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VOLUME 14.
STAR OF THE NORTH :belhon8'" themselves of the 'promise of
1 .. f-uBnsHKDTERYWEDirPATJiY ,eir pastor, and hastened to him.
Tt fl. JAlOBV ' 'Come.' eaid Sharp, whose hilly farm was
:Cffi on EainSt.:3rd Sqnarc bflow 3Ia"rket, n' fevere,J 'we want rain. You
- TEKMSr-Two Dollars Pr annum if paul rembf7" P'; ,
within six month? from the lime ol subscri- ! . Ler,a,n'y. returned Mr Sorely. lf you
bing: two dollars and fifty cents if not paid i cal a meeting of, the parish, I will be
within the year. No subscription taken for : with them this evening.'
a les period than sin months; no discon
tintsar.ce permitted until all arrearages are
paid, unless at the option of the editor.
Ihttcrm of adce1vnz will It as follows :
One square, twelve lines, three limes, SI uO
: rKvery subsequent insertion, 25
One sq-iare, three months, 3 00
O is year, . 8 00
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Ctjoice poetro,
. D1ECE FOB THE TEJR.
BY PERCY B F HILLY
Orphan hour the year is dead,
Com and sigh, come and weep
Merry. hours, smile instead,
v For the year in but asleep,
Fee, it smiles as it is sleepiii!?,
Mocking your untimely weeping .
As an earthquake rock a corse.
.-. Irr its coffin in the da),;
So white VV inter that rough nurse,
Fock the dead co'd year to-day ;
Solemn hour! wait aloud
For. your mother in her shroud.
i As liie'wilJ afr stirs and swavs
The tree swung ciadle of a child,
So the breath of these Tude days
Rocks the year : be calm and mild,
Trembling hours ; she will arse
With new love within.her eyes J
:: January grey is here
- - Like a sexton by her grave ;
; February tears the bier,
March with grief doth howl and rave,
And April weeps hot, O ye hours,
Follow with M'y' fairest flowers.
THE riSSOS'S LESSOR.
4,'; The snail parish at Fallowdale had been
for some time without a pastor. The mem
ters were nearly all farmers, and they did
rot have much money to benow upon the
npport of a 'clergyman; yet they were
willing to pay for anything that could prom
ise them any due return of good
In course of time it happened that the
Jlev. Abraham Sorely visited Fallowdale,
and as a Sabbath passed during his sojourn,
lie held a meeting in; the rmall church.
The people were pluasel. with his preach
log. and some of them proposed inviting
him to remain with them, and take charge
cl their spiritual welfare
Upon the merits ol fhis propo-ition there
was a long discossion. Parson Surely had
signified his willingness to take a perma
nent residence Et Fallowdale, but the mem
ter of the parish could not so readily agree
lo hire him. t
'I don't see the ue of hiring a parson,'
.aid Mr. Sharp, an old farmer of the place.
He can do us no yood. A parson can't
learn me anything.' "
'To this it was answered that stated reli
'gioas meetings would be of great benefit to
ome of the yonnger people, and also a
. fource of good to all.
'I don't know about that. I're beard tell
' of a parsoT that could pray for rain, and
- have it come at any time. Now,, if we
could hit upon snch a parson as that, I
would go in for hiring him.'
. - Thia opened a new idea to the onsphis-
"llca'.ed minds of Fallowdale. The farmer)
- often snfJered fnm long droughts, ar.d after
arguing a while longer, they agreed lo his
Parson Sorely, on the condition that he
ehootd give them rain whenever they wh -
edforit.and on the other hand, that he
. '
would also give them fair weather wSen i
- required. Deacons Smith and Townsind
were deputized to make this arrangeuent
known lo the parson, and the people' re-
roamed in the church while the messergers
went upon their errand.
: . When the deacocs retcrned Mr. Surely
accompanied them. He smiled as ie en
tered the church, and with a bow he salu
ted the people there assembled.
Well, ray friends,' he said as he ecend-
ed the platform in front of the desk, I have
heard your request to me, and strane as il
-may appear, I hare come to accejt your
".proposal, but I do it only on one coidition,
and that is, that your request for a change
cf weather must be onanimoas.'
:' TMs " anneared tatt reasonahs. sinrn
-verv member of the oarish had adeen in-1
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terest in he farming business, ane'ere long
it was arrangned that Mr. Sorely could be
come the pastor, and that he sbuld give
the people rain when they wactsl it.
When Mr. Screly returned to Es lodgings
his wife was utterly astounded learning
the nature of the contract her tssband had
'entered into but the pastor sraitd, and bade
her wait for the result. j -
,'But yon know yoa cannot jake it rain,'
-persisted Mrs. Sorely; 'and jsa kDow, too,
ttsatthe farmers bere will be; wanting rain
erv ofien when there is note for them. .
So wilt be disgraced ' j ' ;
'I will learn them a lessm,' returned the
or. ' .
y, that yoa cannot be as good as y oar
and when yoa he learned it to
-they wili lsrn yoanT.' - .
shall see was Ms. Sorely 's reply, j
up
a coa ana commenced i
a s'jnat fa' her to desist from
rsation o;the subject, and she
on ar?-i Ae hot days of mid
! st hart- For three -ks it
ed, andlbe ycung corn ras
.?--?! cfteneath the - effect of
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BLOOMSBUKG. COLUMBIA
V ith this the applicants were perfectly
satisfied, and forthwith hastened to call the
flock together.
Now ou'll see the hour of your disgrace ' !
Baid filrs. Surelv. alter the visitors had nrm
'Oh. 1 am so sorrr ihai von -vr .i-,
took to deceive them so '
'I did not deceive them.'
'Yes, yon surely did.'
'We shall see.'
So we shell see,' added the lady.
The hour of the meeting came around,
and Parson Surely met his peoole at thn
church. They were all there.iome anxious,
the remainder.curio.is. ' !
'Now, my friends,' said the pastor, rising 1
apon the p'atform, '1 have come to hea
your request. What is it V j
We want rain,' bluntly spoke farmer'
Sharp, 'and you know you promised to give
it to us. ' ? j
"Ay rain rain,7 repeated half a dozen
voipes. j
Very well. Now, when do yoa want to
have it V ,
'To-night. Let it rain all nightlong,' said
Sharp, to which several others immediately :
assented. ;
'No, no, not to night,' cried deacon Smith,
I 'I have six or seven tons of well made hay
in the field, and I would not have it wet
for anything.'
'Sobav I hiy out,' added Mr. reck.
'We wen't hae rain to night.'.
'TheT let it be to morrow.'
'It will tak me all day to morrow to ee
my haj in,r aid Smith.
Thus the objections canre up for the two
succeeding days, and at length, by way of
compromise. Mr Sharp proposed that thev
should have rain in just four days.
it?nr ' ! ik kni .i i
mi . cait tin vj ludi llllio utl lllv Oay
which is sow cut can begot in, and we
need not cut any '
'Stop mop-,' ottered Mrs. Sharp, nulling
her worthy hnsband by ihe sleeve. 'That
is the day we have set lo go to Snowhill.
It nnnn'l rain then.
1 his was law for Sharp, so he proposed
that the rain should come in one week, and
then sat do wo.
But this would not do 'If we can't have
rain pefore then, we'd better not have it
at all,' said they.
In short, the meeling resulted in just no
concfuson at all, for the good people found
it utterly impossible to agree upon a time
wheo h should rain. pidity in accepting the bantet, he turned
'Until you can make vp yonr minds on 'he wheel now this way and no that, ex
thii point,' said the pastor, as he was about peeling every moment to feel the boat strike
leaving the church, 'we- must all trust in against something. A thousand times, do
th Lord.' And after this the people fol- r,n the dreary watch, did he d ft ermine to
lowed him from the church. j up his desperate undertaking, and so
Both Deacon Smith and Mr. Peck got often did pride step in and ove take him;
tieir hay salely-in, but on the very day Mr. and so, finally having made up lis mind to
Jharp was to have staged for Snowhill it 'et 'he worst come to the worst, he gave a
began to rain in good earnest. Mr. Sharp tubular order to the engineer to work very
lost his visit, hot he met his disappointment 8'0V" and keep on.
with good grace, for his crops smiled at the j
ra'n- i
Ere another month had pased by, anoth-1
er meeting was called for a petition fori
rain, but with the same result as before
Many of the people had their muck to dig,
and rain would prevent them Some want-
ed it inimnl9tils-.nma in no nm : n I
it . . ' . , !
f ,W' fnd 80me ,n ? other
nan ah mnra or an tail l rn it nfr nm...
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iir. oureiy uau no occasion to call lor :
rain. -
One year rolled by, and np to that time
the people of Fallowdale had never once
been able to agree pon the exact kind of
weather they would have, and the result '
was that they began lo open their eyes to !
the fact that this world would be a strange
place if its inhabitants should govern it.
- On the last Sabbath in the first year of
Mr. Surely' settlement at Fallowdale, he
offered to break up his connection with the
parish, but the people would not listen to .
it. I hey had become attached to him and
the nieeting, and they wished him to stay.
'But I can no longer rest under oar for
mer contract with regard to the
weather,'
8aid lhe Pa8l'-
Nor do we wish you to,' returned Sharp.
'Only preach to us,' and teach' us and our
children how to live, and help nsto be so
cial, contented and happy.'
'And,' added the pastor, while a tear of
pride t stood .in bis eye, as he looked for an
instant into the face of his now happy wife,
all things above onr proper spheres we will
leave with Ood, lot lie doeth all things well.'
A Woodcn Mother. We have heard
of wooden nutmegs, wooden hams, horn
gnn flints, wooden oats, andVooden clocks
oui wnai inin8ion oi me lanuee ever
tinctured a John Bull to invent a wooden
mother I The folio wingj'by a correspondent
of the 'Mark Lane Express,' describes the
new invention : .1
A fine 6ow, having twelve sucking pigs,
belonging to a poor merchant in Moukwear
month, was taken-ill, and died suddenly.
The proprietor, who is an ingenious char
acter, set to work and formed a rough model
of a sow in, wood, being hollow in the cen
tre, the a'lSdoroen -being furnished with
twelve tc'its, cleverly formed ol raw - hide.
The interior of the model is. kept, filled with j
milk, and tha whole of the young pigs spek
from the t?a's ot th?s singular t lpokin2
woodcr4 eow. and all are thriving welL'
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iuc mtai tuois Sentence of a SlaTe Trader.
The Uncle Sam was the largest b( at of Nathaniel Gordon, convicted in the Uni
fier clay, and had two of :he best pibts on ted Stales Conn i rVo, vrt r
tne JJisixsippi river,
whom we will call
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Between theaii men
Smith and Brown
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thfr pTiaiaii o f i: . .
.. ieims, o, nvain . l tte
first engineer sided wirh Smith, the first pi-
nt anA iKa bam....,! - - .
riiu engineer with lirown.
One day when the was leaving Nitchez,
Brown, who. was steering, ran her a . short
distance down stream in order to piss the
j town under a full head of steam. Jist as
! ; wa- aDrea ne town, the first engineer.
I who was workin? le boat, shut the steam
nearly off ; nor would he pot it on again
unni mey finally, and very slowly panted
the town. Brown saw the fineer of Smith
in his ir.ancBUvers, and swore revenge. He
'got it.
I On the next down trin, heavy fCg arose
' ' aRd Smilh- t Ih d time
abandoned the boat to Brown, orde ed him
? tan the boat lUl nine o'clock, ard then
'16 hfr np' ,0 nave s,e?m kpt up a I night,
and "'' the fog should lift, call him.
'Tie the boat up ?' aid Brown. 'I can
rnn her an' '?h fo?? as there is to niaht.
I'll ron her till twelve, and then lie herup,
afl yu are afra'.,
I can run her any night and at) where
hat you can," replied Smith; 'and if you
do run her till twelve, call me then, that's
al1-'
Brown kept on for a time ; but the fog
grew heavisr ; and having made inre that
hi coadjutor was asleep, he ronrded the
toat 'o a wood yard, and tied up. His
,r,enn te second engineer, wa on duty,
j and, according to Brown's direc ion, the
j wheel was unshipped, and the etc am kept
j nP-
At wPlve Brown went to tre wheel
a?an. "d sent a waiter to call Sriiih, who
j soon made his appearance, rubbing hie
ee9, ant' ""Jhing but pleased at the pros
Pec' before him.
'Hallo !" said Brown, 'are yea there 1
I've called you according to orders. Now I
Hunk ron had hoitar iio nn an. i ......
- v . . . . u( aim iuhi III
a2a,n; or Vu WH make a mah before
morninff.'
mith growled out that he w is able to
f,eer any oat in any fog, where an) body
eI?e couf1- and took the wheel. Brown
i WPn' helow.
hoat a fast to the bank, ut neith-
er an nor anything he could j oor Smith
see.
The wheels which were uninjured, turn
ed round with the swi.'t current, and the
splashes reached his ears; the hissing of
steam in the low-pressure . boilem sounded
all riht to him, and so corsint his bad
lock, Brown's obstinacy, and his own stu-
About sunrise. Brown, accon panied by
the captain and other officers came on
deck,
'Hallo Smith V said Rmwn 'InUt mnt
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'Yes, it is,' replied Smith crossly enough.
You havn't been running all uiht, I reck'
on?' continued Brown.'
in .. t i o .
i s answerec fm.in.
'Don't yoa know where you ae? If you
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bed out.'
'No,' said Brown, 'I can't saj that I do
Where are we V
'Just above Natchaz,' wss tb reply.
'Well, smartly,' said Brown, 'you have
done it this time, and I wouldn t be in your
boots for a hogshead of niggert.'
'What have I done, and what do
mean,' demanded Smith ferociously.
yon
'Done ? done enough,' roarec Brown.
'1 left the boat tied up to old Jone's plan
tation, and you've gone and towed that
down lb Natchez. They'll hive you up
for abduction, snd land piracy, and nigger
stealing, and putting obf-troc:ions in the
channel of the river; and ihii Lord have
mercy on yoa !' s
A very moist ray of the un peeping
through the mist at this moment, partially
disclosed the situation of the b at and shore
to the astonished Smith, and dining below,
he remained there until the b al did reach
ISatchez; and trom that timj, ever after
neither the Uncle Sam nor thn Mississippi
river knew him more.
ncsbiAN wire show. i ne wue snow is
now the last lingering relic of what was
W ITT WWi t
once a popular national cus'on. Here the
sons and daughters of tradesmen were wont
to assemble lo select their paitners for life
The girls would come decked out in all the
aloablnornament the family oiuld raise.and
sorrietimes earring in their hands a bunch
of silver teaspoocs, or playing with a large
silver ladle, as if it were a fin while the
young men also, appearing to ihe best ad
vantage, would stroll by them; and on see
ing any young lady who struct their fancy
would politely inquire aboit her dower,
from the parents who inva iably accom
panied the blushing damsels. t, The custom
so far exist at the -present -cay,- that any
one matrimonially disposed, ; may. select a
wife without even the troabht of advertising
to say nothing of saving thi time which
the more conventional custom , of oar Iand
deem requisite f3r a courtshi I,
COUNTY, PA., WEDNESDAY JANl
--j -wir jym, ui 11 Jf III
carrying slaves from the coast of Africa.
; was sentenced nn nuu-
v" ... VJ1AW lltUllllll I'l
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Judge Mnpman to be hun. In
j him, "the Judge said :
tseniencinSi
In the verdict of the jury it is my duty to
say that the Court fully concurred. The
evidence of your guilt was so full and com
pleters to exclude from the minds of your
triers all doubt.
Youare soon to be confronted with the
terrible consequence of your crime, and it
is proper that I should call to our mind
Ihe dnly of preparing for that event which
v
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; " " a" ':ur ,,ou are neuher halt, lame nor Mind that
and usher you into the prerelCeof the Su-j yoo Cannot do likewise! The wither
preme Judge ! Let me implore yon to seek ; may be dark and rainy-very well lauh
the spiritual guidance of the minister of re- ; between the dro?, Bnd think cheerily of
ligion, and let yourrepentar.ee be as thor- , the blue sky and .unshir.e that ill Mirelv
ough and humble as your crime was great ! come to morrow ! Business may be dull ;
Do not attempt lo hide its enormity from i make the best of what you have, ar.d look
yourself. Think of the cruelly and wicked- forward to something more hnpeinl It you
ness of seizing nearly a thousand fellow be- i calc" a fa", don't lament over your bruixe.
iocs who never did you harm, and ihrtiMinz ; e 'atiktul that r-o boiie- are broken
them between the decks of a small ship Jou Ca"'' afford roa-t beef and plum
beneath a burning tropical sun to die of podding, eat your codfish joyfully a:id
disease or suffocation or be transported to ' k'es your stars for ihe indigestion and dys
distant lands, and consigned, they and their ' PP"' thereby escape ! But the mo
posterity, to a fate far more cruel than menl 'J hegin to look over your (roubles
death ! and count up the calamities vou may as
Think of the suffering of the unhappy be- we!l ,i,ro A' y'"lf over the wharfs and be
ings whom yoo crowded on to the Erie, of ' done wi,h it The luckiest fellow that ever
the helpless agony and terror as yon took ;''ved- i?hi have woes enough, if he tet
them from their native land, and especially himsell seriously to work looking them up.
think of those who perished under the i T,,e' are iike invisible specks of dust ; yon
weight of their miseries on the pussaae ' do'1'1 s,e em li" J"0" Put on Jour specta
from the place of your capture to Monrovia! : cle" to di"Co?er what is a great deal better
Remember that rnn nSnwail ma..
mercy to
none, carrying off,
as vou did
not only
im.-n ui jonr sex, Pin. woman and he'pies
children. Do not flatter yourself that be-
i-.m-. a .... t
cause they belonged to a different race
lrom yourself your guilt is therefore lessen
ed. Bather fear that it is increased.
In the juM and generous hea't the hum
ble and weak inspire compassion, and ail for
pity and forbearance, and as you are oon
lo pass into the presence of that Go.l of the;
Kt..l. l - ' l ' . !
we. i as ine wnre man, who
...u.ruoroi per-ons, no not indulge , car, ; you have got to fi-ht the balile of I e-mb- to carry vou lo the churchvard will
for a moment the thought that he hears ' life as well as your husband, and.it will come, and that minute when you "are put
with indifference the cry of the humblest of , never do to give up without a bold strnggie. j down into the grave ill come, and the
his children. - j Take things as they come cood at.d. bad ihrowins in of tr,e loose d irt into the narrow
Do not imagine because others shared in j together, and when you feel inclined to crv ! hou- where you are laid, and the spread
the guilt of enterprising yours is therefore ; just cha- ye your mind and laoHh ; never I in- of the ereen sod over it-all. all will
uiminished, but remember if e awful admo
nition of yonr Bible ' though hand joined
on hand the wicked shall not eo unpnnised."
Turn your thoughts towards him who alone
can pardon and who is not draf to the sup
plications of those who seek His mercy.
It remains only to pronounce the sentence
which the law affixes to your crime, which
is that you be taken back o the city prison
from whence you were brongbt, and remain
there until Friday, the 7th day of February
next, and then and "thence to the place of
execution, between the hours of twelve o'
clock at noon and three o'clock in the af
ternoon you be hung by the neck until yoa
are dad, and may the Lord have mercy on
your soul.
The prisoner was not in the least affected,
although the Judge and the spectators ex
hibited considerable emotion.
He was remanded, and left the Court
with his counsels.'
A Short Story by rttken?,
Dickers tells the following story of an
American sea captain :
On his voyage home, the captain had on
board a young lady of remarkable personal
attractions a phrase I use as one being
entirely new, and one you never meet with
in Ihe newspapers. This young lady was
loved intensely by five young gentleman,
passengers, and, in tnrn she was in love
with them all ardently, but without any
particular preference for either. Not know
ing how to make up her determination in
this dilemma, she consulted my friend, the
oapiam, oe.ng a man or an original turn ot
. - L r ..
mind, says to the lady, "Jump overboard, j
and marry the man that jumps after you j
The young lady, struck with the idea and
being naturally fond of ba'hing, especially
in warm weather, as it then was, took the
advice of the captain, who had a boat ready
manned, in case of accident. Accordingly,
the next morning, the five lovers being on
deck, and looking" very devotedly at the
young lady, she plunged into the sea head
foremost. Four of the lovers jumped after
her. When the young lady and her four
lovers were got out again, she says to the
captain : Whatm I to do with them now
they are so wet 1 ' Says the captain, "Take
the dry one !" and the young lady did, and
married him.
Horse Shoeing in Winter. Some black
smiths seems to forget that horses shod in
winter should have the inner side of the
shoe of such configuration as to lei go easi
ly of snow balls formed within iheho.-if." It
only requires a gradual increa.e in the size
outward, with no dovetailing in figure, and
each ball, almost as fast as formed, will
readly be parteJ withv Why could not the
horseshoe,' fcr city use, have a slight coating
of guttapercha on its upper side, so as to
break the momentum of blows on the paving
stones ? This would materially ameliorate
the difficulty so frequent in cities, where
one fifth of the horses have their feet ruined
in a few years by continually treading on
too solid pavement. Scientific American.
When yon see a young roan not ashamed i
to carrv a parcel alone the streets, voo can
mate np your luinu inai who nan a cnance
Pnn'l Get Disccuraicd.
flon'l get dioconranpd ! Whoever pained
anything t.y drawing down the corners of
his month when a cloud came over he sun
or letting his heart drop like a lead-weight
'""c- wiiru miMonnrie came upon
him ? Why. man, il the world knocks yo.i
down and jostles past you in its great race,
don't sit whining under people's feet, but
up, your elbows, and begin again. There
are some people who even to look at is
wore than a dose ol chamomile ip Wh-i
intrt I, i a r V. . . L. r
ll VOIl i n hnnrton in k .. :..) i.
j the dollar and cen. question? O.hers be
a;,i i,.. . .
t - v - jv uaic rtutiu in rni tv it, a
fame
PDOl. and fifrnTo e KrauAln ., f :
11 1'inirii uui i . h i
alone
Dan 't cet discouraged, little wie ! Life
! riot long enough to spend in infliming
! vour eves and
i - i " i ' L'r.aure
the pudding won't bake, and your husband
says the new shirts yon worked over so
long "set like bag ' Make ano her pnd
dirgt.gjn tr,e (d.jn,, ai,PW ! Don't fee!
"down in the month" became the dust will
selt'e, ard clothes will wear out and crock-
ery will g-t broken. Beiti2 a woman don't
procure ypn an exemption from trouble and
turn a blessing around lo see if it has got a
dark side to it, and always tale it for grant
ed that things an b!enip2 until they prove
to be something else. Never allow your
self to get discouraged, and you'll find the
world a pretty comfortable sort of place
after all.
An Amusing Do? Lawsnit.
Our young readers have probably all
heard of the famon lawsnit about the
cracked kettle, in which the deler.dant'n
lawyer claimef: 1. That his cilent nev
er had the kettl". 2. That it was cracked
when he borrowed it ; and 3. That it was l
whole when he returned it. The Ladie.' '
Repository give a still stronger case : A tat !
old gentleman was bitten in the calf of his ;
leg by a dog He rushed to a Justice of the I
Peace, a::d sued a man whom he supposed
to be the owner of the offending cur. The
defendant, who was somewhat of a was, a wake, and upon their feet starinz at the "element. Oa visiting ihe ladies one eve
offered lhe following defence : 1. By testi j minister, at one another, and wonderine nin? a' the hour of parting, they remarked
mony in favor of the general sood char j whot in the name of human na'ure was to ; to S immerfielJ that their present meeting
acter of my dog, I shall prove that rothmg i come i ext. j woulJ be the last; they must hurry home
could make him so foreuetful of his canine " You're a set of r-mart specimens of hu- , to aid in making up the overcoats and
dignity as tu bite ' a rait. 2. He is blind, manity, ai.1 f you V said the divide whist!er j c'othing for the volunteers from their town,
and cannot see to bite. 3. Kven if he j s he -lowly yazed around on the astonih- j Surnmerfield expressed his regret that they
could e?e to bite, it would be utterly ini-i ed a-Kem'.dae-. . must leave, but at the same time especially
poi-sibie for him to go out of his way to dj j
so, on account of his severe lametie.-s. 4 I
.. . . . i
uranting hi eyes to be cood he has
teeth. 5. My do died six week ago.
I neverhad a dog.
no
"The Olp Womam." We heard a yonng
man who has turned his second corner in
,9HS he was smok.no , rhe.n ou,r
,he Mreel (he olher ni;;nt eakiMtT ,o0me 1
no, comrades to .he efle,. tuJ 1
noisy comrades to the effect that he
Old
not ''ears anything about the old
wo
man."
Occasionally we have heard such re
marks, and without . professing more than
ordinary venerations lor sacred ibinija we
protest in the name of manhood or boyhood
against the intolerable nuiance.
Younn man, it miht have seemed a
brave assertion to you, and the phrase
might have sounded "mart" to those who
heard it ; but do jou not know that, in point
ot worldly wisdom, even, yon are still a
child, beside the sacred character you so
flippantly denominate ' The old woman V
When life is shorn ol the cares and cur
ses that red lightly," perhaps aroord your
pathway now you are called to half realize
the tone of such a thought, you will shrink
from ii and sorrow over it. Don't do that
again.
Thk War and Cohns. 'How is your
bu-iness now V anked a gentleman of a
corn doctor' who was extracting a trouble
some bunion for him. 'Poor, very poor;
the hardest times I've seei in many a year,'
was the reply 'Why, surely the war does
not ei7ect your business,' said the gentle
man. 'Yes, il does,' rejoin the practitioner ;
'people wear their old boots and shoes now,
and they don't gel corns
In Japan, boys become men at fr
and receive new names. Many'"e7
vonths wear their names ont lant of
are niteen, and are in depK
oi
AB 8, 1862.
The Uisd.
Of all the nol le works rd find lhai of th
k
human mind has ever been considered the , "Once every seven years, on a fine morrj
erandeM It is. however. tik all l.i or I in before the first ravs of the nn hats Kn.
atod capable ol cultivation, and iost in that
deuree as the rniud improved and render
ed pore, is man fined for rationol enjoyment
and pure happiness That person who
spends an existence without a realization of
ti.e creat ends for which he was designed,
without feeling a scaring of the sonl above
mere mercenary motives and desires, not
knowing that he i .but a portion, as it -vere
of one vat machine, in which each has a
part to perform, tiaving.no heart beatius in
common with those ot his lellow men. no
f"eliii!-s in which self is not o live. His
mind is shut in by a moral darknes-. and he
mereU exists, a blank in the wor'd, and
goes to the tomb, with scarcely a regret.
Such thina we have seen, and wondered
at ; wondered that mortal, endowed with
so inay noble qualities, and capable of the;
highest atiainmen's of intelleciua'.itv, should
slumber on through a world like ours, in
wiiich is everything beautiful lovely and
sublime, to call forth his energies and ex
cite lus admiration a world which affords
subjects for exercising every living attribute
with which we are gilted, and opens a
scene of ihe richest variety to the mind and
the heart, and of such a diver-ified character
that we may never grow weary. .
If, then, you would wish to live, in thp
true nensH of the term cultivate the mind,
give vent to pure affections and noble feel
ings, and pen not every thought and desire
in sell. Live for the good of your fellow
men, and in seeking their happiness you
will promote your own.
Tome it Will.
Manhood will come. and old age will come
and the dying bed will come, and the very
l! look you shall ever cast upon your ac
qoaintance will come, and the asjopy of i ure" W"M ,M5ran nowers ana Denmu.u'Uo
the purlins breath will come and the time I "a?hue OR hU w,'ite horse which was led
when yon are stretched a lifeless corps be- ! by Naiad- A the 1,ain m0Ted on, boys
fore the eye of wee.iin relatives will come, ' a,,d dameIs cams nP a flowed, 'til the
and the coffin that is to enclose von will whole were PPosi,e Me cha. He wore a
come, i.nd the hour when the company a
come on every
hears me : and
living creature who now
in a few li'tle vears, the
minister who now speaks and the people
who now listen, will be cirr.ed to their
i
lou2 homes, and make room for another :
gnertion Yes. the day of float reckoning
will come and ihe appearance of the Son
of (od in heaven, and His mighty ansel
around Him. will come, and the standing of
! men a" generations before the judge
met. t feat will come, and the solemn nass-
ins of that sentence which is to fix you for
eternity will come Dr. Ckimers .
A Methodist preacher, whose hearers
were in the habit of sioin to sleep over his
pre icLiriti. bonsht a tin whistle and one
Sunday, when he saw a coodlv number un-
der the snmnobsrpnt innoencc he drew
forth hi whistle and blew a shrill shriek !
i I'1 an i m m s n t , ihe who' cortre?aiion was
" When I pr?ach the gospel to you, you
all o to sleep; but the moment I go to
nlavii'2 'he devii. vosi're all wide, awake. nn
6. and ccminj like a ru-'h of hornets wuh a
pole in their iiesi."
A noble lord having given a grand gala,
h'w lad rr was among the guests, whom his
lordship addressed:
"My dear sir, I remember your face, but
J for-iet yo.ir name "
The tailur whispered, "I made your hutch
es "
The nobleman, taking him by the hand,
said loudly: "Major Iiridges,ltn very glad
to see you."
The customers ol a certain cooper in a
town out west, caused a vast deal of vexa
tion by their saving habits and persistence
in getting all iheir tubs and casks repaired,
buying but little work.
'1 stood it, however." said he, "until one
day old Sam Crabtree brought in an old
bung-hole lo which he said he wanted a
new barrel made. Then 1 quit the business
in disgust."
Prentick's Last. A bare-faced proce
ing A close shave.
A swell of the ocean A dandy
ma"- , n fn the
The best place to find cons
dictionary. By yoaf
i oor way io mane a& none,
especially when y"ox
-71ce was found pos'ed on
i ne loiiowyVetem post office:
the bulletined Kaf He had a white spot
" Loxfehind Ieges. He was a she
oiiKwifl give thre dolars to evribuddi
lwiH bring hym hom."
ex
An affecting si2ht To see a young man
swappin kisses with a pretty girl.
The blush is true modesty like the soul I
wan:
rose in me neart ot a lilj.
NUMBER 1.
tfThmio pf ITilInattatr ,f
i uiMuud VI nniniiirii,
! O ie of th Ie2ends of the laWa i.mld i,n-
! g"n to disperse the mUts from the bosom
of the lake, 'the O'Donaghne comes riding
over it on a beautiful snow white hore,.in
tent upon household Bflairs, faries hoverinf
before him and brewing his path with flow
ers. As he approaches his ancient residence
everything returns to1 its former state of
magnificence his ca?t!e, library, his prison
and his p'seoi house are reproduced as in
the o'd ?n time. Those who have couragd
to follow him over the lake, may cross the
deepest parts drylooted, and ride with him
into the opposite mountains, where hi
treasures lie concealed, and the daring vis
itor will receive a liberal gift in return for
his company, but before the sot had risen
0'Dona?hue recroses the water and van
ishes amidst the ruins of his castle "
Another relates how a young and beauti
ful girl named Melcha, when wandering
along the banks of the beautiful lake, after "
the last ray of the setting sun hsyl gilded
the horizon, saw by the pale light of the
silvery moon, which had just risen. a plumed
head rise out of the lake. Gazing on the
phantom, she distinetly saw the full form
ofachieliain on a white charger, gliding
slowly towards her. He bad a chivalrous
look, and in his hand a wand, surmounted
with a golden shamrock. They had an in
terveiw. She loved. He promised a happy
life under the green waves. She agreed to
be his on the next May morn. May mom
arrived, and Melcba was rpady in her bri
dal dress, she stood on a hish rock on the
borders of the Sake, just as the sun besan to
gild the surrounding mountains; soon she
heard rapturous music the air was perfumed
with delicious odors, and she beheld a train
of beautiful damsels arise from the waters
all clothed in white, scattering spring chl-
,1 : i r n i i . .
glittering helmet white armor,and the crim
son scarf Melcha had given him when ther
parted. She knew not what to do, or bow
to j lin her lover, but directly she stepped
back a lew paces, and running, made a big
j-impoffthe rock; O Donagaue rushed for
ward and caught her in his arms, before 6he
r-ached the water; the entire train gathered
"around the Chief and his bride, and all sunk
beneath the waves, nor ha ihe lovely Mel
cha been seen from that dy to this.
A Singular Incident.
The Lynchburg Hepnbknn publishes the
following incident, remarkable alike tor its
singularity as well as for its melancholy lul-"
filme'U to the brother of one of the parties
concerned:
' Ju'5 before the war broke ont, and before
Lincoln's proclamation was issued, a young
Viramian, named SnmmerneU, was visii
ii2 the city of New York, where he made
the acq-iaiutance of two Misses Holmes,
from VVatertury", Vermont. He became
somewhat intimate with the young ladies,
, and the intercourse seemed to be mutually
! agreeable. The proclamation was issued,
and the whole North thrown into a blaze ot
j requesting them to see that the overcoai
i were well made, as it waa his intention, if
' ne ever met the Vermont recimeut in bajtla
lo one 01 them and lake his coat.
IW'? lor the sequel, irginia seceded.
The Second Vermont Ilegirnent,a portion of
which wa from lhe town of Waterbnry was
sent to Virginia. Tha battle of Mannassas
was fought, in which they were engaged,
and so was Sammerfield. Daring the bat
tle S. marked his man, not knowing to
what state he belonged, the fatal ball was
sped on its errand of death, the victim U
at the flash of the gun, and upon rushing
op to secure the dead man's arms,Samer
field observed that he had a fioe nw over
coal strapped to his back, whic he deter
mined to appropriate to his 'wn use. Tbo
fight was over, ajid Sum"ere'd had lime
to examine his prize, v"lenr remarkable as
it may appear, the. at waa marked with
the name of Thr33 Holmes, and in the
pockets were,rlnd fetters, signed with the
name of t!yls:e"wnorn Sammerfield had
made tmark e h"e quoted, in which
the (Ki man was Pressed as brolher.-
2.
,yov uence was conclusive-lie had kill-
me oroiher ol his friend. nd ,k ..
I.L.. . . . ' oiuariE
.v.. o maue n jest had a melan
choly uIhlJmen, We ar, assured this ,L
rat.ve ,s J.tera.'ly true. Sammerfield now
wears the coat, and our informant
not a little
impressed with the sinnl'r;,
of the co-iacidence,
Af on .
... ... parIjr ln Hantingdon, Indi
ana, a few n.gh.. since, two young gentle
men win had been enthusiastic wide-awakes
-t fa.l. but who refund , o join. C03ra;X
the 1 bj-
r r:if J?9. arred p-coat., anj
Ul psreei. A fearful
warning.
Little Sally was teaching k.
brother ih 1 oa"5l
moothly until she arrive at -G,e
day our daily bread." uSn. no. .,..
c uiai tf r
j
cakei" and h. rmfA U - Jl
I til the desired .mendment w mMdm
be will crne to something'. ' """" I new ones.