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From the.Xew Ymk Mirror.
How unconsciously, in the pure reverie of boy.
hood, do the exquisite picture of the Bible lake
form and coin, and enlarge and become vivid in the
plow of imiqinntion ! Who ting not rat in church,
and during the c ilm music of the voluntary, fed his
thmmht upon i.imn passive of the suMime in Holy
Wri', which, ju-t read, linger in his ear ? It was
after aurh a dream, suggested by a passive of
Scrpture, that we wrote the lines that follow ;
It was a irern spot in the wilderness.
Touched I'f the river Jordan. The daik pine .
Never had drnpj.'d its tassels on the mnsa
Tuning the leaning bank ; nor on the grass
Of the broad citcle stretching evenly
To the straight lurches, had heavier foot
Than the wild heron's trodden. Sofily in
Through a lonir aisle of willows, dim and cool,
8'nle the rleai waters with their muffled feet,
AmlhiiKh'ng as tiny spread into the liht,
Circled the edpes of the peMlcd bank
Slowly, then rppled through the woods away.
Hither had come th' Apostle of the wild,
Winding the rivei'a course. 'Twaa nor the flush
Of eve, snd, wiih a multitude around,
Who from the cities had come out to hear.
He stood brenst-high amid the running stream,
Baptizing as the Spirit guve him power.
His simple raiment was of c.nnel's hair,
A leathern girdle close, about his loins.
His be rd nnsho'n. and for his dnily meat
The locust and wild honey of the wood
Put like the face nf Moses on the mount
Shone his rnpt countenance, and in his eye
Itnrned the mild fire of love. Aa he spoke,
The ear lejn'd to him, and persuasion swift
To the chnin'd spirit of the listener stole.
Silent, upnn the green snd sloping bank,
The people sat, and while the leave were shook
With the bitds dropping eaily to their nests,
And the grsy eye came on, within their hearts
They nius'd if he were Christ. The rippling stream,
Still turned its silver course from his breast
As he divined their thought. "I but baptize,"
He said, with water; but there cometh One
The latchest of w hose chocs I may not dare
Ev'n to unloose. He will baptize with fire
And with the Holy Ghost" And lo ! while yet
The words were on his lips, he rais'd bia eyes
And on the hmk tond Jesus. He hid laid
His raiment oil, and with his loins alone
Girt with a rmnile, and his perfect limb.
In their angelic slightness, me. k and bare,
He waited to go in. But John forbade,
And hurried to his fret and stay'd him there,
And said, "Nay, Master ! I have need of thine.
Not thou at mint. .'" And Jesus, with amile
Of heavenly sidness, met his er.rnesf looks,
And answered, "Suiter it to lis so now ;
For thus it doth become me to Uilfil
All iigliteounes." And, leaning to th stream,
II took around him the Apostle's arm
And drew h.tn gently to the midst.
The wood
Was thick with the dim Inilight as they cime
l'p frmn the water. With his clasped hand
T..vd on h;s breast, th' Apostle silelHW
Followed bis mns'er's steps when lo! alight,
Pricht ss the tenfold elm y of the sun.
Yet lambent a the softly burning stars,
Knvclop'd th'sm. and from the heavens away
Parted ihe dim blue ether like a veil ;
And as a voice, fearful exceedingly.
Broke from the mills': "This my much hn'dtan
In whmn I am will pleated" a snow-white dove,
Floa'ing upon its wings, de.-cended through,
And shedding a swift music from its plumes,
Circled, and fluttcr'd lo the Saviour's breast.
N. P. W.
Mucrrll)-.
Sirceri v re.nl very well on ppcr,
Put 'lis a term that' grossly misapplied ;
A bag of moonshine, noihing more than vapor
Where promises in rsinbow tints are dyed,
I like it well ennuch theie'a not a neater
In humbug's callender, alt cut and dried.
Put don't Indieve a tythe that's called sincere,
For such considerations cost too dear.
And might I ruinous if carried through a year
M iwM.-V find the followinn useful ros- I
ration in a Into Knr!isl: oaner. I
"It is well known that in a close stable, j
where there are a pood many horses, there is a j
very punsent smell, effecting the nose more j
particularly when the stable is being cleuiicd
out. This smell is occasioned by the flying
tiff of ammonia, which is the very essence and
value of manure, and which volatilizes or flies
oil at a very low temperature even the
warmth of manure in a stable will send it off,
ind it goes off in great quantities by the com
iion heat of the manure in the farm yard, whe
ther thrown up in heaps or not. There is,
jowevcr, a very cheap and simple remedy for
this:. Before you begin lo clean out your sta
ble, dissolve some common salt in water ; if
rour horse stable, say four pounds of salt, dissol
ved in two buckets of water, and poured through
msc of a watering pan over the stable floor an
hour or so before you begin to remove, and the
-olatile salts of ammonia will become fixed
salts, from their having united with the muria
te acid of the common salt, and the oda thus
iberated frotn the salt will quickly absorb car
ionic acid, forming carbonate of soda; thus
ou will retain with your manure the ammonia
vhicli would otherwise have flown away, and
.y-AU have also a new and iwt important agent
hus introduced, viz; the carbonate of soda.
this is a most powerful solvent of all veget
able fibre, and seeing that all manures have to
e reudered soluble before they can act upon
egetation, it will bo at once apparent that the
arbonate ol'toda so introduced must be a most
.owcrful and valuable agent.
SUNBTLTRY AM KM
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Absolute acquiescence in the decisions of the
13 Zinsser ft.Jsclj-.
A Story nf the IteVoInf Ion,
On THE NATIVE PErpFR AM) SALT PANTALOONS.
The following is n bona fide fact, token with
out emendation from the life of a mother in Is
rael. It will show tlmt there was in anti Bri
tish spirit in the women os well ns the men of
'70. I hope alt the girls in Franklin will read
it, though I am afraid some of them, especially
in the capital of the country, will need a dic
tionary to find out the meaning of the terms
whorl, loom, Ac. The first is the name of an
old fashioned piano with one string, the other
is a big house organ with but few stops. But
to the 6tory :
Ijite in the n(fternoon of one of the latt days
in May, '70, when I was a few months short of
fifteen years old, notice came to Townpcnd,
.Mass., where my futhcr used to live, that fif
teen soldiers were wanted.
The training band was instantly called out,
and my brother, that was next older than I was
one that was selected. lie did not return till
late at night, when all were in bed. When I
rose in the morning I found my mother in tears,
who informed me that my brother John was to
march next day aler to-morrow morn in? at
sunrise. My father was at Boston in the Mas
sachusetts assembly. Mother said, that, though
John was supplied with Summer clothes, he
must be absent seven or eight months, and
would suffer for want of winter garments.
There wero at this time no stores, and no arti
cles to be had except such as each family could
make itself. The sight of mother's tears al
ways brought all the hidden strength of the bo
dy and mind to action. I immediately asked
what garment was needful. She replied, "pan
taloons." "O, if that is all," said I, "wc will spin and
weave him a pair before he goes."
"Tut," said mother, "the wool is on the
Ehecp's backs, and the sheep are in the pasture."
I immediately turned to a younger brother
and bade him take a eh It dish and call them to
the yard.
Mother replied, "poor child, there are no
sheep shears within three miles and a half."
"I have 6omc small shears at the loom,"
said I.
"But wc can't spin and weave it in so short
a time."
"I am certain we can mother."
"How can you weave it, there is a long web
of linen in the loom."
"No matter, I can find an empty loom."
By this time the sound of the sheep made me
quicken my steps towards the yard. I reques
ted my sister to bring mo the wheel and cards
while I went for the wool. I went into the
yard with my brother and secured a white
sheep, from which I sheared with my loom
shears hall enough for a web; we then let her
go with the rot of the fli-t'ce. I sent the wool
in by my sister. Luther ran for a black sheep,
and held her while i cut off wool for my filling
and linlf the warp, and then we allowed her to
go with the remaining part of the fleece.
The rot of the narrative the writer would
abridge by saying that the wool thus obtained
wns duly carded and spun, washed, 6ued and
dried; a loom was found a few doors off, the
web got in, wove and cloth prepared, cut and
made two or three hours before the brother's
departure that is to say, in forty hours from
the commencement, without help from any
modern improvement,
The good old lady closed by saying, "I felt
j no weariness, I wept not, I wu serving my
co"l,,ry- 1 -elicving poor mother, I was
proparinp a garment for my darling brother."
"The garment being finished, 1 retired and
wept till my overcharged and bursting heart
was relieved."
This brother was, perhaps, one of General
Stark's soldiers, and with such a spirit to cope
with, need wc wonder that Burgoyno d;d not
execute his threat of marching through the
heart of A mcrica. (Irrt nfirld Mercury.
Advice to Sundry l'trioni,
Never give up your opinions though you
know you are wrong it shows that you have
no independence.
Whenever you attack your neighbor's char
acter, do it behind his back, so as not to wound
his feelings.
Temperance is a gret virtue therefore al
ways be moderate iu the use of ardent spirits.
Six glasses of sling before break fust is as good
as a thousand.
When you are in church, go to sleep. Suit
day is a day of rest.
If a secret has been committed to you to
keep, take special care to keep it safely and
it may be well for caution's sake to get one or
two to help you.
And as a woman is called the 'weaker ves
sel,' she Bhould have a half dozen to help her.
'Fast bind, fast find.' '' " "'
Never brush down a cobweb it is part of a
spider's dwelling house, and of course bis cas
tle, and therefore is sacred.
Iever pay tor jour newspaper. It looks
not well. Besides, the printer liaa u use for
money he can live on wind,
" AND SHAMOKINt JOURNALS
majority, the vital principle of Republic, from which
guiibury, IVorlhumlrOiiaiid Co.
Anecdotes at Washington Allstnm
The strong devotional feelings of this late
distinguished artist formed one of the mott
prominent traits of his beautiful character.
Connected with this characteristic is a remark
able incident in his early lile, which lins been
related to us by one of his few intimate friends.
Mr. Allston was a member of the Episcopal
church. Although in early life he was ever a
constant attendant, he was not strongly attach
ed to religion, nor eminent for his piety. It
would be too much to cay that he wns ever an
unbeliever, or even a skeptic in his views, but
he was wont to speak slightly of religious
things, and even to enjoy jests at the expense
of holy subjects. His feelings, however, un
derwent a remarkable change, in consequence
of a singular event in his life, which made a
very strong impression, and was even regarded
by him as a direct Divine interposition in his
behalf.
Not longaftcr his marriage with his first wife,
the sister of the late Dr. Channing, he made his
second visit to En rope. A ft era residence there
of a little more than a year, his pecuniary wants
became very pressing and urgent more so
thnn at any other period of his life. lie was
even, at times, at a loss for the means of pur
chasing the necessaries of life. On one of these
occasions, as he himself uied to narrate the c-
vout, he was in his studio, reflecting, with a
feeling of almost desperation, upon his condi
tion. His conscience seemed to tell him that
he had deserved his affliction, and drawn them
upon himself, by his irreligious neglect of reli
gion, and by his want of due gratitude for past
favors from heaven. His heart, all at once,
seemed filled with the hope that God would
listen to his prayers, if he would offer up his
direct expression, of penitence, and ask for di
vine aid. He accordingly locked his door,
withdrew to a corner of the room, threw him
self upon his knees, and prayed for a loaf of bread
for himself and his wife. While thus employ
ed, a knock was heard at the door. A feeling
of momentary shame at being detected in this
position, and a feeling of fear lest lie might
have been observed, induced him to hasten and
open the door. A stranger inquires for Mr.
Allston. He is anxious to learn who was the
fortunnte purchaser of the painting of "the
Angel Uriel," regarded by the artist as one of
his master pieces, and which had won the prize
at the exhibition of the Academy. He is told
that it has not been sold. "Con it be possible!
Not sold ! Where is it to be had !" "In this
very room. Here it is," producing the point
ing from a corner and wiping off the dutt, "Is
it for sale ! Can it be bought !" was the ea
ger interrogatory. "It is for sale but its value
lias never yet, to my idea of its worth, been
adequately appreciated and I would not part
with it." "What is the price !" "I have done
affixing any nominal sum. I have always), so
far, exceeded my offers. I leave it for you to
name the price." "Will four hundred pounds
be an adequate recompense !" "It is more
than I have ever asked for it." "Then tho
painting is mine." Tho stranger introduced
himself as the Marquis of Stafford and he be
came from that moment, one of tho warmest
friends of Mr. Allston. By him Mr. A. was
introduced to the society of the nobility and
gentry and he became one of the most favr.reJ
among the many gifted minds that adorned the
circle to which he was thus introduced, but in
which he never was fond of appearing often.
The instantaneous relief, thus afforded by
the liberality of his noble visitur, was always
regarded by Allston, as a direct answer to his
prayer, and it made a deep impression upon his
mind. To this event he was ever after wont
to attribute the increase of devotional feelings,
which became a prominent trait in his charac
ter.
Tint Fate or ak Actob. GwnoE IIvatt.
We saw it stated in a paper lately, that this
person is now a common soldier in Maine. Fif
teen years ago, says the Mobile Herald, Hyatt
was the very soul of one of the most select cir
cles in Boston the best comedian in the United
States, and a poet of the first water. Some of
his songs are even now popular the "Mellow
Horn," for instance, and several others that wc
cannot now name. Hyatt married a beautiful
girl, who in a few years was obliged to descend
from the luxury of riches, and take in washing
fr a subsistence; her father lived in one of the
most splendid mansions in Boston and pine
years ago she was dragging out a miscruble
existence in a cellar in New York. At last
she was driven mad and died in the alms house.
Reader you must know the secret of this tale
of iniery ! Gcoro Hyatt, the educated, fuvor
wiouing man of genius, was a drunkard!
When ha reflects upon hi past life, as ho paean
hi lonely round at night,. what must bo his
thoughts)" Pity that he could not teach others
to feel as ho feels then.
What waa that Frenchman' name who car
ried his politeness so far as to run round 19 the
other side of a lady for fear of steppiug on her
, shadow 1 Will some one inform us I
there Is no appeal but "to force; the vital principle
la. Saturday, .Inly , 43.
Chasing lip a John Smith. '
One of the drollest actual occurrences that
we can recall as having happened within our
personal observation, took placo at the St.
Charles Theatre oncevening last winter. Near
ly opposite to were we were sitting in the
dress circle was n reinnrknbly pleasant featured
lady, whose eyes, we could not help observing,
were constantly fixed in nnr direction, with a
seemingly earnest nnd excited interest. Be
fore our vanity had timo to appropriate indi
vidually the lady's attention, we observed a
friend who was sitting near her rise, and make
his way round the interior corridor of the cir
cle to the box in which we were scaled. In
some apprehension about the result, we watch
ed his motions, and were relieved nt seeing him
address a young friend with whom wc were
well acquainted, and who sat just behind us.
The messenger touched our acquaintance on
the shoulder, and courteously led him away
into the lobby. Tlie proceeding seemed very
singular and our curiosity was awakened. In
a few moments the messenger resumed his scat
by the lady, and our friend came back with a
puzzled expression upon hiscountcnanco to his
scat.
A scene excellently acted was going on
upon the stage, but in the still continued gaze
ofthe mysterious lady we found 'metal more at
tractive. Ienning back and addressing our friend, wc
remarked, "Dick, that's a beautiful woman sit
ting in No. f; who is she 1"
"Hang meifJ know," said he, "but she's a
female sprig of the Smith family, and she
swears I'm her brother."
"A brother, ch! Oh, then you'll introduce
us."
"Never saw her before in my life; I'm not
hnr brother; my name's not Smith."
"But you'll tea Smith, won't you, to oblige a
lady ; you'll be a lady's brother to introduce a
friend!"
"Nonsense, it's nothing to joke about ; the
woman mutt lie crazy."
At this moment wo perceived the lady's
friend coming towards us ogain.
"Sir," said he, "excuse me, but you will con
fer a great favor on myself and your sister
Mies Smith, I should say by merely stepping
to the box a moment; if she could sec you a
little nearer "
"Sir," interrupted our friend In a half angry
lone, "I never had but one sister in my life,
and she's married, and has not been inside of
a theatre these ten years. Tel Miss Smith
I'm very 6orry but really I'm not tho person
she takes me for."
Fueling unequivocal symptoms of bursting
out into a roar of laughter, we got up as quick
as we could to a second tier, whence we sa v
two gentlemen expostulating with our young
acquaintance in the box below ; he finally got
up and left them, seemingly out of all patience,
and the next moment, we found him approach
ing us upstairs. .
"Well Dick," said we, 'are you going to
introduce us to your sister !"
"Introduce you !" said he, "why that girl
down there is mad ; she's as mad as a March
hare, and by thunder hero she comes!" and
sure enough, at that moment, Miss Smith np
pearcd nscending the stairs, attended by the
two gentlemen. Dick made a sort of half start
to run, and then turned round upon Miss Smith
and her friends like a wild beast at bay.
"John !" said the lady, in a soft, appealing
tone of voice.
"Gentlemen," said Dick, in a strong, decided
manner, "hold her hold her, and I'll let her
have a look if that'll satisfy her."
"Oh, it aint him," said the poor, descried
sister, who, from the voice or something else
now seemed convinced that she was mittuken
in fancying that she had found a long lust Lro
thcr.
"Upon my word I am very sorry Miss Smith,"
said Dick, "but there are plenty of develis!
good fellows of the name vou want in New Or
leans, and your friends will find little difficulty
in chasing up a John Smith for you, if you are
particularly anxious."
Dick took our arm, bowing very politely to
his would-be sUtcr, and we descended the stairs,
together, laughing ready to shake to pieces at
tho absurdity ofthe incident. .V. O. Pic,
Laisk or UokTiLiTT. It is said that the
N. V. Plebian's ill-humor against the New
Englanders, is the fuel that the editor was for
merly 'sacked by a girl of Rhode Island
Earth knows no fiend like love to hatred turn
ed. She slammed the door on Mr. Ivi D.
Slumm, and from that time he loved nothing
from New England, except ils celebrated alco
holic preparation, called N. E. rum. :
An exchange paper saya : "More than one
hundred and fifty of our prettiest girls left off
their corset after hearing Dr. Lambert's lecture
on the lung, and the elements of female beau
ty. &c. '
Wc wonder if tiny put them on again th
next day '.
10 A N
and immediate parent of despotism. J zrsr.asov.
Vol. 3 Xo. .11 Whole IVo, lis.
Tlrench of Promise.
A man nnmed Clork Dilrymple, was recent
ly prosecuted at Newport, K. I., for a breach of
promise of marriage, when a verdict of sjjfjOOO
dainasrrs was rendered. On the part of the
plaintil, it was proved, that the delndent wroto
a requcet to plaintiff's father on the fiih of Dc
ccinlier, 13l;2, requesting tho sscnt to tho
match, which was given. The engagement
continued until the 2.th ofthe same month,
when some difficulty occurred between the par
ties. At the request of the plaintitf, her fother
called on the defendant on the 'id ol January,
and demanded a fulfilment ofthe engagement
The parties were brought together by their
riends, but ho settlement could be made. The
futhcr testified that the defendant refused to
marry the plaintiff at all, and that her feelings
ad been deeply wounded by the conduct ofthe
defendant.
The defendant denied that he refused ahto-
tutcly to marry, and offered evidence to show
that at the time the difficulty occurred, he offer
ed to marry plaintiff in the spring. The pro
mise was not disputed. The defendant also
contended, that if any damages were recovered,
they should merely bo nominal ; that no real
damage had been suffered, and that the defen
dant took the only course he could take as a
man of honor, when he ascertained that his
feelings had changed towards the plaintiff.
Love and Farmmony. A remarkable in
stance ofthe spirit of economy is given by a
journal ofthe Bas-Rhin. A man went a short
time ago to the Mayor, at Schelestatt, and gave
instructions for the publication of a mcrriagc
between himself ond a young person whom ho
named. After the lapse of a fortnight he went
again to the Mayor, and stated he had changed
his mind and selected another wife, and wished
her name to be inserted instead of that which
lie had given in. .
He was, however, informed that this could
not be without the production of fresh certifi
catcsand other necessary documents, involving
additional fees to the amount of CI. 5c. This
took the would-be Benedict all aback; and
after debating whether this new expense coul
not be spared and finding it to be indispensable,
he coolly made up his mind to save it, and de
cided upon taking the first named girl for his
spouse. (ialig nani.
Terrific Snake Story. Mr. Joshua Bud
dington, of North Attleboro' has furnished the
Providence, (R. I.) Chronicle, with the parties
lursof a snake capture on his farm on the 10th
inst. A cow hud been missing several days
and his son, w hile searching for her, found her
lying dead, with an enormous serpent entwi
ned around her hind legs. The lad ran home
and a party sallied out to slay the monster
They found that the snake had made an incis-
sion into the left side of the udder, through
which he had inserted bis head about four in
ches, and waa in the act of extracting the milk
at the time the party arrived. lie was imme
diately despatched by a tremendous blow from
a club given in the region ofthe neck. On be
ing struck he at once uncoiled from the limbs of
the cow, drew forth his head, and oftergasping
three or four times, expired. His back is zebra
striped, ami the belly of a dark green, with
small black spots thickly interspersed. Around
the neck and directly back of the jaws, are four
stripes or rings of a bright yellow cobr, and
just under the throat a small bag of hollow
membrane is perfectly transparent, and through
it the appearance of the contents is dark green.
The length of the snake is 1 1 feet 3 inches
circumference around the largest part of the
body, 1 foot 10J inches from the end of the
upper jaw to the cyo five inches width of the
head, which is very flat, "r inches. The spe
cies to which the snake belongs his not been
ascertained.
An Unfortunate Tailor. After the ter
mination of thy Snminole campaign, Gen. Jail;
son visited Washington City, and during his
stay there having occasion to supply himself
with a nether gnrment employed a fashiona
ble tailor named Ballard to make it. Ballard,
who was a very pompous little fellow and very
fond of being recognized by great men who
had been his customers, a few days after he had
finished the unmentionables, seeing the Ge
neral in front of Tenn'rson's Hotel, in conver
sation with some gentleman, stepped tip and
spoke to him. The General, thinking him
some distinguished individual, very cordially
gave hint his hand, but not remembering him,
in a whisper inquired hi name, Ibr the purpose
of introducing him to tho compmy. To which
Ballard replied, " made your breeches." The
General, deceived by the sound, immediately
turned to the company and introduced him as
Mojor Ilreechc, a title that poor Ballard waa
afterwards obliged to wear to tho day of his
death.
Latest Cabs or Absence of Mind. Boil
ing j-ig had 111 the hope of extracting Jardoil !
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Tuts Btui.K in Public Schooi. The New
York Commercial Advertiser of Saturday, say
that a public school, of three large departments.
was opnrc: in the Eleventh ward, on the 22d
of May, in that city. In neither of the de
partments of this school hat the liih'e been al
lowed to enter. And tho superintendent was
n1mnt rudely trente.l for remonstrating against,
this exclusion which is contrary to tho ex
press recommendation ofthe Board of Eiltien-
tun. In the emphatic language of Clieever,
"WitorvF.n r.NTF.iis that school leavm the
woho or Gon bfhind !" What a spectacle in
this Protestant country !
The fanaticism of such people is injurious as
well as ridiculous. Tho following is n literal
order from the trustees of one of the schools, in
pursuance of which the bible was accordingly
abolished the name ofthe teacher is omitted.
Mr. Sir By a unanimas Vote of tho
trustees Lant Meeting all scctcrian Books is
Required to Bee Removed from the School as
it is thought the Bible one, it is KequUted to
Bee Removed."
Remedy fcr CniNEas Lyino. A Chineso
silversmith, to whom the English gave tho
name of Tom Mot k well, brought home some
ailver spoons as he called them, to a captain of
a ship who had ordered them. The gentleman,
suspecting his friend Tom had played him a
trick, common in China, of adding no small
quantity of tutenague to the usual proportion
of alloy, taxed him with the cheat, which he
denied, with the strongest asseverations of his
innocence. The captain then told him he had
brought with him a famous water called lie
water, which placed on the tongue of a person
susjiected of telling an untruth, if the case wera
so, burned a hole ; if otherwise, the party es
caped with honor and unhurt. Tom, thinking
it a trick, readily consented; upon which, with
much form, a single drop of aquafortis was put
upon his tongue. He instantly jumped about
tho room in violent pain, crying out : "Very
true; half tutenague, half tutenague," in hopes)
that confessing the truth might stop the pro
gress ofthe lie water, which from the pain ha
felt, he had some reason to think possessed the
qualities ascribed to it. Several Europeans
who were present, and who had bought differ
ent pieces of plate from him, now put similar
questions to him, and he confessed it had been
his uniform and constant practice to add a very
large quantity of tutenage to every articlo made
at his shop, for which, during the continuanco
of pain, he promised ample reparation. Ciel
tenham Chronicle.
Recipe for makino FUN (.Vo' found in
Miss Leslie.) At tho nexf ball you attend,
get an early admission to the supper room, tak-
6ome brown soap, cut it into square pieces, in
sert mottoes and fold them up to represent At's
srs, mix them up judiciously with the genuine
confectionary, you need not stir them with a
spoon, for some spoon will soon stir them him
selfwatch till he gets one, and handing tlu
amorous couplet to some simpering Miss, put
the delicate morsel in his mouth, then when ho
begins to sputter, complete the roasting by as
king him how he's off for soup ?
The last 'Knickerbocker tells this anecdote
of Lorenzo Dow :
'It appears that Dow, in one of his odd,
quaint sermons, declared that he 'had known
sinners so very wicked that they actually bu'rt:'
This statement threw nn old, ignorant and fir
impenitent present, into a state of alarm and
preparation; and home he waddled, in mortal
terror. At night, in the horror of his antici
pated explosion, he rolled about until he could
no longer bear it. He fancied he was already
swelling. He rose and attempted to dress him
self, in order to go out 'a fresco. Who can
paint his connternation, when lie found ho could
but just strain his garments over his limbs, and
even then they would not meet ! He was suf
fering a rapid sin dropsy ; his iniquities wero
coining to light! He screamed in the agony
of his feirs ; and a lamp being brought in, he
found that in his haste he had put on his bro
ther's clothes. 'This impression however,'
says our informant, a clergyman ofthe Church
of England, 'was a salutary one, for he became
a pious man.'
Plato, speaking of passionate persons, says
they are liko men who stand on their heads
they see all things the wrong way.
It takes the Western Girls. A Wettern
editor ny that a girl lately sent him word that
ifhc didn't shut hi mouth about bishops, she'd
wrap him up in a rag and make a bustle of him.
In a window iu Cornwall, waa this piece of
literature: 'A goose cured here.' The mea
ning of which was found, on inquiry, to be o
guis cured here.
'What a sweet little thing,' said the wet
nurse ofthe 'very last royal princes. hat
a dear little thing,' replied lbs doctor.