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nr Tiir. ACTiioit or tiir "ciicisk vr tiik cojuti
Tt TION "
Let rival nations 1o their hate
Pur happy land impeach,
Ai:1 envy that proud em ineiice
They hnoir they cannot reach ;
What matters it, we've shown the woiM
We unit hi, we muIW free,
.And to miinlain that right, behold
Columbia's sfitj'S a! tea.
11 mill Albion" oft tiinca made lift boast
She ruled upon the wave,
Terming her amis, with loud bombast,
"The bravest of the brave."
But soon In r Inutility ciest it Jumped,
' J'was Heaven's own decree,
And Hiitain winced when slicU'lulJ
Columbia's slt'p nl sea.
What lhmth Trafalgar and the Ni!o
Show briyht as virt'rira won,
.And prnu J, ambition Kngland boasts
A A'r Ismi fur her son ;
We can point back tvith equal pride,
The f.ee.st of the free,
When Purler, Prrry, ItainhriJge had
Cn'lllibil'fi ill'' lit sril.
I pun our naval history's pae
We other mines can writ",
Whose deeds nf ufrns upon the deep,
As I!ii!!iii:d's shine as bright j
There 's Juni s, Dtritfur, .Slriourf, Hull,
Branches of f'reeil.mi's tree,
They proved the force and daring of
Columbia's ships (it a a.
At present, Heaven l eprai d, cjriin war
IIjs "smoothed his wrinkled brow ;"
And rI nice t' i oin clime to clime, In hold
Our ll.i.itiug structure now ;
Ki .rlh, Simih, Hast, Wot, our biiiner floats;
Proud, prmid we well ni ly be,
To see each mi'i'Hi envying
I 'ulitinbiu's .ships at Kit.
Tloa' on, proud 11 m ! 'lis yours to boast
Vou have n spot or s'ain ;
V.iii won your birthright, guaid it then,
Unsullied mi the main :
A id jenerous yet unborn
Will point, with liearlf, tl plee,
I'lito the flag that (hitters ffom
Cnl ii in bin's '! ol sfir.
linclii Iki a In the I'.nt.
A recent traveller in Egypt places upon re
enrd tin; following observations:
"To abstain Irom marrying wlion n man has
nt'aincd a sufficient ajje, nnd when there is no
just impediment, is esteemed by the Egyptians
improper, and even disreputable. Fur boinu
...ysclfg-iilty of this limit (to use no harsher j
term,) I have sullered much inconvenience and
discomfort during my stay in this country, find
endured many reproaches. During my former
visit to I'gyp'i having occasion to remove from
& house which I had occupied lor (-01110 months
in a great thoinughfiirc street in Cairo, I enga-
rcd another house in a neihhoi in? quarter:
the lease was w ritten. and some money paid in !
advance ; but n dsy or two alter the own
er came to inform me that the inhabitants ot
the quarter who were mostly r rnj'x or (de
scendants of the Prophet,) objected to my li.
ving ainoiig them, hocausc I was not married.
1 lo added, however, thnt they would gladly ad
mit me if I would even purchase a female slave,
which would exempt mc from the opprobrium
cast iin mc by the waul of a wife. 1 replied,
that bt-ing merely a sojourner in F.jrypt, 1 did
nut like cithet to lake u w ife or female slave,
whom I must soon aba nduii ; the money that I
had paid was, therefore, returned to inc. In -nother
imi irtor I was le-s unfortunate : such
heavy object ion on acinuut of my being unmar- I Impose of supplying wa
ricd wero not raised; I was only required lo tor to tho Susqnehaniei division of the cairnV. A
liromise that no persons ti nning lulls should j turnpike road from Philadelphia, through Kea
come into the quattrrlo visit mo ; yet, after I j din? and Pottsville, extends by Sm.bury to Nor
lind established myself in my new residence, thuiiibcrland.
the shcykh (or chief) of the quarter endeavored By H"' asstd valuation nf property for the
to persuade me to ui nrv. All my arguments j county tax of 1-12, the totul amount was si,.
agn'iHst doing so he deemed of 110 weight. 'Vou
tell mc,' oaid he that in a year or two you mean
to leave this country ; now, there is a young
widow, who, I am told, is handsome, living
within a few doors of you, who would be glad
to become your w ife, even with the express un
derstanding that you shall divocre her when you
quit this place ; though, of course, you mny do
so before, if she should not please you.' This
young damsel hud contrived to let me catch a
glimpse of a pretty face, as 1 passed the house
.11 which she ami her parents lived. What an
swer could I return ! I replied, that I had ac
tually, by accident, seen her face, and that she
was the hist woman I should wish to marry un
der such circumstances ; for I was sure that 1
could never make up my mind topurt w ith her.
But I found it rather difficult to silence my effi-
cicus friend,"
sun:
Absolute acquiescence in the decisions of the majority, the vital principle of Republic, from which
From Trego's Geography of Fcnnfijhnit.
IVort Imiiiliri-lnmt ComiiI
Nortliuinbi-rlnnd county has o very irreciilar
shape, and isi hounded on the north by Lyco
ming; north-east nml cast liy Columbia; south
cost by Schuylkill ; poiith by Ihmphin, n ml
west by the Siistptrli.inii.i river nml West branch
which Foparatc it from Union. Population '0,-0-J7.
The Eouthcrn part is mountainous, the miil-
die limy, mm mo northern, along mc u est j amJ cm)racc(, n,ore vmtling objects than are
branch of Susquehanna more level. In ; (.ully met in a single prospect. Mountains,
south nro the Line, Mahnnoy and Little moun- j i,; fnri)Si ,owni( cal,aI(1( niui rivpM nre ,icllJ.
tninp, in the middle the Shamokin hills, and be- C(1 in one wjtc anJ iarrilo,nous landscape, over
tweer. the two branches of Susquehanna is w,ich the pyo may rove for hours ami still di?
Monteur's ridge, parity in this county and pnrt- ! covcr nnw brauties. As additional attractions
ly in Columbia. The .Muiicy hills form the j niay he mentioned pure and wholesome water,
northern boundary. j n cool nml refreshing atmosphere, and a cli-
Nnrthumherland county is watered by tin- ,ate remarkable for its salubrity, except in the
morons streams. The Korlh and li'r.vf branch- l.)W grounds along the river, were bilious com
es of S,is,,iiihiiuna unite at the town of Nor- j plaintssonietiinus occur in the autumnal months.
thmuherlaiul,nnd the river thence forms the j
western boundary. CiilliMiiiiivr creek enip- j Mr. Vt:t:n, of the Albany Kvcninff Journal,
ties into tho West branch 5 miles nbovc Nor- j in one of his late letters Irom l'aris, says of the
thumberland. Sliiniml.in creek rises amotiir French capital
the mountains and llows west wnrd to the Sus
quehanna below Sonbury. 'J'he Muhonoy, a
hold rapid stream, r;ses in Schuylkill county
and has nearly a west course to the Susque
hanna, near which it receives the waters of
Little Mahnnoy and Schwahcn creek. Molmn-
,ngo ereeK u rn.s pari oi me souti.rru nounua- j
ry of the county, and Roaring .creek of the ;
eastern.
Stinlmrn is the county town, beautifully situ
ted on n level plain on the east side of the
Susquehanna, above the tnnuth of Shamokin
creek. It contains a court house, a prion, seve
ral churches, and about J.'iO dwellings. Popu
lation 1,107. A considerable: business is al
ready done here in the shiprrent of coal, Ac,
nml the completion ol the rail roadto t'ottsville j thousand numbers arc prepared, from which
would tend to increase the prosperity of the j onc, ,irawPi nm lIlosC wl0 gct tUo umbcrs
,own- from T lo '1(H,' are doomed to the nrmv for
Xorlhinnhrrliiivl is built upon the point of ! cigllt ypnrs , TiOf0 wIll) arc n,llt, or e for.
land between the North and West branches of ,mlatc in ,aving weaIl,,y r,.Iativcs or fricm, ,(
the Susquehanna at their junction. It contams ' pay lhoirseven, eight, nine, ten, and sometimes
a town house, n market house, a hank, an nca- ! .yu fi ( tec n hundred francs for a substitute,
demy, and several churches; the number of,,, , Frcnc gn,Jior is ftbmlt mo
itH uihabitants is fH. It is not a place of ex- ( d ( tllirt flve ,, for ci , ars ?
: 1 : i i. r ii. .... ! . 1 J J
1,118,10 ""-". '-n,y suuaieu 0l
the junction of the iWtll anil West branch dl-
visions of the State canal. A lieautilul bridge !
across the West branch connects this town with '
I'liinn county : there is another across the
Nortli hrancli over which passes the road lead
ing to Sunhiiry.
Miitoii i a flourishing borough on the West
branch, 1'-' miles above Northumberland, with a
population of l,."fN. Doing situated on the ca
nal, in the midst of a fertile and productive
neighborhood, nnd also the seat of some con
siderable manufacturing and mechanical es
tablishments, it is a place of some consequence
on account of its business operations. It is
kneeled will, the Union County i Jc of the
river by a bridge.
The principal villages arc McFwcnsvillc in
the north, tJeorgctown in the south, Shnmokiii
at the coal mines on Shaniokiii creek, uud Suy
dertowu carl of Sunhiiry.
The mo.-t important productions arc those ol
agriculture and of the coal mines. Various
branches of manufacturing industry lire sue
ccssfully pursued. A largo blast furnace has
been recently erected at Shauiukin for the pur
pose of smelting iron with anthracite coal;
which is so constructed that the coal is run
from the mine on a plane to the head of the fur
nace, but a fiirt' yards distant.
The public improvements arc the North and
West branch canals which unite at Northum
uerianu; ami u.c western portion 01 me. 1 on-
1 1.1 . .1
ville cud Danville rail road, which is coinplet-
ed from Sunhnry to the coal mines at the ton
of Shamokin, --'l miles. I here is a dam across
.... .i i.i 11 1.1-
' ll.n St.i.i.iii.!iiiiiii!i lii.I.eA' XtK.lmrt' ml!...l the
j Shamokin dam, ""sl fctt in length, constructed !
ICutpiO: ceuntv tax e-.'t.oH
State tax !?'.,-
OIL
In some portions of this coun'.y popular edu
cation is much neglected, and the sc'uoold arc
so conducted as to be of little service in pro
moting the improvement of youth in the ele
ments of useful knowledge. There nre in all
1.1 school districts, of which S have adopted the
common school system aa regulated by law. Of
these 7 have made report, stating that f'l
schools are established, and are kept open dur
ing an average period of upwards of 5 mouths
in the year. There arc academics at Milton,
Northumberland and Sunbury ; at the latter
pluce is also a flourishing female seminary.
The religious 6ocietiesare various : the prin
cipal are Presbyterians, Methodists, Lutheran
German Reformed and Baptists, who av(J n
all aboul "JO place of public ;; 0r6hip,
E
URY AMERICAN.
AND SIIAM0K1N JOURNAL.
Simbiiry, oiiInmibiI;iiil Co.
Mflny of'the inhabitant nro clcscrMnlnnU of
Fnjrlich nml Irish futnilicci who settled here at
nn enrly priod. In the uoulhern pari of the !
county the population ia mostly composed of!
(icrmanf, who continue to speak their own
language.
This is a pleasant region in which to spend
the summer months. The ecencry is highly
beautiful, varied nml picturesque ; the view
from the hills nround the town of Nortliumber.
l'aris has '.he appearance of a City under
Martial Law. It? National Ouard is doing du
ty of llolicemen. Sentinels arc stationed at the
entrances of all the Public Institutions. Po
tachmeuls of troops arc quartered near each o
thcr, thoughout the city. The number of sol-
dics now 4,, miyltary nm civii d,v, in ailll
ubollt j. is ov r,t)(M)0 All the young
men of Trance, over H years old, arc liable to
be drawn into the Army. Indeed IJoiiaparte's
odious Conscription law, by another name, is
now practically in operation. When new le
vies of troops are wanted, nil the young men of
Paris are warned to meet in their respective
Arondissmeiits. If the number assembled be a
tin usand, tin a hundred soldiers urc wanted, a
T,)cjr mnl itf ,(, ,)Mf 10 wpi ,tof
m,Uipr;. r;lti i lb,, liritish or America,, ,r.
my. The troops are undersized men slight
frames, they are alert in their movements, and
1 are capable of performing hard service and en
during luti'iicnm! privation.
The Fiench live much out doors nnd nt
Cnles. They are seen, in great numbers, in
Gardens, in Cnfes and nround tables upon the
Boulf vnrds. Families in stead of dining nt
home, go frequently to Cafes and Restaurants.
The quests of the table d'llotel of tho most
fjshiounble Hotels consist in part of ladies and
gentlemen who reside in Paris. The pinirer
classes in great nuinliers go for tluT dinners
' .ithot ,e ci ,mrri ;iew lW wi) c
which hns not paid the Octroi duty and is there-
! fore very cheap.
i The Bo 1 i.cvATtnM are the ornament and the
i pride of Puris. They surround and enclose the
city. They are ti this Metropolis what Re
' gent street is to London, what Broadway is to
, New-York, and what Chcsnut-Mreet is to Phil-
ndelphin, though far surpassing either and all
; in magnificence and beauty. This delightful
Avenue, in its graceful sweep around the city,
is nine miles in length. There are rows of
; fine trees planted upon terraces which divide
j the broad carriage-way from the ample side
walks, in the evening the iiourevawa nre
,nniallliy illllliIlatcd, and then the fashiona
ble stores, the fancy shops and the various Pic-
. j . vvimluu-s. resplendent with all
! nr.i.,,.lions ol- cnMA ail,t ,.lstl, .
i t jazzlilr t,y,.eti
- . e - , ( . -
j T, t t It(UPVar,js ar nc,,i liy ,ie
j
fashion and beauty of Paris. During tlso Joim
mer evenings tVuits and creams uud wine ate
served upon tables under the trees. Tlieo
' scones are enlivened by music, particularly j,,m, t,e beginning lo the en-1 ; every ealcuia
1 upon the -Boulevard ties Italieus," which is the ti -,r pressure, strain, iVc. being made ua tho
resort ol the most fashionable. The humbler ' ,,.; hx'ientifv; prim ip!e. llis bridge archi
' classes couiireg-itc more in the "Boulevard des j rrturP, f,,r pHhsiii'.r r.'.i'iVavs over l ivers, is a
J Temple," where they are uuiused with sho-.vs, 1 ,(ie,ous iimiv.ii.ieiil of his genius. This 111-
pnntumiiues, n uguo en nor, roulette, Aic. The veution in comparatively recent, ai',,1 lias chal
I gambling here, however, is only forcakes, fruit, lenged the ndnurutioii 01' all seicntilio men, as
candies, cvC
Among other contrivances for gaming (the
French arc curious in all such devices) they
have something like a tcn-pin-alley, with this
difference, that the pins are knocked down by
the spinning of a top, instead of rolling a ball
among them. The great gambling houses of
hells" of Paris, in which such frightful robber
ies were formerly perpetrated, have all been
suppressed. The Revolution of llX), among
o'.her good things, put bp. cnJ to licev.scl
Gambling Houses and Iitterics. Jlut the
French passion for play is as strong as ever,
though no's indulged injurious to them
c'Tes iind others,
The coopers of Cincinnati have struck for an
advance of wages. Whoop r
there i no appe al but to force, the vitul piimiplo ami
1'a. Sntm-tliiy, tier. ',isi:t.
Amrrlrnn nciitn llrvrclril ro1.
Major Whistler was more, than n yenr since
appointed (,'hiel Kiiyinrcr olthc Unit Komi lend
ing from St. Petersburg to Moscow. It is pleas
ing lo mark in his history the reward of great
but unobtrusive merit, nnd not the loss gratify
ing is it in an age when jonlnu -y nud envy nre
so rife, to notice tho unfeigned pleasure with
which his appointment has been hailed by his
countrymen.
The preference accorded to Maj. Whistler
over the other justly celebrated F.ngiueers,
both of Furopo and this country, hns awaken
ed a good deal ol national pride and satisfaction.
The manner in which the appniiitment was con
ferred by the I'mporor of Russia was very com
plimentary. Not only was a net ideation of the
oiler sent through the Russian Minister nt
Washington, but an Aid do camp of the l'ui-
pcrorwns despatched from St. Petersburg to
Boston, charged lo confer personally with Maj
Whistler and to place the appointment in his
hand
Such a mark ofdistinctioii imi as unexpect
ed to the recipient of it as it was gratifying.
Ho was indebted lor it to the fact, that otic ol
tho most ili-.itinguirhed Russian 1'iigiiiecrs, who
u few years since, reported on his return that
Maj. Whistler hud given him more accurate
ami useful information in reference to Rail
Road construction, machinery, etc. than any
other F.ngmetr he had coueultcd. Hisoppoint
tiicnt was for six years, with a regular salary
and travelling expenses, but with becoming
caution M.ij. Whistler preferred to make nu
experimental trial of one year. The road un
der contemplation was a favorite project of the
F.mpcrnr N icliohs, who had again and again
brought it before a Privy Council, that sturdily
resisted him. The object of the work is strict
ly of a military character, forming as it does an
immense line of operations through nn impor
tant part of tho Russian dominions, the trade
anil travel which will be accommodated by it,
being of secondary importance.
The travelled road from St. Petersburg to
Moscow, is about five hundred miles long, nnd
the journey is one of a serious moment. The
Rail Road will be I.jO miles in length, boldly
crossing the morasses, likes and difficult water
courses, which obstacles the common road now
travelled, avoids as far as jiossddc. The route
has been already surveyed, nnd the road located
by tho Friginecrs of the F.mperor, before any
overtures were made to our countrvmun. This
work had been done by the Russian "Corps tin
( !onio" and of "Punts ct ( liiaussees," the ollicers
utt'ichcd to these two service of the I'mperor,
numbering nearly one thousand. Already Mnj
lustier had amassed a sufficient lot tune, was
tenderly attached to his family , wl om hece
rlined t'tkinj with him until ho couM ascertain
from actual inspection, how tiny would be sit
u.ited. His reception there, has however,
been gratifying in the highest degree and
Iiia'v .e pri.til.-.l. iVs.m tl.." fact oflns send,,,
tor his family, thai he will remain abroad until
the final completion of the work, and that per
Imps new honors and emoluments mny perma
nently retain him in the bcrvi'-'o of the Russian
A utis-rat.
Thus, a native American, a man who lias
derived his ex-neiicc in oor own country, h.-
Itecn selected over all other F.nginoers to direct
the construction ol I be im st magnificent work
of internal improvements that luu yet been at
tempted. Tin; I"m:ineers of our own country
concede to him the distinction of occupying th
highest place, lie is a most exact mathemati
cian, a thorough and elegant draughtsman, w iih
u clear nml discriminating intellect, and a
soundness of judgment which is almost akin lo
f..r...k.um led r... 11,. ra.lv.atvd at West Point
I..,., o-f ... ;.?.., n.l .oe.eced the
... .
business of ei.gii nog under Colonel Lltg
and Major M'Ntil, on tho Baltiieero and Ohio
Railroad.
The super1! locomotives now in use on the
. intern Kailroad.-, arc-of his own construction
making the bust possible Use of any given quan
tity of timber. Ho admirable is the disposition
ol the materials in this constiucltdi, that hu
man invention seems almost to have attained
the point of perfection. S,,iunn(ih llipvbUcan.
Advice Giivr,t. Shut your eyes to the
luults of ye-jt neighbors, and open them very
w ide ',o your ow n. Stop your ears while gos
sips and slanderers are tweaking cf others :
take your lingers away to listen to the Voice of
friendly udimmiti.m.
A priest at Rome once asked Henry Wot
ten, "Where was our religion to be found bc
fere Luther V To which the Protestant re
plied, "Where yours is not to be found in the
written word ol Cod."
immediate, parent of despotism. Jrrrrnso.
Vol. ISo. 10 Whole .o, !;.
t'reosote.
Strrnliousn's Afw Mode of employing
Pi:
( 'rensotc or the prrun ration of Meal and
Vtth.
Creosote, so named from it great antiseptic
power, which exceeds, perhaps, that of any o
ther substance, Ins boon long employed to pre
serve animal matters fioin decay. The only two
ways in w hich creosote is applied for this pur
pose, consist cither in c.iosiiig the meat which
we wish to proserve to the smoke of burning
wood, of which creosote is the elTective constit
uent, or else in immersing it for a short lime
in water containing a tew drops of creosote.
Articles of food prepared by cither of these me
thods may be kept for a long time ; but Inith
these modes of using the creosote arc attended
with the inconvenience that the food acquires
the taste ami smell peculiar to smoked meat.
This mny bo entirely avoided. JHiring the
past summer it struck me that the vapors
of creosote might bo found efficient. The
method adopted was the following very simple
one: I placed a small plate containing a lit
tle creosote under each piece of meat as it hung
suspended in tho larder, and covered both over
with a cloth. The creosote soon gave oil" va
pours which formed an antiseptic atmosphere
nround the meat, and kept it quite fresh three
or four davs longer than it would otherwise
have kept. If the plate is gently heated bclbrc
the creosote is put into it the vapors rise more
quickly, nnd if the additional precaution is ta
ken of suspending the meat in a box or jar clo
sed with a lid, the beneficial effect is still more
discernable. 1 tried this process duriug the
greater part of laut summer with invariable suc
cess, ami a butcher, wuo incu it on a larger
scale, was equally convinced of its eflicacy.
The meat, when cooked, has not the slighcst
smell or taste of creosote. Another advantage
attending the creosote is, its smell is so disa
greeable to flies that it frees a larder from the
presence of these noxious insects. The same
quantity of creosote may be used for several
weeks, but on being long exposed to the air it
loses most of its smell, and is partly changed in
to a species of resin.
Female lleauly and Ornament.
The ladies in Japan gild their teeth, and
those of the Indies paint them red. The pearl
of teeth must be dyed black to be beautiful in
Guzerat. In Greenland ladies color their faces
with blue and yellow. However fresh the com
plexion of Muscovite may be, she would think
herself very ugly if sKc was not plastered over
w ith paint. The Chinese must Uave their feet
as diui'iiutivc as those of the she-goat's and to
render them thus their youth is passed in tor-
lure. In ancient Persia an acquliuc nose was
always thought worthy of tho crown; and if
there was uny competition betivecn two prin
ces, the people generally went by this criterion
of Majesty. In soino countries tho mothers
break the noses of their children, and others
pre.-s tho head between two boards, that it may
b cutnc square. Tho modern Persians have a
stiong aversion to red hair, tho Turks, on the
contrary, are warm admirers of it. In China,
small round eyes nro liked, and the girls are
continually plucking their eyebrows that they
may he thin and long. The Turkish women
dip a gold brush in the tincture of a bluck drug
which they pass over their eyebrows; it is too
visible by day, but looks shining by night ; they
lingo their nails with a rose color. An African
beauty must have small eyes, thick lips, a
large tlat nose, and a skin beautifully black.
Tho Kinperorof Monmnotapa would not change
Ins amiable negreasfor the most brilliant Euro
pi an beauty. An ornament for the nose ap
pears to us perfectly unnecessary. The Peru
vians, Irowcver, think otherwise, and they hang
on it a weighty ring, the thickness of which is
pr.'poriioncd by the rank of" their husbands. The
custom of boring it, as our ladies do their ears,
is very common in several nations. Through
the perforation are hung various materials
gni. I, stones, and a single, arid sometimes ft grent
number of gold rings.
A Sao au Mtuuv Mis. A Miss M. Mer
ry oi' Murtha's Vineyard, lately died, aged UK'
years. Under her tbr-rteps v.ere found jkSKM
in s--,.cii; nr.d her real estate is vali'.cd at ftl-V
l!i(. IV. forty year she lived al ue nnd dia-
c'liisnluif. Whut a rad inisv in soiuo old bach
elor, that ho did not throw a si'k skein at her,
nnd see it' they could not tangle it into a knot
between them.
DRUMS.
Why is a talebearer like a bricklayer ? Be
cause he raises stories.
What is that which a coach connot more
without, and yet is net nf the 'cast use to itl
A noise.
Why is a man in Jove like a lobster ? Be
cause he has a lady in his head.
When is a man over head and ears in debt 1
When he ha a hat that is not paid for.
He is truly rich who desires ncthii'g and
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nnHle tietwetn Rot and CraK
The following anecdote was related in 1?12
to a respectable individual known to us, by a
tailor who witnessed tlie circunmtnnce. The
sailor, in company with several persons, at Sun
derland, a short lime before, perceived a crab
which had wandered to the distance of about
filly yards from tho water side. An old rat, in
the look-out for food, sprang from his lurking
place and seized the crab, who, in return, raise. I
his forcep claws, and laid fast hold of the as
sailant's nose, who (when oppoitunity offered)
hastily retired, squeaking a doleful chant, mueli
surprised, no doubt, at the unexpected recepticti
he had experienced. The crab finding itself at
liberty, retreated, as speedily as a crab couM
do, towards ils own clement, but after a short
spaco of time, it was arrested in its progress by
Mr. Rat, who renewed the contest, and experi
enced a second rude embrace from his antago
nist. The rat, as before, retreated, bemoaning
such violent treatment. Frequent and seven?
were the attacks ; on view of his enemy, the
crab always prepared for action by raising its
fore claws in a threatening attitude. After a
bloodless contest of half an hour, the crab.
thopgh much exhausted, had nearly reached
the sea, when the rat, almost despairing of con
quest, made a last and daring effort to overcome
his antagonist, nnd succeeded (to use the sea
men's term) in capsizing his intended victim, a
situation of which the rat immediately took ad
vantage, seizing, like an able general, the van
quished prey, nnd dragging the creature by the
hind legs (proceeding backward) into his den.
AftcTasliort interval, the crab made his escape,
and appeared to the spectators, mutilated and,
deprived of most of the small legs ; the rat soon
followed in pursuit of the fugitive, and forced
him hack to his den, where, no doubt, he regaled
his wife and family.
An Ai.armiro Camti.ation. Major Long,
of the United States Topographical Corps,
whose attention has lately been directed to the
action ofthc water on the Illinois shore of tho
Mississippi, opposite the mouth of the Missou
ri, has informed the editor of the St. Louis Era
that the river has, within the last year, cut
away about two hundred yards of the bank, lea
ving only about one thousand yards to connect
the Mississippi with the low grounds of Long
Lake. There arc, besides, several ravinci
which head nearer, and into which the water
from the river passed last spring, and by thij
channel to the Lake. The editor of the Er.i
remarks:
"If this destruction of tho bank should con
tinue for two or three years, it is certain lint
so much of the water will pass into the Laku
as to inundate the whole American bottom,
from its extremity at the mouth, to Kaskaskia.
It will require very little calculation to sho.v
that 2IMMKK1 acres of the richest land in thu
world w ill thus be lost for all purposos of culti
vation, and its injury to St. Louis will be incal
culable. Communications, during periods of
high water, with the eastern section of Illinois,
will bo cut off, and the submersion of such an
extent of country must be prejudicial to health.
Too TncE. The Portland American tell-r
the following :
'Thai slander is often beneficial to the p. ro i
slandered, is indisputable. We recollect m
anecdote in point. A man somewhere out
Wert, was elected toCcngress. 1I ws lotu'
ly unqualified, in every respect, for the position.
A friend at Washington once asked him
'How the deuce did you manage to get elec
ted V
'1 stole a pig.'
'Iley f What! How! Is stealing pigs con
sidered a qualification to Congress.'
No, but as soon us it was known, the papers
on t'other side took it up, and ol course our'n
had to defend mc. A great noise was made a
IhiiiI it. H e called it an attempt to 'destroy
the sKitlcss reputation of an innocent man for
party purposes, the people gut roused, and I
got in.'
At the next election his opponent was elec
ted. His friend meeting him one day, asked
him how it happened.
'Ob, blast tho feller,' he repli.'d, 'he smelt
the ral, and get the start of mo. lie stole thi
.'
Some birds never make a iiuiiC but at ihi
approach of foul weather ; so there are persons
who never cry loCod, but when his chastening
hand is upon them. This is selfish ; what cut
God think ol your religion, if you never eeek
hint bet in trouble ! Jay.
Mli.av hoia Siohv. In a discourse in be
half ol a blind assylum, the speaker began by
gravely remarking 'If all the world wera
blind, what a melancholy tight it would bo '."
The hardest fare 1 ever experienced,' sail
an eld codger, '.vus the time when I got lct in
the' woods. I slept on a rock, and crackeJ but.
tcruuU for a S.ving. Them wan hard time.'