tD.' y DurtILXII, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR
VOL. M.-41.1.
fA4TiCki GUWINU STAR.
■T Milli COOS
iWe find glary in the Rowers
When snowdrops peep and hawthorn blooms ;
We see •hush light In the owing time hours,
Andhlaes the radian& that Wombs.
Thu ray of prom** chitwil with holm,
That eta or Borrow cannot mar ;
God'. bowel fills the darned elope,
kart keeps nnaimaned Faith', guiding agar
?W e ' O u l, aging in the Arnie
Vint lives in chilaboood's happy face,
tie (earful doubt, or worldly guile,
Sp% swept away the angel trace.
ilte ray. of promise shineth there
To tell of bettor lands Ara,
God sonde his Imago pure and fair,
Co keep undinitued raith's guiding star.
glory in the zeal
doting breast and toiling braih,
Alreetion'is martyra still will kneel,
' Aid Boug, though famished, pour ita 'grain
Ulm Inns us by a quern:blows light,
And point where joy is holier far
They abed Uod's spirit warm and bright.
And keep undimmed Filth's guiding star.
,IYEIJM,IOO beside the rolling waves, ,
We ponder en the gassy hill,.
We linger o'er the new piled graves,
And Ind that star ii shining stall.
Cod, in hie great design, heth spread
Unnumbered rays to led afar;
'They hem the brightest p'er the deed,
And keep uniliinmaitti'a guiding Mar
Id CHARITY !
'Ti. mat to pause, vrlirn et my door
A ohireritig brother *Lands.
Vu ask 'lite alum, that made him poor,
Or why ho help fleinumhi.
'Tia not to Okra that brother's prayer
For fauna lin once hod known—
'Ti. not to leiktre him to dcopuir,
And ay that I hoiie none.
the voico tIAIP,ITT. IM kin.dp
Shy tltiduah nothitig roisg—
l'u eveiy fui k she seemeth Mind,
"lcu'vtuntoth with her tongue
Li penitenoe Abe plereth faith,
I;ope,euiik..th it the door,
etleveth ftrxt, therteollly stith,
lio,lrother—ein no wore.
DO WITH THY 111101‘1
Do something—do it soon—with all thy might:
Au angers wing would droop, if lung at reel;
And GOO, inactive, Were no longer blest.
lioniehigh or bomb's enterprise of good
Contemplate, uflut shall possess thy mind,
Heroine thy study. pastiniccrest and food,
Anil kindle in thy head a flame relined,
Pray Deaven for liminess, thy v hole soul to bind't'o
this thy purpose—to begin, pursue,
W I I li thoughts all tixed, and feelings purely kind—
strength to complete, and with delight review,
And strength to Give the praise where all is due.
I.oBl' TIME.
I threw a bubble to die s,•n ,
A billow caught it hastily ;
.Another billow quickly came.
blueeewilutl3 the ripe to claim ;
front waive to ware unchecked it passed,
'Jill tossed upon • eland at last.
Thus glide Mall the unknown churn
That gelihrn inornents we deplore;
Those moments which, not thn.wu away,
Might win for us eternal day.
Ga Alr 66 —43acred pinery, for p ure
thoughts and holy meditations, are the Lute graves
in the churrhyaril. They ate the depositories of
the mother's svieetrst joys—half unfolded buds of
hinoceriee:—humenits nipt by the first frost of
' time, ere yet a single canker worm ofpollution had
nestled among its enifirso petals. Callous,
.41ced, must he the heart of lout who can stand by
a hale graveside and not have the holiest mo
dicum °this soul awakened to the thoughts of that
purity and innocence which belorg alone to God
and linemen for the mute preacher at his feet
tells Min of lifei begun and fife ended, without a
stain; anal sanely if this be vouchsafed to mortali
ty, how much purer, holier, must be the spiritual
'hind; enlightened by (bosun of Infinite Goodness,
weltenee emanated the soul of that brief young so
journer among My! How Ciwelisi the heart of the
parent with mournful joy, while mantling by the
wW estrth-hodof lost liUleones! Mournful, be
rinse a sweet treasure is taken away, ;joyful. be
cause that precious treasure glitters in the diadem f
of the Redeemer'.
OLD BUT (100 D.
Onceepon a tune, a gallant swain, calling to
inmet heart, found her engaged in cooking
jti goose fie het master'. dinner, and, leaving her to
'make (lie test excuse &the could, deliberately cut a
leg of Ilia goom and eat it.
When the muster came home the goose was
act on the table before biro, but he immediately in
.gisi.n.d, where Ilia other log was.
"Whys iiir," .
441 the girl, goose has but ono
leg.," , i
"You'ie , mhtakon, anwdy:' add he.
"No, 4ndood, Nat: cow down to former MI
Jot rd nlgh Earn will err."
:rite Ift” l f. f"l n t a A 4 4.3 llPPlAinied time
Apy 44.1 i r ! .14 down. and thew, slue enough,
were tba farpter's snow, quietly reposing, and all
. oi . thern appapntly with but ono deg.. ,
"Thera" : aid the girl, "/ told you so." ,
t 4 PsltSw !", aid•ths wester, •
peso, taltiarthe alarm, droped 'tot/let leg
~ und tuts .
, I..Theiho,“ raid the muter, "I thought they had
I "Pit 004", obi the giti,,n °thing daunted, "you
di4a'a stey pabew to the ate yeu ate."
Jon** FAILING Discounts o„-p-Ou r friend
-Jo,-is what , generally.tertnod a bad Boy.
-sod aticneedisd his mother for
~atane ,sti,to Ida imbibing fropensi
:lick:and one morning sheiggiti,to him tr
ier he had . swallowed immeolialf dozen
cups of code, and as many: glaeee of cold
' '
" ' 4 .loseph; bid 'should drink something
"beford thee goes to bed hi tight.
' , always so thirsty is the morning.'
-411 Bet ohe night, One fatal night, do. , erinte
vitY.' Wore the old ditch. , retired. He.est
.•4 1 owe.ead,with that:look of
I°4 illtioulont, Imps, coartreittg 'about Alie
g 941011,14 - c r ops , 4hfortilnate
!:PtiPeah .weelinlg•And wita goking
erff. , veotPP;iolo !4ried Whid hl 49P
to be .e,segar on t le mantle piece
We Faulk it and placing one end in his
• mouth
ik etOdt 'very gravely Co light it alba
'candle'.ilrew and fitiffdil until he was
'getting red in 'the feee. The old lady's
oyes were at leaf opened, and alio addres
eil '
.Joseph, if then takes that tenpenny nail
lur a segar, it is time thee Ismailia WV-
Vororn Godors Lady's Book
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS,
A Story fbr the Holidays,
Cl=
"Didn't he make you !$ present of any
thing, Lizzy asked Margaret Granger
of her cousin Lizzy Green.
"No, !uneven of a strawberry cushion,"
spoke up Lizzy's sister "that he might
have bought for a sixpence. I think he's
a right down mean, selfish, stingy fellow,
; and if he dosen'a keep Lizzy on
bread and water when he gets her, my
name's net Jane Green."
"I wouldn't have him" said Margaret,
jesting, yet half in earnest "Let Christ
mas gu by and not make his sweetheart or
sister a present of the moat trifling value ; ,
His must have a penny soel. Why,-Har
ry Lee sent me the .Leatlets of Memory'
and a pair of the sweetest Bower vases you
ever saw, and he only come to see me us
a friend. And Cousin ihillirm made me
a present of-n splendid copy of 'Mrs.
Hull's Sketches,' the mostinteresting book j
I ever read. Resides, Freceived lots of{
things. Why, my table is full of pram- j
eats."
"You have been quilt fortunate," said
I.izev, in a quiet voice; much more so
than Jane and 1, if to retnlve a great many
Christmas presents is tolc cousidered Mr
tunate."
"But don't you Mirk Edward 'might
have sent you some tokei olgood wip and
affection in this holyday season, wtrEn ev
ery one is giving or reetiving presents t"
asked Margaret.
"Nothing of the kind was needed, cous
in Maggy, as an expression of his feelings
lbwards air," replied Lilly. "Ile knew
that I understood their tete quality, and
felt that any. present weild have been a
useless formality." i
"You can't any the sane in regard to,
Jane.. Ile might have pissed her the u-:
sual compliment of the season."
"Certainly he might,' said Janc.--;
"Lizzy needn't try to c:cusc him alter
this lame fashion." 1
"ft isn't right to say that, sister," re-!
marked I.izzy. "Edward has other rea
sons for omitting the prevalent custom at
this season-- - -and good raison» I am well!
assured. As to the charge of meanness, I
don't think the fact you aledge a sufficient I
ground for making it."
"Well, I do Men," said cousin Marga- 1
ret. "Why, if 1 were i 1 young man and ;
engaged in marriage to a lady, I'd sell my 1
shoes hut what I'd give ter something as I
a Christmas present,"
"Yes—or borrow or teg the money,"
chimed in Jane.
"Every one must do at he or she thinks
best," replied Lazy. 4,1 a for me lam
content to receive no hdyday gift, being
well satisfied -that meanness on the part
of Edward has nothing it do with it."
But notwithstanding Lizzy said this,
she could not help feeling a little disap
pointed—inure, perhaps,on account of the
appearance of the thin t than from any
suspieimi that meanness.* alleged by Jane.
I had anything to do with he omission.
"I wish Edward had [Fide Lizzy sonic
kind of a present," said Ars. Green to her
husband a day or two titer the holyday
had passed ; "if it had ken only for the 1
• looks of the thing. Jane . has been leas
'ing het :them it ever since, and cabs it
'walling but meanness is Edward. /Ind
I'm afraid he is a little disc."
"Better that 1w shoulbe so than too 1
free," replied Mr. Green "ttunigh I Joust 1
' confess that a dollar or - o, or even ten
dollars, spent at Christi as in a present
for his intended bride, c uld hardly have i
tr,
been set down on the se ' of prodigality.
It dare look mean, cortaii •."
"lie is doing very well,'
"lie gets a salary of ei:ht hundred dol
lars, and I suppose it donn't cost hint o
ver four or five hundred itollars to live—
at least it ought out to do it h"
”Ile has houghi, hilliest( a snug little
house, I am told."
"If he's done that he's done very well,"
Said Mr. Green ; "and I can forgive him
for not spending his money fur Christmas
presents, that are never of much use, tiny
the hest you will of then. I'd rather Ed
ward would have a tionAortahle house to
put his wife in than see him loading her
down, before marriage, with presents of
one foolish thing or
But it wouldn'thave hurt him
to havo given the girl tnitntthing, if it had
only been a book, a pars 4 or some such
trine."
"For which trifles he would have been
as strongly ehitrged with moinness as he is
now. Better let it go 'as its. No doubt
he has good reasons for his looduct."
Thus Mr: Green and fizzy defended
Edward, while the mother gad Jane scold-
ed about meanness to they heart's con
Edward Mayfield. the lever of Lizzy
Ureou, was a yotiog mail of good prinei-
pies, prudent habits and rally geuerous
feelings ; but bin generosity did not con-
mist in wasting his earnings in order that
he ntight.be thought liberal aid open-heart,
ed, but in, doing real acts of k oldness where
he saw his kintlitetis Wai needed. :lie had
,
4tived'il.bm his ialarY, ,
in the course bf four
or live years', etittusti to buy iinnselfa very
snug house, slid had a fetv blinked'
in the 'Saving!? Bank with which to Mr.
hish it when • the time came fur hint to get
niitivied, 'Phis: time •was not very far off
when the Christina'',•, to which elluoion
bee, been made, came•' round. , AA this ho.
Ixday *moo, Edward had intended. to
wake both Lizzy and her siAter a baud-
some present, and he had been thinking
tureotne webke as to wbett shoitld
Min r artiMeei both useful•eini 'me' rely dr
namentaL, Were•: thought• !u4 bot 'none .of
theta °Meetly, 'pimpled hie Maly. ;
•
A. day or ;two before•lehristmas, hes eat
thinking about the matter, when something
or other gave a new turn to his reflections.
, ol'hey don't really need anything," he
sold tolilmeely , and pit I propose to my
self to spend twenty Oilers in presents
merely for aPpettrances sake. Is it right lPt'
mltight if you ehose'to dolt;" he rep lied
to himself. 6 , 1 ant not'sure 'of that, he
added after a pause. And 'then ho at in
quite amusing mood fur some minutes..
GETTYSBURG, PA. FRIDAY , EVENING, DECEMBER ft
.1848.
"That's .better," ho at length said, rising
up and walking about the floor. "That
would be money and good feelings spent
to better purpose."
This suggestion, however, did not sani
ty him.
" Better let it Alt gn in the other direc
tion," he avid, after thinking a while long
er; "it will do a real good. The time
will come when I can explain the whole
matter if necessary, and do away with
ang little fake impression that may have
been Wined."
To the conclusion at which Edward ar
rived, he remained firm. No present of
any kind was made tri his betrothed miter
sister, and the reader has seen in what
light the omission was vienied.
Christmas eve proved to benne of anti
sual inclemency. The snow had •beeli
falling all ony, driven into every peek and 1
corner, dell and cranny, by a piercing
northeaster; and now; althotigh the wind
'had marred to Yoar among the chimneys
and to whirl the snow with blinding' vio
lence into the face of any one whd venter-.
1 ed abroad, the broad flakes were falling,
but more heavily than • since morning,
I though the ground was covered already to
the depth of many inches. It was a night
to make the poor feel sober, as They gath
ered more closely around their small tires,
and thought of the few sticks of wood or
peeks of coal That yet remained of their
limited store.
On this dreary night, a.small boy, who
had been at work in a printing-office all
day, stood near the desk of his employer,
waiting to receive his week's wages and
go home to hie mother, a poOr widow,
whose slender income scarcely sufficed to
give food to her slender household.
" You need'm come to-morrow, John,"
said the printer, as he handed the lad the
two dollars that were due him for the
week's work : fur to-morrow is Christ
mas "
The boy took the money,- and after lin
gering a moment, turned away and walk
ed towards the door. llb evidently ex
pected something, and seemed disappoint
ed. The ptinter noticed this, and at 011C0
comprehended its meaning.
'• John," he said kindly.
The boy stopped and turned round ; as
he did so, the printer took up a half dollar
from the desk, and holding it between his
linger 3, said—
• You've been a very good boy, John,
and I think you deserve a Chrisunas
Here's Italia dollar for you."
John's countenance was lit up in an in
stant. As he came back to get the money,
the printer's eyes rested upon his feet,
which were not covered with a very com
fortable pair °fit hoes, and he said
- Which would you rather have, John,
this hall dollar or a pair of new oboes ? "
I'd rather have the new shoes," re
plied John, without hesitition.
" Very well : I'll write you an order on
a shoemaker, and you can go and fit your
self," and the printer turned to his desk
and wrote the older.
As he handed to John the piece of pa-
per on which the order was written, the
lad looked earnestly into his face, and then
said, with strongly marked hesitation—,
" I think, sir, that my shoes will do very
well if mended ; they only want mending.
Won't you please to write shoes for my
mother instead of me ? "
The boy's voice tremblitd, and his face
was suffused. He felt that Ite.had ventur-'
ed too much. The printer looked at him
fur a moment or two.and Men taaiik--
.. Dues your mother want shoes badly ?n
• Oh, yes, sir. She does'nt earn much
by washing and ironing when she can.do
it, but she sprained her wrist three weeks
ago, and Ints'ot been able to do anything
but work a little about the house since."
"And are your wages all she has to live
upon."
" They are now."
" You have u little aiater,l
Yes, sir."
" Does she want sloes, also'."
She has had nothing but rags on her
feet fur a month."
Indeed !"
The printer turned to his dealt, and eat
and mused for half a minute. while John
stood with his heart beating so loud that
he could hear its pulsations.
• (live mu that order," the man at length
said to the buy, who handed him the slip
of paper, He tore it up, and then took
his pen and wrote a new order.
Take this;" he said, presenting it to
John. I have told the ehoernuker 'to
give you a pair for your mother, yourself,
and your little sister; and here is the half
dollar. my .boy—you must have that also."
John took the order and the mOney, and
stood fur a few moments looking into the
printer's face, while, his lips moved as if be
were trying to speak; but no sound came
. -
therefrom. 'risen lie turned away and
left the office without uttering a ward.
"John is very late to-night," said the
poor Widow Elliot, as she got up and
went to the door to look main thO'hopc of
seeing her boy. Supper had heed ready
for at loaat an hour, but she didn'•t feel like
eating anything until John cattle
Notty had fallen aaltibp by the fire,
.
and waa now, snugly covered up in bed. 4.-.
Its Mrs, Elliot opened the idoor, A 0, veld
air pressed in upon her,bcariug i ,heavy
burdeu of snow. She s,hivefed ,ga ,
to sudden ague fit, and Analog the r
jA
quickly murmured— 7
. . .
"My poor boy—it is a dreadful night
' for .him to be.ont, and so thinly clad. I
wonder wity,heatays,so. late awayi7.
Thp,raudter ,hati :hardly uttered :these
words ufklett 114409 t throws,: epee,
an o 1,.04 , 1° 11 Aqd N4h. baglW ,414 1 4),,be5,
lug seyerdl l pacloges ta,ltie arms, all cat , -
erecl Walt snow. ,
"'rime's your C hristm as gift, mother,"
said ho, in a delighted voice ; "and here is.
mine, and there is Netty's ! " displaying
at the same time three pairs of shoes, ,a
paper of sugar, another of tea, and another
of rice.
Mrs. looked bewildeted.
" Where did all these eotne froth:John V'
she asked in a sterobling voice,.for shelves
overcome with surptise. andtpleastist,nt
m
this unexpected supply of auler so stisseit
needed..
aramuzsiArn) ritEzt;
John gave au .artless relation of whit.. 've entire y far otr'
"I declare, girls,. we
passed heterpen, him and the
, prieter t , for ten our washerwoman, peer. Mrs, . lot.!
Whomlld'vibrkeCeed added— is same weeks diem abe set tint word.
" ' Weir the number you were, 'and I that she ,had eireiaed her wrist, ansi could
thonghtlwould gimes at Netty's size: If, not do, our washing until it. got •I,
they 'don't fit, the man soya he will change think you had better go and egg ho this
them ; and I'll go Clear back to the %tore . mornipg. lohoudn't wander if ebet (amid
to-night but what she shall hare her new in need of ,something. She hastwo chit
shoes for Christmas:..: Won't she be glad ! ilr e n, and only one of them letibleerunigh•
I wish she werttowake." • • • • to earn any thing—and even he can only
. e And the tea, sugar and rice, you bought bring bomb a very small sum.' •Wi; have,
with the half dollar he 'gave you ? " 'said done wrong to forget Mrs. Elliot." • ,
the mother. "You go undoes her, Liazyt" Mad him,
"Yos.," replied John ; "I bought the "I don't care about visiting path. people in
teaand the sugar for you. They're your distress ;It makes Me feel bad. • •
Christmas gift frern,nse. And Om rice ttl'o relieve their wants,-Jane, 'ought to
we'll all have to : nterrow., Won't you make youtfeel good,"sitid:Mrs.'Hieent
make ei 'a rice Pudding for our dinner,? All know-it ought f--but-thad•-rather-art,
"Y(te'rett goodhey,JOlni--a very good go."
boy," said the mother, mach tilfeeted . by i"0 yes, Jane " said' Lizzy; -eyes Must
• the generomi spirit her' eon had 'displayed. go with me. I want you to go. Voor
Yee, yon shall- Wive a• rice:pudding.— Mrs. Elliot? who knows how ninth also
But take off your wet shoes, my son...they may haviiitbrered ?" •
are allmet-t-andttryyour fret by the fire." "Yes, Jane, go with Lizzy ; I want You
" Noy not till-you. put natty'. shoes on, to•go."
and see ifthey..fit her..' replied John. "If - Jane (lid not like to refuse, positively,
they don't fit, I'm going back to the store •sassihe got ready and went, though •with
for a pair that will. She- shall have her good deal of - reluetartod. Like a great ,
new shoes for Chrhitrnis. And, mother, many others, she had no taste for scenes'
try youth On—maybe they .
won't do." lof distress. she could rebore wind ,
To'satisfy the esrnest'boy, Mrs: Elliot by putting her hand behind her, and not'
tried'oe. Netty!‘ shoes, although the child seeing the object of penury, she had no ,
was sleeping. objection to doing so; but to look suffering'
•tt Just thothing," she- said. in gni face was' We revelling to her seu
" Now wren yours,",urged John. sitive feeling.
" They could'utlit inn better," said the When Lizzy and Jane enteretlthe bum
mother as she slipped on one of the shoes. ble home of the" widow, they found every
Now IOW,: off putt wet ones, and dry thing comfortable, neat and clean. A
your, fset Iterate the fire, while I put the small stove was upon the hearth, and,
simpstiati Bi t e table." • though the day was cold, diffused ' a genial'
John, ,satisfied now that all was right, warmth throughout the room. 111te. Elli-'
did as his - mother wished, while she got! of sat knitting ; she appeared ektranely
ready their ling:ll:repast. Both were too glad to see the girls, hiazy inguired how
much excited 0. have very keen appetites, her wrist was, how she was gehing along,
As they were about rising from the table,, end if site stood its need of anything. To
after finishing their meal, some one knock- the last question she replied*.
l ed at the door. John elicited it, and a "1. should have. wanted. almost every:
gentleman emit° in' and:said, familiarly— thing.tomake me comfortable, had not Mr.!
linty de you,do;• Mrs. Elliot r " Alayfield, one of -the gentlemen I washed'
Oh—how do you do, Mr. Mayfield for be ore'! infamy wrist, retneinhered tee
"
timui. lie sent me this uicalittle
Take a seat;" and she handed her visitor at Chris
a chair. stove and a load of coal, a half barrel of
How has your wrist got, Mrs. Elliot? flour, meal, potatoes, tea, auger, and I CAll•
nw te you hat all—h
er e a chick-
Are you 'most ready to take my washing
again " co l
lar
our ll
Chris w tmas dinn, aides
and free (1(il-'
„tars in money. l'ett sure he cou l dn't have
" It's better, I thank you, but not well,
enough for that; and I „Tit, tell when i t *pent leas than twenty dollars. Heaven
will be. A sprain is so long in gett i ng , : knows I shall never forget him ! Ile came'
well:" on Christmas eve, and inquired so
•• How do you get along ?." asked Mr. I how I was getting along ; and then told
may fluid. „ c to you do any kind of me that lie would send me a little present{
work t " instead of to those who dicl'ilt really weed
~ Nothing more than a 'hue about the any thing, and who might well forgive
house." him for omitting the initial compliments of
- --- the season. Soon .alter he was gone:' a I
man brought us a car-load of things, and'
on Christmas day the • stove and the coal
canto."
Jane looked at Lizzy, Upon whose faced
- teas' n•warnt glow - and' tkvwfrinwroyewli all
a bright light.
"'Ellen you do not need any thing ?"
said Lizzy.
"No, I thank you kindly, not now. I
am very comfortable. Long before toy
coal, flour, meal, and potatoes are out. I
hope to, be tilde to take in washing , again,
and then I Shall not need any assistance. I
"Forgive me, sister, fur my light Words
about Edward," Jane .said,. the mimic
she and Liszy•left the widow's house.—
"He is generous and noble-hearted. • IJ
-•
- Would rather he had done this thati made •
me a present of the' must costly tetnetit
bratice he could find, for it stanitisilis
eharocter. Lizzy, you may wellhe proud'
by
Lizzy did not trust herself to reply, for
she could think of tin, words adequate to
the ezpresition of her fdeling. When Lite
told her father about the widOw—Lizzy
was modestly silent on the subject-Mr..
Green said
"'Mutt was nobly .done! There is the
ring of the genuiuu coin I lam proud of
him !"
"Tears came into Lizzy's eyes as she
heard her father 'speak au warmly mud
approvingly of her lover. ,
"Neztyear," added Mr, Creen,"we must
take a lesson of Plward, and improve our
systetn of holiday preients. How many
hundreds and thousands of dollars pre
wasted in useless souvenirs and potty tri
fles, that might do a lasting good if the
stream of kind feelings were turned into u
hinter eliantsel."
Then you don'tearn anything at all ?"
No. sir----nothing:"
• How Jo You manage to lire, Mrs. El
liot "
We hnve to get along the best we Can
on John's two dollars a week."
Two dollars a week ! You can't live
on two dollars a week, Mrs. Elliot; that
is impossible."
" It's all we have," seid the widow.
Mr. Mayfield asked a good many more
questions, and showed a very kind interest
in the poor widow's affairs. When he
arose to go away, he said—
" I Will send you a lew thing's to-night,
Mrs, Elliot. as a Christmas present. Tint
is the season when friends remember each
other, and tokens of good will are passing,
in all directions. r think !Cannot do bet
ter than to spend all I designed giving for
thin purpose, in making,you a hide more
comfortable. So when the man comet
with what I shall send, you will knew it
is lot- you. ; , Good night. I will drop in,
to sec you again beim., long." '
, And ere Mrs. Elliot conld express her
thanks, Mr..lllaylield had 'retired.
No very •long time-passed before, the
voice of a man, *peaking to his horse, was
heard at the door. The vehicle had mo
ved so noiselessly on the snow-covered
street, that its approach bad not been ob
served: 'rime loud stroke of a whip han
dle on the door caused the expectant wid
ow and her eau to start. John imme
diately opened it.
this Mrs. Elliot's ?" asked a car
man, who stood with ills leather hat 'and
rough coat all covered with snow.
, *-Yets. sir," replied John.
"Very well l .I've got's Christmas pre
sent for , her,d rather think; so hold upon
thelluer wail I bring it in."
Juba had been, tryitig. on,his new shoes,
and had got them laced about his ankles
just as the carman carne. So out lie bound.
eJ into the snow, leaving the door to take
care of itself, and was up into the ear in 'a
tavinkait.. It did not take long. with
Juhn7s WASiStanef.,lo transfer the
contents: of _the car to the widow's store
room, which ..1140 ImPa far. 4 long Un it e
wanting in almost every thing. ,
i.Geod,night.in you, madam," said the
carman, oslje was retiring, "and. mar
to
nu he the merriest Chritetuat.you
er spent., every, nue i wlto-has-o
friend 'r yours."
ma f y God rewn
idt; . ftievt . tntl:y, as die
with
.elesed
'shed ei'and left her alone with her
carefull. •
teticies:
4* 4
now the p present tVae 4
\ examined. It consisted tirlitany
Fitet intd not the Unlit' WolOtiMe,
if a barrel of , flour. Then there
Nvaa half wbagatcorir ineel.aaother of po
tatoes, with sugarp•tes,.rice,molasssikbad,
ter, &c. ; some warm stockings ... for the
tilkwi ter terielf,
and a pair Of geint!•! shoeil-hett idea Oval
anylli tile •thingto tha t. had ail Wen otitteet
ml wish strain regard-'l6 their use. A.
Argo chicken fur a Christmas dinner, and
sonic loaves of fresh Dutch cake foi the
children, had not been forgotten. Added
to all this was a letter containing tiye,dol
la rs, in which the generous donor said that',
on the,next day he, would send her a small
AtcA*6 and half a ton of coal.
11;t1tvard I.lllnytield slept seweetly And
9444 #lOl night. Ou the next ;day,
htt get the swirst,,for
‘ 4f#4, , cha*PLoW
7cPlTs l, l 7 l l:Klioiligtt . 0x presigy fori th e
iodr; e,sel) ou t, itr,w dai/thp tor *tn titiiof coal.
,Cstioao.
Mi's. (Albin laid (O'l,lzzS • anA as they
rat re • •
A ROGUE PUNISHED
Dr. c-, who, by the way, is ..sonie"
'at a story, tolls the Wowing, which we
find in the Portland Transcript.
Mr. T— and Mr. W— werem
far
era, living nut very far from our ecnine t u.
1 lar city. One had a very .tine white•faced
heifer, of a choice breed, which lie count
ed' a rust-rate cow, and which ug.) small
sum woulil tempt bitn,to sell.
One day she
. broke` into the, premises
of his Weigliliet, who goes and ,pitints ../ies,
Inc.e In his s earch for her 'l'. comes ;low n
and iUl l ii iMB Or W.*. - if- le . Intd...tmen..lll.
`heifer, and * he reidies that there is a flue ',
fat one in his'pasture.ticl he had , no doubt
'that it was lies, and, he would assert in
turning fter out. When they round her
T. deselared that she could 404 bephiail for
.his had, a white face, but tlittre .w*Stelthanl
,V,llnY, ndl9r. d,ilrerettCon 1011.444.4,nwi11ipt,,,t0
lipt,,,to acknowledge , th_WagY.4lo.4r.etlite
cAllIt:1141ve anoOter as t.iikelyr as .his. , he
said Iw did'ni think abq,wasiuhe SQ late
or ass ',mil' i I , ?nt All, jan'taba {at l , ,
7 ,41,4 rs, “poospivaltiouiniolsl" , nevur httri
1 04 11 4Pirk, 1 1 4 . 1 abswn,seven by any.vbreaol
ogiin, mut } Y, kaving,a anspioion..o4l. he
loved bent: Ai? . thought. he; ' , vomit/ ter biro.
AucorAingly ite,. prpppsAttl ,to:i him ,in a
whisper, wAttOt :batakaaed .that , Ito melon
what Aft aaid, that ;4 ahould butcher heft,
seltd.hint ball die bner, and that he should
have the . hide (or siangterinr„ _lf he would
do so,he ahould never trunnion it:
To this,T,: readily assented. lie drove
Igor herpes Ilupghuired her. and scent half
. 1 44 4 ;‘,beg.ttqcOrdieg.to agreement, ,
1114 neat morttieg, risiug early afte r a
' , Nruact rqi9, Itatl taken the paint.otr.
)Went to take the hide from the fence
%Ogre, he had left it, to put it out ot eight,
and made the astounding discovery, that
somebody had' °been the death" of his,
own highly valued heifer, and death "
ha p)/ array to hate the .rcrcl kepi I
, 1 .4i: I. :;r-' •mtt
' , I )... 1 • `‘l 0,1 ).i 1 ‘,lOl il.)k, ,If i;
I 4 , Ita 'RAD , fl irt YANIP 1-e—Ak Nosy Sallee'.
11 40 1 404 g. ilsiYaf 4410 , s
taPPetlitorts , ee•
, W44 1 4 1 1(44,1 1 11Polva,10( driya.mgoto buy
,ft Wel , teliegle4 ,Sheagielit+thalitieti out a
1 7 1 40, 1 Y of "aurYo..449.ftail,t,priapa, all of
!Nell Ole lady#doittossittlymeNtotlshitetlied
,and;eomosoteti uponac ,ontil ahlettgthsha
V i nt; Mali° , 11.9 F 1 11 #09 1 ifal fICI 441411,911 a, at
$4.590 she 4,10,;bP 42 1 10rk., a,tw,(ll•lla, note
to , deduct,thtl 4 1 10001 •Ahei 400. Iffutt to
Abe ' desk, an 4 seterPk9gi liTunth%/4ssM , ber
I
..Why,, hero's, .but,, torp, l o,l94lagai and a
4 1 4" Isayikilqiel, 2 , 's t .
4 .Exaelly i maoanik.'; 0,400 AIIP,PIgt
" , W l ll l, fillt I ssMel"?/) a fRAPPIiI .11 2
, 41 0°000 01 Yr -ifil ' P l iain;!;,qiiii Aar latlite
clerk, f, , ..r, 41 di or I, i,;a ••01 1 ;) 'III
:rhill. bi g is two,doitAis: i f aii l 9l4, is It
not,(""„ felt the Iti4St hPhling kthefitor'
iehoSed cAteggleo , 11:,1,0 1 1,110.4.,t t 7;
`IW,O. 4 1 0/Isr.4 PA It haVig•tiiflriirigasgla
. uatul.7 1 , , / '4l'l , ' If 4, ti 111 ,*(1 • U
" Thf 4A wAY/110,yefla ,t 44 oat AA'Ffit :OP
tars and a half; sir r', i
_it, 01.-- .twit • )
•• Why, madam, this rodeo's is jWC2 dol. I
jar. and! s haip.,rt ~ e, ,f a 4 ,.;) .1 7 l I
, s Very Well e sit l'rlsys. the I r- • .
•one4itsehtith , te irnardelea,;
beneath yonr hse J.tfenttet
morel" said the entlipiatinintfulerliv relight
•thtt lady's • clarditett
.handsnagersop.l±beichizatistuhiPihint.
secreted. The' latlY benantelhite MOW
ted, but. the Minnow! eterk , aistirenthey it
weed! perfectly . I" h 4 ' , ' 4 •
0. You don't 'fors Moment
, --”asitl.the !Mk ine'ldw atil hitskyisetec;
"that I. iniendeal-L.m•
"0 ! certainly.. net; • madam .1 1 ' , staid-the
4.0i11e ell fight, "Mudge', - PeOffedY to
rect." 'etintinnOttthe clerk~ ih ~.".1
.*Gooditnoradingisir,vnasiti theladyibiite.j
and grinning a ghaatly smile. •
..Good motningi"r-nispandefd ihe kentlet-l i
utenly:alerli;• 'Lowing4lo..4l4,o' siforrlow,
out of -the- premeseet ;No finer 41i eYiefr
th 11) is ,11"
'A' Goon SPACHISSIt iv+ a
, YAN,Kics Hav,—A 'miller, by iltematie for.
Wright, , kept a large flock ofgeeseorbieh
be fed from the „corn which' ,witatscatteredi
about t.he 'mi11.... A enanipin.the neighbor.
hood had pursued the ;peaseriseetor . stithgth.,
of time, of stealing from the flock, whenever ,
oceaeion. lintel/out fio/theser Atq
vile time , betandlcretantionAnriewetriwittp-;
• pl y , ofgeise r andivew Mit irito.bis , beted:teJ
sprinkle in Iv bule-wit and firearYi 'With
hie dliieving van, 'WV* tiernaling threir:of
the geese', he:wrote on a bit laf pap* 3
74r,'Wtight, bid ' " 11 '•
• ,".ris:titnefor ins to , VIM& t rf
rye km& threw gem. ,
Aud . teft it with* •
Ile then enclosed threeopenniet,lb !the,
f/SIMRY wed suspended alsi*a.loothteivelelieluf i
one of the gandere: ,A boy., grist;
arrived at the ,nailljnat as the tenry,end
etry were being relatedre ceromolio
was very much taken with tlimpostry,mr
varses, as lie celled t4ttiol wareeXiatlete
potteesa htnmNelf of it, so as! W Al'elm the fsart,
ily with it whon.be,gut.ihaMei ,
uniug i attentively) imFbie,readiug) tiethroti
or. four times over,: he though; 44e,hailitho
ears as all secure, and stertadoiff for homes
but, tor feanlie , miaht baoseilleuleitte.efilla
rbyru j e, he conned. it.uver so Itiruselfral
way hums, etherche•nerivadidtittetingsmel
chttekling,to Abe .verylends, Of biologies,
to . tliink of. what , e,,riets..treatl.he,tuid•in
store, for. the Jonathewicat :reia; ! ,
teal the story ,of ,thellnalieg.o4dbe gam,
with, dI the etnfiellialimente,hir, lisgeteuity I
could invent. there's . dub lorislauat"
twiddle; ...that's the 'cutestof ad.!' 1+!liVell,
Jonathan, can ~you, 'rapist ilat , stspnlsillr
‘4.)12. yes, I've got the.Surses.saficetiougb,
for ,I,ssid thermoser to dayselfislt alte,wely
coniming humps., lile..stimea weet,sort
er this way : „01, Win
Wrieha I wish you , ansikhys, ,'' I •
to ,l * loiess
• r i..
I' vu beogOlYour.ll,oW.OKfieilqihrf..
And lieu the toolicy ruiffish Its osi gunter . s
• ' 'ntik r :• • ' • •
• • • tote4-..evoi.
TR It .11.TIZIT 'MVP Briiritiainird wilt OS
die following story .411: a 'wealthy did MPhil
of his, a deaetto.,of .aivorthotiOvlthusith
some forty oaks. up fritlimiryy whovlustie
his. first appiiaranes. in- any jtheittniiiat.tile
Howard during theism •engsgsmentifof
Maar °tidy: • Torn hud reasons furaltowing
the old gentleniatt eiiilit9; and Offend him
the "freedom •of his .liouseis' , lstliieli mite!)
to his osvontslirnent , wait redepted, , enthhe
two wended their war homilies :irrestiont
Huuso to the TheutreiWboteMtiti bristow. '
ed hint safely, in , one or .ilie private bozos,
although lib.-forgot unluckily:ll6 ptioritie I
him w tin , a bill ,- of the!play... ,-, k: ususu(iie
petim Ise& tha (Ake - worthy.ohd otleohon 'i.e. 1
1
much more conrrenniito with filteiiihol& and
Hopkins' arid 'Dr. Watt'...postioallitstons
„tboo,witli those •of the .initnerod olnimatiet.
The play on the ttgeasion was, 0 hello, i
and' on tli titiiiiti Ordie Vtirtili i tt ‘Vltatii 'Mac
rrelidji-g Airtitl tii!lttiA - 41idiitt',:'4iiitid i y 1
lillti4k; tl rer rr:iiind z ,ie . 49tiltriiiiiiftliklp3d*t
a ri/oi.o kiiiiiiiiieo., ullialilit' l / 4 &t4it - ',Vi; .AOl
• tviiiitt 'it''xiiii4dii)e,"bnl diier 1 tieti h t'p' AO 1
iidithe'Misihi, lie g - di'nlifiiie t litY , Vlelly ,i
1
and when the - curtain' All; ' klng.kiii:t i N:
Willi; wrtlik'l'eatitie'fitill'iti . iiintiz4ment,
After I ,Witliini, ii 'll4,'Steiiii; . fie ''tiiiiiiod
iliblit iiiia fir 4g, a.' h 4 iii!; oil Fdiiivirioui.
416i'iliiii in A l voice ix iiirf i tle A l **ender and
, . .
iiPprbiil l :' i , 'Phoniiii; ' I see jnn' ' hare O?e
si t a."itiiiiiiii 'c iimi)iiii) , ;' bid lii u' sea
but ' Whin., `Fib' nete"uh'well as 'ilnist of 'die •
wiscones?"--tioYtOrt ''lViiittic?flil. r)
'• • '
. .
TAvi:ok proven to. tie' a :very
old intute;'s s Xpri tipt
nirt tif Ft ry.ip . seini,
410
1895, on bodrtt
• Rieharil Ltonteirtl 'mister, oeeers'itie name
'of uZaehdry Trty/oe, aged 2f• ,
_ _
. SHARP IiiIoOTINE).. 4 - I TIIO Centreville
(ill.) atateb thatlVoolinaa I. (Wl
son 'and' Jilll9 W., ferry, ill two
'lntely„ biql i get)
. 47 paxtro l / 2 10,
two rabbits,, moiqe,l4, „,
BREACH OF PRO*llo.:MigniAllOry:,*.
reGovernii $3,000
Croin John Vaiidertvrt, fin betarh of
rum ibe of marriage.
•„, st;
SEBIES-N ..834
ti; '7l
,flt:1 .1:14
•A" f..3t.etx• Hallam 'l'fittrie, }lnsidious
• 'Prltuiat.i:—lt is known this 'issiberittients
have' been making for somelinte, , on ihe
telegraph line between Phitsdelphin , aind
:Cincinnati, by the distinguished iutrone
• trier,' Seers C. Walker, and Prior.. Locise v
'for the'purpose •of ascertaining tlielliebr
*tilde of Ibugitude• between any two pottlitta
evert the link We learn front'lhe.
thAtiii•popers that Prof. Lotike has' de Vie.
a plan of connecting the machine/ 4 of
atimatrittidmierd dock with the telegraph
in stibh• a manner that its beets nittrbe
hearril br registered on the running filletof
liaptft , thut reCeives telegraphic impresileins
It; sleety station. In this war it caw dterk
toithfultattecittly•ai each station arid both'ex
tremities, the hours, minutes and seconds,
the Gazette, the exttelfrac
litnitoca seclond at- which a Star' or Ottfor
ebtestiol body •isontefi the rtteridian:atelih
er place. In this way the differeneelof
'train; and .'ot 'colt rie of longitude between
otwolioltittr•l elan be' ascertained with Vie
l ifirebithot,attearsey. • •
' l lh•letemarkable that the tickitigs.bUlhe
alortlt;tlwhah in ittottnnunicatton:'widrithe
, mint, *turbo Iteardulongtheline4Voni'O/n
-ationtliblio , Philildolphia with' perfeet Ma
p
11i:11191mi, JACK Snerniflo.—i• hey
'l l 4+ l. Zoefee ,, Conn , l ,liidden iu fl robbiah..box
„ittApAe w, i l( tick Cuaturn 11 mom. by The
.11011190e00 %Friday evening last. i Be had's
• cliwet i hielh "The life of Monroe Edwards,
4441111110 i r "The life of I)r. Jennings, die.
"The Newilate ,Calendar;"
god ..lbe..”l,l'rtivellers' Ouide ;" . a :pair ;of
100160-revolv;usg:pia tale, leaden! and capped;
ie Gimils‘of.powder., Indira* and, moulds it a
Ann; ofornstohae, and two pieces,of sperm
. poir. of. !aloe wltiskent ,and
Anaulki*Pbes i piece of yellow ochre, used
.to otliseanc., the: skin and make one look
.elderce .phial of chloroform-and a
sponge". end 545 in gold. In some of, his
,poikom aulallipeitjea of paper were famed.
W44).ditistctionsl gained • in neat writiegi gi
ving ihe.intannetr to.alter the! complexion,
4shwfilOttiovittittla,.dte., and likewise two
Ni410.11030404a041m . books, in one.olvrlnelt
,werst wgitten .cyphers, and the other had
littlettAttptims,diary odium , November la.
OM tube a boy who had , been
advertised as "et ista it." The father eaistS&
gaillJtiosfusitio,Kl to be a good bey,littt had
hied by reading bad hooks
illtembor rubbed, hie father of 11160 and
*dot &Now be was trying to rob the,U.'lB.
,to l l4•TAoltittry: Ali the 4:oetoin
His books contains a list of all the:jewel.
o.ot.,eri all 14 great .
prin4d44 FRipitry. :hi i 0.4 4va9pAar.
.;! , , h olt:01
gni
eip'ee'Atateht,
! I (
° I 6.1,1 $
Outpu !pia et, ,tika
• ;I)l , R:toting opNiTnt of a,pituental
"at ithysichthyealletl'thilly; 'Sfisii*
pit
tiehvtippushe tiltted'of rettlekritee..l—
- I had; ; hinin ttMe ittteet,
;ow whaled sytniiitir ifttly dilly Ipteetlieed for
immoral litelartble
er was warm, and the Windows were cipth,
intltthwlitoinent'lhttlinftlot'alihight the abet nd
of sheirisnito-he greed; tlelitraintelf • Wfidel
Aboht, :crew litre *km, lihrtself; hi
tteae thet•witititiVialt'possible. 'and the;t4s,
, wilb , eitheeret tantteyetrd WOuld'he
eiledtutdtisteti;tlll-hiti owner
wit his daily - practialt,l
- Ayouit lady would etitp
playing when the doeter dthee 'up'. 'The
Aottin *quids:then *main -quietly id his
ViattnwhlttAlta,Orat , stroke, Ida key would
sn'estilfritttottliiini.,satd half a odorant, notes
tiatonlikiineuitthly,,, rail hint, steroid the
iL Mcittlltinletit• the, effect several
,t /1 .10
1 11 /,t1 1 , 1 1 / 1 / 1 0 1 .:,
.111
1 1... . VIZ 11140c e 11 qPIXPIND,r 1 Un't.+ANAeho .
..4 1 00 1 1 1) AVICIN101 4 4; 1 10/Baek
of le I Slates, once 4 .14011411000 I
,la
Rr; tictoFlfllle fiber lauer refused' tu ;lariat
The youngtuan,
.la,l 1, 1 1 419cdoPeitdoni. on . his exertions.
irtiftflioPrilitw.n nut;Of' inOployment, by'what
,i'f's -W19 4 / 1 1 es. ll ,oyur-tiire scruple, uf
sqiciFy, ; , Liu', a few days alias Mr.
, 14 heti* requeated to nominate a gash
,jpi; ritr . enottmr, bank, recommentled, this
, 4 XY. iOdiviA4l , , ;old mentiound
4", 1 a! a Pioof , of hi* tiTUsl-WogthingtiMot—
, ,„,t' xpm ban, trust him," i Enid. he "fur he
win* fo, un.Sun4.4.!'..
" "WitN ir
Ett%4Ariltil.-1.--
in the prueet thugs tin; Court of 4ppesilis
%rite* I'rirj4 the; stiitVt tni'iifa etise jit
CY."Velton
'lltintriea' "Court, tOr'
a newspaper, on whieli ehaigo / 'letter
posti rler ide
lieletitite' upnp the
it Was'la iti her faVor t -,
- itibiliti euhlied by the' Poi to the
'ettilerliti(Aiiiititint wlieru dip
thetWe it tt•aa
taken , to the *npreine Cou rt, wlwre
,SigintitiffirtnOii-laitil now
'the•Cdittt tit.".rip l'ott:iti+tor
Weald Ito Wait heitd,tiiiiibt'ilitiliiieoiSps ui
'the 'tieneral: • •
~1 {Lorenzo Dow u 41811111 thetl4ipon
lium Ito. Lie .letriiiug out the itiantite
II .the survive:l4 Ow anti bluvritigitie
small' in the lonti'm Nest 1. '.) ,i 1:
• Il' feeNg
hy"the severity with whieji.oll , ir
Iricnds speculattitt on . their gay pippes.,
tiastdr "dfilition.
think," said thef t "there e2li be l imy, ‘4l- ,
propriety in tv ea n
tio'ini.,:tos;"Was
it is perfectly , proper to hang Uui trio sift:"
Aot 614lsoiod , f TottingoltoPO4 016 : 31110)0 ''
044 c4 okY e4l 4 .4 11 g41 4 40*iike
,Titey, , ityp sus/ties& ze t a; fur lie trade
.uiateriabLi . . .
A.
At .„... z. ... ,n0 L ...,
vrnisint tr 2 Tai r, ..,icit —riwr,
snit erkiitklA tin rhshietit'Oiltia. ' froth, ' . '
in I H 32, he diovirirert4 ilitrt the ilighi'M '
era is thy. inlaiklatilot i tif ,. ,4 Is lift e llifi
tali° satehly ".vilibli it, oe isils ' I , ~. "Er
thnt l vititqf 'the I,ll6ltini tglisi# 1 . AP . '
'of th4i4o limit* 1616 y I l i p 1 401410011 ili
n i l
(ehatt. or II veritifeil orritr. and sra.ass ithissm — ltkis
aii, when the Snot.. 6 %Hi .in lu it, \Mt .
t. Cu in: :raga:jun.