For the Agitator. But What ol That—Ay, What of That! Fill high the Iwwlwith'eeDerout wine— Let Mirth to-night soW manareh reign! Khoelwhile yo may. it Ptauiirfl’*«hrine, For man bring* out and aching brain. ' “ ‘ • -Bai.wm| of Hwf-r ' ‘ ’ : Ay, whaloflhalt— Shill Coning Fern damp .Present Femora 7 LetmUergelore'tUo gUtteringon* And etairb utiidi IheiflrcaflOre! God help tha .wretch tyho toils this wgb* A traveler on (he mountain path! . The biting frost ere morning’s light ' 1 Shall fir each weiry limb in death i • pulwhatdf that — Ay, what of that? — • Oar blood with generous wins is warm! Our heart* ore light, our hopes are bright. We reck not ollhe storm. They prate much of the lowly born— Heirs to a crust and fireless hearth! Whose lives are nights that have no mom— Who seek, but find no rest on earth. But what of. that— i Ay, what of .that-? Pile highwilb coal the glowing grate! Some roll in Ease, *oolo starve and freeze— Each by decree ot Fate-1 . Shall yirntTg, warm hearts deplore the ftlo OTwoeptug orphans—widowed 'wives 7 Of those who drag Power's oar of stale, Whom Want, relentless, goad, and,drives 7 For what of that — Ay, what of that 7 T is belter ftr to rido than draw! “Who drags tho load shall feel the goad”— Is Nature’s “higher law !” There is no balm like song and wine To heal tho sling of slighted vows j Let wives our coming watch and pine, With breaking hearts and pallid brows 1 But what of that— Ay, what of that 7 Shall stern men melt at woman’s tears! Shall young hearts break, or thrill, or ache, As Woman hopes or (ears 7 Shut, ehnt your ears (o idle tales, And while ye may, with joy bo glad. With breaking hearts and orphan’s wails The world without is going mad! T is aucA a world ! Ay, what a world ! So envious of our golden hoars i So prone to weep, lost some may sleep 1 On bods of thornless flowers. M. H. Cobb. HISTORICAL SKETCH. DANIEL MORGAN AND HIS HI. EEEHEN. A DEVOLUTION-KBS SKETCH, The outposts of the two armies were very near each other, when the commanded desi rous of obtaining particular information re specting the position of his adversary, sum moned the famed leader of the Riflemen, Col onel Daniel Morgan, to head quarters. It was night, and the chief was alone.— After his usual polite yet reserved and digni fied solution, Washington remarked : “I have sent for you, Colonel Morgan, to entrust to your courage and sagacity a small but important enterprise. I wish you to r»- connoiter the enemy’s line, with a view to your ascertaining correctly the position of their newly constructed redoubts, also the en campment of the British troops that have late ly arrived, and those of their Hessian aux iliaries. Select, sir, an officer, a non com missioned officer, and about twenty picked men, and under cover of the night, proceed, but with all precaution, get as near as you can, and by day dawn, retire and make your report to head quarters. But mark mo, Col onel Morgan, mark me well; upon no acc ount whatever, ore' you to bring on a skir mish with the enemy ; if discovered, makes speedy retreat; lot nothing induce you to fire a single shot. I repeal, sir, that no force of circumstances will excuse the discharge of a single rifle on your part; and for the ex treme preciseness of these orders, permit me to say,l have my reasons.” Filling two glasses of wine, the General continued.— “And now, Colonel Morgan, we will drink a good night, and success to your enterprise.” Col. Morgan quaffed the wine, smacked his lips, and assured his Eexcellency that his or ders should be punctually obeyed, and left the lent of the commander-in-chief. Charmed at being chosen as the executive officer of a daring enterprise, the leader of the woodsmen repaired to his favorite captain, ordered him!'to details trusty ser geant and twenty prime fellows, who, being mustered and ordered to lay on their arms, ready at a moment’s warning, Morgan and Long stretched their manly forms before the watchfire, to wait the going down of the moon, the signal of departure. A little after midnight, and while the rays of 'the setting moon still faintly glimmered in the western horizon. "Up, Sergent,” cried Long, ‘'Stir up your men and twenty ath letic figures wore on their feel in a moment. “Indian file—march,” and away they all sprung with the quick, and yet light and steal thy step of the backwoodsmen. They reach ed the enemy’s line, crawled up so close to the pickets of the Hessians as to inhale the odor of their pipes ; discovered by the now ly turned earth, the position of the redoubts, and by the numerous tents which dotted the field for “many a rood around,” and showed dimly, amid the light haze, the encampment of the British and German reinforcements, and, in, short, performed their perilous duly without the slightest discovery, nnd pleased with themselves and the success of their en terprise, prepared to retire just as a chanti cleer from a neighboring farm house was bid ding salutation to the morn.” The adventurous party reached a small eminence at some distance from the British camp, and commanding an extensive pros pect over the adjacent country. Here Mor gan halted to give his men a little rest, be fore taking up bis line of march to the Amer ican outpost. Scarcely had they thrown themselves upon the grass, when they pre ceded issuing from the enemy’s advance pickets a body of horses, and proceed along the road that led directly to the spot where the riflemen had halted. No spot could be better chosen for on ambuscade, for there were rocks and ravines, and also scrubby oaks, that grew thickly on the eminence by which the road which we have mentioned passed, and not exceeding a hunrffed yards. “Down, boys, down,” cried Morgan, as the horses approached; nor did theclans men of the .Black Roderick disappear more promptly amid their native heather than did. Morgan’s woodsmen in the present instance, each to his tree or rock. “Lie close there, my lads, till we sep what these fellows are about. . Meantime, the horsemen bad gained the height and the officer dropping the rein on the ‘l 1 11 1 11.11 ■.'r I'l -1 - * <-w ?«!.»•. - • U ~.. . ■ ' :■ ■- 1 • ~ ’ ’ t t COBB, STUKiROC^;>& ;GQ.*' -5 ,-i . el7r , . n #ib »B!Si#i«o A oi?i<^id.DOß.fV; ?1 i r,,; y. I VOL. 1. charger’s Deck.'feilb'.spy gloss reconnoitred the American lines. The Iroops closed up. iher files, and werp either baibssing (he no ble anirtals iheyrode, adjusting their equip ments, or gazing tipon r lhe surrounding sce nery, how fast brightening in the beams of the rising sun. Morgan looked and Lohg;,al ibis 1 superior; while-'the; innemeh, 1 With - panting chests and sparkling eyes.’werettply awaiting some signal from their tracers to “let the rii; infly.” ';f ‘ ■■■ ■•• : At length the martial ardor of Morgan overcame his prudence and sense of military subordination. Forgetful of consequences, reckless of everything but his - enemy, now within his grasp, he waved his hand, and loud and sharp rang the report of their rifles amid the resounding echoes. At a point blank distance, the certain and deadly aira of the Hunting Shirts, of the Rev olutionary army is too well known in history to need remarks at this time of day. In the instance we have recorded, the effect o( the fire of the riflemen was tremendous. Of the horsemen, some had fallen to rise no more, while theit liberated chargers rushed wildly over the adjoining plain; others, wounded, but entangled with their sturrups, were drag ged by the animals expiringly along, while the very few who were ‘ unscathed, spurred hard to regain the shelter of the British lines. While the smoke yet canopied the scene of slaughter, and the picturesque forms of the woodsmen appeared among the .foliage, as they were re-loading thein pieces, the colossal stature of Morgan stood apart. He seemed like a very genius of wat, and gloomily he contemplated the havoc his order had made. He moved not, but looked astonished in the intensity of thought. The martial shout with which ho was wont to cheer his comrads in the hour of combat, wasshushed; the shell from which he had blown full many a note of battle and of tri umph on the field of Saratoga, hung by his side; no order was given to spoil the slain; the arms and equipments, for which- there was always a bounty from Congress, the shirts, of which there were such a need, at that, the sorest period of our country’s pri vation, all, all, were abandoned, as, with an abstracted air and a voice struggling for ut terance, Morgan suddenly turning ip his Cap tain, exclaimed, “Long, to the camp, to the camp.” The favorite captain obeyed; the 'riflemen with trailed arms, fell into file, and t,ong and his parly soon disappeared, but not efore the hardy fellows had exchanged opin ions on the strange termination of their late affair. As they agreed, riem. con. that their colonel was tricked .(conjured), for, assured ly, after such a fire ps they had given the en emy, such an emptying of saddles and scat tering of troopers, he would not have ordered his poor rifle boys from the field without so much as a few shirts or pairs of stockings being divided among them. f “Yes,” said a tall, lean, and swarthy look ing follow—an Indian fighter from the fron tier, as he carefully placed his mciccasins in the footprints ol his file leader. “Yes, my lads, it stands to reason our Colonel is tricked.” Morgan followed slowly on the trail of his men. The full force of his military guilt had rushed upon his mind even before the re port of his rifles had ceased to echo in the forest. Ho became more convinced of the enormity of his guilt, as with dull and mea sured strides, he pursued his solitary way, thus soliloquising— “Well, Dan Morgan, you have done for yourself. Broke, sir, to a certainly. You may go home, sir, to the plough; your sword will be of no further use to you. Broken, sir,—nothing can save you; and there is the end of Col. Morgan. Fool!—fool, thus to destroy by one act of madness the earnings of io many a hard fought battle. You are broken, and that is the end of Dan Mor gan." To disturb his reveries, there suddenly ap peared in sight ap aid-de-camp, -who reined up and accosted Morgan— “l am ordered, Col. Morgan, to ascertain whether the firing just now heard proceeded from your detachment.” “It did, sir,” doggedly replied Morgan. “Then, Col. Morgan," continued the aid, “I am further ordered to require of you, your immediate attendance on his excellency, who is fast approaching.” Morgan bowed, and the aid, wheeling his charger, galloped back to rejoin the chief. The gleams of the morning sun shining upon the sabers ofthe horse guards, announced the arrival of the dread commander—that being who inspired with a degree of awe ev ery one who approached him. With a stern, yefdigrtified composure, Washingtcnaddresscd the military culprit— “ Can it be possible, Col. Morgan, that my aid-t!e-camp has informed me aright 1 Can it be possibe, a-fter the orders you received last evening, that the firing we have heard proceeded from your detachment 7 Surely, sir, my orders were so explicit as not to be easily misunderstood Morgan was brave, but it has been often and justly observed, that man was never born of-woman who could approach Jhe great Washington, and not feel a degree of awe and veneration in his presence. Morgan quailed for a moment before the stern yet just displeasure of his chief, tilt arousing all his energies for the effort, he uncovered and -replied. “Your excellency’s prders were perfectly understood, and agreeably to the same, I pro ceeded with a select party to recqrnlbilre the enemy’s lines by night. Wo succeeded, even beyond our expectations, and I was returning to head quarters to make a report, when hav. lag halted a few minutes to rest the men, we WEI.LSBOROL'GH, TIOGA (WiMY. PA.. THCBSBATI lOKOTG, MABPU 52, 1865. .discovered-o party'ofhora® coming but'from ithe enemy’s line?; - They 'came upimmedi iately tojhespot, where jfth'inte ednbealed in thehruahwood, Tber&iheyhaiisd, andgal ti ered together likea Hock of partridges, affor ■ ding me attempting an Opportunitybfannoy. : ingihe' eßemy. tbai. hleasa youf bicellendv, ' .■■M ‘ljif rough,,yet njfwly., explanation, smite, was .obaeryial to'paaa iqver iho ; Tfbe chief- hipajqed unmoved, and waving his hand, he contin- • ... ’* “Col. Mofgaq, you will retire toyour quar ters, there to awatVfurtherorders ’ Arrived at ‘his quarters,'Mp'rghn threw himself upon his couch, and gave himself 1 up to reflections on the events which had so late ly arid rapidly succeededeach' other. He was aware he. had sinned against all hopes of for giveness. Within twenty four hours he had fallen from the command of a regiment, and being an especial favorite of his 'General, to be, what I—a disgraced and broken soldier. Condemned to retire from the scenes of glo ry, the darling passion of his heart—forever to abandon the “fair fields of fighting men and in obscurity to drag out the remnant ofa wretched existence neglected and forgotten. And then his rank, so hardly and so nobly won, with all its “blushing honors.” acquired in the march across the frozen wil derness of the Kennebec, the storming of the Lower town and the gallant and glorious combat at Saratoga. The hours dragged gloomily, away, the night came, and with it no rest for the troub led spirit of poor Morgan. The drums and fifes merrily sounded the soldier’s dawn, and the sun arose, giving “promise ofa goodly day.” And to many within the circuit ofthis widely extended camp, did his genial beam give hope, and joy, and gladness, while it cheered not with a single ray the desparing Leader of the Woodsmen. About ten o’clock the Orderly on duty re ported the arrival otjm officer of Ihe staff from head-quarters, and Lieutenant Colonel Hamilton, the favorite aid of (he Coramander in-Qbief, entered Ihe marque. “Be sealed,” said Morgan ; “1 know your errand, so be abort, dear fellow, and put me out of my misery at once. I know that I am a matter of course. Well, there is my sword; but surely bis Excellency honors mo indeed in these last moments of my military existence, when he sends for my sword by his favorite aid, and my most es teemed friend. Ah, my dear Hamilton, if you knew what 1 had suffered since the ac cursed horse come out (0 tempt me to my ruin.” Hamilton, about whose strikingly intelligent countenance there always lurked, a playful smile, now observed: “Colonel Morgan, his Excellency has or dered me to”— “1 know it,” interrupted Morgan, “to bid me prepare for trial; but pshaw, why a (rial ? Guilty, guilty, sir, pastel! doubt. But then,” recollecting himself, “perhaps my services might plead—nonsense—against the disobe dience of a positive order ; no, no, it is all over with me. Hamilton, (here is an end to your old friend, Col Morgan.” The agonizing spirit of the hero then moun ted.to a pitch of enthusiasm, as he exclaimed, “But my country will remember my services, and the British and Hessians will remember me, for, though I be far away, my brave comrades will do (heir duty ; and Morgan’s reiflemen will be, as they always have been, a terror to the enemy.” The noble, the.generous souled Hamilton, could no longer bear to witness the struggles of the braye unfortunate; he called out— “ Hear me, my dear Colonel; only prom ise (0 hear me for one moment, and I will tell you all.” “Go on, sir,” interrupted Morgan, despair ingly, “go on." ! “Then.” continued the aid-de-eanyi, “you must know that the commanders of regiments dine with his Excellency to-day.” - “What of that?” again interrupted Mor gan ; “what has ifiat to do with me; a pris oner and”— “No, no,” exclaimed Hamilton; “no pro soner—a once offending, but now a forgiven soldier ; my orders are to invite you to dine with his Excellency to day, at three o’clock precisely, yes, my brave and good friend, Col. Morgan, you still ore, and likely long to be the vauled and famed commander of the Regiment,” Morgan sprang from his camp bed, upon which he was sitting, and seizing the hand of the great Tittle man in his giant grasp, wrung it, till the aid-de-camp literally struggled to gel free, then exclaimed : “Am I in my senses? but I knoiy you Hamilton—you are too noble a fellow to sport with the feelings of an old brother sol dier.” . Hamilton assured his friend that ail was true, and gaily kissing his band, as-he moun ted his horse, bidding the now delighted Col onel remember three o’clock, and be careful not to disobey a second time, galloped (o head quarters. Morgan entered the pavillion of the Com mander-in-chief, ’as it was filling with officers, all of whom, afler paying their respects to the General, filed off 16 give a cordial squeeze of the band to she Commander of the rifie regi ment, and whispered in his ear words of con gratulation. The cloth removed, Washing ton bid his guests fill their glasses, and give his only, his unwavering toast of the days of trial,' the toast of the evening of his lime hon ored life amid the shades of Mount Vernon, "All our Friends Then, with his usual old-fashioned politeness, ha drank to each guest by name. When he came to “Col. Morgan, your good health, sir,” a" thrill ran through the manly framp of the gratified and again favorite soldier,whilo everyey'e lij.the' pavilion was turned 1 on him. At anearly hour the cpnywWjr broke up, and Morgan had a perfect escort of otßcerVaccothpanying him to bis quart6rt,',all -eriviouj! ip cobgralbTaje him uponhis : happy restorftlionto rank' and ifay6rj ii.il pteaqpd tiieir teem for ~ Curious Eastern Tate. There,lived in,Bagdad ayotwgnmD.of suehextreroa,beauty thathe was.sumamed ‘The Brilliant,’ .He had' also-tbegift ofpoe sy. Onroen-el-Ceninc, the wifeof the Caliph, EI-Oulid-ben-'Abd-el-Melik,was so much in love with Ibis young man that she fell sick. She him to her apart, meat every day,'add, when she feared to be disturbed by the, approach of any onefehe concealed her lover in a coflter, Such was their daily course. One day the''Caliph receivda present of a collar of gold garnished with precious stones, with which ho was greatly pleased. il I will reserve this for my wife,” said he, and im* mediately he ordered one of his eunuchs to carry the collar to the sultana.' The slave, iq going to execute his cofn mission, found the house door open. "What does this mean t” inquired he of himself.— So saying, he advanced stealthily along to wards the chamber, whence proceeded sounds of laughter, and he met the eyes of the youog man, who started and became pale as death. With a bound, the Sultana pushed him in. to the coffer; but Ihe slave had seen all. He presented the collar, and said : ‘Mad am, I must demand of you a stone from this jewel!’ Indignant at such boldness, she exclaim ed : “Rude creature, depart from my pres ence !” The enraged slave went to his master and said; “My Lord, to-day I found a man in conversation with your wife iu such a cham ber. At*my approach, the Sultana hid him in precisely such a coffer. 1 He (hen des cribed the piece of furniture. ’ The Caliph was infuriated against the ser vant for bringing him such a message.— “Thou base, miscreant dog!” he exclaimed, and ordered bis head to be cut. off. When the execution was over, the Caliph rose, put on his slippers, aud went to his wife’s apartments.- She was occupied in ar ranging a head-dress/ He entered and sat facing her upon the coffer indicated by (he slave. He said to her in the course of con versation. “How happens it that you have such a liking for this chamber 1” j “Because my apparel is here,” she re plied. , , ' • | -May I d are to hope that you will favor roe wiijj one of the coffers with which the chamber is furnished 7” “Take, my lord, whichever you please, with the exception of the one you are seated upon.” . “This is precisely the one 1 prefer,” re plied the Caliph; you must let me have ii« 1 After a moment’s stupor, the Sultana said to bim, “Very well, it is yours.” At signal from the Caliph, two blacks ap peared. “Take this coffer into the Hall of Council, and wt/il for me.” [ While the slaves were bearing away the coffer, the countenance of the Sultana bore (races of confusion. “Why dost thou change countenance?” in quired 81-Oitlid. “Perhaps this coffer may contain thy heart I” “Pardon me, my lord, it contains nothing such. If I appear a little* moved, it is be cause ! have been taken suddenly ill.” “God will cure thee,” observed the Ca liph, retiring. When he reached the Hall of Audience, he found (he coffer upon the floor. “Raise the carpet," ho said to his slaves, “and dig a hole the size of a man.” The pit being dug, he made a sign to place the coffer on the brink. Then planting his foot upon the piece of furniture, he pro nuunced the following words ; "News has come to me; if it is true, thy vestment shall be thy shroud,’(his box shall be thy bier, and It is God that immolates thee. If this news is false, I inter a coder, and lose only a few planks.’ He then pushed the bos, which de scended rapidly to the bottom' of the pit.— The blacks filled up the grave and replaced the carpet. The Caliph then returned to his spouse, and both deported themselves os if nothing had happened between them. “Peace united their existence until the day of death.—Lon don Court Journal, Tub bottom of the sea is as unequal as the surface' of the earth. Beneath the waters of the seas there are mountains, hills and valleys. Some of these have bold and pre cipitous sides, while others swell gradually from base to summit. The average depth of the sea betweeh England And Prance in the' Channel, is only 30 fathoms, and is uniform, as has been proved by laying down the tele graph cable. The bottom of the Mediterra nean sen on the other hand, is very deep, be ing no lees than 250 fathoms, and in one place 350.' In laying down a submarine tele graph cable last summer,-between Peidmont and Corsica, Mr. Brelt, the gentleman who constiucted the line, came to a place -where the cable flew off with a frightful velocity, and it was found that the depth suddenly va ried from 100 to 850 fathoms. A very good idea of what, the bottom'pfifie sea is like may be front ’the face of the dry land, as there is abundant'proof of many parte of it being'once, the floor ofthe ocean. All Long Island, was at one .period covered with the (tea, and the whole interior of New- Vufk Slate presents the some appearance. ; , i PUl3t^toft3^ , P[lOPß[E'ro4^./ : l Brody’s Leap. Captain Brady stems to have been as much the Daniel. Boone of. the northeast parf of the valley oif the Ohio, as the other was' of : tbe south west, and the country is equally-fbll of traditionary legends_qf his hardy, adventures •gib ahbqugh. ftV, has lacked a ; HiAt 40. chronicle hjaf«me/«nd transmit it in the,glowing.and beautiful language of ..that distinguished an njUs.L of-thf .Front undoubted.' au thority, H seem* the following incident actu ally, occurred in this vicinity. Brady’s residence was on Charter's Creek, on the south side of. the Ohio. Being a man of Herculean strength/ courage and activity, he was generally selected as the leader of the hardy bdrderers in all their excursions- into the Indiqn territory North of the riven On ibis ocerision which was about the year 1780, a large party of warriork from the falls ol the Cuyahoga and the mjjacent country, bad made an inroad' on the South' side of the Ohio riven in the lower part of what is now known os Washington county, but which Was then known as the settlement of “ Catfish Camp,” after an old’ Indian of that name who lived there when the whiles 'first came into the country on the Manongahcla river. This party had murdered several families and with the plunder had recrossed the Ob.io be fore effectual pursuit could be made. Brady directly summoned i party of his chosen followers, who hastened on afier them; but the Indians having one or two days the start he could not overtake them in time to' arrest their return to their villages. Near the spot where the town of Ravena now stands, the Indians separated into two parties, one of which went to the North and the other to the West, to the falls of the Cuyahoga. Brady’s mrin also divided; a part pursued the north ern trail, and a part vlent with their com mander to the Indian 'village, lying on the river, in the present township of Northam'p on, Portage county. ** • * * • As he approached the chasm, Brady, know, ing that life or death was in the effort, con centrated his mighty powers and leaped the stffeam at a single bound. It so happened that the leap was favored by b low.place in the opposite cliff, into which he dropped, and grasping the bushes, be thus helped himself to ascend to the lop of the cliff. The Indians for a few moments were lost in wonder and admiration and before they bad recovered their recollection he was half way up the side of the opposite bill, but still within reach of their rifles. They could easily have shot him any moment before, but being bent pn taking him alive, for torture, and to glut their long delayed revenge, they forebore ihe use of the rifle; but now cooing bim likely to escape, they all fired upon him; one bullet wounded him,severely in the hip, but not so badly as to prevent bis progress. The Indians having to make a considerable circuit before they could cross the stream, Brady advanced a good distance ahead, His limbs were grow, ing stiff from the wound, end as (he Indians gained on him, he made for the pond which bears his name and plunged in, swam under water a considerable distance, and come up under the trunk of a large oak, which had fallen into the pond, This, only a small breathing place to support life, still completly sheltered him' from their sight. The Indians (raced bim by the blood to the water and made diligent search all round the pond, but finding no signs of his exit, finally came to the conclusion that he had sunk and was'drowned. They were at one lime stand ing on the very tree beneath which he was concealed, and Brady understanding (heir language was very glad to hear the resrfll of their deliberations; and after they had gone, weary, lame and hungry, hemade good his retreat to bis own home. .His followers, also, returned in safety. The chasm across which he leaped is in sight of the bridge where we crossed the Cuyahoga and is known in all that region by the name of ( Brady’s Leap." Stillman's Journal, Curious Blunders. Columbus sailing to America, thought he wo* discovering a passagetoChina, or Cathay. Evoh after it became known that anew con tinent had been discovered, instead of an old one revisited, geographers labored under many, curious and erroneous impressions. America, beyond its sea-coast, was shrouded in mystery, and what lay beyood, men could only conjecture. It was thought that a great southern conti nent lay just off Cape Horn, and adventurous mariners for centuries kept up the pursuit of it, until at last, they ran against the icy boun dary at the south pole. The French mis sionaries of Canada, who first explored the Mississippi, thought it emptied into the Gulf of California, and dreamedof reaching China upon its waters I This fact is perpetuated by the name of La Chine, given Iba locality near Montreal, from which pointNbe good fathers were to start. The celebroied German traveler,. Kohl, in a paper recently rend by him, before the New Vorlr Geographical and Statistical society, called attention to many of these curious blunders; as laid down on the early maps. America was at first presented as a great peninsula of Asia, mixed up and joined with parts of ’ Japan, Chinn, &c. Maps were shown in which China is in the closest neigh borhood to .Mexico, on which the Gieat Rio Colorado of California lobes its source in Si beria, and whelre the Tartars end Ihier horses and camels are represented about (he Rocfey Mountains, A.Chinese was also shown with his yellow shoes and trowsers, and pointed bonnet; standing upright in the midst of the Appalachian mountains, ood not far from him the portrait of on elephant. This Infer feature was not so far wrong; fur certainly “ the.elepbanl” baa been extensively seen in ibis country. I But by degrees, as geographical knowledge improved, America " was disjoined from Asia, Repairkept cmthfjntreh!^ Tartars, Chlneseadd |lephantß were dismissed ' ?° tkeir ,-r... :i»*tt J >A&«li; ! l4, wt jdairby to .itielf. On dmhe ‘old raaps a'bim|^|Hn'' Over tins ‘ marchdd frdm'Asiaiq America# .The ocean 'the, “^Valefs, of , 'Dafkh«e,’ ! ; From howrhuchlfght hasbeen evol ved iq |M~eoii^ia''or*«j»iir r sei)ji&^fei( r ~4piM > (-' land Transcript, ••-'-■■'‘--t • • ‘iik'S , A few, days since I was presept nt .a, car riage wbuch (isd some ihipga awut it so new awi-romantic (bat, I an).iepipted,to give you, a abortdiacripiipp., , Fpr a ,’day. end night preceding the appointment', ihere had toenap incessant, .fail of ,rain, which, added ;tp ,lhe deep sopy; in lho mountains, caused a rapid rise pf.lbe water- Parson B, of Bath Cqitn-, ty,.had been invited to perform the wrempn n a r. .Anticipating dlfficulty-and, pentapa* remembering defeat in days of. yore,.he set, out. from home early fo the hope of passing the water-courses .before they werp, lop,full., Vaiijj hope. When he.reacb,- ed ihe neighborhood, he was told that the river was swollen beyond any possibility, of corossiog wiih any safety. It is often hard to si art a wedding, but when started, it is a great deal harder to stop it. The parson har ing secured the company of a friend in the neighborhood,, determined to make every ef fort (o.accorapllsh his mission, and if there must bo. a failure, let il be after ty fair trial.— By a circuitous route, he and bis companion succeeded in reaching the bank of "the river, opposite to and only a few hundred yards dis tant from the bouse. A loud halloo span brought the wedding party to a parley on the bank of the river. The whole difficulty was before them ; the parson could not advance a step further without swimming a dangerous mountain torrent, covered with huge sheets of floating ice. But “where there is 9 will “there is a way,” though there-to neither bridge nor boat. It was proposed that the parson should.marry thepi across the rolling flood. This proposition was acceded to. — Yet the parson.declared that it behoved them la act lawfully, and insisted on his warrant being transmitted to his hands. Happily for us in this free country, the law does not pre scribe how (his is to be accomplished; nei ther does it stale at what distance the officia ting officer shall stand.' la this case the li cense was bound close round a stone of suit able size, and the the whole being wrapped with thread so as to make it tight and com pact, was thrown across the river. The feat of throwing it was performed by the bride groom, while his young bride was standing by him. And it was a throw with a hearty good will. That man knew he was throwing for a wife, and the. only question with him was, wife or no wife. There stood the anx ious group —what suspense I it might miscar ry,—it might he turned by some overhanging limb, and find a watery grave I With a powerful awing .of the arm il started, and mounting high, took its onward and airy flight. I had learned jong before, that “what ever goes up must some “down,” but I felt some misgivings as to where the comedown might be in this case. The moment of sus pense was soon over. The little missile, freighted with a document so important, sped its way through thenir in a most beautiful arch, high over the wide waters, and a shout of triumph opnouoced its fall upon terra firma. To unwrap and read was the work of a moment. The parlies were already arranged, with joined hands, and Parson B. with uncovered head, stood as gracefully and as lightly 100, as he could upon a quicksand at the edge of the river, and with voice dis tinctly heaiil above (he roar of waters, the marriage was consummated. Well pleased at so favorable a termination of what a little before hod been a forlorn hope, the groups on either bank took off their several ways. Whatever else I may forget, I never can for get that throw. Sound of Bells.— The nearer bells are hung to the surface of the things being equal the farther they can be heard.— Franklin has remarked, that many years ago, the inhabitants of Philadelphia had a bell im ported from England. In order to judge of the sound it was elevated on a triangle in the great street of the city, and struck, as it hap pened, on a market day, when the people coming to market, were surprised on hearing the sound of a bei at a greater distance from the city than they ever had any bell before. This circumstance excited the attention of the curious, and it was discovered that the sound of a bell Struck in the street, Reached nearly double the distance it did when raised in the air. In the air,sounds (ravel at the rated from 1180 to 1140 'feet per second. In water, 4703 feet per sScond. Sounds are distinct at twice the distance on water that they n’re on land. Thinks I to myself, a man may be a Pre sident, and no great shakes either, for, after all he is only the lead horse of a team. He hasignt the go in him, and that’s all ; but ho can’t hold back, which is a great matter, both in statesmen and horses. For. if he slacks up, he is rid over by those behind him, and he gels his neck broke—he must go or die.— Sam Slick. ■ - ■ iJr. Beeswax, in his “Essay on Women,” remarks, with some truth, that ./'beauties generally die old maids.” • “They ,set such value on themselves,” he says, “they don't find a purchaser untilthe market is closed. Oot of a dozen beauties .who havo come out within (ho last eighteen years, {eleven are still single, and. they spend their.:day* in working green dogs on yetldar . wpo), while their evenings ore devoted to .low sptritaand French novels.” ' ' " Friendship has a noble.eflectupon all slates and conditions, it relieves. <nir cates, raises our hopes, and abates ourfears, X friend who relates his success, talks, himscil into a new pleasure f.aitd hydjwriinehis mis fortunes, leaves part of them behincfhitn. marriage Under Difficulties.
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