,-Cts'. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. v i. X v flI.- 7• nip t,; t: :,,,An TRER ED ti t cg & ed isViaie LAS, was. rungs ORLY. tv ye o re, ye r witiketed trees I 'sdn, Ind the veinal rain, Agatha inftining Wreath lathe spring-tido breeze nog agate ! Why do'your leafless breaches spread w o o l o a kr.Saidessimedand bloom, • Andhenigp'es.the brigittyoung sapling's head. Like prophodes of glootut 111.7 Why p ,shotels in the sunny air, A s 1 by the wintry wind, itt Than, ind joy of summer Than, Iv • cannot pay in kind! Why do ye gambit 'the smiling earth, I , ,AddelluldcWr !belt ick green grass I Mcimalmay lbe,the young shrub's leafy mirth— Pass. from this bright world pug ! Themsentoll sigh fiver the, withered boughs, moan I Wind o'er the crisping mews It 4, Vert Its tone. sky, "Alas to think Of man's Ingratitude; l'hiltiee'frombte sight are bid to shrink— We, monarchs of the wood! OW. Witt to he WI green and fkir -. l As the Oven ye cherish now, Ands semen of leaves ware wont to bear I.o4rova4:leity We used to laugh in the plesant And bathe in Ihe heavy dew; Why gitadge that now our youth - is gene-- • '''We !Miler Yet in view't i . ;Wis Me lingering bet like aged men, • Wilk helA• ilati-i4e1 1 9 130 .c514 I Wiwildyou sewn-your own grey fasts, then, Beenues 'they have grown old 1 Ye look on Mari with a reeerentlook, Though bent and aged now ' And tesido as ye would read a book, The 'wisdom on each brow. .13Ip pot,,lnose reverend parent, teach That we must pass away I 'Manley not we such lessons preach Of slow bat sure dolly Vi'llen the flattering Spring winds wander by • These fair young loaves and flowery, We tell theist with a low deep sigh, Their fate must be uurs.' tFrohi the Nineteenth Ceinfilij V.AURADiI . MANIAC. rauxal MUD. Night, night I- And no stars in sight, While Autumn is sighing its dying tune; And Time from the steeple Looks down on the people ?Item& windows that glow Like the tieing moon • Diebold, behold! The young , end the old - Crowning yea easement end filling the door, To eeeT - it poor ranger . An outcast and stranger, to if making sumo desolate Aura Eflowl7, slowly, A■ if it wore holy, Pacing the place with a sorrowful air, Firmly and (caries:ly, . statuc•like, tearlessly, tishitt, she tnerinuni, it anay be, in pram , . With her paling prest Over her brining, ih• own* as if austing the desolate hour .#Ol Idte ckck Mau& With its midnight heads Tolling the time to itself in the tower. Keeping her paces Among mains and lacoa, She walks like an heir to fortune and mance,— As it hung upon het - Jewels of honor;— But her aasuran is coarse, sad herbaria is the same. Susadina6;, - berghtly, Her features, lightly DNA liana walks, and she laughs wits new gLd , 'rbrengb her sad story Duna. , Glimpses of glory, Fragrant of gailhaod, awn over her wiliness. Swiftly, again Tha storm of her path Sweevakier hat visions and lames not a ear; Wildly An 'putters— List what she ucttPr% •!m'et6Ltt of 'death anditha land °taw watt! Quietly take ber—, Good people, make bet Warthreatelk the gaping *ad wondering ctowd; Asia eve tamen+w • Ihrttkaaoe all ber sorrow May lie with bow dad a poor vaginal shrewd Irons Cikwires Ls(ly's Book. tot Januag. ATALANTA ON SKATES. iY aaAcsItItNWOOD. .SOXAMIII.I^ more than twenty yeans ago, in it fine old mansion on the St. Lawrence, near Montreal, lived Gen. Paul Leroux, fOrmerly or French army, and irdevo tad Bonapartist. On the final fall of Na !P4l°,4:in,lui had emigrated to Canada with hie family, and a portion of Mamma prince- Ily fortune. Uen. Leroux was a widower, with two itWirr children,'Henti and Ptgerile, at your , 1401te, my reader. These two having tfOtiLditiir - mOther to ee ly, Childhood, bad 'spent some yam with relatives in Swim. •erland. Is that wildest country, in the .coidarfonvlsige household, herself the es tpecild pet of, her grand-u ncle , a veteran Eugenie Leroni *was allowed all thli wild rite healthful freedom of a peas lltAltq, age of sixteen,"when she. .atietiMipatiletl'litir father and brother to the "Ntlar r World, she could boast but few lady- I itkirisaconplisiunents and aristocratic airs i but the was lovely, with the promise of • eralidliniu* beauty, bwitabinglY naive iinlnittiiter; sad as brave and vigorous as a :young; .7ingora. She was passionate in SPIN, Mmewous and wayward ; fiery and fearleakin her resentments, but quick and leaarous Au'forgive ; ardont and devoted ttothelleath in her loves and friendships. tHertri'Leroux was possessed of a fine in tellect, but was of a delicate physical or !galliaation3 gentle in spirit, sensitive, stu- Aiwa and religions, the fair beauty of his face,ahe subdued tone of his voice and his ittiist,•manner, all went to render him a most remarkable contrast to his sister.— /301.wi1l not dwell further upon his char 'Mime as his (inure life is to form the sub iltilimiat subsequent sketch. On reaching his Canadian home, Gen. Leroux procured a governess and masters Jae his daughter. Mademoiselle . Eugenic dokwit Acquired a good knowledge of Eng -14, and made rapid progress in music, (orwhieli she possessed remarkable talent ; but she indignantly overturned her em brdidery frame, tossed her paint-brollies into the river, and sent her Latin grammar after theta. Her poor governess soon re illieedt in despair, all hops of making a fine lady out of the wild girl of the Alps, whom an indulgent father, good, easy man, ' perniitted to follow, in all things, her un- trammelled inpulses. ' Oar heroine's early residence in Swits• erland had colored her *Sire atter-life and character ; and - a - inughter of avioldier, she was, perhaps not unnaturally, and soinewhat masculine tt her tastes.— She neither trembled, fainted, nor shrieked wikevnisit9 Ilensibty and delicate ner vousness at the roar of ordnance, the peal of, niuketry,. and the sharp crack of the ri fle. 'She laved them rather, and at the gleam of arms and the exulting swell of martial music, there ever dashed from her kindling eyes the bold spirit of a Joan d' Arc. As a horse-wornau, she watabso. Jutely unrivalled in all the Canadae-.-at least, so said ber riding-master. Sheoould row tike Grace Darlink Mint Edna a mere . Maid. mei then iter.ekettlege—, ogler skating! Good gracious!" cries my fair reader, in feminine consternation. Wait a bit, honey, and madder, Skating is ap amusement which has beeen too long monopolized by 'our natural enemy,' as some lady writer—Mies Martimniu, Miss Repair More, or Miss Robinson Crusoe ,calls the sterner sex. his a grecefuh a delightful, and most invigorating exercise. I *peak not unadvisedly, for in my early girlhood,. I too, acquired this singular me compliehment, and I now only blush for the faire delicacy which has since prevent me from keeping myself in practice. But Eugenie, fearless of the censures of the over-refilled, and scorning the imperti nent observations of the canaille, pursued with enthusiasm the favorite pastime of her awls' winter-life; and no sooner did the ice of the St. Lawrence beborne of a reliable thickness, than, Accompanied by her twin-brother, she might be seen performing her graceful evolutions thereon for hours together. Her skill and swiftness became proverbial, and many were the delighted witnesses of her varied and extraordinary feats. But it is time she was introduced personally to my readers. Oil the afternoon of a keen but sunny day in January, Eugenie , and Henri Le roux laughingly descended the bank of the St. Lawrence, and mingled with a small company of skaters. Mademoiselle Eu genieethen a strikingly beautiful brunette. of eighteen, was auttably, though some what coquettishly, attired in a short skirt and tightly-fittinciacket of dark blue cloth, richly trimmed with black fur. Upon her head she wore a small fur cap; her raven hair was put plainly back; . the rich brown of her complexion . was brilliant with a glow of pleasure, and her large dark oyes were flashing back the sunshine. After amusing herself as usual for a while, Eugenie observed a burly - English corporal, with whom she had a slight ska ting acquaintance, progreseing leisurely towards her, drawing a miniature sleigh. This, she presently saw, contained the first-born of the corporal's house, a stout boy of about/I.llf a year old, well wrapped in furs' and flannel, and rosy-cheeked with the healthful wintry air. Eugenie glided along by the little vehicle, chatting pleas antly, and delighting the proud father by her praises of his pretty child, till sudden ly a wild thought darting through he: brain she caught the infant from the cushions, laid it on her head, after the Swiss man ner, putting up one hand to steady, it,. and was off like a flash ! As fur the corporal, "his sensations were more easily imagined than described," to use a novel expression. He stood stupefied and transfixed for , a moment, then gave a cry between a groan and a yell, and started in pursuit. He was a tolerable skater, but he knew no; with whom he had to compete. Engenie was now rods ahead of him, looking back and laughing provokingly; now passing so near that he almost grasped her dress ; now circling about him with fearful rapid ity. At last the poor man became furious, swore roundly at the mischievous girl, and called for aid in rescuing his child.-- Three or four,. Hepri among the number, laughing heartily, set out in eager pursuit; but Eugenie, siker eluding them at every point, flew back to the little sleigh, low ered die child front her head, kissed him hastily, laid bins smiling and unharmed upon kis pillow, and was of again. Among the interested though inactive spectators of this strange scene, were two British olftsers. then stationed at Montreal. Captain Hamilton and Lieutenant Thurs ton. The former was highly connected and the heir to considerable wealth, had a soldierly appearance, a symmetrical form and. a fine manly iace, happy,•and withal. innocent iu its expression. Thurston-wait a man of the, world, with a peculiarly English physiognomy; was considered handsomer than his companion, to whom he was an attached and devoted friend. On lea Sing he river, alter Eugenie and her brother had, disappeared, - Hamilton mairilained: a thoughtful ;ileum until he reached his quarters, when he exclaimed —"Thurston, we must make the acquain tance of Gen. Leroux, for, by the powers, I would give my commission to know that girl I She is a glorious creature—a glo ri-ous creature ! " "Fudge, Hamilton ; she is a merciless savage—a very ogress, running away with babies, tind frightening worthy, fathers out of their wits." Our officers found little difficulty in gaining an entree into the hospitable man sion of the courteous Gen. Leroux, and ere many months were past, they were on u footing of familiar Intercourse with hes family. Captain Hamilton's admiration for Eugenie finally deepened into love, and many things seemed to augur favorably for the success of his suit. The father and brother of the lady were Loth won o ver by the many excellencies of the young soldier's character, his intellectual qualifi cations and the charm of his manner; but the heart of Eugenic herself were not 'no easily conquered. Her lover 80011 ascer tained that many of her feelings, tastes and early prejudices were opposed to the inter est which he sought to create. First of all, her amor patrite was far stronger than that of most women ; she passionately loved la belle France, and as passionately hated her enemies. Then she cherished in the depths ,of her soul, that wild, enthu siastic, adoring love for the memory of Na puleou which none but a true Bonapartist! eau fully understand. GETTYSBURG, PA. FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 4, 1848. When a mere child, she had seen the great hero—she had a distinct recollection of his face, of his winning smile, as he ad dressed a few playful words to her. Hen ri Leroux even declared to Hamilton that het right cheek, which had received the imperial, salute, had been tabooed from that time, no less august rips having pressed the sacred spot. To her father and brother Eugenie never spoke of the glorious days of the empire but with mournful enthusiasm —of , the emperor but with tears; yet to Capita Hamilton, she talked proudly of the,deetia and reign of the greai Marna lotto ,and entered lino many an animated discussion of his merits as a ruler and a Vrad. like every English soldier ! wee It I,olllhipper of Wellington, and Could never be brought to admit that the general ship of the conquered surpassed that o£ the conqueror. - . Such discussions sometimes add a pi. gooney to friendship, but no degree of di.. cord is healthful fortetie..end ourlovers bad some serious disagreements. But recon. ciliation. always followed, Eugenie usual ly concluding, in her calmer moment*, that a live friend was better than a dead emper or, and frankly.sending to the aggrieved ,gentleman some pacific message. During the summer and fall; Glen. Le. roux was absent on a .tour through _. the States; and as Henri was much engrossed by studies, Captain Hamilton was left a fair field for his wooing operations. He rode and walked, and sung and read Eng., lish with mademoiselle, and all would have gone on smoothly had he not also talked.— But the ghost of Bonaparte was never laid ; and that unfortunate last battle, when the "little corporal" was defeated by fate, not by Wellington, was fought o• ver again, almost daily. On thu return of the general, Captain Hamilton thought best to consult with him, before making a formal proposal -to- 1 Eugenie. To his great joy. the kind father made no opposition to his suit— leaving the matter whole in his daughter's hands. But Eugenie was tow arch ave. queue to decide at once—again and again requested time for consideration, until weeks slipped by, and the merry' skating days had come round again. It was a clear, luminous moonlight night, late in December, when Captain Hamilton and Lieutenant Thurston met at the hduse of Gen. Leroux. Thurskm had but that day returned from Quebec, where he had been spending some months; and was, therefore, not altogether au fait of the state of affairs between his brother soldier and Mademoiselle Eugenie. The friends, though they did not come together, (band they were bound on the selfsame errand solicit the honor of attending upon mademoiselle to a military ball which was to be given on Pew Xel is eve. As addl. er gentleman would iesigu his claim lain vor of the other, a playful altercation en sued—Eugenic declaring herself unable to decide. At this point, Henri laughingly proposed that as the night was magnificent, the important question should be decided by a skating match ; or that Eugenie should play "Atalanta upon Skates." The gentlemen joyfully assented; Eu. genie clapped her hands with childish glee. and retired to don her skating costume.-- Thisewas somewhat different from the one which she had worn a year before ; the trimming being of white fur, and for die sake of treater conspicuousness on this occasion, she had placed in her cap along white ostrich plume. The' effect of this dress was to render her more bewitching.; thiin liver; ai she came tioyn~t tag into the drawing room for heicompan ions. Gen. Leroux, after gazing on her proudly fOr a moment, enibrseed her ten derly, and declared his intention of joining the little party, to see that no harm belel her, and that all went fair in the race. In their tray to the river, Captain Ham ilton, whose arm Eugenia had taken, look ed with sudden seriousness into the roguish eyes of his compinlon, and whispered— " May not a question Of more mouteot than of eseoiling ,you to this ball, be also decided to night f" "In the same manner, Monsieur r • "Yes, and may the swiftness of my heel, *rail, where the eloquence of an a doring heart has failed V' "As you will," she . replied, laughing merrily. 'sOvertake me, 'sod I surrender prisoner for life; but fail, and it lithe lost Waterloo of your wooing. Remonberl", The moon was at its full, and the ice bound Si. Lawrence lay like; a tirotid sheet of glittering silver. The race was soon fairly begun. Thurs ton at first seemed likeliest to win, but lay ing out all his strength in desperate efforts to heed Eugenie in her marvelous evolu tions, at length sank down, utterly ex hausted; and the, provoking girl turned and flew past him like a wild bird on the wing. The field was now left to Hamil. ton, who had infinite), more at stake, and he swore a mighty oath (to himself) never to yield until the victory was his. It was a scene of singular excitement.— Hamilton; though an admirable skater, never seemed to gain upon Eugenie, except by her own permission ; for she would now and then flag, as though about to pause, place her hand on her side, and drop her head, as if from weariness. Hamilton would redouble his efforts, and the next moment she would be flying about him in bewildering circles, nearer and nearer, till the ring of her skates and her merry laugh were in his ear, and then, away shot her lithe form with incredible swiftness, till far a-down the river her long white plume was floating in the moonlight. At length, Eugenie called back— "' am getting tired of this, Capt. Ham ilton. You can never overtake me; but stop where you arc, and I will come to you!" Hamilton paused, and soon beheld his inamorata swiftly approachtsig. As she drew Dearer, however, she glided along more leisurely and coquettishly. Alt, mo ment of thrilling rapture to the lover, when he watched that magnificent creature coin ing slowly, but steadily towards him, with her head archly inclined to one aide ; her luxuriant hair loosed from her cap, and falling over her shoulders ; her anus cros- ..FEARLESS AND FREE." sad upon her bosom; her lips apart, and her eyes flashing gloriously, and not un lovingly, upon him I Nearer, nearer; he reached forth his arms with a cry of joy- 1 ful welcome! Nearer, nearer; he could see her breath, silvered into small clouds, by the frost of the still night!—when she bowed her head, and shot beneath his ex tended arm, liked a winged arrow! The baffled officer turned quickly, too quickly, alas, for his feet slid from under him, and he measured his length on the ice! He . suddenly recovered himself, to behold Eugenie pausing at a little distance, and resigning herself to extravagant merri ment; her wild laugh ringing out like a peal of .bells on the clear frosty air. Vex ation and mortification gave our hero new strength, and he again set out with all the energy of desperation. This time lie gained upon his treacherous lady-love.— Eugenie became really alarmed, when, looking backward, she saw him dashing on like an eagle in pursuit of a devoted wood pigeon. She strove eagerly to reach the, bank, but in vain. Hamilton saw with exultation that the prize would soon be his; he already stretched out his arms, when---she was gone, gone . 0 and at his 1 feet yawned a chum in the ice I Fearless 1 of death and the iiirmatism, the gallant i captain leaped to iheretic e ; and, as Hee veil would have it,lmt to rose in the same place where - sh sag i and was sore ly lifted from the wam,r, and borne to the bank by her alarmed lover. She had chineed upon a spOibut thinly frozen o ver ; the thick ice having been cut and re moved on that very 'day. The poor girl was . chilled into partial unconsciousness, and Hamilton knelt by her siiip,an,d tenderly strove touvive her. Her fM7 Henri'end 'the Lieutenant bad reaehetklie spot, butmo one i n leek red midi the office of her rescuer. He seined not to notice the proselyte of others, as he bent over the Taisting_giet end. chafed be: hande and temple,. At ite:, be pressed his lips to hers, and called ppon her name in an agony of love and.fear. As though she had native& a—powerful galvanic shock, Eugenie instandywprang to her feet, re., jecting whit indignation and • Jun:Sear the furtheemisielmineJtthee_ presuming. lover. SuPPlirled by luiriether pod brodusr, sha proudly and silently walked homeward, hurt and mortifiedlty the tragical termiaa• tion of theeveninessmusetnent. • The adventurentrucheilihe house, with, icicles dependint4roon every point and edge of their attire, and found themselves pretty thoroughly chilled ; buta change of clothing, and a Wks of eau de vie, soon set all right again. :. ' Eugenie maintained her proud and silent reserve until, u Capt. Hamilton was about, leaving, aim. Leroux, grasping, his laud, said in a trentuloue4roico---.., • ' "My deer yovigfrienti, you Were saved the life of my child ; receive a father's bles sing i" Eugenie's heart was touched-; she sprang forward impetuously, seized .llam. ikon's other hand, and, looking up with tearful oyes, said, in a tone to be heard by all present:— "Let we also thank you, my prespryer ; I have been ungrateful, unwomanly ; for give me !" ii.:short time subsequent to the little adventure which we have narrated, Capt. Hamilton was ordered tnenother station, where he remained during the whiter; his qfaire de aeur. continuing in the meantime pretty h much in *tutu quo. ,In the spring thee e returned, but only ta bid his friendeudieniarhiseompany-hatiCbeen re• called to England. ' On his announcing this to Eugenie, she threw aside her reserve at once. exclaim iog to, ,! "Holy mother, going! and I—how can [endure die partings" "Oreatideaven, Eugenie l is it possible that you love me at lut I" do, trolly, tenderly ; lan never love imotherr—will never wed another 2 I tell you this, my friend, because I cannot wed' with you." "Say octan t dearest tbe my wife go with me to England ! will make any sacrifice for your love. Say the word and I will leave the army, that I may never be the active enemy of your native country. Tell me, my love, will you not be persuaded 2" "Oh! do not urge me, [entreat you! I cannotliaten to you—l must net leave my Ifcsaur I A. stranger in a strange land, his 1 country. his emperor, his daughter—all I lost to him ; would he not die of a broken heard—No, no; I will never forsake him I" and the poor child burst into tears. Capt. Hamilton strode up and down the apartment, pale and heart-wrung with con• tending emotions ; but he was too honor able, too truely noble long to hesitate, and respectfully taking Eugenie's hand in his, he said— I honor you for your decision ; I love you the more tenderly for this beautiful ex hibition of filial piety. May God give us strength to endure our common trial, and permit me to return at no distant day to claim this hand. Then, after folding her for the first time to his breast, and kissing away the tears which hung on her long, dark eye-lashes, he turned hastily, and was gone. But he returned in a moment—he had left a glove, and returned to find Mademoiselle Eugenie pressing that same glove to her lips and heart, in her passionate sorrow. She was overcome with confusion, and could scarce ly raise her eyes to her lover's, as he hurri edly requested her to inform her father that ho would wait upon him in the morn ing. to make him his adieu. Early the next morning, Eugenie sought her father in the library, and with as much calmness as she could command. related the occurrence of the preceeding evening. The General, surprised and agitated, ex claimed— "Is it possible that you love this man whom you rejected"' "As sincerely as my departed mother must have loved you in your youth ; but I could not make lonely the hearth of our home ; 1 'could not forsake you, my fath er." "You are an angel, Eugene! 'rho best daughter that ever Wised a father's heart. Yet I cannot accept this sacrifice; Icanno t separate you from the man you love, and who is worthy of you—it would be sel fish, sinful to du this. Go with Hamilton to England, his happy wife ! Go, and take with you a father's blessing! God forbid I should cloud your young life with sorrow I" "Fattier, dear father, do not call this a sacrifice ! The spirit of my mother will aid me in my dutiful devotion to you.— Heaven will smile upon me, and I shall be happY." Gen. Leroux sat in thoughtful silence for a moment ; then, blushing like a very boy, he said— • "Look here, my daughter !" taking from his bosom a miniature, set in brilliants— the portrait of a young and handsome wo man—not the long dead mother of Henri and Eugene. "What does this mean, father ?" said our heroine, turning deathly pale. "It means," he replied, that, "foreseeing that I could not always retain you to pre side over my household, I have provided a substitute." "Who and what is she 1" "tjave patience, my love, and I will tell you all. While ott a tour through the States, last Autumn, I Met with an old friend and fellow-soldier, an emigrant like myself, and his only child ; a good and beatitiforgirt it she, who hai promised to fill that void in my heartleft by your moth er, the place by my hearth soon to be left by you. I thought to have told you this long; but it was an awkward subject to broach; and the marriage has been once postponed on account of the death of a lelatlve of Marie's." "And sO;ny grand sacrifice was uncall ed for V' aaittEugente, making an effort to ..Yes, my love—l shall grieve deeply to' part with you; but I shall not be coin fdrtlesi. Now, I' am going out ; when -43 apt: Hamilton calls, you most receive him here, and may explain to hint the change in your circumstances as regards Don't weep, my child—don't, I pray I will visit you in England with Henri and end my wife, in the course of the sum. rater; and you will return to Canada, some time. God bless you, my darling!" and the.exemplary father took himself off. Eugenia had hardly time to dry her tears, compose her face, and smooth her ring lets, before Capt. Hamilton walked into the library. Ile was somewhat surprised at meeting Eugenie again, and expressed much regret st.not buirquable.to nee_her father. The : poor girt was sadly embarrassed, and could utter,little MOM than brief replies to the questions of .her lover. After a few mo ments of plurally .coastrained converse tiou, the Captain rase, kissed hastily the hand of hisladir-rove, and not Trusting him self to lolt,mpon her face, left her once again Le 'her tears. She stood like a sta tue Of grief,:and listened to his every step at ha descended to the hall below. Then, scarce conscious 'of die act, she flew rather than ran down thestaire. Her lover heard her light step„ and turned toward her.— She gratiped his arm, leaned her head on his shoulder, and murmured— “If you must go, George, take me with you '1 am not needed here; I shall die if you leave me !” .This ivas the first time Eugenie had ev er called her lover **George." Itly gentle man-reader will please recall the feeling with whch he first heard his own name, from the lips of the woman he loved. 7-Under such extraordinary circumstances Copt. Hamilton soon obtained leave to de lay for a short time his departure for Eng land; and in the course of a week, his mar riage with Eugenie took place, ,with all the rites oltbe English and Itumish churches. Of course, the bridegroom was pronoun. ced elegant in white gloves and waistcoat; end the bride adorable in satin and orange blossoms. The usual number of jokes and champaigne bottles were cracked, at the expense of the former ; of gloves and and sashes soiled at the expense of the lat• ter. Then followed forced smiles, blessings, tears, the purling. That night, hour after hotir, in, the lone• ly room which had once been Eugenie's, over a harp, whose strings the delicate fin gers of the most loved might wake no more, leaned a pale and fair-haired youth, weeping wildly and bitterly, with the feeling that his twin heart had been torn asunder. That night, in his own room, sat a tall and handsome man, yet in the golden mer idian of life, gazing mournfully on the por traitor a beautiful girl,in a skating costume, which hung against the opposite wall.— There was a strange quivering in the lip of the soldier, a stranger glistening in his eye. Then he drew from his breast another pic ture, and ho gazed on that till the smile of the lover shone through the tears of the father. It is evening—the first evening at sea, and Capt. Hamilton and his bride are on deck, watching the last point of American land, as it fades into the blue of the horizon. "The wind blows fair—the, vessel feels The pressure of the rising breeze : And, swiftest of a thousand keels, She leaps to the carrecring seas!" Eugenie's swceteycs are filled with tears, as, stretching her arms toward the dim shore, she murmurs— "Adieu, dear adopted land! father, broth er, adieu, adieu !" iler husband folds her to his bosom, and whispers—" You have hided resigned much to follow me." "Yes, all, home, friends, and it may be, my religion. And now, dear George," she adds, smiling through her tears, "will you not admit that Napoleon was the great est hero the world has ever known ?" "Yes, yes, I yield at last; but in return for this concession, I take the liberty, my little Bonapartist wife, of kissing you on the Emperor's cheek!" , Du good to your frioud, that he mark! more wholly yours_; to your enemy, that he may become your friend. A. good man cares not fur the reproof of evil men. ~;r ==ZlZ=] PARENTAL GOVERNMENT Parental government is the exercise, for moral purposes, of that moral power which all parents naturally have over their chit• dren The essential clement of all govern ment is moral power. And when it is con sidered that all parents have this power is an ample degree, it seems strange that so many should fail in the management of their children. This failure cannot always arise front neglect of parental duty ; for like the world in general. children may be said to be governed too much. And it may well be doubted whether a system of parental government excessively severe, is not usu ally worse than none at all. Nor on. the other hand, can such failure always be at tributed to a defective system, or false principleS. Fur it happens nut unseldom that parents whose principles are unexcep tionable, and whose manners cannot be deemed either too lenient or too severe, are as unsuccessful as any. 14 almost all such cares it will be found upon examina tion that the course of discipline, or sys tem of government, was commenced too late; and if begun too late, the most per fect system of parental government will result only in disappointment. From the first dawn of the perceptive faculties, the first operations of reason, the child is susceptible of moral influences, and of course capable of being made the sub ject of moral government. For the con science, the feeling or wrong, grows with the mental growth, and strengthens with its titrength. And su early is the infant wan, developed, that in many instances be fore the parent thinks it time to begin res training and governning the child, the child has already learned to have its own way, or in other words, to govern the parent.— While the painful experience of a large number of parents proves that at this pe riod the most perfect system of govern ment, if not absolutely ton late to be of any use, can repair this loss of time only by long continued and persevering efforts, The fart that children can think and rea sou before they can speak, seems to have been in sonic measure overlooked. 'Fhen it need not be wondered at if parents find difficulty in convincipg their children that they are in earliest, when they have them selves taught them to disregard what they say. Nor should any he surprised to find it no easy task to subdue the infant will which they have themselves cultiva ted and cherished by indulgence for years or even months. If there is any first prin ciple, any knowledge implanted in the child by the Creator, it is the knowledge of right and wrong. From the moment the child can understand its parents' will, from that moment it is eilple of being taught to obey it. And gentle teachings at this ear ly period are more efficacious than severer ones are aftewards. Parental government should therefore be gin early, in order that it may be profita ble to the child and pleasant to the parent. For in no other way can a thorough disci pline or the young mind be accomplished, or domestic peace and quiet secured. JUST SENTIMENTS We must be permitted to add, while on this subject, that the doctrine involved in the popular outcry : "Our country, right or wrong," is in our judgement one of the most outragous ever broached. It is a clear infraction of the teachings of !God's Holfßible, and of the plainest lessons of common justice. Nothing hut the capti vating lure which it so artfully throws out, of the pntative patriotism which is made to gleam forth from beneath its adroit and and hidden sophistry, could ever have re conciled an intelligent and honest mind to its adoption. If this monstrous motto were founded in truth, then our patriot fathers had never wrested this country from the iron yoke of British tyranny, and we should still be the abject vassals of a foreign po tentate ; then Luther had never mutt forth to preach and pray and labor against , the fearful abuses of church and- state in the days of the glorious reformation ; then the people and the state were right and deserved to be sustained when they condemned the Son of God to the ignomin ious death of the cross ;—then there is an end of all progress in political enconomy, the nations of Europe are bound most loy ally to support all the excesses and despot ic usurpations of their respective govern. ments, no matter whether or not they are ! thereby ground to powder and dust. Bet enough. If adherence to this sophism is to he regarded as a test of patriotism, we! can ley no claim to such patriotisni. Our motto is, -let God be true and every man a liar ;" and hence we can only justify our government and our country, so far as! they go with God and the teachings of his' word ; not an inch farther. But in pill , suing this course we feel assured, that we are a better and truer friend to the country, than he who is prepared to vindicate and! support the decisions of the masses when wrong, no less than when they are rikfht, I This, at least, fur the present, is one of the, articles of our political creed, and min) convinced that we are in error we must adhere to it, even if our adherence should subject us to the loss of every sub Scriber we have. No consideration under heaven, if we know ourselves, even it it were sure to crowd our list with subscribers and till our coders with gold, could tempt us to violate the manifeatdietations olcouscience., , We, however, started with the intention to give expression to just one thought.— asking pardon for so long a preface, here it is. Was our,, government established for an offensive one, or was it not rather for the "common defence and general wet. fare," as expressly stated in the constitu tion' We find the celebrated John Ran dolph bringing this very argument to bear in Congress as far back as the year. 1806. In one of his speeches he says: "I declare , in the face of day that thisg,uvernment was not instituted for the purpose of offensive , war—no—it was framed ( to use its own I language)for the common defence and the general welfare, which are inconsistent with offensive war. I call that offensive war ! which gobs oat of our own Iliatts and jtt risdietionfor the attainment of objects not within thoae limits and thatjurisdietiors. , - What a pity that sneh ecnnmentl do atrll actuate the people and an our rulers!—. TWO DOLLARS PEA 411tiing. INEIV SERIES---NO, The ohimericat idea of a ••imtanifest desti ny" which has seized the minds of many , has overturned all pre-existing notion* or right. The hallucination is so transcen dental that it scarcely deserves a Serious thought. If it be our destiny to commie Mexico, God grant that it may be effected by the peaceful influences of our holy re.= ligion, instead of "the hideous logic of the red-mouthed artillery." We go heart and hand for any measure which will atop the farther effusion of blood, he it the occupy• ing of a certain line or a definite treaty :or peace; and may there be one united and vigorous effort to quench this spirit ; SI conquest—to blast this moral Upas tied which is blighting our fairest pcoSpeets.— Lull/elan Obaerver. Trice there no heroism in the statesman, who, against the terre4 of popular infatuation, still stands by country 1 Is there no heroism in the•mia;.:.• sionary and philanthropist--the preacher who seeks the heathen in the rifts of the' savage, and the physician who encounters the perils of pestilence and all the Wady' ministrations of his art, at which evert the brave turn pale I Undoubtedly the truest examples of heroism are displayed—or, rather, they are concealed—every day and : every night, by tneo—ay, and by women —of all classes and under all eireunietin.' ces, in the commonest duties life. broken merehant, the ruined manufacturer., the widow who toils' for her children, and the wife who watches by the deathbed-;-) these, and and a thousand others, may ex hibit, in the performance of duty under ad versity,• examples of fortitude more truly. heroic than are witnessed on fields of lir , tury. Courage Itinl wounds are the mer its of the soldier; hut there are wounds of the spirit harder to bear than any that are ever struck upon the body, and there is, a mural or religious courage, needing a great ! , er heart to sustain it than is required for the struggle on the field of bettle,,,North, dmerican. iNVALVABLA: lboakoms.—We have no. faith in quack remedies, but think it an, fest to apply to a regular physiciamin all cases of indisposition. Here are some ; remedies, however, fur very provalentais. orders, that we have no hesitation in .re commending as quite infallible. 'Pry thedv: Fur sea sickness—stay at home. For drunkenness—driuk cold water. For health—rise early. For accident—keep out of danger. To keep out of jail—pay your thrtits., , Tu please all—mind your business. To make money—AMIE:MBE. . OLD llEam's soN,"Seeing," contin ued Miss Smix, "that the old wan was iwr tent on getting his doll in my achotil, Iton vented to take him. Many, linked Most, of the scholars were astonished. to see year-old-Heath." as they called him, seat-_ ed on the first form, among the infants in their A, B, Ws. lie was badly'ashamed at tirst, but in play-time could curry so Ma ny children at once, "pig-a-back, ' that they forgot their ignorance in his humility and goodness. I confess my heart (like a mother's, mind you,) yearned for and to wards him—and inane a time, as I sat in the school room near dusk, lobking at cas-. des and spectres in the dying embers, prayed that tied would give me power Mid capacity to pick a way into his encrusted brain. He was not dull, nor stupid in any thing but mere letters. Cadmus in his bead was embedded a fathom deep. ,At last," and here the sweet face of Miss Smix brightened, and the glimmer s!,Pluti intended smile played over it, 1 gut him , clean through the alphabet, and he could point nut my letters by name. In two weeks he gm through his "ha-be-bi," Ste., and one bright Monday morning I put him into l-a-lu-d-y. -i(y. I hail to tell him lifty times the nature of syllables, but his brain was as opaque as a cork. “Ho you love pica !" said I, iu 'Aerie interest -Yes, ma'am." "Well then, wide' and •pie' put togetli er spell apple-pie, don't they !", , , , Yes, ma'am," "By a like rule la and :/y spell lal l Y7-- you understand ?" —Yes, ma'am," llinre antl e ie spell whai, then • , "Hight! Pumpkin aail . pie, what!" "Pumpkin-pie." . ..Theo, what dues 1-ada-d-rdy : spell ?"• "Custard-pie."' said he, with a yell : ut' delight ut his suceesii.—N. 0. Delia. -- SIIARP SlllKantio.-- . D4ftru East, - " on served a Southerner' to a 'Yankee, "a cow :lad a calf, and a calico!: truck, is said to be a girl's portion—and that's thu iplace you. come Teo In." "Well," replied the Yanl:ec,'lleople have to be born pretty much us other pee pie say, barrio' accidents—and ,you're from the place, ain't ye, where a.:potseto , patch, with cracks in it en wide thiogriea-• hoppers are picked up at the bottuat by hand-fats, their necks broke in tryieettir jump over—is a portion for the eldesiset My father told me," continued, the Dowre easter, "he was once riding by one of your great farina. Observing the wretehedneau, of the land, he said— -That fellow must be pluguy poor" "Not so poor as )ou think for !: v -an-. swered u voice from the bluukberry bush es, "for I don't own but one-third my father gin away oue-third to get . wolum. to take ember !" . A Stigma 801.,--”011. 1 .* mother." said' a little fellow: “I've got ouch a bad head ache, and sore throat too, that t don't be licve I can go to school to•clay'." ...Have you. my dear ?" asked the with. er, °well, you shun stay at houtenud-take. some medicine."' -It's no matter," retorted the hopeful., urchin, "I guess I can go to subunit rr gut 'em—Gut 11(ey,don'1 hurl rae;" . .4/dear!" blubbered odt an 'treat"' #l ll }' had ju.t been , 119treriug.frora in appnallikttlt of the birch. my! ditty tell to .Mint 40 roda , ntake a 'furlong. but' I'eteettill */ bigger ete,ry titan that. Let 'unapt tnl t" a tick l .itt an I had. and V i a :gaol*** lex rod makes an aria'.
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