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ME VIII.
THE LEHIGH REGISTER
Is published in lies Borough of Allentown, Lehigh
Count y, every Uednesdhy, by
A. L. XI ÜBE,
At $1 50 per annum, payable in advance, and
u 0 if not paid Until the end of the year. No
paper discontioued„uncii all arrearages are paid
except at the option of the proprietor.
C? r Office in Hamilton Street, one door East of
the German Reformed Church, nearly opposite
the “Friedensbote" Office.
PROCLAMATION.
wHEREAS, the lion. Washington Mc-
Cartney, President of the several Courts of
common pleas of the Third Judicial District,
composed of the counties of :Northampton and
Lehigh, State of Pennsylvania, and lustice,
of the several Cows of Oyer and Terminer
and g eneral Jail delivery, and Peter Haas,
and Jacob Dallinger, lisqrs., Judges of the
Courts of Oyer and Terminer and generally
Jail delivery, fur the trial of all capital of
fenders in Cie said county of Lehigh. By
their precepts to me directed have oah.i et!
the court of Oyer and Terminer and Gen,
oral Jail Delivery, to be holden at A lientown
county of Lehigh, on the
First illonklny hi lny, 1531,
which is the Ist day of said nnintli, and
%Off coininue one week.
NoTica is therefore hereby given to the
Justices of the Peace and Constables of the
county of Lehigh, thin they are by the said
precepts COW ffianded to be there at 10 o'clock
in
. the forenoon, of said day, with their rolls,.
records, implisitions, examinations, and all
other rememberences, to do these things
which to their °dices appertaln to be done,
and all those wh a ale btu id by recognizan
ses to prosecute against the prisoners that
are or then shall be in the jail of said coun
ty of Lehigh, are to be then and There,
prosecute them as shall be just.
Owen under my band in Allentown, the
1:;.11 day of April, in the year of our Lord,
one thousand eight hundred and filly four
God .save the Commodwralik.
NA'l'H A N ELLER, Sher if/
;merit'', ()nice Allentown,
:'siren 12, 15
1 10 f 4 , 1) t4l , s. 4j, :Ili 4
In
pu.silititc‘l of the seterat acts of As
:wieldy of the Contnionwealth relating to
County rates and ievies, we, the undersign
cd, Gotntnlssioncrs of Lr high cuttniy, hereby
give notice to the taxable inhabitants, the
owners real estate and perso
nal properly, taxable lur State and cniney
purpose;, that an appeal will be held in the
Connuissunters: office at Ai!ento•An, fur the
beurfit of all perrons interested, for the sev
end wards and towithips of the county, as
ludows, to wit :
For the townships of Upper Saucon, Low
er Mille/RI, Upper Alillorti, Upper Macun
gie, Lowhill and South Whitebull, on Wed
neday, thu thl of May next.
I'ur the townships of Salisbury, Lower
Macungie, \V atssenaur g , Heidelberg, Hano
ver and eatasaugua butuu,ll, ou Taursday
the •Itii day of i‘lay next.
For the townships of North Whitehall,
Lynn, Washington, and North, South and
Leh i; h Wards, OIJ Ftiday the Zun day of
May next.
Oa the same days and place the Corn in is
sioners will receive Sealed written proposals
fin the collection of State and county taxes
for the present year. The sureties must be
wined in the proposal. The Commission
ers, however, will not invariably confine
themselves to the lowest bidder, but to the
one whom they will believe will best pro
mote the interests of the county and the
district fur which he collects.
DANIEL HALTS \IAN,
JOSEPH Al I LLEI.I, Comtn's.
JOHN WEBER,
Com ms. Office, AllentoWn, April 12. ¶-4w
Notice is hereby given, that the under
signed have taken out letters of Administra
tors, in the Estate of the ate Stephen Bal.
liet,• Esq., dec'd. There all those who
are indebted to said estate be, it in Notes,
Bonds, Book Debts, or otherwisj in Lehigh
county, shall make payment to Jiaron
at the "Lehigh Furnace," in Wash
iligloll township, and those who are indebted
to said estate in Carbon county, to Jahn &f
-ilet, at East Penn. Such', also who have
any legal claims agninstsaid estate shall pre
sent them well authdinicat e d to said Admin
istrators Within six weeks from the date
hereof. • •
AARON I3ALLIET,
of Lehigh County. s-
JOHN. BALLILT, of
Carbon County.
March 21).
J• .
•Grain Wanted.' •
zo.ooo Bushels of Wheat, Rye, Corn
and Oats wanted, for which the highest
market prices will be paid by the subscribers,
at their store on the South. 'west corner of
Market Square and Hitinilton street, in Al- i
kiitown. Eoci.mAsi, IlitNtqc & Co.
, Illuntuwii, April ',,:1) 9-1 Y
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Spring is coming—Spring is coming !
With her morning's fresh and light ;
IViih her noon of chequered glory.
:sky or aloe and clouds of white.
Cahn and grey night falls when the light falls
Prom the star bespangle(' sky,
While the splendor, pale and tender,
01 the young moon, gleams on high.
Sill at morn, at noon, at even,
Spi lull ()fp)) , fur me,
F u r I p,,,,der as I wander,
And my musings are of thee.
Everywhere and every minute
Feel I near thee, lovely one;
In the lath and in the linnet
I ;an hear thy joyous tone,
Bud and bloorMng mark the coining
Of thy foci o'er vale and hill ;
And thy presence, with life's essence,
Makes ihe fore,t's heart to fill.
Low l,firre !bre, I adore thee,
crealible, thee I sing,
Paw I meet thee and I greet thee
Be the holy name of Spring.
11 — lc
Illiocellancotto gZelecttoti.9.
The Prairie Fight,
It was hat most delicious season of the
year, the Summer,' when seated by
some travelling companions on the deck of
the steamer Otto, bound for Upper Missis
sippi, we ' , received three Indians in earnest
parley wjth the captain of the boat. They
were tine specimens of exact symetry.—
Their keen dark eves glittered with excite
ment, and, with their rifles in their hands,
and each one foot advanced, they appeared
as if preparing to spring overhead into the
turbid waters of the river.
ith furious gestures they point to the
prairie, that lay stretched out before the view
until it seemed to meet the glowing sky.—
Covered with rich grass and wild flowers—
lonely and wild—it looked like a vast extent
.of silence and solitude. But as we gazed
through the skimmerina mist that, like a
transparent vail over the faceof beauty. en
veloped its green luxuriance we observed four
Indians walking in single file at a rapid rate.
They were Sioux, whose tribe at that time
were in deadly feud with the Chippeways.
The Indians on board the Otto were chiefs
of that nation returning to their homes. As
soon as the Chippeways saw the Sioux, they
knew from their mode of travelling that they
had been on a tvar expedition to some of
their villages ; hence their impassioned gest
ures and pleadings to the captain to be set
on shore. They said they would take their
scalps front their foes, and rejoin the boat
some distance ahead.
I After urging their request for sometime,
the captain of the Otto complied With it, and
they were landed, and soon in quick pursuit
of their enemies. At the solicitation of
many of the passengers,.backed by the po
tent influence of sundry odd dollars, which
found their way into the rough hands of the
captain, he consented to the boat's slacken
ing her speed, that we might view the
result.
The ChippetVays crept stealthily but swift
ly along the shore, concealing themselves in
the brushwood that lined the banks of the
river, until they came near enough to the
Sioux, and then, with a spring like a pan
ther's, and a whoop that filled the air with
its murderous echo, in an instant each. rifle
brought down a foe. Three of the Sioux
lell dead upon the prairie., In return, the
Sioux, though taken by surprise and thrown
off their guard, turned in pursuit of the Chip,
peways, who fled for their lives determined
to avenge the death 'of their fallen compan
ions.
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The intense excitement on board of the
steamer was beyond description. Ladies were
borne half fainting with terror to the cabin ;
mothers were screaming for their children ;
children crying and nurses scolding—all
dreading instant massacre froth their near
Poetical Departut cut.
The Bursting of the Bud
Spring is coming—Spring is coming !
With her sunshine and her shower;
Heaven is ringing with the singing
01 the birds in brake and bower;
Buds are fi , l;ng, leaves are smelling,
Flowers on Geld and bloom on tree ;
O'er !he earth, and air, and ocean,
Naitire holds her jubilee.
Soft then stealing comes a feeling
O'er my bosom tenderly;
Sweet I ponder as I wander,
Fur my musings are of thee.
Still on thee my thoughts are dwelling,
Whaisoe'r thy name may be;
Beautiful beyond words telling,
13 thy presence unto me.
Morning's breaking, finds thee waking,
‘Vaodering in the breeze's flight;
Noontide's glory mantles o'er thee,
In the shower of sunny light;
Daylight.dying, leaves thee lying
In the silvery twilight ray;
Stars look brightly, on thee nightly,
Till the coming of the day.
LENTOWN, LEHIGH CO
AL
proximity to the Indians. Men gathered in
groups on the deck ; some betting high on
the result of the fight; some -Warning the
captain 'for permitting. •murder ;' others
watching with breathless eagerness the fly
ing foes, expressing earnest desire for their
victory or defeat. It was a perfect Babel of
languages ; the steerage passengers crowd
ed the lower deck, men, women, and child
ren, all talking at once in their different
dialects, all intent upon seeing the novel
figh t.
The three Chippeways ran swiftly ; their
feet scarce seemed to touch the sward. so
rapid was their motion. But see l r One
stops—something impedes his steps : tis for
a second's space—he throws away his moc
casins, and as he does so, casts a quick
glance behind him, is in the act of levelling
his rifle—a flash and a report. The excited
spectators on board the Otto give a simulta
neous shriek, and the words 'He is shot he
is shot !' are heard on every side. But no,
he bounds forward with increased velocity.
A moment more, and lie staggers, reels, and
falls prostrate, shot through the heart.
Then commenced a scene in Indian war
fare so fiendish and blood-thirsty that my
pen can scarcely record it. While the body
was still heaving with the last struggle of
life, with a scream wild and unearthly, the
Sioux bent over it with his glittering knife.
I involuntarily closed my eyes, and when I
looked again, [ saw the gory scalp of the 1
Chippeway dripping with the still warm 1
Mood, fastened to the girdle of the Sioux.—
Raising the war whoop, that echoed from
shore to shore, like the yell of some demon, ,
he hurried on after the others.
The two remaining Chippeways . were
fast distancing their pursuers; and we could
see them for miles along the prairie, running
in a line from the shore, the Sioux still in
hot pursuit, like wolves after their prey.—;-
The captain commanded that added steam
should be put to the boat,' there was a bluff
where the river made a bend, a short dis
tance ahead ; and he thought he might yet
save the fugitives by getting on board the
Otto.
And steam was put on. The raging and
cracking of the fire, as it roared amidst its
frail barriers, the surging arid mad speed of
the boat as she churned the waters into foam
the groans and dissonant noises of the vast
machinery, sounded like the cries of a soul
in agony—all were unheard or forgotten in
our breathless intensity of vision. The
chase was for human life—for human life
that a few moments before had lived and
breathed amongst us.
In a short space we came to the bend Of
the river ; here the•shore was thickly cover
• I ed with scrub pine and wild creepers, and
our view intercepted. As we rounded the
point, however, we could see lar across the
prairie ; and in the distance could trace one
Chippeway, like a deer flying from the
huntsman, still pursued by the maddened
Sioux. A crash was heard among the
branches, and his companion came leaping
from the high bluff that overhung the river.
The poor fellow had outrun his implacable
foe, and seeing the boat, had made an at
tempt to reach it as his only chance of life.
But instead of falling into the water, he came
heavily upon the ground and broke his leg.
Before his enemies found his trail he was
safely landed on. board the steamer. A
physician being on board, his limb was set,
and he finally reached his village.
It was afterwards discovered that, accord
ing to the .assertion made by the Chippe
ways, their village had been attacked by this
Sious party. • The boy, stationed upon the
blufF that surrounded their dwellings, seeing
their approach, had given instant alarm, so
that by the time the Sioux had reached the
village, it was deserted and bare. They
set fire to it, and were returning when seen
by the three Indians on board the steamer.
The Chippeway that fled Across the prai
rie was sorely beset by his enemies ; for
days and nights he had neither rest nor sleep.
Once only he stopped to breathe amongst
bushes; but they had traced his coarse, and
he found himself surrounded by a burning
circle of fire. But his courage and perse
verance did not forsake him even amidst
such deadly peril. With a bond he cleared
the flaming brush wood, and though thrice
wounded by chance shots, he had eluded
their direful vengeance, and while his body
was weakened and emaciated by very se
vere hardships and fatigue, his resolute
spirit sustained his exertions until retreat
was practicable. and he also returned to his
people in safety.
This sketch is no vision of fancy ; there
are persons still living who witnessed 'The
Prairie Fight.'
Old Time Country Life.
The following graphic picture of farm
life in the good old days that have.gone for
ever, is from the Albany State Register. It
will be read with pleasure by many a New
Englander,in faroff lands, and he will go to
bed and dream of the pewter mug filed with
cider, and the doughnuts, and the pippin ap
ples, and the great old fire place—We have
stoves now, laugh—the apple parings and
quiltings and—all, memory will go back.
•
But read
There are Memories that'come clustering
NIT, PA., APRIL 26. 1851
about these "boys" these "pippins" and the
orchard." Do you remember the old cider
tail!, friend Margins, and the old horse as he
traveled round and round, moving with a
slow and dignified tread, "hitched" to the
long lever that turned the wooden mill, that
crushed the apples into pumice? Do you re
member the great 'cheese' in its bandage of
straw beneath the press, and how, when. the
great screws were turned in the massive
gallows shaded frame, the rich juice of the
apples came gushing out and running into
the great tub placed to revive it? D o you
remember how with a straw, the urchins as
they came along on their way home from
school, filled themselves with sweet cider
from the bung of the barrel? Do you re
member how in the long winter nights you
sat around the fire place wherein Ines were
blazing, and how the pitcher of cider, and
the platter of doughnuts were placed upon
the old cherry table that sat out in the mid
dle of the kitchen, and how you helped your
self to the cider and the donghnuts, and
how each one was as he sat with his pew
ter mug of cider in one hand and a dough
nut in the other before that old fashioned
kitchen fire piece ? Those were pleasant
times, But they .are memories now. And
then the apple parings or "bees," as they ' .
were then called, when the young Mel]
and maidens Caine together to. pare apples. I S SII E II IPP T.
and talk and laugh and play old fashoned "What is - fame to a heart yearning for
plays and say soft things to one another and i affection, and finding it not ? It is like a .vic
eat pumpkin pies, and happy after the I tor's wreath to hint who is parched with
fashion of the country people when you and l fever, and longing for the one cooling • The Sabbath.
I were young. Primitive times those were, 1 draught—the cup of cold water." . The Sabbath, commonly called Sunday,
friend Margins, and our proud daughter and ' This was the language of one who had is a day for rest mediation, and holy devo
city dames would turn up their noses huge- been crowned with the laurel wreath of 1 Lien- The date of its origin must be traced
ly were they to be present at old • fashioned , fame, and on whom was . lavished all the I back to the time when God had finished
apple bee, such as they used to have out :in I world has to bestow of honor, and yet her ! the heavens and the earth, and when he rest
old Steuben when the country was new, I heart hungered I ' ed from his labors on the seventh day and
and the fashions were primitive.
I Is she happy ?is a question I have often blessed and sanctified the dame. Since theti
it has been held sacred by man, in accord-
We remember when we were young, I asked, concerning one who is walking iii
accord
there was a favourite tree in our father's or- 1 the same path, and breathing the same at- ance to his Maker's will.
chard which bore choice winter apples. It mosphere of praise and adulation. I some- When we come to contemplate how uni
was called the big tree, because it was the times ask her if it is enoueli? if this is suf- versally'beneficial this
. holy day of rest is,.
largest in the circeard. The true of this tree fieient for her woman's heart? and she ans- we commt but see, how infinitely wise and
good. Ile was and continues to be, towards
was always left Wild' hq ;I:1;1 was ,*whir- le e rs oyes." But I never vet believed her!
felleed with giege care. There Wl3 a l'•on im1,.., Wily those teare, when there is no visible making the human race content and hapax.
rs firs.. : ; ie tie, e• Fah b.rho-d ~L . ~,,,•• eau-,:e t Wh y ..1 00 , ~h,, ~,,,,, ,„,, ; 6 „;h. y , Th. Q...1.1....th appears in the midst of rmi
coveted a portion of the !CUR Oa OW “b;;.ire,:" when suddenly roused from a'revery? Why lions of swift-ffying days, ns the oasis in the
and was not deterred from its acqukitiou by does she 'instantly assume that gay careless sandy desert, where the pilgrim can refresh
the divine commandinent— , Thou shalt nut i air, LA VIJ should know that she is ever I himself and rest his weary limbs on his jour
steal." A quantity of the apples disappear- sad? ney. And man's life is but a journey, re
ed one night, and the trucks of whoever stole I have seen her when she thought no eye gutting many such refreshing spots to cheer
them had a str ange re sem bl ance . to 01:• .1‘7,13 near, amid no I isteniog car was by, with him on in his way to his final resting
made by the heelless boots of the dishonest her face buried in her halide. and the hot place—ehe grave. What would this world
neighbor. There were two ieseparable tears falling, thick and fast, while sobs seem- be without a Sabbath ? Suppose the mind
friends on the old homestead in those early e d rendi ng her bosom. If I should ask her of man where ever to be on the rack, the
days ; the one a "colored gentlemVl" by the then the cause of her weeping she would fingers forever moving, the hands foreVer
name of Shadrach, who came to our father'sanswer, "nothing," for woman must not toiling, the body forever in motion, the foot
possession in payment for a debt, and who speak the truth concerning her heart's yearn- , forever treading, and in fact everything go
ran away regularly two or three:it:les a year,
• ! ing on in one monotonous way, without rest
t
and then as regularly run back again, just And •
there arc those who envy her = who 1 until the dust there to rest forever from his
as his master began to indulge the hope that think she glorious in the worid's homage, 1 labors. Would not then life be bitter ? But
he had got rid of him fur good. The other and loves its hollow praise. Oh, what an lit is otherwise.
was a great dog, half mastiff and half bull, I answ er weal,' her heart give back, could it I We find pretty generally throughout the
of a noble pre:4-nce and a feardess courage- speak from it s bidden depths! Her name / whole civilised world, the day kept holy and
Drive and Shadrach were inseparable. is on every tongue ; but to her it is only man at rest from his labors. We may see
They worked and played tooether, slept to- I mockery. millions of human beings attending places
ate n meal while rho dog lived, at leaet at less—they contemptuously speak of her as 1 from the servants of God, and many atten
home, without sharing it with his canine f 1 one who prefers flaeering to love—l-to whom i Ely() hearers ;—many cld in silk attire and
friend. He would talk with Drive far hours, the breath of (nine is sweeter than the gush-' jewels, and others in the a humblest raiment,
When they were alone, although the dog ings of affection. She smiles, a gay, glad —all for the same purpose as far as the ha
didn't say much himself, yet Shackled) said smile when they tell her of the crown which man eye can discern—the making of their'
a good many things' and laid down and ar- is to deck her brow, and they think she will pence with their Maker and seeking the sal
gued many queer prupositionsetgainst which wear it proudly. They know not how her vation of their immortal souls.
Drive uttered not a word of dissent. heart tramples it in the dust. On the other hand, we may also see many
One chilly night in October Shadrach and I "Why does she not renounce that which spend their Sabbaths in attending bull-fights
Drive had been out along the corn fields give her no pleasure. theatres and places of amusement, and oth
on an unsuccessful coon hunt. 0i) their re- A literary man ; in his advice to another, ers rejoicing themselves in the pleasures of
turn the dog dashed off through the orchard, I concerning the care of his health, says:— the intoxicating, bowl and in praising Bac
and in a minute or two commenced barking. "However happy he may be iti the domes- thus, instead of the Author of their being
and Shadracoh of course supposed he had tic circle, he must have something else to and the.fdrnisher of their wants.
treed a coon on one of the fruit trees. Now feed his temper and his ambition." These digressions from the path of divine
Shadrach had an abiding faith in spiritual I "And is this also true of woman?" "No," goodness, as we we may call them, are seri
manifestations, and stood in mortal fear of I fearlessly arts ,ver, though there will be it ously to be regretted by all true4warted
the "gentlefrem in black," and all in:timer multitude to contradict the. Wienan needs Christians. But we !nest be content, since
of spooks in general. Upon arriving at the nothing, for he temper or her "ambition," if every people and every nation ht :o their
"big tree," by the foot of which Drive sat, there is enough for her heart. God did not own ideas and manners of worshiping the
and looking up among the branches, h e saw l mike man and woman equal and alike in all rather of their Being. Good examples, in
there in the darkness a great black object, things—what a stupid world it would have the faith of Christianity, are the best means
With something, that seemed like a winding been, if' he had! "There are diversities of of bringing back those who are contittually
sheet in his hand. Shad metes hair began gifts." What is lacking in one, is made up indelging in the evil designs of their hearts
to curl as lie looked, and hallowing "seek in another. and in irreverence of that which should be
lute!" to drive, broke like a quarter nag for But it ix true that woman must have some- most sacred and observed by uS all—the
the house: He, broke breathlessly into the toing to feed both her temper and ambition Will of God.
kitchen exclaiming—"Mas sa , masse; Drive unless her heart is full! The excitement of
got de debbil in de big apple tree." "What ' a literary life, or any other which affords
is that you wooly pated rhinoscerosr replied constant occupation, is not sufficient for the
his master. "Drive got de debbil treed in happiness of which she is capable —for
de big apple tree," repealed the negro. A which "her soul hungers,'' but it preserves
torch waslighted and upon going into the her elasticity and her usefulness; aye, and•
orchard, there sat our thieving neighbor sometimes saves her form idiocy or from
among the branches,' with a bag filled with madriess!
the coveted fruit. Our father said not a "Why has she never married ? This is
word to him, but after giving Shadrach cer- woman's sphere, and the duties of the house.
Lain directions, returned quieily to the house. hold are woman's duties," is the. stereotyp-
Old Shadrach laid his jacked down by the i ed answer to• all this. Yes, but they are.
roots of the apple tree, and ordering Drive i duties which cannot be performed with any
to watch it, said to the occupant of the tree, degree of acceptance when the heart is not
"Look lieu, you brack def you come down engaged, Into other channels the heart
and Drive eat your head off sartain. Ugly may be forced, but into this never, the thou
dog dat. Eat a white tief up like a coon sand wretched homes into which woman
sure. Boost up dare like a turkey, yell! I has come with only her head and her hands
yah!" Shadrach went to his loft, and laid abundantly prove.
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himself quietly away. When,the day broke, "Is she happy ?" No, not in the sense
there was the thief in the tree, and thew was in which you put the question but she is too
Drive watching him. %Viten the sun rose I true a woman to consent to make others mis
they were there. The 'negro gave • Drive ale, by t a ki n g upon her vows wic she
his breakfast, and left him his jacket and the ca n i
ne ever ful fi l—by consenting o h
pre h
side
man in the tree to watch.. Our father and over a home, while her heart is s till wended
the "boys ," of whom we were one, went to ing—by attempting to
diffuse light and life
husking corn in the orchard. Ten o'clock into the fireside circle, when her own bosont
came, and there was the dog at the roots, is without the love, the warmth-giving ele
and the man perched among the branches of mint, which alone can link in harmony the
the big apple tree.. The horn sounded.and family bonds.
when we returned the two were there still.— Oh, how happy she would be, and how
The thief called besrching to our father to happy she could make othera, surrounded
let him come down. “Well," was the re-I by those in whom her aflections delighted.
ply, "why don't you come down?" This 1 How congenial to her would be those quiet
infernal dog will, "rat toe up if I do," said 1 duties and gentle offices which bless a home;
the thief. "Very likely," was the calm re-1 - , but there is a God in heaven who says
jeihder, and we went on husking the corn.— i thou inavest like to do this,. but thou must
Once or twice the occupant of the apple tree, i do that." •
after coaxing and flattering, the dog attetnp- ; lVhen woman reigns in any other empire
ted to descend, but Drive's ivory warned i than home. it is frm a stern necesity,
him of his peril, and he went back to his which converts her i nto a martyr. But s it is
perch. There never was another human be-; to the restless, weary ones on earth, that WO
ing in stich ecstasies all the day as that ne- ! for the mighty deeds which shake the world
gro, Yoh pill! he would break out in an ! and reform s ociety. One who has spent
uncontrollable chachination, and then roll 1 his life in wandering says, "nothing is ever
and hullo, and yah! yahl among the corn- accomplisted in the world by the happy ;"
stalks until you could hear him a mile.— yet there are some whose high sense of duty
The sun went down behind the hills and bids them relinquish the happiness they
there still were the thief and the dog. We might enjoy, in order better to promote the
all %vent to supper, and in the twilight ogood of others ; yet there are many who are
evening, in pity to the famished and fright - driven forth, else they would never go.
ened culpritt, the dog was withdrawn and h Few, very few, woman launch volunfari
was permitted to slink away home. He ly on the sea where pleasure or safety de
never stole apples again, or anything else ? pends on the breath of popular favor. It is
from our father while Drive and old Shad- with hope of finding anchorage for the temp
rach remained on the farm. est-tossed bark—some . rock which will give
temporary repose—but it is far from being
the beloved port. And let those who are in
the midst of green fields and flowery vales
envy them not their perilous resting,-place.
NlARRY.—Jeremy Taylor says : if you are
-for pleasure, marry if you prize msy health
marry. A good wife is [leaven's last best
gill to man—his angel and minister of gra
ces innumerable—his gem of Many virtues
—his casket of jewels—her voice is sweet
music—her smiles, its brightest day—her
kiss, the guardian of his innocence—her
arms, the pale of his safety, the balm of his
health, the balsam of his life--her industry
his surest wealth-,-her economy, his safest
steward—her lips his faithful counsellors
—her bosom, the softest pillow of his cares
—and her prayers the ablest advocates of .
[leaven's blessings on his head.
17" A. traveller asked Bob Tipple, if he
had over been round the Horn. "No, sir,'
replied the inhocentßoboknever goes round
the horn ; J aint ashamed to take it, no mat
ter who's by.'
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Ill" Diogenes has well said, that the only
way to preserve his liberty was being ready.
to die without.pain.
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