VOL 15.
STROUDSBURGr, MONROE COUNTY, PA. FEBRUARY 3, 1855.
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AT
THE OFFICE OF
THE
JJ.FF ERCOS I A W.
"Married Yesterday."
Every day in our journal that with the
first gleam of the sun is flung within our
portals, we read the little sentence
"Married yestcrda," so and so. Every
day there is a wedding feast in
the mansions or tbo earth; a ciaspm
bands and a union of hearts in the dim
aisles of some holy temple; a pledging of tempt to teach Arithmetic by presenting 1 they inforin you how many they would still
eternal love and constancy during all the combinations of numbers at first, instead I ve. Then these last may, m their imagi
, ofsimrle fisuros. Not that everv letter nations, be cut into halves or quarters, or
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spring flowers upon life s pathway. Each
day some new marriage crown is put on,
and she who wears it, leaning upon him
-
i nnrq rnnr. nrp vpr. rn nnmn (inwTi itp
whose love is the brightest Wei sot a-
7 L .. ,v - i , r it
miil.r. ir-j invn; eton IvS flirnv tinm flirt
"dear old home," and nestles tremblingly
in the fairy cot where love's hand has j Others would teach tho elementary
trained the "hone3'suckleover the latticed sounds of the letters, before, or in connec
,n,i ni, xnr. .. l c n .,u f i, ! tion wi th , the nam es. All these sounds
IIUl LAI. 11 IIU ill 111 till LIIL. I
casements."
" .MARRIED YESTERDAY.'"
There are pearls and gold shining now !
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amid the flowers that friuae loves path-
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way and star3 gleaming like a chandelier
in the ornament of hop. There are
harps tinkling now whose melody is g tbo elementary sounds of the letters,
..i. fi. ,i f ii,Q ,,: I till his powers of discrimination have be
swecter than tho sound 01 the evening r
. . . ... . come more fully developed. This meth
bella, and joy falling like a shower of od niight be moro fuHy Uscussed, but it
amethysts upon the hearts that yeaterua (
were wen. ijjie now uas become Deauu
ful. The soul soars upwards from the
dust like a dove loosed from its cage.
There is melody in every place; yea,
there are angels in every path with
crowns for those who are pressing on
ward with song and prayer.
" MARRIED YESTERDAY."
It seems now a long distance to the
grave a long road to the final rest.
But soon the shadows will come and life
loses its summer bloom. Then, as the
palter of tiny feet is heard about the
grandfather's knee, they who were "mar
ried yesterday," mayhap will turn back
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to the records of the past, wheeping si-
lently the while, remembering that their
summer is gone, their harvest ended, and
that soon gathering up their sheaves, thev
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must pass beyond the gates ot pearl,
where will be but one
marriage-
-that of
Kciu-
the Lamb with his chosen people.
ark Daily Mercury.
Baby Wisdom. A little girl about five
years old, one day heard a preacher of
the Chadband order praying most lustily, gaid Wc have no use foYifc in after lifCj ' pvleSj "Borrow ono from the column of
till the roof rang with the strength of his therefore it should not be practised." It ' ten3." "0, but I cannot now," he ro
minnlinafion. Turnin.er to her mother and should be used as a means, not as an end. plies, "there aro none there." On exam-
beckonin" the maternal ear down to speak
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ing distance, she whispered, "Mother
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dont vou think that it he lived nearer
y i
to God he wouldn't have to talk so loud?'
A Curious History. The following
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said to have occurred in Livingston
, . . , l .i i . ,
county entucKy :- A QW iauy too,
an orphan boy to raise, quite small, and
:wben he arrived at the age of eighteen
:sbe married him, she then being in her
-.fiftieth year. They lived many years to
gether, happy as any couple. Ten years
.ago they took an orphan girl to raise.
This fall the old lady died, being ninety
six years of age, and in seven weeks after
the old man married the girl they had
raised, he being sixty-eight years of age
aDd she eighteen."
Eow Sadly True!
The Syracuse Standard says : "When
a rakish youth goes astray, friends gath
er around him iu order to restore hini to
the path of virtue. Gentleness and kind
ness are lavished upon him to win him
fcack again to innocence and peace. No
one would supect that he had ever sinned.
But when a poor, confiding girl is be
trayed, she receives the brand of society,
and is henceforth driven fromthe ways'
of virtue. Tho betrayer iff honored," re
spected, esteemed; but the ruined, heart
broken victim knows there is no peace
,for her this side of the grave, Society has
no loving, helping hand for her, no smile
of peace, no voice of forgiveness. These
are earthly moralities unknown to heaven.
There is a deep wrong in them, and, fear
ful ire the consequences "
Fi-om tlic Massachusetts Teacher'
EASY METHODS OF DTSTKTTCTION.
A Prize Essay.
BY MISS BETSEY L. ADAMS, OF BROOKVILLE.
Perhaps I may be allowed to avail my-
self of the opportunity given by
the As-
sociation, to presonir some methods of
tftnnliincr thp Virnnnlins iisnnllv unrsnorl in
our common schools. These plans may
not be new, but it is believed they will be
found practical, as they are such as have
' commended themselves to the writer dur
ing a somewhat extended course of teach
ing, and with pupils whose ages have
varied from three to twenty-one. No
method will be proposed that does not
; aim at thoroughness; and as "there is no
royal road to learning," every useful
method, like every thing else that is val
uable, will reauiro a certain amount of
labor. .But it is believed, that to teach
a thing thoroughly at first, will, in the
end. nrovc the easiest wav.
'
commence
thought to be almost as absured as to at-
o -
must be learned before words are formed,
The Htte 0QCj unless remarkaDiy tracta-
ble, wearies of the ABC before the
twenty-six arc learned Thoreforo as
i i.i.
soon as two letters nave Decome laminar,
they maybe formed into a word,
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and
this
process continuca till the
whole al
ni,.,Vinf miorir
must become familiar, if we would make
good readers, ond there is scarcely any
i dancer that thev will be practised too
frequently. But the child must be taught
one thin: at a time. If ho attempts to
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lonrn rlin ,imn .inn fhi snnnn at mine, he
will be in dancer of confounding them;
and it is believed nothing is lost by leav-
--Quld be tcdiou?, and perhaps unprofita
ble.
In this connection I
would insist that
j words should not be pronounced for
! scholars, Excpptions there may bo, but
this should be the rule. The soholar
should be led on by gradual steps, and re
quired to spell out every word he cannot
readily pronounce. This will teach him
j to depend upon himself, and will apply to
other branches. Even a scholar who is
somewhat advanced, should be taught to
consider it no disgrace, to pause, as ho
meets an unfamiliar word, and apply all
his knowledge of the laws of pronuncia
tion to the stranger. This is the way to
become read? readers.
In regard to expression, much must be
left unsaid. The natural utterance of
intr rrrinf Srt in MlA pllllfl 15 TipIiottoiI in
be a1afe 'example. Unnatural tones oan-
not be correct, natural ones must be so.
The necessity of cultivating the imagina-
tion in connection with reading is now
crmnnsr'rl in hp. pn jrenerallv understand
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and realized by all good teachers, that it
is not necessary to dwell upon it.
Spelling should be practised in connec
tion with reading. Do vou ask whether '
o v
if, should be norformed orallv or bv writ-
ing! I answer, In both ways, though we
think oral spelling should take the pre-,
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cedence with children. We know it is ,
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My principal reason for preferring that
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hood, is, that it is much the most rapu
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hood, is, that it is much the most rapid
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Arn n-nc imaA
ij X'Xuiijr ujuiu nuiuu vuu iwwuvu
n the same time, than by stopping to
way. Many more woras can De learnea
, print mem an. xut wnuug me uiu&
should b7 no means bo oaitteq, and with
j ii ,1. . j t.
, uuvaucca scuoiars, tuis raeiuou may ue
' pursued to the cxclus ion of the other.
( rf &
j ' lGSSQn hve hG. nroA The
, fblWinff has been tried with success. A
nnwn nin:J nf wnr.ls snWfflrl fnr n les -
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To commence w th Read n.". Some Dor auuing a
1 1 1 i 1 . at-nra nf nofinrr nrtn rtf 1nsin ficrt
Some 01 . . .... : i T nL..L
n uavo enacavoreu to suorren tne nrooess or i.u&
. teaching children to read, bv beinnninz BlViUJS uuu ujhumb iu udmia, uudnw,
S 01 with words instead of letters. This is Henry; how their eyes will brighten as
sou, or series of lessons, for instance, the J It was formerly the opinion of Gcog
naincs of familiar objects, articles of dress, , raghers, that the pupil should commence
or furniture, names of persons, places, the study with his own location, and grad
&c, the class occasionally dictating a les- ually enlarge the sphere of his observa
son, being previously prepared, and each tion. But we believe the prevailing opin
giving out a word. As the words are giv- '. ion at present is, that a general survey of
en out, each one writes them upon the the whole earth should first bo taken, and
blackboard or a slate. They arc then particulars learned afterwards. ,Ye leave
spelled aloud, each word being pronoun- this question. Lot every ono bo fully
ced correct or incorrect by the ono who persuaded in his own mind aa to the true
gave it. Each member of the class is , method. A Globe should be used in giv
provided with a slip of paper and pencil, , ing children their first lessons in Geog
and whenever a word in his list is pro- , raphy. As they advance, Outline Maps
nouncod to bo incorrect, he copies itupon are exceedingly important, almost indis
his paper. At'the close of a week, these pensable. Take a class who have been
papers aro pa sscd to the teacher, and the studying the historical part oT the Gcog
wprds upon them aro given out as a les- raphy, and give them a Map lesson, al
son. If any word is still misspelled, it is ( lowing them to study it from Outline Maps
copied again, and will enter into the re- ' with pointers in their hands, and their
view of the next week. In this way eve- recitation will evince the increased inter
ry word must be learned. est of tho class, if it has not already
Little children should not be confined shown itself in their manner of studying,
to the columns of the spelling-book,- ; Tho names ot ah the towns in the State
though far be it from us to call them niay soon be learned with the situation
"nonsense columns." A single word may of most of them by allowing one to point
be given them each day, aside from the them out while a class or the whole
regular lesson, to be spelled on the sue- school recite them in concert. In the ab
Ai 'a :r .uL .;.ni,T sence of Outline Maps, their want should
selected, a lively interest will be excited.
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lheso words the class may atterwards bo
allowed to sive out from memory. Ono
who has never tried this method, will be
surprised to find how long a list of im-
portant words may thus be learned by a
young class, they meanwhile regarding it
only as relaxation, or pastime.
If you would teach Arithmetic with
success, ovserve these directions. Give
practical examples, rather than abstract
numbers. Render no assistance till it is
absolutely necessary. Explain no diffi
culty till it has been met, and unsuc-
eesBfully grappled with, by the learner
Meetinsr in a store with a little girl who
o w
had just commenced Arithmetic, she
pointed to some pencils, saying she bought
one of them yesterday. "How much do
they cost? she was asked. She hesitated
a moment, then replied, "I gave him a
ten cent piece, and he gave mo a three
cent piece and one cent. This answer
taught the neoossity of combining the pro
cesses in proposing questions to children,
and ot making them practical. If you
BPeak t0 a llttl class of having so many
red and 80 many yellow apples, when
I tney leave their homo, of a kind neigh-
'i .i i? . i i. ,i..?
certain numoer 10 tneir
and
and
they
follow you,
and with what confidence will
each apple exchanged for a certain num
ber of pears or peaches.
It is an excellent plan to give a sepa
rate question to each member of a class
before any are solved, requiring each to
retain his question in the mind till the
solution is called for. When all aro sup
plied with questions, require each one to
state his example and perform it. This
method makes a recitation interesting, and
tends to strengthen the memory and pro
duce clearness of ideas.
Allow children sometimes to propose
questions to each other, and though, like
one impulsive child, they may ask, "If a
flock of geese were flying over, and a gun
ner should shoot nine of them, how many
would be left?" this will only lead them
to notice the conditions of a question moro
carefully.
Never fail to cultivate mental activity,
by proposing questions at tho close of tho
recitation, and allowing tho one who first
gives a correct answer, to go first from the
class, as is now so generally practised.
Bo sure to associate large numbers with
small ones. If trained aricbt, a scholar
may give tho product of six multiplied by
thirty, as soon as six times three. Require
correctness, as well as rapidity. Allow
A long list of numbers may
bo written by the teacher upon the board,
added by him at tho time of writing
them, and the answer retained. Scholars
may then go in turn to the board, passing
along as they add the numbers. If the
board be of considerable length, it will
afford amusement to see tho active ones
passing" by their slower neighbors, and
coming out first with their answers.
These are carried to the teacher, who,
after all have added, reads tho answers
aloud, naming those who have the true
answer. This method affords relaxation,
and cultivates rapidity and correctness of
calculation.
A little lad is ciphering in Subtraction.
Yesterday he found a difficulty in the
lower number being larger than the one
above it. Ho was shown how ho could
take one of those tens, and change it to
units, iust as a ten-dollar bill can bo
chanced for ones. To-dav he comes a
0
gain to the teacher with the question,
"How can I subtract these numbers!"
Just glancing at the slate, the teacher re
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motion, the uppor number is found to be
i f Vi.. j xt i.i ri
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, ing the ten thousand to thousands, one of
At.- At. -i. t 1 1
, tue muusanus to nunureus, ana so on,
thi t,rion!iT,.ia
uu a uuuuiuudj mum.
. must be fully cxplainod, and you may be
. ouiu luuu m eye win nut up as tne sud
ject unioids itself and subtraction, in any
; a . ,. ii i
iuiuj, .a num mat time perieuwy uiuai m
his mind. This difficulty might havo been
, Mtioi tea by tho Snd csplained
beforehand, but think you it would have
. been as "mUly seized upon, and as long
' remembered ?
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. bo supplied by having maps drawn upon
t ll. V.1nlrlirtorf1 fltlil tonlrlnn fllfl (JnmO HSft
the blackboard, and making the same use
of them as of the others.
Never allow a class to learn the direc
tion of rivers, situation of important
towns, &c, till they are familiar with the ise passed my lips, when a knock was The Snake-bit Irishman. .
mountain ranges. Let them fix their at- heard at the door, and in came Susan A party of gentlemen having gone on
tention upon these, and then determine Simpkins after my dirty clothes. ia deer hunt, were greatly annoyed by an
what must, of necessity, be the course of, 'Mr.. Spicer,' says she, 'I washed for Irish Jeremy Didler, who quartered him
the rivers; then an examination of the you six months, and I haven't seen the self upon their camp and bored them by
facts will be full of interest. first red cent in the way of payment. his idle boasts and abuse of everything-
Bo not oonfine a class in Geography Now I'd like to know what you are going American, and a particular horror of all
for any length of time to the text-book,to ' to do about it?' j kinds of snakes, and one of the party dc-
the exclusion of the map. Much time is! I felt in my pocket book. There was termiued to take advantage of his preju
lost in this manner, and a distate for the nothing in it, and I knew it well enough, dice, with a view of getting rid of his
study contracted. A careful reading of 'Miss Simpkins' said I, 'its no use de-' company. Accordingly, one night he was
the surface, climate, soil and productions,
except with small children, will general
ly bo sufficient, if care is taken by tho
teaoher to require them to compare states
and countries, classing together such as
are alike. I(or instance. Why allow
scholars to spend portions of several sue-
cessive days, in learning the soil, produc -
tions, &c., of as many of the bouthern
States bordering upon the Atlantic Ocean,
when at a single recitation, and in con
nection with a lesson upon tho map, they
may be made familiar with all that sec
tion of country! And it will not be dif
ficult to determine which will be most
easily remembered, associated or isolated
facts. Aain, suppose tho subject of the
lesson to Ic the islands off the cast coast
of Asia. If you would make the lesson
both interesting and profitable, speak to
them of the importance of the empiro of
I Japanat the present time, of the scenery
'as a vessel approaches the harbor, of;
their habits of non-intercourse, of the
personal appearanco of the people, draw- ,
ing vivid pictures to the imagination, of'
tho painted faces, half-clad feet, enormous
sleeves, girdles, fans, &c, and you will
probably find, at the next recitation, that
none of these facts havo been forgotten;
perchance they may have added much to
their store from other sources.
In commencing tho study of Grammar;
an interest is best maintained by requir
ing copious written examples. These
may; at nrst-, consisc oniy or mo parts 01
speech; but they will soon be taking their
first lessons in Composition, though prob
ably without boiug aware that they are
pursuing a study that is so generally dis
tasteful to the young. Do not enlighten
them upon the subject at present. As
they advance, repeat to them (it would
lo3e half its interest if read, instead of
repeated,) some interesting anecdote with
a good moral, and require them to write
it from recollection, and present it at the
next recitation. As soon as they can
parso a few words, give them a sentence
or phrase upon the blackboard, to be
parsed on the succeeding day. This meth
od may be continued till they are able to
parse from a text-book. If this course is
pursued, wo are confident that there will
be no lack of interest among boys or girls,
and no need of resorting to various meth
ods, such as choosing sides, to excite em
ulation, as they will study from the love
of it, which is far the better motive.
A word upon Writing, and I have done.
Some would not have children learn to
write before they are ten or twelve years
of age. Much is lost by this delay, and
it is doubted whether anything is gained.
We have seen children who commenced
writing beforo they were eight years of
age, and who, beforo they wero ten, could
write a page of which a young lady of
eighteen need not be ashamed. And has
not such a child a decided advantage in
learning spelling, composition, &c, over
ono who never handles a pen till twelve
years of age? Sometimes a child be
comes so much interested in writing, as to
be reluctant to leave it at the given time.
If possible, takc advantage of such stim
ulus, taking care that the energies be not
too much exhausted. It will be found
that more improvement may bo made in
one hour at such times, than in many
hours when the task is relunotantly per
formed. If more has here been said of through
ness and correctness, than of ease, in
methods of instruction, is is because it is
believed that no method will in the end
prove easy, that does not combine these
two essential requisites.
Speech of Mr. Zachariah. Spicer
On the following question. 'Which en
joys the greatest amount of happiness, the
bachelor or the maried man?'
Mr. Presdent and Gentlemen I riso
to advocate the cause of the married man.
And why should I not ? I claim to know
something about the Institution, I do not?
Let him accompany me home. Let me
confront him with my wife and seventeen
children, and decide.
High as the Rocky Mountains tower
above tho Mississippi Valloy, does tho
character of tho married man tower a
bovo that of tho bachelor. What i'b a
bachelor? What was Adam before begot
acquainted with Eve ? hat but a poor
shiftless, helpless, insignificant creature !
No more to bo compared with his after
self, than a mill-daym to tho great roar
ing cataract of Niagara. Applause.
Gentlemen, there was a time, I blush
to say it when I too was a bachelor ; and aud the doctor would depart, and "leave
a more miserable crcatur you would hard- no sign" for pill or bolus. In this con
lvexnecfc to find. Everv day I toiled riexion. wo can not forbear introducing
hard and at night I came home to ray a single short anecdote which, wo believe, ored the truth, but wo believe it was con
comfortless garret no carpet, no nothing, is correctly attributed to Dr. Chapman, eluded not to pcrsue them. The young
T?JnvT,t;nrr ;n n flinftnr iitkI int.ho TTfi mnnioJ nlmsfv sommons folksficdto Muuch Chunk, where horses
VJl J llltU YYUo I U l WULlWAj - ' -
words of the poet.
"Confusion was monarch of all he surveyed1"
a nair of nanta there a dirty
s-tLro-iilav-liill and hero
M'mVlto
Sh : at Viminltablo
A V. . . f 14 HUH Uft l'tlt'l .v J
pair ot boots
a pile of d
that I tookrefuffo at the caiuins-tablo
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and bar room. I found it would nover
do, gentlemen, and in a lucky moment,
vowed to reform. Scarcely had tho prom-
'nying it. I haven't got the pewter' I
wish for your sake I had.'
There,' said sho promptly, 'I dont wash
another rag for you.'
'Stop,' said I. Susan. I will do -what
l can tor you. bilver and gold have 1
none ; but if my heart and hand will do
.they are at your service.
'Are you in earnest V says she, look-
fog a little suspicious. Jin his oh-no-we-never inention-'cm?, coil-
'Never more so,' sajs I. ing it up smoothly by his side, snake-like
'Then,' says sho, 'as there seems to be and true.
no prospect of getting my pay any other I All things thus arranged, the conspi-
way, I guess I'll take up with the offer.' 'ralors lay down again, and at the conclu
We were married in a week ; and what's sion of one of the stag-horn snores, one
more we haven't repented it. No more of tho gentlemen roarod out at the top of
attics for me, gentlemen. I live in a good
house, and have somebody to mend my
'clothes. "When I was a poor, miseablo
bachelor, gentlemen, I used to be as thin as
a weasel. Now I am as plump as a poker.
In conclusion, gentleman, if you wan't
to be a poor, ragged fellow, without a'
coat to your back, or a shoe to your foot;
if you want to grow old before your time
and as uncomfortable, generally as a
'hedgehog rolled up the wrong way.' I
advise you to remain a bachelor but if
you want to live decently and respectably 1
(get married. I've got ten daughters,
gentlemen overpowering applause, and
you may have your pick. ;
Mr. Spicer sat down amid lone contin-
ued plaudits The generous proposal with
i which he concluded gained him five sons-
m-iaw
n T- T'-T tail Och, Howly Yargin, stop him ! Och,
Peculiarities of Japanese Beauties. !Howly Vj inj stop him t 0ch, St. Pat
Beauty is rare in Simoda; and there rickj tare bim till jiblets ! A wha, a-wha,
seems to be very fow of the higher class- ( ,es got me fast hould, och and he has !
es residing there. Some pretty girls Bv the jjowly Saint he's mendin his
wero seen, but the married women in Ja- on me j Qch Jasus, gentlemen,
pan disfigure themselves by blacking their takc hould oa bim ; catch him I Shoot
teeth with the betel nut, and shaving him in the taii cnat mQ;nd !'
their eyebrows. This is done that noj During this scene, one stood buging
one may be tempted by their beauty af- a sapiiCg vvith both arms and legs, his
ter marriage. An unnecessary precau-; iica(j thrown back, screaming with laugh
tion; for, like all women who mature ear-; ter . another lay on the ground, rolling
ly, they fail rapidly. The gross immor-;n fita of laughter: another. 'Fat Jim,'
ality and disgusting immodesty among ! stoo(j wjth his legs about a yard apart, his
the lower orders of tho people, exceeds bandg holding his lips shouting at inter
everything of the kind to bo met with in ; vaj8 of fiyc seC0nds, 'snake ! snake ! and
any other part of the world. The labor- j tbe ccfc0 seemed to mock him with the re
ing classes are half or entirely naked alljturn 0f snake ! snake." as Paddy made
the time "weather permitting,' of course. th(l crau Qf tilfi caraT). After circling a-
Women may be seen bathing in the
streets, in front of their own doors, in an
entire state of nuidity ; and there are two
bath-houses at Simoda where the sexes
bathe indiscriminateiy disregarding en
tirely all decency, and throwing tho fash
ionable frequenters of Eockaway and
Newport quite into the shade. The dress
of the women of Japan is, by no means,
to be commended cither for its elegance,
gracefulness, or propriety. It consists,
separately, of body and skirt, both of
which are open. The former falls loose
ly from the shoulders, at times partially
exposing tho bust in front, or on the side.
The latter is very narrow, and drawn
tightly around the waist and hips, lcav-!
ing an opening at the side, only about
half doubling. This confinement of the
hips, added to the sandals that are worn,
renders the gait in walking extremely
awkward. The hair, however, is arrang
ed in the most artistic style, which, if it
could bo once seen by a Parisian coif
feur, would doubtlessly supersede the
Chinots I?njcratricct or any other most iu
vogue. In their houses, gardens, streets,
and persons, the Japanese aro cleanly.
Concubinage is common in Japan.
Besides a wife who is alwa3s the mis
tress of the family every man who can
afford it seems to have from ono to five
or six concubines, depending upon his
mean3 or inclination who are bought
from their parents while young. These
creatures do not, of course, cither black
their teeth or shave their eje-brows, and
arc often quite comely. They are made
to perform tho duties of maid-servants,
and aro frequently, through jealously,
very cruelly treated. At Simoda, this
class appeared to admire the foreigners
very much, and were in consequence, of
ten ordered out of their sight.
Anecdote of Dr. Chapman.
As a practitioner, the late Dr.
Chsp-
man, ot rmiaaeipuia, was aisunguwmuu
as much for the charm of his manner in
lm cJnL- flmmhrir in for skill and succeas
lit"
fcjin prescribing. His lively conversation .ing somewhat cooled down, and the vig
il and ever ready joke were often moro cf-!ilCnce of the parents having abated, thu
fective than anodine or-cordial. Indeed, 1
in cases of trifling importance, the doctor.
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ant chit-chat, both patient and physician
seemed to forget tho object of tho visit,
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frnm .1 ladv to attend at her house.
On
his arrival, ho learned that ncr daughter
J . . a
liac accidentally swallowed n shilling
nieco.and the mother was all auxicty and
trepidation in view of tho con.equonjea
"Was it a good shilling !"eoolly asked
lad accidentally swallowed a shilling
"Was it a goou sin mug 1 ooui.y -u
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the doctor, ies. ten, ncu,!
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retired.
'sound a snoring,' perhaps dreaming of
! snakes, the mischievious gentleman got
his hunting knife, and going to where the
offal of a large deer had been thrown,
cut off about seven feet of the intestines,
and securing the ends with twine to re
tain tho contents, tied one end of them
fast and tight to a corner of Paddy's
linen, that had wandered through a rent
his voice : 'Hu-wee ! hu-wee ! a big black
snake eleven feet long, has crawled up
my trousen, and is tying himself in a
double-bow knot around my body!'
At the first shout he gave the Irishman
a furious dig in the side with his ejbsw,
and kept up a running accompaniment
in his shins with bis heels 1 Of course
the noise and hurting awoke him quick
and wide; in the first movement be laid
his hand on the nice coil at his side, and
bo hi3sed out " Jasus I"
Makinjz one bound, that carried him
some ten feet clear of the camp, and with
a force that straightened out the coil, and
it, crackled like a whip. Casting one wild,
blarinc look behind, he tore off with the
rapidity of lightning around the camp in
a circle of forty feet across, and at every
bound, yelling: Saze him ! aaze by the
bout tlljrty tjmeg tiJC poor feuow flevv off
at a tangent into the dark woods, and the
mingled sounds of 'snake ! murder ! howly
vargin ! fire I help 1 &c, died away in the
distance, and the hunters were alone.
'Umph,' said one, 'I thought that snake
would stop his snoring in this camp at
any rate.'
The next evening Paddy was seen go
ing at a mighty rate through Knoxviile,
with a bundle on his arm, and a shillaly
in the other hand, poking out his bend in
a half defensive, half exploring attitude,
lie was hailed with, 'which way Paddy?'
'Strate to ould Ireland, by Jasus !
where there aro no snakes !' growled out
Paddy with out stopping an snstant.
Romance.
During last week a secret
marriage
took place in Tamaqua, followed by a
family breeze of considerable force. Tho
facts, as we learn, are these : A gentle
man from the city, reputed wealthy, was
boarding at a publio house in that bor
ough. With him was his family, one
member of which was a daughter some
fifteen years of age, and spoken of ns very
handsome. A young engiheor boarding
at the same house, became attached to tho
young lady, and was rewarded by a re
turn of love; but conscious that a union
would not bo sanctioned by the parents
of tho lady, they were secretly married.
After the ceremony the lady returned to
tho hotel, but the affair leaked out, ami
tho enraged father with harshness de
manded the truth of his daughter. She,
frightened at the storm gathering, denied
the marriage. The father, but half as
sured, or else fearing it would be con
summated, if not done already, kept a
close watch on the movements of the par
tics. On Friday last, the excitement hav-
young lady in following them to dinner,
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bonnet, shawl or cloak sprang into a car
riage with her husband, and in an instant
was off like the wind. The parents mis
sing her searched the house in vain. Af
ter considerable lose of time they diacov-
and carriage were iu waiting tor
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J'Jaston to take the cars eastward. e
Eastern to take the cars 01
ui.dorBtand that a young
sent ahead from Tama,,,
team at Maueh Clmnk, ro
mau who was
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