TbfSTfawß Oototy Agitator;
1 , m'K. H. 0088.
Published morning and mailed to
sncseriberi at ONI D? WAH AND FfFTYCJSNT?
'per year, always If ADVANCE. . - ■ i,
- ■ rhepaperißsetypoSlagarree to county snbseribew,
thingb they may fffniri .their .mail at pipit-offices lo
• bated ,i|tm6{Uktely,adJgmiag, for .conven
ience, Jiv-.. '' :
The AarrAtdh y$ the Official paper. of Tioga Co!;,
and circulates in afery neighborhood therein. Bub
soriptkms being ohlthe odiSnco-pay system, it oircu-
Utas*mong-acla*»,most : tq Uio interest ofadvertiseis
to reach. Terms to adversers na liberal oa those of
fered by any papet'of eqhaloironlation in Northern
Pannqrlyaniar .-v-*- - >f! - -jj ;■ - i{ -
Js®*A cross op; the margin of. a paper, denotes
that the subscription isibhut to expire. -
-^g 4 Papers wiHbe Stowed whon.thesnhsorlptihn
time aspires, unlos|thc*gent orders. lheir oohllna
anee. - L , . ■ --';. ' - - ■'* ' ■
JAS. LOWBEr * S. F. witson,
A TTORNEYS> OOSNSELLORSat LAW,
ftJL win Attend the Contta of Tioga, Potter and
McKean. counties. Jwellsboro, Jan* 1,1863*}
ioOs s. MNiT,
i ttorney.4 counsellor at law,
jtJL Coudersport, ;*a., w liiistte nd-tbe several Courts
in Potter. and MoJfean ,chanties. Alt business en
trusted to his care irill reoSiVoprompt attention. He
has the agonoy of h jrge traSffs of gooff settling land
and will attend to tl.epayrilnt of taieaon any lands
in said counties. 1 i ' ' : ■ Jpn. 2S, 1863.*
J. ,CA IPBIJtI., JR., •
- SatnjUy Tiog* Ooanty. Pa,
Attorney li counsellor at law.
i lp girebto theproouring of. Pe
nsions, Back Pay'of loldters <fco-
Jan. 7, 1863.-6m.< >. ',-J ~, ■
DICKprSOS HOUSE, ; :
coßijiNciij n. y..
Mai. A. FIELD,,,. L.. Proprietor,
GUESTS taken to an|| from-, tji* Depot free
of charge. , I " [Jan. 1, 1863.]
PfiJSSrtVAMA. HOUSE,
CORNER OF MAIN STREET AND THE AVENGE,
Pa.
J. W. BIQONYa .*(i . .Proprietor.
THIS popular Hotel, | having besn re-fitted
and re-furnishe'd throughout, is now open to the
pablio as a first-class ftopse4 | [Jan. lj 1663. J
IZAAK WAE>|plV HOUSE,
Gainee, Tioga County, Pa.
H. C. YERMILYjPA,..,: .....Proprietor?
THIS is a now' hotel within-easy ao
cess of the beet fishing ind bunting grounds in
Northern Pennsylvapia. Njoj pdips Fill -bo spared for
the accommodation of pleaspfe seekers and the trav
elling public. j*} [£an. 1, 1863.]
EAGLE HOUSE.
THOMAS GRAVES,.. Proprietor,
{Formerly of thtiPpvington Hotel.)
THIS Hotel, kept for,a Iqog time by David Hart,
is being repaired andi furnished anew. The
subscriber has leased it for fi| term of years, where he
may be, found, ready to ‘ h}f,upon his old customers
and the .traveling publics >bnerallj. His .table will
be provided with the besl tbe markotaffords. At bis
bar may be foundtHS oho, t eeit brands of .liqdors and
* ;ars. * '.[WelUborOjilan.'Sl, 1863-tf,
= .
WJBLLSBORO HOTEL.
B. B. UOLIDAY/,...,..U;......'..*,..Pr0priet0r,
TUB Proprietor taken possession of
the above Hotel, will no pains to’ insure
the comfort of guests and toe traveling public. At
tentive waiters always* ready] Terms reasonable.
Wellslteroj Jan. 21, 1863 f »jf.
A'. ; F J3.IT, .
Watches", Cloch3, Jowelrv, &c., &c.,
At |OLD PRICES.
POST 6f:?SC£! building,
, ~ KO. 5, .Ht/Mivk , BL OCK.
Wolliboro, May, 2iSf, iS63.^i
; 3IABBIE SIIOP. .
I AM irosr recelvfng n ;>STOCH oT ITALIAN
and RUTLAND MARBLE, (bought’ with cash)
and am-prepared to mosuXahtu re all kinds of .
T‘o MB- S;jr O N E S
and at the lovreet prices.'
HARVEY ARAMS is roy authorized agent and
will sell Stone at the same price* as at the shop.
' WE SAVE ONE PRICE.
Tioga, May 20, 1863~1y.‘ h tA. D. COLE.
FLOUR AND WEED STORE.
WRIGHT &i BAILEY .
Have' had their mity ' thoroughly jepaired
tod > ore i receiving fresh -ground .flour, feed,
meal, 4c., every day, at store in town.
Cash paid for all kinds Gf'Jgraio.
, bright * bailey.
Wel)i»b.6ro f 'April 29,1868|i! ___
tgSSSb PEMISTKY.
'mmp PRICE S & FIRMAN,
MECHANICAL jfr SURGICAL DENTISTS,
WOULD rkspcctjally ißfpnn thecituensof Wella
boco and- country, that they are
now stopping at J. \I» Bigdftioy’B Hotel, known as the
Penpaylvanm Hoaa?, forn fcjr week*, and would be
pleased to wait on naed the services ef
their profession. . 4 11 iopetajions pertaining to the
profession performet- .id theixnost careful and scien
tific manner. We ■c^l 5 * particular attention to
our hard. Rubber or <Jofalfta work; which is unprece
dented. * { : " i-> PRICE <t FIRMAN.
Wellaboro, MardhjlS, Iss. ' 1
nCtLSBSU®’; ACADEMY.
tVellsboro’, Tioga,Countv, Ee nna.
MARINOS N. ALLBI*; AtM.! Principal
&ssisted.by a of competent teachers.
Termj will .xjtHnmence on the 30th of
March, 2863. * { J fi| *
Tuition for tcrhr,-fromis2.d.O I© $6.00.
A TEACHEs{tSLASAiWaII alao bo formed.
By order of l /i
. f J. s<itftNALpSOK, Prtfu ,
Wellsbofo, Marchl, Tjffij. •* I_l
Q. W. WELLINGTON & GO’S. BANE,
CORRINe,' N.-'Y.,
(Located jn ?tbr '.mickixsos House.)
American Gold afd Silver Coin bougbi and sold,
' New York '‘•do.
Unourrent Money£ it. , do.
United States Demand -Krjtes f< old issue-’ bought.
Collections made^ all of the Union at Cur
rent rates of'Bxcbas£e< jj*.
Particular pains tl *ll b'e.tecken to accommodate our
patrons from the Tifjga Villpy. Our Office will be
open at 7 A. M., an. closest.? P. M., giving parties
passing over the T*oga Sail Road ample time to
'transact their basin ffes before the of the
train in 1 the anii.*after its arrival in the
evening. Q. “ 7. WELLINGTON, President.
N. Y., Ij-fr. 12 t fts62. *- «
' ■
A pv xm TIN.SHOP HAS
just been opened in Penna., where may
he found a good asfortmeat of Cooking, Parlor and
Box Stovei, of bhoafioat approved patterns, and from
the best qmnatactnrer* HffMESTEAD is od
hutted to be the best i Ejected Oven Stove in the
merket. The jf;,
“ GOLDEN.AGE' : :& GOOD HOPE,"
tre square, fist top «ir;tigM stoves, with , ' oven .
with many advantage! o.var any other stove before
aade. Parlor Stoves. /Oft Signe- and are
botb, very nept mndsupenojptoves,
Tin ’ Copper; and Sjijet Iron were, kept con
itanUy on hand aad, jnsdmti order of the best mate
tK. Wf which will be sold at
th. lowan ..
SJJT? o ?,^' kind! W«nded to on call.
Tioga, Jan. U.UB3. 4DERSSRT 4 SMEAD.
Watcb, Clocks K Jfwelry Repairing.
HA. R, jpTASOY
ASremoved from ibs.Post Office, to Bul-
’,f t ®f«> J ,(ftree doors below,) when,
thorteSt e •p. kln *[ ( > f woik in ht. line at tbs'
Thttvru r ’ “ the ?“ ,t manner possible,
at thslW AfR f Ti” *“#• two mootbs, (while
all and give satisfaction to
WeillWn E T,°Wn m So , 3^ t ,e »fi |; to patronise mo.
ellibMO, April 59, 186& • A. R. HABCY.
Plor.ii, j * mi «t»ho the place—Bnllard k'OA
-«>», three doors Kartb.oT|tho Poet Office. *>
> ✓
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VOl.lt
©rigftial soetrg.
. [Tor the:Agitator.] ,
BFBma ahd 'youth.
How boaatifbl is Spring ! when »n the sir
Is redolent'with fresh and new-born charms
When forest trees, which late were bleak and ban,
Extending with their rude nnd lenfless arms,
• Are robed anew in alltheir vernal bloom i
. In gorgeous livery attired once men,,.;, : ,,,
- Which Winter, 'ln his cold and cheerless tomb, ,
Had vainly Bought to look forever more P ,
Test beautiful is Spring! when ehrub and tree
Unfold, to light their tender leaf.and bloom ;
' And odors sweet, aS' Is thaiki|en bee, : .
- That homeward wends to his'rich ganrnr rhom;' : '
, - Areborno onererybrcatb, tnd.svery breast; ; i
. And fill tbs-air with ... .
How dall the sonl sucli blessing cannot please, *
Nor All with strange delight norboavenly calm J- :
; And beautiful is Youth 1 so fair apd bright,, ;
, So full of hope,.of promise, and of joy;
: Whose golden hours, unheeded Jn their flight,.'
Are naught to him save as a sporting ivy !
Bnt fairest.flowers will wither and decay, : ■
Oft nipped by aome cold wind, untimely frost; ,
Thus do-wo mourn a cherub boy to-day,
Laid in hit grave, to ns forever lost!
Bat though to earth the spring will oft return
To deck withemerald hue his hallowed mould,
Entwine the ivy round his sacred urn,
Its richest gems above his temb unfold;
Yet we no more his lovely form shall see,
No more shall hear bis voice at morn or even;
For, unlike Spring, with fragrant shrub and tree,
He blooms no more on earth, hat aye In heaven !
Tioga, May 26, 1863.
[For the Agitator.]
THE SWEiIT SOUTH-WIND,
The sweet south-wind from the Valiev Blows, 1
Floating the mist of the curtain's lace;
Breathing of moss whgre the flow*rs repose,
Then out, again, at the casement;goes,
Leaving a kiss on a tearful face.
The sweet south.wind had. loitered at pi■>
Where the violets hid in the wooded glen/;
irbad tossed the .wreaths of tbe .hrookldt's spray
And moved Arbutus in a-ebatming way,
Then flew to the haunts of men. 1
The sweet South-wind had lingered long.
Since it left the balmy clime
Where the Right is striving to crush the Wrong
And nobles around their standard throng
As in wars of elden lime.
But the sweet south-wind had a tale to tell;
Tbeugh it petted and caressed,
It told it not on the lily’s bell
Thatailent butfg in the lonely dell ; *
To the maid pale with unrest.
The sweet soutb-wind tofii the saddest talej |
As ibfloated the curtain white ; s J
Of a dark, dark spot in a distant vale, ”
Of a white cold brow and lips all pale,
In the terror and gleom of night.
Then the sweet south-wind sighed soft and low
And left the kiss on her brow,
And straightway there stole a roseate glow
O’er pare pale brow and neck of enow
Aad eb* -*eid- Jam braver- nuw V*
0, sweet south-wind catch each last word, •
And treasure each dying kiss ;
And give them opt to the flow’r or the bird;
But where the heart is with anguish stirred
0, leaven its pain with bllsl. IvT.
Stlctt JHtflteUang.
In the little picturesque village of Dudding
stone, near Edinburg, lived a poor and honest
mender of boots and shoes by the Dhme of
Robert Kentoul. He had been a cobbler all his
days, but to no purpose. He had made noth
ing of the business, although he bad given it a
fair trial of fifty or sixty years. To make the
ends meet, was as mneb as be could do ; be,
therefore, bore no very great liking to a profes
sion which had done so little for him, and for
which be had dene so much. His mind, in
short, did not go with huuwork ; and it 'Was
the interest, as well as and pleasure,
of bis good wife, Janet, to hold him to it (par
ticularly when he bad-given his word of honor
'to a customer) by nil the arts common to her
aex—sometimes by scolding, sometimes by
taunting, bat ofteuer—for JaneJ was a kind
benrted creature—by treating him to a thimble
full of dqua-vitse, which he loved Nearly, with
its proper accompaniments of bread and cheese,
Although, however, Robin did not keep by
the shoes withinny good heart, ho could not
be called either a lazy or inefficient man. In
everything bul gobbling, be took a deep and
active interest. In particular, be was a great
connoisseur of the weather. Nobody-could
prophesy snow like Robin, or fore-tell a black
frost. The latter wasßobin’a delight; for with
' it came the people of. Edinburg, to hold their
saturnalia on Doddingstone-loch, and cobbling,
on these occasions was entirely out'of the
question. His rickety table, bottle and glass,
were then in requisition, for the benefit of cm
lere and skaters in genera), and of bimseif in
particular. But little benefit accrued from
these to Robin, although be could always count
on one good customer —in himself., On the
breaking up of the‘lce be regularly found him
self poorer than before, and what wag worse,
with a smaller disposition than ever to work.
It most have been on some occasion .ef this
kind, that strong necessity suggested to Robin
a step for the bettering of Ins fortunes, which
which was patronized by the legislature of- the
day, and which he had! beard wn* resorted to
by many .with success. Robin resolved to try
the lottery. With thirty shillings, which be
kept in on "old stocking for the landlord, be
went to Edinburg, and. purchased a sixteenth.
This proceeding he determined to-keep, a pro
found secret from -every one; but whisksy can
not tolerate secrets; the first balf-mntobin- with
barber Hughisncceeding in ejecting it ;-and as
the barber-bad every opportunity, as wellasf
disposition' ; to spread it, the circumstance was
soon known to all in the village. -
-Among others. it reached the ears of Mr.
Blank, oTyounggcntlcman who happened tore
side at Duddingstone, and who took an interest
in the fortunes of Robin. Mr. Blank, (un
knowh to the villagers) was connected wtth the
press, of Edinburg, particularly with a" certain
newspaper, one oopy of which bad an exten
sive circulation in Dnddingstone, ' First of all,
the newspaper reached Mr. Blank on' the Sat
urday of its publication; and on Monday, it
feH into the hands of Robin, who like the.rest
of his trade, had most leiann on that day to
peruse it; on the Tuesday the baker hadi it;
onitbeWednesday.the tailor; on tbo Thou*
day, the blacksmith; on the Friday, the gar
Se&ofciJ to tfcc
WHILE THERE SHALLBE A WRONG AND UIITXL “.MAN'S'INHUM i
— —l,—i f—i i i — ,tt)i — —— —i / TritTrTrTi . . . .
VVEILSBOR(j a TIOGA COUNTY. ?A;, WEDraDAT MORNING, JUNE; 3, 1863.
THE COBBLER.
•- 1.-t
deoer; and ontbe : Saturday the harbßr,in
whose shop itliy fill tbs' succeeding Saturday
brought, another. Mr. Blank -soon' got from
Bobih’a own:month all tbepartioularsofthe
-lottery .ticket purchase, even tojbhe very, pom
ber, ftrbich r wda eevetiteen -,hundred- andl fifty
seven, a number:chosen by. Robin, who had an.
eyeiiol fatalism;as. being the date uf-s the year in:
which he waa born.: -t
. .. A lova of mischief; or apart suggesieif toitha
.yoking' gentleman)tha;■wicked tfaoughtbf'ma
king the newsptperm mesns of ioaiingißpbm
regirding the lottery'ticket.' We nhali-aotlm
dertake to (defend Mr. Blankis dondoot, erv*n
cm the net re mf Jtsa boing,aa he-wsul, Avery
yonngman. The experiment'be made -wta
order,’ alttiongh cm believe it nfai dtma l without
malignity, and whir every reaolutmn that Boffin
shoaidyrotbethe Ibeerbyiit., About) then time
wheitj news from the lottery-drawing -was ex
“pectod.thft'following) paragraph appeared' in
:tha newspaper with which: Mr. Blank'waa con
nected. " . , ' i-i - - •' ’ v
“By privateacconnts from ‘London') weun
derslood (hat nine hundred and eighty-four,
and seventeen hundred and fifty-seven,iarethe
numbersdrawnin the;present lottery fow'the
two twenty thousand pound-prizes. I TTe know
not if any of these lucky numbers have been
disposed of in this quarter." ■ ■
‘ Poor Robin came' for his newspaper ‘at the
usual time, and in biz usual manner. - He got
bis customary glass,- but missed bis customary
“bother” with Mr. Blank,'who chose for the
present to be out of the way; Homehetrudged
carrying the -newspaper, the harbinger of 'bis
fortune, in the crown of his bat—placed him
self ten hie his- spectacles—and
began 1 to read as usual,'from the' beginnisgdf
the first page. J[t wjUfsome time before he
reached Will/bis fate. When
be-saw it, be gave a gasp—took, off bis specta
cles and began to rub them, as if doabtful fhat
they - had. deceived: him—-placed them again
deliberately on his. nose—read the passage over
again, slowly and surely—then quietly. laying
bis band oh a shoe which he bad been mending,
and .which contained a. last, mads it in a mo
ment spin through.-tbs window, parrying the
casement with if,, His-wUe Janet,was not at
home, so, rushing out, of doors, hemadnway
to his old haunt, at the sign of the. Sheep’s
Head, The landlady held up her hands at ins
wild Ipok. ’ .
“Send for barber Hughie,” he cried,and
Neil the tailor; and I say, Laokie, bring iu—
let me see—,a gallon o’ your best; and earns
chejse—a hail cheese—nans o’ your balfs and
quarters.” , .
“ Guide us Robin ! 'What,heels,this in yaar
bonnet-? The man’sgyte I’’, -. ; ...
" Look, there,-.woman, at the..paper; I’ve
gOCIGQ.a prratr, a
What’s the sixteenth o’ that thinkyef?
“ A prize and nae blank I, Eh, Wow, Robin,
gie’s a shake o’ your band.. 1 aye said ye wad
come to something. Isy, my dear, rin for the
barber—and Neil—if. he’s sober—and. .bring
the gude man, too. The malt the merrier.”.
Bobip was soon surrounded by his cronies of
of thp* village, for tbe news'of bis good fortune
spread with rapidity of scandal. Innumerable
were the shakings of handstand the pledges of
goodwill and assistance. .The Sheep’s Head
soon became too hot for tbe company, tbe vil
lage itself was in an uproar; and as halloo fol
lowed halloo, Mr. Blank inwardly. “ shrunk at
the sound himself had made.”. Meanwhile, to
have the truth of tbe statement confirmed, a
superannuated lawyer bad been dispatched on
an old horse to tbe lottery office at Edinburg ;
and bis return with the intelligence that all
was a hoax, spread dismay over the faces of
tbs caronsers, and made Rabin’s, heart sink
with grief and shame. ~ ,
A speedy change took place, in the conduct
of those fair weather friends who had .flocked
aroundthe poor cobbler. I?torn being. the ad.-
mired of all beholders, be became an object of
scorn and laughter!fill, unbble to stand their
mocks and gibes.be rushed from thetr, pres
ence and sought shelter under his. own .bed
clothes,, The only one who stood trite wits NeiJ
tbe tailor. He followed Robin ,to bis own
house—took Kim by the hand, and said, “ Rob
in, my man, I promised you a suit of clothes
of tbe best. I ken ye wad has befriended me
had ye got tly cash—rand, lottery or.no lottery
—by Jove f Ell keep'roy word.”
Mr. Blank., look care to discharge the debt
incurred tbe Sheep’* Head, and endeavored
by proffers of money ' to„ comfort
Robin, and atone in some measure for the in
jury which he bad'secretly done. Butßobin
turned biepself in bis bed, and would' not be
comforted'. Three days he lay in this plight,
when authentic information arrived of,, the
drawing of the.lottery. Robin’s,:number was,
after all a lucky one—not, indeed, twenty thou
sand, but five thousand pounds. The. Sixteenth
of even this was a little fortune to him. and he
received it with a sober satisfaction; very differ
ent from the boisterous glee which be-bad for
merly displayed. “ I’ll seek hane p’ them this
time,” he said, to bis wife, Janet— ’‘ except NeU
the tailor; he*puir body.waa the !only, tree
hearted creature among them ab I’ve learnt a
lesson by what has taken pjace, I'ktn who, to
trust.” ' / " ‘ '
"Who is Old. —A "Wise man wilt never gnst'bot.
As long as fas can more and breathe, be trill do
something for himself, his neighbor, or fot pos
terity, "Almost to the lasi' 1 tionrjbF Ws life.
Washipgtop, was at work. Bo webe Prankßn
andYbung, abd Howah) and Newtbii, 'The
vigor of their lives tfever, decayed., No rust
marred their lt ia a foolish'idti to
suppose thatVe most liedbwn and .'die bebaipie
we are bid. Who dire old f Not themanof en
ergy, nor tbe day-labbrer in science, art, Or'Be
nevolence,' hot he .only whostrifertrhii energies
to waste away : and theF springs of lifq to be
come motionless., :
■r-l.i;- 1 Ic; j- - -■ ) '■
J, Go»o,'going, jftgt ft-going V’/entß bit »n
Bni&oneer.' “ Where ire yon going f n ariced
a passer-by, “Well,” repliedtbe knight‘of
the trammer, “ Pm going tb the Zoological Oar
denito %trihe managers that One. Of their iii.
boons is lodge.”- . ’ "''P" 1 <> «' >-«*»
,f, '-,- T , ' , ir; >ii, .. ti lj L i! ;rr.j S ~»'A *J ~
aHa whotbinks bisplaoff below bnn,'TrHl c*f
tainly be below his place..,; .'-jf; 3.0 oio:
TO HAN” shall .cease, agitation, must continue.
;; erftßyß ;
; Xoncn'caljetl.on ray friend.Stevo Conant,
and. while t{ie« tjie cpnyeieation turned on
Cpjirlsbipj an if at the’ old gentle
man told me gn l ihbid£nt itfnis love affairs,
wKroh' r give ih his own words ;
'I V-W all, seeing it’sy.oo; I; don't mind telling
about ft scrape; that to®*: whpp I .was
omplmg Naijbs^jiere,'. That’ftre, |»-#pmetbing
. that r.netot* tell snyljody.' But" you shall'hear
; it |»• •• tie s • J
■ woman;
“LiShoold- thtukyouwoold ibn; atfaiuned of
ffeii*Mlf r ,tdi|pg, jqqrjjJbfe-ict*ps»-to #wqr*
l-i;.; It- V-' erfl: I" tJ->
i ‘‘.lf you can't bear to bear jt,yon .may go
’oblof doors—lo bert gbcsl l was nigh
atont twenty-one Icameuph&feall atone,‘and
built me a cabin. I hadn't a liabernearerthan
five miles.so ye see I didn’t quarrel much';
butasitgrew toba near winter, I got kinder
Iqnesopj, and begun to think, that, 1 ought to
have' a woman to keep, roe, company; so one
morning I started down iS LOnWay, to take a
lookst'tbe girb, fo SOe if l could sde One to
edit me/ Whanigpt flown to tbe settlement i
asked 'a young .ohapifbe knew of. a girl that
wanted tO:get married, and be told me that be
guqssed that Nancy Knox did, and if I,wanted
a wife, Thad better try and hitch_on witb her;
and' he saidtjiat if it'wbs agtoeable, he would
go to Deacon KnOx’s dnd makO nie acquainted
with Naney, and he wawaagood os bis.word,
.ani’twiqm’t anhonraforfi, Nancy and I was
.on tbe beftqf terms. Afore night ! hired out
with the deacon for , ten dollars a month, half
bf the pay to 1 be taken'in produce,'and the rest
in oleak cash, and I was to work alb winter.—
! Wall,’for about, two months I felt about as neat
as >a moose in a new cbeeie. I courted Nancy
every Sjiqday njghq.and I was'determined be
fore another month to pop the question, and I
hadn’f a bitof donbt but what .Nancy would
he overjoyed at becoming toy 'bosom compan
ion! ' Well kbont this time there esme a fellow
ifrom one of the. lower towns to keep school,
and, he hadn’kbeen there more’n a week afore
i found he badft natural: bftnktnng arter Nan
cy ; and worst of all, the old deacon, who had
seetoed mightily pleased at the) thoughts of my
courting hiagirf.-begOn to kinder cool off, as if
he wnuidlike the schoolmaster better fora ton
ip law, and it made me feel kinder-down in tbe
lip, I can jell yon. Wall, one Sunday night,
Bill Smith, for that was the ‘ pesky ■ critter’s
name, came in just at dusk, and when the
clock struck nine he didn’t seem ready to go.
Old {Mrs. Kncx and the young kins all went off
to bed, and there jvare : pone left but tbe old
deacon, Bill, Nancy and I, and tbeM we alisat
gone"off ToT&O an'd
left the poast clear for Nancy and I, and I kept
'specling minit that he'wonid. show Bill
to bed; hot he did no such thing; But jest os
tbs eluek struck ten be ris up, and sea he:
“ Steve, let’s go to bed, for we must be np
bright and ftirly to. have them ere logs to the
river." , t
“ Wasn't that a hint, eh f 1 looked at Nancy,
but'she turned away her he 3, and' at this lup
and! marched out into the' entry, and np'the
ladder to bed/ I was boiling over mad with all
creation—Bill, Nancy, and the deacon in par
ticular, Igot into bed andkivered myself up,
but I felt so bad that! couldn’t go to sleep.—
Like as not tbe schoolmaster was bagging and
kissing Nancy 'down in the kitchen, and t
couldn't sbet my eyes for tbe'lifeof’me. "Wail,
all at once it ocourrod to me ‘ that there were
some pretty big cracks" in the floor'over, the
kitchen, and.X could watohjmd see all that was
going - on below: so oat of. bed I got,' crawled
along close to tbe chimney on all fours and,
finding-a big crack, I loooked down through.
Bill and Nsncy werC aitting: about two feet
apart, though every-now and then Bill would
hitch bis chair a little nearer ,to her. Ho,w I
could have'choked that man ? I watched them
for about a quarter of an hour, and by that
time I was near abbnf’froze, ns it-was an awful
cold night, and I hadn't a rag otv but my two
shirts. But f would not-go to bed, for, I was
bound, to kno.w if Nnnpy was true to me., , By
and byßill hitclied his .chair np a little closer,
and I Could ste that he had' made up his tnlnd
and Was goißgtok!sa' 7 her. How u riled toe!
But I was bound to gat n better view, and that
moment.:thd plank. I ,was on,.tipped,' np; end
down I. went kurchunk, and landed between
Bill and Nancy. Bill thought for once that old
Nick bad borne', and attached' it put doors; and
as for Nancy'she gave one Took, and then cov
ereed up her .face with her apron.. I -started
oot of the kitchen fts quick as you' could say
scoot, and I was going up, tbs ladder! beard
old Mrs. Knox holler: .
“ Nancy) scoot the oat do wri.Op'she’ll break
every dish on"the dresser 1”
“ TheneCxt'morning when she - went to milk
ing, I.popped the > question to Niinoy, and she
aed sbe would have roe fpr sbe Bed she didn’i
care a cept for ( Bill S[nith, and we, have, ifeqn
married forty years cum next June.” _ .
Thb Eldest Daughter a* Hoira.—To bo ablb
to get the room, to make tl gar
ment, to tend a babe would add -greatly to the
list of a young lady’s accomplishments, Where
can we behold a more lovely aighttban the eld
est daugoter.pf.afamily, stanjling in the sweet
simplicity of bee pew by .the side
of hertoilibgi’ careworn' mother, tb’relissb had
aid her ?—now ehs presides 'of the' table, now
directs in tbp kitchen, now amoaes the fretting
babe, now diverts half a sepre qf little folks' in
the library.' She,dan assist bef.youpgerbrCjth
era in their sports,' or the dlder tinßs.'ie, their
studies; rtad 'thVpewspajiet to pet Weary fath
er, dr smooth the achirig brow of,her fevered
mother:
and a cheerful andfe lot ' every etabrgSbcy, ihe
Is an angel if love, Ynd blessing ‘to the home
circle. Should she be called out Of, it to f orig
inate a home of herpWlfrwonld she be any the
lesalorvely.br self-sAotifleing? v 1
; .CptCApo: Mstii irbpr pot beenput of
the pity /or year^ - P? I *-W
of Kook P/airie. ,‘Hb wks, only resasoleatotf ,by
pdtSniVd'etidiAt tdWbose; wheß hhklovtly
like home*” - vciir
10 - BOCTOBZRO A PORPOISE,
Mr. Bsrtletf -was -good enough to send ms
Word tbat.be jbad just received -a live-porpoise.
I Immediately: Went over to the' gardens, and
found the poor beast well eared for and placed
in a small tank of sea water behind tbe aqua
rium, bouse. I immediately perceived that the
. porpoise was i “ very. rbad.;’’- be was upon' his
side, and every now and then turning hisimder
side uppermost.' His breathing, or rather blow-
labored; andhis 'wo'nder
fujfy-oonstrnetod bloW' hole” hf.Bie top.o'f
•hla'bead Wast Working with difficulty, 1 I count
ed his respirations, which were eight a minute,
loud and powerful; (especially the expirations,)
reminding-one of-a man snoring heavily; it
was quite evident tfaat tbe porpoise was in a
very exhausted state. • Now I; as a doctor,
could not help reasoning, thus; this is an an
imal with a i four cavitied heart, Warm blood,
and air-breathing lungs; his system is muph'
’exhausted from a slow process of drowniug in
air; in fact, it is in exactly the same condition
ss a human being would be half drowned’in
water, Seasoning thus, I could not help ad
vising stimulants; and, having. gained the per
roission of,Mr. Bartlett, we.agreed to give the
porpoise a dose of ammonia immediately; but
how to do it wks’ the question. There, was
Ofily one way; so-1’ braved the cold water and
jumped- into; the tank with the-’porpoise. I
-then, held; - bin -up in my arms (he was very
heavy) while Mr. Bartlett poured a good dose
of sal volatile and water down bis. throat wfth
a soda-water bottle. I then dashed cold water
on 1 him about every ten minutes,’to help the
effect of tbe medi<finC. This treatment bad
some salutary effect. for his respirations, which
when 1 first saw him were eight in the minute,
increased to ten, and then to _t.wglvo. In two
hours time I yisited Him again, and, again go
ing into tbe water, lifted him up while Mr.
Bartlett poured down hid throat a good glass of
stiff brandy and water; again; the malts were
good—the respiration increased to thirteen a
minute. Perceiving that, the water in which
be,was .floating was stained with blood, I ex
amined him all over, and.ihund. a wpuudin
bis tail, which was bleeding pretty fast. This
-I soon stopped with common salt. Seeing that,
in spite of all done, tbo porpoise did not get
much better, Mr. Bar.tlett.acd myself agreed to
give into another chance; so we fished him oot
of his tank, and carried him quickly to the
scat’s pond, and pnt him carefully and gently
into tbe wateij. In about an hour he got deci
dedly better, and of bis own accord swam twice
across tbe pond, using bis taikwitb that peculiar
motion seen'only in tbe whale tribe. He was
however, very blind and stupid, for be invari-
arrlVielf thereT** however, hVwascer-i
tainly better for the change.-and dean water,;
(for bis toll .had now oeased to bleed,) and bis;
respirations^were thirteen in the minute, and 1
certainly stronger and longer.
I Was ouriaqs to take the temperature of his
warm’tothe hand'as it came
out of tbe bjowhota.in ft jet, striking the hand
like the breath of a human being blowing bard
against it. Ajs far as I could make tbe exper
iment with a thermometer, its temperature was
about fifty-two) or fifty-five degrees. There were
only two objectors to his being ‘placed in the
Seal pond, and! those were ".Kate” and “Tom,”
the two sdsls, the rightful, inhabitants thereof.
Jt, was most absurd, to see them cut away in
the greatest Olarm to tbe farther end of the
pond, tarn suddenly around, and stare np at
the poor sick porpoise with ibdirhuge eyes dis
tended to twice their size; and then down
again they went in an instant under their
house, shortly) to reappear and have another
long and frightened stare at the intruder. I
fear the poor porpoise—who was caught at-
Brighton, and allowed, unfortunately, fo spend
.several hours panting on ft fishmonger’s slab
in Bond street—will dio after all, in spita of
the .brandy and water and other treatment.
He has bad too many hoars’ start of his doctor.
However, the [ stimulative treatment, 1 really
believe, prolonged his existence, even if it will
hot save his jlife. However, we have gained
one fact at least, »’. e., that it is possible to trans
plant a live .porpoise to the gardens, and that
he will litre out of the sea several hours. This
is most encouraging to .the idea o.f Dr, Sclater,
tbs secretary, Mr. Bartlett, arid many fellows
of the Society! wlio are very desirous of having,
oneof these dayl.’alivC porpoise at the Zoolog
ical.; and should any gentlemen residing at
Dover, Folkestone, .Brighton, Southampton, or
any place within, easy reach -of London, be
kindly willing to aid in procuring a live and
uninjured specimen (I'shpiild 'say tie him by
the tail ia-tbe seft when daUght) Mr. Bartlett,
or myself, if telegraphed for, .wiH be too hap
py to run down and see if we cannot bring bim
up alive to .London, in .-the,place of our sick
marine friend 1 ; to whom,' in spite of his present
qqpdition, WO wish a speedy'tb’covery. —The
11 PROPAGATii-G BV Cbttikgs.— Propagating by
enttmgs is noi nearly so well understood by peo
ple generally as it should be. • We may say'by
gardeners, generally. Nearly all soft wood will
grow frouvppttipgs, ip the hands ofncnreful
pefsbn, It.isja common-wayto.multiplygrapes,
entrants, gooseberries, 4o; ; bnt'few persons,
unacquaintedwih horticulture, will attempt - the
Same thing with the raspberry" and’ mulbferry;
with which,, following thesame method.tbey
would be nearly if not quite as spccesafol.
So with flowering shrubs, widen in propaga
ting, are usually " laid down,” thereis not the
least difficulty, though with some the success is
not do uniform iss with others. -AH’the arbor
vitaes can b« 'propagated ■by inserting’ the
branches of. last year,s poodfourorfive inches
without removing the Ifffites..
Note is tKs time when in if work should he doni.
Prepare the bedT dig deeply.pnfveme thid soil
well.’bndL-pnllit'gdod'ißrdbr/ 1 Tabesnrs of.the
catting: growing, it shohM be inserted Hive or
six iachs* in depth, tod., place from four to six
inches apart,; the earth peing pressed firmly
aronnd them! They should be-mulched, and
watered modjerately,. daily ip, warm weather
whentbp, ground is dor-h They can be either
potted in tbs fall, or lei'remain over wintpr,
slightly 'protected wftFl littfef straw o?'long
manors. i;;-
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sketch of a j . : viftfaipik / ■?'!
e -find the following eie&b it*'western
pioneer in tha'Greetv Bay Adhocdiel'- : Theirec*
prd of 'tho pioneer is always,
Whitney was a .brother; of. Mrs.' James Loojyy
of this Acrj yl- '
' born-in tbs town of Gib
tain NowHampthire, Sep t,3d,-1795, anti cum
to Green Bay in '(be Summer of 1819, being
then 24 years of age. He esiablisbed fa inself
in mercantile business, near Camp Smith two
and a' half -mile E-above Use- present s;terif
Green Bay; -where the -village then was, and
this' was IheSlartingpointforailhii ooraoroo*
enterprise*. ” ' > : oi
- 'Wisconsin,' and all the west and’north; was
then an entire wilderness, inhabited only by
wild Indians, comprising witfaiol thelrmits of
the present State, at least ftix different nation*)
and other nations still more fierce [and-warlike*
held all the country 1 west of'thCj Mississippi;
This did not prevent him from making many
long journeys to. the interior, and poshing bis
investigations wherever be thought good loca
tions for trade could foond- (■ He explored
the Fox River to its source, and tile Wisconsin,
from the rapids to the Mississippi; : In 1821-52
he was was sutler for V. S: troopijat Port Sneb
ling, on the St. Peter’s river, Minnesota,! - Ho
established eeveral trading posts On the Missis
sippi. where he .supplied traders with' gande r
and had elso a trading poet at Sault Ste/Mtaia.
Boring the winter of 1822- he trpveledpn.
foot from Fort Sneiling to Detroit,'iwith only an.
Indian for a companion; to assist hiia wlthhis ‘
provisions and bedding, which they drew on a:
handsled. ' Boring this whole journey, (about
1000 miles,) be met but one white mnn, and
saw but two cabins. Art [incident occurred un
this trip, which showed the perseverance and
daring of the mao. In crossing one of- the nu
merous rivers, on tbs route, hefonnd the kn
bad. The Indian guide was afraid. - Mr. Whit
ney crossed over and drew the sled and loading
with him. The'lndian would not follow, Mr.-
W. re-crossed: the Indian would not be per
suaded to try it; Mr. W, had broken-through v
with one foot—ice wa&tfaio, the waterwas deep
mid the current strong. - Mr,
dhd himself wlih ft rope vfroin the lied, and-A '
cudgel,’and compelling the Indium to Kc down
npon the ice’ with' the rope drew him over in
safely. ' • ‘ "i
■ Between the years 1825jind 1830 Mr. Wan-''
net explored the upper Wisconsin, and built
mills at-Plover Portage, pud for more than fif
teen years was engaged in the business of thiai
ufneturing lumber, and running it down the
Wisconsin and Mississippi rivers, to the St.
and probacy the first on aiiy tributary of the
Mississippi. Dprjng tbh same period he-alia
built a shot tower at-Heleno, onjthe-Wisconsin
river, and inaugurated anextensive business
at that point. ,- •- » ■ r
His early life in the wilderness, npon> the
rivers, and' upon-the Bay, is fall of incidents;
interesting, as showing the intrepidity of his
eharaoter, and his indomitable' perseverance,
under the most discouraging difficulties.'- On -
one occasion, while returning home from Grand
Kaukauna with horse and traipj on the ice, mr
the night, bis horse broke through. Bring '
alone, and finding himself unable to, extricate!
the horse without aid, in order to keep the
horse’s head above water, tied it to the train,
and then went throe miles for assistance, rather
than let bis horse he drowned, as most men
would have done. He returned, with help ftnd
saved his horse.. Whenever there was' 'danger 1
in his path, be was always.at tbs beadnf his
party, and never required a man! in his employ;,
to go where he-was afraid to lead.
He was never a candidate, and never had nit
office. Honest; and nprigbt in all hisdealinga,
be always -possessed the confidence of hisem
ployecs and dependents, and all wbohad any
business transactions with ‘Him. - Hit heart
was ever kind; and the poor, the unfortunate,
and the afflicted; in bis death, have lost a.friend
who never forgot them. Many is the time that
such, in . their greatest ~ want; have' found the
needed supply in the door-way, pr at tbe kitch
en corner "at night-fall, or -.at ‘ the day-dawn;
without euer knowing the band that relieved'
them ; and oft has the Christmas tide brobght
with it happiness, when else, no merry Christ
mas jubilee would have found its way , around
the fires, where no«Yofe log was wont to burn!
but for his ever benevolent- and open hand.
Such will remember him with affection, and it
is feared, look in vain for one to take Msplsoe.
He died in the-, bouse where ho had resided
almosjphirty years, on the 4th day of Novem
ber, 1562, at the age of 68 years, and’ lty his
will, left his largo and valuable-estate' entirely
under the control of his widow, as'sole execu
tor. ‘ M l '■ -i
A wohah-wrs walking in a [ street in/jPhila.-
delpbia the other evening, with a box of nriatoh-'
esinher pocket whenebofelb; .the fall ignited
the raatoheßrand-her clothes .were Bet on -fire, f
in her .alarm,. she,.started to. run, and thereby
fanning tbeflames, she booamiiraa
tbst she soon after_diedin the hoapitai, • y
11a sit 'Words.—lfparents 'onlyknewvwheff
they express, in basty words, [relation and an;
poyance with their 6hildrep,lbpw, those little
words hat noroo. back to themi, after the “ little
hindering things” are gone, surely rtey[wonl4
restrain at least the outward,ixpressiongf iot,-
patienct. .i. ■ , j-. -. , r -"' r ’- v "
*Th* New-Albany £eig& joeys that'[AW.-
fiagee pf iKoWljpa, Wella Cbniity ,lnd., hMpre
sented her spouse, during tbdlast three years
and 'i half, with’ no leuthan twelve children,-
all pfVhom are alive.' p,
Nitxr take too mnoh of anodynes afrdYthtK
ulants. One .weed; one 'foday, r 'onh':wifii tono
milHbhV'one presidential wifi
dofa whisper* satit, panenand eoho,' “rafft tU?’
* l 'Dkßis : aTO ‘tronhleeorhe r.bj
thing in these' "day e.'they 1 4
mnoh [trouble to debtors ; at tbj
. *, 5 1 ' A, »
r KnTT is°ifljqhe|rti6tiahfy a
but a taostungreoiouß wner
>hti‘ : as a generalr
iotft give half a*
Icreditots.
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