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SELECT POETRY.
"THE BEAUTIFUL CHILD JESUS."
FROM THE
german of johann
ton herdsr.
GOTTFRIED
fThe followina beautiful ballad we find in
Longfellow'. ..?oe.a and Poetry of Europe."
It was translated, we believe, by that sweet
'
bard of "merrie England," Mary Howilt.
Among green, pleasant meadows,
All in a grove so wild,
Whs set a marble image
Of the Virgin and her child.
There ofl on summer evening.
A lovely buy wouM rove,
Tu play beside lite image
That sanciilied ihe grove.
Oft sat his mother by him,
Amoni; the shadows dun,
Ami lold how Ihe Lord Jmhus
Was once a child like him.
"And now from the highest heaven
He doth look down each day,
And eeps nhate'er thou doest,
And hears what thou dost say."
Thus spake the tender mother ;
And on an evening bright,
When the red, round sun descended,
'Mid uluuds and cimson light.
Aiiain the boy was playing,
And earnestly said he:
"O beautiful Lord Jesus,
Ci'inu down and play with me !
"I'll find thee flowers the fairest,
And weave for thee a crown :
1 will tjtt thee ripe, red strawberries,
If thou wilt but come down.
"0 holy, holy Mnthpr,
Put him down from off thy knee !
For in these silent meadows
There are none to play with me."
Thus spake Ihe boy so lovely ;
The while his mother heard,
Add on his prayer she pondered,
But spake to him no word.
That self same night she dreamed
A lovely dream of joy : '
Sli thought she saw young Jesus
Theie playing with the boy.
,!Ai.d for the fruits and flowers
Which thou hast brought to me,
Rich blessings shall be given
A thousand fold to thee.
,;For in the fields of heaven
Thou shall mam with me at will,
And o! the bright fiuila celestial,
Thou shall have, dear child, thy fill."
Thus tenderly and kindly,
The fair child Jesus spoke ;
And, ft.M of careful musings,
The anxious mother v ke.
And thus it was accomplished,
In a short momh and a day,
That lovely boy, so senile,
Upon his death-bed lay.
And thus he spnke in dying :
"0 moiher dear, 1 see
The beautiful child Jesus,
A coming down to me !
''And to liis hand lie beareth
Biillht flowers as white as snow,
And red and juicy stawberries
Dear moiher, let me go!"
He died, and that dear mother
Her tears could not t est rait) ;
But she knew he was with Jesus,
And she did not weep again.
Select Sale.
From Peterson's Magaxine.
KATE YALE'S MARRIAGE ;
OK LOVE AND LUXURY.
BY 1. T. TROWBRIDGE.
"If ever I marrv." Kate Yale used tosav.
half in jest, half in earnest "if ever 1 mar-
ry, tne nappy man or the unhappy one,
il you please, ha! ha! shall be a person
possessing these three qualifications
"First a fortune.
Second, good looks.
"And thirdly, common sense.
' I mention the fortune first, because I
think it the most needful and desirable
Qualification of the three. Although I
could never think of marrvino- a fool, or a
man who ugliness I could be ashamed of;
still I think to talk the sense for the one,
and shine lor the other, with plenty of
money, would be preferable to living ob-
sen rely with a handsome, intellectual man
to wnom economy might be necessary."
1 do not know how much of this enti-
mem came irom mate's neart. &ne un-
oouDtediy indulged lolly ideas of station
and style for her education in the duties
and aims of life had been deficient, or ra-
ther erroneous ; but that she wa capable of
deeper, better feelings, none doubted who
ev" 0la'"ea. evf" rama' BmP
ot ner true woman' nature.
nna me time arrived, at lengw, wnen
Kate was to take that all important step of
..,K-.,k l,. n hi
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h, mnrh of hp, h.,H ,. i .h.
we have Quoted.
At the enchantin? a?e of eighteen .h.
had many suitor: but a .he never eave a
aer'.nna Himitrht in mnn than two. w u;il
follow ber example, and discarding all ex-
cept tnose lavoreaones, cousiuerineirreia-
ttve claim.
If thi were any other than a true tory,
I jhould certainly use an artuti privilege,
ana aim 10 proauca an racci oy mailing
S,?Z0
should b. a poor genius and aom.what of
. h.w. ihi nth.r . wealth fool. .na
somewhat of a knave.
Rut the truth it
Our poor geniua wa not much of a ge -
nius. not very poor cither. Ha was, by
profession, a teacher of music, and ha could
live very comfortably in axcrcitc tosrsoi
without the most distant hope, however, of
ever attaining to wealth. Moreover. Fran
cis Minot posseted excellent qualities,
which entitled him to be called by discreet I
cur, .j pmjiio -one cnaracier," oy nis
vw..ipij.uu. m -iiuuiv goou teiiow," ana oj
S 1 laJl.a iak.llu . I . . I . M 1
.... ..u.r.Sr Trany "uariir.g."
Katie Could not help lovinz Mr. Frank. I .
"d he knew it. He wa, certain .he pre:
"ed hi. .ociety even to that of Mr. Wei-
I : a ...i .i . a
1 1 1 1 L 1 1 1 it . wiinm Binna na ami xi tii wes nnn.t
with the BDDellation of a rival.
.w , hwim Meweiw a - i ran Ua IW IIVIIUI I
Thi. Mr. Wellineton (his companions
called him the "duke") was no idiot or I
hump back, a. I could have wished him to
be, in order to make a good story. On the
contrary, he was a man of sense, education,
good looks, and fine manner ; and there
was nothing of the knave about bim. as I
could ever ascertain.
Besides this, his income was sufficient to
enable him to li v superbly. Also, he was
considered two or three degrees handsomer
than Mr. F. Minot.
Therefore, the only thing on which
Frank had to depend, was the power he
possessed over Katie', .vmnalhie. and af-
lections. Tho "duke" although iust the
. .. n . .
man lor ner in every other sense, Deinz 1
blessed with a fortune, good looks, and
common sense had never been able to
draw these out, and the amiable, conceited
Mr. Frank was not willing to believe that
she would suffer mere wordly considera
tions to control the aspirations of the heart.
However, she said to him, one day,
when he pressed her to decide his fate
and she said to him with a sigh
'Oh, Frank ! 1 am surry that we have
ever met !"
"Sorry 1"
"Yes for we must part now '
"Part 1" repeated Frank, tu-ninz rale.
It was evident he had not expected this.
"Yes yes," said Katie, casting down
ner eyes witn another piteous sigh
Frank sat by her side; he placed his arm
around her waist, without heeding her fee
ble resistance ; he lowered hit voice, and
talked to her until she the proud Kate-
wept wept Ditteriy.
"Katie," said he, then, with a burst of
passion, "I know you love me ! But you
are proud, ambitious, selfish ! Now if you
would have me to leave you, av the word,
ana i go:"
"Go!" murmured Katie, very feebly
(fro ;
"You have decided 1" whispered Frank.
"j. nave:"
"Then, love, farewell !"
He took her hand, trazed a moment teiv
derly and sorrowfully upon her beautiful,
tearlul face j then clasped her to his bosom.
bhe permitted the embrace. She even
gave way to the impulse of the instant, and
iwinea ner arms aoout tits neck. JJut in a
moment her resolution came to her aid.
and she pushed him from her with a sigh,
"bhall I sol" he articulated.
A feeble "yes," fell from her quiverins
lips.
And an instant later, she was ly ins upon
me sola, sobbing and weepinz passionately
atone,
- - -
To tear the tenacious root of love out of
her heart, had cost her more than she could
have anticipated; and the certainty of a
golden lile ot luxury proved but a poor con
solation, it seemed, lor the sacrifice she had
made,
She lay long upon the sofa : 1 sav. sob
bing and weepine passionatelv. Graduallv
her grief appeared to exhaust itself. Her
breathing came more regular and calm.
. - a mJ
Her tears ceased to flow ; and at length
her eyes and cheeks were drv. Her head
I was pillowed on her arm, and her face was
-
half hidden in a flood of beautiful curls.
i ne struggle was over. 1 he agony was
past. sne saw Mr. Wellington enter, and
arose cheerlully to receivo him. Hi man-
ners pleased her; hit station and fortune
laminated her more. He offered her hi.
hand. She accepted it. A kias sealed the
engagement but it was not such a kiss as
I rank had given her, and she could not re'
press a sigh !
there was a magnificent wedding
Splendidly attired, dazzling the eye with
ner Deauty thus adorned, with everything
around ner swimming in the charmed at
mosphere of fairyland, Kate gave ber hand
,0 lne man nef ambition not her love
nai' chosen !
But certainly ambition could not have
mad8 a better choice. Already she saw her-
aeil surrounded by a maunihcent court, of
which .he wa. the acknowledged and ad-
mired queen. The favor, of fortune were
showered upon her ; .ha floated luxurious
up0n the smooth and glas.y wave of
charmed life.
Nothing was wanting in tbe whole ciicle
of her ouiwaid existence lo adorn it and
make it bright with happiness. . But she was
not lon2 in discovering that there wa ome-
thine wanting within her breast
Her friends were numerou.j her husband
lender, kind and loving; but all the attention
r,..;. .ha ;, n.,M n, fill h..
heart. She had once felt it. chord, of ym
P"1"? moved by a skilful touch ; .he bad
Known ine neaveniy cnarro oi inoir deep
deliciou. harmony and now they were si
lent motionless muffled, so to speak, in
silk, and satin.. These chord, .till and
soundless, her heart wa. dead, nono the leu
w wwuaa ii naa neon mien v) e, guiuc
shaft, having known and felt tbe life of ym
paiby in it, unoonsolated by tho life of lux.
ury i ihorl Kt)ie , liro- bwstm, ro,g.
a nificently miseiable, .plendidly unhappy.
Then, chang, became appar.nt to her
how?- e""ld, nUn' "mM hini
to tha fact that hi. lovo wa not returned.
Ha aought tha company pf thota wboa gaia-
I 'X might laad him to forget tba sorrow and
1 despair of bis tool. This shallow joko was
I unsatisfactory, however, and impelled by
I powerful longing for lova, b want astray
warm Mi heart by a strange fire.
Katie saw herself now in the midst oft
corneous desolation, burning with a thirst
unquenchable by golden streams that flowed
,r0Und her ; panting with a hunger not all
,he fooi of atillety and admiration could ep
neantj,
Sh. nrn.rr..d h.r hnafeand for deserting
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8 'un, r " LT
lurk nr Inv urn inn simota nr eonitaiflnca
a " i w
heavily.
"V" do " cr for m"i" h cried-then
why do you complain that I bestow else
where the affection, you havft. met with
coldness V
"But it i. wrong, sinful," Katie remonstra
ted.
"Yes, 1 know it !" .aid her husband,
fiercely. "It i. the evil fruit of an evil
seed. ' And who sowed that seed f Who
gave me a hand without a heart 1 Who be
came a sharer of my fortune, but gave me
no share in sympathy 1 Who devoted me
10 ,he fa,e of lovin unloTed hu'banJ !
Nayi do no1 wetP. mI eIP )our hand nd
'gn n(' iob wilb- "cn desperation of impa-
I., I V- 1 J
uence, ior i say noming you ao not aeserve
to hear."
"Very well," said Katie, calmintt her.elf,
"I will not say your reproaches are undeser-
ved. But granting that I am the cold, de
ceitful thing you call me you know this
state of thing, can not continue."
"Yes, I know it."
"Well 1"
Mr. Wellington's brow gathered darkly ;
hi. eye. flashed with deterin illation ; bis
lips curled with scorn.
"1 have made up my mind," said he "that
we should not live together any longer. I
am tired of being called the husband of the
splendid Mr.. Wellington. 1 will move in
my circle : vou shall shine in yours. I will
place no regtraint on your action., nor shall
you on mine. We will be tree."
"But the world !" shrieked Katie, trem
bling.
"The world will admire you the same--
and what more do you desire V asked her
husband bitterly. ''This marriage of hands,
and not of hearts, is mockery. We have
played the farce long enough. Few know
the conventional meaning of the term hut
bund and wife; but do you know what it
should mean! Do you feel that the only
true union is that of love and sympathy 1
Then enough of thi mummery. Farewell
I go to consult friend, about the term, of a
separation. Nay, do not tremble, and cry
and cling to me now for I shall be 'liberal
to you. A much of my fortune shall be
your, as you desire."
He pushed her from him. She fell upon
the sofa. From a heart torn with anguish
she bhrieked aloud :
"frank ! frank 1 why did I send you
from tne 1 Why was I blind until sight
brought me misery 1
She lay upon the sofa sobbing and weep
ing passionately. Orauually ner gr.ri ap
peared to exhaust itself; her breathing be
came calm ; ber eyes and cheeks dry. Her
head lay peacefully on her arm over which
swept her disheveled treues until wilh
start she cried :
"Frank ! oh, Frank, come back !"
"Here I am," said a soft voice by her
tide.
She raised her head. She opened her as
tonished eyes. Frank wa. .landing before
"You have been asleep," he said, smiling
kindly.
"Asleep V
"And dreaming, too, I should say not
pleasantly, either."
"Dreaming 1" murmured Katie ; "and is
it all a dream 1"
"1 hope so," replied Frank, taking her
hand. "You could not mean to .end me
away so cruelly, I knew ! So I waited
in
your father', study, where 1 have been talk
ing with him all of an hour. 1 eame back
to plead my eause once more, and found you
here, where ( left you, asleep "
"Oh, what a honid dream I" mutmered
Katie, rubbing her eye.. "It wa ao like
terrible reality that 1 shudder now to thin
0f . 1 thought I was married '."
"And would thai be o horrible V asks
Frank. "I hope, then, that you did not
dream you were married to me."
"No 1 thought I gava my hand without
my heart."
'Then if you gava ma your hand, it would
not be without your heart."
"No, Frank," said Katie, her bright eye.
beaming happily through her tear ''and
here it i. "
She placed her fair hand in hi. -be kissed
it in transport.
And oo n there wa. a real marriage ; not
a splendid, but a happy one ; followed by a
life of love and contentment J and that was
the marriage of Frank Minot and Katie
Yale.
Most person boil hams. . They are much
belter baked, if baked right. Soak for an
hour in clean water, and wipe dry, and then
..read jt ai 0,er wjtQ tDin batter, and lay it
in a deep dish with a stick under to keep it
out of the gravy. When fully done, take
off lha skin and batter crusted upon tha
flesh aide, and eel it away to cool You
will find it vary deliciou, but too rich for
dyspeptic. So aaya ona oi our agricultural
"exchange."
, ,
A ivl on Monday, 6ih (net., at JCanotha
Wiacontin, gava a mulatto woman a verdict
of ona hundred dollar., against Capt, Lundy,
I of tba steamboat Baltic, for turning her out
to I of ifta common oabio. oa account of bar
I color.
HALLUCINATION ftEMAKABLK
INCIDENT
A gentleman ot high reapeotabllity, resld
ing on Sixth .treet, in thi. city, whose name
a. well a those of the other partie. below
mentioned, we do not, agreeble to hi. re.
quest disclose, had on the 8ih inst., an ad-
venture we have never known equalled only
in the Imagination pr the novel writer ; thus
.howing that in the real life the most ficti-
tiou. piciure. occasionally drawn may be re'
lized. . , , i
Our friend wa. passing along the foot
walk on Fourth street, while the procession
of the Clay funeral wa. moving, when hi.
MENTAL
attention wa. arrested by Ihe familiar ap- now aaw the cities, villages, woods, and riv
pearance of the countenance of a fresh but era, as an unsurpassed landscape: In a beau-
melancholy looking girl, ; about fourteen
year, of age, who had a babe in her arms,
The girl was standing in the burning son,
and .veiling it. ray., a. well as sne couiu,
from the face of tba infant. The gentleman
approached her, and wa. at once recognized
by the semi-lunatic, who calling bim by
name, asked him to buy a parasol for her
and a fan for the baby. In ao instant ho dis
covered, by the peculiarity of the eye, that
the girl wa. affected by a wandering of the
mind, and on. asking her a few questions,
iacovered she wa. the daughter of a widow
ady in Clermont county, with whom his
wn wile wa. temporarily boarding, and on
looking closely at the infant discovered that
it was Ail Otrn cAi'ld.
He was exceedingly agitated, and for a
time was at a los. what course to pursue
He thought ot the distress his wife wa. ne
cessarily in ; he feared for the safety of the
delicate little one, exposed a. it had been to
the .corching sun and the excessive heat,
but hi. resolution was fixed ; the infant wa.
taken by a friend who wa. with him to a
ady acquaintance in the vicinity, who gave
it that nourishment which nature required,
and in twenty minutes the whole party, con-
isting of the father, the lady acquaintance,
who wa. the wife of hi. friend, the infant
and the wandering girl, were in a light car
riage, with a fleet pair of hoises, on their
way to Clermont.
In three hour, they arrived at the farm to
which ihey were destined, and their appear
anoe gave an unspeakble joy and surprise.
Tbe country for mile. arounJ had been hun
ted over for the missings one., and many of
the people were then out seeking them.
The mother had suffered the extremes! ago
ny and anguish, which, on the possession of
her beloved, was suddenly changed to a
dangerou. nervous excitement, lesterday
morning when her husband left her to return
to the city she was composed, but clinging
to her infant as with hooks ofsteel.
Our friend gives the following interesting
facts of this case, which seem almost increJ
ible, yet they cannot be disputed. It was a
most remarkable and providential ciicunv
stance that he discovered bi. child a. he
did, in the crowded city and in such
throng.
It appear, ihi simple hearted girl i. what
is termed "half wilted," and that, hearing
about the great Clay funeral, without proba-
bly knowing really what she did, she started
to attend it, and took the child for company,
a. it lay in a cradle. It is believed that .he
left about eight o'clock in the morning, and
was brought to town by some wagoner who
overtook her on the road : but thi. is mere
coniecture, a. she sav she walked all the
distance. Yet it i. doubled that the die
tance could be performed in so short a peri'
od of time by one to delicate physically
This is one of the most remarkable cases of
mental hallucination, wa think, we ever
heard of. Cin. Com.
The Cleveland Herald say that no less
than 22,868 packages of pickled Lake fish
have been inspected ai that port the present
season. "More lhan 30,000 barrels and half-
barrel, of Lake fish have been fold in thi
market .inee the opening of navigation this
season, and thi. i. but one of the many Lake
port, from which fish are distributed over the
great West. The fish sold here are princi-
pally consumed in Ohio. A portion go lo
Pittsburgh and other points out of the State-
The Upper Lake fisheries are inexhaustable,
and wilh a ship canal around the Saut the
Irada would double in two year. The fish
taken in Superior are the largest and finest in
the chain ot Lake., and lha market for Lake
fish la ran. il l eitAndinir. Tha Irada 11 i
ready an important item of our inland com
merce, though it is yet comparatively in it
infancy."
Church is oa the Candidates. -The Pre.'
byterian, a religious paper of high character,'
publishes a letter said lo be from tbe pan of
Dr. Junkio, from which we ascertain these
fact. ;
"General Scott is a Protestant Episcopa
lian, and worships at St. John' Church.
Washington. Mr. Graham is by birth and
education a Presbyterian, though not a ooro
rouuicanl of any church; and a. hi. lady
a member ot tbe Baptist Church, ne woe
.hip, part of the time at least; with that de
nomination. General Pieroe is by education tiful, and bearing a resemblance lo the mar
a Congregatiooalltt, though not a member of ten j different from it, however, in color, be-
the. Church. : Sing ie a Protestant Bpis-
conalian i. hi. nraf.renoe." . -t - . -
'
The. lately appointed Bishop of Nova 8co
Lift applied o tbe gownaaent of lost P
vines to allow .the soldiers oi toai garrison .
prtMnicrmt to him, which 8'r John Haivsy
permitted until h beard item m wmm.
der-in-Cbiei. n" oia wu new., w..,
"The only attention tba soldiers are to pay
the Bishop, u te but sermoai-"
TUB BALLOON ASCENSION.
M. Pelin who made a successful balloon
ascension from Bridgepott, on Thursday af.
ternoon. ,ha 5lh ,. MlMi.u.H . .
count of it; Hj fe ., . f , ..
,me,er ,nd ,v. boat attached was twent
feet lonft : , u were Mon( Guilave Reg.
ntrd) of Fr,nce ,nd Mf Wood of Brid(ie.
porti Sixiy-four men held the rope, until
,he signal wa. given to "let go." He say. :
Vitti the rapidity of an arrow we were
in a few minutes, in hiohi nf in nnn rii
We yet heard the huzzas which were sent
0 us from our friend, below, and felt the
vibration, in Ihe rope, of our balloon. We
tjf frame of green we saw the public
building, and churche. of the city of Bridce-
port, whose dome, and towers, and spires.
g,ded by the sun, shone like gold and pearls
beneath us. We saw the city of New
Haven, 'with its pleasant greens, and on the
other side the villages of Fairfield, Westport,
Southport, Norwalk, Stamford, New Ro
chelle, and a thousand other scenes of do
mestic tranquility and happiness so highly
favored by the Creator of the world.
Far beneath us shining like molten silver,
lav Lone Island Sound, dotted with vessels,
which appeared like speck, upon it. bosom,
wuile Long Island appeared in Ihe distance,
and far beyond, the broad expanse of ocean,
r. nWrved ihe direction of our currents.
it vvai th9 firln tim9 we chanced them and
w9 found a constant current 15,000 feet from
the earth, from east to west, which would
take, us over the American continent ; a
current known already to extend over 13,000
mile.. Below and above 4000 feet from the
earth, is a current in the opposite direction, j
which would take u. to Europe in less than
four days, if il were the will of the Supreme
Being. At ihe heicht we now were (13,000
feet) the Balloon appeared to us like a vast
ruby, framed by uhe azure. It threw its
large shadow on the clouds, 'and gave us tbe
image of an srial Venice. 1 threw out
more ballast, and we ascended nearly as far
as it is possible for human beings to exist ;
we had leached the height of 22,000 feet.
The earth appeared a chaos thermometer
at 9 below zero. The cold was intense ; a
heavy hail storm, held in the air by a power
unknown to us, but probably an electric
power, enveloped us in a thrilling and awful
manner. Respiration was almost impossible
and we could not hear each other epeak.
One of our companions, being benumbed,
fell into a profound sleep. We felt so weak
that my other companion and myself were
hardly able to open the valve At last we
succeeded in opening it, and wa descended
rapidly to an altitude of 13.000 feet. Th
imagination of one exalted to such extiemo
heicht, grow, vivid and warm, a. the body
become, dull and chilled. For u. no reality
no limits, were existing. Tho dreams of
Beinardiue and St. Pierre were realized ;
universal peace seemed lo be on earth, and
Ihe whole globe were united states. But a
stronc condensation of the gas brought us
back to the reality of terrestrial objects, and
we descended to the ground.
I leave you free fields of universal space,
but when I touch the earth, it is but to lake
new powers, lo conquer, and overcome you
entirely.
We landed at River Head, L. I , fifty
mile, from Bridgeport, and ninety from
Brooklyn, where we found the kindest assis,
tance from the inhabitants."
M. PlillN.
A Windfall. A young lady of Brooklyn,
named Payne, bas recently received a lega
cy amounting lo 75,000 from a Don Guy
Emanuel Hernando, a wealthy Uest India
planter. Thi. lady, it is .aid, was married
to the planter in 1846, when she was scarce-
tv 15 vear old, but the marriage having
proved an unhappy one, it wa never pro
claimed. Shortly afier he left her and took
Up hi. residence in New Orleans. In 1843
ie recejVed infoimation of hi father's death
he reluineJ to hi.e.tate in South America,
aj iut.oeedelt jn increasing his already large
roriun9 to 150,000. As he was about lo
embark for Havana, he was taken with ihe
cholera, and died on hit estate, bequeathing
75,000 to hi wife (if living,) and tne w noiu
if ,he never married and resided on bis e
t.te, wbicb will render her the wealthiest
. tilr... In lha United Mate. ,l.rosi
A sinculai wager came off at Antwerp, re
cently. The master ot a mercnaiuman oei
another 400f. that one of his sailors would
climb to the steeple of Notre Dame, and re
main sealed on tbe weathercock lor six
kn.,r. A sailor executed this dangerous
feat. He climbed on to the cock at three
o'clock, and remained waled till nine, A
large crowd assembled, and remained until
tbe man came down
An animal of a differant specie, from any
is before .een in California, has been taken by
inr. .
- nia cat. - It is described as being very beau
ing a aara grmy, .nc.rc.eu .. u..Ku, u.bwh
ring. similarto the racoon. It body i. about
I ... .1 ! 1 L. . . . I . t
the size 01 me er.y squirm, uui aoout in-
, . inche, ionK Dll ii tail sixteen inohei
kwig.
'" The Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroad, from
Pittsburgh : to Maaillon, is uid to be now
paying 7 per cent. ' ,
Peaches bajio lo make their ppearaace
ia naiket.
THE BATTLE OF TIIE'BCES.
Gallignani'. Messenger, published in Par
is, gays a curious circumstance occurred re
cently at Guilleville, in France. A small
farmer had in a field about two hundred and
fifty beehives, containing a vaet mimber of
bees. He sent a man wilh a cart, drawn by
five horses, to remove some earth from the
wall near which Ihe hives were placed. The
carter having occasion to go lo the farm house,
tied the horse, lo a tree. Almost' immedi
ately after, a multitude of bees, either irrita
ted at the shaking of their hives by the re
moval of the earth from ihe wall, or excited
by the electricity wilh which the atmosphere
happened to be charged, issued from their
hives, as if in obedience to a given signal,
and with great fury attacked the horses. In
an instant Ihe poor animals were entirely
covered with bees from head to foot ; even,
their nostrils were tilled wilh them. When
the carter returned he found one of hie hor
ses lying dead on the ground and the o'.hets
rolling about furiously. His cries attracted
several persons ; one of them attompted tr
drive away the bees, but they attacked him,
and he had to plunge into a pond, and even
placed his head under water for a few sec
onds in order to escape from them. The
cure of Guilleville also attempted to approach
the horses, but he loo was put to flight by the
enraged insects. At length two firo engine.
were sent for, and by pumping on the bees a
great number were killed nn the horses or
put to flight. The horses, however, were so
much injured that they died in an hour.
Tne value of the bees destroyed wnj 1,5001'.,
and of the horses 2,500f. A few days bflore
bees from the same hives killed seventeen
Uoslings.
DOW JR. FAITH.
1 believe that kicking against custom, and
spitting in the face of fashion, is a futile and
foolish enr'eavor. Both may need correction
but th.-y must and will have their cnvti
way.
I believe that if the devil be !ha lather of
liars, he has a plagued large family to look
after, and that it is rapidly increasinc.
1 believe c'r's are like kittens get.lly
smooth them the right way, thpy rub and
purr most affectionately ; but yive them the
contrary blush, and their back is up in the
most disdainful manner. They like to be
kissed, but sham a delicacy about the opera
tion. I believe human flesh is hard to digest.
Jonah didn't sit easy on the stomach of liie
whale.
I believe that simple honesty, the naked
truth, pure virtue, and a straight up and
down way of dealing with the wond, have
as mucn advantage over mo hkj
and stratagems in the long run, as a good
square-trolling horee has over a pacing pony
or a rackey that goes his mile or two like
Ihe mischief, and is done for the rest of lha
journey.
More of the Chinese. Tho inlinx of
Chinese continues as great as ever, and u ill
probably not slack off until ihe advice, fen
home by their countrymen resident here are
received. Within the pasl ten days, fivu
vessels havo ai lived from China, bringing I,
fi36 passeiigeia. They seem lo be making
their way to the Southern mines, a. lha
Stockton boats carry up ciowds of them eve
ry aileruoon. Americans ore beginning to
employ them. We have heard of ono iu-
. ... . -a . -
stance in which a gentleman uuen-i a miu
number of them steady work at S3 a day and
fuund. San Francisco Herald.
"Thcbe wk.be Giants in those Days "
Mr. Gideon Miles, of West Chester, Pa , is
the father of seven sons utul two daughters,
all of whom are living except one, who died
within a year The following is the weight
of the .urvivors: 252 lbs., V3, rJ, -i,
190 230. 190, 200 and 2t. The lather still
lives at the good old as ol 76. Ihe joint
weight of ihe father and eight childien is
2133 lbs. A trcigft.'wr family than the nine
Miles will not bo found in fifteen tnilcs.
Religioi-. Pkkskci tios is Italy. Mr.
and Mr. Madai have been condemned, the
former to four years and ten mouths, ihe lat
ter to three years and ten mouths, imprison.
meut in Florence, foi ihe ciitne of leading
the Holy Scripture, in their house, and leach
ing the Word of God within tbe Innit.allow-
ed by the constitution. Many other person.
were sentenced to banishment for dilleient
lerms, for having listened to Ihe teachings.
An Empty TatAsiav. The New Orleans
Delta says that the treasury of the State of
Louisiana is in a deplorable condition of
emptiness, it containing but sixty dollar,
when last heard from. There was no money
to meet the expenses ol the constitutional
convention, lheu in session, nor could any be
iaied on loan, the existing constitution pro
hibiting tho borrowing of money while the
State debt amounted to $100,000.
It is said that common mu'lon, and also
garlio bulbs, sprinkled in stacks, or where
they frequent, will drive away tats ami mice
elder and waluut leaves, bolh in their natu
ral stale, and a a decoction, will prevent tho
attack of flies, both on animal and meat,
and drive them away.
"Thhi's a great demand," says a Yan
kee pedler, "for a specie of phtter which
will enable gentlemen to dick to their busi
ness. ,
Tu Etc were over one hundred professor
of religion on board the frigate ladupca?
deaee during het late etui.
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