The agitator. (Wellsborough, Tioga County, Pa.) 1854-1865, February 05, 1857, Image 1

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tlpded»'**jßM.ye*r..'- , ( | /.-.jo, viv//I U-l
Whlin orat thine ey«l»htwittioUgtit, <,
\BjamTOftr tnn was aUtolng 7 Jk4 J
Hu HftJs’ l *** MhtfttgldsdK&ti «lkr;
MA flower* ini* wrtotftog ftr .
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Our home was Ailed with purer light,
And though the flower* tm blooming (
A tweeter blonota came tt> ob, '
O'er that bright fun there pa»dd « dood,
By heavy stormf those flowers were ho wed,
Jkotfrwhea *bo ebiilisg h r»«a hl*W/
thoeo tfny flew—
Bo tyl the mothl&e leftve otir home*
80 onr tender flowers to bloom;
AM <Wr #w«t Wrd dTd' qtrickfy rifle
To be* bird of Pamli**—
Stlrtt JHigtenang,
aauu'A T - I;
of C3.pt Samuel Brady.
BV A westers maw.
About thirty miles J»low’life presjeni city
of Pittsburg, stood an ancient fpft, known a*
Fort Mclntosh, ,ll was built by
ary gentleman of that, name, in the summer
of 1778. U waaone of a line of forts, which
was intended to guard the people who lived
South of the Ohio river, from the incursions
of the savages to the northward. T(ps fort
pros one of the favorite resoris of the. .great
Indian spy and hunter. Captain Samuel Bra.
ay. Although his usual headquarters was
Pittsburg, then consisting, of a rude fort and
a score or two of rough frontier lenemensl.
r Brady had emigrated westward, or rather
had marched thither in 1778, as a lieutenant
m the distinguished Eighth Pennsylvania
Regiment, under the command of General
Richard Broadhead, of Easton. When, in
me spring of 1779, Mclntosh retired from
command, in the VVeas, Broadhead succeeded
him, and, remained at Pittsburg until 1781.
Shortly after his advent to the West, Brady
was brevelted Captain.
Brady had served at the siege of Boston,
fought.at.Long Island and While plains, gone,
through the whole of the terrible campaigu
of Trenlon and Piiocelon, suffered at Valley
Forge, distinguished himself at Germantqwn
and Brandy wipe, and narrowly escaped death
at Paoli. But his tastes led him to the er
ratic mode of warfare known upon the fron
tier, indeed, bis early education upon the
upper Susquehannah had inculcated and de
veloped those tastes from the. very earliest
boyhood. Hating an Indian with that in
stinctive hatred, Which is begotten ip the
bosom of the white race, by long years of.
contest and outrage, a biller intensity w;aa
imparled to the feeling in this case by the
murder of his father and younger brother
by the Indians, under trying and terrible, cir
cumstances. ,
Having promised Ibis much by way of in
iroduclioo it brings us to that eventful morn
ing in which Brady set pul from Fori Mcln
tosh, fbr Pittsburg. He had with him two of.
bit trusty and well-tried followers.. These
were not attached to,the regular army, as he
Was, but Were scouts and spies, who had been
with him upon many an expedition. They
were Thomas Bevingtonand Benjamin Biggs.
Brady resolved to fallow the northern bank
of the Ohio., Biggs objected to this, upon
the ground, ns Brady well knew, that the
woods were swarmng with saVagea. Brady,
ttowever, had resolved to travel by the old In
man path, and having once made up his
mind,;ad 'cofun deration conld 'detePMrn'from
carrying out his determination. Bevington
had such implicit faith in his ability to lead,
that he never thought of questioning bis will.
Quite a discussion arose between Biggs
and his captain at the mouth of Beaver river,
about a mile above the fort, and wheie they
must cross ihe Ohio, if they continued upon
the northern side. Biggs finally waived bis
objections, and they crossed Beaver, and pro
ceeded with the habitual caution of woods
men who fully understand their business.—
Tney had started early, and by rapid trav.
eHng they had reached, ete noon came, Ihe
last piece of bottom land on the north side of
the river, just below what is known as the
Narrows. Upon this bottom a pioneer, more
daring than most others, had"built a. cabin;
and opened a small spot of Reared land;—
ito bad planted it in corn, and it gave prom
ise of a most abundant harvest.
But os they approached the edge of the
clearing, just oulsida of tin fence, Brady dis
covered “ Indian signs,” as'he called them.
His companions discovered them almost as
quick as he, and at once, in low topes, com
municated to each other the, necessity : for a :
keen watch. They slowly irtateddhsm ajongi
the side of the fence toward the house, whoso
siluanon- tKey well .knew, until they stood
upon the.brotrd^thaibluff banit.whioh overi
looked if;- A sight of ,ths > most; terrible de
scription met lheir eyes. The cabin U.y a
moss of ftiriouJdefiog.ruip j from whence a
dull blue smoke arose in tha-i clear' August
sunshine. They observed closely, every thing
sboct it. Beady knewdiiwhs'dastwnary for
tho Indians after they had firedca settler’s
cabin j if*tho*e was.no immediate daagesjlto
retire.toiiWswiiod* dose!at haodf <ndd watch
for the approach of aayimduber of thefton*
"ywbp tpiehtdfpnce (obe when
Saf H
hat (hejj ,were eyen ltieh, lyfpg cjoM l ijy,ha
eft tharuipljyintup^
n sdpinward, tp„ mate diTpoyeftea,
Both werel^.return .jo.J^Toglon,!/'‘ihjyt
">und no Indiana across 11)0
ob;T Ib s»L-j s4l.„iaJLi.’B
cim - jiutr cu iiwiur «r,TtTireo iivuiff*,HiWJ
no
9tu yvora oooTw)»!Jieaso!Ti*i vri ,sihs wow
<jo~Ti.hi ,wori -ton ■■ mum
,MDOBB, S'PURROGK! ! & «’ mu j •*> .* -“'thb j
■nSj il jßin_mr t»m_ i f i»ro>w
UV) IJ«aT vTK S ( s r‘ M ~ *t noy) roilartfl
te-B(pW J r«ujB#fV,f>Bi«ir ! fficMMfrdl
teWousi4« WHaWfciftf%«'MfiM n *aB
«Wi ; «h(^»W 5 ‘lBr%)h'BT !! ht!f’f6k
W*»B Ornate 180 Bftt'iSfthfif waf'l3^
fmP Cv ‘ v >bus > Jc^,r bJW«J bongVft {wj'ji*
afTtf&itfr'Bi'affV
to ’ > 6idt(&UBW
rbhhtf oF'W^eote^'
he" ffi the-d?Brirf«fe B B?nCT?K , ' I HO
li^tcrrea :i ke6hty; 'ana BpohTritdVb;%d front lig
intonations, 'thir ii was a WitS‘trifefris. !u HB
pafcSed rabidly ; in f 1h,6 ditecHbn' : fehChce the
aoondca'rhe. 1 r A s'it ’ kbp th'a eh £d, 1 he'coh cbal -
edfiiVnseifhehind'lhe trunk'6f' , a' |s(rge' (red.
Presdhtiy ■ a Whftb'dian, vidti/g a n 'fW ; H6'fse,
came slowly <}own the hath.' 'Tfie'forrrityas
(hat bT Albert Gfay,nhe Brave,
devil-may-care adiiler,wh'd 'h^Wtlf' Ki'tti h
home mileW 'a way'froth ihdforfj ftfidfe *nd
one woufd dare (bfakes familyexcept hfm-
Self., . •■ ’■ •■ : - •«■ :■
91 ! I
Dear Jfellf.
Beat tfelly.
Deaf Sfellyl ;
vywihfrA.
Brady wore, as'lie affnok 'ihe
Indian garhj.ahd had
face.' Ha' knew ihh't it he" showed' hmjself
upon the joath, Gray him
to Gray
quiet ty'fdnjiproach lyfs lurking .place,, VV’ftep,
the lime citbe, be dpiang forward’ qrel'tjhe
Settler could have'lime" to prepare, drew 'hip
fopiahkwlr, lipd sepinJ(,',Wrri ‘ 'dragged' .‘Win
from his horse,; As he did S 6, he ! whispered
to him: *' ( am Ckpluin Brady,' tdr ’God's
sake lie qujet ”
Gray, with the Instinctive' feeliqg’6f bhei
who knew'there was,danger, and with that
viyidpresence of mitid which .characterizes
those acquainted with’ frontier lilb, leased at
once to struggle, .‘rtc Horse, {iad Resh ajhrled
suddeh onMaiight, a ! nd spViing to phe
side. Ere,ftp hait time to leap forward, Brady
had caught him by the bridle. ' His loud
snorting -threatened to nrflDsaagyMDne who
was neftr. .The Captain soon soothed the
frightened animal into quiet. - .■ ■
Gray now hurriedly asked Brady, whal lhe.
danger was. The .strong, .vigorous -spy,
turned away hia face nuoble to apswerlhim.'
The settler's already excited fearswetellhuS 1
turned into realities.- The manly form .shook
like anaspen leaf, with emotion—tear* fell
as-large drops of water over hia bronzed,
face. Brady permitted the indulgence .for. a?
moment,.whilst he led the horse into athickei
close at hand and lied him.- When here,
turned,.Gray had sunkrto the eanht.andft;
great tremulous convulsion writhed,overturn,
Brady quietly touched (him Undisaid, “Come.”
He at once arose, and hqdgone -.but.a.fCw
yards until every trace ofoemolioO hadi- ap*
ptrtWly’ Ue.MAtt.'no -Longer }hfi
bereaved husband and father—rhe was the
sturdy, well-trainedi hunter,. whose ear and
eye were aouioly.alive to everysight or sound,
the waiving of « leaf or the Crackling oC the
smallest twig. - ■>.
Hd desired lo proceed directly towards (he
house, but Brady objected to this, and-they
passed down toward 1 the river bank, ’ A*
they proceeded, they Saw from Ihe- t racks of
horses and moccasin prints upon the places
Where thb earth was moist, that, thaparly
was quite anumeroas one; After thoroughly
examining-every cover and possible place of
concealment, they passed on to the 1 south
ward and came back in that, direction to the
spot where Beviftgton stood serttry. l ' llVhfen
they reached him ; lhey> found that Biggs'had!
not returned. In-o-few minutes-he came.'
He reported 'that-the trail was- large and :
broad; the Indians'had taken no pains to
conceal their tracks—they simpfy had struck
back ibid the cbuittry/ao ns to avotd'oomlng
in contact with the spies whom theysUppoSed
to be lingering along the river.
The whole four trow went ‘down to the
cabin ahd carefully examined the rUlns.-
After n long and mihute search,-Brady dis
covered that none of the inmates had been
consumed. •' This announcement at'Once dis
pelled the most barrowing fears-of Gray,’
As soon as all that coutd be discovered-had
been ascertained, each one of the parly pro
posed some course’of action. Goo desired’
to go to Pittsburg add djliin assistance —an-
other thought it bost ’td rotor nto i Mclntosh
and gel some volunteers there—Brady listen
ed paiictilly to both ' these' propositions, 1 mu
arose quickly,'after talking a moment apart
With Biggs, and said,'" dome."
Gray and Bevington oboyed al onCe/tror
did 1 Biggs' object. Brady st'uck ihe ifatl’bttd
began' pursuit ip that tremendous rapid man
ner'"for which he was so famous, h was
evident that if the saviges wdre overtaken, it
chulfl only be done by'tha utmost exertion.--
They were homo houfe ahead, aad from the’
number of’their horses must ihe nearly-'all
mounted. ‘Brady fell’that if'they-weW not
overtaken ihat night, pursuit wouldbe trtfirly
futile." 'it was evident‘that this band had heed
souih oPthe Ohio add l 'tho hemfes
ofthesettlers.' "They had pounce!’iipOß n lhe;
fathily of Grayupon their return. - f '- 1
Wherflhh pur4Uif 'bdgttl6, it'roUsl h&Vbhddd
like oVlofcfe, 1 ■at”l*a»n»bdhO«V» Wtd"be<fn coftt
surtied by‘ \W •makit* f th*«eWWfaTy
eipMratidP; 'pljpni’lhe • ! hdo» l "‘b , t#;ih%Ujis
prda'olied it) slnd itf r'uftiiit'mit
arvordwad OpbktftPtfptHf'lhb l rfcifle'fcy'Wy l
ode'. ‘ Their leadfer'kOplUteadily itf adVbri&b.
Occasionally l tie ■‘WdattP’dlUerge ? 'frmh r 'the i
trafck, irfl btfly’ to-td kedt f upagdilii'# bnllb tff 1
so In QdVqpdhr Thd" GJdpraWr 'dfiiftfiaie
knttwledgd br the 1 topography ‘oflW’dohhtry,’
enabled 1
w'Ofitd'Sdkef " ThuS hO’^alfied 1 ' rtWdßr
them byp#Beebd»|^«Tredrfyi{*dWßlghf !
wm feMpl
struck boldly across Ihe country,
curacy of his judgment was vindicated by tpc
nrur
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■JJ £,»>££ "V
o? m»i!i o»J
■adgoiiagisa' iuhfifrl | -ctto>t luat-;» wti
I'.tHt/* iil fooaaci
fact, that frc^'siCf®rffosltmg line
~ ... oart mra flW’ijfl. •viJt :
of hills, uie }ftB l rjiil* lirnB
just lfaeiopposite
side of it- ~ mounted them mWthey
slowly
dining
eight 01
man, beat
cade,'an
childrei
Tbo
vington
The-Wibi
Brady.
-,.tj J.J* ft.
energy/
tbi£
muscli
cork,
ship
seenjet n . at
the sie!.., wfto. qt|q .cliMredi ; Terrible
was thevengeppe.fie sjwdrei ,' r ~
”
.beflan'to ascend the ffivjhe., 'll
Jrfdraps iolended*(o"camH
for. (fie night soma 1 ,dislpncia’ up, a Small cVeek
of o oip,' wlnfh ddbppglies tnlo Braver tfiyfer
Jjtr.fp, Wles r from (He' location of Fori
WclolosHi and tpa hjrlowihq ravine. The'
snpti owing, Ip',Hie. nenthsuiar'form of the
ijpgue o)f the (anil, lying
tpn iljalTqrl.,' Here there .was a
faftbpa spring,, so deftly,and cuijaingsiiualed
foja deep dell.' pnd' so enclosed' yiM
(hick mountaim pines, that there, was' little
danger ,of discovery,! i|vep llieyimigljt light
a fir§ yeen^qfip^uWred
yw d C: ~‘V
, The proceeding?, of itliejr leader, which
would havp totejlly, inexplicable to all
others, Were partially, it not fuityj understood'
by fiis,' followers. ‘ Al" least they ‘did noV heiU
«tq' rjuestibri, him.. 'When dark came,
Brady pushed forward with asmuch appar
ent certainly as lie had, done during (heddy.
So rapid was h,is progress, itial Ipe Indiana
had jirst kindled their lire and, cooked their
their meal, fyhen (heft moral'fpe, whose pres
ence they dreaded as much, as'ihat ofihe
small-pox, stood,, upon a huge rock' looking
down irpori them. '' , . , ■
His party had .been left a short distance in
the rear, at aconvenlent spot, whilst he went
fqWard jd raconnpi.tre, Thpre.they remain
ed 1 , j mpatieritiy. for ihrp? mpfial hours. They.
discussed Jflfpw tbnpa ihe eitrpmd''
ofihe, force,—(he propriety qfgbing io Mblh
tosh tq.get assistance,! sul‘ all .agreed ihdt if
Bfady ordered them to attack, success, was
nerHsitU- However impatient' they Were, he"
returned aljosf"
He to ihemhow the women and ■;
children Jay within. the‘ cent re of 4 crescent
fortped by the'savagesas IheyslppV. Their
guns werd slacked' upon lherigh.t t ,snd most
of (fiejr tomahawks, 'ffye armsTwere hoi mprb
than,fifteen fepl .tie had brpwded,
the’shortings
of the horses, occasioned by the approach of
wild beasts, Had aroused a number ef the
savages from Iheir light yiumberSj and h.e nod
been co.mpplled Ip lie quiet ( )or mbre than on
hour umii jheynlepl,ngaiq.,,
. thijn told lijera that he would aliafck
(hem. It ,was Impossible, tq usefire arms.— (
They must .depend spl'ely upon the knife qmi,!
th.e l 6U f hai)Q tomahawk in the ngjit,.
Tn^^iggs'lie.assigned of, securing
iheV'ar.tps. ... He was to begin the work'of
sjojr«H'ler .upon the right, Gray, upon th'p left,.
, , , ~ ,
fair.ly understood, the .duly as
aigped'hios, the, aloWj di(Ho u|(, hazardous apft
prtjapH,began.. They, continued upon (heir
leet uniil they had gotten within .one hundred (
yprds pf iho foe, and then lay down 1 upon
their bellies and.began the work nf writhing
therhsplves forward like a serpent approach
ing a victim. They,at least reached Ihb very
verge of the line, each man was at’his post,
save,Biggs,.tyho hqd the fnrthpst to go. Just
as he'passed Brady’s'position, atwigcracltpd
roughly under the weight of,jiis .body, andV
huge savage, who Jay within teach oPGrnyV
tomahawk,, slowly sat'up 'as if startled into
this posture by the 'sound.. Alter rolling ms
eyds fic again laid dtfwn,’ and all iyas'sjill. .
Full,fifteen minutes passed ere Biggs mqv- t
ed,then he slowly wept Whop,he.reach
ed his’p.lfccc, a very slow hissing spilnd ipdl
caled th'al he was ready, Brady iniurnreti
lerated .tye' t&unjJ’as a, 1 signal.! lo ( 6rpy.antf
Bpytngton'jO Mgjp.' ( j This (hpy 'did ip the
most d£liltfr!jfe,”mannsK
waft/permissible then..'.They slowly
the heprt. of Vavage'jliey! were to s(ab,,
and then plunged Ihe^ktjifel,, iThe'torha ? hawk'
was not to V jised unless jhe'htiife, proved'
inefheient. " Not ljrota the ,
jSte WJM Sdosmiyi
Iss-Mrta
hna gill .bun Jionmn.fiio/t .sap
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mwkrnm^
WIBMB MbMafl’f j
off
Ip* yj-m o> ynj
uiw 1 ' 11 i im wn mi ,iui- tjphiji pm gn.wrr.t ,i-,rnd Tmiinmn rmrr
.GWATIOK OP THOUGHT IS **>*»»»*>
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de.
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taithe.'t&val-
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\ _ amojifl .1 hu tiny hoae
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hard.
Gray's whole form
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W«el»-ihBf Br*My)i M
WtWtted hIW *■*•* ■■-■<,.> j
In the relation of iMPlSHjtfftlitiftWaJ'ilfteK
lllte* ■Fblirfgt&j *salWetf’'W 3 ’h« »»'*iiied
Wee‘«i>«to TjH&‘flrttyr*h6
hlaTM6amt«lite. o vn»if wiAm-fiSP,
fi*W
[ "Frbm that TOrWtWft'ilft ¥t|rT(S« tlfttt
1 W'WnWH
I ciiieii;
1 most curious of (he
I borhoqd.' Itnow audlii '.bf (he cii^umstances
|sp mqfJte/
Mgp<? w m»
S?ty ,i, i.“f!PSft'»
Wngnioary,
WPWlipw, and;
1 of .either 9Jf,.ihe, t He(?ele,, of
Kenton. He saw more service than PPy of
. Ihem. aDdi his ; natne.wasi'kopwn : qs,twbje-
I word of letroranfOßgibs -Indian tribes, from
j theSusquehano* (OvLake Michigan.,,:; r.. ■
I yj i , ■ - J -
18 whip-
. /f tV ! t (
«i. A STHEMiNCtfiPNT.rr-A:fut)-iriggecl!roai4
of; fashion, wilbvhoops all; bold!yi.setj movedi
up ihe side-walk gaily,’observed of.allsbß
(dot. The. walk, w.aa very-wide, butthe-hottp
edskittB;wero rough, wider, andtewerouselesa
e’en to think of walking up beside her.M tier
cheeks were “ red as roses," her fypc, ; wps
tfll.a-smile;,dullerMiif, ''
93 ihoggh eaj.lh , j»aa, all ‘{.too .vm\, ,U ,vjtas.
lierliour of
know tjiat s.£9,astpg coming',
ir*>
she-, kpeiy„it, r hpc tl .-*‘ prpp s ” mrp locked;
ajypy,.qnd,Bhe„waB gpiog do,wp,srps, w,ith d
boyupop his,sleigh., J,he windkhlew fluhe;
roughiyj lurned al\ thaulipps aback, and t>C
panly smoibered ,acreamsi vberei.waaiv’tanyi
lack ; white'the; maiden didn’t know, what she.
wasorwan’l about, b'erpersonmuch' resem
bling an umbrella- inside out. ’ The passers!
ateppedand Wondefedv asthe- swiftly'Speed
ing sleigh devoutly kept onward, rushing
past and fast away polio hoy "cried “rohd,’ Vi
dnd'-liked it, brtd-'safely “ shied"' hie eledp
with his> otv n feet -poi nt ing baek'wards’aWthe’
, mnidtethrowfi ooVaheadi 'They dafnedthe
level safely, and the' fuir'ofiWrothJ 1
• ■ >> ir
*9“ ,• WpteW-WWW
-scamp, pha son),,!) rve ; a mmd IQ'shake„ybu,
well.” , ” Your (ace was coveted , up mem,
and you know I.neyer’ljj.tell,’’ said theteonst
ing, lad qui,*,o, boldly,,and in ;mpod,
said,. ■' flood mprning. mem;
you held your feit .upgijm
Springfield Republican. ■_
The UvijwJßpv aho tur
liuic sufferer jay, in a high dreary, garret and
iho bepma.atiQyp his heud.and on.every. side
wereglack and,/pul. . fhacheeks, were -scar
let with the fluslipf fever, and. the unnatural
light of his eyes, flashed la the dimness of the
coming everting, like a diamond In its gloomy
bed of anthracite. i.--
. Something told aha child -that, death- was,
busy, .with his heart. It might have beeh no
angeh-forangels-gathcr iaibaods around the
(despised couchtaf'. poverty, "i >-*;■■!! -■ - »l
< “ Mother, ?, 7he tihispered t and » 'pale (rent
woman hneh>’beside'Kimj'“ is there onehlow
now] lK)ok ! look I"
twentieth lithe tKja sickly wpman
lilted the liny box of violas, and blood
rushed to her'fijice as shebehefd one Hi tip bud,
drooping, just ginning to unfold,., car
ried it to thp cjiild, plmosi.aa,- i,.
smile lighted up,his innocent, features.
“ Put it down, mother, where I can joot
at it until I dip.*’
Willi a wild.soh thp poor widow placed it
upon hispillowvand watched his glassy eyes
eagerly as they, watched, the flower. Hours
passed—the brow grew ,whiter, the fingers
that she clasped, were,now clammy, the round
lips, that had soioften called her tool her, were
purple, fading into a bluish white, and tremu
lous ns though the.failing voice,struggled for.
utterance. She llaced -her-.eatolosei.iohis
face and-heardhim distinctly utter; ,
“ Good-hye, mother^—taiie 'good care of
my-viotetsi'-’^; t' r
After the 1 rough; pine’ coffin- was carried
away and covered with mould', while her
worn fingers ‘were-i nervously stitching ’on
the ill-paid-for ghVments, that mother Chuld
sec a kisi6D'of'h'er''eaHy buried’feHild'hi (he
pure white rotieifbf hSav’en,'bendirtg'ovef the
"■ "•
We Live , ih, Deeds, hot YBA.ns.-->A
pleMsi ht, rYu 1, fer ou W.® • ntjintl-
)s. inetfej;., ( $d A .,, tjejf jjfff.rX., ifis ;
jraafg'f sixty prjevfifli.jt' ujKpW'Sl/ipmeqff ,
or jwepty;, ,ythp a^,,9^„a i |-toiy jgr,
6event| r are,npt,rnttde pldby ( lime.. r , FpajLaffi,
made. ,p(d, of papsion,,, and,
feeVmgspf.en, eosgcisLmd mamm
whichihay.a-cftgkered-lbwi winjtarwmkled
their spirits and withered their hearts, -,
gather,(fcrytapfciat. oivetsion, tonon proposed
play; “ buiv&tfßid'hiShlhei'ortH^tMifipanJ,
“ I have fourteen good repepfWi'egatnsr R&w
the first place, apMWeik he, i , '.>ltfi»V,o,/>P
money .’VubifiOtt IV ,iaaid>ihd dtherr rf, 'H'~ydu
had four,hundred
j a j fla { a _ aa3ajU joffla a t iifi. ,, .iM ••■» V
i Sac4»iV«yiii«lCtkedti^THe-wa*eipB'
jioal proposition,
bothered obtuse mathemsoW?S|
been definitely
manner lo
ble undersWtidißg/' i^l^tt^TOwyW^wawse
it ore or mminera.
T.EF
♦IL7 ‘'to loantileiam
•*{&* (mu v*<n?n Th*
*» Ifo*wri&Goßfc:“-A;'write»l bver. l rt» v s(gn
lure of “Frank,” in a communicalhlnpabi
Used in your paper, of the, first Tost,, says
ra%7kife i&o&fmmm iaML
patton. V - 1 ’
be simply ibis; *.*"?"
’■l'..Tb«(lAgrituhittei9;ik‘.RtoAijioble,ahi
plotynlenl ;S‘.ijj.3;That Farntets-Ooght be very
much i i; awd‘ hold high-ofliiies;. be*
cause oft heir bUsTneispalifiCdiionayandtheir
as he afty#;-** inbre geiVertl imfelligehce than
‘btW class of tn'eti'ih thC’ hliibfi 8.
the subjects of innumerable eloquerit adi
kmmi i* T M all lhis,
farm# to.lhpgtfll?
0f f v P n tey-W(i, MiftSmperyisor
«% ,<?f. iheifr. oyp., imwlilp.i Aodjfat (he
llbetlerqlaap” pf;M,\yeJ|.>««!.,genllepien,” and
lithe,,nnoro efeva.M poruon of ibe human
race,” look down on farmers and their .call
ing as.low and degrading. Lastly, follows
a Iqne grumble pi'ef 'exid(rrf*‘ bvils ) ' , 'wiih no
repicdy pr'esctibed for tbeir'' cuie.
issueV and 1 .hope the writer will not be often-,
■ f, |>piie f aiso,;
that my brother farmers wii[ taljq it'kindly,
if I speak the truth boldly and unsparingly,—
Wten say 'l ahs(Naylrt :i kjndnesk'. , J : ’
' Thiff'”agribulUlre, its' prbperWd'most
cbmpretiqrtaiye signifi'cotihn/is'Js mbit Woßie
efillirtjOs phdeniable. .'ll’is first ih hdbjensias
because'fijgj'ifi 'hssiftl(y. ’ljTs'to 'nijridilttire
ih|t wfe bwfe but" present e ; jfstb'hqe jit this
world. 1- ’'Without Ibbd lie' catihbt 'll've, Gep-'i
li|»ty, fashitip^orj canppV suhiygfi
(tie, ~ Blot outagric&lture as ah 'employment
.apt} yop,blot, out t(je. human race., Agam :
ii U,b'malj.; if npt .sy’pprjbr jo.py pfthe learn
led frortuhe amount of science it
coniains. It preseriis a wide field, and a'great
er - variety of subjects for scionlifio mvestigb
lion, than, any other profession. But . that
farming as practiced by the mass of farmers
in this county is ah elevated calling, is not
'true. ■■ 1 • - > <■ !■
With many, farthing is'a yearly round of
ignorum (biland’druagfery ahd even with'
dishy whoaspirelO be tjjiide Itnelllgptii, it,ls
ah atinual round oTon’ehtfiotisi, fof wlimfvifey
'citigiVe do 1 intelligent rfeifsdn, dd'f any reason;'
ofitjt.'ihM' they have' ndtvays done so;" and
iKeijr failtM I h/ve i; ddfte , W6feteT%
kjibw ;jibf 'whblhet 1 '(hiifribdrtfejis Benefiting or'
iifapoverShihg their'fafnisi ' "Their fßntf may
be wearing out, but they knbW hot Why, nor
limy to prevent'it. They profess no science,
of course cannot apply il in practice.
■ there t?'"-' of education with,
farmers—in TaCt-no,, education Fs required. —’
Any boy, who bps never attended school a"
day, and can neither read nof write, can learn,
to hold a plow, drive a team, Jay up raifs into'
1 a fence, sWThg'blKtrxe Wtd tf'iOjwe;%’nd han
dle a hoe ; and if he does all this well, ,he .ia
[ pronouncet} n good farmer. This i? not all.
1 For only is education not required, but, with
| many, it considered of no use, and is actu
ally discouraged. jf a farmer’s, boy is natur
ally inclined to .reading, he is called .lazy,.
ordered to put up his, boojt, and told ilia fie,
never can gel rinh tha[l,iwajr.( , Aqoiiiersop,
wbo-spehds double thej time (hat this onedops
with bis boohs,- and ttwice- the money,, in
I going to “apple cuts/’ “shitiTdigs,” oaody
parlies, sleigb-ridee, and -chasing after the
gjrls, is considered all-right ifho (fetsbooks
a loffe, and does his Work Weil—just as his
father does it: Most of ail dofarmees
age-reading' upon the subject'of their own
calling. - 'There is a prlejudiceamongstthem
against 'bdok firming ; -add ovdiything that
j is-Written upon the subject bf- agriculture is
looked upon with suspicion; They will cod
, stilt With their neighbours;' and try to profit
by their plans and experiments; bui, lel'ooejof
llfbsesamo neighbors writh an a rub lb giving the
it published irhdomb Partt" Jour nil; and
would scarcely read it.; much less givfe it any
credit if they did. .
The base is different with oilier professions.
Mps't. otherprofessions require a good literary
education and a epursd of study besides. And
wjio expects to stand high in any of
them, must profess a great share of gedefal
literature, , aqd a knowledge of collateral
Sciences, According to the nature of lliingp,
which of thnso. classes would he, the most
likely Ip becomq 11 t,he. m° s t m/elligent, ojass
of .tnen in this nation.” Who, would make
tIvC -heslslg te^ pieri?. VVJio,, would, be rposl apt
lo,go jd Gptfgres? I.’ ffWS r ?,Bf%.
they ate not sufficient]/ respected,,
agd are,,pot chosen .to ,mp(te JawAlptr,she go};-,
mdnl'of,Stales andthe Nation. .
i ~(>%* tfi d thqi, fprnjsrf’. brightest spnq so
pfienJeayp ,|he„ farm., ip,, beep,me tpfjphwls,
(a.vyyetSvdooiors, and ministers?, fa ii bs^u^p.
(hejtvP re needed itf those profession?:? ..Ladhpre
a deficiency of members in any-(of. theoklin
Form? parti-think Ihprearc fidl (enough mep
chlnisiito 'Sedl .gobds ntol people’ wlu>:;do,;n in
deed donwriuaiii«s:bank-;
fuitV'i full''ehongh [ dobidrs toicure-fOr kill)’
iidVpstifents; instead instruct iug'them;,while
tdcneahhj Übw to-'hSep healthyj 'full enough
lavtaeVs'to'ldterptevJ iMscoh’blrue, and miss-'
aftjilythe s civil s UfW^afrid 1 pocket their enor-i
miws'lSeVfo'f'slf’dßiiSg': lindfell erfotigh'mln*
isfafs'Wldlbfpiel 1 tteti 'fltWpis dutWswhibh’
“'lhemifSlld^ ! mart‘, :, tßWadh \ h |bbli cilrf rCffd '
: ihbWi'hdi(n
t« mV'"' TfidVrUtb'li* thB#p%l?!sSlßa#l
4ffe| fuiV^tO^VeTtf(t?«d\fi^ ; ’®.Ulj S&J ; lbh^ J a¥’tyffeF'd' ! ~ wJt ,r-r-';ny~K)p.fnf -pi : .
«MlWo . ?*^W®Wr«Dj*»«--wSHutt > dteweshave.
Hereto \oW obj ec(ed 10 bXnlhaprudwhj.Jwi though,
; uiioKMfc w innsbinuiitsa wit jasdut ->: casihuu ■.. -i Q thgi. 0 f ladies afn rmw irtOHrihan lone
oh'lSrown county Societies 7' Wy faltiude has ’dnHr f^rgitude.
A <V.,l$
Bale* ot Advertising.
Adrertiper *qo«r» of
Attrtew .UteMn«aftwttn« 9l
q\imf^RUetmi^m
LftiMte,'(lAllnb,)iu 99'b0>ij giSO n'tntSAO
iru)».-.w uAIWc .n-.ttSOD/-* no ifi OO
fcatai v?'e«i* to >'M
itaiMb udir&r
pnitf{W)t<<«WTO «d sew nii: v" 1 i.ic j1,«..l tii«>
SPt;biee (I 1 hill >VS liil. BStah
! «en, 10 aoUaptfealdenta
dudhnajnps*.flommi[fees 1 ~,„ i
A&dheir,ofctupation>bovW
tesWb% WhjsoU lofj4‘ .innumerable, elbqutfnt
hdvd{ «od Orators hnve'
landed fmmsra, to rithc rtikips. .Bultheraofa
ahamjß.roHheim;?; arid for (ha-ibtmer»
ShamotP item; ftHWhetng.ido.Jjypocridfcaltf
Wtd shamoilo.thelifermers.for being:ao igoo-t
«i}> , discern tbeirjbypocriay. -TbeSa
sameippblia speakers who represent the far*
gp ( r«apeelabfp BDd to intelligent, Will
PPgleci awj Blighf vibem ineveryday life*}
Vu»j lychin ihey-mougil the stage,'arid prdtnuU
gateiheir-j of pompous Battery, the
ppqo4heir .mouths sod swallow. The
dpse isspgar-epated. •., Theycannot taste the
bitlerneas of bypoctiSy «nd> deceptionwithin,*
and.,they PPPolHde than be. whole is sugar.w
Just ihink.Afr-Editor of the errianations which
proceeded from the i stead at our Isle County
Fair., “, 3uch intelligence was.never found
i.n Mny sssqipbyii ,a| w»y lime orplacein the
v-ide, wide-world as was there omthat occa
sloe,” Aladifqt the putty heeds [Who have
composed <the- tcteniific. conventions which,
havemel from yew to, year.. If the* maeftr
had been ip.nhal boy: would have been whip-
Rgd-ftt mahij)g<Sttcb A noise. 1 presume the
speaker meant folk* instead of inlelligenw f
forlbere .weM a great many. Still this show
or ofnonscoaewas received with more favor
by farmetSr than the scientific, address given
ua the year before!. Why was this ? . The
mass bad not intelligence enough to compre
hend the latter. Even the. petty jokes given
by ihejlast speaker on the aiaod,[were received
with much more rapplause and.greeter favor
thap,,would, have been any able scientific ad
d rees. - ' i
ivhy do public speakers and writers con
tinue to fiat er and deceive the farmers lb this
manner ? Is it because they think the laltpr
have not mindi to comprehebdanything else ?
If the object a to entourage them to improve
t(ioir minds,.add thus elevatatherri, they de
feat their - object iby telling thbm that they
know. everything mow. Why do nbt these
men tell the farmers .plainly that (hey lack
mibltigerice, arid pointful the way for Ihlm
tdobtninit.
ihjw ml*
Provident for the .Futcee.—A very
singular odcurrebce'iook place the other day
iri the Idwerpati of this cpy, \Ve are parti
culir r to name tie’locality,, the story Is so rut
piobable ihat r.p ode would Otherwise crpdit
it. An old 'gentleman, between 70 and 80
years of age, accompanied by a Sexton, for
whom he expected sodritp have service, called
otr the only cdhijiet maker in that quarter to
inquire the'price, of coffins. A mahogany
one was Jri.'yieW, and the old man eyeing it
Carefully, 'dsited oif ivhat wood Jf was made;
Upon being irilbrmed, he, asked jif there were
tiof cheaper ones! , He was shown ahqther,
which he'said Was 100 long; arid a third, that
was too narrow ; and then said he wished
one sufficient for a mtin OF five feel eight
inches. The desired‘size was placed before
him, when he wanted to look inside. The
manufacturer ‘kindly removed the lid and
round ip ptiSce it one side, when, - on
looking* batik, what was fits surprise to see
the old gdntleffiap" getting into it and stretch
ing himself oil,' remarking that it filled pre-
Satisfied upon that point, he inquired
the price. It was very cheap—only seven
dollars! “ Bull” responded (he sexton, 'LI
can'purchase so and so for six and,a Hal**
“ If you take It from ibp shop and Jam pp|
troubled to pul tHe corpse in, you may lake
this for six and aJialf,” replied the-maker. - '
“ Well, well,” said-the old man, who Waa in
perfect ‘health,, “jj. want to understand the’
mailer. I don’t-want to.lake it now, but wo’d
have you keep it for me until; Ishali heed it-;”
Whereupon.he, with hiasexlon frieSd,<fcpar
icd, Jeavingthe cabinet-maker more astonish
ed, than he - had ever : been. in nearly a filly
years' jerra at coffin making. Thaold -ntan
has not . sent lor-it.yel-j but- if he isequally
careful about .all hia matters, he will live al
most long enough to -bury bimaetf and settle
bis own estate., s [tyetoburyport Herald .'
Farmers are dowtjupon,” saya-
Frank r not considered qtii(e t so'(expectable as
some oiher piaffes 6t“riien.‘ "Why is this,. If
they 1 feorrfp ri6e : t hb'’ Intelligence of the natron,
thep are afyfC'.n*
'sctjt}etft?y t ; i rmisf,’ ‘of ‘hecessily,
look up to fhenf,' Can 'an inferior clads h
down on a superior? Still farmers are look
ed down upon ?•' '
Bdt 1 roust close. FARMEfIt;
, , BOCjtpDp. l tr'Ph«f(fplloying, is the laipat
emaniuipn ,jroin Toifrell, ibe ioveieralepun
aterp/ ihaLa4j,eile--(li>d.} Journal:
, Aiattling-cdr respondent of (he. New York-
Horw(d, htriling from Lancaster*. pretends <b ■
diyethe gauge «f> aldrink.ha had iwilncssfed
me Prdsidentrelect lake, doefrosty morning'
'dl.tho sideboard at ,rWhenliaijd t .r«emly.—
Hefiirravefenlly ,csiiihsies.il at/>M a couple of
inches }”r ind,espressos xhe opiotori that the
depth of: Hid ffnSaje!i>|!>f>oimioh» visibly in*,
’creases with his years.’.'There is’nothing’
t wgpfaifptjpjhjajtif.,.hasn’t ft-paaged,,-iplo.jy
prqyer|i,. ( iie uuck jke slijfcr the,
J.OV-! As’
f
rate 1 exei'dife r unaßVcleti rhotJesty, Voa will
qv4j?<T<fiS of ihblatfyeVi ttirdlaiw of ilia"
stftii&i mi’ ifie 'fiqisfin* bf tho'db&loir;’tiftl
'prtMbff T a 34 'W’ydof'pifefeitft exis'.entfß at
least ten yS^SsS&J'
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