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Wilson, Lewistown. " A. Jordan, Sunbury. " Saml. Calvin, Hotlidaysburg Uwisburg, -April 30, 1853. tf. ) o tlx rj . THE ALARMED SKIPPER. Many a Ions, long year ago, Nunluckul fkipper hail a plan Of finding out, though ' lying low," How near New York their tchooners ran. They greased the lead before it fell, And then, by sounding Ihiongh ihe night Knowing I he uil that stuck, so well, They always guessed their reckoning right. A skipper gray, whose eyes were dim, Could tell, by tasting, just the spot, And so below he'd Slowie the glim" After, of course, bis 'something hot." Snug in his berth, at eight o'clock, This ancient skipper might be found ; No mutter how his craft would rock, lie slept for skippei'a naps are sound! The wnlt'li on deck would now and ihon Kii n down and wake him. with tho lead ; llu'd up, and taste, and tell the tnon How many miles they went ahead. One night t'was Jutham Marden's watch, A curious wag the pedlar's son And so he mused, (I ho wanton wretch,) 'To night I'll have a bit of fun. "We're all n set of stupid fools, To think the tkipper knows by lasting What "round lio'a on Nantucket schools Don't tcuch such slulf, wilh all theii basting!' And so ho look the well greased lead, And rubbed it o'er a box of earth That stood on deck a parsnip bed And then he sought the skipper's berth. "Where are we now, siiT Dense to taste." The skipper yawned, put out his tongue, Then opened his eyes in wondrous haste, And then upon the Hour he sprung! The skipper stormed, and lore his hair, Thrust on his boots, and roared to Maiden, "Nantucket's sunk, and here ve art Ri"lil over eld Mcrm llackelCs ardcn!" 21 Select (rale. FOILING A RIVAL. DOCTOR I. W, IIUGUKS, OFFICE on Broadway, near the Episcopal Church, 8unbnry. Sunbury, April 14, 1853. tf. 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COUNTRY PURCHASERS may here be accommodate! without Ihe inconvenience of look ing further, and may lie assured that they will re ceive the advantage of their money. BURTON & LANING, 14 ARCH Street, above Bixth, Philadelphia. March, 12, 1853 3m. 'The critter loves me ! I know she ioves me !' said Jonathan Doubikins, as he sat up on the cornfield fence, meditating on the course ol his true love, that was running just as Shakespeare always said it rather roughly. '11 bukey Teabody has taken a shine to that gawky, lonji-shatikes, stam mcrin', shy critter, Gusset, just case lie's a city feller, she ain't thegal I look her for tlint'u sartain. No; it's the old folksdarn their ugly pictures! Old Mis. Feadody al lers was a dreadful highlalulin' critter, full of Li; notions', and the old man, a big soft head, driven around by his wife just as our old one eyed rooster is drove about by our cantankerous five toed Dorkin hen. But il 1 don't spile this fun my name aint Jona than. I'm goin' down to the city by the rail road next week, and when 1 come back wake snakes, that's all.' 'Ihe above soliloquy may serve to give the reader some slight ideaof the 'lay of the land,' in the pleasant rustic village where the speaker resided. Mr. Jonathan Doubi kins was a young farmer, well to uo in tne world, and looking out lor a wile, and had been paying his addresses to Miss Susan Peabody, the only chili! ol Deacon L,lder- tiupru Pi.fiKrtlv nf tbnt ill ivitha fnir nrrte. J J " I""" c. !,..:. i Tn.i .i:....i.. pect of success, when a city acquaintance '"i M,u "cSro" "-V ..f tho P,.nKr,rtv nnuMe f 'nrrolliK f .'ii.t.l DUSail VOS Silent. 'Who are you ? cried Gusset, his eyes starting out or his head, and shivering from head to fool. 'He asks me who I am. O, Sadies! O, you vere respectable old gentilmone! hear him vat he ask. Who I am, perhde! ah. I'm your vife ! I never see you 'fore s' help me Bob !' cried Gusset energetically. Don't you swear ! said Deacon Peabody, 'ef you do, I'll kick you into fits, by golly ! 1 won't have no prolaneor vulgar language used in my house.' 0, bless you ! bless you ! respectable old man tell him he must come viz me. Tell him I have spoke to z ; constable. Tell him ' sobs interrupted her utterance. 'it's a pesky bad business!' said the dea con, chafing with unwonted ire. 'Gusset you are a rascal.' 'lake caie, Deacon Peabody, take care!' said the unfortunate shopkeeper. 'I remarked you was a lascal, Gusset. You've gone and mairied two wives, and that 'ere's flat burglary, ef I know anything 'bout Revised Statoots.' Two wives?' shrieked the Frenchwo man. 'Haifa dozen, for aught I know to the contrary,' said the deacon. 'Now you clear out of my house go away to the station, and clear out into Bos ton ; I won't hev nothin' more to do with you.' 'But, dencon, hear me.' 'I don't want to hear ye, yesarpint!' cried the deacon, stopping his ears with his hands. -Marryiu' two wives and coin in' courtin' a third. Go -long! clear out !' Even Mrs. Peabody, who was inclined to put in a word for the culprit, was silen ced. Susan turned Irom him in horror, and in utter despair he fled to the railway station, holly pursued by the clamorous and indignant Frenchwoman. The same afternoon, as Miss Susan Pea body was walking towards the village, she was overtaken by Jonathan Doubikins, dressed in his best, and driving his fast go ing horse before his Sunday-go-to-meeting chaise. He reined up and accosted her. 'Hallo, Suke ! get in and take a ride.' 'Don't care if I do, Jonathan,' replied the young lady, taking a seat. '1 say you,' said Jonathan grinning, 'that 'ere city feller's turned out a pooty pup, aint he V It's dreadful, if it's true,' replied the young lady. 'You bad a narrow escape, did'nt you?' pursued the old lover. Indeed,' she answered. But he warnt never of no account any way you could fix it.' Well he warn't1' replied the young lady. 'What do the old folks think'about it ?' EXECUTION OF AKTIlin SI'lllNO. On Friday, the lOlh inst., Arthur Spiing suffered death for the murder of Ellen Lynch and Honoia Shaw. During tho twenty f ur hours immediately proceeding his execution, every ellorl was used by the officer of the law, mid especially by hisspiiituitl adviser', to induce him to make a confession ol his crimes; but all these appeals were in vain. Up to the last moment of his earthly exist cuce he exhibited no token of contrition, and refused to acknowledge his guilt. He lived a bold, bad, blasphemous wretch, and died wilh a lie upon his lips. On Thursday the matron of tho piisou vis ited him in his cell He received her in his blandest manner. The lady, with kind ma teruul feeling, expressed liei giatiflcation it' his having exonerated his poor boy from the dieadful charge of killing the women, which she had the pleasure of reading in the piper. Al this his great power of self-control almost failod him J but the working of his counte nance showed the inward struggle. As calmly as he could, ha said that was tho thing lie did not do he. could not clear his boy. The lady, wilh tears, expostulated with him on bin unwillingness to clear his boy from a ehargo so horrible. "0, Aithur, as a mother, I ask you why you can not say your poor stricken child did not do thai mur der. A fuw more hours will see you standing before the righteous Judge, to give account for ull but poor child, ho most remain in this woild of tears and ief ; and 0, Arthur, w hat a heavy burden he must bear if you do not unbind it," But even a weeping woman could not move him to spare his son, any more than Ihe ucepinq woman who said "spare my life !" Among those who visited him during the day. was Mis. M. L. Caley, a lady w ho was on a vis it of mercy to the two young men, Cupie and Eminos, and who had on a former occasion visited him, requested to bid him farewell. She entered his cell, her countenance beam ing with christian love, ihe law of kindness on her lips. In a few well chosen wordsi she bade him farewell ! Afier she retired, he said, ' O I wish that dear good woman had prayed wilh me." Two gentlemen, for whom he had sent and who had on a former occasion befiieud ed him, also visited liiin; and as his wUh to see them was to assist him again in proeur in", if possible, Executive clemency, they were requested to assure him of Ihe utter hopelessness of his case. They did so, and bade him farewell. The Ilev. John Street and Rev. Mr. Kensil remained with him until near midnight. The chnplin returned to tho prison i t Strekt I have one moro nne.iion to nA half past twelve, and. found him enjoying a you and I have done. Before tfod, who sees They haint said not one word since he Illicitly before their depurtmc, ufier bavin cleared out.' Forgot that night I rode you home from singin' school?' asked Jonathan, suddenly breaking oft. 'No I hain't,' replied Ihe young lady, blushing and smiling at the same time. 'Remember them apples I gin you V '0, yes.' 'Well, they was good was't they ?' 'First rate, Jonathan.' 'Got a hull orchard of them kinder fruit, TO. M'CAIITY, BOOKSELLER, Market Street, SUNBURY, PA. TUBT received and for sale, a fresh supply of F.VAKGEI.IC4IL All SIC er Singing Schools. He is also opening ut litis time, a large assortment of Books, in every ranch of Literature, consisting of Poelry, History, Novels, Romances, Scientific Works, Law, Medicine, School and Children's Books, Bibles; School, Pocket and Family, belli with and without Kngravittga, and every of vari ety of Binding. Pruyer Books, of all kinds. Also just received and for sale, l'urdons Di gest of the luwsof Pennsylvania, edition of 1851, price only vb.uu. Judge Reads edition of Btackstones Cpinmen- tariea, ia 3 vol. 6 vo. formerly sukl at f 10,00, and Dow offered (in fresh binding) al Ilia low price ot 5u,ou. . , A Treatise on the laws of Pennsylvania re specting the estates of Ueccdenta, by Thomas F. Gordon, price only 91,00. Travels, Voyage and Adventure, all ot which will be sold low, either fur cash, ot coun try produce.' February, J 1, 185t. U. ' who kept a retail dry goods store in Hano ver street, Boston, had suddenly made his appearance in the field, and commenced he 'cutting out game.' Dazzled with the prospect of becoming a gentleman's wife, and pestered by the importunities of her aspiring mamma, the village beauty had begun to waver, when her old lover deter mined on a last and bold stroke to foil his rival. He went to the city and returned; of his business there he said nothing, not even to a pumping maiden aunt, who kepi house for him. He went not near the Peabody's, but labored in his cornfield and garden, patiently awaiting the result of his machinations. The next day Mr. Gusset was seated with the old folks and their darter, in the best room of the Peabody's mansion, chatting as pleasantly as may be, when the door open ed and in rushed a very dirty and furious Irish woman. Is it there ye are, Mister Cornelious!' she screamed, addressing the astonished Gusset.' 'Come out of that before I fetch ye, ye spalpeen ! is that what ye promised me afore the praste, ye halhen nager Runniu' away from me and the childer forsakiu' yer lawful wedded wife and run nin' after the Yankee gals, ye infidel.' Woman, there must be some mistake here,' stammered Gusset, taken all aback by this sudden charge. Divil a bit of a mistake, yesarpint. Oh; wirra ! wirra! what, is it for the likes ot 'Galang!' exclaimed Jonathan, putting the braid on the black horse. 'Have you any idea where we are going to go, Suke ?' 'I'm going to the village. No, you ain't; you're going 'long with me.' Where to?' Providence. And you don't come back till you are Mrs. Doubikins, no how you can fix it Susan.' 'How you talk, Jonathan.' 'Darn the old folks!' cried Jonathan putting on the strap again. 'Ef I was to ieave you wilh them much longer, they'd be trad in' you oft to some old feller with half a dozen wives already.' The next day as Mr. and Mrs. Doubikins were returning home in their chaise, Jon athan said confidentially gone into a leuglby detail (like that so nflen told) about his son going down to Mrs Shaw's mid Mis. Lynch' ut midnight, and bringing home ihe money, he then in posi live terms, deulaicd ho was in bed on the night of the murder; and that although Ihe son broughthomu '.he money ami put it in the pocket book, yet he declared that lie be lievcs his son had no hand in Ihe minder of the woman, and that he is entirely clear After having got through this slutemeut, he then commenced to joke uud laugh. Although reminded of the necessity of be ing solemn, he said "1 have got a lung jour ney to take in the morning, but 1 don't think they will gel me off until after dinner, as I want to lay in a good slock of provisions; and he then went on to relate an anecdote in lelalion to two men swimming a race; that one of them took a week's provisions on his back, and when the other saw this, he gave up the bet ;" and then he would laugh again until reminded of his condition. He said he could worship il as he was so glad to gel oil- In answer to a remark that every person in the commuuiiy believed him guilty, and that his spiritual adviser believed il also, he said "You must think 1 am a Greek !" bihI thus he went on from one thitigQ'1' anothei until he was left to take his last sleep previous to calm steep, which continued until half past four, when he awoke and commenced to pray in a more rational and devout mannor for mercy, praying for his son most feivenlly, and bursting into a passion of tears. He asked the name of the lady who had visited him, and being told (hat il was Mary "O," said he, ' that is a sweet name. - O, w hy di J she not pray for me?" On being told that she was then on her knees praying for him, wilh great eneigy, he exclaimed 'Lord Jesus Christ, hear Mary's prayers!" He mentioned with great feeling what Mr. Slreet had told him uboul what the people said to him when he informed them that he going to stay with him all night; "What," said they, ,!are you not afraid that he will kill you?" "O dear, dear, but ihey mist think me a bad man!" He had te- quesled the Sheriff to come early to take bis irons off, that ho might move about a little to exercise Ins Minus, lest he should not be able to walk. This request was com plied with. On being asked, "Well, Arthur, do you think you wi'.l bu able to play the man to-day," ho aiistvcred, "O this is a heavy day a heavy day !" "Arthur," wan the leply, "lei this day be levolvd to fnitVi truth to-day for the God of truth will be present to-day. Let not a thought come into the heail, nora word from the lips, but truth. Not only the people will hear what you say, but there will be a re cording hand, unseen, transcribing all you utter, and the lecord may be tho first thing you behold after the spiiit has taken its flight ! If ever you spoke the truth, let it be to-day." "Give me your hand," said he; "1 hopo God will enable me to speak nothing but trnlb." He expressed a wish for some hot coffee, saying that he intended to eat a good break fast. The prisoner ate, accordingly, a hearty breakfast, and afterwards joined in prayer with the reverend gentlemen present. Se veral appeals were made to him to confess tho truth and save the reputation of his son, but all in vain. Up to the time of leaving his cell lie declared his own innocence, and intimuted the guilt of his son. About nine o'clock in tho morui.'g, the following letter, from the Governor, was re ceived by the Dialiict Attorney, who repair ed directly to the piison, and read it lo Spring, lis contents made no particular im pression upon the ctimnul : Execl'tivh Chamber, ) Haiirisbuhi;, June 8, 1853. J Win. 13. Ueed, Esq. Dear Sir, Thinking it quite possible thai the wietched man, Ar thur Spiing, has so long persisted in denying his own guilt, and fixing it on his son, through a belief that such a course might change in his fate, 1 have thought it best, for the sake of his sou, aa well as for iho public, that you should make known to him that tbero is no earthly room foi hope that no exigency can now possibly oiise which would demand May as well tell you now, Suke, for I awaking in eternity. haint any secrets from you; that Gusset never seen thein women afore the day they came stompin' into your house and oowed him out. I had though. Cost me ten dollars, by thunder! I leached Vm what to say, and I expect they done it well. Old Gusset mav be a sharp store-keeper. but if he expects to get ahead of Jonathan Doubikins he must get up a plaguey sight earlier o' moriiins's.' A celebrated cjMF.DUN arranged with bis green-grocer, and Berry, lo pay him quar terly; but the green-grocer sent io his ac- ye I sacked little Dinms McCarty, who count long before the quailor was due. loved the ground I trod on, and all because ye promised to make a lady of me, ye dirty thief of the worruld ! Will ye come along to the railroad station, where I left little Patrick, because he was too sick wid the small pox to come any lurder, or will ye wait till I drag ye ?' ' 'Go go along,' gasped Gusset ; 'go go, and I'll follow you.' He thought it best to temporize. -I eiv ye tin minits' said the irago. If je aint there, ii's my cuzzin, Thaddy The comedian, on wrath, culled upon the green-grocer, laboring under the impression thai his credit was doubled: l say, here's ujpretty mid, Berry; you've sent in your bill, Berry, befoie it is due, ry ; your father, the elder Iterry, would not have been auch a goose, Jicrry But you need not look Writ, Berry, for I don't care a The following statement in reference to what occuned jnal prior to the deparluie of Mr. Street and Mr. Kensil, has been furnish ed for publication : Pkisuneh's Cell, near Midmuiit. Thursday uight, June 9, 1S53. Aflei religious services, Spring was asked how he felt. He answered, "I never felt better in my life; 1 never murdered no pei- on, and I expect to did a Christian ; I be lieve in the Lord Jesus Christ, that He alone can forgive my sins, and wash my soul in his blood and lhat he alone can sure me, ami I tievor diil believe in any thing else. 1 also believe in the Resurrection of the body, and in a judgment to come, and Life everln.liog after death, and lhat every man must give an oceouut of eveiy action of hia lite, w Uelli er it be good or evil, and in a place of misery for the wicked." To a question put to him, wilh the open Bible in bis hand, "Do you feol that God, for LTOominsr Mutual Insurance Company, DR. J. B. MASSER is the local agent for the above Insurance Company, in Northumber land county, and is at all times ready to effect Insurances against fire on real or personal pro perty, or renewing polictes lor ine same. r Sunburv. April 26, 1851. tf. rMERSON'8 ARITHEMETIC Noe. l.S 1 , M and Porter's Rhetorical Header, just reeety ,d and for sale by UV AM 1 hwibury, May 1, 1851.- Uervy. r ; .11 stra., Berry, and shan't pay you t.U J Chris, WUe J?' I (U biiupwi"" - ' doe. not trouble me." To a question put to him. "Do you, in ihe fear of God, before whom you will appear in a few hours, for- iriva ever one who has in any vay injured voul" He answered '1 do and I truat He will forgive, as I forgive them." His last sentence was "Although the boy brought home Ihe mo ney, he never told roe that be murdered the women; neither do believe tie knew any- had Imri miTosy Rheumatism. A gentleman Mulgruderry will be after ye, ye thief.' willlie. ui , publish tbo following for the ro And awsy went the unbidden guest, s tir f humauitv. He he has known a Mr. Gusset was yet enjajed in stammer- . . .(U t. mIlj all of them ingout a denial of all knowledge of the . . , ,. , lf oal,c0f pulverized virago, when the parlor doof opened.nd " Wf iol of ,w6e( oi, . Ulhe a little black eyed, hatchet laced woman, . , .V . Mllml our. will in a llashy silk gown, and a can w th many " P" - i - , - - , ribbon, perched on the too Jl her head, Paily Heii.L.yncnourB ir.., pret$. invaded Ihe sanctity oi the parlor. Is he here?' the cried, in a decided French accent. Then she added with a scream. Ah, no dieut It viola I Zere he is. Trait re, monster Vat you runs an.j iiuiu me i ois two tnree yi, i , . i j air set you, n.v.ir, ,nd my heart break i . .bap. of a bottle of ginger tee, and w Hinr in South Carolina returns his ac I ibinu about the murder: for if he knowledgements to a marriad pair for their be ' would bae told me. Neither do 1 remembiance of him upoii the occasion of I believe he had any hand in it. Thtst art - - . .i . - their weddiug. The "remembranoe" camemy dytng wordt." ' ' ' , . . - K.S.V, JOHM STItru, . hald boiled BB2S. I JtIV, B. 5. hlKSlL mitication or postponement of his fute. This you can say to him as coming from mo ; and if it aids in tho slightest degree in indu cing him to disclose his knowledge of the dreadful crime, I will feel greatly relieved. On the very verge of eleruiiy, and most as suredly w ithout grounds for hope, he should, in such an awful moment, feel willing to do this simple act of justiu. Your obt. aeiv't. Wm. D:i;i.er. A few minutes before II o'clock, the SheriH cntured the cell of the culprit, for the purpose of preparing him for Ihe gallows. lie said lhalhewasuot leady and desired inoie lime. An officer had to speak to him stern ly before he would stand up. To the official who addressed him, he quickly returned an excited, crabbed, and insulting reply. He wanted the minister present to pinion his arms, oooti auerwarus ne was niougm out und led to execution, i he prisoner was dressed in hi ordinary gait), except a stiaw hat. The procession was formed on Ihe avenue in the follow in'' order : An officer Keepei of the Prison Execu tioner The Prisoner, supported by the Rev, Mvssrs. Alexander, Slreei, Kensil, and Allen High Shcrilf and Deputies Marshall of Police and Recorder of Ihe Lily Mienir Jury Special Deputies of the SheiifT Board of Police Reporters of Iho 1'res. The rear was closed by the persona ap pointed by tbu SheiifT lo assist al tbo execu tion. The number of these was much larger than usual On the way to tho gallows, a hymn was nnc by the Clergymen. On appioachiug the scaffold, the Rev. Mr. Allen read Iho beautift l service for iho dead of Iho Episcopal Church, commencine wilh ' I am the Resurrection and the life," lie. The felon ascended the sea II old with a firm step, and exhibited scarcely any emu lion whatever. The Rev. Mr. Street, addressing the crim inal, said Arthur Spring, you have been convicted and sentenced for the murder of Mrs. Shaw and Mrs. Lynch. The execution of this sentence is now lo taks place.., We have not ceased to warn you night and day to make your peace with God. Are you guilty oi not guilty of the murder of these women SpaiKQ No, sir, no, sir : t om not. Stiiist It has also been alleged, that the Grand Jury have brought a true bill against yoq in regard lo the murder of Mr. Riuk. Are you guilty or not guilty. - ' , SsathG No, sir, I o vol saw ihe mao ia my life. yoti and ' In whose presence you aiu soon to stand, is your son, Ailhur Spring, jr., entirely clear ol Ilia murder of these women. Sprinj-I believe he is, gentlemen. 1 believe he has nothing more to do w ith il any more limn I have. Street May God have mercy on your soul '. It is all I hare to say. A fervent prayer was now made by the Rev. Mr. Kensil. Mr. Street then said : Gentlemen he tell us that his son Spring then interrupted him by saying, "My son is innocent." Mr. Street continued ; he reiterated it lo mo last night in his cell, and he now declares before this multitude, and let it be proclaim ed to the world, that the slain of blood is not upon Ihe skirls of his boy. Spring Gentlemen, I will go farther and il was intimated lo him. in an under tone, by the officers and ministers who sur rounded him, that it would be better for him not to speak. He replied: "I will say nothing moro about it." Mr. Street said, he wishes me lo say Spring iutenupled him by saying : ' Gen tlemen, I went to bed lhat niglil about 7 o'clock, not waking till I was called lo breakfast next morning, and never knew anylhingof tho murder until the officers caino and called me." These were his last words, The white cap was then adjusted over the head of the condemned, and the rope fixed about his neck. Tho Ministers, Sheriff, Marshal, and others shook hands with him, and descended from tho scaffold. For a mo ment, the felon was left standing alone in his fearful position. His firmness was astonish ing, and his indifference dreadful to behold. At a given signal, a cord was pulled, and the wretched murderer, in an instant was dangling between heaven and earth. His death was instantaneous. A slight quivering of the extremities was all the evidence of the struggle of nature. Dr Troubat and Drs. Burden and Wall were tho physicians in attendance. After hanging twenty-six minutes, Ihe bo dy was taken down, and removed to the Piison Green House, where it was delivered to the Rev. Mr. Street for burial, in accord auce wilh tho wish of the son, who departed from the city previous te the day of execu tion. Before the corpse is interred, a post mortem examination will be made by Drs. Ivirkbride and McClinlock, with tho special view of a critical dissection of the brain. An immense crowd was draw n to the vi cinity of the Prison, and much excitement pervaded the multitude. The, eagerness lo gel a glimpse of the execution was intense Attempts wero made to ecalo the walls large trees around the buildings were climbed to a perilous height ; and scaffolds were erected on the tops of some of the adjacent houses. Philadelphia Papers , : ... TUB WONDBRITL IMAGE. TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN BY CHARLES O. i.KI.ANU, - L' . i The mother heard Ihe danchler say "I fain would no to church and pray B. fore an imnge there." For holy thouchls had moved that day The maiden young and fair. Oh child ! for lhpe mv bosom bleeds, Thn Srriptore enrwa all snch deeds, God's word thou should'st believe, Twill help thee in ihe greatest ueed, These idols but deceive. Tho idol, mother, let me sav. It I L I . . ' 1 . mill urnws me 10 Hie church lo.ilat- of wood or alone : Is not It w a youth, richt brave and gay, Well built of flesh and bone. Such idols have the power, 'lis said, To draw lo church both man and maid, And ofl by them unsought, Without the slightest holy aid, Great miracles are wrought. I Till; WKSTLItN MAN. He rolled the prairie up like cloth, Drank Mississippi dry, Put Allegheny in his ha I, A steamboat in his eye. And for his breakfast, liulfitloes Some iweu'.y-uiie did fry. He whipped Iho whole Cainanche tribe One day before ho dined ; And for n walking cane he luok A California pine ; . And when he frowned he was 60 bleak Tho sun il couldn't shine. He whipped a ton of grisly bears One moiuing with a fan, And proved himself, by all these feats, To be a Western man. ' CHAPTER on HOUSEKEEPING, never could see the reason why our smart house-keeper must, of necessity, be Xantippes. I once had Ihe misfortune to be domesticated during the summer months with one of this genus. . I should like lo have been the adventur ous spider that would have dared lo ply hia cunning tiado in Mrs. Carrot's premises. Nobody allowed lo sleep after daylight be neath her roof. Even her old rooster crowed an hour earlier than the rest of her neigh bors', "Go ahead" was written on every broomstick about the establishment. She gave her husband his breakfast, but toned his overcoat, and put him out of the front door wilh his fuce toward the store, in less time than I have taken to tell it. Then she snatched up the six little Carrots, aerobe their faces up and down, without regard to their feelings, till they shone like a row of milk pans. "Clear the track" was her motto on wash ing and ironing days. She never drew av long brcalh till the wash tubs were turned bottom upwards ;:yain, and every article of wearing apparel, sprinkled, folded, ironed, and replaced on the backs of their respective) owners. It gave me a stitch in the side to look at her. As to her "cleaning days," I never had the courage to witness one. 1 used to lis under an apple tree in Ihe orchard, till she was through. A whole platoon of soldier would not have fi ightencd me so much as that virago and mop. You should have seen her in her glory on "baking days; her sleeves rolled up to tier armpits, and lung check apron awathed aiound her bolster-like figure, the great oven slowing, blazing and sparkling, very sugges tive to a lazy sinner like myself. Tbe inter minable row of greasi d pie plates, the pans of 'Rough and Ready" ginger-bread, and pots of pork and beans in an edifying state of pro gression; and the immense embryo loaves of brown and wheat bread. To Ihe innocent i iquiry whether she thought the latter would "rise," she set her shining arms akimbo, marched up within kissing distance of my face, cocked her head on ono side and asked Jf 1 thought she looked like a tcomon (o 6 fri- flcd with by loaf of bread!" The way I set tled down in .ny slippers without a reply, pro bably convinced her that I was no longer -scept'eal on that point. Saturday evening wag employed in wind ing up every thing that was unwound in the) house, the old entry clock included. From that time till Monday morning, aha was de voted to her husband und her Sabbatical ex ercises All I have to say is, it is hoped that she carried some of the fervor of her pe culiar employments into those halcyon hours. ranny rem. JAfAHLaE IMAM FACT tilt. Tho King of Holland has sent to the Dub lin Exhibition a number of specimens of Ja pan manufacture : Among tho things, specimens of silks and velvets, said to be equal to any of Euprupean monufaclure ; also, silken cord of various thickness, painted wax candles, toilette cabi nets, and parasols; ol these latter articles the part that is made of silk wilh us, is of paper, creased into many folds; the ribs are of thin spliced bamboo, they open and close wilh great ease, and are a much belter de fence fiorn the sun thau shades of semilran lucent silk. Specimens of coins, of gold and silver, are found in Ihe collection ; lha lar gest gold coin is worth 50, of an oblong shape, wilh rounded coiners. Bui moie in teresting than these are the priming types, which are of wood, the body of the type be ing cylindrical wilh Iho letter at one end. The warlike instruments tire not very formi dable , tho fire arms am lung and heavy; sword are short with dagger attached, the whole enclosure ia clumsy cylindrical sheaths; Ihe armor is a woven fabric, sufficiently thick to resist the lhiul of an arrow or spear ; there is also a highly fuiit-hod Japan- ed shield, which project in Ihe ceulre, from which an anow or any hand missal would glance aside. The Japan ware ia more hardly lini.hed than lb I which we ever find in commerce J in Ihe collection ia lea-set of ibia ware, and 011101 article to be used in contact with hoi water: from the use to which many of these article are applied, it ia credent their varnish mnst be of a supe rior quality and unaffected by liquids. , Tuar fifteen Lodge of Odd Fellow in Lancaster city and oouuly, which number, together, about 1400 members; COO of whom belong to th three City Lodge, viz; Lan caster, Monterey and Fultou. Tbe Older is in a flouiishing condition iu that District. A Quick Repartee The following anec dote of Gov. Morris is related by a corres pondent of the Aeu York Times. He hud a high lespect for Bishop Moore, a mau noted nut only for the purity of hi character, but ul.o for the retiring modesty of hi disposition, aid for the general favor in which he wa held. As the story ran : A dinner was given by some one of Governor Monis's friends, when he was about depart ing for Europe. Bishop Moore and his w ifu were of Ihe party. Among other things lhat passed in conversation, Mr. Morri obseiveil lhat he hud made, hit will in prospect of go ing abroad ; and turning to Bishop Moore, slid in him ; ".My reverend friend, t have bequeathed to you my whole stock of impudence." Bishop Moore replied : "Sir, you ure not only very kind, but Tery generous ; you have left lo me by far tho largest portion of your estate." Mrs. Moore immediately adJed : ' My dear, you have come into possession of your inheritance remarkably soon " Makriaue, Certificate. Th following certificate was duly granted to the parlie therein named, and signed by an embryo jua. tioo rf the peace, i i Peoiia coIH. "To all ihe world greetiu, know ye John Smith and Peggy Myers, is hereby certified lo go together and do as other folks aloe, any. where in corpora procini, and when my commission comes I am to marry, em good and date 'em back lo kiver accident." Business or the Columbia Raiiioad. The increase in the busineas on Ihe Colum bia Railron 1 this year has been Tory larg. The number -nf cat going eastward (torn Columbia during tho mouth of May wm 5,710, against 4,563 last year, and lb total freight for th month 39,989.200 lbeaiuat 30,485,700 ; being au increase of 1,142 in Iho namber o car, ami 9,M3,5oU lb u, freigh', oi about 5 per ceut. vtt bad entirely. j r
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