COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT
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Volume II. BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA. SATURDAY, JULV 7, 183S; IVunWcr 11.
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From the London Weekly Despatch.
the I'jtEi:.
Tho wild streams leap, with headlong sweep
In their curblcss coureo o'er tho mountain steep ;
AH fresh and strong they foam along,
Walking Iho rock with their cataract song.
My cyo bears a glance liko a beam or a lance,
While I watch the waters dash and dance;
I burn with glco for I love td see,
The path of any that's free;
The skylark springs with dew on his wings;
And up iri tho arch of heaven ho sings,
Tiil-la, tril-la oh, sweeter far;
Than the notes that cdrho, through a golden bar
Tho joyous bay of ahound at piay,
Tho caw of a roo in its homward way;
Oh! theso shall be the music for me,
For I love the voice of the free.
The deer starts by with his antler High'.
Proudly tossing his head to tho sky;
The batb runs tho pliiri unbroken by tho rein;
With strpaming nostrils and Hying mancj
Tho clouds arc stirr'd by the eaglet bird,
And flap of his svfobplng pillion is heard:
Oil ! these shall be tho creatures for trie;
For my soul was forirM to love the free'.
The mariner Wave, in His bark on the wave;
May laugh at tho wall 'round a kingly slavo
And the ono whoso lot is tho desert spot
Has no dread of an envious foo in his cot;
The thrall and state at tho palaco gate.
Oh ! tbo hills shall be a homo for me,
For I'd leave a throrlo for the hut of tho free;
Courting among the Faculty. A young
physician, while on a friendly visit to a fa
mily in a city, with whom ho was intimate,
Baid to a young lady, a member of it,
" You seem unwell, Miss. What is
the matter t"
" Aid ybti ado'ctdr and caHribtteli ? Feel
my pulse," rbplied the lady;
I do."
" What do you prescribe
" A husband."
' Where shall I find him ?'
" Here, if you will accept me !' exclaim
ed the son of Galen, with an enthusiasm
worthy of a poet.
The two aro now tine. The lady is call
ed Mrs. Doctor . What would you
give to know ?
Hard Times. A passenger down stream
' informs us, 'pon honor, that at Cincinnati!
hnd LnuisvLlc. tho times arc so hafd that a
man will prop himself against a wall and
hunt round his pockets for a quarter of an
hour for " a fourpence" and not find it at
last. "The times," says he, " are foal
sbrew-tiating."
Competition. Wo wore walking down
Main street, a day or two ago, when wo
Attnnilt nhA(Ai4AiiAiin mnnnsiM
niai a mwiivs wig way. saiu no : a
some one elso will cui him out, rind take
"the job from him.'
" What is the matter !" wo said in an
enquiring tono.
" Why, you see, I got a coniract tb wa-
nr tliia Rtrnnt in rlnv. nnrl liana irni oil
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hen it had cnmmenceu raining hard e-
ough to drdwn art elephant."
Ciitcinnatian.
From the Quarterly Journal of Agriculture.
On Making liny.
BY PAT1HCK MH.LEK, pSQ..,
Late of Dunwinton, Dumfriesshire.
Making hay is universally allowed to be
ono of tho most important branches of agri
cultural pursuits, bnt the principle on
which it should be conducted is not at all
understood on this side of Tweed.
In England, however, the operation is
very differently performed, and with very
different results; for by their system, a
great deal of timo is saved at a critical peri
od, and a far superior article of food for
their animals is produced. ,
Besides the groat ami necessary despatch
which is used in England, much skill is
also employed to produce and maintain a
requisite decree of heat or fermentation in
the stack when Ih'o hay is put, up, in order
to convert the juice of the herbage to a
saccharine state, which is found to be both
moro palateable, anil likewise more nutri
tious for all bestial that is fed upon it.
In Scotland, on the other hand, it would
almost seem as if dilligencc was employed
to unnecessarily procrastinate the work,
and subject it to the risk of unfavorable
changes of weather; and by the excessive
bleaching arid drying of the grass, which is
so universally practised, it is deprived of
the possibility 'df assuming the saccharine
quality) and what sap is permitted to remain
in it is converted to starch, which is neither
so agreeable nor nourishing for horses as
hay made Upon the principle which I arii
anxious to recommend, and from whence
arises, as is easily to be perceive'd; a great'
er waste of hay hi Scotch than in English
stables.
Having premised this much, I proceed to
detail the practice which I have pursued for
many a by-gone year on tny farm, which
being oh' a limited scale, ahall therefore
confine my description to the narrow com
pass of my own operations, but which of
course, easily admits of being extended to
a larger field as circumstances hi ay re
quire;
When the hay season arrives and the
weather is favorable, and when I perceive
by the height of the column of mercury in
tue barometer, and likewise trom the ap
pearance of the skies, that there is a likeli
hood of its continuing so I set a couplo of
mowers to work very early in the morning,
each attended by a boy or girl about
twelve or liiirieen years of age, and as
soon as the men have made half a dozen
cuis of the scythe, the two boys or girls
take tip the swath and shako it out as thin
as possible on the ground where it grew
there lie and wither till after breakfast.
On the return of tho mowers from their
breakfast, a stout active women begins to
turn with a rake, in the direction of the
sun, the grass which was first shaken out;
the mett and tho boys cutting down and
shaking out in the same way as lit the
morning;
AVhen the woman has finished turning
the early cut grass, she immediately goes
to the, spot where she began, and
shakes it out again as thin as she can, arid
when finished, she commences turning by
large iako fullS where tho mowers resumed
their work after breakfast, and continues
her task in the same mariner as when she
begrin in the morning, always turning as
already said, in the direction of the sun.
On tho people returning to tho field
from their dinner, the two boys immediate
ly begin to shake out that partof tho second
turned grass which had riot been accom
plis'hed before going to dinner, and when
that is finished: they commence turning
what was last cut, arid then shako it ail but
again;
At this period, the two mowels and tho
womari proceed to rako the first cut bay
into what is called a wind-row, and one of
tho men commences with a pitchfork to
put it into cocks of about 150 to 200 lb.",
weight, and betweon 4 and 0 feet in height,
but on no account is afoot permitted to go
upon it, for it cannot be put up too light,
neither is it to be hoped, for if tho weather
is calm, a fow hours after it is in the cock,
it will so compact itself, that it will require
a violent wind to overturn it.
Thus, the hay which was cut in the course
of tho day, will bo, through this mode of
treatment, sufficiently dried arid secured by
the evening against any change of weather
which may occur in the course of the night
and it will stand exposure to a storm full as
well as hay which is sadly mismanaged by
th5 improper system at present in use.
So far, the process only relates to getting
quit of the redundant sap in the herbage
but if the hay gets rain or any adventitious
moisturo, either in working or stacking, it
must be carefully dried off before being put
into the stack, or .so brisk a fermentation
will ensue; that cdttibustiori will infallibly
take place.
I he next part of the operation is stack
ing the hay, and this may take place, if the
weainer .continues line on tnc second or
third day after tho last cock was put
up.
in making this kind of hay, the great
and important object is to get it to ferment
or heat in llie stack, for the purpose of ma
king it evole its saccharine quality, as the
malting of grain, and is effected as fol
lows:
If a round stack is intended, let a com
mon sack oe well crammed lull ot hay or
straw, and placed erect on the foundation
where the stack is to bo reared, and then
ii'cgi'n building all round it with the first cut
cocks, intermixing now and then a few of
those last put up, iti order to promote the
fermentations' and when the stack gets
high as the top' of the bag, the worker pulls
it straight upwards", ami So continues ivb'rft
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ing around arid bulling it up' till the stack
is finished, and in this way a chimney is
formed for the escape of the nascent gas
Should a long stack be preferred, theli a
chimney must bo brought oiit at the peak
at each end, and one in the middle by the
same means, if a large mass of hay is put
up in the stack, and in conclusion, 1 recom
mend, that these vents shall not be closed
for a month, nor while any perceptible fer
mentation is going oli;
XVI1SCELX, ANEO U S.
THE SMUGGtElt.
Among tho mountains on the frontier o
in Germany, is situated a lonely vil-
liage, once inhabited by poor, but industri
ous people; now, since it has been thrown
into the' corner of a kingdom, it is a nest of
sthUgglers' and thieves, where all the vices
have takeri up" their abode, and where they
are fostered by the lucrative though danger
ous profession that is there pursued. Hero
with all the pride of banditti, boasting of
their achievemots, they related to me a cir
cumstance; the thought of which tiiako me
shudder.
'Come along," said a father one evening
tb a girl of thirteen, who had just ieturned
from the pastor of the villiag, who was giv
mg her instruction, preparatory tb confir
mation, "put on your thick coat; wo have
something to get to-night. Hid your moth
er good-byo, and beg to lay her hand upon
your head, for we cannot tell whether th
Almighty will bring us safe through the bu
siness or not. They set out. Tho wind
blew intensely cold over the hills, aud howl
ed airiong tho trees, while low clouds, heav
ily laden with snow, sailed slowly over the
gray heads of the naked rocks'. They pro
cceded in silence alon? aii unfrequented
mountain path; and clambered liko chamois
along a yawning abyss, where a1 foaming
torrent was struggling against the overpow
ering force of winter. "Lay hold of my
belt," whispered the father, as though ap
prehensive lest tho very air might overhear
him,' "and hold fast 't is not the most pleas
ant walking liere." , The girl trembled with'
cold and fear, and silently followed her rough
conductor. "Slop!" he cried all at once,
"Do you hear nothing? Were not those
men's voices!"
"No, father, it is the wind howling through
the pines."
"Stand still then, and listen; that must bo
footsteps. I hear them quite plain."
"No, father, it is the ice bursting in the
abyss, and the water dashing against the
rocks,"
The old man', wrapped in a gray surtout,
clappedhis ear to the side of the rock to lis
ten, and presently cried "come on." The
path became more difficulty, and the rocks
more abrupt.
"Should any misfortune befal trie to night,
my dear girl," said he', "tell your mother
sho must not give up the business; I have
made a profitable concern of it, and I should
riot die content if I believed it would drop
with my life. You ate now old enough to
lend me a hand, and when you have once
taken the sacrament, you will be able,
should thirik', to carry 6n the thing well e-
riough'."
He thcri directed her to conceal heroelef
in a small cavern in a rock. "You may eat
your supper there," he observed, "for wo
aro now upon the frontier; and up yonder
you would only be in my way. I'll whistle
wheri I come back. AVhen you hear that
sign, look abotlt and Bestir yourself."
With theso words he continued his ascent;
and the half frozen girl crept sobbing into
the sribwy retreat to say a tiat'errioster". At
a dizzy depth below, th'e torrerit roared riion
otonously, before the wind whirled the snow
in eddies from the rocks. She was alono in
this dreary spot.
After a while tho appointed signal was
given, and she heard footsteps. Her father
came with a packjvhleh he dragged after
him.
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"Here," said he', "pull it in, it iabutjight
you will have no difficulty. 'Tis worth
good round sum, though."-
l he pack was deposited in the cavern
and the smuggler went back again. Th
girl meanwhile crouched behind the pack
and rubbed her frozen limbs to warm and
keep herself awake. Some time again elaps
cd; again a whistle, was given as before, an
the father returned with another load. He
bade her to take up the first; arid made her
go on before him.
"Father, I hear dogs barkirig don't you?'
"No, no, it is only the wheezing of my
old lungs."
"There, again! I fancy I hear somethin
behind us."
"Go along; arid hold your tongue."
"There is something moving beHind us
father, down yonder; don't you' see!"
"Good Patience! the sharpshooters! We
are lost if wo cannot reach the ravine."
A dog came tip and threatened to seize
the man when clinging without other hop
of safety to tho rock; he hurled his pack at
the animal which tumbled howling, togetit
or with a mass of snow, down the preci
pice. "Give it to me," he cried, taking
tho lighter load from the girl, grasping her
hand iirriily, and drawing her with acceler
ated steps down tho rocky path. Fright
deprived her of tho uso of her limbs, and
he dragged her along like a thing; Desttuc
tion pressed closer upon their heels voi
ces repeatedly cried "Halt. JNo answer
was returned, aud the report of a piece re
verbcrated a hundred fold by the echoes of
the mountains. The ball struck the rock
arid dropped at their feet; , .
"Merciful bod!" ejaculated the girl,
cannot go any further. Leave me, father
tiioy will not murder iriei"
"Rut von will hetrav inn. irirl."
"No, no leave me here, and iriake yo'iir
escape."
"You will betray mo and bring your lath
er to tho gallows. Come, come along.
Filled ufith despair, ho raised her from
the ground, and wound with his twofold bur
den round a ledge of rock. It was to no
purpose. The sharpshooters appeared
bovb and below, and the anxioty of the
smuggler increased every instant. The
girl had sunk down as if inanimate; and all
the efforts of tho affrighted father to arouse
her were unavailing. Again was heard the
cry of "Halt!" and agan tho ball whiz-
zed past', the Ministers of tiie law kept ap"
proacing nearer and nearer life or deatri
depended on a single moment'. He benl
over his child, and caught her in his arms.
"So help me God in my utmost need!" 1
he ejaculated aloud, arid threw her down the .
abyss! , b
The body dashed agairist. the projecting
.crags m the descent, rolled into the torrent
beneath. . I
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The pursuers stood aghast at the attroci-
ous deed, and overpowered with horror,
ropped their weapons'. Tho smuggler es
caped with his pack, and has sittcb often
visited the same spot on a similar" errand.
PhATICAL AMALGAMATION'.
Some weeks since an itinerant lecture of
abolition visited the neighborhood of Ports
mouth, Ohio, and put up at a public house
with the intention of enlightening the minds
of the public in regard to the Oppressing of
ma uuin. cuiurcu uruitiurn ana sisters, oy a
lecture to be delivered the next day', on the
crulety and tyrahHy of trie whites in refusing
to admit the negro to a perfect equality with
themselves, in all respects. All the visitors
and lodgers in the tavern were annoy'eduur-.
ing the day, by the imperiinent conduct of
the pseudo philanthropist, forcing his dis
gusting doctrines on every orie who had suf
ficient patience of tti'e lecturer, formed the
plan of experimenting on his. professions of
love for "Afiic's sable race." In the even
ing the lpridlord called to him a colore'd man
named Bill', who acted as ostler, or man of
all work, about llie inn, and oi'd'e'red him to
wash himself well, pril oiYS clean shirt, and
go to Bed in a certain room which ho men-
tioned; Bill icted as his master .directed
him, arid felt considerably airuckp with'
tho sudden' Change of sleeping apartments
from the kitchen loft to the best bed rooni
in the house', and attributed it all to the pres
ence of his white friend; wlio had taken
several opportunities through the day) lo 5hi
press on Bill's mind that all men were equal',
and that the fact of a portion of society be
ing blessed with a fairer skin gave them no
right to clainl a superiority over their less
fortunate brothers and sisters oi a dark hue;
and that riatiiraly tiill and every othe gentle
man of color; who performed the part of
servants to the whites, had trie same rights
to respect and privileges of their masters',
Bill saw the justness ot his friend's 'equally'
doctrine at once, and when called by the
landlord, was deciding in his own mind in
what manner ho would propose to his mas
er a change m their respective stations; he
to assume the duties of host, and, his em
ployer take up the curry cdrnb ap'd btush
turn abbut's fair play,' thought Sill. . ,
In the evening; when the lecturer wish
ed to retire, the landlord conducted t him to
his chamber and alio wed him ilic bed he was,
to occupy. After he Had disrobdil himself
and turned down the clothes to get into bed,
ho started back with astonishment on behold
ing his friend Bill in snug possession of one
half of it, wiio inyitcd him with a familiar
nod to get in. The abolitionist cast a look
of scorn on poor Bill, arid demanded1 of the
landlord what ho meant by giving him i
"nigger" for a bedfellow, he was answered
witli his "equality" argumerit. "Bill's per
son was healthy, he had on a clean shirt!
was not adicted to any ugly habits in his
sleep, and more than all, was one of the
proscribed and injured race,' for whom tho
gentleman professed such ardent ,love; the
last consideration ought to make Bill a wel
come companion to ihe lbdger."
Tho enraged philanthropist could not
stand this practical test of his doctrine, but
let loose hi? wrath on the landlord. " Sir
I tell you, I will not put up with' this un-.
parralleled indignity ; whoever heard of
Biich insolence ? putting a gentleman to
sleep witli a filthy negro." ,. ,
" And let mo tell you, sir," replied the!
landlord, " that with that 'nigger' you'll
have to sleep, if you sleep at all; he is as
clean in his person and clothes as you are
yourself, and in every other respect,' accord
ing to your own preaching, ho is your e
qual, so hop in and embrace your brother,'
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