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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-
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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.
Out P mi-mo of tft lines, I) Iiiik-s,
t.'vety fiiliSiMj u-nt iiifcrition,
Cue Nju.iir, ;J nintiiliK,
iiciillrft,
One yrur,
UuM-ims Oiri! "f Five linrs. prr Himmn,
Ft mi
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yrur, uilii thr pnviliv; H inciting
c.iTtmit :n!vMti",c'iii'iH wffMy. C
t-'C l.i:ritT Advert i.si-iiK'iits. per on fim-nt.
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known in tlii-i I iiv, nt (iKwiiilK ( I I IX'S
f I.OT1MNI! I'rv'rAIli.l '-IS.Mi'. N'!'. .'.inth-Kn.-t
('. ii, it nt' Ij.'im'I 1'inl S .ml Slr.-cls, I'liil.i.li-!-
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!,;(., aii'l l.ihliion ili'p
T.-RZCil Aim FU.0CK COATS,
llaliii I'ii'tli i'-i.. i.-ini'ii rilii:i'; dn., 'I'ivii-,U.
if, Ac t.ijji'liirr willi ii jiii'nl Miri.-ly of j
Sojr3 Clotliinf", !
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I'riv tv'ps fur Mi-n :iit. Hnys' iinuin-r 1'ivils,
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; L'. ii.I iii'i'e.iiiiii.
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n'l nl .i.''i .i v oi'i' re.1 nl llic I'm;-!. I'osiilile
ti.fi J'lii-.-y. ;n.il r.s il.tiiji ,n :iny oilier (.'lotliin1;
.li-1 in l!in I ii'ini.
J'j-i;nls w In. ilei.i -e lie vs ( ' i.ht.i i (i lire car
v.i sliy imili'.l to exmnine liie ."-'lei-h.
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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.
J'ii.-.: ik'siroiiii til" M'ri.i'iti' I'teir lios iinil
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Ali'.'.-ii's Conilca-cd Ecporti cf Peraia-
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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!
Tii-
It.
pn.y.
Hill lln V.
rTwn i nt I'm or il.
Tlml 1 1 ii nr ili'iiih r"
1'ir lunii' n; In, in. in lin
'I'l'
I i li-.-i nl Mill, i ii - :
IkiI lm imi-lii inking li'Mit In li.'iu-
Ail 111 a m mhl rmh llio clny,
Tim Inn:; ili-lrri-s iIim List iloipiiir
Tlit; S.ivimir knelt tn pr.iy
Tin- win-M of !in--i.'l Lrall!i.'U''l il
Tn wiiil I in- piiM ei nl" I IikI j
An iinui'l exes in (iiiiniondi. lit
'J in.' ile v-ilii.ps mi Ilie jiu.l :
Ami seniplis Iiii-Iiii.I lin-ir liMin.s lo lie.
An. I ilfiiei' Wluppi'il 1 In- lliinni',
Wli m iiiiL'l-piniiin-. slie.l thm pr:i r,
F.iliit-i , 1 li y will lie iluno ! '
i v.mi
!it lh.it I hi fiii tli i
- tni-lil,
v of li-lit,
An. I pu
' ineli i 1
l.lvi.l l
lli- fky ;.I.iivi.,
".I mi ihiit lnm
hill li-nil of lm
'l is nil an iili ir. everv spot
N li.ill.i ... i il tn iliv knee
li i'er ilinn ml, w li.ile'er lliy lot,
'l'in; S.ivi.nir piaye.l fer litre !
0 c i c c t a I c .
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 !-