IB ii ' i :1b Hlcuoteb to politics, Citeraiurc, Agriculture, Science, JHoralitj), anil fncral jfotclligcncc. VOL. 13. STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY, PA. SEPTEMBER 22, 1S53. NO. 43. PlftMIfc MSSlI gl i I It i I S?ullihel by TUeotloro Scltooli. TERMS Two dollars per annum in advance Two dollars and a quarter, half yearly and if not paid be $01 e the end of the year, Two dollars and a half. No papers discontinued unlil all arrearages arc paid, except at the option of the Editor. ID Advertisements not exceedins; one square (ten ftnes) will be inserted three weeks J or one dollar, and twenty-five cents for every subsequent insertion. The charge for one and three insertions the same. A liber al discount made to ycarlv advertisers. UZ? All letters addressed to the Editor must be postpaid. JOB Having a general assortment of large, elegant, plain and ornamental Type, we are prepared toexecutecveiy descnitionol Cards, Circulars, Uill Heads, Notes, Mank Receipts Justices, Legal and other I)i nks, Pamphlets, &.c. printed with neatness and despatch, on reasonable terms, AT THE OFFICE OF THE JEFFERSOKSAST. It is said that the following epigram was suggested by a visit to the fleshy in dividual now on exhibition in Boston: All llesh is grass so doth the Scripture say And grass w hen cut and dried, is turned to hay. Now if old Farher Time his scythe should take, Lord bless us ! what a hay-stack you wpuld make. A Very Fast :lfan The last arrival from California an nounces the death of the celebrated brigand Joaquin, after a life of robbery, debauchery and murder. He was cap tured by the kindred of those he had out raged, who paid him the compliment of cutting off his head and preserving it in spirits. "We have read much of this man, and we do not regret his fate, although cut off in what they sail the prime of his days. "We however, demur to the exultation which some of the daily papejs make o ver his exit. He was a fast man of the fastest style; doubtless he committed ra pine, robbery, niurder, and the whole etcetera of outrage. So did his brothers, the fast men of Broadway. The only difference is, that they proceed openly and legitimately, while the other -effects his object hypo critically. Indeed, if it comes to a very close comparison, the .advantages are all on the side of the California bravo, and against the counterfeit of Broadway. One is really a man, we admit, both vio lent and irreligious, but the other is a monkey. Both seduce, but mark; the difference; the Joaquin swell carries his lady off like a hero of a Bowery melodrama, and wooes her as the lion wooes his bride. Bad as this sounds, it is better than the fraudulent stealthiness of drugged cordial and the false oath of a Fifth avenue Jo- aqum. Both rob; but orc does it openly, pos Eibiy courteously. The lamented Joaquin cut the throat of his victim in a very su perior style before he rifled his pockets, which he never did till he was in a state of utter consciousness; not so tho Joaquin of Broadway; they swindle their tailors, glovers, hatters, jewellers, while in the full possession of their senses, and leave them to pine of a broken heart or bank. Thus these Plutarchian comparisons com pel us to give the verdict in favor of the great original Joaquin, and to recommend his contemptible imitators in great cities to hide their diminished heads, which like the captive in question, they most cer tainly preserve in spirits by drinking at every saloon in Broadway. JV. Y. Re veille. Bachelor Buchanan Few perhaps know the cause of the lonely life of our Minister to St. James, Mr. Buchanan. The story is briefly told. "When in his early manhood he paid his addresses to a'beeutiful lady of his native city of Lancaster. Each became deeply enamored, and they were engaged. On a given evening she requested his com pany to a party at a friend's, which he declined on a plea of business engagements. Circumstances rendering it necessary, he, late in the evening gallan ted a young lady to her home, and on the way they met. Mortified and chagrined at what she deemed unfaithfulness and desertion, and imagining the worst, she left the city early in the morning and re turned a corpse Such is the sad story of his early love; nor can the high places of distinction and trust nutke him forget, nor tho wreaths of honor that encircle his brow, bury the memory of the early Jovcu and lost. Bay Book. A bacholor recently left his boarding housej in which were a number of old majds, on account of tho 'miserable jair1 pet before him at the table. A young lady being told by a young lawyer that in the country where he resi ded they held Court four times each year, exclaimed, 'La, me! why you ain't half up to tbo business the young fellows here come a courtivg three times a week.' From the Scientific American. Walls. Dampness in walls may be prevented, and a more uniform temperature secured in the rooms, by enclosiusr a stratum of.nsidcncc just out in the suburbs. air in the wall paco of about three i tnoucn uo lmci planned to do so for some not bear the exertion of making calls a- j bamboo summer furniture, and accept of inches, should be left between the outside i Ybe never had found tho place :mog Lcr neighbors, and Mr Miltimorc, our father's . . . . . which exactly suited the whole family; 1 satisfactorily explained why she did not head clerk, had extended to them, to oc- lialt brick, or stretcher, and the inner i and 0 it i,ad been delayed until the pres-J but the Misses Minnows tried to mis-! cupy River Cottage rent free, together wall: this space may be commenced on the jent lime, when the necessity of doing so 'interpret her meaning, and set the rumor j with the use of that heavy furniture the foundation course; where it is desirable was made more apparent, because his afloat that she was a proud, haughty wo- ' which had indicated such a want of taste to have the basement story dry wheic it ll0usp in tnc citJ was t0 u"dergo sundry J man, who had no pretensions to the su- in the old proprietor! . , ,-, , ' " " , .repairs. periority which she asserted, and never J That adversity teaches us lessions is not it should be commenced at the j Mrs. Minnows was an ambitious wo-idled to conclude, by the information ; which prosperity fail to do, is often ap first floor and extended around the bmid- niau; she had two daughters at a mar-'that Mr. Miltimorc, or Robert, as they parent. The superficial then recedes and mg, nnp. infh nf n.ioli nnrl nf fhoco mnnns fn n ' riht anle and both ones in the me ,c f"! . plane, tor ties to connect the wall across this space. Every three them over it, about two feet their ends half way across the pon which they lay, so as to have them not ' over each other, but equally distributed ( , Then cut wire about three-sixteenths C0IUParc vltn aimost anr ast father s cleric They did not add that he t whereon was inscribed, '-J? or sale, or to getting the ship oit Uie rocKSjfiooK uu- otan inch in diameter for not thicker " iio i'jivi uui - uuu uiuuuuuuu juaptiiu, uuu 3 um; ui ( mi,, uuiii untu uunn, . 'x" ...v i ' . . . ' , ! fore deemed it important that such alter- the most conscientious merchants on 1 unexpectedly, in a suitable time, she that i upon, and seeretud himself on the island, than the joints m the wall are intended j at-lons should be made in their city resi- 'change. (was Laura Minnows, the chief one -to ! and the ship sailed without him. Glass to be) into pieces, nine inches loner, bend dence as would give it a more imposing Minnows.' too. always confirmed what '. burlesnue and ridicule. Robert Miltimorc, ! remained here three years, subsisting in along the space. It the space is not over saie, or to let," was looked upon with! The summer wore away, and the de three inches wide, it may be closed at reference to their home, with a very clinin" health of Mrs. Miltimorc rendered tho toD bv a heading course, whioh hp-1 earnest gaze. Such an one presented it-: her a great invalid. in- fteltered from driving mins. nnrmfrn self wbea " R!ver Cottage," down that grateful some kind sympathizing fr and eaves, will not conduct any water to , to the mnner wall. At tho ends of the building it may extend to the top of the joists, and the wall be dropped off theiolu man servaat tlH rasung over tue i,;i-, c , i,..:n i i . , . . i ia, or may pe continued to tne ratters, j At the door and window jambs the band 'had buried his wife, and the solitude with nought to have furnished their drawing may be kept as usual, by clipping the; which he found himself surrounded, had j rooms for summer, with bamboo furni headcrs; and at the chimney, the space led to acccPfc of-an offer-to establish a-tare; whereas there was only massive may be stopped at the flues, and greater I commission house in Australia; and put- j heavy mahogany chairs and tables, which 11 I tin? his Children at board, he had that' tn tlinir nnrtnm Irnou-lnrlrrn wfrp nnr. thickness of the chimneys will insulate i of the chimneys them. As atmospheric air 13 one of the very worst conductors of heat, it will prevent the wall from being suddenly heated or chilled through by changes in the weath er. In very cold climates it would be better to have strips of sheet iron, three and a half inches wide, laid along over the space at the top of each story, with one edge resting in the joint of the outer wall, or upon the wires, and the other leaning back against the inner wail so as to be highest on the inside, and the partition walls to extend across the space and connect with the outer wall. This, by cutting off the communication, would prevent the air, as it acquired a more el evated temperature by the heat of the room in which the fire is kept, from ris ing, and its place being supplied by the colder air from other parts of the build ing; rnd then by having duplicate sash in tho windows, with a stratum of air be tween them, the insulation would be com plete. To prevent injury to the wall, from the expansion of the enclosed air, small openings should be left- between the ends of the bricks, near the bottom of the spajie about one half au inch wide, or not largo; euongh to admit rats. The pieces of; wire may be dipped in pitch or oil paint to keep them irom rusting, These pieces of wire may appear to be a slender tie to many, but it should be j remembered, that though a single hair is J quite slender, a horse may be pulled out ot the mire by his mane, and any re-1 mingled with which was some flowering quired strength may bo attained by in- j creeper, that contrasted its pink or white creasing the number of wires. But' hue with the glossy green which encir placed as above recommended, the wires jeled it. And the smooth clear river that would bind the wall better than it is of-J ran along below its banks, whence it de ten done by the present mode of binding rived its name as "River Cottage I" Did it with heading bricks, for as the tic is, not Mrs. Minnows and her daughters hidden by the first course that is laid o-j speak of it, "as a love of a place," while ver it, it is liable to be forgotten and ne-Mr. Minnows was consulting about thc glected; and this may be one cause of the price and terms of payment with the frequent falling of walls in our great city; ! gardener! the wires acrjss the space will, at anyj NoWj Mr. Minnows was a man who time, be visible, until the space is closed. ! was not very cspevt iu making a bargain; For the imperfect mode of binding thc he ahvays thought matters over before he outside wall, it would be better to leave decided; and while his family felt they the space nearest to the inside wall, a were aiu0St jn aetual possession of River the thm part would then be less exposed. . Cottage, Mr. Miltimorc had secured the But superseding the old Flemish or Eng- ' m;aes, and was about Ycm0r.n,r thith- lish bonds, with the present modes iui0r. Of course no one was to blame but I handkerchief with her tears, that the common use, the gain in beauty is not' tne procrastinating man, who thought too young ladies were ohagriuod at being thus commensurate with loss in strength, and'onfr Up0n tjG SUDJect; yet the female de- curtailed of their means, was of no ac mechanics generally are too much in- pfrmout who desired the house and, couut to inexorable creditors: the vulgar clined to sacrifice the latter to thc former, nnnlc wrp-ikpd their vengeance unon.vmcu asserted, "as they had danced, Those, however, who acquire a character for doing tho most substantial durable work, should have the preference; they at lcuai, uac icaamu wumu arises By having bricks of moulded, and every fifth laid with them, the bond might be preserved, without at all dimin ishing the strength of the wall; but so far as my observation has extended this has not been done. S& It is stated that the present area of New Orleans comprises nearly forty square miles, which is nearly double tlie:frpm a fresh water stream, affected - her area of New York and even greater tuaii that of Loudon. The Washintoir National MonuriiGht" is now 140 feet hirh. From Thc Flag of our Union. "FOR SALE, OR TO LET." by MRS. e. wellmoxt. I Mr. Minnows had taken his family to J ride with a view of selecting a summer !,.inMn r r. n .1 r. ,r.l, . Irl uasiiiiuiu aiiu, auu uui; euu, w uu w uum , air. and be in keepiuff with her husband's i ! means v'-10 natl grown wealthy at a rapid jrate. After much consultation with mas-1 . builders, both 3Ir. and Mrs. Minnows ? h( su.ro thaJ au cl"ltr res iuiivi; iiii till" it uuutu duauitu lu v i whcreon wa writtcn . Tbis laco tree or j 0U1. dmirin friends- i . And why should they not alight and! 'survey the premises? There was one j garden bed, and lrom him the mystery why such a place should be in the market, wag easily solvcd. It3 prcsent pvoprietor ! n, ru.,n .nLi have spoacn about to be erected uIt is indeed a lovely spot," remarked the gardener: ''and will not long want for a purchaser. I have had half-a-dozcn applications this blessed da" Mrs. Minnows winked at her busband, and he inquired : " Do any seem disposed i to take it, who have examined it - " Only one sir, seemed settled in the belief it was just what he wishedbr," re plied the gardner. "lie had a feeble- looking lady with him, and she said she felt 'as if she should live a great while longer, if she could brcatho these balmy airs, sir. "Do you know his name V "lie left me his card, eir ; here it is.M The young ladies read, " Robert Mild more JTo. 10, Square." Mr. Minnows laughed outright at the announcement " Miltimorc, that used to be my head clerk, wife," he aded. "That ever he should think of purchasing such a place as this?" "But, father, he could not have saved it out of the salary you paid him V "Why, no," remarked Georgiana, "'for you remember that old mother he sup ported, and the crippled boy of a brother he had. He took care of them both till they died." And now our part' turned their attcn tion to surveying the beautiful grounds, laid out with such artistic taste the lawn so smooth and verdant the little sum- mer-house on the hill that had an obser vatory upon its top; yonder miniature pond au aviary for birds, and a kennel for hounds, while tho whole appearance was made perfectly suburban by the clinging vines which overran their sides, the inn0cent purchaser. By a Btranae! coincidence, however, the familes were i brought to be neighbors, a situation being . vacated which csactly suited Mr. iUin - nows, as he could hire the premises for Vr r:n: .... .P n.. i'iia. iu.uiuiiuio U3 urn: ui iuuihcoi and most amiab e of women but she, was destined to become a victim to that fell destrover, consumption Whnfhnr " tieinci , flat surface imou , . o , medical men assert as nroeeedin' i,pnni, flnf mnd bar mor health and made her more eufepb1od,-we cannot say but her cough gfuw'inore severe, the hectic flush came earlier upon 1 1 i 1,-1 -t" ii.i . her cheek, her skin looked more strans- tjarcnl. and her eves assumed a Hn-c" courses lay 'concluded that a irranite front vrould ' nc lio rlifl w.i? n mv.atrv tlmv nmild nnt. centod of invitations to bo nresent at a i drif apart, with highly improve the exterior, and being 'solve," would not have helped him in i wedding-party; and soon after Mr. Min- e hrip- n.'iorccd to remove at no distant day, we , that particular. At any rate, tne Mm- ! nows, senior, became head clerk m the i o i irr'icsv. rnmnnfift I jnr. was first vmirnrl nvl.,.nnl()nrnri t- !mi- V.f flm noi.fliKn lone year: thus giving him an opportunity, tenuciMnercics extenueu io tuein wuere-i ' : double width iu, decide upon the feasibility of making1 as, one who has lived on luxuries and ' f ' )00 he bole population) fled trom of sixth course'an annual ummeP residence in the oounbeen accounted as aristocratic in his gen- J- . n l0i P0,03 dletl th of all sfrnfnlms'..... L.i .lm-nnim, iini htir mh. Wf m brooklyn. but New 1 one escaped. hue, which gave evidence of a rapid waste , in the physical 'energies. Yet there was ! the resolute snirit which surmounted all outwavd decay, and led her often to direct the horticultural management of some j choice flower-beds which, she regarded ' Al-iVrith peculiar fondness. But she could i IV . "I 1-- ? 1 1 Tamilian v soOKC oi mm: was ouco ouiv i wavs conurmeu what . his wifrt nnd iln.iifrlit.nM nssnrt.firl rnsnoRt.-! 1 ing his clerk; and had he sought for credit ; ia the neighborhood, their continual 1 ilu'ntino- tlmt. "how m no.ild nflTorrl to liv ! 'nows did not feel complimented by any 'particular acquaintance with the Milti- mores. She often felt how icud W, LnrU, nlnf h,,nn,, thn nf. fit found a show of social feeling in which she greatly rejoiced. The 31mnows always made it in tho way of conversation with their neighbors, to allude to the want of taste which "was conspicuous at the Miltimores-"they had ,i . : i.... I supposed it was a great strain to pur- chase lliver Cottage, it was rather the re sult of necessary economy, than sheer ig norance of being like other people." In the course of the season, things nil n tut p. d fhnir nlinrn.nf.nr. Mrs Milti- more died, and asain tne old board which first secured a purchaser was put up, "For sale, or to let," inscribed upon it. Mr. Miltimorc had ever demeaned himself as a gentleman, and was univer sally acknowledged as such by all who knew him. To his wifo he was most de votedly attached, and the Minnows tho't it strange it should be so, as she had no patrimony, and carried nothing but her self with which to furnish the establish ment she entered. Perhaps they were not strictly to blame for their inference?, since they had been taught by their mother that thc true estimation in which to hold a man, lay in the amount of his wealth; and the greatest charm in a life companion for such, consisted in the tapestry, brocade and ornamental work of which sho was possessed ! The very idea that Mr. Minnows would have ever become a bankrupt, would have sent his sensitive wife into an hysteric fit, when she was deciding upon eligible young men with whom she could marry her daughters. It was moreover a motto with her, "that tho rich should help shop keepers;" and was she not a consistent lady when she selected at SteAvart's, a shawl of a thousand dollars value, and a scarf for each of her daughters, at one hundred apiece, besides brocades and embroideries to match? Yet she would have disdained the idea of being thought an extravagant tcoman! Thc truth was, she regarded her wealth as always at full tide, having no ebb. It would be well, if somo ladies were advised by their husbands of the real state of their pecuniary resources. They would know how to better adapt them selves to the evolutions of the ever vary ing wheel of fortune. Most unexpectedly, just as the Min nows were preparing for a winter's cam nnimrn in Washington, where thev could enjoy a "fashionable run" with those noil.' 'Why so?' was the enquiry. 'Be they had flirted away thc summer months cause.' answerad thc little fiHlow, iyou at watering-places, the astounding fact was announced, that Minnows bad be come bankrupt ! That Mrs. Minnows bedewed many a richly embroidered they must now pay the fiddler." - And now comes the trying ordeal. man rarely becomes insolvent who has a prudent, well-ordered household; anclif L nhnnnnhn rlnns flins fnll. tl.nsn nrn ipr by chance he does thus fall, these aro ho may: for delay adds but new donuu- . i 1 1 r 1 f 1 Fll,uulil ilu" LU , , lu 1J'11" Ul uumiuumuj, u mum au , to narrate in a highly fiuished sketch, the 1 i ; i i i- . extravagances in wuicu bucn pcopic navo induIgeU uot failing to comporo it with thc inore creditable, consistent course, ihciJ havc maintained. i But how strangely events aro ordered in this life! Mr. Minnows had-no sooner failed-iu business, than Mr. Miltimorc i ii . .1 y i kindly stepped in as thc friend in need, nD'l mauiTiH" inching lav in his nower with which he could befriend them 1 "Were ever people more silenced, chagrined and mortilied, than those who were on the verge of accepting an oiler from one whom they had so misreprc- scnted 7 Saved, too, as they were, just when they were forced to give up their ll.. 1 1 ' I V I. -1.1 1 1 Liiu rum uuiv ioniums, xnu uiu uuuru uuriesnuc valkcd into church haiiLMii'' unon his arm. and -when she came out,-shewas-addrcs- sed as Mrs. Miltimorc I whereupon the whole neichborliood marvelled', and ac-' verifying the old caution, "let him that thinketh he standeth, take heed lest he tall. ' Eev. Mr. -, a gentleman of fervent piety and commendable modesty, made an afternoon call in a family which con tained a bright and beautiful girl of five summers, and another of some nine or ten weeks. The stately divine was ushered into the parlor, where he found thr&s la- ' dies and tho children. In such company j 1 " 11 11,,I1 f ft lift lftC75 4ll.,,1 ft l I (' r -. nity to the extent of saying a few words to the eldest daughter. So he went on thus: ' Well Ell li'tle en. u,ter. x uiuuv x bnau mite ner nome I think I shall take her home with me; I suppose you will interpose no objection V No answer but a surly look met this proposition. Ton don't want your little sister; you don t love ber; so 1 think i shall take her; I may, mayn't I, Ellen?' 'Yes,' said Ellen, with a scornful and mnrpff n In ;5 inn!: 'rmi mnv fnl-o lin- !mf may take her, but , i juu uuu u immv juu uuu huh. ncr, no ,1 -U I,:7- r T you 7J There is an editor in North Carolina with seven bullets in his body received in duels and street encounters e find the following anvertise- ment in the Williamsburg Times, and as firm or liobert Mil ti more oc Co.. thus i we have in our town several incorrigible Is uspd, and every attention paid to en bid baches, we insert the lady's card for i "chiug the land, it is even now capable , i . i i r . i of furnishing support to about 500 per- her and their mutuaLbenefit. i ,i - i 1 1 t i t T j sons; and there is no doubt but that m HUSBAND WANTED. By a lady the course of a few years large tracts of who has been twice married, is iu her ' other land on the side of the mountain 19th year, of fair personal appearance, will be brought into a productive state, and thc owner of 12,000 in cash. A f The island is an extinct volcano, rising man who can show that he 'is possessed ' almost 1,100 feet above the level of tho c i , , , . sea. 1 he edges of the crater of this vol- or a good character, and neither chews to- ' , n i b ' v.ioiaj Ciimc mountain are eternally covered bacco nor drink rum, has a manly appear-; v;th snow. Within the crater is a mair ance and disposition, not inclined to find , uificent lake of pure fresh water, about fault, and of good business habits will a- j one-third of a mile in diameter. This lone be acceptable. Address S. 35. D. at ' lukc1is fe? b thc .mclted suo and ,ic A i overflows in several torrents and cascade this oflice. down thc sides of the mountain, supply- :u communications strictly counacn- tial. ' Good. Via overheard a queer thine from a little fellow about six years of age , ceileut flavor, and totally unlike auytoth a short time a. Tho smhinct woddin ! er sPecies fouml in the surrounding ocean j .. 0 , cake5 had been introduced in the course of conversation in which tho father was taking a part. 'Father,' said the little fellow, after having apparently reflecting ! intently on something, 4I shaut send you j " V i any of my wedding-cake when 1 get mar - d'uhCt send me any of yours.'' Exchange Faper. Epidemics The New York Fxprcss 'm an article on epidemis, says : "Yellow fever visited thc city of New. York, in the year3 1T41-42, 1701-93-98-09, 1S00-3-5-19-22. The deaths i were us follows 732 in 1795; 2,080 in : 7 T - n "j llT- ,n ?S0 m ifiOoj-SJ ,n 1810;.i ; G70 in iaoy; 36G in 1822. . . waa. neany uestroyeu Dy it Tk .M 1 1 1 ,1 1 . ii . in 17U.1 1793, and again in 179S. 4,081 per ns died in 1793, and 17,000 (nopal a- erillC! , 1 0,1 ,'J om tae city, m l Utf, tho morta hfcv was orn.nf anil .".0 (inn x z n 1 1 niiii u l i ii . - -. -nnnnJ.'.- 'V,.""u , oeiai uousand died and the greatest number of deaths in one day was 117. Baltimore suffered from this disease in 1793, 1319 and 1821." There is an ox?liyKph'wi1ingtpwn, Ches- ' tor 'county, Pa., weighs; thousand vnunds In 1805. 37.000 of tho inhabitants font A SiJisiiJ;n- CoSosiy. Capt. Gibson, who has become con spicuous by his imprisonment by the Dutch autliDrities of Java, has given the following account of an Island he visited in the Southern Ocean, named TtUtan dc AcuvJm . This island is situated about midway between the Cape of Good Hope and Capo Horn. In the year 181 i the Brit ish frigate Pandora struck on a ledge of rocks near this island, on her return home from Bcnnal, laden with troops. One of their number, Sergeant Glass, while the troops were being landed, preparatory to the meantime on tae fle&h or froats, which j here abound, and also on shell-li?h, and roots. By the expiration of f&iSYime ho had succeeded in constructing a boat from timber and other materials, and pro- eeded with a cargo of goat skins to the ape of Good Hope, some 1,G00 miles distant. The time which he selected for,. : his departure in this frail craft was dur ing the prevalence of the westerly winus. lie accomplished his perilous voyage m A. W safety. After a .-hort residence at Cape Town he married the widow of a soldier who had died at the Cape; and with his wife and a negro man returned to his solitary ilonrl ' ifiin fnlrinrr tvifl lim viriniu implements, seeds, arms, and ammunition, together with other necessaries, which were liberally furnished him by the merchants of Cape Town. Here the rrnnrl nnmln in win r I Mir fin imnnfPTOn r r O X . their marriage was seven daughters, who, iUtlUiLSU illlU ill UIU Jl . JL 11 U result of in tae course or time, were inarrie d to men from American whalers who oc . These ' casonay touched at the island . son-in-laws of the old man, in co ompiiance kh , th fc i had mad t, fc no son-in-law of his should leave the island," J settled down, and proved as prolific as did thc original couple, so that the popu- lation now amounts io eiguty-iour cuu- dren, grand-children and great-grand - children. The old Patriarch. Glass, is now 22 years of age, and as hale and j strong as a youth of twenty; indeed, he saJs he meas t0 livc 80 .vears lonSer now 35 years of age, and as so far ' L " ivn?lf? Tr.irrnrif. flifi inrNmfnf he will J C .3 keep his word. A remarkable fact should here bo mentioned, that since the island has first been settled by Glass, death has never visited one or its inhabitants. The amount of land at present availa ble for cultivation on the island is a mere , strip of about 250 acres, which is entire- Jy devoted to the cultivation of potatoes ! and other esculents. But, as the spade n,g the inhabitants of the island and ships that sometimes touch there with excellent water. The lake sometimes abounds with a very peculiar kind of fish, of ex- so that their origin is au interesting sub ject for the investigation of the ichthyolo gist. .?at Capt. Gibson staid at this island for three day, and only left il and its inter esting inhabitants sooner than lie wished j O ------ ! from compulsion, a3 a dangerous storm was brewing, and the coast afforded no safe anchorage. The grand-daughters of old Glass are described as remavknblo for their health and beauty, and it would not be strange if many more adventurous Yankees should be inclined to settle thero and marry into this patriarchal fraterni ty. The women arc equally export with the men in the use of the rifle, fishing rod, and oar. and find no difficulty in ob taining husbands, for whonithay make excel litMit wives. With the men of the original stock, however, thc case is dif ferent, as women aro not in the habit of going "a whaling;" therefore no women come to the island. Wo aro informed that there are now about nineteen young men who would feel under great obliga tions to some charitable ?Jrs. b'arulmiu. One of tho young men took hi father's boat and with two of his couhius proceed ed to the coast of Africa, and made bold to introduce himself to an ifc to resting young Call re woman, who not being al -fected with any of the pttctilios of uivi lized life, readily accompanied hint home. By her he has throo interesting children, and she makos him au excellent v,tfc. Site 13 dagoribed as of a bright brctwn ttoniplexifiirithin-lippod, with'imrstrtight hose, most interesting cast of ontfcunanoo and a slender, agtle figure. Sire- haa readily acquired tho Knglfb lfcngna, and fpeaks it with vcmark.ible fluency. V i 1 4