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BT JOHN G. SAXE.
There' many an excellent Saint .
St. George, wiih his dragon and lance ; ,
St. Paterick, so jolly and quaint ;
St. Vitus, the mudI of the dance ;
' St Deiini, the saint of the Gaul ;
St. Andrew, the saint of the Scot
Butlonathan, the youngest of all,
Is the mightiest saint of the lot !
i He wears a most serious face,
Well worthy a martyr's possessing ;
. But it isn't all owing to grace.
But partly to thinking and guessing;
- In sooth, out American saint
Has rather a secular bias,
.And I never have heaid a complaint :
, Of bit being excessively pious I
' He's fond of financial improvement,
And is always extremely inclined
To be starting tome practical movement
For mendiug the morals and mind,
Do yon ask me what wonderful labors
St. Jonathan ever has done, '
To rank with his Calender ueighbors?.
' Just listen, a moment, lo one : . '
One day when a flash in the air -
Split his meetins-horrse lairly asunder, -Qooth
Jonathan, 'Not I declare -.
They're dreadfully careless with thunder !'
So he fastened a rod to the steeple,
And now,when the lightning comesround,
He keeps it from building and people, -.
By running it into the ground '. -
Reflecting, wiih pleasant emotion, .
On the capital job he had done. , ; .
Quoth Jonathan, "I have a notion : r
Improvements have barely begun : r
If nothing' created in vain, . ..
As ministeri often inform us, .
The lightning that's wasted, 'tis plain,
Is really something enormous V
While cyphering over the thing,
u At length he discovered a plan
To catch the Electoral King,
V And make him the servant of man !
And now, in an order!) way,"
' He flies on the fleetest of pinions," ""
And carries the news of the day
I All over bis master's dominions !
One morning, while taking a stroll,
He heard a logubrions cry.
Like the shriek of a suffering soul.
In a Hospital standing near by ;
- Anon, such a terrible groan . .. , t , .
Sainted St Jonathan's ear, ! f
.That his bosom which wasn't of stone,
2i .Was melted with pity to hear.
That night he invented a charm
50 potent that folks who employed it,
In losing a leg or an arm,
Don't suFer, but rather enjoy it ! - ;
A miracle, you must allow,
As good as the bet of his brothers'
And bleated St Jonathan now
Is patron of cripples and mothers !
TheQ's many an eicellent Saint,
St- George, with his dragon and lance ;
St. Paterick, so jolly and quaint ;
51 Vitus, the paint of the dance ;
St. Dennis, the saint of the Gaul :
St.'Andrew, the saint of the Scot; '
But Jonathan, youngest of all,
Is the mightiest saint of the lot !
THE ORPHAN GIRL.
" ; James Carter was poor, yea, very poor.
Left an orphan at an early age he was cast
upon his own resources, lor friends were
few, and day after day he would set forth
with his pack upon his shoulders to dispose
. of his good. To a passer by, the face of
James would have been merely glanced at,
without a thought whether it was handsome
or not,but to a close observed of human
-rature, it would have seemed marked with
the traeea of - beauty. His drees was not in
lie I fashion of the day, for poverty had
bounds which he could not pass, bnt his
garments, were nevertheless in a stale of
neatness. To those who knew . James it
iwas a matter of surprise, how, under bis
weight of misfortune his heart was bo light.
"Ilia voice could be heard . at night singing
come scraps of old tongs ; though his lot
was humble, a smile was ever on his lips.
His lif was indeed lonely ; there were no
Voices of affection to greet him in tones of
fondness, when at eight he arrived home
weary and faint ; he had no bosom to which
to confide " his sorrows ; but there amidst
the loneliness of his humble hut, ' his years
were passing in dreariness and. sorrow.-. It
is easy for those who dwell in large houses,
and who are surrounded with every comfort
10 be happy and gay ; bet to maintain a
Iighi "heart amid the gloom and' darkoess of
! poverty is heroism, let the worjd say what
jt.will. . ; - .
It was a lovely day in summer, as James
took his pack and wended his was through
he slreeta of the city. . It had been" to him
an unfortunate day,' for at" every- door he
"stopped he was met with a cold , reception,
lirid the cry of "want nothing to day,"., ;
With feelings of disappointment - be turn
ed his weary steps., homeward, meditat'f-g
'on his way of; the coJd, charities of this
world. On passing through a miserable al
ley, ISe abode of the vicious and the unfor
tsaate, his ears were saluted with the cries
'of poverty, and "the blasphemous epithets
cf crime. There was one liltla. girl who
Wnck M attention by her tender years and
her r-?2?r9 araents. -Wcriher notic.
BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA
peddlar's face, or; was drawn towards him
by the ties of some magnetic influence, we
know not.; but certain it is that she ap
proached him, and in a voice so soft and
gentle that it might have been breathed in
to angel's ears, said ; . ; f
'Kfnd sir, oh ! have pity, and give me
a home. I am an orphan, and have no
place to lay ray head.?'
"Poor thing," thought James, "and she
is an orphan," and then he thought of his
loneliness and his own friendless state.
"But I am a man," said he, "and have
strong hands and a strong heart, but .his
poor girl is weak, feeble, and unable to con
tend against the streams of adversity. If I
leave her, it may be to degradation," and
he shuddered even at the thought. ,
"Just one penny, sir, to buy a biscuit !"
exclaimed the child, in tones of sorrow.
"Oh! I am so hungry," and she. laid her
emanciated hand into that of James, and
gazed up into bis face.
."Poor girl," said James, as he handed her
some money, "are you huDgry 1"
. "Yes,'' replied the girl, in an artless to ie,
"and sad too, for I have no father or moth
er. I am a beggar and an outcast."
"What is your name, my little girl," and
so kind were the tones in which the ques
tion was asked, that she crouched closer to
his side and answered, "Kate, sir." ...
For a moment, and only for a moment,
he hesitated, then taking her hand in his,
bis face became illuminated with - noble
purpose. .
"Does no one have a kind word for you,
Kate V. he asked. "Is there no one to love
you V
"Not one," answered the child timidly,
but when mother died, she told me to be a
good girl, and the father who dwells above
would love and protect me, and now He is
the only one who loves me." ,
The heart of the man . was touched ;
memory carried him back to his own moth
er and her teachings, and taking the child
in his arms, he kissed her pale thin cheek,
and in a voice choked with emotion, said :
"You 6hall go with me. Yes, you shall
be the light of my poor hut, until you grow
to be a woman, and I will be to you as a
father. So come along.
- James Carter was a happy man ; he had
Pdone a good action, and his conscience ap
proved of the deed. They reached the
nouns it was not built in modern 6tyl,
nor was it replete with every comfort and
convenience, but it was sufficient for the
happiness of two loving and thankful hearts.
Here we are," he cried, "now make
yourself happy. . Come, let me wash your
lace, and then we will eat some supper."
That night James Carter was the happi
est man in Baltimore. He had now some
thing to love, and he thanked God for giv
ing in his loneliness, such a companion as
Kate the orphan. .
From that day there was a great change
in the outward appearance of James. He
became more tidy, and all wondered at the
sight; his house was kept in order, and he
look great pains in having everything ar
ranged properly. He sent Kate to school,
so that she might be educated, and well
was he repaid for all his kindness, as he
met the smiles of the lovely girl. He bad
a home to which he could come with the
anticipation of meeting love and veneration,
and it was with a cheerful heart that he
wended his way to his abode.
As Kate grew up, his bucinesg hegan to
increase, and he knew that God had sent
him a double share (or her sake.
"He had cat his bread upon the waters,
and it had returned to hiin." He at length
opened a small store, and painted his name
on a board in front, and felt far happier
than the "merchant princes," on the wharf.
Kate grew up beautiful, talented, and lov
ing, and as James gazed upon her his heart
throbbed with an undefined sensation as he
saw that in many ' respects 6he was like
him. Every smile she gave him, every
kind word she spoke fell upon his heart
like heavenly mnsic, and he watched her
every action with a jealous eye.
Ten years flew , by upon the wings' ol
time, and James Carter was a man of high
standing in Baltimore. Kate now expand
ed to the full grown women; nature had
lavished her beauties not only in outward
appearance, but alao endowed her with In
ward grace and virtue. Her eyes were soft
and blue, as if they had stolen their color
from the sty of Italy f har lips were like
the coral brought .from, the, depths of the
ocean, while her mouth appeared like a
rosebud cleft with pearls. ' As James gazed
upon her he ' would wonder if she would
ever leave him, but the thought was so
painful to contemplate that he turned away
from the subject. He was in love. , The
fame of Kate's beauty had apread through
out the city ; her protector was rich, and of
course the was an heiress. The butterflies
of fashion thronged around, but to all she
was the came, giving favors or preference
to none; there waa one who by his perse
vering attentions, hoped to gain the prize
cay he was certain of it for was be not
rich"? r . ; . ; : ;
. Frank Hardy, the exqnisite, the wealthy
man jroold often request Kate to accompa
ny him to one or the other ot the various
places of amusements, but in word of cold
politeness she always refused. ' James no
ticed hiVattentlonsand his heart was griev
ed ; he knew that ahe was ; beautiful, and
he was ten years -her'Eenior, but fetill he
loved her yes, he felt It ' " " T
One evening young Hardy came to the
house, and after chatting awhile gave ber
"I wish that fop would go elsewhere,"
said Kate, "as for me I am sick of him."
"And pray why, dear Kate V
"Because it might happen that I should
fall in love with that stupid fellow."
"And so you prefer some other husband
than him."
"Yes, indeed, one that I could love," and
as she spoke she raised her beautiful eyes
to his face.
The heart of James Carter began to throb
with hope at these words, and taking her
hand he said
' "Conld yon love one whose every tho't
is of you 1 Could you be content to share
my lot?"
' "James, dearest James, am I not dream
ing? And yoa would wed the poor or
phan, who brings you nothing but the holy
love of a pure heart?"
Here her feelings overpowered her, and
she wept upon his shoulder. James press
ed a kiss upon her lips. Was he dreaming?
Ah, do ; it was reality too blissful but for
angels to gaze upon.
The storehouse of his memory was un
locked, and the scenes of other days came
forth before his view. Once he was poor,
lonesome, and wretched. God threw a
poor orphan girl in his way; his heart was
touched he took her home, clothed, fed,
and schooled her, and this was his reward.
He had grown to be a refined and honored
man, and Kate, a pure virtuous, and beauti
ful woman. The ways of God are indeed
not our ways. Many men would have
seen in the peddlar's act but an increase to
his misery ; but the wisdom of the Most
High had ordained that the blessing came
with the burden. Looking to no reward
apptoval of a good conscience, he under,
took his deed of charity, but Providence
now blessed him beyond his expectations ;
and as he pressed the young girl to his heart,
and calling her "his own, his dearest Kate,"
his heart experienced the happiness which
angels feel in their mansion of glory.
"Mr. Carter, I think it high time that
Kate was getting married." : Thus spoke
young Hard, a night or two after the above
scene. '
"Just my opinion," quietly replied Car
ter. '
"And I must let you know," said the ex
quisite, "that I intend to propose to her;
you have no objections,' I presume."
"Not if Kate conseuts."
"Well, I do not think she will refuse ; it
will be as agreeable to her as to you. I
can keep her in fine style."
"Very agreeable, no doubt," and James
chnckled.
"You will, of course, do ihe right thing
by her, Mr. Carter that is give her a liber
al settlement t
"When she marries, she shall have my
all."
"Well, now, I always said you were a
good hearted soul. You will come, of
course,' to see as, as we will be delighted
to see you."
"I think I shall stay at home," replied
James, "for yoa see, my wife will be lonely
without me."
"Your wife ! why, who is 6he ? and
when is it to come off?"
"One question at a time, if you please
she is Kate the time next Tuesday. You
shall receive an invitation."
"Kate !" exclaimed the surprised exqui
si e, "why, is it impossible ;" and then he
looked at his fine clothes, as if any woman
could refuse their owner.
"Impossible or not, come next Tuesday
night."
With muttered curses, the young man
left, while James enjoyed his discomfiture.
They were married the rich merchant
and the beautiful woman, once the poor
peddlar and the destitute girl. .
Everybody blessed them, for he had kind
words to all, and she tended to the poor
and the needy.
Prosperity had not obliterated within
their hearts the recollections of their young
er days, the cry of the unfortunate was ever
met with the open hand of charity.
The poor friendless boys who came to
James for assistance were never cast away,
for he remembered his own loneliness ; the
youthful minds of young girls, trembling
upon the threshold of vice, ever met in
Kate a kind teacher, a warm friend, and a
loving mother, for 6he knew full well the
want of a friendly voice. Heaven smiled
upon them, and bright, smiling eyes were
lifted up, and little voices lisped out "Fa
ther," "Mother."
Verily, verily, charity bringeth it own re
ward. A Domestic Scckk 'Henry, dost thou
love me, dearest ?' 1 'Why asketh thou
Helenora V 'Not that I fear an answer,
dearest Henry dost thou love me?' 'Ask
the stars if ihey love to twinkle,' or the
flowers if they love to smell, or the rose to
bloom. Cove you ! Aye as the birds love
to warble, or breeze to waft its balmy in
fluence why asketh thou roe, delight of
ray heart ?' 'Because my soul is grieved ;
care has overcast the joy which once spread
sunshine over my face ; anguish sits upon
me brow, and yet your Helenora knoweth
not the cause. Tell me, my aching heart,
why droops my soul has mutton riz ?'
'No, my Helenora thank the gods ! No !
but my credit's fell. Watson from this day
forth sells meat for cash.' Heienora faints,
screeches and falls into her husbands arms,
who, in the anguish of the rcoment 'seizes
a knife and stabs himself over the left.
COUNTY, PA., WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 5, 1860.
Speech of Mr. Breckinridge at Frankfort.
Mr. Breckinridge delivered the following speech
at Fravkfott, Kentucky, in reply to a demon
stration of welcome by the citizens, on his
return home, on the 18th ult.
Fkllow-Citizcns: I thank yon out of the
fullness of a grateful heart for this cordial
welcome to my home. 1 feel, fellow-citizens,
the impropriety upon an occasion like
this of doing much more than returning to
yon my cordial and grateful acknowledg
ment for your kindness. Terhaps, however,
I may be allowed here in the midst of my
old District, and surrounded by my neigh
bors and friends, on the soil of Kentucky,
to make one or two explanatory statements,
and forbear on this occasion to enter into
any statement or argument in reference to
the circumstances that occurred at Balti
more, and which resulted, unexpectedly to
me, in placing me before the country for
the office of President. But I think it due
to you and myself to say, that being cogni
zant of all those facts, having observed all
those transactions, having pondered care
fully over them, having consulted with my
friends, unconscious altogether of being
animated or sustained by a hot ambition, I
feel that the position 1 occupy to-day is
right. Great cheering 1 feel that I could
not have shrunk from it without being false
to my country, false to myjriends, and false
to myself. Consequently I accept the nom
ination, with all its responsibilities. To
those who take advantage of the position
of a bilent man to heap upon him execra
tions, I Bay pour on, I can endure. Ap
plause. 1 leave it to others to explain more
fully the facts and circumstances of this
nomination. Perhaps, also, I may be al
lowed to 6ay that the claim, that I stand
before the country as a sectional candidate,
cannot be trua, whether reference be had
to the number of the States which co-operated
in the nomination, or to the character
ot the principles which animated them.
When you find the Democratic organization
aided by large conservative elements of
other parties in all the Southern States, and
in those two Slates upon the Pacific Ocean
which have been so far removed from the
contest of the Atlantic and Mississippi Val
leys, that their judgment as to what is sec
tional ought to be conclusive, and when
you find a majority of the Democratic or
ganization of the State of Pennsylvania, and
a supposed majority of New Jersey, Con
necticut and Massachusetts, with large an,d
imposing organizations in all the other
States, co -operating, how can such a nomi
; nation properly be called sectional ? A ma
jority of the States of the Union sectional,
and at war with the principles upon which
the Union itself is founded 1 Fellow-citizens,
as lo the charge that the Convention lo
which I owe my nomination, supported, or
that I myfelf am tainted with a spirit of
disunion, how absurd to make a response
to a Kentucky audience, and iu this old
j District, too ! I am an American citizen a
Kentuckian, who never did an act or cher-
ibhed a thought that waa not full of devotion
to the Constitution and the
nion who
feels as you do upon this subject. But per-
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haps it would have been better, both in your
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UCUall (1UII 111 UilllG, II X uau A&iuatu iw u
( spond to the sentiment !
Fellow-ciiizens, this is, perhaps, the last
lvA tltnt 1 Ti 1 1 Kiva on nnrtrlnnittf fit cut?
anything
in mr nniahnnrn ana friend: dnr
ing the pendency of this canvass,
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therefore, I shall enter into no argumeuts
upon the particular topics of the day, per
haps you will pardon me for making two or
three observations, which, it seems to me,
should commend themselves lo all parties
everywhere. Fellow-citizens, we live under
the best Government on earth. We are the
, ouy country in the world where the exper
rtpmnnttratprl that free institutions
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a large area of territory, and be consis-
tent with public order. It has been demon-
strated, in our case, for the first time in the
history of the world. How are we to pre-
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serve these institutions ? How are we to pre
serve intact the double form of government,
State and Federal, that has been handed
down to us by our forefathers? My answer
is that we can only do it by clinging with
unfaltering fidelity, unwavered by policy, to
the Constitution they bequeathed to us. I
hold that fidelity to the Constitution of the
United States in all its parts, and in all its
obligations, is the condition of the Ameri
can Union, and its perpetuation. That Con
stitution was framed and transmitted by the
wisest generation of men that ever lived in
the tide of times. It may be called an in
spired instrument. It answered them at an
early day. It has answered our purpose.
It is good enough for our posterity to keep
it pure.
- The moment we do that, we change the
character of our Government. The moment
we violate one principle of the Constitution
for policy, that moment it ceases to be the
Government our fathers gave us, and when
once we have drifted away from the land
marks ot the fathers of the Government,
we may find that the system of government
has been changed. What an two or three
of the fundamental principles of the Con
stitution ? I assert without fear oi success
ful contradiction anywhr re, that the great
fundamental principle .underlying it, is the
Equality of ihe States o the Union. They
were equal and independent sovereigns be
fore that instrument ;waa framed. It was
framed to preserve alid certainly not to vio
late this equality. This Government is a
confederation of equals,., and the very mo-
citizen and another, you discriminate be
tween one description of property recog
nized in one State, and that in another, that
very moment you change the character of
the Government, that moment you destroy
the equality of the States and their citizens,
and that moment you degrade one portion
of the confederacy, and it becomes a union
of some States and some provinces.
Now, fellow citizens, growing out of this
doctrine of the equality of the States, which,
in the abstract, no man will deny, rose the
duty of the Federal Government to protect
the rights of citizens, and their property,
everywhere within its jurisdiction, whenev
er it shall be proper and necessary to do 60.
Under the fhg of the Union the citizens ot
Massachusetts. Michigan &Verrnont had the
same rights,no mo reno less,as the citizensof !
Kentucky, Louisiana and Texas. That prop
osition is indisputable. I forbear to apply
it; but I lay it down as a fundamental idea.
Another fundamental idea is the diaassoci-
ation of Government from every system of
religion or tar.h. J nis is given us Dy me j
Constitution. Happily for us, no serious j
attack is made upon it now, in any quarter.
The Government is also charged with the J
preservation of order. Ihen it we associ
ate and maintain these fundamental princi
ples, freedom irom religious tests, tne amy ;
of Government to protect the citizen and j
his property recognized as such, and the :
equality of the States of the Union, and the j
equality of the rights of the citizens in j
their persons and property, we never can j
go wrong. Ana we nave a cnart oy wnicu
we may ever steer in smooth water and
over placid seas I hold these principles as
a portion of those of which I stand to-day the
representative. I believe these principles
are essential to the continued existence of
this Union upon the principles upon which
it was originally framed. I believe that by
adhering to them the freedom of our con
federacy will long continue, and the Union
ot prosperous and happy States be preser
ved. Then let us do it. Let us look each
for himself upon (his question. Fellow
citizens, why not adhere to the principles
which every man in the ommonweaitn, :
by their voices and votes, declared, a year
ago, were principles of the Constitution ? j
Fellow-citizens, I find, however, that be-
trayed by your kindness, 1 am wandering j
into saying more than I intended. My lips J
from this time forth are of course sealed. 1 j
have laid before you principles which I
believe to be essential to our peace and our '
Union. I pass that question over to Ken- j
tucky. I pass il over and place it in charge '
oi her patriotic sons, it is now lor Ken
tucky herself to determine and ascertain her
own sense of her own rights in this confed
eracy. I feel, fellow citizens, that personal
considerations are entirely out of the ques
tion. Men upon this occasion are nothing
more than the light dust in the balance.
The great cause of the Constitution and
the Union is everything, and if another
were in my place, and I had a voice to
speak, and was free to canvass this Com-
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Kentuckians! prove that you are not degen-
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erate 6ons of the men of ninety eight. As-
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woow say come wane your eiumoering
anaraida ornnca fnnr linn npart c-c h k A mil
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I ...... . n qmnU r. , ! j rf iKa rTfnrinita fl 1 r-f
that 60 oft has braved the battle and the
breeze, and with linked shields and daunt-
less steps, follow it once more to its noblest
victory. I speak thus, not lor myel:, Din
for the Constitution of my country, and the
rights ol my State. Fellow-citizens, I again
return you my most cordial thanks for your
kind aud hearty welcome.
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wh.le in his study, that a party was the
P"' "S his fe"ice-
The reverend gentleman laid down his
t i l. ' I . : . r f n l f
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I) is eyes, as ne aonneu nis oiacit coai anu
thought a few good words of advice that he
would give the conp'e, anxious to be made
one.
Upon entering the parlor, he encountered
an old lady, and a young lady, and her beau.
The old lady spoke as follows:
"I wish yon to marry my daughter and
her feller," displaying much more agitation
and excitement thau the parties most inter
ested. "Certainly I am happy to see you. Al
low me to look at your certificate." ,
The young couple complied with the
request.
The reverend gentleman glanced over
ihe document, and a look of disappointment
appeared upon his face.
"Hallo !" tho would be bridegroom ex
claimed. "Nothing burst, 1 hope ?"
"I ra sorry to inform you that your cer
tificate is informal, and consequently 1 can't
marry you until another is obtained."
"But, Mister," cried the lady, can't you
half marry um for to-night, and to-morrow
werll get a new certifikit and make it all
right. It will be a dreadful disappointment
to the young folks!"
Thst have failures in London, sometimes
that exceed anything ol the kind in this
country. A shoe-dealer in that city, who
was supposed to be doing "a nice, snog Ut
ile business," having failed, his liabilities
were discovered to be 250,000, and his as-
sets $250.
Governor Snyder and Pat. .
Governor Snyder, the Governor of the
Keystone State, was silting comfortably in
his parlor at Selins Grove, his rural abode,
the cares of State sitting lightly on his breast,
for be had just left his dinner-table and felt
at peace with all the world, when a knock
was beard at the front door, and Patrick O'
Hannegan was ushered into the presence of
the good-natured Governor.
"Guvner Snyder, I suppose," said Tat,
with an attempt at an elegant bow.
"So I am called ; pray be seated, and tell
me what I can do for you to-day." .
Pat cast a look around the room, rubbed
his knees as he sat down on the edge of
the chair, and after a few moments' hesita
tion he began ia this wise :
"Wa'al, Guvner, it's about six years since
I came till this country, and I've been a
livin' all that lime up there on Lycomin'
Creek, and I thought it was about time I
was goin' home till the ould country, to see
my poor ould mother, God bless her ! be-
fore ehe die8 and all my ouM friend& there.
and 8Q j-m on my way yoa 6ee. aml j
thought, as I l-.ad heard people talkin' a :
great jeai aD00t Guvner Snyder, and what !
a great Guvner he was, that I would call
and pay my respects till him " Here Pat
took a reatj and began again . Ard eo n
be goln to pniiadelfy, and a good long step
it is lo go afootj and lhea jrjj go tQ Nevf
York, and go aboard a ship, and sailed till
ould ire!and, and here he took a long look
at the 8ideboard sparkling with its well-filled
decaniers when I see my ould mother, and
all my ould friends, I'll tell them how I
called on the Guvner of Pinsylvany, and
how he was mighty polite, and give me a
gas, cf brandy to drink his Honor's health."
The Governor took the hint, and filled a
glass, which Pat emptied as toon, saying
"Your good health, Guvner, and long life
till ye, and all your kith and kin 1"
Down sat Pat again, and after answering
a few kind inquiries of the Governor, he
rose and spoke : "Wa'al, I 'spose I most
be movia'. I'm goin' from here to Phila-
( delphia, and it's a long step to go afoot, and
fronri tnere y g0 New yorkj and tlien
y 0 aboard a ship to ould Ireland and
there j.jj teli au my ond friends that here
j cal!ed on ,he greal Guvner of Pinsylvany,
and be gira me tw0 giasses cf brandy to
dririk his Honor's health."
Tne Governor was caught, and poured out
tjie 6eCoiid glass, which loosened the other
end o( Palg longue and he went over Ihe
rigrr,arole again, ending with three glasses
of- brandy !
''Ah' said the Governor, ,fbut you have
not had three glasses !"
Pat was all cut up and cut down by this
unexpected answer, lie pushed his fingers
through his hair, dropped his lower jaw,
and looked like a deeply wounded "gintle.
j man" as he was. A happy thought hit
I him, and brightening up he said, "But you
would'nt have me tell my ould mother a lie,
would ye ?"
The good Governor was melted for a mo
ment, and the third glass passed from the
I sideboard into the longing bosom of ihe
dry Irishman, who drank, and thus began :
"A thousand thanks, Guvner ! the saints
; b,eg(J an(j U;e yirgm kape y0n ana g,Te
you long l.te ana plenty ot sucn Dranay as
, lhi vour Honor! and I'll be coin' to Phil
adelfy, and it's a long way there afoot, and
then "
The Governor cou'.J 6tar.d it no longer,
! but half laughing and half-mad at the impu -
dence cf iHt and his own readiness to be '
coaxed, he showed his guest to the door,
and told him, a3 it was so far to Philadelfy,
he had better be making tracks in that di
rection without any more delay.
Advsnttke or as Artist. The Sierra
(Cal.) Citizen frays that Taylor, an artist,
! u'sni nni in sketch the mRT-ufieent scenerv
- a
. u.t
and while ,n the mountains the battle broke
h,S PoeU" and TJV' lTo'f
, ing down, he was confront by a body of
I .at.a.t.n(f In-line arm havintr frit..: - on.
' . L ... A V- ...
. L ... A V- ... n r.An o n .1 eVijit nf Kvr 1 rt A
whites ; turnin
another course, he wa
peppered by the regulars, who took him
for a redkin. The deuce of it waa to get
to camp, each party firing at him on 6ight.
Reaching a high bank, he was again bhot j
at by Indians, and leaning down he dis
lodged a big 6tone, which rolled after him,
until, the rock having blocked up a hallow
place, Taylor crawled under and stayed
till midnight, when he reached camp, after
running the further risk of being shot by
ihe setutries.
Tub patriot John Adams, it is said, was
designed for a shoemaker, like his father
One day Deacon Adams, his parent, gave
him some uppers to cutout by a pattern
that had a three-cornered hole in it, by
which it had bung upon a nail, and it was
found that he had followed the pattern ex
actly, triangular hole and all. The Deacon,
upon seeing this, declared that John wasn't
fit to be a shoemaker, and so he concluded
to make a lawyer of him.
A Patlandjer, rangling in the rain, was
observed lo keep his line under ihe arch of
a bridge. Upon being asked the reason, he
replied:
"Sure, and won't the fishes be crowdin'
there to keep out of the wet, ye spalpeen?"
Let no man be ashamed to -speak what
be is not ashamed to think and to feel.
A large heart expands the chest; it is a
NUMBER"35.
" t A Bad Bargain, Bnt a Good Joki.' .f
Old Col. VV , formerly a well known
character in one of the Eastern citie, was
remarkable for but one passion out of lbs
ordinary range of humanity, and that was
for buying at auction any little lot of trum
pery which came under the head ''miscel
laneous," for the reason that it couldn't be)
classified. Though close-fisted in general,
he was continnally throwing away bis raon
ey by fives and tens upon such trash. . In
this way he had filled all the odd comers
in his dwelling house and out houses with
a collection of non descript articles, that
would have puzzled a philosopher to tell
what they were made for or to what use
they could ever be put. This, however,
was but a secondary consideration with the
Colonel ; for he. seldom troubled his head
about such articles after they were ones
fairly housed.
Not so with his wife, however, who was
continually remonstrating against these pur
chases, which served only to clutter up. the
house, and as food for the mirth of the do
mestics. But the Colonel, though he often
submitted' to ihese remonstrances of his
better half, couldn't resist his passion ; so
he went on adding from week to week to
his heap of miscellanies.
One day while sauntering down the street,
he heard the full, rich tones of his friend
C , the well-known auctioneer, and of
course stepped in to see what was being
sold. On the floor he observed a collection
that looked as though it mi;ht have been
purloined from the garret of some museum,
around which a motley group was assem
bled ; while on the counter stood the portly
auctioneer, in the very height of mock in
dignation, remonstrating with his audience
"Nine dollars and ninety cents I" cried the
auctioneer. "Gentlemen, it is a shame, it
is barbarous to stand by and permit such a
sacrifice of property! Nine dollars-and
ninety Good morning, Colonel! a magnif
icent lot ol of antiques and all going
for nine dollars and ninety cents. Gentle
men, you'll never 6ee another such lot ;
and all going going for nine dollars and
ninety cents. Colonel W , can yoa
permit such a sacrifice ?"
The Colonel glanced his eyes over the
lot, and then with a nod and a wink assured
him he could not. The next instant the
hammer came down, ana the purchase was
the Colonel's, at ten dollars. As the articles
were lo be paid for and removed immedi
ately, the Colonel lost no time in getting a
cart,and having seen everything packed up
and on their way to his house, proceeded to
his own store, chuckling within himself that
now at least he had made a bargain at
which even his own wife couldn't grumble.
In due time he was sealed at the dinner
table, when lifting his eyes, he observed a
cloud upon his wife's brow.
"Well, my dear?" said he, inquiringly.
"Well ?" repeated his wife ; "it is not
well, Mr. W.; I am vexed beyond endurance.
You know C ' the auctioneer?"
"Certainly," replied the Colonel ; and a
very gentlemanly person he is too.' -
'Yon may think 60," rejoined the wife,
"but I don't, and I'll tell you why. A few
days ago 1 got up all the trumpery with
which you have been cluttering up the
bouse for the last twelve months, and sent
it to Mr. C , with orders lo sell the lot
immediately to the highest bidder for cash.
He assured me he would do 10 this week at
fartherest, and pay over the proceeds to my
1 order. And here I've been congratulating
myself on two things ; first, of having got
rid ol a most intolerable nuisance; and
secondly, ou receiving money enough there
for to purchase that new velvet hat yoa
promised me so long ago. And now what
do you think ! This morning, about an hour
ago, the whole lot came back again, with
out a word of explanation !"
The Colonel looked blank for a moment,
and then proceeded to clear up the mystery.
But the good vrow was pacified only by the
promise of a tea dollar note beside that ia
! knwATPr ihT--i should never mention it.
nr . . "t" -,!
Rather Expressive. That eccentric Dow,
Jr., in one of his discourses in which he
describes the contrast between semblance
and reality, thus hits off a ball scene :
"A woman may uot be an angel though
she glides through the mazes of the dance
like a spirit clothed with a rainbow and
studded with stars. The young man may
behold his admired object on the morrow ia
the irue light of reality, emptying a wash
tub in the gutter, with frock pinned op be
hindher cheeks pale tor the want of paint
her hair mussed and fuzzy, (except what
lies in the bureau,) and her whole contour
wearing the appearance of an angel jam
med through a brush fence into a world of
wretchedness and woe."
Where liberty dwells, there is my coun
try Franklin.
It is a good rule to back your friend and
face your enemy.
The population of the United States is
upwards of ihirty-two millions, according
to the census now ia progress.
Lacokic Tom. "What ails' your ey,
Jo?"
Jo. "I told a man he lied."