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VOLUME VII.
THE LEHIGH REGISTER,
./s published in the Borough ollentown,i .
Lehigh Cohnty, Pet., every il'ednesda y A Scene in the Fire Points.
LTV A. L. EMIHII3,
--Some of the children may remember about
At 5150 per annum, payable in advance, and a beautiful little girl, found by the missiona
s2 00 if not paid until the end of the year. No ry last winter in a very bad house with tie
paper discontinued, until all arrearages are paid groes. There is not 'such another house
except at the option of the proprietor. hardly in New York. It is in "Cow Bay,"
CV Office in Hamilton Street, one door East of I and the man who owns it beeps a ruin shop
the Gerthan Reformed Church, nearly opposite and who makes a fortune nom these poor
he ''Priedensbnte" Office. creatures with his house and his ruin. You
can hardly sec the way ns you grope up the
stairs. Every now and then you stumble
on great heaps of dirt which have grown
hard there for malty years ; in the winter
nights the wind whistles through the bro
ken windows. The room where the kind
tzentlenmn found the little one, you remem
ber, was so dark and dirty, that lie could
hardly tell wether one was black or white.
There were three or four black men . and wo
men who were living in it beside ; yen know
the little girl was taken at once to Mr. Pea
se's, and washed and dressed. Every body
who came there used to call her down to See
her, :he was such a beautiful child , She
did not loolc like other children in the Five
• Points. Her skin was soft nod white, arid
her mouth and nose fine, and tier head very
high and large. She did not shuffle around
Idol some of them, but always had a pretty
little graceful step. %Veil after a while she
began to be sick, I suppose because she had
been in such dirty paces and among such
peopl e so fang. She used to tell us some
times of her mother who was up on Black-
well's Island, and of little 'Puny, as she cal- i
led a little sister she had ; she was smaller,'
she said, and had large pretty eyes, arid
curls which hung over tier face. "A black I
woman had her."
This was all the way which any of us
had to find her little sister, but the missiona
ry was determined to do it. So.we went up
to Blackwell's Island to see if we could get !
anything from her mother about her. She
was in the Hospital and the doctor said
would soon die. You would never have I
thought her the mother of that pretty child. I
She looked like an old woman, though t she I
might not have been ovehltirty, with a red
scarred ugly face, ruin and something worse
had made her the Wreck of a WIA11:111.
She toll its where to !bid the child, I
thou :ill she evidently did not wish to tell,
and when we were away, one of the doctors /
overheard her say, "She would like to see
us find Tully now !" The missionar y fol
lowed tip mat he and Mr.
Pease went through every vile negro house
in 4..eonard street or Cross st. ; sometimes
they found traces of her :•people spoke of a I
sweet little child, with long curls, who lived
among the negroes. Once a mulatto wo
man said she kneW • her and I hought she
could find her for them. Mr. 8., who was!
so much interested for her, offered ten dol
lars to any one who would discover her, but
nothing, came of it, and we almost gave it
up. This looking for one little child in a
city of 500.000 inhabitants, is nut an easy I
thing, you know.
I now went up to the hospital, and tr i ed •
to get the direction from the mother through
some of the illirses.
IVe were told to go to the first laundre;ss
in the Irving House, arid she would direct
us to some one in Water street, and lie
would tell us where the black woman was, )
who had little 'Puny. Mr. E. tried this, I
and hunted and hunted, but no child ! The
news came now that the mother could not
live many hours, so that we must get the
direction soon or never. At length, at the
very ink moment almost, the doctors sent us
another address. The missionary rather
more hopefully followed.it up again. Ile
went to a vile house . mentioned ?or ''Black
Susan." Susan did not live there ! He
almost gave it up, when another woman
said, she was very likely at such a number
in Leonard street. He -went there, "Yes,
Susan did live thdre, but she was out."—
He went in and waited. It was a low bad
house.; he had to be careful ; and so he first
spoke of her mother at l3lackwell's Island,
by her slang name, as if he. knew her, and
then asked carelessly if a little child of that
woman was here. They said Yes! Elis•
heart beat but he said nothing, and talked
of other matters, arid after a while he asked
if he could see little Tuny. They made no
objection, and took him into another room,
and there nestled in the pillow, the long
biown curls cast over the young face, the
-soft-bloom on the cheek, lay the child, slum
bering, peacefully, and trustfully -7-perhaps
dreaming sweetly of the love she had never
known, that day had saved her front a life
of shame and sin and pain, which none of
yen can imagine..
My friend says his heart throbbed so that
he could hepr it beat. He knew her at
once from her resemblance to Lily, as they
call the other one.'. lie sprang to her, clas
ped the child with one arm to himself, and
with the other presented a paper; be had al
ready obtained from the
smother, delivering
up her children to him,' saying, 'She. is
mine ! she is mine by law.' The woman
was taken by surprise.; she could scarcely
say anything, and they both waited 'for
black Susan. She came at length, and
Mr. E. at price addressed her as if the
poetical iDcpartment.
The Editor's Advisers
says one, your subjects are, too grave,
Too much morality you have—
Too much about religion;
Give me some witch and wizzard tales,
With slip shod ghosts, with fins and scales,
Of feathers like a pigeon.
I love to read, another cries,
Those monstrous fashionable lies—
In other words, those novels,
Composed of kings, anti queens, and lords,
Of border wars and Gothic hordes,
That used to live in hovels.
•:'., . No—uo, cries one, we've had enough
Of such confounded love-sivdi stuff,
'• To craze the fair creation'Y
. -.. • ' ive us some decent foreign news,
' . !' t If Russian, Turk, the Greeks and Jews,
... Or any other . nation.
nother cries, I want more fun,
.'• A wit!) , anecdote or pun,
A rebus or a riddle;
7f S ome long for missionary news,
nd some, of worldly carnal views,
~.:, Would rather hear .a fiddle.
nother cries, I want to see
jumbled up variety—
Variety in all things,
A misc?llaneous bodge podge print,
O...odomposcd—only to give that hint—
* Of multifarious small things.
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'I want some marriage news, says miss,
It constitutes my highest bliss
To hear ui weddtngs plenty.
Fur in a time of general rain,
• • None suffer from a drought 'tis plain—
;-`' At least not one in twenty.
I want to hear of de.ttlii, says one,
Of people totally undone,
By losses, tire or fever :
Another answers, lull as wise,
I'd rather have the fall and rise
Of racoon skins and beaver.
Some signify a secret wish
For now and then a savory dish
Of politics to suit thttn;
But here we rest at perfect ease,
For should they swear the moon was cheese,
We never would dispute them.
Or grave or humorous, wild or tame,
Lofty or low, 'tis all tho name,
Too haughty or too humble,
And every editorial weight
Has nought to do but what is right,
And let the grumbler grumble.
The Widow
The Widow is a dangerous thing,
With soft, black, shining curls;
And looked] more bewitching
Than n host of romping girls,
Her laugh is so delicious.Z.
So knowing clear beside—
You'd never dream her thinking
Soon to become a bride.
Her dress though made of sable,
Gives roundness to her form
A touch of something thoughtful,
A witching, winning charm,
And when she sits down by you,
With quick and easy grace,
A tear may fall unbidden,
Or a smile light up her face.
Her voice is soft, melodious,
And lute-like isits tone;
She sometimes sighs, toris dreadful
To pass through life alone!"
Then she'll tell you, it reminds her
Of the loved one dead and gone ;
'Your steps, your form and features—
Thus the Widow would run on.
Oh ! listen, yet be careful,
For well she plays her part ;
Her lips distill the nectar
That dolh enslave the, heart.
Be guarded, or she'll win you
With sighs, and smiles and tears;
And when you're safely wedded.
She then will box your ears ! •
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ILLENTOWN, LEHIGH COUNTY, PA., AUGUST 2:0853.
Iwhole matter were settl e d ; gave h er five er and lake. It will, therefore, be readily led their steps and silenced their tongue.— boarding house, a half formed resolution to
I dollars, thanked her for the care of the child, understood that the approach of this new He endeavored to recoil, but it was already attend the site's : log-eel/eel came up in his
jwontand quite carried the thin g by stor m . Th e force, would place the Americans in a posi- too late. A fatal missive was also on the i mind, and while he was reflecting upon it;
an seemed to feel very bad--"she h a d Ilion sufficiently critical, to say nothing of wing for him. He was struck with the he passed the iesidence of a wealthy mer
; never seen such a sweet thing, and she was 1 the dangers to which they were already rest, but net with immediate death, and he chanl„ and'glaecing at th e parlor wind ow h e
• had time to raise into the depths of the for- observed the pretty face of Ellen May, a
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!so quick - to learn and pretty now l—and, oh, exposed.
she is so runnine !—you oueht to hear her - The information brought by the savage est one of those appalling yells of warnin g slight acquaintance hh circum
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swear—it's as good as an old one !" was too important to be wholly slighted, and and of rage which announces among the stance decided the qution.
At length with a lighter heart, Mr, E. got came in too suspici ous a mann er t o b e whol- people of his race the presence of mortal He %yell knew that Ellen May was to be
out, never fur a moment quittinghis hold of ly trusted. The officer, therefore, thought (tenger
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' the child, and hurried as fast as hi s f ee t it best to interrogate the messenger.
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present ; as she was in the habit of punctu-
The soldiers looked upon this fearful al attendane e upon the evening meetings of
( could carry him, with Tune in his arms to .I . rlio are you, my friend ?' said he. scene in astonished silence, entranced by the choir, of which she ;vas a member.
1 his sister's house. Only a t l engt h w h en 'Alohican,' was the laconic reply, the murderous magic which took place be- Reader, reinenther that this happened in
lore them. When the stillness and the spell your villagt',' and fashion here allows the
I the door was closed and locked, and the 'What is your name ?'
child fairly within her future home, and all 'Stockbridge Hauk,' answered the stran- were broken by that warnin,g cry, they ex- wealthy as well as the poor, th e privil ege
; pursuit was out of the question, did he yen- ger.
pooled to see the woods swanning with hos- of siuging in the church choir, and as that
lure to say to himself, with a full heart, 'God 'Where did you conw from and why are tile savages. None, however, appeared.— wonderful body ;vas compo se d of m en l ees
be thanked I' Yes; we may say it too sod you here ?' pursued the officer. When the echo had died away, they looked talented time Paganini—of course rehear./
was, lost and is found !'
There was only one thing'remainine that
could make the matter complete; that was,
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plied hue ca nue front the Dutch rivers,' re- in vain for the seventh, and List of the Hu- sals became necesaar •
'But why are you here, I say ?' . 3, or else the dignity of
rens. He had vanished as if swallowed up' the old Deacon down stairs would be dis
in the earth. No trace of him was 'visible. turbed by the discord of some not 'attending
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Ito get a full dechtratiob befor e witnesses 'Why are the Minues in the woods? can No sound of his retreating footsteps were to harmony divine,'
f rom th e m o th er , resigrii n e both her daugh- the captaie tell tile that ?' replied the say- audible. The Mohican, however, still kept Russell hastily despatched his landlady's
I ters to the missionary. Mr. E., indehttiga- age' his eye flash inn fire. his position behind the log itself, but with provisions, and made his toilet in the most
ble, hurried away to the island,- though 'Dove anybody know this person ?' asked his fiery eyes bent in quick and searchiegi approved style.
scarcely doubtin g that th e woman was b e - the efiker, turtling to the bystanders. But glances in almost every direction nit once.- ' The new boll of the village church be gan
vond any earthly influence. By an almost no one replied, for no one knew. He was obviously at fault as well as the rest, to ring the modern 'fire alarm fashion,' as
iraculous chanc e sh e r ecovere d a w e _ 'What do you want mc to do, then ?' said No one dared to mov e or speak above his the signal of the singing-schOol, and away
was able to sign the document in the pros- the officer to the Indian, still suspicious. breadth. There was something awful in went our hero attired in his best 'bib and
'Take four — seven—ten—soldiers,' re- the my.4terious and sudden disappearance. tucker.' The chorister, a noted character
I once of the Phyeicians, and the formality
was completed. She died, I think, the plied the savage, holding up both hands, The silence continued for some ten min- of ranlle 'arrived in due season, and
• saute night. %VI/ether she intended before I I .) reatimag his fingers. 'Ale take 'em and utes, when the sharp crack of a rifle was after indefinite amount of scraping,
fully to deceive us, I cannot determine.— wait fur Slingoes in the woods.' then heard, and the Mohican sprang to his , squeaking, screwing and re-screwing of a
She was only the ruin of what she had been, 'He is right, by Jove!' exclaimed the of- feet with the blood streaming down to one l certain old black fiddle of his, the singin g
and perhaps not tilways sound in mind.— ricer. 'The men are too few to have an side. His only exclamation was an emphat- ; commenced. Three hours of incessant
She rests on the prison graveyard, ambush laid for them, and we need a piquet is .C.Tg,n!' In an inetata the fatal bow and ( screeching rendered all parties interest e d
As I said, the older sister, Lily, fell sick of that kind, The red-skin must be friend- arrow were again in requisition. and his face ; stiflicieetly latieued to permit an adjourn ,
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on account of the bail trentinent she hail re- ,ly after all. Let nine picked men, headed toward the Indian, he sent another arrow on ' merit,
c••ived, so that the two could riot at once see by a corporal, go with him ;hut let them be its mortal mission. The soidiers instantly : As the girls crowded together in the en.
each other. They had not met for more ever watchful and keep on their guard, arid heard a slight scrabbiag overhead, on look- try, preparatory to pushing their way
than a year, and we doubted whether they let me be informed of the first approach of Mg up they saw the Iltiron falling through through the door, one could see a constella.
would recognize each other. At length as any jeweils in that direc6on.' the limbs of a neighbornig tree. loto this tion oi bright (-yes, and hear a combination
a reward to Mr. Pease, who had done so l'he officer turned away. The men were he had the address to stria , li e himself up, 1 / 1 1- of eweet sounds thatset our chorister's high
much for them, and as a pleasur e t o us a ll, quickly detailed, and guided by the Indian, seen by his enemies, dinin g the momentary eat amid most eublinte musical attempts very
; they took their silent way in the wood s , up confusion occasioned by the warning cry of far in the back ground ; and then such lips
it was agreed that the two should meet at
the 'House of Industry;' at the Five Points. the south bank of the Saranac, down which his cerfipanion. From that perch he had as could be seen in that crowd-ah ! it makes
At a given time, in the large meeting- the, new hostile force was reported to be soon/discovered the lurking place of the my heart beat strangely fast to think of
room, all the little girls were gathered to- 60 aliaa• TheY wove(' forward rapidly fur Witcen, and bent upon veneg,ence, had those kisses we used to steal when we were
gether in great expectation, for they all about half an hour, when the Indian began iyuned'iately . fired at him without caring young, and waited %Ilion the sweet little Het
knew and loved little Lily ; and on the miter to proceed with more caution, and to listen Ahether or riot enemies wer e near. The ty, and she, the ugly thing, afterwards jil
side were the women, rough and coarse for every unusual sound that disturbed thes:imprudene e cost him his life, and withal, he led us. But my memory wanders.
looking enmesh, some of thein, big Sympa- fOretii. At last, putting his ear close to the I hail only succeeded in inflicting a slight Russell C. politely offered his arm and
go ,„ ge „, ground, he listened for a moment,tumid
thizing very much with what was
then wound upon the Mollican e in the temple. company to Ellen Ably, and met a decid e d
In the middle of the room the ladies and quickly raising up he made a rapid sign' to The crone, - f o r
a nt. She would nut trouble a mechanic
gentlemen, who were interested for the chil- the soldiers to betake themselves to a neigh- ger]. Shortly after the report of the rdl, for an escort.
dren, were standing. At length the two boring thicket a hieh .bordered a small creek the distant heavy tramp of a body of regu- The young man turned a look of min
little girls, dressed just alike in pretty child's flowing into the river. Tire Men concealed lar troops was heard approaching through gled pity and contempt upon her, and thank
yes among time bushes as quick us the woods'. They too, plunged into the la- ed God that he was •honest and honored
dresses, were brought forward. Neither of
possible, while the Indian crawled etealthi- tat pass, and meta similar but not equally l enogh tu be a mechanic. I heard th e
them knew what was coming ; but the mo
ment Lily saw her sister, she sprang for- ly to a position somewhat more advanced, bloodless reception by the soldiers in am- tauning reply of the spirited girl as she took
ward, threw her arms about her neck and concea ling himself , behind the trunk of a bush. This time it was the rifle that did the young physician's offered arm, and 1 be
fallen Hee. lie had enjoined upon them the business. The advancing column; how-
gar to fear lest the antLme-chanical fever
kissed her again and again. The other
knew her, and clung to her as to a mother ; : Hut io time or make a noise until they Should ever, was composed of veterans, who for a should spread among the angels, and finally
you would have known them at once as 6k- . reed iye from him a cerelin signal. For few moments seemed to push forward into result in my Hefty's changing her mind in
ters. The older i s only five, b u t with aim.s sonar distance forward of the place where the abyss where their comrades and guides regard to my pointed distress, and sure
ble head arid the most graceful mariner 1' ha Inv, the woods were tolerably clear of were lying wounded and dead. Butes they
: enough before many days I received a polite
ever saw in a child. I her hair is blonde, j underbrush, and a kind of path which skirt- were ignorant of the strength of the conceal- invitation to be engaged elsewhere about
and the eye a sweet nffectionate blue eye.- led the bank of the river across the creek ed enemy, and could hardly even tell -from the usual dine of my weekly visit to Squire
The little one, 'Puny, is three years old, near its mouth, about ten rods from where I what direction the danger came, finally they Smith's.
with darker hair, with long curls, and eves ! the soldiers were concealed. From the po. beat a retreat and drew off into the- woods Soon afterwards I left the village, and
a shade darker—a :none lively and 'input-; sition the Indian occupied, this pass was in again. 'l'lle check was all that could have was absent twenty years. I often thought
aive - child than the other, and prettier to j inii -""`" e _in s order to cross 'the stream, been desired. That force was not engaged of the village maidetis, during my absenc e ,
mg along town feet. ,ba i t to do_ Ami ne Linebattle of Plattsburg ; nod after 'recallieg to mind matte, of them with love
; sceed at ten feet, perpendicular ;so that Learning, the disastrous fate of the day, it like particularity. Years
most ('yes. Still- there ie a sweet peaco, i 1 9 1 5' 000 '
while was in the bed of the brook, he could made a percipitate retreat into Canada.
and a balance in the other's character,
passed on, and
which is very winning: The general form
manhood brought with it the usual allotment
not seen by those who should happen to
of their features is very much alike.
Everybody 1, It the touching artlessness lel, hy distance behind. It was noticed that CIO 000 ts ~• th. cartes and perplexities.
Ulurons were elain,' Stockbridee Hauk Aa; length 1: macre up n • •
b h ' , I • fer y
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of the scene. The rough-featured. womeut ee The soldiers hail not remained in ambush seemed to take 110 further interest in the eome. '..wn came tle mug, at
sobbed audibly, and we could not help our long, when, by a•qUiCli sign, the scout gave fray. Soon after the firing commenced, he shoula be received by my old acquaintan.
tears. Perhaps some of those there looke4 them to understand that seine one was ap- disappeared, and did not accompany the cep, Many of them doubtless were marri e d
away back to a time, when- they were little preaching ; they soon saW an 'lndian coin- soldiers back to the army. The next day, —and. a few, perhaps, would rememb er
children, and when they had kind frie / ed s ing at a rapid but silent pace along towards however, he appeared again before the erfi• their old companions ofthe 'villag e choi r . ,
too, and were as pure us those little girls.— the crossing. He laid but just got clearly cer, accoutred as at the Lillie of his terve! Oa my return I found Russell O. a m em .
For myself, I remembered where theewe e t into view when at a distance of about two in the camp, with the addition of 'seven ben of the Legislature, and a very wealthy
little children were taken from-4he dark rods behind, appeared another, and so on to scalps attached to the bier, and- 'the war Iman.
and filthy hole of the Five Points—and the number of seven. They were all in paint washed from his face.
: Ms mission Ile lives in a large mansion house near
where the mother died, in the sad prison war paint and armed with rifles and tome- seemed to be accomplishee Ile was the church, and has in his family a tutoress
hospital, All past now !—shame, disgrace, hawks. • The soldiers were all attentive to thanked for his services, and received a of his children, around who lingers the tra
pain, the certainty of an outcast's life and the movements of their guide, expecting ev- promise of a liberal reward. 'l'o all that cos of early beauty. Her name is Miss El
the, lonely death—all over !,Now, kind, ten- (ery moment to receive the signal to fire.— was said he remained a silent listener, and len May.
der hearts, affection, refinement, religion, To their surprise, however, they saw him only pointed to the glorious tropics •which Let the young ladies take warning and
are about her path henceforth. and a home lay down his gun, and draw from beneath he wore, seeming to signify that they were despise not the honest, because they aro
and friends amid which to die. God be the log a long and powerful bow, and a bun- sufficient compensation. In truth the Hu- poor mechanics, for such is nobility of th e
gentle to the little ones in future days ; and dle of flint-headed arrows, He then turned roe was the hereditary foe, and he had been earth, and she who.'rnittens' a worthy m e .
when, if they ever know what they have es- hiniself about under the log, until he faced fighting instinctively for the tradition of his l chanic almost dies an a/ni maid.
caped o rney they be as -ready to give to oth- the pass it/ the creek. fathers.
ens as others have freely given to them. The strange Indians appeared to move
The children - of 'Home' now came for- forward without the least hesitation or sus
ward to bid good-bye to them. One of them picion. The corniest of them On coming to
told me confidentially how sorry they were the creek dropped at once down to cross it.
that Lily would, not be there again ; and At this moment the guide was observed to
how she had kissed them all when she went, draw his bow with a quick and powerful
and cut up nn apple into small piec es with effort ; and so rapidly as almost to elude the
their scissors, to give, as a keepsake to sight, an nrrow was sped on its mission of
each one.
death. The stranger was seen to drop in
-the-middle-of-the brook, and-pot a cry issued
from his mouth. Quick as lightning the
Mohican ndjusted an arrow in his bow, so
that as soon as the second Huron had drop
ped down to cross the stream, he too was
observed to reel and fall without a groan.
In the sante manner was the third and
the fourth and the filth Huron pierced as ho
leaped into the fatal ditch. They were so
clam to each other and the whole scene
passed in such miraculous silence and ra
pidity, that not one of them had observed
the, fate of his- comrades until he. met his
own, The sixth Indian, howlever, being a
little more behind Allan the others, seemed
tokte somewhat surprised. that he did not
sets them in view on thf opposite bank.—
For this . reason he descended into the gully
with a little hesitation. He was immediate
ly aware of the horrible fate that had arrest-
In Incident in the War of 1812.
At the battle at Plattsburg, in ISI2, dur
ing the din and uproar of the. heavy canon
' ade on lake and land, there appeared before
the commanding officer an unknown Indian,
clad in the wildest savage costume, covered
with war paint, and arined to the teeth, who
. gave information of the approach through
the woods on the south bank of the Saranac,
of a considerable body•of British, accompa
nied by a small band of Hurons, or Canadi
an Indians,Who acted as guides and scouts.
—lt is well known that one column of the
British army under the command of Gener
al Brisbane, had approached Plattsburg
from the ..west along the Deerkmautown
road, to the north of the Saranac. The
American army was not entrenched on the
south bank, in the angle formed by the riv.
_
FOR FARMER AND MECHANIC
_ _
The Mechanic's Refusal,
Russell C. was a young.mechanic of pro
mising expectation's. He had acquired a
competent knowledge of his trade, and at the
time of which I.write had just attained his
majority, having
.granted' from his employ
er's shop with the highest honors.
He had established a little workshop of
his own anil commenced his career with
bright anticipations of future success. Ho
possessed but I.tle capital, though his cred
it was good for any amount. His work
could be relied upon, and his credit once
pledged was always redeemed at the stipu
lated dine. He had acquired the habit of
ridge 'punctuality, and would never suffer
others to keep him in waiting, nor would he
inconvenience them to wait for him.
His strict fulfilment of engagements gave.
him a good reputation so invaluable to a
young man entering upon a life of business
with a small, capital on - which to rest their
hopes.
Rossell C. had been at work during the
week at his little shop, and had scarcely ta
ken time to breathe. Saturday night had
slowly come around again, and as he closed
his shutters preparatory to letiving for his
Hoosier Courtship.
A log cabin boasting a single room, ono
half of which is occupied by two beds, ono
containing the .old folks' and baby, the oth
er whose duty by day is to stand beneath
the shadow of its loftier mate, laden with
five younger members.
Ezekiel—(in a whisper)---1. avow tew
gosh, Sary,_Litiv.ye.
Sary—(in a high Icey)—Good, Zeke, I'm
glad on't.
- Ezekiel—Will you het , me ? thut's what
I want to know ?
Sary--(looking astonished)—Fiev ye ? to
be sure, 1 cal'late to.
Zeke—W hen will we get spliced ? '
Sary—Wall, boss, that's what I been
thinking on*; 1 tolled dad that else be he'd
go to mill to morrer, we'd git jined next
day.
Zeke—Yer did ? Well then, swap a buss
with me.
Father—(from the bed)—There, now, yer
varmints, of you've got the biziness settled,
do quit fer to-night ; ye make such a rack.
et, a fella might as well sleep in Bedlam.
nt'Between life
_and death there is fro •
glumly but the thinness of n :Lee.
NUMBER 47.