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VOL- 14.
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AT THE OFFICE OF
Annabel Lee.
by nncvn a. poe.
Tt was many and many a year ago,
In a kingdom by the sea,
That a maiden there lived whom you may
know,
Uy the name of Annabel Lee;
And this maiden lived with no other thought
Than to love and be loved by rne.
I was a child and she was a child,
In this kingdom by the sea;
3ut we loved with a love that was more than
love,
I and my Annabel Lee:
With a love that the winged seraphs above
Coveted her and me.
And this was the reason, that long ago.
In the kingdom by the sea,
A wind blew out of a cloud, chilling
iiy beautiful Annabel Lee;
So that her high-born kinsmen came
And bore her away from me,
To shut her up in a sepulchre,
In this kingdom by the sea.
The angels, not half so happy in heaven,
Went envying her and me
Yes! that was the reason, as all men know
In this kingdom by the sea,
That the wind came out of the cloud by night.
Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee,
But our love it was stronger by far than the
love
Of those who were older than wc
Of many far wiser than we;
And neither the angels in heaven above,
Nor the demons under the sea,
Can ever dissever my soul from the soul
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee.
For the moon never beams without bringing
me dreams
Ol the beautiful Annabel Lee;
And the stars never rise, but I feel the bright
eyes
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee.
And so all the night-tide I lie down by the
side
Of my darling, my darling my life and my
bride,
Jn the sepulchre there by the sea,
In her tomb by the sounding sea.
Wishing.
1 wish that modest worth might be
Appraised with truth and candor,
I wish that innocence were free
From treachery and slander;
I wish that men their vows would mind,
That women ne'er were rovers;
I wish that wives were always kind,
And husbands always lovers!
I wish that friends were always true,
And motive always pure;
I wish the good were not so few,
I wish the sad were fewer;
I wish that parsons ne'er forgot
To heed their pious teaching;
I wish that practising was not
So different from preaching.
'Hillo! little boy, where am I?' said a
'Fuperanunuated gent, who was standing
at the the junction of three roads in the
country.
'Why ycr on ycr feet, aint yer V
'Pshaw! I mean where does thc road
go to ?'
'Them roads uosc'nt go anyvcrcs,
they've been laying still ever since I
knowed 'em?'
'You young ragsmufSn! I mean which
of these roads will lead me to Marbur!'
'Wellj.it dont matter which, they all
lead to Marbur, but they havenot travel
ed none'
lDo you believe what the Bible says a
bout the prodigal son and fatted calf?'
'Certainly I do.'
'Well, can you tell me whether the calf
ihat was killed was a male or female calf?
'It was a female calf.'
'How do 3'ouknow that?'
'Because (looking the chap in the face)
I sec the male is alive now.'
Total Loss. A Yankee has invented a ,
machine extracting lies from quack ad- '
i
xvcrtiscments. Some of them are never
soon after entering the machine as only
7-w W
the truth comes out.
A fellow who chopped off his hand the
pother day while cutting -wood, sent to an
apothecary 'for a remedy for 'chopped
hands.'
.m IF1TT,'HT,lyvyjrT
The PpUosophy of Boarding.
What do you charge for board, asked
a tall Green Mountain boy, as he walked
up to the bar of a second rate hotel in
New York. 'What do you ask a week
for board and lodging ?'
'Five dollars.'
'Five dollars ! that's too much; but I ,
suppose you'll allow for the times I am
absent from dinner and supper?'
'Certainly, 37a cents each.
Ilere the conversation ended, and the
Yankee took up his quarters for two
weeks. During this time he lodged and
, i i i . n i l l t i j-j . mi
breakfasted at the hotel, but did not either
'
take dinner or supper, saying his busi-
ness detained him in another portion of
the town. At the expiration of the two
weeks, he walked up to the bar, and
said
' S'pose we settle that account I'm
goin' to leave in a few minutes.
The landlord handed him his bill :
'Two weeks board at five dollars ten
dollars.'
'Here, stranger,' said the Yankee, 'this
is wrong you ve made a mistake; you
have not deducted the times I was absent
from dinner and supper 14 days; two
Irom dinner and supper 14 days; two
meal per day. at 374 cents each 10 50 !
cents. If you've not got the fifty cents
that's duo to me; I'll take a drink, and
thc balance in secars.'
Eclipses for the Year.
In thc year 185-1, there will be two e
clipses of the sun, and two of the moon.
1. The moon will be partially eclipsed,
on the 13th of May, begining at 10b. 8.
4m. A. M., consequently invisible to us.
2. There will be an annular eclipse of
the sun on the 25th of May, visible as
follows :
Beginning at lh. lm.: greatest obscura
tion, 4h. 11m.; ends Gh. 55m. P. M.
Eclipse begins 147 degrees 52 minutes
from vertex to the right.
Digits, eclipsed 10. on the Northern
Limb.
The Line of Central and annular E-
clipse passes through a portion of the ;
northern part of the United States, and ,
southern part of British America.
This will be the largest eclipse visible
in thc LTnited S'tates until the year 9100
when the sun will be totally eclipsed, the
.centre passing near Washington.
3d. A partial eclipse of the moon will
occur on the 4th of November, at 4h. lm.
P. M., invisible. The moon will rise with
a light shade on its northern Limb.
The sun will be totally eclipsed on the ,
th of November, thc middle occurring !
6h. 30m. A. M. invisible. Thc c-
clipse will be central and total in thc
Southern part of Africa, Southern Amer
ica, and the Southern Ocean.
Hard to
Piease.
A lady went into a grocery lately, and
asked
for some self-raising flour.
The
clerk for the moment was a green Irish
man, who, opening a barrel showed her
some of the ordinary superfine.
'This is what I want,' said the lady
with some pique; 'I want the self-raising
flour.'
'Oh,' said Pat, with promptness, 'a div-
il a bit will ye find fault with its not ris-
ing; the whole barrel went up from nine
. , i ii , .c , , , ..
to eleven dollars, and if that don t suit,
'
you are hard to plaze, intirely.' The
lady disappeared in a huff.
Domestic Scene.
Chambermaid. I heard you wanted
to hire help, ma'am.
Lady I do; have you any recommen
dation? Maid. Yes'm; the gentleman with
whom I last lived was a great deal better
housekeeper than his wife, and that I act
ed the "lady' nearly as well and
Lady. But why did you leave?
Maid. Because, you see, his wife, my
mistress, got a little jealous, only because
she seen her husband squeeze my hand
and rac; that was the "only reason I left
my place.
Lady. Miss, I have altered my mind,
I will do my own chamber work. (Little
excited). I'll lay no temptation in the
way of my husband.
A Philadelphia Judge and punster,
bavin"- observed to another Judge on the
bench, that one of the witnesses had a veg-
ciable head. 'How so?' was the inquiry
'He has carroty hair, reddish cheeks, tar-
. mV nose
sage look.
Stern says that one of the tricks of wo
men is to pretend that they have acciden
tally got something in their aye, and m
. duce auian to look into it; and he says
the man is surcpane if he looks for that
something.
STROUDSBURG, MONROE
The Prairie Fight.
It was that most delightful season of
the year the 'Indian summer,' when seat
ed by some traveliug companions on the
deck of the steamer Otto, bound for the
Upper Mississippi, we perceived three In
dians in earnest parley with tho captain
of the boat. They were fine specimens
of their nation; tall and straight, with
proportions of exact svmmetrv. Their
. keen black eyes glittering with excite
j ment, and with their rifles in their hands
i and each one foot advanced, they ap-
pearcd as if to spring overboard into the
deeP and turtird waters of the river.
1 , Wifch. (urio,us gestures they pointed to
the prairie, that lay stretched out before
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the view until it seemed to meet the
, glowing sky. Covered with rich grass
and wild flowers lonely and wild it
looked like a vast extent of silence and
solitude. But as wc cazed through the
skimmcring mist; that like a transparent
veil over the face of beauty, enveloped
its green luxuriance, we observed far in
the distance a party of Indian?, moving
in single file at a rapid rate.
They were Sioux whose tribe at that
time were in deadly feud with the Chip
peways. The Indians on board the Otto
were chief's of that nation returning to
; thcir homes. As soon as the Chippeways
j saw the Sioux, they knew from their
mode oi traveling mat tuey naa Deen on
moue ui uruvunug tuuo tuujr uau uu uu
a war expendition to some of their vil-
lages; hence their impassioned gestures
and pleadings to the Captain to be set on ', breathe amongst some bushes; but they king glad by our vocabular spains, and and returued in the winter. The next
shore. They said they would take their had tracked his course, and he found for the love we feel, yea, verily, enjoy ! j winter we took a Delegation of Omaha
scalps from their foes, and rejoin the boat himscif surrounded by a burning circle of for these fair, rosy-cheeked, blooming, Indians to Washington City who wished
some distance ahead. j fire. But his courage and perseverance bucky, buxumjlases! I repeat, it is ne- to make arrangements for future subsist-
After urging their request for some did not forsake him even amidst such cessary, we are bound! to practice as ence staid there through the winter and
time the captain of the Otto complied deadly peril. With a bound he cleared a-hem! hnowin pieces so as to contain ; returned them home in the spring. ' Had
with it and they were landed, and soon the flaming brushwood, and though thrice, all this afore-mentioncd constitutional ' accumulated a handsome property sup
in quick pursuit of their enemies. At the wounded by chance shots, he had eluded 'knowledge of larnin' to sing the science 'n0sed to be worth $20,000, which was al-
solicitations ot many oi the passengers,
backed by the potent influence of sundry
odd dollars, which found its way into the
odd dollars, which lound its way into the tueu severe uaiusmp auuwwguu, u'm to sing the science ot music ana ror, various circumstances loiioweu ana car
rough hands of the captain, he consented olute spirit, sustained his exertions until the above aforc-mcntioned'' object we will ried on many and various kinds of busi-
to the boat's slackening her speed, that
we might view the result.
Tho Chippeways crept stealthily but
swiftly along tho shore, concealing them
selves in the brushwood that lined the
banks of the river, until they came near
enongh to the Sioux, and then, with a
spring like thc panther's, and a whoop
that filled the air with its murderous echo,
in an instant each rifle brought down a
foe
Three of the Sioux fell dead upon
the prairie. In return, the Sioux though
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taken by surprise, and ttirown on, tue
: guard, turned in pursuit oi inu uuippe
ways, who fled for their lives, determined
to avenge the death of their fallen corn-
panions.
j The intense excitement on board the
I steamer was beyond description. Ladies
J were borne half fainting with terror to
the cabin ; mothers were screaming for
their children; cnnurcn crying auu uuiaus
scolding all dreading instant massacre
from their near proximity to the Indians.
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Men gathered in groups on the deck;
some betting high on the result of the
fiSbt5 sorae blaming the captain for 'per-
nutting murder;' others watching with
breathless eagerness the flying foes, ex
pressing earnest desire for their victory
or defeat.
It was a perfect Babel of languages;
the steerage passengers crowded the lower
deck men, women and children all talk
1 ing at once in their different dialects, all
, intent upon seeing the novel fight.
j The three Chippeways ran swiftly 1
i their feet scarce seemed to touch the :
sward, so rapid was their motion. But '
see!
One stops something impedes his
stens: 'tis for a second's space he throws
away his moccassins and as he does so,
casts a quick glance behind him, is in the
act of leveling his rifle a flash and a re
port. The excited spectators on board the
1 U"o give a simultaneous sur ck, aim luc
, words 'lie is shot! he is shot!' are heard
. , t, . . i,,i0
1 on every side. But no he bounds ior-
; d v:th jnCreascd velocity. A moment
more, and he staggers, reels, and falls
prostrate, shot through the heart.
Then commenced a scene in Indian
: warfare so fiendish and blood-thirsty that
my pen can scarcely record it. While
the body was still heaving with the last
struggle of life, with a scream wild and
unearthly, the Sioux bent over it with his
glittering knife. I involuntary closed
my eyes, and when I looked again, I saw
tho gory scalp of the Chippeway dripping
with' thc still warm blood, fastened to thc
girdle of the Sioux. liaising a war
whoop, that echoed from shore to shore,
like the yell of some demon, he hurried
on after the others.
The two remaining Chippeways were
fast distancing their pursuers; and wo
could see them for miles along the prairie,
running in a line from the shore, the Si
oux still in hot pursuit, like wolves after
their prey. The captain commanded that
added steam should be put to the boat :
there was a bluff where the river made a
bend, a short distance ahead, and he tho't
he might yet save the fugitives by getting
them on board the Otto.
And steam was put on. The raging
and cracking of the fire, as it roared a
midst its frail barriers, the surging and
mad speed of the boat, as she churned the
waters into foam, the groans and dissonant
noises of the vast machinery, surrounding
like the cries of a soul in agony all were
unheard or forgotten in ourbreathless in
tensity of vision. The chase was for hu
man life for human life that a few mo
ments before had lived and breathed a
mongst us.
COUNTY, PA. MARCH
In short space wo camo to the bend of
cno river; ticro tue snore was tniciuy coh
ered with scrub pine and wild creeper?
i ... . f i
nmi rmr nnw inr.nrponr.on n Q wn rnmir
panion came leaping trom the high uluti
that overhung the river,
I he poor tellow
Jiad outran his implacable foes, and sec-
ing the boat, had made .an attempt to
r , . . . . - n. iowa, gives an interesting SKetcn or ins
ed the point however, we could see far t a singing exercise, worthy of Chronicling advenl in ,ast
across the prairie; and in the distance ( as follows : 'from which we extract the following.
could trace one Ghtppeway, hke a deeri a few nights ago, I attended a singing We are glad to see that the editor who
flying from the huntsman, still pursued school, a few miles from this place. It was recently burned out at the great fire
by the maddened Sioux. A crash was was a fac simile, in its way, of a western Jn that little city has uotsuiTcred his loss
heard among the branches: and his com- debating society. I took a back scat in cs to dampen his ardor. Ed. American.
reach it as his only chance of life. But viCC3 ua(l fairly commenced; and by way '0f a mother and younger members of the
instead of falling into the water he came 0f 'livenin, the exercises,' he interrupted family, wc coucluded to look about for
heavily upon the ground and broke his the asCcution' with numerous bursts of lighter employment. Wc resided in 0
lcg. Before his enemies found his trail, ' oratory, the product of his own master, hfo, found the country decidedly too
he was safely landed on board tho steam- application 1' It was the second time tbc small, started with an ox team towards
er. A physician being on board, his Riass nnfi mnf and he was nuttintr them cmrl hut. did not reach that point.
litnb was set and he finally reached his
village.
It was afterwards discovered that, ac-
cording to the assertion made by themcn,bers of my class! In larnin' to sing'riJus depress of sickness, poverty and a
Uuippeways, tneir village iiau oeen at
tacked by this Sioux p
tioned upon the bluffi
their dwellings seeing their approach,had
given instant alarm, so that by the time
the Sioux had reached the village, it was sjc 0f their melody in the sacred sprains that the "Yankee Schoolmaster" was con
deserted and bare. They set fire to it, and that shall emancipate from the consecra- sidered "some pumpkins." Our educa
were returning when seen by the three ; ted frestocd(I) walls of this school house tion however being limited we had to
Indians on board the steamer. institution. Yes, feller citizens, to con-!Pcratch hard to keep ahead of the chol-
The Chippeway that fled across the tain all this vast amount of constitutional' ars.
ii ii i'- : , ... . . ii . . .
( prairie was boreiy ue&et uy uis uuuwiua,
j for days and nights he had neither rest
nor sleep. Once only, he stopped to
tneir aireiui vengeance, uuu wmie ms
body was weakened and emaciated by
such severe hardships and tatigue, his res-
iutruub Was uiauuuuuiU) uuu aiou it-
turned to his people in safety.
This sketch is no vision of fancy; there
are persons still living, who witnessed
'The Prairie Fight.'
Rapid Growth of the West.
The Chicago Tribune, speaking of thc
rapid development of those elements of
prosperity possessed by the 'Great West'
savs :
w
'The West is still in its infancy. It
has not vet passed out of its teens. Nine-
tccn years ago, there were less than five
: thonsand white inhabitants in all the vast'the ice -l3 bruck! You can now turn tolBule, and expect in a few years to be as
region of beautiful country lying between
jjaL-e Micnigan and the racmc ucean;-
go w the number is between one ana two
millions !
'Twelve years afro Chicacro contained
. . I
: a population of 5,000. Now it has over
qq qOO j
Twelve years af?o. cirrht to twelve days'
passage between Chicago and New York
was considered quick time in the most
favorable season. Now two days is the
avera(Te; and it is to be soon reduced to
average;
but three hours more than one day !
'Six years ago, Chicago had not a sin
gle foot of railroad compeleted, and only
as 48 '
q. .j
one in contemplation. iNow it h
miles completed in thc limits of the State
alone, and over two thousand in process
of construction!
'Fifteen years ago, thc people of
Chicago brought a large part of their
bread stuffs and provisions from the States
of thc New York, Pennsylvania, and 0
hio. Now there is exported from this
Jn and 120 000 barrels of beef and
mt.tr (ifini voiir nun mi inna or utisneis
..1 . .11" ! 1 1 1
.v, j --- - - - -
pork!
As incredible as thc above may seem,
it is nevertheless true. The rapidity with
which Chicago has attained to her present
high position among thc cities of the West,
and, in fact, with which the whole West-
ern country is being brought under a,
state of civilzation and refinement, is al -
together unparalleled in the history of
nations.
The Daughter.
The early education of tho daughter
ought to be more thorough, deeper, clear
er, sounder, more extensive and better
than the education of the son: bccaiiso
stances, by the world all around him by
rivals in business by his own shame and
emulation, to educate himself. Indeed,
he is always learning someunng, eiiur
i t 1.1 i 1. f..i c l.:
by good or bad lueir, useiui ior mm to,
who must learu in early life or never
. r
learn. Be a woman over so wealthy
this country, she should know how to
cook her food, to wash and iron her clothes'
and those of her family, to nurse her
children, and to teach her daughters to
liters to
Its they
ic..o,i
1'
do the same. If she has servan
may be ignorant, lazy and worthies
there may be times when no servants can
be procured. She may be too poor to
hire servants. So that every houekecp-
er should know all
keeping.
these arts of house-
'Cut my straps and let me go to glory!'
as Sam Slick exclaimed when he took
his first kiss.
thc daughter, early in life, becomes a wife ' 0) to be CM than alive. But at last they partake at the communion table with
and mother; retires from the world to her j stepped up, and whispered in his car, ; us, and one of them, a very pious man is
own peculiar empire her home. The j jjagcr ueer.' And lo ! he that was dead actually at this time an Efdcr m the Trea
son, if not thoroughly educated for his arosc jn double quick time, and went into bytcrian Church. Now sir, tell me, have
calling at first, is compelled by circum- prerman tavern, and drunk larrer beer UT of your free uegroes of the Is orth ev-
16, 1854.
Sillffiiia' School ill Sllc'tCnlom.
v' An Illinois gentleman furnishes his The editor of the "Bugle" a spirited lit
?' friends in Union county with a sketch of tic paper, published at Councils BluffV,
. j
ti10 synagogue, (front scats reserved for;
ladles and singers.) As a mark by which
to be distinguished from common folks,
the teacher kent his hat on until the ser-
through on the 'ruddymens,' with varia-
tions in the following styles :
j teller citizens of the community-, and
jn thc melodious unison of the many bar-
' ra0nious voices which will blend the mu -
larnin,' it is necessary, yea, we are bound;
'by the respect we have for the people of
the community, whoso hearts we are ma-
0r music and tor the above alore-men-!
1 tioned constitutional knowledge of learn-
jn' to sinjr the science of music and for
ciu5 uuu iiuuiju iiuui iuuii un niiuiu
lame which commences in the following
lanmtaire
'Oh that will he joyful.'
Now, feller citizens, I want you, I desire
you to sing this soul expiring song with
truepheelinlcs ot devotion and pjty, which
when once done, you will hare learned
thee inexcusable science of larnin' to sing
ti1G science of music
Take the note all
together do, sol, do
-sing
Ch tlii I'll ho r!invfnl nlmufiil plmufiil '
To meet to part no more.
On Cai-nan's happy shore!'
frond! iTMnns his hands. Nrnv. in flip
iflnlla, nf the eonsnirod book-keener J
; the hime recorded on page, named Boyl
ton Boylston.l Sing with the under
rift e0i fin"
This is a verbatim of his harangue, as
near as I can recollect it. He made the
class sing several camp-mccting hyni3 to
perfect their pronunciation.
Raising (he Dead,
And as I went through New York, I
came even unto the Brodway. And there
on the pavement lay an Englishman, and
many people stood around grievously la
menting, for he was dead. But I stepped
UP an whispered in the ear of the corps,
'Beefsteak,' and lo! he that was dead a-
rose, and went into Taylor s, and ate his
breakfast as he had done before.
And I went yet further, and I came
even unto the street which h called Bow
ery, and lo! a Yankee lay dead before me
and many people stood around weeping
and wailinir. But I went unto him and
' whispered in his car 'Cotton!' And he
oi,.i . .i... i j i r i.:
' w
mat was ueau arose, auu wunt mio ms
counting-house, and drove a brisk busi
ness as before.
And I came unto the street which is cal
led Chatham, and saw a Frenchman ly-
jinr 0n the side-walk, and many people
stood around, bitterly lamenting that he
wag dead. But I calmly went to him
anj whispered in hia car. 'Allons cufans
(e la patrie.' And the Frenchman arose
and whistled tho Marsillaisc, and looked
around at the ladies, and went on his way
rcjoiciug.
And I went yet further, and came into
tho street which is called William, and
there lav a dead German. But by him
srno.r1 nnhndv. And T thought and re -
fleeted for a long time, whether on thc
whole it were notbctter for him, as a Ger-
ag i,0 iiat tiouc before.
vou attend church to-day ?" said
a planter to his slave.
i
gartain, massa," was the reply; "an',
" the science of music it is parmanently nc- "power" of a"ue shakes, wood sawing,
arty. A boy sta- cessary to larn to discover thc music of Soap making, pedling, ct cetera, we ob
3 that surrounded sounds: and. secondly, to become perfect fninnd n Mttiation with CO little suckcr3
lier what two mighty big stories dat preacher
2ver!(i;,i tpn fa 3 fa 1
. in '.W ff- ,i ,
J to " hafc stor,C3 wcrc tl,c?
thes he tel1 People no man cm
bcr sarve two massas. Now, dis is tho fu s
ctfirp l.-ocn nn con I enrtrn r11. HIV OiU
" ",lb Vu" iV' w,tJ;
ue ieu Pop o no man ,.
sarve two massoa. Now, dis lh f J
stor? kasc you see I sarve you, v dd
"V"J " , "w " J ; , ,t i This cave "Uld Thad:' one onais, am
l"assa and a so 'ounS .mas. J,o;"- .'tho party retired to get a drink of-wa
Den de preacher says, he will loo tue t j o
one and bate the other, while the Lord .tcr.
knows I hate you boj'"
. . , ... r HaHimnrp .T;i-
cob Albert, died on Sunday night. His n'quict nap.are like the old woman w-bo
estate is eimatcd to be worth 82,000,- prepared for a comfortable snooze direct
pn, y after coming to churoh, having pftitet
c confidence in iho minister; and being ft
"My talc U ended" as the'tudpole said ly satisfied that he would preach fetarnigUfc
.when
,n lnrno.l intn !i rner.
NO 19.
A Wcstrcii Editor.
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TJo to the age of eighteen our energies
wcre dii
rooted, and cmploved in Airricul-
ture. Possessed of a feeble and rather
fftmininn constitution, and bavins the caru
for our funds gave out and brought us up
! at the capital ol" the Sucker State all stand-
;nr When, afterpassinir through the va-
anrt commenced teaching the young idea
Vlmw tnn shnnr" with so much success
in 1850, being in tceble hcaltli wc
started in July to cross the mountain?.
ctrmnod at Salt Lake near two months
most totally lost in thc great lire.
We have at various times and under
various circumstances followed and car-
ness, cnutueraiu uuiuw, w. nuuuum.
inn-, cabinet and chairraaking and turn
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ii". brickmakins and school teaching, sa
loon-keeping, drug business, and am thc
inventor of patent nostrums, farming, a
public showman, merchandizing, baking
j and manutactunng coniecuonanes, navu
j twice been post master, notary public,
trustee of an incorporated town, alderman
I have carried on coopering, wagon-
makinsr, blacksmithing, shoemaking, sad
dle and harness business, have had three
stores in operation at once, carried on tho
damcrrian business, been a sub-editor,and
to wind up am now the unfortunate but not
dlnnmfrod editor of the Council BIufE
rich as wc may wish am 35 years old,
have a bettter half and supposed to be
the father of six children, three of whom
arc living am six foot in high teded
boots, and weigh 1 40 lbs.
If any one should wish to learn more
of our history let them ask our brothers,
two of whom are in Utah, and another on
the Sandwich Islands. They are much
smarter men than ourself and could write
a far more intelligible and interesting ar
ticle. We trust however this will satisfy tho
most curiou?, especially when they learn
that we sometimes grind poetry, write
talcs, &c, and are the redoubtable "Ami
cus'' of thc west and would be a Mormon
if wc were smart enough.
JJj3 The following is one of the many
cood anecdotes told of Hon. Thaddeus
Steven?, late a member of Congress from
the Sth district of Pennsylvania. lie be
longs to that class, who look upon human
slavery as an evil for which the United
States Government should not be respon
sible. During the Session of 1850, ho
took an active part against the sq-called
''Compromise acts" of Congress. One e
veninghc was in company with several oth
er members, one of whom was a gentleman
from thc South a Slave holder. The
conversation turned upon thc great topic
of thc day, Slavery. Among other ar
converstioual arguments used by the gen
tleman from thc South, was the following.
"It would do some of you Northern men
"ood to see our Slaves, the manner in
which they are fed and clothed, their con
tentment and cheerfulness, and then com
pare them to your half-starved darkies of
! the North. Why sir, I have a number of
Slaves who belong to the same Presbyte-
rian Church, with myself, and family
cr acquired such distinction and character?
convinced, at last, that Slavery is the best
inosi r
; our country is favored, .and in
sarcastic style asked his Soutkc
'the following question:
llWhali9 the u?ual cash price
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ud most desirable insiuuuou wuu wmcu
his usual
ern friend
the following qucs
What is the u3ual C5A ;me of ,Prcs-
bjtorian Elders, down in Georgia?"
gavo 0ld Thad," one chalk, and
It is charitable to suppose that many o
those who go to church merely to enjoy
(tOCinnG. ' -
Mr. Stevens listened very gru iu uu
happy picture of the "peculiar institution"
I,,, lnnkod nuito serious, as if he were