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AND BLOOMS J3URG GENERAL ADVERTISER.
LEVI L, TATE, EDIT Oil.
"TO HOLD AND TRIM Villi TOUGH OF TRUTH AND WAVE IT O'ER THE DARKENED BA11TII."
TERMS: $2 00 PER ANNUM,
VOL. 18. NO. 10.
BLOOMSBUUG, -COLUMBIA COUNTY, PBNN'A,, SATURDAY, MAY 7, 18G4.
VOLUME 28.
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Lackawanna & Ulonmsburg Itnlliond.
On' anii aftcr jan. i?. i?ci, PASdUNatit
TltAINS WILL KUN AS t'CLLOWS:
MOVING BOUT II.
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If rite at N'orlliunilicrlr.n J,
.J, MOV1.VO HOtTH
Jkssvo Northumberland,
f" lJanvlllu
Rupert
' llluoinsburi
Klncstnn
4 P. II,
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800 K.U
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9.v'l
,X'j? ., M 1
T.aii
' TrcliMit U I'a.x'iisrjr leave. nioomsburir. IU.i.'i A. M.
Arrive at acranton,
ii.se,ni!era taWnj! thii.Mninrain booth cm iicctvvith
' the Hxpr. s train trom NnrthM, arrivlnrj nt ILitrl-hiiri;
t tt.3'1 A, M., II nil I more T.ll'l A. M., and at riilhidelphlii
at 7.00 A M. Tli' Mail tr.Un from Northumberland
.eaves imincii ii. v .mer 11 i.spn - inini iron war.
t(i inn mot U.i I in. ri. M.iilii-r i'lisseneor lioiv in
Fliilailclphl-i at III. Ill 1'. M, to reach point, un this road
durlnn Hi .' not fiiri iiixin.
New ami I'lcunnl flo plnK ear" no-ninpany the nleht
train each way hitwein Northumberland mid IJilti
zuorij, unit Northumberland and I'tiilniiclplila.
II, A. I'U.MiA. Hnpt.
J. C. Walls, ftsVi Vislil .tyant.
Mn-ston, January 'M, lslil.
First Spring Arrival
FOIl 18C4.
IF YOU WAWT GOODS AT
tuk RIGHT PRICKS,
,r CALL AT
J. BKOWER'S
STORE.
wur.Ki'. you will n.sn
Muslins at 20, 2.j, 30, 38 ami 10 cents.
Stripis d- Checks at Uo, H3, 40 V fiU cts.
Calicoes at 10, 18, 20 ami 20 caih.
Amrr.can Fruni Dthiini-s, 25 to .)(.
Uo'jtl line Alpaccas I.uttus oncra Cloth.
ALSO,
Curpots! Carpeto ! ! Cavpcla ! I !
a nti:su lot or
A NF.W SSTOUK OF QUEliNSWAIlE,
And nil the etctcra'n usually Jn-pt,
Gall and Examine.
Eloorm'jurj. Tebruary C, 15C1.
National Foundry.
ni.OO.MSIH'UG, COLUMBIA CO., PA.
wfl'lin eiibHTib-r. prciprii tor f ttu abnto named ,;x
J t-n.lvu ot'.bli.liniunl, m iij, prepared to recuire
cru.rt for
15 KliiiN of illarhlni'iy,
r Cu lorifi. Illail I'urnnrru, ."tittiounry UuKin',., Mills
Till: I .-JIIINO MACHINES. S.C . UV
V Ita I. also pr.p.in il In make .- l j . all Fit", and
Iatl'Tiif. pli.t.iri'ii. Lint csi rtliuiK u.ually mado in
rst-f la Ki, inorii's
His i-tt, mivo l.inhlli's and prartieal wnrUi.n, war
jmtl lil'ii in r'r.iwni; the liiK.t cu'itra:l cu Die
luo'l r'-iifomt'l i riu.
(,i.iii id ull kinds will bo taken in ncfunn" fbi
artllie.
" 5Tt" Tins ('.taldi'liiiii'iil is loca.n.l near th" l.neka,at
a lilooiii't.urii I'.ailroad Depot.
ft; i nit in i.i. mi: vuu
Illnnnburg, Sept. 1'J, fV,3.
r. ricn.
L x. Movrj
New Drug Stoul,
WHOLESALE AND HE TAIL
a sun miilrr-.iciii'd would inf.-rn' their fneinU and tin'
.public gem-rally, that they have Uken the .land for
merly occupied by C o. M. Iliiic nbiich, in lh" Dii'linnir
lliiiliMni!, on M'liu stri'i't, in lllooumburir, wh ru hi' ha.
Jufl iici'irvd a full supply of
fSvaUri, Si-ffictut'M, a'asaslw, ;iil,
Whirh will Ii" ."I I on moil"rat.' L riim for tenly p-.y.
Also, .NuTIUNS gem rally, of very variety, soitand
if.
I'liyslriaiie' pricriillons carefully compounded, at
.11 Uio.' and on thorl iioIili'.
ET" (.'onl'.'cliou'.iy of the best fclcctiona, and Soil
Water in lo-asoo.
' ' C. A sharu of tho public custom is respectfully so.
Isiled,
F.VEK U MOVER.
itrjcoRisburs, April 11, lPtft.
'iiiE M;W GKOfEKY STORE.
MORE FRESH GOODS.
Jut 'cctivctt nl JSrusniut' JSvw Stun.
Molagsp,-),
Tc
Ooffiva,
Rio,
Spiers,
JIqts and Caps.
Fish,
Salt,
i ob.ieoo,
Sucar.
fCntidk'B,
Rnrcn-i,
A' FEED AND PROVISIONS.
,' .,Tofcthcr with a preat variety of notionsand eteen.
''fas, ton numerous to mention.
Ilutlcr, Di-'kk, Meat and produne generally takes
jn eicnange rnr (onus,
A. II, ERASMUS,
Blooinsburs, May 9. 1FC4.
NORTH lEWRAL RAILVtAY.
Summer Time Table.
TWO TRAINS MAII.Y tn nnd from the North and
West Hranrh of tin Husiueliaiin.i, Clmira, and all of
rsorineru new orK
i N and after Monday, April 20th 1FII3' the rassciifer
Trains of tho North I.Yntra! Ilniiuav mil nrnv,, nt
and depart from gunbury, IlarrrVburg, and llcllimore
j 1
lepnrt Iron
Hows. VIZ
as oiiows, vii :
BOUTIMVAR n
Mill Train leaves Huulmry daily (cisept
Kunday) lO.lfla.m.
leaves llarrishurs. llSniu.
' arrives at llaltimore. .35 "
Viprsss Train leavca Sunbury daily (eisept
Piinilay,) 11.07 p.m.
- Isires Ilarrisburc (except
.Monday,) 1 00 .
" arrives at Raltiuioro daily (ex-
copt Monday,) 0.1J
arnshurc Assommoilation Inavcs' Harris-
burg. OtJO
N O R T II w a rt n.
Mill TrsltJ Isares Ilaltiiuoro daily (sxsspt
riiiiuny,;
leaves Ilarrisburi;
arrivrs lit ritiuhiliv.
0.1S a.m.
1.15 p. m.
4111
9 15 '
1 .'.15 a. in
,Xif re.s Trains llaltimorn daily,
arrives at Ilarrisburi!.
" lenyii, llarrli-biiri.'(eiccpt Monday) 3 01)
niures ai ruuuury. a..l-3 "
F.r further inforination apply st the Offlre.
. . . l.K. DBAKIiy,gpt,
Hsrrliiiirt, Auf. p, lets.
S. H. c WOLF'S
CLOTHING HALL.
,. No. 202 North Second Stroct, Phil'a.
CONSTANTI.V tin hand a full astattment of Ready
Made Men and Hoy's l.'lolblni and Bsnts: Kntai.k.
trr Goods, at Wholsssl. tad Estsll
Itiusry 9, icti-ftss
Select fSoclni.
MISCEGENATION.
BT I10S.ACI OTIS,
Heanllful wont, and more beautiful thouahtt
None, but tlu v Isu havelts orlriln sou-lit ;
Webster I hunted all nvcrlnvalri
Over ami over I searched it again.
,'"okc1 ,n tfi'-bookB.nnil tlMrlastlc. eiplored j
"""P'1 "licrcthelearnlnirof nrjes was ttorcdi
Fuintiti'il o'd vtti:tir. but l"ou It not there,
''houi-litl should have to eve up In despair;
TnlkeiJ with ttio Parann, but imllilnit knew he.
Couldn't flnil nut w lint the mcanlne should ha :
Out of my wits, with u patience cxpotnlud,
,... ' . ' ' "i"."'
r"ra !cn'"i. '"5' labor as ended,
Ileautiful ivr.nl, en sublime and no pretty
Cfianniiif! it w as for a r.icu littlu ditty :
.. ' '
llarninny flawing every letter.
No other word could for rhyming bo better;
founding 1 ke music's vnlumptuos strain.
Tlirilliiij my bosom nnJ linuntlnii my brain , t
Si ti t 'r than sonif. n I could not refrain
Mjarcfilnp to timl nut Its nu-anini; a;aiu,
Lexicons ancient I then did explore
Toiling through roots that I never befora
Thought to oxumin., but notbtlilnir could nnd,
(living a in. aniiu that kiiited my mind.
Ask-id a l'rofehsor, and he didn't know ;
iatisfn d learning un.iinthlu b it khow.
Went to thdotlic, about in despair,
Found an old "Coppcrh '.-nl" w nlting m th-rs.
ruthim thonueslioii, hut naught he replied,
Solemn and thoughtful ho rat ihirc and sluhid.
Soon !ii luokvil tip towards tho beautiful skies,
Tears uf deep unitulsh lvere tlllini; his i yes j
Hud of my fathers I" h-j inoiiriif.illy said,
"Whither, nil I nhcrohia nwett Liberty Ih I
"Uw'alh to nut I'reedom, and ile.itU to tin nation,
"This is the niuanlng of mlsCEciiatlon I"
Did not believe it, uud went on my wny.
Tliinklns what (Jreeley's wise puHl would say;
Culled at tils ollice therein tin Arcu le,
round li i nt in purple and linen arrayed j
riipiiani.mj witty, he talked withagraeo,
CrliiiHjniii,,' over my iiinncciit fuee :
Hpoku of his own int.lleetiial vii;iir,
Thau the old "Copper!! a.l" DcliiiR niirrh bir,i!i'r
.Meiititiuod tin w orl wilh pr. s nnption and rmor,
S.ild 't meant Mondlii iIij white man ad nigger;
M iking a race far mor'' lovi ly an I fair,
Ilarlu r a Utile than lilte pi ople arc :
troocrr, and iinblsr an I h-tt r in firm,
Heart mors v d itu ius. kind t an I warm ;
Ilosou.s of b-auty that h'avo with a pride
Nature had ever to whit.) folks iluined.
II'iIuu's or wl.' Oreeley had coined the m'vrwnn!,
Hendinii forth Joy vhcreit aennts were hoard ;
blfis.in? lh world withan.iv rav-1 itio.i,
Teaching th" pei.;i,i i.fthia nicked nati'm
All Iliu !i ii i Ii tcil of earth and cre-jtiou
i'liroiigh t!io divine work of im.ci jtiation,
Truths more midline than the .'op I revtsls,
(liaudei thin nature from mnrtnls conceals.
Nlan w.ie fust made a mulatt i or blue,
ll.-nci tn principles w uiuiit come ti.uk;
W hit'.' folks nm imt in lh.; Inn; of progression,
Therefore, the present is eli er ri Irortssion.
Lt'ok i,t tile hnppy hi lyinal pair,
Ooii midf th un dark' r th.in vthiti' people are,
Vtt tlr y were cIciIki with perii ctinn and grace,
M idtl divine of tin vvhol 1 human rac,
Tii''n, in aecor lane with Heaven's wis. plan,
lllt mil forev cr the race of white man ;
Duty to (i.id an I to civilization,
t'a'ls for a social reorganization.
Oivc u n rare w nh a liltl morj v i?or,
liive us d r.tce nil fi a littlu lULri nipper,
Hark in complexion, like Ail.nn an I Hvo.
Im; r"ss i f ll.-av. n tint .ill lio.i'tl receive,
This w ill refiuu an I enlighten the iiation--'i'iiis
is tip' in 'lining o ii.isce.jeuiti.iii.
Thin in sn'eit 1:111011 the races hhoul.f ininjH
No n.br ' fo'i.l maidins will need to lu Hingis ;
Ihch h.as a nit.' sliiuiug darkey to Inn',
Sweet as the morning, with fine woolly hair;
Tiiuu.'hl mo.t d 'llrious 10 la ly r Hn',1,
N"gro lor husband to vv .ike up an 1 Hud !
Mother fmul ui"th''rs, you know 'ti, your duty,
(live up your ilrtrliof; to soin ' n-grn beauty ;
tiivij jour lair .'aujlili rs like ..ni.-h t!i.ilsr.',
Ileautiful, lov.''y. for black men tnrbarr;
Give up the inaid.'ii so blomniii nn I hiveet,
Reared with precision an 1 iiiirtured complete,
To n ci.i'.rseil.irkey devoid of nil guci,
This will produr.' a superior racs I
Listen to i.-'isou, the llit'hiir Law plan,
Mingle 1 lh in gnu's i!i luded white man ;
Take 10 ihy liom tho dear ebony inrger,
Take to thy booin the v et s. r lit id nlggur ;
t'lierih and h'.nor the lieautiful wench,
Marry auJ love h"t r ganlless of Ptench ;
I'lll with uiulatloes.in.l uinu,'rela this nation,
Tins 111 iik mcinis 1 or mim uocvatio
mmm dime
ULOOiViSiiUHG:
Saturday Morning, May 7, 1804.
That w.h on iuquiriii(j jfourij; mintl that
asked thu rchooluiaatcr wliuro all tho fig
ures went to when thej were rubbed out.
Downright Robbery.
Wc clip thu following from a Rojuibli.
can paper to bliow tho manner the Admin
ini'i'.tion rubs and plutulcn tho loyal men
of ALirylaud of their .lave jiroperty:
Wasiunqt'N, April 21. 'ol. S. M.
ISowmaii nine here to-day, a ahailow of tiia
former self, worn nearly to death in the
vast labor ofenlisting every male slave in
Maryland of fighting ajju qualification;.
II has eleaued ".My Maryland" out, and
knocked Jiishop IlopkinV divine itietitiitiou
iulo limbo, lie raised in forty dajsi two
lull regiments of as (iti'J black troops as
can be found on tho earth lie lett no
slaves fit for military duty in Marlautl.
overran, with his squads, every enmity ;
they visited almost every farm.
The boats rati up every Mream, until
matters were obliged to hide their slaves
in tho woods, conceal them in boats, and
confine them in jails nnd houses. Ho
has not drawn otie dollar from the Treas
ury and his threo thouaat.d blaok troops
havo not cost the Government five per
cent, of what tho same number of white
troops cost Dm, in doing this work, ho
laid aaido all stylo, all form ami ceremony
went into negro churohes uirhtH, Sundays,
whenever ho could got sn audience, and
always addressed them on this, ths great
day of their balvation.
Bowman ia a Weitorn jury lawyer, and
he plead his ease with tho nsgroj; of
JfiryUnd lmot individually
THE CHANCE SHOT.
For fifteen days, wo had been crusing
along the South-eastern coast of Spain ,bt.
Iween Cape de Gata and the Rives Ebro ;
keeping a bright lookout for a couple of
brigs, one Engli-h nnd the other an Amer
ican ; which, for more than a month pail,
had been exported at Toitusa, with anna
ud munitions of war for the Carlials, who
at that time held nearly all tho mountain
passes along the terraco of Valencia, and
Catalonia.
Wo had bton instructed by the CarlUt
Commander-iii. chief, to cruise along the
coast, until tho arrival of tho brigs, to
whom we wcro to afford protection from
the ueiuerotu puardu costus, and two or
thiea heavier armed SpanUh cruisers, which
wert constantly on the alert to cut off and
oapluru, any vc.scls bound into either of
the ports hotwoen Carlhagena aud li.tr
csloii, which were nominally ttudcr a block
nth'. Our craft was a beautiful Rnltituore
built biigautino, of about one hundred and
feventy tons register, not quite so "black,
strait, aud low iu tho. water," as Ingra
ham's "auspicious looking schooners and
brigatinus," ilwciys aio ) but neverthe
less, she was a most magnificent oralt ;
and, with her armament of eight or twelve
pounds haikers, and a beautiful playing
amidship, in the shape of a long, brass
thirty-two, moiiiiNd on a pivot; together
with a picked crew of sixty brave feibw ;
the coquettieh little "Modesta," had in the
very shoit space of iiltccn dayi, acquired
a irpututiou which invaiiably tent the
Spanish eotns away before her under ev
ery inch of caiiTasr., cracking on every
thing for the noarest poit, whenever wo
hove in fight.
The commander ol the brigarr.ino, Uap-
tiin Westley Ben tier, was an American, !
every inch .1 bhilor, very good looking. !
just twenty-four years old, and as bravo,
LCtieious a soul 11s ever walked a quarter
deck, or looked a "nor'-wester in tho face.
Captain lleniier, or "West," a- he cLo.e
to be oallctl by us, who were quite familiar
with him, had r-orved for nearly two
years as a lieutenant in the SpanUh navv :
and some eighteen months previous to the !
titi.n whero my story coinmriicud, he had '
tunJe the acquaintance of a beautiful girl,
tho daughter of a )ieh old "Don at Valen
cia ; and mnior mid lhat they were en
gaged to each other. Be that as it may, it
is very certain, that one day about ihree
mouths pwvious, "West'," hid ilcmandud
leave of uhiencc for n few dajs for the
purpose of v'Mting Valencia
The Admiral of ilia Spanish fleet at
Cadiz thought piopcr to refuse tho re
qut-Rt, whi-ieupoii the lieutenant immedi
ately threw up his commisMon ; .1 ml two
weeks afterwards, he was in command of
Don Uarjos' armed brigaiino in the harbor
of Gibraltar. It wn about an hour before
sunrise of the .ixteenih day, that we tack
etl ship olos-o in under iho bold, rocky
headland of Cape Xao, with tho intention
of beating up iho coast as far as Alieant,
or perhaps Uarthagena, when it was thu
purpose of our commander lo squara away
for some one of the Balearic LlaniN, and
lay in a frcnh supply of wood, w.ntcr, ij-c.
The wind was blowiug very heavy
in tqujllri, and we were banging away at
it. under short canvass, carrying only
double reefed topsails, with three reefs iu
our huge main bail, one in tho forccourso,
and a storm jib,
I had tho deck, during tho morning
Watch, from four to eight ; aud, as I Mood
there on the weather quarter, just after wo
had gone in stays, I heard some one hail
tho brignntinc Irom 11 direction very near
ly astern, and apparently cloao aboard of
us. I leaned over tho law tnffrail, and
peered out iuto the darkness with my night
glass, but I could discover sothing, aud I
h d juet turned to walk forward, wheu
the hail rung out again loud and clear,
right astern.
"Modesta, ahoy l"
II Ay, ay !" I replied, through my
spu'iki.ig trumpet, what do you want I"
"Heave to, for God's sake ! wo havo a
tnc6sago for the (Juplain Butiner' and wish
to come alongside."
This communication was made in Span
ish ; and fearing that it might be some
trioh of tho enemy to surprine us ; I con
eluded not to Iwuv" to until I had inform
ed tho Captain of what was going on. But
I was spared that trouble, for just as I
turned to go below, that individual made
his appoarmico on deck; and tbo momeut
that he caught tho sound of the strangei'a
voico who still continued to sing out liko
a marino overboard scouted to the watch
forword, without stopping to communicate
hit ordtr to m
"Eorecastle thora I Let go tho weather
main braces, Haul in, haul in to locward 1
Round in the Ice-braces with a wall ; be
handy mou, Well, tho main-yard belay 1
Kiso the head-sheets thoro one of you.
Put your helm down my man, ond let her.
come to. So I there you are st-e-a-dy 1
Got a line ready in the lco foro-riggings
thero for tho boat
In less than three minutoi, tho Modosta
was have to ; with her main yard aback,
and in a short time n little lateen craft, of
some five or six tons,thot out of the gloom
as-tcrt and raged along upon our icc-quar
tor. As tho boot drew us alongside, a
slender looking youth clambered up by
the lanyards of tho main rigger, and leap
cd lightly upon our deck. In a moment
the Captain grasped both of the young
stranger's bauds ; and tho boy immedi
ately commcuecd some hurried communi
cation, of which, I could ouly now and
then catch a word ; as 'vapor Jmpatiale. ;'
''7io Jttgar;" Donna Theresa ;" "ic
dione)" ij't. ; from which I iuforred that
sonic onu of tho Government steamers was
at the River Hugar, near A'alcncia, and
that tome 0110 connected with her, had
been acting tho pirato ; by killing, mur
dering, or carrying off some body who
bore the name of donna Theresa. But
my gucEsing operations were soon cut
short by the Captain ; who, again shouted
to the orctv with a roar equal to a dozen,
full grown fpeaking trumpets
"Hard up your helm there 1 Squaro the
main yard, and lay oft hero lo the weath-cr-head-braccs
! Lst go there to leeward ;
round in to windward. In with 'cm, my
heartiest. So, belay!" And the brigan
tine was o!l' beforo tlie wind, heading N
E. by E., with square yards.
There was a few moment; of silence,
during which, Captain Bonner led the
young ttrangcr up to where I was stand
ing, and introduced him :
'Mr. Raymond, Don Joso Mancilla,
brother to Douna Theresa, of whom you
have often heard 1110 speak; Don Jose,
.Mr. Raymond, first lieutenant of the Mod
esta." As soon as the usual courtesise were
exchanged between tha young Spaniard
aud myself; the Captain aid to me very
quietly, although I could sec that ho was
a good deal excited.
"We'll turn out oil rccfe-, and st,t top
gallant sails, sir I"
I was astonished, and ventured a re
nioiistrancQ : hundcr," said "''Cap
tain Bonner, yu'll p'tch both masts slap
over the bows, if you put all that sail on
to her in this gale,"
"Can't help it, tir; let 'em go. I'ack
the dimity on to her and make her travel."
"Ay, ay sir;" and iu less than ton
minutes, tho topsail yarns wero mast
headed, topgallants-sails set; tho reefs
turned out as the mainsail and fore-course ;
and tho little beauty did travel fame. By
this time it was daylight, and as tho Cap
tain turned to pass below with his young
guest, ho addressed mc again as follows :
"You will pipe to quarters ; eir, and
clear ship for aciiou. Sco both btttcrics
shotted, but hold on with tho long gun till
I come on deck ; I wish to shot hor my
self." In the course of another half hour,evo
ry preparation was mat'c to engage an en
emy provided thoro had been ono in
sight to engage and just as every thing
was got snug, tho Captaiu rc-appcared on
deck, and his first words wero to myself.
"How ia she going, sir!"
"Eleven and a half, largo, sir," tho
same time looking aloft, at the top gallaut
masts, which were showing a disposition
to 6crapo an acquaintance with tho flying
jibboon. "Eleven and a half!" said Captain
Beuncr, "that wont do ; sho must hurry
along faster than that. We'll sot the roy
als, and weather fore-top-mast, and top
gallant nun' eaila, sir."
I did'nt say anything ; but I though
that Captain West' Banner was crazy, or
very near it. However, I put tho addi
tiunal canvass on to hor and then proceed
ed to heave tho log.
"How many U sho going now ?"
"Thirteen large, sir."
"Well that's bettor j" said tVc young
ootnmandor, p icing the quarter-deck fore
and aft, almost at a run, and tubbing his
hands as if he was delighted at tho rate
we wero driving the little Modesta throug
the water.
liver sinco day light, a heavy bank of
dark vapor had hung upon tho surface of
the water down ahead of us, completoly
shutting in tho horizon in that direction,
no that if there had boon fifty line of bat
tlo ;hipi within five oiilai of us, we eould
not hT of b them
But just as tho Kim eamo up, tho fog
bank lifted up from tho water, and direct
ly, the look-out on tho foro top gallant
yard sang out; "S-o-i-1 hoi"'
"Whero away I" shouted tho captain
"Square down ahead, sir," replied tho
look-out "a Spanish steamer, clasa to,
sir."
Before tho look-out had finished this
latlcr part of his information, the captain'
anil myself stood together on tho forecas
tle with our glasses leveled on tho stran
ger. 'J'hcru she was about four miles off
direotly iu our course ; a respectable sized
man of war steamer, laying liovo to wait
ing for us to run down ; and juit as we
had got tho range of her, the gorgcour bat
tl ensiu of her most Christian majesty
Isabella I., blew out at her peak ; and a
Moment afterwards, one of the weather
guns was discharged, telling us very plain
ly, that she was prepared for us.
"That's her I" said Captain Denner, as
he leaped down from tho heel of tho bow
spirit, "tho very customer that I am after.
My affianced wife, Mr. Raymond, Douna
Theresa, the sister of yonder boy, is cu
board that steamer sto:en from her home
last night, by tho wretch ho commands
your vessel, Don Fustin Rufitio. Tho
villian thinks to convey her to Barcelona,
where helpless, and without friends as sho
needs must be, he would drag her to the
altar, and force hor to a detested marriego
with himself.
But you will stand by me, and eo help
mo God, I'll rescuo her from the fiend,
though I were obliged to tear his vile heart
from his worthier body. Take in sail,
ir, as soon as possible ; nhilo 1 with a
half dozen of the erew, clear atvay aud
shoot the long gun."
By the time that we had got the briga
tiuc under short working canvass, wo had
nctred the steamer so much that wo were
within point blank rage of a gun,liko tho
ono we carried amidships; and our lit
tle clipper was hovo to, dead to windward
of thu steamer, and just comfortably out of
reach of her medium eightcens.
"Como here, Raymond," said the cap
tain, who with his coat and his hat oil-,
was working away at tho big gun, liko a
stevedore, "I wish you would sin this
piece ; I have heard that you aro a capi
tal shot, aud I want you to wing that fel
low, i cuu cdioot a guu to a charm, but I
am not tho best niarksraui in tkr world.
Xow, if you can knock ono of that fellow's
wheels off, wo shall havo him completely
at our mercy, aud he'll toon haul down
the red and yellow bunting. You sight
the gun aud I'll staud by with the lanyard
of the lock, to fire tho moment that you
givo the word."
I Hunk off my pea jacket, aud com
menced sighting the gun, but it was very
much liko shooting a swallow on the wing
with a rifle she would not stand still long
enough for 1110 to get a sight. At last, I
got a chance, and sung out ; on the instant,
our thirty-two spoke her "good morning"
to the Spaniard in thunder tones, and the
recoil sent mo a waudering until 1 brought
up again the weather rail, whero I made a
grab aud held on, waiting (or the smoke
to clear away, bo that I could sco what I
had done.
Directly tho steamer becauo virjsible.wo
scon discovered that I had'nt hit her
wheel ; but I had hit liotnnthing else. My
shot had hit hor funnel, and carryed it
away smooth and clean, abeut four feet
fiom tho deck.
"Thunder and lightning, what a shot 1"
aid Captain Rentier. "By heaven, Ray
mond 1 I don't believe you could hit a tcu
acre wood lot set upon edge."
"I. could hit ono of the trcos through, if
it was as big as that fellows smokc-pipc.
What say shall 1 try him again, tir I"
'Yes, Yes! hear a hand, anil but no
hold on there conies hU colors down !
What does it moan ? There sous his sig
nals of distress too I Bo alive, here, ev
erybody 1 Wo must run down and find out
what the trouble U."
In fifteen minutes, wo wero alongside of
the steamer, which wo found to be on fire,
aud finking radidly.
I had got a better bargain of my shot,
after all, than the captain had given mo
credit for. The thirty-two, unbeknown to
mc, had been doublu shotted, and while
one of the shot cut off the funnel, as wo
havo already seen, iho other passed through
tho steamer's hull, as ;hc roio on a sea,
and capsized her furnace, had set her on
fire, and then went out throagh tho lee
fide below the water line.
Wo had barely time to rescuo tho Span
ish crew, beforo tho steamer wont down ;
and we immediately hauled our wind foi
Tortosa.
Captain Bennor was so well pleased
with tho recovery of his Therea, and the
destruction of the steumor. that hu treated
the Spanish captain, Don Fustin Rufino, il
not altogether as h would a brother cer
tainly much better than ho deserved.
About six month aftur this little affair
happened, tho young commander of the
Modesta was married to the beautiful
Spanish girl, and abaudoncd the Carlist
cause, he settled down on a magnificcut
estate given him by his wife's father, near
Valencia.
Popping tho Question. 1 The next day at tho time appointed
Wo have board of mauy cases of ''pop- 'I'f young man dismounted at tho door of
pin" under very singular circumstances 1,10 house of his new made friend, and waa
the eccentric the abrupt, the business liko heartily welcomed. Thu hour before dm
the silly, and hundred other styles, Of nor was consumed iu looking over tho farm
the eccentric, we would cito tho case of a te young man admiring its keeping, and
well known merchant, who onu day dining 'bo old approving of the scnsiblo and
at a friend's house, sat next to a lady who practical remarks of the younger, when tho
possod rare charms of conversation. Tho , meal announced, and thu .three young la
merchant did not possess this faculty in a j dies and their mother were introduced.
very rare degree, but ho could do that ( They were all introduced. They wore all
which is next best, ho could appreciation 1 the old gentleman had said fino girls,
which he endeavored to show by tho fol
lowing mode of action ;
"Do you liko toast, Miss B !"
"Yes," responded tho lady, slightly iur
prised at the question.
"Huttered toast !"
"Yes-"
'That is strange ) so do I. Lot as get
married."
There cannot bo much doubt but that
thu lady was taken slightly obtok, a fact
that did not prevent tho marriago from
coming off in a month afterwords, nor the
accession of the lady to one ol tho finest
establishments in tho city.
As a specimen of tho abrupt, we shall
; cite tho oasc of a gentleman who had re
tired from business at tho ago of forty
and built him a beautiful house, deter
mined to enjoy life to the utmost, One
day a friend was dining with him, and
slid, half-jokingly.
"You have everything here lhat the
heart can desire but a wile."
'That'll true. I must think of it,"
said he ; and th"ti relapsed into a silence
for a few minutes, at the end of which tiroo
he arose, b''t'ged to be excu'ed for a shoit
j time, and then left the room. Ho suized
I his hat and wont instantly to a neighbor's
! and waa shown iuto a parlor wilh the in-
J formation that neither the mastor nor
the mistress wero ut home. He told
tho serviut that hi wauled neither, aud
1 requested lhat the housekeeper bo sent to
him. Sho came, and tho gentleman thus
1 .i.i 1 1
uuuiciihu net ;
"Sarah, I hove known you for many
years and have just been told that I want
I a wife. You arc the only women I know
j that I should be willing to entrust my
1 happiness with, aud if you agree, wo will
j be inat tutly married. What is your an
i swer."
j Sat ah knew the man that addressed her
aud knew that his offer was serious and
, wcll-w(qighcd as though consided for a
, year; and she answered him iu the samo
spirit.
"I agroo."
"Will you bo ready in an hour."
"I will "
''I shall rsturn for you at that time."
Which he did, the gentleman who hail
suggested the idea neenmpaning him to the
clergyman's. .Many years have pdssed
since then, nnd neither party has neeu any
cause to regret tho abrupt proposal aud
acceptance.
Of the business style wo may cito a eaEe
related to u-t, which wo know for a true
one. A oung man who had succeeded to
the ill kept and badly cultivated, though
really valuablo farm of an undo saw at a
glance that two things wcro r.cccossary to
enable him lo succeed ; first being a wile
to take charge of tho woman's department,
and tho second a fow thousand dollars to
stock it with. Ho could nut help thinking
to himself that, possibly, these two great
aids to his happiness nnd prosperity might
bo had together, and yot without attempt
ing to put his matritnouial and financial
ideas into practice, ho allowed them haunt
him contiuually.
Wilh this upon his raitid our farmer etar
ted upon a horseback journey to a distant
part of tho country, aud upon his return
mado an acquaintance upon the road, in
in the person of an old gentleman who was
jogging the samo way. Tho companions
dined together at wayside inn, aud frator
nizod pleasantly, during which tho young
man opened his heart to the elder, telling
him all his plans and aspirations, when the
old gentleman addres cd the youngor;
"1 rather liko you uiy friend, nud your
houest way of telliug your story, aud il
you will come aud sco mo I shall be glad.
I havo thrco daughter all as good girls as
overlived. Now, perhaps, one mayle
the very ono you ore looking for ; ifso, I
will do my best toward making the balance
of the matter ugitcablc. Ride over and
seo mu to-morrow, tako dinner nnd stay iu
the afternoon, which will givo you a fair
chance to see them and judge'"
Tho young man instantly agreed to
the proposal, making ouly one condition
that the young ladies should not bo informed
of the naturo of hia errand. This wsi
agrnd to and tfcoy leparatad
but the younger, rosy-cheeked, blue-eyed,
and laughing-faced, charmed the farmer
especially. The dinner, over they once
more walked out for n chat.
"Well how do you liko my daughters !
was tho old gentleman's first quostion.
"They-arc all nice girls, very nico!"
said the young man thoughtfully.
'And which of them do you liko best,'
was the nest question.
'The youngest, Kate, she is charming,
and if I am to bo your sin in law,you must,
give mc Kate !'
'Thi3 will never do to take tho younge3t
nnd by all odds tho prettiest, said the old
gentleman seriously.
'I must havo her or none,' was the re-spon-o
spoken decidedly.
'How much money did ynu Bay you
wanted V
'Five thousand dollars will put my farm
in excellent order, and make it worth
twenty thousand to morrow. I must have
five thousuud dollars.'
'1 11 give you the sum with either of the
other girls,' said tho old man, positively ;
but I will only givo you three thousand
with Kate.'
"Then I may as well go to my homo
Five thousand I muH have I havo set my
mind upon it.
'And I have just as strongly determined
to do only what I have said," was the old
gentleman's reply ; so I suppose the mat
ter is at an end. However, wo will bo
good friends, and you must tomctimea run
over aud see mo.'
Thus ended (ho conferenco and they
parted. The young man mounted his
horse, and rode down toward the road,but
just as he was about opening tho gate,
stooping from his saddle, iho laughing
faced Kate sprang through tho shrubbery
to save him tho trouble.
'Can't you accept my father's terms!"
"Yes, by George I will, if you say bo 1"
wan the instantaneour response.
"Then como over to-morrow hioro tell
o'clock a:;d tell him eo," and the girl van
ished liko a fairy amony the leaves
The young man rodo slowly homo, but
hn was on baud next moruing, accordiug
to bidding, and married tho fair Kato in
two months after.
Treatment of C norp. We copy tho
following urgrstion from Hall's Journal
of Ilealtn, in relation to tho treatment of
this di-caso. Prompt application of tho
remedies prescribed may save many an in
infaut that might otherwise die from ne
glect iu the incipient stages. "Croup is an
iuflamatiou of the inner surface of tho wind
pipe. Inflammation implies heat, and that
heat must be subdued, or the patient will
inevitably die If prompt efforts are made
to cool tho parts in tho case of an attack
of croup, relief will be as prompt as it is
surprising and delightful. All kuow that
cold water applied to a hot skin cools it,
but all do not as well kuo.w that hot wa
ter npplied to an inflamed akin will as ccr
taiuly cool it off. Iu uco the application
of ice-cold water with linen cloths or
almost boiling water with woolen flannel,
is very efficient in tho euro of croup.
Tako two or three pieces of woolen flannc'
or two fold, largo enough to cover th
whole throat aud upper part of tho chest
put theso into a pau of water as hot as iho
hand can bear, and keep it thus hot, by
adding wi'tcr from a bo ling tea kettle at
hand ; let two or three of tho flannels bo
in hot water all the time, nnd one on the
throat all tho titno, wilh n dry ono cover
ing tho wet one, so as to keep tho heat in
to eotiio extent, thu flannel should not bn
so wet as to driblo the water, for it is im
portant lo keep the clothing as dry as pos
sible, nnd keep up the process until tho
phlegm is loose, the child easier, nnd
hegins to fall asleep, then gently wrap a.
dry flrnnel over tho ono which is on, ho as
10 cover it up entirely, and tho child is
avcd. When it wakes up both flannels
will he dry.
S3- Why is a newspaper liko a tooth.-
brush ! D'ye givo it up t Bccauso every
body should have ono of his own nnd uot
borrow his neighbor's.
t2r Cannon liks locomotive go off with,
tendor behind'