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• }Dissolution. IA Partnership,
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Neatly executed at th• “Regititer" Office.
iFI
One lovely day, at noon, in August, 1850,
the inhabitants of the little village of R---
in Linconshire, were unusually astir.—
Groups of men and boys in working attire
might have been seen collected here and
there. Women lingered on the-threshold
of their dwellings, unwilling ,- by an atten
tion to their domestic avocations, to lose one
iota of that piquant dish, called scandal,
witch "in ev'ry age i - ne - ir - 'ry clime." ap
pears so well to suit the fetnenine palate.—
The appearance of two strange horsemen,
approaching this out-of the-way village,
slightly diversified the ttention of our rus
tic dramatis persona, until now wholly en
grossed with a more immediate object of in
terest. Let us follow the example of the
good people of R , and take a glance
a t their physiognomy and appearance.—.
The elder of these equestrians possessed a
visage at once striking and unpreposse
sing. Intellect marred by low cunning
fanaticism mingled with, if not overpower
ed by, hypocrisy—tips that vainly endeav
ored to curb an habitual contemptous smile
—eyes now flashing with scornful pride
now raised to heaven with an air of sanc
tified humility,—such were the prevailing
characteristics .of .his countenance. His
dress, withciut being reniatkable-for-singu--
lathy, was arranged more for effect than in
accordance with the prevailing fashion of
the day. His companion formed a pleas
ing contrast to this repelling personage.—
He was young and handsome ; his features
more expressive of good-nature than com
mon sense, and he evidently appertained to
a class common enough in agricultural dis
tricts, wealthy gentlemen fanners.
"Dreaming still of the beautiful unbeliev
er!" exclaimed the elder, in a voice more
powerful than melodious ; "can unutterable
bliss be obtained without sacrifice
"Sacrifice'" retorted the young man.
"sacrifice ! Was it nothing, think you, to
leave childless an aged mother ? nothing to
relinquish my own true-hearted Marion?
Nothing f—and for what? to—"
"Patience, my son," interrupted the first
speaker, "this day—the voice of the Most
High has proclaimed it to me—this day
shall the truth be made manifest ; powerful
whirlwind when it rushes headlong on its
course, pure as the drops that glisten in the
sun, boundless as the expanse of the story
worlds, eternal as the city of the Lord.—
Yes, my pupil," he continued in an eleva,
ted tone, "this day shall thy future destiny
be decided—this day shall prove me a
prophet or a deceiver."
As he concluded these words, they en
tered the one long solitary street of R
"[lotto!" he cried, as he reined in his
horse at the Ruse and Crown, which from
time immemorial had enjoyed a state of sin
gle blessedness as the sole inn of the village.
"What ! all the world turned holiday-seek
ers? Alas !poor misguided mortals grop
ing in darkness—" .
His pathetic exordinin was here unfor
tunately curtailed by the shrill voice of an
old woman in a flaming red cloak, who, in
that musical (?) patois, impossible to be con
veyed upon paper, peculiar to the rustic
denizens of fenny Lincolnshire, exclaimed.
"'!'hee munna gang theree mon ; yow'll
be clean left to shift for yQursen."
"And why my good woman ?"
Good woman, forsooth ! none o' your gam
inins here. Take my word and ride ofT
from that ere bad luckit'ous ;" and the "good
woman," having delivered this mysterious
injunction drew her scarlet robe more close
ly around her, to screen her person, we
presume, from the scorching rays of the
sun, and slowly hobbled away.
"What's all this about?" cried our pious
friend. waxing more wrathful than became
his saintly character ; "call the muster ; our
horses are tired out. What's the matter
with the house ?"
"Why, sir," answered a boy in a smock
who stood at the horse's head ; "why, sir,
there, be a dead mon in the 'ouse,_and," he
added in a whisper, "Mir Mug says as how
there was summit wroit."
"Pools !" said the traveller, turning to
his young companion, whom we will call
Philip Rivers, "let us alight, and solve the
mystery for ourselves ;" and suiting the ac
tion to the word, he sprang from his saddle,
and quietly led his horse beneath the old
fashioned portal of the inn. Philip follow
ed. Boniface soon appeared, but with none
of that smiling visage or honeyed speech
which usually distinguishes mine host.—
No bills of fare were in his hand, no praise
of forthcoming dainties on his lips : all he
brought into the presence of our travellers
was a countenance as woe-begone as goner;
ally greets a hand-cuff or a sheriff's officer.
"How now, irty friend," and the senior
equestrian, "does death so rarely visit your
fellow-villagers that thiS sudden appearance
causes such great sensation ?"
ooris an awful business, sir," said the re
publican, who seemed superior to his sta
tion ; "but walk in, and it you •would hear
the history and give a word of advice; why
there's none . would be so gratefttl ttO Stun
Wieler—lhat hi myself,"
JOHN BgRYT
WILLIAM BEItNT.
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tsclections.
The Mormon Prophet.
ALLENTOWN, LEHIGH COUNTY, PA., AUGUST 21,
" et us accept - Ts l'rf•co reTa confidence,"
whispered the Mormon priest ; inscrutable
are the ways of God ; who can say—but let
us enter."
For the benefit of our readers we will con-
deuce the loquacious Sam Winter's narra
tive into a few words. A stranger had ar
rived here yesterday evening, had retired to
rest, and that morning been found lifeless
in his. bed.
"It was'nt only his dying," continued
the disconsolate innkeeper, "though that
was bad enough, for never a body would
sleep in the room again if they heard on't ;
but I have inimies in the place, and Bessie
Walters and Bill Jowler," (and a host of
other rusticated cognomens,) "had spread
it about there must be something wrong in
so sudden a death. What can Ido ?"
"Is there no clergymen," inquired Phil
ip "that could have advised you in the mat
ter 7"
"Clergyman !" echoed Sam Winter,
"sorrow a bit of a parson do we see here,
cept on Sunday ;lie lives at t'other
"Are there no medical men within reach ?"
pursued Philip.
"Lor bless your honor !" cried Sam, and
who'd pay for a dead man's doctor's stuff t
and I've been so flurried like, and my mis
sus" (an glice, wife,)"is away, but I'll send
Joe at once that I will," and ho hastened to
the door:-
—"Stity—!"—exclainre - d the mormon, "stay
and witness the power of the Prophet of the
Lord, the dead restored to life. But first I
would see the corpse—lead on."
His voice was commanding, his manner
impressive; in a few moments he was ush
ered into the chamber of the dead. The
body of the unfortunate man was stretched
upon the couch ; a few straggling beams
that forced a way through the closet shut
ters fell upon his countenance, from which
all color had fled ; the lips and face were
tearful from the very intensity of their pal
lor. the eyelids were firmly closed, and the
night-dress in which the body was still ar
rayed, seemed like the shroud ready to in
close those rigid and lifeless limbs.
"Nothing is impossible to a priest of Je
rusalem," said the soi disand prophet I to
his prayer every thing is conceded ;'heaven
and earth before it bend. Go, as.3emble
your friends, your neighbors ; let all behold
the miracle, iet all rejoice and believe."
It took some time before Sam Winter
could fully comprehend what was required
of him, but the gapers outside were speedy
in obeying the summons "to come and see
the strange gintleman bring the dead nail to
life." The apartment, which was tolerably
large, was soon crowded with spectators.—
We will spare you, gentle readers, the
prophets oration ; it was, like his ordinary
conversation, more replete with fine sound
ing verbage than common sense, but it told
Upon his simple and illiterate bearers, as
was soon manifest by the awe stricken
countenances of all his auditors. All, did
we say t No ! there was one sturdy look
ing fellew, Jim the butcher, a perfect per
sonification of John Bull, who, with arms
skimbo, stood eying the preacher with a
look of irreverent unfriendliness.
"Now, " said he when "our friend the
prophet had concluded, "I be no scholard ;
I be a plain, spoken coon, but I'd loike to
ask you question or so. You say as how
you can make that ere dead body alive
again ?"
"Yes !" exclaimed the Mormon, resum
ing his oratorial voice and gesture; '"yet !
at my command those eyes shall open to
the light, those palled lips shall smile and
speak, the blood shall once more wit on ly
flow through those motionless limbs, the
spirit of life again shall animate the clay."
"Well," continued the imperturdable
butcher; "hut if I was to chop off an arm
of his'n, would he come to life wt'out his
arin ?"
"Assuredly answered the prophet.
"And if I choppid off his leg, would he
come to life then r
"Assuredly," was again the reply ; "but
we waste time—let us pray."
"Stop if wee bit," pursued the butcher ;
"if 1 choppid off his heede, would he come
to life then, eh ?"
"Certainly, my friend; all is possible to
the prophet of Jerusalem "
"Then I'll do it," cried Jim in a thunder
ing voice, pushed his way to the head of
the couch, and raising his cleaver in the air;
"here goes."
Hollo ! hollo! shrieked the dead man,
jumping up ; "I'd rather not have my head
chopped off this bout, any how."
The spectators, men, women, and chil
dren, screamed wildly, and threw one an
other down in their haste to depart. In an
incredibly short time, mine host, the butch
er,and Philip Rivers were alone left with
the ex-corpse. him laughing heartily, ap
proached the resuscitated man, and sluing
him, exclaimed,—
measter, we'll put a bit polish on
yer face," and lo ! a few energetic rubs
transferred the chalk from that worthy's
face to Jim's blue apron. But whero is the
prophet? Has he not remained to witnesis
this wonderful resurreciian ? No the sal
gacious Mormon, finding that instead of a
bevy of dupes he had caught a Tarter, has-
tilldecaMped in the general confusion, and
his confederate, thus left in the lurch, con
fessed the whole conspiracy. It is almost
unnecessasy to add, that after this occur
rence no Mormon ever again ventured even
the shadow of his nose in rt , and
Philip Rivers, for whose edification the lit
tle episode had principally been con
cocted, returned to his home a wiser and a
happier man. L The last- we heard of- -him
was his marriage with his fair Marion, and
doubtless he finds matrimonial bliss the best
safeguard against the seducements of reli-
giods fanaaS, and we would councel all
whoSe heads are a little inclined to bo led
by the last new-fan„ led doctrine to follow
his example.—Tuil's Magazine.
The Midnight Struggle.
It was on the 3d ofJune, 18-17, that Col.
Mc[mach left Vera Cruz for the main lir
my_then at-Puebla, with-a train carrying a
large amount of funds of gold and silver for
the use of the pay subsistence and Quarter
master's Department. He had not pene
trated into the interior more than 15 mi les,
when he met a most determined resistance.
He immediately apprised General Cadwal
hider, then at Vera Cruz of his position and
the necesity to reinforcements. On the
10th of June, that General, with a force of
500 men, came to the assistance of Mc[utoch
_at_uente_de_los__Vegas," where he as
sumed the command. and at noon on the
11th took up the line of march for "Puen
ta Nacional," or the National Bridge, five
and a half miles distant, where he designed
encamping' for the night.
It was becoming dark when the van
guard arrived at the east end of the bridge,
and it was about eleven o'clock P. M. when
the rear guard passed over. During these
three or four hours, our braie troops were
receiving the fire of their murderous assail
ants without permission to return it. This
was a severe test for new troops. The de
tails of this dreadful and bloody night have
never yet been placed before die public--
I shall not attempt to record its horrors.—
I merely give an account of the following
singular incident.
A little after 'lli loight, when all was
quiet as death, save the moaning,• of the
wounded and the heavy breathing of the
toil-worn soldier, a single shot wts heard.
The report came from the direction of the
picket of the bridge, and appeared to have
proceedo 1 from a distance b tyond it, and to
to the right of the lurk overlooking the
bridge, and the circuitous road approaching ,
it.
Those who have been in actual service
in a campaign, will at once imagine the ex
citement of the alarm. A shot fired near a
camp, especially where the enemy is known
to he in the vicinity, is always a signal for
the troops to jump on their feet, and the
companies or regiments to form in line, and
"stand at ease," waiting the report of the of
ficer of the guard, whose duty it is to ascer
tain the cause of the alarm. This was or
dinarily the case during the carnpagn in
Mexico ; but the present was extraordinary
in the highest degree. We were in a mea
sure encompassed. on all sides by a ruthless
foe. They d iad a bitter revenge so seek,
and their thirst for gold was strongly tempt
ed. Ilere were two strong and marked
characteristics of the Mexican made keen
ly active, impelling our enemy to put forth
more than his usual pertinency of purpose.
They had already spread havoc in our ranks.
Some of our brave comrades lay dead near
us, and others were suffering:from mortal
and severe wounds.
Our troops, too, thirsted for vengeance ;
but there was little prospect of that strong
feeling being gratified. The inacc, ssable
"chapparel," its thorny thickets'and rocky
fastness were at this time sufficient barriers
to protect them from the Americ4in
Scarcely had the sound reverberated among
the lofty mountains knobs and died away in
the distance, ere our gallant fellows were
in the ranks, awaiting the summons to meet
the foe, or return to their stone-paved couch
es. An electric shock would not have
brought them to their feet sooner than the
supposed discharge ofa Mexican "escopet."
Being •on duty 1 proceeded to ascertain the
cause of the alarm. I first went to the pick
et on the bridge, and interrogated the cor
poral on duty there. but failed in obtaining
. • .
any explicit information from him : After
making all the inquiry possible, with no
better success, I returned and reported the
fruitless result, when the companies were
again ordered to rest on their arms.
Again all were wrapt in slumber, save
those whose duty it is to watch. Nothing
was heard but the firm and measured tread
of the weary sentinal, and the steady step
of the officers whose duty it is to go the
rounds and see that all was well. Matters
were in this desirable condition, when the
stillness was broken by - the quick tread of
'persons approaching, making inquiry for
the officer of the guard, who soon presented
himself. Immediately one of the guards
stepped forward saluted the officer, and re
ported that he had Under his 'charge tivo
Auterinan tohlieis mallet had volitnuirilY sur
rendered themselyes to the pickets neaf.th'e
Filer and in the dit.eotloit or tips fort:
bllicer then mttde inquiry, and received the
851.
following explanation from the soldiers.
One was a cavalry and the other an in
fantry soldier. They had both left their re
spective quarters, whichwere wide apart,
alone for the purpose of going to.the river
Rio Antigua, to slake their thirst, which
was extreme. The .infantry man wns cau
tiously armed with his musket ; the dragoon
imprudently ventured so near the enemy
unarmed. They_met_near the river brink,
each supposing the other a Mexican
I3oth challenged at the same moment.—
Neither_answered. The infantry-man- rais ,
ed his musket and fired ! His now fero
cious antagonist bounded forward, for they
were, when they first met, but a few paces
apart, and clasped his victim with what he
intended should be the grib of "death. The
struggle was long and desperate. No eye
was upon them save the "All seeing Eye."
The darkness was great, made extremly so
by the proximity of the surrounding moun
. . .
tains and thickets.
The night was calm, and the water, as
it dashed against the rocks, rolling and foam
ing along on its rough course, was the only
element that appeared to disturb the per
fect stillness which surrounded the horrid
and unnatural struggle. The stars twin
gled in the blue vault above, but their glim
mering though beautiful, was faint ; and in
stead of dispelling the darkness, served to
increase it, and add to the sorribrencSs and
de — ablation of the s e .
When the strength of both was well nigh
spent, an exclamation which 1 call to my
mind, came from the one who was about to
be overcome, which arrested the attention
of his antagonist, and caused him to desist.
Explanations were hurriedly made, and the
return to catnp, and surrender to the guard,
the consequence.
The officer of the guard directed them to
the surgeon. The infantry man's shot.
which had been the cause of the alarm."
had taken effect in the fleshy port of his
supposed enemy's arm, and it was bleed
ing profusely. They went away rejoicing
at their happy escape. I never saw them
again. ll'hether thew lived to meet the
foe, and pasS through the fiery and brilliant
conflicts which shortly ensued, and to re
turn to their sweet native hills to gladden
the hearts of their friends and to enjoy the
delights of honn•, or were permitted by an
inscrutable Providence to pass through this
danger to find a grave upon a hloopy field,
and in an inhospitable clime, is of course
unknown to the writer, who has briefly
penned the facts of which he was cognizant.
Newspaper Collecting.
Illy dear dir:' 1 have just returned from
a tour through this State, and proceed to
furnish you with an account of my labors
and success. I have been gone for three
months. and assure you. in all sincerity, that
lam fully satisfied. You furnished me a
list of one hundred and seventeen owing
subscribers, as ypu will [recollect. 1 have
called upon one hundred and four of them
and have the honor of paying over to your
order three dollars and twelve and one-half
cents, being the amount to which you are
entitled. I return you the list numbered I
to 117, and now give you the reply of each.
No. l—is a minister. He says, in the
first place. he never got one-half of the
numbers, (a lie according to the account of
the Postmaster,and in the next place, your
joker's column was too scrurrilous. He can't
think of aiding to sustain a paper that ad
vertises horse races and gander 'pulling.
Besides, lie knows from the tone of your ed
itorials, that you drink, and paying you
would only be the means of your ending
your days In the kennel. He wonders at
your impudence in.sending him his bill, af
ter publishing the account of the great prize
tight between Left I-landed Smoke and Bat
tering Bill. He wants nothing to do with
you—never wants to hear from you again.
No. 2—ls in jail for debt. He has not
seen a half dollar for a year. Says he
would pay with the utmost cheerfulness if
he only had the money, but had to borrow
a shirt to put on last Sunday. Admires
your paper wonderfully, and hopes you
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you to take a bold stand in favor of the abol
tion of imprisonment for debt, ns he thinks
it would be a very popular move with gen
tlemen in his situation. If you send him
nny more papers he hopes that.you will see
that the postage is paid, as otherwise he
will be unable to enjoy your lucubrations.
Sends his best- respect.
No. 3—ls a young doctor. Says your
•paper is beneath.the notice of a gentleman:
Would n't give a—for a cart load. Says
you inserted an rrticle reflecting on the pro
fession. Only wishes he could catch you
here—would make you smell -- 1-- Is go
ing to persuade everybody that - takes your
paper to stop it. Cuss'd your bill, and says
you may collect it the best way you can. .
No. 4-1 s an old maid. Says yod are
always taking a fling at single ladies of An
uncertain age. Would n't pay you if she
was rolling in wealth, and you had n't cash
enough to buy a crust of -bread. Sent all
the papers she had back a month ago anti
says now that she Isent lliiidl babk, she don't
otve yoibanything. Says she is even with
you, and intends to keep so until the day of
NUMBER 46.
judgement. Asked me not to tell you that
you are no gentleman, or yeti would n't un
de mike to slander a large and respectable
class of female population of the country.
'No. 6—ls a gander —a sporting gentle
man. Says be got completely, cleaned out'
last week at the races. Could not accom
modate his grand:nother with a half dime if
she was starving. Likes your paper tolera
bly—would like it better if you published
more races, and would occasionally give an
account of a cock fight. Liked the de.
-scription - olthe - prize - amazing ern ,-
ed a multitude of your faults. Hopes you
won't think hard of him for not paying you
now ; but has got a prospect of some loose
change, as he is after a rich young green
horn who arrived here last week. Will
pay your bill out of the pluckin g s.
No. 6—ls an old drunkard. Has n't got
anything, and never expects to have. Gath
ered up all the papers that he had and sold
them for a half pint of ru mto the doggery
keeper to wrap groceries in. Which you
would send him a pile, as they cost him no
postage, his brotherin-law being postmas
ter, and permitting him to take out his let
ters for nothing. Winked at me when I
presented your bill, and inquired if I was n't
a distant relation of the man that butted the
bull oil the bridge.
No. 7—ls a magistrate. Swore he never
owed yetis - cent, and told me I was a ras
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-ca. ior — tryin.g - to — switin_ Am in such a
bold and bare-faced manner. Advised
me to make tracks in a considerable less
than no time, or he would get out a warrant
against me as a common cheat, and have mo
sent to prison. Tobk his advice. Is by all
odds, the meanest man I have' seen yet.—
Will never go near him again.
No. B—ls a politician. Says although
you profess to publish . a neutral paper, it rs
not so. Thinks he has seen a considera
ble squinting towards the side to which he
is opposed. Meant to have told you to stop
his paper a year ago, but forgot it. _Tells
you to do so now, and thinks you are get'.
ting off very chcapiy iu not losing any Indi‘ei
by him. Believes you to be a rascal, end
too honorable to have anything to do With
you as it might compromise him and injure
his prospects.
No. 9.--Paid up like a man. The only
one. Likes your paper first-rate, and means
to take and pay fur it as long as you publish
it or he lives. Asked me to dinner, and
treated me like a king. An oasis in the dea - -
ert ! A man fit for Heaven.
No. 10—Is a merchant. Expect§ to
break shortly. Must save all his small
change. Offered me a pair of breeches and
a cotton handkerchief for the debt. Re
fused him with scorn. Had a long jaw:z-:.•
Threatened to brerk my head. Dared him
to do it. Threw a hatchet at rne. I ddagl
ed it, and put out.
Nos. 11 to 117—Mean as rot. Flail nd
money—would not pay—did not meg. I
swore I'd sue. Said I might one and b,
hanged. Cursed all the little odes, And
hurried from the big. Never got the' nt
red cent from one of them.
The foregoing is an extract froth my i'Mte
book. I have not succeeded a whit 'better
with the patrons of the other publiaations for
which I am agent, as it is impossible toCial=
lect from those who are determined ,not to
pay. I have expended in that period : two
hundred and ten dollars traveling,and my en
tire commissions amount to eighty-tWo dol
lars and forty-five cents. I urn very willing
to do my share towards the propagation of
news, but more than that no reasonable man
could ask. This business don't exactly
suit me—can't stand it:
' Please accept my resignation, and strike
.my name from your list of agents. I ad
mire your paper very much myself, but ft
would be a queer looking sort of a concern
that would come fully up to the requiretnents
of every body. One wants indepthidence
in an editor—another don't. .One wants
all slant—Would n t touch a journal that
contained an irreverent line with a le'ti foot
pole. One sentimental, lackadasaical miss
in a pantaletke wanted nothingnt 'l6Ve and
poetry : another never read anything but
the marriages.
All kinds of abuse I have to bedr, tO.
would n't mind if they only cursed yoti and
your paper ; but they curse me too
. Swiw
dler, rascal,.villain, blood, sucker—are some
of the names they think proper to bestow
upon me. I tried fighting for awhile, and
threshed several of.your patrons ; bat 'occa
sionally I got licked like thunder eiyaiilf.
Once I got put in jail fvr agsatilt and battery,
and only escaped h• breakinl• out. .
Send met a recei bt for tho three dollars
twelve and a half cents, talc believe me
yours in despair. A:1110:4 SWEATWELL.
—South-Carolina -Paper.
If life be a battle, how mad 'must ho be
who fails to arm himself for thil 'contest 1—
If life be a storm, how infattiated is he who
sleeps while bis ,hark ,is driven amid un
knoWn Waters! II life be a pilgrimaXe, how
ttnwise is he who strays from the right road,
nor seeks to iettirn till the twilight ehadows
gathet round his pathways
tlifilichus got by deceit cheat no man so
much as the gate's. •