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RETROSPECTION.
On revisiting the dilapidated Birth-place of
the writer, after an absence of many years.
BV JOHN BANNISTER G1IHOK
The home of my youth stands in silence and
sadness,
None lhal tasled its simple enjoyments ore
theie;
No longer i!. walls ring will) glee nnd wiih
gladness;
No attain of blythe melody breaks on the
ear.
The infantile spnrt in the shade of the wild
wood, The father w ho smiled nt the games ofllie
ball.
The parent slill dearer who watched o'er my
childhood,
Returns tint uguin ot Affection's fond call
And the garden fit emblem of youth's fa
iling flmven !
No fawn fooled mchiil now bounds o'er
its lawn;
The jonng eves ihnl beamed on its rose-colored
bow erf,
Are fled fioin its bowets furcver are gone,
Why memory cling thus to life's jocund
mm nint! f
Why point to iin treasures exhausted too
soon 1
Or tell that llii buds of the heart nt the
l iwning,
Were des ined to wither nr.d perish at
noon 1
On the pn9f, sadly musing, oh, pause not a
moineiil :
Could we live o'er again but ono bright
sumiv tlay, '
'Twerc better ihan aaes of present enjoy-
infill.
In the mein'ry of scenes that have long
pa sic d utvuy.
IJut Time ne'er retraces the footsteps he
mensnrss ;
In fancy alone with Ihe pisl we can dwell:
Then lake my last bit ssinj!, lov'd scene of
ynuiir pleasures:
D.'ar home of my childhood forever fare
well! lUtiokitfoiinvn 3nci5cntG.
TOUCHING REHINISCEITCE OF
WA-SHIKQTQIT.
The Revolution wai over. Eijjlit yr-nrs'
rnnllii t had ceased, and the warriors were
now to separate far ever,
liirnin their
weapons into ploughshares, and their camps
into workshops The spectacle, though a
sublime and glorious one, was yet attended
with sorrowful leelities; for, alas! in the
remains ol thai gallant army ol patriotic
soldiers, now about to disband without pay,
without support, stalked poverty and dis
ease. The country bad not Ihe means to
be grateful.
The details of the condition of many of
the officers and soldiers of that period, ac
cording to history and oral tradition, were
melancholy in the extreme. Possessing
no means ol p-ttrinnnial inheritance to fill
hack upon thrown nut of even the peri
lous support of the sold'n r at llie commence
ment ol Winter, and hardly lit for any
other duty than that of the camp their
situation can better be imagined than de
scribed.
A single instance, as a sample of the
situation of many of the otlicers, as related
of Ihe conduct of Biron Steuben, may not
b amiss. When the main body of Ihe
army was disbanded at Newburb, and Ihe
veteran soldiers were bidding a partiiif;
farewell to each other, Lieut. Col. Coch
ran, an a-jed soldier of the New Hampshire
line, remarked, wilh tears in his eyes, as
he shook hands with Ihe Baron-
'For myself, T could stand it ; but my
wife and daughters fire in the garret of that
wretched lavern, and I have no means ol
removing them."
"Come, come," said the Baron, 'don't
sriye way thus. I will pay my respects to
Mrs. Cochran and her tlatishters
When the good old soldier left them,
Iheir countenances were warm with grati
tude for he lelt there all he had
In one of the Rhode Island regimenls
were several companies ol black troops,
who had s-rvea through th whole war,
and their bravery and discipline were un
surpassed. The Baron observed one of
these poor negroes on the wharf at New
burgh, apparently in great distress.
'What is Ihe matter, brother soldier V
"Why, Master Baron, I want a dollar
to get home with, now tha Congress has
no further use for me."
The Baron was absent lor a few mo'
menU, and then returned with a silver
dollar, which he had borrowed.
"There, it's all I could gef. Take it."
The negro received it with joy, hailed a
sloop which was passsini down the river
to. New York, and, as he reached the deck
took off his hat and said "God bless you
Master Baron V
These are only single illustrations ol Hie
armv at the close ol the war. Indeed
Washington had this view at the close of
his farewell address to the army, at Rocky
Hill, in November, 1783,
"And being now about to conclude Ihese
his last public orders, to lake bis ultimate
leave in a short time of his military char
acter, and to bid a final adieu to the armies
he has so Ions had the honor to command
he can only 02am offer, in their behalf,
his recommendations to their country, and
his nrarer to the God of armies,
"Mav ample justice be done them here
and may th choicest of Heaven's favors.
both here and hereafter, attend those who,
under Divine auspices, have secured innu
merable blessings lor others.
"With these wishes and the benedic- j
lion, the Corninnnder-in-Chiel is about to
retire Irom service. The curtain of sepa
ration will soon be drawn, and the military
scenes to him will be closed (br ever."
The closing of Ihe "military scenes" I
am about to relate :
New York had been occupied by Wash
ington on the 25th of November. A few
(lays afterwards, he notified Hie President
til Congress, which body was then in ses
sion at Annapolis, in Maryland, that, as
the war was now closed, he should con
sider it his duty to proceed thence and
surrender to that body the commission
which he had received from them seven
year. before.
Tho morning of the 5lh of December,
17S3, was a sad and heavy one to Ihe
remnant of the American army in New
York. The noon of that day was to wit
ness the farewell of Washington he was
to bid adieu to his military comrades for
ever. The officers who had been with
him in solemn council, Ihe privates who
had fought and bled in the "heavy fijrht"
under his orders, were to hear his com
mands no longer. The manly form and
dignified countenance of the "great cap
tain,' was henceforth to live in their memo
ries. As the hour of noon approached, the
whole garrison, at the request of Washing
ton himself, was put in motion, and inarch
ed down Broad street to Francis' lavern,
his head-quarters. He wished to take leave
of piivate soldiers alike with officers, and
bid them all adieu. His favorite light in
fantry were drawn up in line, lacing in
wards, through Pearl street, at the foot of
Whitehall, where a barge was in readiness
to convey him Powell's Hook.
Within the dining-room ol the lavern
were gathered the generals and field-officers
to take their farewell.
Assembled there were Knox, Greene,
Clinton, Sleuben, Gates, and others, who
bad served faithfully in the "tented field;."
but, alas ! where were others that had en-
ered the war with him seven years before?
Their hones crumbled in the soil fom Can
ada to Georgia. Montgomery had yielded
up his life at Quebec, Wooster fell at Dan-
bury, Woodhull was barbarously murdered
while a prisoner at the battle on Long
Island, and Mercer fell mortally wounded
at Princeton : the brave atid chivaliic
Laurens, after displaying the most heroic
courage in the trenches ol Yorktown, died
a trilling skirmish in South Carolina:
the brave but eccentric Lee was no longer
iving, and Pulnain, like a helpless child,
was stretched upon the bed of sickness.
Indeed, the battle-field and time had thin
ner! the ranks which entered wilh him on
the conflict ol Independence.
Washington entered the room the boor
of separation had come. As he raised bis
eye and glanced on the faces of those as
seinbled, a tear coursed down his cheek,
and his voice was tremulous as he saluted
them. Nor was he alone. Men. "albeit
unused to the melting mood," stood around
him, whose hands uplifted to cover 'their
brows, told that the tears which they in
vain attempted to conceal, bespoke the an
guish they could not hide.
Alter a moment's conversation, Wash
ington called (or a glT-s of wine. It was
brought to 1 i in. Turning to his officers.
he thus addressed them
"Wilh a heart full of love and gratitude.
I now take my final leave ol you, and I
most devoutly wish your latter days may
be as prosperous and happy as your formrr
ones huve been glorious and honorable."
He then taised the glass to his lips, and
added, "I cannot come to each of you to
take my leave, but shall be obliged to you
if each df von will take me by the hand."
General Knox, who stood nearest burst
into tears, and advanced, incapable ol ut
terance. Washington grasped him by Ihe
hand, and embraced him. The officers
came up successively, and look an affec
tionate leave. No words were spoken, but
all was the "silent eloquence ol tears."
What were mere words at such a scene T
Nothing. It was the feeling of the heart
thrilling though unspoken.
When the last officer had embraced him,
Washington left the room, followed hy his
comrades, and passed through the line of
light infantry. II is step was slow and
measured, his head uncovered, stid tears
flowing thick and fast, as he looked from
side to side at the veterans to whom he now
bade adieu for ever. Shortly, an event oc
curred more touching Ihan all the rest.
A gigantic soldier, who had stood by his
side at Trenton, stepped forth from the
ianks, and extended his hand.
"Farewell, my .beloved general, fare
well."
Washington grasped his hand, inconvul
sive emotion, in both of his. All discipline
was now at an end. Ihe officers could
not restrain the men as they rushed for
ward to take Washington by the hand,
and the violent sobs and tears of the sol
diers told how deeply engraved upon their
affections was the loveot their commander.
At length, Washington reached the
barge at Whitehall, and entered it. At
the first stroke of the oars he ros,'and
turning to the companions of his gljry, by
waving his hat, bade them a silent adieu.
Their answer was only in tears; and the
officers and men, with glistening eyes,
watched the receeding boat till the form of
their noble commander was lost sight of in
the distance. JV. Y. Journal of Commerce.
Caravajal, the Mexican Filibuster, has
been tried in the United States Court, at
Galveston, Texas, fot his recent operation,
on the Rio Grande. lie wss acquitted, on
on Ihe ground that Ihe jury who tried him
were not householders. If the Mexican au
thorities get hold of him, they will not be
so scrupulously legal. Pub. Ledger.
THE ART OF RESTORING HEALTH.
In the last number of the 7ome Journal
is a litter from N. P. Willis, in answer to
anolher from a Presbyterian clergyman, of
a consumptive habit, who has tried travel
ing at the South without any essential ben
efit, who lives in a house but moderately
warm, with a carefully adjusted tempera
ture and a thorough ventilation, remaining
without doors most f Ihe lime, wilh regu
lar exercise and in favorable weather ta
king, in the course of Ihe day, a brisk walk
of half a mile. With all this care he does
not gi t well, and inquires what method
Mr. Willis has pursued, that he is no longer
to he classed among consumptives.
ihe answer lays down so admirable a
method for Ihe recovery of health, in those
cases win re there is yet in the constitution
sufficient strength to build upon, that we
copy it entire. We must remember, how
ever, that the writer has possibly made too
little allowance lor the effect of a change
ol air in removing from the sea coast to a
region beyond the highlands:
"The politicians teach us how lo treat a
oisease, J think. I hev do not trv to convert
the opposing party. They are content if
Ihey can keep 1 in the minority sure that
it will lire, in time, of its want of power,
change sides, or disappear. The patient
who troubles himself least about his disease,
(or who h aves it entirely to his doctor,)
but who persevereingly outvotes it by the
high condftion of the other parts of his
sslem, is the likeliest to recover and it is
of this Idiri coniliion alone, that I have
anything lo say. Of twenty who may be
sleepless with a couh, and weakened wilh
the raising of blood, no two, perhaps, are
subjects lor precisely the same medical
treatment, or lisea5"d in precisely the same
localiiy though nil are called 'consump
tives.' Our friend., the physicians are
better geographers than we, as to where
the healing is wanted-thongh they slrartgc
ly confine the rase) veslo the specific ailment,
taking it for granted that the patient keeps
the rest of his body in proper training for
recovery. It is medical etiquette, I be
lieve, to r; frain from any very particular
inquiry into this. But, few sick men are
wise, or firm-minded enough to be safely
trusted wilh their own general condition ;
arid I, for one, came veiy near dying not
of my disease-, but of what my doctors took
for granted.
"To leave fjeneralilier, however, ami
come to the personal experience which
yon a4 for :
"I went lo the I rojics, as a last hope to
cure a chronic coiijli and blood-raising
which had brought me lo the borders
the grave. I found a climate in which it
is hard to be unhappy about anything
charming lo live at all easy lo die. ( At
least, those who were sure of dying, and
uui oie ana in whose inseparable compa
ny J thought 1 was were social and joy
ons to tlie last.) i'he atmosphere of that
hleii-like latitude, however, is but a pain
stilling opiate, while the t nuator miht he
called a kitchen-range lor a Sardanapalus,
and the Antilles .ire but tables loaded with
luxuries. The Caribbean Sea is the king
dom of the present moment. The past
and the future are its Arctic and Antarctic
uuinougtit ct, except by desperate ex-
plorcrs. Hither are sent invalids, with
weakened resolution, to make a pilgrimage
with prescription and prudence! You may
see by the hook 1 have tist published,
(Health-Trip to the Tropics,) wilh what
complete lorgetlulness of care or caution I
made one of an invalid company lor
months. Was anybody going lo be shut
up in abed-room with such nighis out of
doors? Was any body going to be dull and
abstinent with such merry people, and a
trench Ureaulastor tempting, dinner on the
laule f
"I reached home in July, thoroughly
prostrated, and, in the opinion of one or two
physicians, a hopeless case. Coughing al- occu"alion upon something beside Ihe do
most the whole of every night, and raising mestie circle iho temper and the ambi
blood as last as my system could make it, 1
nad no rest and no strength. I lingered
through the summer, and as the autumn
came on, and the winter was lo be faced, I
sat down and took a l.nr look at the proba
bilities. Wilh the details of this troubled
ciuiuil of war I will not detain you ; bul
after an unflinching self examination. 1
came to the conclusion that 1 was, myself,
Ihe careless and indolent neutralier of Ihe
medicines which bail failed to cure me
that one wrong morsel of lood, or one day's
partially neglected exercise might nut back
a week's healing and that, by slight omis
sions of attention, occasional breaking of
regimen, and much too cfjeminat" habits, 1
was not rue to the I rust which Gray, my
friend and physician, had made Ihe ground
of his prescriptins. And to a minutely
persevering change in these comparative
trifles, I owe, I believe, my restoration to
health. 1 here was not a day ol the sue
ceeding winter, however cold or wet, that
I did not ride eight or ten miles on horse'
back. With five or six men, I was, for
most of the remaining hours of the day,
out of doors, laboring at the roads and clear
ings of my present home(
"The cottage of Idlewild was then un
built, and the neighboring farm-house,
where we boarded, was of course, inditier
ently warmed: bul, by suffering no state of
1 1 , u lhurmnm.li). t inlaareitnt I h u iviA.nini.
the thermometer to interrupt the morning
cold bath, and the previous friction with
flesh-brushes, which makes the water as
agreeable as in summer, I soon became
comparatively independent of the tempera'
ture in doors, as my horse and axe made
me independent of it, when out of doors.
With proper clothing to resist cold or wet,
I found (to my surprise) that there was no
such thing as disagreeable weather to be
felt in the saddle ; and, when a drive in a
wagon or carriage would have intolerably
irritated my cough, 1 could be all day in
the woods with an axe, my lungs as quiet
as a child's.
"Wiih' all ihis and look ins? like the rud.mcentj in England for f30O.,
dies! sp 'cimeu or health in the country round
ttbuul I am slill (yon will be comforted to
hear) troubled occasionally whh my sleep
robber of cou"h ; and in Boston, the other
day, on biealhing that essence of pepper ici
cles which they call their "east vind,'
I was seized w ish the old hemorrhage tif the
lungs, and bled myself weak ngnin. But 1
rallied immediately on teturning to this
Highland nir, and amlwell nnna more as
well, that is to say, ns is consistent willi de
sirable nervous susceptibility. Tho kiss of
ihe. delicious south wind of to-day (November
30) would be half lost upon Ihe check of per-
feet health
"1 feai I cannot sufficiently convey to yon
my sense of ihe impoilnnce ol a horse, to
an invalid til my well-weiuheil opinion,
ten miles a day in llie saddle would cure
more desperate eases, (particularly of con
sumption,) ihan all the changes of climale
and all tho medicines in the world. It is
vigorous exercise without faligne. The pe
culiar motion effectually prevents all irrita
tion of cold air to tha lungs, on the winlriest
day. The torpid liver uud olher inleriial or
gans are more shaken up and tivifiud by the
trot of a mile than by week of feeble walk-
uig. ihe horse (and you ehouiu own ami
lovu him) is company enough and not too
much. Your spirits are irresistably enliven
ed by the change of movement and the con
trol of the animal. Your sense of strength
and nciivity, (in which lies half the self-con
fidence as to gelling weil, which Ihe doc
tors think so impoitant,) is plus one horse.
'U nil Ihe inherence from walking ns to
pulling upon the forces of the spine nnd con'
seqiienlly upon ihe brain, it is recommended
by 1 ho besl Eiiglieh physicians ns much ihe
preferable exercisu for men of intellectual
pursuits. A nil last, (I think not !eut ) Ihe
lungs of both body nnd soul are expanded by
Ihe daily consciousness of inhabiting a lar
ger space by having nn eayle's rather than
a snail's by living a life, which occupies ten
miles square of llie earth's surface, rather ihan
that "half mile," which you speak of us the
extent of your daily walk. The cost -is lu
lling. At Ibis particular season, when hoises
are lieeiniii'', as Ihev sav at Ihe iverv sta
bles, lo "eat their heads off," you may buy
tha best you can want for fifty dollars, and
his feell costs lliiity cents a day. As ihe
hoiau and doctors are seldom necessities of
one and the same man, von may rather find
it an economy apolhecaty and all.
"In that 'tnajoiily' I have spoken of nlinve.
there are, (.is in all mnjorilie,) some voters
of not niin h ronsennciice individually, but
s1'
woith kerpiiip an eye open. Eiieffy lo
name one or two: I here are so few inva
lids who ate invariably nnd eous;ieii!ioiisly
untemrtable by those deadly domestic ene
mies, s.veetmeals, pas'ry and gravies, lhal
the usual civilities at a meal me very like
being politely assisted to tho gtave. The
care and nniluie of ihe. skin is a mailer worth
somo study; for it is capable not only ol be
ing negatively heallliy, bul positively luxuri
ous in Us action ami sensations as everv
well-groomed horse knows better ihan most
men. The American liver has a haul stmr'.
gle ogainsl 1 he greasy cookery of our happy
country. I ho impoverished blood of ihe in.
valid sometimes requires that 'glass' of wine
for one stomach's sake' recommended by ihe
Apostle. Just sleep erionoh and just clothing
enoegh, are important adjustment, requiring
more thoughi and care Ihan are usually given
to Ihem. For a liule philosophy in your ha-
bilual posture, us you sit in your chair, your
lungs would be Tory much obliged lo yrtu
An nnalysis of the nir we live nud sleep in,
would be well worth looking into occasion
ally. And there are two things that turn
sour ir a man, without constant nud sufficient
ij,m
Tub Chinese Oath. The Chinese, when
brought into court as witnesses itt California
are sworn in tha manner peculiar lo their
country An oath, wrillen upon tissue papen
is subsciibed with their name, and burned
iijnsiie. 1 tie piiipoii ui me u.ini i?, mot 11
.i Ti.. r ,t.. ii. 11...1 :r
the witness dues not tell the truth, he hopes
that his soul may be burned nnd destroyed
as is iho pnper which he holds in his hands,
Notwilhstanding the severity of this oalh,
the evidence of ihe Chinese taken in court
is not generally of a vei) reliable character,
and the Recorder is often obliged lo discharge
prisoners against whtim there is nothing but
Chinese evidence, on account oT ihe contra
dictions and discrepancies which are always
discovered in their testimony.
PneTr.sTA:iTi8M in Italy. During the
past year 110 houses, wilh 4000 rooms, have
been built in Tuiin, and at) ibis ia attributa
ble lo Ihe fact that the r.ew Constitution u.
emtes religious liberty. While every olher
Italian city is decaying like a corpse, Turin
is growing under the new impulse of Prot
estantism like a green bay tree. The Wal-
denses are about oiionin? in lh.il ritv n
Proleanl T , 19 firM
I
tho vejy spot 'where Ihe Domincians burnt
the bodies of the martyrs.
About a Dness. If the reports by Ihe
Euro pa be well founded, four duals have
been fought about one lady's dress a robe
of blue velvel, low in the neck, wilh flounces
' 'ae8 ma of jjoM thread, and on her head
torsade a glands d'or. One minister's knee
hns been damaged, and orrotber minister is
reported lo have lost his life. This last re-
port needs confirmation.
,
A paiir of "Grey Shanahai." were aolJ
HUMAN UAtll.
A writer in a late number of the Londo 1
Quarterly Review furnishes the following in
formation on this subject :
' London imports about five tons of human
hair annually. Black hair comes manly
from Brilltinny and tha stn.th rf France,
where it is collected principally by one hair
merchant, who travels from fair to fair, and
buys up, nnd shears ll.e ciop of the neigh
boring damsels. A traveller in Brittany de
scribes the peasant giils as attending at the
fairs wiih their beautirul tiess s, peifvly
willing lo sell nut. lie saw teveia! pirls
sheared, one after another, like a sheep, and
as many more standing ready for the shears
with theii caps in their hands, and their long
hair combed out, and hanging to their waists.
By the side of Ihe dealer was placed a large
baket, into which the successive crops of
hair were thrown, each tied up in a wisp by
itself. For a head of hair about twenty sous
in money is given, or a gamly handhechicf
The hair is the finest and most silken (hat
can be produced. Light hair comes from
Germany, where it is collected by a number,
of Dutch farmer who go over to England for
orders once a year. And, who knows from
what source come these pendant tressesi
gleaming in the gas-lioht, wiih which our
blooming ve, aptly entangling their sna
ky coil wilh their own, tempt our eligible
Adams."
Tub Patent Deceptive Hen's Nkst.
Tho fellow that got up the following inven
tion must be a '-'good egg." There is nolh"
ing of ihe goose Hbnut him We pity ihe
poor hen that got faiiionf;
This is one of ihe most ingenius contrivan
ces of the age, and is the imagination of a
downcast yankee. The design is to deceive
the poultry into the speedy and liberal lay
ing of eggs, which is accomplished by the
peculiar consliuction of iho machine. At
Ihe bottom of the nest there is a trap door,
which works on a hinge, being supported by
a spring. The moment nn egg is placed on
this, the trap opens and lets it fall through
inlo a cushioueil apartment prepared for its
reception. The consequence is that the bird
just ns she is preparing to caekel, glances at
the nest, and actually reasons herself into
the belief that she has not laid at all, and re
sumes her position 011 Ihe nest, in hopes of
making a more successful effort. On the
first trial of this curious contrivance before
Ihe Commissioner ol Patents, lo test its vir
tues, a singular result was effected. A large
imported Russian hen was located 011 the
nest left to hor meditations On account of
pressing business, the hen was forgotten un
til Ihe next day, when, lo the utter astonish
ment of the Commissioner and even ihe in
ventor himself, 011 examining ihe nest, they
found nothing but a pair of claws, bill and a
bunch of fealheis; ihe mjstery was explain
ed, however, upon examining ihe chamber
beneath, in ut.ieh they found half a bushel
feSSs-
THE PltlKOSER. OF ROCIirLT.E.
Here is a scene from Ihe vaudeville of Ihe
('Piisoner of Rochelle," w hich, says a metro
politan journal, keeps ihe audience in a roar
of lam-hler eveiy night of its performance.
Cm pmal Carloueh amuses himself by noing
thiouch the manual exeicise, while Leza,
sealed a, her woik table, abstractedly ques
tions him concerning maliiinony.
Leza. If a ui.-l was lo full in love wiih
you, Corporul, what would yon do?
Carloueh. f-Manrxuvriiij; wiih hi musket. 1
present aims !
L. She would doubtless look to you for
C. Support .'
L. And then what a heavy burden you'd
have to
C. Carry !
L. Yuur butcher nnd baker would have
to
C. Charge !
L. Your prospects, of course, would not
C. Advance 1
L. And youM have to
C. 'Bout face !
L. Apd never have any
C. Rest!
L. Now, Corporal, pray give me your,
C. Attention !
L. A man of your years is not able to bear
such ar
C. Load!
L.
C
L.
C.
But you are nol in your
Prime !
Your wife may
Bout !
L. Leave yon, bul she will soon
C. Reiurn !
L. And Ihen you'd have to bear all on
your
C. Shoulder !
L- Would you be
C. Ready!
L. 1 think you have some ciher
C. Aim !
L. And you'd throw nil your epistles
into
the
C. Fire. Fires iho musket
Kossuth has net yet gone lo Constantino
ple, though he says he has not been invited
tu visit Tut key by tho government. The
delay of his departure has arisen from the
necessity of further preparations. lie says
that provision will be made lo tranport
thither, from the United States, all the Han
garians w ho proved themselves good soldiers
in their war for independence, auj Kbu may
desire to go. Lord Dudley Siewait is in
Constantinople endeavoring to persuade the
Sultan t authorize the formation cf a rsgi.
merit compose I of Polish exilei.'
IMFRDVI.a THK ISl! frODV.
A coirespondeut of the Newark Advertiser
writing from somewhere nwny down easi,
gives an anecdote of one of tho t horiter of
the meeting-house, who ttttemptit! lo im
prove Iho Psalmody OS well B the rr U- io of
llie meeting. lie set some music of his own,
to Wulla' psalm, in w hich' o:cnf these lines"
"O let my heart in tuns be found,
Like David's harp ct t ikiuu n ,0:1 !."
Calling on his pastor, who had more mnsio
in him than you would thii ff, iho tltcrisier
asked his approbation of a new version of
these lines which would render them mere
readily adapted to tho music he (lad proposed.'
Ild snsg'-'stcd to lead them as follows:
"O let my liorp be tuned within,
Li'it David's sacred viAin."
Tho good pastor had some internal ten
dencies lo laugh in Ihe singing man's face.
but maintaining his gravity as well as he
could, lie said thai he thought he could im
prove the improved version, adrhiiable as it
whs. The delighled chorister begged him
to do so, and Ihe pastor, taking his pen wrote
before ihe eyes of his innocent parishioner,'
these line?:
O let my heart go diddle diddle,
Like uncle Onvid's cacrcd fiddle."
The poor leader, after a vain ottempt lo
defend his paiedy, relired, and will probably
for the future sing the psalm as ft stands.
Mammoth Bridal CaKes. At a wedding
celebrated at Louisville, a short time since,
between a lady of that city and a gentleman
of Cincinnati, Ihe bridal cakr? prepared for Ihe
occasion, was nine feel in height, and cost
two hundred and fifty dollars'. This -was
flanked on either side by two lesser ones,
constructed at a price of seventy-five dollurs'
each. The olher "creature comforts," pro
vided for the feasl, were in Ihe same pro-'
porton.
A STRING OF "YfEMS.-
The remains of Col. Bliss wero taken to'
Gen. Taylor's: plantation in Louisiana, last
week, lo be interred along eide Ihe remains'
of the o!J hero.
Gov. Wright, of Indiana, offers a reward
of one hundred dollars for tho arrest of Dan
iel Smick, who mmdeied Henry Rolh in
Greencaslle, tome days ago.
P. T. Burnum and John N. Genin, have
each given St 000 for the purpose of purcha
sing a faim for the friendless children pick
ed up by Mr. Pease at ihe Five Points, New
York.
Tho schooner Wave, which arrived et
New Yoik on Fiiday reports lhat the yellow
fever was slill raging at Port au Prince on
Iho 24th tilt.
The amount coined at the United Slates
Branch Mint in New Orleans fhe year 1853
was 3, 145,000.
The amount paid or due to vessjls. for
freight, in
San Fi'll nn iwftn tMi i.,.r lit. -l-nl.
.... - , m OHIB
mouth of November,
was SfiG5.S57.
A Scotch girl, a servant in llie family of
Mr. B. L. Spangler, Cleveland, has received
information from her mother in Scotland '.hat
she is heiress tn a cash fortune df 530.000.
The night w alchman at metropolitan Hall,
New Yoik, has been arrested on Ihe charge
of filing Ihe building. No positive pioof,
however, has yet been produced against
him.
State Capitol Hotel. Henry Omit has"
purchased ihe Slate Cupilol Hotel for ihe
siim of &20.000'.
In ten counties of Pennsylvania there are
203 iron works, nnd over 511,000,000 of fix
ed capital employed in the manufacture.
The Public Schools of .New York State,'
were attended lasi year by 52S,264 pupils.'
Tho Rotchschild Brothers are estimated lo
be worth about seventy-five millions of
dollars.
The Pope's Nuncio w ill be a passenger fot
Liverpool, by the nexl Collins steamer, which,'
leaves on Saturday the 21st ins!.
Copper coin is scarce in England: il is said
that it is collected by hawkersj who melt it
down and sell il as metal, the present high
price of copper making' this profitable.
Ah exchange says, when David slew Go-'
liuh w iih a sling, ihe latter fell sons dead,
and of course quite astonished, as such a
thins And rieccr entered His head Icfart !
HI want a statue of myself, why hou!J
I be foolish to present a soulptor wiih Hid
njaible for Ihe wo'rk? Answer Because if I
did, he would be sure to chisel me out of it-
The thermometer, at Detroit, on the 7th,
stood at 3 degrvej below zero.
The estate or Anson G. I'halps, lately de
ceused in New York, is valued at $2,000,000.
They are agitating the passsge of thJ
Maine liquor law in California.
Tie venerable Grant Thoibu.ni has just
utun iiinuicu iiuiu me iew iuiK luslem
house.
On the Albany stage a farce isto be breugbt
out enliiled the "Eiio War or Btuad Guaaa'
Narrow Gunge, and Engage,"
Rev. Mr, Fry, tf ihe Theological Seminary
at Gettysburg, has received and aeceplej a
call from Ike Lutheran Congregation at Car
lisle. Cal is soiling at West Chea'ei for 87 pee
ton, hickory wood SSO, and r-ek St, 60 Per
oorit