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VOLUNIE 111.
THE LEHIGH REGISTER,
Is published in the Borough of Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa., every needay
BY AIIGITSTIJS L. RIME,
. .61 1 50 per annum, payable in advance, and
$2 00 if not paid until the end of the year. No
'paper discontinued, until all arrearages are paid,
except at the option of the proprietor.
Anvitivrisemmis, making not more than one
square, will be inserted three times for one dolletr
and for every subsequent insertion twenty-five
cents. Larger advertisements charged in the
same proportion. Those not exceeding ten lines,
will be charged seventy-five cents, and Those mak
ing six lines or less, three insertions for 50 cents.
lEtiF'A liberal deduction will be made to those
who advertise by the year.
CEPOfilce in Hamilton Street, next door to
Stem's Allentown lintel, (formerly Ifeise)
opposite ,'-'ehnurmtni's
•
INDE!ii NIT
THE FRANKLIN FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY'of
OFFICE, No. 1635 CHESNUT STREET,
near Fifth street.
Directors:
Charles N. Bancker, Geo. W. Richards,
Thomas Hart, Aloid. D. Lewis,
Tobias Wagner, Adolp. E Borie,
Samuel Grant, David S. Brown,
Jacob 11. Smith, Morris Patterson.
CONTINUE to make Insurance, permanent
and limited, on every description of property, in
loan and country, at rates as low as are consis
tent with security.
The Company have reserved a large Contin
gent Fund, which with their Capital and Premi•
ums, safely invested, afford ample protection to
the assured.
The assets of the company, 9n January Ist,
1848, as published agreeably to an Act of As-
sembly, were as follows, viz
Mortgages,
Real Estate,
Temporary Loans,
Stocks,
Cash, &c.,
Since their incorporation, a period of eighteen
years, they have paid upwards of tine million,
*too it nniireif thousand dollars, losses by fire, there
* afforaing , eviaence of the advantages of insu
rdnce, as well as the ability and disposition to
, meet with promptness, all liabilities.
CHARLES N. BANCKER, President•
CI - lARLES G. BANCKER, Sec's•.
The Subscribers are the appointed Agents of
the above mentioned Institution, and are now
prepared to make insurances on every descrip
tion of property, at the lowest rates.
AUGUSTUS L. RUBE, Allentown
• C. F. BLECK, Bethlehem.
Allentown, June 13, 1848. t.
ININTYAR C SOW NICt- 1 N 1.
Schnurman's I?otroada Sall Open!
Large Sales aa4 Etna Profits!
Now's your Tinto, tte the Stock of Hinter
Goode as to be Oeared Out. ,
It has 'been settled down to a plain matter
if fact case, that "Old Schnurman" has sold
more goodb in the past year than was ever
sold in any single establishment in ten coun
ties, and ivbrit'hlts proved so beneficial to the
'Community generally, they had the advan
tage of 'Shying goons at least 10 per cent
'Cheaper. Such then being the case, he is-
Mies this as his last manifesto in the Winter
ICampaign. Having jest finished taking an
'account of stock, and found that they have
yet on hand
•
$ 10,000 Worth of Goode,
for which he wants buyers. So now is your
frttte—'-come &rand near—distance is no ob
-sect, as it will doubly repay your trouble.—
Recollect Scluturyan's Wholesale and Re
litil,Emporium on the Market Square.
February 15. ¶-4w
Oiosolution of pattuctoliip.
Notice is hereby given, that the Partner
ship existing under the firm of Wagner 4•
Huber, will be dissolved by the first of April
tter3 . ttpd that the business will go into oth.
Vr.litttAS,altelr.that..thile. . All persons in;
!debted to the said firm will call and make
'settlement, and such typo have demands
Pgainat the said firm, will please present the
ame for settlement. Such who hold Due
bills fir country produce, are strongly tirg 7
et! to present them for payment before the
Ist of April next. They further widi to
inform their customers. that Wood, will
pot be taken in payment for book debts af
ter the above date.
WAGNER & HUBER.
1-2ro
Feb. 8
XIQDVLtCOUL
Notice is hereby given, that the under
, sigpe have. taken out letters of Administra
pin •of the state of William W. Wagner,
Flec'd.,,lMA of the borough of. Allentown, Le
high county, all those who are in
debted to said estate, will see the necessity
pf settling their accounts within 6 weeks, and
such who have any demrinds against the
paid estate, will present their claims Well ii
ihenticited within the above specified time.
JO
.
JOHN, WAGNER,•, IdmVs
•• • . REBECCA WA.GNiaI, 12_ t •
February 81
A FAMILY NEWSPAP
30SVAPI - 1 ANYASIVER •
Lumber Merchant in Allentown.,
Respectfully informs his friends and the
public in general, that he has lately remov
ed his Lumber-Yard to the south side of
Hamilton street, near Weaver's Hotel. He
has lately received a very large supply of
all kinds of Boards and building timber,
comprising over
600 ,000 Feet,
Such as Yellow and White Pine, Floring
boards, Piiplar boards, Scantling, Joists and
Planks, Mapel boards and Planks; Rafters,
Ash Planks, Laths, Ladder trees, besides
all kinds of other Boards, Scantling, Posts,
Lath and Shindies, all of which he will sell
at very reduced prices.
Farmers, Carpenters and Builders, who
have occasion. to use the different sorts of
timber he has for sale, will do well to kive
him a call before.they purchase elsewhere,
as he is willing to have his stock examined
without charge.
Ile returns his sincere thanks for the
many favours he has heretofore received,
and feels confident that his extreme low
prices will be the means of receiving many
new customers.
November 16
Cheap .Hat and Cap Store.
Hamilton Street nearly opposite 11
Hotel, Allentown.
Jacob B. Boas,
Takes this method to inform friends
and customers, that he still continues the
Flatinaking and Cap business, and keeps
constantly on hand, a large assortment of
the most fashionable,
$890,558 65
108,358 90
125,459 00
21,583 25
46,158 87
Beaver, Nutre, Brush, Russia. Silk and
Napped Hats, which he will sell at
the lowest prices. Also--a large .
assortment of Mens, Boys
and Chi Wrens Caps, at
. very. reduced prices.
$1,?.20,097 67
He is likewise prepared to manufacture
to order Hats at the shortest possible notice.
Thankful for past favors he hopes to en
joy a continuance of patronage, as he feels
confident that his Hat:, fully recommend
themselves.
t.T'Such who are indebted to him for
some length of time, will please recollect,
that their accounts should be proMptly sett
led, and it is expected will not be neglected.
Nov. J. 111—ly
illalll3
Informs his old friends and the public in
general, that he has moved into. his new
building, at the •old stand," and that he
is again ready at all times to attend to pro
fessional duties.
Nov. 16. 11-4 w
Henry C. Longneeker,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law.
Has resumed the practice of his profes
sion in Lehigh and the adjoining counties.
His office is in the residence of the late Hon.
Jon W. Hornbeck, in Hamilton street, Bor
ough of Allentown.
January 11. ¶—Gm
P. Pf OFF,
ATTORNEY A r LAW.
Office East of theCt t, r House and nearly
opposite, at the corm!! if Margaret and
Hamilton streets. •
May 25 •—Gtu
1311113 1 1 A 1ia713 9
ATTORNEi AND COIINAELLOI. IT LAW,
May be consulted during Court week,
and a few days before,at the house of David
Stem, Innkeeper, in Allentown.
August 5.. • ly—•
Assignee Notice..
Notice is hereby g. venthat../Ohn Romig,
and his wife Maria, of 'Lower Macungy
township, Lehigh county, have on the 22d
c1;17,- c r. J Inn;try 14 31, made a voluntary as
:iltiment of all their property. real, person
al and it i ixed. to the .underbigned, for the
beiAit of their creditorS. Such, therefore,
who are indated to the said John, Romig.
will see the necessity of making payment,
between now and six weeks, and those who
hive any legal claims, will present them in
the above specified time:
DAVID 0. MOSER, Jaignee.
Feb. 8. • 91.6 w
It E.llO P.IL.
JOSEPH WEAVER.
¶-4m
Vl2lll l llll
Notice is hereby given that all claims due
the estate of the late Samuel Runk, deed.
not satisfied on or before the first day of
April next, will be put in suit immediately
after.that time., Circumstances imperative
upon the administrators render this course
necessary. ' • '
/JOHNZ S
C. M. IItUNK, Module:Lep ' loe .
If--1w
Jan. 15:
ALLENTOWN, LEHIGH COUNTY, PA., MARCH 15, 1849 .
TAKE NOTICE.
Dont let yourselves be deceived, bought
or caught by fictitious prices, that are pub
lished in the papers. The undersigned sell
as low as our next neighbors, and in fact as
low as any commission house in Allentown.
We do not deem it necessary to publish
prices, in order to inform the public that we
sell at lower rates than others all we ask,
is, that such who purchase Iron, Hardware,
&c. should give us a call, and they will
find that "Saegcr's Hardware Store" sells
as low if not lower than any house in town.
0. & J. SAEGER,
Iron 4 Hardware Store, Allentown.
January 11. 11-5 w
NEW ARRIVAL OF
Hardware. •
The undersigned have just returned from
Philadelphia with a large a 5.4.4431,5 .4.4431,
.4.4431 , 4" sortment of Hardware, Cut
lery and Saddlery, wit le Coach-trimings
and Shoe-findings, all ofwhich will be sold
at reduced prices at the Store of .
a& J. SAEGER.
November 1.1
IRON.—A good lot of Hammered and
Rolled Iron, Sheet Iron, American and Eng
lish Band Iron, Hoop IrOn. Cast and Shear
Steel,, square, flat and round, just received
with Anvils and Vices, and for sale cheap
at the Store of 0. & J. SAEGER.
GLASS.--450 boxes Glass of all sizes,
for sale by 0. & J. SAEGER.
WHITE LEAD.-1 ton Of - White Lead
just received, Pure and Extra, and for sale
by O.& J. SAEGER.
NAILS.-200 Kegs of the best Nails,
Brads and Spikes, just received, and for
sale by 0. & J. SAEGER.
SHOE-FINDINGS.—A large assortment
of Shoe-Findings, just received and for sale
by 0. & J. SAEGER.
'FO BUILDERS.—A large aSsorttnent
of Hinges, Screw's, Nails, Bolts with Mine
ral Knob Locks, German Locks and Latch
es, &c., just received and for sale by
0. & J. SAEGER.
LOOKING-GLASSES.—A spl..nditl lot
of Looking Glass Plates, and Frames of all
sizes for sale by 0. & J. SAEGER.
OILS & VARNISH.—OiIs of all kinds.
boiled and raw; Turpentine, Newark \Tar
nish of all kinds, Glue, &c.,—will ho sold
cheap by • 0. &. J. SAEGER.
PLANES.—A full assortment of Planes
of John Boll's host make. alb° a largo assort.:
ment of Carpenter's Tools. for sal.. (-hoar
by 0. & J. SAD:IEII.
HOUSE KEEPERS.— !: •11
of articles for Hout lit 1.1
meted Boilers, oval.atl !. P.
.lor sale by
Nov. 14. • „
Frederick thia!ea,
BELL-HANGER, BRAND-CUTTER AND Lec:i
In Jlleuluae~ai.
Respectfully informs his-friends and the
public in general, that he still continues the
above business in all its various branches,
at his stand, one door south of Di!linger &
Craig's Dry Goods Store, in Allen street in
the Borough of Allentown, where he . wi I
also manufacture to order all kinds of
SCALES
• •
,• for Druggists, Grocers,
and nt war
ranted
otherbborastarcichtel
strictly
,
- rate, finished in the, most
splendid manner. He also manufactures
all kinds of Locks, Door-plates, Door-knock
ers, and every other article in his line.
Repairing of Locks, LaMps, in short eve
ry thing in Steel, Iron, Brass or Copper. can
be repaired at the shortest notice and ,on the
most reasonable terms.
Mr. BOHLEN trusts through punctual at
tendence to business and modert.te charges,
he will be able to gain a lame share of pub 7
lie patronage, for which he will ever be
thankful. ,
Allentown, December 21.
MACKEREL, •
SHAD, • }Constantly on hand
SALMON, • and for sate by
HERRING, • . &Co.
PALMERPORKY
HAMS & SIDES, Market Str. Wharf
SHOULDERS, PHILADELPHIA.
LARD &CHEESE,
Feb. 22.
Watch Fon&
The undersigned has on tha
24th of January last found a
•watch, in Weisenburg township, Lehigh
county. The right owner, by proving his
property,..cau take up the same, by paying
the coot of advertising.
DAVID METZGEAL ,
ibEtcat t'lcptutment.
"I will arise and go unto my Father."
When burdened is my breast,
When friendless seems my lot,
When earth atT , rds no rest,
And rettige I have niitl
Father! if thou wilt suffer me,
I will arise and come to thee,
Wh. , l conscience thunders loud,
Wiwi: sins in dread array
T.; ; Ydi my mem ify crowd.
A I fist disinar ;
E'vn Mem More yet is hope for me,
Father! rise and come to thee.
When I have wandered far
Alone, the downward road,
And mountains seem to bar
My turning back to Gnd;
Yet glancing once on Calvary.
Father! I'll rise and come to thee
And if I am a child,
But have backsli gen still,
And filled with projects wild,
Ha•e followed my own will ;'
y e t, penitent, resolved be,
Father! to rise and come to thee.
With broken heart and sad,
I will retrace my way,
And though my case is bad,
Thy mercy is my stay;
With Jesus's blood my only plea,
Father I'll rise and come to thee.
And thou in love wilt torn
To thy poor rebel child;
Nor let thine anger burn,
Though sin my heart beguiled;
Thy voice shall greet me graciously,
Arise! arise! and come to me.
And when my ch.'ek turns pale,
Awl when l sink in death,
Though heart and flesh may fail,
%Vial my expiring breath
I'll whisper, Jesus died for me;
Falter! I rise and come to thee.
Allisccilancous sclection6'.
The Rescue.
It was in the month.of February, 1831,
a bright moonlight night, and intensely cold,
that the little brig I commanded lay quiet-
ly at her anchors inside of Sandy Hook.
We had a hard time of it, beating about
for eleven days of this coast. with cutting
north-casters `blowing, and snow and sleet
falling for most of that time. Forward, the
vessel was thickly coated with ice, and it
wits hard ‘v , irk to hand e her, as the fig
ging and w •re still. and yielded only
w: ell tie streneth of the men was exerted
• tti. ii nqst. %Viten. at length. we. made
L: • h w iro dawn and exhaust
, not have held out two days
w
- c aigla. )Jr. Larkin," I said
..11.-.1 for a moment on deck
riff=
-..aster buttoned his coat
dune looking u 1) to the
1111.1--.11•1,1 1 . ‘ . 1( red nose before he re
ph, J.
—lt's a wliktler. captain, as we used to
a nit this: K01111t•bec. Nothing lives com
fortably out of blankets in such a night as
this."
IM3
tIMIE
“The tidy is running•out swift and strong ;
it will b • well to keep a sharp look-out for
this fi 'ming-ice, Mr. Larkin.”
ay, sir," responded the mate, and I
w
l'w.) hours afterwards, I was aroused
fr , en a sound peep, by the vigilant officer.
"Excuse in.• fur disturbing you, captain,"
said ,he, as he detected an expression of vex
ation on my face; "but I wish you would
turn out and cone on deck as soon as possi
ble."
hp--,what'S the matter, Larkin 1"
"Why, sir, I have been watching a cake
of ice that swept by at a little distance, a
moment ago; I saw something black upon
it; something that I thought moved. The
moon's under a cloud, and I could not see
distinctly ; but I do believe there's. a child
fi 'mins!: out to sea, in this freezing night, on
that cake of ice."
We .yere on deck before either spoke an
other ward. The mate pointkd out, with
no little difficulty. the cake of ice floating off
to leeward, and its white glittering surface
was broken by a black spot—more L could
not make out.
“Get one the glasS, Mr. Larkin ; the moon
will be out of the .cloud in a moment, and
then we can' see distinctly.” ~
I kept my eye on the receding mass of
ice, While the moon was skeily:working its
way throtteh a heavy bank of clouds. The
mate'stood by with a glass. When the furl
light fell at last u, on the water with a bril
liancy only. known in our northern latitudes,
I put the glass to my eye. • One glance was
enough.•
”Forward, there!" I shoutel, at the top
of my voice, and with ; one bound I reached
the main hatch,,and began IQ clear away in
the shies . yawl.
11---3 m
Mr. Larkin had received the glass from
int; hand. to take a look for himself
"My God !" he said in a whisper, as he
set 'to work to aid ine in getting out the boat
—"iny God, there are two children on that
cake of ice !"
_
Two men answered my hail, and walked
lazily nft. In an incredible short space of
time . we launched the cutter, into which Mr.
Larkin and myself jumped, followed 'by the
two men who took the oars. I rigged the
tiller, and the mate sat beside me in the
st°rn sheets
—Do you see that cake of ice with some
thing black upon it, lads ?" I cried ; '•put
me alongside of that, and I'll give you a bot
tle of rum each, to-night, and a month's ex
tra wages *hen you are paid off."
The men bent to their oars, but their
strokes were uneven and feeble. They
were used up by the hard duty of the pie
ceditur' fortnight and though they did their
best, the boat made little more way than the
tide. This was a long chase, and Mr. Lar.
kin, who was suffering as he saw how little
we gained, cried out—
..Pu I I. lads—l'll double the captain's prize,
two bottles of ruin and two month's pay.
Pull, lads. for the love of God, pUll
A convulsive effort of the oars told how
willing the men were toobey; butthe strength
of the strong men was gone. One of . .the
poor fellows washed us twicein recovering
onr, and then gave out; the other wawviear
ly as far gone. Mr. Larkin sprang forward
and seized the deserted oar.
"Lay down in the bottom of the boat,"
said he to the man ; and captain take the
other oar; we must row for ourselves."
I took the second man's place ; Larkin
had stripped to hls Guernsey shirt; as he
pulled .the bow, I waited the signal stroke.
It came gently, but firm, and the next mo•
ment we were pulling a long, steady stroke,
gradually increasing in rapidity, until the
wood seemed to smoke in the oar locks.
We kept tune, each by a long, deep breath
ing of the other. Such a pul! ! We bent
forward until our faces alaio,t touched our
knees, and then throwing all our strength
into the backward movement, until every
inch of the space covered by the sweep had
been gained. At every stroke the boat shot
ahead like an arrow discharged from a bow.
Thus we worked at the oar for fifteen min
utes—it seemed to the as many hours. The
sweat rolled off the in great drops, and I was
enveloped in steam generated from my own
body.
"Are we almost to it, Mr. Larkin," I
gasped out.
"Almost, captaindon't give up ; for the
love of our-dear little ones at home—do: ft
give.up, captain !"
The oars flashed as the blades turned up
to the moonlight. The men who plied them
were fathers, and had fathers' hearts ; the
strength which nerved them at that moment
w a s in ure than human.
Suddenly Mr. Larkin stopped pulling.
and my heart for a moment almost ceased
its beating ; for the terrible thought that he
had given out crossed my mind. But I was
I quickly re-assured by his voice :
"Gently, captain, gently—a strolie or two
more—there, that will do"—and the next
moment the boat's side came in contact with
something, and Larkin sprang from the boat
with his heavy feet upon the ice. I started
up, and calling upon the men to make fast
the boat to the ice, folloWed:
We ran to the dark spot in the centre of
the mass, and found two little boys—the
head of the. smaller nestling in the bosom of
the larger—Both were fast asleep ! The
lethargy. which would have been fatal, but
• for the timely rescue, had overcome them.
Mr. Larkin grasped one of the lads, cut off
his shoes, tore off his jacket ; and then loos
ing his own garments to the skin, placed the
chilled child in contact with his own warm
body. Carefully wrapping over him his great
coat, which he procured from the boat. I
did the same with the other child ; , and we
then returned to the boat, and the men, par
tially recovered, pulled back.
The children, as we learned when we
subsequently had the delight of restoring
them to their parents, were playing on the
ice, and bad , ventured on the cake, which
had jammed into , the bend of the river, ten
mileg above New York. A movement of
the tide, set the ice in motion, and: the little
feilows were away on that cold 'night, and
would inevitably have perished but for Mr.
I,lo:in's espy ing them us the ice was sweep
ing out to sea. •
"How ip you feel 1" I said to the mate,
-the morning after his adventure. . •
"A little stiff in the arms, captain . ," the
noble fellow replied,- while the big tears of
grateful happiness' gushed from his eyes—
"A little stain the arms, captain, but very
easy here," and , littiaid his hand on his
manly heart.. My quaint, brave down-east
r ! Ulu who lashes the,seas into fury, and
lets loose the tempeit, will care for thee
The storm may rage without, but in thy bo
titn. peace and sunshine will always abide.
—Boston Museum.
talr Bewwe of profession; it cs often put to
severeyroofs. Bowat i v, likewise, of those
who profess; ,it is the trick of .the frivolous
and the hypocritical.
NUMBER 28.
The Model Widoi.
Of Widows what has not • been said 1
They have been compared to everything.
and yet remain incomparable . :
Some savage has likened her heart to an
"apartment to let," where the incoming
hidger is sure to find something that hag
been left by a previous tenant. Some spite
ful Tony Weller has called her ..hymenial
hydrophobia;" for there is no possible cure
fur him who was once bitten. She has been
compared to a magnet over men's• hearts,
because her attraction is only to steal.
It has been argued that Widows should be
put down—for, like the gipsies, they mean
no good, and only prowl about for plunder;
while others maintain- that a widow-should
carry, over her weeds, a board marked ..dan
gerous," to warn persons from venturing
too near her, and being immediately ..dmwn
ES
Young men are cautioned against playing
with her, or else they will find it,a losing
game ; for she is always sure to Win their
hand, at Ecarte, by dint of "proposing." •
Irt fact, what has not been said against
the-widow ? . " •
Is there no such person, then, as nModel
Widow 1 Why, of course, there is; every
widow, more or less, is one, She is pretty -
-the ugliest woman Io6LI pretty in ruins
—and is, has been, or .should' bo young:
Her eyes are not always shrouded by a fine
cambric handkerchief. She wears her cap
for pure grief, and not fora year afterwards
only to look interesting.- She speaks spar
ingly of her "dear deported" even of his
failings: She wears no minature as big as
a poster, on a high wall of crape. She is
well provided for, or if there is no positive
proof of this; there should be at least a well.
grounded fiction. She is retiring, and has
a violent antipathy for matrimony, so much
so, indeed, that the mere name it-is enough
to send her out of the room. She rarely
goes into society, but. courts -solitude and
dull towns and damp watering-places. She
cannot bear scandal, or a ball, or the opera,
or a fancy bazaar, or any place where she is
likely to he seen. You have a difficulty in
persuading her to leave .her bed-room.
There she remains shut up. allowing -no
vulgar eye to pry into her sorrow. She
lives only for her children. What ! has
the Model Widow any children ?--.has she
a ready-made family ? Yes !we are afraid
ti say she has—but then she does not send
them to school, or keep them always buried
in the country, "because it agrees so'much
better with them," or throw a big.black
over their existence. She is always with
them, walking out with-them, and taking-a
pleasure in teaching them. But then she
cannot marry again, if she has a parish
school of little boys and girls ? •What !
wou!d you have her marry a second.timal
Why, the notion is• preposterous ! Matrimo
ny is the very last thought that knocks at
her heart. Besides, .if it did, the door is
barred, bo'te'd. padlocked, barricaded against
the possibility of any one entering! It is
only a dark vault in which the effigy of her
husband is entombed with a ll t h e gmces of
_ .
mental sculpture. of love. She alone has
the kgy, and she alone enters to worship in
secret by herself. Is it likely, then f she
would defile the sanctity of the place, and
break the image that has so lorig.been.se&
upon the altar of her affections, to. erect a
new shrine, and go on her knees to another:
Pshaw ! no moral, physical,' or any other
revolution, could efleCt that. It wquld
fatal, at once, to the beautiful conceptiori•of
the Model Widow. Hindoo-like, she sacrir s
fices herself •on burning pyre of .her
own heart. If one. thing tortures. her more
than another, it is a proposal from any one.
Widowers and Bachelors, be kind to her.
India];
The Indian chief known as Ka-ge-ga•gah
bowh, or George Copway,.in one of his re
cent lectures described the marriage cere
mony of the Chippewas as follows.: ! ,
He said there was no courtship done .by
the. young people, in most Indian nations;
that was done by the -parents Team before
hand, and it often came rather aghast the
grain with the young people. , When :the
day came, the teremony was performed by
the chief, consisting of a lectutecto• the
young couple, and a feast, after. Whichtthey
were considered as than and wife. Bateman
the tribes of the West there were many ve-,
ry curious ceremonies connected with court
ship and marriage. One way of.getting a
wife was as follows: When a young In
dian fell in love with any of the daughters
of the village, he would go and sit down
within a few yards of her,, keeping a strict
silence.all the while ; in a few moments he
would get up and go away; this „he 'repeat
ed six or seven times, coming nearer-to her
every time.. At last be sits by her siile,'if.
she makes no movement of dis-pleasure;
then he has hopes. . He.sits by her several
times In this
,manner v and at last pops the
question by putting his hand on her hand.
and she accepts,him by placing her hand
over the other mo. All this time he takes.
care' not to say a word, and she - likewise ;
but after the•guestion is popped. then the
"Words of honer.are applied and they, soon
become man and wife.