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BY S. B. ROW.
CLEARFIELD, PA., "WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1857.
VOL. .4-50. 3i
wnr we sooujld LAUon.
Pweet cot, I'm happy when I can,
.And merry When I ntj; ...
For life's at most a narrow span, '
At best a winter day.
If care would make the sunbeam wear
A brighter, warmer hae,
The evening stars shine out more fair,
The bine sky look more blu
Then I should be a graver man ;
But since 'tia not the way,
Sw-et ccs, I'm happy when I can,
And merry when I may.
If. sighs could make na sin the less, -
Perchance I were not glad ;
If mourning were the sage's dress,
My garb should then bo sad.
Bnt since the angel's wings are white,
And e'en the young saints smile
Eince virtue wears a brow of light,
And rice a robe of guile ;
Since laughter is not under ban,
Nor glaticcss clad in gray
Sweet cos, I'm happy when I can.
And merry when I may !
I've soen a bishop dance a reel,
And a sinner fH and pray ;
A knare at the top of fortune's wheel.
And a good man cast a "-ay !
Wine I've seen your grave ones quaff,
Might set our fleet afioat ;
But 1 nurer heard a hearty laugh
Come of? s Til:i!r.'3 throat ;
And I never knew a mirthful man,
Make sad a young maid's day; .
Eo, cox, I'm happy when I canj
And merry when I may.
;Trom the Wilkes-Barre, Pa , Times.
QUEEN ESTHER'S ROCK.
'They ?poke not a word,
But like dumb statues or breathless stones.
tared on each other, and looked deadly pale.''
Kino Richard.
'See, see, what a treasure I have found in
Aunt Matty's satchel," cried our little pet
Bell, holding up a piece of redish stone, which
her busy fingers tad drawn forth from the re
motest cornc-r of a large velvet sack, to the no
email disturbance of sundry broken pipes, balls
of thread, and bits of antiquated gowns, the
last sad relics of Aunt Hatty's former glory,
and whose Boiled and mutilated forms were in
the habit of being treated with, rather more
ceremony than the lawless young rummager
bad used in endeavoring to obtain the object
of her present wonder. "You will tell us all
about it," continued she teazingly, "how Cap
tain Syinmes sent it to you all the way from
the north pole, and how "My dear, my dear,"
interrupted the old lady, "I'd put it right a
wky back again where 1 found it ; and be care
ful, too ; it's something I am pretty saving of.
though I don't like to look at it much ; 'tis a
piece of Qceex Esther's Rock."
She put a kind of low, marked emphasis up
on the last words, which made me raise my
eyes to see what could be the important sin
gularity in question. There was nothing re
markable in its appearance to distinguish it
irom any other fragment of common rock, save
that two or three dark glossy spots of the color
of blood, were discernable on the surface.
"And pray what may be the history of the
marvelous thing, which you dignify with a
royal appellation," I asked, "who is Queen
Esther ?" I spoke pretty loud, as I usually
do, and was surprised to find myself answered
by a deep moan of distress from Aunt Matty's
insane companion, crazy Rose, as she was call
ed, and one whom I had never seen give the
least evidence of rational understanding.
Miserable creature," exclaimed Aunt Matty,
la reply to mj enquiring looks, "poor misera
ble creature, that she is, nothing has ever
eeemed to penetrate the midnight cloud which
lias for more than forty years bung over her
once brilliant mind, save that name, the most
detestable of names, Queen Esther ; and hea
ven knows, she has reason enough to remem
ber that."
- The reader would perhaps like to know more
of the history of the persons here introduced,
and the relationship existing between them,
than the above brief Items have developed.
And as 1 am always quiescent in receiving fa
vors from ethers, and (Franklin like) believe
in the doctrine of reciprocity, I will very ac
omciodatir7 relate all the few particulars
with which report bad then made me acquaint
ed, and the story appended may furnish the
rest.
Hatty Somers or rather Matilda Soraers, as
it is &ai2 she was christened, was my fathers
eldest sister.- And dearest, I might say too,
for he always spoke of her !n terms of the su
premest affection. She had ever since my
earliest recollection, resided is the same old
picturesque cottage, with slate-colored doors,
jrellow blinds, a long old fashioned front stoop,
with a splendid row of blue painted dove houses
suspended against the wall ; and the wholo
loves, doors and windows, sweetly shaded by
thick clustering hops and mock oranges, with
f nly an occasional opening for the sun. - She
possessed one of the kindest hearts imagina
I I. But as I have heard that the like expres
!cn is frequently made by those young por
tionless Misses, who are in hopes of receiving
s small jointure on their marriage day, from
.me half crazed iuaids aunt by dint of flat
trry1 would just mention (In ordet to clear
lyyself in the reader's eye, of the charge of
it lf;l:cc5-) that my own dear Fa Is quite a Gi
rard in point of wealth, and should I make
choice to suit him, which I calculate by all
means to do, I Khali be abundantly supplied
with this world's goods, without resorting to
ny measure to procure them, save that ofbeing
a very obedient child. And now that Iiave
given this explanation, I can again boldly look
yea In the face, and say with positive empha
&t that Aoct Matty vu one of the kindest
creatures living; she was extremely fond of
children ; which is said to be a very universal
thijg with old in aids, (though I always believed
it to be a gross slander upon the good long
faced sisterhood) and the affectionate caresses
she used to lavish upon us, together with the
fine creamed strawberries, and other little del
icacies with which she used to treat us, made
her smiling cottage a most delightful retreat
for the little city cousins, as she very flattering
ly denominated myself and sisters. It was
stated that in early life, she had been posses
sed of uncommon intellectual por.ers, but the
then distracted state of the country, forbade
their improvement by systematic education ;
nor could these faculties have been much im
paired by age, for she was acknowledged by all
to be an unusually intelligent old lady. The
ever varying expression of her dark and still
lustrous eyes, spoke quick and deep sensibility;
and though her general manner was quiet and
common place, there were yet some subjects,
in dilating upon which, she astonished the list
ener with a rich, and almost overpowering flow
of eloquence. Great was the contrast between
her and the helpless idiotic being by her side,
who sat from day to day, and from year to year,
with her thin attenuated hands crossed me
chanically upon her breast, and her dim inex
pressive eyes, always fastened upon vacancy.
Though Aunt Matty generally evaded any
question relative to her charge, it was pretty
well understood that Crazy Rose was related to
her by an early marriage with her favorite
brother, and that her insanity was caused by
the dread trials through which she passed, at
the time of the "Wyoming massacre. Void as
were the features of this unfortunate, of any
thing like intelligence, there was still a some
thing about them which fixed the eyes of the
beholder, and burdened the soul with a kind of
indescribable sadness ; her long and almost
closed eye-lashes, were always suffused with
tears; though the unchanging muscles of the
face, gave no indication of any internal work
ings. In gazing upon her, one felt as if view
ing the remains of what had once been a beau
tiful picture, which time had reft of all its
glowing colors, not leaving even immortality
of expression.
"Well, who may be, or may have been this
dreaded Queen Esther," I again enquired, ta
king care, however, to speak the magic name
in a whisper, lest the same unearthly sound
should again greet my ear ; "you have raised
my curiosity to the highest pitch, and will
surely gratify me V "My dear," replied the
old lady, while an Involuntary shudder ran
over her features, "it is a long and bloody sto
ry ; it would wither the rose upon your cheek,
and drive the warm blood ia frozen icicles to
your heart ; no, let it pass, Juliet, let it pass
untold." Bnt they say I inherit my beloved
Aunt's fortitude. ."Why, perhaps you may,
though heaven grant you may never have to
exercise it In the way I have had to. Oh ! I
see you arc determined, and I shall have to
give you the dreadful details, though it will be
at the expense of many a heart-ache from both
of us, I promise you.
"My father had been for many years a resi
dent of that part of the beautiful valley of Wy
oming, now called 'Wilkes-Barre. "When be
emigrated from Connecticut, he left myself
and eldest brother in care of his ULcle, with
whom he was then engaged in trade, and whom
he expected, in a few months, to remove near
to where he himself lived. A short time be
fore the dreadful disasters which I am about to
relate, took place, we visited Wyoming, and
my brother purchased a small farm adjoining
my father's, and on my return to Connecticut,
married my sweet young orphan friend, Ro
sette Wilmer. Ah ! how well did I love that
fair fiiendlesa creature; indeed, she was just
such a being as one would feci guilty in not
loving ; artless and amiable, possessing an un
common share of beauty, without a particle of
vanity; a soul, all generosity and devotion,
and a voice whose tones of kindness came forth
like the stiver notes of a bugle, over a calm
lake. Sh.j was certainly an almost perfect be
ing, and I think was never happier than when
she was pronounced my brother Philip's wife ;
and no doubt he would very willingly have ac
knowledged the same.
In a few days after the celebration of their
nuptials, we bade adieu to our many puritani
cal friends, and started on horseback for Wy
oming. 'Tis true we had heard slight rumors
of the disturbances among the Susquehanna
settlements; but nothing for a certainty, and
nothing at any rate sufficiently alarming to
warrant a delay of our journey. Our route
was a very circuitous one, making the dis
tance perhaps double what it now is. The road
or rather path, was most of the way extremely
narrow, so that we could seldom ride abreast ;
and there were sometimes whole days in which
our eyes beheld nothing but the deep wilder
ness ; varied however with an occasional ope
ning, or dingle, where the startled deer threw
his shrill breath upon the wind, and was an
swered by the disappointed whoop of the red
hunter.
. J. must not here forget to mention a circum
stance, which, though slight in itself, has a di
rect reference to the after incidents of my
narrative. I was always extremely fond of
the wildly picturesque ; and this lonely tour
afforded me many opportunities for the indul
gence of my besetting propensity. Often,
while my companions were busily engaged in
laying plans for future happiness, did I linger
behind to gaze down some dark unfathomable
ravine, where the owl sat flapping His wings in
eternal solitude, and mingling his - hoarse
shriek with the monotonous murmurs of the
subterranean stream. I had stopped one day
as usual, at a spot where the roads were bro
ken by a small hidden current of water, and a
few logs thrown across, so that our horses with
much caro were able to pass. I stood some
time listening to the rushing voice of the un
seen cataract, when I thought I could dfctin
guish above the roaring of waters, a cry re
sembhng the moan of an infant. It continued
and I rode forward and got my brother to come
back and descend the precipitous recess. lie
soon returned, bearing in his arms a little crea
ture, with jet hair, black eyes, and skin of a
shining copper. We were at no loss to dis
cover that our prize was a young papoose, ap
parently three or four years old, who had pro
bably been lost, and had fallen to the spot
from whence he was taken, for there were ma
ny contusions upon his head, and we found
upon further examination, that his left arm was
broken. Philip fixed the bone to its place,
and Rosette very humanely bound her fine
handkerchief about the arm, while I fed him
with cake from my basket which he swallowed
in right Indian style. But what Fhould we do
with him ? Our doubts were soon removed by
a tall stern Indian coming directly beforo us.
At first he grasped his tomahawk ; but after
he saw what we had done for his child he
clapped his hands in token of great thankful
ness, and flinging ihe little fellow over his
shoulder, he ejaculated as he passed us, "white
faces good ; Long Bow much friend ; no for
get good."
We passed through many Indian villages,
and observed that in Wappasening, Sheshe
quin and Wysox, the male part of the popula
tion were all absent, although we did not then
know the reason. The women manifested a
determined hostility towards us, many of them
following and menacing us, with long glitter
ing knives. These appearances were certain
ly ominous, and we greatly feared all was not
right in the settlements below. It was nearly
dark on the second evening of July, when we
arrived at our place of destination. Instead
of the cordial and happy welcome we had an
ticipated, we met nothing but looks of anxiety
and hurried explanations about approaching
evils. My father's house was entirely desert
ed. And we learned from a neighbor who was
accidently passing, that my father had been
many weeks with Washington at Valley Forge;
and that our mother, terrified at the threaten
ing aspect of war, had, with her family, re
moved to the Fort, across the river. Thither,
then, we immediately bent our course, and
were soon admitted within its fortified walls.
This fort had been built and defended some
years beiore by forty of the settlers, and this
circumstance gave it the name of Forty Fort.
It had undergone recent repairs, and was very
well fitted for the accommodation of several
families. Many had already removed there
with their principal effects ; but some, suppo
sing in case of an attack, that the force, of the
enemy would be there concentrated, and that
their superior numbers would cause an imme
diate surrender, preferred the safety promised
by their own dwellings. We found our dear
mother weeping bitterly over the probable des
tiny of her little ones, who wero clinging a
rouud her in fearful surprise, while my second
brother, George, was vainly endeavoring to in
spire her with confidence in the issue of the
perils which surrounded them. "Mother, dear
mother," cried Philip, advancing, while we
followed silently along, will you not welcome
your wanderers back ! sister Matty, aye, and I
have brought you another daughter, who will'
love you as she the wife of your Philip, mo
ther." "Oh I my children, my children," ex
claimed she, rising and flinging her arms wild
ly around us, "it will indeed sound cruel for a
mother to say she is not glad to see the dar
lings of her bosom, but I do wish to heaven
you had staid away; you have only come to
swell the crimson tide, which must ere long
deluge these devoted shores. "With God's
leave, no," muttered Philip, while the flush
of manly pride and conscious valor mantled
his high forehead, "with God's leave, no ; say
that we have come to swell the shout the vic
tory, which will soon thunder in the ears of
the accursed Brandt and Butler,, telling them
that their bloody career is over ; have courage
dear mother, we have much to hope, our"
he was interrupted by a cry of "to order,"
from a distant part of the Fort. The officers
were holding council to decide upon the most
efficient measures to le adopted in their pres
ent straitened condition, and the gallant young
Capt. Stewart had just risen to speak. He
went through a brief recapitulation of the for
mer difficulties of the settlements, and then
dwelt at more length upon the dangers with
which they were now threatened, and the only
means by which he thought they could be o
vercomc. John Butler with an army of about 800, con
sisting of British, tories and Indians, had taken
possession of Fort Winterraoot, situated about
a mile above the head of the Valley, and was
continually annoying the inhabitants by plund
ering them of their property, and was now ap
parently .'making, preparations for a general
massacre. Expresses had been sent to Val
ley Forge nearly a month before, (while the
invaders were quartered several miles up the
river) cutreating the commander-in-chief, to
permit the immediate return of Captain Somers
(my father) and his troops to their assistance.
The time had long expired when reinforce
ments, if any had been dispatched, would have
arrived. The enemy's force was fast incrca
sing, by numerous disaffected Indians pouring
in from the East ; the harvest was nearly ripe,
when it would of course be destroyed by the
savages, and should the helpless women and
children gscape the tomahawk, they would still
be left without any means of subsistence
Thence it was argued by a . majority of the
council, that an immediate battle should be
hazarded, and the next day was fixed upon for
its commencement. Many and sorrowful were
the adieus exchanged in the Fort, on the morn
ing of that fatal day, and the broken "God
bless you," came forth from hearts which
seemed almost bursting with grief. Poor Ro
sette clung convulsively to Philip, when he
came to take leave of us, and it was with much
difficulty we prevented her from following him
to the field. It was a mournful sight to behold
that little band of brothers marching forth., as
it were to their graves. And there was a sol
emnity too, in their steps, which though it
spoke courage and determination, argued that
their hope was one long deferred, and against
all probability of success. The sun did not
shine that day, and consequently, there was
no gleaming of swords or bayonets, but the
continued roar of musketry, together with a
cloud of smoke away to the Xorth, pointed out
to us the place of mortal combat. Col. Deni
son, anticipating the anxiety we should feel,
had runners stationed between the Fort and
battle ground so that we could learn almost
momentarily the progress of the contest. At
first the coolness and determined bearing of
the settlers, (although their numbers wero not
half those of the enemy,) seemed about gain
ing the mastery, but thro' the management of
Brandt who commanded the tories and Indians,
a party of concealed savages rushed from their
ambushes and surrounded our left division,
while Butler doubled his right wing in order
to diminish it to the exact distance of the
scanty row of settlers, and thus our whole line
was thrown into the utmost confusion, and a
most horrid slaughter commenced. It was
with the greatest difficulty that Col's. Z- But
ler and Denison, escaped to tell us that our
brave friends were either all slain, or prisoners
to an enemy who knew as little of mercy, as
the tigers of India. Consternation and dismay
now reigned throughout the Fort, which was
soon increased by the appearance of Butler
and Brandt without, demanding an instant sur
render. Articles of capitulation were quickly
drawn up and signed by the two opposing offi
cers, in which the garrison, with its military
stores, was to be given over to the victors, but
the lives of its inmates were to be spared, ex
cept those who had been engaged in the battle,
to such no promise of safety was given. The
gates were thrown open, and a scene of confu
sion began, which it would be impossible for
me to describe. Shouts of triumph from the
dark swarthy creatures, who came glaring
fiercely upon us, from every quarter, the shrieks
of the terrified children, who Clung wildly to
their mothers for protection, and the bitter
wailings of those bereaved mothers for their
husbands and children, all mingled together,
sounded absolutely appalling. I scarce knew
whether I were indeed dead or alive till I
found myself in a large boat in the act of cros
sing the river. My youngest sister Anne, a
sweet little creature of only fcwo years, stood
with her tiny hands clasped tightly around my
neck, and at my side, like some pale lifeless
statue, sat poor Rosette, gazing with a stare of
unconsciousness, upon the long wake of the
boat. But where was our beloved mother ?
The faces around mo were all strange and un
known. Where could she be 1 The crowd
must have separated us, and my heart sickened
at the thought of the dangers to which she,
and her three helpless little ones were exposed.
We were soon across the river, but where next
should we go 1 I had too little faith in Indian
or Tory promises, to suppose that either the
property or persons of the vanquished would
be held sacred any longer than till the shades
of night should give free scope to plunder
and outrage; unknown and unprotected, I
could think of no place, where we could pass
the night with even a hope of safety, except
the woods, the dark and solemn wilderness.
With little Anne in my "arms, and a few
words of encouragement to Rosette, we struck
into a foot path leading East, and soon found
ourselves standing amid the eternal shadows of
the forest sad and fatigued, we sat down u
pon a bed of soft green moss, with a dark rust
ling canopy of laurel above us. Poor Anne
cried for ber accustomed cup of milk, and I
could only pacify her by promising her some
on the morrow. But the tears which I could
not restrain made the discouraged child call
for the frequent renewal of a promise which I
had in reality, but little hope of fulfilling. It
was now near nightfall; the grey tresses of
twilight streamed dimly through the cluster
ing hemlocks, and heightened the sadness
which clouded the features of my disconsolate
companion.
"Wo shall have quiet rest to-night," I ob
served, "this downy moss will make such a
sweet pillow, and we have such a rich dark
curtain above us, then we shall be so safe, a
way from that dreadful crowd."
"Yes, yes, but where, oh ! where will Phil
ip sleep t There is a dreadful feeling at my
heart, Matty ; think, if he be fallen alive into
their hands ? Were he dead at my feet, I could
endure it, I could be composed ; but alive and
to suffVr their tortures, oh ! Matty the very
thought will suffocate me."
Conclusion next iceek.
THE PASSIOIT FOB DISPLAT.
The world is crazy. The call is for show
show and still show. There is not one person
in a thousand, male or female, who dares fall
back on nothing but his real simple self for
a power by whose aid to get through the world,
and extract enjoyment as he goes along
There is too much living to the eyes of other
people. There is no end to the aping, the
mimicry, the false airs, and the superficial arts.
And until people take a new view of things
entirely, and resolve to turn a very short corner
in order to live obediently to such a view, the
world will go on as it has been going on for
this ever so long, and all of us will continue
to chase bubbles only to see them burst, mere
water drops in our hands.
It requires rare courage, we must cofess, to
live up to one's enlightened convictions in
these times. Unless you consent to join in
the general cheat, you are hooted at and jos
tled out of reach. There is no room for you
among the great mob of pretenders. If a
man dares to live within his means, and is
resolute in his purpose not to appear to be
more than he really is, let'him be applauded.
There is something fresh in such an example.
It deserves to be set down as one of the oddi
ties and curiosities of the age. The few who
devote themselves to such fine resolutions,
can, we fear, be counted upon the fingers.
But still, they are the little leaven in the huge
lump. The mass will yet be stirred by the
truth acd simplicity of their examples. When
they shall succeed in restoring the old times
again, then we may begin to talk about the
reconstruction of society upon a new basis,
and not much before. Life Illustrated.
Salt akd its Peopeeties. The August
number of De Bow's Review contains an able
article on the subject of salt, its manufacture,
properties, uses and varieties, from the pen of
William C. Denis, of Florida. The principal
object proposed by Mr. D. is to show the cause
of the failure of the salt freqnently used in
preserving meats to perform that office, and to
point out the method cf remedying the evil.
No one who has the slightest acquaintance
with the immense loss occasioned every year
in this country by the spoiling of butter, fish
and cured meat, particularly bacon, will be dis
posed to undervalue any effort to analyze the
reason of the fact, and designate the method
of prevention. The cause of the evil Mr. Den
nis finds in the imperfect crystalization or all
salt made by boiling, in which is included the
Liverpool salt the variety most used in this
country. The substitution of salt produced
by evaporation a process, the slowness of
which insures the perfection of that chemical
process whose final result is complete crystal
ization is the proposed remedy.
K?Delegates from the whole Protestant
world are to meet in Convention in Berlin,
Prussia, next month, under the auspices of the
"Evangelical Alliance" for the promotion of
the spirit of Christian Union, and to consult
upon the interests of religion throughout the
world. The delegates from all parts of Chris
tendom will bring their reports on the state of
religion in their respective countries, and a
general Interchange of sentiment and consul
tation will be had, leading, as it is hoped, to
the spread of the principles of peace and chris
tian fellowship. Many eminent divines and
philanthropists have gone from this country,
and England will be numerously represented.
The meeting is looked to with great interest
by Christians everywhere.
MrsTERiots Ixscbiptios. The following
letters were found in a Welch Church, over the
ten commandments, and remained upwards of
a hundred years unexplained. As a couplet
of poetry without a vowel, and requiring but
one letter to make it pcfect, is perhaps unrival
led. Probably some of our young readers
can complete it :
PRSVRTPRFCTHN
VRKPTHSFRCPTSTX.
The Woot Clip ol Illinois. The entire
clip of wool grown in this State this season is
estimated atj four millions of pounds, nearly
all of which has ere this passed from the grow
ers into the bands of dealers and manufactu
rers. The average price at which buyers have
purchased it is about forty cents per pound,
making the entire clip of the season worth
$1,600,000 ; quite an important item.
What wk Drise. The spurious wines of
Oporto, recently seized by the Portuguese
government, were made of molasses, alchohol
and some coloring substance. Thousands of
pipes of this mixture have heretofore been
sent to England, to the Continet, and else
where. The wine lately confiscated in Paris
was made of water, alum and elder berries. .
EJ""Grandpa, did you know that the Uni
ted States have been in the habit of encoura
ging and acknowledging tories?" "Certain
ly not ; what kind of tories f" " rerri-tories.
Now give me some peanuts, or I'll catch the
measles and make you, pay tor 'em.'
A Literal Rckawat Match. A capital
story is told by a Texas paper of a runaway
match that came off in that Stite. It seems
that a couple bad resolved to get married,
notwithstanding the opposition of parents and
relatives of every degree, and securing the
co-operation of a friendly -cleargyman, they
all three mounted their horses and set out for
a friend's mansion several miles dltaat, where
the rites could be solemnized without inter
ference. They bad not cone far, however,
before their flight was discovered, and then
there was as much mounting and racing and
chasing as occurred on the occasion of "Young
Lochinvar's" celebrated elopement with the
Xetherby maiden. The lovers and their faith
ful pastor soon heard the noise of approach
ing pursuers and gave their horses the spur.
But, alas! their enemies were better mounted
and gained fast upon them. It was evident
they would soon be captured, when a felicit
ous inspiration of a maiden came to their aid.
"Can't you marry us as we run V she shouted
to the clergyman. The idea "took," and the
pastor at once commenced the ritual. All
parties "covered themselves with glory," and
just as the bride's father clutched her bridle
rein, the clergyman pronounced tho lovers
man and wife. When the old gentleman first
leained what had been done, he was inclined
to be furious ; but being a gallant old fellow,
and admiring a dashing action, he soon con
cluded to forgive the runaways, in considera
tion of the handsome and novel manner in
which they triumphed over him. : :
. Tub Philadelphia Press says that its candi
date for Governor, General Packer, makes
speeches of "commanding power," while Mr.
Wilmot's efforts are set down as very paltry.
.Nevertheless, the Prtss, in conjunction- with
the State Committee, was afraid to have this
"commanding" orator meet the "paltry" A-
merican and Republican candidate for Gover
nor. If the Press correctly represents the
abilities of the two men, it should invite dis
cussion between them. Nothing damages a
candidate more than to have him "used op'
on the stump. Albany Eve. Jour.
Powers or Memory. Boys are sometimes
endowed with remarkable memories. We
know a family in this city consisting of one.
girl and one boy the latter about 7 years old.
They were sitting one evening around the
table, engaged in telling each other how far
back they could recollect." The little girl rec
ollected when she had a "doll that cried."
The boy here spoke up and said that he recol
lected worse than that. "How worse," chimed
in half a dozen voices in a breatn. "Why I
recollect four weeks afore I was born, and I
cried all tho time for fear Td be a boy I
Sexator Sumner. The London correspon
dent of The Boston Traveler, under date of
Aug. 14, writes that Mr. Sumner has improved
constantly in health, and is now able to bear
considerable fatigue, tho' still obliged: to be
very cautious, and careful to avoid all mental
exertion. After some weeks of social-enjoyment
here, he left London for a Bbort visit to
Mr. Cobden, at his quiet home in the country.
and from there went by way of the Channel Is
lands to the coast of Xormandy, to visit M. de
Tocqneville and will then go to Switzerland.
Ret Mr. Maxier, pastor of the Methodist
Church at Cairo, states that he asked Mr.
Douglas to contribute to the erection of a
Methodist church at that place, when the little
giant inquired what the politics of the church
were. The pastor told him it was a Christian.
not a political church. Mr. Douglas est the
interview 6hort by abruptly remarking that
he "gave nothing to any church without first
knotting its political character.' ' '
"Pa, why don't you buy a hen, so we can
have all tho eggs we want ? "My dear, one
hen would not lay all the eggs we want.'
"Why, yes it would, pa j we only use a dozen
eprgs a day, and a good hen could certainly
lay that many," Our imp says this young la
dy is a sister to the one who tho't milk was
pnmped'out of cows, and that the tail was the
pump handle.
d?Squibbs came home the other night
rather tighter than usual, and on taking out
his night-key to unlock the door, felt around
in vain for a place in which to enter it. At
length, exhausted and discouraged, be stagger
ed back in despair, exclaiming, "By golly, it's
no use ; somebody has stolen the key-hole Is
C7"Aa office seeker, in urging his claims,
said that his grandfather didn't fight in the
revolutionary war, but he guessed he would
have liked to, if he had been in the country at
the time. lie was appointed. .
Da ed Scott. Col. Benton baa written re
view of the Dred Scott decision. - He taken
ground with Judge Curtis and McLane, and
against tho majority of the court. The book
is now in press. s .
A man in Wisconsin, who unfortunately had
his nose pulled last week, makes bitter Cr
plaints of the matter in the Madison pf K
lie doesn't attempt to show, hQweTere"7 '
nose didn't have a "fair shake. V 2
Dy Brown 6ays that thoeghtrt-lV
soul of wit," it is po Joke tel. f
'change. Brown knows.
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