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SELECT POETRY.'
A LADY'S HAT.
O, it cost a hundred dollar",
And was just the sweetest thing J
Perched above n queen of collars,
Tied with vast expanse of string.
And the fringe weiged twenty ounces
Round her mnnt'e, short and cool;
Amj her silk brocade, with flounces,
Filled the pew superbly full,
Dainty gloves, and kerchief bioidered,
In her psalm book kept the slops;
All the things she wore were ordered
From the first Parisian shops.
But that hnudied dollar bonnet
That's the gem 1 wish to paint ;
Such a shower of things were on it,
Quite enough to craze a saint.
O, I could not hear a word of
What the pious pastor said,
For the slinpes and shines unheard of
That were floating round her head.
Bnti.lx, nnd plumes, and flowers, and laces.
Fancies inure Ihan you could name;
And they say Mis Dorsey's cases
Boast it dozen jtisl the same.
How t wonder who will wear Ihem ;
If the pastor seeks to teach
By his lexis, he well may Fpare them ;
;Tis I lie milliners that preach.
All our eyes such sights are drinking,
Count ina o'er their cost anew :
Ami we break the Sabbath, thinkinz,
What if wo :ould wear Ihem too!
SI; itlling Shctcl).
From 'iEvcnls in Indian History."
AEAH POE.
About the middle of Juk, seven
Wyandots cros.cd the Ohio, a few miles
above Wheeling-, and committed great dep- .
redations upon the southern shore, killing
an old man whom Ihey found alone in his
cabin, nnd spreading terror throughout the
neighborhood. ilhm a few hours alter
their retreat, eight men assembled from
different parls of the settlement, nnd pur
sued the enemy with great expedition.
Among the most active and efficient ol the
party, were two brothers, Adam and An
drew Poe. Adam was particularly popu
lar. In strength, action and hardihood, he
had but few equals being finely formed
nnd inured to all the perils of the woods.
I hey had not lol lowed the trail tar, before
they became satisfied that the depredators
were conducted by Big I'oot, a renowned
chief of the Wyandot tribe, who derived
Ins name Irom the immense size of hisj feet.
His height considerably exceeded six feet,
and his strength was represented as Hercti- ,
lean. He had also five brothers, but little
itilerior to himself in size and courage, and
as they generally went in company, they
were the terror of the whole country.
Adam roe was overjoyed at the idea of
measuring his strength with so celebrated
a chief, and urged the pursuit with a keen-
nees which quickly orought them into the
vicinity of the enemy. For the last lew
miles, the trail had led them up the south
ern bank of the Ohio, where the footprints
in the sand were deep and obvious; but
when within a few hundred yards of the
point at which the whites as well as the
Indians were in the habit of crossing, it
suddenly diverged from the stream, and
stretched along a rocky ridge, forming an
obtuse angle with its former direction.
Here Adam halted for a moment, and di
recfed his brother and the other young men
to follow the trail with proper caution,
while he himself still adhered to the river
path, which led through clusters of wil
lows directly to the point where he suppo
sed the enemy to lie. Having examined
the priming of his gun. he crept cautiously
through the bushes, until he had a view of
the point ol embarkation. Here lay two
canoes, empty and apparently deserted.
Ueing satisfied however that the Indians
were close at hand, he relaxed nothing of
his vigilance, and quickly gained a jutting
cliff, which hung immediately over the ca
noes. Hearing a low murmur below, he
peered cautiously over, and beheld the ob
ject of his search. The gigantic Big Foot
lay below him in the shade of a willow,
and was talking in a aeep low tone to an
other warrior, who seemed a mere pigmy
by his side. Adam cautiously drew back
and cccked his gun. 1 he mark was fair
the distance did not exceed twenty feet,
and his aim was unerring. Raising his
rifle slowly and cautiously, he took a stea
dy aim at Big Fool's breast, and drew the
trigger. , His gun flashed. Both Indians
sprang to their feel with a deep interjection
ol surprise, and lor a single second they all
stared upon each other. This inactivity,
however, was soon over. Adam was too
much hampered by the bushel to retreat,
and setting his life upon the cast of the die,
he sprung over the bush which had shel
tered him, and summoning all his powers,
leaped boldly down the precipice, and
alighted upon the breast ol Big Foot with
a shock that bore him to the earth. At
the moment of contact, Adam had also
thrown his arm around the neck of the
smaller Indian, so that all three came to
the earth together. At that moment
sharp firing was heard among the bushes
above, announcing that the other party was
engaged, but the two below were too busy
to attend to anything but themselves. Big
Foot was lor an instant stunned by the vio
lence of the shock, and Adam was enabled
to keep them both down. But the exer
tion necessary for that purpose was so
treat, that he bad no leisure to use his
knife. Biz Foot quickly recovered, and
without attempting to rise, wrapped bit
loni arms round Adam's body and pressed
him to his breast with the crushing force
of a boa constrictor ! Adam, as we have
already remarked, was powerful man
and bad leldorri encountered his ejual ; but
never yet had he fell an embrace like that
ol Big Foot. He instantly relaxed his hold
of the small Indian, who sprang to his feet.
Big Fgot then ordered him to run for his
tomahawk, which lay within ten steps, and
kill the white man while he held him in
his arms. Adam seeing his danger, strug
gled manfully to extricate himself from
the folds of the giant, but in vain. The
lesser Indian approached with his uplifted
tomahawk, but Adam watched him closely,
and as he was about to strike, gave him a
kick so sudden and violent, as to knock
the tomahawk from his hand, and send him
staggering back into the water. Big Foot
uttered a deep exclamation in a tone of
deep contempt at the failure of his com
panion, and raising his voice-to the highest
pitch, thundered out several words in the
Indian tongue, which Adam could not un
detsland, but supposed to be a direction for
a second attack. The lesser Indian now
again approached, carefully shunning
Adam's heels, and making many motions
with his tomahawk, in order to deceive
him as to the point where the blow would
fall. This lasted sevcrnl seconds, until a
thundering exclamation from Big Foot
compelled his companion to strike. Such
was Adam's dexterity and vigilance ; how
ever, that he managed to receive the toma
hawk in a glancing direction upon his wrist,
wounding him deeply, hut not disabling
him. He now made a sudden nnd desper
ate effort to free himself from the arms of
the giant, and succeeded. Instant I v snutch-
ing up a rifle, (for the Indian could not
venture to shoot for fear ol hurting his
companion,) he shot the lessor Indian
through the body. But scarcely had he
done so, when Big Foot arose, and placing
one hand upon Ins collar and the other
upon his hi, pitched him in the air as he
himself would have pitched a child.
Adam fell upon his back at the edge of
the water, but before his antagonist could
spring upon him, he was again upon his
feet, and stung with rage at the idea of be
ing handled so easily, he attacked his an
tagonist will) a'fury which for a time com
pensated for inferiority of strength. It was
now a fair fist fight between them, for in
the hurry of the struggle neither had lei
sure to draw their knives. Adam's supe
rior activity and experience as a pugilist,
gave him great advantage. The Indian
struck awkwardly, and finding himself ra
pidly dropping to leeward, he closed with
his antagonist, and again hurled him to the
ground. They quickly rolled inlo the
river, and the struggle continued with una
bated fury, each attempting to drown the
other. The Indian being unused to such
violent exertion, and having been much
injured by the first shock in his stomach,
was unable to exert the same powers which
had given him such a decided superiority
at first; and Adam, seizins him bv the
scalp lock, put his head under water, t;ntil
the faint struggles of the Indian irduced
him fo Believe that he was drowned, when
he relaxed histoid and attempted to draw
his knife- The Indian, however, to use
Adam's own expression, "had only been
possoming." He instantly regained his
feet, and in his turn put his adversary un
der. In the strusile, both were carried
out into the current beyond their depth,
and each was compelled to relax his hold
and swim lor his hie. There was still one
loaded rifle upon the shore, and each swam
hard in order to reach it ; but the Indian
proved the more expert swimmer, and
Adam, seeing that he should be too late,
turned and .warn out again into the stream,
intending lo dive, and thus frustrate his
enemy's intention. At this instant, An
drew, having1 heard that his brother was
alone in a struggle with two Indians, and
in great danger, ran tip hastily to the bank
above in order to assist him. Another
white man followed him closely, and see
ing Adam in the river covered with blood,
mistook him for tin Ird an, nnd fired upon
him, wouding him dangerously in the
shoulder. Adam turned and seeing his
brother, called loudly upon. him, "to shoot
the big Indian upon the shore." An
drew's gun, however, was empty, having
just been dischnrged. Fortunately Big
root had also seized the gun, with which
Adam had shot the Indian, so that both
were upon an equality. The contest now
was which should load first. Big Foot
poured in his powder first and drawing his
ram-rod out of its sheath in ton great a
hurry, threw it into the river, and while
he ran to recover it, Andrew gained an
advantage. Still the Indian was but a sec
ond too late, for his gun was at his shoul
der when Andrew's ball entered his breast.
The gun dropped fmm his hands, and he
fell forward upon his face upon the very
margin of the river. Andrew now alarm
ed for his brother, who wa scarcely able
to swim, threw down his gun and rushed
into the river, in order to bring him ashore.
But .?dam, more intent upon securing the
scalp of Big Foot as a trophy, than upon
his own safely, called loudly upon his
brother to leave him alone and scalp the
big Indian, who was now endeavoring to
roll himself into the water, from a romantic
desire peculiar to (he Indian warrior, of
securing his scalp from the enemy, fn
drew, however, reltised to obey, and in
sisted on saving the living before attending
to the dead. Big Boot, in the meantime,
had succeeded in reaching the deep water
before he expired, and his body was born
off by the waves, without belngstripped of
the pride and ornament of an Indian war
rior.
Not a man of the Indians had escaped.
Five of Big Foot's brothers, the flower of
the Wyandot nation, had accompanied him
in the expedition, had perished. It is said
that the news threw the whole tribe into
mourning. Their remarkable size, their
courage, and their superior intelligence.
gav them immense influence, which great
ly to their credit, was generally exerted
oo tho tide of humanity. Their powerful
interposition bad ve d many prttoDers from
the slake, and given a milder character to
the warfare of the Indians, in that pait of
the country.
7dam Poe recovered of his wounds, and
li ved many years alter this memorable con
flict; but never forgot the tremendous
"hug" which he sustained in the arms ol
Bi Foot.
NAPOLEON BOSAIMRTfc'A PUOPIIECV
niSSIA ANUTtllKEY.
This extract from the life of .the great
Napoleon will be read with particular in
terest nl this time. How near the truth
was be :
On another occasion he said to O'Meara,
in the course of a few years Russia will
have Constantinople, the greatest part of
Turkey, and all Greece. This I hold to
be as certain as if it had already taken
place. Almost all the cajoling and flatter
ing which Alexander practised towards ma
was to gain my assent to eflect this object.
I would, not consent, forseeing tliRt' the
equilibrium of Europe would be destroyed.
In the natural course of things, in a few
years Turkey must fall to Russia. The
greatest part of her population nre Greeks,
who, yon may say, are Russians. The
powers it would injure, nnd who could op
pose it, are England, France, Prussia ond
Austria. Now, ns to Austria, it will be
very easy lor Russia to engage her assist
ance by giving her Servia and other prov
inces bordering on the Austrian dominions,
reaching near lo Constantinople. The on
ly hypothesis that England and France
will ever be allied with sincerity, will be
in order to prevent this. But even this al
liance would not cvail. France, England
and Prussia united cannot prevent it.-
Russia and Austria can at any time effect it.
Once mistress of Constantinople, Russia
gets all the commerce of the Mediterranean,
becomes a great naval power, and God
knows what may happen. She quarrels
will) you, marches ofl to India an army of
seventy thousand good soldiers which to
Russia is nothing, and a hundred thousand
Canaille, Cossacks and others, and England
loses India. Above all other powers Rus
sia is most to be feared, rspecially by you.
Her soldiers are braver than the Austrians :
she has the power of raising as many as she
pleases. Ln bravery, the French and Eng
lish soldiers are (he only ones to be com
pared to them. All this I foresaw. I see
into futurity further than others, nnd I
wanted to establish a barrier against those
barbarians, by re-establishing the kingdom
of Poland, and putting I'ouiatowsU fit the
head ol it as King. But your iiiilVciles of
Ministers would not consent : a hundred
years hence I shall he applauded (encense')
and Europe, especially England, will la
ment that I did not succeed ; when they
see the finest countries in Europe, over
come, ond a prey lo those northern barba
rians, they will tav, "A'ipo'coii was
rlS.'J ."'
HOW TO III; IS A M-.IGlIKOii'S msiM-ss.
Some time since (so runs the current
narrative.) the owner of a thriving mutton
pie concern, which, alter much difficulty,
he had succeeded in establishing with bor
rowed capital, died before he had well ex
tricated himself from the respoiisibililes of
debt. The widow carried on the business
after his decease, and throve so well that a
speculating baker, on the opposite side ol
the way, made her lhe offer of his hand.
The lady refused, and the enraged suitor,
determined on revenge, immediately con
verted his baking into an opposition pie
shop ; anu, acting on the principle, univep
sal among the London bakers, of doing
business lor the hist month or two, nt a
loss, made his pies twice as big as he could
nonestiy aiioru 10 mane inem. lhe con
sequence was that the widow lost her cus
tom, and was hastening fast lo ruin, when
a friend of her late husband, who was also
a small creditor, paid her a visit. She de
tailed her grievance to him. and lamented
her loss of trade and learful piospects, "Oh,
on, saici ner iriend, "that ere's lhe move,
is it 1 Never you mind, my dear. IW
don't get your trade- agin, there ain't no
snakes, mark me that's alii" So savin"
ue iook nis leave.
About ei"ht o'nlnri llio
when the new pie shop was crammed to
overflowing, and the principul was below
superintending the production of a new
batch, in walks the widow's friend, in the
costume of a kennel raker, and elbowin"
his way to the counter, dabs down upon it
a brace ol hung dead cats, vociferating at
the same time, to the astonished damsel in
attendance, "Well your master, mv dear.
as how them two makes six-and-lhirly this
weeit, ann say rti nnng t'other four to-
morrer allernoon!" With that, he iwa
gered out and went his way. So nowerfnl
was the prejudice against cat-multon air.ong
me population oi inai neighborhood, that
the shop was clear in an instant, and the
floor was covered with hastily abandoned
specimens of every variety of segments ol
a circle.
The spirit-shop at the comer of lhe street
experienced an unusually large demand
ior "goes" ol brandy ; and inieclional lar.
ulations not purely grammatical were rot
merely audible, but. visible too in the dis
trict. Jt is averered that lhe ingenious
expedient ol the widow's friend, founded
as it was upon a profound knowledge of
human prejudices, had the desired effect of
restoring the "balance of trade." The wi
dow recovered her commerce the resent
ful baker was done brown as if ha bad
been shut up in hit own oven-and the
friend who brought about this measure of
justice received the hand or the lady as a
reward for his interference. Curiosit itt of
London Life. J
. Recently, between 800 anj 900 cases of
shoes were, received at the ttaiion-houso in
Havtrhill, Mass-, in tingle day for exportation.
Mil. nolHSCO- WIFK.
'a';o lhe following Irom the Boston
We
Transcript,
Hh hnd always minuted pleasantly will)
society nl Washington, but the tie which
connected him most deaily lo Ameiiea, el
iminated in a singul.ir instance of ;love at
fiist sight." lid wns ono day wnlkirg with
a friend out tmvnulj Georgetown Heih'8
when he passed n boardinj; school for young
ladies, and wn attracted by a fair girl of 16,
w ho stood swinging a bap; nnd talking will)
Animation to some of her companions.
"Who is that beautiful pirl 1 Who is she 1"
eagerly asketl he, bill his Mend could not in
form him. The door oppned, and in she
wenl to her books and slate ; nil iiuoo'iscioiia
of the datineireotj-pu that glimpso had left
on lhe henrt of the crave Kuseian Minister.
The next d;iy til lhe day following saw
him hiking lhe s.mie walk, which subsided
lo a very slow Mep ns ha upprnavhed the
building, and looked earnestly nt every door
and window. May day was at hand, and
was lo be celebrutei', ns tipu;il, in ihu school,
by the usual festivities, nnd Ihn choice of n
Queen from Hinotijj '.lie number; anil this
year the floial royalty happened lo fall on
Miss Harriet Williims, llio very gnl who
had so inslnnlly enthroned herself m lhe ad
miration of lhe fou iuner.
"Just before, May D.iy, the Piincipal was
surprised lo receive a note from lhe Russian
Envoy nt Washington, expressing great in
terest in education, nnd beL'gms permission
to be present at lhe festival of May Day
which il would (live him patlienliir pleasure,
as a stranger lo lhe customs of the country,
witness. Consent of course, was very
graciously grnu'eJ, nml lhe occasion was as
hnimiug as youth mid flutters always make
Al I'io etui of I lie term Miss Harriet an-
utiuced that she would .not attend school
any mote. 'What! not a graduate ! on, why
not 1 Ate yon coin" away !' But she shook
her head, laughed, ond kept her own conn-
and in a few weeks she was the wife of
tl e Russian Minister. She has accompanied
her husband once or twice to Russia, were
sho was very much admired, and known as
the ,:Aineiiean Roso." Her face had regu
larity of feature, but was particularly distin
guished for rxniiisile rotating. Nothing
onld stirpnss the chestnut brovn of her hair,
the bright grey hluo of her eye, nor lhe hue
nf lhe lily and lh rosa so delicately blended
in her complexion. Poth.ips iier fume hud
two much cm Ion point for perfect symmetry,
Lut sha moved with grace an J dignity. Al
though there was a preal dis'iarily of years,
and a crent difference in appearanco and
haructer between herself and husband, it
seems to Iwve been a very happy union."
A VAl.t.VUI.i: TADLH.
The fallowing table will be found
very
valuable to many of our readers:
A box 24 inches by 16 inches square, and
3 inches deep, will contain a barrel, (5
bushels )
A box 24 inches by 16 inches square, and
14 inches deep, w ill contain half a barrel.
A box 26 inches by 15-2 inches square,
and 8 incl'es deep, will contain o:i bushel.
A box 12 inches by 1 ' -2 iiieheM square,
and Sinches deep, will contain half a bushel.
A box 8 iiTches by 8-4 inrhes square, and
8 inches deep, will contain one peck.
A box 8 inches by R inches squaio, and
4-2 inches deep, w ill contain one gallon.
A box 7 inches by 8 inched square, and
4-8 inches deep, will contain a half gallon.
A box 4 inches by 4 inches square, and
4-1 inches deep, will contain one quait.
Misplacement ok a Letter The Paris
Monileur, on announcing the presentation
of lhe American Minister, makes one of the
most delicious mistakes in English ever yet
committed in France. It lakes lhe Y which
stands for Mr. Mason's middle name, makes
a small y of it, mid lacks it on to tho end of
John, ihus: ,:Johny Mason was presented
yesteiday.,' Piohably this was the firnt time
that Johny ever figured in uS:ate paper or an
official organ.
Pkin'ce Albert. An illustration of the
slate or public feeling in England in relation
10 the rumors about Prince Albert, was late
ly teen at a dinner in Loudon of one of iho
city companies. When the second and usual
royal toast was given from lhe chair, lhe
whole company refused lo acknowledge il,
by tnruiug their glasses upside down "Uu
del these cireumslancos," said the chairman
1 1 give you 't'.iu Briiisti Constitution,' " which
was drunk wiih imniensa cheering. This
tells ils own tale.
Milking Bears The Freeman' Journal
gives lhe following good one :
It nppears t hut for many yean past the
Deacon had observed the custom of reading
daily a chapter from the sacred scripture to
the family, and of making a running extem
poraneous commentary upon each particular
passage that seemed to lequite elucidation.
Coming lo thai part of lhe Bible which says
Now these seven did Milcha bear unlo Na'
hor,' he cleared lit throat and explained
(hut :
'The object of thit here passage it to show
ut bow bad off lha people used lo wat in old
timet. Then Ihey hadn't no dairy but was
ebleeged to milk heart, and ft took tix lo hold
the bear while Mother milk4 It, and iney
bad togo to Nahor to get lhe beart.'
"Tutae i no truth in men." laid lady
in company i "Ihey ar like mutieal jntt'o
ments, winch sound variety of lone." 'In
other words, madam," id a wil, who chan
eod to b preset, "you betiev that all row
s.r fjresr-
Alt ECCEINTIUC HIE At HER
Mu ry's ''Handbook of South Italy" it jasi
published, nnd contains some curious stories
respecting Fra Rocco, the celebrated Domi
nioian preacher and the spiritual Joe Miller,
of Naples. On one occasion, it is related, he
preached on lhe moler a penitential termon,
nnd introduced so many illustrations of terror,
that he soon brought his hearers to their
knees. Whilo Ihcy weto llius showing every
sign of contrition, he cried out, ''Now all you
who sincerely repent of your sins, hold up
your hands." F.very man in the vast
multitude immediately stretched out his
hands. "Holy Archangel Michael," ex
claimed Rocco, "thou w ho with thin ada
mantine sword standest at tho Right of lhe
judgement seat of Cod, hew mo off every
hand which has been raised hypocritically."
In an instant every hand dropped, and Rocco
of coiitso poured forth n fresh torrent of elo
quent iuveclivo against their sins and iheir
deceit. He had a s;reat dislike to tobacco,
and when once preaching lo a crowd of
Shanish sailors he astonished them by telling
them lhat there were no Spnnish saints in
heaven. A few, he said, hnd been admitted,
but Ihey smoked so many ciijers, that thoy
made the holy virgins sick; and St. Peter
sot his wists to work lo get them out. At
length, he proclaimed that a bull fight was
lo lake place oulsido lhe gate of Paradise
Thereupon every Spanish saint without ex
ception, ran off to see the fight, and St. Peter
immediately clossod the gates, and took care
never to admit another Spaniard.
ANATOMY OF TIIE TEETH.
A nerve, nn aitery, and a vein, enter tho
root of every tonih : "and nil Ihroush an
opening just large enough lo admit a human
hair."
The dental pulp is lhe termination of the
nerva in the crown of tho looih. In the mo
lar teeth it is about l.ho size nf a small shot.
Somo ana'omists call the wholo of tho nerve
the dental pulp
The ivory of lhe tooth (that part which lies
under the enamel) is composed of an nr.
mense number of liiile pipes, or tubuli, w hich
make lhat pari of the looth porous. This ac
counts for the rapid decay of a tooth when
the enamel is gone. The acids of the saliva
neat and cold, ppnetiate tnese numerous
cells and cause n sudden destruction of the
tooth Filling lha cavity solid with some
tneial is the o,-.ly cure.
Th nerve from one tooth connects w ith
the nerve to every tooth in either jiw. This
is the reason why iho pain is so ufien felt on
the opposite sido from where th cause ex
ists. Pain often felt hi the upper jaw,
when the cause exisls in the lower.
The superior (tippet) molar lee'h have
three roots. They sometimes (not frequent
ly ) have four and even fivo roots, while the
inferior (lower) have but Iwo.
The bicuspids usually have but one root,
or Iwo united, so as lo have the appearance
of but one. They sometimes, however, oc
cur with two distinct roots.
Tho incisors nnd eye teeth never have
more than ono root Scientific American.
This touching ballad is from the German,
and commends itself in ils moral to all lovcis
of ovstcrs :
A herring loved nn oyster,
An oyster in the south ;
And all the herring longed for
Was a kiss from her pearly mouth.
But the oyster she was scornful,
And ever stayed nt home,
Shut tp in her hard shell castle,
Where never a kiss could come.
'Twas on a summer evening.
Her shell she opened wide
. To see her charms reflected
On the silver-gleaming tide.
Quick came the love-lorn herring,
Like lightning flew his fin ;
''And now," thought lie, "or never,
Sweul love, my kiss Til win."
But at towards the oyster,
Too fur his head he leaned,
Snap ramo the shells together,
And he was guillotined,
All in the glowing sunset
lie floated from the shore,
And from his neck came gurgling
"I'll ne'er love oysiers moie."
AITHORSHIP OF THE BIBLE.
There ate in til, sixty-six books which
comprise the volume of Holy Writ which aie
attributed lo more than ih'riy different
author or writer of lhe w hole. Hall of the
New Testament was composed by St. Paul,
and lhe next largest writer it lhe gentle and
beloved St. John With the single exception
of Paol, neither history nor Ira.liiion has tes
tified lhat those powerful llnnkers anil wri
ters ever enjoyed lhe benefits of education,
or that ihey were trained to scholarship and
learning; yet how ably have iney wriuen,
what eminent character have been chroni
cled by then.; and what grear even., r,--
ed, bolh for ti.ne and eternity.
' i . I I. anh IfTlR
Jeremiah is sorrowful, !' '"" "V
David poetical; Daniel s.gar.oi.s; Habak
knk .uu Haggai terrible .ml deane, .or,.
. . .. ii
Dl,ney.o . ni,eIlf.of Divine
a.emed to nava ---
natural gn.s oouc, - -
Moses, with his
direction and in.piri-
.atl knowleged and proiou.m ,.-.......-
i t.tor Ibt reformer, lhe deliverer,
,h,'eg Jr'.h.wo.kj.ndJohn, with hi.
r.h o'1 ' ring exqui.il. tenderness ..d
.implioitely, comp9leJ "
"Don't Stako there Loafing," said a
r.M, at lnion College to three .Indent.,
!,.,linrf where they shouldn't. "We aie
not loafing," said Nal, "there it only three of
ua, nd it tk 'un fe mae txj.
NO.MSEXSE REBUICF.D M COMMON SENSK.
The folio wtng sentiments are from two dif
ferent natures, though both of one sex :
Marriage is lo women a state of slavery.
It takes from her the right to ber own prop
erty; and makes ber submissivo in all things
to her husband Liici; Stone.
Mai rifge a state of slavery ! Aye, but the
bonds are silken and easily worn. Marriage
is lhe sanctifirr of love, nn institution which
acknowledges the right of woman to bo pio- .
lectcd, and the duty of man to protect her.
The offices of wife and mother nre not thosa
of slaves! What higher destiny beneaih the
skies than lo instruct the infant mind in
thoughts of purity 1 What hollier mission
ihan to sooth the turbid torrent of man's pas-
sions by a word a look a smile 1 It is lo
woman that "this woik is given, vt oman in
ber vocation, may cheer the lired spirit, may
lend hope lo lhe desponding, may whisper
lova to the lonely while mrm may toil, nnd
traffic, and fuss, and fret, nnd grow savage.
Who would exchanga places with himl
Ella Wentwo ill's Journal.
NEW ENGLAND WINE
We find that in many localities in Connec
licut, wine or excellent qnnllhy had been
made from native grape wiihin a few years,
on a small scale, but in snfTieieni mmnilii.,.
,
to test the question, whciher good wine can
bo mada from tho native grape of lhis Stale.
In every instance a superior article has been
produced, A gentleman of Andovcr mailo
two barrels a few years since, and the phy
sicians in his neighborhood ordered it to be
used in sickness, ns a much better aiticle
than the imported. Ha readily sold it for
$2,50 a gallon. Tuo cent'ernen of this city
each made n band last fall, from grapes
purchased at SI a bushel in the market. Six
or eight bushels will make a barrel. Wa
find on our desk a bottle from Mr. A.
G Graham, of New Pirilain, and suppose
fiom Hie word left with il, lhat il U from
lha iiali'.o grapo We are satisfied that wine
can be produced in Connecticut in large
quantities, and nt a great profit to the piodu
cer. Hartford Times.
Nobi e Legislation. The School bill has
finally passed the'Lrgistature of Texas. Two
millions are set aside as a school fund, the in.
terest on which (S 100.000) tq bo distributed
anor the counties according to the number
of children of Scholastic, nge. this will give
counties of nn average population over a
thousand dollars, nod will bu of considerable
benefit in the way of paying teachers, be
sides pulling in ciiculalion annually S 100 000.
I'ittsuI'Bg. There nre in Pittsburg and
vicinity, it is sSid. 17 largo rolling mills; 12
principal or large foundries; 20 glass inann
faetoiies; about 20 engine and machine
shops ; 5 largo cotton factories ; 4 large flour
ing mills, besides some sraalUr ones; nnd it
is estimated lhat there are more than 100
steam engines in operation in tho city and
vicinity, besides lliostbuvo named.
A WOKD T LITTLE BOYS.
Who i respected ? It is the boy w ho con
ducts himself well, who is honest, diligent,
and obedient in all things. It is,iha boy w ho
is making nn effort continually lo respect his
father, nnd to obey him in whatever he may
direct to be dono. It is the boy who is kind
in other little boys, who respects nge, nn J
who never gels Into difficulties and quarrels
wilh his companions. It is tho boy who
leaves no effort untried to improve himself
i.i knowledge and wisdom every day-who
is busy and active in endeavoiing to do good
towards others. Show me a boy who obeys
his parents, who is diligent, who has respect
for age, who always has a fiiendly disposi
tion, and w ho applies himself diligently to
got wisdom, nnd to do good towards others,
and if he is not respected and beloved by
everj body, then there is no such thing at
truth in this woild. Remember this, liltle
boys, and you will be respected by others,
ami vou will piow up and become.
useful
men.
U.N'DcnniiouND Telegraph. During the
cold weather experienced in Paris in tho lat
ter pirt of December and in lhe begining of
the piesent year, the electro-magnetic tele
araph were much interrupted fiom tnoiv and
Tee whita the submarine telegraph rendered
uuin.errupleJ service. To avoid lhase diffi
culties, the administration have determine
lo place the wires between this ond London
under found. Tbe tubmariiie line comm.
uet to work well.
To Keep Well, people must lake either
medicine or exercise. As a eeneral ihing,
pills are only substitutes for a saw and buck.
Disease must be "worked" ofl; if nol by la.
bor then by tal't, senna, castor oil, or tb..
rb
r Punch defines a Court House the p'jC
where a penny t worlh of jt' slice u purchas
ed with a shilling's wot'.a of I.';,, There is
only one thing lest profi'..,la ihan aoeinj
people,md ttut it goij ti)Bir tecun y.
CHMSTorr;- Fallon, Esq , hat been ela
ted President nf lhe Wett Chester and Thila.
delphia Railroad Company, in place of John
Rutler, Esq-, resigned.
During the p.st year, 813,039 were ex
pended in the oonstiuction of 'tho Washington
Monument at Richmond, Va.
Fanny Kemble Butler It to return to ihia
country in the tpring, lo rwume her iei.
denet at Lenox. Ms,