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OUR UNION.*
The flood that flowed at Lexington. and erim
• soned bright Champlain,
Streams still along the Southern Gulf, and by
the Lakes of Maine ,
It flows in veins that swea above Pacific's
golden sand,
And throbs in hearts, that love and grieve, by
dark Atlantic's strand.
It binds in one vast brotherhood, the trapper of
the West,
With men whose cities glass themselves, in
Erie's classic breast;
Aoki those to whom September brings the fire
side's social hours,
With those who see December's brow, en
wreathed with gorgeous flowers !
From where Columbia laughs to meet the smi
ling western wave,
To where Potomac sighs, beside the patriot
hero's grave ;
And from the streaming everglades, to Huron's
lordly flood,
The glory of the nation's past, thrills through
a kindred blood.
Wherever Arnold's tale is told, it dyes the
cheek with shame,
Treat glows with pride o'er Bunker Hill, or
Moultrie's milder lame;
And wheresoe'er, above the fray, the stars of
empire gleam,
Upon the deck, or o'er the .dust, it pours a com
mon stream !
It is a sacred legacy, ye never can divide,
Nor take from village urchin, nor the son of
city pride,
Nor the hunter's white haired ehildren, who
find a fruitful home,
Where nameless lakes are sparkling,ata where
lonely rivers roam.
Greene drew his sword at Eutaw and bleed
ing Southern feet,
Trod the march across the Delaware, amid the
snow and sleet ;
And lo! upon the parchment where the natal
record shines
The burning page of Jefferson, bear? Frank
lin's calmer lines !
Can ye divide that record bright, and tear th e
names apart,
That eret were written boldly tbere,with plight
of hand and heart
Can ye erase a Hancock's name, e'en with the
sabre's edge,
Or wash out with fraternal blood, a Carroll's
double pledge
Say, can the South sell out her share in Ban
ker's hbary height
Or can the North give up her boasts, of York
town's closing fight f
Can ye divide, with equal heads, a heritage of
graves
Or rend in twain the starry flag, that o'er them
- proudly waves
Can ye cast lots lot Vernon's sell, or chaffer
'mid the gloom
That hangs its solemn folds about your com
mon father's tomb 7
Or can ye meet around his grlye as fratricidal
foes,
And wake your burning curses o'er his pure
and ca tin repose
"Ye dare not ?" is the Alleghenian thunder
toned decree;
'Tie echoed where Nevada guards the blue and
tranquil sea ;
Where tropic waves,delighted clasp our flow'ry
Southern shore,
And where, through frowning mountain gates,
Nebraska's waters rear !
shiblished originally in the Viekebarg. (Miss.
Whig, under the signature of J. D. C. several
years ago.
A Child's Idea.
A friend related to us recently a
characteristic anecdote of a little
child. Some months since, at the
time that the Richmond papers made
mention of the confirmation of Jef
ferson Davis in the Episcopal Church,
and when it was reported that his
health was failing so that he was not
probably long for this world, the lit
tle girl having heard the matter
spoken of in the family, asked her
mother whether Jeff. Davis would go
to heaven if he died. The mother
replied that she did not know any
thing about it, and declined giving
any direct answer. "Well," said the
little girl, "there is one thing that I
know." Being asked what it was.
she said, "I know, if Jeff. Davis goes
to heaven, Washington won't speak
to him."
Statistics of Longevity.
The author of a work on the "Cu
riosities of Civilization" remarks :
It sounds strange to hear that the
most healthy class of men are the
scavengers, but such is the fact. Of
the upper classes, the clergymen
live the longest—the physician next
—the lawyer next. The gentry may
be reckoned as long-lived as the
clergy ; but the higher aristocracy
are below the learned professions;
and the members of royal hou'hes,
again, average three years less exis
tence than even the aristocracy.—
Hodge, under his hedge, has a chance
of thirteen years longer life than a
Bourbon or Guelph, on the authority
of those learned in vital statistics ;
so that we have contrasts to ponder
on in modern times which our ances
tors never prea
Bleeeed are they who ewe the
day of glory, bat mere Noma are
they who contribute tcr iSeappleateh
—4llkehr. -
WAYNESBURG, GREENE COUNTY, PA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1862.
`i;iottlianunts.
MARRIAGE OF LUTHER.
Luther came to 35_elanethon's house and
requested to see Catharine alone.
Margaret hastened to her and gave her
the message. She entreated her friend to
return with her.
"That would not do," replied Margaret;
"he said expressly alone; he undoubtedly
has something very particular to say.—
Now, Catharine, take courage and open
your heart."
Poor Catharine went with trembling
steps to the presence of Luther.
"I have sent for you, my child," said he,
"to converse on the subject of matrimony.
I hope you are convinced it is a holy
state."
"Yes sir," said Catharine.
"Are you prepared to embrace it ?"
"No sir," she replied.
"Perhaps you have scruples on the
score of monastic vows; if so, I will mark
some passages I have written on that
subject, that may set your mind at rest."
Catharine was silent.
"I perceive that I do not make much
progress in my i urpose. lam little used
in these matters, and I had better be di
rect. Do you mean to abide by your mo
nastic vows, or will you marry, like a ra•
tional woman f"
This direct appeal seemed to arouse her
courage.
"Even Dr. Martin Luther has no right,"
said she, "to ask that question without ex
plaining his motive."
"'Well said, Kate," replied he, laugh
ing. "I must tell you, then. There is a
person who would gladly take you, 'for
better or for worse.' " .
Catharine's color arose, and her eyes
sparkled with additional brightness.
"Now say, has he any chance ?"
"You have not told me who he is," said
she, resolutely,
"And you have not told me whetheryou
have any scruples of conscience on the
subject; if you have, God forbid that I
should urge you."
"When I left the convent," said she, in
a low voice, "it was because it would have
been, hypocrisy in me to have remained
there. I took the vows ignorantly, and
almost by compulsion ; I embraced the
reformed religion with an inquiring and
willing faith. God forgive me, that I so
long offered him the worship of my lips
while my heart was far from him."
"And now ?" said Luther, after waiting
for her to finish her sentence.
"Now," she replied, "I need not ask
his forgiveness for worshipping him in
spirit and in truth. I am no longer a
nun."
"Well," said Luther, "f suppose this is
as direct au answer as I must expect. So,
to my purpose."
But even Luther stopped short, svprised
at Catharine's emotion.
"Perhaps, my dear," said he, kindly,
"I do wrong in speaking to you myself;
I had better commission Margaret. I sup
pose women converse on these matters bet
ter together ; and yet, as I have begun, I
will finish. The other day, Bodenstein,
the nephew of Carolstadt, came to me to
solicit my influence with you. He wishes
you to marry him. I told him I could
have no particular influence with you,
unless you have scruples of conscience
about marrying. He is a clever young
man, and I see no objection. He is very
unlike his fanatic uncle."
He might have talked an hour without
receiving a reply. Catharine's manner
had changed; there was no longer the
emotion or the blush.
"What shall I tell him ?"
"Anything you please," said she, "so
that I never see him again."
"Why, this is strange," said Luther
"you did not seem to have scruples of co?
science just no.v. My dear Catharine, yt
must not forget that you' have no nature,
relations here, and this young man can '
a protector to* you."
"I wish you would not speak of him,
replied she.
"Is there any one else that you like bet
ter ?" asked Luther.
She made no•reply.
"Nay, speak ; I have every disposition
to serve you. Has any other person made
the same proposition to you?"
'Yes," said Catharine, with a little wo
manly pride: °Counsellor Baumgartner
has made the same proposals."
"Do you prefer him?"
"Yea," she replied, rising ; "but I am
as happy as I ever expect to he. My
riends assure me theta am no burden, bnt
a help to them ; and ao I wish you good
morning."
Poor Catharine hastened to her moth.
Her dream was over. Luther, the austere,
the insensible reformer, had awakened
her from it. Margaret entered while her
eyes were yet red with weeping. She ten
derly approached and embraced her ; but
neither exchanged a word.
"There is no hope for Bodeastein,'
thought Luther; "it is evident BaunAgart ,
nor is the ohject. Catharine is a child;
if the Elector dies she is without support,
except by the tabor of her hands, and
they do not look as if they were made for
lahor. T wilt Write to Yeriftn* Ilitthrigart-
ner ; he is well known as a young coun
sellor at Nuremberg."
Accordingly be wrote:
"If you would obtain Catharine von
Borne, hasten here before she is given
to another who proposes for her. She
has not yet conquered her love for you. I
shall rejoice to see you united.
The young counsellor received this let
; ter with surprise and incredulity. The
positive refusal of Catharine, some months
before, had left no doubt on his mind, and
he thought the wisest plan was to enclose
the letter `.o her, and to inquire whether
it was written with her sanction.
In the meantime, Luther's friends be
gan to urge him to marry, particularly
Melancthon. "You preach," said he,
"what you do not practice."
He protested, however, that he would
not be caught in the snare; that his time
was now fully occupied.
When Catharine received the letter
from her former lover, she was filled with
astonishment, and requested Margaret to
speak to Luther on the subject. He said
he had done what he thought was right
and would be agreeable to all parties ; but
he found there was one science he did not
understand—the heart of a woman.
"That is true," said Margaret, "or you
would long since have perceived that
Catharine's was yours ; ar.d now the mys
tery is out."
It required all the evidence to convince
Luthe'r of the truth of this assertion : he
was forty, and Catharine but little more
than half the'number of years; that she
could prefer him to her young suitors
seemed to him incredible. Margaret, how
ever, had said it, and a new life opened to
Luther, in the affection of a young and
beautiful woman.
When he spoke to Catharine again on
the subject of matrimony, he was more
successful than before. He learned the
history of her long attachment, which
had become so much the reverie of her
silent hours. The betrothment took
place, and very soon the marriage follow-
A Rat Proof Smokehouse.
The rats can be excluded fro n tfiee
smokehouse at s trifling cost by ob
serving the following directions : Iri
the first place, build your house of
brick or stone, excavate the earth
within the foundation to the depth of
12 or 15 inches. With rock well
broken, (such as is used for macada
mising,) spread the broken rock six
inches deep, and thoroughly saturate
with thin lime and sand mortar.—
When this becomes hard, add anoth
er coat of rock 8 inches thick and
saturate as before. Then tin the bot
tom and edges of the door, and the
proteotion is complete. Three wag
on loads of rock, and one of sand
and ten bushels of lime, are sufficient
"for any ordinary sized smokehouse.
So says a writer in the Valley Par-
Pao.
The following story is almost too
good to be true, but we find it in one
of our religious exchanges. given as
authentic. • It shows that elephants
have a sagacity which approaches
very near to reason, and it might
puzzle even a shrewd metaphysician
to draw the line of separation be
tween the two :
Some Indian soldiers stationed at
an outpost near Fort de Gallo, in
Ceylon, to protect a granary con
taining a large quantity of rice,
were suddenly sent away a few miles
in order to quiet some unruly villa
gers. Two of the partyliappened to
remain. No sooner ha the soldiers
withdrawn than a herd of wild ele
phants, which had been long noticed
in the neighborhood, made their ap
pearance in front of the, granary.—
They had been preceded by a scout,
which returned to the herd, and hav
ing no doubt satisfied them that the
coast was clear, they advanced at a
brisk pace toward the building.--
When they arrived within a few
yards of the inclosure, quite in mar
tial order, they made a sudden stand,
and began deliberately to reconnoit
er the object of their attack. Noth
ing could be more wary and method
ical than their proceedings. The
walls of the granary were of solid
brick-work, very thick ; and the only
opening into the building was in the
centre of the roof, to which the as
cent was by a ladder. On the ap
proach of the elephants, the two as
tonished spectators clambered up in
to a lofty banyan tree to escape mis
chief. They were so completely
screened by the foliage of the tree
that they could not be perceived by
the elephants, though they could see
very well what was going on below.
Thick brick walls were obstacles
which seemed at once to call forth
the strength and sagacity of these
dumb robbers. Nothing daunted by
the greatness of difficulty which they
had to surmount, they began their
operations at the angles of the build
ing. A largo male elephant, with
tusks of an immense size, labored for
some time to make an impression ;
t after awhile his strength was ex
isted, and he retired. The next
size and strength advanced, and
:hausted his exertions, with no bet
a. success. A third then came for
.ard, and, applying those tremen
ais levers with which his jaws were
'mod, and which he wielded with
ich prodigious might, at length sue
wded in dislodging a brick. An
nening once made, other elephants
Ivauced, when au entrance was seen
gained sufficiently large to admit
,em. As . the whole herd, could not
, e accommodated at once. they divi
.
" 1524, Oct. 12
" LUTHER."
hen they had taken their fill, they
;tired, and their places were imme
lately supplied by the next in wait
)g, till the whole herd upward of
wenty, had made a full meal. By
its time a shrill sound was heard
lm one of the elephants, which was
,dily understood, and those that
i.(3 still in the building immediate- I
rushed out and joined their corn-
pions. One of the first division,
'r retiring from the granary, had ,
,ed as sentinel, while the rest was
ioying the fruits of their sagacity
. perseverance. He had so sta
ned himself as to be enabled to ob
•ve the approach of an enemy, and
in perceiving the troops as they
:turned from the village he sounded
signal of retreat, when the whole
^d flourishing their trunks, moved
idly into the jungle. The soldiers,
their return, found that the ani-
As had devoured a greater part of
e rice, A ball from a field piece
s discharged at them in their re
at ; but they only wagged their
ils, as if in mockery, and soon (Hs
„peared in the recesses of heir na
tive forests.
A few days since the Rev. David
Lewis, of Newark, Ohio, celebrated
the sixtieth anniversary of his mar
riage. A very large assemblage of
relatives and friends were present,
including those from Vermont and
Massachusetts. The respective ages
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis were eighty
id seventy-nine. Two visitors from
le Eastern States had numbered,
ce seventy-eight years, the other
ighty, and all seemed to enjoy
[most the vigor of youth. This
,ppy meeting took place at the res
,eace of Dr. Miner, and the host-
on this occasion was dressed iu a
bridal robe of her mother's, worn
sixty years ago, with sleeves to the
elbow, short waisted and flowing
train, and a cap of corresponding an
tiquity. Upon the table was spread
the beantifn! wrought linen, the han
diwork of that, mother in her maiden
days, and graced with the same an
tique blue china ware. Here were
the same mugs that contained the
sparkling cider, the tall coffee pot,
and the same tea pot that was by
its side, with its surrounding group
of cups, and oven the tiny silver
spoons that had boon used at the mar
riage feast.
,If God cut thee off in the midst of
thy days and the best of thy strength, it
may be he bath some great work is band
from which b►e matzoth to save thee.—Bp.
&fluidram.'
SAG &CITY OF ELEPHANTS.
d into small bodies of three or four
Sixty Years of ..litaxried Life.
WEBSTER AND WIRT,
Daniel Webster was once engaged
in a ease in one of the Virginia
courts, and the opposing counsel was
William Wirt, author of the Life of
Patrick Henry, which has been criti
cised as a brilliant romance.
In the progress of the case Mr.
Webster produced a highly respecta
ble witness, whose testimony (unless
disproved or impeached) settled the
case, and annihilated Mr. Wirt's
client. After getting through the
testimony he informed 114, Wirt,
with a significant expression, that he
was through with the witness, and
he was at his service. Mr. Wirt rose
to commence the cross-examination,
but seemed f'or a moment quite per
plexed how to proceed, but quickly
assumed a manlier, expressive of his
incredulity as to the facts elicited,
and coolly eyeing the witness a mo
ment, he said :
'Mr. K---, allow me tc ask you
whether you have ever read a work
called Baron 3iunci4ausen?"
Before the witness had time to re
ply, Mr. Webster quickly rose to his
feet and said :
"I beg your pardon, Mr. Wirt, for
the interruption; but there was one
question I forgot to ask the witness,
and if you will allow me that favor I
promise not to interrupt you again."
Mr. Wirt, in the blandest manner,
replied, "Yes, most certainly ;" when
Mr. Webster, in the most deliberate
and solemn manner, said :
''Sir, have you ever read Wirt's
Patrick _Henry ?"
The effect was so irresistible that
even the judge co•ild not control his
rigid features. Mr. Wirt himself
joined in the momentary laugh, and
turning to Mr. Webster, said, "Sup
pose we submit this case to the jury
without summing up ?" which was
assented to, and Mr. Webster's client
won the case.
Origin of the Seckel Pear.
The uniform and universal excel
lence of this pear no intelligent per
son will doubt, but its origin is not
so fairly undisputed. In this respect
it ranks with the 1.) vlaware grape.—
A correspondent of a Minnesota pa
per says that in the year of 1761, a
Frenchman, banished from his native
country, came to A tnerica, and set
tled on a point of land below Phila
delphia. Not long after he had built
his cabin, he observed a young pear
tree growing up near his door. He
guarded it until it came to age of
bearing fruit, when he was rejoiced
to find the product of superior quali
ty. He carried a few to market,
where they found ready purchasers
And so on for ten or fifteen years
his seedling pear tree brought him a
handsome little income. The French
man kept the whereabouts of the tree
a secret as long as possible, and
when it was discovered, he forbade
cions to be taken from it. As he al
ways kept an old sickle hanging on a
limb of the tree, it came to be called
the Sickle tree, and hence the Seckel.
In the year 1821, he died, and be
queathed his little home and favor
ite tree to Stephen Girard by whom
grafts were soon distributed.
That's one story. Mr Downing ,
tells another, to wit : that the seed
ling was raised by a cattle dealer
near Philadelphia, known as "Dutch
Jacob ;" that he afterward sold the
land on which it stood to a Mr. Seek
e.l who introduced the fruit to pub
lic notice. Afterwards, the farm and
tree became the property of Mr
Girard. The original tree is believed
to be still alive.
Singular Death of a Scotch Mi-
CM
The Edinburgh Courant says :
Last week there died in the Fever
Hospital, Dunfermline, a man fifty
five years of age, named Andrew Hut.:
ton, better known in the western dis
trict of Fife as the "African Chief."
For a number of years he has lived
in the most miserly manner, hardly
allowing himself enough of fbod to
sustain life, and the little he did take
was of the coarsest description.--
Many amusing stories are told of his
parsimonious habits. The immediate
cause of death was eating the leaves
of ash trees. He bad been walking
along the edge of a field bordered by
these trees, on the fallen leaves of
which the cows were feeding greedi
ly. He thought the animals seemed
fat, and that if the leaves were good
for them they could not be bad for
him. He accordingly gathered a
quantity and took them home, and,
after boiling them, fed on them for
several days. The consequence was
that he was taken ill and removed
to the hospital, where he died after
some days of great suffering. On
searching his house after death the
relatives came upon an old tea-kettle,
in which was found a check for £7O,
the interest on which had been ac
cumulating for seventeen years, and
a book showing a balance of £6l to
his credit in the National Security
Saving Bank. Several £1 notes, and
a great quantity of loose money in
half crowns, shilling and smaller coins
Were also found in the moat ouirof-the
way places. Hutton was also possess
ed of considerable property in Dun
fermline. He was a great reader,
and well , versed in several lan.
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FATIIEB. WALDO IN ALBANY•
1 1 Rev. Dr. .Sprague gives the New
, York Observer an interesting account
of the venerable Daniel Waldo's late
visit to Albany. By previous ar.
rangement, the o 1 d gentleman
preached, the first Sabbath after his
one hundredth birthday, in Dr.
Sprague's pulpit, and of the sermon
the DM.tor says :
"As the notice that he was tO
preach had been previously - given
through one or more of our news
papers, many were drawn from oth•
er congregations, so that he found
himself in a crowded house. He per
formed the whole service, with the
exception of the invocation and read
ing of - the Scriptures and hymns,
and ho went through the whole with
so much ease and appropriateness,
that I venture to say that not a per
son present, who had' been ignor
ant of his age, would have fixed it
at a day beyond eighty; and I
have heard several say that they
would not have supposed him more
than seventy-five. His sermon,
which had just been written, was
from Psalm 34 : 11, 14 ; and he read
it with much more ease than I ex
pected, though he occasionally left
his manuscript•and extemporized.—
The main design of it was to furnish
a recipe for a long life; it occupied
about thirty-five minutes in the de
livery; and from beginning to end
he was listened to with earnest and
unabated attention. One of his
most intelligent hearers remarked,
that it would have been a good ser
mon fbr a man of any age; but for
one a hundred years old, it was tru
ly marvelous. Un his return from
church, he showed no signs of fa
tigue, and said that he felt none;
and, but for the imperfection of his
sight, ho expressed the confident be
lief that he could preach three times
on a Sabbath without any inconven
ience. He has remarked also that
he believed he could walk ten milos
a day on level ground, if be might
take Lis own time for it ; and I have
seen nothing to lead me to doubt
the correctness of his opinion. Re
attended church in the afternoon,
but took no part in the service.
"Father Waldo, 1 have always
found full of interesting incidents il
lustrative of the past, but have never
seen him when his communications
have been more interesting, or his
memory has seemed more trustwor
thy, than during his late visit."
VANITY REBUKED.
The celebrated Robert Hall once
visited-London for the purpose of
hearing the noted Dr.' Mason, of
New York, deliverp disiourse before
the London Missionary Society.—
The extraordinary effect which the
masterly address produced was the
theme for the time of general obser
vation, and Hall was among the most
enthusiastic of its admirers, Shortly
after his return to Leicester, a certain
clerical gentleman made him an ac
cidental visit, when Mr. Hall request-.
ed him to officiate in his pulpit that
evening, assigning as a reason that
he had just returned from London
oppressed with a sense of the won
derful eloquence of Dr. Mason of
New York. The visitor affected a
desire to be excused preaching . be
fore so distinguished a scholar as
Mr. Hall. The latter, however, would
take no denial, insisting that if he
did not, there would be no sermon
that evening.
Our clerical novitiate, who is de
scribed as "a little pompous person
age—a man of great verbosity and
paupacity of thought"—at length
acceded to the request, and ascended
to the pulpit. At the close of the
services, Mr. Hall, with great warmth
of feeling, thanked him for his dis
course, which he said bad given him
more comfort than any sermon he
had ever heard in his life. This as
sertion inflamed the vanity of the
one, and provoked the sarcasm of the
other. The former, with ill-conceal
ed eagerness, urged Mr. Hall to state
what there was in the effort that af
forded him so much pleasure. He
replied, "Sir, I have just returned
from bearing that great man, Dr.
Mason, of New York. Why, sir,
he is my very beau ideal of a minis
ter. He reminds me more strongly
than any other of our day, of what
one might suppose the Apostle Paul
to have been. Such profound
thought, such majesty of diction,
and such brilliancy of illustration I
have never heard equalled; and it
left me with such an overpowering
conviction of my own insignificancy,
that I resolved never to enter the
pulpit again ;" and rising up, ho ener
getically- exclaimed : " but thank.
God, I have heard you, sirolud I
feel myself a man again."
soy- "President" Jeff. Davis has
sent a telegraphic dtspatch to his
Commander of the trans-Mississippi
department, ordering him to de
mand the surrender of the Missouri
General McNeil, who shot ten rebel
bushwhackers at Palmyra, and in
case of refusal, to execute ten United
States officers in retaliation. "If this
path is once entered upon," remarks
a coompory, "the conseqUenCo9 osa
Molt b• foreseen."
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