Tbr Uu Agitator. TICS-SQED GRAyDHOTIIEI. She aits by our fearful .hearthstone, for her o#n ft deMlato now, And the strength of mafaf a storm has boa* On her tranquil, gentle brow. Ko longer the logs fifog their flickering gw* o,sr heerthsloue of lore and the gentle and **“• The nicely crimped .and plaited cap gekree hides Time's direr And Ihu stiff’h«l«w n * olrtrooß1 P aalwllloW To assist her feeble tread. M . for the oak’s prood strength bent benCath <he blMi, XUat beanth nor onward 011 plnione-so Bh6 knows not the lore nocihe mystery Of the orator's mighty power; Bat hers fa the wisdom that (fell froth Him TOm gireth no golden dower, phe hath kept the door of her Savior's tent XUI a coronet’s light in her vision U UehU Tbo combat of life and its warfare all float along on the breath of the past , The bivouac, the encamp and the strife Are gone on the wing of the blasv, Bot the culm tliat rests on her spirit now, It the signet seal of Jehovah's vow Bh« hu laid her Imuorer caranillj- Awaj in eternal rest; That knows no awaXenlng on earU *T is bo profound and blast. Do the hillock's sloping breast of green, Wboro the moonlight faJls In a silvery sheet And the loved of her youth she hath yielded uj To the spoiler's mighty grasp; Beheld how chill and frigid grow The demon’i icy clasp. But *he knoweth that dost most return to dost Ere the palms of the prophet exaltetb her trust. •encemlU. PtL. antra itj Lawn tnttrming Karratltr. From the Spiritual Telegraph, April Tth. Loss of the Steamship Pacific. Through a great number of media the saints Jiftie pred'cted or affirmed the loss of ihe Pacific —and the fatal disaster, with its terrible details, has been represented with ter rible 'distinctness, in presence of many wit nesses.VThe subjoined account front Mr. f VV, Britton, a merchant of this city, em bodying the results of several interviews with mints on this subject, can hardly fail to awaken an interest in the mind of the serious reader • hr. britton’s statement On Ihe evening of December 23, 1855, while the writer was engaged, in conversa tion with several friends who had assembled m me rooms of S. B. Bmian, at the Tre moni house in this city, Mrs. Harriet Porter being also present, was employed at the time ir. making magnetic passes over one of the editor s daughters, wiih a view to remove a neuralgic pain id the head. The writer was sitting near the parlies observing the move ments of Mrs. P. when the latter suddenly mrned around and said with a peculiar em phasis. “ You have a»ked for a test; Twill now giu e you one. —Thu Steamship Pacif ic WILL HE WBRCKBO AND ALL Oil BOARD will perish. Put that tn your pocket and teev ti for a teal.” The Spirit purported to oe mv son Edward, and on my enquiring for lurther particulars, he added. “ 1 will tell voti nothing more now ; there will be an ex citpmeni on the subject and you will come it see me again. There will also be a report that she is safe, but U will prove to be mis-. There were present on the occasion, Mrs. S U. Bnttan, Emma Frances Jnv, E, Vir emia Bnttan, Mrs. Wells, Mr. and Miss Vail, tne medium and myself, anv of whom will verily the truth of the loregoing statement. : have stilt to my possession the original memorandum, on the back of which is the following indorsement, made at the time the communication was received—" Spiritual prediction given through Mrs. Harriet Por ter, December 23, 1855.” Soon after the announcement respecting the loss of the Pa cmc was made, 1 communicated the same to the editor of the Telegraph and to Mr. Charles Partridge. Subsequently and before anv apprehension of the loss of the Pacific had been awakened, 1 mentioned the subject to m«nv others, and exhibited the memoran dum in some twenty persons, including sev ers wno had little or no confidence in the claims o.' spiritualism. The names of the persons here referred to can be given if nee esse- ■*' Some lime after the occurrence of the cir cumstances already described, and when the arnva, of the Pacific was beginning to be looked for, I again visited Mrs. Porter at her residence 209 West 24th street. In the course of tne interview, some remark was made respecting me Pacific, whereupon Mrs. P., speaking wiih unusual earnestness, said : 11 The Pacific is Lost, and all on board have gone lo iheir long homec ” A! a slil later date, the writer called on Mrs. P. early one Saturday evening, when tne Pacific had been out thirty days and the Aimniic seventeen days from Lt'erpool.— our mauiries respecting the fate of (he mis sing steamers were answered by the emphatic assurance that the Pacific was lost, but that me Atlantic was safe. At 10 o’clock the same evening the Atlantic arrived, and, thus was verified me statement respecting her saiei'. Tne next morning the report was widely circulated and generally credited, that tor some cause, the Pacific had rnn into the fiver Shannon end was still safe. Before me report was contradicted 1 saw Mrs. Por ter yet again ; the spirits would neither re traci nor modify what they had said respec ting ina loss of the steamer; but they were particular lo remind me that they had, on the occasion of the first interview, predicted that suen a report would obtain currency. PAHtICOLAHS op THE WRECK. No: many days had elapsed, when the writer of inis again (bund himself at Mrs. Sorter • übie ; the company of this occasion consisted of iw ß tf, e pe r3one . We had be^D sea e ut a short ume, wb en the medium was entranced by a Sp lnl who Baid hi , name was—-Fau'kner that he was purser on board the Pacific, had a brother in New York who was a silversmith, etc. •l„ rep | y t( J questions propounded by the writer and oth ers, the following additional particulars were eiicne- When six days out, the Pacific struck on teener", at II o’clock on the evening of Jan. 29th, and very soon went down stern fore ®°si. As the vessel sank, three persons es caped from the wreck and found a tempora ry resting place on Uie ice, but they were subscquemly frozen to death. It was further alleged that tbetajwas forty-eight .passengers on boaro—forty males and eight females; jhai al (he lime the catastrophe, the ship was 10 40 degrees North ; that the. Captain *** al f auli in taking the.course be -did, bis o jeci being to make a quicker trip than the ersia, which was then on her first voyage, n the course of the evening—the medium tnc entranced, the heart-rending scene was % bphtcaliy represented ; the general con- 1/ ? T i\* • * t 'V) / * ' > HO f T K IKT rr n p 1 il Li (I T 0 ill M «f{!, i jflvs | l,\r- ol V}*)\ ■L.'-l .1..--T> •j-. 1-, COBB, STURROCK & CO., ’ • v - f -V' . -.?*••• •’ :• • i , i 777, 0 .• , ■ . , r ... ‘ •t.'-l. . • fll Si ?■€•«'?;, tf .1? TMB AGITATION OP THOUGHT* THB BBs*ttfflßG OP. _ . WELLSBOROUGH, TIOGA COUNTY, PA.; TBYBSOAY BOKNISG, MAT tlsk rdj ‘{y." i’i UIT mmm u m rntmaim *tm ' •- «-lf' W-Hr* w» - ■■ ■- - '-■■• - •■ ■ :p- - .- =~~ PUBLISHERS &r PROPRIETORS. -i.r* VOL. 2. Bternalion, the wild tumult, and the fran tic prayers to God for deliverance, excited intense and solemn emotion in all who were present. Since the utterance of the original proph ecy respecting the loss of Ihe Pacific; the writer has a least a dozen interviews with the spirits through Mrs. Porter. On all oc casions they have maintained a general con sistency, and no important discrepancy thus far appear in their statements. Had the un dersigned anticipated the publication of these facts, many additional particulars might have been preserved ; but they were not noted at the lime they transpired, and I cannot read ily recall them, at this late day, with suffi cient clearness to warrant a more circum stantial description. S. W. BRITTON. Remarkable Presentment and Strange Apparition.—The Boston - Times relates the following singular story, in connection with the supposed loss of the Pacific. We have always been averse to feeding the popular appetite for marvellous things, especially those which may be said to have their origin in a supernatural latitude, and only calculated to create a thirst for further revelations which can never be satiated this side the grave. But the circumstances we are about to relate are so remarkable, and are so authenticated, that we cannot avoid the temptation to give them publicity ; and hoping our readers will not think that be cause we have gone to another world for in formation in regard to the missing steamer, we have yet given up hopes of hearing from her in this, we proceed to relate Tne story substantially as related to us : Among the passengers in ihe Pacific is, or was, Mr. K w, of this city, a gentleman who has crossed the Ailantic several limes, and always led in happy spirits, and always returned in excellent health. But just before leaving on his last voyage, his spirits be came suddenly and excessively depressed.— He could not account for the feeling ; he struggled to overcome it, and his friends en deavored to rally him. But it was no use— the strange presentiment of some dreadful fatality hung over him, and weighed down his energies. Yet important business re quiring his presence in Europe at a certain lime, he determined to disregard the admon itions of this inward monitor, and to hazard the voyage. Before starting, however, he made his will, and placed it in the hands of a friend. Mr. K. was engaged to be married to an es timable young lady, a daughter of one of our most respectable and highly esteemed merchants, whose residence is a short dis tance from the city ; and the wedding was to lake place on Mr. K’a. return from his European voyage. The approach of this interesting event, it was naturally thought, tended to aggravate the aversion ha had to again tempt the dangers of the treacherous ocean ; but the cordial good wishes he had to carry with him, and the prospect of a happy return at some time or other, some what relieved his mind of the burthen which weighed upon it, and he departed. He arrived out-safely, transacted his busi ness, and wrote home breathing the kindliest feeling of attachment for his dear friends, and designated the lime at which he might be expected to return. Of course, his arri val was looked for with much interest, es pecially by the lady to whom ho was en gaged. But how futile are human calcula tions ! Days and weeks have elapsed since that period, and yet a cheering word from the vessel which was to bear him homeward has not been heard to relieve the now painful anxiety respecting her. About the time Mr. K. appointed to be home, Miss , his betrothed, was one night startled from her sleep by the figure of Mr. K. appearing before her 1 The form seemed so palpable that she was for a mu meat bewildered. She fell ooncious that it could not be her intended ; yet so feal seemed the apparition, lhal she raised herself in bed and spqke to it! Thatmomenl it vanished ,* and Miss , relieved from her agitation, awoke her sister, who was sleeping beside her, aqd related the occurrence. But little wa# thought of this matter until recently, when circumstances induced a re ference to the date of its happening. It proved to be February 7—the very day on which the steamer Edinburgh saw portions of cabin furniture, die., which some suppose to have belonged to the Pacific. This, to say the least, is a remarkable coincidence; but we sincerely hope and trust that it will prove simply a means of adding, if possible, to the intense joy and gladness w|iich await the reunion of dearly loved and cherished friends, whenever that so much longed for moment of reunion shall arrive. Angels in Petticoats. A funny correspondent of the Portland Transcript says: “ I have recently gin up all idea of women folks, and come back to peilitikal life, I am more at hum in this line than in huntin' the (air seckts. Aingills in petiicuts an’ “ kiss-me-quicks’’ is is pretty to look at, I give i Q) but darn ’em, they are slippery as eels, an’ when you fish for ’em an’ get a bile, soon some how or other find yourselves at the wrong end of the line— they’ve cotched you! An’ when you’ve stuffed’ ’em with, peanuts, candy and dog. gerytipes, they’ll throw you away as they would a cole tetter. Least.wise that’s bio my experience. But I’ve done with them paow. The Queen, of Sheber, the sleepin’ beauty, Kleopatry’s needle, Pompey’s pillow, aff Lot’s wile, with a sleem injino to help 'em, couldn’t tempt me. The very sight of a bunnet riles me all over.’’ Let’s Dio together. ■ A very amusing scene occurred a few days ago, in a neighboring city, not a thousand miles from .this, where a number of the. ac tors, about which we have laughed off a threatened attack of winter fever, and thro’ the same have lost a number of but tons from our 1 jacket. Our readers are hgn estly entitled to the particulars, and shall have a bean; laugh too. Ha! ha ha I The editor, (who for short we. will call Quill,) having business to engage him much of the night, had wisely provided a nice broil to strengthen the inner man, and having care fully stowed it away (Br future reference, stepped out a short time to manage some necessary business. The foreman and a ty po, (whom we will call Quad and Rule,) soon came in and chanced to find the Steak. What a fine chance for a joke on Quill; eat the delicious morsel he had prepared, and when 100 late laugh at him—that’s it—bright idea—ah, we have him on the hip! The juicy steak is broiled and eagerly and hastily devoured, after having given it a fine brown roast. Quill comes out and goes to his labor suspecting nothing wrong. Quad and Rule could not long retain their mirth at the rich joke they had played, the secret must out. Thanks to the careful provident Quill; “the steak was fine I” Quill comprehended at once the whole stale of affairs, determined richly to repay the boys for their left handed joke, so instant* ly assuming the gravity of an owl. and the solicitude of a matronly shanghai, with great eagerness, grasping Quad by the arm, ex claimed ; My God I Quad, you havn’t eaten that poisoned meal ?” Y-e-s, responded Quad, whilst his face as sumed an ashy paleness, his limbs were seized with a trembling and his eyes stood out an inch from his forehead. “Great God I then you are poisoned, and in a few minutes will be a dead man. Strych nine was pul upon that meat to kill wolves.” Every person in the office knew that some strychnine had been procured that day to si lence some wolves, that with their bowlings, made midnight hideous. Each therefore, rushed forward to the scene of conversation ; everything in the shape of business was sus pended, and each waited in breathless agony the termination of this tragical scene. “Poisoned !—strychnine !!—death 11 now groaned the thoroughly affrighted Quad. — “Oh, my God, save me I” and he rolled his eyes'beseechingly on instant fir the first lime heavenward, then hastily placing both hands upon his stomach, he hissed, Ah, \e gods I I (cel the deathly gripe—the poison has hold on my vitals, Oh-h-h-h-h I Save me —what shall I lake ?” Quill suggested grease, oil, lard, soap, anything as an antidote. Devil jumped to the press, and in an instant returned with ft bottle filled with oil—the article used on the press. Quad grasped it spasmodically, dis engaged the cork and placed it to his mouth. The limpid stream rapidly flowed towards its level, and the bottle would have been emptied, had it not have been arrested by the hand of Rule, whose quick eye measured the remains of the fast disappearing, life-saving antidote. The remainder was hastily dispatched, to gether with all the grease that could be found in the office. Consternation and affright now reigned in that once happy office—prayers were breathed for the sinful souls of the two unfortunates. The crisis was hastily approaching, when Another entered and quickly learned the aw ful slate of affairs, viz: that the young men had eaten strychnine. “To the doctors ! for God’s sake—haste !” screamed the new comer. This was some thing new and unthought of in the bustle be fore. Quad sprang to the door, and was about vanishing when Rule moaned out: “Stop a moment, Quad; wail, I will- go. If wo die, let’s die together like men !” The office of Dr. M. was reached in a mo ment —the victims^eXamined —said there was little danger, the poison, if taken, would hove done its work before—Quad was not satisfied ; he saw only death before him ; he could gel no oil ; the doctor was out. Pale, haggard and trembling in every limb, he rushed out, follow-ed in the distance by all the ‘boys,’ from the office —breaking through two doors of the neighboring establishment, he shouted to the proprietor in sepulchral tones: “Oil, grease, lard—quick—strychnine! —O, I’m poisoned ! Oh-h-h-h-h-h-h ! The pains of death are-severe—O-o-o-o-o-o-o-o !” The frightened keeper could only furnish (he lamp grease on hand, end hastily put on the fire a pan of pork. The wretched vic tim almost in the agonies of death, his knees, like Belshazzar’s, smiting together, seized a ladle, and with his breath hall cooling the accumulating fat; rapidly drank it as the sweetest morsel. The over burdened stom ach could not endure everything, a tender ness and upheaving ensued, and the victim was led back to the office, physically prostra ted. Quill was absent —the secret had leaked out—the boys couldn’t hold—they tillered, laughed, giggled—the thing was out. Quad and Rule smell the mice, very strong —their strength and vigor instantly returned. No oil, the press couldn’t run that night, no one dare mention the name of it. Doctor called next morning, bill was promptly met. Wea iher was exceedingly cold, yet that house was too hot for Quill for a number of days. The boys- won’t endure the sight of pork, grease or butter. On Saturday Quad, still pale, was passing down street—a stranger called from behind, asking whepp \yas a drug store, he wanted some strychnine to poison wolves. With murder in Ipscyo Quad turned upon himl Stranger look him ro ha a madman, and hastily fled, holly pursued—hats flew off id Ihe wi'n^; still bare-headed as for life, each’ nerved hirhself—away—away,unlil lost from sight. ’We have, heard from neither since— meantime Quill has returned to the office. Oil has gone up in lhai city, But strych nine has no sale. I Flowers,—Passing through one of our by-, streets, last autumn, we were preceded by a troop of boys rollicking through the streets, after the fashion of the candidates for Bow ery distinction. Just as we reached them,, their boisterous merriment was checked by the sight of a quantity of flowers—tiie re fuse of a neighboring garden thrown out into the street. They were the commonest kind, of flowers—marigolds, &o. —yet none the less beautiful for being common. The boys made a.aimultaneous rush for them, not with pushing and squabbling, as they would have done for coppers or valuables, but with eager ness. . One, keener-eyed than the rest, se cured the gems of ibe collection, and the dis appointed gathered round him with as great an intensity of satisfaction, as though them selves bad been the fortunate finders. “Oh, ain’t they pretty,” in various keys burst from their hearts, and so, locked arm in arm, they strolled slowly down the street, still admiring, but not as before, boisterous, rowdying. Their voices were softened, and their bear ing harmonized, and we lost sight of them, bettered we doubt not, if only for rhe moment. Yet, ifbettered, ihen belter forever. Could we but throw more dowers in (tie way of earth’s unfortunates, who can tell what might be done by the ever growing, never satiated thirst for beauty ? The soft ened (ones and quiet manner of (hose rude boys, passing arm in arm through the city street, their whols souls poured out on a hand ful of castaway flowers, was, in ' itself, the flowering of a better seed, a beauty which the highest sense will feel. For ourselves, we reverenced flowers more than ever, they seemed lexis clipped from the Evangel of An,— Crayon. stirubbery and Vises.—Let there al ways be a lawn in front of the house, and let the hardy climbers find all over it appro priate places on which to rest, and fasten their wondrous burdens of grace and loveliness; let honey suckles and jessamines, clematis and bignonias, and wistarias, and roses clus ter over it and weave for it a veil of beauty, which the sun shall every moment diversify with bqwitching light and shade, and in which the zephyra shall always nestle and rock themselves to sleep, where the bees will come and sing their lyrics of industry as they gath er sweetest nectar; and where the little birds shall build their annual nests and rear their families not more loving than the one (hat dwells beneath those embowering vines. Cul tivating such natural ornaments upon and about the house will refine the taste of the family, will improve the manners, will ele vate the morals, and strengthen all the do mestic and social affection in their hearts. It will assist also in forming habits of indus try and frugality, as well os habits of obser vation and intelligent piety. Let a family plan how best to adorn a yard and decorate a house with foliage, and they will find spring ing up in their hearts a unity of feeling and a strength of sympathy to which others are strangers. Each one labors to promote the pleasure of the others—hence domestic affec tion ; are all planning for the future, hence hopeful patience; all seek to turn every spare hour to the common profit, hence orderly ar rangement of time, fiugality and industry. The Kino and the Soidikb. — A King was riding along in disguise, and seeing a soldier at a public house door, stopped and asked the soldier to drink with him; and while they were talking the King swore. The soldier said, “Sir, I am sorry to hear a gentleman swear.” His majesty look no notice and soon swore again. The soldier said, “Sir, I’ll pay part of the pot if you please, and go ; for I hale swear ing so, that if you were the King himself, I should tell you of it.” “Should you indeed!” said the King. “I should,’’ said the soldier. His majesty said no more but left him. A while after, the King having invited some of his lords to dine with him, the soldier was sent for; and while they were at dinner, he was ordered into the room to await awhile. Presently the King ulterred an oath; the sol dier immediately, but with great modesty, said: “Should not my lord, the King, fear an oath.” The King looking first at the lords, and then at the soldiers, said : “There my lords, is an honest man ; he can respectfully remind me of the great sin of swearing ; but you can sit and lei me send my soul to hell by swearing, and not so much as tell me of it.” ** Do You bat. Pork I Physicians have discovered that the tape worm only troubles those who eat pork. The Gozelte Medicale asserts that the Hebrews nre never troubled with it; thepork butchers are particularly li able to it, and that dogs fed on pork are uni versally so fact, it thrns out thin a small parasite worm called ’ crysteeersns ,' from two words, signifying a anrialll sect and a tail, which much uObcts pork, ho sootier reaches the‘stomach than from the’cWngeof diet and position, it Is’metamorphosed' in (he well kaoiVii tapU worm! The bkperimonts of M. Kqchentjaefsjer of ZiUpria,’ upon a con demned criminal, have estahiisbed' lhe-'faci beydnj all. contradiction. Pork please 'make a polo, A TpncMng Stojry of Filial Lave, The;, following most remarkable and beau, lifol instance of filial affection appeared in the Herald of Lima, (Pern,) to which It. was communicated by the Alcade of Callao. 'A man who can read it without tears must be debased indeed Gentlemen —There having passed in my. office (Justice of the Peace) a scene of great interest, and most rare at any time and place, [ cannot refrain irom communicating the same to you, believing, that you will concur with me in the opinion that an act so humble, and worthy of (ho best qualities of human nature deserves to be commemorated by means of the press. About eight o’clock this morning a lumul tuous assembly of people invaded my house, bringing in with them a venerable looking man. They inquired tor the justice. On demanding of them the reason of this semi riotous collection, they all began to speak at once so that 1 was for a lime unable to com prehend what was the real state of the case. Having, however, at last obtained silence the old man addressed me thus : “ Mr. Alcade, having buried my wife, the mother of these four lads, I ordered this one, named Jose Maria, to take charge of the oth er three, who have already made choice of their elder brother’s profession. These two, Atanacio and Dionisio, are both married ; the youngest, although single, supports him self by bis labors os fisherman. Ever since the mother of these boys was taken away from rrte, I have been living with my elder son, in Ihe interior; but have never failed to receive care and attention from the otfypr three. Desirous of coming to Callao, Jose Maria wrote to Julian in order (hat he should provide for me—which injuction, has given offence to Atanacio, who declares that being the second son the future care of me belongs of right to him. I would like to divide my self into four parts, so as to give 10 each of my children a portion of ray body, but as that cannot be, we have come before you, Mr. Alcade, in order to decide, which of these young men is to be preferred.” The father had hardly finished speaking, when the generous dispute commenced. Atanacio, the second son, said that his fa ther having been hitherto living with his el der'brother, it was now his turn to have possession of-him by order of birth. Dionisio contended that his brother Atanacio could not be with his father because he had a great deal to do and could not give their father the attention he required. The fourth son, Julian, represented to me that it properly belonged to Atm to support his father, as be was the youngest and unmarried. In .truth I knew not what to resblv'e, my heart was so affected by the extraordinary picture presented to me. As I contemplated thissceWin silence, the old man, Cemente, asking my permission to speak, said : “My dear children, my heart overflows with satis faction in witnessing your disputes respect ing Which of you shall lake charge of your old father. I would gladly give content to you all—and therefore propose that 1 be per mitted to breakfast with one—dine wirh an other—sleep in the house of the third—and thus keep changing from day to day ; but if you do not consent to this, let his honor, the Judge, determine what shall be done with me. ” The young men unanimously rejectedthis proposition, because -they said, their father would lead an errant, unquiet life. 1 then proceed to write on separate pieces of paper the names of the sons, and let the decision of chance settle the question. While I wrote these papers and doubled them, and put them into the hat of Clemente, which served as a ballot-box, a death-like silence prevailed, and there was plainly to be seen expressed in the countenance of each of the sons his hopes of being the lucky receiver of the desired prize. The old man pul his tremulous hand into the hat and drew out the name of Atun acio, the second son I My friends, 1 hardly know how to express to you the new scene which then broke in upon me ! Atonacio, upon hearing his name called out, broke into praises to the Omniscient for according him such a boon. Wi’h his’ hands clasped and eyes directed to Heaven, he repeated over and over his thanks, then fell upon his knees before his venerable parent and bathed his sandalled feel with hears of frantic joy. The other brothers followed his example, and embraced the feel of the good old patri arch, who remained like a statue, oppressed with emotions which be knew not how to give vent to, Such a scene as this melted all those who witnessed it, among whom were the lieuten ant of police, the Alcnde don Alfaoo, and other friends. The brothers then retired with a fresh demand which was that 1 should command that since Alanacio had been favoredby lot with the charge of the father, they should not be deprived of the pleasure of taking out (he old man to walk by -turns in the afternoon, which order I gave magisterially, in order to gratify these, simple, honest, people and they then retired contended. This humble family (of Indian extraction) is name Vtllavicenoion. They are natives of the valley of Chorillo—but at present reside in Callao. I repeal, gentlemen, that if this imperfect, but true relation, he deemed Worthy of pub lication, yon 9re at liberty to give it n place in the colUmhs 6f your journal. Your very humble servant, Antonia A. DM. Villaf, Alcadb of Call% .' AN. incorrigablowjpg, who, lent a'rnintsler a,home which ranaway nqd threw k|s_cler ical rider, .thought .he would. hayesDipc credit for liis aid In spreading the gospel. A Dannerly Youth. Last w^|rthq,. ,, Sowing Society”, held.iheir annjiai meeting,; aqd on motion,, it. ww, Tjtat wpji on t*OKi bo done to imprp v 9 ilje manners of young Tony.*,‘ ; ’ * & e , op* t,da yjhe parson caifedon Tony,’ Junior,-and.ipfornjed. the qb •jcsVor his visit. Ip i -, |‘P l 9.r«oo, r<l let Tooy .go to.meetip’ every 'Sunday, if t, only ypu’s. goin, to, preach. Bql, parson, there . ain't a boy in. (he village of Crabtown whal’sgot more, manners than my Tony,,and I can convince you of that in just a mipit. You see Tony out there skinning tham nifi’ers'!” . The parson nodded assent. “ Now, see, I’ll call him.” , And raising his voice to the highest pitch, he shouted— “ Tony !■’ - The response was quick and equally loud ■ “ Sir! ” Do you hear that, parson 7” said the old man. “ Don’t you coll that manners 1” “ That is all very well,” replied the par son, “as. far as it goes.” “ What do you mean by ‘far as it goes’!’ 4 That boy, sir, always speaks respectfully to me, when I call him;” then raising'his vojcq he again called— “Tony!” | The response, "sir,” was equally loud and prompt. Again the old man called— “ Tony 1” The boy dropped a half-dressed fish, and shaking his fist at his sire, yelled out — “ You miserable, black, old, drunken snob, I’ll come in there in just two minutes, and maul you like blazes 1" The parson was astonished. The old man was disconcerted for a moment, but instant ly recovering/himself, he tapped the parson on the shoulder, saying: “ You see, parson, my boy has got grit as well as manners. This chap will make an ornament to your society one of these days.” I need not add, that the parson incontinent* I y mizzled. Biding at West Point. A correspondent of Life. Illustrated, gives the following as a portion of the experience of a Cadet at West Point t When I came back from Furlough, my class had ridden for a year; I only for a week or two. 1 was not in the least daun ted, however, by this, and blindly trust ing to fortune and my own powers, I buckled dh a pair of rusty spurs, bound myself se curely to an enormous sabre, with a prodigi ous iron scabbard, and sallied forth.—Dra goon brought me a raw-boned, vicious look ing animal, which, after some (mtliminary difficulties, 1 succeeded in mounting. “Trot I” Horse started ; fo did I, hnlfoff my saddle. I hod never been taught to keep my heels well oui, and accordingly my spurs went in. Horse “went in" too. Motion pe culiar. Began to think { was losing my bal ance. Sabre flew out and hit the horse on the head. In plunged my spurs deep among his ribs. Another jump. Sabre flew back-and hit him on the flanks. Spurs 'worked con vulsively among his bones—jump, thump, spur; horse reared ; seized his mane; kicked up; caught his ear and saved myself. It began to grow excitingi Finally, horse star ted off.—Such a race! Palling oifhls mahia had no tendency to check his mad career; rather seemed to irritate him. Had a good hold with the spurs, but did not consider my self perfectly safe. Sabre flew up and hit me in the face. Blind for a moment, and I heard something drop. Looked up into the saddle and saw I was not (here. Concluded it must be me oh the ground. Horse standing near, eating grass and looking at me with a quiet twinkle in his eye, adding insult lb ip jury. Strike On.—How much tike a rock in the ocean, against which the waves have beat en for centuries, is the man of sterling truth and robust integrity ! To the waves of un* holy passion—to unsanctified popular ap. plause, he cries, “Strike on, I shall not bo harmed.” The seductive influence of vice is all around him ; but he is unmoved. Wedlth is at his command, if he will but swervo from the path of duty. No—you could as soon remove the sea. When the great and good Algernon Syd ney was about to be executed, he calmly laid his head upon the block. He was aaked by the executioner, if he should rise again? Not till the general resurrection—strike on,” was the remarkable reply of Sydney. When unholy power'would remove you on account of.youp virtue, say calmly, strike on, but do not yield to sin. Be firm in you t principles, even though death should store you in the face Be this your motto, when* ever assailed by wealth or power, and glori ous will you triumph—if not in this world, in that which is to come. Well Said. —The Indian in; h\e native condition, ia np fool, as the following anec dote related by a Washington correspondent of the Baltimore Republican attests: Wn met Coli Siairibourg to day in the ro tunda of the Capitol, and While we were look ing at the carved representations' over the door-ways of the rotunda; iRe veteran Indinji Agent told us that in 1830, with a delegation of the Menominee Indians, he visited the Cap. itol, and explained the nature and design of the stone groups in the rotunda, when the chief, "Grizzly Bear,” turned to the eastern doorway, over which there is h representa tion of the landing of the Pilgrims, and said, "there, Ingen giVe white mim corn and to the north representing Penn's treaty, "there Ingen uive um landarid to the West, wfiero Pocahontas is seen saving the life.'of Captain Smith, “there Ingen'have’um life”—and last ly, to the south, Where the hardy pioneer, Daniel Boone, is Seen"plunging his knife into the breast of 1 one red man, while his fool is placed on tHb dead body of another, "and there white man kill Ingen. ’’ ,A mother adrpooishing a, son,.a lad.seven yeqrs of age, told, hi l * l be.shpuld never defer ti,lj to-morrow what, ha could do to-day .t The little urchin jilted: ‘Then, triojhpr, lei’s tat. the rest of . that plum puddingy ulght, r 1 r t- * t:-!!
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