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
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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...
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.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.