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' OFFICE, MARKET STREET, OPPOSITE THE POST OFFICE.
If. B. MASSER, EDITOll AND PROPRIETOR.
a jamfly siciusp.ipcr-Dctootcti to 2JoIftfcst aftcvaturc, -iWnUt!?, jForrffl" nvto Domcstfc iictos, Scfntcc flirt the sms, aorfculturr, SHnrRCts, amusements, fcc.
NEW S lilt IKS VOT,. 3, NO. 40.
TIIK AMKKICAN la ouMiar.e.1 .very turd;iy " TWO
t)OI.I.AKf per nrmmii ti lie hI half yearly in advance,
No paper dine .iiIii.ii.hI until AU. Brreri.rca arc .l. .
All co,..i.,i.nic,i..on. .,f Irti. . I."-.; reht..,S '
Jhce, to in.ure alicmi 'ii, imit -e I tip AlU.
TO (.1.1 US.
Three copica to one aiMrew. ''
.'" ir, u .&
Yto",.ln i Ivauee will ry f' "" yeufa.ubacip-
tieu to the American.
One female of 10 lin". 3 '. '.'J?
Kverv uli'.ii.iiii infill"",
n Si.it.'i U months,
Via month",
BuIi.r"'c..M of Vive It..-, per -mi.im,
V. "l ...! ,ul,era. udvertlMli by the
,1'HI
I.jII
(II 'II
300
v.r. with the pr.vil.tite -' . .'ert.np dil-
f.r-nt .lvcrti.M.icU. weekly. 10 00
IV lrgci Adveit.-cineut-, P "recl.i-iit.
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ATTOUKKY AT LAW,
CUZTJJURV, PA.
Buainrmi attended to in the Counties of Nor
tliuiul.rlaud, tiiio.i, LNComiiiS uiul Columbia.
Uelcr !
P. & A. r.iv.nti.r, "
l.nwr.H .V lUmtn. I
8oin.H .V n.ii'nt.t". )-rHiht.
K-tnom.s. Mcr'aiu." I
Srsai"", '"" i '.. J
THE VBKY sLATES V AUSlS'l'AI.
new (c;ooi)S,
AT THE BTCEE CF
IP. A T.
WHO tnkes this m.'tlioil of iionniiifr liis
friemln nnil (".KtmnerK. t'.utt 1u- '.t.ia jtist
cfived nJ ojirnoil a spli-Hili.! iisB.irtiiuiit of
N K Y li O O i S.
which he ofl'i r In tit., public t the Vtwert prices.
Hi Muck consists of every variety nml quality,
imerMsary for lite farmer, i.u i litttii,-, ami lahorrr.
a well the professional man, ail UiiiiIh of
31 c i s ' A ; a w I .
m-CI! A CLOTHS. CASSI.MI'.Hr.s, SATTIXUTW,
VI'.S'l'INCS. Ac.
ALSO:
u lnrtt nssortineiil of
Culi'toM. Mouatrlinf Dr Ltiin?. Alpaccas,
JlleriiHis.Sliwch. Utiiidktrchi'.fs,
Vlorcs, Aoisi'i t. Clinks,
Cambrics, (Hug
hum!, 'c.
Also n large irtiuent of
Bunts and Shoes, lhis nml Cups,
Gum or?r Si'ioih,
Af.SO A ASSOIITMKNT OF
RKADY MAlK ( I.O Til I.XO.
A jeneial ftssortment of Groceries, Sugar,
Critter, Tea, Clieese, Mo
lasses, Spices.
All assortment of
Hardware, Auifs, Steel end Iron.
Swell a Brnntli, Gin, Rum, Whiskey, &c
XST Prodni: ol'iill kiii.ln will lie Uken in ex
knge, and the highest market price paid for the
pime.
iunburv, Nov, 30, 1S50 ly.
CHEAT AKSIVAI
NEW GOODS!
Market Street, Sunbuiy, Pa.,
TPTOH.N W. Vlfil.IMi respect fully informs hi
m frirn.lii ami . iistoin. rs tiiat he h:i just re-
ftived a Isrsd and I.uii.Uoiiio iissortinriit of
j)i'v (lom!s.
CoiiMstinp: of f'lolhs. Cassime'ea. Satiinetls,
l l.uiiiBs, I'aii.'ms. Fuiiey
rSlanle (iouils.
Al.PO!
GROCERIKS of every tlesrriiilirin,
Mti f; ami X!I'.iiu:im:s.
aTJEEKSWAEE AKD EARDWAEE.
Fish, talt. Placer mnl a ireneral nnsortnient of
jlll mill irooils us vviil suit eill elites ; the Far
ner, Meclianic, l.a'.orer i(.iJ (luitlemell of uil
lirofcjijlis.
r The Lndien
Will Cnil Rreat variety of uli such arliiies a
they will need fir (lie piv.ntit season.
IV I'otnite,' ptmlucc of all kinds taken in ex
change ut the hits'hiist market price.
hunhury.N'ov. it, 1H.S0.
HOKE NEW GOOES
At the it'TiV store of
JOHN UUYKllS&CO.,
Kaaket Street, Sunbuiy.
J HO has ju.t leccived and ojiened a larjrc u-
aortinciit of new and fasliioiiahlc poods, of
t very variety, suitable for the fall and winter sco.
son, for all persona; and to which he calls the at
tention of friends mid customer. Jlis slock con
sist in part of
DI1Y KM.
aSLX'H AS
CIotA, Cammeren, Sidluiett, Merinos,
J)e Ltiinrs. Calicoes, Shawls, limd
' kerchiefs, and all kinds of wear
ing mwd.
ALOi
Hardware, Qucvnuwarr,
Groceries, Fish, Salt and Plaster,
And sll avticlus that may bo wanted by the com.
(sruuity.
The Ladies
Will find, by callinn at his atom, that he has not
been unmindlut ot tneir wains, nu respcciiunv
invite, tliam to examine his selection.
fJT Country produce cf all kinds taken ill ex
change for goods at the lilflicsl inarket price,
Sunbury, Not. 9, 18&0. ly.
NEW STAGE LINE
FROM POTTSV1LI.E TO SHAMOMN.
A new line of staeca is now runninn daily be-
. tween the above places. A coinlortable two horse
tg will leave Mc farniel for Shainokin, iumie
liatly atler the arrival of the Potuville stuge at
that place, J will return the next day from
fcbauiokin, an aa to meet the PolUville atuge on
iU Hturn to 1'olWviUe.
From 6hamokin to Trevor-ton
there will be rsta!lihed a DAILY LINE by next
aprip so as to eonnnct with this tine at riliauiokin.
la the tnaan time nnvale conveyances will be in
nadiuaan at puain.tsm ou (us arrival or paaaert'
' "" CONRAD KERSHNER.
' Shamokin, Pec H, 1850.-tf.
N1L Poureau's celebrated ink, and also Con-
crass ink lor sale, wlioieae.e ana i.uii ut
H. B. MASSER.
December tS, 1SS0. -
SELECT POETRY,
Ihe American Flaj in 1851.
BV WM. 1KI5S WAI,l.t'K.
'Wo regard the Ainorinm Bjiinr bj nlren.ly nr,-erel."
Fucliun Seirspr.pcr.
It U not oeveird ! No ! ns noott
The sinter mars by tempest wrack
Shall be devilled in I heir sky -
And f I -1 r : 1 1 into cIkics back!
IS'o ! there it tloitU, with every line
Undim'd a when at lirst unfurled
Against llio mUiiiii and ptnmllv threw
Doliattce to Ihe Tvrunt' uoild ;
And mill the awful Bird that wheels
Amid the tempest wildly swellins,
And calmly hears III" thnntler peal
Within" hi stonti jod's misty dwel
linsi Ave. !ill he titirils from trailer feet
Tim miot ics ot I hat standiird sln-ct,
And beats it in his uiinrdiatt hand
Uefplendenl over Freedom's Land '.
Clime of the Valiant and the Tried!
WheVe Marion fought, and Warten
died ; .
Where Moiiniojlh slill to (Jnilford calls,
And Valor walks throii;li Vernon's hall's
While Honor nuts 'S in the fi'.iom
And ylory of iIib Hero's loinb.
Orcliants I hat yiand old lay clie made
Accordant with the dark bine seas.
That mnrinnr mil I where Freodom laiil
Her liiiii-soiiled Jlillindes ;
Land of the Foresls and lite (Sen) !
Tlion hardy nurse of hauly men !
Land ol Ihe Mountain anil the Lake !
Of rivers tolled Itotn sea lose:.,
In thai broad nideiir tit to make
The symbols of eiet'iity :
O. faiiesl clime! O, dearest Land !
ho s!i;,t thy batid.'d children sever?
Cud of our F.itle'ts ; Iteie vie. stand
From Plymouth's rocks, to Georgia's
strand
Heart pic-ed to heart, hand linked in
hand
And swear "th'.s Union live? forever !"
Then iloat, float on, thou Hanner bright
Willi yloty from the ol.'.en liht T
And wln-n at home thy shadow falls
A!on; the Armory's lophied wall,
The ancient Trumpets I0112 for bruath
The dinted sabres fiercely start
To vengeance Irorn each claimiiiff sheath
As if 1 hoy sought some Traitor's htait ?
0 sacred Rainier of Ihe brave 7
U stattdaid of a thouiiid ships !
0 miardiaii of the Patriot's pave !
Come, let us pi ess then to our lips !
There is a tremblini; of the rucks
New KngUuid feels the Patriot shocks
There is n trembling of the Lakes
The West, the inighly West awakes ;
Thte is 11 noise amid Ihe pines
The white magnolias whiter bloom,
Upon ihe South new irlury shines.
Shedding it glory o'er I'inckuey's tomb.
Behold ! the troubled air is dark
With martial ji hosts ihe hills are bright
With bauds of liviiij; men and hark !
Their voices come in mingled night
Their Plight shall live while Faction dies;
The liaitois draw a Heeling hieath,
Hut Paltiols drink from God's own eyes
The light of Truth that conquers Death !
Then fairest Flag ! Then dearest Land !
Who shall thy banded children sever !
God of our Fathers ! here we stand
From Plymouth's locks, to Ceoigia's
st rand
Heart pressed to heart, hattJ linked in
hand.
And swear '-the Union lives forover !"
Select Sale.
I'r .in S irt:,in' Mie'.azine.
THE EAI'ICEHCUS BEAUTIES.
t llOM THE C.tP.MAN OF F. STOM.K.
(Cja(iiiiCi.)
'But,' I exclaimed in utter amazement,
'how came your lair daughters, sir, to take
up such strange pursuits, so abhorrent, one
would think, to their very nature ."
'I will tell you, my young Iriend,' said
Junghauel. 'The fait is, the girls early
lost their mother, a line woman, whose por
trait also you may see hanging there. I
could not attend to their education ; 1
thought 1 had done my best when I pro
cured for them a master, who was most
I.: .Kl.. 1...I I.. ... o.i.l ii'lin
IllgOIV 1 ' i.UIIIIIIl-l.ru 1V HIV, u,,v ,. .w
l,,-,;i,t il.M.n nr. lit,, h.ivs. Their nnlv
companion was mv son Bend.ard. who was
unhappily drowned at the High School,
where he was studying medicine. From
him his sitters have learned and inherited
their respective pursuits; Louise her fish
ing, riding, and shooting, l.milie tier sur
gery, and J.rnestine tier natural science.
However, 1 live ill the hope, til at when
my daughters have found husbands to their
hearts these strange passions will die away.
House-keeping will leave them little time
lor hunting, amputations, or scientitic 111
quries. 1 admit 1 ought to have endeavor
ed to correct the evil earlier, but the thing
is done and can't be helped; we will hope
lor the best.'
The more I thought over these singular
qualities of this beauljful trefoil, the more
was 1 pleased with their pursuits, as lliese
would justify me in declining to accede to
the wishes of my uncle. I could not pos
sibly think of a Nimrod, a Diefl'enbach, or
an Oken for a wile ; no reasonable man
could fail to see that. What availed all
the gold and all the beauty ! But still I
was very curtous to make the acquaintance
of the two younger sisters ; they must be
most lovely maidens, 1 did not care mucn
about Nimrod. The fright of the morning
still lingered in my limbs; 1 could not feel
comfortable in the vicinity of the huntress,
The desperate creature could at any mo
ment shoot away my food from my lips, a
pinch of snuff from my nose. There is no
trifling with firearms that I knew by e
perieoce.
After passing in review the family pic
ture gallery, I returned with the Counsellor
to the breaklast room, we were scarcely
seated, when the barking of dogs was heard,
and Louise, upon a' snow-white pony,
sprang into the court yard. One could not
SUN'HUItY. NOUTIIUA1BKULAND COUNTY. PA.. EATUHDAY, FEiJUAUY 8. 1831.
wish a more charming sight than this bold,
handsome rider, in her rich hunling-dress.
Every movement was full of grace; and
yet 1 could not suppress a certuin dread at
the sight ol the strange maiden.
Alter Louise had ridden up and clown
several times, she leaped out of the saddle
and hastened towards the front door.
'iuw you will see the modcao a little
nearer,' taid her lather, who had been
watching her, not without evident delight,
from the window.
As he prophesied so it happened ; the
door was llung open and Louise rushed in,
and without regarding my presence in the
least, flew to her lather and threw her arms
around his neck.
'You wild girl!' exclaimed he, with dif
ficulty disguising his delight under a tone
ol severity, 'do you not see who is present,
a very dear Irietid of mine V
The beauty, s'.ill glowing with the exer
cise of her ride, drew up her lovely lorm,
and measured 1110 with a look in which no
friendly welcome was visible. A slight
expression of scurn appeared round her
beautiful mouth.
'If 1 do not err,' said she coldly. 'I have
already made the acquaintance of this gen
tleman.' '1 was so happy,' I replied with a how,
'as to serve you lor a target.'
'I could wish that you would behave
more becomingly,' said her lather repro
vingly ; 'but you are incorrigible, Louise.'
'Tattling already !' raid the maiden in a
tone which sounded snlliciently conteinpl-
1 uous. 1 urrniisr then to her lather 'On I v
think, father,' she added with a laugh, 'the
young gentlemen thought 1 had a design
upon bis life !
'When you speak again,' said the old
gentleman with some sternness, 'I request
that you pay toa guest, whom 1 esteem, due
respect.'
Louise answered not, but turned angrily
to the window, where she stootl fanning
herself. After some moments she stepped
quickly to inc.
'Are you practised in pistol shooting 7'
'Some years ai;o,' I conlessed, 'I used to
j shoot with an old pistol at a mark in our
shooting-dodge,'
'Weil, then,' said she quickly, 'come
with me to my shooting-slaiid ; we will
shout lor a wager.'
'But, my daughter,' interposed her father,
'let our guest rest to-day ; to-morrow, or
the day alter, you can shoot to your heart's
content,'
'Hut you are not tired 7' she asked, turn
ing to me.
However I may have felt I had to dis
claim any latigue.
'Hut,' i objected, 'I shall be thrown quite
in the shade by your skill.'
'No matter lor that,' she replied, and
drew me away almost against my will.
'But it will soon be dinner time!' cried
her father alter us.
'You have only just breakfasted,' replied
the etiovr shooter, 'w ho would be so unrea
sonable !'
I so.iii found myself with the beautiful
blonde at the shooting-ground she had had
prepared lor lierseli. I he maiden was so
expert at firearms that I was but a Hans
Taps in comparison. I had not touched a
pistol for live years.
The shouting at a mark commenced. As
1 loresaw, 1 was completely distanced. 1
thought myself lucky if 1 only hit the
mark, which was the size of a plate, while
Louise's ball regularly hit the black.
The maiden, however, soon grew tired
of t,hooting ut an immoveable object ; she
shot at birds, at the leaves of the trees. At
last her recklesncss reached the highest
point, she produced a card.
Hold this card up.' said she.
I felt niluT imeuii.i'urtable. 'For what
purpose, my lady '! ;
'i will siioot the centre out of it ! You
need not be particular to hold it very still.'
'Hut, my lady, just consider !'
'Alteiiiion ! 1 am going to fire !'
1 liung the card from me.
'You do wrong!' 1 exclaimed; 'I have
not the Kat nuiiut of your skill on the
contrarv '
Louise stood before me with the levelled
, . , , , , . . ,
! 1""'. an angel ol judgment
Vill you instantly take up the card and
hold it out lor n ir.arx ! or I snail singe one
of your whiskers with the ball.
I conjure you, have done with your
dangvrous jests.'
'1 am not in jest,' she replied with cool
composure, ami aimeu directly over my
head. Hearing and sight went Irom me.
1 dodged down, caught up the card, and
held it out as far as possible. I lelt that 1
trembled, but 1 had rather lose my arm than
my head.
Crack went the pistol ; involuntarily my
hand twitched. Louise came springing to
wards me.
The madcap girl had really shot through
the centre; but, in spite ot all this skill, I
was greatly disturbed.
My lady,' said I, 'to confess the truth, !
i i . I
do not like jests ol this sort.'
'It's all one to me!' she answered with
a laugh, ,1 like them.'
Will you give me my revenge and hold
the card for me 7'
Why not 7' she replied, so soon as you
have attained to equal skill
And if I were a second William I ell 1
would not aim at a fellow being; it is
downright wicked.'
You are a coward!' she said contempt
uously, and skipped away, leaving me very
impolitely to my own mediations
To have such a creature for a wife !'
thought I, 'a groat comfort that would be ;
one would not be sure of his life for en
hour ! No, though she were seated in gold
ud to her ears, I would have none of her;
good Minna, although you have nothing
to fear.'
I see very plainly,' I thought, as I re
turned to the house, 'that I snail pot nay
ber long,"
MuaaafliMiaftaasauv.ia!MiMeBaBBaKaBBfcBBi
The old gentleman came towards me.
lie appeared to perceive my annoyance.
Nimrod,' said he, 'has put you into a
little fright ngain.'
'Sure enough, I replied, a good deal dis
turbed, 'the young lady is no doubt an ex
cellent shot, but am not fond of such mili
tary exercises.'
'You have not Ihe slightest reason for
fear.'
The deuce I haven't !' thought I, and
replied : 'No one can have the direction of
the deadly lead completely in his power;
a quicker movement of the pulee, the tick
ling of a fly, may give a turn to the musket
not intended.'
The Counsellor appeared to assent to the
truth of my words. He made no reply,
but turned the conversation.
We walked tlirongh the garden, and
paused before a gigantic sun-llower, which
arrested our attention.
'I do not remember ever having seen so
large a flower of the kind as this,' i remark
ed. The Counsellor thought that still more
beautiful ones were to be luund in other
parts of the garden.
While we stood lookiref at the flower a
shot was heard, and a ball whistled by ns
within a couple ol feet, and the flower fell
as if cut offlrum its stem by a knife.
The Counsellor himself was now really
irritated.
'You are right,' raid he, tlu girl goes
quite too far!' and turning to Louise, whose
angel face appeared among the shrubbery,
he cumiuandei! her to put away the fowling-piece,
and not touch it r.gain lor four-aud-twentv
hours.
.Nimrod vani:ho.l.
'I hope,' said her father as we approach
ed the house, 'that my Emiiie will ctlace
the unfavorable impression made by her sis
ter by her certainly very rotiL;li humor.
She is quite the opposite, and while the
other frightens everybody with her shoot
ing, Emiiie is, thiongh her more useful art,
the benefactor of the . tillering.'
We reached the room where the dinner
was served in the most elegant fashion.
There were five covers, for Junghauel, his
three daughters, and my humble self. A
servant entered and inquired whether we
were ready fur dinner.
Have Emiiie and Ernestine returned.''
inquired their father.
'Not yd.'
'And Louise 7'
'Miss has ju.t ridden away,'
'Well, then,' replied the Counsellor,
without further expressing his dissatisfac
tion, 'we two will liitie alone.'
'I don't understand,' said he, after we
were seated, 'w hat the madcap would beat.
1 have never seen her quite so wild as to
day.' The absence of Nimrod was by no means
disagreeable to me. Hud she been there I
don't think 1 could have eaten a morsal ;
she would certainly have brought a couple
of pistols Willi her to the table.
The dinner was most excellent. The
terror which the shooting maiden had
thrown me into lelt me particularly hun
gry. 1 was just on the point of setting to
when Lie dour opened, and tiieduik-baired
Emiiie entered.
The poitrait had not lied. The maiden
was, il pussioie, still more charminii than
Louise, i was as one enchanted In lore the
angelic apparition. I recovered myself,
and bowed with the greatest respect; but
Emiiie, like Louise in the forenoon, paid
no attention to my compliments, hut hast
ened to her father and embraced bun
heartily.
'Succeeded excellently !" she cried. I
am quite happy the worthy Arnold is
saved. Just luuk, the arm was already be-
giunin ; to moitily.'
And wilh this she took the amputated
limb out of a cloth, and showed it to her
lather.
I, who have always had the utmost aver
sion for surgical experiments, was perfectly
horror-struck at si:;bt of the arm. It was
all over with my appetite.
'But, my child,1 said the Counsellor, 'we
are eating; our dinner ; ho,w can you bring
such a thing lidor us !"
'.Vuii'miiu win bant turpi if coolly an
swered the female 6'jrgeon. 'How can ait
and science disturb your appetite'
'If you forget me,' said her father, 'yon
owe some regard to our guest. Mr. Frank
St.'inman,' he added, introducing me, 'ihe
nephew of my worthy Iriend, of whom 1
j have often spoken to yon.'
At these wo.ds Diefl'enbach cast upon
me not the must friendly looks in the world.
If I had known,' coolly spoke the beau
tiful mouth, 'that the gentlemen would be
horrified at an amputated limb, and could
not bear the sight of blood, I should cer
tainly have spared him this result of my
successful operation; but I supposed he
was an educated, scienlilic man.'
Mademoiselle Emiiie now became to me
as intolerable as her highness, her mademoi
selle sister, ll. r lather chid her, but his
words were as wind ; DieUenbach troubled
herself not in the lcat at the paternal re.
proof; she was altogether too much occu.
piej with her amputation, and she was
just upon the point, while she again held
out the arm, to maue certain anatomical
principles intelligible, when her lather lost
all patience.
Take the horrible thing away he cnea
in a rage, Emiiie carefully wrapped up
her arm again the linen cloth and vanished,
I cannot conceive,' said ho with vexa.
tion, 'what has got into the girl to-day j
she is not always so urgent with her surgi
cal knowledge. The success of her opera
tion must have turned her head. But now
let us set to, and go on with our dinner.
The foolish maiden!'
I was not in condition to swallow
crumb. The horrible sight of the bleedmg
arm had driven away my appetite for a
eood week to come,
After t few moments EuiilU returned
and took he( scat tf, the table.
'Set to, my friend, said her father to me
encouragingly as he observed that 1 played
with my fork without putting it to my
mouth.
As I did not wish it to appear that the
amputated limb had frightened away my
appetite, 1 drew out my handkerchief and
held it before my mouth.
Is anything the matter V asked the
Counsellor anxiously, and DieUenbach look
ed inquiringly at me,
My bad tooth begins to twinge,' said .
'Do, you suffer from a bad tooth ?' asked
Emiiie hastily.
One lie begets another. I answered :
Yes indeed, if an atom gels into it, it
gives me most horrible pain.'
'It must come out !' said the female sur
geon with decision, and sprang up and has
tened to her surgeon's cape.
I was terrified1 My two-and-thirty teeth
rejoiced in the most perfect soundness.
'I beg, my lady,' said I hastily, 'do not
trouble yoursell ; the pain is already begin
ning to abate.'
'I'he grinder must come out,' said Emiiie
with passionate earnestness ; 'a bad tooth is
like a bad conscience it never rests, al
though it may he still for a moment. You
cannot be secure from pain an hour.'
'1 thank you very sincerely,; said I de
prtcatingly, as I observed with horror how
the desperate maiden drew out from the
case a frightful pair of pincers.
'At least you will permit me to examine
your teeth.'
'Oh,' thought I, 'it I onceopen my mouth
this furious creature will have my whole
jaw out.'
I bit my teeth as firmly ns possible to
gether, ami murmured a multitude of excu
ses, which sufficiently betrayed my dread
of dental operations.
Uiellenbach, who did not appear to lis
ten to my protestations, drew a chair to the
winnow, commanded a servant to unrig
water, and then, with a sweet smile, invited
me to take my seat.
'satan himself,' thought I, 'must have
led me .into this house.' I declared again
and again that I could by no means consent
to the operation; I solemnly protested that
it was altogether against my principles.
I will not do you the sligntest harm,'
replied Emiiie, 'but dentistry is one of my
must favorite studies. You will at least
permit me just to examine your teeth.'
Jt was in vain that J objected. 1 was in
danger of showing mvself a rank coward.
I did not like that. 1 refused indeed, appa
rently out ol mere politeness, to accede to
Emilie's request; but all was of no avail
I had to take my place in the chair and
open my mouth.
lo my terror the Counsellor lelt the
room, and I found myself wholly in the
power ol the monster.
Emiiie took another instrument out of
the case, and scratched and scraped at rny
poor teeth, which was by no means the
most agreeable sensation. However, 1 sup
pressed my pain and kept still, Then came
another instrument, and then there was a
new scratching and scraping, I suffered
like a very Job.
'Will you he so kind as to clear your
mouth,' said the operator, handing me a
glass ot water. I did so, and saw with lior
ror that I spat blood.
'Nothing is more injurious,' said Emiiie,
'than for the gums to grow over the teeth,
I have corrected that evil.'
'So!' sighed I, and hoped the operation
was over; but no, Emiiie produced a third
instrument, still more frightful thau the
last.
'I will not trouble you any more,' said
1, and shut my teeth closely together.
Jus one moment!" entreated the des
perate dentist, the murderous pincers were
in my mouth, and in an instant seized a
tooth. A perfect transport of horror seized
me.
'For God's sake !' 1 stammered, you will
not ' In.l at that instant 1 tljought the
back of my head was of ; and while l.mi
lie held up before me a beautiful three
nronned grinder, she observed with great
coolness :
"You see It had to come out it was al
ready defective and would have injured the
others, and caused you great suflering.'
(7'j Continued.)
'Tia nl a century mice ll.cy,
Tlie red men. Iruversetl here,
Ami o'er tlir.tl pleasant hill unit vale.,
I'urnneU the b muding deer ;
Here to, that eloquence WJa pournl
Around llie tuiiineil held,
Tiit.l made the alurdy warrior lluid,
Aiul ready fur U.e fijzht !
And on they ean.e eai.ltinff back,
The husljuml, aim and .-.'li,
T't vuunt before Iheir aav.-iire ihrinea,
The ill their haml. had il me I
Yet, of llleir inerlul weal or we,
o trace ia left to-day )
For like the f,.im apon the wave,
They all liave juued uvvay.
State Govkksohs, It is a remarkable fact
that in Uventy-five, out of the 31 States, there
are now Democratic Governois. The ti.
Slates which have Whiy Governors, are Ver
mont, Khode Island, New oik, I'anusylva-
nia, Florida and Kentucky,
Remarkable Coincipksck. It is some
what cuiious that on ihe same day, and al
most ut the same moment, a Democratic
Senator was chosen in each of the old Whig
States of Massachusetts and Rhode Island)
and each was chosen by t majority,
Search oa tub Atlaktic We learn
from the lloston Post, that a gentleman of
Boston, who has relatives on board the Atlan
tic, has oflpred to contribute one thousand
dollars towards the immediate fitting out a
steam vessel to proceed to the Azores. Some
of our revenue cutlers, it j snage-sted, might
be employed in looking fur her without duiri.
m.uit to the pubiig service.
WILLIAM HENRY MARSH, ,
THE lSFAXT MIllMMEn. J
The infant prodigy, whoso extraordinary
performances on tt.' drum have elicited so
many encomiums from the press, and excited
the astonishmanl of all who have witnessed
them, is now in the third year of his agei
having been born at No. 12, Clarksoti street.
on the 12th of Febuary, 1SJS. Even at the
early ago of eight months, ho exhibited tho
developments of musical talent, and showed
an appreciation of time or rythm, by regular
motions of tho hands, during tho performance
of music. When one year old, he would,
drum ou tho table with tho knives and foik
whonever he heard music, and the correct
ness of his time induced his father to pur
chase a dniiri for him, which cost twenty five
cents ; when it was first sounded ho was in
perfect testacy. Ho immediately commen
ced using it without any instruction, arid in a
few weeks produced a very pleading effect,
md soon attracted the notice and awakened
the astonishment of all who heard him. Just
before ho was two years old, while recover
ing from the measles, and before he could
it up, ho would cry for his drum, and lie in
his cradle, and play upon it, although so weak
that ha could scarcely hold the slicks. At
the nge of two, having worn out the first
hum, his father purchased a new one, cost.
1113 lilty cent, which he was permitted to
play upon in the front yaid, to the yreat
imusemeut of the crowds who gathered in
the street to listen.
Shortly after receiving the second drum, a
military funeral took place, and as it passed
tho hous", tho band was playing a dead
march. The mnl ions of the drummer en
grossed bis whole attention, and when the
procession was gone, ho ran to his drum, anil
played the same tune, with an exactness that
astonished every one present.
After his recovery from the? measles, he
win taken by hi father to a military parade
in Washington parade ground. The giiiter
ing imi forms, and Ihe nodding plumes, had
no attraction Majiatever for him ; but when
the music began, his face lighted up with an
expression of the utmost delight ; and when,
subsequently, an opportunity was afforded
him to beat nno of tho drum", his plensurp
was unbounded, and did not fail to attract
tho attention of the crowd. His first lap, and
all was silent ; but soon there was a hum of
wonder and astonishment audible above the
music. When Ihe music censed, the murmur
ing of tho crowd had increased to loud cheers
for Ihe little- drummer who performed bis
part so manfully.
A few months since, bis father was solici
ted by a member of the Lafayette Fusileers,
to which he is attached, to have bint presen
ted, and he was accordingly taken to a com
pany drill. He listened to the drummers a
moment, when he commenced on his own,
with a regular measured tap, then rattled
away, loiiowmg ino music wuu wonneriui
animation and precision. This he continued
for three quarters of an hour, with as much
iiccuracy as a drummer of forty. Theroips
voted him a full uniform like their own, in
which he appeared at their annual ball at
Niblo's, It was highly amusing to see so
small a child dressed in military costume,
toddling about the room, and beating the
most iulricate airs wilh such exquisite taste
and correctties, as to excite the wonder and
astonishment of tin; company. Fevoral pri.
vate exhibitions have been recently given
beforn the members of the Press, and gentle
men of music celebrity of Ibis city, who all
pronounce tiie little fellow a wonderful in
stance of precocious developemem of musi
cal genius. We understand that the public
will, ere long, have an opportunity of wit
nessing his performances, as his father con
templates getting up a Concert fi.r llie pin
pose. N. Y. Mirror.
Tin: run tk aim:.
A French writer, not long since, (we have
forgotten his name.) submitted a plan for
paving the national debt in a comparatively
inline! time, from thn profits to be realized in
the production of eggs. belher Mr. l.eorge
M'.Vister of Portland, has entertained any
such i.rfa in regard to the payment of our i,a
tional debl, is a question lhat we are unable
to answer. It seems, however, that lm pur
chased during the pat year, ff!i,-lhree ,...
- 1 .
saud uo.ci of eggs. In 141, he purchased
40.000 do m. MeA. estimates that 400,000
doeu part through Portland in 130 lor tho
western matkel. l:i Portland, it should bo
understood, the western market means Bos.
ion. The F.dilor of the Huston Argus think
thn hens should call an indignation meeting.
The llallowell Gazette says that, during tho
jast season of navigation, one man in that
town purchased 200.000 dozen of eg?s. This
exceeds ihe Portland man's purchase by 147,.
000 dozen. The egg business in Maine is
already quite important, and is said to be in
creasing. There is, we be'lieve, an Episco
pal clergyman in Massachusetts whose hen
nery is more crowded than tho church in
which he officiates. It is even said that some
of his congregation digest the 'droppings' of
his hennery better than the 'droppings' of his
sanctuary.
-Tu truly l ively
Are not the fair, who lat bul of outward froee,
The nnu;jht, bul beautiful of lorm and luce ,
They are llie lovely, ti.ey, in whom unue,
l'.arth's dceluiK chuima with virtue'. Iiv,n,ir lilit,
Who, tlio' they wither, yet wilh My, o,,roi
Ileal ll.eil all of aweelaeaa to the tomb.
At Graham hording duscv, the 'gill of,
fare for breakfast tonsi,, shingles fried in
pump-naler dinner r.( the soup Wftby Ihe
shiugles. ihitkened ut sawdust.
OLD SKUIK8 VOL. 1 I. NO. SO-
FLAX t'OTTOSf.
An American, of the name of O. S. Leaviit
claims, through the columns of the New York
Tribune, to be tho discoverer of the process,
by which flax can bo manufactured so as to,
become a substitute for cotton ; and the same
thing, he says, can be done with hemp.
There can bo no question bul that this is one
of the most important discoveries of the age
and will work a great revolution in not only
tho manufacturing, but tho agricultural ami
commercial world. Te mako a short extract
from Mr. Loavitl's atricle :
"That we are on the eve of a great revo
lution in commerce and manufactures, growing
out of a substitution of linen for cotton, thero
can be no question, flaw cotton is now worth
11 a 13 cents per lb., while linen filler can bu
procured for loss than one-third this price, es
pecially in tlmso district!-, where flax is grown,
for tho seed only, the lint being thrown away
as worthless, or at least not worlh the ex.
pense and trouble of preparing for market in
the usual way. In those districts flax can be
procured in the unrolled state the very con"
dilion required fur piocuriug fine linen at the
least cost for about two cents por lb. Then,
by the use of machinery somewhat similar to
Unit which I am now using successfully with
uurotted hemp, in the manufacture of kyau
ized cot dago, llax can bo btoken out for less
than two cents per lb. more, producing clean-
mi, nn'otted flax for less than four cents per
lb. Then, by my process and machinery, it
can be refined and rendered while and soft,
capable of being spun into the finest yarns,
for less than two cents more, being then in
the condition which you so aptly terra 'flax
cotton.'
Tnis can l.o spun for about the sum re
quired for cotton, thus reducing the price of
linen yams far below that of cotton. From
this time forward, as you proceed in llio man
ufacture of fabrics, the expenco is about equal,
the recent improvement in power looms for
inen having entirely removed all the dificul"
ties which were experienced in this branch
of manufacture sometime ago, and from tho
great purity and whiteness of the linen fabric
by the new process, the bleacing is rendered
quite as simple and cheap a process as with
cotton. By this new process wo are enabled
lo produce linen of a much finer quality than
before. It was common in Ireland, when
hemp was low nnd flax high, to use thn
American dew-rotted hemp as a substitute
for llax, but it could not be ran lo fine numbers
rarely finer than 30s. It can, however, by
the new piocess, bo easily run as fine as 100
friis to the pound. I have produced yarns,
much finer, in a small way from hemp, boll;
rotted and unrolled, tlm.igh the latter is pre
ferred. THE GltAI'R riT.TIKE IS TEXAS.
Wo see that tho grapo culture is about tq
be introduced into Texas. The Houston Tel
egraph says
"M. Matrat, a French gentleman, who.
was reared in one of the most extensive
wine districts of France, has collected a large
number of the best native grapes of Texas,
and intends to cultivate them for the purpose
of establishing vineyards of the best varie
ties. He has visited the valley of the Bos
que, the Leon, and most of the tributaries of
the Colorado, where the choicest grapes have
been discovered. He has some roots of the
celebrated Bosque grape, and tho Bush grapa
that abounds in the billy region of the Colo
rado above Austin. Some of these varieties,
he says, are far superior to the Catawba, thu
Isabella, nnd other varieties that have been
cultivated here. They ate more hardy and
yield moro fruit as well as better wine than
the giapes lhat havo heretofore been cultiva
ted in this section. This old gentleman has
been engaged for three years collecting sam
ples of the choicest varieties of our native
grapes, and has often jeopardized his life by
penetrating into the Indian country to exam
ino the grapes there. Ho is, indeed, quite
an enthusiast, and one, to hear him speak oij
his darling theme, might imagine, from the
ardor ho exhibits, that be was excited by tho
juice of the giapes he is extolling. He, how
ever, is one of tl,u most temperate men in
the country, and corroborates by his habits
tho oft-repealed slateman lhat the people of
wine countries are remarkably temperate.
PiTTiio the (ii-EMios 'Sally, don't I
like yon !'
'La, Jim, I reckon so.'
'But don't you know il, Sally 1 Don't you
think I'd tear the eyes out of any torn cat
lhat dares to look at you for a second 7
'I a'spect )ou would.'
'Well, the fact of il is, Sally, 1'
0!i, now don't J i 111 ; you're too sudden.'
Ami, Sally, I want you to'
'Don't say nnything more now ; I will'
'But it must be done immediately ; I want
you to'
'Oh, hu!.u 7 don't, don't say any uioie'
'I want you to-night to get'
'What ! so soon I Oh, no impossible !
Father and mother, would be angry at me.'
'How 7 he mud for doinj; mo such a favor
as to m'
'Yes, di.-nr Hie .' Oh, what a feeling !'
'But t.'nore is some mistake ; for all I want
to h.ve you 1I0 is to 'mend my trowsers.'
Sully could bear no more. She threw up.
Uer arras and went screaming hysieiically,
auJ faijited aw-y as dead as a log.
TiiKhe is nothing like Ihe figures of Ihe
census tables to impiess upaa the reader lb
truth of Ihe poet's lines
'-Weal ward the tide of empire takeaila way."
He who poeps through a key-hule, may m
wl,at will vex hircu
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