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WHERE all kinds of lender trunk", vnlisrs and
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manuf icture.l, in the heat mariner and from the beat
material, and ald nt the Invest r ite,
rh h.h lpl h. July imh. 181'). 1y.
1.
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DR. JOHN W. I'UAL.
RESPECTFULLY inform. h -i
lizens of f'ui.bury tint its vicinity, thM
:2f3 he has rcnoved to die Uiiitc Mouse, in
Market tlroet, f.r.iinily m copied hy
lletipunin llendritis. last of the store fiiiner'V or-
upird by Miller & Marie, nnd now hy fra T. Cle
ment, where he will be happy to receive culls in
the line of hi profession.
funlsiry. March 89 rh 1S15.
1TSV- CAS.FETI1TGS.
riHE subscribers hive received, and are now
JL opening a splendid assortment of the following
Roods
!iony. Wilton and Velvet Carpelings
Brussels and Imperil It ply di fR
Kxtr superfine and tine loer.'iitis do V PET
EnRli di shadi d fc Dimnk Veneti.iti do INCJ.
Ann'icni tuilled nnd lia'd do
Eni;lih liruuge ts ami Woolen Floor Cloths
Stair and Passage Perkins
Kmboesed Piano ami Table Covers
London Cheuille nnd Tufted Kurs
Door Malts of eveiy description,
. ALSO
A lai(re and extensive csm'tnient of Floor Oil
Clolh, Irom one to eiftlit yards wide, cut to fit eve
ry description of rooms or passages.
Also, low priced Ingrain ('miretinriR fiom 31 J tn
CC rents per yard, toci'ther with a huge sndextrn.
Five assortment nt goods u-ua ly kept by carpel
merchant.
The above goods will be sold wholesale or retail
nt the lowest market prices. Country merchant
and others are purnciiUr Iv invited to call and eta
mine our slrsk liefotc inakinc then si'lertions.
CLAIJKSDN, RICH A Mi;i.L!;..
Succesors to Jis-ph lll.ickwood, No. 1 1 1 ("lionnl,
cirner of Fr in'iliti I'Ur e.
Phihi Irlphia. Feb. 22d. IS4S.
"YlMmiKJ.LAS '& ' 1A IIASOLS,
cheap ron CASH.
"JT. ST".IlT'S
Vmlirclla tind l'ariisol xMitnularinry.
37 Xurh Thitil .-ml, two Juura Lr.'ow the
CITV IIU'YI'.L.
I !i 1 t u tl I ! ! I a .
I.WAVS oil l:Bod, a llinjn Klock of I'M-
HI;IM,l..s mid I'AK XSDl.S. indu tins.' the
l.iicst n.'W kh e ol I'inki'd Eilui il I'ara-ols of the
lust wiii kin.iiis'itp nt id imiii-rints. at prices ttint will
make I an object m Country Meichanta nnd other,
to call and exjimne his st 'rk In lore pn'cha-ing
elsewhere. Fef. 2, 1 S 45. 1 v
sin; ( ;i: n t si a 'i:xv
v.s:-iiiTG icaci:-:iite.
riHh'S Machine h is now b.en tested by more
.l than thiny families in this neighborhood, and
Ins given rtnire -jitislaction. It is so simple in it
construction, that it cannot get out of orih r. Jt
rcntaius no iron to ui-l, nnd no -prinusor rollers to
get out of rep'iir. It will ih twice as much wish
ing, with less than hull the wear and tear ot'an of
the l ite inventions, nnd wh it is of greater in. per.
tai.ce.it cutis but lil'le over hall us much as other
washing machine.
The subscriber has the exclusive right for Nor
thumbcrbind, I'nion, L coming. Columbia, Lu.
zerne and Clinton counties. Price of aingle mi
chine $6. H. 11. MAKM2U.
'J'he following certificate is fioru a few ol those
who have the.-e muchines in use.
Sunbiiry, Aug. 21, 1844.
We, the subscribers, certify that we have now
in ue, in our families, "Sliugett's patent Wsh
irg Mschine," and do not hesitate suing thit it is
i most excellent invention. That, in Wa-I.mg,
I will savem iw thin one hall the usual labor.
That it doe not reipiiie more than one third the
usual quantity of soap and water ; and that there
no rubbing, and consequently, little or no wear
n? or tearing. I'hfit it knocks otl'no buttons, and
hat the lines! cloihes, suc'i as collars, lures, tucks,
rills, &c, may lw washed in a very short time
viihout tt'C least injury, and in fact without any
ippaient wear and tear, whatever. We therefore:
heerfully recommend it to our fiends and to the
lUblic, as a most useful and labor saving machine.
CH AIILF.S W.HEUIXS,
A. JOKUA X,
CHS. WEAVER.
CHS PLEXHAXTR,
(ilUi:0 MARKI.E,
Hon. CEO. C. WELKER,
WEN J. HENDIJICKS,
(ill)ED.N LEISEXKIXO.
tnn'a Hotel, (formerly Tremont House, No.
116 Chesnul street,) Philadelphia, September
21st, 1814.
I have used Shugert'a Patent Washing Machine
n my house upwards of eight months, and do not
lesiiate lo lay that ( deem it one of the ino-l use
nl and valuable labor-saving machines ever invsn.
.rd. 1 formerly kept two women continually oc.
.-upied in washiug, who now do aa much in two
lays as they then did in one week. There ia no
wear or tear in washing, and it require! not more
;ha one-third the usual quantity ol aoap. I have
had a number of other m ichinea in my family, bu'
this is so decidedly auperior to every thing else, and
u little liable to get out of lepsir, that I would nut
In without one if tbey ibould coat ten times the
mc ihev are sold for. DANIEL HERR.
r'ok'nti ft) l'.,pi wiii. Maderia and Litbou
5 wines. AUo auperior Brandy aud Gin, Lemon
lruo. Also few barrels of Bi rr Fish, for aale
tyrup. HENRY MASSER.
Snbory, July Hth, 1848,
Absolute acquiescence in the decisions of the
Ir Manser Si. Clsoly.
2&
Tlie last Words of a respectable Man.
"Such were the last words of one, universally
respected, whose memory will ever be cherished
by his inconsolable relations."
A rich man dying called his son,
To hear his last advice ;
Whispering he spake his sight was gone
Ills feet were cold as ice !
"Beware of evil spendthrift ways,
And wasteful company;
Pe wise and frugal all your days,
If you would virtuous be.
"Opinions current in the world
Adopt with deep respect,
New fangled thoughts and things, at once,
My prudent son, reject.
'O'er word and deed keep constant guard,
Your bright side let men see ;
Society lnys down certain rules
For all morality.
"He your attendance to your church
Constant ; your prayer hnok new;
t)ress well, and do not fail to choose
A handsome central pew.
"In friendship have a wakeful eye,
Avoid a needy friend;
lie's not your friend who something wants ;
Borrow not neither lend.
"All men in troubled waters shun,
And all things out of joint ;
Good tables seek and dinners give,
As your best interest points.
"If any woman you have wronged
Vice causes sad expense
Have fortitude nh, fly from vice
Leave her to Providence.
"For marriage in my will you'll find
A safe directing voice,
Where birth and competence combined,
Will bless your father's choice.
"Something I had to say on truth;
Something on honesty;
My memory fails hut slick to both,
When the best policy,
''("lather my bills up pay my debts,
A nd call my credits in ;
With all men I would die at peace,
And all good memories win. '
"One debtor he is very poor
A carpenter by trade'
He'll never pay ; so by this mat:
You'll get my coffin made."
A PRAYER IN SICKNESS.
Send down thy winged arige's, God !
Amid this night so wild ;
And bill him come where now we watch,
And breathe upon our child !
She lies upon her pillow, pale,
And moans within her sleep,
Or wakeneth with a patient smile,
And striveth not to weep.
How gentle and how good a child
She is, we know too well,
And dearer to her parents hearts,
Than our weak words can tell.
We love we watch throughout the night,
To aid, when need may be ;
We hope and have despaired, at times,
Rut now we turn to Thee !
Send down thy sweet souled angel, God,
Amid the darkness wild,
And bid him sooth our souls to night,
And heal our gentle ihilj !
'i lia Dead of
TJJie year just closed has witntsted the deaths
of
Gen. Andrew Jackson, Ex.-1'residetit, U. is.,
June b, aged 78.
Hon. Jos. Story, Justice Supreme Court Si-pt.
10, aovd (i,"). f
Hon. Isaac C. Hates, U. S. Senator, Mass.,
March 10, aged G5.
Hon. John JJ. Dawson, M.C , Irom Ixiuisia.
na, June CO.
Hon. Divid V. Dickenson, M.C. from Ten
nessee, April 21.
lion. John II. Peyton, M. C, elect from Ten
nesee Hon. Pnuota9 Houghton, geologist, of Mi
chigan, (drowned.)
Hon. Leverett Saltonetall, x-M. C, from
Mass., May 8, aged 61.
Rev. Henry Ware, D. D., Professor at Har
vard, Jjly 12, aped 61.
Rev. James Milnor, D. D., New York city,
March 8. aged 70.
Hon. Vm. H. Roane, ex Senator U. S. Va.,
May 11, aged 57.
Hon. George Morrel, chief juitice, Michigan,
March, agej &7. .
William W. Cherry, Jackson, N. C, May 2,
aged 39.
Hon. Buckner Thurston, Judge U. S., D. C,
August 30, aged 82.
Hon. Roger M. Sherman, Connecticut, Dec.
30, 1841, aged 71.
Hon. Joseph L. Tillinghast, R. I , Dec. 30,
1M4.
AND SHAMOKIN JOURNAL:
majnrily, the vital principle of Republics, from which
gunbury, Northumberland Co.
From the Ladies National Magazine.
THK I.OAP OP IUl It At).
BV JANE WEAVER.
'Rut my matches oh I do buy them sir,' eaid
a plaintive voice.
The perron addrensed, clad in a heavy over
coat, was breasting the sharp wind of a December
day, hid throat was muffled up, leaving- only a
portion of his face diecernahh?, but his drees be
fptikn one in comfortable circumstances.
'I don't want your matches, lad,' said lie.
But do buy them six boxes for a tip.'
'Get nut of the way,' said the man sharply,
for the lad fin I f Flopped the pntli.
Oh! do buy some,' raid the boy, detnining
him hy the kirtuf his cont, 'mother is sick end
I've had nothing to eat to-tlay. Do buy a Hp's
worth.'
The man hesitated. The natural impulses
of his heart were for pond; he wns one accusto
med to think the world wr.rse than it was.
'P.-haw !' hetaid, 'that is the old Ftr.ry; get
out ot the way, you young scamp, or I'il have
you arres'ed.'
The boy meekly drew hack, but. a tear froze
on his check in that hitter blast, though the
rich man saw it not, for lie hurried on.
It was petting late, and the Hreets would
have been pitch dark, but for the lamps which
at long intervals, lit up the night. Few were
abroad in that wintry weather, and so the boy
stood shivering at his poM for a long while be
fore a sernnd passenger came hy. Poor fellow!
he was thin clad, and his lips were blue with
cold; yet he kept his station, vainly offering
his mitchrs, but finding no buyers.
Ten o'clock struck, and the tears fulling1 fast,
he turned his footsteps towards the cellar in
which he lived. Ho hnil been nut all day and
sold nothing, nor had a morsel r,f food crossed
his month since the night before. But he
thought more of his sick mother than of himself.
The little capital had been exhausted in the
purchase of his matches, and they had not a cent
remaining.
He paused, fur at lhat instant the light from
a baker's shop streamed across the street
The baker was just shutting up ; hid bark was
turned, the door invitingly open, and within
reach lay a pile of loaves. A sudden impulse
seized the by. Arrhour previous he had vain
ly bejged at Hi.! same shop, and that man had
roughly ordered him away. He had never sto.
len before, but now an irresistalile temptation
seized him. Should his mother starve, w hen a
sinwle loflf might snve her. He rushed in, gras
ped the prize and dashed down the street.
flillo! slop thief!' said the baker, turning
around just in time to see the art.
The hoy heard the cry, ami trembled all over,
f, ar lent speed to his feet, and he ran swiftly on,
now and then turning back In see if his pursuers
, pn mod nn him.
Stop thief! stop thief! stop thief !' wos the
J cry that rung from au inuny pursuers, as, look
j ing from their shops, they caught sight of the
fugitive and joined in the chase.
The toy's heart beat wildly; he mechani
i cally turned his steps to the cellar where lit? li-
veil ; the alley, in which it was, opened ipto the
I street just Bliead ; and he strove desperately to
j pain it. The watchman's rattles were now
neant in front, behind, all around ; like a hunt
ed star, pantin? and frightened, he gained the
pnd of the alley and dashed into the dark tho
roughfare. But at the moment, a man sprung
out of the corner house and seized the fugitive.
'Ah! you young thief you were nearly off
! were ynu come along 1 am a magistrate
you shall go to jail, and With these words he
d rapped the culprit into his office.
The boy burs! into tear.
'( )h ! sir,' he said, lid me go. I only stole a
hmfof bread, and I would'nt have down it, but
we are starving. Mother and I haven't eat any
thing to-day, and mother is sick. 1 never stole
before. Li t me go, and I'll never do it ngain.'
The mapistrate's office was now full of peo
ple the baker being among the number. The
buy w as sobbing piteotisly. The magistrate or
dertd lights, for hitherto the room had been
dark.
'The young villain, so early in crime these
match boys should all be sent to the house of
refuge,' said one.
M have seen the rascal prowling about my
door for the last hour, said the baker.
'Stop crying,' said one of the w ilchinen, gi
ving the boy a violent ahake. 'You're done lor,
young'un so no whimpering.
The glare of the lighta that were now broupht
in fell full on the face of the magistrate, who
had taken hit seat, and then ahot their brilliant
g'nre across the group of spectator until it tes
ted on the weeping child. At thataight the taa
Citrate started. He got up and looked over
his desk more closely at the boy.
The lad really secma in want,' said he, with
kindrerd tone, leaving- his chair and advancing
to the culprit, whose hand ho took. 'Are you
not the match-boy I met to-night V
; Tho lud looked up, and the recognition was
mutual. ' - i "
Olt ! yea, air and what I told yoa was true.
there is no 'appeal but to force,.the vital principle
ra. Saturday, Jan. 24, IS4G.
Mother lives just up the alley, No. 4(1, in the
cellar. You nrty po there ami see. Don't
send mo to jail. It will break her heart. In
deed 1 never intended to steal, bat we are star
v,ng.'
'This must be inqniird into. Good God, I
thought tliH child a cheut. But his lipsaro blue
he is shivering , here bny, eat that.'
He broke off a piece of the Innf a bespoke,
and pave it to the lad, who devoured it with an
avidity that convinced every one of the truth of
his story. In a minute a watchman carnn in,
who said he had been to the cellar the child
mined ; a sieli woman was really there, in a
state of great destitution. She was sobbing for
her absent boy, who ought she said, to have
heen at borne leng sinre.
Heaven forbid we slmtild punifh the child,
then,' said the magistrate fervently. 'How for
tunately he was arrested by me ; it saved him
from prison ; for no one else would have bcleiv
ed his story. Gnetlemen, I will Fee to the boy's
wants. 1 suppose you will disstniss your com-plaint-'
he added turning to the baker.
'Oh! yes sir,' said the man, 'he is welcome
tolhejoaf. I wouldn't have refused any one
who really was in want ; but there are so many
clients about.'
'Ah! there it is,' said !ie magistrate with
relf reproach, 'we think all beggars decievers,
and never trouble ourselves to enquire into the
truth of their story. Had I done so for this bov,
he had not stolen your loaf.'
The magistrate kept his word to the lud.
Immediate relief was administered to the mo
ther's necessities and his; and subsequently re
pillar though humble employment obtained for
each. They are comfortable, happy and trust
worthy. Would it have been so if the hoy had
been sent to jiil f
Reader! this is nn fancy sketch. Such inci
dents occur almost daily in our great cities. 'Go
thou t.nd do likewise.' '
Klnr- or SUIrr'a l.ovr.
A few days ago, I was at the State Piinn at
Sing Sing, N. V., where I heard the facts I
am alHint to relate They furnish as teuching
an instance of devotion as I have lately met,
and they show us that in the huniMest walks,
even in the atmosphere of vice ami crime, there
rnBy flourish some of the purest pa-sions, that
might to w in our ch&ritiee, and make us respect
the poor.
A young man in Nova Scotia, came to the
city of New York and fell among thieves. IT;
became the compinion of rtiminah', perhaps a
criminal himself. Certainly he was arrested
on n charge ofrriine, was tried, convicted, and
sent to the prison tit Sing S rig.
His sister in Nova Scotia, heard of the fate
of her brother, and resolved to secure his deli-
verance from prison. She was nuti n servant
"irl, and her scanty nurse r. Imrnlv nITIc.n,,!
to defray her expenses through tin long j. .i.r
ney to the city. Whi n she reached New York,
she learned that the only way to get her hru
thrr out of prison was by pinion from the? IJ0.
vi rnor. Sic unit lo srrt icr in the cdy and
worked faithfully till she had earned money e.
nnttoli to defray her expenses lo Aibuny, and
w as soon there, a stranger, n young unprotected
woman, with no oilier recommendation than tint
(if having a brother in the State Prison. She in
quired the way to the house of the Governor
obtained en oudience, ami tlien wild all the el
oquence of love so bent in her own b isom, rhe
tiiHsle known her request. The Governor su'd
that he must have some rr.vori for granting the
pardon, or he could not inteitcre!
But my brother is an innocent m m.' said the
girl, whn had never for a moment indulged the
lliniijhl that be could havu been guilty ol 'crime.
The Governor wanted foinctlmg more than
her words for it, and giving her the nun!! com
fort ofwords of sympathy and kitidticss, soul her
away lo devise ways and means to prove the in
nocence of her imprisoned brother.
She ntunud t) New York, sud finding a
ptiirr, again resumed her domestic service, and
iiidefatigably labored, as tune ami opportunity
allowed, to accomplish what w as now the great
end of her life. And what will not perseve.
ratieeand love nclieiv( Hopeless as the atteinp
might appeur, she found the men who composed
the jury that convicted her brother, ami obtained
the names of every one of them to a petition
setting forth mitigating citcuinMaccs in disease,
and a king the interposition of executive clem
ency in his befcnlf. With this petition the sis
ter hurried to Albany, and full ot hope, she pres
ented it lo the Governor. He was moved by
the intensity of her purpose, aud thn ardent
strength td her afltcliun. But he still hesita
ted. 'Why,' said she, ynu wir:.( pardon my bro
ther I shall never leave you until you do. I
shall stay just here and pray forever, and if you
wish me to go away you must pardon him, and
f will Mess you, and God w ill bles voo the Ion
pest day you live.' Her prayer a'nd tears so
tar prevailed as to extort a promise that he
would make immediate inquinei into tha case,
and ll' they were satisfactory ht would transmit
tho pardon by a cerium day, whicb be earned,
throujh the mail, at Sing Sinjj, '
WAN
ami imineJiato parent of deiotiam.-Jarraoa.
Vol. G--.o. 15-WhoIc Xo, 2T.
Pfilnful Operation.
Among the females (of Australia) the only
ceremony of importance that I am aware of is
that of tattiioing the back, a long nnd very pain
ful operation. The method of performing the
operation isas follows: The person whose back
is to be tattooed is taken o'tit early in the morn
ing and squatted on the ground with ber back
towards the operator (always a male) and her
head bent down between the knees of a Blrong
old woman who is sfitingon the ground for that
purpose The buck is thus presented in the
best position to the operator, and the girl, is
long as her head kspt firmly in its position can
not possibly arise until all is over. The man
who performs the ceremony then commences
by taking hold of a fold of the flesh on the girl's
right side, just above the breech, with his left
hand, whilst, with his right he holds a piece of
flint i r shell, and cuts perpendicular gashes an
inch long, three sixteenths of an inch deep, aud
almut halfan inch apart, in horizontal lines from
rioht toleftqnite across tlu back, tho rows be
ing half an inch or three quarters distant from
each other. This ia carried up the whole way
from w here he commences to the shoulders, and,
when freshly done, presents one of the most
dreadful spectacles imaginable. The blood
pushes out in torrents, and, 'hough frequently
w iped away with grass by some of the women
present, is scarcely removed before the crim
son stream flows as profusely as ever. During
the time of the ceremony the mother and other
female relators lament an mourn whilst they
lacerate their bodies with ehells. When the
incisions are all made, grass or bnugha are
warmed at the fire, to wipe of? the blood. The
w hole scene is most revoltinp and dispustinp.
The ground near where the p.ior creature aits
is: saturated with blood, and the whole back is
one mass f cnnpulnted pore. In one case,
where I saw this operation performed upon a
pirl belonping to the Paritke tribe, she seemed
to suffer much pain. At'firsf, until nearly a
row of scars had been made across the lower
part of the back, she bore the operation well ;
but, bs it proceeded, her crirs were piteous and
unceasing and, before it wsa concluded, they
bfcame the most heart-rending screams of ago
ny. From the position in which she Was held,
however, by the old woman on the ground, (and
who, by the way, was her mother,) it was im
possible (or her to stir or escape; indeed, had
she attempted it, she would, probably, have
been most cruelly beaten in addition. The
ceremony occupied three-quarters of an hour;
but it was two hours before the wounds had
ceased to Meed, and even then dried blood was
t p washed off. Two kangaroo teeth and a tuft
i f emu feathers w ere tied to the girl's hair and
she was smeared over with grease and red ochre
but was still forbidden to touch food until the
morning. Many weeks elapse before the
wounds heal and the inconveniences attending
them are removed. P.yrts Central Austra
lia. The Berlin Journal informs us that two young
mechanician', named Rochester and F.hrmann,
have presented to the Polytechnic Society of
that city, a carriape which has with it two iron
rails. A the enrrriaoe moves on, these rails are
con.-tHntly earned under the wheels, so that they
run as it on a raiiroad. Several experiments
have been made by the Society with the Car
rmpe, and the) are stutcd to have been quite sa
tisfactory. To rtn sr.ru t Potato!. The following
simple method of preserving po'atoes has been
discovered by i cmleut. A person at Annaberg
lud a qiimlity nf charcoal in his celler, which
he removed for the purpose of dispositing a large
heiipot potatoes in its place, but omitted to
sweep up the dii.-t at the bottom. At the end
of tils) uprino;. when they generally begin to
spru it, be found that not on-? of t!.ee potatoes
ha l gi miniated, and that on being dressed, they
retained all their original flavor.
To mui Jiuimnv Cakr Tdke 3 large cup
of meal, one cup of flour, and nne cup of sour
milk, one og, one 'able spoonful of molasses,
and a tea spoonful of sa'eratu, d ssolved: mix
thoroughly, and add sufficient sweet milk to
cause the batter t spread in the pans, then
bake in the usual way.
BiiiMTONE. The fumes of Brimstone will
remuve fruit stums and iron mould from )nen
& cotton. Moisten the part stained, with wa
ter, then hold it over a peice of brunetune till
the sluin disappears.
The New Orleans Delta, describing; a seren
ading party in that city, siya : 'Instrumental
ly.they were very etronj musically, they were
very weak."
Anonj the advertisement! in the Iindon
Tunes, we read that "Two aisters trm trash
ing ;" and that "A spinster, particularly fond
of children, wisrW for tiro or thru, or any
oiAer employment."
Massa, one ob y;u oxen's dead
I wasVraid to tell you ob' t& t
'find you couldn't bora h.'
.,.. "
once,
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German lsr.
The story we pive below, could only hava
happened in Germany, or be related ot Germans.
A younjgirl of twenty-one, RoseKoble, a shop
tender, became acquainted with a student of
pharmacy, one Thennhilns Keppler. This ac
quaintance, apparently very slight, was enort
forgotten by the young man, but excited a lovrj
violent almost to madness, in tho heart of Rose.
A peasant girl, an intimate friend af Rose, whrt
hid discovered the secret of her passion, made
slmneful profit of its Intensity. She addressed
the poor girl letters purporting to be written
hy Kepp!er, and cajoled her for fourteen years..
During the whole of that period she never one
saw her fancied betrothed, but letters asking for
money, sugar, Wandy, and even linen, poured
th ekopon her. The excuses for not seeing
her were of the most etrange and improbable
nature; such as, that in consequence offailurA
on his examination he was taken to a house ot
detention in f Jiliand, constructed expressly for
the punishment of defeated candidates. Such,
was the tenor of all the correspondence; mia
fortune seemed to have rained on him. At on
time he had broken an arm, another a leg.
Sickness, suffering, and especially destitution
afflicted him; the last, being an appeal endur
ing and unending. Ro6e, at different periods,
had sent eleven thousand francs, an enormou
sum for one in her position, to collect which
she was obiped to deny herself all but the ne
cessaries of life, and to sacrifice her little patri
mony and that of a sister. At last, afrer four
teen years of continued anxieties and privations,
Rose read in the newspaper an announcement
of the death of Theophjlus Keppler, apothecary1
of Winterbeh, whose disconsolate widnw and
afflicted children, &.c. Thereupon, on com
plaint to the authorities, the crimical who had
withered her youth and waste her property was
found in her b.is:om friend. The punishment
inflicted is fourteen years confinement in a
dunpeon, from which, during a certain period of
each year, all. light is excluded.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
'Do you enjoy good health V
'Yes very much when I have it.'
'Wba't are eggs now a day V
Partly chickens.'
'Will you give m a half cup of coffee V
'We havo no half cups.'
'Don't you think it warm in the sun to-day '
'Cant tell I haven't Wen there.'
'Did you saw a load of wood for me last
week ?'
No but I saw your wife.'
Have you engaged to take that clcth V
'Why, no ; I'm engaged to Char!".'
Are you not dear in your prices. Miss !'
'I suppose so every body savs Pin a liitltf
dear.'
Discriminating Duties 'jne,' s.iid a pen
tleman, yesterday, to his mulato servant, who;
hy the way, is a freo pent'en oh color. 'Joe erf
Fnnn as you have that hall cleaned out, he was
sweeping the hall, clean the street opposite the"
house-'
Massa,' said Joe, putting on a consequential
air, 'you must deacuse me. I dors not think it
all 'rieath a mulatter to cleans out your hall, or
do tinps inside. But I tells you, dat sweepin
do street aich wedder as di, is only fit for a rain
sure 'nuff darkey. lse a Pennsylvania nigger
myetf, and consequent ly, I is in favor of diserx
minatin' duties 1 is.' .V. O. Dtlta.
A Washington correspondent of the New
York Evening Mirror indites the following:
VKBSbS 0!t A SMALL MA WITU A VERT LONG BIASrJi
How can thy chin that burden bear,
Is it all gravity to shock '
Is it to make the people stare,
And be thyselt a laughing stock
When I behold thy little feet
After thy beard obsequious run,
t always fancy that I meet
A father followed by his son.
A man like thee scarce e'er appeared ;
A beard like thine where shall we Cad it'
Surely thru cherisheit thy beard,
lit hopes to hide thytslf Lthind it .'
A Witticism. A schoolmaster, wUiesidef
wthin ten miles of N in Norfolk, having.-
by his exertions in the school-room, made him.
self rather thirsty, opened his desk to refrealf
l: ..it' ..!.
mrnsiu wnn nn appte, wntcti lie had net long
deposited there. To h sdissppintment, it waJ
tone. Conjecturing that his wife had purloined
it, he instantly despatched to htr the follow
in:
'Your mother, Ee an rp!e stole
But ate it not alon-a ; '
She gave a part to that dear soul
Of whom she was a bone.
I d I h.ve my fcve at least as kind ;
1 therefore beg, dear madm,
You will knottier apple find.
Ana aena it to your Adam
; CoMMswriMQ Bt stNEss The New York Spirit
of the Times says that a gentleman is go.rr
South toeoen jtulreitab!.thmtnt-.Vu Capital
is a rroio-W,