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DEMOCRAT, COLUMBIA AND BLOOMSBURG GENERAL ADVERTISER. S2 00 PER ANNUM. LEVI L TATE, Editor. "TO HOLD AND TlttM THE TORCH OF TRUTH AND WAVE IT O'ER i?HE DARKENED EARTH." VOL. 14--N0. 88. BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA-, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1860. VOL. 24. Colombia democrat; I'UULISllKD KVKUY SATUKDAYj BY LEVI L. TATE, IN BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTT, PA. o rlTo r n tht new tlrUk ftuUding, opposite the Cithanpe, hy tide vf the Votrt lloust, "Democratic Head ttuarttri." TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. 31 00 In ml van co, for one copy, for tlx months. 1 S In n'lvniice, for one co)v, one year. V W If tit pud within the fint threo month. 55 If not intil within the tirnl nix i no talis, tt -.n If mil nn lil within thevt-nr. f-"r Vn aiiharrintdin taken fur lem thin lit rnnnthi. and no paper discontinued uniiUll arrearages hallliae "xT' Ordinary AnvrimKMFvrs Inserted, and Job Work GOOD ACTIONS. BY MM.1UIIRIET K. FRANCIS, llclicve mc, nil good action Are garnered up in Heaven, And yield tn earth a hundred foM Of inul-rcvh ing lea en. We can not, with our vilon, HVr nee the blet return, No more thinwuin sublets 'I lie sunshine bright can urn. Hut we can feel it prefenre Like xon distilling dew, l're on uur acmes gently, Tailing our lu'trlitringa throujh. Turning each thought to pcrcn?sii( To patience meek, tatli Mgh, Throwing ur lnpe' f.iUe things, Truth'! robe of sober dye. Winning tha oui to labor I 'or eiulffs word mid tked, Buih na will K1" l' leaven Again the priciom need, wimlj unw Miiffwwwwwftiyi lajnww ICE -WRECKED. ruoM in. ah; wood's mauazini:. What a fearful scono of terror and con' thoy had not power to put it into motion, fusion ensued 5 the shrieks and lanicnta-, wo know not how soon they might sweep tinna of women, tho cries of children, and over it or shatter it in pieces. It was a We had hardly eroded tho Atlantic,nnd were beginning to look eagerly for our first fight of the New World, when a sudden change occurred in tho temperature, and the balmy days of April were followed by a May cold and cutting almost as winter, At length we entered the broad estuary of the St. Lawrence, and then the mystery was eolvud, for its entire surface was checkered .villi maws of ice ; evidently tho broken up winter covering of the river iibovo being swept by the current out to xoa. Nothing could exceed the beauty of tho ice-fields as they Hashed and sparkled like gigantic gems in their petting of azure pea Many were of great lizc aI.o, like floating i-Oands, and the heaped up blocks upon their surface gleamed from a distance like cities of dazzling crystal. The wind was in our favor, and our good ship sped up tho gulf, threading her way through the channels of the floating ice fields, while , hour after hour, her p.n.cn- gcrs stood watching with unwearied eyes tho splendid scene around them, Even when night came, there was the same eager throng of gazers, for those largo frozen plains glittering in the moonlight with a htranso spectral beauty none of us had e:cr peeii before. After a time, a inas of ico huger than common. appeared floating down thestream. Subsequently, wo learned that it was part of tho cone the spray forms every winter before the falls of Montmorency. On it ' came, gleaming palely against the deep blue sky like u castlo of ppotlcss marble il.-intriii tower and turret, anil massive buttress, and enriched by tho most delicate tracery. Every cyo was fixed upon it in breathless admiration, as it swept majesti cally by ; until, as it passed between us and tho wind, by it3 loftiness it momentarily becalmed us. Suddenly tho stationary ship received a severe shock, which not only vibrated through all her timbers, but through every ono of tho hundred and forty human beings who formed her living freight. Never shall I forget the shrieks of terror that followed, as women well-nigh frantic with fear , clasped their children .to their bosoms, believing that tho ship had struck upon a rock, and that their last moment had como. A cry from the bow, that it was but a blow from tho ice, some what relieved their fears, and they stood quietly by, while the helm was put down, and tho fails drawn round, in tho effort to free us from the hugo mass of ico which still lay across tho vessel's lows pressing aud grating aubitly against her timbers. A minuto more, aud abovo the din of blocks and cordage, aud tho stamping of men's feet, there aroso a wild cry that ech oed far aud wido over tho surrounding fields of ice, and through every cranny of the neighboring ico castlo "Tun Ship is sinking!" It was an aroallinc announcement ; and the silent anguish of men, as they beheld the fears and dangers of those dearest to them. On nono did tho blow fall heavier than ou mo ; for I had a delicato wifo on board, and of my two littlo ones, the younger was an invalid. Meanwhile, no time was lost. There was no space to lower the boats, and the pale, terrified passen gers were hurriedly passed down, by tho bowsprit, upon the ico. It was touching to sec some snatch a cloak or wrapper as they passed, tho solo relic of all their worldly possessions j whilo others, in their terror, departed without even that. A few provisions were next sent down, quickly followed by the crew j and then we stood a wretched, cowering group upon tho field of ice that had wrought us so much evil, watching for the last moment of tho good ship, which had .brought us in peaco and safety more than two thousand miles. It was not long in coining. Suddenly the bow bent low, as if it to salute the waves, and the stem rose high into tho air ; then with a rapid forward movement, tho stately ship passed silently down into tho bosom of tho deep, every tall mast and tapering ard in its place, and every sail spread to its uttermost, and gleaming whitcly in the moonlight, until each in its turn passed from our sight. For a few moments thoro was a troubled vortax,and then the moon lit sea rolled placidly on, aud the gentle night Tiind swept over the spot, leaving no trace of the fearful bhipwreck which, in scarce ten minutes from the time tho ice hud struck our devoted ship had left us exposed and hulplcss upon tho broad sea, our only refuge that desolate field of ice hard, inhospitable and shelterless. That night was ono of infinite raftering to hardy men; what then, must it have been to the feeble and helpless ! A few loose planks and spars had been thrown over from the ship, and tho scramblo to obtain them was like a strugglo for gold was so fortunate as to socurc ono, and on t I placed my poor wifo and cider child, rolled together in our only cloak ; while through tho livelong night I passed to and fro beside them, with tho little one wrap ped in the breat of my coat, f truing in vain to still its cries ; and as I walked, my feet clung to the frozen pavement benpatl: them, and tho cold shot up through my limbs like an icv fire, causing intolerable nain. . ... , ., , , . is the night passeu on tue com incrcas cd, or else we felt it more; ana many times, as I looked on the shivering beings crouching around me, I thought that few of them would survive till morning. Hut thanks, under Providence, to tho officers of the ship, who served out, at short mter fearful night, and so exhausted and do- vals, small allowances or spirits, tho day dawned upon all save a few small children m v own dear babe among them. And truly, when I looked on the wido waste 0 waters around us, dotted hero and there by silvery ice fields, but uuchccrcd by a sin gle sail, and thought of our desolation, our miserv, and probable fate, I felt that it Bpair'ing did it lcavt us, that wo scarco could rouse ourselves to exertion, until a sailor's cry of "Sail hoi1' awoko fresh hope. How many tearful eyes brightened and heavy hearts throbbed quick and grateful ly, as thoy watched that sail speed on to wards us before tho last breath of tho ex piring gale I As sho drew near tho only fear was lest sho should not have spaco for all. Nearer and still nearer sho came until wo could sco the men upon her decks, and then wo could scarcely believe our eyes she passed us by, unobserving or un heeding the signal we had placed upon a spar, and tho dark group of human beings clustered around it. If unheeding, Hea ven forgive them, for it was a fearful depth of despair into which to fling back so ma ny of their fellow creatures. The women sank down too heart-stricken for words, and the men lifted up their voices in bitter indignation at the cruelty that could thus leave women and children to perish. Death in one of his most fearful forms did indeed seem pressing close upon us, for our scanty stock of food was exhausted. Ma ny flung themselves at full length upon the ico, utterly indifferent to all outward ob jects ; while others prayed earnestly over tho dear ones for whom all earthly hope 1. nassed. r. . . . . -1 ll. Buuucniy a iouu snoui rose auovu iuu plash of tho waves aud the murmur of sorrowful voices, and echoed cheerfully over our frozen resting place. Every cyo turned seaward, and there, but a few fath oms from us, lay a large vessel, which, ab sorbed as wo were in our misery, had ap proached us unpcrccivcd. Her bulwarks were filled with sympathizing faces, and to our feeble cheer of welcome thcro came back so hearty a response that it scut a glow through our shivering frames. Never was kindness greater than wc poor ice-wrecked vovaccrs received from the crew and passengers of that ship, crowded though she already was. To their care and attention we owed not only our own lives, but those of tho dear ones who seem cd about to die ; and never can wo feel fully grateful for their good offices, or tin many sacrifices they made in our behalf. Tho ship was westward bound, and on our arrival in Canada, tho account of our misfortunes brought us many offers of em ployment. Years have passed since, and the world has gone well with us, but noth ing can erase from our minds tho haunt ing remcmbranco of the days and nights of suffering we passed upon that fearful ico field. "Guy Fawkes' Day." This day is ono of tho bost observed or it was, until within a very fow years of tho numerous English holidays and an niversaries. On tho 5th of November, 1G05, in tho third year of King James I., was discov ered and frustrated tho attempt of Guy Fawkes, or (Faux.) to blow up tho Uritish House of Parliament. Tho plot grew out of tho onerous laws with which tho Catho lics of England were oppressed by James, and tho intense hatred which his unexpoct' cd courso towards Catholicism excited. Catesby, who is described in history as "a gentleman of good parts," originated tho idea, and communicated it to Percy, 'a descendant of tho noble house of North umberland ;" tho latler received it with great satisfaction. Guv Fawkes. a bravo officer in the Spanish serucc, was engaged to accom plish tho deed, tho preliminaries wero all arranged in tho Bpriug of 1001. Thirty six barrels of gunpowder wero purchased and put in tho vault under tho House of Lords. Tho secret had been entrusted to j only twenty people, who faithfully kept it I for more than a year. Hut Catesby became pressed for money to carry on the Boheme and was forced to take others into tho con- piracy. Sir Everard Digby and Francis Trcsham, two opulent Catholio gentlemen were admitted, and it is supposed that the latter revealed the wholo plot in a letter which was received by Lord Montoaglc,tho brother-in-law of Trcsham. Sir Thomas Knevct was scut by the King's Chamber lain to investigate tho affair. Ho first sear ched tho promises, and discovered Fawkes in the vault, arrested him, and having re moved tho fagots and rushes which cover cd the barrels, discovered tho powder, About a Snako rrom th. W.rne Oounljr H.rili.1 I am happy to state nioro explicitly the particulars of my case since it has revealed itself. In tho fall of 1858 I was tending mill for Atkinson, Taft & Co., in Hawloy Wayne county, Pa., and in tho month of Search After a Lost Invention'. A most interesting search, says tho London Court Journal, is about to take place, that will draw all lovers of invention to the tombs of the Beaufort family. It seems that the first Earl of M'orccster, of tho day of Henry VII., invented an engine tho or iginal model of which has never, up to tho present moment, been discovered. Through was mercifully called away lrom tho evil 1 t,o deepest researches Mr. AVoodcroft ob to come. Hut the mother could not feci tained undcniablo proof that tho Earl of so, and amid her own sufferings, her tears fell fast on the sweet placid face that would never weep again. With the morning, tho ships company aud passengers were mustered, to ascertain if any were missing, and great was our consternation to find that Mr. Grant was absent. Every inquiry was mado, and every search among tho crevices and cran nies of our rugged ico raft j but all in vain. In the confusion and misery of the night, none had missed him, nor was any traco of him to bo found, and we wero at length compelled to believo that our kind friend and master had cither perished in the wreck, or elso in his pasangu to tho ico. Meanwhile many wero tho eager eyes continually scanning tho horizon in tho vain search for .1 friendly sail. As tho day wore on, tho sun shone out brilliantly, and his beams flashed in a thousand daz zling rays on our ico raft, until wo wero almost blinded by their radiance Yet they shed a warmth through our chilled frames for which wo were most thankful, and in many spots thoy melted tha ice, which ran in littlo rills, enabling us to quench our thirst without filling our mouths with ieo. Twice in tho day a littlo December I commenced feeling cold and had an unpleasant feeling in the right side of my stomach, and when in bod, it 1 lay cd on my right sido I would feel such a beating and thumping through my entire system that I would often times get up on account of It. I then called upon Doctor John It. Thomas, who was my first phys ician, and having a bad cough at tho time, ho recommended to mo Ayer s Cherry 1 c toral. I took somo of it and my sufferings grew worse. Then I consulted Doctors Stephens and Bonuevillo of Hawloy ; but they gave mo no relief as to what the com plaint might bo. I then went to Allen- town, Penn'a., and consulted two Doctors, Charles Martin and Uocmioh, and they ronounccd it Liver complaint. I took some modicino, but my pains wero the ame as in the fall of 1859. I then quit medicine and mado up my mind that it was Consumption ; and in August last I returned from tho South again to ayno county, aud rosuracd the milling business, nd my feelings were about tho aino in doors as when outdoors. The last week in April, a friend recom mended to mo hemlock gum in liquor. I took it three times a day for five days, and on tho morning of tho first day of May I was very thirsty for milk, which 1 always cfuscd to drink ; but I went to where they were milking cows and drank of it all I could, and in the afternoon 1 felt very bad and told Mr. Phillips, a young man at tho mill, that I filt like sitting by tho warm stove. I went to my boarding houso and told' Mr. Wm. Ilortreo end Harriett Lcshcr, that I felt something choking and crawling in my throat and stomach. Im mediately afterwards I felt it coming up my throat. I strained with my breath outward, then reached with my fingers and pulled up a reptile, that is pronounced a live suako, ten inches in length, which has been seen by hundreds of persons up to this time. I should call it .1 water snake ; but there arc different opinins in regard to what kind of a snako it may be, when it first came from the stomach its color was whitish, but it has now changed to a light brown, with black spots, and is still living in a glass aud feeds on milk Since it has left my stomach 1 have none I of those feelings which I have described and suffered for seventeen months. At no time was my usual weight reduced but four teen pounds j most of my time i was ablo to do business, except in February and March 185'J. My mind was effected and I had a distress on tho braiu. The week unfortunately it was a true one. Tho ieo biscuit aim raw pone wero cusmuuieu 10 had struck us heavier than wc thought, and us, and thus sadly and suffering passed its hard, sharp edge, keen and resistless the day. till a second night of misery set as a knife, pressing agaiust the bow of our in. This proved far woro than tho first, vessel undefended as she was by the ( for, cr long, wild gusts began to howl double timbers needed for ice-encounters ever the ocean wanes out among which had nut them completely through, bo' we now had drifted; and heavy waves that tho water rushed in with the force lashed and raged around us, and dashed Worcester desired in his will that this model should bo interred with him, and 1 actually in his coffin. Therefore, Mr. Woodcroft's next step was to obtain per mission to have the coffin opcucd ; but bo foro that could bo done, tho whereabouts had to bo discovered, and no ono know anything about it. It was not till recently that, coming across an old manusaript, ho found an allusion mado to th coffin of Charles Somerset, first Earl of Worcester, and that it was buried in a vault which had fallen in, and, as tho writer observed, was never likely to bo beheld by mortal eyes again. Tho manuscript is upwards of ono hundred and fifty years old ; it, therefore, may bo imagined that to find tho spot whoro tho Earl is buried was difficult enough j that, however, has been accom plished, and Mr. Woodcroft, having ob tained tho Duko of Beaufort's permission to opon tho coffin, is only waiting tho nec essary permission of the bishop to do so. Tho Duohess has signified her desire to bo present. The Washington Family. Singula) Coincidence. Col. Lewis W. Washington, of Joffcrson county, Va., was married on tho Cth inst., to Ella M., daughter of Geo. W. Rascett, Esq., of Hanover county, Va, In this marriago a singular coincidence oc curs, tho groom being tho great-grandson of two brothers of General Washington, and tho bride tho great-grand-daughtcr of tho only sister of Gen. Washington, and alsogrcat-grand-daughter of the sister of Fawkes could not deny his guilt, for he was provided with matches and fuse ready to ignito the powder at the appointed In 6taut. But he never could bo tortured in to revealing tho names of his accomplices However, the public rebellion of these pco pie, though only about fifty in numbcr,dis covered their guilt, and being surrouuded by the populace in their retreat, thoy were killed or taken, and afterwards executed except Trcshanr, who was confined in the Tower, whore ho died. '1 bus ended the famous "gunpowdcrplot,1 tho boldest, as it was the moat diabolica' attempt to wreak vengeance 011 political foes that tho world over heard of. It's timely discovery was ono of those extraor- di nary interposition of divino mercy which save men from tho. infernal designs of each other. Tho English peoplo have good cause to bo thankful, and, they have annu ally rendered their tribute in joyous dem onstrations, not always remarkable for pi ety during more than two hundred and fifty years. "film worKRfor n. Livlncr." before the snako came from my stomach Commend us tho girl of whom it is sneer- I talked with the Itev. William Bortrcc, inglysaid, ''sho works for a living :" in an old and much esteemed citizen of Wayne her wo nro alwavs sure to find tho clem- co. Ho had witnessed my troubles for tho cuts of a truo woman a real lady True, I seven months, and thought them of a sin- wo. are not nrenarcd to sco a miucine step I cular naturo until tho snako camo out o a hamrhtv lip a fashionablo dress, or ' my throat. I told him before, that, should hear a slriu" of splendid nonsense about ' I die sudden , I wished to have a postraor tho balls and youna men, the new novels tern examination mado, thinking it might and the next party, no, no ; but wo aro be a bonofit to tho human family, and sat- prepared to hear tho sound words of good , isfactory to my relatives and friends, nsn. lfinmn'.n hocominor woman, and to Mn.TON J. GEKIIAUT. 1 0- 0- 0 . Mad Elopbant Cochin, Aug 18. The inhabitants of Trechoor, (a few miles hence ,)arc just now in a groat fright, owing to a nowly trained olephant having gone mad and becoino un governable. It has already killed three men, and occasioned considerable damages to property. Ono of tho men scorns to havo fallen a victim to its fury through his own folly. It appears that while himself and his older brothcr,(who wero both trai ner3oftho animal,) wero on their way down a hill with tho elephant, it suddenly rovoltcd and attempted to scizo them. Findinc every effort to calm it unavailing they took refuge on tho top of a hugo tree close by. The animal pursued them, but after a few minutes fruitless endeavor to knock down the tree, it descended into tho paddy-fields below, and committed great devastation in tho place. Afterwards, whilo it was directing its way to the village tho young brother, heedless of his elder's remonstranccs.camo down from the tree and hastened towards the clephant,intcnd ing to recall it to obedience, in order to avert further mischief. But tho animal ns soon as it caught sight of tho man, furious ly chased him. who, after running despo ratoly about tho field for nearly an hour. hid himself among tho tall paddy shoots in a somewhat secluded place. The elephant awhile after missing his objoct, was about resuming its course to the villago, when tho ill-fated man suddenly rose to sec whether his pursuer was cone. Tho noiso of the water and crush of tho leaves occasioned by his rising, mado tho elephant, which was not far off, to turn round, and ho was discovered. Tho infuriated monster nt onco rushed upon him, and within a few seconds tho unfortuuato man was torn limb from limb, in tho very sight of his brother who still continued on the tree. Tho ani mal soon after proceeded towards tho vil lage, where within tho space of an hour, it killed two other persous, (Poolichs) dc stroyod several houses, and ruined thebaz ono it would spoil you for nil useful pur poses. Do you lack education? Havo you been cut short in tho text book ( lio- member that education, like somo othor things, docs not consist in tho multitude of things a man possesses. What can you dot That is tho question that settles tho businoss for you. Do you know men and how to deal with them 1 Has your mind, by any moans whatsoever, received that disciplino which gives to its action power and faculty ? If so then you are moro of a man, a thousand times better educated than the fellow who graduates from collcgo with his brains full of stuff that ho canno apply the practical busiucss of life stuff, tho acquisition of which has been m no senso a disciplinary process as far as'ho is concerned. There aro very fow men in this world less than thirty years of ago un married, who can afford to bo rich. Ono of tho greatest benefits to bo reaped from great financial disasters, is tho saving of a largo crop of young mon. Timothy Tit' comb, MiNNlK,TUEltirLE-MAKEn. A writer thus describes a visit to the great rifle ma ker at his workshop in Paris : Our atten tion was next directed to tho chefs col lection of cartridges, bullet-moulds and bullets. They were arranged in a scries of drawors ; and looked a grimly menacing assortment of inTtutnents. Ho told us that ho had made balls in every conccivablo shape, and that ho had manufactured tho moulds with his own handsi Ono of tho specimens was remarkably ingenious. Min- nlo declared that it was calculated to give tho least possible resistance to tho air. And thus the chrf illustrated his assertion. He took up an iron tube, and standing at ono end of tho shop, blew his bullet with such forco thatstuck firmly into tho opposito wall. Again and again he blew it from a fixed point, again and again it reached al most the hole it made at the first shot. The bullet was on the principlo of tho m.rt m.1.!aI. ...nt.. rT...l.l I.I. ( III M...h .11 I iiitl.1)HUlWU IIUU UWUlltll VJ iui.wiliuui.wi ll f . f .1 m 1,11 . . !..,, .t UI1LUUU1U 111 i UJU I UU1.U 11 Lino u.i,n-uuiiiv on Hearing mo approaen or mc ueasi and rapidity of a caicade. themselves against our refuge ; and though j Mrs. General Washington sco a neat dress, mild brow,and to witness movements that would not disgrace-in angel. You who aro looking for wives and com panions, turn from tho fashionable, lazy, haughty girls, and select ono from thoso who work for a living.and never our word for it will you repent your choicS. ol want a substantial friend, and not a doll ; a help raato and not a help-eat , a coun sellor, and not a simpleton. You may not 1 bo ablo to carry a piano into your houso, but you can buy a spinning wheel or a sett of knitting-needles. If you cannot pur- chaw every now novel you may bo able to tako somo valuable paper. If you cannot buy a ticket to tho ball,you can visit some aflictcd neighbor. Bo careful then when you look for compaions and when you choose. We know many a foolish man, who, instead of choosing an industrious and prudent woman for a wifo, took one from tho fashionable stock, and is now la menting his folly iu dust and ashes, nc ran into the fire with his eyes wido open, and who but himself is to blame 1 Ihotiniawas when tho ladies went a visiting and took their work with them. This is tho reason why wo had such excel lent mothers. IJow singular would a ray woman look in a fashionablo circlo darn ing her father's stocking, or carding wool to spin I Would not her companions laugh at her ? And yet such a woman would be a prize for some body. Blessed is tho man who chooses for his wifo from dispis cd gir.'s " who work for a living," Sterling, May Cth, lSliO. Minnio took this ingenious bullet and a tube to tho Tuilcries, and submitted his now projectile to tho Emperor, A few days afterward the chef paid a second visit to his sovereign, and found that his majesty had riddled the richly ornamented walls of ht3 cabinet with tho new projectile. Wo passed from the subject to another. Hold. ing up ono of the compact cartridges he had recently made, Minnie proceeded to provo how boldicrs might bo sent into the field with an inexhaustible supply of ammunition . At every turn in his crowded little work shop, ho had some experiment to pbow, or some half developed idea at which ho was working. At breakfast, over his slico of melon, or at the butts of Vinccnnes tho chrf is the Bamc man. His idea is beforo him. The perfection of arms is the devour ing passion of his life. Always attempting something new always practicing his arms, he may, any day, produce a great authority on fire arms; and it was to him, therefore, that the Emperor appealed for advil"' wh'in tho new Imperial Guard wns I armed. Tho question was w luces nn suninionci", views frankly ; and g-ave Tha Emperor listo'uei' Minnio armed tho Franco. A Mother's Love. Children, look in those eyes, listen to thattdcar voice, no lice tho feeling of even a singlo touch that is bestowed upon you by thatgenflo hand; Make much of it whilo you yet havo that most precious of all good gifts a loving mother. Head the unfathomless love of thoso eyes ; tho kind anxiety of that tone and look, howovcr slight your pain. In after life you may havo frlenil fond, dear, kind friends but never will you havo again tho inexpressible love and gentleness lav ished upon you which nono but a mother bestows. Often do I sigh at my struggles with tho hard uncaring world, for the sweet deep security I felt, when of an evening, nestling to her bosom, I listened to somo quiet talo suitable to my age, read in her lender and untirine voica. Never can 1 forget the sweet glances cast upon mo when I appeared to sleep j never her kiss of peace at night I Years have passed away binco wo laid her nsido by my father n tho old church -yard ; yet still her voico wh'upcrs from tho gravo, and her eye watches over mo as I visit spots long since Tiallowcd to tho memory of my mother.. "An," said an Englishman, the other day, 'I belong to a country upon which tho sun never sets.' 'And I,' said a lan kco, 'belong to a country of which there can bo no correct map it grows bo fast the turveyors can't keep up with it.' At length it entered tho spacious premises of the pagodo,which is enclosed by lofty gran ite walls of considerable strength and du rability. Immediately on its ontranco, which was effected by tho manoeuvres of its keepers throwing stones, &c, on its heels and other vulnerable parts, all tho gates were closed and strongly barricaded to ensure public safety. It would appear that several expert elephant trainers were also in tho cnolosurc, who voluntarily un dertook tho perilous task of quieting and taming tho animal, by dint of professional management. Tho pagoda, which has alrcrdy sustained a good deal of damage by the attacks of tho elephant, is their only refuge ; and if that is demolished tho fato of the trainers is inevitable. Tho only al ternative I sco now is cither to destroy (ho beast at onco by bultets, or to Btarvc it to a degree which would render it powerless that the trainers may effect its capture. uombay Times. Poverty not so Great a Cup.se. If (hero is anything in tho world that a younp man should be more thankful for than an- j filtered through conimi other, it is tho poverty whitfi necessitates i jj, jjinn'ie was summc hie starting in lifts unuer great disadvanta ges. Poverty ts ono of tho best test of human quality in existence. A triumph over it is like graduating with honor from West Point. It demonstrates stuff and stamina. It is a ccrtifioato of worthy la bor) creditably performed. A young man who cannot btand tho test, is not worth anything, no can never riso above a drudge or a pauper. A young man who cannot feel his will harden, as tha yoke of poverty presses upon him, and bis pluck riso with every difficulty poverty throws in his way, may as well rvtire into some cor ner and hido himself. Poverty eaves a thousand timos moro mcrr than it ruins ; for it only ruins those who are aot particu larly worth saving, while it 6avcs multi tudes of theso whom woalth woulxl have ruined. If any young man vho reads this is so unfortunato as to ba rii'h, I give him my pity. I pity you, my rich yoang friend because you aro in danger. You lack ono stimulus to effect an excellence, which your companion possesses. You will be very apt, if you havo a soft spot iu your head, I to think yourself abovo him, and that sort of thing makes you mean and injures you. "With full pockets, and full stomach, and fino linen aud broadcloth on your back, your heart and soul plethorio, iu tho race of your lito you will find yoursclt surpass ed by all tho poor boys around you,before you know it. No, my boy, if you are poor, thank God and take courage, for ho means to give you a chance to make some thing of yourself. If you had plenty of money teu chances to a elowlv -J :puiieils. IJo.Btatpd jiu's rcecojBs for thais., asih decided. M. IsippiaJ,, Guard of. FnoM n;-ESAj, Tha Galveston N,ics says the, Bugac.crop will be better than has been cspejtedi FxosU aro reported in various sections of tho State. Several I counties on tho Ncsthcru frontier, have voluntarily associated themselves for a campaign against tho Indians. Thp Sabino Pass Times-nays that there aro GOO hands at work-on the East Texas road an.d tho lromaH purchased, for 100 niilos. A roon Irishman offered aa old' sauce pan forsalo. His children gathered around him, and inquired why ho parted wiih it Ah , mo honeys, ho answered, I would not be after parting wid it but far ssot of little money to buy something to, put in it. The clergy livo by our sins, tho doctors by our diseases, and lawyers by our follies. What do printers livo on echo answers What! Heading scrres for delight, for ornament and for capacity ; it improves nature, and is perfected by experience, If yoa would talk much, you should particularly endeavor to talk well j ho al ways speaks to much who speaks ill. 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