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'lO EFFIE.
1!V IIKR ADMIRER.
Ever gentle—ever smiling—
First in grace, and heart, and mind,
Fairest fondest, most refined;
In thy every turn beguiling ;
Ever modest—ever showing
More of gold and less ol dross,
Surely, surely, nought should cross,
Hopes with bliss so overflowing.
In thy smile my hopes are growing,
In thy hand my fortune lies;
Valuing no other prize,
Every oilier wish resigning,
Round thy love my lite is twining.
Do Careful of Small Tilings.
Irving, in his life of Washington, dwells
on particularity with which the great hero
attended 10 the minutest affairs. The Fa
ther of his country, ns his correspondence
and account-books will show, was •' careful
ol small things," as well as of great, not dis
daining lo scrutinize the most petty expen
ses of his household and 1 his even while
acting as chief magistrate of the first repub
lic in the world. In private circles in tins
eity, tradition preserves numerous anec
dotes of this characteristic, which ifnecess
ly we could quote.
The example ot Washington in this re
spect might leach an instructive lesson to
those who scorn what they call " petty "de
tails. There are thousands of such individ
uals in every community. We all know
more or less of thorn. Yet no man ever
made a fortune, or rose lo greatness in any
department, without being careful of "small
things." As the beach is composed ol grains
of sand, so the ocean is made up of drops
of water, so the millionaire is the aggrega
tion of single ventures, often inconsiderable
in a mount. Every eminent merchant from
tGirard and Astor, down, has been nnlod for
hisaUniincn to details. Tew distii-g:...-■■he I
lawyers have ever practiced in the courts
who have not been remarkable fora similar
characteristic. It was one of the most stri
king peculiaiities of tho first Napoleon's
mind.—The most petty details of his house*
hold expenses, the most trivial facts relating
to his troops, were, in his opinion, as wor
thy of his attention as the tactics of a bai
lie, tho plan of a campaign, or the construc
tion of a code. Demosthenes, the world's
unrivalled orator, was as anxious about Ins
gestures or intonation, as about the texture
of his argument or his garniture of words.
Before such great examples, and in the very
highest walks of intellect, how contempti
ble tho conduct of the small minds who de
spise small things.— Plul'a Ledger;
THE CAMELS. —The Galveston News says:
"We visited Parson's wharf on Tuesday to
witness a feat ol strength performed by one
of Mrs. Watson's camels, of which there
were near a dozen on the wharf, of all sizes
and ages. The camel loaded was one of
the largest. Upon the word of command
being given, the cantel lay down, ready to
receive the load, which consisted of 5 bales
of hay, weighing in the aggregate over 1,400
lbs., which was firmly bound to a pannier
placed upon the animal'shump. Upon the
utterance of command by the native keeper
the animal rose without any apparent extra
effort to his feet, and walked off in a stately
manner along the wharf and through the
city. We are informed that the same camel
had I,COO lbs. placed upon him, with which
enormous weight he easily rose. The ani
mals are exceedingly tractable, snd seem to
possess much affection for any one who
treats them kindly, as an example of which
Mrs W lnbiM.o.l ll>-4 —— -f tW._, -
pretty while one, which she had petted,
would always kiss her when she went with
in kissing distance, which fact wo really
thought proved the animal to possess an ex-
cellent taste, as well as an affectionate dis
position.
Lovs MAKING. —The site of the following
passionate scene was the sea-shore, on !
which they were walking in autumn. Gen
tleman-— <: Well, miss, the long nnd short of,
it is this: here 1 am—you can take me or
leavo me." Ludy—(scratching a gutter on !
'the sand with her parasol, so as to allow a j
little salt water to run out of one hole into
another) —"Of course, I know that's all non
sense." Gentleman—" Nonsense IBy Jove,
it isn't nonsense at all 1 Come, Jane, here
1 am ; come, at any rate, you can say some
thing." Lady—" Yea, I suppose 1 can say
something." Gentldman—" Well, which j
is it to be; take me or leave me?" Lady—
(very slowly, and with a voice perhaps
hardly articulate, carrying on at the same
lime her engineering works on a wider
scale) —"Well, 1 don't exactly want to leave
you."
A VOUNO lady alighted from a stage coach,
when a piece of ribbon flew into the coach.
"You have left your beau behind," saiilia
lady passenger. "No, 1 have not, for he is
gone a fishing," replied the innocent dam- j
sel.
BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1859.
CATS—A HMiD MllltY-
These arc animals about which every in'
dividual has his or her peculiar notion. —
Some don't like them at all, and some are
very fond of them as domestic pets. When
this is the case, the question becomes sim
ply one of taste—some preferring black,
some grey, some tortoise shell, and so on
through the infinite variety of which the cat
genus is composed. In the annexed in
stance, the Jaucy of tho lady must undenia
ble, have been for a "yaller cat, with brass
buttons."
Mr. and Mrs. Hall have resided in Alba
ny for some time. Their home was former
ly in Michigan. Mr. Hall is a gentleman of
full habits, and a strong passion for duck
shooting—this accounts, perhaps, for his
having bagged Mrs. Hall. Mrs. Hall is a
bright-eved middle aged woman who floes
not like to be "left ulone." She is subject
to fits of nervousness and runs with the idea
that the more solitude you have in a house,
the sooner it becomes haunted. Mrs. Hall
is a very agreeable woman has a magnifi
cent eye. and talks "fluidly," as Airs. Mala
prop would have said.
So much for the general appearance of
Mr. and Mrs. Hall.
Not long ago Mr. Hall imprinted a kiss on
Mrs. Hall, and told her he was going a
shooting on Long Island, and would be ab
sent from homo a week. Mrs. Jlall burst
into tears, and said such a long separation
would be the death of her. Air. Hall said,
"Pshaw!" and concluded the speech by
promising to bring her a hundred dollars
dress form Stewart's. Airs Hall was molli
fied. In consequence of this. Air. Hall re
paired to his office to right up the cash book,
and give clerks such advice as would keep
their morals sweet for die "coming week."
During Mr. Hall's absence at the office, Airs.
Hall busied herself in filling his 6atchell
with a few necessaries for the tramp. In
the collection were two shirts, four dickeys,
six handkerchiefs, two pair of socks, a bot
tle of cough medicine, a pair of razors, one
lather brush, and a broken cup. Hr. Hall
returned to the house, fixed himself up, and
about Gi o'clock started for the steamboat.
When Hall left home, he intended to stay
a week. Instead of that, he only stayed
one day. On arriving at New York he was
overtaken by a sore throat of such severity,
that physician said he must instantly return
home, as a week's duck shooting on Long
Island would lead to an early funeral in Al-
Jbany. Air. Hall took tho advice, and 011
Tuesday returned 011 the Hudson Rivet
Railroad. He catno up in the OP. Al.train,
and got home about loj—He was met 011
tho stoop by the house dog, who wagged his
tail, and, when the door was opened by the
servant girl, accompanied him up stairs.—
Air. Hall found Airs Hall still up arid dressed.
Airs. Hall was surprised at Air. Hall's sud
den return, and hoped nothing had happen
ed. Air. Ilall said, "No, nothing serious—
only a 6ore throat that a litllo care and hope
bound would soon overcome " Airs. Hall
said she was rejoiced, to hear it, and gave
Air. Hull a kiss that reminds him of old
times.
Just then, the dog Carlo went into the bed
room and commenced barking.
"What is that dog barking at, my dear!"
"Can't say, unless it is that distressed cat
that has annoyed us all the summer."
"Not that yaller cat that I tried to kill last
week V
| "The same, I suppose "
I "But how could he get into the bed room?"
| "Came in off the back shed, I presume.
I saw him there just before ten. He will
go away in a moment."
| "Go away ! not by a long shot. Give me
my revolver, and I'll blow his brains out."
| "Not for the world, my love. Don't bloody
the carpet. Eaise the window, and call
Carlo away, and he'll go away himself."
i "1 don't believe in any such an arrange
ment, Mrs. Hall. I've been after that cat
about three months, and I am now determin
ed to blow its brains out, blood or no blood!"
j Mrs. Hall tried to dissuade him, but it was
without effect. Mr. Hall was resolved to
kill tho cat, and he would do it, As Mrs.
Hall would not "touch a pistol for the world,"
Mr. Hall went to the bureau and got it him
-1 coif JTninng avcmtnoil IKo IOO.J, onl ,1
justed the caps, he advanced towards the
bed room, preceded by Carlo, who poked
' his nose under the bedstead, and gave a
' yolp that wakened tho baby, the nurse had
in the next room. Mr. Hall leaned over on
his hand, and by this means enabled him
self to see as far under the bed as Carlo did.
Mr. Hall gave one look, and then asked Mrs.
1 Hall whether "that yaller cat wore a blue
: coat with brass buttons?"
I Mrs. Hall gave a screech and lost her rea
son and Mr. Hall told the "yaller cat to
come out. The "yaller cat," he obeyed
j the order, and "when he did so, he was dis
covered to be an "old mouser," who keeps
a lumber yard not far off. The "yaller cat"
fell on his knees; and he said he would ex
plain matters in the morning. Mr. Hall
said matters explained themselves—in proof
of which, ho ordered tho "yaller cat" to
"take Mrs. Hall by the arm, and leave the
house." The "yaller cat" did as he was
ordered, and thus finished up the business
for that night. What will not bo fully known
until Court meets.
THE remark having been made that it
would become the fashion to wear short
dresses, Mrs. Partington made a remark
that whether fashion said so or not, her dres
ses were always short, for she never had
but two at a lime. What a marvel of do
mestic economy and sweet wisdom that wo
man is! Isn't she !
Curious Attack of Ants.
One morning, during my residence in
Trinidad, 1 observed an uncommon number
of chasseur ants crawling about the floor of
the room. They did not crawl upon my per
son, but it was surrounded by them. Short
ly after this, the walls of the room became
covered by them, and next, they began to
take possession of the tables and chairs. I
now thought it necessary to lake refuge in an
adjoining room, separated only by a few as
cending steps from the one we occupied,
and this was not accomplished without
great care and generalship ; or had we trod
den upon one we should have been summa
rily punished. There were several ants 011
the step of the stair, but tliey were not near
so numerous as in the room we had left;
but the upper room presented a singular
spectacle; not only were tho floor and walls
covered like the other room, but the roof
was covered also.
The open rafters of a West India house,
at times afford shelter to a numerous tribe
of insects, more particularly the cockroach ;
but now their destruction was inevitable.—
The chasseur ants, as if trained for battle,
ascending ir. regular, thick files to the raf
ters, and threw down the cockroaches to
their comrades on the floor, who, as regu
larly marched off with tho dead bodies of
cockroaches, dragging them away by their
united efforts witli amazing rapidity. Eith
er the cockroaches wore slung to death 011
rafter, or else the fall killed them. The
ants never slopped to devour their prey, but
conveyed it ail to their store house. The
winward windows of the room were glass,
and a battle now ensued between the ants
and jack Spaniards, on the panes ol glass.
The jack Spaniard may be called the wasp
ol the West Indies; it is twice as large as
a British was, and ils sting in proportion,
more painful. It builds its tiest ii. trees and
old houses, and sometimes in the raliers of
a room. The jack Spaniards were not quite
such easy prey, for tliey used their wings,
which not one cockroach had attempted.—
Two jack Spaniards, holly pursued 011 the
window, alighted 011 the dress of one of my
children. In an almost inconceivable short
time, a party of ants crawled upon her
frock, surrounded and covered the two jack
Spaniards, and crawled again to the floor,
dragging off their prey, and doing the child
no harm. From this room, I went into an
adjoining bed chamber and dressing-room,
and found them equally in possession of
tho chasseurs. Topened a large military
chest of linens, which" had been qjuc.'i in
fested; for 1 was determined to take every
advantage of such able hunters; I found
the ants already inside ; 1 suppose that tliey
must have got in at some opening of iho
hinges. I pulled out the linens or. the floor
and with them hundreds of cockroaches not
one of which escaped.
Wo now left the house, and went to tho
chamber, built at a little distance; but these
also were in the same state. 1 next proceed
ed to open a store room at the other end of
the house, for a retreat; but to get the key,
I had to return to the under room, where the
battle was now more hot than over; the anls
had commenced an attack upon the rats and
mice, and strange as it may appear, they
were no match lor their apparent insignifi
cant foes. They surrounded them as they
had the insect tribe, covered them over,and
dragged them off, with a celerity and union
of strength, that no one who has not watch
ed such a scene, can comprehend. [ did not
see one mouse or rat escape, and I am sure
I saw a score carried off in a very short per
iod. I think it was about ten when I first
observed the ants ; and about twelve the
battle was formidable; soon after one o'clock
the great strife commenced witli the rats
and mice, and about three the house was
cleared. In a quarter of an hour more the
ants began to decamp, and soon not one
was to be seen within doors.— the!ekes of tlic
J Vest Indies.
TREASON IN PETTICOATS. —An Irish journal
gives this incident of the late conspiracy in
the south of Ireland: "Last evening the
Fetchard police escorted into Clonmel a
young, lady like, and extremely delicate
gaii, named Ann Walton, and had her
committed to jail on a charge having writ
ten seditious letters—one, in particular,
which, we understand, constitutes the head
and front of the offending, written 011 the
20ih inst., and calling on her majesty's forces
to 'rebel and mutiny,' as the languago of
tho committal expresses it. Inquires made
at the jail have failed to elicit any informa
tion respecting the position and connections
of the prisoners. To all appearance, the
accused is highly respeclablo and intelli
gent. We may mention, en that
rumors touching her sanity aro freely ob
tained."
CLEAR AS MUD. —An editor had a bottle
of London Duck Gin presented to him, and
after drinking the Hole of it, he wrote a 'no
tice' of the article. Here is a specimen ol
the style :—■
"Here's to the ladies and other branches
af business [hie] in and around town —and
especially the Messident's Pressage, Men*
ingtott Washument, etc , all of which may
be had cheap at tho Huck—Drook—llrook
and Duck store of Dininger's old London
Dock Gin, for S>2 a year, if payment is de
layed until the end of the Cablantic Able."
A WITTY man, who lived in constant fear
of bailiffs having absconded, one of his ac
quaintances asked what the reason of his ab
sence to which he replied, "Why sir, I ap
prehend he was apprehensive of being ap
prehended, and so left to avoid apprehen
sion !"
Truth and Right tL'-J ar.<l our Country.
Singing Conducive to Ilcnllh.
It was the Dr. Rush that sing
ing by young ladies whom the customs of
' society debar from many kinds of healthy
exercise should be .cultivated, not only as
I an accomplishment, but as a means of pre
j serving health. Ho particularly insists that
| vocal music should never be neglected in
! the education of a young lady, and states
j besides its salutary operation in soothing
j tho cares of domestic life it has a stili more
i direct and important effect. " I here intro
! tluco a fact," says Dr. Rush, " which lias
| been subjected to me by my profession—
! that is, the exercise of tho organs of tho
! breast by singing contributes to defend them
very much Irom diseases to which climate
. and othercauscs expose them. Tho Germans
are seldom wish consumption, nor
' have 1 ever known more than one case of
( spitting blood among them. This, I believe,
; is in part occasioned by the strength which
; their lungs acquire by exercising them fro-
I quently m vocal music, which constitutes
J an es-enliul branch of their education."
"The music master of an academy," says
Mr. Gardener,"has furnished me with auob
| servalton still more in favor of this opinion
Ho informs mc that lie has known several
instances of persons strongly disposed to
consumption, restored to health by the ex
ercise of tho lungs in singing." In the new
estnblishmeut of infant schools for children
of ihree or lour years of ago, everything is
taught by the aid of song. Their little les
sons, their recitations, their arithmetical
countings, are all chanted : and as they feci
the importance of their own voices when
joined to gellior, they emulate each oilier in
the power of vociferating. Tho exercise is
found to be very beneficial to their health.
Many instances have occurred of weukiy
children, of two or three years of age, who
ooulil scarcely support themselves, having
become robust and healthy by this constant
exercise of the lungs. These results are
perfectly philosophical. Singing lends to
ekpand the chest, and thus increase the ac
tivity and powers of the vital organs.
All's WclftiiaTuuds Well.
There ho comes again—that miserable,
dirty, ragged vagabond, Ned Western. He
is generally dry and hungry, and cold—cold
even in the warmest weather, lie always
claims to bo; and the ngue-liko shiver of
i his limbs confirms his assertion. But Ned
is in luck this morning—absolutely rich.—
lie's got half a loal of sialo bread under
I Ins ifim, a *><>rt*br7fi j.~*- yny n per m" old
shoes, and a long-necked bottler, in the pock
-letof a tattered old coat. There lie is, com
fortably fixed up now. Really at home, seat
-1 cd on tho curb-stone and his back up against
the elrn tree. Ned deliberately draws forth
the long necked bottle,throws his head back,
and apply liio vent to the hair girt orifico
under his no e, ho points tho boltlo up to
ward tho sun, as though ho were nil astron
omer observing a transit of Mercury. There
lie gr,"s—off into a morning siesta. He'll
be poorer when he awakes, for you observe
a wandering pig has breakfasted off his half
loaf of Oread, and rooted tils bottle out into
the middle of the slrcct for the next passing
wheels to crush. He may bo feasted in
fancy, for in his maudlin dream, ho is try
ing to take a bite out of that loose brick.—
Fifteen years ago, we saw Edward Western
dashing along down this same street, guid
ing a pair of most magnificent matched
grays, and seated beside his young and
lovely wile in a splendid carriago. Rum
| and the sheriffs hammer have scatered his
, inheritance, his broken hearted wife is in
her grave, and Ned Western is there tho
! vagabond and companiou of swine, as you
| see Him.
The Ilomc Journal lias picked out of an
English paper an extraordinary paragraph
which some enterprising person in those
| parts may find suggestive. Mrs. Alleff was
j prosecuted by Mrs. Laverson for an assault;
j and in tho course ol the proceedings the
| plaintiff Laverson, gave an account ofher-
I self. She said she was a loib.es' thcoralor or
J'uccpainter. For a fee ol five guineas she nt
i tends a lady going to a party, improves her
complexion, hair and teeth, and supplies all
deficiencies. This trade, according to the
woman's statement, brings lier in not less
than eight hundred pounds alerling a year,
and what it enables her to afford may bo
inferred from the fact thai tho cause ofae*
tion arose out ol a dispute about a lodging
she had taken in Bond street, at the rent of
three guineas a week. I-everson boasts of
having all the crowned heads amongst her
customers, not excepting Her Majesty,
whose patronage sho pretends to enjoy.—
She says she lias preparations for making
complexions white or red at pleasure, and
carries about beauty for sale in a small box.
POTATOES THEN ANUNOW.—In 1587, "Vir
ginia potatoes," as they were then called,
wore just begining to be known, and the
sweet potato was cooked and eaten in a
manner quite different from that pursued at
the present day. AII old writer says of them:
"They are used to ba oaten roasted in the
ashes; some when they ho so rosted infuse
them, and sup lliom 111 wine ; and others, to
give them the greater grace in eating, do bod
thorn with prunes, and so eat them. And
likewiseothersdressethem (being first roast
ed) with oile, vinegar, and salt, every man
according to his own taste and liking; not
withstanding howsoever they be dressed,
they comfort, nourish and strengthen the
bodie."
'MOTHER,' said a little boy, ' I'm tired of
this pug noso ; its growing puggor and pug
ger every day.'
A Model (icnllcman.
He never broke a bank. He has never
been known to dress up as a jockey, or try
practical jokes 011 water men, or empty
flour bags 011 chimney sweeps. He shuns
crossbarred trowsers, horticultural scarfs,
overgrown pins, and can wear a waistcoat
without a cable's length of gold chain round
it. His linen is not illustrated, but beauti
fully clean. He never does a "little dis
counting," nor lends his hand to "flying a
kite."
I lis aversion for the gent is softened py
pity. lie can look at a lady without the
aid of an eyeglass. lie allows the perioral
er to talk louder than himselt at the theatre,
and does not spring on the stage if there is
a row at the opera. He abhors a lie as he
does a sherilps officer. He is no prodigal
of oaths, and is equally sparing of perfume,
lie does not borrow his English from the
stables, and never puts his lips through a
fashionable dreary course of lisping. He
is not too proud to walk, or to carry ar. urn
brella if it rains, and never waltzes with
spurs after supper, even in uniform. Ho
never bets beyond his means and is not fond
of playing high at cards. He never ruined
a young man—to say nothing worse. He
bows scrupulously, even to an inferior.—
He never shrinks from I. O. U,, nor is ho
afraid of a bill, nor seized with a sudden
shortness of money at a sight of an old
friend, whose coat is not so young as it
used to be. lie never proved his cowar
dice by fighting a duel—giving satisfaction
always in a more gentlemanly way. He
pays for his clothes, disdaining to wear his
tailors in consideration; valuable introduc
tions. Ilis horses, too, are his own, and
not purchased from his friends by a series
oi profitable exchanges. He is not madly
attached to billiard roooms, nor is lie seen
at Casinos. Ho locks up his conquests in
his own heart, and his love letters in his
desk, rarely disclosing either to his most
intimate friends. He does not bully his
servants, nor joke with them, nor cut a man
because his father was in the Irade. Ho is
not obsequious to a lord, nor docs lie hrng
to the skirts of the aristocracy, knowing
that a man's nobility does not depend en
tirely upon his title, however old and un
stained it may bo. He travels to enjoy
himself, ntid docs not attempt to crush poor
foreigners with gold or pride. He values a
thing not by its price, but by its real value,
and docs not blush to drink beer when ho
in tlilraly- tin ilunn ni ti.:..U ,;„i
Ilis reputation to keep Into hours, to pull
down sign boards, bait policemen, and be
siege toll-keepers during the night, lie
has no such violent love for door knockers
as to induce him to coliect them, lie is
not facetious with waiters, or given to
knocking down cabmen byway of settling
a lare. He is not alraid o! laughing if lie is
amused, even in put-lie, or if handing down
ail old lady with a turban to dinner, or danc
ing with ills wife, lie likes quiet, but does
not hate children, and thinks a seat in the
house of commons not worth the bribery
and the continual riot. Ho was never the
hero of any wager, riding, running, racing,
rowing, eating, or swimming, and does not
know a single prize fighter. He is fond of
amusements, but does not install himself at
the Opera every night, because it is fash
ionable. He follows the races, but goes
down without a dog cart or a key-Bugle
lie is unobtrusive in iiis dress, and very re
tired in bis jewelry; and lias an antipathy
for a while hat with a black band, and all
violent contradictions either in dress or con
versation. He is generous, but does not
give grand dinners and expensive suppers
to persons he does not know. He lends
money; and, if lie borrows any ho has a
strange practice of returning it. Ho rarely
"speaks his mind," and is very timid of
rushing into a quarrel—of husband and wife
especially. Ho is a favorite with the lad-es,
but does not put too much starch into his
politeness, or too much sugar in his com
plimenls. In matters of scandal he is
dumb, if not exactly deaf; as to rumor, lie
only believes ono half, (the kinder half, too.)
of what lie hears. His golden rule is never
to hurt the feelings of any one, or to injure
a living creature by word or deed. Alibis
actions, an rns sentiments are snapcct to
that noble end; and lie dies as lie lives,
' sons peur el sans reproach." This is the
model gentleman.— Punch.
THAT BIG NEGRO, who eloped wilt farmer
Judson's daughter from Pontiac, michigan,
a short time ago, made an attempt to visit
her last week. With this intention he went
to Pontiac, but intelligence having been re
ceived of his movements' a large crowd as
sembled at the depot for the purpose of re
ceiving him in proper style. The rumor is
that they intended to hang him. He made
himself scarce when he ascertained how
matters stood, and has not been in that lo
cality since.
A priest was called upon to pray
over the barren fields of his parishoners.
He passed from one enclosure to another,
and pronounced his benediction, until he
came to a most unpromising case, lie sur
veyed its sterile acres in despair. •' Ah !"
said he, " brethercn—no use to pray hero
—this needs manure !"
A LADY beating a tune OP. a table, asked
another, if she knew what she played 1 "I
do," answered she, "you play the fool."
A WAG on seeing a gobbler trying to swal
low a cottou string remarked, "that was the
fcut attempt to introduce cotton into Turkey."
THE ELOiEMNT.
They locked mo up in an upper room,
And took away the key,
Because I wouldn't marry one
That never suited me.
They did not know the female,
Or they had clearly seen
That locks were never made to keep
A girl of seventeen.
Tliey had a gilded cage in view,
Ami thought the bird secure,
Surrounded by tho guard of power,
And every awful hire.
They never thought of counter plots
In any one like me.
And liltle knew what I could dare
For love and liberty.
They wanted me lo "marry rich,"
Unmiiicltul of tho means—
To couple mo with wealth and age
While I was in rny "teens."
Not being otherwise "engaged,"
No coaxing could prevail,
For I prelerred to plfense myself
And wouldn't bo "for sale."
The night was dark, the window raised
How could I answer NO?
When that might be ihe only chance,
And Charley teased me so.
A railroad station being near,
A carriage waiting by—
And such an opportunity
What could 1 do but ily.
Not being fond of solitude,
It had for trie 110 charms,
While 1 could knot a silken cord
To reach a lover's arms.
"Resolved therefore," I would not stay
To be imposed upon,
So, while tliey thought they had me,
1 was "going—going—gone."
DIPLOMATIC CONSEQUENCES OF A SNOW-8A1.1..
—A letter from Smyrna, addressed to the
I'rrsse d'Orient, contains the following ac
count of a quasi-diplomatic dispute between
the consuls of Austria and Russia apropos of
a snow-ball:
"Children, we know, are accustomed to
amuse themselves with snow-balling, and
one of these missives has been the cause of
an unfortunate event which is to-day the
subject of general conversation A youth,
attached as a domestic to the service of M.
Jean Fillipuzzi, director of the Austrian post,
was amusing himself with other children
in throwing snow-balls, when one of these
innocent projectiles struck the cheek of a
child ol M. Ivanoll, Cousul-General ol Rus
sia, who was on the Held of battle. After
cries and tears from the child, Madame
Ivanoll made a complaint to Madamo Filli
puzzi who, in her husband's absence, ex
i ;i run liveliest regrets Tor what had
happened. Rut some seconds afterwards an
ohlcer Irom the Russian consulate, obeying
the orders of Madame IvanhofT, entered M.
Fillipnzzi's house, and, in spite of the most
energetic protests, seized lho servant boy,
and brought him to Madamo Ivan off, who
chastised him, teado him a prisoner at the
consulate, and then transferred him to the
government prison. On hearing these facts
M. Fifiipuzzi addressed to his consul, the
consul of Austria, a demand for the release
ol the child, and satisfaction lor the violation
ol his dorriicil. 'l ite Russian consul refus
ed this satisfaction, and the relations be
tween the two consulates were broken off
in the most peremptory manner. The af
fair had been submitted to the respective
ambassadors at Coiis atilinnplo. Meanwhile
Mr. lilunt, the Rritish consul, has caused
the culprit of twelve years, who happens to
bo an lonian subject, to be set at liberty.
Such are lho consequences of a snow ball!
A VKRY singular and painful shooting case
transpired last Monday morning, in New
York, a man havingshot his own servant
girl through mistaking her'for a burglar. It
appears that Mr. Barnard, a pawnbroker in
Third avenue, heard at five o'clock a noise,
which he interpreted as proceeding from
burglars, but which was caused by the ser
vant girl raking out the grate preparatory to
making a lire, in the room underneath where
ho slept, and which contained the safe in
which were deposited gold watches, jewel
ry,and other valuable property left in pledge.
Securing a revolver lie raised up a window,
and seeing, as ho supposed, a burglar in the
act of-escaping out of the window under
neath, fired. The ball took effect in the
neck of his servant girl, who had protruded
iitn Item! uui ot the wlmtuw to fasten the
blinds back, Her injuries are believed to be
mortal, although she was alive last Monday
evening.
A WAG was one day speaking of two of
his acquaintances who had gone, West,
where the new coiners were usually attack
ed the first seasoi: with the ague, and said
he— .
"Neither of these two men will be afflict
ed."
"Why not?" inquired a bystander.
"Because," was the reply, "one of them
is to lazy to shake, and the other wou't shake
unless he gets payed lor it."
AN absent minded editor, having courted
a girl and applied to her father, the old man
said : "Well, you want my daughter.—
What sort of a settlement will you make?—
What will you give her? "Give her?"re
plied the editor, looking up vacantly. "Oh,
I will give her a PLTF." " Take her," re
plied the old man.
AN Irishman and a negro wero fighting,
and while grasping with each other the
Irishman exclaimed, You black devil, cry
enough. 11l fight till I die." "So I does !"
sung out the darky. "I always does. '
WHY is a young lady just returned from
boarding school, like a building committee'
Because she is roady to recetvo proposals.
[Two Dollars per Annum.
NUMBER 5.
A Story by Lnmnrtine.
In the tribe of Neggdah, there was a
horse whose fame was spread far and near
and a Bedouin of another tribe, by name
Datier, desired extremely to possess it.—
Having offered in vain for it his camels
and his whole wealth, he hit at length upon
tl.o following device, by which he hoped to
gain the object of his desire. He resolved
to slain his face with the juice of an herb;
to cloth himself in rags; to tie his legs and
neck together, so as to appear like a lame
beggar. Thus equipped, he went to wait
for Naber, the owner of the horse, who he
knew was to pass that way. When he saw
Naber approaching on his beautiful steed,
he cried out in a weak voice, 'T am poor,
stranger; for three days I have been unable
to move from this spot to seek for food. I
am dying; help me, and Heaven will re
ward you." The Bedouin kindly offered
to take him up on his horse and carry him
home; but the rogue replied: "I cannot
rise; 1 have 110 longer any strength left."—
Naber, touched with pity, dismounted, led
his horse to the spot, and, with g-eat diffi
culty*) set the seeming beggar on his back.
But no sooner did Daher feel himself in the
saddle, than he set spurs to the horse and
galloped off. calling out as he did so "It is
I, Halier; I have got the horse, and 1 am
oil with it." Naber called after him to stop
and listen. Certain of not being pursued
he turned and halted at a short distance
from Naber, who was armed with a spear.
"You have taken my horse," said the latter.
"Since heaven has willed it, I wish you joy
of it; but I conjure you never to tell any one
how you obtained it." "And why not?"
said Palier. "Because," said the noble
Arab, "another man might be really ill, and
men would tear to help him. You would
be the cause of many refusing to perform
an act of charity, lor fear of being duped
as I have been." Struck with shame at
these words, Daher was silent for a mo
ment; then springing from the horse, return
ed it 10 its owner, embraced him and invit
ed him to his lent, where they spent a few
days together, and became fast friends for
life.
FROM UTAH—BIHGHAM YOUMJ CONTUMA
ctous.—The Sail Francisco Bulletin has Utah
dates to November 29.
j Says the Bulletin correspondent:
"Three unsuccessful attempts were re -
i cently idade by Marshal Dotson and his dep
uties to serve a sttbpimta upon Hrigham
oting, requiring bis attendance before the
| court as a witness. 'The first time the Mar-
I sltal went to the house, he was told that
I Rrigham was not at home : but the second
and third times, the gates in the high stono
; wall which surrounds Rrigham s house were
: shut ill his face, and he was positively de
nied admittance, although lie stated his bus
iness and demanded admittance in the name
ol the United Slates. It will now bo neces
sary for the court to issue an attachment
requiring the marshal to lake Rrigham's
hotly, sud compel his attendance before the
court; and if lie still refuses to allow the
Marshall to approach him, it will become
necessary to call upon the army for assist
ance."
FEMALE BLANDISHMENTS. —An act was in
-1 traduced in the English Parliament,in 1670,
I mat ••all women,ot wnatever age, ranK,pro
i fession, or degree, whether virgins, maids
; or widows, that shall, from and after such
I act, impose upon, seduce and betray into
' matrimony, any of his majesty's male sub
| jects, by scents, paints, cosmetic washes,
artificial teeth, false hair, Spanish wool,
; iron stays, hoops, high-heeled shoes, bols
tered hips, shall incur the penalty of the
laws now in force against witchcraft, sor
cery, and like misdemeanors, and that the
marriage, upon conviction, stands null and
void."
" WORDS, words, 1" says Hamlet, dispar
agingly. Rut 'Jod preserve us from the de
structive power of words ! There are words
which can separate hearts sooner than sharp
words—there aro words whose stings can
remain in the heart thro' a whole life. There
fore, think always before you speak, and
speak in love, or be silent.
CHILDREN. —The real object of education
is to give children resources that will endure
asfongas life endures; habits that time
will ameliorate, not destroy : occupations
that wiil render sickness tolerable, solitude
pleasant, age venerable, life more dignified
and useful,and death less terrible.—Rev. Syd
ney Smith.
IN Cincinnati, the other day, a Wisconsin
cranberry dealer, who wished to get a check
cashed, but hatl no one to vouch for his in
dentity, exhibited his name inscribed upon
that classic garment, bis shirt, whereupon
the banker was satisfied' and paid over the
money, and Wisconsin went on his way
rejoicing. -
THE New "Orleans Delta declares that,
while New York is in a fair way to go to
tlio tlo"s, Now Orleans is on the highroad to
prosperity. New York, if Drought to the
hammer at the present time, in the opinion
of the editor, would not pay the mortgages
that cling to her, while New Orleans is en
tirely free of debt.
IT IS the opinion of a western editor that
wood goes further when left out ol doom
than when well housed. He says some ot
his went half a mile.
WHAT is the difference between a young
girl and an oltl hat?' Merely a difference of
tiino—one has feeling and the other ha*
felt