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A FAMILY NEWSPAPER. . ______ _ - -_.__ -,,,,,..- ,__ Elcuotcb to Politico, Netl36, fiteratinc, ip °dm iiirclianics, /2kgriculture, the Eliffusion of Useful information, general 3ittclligcnrc, 2cinuocincut, iltarkicto, ctc. VOLUME VIII. THE LEHIGH REGISTER 18 published in the Borough of Allentown. Lehigh County. Pa, every Nednesday, by A. L. RIME, • At 5150 per annum, payable in advance, and $2 00-if not paid until the end of the year. Ni paper discontinued, until all arrearages are paid 'except at the option of the proprietor. rir Office in Itamillon.Street, one door East 01 the German Reformed Church, nearly, opposite the ..Friedenshote" OlTace. poetical Mcpartincnt. The Happiest Times. When are we•happiest? When the light of morn Wakes the young roses from their crimson rest ; When cheerful sound, upon the wind are borne, Till man resumes his work with blither zest ; While the bright waters leap from ruck to glen: Are we the happiest then?, Alas !.those roses! . they will fade away, And thunder tempests will deform the sky ; And summer heats bid the sprint; buds decay, And the clear sparkling fountain may be dry ; And nothing beautiful adorn the scene, To tell what it path been. When are we happiest 1 In the crowded hall, When fortune smiles and flatterers bend the knee! . How soen, how very soon such pleasures pall! Bow fast must falsehood's rainbow coloring flee ! Its poison flowerets bear the sting of care ; We are not happy there. Are we the happiest when the evening hearth Is circled with its crown of living flowers, When goeth round the laugh of artless mirth, 4nd when affection from her bright Urn showers Her richest baltn on the dilating heart Miss, is it there thou art Oh no, not there. It would be happiness Almost like heaven's, if it might always be; Those brows without one shading of distress, Arid wanting noshing but eternity; But they are things of earth and pass away— They mus', they must decay ! Thos; rqic;.4 prasi grow tremulous with years; Those smiling brows must wear a hinge of gloom ; Those sparkling eyes be quenched in hitter hears; And at the lash close darkly in the tomb; II happiness depends on them alone, How quickly it is gone. When are we happiest then? 0, when resigned To whatsoe'er our cup of life may brim; When we can know ourselves but weak and blind Creatures of earth, and trust alone in Him, Who giveth in his mercy joy or pain: 0, we are happy then. Illisfelloncous Selections. I Frightful Adventure at Sea. On the 13th. of March, 1774, the beauti ful frigate, Louise, sailed ircnn the part nl Brest, on a voyage to the South Seas. She was as lovely and neat a craft as ever rode upon the bosom of the deep. Her three tall masts tapered grapefully upward, the wizen one slightly raking t and her rigging denot ed the experience of the captain, and the skill of the crew. She carried thirty-:ix guns ; and her crew amounted to two hun dred and eighty men, including sixty ma• vines. The first lieutenant was a hamistme• young man of abuut twerity five. De:ct ed ed from a noble race, the Count de Brui-1 sac had adopted it naval life ihruugh choice although the death of his father when /11101- 1 • phe,which was the Count's Christian name —was yet a boy, had left him a handsome property. He had embarked upon the pet ant voyage with the understanding that he was to be promoted to the rank of a -comman der on his return to France at the expiration of the four years, during which it a as pre snared the expedition would last: The ship had not been to sea many days, ere the be havior of the Count attracted some attention on the part of the captain and the other of Whenever duty did not compel the first lieutenant to be upon the quarterdeck he Wag invariable cooped up in his eaten. pnd to that cabin no one was ever admitted save himself. It was presumed that he made his own bed, and performed the dc gnostic duties of his little chamber himself-- 11 w as true that he dined with.his brother of- peers, in the gun-room, but lie never remain ed at 'table to drink the social glass along ' with them—immediately after the repast was terminated,he rose from the table and retired to his cabin. His other meals he ate by him self in that retreat, and if ever any one joked with him upon his aPparent misanthropy, he merely laughed or gave an evasive reply. One day the officer who comnianded the -Marines, and who was an elderly man of very severe countenance, harsh manners, and an inclination to sarcasm which frequent. ly involved him in quarrels, pushed this sys tem of taunting to such an extent, that the Count grew angry, and • gave a cutting re ply. High words ensued, but thrpugh the interference of the captain, the dispute was settled by the mutual withdrawal: of the it-. *sting expressions which had fallen from the lips of each. The generous ria tyre •of the Count induced him to forget the conduct of the marine officer ten minutes after the settlement of the difference between them, but the other from that very moment became an inveterate foe of the count. The voyage was remarkably propitious till the gallant vessel had passed Cape Horn and continual its voyage toward the south. One night the weather suddenly changed ; the sky was covered with dark clouds ; the sea became a sheet of loam, and the a Ind began to blow in irregular gust. Every thing portended one of those awful storms which, in those climes, come on with so lit tle notice, and disappear almost as suddenly —after wreaking their vengeance upon eve ry vessel over which the wing of their whirl wind-fury sweeps. But the gallant frigate had plenty of sea-room, arid all that was re quired was to prepare without an instant's delay for the approaching storm. Tne sails were taken in, the yards lowered, the toi - gallant masts struck, and everything was made snug and secure in anticipation of the arrival of the tempest. Scarcely were these preparations completed, when the rage of the elements swept with fearful force over the ocean. The vessel bent to its fury, al most turning upon her beam ends, while her tops nearly touched the %raves. Then she rose again, light and buoyant, and pursued her way—guided by the skillful hand of the pilot, and impelled only by a single sail.— But a heavy sea cline careering like a huge monster toward the frigate. .Hold her oil!' shouted the first lieutenant who stand near the helmsman. The ship veered a point, and was borne back—and the next moment the billow swept over its deck. The sailors clung to the ropes within their reach—they were firm—and they uttered not a word of alarm. Adolphe remained at his post, cool and collected, and with his eyes glancing direct towards the botv of the ship, in order to observe her course. The storut continued raging for some hours, but toward morning its violence had abated considerably. In the mean time a strange scene took place in a certain quarter of that ship which was so end successfully struggling with the waves. The marine officer had re tired to the cabin at midnight—but not to sleep. In spite of the storm, one idea, total ly unconnncted with the safety of the vessel or his own, was uppermost in his mind.— Ile could not sleep—arid, after tossing about .on his couch for three hours, without having divested himself of his garments, he rose. took a - lantern in his linnd, and stole out of his cabin. [le proceeded stealthily to the count. No one observed him—the officers, whom alone he had any fear of encountering in that depariment of the ship. were all on deck. Lle placed his hand upon the latch of the count's door—but that door yielded not to his touch. Ile knocked gently—a bolt was withdrawn inside. .Ah I' he thought to himself, •then there is some one there !' Ile opened the door and entered the cabin, which was involved in diirkness until the glare of his lantern illuminated it. The moment he set foot in that little cham ber, a faint scream met his ears ; and a form of low but beautiful symmetrical stature, and attired in male clothing, instantly rushed to wards the couch. But the piercing eye of that stern and sarcastic man had already seen enough to convince him that the inmate of that cabin was a female in disguise—and he had then no diffliculty in comprehending how she could orig 'tally have obtained admit tance unsuspected into the ship: And very beautiful was the countenance of that young and myterinus being ;—her Grecian features expressive black eyes, glossy hair (which by its arrangement would alone have Letrayt d her sex.) sweet mouth, and delicate complex ion—all of which the intruder noticed as she cast an aflriglitened glance towards hitn— formed an assemblage of charms calculated to, ravish the least susceptible heart. ! my bride of paradise,' cried the ma rine officer. with a diabolical smile of tri umph, 'have I discovered the secret of your existence ?' .Sir,—do not betray me--:do not say that you have seen a female here,' exclaimed the lady, falling upon her knees at the marine's feet. 'Ho.! as for that,' cried the officer, brutal ly, do not know why I should show any civility towards de Brissac—' .But to nn, Sir? l have never offended you,' said the herwiful stranger. ! do not betray me ! I have left home—kindred and frien . ds—l have dared everything to fol low him whom I love ! Oh ! de not betray me!' 'You must know, young lady,' returned the officer, 'that this is a serious breach of discipline ; and the punishment is—' 'ls what 1' demanded the disguised fair one, turning ashy pale. .1s death answered the marine, smiling vindictively.. 'Death I .—death to all traitorous scoun drels I' ejaculated a stern voice ; and in a moment the marine staggered and fell stab bed with . a sharp dirk in the back. He ut tered not a word, but died almost immediate l,y. At the same instant Adolphe closed the door carefully and snatching his beloved onei in his arms, said, "Tis thus that I punish ALLENTOWN, LEHIGH COUNTY, PA., JANUARY 25. 1854. those who dare to intrude upon thy privacy, dearest Marianne." 'Ah ! what a fearful event murmured the lady, her countenance expressing emo tions of utterable horror. 'Silence--ind courage !' cried the young man. .The storm still rages--the ocean roars :we can consign the corpse of that villain to the deep, without arousing a sus picion:' Then raising the lifeless form of the ma rine from the fl mt.. Adolphe opened the port hole of his cabin, and plunged his victim in to the billows that boiled around the vessel. At that moment a terrific burst of thunder echoed through the vault of heaven. and was prolonged fur some instants. Adolphe and Marianne exchanged looks of alarm and ter ror ; it seemed as if the voice of the Dirty t‘Cre proclaiming his indignation at the fell deed. When the officers assembled in the gun-rooin at their morning's repast. the ma rine was missed. The steward proceeded to his cabin ; but he was not there. At length it was ascertained that he had alto (Tether disappeared from the ship. It. etas b then observed by the captain, that he had most probably been washed overboard by the sea that had broken so violently over the frigate during the night. This opinion was immediately considered the most feasible; a feiv words of regret were uttered by those who thus discussed his probable fate ; and the crime of Adolphe remained unsuspected. The storm died away ; the clouds dispers ed ; the sea grew calm ; and the nattering of the rain ceased. Toward four o'clock on the second day after the tempest, a man at I the mast-head cried' 'Land to leeward ;' and the captain gave orders to steer in that di rection. By degrees a dark brown line of coast rose in th e horizon ; and in a short time the trees and green hills of a small is land became distinctly visible. On a neat er approach the entrance to a beautiful bay was descried ; and the ship was running fur that anchorage, when she suddenly struck upon a coral reef. The gallant bark treat bled from stern to stern, with the violence of the concussion ; and—to the horror of all on board—itninedtately began to fill. Not a 'foment was to be lost. The boats were lowered ; and scarcely was there time to throw into them a few vL:eapons and some casks of biscuit, when the captain perceived that the Louise was sinking by the stern.— One boat had already shoved ; the other was just about to quit the wreck, t% hen some one exclaimed, "Where is 'the Count de Brissac !" At that moment the first lieutenant ap peared upon the deck of the frigate, bearing in his arms a female in man's attire. That was, however, no time for conjecture or sur prise at this singular occurrence ; for scarce ly had the count, with his precious burthen, entered the boar, when the captain com• mended the men to push off -without a mo ment's delay. This order was given only just in time ; for hardly had the'shallop got clear of the wreck, when the latter gave a• lurch to windward, and went down stern foremost. There was a deep chasm opened for a moment in the bosom of the oct : then the waters Tolled together again, and a ter— rific swell reached the boats. The one fn which the captain, Adolphe, and Marianne, together with nearly a hundred men, had ta ken refuge, rode gallantly over the billows; the, other, although the larger of the two: was overwhelmed by the moan tain-waves ; and nearly every soul on board perished.— Jew were picked up with difficulty, and dragged into the surviving boat. The captain now ordered the men to row toward the shore, which was about a mile and a ha:f distant. As they approached the strand;t they perceiem d the natives hastening in crowds down to the coast ; and, on ad vancing nearer, they found to their dismay. that•those savage and half-naked islanders were making violent gestures to order the shipa reeked mariners to keep off. The boat was, however, brought in close to the shore; and a party was attempted. The only reply was a flight of arrows; and three men in the boat were killed. Two others were dangerously wounded. The situation of the unfortunate FrencliMen was so dez=pv. rate, that they had no alternative but to at tempt a landing. Accordingly the boat was run through the surf, and brought into calm water•within a few yards from the land.— There were not less than three. thousand natives at that time upon• the coast, most of then' armed with bows and arrows. spears, clubs, and wooden maces or hatchets. The French captain ordered his men to fire a volley in the air to frighten the savages; they only replied With mocking shouts, and a fresh flight of arrows. These weapOns did murderous execution. Seven sailors were wounded, and three more killed, by this second attack. A volley was now fired upon the natives ; a third discharge of ar rows was the rejoinder. Moro wounds-- and more deaths on the part of the French. The captain seized n cutlass, and leaping into the water, 'rushed on shore, followed by fifty of his men, and . accompanied by Adok phe, whom Marianne followed with her glances and her prayers. A terrific combat• ensued ; the French, whose fate depended upon their success. fought like demons-, and the strand *u strewn with the dying and the dead. But the savages pressed upon them in over whelming numbers, and actually forced th•- survivors back to their boat. The captain, Adolphe, and thirteen seamen alone regain ed the shallop. The boat was pushed off amidst flights of arrows, and those sixteen persims were now on the wide ocean, with only one cask of water and three of biscuit. They retreated from the shore until they were beyond the reach of those inhospitable savages; and when night came they coasted along the is land, with a view to effect a landing in some spot where they might entrench. themselves. But the natives evidently suspected their designs, and dispersed themselves along the shore in such numbers that the obi ct of the unfortunate Frenchmen was completely frustrated. Next day a violent storm arose. and the captain was compelled to put out to sea, to avoid .being wrecked amongst the break, rs which now raged along the coast of the island. Several days passed, and no more hind appeared, a,.d not a sail t The provisions of 'hese unhappy persons, though sparingly doled out, were at length exhausted, and fa-. mine now stared them in the face. Four of the boat's crew died of exhaustion, and fa tigue—there were twelve remaining, and not a morsel of biscuit left—not a drop of fresh water ! There was no hope of succour. We cannot depict the hideous, appalling sufferings endured by these twelve persons. Adolphe supported his beloved Marianne upon his breast, and each hour he beheld, her face grow paler and thinner, and her eyes more and more lustreless. The men surveyed each other with ravenous looks I and cannibal glaring eyes, and horrid ideas ;filled every breast. At length hunger and thirst became intolerable, and a terrific pro posal was passed around in whispers.— Those starving creatures agreed to draw lots for a victim ! The lot fell upon Adolphe. Marianne clung to him with all the agoni zing fervor of that love which had already led her to dare so much for him ;—she im plored—she menaced—she offered to di' for him. But no—hunger and thirst had _made all to whom shemppealed inexorable. Adolphe accordingly prepared to (lie. But ere he surrendered himself to those who glakd upon hint with the tiger eyes of fa mine, lie fell upon his knees io invoke the pardon of God for the fearful clime he had committed on board the frigate. He prayed aloud, and all heard with horror that coirfes ' sion of his guilt—that avowal of a murder ! One of the sailors brandished his knife, and was on the point of plunging it into the breast of the unhappy young man, wh , n the cap tain exclaimed, 'A sail a sail !"Fhe knife dropped from the seaman's hands; Adolphe rose from his knees, and ntrian tie threw herself rapturously into his arms. The hope aroused by the captain's words were not ihs-. appointed. In a few MlittneS the white sails of a square-rigged ship appeared in the hori zon ; and in a quarter of no hour another large ship was descried to the windward, but both advancing in the smog direction. They proved to be two French ships of war, under the command of Commodore Leroux, mid on their way mime from the East Inches. hue storms had driven them far out of their course, to the southward of °Lye Ilorn. The moment the survivors of the ship• wrecked Louise were received on board the commodore's ship, the captain, in the sad , performance of his duty, was compelled to make a report of the Count De Brissae's confession of the murder of the marine•offi cer. He was accordingly placed under -or rest ; but the humanity of the coinmodore permitted tom the company of Maraintie. On the arrival of the ships at Cherbourg, whither they were bound, Adolphe was handed over to the jurisdiction of the naval tribunal of the district. He was tried, and condemned to death ; but in considermian of the sufferings he had endured, his previous- . ly stainless charapter, and the. representa tions of the captain oldie Louise, and Com ,modore Leroux, he was pardoned by the king, on condition that he would forever banish himself from Prance. In compliance with this lenient coMmutation of his sen tence, he repaired to the United States with nut delay. Need we say that Marianne was not left behind ? !grit is a curious thing sometimes to no tice the raret of a word, and the diffe . rent meanings given to it by a "simple turn of the expression," as Sidney Smith terms it. There is a new anecdote of Charles Lamb, which exemplifies this very pleasantly : • On a wet, miserable, foggy, "London" day, in the autumn, he was accosted by a beggar.woman, with 'Pray, sir, bestow a little charity upon a poor destitute widow-woman, who is per ishing for want of food. Believe me sir, 1 have seen better days !' •So have I.' said Lamb, handing the poor creature a shilling ; •so have I ; it's a miser able day !.Good-bye ! good-bye I' rir7 o hasten a marriage—lock up the girl and show her lover tho front door. A long courtship op town was successfully ter minated in this way. FOR FARMER AND MECHANIC. How Sally got a Husband. Linnville. in the Platte country, has been celebrated, since the first advent of civilize- Lion in that legion, for the urimarriageable quality of several old maid.:, who, full of hope, had emigrated to the prlmised land of the west. There is, for certainty, at de• inand for girls in the west, and ninny ardent Young men ore eager to throw themselves Into the arms of beauty—on certain condi tiOns—that is youthful beauty. Sally Clintoc, one of those maids wo speak of. had a certain share of beauty but tt could not well be called rung and tender unless you call thirty a tender at ; but with tier increase of years, instead of the fires pf true love burning out, th.v increased in strength, until with the aid if her mother. Sally resolved to have a bubiand if she had to trap him with a fish net. 13en Ellis was the gudgeon Sally fixed her eye upon, for the very reason, it would appear, that he was the opposite to her in arneral character, and in years particularly, lie was young, and moreover tender, and partook strongly of a verdant hue, even to downright greenness in his precept* of thinqs, even to women , while on the contra ry, Salk' had grown into a knowing hrown, and knew all things, even to the catching of a green one. luny efforts were made by' Sally to at tract Ben's attention. but his bashfulness was a bar to these tender escays ; and if She succeeded at church on Sunday to Latch his-eye for a moment, it was in vain she watched through the whole service for a second glance—it was male be had. At le.y,th Sally, one Sunday, resolutely entered the same pew am occupied, and set herself right bang Up aaainst him. Ben, turn ed pate, quivered slightly, and succeeded in regaining his breath alter the chock, but notice her-he wouldn't. to vain she held the hymn boblc at him ; he fixed his eyes on a stripe in his politicians, arid refused to see the full blown charms before him. Mat ters were coining to a crisis, and soon they banged in conclusion, for at the very mi.- ment Ben was preparing to jump into the nett pew, Sully dropped over upon him in n well executedlaniting fit. The, poor fel low come nigh felling nut of his boots, lie was so frightened ; but seizing her with a show of coueage, he t o id her up while the wingiri plied her with their salt bottles.— Aftelf a few prelinnnary sneezes she revived and salt, in whose properties we have great faith, had effi-cted another cure. The ten der fl ewer which hung upon our hero now, in a voice soft as the breathings of a lute, implored 11. n, tn take her home to her ma —how could he refine ?he could not. liai sing her form, which some writers would call Iraccile, but which, 1, who wish to be part state as weighing nhout one hun dred and seventy pounds, pen, conducted her benne. When they arrived at the matern.tlinan• sion, B•n, was about to modestly take hi, leave, but Sal, came the fainting game over him again, and he was forced to carry her to her ia, where she went throu g h another reviving process ; but as her eyes became lighted by conciousness they lit on Ben, and off she went again to his infinite horor. hev you bin doin to the gal ? screamcd old Nlrs. Cluny, fastening the door, arid at the same time seizing the tong. '1 ain't bin doin' within' to her,' says Ben. •1K hat ails you. Sally, toy darter ?' in quired the old lady ; •has thin fellow trifled with t our feelings ?' .No. I hain't touched her,' shouted our hero. 'Oh Benny. Benny,' Murmured 'you knoN. you know you he v. you deceiv. tr. Ilevin't you t , ,,0t - ni your posver Si) I can't do nothm7 with 'em, and when Vow knowed I loved you I could not do without you, then didn't you persist in not lookin' at me till I fainted ? Yuu know you did.' 'l'il swear,' says Ben, 'that never did touch her feelia's,' saying which he moved to the door. 'No, you don't.' said the old lady ; 'when you've been actin' this way with the gal. why don't-you behave like a gentleman, and gin yourself up to her as a decent husband. YoU young fellers hey no right to be goin' round the settlement year after year, lookin'' at the gals and nggravatin' thur leek n's and never gittin' married to none on' em. Con sarn your picturs, you shunt do it with my gal. so thar's an end on it. Sally's bin waitin' for you long enough, so gin in at once.' •What in yearth do you want Ina to do ?' inquired Ben. Troll/Ilse to marry the gal right strait, or you'll ketch it,' says the ancient mam ma, brandishing her tongs. Ben looked at the daughteras if taking in her dimensions—she was tolerable for thir ty, and he thought she might be endured— then taking a step towards her. he gently placed his hand upon her arm, took another look, at the old lady and her tongs, and 'gin 'l'll hey you, Sally,' says Tien, 'if you'll only quit a weepiy.' Just. stop 4ryin',ioll, acidddcet kitty rtothin' mite atidut my der NUIVIBP.aIt 17. ceivin' en you, 'cause I didn't and you kin hey me whenever you kiii git hold of me.' This declaration set Sully smiling through her tears. like a widow who had received a second offor, and, Jumping up, she threw her arms around Ben's neck, and encoura ged his bashfulness by bestowing upon him a fond kiss. Ile wished to leave now for home, but two full grown men, cousins of Sally, either by accident or invitation, dropped in on n visit, and hearing how matters stood, proposed for the fun of tho thing. to have the marriage straiglit‘vay solemnized. Ben was about to obj uu, but cousins, old ma mid tongs made the odds so strong that like a mutton, he suffered himself to be led unresisting to the bloodless sacrifice. The Squire of the village was called in, the knot tied, and the bridegroom was then permitted to go home for some of his fixing. would fain stop here, but as we aro recording. Lionville history it is our duty to unflinchingly relate the termination of this match. Bon immediately packed up his duds, poziketed his spur change, and before the mornir, sun died his golden beams over the flower begenitned prairies of the %vest, was far on his way in the direction of Santa Fe, leaving his bride to go to grass, or any other kind of widowhood. To a friend whom he afterwards mct in Mexico, he re marked that he had become fully convinced that Sally had designs upon him,a husband under faho pretence. golly persists in wearing black for 13en, because she says it. it becoming to her complexion.. TIC: Ages of Animals. The I::nfflisli Cyclopedia gives the foie; lowing ir:odes c; dctes . inining the age orttni.: mnla : "Among domestic animals the age may be judged of by the presence, absence, or change of certain organs in the body. The age el the horse is known principally by the appearance of the incision teeth, or, as they , are technically called, the nippers. In cat-, tie with horns,. the nee is indicated more readily by the growth of these instruments than by the detrition and succession of the teeth. Tice deer kind, which shed their horns annually, and in which, with the sin. ele exception of the reindeer they are con, tined to the male sex, have them at first in the form of s:mple }tickets without any brunches or antlers ; but each succeeding year of their lives adds one or more branch es, according to the species, up to a Certai fixed period, beyond which the age of the animal can only be guessed at, from the size,' of the horns end the thickness of the burr or knob at their roots, which connects them tvith the Anil. The horns of oxen, sheep, coats, and antelopes, which are . hollow and permaeeet, are of a very different form. and erow in a different manner from those of the jeer kind. These, as is well known, con. list of a hollow sheath of horn, which coy. ers a bony core or process of the skull, and grows front the root, where it receives each year an additional knob or ring, the number of which is a sure indication of the animal's age. The growth of the horns in these ani ! mars is by no means uniform through the whole year ; but the' increase, at least in temperate climates, takes place in spring. after which there is no further addition till the following season. In the cow kind the horns appear to grow uniformly during the first three years of the animal's life ; conse quently, up to that age they are perfectly smooth and without wrinkles, but afterward, each succeeding year adds a ring to the root of the horn, so that the age is determined by allotving three years for the point, or smooth part of the horn, and one fur each of the rings. In sheep arid goats the smooth or top part counts but for one year,as the horns of these animals show their first knob or ring in the second year of their age ; in the an telopes they probably fallow the same rule, though we have very little knowledge .of their growth and development in these ani mals. There are very few instances in which the age of animals belonging to other classes, can be determined by any geneml 'mike. In birds it may sometimes be done by observing the form and %venr of the bill and some pretend to distinguish the age of fishes by their scales, but their methods are founded on mere hypothesis, and entitled to no confidence." tv•A droll fellow who hod a wooden leg, being in company with a man who was some what credulous, the latter asked the former how he came to hive a wooden lez. 0 .17 h tr: said he, .iny father had one, and so had my gra idfather before him ; it runs in the blued.' IVA man by the name of Jahn E. Min ray, was shot in Cincinnati a few days ago by a ,girl named Elizabeth Clay: Thn bail entered the head, killed him iatantly.— use—stbd (action and desertion. The grand jury bound no bill•against her. 17Nlusic rather unfits a man for wrest ling with the. world. It column the heart, and robs him of suspicion. Show uo flageolet-player, arta we will show you a map v!ho t o Vheo,trd,tri Ma 'change" every ihno he ato market.
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