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Ma u ih Auwcican. ) OaaSoiwranf 1 Dim, I timM, ' ' ij mtmquent HMeniun, ftquara, 3 utontht, . 11 aiiintha, im yau, i 11 loiinm Card "f Fin linea, par annum, 'lfaremuitaandoUKra, arfvcrtiiinf by tha Tear, with tbt privilega f inwrtiiif aif- larcnt adrartiaemenu week!). BF latc Advcrliaanrenit, M par afraarant I no . 375 luu 10 M T.S.B.10.3SE?., ATTORNRY AT LAW, tualiwaa atlfiHletl In in inr ;oumte oi no .riiinin ittitl tJiiiuii.l.ia. kawtniacnl, (Jtiki.i Halcr la A. HtiViil'Kt. IkAtkaa BtaHHR.' Sl naiiiia. yfhilait. RlllOLM. ALIAU. In I TIIBVUfcUP BllllR STflRH. ' rur NkW k Sfcnsn Wo Hook Shirk. VarM WtU e-rnrr f fUmrth mid Arch Street ' - ' " ' tltOit'lrlf)hiit Ltw Book. thl..tiUin.irlBook. MSDlCAt BOfcKS, BIOCKAVUtCAt. lrtsTiICALBOOK SCHOti t)OK8. . iet!it " MiyMnv. n K Hymn Wki and tWi . ml pr.- lUitA Boots, Writing Paptt.atlSrationanj, m t ni '' . rr- On prim nrr iiwm-M " thnn th- atfttrtoi pneei nr Llhiri and .mil pnrceln of b . k purcliawd. rf linxkn iinp"rtl M orfr fr un LonilJii. Fkilanelpiia, Jane , 1849 T jams- cooper! brca camero?i COOPER & CAMKHOX, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, chuvinill County, Pn., WnV eollert moniw, nd to litigattMl ra. and act ai aiciiU in the mnvremen m taUtri, &c. Pefon dririln their aemeeS, may far ta tha following gentlemen : "' , frlttUDKLrHUi Whilr, Frenii X. Hnck, W m. B. RaK OibhJ-V-'"'-J CJ,"' B 11 Brcw,t,r' lM- C. Tkarapion Jaiwi, JiKWf YOR. Una. Mw tt. Oriniwll, II n " If -a Jiml M-mrnr, H .n. F.JiM Cnr'i. Man! AbU4l Uwreaet, aTt.n. John Aikea, LawM.1 . . lana , 1M9. 1 ' ' k riVt tt i COMMloolUJy M&m - USi. I Fir Ihf inlr of fih ami PrnviiinnS. VBXXAS8LPHIA. Markers!, Wiad Coi n& Dlltt fliki slaien, Herring, Clieew. Philadelphia, May 5th, 149. lyi "a LEX AN OKU . CAlTF.t.lu t cccssria to James m. olto, pbc. C0MM1SSIUS FORWARDING MER CHANT, tit the uii f Grain. Flonr, Srtd, Iron, Inra brr kt. No. 13 North Wharves, Philauclpiiia. liawas forwarded with rare, lo all points on tha ' khaylkiU, ' Union, 8uaviue.uiina and Junista r?...i. . - ... ., y Bait, Plasterj Grindstones. &e., for sale tt ike lowest prices. Philadelphia, June 9, 1849. ly 1' STUATT BOITXTS T k HAT MANUFACTORY, ff: 10 North Second street, opposite the Madison House. mtrr. mWiilmi would rU the attention of 1 Cbuntrv Merchants and Milliners to their ti-1 tensive assortment of fashioname ormo ah SciaBnssTSAHiiHTsorthenewetstjies. Also, a Urge and general assortment oi rrrnca and American Artificial Flowers, Kihboiis, Crown Linings, Oil ilk, Wirt. Ouillinirs, Dutkram, dec, Vhifli they BiTer at prices tltat defy competition. ' N. Bi-PslrH Leaf H ! " ' doen ... j ; . W4 M. & L E. MAL'LL, ,., . Bonnet and Hat Manufacturers, "i . 30 North 2d street " ' Philadelphia Jane t, 1849. .arSmtf vlam hiiown ATori it , AftBMfi , Tf UNN & Co, puhlisheri of the SCIENTI iVi PIC AMERICAN," he fcyonred us with Pbamphlet containing the Patent Laws of the United (Mates, together with all Uie furms nece: l zj (or spplying for a Patent, iiil'ormtirJn in rrijarJ i. nlinir caeeats. with remarks on lu ust'l, etc. a- ' mount of fee required at the Patent Oillre, and very other inlormauoo mat w uory u miuuc. a person in staung w " ee"v-""" PrUs 11 centa single, or 1 copie f.w f.ir one dol by mail to any partofiha t inted Stales. MUNN & CO, New-Vork. lara sent Address .Mawii l ? uanaC 1. WEAVER ! ' (EDW1XH riTlJCR MiUnrroTa3t :Bi & unit norm v;;. M N. Water St., o. " orxe n .Man atuii. I, m, band. sfasra - H Va-Ha R't. . ana fwia.T.-w U r I M.u.. lulwa It-'pa, u " -r- ... i : mi mi wm lb i w , . r. li. e inrfS p-J.P,: wUra.Tr,.,e'l "TrTJ AZi.fi.Mtk Ijuea, Hall. r" .n4aain. f O 'I'im waNa urms- Older, M Rapaa aup ' - . fltvr31JDX IX ART & VQ. lmtorttrt oj r r---- an etirnuv inervnaiii m me cur. i-i- fiMsjW SfokJa SfayiftMrs,..-., nld 0n only son, and had inherited eaten WAFER. nng "'";,"t "nTnlmi. Vamtno Boa Tl. 'J ar wi. iif.nasui Dim tosa.Cillotfi art oflrrt ''TLtm'fuM rsiu... .rJ orjirt ami rem "J fZ53 Whatmsn's Drawing Pa. ft,,j. Whatman's Vrtnuif re. ? Tr . and ArtioWl telsirfaiM frflnan. Portfolio. Dilsoeted Ma, '"u "-""L" " . Cards. OoW Peat, at, i :J.nM Pea. 4m. r..Kla. CMWHtan, v...--. - - - SELKCT lOErltY. CIIILDREX. Bv Fannt Ashihook. I know it ia pwvet, the gay pong of a bird It tella of a iiaturn both loyoua mill free : But the lauiiti ol an innocent child I havp heard, And that it the cpirit of avrretneM for me. II tipriia the lomitiiina ol umiineu u illnn, . And leap inlo life, flream ol' virtue and love ; Oh! where is ihe wretch, e'er o hardened in sin That the amile of a beautiful child could not move. Let them shake their brijihi locks in the fr licsome wind- Let them laugh, dunce, and shout in the snuliuht of mir'h: Oh! seek not thi'ir li'hl, glowitip pirit to diikI ; 'Tis a vipw of Ihe h'llii'si freedom on earth Such music, of Mill, whow-nuld wi l.nulv h.ii-h Or sadden the liuhl of I hut mild sunny evel As soon would 1 curb the w ild rivulet's uuli. Or bint out a star from ihe face of the fky. Oh. in (ii v heart there is cherih.'d above A'l n hers a w ih th.it will cli a to the last. Ti ih.it I MiHys.ij.inrn wi h rhi'dren and Inve Wh.-ii my twtrk un elrmily's shuia shall be cast. Briuht pledges of truth, from the land of the Dlest ; To show- ns what angels mutt be they are fctven ; For our Saviour hath taught us (of all lessons the best) That "truly of such is ihe Kingdom of Heaven." City Item. HONOR TO THE TOILING IIAXD. A'l honor to the toiling hand, Or in ihe field or mine; Or b. the harnessed fire or stream, Or o.i the httuviuu brine. Whatever loom, or barque, or plow, Hun wruuulil to blei-sour land; Or ifiveu around iibovf below, We ow-e ihe toiling hand. Thru honor- honor to ihe toiling hand ! It b.ittles w-i'h the i'liments, ll breaks ihes.iibb.ini sward; II liiiits the lorjfe .he fhiiltle throws And hh.ii.-s ihf social board, It cu.i.iit'is clmie it ileuislbe wave ' A.id boars ho.n every strand Til-- s.veeiest, b.'st of all we have, Gill ol the lulling h.in.l. Then ho'ior h.i.ior to ih.t toiling hand! From the I'uiied Service Journal. THE WiLL. BV A COU.NTKt CCRATE. Whilst anxiously wailing intelligence rdliv to a rcginifiit on its way to iluroiw, the morning jiaper. announced th " arrival at (Jravesend, on the night prrvious, of the head-quarters ol the corps. 1 his was one of the inlanit-y regiments which had beeu seriously engaged in the late campaigns in the east, and in which there was one for whose weliare I, at least, had off red many a iraver. 1 was at ureakiail when the paragraph met my eye, and as it stated they would dlseilibark and march for Deal that day, I sprang up, and, in leci than half an hour, was on board ol one of the river stea mers, proceeding to Uravesend; My anx iety whilst on board , was intense, aa the ageut of the regiment, from whom i got my quarterly intelligence, not having received ine lat returns, could not inlorm me whe ther my friend was alive or not but that bt .iad survived Ihe late desperate engage ineut he was certain, and had inarched with his corps en roAt to the Presidency for em barkation. If he is not with Head-quarters 1 thought, they at least can inform me where he is. Such were my thoughts as J stepped I rum the vessel on the pier and proceeded to the whart, where the soldiers; irom some unlbrseeii delay, were at the ti.iie taadtn' troin the boats. Lonkin;' round ine to see 'Who. ii 1 mi'flt a idreiSt I observed one among a group, who, by his bMr(ni, j took o ne the commander. 1 I instantly went towards him, and having introduced myself, informed him that I ha I come from London that morning lo inquire after a youn gentleman who had left his home and enlisted in his regiment about ten years previous, named H rrl. . - "He is alive," replied the colonel, who was the person I had aldress- d ; "th re he is," poiniing to a sergeant at a little dis tance lro.ii us. "Can I be ol any lurtlii-r service to you ?" "lou can, sir," I sai I, "of the greatest His 'ather died within the last few days, and 1 have reason to believe he is heir to oliiaideniile prop-rtVi The will is to be opened to-morrow, and his attendance wrruld ! necessary." t . - ile snail certainly to with you," rv I plied the colonel and calling- the sergeant I to him, he iai.l "Herbeft, you can deliver over Vour arms and accodtrementi to the care of your company, as you have my per mission to proceed to lirfndon with (his gentleman. You have a week's leave: then join the regiment at Deal." ,, , , r The sergeant was rather turpriied, thank ed the colonel, saluted and retired. . "He does not appear to know me," I said ; "yet he was young when he left home merely a lad. ' "ine iad" replied the gallant colonel, gaily, "has been turned iuto a brave soldier. jfou see he has three medals on his breast." Having handed the colonel my card, 1 thanked him for hu kindness, retired from the group of plbcers, and waited U return of mv younf Iriend. , . . 1 Th IlifKe nf mv rAmnsninn had h.en i " . . . . pMPny at tne oeain or mi parents, arl(, LS J businea. hahiti had inVreared . - . . , ... . ... ...j u duriuir liMim, He had . married, wn,B toout tniny, young aoy wnq nau . . . I . . lJ.a. l I i lu hanoinets to bit root. Their anion - l , wilh tw0 tmttai tbt - ... tha irat. ' SCGOUV WI tiouert, was Ihf cause oi my Visit to Grave Send. Holier, ileroerl had lost In mother wtien about lane years ol age, and wuh her both Air. Heroert and Ins sou lost all that made th. ir home happy. Deeply was she lamented by both but lime and atten tion to duties in a slight der. e inured Mr. Hi rot rt to hi lots, and soon after young Koot rt, Was removed to one of the best schools in an adjoining county. 1 had aiways been a constant visitor at his bouse during the Ine of his lady, had of.eii dined with tiiiu since her death, and saw, with great uneasiness, the chau0e that w.i daily taking plate; in his lieaali and spirits, and was nut al all surprised, one tUy afer dinner, when he iiieiitioiied lo me iu coiitidetice that he hud si rtous notions ol Ujjiiin tnurryiiig. 1 strongly idvis. d him to do so, as 1 considered ut the time it would conduce to his happiness, ' in a lew months after lie was united to a lady whom I had not known previously, auu, auout the same time, you.ig Her a rt was recalled from school, and occupi d a desk in his father's other, with the inten tion of loilowiiijf the lootstepsof his parent. He had completed hit til e nth year, and was, in every r.-spect, such a son as a lu th r might oe proud of. 1 attended at the marriage, and lor son.e lime af,i r ev. r thtng went on smoothly enough. Ro.). rt was very attentive to business, and was constantly employed during the day at his desk. Being constantly iu the haliit of see ing him, i remarked, alter some time, that he did not appear so cheerful as belore, J atlribtited it lo cj ifi ie .ie i. a.n t .o.t to further notice of it. liut 1 was w rung : other circumstances caused it ; but of this 1 knew nothing. Another son ha I been born to Mr. Her bert, and, about the time when H,iu. rt at tained hi seventeenth y ar, I had occasion to leave town ajout a lortuijcht, and n my return the tir t news my houe keeper ha. I lor me was that y -uug Robert had it ft his lath, r's house, afier having attempted to rob him iu money oi n.-arly life n hun dred pounds, which had been discovered concealed in his room, and thai h had nit since been heard of. If he had been mv own son the blow would not have fallen h avier on me. I was bewildered, and i was some time belore I recovered compo sure enou.h " vi it my p wr Iriend. 1 found him silting by Ihe fire when I enter ed. Mrs. H.niert was with him l als; , the little boy, her son. li- appeared n.ucli dt jetted. Alter the usual Welcome, and some common place conversation, I brought the suiiject of his sou's absence to bis noiio, wishing to know I ruin hiiiis.ll the truth ol the case. He informed me that, for some time previous to his son's leaving home, complaints had been mad. agai ut him, al though apparently he was very attentive to the dalles ol the counting-house, arid sp lit very little of his time abroad. His l isure J hours were passed chi -lly in the library, as his lather's study was called. He seldom was with them ifkcept al meals. Money had been lost from his desk before, and, the nigi.t prior to his departure, a sum of mon ey, amounting to nearly one thousand five hundred pounds, in notes, had been taken from his desk. It had been dr.tWu from the bank that day to meet bills on the house. "He was the last p rson in the otHce," said the lathery "and had been out for a short time; On his return, he came to me and inquired if t had removed it. 1 had not; It wa safe; he said, -when the clerks let! the otticej but he had Ibrgotteii to remove it.' We searched the desk : it was not there. From private inlormation, I search ed his rooiri and found the money, except a few small notes, iu a bdx of his. I have not seen him since." ( at this moment in voluntarily raised my eyes to Mrs. Her bert's facei she was very pale, and trem bled. I knew n -t what caused ine to think that there had been loul play somewhere. He denied having removed the money, said Air. Heroert. "sdme other, person must have done it, he said. 1 sat d wn in a chair," continued Mr. 11 raeri, overpow ered by the discovery, and) belore 1 was aware of it, he had quitted the hjuse, and is now nine days absent, and X have heard uought about hun." The whole atlair appeared very strange to ine. . Although appearances were against him, I believed him innocent, and stated as much. I considered it impossible for one reared as he had been, to change on th instant irom f-ood to evil, and pariicidtriy such a person, who bad shown such an in clination to seclusion and Work. "Have vou endeavored to trace him I" 1 inquired. .o," was the answer, and we drappod the subject, as 1 saw it evidently pained hiuii ' I returned home that night in poor snir- itij as 1 loved the lad; I no al lor him in baptism, and beiieved him iuno'eent, and determined to leave no atone unturned m pursuit of the fugitive. Suliice it to sav, I traced him lo Chatham, where he eulUletl, and, su ise.juent id hi em larkation, 1 r" ceived accounts of hi salety fro. n the age,. t to the close of the war ; yet 1 did not men tion the circumstance at the time to his father: who wa still 1 gnoraut of hi a'n' fate; taint yean had passed from the date o his dpariure, when one night I was calld upon, ai curate of the parish, to attend at the bed of a dyin female. ' She ' had, the messenger informed ine, beg;ed of me to jo to her, as she had something to commu nicate. 1 Immediately lelt home, accoinpa- nied by the messenger, un mr am al at the house, situate in one of the dark lane in the city, J wa ushered into a uiisera'ile room," where, lay the pool1 wo.na t. On her frinz me, she thanked me in a feeble voice for my kindness in visiting her. ' "I wanted you particular ',' sir," sh laid, "knowing you Were intimate with a (antiir in whose aw vice I had Wn for man yean. 1 w ihed lo communicate I cirtumaUoci to you which has long lain heavy on my htart. If I haJ mentioned it before, the innocent would have been spar- ed." She had been a a. rvant in Mr. h r- oen-s nouse lor many years. Mie into, m ed ine that, on the nih: belore Rob rt's departure, she had seen her lady take a parcel Irom his desk, during hit momentary uuseiice, w Inch she douoted Dot was Hie money lost; She had remarked her n i tr ss go up and down the stairs re pea tdly tnat evening, which wa so unusual that lu r notice was attracted by it. "1 f. a red to say a wurJ about it before it had oi en remarked by the s. rvauts, that Aicj, Heruerl did not appear to be Iriendiy towards young Kolieii, who was much loved by the domestics for his mild disposi tion and unassuming manner. 1 am now two years away Irom my place, she con liiiucd, "through ill health, and my little savings have supported me." 1 cannot describe my Uelingj during Ihe recital of the fjregoing. "My poor Ir u nd," I replied, "1 will take care uu want nothing during the remain-. dtr ol your illnees," and advisei1 her, with out a moment's delay, lo send I'jr a magis trate, ami, in. his pr.-Seike, sign a statement to the foregoing elf ct, winch 1 would draw up. bile ase.ited, and hav i.ig procured the assistance of a friend, the itu.e.uent was r-giilarly Irani, d and witnessed. Having lelt h. t some money, and promisiiig to call in next day, we departed. 1 look my friend home with me, and obtained a pro mise Irom him to keep t'.ie a'linr secret lor the present. Iu a short time af.t r, I communicated the alLir privuii ly o Mr. iL rotrt, lel.ing him 1 had always dounted the lau's guilt. A -ter he had seen the woman's coulesion, he fervently thanked bis Creator that his sou was iiiiiocent. 'And 1 have been fostering a iper i i my bosom," exclaimed the unhappy n.an ; "and my poor boy forever lost to me ! 1 must have been beside mysell at first to conceive him guilty ol such an act." "Mr. Herbert," 1 r plied, "your son is alive and well." 1 then inlormed him how 1 I. a I traced him, and that his regiment would soon be horn. , ha in been out nearly t-e ,ty year. "1 have wr t en to him," 1 comi u d, ".lirectin; him tor. turn to Lug laud ui.h his corps, as evi ryiliing has been f.i.m.l out that his character was cleared and a I would be happy to see him home again." "You have proved yourself a friend to me, my dear sir," rep.i- d Mr. Herbert, aa.l, as mv h. ailh is dailv declining, 1 will privately get another will drawn up. .Mis. llr i ri siiall know nothing of these iriU h-.iu.iri.-.. Sue Utiuws whi r.. n.y will 4 placed, ai.u a;so liiat Mie has heeii lelt he w:mr ol mv propi r V . yerliap Hiat .'lit have instigated h r to tins divaiilul act. However, I thall withdraw the will 1 shall do it to-morrow uol a day must be lost." A new w ill was placed beside the old one, and .Mr. Herbert breathed his last six ays belore his injured son landed in Eng land. My anxiety on the river lo Gravesend is now accounted tor, and I loudly pressed oung Robert's hand when he came to me on the regiment inarching olT. "You did not appear to know me," I said. "1 knew yon, sir, and received vour let ter in India," he replied. "1 could never conceive," he continued, "who played me that vil!ainous trick. I thought I did not deserve it from any person; I never could have lelt India had it nol been lor your let ter.'' He was aware of his father's death, the pilot having brought some papers off tile vessel. On oiir arriving at the hbt"l we were rather surprised to find the colonel there b' fore us. lie informed me that he was go ng to town, and, if he could spare time: as he had my card, he would call and have breakfast with me next morning, and be present at the openini; ol the will. 1 he colonel having ordered post horses, he insisted on tlur nroc.eediti'f with him. and on our way to town I acquainted him and my voting Iriend with all the citxum- stancea of the case, Next morning the colonel arrived; and at eleven I proceeded to "Mr. Hern-it's, the co'onel saVinf; that the sergeant and he would jmn us at tw Ive, 3 -veral Jrn-nds of ihe deceased were ass.'iiihled on mv ar rival, and, a little h. fire twelve, the colo nel sent up his car I, and enter. -d the draw inrooui, acrcomnamad by the sergeant, who, on the colonel's g.-atni2 himself, stood beside his chair, . A fur a Utile time 1 went lo the room where the will wa. accompa. nied by the ma ;ntrate who had witnessed the deed and Mrs. H rbert, broke ihe geals. and brought the small desk to the drawing room; I broke the seal on it; The ser vants of the house had been called in. took out the small drawer; and the first noticed amon; a numVr of papers was a note ad Ire8d td irivself, directing me to t-e hi last words comp'i-d with : lop -ned the old will, which placed on the la .le, it had be -n torn into four parts. with Jbe word ctncultf written in a large hand on everv paje, verified by signature. I'he n xt paper was the woman's conles- td a which plac d on the table unread an llok out his last will, which read aloud.y h b queathed all he posg-si' d In the world to hi injured son Robert Her bert, then serving as a soldier n the . regiment of foo,u jecttoa legacy of 103 a year to his widow, th' nme to h r son, with a further sum of JE233 lo him oil his attaining hi maj irity, and a few legacies to U evetics. 1 h will wa c up ct in every p.rtiai a-. then iniraluced my young f iend to all present. To pain), the aston ishment portrayed on every lace would be I nnisM ile! all eyeg were turned to th heir, who ali I r-mained standi n near hi colone ' chair, who look him sv lhe hand and wished him happiness, and added, that hi had intended to have brought bis name belore the cuui.nanuer-iu-chiel lor his gal lantry iu udia, but now it would not be necessary. - Mrs. Heruerl had long since quitted the room, and 1 then, as directed by hi lather, read the cunf. aion, ai con sidered it my duty to clear my young friend's character irom the foul stain thai had been placed on it. i My tale is nearly told. Robert quitted the army, as also the business followed by his father, purchased an estate, and spends the greatei part of hi time in travelling, having imbibed a loveior it during his mili tary career. He often Writes to ine, and by his sol c.tatio.i t quilt, d my cure in Lon don lor one on his property, much more valuable more so than 1 require. My wants are lew, yet, as have no liimily, the surplus goes to the poor. , Though have often pondered on the subject, 1 could not account for theinlatua- tiou ol Airs. Herbert. 1 here was euough tor all, yet cupidity must have been the causet arte retired to an obscure village where she was unknown, and where she still reside have written to her, at Her bert's request, to inform her she might draw on me at any time she felt short of money, but she has never answered my letter. GENERAL WASHINGTON IN NEW YORK. An Incident of by -cone times. . At the corner of Broad and Pearl streets, n an old-fanhioned dwelling, Washington p.rtook ol hi i tirv dinner on entering the city f New Yoik, ufter the war. Samuel Fiauu' i was the keeper ol Ihe estatuit-niiiL-nt Whi st the Uutierul had cointnai.ded in this y, lie held hi head-quuilers at or near Richmond Hill. The same Samuel Frauuces upeiinteuded his huus.bold, somewhat in Imiucter of the steward or surveyor. The female department was assigned to Mrs. milli, w ho, for some lime previous, had kept bo. rd.ng house in the city. It is known that at the period, rebellion was considered as little les than treason, anil Imt the t'.estiuction of a traitor, by w halever means, w hh "doing God aeivit-e." General Wo.-hiiijton was pt-culiaily fond F u r.:eii km i", and ihe ceuoon had just an i veil or their first appearing. A the covers were passing up ptuii'-, just hefoie the hour of din- () Fntiiuces beiuu below, happened to ob serve a diurnmer, who iu acliny iu the cupa- ity of waiter. Fprinkle ponielbiu upon Ihe ps of the plates of per", 'hat hn had in harye. lie followed him up si aire, and ask- il what it was that he had spread upon the peas? "Only siiaar," was the reply Frnuu- , however, still had hi misgivings, and belore the General entered, transferred the plates of peas from the table to the closet. H.-lore the dinner was conclude.!, General Wusliirctou said to Fiauuces. "But where re the peas you proposed to obtain for met" Th:- reply was "I'll iufuirn you, sir, after din- r. He did so; and General Washington sent for Dr. Ciaik, is attendant pbjsician and friend, (the same who was wiih him at the ime of hisilenth, and to w horn was bequeath ed the bureau, or tumbour-Secretary and cir- ular chair, an appendage ef Washington's study.) On the arrival of the Dotflor, Fruunces pioduced the peas, and were ascertained to have been strouuly infused withaienic The drummer was immediately taken into i-ustu- and confessed ihe fact. He implicated Mis. Smith as principal and two soldiers aa accessories. Mrs. bmilh (led to Long Island. and from thence succeeded in getting on hoard a British fhip of war, mid was no more heard of. The two soldiers were tried and acquitted, probably on the ground that he testimony came from a source loo corrupt for belief, wh.m not otherwise corroborated, but the drummer was hanged, end it is loriu nate for his descendants that his name is uu khb'wif. Wc have seldom heard of an instance of more beautiful simplicity than was evinced by a matter-of-fact witness on a riot-triul case .Iriwu etist.' 'What were the mob doniu when vou first sa- them!' was one of the questions asked by Ihe district attorney.. They wa a-singiii',' replied ihe wittteas. Singtitf' exclaimed the publie prosecutor! vthat were they singiii' abodtl' 'I dou know, I.m sure, but they was a-iingin', any how.' 'Well, what tea ill What weie they Kiifingl What diil I hey seem to be talking about ." .Wul, as fur as I ree-collecl,' replied the witness", '.hey was s:talkin abeout a man o ihe name of Mr. Tucker, who' refused to come home to tea!' ' This supreme specimen of ignorance and simplicity convulsed the whole court with laughter: Covld'nt help laughing the other day at an anecdote of a man accustomed to make 'onir prayers, w ho had over-'penuaded a gueat, treiiily against hi inclination, lb stay le breakfast. He prayed and prayed, till his impatient guest bepmi seriously to think of e.lgiug away quietly and walk inr oif; bul in attempting it waked up lliu uld man's son, w ho was asleep in bin chair. 'How soon wil your father be ihrouuhV whispered Ihe guesl. 'IU he got to the Jew yell' ask" ed the by, in reply. 'No ' said ihe other. Wal, then he ain't half through !' answered be bay, and conipoanl himself airain to hia n.p. Whereupon the yd al bolted at once." Natta marry a girl who ia loud of being always in ihe si reel w ho is fond of running lo night meetings who hat a jeweled h n and au empty head w h i will see her nio her woik aud toil while she lajsiu bed aoJ t.-ada il'jvels, and feigns sickueaa ' ' " Mrs, Sigourney reo- ived two premium at the Hart ord Institute lair) Joe in oe auk stocking!- THE MAR WHO HAD THE sjAl.L. 1'OX llt . TkMltALLir. The lollowing cite of hypochondria ha never appeared in print, it occuired in the private lattice ol Dr. Todd, the first physician to the retreat of the insane, in iVari lord, Conn; The sunject of it wa a robust, hard working nam, by irade a mason. He had, a he believed, been exposed to the conta gion of the small pox. Under the impres sion tnat a spare diet would essentially mi tigut - the virulence of the disease, from a lull diet, in which animal food formed a large share, he restricted himself to one en tirely vegetable, aud this iu Co limited a quantity as was hardly sufficient to sustain Ine. This change in his mode of livi.ig, combined with the depressing influence ol (ear, from anticipation of a latal and loath same disease, soon reduced hi athletic Irame, and involved him in all the horrors of hypochondria. The time soon arrived wheu, according to his calculations, the small pox ought to make its appearance, but not a pock or pimple could he find upon himsell. A new cause of apprehension now took entire possession ol his mind, viz : that he had the disease internally, and that it was preying upon and destroying his sys tem. Under this impression he consulted a physician, who, after listening to the his tory of his case, and making a careful ex amination, assured him that his apprehen sion were entirely groundless, aud existed only in his imagination. J his conclusion was far from being sat's. factory to the hypochondriac. He was not thus easily to be reasoned out of his senses. The physician was dismissed as one wanting in skill lo discover and under stand the nature of his complaint. A sec ond and third was called, and both concur red in the decision of the first one. Uul the patient, as ii Common in such cases, would sooner believe the whole fraternity at fault than himself. The subject of men ial hullucination rejected all medical ad vice, confined himself to his room, and re signed himself to his fate. In the tn-an time his robust lorm had become attenua ted almost to skin and bones. His friends now became seriously alarmed at his con dition. The reputation of Dr. Todd, then residing at Karmington, although in early life had spread into the neighboring towns, and his peculiar talent lor the management of mental diseases, which so t nii;u-r):ly qualified him to take charge ol the insane, had in numerous instances been manilested. A brother of the patient called on Dr. Todd a. id slated his case, and assured him that his confidence in the faculty wasgon-j and that il was without his knowledge that he was consulted. A plan was soon ar ranged by which the doctor should happen to pass the house of the patient, and be call ed in as if by accident. The next day Dr. 1 odd was seen driving at his usual rapid rate through the street where the patient lived. He was hailed by the megst-tiger, and in a tone of voice overheard by the sick person, requested to call and sep his brother, who had for some time suffered Irom ill health. The doctor alighted, and was soon introduced to the patient, but was received Without any recognition or act of civility, not even raising hit eyes to look at him ; nor could he, by any kind of attention or inquiries, elicit a word Ironl his sullen and despairing patient. With a tact peculiar, to himself, the doc tor commenced a very minute and careful examination of. the patient first looking carefully into his ears, his nose, and his eyes; then rising hastily from his seat, he commenced walking the room, as if in the utmost astonishment, and could hardly credit his tenses; at the tame time ejacula ting in an under tone "Is it possible! Vfho could ever have thought ii Can it be V Then resuming his place fiy the side cf the patient, he went through an examina tion still more minme. nrmn leaving nis seat, he continued his cqloquv "It is a fact ! 1 here can be no mistake arid yet the like is not to be found in the records of medicine." By this lime the patients' attention was arousen, and, breaking through his tacitur nitv. he pit lairherl "What! what: what is it, Dr. TodJ !" "Wht, sir, something very singular in ycur care; but as I am not under any obli gations to you for the discovery, will keep it to myself. More than that, it is as much ti a physician's reputation is worth even to advance such an opinion." "Doctor," said the pdtient, " must know it; will do anything in my power you ask of ine, it you will only tell me!" . "Well, sir," replied the doctor, f tell you, it must ever be a prolound secret be tween ourselves." To this the patient r- adily assented. "Then, sir," continued the doctor, "you fnust know that you have the tmull pox in lermlly ."' In an instant, with all the strength he could command, the patient sprang from hia. chair, and seizing the doctor by tbe hand, he exclaimed . You are. the doctor for n . This is just What have beeu telling the doctors, but not one of them would believe a word of it, Now, is there any remedy in luch a easel Jslhere any hope former . .. "t think there js," said the doctor. "But mark me; everything depend upon closely adhering to mjr directions, ' There are three way by which this di sease may be eradicated. One is by inten ible preparation another by Internal re medies t and the third by bringing it out upon the surface, in the form ot an erup tion." ; i .. . ,s "Let it be the last one," wa Ihe quick response of the patient. "Let me Wi ocular proof of the fact, and 1 thall be satis- fled." . ., . ... . i- . .'. . ! ' y.; The patient wai -ordered to return count ol rjutritioui diet, by wbiab. Ij p. idly regained health and strength, at' tha same time taking some harmless medical preparation, whit h the doctor assured hint would,' in due aeasonring lofth the erup lion. When the specified time arrived, the doctor directed Ihe house-keeper to strew the patient's bed with cownagefan article known to most person for producing tt eruption, accompanied with an intolerable itching when applied to the skin. His bed was thu prepared on tbe night in' which the doctor' skill wa$ to be tested, and the patient retired to rt-st. , He had not been long in bed, when, to hi great satisfaction; the itching commenced ; but wishing Id be fully assured that all was right, he imme diately called for a light, and fouhd the sur face of his body an entire brbtch.' Satisfied with the proof, he endured the suffering pa tiently until morning. Soon after, he re sumed his business, arid Was nevef aganl troubled with the small poS internally. Hartford Chronicle. i Swtbisti Laws with RtsrtcT to Intox ication. Tho laws against intoxication ari enforced with great vigor id Sweden. Who-' ever is seen drunk, is fined, for the first of fence, three dollars; for the second, six; for the third and fourth, a still further sum ; and is also deprived of ihe right ol voting at elecr lions, and of being appointed a u-prbsenlative. Un is, besides, publicly exposed in the parish chtlrch on the lollowingSmiday. If the same individual is found commilting ihe same of fence a fifth time, he is shut up in the bouse of correction, and condemned lo six ruoiilhV hard labor, if he is aijain guilty, to a iwelvo mouths' imprisonment of asimilai decription. If lh! oflenee has been committed in public, such as at a fair, an auction, &c, the fine is loubled; and if ihe offender lm made hi appearance at a chinch, Ihe puiilsument l null more severe. Whoever is convicted of having induced another to intoxicate bimrSelf is fined three dollars', which som is doubled if he tn-r.-Hm ia a minor. An ecclesiastic who alls iuto this offence loses his benefice; if he is a layman who occupies any coi;side.abl post, his luiictiona are suspended, and peiliap tie is dismissed. Drunkenness is never ad nitted us an excuse lor any ciime; and who ever dies when drunk, is buii d ign miiiiuca- y, hud deprived ihe prayers of the church. Ii is forbidden to give, and rhtffe explicitly lo sell, hiiv spliiuous liquors td slbdctlts, work men, servants, apprentices, or private soldier: Whoever is obse.ved drunk in ihe Streets, of making a noise in a tavern, ii sore to be tar ken lo prison and detained till sober: withou --- i however, being on that account exempted from Ihe fines. One half of these fines co to he informers (who are generally police offi cers.) the other half to the podr. If the de linquent has no money, he is kept in prisorl until sonie one pays for him, or until he hat worked out his enlargement. T ft ice a year hese ordinances are read aloud from the pul pit by the clergy ; e.hd every tavern-keeper bound under a penalty of a heavy fine, to have a copy of them hunz tip In the principal rooms of his house'. N. Y. Sun. A Wist Landlord. One nitrht a 'rrfge'. a military officer, and a priest, all applied for lodsings at an inn where there was but one spare bed, and the landlord was railed upon to decide which had the best claim of the three. 'I have lain fifteen year in the garrison at B.," said the officer. ''I have sat as Judge twenty years at It.," said Ihe judge. "With your leave, gentlemen1, 1 have stood in th niinntry twe.ity-rive years at said hi priest. "That settles the dispute," said th landj lord. "You, Mr. Captain, have lain fifteen years; you, Mr. Judge,havesat twenty year but thu aged pas! or hi a stood five and twen ty yrars ; ad ha certainly has the best right to the bed." Tcrnivo "I understand, Mr Jones, that you can turn any thing heater than any man in town," "Yes, Mr. Smith, I said so." "Well, Mr. Jones. I don't like to brag, bat there is iio live man on earth that can turn a a thing as well as I can w hiltle it." "Pooh, nonsense, Mr. Smith, talk abmjt your whittling, w hat cau you whittle as well as I fcari turn it 1" "Any thing, etery thing, Mr. Jones. Jujt name tho article that I can't whittle that you can turn, and 1 will give you a V. if I don't do it to the eaiMfactiod of all these gentle men present." ' "Well, Mr. Smith, suppose we take two grindstones, just for a trial; you may whit tin and I will turn." ' Awpcl. The Clearspring (Md.) Sentinel of Saturday, says: A young man nameo Cox, w ho was working in a lock, on the e-fen-mile bottom, during the cold days of last week, became somewhat provoked by the cold, and presumptuously proclaimed, "bo wish.-d he wai within the gates of bell, to that, ha would be out of thit cold world." Id live minute afterward a portioq or lb turiuundiug rocks and eanb fell iu upon him, killing him mstailily. What au awful warn ing to blasphemer., ' ' It is estimated that trier have beeri built in lb United Slate, from lb year 1124 I Ih yr 114S S3 10 steamboat a. The pre tiit rat of steamboat building ia abtwt MO per auuuro. . : Tire Editor of the Providence Star tW teea tbe.it wll min i hi own buAin $o description it given.
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