For tht Agitator. AJ&HX PAlf¥. 'kv.'trts. Jt. •' IF youcufitdnernwv Ort iW.h«cd !■■■ .■-■ > .Js ,_ , , *Tv wif *b# iwiHJlOiJfc- .’ ( Whiph yielding, never part* • V Perehttie anch to this world of oors. Pees such a flowrtllWgranee yieW, WillrtiighUhado'a deadly Boweral - Perchance thefcnve —insatiate gulf, Hath swallowed dp her' lire i ‘ If so, Amt Pally Moweth well flat loat.ua found ahor^ No nutter. - If she loved bt n(n ’Tip no forgotten thing; The ivy chefisbelh tba oak To which its tendnl* cling. Be gentle) if thou knowett-loke, • Or such a thing a« friend; ’ And know that earth and earthly things Shall somewhere find an end. I' And myalery’a veil bo wide withdrawn, -■Where none have tear-dimmed eyes; Where self-denial walks, arrayed In robes of Paradise. Lawrenceville, Nov. 18. THRU 11 NO SSECTfI. AS mEHTVBE IS TEXAS. During the recent war belweep the United States and the Indians of Texas, a great number of volunteers joined the expedition. One of these, Captain Ferguson, of Ken tucky, became celebrated for his hardihood and success in the terrible bunting of Indi ans, The following incident will convey some idea of the character of the i man, and also of the war still waging in the New Uorld, between civilization and barbarism. A small band of volunteers, among whom was Captain Ferguson, spent several days in exploring Texas, and had wandered far into tne interior without meeting a solitary Indian tract. Tired of this ppciftc journy, they resolved to separate and seek adventures singly, before returning to the camp. Accordingly the following morning, Cap tain Ferguson, mounted on an excellent horse, left bis companions and directed his course across a cluster of hills, hemmed in by thick woods which bounded the horizon. Arrived at me foot of the hills, the Captain perceived a troop of wild horses slowly advancing towards him. Suddenly they broke into a gallop ; a movement which appeared to him suspicious, and induced our hero to watch them closely. They soon gained the level ground, and the dull sound of their hoof striking the soil, Became distinctly audible, The Captain looked, and saw clinging to the flanks of each, an Indian suspended horizontally by an arm and a leg. This is a common strat agem among the Indians, but, luckily for i-erguson, he was still ai a considerable dis tance from these unpleasant-looking cava lier- Perceiving, by the sudden rapidity of bis flight, that they were discovered, the Indians climbed on their horses and pursued our he ro a; full speed, shouting their terrible war cr Looking back, Ferguson observed that his pursuers spread themselves across the prairie, wim me evident intention of cutting off his retreat to the hills. He saw that his only cnance of safety consisted in gaining ihe woods, whither his pursuers durst not follow Dm., lest they should encounter the outposts o- the American troops. He did not again look, behind, but, with tv,s eves eagerly fitted on the yet distant goal, he snurred on his horse to his utmost speed, 'i tie animal stumbled and the cry of the Indians bacatne more distinct; and the noble animal rose again, and with a louu neigh, as tiiouen conscious of the peril that menaced ins master, made a prodigious forward bound and cleared the space which divided mm from the wood, with the speed of an arro-. As Ferguson had foreseen, the Indians, fearing to enter the woods, came to a sudden ha;.. Although now comparatively out of oanger, he did not esteem the neighborhood perfectly safe, and therefore pursued bis course for five or six miles, without drawing bridu. Evening was closing in when he judged it proper to pause. He tried in vain to discover where he was—but he was not a man to vex himself for trifles, so he quietly resolved to sleep in the open air, and defer till the morrow the task of finding his way. A clear stream, bordered with shrubs,, ran neat, and Ferguson having unbridled his tiorse, wrapped himself in his cloak and lay down in the grass. At daybreak he resumed his journey, fol lowing the course of the stream. When he had gone about four miles, he found the corpse of one of his companions. The poor fellow had been scalped, and Ferguson’s first tnought was that all his friends had probably been surprised, and massacred singly. In deed, the numerous hoof-prints of horses, some shod and some unshod, indicated plain ly the recent passage of both while men and Indians. Slowly and cautiously be followed tnese traces without making any discoveries until towards the middle of the day, when navmg climbed up a slight eminence he saw on the plain, at about a mile’s distance, a targe Indian encampment. At the same moment the Indians perceived fne captain, apd leaped on their horses.— Cursing hia own imprudence, Ferguson turn ed bridle, and, began as quickly as possible to retrace his steps. Arrived at the outer noroer of the wood, he saw on the plam which ha was about to cross, a dense, cloud ef lurid smoke, extending on either side as far as,the eye could reach. It was a prairie on fire. What was be to do 7 To return was death ; to go forward, destruction was no less inevitable. ip this terrible emergency, Ferguson did not lose hia presence of mind, but continued to advance rapidly in the direction of the ore. When ha met the black. advanced guard of smoke, behind which the flame wound and darted I'ka some monstrous hy hra.headed serpent, Ferguson checked his horse and dismounted. He tore his.mantle .rue pieces, fastened one as a bandage round 1; 1T -Vl fc: s ■ -'i v?■ ,si »' r 'ii v i l yf'ab ;un Lb.i-irv evtid op KsrfMti,"V- -r.v COBB, EDITOR; ’■•!•••• ■IV: •_. I I".’ - :-V)M •■ XHHEffiSUl¥4[oia«3N J il'ljlt -1, .O .-.‘l .y.,~ : •■» -.UIII-. ■.-. i /, A-. _) ■ : vdirr his horses ejes, so as-ta etivel ope the animal's, mw(h j then; lie covered his similar. 'jThis. was the work of a lew ..momjejits^-precioua 1 ' mo ments, for the yetla dr ihe lndiana became fearlhlly distract.. His preparation being mate,, Fer|(iso4, remoutfted j 1 and .fa cing bis horse lowards the. fire, spurred him on with energy of dt^pa, if.* ’The n°We.beast bounded forward, the.' fierce'fla'mep envelop-' ing him and the rider ; but the arm of the latter was of iron strength : “he held up fais horse, and impelled himthrojigh the firev— A few desperate bouods phd the torture' was over. The fresh, coot air—how delicious it was ! Ferguson tor? off the bandages which cover ed his own bead and horse’s, and threw him self on (he ground.,-; He is saved ; he has ac complished an unporalleled exploit I 'But above the roaring and crackling of the flames, he heard the triumphant cries of his purser ecs, who thought they had preoipated him in to (be ocean of fire. ]Ho made an effort to . give back a defying afabut, but his voice 'died on his lips. Half suffocated, both; horse nod mao. bad scarcely strength to move across the black ened plain ; yet Ferguson knew that without water they must inevitably perish. He there fore summoned his remaining energies, and crept on, hading his horse by the bridle.— All the poor creature's hair was singed off, and large pieces of fats hide came away at the slightest (ouch. Tormented by a raging thirst, Ferguson dragged himself towards the farlherest ex tremity of. the plain and there he preceived a band of wolves advancing with siiVage howls. This new peril aroused both the horse and the rider, A clear, fresh stream was flowing by ; into it plunged the animal, and Ferguson also dipped his head in the de licious bath. Us restorative effects was mag ical. He recollected that the wolves in the vast deserts are accustomed to flock towards a prairie on fire in order to prey upon the an imats escaping from the flames. The Cap tain examined his horse, and found with pleasure that (he creature was much recover ed,' and even neighed in reply to the wolves’ howling. More moved by this planlive heigh than he had ever been by a human cry, Fer guson gently caressed the head of the steed, and then mounting urged him on to the for est. The wolves meanwhile crossed the stream in hot pursuit, their hoarse yells soun ding a thousand times more terrible than the whistling of bullets on the battle-field. A co ld shuddering seieed Ferguson. “If my horse should fall!’’ ha thought. But thanks to his vigilance, and the feverish en ergy of the animal, they gradually gained on their pursuers; for the speed of a prairie wolf is much less than that of a fleet horse. But the powers of the noble creature were nearly spent, his breathing became rapid, and his head drooped. Yet he still made a won drous effort to gain the forest, for, with the instinct of hia kind, he seemed to know that safely would be found a thong the trees. At length the wood was gained. Ferguson gave a joyous shout, for now he could take refuge in a tree. Tying his horse to a lower branch, our hero climbed one quickly, and loaded his carbine and pistols, with a faint hope of defending the poor animal from the wolves’ attack. From the lolly branch on which he had ta ken reluge, Ferguson watched the monsters’ approach —the were of the fiercest, species while, and glowing red eyes, and he saw that all was over with his faithful horse. They reshed on their victim —Ferguson fired among them; but in a moment the animal was devoured and the empty bridle left hang ing on the branch. The wolves with gaping throats, and their white tusks grinning horribly, remained ar ound the tree; lot the horse had scarcely furnished each with a mouthful. On the Cap tain’s slightest movement they jumped up, as if to seize him before he could reach the ground. Ferguson enjoyed a kind of fever ish pleasure in killing a number of them with with his carbine'. But night was closing in, and quite exhausted, unable even to reload his arms, he was seized with a sudden giddi ness. He was forced to close his eyes lest he should fall [com the green fortress. Then a deep roaring was heard in the neighboring prairie. At the sound, the wolves pricked up their ears, and darted off simultaneously in pursuit of new prey. In a short lime Ferguson opened his eyes, and de scried in the plain on the border of the wood, an enormus buffalo, surrounded by the rav enous wolves, who were tearing him to pie ces, despite his furious efforts to escape. The Captain profited by this fortunate di version, desended from his tree; and hast ened to kindle the dried branches scattered on the ground. He shortly succeeded in sur rounding himself with a rampart of fire. Feeling then comparatively safe, he roas ted one of the dead wolves, and ale a small portion of the flesh, notwithstanding the nat ural repugnance inspired by such unclean food. Being somewhat strengthened by his strange repast- he collected a supplygof wood for the night, . In about an hour afterwards, the wolves re turned to the charge, but Fergusons thanks to his flaming fortification, was in such perfect safely that, despite the continued bailing, he slept profoundly until morning. ... Ou awaking, be found the wolves weft gone in pursuit, doubtless, of easier prey; and the Captain wat able to resume.bis. jour ney on foot, carrying With him his pistols, his cntlasa, and his carbine. After a week of incredible fatigue "and pri vation, be qrrired in safety at the American camp; but oo tidings were ever beard of bis unfortunate companions. They probably had either been massacred by the Indians, "! r - le.cr> P > *■ I■'i nM ißi gX 7 Ut- «j -j r . !■ jjp-1 *fcUjj id' '* ■"• ■''■ ‘-J v , ; , ■ -•'j-rfyrf ;--J' o-fa.i !j jtJ 4uK> isJ- 7i> i,,, ~ ms-< *A-w^ f V -"‘J-r.i r.y./ nt 'tft'fatfiit is |oi? : M v. V'f - or devoured byihe-'-wolves; As. to -Captain he was seized with a fever,which confined him (d bed formariywecks. VWhen Convalescent,' he happened to look into'a mir ror; but started back affrighted. > Ha beard remained black, but the hair of bis head be come white as snow. ! - HUMOROUS sketch: From the Aulobiagraghy of P. T- Rarnun, A PBRIIOVS Jorßuffer, [We select the’following frdrtir ihepdvan-' ced sheets of the work, kindly -forwarded by the gentlemanly publisher, Mr. Rbofieid.— Ed. Aoitatob.] In 1886, I was traveling in the South as proprietor of a“ showV which 7 was called “ Barnum’s Cran'd Scientific and Musical Theater,” Performances consisted of feats of legerdemain and balancing by Joe Pent land ; plate-dancing, stilt performances and juggling by Signor Viyalla, (the little Italian whom I picked up while exhibiting old Joice Heth in Albany,} and Negro extravaganzas by Bob'White and others. * Pent land’s legerdemain table had (he usual trap-door for passing things to bis assistant, preparatory., to the magical transformations presented to the spectators. The quarters below' were painfully narrow for a man of my size, but IJvolunteered for the occasion in the absence of Jthe diminutive employee in that lino of business. Squeezing into the allotted space, I found that my nose and my knees were likely to become acquainted by close contact —never- theless, though bearWy wishing myself but of the scrape, I hela a live squirrel in my hand, ready to wind the chain of a watch around his neck and hand him up'through the trap-door when needed. Pentland’s arrangements of vases, cups, balls, and divers other accompaniemcnts of legerdemain, were on the table. In due time, be called for a watch with a gold chain. One of the spectators favored him with the article, and it was soon passed into my pos session, under a vase and through the little trap-door in the top of the table. Awkward ly performing my part, the squirrel bit me severely i I shrieked with pain, straightened my neck first, then my back, then my legs, overthrew ihe table, smashed every breaka ble article upon it, and rushed behind the curtain 1 The squirrel galloppedoff with the watch around his neck. Pentland was struck speechless, but if ever there was hoot ing and shouting in a mass of spectators, it was heard that night. In passing from Columbus, Georgina to Montgomery, Alabama, we were obliged to travel eighty miles through a very thinly set tled and desolate portion of country known as the “ Indian Nation,” At this time our government was gathering in the Indians, and lodging them in encampments at various posts under a strong guard, preparatory for their migration to Arkansas. The chief por tion of the Indians came in voluntarily, and were willing to be removed to their new home; but there was a good number of “ hos tiles” who would not come in, but who inves ted the swamps near the road leading from Columbus to Montgomery, and who almost daily murdered passengers who had occasion to pass through the “ Indian Nation.” Many considered it hazardous to pass over the road without a strong escort. The dqy previous to our starting, the mail stage had been stop ped, the passengers alt murdered, and the stage burned, the driver escaping almost by a miracle. It was with much trepidation that we determined upon incurring the risk. Our chief hope was, that owing to the large num ber composing our company, and the Indians being scattered in smalt bands, our appea rance would be too formidable for them to risk an attack. We all armed ourselves with guns, pistols, bowie-knives* etc., and started on our journey. None of us fell ashamed to acknowledge that we dreaded to incur the risk, except Vi valla. He was probably the greatest coward amongst us, but like most of that class when they (eel pretty safe , he swaggered and strut ted about with much apparent importance, laughing at us for our fears, and swearing that he was afraid of nothing, but if he met fifty Indians, “ he should give them one devil of; a licking) and send them back to the swamp in no time.” The cowardly little bragadocio vexed us much, and we determin ed if wo ever got through to pul his courage to the lest. The first day we traveled thirty miles without seeing any Indians, and before night come to.a bah at the house of a cotton plan ter, who kept us safe till morning. The next day we proceeded safely to the Tuskce ga, a small village where there was an en campment of fifteen hundred Indians, inclu ding squaws and children. The third day we arrived at Mount Megs, where was ano ther “ Indian camp” containing twenty-five hundred of the red skins. We were now within fourteen miles of Montgomery, and fell out of danger. But being determined to play a trick upon the courageous Vivalla, we informed him the next morning that we had to pass over the most dangerous portion of the road, as it was said to be infested with desperate hostile warriors. Vivalla, as usual,, was ail courage j saying, “he only hoped he should see some of the copper-colored rascals; how he would make dem run." VVhen we had traveled about sis mites, and had come to a dismal looking, thickly wooded place, a large fox aqulnej crossed the toad, and tan info the adjoining woods, Vivalla proposed pursuing it. This was just what wo wanted so giving a bint to several who were in the secret, we halted, and they went with Vivilla in pursuit of the squirrel. In the meantime Pentland sliced bu ah old'lndian djcss with !*w*4 : .i.u. a ffiogefbhuniipgsbirt andmpccasins, which we Eid Wreily purchased Moiinl'Megs,: and Iris face with Spanish brown, ; which we had obta'medfor the purpose, and '■mounting his head with a can of colored -feg. thersj’ho shouldered a musket nndfollowed the track of Vivalta and his party, looking aa> much like a mat Indian as any we had seorv the day previous in the camp. When he had got near them, he approaches stealthily.'and was not discovered till he leafed in their very- uttered a tremendous “ whoop.” - Vivalla’s companions, who were all in the joke, instantly tied in the direction of the Wa gons, andJVivalla himself, half frightened to death, exhibited great swiftnejss of foot in his endeavors to. take the same route, but the ar-* li/icial Indian betrayed extreme partiality and malignity in allowing all the. others to escape and devoting his whole aUemioii to “ head ing” the Italian. The poor liltlb fellpw yel led like a wild man, when he saw the musket of the Indian pointed towards him, and found here was no possible means of escape, ex cept by running in the direction opposite to where we were wailing. Pentland, who was the most nimble oiiwot allowed thejtalian to keep about four rods ahead> while he followed gun in hand, uttering a horrible Indian yell at every other step. The i race continued nearly a mile, when the.signor, completely; out of breath, perceiving hta 1 red skin adver-/ sary fast gaining on him, stopped and throw ing himself on his knees, begged for life. The Indian, pretending noj to understand English, levelled bis gun nil Yivalla’s head, but the poor fellow writhed and screeched like a panther; and, carrying on a panto mime, fgave the Indian to understand ijiat life was all he asked, and if that was spared everything he possessed was at the service of his foe. The savage appeared to relent, and to understand the signs made by the Italian. He took his musket by the muzzle and rest ed the breach upon the-ground, at the same time motioning to his trembling victim to “ shell out." Quick as thought, Vivalla ets inside out, and the Indiar containing eleven dollars, j money he had about him, 1 posited in a trunk in one o Gloves, handkerchiefs, knive offered up to appease the j age ; but be looked upon if disdain. Then motioning t| from his, knees, the poor (e was led by his conqueror lit slaughter. The savage mi large and stalely oak, whet with the aid of a handkei arms in the most scientific manner around the trunk of The red skinned warriq 1 leaving poor Vivalla more] Penlland hastened to join ui wampum dress and washinj proceeded in quest of the, lit the little fellow lied to the with fright, but when be sav no bounds. We loosened li jumped and laughed and monkey. His courage re and he swore that after hit him, the Indian was (joined others; that if had kept hi have shot one and beat out other six, but being unarmd to surrender. We pretenc story, and allowed him to over his adventures Tor a w which lime we told him In and mortification sat on countenance, but he soon i that it was all t'rns greail offered him his eleven dolt not touch, it, for he “swoj that it could not be his, look bis money from him laugh did we have over the Italian, but we wofe at It the subject altogether, for to it made him so angry t could not get a pleasant wi a week afterwards. But never heard the Signor bo: or make any threats aga) .imaginary. HOW TO Recibve Youfl your minister calls to mal visit, receive him withou( time is precious, and he ca'i trait for you to change yc your toilet and put things j to see you, not your cloth* vite him to set at your tal ciscly such food as your I had if be had not visited And improve your time you in conversation upor, lend to increase you r knc ness. Preachers ore mei that people have their afia if your minister is a man and finds that you put yoj count, he will not soon cr so doing he should put y< venience. Be kind enouj you are when be calls—! better for it. Geographical and 1 vnvx. —The Philadelphia Ihe following : ' Why is President Pie which we inhabit 1 Because although he v jo be perfect in his ephet he is "considerablyflail Innocence.—A young ried to a farmer, one day v when aha thus intertogn “ by the by, Mary, whiol it that gives the bulterrti gives the skimmilk 1” ii,v.~~- *• •• ■-! --t: , sovemto so, Wat::,;s.o: SELECT MtSCEliliJfi. ' ; re he proceeded, ijrchief, to tie bis o and Indian-like I the tree. rV then deparled, ){ dead than alive, is, and doffing his ig his face, we all alian. We found tree, nearly dead w us bis joy knew his hands, and he chattered liko a aturned instantly, is companions left [1 by half a dozen ns gun, he should I the brains of the ?d, he was obliged ded to believe his i repeat and brag *eek afterwards, at lie joke. Chagrin every line of his rallied, and swore A lie." Penlland lars, but ho would re like a trooper” hr seven Indians i Many a hearty ! e valor of the little csl obliged to drop the mere allusion End surly that we ord out of him for from that time we :,st of his courage, unfit a foe, real or -For ihe purpose of grinding both sides of a flat article, or the entire periphery o I a cir cular or similarly shaded article, the inventor fixes upon a central tube or axis a grindstone in the form of a roller or cylinder, and makes this stone plain or indented with semi circular or other grouses, according to the shape of the article to he ground ; and over this grindstone roller he mounted another similar to it. Upon rotary motion being im parled to the rollers, and the end of the arti cle to be ground being inserted between them, they will draw it through, but without grind ing it ; the article is then to bo drawn mr pushed by the workman in a contrary direc tion to the rotation of the rollers, and the grinding will then lake place in its passage between them. The sides of ono of the ro|. lers, when the articles to be ground are flat, are also provided with collars formed of grindstone, and of a, larger diameter than that of the,rollers, whereby the edges, as well as the sides of the metal article, may be ground, when requisite, at the same opera tion. Means are provided lor adjuring these rollers to suit the thickness of the nrliclesjo be ground, and also for adjusting the stonis on the central tube or axis. For Ihe pur pose of grinding one side only of a steel or metal article at a time, n plain wooden roller is substituted for one of the grindstone rol lers; and combined with this arrangement are guide-rollers for cross grinding. These improvements in grinding will be found of especial advantage in the case of saw grinders, who as a body, are subject to severe diseases of the chest and lungs, called the “ Grinder’s Complaint,” caused by stand ing or silting over the stone. To such Sn extent is this complaint prevalent, that it is no uncommon thing for persons thus employ, cd to become incapacitated' from following their occupation at a comparatively early age. By the present improvements this evil will be in a great measure obviated, as the men will be enabled to grind, articles .at a considerable distance from the stone, and .in from..of it instead of leaning over it, as the common practice. . Another important con sideration is, that in the event of grindstones flying la pieces-—by no means an uncommon occurrence—the men will be much less like ly to be injured, or perhaps killed, while standing at a distance from the stone, than if they were near it,as they'would be under the ordinary system. — Scientific American. Pastor. —When ;e you a friendly ceremony. His 'nnoi wed afford to our dress, perform lo right. He calls And if you in ble, give him pre family would have i'ou. while he is wilh such subjects as wlodge and happi ), and they know irs to see to; and of common sense, irself out on his'ac- Jme again, lest by u to some incon i’ to see him just as e will like you (he Political Conch- Bulletin propounds Baht W»dom,- i -A little girl about five years old, one day heard a preacher of the Chadband order praying most lustily, till jibe rodf rang with the strengih of his Supplica tion. Turning to her mother and beckoning the psferns? ear down to a Speaking distance, she whispered, “Mother, don’t you' think that if he lived nearer lo'God he would jnot have to talk So loud I” ■ce like the Globe ns thought at first 'e, it is how known med at the Polls.” I lady, recently mar ijisited the cow house tied the milkmaid; h of these cows, is Ik t and which one Be slow to choose a friend, and slowed to change hirtt—courteous to all, scorn no man for his poverty, Worship 00 roan fur his wealth. ' 1 a 1 ' “ Wfpi'BMhEYs PUBLISH! *3*s **•«,VI >U aiyoißw. --‘US '(uJQO. I if inlt']' Senate imywKe^fod Vanity enough taitSfy'fifm sDfsrior!to'iSirfcy^^m^%4rryttfi%{HB/'ho 1 'WhemyoQ'see'Ja fyting solely for his sta.hdlngih io ciety upon relatives,jddn’f marryhim', (Sr goodtt&s sake , —he will'make a pooV hiisband, " ’ ,' When'you see ay Sung man alWays 1 em ploy etf l in adorning, his person, of riding through the streets' m‘ a gig 5 who leaves his debts un p a Ida It hough J ’frequen ll y demanded, Sever do you marry Kim, for be will in respect make a bad ■ husband. ’ ~ I Whehyptrsee'a joung matfwho never (engages in any affrays qt by,day, :nor Follies by night, and whose dark 'black deeds are not of 90 mOan a character as'to make him wish ip copceal his name, who does not kwp (owcompany—-he will pcrtain ly make a good, husband.' When you see a young man who is below you in wealth, who offers to marry you, don’t deem it a disgrace, but look into his’ charac ter, and if you find hcorrcsponds io these di rections, take him, and (you will get a good husband. " , : > j When you see a young, roan who is kind and attentive to his sisters Or aged mother, who is not ashamed to be seen in the street with the woman who gave him birth and nursed him, supporting her weak and totter ing Frame upon his atm, who will attend to'all her little wants with'a Filial love, affection and tenderness—lake him, girls, who can I get him, no matter what his circumstances in * life, ho is truly worth the winning and hay , mg, and will in certainty make a good bus- I, bund. Modern Church Mnilc. Mr. Doeslioka, having-exhausted the bmuso tnents of the theatre, the opera, the museum, and the concerts, tried the church. The foU lowing is bis account of the music t • Pretty soon music -t- organ sometimes grand and solemn, but generally fast and lively -a contra dance. He com menced to pflMOld Hundred. At first, ma jestic as it shaßji be, bul'-soon his left .hand began to gelunUly among, the bass holes, then the right cut up a few monkey .shines in the treble ; left threw fn a large assortment of quavers ,■ right led off with a grand flour ish and a few dozen variations ; left strug gled mournfully to keep up, but eoon gave out dead beat, and after that went back to first principles, and hammered awuy vigor ously at Old hundred, in spile,of, the antics of its fellow ; —right struck up a- .march— marched into a quickstep—quickstep, into a gallop ; (eft still kept at Old Hundred ; right pul in all sorts of fantastic extras, to- entice the left from its sense of property $ left still unmoved ; right put iu a lew bars of a pop ular waltz ; left wavers a little ; right strikes up a favorite polka ; left evidently yielding ; right dashes into a jig ; left now fairly des erts its colors and goes over to (he enemy, and both commence an animated hornpipe, leaving poor Old Hundred to take.care of itself. At length, with a crash, a squeak, a rush, a roar, a rumble, and an expiring groan, the overture concluded, and service began. - ... , At length, with another varielle upon lbe organ, and all the concentrated praise and thanksgiving of the congregation, aung by fonr people, the service concluded. 1 thought from the-manner of the lost performance, each member of the choir imagined the,songs of praise would never gel to heaven if he didn’t give them a personal boost, my the shape of an extra yell. , , Hebe is an example of strange ignorance French.feuilletonists sometimes exhibit:— A contributor to the Paris Illustration, object ing to the practice of smoking in public— which is perhaps,not a nice practice—writes as follows : ’ “,ln New York, those very United Slates, Trorn whence so much of oor tobacco .is de rived, it is forbidden, under the penalty of a fine, to smoke in the public street; Shall We, the French, allow puselves to be beaten, on the ground of public propriety and the usages of civilized life by he Quakers?” Our friend of tlx Illustration must exetfew* us for correcting, him. The New York are not Quakers; Budhism is iftij religion of thq United States, though the Mo hammedan and Jewish creeds are tolerated bj/ the Government under certain restrictions.— The Emperor of New York is the recognized head of the church, and preaclves every Sun day in the Kentucky Synagogue. Mis eldest son, the Duke of New Orleans, has.been de clared ineligible to the th'fone, on account ot his avowed leaning toward the Braham form of worship. We are really .surprised al a French writer in the nineteenth ing so little of the religious and political ini slilulionsjtf a cbntemporar^pebple., ’ ‘ The class supers more • from intemperance than the poor. ■ It robs- them of fire—of food' ol clothing—of shelter—of health—and of almost every Messing. They cannot afibrd to be intemperate themselves, or have intemperate friends, or relatives, o( neighbors. ■ The'grog shop is their natural implacable, ever-aclive, most deadly enemy. Their Interest—the very instinct of self-pre servation —every, 'manly principle Within them, demands (hot they shonld combina for its suppression. poor man should glva his vote against prohibition, for in southing he voles ogaipst his own welfare—against his presenV ana 'prospective' prosperity.—Pro hibitoniat. Fkibsdsuif is more firmly secured by lenity towards failings than by attachment to. gxcellences, _ The former is valued as kind'- nrss which ‘cannot be claimed the Titter is cxaqted os the payment of a. debt t’6 merit. i*