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Sruotcfc to Politics, itcratuve, Agriculture, Science, iHoraliti), anb eneval intelligence.
VOL. M
STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY, PA. SEPTEMBER 21, 1854.
NO. 45.
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AT
THE
THE OFFICE OF
THE KANSAS EMIGRANTS.
KV J. G. W1IITTIER.
Wo cross the prairies as of old
The pilgrims crossed the sea,
To malic I ho West, as they the East,
The homestead of the free.
We go to rear a wall of men,
On Freedom's Southern line,
And plant beside the cotton tree,
The rugged Northern pinel
We're flowing from our native hills
As our free rivers flow,
!The blessing of our mother land
Is on us as we go.
Wc go to plant her common schools
On distant prairie swells,
And give the sabbaths of the wild
The music of her bells.
Upbearing, like the Ark of old,
The Bible in our van,
We go to test the truth of God
A gainst the fraud
of man.
iNo pause, nor rest, save where the
streams
That feed the Kansas run,
Save Triers our Pilgrim gonfalon
Shall float the setting sun.
"We'll sweep the praiiie as of old
Our fathers swept the sea,
And make the West as they the Eatf,
The homestead of the free !
THE LOST CHILD EOUffD.
'Hark V said the Baron of Lucowiza to
Ins lady, 'the report of the artillery is gct
tingucarer. If atlastitshould come here.
'Let us be prepared for the wort,' re
plied the resolute, high-spirited woman.
What has happened to other?, may hap
pen to us; and what others have endured
e ako may endure; and if others are
brought low, we are not too good to es
cape similar misfortunes. But God is pow
erful enough to deliver us, if it seems
meet to his wisdom; and let us pray to
him, not only to spare us, but to give us
resigned hearts that will put unbounded
confidence in him, and unconditionally
rtpose ou las faithful, fatherly care.'
It was evening. The cannonading had
ceased, aud the din of war seemed with
drawn to another quarter. They ventur
ed to retire to rest, for they had kept
anxious watch on several prcccdingnights.
But at midnight the inhabitants of the
village were startled out of their sleep by
the discharge cf artillery; and, before
they had left their beds, part of the village
was in names, wmeu were carrteu uy a
violent cat wind from one
tl tr-bod rnnf
to another. The fire had broke out iu
the neighborhood of the castle, it soon
caught the outbuildings; and, when tho
Baron woke out of his sleep, he could not
tell whether his rest had been broken by
------ -
the noise of cannon, or by the flames
whjuh glared upon his chamber windows.
While putting ou a few clothes, the dang
er became to great that he could not hope
to do more than escape with his life from
the burning castle.
'Have you got the child V cried the
Baroness to the nurse, whom she saw run
ning out of the house.
'Yes, I have it,' she answered; 'only
make haste.'
The parents hurried through the garden-walks
after the maid; but she was
soon out of sight, and, though they cal
led after her. the sound of their voices
i i. -J. i ,.,.t mucL-ofr-
was lost amidst the leport ot musketry,
. . rj-i j ti, .rod, nf f-ill uauu uau Desioweu ; ana, wuen tue goou rr- , T , . r
tho cries of distress, and the crash of fa - , . a ! oU flnd gtuck tLem in hrge shoeSj 0 the wrong door.' lie wen , according.
g buildings Urged hhy' ; handful of strawberries, the cloud on the' winch some charitable people had given U, to another house, and asked the peo
gitives from the village, they fastened to , hlm Yet fae never wauted bread( andj!pie wll0 lvcd 0n the ground-tloor for a
the adjacent wood for safety, and strain- , ih cM i mother Istriotly speaking, did nat suffer hunger; , morsel of bread, as he had oaten nothing
cd every nerve to get beyond the reach , . , fo. Jt AVag nofc c t(J Jhold relief froni since the evening before. As they did
f i 1 . rt rt vl tUn (limn r nt Wfl r t I IJJO I, i i , i, .li I- ,i-if l-nn,i li n linrl hnnn w o I I.-1 n rr n lilillll
o uie ca.i.o, auu w v
1UU ,ulcv; luu- 7ufim;;u,u'"; . !
UU UIUI.I ttuv, uuu HUU1U uc 1UUUU u-uiu
in the morning. Day came
as it surely
will, after 4hc longest and most troubled
night. They had left the wood behind
them, and had reached the clear open
country. Here aud there might be seen
a little baud of fugitives; some with a
bundle, small or large, on their backs;
others with only a scantysupply of clothing
which they had hastily put on. 0 how
earnestly and inquisitively did the afflic
ted parents cast their eyes around after
their lost child! They hastened hreath
kss from one group to another, in order
to find their precious treasure with the
nurse: and every moment the quickness
of their pulse and the anguish of their
hearts increased, as each inquiry in suc
cession ended in disappointment. I hey
did not give up all hope hastily: that a
mother's heart could not do; but its fee- of the lost child; but, when the man had been given him in the course of the
ble props broke down one after another, reached the borders of Saxony, he fell ill day, and of which he had always some
so that at last it entirely sunk and was of typhus fever, and died in the hospital left in the evening, lie took his daily
lost. In the nearest villages all their in- of a small town, without having fulfilled round about the village where these poor
quiries were fruitless; and they could not his errand. The child iUclfwas too young folks lived, but went no greater distunce
go back, for war and all its horrors were to give any information; it only knew that than would allow of his coining back at
every moment coming nearer: they were it was called Theodore. Theodore's fos- night to his bed, which was only a sack
forced to go forward, and, in doing so, ! ter-parcnts were not originally poor of straw.
probably went farther from the direction , they once possessed beautiful fields and j One evening, however, long after bar
thcir servant had taken; but no choice meadows; but their cattle had been taken ( vest-time, when the open ground, with the
was left. We must now leave them, com-' away, their house had been plundered, starry ceiling above it, no longer served
mending them to that Almighty Coinfor-'thc fruits of their fields destroyed, and for a bed-chamber, poor Theodore loiter
tcr, who is 'rich in mercy to all that call their barns contained no provisions for ed too long on his way home; he could not
upon him,' while we return to Lucowiza. ( the winter. It cost them much trouble see the path through the dark forest, nor
On what a slender thread, to human to procure a few cattle acaiu, and even to the slimmer of the village lights, lie
j eyes, often hangs a human life! That get daily bread; for, though they would
j infant in the ark of bulrushes, on the'gladly have sold part of their land in or-
j banks of the Nile to how many accidents der to get some money, they could find
s was he exposed! and yet to what a glori-,no purchaser in those troublous times.
ous career was he destined! lhat little
child, who alone of all his family was for- for anything. If they had only a single
gotten when the house was on fire, and1 morsel, they would cheerfully go supper
ihcu was suddenly rescued from the flames, less to bed, rather than that their foster
and became a distinguished and success- child should suffer hunger. The little
ful laborer in the service of Christ on
what a mrre hair did his life hails! But
along
with these line threads and hairs
j are interwoven other invisible ones, ot
heavcnly texture and divinely strong.
' IToly angels arc employed in protecting
and rescuing those little ones on whose
service they are sent forth; and hence it taken it in. his heart vanished, and he resolved to go
' comes to pass that their lives are so often ' Six years long they had nourished aud on quietly' and leisurely, till the Good
i preserved in the most wonderful manner, protected the stranger child, and tended Shepherd, of whom he had been thing
over whom the Keeper of Israel and his it with heartfelt parental love, when they ing' should show him a way. Upon this
ho-ts hold watch. You have noticed the , were both taken off by an epidemio, which he soon came to a beaten footpath, and
incidents I have told you, but how they j was one of the many sad consequences of went on with comfort; for he said, 'This
came about you canuot even guess; listen,
thvii, while 1 proceed.
i A mile from Lucowiza, farther inland,
lies a village, the name of which I do not
know; but would the name of a Bohemian
village sirnify to you? This village also
hnri hoon v fori hr t in en nm t ns nf war: '
nnrfnf if irns bm-nf- tbr lmnsns tlmt were
V
left standing had been plundered, and the the weeping child, to render efficient aid. 'long time he could see the light distinct
fields around by desolate. Unfortunate-At last a physician came, as there were ly; then it vanished again behind the
ly it was just harvest-time, the corn was several other people ill in the village;but trees. But, on turning in another dircc
cut, the sheaves were standing bound in' he saw at once that it was too late to tion, the light was entirely gone; proba
the fields; but, cro the reapers had time 'save them. A few days more, and the hy it was lost behind a hill. He now
to fetch them home, another reaper came, 'poor boy was standing by the side of two! went on at haphazard toward the quarter ;
who, with an invisible sickle, cut down j corpses. in which he believed that he at first saw 1
thc reapers themselves, and many more
besides. I need not tell you his name,
but you will perhaps be reminded of the
words of the psalmist, 'In the morning
they are like grass which groweth up.
In the morning it flourisheth and grow
eth up; in the evening it is cut down and
wiihercth.
The hostile bands came "rushing on;
and where yesterday dwelt peace, pros
perity, and hope, was to be seen to-day
the grim form of desolation, which the
few who survived beheld with terror and
dismay. On the following morning, when
flin hi on!- r-lmirl nf irnr brul rnllrvl nvrr '
(u i,njn. , MfP,mnn Trbno oM f n
had escaped the flames, went out into his
cornfields to see whether he could find a vided, and to which the greedy heirs could j
sheaf or two to carry home. A few where make no claim, even had they been dis-1
still standing but, lookin-between them. ! Vos- 'ow in tllis hour of difficulty,
i,,. r,:. f ooc-u mi,n;!hc recollected the expression .'When mv '
he had neither sought for nor expected
n pbJIrl .b
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Li. cuuuiiju ua li ail dU"ui uau nuu iu immj
for such a
happy smile played over the '
the little sleeper that you i
teatures ot the little sleeper that you
might imagine it was dreaming Jacob:s
dream over again. The good country
man could not take his eyes off that little
smiling face; he was unwilling to wake
it, but at last it awoke of itself. Now, I
indeed, as
you might expect, the happy
smile
was gone, tor the child no longer
saw an. angel, but a strange unknown old
man; over its head was the wide-spread
blue vault of the sky, and near it, instead
tue wu'te pillow of its cradle, the rough j
i . 1 I till T f
grounti, witn Jong stuobio auu a lew
sheaves. It called for its mother and
Theresa; and when neither of them ap
peared, a little cloud began to gather on
its brow, and the drops trickled down its
rosy cheeks. The man took it up in his
arms, strolling aud soothing it as well as
he knew how; then, leaving the sheaves!
VLUIIA.. IU UkJ II Vii ,
ior wiiicu ue uau come iniiucr, carrmu
come
the child home. On the way; a doubt a
rosc in his mind whether his wife would
feel as kindly towards the little one as he
did himself: but 'No,' he said, 'it has long
have had no more children since those
whose bed death has made in the church-'
yard; she will be glad to have our loss '
made up in this way.' And so it proved.
-tie news that some sheaves sun remain-
ed gave her joy; but she was more re -
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inn rp.
jo'-ceu at, tue living present tuat uou s i
.o - .
attached to its foster-parents,
foster-parents who with
ht to make up'the loss of
tender love sougl
its home to the best of their power, now ,
the child came among the sheaves, ,
whether its faithful nurse had been shot,
and her forlorn little charge had wand-
cred by itself into the cornfields; or by ,
what other means it was urougut uicic,,
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thev could not tell. The inhabitant
of Lucowiza had left the place, and the
greater part of them never returned.
The seven years' war had just begun,
and, of course, for some time, the
com
munication between one place and anoth
er was rendered very difficult, and often
quite impracicable. It is true that, as
soon as the Baron of Lucowiza had found
a resting-place in a neighboring country,
;-p ace in a neignnonng country,
a trusty messenger, with orders
the place and country all round,
ncc eoinc trace might be found
he scut
to search
if perchance eoinc trace might
let they did not let the little one want
creature throve fast: and the love that
was bestowed upon him was not wasted
fie soon gave signs 01 such grateful at-
tachment, and was so attentive and obe-
'dient, that they were often ready to im-
'agine that the child was really their own.
land never for a moment repented having
the war. The disease, even in an early
staze of it. deprived the sufferers of their
( senses. Theodore, who was only eight
years old, knew not what to do, and cal-
j led in a poor neighbor, a widow, who, as
'no medical man was at hand, did what
Slie COUld according to the DCSt Ot her
flio bff
. ... . .....
Knowledge: but she was as little able as
Then lollowed the tuneral, and the
division of the property among the rela-
tions of the deceased. One took the
house, another the arable land, a third
the pasture land,
a fourth the movable '
but no one was eager to tho or-!
He had already been a thorn in
iphan.
t 1
their eyes; lor they were
afraid that he
had been adopted by the man and his,
wife, and would deprive them of the in- j
beritancc. Fortunately, the good people
had two Bibles one in their house, the
OlUUl 111 l LIU 11 LlUUi li UUU UUt Ui UULli
they had conscientiously and diligently
instructed tUCir lOSter Child; and ID SO dO-
ing. had bequeathed him a treasure, which
formed no part of the property to be di-1
father and my mother forsake me, then
the
Lord will take me up.' Pa. xxvii, 10
Ihis was his staff when about to leave his I
present home the staff of his right hand,
when he was forced to grasp a beggars j
stall witn tne oiucr.
By this time the war was over:
SV . 1 f if
but its
effects were still severely felt by the in-; he went to wash lumsell in it. His clothes
habitans of the country. The cornfields ' consisted at this time of a large black
were lying waste; the dwelling-houses, 'jacket, which had been a frock -coa t bc
for the greater part, were pillaged or fore the skirts were cut off; a pair of old
burnt: and on all sides the greatest dis-'
tress prevailed. Ior a whole twelve
month Theodore was obliged to wander
about as a poor beggar-boy.
He
went
"om
place to place, and sought for shel-
place,
ter; but everywhere he was repulsed, for ' thick black hair, which he now combed
he could not tell his birth-place. Even 'out neatly, hung in glossy locks on his
the police could not lay hold of him and 1 shoulders, and, if his white skin had not
and send him back to his parish, for no; been tanned by the sun, he might have
one knew where it was situated. Hero! been taken for a gipsy with a Circassian-
orwl tbnrn U mot n-IMi Knf nonnlf irlin formed head. Bllt what Cared ho iUat
I gave him some broken victuals; but more,'
CZ. '
lrequentiy he was oDiigcd to content niin.:" . . uu..y uuu.
? TI5 lmbr-1 went from one street to anotner, in
r----. - j a
ing for the night was commonly a hovel . nopes mat one or otner or mose unciy
on some hay, or a woodhouse; and, in dressed people would give him something
wiutcr, perhaps a warm stable, unless he to eat. But, this hope failing, he ven
was allowed to lie on a bench in tho tured at last to as-k for a loaf at a baker's,
kitchen. Ilisclothcs, which soon were worn
to rags, would now and then be replaced
by a torn jacket, or a patched pair of
trowsers, big enough for a youth of eigh-
teen; so that he looked in them for all
1 -l sc-irocrnw T ho. liivnrv
",u --
ot an ordinary pair or snoes ue uaa long
ibnnn nefmnrrnr in- In siiininpr hp. wpiit,
of an ordinary pair ot shoes he had long'
--e - : " ' .
Unfnnt. 5n -;t,fpr p u-mr.npd us foot in
sucu a goou-iooKing, cieauiy, mouest uoy.
He took care to wash himself every morn-
g -t a spring, and to comb out his long ,
black hair; he kept his clothes as clean
and as tidy as possible. When he was
taken into a house for the night, tne first,
thing he asked for was a Bible; or, if one ;
crOL' Y1 -vfr nf h n nl o ri y-v nnml hnn f 1 tl
it llj uuu ti u iiuiiu. iiii ntiiiit. wuuii in
iv; s i or r li; i ii inr sninn rrnn i i r
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which he read the whole ot the evening,
.sometimes aloud, if it were wished. Had
not the people with whom he became ac-
ljuaiuiuu iu LUia Wily ueuii gUliei illlj ui
the poorer class, he would soon have
found regular employment; but by tho
rich and wealthy he was not allowed to
come across the threshold, so that they
had no means of becoming acquainted
with his qualities. At last, after wand-
. bout f a , W1 , f d . t fl Q1 tbc nicnt and ato tho
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poor family who gavo him shelter, aud(bread, with thankfulness: while he was
with whom ho shared the victual,- that musing on the relief afforded him by tho
hastened on and on, walked all night anx-
iously through forest and field: sometimes
he fancied that he was in a well-known
district, and then again was quite bcwild-
cred. As his anxiety increased, he quick-
ened his pace. That beautiful Psalm,
the twenty-third, came into his mind:
'The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not
want. . . Yea, though I walk through
the valiev of the shadow of death, I
will
fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy
rod and thy staff they comfort me.'
'Ah !' said he to himself, 'how true that
is ! That is a better staff than the beg-
ear
aud as long as I have it why should
I fear?' Immediately all the anxiety of
must surely bring me to some place. On
the left something slimmers through the
trees; it is certainly a light; there must
be a house, perhaps a village, where lean
find a bed.' With these thoughts he went
in the directiou of the light, and left the
Rath Whicn POSSlUiy lUIgllt 1)0 Il'Om a Vll-
. ...f.,1. T,
Jase. instead or leading to one. 1'or a
;the light, till morning dawn arose ueiinid ,
'him, and, very soon after, the first rays
, of a September sun gilded the tops of the 1
' fir-trees. Became out of the forest on
an open height. And what golden bird
is tuafc which seems to float aloit in the
air? Is it not a weather-cock? and un-
dcrneath is a
golden
cross on the lofty
tower ot a cathedral: It is even so.
Yes ! the boy stands at last in sight of a
city, miles distant from his last home
and vet it is in the right way. For the
first time in his life Theodore beheld a
city, and that a large one. lie enters
the streets, he feels as if in a new world.
There are magnificent mansions,
large
churches, splendid .hops gentlemen and
ladies neatly dressed; and, strange to say,
amidst it all there are beggar-boys like,
himself! How is it possible (he thought)
that in such a beautiful rich city there
can be any poor people ! But as he was
looking at these boys, with their touzled
hair and dirty faces, he recollected that
he had not washed himself that morning,
From the high ground where he first
caught sight of the city, he had noticed
ithat a broad river Cowed through it; so
patched trowsers ot iManchcster manutac-
tuie,
which had
belonged
to a brewer a
drayman; blue stockings, and a pair of
cast-off women's shoes. He had no shirt,
nor any covering lor his head. Jut ins
then for cither Circassian or gipsy
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aud
the
, e , .
where ho saw many in. a window, but was
roughly refused. 'How is this ? thought
he; 'is it a custom in tins city never to
relieve a beggar ? 1 hen I would rather
go back again to my village; for a "11a-
ger has never relused me a piece ot broad:
" . - .
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I see hero in t ho market-place, it nobody
e. now uo in- uuggui-uuy- uu-,
Vl 1. . .1 tl... 1, l,n.,.-i 1 ;
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Gives them anything Perhaps I went
uu"uu6 ' c"vi
they thought he was imposing upon them,
m d.uu uu.. ouu...
wa auuon u men ouioi u ,t,,uy
inhumanity, but resolved to make one
more attempt, and if hat failed to seek
out his former home, the beggar s odging
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II 1111 Illf flfifl III SIIIIW. 11I1L 11 U2L ril UV-U
-w ' - j
mm mat ue uau a piuuu u. i..uej
pocket, which a tradesman passing by
had given him, and he though , W I
m.v,u uuu -- uuj ... .
Unfortunately the coin was a foreign one,
and the baker would not take it; but, aa
he saw the lad was hungry, he gave him
a piece of bread. On the other side of
.the street was a handsome house, with a
court in front. Theodore crossed over,
twenty-third Psalm during his wander -
iugs in the night, he was overcome by
drowsiness, and in a few minutes was in a
deep sleep.
It was about the hour when the gentry
were accustomed to take their morning
airing. A carriage drove up to the man
sion iu front of which Theodore was lying.
i. gentleman angmeu irom id, wuu a iaay
in morning;. Thoy could not help noticing
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the lad, for he was lying not far from the then produced the package of money re
door; and, having once seen him, they ceived for the cattle, aud the two sat
could not take their eyes off, but gazed at down to a table and counted out $3000
him with deep attcntiyn. It was not ow- in bank notes, excepting four small gold
ing so much to the strange attire in which coins. The money was then folded up
he was clad, or his long black hair which and put into a handkerchief, the woman
touched the pavement; but over his feat- all the time making strange motion?, and
ures might be again seen that sweet gen- talking strange talk.
tic smile which played upon them when The next day and the day after the
he lay, a little one, as we have described, woman called again, each time counting
in the cornfield. Perhaps he saw again, the money as before making the same
in a dream, the angels ascending and de- signs, &c, but leaving the money with the
scending on Jacob s ladder. The sor- farmer, wrapped up in the handkerchief,
rowful eye of the lady was fixed on the At the next visit, she required him to take
sleeping youth, and could not withdraw a solemn oath that he was not. to tell to
itself. Soon, also, the gentleman became alving soul the object they were in pursuit
equally interested. 'How is this?' he said of, that she was going away, to be absent
to his wife, 'would not our Theodore, if , a short time; he was not to look at the
he were still alive, be about the size of package of money at any time excepting
this lad?' But the lemale 0 holy, moth- when she was present : and after making
cr's love, who can fathom thee ! only an earnest prayer, she took hold of him
that Being who gave the eye that instan- j while she held the package of money in
taneously saw the image of her own lot
boy, with the liveliest distinctness, em
bodied before her in that sleeping beggar-boy
!
When Theodore awoke, and could use
his eyes and Hp question followed ques
tion; and by every fresh answer the con
viction was increased that they had be
fore them their lo-t child. But in such
a case not mere probability, but certain
ty, is longed for; and this could only be
obtained by inquiries on the spot. They
resolved, therefore, to set out for Lucow
iza the next morning. Meanwhile, The
odore was brought into the house, and
suitably clothed; yet he could not, all at
once, adapt himself to his altered circum
stances. On waking the next morning
he said: 'Mother, to-day is a fine one for
me; no rain, no snow, no storm; capital
begging-weather this V 'My poor child !'
replied his mother, while her tears flowed
apace, 'there is now an end of thy beg
ging. I have mourned for thee ever since
we lost thee, and constantly dressed in
black. To-day I shall put on white, and
from this hour thy life toil is at an end;
but thy begging-wallet, which thou Iro't-
est home so e nifty, we will keep as a me
morial, lhat th'ou mayest continue humble
and grateful to the Good Shepherd, who
has guarded his wandering sheep, and j chict had been changed; instead ot bein -brought
it back uninjured to the fold.' j his own, it was one precisely similar.
Next day they traveled all together to
Lucowiza, which its former proprietor
had long before sold. Some of the form
er inhabitants had fixed themselves on
tho same spot again; but no one could
give any account of the lost child. From
Lucowiza they proceeded to the village
where Theodore had pasfed six happy
years. The poor widow, whom I men
tioned before, was still living, and was
delighted to see the boy once more. From
her bis parents learned enough to satisfy
them that Theodore was their sou.
From the Ohio State Journal.
Strange Credulity A $3000 Swindle.
About two weeks ago, as a gentleman
farmer, living in Madison county, was
riding towards his home, not far distant,
he observed a man and a woman by the
road bide engaged in repairing tinware.
A few days afterwards a woman called
at his house, and after some conversation,
asked him if he did not recollect her.
He replied that he did not. She then
told him that she had seen him on the
road a few days before, and that his ap
pearance had made such an impression
upon her mind, that she was compelled to
call and see him. She told him that sho
was an astrologer, and that she was well
acquainted with its mysteries. She saw
at once that he was an extraordinary per
son, and knew that he had been born un
der a particular planet, aud that great
things might be expected of him. She
then took from her apron a book which
seemed to contain a number of diagrams,
figures, &c. and read from it, in an un-
known tongue, a few "hocus pocus sen
te-nces, after which, closing it and putting f
It uaciv into us tuning piaee, &ue- vunt in
to the kitchen, bought a few pounds of
butter of the wife of the gentleman, for
which sho paid liberally, and went on her
way.
A day or two afterwards, the woman
callell again, reiterating what sho had
said on her first visit, the farmer paying
but little attention to what she said, look
ing upon the whole affair as an attempt
to humbug him. Not at all discouraged,
the woman called again the next day,
and wound up her conversation by say
ing that she knew where three hnterowns
full of gold had been buried upon his
farm, and that, it he would do asshedi-
- ... . - at
rected, they could recover it; but that it
was necessary to allay the f-pirus mat
stood guard over it; that a large sum of
money must be present with them at the
incantation. She thought live thousand
dollars would be required, but was not
sure as to the amount ; and she proposed
if he would go into it, and furnish the
money, that sho would give him two thirds
of the treasure, while the would reserve
the other one-third for her share.
Up to this time, the farincr appears to
have had no 'confidence in the woman ;
but as she took his hand, and traced the
mysterious lines therein, telling him the
! great things in store for him, he bega
to place some conCdencc in her, especial-
i ly as she had told him some things that
had occured in his life that he supposed
had never been known. About this time
ho had Fold a large lot of cattle, for which
he received in cash about S'1000. The
next day the woman called again, and
1 nnnnn l . ' 1 i 1
saiu fcouuu was tne amount required to uo
present to allay the spirits. The farmer
her hand, and swung him around, so that
they came together back to back. She
then gave him back the handkerchief, as
he supposod, all right, and told hiin that
she would" return on the loth, IGth,or 17th
of August, and then they would go in com
pany and secure the hidden treasure.
On the loth, he had hardly expected to
meet her, and was not disappointed that
fhe did not come. On the lGth, he sat
up late at night expecting her ai rival.
After waiting till near midnight on the.
17th he began to suspect all was not right,
and he feared all this might be a trap to
rob him. So strong did this suspicion
fatpn upon him, that he took up his gun,
loaded if, and went out into the shrubbery
surrounding the house where he could see
all who approached without being seen,
and remained there until two o'clock in
the morning. But no one came. As the
time had elapsed tint wa? set by his fair
visitor, he considered himself free from
his obligation, never doubting in the least
but that his money was safely deposited
in the handkerchief.
Unrolling it carefully, what was hid
dismay at seeing, not a roll of bank bills,
and four pieces of gold, as he had left itr
hut a package of brown paper and four
! cenes, in lieu thereof. Even the handker-
One of the strangest things in all tL
strange transaction is that a countt-rMt
five dollar bill that was placed in the rack
age of money was taken out of it, 3iil
turned in the roll of brown paper, rior
this was
done is a mystery we cnej;
solve,
pletclv
bamboozled out of $3000, now
seeks to find some remedy at law.
Strange as this story may appear to
many, we have tho facts from the most
undoubted authority, and wo have givcu
them just as they occurred, we can
sympathise with our friend, the farmer,
in the loss of his money, for he is not the
first of the masculine gender who has been,
and alas, he is not the last who will be
duped by a pretty woman.
Fortunes of a Pin.
In the year 17fc-'9, a boy called Lafitte,
first appeared in Paris. He was poor,
and greatly desired to obtain an iuferior
place in a bankinghoKse. Furnished hi
a letter of introduction he went to the
house of a rich Swiss banker to ask for
employment, lie was friendless, timid,
and careworn, and the banker, thinking
him unfit for a clerk, told him he had no
room forjiim in bis office.
The lad left the banker's richly gilded
room with a sad h'art. While crossing
the courtyard, with drooping Load, he saw
a pin on tho ground; ho stooped down,
took it up, and placed it carefully in the
comer of his coat. He did not think at
the time that this act, vo trifling in itself,
would be thetun.ing point iu his life, and
the means of his future splcLdid success.
The banker saw from his window what
hnrl rfiknn tiIjirp. and. attaching areat im-
portancc to trjfleSj ilC was impressed by
the circumstance.
I his simple action
gavo him a Key
to tho character of
a proof of order and
Lafitte.
It was
prudence. And he thought that a young
man who could thus take care of a pin,
would surely make a good clerk, and
merit the trust aud good wishes of -his
employer.
The same evening Lafitte received a
note froth tho banker, offering him a sit
uation in his counting-house, and asking
him to come and fill the place a,t once.
The discerning banker was not deceiv
ed in his hopes; for he soon found that
the
vounir
pin-saver possessed all tlW
" w
good qualities he expected. From a clerk
Lafitte soon advanced to be cashier, and
at length was received into partnership.
and afterward beeamo the owner of tho
largest bank iu Paris, and one of tho
richest men in the world. lie was not
only rich, generous, great and powerful,
but was chosen a deputy of the people-
and made Pio-ident ot the Couueil of
Ministers, and was in every re-pect tho
most intluential citizen of b ranee.
Wc see in the eventful historv of thi-i
once poof and unknown lad, ami aftW
ward rich and honored statesman, "ike
power of honesty, and the succss5 wtfvoli
crowus iuduRtry. " -IE