ii - - m$ismimm AW W ir v U ; A - 1 H. B. MASSEK, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. office, Market street, opposite the post office. gl jFamflB iirtospaptr-Dtbotrti to Z)olftr, artcirahtrr, ittoralHjj, JFoteffln ana Domcstfc Jictos, Science an the arts, a&rfcnlturr, Jtt.irf.ets, amusements, rc. NEW SEMES A OL. a, lVO. . . SUNDUIIY, NOUTHUMliEUIAM) COUNTY, PA., SATUKDAt; APKIL 7, 1 849. i OLD SRRIK8 VOL. 9, NO. 28." TURNS OF TKE AMERICAS. : THE AMKItTCAN in puMislu-cl every Hiitiirchiy nt TWO 1MM.I.AHS1 per milium lo Ih- piiiil liitlf' yearly in mlvunce. No piiHar flictmliintol until all nrminifi-. nfc piiiil. All c-iimitliliteiitioilii ir IHK-n. im liii.int-w n-t-itillir tn tll otliee, to insure attention, must he I'll!' !' 1'AID. TO CLIUS. Ttirc copies to one address, PoOO Seven ! I'" li (HI Filirai " 1" l" St Five HIWir In iHivnnce will pay for three, year's sitlwrrip tiou lo the American. 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J;o.''C 01' Kitttil. IT" rn pririn an- ni""li I ivvit limn tin- 1;rr.vl.in pric-i-s. "v" l.iln.-irii'X mill nnull i:iriTl of lvmti piirclu'W.il. 4 Itxik iinMli il I" onliT mini l'nil 'li. riiilniMnliiti, -;ril I, l-l' y ;KOt i:RSt tIMMISSION ir,IU IIAM S lllt.l Di-iiNt ill Sri ii". .V 3. Arch W Vim.AbEU'lllA. CoimlHiitly on haml b-m-iuI norl.inrnt nf ; II tC El! I KS. T V. A S. WINKS. SE K I ) S LKjl'DiJS. . ' To which thry rfspi-fHully invite the attention ol th ptiblie. All kind of country produce takfii in exchange lor Gioceriei or told nn Commission. Philad. April 1, iH 18 BASKET MANUFACTORY?, A 15 South Sfftinrf street En fiilc, dmcn atn'irs, PHILADELPHIA.- HENRY COULTEB, VTb r.SPEDTKL'LLY informn hi fii.-niUand jj,tlie pub'ie, that he cnnstunt'y keeps on Ltf.d a large assmtnu-ut of chi ilrens wil ow t turtles, Chairs., Crad m, market and travel ling baskets, and every variety of basket work niaiiulactored. Country Merchants and other who wish to purchase such aitiiles, good and cheap, would do well to call on him, as tbey are uli manulac tured by bim inthe best manner. Philadelphia, June 3, 1818. ly ' t' A n & S E,t 1 EXKK.ITIXG. WH. ti. MASON. 46 Cliesnut it. 3 dmit t uhmc iiid .. Philadelphia l-iiijravpr of BtMMWS fcVISITIXCI rAlllS, Walch papers. Libels, Door plate. Seals and Stamps tor Odd Fellows,' Sons of Temperance, Ac, fcc. Always on hand a general assortment of Vine Fancy Goods, Gold pens of every quality J)og Collars in great variety. Engraver tools and material. . , Aeency for the Manufacturer of Glazier Dia mond. Order per mail (post paid) will be punctually attended to. Philadelphia, April 1, WS y FIRST MEMIUM PIANO rORXE3. riHK SUUSC1UUKR has been appointee. aent S (or the saleof COXRAD MEVF.R'S CKLK UUATED PREMIUM KOsE WOOL) PIANOS, at this place. These Pianos have a plain, mas sive and beautiful exterior finish, and, for depth ol tone, and elegance of workmanship, are not surpassed by any in the United Stales These instruments are highly approved of by the most eminent Protestor and Composer of Muic in thi and other cilie. , For qualitie of tone, touch and keeping tu tone upon Concert pitch, they cannot be tin-pas-ed by either Amem an or Emop-aii Pianos. Suffice it to say that Mad.ime Castellan. W. V Wallace. Vieu temps, and hi titter, the cele brated Piauitt. and many other ol the most li tinuuished performer, have given tbee instru ment preference over all other Thus have also r.celveU Hie nrst nonce m mi- ... ....... - , .v. " i'.., F.t,.hi.ins. ...d the last S.tv,, Mn.lal by the Franklin Institute in 1843, wa awarded to them, which, with other premiums from the same source, may be teen at the Ware-room No. 53 outh Fourth t. . E7Anolber Silver Medal wa awarded to C. Meyer, by the Franklin In.tUute, Oct. 1S13 for the best Piano in the exhibition. Again at the exhibition of the Franklin Insti tute, Oct. 1816, the first premium and medal was awarded to O. Meyer lor hi Piano, although it had been awarded at the exhibition of the year before, on the ground that he bad madetill great er improvement in hi Intrument within the past J3 month. Again at the last exhibition of the Franklin institute, 187, another Premium was awarded to C. Meyer, for the best Piano in the exhibition At Boston, at their last exhibition. Spt..lS47. 6 Meyer received the fust silver Medal awl Hi. nloma, for the best n,uar Pio in the exhibition Theae Piano will be old at the' mimiltclu Ter'lowet Philadelphia price, if not something lower. Peron are requested to call and exam ine for them.elve. at the residence of the sub acriber.. . L B- MASSER. Sunbury. April 8, 1848 TEE CEE-F -llrukli, Comb ami Variety STOKE." BOCKItTS AND BROTHER, ANprJB ALERSIN COMBS & VARIKTIES aVo M Thiri. hehm Paee St. and Kurth T.M turn ner of Third and Market ttreel, ... , raiX.ADSX.PHZA. YI HEiElber offer for sa'e a aensral assort merit of all iwidof Bmsbei, Combs and arktlM' which they art determined to tell Lewei than (n purchased sewbere. Country Mercbanls and other Purehitinc in th above line wil Cod it to their advantage to all before nurehasiae aiaewhera th finalit aud pikaa uilt b lully ursutd against H ioaipeiiiioa. 1 hildli-Lit, Jji.e 3, li4S-ly i SELECT P0ET1IY. TO stpnisa. Written by Abby Wallois u lillle girl nijcj ton yi-nii'. Sli(MTn. born wilhont hand?. ;unl wroli! it wilh Iilt tiionlli. bavins neqnirccl uu cxlrnonliiinry fucilily in 1 lint moiti? of roeoril in:; llioui'lil : Xaw the wintry sijii uro goinrjr, l-'ust from ntreiims mill ood mid tree. 'iirmc-r uira nre mildly Mow ing, iSpviii is here with face of rIoc, Knows ore low and huiir tire, high Where lirr roiy footstep fly : Wide abroad her tnanlle lliii;;in, As the nnrl niuid ndvanoes, Flowers are Idjointii;, birds are Ringing, In the minsliinc of her glances. Souls of verdure, youth nnd beauty, (ienius of the road of rows Who delays lo pay thee duly, Who Imt in Ihv hip reposes 1 Ki.rlirst born ! thy hlusli superiinl Gave their tints to Ellen's flowers, Clad the globe with glories venial, Fitted w-eni's for heavenly hours, Changeless, thoii;:li that (-lone is changing, Voiitliful, though our tonus grow old, A:i of yore lliy feet some ranging, Uriiigingte.iuty to the niotild, Iittlni to breezes, light to skies. Life and fierd.iri to the fountains, To the woodland emerald dyes, Mui and gi-'ilands lo the mountains, Order to nneuituri i( !i:'mV; .'.Iii!-ic to rrturuing biids; Labor to the farmer's hands, Hope to hearts, and cheer tn words ! Glorious, gentle, genial Sring, Could we ever to Ihee eliug. Never more a sigli for Summer Slioulil a human bosom heave ; lie slioulil bo a noteless coiner, .Xor n look t-f love receive, For ihy ways arc ways of grace, Freshness, peaec and purity ; Paradise adonis thy faro Wi'.n ils sweet Kinii-lieity ; And though .''unimer's rolies imposing Ampler teem and bolder dyed, Thine are evermore iliscUisiiijT More of peace mid less of pride. Only in thy walk I'd wander, Oilier seasouu s.ii'i'iii c, And when dust and spirit sunder, Leave thee only for the skies. St srr tu;i; mi: sTAnui ot'T or -em. A fOI.il WATKK SKf.Tf IF. A knot of idlers stood upon the end of a pier which ran out into the Hudson River, in one of the small towns near Albany, a few days ago, amusing themselves with hurling stones into the broad stream, each vicing with bis neighbor in the endeavor to pitch a missile at "the furthest distance from the shore, when a tall, rugged built Vermontcr, direct from the fJreen Hills, suddenly made his appearance ill their midst, and for awhile remained a quiet ob server of their movements. He was a brawny, strong-looking Yan kee, nnd was decently clad. The eflbrts of the little party had been exhibited over anil over again, when the stranger quietly picked up half a brick which lay near him, and giving it a jerk, it fell in the water a long way beyond the, line which had as yd been reached by the foremost of the crowd, At the conclusion of this feat, a loud "bravo!" went up from a half dozen voices around him. It was a cold clear day in October, and the men, determined not to be out-done, renewed their attempts; but the vermon tcr, without saying a syllable to any one, continued tn nileh thi. nidildna f!ir nut inln the stream, which seemed to annov one of them in a green jacket, the apparent leader of the gang, who declared, he wouldn't be beaten by a "feller right strait out o the woods, no how ;" and sidling up to the stranger, he determined to make his ac quaintance. "Where do you como from, neighbor!" , , . ,- i ""1" " ".1e? Wal, I hails from Varmount, jes' now, friend." . "Haint been in these parts long, I reck'n." "Wal riio. Not cdzackly. mre but up and down, sorter." " 1 es so I 'sposed." "Yaas,' continued the green 'un, care lessly, and seizing a big billet of wood, he tw irled it over his head, and it landed seve ral rods from the shore, in the water. "You've a little strength in your arms, neighbor,' "oe 'pum kins' is them flippers, stranger. Up in aour town more'n a munth ajro,' I utiv them are knuckles rite strut thru a board, more'n a ninch-'naff thick !" "Haw haw!' shouted his hearers, the man in the green jacket laughing loudest. "May be you don't b'lieve it." "Xot much answered the crowd." "We aie.t very green down here in York tee aint,' said the fellow in the ereeti jacket ;" we've been a'wiut you see." "Wal, jes yeu look yere, friend," con tinued the Vermontcr, in the most plausi ble manner; up in ot: country, we've a purty big river, consiuerin Inyim River, it'j called, and may be you've beam on. it. Wal, I hove a man clean across that river t'other day, nnd he came doawn fair und square on t'other side!" . . "Ha, ha, ha!" yelled his auditors. "Wal noaw, yeu may laff, but I kin deu it win. . "Do what!" said the green jacket quick ly. ' i "I kin take and heave yeu across that river yender, jest like open ana shet "Bet you ten dollars on it." "Done!" said the Yankee; and drawing forth ari X. (upon a broken downcast bank !) he covi-rod the bracer's shinplaster. "Kin veil swim, i'tllt f?" "Like a duck," said green jacket and without further parley, the Vermontcr set .ed the knowing Yorker stoutly by the nape of the neck and sent of his pants, jerked bim from hi.i foothold, and with nit almost superhuman effort, dashed the bully heels over head, from the end of the dock some ten yards out inlo the Hudson River. A terrific shout rang through the crowd, ns he floundered in the water, and, amidst the jeers and screams of his companions, the ducked btilley put back to the shore und scrambled up to the bank, half frozen by this sudden and involuntary cold bath. " "I'll take that ton-spot, if you please,' said the shivering loafer, advancing rapidly to the stake-holder. You took us for green horns, eh? We'll show you how we do things down here in York" and the fel low claimed the twenty dollars. "Wal, I reck'n you" wunt take no- ten spots ji-s! yet cap' n." "Why 1 You've lost the bet." "Xot cdzackly. I didn't calkilate on detiin it the fust time but I tell you. I kin dat it,'' and again, in spite of the loafer's utmost efforts to escape him he ' seized him by the scruff nnd the seat of his ! over alls, and pitched him three yards fur j ther into the river than upon the first trial. J A sat n the bullev returned, amid the t sho'.its of his mates, who enjoyed the : ,.i.. sport j lllllii. lini 1 , "third time never Jails," said tne lan- ! i ,-.n?r,V rttV llic V.flt T L'ln lit'tl It T ii-i, aiiifj'iii - 1 ,J.T J a.-.. ....I .V, M. tell ye-: I "Hold on!" said the almost petrified victim "And I will deu it ef I try till to-mor-i row niornini'' I pi vp it up!" shouted the sufferer, be j tween his teeth, which now chattered like j a mad badger's "take the money." : The Yrrmonter very cooly pocketed the ten-spot, and as be turned away, remarked : "We nint much acquainted wilh you smart folks daoun he re'n Y'ork, but we sometimes 'take the starch aout of 'em' up our way and p'raps yeu wunt try it on tu strangers aaain. I reclfn yeu wunt," he continued, and putting on a broad grin of good humor, he left the company to their reflections! ring of Our Union. T!tAVELMN; IX EXCiLAXD. J. Bayard Taylor, author of nil iulerestins book, entitled 'Views Afoot,' .eMiinaloa bis opeiisos for travi !lino two yean in England Ireland. i't!uiid. France, Swilzeiland, Ger many ami Italy including voyage out and back, 'board. Induing amusements, guides' fees, passports,1 ele. atSOu! The Literary World thinks this btatement sliuuld be a temptation to 'those who ara worn out with the monotony of a city life, to travel.' We have met with a great many people in Eu rope who were induced to 'see the elephant' under just such impression ns llie titateinent of Mr. Taylor would give, nud who were nut a lillle uslouished to iiud their anticipated expenses multiplied by twos nnd threes. A man must bavo a very wnall appelile, mid possess the virtue nf self-denial in uu extra ordinary degree, to get over the ground in the manner our author did. Two years' tra vel and resideiico in Europe cost us $1500, and almost every man who has been abroad looks upon us as an economical wonder when we tell ihe story, Solid! A man must have bis eye-teeth eft, und be nhurp us a razor generally, to "jot through England, Ireland, und Scotland, for that. The way the English stick their li-ds into u stranger s pocket, ain't to bi) beat. A Yankee is only a ilea bite to an Englishman in real systematic gouging. We saw bis illustrated beautifully on the line of lailroud fiom lSiriuiti"ham to Loudon. ! SoLl' U si'rveU ot" Piul howU for iivP"-' a bowl, ut most of the 'wood und water pla ces. A Blruuger jumps from the cars, drops a sixpence on the counter, grasps the spoon, whips it into his mouth be whips it out again wilh an oath bis enough to scare Iho engine, olflho track. Itis red-hot ! 'All ready !' sings out llio conductor and the poor man hears the dash of his bowl of soup into the pot, as he runs like a grey hound, tu secure bis seat before the train sluill be off. The pot g'jts tilled again wilh the full bow ls uf soup, aud is put uside, tu bu heated over for the tfunit tiuiu from London. We have no doubt the same nunp we saw sizzling over u bed of bituminous coul ut Wolverhampton, Ihrce years ago, is doing its owner good ser vice ut the present time. The holds are outrageous. Nut wiehiug lo be tioubled by, a host of begging servants at the 'Grecian ho. lei,' where we stopped at Liverpool, we told the landlord to c liar go what was right for chambermaid, waiters, utid bouts, in the bill, but he was so much mure liberal with our money than we should have been, that we determined to be on i own clerkanoiher term. Besides, we did'nt save our beacon, by any means, by the tuana-uvre, for when we shew ed symptom of leaving, the servants .were down upon us as thick as fleas in Bagdad. 'Header don't start, if you know on which' side your bread is buttered, for Europe, with only $500 in your , pocket. Boston OUv llranck. A Rare ajsTyauable Receipt We commend the following recipe to housekeep ers: To make potatoes very mealy, lake and wash them well just before you wish to ue them, and then, without drying or wiping, put them in an old meal fcnj Mrs. Bocdt, of Morristown, N. J., aged IS year, is the mother of seven children' She was marrieJ, before she had attained her eleventh year From the New York Oliterver, ARTILLlvflY IX Tllli HAMTLAIIV. "Do you mean guns !" Yes, verily ; and a heavy report they give. "I have heard that our Pilgrim Fathers carried their fire-arms with them to their places of worship, so as to be ready for their Indian foes'; but as for guns in our modern sanctuaries, I never dreamed of the thing." Well, there is nodremn about this cer tainly there then is no dreaming when these explosions take place. "Jiut you don't say they fire them off in church V Y'ea, my friend, even in prayer or sermon-lime ! "And all this in this land?" Verily, in this land; and in some of our most respectable conpregnt ions too. "Well I am confounded!" And most certainly you would be, if you were to be ns near one of those pieces of artillery ns I have been while in church when it exploded. Uut I perceive tliat I must explain. Well, you know that the human face di vine has a handle a nasal promontory a 'nose, you know. And people carry it with them to church. Only now and then a case to the contrary. And some people pay attention to it, when they get it there aye, very great attention. t seenisas if fome had not done much with it dunlin the week, and in a sense had saved up their doing for it till that verv convenient and Pisurt, time. imMic worjhin.' And then thev take hohl of the thins in earnest. then thev are groat cutis, and no mistake. There is a captain of this species of artillery of my acquaintance. He is blessed with a piece of this kind of 'ordnance of rarest en dowment in regard to the massive grandeur of its report. It is always with bim at church, and wIipii he pulls out that red pocket handkerchief, and claps it upon his face, know ye that tin; pillars of the temple are about to tremble. The captain not sel dom reaches this climax of his glory in sermon-lime. The preacher must "fetch up,'' as a matter of conrse, till the explosion is over. And our preacher has got the hang of the thing so well that, on certain signals being visible, he lets the gospel trumpet he is blowing drop, pro tempore, and resumes when the reverberation is over. I do ndt know but the captain thinks the sermon needs a touch, now and then, of Ibis kind of thunder, to supply the speaker's lack of emphasis: ni:d so he hands him over a clap or two in every discourse. Besides tin emphatic aid given the speak er ns above referred to, there is another ad vantage which I must nnnie. The dogs, you know, in not a few places, especially in the country, think they have as good a right to attend church as nnvl ody, and on the ground, likely, that they can get as much gootl ns nianv that do go. One of these, and he was none of your nervous and rickety ones that have to lean against a mullen to hark, came into our mnctuary. And haing looked about to his satisfaction, and having illustrious example, adiusted himself for a snooze, as he saw other peo ple doing. Poor fellow! he lay down in unconscious proximity to the artillery cap tain. The regular time came for an explo sion! And such a waking up no quadruped ever got before. On his feet in a moment, that he was: and, with an unearthly crv of terror he fled. It seemed as if, in the hor ror of his heart, he would have shot clear out ol his skin, which the captain might have picked up as a trophy ! I believe the creature has done attending public worship. At least he comes not to our place, and I don't wonder. But the captain has a formidable rival. Uncle Zadok is a worshipper in our church. He is a man of large specific gravity and with great nasal power. The captain's ex plosions are voluntary : but here is a trum peter, who blows only ns notion gives him a jog. But he can sxki:zi-: in notes of ter rible sublimity ! Our sanctuary can testify to that. Now a body may sneeze, and with a little kindness and courtesy to the preacher, fe!!ov-worshippers, &.c, may mullle and smooth the matter, so that a peaceful sleeper by one's side would not be in the slightest disturbed. But Uncle Za dok does not understand this. And when he does operate in this line, it is none of your meek and quiet things which have been suffocated and pretty nearly died un der a pocket handkerchief. It is a full blast, and the whole temple responds by echo to its power. I have not seen the plastering tall yet, but i have thought the windows did sometimes rattle, though, mer cifully no glass has been hitherto broken. hince 1 am upon this topic I will just -sav also, that we have some lighter artillery, which helps to nil up the gaiis between the Cantain't and Uncle Zadpk's operations. Whether thev have caught the kev note of those Derlormers. or operate on their own hook, I cannot say', but we have those who can t'on.H to the satisfaction of any' kind . ... . of ears, even the longest that were ever brought iuto tile sanctuary. They ttiight hush the matter up, it would seem, so that I hey should scarcely know anything of it. But they have not yet reached such a point of courtesy and sell-denial : therefore do we know that we have at least the left wing of the army to which the Captain and Za dok belong, "Now, it is not to be denied that, iu view of all these facts, our preacher has no small difficulty to steer a sermon through such a sea and not have some parts of it lost. Tlie Captain is likely to nullify- a sentence or two, and Uncle ZadoK'takesoffthe w'mgor the leg of a' paragraph, and the small arm roust at least have at least the piu feathers. Jt just occuni me, that there is one class of the congregation who can be most wakefuliy enlisted to have quietness in our sanctuary, viz., those who are such suffer ers, by being broken of thtir red by the e x plosions above named. Some of the most respectable of our citizens have been start led out of the most comfortable naps ever , taken under preaching. A sneeze of Un- j cle Zadok's has brought old Squire Gripe on to his feet, in the horror that Rlillerism was true sure enough, end that the end of all things was at hand. And one of the Captain's operations, with that red hand kerchief, has waked Judge Lawful pretty nearly inlo a petrefartion, in drend that some awful convulsion of nature had taken place. Now to wake a man up in such a dreadful hurry, produces a pitiful, not to say a ludicrous bewilderment, which gives no specially dignified aspect to ihe roused slumberer. While the dread of being sha ken inlo wakefulness, by this kind of pew thunder, is an ill terroreni disunsion to many who might otherwise avail themselves of a sanctuary opportunity for n nap. I think, if we can Ynu.ster these church sleepers into a wide awake opposition, that Uncle Zadok and the Captain will have to shut up shop; or to suffocate their thunders, that it shall be harmless to preacher, sleepers, and all the people. Simox. riOD(.l.(; A MILITIA MM.. nv Tin: vorxi; Y.v. , In days gone by, when the objectionable militia laws were in force in old Massachu setts, the customary dralt was made in a country town a few miles from Boston, and a notice t? "appear, armed and equipped, according to law," was left at the boarding house of a wag who possessed very little martial "music" in his soul. Determined that he would neither "train" nor pay a fine, nnd entertaining withal, a very indif ferent opinion of the utility of the system, he took no notice of the summons. Having been duly "warned," however, as he anticipated, at the expiration of a few weeks, the sergeant waited upon him frith a bill of nine shillings, for non-attendance at the muster. "You're fined, sir nine shillings non appearance." "What is it J" said the wag, pretending to misunderstand the collector, "Fine for not training," bawled the other. "Sha'nt pay it, fellow." "It v ill he three dollars next time I calk" But the wag couldn't hear a word he said, and in the course of another month he received a peremptory summons to appear forthwith at a court-martial in the district, instituted for the purpose of trying lUdin qtients, and collecting such fines as cotild be scared out of the noii-pe.-lbrmers of duty. Having fixed upon a final plan to dodge the issue, at the appointed hour he waited upon the court, to show cause, u any ue nan, wuy no snouiii nl wiiimgiy have toted a iiuiski t and knapsack about fit. i I'.H 4 1.... . -I.. I U ...I mi- iui ii, iui in em- iinii uu Hums una otherwise perform the K-:d annual duties of a live patriot!" He was ushered into the court room, im- mediately which was held man old coun- try-house, where he discovered same throe or lour persons seated, attired in ila.-hy re gimentals, and w hose awful "yallcr "epo letts'' alone were sufficient to command the attention and respect of tho profoundest be holder. Though somewhat disconcerted at this unexpected exhibition of spurs and but tons, he put a bold face on the matter, and responded to the directions of the junior j member ot the august court: he advanced to the table, rind the chief functionary com menced the examination. "Your name, sir !" The offender placed his hand quickly to the side of bis head, without , uttering a word, or moving a muscle in his face. "What is your name ?" repeated the ques tioner, in a loud tone. "A little louder," said the wag, without replying.' ".A me ."' shouted the judge. 'Taunton, Bristol county." "What business do vou lollow ."' "Main street," said the delinquent. "Your business," yelled trie officer. "Right hand side as you go up." "How long have you been there!" "About two miles and a hall !" "How old are you, fellow !" cominuod the judge, nervously. "Boss carpenter." "What's the matter with your t ars f" "Doctor Scarpa's oil, sometimes " "What, sir !" "Sometime Cure'eins ointment." "Why don't you answer me "Nearly five years." "He's as deaf as an adder," remarked the judge, turning around to his subordinates, earnestly "cle?r the lubber out J" "You are not liable to perform military duty," said the secretary, with his mouth close to the wag's ear. "I know that," said the fellow, coolly. "His hearing improves," ventured the sergeant. ! V nul .ao.m. PP08? wo " " . . sr i i t . . . IUI,8' " a lo,u' V0,CI?. ut ,ast- i' "A flolhip nm A dollar aud a half a day," said the prisoner. "He may go, Mr, Sergeant." "You can go," said the un h r-otTcer, pointing to the door. But our friend took no notice of the order. "You may on," yelled the judge. "Is it jiossible a man can' be as deaf as all that !" "I cant say," continued the delinquent, pretending not to understand, yet "but I should think " "Go go " Kcreamed the Judge "there'" nothing to pay. Tho Lord pity the general who had a regiment like you to command ! Show him the door, major," and our hero soon found himself at liberty. He wos never summoned again to train, du ring bis residence in Taunton ! TifiirArEas tell us that adventurers are gu. itiir ja Jlock to Cliforniu. This is the way (a Buatou paper remaiks) in which geese' al- SuTitoi tANB shad were recently caaght near EJenton, X. C, at a kinglo hauliuj of a seine THE XLWAPAPEIl IJOV HV REV. JOHN U. SP1UH. Entering the Polico Court, at Boston, one morning, 1 noticed among the prisoners a youlh who was poorly clad, und who was bathed in tears Silting down by his side, I said lo him. "Why are you here, my son !" 'I am accused of selling nowspapors, sir, wit hum u license." "An; )ou guility ?" "Yes, sir." "Have you been arrested before "Yes, twice." "What for ?" "For Eoiling newspapers." "Why do you persist in doing a?" 'Becauso I don't know what else to do tn i;et a living.'' "Have you a fuihur ?"' "Xo, sir, my father is dead." "Is your mother living !" 'My mother is a dmnkaid- sin; dues ;Vcl take can; of nn and I il.ui'l know whore ; she ii now." As the thought of his loneliness came over him, he wept as though l is heart would break. I was much moved. ''Where do you lodge?" I inquired. 'Near I niou street, sir. I pay ninepeuce a night for my lodging, in advance, and 1 buy two plates of beans iu the conr.--e of the. day for which I pay as much more." fllow do you spend your eveuinjj f "I walk about the streets or go into llio auction 'rooms." "Cannot you sit down in tho hons:i whore yon lodge, by llio tire, aud read !" 'Xo sir, the woman of the house is pour. She has no room for nio ut her lire." 'Would you like tojro into the country and " wasexpoeted.ol couiselhallliouidiappy cou woik, if a place could bo obtained for you ?" ; P' would take ihe later train nnd proceed on 'Yes, sir, I would be glad to go ami work for l,u'"' w".v thai night. But all hurry was over, my living. 1 don't want to slay in Boston j The pnrtic sealed themselves and seemed at any longer; but I have nnbi.ly to got a place ' home. At length, John spying a piano, said to for me. I don't want tn g down to the jail ; the young lady, still inthe room '-Come, now, again." '-sposo you give us a tune on that thing there.", I now spoke to the Judgo respecting the Tho lady complied. It was a sentirnee'i', prisoner. One of ih ? officers of the ei.u.t siiU; S1-: and ihe bridegroom was in ruptures "It is nonso for yon to try to do anything : ''Never heard such a right down good thing for him. for ho has I oi'n sent to the jail twice I in all my life and now 'spose you go riyht fordoing the same thing, and it did not do ! straight through it again." It was repeated. I.im nny good." ! About this lime tho carr whistle announced That is a good reason," I said, -'why he ; the approach of the train. They were in-s-hould not bo sent there again." ; formed, but John said he "had no thought of After some conversation with tho Judge, I going from such a confounded good place agreed lo iav the costs of nt th. prosecution. ' that niaht." They staid. In tho morning I l. . ,.,..,! !..!! ,i, . i- , , Taking the boy by the hand to my hous he was supplied with fond, shors and stnek- , . . . . j w"rc P"1 "P"" hls f,,H' 1"ul " "'mi l"-" was immediately obtained for him iu tho ! country, where he is now doing well. ! Tiirc oi.n maid TO TIM CRUSTY. DkiR .Mit.Ciu srv: I read, last week, your sad complaint, Aud, I.i! it nlinoxt .nade mc faint ; To see you plung'd in gulf despair. And how you kiek'd and t.cra'.iMcd tli.vc, t, if you'd only lei me know, IM had you thirty years ago ; lieu I was blooming bright as May, And you were young, nnd spry, und g: y. I'm sure it's w icked tjuite ai d wrong. That we should live apart so long, That we should shrivel up and die, Ami not "iiurcae and multiply" The wisest sure und first eominund Tlmt we to do should lake iu hand. . "You're not the sunn-; uu us'd in Is." "Yell jast so, sir, it is with ine l"o scarce n tooth in all iny head. And one sheet only to tm bed. My face has forty wrinl.Us iu't, My rap aud bonnet out of print. But, sir, what you resolve to do, I'm sure I like as well us yon ; And cannot think what harm 'twould, be, should you conclude to many inc. Miould you bo either deal' or dumb -I'd cure you up for time to conic ; Iu stocking holes I'd take up slitchcs. And wash your thiit and mend your breeches; Nay, make your bed, and keep out eold, And tuck j ou up when you'grow old; I'd make you look so smart and clever, You'd want to live with me, for ever. Uut, don't dear, pray don't hung yourself, I'd rather have you twice, by h.df ; Xo, spare the use of rope or garter, Xor drown logo away by water. Uul p'ucli up courage sure I'll true! yo, Anit'chaiige my name to Betty Crusty; 'l'il! then, for sake of rhymy tinkle, I'll .ijn myself, yours BETTY WliINKt."!-' No Choice. Two interesting negro kids ...... i.,.. :.. ..r ci Wi.. vig aimii.iii 111 lliu Blirris i' i 111,111 ,wn, ... . , 11 gazing into llio market, w htea everybody) . B. i ir 1 i- 11 knows is proverbial for Us supply ol ull man- ,, . uer of luxuries. 'Jim," said one, "'sposo vou hab your ; vim, " "' . , ) choice uow ol ull the good liuj; in dut war. 1 ktt w hat )u tuke, nigger !" 'What 1 take ! why I'd tuke ull do possum fat and all do hommiuy of course I would - now what you take ! hey 1 "1 Into 1 how you 'sped we la choose w lieu yea took every luig dat nice !" Somebody says very neatly that woman' "Empire Stale" i matrimony. Here she is always iii the majority always fii and sometimes sfot iu. Tho llauoar (Pa.) Spettutur says that a copper mine les lately been discovered oil tho farm of Hcury Gitt, Esq , ue.tr that bo- rnii'h. HOW JOI1X GOT MARRIED. A few evenings since, the vnssonrjor train on the railroad nrrived at a unite small village, and, uu stopping at the depot, a lov ing couple sot out nnd inquired "the way to the minister's." On reaching the house. Johu made known his errand, which was no other than to have the lite of holy wedlock pel formed. The reverend gentleman -.was just leaving to perforin u service of another kind, and suggested that the parties should wait his return. Hut John was in a hurry, and tlie minister thinking that he con LI make a pljort case of it consented to tarry, lint the Bride groom waa not quite ready. His trunk was out on thi' platform, and said he, , addressing the minister: ','Spose you just, help me in with it." On getting it inla the. house ho added : '-just help me up stairs with it, Eli zabeth wants lo dress." This also was done 'And now,'' said bo lo a young lady present, as bo deeendad, "!Spose yo;t just go up and help Elizabeth dress " Surely such a request could not bo denied. The lad'v waadtessed. m"' her toilet duly made : an she was about to descend sdio bethought hersolf that John's wedding "rig" was in her trunk, und she would thank the kind lady if she. would i "take it into John's room and call him lo get j ready." The rig was accordingly taken into, j an adjoining chamber, and the bridegroom showed "where ho might make ready." This ooo.'ipied time. But at length llio par lies descended, and, taking their stations, the service was about to commence. At this ii;s:ai:'t John tiled cT to a distant part of the room, where fic young lady was sitting, and said he 'Come, now, 'sposo you just go und stand upside of Elizabeth, it will make her fed belter" The lady acceded. The two were s ion made "one flesh," and the clergyman left. tltev tool: tun earlv tram, nud. just as thev. wero leaving, the generous and grateful bridegroom slipped a silver dollar into th I i r . i i i , --i: "f l',t'ri-'.vmi'- hl3 ee "l" "I . glistening like the ruing sun "there," said, he, ' take ttat. I'm 'foiiig'up to I've a brother t'nere he's going lo be married I II send hint right down here, for you do llio thing iv so handsome." Port. j Kit i he Public Jalgi-r.) HO ! 1011 CALIVOIIMA. , To the Editors ok ti?e LconrR : Gentle men I have, been iu Xew York for a few days, ami joined a company called the Over I laud .Mutual Protection Company. 1 would i be giad to call the attention of tho citizens of j Philadelphia to a roite. The company is( ' building a llatboat in Cincinnati that will cost j each member $20, by which the Ohio, Mis- sissippi and Arkansas rivers will be naviga- ted, Tho company will get within 300 miles - of Sail Lake, ut u cost of 50 ; and us ponies can bo had there for S20 each, it is calcula i j ' I tt.il that the company will get to the head ' w aters of Feat her River in seventy days for less than !H, including threo months' pro visions. 1 would recommend till persons go ing lo California, lo read l'ike'b Tiavels, and they will bo convinced of the piacticitbility of tho route. The company lire only bound fur mutual pioleetion every member is his own lieasurer. The company will leave Cincinnati on the 15:h proximo. I shall en- ! deavor to uivo you an account of our progress : and th.) incidents we meet wilh on the route. 1 remain, gentleman, your obedient servant, i John Cox.' noMi'vnc ui.t it'i s. ! To make x laniu Domestic Yea?-t'. Onu ' pound of good Hour, brown sugar, quarter of '; pound, a little salt aud two gallons of water. . Boil briskly for uu hour. When milk warm , bottle und eork closely, and iu thirty minute i it will bu lit for use. One pound of this will bo sutlicient'qnaulily for eifjblceu pounds of ! bread. i Apple J ei.lv . Slice one dozen large, fme apples very linn, wilhuut removing the peel, I cover with water, boil nud strain To tho ; :Ico add one pound and a half fine sugar, ! lemon juice to your tuste Clarify with eggs and boil lo a jelly . To I mprove the Flavor or Cori i; Tu , r . 1 t , each iiound of well toasted coliee, add forty . -, ,,, or filty grain ef carbonate boJu. It ureal, . ' . . .., .. ., ly improves the beveras,i beside muling W J ' 1 luo 'ealth ' . ,, . Tu Boil PotATOf fr rut them into bodtntf . , ., . .. ., . ,1, water, tei luem remiuu uu i.j -- take Iheu. uut and immediately euvelojw them iu a wet cUUs, geutly stiueciuj eac with the baud till it oiaeka sufficiently li let out the watery particles in ihe lonn of steam. Managed iu ibuvvi), uhmt any jotale-' wiU bo good. , 11, . . . j To WALK k Potato Fcbdiku. pue hair jiouud boiled potatoes, twvouucetiiller, two. 'Kii, quarter of a pint of cream, one spoon... ftil qf w hite v.uie,a lillle mil, oiaf Ihe juice'' ml 1 iiid uf a toitioii ! beat lo a Loth, nud it -is teady fur the dish. The Virginia Con;resional eK'ction takes' p'nce tn the Ci h rf April. 1 . , 1
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