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have sworn upon tho Altar of God, eternal hostility to every ftna, of Tyranny over the Mind of Man." Tliomaa Jcirerson.
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THE NEEDLE.
nv WOODWORTII.
'he gay belles of fashion may boast of ex
celling In waltz or cotillion at whist or quadrille
nd seek admiration by vauntingly telling
Of drawing and painting and musical skill,
Kiit give mc the fair one, in country or citjr,
Whose homo and its duties arc dear to
the heart;
Vho cheerfully warbles some rustical ditty,
While plying the needle with exquisite
art
ho bright little the swift little needle,
Tho neodle directed by beauty and art.
love has a potent, a magical token,
A talisman ever resistless and truo
charm that is never evaded or broken,
A witchery certain the heart to subdue
Jis.this,and his armory never has furnished
Ho Keen auu unerring, or poii3iiuu-.-u..,
ot boauty direct it,so pointed & burnish'd,
And Ohl-it is certain of touching the heart.
o wise, then, ye maidens, nor seek admi
ration,
By dressing for conquest and flirting
with all;
pou never, whalc'cr be your fortune or sta
tion,
Appear half so lovely at rout or at ball,
lis gaily convened at the work covered table,
Each cheerfully active and playing hei
part,
leguiling her timo with a song or a fable,
And plying the needle with exquisite art.
Temper. " T dotft know where that
oy got his temper, he did not take it from
mc-" " Why no, my ucar, j. mm i pur
fcive that you have lost any," was the af
fectionate reply ol the sposa.
I wonder this child don't go asleep,"
-n anxious mother to a female friend.
can Ml, I don't, its face is so dirty that it
ts eyes
There is
liis geese willi:u Vermont who feeds
eei pens irom tho finngS, ami gathers
BH ags.
" Your dress, madam, is
tlo green," said a gentleman th.uliful bot-
ing to a lady. And your face morn
viuc, sir,' was the reply. "-attic
i nun icu you now 10 save mat ere
lioss," said a darkey to a man in West
street, who was looking very earnestly at
the skeleton of a horse attached to a vehicle
1. ..:!.. i i. , . ... .. ......
II T - ...1, I . ..
iciviiv luiiuuu wiin oysicrs. " will vou,
say on." "Why, just slip him away when
mc crows aro ai roost.
Money Wanted, "Hallo, friend, are
you asleep ?" "Why, what do you want?"
I wan't to borrow fome money." "Yes,
I am fast asleep."
" How (lie duce do donkics live here ?"
id a man to a friend in South America,
41 I see no grass." " Wo put green spec
tacles on them, and feed them on fine shav
ings." The rieli and the poor aro about equally
ill off. The one can 6eldom find a dinner
for an appetite, and tho other still more sel
dom Und an appetite lot a dinner,
From the London Court Gazelle.
AN ADVENTURE OF CHARLES II.
There is not in the British Isles a fairer
valley than the Vale of Dolgelly, nor one
that combines sweetness and magnificence
in such perfect and varied beauty, its
green banks slopo verdantly to the river
side, fringed with trees and watered by
sparkling streamlets; higher up, Cadcr-Idris
and a chain of lesser mountains point their
grey summits, bold and bare, to the sky.
Snowden peeps through many a vista and
half-way down in the valley there is a beau
tiful meeting of the waters of two clear riv
ers, that uniting into a lake-like stream, glide
smoothly onward to the Irish Sea. Thick
woods, noble country seats, and smiling
cottages, sheltered and shadowed by many
a sunny hill, blend their beauty with the
dark rock, and scathed pine, aud the healthy
mountain side, while the ever changing light
and shadow, the varied colors, and the light
haze resting on tho park, or floating dream,
ily in the very centre of the valley, present
a picture which few who havo gazed upon
will forget, or scruple to affirm with us, that
among the hundred valleys of our happy
Isles thcro is not a nobler or a fairer ono
than the Vale of Dolgelley. And when
the royal eye of her who rules them glan
ces over our pages, stie will not tail to re
member the sweet summer's evenings when,
straying by tho romantic shores of Beau
maris, she has seen tho dusky clould-like
peak of Suowdon, as it rose far in tho dis
tance, over tho quiet waters of the bay.
And long on those shores will she be remem
bered the village maiden that dropped a
curtsy, and gray-haired man that made his
humble leverenco to the lovely girl, the fu
ture Queen of England; and whose simple
hearts were gladdened by her smile, often
point out the spots she visited, the mossy
stono she sat'upon and the sqencry with
which she was pleased and familiar, when
far from tho splcndorldtcourts, she dwelt
among the quiet glaiUjpr their mountain
land.
lllrl, Jnilppfl. ifi.tTin V'llp rif TlilliTnllr
-Wtlotnlio c6n id !liil.. It- CT-oteriron
brightening-the verdure ol il3 banUs but
when the storm sweeps from the hills," and
to the darkness of night is addded the
gloomy stiadow of the mounlam when
every stream becomes a torrent, and min
gles its roar with tho howls of the blest ;
when the vapory clouds hang in blackuess,
and shroud not only the stars, but the twink
ling cottage liglit.there are lew places winch
create such feel'mgs of dreariness and deso
lation. It was even in such a night that a single
horseman urged his.strong back steed along
tho rough pathway that lormca tne moun
tain pass now clattering upon tho smooth
worn rock now snorting ana plunging up
to the saddle girth in the splashing stream ;
and again, aided and urged by hand and
nur loi imr un the rugged name, anu men
bounding forward with unabated vigor over
the broken heath in the dnection of the
more level country that stretched to the
plains of Shropshire.
What no ! sir stranger ! cneu a acep-
loned voice, as tho stout steed extricated
himself by a violent eflort from a swamp
was again moving forward.
" What ho ! stranger, whither so fast V
repeated the voice, as three men, well
mounted issued from tho shadow ot some
scattered trees, and joined the traveller,
who at the second challenge reigned up his
steed, and laid his hand upon his holster.
. ' Who be ye that enquire t" he demand'
ed. "I have small time or pleasure to an
swer such greetings that bode me hin
drance."
The nartv who addressed him gave
loud laugh. " By Beckett's bones, fair sir
ye speak as though it were a matter of thine
own choice to answer us or not."
Ay, marry, and so it is. Nay, friend,
drDe not my bridle," said tho hoiseman,
rt a nistol from his saddle,
" and ye hold 1" cried the other speaker,
k ms m (pAviso. trifle not with such tnn
shalt know tI?yit"Plhy Pisto1 and Ul0U
Nw. hv i,oUipany."
that I knew mv com!1 wc mor0 f,Mi.nS
mv wflnnmm. 'Pr. Vf ere I parted with
good will to use them, we. !,a.ve a right
thco for thv sauciness . n but t0 rePay
' Wv niV fulfil T rlmiM : . V
secmest a cock of game. But thouL i
netfftr rnmnnnu ( mn tlmn nvi it .
nincl fnr Tli.ro . m Jvi ' !aVe W
thy and worshipful Obadiah StroV
wor
uuim.iiu ui I CII.UH IJIU1I3 UratOOM 1 h i
ocu icooi wie oiaic, antitoins Jcu.ja the"
uevoui acnanas i rust-in-gooil Works, an
officer in the samo troop, marvellous -and
opportunity of heaung. For myself I am
L'nntvn r Ilia .....I u r -r.. t .
j Scanipgrace, and am also art officer in the
army of tho 'Parliament. Now who or
what art thou, in the devil's name ?"
" A soldier of fortune and an adherent to
the king."
" A long haired Cavalier be It so, and
whither art thou bound 1"
" To tho castle of Sir David Tudor."
" That thou can'st not reach to-night ;
you have many along mile to tide, and your
steed pants and moves but dully. What
say ye to passing the night at yonder hostel
ry whore ye see the light 1"
The other paused ere ho replied ; and 3s
he, hesitated one of his companions wheeled
from the left, a movement, that passed not
unobserved by the cavalior, and with some
what sorry grace, he declared Iris willingness
to visit the hostelry.
It was a long low building, strongly
formed of rough undressed stones. Its
porch had loopholes for musketry its win
dows were protected by strong bars of iron
an angry streamlet gushing over loose
and broken stones, which it had torn from
the mountain above, formed a deep moat
round the building, and to add to its martial
character, the puity had no sooner crossed
a rustic bridge than they wero challenged
by a guard of soldiers. Tjio cavalier at
this could not conceal his uneasiness.
" By our lady 1 comrades of mine," said
he, " ye have brought me into a tortalice in
stead of a hostelry.
" It is in truth somewhat ol both, and a?
occasion requires, serves lor either ; but
that little reckelh, thou shalt find good en
tertainment, and thy steed shall be cared
for."
It was now too lale to retreat and the
avalier dismounting, and giving his horse
to the groom, entered the building followed
by his companions. A largo fire was bla
zing on the hearth, huge waxen tapers
stood upon the board, and tho drowsy sol
diers that occupied the benches glanced list-
essly at the cavalier. J he light showed
him to bo a young man of middle age, but
strongly and gracefully built; his features
were plain, but animated by a keen and
bright eye that told of the gallant reckless
ness of the royal adherent, and his long ra
ven hair, snarkiling.with wcMt dew as it
ranrfia.uycil,i8gJrwnurr,4t'"i;icB
and beauty to ins wnoie 'appearance.--tie
had no sooner seated himself than Scamp
grace again addressed him, " Sir Cavalier,
you must even give up your papers and
arm.s, but when Major Iloldenburgh returns
and" is satisfied with theo and thine errand,
in the morning thou mayest depart without
further question.
By St. George'of England I ' said the
cavalier, starting to his feet, " this is but
chuilish courtesy. Yc have invited mo
hither and now "
' Small words will suffice," replied tho
other. " Wo have orders to guard the
mountain passes, and to arrest all suspicious
persons; So give up the papers an wea
pons at once, and savo us the tiouble of tak
ing them by rougher means."
The eyes ot the cavalier tiasneu wiin an
ger at tho cool determined manner of the
roundhead, and ho seemed determined for
cibly to effect his retreat; but a moments re
flection showed him the madness ol such an
attempt, and unbuckling his belt, he flung
his sword on tne tauie, inrew uowu ins pis
tols, and declared he had no papers to sub
mit, gloomily resumed his soat.
Thcro was something in tho air of the
youth that repelled closer communication
with his captors, anu mauo mem rciucwui,
ihev know not why, to come to extreme-
ties; they forobore, therefore, to search or
lay hands on him, but in a moro respectful
tone, invited him to partake of the cheer
which had just been laid on the board. The
cavalier willingly complied; and while the
soldiers were thus engaged, no tooiw uie op
portunity of glancing carefully around the
room, to examine ine icauuca ui jwo
tainer. These, however, presented no pe
culiar marks, beyond the usual dulness and
gravity wnu'ii uuuiuhiiiu wium....
troops; and ho was giving up the scrutiny
satisfied with the result, when his eyes were
arrested by the piercing glance of a soldier
who, wrapped in his eloaK, ana seaieu aia
distant corner, had, unobserved, been re
garding him for sometime with fixed atten
tion. Just at that instant tho door opened,
and a beautiful girl entered with a fresh
iinnlv of wine. The soldier quickly re-
"I iv. ,, , ., ...I ll.
moved ins eyes irom mc cavauer aim iuuu
ed eagerly towards the maiden as she ap
proached tho table.
' Ah!" cried Scampgrace, hero comes
the daughter of our host, fair Ellon Wynne,
and I warrant for no other object but to see
tho young cavalier; for well, I wot, Ellen,
thou comest but rarely amongst us."
She blushed at tho words, and the cava
lier dashing his heavy locks from his brow,
gazed with admiration on the maiden be
fore him, Long'lresses of auburn fell in
silken luxuiiance over her tight bodice
her hazel eyes brightened with her smile,
th, IurLing sweelnesu of which played a-
round her lip3, that parting showed teeth of
pearly wuiieness ner light and gracolui
figure tho fawn like timidity of her ap
proach, and the look of interest which she
gave the young strafiger, might have arous
ed the attention of a more apothetic gallant
than he.
' " By mine honor, comrade," cried he,
" you spoke well in saying that tho daugh
ter of our host was fair. Wilt thou pledge
me, pretty maiden ? for on a soldior's
word, I have never had such a cup-bearer
before."
Tho maiden touched the goMot with her
lips, and the youth, raising it in his hand
exclaimed," I drink, to thee, fair Ellen, and
good, leal, and true may he be who kneels
at the altar with such a bride." Then,
draining the r.up, threw it down. " Thou
wilt not refuse a knightly boon nor courto
tesy," added he, rising from his seat and
drawing a sparkling ring from his finger,
which he placed on that of the blushing
girl and then, with tho cuslomavy gallan
try of the times, drew her towards him and
kissed her cheek. But he had whispered
something in Ellen's car that drove the blood
from her face, and she stood petrified.
Her eyes gbmced wildly round the room,
until it met the keen look of tho dark sol
dier in the corner; the blood again rushed
over her cheek and brow, and she hastily
glided from the appartment.
Tho din of revelry was over in tho hos
telry the soldiers slumbered on the bench
es and the prisoner sat alone in the narrow
chamber in which his humble pallet had
been spread. The dull tread of the guard,
the howl of the blast, and the roar of the
mountain torrent fell cheerless on his ear,
the sickly flame of tho lamp seemed like
the warning hope, and the loneliness of the
hour added melancholy to his musings.
" Fool that I was," he exclaimed, " to
have left tho open heath for this paltry pris
on house, where I am at the mercy of my
deadliest enemies. Would to God I had
my good steed once more under me, and
the sword in my grasp, these prickrared
dogs would hardly again wile me into their
lure. Fool ! fool ! that I was," he repeated,
as chafing like-a priscdjiger jie hurried-
TieaalVroach'i suddenly
pausedimmediately the door of hisapart-
mcnt was cautiously opened, and Ellen
Wvnne, pale and agitated, and bearing a
small lamp, glided noiselessly to his side.
TTnr Inn it Imir hunir dishevelled over her
heaving bosoni.her eyes were glistened with
tears and her hand trembled as, sue piaceu
tho lamp upon the hearth.
" My fair Ellen," cried the cavalier, a
flash of joy brightening his features, " I
knew thou would'st not betray me."
Betray thee," cried the maiden, clasp
ing her hands, " never, never ! but alas, to
aid thee exceeds my power."
Say not so," replied the cafalici, " the
eyes my pretty Ellen, that can break hearts,
can also undo iron bars. Is there no sol
dier of the guard that calls himself the lov
er of Ellen Wynne?"
The maiden blushed at the question, but
answered without hesitation" There is
even such an one, but him I dare not trust;
and yet," continued she in a musing tone,
" there was a time when right blithely 1
would have trusted Ralph Lloyd, but hu is
altered now. He foisook tho banners of
Sir David Tudor to join the atmy of Crom
well; and if he knew tho rank of -his pris
oner the reward they have put upon your
mnl him to betray you.
" And wheteforedid ho change his par
ty, and why may he not bo trusted ? Do'st
still love the soldier, Ellen "
" Love him ! no, no ! I never loved Ralph
Lloyd; but there is ono who would not be
tray thee," cried tho lady with enthusiasm
" one who would die sooner'"
And who, or where is he ?" said the
Cavalier, smiling.
Alas ! said Ellen, in a lone of despon
dency, " ho is far from here, and it would
go hard with him if ho fell into tho hands
of tho troops of Cromwell. But I havo
sent a messenger to him, and wero you once
beyond these walls, you would find Edgar
Va'unhan and a truo and trusty escort.
"I shall have small need of his services
if t ..com. nni pro Maior Holdenburch ar-
rivns. to whom I cannot bo unknown.
S'dcath, Ellen, coulds't thou but procure
U1U .1 UI4UIU, " -
Here a suppressed scream from the maid
. l..nr.il I lunnlil Pl'flll
en caused the uavaner 10 pausu, uuu mm
ing to tho door, ho perceived tho dark look
r .1.. .Al.lisr .lin nt siinner had so close-
ui wie dwiuiw, -rr - ...
ly watched him, fixed scowling and steadily
upon the maiuon anu iiiihb.
stunt the sourd of advancing horsemen were
" They come I they come !" cried Ellen
...til. t.nlli linllfla VlP
in terror, grasping wm
arm of the Cavalier. Then turning to the
soldier" Ralph, Ralph !" she cried in an
imploring tons, " Would you betray your
King!"
" Ha I" cried tho soldier in a voico of
exultation, " it is even as I thought." But
as he spoke, the royal prisoner sprung sud
denly upon him, wrested his dagger from
his hand, and hold it gleaming before his
eyes, exclaiming, "Ono word, miscreant
and thou diest."
" T'ie King ! tho King !" shouted" tho
strugling soldier, extricating his arm,' and
drawing a pistol from his bell; but his ac
tive antagonist on tiic instant stuck his dag
ger in his throat and hurled him down tho
narrow suitcase.
" Tho King ! King I" echoed again and
the horseman wivhotit, as the plashing of
arms was followed by the ring of a peal of
musketry; and ere its tingle left the.car, a
loud voice was heard to cry, " Surrender
to the s( ldiers of Kiua Charles !"
" 'Tis he!" cried Ellen, starting up with
x sudden animation froui the drooping into
which she had shrunk with terror, " 'tis Ed
gar!"
" Surrender, dogs of Cromwell !" shou
ted the same voice, as the pike butts of the
horsemen thundered at tho door.
It was soon burst open. Startled, weak
ened and dispirited, the assailed-offered but
feeble resistance, and yielded themselves
prisoners to the adherents of the king. But
they sought not"thus to profit by the surren
der. Rushing in, Edcar Vaughan caught
Ellen in his arms; then recognizing the king,
doffing his bonnet and bending his knee,
he exclaimed, 'Mount, mount, my liege I
the passages are beset, and the beacons are
burning on the hills of Shropshire and Mont
gomery." It was no time lor parley. A stout steed
was ready at the dnnr, and young Edgar,
hurriedly whispering to Ellen, once more
embraced her, and then led the way for his
royal master.
" Good betide thee, fair lMlen, cried tho
king, " and God speed the day that brings
me power to requite thy kindness." Then.
springing to the saddle, the horses' hoofs
ot tho little parly ciatercu lor an msiant on
the rocky pathway, and than died away on
the distant heath.
Ten summers had smiled on the moun-
taipjaljev of Merioneth, and whero haA
tmunl hairiTlrflaTttfnff sinCC-pnsjocJ-inniy?
liml ilium remains not oven a ruin to teU
where it stood; but Its founder and his fair
dame arc not forgotten, and many a proud
family can boast decent from Sir Edward
Vaughan and Ellen Wynne.
Jl Touzh Musquitoe Story. A corres
pondent of some Western paper writes a
tough yarn about a man on Grand River,
who, being annoyed all but to death by
musquitoes, crawled under an inverted pot
ash kettle to get out of the way of tho tor
mentors. His first emotions of joy for his
happy deliverance.and secure assylum.were
hardly over, when tne musquuuea uuviug
scented him, commenced drilling away at
the top of the kettle, and the first thing he
knew, several bills were presented him.
which he determined to have' protested at
once. Having a hammer in his pocket, ho
clinched them down as fast they camo
through, until at last such a host of them
were fastened to the poor man's domicile
that they rose and flew away with it. leav
ing him shelterless. Wo hate to leave a
. . rr r. 1, ,
man in a bad lix, out wc camo on uih-i no
had lost his shelter.
Ifmimlnc I saw a nale mourner stand
bending over tho tomb, and his tears fell
fast and often. As ho raised ins numiu
eyes to heaven, he cried. " My brother I
oh ! my brothei !" A , sage passed that
way and said. " ror wnom uusi imm
mourn " " One," replied ho whom I did
not snfficiemly love while living; but whoso
inestimable worth I now feel." What
would'st thou do if he wereiestorcd totheef
The mourner replied that ho would nover
oftend him by an unkind word, but would
take every occasion to show his friendship,
if he could but come back to his fond em
brace. " Then waste not thy timo in use
less grief," said tho sage ; " but if thou ,
hast friends go and cherish tho living, re
membering that they will, ono day, be dead
also."
These arc the sweets of matrimony,"
as the man said when his wife tlnew tho
sugar bowl at his head.
And these are the bitters,' as the wo
id when her husband threw a rum
jug at her head.
A barrister observed to a learned brother
in court, that ho thought his whiskers wero
vr.rv unnrofossional. You ara right, re
plied his friend, a lawyer cannot be too
i r , i ?
There are 22 counties, 87 post pwns, I
city, and I borough in the United Stalesj
tearing tho natno of Washington.