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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And myalery’a veil bo wide withdrawn,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
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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,
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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”
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, sovemto so, Wat::,;s.o:
SELECT MtSCEliliJfi.
' ; <!r[ta<tln; g|eel.
r SL#eld, 7 England,
has lately invented and patented several valti-.
able improvementsin hardening and teiftpef-.
fog'steel, andhr grinding, giaxin g, buffing
and brushing Meet and other metallic articles.
The process or hardening and tempering ap
ply principally (oihin'steel,sUch as aro used.
Tor sa w blades, for example: The hardening
is effected in the following manner: The in
ventor takes a strip.-say from ten to thirty
feet long, and winds if into a circular cast
iron case of about the same depth as' the
widjh of (he steel. In (tie side of the case is
a gale or aperture, through which a small
portion of the outer coil of the steel is made
to protrude. . He then puts a cast metal lid
on the lop of the case, so as to cover the
whole of the steel,' and places the case in'the
furnace, and allows it to gel red hot, when it
is removed by one workman, while another
seizes hold of the protruding end of the steel,
and draws it through a pair of cold steel,
metal, or stone dies or plates, by which the
steel will be hardened, coming out flat. The
jjies or plates are to be kept cold, water ap
plied to them, or they may be made hollow,
and a stream of, water be caused to. flow
through them. Shorter and stronger lengths,
such as steel saw blades, &c., are hardened
by placing them in a furnace and allowing
them to gel red hot, and then quickly intro
ducing them and subjecting them to pressure!
between two dies or plates, mounted in a
frame so as to form a press, by which means
they are both hardened and prevented from!
warping or buckling—care being again la- '
ken to keep the dies or plates, whether of met-l
al‘or stone, cold by the application of water.'
He tempers these articles in the ordinary
manner, and the tapes as following : After
the strip or length of steel has passed through
the dies or plates, it is removed to a stretch
ing-table, where one end is made fast between
screlv-clamps ot otherwise, while the other
end is clipped between another pair of screw
clamps attached to a laethcr strap, which is
fastened to a drum or roller turning in bear
ings, and furnished with a lever or arm,
which is weighted so as to produce a gentle
strain on the steel. The steel is then oiled or
greased, and hem is applied to it from a por
table furnace or gas light attached to a flexi
ble tube, or from any other source, so as to
blaze off the oil or grease, whereby a tine
spring temper will be imparted to the article
.operated on, and it will be left flat and
straight. Or a fixed gas furnace is employed,
and the steel drawn from the hardening dies
or plates direct through the gas furnace, thus
becoming hardened and tempered at one con
tinuous operation.
. turned his pock
i seized his purse,
This was ail the
he rest bein'* de
f our wagons.—
is, etc., were next
ivralh of the sav
fio offerings with
lie Italian to rise
How got up, and
:e a lamb to the
itched him to a
>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
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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
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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
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Wfpi'BMhEYs PUBLISH!
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**•«,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.
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