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VOLUME VIIL
THE LEIIIGH REGISTER
h published in the Borough of Allentown, Lchigh
County. Pa., every Wednesday, by
A. L. IllUllE,
At 1.150 per annum, payable in adiance, and
ic 00 if not paid until the end of the year. Nu
paper discontinued, until all arrearages are paid
except al the option of the proprietor.
Office in Hamilton Street, one door East of
the German Reformed Church, nearly opposite
the ...Friedensbote „ " Office.
3nbcninitil agaiiwt
THE FRI7KLIN FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY of Philadelphia.
•
OFFICE, No. 163.3 CHESNUT STREET,
:fear Fifth Street.
STATE:BI;NT OF ASSETS, $1,525 ; 049 68,
JRlllllary Ist, 1851,
rub:it:bed agreeably to an Act
of ASSEMBLY,
BEING *
Virst Mottganes,, amply secured, ;;1,100,284 48
Real Estate &resent value 51111,-
000) cost.
Temporary Loans; on ample Cola" v
lend &curates. 130,174 26
Blocks (present value $76,101) cost. 63,085 50
Cash, &c. &c., 50,665 57
1,325:0 10 68
- PERPETUALOR LIMITED INSURANCES made
on every det4cription 'el property, in
TOWN AND COUNTRY,
at rates as low as are consistant with securityf
Since their incorporation, - a period oe
tiventy-four years, they have paid Over 1/re
millions dollars Loss BY Finn, thereby af
fording evidence of tl a advaelitace of Insur
ance, as the ability and disposition to meet
with promptness all liabilities.
Directors:
Chatles N. Bancher, Mord. D. Lewis.
Tobias Wagner, Adofp. E Bono,
Samuel Grant, David S. Brown,
Jacob R. Smith, • Morris Patterson,
Geo. W. Richards, Isaac Lea,
CHARLES N. BANCHER, President.
Ca A ntts G. 13AxotEn, Secretary.
4.7 6 'he subscribers are the appointed
A , ents of the above mentioned Institution,
and are now prepared to make insurances
on every description of property,.at the low
est rates.
A. L. RUfIE, Allentown.
C. I?. BLECtI, Bethlehem.
Allentown, Oct. 1852. 11-1 Y
LIVERY STAI3LE.
• The subscriber informs
1 41 . the public that he has pur
allhavigs Cfiased the entire stock of
&Seri, Cari a ges, &c., com
prising the Livery Stable of Clutrles Sea
greaves, in the borough of Allentown, and
that he intends to carry on the businkinnore
extensively than ever. He has added'a
tramber of benutifol New Cal-tinges to Met
stock, as well as increased the number of
Horses. Ile is therefore prepared to furn
ish all who may favor him with a call with
GOOD and SAFE HORSES, and Vehicles
of every description, from a first class eight
horse Omnibus to a Sullcy or single horse.
By a strict attention to business, and a de
sire to please, he hopes to merit a liberal
share of patronage. Charges moderate.
17‘Large parties will be furnished with
conveyances, with or without drivers, on the
most reasonable terms.
rirGive us a call, at the old stand 'of
Charles Seagrenves, first stable in Church
Alley, north of Elatniltnn street.
- WILLIAM R. LEFL
Allentown, April 26. Q,=3m
INETIAVIDI? Ujitiiill,
( LATE TAYLOR ' B,I4OTEL•)
No. .f. 138 Couirtland Street )
NEW YORK.
;1,,„ The undersigned
A .-.., . ID
. ;
~.. '';': .. '•‘ respectfully announces
4 NZ ' I s i X '• d an d
' :-.. - tz to his . frien frien ds to the
'i:::' 4 :: h 11 . , traveling and business
11111111101il, II?! .;:, ' 4; public generally that he
.-...-t , .!....- , has leased the , above
be (ding; a , d • fitted up and finished it as a
FIRST CLASS HOTEL.
Visitors to the, City.. and . all others requi
ring •superior accommodations; are solicited
to tall, fissured' that no•painsin expense will
ketsparid 'to- render• their stay comfortable
and pleasant. •-• •, . - -. . .
• ' J. 8.-STEBBINS, Proprietor.
• Ilarffaving engliOd Major EiLt STECKEL,
late of the "Eagle-Wel," tn-Allentown, who
crljOye'.oiiite circle of Trion& 'it ad r -actfortin=
tancesi inL,Easkein PeriOsyliatild i persons
theititfit're*Wifait Ne . 'w,-Ydik 'fram.tbis sec ,
tiert-orcountly,will•fincTYCdurtland lfittect
OcilePlit;titat'Ptiniftiyillania Home; ' 4-
NeieleorlaStOtteszt - - 7 • ~, •-• 1—.3511
. vir4NTE , ;
. Coro and
Oats. for which- 4 higbear raprkeetrice
'will be paid by .
PRETZ, GUTU & CO.
.Ilay 4, 183)3. IP--aw
A FAMILY NEWSPAPER.
Elepartment.
Have you ever heard of the Farmers,
Who live among the hills,
Where every man's a sovereign,
Arid owns the land he tills,
Where all the girls are beautiful,
And all the boys are strong ?
Oh! 'Us my delight of a summer's night,
To sing the Farmer's Song.
'Tis here the tall and manly
Green Mountain boys are seen ;
So called because the Mountains,
And not the Hyys, are green.
They'll always fight to win the right,
Or to resist the wrong—
Oh! 'tis my delight of a summer's night,
To sing the Farmer's Song.
'Tis here the best and fairest
Of Yankee girls are caught,
With every grace of form and face
That e'er a lover sought;
And every art to win his heart.
And hold it long and strong—
Oh ! 'tis my delight of a summer's night,
To sing the Farmer's Song.
82,129 87
And here the Morgan Horses,
And ttlach.Hawk steeds abound—
For grace and beauty, strength and speed,
Their equals can't he found ;
They always "go it" fleetly,
And they always "come it" strong—
Oh ! 'tis my delight of a summer's night,
To sing the Farmer's Sung.
And the true merinos,
Of pure imported stock,
Are often seen to range the green
In many a noble dock;
Their forms arc large and beautiful,
Their wool is fine and long—
Oh ! 'tis my delight of a summer's night,
To sing the nrmer's Song.
You've often read of wonders
Of oneieni Rome and Greece
And of Jacon's Expedition
To get the golden fleece ;
Vermont has got the fleece away,
And brought the sheep along—
Oh ! 'tis my delight of a summer's night,
To sing a Farmer's Song.
And now three cheers far Bingham,
And all true shepherd men ;
May Heaven keep himself and sheep
Till shearing comes again ; . •
And then may we be there to see
And help the sport along—
Oh ! 'tis my delight of a summer's night,
To sing the Farmer's Bong.
Scle(tiatto.
A Sketch for Young Alen and Boys.
.Como Willing-In, you will go with us this
afternoon; said James Grey to his cousin.
.• 'No, James, I have already given you my
reeves for refusing, - ,' was the reply. •
fig for such reasons r You can't afford
the time! Why, man—or boy, rather, for
ne.ver be a man—what is one after
noon, that you are so afraid of spending!'
•luch, very much James. I have a diffi
cut; plan almost completed,' and wish to fin
ish it while the idea is fresh in my mind .
'That everlasting plea again. Some old
Inachinery, enough to puzzle the brain of
rehimedes himself. Are you going to in
vent a perpetual motion? Ido declare you
are enough to provoke the patience of a d
saint. Forever moping over plans, diagrams, 1
and models, and heathenish machinery,
.that would make one think your.room a pa
gan temple. I expect you .will apply for a ,
patent for an improvement In the car of
Juggernaut. But it is of no use to talk to
you, for you are joined to your idols.'
I would try to be somebody; he pettish
ly continued, as he turned toward the door.
'Would yob, James?' was the quiet reply of
Willituna, , well, I am trying to be somebody.
'You take a strange way for it.•though.—
Here you are shut up in this dismal room,
night after night, never enjoying a harmless
trick with the - rest of us, or giving yourself
any of the indulgences that makelife pleas
ant Even a holiday makes ,no difference
with you. One would suppose you loved
the very sight of the tools and workshop,
for you have them forever-with you.'
'Don't get excited; James;' said- William,
smiling, 'Come, be serious now. • Do 1 neg
ject any of my duties? Do .1' not perform
as much-labor and succeed as well in my
trade . fts any of you? And as for enjoyment
no one loves .pleasure better than L do. L
shoUld enjoy tc . sail wit you this Ofternpon
very much, bgt my•menna of improvement
are limited. and bpi little of my litpe can
call my own.'• •
•
'James we are machinists, causing' gross
inateriur übmances.
,to itsaume,-...ahapes: of
beauty. and fitness.. under tihe xiyatetieua.
supretacy of eur Some call.,this a.
law, a' common bitsaiitess,a mechaniCol op-.
eration : but it is not so. There is a' men
tal power to. which matter must bow,
and there is nothing higher than to elevate
The Vermont Farmer
ALLENTOWN, LEHIGH COUNTY, PA., MAY 24. 1854.
and ennoble our conceptions, so as to make Six months from that time saw William
this plastic matter subservient to the best in a responsible office, with a high salary,
interests of man: It is thus improvements and the patentee of several useful inventions
are made. First, the ideal, then the corros- while James was a journeyman laborer with
ponding outward form. In my mind there $25 a month.
is shadowed forth, though but dimly—.' %Veil, James.' said Henry Gilbert, a
'Save me from such learned infliction,' ex- short time after, 'William is somebody, af
claimed James. have no taste for - what I ter all.'
cannot understand. Well, William, be a j 'Yes,' returned James, think we judged
dreamer if you please, I am for active life him wrongfully once. I would give all I
and its pleasures. Hurrah for our sail, and have in the world to live over my appren
good-bye to the second Fulton!' tice life again. These leisure moments are
'Poor James! A mere hewer of weed iwhat make the man, after all, Harry !'
and drawer of water,' said William, as, he
closed the door and resumed his occupation.
.W here's Will?' cried several voices, as
James joined his companions in the street.
'Oh, in his room, of course, calculating
how much beetle power it will take to draw
an acorn up an ant-hill.'
. 'Couldn't you prevail on him to come?—
He is one of the best rowers we have'
'Prevail, on him? You might as well try
to get an oyster to leave his shell! I was
really vexed, and gave him a short piece of
my mind. I told him, at length, I would try
to be somebody,' said James, lighting his se
gar and twirling his cane after the most ap
proved fashion.
'Good!' said Elarry Gilbert, am glad
you showed your spirit. He is a good-hear
ted fellow, if he is full of oddities, and it .1
may:perhav4 start him from his .burrow.--.. 1
But what did he say?' ti
'Oh, after arguing the matter awhile he
went off into a learned dissertation, in the
midst of which I made my escape. He will
never be anybody in the world, that's the
long and short of it.
James and William Grey were apprenti
ces in a machine shop, where. various kinds
of machinery were made. James, as may
be inferred by the foregoing conversation,
looked upon his employment as a necessa
ry evil. To him it was mere manual labor,
a given number of blows, a requisite degree
of heat, certain expenditure of _strength—in
a Word, it was toil in its most literal sense.
William, on the contrary, viewed it with
the eye of an artist. There was not mere
ly the rough iron to be moulded into some
uncared for machine; but, as he told James,
a plastic material, assuming beauty by the
will of man. He studied, therefore, not on
ly the mechanical part of his trade, but his
inventive genius was excited. Curiously
led him to examine the uses and peculiar
adaptation of the machinery he made, till at
length his active mind suggested various im
proVements.
. All his leisure time was employed in the
constuction of models, and his room might'
have been taken for a miniature patent-of
fice. The last year of his apprenticeship was
nearly at its close. and William had not on
ly improved, but had invented really useful
designs.
' Looking over n paper one day, he read
an offer of $2,000 for the best model- for a
peculiar kind of maohinery-to be used in a
cotton factory.
..Why should I not try,' said he.
Ile understood what was wanted, and i rlay
after day did lie study intensely on the sub
ject. At length be grasped the idea, and
it wits upon this he was at work when James
urged him to join the sailing party.
Late at night his cousin returned,. weary
with pleasure, and found him sitting at the
table, a sealed package before him, his
cheeks flushed, an unusual brightness in his
eye, and a peculiar expressionon his coun
tenance;
About n week artex. this, a gentleman
.knocked at the door. It was opened by James
who was alone.
.1 wish to see Mr. Grey,' said the stian
ger, glancing with a smile at the peculiar
decoration of i Ile room.
'My name is Grey,' returned James, plac•
ing a chair for the guest.-
'Allow me to congratulate you on 'your
success, I\lr.Grey' said the gentleman, point
ing to a counterpart of the model which
stood upoi the table.
"My success? Ido not understand you
sir," said James.
"Are you not Mr. Grey. the inventor of
this delicate and important machinery."
am Mr. Grey, but I am not the inven
or of anything,' returned James, somewhat
bitterly. .Here is the fortunate person, my
cousin, Williain Grey,' he continued, as
William entered.
'I rejoice in your success, young man,'
said the stranger to William. •Your plan
has met the entire approbation of the com
mittee, of which I am one. My name is
Wilson, and I am authorized to pay you
the thousand &liars, and'also to advance
you another thousand on condition that you
superintend the erection of 'the work to be
established.' ' • -
Wiliam - was astonished; overwhelmed,
and. after expressing his' thanks, added,
ant' yet en apprentice,- and my Aline will not
expire.withia three months. .Afterthat.l
will accept your offer if. you. Wil l -. wait till
then,' • . s , " - •
...,Aroappt,taticellsoid 44rrvilnon.-. glow,
'thenlltztille Ask yest. have you• Obtained ouch
'a knowledge of mechanic:lV • ,
'By saving my leisure moments. joined to
it love of my business as involving some of
the best inrcrer.ts of man.' •
Living Beyond Our Means.
For the sake of appearance, to keep up
display and make a figure in tho world, l
multitudes adopt the vicious habit of spend
ing more than they earn. Pride and fash
ion exercise a merciless despotism over their
purses. The- rich in their abundance do
not feel the burden ; but when the same
thing is attempted by those in moderate and ,
humble circumstances, then "comes the tug
of war," In order to ape the attitudes of
wealth,athey exhaust all their resources, and
even strain the it credit until it is perfectly I
threldbate.,. -
There is mach in the habits and customs
of society furnishing a strong temptation to
this course—yet it is a serious evil. It is
not right as between man and man ; it is an ex-
travagence that carries in its train a pecunia
ry
injustice.. He who lives beyond his
means must supply the deficiency from the !
pockets of his neighbors, very often upon the
strength of a deceptive credit. His very
display gives him an appearance of afflu
ence that misguides the judgement of oth
ers. He knowingly passes himself off for
more than he is worth, and what is this but
a species of fraud ?
There is of course an end to this habit
somewhere ; the commercial reputation of
the individual must finally. be swamped by
the number of his .unpaid indebtedness l . yet
the whole process is one of dishonesty; even
before this catastrophe reveals it. No Christ
ian ought to be guilty of it. He not only
disgraces himself thereby, but also jeopards
the reputation of religion among men.
It is, moreover, a very uncomfortable nab
it. He who lives above his means gener
ally owes more than he can pay ; and the
father he goes, the worse' he makes his con
dition. lie becomes a stereotyped borrow
er ; pays one debt by contracting another;
has a
. great many debts to pay = littii4 'petty,
annoying bills scattered in all' directiolis,
which he does not knoiv how to meet.—
They are constantly hunting hith with their
unpleasant clamors ; they sacrifice his rep
utation, and givE .. the community the just Mt
preSsion that he is a poor pay-master. All
this must be a source of great annoyance •
and perplexity. far too great to find an ade
quate compensation in a little meaningless
parade. It would be far wiser, involve much
less friction of the nerves, to shine less and
enjoy more.
The temptations of the habit ate both nu%
merous and dangerous. It tempts a man to
sacrifice his sense of honor, to place a light
estimate upon - his word, to ba easy in prom.'
ising, and very slow in fufillin,g. His moral
principles become loose, and pass into the
state of decay. His wants bribe liim,qmd
he is likely - , under the plea of necessity, to
do what under other circumstances he would
not think of doing. Sometime she is lad to
contract debts, and then move away, leav
ing them unsettled and unpaid. Perhaps
he runs his credit in ono place till he tuna
it out ; and then does the same thing in an
other, till he finally runs himself out.
He is tempted to acts of meanness, not to
say dishonesty, such as dodging his credi
tors; and making promises which he does
not seriously except to fulfil. His virtue is
' always taxed and stained • by his pride on
the one hand, and the inconveniences of his
extravagance on the other ; and between the
two, the path of plain and simple honesty is
made very difficult. Sins seldom go alone ;
one form of wrong generally leads to anoth
er ; and hence he whole proud heart rerjuires
what his lax conscience permits, is on the
highway of temptation. IVhat he may be
led to do in certain crises made by his folly
he cannot tell. He may be so severely chaf-.
ed and . pinched . , as even.to be. guilty °l i the
crime and murder..
And then again; ho w.ho consumes all and
more than all, for the purpose of dislilay, has
not a penny for the offices of charity ; he can
give nothing to aid the poor, to promote the
public good. or to disseminate the knowl
edge of the gostile. 'He is altittys himself
too poor for this work ; and quite likely
soothes his conscience and corrupts his
heart with the plea ,of his own proyerty.--
Ile 'Would be glad to do something, bvt
cannot—he le sti poor. Very true; but Ibt .
hun'tnquire into the reason.of 'his proverty...
lle lidos too fast ; he :spends too much on
himself and family ;' he keeps up more par:.-
ade than he can support; and'-this is the
aid reason why, he isrunable to ,contribitte
to the interest's of .charityland heruivolencei.
. How:. much, more commendable: in the
sight of earth and Heaven is that' rnan.who
is economical and • frugal that he may be lib
eral ; who restrains his own passions from
bxces.,i ve indulgence, that he may devote at
least a portion of his substance to the cause
of God and the interests of philanthropy.—
Hisis a rare and valuable virtue, and when
it shall be mote common in the Church of
Christ, it will be less difficult to find the
means for suhstaining and enlarging all her
institutions of love.—Evangelist.
Frightful Encounter with an Assassin.
The house of Elias B. Paine, in West
Newton, Mrissachusetts, was lately the scene
of a most desperate, exciting and mysteri- I
ous struggle, the particulars of which, as we
gather from a friend of the family, are as fol
low : On May day evening, last week, the f
family had been entertaining a party of
friends, and had retired at a later hour than
usual. Upon going to his room, Joseph W. I
Paine, the son of the occupant, who is but
22 years of age, retired to his bed, and pas- ,
sed two or three hours reading. About
three o'clock he blew out the light, but was
fortunately, unable to go to sleep, and lay
in an unusually restless state for fifteen or
twenty minutes longer, when suddenly he
heard strange footsteps approach his room.
Instantly he sprang from his bed; and seized
a loaded pistol, which he had been in the
habit 4 keeping in his possession since a
recent sojourn in California, took post be
hind n bureau in the thorn, and awaited the
intruders approach. lie had not long to
wait. The door opened cautiously, and he
could perceive in the gloom the figure of a
man gliding stealthily toward the bed he
had just quitted. Upon passing his hand
over the bed the stranger uttered a half sup
pressed exclamation of disappointment, and
young Paine - could perceive the gleam of a
knife. He leveled the pistol with a care
ful aim at the stranger's head; but checked
hilnself with - the thought that it was perhaps
some starved wretch seeking only plunder,
and he would notwantonly take human life.
With this impulse he laid the pistol upon
tho bureau, and sprang upon the intruder
who immediately assailed him with a dirk
knife, cutting him severely in' various parts
of the body, but as Paine succeeded in grasp
ing his bands the blows were not heavy.—
He at last succeeded in wrenching the knife
from-the hands of his assailant, notwithstan
ding his apparently superior strength, when
the fellow drew a pibtoliwitich Paine grasp
ed, and by extraordinary good fortune
his little, fingerwas between the cap and ham
mer just as the fellow drew the trigger! The -
hammer of the pistol took . a small piece of
flesh out of the finger.
The fellow made• a second attempt to dis
charge the weapon, but Paine struck .his
arm and.the ball entered the ceiling of the
- room. The struggle was then renewed,
Paine in turn being the assailant, inflicting
upon the fellow tivo.stabs with the, knife.—
The min succeeded; howevet,'in getting out
of the house,-but closely followed by Paine,
and 'fighting the way inch by inch, cursing
and swearing, through the parkir and the
dining room, when Paine finding himself
growing weak from the loss of blood, and
fearing that the man would finally escape,
tripped him over a picketfence back of the
house, and both rolled down anembankMent
of ten feet, viihen the stranger succeeded in
disengaging,himself;and escaped just as the
family, who hailbeerraroused by.the report
of the pistol fited during the struggle in the
house, arrived at the spot. `Ynung Paine
had strength left to answer to his father's
call that he was safe, but•had -to be helped
into.the house and to bed, where he-still lies
in a critical state. During the whole strug
gle it did not once occur to him to call for
help. None of the stabs arosueh as would
be. very dangerous alone, the:Worst being a
deep gash on the breast, about three inches
in length, but his head, , face; arrns.and body
are badly hacked. up, from - which he has
bled profusely,. and having. been feeble for
some time past r it• is thought he will long be
confined to hisbed.• .' ' ' • '
kssissination Was 'evidently the object of
the intruder, since he made no attempt to se
-1
cure the young man's watch, which was
hanging close to his head nt the head of the
bed, but proceeded at once to his bloody
work. Mr. Paine is joint editor and pro
prietor of the Yankee Blade; _published in
Boston,.an estimable young man, and.can
give no rensop why he should be thus at-
tacked. _The whole 'affair is enveloped in
mystery. , • ' •
Mr. Paine• says he thinks twice at least
he thrust the knife to the hilt in the body of
his assailant, and if se, he probably cannot
long - escape detedtien.. It -is thought that
tholellow had • been Watching the house, and
entered as Soon ailie, supposed his victim
had fallen to sleep. , Ho. left. behind him a
dirk knife end pistol eit'iictiliai - triake, to-.
gether with'the - balliiirerinto - the ceiling,
Which Will probably•lead•to his identitica
lion and arrest. The roads_in the. vicinity
Were &arched ati stein after the affair as the
heighbors could be Aroused. but no arrest
-was made. Mr. Paine, senior, has offered
a reward.o(ssoo for the apprehension_ of tho
: desperadtr.... .• ._ ".
•
Wilier° is' a man in Tray so mean,
that be wishes his landlord to reduce the
price of .his board bill, because horhad two
teeth extracted.
NUMBER 34.
A Yankee Wedeog in New York.
Chancing a visit the office of Alderman
—, the other day, we witnessed a hy
menial ceremony that will bear narrating.
The bridegroom was a weather.beaten
'Countryman, a pert of good-nature
but so tall that in entering the portals orthe
office, an involuntary obeisance was neces
sary : while the artificial hollyhocks on the
summit of the bride's bonnet just touched the
elbow of her expected lord. Their en
trance was preceded by an urchin in dtlabi
dated garments, who claimed and received'
three coppers as his fee for guiding them to;
the spot.
'What can I do for you, my.-good friends ?t :
asked the urbane Alderman, as_ if
. in,utter
ignorance of the object of their.
•Pray be seated madame.'
Well, Squire,' answered the•grootri, With"
a glance at the filagree breast pin that 'fast
ened a dashing ribbon around thei - laciy's•
neck, 'old Mrs. Pettibone down to L.inn
-1 you've hearn tell about her, - I reckon - e
Well, really; L think—l-fittidjii . lt now—
gueis not., • - •
'Not heard tell of her, Squire. b - Whythe
, makes about the best punkin - sass you ever'
put in your stumrnik, I reckon ; slips deown ;
fist as slick as a greased tat craivlia through
a jint of stove pipe.' •
'Very happy to be introduced to her, sir,
but don't let me interrupt you. Pray, pro
- coed.' .
an, j.s ' so. Well, oldMrs..Petti
. , . .
bone gin' me her Dianthy, here,to get splid,
ed to. She's a widder woihati; and Deacon
Pettibone made ropes'of iheshoo.
peg business, when he was
larnt the business with him ; so you diskiver
that I nat'rally liked ilia gall, - and the old'
lady gin consent; so of you'll pronounce the
ceremony, your money's ready.' •
~ S o you wish to be married, eh"?`: queried
the Alderman, willing to - spend - a feiv pa ,
meet's leisure in conversation: , '..May•l ven.
ture to ask what -induced you- to . break
through a bachelor's life.' - •. • , ,*
.Sartin, Squire ; sartin.- . Yew see its mat'
rel. Who ever hearn tell of a- bachelor
chippin' bird, or a - bachelor ? I'
reckon 'nobody has. And then ain't doubt. ,
lies kinder net'ral. Ain't double roses, and
double . mornin'-glories and doub'e pinyes,
the pootyist, and don't everybody like them
better than single ones ? : The amount on it
is, nature - teachei it, Squire clear' throtighi
the gogrammy. beginning" witii the robins.
and shaven' oft with the apple blossoms.' . •
.Very true, my good. sir, a ,very , philosov'
phic view of the subject.' (Turning...to
wards the lady.) And you madamehave
you given this subject the attention it mbr-
'Never'rnind her, Squire, jest let me set 7 ,;
tle that air business ;''taint no Icipder . ase
trouble your bowe's about liistiathy . , Jes'
you fetch out yOnebooks and firenway. 4 ".•
The ceremony was soon performed Our '
'Reform' Alderman has' carried' iirtptciVe- -
mut even into that deportment of 'lifs .btisi- -
ness--and a two alliar bill titas duly plac
ed in his hatid by the newly-made husband.
After he had congratulated the pair, Attrid•
w hished them success, Jonathan - exclaimed..
'Squire you're lli ta reg'lar trump, you are;
and if ever you come to Lynn •you'll find a•
stopple' place with me, and a reusie wel
come. But Squire,' and Janrithiin facetious
ly ins , rted his fore finger in the region of
the Alderman's ribs, .1 am &ids. with..one
horse bedsteads. I am. Good bye, Squire.
Journal of Commerce. .
• -
A Short. 'tort' by Dickens. "
•
Dickens tells the followini story ot•arr
American Sea 'Captain :- 4 0n his•lnst voy
time home the captain had on board a young
lady of remarkable personal• attraction—an
phrase I use as one being entirely new, and
one you never meet with in the newspaper.
This young lady was beloved intensely by
five young-gentleman, passengers, and 'in
turn she was in love with them all very ar
dently, but without any particular prefer•
ence for either. Not-knowing how to make
up her determination in this dilemma, she
consulted my friend the . captain. The cap
tain;.being a man of a original turn of mind.
says to the young lady, 'Jump overboard
and marry the man who jumps after you.'
The young• lady. struck with the idea. and
being naturally
.fond of bathing, especially
in warm weather, as it then was, totgc the
.advice of the captain, who had n boat ready •
manned 'in case of accident. Accordingly.
next, morning, the five lovers being on deck'
and looking very devotedly at the young la. -
dy, she plunged bite the sea headforemost:
Four of .the lovers immediately jumped in
after her., When the young lady and her
four lavere were got out again, site says to'
the captain. •Witat acet to do with them
now,- they are so• wet ?' Says the captain;
•Tako the dry . one And the young lady
did, and married him.
- t".t...ittle boy, how many kinds of fire are'
there 2'
'Four, Ma'am.'
'What are they called?'
• 'Wood fire; coal fire, camp fire, and fire
away like fury." . - -
"That will - do, you may go to the head.".