' round. towards the speaker of this singular
deputation, be said in *rough voice and in a
very abrupt manner: Judge, you are an
ass.'
The villager.; started ee if they had been
stung. After all the anxiety, and trouble they
Lad undergone for the cause which they con
sidered to be,a just one, they had expected a
somewhat more cordial reception..
'But your Excellency,'--remonstrated the
amazed dignitary.
"Hold your tongue, I say, you are an ass.
I:know better ; ,in Burrtheim there a re no
runaways. - And you, my son," be went on,
with his - iron features relenting a little, and
with That same strange expmessiott in his
large, Might eye, "you will &bow them to.
morrow, on the battle-field, what a Burnheim
man ran do, %%ill you not I"'
The young man dropped down on hisknees,
snd was stammering. a few broken words,
which the General did not 'bear, however,
for when the lad ruse again with high -flush
ed cheeks, and 1 parkliug eyes—a far ditler
ent man.—Blucher bad already left the
room.
The worthy peasants, whose perceptive
faculties were by no means equal to their
honesty, began at last to get a glimpse of the
General's real meaning. The country judge
was the first to throw his cap high into the
air s and to give three hearty cheers for Father
Blucher, who, with one-aingle word, bad ex
tinguished What they considered a di+ i
Crow their beloved village; comforted the
broken heart of a mother, and preserved a
pair of airtts for the defence -of the coun
try—arms that could not 'tail to do their
duty now.
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lolin e sa aj if U gn:t
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nh :f ehet t e a e ehu y i7T r dept
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ral4 t i. a aunpt
a k c e or e bat:, n c a o..
ns
ed the yard, when they were overtaken by the
them what in Heaven's name toes
to do-now.-
"Why, going back again, to be sure. To
Burnheim, you know!" ejaculated theschool- -
master. -
And did they , think that his Excellency
would allow anybody to leave head-quarters
without havibg a dinner -first I Ile had al
ready given orders to that effect; and they
but had to follow this non-commissioned of-
Omer here, who'would show them the way.
They needed not to told twice, we may
b_e sufe,; and when they were shown into a
„kitchen room, where dinner was served up
for them, with a bottle of wino standing be
fore each cove; they felt very gratefully to
his Excellency, and very-proud at the same
time, because of the honor shown to the rep
resentatives of . their village. Bat' when
each of their) found a double Friederich'sd'or
(a large gold piece) tinder hi 4 plate,titeir en
thusiasm burst out afresh; and many were
the healths drunk to the welfare of Old Father
-Blucher. . ••,
NVhen they .had all eaten and drunk their
fill, and were about to take ,their leave, they
fell in once more with their friend, the mid
dle aged•officer' who gave them some advice
cencorning the best way of reabbing their
village, without running any danger; for, as
be Zaid, the coming day would be an-event
ful- one. lie accompanied them through the
ytt'rd to the gateway, where he badelthern
farewell, pointing, as be left, to onetrf the
buzzars, who was mounted guard, on hen
back, giefOre the-gate.
• heavens, it
. waaTtlie prisoner, the boy
Charles, now fully Pardoned by his Excel
lency, the co mmander-in-chief. How proud
lie. looked, with flushed cheeks and sparklirg
eyes ! Ire dared not address them, for he
was on duty ; but he looked at them, as
much as to say : "Wait and Yau shall see
to-morrow !"
Nor was he faithless to birs. vow. On the
evening of the following day, the memorable
1611.1 of August, when the bloody victory at
Katzback was gained, and' the fieldmarshal
rodi through the thinned racks of his men,
'who greetedtim withenthusiastic cheers, he
Iwas addressed by the commanding•officer of
the 21i( Humus, who reported how greatly
the private Charles Fisher had distinguiThid
himself above all the rest, having taken a
standard Trim the enemy, and made prisoner,
with his own hands, tire commander of the
FNuelt Regiment,
The ,field-marshol stopped his horse, and
talting.the iron cross from his own uniform,
and affixing it, with bis own hands, to the
breast of the young man; said, with a nheer
ful voice, and with the saute strange espres
sion in his large bright eyes: "Well done,
my son! I knew I. wire right; fa Burnheim
here are no runarrays.".
•
Nzwerstmas.—Raymond, of the Ulair
Whig, sayi that to criticize a newspaper it
an easy task, bat to priu L t one so as please
eveip6odp and the rest of mankind, is no
small undertaking. Those who find fault
with every little item that doesnot suit their
ideas-of Wright and
_wrong, ebould buy type
and publish an organ of ther oleo. .Let them
try it for a while, and it they , dotf.t get some
oew ideas on the subject, we are on judge of hu
man tiattlie—that's all. Our sentiments exactly:
A Wise Anevran,--"You roost; not play
With tLnt little girt,inj 43ear, said an
dicious parent. •
" But Ina, I like beii she is , a good little
girl, and I..ni sure she dtesied prettily as
ever I do, and .she bas lota of toys."
' " I cannot, help that, my dear," responded
Abe (*winds Araerioan, "
,her father is a
shoemaker,"
" Bat I don't play 'with her father, I pig
with her, she aiu't si shoemaker."
Trisant ift- Gmung.
A very latereiting -volunie of foreign travel,
with the above title, has been published re :
cently, by Elcriboer,of t New York. The author
is Miss Anna C. Johnson, an American lady,
who appears to have made good use of her
opportunities for seeing and observing the
peculiarities of every -day life among, the
Germans. We make the followiugcextracts
from the work, as s fair speciiseu of the
whole.
-- GOING TO CHURCIi.
One of our author's first experiences, as in
duty bound, was in churcht .
"We must golo church, of course, and see
how people worship God in a strange land,
and enter one of these grand old - cathedrals,
founded-by Charlemagne,(it is marvelous bow
many there are in Germany ibonsting the
same honor) with the .richly•stained windows,
and the great organ as large as a New• En
gland meeti&g.bonsa. The service is Lutlieri
an, and the clergymen of this denomination,
though wearing gowns,perform their toilet at
home instead of having, a looking-glass and
dressing-table behind. ,the 'pulpit. They are
seen walking through the streets in full cano
nicals, and preach; and .sing, and pray, in
the same dress. - The women of the congre
gation do not sewn to be goretmed at all by
Paul's instructittm in the matter of '`proper
attire;" but sit in church with "uncovered
heads," not seeming to think with the Apostle,
that"it is a shame." . . •
."We stare about, and 'think how funny`!
The floors are uncarptned, and the seats un
cushioned ; and yet before our eyes are long
rows of saints—and beatified men, that wepre
surne-are rare and costly- works -of art, upon
which we ought to gaze with profound ad
miration; but we have not yet learned this
species of homage.
"The-choir consists of some thirty or forty
little boys and girls in uniform—the former
in blue jackets, with bright yellow collar and
cuffs ; and the lir in black gowns, with
white, tbree-cono ed kerchief crossed in
front, and !nog white -aprons. A pretty
sight, Beside th6e, the whole congregation
join in' the singing The sermon We cannot
understand, except! that it is about the bless
edness of
s freedom. After this comes the
holy communion„ to -partake of which - all
must be dressed in black, each one going to
ilia altar-to receive it from the clergyman's
band.
"A large portion"of the congregation were
soldiers in militaty,array, .present. according
to the requisitions of r.overnrneht. On
leaving the church, they assemble upon the
parade ground; and two hours era spent in
the evolutions which perfect them in the
science of killing as many as possible with
bath exhibition. "
A Jaunt Into the Country.
After performing her devotion, according
to-the manner of the country, alio ready ‘fof
an aftetnoon janut. :
"Afterdinner we are invited to ride ; and
without definitely undinstanding where or
'for what purpose, except that it ii in the
country, where we. wish especially to go, we
accept the invitation. -
"At three o'clock there' comes to the door
a big wagon ; so long and so broad that it
will hold twenty people ; and as 'wc descend
to take our seat in it, we are greeted' by • a
little group of merry-hearted maidens. and
find it is an excursion. There are eight gen
tlemen and eight ladies, with an elderly
lady to matronize, vs there must always be
on such an occasion in Germany. Oui road
i 4 through a succession of 'green 'fields and
luxuriant gardens, dotted by fartn-bouses
and peasant cots, and is itself bordered the
whole length of the way by the oak,and elm,
and lindeb, till we reach an open Plata in
wood, - where are benches and tables to rest
and tench. , •
",Tittle back is the domicile of ttio owner
of this pleasant domain; and after walking.
about a little, we outer the great door, and
find ourselves in the great hall of avell-to
do-
nottbern German, farmer: tt is so large
ilia% one is instantly reminded of an halt:tense
barn in New England, and it „ is no more
finished than many we bare seek, but yet has
a sort of baronial grandeur, and exhibits the
same ideas of architeci:ure as the palaces and
castles, the most elegant-of which are reach
ed by halls and staircate:s of the rudest des
cription. On one side are 'Abe ftalls for the
cows, whose Morns we see-above the sliding
board, which is raised and lovreredasbecome.s
necestary in feeding and - iileaniog them.
They are munching their hay,andstook in the
thrifty condition of cows which are kept for
the purpose of the greatest possible product
tireoess to the owner.
On the other side °Mho ball,but not open
ing directly Into it, are the pantries and .
store-houses for the Onseholtl,- , a; the end of
which,is the kitchen. It is very small for so
big a bouse,and the stove occupies the whole
length of one side, being at least from fifteen
to twenty feet in length,, and bearing a little
resemblance to the modern fringe, being- only
about two feet in height. The cooking utOO
sila.are arranged Around the sitlesofthe room,
aect,engaged in the preparatien of the yariddn
boils, and bakes, and stews, are half a. dozen
women, lookiiig in no respect different from
all women under the same circumstatices.--:
"hot arid greasy and blowsy I” and we are.re
minded of the remark of the fashionable
young lady, and begin to ask ourselves what
wawa to.say to interest our readers about a
blowsy old Frau malting Sauelera*, or
frying ham.
'But we will see. -An. one 'corner of the
great ball, upon hooka fastened in the beams
corirheadotre some thirty or forty great hams,
"hanging up to dry." •In another (sorrier,
upon the floor e ,.is a ben-coop; anti the roost,
for favorite fowls is-overhead.' Yet there' is
an airy, healthful, obeerfof look and flavor,
which gives - one thie fueling Of being in the
midst-Of the utmost plenty and perfection of.
comfort. -
" "In "the store -room are butter
otiose; pans of loaves of _ ryis
hived two feet and rt, half •-• thick. The
eartheniscire is the oonotion„white of Ameri
can kit:oboes, with not so great a variety of
anioles, ati the nucalasiof:disbes served on
Inky occasion is by'nomeans so great's& in,a
fenneee house' in New-England.
"But we bass hot yet seen balf the boom
Running the whole Width, forming with the
first-mentioned apartments a cross,•is another
ball, quite as spacious as the first, and more
finished. There are cotofortable looking
sofas and tables for' convenience in -Winter
and rainy days, and the whole 'length of the
ball, doors openidg into smaller rooms for
sitting and sleeping, with painted wooden
chairs and little earthen• ornaments upon the
mantel-shelves and tables., All is clean and
sweet, gastfref:lhospitable) as one 'need to
"There is no public road within nearly a
tali a mile, but bete and there sliady avenues
leading to the highway ; and air'far as we are
able to walk_ in every direction, tieldsof oats,
rye, and bailey; a large garden as neat as
.wax-work, where the rows of beats, onions,
carrots, and 'Cabbages stand in, such juxta
position as would be considered death in
stead of life to them in•Americri, and yet ex
hibiting such vigor add consciousness ortheir
worth as we never saw in'"gardeu-sauce": be
fore.
"Our party has coma to enjoy themselves,
wherejt is not necessary to dress or play the
court lady.; and having taken a general view
of the premises, we seat, ourselves under a
clump of spreading oaks, when a consultation
is held concerning what shall be ordered for
our refreshment. -In consequence, appear
directly six -bottles of bee, eight tumblers of
milk, and a pot of cote with milk and sugar
thereto. As often as twenty times a day,
ever since we have been in Germany, we
have found ourselves exclaiming, "how fun
ny-!"and here we add, -what. would our
good. friends in America say to , such a sight
as this Y -
'When all have enten,and drunk-they dia
pose themselves- for amusement. The, first
play is something like what we remember to
have heard called tag, when t) child,; each
stands by a tree,. and one in the cotter will
try to find himself a place as the others, run
from tree to tree, and they try to change
places so quickly that it shall be impossible.
Afterwards comes "Blind \'
Jacob." ; One
being blinded and•standinein the ceritre of
a ring, endeavors to, recognize the others,who
keep moving around Ito bewilder him as
much as possible. When weary with play
they take another glass lo beer or cup of
coffee, and then walk; cit.* g all the time
so merry, so perfectly chile en in.'thelr sport,
that if our eyes were shut a Id suppose
they were from flee to to instead of from
fifteen to twenty years of age.
"At other • tables, and in!'other openings of
the wood, are a dozen parties of, the same
or different descriptions, and the airds filled
with the echoes of their happy voices. They
are not rude ; there-is no vulgar, °familiarity ;
they are only merry ; the ezuberance,of their.
spitits, like the foam of the beers as impos- i
slide to reptee r s, and, it seems to us. 5t5.1..-....-- i
less. There apiro
ping aria Ottng .. , and various
'Land rolling on the grass,
nil see.-saatn6
while swinging 1 ' 1... nd virli.
less fu ny then the lunch.; Before erlaas pot
son is se plate, knife arid fork, and pewter
spoon, the -- ds being a large- dish piled
n \tskitut....o.43
with alia=s of ra am, which is a favorite
article of food in Germany, and 'wlficb - they
eat cut in little `junks,'l and placed between
rye or black 'Biterbrod: This'we :cannot
-swallow. But what is this iri brown earthen
Pans, holding about two quoits, and given ;
one to every two persor,s I . Bonny-Clabber,
i covered with powdered sugar and cinnamon
—a delicaey well known and duly appreci
ated in the Southern States of America,• but
not in the :earth. Oh, yes; we; cans,relish
this very wall,-.provided our dish is Shared
with a relishable person. -P e ach takes .a.
table-spoon,.aud placing the pan between,
'they dip alternately and smack their lips- a's
if it were custard, and we are quite willing
to.proriounce . it very good. -After this we
drink a glass of fresh milk, then follow. a
dance on the green, -in s;riaich the old lady
joins, and ne are ready to return to the city.
On the way they sing, in a more softened
strain, being weary and 'influenced by the
creepiog shadows of the
.---, .
."Moon-beamemysty light."
And at eleven we are agaiikipon the rattling
pavements,' and among . the dingy walls of
be town.",.
.
An Agricultural Fair:
.•.
"An Agricultural Fair in Germany is in
many respects a more showy exhibition,
then 'can be, produced , in -America. One
which took placeriear Carlsruho, which
the residence of the Grand Duke of Baden,
will give an idea, where a similar, attempt is
made at a grand exposition.
"Upon a large plstz in, the depths - of the
"Ilartzwald," Or, forest of the Bartz Moun- '
tains, were the
, preparationsfor the fete,wbere
the most conspicuous object, upon approach
ing, wasa graceful pavilion constructed for
the occasiob, the covering ,being Of white
linen—for it was to shelter royalty—and the
knotted trunks -of ' oaks and "fir,
wieatbed with vises and -11oWers of every
'mt.. Around the lawn was a wide ;prome
nade ; and when a salute of three guns an
nounced the arrival of-the royal , coitege,the
throngs of peasantry that had come through
the forest in every direction fromi the diff*- -
ent provinces of the Duchy, formed the -
selves sato a_procission behind the long file
of carriages thatcomposed .the 6ourt, and .
when they had marched three times around
with music and flying, colors, the royal car
riage stopped in front of the paillioq, before
Which the Grand ,fluke and' his suite alight
ed, and the multitude arranged] , themselves
in groups around the. long' tables which
covered the square, loaded with the produc
tions of each province. • ,
'Tut no; only the: dominions of the Duke
of Baden Were represented, but 600ps, ftorn
the Odenwald - 01e Verstawald, the Valley. of
'the - Rhine; and the Palatinate, could be re
cognited- by their several 'es:attunes. fie( in
the pr s cseession the women, maide'eas sad little
girls; were .the' first- otitis toyiil party and •
members of the soientiGo Congress, not only
gay
,vrith the many colois. of their national
cliesOnt crowned , with wreaths 'and beating
gimes; There Was the broad petticoats and
variegated bodices - of the' Brieigau; a . long
"row of yellow-painted. straw bats, with the
Aerating hue a little relieved'l4.t sprigs of
green from another.;llistriet ittlte_ Black
Poreit , 'l led in Striking contrast, a troop ;of
yenng - girls 'from the SaisiCantons; with a
ailiectixavettisti f g rtti,tbe little.
red petticoats more jauetly Worn, and set off
by 'a socartrbite apron. MorOightly, too,
VOLUME, klii, NUFAB6I.-i6.-
they trip on their way ; and we therefore
fancy have lighter hearts.
•. "After the maidens ci►me, the young meo,
Dot as fanciful, but not-less distinct in the-.
Characteristics of the land *here they dwell.
Fis=t, the peasantry of the valley of Kinxig, •
with thick, heavy boots, and stout, gray:
roundabouts. Then those whose toils allow
a hghier costume and,gayer mien, and which
we have before seen among the extensive hop..
fields of the Palatine.. They are followed, by
the shepherds .af the Black. Forest, walking '
aide by side with the miners of swarthy tint.
Each group ethibits in' its March, that for
which its district is &Mous. • Ora is leading
a spirited horse, with gay bridle ' ; another a
yok-e of fat oxen.
"Some are holding Aloft sheaves of wheat,
oihere clusteil of grapes, and st ill others, -;
string 'of 'vegetables. There are flocks of
sheeps and herds of 'swine, goats from the
hills and, herds 'from the Valleyti, and rep
rusentatives from-the feathered tenants - of the
farni-yard. 'One might have thought Noah
had not only opened the windows ,but
doors of the ark, and let all that were within
go forth.
- "13efore the pavilion was erected *
"triumphal column," constructed by a fanci- .
ful scaffolding, covered with branches 9f fir
and cypress,:and filing from top to bottom
with every species of grain and fruit- and
vegetable which the duchy preduces. What
milonts,,what'peaches,. - what pears—what
temptation, those ripe and purple clusters,
and with_ what exquisite taste has all been
arranged, so that the somber - and green come
in pleasing contrast with bright and mellow
hues." -
NAMES OF DAYS-4NEIS ORIGIN;
t - The idols which our Saxon itoceitora wor
libipped; and from ~erltich the days of the
wleek• derive their names, were various.; and'',
were the principal objects of their adoration.
TOE IDOL OF' - HE Stmt. -
' t ' he idol wh . ich represented the glorious
luminary of the day, was the chief object of
their worship. It is descrlbed like the bust
of a man, set-upon a pillar, boldiog with
outstretched arms, a burning wheel before his
breast The first day of -the week was
especially dedicated • to its adoration, which
they termed the gim's Daeg ; hence is deriir.
ed the word Pundap
THE IDOL OF TEE! Moot. „
The next was the, Idol of the Moon, Which
they worshipped on the second day of the
week, called by them Noon's Daeg ; and
since by us, Monday,_ •
The form of this Idol is , intended to Mi..
resent a woman, habited in a st'horVo' t; arid
b
a ood, and two long ears . he moon
which sheholds in,:har-10...
Tuisco was at, first deified• es thejathetanel,
niter of the Teutonic race, but ih course of
, time he Was sCorshipped as the ion of tboeartb.
From this•time the Baked words, ruiscol
,
tsdar. •
He is repretelife4 stwootug fin ' r osiest/a,
as an old and venerable sags ._olothed
skin of an online!, and 'bolding a sceptre in
the right hood. •
• „....
ill; IDOL WOVEN, OR ODIN.. ,!-,
*oden, or Odin, was the snpreme aivipity
of the Northern natitios.• This hero is sop
babe emigrated from the East, but •
from ;bat country, or• at what time is not•
known. llis exploits from the greatest part
of themyqloldgical creed of llofthern ' na
tions, and his achhivements are magnificent
beyond all credibility. The name of tbefourth
day, tile week called byitheSaxons Waif:diet
Daly, and by Us Stednesday is derived from
this personage.
'Woden is represented in b d andmar
tial attitude ' clad in armor,with a broadawird
uplifted, in his right hand... ', • =
, TEE IDOL THOR ;
Thor, the oldest and bravest of the lona of
Roden and Friga, was, after his parenis,con
sidered as the greatest god aroongthe §axon's
and Danes. To him the fifth day of the week,
embed ;by, them- , Thor's Drug, and by 4. -
Ifrors;Jay; was consecrated. • • .
Thor is represented as sitting on a thrime
with a crown of gold on ;hitt head, adorned
with 1-circle ie frout,wherii set twalve bright
burniSbed gold stars, and with a Tegal sceptre
io his right band.
. , ;
TIIIIDOIC ?RIGA OR rsex,
Frigs Or Fere was the wife, et Woderi of 1 •
Odin, and next to him the most. revered di
vinity among the beathen,Sasons, Danes and
other northern nations. In the most ancient
~
tittles, Friga or Fers, was the same with the`" '
goddess llertha or iuth: To bei the sixth
day of the week was consecrataid, whielk . by
the Saxons was written triga's Daeg; cot
responding to our Friday. • • . .
Friga is repreiented with,* drawn swore id
i her 1
right hand and khow do her left. ~
. TOE IDOL Stkaft, --.
The idol Seater is repreaeatedoha pedestal;
wherion it placed a Perch, on the sharp
prickled back of which he stood. Ills head •
was Recovered and leis visage lean. In hie
left band he , held up a wheel, and, in his
right band wait a pail of water, itheinin were
flowers Cid fruits ; and his dress tonsiated of
a long coats girded with liner... ,
The appelation given to the day of- bits
celebration is still retained, the' Saxons and,:
Danes named it Statir's Daeg, which wa ,
call Saturday. . . .
"A ruffian shot• at me. Jasknight, w saict
pen u demi gentleman, "ind my. life was saved
by the bail's striking a silver dollar , in.my
pocket?' 4 " Whoever takes true aim at yonv
heart is verr certain to bit a dollar,nsaid one
*he kzear.
OrA .
n honest on of Fein, green from Lis -
peregrinations,e put his head into a lawyeen
office and. asked the Inmate: •
4 Ao' sitbat do you sill - beret'
'Blockheads,' replied the limb of the low.,
Ooh, thin, to .be sure,'aaid Pat, it must
be *toed tradeifOr I'see there is s lost at* of
them " ' -
Tobaccio leaves pit round the body Of
peUli trees, just banal ibs su e of the
"grount4sre recommended lf i te. u freientiva."
of the Pesch worm.
or A wit- bating beers 'asked by an - otker
person what'"? IA would advise bins to- lead' '
a &Wain friend of biimoney, said: Whitt tt , :
teed bias money, You mightliee, biraCiaks,
smith, and be wouldn't. retsina
%V Pro yid. for Our present, iicassities,