AMER K I ' 'N msa -a ; .1 ? .-.--s';ri-wa. . ft A N 3 1 TO H. B. MASSEH, EDITOR AND HtOHUETOlt. OFFICK, MARKET STREET, OPPOSITE THE POST OFFICE. JFamny iictospapcr-DrtJOica lo 3-JelWcs, StftrvatuiT, ittoralftB, jrortioii ant Qomrstfc airtos, defence ant the arts, EiftrtcuUurc, Harlicts, amusements, $tu SlN!5l"KV, NOS!'nii;MIM:i:LAM COUNTY. PA., EATUHDAY, NOVKMUKU s, I SSI. ----: NISW 8EHIKS VOL, 8 . KO. OLD SKHIKS VOL. NO. 7- 1 J 1 JL TERMS OF THE AttEMCAN. THK AMKIMCAX in puMihH rvrv H.itnnli.y nt TW 'fc4,HU.IAKs!l per minimi to be pm-l Unit' yr.trlv iti ivaiicc.io wtjR'i 4liMa minimi until am. iirriiir;i"f an AM rninniiMiicntioiin or Ip(T! en lnf-Mii"'!- reltiMiij-r hi tlit iKce, t insure iiIM-ntion, must ! lUT TAIL. TO CI.IM, Three epic to mip a Ulr fcfveu 1U IV) d no Fii'twi 1 au . Five tMlnr In itilv.-niee villp:iy f r tlnec enr Mii viipii'M l- the Aiii'iii-uii. 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Cenrtiy Slo;ekeri'e' S cm lie iH'eiiiiHnoil.iti'il al .r v ii w r-.ie-i. "(V 1 cn.i.v. .Vs l'h Hit. n. c Aci: r,-1 e" 1-1.- !l. T !' Tr' i ;",,;l!,, ni.-.ii'il'er l -i.-i '.in!ri',:r.l n UflllT N'.NI! K('i) en trni' !'!il! .;i'.ii-.l princi i(j. hy wlii'.-li I'liilili'i ni;iliei1 v i-i llieni ni' i'iii'i' e l i-erl' eliy Ft- i -e n-.iii.l tie -.l-tnMiim hy 'aii'uiiir. Tl'e ciiin.vll-u nml in'i'itli-ii tsfllte .i.l, ...!! ike i.i'i , . -.liin t 1' I'le -jr. tn ml rol, s on an enlir ly ji.'.v i.;i.i, 'mil.iiu a 'uuie per ert f.iitlnrt.ii tiinn iinv her. t-l'iire in t.-e. MriimTiN h:ie he-ii liiken t. i.i'fiii'e l.etli'rs nteiil fur tile iii.jirtiviMie.il. 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Aiitii a .':!, I 1 . :'i,i,.. at ,:f iv.-ii Ali'.'.-ii's Conilca-cd Ecporti cf Peraia- : l ' 1 1 ii!-i!ii'.l. ami lm s.tit- 1-v ine --ursi-ti- ; l er-l'ie .-- IVew. el' .'ll.!. n's Cm- I m I renn.-vi.i.ii i Ini.url, ,-..nt ,inin llu- I it ti re.' M.iiimr- el c lies' 1'i-ji irls, an-! t-.v.ii vt volumes t.l' liinney's i'epn.-ts. Tin- lirsi .,. no of Mtleii, ctnii dinnu 1I..I1 Kt j..,r;s, I vel iiN ; mid Vo ilrs' lleptii M, viilnme 1, ir alsn -.in nil, ami t'er sale. The al-ove Ivvn v.tlinne.-. ur" ;ii,lele williiil lliemsi'l ves, nn-l contain all of illas' Heiorls, 1 nliiincs, uml all ol' Vctts' 'fmrts, 4 viilnnies, lit-siiles the Uvn ll.-st v.iliuiifs Hiiuifv' Ht porls. 'J'lie tliird veUime is ri-.nly d will be put to press iiiiiiieiliiiielv. il. li. 1IAS.SUI, A -tut. Sunbnry, An?, lfi. ls.51. SHAHOKIN, Nortliiunberlanil County, Pa. VIE suWritirr resjiertfully intiirnn hi-I'oen Is - nml l We luli'ii' m ni-mlly, llmt be has t, i n n new Hotel in the tow n of Mi il.nikin, .Nor uiuU'rbntl county, on the ruruOr of isliaiiitikiii ni t'ftmiiicrre slreots, ucailv oppositu to the lou-M lie tonnerl y kept. He is well prepared to (onimoilato (;iiifts, and U 11U0 proviilnl with uooil Btalilini!. He truU bin i'xriiiife, iinil Btrift aUfliliim lo liiHtini-df, will iiniuce jwr ions vinitin-; the coal re-ion to ront'uiuc the lili rrnl iutrona:;e he hu) lien-totbro rt'ci'icil. wn.i.iA.M vi:avi:h. Kliiiinokin, April IS), 1H50. tf. JAMES II. MA(JEE MAN removed fr.iin bin old htanJ, No. 118 ine street, lo No. 52 Diltwyn St., (k'n CuVliill If Willow;) where lie lias constantly on hand, BROWN STOUT, TOUTEK, Ale niul Ciller, .. fod. rro.E co.suMiTiot on sinrriNo. N. II. Coloring, Uottlinff, Wire and Uoliloi, Tinrctar, &c For sain aa alove, l'UUatkl(iluar April 12, lHSl 1;, Lycoming Mutual Insurance Company, OK. J. U. MA8SER it Ihe local ient for the above IiKurantt) Coinpany, in NorthumU'r- unJ rouuty, and i at all time ready to t)eit nenrances againiit lire oil real or pcraonal pro- teriy, or renewing pounca lor me aaine, Bunbury, April 56, 1S61. tf. SELECT POETRY. Tae Eavioui's Prayer. nv tub i art mi. iiaiimivi tf. j. ;ir.r.K wriil up i:ih) ;i ii i on 1 1 :i t :i lip:irt I'r.iy ; mi. I uhi'ii tin- cvi'iiinir wmschiim', was tlitrt' iiluiu! " Mm r. xiv. io. N.it in III .Nor i i ill.; WhiT.' ill- li; I i i:ii;i!iv. .-iiiicU- r.uii'. I'll Mll.'li' d! ilnnrli lii- f-'lllf-ct IllllH I'tiiii' : r..n !l"l i' I" lulll iiiiis m:i,I hoiivi mri' cvr I mi ill- t'l'iiiiilii ins l'ihv. " IiimiI v;m l'lllinvcl m !u- .M Tin. S.ivioiir knell In nniv. Wll-n n.r i- li'lr I'll u ill- li l'.ir ii'tr ill luiriy im: lli 'I ll- i.ii'i"!-,' nt Ins fiitl w 111 Of lli 111 lip M i ll Him llii,-'s Mlllll.' Mill I Hi. I lu ll 1 mini. I ;;i my, i'iici' li II . I J i I v ii lii'r ill vivinin s:.iii;ii1 l' S.u u'r.r kni.-l! 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MARTIN FHAITC .XI) SUNT THIJ SIOM O I-' , i'ltftXV. l'r-in '(lnliu M.-r : A lil.ri-inii-rt H.-yunit liie S.-n." rv ni'Miv v. i.i).Ni:ri:i.t.ow. I i limes of ol.!, (here livinl in thp rily of li ii.i'ii a ti;iili !i!;i;iii iiuneti Alarlin J'ranr, v.'h.) l.-v a peril's ut mi ;!ir'.iiin's, hail hiTii r.'tlii from opaltTici. to povi'itv. !!nl povi'i! W'I'.irl irflU rul v n ink men Imir.- aii'.l l.i'i iiioiiii, onlv served lo maki linn pron.l anil lav : anil in pr.i))nrlion as he reu- pin) i r aii'l pourer, In' rew nU'j prontli r am! hier. lie conliietl, how- I'vt f, tn live nl .iij, from il.iv to iluv, hv i now iHi ! th'!) p.iw nin a silken rn'ie t,f l.i. wii'e, r.r selling a si!vi r spoon, nrsotne oth- ; it Irillt- saved I'r jiii l!i- wrei k of his heller lorlunep; aiul p.s. il his time plea,intH" j ell'HI.;!) in loilel ill;,' .I'mlil till' llliiiket place,! an. I walking up an.l down on the tuiinv j ."ide of III- s'f el i I h" I ill .i! : ; -il. rite, his if hrate.l ilu,,uh ihe who!' citv I j ty, le-r wit, and ie r irtii-. I hrilll.-tle, With ill" hlaekesl e e, ', WIS Ci'n- 'i h-r heau Sii ' was a the white,! teeth, and the ripest nut brown cheek in all Noiirianiiy : her li.'ure was tall nntl slalelv, her hands and feet uut delicately iii'iu'iled, and her swinmiine; e-;1it ,. th,. niolioii of a su iiii. In happier days she lia.l been the delight of the richest ira-h -men in lb- city, and the envy of the fair est dunes. The friends of Martin I'ranc, like the IVi- iids of in uiv a ruin, d man le fire and since, i. ;! d I i i in thetiav of a,! vi-r-ii v. fifall that hal eaten bis dinners, an! drunk bis Wine, ao-l ll iitered his wife, iioii-sonht the inirrow nlh-y an.l huui'ul dwelling of liie 1. 1 -k. n tr.nl -siiiau save Oilt', ii-u Unit one ; friar (Jui, Ilie sit-iian of the hev of Saiut Authonv. ?: was a little. in. ,-. .,!-(,,... i iv;..- ...iii. .. i. . , ....-I...... ni. j,, ,.i.,i ,1 i. er 111 ( ve, and rather a donblfu! reputation ; but as he was: a kind of tiavi-lli-ig e.r.- ite, and al ways brought '.tie lale.t new - .md .gossi,! of th- city, and he-id, s was the only p, r,,.. that coi'd.-.-i -ended to i-',t the jious." of Martin 'r i)c in fine, lla the want of a Il-tter, !n' was cm isliiel t.l l! at id' tllelni. Ill these c,-iiista:it n ; iduil ies, J'riiir (iui had bis secret motives, of which the single heart of Martin fiane. was entirely utis.is picious. The keener eye of his wile, how ever, seal) discovered two fic.es under Ihe lion.!; but she pers-vcred in iiiiicon.slrniii" it... c, : . t! i . i . . to.- i.iii a I. iieui ions, nnu llileXlertlUs: y turning aside any oxit esaom ol oallanirv that fe liom his lips. In this way l"ii;r (iui was tor a long time kepi at bay; ami l.l.utin 1 ranc preserved in tin day of nov elty and distress that roiis-dation of all this world's alnictions a friend. J!ot, finally, things came to such a pass-, t I:it the honr'st tradesman opene,) his eyes, and wondered lie tiail lieen asleep so Iniif. Win Telin in he waj irreverent enontrh lo llinia Vr Gui into Ihe street hv Ihe shoulders. Meanwhile Ihe times grew worse and worse. One family relic followed another the last silken robe was pawned, the last silver spoon sold ; until at length poor Mar- uu rrmic was lorcea lo "ilrag the devil by the tail;" in other words, beggary stared him full in the face, lint the (air Marguer ite did not even then cteapair. In those days a belief in the immediate guardianship of the saints was much more strong and prevalent than in these lewd and degener ate times; and as there seemed no great probability of improving their condition by any lucky change which could be brotu'lit about by mere human agency, she deter mined to try what could be done by inter cession with the patron saint of )er hus band. Accordingly she repaired one pv,.i. I ing to the abbey of St. Anthony, to place n votive mil',, a-d oiler her pravi'P nl tin altar, w liith stood in the litllo th;iiel iledi catetl lo St. Martin. Il was already suns. 1 when sin tvacluvl Uu' churi'h, nnd t!io I'Veiiir,-; siriri- ol'llu1 ifirin had rnmiru'nred. A cloud of in-ci'ii-t; (loatetl hefort:' tin nitar of tin; Ma donna, and tin oi'ian lolled its deep melody alone the dim arches of I In- t hui cli. M.ii-jriii-i'ili minili'd with the kneelin-x crowd, and 1'epeiiled the ti spniises ill Jatin, with as much devotion as the most learned clerk of the convent. When t!n service was over, (.he repaired to the chapel of SI. Mar tin, ami, lUilm- her votive taper al the si! ur lamp which hnrned h-fire his nltar, knelt down in a retired part ol'llu chiipel, and with tears in In r eyes, hesonxhl the .siint for aid and pioteriion. While hc was thus enra-ed, the church l" Caiiie ir.:d uaily de.s-rte.l, till s!n was I, ft, as she thoii.:hi, !,:,,,.. i Uiis she vn: nii-.- takiii; fir, v. lien she ,iit,M to i!eiart, ihe portly figure of friar (ini was slaiidinj: do-:.' at In r elliow ; "iio i'.l i'V. 1 1 i i . . fail MiirL'iieii!e,v said hf. '-St. .Martin has h'ar.l your prayer, and si'i.t nie to relieve your poverty." "Then, by t!i- Vir.:in :" replied she, "tin' e.io.l sain! is not very laslidioiis in Uu choice of his inesseiiir. rs." ".Nay, eootl wife," answered the (liar, n it al all aha.-lie,! hy this ungracious ivplv, 'il tin tidings ar-ood, wh:ii mailers 'it who tin- mesiener may In ? And how does Martin franc these days?'' "1!. is well," r.'piied Milrirurri!. ; "aid wit-" h.' present, 1 tioiiht not would thank you heartily f,,r the interest you slill take in hi n trid his poor wife." "ile ha; done lie wroii;.'," ronfiiiued the I'ri.n. "Hut it is our duly lo forgive our 'nemii s ; and s" !-t Hi- p',4 he f.uotteti. I know that h- i- in want. II, re, tnke this to him, and 1,11 him I am slill his friend." Si savin,', he drew a small purse Ihe sleeve of hi ; ha! i!, r.nd proll'. red from i ii io his companion. I know not whether it wen a sue.Testiou of St. Martin, hut true it is that (he fair wife ol Martin fritir. seem ed to lend a more willing ear to Ihe ear nest whispers ol the friar. At length she said "Pul up your purse; to-day I can nei ther deliver your gill nor your message. Martin franc has y;oiie from home." "Then keep ii for youisell." "Nay, Sir .Monk," replied Maruerile, rastinj down her eyes; "I can hike no hrihes here in the church, and in the very chapel of my hushand's palron saint. You shall brin-; it to me at my house, if von will." The Iriar put up the purse, ami the con versation which followed was in a low and indistinct undertone, andiide only to the ears lor which it was intended. At length the interview ceased ; and Oh, woman; the last words that the virtuon-, Mai 'uer i!c lilti r al, a.; .-die -lid.'.l Irom the church, Wt re "To niht ; when the aV-cy t!ck strikes twelve ; r. niem')' r !" Il Would he (isi'less to r-l.ite hoW i'lH'a- 1 lli'iil'v the friar count. -d the hours nnd the pii.it, is as they chime. I from the nt'ch-iit j tow. r of tiie a:. !n-y wiiil-' he paced to anil iro alim-j tin-.:looinv cloister. At leo-lh the ai iniuted hour aiiiH'oaciietl au.l iu..t ire ihe co'.velif he ;.,-it loi'l h ii s sinu- 1 uioiis to t ail the !i iar, J their iiii '.niuhl t!,olio j Coiwl. stole out of a po- I in." silently aloiiir the i of St. A 1 1 1 1 i I . ! 1 V to is, a li rur wit tern-rale, and, pass. Iomth d si reels, si i in tuili.-d into the little a! v which led lo the dwelling of M irtiii franc. ll was none "lie. r than f i iar iui. 1 1- tapped dily at t!ie tradesman's d-.ur, and ca-tiog a look up and down the :-tr. i I, as if to a-sm,. himself that unit ions wi-i e unohs. rv into tne nous-. ll is Martin fiane. returned !" inquired he in a w tdsper. "No," iin.nv, red the $ ri I voice of his wile : In- Will ivl he back to night." Then all 'good angels befriend Us!" con- i liillel !-.., .1 i the Ul.lli I ll b'-iVol illg I.) tul.l lief '.,.. t s giug ii- is . id M ink," ' Von for-:, -ail t l!'. n iiiseng;: coin'.i'.ions ol our llleel 1 !g. Til- .'liar p.ui-t'r-.i'.-. ing a heavy girdle, In' threw a n..':iii nl : a". 1 then, ui bis an I i.' leathern p.,-s,. fl it upon the t. .!.!'' ; vie moment a (outstep v imn lain, ami a heavy "low : on i a c U'l threw bin) pro.lr.it. noon tiie flour, rate noon tne flour. It c:;uie from tin run ni in of M uliii franc himself: Jt is hardly neci sr'lice Was feigned. sii y 1 1 say that his ab I lis wife had invented the story to d. coy the monk, and thereby to keep her husband from beggary, and to reli-ve herself, once for all, from the im portunities; of a false friend. Al fust Mar tin franc, would not listen to the proposi tion ; l et at length ht yielded to Ihe ur gent I'utreatii s of bis wife ; and Mie plan i;,;a!h" agreed upon was, that friar (iui, all. r leaving his purse behind him, should be tent hack to the convent with a severer discipline than his shoulders ever received from any p.-nance of his own. The idlair, however, took a more f-rious turn than was intended; for, when they tried to raise the friar from the rgrouiu), he was dead. The blow aimed at his shoulder fell upon his shaven crown; and, in the excitement of the moment, Martin Ftanc had dealt a heavier stroke than he intend ed. Amid the (grief and consternation which followed this discovery, the quick imagination of his wile suggested an expe dient of safety. A bunch of keys at the friar's girdle caught her eye. Hastily un fastening the ring, she gave the keys to her husband, exclaiming "For the holy Virgin's sake be quick ! One of those keys doubtless unlocks the gate of the convent-garden. Carry the body thither, and leave it among thelrees !" V - "ad body of tjie ,"y.'k.acrosi i,,, -moulders, and with a - .. heavy heart look the way to the nhbey. It was a clear, starry night; and (hough the moon had not yet risen, In r light was in tin ;ky, and came reflected down in a soil twilight upon earlh. Not n sound was hoard through nil the long nml solitary streets, ave at inleivals the distant crow ing ol a cock, or the melancholy hoot of an owl torn the lolly tower ol the abbey. The silence wei.;!ietl like an ncciisiinr spirit upon the guilty conscience of Martin I'ranc. He started at the sound of his own breathing, as ho panted under Hip heavy burden of the monk's body; nnd if, per chance, n bat flitted near him on di owsv wings, he paused, nnd his heart heat audi bly with terror. At len-r'hhe reached the garden-wall of Ihe abbey, opened the pos-teru-irile villi Ihe key', an,!, bearing the moid" inlo the .;T,r leu, sealed him upon a stone bench hy the edge of the fountain, with his hind restin;: ajainst n column, upon v. hieh was sculptured an imate of the Madonna. He then replaced th- hunch of keys at th- monk's girdle, and returned home '.villi hay steps. W li' ii the prior of the convent, to whom ilie repealed deliiupiencies of friar (.'ui were but too wi il-known, observed that he was again absent Irom his post at midnight prayers, he waxed t xceeiliiiirly nmrry ; and no sooner were the duiies of the chapel finished, than he sent a monk in pursuit of tiie truant sacristan, summoning him to ap pear immediately at his cell. l!y clianee it happened that the monk chosen for this duly was an enemy ot friar Cui ; and ve ry shrewdly supposing that the sacristan had stolen out of the garden-gate on some midnight adventure, he took I hat direction in pursuit. Tiie moon was just climbing the convent wall, an.l threw its silvery light through the tr. es of the irardeii, and on lb.' sparkling waters o( the fountain, that lell w ith a soft lulling sound into the deep basin below. As the monk passed on his w ay, h- slopped to ouench his t hirst i. t i . .... ', Mini a iirauiiu o ie coo water, mi wis turning to depart, when his eye caught tiie motionless; form of the sacristan, sitting reel in the shallow ol the stone column. "How is this, friar (iui ?" quoth Ihe monk. "Is this a place lo be sleepii'.T at midnight, when the brotherhood are all ct their prayers ?" friar (Jui made no answer. "LTp, up! thou eternal sleeper, and do penance (or thy negligence. The prior calls lor thee at his cell I" continued the monk, growing angry, and shaking the sa cristan by the- shoulder. "I!uf slill no answer. "Then, by Saint Aidhonv, I'll wake thee!" An.l paying this, he d-nlt the racristan a heavy box on the ear. i he I. ,dy bent slowly forward from ils erect position, nnd -ivi.ie- a hendlone phui,;e, sank with a hea vy sph. .h into the basin of the fountain. I'll" lliulik Waited a few li y.inelils ineNpec tation of seeing friar Oui rise dripping from his cold lath; hut l. waited in vain, lor he l.iv irr-j'.ior.le-i-i at the bottom nl the basin his eyes op n, and his eh.istly face di: torted by ihe liooles ol th- water. I W ilh a heating heart liie monk stooped I down, and gr:.;pin- ihe skirl ol the sacris I Mil's habit, at length succeeded in ('rawing I him from the water. All i-llurts. however, to resiMtiite him were unaviiiling. The monk v.v.s filled . i;h (error, not doubting that the fi iar had died untimely by his hand ; and as l!.e rmimosit v between lb was no secret in the convent, he feared that when the deed wa . known, he should be nccus-il of murder. H- therefore look- 1 I .. .. . . .. , . j i ti louiiti lot an e: p.-ii i.'tit to relieve lillll i si-! f" Irom the dead body; and the weli i known character of the sacristan soon sug- ges-od on-. 11-' determined to carry the body to th." lions,' of the most noted bounty j ol Koiii-n, uiiJ leave it on tlnj door-stop ; i o that all suspicion ,. the murder might j tail Up .11 the shoulder ol so.ne jealous l.us i band, 'i he beauty ol Mai tin fianr-'s wile had pviietiavet! rivn the thick walls of the convent, an I there was not a Iriar in the whole abbey of Saint Anthony who had ii-it done i '" tia i , c e lor his truant imagina tion. Accordingly the d, a I body ol friar J;.i w:n l.u I upon th u.ks brawny 1 shoubloi,. carried h u k to th" house f,f Mar tin I-' ranc, mill placed in an erect po-iii-ei a.'.iiml liie door. 'I he n.ouk knocked loud I and long; nnd then, -leiing l.hron-h a by- lane, s'.oie L 1 1 is to tne c'o:i e nt, A troubled conscience would hot sulf-r Martin franc and his wile tj close their eyes; but they l.iy awake lamenting the doleful evenls i-l'the hi-h!. Tiie knoik id tin; door s nuidetl like a th ath-kuell in theil ears. It slill ci'iiliiilied at intervals, rap rap rap! with a dull, low sound, as if something !iea y wore swinging against the panel lor the wind had ris-ii during the night, and every angry gust that swe t down the alley swung tne arms of (he lite less sicristait against the dor. At length Martin franc, mustered coinage enough to dress hin. si If ar;.l go down, while his wile followed him willi a lamp in her hau l ; hut no sooner had l.e lilted lite latch, lhau the ponderous body of friar Cui fell stark and heuvy in his arms. Jesii olaiia!" exclaimi'J M.irguci it-. crossing h-rs' ll ; "!u re is tlit- m uik again !" "Vs, and diippin ; wet, as if I,e hadjiisl been dragged out of the river!" "Oh, v. e are betrayed !" "exclaimed Mar guerite, in agony. "Then the devil himself lias betrayed us," replied Martin Franc, disengaging himself f rom the embrace of the sacristan ; "for I met not a living being ; thu whole city was as silent as the grave." "Saint Martin defend us!" continued his terrified wifv. "Here, take this scalpulary to guard you Iroin the Evil Oue, and lose no lime. You must throw the body in'-j the river, or we ore lost! Holy Virgin I How bright the moon, shines!" Sayiiv Inn. the threw round Ids neck a "alpulary, with the figure of across on lone end, and an image ol the Virgin on the . other; and Martin franc again took Ihe (lend friar upon his shoulders, and with li'arlul misgivings departed on his dismal eirand. He kept ns much os possible in the shadow of the house, and had nearly reached the quay, when .suddenly he thought he heard lootslcpn behind him. He stopped to lisd n ; it waa no vain im agination; liiey came along to the pave ment, tramp, tramp ! and every step grew louder and nearer. Martin franc tried to quicken his pace but in vain; his knees smote together, and he staggered against the wall. His hand relaxed it era), and tlu monk slid fruin his baik and stood ghastly and straight beside him, supported by chance ngainst the shoulder of his bear er. At that moment a man came round the corner, tottering beneath the weight of a huge sack. As his head wa betit down ward if, he diil (tot pirroive Martin franc till In was close upon him : and when, on looking up, he saw two figures standing motionless in Ihe s!i ulow of the wall, lie thought himself waylaid, and without wait ing to be assaulted, dropped the sack from his shoulders and ran of al full speed. The sack fell heavily on the pavement, nnd di rectly at the fe,t of Martin franc. In Ihe bill the string Was broker.; and out came the bloody head, not of a (b ad monk, as it hist seemed to the excited imagination of Martin franc, but of a dead hog! When the terror and surprise caused hy this sin gular cveiil hail a little subsided, an idea came into Ilie mind ol Mftrtin franc, very similar to what would have come into the mind of" almost any person in similar cir cumstances. He took the ho; out of the sack, and, putting the body of the monk in its place, secured it well with the remnants ol the broken stiing, and then hurried h-moward wit!) '.he animal upon his shoulder. He was hardly out of sight when the man willi the sack returned, accompanied by two oilier-.'. They wore surprised to find the sack still lyinrr on the ground, willi n,i one near it, and began lo jeer the former bearer, telling him he had been frightened at his own thadow on the wall. Then one of (hem took the sack upon his shoulders, without the lea-t suspicion of the change that had been made in its contents, and all three disappeared. Now it happened thai the city nf Rouen was at that time infested by three street robbers, w ho walked in darkness like Ihe pestilence, and always carried the plunder ol their midnight marauding to the Tete-dt-liii'iif, a little tavern in one of the dark est and narrowest lanes of Ihe city. The host of (be Tele-de-f U'l.f w lis plivy to all llieir si hem-s, and had an equal share in the profits of their nightly excursions. He gave a helping hnn-l, too. by the length ol bis bills, ami by p'undci ing tin' pockets of any chance traveller that was luckless enough to sb op wider bis mof. On tin tiiiht of tiie ilis-i.troiis adventure of friar (Iui, this little marauding party had been prowling st out the city until a late hour, without finding anything lo re ward their I'.hois. At length, however, they chanced to ipy a hog, hanging under a shed in a bull bet's yard, in readiness for Ihe r.ot d ;y's market ; aed as they t.'er not very fastidious in selecting their pluri tb r, to. I, on lie contrary, rather addicted to taking whatever they rould .,y their hands on. th l.o Was straightway pur loined, 1hiu-t into a luge s,u-i:, and sent lo the Tt te-ib-lVi'iif on the ' hirilders of one o tin parly, while the other two continued ib. ir nocturnal e.xcii'.:i.i:i. ll was this per son who had been so tt iiii'nd at the ap-pe-ir.inre (.f Martin franc and the dead monk ; and as tii:; encount' r had interrupt ed any further operations ol the parly, the dawn of day being now near at band, they ail r pairid to their -gloomy den in the Tett-de llu'uf. The host was impatiently , wailing Ihcrr return: an', n-kiug what 1 plunder they bad brought w ith thorn, pro ceeded without delay to r.-move it from the sick. The (ii.d tiling that presented itself, oil untying '.he string, was the monk's hood. 'I he devil take the devil!" cried Ihe h ist, as he op-ie d th- reck of the sack, what's this ! Your hog wears a cowl !" "The poor devil bis become disgusted villi the world and turned monk I" paid he who held toe !ij!d, a liltle surprised at see ing the head c iVt red Willi a cojrii "rev doth. "Snri enough In !u.i," exclaimed an other, starling back in di-umy, as the sha ven crown and ghastly lace of the friar ap peared, "ll.dy St. lien, diet be with us! It is a monk sMi k dead "A dead monk, indeed!" said a third, with nn incredulous shake of the head ; "how could a (b ad Monk .gel into this sack! No, no, there is sou.e iliuhlrrU in this. hive heard it said that Satan tan take any shape he pleases; and yon n ay rely upon it this is Sa'an himself, w ho has taken the shape of a monk to get us all hanged !" "Then we had better kill the devil than have the devil kill ns!" replied the host, crossing himself; "ami the sooner we do it the bitter; lor it is now daylight, and the people will soon he passing the street." "So say I," rejoined Ihe man of magic; "and my advice is, to lak.) him to the butcher's yard, and hang him up in the place where Ave found the hog." This pioposition so pleased the oihers that it was exeeuleJ without dt-lay.': They car ried the fiiiir to Iho bulchor'f house, and, passing a strong cord round his neck, sus pended him lo a beam in the Bhade, and there left him, . ( , . When the night was at length past, and daylight began lo peep into the Eastern win. uows of the city, the butcher aruwj, and pre- parea tiunseii lor muiket. lla was casting up in his mind u'hul the hog would bring at his stall, when, looking upward, Jo ! in its place he recognized the dead bedy of Fiiar (uu. "By .Si. Dennis!" qnoih the butcher, I always feared that thi friar would not die quietly in his cell; but I never .thought I should find him hanging under my own roof Tbi must not lm ; it will be said that I mur dered him, nnd I shall pay for it with my life. 1 must contrive some way to gel rid of him." So ayinr, he called his man, and, showing him what had been done. nked him how he fboultl dipno of Ihe body that he might not be accused of murder. Tlio man, who was of a ready wit, reflected a moment, and then answered-- "This is ind.nd a difficult matter; but there is no evil without iis remedy. We will place iho friar on horseback " "What ! a dead man on horseback ? im-pn?-ib! !" interrupted the butcher "Who ever heard of n dead man on horseback !" :ilear me out, and then judse We must place the body on horseback as well as we may. and bind it fast with cords; and then set tlio borsB loose in the slreet. and pursue him. crying out that iho monk has stolen the hone. Thus all w ho meet him w ill strike him vvi'.h their slaves as he passes, nntl il will be thought that he came lo his death in that .ray." Thonph ibis seemed to the butcher rather a mail project, yet, as no belter one tailored itself nt ihe moment, nnd theie w as eo time for rellection, mad as the project was, they determined to put il inlo execution. Ac cordingly the buU'.her'i horst! was bioiiL'ht out, nntl Ihe friar was bound upon his back, ami itli much difficulty fixed in an upright position. The butcher then gave Ihe horse a blow upon the crupper with his start", which sent him in a smart gallop dow n the street, and he and his man joined in pursuit, cry ing -Stop thief! Stop thief ! The friar has stolen my horse 1" As i! v. ai now sum We, the! streets were full or people peasants were driving their goods to market, and citizens going to llieir daily avocations. When they saw Ihe fiiar dashing at full speed down the street, they joined in the cry of "slop thief ! slop thief !" and many who endeavored to seize the bri dle, as the friar passed them nt full speed, were thrown upon ihe pavement, and tramp led under foot ; others joined in the halloo ami pursuit, but this only served to quicken the gallop of tlio frightened steed, who dash ed down one street nnd up another like the wind, with two or three mounted citizens cliitteiiiiu' ill full cry at his heels At length they i cached the market place. The people soalleiing light an.l left in dismay; and the steed and ri.ler da-lu'd onward, overthrowing in llieir course men and women, ami sialis. and piles of merchandize, and sweeping away like u whirlwind. Tiair.p tramp tramp! they cluttered oil ; they had distan ced all ptirM'il. They reached the quay; tha w ide pavement was cleared al a bound one more wild leap and splash! both horse and rider sank into the rapid cm rent of iho river swept down the sliearn and were seen no mine ! woui'n ami Tin: laws- Them is no doubt a deal of iiousnse at ihe V anion's Conveiilioii ; but if tin; men, by llieir laws, aulhoiize sjch wrongs as an; tb-f-ei ihctl in the following paragraph, who can wonder thai women themselves should strive to right lliemt The facts were stated by Mrs. C J. II. Nicholas, at the kite Wo. lii.tn'i" Convention at Worcester : "An old women she knew in Vermont h.id by her industry aided her husband to accumulate a little properly, enough to have sustained either of them in their old n-e 'I he old lady had woiketl kmc ; th-? was a veteran al patching, but the clothes were always clean. Finally her husband died and left h-r a widow. Two-ihiids of llieir litih) properly went to his heirs ; Iho re iiiiiiniug third wus insufficient for her. Mia could have only the use of that. Her neighbors nil respected nnd loved her. Many a lilliu gift did they scud lo poor old aunt . Al last she became absolutely heljiless, tens set vp al auction and $.i!d as a p. iuiei; din died in the poor home. i:KK.i-rr or Todacco-Smoke. Mr. Kob ert Kllii, jilii-teer, tins principal editor of the olfieial catuloguu of the Loudon Exhibition. has ilea following remark, (vol. 1, page ISO.) which must gi.nuicii tne Hearts ol our smukn-i ising hreihien : The total quantity of tobacco lelniued for home consumption, in 1 S4S. amounted to neaiiy 17.000,000 lbs North America alone produces annually up wards of 200,000,000 lbs. The combustion of this mass of vegetable material would yield about 340,000,000 lbs. of carbonic acid gas ; so that iho yearly increase of carbonic acid gass from tubacco smoking alouu cannot bo less lhau 1.000,000.000 lbs. ; a largo con- tribuiiou to the annual demand lor this gas mauo upon the atmosphere, for the vegeta tion of the world. Henceforth let no one twit the sirloker vnith idleness and unimpor tance. Every pipe is an agricultural fur nace every smooker a manufacturer of vegetation, the consumer of u weed I hat he may tear more largely his own pro visions. Aw Acrn Lady, member of the Metho dist Episcopal Church, one who hearj John Wesley preach in England, partook of ihe I.oid's Supper along with tlio wive and widow of Ministers of the Gospel at the Confeience at Indianapolis, by Ihe special request of Bishop Wangh, on Wedneaduy, Ihe IMh inM. A SOLDIER'S rnivii.Kr-i:i. Il is well known that ' Old Hielory" was equally popular in the army nnd among the people at large. No man ever lived i;i this country nbont whom so many character, ulic nnecdoies have been related, by those who were among ffi, ppri,,m frj,.lu. fie- low we give lwo 0r which we do nut i cineuiuer io nave fore : seen in print be- eVrrnl ycais ago, on officer who was one of the most distinguished of his grade in the service of the United Slates, on his way home from a dinner-parly, on a certain oci ca-iun, was attacked so violently with verli co, that he became impressed with the itlei that Ihe ground was rising up against him, and that the flre-pliif-s were nfter him in hot haste. I'lider thee circunistaucps, bo determine. I toeoiier.nl himself in a friendly goiter, nnd wait until hi,) enemies had dis appeared. In this condition he was found, mid. of course, one of ilie numerous troop of office-haiiteis was found ready to com municate lo General Jackson, then President of the United States, the fact that the gal lant dereader of Fort liad been found drunk in the street. The old man stood for a moment reflecting, then turning to his in formant, said -'Very bad conduct, sir in I bo Co''!iiei ijiif, i the Eternal ! he has done fighting enough never to draw another sober breath in his life." Ever afterwards, it was ihe recognized right of ihe veteran C'-lonel to get drunk ns often ns he plea sed provided, ha kept himself out of sight. About the same period, the late Major Gibbon was Collector of the Port of a south- m city, (Hiehhiond) to which ollice he had been appointed by the elder Adams. Of course the Major was a Federalist, and one of Geiu Jackson's political opponents. Dur ing the strucgle of the American Colonies for Independence, Major G. had distinguish ed tiintsell on several occasions. He had commanded a forlorn hope under Mad An thony, nt Stony Point. After Iho inaugura tion of Jackson ns President, the Major, who was as bitter a politician as he hadS been a gallant soldle, in an excited discus sion about politics, declared that 'Old Hick ory" was "a d d scoundrel !" The speech was promptly reported to the President, by one of his friends, who supposed a vacancy would bo certain. '-Well, what of ill" was Jackson iep!y. The man who eomman- ded a forlorn hnpe cf Anthony ll'ntjne, has a full riuht lo curse arujliody he pleases !" Ir is an ancient ami slill common opinion that iho load pos"-sv;i a subtile venom, but at present tbi- is doomed fabulous by the seienlitic. MM. (ir.iliolel nnd Cloez, as an- ears by the reports of the Academy of ciencos, have shown by exporinice that they secrete a deadly poison. They inoci' laled small birds with the milky fluid con tained in Ihe dorsal and parotid pustules of this animal, and found I hal they died al th end ol" live or six mini, es Even when Irietl the fluid destioved bints. Death oc curred without convulsions, and all exhibited niaiked signr of apoplexy. A CoMi ANY has been formed in London for the purpose of winking a quartz veiri in California, leased hy Col. Fremont to Palmer Conk i. Co., of San Francisco. The capital is Xli0 CUO in shares of jCl each, lo bo paid in full iipun allotment. One-third of the stock is to be granted to Palmar, Cook & Co. in consideration for tlio asiTnnienl of the least; lo the company, und the proceeds of ilia mint! will also be subject to a royalty, or reserve of one-sixth, for Col Fremont. Tun Ei ack Swax The Richmond Fn quiier says that Ihe "Hlack Swan" (Eliza Green) is a unlive of Richmond, and daugh ter of Hap.) Duller, a quondam famous "trai ner" of lace-horses on Ihe Henrico and ( hestei field roi)rs.e, now residing in BufTalc1. While then, sho was a skilful prima donna of lin; "Afiican Chuirli" choir, and changed her liiime, by marrying a "colored gentle man" at ihe North, yclept Green. Protkction to Pennsylvania Iron. The Boston Journal, referring to a statement in a Washington Idler, that New England was in favor now of giving protection to Penn sylvania iron, say s : "Thu iiiaiiiif.tt'lures of New England may consent to give protection lo Pennsylvania iion, r.nd yield their own claims, but that they are in furor of such a course, is a non sensical asseiliou." Ax Irishman passing dovtr1 Third tfrect yesterday, discoveied a one dollar bill lying on iho pavement. lie eyed the craiur suffi ciently lo ascertain that it was of the same stamp of one on which the day previous he had lost ten cents by way of iliscoiinf. "Bad hick to the likes o' ye 1" erulaimed Tat, as ha passed on, "there ye may lie ; not a finger will 1 pul on ye ; for I lost ten cent by a brother of yours yesterday " Sad To see so many fine looking ' fem mes" dying old maids, when there i uch an immense p ion of our gal-lorioua conaJ try lo be yet seeded down with boys, girls' and civilization. Patriotism, if not lov; should make men shun bachelorism a tney would treason. A cans eld bachelor say that girl i-10, "aiul" hundaoine, hale thus 'Jia. are, while those who are handio-rie, hate one anoiher. Which vlua has ibe bet tim of il !-
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