For the .Agitator. 60D OVmPRES&XT. 01 for an AngeTi harp. mxA skfll, f .ssccas3i.<iii'-i « ■•rrrwewvwww Dallyaalmdkttroad, / ' I j ■• -1 i«e» >1 -■-■ /. 1 Ann every where hla pytaaMe la. , ~. ~ ir •' ■ ' > ,n i > .■ • ./ ( MinatareM*, -! " ' "’ u 1 ‘ •"• , j —l/ V' nn-.1-,. h 1.: "TTfimked ir'mikiShmii, ."' , , , J( . |lnafla»wi»WM*riajiJ Ki nr j» it. u■» u.' .j n •■/ y. * / ■ >m. - vm, -.uu ' ‘ , ... ‘ It bias mjr macmaringi cetie ■ ~ ■ Ainidt&tiart *'**"’ ‘ ' l Jl iltavfcfciMiftosßtffMflßfv« * ".T m- .u -'I » Jt( v .? * IWm Selttt "■■ A SKETCH FROM LIFE. '»r maiia jL 'sßMTiofc' At five /o’clock OnThaohsgivipgi morning, Deaoon Wilsons toieas was faiswoni. No holidayiifiade any change in hia hours. Yet now he tie no longer sprang from his bed with the alacrity which changed doty into pleasure; he rose because imperious necessity commanded it. There were the cattle to be fed. and watered, andh to poultry to receive the same aiiemiofi, end there was, moreover, a fire to-be made in the huge old kitchen lire place; for (be deacon had now no servant or helper, in the gray winter of his life, the whole burthen of management of his place had fallen on his shoulders—fortunately (hey were broad and stroitg—fortunately his coostilution was good, his spirits elastic and bis piety sincere, lor his burthens and trials were indeed weighty. He had been compar atively rich—be was now in embarrassed circumstances. He had looked | forward to the time when a son .should relieve Mm of the moat laboriousofhis toils, whileadaugh* ter perlbrmed the same kind office for his wife. Both had been disappointed—and now the old couple were the solitary tenants of that lone New England farm-house. The deacon went mechanically about his morning labors; he drove the cattle to the water-tank; he supplied them with fresh fod der, and after seeing that they were comfort able, returned to the old kitchen. By this time the good wife had prepared a breakfast, and a. genial fire of walnut was diffusing its heal through the apartment. The old couple sal down to breakfast, after a blessing by the farmerj bul the meal past in silence, it was followed by fervent -prayer, and the reading of a portion-of (he Scripture. After this, they adjourned to the sitting-room, where a good fire was burning, where the old dame assumed her knitting, one ofthe incomprehensible pieces of female industry which seem to have neither beginning nor end. “ Well,’’ smid she, with a sigh, “ this ig Thaaksglving day. h doesn't seem like old limes at ail. We used to have a houseful! of company, frolicksorae young folks, and cheerful old people; and now we are atone, alone.” “Last Thanksgiving,” said the hid man, “ there was one with as, who teemed to my old eyes, like an angel of light, with her fair golden hair, Aoating like, a glory upon hbr Shoulders, and her little fool making music as she moved about the old house. But even then there was a hectic flush upon her cheek, like the red upon the ihapls leaf in autumn.- When (he January snows lay deep on the hills and in the hollows, we carried her to her last home—but God’s will be done. u You forget that we have another child alive;” “ No, 1 do not forget it,” said the old man, bitterly. “ There is one living somewhere, who has brought disgrace upon our name, who has forgotten his parents and his God; who has drunk deep of the iniquity, and who has brought rum and woe upon his name and family.” “ Do not speak so harshly of poor William,” pleaded the mother. “ Why should 1 not 1 Was he not insen sible to kindness—steeled sgamst affection? Did he not scatter my hard earnings to the wind I Is it not to him that I owe the pros pect of beggary and destitution T Remember the first of February. That is the last, day of grace. If the money comes not then, and God only knows whence it is to come, we are driven from beneath this roof-tree, a pair of houseless beggars—who will care for us then!’’ " God will care for us,” replied the aged woman, raising her eyes reverently lowards Heaven. The old man made no reply, for his utter ance was choked. At that moment the clock that stood licking in the corner, struck the hour of nine. The deacon rose. “ It is time to harness up old Dobbin," said he, ” for we have a long way to ride to meet ing, and the roads are in a very bad condi tion.” Their preparations were soon mode, and the old couple, poorly but decently attired, tallied forth to their public devotions,. Tne services ended, the deacon and hit wife, as they issued from the porch, were kindly greeted by many old friends aod neighbors, more than one of whom, pressed, them to come and partake of their Thanksgiving cheer. But the deacon shook his head. “ Many thanks, my friend,” be said, ■‘vbut ever since ,1 have been a house«houder, I have kept my Thanksgiving at home, and I shall continue to do so, .as.long as I haves bouse remaining over my head.” So they rode home together. While the deacon drove up to -the barn to put out his hone, the old lady opened the backdoor, which was always on the latch, and entered the kitchen, As she did so she started back. A stranger was silling by the kitchen fire, who rose on her entrance. He was a tall, stalwart man, dressed in rough suit, with a broad lea (hat, his countenance embrowned by exposure to the sun and tbe/teind, and bis upper.lip almost concealed by a Heavy'snd a luxuriant blackjnoustache. “ GoOdin owing, he -so id With' some embarrasment. “ Finding 00-000 on* swered my knocks, L took liter liberty of walking in. I believe I owe you do apology* for I have, officiated as a turnspit, and saved’ your Thanksgiving turkey from burning. 1 * “ 1 em very much obliged lo.you I’m sure,” «T /. TI i) 1. u.V.iiH.iMj.,,,l:. .'-‘lt'iljß'Ui Bart. nuilUi Itn /jM), ,/rm,. )o'wn:iy«<)f> igi-ii~in ani-moii olonn o’W lnmugflohdaS' iiiiwiPny d -ulm . Mi i ' ,-i mH.. —i ifatM-afaggi'l ■! w<H W»««. iririy unt^au. v ' ''if’' ‘MI I ■ ■■ ■ 1 ; — — ; ; : -i i -J-'tm.i ujj.uu y.— coBB. : »iTi;EB(ieK m 1 t :, 1 • T,~. t T ~ U* ' 7r T 1) T, jT^Trf. ,m,. a.,....-,.. wmm mmmmmKM>mL* -zxm ti»l«*,W -atnl ; \* ■ ■•- j. • —!—: : *-- - _ ... ........ . . ~ . . r '«TO , filW-4'i«a ,! r6efeir § t ,or n, .™ ft: ' . 5 ’'^rek.-'^efalied'M^.'XVfl'aon, Mobl'fiSrf cmgM l ■ '■ ■ < ' Wh^6l ,, 'Vhqiilrea ihe raoUier, Wiilnn*' 1 creailpdWilaifbn. h . "tn California,*" “ ’ j " ’ “ Was'he doing well!" ‘ “ Admirably Mother! mother!” headed, impetuously throwing back his hat, don’lyou know me—don’t you know your own yyjil. iamr. , <v ,/ ' ' He rushed into his mother's arms, and was claspfed to lifer beating hearty while the, ,l pars streamed 1 down tnecheeks of both., After the first passionate greeting was- oyer, the young tnan asked: ‘ “ Where is sister ’Emmy 1” “ Gone,” answered the mother, as hey tears flowed forth anew. William sank into a seal, and hiding his face in his hands, wept bitterly. 1 The mother did ndt attempt to check him. those tears were precious. ’ . “And my father 7” asked the young man, when he had regained his composurf. “He is well. ' But you had, (tetter retire 'for a while. Go'to your old room, my son, it is just ns you left it, and” wait until 1 sum* mon you. ‘ It was with a fluttering heart that the over* joyed mother went about preparations for dinner, and when the table was set, every, ((ting in its place, aitd the turkey, smoking hot, waiting to be carved, , she summoned her husband. He made his appearance at once, and took’ his seat. Glancing’ around the ta ble, he said: “ What is this, wife! you have'set 11 plates for fhree.'” “I thought perhaps somebody might drop in unexpectedly.” ' ’’ “ There islittle danger—hope, I that,” answeredihe deacon sadly. At this juncture, Mrs. Wilson, with a mys terious expression, rang (he liltin' harid-bell, with which, in happier dflysf she warworn to summon her tardy children to' their meats. it was answered by the appearance of the long-loaf William, ' ' The deacon recognized' him after a mo ment, gazed upon him with a stern eye, bpt with a quivering lip thafbetrayqd ihe/prceof his ill suppressed emotions. “So you have come back at last/’ said he. “ Yes, father, but hot as 1 left youl Father —last Thanksgiving day I' went into my lanUy.room, «nd there, kneeling down, ad dressing myself to Hea ven; tnrasotoTmuy nv jufqd the fatal cup which had brought ruin upon me and woe upon this happy family.— From that day to this 1 have not touched a drop. Is my probation enough ?■, Clin you welcome back your 'son, and bless him ? “ Bless him T Yes! yes ! bless you my dear, dear boy !” safdth'Cbld deacon, placing his trembling hand on the dark locks Of the pleader. “ You are welcome, 'William, tho’ you come only to witness the downfall of our house.” “ Not so, father,” said the young.man, joyously. “ I have come back to savd you— to atone for my prodigality, for all my errors. It was this hope that sustained mein the lone heart of the Sierra Nevada', whed I was pantiog'with thirst & dying ofnunger. Tlioi’i ot hofne. cf you and mother, and ofbne who is now one of God’s angels, 'enabled me to conquer fortune, I have come back with a store of gold—you shall out become a beggar in your old age; Father, we shall keen the farm.” Alter this, it is unnecessary to add, that joy entered the old New England homestead. It was chastened joy, for the shadow of.he past yet mingled with the sunshine of the present, but the felicity which attended the prodigal’s return was enough to compensate for many sorrows. A PBEJtrDroBComtfJBBED.—For centuries the law of Hindustan has been that a widow could not re-marry, which has led to great immorality. ' The English according to the following from a Calcutta paper, have made abeginning towards B reform; “ The barrier has burst, and it only re mains for Young Bengal to follow the exam ple of:Baboo Bhoobun Mahon Doss,’a respec table native gentleman, residing in Paikparfa. He has, we hear, married a Hindoo window fifteen years old, with the'permissioa (though hesitating permission) of herpa rents. ' The Brahamins made a fuss, bulmortey (a pow erful mediator with them) silehced their tongues. We Wish Baboo Bhoobun and his bride allsuccess for thus'breaking the tram mels of religious- prejudice." Pkofessions.—lf persons pretend to high attainments in religion, hut do not appear to have .arrived at-certain, lower attainments, ii is an evidence that their ptolessiota is Of no value. For example, if djey profess to be greatly afietjted by cbrntirtands of’God, lit 1 tfvair prdirtites; cicff they ’ 1 profess r, io venture their' ihiils iipop Christ, trusting WdiSithhilnfesS ofGod lh his promises, fdr njetyetertial-Weljili’e; biifdt the. same time have ‘not confidence pniitjgh to trtist Him With af sfiifiU patl pf InpU pMWriy, devoted to piotii arid dbariuibla' ppiroseiJ uoder thfese' circiftnstttoifeS fHotf'p&fessions dre manlfeally r r -1A WoMDsapDii. TKwpcofE.wAn' Irish auctioneer, whilstr expatiating out then merits 1 ofl n telescbpe,. sagely n oflett hSS tha’ipridpwSß hekrti .fettpt ’for joy' when sbe haanbeheid her ‘ husbahd at' a'disv (ancobrought nearto her by such an instnW' menl as this 1” ' ‘ ’{■ '' 0 ■ klw -mo tottmm (} pi m l\ it _ lit <riL>7Bi f/nc lrr>:*p.vjir < gi»l it!r« has k-xi JJ * A Fio»U» Jms*. <.'• oi* *»l {»••• 7 1; --fi.il / if f j . ■ ♦ r r4I»W Aqvfmleen quM north,.of Hopkins. I yl(le.Kj3pl!UCky..iB a,vety.jeinarka,bl*.Bpol. A,-,wl(iMy..oak post slaqda in tbobqrreqa.in the forks.of the has obtained) uoir /.versally, the naraeof- theO.LoDeaoroe' Post ■o»k*V - in 4be early aeUlemeßl' of- the .-cotfn.' 4ry—morethanbrlf a cerituryagp—thlsWas •be only, tree lo be seen; for 'many 1 miles roand. andhertee iis tiamei ' itwastheh tall, green aqd flourishing'; il'iS "’now, boWeVdr, if it yet stands, a leafless, branchless.thiin der-rivCn," shattered trunk, sending uji its shafts as'straight as the mainmast or a ship of War. SUpersiitiori has long guarded the spot. The tree is looked upon with some* thing like the same veneration with which . the Egyptian regprda bis pyramid, those grim sentinels .of antiquity. The plage is remar kable for a very Severe faille, fought by Big Harpe and Davis. The Big Harpe and Little Harpe, his brother, were the i, terror, of the surrounding (country, in those early times.— Two more .execrable monsters never dis* grated humanity. They lived with two women ds bad as |hetnke|vesi in aCaye about twe'rity mile's from this tree'.'' Blood and mas sacre were their delight. It. was their.custom to sally forth„opd.- without any reason, to murder wiihour. distinction, <all the men, women and -children, they could find. As ,tfio country fijled up, the people, could no lon ger submit -to their horrid depredations,— Men and dogs collected, and took the pur suit. . They came oh the two ’ Harpbs in a narrow valley, at about two miles from this tree. They immediately mounted their hor ses, add dashed off in the direction of their cAve, Id'going about five miles, Davis Whbse horse wks very -rieei, hod left his companions, afid caught up wilh Big Harpe,' he having previously ' separated from bis brother, the Litfle Harpe,' 1 ' Here wbre two fibwerful'men, armed with rifles, butcher knives end tomahawkd, by themselves, fat from help, and bent on death. Davis -well knewjthat if overpowered' he .would certainly be'killed; and Harpe had determined to die, irsther than be taken alive. They passed and -repassed each other, fre quently making blows without effect, each dVeadingi to fird Mf (bar 1 of wishing, and thereby placing himself at the mercy 'of his antagonist. .Finally) I he' horse of Big Harpe fell and threw his rider, tbenrbke And gal ioped off. - Harpe spraqgto his feel, and fired at Davis' horse, which reared and fell. 'They were now not more than ten- yardsqpen.— Harpe, whose' sagacity was eqbnllo his cour age and villainy, kept dodging and springing 'from -side to side, approachiug Davis, how ever. bv imperceptible degrees. Davis, dis covering noVromA T .... nf his gun, now fired in his turn, but without' effect. Each rqannow drew htq knife, and they closed in mortal sirugglo. Very soon they.feli, sidy, by aidej -but, al ibis .juocloro, a large wolf dog of Davis’ came to his-raas ler’a assistance, aqd seized Harpe by the throat. This produced a diversion in favor of, Davis, who immediately recovered him self and stabbed Harpe to the heart.. The hideous yell which the wretch sent up, is said still to be beard on dark nights, ringing wild ly along the heath.. Some of Davis’ friends soon joined him; . (they dug a hole and buried Hafpe at the foot of rhe Lonesome Post Oak. ..Little Hqrpe escaped, went down the Mis sissippi, and- joined,(he celebrated Mason and his gang, at'Slack Island. Soon after Harpe joined him, Mason attacked a flat boat from Cincinnati,.§nd killed all the hands. For this a large reward was offered for Mason; to obtain which little Harpe was decoyed to Natchez, and there informed and betrayed his friend. lOn Mason's trial, Harpe him self was recognized, was tried and found guilty ; and, on the same day that Mason was hung, be also expiated his crimes on the gallows. Mason was a very remarkable and extraordinary man. He was distin guished by a strong double row of under and upper teeth, that clenched together with the energy and tenacity of a steel trap. Making Fbee with the Command ments.I—The 1 —The late. Dr. Lockhart, of the Col lege Church, Glasgow, When travelling in England, was Sojourning at an inn when'ftp Sabbalh-Cameroand. ‘ On entering the pub lic room,'knd' about, to sbt pul to church, he found two gentlemen preparing for a game of Chess. He ddtlP&ded them in Words' (6 this •efffecl; Gentlemen, have ypu locked up your portmanteaus cA'refurfy T’ " No.—- What! are there thieves ‘in this house ?” Answer: “I do not say tftat—only I Was thinking that if the waiter conies in, and'fMd yon-making free with the Fourth Command ment, he may-think of making free with the Eighlh Oommandrtienii" Upon this, the gen tlemen skids- “-There was something in that,” and so laid nsi'de'their game. ' ' • PjUNTßa’aPaovEßßS.—NaverinqUirOtWou p'f.lhe editor, ihenewk,’for -behold it iU hid business, el rthei appointed time, lb give'll UDto *hee, withbut nskingi - It is - dot -lethal thou should ask him who is the-auihor of-sri article,for, things,unjo himself,, ; i( , ... .. whpd ( thou dost eqlm his .offipe. lalto heed un(p Ifoysejf jhaiftoHfdpftt.pcu' jQok.ai ynh»t r P a ftß®Jf ,r l69R®,h* -<?f ihai jsp9t. lW eet in ihoAigm of .good breeding, Neither, exam-, f r 99 f v sneetJor ; ,it is.qot, if atjy, tpmeet (hipß eyp, thqt thpp msyaiundety UU ,i. IliV.'.'i. 'l’ ' 'V. 'K I „ F«fer thme ojypcopqly any ,other, for itipitnedjalßiy. v i‘wyiis,dd- shpll.hp ytpjl with t% flpdjisiih a l9 n f9»ri; ; - j.-J , , !i l-’IH ■-.WBibftenhiar iH'tfdvSaifce of-hir«go f ’' but \vhodve*>heard’dPtf wbiiian being in the same predicament T ' - tt £ 'j'<ycr i.t)q l ' taijeff 'l " T,'».llT« nai ■ ri 3* J [toy Jfi tc Jf w 1" '■ ° ,rv '• '»“*■ Ilf imiß) £ Jut).!,« 3i',l '}„ il I' l I ii' nwjp « hfc*» , , ! ...«i v !imished.^iib iPU'I 6 -Xo Ibis M,-.agq.ilhqu JM.ra«Pp.fohWB Iq/fop, livedo Pw?ha), l rs s swcp f bi fl*«i»j4nWth.-g<wgeous idgWffliiwMi .foii.tjm.cjWfcofi foshionaWprviei. while,, the home-liylog -Mr*. Potiphor Wghs for thduiuitß or tho vhombfoold homestead-' Tho.Mary4v.il ta'.Tribune'"gives aa amusing sketch these comfortless households. ' u , <.l -.. 1 I declare,- .Mr. -Smith, this is tOo bsd,— Hera you ate stretched' out on the wjfaJ'muss. log’ll up/ and my nice cbrpet lsall spoiled bf thb iramp of’ yorircoarsebools. Fshall bO ashamed'tobring' anjy dneidlo the pa fib r a^ain—and 1 have‘ taken'So'moth pairts lo keep everythihg nicb 1 ;' ■' Ido lhlrlk yob are tht most IhOUghtleis fritra F feVef did ste—you dori’r eppdar'W tbrej ’how ,: muih ttohble 1 you give me, " ift had qo more card thih ybu'hqve, Wfe'woutd 'iopri jiaVe a nice Jcfetirig houke—it would ndt bb tbhg till opr house and, furniture wopld,, be just as bad as im old,” said John Smith’s wife to. him, as she saw hint),'.in ilie parlor Jatting a app on tfe sofe,, -, . ,Mr. Smith, tpsp np,parly..and; answered— w J?B., |jmd ( nfld;,a[eepy, Maryl and the weather so hot, and this room so quiet and cool, and. the spfo.;)ooked; ao iftvitiog, that 1 cault),not resist,the,temptation to.snoozee lit tle. I thought when we were building a new house and , furnrehibg it fh'usj' that' We were doingtit because the old bouse arid furniture ■were 1 not so comfortable and desirable, and that 1 and my own dear Mary, would indulge ourselves in a'- little quiet leisure 1 in these neW robrttd, arid if We 'Chdsej rtf jbungiri'ghn 'he Sofas arid; rocking' in those’ cUShiriritd arm bhhirs, away frtm the nbisa df (he family, add (he'smell of the cooking; stbvb. ' ' did hot dream bfdidpleasing yoU Mary, arid I though! it would give you pleasure to See-me enjoying a nap.on the sofa, this warm ■afidrriorfri. I noticed when Merchant Swell or Colonel Bigham, and their iatriilies ;/ are here, you appear to be delighted lo ha ve sofas and arm-chairs ibr. jlyhi 'to sif’ju" or lounge upon. I thought the house and solas, were lapse—that we were seeking our own pleas ure. when we paid a large sum pf money, for them ; but I suppose 1 was mistaken* .and that the house, and furniture, amfor strangers, antj that, we. are to sit in the .qjd .kitchen, and if I waqt to take a nap, or rest a little when fatigued,, lam to lie down one slab,in the -wpod bouse; and .if you want to, rest, you can .go the children's tiundle bed, in a.little close room, where the flies can have a chance at you. . The irony of Mr. Smithes reply only pro yoked liU wile, and seeing himself threaten with unpleasant knowing that he would'get tired of gaining victories over her in argument! before she would thibk of gelling tired'of defeat, he took himself out, and left Mrs. Smith to fix up and dost 0111, and look him out of his own' hoase, and look a seat on an old chair in the kitchen which Mrs. Smith said was good enough to use every day—in the kitchen where no one sees it. 1 ‘I ‘ Poor mistaken Mijs. Smith, thought I. And yet many ere like her. They wont a fine house, and when they gel it they want an out-house built to live in, and they confine their familes to a few small rooms, poorly furnished, the main room seen by the family, only when visitors come!—House and furni ture are too grand for use. The carpel is 100 fine for the husband to walk on—the mirrors are too fine lor him to look into—the furni ture is all 100 fine for him to see or use.— Just so it goes—we dress, we wirtnen! mean, jnd firm sorry that many men are as foolish as we are, to please others, or rather to ex cite their remark#—we build houses, and furnish them for those outside of the family, and live as poorly in the new house as in the old. It is a fatal day to enjoyment when a fam ily gels a house and furniture top fine for use; and yet many have an ambition (o have it so. Better would* it be if they were con tented with such a house and such furniture as is suited to every day use—the hou'se large enough to accomodate one’s friends, and the furniture such ds all use when at home. A Colored man was so.' copvipled of the lowliness.pf. bis position-amf that labor was his natural lot, that he was even indifferent as to the. future stale* believing that- “ dey’ll make niggers work, even ef he'-go in Heb-> ben.” A clergyman tried, to,argue him’out of ibis opinion by representing, that this could not-bet lie case, as there Was ab solutely' no work for'hihfta’do in henvbh.— His ansWer whs: , "ph,'ypu g'wajj Massa. I know beiict;. if dece’s. no. work for folks.up dsr, dey’ll make ’em efrft de cloudt along. You can’t (bp) die chiles Maw" “My ‘ dear Anteliq,’’ sdjd a ttaqdyj, “J, hayelong’. wishehfoK this .opportunity,,'but hardly dare speaq now,, for .fear, ypu.,f ij(j;e., ■ ject me j but I love you j s'tiy, you will Jje mine! Yaut^milee,, i yypp).d f then Jjq IP PJ> u a e »stri‘-#o«r. smi.ipft wfl»l4i?whrrwSUPfliil»«l te’PawpAiwilfc “ Never miad,(he wopd*.she(k’!i say*-Amelia, "go on with the pretty talk.'.’,t„„ , « tive genius bf his country»aajd;, ypntedjaca W ana.ye qdded^bif^p.thgff;,, r ,, j -,. ~, ,. ob fird,” slid a ladV ip tier, servant. “Jtgaeed, I'd' ndvoK a (Ver ' ‘doingyany\hi,P ß (jo S«%$V, ma’am—rd' up the little Bahes* innocently replied Molly. ‘ TTS ii!J Jlilo! v>ibw Uhhtm Uv\if ’m: iit i . wwifo vt '*<s j jS*M l-l i- n 1 ■ iii> ■ _ ,CT f» t&MfH«mi ,n *«W W> ;^ h W Wy ~f%°J#»..&! J.aupg man was ta>ttrjg_,a look at the town, he sud denly beheld thi'father of his ■wife, -who-had como 'to-secure- hisidn lighter /co.va >‘?4t pajpkiog hia child.— Wh at wp's It) he done,?, v Qoufd.lhe rpfta.giye up his'wile? No! So, bn (he impulse of the fnbrftfenf' he rushed' to' the landlord, saying, •• 1— awdy wlih— girl «filgot married !' Cao’t ydu hide us? •• Her father has came after her I’* ' - ' > :■“ O. no.l” was iheryply, tf you had bet ter meet and have the thing settled .tip.” .. . Soon in came tjie father,, . The gjrl lovpd her husband best and could Dpt, and would not go with pa! ' The wife.'waßinndea; prisoner.and the man was ordered to go ; bm the wife must remain, however sad arid' fearlhl. What lb db he knew hot, and in' his trouble he was referred to bbB v wbll li skillei|!'in'Kattdliog every rope in ihe inih,' hridVos advi&dd to obtain a writ bf hafeas corpus." " ' ,i Darn your habeas corpus—l 'want TJjr now, and I’ll have her; see if 1 don’t. the excitement had now become so great that-multitudes, had-assarabled about the Stod dard House—some cursing others discussing . (he whole affair—when one of firm and bold .sptrji criod put, M I’ll go with pay other .man enter (ho ficuss, and lake, the girl to her-hus band.” “So will I,” responded a dozen other . vpices. . Immediately a large company.'of both old and young American*, was formed, which was sOon in full array in front of the room that contained the lady. The husband advanced to the door and knocked. Up went the window. , “ What do you want?” was aaket!.' “ I want my wile,’* replied the husband, A) this moment the excitement was inteqse, all rife for a time and ready .to take the house down rather thaq pol to obtain the wile. Tor herJtiiisb^nd.’ r , ’ . " I.aay, shputeo the leader ,of the,van, “ wp’ll jusl give you five minutes to bring ihat wotpan \o her husband. .If you don’t we tjre eoming in to. take hot.” .. j“ yes,!.’, was.ibe hasly.raspqnse,,; and.,in less time the-womaor was deliveredto her anxious husband, amidst- the joy ful shouls of the concourse of people. The father left town, being well satisfied that the Farmington people would secure to every man (he possession of his legal wife.— D «rtland Argut. Romantic mi 9 Cali fornian chronicles a fomanlic marriage which look pla.ce on board the steamer John.L.Ste vens. . A gcnitpman, for several years a re-, spected and successful resident oPNew York, went aboard, accompanied by an officer,'and proceeded to search the cabin. A.I length he met it lady ; they embraced, laughed, shook hands, and were agitated. The officer allu ded to was a magistrate. He beheld (he greeting for a few. moments* then stepped towards them, and while they were bolding each other by the right band,.proceeded tq wed them together, with a recitation of the marriage service; and after be had said that they were mdn and wife, the bride and her protector left the vessel to abide, long and happily, we hope, in a California home. The whole of this affair is romantic. Two or three years ago, the young man passbd through one of the Western States, and in his travels saw a lady Whom he had at once admired! he obtained her name and went away. After a while he came to San Fran, cisco, where he followed''his profession for several months, when he concluded to write a nice latter “to the girl he had led behind,”' but had never seen but once. He did so; she answered; he then wrote again; so did she; he asked her to come out j she said she would, and she did; and (hey were married as above related. .The Poet Roqbbs.— •Rogers’ own version of hU nearesl approximation to the nuptial tie, was that-,-when a young man, he admired’ and, sedulously sought the society of the most beautiful girhhe then and still thought he had ever seen. At thetemj of the London season at a ball, she-skid, “I go to-morrow to Worthington;' Arb you coming there ?” He did riot-go. Some few months afterwards,- being al RanClagh, he'saw the attention o’f every one drawn towards a lar&e party that hri'd jiist’eritOrod, ft the centre of Which' was a' lady on the ai'm ofhhrhusband. Stepping forward fo keb this Wonderful bCauty, hp found .if was his lovd. She merely said,''“You : never Came to'Worthington!’ *■ »'V • I ' .. 4£eatlemaa was once dining withn friend when.a mest dreadful storm arose. - Id,hopes of,its, abatement, the eqlnnaioipept-waa pro« longed,to thaidatesiupossible at ledgth- it was over*-and tho storm -showed no. signs of ceasing( -buti onthaconirary, grew wors^-aad’.worse... The dost insisted -upon bis .guesits .’acceptance of a - lodging for the njght-j-tn .view, of’lhoimpossibitiiy of-reach ing’hiBhbmel,'■,' t ■ 'The’guest complied, (Krtinttfew minutes wris'mtosed ftro’m , »hepBflor. ,> " lit half an horn .he reappeafed,'drenched’Wlifi Tain. ’ 1,,,i • ifl ’heaVCfiVtiamfi -fiawyou be6rrl” v :aWfbt» (fie Wet.lieWtift object, which looked ’ paws and Vhpad. ;ter )u “.4 that, 'as it was hucjiabaq ptghVl shoultj not return.'’' The. Celling of the New House of Rep. ..$&! ffcrat suf "crorth-eflfei dnjMe Ihe massive pieces, of wiehf nqtlfhed Etna set In their places; por 'ftbdVwthem ifidiHe .cbrnlces . Wvc been «y4M Me’Sl piwil where ip Ihp and slab the fcfmndindfdisjri and biWfffibfitefSife”o.fjjhbier.riiaclie, add incaie any cauge. cao Sl'arif fH&ored.’ 11 Whilst W#k of ornamentation is thus progressing in Ihe beilin| there’ls nc Idleness iri rooms. Several »f the ward paved a»ith the bfeamifbl and en~ caustic tiles;‘ and' are ready for frescoing ; others are undergoing 1 that process, and so ex* quieitelf beautiful id taste and finish is this wdrfc,’ihatie»eiijpvfisl»r tJotite forth, upon wit nessing it, utterances of -'mingled astonish ment and delight. In the north wing, to be occupied by the Senate and its officers, sev eral committed rooms are finished, and some are-wal| advanced towardicompleiion. One is now .in hand for,the Naval Committee of the Senaleyiand -its,ceiling 'and walls are be ing moat tastefully and fittingly -frescoed and painted. Neptune, Amphitrite, the Tritons, and all (he goda and goddesses of the deep, find spirited. representations somewhere on the walls of this unique room; the paaelings are-taken up with wall-pictures and exploits performed under the American flag. When finished,- the room, with its match for the Military-Compnittee, will be among the chief .attractions of the magnificent apartments the country is providing for the use of its.legist lative agents in ihe-£apitoi. .ciL » few Teaming Process, Although a great number of patents Mye bepn taken put lor tanning process—more ‘than’a hundred having been granted —new modes are elill being patented and brought before the public. VPe learn by the London Mechanic’s Mag azlne that an important improvement in iho tanning of skips and hides has recently been introduced into that pountry by Ml Funcke r a practical, tpnripr pnd currier, of Herdecke, Wesphal!a,Jjt consists in counteracting a 100 rapid action of the tanaic acid upoil.fhe' sur face of the shin*. The mode of operation is as follows: The unfipired skins or bides are first pass* ed through a, weak liquor of the soda of cenj mcrce, then hung up to dry. They are thrjn steeped in common oak, hemlock, or other, tanning jiquor of the common strength) to. which .has beep added.pome vinegar. In this liquor the porea of the skins are opened, and thus the tannic acid is admitted to the interior.. The next tannic liquor in which the skins are steeped is a. little stronger with the bark, 'also somd more vinegar, aud a little dis solved sygar-is- added. The succedingjlquors to which hidps areisubjpcted, until they are finished, do. not differ from those in com mon use. .The. vinegar being a vegetable acid, unites with the alkali of the soda in the and its parbonfc acid is set free in the pores'of the skin ; this expands, them, and al lows the tannic admission to the center ofthe in t(j^£rst tanning liquor, unites with, the vinegar, and forms a tanning mixture, it is 'said, which is of a softening character, im parling.elasticily.totbe leather, The strength , of theso.da lye uped to steep the hides in thy first stage, is not above 1 deg, —very weak—• and a.very small quantity of vinegar is suffi cient for the purpose staled. Any other veg etable acid may be used in place of the vidq- . gaivbol it-iVtlwoheapesl. ■ - - The expanding of the pores of hides and skins by generating a gas in the tannin liquor by the agency ojfthe carbonate of soda and an acid such aasutphuric and muriatic, is not. new. It has beea tried in this (country, and is known by the name of iho Hibbard but it has nor displaced the old methods, and never will. The processjof M. Funckeislhe same in its nature as ihai'of M. Claussen for splitting the fibers Of flax, to produce flax cotton, and which, we think, unless perform ed with great care, will injure the hides and skins, by tending to separate their fibres, and. thus produce more weak, although it may bo more thorough and quicker tanned leather.— The use of vegetable acids io tanning is cer tainly more safe Ihanrnineral acids. ■h Is, certainly, on object of importance to., prevent the too rapid tanning of hides at the surface, nade,\ery process of quick tanning is liable to this evil, by the early closing ot the pores, thus preventinjthe interior ofhides, from being tanned.. Renovatihg Funa.—-As the season for, wearing furs is at hand* a few words, on the, subject will be useful la many persons. Muffs, capes, cuffs, and other articles of fur should be beaten smartly with a.switch, then brush,.and carefully examined, inhere, areony moth-eaten parts in them,they sho’d, be cut out, and-, their places supplied, with, oilipp.piepes of fur which, match them in colon neatly sqwetUn. The lining and stuffing will hays io bo.removed for this purpose. VVhiiet, furs should be (tubbed over smartly with a. slkjk of pipe.Chy, then switched, and after-, wards carefully brushed. This operation wtll, mske. them look clean. .To remove grease from furs they require, to be ire sued thoroughly by a person engaged, it? ihehpsiqm;. still, atty person may remove, the grea.se, ftom .a muff, or cape by,, placing . the,'article on a table, covering (he, sppt ’Wilh a layer of sflapstonp dupt about an, iopb deep, laying* a.sheet aTUaiivna pa pet upon.it,, aodoii the top of that a warm flat, iron—-jiol looihpl, The bear of .he iron sof.„ tons <be grease in the fur, andiha soapstone, duatdhpnobsrrha il.yVarm, soapstone dual .rubbed araonj ; futSj.thpß switched out and< :brushed offim proves their appearance. Soap* stone dust cah : thus be employed for all of fur, endofevery! fcolor. H . a- • . ■ ti as jj>ai| cookery .booh any picture* :s4)df ; %B>.C.,|pA9feoßKBfiiler..,, “.Jso, tump,"- JtfUjli i‘‘ Wfiv,'’ exclaimed .(he,, vfitiy'jand beautiful, ygpng, lady, t‘ what is, the use of telling ,us how jo make a good ! dinner, if they give us no plates ?"
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