izicuotcb to politico, "Ncws, ;literature, illoctin, '2griculturc, the Miffusion of 'Useful 3itformation, Gentral3ittelligcnce,linusetncitt, Mamas, st,r, _ _ _ OLUME VIII. THE LEHIGH REGISTER Ir published in the Borough of Allcnlown, Lehigh County, Pa., every Wednesday, by A. L. IMRE, ." A $1 50 per annum, payable in advance, and $2 . 00 if not paid until the end of the year. No paper discontinued, until all arrearages are paid except at the optoin of the proprietor. WOEfice in Hamilton Street, one door East of the German Reformed Church, nearly opposite the "Freidensbote" Office. tall MID 322 MMMIIWILW,IC)O' OF Foreign and Domestic Dry Goads IN ALL THEIR N'ARIETIES AT THE New Cheap Store Getz. IP Gilbert 9 IN THIi Bonoucni OF CATASAUQUA, PA These - gentletnen, take this method to in form their friends and the public in.general that they have received a very large and well selected stock of !Tinter and Npring Goods, which they are now ready to MS pose off to their customers at the lowest prices. Their immense stock has been selected with the utmost care and consists of Clothes, Cassimers, Satinets, Flannels, Gloves and Hoseiry, besides De laines, Alapaccas,Debashe,Ginghams.Plain and Figured. Poplins, Muslins and Prints, Boots, Shoes, Huts, Caps, Queensware, Hardware, Looking Glasses, Stationary, BOoks, &c., To which they in vite attention tr their friends and the public generally, confident that the fullest satisfaction, both in price anu quality, will be given to all who may favor them with n call. The highest prices will be pdid in ex change for County produce. They have reason to be thankful for the favors received thus far and hope by atten tion to business, disposing of their goods at small profits, good treatment towards their ctistbruers to merit still a greater share of customers. GETZ & CULBERT: September 14. --Cn - --- Groceries Fish a 6 Salt.. The undersigned have just rciceived an entire new Stock of Groceri.s, Fish and Salt which they intend to sell at the low est prices at their Store in Catasouqua, Le high county. GETZ & GILBERT. September 14. 111--6 no COAL! COAL! The rundersigned have opened a Coal Yard in Catasauqua, and will constantly keep on hand all kinds of Coal which they will sell at greatly reduced prices. GETZ dr, GILBERT. September 14 Ready-made.- Clothing. The undersigned'kcep all kinds of Ready made clothing, on hand, and will make to roder, at the lowest possible prices. GETZ & GILBERT. Catasauqua, Sept 14. To "guilders. A splendidassortment Of Frontand Parlor Locks with mineral knobs, german Locks, Latche.s Bolts,Elinges,S.crews, Paint Brush es, and a variety of other building Hard ware just unpacking, and for sale cheaper than ever by January 19, 1853. Dr, 3. - P. *Barnes, . 11 EMT1ST. g Informs his friends, and the pub isair.; tic in general, that he still performs all operations on the teeth, and treats diseases of the gums and alveoler processes in the most effectual and skillful manner. Llis mode of inserting artificial teeth, cannot be surpassed, for comfort to the wea rerand duribility and beautifulness itrappear-; ance. The general satisfaction he hasgiven for years, hes. been duly appreciated by 0Q public. Office No. 4R, East Hamilton street, a few doors East of Pretz, Guth & Co's store, op posite Bechtels American December a, 1853. 4-1 C E ) ti Notice is hereby given, 21t(i that the under signed has taken out letters of Adm ini tien t in the estate of. ,Ytephen Ritter, latestra- of the Borough of Allentown, Lehigh county, therefore all those who know themselves to be indebted to said estate, be it in Notes, Bonds, Book Debts or otherwise, will make settlement of the same, within six weeks from the date hereof.. All those who have any legal claiips against said estate, will present them *ell authenticated to the un dersigned within the above specified time. JEREMIAH RITTER, Adm'st. 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A FAMILY NEWSPAPER. -,......,.._ ..„.......::::--- -----"-_.. ___..,..E.,*.-., z.,...„,,,,,,‘ - MEI 11—Gin O & J SAEGER. 11-ly 1117111 IPA all 21 The subscriber, residing at No. 32, East Hamilton street Allentown, a few doors East of the German Reformed Church,,adopts this method to inform his friends and the public in general, that ho has established himself as an Undertaker, and will constant. ly keep on hand a large assortment of all kinds of ROSEWOOD, WALNUT, . and other Cuflins, trimmed and stufled in the neatest styles. He has also prepared him self with a Very Convenient Hearse, . to convey the deed to the grave, or else where. ' He also keeps on hand an assortment of Shrouds, and will make it his business to attend to everything connected with a funer al, with great puntuality. H e has followed this branch of business for the last 25 years and knows the wants when a calamity occurs, thereupon invites the public to give him a call, and he will be (Omni to. render perfect satisfaction. Wile returns his sincere thanks,to his' old friends and neighbors in Saucon, for the many (avers he has received from them, and further states that his Son continues in the business at the old stand. He keeps on hand an assortment of household furni ture, and attends to funerals as heretofore. His wife also prepares Shrouds March IL 3nbeinnitp against bv toss FIRE. THE FRANKLIN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY of Philadelphia. OFFICE, No. Mb CHESNUT STREET, Near Fifth Street. STATEMENT OF ASSETS, $1,525,949 68, January let, 1 85S, Published agreeably to an Act OF' ASSEMBLY, BEING First Mortgages, empty secured, $1,199,284 48 Real Estate (present value $llO, - 000) cost. Temporary Loans, on ample (lola teral Securities. 130,774 26 Sloelrk (present value $78,191) cost. 63,085 50 Cash, &c. &c., 50,665 57 $1,525,949 08 PERPETUAL OR LIMITED INSURANCES made on every description of property, in TOWN AND COUNTRY, at ratesas low as areconsistant with securityf Since their incorporation, a period oe twenty-four years, they have paid over MlT millions dollars Loss By FIRE, thereby af fording evidence of the advantage of Insur ance, as the ability and disposition to meet with promptness all liabilities. Directors : Charles N. Bancker, Mord. D. Lewis. Tobias Wagner, AdOlp. E Bone, Samuel Grant, David S. Brown, Jacob R. Smith, Morris Patterson, Geo. W. Richards, Isaac Lea, CHARLES N. BANCKER, President. CHARLES G. BANCKER, Secretary. M'The subscribers are The appointed Agents of the above mentioned Institution, and are' notv prepared to make insurances on every description of property, at the low est rates. A. L. RUHE, Allentown. C. F. BLECH, Bethlehem. Allentown, Oct. 1852. TEEM • -- .---- -2' .T r ansp t Aim), C omp. Give notice that they are now prepared to receive and forward Merchandizo of all hinds from Philadelphia. to Olsten, Bethle hem, Allentown, Mauch Chunk, and Penn Haven, and all' intermediate places. The Goods will be received and shipped at their old stand first wart above Vine street.— They also forward goods m and from New York, via Delaware and Raritan Canal and Delaware_Canal. Goods by this line from New Yorlc will go by A. S. NEILSON'S line of veseels to New Brunswick, by Sloops Fox and Grey Hound, which will be found nt the Albany Basin, foot of Cedar Street, North River. Any information required can be had of Messrs. REYNOLD & CLARK, No. 100. West street, N. Y.. at Neilson's Agent office, SS 'West street, N. Y. With great increased facilities, they hope to give prompt despatch to all goods, to so licit the patronage of shippers. • DRAKE, WILSON & Co., Proprietors. AGENTS. H. S. Morehead. Philadelphia: John Opdyclte, Easton. Borhecic & Knauss, Bethlehem. A. J. Ritz, Allentown. A. W. Ltlisenring. iVlauch Chunk. A. Pardee & Co., Penn Haven. Allentown, April 12, 1854. ¶-13m SAMUEL SELL 11-01 n ALLENTOWN, LEHIGH COUNTY, PA., AUGUST 16, 1854. Vortical Mepartmcnt. Mother, thy locks are growing gray, Thy form is bent with years, And soon thoul't bid farewell to earth— Its joys, its hopes, its fears. Yet lime hash gently dealt with thee, A' down life's billowy sea, Thy bark hath sailed without a wave Of dark adversity. 82,139 87 Thou who first taught my infant lips To syllable thy name, To thee I dedicate this lay, Thou who art still the same. The same kind mother of my youth And manhood's wayward years: Ah, mother dear, I• fear I've caus'd Thee many bitter tears. I know I cannot e'er repay, The wealth of love that's thine, A mother's love cannot be told In a feeble verse of mine. Yet still I strive to be as thou Thyself; would'st have me be, And know in doing this I'll provo Sincerest love to thee. And should'st thou be the first to seek The shdowy vale of death, , Thy blessing mother, be it mine, E'en with thy latest breath. Then shall I better be prepared To battle on through life, And meet thee in the spirit land Afar from earthly strife. IIY NM'. C. BItY•YT. Dust thou idly ask to hear At what gentle-seasons Nymphs relent, when lovers near, Press the tenderest reasons? Ah, they give their faith too oft To the careless wooer ; Maidens' heat ta are always soft: IVould that ineri's were truer! Woo the fair one, when around Early birds are singing; When, o'er all the fragrant ground, Early herbs are springing : When the bruokstdc, bank and grove, All with blossoms laden, Shine with beauty, breathe of love,— Woo the timid maiden. Woo her when, with rosy blush, Summer eve is sinking ; When, on rills that softly gush, Stars are softly winking ; When through boughs that knit the bower. Moonlight gleams.are stealing ; 0 her, till the gentle hour. Wake the gentler feeling. Woo her when autumnal dyes 'l'inge the woody mountain, When the drooping foliage lies 'ln the weedy fountain; Let the scene, that tells how last, Youth is passing over, Warn her, ere her bloom is past, To secure her lover. Woo her, when the north, winds call At the lattice nightly ; When, within the cheerful hall, Blaze the faggots brightly ; While the wintry tempest round Sweeps the landscape hoary, Sweeter in her ear shall sound Love's delightful story. Ilibrellaneutts Scicchono. Tho . Unclad Horseman. Widowers should look out for breakers. Absalom Nippers was a widower and one of the particularest men in the world, when his wile was alive he used to dress as coin mon as a field hand, and did'nt use to take pains with himself at all. Everybody knows how he spruced up about six weeks alter Mrs. Nippers died, _and how he went to church regular evel Sunday, but people did not have much confidence in, his reli gion, and used to say he went to church to show his new suit of tnouring, and to look nt the. gals: With such a character among the %vim.' min it ain't to be supposed he stood any chance of getting another Mrs. Nippers near home; and whether ho was as bad to his first wife as they said ho was or not, one thing was ceriain he had to go abroad for one to fill her place. Mr. Nippers was very lucky to find a gal just to hie mind that lived about ten miles from his place. Nancy Parker was rich, though , she wasn't very young or handsome : she be longed to Mr. Nipper's church, and • suited his eye exactly, so he set tocourtin' her with all his might, My Mother Br ALFRED DORSETT SONG Ten miles was a goOd long ride over to Mr. Parker's plantatation every Sunday morning to go to church with' the family take dinner with them, and ride back in the cool of the evening. ik ride over a dusty road is apt to spoil a man's dry goods, and make him and his horse very tired. However, Mr. Nippers didn't mind the fatigue as much as his horse; but in a matter' such as he had on hand it was important that he should make as good' an impression as possible, so he adopted a plan by which he could present himself be fore the object of his affections in order, with his Sunday coat as clean, and his blooming ruffles as fresh and neat as if they had just come out of a band-box. This was a happy expedient, and nobody but a widower lover would think of it. He used to start from home with his new coat and shirt tied up in a pocket handkerchief, and after riding within a quarter of a mile of Mr. Parker's plantation he would turn oil into a thicket of bushes and there make his toilet. One hright Sunday morning Mr. Nippers had arrived at his dressing ground. Itwas an important occasion. - - Everything was proinising, and he had made up his mind to i pop the question that day. There was no doubt in his mind but he would return home an engaged man ; and he was reckoning over to himself the value of Miss Nancy's • plantation and negroes while sitting on his horse, making his accustomed charge of dress. He lag dropped the reins on his horse's neck , it was browsing about making up his last night's scanty reed from the bushes in his reach; and kicking and I stamping at such flies as were feeding on I him in return. fix the business this time,' said Mr. I Nippers to himself, .I'll bring things to a point this time,' and he united his nice clean clothes, and spread them on his saddle bow. 'Wo, Bdll,' says he--.l've just got to say the word, and—wo !' says he to his horse, , which was kicking and rearing about. .We you old fool—and the business is .settled just like falling off a log. He was drawing his shirt over his head when Dull gave a :sudden spl lug like to make him lose his balance. .Wo,' says he, but before he could get his arm out of his.sleeves, Ball was wheeling and kick. ing like wrath at something that seemed to trouble him amazingly. Down went the clean clothes, shirt and.ull on the ground. 'Wo ! blast your picture— wo,' says he, grabbing at the reins. But before he could get hold of them, Ball was off like a streak of lightning with a whole swarm of yellow jackets around his tail, ! pinching him like thunder, Nippers grapped hold of the name, and tried to stop his horse, but it wasno use. Away he went infuriated and taking the road he was used to travelling,another mo ment brought him to the house. Thegate was open, and in dashed the horse with the al- _ . most naked Nippers hanging on his neck, hollerin' like blazes, 'stop him ! hornets !' as loud as he could scream. Out came the dogs and alter the horse they went around 1.1,” house. scattering the ducks and chickens, and terrifying the little niggers out of their senses. The noise brung the wiininen out. .Don't look, Miss Nancy ! hornets ! wo ketch him !' shouted the unclad Nippers, as with spent breath, he went dashing out of the gate with the dogs still after him, and his floras tail switching in every direction like a hurricane. Miss Nancy got one glimpse ofher forlorn lover, and before she got her apron to her eyes, she fainted, while his fast rekreating voice crying "hornets !" still rang in her ears KNOW Nornmo.—Among the multitude of prisoners before the police court this morning, was a *gentleman of color,' the hon or of whose arrest none of the officeri could or would claim. .Who arrested you,' 'asked the prosecu ting attorney. .1 doesent' know,' was the reply. • ‘Wasn't you drunk ?' doesn't know.' Well, what do you know ?' asked the city attorney somewhat impatiently. 'Me said the colored gentleman with an .air of importance, ..me P why, I knows nty fin: Under these circumstances, the court dismissed the prisoner. We hope that the discharge of a Know NOthing, without pun ishment will not startle the political world. —Chicago Tri4)une. rirThe New York papers are publish ing a good anecdote of a Hard, at Buffalo, who woe urged by a particular friend of the Administration to join the 'Know Nothings.' The Hard replied that he was a Democrat, and nominally supported the Administra tion of Gen. Pierce, and if there was any or ganization in the country that know less than the. Administration, he wanted nothing to dp with them. .['What makes more noise than a pig under,a gate ? Two pigs. rf"rhe •deril' had found one line' more. FOR FARMER AND MECHNIC. A Story foiYoung Folks. Cousin Sal had come to see me, and we were going"to the woods to find silver white hickory nuts. and yellow walnuts, arid wild grapes, and to swing, for we knew of a nice swing in the woods ; but we were selfish, and didn't want my little brother and sister, Dillie had Albert, to go with us. Many times and ways we tried to get away from them, but they suspected our mo tives, and kept with us all the while. Now we said we were going to play in the gar ret, and asked Dillie to find the doll we had made out of rags, with black marks of coal for its eyes, and without arms or legs; but Dillie said she didn't know where it was, and could not find it unless I could help her. Then we said we knew where there were ripe pears, and asked Albert and Dillic if they didn't want some—but they said no. not unless Ali would go with them to the tree. Albert was two years older than I; ten, perhaps, at the time I write of, and Dil lie was nearly seven, as meek and sweet a child as ever lived. She .was never cross, and never struck me in her life, but what . ever I wanted her to do, she almost always did ; and in pleasing me, seemed to please herself the, best. The reselfish conduct look so much the worse. I can see her now just as she used to look with a pale face •and large black eyes that .always seemed maurnful, and brown thin hair hanging loose on her neck, for it was neither braided nor curled. 1 remember the dress she wore that very day—a pale blue calico that was almost out grown, arid the pink gingham that she held in her hand, as she looked at us inquiring ly. but said nothing. . Albert was a sturdy, independent boy, good-natured enough generally, but having a temper that could be aroused. - He would have liked very much to go to the woods with us, for cousin Sally, was al. ways full of fun, and he delighted to be with her; but he no sooner suspected we didn't wish him to go with us, than he called Dil lie aside and said to her, .You and I will go folks that don't want us.' ^ So Dillie put her little sunburned hand in his, and ; looking sorrowfully towards us, they went together to the barn. We felt quite ashamed when they were gone, and %%ere half inclined to follow them, and play together, and so be friends again ; but Alpert did not once look back or seem to ye where we went, so we got our bonnets that we had hidden under some burdock leaves, and set off for the woods, laughing and talking as though very happy. But we were not happy at all—indeed, I think both of us were ashamed and sorry for what we had done. It was in the fall, and already the yellow leaves were drooping from the walnut trees; the water was all dried away from the runs, and there was only the hard baked clay and the loose stones where the silver water had been. The branches .of the willows were almost bare, and the maples had here and there &limb of scarlet or orange. Along the edge of the woods, -where the pretty mosses had been so bright all the summer, there were now dry leaves drifting and surging in the wind. We stopped to listen, for at least to me, it had never made so dirge-like a sound. As we waded through the.dead leaves and over the mounds, writch you have all no ticed if you have been much in tlft woods, Sally said that Indians were buried beneath them ; and sp we came to talk of other dead people beside Indians, and ins ad of making merry he became sorrowful - enough. Of ten, whiip we walked to and fro over the mounds, I looked toward the barn—for it was in full view---Saw the door open, and the cattle standing about it, and knew that Albert and Dane were there. After a while we went deeper into the woods, and gathered grapes and walnuts, and swung till we were tired ; but all the time we kept thinking the woods would not be so lonesome it we were all together: so, long before he had proposed to do so we set out for home, intending to go straight to the barn and make amends for our bad conduct in the morning. We were nearly there, when, all ut once, we heard a cry as if some accident had chanced. I tried to run, but was so much frightened that I could not get along at all. 'Q dear !'said Sally, 60 dear !' and, looking up, I saw Albert carrying Dil lie toward the house, her head falling back ward, and her feet dragging, for Albert was so much frightened that he could not carry her ; and when he sate us he let her fall on the ground, and began to wring his hands and Poor little Di!lie ! she had been walking on a beam fifteen• feet from the floor, and suddenly growing dizzy, had fallen. Her head was bleeding, and her face was white as death. What I suffered that I cannot tell. If we had not gone'to the woods, or if we had' taken• her with us, it Would not have been. Oh, how bitterloy these reproaches came to me ! Dinh) was carried home and laid on the bed, and. Doctor BigstafT, our physician, sent for ; for we could not tell' how badly. she,was hurt, nor whether she would even live till the doctor would get there. She was alive we knew, and that was all, for she lay still and insensible. Poor Albert, when he had helped to car ry her home, and there was nothing more for him to do, went out of the house to chop wood, not because he had no feeling. but because he could not endure to see her suf terine without the power of doing her any good. - When Dr. Bigstaffcarne, heenquired how the accident had chanced ; and then I was so much afraid that he would learn my guilt though no one knew it but myself, that I went out of the house, and with a stick Jig ged in the ground for a long time, having no object, and scarce knowing what I was doing. I was told, when at last I dared to ask, that the Dr. said Dillie was very badly hurt but there was a possibility of her getting well. So Sa ly's visit turned out to be a very sad on we made no effort to enjoy our selves ore. flow could we, and poor Dil lie I gso sick ! per time Paid I didn't want any, and would watch with her. When they were 'all gone, I called her softly, folding her hands close in mine, and kissed her over and over. As I did so, she opened her eyes and smiled, and putting her arms around my neck held me close to her face a moment--then the hands grew damp and fell away ; great drops of sweat stoodon her forehead ; her lips grew white and trem bled. I ran to the stairs and called. Old Mrs. Henry, who had been sent for, went close to the bed, and saying, softly, don't cry so, laid her fingers on the sweet eyes that had looked their last on me, so lovingly. Then she reached the other hand and drew down her feet, and we all knew that she was dead. The grass has grown over the grave of little Dillie, long, long years. Many a time ! have brought violets to plant about it, from the very woods where Sallyand 1 went to play, and never without shedding the bit• terest tears. AII Cr.. h..n lilts jib dark shadow, following me about. 0, It is a terrible thing to have done anything wrong to the dead ! No living voice can reproach us like their mute lips; no hands smite us like those that aro folded to the hushed bo som. It you who read this story would avoid such memories, be, kind to one another. It is not long that we are children together; it is not long that we live at ; and•if we would make life a blessing instead of a curse, we must do as we would be ,done by. This is the great rule, the rule that is over and above all other rules of life; and if it were remembered and practiced, the world would be like Heaven.—Cincinnali Commercial. • RefOrmation of Wm.. Wirt. A TRUE INCIDENT IN HIS HISTORY. --The dibtinguished'Wm. Wirtvwithin six or seven months 'after his first marriage bedtime addicted to Intemperance, the effects of which operated strongly on the mind and health (Allis wife; and in a few months more silo was numbered with the dead. Her death led him to leave the country where he resided, and ho went to Richmond, where he soon rose to distinction. But his habits hyng, about him, and occasionally he was lound with jolly, forlicsorne-spiriti of-bae chanalian-revelry. His true friends expostulated with him to convince him in the injury he was doing to , himself. But he still persisted. Hie prac tice began to fall off, and many laoked , him as on the sure road to ruin. He was advised to get married with a view of nor-, rection his habits. This he consented to do if the right person offered. He accordin,gly, paid his addresses to Miss Gamble. After some months attention he asked her hand in marriage. She replied.: • "Mr. Wirt, I have been' well aware of your intentions some time past. and should have given you to understand that your vis its and attentions were not acceptable, had. not reciprocated the affection which yon evinced towards me.—But I cannot yield , my assent until you pledge me never to touch, taste,• or handle uny intoxicating' drinks." This reply to Wirt was as unexpected as, it was novel. His reply was, that he re garded' that proposition as a Ear to all far..." tiler-consideration of the subject, and he left. her: Her course towards him was the same as ever—his, resentment and neglect. , in the course . of a few weeks he went again and solicited her hand. But her re, ply was that her mind was made up. He became indignant,- and regarded the terms' proposed as insulting to his honor, arid yow -1 ed it shoutd 'NI the last meeting they should; ever have. He took' to drinking %versified worse, and seemed . to - run headlenglo`kyle... One day, while lying . in the outskireori the city,-near a little gr ocery or grog-- ho p , drunk, a young lady, whom It is tiet neces sary to name, was passing that way to her home not far ofl, and beheld him with his face upturned to tho rays of,the scorching" Sun. She took her handkerchief, with her cm NUMBER 46.
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