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New series vol. i, ko. si.
SUMlUltY, NOUTJIUMDEHI.AM D COUNTY, PA., SATURDAY, ALdllST lo.
OLD SERIES VOL. , No. 17.
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All
TERMS OF THE AMERICAN.
TtIK AMF.tMCAX in publishes! cvtrv fntunl.iy nt
TWO 1KX.LAII8 per Milium In he tni.l hull' yearly ill
dvincc. No mpci iliacniilinual until all urrcuriigua uro
(and.
. All e'liitimiiiiciitiniin nr letters mi business r.liiting In
Ul gTfce, to insure attention, must he CUM 1'AIU.
TO Cl.CIir".
Tkre enpi'M to one nddrcBft, PS 00
tven )v Do Hum
Firtn-n t)o Do SiMKi
Five dollnrfl in mlvnnre wiil pay fur tlirce yeiir'i iul
vcripuuli to liie American.
One Skinme of IS lines. 3 limei, tl 00
e.verv .itlMtefjiti'iit iii.ertioii, i't
One Square, 3 months, 3nn
Six months, 4.'.ti
One y-tir, liml
Itu.inms Curtis of Five lines, per minimi, 00
Nercliiint nml other. inl-ti I.i-ss 1. the
year, Willi the pr.vib'trc of iiisctliti;;
dift't-rent nnvcitisi iiii-iits vt c-ly. 1000
iy larger AtlverlipenientH, nil per agreement.
A T T O U N J: Y A T I. A W ,
eUITBUKV, PA.
B initios nttonded to in the Counties of Nor
thumberland, 1'iiinn, J.vcominir and 'ohiiubia.
It. fi r (til
T. & A. !ovra,!l, 1
I.ntvrr A- Pr.r. '
Somcr-i oc Sund'rrnss. i Vlla.t.
l'cviiolds, .Mi I'liiland & Co.,
Spcrini,', Good Co.,
irEw store at hollowing run.
Jt the Crc;,f P.ncA", vritr J. I). Cunrntl",
Lmrcr Annus!:!.
.1. Ii. K Vl'Kf'.M.W
REsl'EC ITI'LLV iiilnnuM liis Iru-ml and
tin puMii penrnlly, thiit !:c 1i;ik just rrcciv
A and oju'iM'.l ii now stuck nl --.i.s, whirl, ho
now otiivH fir hac on tho !.", r.M tinile terms.
Hittftock consists in ji.irt tf
1KIY GiCMHfS.
Men as
Cloth, Ctif.im'rv. Suttinfltn, Meriting, or.
Hummer wear of all kinds Mus'ins, Calicoes,
Cinihams. (..'lip'ai, &'.
Au assortiiu'iit of 1 1 : I x no i'f nil kinds, most
PMII'r;tl' ill UrO.
A l.V-O:
(InK'iM'ii'rf oi':ill Kim's.
J i Sugar, Cnffi-e. Tin, Milufsrs. Sjuri's. S'c.
A : Ijiiiviixwaro nnJ C'rotkory waro, a
full assiiriiiii nt.
l)-ilk Hats, Cliii H it-', nml .-traw Hals.
A J. "(.: An a!Wini'iit nl I.iiinirs, iz :
ISiiAMir. Wim:, Whiskkv, &c.
IVsidr. n variolv of oilier nrtielr, most rouit
11t um-il and in want dy I'nrini'i nild oilier Jior
oiin, ill of whii'li lie will soil to niivhusord at a
MTing uf ti n )h r cont. !iy :, I i 1 1 it mi him.
All kinds of jirodnff taken in rM-lnino for
good., at the lii'ln st inarkrt irico.
Holloini' Hun, April IS.'M. if.
kpring" and r jMUES ciothing.
EVKKVIitiDV slum' 1 ndiraeo tins oinntii.
nily to loiy C l. I'll INi loiMen, Vonth
nnd llo.s, nl biuli ii.-iirs as liavp nrer vet lieen
known 'in tliis 'itv. t f;i'"K';i-: CIMN'S
l-'I.OTHINC r.s'l'ADI.l-l! V KNT, foutli-Knst
I'ortierof .Market aivl ."-e.or.d !t reels, I'liibdel
filiia, rmliraeinii a elioice uf tile liest, most desira
llo, and fashionable
DRESS AND rr.OCII COATS,
Hsliit ( 'loth do., i.inen Hii!'iii.,' do., Tweeds,
io., toet'ier t'A a j.'ie.il aiiety of
ioys' Clothfnfj,
Conr,istiiis of Saek ( 'oats, IV.ka .lar...is, Mon
krv JaeketK, Vests nml Hound Jarkets made of
Tweed, I.inen 1 ril!intr. l.'lntli. Aloaeea, Kersa
mier, Doeskin, &e., iVr.
I'artieiiliU' care lins lieen taken to iroenre the
new niW tr Mw "nil Hoys' Summer Coals,
Pantaloons, Vests, e., lo whii li lie w uu'.d iu ite
leeial utteiiliou.
Furiiisliin Cood,
Consistinj of Shirts. Stocks. Handkerchiefs, Ac.;
ell of which me nU'ereil at the v '(.(
rasi Vrlet; and as cheap as any oilier Clolhing
Store in (lie I'nioii.
Pureiits w!."o ilcsiiv tint' ( ' t.oi :i i wo nre ear
nestly united tn examine the Stock.
Country Stoickeeja is an ! .iiromimiilalrj at
rery low i,ik.
CiKOKti cri.iN.
. E. Corner of S,-r,.,,,( ,y Market Sts Vhila.
Ajiril 1, I Sol. tf.
Tests! Clii'iijjir than Kver
I I I
100 Half Chests Rose Flavor Black Tea,
15 " " Oloug
.15.. " " King Yonj "
rilfKS T?a nre heller lor the nric "lian
JL were ever oii'ered before ill Pliiliitlelpliin, es.
leeially the iiose flavor, which is of the very
iiest ijuality nnd fniesl flavor, mul f.nniheii that
Want a Half Chest nr less by sending soon will
Ket n first rate u lrcle ul a cry low price. They
will lie well p.ii kid ep and sent to lcpot or cars
iit ofehai;..-. DAVID PHASE,
Tea Dealer iu! (Jmecr,
S. W. l-or. tnii ct Arch sts.
Philadelphia.
May 10, lrt.11. 01110.
NATIONAI HOTEL,
3HAM0KIN.
Northumberlaud County, Pa.
riIIK suhscrilier riJ.eclfiilly informs his friends
and the public generally, that he has open.
d a new Hotel in the town of Sliainokiil. -Nop
lliumlierlaiul county, on the corner uf Shamokiu
and Cuiiiiiierce streets, nearly opposite to the
House he formerly kept. He is well prepared to
accommodate his i;uests, iumt 1 also provided
widr ri.i') r'nWiiis!,. lie trusts his cxiicricnee,
ml stiict attention to business, will induce sr
kous visiting the coal region lo continue the lib
eral liatrunuyc lie lias heretotore received.
WP.i 1A.M WBAVl'K.
Shamokin, April 150. tf.
.TABLES II. MA (I EE
AS removed from his old Stand, So. IIH
Vine street, tn
No. S2 Dithry.rSt., (bcCn CuVhdi if IPdiow,'
where he has ron-tj'ttly on bund,
ER0WN STOUT, PORTEIt,
Ale jiPl Citler,
V It.- I'. ..-ii- ... v.'.re a Ilml.-s
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r.yee'ti.i:;'
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lrn J c ui u'.y , a n 1 i..
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p.iny. or leu.".', r p '.
' to ilKct
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SELECT POETRY.
"Why Bless Her, let Her Go !"
Snmfi limn ngn, I foil in lovo
With prolty jIarl ,lani! ;
Ami I diil lio'pi! i lint by mul by
iSltu'd lovo niii bark attain.
Alan ! my hopes, ii (liiwnini; briohi,
NVere all at tui'H m:iilo dun ;
She saw a chap, t don't know where,
And fell in love with him !
Next time I went (Now how it was
I don't pit-lend In say)
Itul when my chair moved tip by hers,
Why,, hois, would mnvo away.
Before, I ulway cut n. kis,
(I own, wilh fiimi.' smiill fuss.)
lint new, l'.T..ool!;, f , ,- love nor Inn.
'Twaj noii-cnme-at-a-ow." '
Well, there we sat .ind when we spoki
Our conversation dwelt
On rverythhur beneath the sun,
Kxeepl what most we fell,
Knjoyin llii delightful inooil,
Who, llien, lionl I j;i.l tslep in,
r!ut he, of all ihe. woild whom 1
II. id rulber see than him.
And be vn!tM :-it down by her siile,
And she eoulil all the w hiln
lie pressed her hand within bis own
I'pon him f.vei'tly smile
And slie ri iilil pluck a rose for hiin,
So fresh mid hrL'h! and red,
And iiave me one which hums nun,
Was tin unk, and pale, ainl dead.
And slie could freely, f,Lktdly sin,
The sono.4 he did n-ipiesi ;
The ones asked wen: jui the ones
She alwaxs did ilelest.
I rose In leave and ' She'd be ylad
To have me no lonei slay !"'
No dunbt of ii ! .'d doubt liiey wejit
To pee r"u nway !
I sat me down. 1 ilmiioht profound,
This ma.viin w ise I diew ;
Il's -asier lar to like u "ill
'J nan make a uii I like you
Kill, alter all, I don't believe
.My heart will break with wee -If
she's a mind lo love '-thai chap,''
by. bless her, let Iter o !
Select ale.
THE "PRINCE" AND THE JEW-
P.TT.T'T!
j
A jeweller of Paris one d.ivsaw a spleil- I
lid equipa-e drive up to his door, and a j
tall, important ,ol;ii,r srentloman alisrht
Irotn it. lie wanted a lady's set ol dia
mond ornrmietils, a complete wedding pit-
rure. 1 lie price was Iim d at two bundled
thousand francs. Several designs were
shown lo him. lie made choice of one,
said he could grant but little time for exe
cuting the order, and insisting on leaving
with the jeweller a depustte of (our thou-
sand francs i;i biilJs (' b
in injur.
He
also
selected a ring, worm a iiutuinM and
In. ..nl,. C.i ..n I ,,,,!.,.,,, I It l coiil
home' next ,la' v ; and five days after the I
whole set ol iliumoiids were to be comple-
ted. Arcofiliii''v,
on the following dav. i
a cotilidenti.il inessenger Irotn the jewel
er's repaired to the Hotel I) , in the
Uue de la Paix, and inquired for Prince
(i irgnrin. He was shown into nn Apart
ment on the first slurv. Five or six lack
eys were in the anti-dumber. The prince
took the ring, paid fir it, and gave a pre
sent ol ten liancs to tne nu .-senger, wno
joyfully returned home, and congratulated j
Ins master on luiung so wealthy and lib
eral a cr.slonicr.
The jeweller, with the tilmort punctnali-
lv. rnrried hiiiiie t he diamonds on the dav
appointed. The prince was in his study, I
silting before his cylindrical secretaire, j
wbich was oiien. The ew. Her .am ed I
the casket to him, and his highness min-
utelv inspected the jewels: suddenly one
of the valets entered the room and announ
ced "Prince Dolgoroki."
"Ah ! mv biulher-in-law," exclaimed
his highness.
"I do not wish him to fo the present
liich 1 destine for his sister. Request
him to slay in th. drawing room, and I
will curne to him immediately." He
touched the table, the cylinder moved, an.1,
the secretaire closed ; the diamonds were
within it; but on the table there lay an
open box filled with leather hr.'g, and nu
merous rouleaux ol hens were huddled to
gether in contu.-ion. The jeweller had ob
served all Ibis treasure on his first arrival,
but bis attention was particularly attracted
by a large Russian leather portfolio, well
lined with iiilils tli' biiiujut, the edges ol
which were visible.
His highness left the room, saying he
wot.ld return very shortly. The jeweller
begged he would not hurrv himself. About
tweniv minutes elapsed, and a sort of vr.gi.e
apprehension - assailed the jeweller. At
length the door opened. Oh! here is his
highness, thought he. P.ut no, it was H.p
master of the hotel, who, stepping up to
the jew eller, said :
"Are you wailing lor anybody, sir !"
"I atn waiting lor the return of Prince
(j.irgarin, to whom 1 have just sold a set uf
diamonds tor two hundred thousand francs.
Are yon b'u secretary !"
"I am his dupe, pnd so 1 presume vou
are !
He seized one of the leather bags, and
opening it, discovered, lo his horror, that
il wji lilled with nrils, the roaleaux con
tained nothing, and the portfolio scraps of
. :l.
-r. f ! ivr ver, the ('.'Veller con-
. ''!' '!.. !;.i;.ireS w-r fti'l
1. .!
f'-.
A
v.' .
i
r ; tln set
V.
I. ::!.. I., vi. r ! il wu
jemp'y. J
-;"".! n otie side d' the I mm,
.il in which a l.i.ie bad been
there hi.i.t' a c.ii'.e.spun-.'ulig
i 'It.'.; i.f the recicliiire, ti.e -
it;'.;.in-i a i
in.; ! ', in;,
h .!. it. tli
el, had '.villi
i..l . r. Ii ..i
The deo-
j vt.'.'.'t en-.1 been ('..jiiveyed
i' of tie.- ''.! . i nitiati: jvvem-r
j nil'.
e'i,',iy .-i.iovived. 'l b. ln,.ct' of
1, 1 U no U.iii .et lita Lj .i.'ii.if.iis
1 .1
. ii,..- i;-.i
been extensively swindled. The servants
all belonged (0 the hotel, with' the excep
tion i;l'tlie nilej tie ci'iambre, who was l!ie
compsnion and confederate ol the prince.
It v.-p.s Pficerlained that ll;cy had de
camped in a coach, from the door of the
hotel. Every exertion Was made to trace
them out, but several years elapsed before
they were discovered. The jeweller, who
was marly ruined by this robbery, remo
ved to another quarter of Paris, and estab
lished himself under a new name. One
day a messenger called on him (fom M.
T , a gentleman holding an official
siuation, who was very ill and wished lo
jmrcha.se some rings. The poor jeweller
liad naturally became suspicious ever since
his fatal adventure with Prince (largarm ;
! and, instead of sending his shopman, he
took the ring himself. lie was shown into
j a bed-chamber, which was partially light
ed, owing to the situation o( the windows,
the room was all in shade, except in that
where the bed stood. What was the sur
prise ot the jeweller when lie discovered
in the invalid Al. T , the swindler,
who had some years previously defrauded
J liim in the assumed character or the Kus
i nan Prince (Jargarin ! For a few moments
I he was struck dumb with amazement.
However, he recovered himself, and deem
I ing it prudent not to betray the discovery
lie had made, he displayed his rings; seve
ral were selected, and their prices amount
ed to about six ftiousand francs.
'It U a large sum of money for a poor
ruined man," said M. T have not
ready cash sufficient to settle the whole
amount, and I Mia 1 1 feel obliged if you will
I take in payment this curious old snull box,
which is of great value."
I He asked lor his dressing case, and open
ing ii, iook out an octagon shaped I lima
snulf box, set in gold and rubies. It was
perfectly unique and of inestimable value.
ii beholding it, the jeweller well liinh
i betrayed himself. The snulF box which
I M. 'J' pret-entcd 'to him was one which
! had been stolen from him a lew days be
I fjfe the robbery fl his diamonds. The box
was too remat kL'Ide to admit ol the possi-
bility ol mistake. Uesides, it had a secret
j spring, by means of which all the minia
' lures could be taken out of (heir settings,
I and on the reverses were painted similar
stii.jects, but treated in the style of indeli-
"7 Puliur to the age of 'Louis XV.
s n.ci.mstance was important in prooi
V . "s 1 J.T. 10 ,llp P0510" ' o.v
When M. T asked liim to set a value
on it, he said, without hesitation
'I consider it worth more than fifty
thousand francs."
"fifty thousand francs!" exclaimed M.
T , "I thought it valuable, but this far
! exceeds my estimation of it."
'-Sir," resumed the jeweller, "I will not
i retract what I have said. I am an expert
: dealer, and lo me it may possibly be worth
! far more tlian the sum I have fixed. I
l"-P''',on to you : you
sliali take the rings vnu have selected, and
l"u ,,IL ",,ut r an ' Vc"M"-
i . 1 1 . 1 1. . i i .... i ...
j .staling it to be my property; and it it does
! not bring more than fiity thousand francs,
you shall have my rings for nothing.
IW. T was completely blinded by
' Ibis deep laid scheme. He was a good
connoisseur of objects of virtu, and he was
not a little gratified to find his box so much
overvalued, and to be enabled to obtain the
rings without opening Ins purse. The
must exaggerated valuation of the snufThoS
would scarcely have exceeded seven or
eight thousand francs. He sent for two of
his neighbor:', one ol whom was a mfarv.
dil tbe mailer was arranged conformably
w'll t!lL" jeweller's proposition. This be-
"'rr uol''. mvaim said
"Who will fix the price of the box?"
"You, sir," coolly replied the jeweller.
".Me ( jou are jesting."
"Inssure yon, sir, I am quite serious. 1
would willingly lay a good wagerihat you
will value the box at five hundred thuu
.san.l francs."
M. T directed ttt Ihe two witnesses
a look which seemed to say, the man is
mad : but the jeweller added
"You will value it at that price. I am
certain you will. J!ut first ol al! 1 have to
acquaint yon with a circumstance connect
ed with this bo:, which will enable yon
to perceive its real value."
M. T , full of curiosity and anxiety,
consented tojicur the jeweller's communi
cation in private. The two neighbors la
king the box wilr, (hem, adjourned to the
drawing room : and !M. T and the
jeweller being left clone, the latter said
"Sir, it is now about sixteen years ago
since that snull box was Molen from me,
and a short lime alter you robbed me of
fifty thousand crow ns Worth of dibrrionds,
under the assumed name of Prince (!arga
rin. I have now discovered you. My
evidence relative to the robbery is on re
cord. You have declared the snull' box to
be yours, and I can prove having purchas
ed it at a public, sate. I know a see'ef
which will place the truth of my assertion
beyond a doubt. Now, sir, tell me whe
ther you are inclined lo defend yourself in
the criminal suit which I intend lurthv.'ith
to institute against you."
livery word tittered by the jeweller fell
like a thunderbolt on the ears of M. T .
Overwhelmed with Ihe consciousness of
bis guilt, his imagination pictuied all the
horrors of imprisonment, trial, sentence,
and the tcallold. lie reflected, and the
i -w'el'er said
-': T .-ice w.i fvr rnirwtes to firm
i !. t! ;.:i n.n!.Vi..
I At the i X'iMli:.!i l that ititciv;,l, M.
I T , in a filtering voic", directed the
j ..'v.vller t-i open a drawer in which he
! would f rid iiilih: iV Lnrqii" it three huu
I tit -id thousand francs, and be feigned a bond
i In; l w o iiunJi ed thousand francs, pi-.ytbio
i' tits ii.umera inat ssttse u-jy- ie..Ki e,n:'
.i.'h-, ilie p'tvelli r called in iho Mil lit ..e.;,
' jrci:t)rm it." said be, ' hae tit ieegi'i
. '. U .'1 T - 7! '. lie- -f
vJ .
the Bfiuff box. You sep the price at which
he has purchased it back from me."
"I have given five hundred thousand
francs," said Al. T ."
"Here is your bo:l!" said the jeweller,
restoring it, ?and I will let yon have the
rings into the bargain."
The notary, who was no less amazed
than the other witness, said
"There is some mystery in all this."
"Probably there is," replied the jewel
ler. "M. T may explain it if he
pleases: for my part, I promise htm eter
nal secrecy;"
With these words, he took his departure,
leaving the witness bewildered in a maze
of conjectures; M. T , though im-
menrJely ric h (he was said to possess up
wards of three millions) never recovered
from the mortification attendant on this
unexpected discovery.
Vknick. Mr. Greely pays in one. of his
foreign letters, ii full of deserted palaces,
w hich, though of spacious dimensions and of
I lie (inest marble, may bo bought for less
than the cost of uu uverage btick house in
Ihe upper part of New York. Tho Duuliess
do Berti, mother of Ihe Bourbon Pretender
lo the. Ilirone of Fiance, has liou lit one of
these and generally inhabits il ; tho Hollis
chiMs own another ; Ilia dancer Taglioni, il
is said, owns four, and so on. Cheap ns ihey
are, lhoy are a poorer speculation than even
corner lots in a lithographic city in Nubtaska
or Oregon.
A western editor thus sums up Ihe pecu
liarities of a colernpoiary : '-.Uu is too lazy
lo earn a meal, and loa mean lo enjoy one.
llo was never generous but once, and that
was w hen ho gave the ileh lo an apprentice
boy. So much for his goodness of heart.
Of his industry, he says, Ihe public may the
belter judge, w hen be states that the only
day he was ever worked was the day he
mistook castor oil for honey." Complimen
tary, that !
The Upper Crust.
"(Hi !
what a g HiHly oilt.iili; falsctiiKMl h.'itll.''
HAKsrBllK.
The woman who makes the contemptible
In gelling np pies, bh.nder,
To shorten the upper crust moie than the
is very unwise; under,
Not only penurious, meager ami mean,
Bui called in ihe papers "decidedly green.
But look through, ihis world, nnd jou'll find
-re ever more short, that the upper
I.Tore lesly in temper, more stinted al flipper,
More brief in lelorl ;
Besides, in I heir relish for splendor .'11111 dn-b.
They often get shoit in health, credit and
C h. "
And a mnn of deception is ever a lover,
Wherever he's found ;
And lift! is a book in a line, showy cover,
Most splendidly bound
K ieb leaf has nn edging ol gold, but within
It is dark wilh inscriptions of folly and sin.
If htrauoers you meet, at u wedding or party,
li 'stow not your trust,
Your coulidenee liuuk, misuspeclit sunt
On short upper ciust he.ntv.
Or you'll leai ii that no p.istiy alone bath the
sin
Ofan outside much better than what is within.
Yoti will (ind Ihe satno spiiil pervading all
The high and the mean elasses,
Like a licit satin cloak it envelopes Ihe tuns
Over tagged Molt ekn, ses,
As a spotless l.iUe bosom may horrors en
close, And gaiter boots laced o'er detestibb; hose.
There is cnnnleiTeit breeding in full circula
Moie Iniiliaiit than g:. id Itiun,
There is countei feit talent and lalse leputa
l,.lsl fair to behold ; iioti,
And eouuleifeif v.e.illh, with its glilleiiug
llllst
And showy without, like the lieh upper crust.
But give nil! if.i! frietiif that is frank for n
And trusty, though mngh wonder,
Whose upper ciusl pinve very much like
.Villi neither is lough; the under,
Let us win what we can of Ihe giaees of nit
But pledge for them never ihe liulli of the
heart.
,:f'-KNTi rM.-.'s of ihe Jury," said a western
lawyer, ' I don't mean lo insinuate thai Ibis
' . '
man is a covetous yi-rson, bull will bel five
,'o one that, if ou should tail a sleel trap
wilh a new three cent piece and place it I
within six inches of his mniilh, you would J
eaten ids soul. I wouldn't for the eotiit and
Ihe gentlemen of the Jury, I wouldn't trust
him in a room with red hot millstone and
Ihe angel ol Gabriel lo guard' lliem."
Tl TAKK Mll.DKW OCT or I.I N KN . Take
rnap, and rub it well, then sciape rnnie live
chalk, and rub that nlso into the linen ; lay
it on the piass ; us it .1 ru n, wet il a little,
and lh mildew will come out at twice
doing.
A Sadclkh nl Oxfoid having forgotten to
which of his customers he had sold a sflddle,
desired his clerk to chaigu it in the lulls of
all bis ciitlr.iiiers, and' K6 afterwards ac
knowledged that Iwo-aud Itii'ly of tlil'ni
paid' lor il.
A Capi.o of Massachusetts Apples, packed
in ice, uti.l in most perfect condition, was
received in Son Francisco, and the editors
appear to have enjoyed the pleasure of tas
ting them. Il is the fust shipment of the
kind which reached that place in good
condition.
Snooks wondeis where ail ihe pii'rnv
cases go in. lie. says ho never asked a
giil wh.il tdio was mtiking, when she was
engaged in white sewing, without having
foi an answer : " :'A pillow-case ! '
Tun I'. S. Assayui's Office, in f:.m Fran
oisoo, is aiuii in ( rera'iei. . 1 liero ao?
CtOHM.I '-wn.. ,rtvrtii'', '' HIM "r 'Ills J'-.i"
Fr-im the Atiicricmi Meraencer.
AN exutino mi:ni;.
1 give the following facts as related lo
me by a credible witness; A great "expe
rience meeting" was lo be held one even
ing in church where the speakers
were, as usual, to be reformed drunkards.
An estimable woman whom I will call
Alice, was induced to attend. When the
meeting was somewhat advanced, a late
member of Congress arose, wilh apparent
sadness and hesitation
"Though I had consented, at your ur
gent solicitation, to address this assembly
to-night," he said, "yet I have felt bo great
a reluctance to doing so, that it has been
wilh the utmost difficulty I could drag my
sell forward. As to relating my experi
ence, that I do not think 1 can venture
upon. The past I dare not recall. 1
could wish that the memory of ten years
of my life were blotted out." He paused
a moment, much affected, and then added
in a firmer voice, "Something must be
said of my own caje, or 1 shall fail to make
the impression on your mind3 that I wish
lo produce,
"Your speaker once s'oo'J among ihe re
spected members of the bar. Nay, more
than thai, he occupied a seat in Congress
for two congressional periods. And more
lhan thai," he continued, his voice sinking
into a tone expressive of deep emotion, "he
once had a tenderly-loved wife and two
sweet children. Put all these honors, all
these blessings, have departed from him.
lie was unworthy to retain them ; his con
stituents threw him oil' because ho had tic
based himself, and disgraced them. And
more than all, she who had lourd him de
votedly, the mother of his two babes, was
lorced to abandon him, and seek an asylum
in her father's house. And why? Could
1 become so chamred in a few short venrs ' !
What power was there so to debase me
that my fellow-beings spurned, and even
the wile of my bosom turned away, heart-;
stricken, Irotn me? Alas, my friends, it,
was a mad indulgence in intoxicating j
drinks. Put for this, 1 were an honorable f
and useful representative in the halls of .
legislalion, and blessed with a home, and 1
with wile and children.
"Put 1 have not told yon all. After my '
wife separated from me, I sank rapidly. A
state of sobriety brought too many terrible
thoughts; I dnin!: more deeply,' and was!
rarely, Il ever, live Irotn tile bewildering
effects of partial intoxication. At last, I i
became rfo abandoned that my wife, urged ;
by her friends no doubt, filed an applica
tion for a divorce, and as cause could be
readily" s'ro.vn wfiy it should be granted, a
separation was legally declared ; and to
complete my disgrace, at the Congression
al canvass I was left off the ticket as unlit
I., r. I 11.., .li lri, I
' T , , , .
i( hin I l.i:iid nl lliu new ninvi.iimrit
....... . v. ...... u . v ........ . .
the great temperance cause, at first I sneer-
I, then wondered, listened at hrtt, and
finally threw myself upon the great wave , side red by a late traveller as Hi! only unl'or
Ihat was rolling onward, in hope of being . lunate ones she met with in our country;)
carried by il far out of the reach of dan- j who nre born In an inheritance of wealth.
ger. I did not hope with a vain hope. It , His u latinos and positions in life called into
did for me all and more than 1 could have : :mr.(.,:;;l,, e:aMeiso all tho ability with
desired. It set me once more upon my ; wllk.;i ,.e M.,s t.m0yVed. Ho had neither
feet, once more made a man of me. A ; ,ho ,imu wir n,.als , imhlh in Illill0119
year ol sobriety, earnest devotion to my ! . . . . , . . . ,
,. . , , ,,. . , I dissipation or theoretical speculations, bad
profession, and lefveul prayer lo Htm who .
alone gives strength in every good resolu- ' 11,0 t0" 1,ml lLI'1iH'r u' bis mind led bun to
tion, has restored to me much that I have ! fuch c-"'inscs.
lost : but not all,' not the richest treasure j I ho selected as 1 is fnl.tre eecupa-
that I have proved my-idf unworthy to re- , iu 'bo trado of a caipentei. In 1S3I, ho
tain : not my ":"le r.'nd children. Retween j entered a printing oilico that prolific school
mvself and these the lav." hart" la';'d its stern, ' of sound thought, and intelligent, well loned
impassable interdictions. I have no Ion- minds. His brother, late Speaker tu" tho
ger a wife, no longer children, though my Califiuuia liousu of Bepiesenlatives, and
heart goes towards thi :e dearly beloved ! now Ooinocratio candidate fur l.oveiuor of
ones with the teuderest yearning, ric : iU S,.P) vvas ,!. ,, publisher of the
lures of our .a.,y nays t.f wedded love are , (.enUe )(;wr,( , ,s:!n wlll.( y,., a
, . i iiii, iioi; in in, inn. -iii.inw.i. j iiiiuni
. ., . 7. ., i t :
ot tne sweei Lrestae circle ; i n-e ever ue
fire me ihe placid I.Yce uf my Alice, as her
eves looked into mv own with intelligent
confidence ; the mb'sic t.f her voice is ever
sounding in my ears."
Here the speaker's cirtoll'on overcame
him ; his utterance bec.'.me choked, and he
stood silent, with' bowed head and tremb-
I ling limbs. The dense mass ol people
! were hushed into rill oppressive stillness
I.I . . L 1 I 1 l . I...H
"" " "s "ruui-ii "3 ,,a,,
stilled sobs.
At this moment there was a movenu tlt ;
in the crowd. A single female figure, be- ,
ftire M'hnin every one anr.eared instinct- i
ively to give way, was seen passing up the
aisle. This was not observed by the speak-
er until she had come nearly in front of
the platform on which he stood. Then
the movement caught bis car, and his eyes
iliat instant feil crii Alice, who, by I fit"
kindness ol those near her, was conducted
fo his side. The whole audience, thrilled
with the scene, were upon their feet and
bending forward, when the speaker extend
ed his arms, and Alice threw herj.'df lipou
his boronr
An aged minister then came forward
and gently separated them. "No, no,
sail the reformed ('cngressman,, "yoit can-
not take her awav from me." "Heaven
forbid that I should," replied the minister :
"but by your own confession she is not
your wile." "No, she is Hot," returned
ihe speaker mournful iy. "Put is ready to
take her" vow. again," modestly said Alice,
in a low tone, smiling through her tea.'s.
Hefore that laFge assembly, all slanding,
and with few dry eyes, the marriage cere
mony was again performed, that gave Ihe
speaker and Alice to each other. As the
minister, an aged man with thin while
lork, completed the marriage rite, he laid
his hands open the hen'! of the two he had
joined in holy bonds, nnd lifting np bis
.streaiuiiij' cy.s, said, in a k 'ileum oire,
"What God has joined together, let not
Tauu pit uiutiJi r " "Amen !' was cri?d
Ly the whole f.j.-.cniblv, as with a single
voice. J. S. P.
1
jOiograpIyj.
from tho Peminylvieiina.
SKI'TCII OF TIIF. LIFE OF W ILLI VII
ntCLIIt.
it id nbt unlil a man emerges from the
comparative obscurity of private, life, nml
assumes a prominent part in public, affairs
that tho community inouire into bis personal
history, and sock to ascertain t y what suc
cessful steps ho has attained position.
Some are relatively great others nre more
indebted to ndvontitious circumstances rath
er than to individual character ; and as they
are thrown upon the surface by accident,
pass from the seeno without nolo or rrmik.
Others iignin, particularly in this country,
achieve greatness, trained in tho school of
adversity, with none of ihe advantages f
wealth, position, or ituliieuee. By indomit
able peisevrrnnce, unwavering industry, and
high moral integrity, they nssunio their pro
per place among their fellow men. Of such
is the subject of the present brief .-ketch.
William l'loi.F.rt, ihe Democratic candi
date for Governor of Pennsylvania, was
born In Cumberland county, December
J8I3. His father was n respo.slable and in
telligent farmer, much beloved by his neigh
bors. His means being small, and his fam
ily large, hi) was induced to exchange, bis
rmall farm in Ctmibei land for a huge tract
of wild land in .Mercer. To l!iis place he
removed in 1820, and commence! the ar
duous task of clearing the forest. William
Bigler was at this lime seven years of age :
al ten he had tho misfinttine lo loso bis fa
ther. Ilu was thus left wilh his widowed
mother, and helpless brothers and sisters,
llmm ",0 tmo S0LM,,-S '" lorcsl ""'i
"ssant toil nd "cvere privations, entirely
dependant upon his own exertions ; and ye1
h is under such circumstances that the in
nato energies of character atu develop-.!.
Aided by his brothers, be maintained in
com fort bis mother, sacrificing all selfish
considerations lo the sacred dutv of provi-
ding for her support, lie tesnrved only tho
pittance requisite in such locations lo pay
for the elemental v education to be acquired
during the wiutei months. Many new resi
ding in Mereer, remember tho bearing of
11115 ooj-uis puiscveuug nu.ur.iry, siutuy
independence, and filial devotion. His rigid
economy and sterling integrity gave promise
! ot that success wbien lias attended him in
; every sphere in which he lias been i"i1!d to
I move, ilouesty of purpose, and r.lern priu
, riple, were his guides. No lofty nrpiralious
i made him discontented w ith his life of toil ;
l and while he embraced every opportunity of
improving his intellect, he engaged acti
I - 15
,eiy
in llio Inisines.". ol lite, fortunately, .Mr.
Bigler was not one of those young men (eon-
) lllini.l uein inn iuui ,.-.ua oi ,i, in
j harmony wilh that determination of purpose
.and stunly independenco which are c.'.ief
. . , . ,
. minor being but tiv
chnracleiisties if his mini, wii'n an old
f rioting press nnd twenty dollars loaned by
a fiieud, ho undertook Ihe hardy, and, as it
appeared In many of his friends, the fool
hardy enterprise of establishing a Demooial
ie. paper in t leailield ccunty. The popula
tion was exceedingly sparse, bis resouiees
meagre almost lo penury ; w ilhoul influence
without friends, wiliioi.l position, lite present
was daik, the future unj ii,nii-ing. Contrary
to the advice of cxpeiieiiccd age, againal
'Very ousideralion cf per.-on.il cuiufoit, he
boldly dared, self-dependant, tho issue ol a
doubtful expeiiment. Being without the
means to employ the necessary assistance,
, Wil9 editor, coiupoMio', pres.nii.ni, and
: j)fr,i.
The Cietirfidd ht tnnerrj, under Ihe super
intendence of Mr. liigler, was conspicuously
active in Ihis contest as an exponent of the
Deinoeiaiio piinciple. Tin! resume-s of a
well stored mind weie called into requisi
tion. Firm and decided i.i i.i., .oliu.u'
principles, ho oxpiessed bis seuliiiieuls in
j strong and i-neigeiic language ; yet
: com -terms and mbane never forgettin.
cvei
Ihe
'. man in Ihe partisan he dUmned opposition
,)f ils vjrilMlt.u llia,nity.
In ln;iS ho mairied the aecomphsbud
daiigbler of A. 15. Keed, Ks. , of Clearfield.
Trie same year he sidd out bis punting
establishment and unga-cd in the mme ai-
live and b'miiig business ol a lunibet niei.
cb..i:t -not lho mere diiect.n ol lire piiys.cal
energies o( ctheis, but pirftlically in the
labois and lolls incident l lh lusiness.
Taking to market his own lulls, he might
be seen working as diligently as his own
men -t te vnrT "rs "a"' : be was ronily and
'lllphalre.
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1
but
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loo Dot...
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at- !
o lho Stale Senate. The urgent solicita.
'"us of his friends induced him to become a
candidate. Tho result was bis election by
a largo mnjniity.
During ihe. memorable session of '-12 the
State was unable, to pay ifco inlcrenl on tho
Stale debt. The commercial world was
convulsed-crash followed crash, and bank
ing instilntiotm were prostrated tho confi
dence repofed in them had been forfeited
personal fionesiy and individual integrity
were objects of suspicion. Jlotrcsliu credi
tors, fevered by hopes or chilled w ilh fears,
thronged the halls of legislation, petitioning
for rig!itn, ciamnring for redress : to crown
all, the mammolh creation of a previous ad
ministration tillerly failed. Ways and
means were to be provided : lho emergency
was instant and pressing : the cry of repu
diation soirm'ed aero.-s Ihe walers Stain
pride was invoked every consideration'
called for action. Mr. I'igler entered ener
getically upon his duties ; declamation ceas
ed lo be of nvail or heeded ; Ihe Commiltcn
room became tne proper sphere of useful"
tiess ; correct information nnd sound princi
pies of action the, only menus of retrieving
Iht! past. To the various points connected
with the finances anil resouiees of tho
State, Mr. Higler devoted his attention.
Ucing a young member both in years and
experience, he seldom obtruded bis senti
ments in debate ; when lie did, it was in
the r trong yet simple language of common
sense, unadorned wilh those floweis of
rhetoric; which, while they beautify, seldom
add to the force of reasoning. His opinions
on all questions of finance wero listened to
with attention, and regarded us valuable.
As lho f'anks had suspended specie pay
ments, the eli'ort of lho session was lo adopt
some means to compel them to perform
their duly by resumption. In lho accom
plishment of this object. Mr. Bigler labored'
assiduously, and curtained the bill which
finally passed.
The Statue Hook of the Siale was nt Ibis"
time disgraced by the law ar.:hoiizing lho
iinprisoi"-!orit if Ihe poor debtor, howsoever
hutie.il in erasing this relic of baibarisni
fiom our code IN: subject of this sketch was'
conspicuously active.
At the close of Ihe session uf 1 S -1 , he
was elecied Speaker uf the Senate, nnd was
unaif niim.dy re-eleele.l id the opening of the
sessiun of IS 11. As the presiding olJicer.
he was courleous, conciliating, and liim ho
discharged bis duties with dignity and
won Ihe esteem and respect of all, as evin
ced in the resolutions pisse.l at the close of
the eession.
At thi; subsiy'ie'it f'ertion be wiis return
ed lo ihe Senate by an increased majority.
Dining his last term in the Senate, he devo
ted much ol iiis lime lo lho subject of Inter
nal Improvements, especially to opening tho
great ihoroi'gM'aios tl.roi'igh our Stale.
Hi! retired liom ihe Senate al '.he close of
the Icnn, and .leveled himself exclusively
to the ;iur..;iits r f bii.dnoss wilh ihe usual
results id industry and in'elligonce an in
dependent competency, li s abilities, expe.
rience and sound iufoiniation on all subjects
connected wiih the resources and interests
of the Siale, together wilh his purely demo"
cratic piinciples pointed htm nut as a sitn
p.Lli! candidate for Governor. In IS 18 ha
was brought forward by his li lends Judge
I jnostrelh was, however, the choice of the
t ouventioii - and as if every cicumstatico
leutb.'d to add greater hisiro lo lho character
of t!io in. i", Mr. Itigler, though his 1 longest
opponent m l be cruve iilioti, was his most
i.liciuaois and anient
supporter m tbo carn
Ilis time, abilities and
paign that followed.
means weie devo.ed lo l!;u mccess oi tno
Democratic nominee.
Mr. Piglet's iianro was noaiu bionght for
ward, and lho unanimity with which county
alter county instructed their delegates lho
acclamation wilh which ho was nominated
by the Convention, arc significant of his
pepulaiiiy, and auspicious ol success.
Such is a luief skelch of lho career of
William liigler- another illustration ol the
beaul ies and bainiony of our political insti
tutions. Few wie.dd have veuluied to pre
dict a ful u i : so b.iilii.ul for the carpenters
iippienliee, of thi; pliulers boy. Mure da
ring would be have been deemed who
would have j resumed to lashiou lho enlight
ened slale. mau !im lho rudo child c-1 the
fore.il .
Ti
,ion
man
e I. Mowing is Aunt l!etse's descrip
,' her milk man , "Me is the meatiest
in ihe
w ol Id,
she exclaimed. "II
skims hi
turns il
uiiik ( tl lho topj and liiPtl ho
r ami skuns the bottom, arid
ilii-ii he skims lb
il into ten pari
sidt's, and llien h divides
cntef illv rikimuiiiig each
pill.''
S.ntr. Western villtan has concocted
the
following cou.'--
Wby aio ceilain Indies ol lie) piesenl
day like ll.o 'loilonf liopd ol a besieging
a i in y 1
lociii.se thev tire about U thiow them-
Lt Ives i:i'n the breeches
Sam Ward, rlergyniaii an ediloi, wy -"tJod
b!e:-s yon, brother Waid, is pretf
good com lo go to meeting with, built',
not worth groat lo go to mill o mark. '
with:"
I.. ..e a,i a i m rel of m ..
Vi'tiv', sir, iiioltici
'.' wui I, an 1 I ihJn'
oil-'
tl.l