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M.AV SERIES, VOL. 10, NO. 0.
.SUNIJURW XO I IT HUM IJEItTj AN D COUNTY, PA.-SATUKDA Y, MAY 2, 1857.
OLD SERIES, VOL- 17. NO 32.
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The Sunrbury American.
HHUsIltD EVERY 6A1tHlAY
. BY H. B. MASSES,
Market Square, Sunbury, rnna.
BUMS OP SUBSCRIPTION.
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xh uV, ui ni.ui. aiicslimi, luint tw.l'Ob't' I'AIU.
TO CLUM.
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j I'OltNEY AT LAW,
ftnwrnuinr. PA.
ii..-Ui...tlai.ilal to in the Counties of Nor-
.....i-rlaml, Union, Lycoming Manloui nl
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LOCUST MOTJNTAIlfCOLLIERY
oil I'KUIOR WHITE ASH
ANTHKACITB COAL,
r..m i:o Mammoth Vein, for Furnaces, Found
,itt, itainboatt and Family ue,
r I', iMSt, NTcl Cocatt, Pa
X SIZK.H OF COAL.
1.1'M 1. fr lllast Furuace and Cupl,
s ",'. 1UAT, for Stembot, Hot Air
r urn n ix ami fSteilll.
jl :)'.( B N . j,of GrmfMi Stovw and Stea.
Vi 'i For Stovea, Steam nd burning
Ml V.. $ l.ime. ' '
I'v: . l r l.iineburnera and msVing Ptram.
I icr. revived at Mt. Carmel or Northum
.rin J -.V'lurf, will reeeiv prompt attention.
M. B. UKI.I.,
D. J. 1.KWI-",
WILLIAM ML'IR.
ly :i, 1H.1C If
DILVORTn BRANSON & CO.
Hardware Merchants,
Having removed from No. 69 to No. 73
Market Street, Philadelphia.
Nr iirriiarrd, ith reallv inrreard facilitiea.
,. nil .mler. f..r HARDWARE of aery iiw
ii Ih-'I li rinn, from a full aaaortmnnt, including
i'liilr.iii I sliovelit. Pick, fVe.
t'niiiilrv incrcliaiiH and others will find it to
l e.i ii t-ret to tn'. and examine our stock be
nr piir.-liaiina eUew'.iere.
Ai..il IS, IR56. ly .
XJ. S. OF
Cod and our 4Vufii' Land."
, H Sol'r.HANNA CAMP, No. 59. of the O.
ul i'ii. U.S. A. holds it slated sessions ever
:.i,,i veiling in their New H all, opposite K.
y tir,.:l,u store. Sunbury. Pa. Iiiilitatiun and
, j ia 'i,00.
M. t.. SHINDEL.W.C.
I.KVI "!.SilOLT, K. .
-... .iiury. January 10. 1857. oct 50 95
O. OF XT- -A
u I Mil It Y tuL'NCII.. No. SO, O. of I. A.
O m mrrts eery Ttf.sbt enenins; in the
..' i. -.hi iUII. opposite E. V. Urighl's store.
.!..rk .trret, Smihury, Pa. Members of the
nlor vie n-iiectfully requested to attend.
M. L. SHINDEL, C.
!I k nKicKS, R. 8.
..'...r. .Ian. ft. 1057 oct 50. '55.
: ir Mll.UTO.N CAM P, No. ItfJ.s. ul A
i. M its stle. meetings erery Thursday
ov,. u, in the American IUII, Market Street.
.,,!..... VM. H. MUSS ELM AN, P.
. . SlIISHLKR. it. M.
s,,:...ry. July 5, 1856. tf.
A. J. CONRAD,
HOLLOWING RUN.
11 i:s'i:CTFULLY informs the public thai
2 5 he hs replenished his Store with an ex.
,u it .n.irtiiient of New Hoods just received
,r 1-hil.idelphia, which he will sell on term
r aMi.M a any other etsb:ubment. Hi
..ri.nr.il cnntUts in prt of ..
. ' t.i I'lis, C ASSIM EKES & SATTINEU,
.Vi .iir Wema for men and Ui-.e, allsiyles and
prices
I. lilies IVrcss fiood.
C .. SIKIII.R of Ulack bilks. Merinos. Alpacas.
li.Jl iiu.'. ;licoc, Cinghsms, Muilins. Trim.
""xs.'.e'resh supply of GROCERIES of all
kii.i.
HARDWRE and QUEENSWARE,
tV l.irvi'e, Rronm. etc. Also a larue fnrt.
iw-ii ' lI'Mts and Whor. su'itshle for Men Wo
in -it .1,1 Children. IIt and Caps. Kilk Hats,
, .11 4 i.id usually kept in a Country Store.
Vii t'n aliove named s.ock of goods will he
..il l juiiliveiy at lw prices for cash, or in es.
.hiia fir country produce, at the highest
n if ! price.
II .l..u,ina Run. No. 19. la.tft. 1
their Own
Select )octv)).
A STLIiLINO OLD POEM.
Who liull jmlei' hum from iiiHtinrri f
Wliti eliull know linn tiy hi ilrvsst :
Pauprra inuj-Ini lil fir piinrrii,
J'r lines lil fur imiiiiH liinu r.
Crumpled hirt inn I iliriy jnc-kft .
May lif ilil hr iIih i;iiil.-ii tirr
Of the derpTKl llinii)iliis nml I'wlinge
tinliii vucts vnahl iiu no tni.ru.
Tlirre nre springs nfcrystiil nectar
Kvrr welling nut nf ittuiir ;
Tin-re ii r pin pln IiihIh nml gnlih n,
lliilih'ti. rrui-lii'il nml iivi'iyriin n ;
God. who vuuiitH dy souls, not dress!,
Loves nml priifpcrH mi mnl im,
While Iiu valm-s lliriuien, t lie Ingliett,
Hut 8 pebGlea in the gru.
Man upraised uhnve his fellows,
Ul'l lurgelH Iuh I'elluws then ;
Maxterg riilern Innlsi, rrtil.-llil.rr
'I'liut your niruiirfl Inunls lire meu j
Men dy luhor, im ii l.y I'l i liiig,
Men hy tliouglii. ii i id mi n 1 1) fame,
Clmming rqinil rights to suio-lniie
lu a mail's nnohliiig nauir.
Tlirre nre foam embroidered m eiins,
Thrre err littlr wrr. t-rliul rillf.
There art) feeli!e, ini h liigli saplings,
'I'lirre are ceiluiH iiu llie h ii ;
Ooil, who counts 1 1)' ihiuIm, not slatioiiM,
Loves and prospeiM you nml me ;
For to him all vuiu tlUtinrtinna
Are as pebbles in tlie feu.
Toiling hainl-i nlnni' iirr Imilders
Of b nut ion's v.ei.1 ill ur fume ;
Tilled l.izlllrss iM pelisinin il,
l-'rd anil lulled mi (lie Kaine ;
By tlie.Me.it ol' otlifis' I'oieheadii,
Living only to rejoice.
While the p-mr mini's mil raged freeilum
. Vainly lil'teth up il voice.
Truth nml jusl icr are i tern.il,
Horn with lov-linens mnl light ;
Secret wroiigM shall never prop,r
W liilii there is u Mtnny i iu tit ;
Ooil. whose world hi'iird voier is sini;ing'
Iioiimlless love to "ii anil inr,
Sink opprRAnioii with its titles.
As tlm pebbles :n the sea.
Ono by One.
nv i-iiAiit.Ks mi k:m
Onn liv one llir sands nrr flowing.
One. by one the Hioni-nii' fall ;
Some are coming, soinr nrr goinir.
L0 but strive to grasp them n.l.
One lv one tliv dutira wait tlu-p.
Let thy whole strength to each ;
Let no fntnrr iIiimiiiiS idatr ther.
Learn thou first whul these run teach.
Honrs are golden links, God's token.
Reaching heaven ; but one by ono
1'akn thrill, lest the chain Iiu broken,
lire thu pilgrimage be done.
Q Select jSlCVjh
MARY MOORE.
A fLKASAVl- l.tlVb OIUIIV.
ClIAI'IKK I.
All my lifo lung I hud known Mary Moore.
All lllV life 1 lovnl her.
Our inolheis wee old playmates mid firi-t
Cousins. M tiifl recoil, ilii.ii is a boy, in u
red Irock and iiioroccu ihin s. rocking a ciadlu
ill which re pond a tiiiin-liun. il. blueied
baby, not ipillr a year olu. 'I'iial boy wan
myself Harry Church; that bbir-.yeu buby
was M.llV M..oie.
Liter flill. 1 -ee myself at the littlr n lioi..
lumsr, drawing my lillle cliai.-e up to I he door
thai Mary ling lit Inie boiue. Many a beulilig
ll.lVe 1 giiiuell nil xlicll m cii!-..i. lor oilier
boys beMdun me like l.ei, uiiu i-ln-, I Our. wmt
ioiiietlnnrj til a (I II, eti n in pmuloies How
elegantly rhr cainv tripping, notin I lie Mrps
When 1 called lor II. Hue ! bow swiftly her
biue eye luoki il Up ul iiu' ! in.w gaily lang
out her merry buiuh! I b.il l.i.iy Imgli! No
uiik but Mary Cuiild ever biiug In r heal t Ml
soon lu her lips! I loll. .wed liiat laugh Iroin
my days of childhood lill I grew an uwkwaiil,
blushing youth 1 lollowad il throuuh t he
heated noon oT ill. minimi and How. Win n thu
I'rosls of ugu ure eilvfinig ,i y Im.r, m il iininy
childreu climb my knee and call ine "latln r.
I uuil that I Iiu iiieniones ol youth me xlroiig
uud that, even in glay hail. 1 uiu follow ing
its music ilill.
When 1 was tifleell the fil.-t great Sol row
of my life came upon my lirarl. I wus cenl
lu rcbuol, and waMibliged to pint Willi MitrJ.
Wr weir not to bee e.n'li olln r lor lllirr Ioii!
years ! This, to inr. Was like a M'lili lieu ol
death, for Mary was I.Ku lib- itsell to nie,
Itul liuinle are tough things alb r ull.
1 left college ill all the Hu.-h nlld Vigor ol
my liiuelreiilli yrur. I was no longer uwk
ward and elubui ruhsed, liadgiotto lulu a
lull, slender str.pliug, witii a v. ry good npin
ion ol uiy.-eH, both in g i lie ml mnl pal If ulnr.
Ill Ihoiight of Mary Moire, it was to imii
giuu how would dazzle mid bewilder her
Willi my good looks mid womb iriil attain.
incuts never lluukinii thai ehe nughl nazulu
and bewilil r nm si ill more. I wa a cokcottil).
1 know ; but as yonlli and goo I looks have
tied. 1 lnisl 1 may be b. Iien il when 1 buy
that bell' conceit has b it me also.
Au advaiitugrous propobuls wag niiidu to
nm ul this lime, ami. accepting It, 1 gave up
all idea of a proiemiou. ami I pn par. d to go
lu thu Indies, la my bun leu visit home nf
Iwo days 1 saw iioilnngol Mary Moore, fell
had gone tu a bounling school at mine dis
tance, and was not rxpeCltd home lill I lie
follow ing May. 1 uttered one sigh tu I he
memory of my III lie blue. eyed play mule, and
'',eu lulled in self "a man again."
. year," 1 thought, as lit" vehicle
wy from our dour "in a tear, or
al the very most, I will return and
' 'ly us i-lie us. d lu lie, why
y marry her."
eil I lie lulurr of it young
it seen lor lour Jears. I
lily of her refus
al i-lie would not
Vcr.
a i M my met tin
d llir. Perhaps,
-dent she might
il us fur I. 'Viii
tdereH in inr, J
a mistaken.
.. merely bccaui-e
' boriou in
"They loved me as .1 'was," I sniirmurer) to
.ii) self, "anil they ahull find oat for themselves
Altrthrr 1 mil better worth loving than fur
.nurly. . '
I parked up ninny n token, from that land
d romance mid gold, for the IriendB 1 hoped
li meet. Thu mil for Mary Mooru 1 select,
d w.rlh u beuling heart; it wus 41 rilijf of
I'oiigh, Virgin gold, with my nmne Hiul here
ngruVeil inside that was ell, and jet the
ight of I lie little toy strangely thrilled ine as
I lialmiceil il upon the tip ol my linger.
'I'u the rt us ol' 01 hers it was but a suiull
plain circlet, siiggrsliUK ihouglits, perhaps,
by Its elegance, ol I he, beaut llul white uniitl
innl was tu wrar it. Hut tu iuu how much
as embodied there 1 A loving fliulu on a
oeauliliil nice low words of wekoine a In
line home, mid a sweet smiling face a group
I uieiry vhildrrit to climb my knee all these
Irlighls were hidden within thai lillle ring
I gold I
ClIAl'TKK II.
Tall, besnled and siln hrotized, T knocked
I I hu door of my father's house. . The lights
hi thu parlor windows uud thu hum of con
versation a rherrlul laughter showed me that
.. i.'.iiiy were 'is. iiildeii I here. I hoped my
-i.-tir l.mzie would coino tu thu door, uud
11,. 1 I might greet my .family when 110 slruiigu
ye was linikiiig cm ii.iir.ly 011,
l.i.l no a reivanl HU-wered niy Ktimnious.
I'li.'V were too merry In thu parlor In herd
1 no long absent our when lie asked for ud-
nill.iiiie. A b.ltrr thought like this wits
,iasMiig 1 lining Ii my miiiil, as 1 heard thu
-omuls I loin I lie pallor, uud saw the half-sup.
j.lesaed smile upon I lie ieivunl's face.
1 hesitated lor H. Ittniin-lit before I Ulinle
iiysell known or usked after thu family. And
wlulit I si nod uleiit. a strange uppiirilioii
.rew up before mo From behind the ser-
anl peered oul 11 Htniill golden head a tiny,
ilel.cute form billowed, uud II sweet, childish
l.icr. with blue ries, was Idled lip In mine
..o like lu those of uiiu who hud brightened
ny lioy In.od, I hat 1 stalled back Willi u 8U1I
dell feeling of pain.
Wlini is jour name, my liltlu our?" I
asked, while thu Wondering servant held the
door.
She lifted tip her hand us if to shude her
ers (I hud seen thai Very attitude in another
hi iuj (my hood, many utnl iiuiiiy u time,) und
.iiiw'i ied in a sweet, bird liku vuice :
"Mary Mo. le." 1
"A mi what else?" 1 asked quickly.
'Mary Moore Chrslrr," lisped the child.
My heart sunk down like lead. Here was
111 end tu nil the bright dreams und hopes of
my youth mnl manhood. ' Frank Chrslrr, my
b..)ih rival, who had often tried, in vain, tu
usurp my place brsiilr the girl, had succeed
ed at lasl. and had won her 11 way from ine !
This was his child his child uud Mary's !
I sunk, body uud soul, In neat h this blow.
Am!, hull g my face in my hands, I leaned
agiiii'.st llir door, whilu my heart wrpt tears
of blood. The little one gazed ut me, grieved
mnl iiuni'.ed, und put up her pretty lip us if
iihniit to cry. while the perplexed servant
slrpprd to the pmlor door and culied my
sister c ut. tu see who it could be that conduc
ted liiins. lf mi strangely
I heard u light step, mid a pleasant voice
say ing :
Hid yon wish to see my father, sir?"
I looked up. There stood 11 pretty, sweet
faced maiden of I went v. not much changed
from the dear littlr sister I had loved so well.
I looked ul her for a moment, and then,
stilling the tumult of my heart by a mighty
1 K'ort I 'opened my arms and said :
"Lizzir, don't you know me ?"
"Harry! Oh, my brother llnrry !" she
erieil, mid threw herself upon my breast
.She wept us if her lirarl would break.
I rould not weep. 1 drew her gently inlo
the lighted parlor, und stood with her before
1 Ik-iii nil.
Tin-re was 11 rush and cry of joy, and then
my I'ul In-r and mother sprung towards mr,
mid wi h omed mu home wild heartfelt teius!
Uh, strung" and passing sweet is such a
tireitiug tu the wuy-woru wanderer! And as
t liebl nu dear old mother lo my b -art, and
grasped my father's hand, whilu L'zzie still
clung benile mr. I fell that all was not vet
lost, and though unolln r had secured life's
choicest blessing, many a joy reinuined for
mr 111 tins dear sanctuary ol a home.
I heir wrre lour other inmates of the room
w hu had risen on my sudden rutiurTce. Our
was 1 he blur-ryud child whom 1 hud already
seen, uud who How ptonil licsiuo I'rank
Chester, cling hit: tu his hand. Near by stood
L'ZZie Moore, .Mary s eldest sister, un.t in a
distant collier, tu which she had hurriedly
ret rented wbeti my name w as spoken, stood a
lull Mild slender tig 11 re. hull hidden by thu
hravv window 1 ilitams that fell lu llir floor.
When thu first rapturous greeting was
over. Lizzie led iuh lorwunl with a timid
grace, and Frank Chester glared iny I. and
1 eleiinie honie, mt boy! he said Willi
the loud clieei ful tones I remembered so well.
You have changed so that 1 should never
have known you : but nu matter for that
your he. lit is 111 the right idace, know.'
"How run yon say lie is changed ?" suid
in v ther. grin I v. ''To be surr, hu looks
older, and graver, and more like a man, than
when lie went away but his ryes uud smile
arr the same its ever. Il is that heavy beard
thai changes him. He is my boy still."
"Ai, mother," I answered, sadly ; "I am
your boy still."
Heaven help mr ! Al llml moment 1 li lt
liku a boy. and il would havu been a blessed
relief to have wept upon her bosom, as I had
dour in my ii fanry. lint i kept down the
beuiiug of my heart and thu tremor or my
lip. ami answered ipiielly, as 1 looked ill his
full, handsome face :
"V011 have changed, too, Frunk, but I
lliiuk lor the bet U r."
' Oh. yes thank you for thut complinier.t."
hr answered. iih a hearty laugh. "My wifu
lells me I grow handsomer every day."
'-His wife! could 1 hear that name and
keep silence still?
'-And have you seen my liMlr girl V he
added, lifting the infant in Ids arms, ufid kis
sing her crimson check. "I tell yon, Harry,
there is not such unolln r in the world, l'on'l
you think she looks wry much us her mother
used ?"
'Very much!" I Tillered.
Ilallo!'' cried Frunk, with a suddenness
1h.1t made ine start violently, "I have forgot
leu to ml induce you tu my Wile; 1 believe
you and she used lu lie playmate in your
young days ch, Harry?" and he slapped
mr on the back. "For the sake of old limes,
and because you were not hi re al I lie wed
ding, I'll give you leave lu kiss her once
but mind, old fellow, you are never to repeat
the ceremony. Come In re she is, ami ) for
once waul lu see how yon will inuiugu those
leriK-ious moustaches of yours iu the opera
lion.'' He pushed Lizzie, laughing- and blushing,
tnwarda mu ! A gleam of light and hope,
almost too dazzling to bear, came over Die,
J 1 t ried out before 1 thought 1
X Mary I"
' btf;i tnf (carat t aury
one in the room. But nothing was said
even Frank, in general so obtuse, was thir
time silent. I. kissed thft fair cheek of the
young wifu. and hurried to the silent figure
looking out Irom I lis window.
"Mary Mary Moore," I said, in a low.
eager voice, "have you no welcome to give lo
the wanderer ?"
Khe turned and laid her hand in mine, and
murmured hurriedly :
"I um glad to see you here, Harry."
Simple words ami yet how blest they
innde me! I would not have yielded up that
moment fur an emperor's crown I For there
was the happy homo group, end I hu dear
iimiie iireside. and lucre sweet Mary Alo.re !
Thu eyes I hud dreamed of by day ami night
were fulling before the ardent gaze of mine ;
und the sweet face I hud so longed and prayed
lu see was there before me ! I never knew
the meaning of happiness ti'l that moment
cume!
Many years have passer! since that hnppy
night, and the hnir thut was dark and glossy
then. is fast turning gray. I 11 111 growing tu
be an old man, and ran look bark to a loi g
und happy, and 1 hope, a well-spent life.
And yet. sweet as it bus been, I would not
recall a single day, fur the love thai made my
iniihood so bright shines also upon my w hite
hairs. '
An old man ! Can this be so ? At heart I
am ea young as ever. And Mary, with her
bright huir parted snioorhly f -om a brow I hut
has a slight furrow upon it, is still thu Mary
of my early days. To me she cun never grow
old, nor change The heart that held her in
infancy, and sheltered her iu the flush and
ben uly of womanhood, cull never cast her
out till life shall renso to warm ft. Nor even
1 hen for love still loves above.
The Irishman end the Princess.
A correspondent of the Louisville Journal
writing; front the Sandwich Island?, under
date of January 28, mentions thu following
incident :
'come few nights since, his most gracious
majesty. Ling knntelinnieha IV., or Hit?
Sandwich Islands, was pleased lo let it be
know in hat he would hold nil evening recep
tion ul the royal palace. Accordingly a large
number of the lords und ladies of the kinir-
1I0111, atid pnvutu ladies and gentlemen who
were laminar at court, were in attendance.
Among those who figured laraelvin receivinn
the guests of the crown was the Princess
ttoyal iclorni. Msti r lo the Kiiiir und Pre
mier of the kingdom ; also Prince l.ott Ku
tiieliaineliii (brother to the King and I he
'rtneess Ituyul) commander. in-chief of the
army ol die kingdom and heir-appareut to
the throne. Those) two distinguished per
sonages were Hie priucipul actors in this
grund entertainment.
'Among the invited diesis and nrivileeed
characters 1 tint surrounded the throne, was
one M. Mt. Munserrut, an Irishman of auc
tioneer distinction in these islands, and niili
lary aiil to Prince Lolt. the commander in-
cief, a gentleman, of course, of gallant and
noblu bearing, tine person and lofty preten
sions. Well, idler Hie evening had somewhat
advanced, her highness, the Princess Victo
ria, excused herself to her cay companions.
and retired tu her own apart mviit. shortly
altewiirds, our gallant auctioneer also took
Iruvu or I he royal presence of the King und
Qui eu. The circunistutice Seemed u little
singular, and Prince Loll, thu brother ol the
1 I'liicess Victoria, seeing souiethinir thai
awakened his suspicions, took with him I he
King s Lord Cliambvrlin, (a man named Neil-
son. or New Yolk memory,) and the two re.
pun oil to the uoor ol the bedchamber ol the
Princess Koyul, und finding their suspicions
nidi further excited, burst I he door open, and
there were the guilty pair (the Princess und
.iionserrulj rtirr rliougli.
i, "The crush ol the door brought the Kinc
and his royal consort to the scene. The
King proposed the instant death of Monser.
rut by shooting. The son of the Kinerald
Isle unloldi'd Ins bosom, and, admit linir his
guilt, told them to execute their threat.
I hereupon a parley ensued, the Princess de
fending her paramour warmly, and threaten
ed the royal pair, us well as her distinguished
urotiier, with her power as rreuuer ol the
Kingdom, if they injured one huir of his heud
Finally a duel wus talked of and ut lasl bull
ishmeiil from the kingdom ugreed upon by nil
purties; whereupon our gulbint M.C Moil-
serrul took his departure ou board the Fanny
ti.njiii iur oiiii 1 1 liucircil.
"I euw the Princess to-day in her carriage
before one of our fashionable dry goods stores
with one of her female companions by her
side, as unconcerned as if nothing had happen
ed 1 Ins startling intelligence litsl became
known or. Saturday, the 2 Ith of January, uuo
the next day alter the. departure of our gal
lant for ban Francisco. The day following
was Sunday, uud, ul the meeting of the con
gregations of the ibll'i rent churches of these
Kvuligelized Islands, the nods, winks and
smiles among the fair ones cun be belter con
ceived than described. Thu old matrons
drew deep and heavy sighs.
'Thu Princess is u young woman, nboul
eighteen or nineteen years of uge, of middling
stature, handsome form utld suinewhul grace
ful 111 her manners, but no beunty. She is
quite daik, with thick lips and dark heavy
eyes ai,d eyebrows, and resembles a ilurk
mulatto. She is the daughter of the present
Col er nor of this Island, Oahii, by hi first
wire, who was the reigning Queen or this
kingdom during the minority ol Kameluimrlia
lil. She is the richest person iu thu king
dom. Il was probably her wealth and her
power, as pieinicrol the kingdom, that ena
bled her tu hold ut bay her two royal brothers
when they hud determined on the destruction
of lor puruiuuiir, for she told them in the
midsl ul the scene, standing in her dishabille,
with a firmness worthy or a better cause, thut
if they laid violent hands upon Munserrut the
would shako the throne to its ceutre, and
dash the royal ilia 111 from the brow of her
noble brother. To banishment she consent
ed. The- Princess is all-powetful among the
natives. Her lather, Ihu Governor, aud her
twu brothers, the King and Prince, are thu
finest looking native on the Islands. They
all, us well as the Pnnciss, have au Knglioli
educuliou, uud bpeuk the language well."
, , , , ,
J. Perkins, of Kuclid, Ohio, snys: On
I he day of sowing, put the peas intna tub, or
barrel ; pour oil hot (not boiling) wuli-r,
sullicii nt to immerse them ; let them remain
about two minutes, or until the bugs are
dead 1 then turn them inti a basket, or some
thing that will separate them from the water
quickly, and they can be sown without apply,
nig anything to dry them. This bus been my
practice when I have gown peas fur a Held
crop. The degree or heat required can be
ascertained by trying a few, before applying
the water to the whole.
.
"So yon would not take me to be twenty ?"
said a ynang lad, to her partner, while dan
ring a Klka, a few evenings since. "What
vaulU yoa take me fori" "for better or
worse, be replied.
Pram tli Aararlemi Metseutw.
Queen Semiramis and Babylon.
Nearly four thousand years ago lived a
relebrnlrd queen named Hemiramis. Her
husband, king Ninas,. Btjiis death, left his
kingdom and treasures in'her possession, and
she auolved rhat her lia.me should be rcmem
bereiHn future ages. For this purpose she
built the beautiful city of Itubilon. Situated
in a broad rich plain on both Fides of the
river Euphrates, very near the centr.e of her
vast dominions, the proud queen soon made
lier ravnnte) atiode the wonder of the world.
Two millii ns of men were employed for many
years in beautifying it. The city was laid out
in the form or a sqnare, fifteen miles long nn
each side, and the whole was surrounded by 11
wall eighty. seven feet thick, and three Inn
dred and fil'ly feet high. This wall was ul
brick, cemented together by bitumen, a kind
of slime round in the soil of that country,
Ontside the wall was a broad deep ditch,
filled with water, which helped defend the
town, On each side were twenty five gates
of solid brass, open through the day, but
closed ut night. A beautiful bridge joined
the streets that were divided hy the river.
Costly palaces mid elreunt temples were
found on every side. The iiihubitsnts did
not believe in the true God, but worshipped
idols; the most famous of these idols was
ailed Huh!, and the temple in which he stood
was filled with golden - vessels, worth one
hundred millions of dollars ..iiore money
than one person could count in u lifetime.
A Tier the death of Semiramis, one of the
kings of Habylin married a princess of
Media Her own home had been among high
mountains, and the low flat couhtry whither
her husband hiid brought her, was very dis
agreeable tu her. She pined to see the hills
of het father's land, and every dny grew more
uud more unhappy. At leng'th her husband
caused a greul many hanging gardens to be
constructed, thut shu might fancy herself
once mure in her old home. Arches Tour or
five hundred I'ret high, wrrr built of solid
slonej over these were spread thick sheets
of lead to prevrnt llir moisture from oozing
through; then earlh was laid on Ihem so deep
1 hat tiiu largest trees might take root mnl
i! row. j hese gurdi lis cost immense sums of
money, end many year ( luhor, und yet,
when finished, they were far less beautiful
ihun Ihu common hill of our own country.
Man's most perfect work cannot cauul the
simplest creation of God.
W hen we think of liabylnn with lis high
walls, its straight broad streets, the beautiful
river winding through it, each bunk shaded
by the droopinir willows, ils L'lit teriiu palaces
and dazzling temples, its high gardens with
their Innts und flower, we do nut wonder
thai it has been so famous.
u read uf it in the Hihle ns the "ladv nf
kingdoms," tender and delicate," ''llir golden
city," "thu sun of the morning," and in all
other ancient history it is spoken of in terms
ol praise. Where is it now? If we were tu
travel in that distant land where litis ureal
city once stood, we should find almost noth
ing telt oil thu spot to tell us that it has ever
been.
lis inhabitants for many years were rich
and prosperous: God blrssrd them in their
undertakings -but tiny would not see his
hand in their prosperity, nor brieve in his
name. Tin n he visited the bind in his wrath.
and destroyi d the stri ng mid glorious city
Cyrus, king ur Persia. miim with a great
army to tuke possession ul" it. ninn1 Ihun five
hundred yeurs beloie Christ cume into the
world. Provisions ruflii-ieiil tu hist for W
yeurs were stored Wilhii. it. uud the walls
were so b-gll 11 I'd strong that the Inhabitants
only laughed at his folly, and spent I heir lime
lit feasting and pleasure. Hut C yrus was nut
discouraged : he ordered large numbers of
workmen tu prepare a t haime! into which
they might turn the waters of the F.uphrutes,
und when, after months of toil this great
labor was finished, be led his soldiers by
night into the city through thr dry bed of the
river, uud mm prised and killed the king in
the midst of Ins levelry.
If we read thr Hible carefully, we shall
find that all this was foretold mure than twu
bundled years before Cyrus was born. In
Ihe thirteenth chapter of Is.iiuh, we arr told
that God spoke to the prophet, saying, ''And
Itabylon, the glory of kit. gdoui8, the beauty
or thu Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when
God overthrew Soiiom am! Gomorrah. It
shall never he inhabited, neither shall it be
dwelt in from generation tu generation:
neither shall thu A rabiati pitch tent there;
neither shall the shepherds make their fold
there. Hut wild beasts of llir desert shall
be there; aud their houses shall be full of
doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there,
and satyrs shall dance there."
These, winds were written nearly three
thousand years tig6, aud they have all been
fulfilled: Hub) Ion is indeed a place or wild
htusts and poisonous serpents : nu shepherd
dares lu rest there, 110 humuii being finds his
home there.
Alexander the Great determined to rebuild
the city uud reside there, but hu died before
his workmen had accoin lislieihinuch uf their
difficult lusk, ami 110 one has since undertaken
it. The curse uf God rests oil the spot.
As (iod's word in relation tu liabylnn has
been thus proved fruu by the events of histo
ry, so we know that in every oilier respect it
is equully sine. He that suid unto that
wicked city. ' Kill shall co'iie upon thee," has
declared tu each of us. "He that believeth on
the Son hath everlasting life ; uud he that
believeth nut the Son shall not see life, bill
the wrath of God ubidi ill oil him.'1 Ought
wu not tu learn a lesson of wisdom from 1 his
subject, uud ere It is ton late, flee by a living
f.iilb tu Christ our Saviour mid Iteileetner?
Good Hoi'Tkink. lluvyou enemies? Go
straight in and in. ml tlieui nut If they block
up your path, walk around tlieui, regardless
of their spitti, A man who has nu enemies
is seldom good for any thing he is. made of
that kind of material which is so easily
worked I lint every our ha a band it it. A
sterling character uiie whit I hinks for him
self and speak what hennnks, iuUv to
to have inclines. They arras imi and
him as lie.h air; they keeu was
active. A celebrated -'10 remark, "They
surrounded by eiiriiii 'lo "l 'do, ihry
are sparks, which i". I-' " A u' t
will go oul 1
reeling '
sea ud
If J
lies.
Let
re ur
hut
wi''
f 0 t i r g
MY EARLY 10VE.
It wad an ardent, boyish love,
that faded out as life e older,
My heart flew tu her liftn a dove,
And lighted on ber beauteous shoulder.
Or sipped the honey of her lips,
Or in her eyes round heavenly graces,
I loved her to her finger tips
I loved ber very foot-print traces.
Her features wore rapturons charm,
Her smile made all within me flutter,
A rounded beauty was her arm,
Her little hand was Tat as butter.
No wonder that 1 loved her so,
liut she wasjulsu as she was pretty,
And soon shu sacked her little beau,
And took a big one. from the city.
I caught him out one gloomy night
'Twus one or love's eitremest phases
I aggravated him to tight.
Hut ob, ho lamped hie like blazes t
Jfavmcr 5 grpaiimcnt.
CHINESE SUGAR CANE.
The Massachusetts Ploughman or the 7th
ult., has a sensible article 011 the Chinese su
gar cuup, which we cheerfully transfer to our
columns :
FVequcnt inquiries nre made of ns in regflrd
1 11 the value of this new article offered here
for cultivation. And though we intend to
be cautious in the recommendation or new
things, we are bound to say that this cane
from China ia really worth trying.
- It is doubted by many whether we shall
find it profitaqle tu make our own sugar front
this plant though if tbil prices ol sugar and
molasses should continue us' high as at the
present time, we much incline tu the opinion
that we can make our molasses much cheap
er than to buy the same at any or the grocery
stores.
It is certain thut Chinese cane will grow
herein Massachusetts to the height of ten
feet in ground tint very rich, and that it will
muture its sued in case it hus been planted in
due season.
We have hud stalks sent to onr office more
than teu Tret high, grown in Dorchester in
lS.i.'i and we h id a couple of rows planted
in our own field in Friiminghnm, which had
many stalks ten feet high, though the ground
was not rich, it was planted rather late in
May. and wr did not safe many seeds which
wu thought mature enough Tor planting but
wu have seen good sued produced where the
planting was earlier.
His certain that the stalks or this plant
are very sweet ; and that they yield as rich a
sap as the sugar cane of tha West Indies.
It is also ascertained that hogs are quite fond
of I lie stalks when cut green aud be. tig very
sweet, there seems to be nu doubt of their
power tu fat ten these animals.
In regard tu sugar making from this cane
we can say but little, as we have but lillle in
formal iuu. It requires considerable skill to
make sugar, though any one can make molas
ses Old people have told us that in the time or
the revolmiou, when sugar and molasses
cuuld not be otherwise procured, the common
cornstalks were used tu muku molusses for
thanksgiving pies; but this practice was. dis
continued us soon us the war was over
It is brheved that this Chinese cane will
afford four times as much sweetening as the
stalks or our c.viniiion corn. Still il should
bo borne in mind thut this cane is a new
plant, and none have much experience in its
value Tor sugar or Aliening. Farmers iu all
quarters cun easily try it this spring, utld
j rid ire for themselves. It is surely world a
1 rial when seeds call be had at a very lillle
cost.
As however, a practical encouragement to
the Agriculturalist for trying this product,
we add the following, showing thut the Chi
n ese sugar cane has been successfully grown
in Connecticut :
At the regular meeting of Ihe American
Institute Farmers' Club Mr. Hyde presented
a sample of molasses made from this sugar
c.me, and the following account of il, by Mr.
Haley, who made it 1
ORofF.N Cr.STRK Conn., Feb. C, 1 357.
Hear Sir: I forward herewith, by my
friend Mr. Hyde, a sample of molussas made
from Chiuese augur rune grown by ine this
season; uud submit the following us thu re
sult of my experience in the matter.
I received from Washington about a quar
ter of an ounce of thu seed during the spring
ul last year. About Ihu middle of May!
planted in hills, as with com, six seeds 111 a
hill iu a space of ubout nine inches, the hills
neii:ir two feet upuit. il was on a side hill,
southern exposure, light silicioussoll ; teason
dry uud hoi ; space employed about eight
feet by sixteen feet square. The plunts were
oul ol the ground in gl'leen days, and attain
ed ill the growth or three months a pretty
uniform height of ubout thirleeq feel, while
thu stalks were ubout one inch iu diameter
ut the buse.
About Ihe 15th of September, when the
seeds were not entirely ripe, 1 (fearing frost)
cut two thirds of the lot. removed the seeds
and crushed 111 uti aid cider null w. ill it up
right 101 rugated wooden 1 oilers ; and from
Hus impelled process I obtained five gallons
ofju ce. w loOli I evaporated to one gallon, in
an iron put. I lie molasses 1 loui.il eou
ihu first qualily of New Orleans jiuu
geu wn 11 sugar giuiiini-s. 4'
ior and cuoK wtiilr. . cane stood about 20
I nu rriiiBiiiiicrg-miuei, i,lm. ,t m
.1.,.--. l..l. J.. r.. . ..... :.l . . I.
""J- - 'n niisi, oil l wiih IIU VIS, trie III-
lienieo ite seed had become fully tipe. 1
JU-aiiil proceeded as bi loie, obtained ubonl
me same proportional niiantitv of mola. .o.u
..ui 01 ui nur qiiiuiiy. which may have been
owing tu more Cm re ml manipulation.
fins 1 rut J gives a result of ubout three liun
dr. d gallons per ai re of fitst quality mulusses
I saved Si Cd lu plant fully au acre this li ar.
Hull i.fmy s. ed has been distributed among
y Iru iiils, und now having l.,iib in the exp.
cut I bliull take more care. 1 planted loo
i I shall this yeur try some seeds in the
ug bed uud I raiispl.nn. 1 shall plant iu
a not less I haii l in re Teel upurl, running
South, und sliull keep the plants at
incur, spun, lliiuinug (nil t mces
i transplanting men as I take up.
Vhe first eed ruved spfnut as a ell as
l. I may add that 1 manured, slightly
)lioin ine bsru yard.
r siii very respettlul.'y yeurs,
'. Eq . Uii.ss H tut.
1 Pulsus. If poison should be
I- inly, tuke twotublrspoonfuls
.lusiard, mixed in warm water.
rate as icsUtitaioovei eaieuc.
(Freta thr Buttlmert Wrrklr Ban
Planting Corn.
Grnnnd for corn should be plowed deep
enough to turn op tho fresh soil and give tho
corn a good chance to foot. Corn is a vege
table that has very long roots, and to yield
Well, the ground in which it fs planted must
be loots end mellow, for if Dot its foots can
not extend so as to absorb substance fur
growth, and consequently there will be a poor
crop. If the soil is poor it should be well
manored with lime, gttanp, or some other
good fertilizer, for of all vegetables corn re
quires the best (nil. The rows should le
ran both way, as near north and south and
east and west at possible. Those running
east and west should be about three and a
half Tret apart ; those running north and
south about Tour feet. This will let the sun
in better than if they were or one width
There should not be less than Tour or five
grains dropped in each hill, so tbut if some
fail to grbw there may be yet enough left,
and those hills in which they ull grow can brj
thinned down to three stalks the proper
number.
It ia best to plant in thelaltef" port of
April. Corn planted early will come np
bettef than if planted Ule, for if planted
early it will be np before the ground becomes
baked by the (lashing rains nnd hot son,
which is generally the case in the month of
May. Il is very seldom that corn refs in the
ground on account of cold weather We
often see corn coining up where stork has
been fed when it has laid in the ground nearly
or all winter, which proves that il is hot on
account of the cold, but on account of the
fTonud baking that thu corn so frequently
ails to come up. W. E.
lliyh Hill, Ohio.
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Hovf io, Plant inr. Chinkse Si'oar Camc'
Skf.d. We continue to receive frequent in
quires on this subject notwithstanding ull that
has bent printed in our coliimns, furnishing
desired information. Hut, we fcpeal briefly,
that, perhaps the host mode to ndopt, is
simply that which is pursued with Indian
corn, though the land does not require to ba
so highly manured, and tho canu delights in a
light soil. Home persons leconimendcd drop,
ping the seeds a foot apart in the row, which .
we think may turn out the best. The rows
to be the usna! width apart us for Iudinn corn
from three to four feet. The enne will mix
with broom corn and Guinea corn, if placed
within one hundred feet of eucli other, and
become worthless.
mfi
HaSs as a Field Croiv A writer W't
L. IJ. Hrandon, Vt .) iu tho Genetee Farmer)
in reply to an inquiry made iu that paper as
to the profitableness of beans as a field crop,
says that lie planted acres of land with
the Marrow Tut bean, and worked it, including
interest or land, Tor $28 ; and that he raiwd
oil bushels of beans which he sold ut $1,05
per bushel, or $38,60, ami had 1 tons bean
straw, worth $'J, making $67,80, or a pibfit of
S3'.). 80. He says bean straw or haulm is
worth for fodder Tor cattle olid sheep, aa
much as the best hay.
.
Fried Fisti. the great art in frying fish is
to have it free from grouse, nnd in that state
of the most del.cnte description or food that
can be glveu to the invalid, ami nt the same
time the most lime thu most nourishing. Tho
sudden immersion in the fat solidities the al
bumen in the flesh or the fish, and readers it
easy of digestion ; the coming of breud crombs
prevents thu penetrating into the flesh and
renders the fat peiietruting tbe fish, and when
eaten by the invulid, the skin should bo re
moved, und only the white Uesh should be par
taken of.
The great point is to have plenty of fut in
the pan, for it is not wasted. II it is kept at
a proper degree or heut, in the same pun a
fish may be Tried, and at the same t ine an
apple fritter, neither will taste of the other
proving that the high degree of the heat iu
the fat prevents the flavor of tho object im
mersed in it escaping. Fish should be re
peatedly turned iu frying.
ljumorotts.
Ah Irish Vkroict. In an Irish story in
one or the London in.iauziues, a numb ted
schoolmaster is Said tu have been numd dead
in the road with his he nl full of fruitions.
'I'm thiukiug it's sioie-M.i.le," taiJ Larry.
The horse's shoe was ii V
"No, elunna," sail Liny, "sloe-osidejs
Latin Tor cutting yo ir il icrit."
'-Hut he didn't cut I is throat," said tho
widow.
"Sure it's all one," said Larry, "whether
he died with a rushir on his thioat, or a ham
mer on his bead, it's shoe-aside all the1
same."
"Hut there was no hammer found."
"No but he might have bid the hammer
ufier he did it, to throw oil the disgruce of
the shoe-aside."
"Hut wasn't there any lile in him when be
was found ?"
"Not a tasfe. The crowners sot on him,
und he never said a word against it, and if,
he wus alive, hu would."
"Aud didn't they find anything at all ?"
"'otliin but the Vardick."
"And was it that that kilt Joni?"
"No. my dear, 'Iwas tl- crack on the head ;
but the vardick 'twas done, and some
b .dy don- ""y were blackgoards whe
cver -"'J" wt'r!. and uuknown."
"Colonel W. is a flu ....h;
. b., . , , . .'h"k iniin, isn I
he?' suid au old fiiend nf .1,. V.i -1
diir.
... v...? tu. umcr
"lee" replied another, ' I was taken fof
him one time."
"You ! why you are as ugly as sin !"
I dim t care for that 1 endorsed his note,
aud I was taken fur him by the sherifl."
"Tub ItiniiT Mam is tiik Rinser Li.aci; '
r,': "".tr'1'!''" ,",a- P'- fa'-d-
rallier, thailes the First, was It-mollni '
And well be deserved it ; he was a fesuiiical
lypm niical rascal as eer wore a frown.
He died with uluck. becnum ho . .. 1
right place, on a scaffold ! not th s,..l.i i
as a king, but a a men. God rest Ins Vouli
but he was a bad king, n bud soldier and a h. d
nan. 6ir CA(.r, JV;.i,r' .lewioim.
Brou n says "he has sees. . .m
Jones says, "I have sec,, better than thal-l
huveseeii a rail .,ic iaii it,-i i...i.:.. ..
suvs Smith if " "V T- .
"v: - "' seen a list cox." And
Weft.rn" ti4l,A-" "'"'M
How do yoq know there were railroads ia
t he time of bolomon r Het aur e it ia stsl. d
that alien .be Quern of bheba visited him,
she came with s great ram.
Ktnf to run RiftH a i - -. j .
v- v 1 " 'I'onufDIOia
New York carer want fn t- -1:1. . .
orVa lady gentleman should Uka .h., 1!
walks out with her. We should eeft ItaVr. nl
Ike right : 4 V , fed,. u,u M ktf