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NEW SERIES, VOL. S, NO. 28.
SUNBURY, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, PA -SATURDAY, OCTOBER G, 1S55.
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BUKBTJRY, PA.
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Feb. 10. 1855. ly
TiCBLSOIR GATING SALOON!
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OAVE taken tho Baloon formerly occupied
by i. W. Washington,
In Market Square, Svnlwrg,
where they will be happy to dispcaso to their
ffh-nJa ami tho eating public Generally, all the
delicacies of tho season, including Oysters IrciU
and spiced. The bill of fare will include sul
stanlials and delicacies, calculated to satisfy ihoco
ho are hungry, and thiwo who desire nicely to
uave their palates tickled. It will bo open nt all
hours of the day, and all reasonable hours of tho
nuht. Give us a call ond taste for yourselves.
Muubury, f-ept. 22, 1835.
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MOROCCO Manufaelnreri", Currier and Im
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ilenlirs in Red and Oak SOLE LEATHER &
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Feb. 17, 1855. w ly
F. II. SMITH,
POET MONNAIE, POCKET BOOK,
AMI
Di CKslug Case Manurclitrcr,
N. IF. for. of Fourth J- Ctettnut Sts.,
rnii.Anr.u'iiiA.
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Pocket llm.ks, Cabas,
Hankers Cases, Traveling Bags,
Note Holders, Backgammon l)oird:i,
Port Folios, Chess Men,
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Dresi ing Cafes, Pocket Memorandum Hhiks,
Also, a general assortment of English, French
nnd licrntan Fancy floods, Fine Pocket Cutlery,
Kar.ors, Ra.nr Strops and Hold Pens.
Wholesale, Second and Third Floors.
F. 11. SMITH,
N'. W. cur. Fourth & Chestnut Sts., Philada.
N. B. On the receipt of $1, a Superior fluid
Pen will be sent to any port of tho United States,
by mail ; desctibitig pen, thus, medium, hard,
or toft.
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'lV SO, THEN CALL AT
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incut of
SWUNG AND SUMMER GOODS
in Sunbury, consisting in pafl of Bry Goods,
firm-cries, ljuecusware, Hardware, Cedar
ware, Fancy Articles, Stationary, Con
lectioiiarics, &c, which will b
tulj at tho lowest prices for
cash of country produce,
firouud Salt by thu sack or bushel.
Sunbury, Nov. 4, 1831.
" COAL! COAL!! COAL!!!
BRA T. CLEMENT respectfully informs tho
citiicns of Sunbury and vicinity that he has
been uppoiuled ageut for the salo of the. celebra
ted red uh coal, from tho Mines of lioyd Rosso
& Co. All the various sizes prepared and
ecreaued will be promptly delivered by baling
orders with the subscriber.
IRA T. CLEMENT.
Sunbuiy, Dee. 30, 1851 tf.
ARDYVARE.-Tablo Cutlery, Raiori, Poek
- et Knives, Hand saws' Wood aw in
frames, Axes, Chisels, Boor Locks, and Hinges,
Hand Uells, Wuitors, r., just received and for
by I. W. TEN Ell & CO.
Sunbury, Dec. 3, 1854.
J'yiAL Uuckets. stove shovels, Ames' shovels,
forks, JJoof and pad locks, curry combs,
&c., at
YOUNU'S STOKE.
Sunbury, Nov,
18, 1854.
ANILLA BEANS just received by
WE18EK c UKUNETt.
Sunbury, May 19, 1855.
"lYri.NES d Lirruors for Medicinal purposes
at M Clj:K & BKl'NEK'S
Buuburt . Mav ir. IShS
THE SAILOR'S BIBLE.
liY MRS. SARAH J. HALK.
Tho old man paused awliilo ami tltou
Ho drew his Hiblc out,
With that lio never failed to clunr
Each mystery or doubt ;
And said to Harry "In this Book,
'Tis written jilain and sure,
That what wo do, not what wc hare,
Will malic us rich or poor.
There's not n rich man ever reached
Heaven's high nnd pure abode ,
There's not a rich man entering now,
The straight and narrow road,
Unless ho makes, has made, his wealth
A staff, and not a load ;
A staff for others ; mark you well
Tho good Samaritan,
How rich lis grew by wnat ho gave
The helpless, wounded man.
And oh, how poor was that rich priesj,
That Levito, in his pride.
When in their hard, cold selfishness,
They passed tho other sido !
Tho gospel is toe rock I build
My faith and hopo upon;
I rend tho gospel o'er and o'er,
Frem Matthew to St. John.
I've told you wheu I lived iu sin,
I did not know a luttor;
Cut I oau read tho Biblo tiow
And few can read it better.
'Twas hard at first tho love of Christ
Constrained mo to proceed :
Hast ever known men vile and poor
Who taught themselves to road ?
The painted cards they'll shufllo o'er,
And in the dico bos look,
Or on a lottery ticket pore,
15ut never take a book.
I'vo rend my Bible thirty years,
And every year I fund
its precious truths grow moro and moro
Instructive to my mind.
Take all the books wise men havo mado
They darken while you read ;
But if your learn tho Biblo lore,
Yon will bo wise iudeod.
And then when you have learned tho right,
But one rule need be given,
l)n it, nnd sure as Cud is good,
You will bo sure of heaven."
Select Calc,
AN ItfCIDETCT ON THE MISSISSIPPI.
11Y SVI.VANIS conn, Jit.
For six mortal days had our boat boon
ploughing through tho turbid waters of tho
great river on tho down passagosinco lcamc
on board. It was early in tho morning when
we stopped at Natches, where wo took on
board some twenty passengers, who camo
dropping along, two and three or four at a
time, during tho hour of our stop. One
more wo wero uft' with tho current, nud short
ly altorwartls the breakfast bell rung.
The day passed away pretty much as days
generally do on board the Mississippi stea
mers, and when ovening came, tho cabins
wero full of fun and sentiment. Towads
ninn o'clock my attention was called to a
table at which four men were playing twenty
deck poker Tho chief player was a young
man not over six or eight and twenty, who
handled tho card.i with a professional uir, and
whoso laco betrayed tho libcrtino nud sen
sualist. 1 lo was in some physical respects,
handsome, but tho reckless villain was so
plainly stamped upon his countenance, that
no gei'.liemuu could look upon nun imi witn
pity and disgust. Ho was a slightly built
man, and dressed gaudily. I had not stood
by the tablo ten minutes before tho other
three players roso und tho youth was loft
alone.
"Who'll tako a hand ?" ho asked, casting
his dark eyes around uponthocrowd. "Como
gentleman, I'vo a few thousands to loose
Who wants it?"
"Look hero, stranger, I've got alittlo mon
ey that's no uso to me. Wlfnt say yo ?"
Tho new speaker formed a striking con
trast to tho player already ut the tablo. lie
was a powerfully built fellow, dark nnd
gloomy expression, nnd standing over six
feet high. His darkness was from exposure,
nnd his gloom was surely from somo recent
cause, for it was plain to bo seen that his
bold, open rent ti res had not yet becotno used
to it. His hair hung in light colored ringlets
about his neck, nnd his sharp grey eyes wero
full of strango fire. His dress was mostly
composed of panther skins, and his cap was
l tho same, Willi tho tail hanging behind.
When lie sat down to the table, I saw that
is did it with a recklessness that was not
natural to him ; and from that moment I be
came, deeply interested in him, for 1 felt that
ho was nt heart, a noble, bold and generous
man.
"Muko vonr own game," paid tho young
man, shullling tho curds adroidly.
"flu ahead," responded the other. "A man
lou'l hunt wild varmints for a lifetime to bo
ufeared of a quarter deck ofenrdd. ti'o ahead,
and lots lmvo em."
"Ante up ten."
The hunter put up a ten dollar bill, and
tho youth did the sumo, tho cards were dealt
and tho bettiii" commenced. Tho latter
crazed sharply into his antagonist's face as the
iets wero made, but ho could read nothing
thero. Ho seemed disappointed at this, and
"called" tho hunter's hand nt tho fourth bet,
and won fivo hundred dollars.
Tho hunter smiled, and tho youth dealt a-
gaiu. J his timo the betting was commenced
in eurnest by tho dealer, but the other was
not moved by it Tho young man ymt up a
thousand dollar note, but its appearance
seemed to hnvo no effect upon his antagonist.
l boso open features did not cbango in ex
pression, nor did tho keen gray eye grow
moro bright or dim. He covered the noto
and "called," ho had won.
After this tho luck ran evenly for somo
timo. 1 watched the young man I call him
tho young man because ho was surely young
er than tho lmnter. thoutrh not much, fur
that individual was yet in tho prime of man
hood but, as 1 was remarking. I saw the
moro experienced gamester and 1 saw him
several times make the attempt to perform
some oi nis incks, put inoso two pray eyes
wero uxca too keenly upon mm. At longtu
the hunter began to win rapidly, but not a
single ray of satisfaction eould Vm seon upou
ins, lace, x was puzzieu, tor it reauy oomeu
to me that he would rather lose than wiu.
But my thoughts were booh called from tho
playurs to the play. I saw the young man
suuuio tne cards, ana 1 knew that no nou
"stocked them." I slipped around behind
him, aud saw that he held four kings and a
jack. Ho bad meant to have held four kings
nd an ttce, but a double cut. by bis opponent
had hurt him. I know that trick ond I saw
what tho gambler did not sec. Ho was sure
that one of tho aces was at tho bottom of the
pack, and that bis opponent held tho other
thrco with a pair of queens, whilo I saw that
in cutting, tho fourth nco was left upon tho
top of tho pack, instead of upon tho bottom.
"Here's thousand," said tho younger of tho
players promptly.
"Hero's that, and a thousand better," was
tho response.
"I sco that, nnd go a thousand better."
"Here's that thousand, and two thousand
better," said tho hunter.
The blackleg looked nt his "pilo" vory nns
ioasly. Ho counted it, and found just athou
sand dollars. His antagonist had already
won twclvo thousand dollars from him. He
looked nt his cards ouco moro and a look of
assnranco dwelt upon his face. Ho looked
next upon tho pack, nnd ho knew that the
fourth nco vas there.
'IiOok ve. ho said. "I havo but a thousand
dollars in mouoy, but I'vo nnothor pieco of
property I'll put up for tho extra thousand.-
I'vo got ono of tho handsomest gals ye ever
saw young, pretty and sound only nineteen
or twenty years old.
"That's poor property for mo, strnngcr."
"Poor property! by bless your soul,
man, I paid nineteen hundred dollars for her
this very morning.
"This morniug 1" repeated tho hunter with
a slight start.
"Yes just above here, in Natchez ; hero Is
the bill of sale. 'One girl, Ianlhe, nineteen
hundred ' "
"Let's see." Tho hunter took tho bill, and
for a single instant I could detect a strango
sparkle iu his eye, ond a quivering of the
nether lin. but it was cone iu a moment.
"Make out vonr bill of salo for your rial,"
ho suid, "und put it up with your thousand tho most beautiful, but ono of the best uta
d.illars. and I'll nut tut niuo hundred more. trons in tho irreat West. Ho and his wifo
That's a fair thing. I can't afford to lose
it.
A blank was procured nnd tho bill filled
out and dulv sinned, and. nt tho hunter's re
quest witnessed. Tho young man then
placed it with his money, nnd pushed tho
whole towards tho centre of tho table.
"There's your twenty -nino hundred, nud
now, what hnvo you got r
"You dealt yourself, rcmnrucd mo nun
ter, as ho spread his curds upon the table,
nnd showed four aces ! "I think tho gal is
mine "
"Broke dead !" gasped tho gambler.
"All gone nsked the other.
"Every pic."
'Then take your thousand dollars back."
"frivo mo back tho gal."
".Vosir!" thundered the stout man. As
ho spoke, ho drew tho bill of salo towards
him and clutched it nervously, and then push
ed a thousand dollars towards his autogouist.
"Now, show mo the pal."
The young man led tho way towards tho
forward part of tho next c!ck, and having un-
locked the door of a low, narrow state room,
ho called for its inmnlo to como out. 1 had
followed them up, and 1 watched with more
than ordinary interest to see tho tiuulo of)
tliiu em-inns transaction. jV lariro tamp uuntr
directly opposite tho door of tho dingy room,
nnd when tho girl came out 1 saw her face
plainly. I was startled, for I think I never
caw n ninro homiliful femalo Sho was a
quadroon, and not over twenty years of ngo
nf inn.linin nizo. with dark waviiitr hair, nud
a fuco as fair ns human fuco can bo.
"Well. Iantho." said tho vounir gamester,
"vou'ro cone. I'vo sold yo."
Tho trill started and looked up. Thero
was a frightened expression upon her
and ns sho saw how many men wero gazing
upon her, the rich blood mounted to her face,
that had beloro been pnlo as ucnui.
"You're mv enl. now." spoke tho hunter,
Sho started ogain nnd looked into the face
of tho speaker, nnd on tho next momontboth
her hands wero pressed nara upou tier orow
"j ours! sho lainlly gasped
"Yes. you'ro initio, and thero aren't a pow
er this side of Heaven that can tear you from
me. Keen still now. and don t yo snenk a
word. (Jo back, go back now, and 1 11 keep
vour kev myself."
As no spoko, no pusnca tnc gin into vnc
room again, nnd relocked the door. Then he
turned uway, and I was sure I saw a big tear
in his eve.
Hall nn hour nfterwards tno younggamuier
was again nt tho tablo with a party ol new
players, nud before 1 turned in ho had won
ten thousand dollars.
On tho following morning tho young man
was niter tho hunter tho lirst tiling; nuu
when ho had found him ho proposed to buy
. .
tho girl back, but tho present owner refused.
"1 II givo you two thousand lor her.
"No sir."
"Twenty-five hundred."
"No."
"Three thousand."
Marke," thundered tho hunter, with
look or fire j "all tho money Jloated over this
river, wouldn't bny that gnl5
The blackleg cursed and swore, but it
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availed him nothing. An hour afterwards
tho boat was nlongsido the pier at St. Erau-
cisville, nud 1 took my luggage nnd wont on
shore, for hero I was to remain on business a
few days. 1 went up to ono of tho hotels,
and after seeing to my luggage, I weut iuto
one of tho parlors and sat down. There was
no ono mere, uttu tor a wuno i uusieu mysou
! irl
in oxauumiig the pictures about tho room.
I was looking at ono which hung in a ma all
recess where tho chimney stood, when 1 heard
somo ono clso eutor. I turned aud saw tho
stout hunter and tho quadroon j but they did
not see tno.
"Now, lantlie," spoko tho man in a trcm.
ulous voico, "wo aro uloue. Fear no moro T
for vou aro mine now."
As ho thus spoku tho beautiful girl fell
upon his bosom aud wept aloud, whilo ho,
with murmers of thankfulness and joy, wound
his big arms about her aud strained her to
his breast.
"1'ardoD me," said I stepping forward,
"but I am not to blaino for this."
For what ?" uttered the hunter, whilo tho
girl started buck liko a frightened lamb.
by, lor overbearing your privacy," 1 re
turned.
v - w
"But you'ro a man, sir t"
"I hopo so."
"Ah, you woro aboard last night!"
"Yes sir : and saw ovorvthiuc;."
"Theu you shall know all. Como Iuutho,
sit down here, for you aiou't iu dauger auy
more."
So tho girl sat down closo to her protector
and liieu the hunter turued towards me.
"Stranger," ho said, "three years ago I
had business iu Kactches ; 1 went to break
horses for John Uauipshell. Ilo owned this
gal. ' I staid there ovor s year. Perhaps
jou won wuuuer itiui i lovea iter, liy nv
soul 1 did love her. Asknrl bar if ov.ip '
could raised money enough to buy her if she
would be my wifo. IHdcn't she saTyesctuick.
though I 1 ben I went to Mr. fJomiMiboU and
asked In in tr he d sell tho gal. He said no;
he'd as quick sell ono of his children. Hut
when 1 told bun u tod her for a lawful,
wedded wife, and that sho already loved mo,
he said that I might havo her, and that ho
would keep her lor mo til 1 could raiso tno
money, so I told Iantlio all, and started for
tho woods onco moro. A month ago 1 had
two thousand dollars ovor nnd above all I
should need for expenses, nnd I started. I
landod in Natchez yesterday morning. Mr.
Uampsnell was dead and ms loiKs an sold on.
I tracked Iantho to a trader, nnd got tliero
just about an hour nfter she'd been sold.
When ho told mo who d got her of courso 1
mado up my mind sho was lost. I went on
board tno first down boat, determined to
throw away my money, nnd then go back into
tho woods ; for I didn't want to keep a penny
that I d meant lor Hint wctK. Jtou Know
the rest. When I saw tho bill of sale I
kucw who'd fullen in my way. Sho aren't
hurt, sir not a bit. Sho's ns puro nnd good
as ever, nnd I reckon you'll hunt somo timo
nforo you 11 und -a bettor or a handsomer
wife."
I agreed with this fully. Shortly after-
wards tho hunter put confidence enough in
mo to lcavo his prizo in my keeping, whilo ho
went nnd got a license. I found her a sensi-
bio, iiilellisrcut girl, nnd sho mado no effort
to conceal her love for tho noble hunter, nor
her joy in view of tho events which hud so
strangely transpired. By-and-by tho stout
man returned, nnd with him camo a justice.
saw tho happy pair tmtrried and before night
they took nn upward bound boat.
L"p in Warren county, Illinois, upon tho
first bend of tho Henderson River, lives ono
of tho most flourishinsr farmers of tho West.
His name is Levi Dolworth. Pooplo who
accept his generous hospitality aro struck
with the strango beauty of his children ; and
tlieir stav need not bo Ions to nssurothcni
that tho wifo and mother is not only ono of
aro tho ones of whom I havo just told you.
JAPANESE PECLLIAKITIlCsi
rt sccmshnt tho national cxclusivcness of
this peculiar people is also exhibited m their
social habits. Tho streets of their towns
present only a dead wall upon each side, tho
houses being situated iu gardens behind them
and hidden as much as possible by trees and
Flnubbery. Being under constant surveilanco
tho people aro much given to hiding 'them
selves.
Their dress consists of ono loose robo with
n girdlo nuout tho middle. Ibis is a very
cool arrangement lor summer weather, but in
winter is not quite socomlortablo. However
they manage to keep warm by levying contri
butions on each other, for whenever one mem
ber of a family coes out in cold weat her, he
borrows tho garments of all who remain with
in. nnd puts them one over the other 1
Tho Jnpaneso idea of a shoo is peculiar.
Tho article with them is simply a sole, and
is worn not ror tno protection ol tho root-
wincu in laci it noes not cover but lor tno
preservation of the matting upon their floors
tno solo Doing always slipped on at tno
door, tho wearer going barefoot in tho liouso.
nu miue, lueieiore, is uniy liiicnucu 10 Keen
tho feet from contact with the earth, and thus
from soiling tho matting, which is a matter
of prido to keep very clean. This, indeed,
Is a very essential matter, as tho matting is
nsed not only for a carpet, but for a tablo
cloth and mattress as well ns being in fact
tno only article ol lurnituro in tno nouse.
iuc imnntos sit, eat ana sleep ou t no noor,
Tho Jnpaneso pillow for they indulge In
that luxury is a curious affair. It consists
of a little block of wood, with sides of une
qual width, so that by turning it over which
is olten done oven in sleep tho head may
rest at clillcrent points ol elevation. 1 Ins pe
culiar pillow is mado necessary from tho fact
that tho mur is worn upright upon tho head,
matted together with grease and secured with
pins which by their material indicate tho
rank of tho wearer. This pillow is consider
ed a very comfortable affair, and altogether
superior to tho bag of feathers on which we
outsido barbarians are wont to rcclino our
heads.
The Japanese, liko tho Chinese, take thoir
food with chopsticks, nnd indicato their enjoy
ment of it by a loud snoring ucisc, not at all
agreeable to civilized ears.
Being always accustomed to sit with their
legs bent upon the floor, they find it painful
to sit on chairs, complaining that tho part of
uio leg which hangs down "is nil tho same as
if it were cut off!"
Tho mandarins, when thov go abroad, havo
always a grent retiimo ; nn umbrella capable
' V y i -i y TSOn ! Trn
I iWOf tliflP linfiifii u-hilrt 4wrt ninn crn I u) trim
. r : p , in
them with brooms to sweep away evil spirits
iu tho air 1 They believe in spirits, but not
,i. : i i?. - . i
in i.: hi luiiuoriaiiiy 01 Uio soul.
When a Japanese gentleman walks abroad
ho is always accompanied by n servant whoso
duly it is to carry three essential nrticles on
?? u t " 10 6 ' . ( V" T . WZ l
f' lt w 1 1 PP Uecl thJ"? J f ,)
l n' eating box containing food, lest his
master should become faint on tho way.
an umbrellu to shade his master his slippers,
When this happens, tho gentlcmnu sits dow
upon tho ground, opens his box and cats his
umncr,
Another IIastt I'latk of Sour. Tho Gos
sins at 11'usbiiiL'ton state that General Scott
and the becreiary oi war lmvo nan a snar
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P
correspondence recently, in relation to tho
loavo of nbsenco cranted by tho former t
ticn. Hitchcock. It is said that tioucral
Scott's letters were very tart, intimating that
ho was not responsible) to tho Secretary of
war ; and that ho would be obliged to him if
ho would hereafter, in any official communi
cations ho might have occasion to address
lam, writo tn tho llamo ot the I resident of
tho Uuitod States as ho was tho only offi
cial superior whom ho acknowledged.
Rather Lath. A noblo lord .applied to a
fiawubrokcr lor tno loan ot iuuu guineas on
lis wife's jewels, for which ho paid . 4000.
"Tako tho articles to pieces," Baid his lord
ship, "number tho stones, und put false ones
iu their places; my lady will uot distinguish
thein." "You aro too lato, my lord," said tho
pawnbroker, "your lady has gained upon you,
tor theso stones aro fuuo, 1 having bought
tho diamoudd of her ladyship last year."
Puki'amku Ton a Stohm. A few nighls
ago a Mr. Bodkin, who had been out taking
his glass and pipe, on going homo late, bor
rowed an umbrella, und wheu his wife's tongue
was loosened, lie sat up in bed and suddenly
spread out tho paripuli. "What uro you
going to do with thut thing t" said she.
"Why, my dear, I expected a very heavy
storm to-uight, and so I camo prepared." In
loss Umu two minutes Mrs. Bodkin was
asleep.
Mr. William L. O. Smith, or Buffalo, has
written "Tho Life and Times of ticn. Lewis
Cass," which will soon bo published.
HappinoBs catrbo made quite uj well ua
Cheap materials as dear ones.
11
THE BARE-FOOT BOY.
bv John a. wuiTTinn.
Blessings on thee, little man I
Bnre-foot boy, with cheek of tan !
Willi thy turncd-np pantaloons,
And tho merry whistled tunes
AV'ith tho red lip redder still,
Kissed by strawberries on the hill
With the sunshine on tho fucc
Through thy torn brim's jaunty grace
From my heart 1 givo theo joy
I was ouco a bare-foot boy 1
Prince thou art tho grown up man
Only is repnblicau.
Let tho miUioii-dollarcd rido
Barefoot trudging at his side,
Thou host moro than ho can buy,
In tho reach of oar nnd eye
Outward sunshine, iuwnrd joyj
Blessings on thee, bare-foot boy!
f)h ! for boyhood's painless play,
Sleep that wakes in laughing day ;
1 lealth that mocks tho doctor's rules ;
Knowledge, never learned of schools,
Of the wild boo's morning chase,
Of tho wild flower's timo nnd place,
Flight of fow l and habitude
Of tho tenants of tho wood,
How tho tortoise bears his shell,
How tho woodchtick digs his coll, -And
tho ground-mole sinks his well ;
llow tho robbin feeds her young,
How tho oriole's nest is hung,
Where tho whitest lillics blow,
Where the freshest berries grow,
Where the ground-nut trails in vino,
Where thu wood-grapes clusters shine ;
Or tho black wasp's cunning way,
Mason of his walls ofclny,
And the architectural plans
Of groy hornet nrtiznns 1
For, eschewing books and tasks,
Nature answers nil ho asks ;
Hand in hand with her ho talks,
Faco to face with her ho walks,
Part and parcel of her joy
Blessings on the barc-foo't boy!
Oh ! for boyhood's time of Juno,
Crowding years in ono brief moon,
When all things I heard or saw,
Mo, their master, waited for,
I was rich in llowers nud trees,
Humming bird and honey bees ;
For my sport tho squirrel played,
Plied the snouted n-.olo his spade ;
For my tasto the blackberry cone,
Purpled over hedge and stone,
Laughed tho brook for my delight,
Through tho day and through tho night,
Whispering nt tho garden wall,
Talked with mo from full to fall,
Mine tho sund-riinmed pickerel pond,
Mine tho walnut slopes beyond,
M inc the bending orchard trees,
Apples of Ilesperides!
Still as my horrizon grew,
Larger grew my riches too,
All tho world 1 saw or knew.
Seemed a complex Chinese toy,
Fashioned for a bare-foot boy
Oh ! for festal dainties spread,
Like my bowl of milk and breud
Pewter spoons and bowls of wood,
On tho door stono groy and rudo !
O'er mo liko n regal tent,
Cloudy-ribbed tho sunset bent,
Purple curtained, fringed with gold,
Looped . n many a wind-swung.fuld ;
While for n usic camo to play
Of tho pio Trog's orchestra ;
Aud, to light tho uoisv choir,
Lit tho fly his lump of fire.
I was monarch ; pump and joy
Waited on tho buro-fuot boy !
Cheerily then, my litllo man,
l.ivo nud laugh us boyhood cau 1
Though tho flinty slopes bo hard,
Stubble-speared tho now mown sward,
Every morn shall lead theo through
Fresh baptisms of the dew ;
Every evening from thy feet
Shall the cool winds kiss the heat ;
All too soon these feet must hide
In tho prisou colls or pride
Lost tho freedom of tno sod,
Like a colt's for work be shod,"
Mudo to tread tho mills of toil,
Up and down iu ceaseless moil
Happy if tlieir track bo found
Never on forbidden ground
Happy if they sink not in
tjuick and treacherous sands of sin,
Ah ! that thou could'st know tho joy,
Ero it passes, bare-foot boy !
A GOOD RECOMMFKDATION.
"Please, sir, don't you want a cabin boy ?'
"I do want a cabin boy, my lad, but what1
that to you T A little chap liko you ain't tit
for tho berth. ' "Oh, sir, I'm real stioug
I can do a great deal of work if I niu't so very
old." "But where do you como faora ? You
don't look liko a town boy. Run away from
homo, hey?" "Oh, uo, indeed, sir; my fa
ther died, aud inv mother is very poor, aud I
want to do something to help her. She let
mo come." "Well, my lad, whero aro your
letters of recommendation I Can t tako any
bov without them." Hero was a dumper,
Willie had never thought of its being ueccs-
sary to lmvo loiters from his minister, or
teachers, or from somo properperson.toprove
to strangers that lie was nn uonest nua gooa
boy. Now what should ho dot Ho stood in
deep Uiougm, tne cnptaiu, meauwuuu, curi
ously watching tho working of his expressive
faco. At length ho put his hand into his
uosom unu mow outuis iuiicdiuiu, umi mm
out ono word put it into the captain's hnud
Tho captain ojiened at tho blank pago ond
rtad. "Willie Graham; presented us a re
ward for regulur aud punctual nttcudnnce at
Sabbath school, nud for his blameless con
duct there and elsewhere. From his Sunday
school teacher." Cuptain M Lood was uot
pious man, but ho could not consider tho case
beloro him with a heart unmoved. Tho litllo
fatherless child standing humbly before him
referring him to tho testimony of his Sunday
school teacher, ns it was giveu in bu mil
Bible, touched a tender spot iu tho breast of
tho uoblo seaman, and dupping una Hear
tily on tho shoulder, ho said, "You aro tho
boy for mo ; you shall sail with mo ; aud,
vou are ns good a lud as 1 think vou are.
your pockets shan't bo empty wheu you go
back to your good moiner."
Kmciiviko liv ms PorE. Tho l'ope has
conferrert upon Mr. Wilson, of Montreal, tho
titlo of "Knight of tho Older ofSt. Gregory."
Mr. Wilson was Mayor or that city at the
time Guvaz.i wus so rudely trouted by the
mob. and this eonmlimunt doubtless is in re
turn for tho valuable services he rendered bis
Holiness on that occasion.
The pupulution of Full ltlver is P.'.liKV
COST OF DRESSING NEW TURK
FASHIONABLE LADIES.
Ono of tho New Fork journals tho Sun
enters iuto a calculation of the amount re
quired to dress tho fashionnblo ladies of that
city, and it figures out a sum that will bo
truly surprising to tho ladies of Philadelphia,
who oro generally so nttractivo by nature
that thero is no necessity for them to run into
such extravagance Tho Sun says ;
"Thero ar in Now York and Brooklyn not
less than C000 'ladies' whoso dress-bills will
nvcrago annually $'.'000 each, or ten millions
of dollars for nil'. Thoro nreflOOO moro whose
dress expenses will nvcrago glOOO each, or
Ave millions of dollars for the wholo number ;
nnd fivo millions of dollars moro would not
cover tho dress expenses of those whoso bills
nvcrago every year from '200 to $500.
Thus, at a low estimate, tho annual cost of
dressing our fashionable ladies is twenty mil
lions of dollars. Perhaps wo could not ex
ceed tho truth if wo estimated tho total an
nual cost of dressing and jeweling tho Indies
of New York and its vicinity nt from thirty
to forty millions of dollars. Tho sums which
many heads of families In Now York spend
upon their wives and daughters for really
unnecessary or extravagant cress, would
amount in a few years to a handsome rortuno.
Wo lmvo hoard instnncos of ladies whoso dress
bills, independent of jowolry, for a single year,
havo been ns much ns six or seven thousand
dollars. If'tho ladies' throughout the Union
would forego their cxtrnvnganco in dress, tho
amount saved iu a singlo year would bo suffi
cient to build a rnilrond to tho Pacific. In
Now York enough might bo saved, nnd our
ladies still bo well dressed, to pay off tho city
debt, or lay out and beautify tho Central
Park."
Rkmoiouh Opposition to Kmiobation A
Roman Cutholic clergyman of tho dioceso of
Cashel, says tho Loudon Watchman, has re
ceived a letter from nn Irish priest, tho Rev.
Ihomns Keardon, pastor ot Lustcru 1 oniisyl-
ania, in tho courso of which tho writer im-
'loriugly entreats his correspondent to use ull
lis iuiluciHO to check what he designates tho
insano spirit of emigration to America which
seems to possess tho pooplo of Ireland.
They aro rushing," says the writer
' Un the almost certain ruin ol tueir souls,
hilo tlieir temporal condition is at best but
litllo improved. I have had much oxpci-Ionco
of tho mode of life iuto which nearly nil our
pooplo aro drawn, nnd I solemulybelievo that
if tho vessels which bring them over wero sud-
onlv to founder nud carry every creature on
board lo tho depths of tho ocean, they would
havo a bettor clianco of salvation than they
havo after thev havo lived for somo timo in
tho country. So entirely convicted am I of
tho fearful havoc of souls which is tho result
of comimr here, that wero tho Almighty God
to give mo power of building a wall of firo
around Ireland to prevent its peopio irom
leavinir it. it should bo built beloro tho ink
with which I am writing this liuo would dry.
For tho lovo of Jesus try to keep your peo
ple nt home, for every individual you Keep
shall snatch a soul from bell."
Ciiaractemstic AxEOPOTE. During tho
last session of Congress, a man well known
ns deeply interested in tho mail stenmer bill,
tlieu beloro tno House, npproncneu .air. Jen
ton, whilo ho was walkiug iu Pennsylvania
Avenue, nnd said
"Good morning, Mr. Hcuton."
Tho salnto was returned.
"I seo tho mail steamer bill is up to-day
"Yes. sir."
"Benton, couldn't you bo prevailed upon to
go for the employment of moro steamers by
tho government (
"Yes, sir, upon ono condition.
Tho fellow smiled as if ho was going to get
a "Belaud" of a suggestion for his "Oliver" of
a bribe.
b. on ono condition," continued Benton,
"that thev could be used to transport such
rascals as you nro to somo distant penal col
ony."
Worth Knowing. Ono pound of green
copperas (cost sovon cents) dissolved iu ono
quart of water and poured down a privy, w ill
effectually concentrate ana uesiroy uio ioui
est Binells. For water-closet sou board ships
and steamboats, about hotels and other
places, there is nothing so nice to cleanso
und purify thoso places, as simplo green
conneras. dissolved : and lor sick rooms, it
mav bo placed under tho bed iu any thing
which will hold water, and thus render a hos
pital or othor places for tho sick, iroo rrom
unpleasant smells. For butchers' stalls, fish
markets, slaughter houses, sinks, and wher
ever thoro aro putrid ond ollunsive gasses,
dissolve copperas and sprinklo it about, and
in a rew days tbo "bad smell ' will pass away.
If a cat, rat or mouso dies about tho house
nnd Rends forth an offensive cos. place some
dissolved coiiporas in a cup or jar, anywhere
within "sine linsr distauco," ana tno euro
sure. 1 nave suown a sioca oi ury kuuu
- . . . - i- - r .i i
which were nearly spoiled by a "skunk un
der a store, to bo cleaned and restored-simply
by sprinkling dissolved copperas about I no
lloor. iuiein uazeiie.
A Gi'AsoCompaky has be.pn formed iu New
York, with a capital of $10,000,000. They
profess to own nn island, in luo Paenic, cov
ered with a deposit of over two hundred Bill
lion tons of ammoniatod guano, und to havo
despatched a ship with men to tako possess
ion of it. They further say, they expect to
sell tho first year -100.000 tons, at 1 30 a ton
out of which they will realize a prolit ol
400.000. These expectations, however, nro
yet to bo realized.
Jipoe Deuukiky, tho American (K. N.
candidate for Governor in Louisiana, is
Catholic Tho Crescent, on organ of tho
Order, makes this avowal in reply to a ques
tion liv tho Cnuritr. The Crtsceut udds
"Wo bolievo, a'.so, that ho enmo from good
Catholic stock, and that he has never boon
wanting iu duty to the faith of his fathers,
Mouk TcoviiLR Ton Kaxzas. It is state
that as soon as tho building of tho capitol ut
Lecompton la commenced, a writ of ouotear
ranlo will bo issued, and tho legality of Its
location nt that place be tested by the Sti
iiremo Court of tho United States. If this
is tried, it will probably bring tho wholo. of
Kanzas allaus under review. v
A Konnv Fate. The St. Louis Democrat
of tho 15th iust., says that Poole, who led off
a company in search oi gma, soiiiowucro ou
tho western botders of Missouri, has boon
hung by his party for failing to fiud the gold,
lliu fata w as decided by a voto of tho persons
composiug the expedition, tho majority of
which were in lavor oi unugwg, unu u
accordingly strung up to the limb oi a tree.
The widow or liOtiis Philippe is in Belgium
ou her way tu vijit her daughter iu law, the
Dutchess ol Oilcans.
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ucation. A ray of light to tho understanding is bet
ter than a volume committed to memory.
Thoro is beauty enough on earth to mako
homo for nngels.
Tho total cotton crop this year is estimated
at 2,H l 7,330 bales, or 82,Gti7 less than last
year.
Virtue makes a man on earth famous, in
is gravo illustrious, nnd iu Heaven iniinor-
I.
Worth Kxowisri. A codfish breakfast
nd nn India rubber coat will keep a man dry
all day.
firnrrEn Operations. About one-half of
all tho manufacturing machinery iu Rhodo
Island has been slopped ou account oi uio
rought.
A Ci.i-ttox. A codGsh was rcconlly
brought ashoro nt Buckie, in England, which
had iu its stomach no tower than tweuty-iivo
full grown herrings.
Dr. Gait, lato Postmaster at Forfolk, on
his dying bed requested tho appointment of
his assistant, Augustus M. Vaughn, and tho
Postmaster-General complied wiui uio re
quest.
Tho Now Haven Journal and Courier saya
Br. S. P. Townsend. the Sarsaparilla man,
has paid $43,000 for a liouso and farm in
Stamford, and intends to livo thero."
A Bead Loss. Tho Hcrvard (Mass.)
Branch Uailroad which cost S'21,000, ami
was lately sold for 10,000, has been broken
up, nud its rails sold for old iron.
Goveksor Si.adk. of Vermont, was in Buf
falo on Wednesday, accompanied by between
30 and -10 ladies, all of whom aro bouud to
tho western country ns teachers.
Unexpected Good Fortcsk. An admira-
blo young lady, a teacher in tho Cambridge
(Mass.) Grammar bcnooi, uasjust receiveu
information of a bequest of 870,000, from a
rejected suitor ol hers, recently deceased, m
I ara, Urazii.
Tho education of a youth of tho "upper
crust" begins with a Havana cigar, embraces
a tour to Europe from which ha returns a
greater jackanapes than ever and ends with
a. marriage of hands, not hearts.
Mechanics ron Kansas. A pnrty of fifty
first-class mechanics havo left tho city ot
Syracuse, N. i ., lor Kansas, xuey uro en
gaged to work on tho government buildings
nt Fort Leavenworth.
A Paris paper estimates tho increase of
tho population of that city, for ouo week, to
bo 000,000. That was tho week of tho 0ueeii
of England's visit.
Potatoes. A merchant in Albany, N- Y.,
has mado a contract for 600 bushels of Mer
cer potatoes, raised iu Reunselaer couuty, in
that Stato, to be delivered before tho 1st of
January, at 1 per barrel. Last wiutor thoy
brought 4.
Last Sunday, a clcrevman near Dayton,
Ohio, elucidated his text "Ho that is with
out sin among yon," etc., by this consummate
ly recondito paraphrase : "it is tno prerogative-
of innoccuco to project tho iuitiatory
boulder I"
A Lowell editor savs. that ono reason why
ho supports the ten hour law for tho factor
ies is, that then tho factory girb will have
timo to garter their stockings in U'.o morning
instead of having so frequently to draw them
up in tho streets.
tjiit-x on tmk Tkkici r." Tho wife of a
mau named Shirts, residing in Diyden, N.
Y., died recently on a Friday. On Saturday
the bereaved husband married a second wile.
and atteuded wilh her tho fuuerai of his for-
mur ono, ou tho succeeding Sunday, luiu
was sharp work.
Liberai. Divorce Laws. The Ohio laws
allow divorce for "gross neglect of duty,
which, being liberally cousti ued, allows tho
parties to separate almost at pleasure I ho
laws are nearly tho r amo, we understand, in
Illinois and iscousin.
A Li-ckt Soldier.- It is said that Gen.
Ostensaken, whoso military career extends
over forty-eight years, who has assisted at
more than one hundred tattles and combats,
in which ho has usually been found in tno
first ranks, has uever received the shguiesi
wound.
Advanced is V Ai.fR. Montpclier, the
homo or the late President Madison, iu ir
.,....: ;.... i,!. Wth has cnan-
ziiiia, witicu twicj Dim.!) , j ,
god bauds nt 310 per aero, recently brocghi
35 per t
acre. Montpclior is a laigu v.-,
coutuiiiing cloven hundred acres.
Love he, Love nv Doo.-Noth.ng eould
exceed tho attention or Loul8IIlsa.rolifntl' ?
his royal guest. Ou leaving Hon ogno, t w
fiuoori suddenly perceived that 'j
behind a favorite little lapdog, and
her very great regret thereat. No notice wu
taken apparently boyond sympathy, but eiec
trietty and steam wore made to perform H wir
most impossible acts j ond wheu
entered her boudoir at St. Cloud, the lust
thing Jio saw was her lapdog, that jumped
forward to meet her
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