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NEW SERIES, VOL. 8, NO. 47.
SUNBURY, NORTJIUMRERLAND COUNTY, PA-SATURDAY, EERRUARY 10, 1S56. OLD SERIES, VOL- 16. NO. 2!
Tha Sunbuiy American,
UltlHtD KVSaT UTt'lDA f
BY II. B. MASSER,
Market Square, Sunbury, Penna.
TKRM9 OF SUBSCRIPTION.
TVU UULl.AltS per annum tab, paid half yenrlv In
Sdeanae. No paper diiuuulirued uiuilALLarruarugeeare
a.d.
Ail eJtanrinicutfons or letters on bu.itienit rotnting to
tke odie, lo iiimi a attention, mint tt 1'UST PAID.
TO Cl.UbSt.
Taree eopte te one addreee, SO0
even De be loci
Fifteen o Do o cn
Fire l dlare in advance will pay for three )eu'e sub
seriptinn tn the Aniericaii.
Poetmutere will please net ae our Airents, end frank
teuere routniiting; euliecriptien money. Tliey are permit
ted to do tliii audcr tbel'oat Office Law.
TERMS OP ADVURTI8INO.
One Siunie of U lines, 3 liulee,
Vrerr lliis'iuent oi.erliwu,
One & inai o, 3 inontke,
it m 'tithe,
One yenr,
tiaiiteM Catde "f Five linee. per annaia,
SI eichants aid inhere, ntlverti.ine: by the
;ear, with the privilege of iuaertiiif
"rant advartieemeuls weekly.
I on
s
So"
SCl"
100
IV9
Id
VJT Larger Ailveriiiemrnte.ee per eg reeoieal.
JOB PRINTING.
We have c'lnnvtird with our rttnhlislrmeiii a WfU
eleeted JOH OPFICK. which will eenli'e hi In execute
ia Ike nenlest it,'... every variety of pruning.
A T T O K N E Y AT LAW,
scrTBunv, pa.
Badneis attended tain the Counties of Nr
tbimlierlnnJ, Cithm, Lycoming Meinour and
Oelumbia.
lleferencet in Pliiladelphirt :
te T.ih R.Twn, rime. Bili'inne. F.-o,..
t.uiere k SnoJgra.i, I.inn, rtmiiti & Co.
WHITE ASH ANTHRACITE COAL
Faoai thi Lixcierta Cor.Lir.itT,
Northumberland county, Pa.,
T "9 T fl E I! E we have very extenniv improva-
moots, and nre prepared to offer to the
paUlic a very lupeiior article, particularly suite. I
ier lb msnufacuir of Iron and waking btcuui.
Oar auei of Coal aia :
LUMP, V for Smeltinj purposee.
fTEA.MUOAT, J- for do. and Steamboat
BltOriEN,
E(i(Jt. for Family us arid Sieaai.
eioVE, )
PE I ' "m'',ur":, nd" Steam.
Oar point of Shipping ia Bunbury, whera ar
i.nemeute ara mad to load koala without any
.:.,.
COCHRAN, PEALE eV CO.
J. J. Cucatii, Lancaster.
V. W. I'iiii, fchamokin.
ttu, RxiaaoLn, Lancaster.
A. B in waiacKin, do.
CP" Order tildi eased to Shamakin ar tuiiuury,
will receive prompt attention.
Fail. 10. ISSi. ly
XT. 3. OF -A..
"Ocid and our Katu-e Land."
Qi:8QURHANNA CAMF. No. X9, of tht 0.
3 f the U. S. A. Lolde ite stated ecsaiona eve i
Mtiait evenir.f in their New llnll, eppo-.il E.
T. U.i'.ite store. Uui.bury, l'a. Inititation and
reiaia, 1?.C0.
D. O. E MAIZE, VT- C.
ta'l AVllASKT, K. S.
anbuie Jan. ti, U.'ni. oct SO ''.r
O. OIF TJ. OVI- j
QVNUL'RV COUNCIL, No. 30, O. of l A. j
M. meet every Tte st a t evening in the j
American Hall, opposite E. Y. liritrhl'a store, i
Uarket street, ni:lury. Fa. Members of the I
erder ar leeuf ctfully reqoreted lo aitend. j
P. M. all IN DEL, C. !
A. Kootib. Ft. S.
Attribute, Oct. SO, 1835. j
J". S. 03T -A
TVT"AniNC:TON CAMF, No. 19 J. 8. of A
' boids ii stated meeting every fcatiinlny
eeaitu, in ta Ameiican Hell, Market Street,
sobui v.
A. A.SlIISSLEIt, P.
Jehn . Deird, B. .
funhury. January 5, 1B5S. if.
IICKUOIR HATING KAL00!
t EI 4KI.K9 l. V II AUTOS
TTA" tken tho Saloon formerly occupied
tl ,y Wliitnn iV Fi6lier,
In Market Square, Suiibury,
where h will be happy to dupen.e to hia
friends and Iha fating public generally, all the
Vieaeir of Ilia season. Including OvKlere lienh
aad epiced. 'I'l.e bill of far mill ineluile tul -Bt.ntiktft.nJ
tlelicflriee. citlcul.tled tosalitfv thov.e
who are liunsry, and those who desire merely to
te their palntes tickled. It will ho open at all
baurs of the tiny, and all reasonable hours of the
mht. (iive us a call and taste Lr youi'Kclves.
1ST Faruilie, and parties (applied on shtit
tire.
tuubury, Sept. ?, 1833.
LEATHER.
m:iiisv &,
Co.
-Vo. i9 .orth Third Street, 1'Uladeif.Jiin.
T MOROCCO Manufacturers, Currier, ami In,-
i- ....rler. of FitTIM'II OA LF-trKI.Nx. ami
dealerain ited and Oak bOJ.F. I.EA'J'H Eli &.
JtlFl".
Fab. IT, 1SJ5.--W It
I H. SMITH,
PORT MOHNAIE, I'OCKET BOOK,
AND
a, I'UHV .lliiuuin.
K. II
i'tr. f Fourth A- Chttln.,t Sis.,
I'lllLAUlXIIIlA.
Always an hand a large and vnrieJ assoi lineiil o
1'eit Moiinaies,
Work Uoxcs,
J oekei ll.iok.,
Rankers Cases,
Nata Holders,
Fort Folios,
Portahla De.ks.
('abas.
Traveling Parje,
llarkgainutoii Uotrde,
('liees Men,
Cignr Cases,
I)reairi9 Casea,
Forket Memorandum ISeoka,
Also, a general aMturlmenl of English, French
and German Fancy Goods, Fin Pocket Cutlery,
Razors, lUtur feiro.e and tiold
Wholasale, Second and Third Floors.
F. II. SMITH.
N. W. eor. Fourth rV Chestnut St.., Fliiludo.
N. II. On the receipt of 1, a ruierior (iold
Fen will b sent to any part of the t'nittd Statea,
y mail j describing pen, thus, medium, bard,
"piiil'i., March II. 1855. ply.
FAB.MEHS TAKE NOTICE.
tlOO bushel Fie I seed wanted immediately at
the Cheap fetor of E. Y. bright, for which
tfifl highest market pric will be paid.
unhurt-, October 8, 1855. If
sssjMai i aBaaaaavasl at e-.iew eaa i ! a)--
HAKDWARE.-TU Cutlery, Razor, Pock
at Knives, Hand Wood uwi In
frame. Asm, Chiels, Door Lock, and H:ng
Hull Dells, Viter, djc., juet rereived and for
s,.tl,y I. W. TEN EH & CO.
3ui'd-ry Dec 1. ISM.
deleft )ocirie
I YEARN TOR THE SPRING.
I yearn for tbe spring, when tlio birds slutll
And cacli morning awnke fresh (lowors,
We have waited long for tho laili's plytho
oiifr.
And the lengthening evening hours.
A shroud of snow had lain on the earth,
An icy hand on each stream,
The sun in tho sky oped its languid eye,
And sent but a sickly pleam ;
And the frosty breezo moaned among tho
trees,
And tho rattling hail nud rain
Came sweeping past, with nn angry blast,
And dash'd 'gainst the window pane ;
And never a flower, in that stormy hour,
lured raise tip its tiny head
For nil gentle things fled on tho Summer'u
wings,
Or elso in the snow lay dead !
I yearn fur the Spring when tho birds shall
sing.
And each mom thn.ll awake new flowers ;
u have listened loug lor tho woudlark's
Fong,
And the ibrue.li at tho evening hours.
"l'is ft liputiteous time when tho bed Cist
bnrst.',
And child-like the young leaf stand,
And catches the drops of the gentle shower
In its small and vclvelv lmndsl
AVhcii tlio ti'tukr trass Uels tho south wind
pass
In its chariot unseen,
And old mother I'-artb, at the now Spring's
birth,
Arrays her in robes of (jrecn
When the. unLioiiiid stream, us if in a dream,
Murmur? on to its unknown home,
And tell.-' the tall reeds, as onward it speeds',
TLat the fair Lady Spring hath come !
Oh, I yearn for tlio Spring for the balmy
Spring
AVho tlouts like a fairy fueen,
And toucheth the land with a magic waud,
Till uli beauteous things are seen.
I long to be out at the early dawn,
When the eastern light is new,
'Along tho odors borno from the scouted
thorn,
And the showers of silver dew,
Oh. I cannot tell how my soul doth swell
Willi an inward happiness ;
For simple to it. is a blis-s to me,
For tho which my 12 od 1 bless !
With nu unknown source comes a nameless
force
Which pervades my being through
A jry, mid a love, and a strength fiom ubove.
And seem to be made anew !
0!), cumo then, Spring let the woodlarks
sing
Let the floweret ope its eye ;
Like the lurk I'd soar to tho heaven'd b'.tle
floor
Like the flower, gaze np to the shy.
Select Enlc.
THE GNO ,7-STORM.
A 1AI.K FROM mi: ItrssIAN Or rOfSUKINK.
! About the year a period so memcm-
j b!o in the history of Ku?sia, tin re lived on
' his domain of Nenaradof a rich jToprietor
! namt d tiulirilovitch. He was noted lor his
I kind disposition and hospitable habits. His
house was at all times open to his friends and
I neighbors, who resorted there in the evenings
! the elder ones in order to enjoy n (piiet
game of cards with their host and his wife
1 etrowna ; the younger, in the nope ol gain
ing tho good graces of Mari, a fair pill of
seventeen, the only child aud heiress of (Ja-
' briioviteli.
Mali used to read French romances, and,
j as the natural and necessary consequence, was
j deeply in love. 'J'ho object of her ahVction
was an almost penniless voung ensign belong
ing L the neighborhood, and then at home
on leave, who returned her love with c(;ual
ardor. It is scarcely nrcesnry to add that
tho young lady's parents had strictly forbid
den her to think of such un alliance; and
whenever they met tho lover they received
him with about that amount of friendliness
! which they would bestow on an ex-collector of
J taxes. Our young lovers, however, managed
to keep up a correspondence, und used to
meet in secret beneath tho shadow of tho
piae-grove or the old chapel. On these oc
casions, they, of course, vowed eternal con
stancy, accused fate of unjust rigor, and form
ed vitriol's projects. At length tbey naturally
came to tho conclusion that, us the will of
cruel parents opposed their marriage, they
mi. lit verv well accomplish it in secret. It
I was the young gentleman who first propoun-
1 ', ' ' 1 ' '.""'V""' "nu ' "us u,ual ,uvuru
I " "iy-
Tim aiiDioaeli of winter nut a ston to their
interviews, but their correspondent) went on
with increased freipieney and fervor. In
( e:i li of his letters Vladimir Nicolevitcli con
jured biii beloved to leave her home and con-
! sent lo a privute mitriiage. "Wo will'disap
I pear, " he suid, "for a short time; then, one
j day, we will go c.ud throw ourselves at your
; parent' feet, who, touched by our heroic
J c.m.-tancv. will exclaim : ' Children come to
our arms !' " For a lung time Mari hesitated.
At length it was agreed that on a certain day
she should not uppear at supper, but retire
early to her room on the pretest of a violent
headache. Her wuiting-muid was in the se
cret, and they were both to slip out through
a back door, near which she would find sledges
waiting to convey them to tho chapel of Jud
riiio, about tire versts distant, where Vladimir
and the priest would await them.
Having made her preparations, aud written
a long letter of excuse to her parents, Mari
retired at an early hour to her room. During
the day, she had comidained of a headache.
which cerluiuly was more than it pretext, for
nervous excitement had made- her rea v ill
Her father and mother watched her tenderly,
and constantly asked her : '-How do yon feel
now, Man; are vou still suflermeJ" Their
fond solicitude went to the young girl' heart,
and with the approach of evening her agita
tion increased. At diuner sho ate uothing,
and coon afterward rose to take, leave of her
parents. They embraced her, and, according
to their usual custom, gavoher their bleesinir.
Mari could scarcely refrain from sobbing.
W ben the reached tier chamber she threw
burself into no arm chair, aud wept aloud.
iier waiting maid tried to coosolo ai;d cheer
her. and at lonctb succeeded.
There was a snow-storm that night; the
wind howled outside the bouse and khook the
wiudowii. The young ;trl, liowtrer, as ima
as the household had retired to rest. wrap,
petl herself in thick mufllings, and, followed
by her maid carrying a valise, euincd the ou
ter door. They found n sledgo drawn by
three horses awuiting them ; and having pot
into it, they started off at a rapid pace. We
will le.ve them to pursue their jouruey, while
wo return to Vladimir.
All that he had been actively employed.
In the morning he had visited the priest of
Jailriiio in order to arrnngo with him about
performing the ceremony ; and then ho set off
to procure the necessary witnesses. Tho first,
nevnaintance to whom he addressed himself
was n half-pay officer, who willingly consented
to what ho wished. "Such an adventure," hn
said, "reminded him pleasantly of tho days of
his south." lie prevailed on Vladiinir to re
main with him, promising to procure for him
tho other'two witnesses. Accordingly, there
nppeared ut dinner the geometrician Schmidt,
w ith his moustaches and spurs ; and tho son
of Captain lspravnik, a lad of seventeen, who
had just entered tie L'hlati corps. Until
promised Vladimir to stund by him to the
last ; and the happy lover, having cordially
embraced his three friends, returned to his
dwelling in order to complete hie prepara
tions. Having despatched a servant on w hom
ho could rely with tho sledgo for Mari, he
himself got into a one-horso sledge and start
ed for Jadrino, Scarcely had he set out,
when the storm commenced with violence ;
and soon every trace of the road disappeared.
Tho entire horizon wus covered with u thick
yellow cloud, from whence fell masses rather
than flakes of snow ; nud soon all distinction
between laud and sl;v was lost. In vain did
Vladimir trv to Cud hi way. His horse
went on at random, sometime., climbing over
heaps of snow, sometimes fulling into ravines.
Every moment the sledge was in imminent
dancer of bein? unset ; and. in uodition. the
pleasant conviction forced itself on Vladimir
that he had lost his way. The wood of Ja
drino was nowhere to be seen ; nud after two
hours of this sort of work, the poor horse was
ready to drop fiom fatiinie.
At length a sort of dark line became visi
ble in front : he urged hie horse onwards, and
found himself on the borders of a forest
"Oh," he exclaimed, "1 am all rijiht now; 1
shall easily find my way to .Lull ino." He en
tered the Ion st. of which the branches were
so thickly inteilaced that the snow had not
penetrated throueh them, and the r.iud was
easy to follow. The koiso pricked up his
ears and went on readily, whilu Vladimer felt
bis spirits revive.
However, as they say in the fairy tales, he
went on and on ami on, ami yet could not liud
Jadrino. His poor tired steed with the ut
most difficulty dragged him to the other side
of the forest : and by the time he had arrived
there the storm hail censed, and the moon
shone cut. No appearance, however, of Ja
drino : before him lay extended a large plain,
toward the. centre of which the poor traveler
ileseiied n cluster of four or live houses. He
hastened towards the Hemes l.inid descending
fi'iiin the Klrdeo. knocked at the window. A
small doer in t'ui) shutter opened, and the j
white Lentil of mi old man appeared :
" hat do yoa want V I
"L; it far to Jadrino H I
'Jadiiii'i! About ten versts." I
At this reply Vladimir felt li've ft Ciimiiuil !
condemned to execution.
Can vou." said he, "furnish me with hor
ses to go there '"'
"We have no horses.
'Wrli, limn, a L'tiiiie ; I will give him what
ever he u-'ks."
Wait, then, said the old man ; I'll send
you my son.
I lie wimiow wns caivlullv closei,, ami a
considerable time elapsed. Vladimir, whose
impatience 1 eiatne mute unconirollaulo,
hnneked again loudly at the shutter.
The old man reappeared.
'What do you want '('
'Your so:i."
"He's coming ; hn is dressing himself. Are
yon cold 1 Come in and warm yourself."
"No, no, semi out your son.
Atlenprtli n young 1 id, with a stout stick
in his huiitU, made his appearance, and led
the way across the snow-covered plain.
" hat o clock is it 7 asked lauitntr.
"Hay will soon break."
The sun's rays, indeed, had bejrun to jruild
tho east, und the village cocks were crowing j
when they arrived ut Jadrino. The church
door was closed. V bulimic, having paid and j
dismissed his guide, hastened towards the !
priest's dwelling? What was he about to j
hear?
Let us first inquire what was cr.iri on in
tho mansion of tho master of Nenaradoff.
J uot nothing rit lull. In the morning the hus
band and wile got np as usual, and went into
the eating-room (iabriel Oabrilovitch. in his
woolen vest and night-cup, and l'elrowuu iu
her dressing-gown.
Tea was served, and Gabriel sent a maid
to iiKjuiru for Mari. The girl returned with
a message that her young mistress had passed
a restless night, but now felt better uiul was
coming down. In a few minutes Mari enter
ed und embraced her parents.
"How do you feel, my poor little cue?"
asked her lather.
"lictler," was the answer.
The day passed oil us usual ; but towards
evening Mari became very ill and feverish.
The family physician was summoned from
the nearest town, and when he arrived ho
found his patient ill a high fever, lbiring
fourteen days she continued ou tho blink of
grave.
Nothing was known of her nocturnal flight,
as the wuitiiig-maid, for her own sake, was
prudently silent on tho subject ; nor did any
of the other accomplicis, even after having
drunk wine, breathe a word on the subject, so
much did all parties dread the wrath of (ia
briel. Mari. however, during her delirium,
raved so iucus3antly about Vladimir that her
mother could not doubt that her illness was
caused by love. She und her husbund con
sulted some of their friends on the subject ;
and, as the result of the conference, il .i.
unanimously decide! that Mati was detained
to iiiui ry the ensign that one cannot avoiJ
one's fate that riches do not eu .uie happi
ness and other fine maxims of the same
kind.
The invalid recovered. Vladimir, during
ber illness, had never uppeared at the house ;
aud it was determined that his unexpected
good fortune should be announced to him
that he should be told he was njw free to
marry his beloved. What was the astonish
ment of the proud owners of Nenaradof when
they received in reply from the young ensign,
in which he declared that be would never en
ter their dwelling again, and prayed them to
forget an nnhnpoy beiug, for whom death was
tbe only refuge f
A few days afterwards they learned that
Vladimir had rejoiced the army. It was in
1812. No our ever mentioned his name to
Mari, nor did she herself allude to him in any
way. Two or three months elapsed, and one
day she saw bis name mentioned among the
officers who bad distinguished themselves ut
the buttle of Uorodino, and who we re mor
tally winded. She fainted, bad a relapse of
fpver from w hirh tie ilowK- rerovtrr.
Not long afterwards her father died, leav
ing her tho reversion of his wholo property.
Wealth, however, brought her no consola
tion ; she wept with her mother, and would
never leavo her. They left, their residence at
Nenuradol, und took up their abode ou ano
ther estate. Numerous suitors thronged
uroiind tho rich and lovely heiress, but to
none of them did sho vouchsafe the smallest
encouragement. Her mother often implored
her to cliooso a husband, but she silently
shook her head. Vladimir was no mere ; hu
expired at Moscow on the rve or the day the
French entered that city. To Mari his mem
ory seemed sacred; she treasnicd up tho
books they had read together, his drawings,
and the notes ho had written to her every
thing that could perpetuate her remembrance
of tho unhappy young man.
About that time a war, glorious for our
country, ended. The triumphant regiments
returned from the frontiers, and the people
rushed in erowds to greet them. The officers
who hud set out us mere striplings came back
with stem marshal countenances, their bravo
breasts covered with glory! How the heurt
of a Kussian then bounded ut the name of bib
country 1
A colonel of hussars, uamed Votirmiu,
wearing in his btitton-holo tho Cross of St.
George, and on his faco an interesting pale
ness, came t.) spend a few months' leave of
absence on bin estate, which joined that w here
Mari was residing. The young girl received
him with far moie show of favor than she hud
hitherto bestowed on any of her visitors.
They resembled each other in many particu
lars : both weru handsome, pleusaut, intellec
tual, silent aud reserved. There wus a sort
of mystery in tiie deim nuor of Youruiin which
piqued tho curiosity ami excited tho interest
of the heiress, lie evideutly admired her,
paid her every possible attention why did he
uot speak of Io",e? lie had acfpiired a habit
nl' fixing hi, bright dark eyes on hers, half in
reverie and hail" with ati cvprcsiioil that
seemed to decline the approach of a decisive
explanation, Already the neighbor? spoke
of the marriage i a decided business; and
l'ctrowmi rejoiced at the thought that ber
daughter would ut length have a husband
worthy of her.
One morning, when tho good lady was
seated ill her drawing. room, Vouriniu entered
and inquired lor Mari.
"She is in tho g.n.len." replied Fetrownn.
"You will lind her there if vou with to see
her."
Tho Colonel went out hastily ; and Fetrow
nn, making the sign of the cros, murmured
to herself, "God be praised ! I hope every
thing will be arranged to-day."
Votirmiu found his lady-love dresped in
white, seated beneath a tree, close by a lake,
w.tli a book on her knee, like any heroine of
romance. After the iiilercliutiKe of a few
common-place sentences, Vouriniu, with con
siderable agitation, told her that for a long
tinio ho had been desirous of opening his
mind to her, and now prayed her to listau to
him for a few moments. She closed her book
aud cast down her eye ill token of assent.
"1 love you !" exclaimed Vouriniu "1 love
yon ardently !"
Muri bent down her head a lit tie more.
"1 have comniiiUd the imprudence of see
ing you, of listening to vou, every day."
(Mari recollected the first letter of St.
1'reux.) "Now it is tco lute to resist my
destiny. The memory of your sweet faco and
gentle voice, will form lieiiceforv.urd the joy
and the torture of my existence ; but I have
a duty to fullil towatda you. I must reveal
to you a strange secret which place between
us an unsui mountuble barrier.
"That barrier," murmured, Mari, "has ul
wrys existed. I could, iiever have become
your wile."
"1 know." r'idied Vonrmin in a low voice,
"that you have loved ; but death, and three
years i l mourning nearest Mini, do not
tako from me my last consol itinn ; do not
deprive me of the happiness cf thinking you
might have been mine, if tint "
"Hush!" cried Mari. "Cease, I conjure
you : you pierce me to the heurt."
"Yes. 1 hire Ihe consoling thought that
you would have been mine. Hut 1 am the
most unfortunate of men I nm married !"
Mari raised her eyes with a look cf amaze
ment. ' I am married," resumed tho Colonel
'married these lour years, and neither know
icA.i my wife is, nor uhere she is, nor whether
1 shall ever meet her."
"What can you ine.in ? What is the mys
tery ? Hut goon, 1 beg of Jou 1 wiil tell
you afterwards "
"Here, then," said the Colonel, '-are the
facts. In the year 18F2 1 was goinif to Wil
na to join my regiment. 1 arrived lute one
evening at a slat ion, and had just given orders
to have the horses immediately harnessed,
when suddenly there arose a snow storm.
The master of the house and the postiliou
both strongly advised me to defer my jour
ney ; but, tempest or no tempest, I was re
solved to push on. The postilion took it into
big head that he could shorten the way by
crossing a river whoso hanks lie knew very
well. However, he missed the right ford,
and brought me to a place which was totally
strange to him. The storm continued to
rage," but at length we ifescried a distant
light. 1 hastened towards it, and found my
self outside a church, whence the light pre
ceeded. The door was open. Sledges were
waiting outside, and several persous were
standing in tho porch. One of them called
to me, "This way I this way." 1 got out or
my sledge, and entered the church. One cf
the people in the porch said :
"In the name of Heaven what has delayed
yoa ? The bride has fainted, und we ore all
on the point of returning home."
Half bewildered und half amused, I resolved
to follow up the adventure. Indeed, 1 wus
allowed no time to delibetate. fur my impa
tient friends hurried mo into tho interior of
the church, which wns faint iy lit up by two it
three torches. A girl was seated ou a bench
in the shadow, tlliile another, standing bj-iUo
her, was fuhbint; her temples.
"At length,'1 said thu l..tter, "God be
praised that you are come. Aly u.i.-tress was
nearly dving,"
An old priest approached and said, ".Shall
w lie C in ?"
"Oh. begin by all means, my reverend
futher, replied I giddily.
They unsifted the youug girl to rise. She
seemed very pretty. Through a levity quite
unpardonable, ami as it now seems to me, iu
conceivable, 1 advanced beside ber to the
altar. Her servunt, and the throe men who
were present, were so much occupied about
ber, thut they scarcely glanced at mo ; be
sides, tho light, as I have said, was very dim,
and my bead wus enveloped iu the fur hood
of my travelling pellisse,
Iu a few moineuts we were morried.
'Embrace each other," said one of tbe wit
uesses. My wife turned ber pale face towards
me. For an iustaut 6he gazed as if petnlied,
then, falling backwards, she exclaimed :
"It is not be ! It is not ho !"
Out of the church I rushed, before the as
tounded priest and the bridal party bad time
to think cf arresting tnj fligkt. I jumped
into tbe sledge and soon left all pursuit be
hind. "And." said Mari, '-did you never ascertain
what became of t lint poor woman V
"Never. I do not know the name of the
village where I was married, nor enn 1 recol
lect that of the station where 1 last stopped.
At that lime, so little importance did 1 at
tach to my criminal levity, thnt when all
danger of pursuit was over. I fell asleep in
the sledge, and did not awake until I found
myself at unother station. Tim servant whom
1 had with mo was killed ill battle, so that
every rluo seems losk-by which I might dis
cover the seen" of my fully which 1 now ex
patiato so dearly."
Mari turned her pule face fully towards
him. and seized his bunds.
"Wliutl" cried Vonrmin. "wni it you ?"
"Don't you recognise" me?"
A long und close etnlnure was the reply.
. '
Leaving Jalnpa Tho fjwctxrirg Col
onel. The fullowiiiif extract i.i fmm the "Mtrican
Cujitire" thu forthcoming win k by John or
Lanc.imtkii :
On (he evening of the 12lh (.r.tuly. LSH
Col. Miles issued an onliT that the fall In
fantry would leave Julnpa the following
morning. He gave orders for the wagon
train to go oat of t lie city first, and form on
the left hand sitle of the road, so us lo enable
tho column of infantry to pass them without
difficulty, ami take thu advance.
The morning of the lifth dawned clenr ami
bright. The ftth Infantry, which How formed
the rear guard of the Americun army, was
paraded in thepiuzn. The wagons were ra
pidly passing out of the city, agreeable to or
ders, and forming on the b It. The regiment
soon followed. We bid allien to Julapa its
lovely women its blooming flower0 it, gol
den orange groves its romantic hill ; clothed
in pcrciuat bloom, and turned our faces home
ward. As we passed through the eastern
gntc, and cist a l.-t iiuertng lnok behind at
the city, the scene was beautiful. There lay
tho town half buried in orange groves, with
its rpniint looking houses, and numerous
churches, basking in the blight rays of the
sun, as pleasant as the sweet smile of iniiii
ccnee. Nn view could be mor lovely, and I
doubt if there ia scene in the sunny Italy that
could surpass it fur romantic beauty. Wo
passed over the tlupa of the hill, and the last
lingering trace uf Julapa had faded .from
view.
We uow came in sight of the wagon train,
but instead of being nicely arranged on one
side of the way, as desired by the chivalrous
Colonel, it presented a scene of confusion tru
ly laughable. The mules were very unruly,
not Laving been worked much, and the team
sters were mostly raw Dutchmen, fresh from
the ' Katheiluud," and knew iipparetitly less
than the mules. The consequence wus that
the wagons got mixed up in th worst
possible manner, the mules became entangled
in the harness, and were kicking at a furious
rate. The confusion wus so great, und the
road so completely blockaded by the wagons,
which were jumbled together "into such a
complete jam, that it was impossible to pass.
Col. Miles was riding at the head of the
column. He was a man nf low words spor
ted u black moustache, that fiercely curled
with the martial spirit of war, and looked as
stem as a statue. Not a smile was on his
countenance, but each soldier knew full well
the stoi m that was brewing, and ca.-t a glance
at his comrade, smiled, u.id waited for it to
burst forth in all its fury. The column ap
proached the Mingled mass of wagons, mules,
and Dutchmen ; the Colonel rode at its head
not a word was spoken, l'ntention.s ino
meiit ! Uidii;; i;; to ihe barrier, the Colonel
wheeled in his saddle, and iu a fierce, loud
tone, commanded the regiment to hall."
Then deliberately drawing Lis sabvs, and
making the glittering blade de.-eri'no it few
quick revi.Iiitiolis around his head, there .fol
lowed a torrent of oaths as Here a and as sul
phurous cs if they came fi .n.i the cavernous
depths cf hell ! This liery torrent of imdloii
oaths, which were sufiicieiitly powerful to
cause the oldest residents ol pnail 'iijtuuia to
hide their heads with fear, and m.il.e th h-ir
ou each man's head stand o:i end 1.!;
"Ti.e raiil'e .M' a fretful p ireiipaK,'1
continued to Uow in tee mihr ken s'.ream
for about two minutes. It was positively
uwl'ul, outrageous, unparalleltd; -.nj no con
ception can bd formed of tho number and
quality of the epithets, und the vel.en.ei.ee
with which they were uttered, without having
been present.
The gallaut Colonel at lost discovered that
he could not tireur tha fractious mules, the
heavy wagons, and Ihe claim y drivers, out of
the way, and he was Duly exhau -tins; his vo
cabulary of epithets in vain. Hastily puttin;r
up Ilia .word, hn exclaimed, iu a s'omcHi'ut
serious and subdued tone ',d I'tst i.'.e
world," nud said nothing more.
An invocation of the blessing of God upon
Ihe whole world, was a very singular conclu
sion to come to after vehemently culling upon
ull ihv evil spirits to come ami seize up jii
the unruly mnl.s und the half frightened
Dutchmen. 'I he finale was so ridiculous,
that every mini was obliged to suppress a
laugh. Hut the Col. was silent and lesigm J;
he had relieved bimelfof an anid load, und
was content to wait patiently till the road
wes cleared.
In half an hour order was restored among
the wagons, the road was cleared, and Ihe col
umn pushed on, headed by the rcduubublu
Colonel, who said uot a word."
Tue Wokks, of Noah Webtpr. It is sup
posed that with the exception of tho U.bie
the lexicographic works of Noah Webster
have the largest circulation cf soy books in
the Kngliah language. Nearly twelve hun
dred thousand copies of WchMer s Spelling
Look were sold bv one firm in this city lust
year, und it is cs. .mated that nt, ne than ten
times us many are Kohl of Webster s Diction
aries es iif any oilier series in this country .
Four-filtl.s of ii'l 1 he school books pubiiehed
iu the L'ui'.ed Stales uj Ktid to cwu Web
ster ti their standard, 'i he Stale of New
York bus placed HI.IIH0 copies of Webster's,
Unabridged in as many of iut public schools.
Massachusetts bus, in like muuiicr supplied
of her behoolstieurly all ami Wiscon
sin and New Jersey have provided lor ull
their schools. Commercial Adeerliser.
The Fsyetteville (N. C.) Observer states
that that vicinity was visited ou Saturday
last by a storm of snow and sleet, aud ou tho
following morning by vivid lightning aud
heavy thunder. Tho Observer quotes ten
verses from the 43d chapter of Ecclesiastics,
begiuning at the 14th as being in poiut.
Tub Hkrmitaok. The bill to purchase for
the State five hundred acres of the ground,
including jbe tomb of Jacksou and the build
ings of the Hermitage, has passed one branch
ol the Tennessee Legislature.
It is stated that the Imperial princesses of
12ui have solJ their diamonds uml paid the
amount received for tLam into the Sitate.
ConmutmcnM.
For the Sunhury Amrncrm.
To the People cf Horthuniberlaxid
County.
Fku.ott Cit;so-3 : T feel if. my df y pub
licly to address you. When I wna elected as
Superintendent of tho Public, Schools of our
County, 1 agreed to accept the ofiice for
?3.'i(; been uo I believed as did the direc
tor", thnt if I labored for a low salary, our
Comity would receive whet I did not receive
Afterwards il was ascertained that our Conn
ly did not, receive it. nud it was in view rfthis
fact, and that I might give my constant, at
tention to the duties of the o'biee. that tl.c
directors signed a petition and that a conven
tion wuscallid. In that convention a motion
was decided, according lo which my salary was
considered raised, rtml was an publi; Led in
the different papers under Iho signature of
the Secretary. Hut the Department at liar
risburg. decided that the proceedings of said
convention did not raise my snlery ; so it i
now what it was before viz : J So 6. The di
rectnrs who voted for an increase of my salary
and the officers of said convention evidently
did not think thnt a sliiet adherence to parlia
mentary usage und rule was tieces.-nry, but
thought (hat a mnicrily would be sullicient;
neither do 1 believe thut it would have) been
i required, had it not been for remonstrances
maile against, Iho proceedings, which had
their origin, as I firmly believe, more in the
fact that 1 nm a democrat, than any thing
else. The ic pertinent uses this lengungo iu
regard t' the matter: "We overlook nnd
override iiioj.1 technicalities whenever we can
do with arely" and then odd that they "were
compelled lo place themselves on a strictly
legul foundation." Now, I venture to assert,
without the feor of successful contradiction,
that the prime movers and initlous cf the re
monstrances are either Whigs or Kn;w
Nothincs or both, who nn afraid a deniocn.t
mi rlit be paid lor bis Libor. Hy this opera
tion 1 mean no reflections on 'those of the
J party named who are above dragging politics
into thu iiliaiis of Common Schools,
I I was told that on the dey of Ihe canven-
tion of directors in Sunb'urv, cfl'.nts wre
liimle against me on that very ground.
Though a majority of directors would be
in favor of an increase of my salary, under
a.l the circumstance, 1 ila'ire no farther
notion in regard to it 1 hnve thus far lived
honestly and honorably, and can do so with
out the 8,.,fo, which a" majority of directors
wero willing- 1 should receive.
I regret that on my present low salary, I
cannot do what 1 told u number 1 would'do ;
vis: bold a kind of normal school next
spring, in some centra! putt of the comity
free of charge
In this view it is unfair trnr coutifv to
receive only $350 for their Superintendents,
when it has to help othr counties pnv a
thousand, twelve and even fifteen hundred
dollars. In those counties the Superintend
ents fan give their entire time lo the work,
and we mu t help them pay their salaries.
Asit regards the office cf Siiperiuuuidn;t,
umi i.i auoilier question. II the people do
i.et like it, they can have it repealed, but ss I
ha g r.s it exists, our county has as good I
i giil to a reasonable share of the money up-j
preprinted for thu salaries of Superintendents,
a.s other counties. I wculd be the List m m :
to have people slick to a law. which tl.ev do i
not approve ; mid if 1 kr.e'V this day that a
majority of the pteple iu 1 nusylt ur.ia were
i p osed to the cilice if Superintendent, 1
wo'io.i ii. ii luny rc.gn at once, hut
would
no nil I could houor.iblv. to have the law
under which it exist.!, repeal) d.
This, was the giomni 1 took in regard to
I he L.j.ior law, und would always take. The
people have a rilit to rule, and no one has
a riht to force laws uj'iu them, which they
do not approve.
In conclusion I would strife flint I said
again and again before aud uftar tho conven
tion ut ! M; bury, thut if the increase of my
salary Lad to be taken from our Connlv
arprcpihuions, 1 wculd not touch a dollar of1
:.i..rr!. r ,i ,i.ii i
il, but if it came from the general favJ 1 Lad
as good u right as other Superintendents to
be paid for my lubor, and 1 will leave it to
any reasonable man, whether there wus any
thing wrong or unfair in the mutter, r.nd feel
citai'i did 1 not happen to be a Democrat,
1 Would nut Lave I'aied as 1 did.
Yours, Hespectfullv,
JOHN J. BK'tMKN.SNYDER.
Improved Ifetaed of Telfraphirg.
We have been interested and gratified in
the examination of u compact little machine
for the more speedy d.-patch of business in
ie!ci.i'.!pl.;.;g. It is the invention of Le.; i
Whre and brother, two very ingenious and
i
woiliiy young mecnunu's. J ins machine is
intended to be used by tho Mor.-e or the
B aiu Yclcg.aph, and it promises to furnish a
decided improvement upon the present meth
od of telegraphing. The process njw em
ployed l y tho Morso Company consists in
forming, by the operation of the instrument,
u scries of characters not letters which
are understood by operatord. Tilde charac
ters, with two or three exceptions, mv formed
of fcpurato dots, or rather mavki', diffi ting ,n
length. Some of the characters are made of
several of these maihs, and of course, iu
order to form them, the instrument mu.-t be
separately touched e.s muny times He tin re
are dot or m.r!:, composing euch of the
various iharacteis used in spelling out the
words. The process, though relabeled by ut.e
auJ habit i.ie.e rapid and couect than would
be eapposed. is from us Udtiiifc much mr.ie
laborious and less t'lick than the f.yeicni cn:
tfcmpbted ia this ia'veoiion, which is calcula
ted to gi-fca'.ly ai.upUi'y acd exptuiate th
business.
Il cousislR of a bnr.'a of feevs or.eraifd ly a
spriog, which is touched by the u.ifcrs, like a
piano. The character ato mL oh steel
spindle, si flxeJ as lo wake "faff break and
cocuettiou, and each character in complete
in cue muih. Several motions are saved by
this urraiigemei.t. S3 one stroke makes a char
oeter, instead ol' three or four. The whole
is constantly in connection villi a cairery,
und by pressing down spring A, for instance,
the character corresponding to A in the lil
egraphic alpln.bet is formed on the snip of
paper. The character (bus formed must
necessarily ull be tn proportion, no mutter
how long or short a pi ensure is made upon
the spring.
Thu instrument is only a foot long and 3
inches high. It Las bet-U patented, and if
the company adopt it, wo presume they will
Uud themselves in pesessiou of a more ex
peditious inuthoJ of telegraphing tkuu any
uow iu uao. Uurlj'vrd Tvm.
Mrs. Harub Wait recently obtained a ver
dict of $4ftfi 95 against the city of Charles
town, Mass., iu con8ijueuce of having her
leir broken bv a fall on the icy streets iho
city boiuj bound ta keep the elruet t ie)- vf
' sack wbetrucUob.
A I'icco of Legal Advica.
The ancient lown nf Henries, in France, '
n place famous for luie. To visit llelines
without getting advice of some sort seem nh
stird to the country people round about. It
happened one day'that ft larmor named Ber
mud, having come to town on business, be
thought himself that as he had a few hours
to spare it would be well to get the advice of
a good lawyer. Hi had often heard of a law
yer named Toy, who wns in such high ri puto
that people believed n law suit gained whn
he undertook their cause. Two countrymen
went to his oflice, nnd nftrrwaitirg some time,
was admitted to an interview, lio told tho
lawyer that haunt; heard so much about lam,
anil' happened to bo in town, lie thought ho
would call uml consult him.
"You wish to bring an action, perhaps,"
replied the lawyer.
' O, no," repl'ied the furmer, "I am at peace
with nil tho woild."
"Then it is n settlement of property that
you want, is it ?''
"Excuse me, Mr. Lawyer, my fuinilv aud I
have never made a division, seeing that we
draw from the same well, ss the saying is."
"It is, then, to get me to negotiate a pr
chnsu or a sale, that you have come ?
"O, no, I nm neither rich enough to pnr
chne t or poor enough lo sell."
"Will you tell me, then, what do you want
of me ?'' said the lawyer in a tone of surprise.
"Why, I have already told yon, Mr. Luw
yer," replied Bernard ; "I want your advice
I menu to pay for it, of course."
The lawyer smiled, und tuking pen and pa
per, usked tho countryman his name.
"Peter Bernard," replied the com trymnn,
quite happy that tho lawyer at length uuder
stood what he wanted.
"Your age ?"
'Thirty years, or Tory uear it.
"Your vocation ':"
"What's that."
"What do yon do for a living ?"
"Oil 1 that 'id whut it means, is it? Why I
am a farmer.''
The lawyer wrote fwo lir.es, folded the pa
per, and handed it to his client.
' ? it fiiifched already ?' said the farmer.
"Well and good ! What is to te the price of
thnt advice Mr. Lawyer?"
"Three flatu s."
Bernard paid the monev end look his ler.ve,
delighted that he had matle use of the oppor
tunity to et a J iece of advice fiom the great
lawyer. When the farmer reached home it
was 4 o'clock; the journey had fatigued him,
and he determined to rest the remainder of
the dny. Meanwhile the hay had been cut
two days, and was completely made. One of
his men came and asked if they should draw
iu.
"Whit, this evening ?" exclaimed the far
mer's wile, who bud come to meet her hus
baiid. "It would be a pity to begin the work
so late since il can Is dune us well to-morrow."
Bernard wns r.nrertniii whieh wny f cV
cide. Suddenly he lecollec'.ed that ho had
the lawyer's advice in his pocket.
"Wuit a minute." he exclaimed. "I have nn
advice, ui.d s famous one, too that I pnid
lhr.ee i'tai rs ; it ought to tell us what to
do. Here, wife, see what it says, you cau
read written bund better thar. j."
The woniuu took the paper and read this
! bee :
"Never put off until to-morrow what jcu
! can do to-day."
i "That's it 1" exehi'iied Bernard, as if a ray
! of light had denied up all his doubts
j "Come, be quick ! get the parts Htul uway 1
I Come. bos. ccme. girls! nil to the huv field!
i h shall ni t be said that I bought a three.
frnncs opinion and made no use of it. 1 will
j follow the lawyer's advice."
i Bernard l,imelf set t he trample by ler.d-
ir.if the way in the work, and net returning
' till the hay was brought in. The event
! seeim-d to prove the wisdom of his conduct,
! ami the foiesiht of the lawyer. The weather
; changed d'irinj the night nn unexpected
; s' n in burt over tho liley, the next morning
! it was found that the river had cvei flowed
i ami carrieil awav nu Tue nay mat nan neeu
left in tho fields. The crops of the neighbor-
.. ,-, , ,
iiig farmers weie completely iiosiroycu.
Bernard alone had not suffered. The success
of his Srct experiment gave him such faith in
the advice of the lawyer, that from that time
forth he adopted it as his rule of conduct,
and became consequently one of the most
prosperous farmeu in the country. I Lope
that you, my readers, will takea Lint from
his succtss, and "never put off till to-morrow
whut you can do to day."
Shooting; Stars.
'Shines aaioiig them," replied the Colonel,
translating. "And, talking of shining and
starlight, puts ti e ia min i of something 1 ob
served i;; shiny niLt in Broadway."
"There was a mail who, when the stars
were all out above, aud the' nunicipul stars
wero complaisant below, used to rig up a
telescope wherewith to study astronomy ut a
sixpence u squint.
"One night us he wns getting under way, I
saw two Irish gintleti.en taking au obsi i va
tion of his movements. Both were policemen.
"Jamey, ye divil" said one, "whut in tho
wurn Id i'e von fellow nit her wid his uricLa
nery ?"
"Whist ye spalpeen," whispered the other
"sure au' caul ye see that its an air gun
cannon thut Le's'gut. llt'l aflhsr 6bootm'
stars, he is."
Hi d'nt v.e bi lil.er be gettiu ont av the
way, l!,;a ?" inquired his fra ud.
Si.ie an' it's not i.s," ws the ourwrr.
"Didn't ye raver hear of shoolin' tta.?"
By th!s tiu.e the telescope nitu h.. I rr
rsi.ged Ins ii:sti'UB.)iit and squinted tarofli
it up nt the stars. 'I he policemen ga.-ed up
',;k)wi;en wonder. Jnst then hy uu oua
ihji. e. a Irrse ir.Meor shot down 1ie f.ky.
Pffhi.! 1 e hit it - he s I', tciu d it down '
cried both the I'addiea in a bu-Ptl:. ' .-cr
on' that's Ihe greatest shoot in' I iver saw in
ull mo life !" But a sense of duty ul once
prevailed, und one of them at ouce ludely
accosted the mau of science.
"Ye'll jisl slop that Uow, Muster, av war
phase, 'l ite night's dark enough uow. and
plinty aT ye go on hoot in' stars at that
rute.'sarra the man'll find hi way ubont the
strato.' Aud the telescope baa U pack up
ujid be t.fT."
And there was a dead silence of amaze
ment ut the immensity of tho Colonel's uuvo
raet'ty, and the putting of cigar smoke w
ull the sound we heard.
Qi itb ConrusKSTaav-A correspondent
of the Louisvillei Time says, a few day sines
Lieutenant Governor Ford, of Ohio, visitej
New York and put op at the Aster House.
Greeley culled upon him and found Lim iu hi
room iu tied. Alter talking a sliort tinio on
the general topics, Greeley exclaimed
Governor, you are uot quite such a lookisg
umu as I expected to see." "If you are luote
disappointed in my apjiearance than 1 am in
I ywai'S, I imiiuitiudie you
rik.