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rfeptember 11, Ifti 3m.
PAST MEMORIES.
BY JOHN O. W111TTIER
How thrills onco moro the lengthening clmin
Of meniorv nt lite tlinnohl of thee !
Old hopes which Ions in dust have lain.
Old dreams como thionging back again,
Aim boyhood Jives in me;
I feel ils lrlow' upon tnv cheek.
Its fullness of ihn heart is mine,
As when I yearned lo hear lliee spenk.
Ur toised my duuuilul eyes to thine.,
I hrnr njain ihy low replies,
1 feel ihins arm wiihin my own,
And timidly n"niu tiniise
Tim friiifjud lids of hazel eyps
Wiih soli blown lres.cs overblown,
And memories of sweet summer eves,
Ol moonlil wave nnd willowy wuy.
Of sla:s nnd (lowers, nnd dewy leaves.
And smiles ni.il tears more dear Ihun ihey.
Eie lhi, thy rjuiel eye. hath smiled,
sly pic-lure ill Hie jouth lo see,
When half a woman, hall' a i-hild,
Thy very iirllessntss beguiled,
And lolly's sell seemed wise in me ;
I tun can smile, m licit o'er that hour
The liah's of memory backward stream,
V'el feel i ho while thai manhood's power
Id vainer than my boyhood s dream.
Vears have passed on, and left their liaco
Of "raver cam and deeper thought,
And unto me the calm, cold face
Of manhood, and In thee, the prace
O! woman's pensive beauty lironoht.
On lite's rnuuh blast, fur blame nnd praise,
I he school-bo s nnine has widely IJown ;
Thine, in the green and fjiiiel ways
Of unobtrusive goodness known.
And wider yet, in thought and deed,
Uur slid (livei"ini pal lis incline ;
Thine, the (lent van's sleruesl creed.
While answi.Ts In my spirit's need
J he V oikt,ire s peasant s simple line ;
For thee, the piieslly rile unci prayer,
And holy day nnd solemn psalm ;
or me, the silent reverend, wheie
My brethren gather, plow and calm.
Yet hath ill y spirit left on mo
An impress lime has worn not out.
And someihina of myself in Ihee,
A shadow of the past, I see
i.inoerin" e'en thy way about ;
Not wholly enn the hem I unlearn
Thai lesson of its belter hours,
Nor yet has lime's dull footsteps worn
lo common dust that path ol lluwets.
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PHILADELPHIA.
A Urco assortment of Groceries always on
band, which will I sold at the lowest jitic.es for
Cash or approved Credit.
April 10, 1852. ly.
pression on my memory, and if I have nev- by a charming jyirl of twenty, (he daughter
er beiore repeated it, u was Irom a lurking ol the colonel, who graced the table with
3, Select ' (tale.
From Uleus'Jii'i Ficloriiil.
THE GREEN CHAMBER i
OR
THE MIUMCIIT VISITOR.
BY FRANCIS A. DL'RIVAGG
Is my younger days, "ghost stories"
were the most popular narratives extant,
and the lady or gentleman who could re-
cite'the most Ihrillinsrnilventure, involving
a genuine spiritual visitant, was sure to be ideas by the roots,
fear that though the old lady assured us it
was "not lo be luund in hny book or news
paper" it might have found its wny into
print. However, as twenty years have
elapsed, and f have never yet met with it
in type, 1 will venture to give the outlines
of the narrative.
Major Rupert Stanley', a "hold dragoon"
in the service of his majesty George III.,
found himself, one dark and blustering
nighl in autumn, ridin? towards London on
the old York road. lie had supped with
a Iriend, who lived nt a village some dis
tance o(T the road, nnd he was unfamiliar
with the country. Though not raining,
the air was damp, and the heavy, surchar
ged clouds threatened every moment to
pour down their contents. Rut the major,
though a young man, was an old campaign
er; and, with a warm cloak wrapped about
him, and a good horse under him, would
have cared very little (or storm and dark
ness, had lie Celt sure of a good bed for
himself, and comfortable quarters for his
horse when he had ridden lar enough Cur
the strength of Ins faithful animal. A good
horseman cares as much for the comfort ol
his steed as for his own rase. To add to
the discomfort of the evening, there was
some chance of meeting highwaymen ; but
major Mauley leit no urn asine?s on that
score, as, just before leaving his friend's
house, he had examined his holster-pistols,
and freshly primed them. A brush with a
highwayman would enhance the romance
of a night journey.
So he jogged along; bul mile alter mile
was passe d, and no twinkling light in the
distance gave notice of the appearance of
the wished lor inn. I he major' horse be
gan to give unmistaki-able evidence of dis
tress stumbling once or twice, nnd recov
ering himself with dillii-tilty. At last, a
dim light suddenly appeared at a turn of
Ihe road. The horse pricked up his ears.
and trotted forward with spirit, soon ball
ing beside a one-story cottage. The ma
jor was disappointed, but he rode up to the
door and rapped loudly with Ihe butt of his
riding-wlup. Ihe summons brought a
sleepy cotter to the door.
"My gooJ friend," said the major, "can
you tell me how far it is to the next inn ?"
"hh! it be about zeven mile, zur," was
the answer, in the broad Yorkshire dialect
of the district.
"Seven miles!" exclaimed the major, in
a tone of deep disappointment, "and my
horse is alieady blown! My good fellow,
can't you put my horse somewhere, ami
give me a bod ? I will pay you liberally
lor your trouble."
"Eh! Goodness zakis!" said the rustic.
"I be nought but a ditcher ! There be noa
plaz? to put the nag in, and there be only
one room and one bed in the cot."
"What s'tall I do?" cried the major, at
his wit's end.
"I'll tell 'ee, zur," said the rustic, scratch
ing his head violently, as if to extract his
"Ilt-re be a voine
her presence. Never, he thought, had he
seen so beauiilui, so modest nnd so lady-like
a creature; and she, in lorn, seemed very
favorably impressed with the manly beauty
and frank manners of their military guest.
At length she retired. The colonel,
who was a three bottle man, and had found
a listener to his heart, was somewhat in
clined lo prolong the session into the small
hours of the morning, hut finding lhat his
guest was much fatigued, and even begin
ning to nod in the midst of his choicest
story, he felt compelled to nsk him if he
would not like to retire. Major Stanley
replied promptly in the aflirmiitive, nnd
the old gentleman, lakiiig.up a silver can
dlestick, ceremoniously marshalled his guest
to a large old-fashioned room, the walls of
which being papered with green, gave it
its appellation of the "green chamber." A
comfortable bed invited to repose ; a cheer
ful fire was blazing on the hearth, and eve
rything was cosey and quiet. The major
looked round him with a smile of satisfac
tion. "I am deeply inch-bled to you, Colonel,"
said he, "for affording me such comfortable I nas l)GPI1 my pleasure to co operate in pro-
I might be able lo convince you and her
of the reality of what I had, witinessvd." '
The major's" business was not pressing,
and he readily yielded to the colonel's ur
gent request to pass a lew days with him.
Their mutual liking increased tipon better
acquaintance, and in a few weeks the
White Thanlom's ring, inscribed with the
names of Rupert Stanley and Julia Rogers,
served as the sacred symbol of their union
for life. ' .
LETTER FROM DAMI.L I.. MILLTR, JR.
To the Stockholders of tiik Sundl-ry and
KtUE RAll.noAP, ON HIS RESIGNATION OF
THE I'ltESIDENCY.
To the Stockholders of the Sunlmry and Erie
Rail Jtoail Company, and the puldie
in general.
In lesigning the office of Piesidenl of Iho
Company, which 1 have done, I desire lo re
turn my most sincere and henitfoit thanks to
tin) very many active and energetic fiiencU
ol tho Company in each of the several coun
ties through which the road will pass, as
well ns to many in this city, with whom it
it is n satisfaction Co know that the
quarters. I shall sleep like a lop." v,
"I am a afraid not," answered the colo
nel, shaking his head gravely. "I never
knew a guest of mine to pass a quiet night
in the Green Chamber."
Ihe lion or lioness of the evening party he
enlivened C. with the dismal details. The
elder auditors never seemed particularly
horrified or terror-stricken, however much
ratified they were, but the younger mem
bers would drink in every word, "supping
full of horrors." After listening to one of
these authentic narratives, we used to be
large house on the the ro;id, about a moile
vurlhcr on. It's noa an inn, but the colo
nel zees company vor the vun o' the thing
'cause he loikes to zee company about
un. You must 'a heard ov him Colonel
Rogers a' used lo be a soger once."
"Sav no more," cried the major, "f
have, heard of (his hospitable gentleman
"I shall prove an exception," said Ihe
major, smiling. "Hut I must make one re
mark," he added, seriously. "It is ill
sporting with the feelings of a soldier; antl
should any of your servants attempt to play
tricks upon me, they will have occasion to
repent it." And he laid his heavy pistol
on the lighstand by his bedside.
"My servants, Major Stanley," said the
old gentleman, with an air of olli-nded dig
nity, "are too well drilled to dare attempt
any tricks upon my guests. Good night,
major."
'Good-night, colonel."
The door closed. Major Stanley lock
ed it. Having done so, he look a survey
of the apartment. Resides the door open
ing into the entry, there was another lead
ing to some other room. There was no
lock upon this second door, but a heavy
table placed across, completely barricaded
it.
"1 am safe," thought the major, "unless
there is a storming party of ghosts to at
tack ine in my fastness. 1 think I shall
sleep w-ell."
lie threw himself into an arm chair be
fore the fire, and watching the glowing
embers, amused himself with building cas
tles in the air, and musing on Ihe attrac
tions of the fair Julia, his host's daughter.
He was far enough fioui th:nking of spec
tral visitants, when a very slight noise
struck on his ear. Glancing in the direc
tion of Ihe inner door, he thought he saw
the heavy table glide backwards from ils
place. Quick as thought, lie caught up a
pistol, and challenged the intiuder. There
was no reply but the door continued to
moling tho interests of this great enterprise
1 did not tcek the office urcepled it re
luctantly nt first temporarily In save Ihe
chatactct and eflect an organization until
some more suitable person could be se
lected. 1 was subsequently induced by the earnest
solicitations of the friends of tho work to
continue! in olliee under an arrangement as to
compensation unanimously recommended
by a committee, nnd unanimously adopted
by the Board at a lime when the treasury
was penniless, ami the company without a
single share of new subscriptions. By this
agreement on the one hand, my compensa
tion was to be chiefly contingent upon suc
cess in the ratio of one per cent upon the
amount of means realized by the company
for the prosecution of tho work, during my
tenure of olliee upon such n principle, lhat
the larger the compensation and ihe sooner
realized' the belter for the interests of the
company, under which it was manifestly
belter for Ihe company that the largest
amount attainable should be secured in five,
or. if possible, even in one year, than in len
or twenty, as with that - contingency, Iho
Here s a
my good
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Bed Posts, Balusters, r.osetls, Slal and Quar
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The attention of Cabinet Makers anj Carpen
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BOOKS KLLKR,
Market Street,
SUNBURY, PA.
YUST received and for sale, a fresh supply of
" FVAXGELICA1L. Ml'SIC
tor Singing Schools. He is also opening at
this time, a Urge assortment of Books, ui every
kranrii of Literature, constating of
Poetry, History, KovcU, ltomances, Scientific
Works, Law, Medicine, School and Children'
Books, Bibles ; School, Pocket and Family, both
with and without Engravings, and every or vari
ety of Binding. Prayer Books, of all kinds.
Also iust received anil for sale, Purduns Di
gest of the laws of lVniitylvainu, edition of 1851,
price only f G,UU.
. Judga Beads edition of Bluckstones Common
aries, in 3 vols. 8 vo. formerly sold at ? 10,00,
and now onered (.ui fresh binding) at the low
price of 10,00.
A Treatiae on the laws of Pennsylvania, re
specting the estates of Decedents, by Thomas F,
(jordon, price only 1,UU.
I ravels. Voyages and Adventures, all ol
which will be sold low, either for cash, or coun
try produce.
February, 81,4852 tL
very reluctant to retire to our dormitories, alut i,;,, h-nim, ,. :,. t. armv sjVes me
. . i i.ii i - .
and never ventured to get into ueu uu we
had examined suspicious looking closets,
old wardrobes, and, indeed, every nook
and corner that might bo supposed lo har
bor a ghost or ghoul
Fortunately for the rising generation,
these tales have gone out of fashion, and
though some attempts lo revive the taste
have been made as in the "Night Side of
a sure claim to Ins attention.
crown for vour information,
Ciiend. Gome, Marlborough!"
Touching his steed with the spur, the
major rode off, feeling an exhilaration of
spirits which soon communicated itself to
the horse. A sharp trot ol a lew minutes
brought him lo a large mansion, which
stood unfenced, like a huge caravansery,
Nature" such efforts have proved deplor- Dy the roadside. He made for the front
.LI J -I 'IM. . nnnnl. nf A-r!l.F . , '., . - 1- .1 .1. -
able failures. The young people of to-day
make liaht of jrhosts. The spectres in the
incantation scene of "Di r Freyschutz" are
received with roars of laughter, and even
the statue in Don Giovanni seems "jolly
notwithstanding the illusive music of Mo
zart. We were about to remark that the
age had outgrown superstition, hut we re
membered the Richester knockings, and (u, major, touching his hat, "and come to
concluded to be modestly silent. claim your well-known hospitality. Can
One evening, many years since, it was a vou ,rive nu. a .d for ie night ? 1 am
blustering December evening, the wind I afraid mv four-footed companion is hardly
howling as it dashed the old buttonwood a,L. t0 carry ,e (0 ihe next inn."
limbs in its fury against the parlor win- i cannot promise you a bed, sir," said
dows ol the country house where a few of tle host, "for I have but one spare bed in
us were nssemuieu to pass the winter nou- n,e house." -
days, we gathered beiore a roaring fire of "And th it?" said the major.
walnut and oak, which made everything "Happens to be in a room that does not
within doors as cheery and comfortable, as eniov a verv nleasins reputation. In
all without was desolate and dreary. The short, sir, one room of my house is haunt-
window snutters were lelt unlastened, that I ej ; anrj n,at is the only one, tmCortunate-
ino origin lamptigtit and ruddy luvlighl yf tf,at j can place at your disposal to
iiiigui aiiraiii uiar upon me wuury waste, rijo-bt."
and perhaps guide some benighted wayfarer "My d,.ar s;r wiJ the major, springing
to a hospitable shelter. from i,:s )orst, anfj tossing the bridle to the
We shall not attempt to describe the ,.rvani. "vmi enchant me bevond txpre.-
group, as any such portrait painting would L;on i A. haunted chamber! The, very
Lycoming Mutual Insurance Company,
DR. J. B. MASSER is the local agent for the
above Insurance Company, in N orthuratier-
land county, and is at all time ready to edict
Insurances against fire on real or personal pro
perty, or renewing policies lor me same.
Hunbury, April 28, 1861 tf.
II AND BILL8 neatly printed on new type
promptly executed at this oflice. Also
Mauks, of all kinds on superior paper,
Snnbury, Ttb. 14, 1853,
door, and, without dismounting, plied the
large brass knocker till a servant in livery
made Ins appearance.
"Is your master up V asked the major.
"I am the occupant ol this house," said
a venerable gentleman, making his appear
ance at the hall door.
"I am a benighted traveller, sir," said
not be germane to the matter more imme
diately in hand. Suffice it to say, that one
of the youngsters begged Aunt . Deborah,
the matron of the mansion, to tell us a ghost
story "a real ghost story, Aunt Deborah"
lor in those days we were terribly afraid
of counterfeits, and hated to hear a narra
tive, where the ghost turned out in the end
to be no ghost after all, but a mere com
pound of flesh and blood like ourselves.
Aunt Deborah smiled at our earnestness.
and tantalized our impatience by some of
those little arts, with which the practised
story-teller enhances the value and interest
of her narrative. Mie tapped her silver
snuff-box, opened it deliberately, took a
very delicate pinch of the Lundy Foot,
shut the box, replaced it in her pocket,
folded her hands before her, looked round a
minute on the expectant group and then
besan.
I shall despair ol imparting to this cold
n and ink record .ol tier story the inimita-
couversational grace with which she
embellished it. It made an indelible im-
pen
Lie
thing and 1 who have never seen a ghost !
What luck!"
The host shood his head gravely.
"I never knew a man," he said, "to pass
a night in that chamber without regretting
it."
Major Stanley laughed, as lie took bis
nistols from the holster-pipes. "With
these friends of mine," he said, "I fear nei
ther ghost nor demon."
Colonel Kosreis showed nis guest into a
comfortable parlor, where a sea-coal fire
was burning cheerlully in a grate, ana re
freshments most welcome lo a weary tra
veller, stood upon a table. 1 ' '
"Mine host" was an old campaigner, and
had seen much service during the war of
the American Revolution, anil he was full
of interesting anecdotes and descriptions of
adventures. But while Major Stanley was
apparently listening attentively lo the nar
rative of bis hospitable entertainer, throw
ing in the appropriate ejaculation of sur
prise and pleasure at the proper intervals,
' his whole attention was in reality absorbed
open and Ihe lable to slide back. At last
there glided into the room a tall, gracelul
figure, robed in white. At the first glance,
the blood curdled in the major's veins ; at
the second, he recognized the daughter of
Ins lioft. Her eyes were wide open, and
she advanced with nn assured step, but it
was very evident she was asleep. Here
was the mystery ol the Green Chamber
solved at once. The young girl walked lo
the fire-place and seatnl htrscllin the arm
chair from which the soldier bad just risen
His first impulse was to vacale the room, nnd
go directly and alarm the colonel. But, in
the first place he knew not what apartment
hi? host occupied, nnd in the second, curi
osity prompted him to watch the denoue
merit of this singular scene. Julia raised
her lelt band, and gazing on a beautiful
ring lhat adorned one of her white and ta
per tinners, pressed it repeatedly to her
lips. She then sank into art attitude ol re
pose, her arms drooping listlessly by her
sides.
The major approached her, and stole the
ring lioin her finger. His action disturbed
but diJ not awaken her. She seemed to
miss the ring, however, and, after groping
hopelessly for it, rose and glided through
the doorway as silently as she had entered, j
She had no sooner retired, than the major
replaced Ihe lable, nnd tlrawing a heavy
clothes-press against it, t fTectually guarded
himself against a second intrusion.
This done, he threw himself upon the1
bed, and slept soundly till a late hour of the
morning. When he awokp, he sprang out
of bed, and ran to the window. Every
trace of the storm bad passed away, and an
unclouded sun was shining on the radiant
landscape. After performing the duties of
his toilet, he was summoned to breakfast,
where he met the colonel and his daugh
ter. "Well, maj., and how did you pass the
night V asked the colonel, anxiously.
"Famously," replied Stanley. "1 slept
like a top, as I told you 1 should."
'Then, thank heaven, the spell is broken
nt last," said Ihe colonel, "and the While
Phantom has ceased to haunt the Green
Chamber."
"By no means," said the major, smiling,
"the White Phantom paid me a visit last
night, and left me a token of the honor."
"A token !" exclaimed the father and
daughter, in a breath,
. "Yes, my friends, and here it is." And
the major handed the ring to the gentle
man.
"What's the meaning of this, Julia ex
claimed the colonel. "The ring 1 gave
you last week !"
Julia tittered a faint cry, and turned
deadly pale.
'The mystery is easily explained," said
the major. "The young lady is a sleep
walker.. She came into my room before 1
had retired, utterly unconsious of her ac
tions. I took the ring from her hand that
company would he in possession of ample
means for ihe vigorous prosecution of the
wotk.
On the other hand, in case of failure, I
was to receive no compensation whatever for
sorvico ; incur ihe hazard ol w natever Dis
advantage might result in diminished pto-
lits in mv business : and rik the loss of
whatever amount of money I miyht expend
necessarily in the effort to revivo ihe com
pauy.
No one can charge thai ibis arrangement
or any thing else connected with the com
pany, has been concealed from any enqui
rer. On the contrary, at nil times, investi
gation and examination have been invited,
and tho most full nnd frank explanations
have been given.
At the time this anangement was made
1 doubt whether there wero fifty men in
Philadelphia who . regarded success possi
ble or probable of one mini w ho would have
perilled ihe money alone which I have risk
ed, had ha been offered all the contingent
salary.
Willi a deeply settled conviction lliol
principle and policy always dictate tho
same cotnse, and in view of the mode of
compensation adopted, which, however fa
in illiar lo every business man, was some
what novel in its npplication lo a corporation
I have been doubly careful in statements
and conduct and no man will charge mo
with having resoiled to misrepresentation or
any dishonorable means, and give me, while
ho makes Ihe charge, nn equal chance lo
repel it, wiih truth no matter how desira
ble or impoitant ihe object sought.
The moment dissatisfaction was expressed
I instantly waived any advnntnge on a rily
Btibsciiption and subsequently, unsolicited
by any one, I waived all agreement fur any
compensation.
I have been true lo your interests true to
llioe of my native city large privote gains
would have been mv reward had I been
false lo eilher to promote Ihe ends of specu
lators, nnd advance Ihe interests of rwul eu
terptise and rival cities. In standing firm,
I have given offence to a few corrupt and
unprincipled men, whose motto is Rule or
Ruin. They ond their emisaries have assail
eJ my character and too many ears closed
to llid truth, have w illingly listened to lhcir
misrepresentations of lads nnd malicious
slanders by which honest men have been
imposed upon.
Willing to do what I could lo promote ihe
cause, 1 have labored wild wnal zeal nud
ability I possessed, have expended line stud
money and labor, sacrificed comfort, but
never truth or honor. Determined not lo
etard the woik by selfieh iMi'sideialiniis,
I promptly yielded my . tightfc lo the Com
pany -
The words winch 1 tillered in accepting
Ihe post have proved prophulio Ihe time of
their fu'.fltinenl bus como, and 1 now relin
quish my position, in the hope that by so
doing, your success, which 1 regard as cer-
lain, may be hastened.
I beg no one lo suppose for a moment lhat
my course is dictated by any change of
viewa regarding Ihe Vaat imporiauce of the
work its eniire feasibility, or any want of
confidence in its success ; theae have all
been greatly strei.thened by my observation
and moat careful investigation.
In reviewing my adtniitr'ion of the of-
fie
Company has saved more ihnn the largest
amount 1 could under nny cirenmatancea
have received ; besides which Iho ordinary
expenses havo been upon n scale of unpre
cedented economy, nnd Ihe affairs of ihe
Company nrc in n position lo invite ihe most
rigid and searching investigation.
You possess in the charier and its supple
ments privileges nnd advantages co extensive
with character of the enterprise without a
parallel in the Stale.
The iitvaluble legislation of the Inst session
tho munificent subscription of Ihe city of
Erie the exceedingly liberal one of that
county, and of every other county between
Ihe Lake and the Susquehanna and of sev
eral of the boroughs on ihe route have nil
been obtained without the expenditure of n
single dollar of your funds, or my own pri
vate means, in any improper manner.
The value of the legislation will hereafter
be appreciated ; lo Ihe Company it cannot bo
estimated in dollars and cents to Iho city
of Philadelphia, if embraced before it is lo
late, the vnlue is greater than nil ihe subscrip
tion she has been or probably ever will bo
asked to make your road.
The corporals subscriptions referred to
amount in an tincoiufid'onuf shape lo one mil
lion one hundred and forty five thousand dol
lars, and a further sum of a quarter of a mil
lion, eonJi'liuicJ upon a city subscription of
one million. A liberal cash subscription
from individuals in the northwestern coun
ties, swells up the amount of aid offered by
the country, to a sum largely exceeding their
pledges, and more than fulfils nil ihe expec
tations I ever gave lo the public.
It is ihe only ptoject which ever came In
Philadelphia, w ith an offer fiom the country
to share the co6t ; while it offers gteater ben
efits than any other, it has by some been
more coldly received. Why? It is nol for
mo say.
You possess a route with advantages in
grade, distance, curvature, cost of construc
tion, and safety of transit, which will ena
ble yon, when it is completed, to defy the
competition of any similar improvement now
in existence, or which can connect the Lakes
and Ihe seaboard. Yon develope neatly one-
third of the territory of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, now without an outlet.
- Your terminus is at the best harbor on the
Lake lo whose trade New York is chiefly, if
not exclusively, indebted for her superiority
over Philadelphia in population, wealth and
the extent of her shipping for the superior
natural position of Philadelphia kept her in
advance of New York in all lliese respects
till the latter opened an artificial communi
cation with lake Eiie to reach which she
has now profitably construclcd three avenues
the Canal at a fir6t cost of seven millions,
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expeuucii eiAiircn immune ,11 11a viiiuigcinciii,
and is now completing that enlargement nt
a further cost of nine millions, payable from
year to year ouf of the surplus profits resulting
from ils business. She also built one chain of
railroads al a cost of fourteen and a half
millions, and another at a cost of twenty
four millions. Yon 'offer lo Philadelphia, at
trifling cost, a far better avenue to Ihis trade
of the lakes than either of ihose. That lake
trade now exceeds in value the foreign com
merce of the United Slates, is many times as
greal as the trade of the Ohio river and
within ten or twenty years its annual increase
will exceed the value of Ihe whole trade ar
riving at and departing from Pittsburg by the
Ohio river.
What iiileligcnt man doubts that the mer
chants and property holders of Philadelphia
are richer this day by the w hole amount of
corporate and individual subscriptions made
to the Pennsylvania Railroad, than they
would have been had that improvement not
been made.
And yet, without any disparagement lo
that great woik, it must be admitted lhat it
has been chiefly n means of saving a trade
and its nntuiul increase which we already
possessed.
If your roal is fairly built and economi
cally managed, it must prove an exceedingly
profitable one. Under such auspices, 1 be
lieve ihe excess of ils earnings, over six per
cunt interest, if invested, will realize a fund
w hieh, on favorable terms, the company can
carrj forward. There is nothing now lo
prevent your having one half of the whole
length of your road completed ready for tho
snperMrnelnre, within about eighteen months.
And when once fairly commenced, I have
never doubted that you will be able lo real
ize ample means lo insure Ihe early comple
tion or ihe entire line of the greatest im
provement ever projected to promote the
prosperity of Philadelphia nnd Pennsylvania.
I retire from Ihe company unconditionally,
on the very ihreshhold of its success ; sln ink
ing from no responsibility, and fearing no
just reproach; conscious lhat I have honora
bly nnd faithfully discharged my duty. Ve
ry respectfully,
D L. MILLER, Jr.
Philad., 10th mo, 25lh, 1852.
DEATH OF Ait tXKXOWfl TESIALE.
On Sunday last, a girl aged 19 years, died
at a house in Endicolt street, of apoplexy.
The only name by which she was known lo
the residents of Ihe houso was "Mary," her
birth-place and the names of her parents
and friends, if she had any living, being
wholly unknown. She had been an inmate
of a house of ill fame, and her story, if it
could be told, would add anolher leaf lo the
history of the sins and miseries of a great
city. Traveller.
"To what gulf,
A single deviation from the track
Of human duties, tcadi !"
"Mary !" The only treasure left on a
whole casket of precious jewels. Innocence
crushed and dead! youth blighted and with
ered 1 beauty in Ihe sere and yellow leaf 2
her "good name" gone ! what has Ihis young
Magdalene left but these four letters of
magical combination, "Mary !" "Home,"
though perchance within an hoar's ride, was
never thought of as a home for her. Even
the golden memories of youth were obscur
ed and lost in the recollection of present
shame. She saw nothing of Ihe roses that
bloomed in the pathway of her childhood
but their thorns. How sadly sweet lo her
where the thrilling guslies of the songs of
girlhood that still fainly echoed thiough Ihe
darkling chambers of her memory I This
sad record indicates a trace of her maidenly
sensitiveness in this days of her innocency
when
"Vnto (tie ground ihe cast her mndest eye,
And ever and anon, with roay red,
The buahful bluih her showy cheeka did dye.1'
In the unimpenetrable mystery which hung
as a pall over ihe place of her former homei
and even the names of her dearest friends,
whose memories were hallowed by the en
enchantment of too holy a spell to be profa
ned by the polluted atmosphere of that house
of vice. Deep down in her 'heart of hearts'
lay that bidden secret ; no solicitation, no
entreaty, no'yeamings of woman's curious!
ty, no blandishments of the "lords of crea
tion," no woman's confidence reposed, not
even the gloom of lonely hours, Ibe suffer
ings of disease, or the forshadowing dark
ness of death itself, could affright or draw
it from beneath its veil, of unrevealing si
lence. Who can tell her anguish and her des
pair ? Who can tell from what height she
fell ? or the magnitude of that circle from
whose centre her very name is for ever blot
ted ? Who knows what cheeks are bathed
in bitter brine what grey hairs are there
whitening early for the grave ? And where
the serpent, perchance, with gilded crest
and glittering apparel, that beguiled this
fair daughter of Eve, whose greatest fault
might have been a too confiding belief that
all ihe world were guileless as herself!
He may be in our midst.
Mary ! let Ihy story, half told and sad,
speaks volumes of advice and caution to
thy giddy sisters. It may be "a savor of life
unto life" to many Marys Nashua Oasis.
Miss Dubois, on being asked what she
had done with Captain Bullet, her lover, re
plied, lhat she had served him as be did a
town in. Mexico, sacked him. Spunky gal,
that. Whether Bullet will pop the question
now, depends on circumstances.
A late traveller in Italy says that Ihe
back streets of Rome are paved with dead
equal lo the whole first cost or investment dogs, old boots and oyster-shells. This style
of pavement, we regret to say, is not pecu-
within twenty-five years, while there can
scarcely be a doubt that within a lew years
the advance in the value of real estate ulong
the line of the road and in Philadelphia,
which will result from its cons'.iuciion, will
be greater than Ihe whole cost.
Twelve mouths since, you were wiihoni a
dollar in tho treasury, or a single share of
new nvailublo subscriptions. Now you have
(o couiHienre teith nn umonut of subscription,
(all of which, under judicious management,
may be made available.) larger in proportion
to the estimated cost of Iho work than ciiher
ihe Reading or New Yoik and Erie Rail road
companies relatively, have subscribed in
slock this day, ns compared with lh co.-t
of those improvements bih of which are
compluled and in cuccesUiI.npeialion
curate surveys and m locaiion of ihe Eastern
Divisions, embracing ouo-tpiarter of llu
whole distance, are completed, ready for ihe
woik of constiuclioii.,
The managers will no doubt consummate
negotiations now in ptogr-ss-for the imme
diate pioseculion of ibe grading and budging
of lhal fotirlh-on terms highly advantageous,
and liich the company is in a position lo
justify undertaking with a .certainty of ils
exeoution.
The surveys end location of anolher por
tion of the road, of equal length will be com
pleted at an early day, Ihe construction of
liar to Rome. It prevails lo a graat extent
in many paits of Gotham.
If all the nutmegs in Ihe world were in
heap, w by would a spice-box still boast of a
larger number? Because it contains a "nul
meg greater." The author of this started
for Van Diemau's land on Wednesday, in a
one-horse wagon.
Madame Goliisiimidt is at present at
Leipsie, residing wiih ber husband's rela
tives. She has purchased a house al Dres
den, and it is said she intends in future to
live in ltl"l cily.
Tub Duke of Wellington is not to be
buried until tho middle of November. It
w ill be a grand pageant, and all Engtan.4
will be in mourning.
"Wiiat are your politics 1"
"Haven't got any,"
"What, no politios ?"
. "No, not a darned politic."
There is a family in Ohio so lazy lhat
it lakes two of them to sneeze one to
throw the head back, and the oibcr lo make
ibe noise.
A Qcick Wat to Produce a Buiaavsn.
Tease a short horned Durham in fly lime.
Thc Queen of Portugal has forbidden the
wearing of beards la her army.
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