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VOLUME 111.
THE LEIIIGII REGISTER,
I.► published in the Borough of Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa., ercry Munsday
R' AUGUSTUS L. RUDE,
At $1 50 per annum, payable in advance, and
fa 00 if not paid until the,end of the year. No
paper dis Continued, until all arrearages are paid,
except at the option of the proprietor.
ADVEItTISEMENTS, making not more than one
square, will be inserted three times for one dollar
and for every subsequent insertioo twenty-live
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•
tr7r.P A liberal deduction will be made to those
who advertise by the year. •
E - eir Office in Mimiltmt Sired,ll(w! door to
Stein's Allentown Iktel,(fi - merly I eiss' )
opposite Schnurman's ,Store: . .
Allentown Academy.
The Simmer Term of this Institution
commences on Monday the 14th inst. Al
though pupils are charged fithi the time of
entrance, yet it is always better to enter;
either at the commencement of a new term
or a week or two hi fore. Young men who
desire to pursue the study of Stn•Veying,
with the higher Mathematics and the Eng
lish language, will find the present session
a favorable one for this purpose.
In the Female Department, I lain and of
namental needle work with music, receive,
careful attention. Further particulars may
be learned upon application at the Academy
R. C. CIIANDLER, A. 13. Prineipat
May 3
11111)11D:11' 13 T 1 0111.12
, 1 .73t.t. t ., In the Orphan's Court .. if Le-
Vri47- high county
matter the atter of the recount of
Reuben 13utz and Pallid Onth,
-.4. flt Adrn'rs. &c. of loshila Blitz, late
of Lehigh count}', deceased.
And now, May 4, 1519, on petition, the
Court al point [lvory I miTnecber, John I).
Stiles`and A. L. Rube, auditors to audit and
resettle said account, taliedistribtition, and
report to the nost sum d Orphan's cuurt.
Front the Records,
TesTE—J. D. LAWA Clerk.
The. auditors above named Will attend to
the duties of their appointment lit the house
of Benjamin [law.libuch, in the horough of
Allentown, on rriday the t 2211 day of ,lime
nest, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, %viler , .
all personsinterusted can attend if they think
rkoper. I I. I,()N(INECKFAZ,
J. 1). STILES,
A. L. 111 CIIE,
111ay 17. •
iIIIDT I IOIIV3 A IPEIII2,
Ya the Orphaie.s. Cum.! (y Le
o( V* high county.
•s In the mutter of the account of
Thomas \Vutzol, Guardian of
Charles Kenchline.
And now, May 4, ISI9, on petition the
Court appoint Henry C. Longnecker.
M. Runk, and James S. Reese, Auditors to
audit and re-settle the account, if necessary,
and report to the stone to the next stal
ed Orphan's Court.
From flit Records,
TEsTE:—J. 1).
The Auditors above ortine!l, will meet for
the purpoFe of their atirointinent, in the
Court House in Allentown, on Friday the
22d day of June next, at ten v'elock in the
forenoon. 11. C. LONGNECKEI2,
C. NI. BUNK,
J. S. NEESE,
May 2-1. lw
illiFinan . ' SIDI:4IM
..., mrr In 14 Orphan's Cowl t/ Le
-) VIS• , ! ugh county.
:1 ce.• In the matter of the account o f
..., 4.0 ''
;i,.4...: 4 ,; Catharine Lititz, ilec'd., late of
1 .....".
' 4 il v the County of Leiii , Jll. • .
,
And now, May 4th, I 19, the Court ap
point, A. L. Rube. 11. C. Lcaignueber, and
J. S. Reese, auditors to audit and re-settle
said account, make distribution and report
the saute to the nest stated Orphan's Court.
From the Ravi
Teslc—J. 11. LAWALT„ CICII‘.
The auditors above named will meet fur
the purpose of their appoinunent, on the
11th day of June next, at the houSe of Eli
Slceleci, al 10 o'clock in the forenoon. .
A. L. RUIIE,
11. C• LONCINECKER,
J. S. REESE,
May 14.
LLTIMILIO
PHILADELPHIA 11111 ASSMATION,
lkow St, above Eleventh St
P ULLA DELP II I A .
TIMES taken in great care, ns re
gards cuts and flaws.
'EV'Country 'Painters . supplied on the
most liberal terms.
A 11(110Y D & (.ROSS.
April 10
I=
TAKE NOTICE.
Dont let yourselves be deceived, bought
o: caught by fictitious prick, that are pub
lished in the l.apers. The undersigned sell
as low as our net neighbors, and in fact as
low as 'any commission house in Allentown.
We do ndt deem it necessary to publish
prices, in tnkler to inform the pUblit that we
sell at lower rates than others all we ask,
is, that such who piirchaSe Iron, Hardware,
&c. should give us a call, and they will
find that ".Yrtekr,er's IlitrawareStore" sells
as low if not lower than any house in town.
0. & J. SAEGY.IR,
Iron ,S• IlOrdware Store, .tiliciitoten.
April 26.
NEW ARRIVAL OF
Hardware.
The tadersigited hilVe just returned from
t yr e ,4 Philadelphia kith a.large as
kltilk• • :" sortinent of Hardware, Cal
.—J..
/ery and Saddlery, with Coach-lrimings
and Shoe:findings, all of which will-be sold
at reduced prices at the Store of
0. & J. SAEGER.
April 20. 11-OW,
MON.—A good lot of Ilammried . and
Rolled Iron, Sheet Iron, American and Eng
lish Band Iron, Hoop Iron. Cast and Shear
Steel, square, flat and round, just received
witli Anvils and Vices, and for sale cheap
at the Store of 0. kJ. SAGER.
GLASS.-150 boxes Glass of all sizes,
for sale by 0. & J. SAEOEI3.
AD.-1 ton of White Lead
just received, Pure and Extra, and for sale
by O.& J. SADA-Eli.
MS
Kegs of d.; hest Nulls.
Brads and Spikes, just receivcd, and for
sale 6o
0. & J. SA:Da:AZ.
SHOE-FINOINI. hirp,vassortment
of Shoe-Findings, ju s t; received and for sale
O. & J. SAEUER.
I'iI:II,I)EUS.—A large assortmcnt
of I I im.res, Screws, Nails,.l3ults with Mine
ral Knob t.octis, German Lociiii and Latch
es, &c., just received and fur sale by
& J. :S:kJ:GM-I
I.( OK I NO-Gl. A SSES.—A splendid lot
of Looking Olass Plates, and Francs of all
sizes forole by U.&.I.SAEOF II .
011,5 & of all hinds,
toiled and ra \v, Turp,ntinv, Nuwark Var
nish of all hinds, Ohio, &c.,—will be sold
cheap hy J. SAEGER'.
PL.\ NES.—A full assortment of Planes
of John hdl's best inake,alsot large assort
ment of Carpenter's Tools, for salt! cheap
O. & J. SAEGER.
• IBA . SE EEPERS—A good supply
ol• articles for• I louse heelers, such as ena
meled Boilera, oval and round, Plates, &c.,
for sale by 0. & J. SAEUER.
Nov. I I.
hats Coy 'Axe covXe, 1.
HIRAM YEAGER, HATTER,
HAMILTON STREET, A Li.uN TOW N . PA
WOULD respectfully inform his friends
and the public in general, that he lies just
received from New• York and Philadelphia
the latest
priiu Famhions,
and will be plvascd to furnish his custom
ers and all otlwrs with them at the shortest
notice. I Lis I hits for durability and finish
utuut L. buritassuil I.y tiny
mem in this or tiny ()Owl . te‘vii Mille Union !
his f.to,A; colki,ls or
BEAVER, NIYITI A, BRUSH, );I'ssiA,
CASSINIERE, MoI,ESKIN, SILK,
PALM-LEAF, LE(IIIORN,
STILMHATS, MEN
& 1301'S CAPS,
of all at the very lowest,Cash Pekes.
Call and examine his stock before Furchas
ing ckewhere.
C Mintry Merchants visiting Allentown,
de:dim; in Ilats and Gaps can be supplied
at 'Wholesale prices, from one to dozen,
such sizes as any may want
April 5
11-3 in
LEE 8t: WALKER,
SUCCESSORS TO GEO. WILI,IO,
11AVE removed their stock of Music and
Musical Instruments, to the new and spa
cious store in Swaim's Building, No. Ifn
Chestnut Street, below Seventh, 1)1111,A
-1).1111,1)1 liA, wheie they invite the attend
ance and patronage of the public.
LEE & WALKER'having purchased
the entire stock of Geo. NV (who has de
clined business,) are now prepared to exe
cute all orders in their line. Their assort
ment of Music and Musical Instruments, is
as extensive as that of any other establish
ment in the country.
PIANO FORTES, front various well
known and tipproved mnnufactories, noW in
store, and will be constantly offered for sale.
I Lit Couittry dealers supplied on very rea
sonable terms
-Feb. ti
ALLENTOWN, LEHIGH COUNTY, PA., MAY 31, 1849.
Owen Hoffman,
Clock, Watchmaker and Jeweler,
Next door to the Nab York Store, of Kern
and Samson, in Hamilton Street,
AllentolVll
The undersigned respectfully informs his
friends and the public in general, that he has
just returned from New York and Philadel
phia. with a very large and well selected
stock of
---.. COLD AND SILVER IVATCHU,
a`..--, ...;..rj.,, tti day and 21 hour
d a ; -- JA
.(9 ) 1Y... CLOCK,
Lyie,,, ay . i y,,,,. from two to fifteen dollars,
1F .... - ; . F-r - qAI7 and a full assortment of
„:„,„-,..:„.„ _Jc we I ry. A mong others it
k m m u mprimmi comprises the following . ar
ticles : Gold and Silver Levers, Anker Le
vers. Eapines, English, French and Swiss
lN atelleS, Gold'7.gils'er aad Steel Spectacles,
fur all ages, Silver Combs, ( told Breast pins.
Ear-rings and Finger tines, (told pens,
(told and Silver pencils, Silver Tea and Ta
ble-spoons, and a large variety of articles in
his line of business. Ile has also on hand a
large assortment Accordians, &c.
The above stock is entirely new, and se
lected with the . grt ntest care, and of the lat
est fashions and styles.
I 1 e invites the public to give him a call,
particularly the Ladies, and to examine his
beautiful stock of Jewelry ; and he feels con
fident that he can satisfy them that his
goods ate not only as cheap as can be found
in town, lint will hear the strictest examina
tion for their purity.
He is thankful for past .favors and trusts
that his prices and his beautiful assortment
will brim* him tunny new •customers, to
whom h e will ever feel grateful.
C. ✓ Flopairhor done at, the shortest no
tice, all of \Odell he warrants to. be dune
well, at the usual prices.
(_)} ENI It
1; —1 In
May :3
areade:CS
TIN AND STOVE SMITH,
n lentoim,
Respectfully informs his friends and the
public in general, that he continues the 'Fin
an d in all its va
rious branches, at his old stain], two dean.;
east of Al over's Allentown I Intel, in Hamil
ton street, in the borough of Allentown. I hc
has on lump a very large a:.sortment. of
TIIN AND IRON WARE,
Such as all binds of Buckets, Watering
Pots, Spont-heads, &c. which he also inan
ufactures to order, at the shortest notice, and
warrants them to be durable, and of the best
materials.
Ile Izeeps constantly on hand a lame sup
ply, of Roqing Tin, expressly ma nti fact nr
ed for Roolltig Houses, which ent.bles him
to do roofing, at the shortest notice, and at
moderate chames. Ile will undertake jobs
a reasonable diSta•tce from Allentown, and
will warrant them to be durable.
Ile also keeps on hand "Downs, 'Myn
dente & Co's. Improved Revolving, Stand-
Pump," at the extretne low price of front
$5 to $7. • This is without doubt the best
improvement in the way of Pumps, being
very simple and take up but very little room.
'['hey can be used in Wells or Cisternti, at a
depth of over 30 feet. •
Ile pays the highest price . for old Brass,
t 'upper, Pewter, Lead and Iron, or takes
thent w exchantie for goods.
Call and examine his articles before pur
chasing elsewhere. as he is determined to
sell cheap. Thankful litr past favors, he
• • hopes to continue to receive a shard public
pat (Mogi
\ 1 1 1 3
In the Orphan's Court of
high manly.
r,.K`" In the matter of the account of
''.; ; ;;;?W 'Peter Haas, Esq., surviving ese
-415 4 cuter, of Christian Probst tlec'd,
late of the borough of Allentown, Lehigh
county.
And now May 4, IS-19, the Court ap
point Jacob Dilinger, A. L. Hobe, and Jesse
Samuels, auditors to audit Mal inake distri
bution and report the saute to the next stated '
Orphans Court.
.11 : Mn the Records,
Tliwrii—J. D. LAW ALL, clerk.
'l'i 6 undersigned , will meet the. parties
interested on Saturday the oth day of June
next, itt. 10 o'clock, I'. M., at the house of
Jonathan Kolb, in the Borough of Allentown.
3. DILINQER,
A. L. .1:13[1E,
J. SAMUELS,
111—,Ittr
\ln:', , 9
•• Henry C. Longilecicel',
Attorney and Counsellor. at Law.,
Has resumed the practice of his profes
sion in Lehigh and the adjoining counties.
Ills ollice is in the residence of the late Hon.
Jon W. Hornbeck, in Hamilton street, Bor
ough of Allentown
January 11
1-6 in
FASHIONABLE
llothing Eniporium.
e i r
I.
'',": i.' $.5 . , - - '
• sryta
. 17-s'
J ) i - 1
Il '': ,,flt
i L '" . \ , '' t
tf
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IPeiss 6s* Lichtentrabter
Tare just received, from Ph 'lade Iph ia
and New York, and now Mier for sale, ;t
new - lot of the most fashionable stock of I )ry
Goods, ever exhibited in A Ilemown, such as
Supeyine, Blue, Blue Black. Brown,
Oiler, Grren,l)rah, um/
Gran Cloths—Dor nin,
I'lltirl,,Y:ripril and lint
cll
VESTlNG.—Vestings of c very de
scription, such as
Murvaille.. , ;, Salim Blue, Green,
Black and Drown Si
EDRILLANG.—AII kinds of Spring
nod Slimmer Woolen, Linen and . Cotton
Dress Goods.
NMlRTS.—Shirts, Shirt Bosoms. Un
der-shirts, Draw rs, Suspenders, Cravats,
Stocks, Hosiery, Cloves, &c.
A LSO.—Parasols, Bead Purses, Combs,
Fans, &c.
An n:.nortment of Ilendy made Challing
of every de:rriinion rui.°Nien and Boys—at
the follinvhkr extreme low prices.
)1' A DI:: ef,{.Yl'lllN(.;,
Sononcr ('Dots, $1.(10 to 2,00
•Vitto 1 jocit Coat:., front $1,!2:5 to 2.0()
Conts,
Stitimwr Cloth;
Sill; tvuitloncrctt, SS.OO to 9,00
Sorerlino Cloth, $7,50 to 10,00
Pants, Cotton from • 5(1 to 1,00
t• Tweed ". $l,OO to 2,00
" Linen " $l,OO to 3,00
Satinett " $2,00 to :1,00
• Sop. Cassintere, $3,00 to 3,0:1
Vest. MartzaiHeti, 30 to 1,00
" Cashmere, RI,OO to 2,59
,a(111, .1.00
C 72,00 to :2,00
;r ',\ !l hinds of country produce talien in
.xeltattfru fur goods. Cask of course ""not.
•efused."
Thatilifol for vast favors, they trust that
heir very to prices, %yin be the means to
etain their old customers and bring many
qicw criies."
INlnv 9.
Cheap Hat and Cap Store,
Hamilton Strert nrivrly opinmite -Weiss
.111entown.
Jacob D. Boas,
'rakes this method to infortn hk. friends
and customers, thnt he still continues the
Ilaunaking and Cap business, and keeps
constantly on hand, a large assorttnent of
the most fashionable,.
Braver, Nulre, .llrmh, Rtrasi.r, .till• and
•Napped Hats, rhieh he will sell at
the lowest prixs. .IlBo—a large
axsortniull of i l lOl3, noYs
and Chiltlrens ('aps, at ,
rer!) Mitre& prices.
Ile is likewise trepared to manufacture
to order [fats at t e shortest possible notice.
for list fitvors he hopes to en
joy contintialic of patronage, as he feels
confident that hii liras, rally recommend
tlictm;:elvcs.
E_ tiuch wlic arc indebted to him for
roam le!1.41.11 of low, will plettsO recollect,
that their necoui s slinttbl bo.promptly sett
led, and it is exi cted will not be neglected.
Nov. 9.
cr,--:3lii
3 . k a lin . 11, OAN -VA ) -
Almlen Ware Store,
1r
, rih ,S
Third 'lrret,
h,eaSt side,Philadelithia.
land Wholesale Dealers in
hs, Brushes, Buckets, Cc
w and. French Basket;,
',rushes, Scrubs, Ousters,
Eastern wade Wooden
ription, &c. at the lowest
B rm and
Au. 63
One door above
Matmfaciurer:
all l;inds of 1.3t0i
dar Ware, Wif
Shoe and Wall
Blachim
ware of every it,
market prices.
(1? ' (.1:511
MANIA . Row":
March I.
Lamps,
Just received
Lard, 0.1111)11in:
will be sold the
January 11
At Nagle'sl
about 15 or 16
LS-c. Applieati(
May •91.
ii—lint
:'',OO to 3,50
M•_>,oo to 1,00
11 - 1 w
itifor Broom Corn.
JOHN M. ROM.
11-:311)
:imps, Lamps.
•ploodid lot of Candlebta,
/:out Fluid Lamps, which
by
'HAIAN & BROTHER.
I`,—liv
N UMW) 4
id Quarters, a young lad,
ars of age, to run errands
to be made iinmediately ;
11-3 w
poetical Department.
The Mind that Makes, the Man.
A proud patrician lord one day,
His plebeian neighbor met;
Anil thtts in most disdainful way,
The worthy man beset:
A clown thus art, yet still they say
There's mind within thy breast;
That Science' glibly mountain heights
Tigy roving feet have press'd;
That Fame awa Nis lie r laurel crown
To rest upon thy brow;
That richer things than gold or laurels
Thou liast in keeping non:
Vet plainly !till thy grub and mien,
Ignoble birth proclaim;
What fancy Stramte is prompting thee
To carve thyself a name !
A inntnrui on the scornful race,
The plebeian'.; eyes were bent
A moment, and his answer came
In words the heat t made eloquent
father was ‘vootttnan's son,
Who left unto Ins child
nor but richer far—
A birth-right undefiled.
And I rim proud to own my sire,
'Fhottli plebeian he may be;
For Heaven bath placed upon his brow
The stamp of its nobility.
Nut for thy lands, nor yet, indeed.
For all thy wide domain,
Would I tenounee the laurel crown
By hard-earned labor gained.
Oue•ard and upward, it shall Lie
The meteor lightning still,
111 y eln , sen path, its trusty guide
Their lowly marl; dello!.
Anil silently he turned away.
Tho m2 li pausing ttrst to scan
The speaker's visage, as ir to read
-The mind that makes the inan.7
{Ui_~:cUcuwou cicctioita.
Sam. Houston and his Wife.
The case of Senator Houston aflords a
striking example of the vast influence tvhich
a good %vac nay e - x - ereta: ovuL a witn -
a titan.'' • Houston was, apparently, it very
unpromising subject fur the experiment. He
quarrelled with and ran away front his first
wife, lived with the Indians, was given over
to drunkenness and profanity, and to use
his own language, was the "victim of his
own slavish appetites.," lle was then call
ed the "notorious Sam Houston." But we
have noticed, for some years, that he has
been spoken of more respectfully. The se
cret of it is, as we were informed some
months ago by one who knew hint well, that
he had married a lovely and excellent wo
man, and she had reformed him, or induced
him to reform himself. We see that the
matter has now got into the newspapers.
At a large party lately given in Washing
ton by Speaker Winthrop, I louston took oc
casion to give his reasons for declining to ut
tend the varionA places of amusement to
which he was invited.
"1 make it a point," said the honorable
Senator, "never• to visit a place where my
lady, if she were with me, would be unwil
ing to go. 1 know it ‘vutald give her pain,
as a Chi blian, to :ttt nil etch paces, andl
will not go myself where 1 could not take
my wife !" •
A member of Cungre • s present alluded• to
his own wife,and added there was u mutual
under:A:tinting bemcen hint and her that
they :boob! follow the bent of their own in
clinations in such matters.
"That may du for you," responded Sena
'tor I lonston, "hut with me it is dill'erent from
%%dim it is %yid' other men. illy ..vife has
been the making of ine. She took me when
I was the victim of slavish appetites—she
has regenerated me—mid I will not do that
in her absence which I know would give
her pain if she were presem:" -
American. Enterprise and 'Talent.
The mechanics and others of Charlecton
recently formed an asociation Mr their mu
tual benefit. A more diversified industry is
the object. Air. Gregg, well known for his
svtitings on Southern labor, spoke as fol
lows :
Travelling North, some time since, I Ile
came acquainted with the great Mechanic,
J. 13. l3igelow, of Boston, now - in the receipt
of $1(3,000 per annum, as consulting Engf
neer to the Factories at Lowell . and else
where. In a personal interview he. gave
me a short account of his singular life. lie
•lind in his youth studied physic, and taking
his degree in the profession, endeavored to
make a living in its practice. Ilis heart not
being in the pursuit, but always hankering
to give his mind employment according to
its turn, he failed entirely. He riei't tried
merchandise, and formed a co-partnership"
with that view. In a short tithe his inter
est.slackened in this business also, arid, his
attention became so.taken in the completion
Of a Machine he hnd designed, and was con;
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strutting, that his partner found it necessary
to dissolve the connection. ThisArai. done,
and he was thrown upon himself, 'embar
rassed, unhappy, without moneYnnd in debt.
He had nothing and onted•four hlindied
iars.•
In this. condition he encotinteiv a mann
facturer, showed hint his machine, which
was made to weave a Marseilles quilt. Its
plan was approved; and the manufacturer
purchased it, for &Mb. With this sum ho
paid his debts and bliCame free. Soon afte
he went to New York, and there saw in a
shop window a Marseilles quilt of a finer tex
ture, woven in a style different front any
previously known. It immediately occur
red to him that he t'olild make a machine
which would accomplish a similar, work.
I to returuned to Boston, saw his friend, the
manufacturer. mentioned his new plan, told'
him of its superseding the first one,, and of
fered it to Itim for sale. The manuf4turer
proposed to hint a co-partnership in the ap
plication of the new machine. It was ac
cepted, factories were erected, and from that
time his fortune dated. lie afterwards in
vented machinesfor weaving ngrain car
pets, Brussels carpets, ceach hace;, and ging
boars, for the doing of which; there are no
mills in the world; except those in . the State
of MaFSUChusehS.
A Greek Funeral.
I remember When they buried that bright
eyed Greek maiden, snatched suddenly frOm
earth, when libr young heart.- ViriS itght hs
her face was fair, they arrayed her, so rigid
and motionless, in the gay dress she had nev
er worn except for some great fate or gala, as
though this, more than any, were a day Of re
joicing for her : and thus attired With het• long
hair spread out over her still bosom, all deck ,
ed with flowers; they laid her uncoffined in
the grave. At h:or feet they pltteed a small
flask of wine and a basket of corn, in accord
ance with an ancient Greek superstition;
which suppoes that for three days and
nights the disembodied spirit linge'r's mourn=
fully around its tenement of clay, the gar=
ment of its mortality, wherein, as a pilgrim
and a stranger on the earth, it lived and
loved, it sinned and sufli:red: As sobh as
the first symptoms of decay announce that
the curse of corruption is nt work,, they
lieve that the purer essence departs to purer
realms. BeTore the grave was clOsed, whilst
for the last time the radiance l3f the sunset
cast a plow. like the mockery nilife. over
the warble face of the, poor young girl, her
friends as a last precaltion,,took IneasUres
to ascertain that she was. actually dead and
not in a swoon. The means they always
take in such instance to ascertain a fact
which elsewhere would be ensured by a doc
tor's certificate, is tottChfnk in the e*treme :
the person whom, whilst :dive, it was known
the deceased loved best, the mot Her, or it
may be the young betinthed Who had hoped
to place on her head the bridal cravn, in
stead of the green laurel . garland of death,
I advances and calls bet by natne, repeating,
after it the word "ells" (come). several times
in a tone of the most passionate entreaty; if
she 'Annie to this appeal if she is deaf to
the voice dearest to her on earth ;, than they
no longer doubt she is dead indeed ; they
cover up the grave, lift up their eyes to heav
en where they believe her to lie-=for the
Greeks do not hold to the doctrine Or purga
tory, and having, made the sign of the cross,
they depart in silence to their hOines. But
a year alter on the anniversary, of death,
they return to the grave, and kneeling down,
l;ty their lips to the sod, and whisper to the
silent tenant that they love her still and she
is yet remembered and regretted.
A Good One:
old bachelors have become so serious an
to heed legislative interference ; we
think that the following expedient, adopted
by a holy in Connecticut, (dottier a desper
ate age, will afford an excellent hint to some
of our statesmen towards an effectual reme
dy. The circumstances are those :
• A young lady became extravagantly fond
of a young lawyer in the neighborhood, who
treated her partiality with great levity,
Finding her Suit rather hopeless, and being
fully determined to enter the state of.niatrt•
moray at some rate or other, she adopted the
following plan :
• All, at once she was taken ill, and her
malady seemed to. threaten death. At this
crisis she sent for the young lawyer to draw
her will, nod to his astonishment, she dis
posed of an enormous estate, in legacies and
endoWing public institutions. She shortly
after, however,. recovered to enjoy her own
wadi, and the young lawyer began to feel
something like love for her, his address be
cattle constant, and his attentions marked ; in
fact, irr a short time they were married—but,
alas !. he had to take the will for the deed.
UrMarriage may. be said to be strung
with a thousand delicate strings. It is our
business, therefore, to keep them completely
in tune, for if the least be broken the whole
harmony is destroyed.
rarlf you wont an affectionate, loving
wife choose a thin, lean, raw boned gal—.
You'll" be nearer her heti. ,