Written for the Agitator, EITBMPEttASa, r- . BY tofts. 14 We ‘STEVENS. Why lfe»d so rudely oS our hearth, Destruction's demon, thou ! Why crush our buds of- promise so. To bind.tfiy conquering .brow! Why cast the mildew blightof caw _ iTpoa our. firesides bright, And send the iron throughout soul*. To quench' Hope's flame itt night?. Att thou not sated with the crown Thy victims madly wreathe? Is not thy fiendish mission fillM— Thy work of wo end death ? No! in onr hearts thy deadly fangs Are felt, and long will last; Aye, many homes and many hearts Thy pride hath boon to Wash • Young man, beware the sparkling wine! Graap not the poisonous b6wl 1 O, do not blast thy household pride, Nor bur) to hell, thy soul 1 Is there no u balm itt Gilead, No kind physician there?" Must men in midnight darkness grope, And hug the chains they bear 7 Our nation’s hope, our nation’s boast— From that dark sin keep free ! 0, drunkard, in God’s universe There is no place for thee ! PTES- OLtBITEI. Prom a Pamphlet i etued hy the Emigrant Aid Com pony. hjTolci of A Trip np Kanin* Blv er. including Observations on Hitt Soil, Climate, Sooner}V Ac. Br Geo. S. Pork. Passing the west line of the PaUavvatomie nation, we entered upon open prairie, often reaching the river on both sides ; now and men a small grove,\nnd a light fringe of tim ber on the banks. On the right, in a great prairie bottom, in a bend of the river exten ding bank to Rock Creek, Mr, Perry has made a selection for a stock farm ; and a little wav above his claim there is another great bend, offering a tempting inducement to some other enterprising farmer who has a taste for slock raising. Beyond this we passed a large grove of limber on the right, and then passed a most appropriate bluff for a town sue—the first we saw for several mites. Here we saw Blue Hill, which is a prominent landmark overlooking ihe mouth of Blue river. From this poini upward, the bluffs are higher and more abrupt, and the country back more elevated and broken. Here we saw a larje eagle nest, out of which the old bird looked angnlv al us, for iniru ding on Us pre-emption ; but she, ton, must give wav. with the red skins, to m-milesi des tmv A lulle wav above, another huge buf falo floated past : be mnv have been anxious to slake his thirst in the Republican or Smo kyhill, lost foothold, ana got carried away by the rolling floou Passing the mourn of the Blue, which comes in from the north, (as nearly all the tributaries of Kansas do,) and appears to he navuiable for some distance, we were pleased with Us fine bottoms and long streak of tim ber ; while on the leh, were conical bluffs and high prairie mounds, wuh figured lines, and slops rising one above another in ihe dis- InrvAA. nnnl rilwUiOg la lh» coanoi-r • w »i*v fo mannc appearance. Immediately above this important tributary, there is another beautiful nratne bottom, slopin'! back northward far ther than we could see ; and on the left, still another, containing more than 2000 acres, in a bend not moflfthan three-fourths of a mile across the neck. The enticing features of the latter are —a little prove of timber on the height, a cool gushing spring, and plenty of rock at hand in the bluff, with which to raise an enduring fence over the narrow isthmus. Tne world does not present a more excellent •nuation for a slock (arm ; indeed, the whole line of the main river and branches, from here upward, mav he said to he adapted for a cononuous senes of such farms. On the | right a bluff comes min the river, the first] above the mouth of the Blue, offering an op* t nronnale town site : and wo saw stakes set t on llte stone, as well as a lent or cabin back | on me high nrnirie —indicating Iha t our coun-1 Irvrnei! were there. Just abuve, there is a | clear, running siream. nnd a line of limber 1 reaching far I>mck. I'rom this to ihe torl,| the river winds like a natural canal, through green flowery meadows, wiih similar scenery in the distance. On 'lk h it. we saw some splendid country for farms, up the valley ofi a siream. the name of which we do not rec. oiled : (here were tine groves of limber, and U e understand lhal sev. ] eral claims have been made mere. rich vallev lane On Monrtnv mud-, ins’, beloro reaching fur Riley, we were overtaken by a tremen aous thunder storm We were surrounded uv nraine ; and the captain had to lay his crab close to the shore, and cast anchor, there being no slump or tree to hitch to. He is o! opinion, lhal there should not be a cab in on steamers navigation these prairie rivers, where the winds sometimes sweep along with unbroken violence. We saw the Pilot mounds in the distance, where the mildarv road leaves the Kansas botiomsyand passes through a depression in the bluff to the crossing of the Blue. We passed some small creeks on me right, with settlements on them ; and Clark's Creek, on the left, affording some line umbered lands, and good springs. A little after sunrise, on Tuesday morning, we neared Fort Riley—ns fine stone build ings loomings up grandly in tbe sunbeams, it is the junction of the Republican and Smokyhill forks of the Kansas, on the second bench or roll of the prairie, having higher bluffs immediately behind, from which the building rock is quarried. It is soft lime stone, easily cut into with a pick, and can be spin into any shape ; we noticed the same horizontal strata cropping out at all elevated points in the prairie. Crossing the Pawnee or Republican fork by the Government bridge, we had a good view of the tine country be tween the two rivers, which rises gracefully backward in high, swelling prairies. Here there is a saw mill just started. We strolled up the Republican, gathered some black raspberries, and crossed a spring branch, then mounted a high bluff, whence we could see tbe beautiful Republican Valley a long way up. It is nearly three miles wide, high, dry, and level, with a loose, black, rich soil, The river flows in a serpentine course thro’ the prairie bottoms, at some bends making" nearly a circuit of six or eight miles, and coming back to within a mile of itself again —the banks generally having a light figure '- -U ai : ?* - 1 I } • “ ;-*l T"** • »* *' v 3 ■* I '• 1 I i 1 1 ,5 ; -fck H, CQgB^BDJTORJ VOL. 1. of timber, with occasional : grpves, near, the water’s edge, in the ravines, and on the bluffs. This is truly a delightful valley—the moat inviting for settlement’we ever saw. The ‘ Excel’ made a short trip up Smoky, hill, Lieut. SargeW, from the Fort, accompa nied us. Wo had an exciting lime. The constant announcergent from the man who heaved the lead, was,. 1 No bottom.’ The river was full, and the current strong, but we had great difficulty.in getting round the short bends ; —it keeps on the course of the main Kansas, coming a liil(e more from the south west. There is niOrb' timber' t on this river than on the Kansas abovePuttawalomie, and the soil is better. We observed a deep marl deposit on the bluffs,, beneath black soil, and the bottoms inclined up prettily from the riv er. A little way up, we saty a band of Fox Indians crossing over, going north on a buf falo-bunt ; and their motley procession stretch ed along over the prairies for miles. Here and there in the parly was carried a pole, with a swan’s neck or eagle's head and tail, &c., stuck upon it for a flag. They fjad with them about five hundred horses, all of which looked well. Great was the surprise manifested on seeing the ‘Excel’ puffing along up these unknown waters ; but, poor fellows! the startling scream of the shrill steam whistle, and the impetuous snorting of the ironhorse, will soon scare off the buffalo and other game from your hunting-grounds, to return no more—you too must follow in their trail, or succumb to the irresistible in fluence of civilization. Some foriy miles up Smokeyhill, an extern sive bed of gypsum has been found, speci mens of which have been tested and proved to be of superior quality ; we brought a small specimen home with us. Salt is also alleged to be very abundant on the Saline fork ; the waters of the Smokyhill are often quite brackish, and when the boilers of the • Excel’ are filled from that river, there is a slight incrustation of salt deposited. Sped mens of coal, both bituminous and anthracite, and of tin, lead, and iron ore, have been brought in. Hints have been given that gold abounds, but in paris— unknown! There cannot be a doubt, however, that valuable minerals will be found cropping out beneath, or interspersed in ihe primitive formation, as we ascend toward the Rocky Mountains. The codnlry rises very rapidly in that direc tion from Fort Rily ; up the Republican, for instance, the ascent, in the first three hundred miles, is said to be two thousand feet. The rook in vicinity of Smokyhill is principally limestone ; and the river bollnms are a san dy loam. The upland prairies are broken, but of black, rich soil, particularly where limestone predominates ; the valleys are also very rich, and the soil mellow. Passing over the high uplands, often there is nothing to be seen but prairie spreading out beyond, till it is lost in dim distance ; when all at once, as if by magic, you come upon a “ Woody valley, warm and low,” — with fine springs and clear running water. This is, indeed, a wejl-watered region, and must be salubiious and healthy. VVe previ ously mentioned the scarcity of timber above Pattawntomie ; it may here be added, that it is inadequate to supply what would be needed for agricultural purposes, and hardly suffi cient for firewood. Here and to the west ward, a new era in agriculture must be inau gurated—a new s\slrm must be practised. Nature demands that it should be so. In stead of clearing timber lands, ns in Eastern Slates, the citizen-farmers df Kansas must grow their timber- There is fuel warned, but coal, in mmy places, can be got with lit tle labor; houses must he built, and fences made, bill in ihe absence of sufficient limber, excellent rock for nil purpose can bo pro cured in abundance ; nr. for fi-iicing, the far mers can hedge himself in most c mplelelv with Osage Orange. The country abounds with the most luscious grapes. Slock of all kinds are remarkably healthy ; and these rolling prairie will make, ihe finest sheep walks in the world. In fact, this mav he designated the Pastorai, Region op Ameri ca. The gardens at Fori Rily look well ; and we procured some beautiful wild prairie (lowers. (To he Continued.) Gen. Sam. Houston meeting Reverdy Johnson one day in the Capitol, the Senator and ex-Senator very naturally entered into conversation about public men ; when speak ing of Douglas, the General said he had been “ got back.” “ Sot back,’’ said Mr. J., “ what do you mean bv that ?” “ Why,” said Gen. H., “ did you never hear the story ?” “ No.” “ Well, there was a man in my neighbor hood when 1 was a boy, who made it a rule not to allow his boys to come to the table till they were seventeen years old. He had a boy whom a neighbor, who was aware of the father’s rule, happened to see one day sil ling at a side tcfble ; knowing, however, that the boy was more than seventeen, he asked him how it happened that ho was still prohib ited from coming to the table? ‘Why,’ said he, ‘ when I was seventeen father let me come, but, I was so hungry, and in such a hurry to help myself, that I stood up and reached so far, that a sad accident happen ed, whereupon my father immediately sot me ■back two years.’ ” «Is that the second bell 1” inquired a gust of a-etable porter of a country tavern, the other day, “No ear I" exclaimed the darkey, “ dat am de second ringin’’ of de furst bell—we has but one bell in dis house," Tub mas who “harbored” a-thought, is supposed to live on tho sea-shore. TA T -- ' :s " K .•. .vT; . *» . '• y~, •'. . ~i TY' 7- .j‘ WELLSBOKOMH; TIQGA PA., THMDAY MOROTa, OCTOBER 5; 18&4. ■.. ' w •‘ *• '»*- -i’- . -■ i t• ♦ J _ii‘ r ; • ■•- ■ * v ' ,v '*v'\ •*. -v SELECT MISIELLAM. THE VEMOM OP SERPENTS. The following is by S. Gilman, L. L. D. t published in the St. Louis Medical Journal, and is certainly the most'interesting article We evet readupon the'subject “ There is mnch in the history and habits of the reptile tribes, however repulsive, they may be in appearance, that is very interest ing, During a-sojourn of two or three months in thg.interior of Arkansas, ! paid some*attention to that branch of history call ed ophiology. I found four varieties of rat tlesnakes,, (crotalus) of which the Crotalus Horridus and Crotalus Kirtlandi are by far the most numerous. The former is the lar gest serpent in North America. The family of moccasin snakes (Colluber) is also quite numerous, there being not less than ten vari eties, most of which being quite as venomous as the rattlesnake. By dissecting great num bers of different species 1 learned that the an atomical structure of the poisoning appara tus is similar in all the different varieties of venomous serpents. It consists of a strong frame-work of bone, with its appropriate muscles in the upper part of the head, resem bling, and being in fact a pair of jaws, but externally to the jaws proper, and much stronger. To these is attached by a giogly moid articulation, one or more moveable fangs on each side, just at the verge of the mouth, capable of being erected at pleasure. These fangs are very hard, sharp, and crook ed, like the claws of a cat, and hooked back ward, with a hollow from the base to near the point. I have occasionally seen a thin slit bonp divide this hollow, making two, At their base is found a small sack containing two or three drops of venom, whicji resem bles thin honey. The sack is so connected with the cavity of the fang during its erec tion, that a slight upward pressure forces the venom into the fang at its base, and it makes its exit at a small slit or opening near the point, with considerable force ; thus it is car ried to the bottom of any wound made by the fang. Unless the fangs are erected for battle they lie concealed in the upper part of the mouth, sunk between .the external and inter nal jaw-bones, somewhat like d pen-knife blade shut in its handle, where ihey are cov ered by a fold of membrane, which encloses them like a sheath—this is the vagina denlis. There can be no doubt that these fangs are frequently broken off and shed, as the head grows broader, to make room lor new ones nearer the verge of the mouth ; for within the vagina’ denlis of a very large crotalus horridus, I found no less than five fangs on a side—in all stages of formation —the small est in a half pulpy or cartilaginous stale, the next something harder, the third still more perfect, and so on to the mam, well-set, per fect fang. Each of these teeth had 4 well defined cavity like the main one. Three fangs on each side were frequently found in copper-heads, vipers and others. The process of robbing serpents of their venom is easily accomplished by the aid of chloroform, a few drops of which stupefies them. If while they are under its influence, they are carefully seized by the neck, and the vagina denlis held out of the way by an assistant, with a pair of forceps, and the fang be erected and gently pressed upward, the venom will be seen issuing from the point of the fang. It may then be absorbed by a bit of sponge, or caught in a vial, or on the point of a lancet. After robbing several ser pents in this mann'er, they were found, after two days, to he as highly charged as ever with venom of equal intensity with that first taken. Duri n *i the process of robbing several spe cies of serpents, I tnnocjulaled several small but vigorous and perfectly healthv vegetables with iho point of a ,lancet well charged with venom. Tlie next day they were withered and dead, looking as though they had been scathed with lightning. In attempting to pre serve a few drops of venom for future exper iments in a small vial with two or three parts of alcohol, it was found in a short time to have lost its venomous properties. But aficr mixing ihe venom with aqua ammonia, or spiriis o( turpentine, or' 071 of peppermint, or o( cinnamon, or of cloves, or with nitric or sulphuric acid, it still seemed to act with un diminished energy. It is best preserved, however, for future use by trituration with re fined sugar or sugar of milk. A very fine, large cotton-mouth snake, be ing captured by putting a shoe string around him, became excessively ferocious, striking at even the crack* of a small riding-whip. Finding himself a prisoner, without hope of escape, he turned his deadly weapons on his body, striking repeatedly his well charged fangs deeply into his flesh. Notwithstanding this, he was put in a small basket and car ried forward. In one hour after he was found dead, and no amount of irritation could excite the least indication of life. A large rattlesnake, beheaded instantly with a hoe, would an hour and a half after, strike at anything that pinched its tail. Of several persons who were testing their firm ness of nerve by trying to hold the hand steady while the serpent struck at it, not one could be found whose hand would not recoil in spile of his resolution; and one man, a great bully, bv-the-bv, was struck oft the na ked throat with cons derable force, ond stag gered back fainting with terror. Seven venomous serpents belonging to five different species, were made to fraternize and dwell amicably in one den. A beautiful pair of longbodied speckled snakes, known as kingsnakes, known to be fangless and conse quently wijhout venom, were duly installed as members of the same family. Some un easiness was perceivable among the older members, but no attempt was made lo destrdy isi U m T ■ A lias • i'pwl '■■ m- 1 )Hujc ■ "■ ■ H - : Bv*l H - £\»V'.v3 ;v iL:i -t <-b v? AG^|TibFo>-^o?6aT'i9'Tl*;'ai^4SKßiNo; i bt' wisadik”,'!' A Mt s\w ,- >■ VjsJ f J x.v )ri V’ the intruders*—though they might; have-been killed inttanier. The next , morning-four of the-venomuus serpents werel'ound to have been destroyed by the king-snakes', and- one was withjn their coil, and the two remaining ones- would - make no effort at self-defence. A Inrgeratllesnake seemed stupid andindif ferent to his fate. He could not 1 be made to' threaten or give warning even with his rattles,- The smallest king-snake was afterwards in noculated with the poison of one of the ser pents he had destroyed,jind died immediately after—th'tfs evincing that'they must have ex ercised some power besides physical'force to' overcome their fellow-creatures." In short, |he result of a great number.of experiments performed with the venom on a great variety of serpents, seem to lead to the following conclusions : 1. That the venom of all serpents acts as a poison in a similar manner. 3. That the venom of some varieties is far, more active than that of others. 3. That a variety of the cnllubar, known as the cotton -mouth, is the moat venomous serpent in Arkansas. 4, That the venom of serpents destroys all all forms of -organized life, vegetable as well as anima). 5. That alcohol, brought in contact with venom, is to a certain extent,, an antidote. 6. That serpents do possess the power of facinaiiqg small animals, and that this power is identical with mesmerism. V. That the blood of small animals, des troyed by the venom of serpents, bears a close resemblance to that of animals destroy ed by lightning or hydrocyanic acid ; it los es its power of coagulation and cannot be kept long from putrefaction.” A SCHOOL. EXAMINATION. Once upon a lime we were traveling through Georgia, and after putting our horses in the stable, and ourselves in a condition not to de sire food or drink, we look a walk of about half a mile from the village to the school house. The master wore a dirty coai that looked the color of the back of an old diction ary : his shirt was decorated with ink, and so tightly did bis pantoloons fit him that one would suppose that he had been born with them on, and that they had grown in exact ratio witlvhis legs. The walls of hia seat of learning were more mysterious than an Indi an map. ,Thsy had once been while; but like an otd,maid, the weae and teae of time had changed them to a deep saffron. On them the young Raphaels of the surrounding county had sketched sundry young gentle man with goggle eyes, large heads, and very small legs. The wall above every scholar’s head was emblematical of his or her taste ; the flower drawn with chalk spoke of the bot anist i and the harp in ink of the musician. Upon an invitation from the schoolmaster we look a seal beside him, and soon in an authoritative lone, he called for the “ spelling class to come up.” About half a dozen boys ranged themselves in front of the desk, and looked as surprised as young chickens just ■out of their shells ; they waited for the’mas ter's signal to commence the massacre of the English language. “ Dictionary,” shouted the master. Dyc-shun dyclion i-dyctioni-a-yryery.” After gelling this out, the boy seemed to be much relieved, and immediately commenced sucking his fingers after the most approved manner, i “ Peregrinate,” roared the master, and he to whom he addressed himself, puckered up his mouth as if he had been eating green per simmons. “ P-p-p-e-pe-pe-pe.” “ You stuttering roscel! you have got half a bushel of peas there. When you gel aP. in vour mouth, grab hold of it with your tongue, and don’t be shelling them out here in that manner. Commence again, sir.” The boy’s eyes popped out of his head like those of a boiled cod-fish, and drawing n long breath, with much difficulty he got out the first syllable of Ihe word, and there he slop ped. The nex boy went on and spelt the word, while the stutter got a whack over the head with a ruler. “ Calumniate,” said the master to o cross eyed youth) who had been looking all the morning tftth one eye in front of the green, while with the other he endeavored to scan his book. The eyes this youth looked dag gers at each other, atftf had it not bejjn for his nose, whic was actually worn away in the the frequent glances of his optics across would most certainly have at tacked eadfeiiher. >• KowriS- “ Slop," said the pedagogue. Cal-umni ale, you calf. Steer right or I’ll put a on you.” « Kal boy scratches his head— “ um”—boy seems going into convulsions— “ kneei, nr——-the agony seems over—ale, calumniate. “ Encyclopedia.” bawled the master. The boys looked horrified, and.seemed lo think that the word was at least a month long. “ Begin,” said the master. “ Can’t,” said a bandy-legged aspirant to literary honors. •* Next,” muttered the pedagogue, “ I’se just like Johny,” answered the boy addressed. Finding it useless to press them on the subject, the master bade them go to their seats, and ordered up the geography class. « Morocco—where—products—inhabitants, —climate and soil ?” “ Morocco' js capital for Pumpeii and Al leygaiters. Never been discovered where it is, but is prespected to produce feather head ed inhabitants in .great abundance. Its pli mate is saigrubious'and soil antediluvian.” “ China—wherp—products, &c. 1” iiWt m /In > ■> . V' W' H/■ |i - r -. •■•., . _• (a>A i f •> VJ iJ J ‘ ‘' •'»> 1 v i; j “ CHina dtriremarkable for its- poo reel l ings(porcelaio we suppose was here .meant) and manufacturers" of cups and saucers— moijt of the'principal officers have their tails, and'are tailed*tmh-dareens, from the circum stance of Its being' punishable fur man to touch their eends.- These tails is made' out of their own, pair, and. is prospected to have been derived from, the P’shaws of, Turkey. Souchong opium, and Madagascar Ida is drunk Here in greaPquaotities.” Kamchatka—inhabitants—products,&c.” “ Kamsch'atka is celebrated for its "dogs and manufacturers ,of whale ile. Its last gov ernor was a kangaroo, and on account of the inhabitants eat in’ so much grease and blub ber, it is the opinion of learned men that af ter death many of- them will be changed in to sperm candles.” “ That’s right—go to your scats—good boys—won’t flog you put twice this week, if you behave yourselyes. You, Jim Stokes, don’t let me catch you with a quire of paper in the seal of your trofrsbrs again, nor with your copy book in your jacket. I were out my rattan'a licken you, and get no thanks fof it.” /“ Master, what’s the,meaning of calculus ?’’ shrieked d boy of about ten years of age. It’s a term in rithmclic, and means to cal culate with without figures roared the master. About that lime we perambulated. The Knickerbocker for August, sets out some good things on its “ Little people’s Side Table.” “ Our ‘Ann’ has a little girl to help her with the ‘house-work’—as sui generis a lit tle creature as the sable Topsy. A few days since, when‘Ann’came in from having, as she said, a short ‘ chatter , with a friend, she delected her little ‘help’ in some misdemean or, and proceeded to reprimand her for it. In the course of her Annhpnad’ versions, she said t •' Do you think you are fit to die 1” “ 1 do’nol’ said the little girl, taking hold of her dress and inspecting it, ‘I guess so if I ain’t 100 dirtv 1’ “ When my grand-mother, (long since in Heaven) was about'ihree years o d, she was laken lo the funeral of a deceased play-male. The Uulo corpse was lying in iia coffin, around which flowers were strewn ; and she, being lifted up, kissed its cold cheek, and whisper ed : “ Please give my love lo God !'* “ This strikes me as one of the sweetest expressions I ever heard made by a child.” “ Our little Charlie has always been in the habit of saying a little prayer before going Jo bed. A few evenings since, all things being ready for retiring, and when he was about lo kneel at his brother’s knee, he stopped, and looking earnestly into his mother’s face, said ; “ Mamma, I am tired of praying somebody else’s prayer; may’nl 1 make one myself! ’ “ His mother sai3, ‘Certainly, my boy, if you really wish to.” “ Ho knelt very reverently and clasped his hands ; then with earnestness of childhood, said to his mother: “ Mamma, if 1 gel stuck, will you help me out ?” i “ My little boy after listenling some time to his mother’s efforts to get a peddler ‘to throw in something’ with everything she pur chased, cast his longing eyes on some prim ers in the trunks. The peddler, reading bis wishes, offered to give him one. The little fellow hesitated, and when urged, said ; ‘I don’t know as I will lake it, unless you will throw in something." “ A little girl had been playing in the street until she had become pretty well covered with dust. In trying to wn»h it off she didn't use enough water to prevent the dust rolling up in little balls upon her arms. In her trouble, she applied to her brother, a little older than herself, for a solution of the mystery. It was explained at once—to his satisfaction, at least : “ Why, sis, you’re made of dust, and if you don’t stop you’ll wash yourself all away !” “ This opinion, coming from an elder broth er, was decisive, and the washing was dison tinued,” “ One day a little school-male of Willie’s was in here, and the two got to disputing about the number of days in a week ; Wjllie persisting that there were seven, and hislit lie opponent stoutly maintaining that there were only six. ‘Well.’ said Willie, 'you say them over and I will count.’ So the days were named and counted, from Monday to Satur day, inclusive; and then there was a pause, which Willie broke by saying : “ And Sunday.” | “ Ho!” said his diminutive opponent, with a look of supreme contempt, ‘ that belongs to the other week’ “ One pleasent day last Summer, I took my seat in the stage conch bound from Fall River to C Among the passengers was a little gentleman who had possibly seen five summers. Tho coach being quite full, he sal in the lop of another passenger. W hile on the way, something was said about pick-pock ets, and soon the conversation became gener al on that interesting subject. The gentleman who.wns then holding our young friend re marked : “ My fine fellow, how easy I could pick your pocket!” “ No, you couldn’t,’ replied he ,• I’ve been looking out' for you all the lime I” “ What do you drive such a pitiful looking carcase as tha} for 1 Why don’t you pul a heavy coat of flesh on him ?” “ A heavy coat of flesh ! By the powers, the poor carter can hardly corry what little there is on himi” Scarce and high —good butter. (r\ ' 7 ■’Wi'fc r H.NICKERBOCKXAKA. ;, eG Wf diyidM peripqft*® Uw s S9ffep| yydoj»BS,{,i > : i 5 ■...mov^rstfi’ ■,;; r; r t !°d toown.i>y crape collar tra&V?piih- of thp-hai? widows, ,.j] i, M Period.—fyofqnpdgriqf.i. Dftspppdenpyt isixweeks.Profound,grief: js rpcognijKci.bx- 1 tjje„d»sB;, which *<!{},.l»nii.np^4o^^ l o i lJ;pa^ i; arnatta, and the despondency wbicbfsucceqda.j to despair iasymbplized by ihe ydUie prapdi , icqllar and cuffs. •, '? 8d Period.—Grief-,sofleped by : the cohspiprj tion pf friepds, and, the hppe eppn to, rgjpiti; the tegreited object of her affections in a beU; ter world. These melancholy sentiments; last six months; they are expressed by a. black silk dress; the, widow’s.cap is .stilt, ,worn, ' 4th Period.—Time heals the jyoUqds ,o(\ the heart. Providence tempers the east wintt to the shorn jamb. Violent [attacks of grief only come at rare intervals, ’ Sometimes fhe, widow seems as though she had forgotten her 1 - loss ; but all at once, a circumstance, appar*. enliy indifferent, recalls it, and «he falls bncit, into grief. Vet she dwells from lime-te-time, upon the faults of the beloved, but it is only; to contrast them with dazzling virtues. - This, period would be tiresome foe the world .at. large; therefore it has been decided to eX* press it simply .by half mourning., 6lh Period.—There is now only asofteneti melancholy, which wilt lasi all her life, i. e, six weeks. This touching and graceful aen» timent shows itself by a quiet and gray silk dress; (he sufferer less feels the less-,limn the actual deprivations of a husband. ’ , We should be doing the author an injus*. tice if we omitted to give the beautiful pas* sage with which ho,concludes the subject i . m “ As to those who really grieve over th ir relations, they will do well not to annoy the world by the signs of a real grief; they will do well to wear their sorrows within as they do when mourning over friends, those rela* tions made by the heart. And if you should meet with any such, do not address to them conventional consolation fer there is a portion of themselves which they have buried with their dead. Their only consolation is the hope that they shall never be able to console ihetnsolves ; that is to say, never to forget, never to see those die in their heftrts whom they have already seen die in (he flesh. Show those afflicted ones that they have net lost all and show them love is still left them. But all this is not the fashion.”— Frazers Mug* azine. til TO 13. The New Gudgeons.—The following din. logue, which actually took place some years since between an old lady, who hud much confidence in professionals, and a learned but eccentric clergyman, goes to strengthen a conviction already strong in many minds, viz —that human nature is gullible ) “ Now, parson, you are a man of much learning ; I want to ask you what became of the eleven days, when old style was altered to new 1” “ Well, well madam, you know this World is hung on two great gudgeons— ” “ Indeed, sir 1 Wall, what then 1” “ Well, it had been turning round on the two gudgeons a great while, and they got worn out, and it broke down,” “ Do tell if it did !” “ Yes, marm. VVell, after the world broke down, nil the people turned to and put in new gudgeons, and set it going again ; and it look 'em jusi eleven days I” The old lady was abundantly satisfied, and would have given to the learned gentleman the degree of bachelor of science, without further examination. We regret to hear of Gov. Bigler’s severe sickness. He appears to be recovering how* ever. lie has but a short lime to gel over the Slate, and we want to here him at Pitts* burg.— Post. The Pittsburg Union , a day or two since, contained a brutal article chuckling over the fact tlrarJudge Pollock had been attacked with sore throat, and rejoicing over, his physical inability to endure (he fatigue of slump spea* king. It bonsicd ihat the Judge was 11 no match for his antagonist in physical energy," and i hat bets had been olfered that “ the hnr* dy raflraan (Bigler) would give his opponent atrial of Physical endurance among thn hills of Western-Pennsylvania that had not been equaled since 'fbm Uyer’s training for (ha fight with Sullivan.” We regret to hear, now, of Gov. Bigler’s illness ns sincerely as wo did of tho indis* position that prevented Judge Pollock from speaking at much length in Butler. Wecnu* not imitate the example set us by the Union ; but wo Imay be permitted to 'hope that since it has found how idle and empty its boasts were, it may learn to exercise more charily toward oponents who arc exposed to the common ills of morlnliiy. The .Milkman.—Jinks, the Hastings milk* man, one morning (orgot to water the milk. In the hall of the first customer in his round, 'he omission dashed upon Jinks’ wounded feelings. A large tub of fine, clear water stood on 'he floor by his side ; no eye was up on him, and thrice did Jinks dilute his milk with a large measure filled from the tub, be fore the maid brought up her jugs. Jinks ser ved her and went on. While he was bellow* ing down the next area, his first customer’s footman beckoned to him from tho door, Jinks returned, and was immediately ushered into the library. There sal my lord, who had just tasted the milk. “Jinks!” said his lordship. “ My lord !” replied Jinks. “ Jinks,” continued his lordship, “ I should feel particularly obliged if you would hence, forth bring, me the milk and water separately and allow me the favor of mixing them mv* se|f.” [ “ Well, my lord it’s useless to deny the thing, for I suppose/ your lordship watched me while ” " No,” interrupted the Nobleman. “ The fact is, that my childreojiaihe at home, Jinks, and the tub in the hall w\s full of sea water, Jinks.” FajTiiek did, you over-have another wife beside mother ? “No my son j what poss esses you to ask such a question ?” “Be cause 1 saw in the old family Bible whore ; j;oU married Anna Domini) , 1838, and that nipt molbefs’ name, for-her name is Sally Smith/’ Boy destined for the Presidency. Grief and Widows.
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers