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FIRST MEMIUM PIANO rORXE3.
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ol tone, and elegance of workmanship, are not
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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.
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