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5)cu0tcJr to politics, literature, Agriculture, Science, jSToraliiw, anh eueral intelligence.
VOL. u.
STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY, PA. MARCH 23, 1854.
NO 20.
Published by Theodore SdiOCh. "Many a young lady who objects to be
TERMS Two dollars per annum in advance Two kissed under the Mistletoe, has DO obl'ec
oollars and a quarter, half yearly and if not paid be- . . , ,
loie the end of the year. Two dollars and a half. tlon to bo kissed under the rose. A stu-
No papers di5rontiniicd until all arrearages arc paid, 1 . , . , .
except at the optson of the Editor. pid compositor made an error in the a-
IO Advertisements not exceeding one square (ten . . . ., , ,,, , . ,
lines) will be inserted three weeks lor one dollar, and D0VC, rendering it to Say, "has HO ODJGCt-twcnty-five
cents for evrrv subsequent insertion. The . . , , . , , , ,,
charge for one and three insertions the same. A liber- 10ns to OC Kissed under the 11QSC.
al discount made to yearlv adveitisers. I . '
Itjp All letters addressed to the Editor must be post-1 J J . , t , ,
paid. I Constitutional Guara?ilccs. A W estcrn
t
J O 12 P R. I ft TYft;Ci ; justice; of course be couldn't be anything
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Having a general assortment of large, elegant, plain
and ornamental Type, we are prepared
to execu tee very uesciipiionoi
WJS."83'& I?IES21?ST(Sr3 cd that the person was deaf and dumb
Cards, Circulars, Hill llcads, Notes, Blank Receipts I don't Care,' Said the Judsre passionatc
Jnstic.es. Leiral and other Bisnks. Pamphlets. Ac. ' a L
printed with neatness and despatch, on reasonable y "whether he ia or not: here IS the Con
lenns. , J 1 1
AT THE OFFICE OF
THE JFFI2:SC:R.
From, the Louisville Journal.
by EOLi:n.
Life has its shadows dark and drear,
In gloom is many a spirit bowed,
Bji sunbeams linger ever near,
And sunshine still must gild the cloud;
Come, look upon yon new-mnde mound,
Beside it kneels a mourner fair,
Her mother weeps in grief profound
Tis dark, but are no sunbeams there7
Ah, yes! though that dear voice no more
May full upon her listening ear,
Though that fond smile, so loved of 3'ore,
Is gone, is lost forever here:
Though grief would but the soul despair,
And Joy and Hope forever flee,
One my of light yet lingers there
Her husband whisper
live
or me.
We come again; her chosen one,
Who seems of life itself a part,
Is dying, and his last, loved tone,
Falls sadly on that widowed heart;
He tells her they will meet again,
In happy worlds beyond the skies,
And bids her hope, but ah! in vain
E'en while he speaks his spirit flies.
And it is o'er those lips have pressed
The last fond kiss on that pale brow,
ThHtvnirn. whnsp tones sn nFt harn blessed
Is silent hushed forever now; !
Far off, beneath the damp, cold ground,
Is laid that form of all most dear; j
Grief wraps her shrouding mantle round ;
Sure sunbeams cannot enter here. j
j
But see! a lovely, angel-child, J
With auburn ringlets floating free, j
And sunuy eyes so soft and mild,
Climbs wondering up the mother's knee;
"Please, dear mamma, don't cry,'' he said,
'The mounter meekly bowed her head,
One precious sunbeam still she had.
A year went by all pale and cold
A child upon his pillow la
A lingering smile yet sweetlv told
How brightly olosed life's parting day;
Ilis ringlets parted simply were,
Upon his pale transparent brow,
No sunny eye was beaming there,
The long dark lashes hid it noio.
A snow-drop pure and white was pressed
Gently within one tiny hand,
Fit emblems of the soul whose rest
Was now within the better land;
The mother knelt in anguish by
Her laet, heronlv treasure gone
But Etill she fixed her gaze on high,
And murmured, "Lord, thy will be done."'
Religion's holy light was here
God's sunbeams still around her shone,
And angels, softly hov'ring near,
Watched o'er her she was not alone!
Thus God above, from Heaven bo bright,
E'er guards us with his watchfulness.
And tho' cloulds sometimes veil their light,
Yet, there are sunbeams everywhere.
The Cincinnati Enquirer tells an anec-
dote of a pious old ceutleman, who told .
AW'
his way ward sons not to go, under any ;
circumstances, a fishing on the Sabbath;
but if they did, by ailmcans to bring home'
the fish.
In a late abolition speech, Miss Lucy
Stone said: "But I know so well there is know that Charles is sick, aud cannot re
cotton in the ears of men, that hope must P3? immediately. Oh! it seems to me
be looked for in the bosoms of women."
Won't you find cotton therc too, Miss,
Lucy?
There was an old woman in the town
of A .who had the misfortune to be
Tmlfnrnr Onre unon a time bein in
half crazy. Once upon a time ncm in ,
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the minister and commenced preaching:
hereupon two of the deacons carried her
out- and he, very much elated, said; 'My'
1 a i, -t nnoass ia cirrv him but
master had but onoass to carry him, but
I have twoP j
-k it
Ain't Comfortable Ic.One of tue
wealthiest farmers in Connecticut river
tells the following story:
When I first came here to settle, about . , , . , ,
Til, c t J now handsome the new carpet looked
forty years ago, I told my wife I meant A,uw . i n :Q wrmflind
au v j c j as the sun streamed in on its wieatneu
to be rich all she wanted was enough to flowcrg it3 colorg of fawn and blue, aud
make her comfortable, I went to work crimson, its soft velvet richness and how
and cleared up my laud. I've worked proud felt Mrs. Jeannette at the lavish
bard since, and got rich as rich as I praises of her neighbors. It was a bar
want to be. Most of my children have gain, too; she had saved ten dollars in its
settled about, and they all have good purchase, and bought a pair of elegant
farms. But ray wife ain't comfortable yet. window shades.
eie DUC western; ordered a Witness CO
come up and be sworn." He was inform-
istitutiou of the United States before me.
,It guarantees to every man the right of
speech; and so long as I have the honor
' of a scat on this bench, it shall not be vi-
i
iolatcd. "What the Constitution guaran
tees to a man, he should have, I reckon."
Train un a child in the wav that be
shouldn't go, and when he gets old he'll
'do as he pleases
Burrfcd by the Siioff
A turkey on the farm of Mr. Eli B. ' strove to sooth her; she would not bear a
Talley, in Brandywine Hundred, was bur- word in extenuation of her selfish con
ried under a drift during the night of uc
tho late heavy fall of snow. When it was
missed it was supposed it had been stolen
The heavy fall of rain however which fell.
dissolved the snow and the turkey came
i forth after about a week passed in this un-
comfortable confinement looking about as
j usual: The capability of this fowl to en
!dure hunger it is thought only equalled
;by that of the Arabian camel to endure
thirst. Delaware Gazette. i
,0, !
"Lost Strayed or Stolen. A small boy,
about the size of a man; he disappeared
last night, and hasn't been seen since this
! morning. Wore a wooden leg supposed
j to belong to a carpenter; was barefooted,
j with his father's shoes on; be bad an emp-
'fVmo. nf monl m b?s Wl- infh a rWse
in it. marked S. S. T.. with the letters
JO 7
; rubbed out. Any person failing to find
the same, will please call at this oince, pay
five dollars, and ask no questions.
The ftew Carpet.
"I can hardly spare it, Jeannctte, but
1 as you have set your heart upon it, why, '
I suppose I must."
The young wife looked with rapture u-
pon the ten shining gold pieces.
"One hundred dollars," she said to
iu. ;f nni-nc m fnoii Tt.
seems a great deal to pay for a carpc-t,
but 'gold's worth is gold,' the old saying
i., and one good purchase is worth a doz
en poor ones. I'll buy one of the very
finest Brussels.'
Afternoon came; the rosy babe was laid
asleep in the cradle, and the little maid
received a score of charges to linger by
its side every moment till the darling
woke up. Jeannctte looked her prettiest,
and, throwing a mantilla over her hand
some shoulders, was just hurrying away,
when a loud ring at the door brought out
a very pettish "oh, dear!" at the expected
intrusion.
nii
-dear Jeannettc!' and
a pale young face sank panting on a sola.
'We are in trouble-such dreadful trou-
i i . i-i ii i t-v. t.
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Die: ian you neip us: xjo 30U iuiuk
we could borrow a hundred dollars from
your husband: uouian t you get it ror us,
Jeannettc? You know you said I might
always rely on you when trial came, and
Charles expects every moment to have his
little stock of goods attached, and he is ,
so sickly" !
3' said Jeannettc, her good 1
hfiarfc suddenly contracting 'Edward
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told me this morning not to ask him for
iuouy iui iui umug,
, u nu ir-i 1 niiii'ii ni iiiiii- 1111 i.iwiiiiwiiiui.i
h,-,ir ,r if rf-nnlv Wrf
oblige y0Uj j woud . ijUfc j suspect Ed-
ward is really hard pushed. Can't you
u iot.,.? TTo.r -r-ii .wi7 i
V ntiwnwil Wfrinml An.snrmA. '
ingly, "I've tried everywhere. People
! Mr. J. knows just our circumstances,
yet'hG insjsts upon that money. Oh! it is
hard! It is so hard!"
Her pitiful voice, and the big tears
running like rain down her pallid cheeks,
almostunnervcd Jeannette's selfishness. I
TJ A j 1. i. 11.1 U A . I ,
xui tue carpet uiuu uuuuuiui uuipub
herso,f SQ , nJ gQ ;
nftnn hnn rlisnnnoinffid of its rmssfi3sion.
tuatsl)e couid not give Up. She knew
her husband's heart and that he would
urge her to self-denial no; she would
not see him if she did it was all over
Vel," said her friend, in a dispond-
i uy viol, a luiug tj - w - - j j -
ca.fc hep mQ. j j.Q0W you wouid if you
couo. Good morning. I hope you will
rt T rt rt
rising
to co, "1 m sorry you
never know what it is to want and suffer.'
"I declare!" said her husband, "this
looks like comfort; but it spoils all my
pleasure to think of Charley Sorners.
The poor fellow is dead."
Jcannetto gave a little sharp scream,
and the Hush faded from her face.
"Yes, that rascally Jones! For the
paltry sum of one hundred dollars, he
attached everything in the little shop, and
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was so msultinc besides, that Charley,
springing angril7 up in his bed,
--
, ruptured
ly an hour
a blood vcse . and lived scarcely an hour
afterward."
"And Mary?"
is
"oiie lias a dead child: and her me is
despaired of. Why on earth didn't they
sourl tn mM T onlA dnsiiv lmro rnrpfl
the money. If it had stripped me of the . dulating hills, upon which already might ( them as possible." j with the rifle, and then the men clung to-
last cent, they should have had it. Poor , ho seen the clearing which the axe of the ; The Indians gradually approached thejgether, and grappcled with each other in
fellow poor Mary!" j settlers had begun to make, and the smoke place where the three stood. Two of 1 an embrace which each felt to be deadly.
"And I might have saved it a," j of the cottage curling above the dark them were ordinary looking men, as Both were men of tall stature, large pro
shrieked Jeannctte, sinking on her knees green trees. A swift brqpk, descending frightful as paint could possibly make ! portious and well developed limbs; and
upon the rich carpet. "Oh, Edward, will rapidly from its mountain source, gurgled them, but the other had a striking and as they swayed to and fro with the in-
God forgive me for my hoartlessncss? j and splashed over its stony bed, and the even handsome countenance, and a body . tenseness of theirstruggle.it was difficult
Mary did call here, and with tears be"- j dark summits of the Cumderland moun- of proportions thatevinced immense mus-. to see which would be the gainer in the
Sed o a!d hcr-and-I had the whole
sum in my hand and coldly turned her
f away. Oh, my God! forgive me."
In the agony of grief, Jcannetto would
recieve no comfort. In vain her husband
"1 shall never forget dear Mary's tears;
I shall never forget her voice; they will
haunt me to my dying day. Oh, take it
away that hateful carpet; I purchased it
with the death of my friend. How could
mf X ' A.
I be so cruel?
Year3 have passed away since then,
and Mary, with her husband, lie under
the green sod of the church-yard. Jean
nctte has grey hairs mixed with the bright
brown of her tresses, but she lives in a
home ot splendor, and none know her but
to bless her. There is a Mary, a gentle
Mary in her household, dear to her as
her own sweet children she is the or
phan child of those who have rested side
by side for ten long years.
Edward is rich, but prosperity has not
hardened his heart. His hand never
tires of giving out God's bounty to God's
poor: and Jeannctte is the guardian an-
.1
-f flirt rsrrlt 8
'new carpet," long
m(Jnto 0f'sorrowful bufc -pcnitcut hours,
mt.po o n w snprrr v nrnsprrPri fis n nip-
am Inany a weary heart owes to its si-
lent influence tho prosperity that has
i turned want's wilderness into an Eden of
.plenty
4
ft wx .
j In this offico arc twenty printers en-
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gged; only look at them! In ages, ran-
ln IroIn twentJ 10 Iortyi in S1ZC u
complexion, from the ordinary stout we
never knew a fat printer to some that
might crawl through a greased flute; some
as white as Circassians, and others brown
or rosy your 'Georgia cracker,' or Penn
sylvania publican. Some bearded like
the Pard, others smooth-faced as the
Greek Slave. One has travelled all over
the North American Continent, hunted
bears in Arkansas, and the wild horse in
the pampas of South America; another
has been out on the broad ocean, and has
seen 'life before the mast,' another grad
uated at West Point, served in the army,
and accompanied Col. Doniphan in his
Xenopbenie grand campaign all over X.
Mexico. What a book hc can writc.-
Another has kept tavern, sold goods at
n.w.fJn frovn or nvnr i in nitoi Sf!itn5
. -w -w i -t .
au" , V T. T nTir ZT,SZ
several times been well off and b okeu-
nfrpn. Tiro have been 'on tho stae." a
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profession printers are much addicted to;
tnr onnnr Mfi i r.rn ! f'rnr nil r m im:;iii
- "w v - -
boards are printers. One, we believe, has
preached sermons; another has lectured
to crowded houses; another has served m
Mexico with Gen. Scott. A sixth has been
a stump orator, member of the Lcgisla-
ture 'out West,' and fought a duel, we
believe. Three have practised medicine
cpc Score anu utaiciu norbc., couon aim
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fices.
Four or five have been officers or
privates in various military companies.
One served with Gen
Texan revolution, and
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one in the Canadi-
an rcneinon. oix or eiiit u;nu uuh-ju
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and published newspapers in various parts
OI lilt UllUUU OIULCS. JllV I1U3 uwn Hint
officer of a packet on tlic 'raging canawl.'
One was wounded leg off at the storm
ing of Monterey. Another has clerked it
on a Mississippi steamer, was blown up
and slightly killid. S
ome arc, or
ha
vc
; been, married; some are old bachelors.
' All have seen more or less of life and its
changeable scenes. They are all live men,
good practical printers, speak various lan -
friiri riS. ;iflli iltJIII iL llllrllLLllKjl UU n U ti 1 U
t S-
t0 EurpaSs or cqual.-Ci. Unionist.
Good. At one of the missionary sta-
tions, the question 'What is original siu?'
having been put to an Indian chief, he
promptly replied, Laziness!'
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It is a fact as a daily paper states
that "no family can now think of living in '
New-York, in any degree of elegance, on
less than five or six thousand dollars a
year."
The latest case of absence of mind was WOods to gather some of the early flowers,
that of a young woman in Portland, who and while thus engaged, hand been start
was sent by her mother to by a pair of led by the appearance of three savages. It
shoes, and instead of buying them, mar- 1 was true they had not offered her any vio
ried the shoemaker. It was a week be- ! lencc; indeed the words which one of them
j yen then .she did not cry about -it,
From the Baltimore Literary Gazette.
The Indian Lever
BY GEORGE SCOTT.
Many years ago, when the people be- the subjects of her fear were seen leisure- jAttalba knew that the day was lost, but
gan gradually to move onward from the ly making towards tho spot where the-' bis jealous eye, discerning under the eov
crowded cities, to bring into cultivation speaker stood. er of a tree, a form that he had long hated,
some of the untouched forests, and to ful- , "Don't be afraid. Sarah." said Effiinir- he determined that one of the Dass'ions of
,t i . i n
..neir destiny in tne commencement or
cultivating this vast continent, a banu ot
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hardy pioneers settled themselves down
in one of the fertile spots of Western Vir-
I ginia. To the location of their infant set-
. one oi me leruie spots or estern v it-
j dement they gave the name of Fisher's
; Hollow, evidently suggested by the ap-
witu-.v, uviuuuuy auiigusiuu uy up-
poarance of the place. It lay in a small
valley, surrounded on overv side bv un-
luiua iu luu uiauiuut;, uuuuu un iujio U3
wanting to make the scene romantic and
picturesque.
The band of hardy men, who bad made
this place their home, were, perhaps, for
the most part, insensible to the beauties
which would have thrown many a senti- . Attalba is the hero of his tribe; there is mastery of his nature. Instead of taking
mental tourist into cctacies of pleasure; plenty in his house. But his lodge is va-f immediate revenge upon his enemy, he
they had other things of far greater im- . Caut, and if the daughter of the pale face j began to recount the deeds he had pcr
portance to them to occupy their atten- ' will consent to be his wife, Attalba will formed, the victories be had won, and to
tion. Surrounded by tribes of savages, be her slave, and her life shall be as hap-! taunt him with cowardice, and with the
who looked upon the encroachments of py as the joyful song of summer birds." death he would soon die.
the whites with dislike, and whose friend-j Sarah, at this sudden offer, crept closer It was in one of these paroxysms of
ship could not be counted upon for a mo- ' to Eflinger for protection, and he, color- rage, when his arms were thrown madly
ment at a time; and moreover cut off by j ing with a feeling of jealousy, rather than ' about,and his eyes were upturned towards
distance and want of good roads from a ' anger, answered : the sky, with the seeming wildness of in
frequent intercourse with large towns,they J "Indians," said he, "the daughters of sanity, that Eflinger, by an imperceptible
had to be by turns manufacturers, farm- ; the whites mingle not their blood with i movement, released his right hand, and
ers, hunters, and, if any fighting v,as to that of the red men; our manners, our j with the quickness of lighting, snatching
be done, they had to be soldiers too. j habits, our lives, arc different. Let each J a knife from his belt, plunged it into tho
Such a state of things is not very favora-i of us follow the tribe in which he was: Indian's heart. Without a groan, the
ble to the gentler and more intellectual born, let each of us work out his destiny i painted warrior fell back a lifeless corpse
tendencies of our nature; but still the nat- ; in peace." among the withered leaves of the forest,
ural beauties of Fisher's Hollow were not j The Indian's eyes, upon the reception A short time after these occurrences,
without an irifluence upon the rugged ' 0f this speech, shot forth some most re-! Effiingcr and Sarah were married, and
men who resided there; and among them . vengeful gleams, but with the seeming! the Indians, never recovering from their
were to be seen forms, who, while in their 'stoical indifference, for which these peo- i discomfiture, departed to more distant
pnysicai ueveiopmeuts tuey nau no supen-
ors, yet in their tempers and dispositions
were mild, brave and generous to a tault.
Such a character was Robert Eflinger.
To the cultivation of a few acres of land,
he added the trade of Blacksmith, and
had a small house with a workshop ad-
joining, situated upon the banks of the
orooK. it wa3 ncre the villagers nau
their most popular place of resort when
they felt an inclination to have a little
gossiping relaxation, and to hear any for
eign news, for the place was fortunate in
having no tavern at this period of its his
tory. It was on a fine morning in the month
of May, when the trees began to show
their lively green, and the wild flowers to
spring up among the thick and tangled
underwood, that a young man, in the
homespun dress of the backwood hunter,
stood at the smithy. Finding he was un-
noticcd, he rested his hands upon the bar-
rel of his long rifle, with a good natured
admiration of the youug workman with-
in. And well he might, for, as if excited
with his task, and rejoicing in his strength,
tho smith threw his brawny arms about;
and made the sparks fly from the heated
iron with every stroke of his ponderous
hammer, and seemed the very personifica-
tion of athletic vigor and many strength,
Lll l 1 U I. U 11 1 3 W I 111.3 V. I W 1 LA I. L W 1J -7
' . . . . ' ... '
hc otccd the intruder, and smiling at
h intcntnesg of hU observationj hc stop.
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pea his work, ana addressed him, goou
mmorcdl
I "So, so, Bill, at your old tricks as usual;
j off to the woods to waste your time, and
j do nothing but shoot a little game: when
j are you going to settle down, and become
I a peaceable citizen like myself?"
"Ha, ha," laughed the hunter, '-scttie
down indeed. Ha, ha, I love the free
woods loo much for that; it gives me the
, game leasure to roam therc and to cx.
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nrnicn m v I ill iiv k r. itt i i i iii i i v r vi
. if ' u, ftr.(1 nq fnrTlo:n
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brush as the best of us.
"Well, well, you arc about right, I
must confess; but what do you say to com
ing and lending me a helping hand some
time? In a little while. I think I could
make a good smith of you, and there is
more work than the pair of us could do."
"That's not a bad idea," said Charley
, Bush, the hunter; 'but," he continued,
looking up the road, "what is the matter
now?"
; Robert, with tho heavy hammer still in
1 1 I ?S ll.'UMl. liLlllt UUIUblV IU I liu till. 1
- i s .
: then the cause ot bis companion's remark
was soon apparent, for
1 VAll . it rt1tl
1 n
tho -first bloom of womanhood, was run
ning rapidly towards the place where they
were standing. In her hands she held a
string of flowers, bound together for the
purpose of forming a wreath, but her hair
was flowing loosely and in disorder down
her back, and her whole appearance bore
the marks of some strange and sudden
fright. When she came up to them, at
first she was too much flurried to speak;
but after a little while, gaining breath,ahc
told them that, enticed by the beauty of
the morning, she had been out into the
j miration if she might judge from his look?;
but she wag too much disturbed to under
: itand what was meant, and immediately j of the savages could do but little exocu
ran away as fast a3 she could. To add tion, and in a short time it was easy to
weitrht and confirmation to her statement,
er, as he saw an expression of dread up -
. o
on her features: "thev cannot hurt vou,
. - - '
here; and let us hear what they have to
say for themselves; they are from a friend-
ly tribe."
say tor themselves: thev are from a friend -
; "Yes," remarked Busb, "I should just
like to see them do you any harm, bow
hkc to see tuem ao you any
easy I could put a bullet through them;
but tha bnst noliov is to hn as friondlv tn
CUiar StrCUgtll.
i "The daughter of the Dale face." said
j he, in a muscular tone of voice, "need not
flee from the sight of Attalba. Her form
! is more beautiful than the youna fawn.or
' the wild flowers that rrow bv tho stream,
j pie have always been remarkable, he mo-
, tioned to his companions, and together
i they immediately departed.
j Sarah and Eflinger had for sometime
been betrothed lovers, and in the mutual
happiness they felt in each others society,
' this meeting and' the fears it was calcula -
ted to engender, wero soon forgotten.
Time lor them did not f v alonrr unon
leaden wings, but with the richest plumes,
r.nd surrounded by a crowd of the rosiest
J cj i
hours.
j iNot so did it speed along with the in-; tore is a discreditable indication, it In
dian. Accustomed, as he had been, tojdicatesa blundering man a man that
1 the sight of rude, careless women, treated; cannot see with his C3"es open. Accor-
in many instances almost worse than
beasts of burden, the beauty and grace of
the white cirl had burst upon his presence
like a vision from some brighter land.
The shaft of love had pierced deeply into
his heart. A feeling, which he could not
at first understand, had taken possession
0f his nature. The woods, the streams, J ting your stores of science, art and liter-
the excitement of the chase, the deeds ofjturej can see your bad spelling at a glance
: wnrj jn which ho had gained so many 'and crow over it. Y"ou will "find it hard
scalps, and risen to be the chieftain of1 to inspire that boy with any great respect
his tribe, had lost for him their charm." j for your attainments. Bad spelling is
Thus for a long time, ho drooped in therefore a very mortifying and incouve-
loneliness and solitude; but at length a 1 nient defect. We have known men thrown
pan occurred to him by which his fame 'into permanent po-itions, so ashamed of
might be increased, and his highest hope; their deficiency in this respect, that -they
realized. This was, to make a sudden j never ventured to send a letter till it had
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fant settlement, and to take the white girl!
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; In the execution ot this proiccLhowcv-
, h h d difficulties to encounter
than ho first imagined, for the tribe had
' Wined some advantages by having a
peaceable settlement of industrious men
near them; and their naturally shrewd
minds did not see that any good could
, i)C rained bv an open rupture. Here At-
1 talba found his personal influence and el-
j oqucuce of the greatest use, and by poiut-
inr out the encroachments ot the whites
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V,u uu v' UJ J-- s
he Gradually roused the iealousy of bis
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ture, casuy oxciteu to scenes or cruelty
and war. The preparations were soon
made, and after their usual dances and
customs, ueiore setting oul upon sueu ex-
peditions jvere performed, more than a j Old S.It'syour doctrine, boss, that a
hundred warriors, the flower of the tribe fel,cr to be gaved musfcsuffCP immcrskun,
pressed forward on their march, to car-1 jg jt 7
ry death and destruction to the homes, Mr j ye3f Mr. S., it is a fundamen
that were resting in security and peace. fcal (octriue of our cuurch that a man to
But for one circumstance the annals of be rejienerated, must repent of bis siu?,
'Fisher's Hollow would have soon been
closed. Bush had been from home long- Old S. Well, boss, after repontin' of
er than was his usual custom, and for- j ,js sns am being slid finder if he flashes
tunately, when thinking of returning, hc;n tiie pan then what?
came upon tho Indians; and with the; Mr. B. Although back sliding is much
usual caution of thu backwoodsman, with-1 to be deplored, still if he sincerely repents
out being discovered himself, perceived 0f his sins, and is agaiu immersed, the
that all of them were hastening to the vil- church will receive him again,
lage with a hostile intent. He waited to. Old S. Well, s'pose he ag'in kicks
know no more, but made all the haste he out of the traces after the second time, for
possibly could, to inform his friends of , you know what critcrs there are iu this
their danger, and to prepare for the eu- world, boss then what's to pay?
counter. The danger was most unexpec- j Mr. B. Notwithstanding all this, if ho
ted; li ut, Jn a short time, about twenty ' will seriously repent, aud solemnly prom
men were soon ready for service ; and jse to amend his future life, the church
armed with the deadly rifle, they posted wm receive him into its bosom, after be
themselves in the wood by which the set- iDg immersed.
tlcment must first be approached. j Old S., (after a few moments of deep
Tho Indians advanced with the crafty thought) proposed the closing interroga
stealthiness for which they have always tory Well, boss, would'nt it be a blasted
been renowned, and the fikt sign they good idea to keep sich fellows in soak all
had that their designs were discovered, the time?
was. from a well directed volloy of tho My informant did not say whetuer old
concealed riflemen, whurh hid many of
j their best men, jow. The battle then
commenced in earnest. But the arrows
t Derceive how the ficrht would terminate
.
; his nature should at least be satisfied, or
his life should pay the forfeit. To ful-
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'fill his purpose he left bis companions to
take their chance, and cautiously made
his way through the underwood.
! take their chance, ana cautiously made
Eflinger had just discharged bis pieco
when the savage sprang from his conceal
ment, and struck at him with his uplifted
' tomahawk. The blow was warded off
istriie. xumugur, nuwuvui, piucu iu
Uhe weaker: and falling down, exhausted
with the efforts he had made, the Indian,
with his powerful knees, pinned him to
the ground. And now the exhulting pas- .
i sion's of the victor seemed to gain entire
j hunting grounus, ana ic:t tue muaouania
of Fisher's Hollow in undisturbed pos-
session of their lands.
IiC:irstii: to Spoil.
Bad spelling is discreditable. Every
. voun"- man should be master of his native
j tongue. He that will not learn to spell
: the lnnnnnfre that is on Ins tongue and
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'before his eyes every
I great aptitude for the d
hour, show3 no
duties of an intelli-
i gent, observing man. Bad spelling there-
j dingly we have known the application of
more than one younir man made with
i
great display of penmanship aud paraae
0f references, reiected for bis bad spell ur
Bad spelling is a very bad indication
I He who runs may read it. A
bright
school boy utterly incapable of apprecia-
finT1 T"f IvUI! I 1 V7 T I IP. I I I il.. 1,11
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say no more, sufficiently inconvenient.
y0 aiai lcarnJ t0 spoU. Keep
IH,l,aJ o""'i 'L r. .
your eyes open when you read, and if a-
ny word is spelt diiieront irom your mode
ascertain which is right. Keep your dic
tionary before you; and in writing, when-
ever you have the least misgiving about
j the spelling of a word, looc U ouCut once,
J and remember it. Do not let your lazi-
neas get the better of you.
A New Theory of luimrrstoii.
An old soaker who lives in eston,
1 Missouri, took it into bis head one day
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paired to Kev. Mr. U. the respected
pastor 0f the Baptist denomination of the
tQXfQ aforcsaid to obtain light. lie was
receive(i w;tu urbanity and forthwith tho
r u dialoue. ensued:
ami uo immersed.
S. joined the church or not, out 1 mcuuji
to the opinion that be did nt,,