he Columbia Democrat fTna si 111 .' stij .VI 'II..', 'lit. Ill .inn ntjrj mi, I lit I to 7 )to lio 111 id lo ') III! lu 111 III of! "i Milium: VIII. OFFICE OF THE DEMOCRAT - r. n 1. n M E( .OSITK OT. 1 AMI, VIIUItuiii WJAin'Di V 'OT. UAI1IIJ1 DEAIOCR JIT trill be t 'shed ever; Saturday morning, at H'O DOTJJIRS per annum payable half yeurly in advance, or Tiro Dollan Fifty Cents, if not paid ivithin the year Vo subscription will be, taken for a shorter' periou lliun six iiiuniua, iiui mi,' mouxn tinttancr. permitted,until all arrearages arc discharged. I DVERTI SEMENS not exceeding a square will be. conspicuously inserted al One Dollar for tut jirsi uirceinsnuuin mid Twcntu-ftve cents for every subse quent nscriion. crJi liberal discount made to those who alv rtise by the years I UTTERS ad tressed on liusiness,viitt be post paid POETRYoJ From the r'ciiiisylvariia Inquirer. Confession of the Confirmed. BV DAVID PAUL BROWN. Hefnte tliy niter mighty I.nrtl. Thy altei iikhk on r.Airrii Tlit! heart ami knee in bless'd accord, Udw in thiii second birth. Rorn first in sin a child of grief, I spurn'd thv siviug grace, A ml sought how vainly nought relief. .Amidst a fallen lace. Life's lievii.iu (Mill expl'ii'il; I heard no precept from on High No world save this adored, I day nn cross on Calvary 1 hcaid no dying groan; In riot, rout, ami revelry 1 iiv'd for eatth alone. In pomp, in show, and cmply pride, My chief delight 1 nought; What reck'd I thai a Saviour dii:i What thy my soul was drought Tho price was paid hi precious blood, His suffering on thn tree-. Aion'd alike for bad and good Aton'd of couibe for mu I quaff'd tho brimming cup of joy, And bade the health go round; I knew 1 dream'd ofnoa'loy, And no alloy I found. 1 taw no Cihck in the bowl, I heard no svrkn's voirr, But yielded the immortal soul, To false and fleeting joy. Time still roll'd on, and cvpry hour Elrang'd me from above; 1 never n:i.T a Saviour's power I unly knew hi love. 1 Irnvnrs'd o'er Life' treacherous seas With full and flow rig nail, And sporting with the zephyr breeze. And thought not of the gale. It cama iinthnnght of still it name; And toss'tl and tempest driven, I found no hope but in thy name, No refuge but in Heaven, Now now, dear Lord, my daily fond Defies rem irse and dread; The wine I drink's a Saviour's blond; ilis b'idv is my bread, Celestial light beams on the eight, In ette unclouded ray; And burning from the realms of night, I hail eternal day. COOL ANSWER. ' 'Did it hurl youl said a man lo another irhn'ni tin hatl knocked down. S , V 'Oh! not at all how is it vilh youc as in ... . . . i n coolly performed the same ceremony poo him. l have sworn upon tho Altar or God, eternal hostility to evoi-y form of Tyranny over tho Mind of Mau.' Thomai Jefferson h. webbT editor and proprietor BCOOMSIttJllGs, COLUMBIA COUNTY, WHAT TO OMIT. Nover ask the age of an unmarried lady when she passes fivo and twenty. Never show your protested bill to a man you wish to hoi row money from. Never expose, your pnvcity to rich tela- tion, if yon would have him treat you as a cousin. Never absent vomself from church, if you have any thoughts of marrying a rich widow with a rrligious turn of mind. Never nmil In boast of being a good shot a randle snuffer l ten pane when in ilie Put ieiy of buck of blood, if you nave any amipatln to lighiiog a duel. Never let it come to the ears of a rich A' "hihlle.9 relative that you secretly prav fur lis sudden premature dissolution. Never sneak o the gallows to a man whose father or grandfather has been hang ); nnr of the corruption of office holder to a Oovernmenl defaulter Never speak f the 'time that tried men' souls' to one of Tory anceilry, nor of the battle of New Oilcans to one who think the army of England invincible. Nover atlsmpl lo quiz a man in company who might retort by kicking you down stairs. Nuver let your friend know, when you drop in to lake a friendly dinner with him. tlul your landlady 'blocked the game' on vou. because vou had not paid her vour last week's bosrd. Never take a newspapor without paying for it it's the stubbiest act you could possibly be guilty of. HURRY vs. DESPATCH. No two thing differ more than hurry & lesputch. Hurry is th mark ol weak niud, despatch of a strong- one. A weak man in, office,-like a squiirel in a cage..is laboring eternally, but lo no pnrpiwr and 14 in ennsiini 'notion, without getting on it; lik -i tiirn.tile he is in eveiy boJyV way, but stops, nobody lie ulks a grea leal, but savs very little, lonkt into even thing, but sees nothing' and has a bundled irons in the fire, but none of them are hot hould one of them are hot;with that h only burns his fingers: FOR MECHANICS. Avoid giving any long credit, even to vour best customers. A man who pay easily will not thank you lor the delay;tnil slack, doubtful paymaster, u not too valuable a costomer to dun sharply and Baennabiy. A lish may an well attempt tt live without water, or a man without air.as i mechanic without punctuality t& prompt 'inss in collecting it is foMy to attempt to eep or get up business by delaying col eci on, ben you lose a slack payuiasu from vnur liookv. vim oi.lv only lose the liance of losing your inonev. anil there i io .nan imvs mure monev to lawyers lb in whose in least prompt in collecting Himself. for A WRETCHED MAN. We were reminded (if iys a Western pa ct) o( the 'Choriueur.' in the Mysteries ol Paris, on reading the following; Horrible A wretched man in the Souil who in made mad by thn sight of hlond'wH iiiipiui'ei'.tly sent out in the barn-yard, i -hurt time since, to kill souie chickens foi liunei, he peiformed the deed, beeanit xo'tid, rushed into the lumse with ti e de ' ,,11'aicil fowl m one liHnd.aiiil bloody kii'ft hi the other, seized the eoloied nook.dragg nil her to the file, and pluiigedchicken into iIih pm! WITTY RETORT. A materialist, who had written a thousand ibsurdiiies to prove that we have got no nuls, inquired of a lady, with a triumphant air, what her opinion was of hit philouo phyl' It appears to me, sir, answered tbe lady, 'that you have employed much talent and ability to piovo you are a beast, It is said that words huit nobody, never tho less Sampson jawed a thousand Philis ticei lo death. From Arthur's Magaxins. JOSEPH, THE FIREMAN ; A TRUE STORY. TRANSLATED FROM TIIU riU'.NCII OF J. DODILLY. BY ALBERT ROLAND. I ilo not know any profession mor ii8 IUI, m tul at I lie same tnnr more wor lit of I raise, than Ji t of those i t t epid lien, who linltl themselves conslantly n t e-idii'O-is t fly wheievei a conlhrn liCitKii) is lighted up. or wherever tin public oice calU them, performing, housaod feats of valor; confronting evi ry day, dangers a fi iililfi;l as present ilitmselves u poti the field of bjttle, and joining lo the most daring courage, tin most noble uuinterc.steuiicm. ihes re the true ctt zen-soldiers and I expe rienee gloat pleasure in relating the fol lowing, noble action ot one ot them. Among, the hremen ot the lauuourg of the capital, Jsoeph L was as re markable for his expertness in scaling burning building, as for his bold talent of diving, which had frequently prociir ed for him the inexpressible delight saving Ilie life of his lellow beings. Fue aiul water appeared lo be the ele ucnts in which he was to acquire the reputation of the bravest and best of men. A fue broke nul, at night, toward the ml of autumn, IS29, in the vast ware- house of th itirveyor-geooial to the roy- )l guinK .Hid linm these uuililings filled with combustible ma'eii als, befuif its jirogress could be arrested, it leached tho a.jtnp'tinus dwelling ilselt ot the put v"fV"P. Damn uecarviue. ii.iron wi- . I :ll 1 l aiville he father of a numeiotis family, ai tnt.l, tiioueiu oiuv oi saving mis cnn- f I. I r ' i t ; i dien, the youngest of whom he soon jlaced beyond Ihe imincnt dangei ivhich threatened Ihem. One Ind been orgotten in this frightful disaster, irelty little girl, two vuais of age, who slept in a chambei, Ihe only approach In which, in consequence of Ihe progrefr (he fire had m,i(le, was through her father's apartment, which wbs doubl locked. Tho piercmn cries of the a- larmed chilil reached the ears ol Joseph. who instantly bioke down with his axe, the door ol this room, which was tin private cabinet of b.ron Descarvillo reached the child anil bore her to t tit .w ins of her father. The baion offered to ircompenfee him for his generous de volion, but the fiierrMii, faithful lo tht regulation of his corps, declared that hi would accept nothing, as he had only performed his duly. When Joseph menlionetl Ihe fjet of (lis having been compelled to break down Ihe door of the adjoining apait- iient, loieach Ihe child, the bason sua lenly remembered that he had left sev .ral i tides of value, among! whirl was a small pocket hook containing foi iy bank notes of considerable amount. As there was yel lime, he hastened It it-move them to a place of tafeiy, hu',W hit ii;at surprise, when he reached the loom, he found that Ihe pock t hook was gone. He searched evei ywhen with n tn h anxiei) , but rould iliicov no 1 1 act" of it. Con viureil that ihe noli Mil become Ihe pi'V nl the finiinii.ili on y person who hail enleietl his cab' n i, ai.d tlii'ei inineil not lo g'vehim sill licie.nl ime to dispose of the propeiiy 'it went immetliately it) inform the cu; nn of hit compiny of "he Ihefl whic ad been comniitli d. Although il wt with great i-flori he could arcusp tl oung man who had suvei the life nl one of his childrenpif ,t crime, he yie1 tied lo the imperious momst-mcex n claimed Ihe atiihonly of ihe tifficer It obtain justice. The captain, who, oi hc nuiH ol hit uiulormlr irreproachahlt cindu t, i niertaineil Ihe highest esteem for Jos"ph, desired, in so grave and del icate a mailer, to proceed with caution He beckoned Joseph to follow, and con duct him to an apartment where, basidi himself, no one was present beside Hit haron. Joseph tiembletl and grew pale at Ihe charge made against him. H attempted lo speak, hut the words died on his lips; as soup as he recovered from ihe terrible emotion which he ex perienced, and which, in the eyes of tin baron, seemed a proof of his guilt, ht PA. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1844. demanded that hc should bo subjected to ihe most rigorous search, It wag noon clearly ascertained that Ihe pocket book it which he was accused of having stol en, wjj not in his possession. I knew he was innocent' cried the officer, pressing his hand, warmly. rle grow pale, however,' said M. )escarville. 'It was with indignation,' replied Jo- sepn, wim rustling eyes, 'tins is an unexpected recompence for the service have rendered you, but, if I suder un der such an accusation, vou will suflei slill lon jfoi you will be unahlc,dtirins titir hie tune, io tcke your child into your arms wnhout blushing al the tho t ol th mamier in which you outraged her preseiver. 'I am sure, monsieur Ie baion, added he officer, 'that, as oumelves, you will orcseive a profound silence with regird to tho strange scene which has just passed.' 'As for me, captain, I will promise nothing,' replied Joseph gruffly. ! shall inform my comrades of Ihe kind of recompense we are to expect for out services.' The fireman; indeed, related to hie companions the insult which ho had en dured, and carrying his hand to hu sword, he added . 'If il had not been for baron Descar ville's grey hairs, he should have death atoned for this ciuel insult; but I hu) too many advantages over him, and au forced to hold htm in contempt.' Ihe baron, however, entertained secret .suspicion which he was unable li bauis'.i; a mon'h tolled by, and, in !m heart, Joseph wag still regarded as guil ty. He continually balanced in hi mind the proofs of his innocence and the combination of ciicumstance whici seemed to establ sh his guilt. Not be ing contented, therefore, to sustain a lus of forty thousand franc?, he was think ing of entering a complaint before j magistrate, when Ins valet-tle chambei, one morning, upon emptying a laig' ihcel iron vessel, standing near hi- sec tetniy, filled with useless papers, ppi ceived a black mniocco pocket book. (Ie opened it hastily, found it filled with bank notes, and immediately informet his master of the joyous dfatcove'ry. I would be difficult to txpi ess the surprii jnd remoie nl the baron. He weni mi once lo Ihe barracks of The firemen. begged the officer lo assemble them be. ore him. In Ihe presence of all, In ipologized for ihe unjust suspicions hi uatl en'eitained toward Joseph, ant' ifl-red him any reparation he might rt )iiiie. Ail I ask of you, sir, i that, hence lot th, yon will never accuse a fireman of the least bsae action, unless you wittier I with your own eyes ' Ha -on D scar ville attempted; in vain, to induce Joseph to accept some indent nily for the outiage he had suffer, d, but "either gold nor presents could tempt this huiimahle man. Ue was satisfi that his character hir! been washed ol this odious accusation, in the presenct ot his comrades, who now regarded bin with increased esteem and attachment. The name of Ihe puiveyor-geneial cami Irequeutly to the mind and hps ot tin fireman: however, he never spoke ot him without a convulsive movement which showed thai he was unable en- tuely lo remove fiom his heart a certair .leurte oi bitterness toward Ihe out) nan, who had ever assailed hi in with g.nl to hi. iuiegrcy Winter succeeded to the autumn, and n the many fins which occurred tlurinn iiif r g tous season, Joseph gave new roofs of Ins cotirige anil huma ii'y. Jut of all his acts of true heroim, which tad already excited Ihe admiration ol very one, none wai so remarkable a iat which I am about to re lite and vhich it strictlv trite. It proves too. ml greatness of soul t to bo found in he most humble us well as in the nost elevated classes of thu social or der. The winter of 1820, without being extremely rigorous, was long and tin healthy; many of the inhabitants of Pa is suffered much from the humid cold, nul those sudden changes of tempera. ture which affect, injuiiously, the mos- obtist constitutions, hut whilst (he great mass of workmen in their humbh Iwellings were almost deprived of thi necessaries of life, the opulent weie dui rounded hy all iho charms of luxury, nvented even in the midst ot snow and frost, Amongst llieso pleasures, the ono which Ihe youth enjoy with mo8ilf..P!,. lhal muriaP. thn inhlim ,!.. ....- w "" "Hi '" .yu.wu -.D u.i.u.cu iu uupi.y .ii h, iie l((,ucd lrom ,he noe bearing the their natural strength and grace. 1 his bollv of VoUnif nCICarvii.. xcmng ami uangerous sport is most common upon ne uanai ue i wurcy, tnri Ilia lie m .In la Vi oil. I inrld II frt n Itini1flnrtn rtt man nlnri inai I . -w...-.w. ,ne he shore, encouraging by their excla- ,nn maliong the audacity of the skaters. Some push along in sleds.the most fash- ..u.w., ...,w entirely io mis passing amusement ,f utners, witn eK.il I aim addiess, with al,fe single euort, design, on Ihe ice, either a ii . . . ii. n i .i. i i-. i.fture, or u.e love., . -jiver oi me laov ill tltolr lliijtltrhld In nu.iiin t.i lhi.il ' . o e." "6 "" IIVIv I C -M . il mtuht aim. .at a Imsnln. .l .;.. .k. ll 7 I E . f mww,., ......... ......via, uu 1'n.ii" -U ..... ...t lU .. UpUU , "-.""' ins nn oe ore ui. ij... . i. : : .1 i c uui me ice in uicjc noriuern coun- tries is more firm than it is in our cli- ...u .uc.u... mure rsre.y there. In the course of tho w.uter.al.erl 'lit: uui iinif oi ine uouae oi Daran uei- -.:li . . i . . carv.lle.a very remarkable event occur- It r". ?.?.?,",,AeJ I"7: 0Um: . .. w. .u6 ...... ci.iit.ii, u ..,....6-,...fcu .-.c ,,.Cm ,,c. . lureu . g.ven oy "ie vanquisneu , ikxur. lo livals in some of their eames. (u this s nappy repan snouts oi uoilgni . . ... e , , , . weie in quently mingled wilfe ihe dcto - istiou ol the opening champaigne .1 ,i I . i c i . i . lies; ine spaiKiing liquor oi wiucn ten- led lo heat, still more, Ihe reckless leads of . he young convivialists. The fea, teiminated, they returned ,o theLn, 0 'JJ 7"" d"w e"ue. mouniBU upon .... sua,,.-, s-w-y iu ... mo,..,.B. u. in mm ni nn ht r iled hu Mip nmnirnii I ,o . . 77 ,J . . toasts which had been drank. After . r . f . , . 1.1 I hous.iud feats of strength and address, lli.ee of the most excited joined hands tnu eogageu o execute cor.ec..y, ,u- stepsofa g.llopade which was, .hen. rashionable in all the saloons. 1 hey I I 1 . .1 . 1 .Mlt.llH. U JUL ...11. llVrilCI 1114. H! performed, indeed, the altitudes nd f ' . '. rr,ha ,m . , . ..ISTftTrf ...-X;in.i h' gr"""(e- The emotion of young ""KV " . "T itvtlieATiioment hen Ihe three formed i cilble .he ice Suddenly broke, and ne iwniKiing o.i,,an eye, iney were " buned under the thick crust which cov rt;d the suifjce of the Canal. The mos leait-iending cries burst from iho spec taiors. John L , the fireman, was "trotting about at a short distance from he scene of iho disaster, and, always eatly lo respond to the cry of distress, Mished to the spot; and enquired Ihe Muse of ihe alarm. O i being told ol ha accident which had occurred, hi threw off his heavier clothing, anil plun .ed into the opening through which th' lofoi tunate young men had pissed. flie nsk of tins attempt m.y be easily conceived, when it is remembered thai this hole off red the only means of e gress from under the ice which covered lie Canal. Io about half a minute, he uatlu his appearance again, bearing in his arms one of tho young men. He deposited him upon the shore, giving li i in into (he care of the spectator.9, and again precipitated himself into the gulf, happy to have been instrumental in sav ing one uf ihe three victims. Some In slants elapsed, and nothing wag seen of him, but al last he re appeared, alone, saying that he was unable to find any one. There are two more,' was shouted on nil sides. Ue plunged in for the third lime ant) returned with the second skater, molioi. I"ts and insensible. Aflet having de posited htm in the arms of those who vere -.Muling round, he plunged int.. 'he hole a fourth lime, remained under viler as long as he was able but appear (1, at last, withemp'v hands. His coun lenance was depressed, arid he suffered so much from Ihe cold that ho was una hie to utter a word. ' Oh J our saviour,' cried the young m m he had first saved, 'do not abimlon our dear comrade ! he belongs to an imo oi able and opulent family which wil recompense you as you deserve io be lt ts a young officer of Ihe royal guards the son ol baron Descai ville.' Descarville ! exclaimed Joseph, with ) cnnvulive movement. 'Yt's, Ihe rich purveyor ho lives it. the fauborg Poissonniere.' 'Oh ! I remember,' replied the fire man; 'ho once accused me of having stolen his pocket book; but I forget all that when humanity demands my exertions.' Uo plunged into the canal again anil this remained so long under thu ice that Iho spectators begau to repent of having tfunitici 28. Hon which might cost him his life. At .Ho i. .. I I,. ;. M rrl.rl J. ,cnh, degoarindv. olacimr hi. hand uo. ill! fhf hf3.rt ni' lht Vnlinn rtffiftmr tnfmW . S " " . . . . , . . . - ttlrec, I should have experienced ni.,r in , tMS . jV.n mvirn hi. f.Thr .,i ;n cillg hi8 in hi, arm ,Q lls j8 no( uead H0 heart beal oh? i coUy 3Ucceetl in res oling him lo He extended the inanimate body of you Uescaivill upon the ahore, cov- . . r 1 eiel It Willi his own. a lllril hla ninnih n I ho Una nl lh. ,t... I I ' O I "'""I ""I power , jMflale (h J( ne cjntinued his efforts for sometime, for luiuif jir inia ine iiintrsi. ami ttian nr... t . . .. o i - - i..-.-j ,, lh i,., :, .. p ;'; ni...i.... oroUght by some of the bystander., vhicn wcre warmed and ... i "v'v.ii ui ma (iuiiihuii wan rubbetl ra jd w h , w,th -Pi"'," to produce a coni.lera. ble degree of friction. After these ef for8 W(.ro con,jnued for 8u;ne Jo h had ,he f . , wl.nMa!ni. .f.V" ' r .1 .Ii". Tr. . " . "f"' w '""""" 'i'c. neinen ten nun Jn,i tVBn, - -i u:. clnlhinir anil itiiL-a n.a inlh:no ani, m.,.. , ... bot-LMn,f Mllnp! .:..: .. L: Ll w. iivmiiu alllllldllUIl IU IU9 UC umbed limbs. ,.irp..man. r,,.,,. ,,,', ... lUnP nf , ' .1 ' .Tl:"". wh wh,cn he rubbcd hig IjmjJ n( b(). Jy 8 natural reaction took pi .re.ihe . . . . . ' ' uiooa was again thrown to the sutfice. ,,i ,i,,t,;, . :.. I'" "' IBM1IIIOU lis I.KHI'.iy 1UIIG- ,:. A , ... ' ... tU nedtotne ,hpM men w. hB ha(J Jlvedi Wh' 8JW m ,h scized hi . J I, ' . ,, ,. ' . Descarville, who Telt thai he owed his lif. , ,. ,,. iLa. , WuM fae m . ,,:. 'Never,' taid he, 'has huminily promjited to such devotion and heroism before; never has a brother or friend ihown such generous courage and per severance, tosaveany one from an ine vitible death. And you knew tnai I was ihe son of your accuser.' It was, even for that reason. I felt a ircaler desire lo save you. This is iho only meant people of my humble con li mu have, uf making Ihe gieat and rich feel that we ateot any importance ui society' 'Ah.' believe me, my good Joseph, this irnib will never be effaced from my memmy 1 desire to publish every where what you have done for me I will inform your officer il this deed which, however, will not sur prise them, for with you it is not.an ex iraonlinaiy effort, and shall not rest atifi ed until ynu have obtained the just rewnrd lor the noble acts you have performed and for the high virtues which distinguish you. During this outpouring of the heait, tho companions ol tho young men, emptied their purses into a hat, form in?, together, a sum of fire or six hundred francs which they now came forward lo offer to the fire man as n mark nf their gratitudo and ret peel, hut Joseph taking the hat, threw it il upon the shore scattering ihe pieces of gold and silver tt cnmaineil in eveiy ilir ectinn. crying as he did so with noblo liguity 'Do vou suppose that I hue been iictmt eel hy pecuniarv inte'esi! All that I can iccept nf ynu, gentlemen, is a few glasses of good wine to warm nie, of which 1 con less1 sacrehleii! I am in great need-' Hardly had he uttered these words when he was caught up in the arm nf the. young men and carried to a neighhnridg r'slsD'a-it where the festivsl of the intuiting was renewed; thev treated Joseph as i,eir i qtnl and honored him as a man deurm liuuimi'V Manv toists were given, but ihn msi riipH iiirmibly recti. ed was die folluu ing; 'I accept in ihe name of in v cnim-ad.-.' -aid Joseph, 'and I dar assert hai ihy will always show themselves worthy of the honor you do ihem. 'Who can doubt ii.' tuj voting Desrart ville; 'when you are die stir a ' The countenance!! , . I . i- '.piiI with joy, and this l.ii.pni -r .in r. ed I) the appearand) ol li. lliMr llle. to whom his son had sen) woitl uf what had occurred. He threw him-elf into Joseph', arms, mid was n mufh moved that at first hi. u-j. hmhIiIh In utter u cinulA u-nrfl, I7a look the hands ol the fireman, .hose vlonr ens hands which had saved the life cf loved son and bathed them with tears. At