The Columbia Democrat. (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, April 18, 1846, Image 1

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    I have vui'tt upim tlus Alter of mt, etamal h.ntTOty tn every form uf Tyranny over tho Mlrnl of Mail" Thomas JoHcrmiii
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LETTERS addressed on business,viust
he post paid.
BLUCHEll.
Translated for the lioston Jill an from tin
French rf S. Henry Etrthond.
No one in France ran have forgotten the
bated name of Bluchrr, that Prussian field
marshal, bo many times beaten by our Gen
eral in the battles of Jena anil niiersladi
w ho f scaped, during ihe capitation of Pren
zlau, from ilie hands of (Jen. Klein, by a
miserable falsehood; who behaved in sndi
a cowardly manner al Liifccek, where be
was taken prisoner at din bead of thirty
thousand men, w hose defeats were witness
ed by Bj.tunnj I.utzen, Vaitulramp and
Saint Atnamhatid who was the cause of the
English gaining ibe blondy ballle of Water
loo, by bis deerption of Napoleon. All re
member the brutal conduct of ibis barbarian
when hy appeared a a conqnerer, at 'an.
Accordingly to him, it was necessary to li
vide France inlo diFliicls and set fire to its,
i it' i it i
capita;, n e also rememoer now tie pi.
aged not only the museums, but also ihe
royal p.daecs, Saint Could can bear wit
ness ta his ignoble rapacity. Thirty wag
ons loaded will) furniture, paintings and
objects of art of which the Prussian bail
stripped ihein, went in (Jermany.and i! wa
in ihis manner that Blucher got possession
of the Passages of the Alps, a painting ol
David's. It was his w ish, farther, .that the
properly of lb se, H'ho, according to bid),
were ihe promoters of the war, should be
confiscated and it was only the emphatic
conquest of the Emperor Alexander that
could prevent his requiring the disarming
of the National Palis guard. lie even
wished them to be surrendered to him a
prisoners of war. Not one of the coinman
ders of the allied troops approved of Blu
e.'itr's conduct, and Ins King himself tried,
but in vain, to subdue the ferocity of his in
illimitable disposition. Ofie'i compelled ii
recall his loo severe ordew, ibis Prince wa?
obliged to indemnify the barbarian by r.ew
benefit11; be e-ren hoiiercil him w-ith an order
stiblished expressly for him Its h.idgi.
was an iron cross, surrounded wit ! golden
rays
Iilucher left France in a u I u ai n , t3 i-T-nn le n I
fd with all, execrated by the people and c
ven by the t ncti. us ol France.
Ch;;g-ined at feeing himself reduced to in
activity and obscurity, be ti tiled to his es
tates, and soon fell into a deep melancholy,
& at the same lime was seized with symp
toms of dropsy in the breast and inQ unma
tion, whose danger he gieatly ex iggeuteil.
From that time a great change w as to be
noticed in bis disposition. The rough sol
dier became timid, and even in constant ti
larm. lie would not irmain in the dark;
solitude affected him with singular disircss,
and such were the fears which his condi.ion
cruised tim, ihal the King of Prussia start
ed immediately for Kiieblowitz as soon a
l.e learned ihal the old General had fre
quently expressed a desire to see his sover
eign once more bt fure he died.
It was evening when the Prince reached
the castle. E 1 e was immedi Uely condiieu l
to Bltichfr, who was ihen seventy-four
years old. The sick m-.n was in a lage
dark hall, and i'.s fjrniture, of the style ol
the fifteenth eenlury, twjn'ksU, rnhar.cfd
its melancholy ssvet. Ccits of m-il and
trophies of thb cruse covered i:.i iU
Tho room wes lighted only bv a small fue'able as -ossicle.
i
which was burning in the corner of nn ini
mcnse fire-place, and which ever and anon
east in pale iiii flickering light upon the
savsne leatures ol the old man, who was
reclining in a large aim chair of blackoak
and wit wrapped in bear skins. Oil tee
ing ihe King, he was going 10 rise to re
ceive him, but ibe Prince motioned lo keep
his seat, and shaking his hand, tat down by
his s do.
Bltioher, by a motion of his head, signi
fied that be wished to be left alone with the
King, and w as instanily obeyed He then
raised himself, Willi a painful effort, ii
his chair, and, aiter a lew moments silence.
began:
'Sire said ho, 'I begged you lo come ti
Krieblowiiz, 1 knew that you would b'
present at the autumnal reviews, but evei
'iad you been al lliP farthest extremity ol
Llurope, sooner than not lo see you 1 wouh
have seiout, dying a I am I would ban
ipne to find you. for 1 have a secret, a ter
nble secret, lo reveal to von.
But before I entrust ii lo vou, sire, look
I me examine my features, my eounle
nance, Ibe expression of my face, ihe ton
of my voice, ihe clearness of my ideas
f crsuade yourself ihal 1 enjoy my lomou
fully, and thai am not mai1; for ihern ar
moments when I ask myself whether I an
lot insane, and take visions of ihe nichl fo
remembrance of w hat has real(y happened
nuliio,' be added, drawing a gold biacelc
'rom bis bosom, 'no, it is all tiue, it is a!l
leal, and I can douln nothing of ii' So lis
ten lo me 6irp.
When, in 175G, ihe 6even yeais' war
broke out, my father, who lived al bis do.
main in (Jross-Kmizo w, sent me, with mv
imlher, lo one of our relations, tho Prin
cess luaswick, in tho inland of Rug en. I
ivas then 11 years old, and nfier passing
some lime al the old fortress without hear
ing from mv family for Gross Renzow
uid ihe surrounding country bad become
the theatre of war entered the service ol
Swtteden, in a regiment of hnzzars. 1 wat
made prisoner al Sutkow, and the l'rus-iaii
government urged me lo enlist in their ter
vice For a whole year I refused, and did
Kit reg iin in y liberty until I accepted ibt
dlice ol cornel in the regiment of (d n k bi z
zart, I reserved for inyelf, however,
furlough of eome months, lor 1 had receivei:
no information whatever of my family fx
sixteen years,and I was very naturally anx
ions as to the fate of my mother and nister.
I then set out fur Cross Kenzow. On n.j
way I found all thai part of .Mecklenburg
Schwerin terribly ravaged, and as I fount!
much difficulty in liavelliog with my coach
ovei the sleep and rugged route which led
to ihe home of my forel'itheis, !elt m
vt hu'le, and mounting a li'irso started at
full pace, accomp inied by a single servant
It was just fifiy-uine yeais ago this vert
l iy on the twelfth of A tiiruni, and at idiot)'
die same hour which yonder old pendulum
now marks half past eihl o'clock A
lemUi! ii.'uipist was roaring through ihe
.vn.iils, the thunder rolled, ihe liglnriiiji
dished mill Ihe rail) fell in toriem?. After
'vaml' ring a long lime in ihe fores:, I alias;
irrivrd hi the gate of the caMlc, and there
I noticed that I was alone, and tint my ser
vant had not eome with me lie w a
douhlless unable to follow 11. e through tbi
ilorm and d ai Loess.
iih'jul dismounting from mv I orse, I
ilruck with the hindle of my w lup, auains
die gale, w hich wa.-i covered with b'ra ul
iron, and tided wiih large nails. t( mh
answered ihe appeal. knocked in ibi
same manner three limes, but no (ihk repli
ed. Losing palionce. I then ahghtrd
The gate opened of itself, hut 1 saw in
who pei formed this office for me. With
out troubling myself.how ever.al this straugi
circumstance, 1 left my boise; and bavini
crossed the avenue, ascended ihe steps am
entered ihe casile. All was dark and no
i sound struck my enr I shuddered, I
must confess, and a chill ran through me.
'What foolishness!' I exclaimed, 'ihe ess
de is uninhabited. My family left it at ih
-lamo titne I'.at ! did, and doub less, has nni
returned fince thea. Hot no matter;
thnujj'h the pi its is ab ndoiif d, yell rnus
t-:,deovor lo pais .t i.'dl hero t3 corifor-.-
Saving ibis, I went on, and at lasl I came
to mv father's chamber. A font firo wa
burning on the hearth. By its wavering
ind inconstant light, I recognized my faih
er, my mother, and mv four aimers. Thc
were sitting around the fire, and rose al see
nig me. I was going to throw myself inin
my f uller's arms but be motioned to me
with a solemn gesture, not lo do il I
stretched oul my arms lo my mother, bu
she diew back with a look of sadnes.v. I
'ailed each of my sisters by name, and thet
took mv band, hut made no reply. Al! then
look ibeir seals again.
'Don't vou know mef cried I. 'Is this
he manner in which a lami'.y ought to rc
ceive a si n and a brother, f cr so many
years of sep mtion? Have you, ihen, al
ready learned that I have entered into ihe
lervire of Amsia? Bui I could not di
:herwHt; my liberty, the happiness ol
leeing you, wa at ihal price Think, then
hai for sixteen years I have not heard
iinrle word from you. Separated from
vou by iticcessaul warn, in the seivice ol
Sweifen, a prisoner of war, I had nolhine
to sooihe my cares and doubts. And you
see, hat the first use I have made of int
ibeny has been lo search for you here
here, where I had scarcely a hope of (m
mg you but where, at least, l believe ilia
a mic-hi be possible to learn whither l slioubi
00 for you. Ah! my father, don't you an
swer me? My moiher, you are silent
Have you forgotten my sister, ihe love am!
the sports of our childhood! those sport
which ihese walls have so ofiened witness
eiif
At these lasl words my sisters seemed i
oh all 'Cteit. I liey whispered amone
henibelves, ihey rose and beekoiird lo nn
o Approach, and one of thrni went am
kneeled down befjie my moiher, anil hie
ler head between her knees, at she wen
i I lying hot cockles. Surprised at tbi-
s r inge faiwv ai a moment ol such solrmm-
v I touched her hand, and not lightly wid
ihe whip which ( had. A mysieriinu pow
er compelled me lo lo thii. Then it wa
my turn to kneel down bcforelimy nn bei
and bide my head between tier knees. K
nor! I felt through her silk drejs am
loihes, her cold and lifeless firm: I bear'
a slight noi'p, as ol bores raiding gains
each other, ami when a Iwii'l was placed n
ny hand that hand remained there. Ii wa
hat of a corpse. I a'aned up, and itltcm
i cry of honor. Al! had disappeared, sm
all that remained t i me of ihii fniihtl'il vis-
m was the human remains w Inch 1 stil
lasped convultively.
Beside myself, my rason unsettled, 1
fi the horrid place; 1 lushed into the emir'
where I fuund my horse, anJ mounl ng bim
1 was uot aware of what I was doing, start-
d at fo ! pace through ihe forcM at random
t dny break my horse sunk beneath me
mil died. I fell myself insensible. My
it'.endanis, alarmed al my disappearance.
found me al ihe foot of a tree wiih my scul
broken. I just escaped death, and it was
not until nfier three week's Buffering will
cold, fever agony, and i.'eliiium, that I re
turned to my reason, and hopes were enter
'ained of my recovery. Then I was in
formed that my whole family had perished
victims to ihe piii'css war w hich had deso
lated Luxembourg, and lhat ihe eaie ol
Gross Kenz'iw, had, alter several sit.ickt.
oeen pillage I and sacked.
While scarcely I rr veleeeent, repaired
i serond time to tliB eatde, lo perform ht
last duties to the moiul remains of my fam
ly The most scrupulous search which I
italewas of no svail in discuveiiiig the
east figo of these sacred relics. A singh
land, a woman's baud, encircled by a gold
h.,in, was lying in ihe chambei where ihe
:'atal vision bad appeared to me. I took
die chain, which you see here, and the hu
nan bonee were deposited in the oratory ol
he castle.
,M my years rolled sway. About twn
iiontbs ago, I was ale-ping in this armchair
-vhere you now see ms, whe.i a slight nois
twol.e me. My fahar, my mother, am!
oy f iur sisters wtre beforo rne, ss I form"
erly shw iberp at Gross IJenzow. My sis
rfrs in '.he fnine uurnier l.rgrj to play toi-
COCkleS, iuu bciiiUuld. .0 U.i J iwVuCCC.
each obert
i ..i i n,,i ...M,,. i .u u;r.
aou piuniy
'Justice! exclaimed my lamer as no pass-
,1 before me
'enitc'icu!' mnrmiired my mother beni'
ng over ne.
" ... c
.!..... A.1' ...,1 I ... tin nirnQl nf mt. lu.
tid)ci. DU,., j uu,....
ters.
'Sword!' atghod another.
And then I heard another say;
Twelfih of August!'
And the lai exclaimed;
'Twelfih of August at midnight.''
Then ihey went around my ckair three
times, repealing Hie same words, alter
which, they joined their sepnlch ual voices
and cried, 'Farewell! Farewell!'
I ihen learned ihal my doom win sealed
uid thai 1 had but to commend my soul to
liod, end my family to your majesty.
My dear Marshal,' said tho King, 'wlni
vou have lo me related, is' in truth, very
strange but do you nut believe that fever
nd dul'irum were in any degree Ihe causi
f ihcse visions! Come, cheer up, snuggle
igainsl these hallucinations, and be of gooi!
touranr:! You will soon recover, and nut
live many years yel. What! don I yc
islieve me! Come, give me your lund.'
As Blucher did not answer, the Knit
took tho old man's band in I.U own.
That haiiil was cold an.l just ibf.n tlo
Id clork struck l!i hour of midnighi.
Field-marshal I'LL'ciirrt was dead.
A WfNKEt: Al)MIMIST?TOIl.
The following, ays Ihe Yai k"e Z? id-,
s 'all ahoui' a shrewd and keen sighlw
Yaokeft of tin? Sam Slick school, wh
loimeily kepi a slop shop in Ihc classn
HillieiM ol Aon s'reet, and drove a snue
ii I Ibriving business, conUiving, by
onsiaut attention I ) trade, and shie
olherence lo the cash principle, to ib
omei'h.ig more than mike ho'h erol
met "i il'" c )ii'o o! Hie vest. l;.i
r nikee bobsled lhat he was never 'H.'cf
i 'lull once, and then 'he came out of ;
ist rate'
The only exemption be mida to hi
ish p'intcple was in fivnr of a v-r
aikcoloieil geotlcinan who 'follerei
he sea ftr livin;' and w!io happene
'i be in want of a pi ol'i s.s'ooal bin jack
t adoi oed wi'h an tisusl n'l in'iiy o
ick ul 'j bu'lons, valus two dollar'
ii'ii nil v cent.'. i ue saiiio manner sia
eil ihal be had pisl gui into port, shouh'
)p pan! (dfihe next day, and lie. wouh
ufalliMy 'c .11 nnd set'li.'.' IheYanke.
at lufii Invu Ihe picket and charged
urn wiih Ihe amouni. 'Flio next day
arne, and Hie next, and Ihe next, and
iretigbt no colored genllcMTian, Tin
Yankee clothe dealer bpao lo feel on
asy. 'I'd b laken in the liri time lo
trusted'was on event never aniieinaiee
n his calculation of ihe chances. IF
nade ii ijuiries,?: found that he hid been
regular iiy taken in-and done tor. lo
lead of hi, eu-iomer having juM arriv-
I in poi I, be bad sailed on a rum
month' Voyage ihc day nflerlii? had oh.
tained 'tick,' or a-Va oish s ays in (bl
ew co.siedy, '.iccomnndjimn.' Inn
pt rate lage, the 1 ankee look, 'ac
t'iir.1 of t.iockj' and inaiked Up all ibt
'lie juktts wiJi g-asa bullous al 2.) p(-i
en', ndvaii' e.
Fio.'ii ihal timo ihe Yankee was i
onstani rcadi r of ihe dally journal-.
confining his lit niiion. howt-vtr pnoci
iy to ihfv 'Murine lotelligeoc; and
Shipping I:!. iSot a siorm rippled
ha face of ib" net so but rouied the i
tention of the shnp kerp'-r. Nol a rlii)
wai spoken a! fret, bul , I, arned bei
lame ifposible, i, Krigtli the (ingle
Jim of 'Vescs' (ih.l was ibe mnie ol
if ihe deln quenl African crafi) an
Kiunced her arrival from Canton io the
lower harbor , and the fl ig on the ul
graph station al Cent ra 1 1 whaif speedily
onfirmed the news. Our l ankee wa
in the qui vive. lie hastened lo the
owners, 10 serve a trustee prorfs to te
cure his debt, and I here learned, will
jlank dimay, thai lug sable debtor had ,
leu oi me sunn pox uirecuv on ine ar
i . i 1 1 i ,i .
rival of Ihe ship, and was buried wiih his-
ohesiofrloibis, on Hospital Mand- No
ii onev could be naid on his icrounl extent
io a Ugally empowered ailminit.trator.Ahfi
No, cried I, no, nevei!
The phantoms then look
ihe J.lge of P.'ohaie for'the Coun'v of Puf-''f
lYIk, and applied for Utttit -f a Irr.inislia-i-m.
At the dj? ptiblieaiion of oiucijl no
i.;o, r.o Lvir wr cftJ.'.or apjearicg, ihe
Yankee was duly authorized lo re, euc
paynieni of monies due lo ihe d a-d.
'
Ihe preily sum oM08 dollars was H. . or
d.iigly paid over lo I Two r ilireei.
years HSil.(
I'd on, no claimant aipcaiwd,
ami!,
the tailor re oieed exceed. .,..v in ih I...I -
tipshoi uf ibe sperulaiion.
One day. however, as he was sitiinir ,n
. . ' ' . . ' . " ,1
I"3 window, calmly smoking a 'hm nine, i
... - '
nil ruminatinr on somo oiher 'social anon '
whom should lie see, walking quietly aloin'
a i i
on the opposite side walk, bol the identical
oieil gentleman who had negouiiled with,
liim three years belore, arraved in the idcn
'ical (due j ickel, orn imeiiied with countless
ldack buttons, but very much thu wornii loi
wear Aitirst, he was 'liken all back,'
much as.lacbeih was al ihe unwelcome- ap-
jiariiion of ihe blood bolted' B inqnoat the
lesiive board. A few moment s rrllectinn,
however; reassured him, and springing over
ho counter, he rushed bulb into Hie street
this moment the negro rused bis eyes
and beheld the well remembered sign, and
with it flashed back on his mind a siartline
remisceuce ol his own indebtedness U-
.Iso recognized Ihe injured Yankee l!
turned aoil tied' 'Siop thief! shouted the
Yankee, as ho dashed, after him in hoi
pursuit 'oiop thiel; repealed Hie crowd
It was an exciiemg chase. Up new win
dows ami out tlow heads. Cellars subter
ranean disgorged their molly living len inis
Sailors, stevedores, dogs, boys, girls an.l
ven women rushed along, stimulated yj
hu eager cries of the 1 ankeo. farm the
fan, however, lied the (laniinj negro, like a
Ink shadow, distancing pursuit. -If I on-
V lu'd a catehed himi'saitl the lailnr to bis
oreman. n be re entered bis low browd
hop, 'I'd inado him pay mo lhat two d'.l -
ars and fifty cents, with .merest n,d..ie ,B of ,u, vnUl on ()M(, M,(i
Thekeyio .hoappin.ion wasaherwards WV(l()M)miiej i: (). p )
iscovered. It seems thai the negro, on i , ., . ,i
.. I a , , l i whose cliim lo ihe tub; ol 'old he; f -
reachiuj Ins desuned port, bad run awav, , , , , .
md anoiber band faiso colore. bad been!1; 'j' ede 1 no co. roOoraiive p.oof ol
hipped in hi-j siead, the name howev-r re -
' 1
nniiiitig unaltered on the ships books. 7'oe
ecoud colored genifeui in ii was, who on
'lis arrival in purl, p-.i.l the debt of iiture,
mil also more than paid by his wages the
debt inenred by his predecessor in the lore
asila of tliu 'Vooih.'
A.'ihor.gh lite Vanke) to n-a his nwi
oigoHij, 'caiiia oul ol l lal 'ere spec ln.i
ale,' rate, yel In Ins dviug day hi
inver ceased in lament ihat'hn badn'l eaicb
il that 'ere nigger an! made huo lace tine
S'i 50 wiih interest to date.
WH,?l' O'CLOCK IS IT.
Wnen I was a youm lad, my fathei
me day cslled nie lo him thai he migh
leach m? how lo know what o'clock n
va-7 ll-i lol I me the ui of ihe nnotii
limner and lha hour hind, and describe
to me (inures on I ho diil pla'e, until I
wis pretiy p 1 1; el iu my m I.
No sooner was I rpute m ister of diis
iddiiion-il knowledge, Mian I sell oil
icairii.ei iog In join my compiinions at e
ame of rn u hh $; hm my f tt her called
nip back. :i.ain ; 'Slop IFmiphry,' sair
tie, 'I have southing more I i lell you.
Hick aftlio 1 went woiiileiing wliil
Ise I had go! lo learn; for I iho,ight 1
knew all about ihe clock, quite as well
i mv l'atli-er did.
Humphry said he, 'I Invo t.nig.bl yon
0 know ibe lime of day , I mo-i now
each j ou to hud out I he lime of yam
life.'
AH ibis was s'rarge lo me, so 1 wait
d raM.er impi'ienily lo hear how my
'"aMier would expldn i', lor 1 wauled
adlv to go lo my mai hits.
' The h,bl. sa il I.?, 'describes the
years i f a n an to be ihiee some, and
n n, ft tic scoic yeais. Now lilt
is very unceitiio, and you may not hvc
a single day longei ; bin if we divide the,
four score yeais of an old man's life in
to twelve pal is, like Hie d al of a clock
1 will allow almost seven years for i v
ly Fi ino. When a boy is seven yeais
Nd, then it is one o dock ol Ins nie,an.'
his is ihe case with yen; when you u
; ive at lonriei n yeais H will he i wo o'
clock wiih yon; mil wlieo al iwenty on.
year, it w,)l be ihiee o'clock, should t'
ph ase God thus o -pare your life. 1
id s manner yi u my Mus know il.
i :ne o! your hie, and looting al Hi
clock n.ay. peih. .s, r mind you d n
My great graiidlathf r, ccoiHir,n io ibi
rulrol nion, dud al Iwilvc o'clock, m.
gisnd (aibn at c-Uveo. and mv la'tu-i
en. Ai tth-t bruit )' u and I 51iaM up,
io... i,... ,,n.. .,. io bun I.
i( m l( j ,f(, kt,0,vn.
. r ... Uvp , hlMr( lh, j
fl'"'v
V at o'clock is i"7 r,or do 1
li.ii k that 1 have ever look at ibe lri
'' l .U "'"6 n-mml o
the wonts ol try f-Mhe r.
I know not my fr'ood, wlnl o'clock
il is ui h jcu, bul I know very wcl
vh ,i t me ills wiH) myself, and that if
J ., l(, ,0 a(, .,,, in .,.,,
- ,,,,,,, ., . Il;lln
iiunt: lo set about it. Ihe words of mv
- , .. . ...
I" . .' " '"""'.). iu ie oi-
al plate of ihe clock, which it nev. r
w-oiihl have possessod in my esiirn ihou
if i h -so wards had not hten spokui.
Look about you my fi lends, I earoesily
mreai you. and now and Ihen aak youi
si lt wh.ii o'clock it is Willi yuu.
.i MUL'KSTIiil OUTDDK:
'Avfiy down in the smart villagp of
Giiitiooali, thtre vejeiales a omUiii bo.
lei keeper, who, for etjteoe.ss, is 'some,'
you may depend. Hiving; been he.
pieiiily imposed upon while supply ioir
ins bountiful lard'T wiih ti t? aiiiele of
icCse, by tho wide awake 'J u k. yi '
nicksiers, he def rued il high ijrne i(
ny it cheating wasn't a game thai iwo
ould pi y a'. Sj one nio-ning, brigtil
nd early; he presents himself beloru
ne of tho nuuierou.'i firmeis' 'vims
ui rouiidin the mat ket srjiuics, wi Ii
I s s say, I h fi iend.t z oi any g fe.se?'
( The poor fe'low has got Cli 11 le.-E-nub's
lefei'i ol Speech.)
'Yts, j.,e lot
W w w well, I've g g g', up my h.
'i house llm al I liredesi .(-! ol Ii Ii '.uyi
r g ti eesi; yon ever tl do kit, and I
want lo Ii 11 head 't-ill oil a f-w,
some I I tough ones - c e c ml vou
M'I
p !)
p ek nie oui a lew old Ii h !i he l.dle?'
1 'V't-ll I don't know bin I .nili l
;one. or tvvrt.'antl so. lurnine- over his
i 11 ' '""' v " ur ' ' '' T
I I 1. . - . 1 J T . . . . . 1 . . I I
ol Fun id i, 'hut tnij,lil jo-tly br" pi ooiiu-
ced 'cleat and ut (pi-t I ujoulile.
'Mme host' eyed the process of s.
regiiimi with evident Jalislaetioo,
'Aiellthoe all tlo; t i tooh one)
V ou've g g Si01-''
'Ye-', sir, and I vow 1 didn't know I
It .d so many '
Well,' was the reply, 'I g i-ue:is, 1'J
lake the Uhe 1 1 lot!'
A LADY IN I1LU OWN HOUSE.
A lady can tieyer appear to a muoli
ulv.iiilagu us when tloiog the honors of
itvn Ik use. It is rspr e.ally her prov
nee to et.ter'aiii her guest and she cu-
it fi.iettain the m wi'houi heios;
our cutis to all. All her guest
ot the lime being ra (qui, noil
live ao eq 'al claim upon her attention;
( any dillereuce b't hown,!ut il be uw-
i ds those of lessi r m k.
She should never eo'er !i p r own Iioii.jq
.vilhoul bowing to any one Mlie may
meet there, and ,l o should mi no ac
count fi ul fati't wiih either seiv'iiits or
childien heloie strainu'Ms
At an evening enter lain men I, no mi'.
er how lare a number of guests; may
! assembled, 'he should pa- q nelly a
'wind the room and er.'i r mai ei.iver
aiion with every ooo orr.vont in iticu.
Her manners should be chinctirz-d hv
i' uileoesij and suavity , and sh siiuol I
"Vioee no over anxi'-ty to p! use, and
no disquiet inle h-st cvf ryibio shoo!. I
not ko oo smool lily.
i h tlte lieigbt of rudeness to , ress n
l"i. son io sing or pl.iy who v fu-.-s t (!
o. A lady has no right to fore? oio(-i
0 en'eiiai i her compiny S' sli iol i
n V"r t ike o Hence at Joy reniiik uit.f?
i her guests nor even make an nn
sw r, hoA'tver winy, which nn'ii p is--ihly
wound.
In oH'iiog a favor, take care lo do it
i') as not to olft.'nd ibe delicacy of Iho
ui" whom it is (If red. Never puts
1 fivor aft- r H has been r: fused.
A if ciai'Oii is a deviation fiom, at iho
atne lime that il is an ntiuiition of, na
in c. It is ihc r ffi-ct of b id las'e, anil
d mistaken notions of one's own q nl
t ii s. The nthtr rices have each a p.r
icolar f bj -ct, but a(Iclaiioii irv.dfn
nd icoileis disig'eeab'e ibj whole con
hK.l ami behaviour. lieatny itself loseM
is aiir.H'iioii when distinuI'dl hv
lleciaiioti. Even lo ropy lioo the liest
node Is is wiong, because Ihe imitation
can never he so good as the or j1-!.
The eye of a mistress alone can so
rpgulite an establishment, lhat visi'OM
oi v ai all times be uc ived, nod Minujiu
she ahonld never make her hetisi ho! I
-I r a elements a subj'el of conveij'ioo,
lotinog Mia' contributes to the comfcut
f Ik r domestic circle is bti-eath her r.us
Met-