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VOLUME
DIRECTORY.
fil'iUKJ EXPRESSLY FOIi FHS A LL ECJ a A N 1 A N .
,; rr or post omcua.
Ct 4.
Vi.' Metiers. Islfictt.
Joseph Graham, Yoder.
Joseph .S Marrtis, rdacklick
Denjamiu WirU.er. Carroll.
Daal. Lit.inger, Che: J.
J it.' ':vc-k,
f.;aci auuioa,
'.-::'J3.
J ohu J . Trost'Il,
Mrs. II. il C.iue
Wa.-kinl'li.
bhe-usburg.
While.
C.ilii;;:in.
1 it-1-.
i i.
Isaac T limn psun
J. M. Chri,
Win. M'Gouvrh,
II. A. l?o g-s
V ta . ! v, , ;i ii ,
K. Wisi'llleT,
.V . L1 j r u i n ,
Kra:; .-is Cleric n'.
Andrew J. V..r:v.!
G. V. Bowman.
Wni. lUun. .""r.,
(iv.c.i 'vi Conrad,
15. M'i!iJ.;am,
'Win. Muruy,
Mi-- M. GiiU'-j'it
Audr-'.v Hock,
Jok i-, wu.
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"(illl l!l g h.
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Cnem -a.
.-. .a i.
A. i, '.itiue,
v..:
cif.
Kici
V.'.O
i audi,
it. nd.
:i III.
i! l-.-v,
i
a,
C.o-.'.e.
W:!-hl'n.
t'lanicihill.
G.i
iUlllt'lHl'A, MSXZSTKHS, &c.
"... ;.a:n.f every Sabbath m . ) r n i at I''
.; k. .hi .1 in tho evening 't ' io k. Su!
h .l at ft oh-tock. A. M. Vray-r nset
rv-rv Thur-d.iy t-v:iin at C 'eh-k.
'H.-'.'-'lifi i::nxci-il L,:iurc'. Ufcv. J. HLMXr
.', j
...r in chttrire. Rv
. : I' rc-:'.;:h '..".-' every S
.-. . j'elork in the i::er
. Sa'rjhrtth S:i:h "1
: ... - at-eti:i ' every T:.u.
J. M. SttiiH. A
i.halh. ah-. I aate
;;:". 7 i:i t:
't '.i o'ehiek. ..
raay vveniti:
A
hi.. R.
,: ; every H.' h.-.ih l'i"ra
o....
.!';k. and in tlic
c'.'fiir.iy at o
.th S-jh-M.l at I " -!)!
r. m. i
o:i the first M.;:Jh'y vVv!;';..;X
;; -til o-i every Ttu--lay. Tin
.-'rldar evening, e.eec;il:u t.ie ur-t
, e e :i
a t;
!
i
Mnl'-hi' Rev. J otis W'..t.t.vi.-:,
- Ihe.ich'f.ig every Sahhath cvo:.uh' at
i ..'clock. $.lhh:itUScho..l at 10 o'e'o. k,
i'r.iyer meeting every Fri hty evening
;ty every
1 aesC.-v cvetuug
-j -Rbv. Wm.T.lov:.. r.-! ',r-
?i.ibh:it!t mnr.iii. at lo o'.
ich-
r iity
it.iviii .
: i n s .
x aiu-' cverv
S.
Oi
j- .-J vi. hath ro ho ;1 at 1 o cIoca. 1 .
Rav. M. J. Mitch em., IV .;
t,t:rv .Sah'i.v'h niiniiiiiT '-'t 10'o'ci,
.-.-.rs at 4 o'clock iu iao evening.
MAIf.,5 ARRIVE.
'.ra. a.i;y, at
12 o clock
A
I.
tfr.i, U.T.
ai 10
MAIES CLOSE.
""rn. lu!v, nt h o'clock V. M.
'', ra, " at C " A. M .
r'o;oM .,h fro-.i rt! tier, Indict a. t-'ir..
' :. k'... arrive on Thur.-dav ol each wci k,
V. M. ,
Kh.:a.barg ou Friday of fsc: weeic
i - ?. M.
r. Tin Mails from New in nh Mills, OV.r
" . a:.-., arrive on Mort-n.y, Sne..t.-.y
v of ,-.i -h week, at i o'clock, J. M.
' 'j Eh. .'i..;ir-i; on Tuesdays, Thursdays
i'i
.t i o cloc ii, A . .-t .
( tin
open on rjmriays from
0 !
V.'I I.Mi Ilr. .STATION.
Ixorf--- Tr...
1'..": hina
M oi Train,
-hipre-i Tr i
Fan hiae,
M:.:i Tram,
leave at
0.37 A. M.
o V. M-
0.1 P. '-
s.!0 r. V.
hih A. y.
10. 'tl A. M.
ffti'.vr (rr:vE;s.
rs.fth' I'our';. President, lion. Geo.
. ii ;h'i: oloa ; A ----ociatc , Gev-ijcW.
U:e!o'rd Jones, Jr.
' -. .Jo-'-jih M'Poua!d.
' .a, I i;-r,jT,;!r. Edward V. l ytic
A' vi'f.-r ohI L'cccrJ-r. lohn car.-
h
v Eohrt r. Eintort.
l"y.-j s'frif. William Linton.
-''''!' A'.'-.r'r,'-. Phil":r S. Noon.
' : v I ' i vi ' it -. Ahel 1.1 o'
I Ih T.
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' t 'i .., ;.r Uoh.Tt A. M C oy i
"ti-'r.-Juln A. Rla'.r.
, I.n'r Ihrretorr. David
O Tli'rro, j
''r .( SftKtrd. James J. K-y!or
-'--.'rt'.c Arvrcurr. H. '. Devin.
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lienrv Hawk, Joh.n 1'. Stall.
Rl
:v.
" i'7 Svrrryor. V,. A. Vickrny
t ' - . .i allies ... i oo .
'',"ri:!"l.!lnt of Common
:,?iin.
FchocU.f- A.
J.iviri, Clf tf,e j-aCt. David Ii. Roberts,
"""i.-on K'mkead.
M'rycit. Andrew Lewis.
"c-i C.junril. William Kittell, V.'illiam K.
C'mrlca Owens, J. C. h'oou, Edward
-r'e-mAki-r.
c'"-k to Cnncll. T. D. I.i t.i ngrr.
litroH.jh Tnasurer. George Guiicy.
W'ijh M.jnur. William Davis.
r-:vjJ Dirrittori. Edward Glass, Wiiliam
V4;. Ueese S. Lloyd, John J. Lloyd, Morris
' '''tins, Thomas j". Davis.
Tyitrrr of School Jjoiird V. vuu Morgan.
'ttahlt. George Gut ley.
"l Collector. George Gurlcy.
"'.uor. u;, hard T. Davis.
nf Elrrtion. Unac Evr.ii).
1 'ir.jrt. John H. Rht-r. John J. Eran..
EBENSBURG, PA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER
TiToliciny Poetry.
4 Su isSmits Times.
;Twas the night he-fore Christmas, when all
through the house
Not a creature was .-'tirring. not even a mouse.
The stockings wore hung by the- chi.nuey wuh
care.
Ia the hopi: that r-'t. Nicholas soon would be
there.
.'he
reu were nc.-tlcu nil snug in their
1
While- vi-iu;;.? of i
rar-olums danced in their
head- :
A:i-i !:;;!!;::::. in her k'-rehief. !til T in my ca;.
Had ju.-t se tiled i.ar i.rai-as J'or a !osi wiiiierV
Ita;.;
hen oat o:i the I.f.vn there- rote' eeh a elal-t.-r.
I ;!: :'.!!: troMi the- he I to e- v. hot v.m the
u a i ' -.a".
Av.-.-.v i.-. the wir-d nv I llew like a li.i-h.
'I . .r.
1 ke
en
t shutters, and threw inMhesash
ill OH
the hrea.
IK
W-la it'll
tile I';-!r" i f 1-ihhhlV to ()''"
t? helu'.v.
rho-.lid :,l-
u hen, wa.U lu lay v."oa ..er: i-S - e -
. I
.e:..L
I.it' a mi r.ialv. re ? h". h an '! !. i: t
With a little driver st i: eiy
;-v re
ee:
"ad (juh'k,
i. v;. k.
ki.ew iu a lu-.iineii it r.::t.-t he
M"fe vrvid ila r; ea;
hi- eeai evs ll'.ev Kn:r.
1 shouted. iuiJ called
.vmi i;e va;-i;e.:.
iheia hv I, .: ;,: :
New. It -..-hi r! new. Dancer! now
HOW " h". :. r. '.
tr.ce
On ( 'i .:! : ! e.a . ( ',r :n.i c :i . i t a n '. r an 1 i 1 1 .x en :
To the too oi' th- t. r h '. to the t..n f the v. .!.!i '
Now da h e.w;' ! da.-hawey! d;.-h away al! '."
A s drv iet'.ve l-i'.'o'e the wild i.ui'i Kane hy.
W !:c:i they mvet Rdih an ohstaeli; mount to
tlie'shy.
ut to the hoi's, -toil the cour: ers ihey i'.ew.
Whh' the -f toys oil. 1 St. Nh-h.j!as
too.
A::d tiien. iu a twii.kKii. I heard on the roof.
The j.;-.!;. it:;; :;u l ftvla? d" t-aeh little hoot':
A.- I (I re v.- hi :av head. and was t iirn'.ne" e.roa nd.
h'u.va the e'ahnnt v t. Nieholas eaine uh a
hound.
He w:
s i. res.
i
:"! in fur, '.Vo.u his he. id to his
foot,
And his eh.t
v. ere
ill taiiiished with a-hes
and soot ;
A hun'iii of toys wa iluntj on hi- hack,
And he looked' like a poller ju.-t opening his
pa;k:
. .1 ... -..i 1 1 1 1.-.. . .
1113 ,.S now lliei iv.ia..ie- .. i.i- i-i"i'-- i
ilia checks were like rose, ins nose ukc a i
eheri . I
Eis dro'l htth-no u'h v. a, drawn u;i hke :i how. j
And the heard t:i his' chm was s white.. the- ,
The emo'of a ohm he held tf -.-lit in his teeth, j
a,,,! u. 1,...,t.e it t-ncireltd his head like a
wreath ;
I!o had a hr
That shook
of
lie- wa.a ehu
! ...1 and a Iii'le roun.I l.e-. y.
. 1.
hci. lie hut
hed, l'.ke a howl full
r.noi, a rirht iollv old
i Ami
1 i".:.h
I saw hira in 5p
of
m s.-: :
A 'A ink ot' hh
S:n:i uave l.s
d a twit of h
d.
t.
I had nothing to e read.
He i poke no', a wi
v. o'
And f:-! .! e'l the
a jerk,
-t-l lay: ;.g h:s H:
hat we lit
tu his
.in i
then turned v. ;tn
no o
i o - e .
Am:
i n:
ran t
w hi.
np tiie- chimrey he- rose.
; k-i.: h-. to his team gaV a
I'.i
And a-.v..e thi v :
ilcw like
. laini, et c
he i. own
tiii.-ih :
Eat I heard h'.l.l i
sie-ht,
-.M.i::iv Cat: :.-T.;
mo in !"
rove out of
S T O A 1.
a:
!i 1 O A 1.1. A (."Oil
A m. i
At
i (Hill
i then i clod t
":' ti.r , ie e.u h h.
ire- to curh the col
And meat h.r ic-'t and email.
T'... o,.;- lit. or., v. ere iVieitdlv ' lid,
n.
And ail had welcome true,
1" "
When
: ... .... foe t's v.i'uii,;. 0..4..."
this
l .
Ci
i
lew.
il.il SilN'l.
a deituhtful
:n the liii'-or-
Nothing exercises a
inor
....11 ..we- iioaoioaitou toan tne i
.V ... v. .... .
li'.o
I
m, d-v pii-foms ana rnrai
holiday customs
nor times. 1 he
-ames o
f..r..ir.i- i'i. es. i liev recall tne
picture s mv fancy used io draw in the -Tay
j.in.r 0f life, when as yet I only knew
ih
e world through hooks, r.na i.encveu u
to be :.i 1 that ports had panned it; ami
they bring with them the flavor of those
honest da'vs of yore, in which, perhaps,
with cy-iai fallacy, I am apt to think tlte
world was more homebred, social and joy
ous than at present. I regret to say that
thev arc daily growing more and more
faint, beintr gradually worn away by time,
but fctill more obliterated by modern
"'(If all the old festivals, that of Christmas
awakens the btrongest and most heartlelt
. . rri.,,.. "i tinf of solemn
associations. ii'.a
and sacred feelinir that blends with our
conviviality, and lifts the spirit to a state
of hallowed and elevated enjoyment. ine
t,v.-ipM of the church about this season
are extremely tcudrr and inspiring. They
dwell on the beautiful story of the origin
of our faith, and the pastoral scenes that
....r.rmii.nniod its announcement.
It ia a beautiful arrangement, also, de
. :,-n.l fr.un davs of yore, that this festival,
which coiimicim-oaU's the announcement
I WOULD RATHER BE TIGHT TITAN
of the religion of peace anel love, lias been
made the reason lor gatherintr togetlier of
family i!!iie'ctioiis, and drawing closer
airain the l ands; of kindred hearts, which
the t ares and pleasures and sorrows of the
world arc continually ojn-rating to cast
loose; of culling back, the children of a
family, who have httiiiched forth in liie,
and wandered widely asunder, once more
to assciiible about the paternal hearth, that
rallying place f tho ali'eetioos, there to
Lrrow youi: and loving aiiain ainon the
endearing meiiienioes of childhood.
There i.i Komelliin in the very sea:-on
ol tiie year tl;at gives
tivity of Chri.;t!ti;!.
a charm to t'.ie fes-
t other times we
derive a great portion of our pleasures
from the mere l.-eauiles (.1 nature. Our
i e-c ! ; n:t s s . d I i b r 1 1 1
nd ui.-iiaio themse Ives
over the sunny landscape, :
a H oad juid every whe t o."' The song of the
bird, the murmur of the stream, the
breathing fragrance of soring, the soft
Yoniptuouiicr-s ox summer, me goiucn
tuituniu, eatl. i with u mantle oi
reircshuur "reen, ami Heaven
with its
deen delicious bine and its
icem-o, all fill us with mule but exipiiMte
,1
1 we revel
in the luxury 01
mere
i-cnation. J j tit in the uerttn 01
winter, wheti nature lies dcspotieu ot every
charm, and wrapped in her shroud of
sheeted uov;, we turn for our gratifications,
to moral sources. The dreariness and
oesij
iation of the lamb-cape, the short and
"loomy eh
vs, anel uavK.some ntgnts, wniie
IT 1 t ' i
thev -ir.'-r.mcribe our wanderings, shut in
our ieciiu'is also from rambling abroad,
m
r,s more- Leeuly disposed lor the
leasure o
nit
octal circle. .M:r t.'iougi: t ;
A V .1 1
are more eiieen!rated, our friendly sym
pathies more aroused. Ve i'eel more sen
sibly the charm ol each other's society,
and are brought more closely together by
dependence on each other for enjoyment.
Heart ca'deth unto heart; and we draw our
pleasures from the wells of loving-kind
ness, which lie iu the ijuiet recesses ol our
bosoms; and which, when resorted to,
f, 1 I ! 1
1 urniah lorth the '..ure clement ol domestic
iencu.
Tlte -ilchy gloom without, makes the
JC;u.t Jj ate "ion ' cut erin vr the room filled
g,oW an(l w.u.uVtll vf (he evening
fire. The ruddy blaze diffuses an artificial
summer and Miiishiuc through toe mom.
and Imh'.s no each countenance in a Kin
!
lier welcome. Where eioos the hone.-t
lace of hospitality 'Xp:ind into ;i broader
audi more cordial .-nile where is the shy
glanco of love more sweetly elopient
than v tne w inter nre.-ioe ; ati-.t, as tne
li IV l lie- winter
In d low bla-t (f wintry v, i ml ru -hc thr-
tho hail, clat s the distant dour, whi
ft,..
a'ocait the- case-ment, atid rumbles down
the chimney, what can be more gtateiul
that: tha
.e::ng
r
ob..-r attd sherLcreu
sccutiiy
the com
with which we look
round upon
h.lTah
o chamber and the scene of
domestic h;l:;r':ty '!
The Ihiulih, from tlte great prevalence
of rural hauit throughout every class ol
sopietv, have always been fond of t-:oe
festivals and holidays which agreeably in
terrupt the s'illnes? ol country life ; and
thev were, in former days, particularly
observant of the religious and social rites
oi Christmas. It is inspiring to read even
the dry dcivds which some aiitiuiiaiies
nave given ol t.ic ii:tini nuiuors, uioi.-iu-
les.iue ptigear.ts. the eotaj.tc'etiband.jin.ieiit
to mirth and gocd-fe!Sou hip, with w hich
.... , ii .i
j this lesttval was eeicoraie-o. ii s eo:ea in
throw
heart.
togeth
onen the doer, and .unloeh
eve rv
It irought the jaastmt and peer
;r, and blended till rank-: in one
L !ierotts flow of oy and kindness.
waflii
Tin: old halls oi castles and manor-hou-es
, . i .1 i . . ... i a... el...:
resouuiicu Willi tne narpanei nieciiosoii.ia
carol, and the:." amm.
boards groaned be
ncath t!,
h the weight ot no.-pnality. r.veu
l
the poorest cottage weloomeu tiie lostivo
se.'tson with green decorations of bay and
holly the cheerful lire glanced its rays
through the lattice, inviting the passer.-, to
r ai.-e the latch, ami join the gossip knot
huddled round the hearth, licgumng t.ie
long evening with legendary jocos ami
oft-told Chri-tmas tales.
One of the least phasing eiiects oi mou-
crn refinement is the havoc it has made
. i i t i...i:,i., -.t.,c
among me ueaiiy wea i.u.iei.iji v.iv....
It has completely taken oil the sharp
touchings and spirited reliefs of these em
bellishments of lie, and has worn down
ocietv into a more smooth and polished,
Lot certainly less characteristic surface.
Many of the games and ceremonials oi
Christmas have entirely disappeared, and,
Eko the sherris sack of old i'alstaft', are
become matters of speculation and dispute
sv.om.- commentators. 1 hey houusiiea m
times full of siiirit and lustihood, when
men enjoyed life roughly, but heartily
nn.l vigorously: times wild and pictu-
rpKiine.' which 'have furnished poetry with
its richest materitils, and the drama with
its most attractive variety ot characters
and manner.?. The world his become
more worldly. There is more of dit'sipa
1 tion, and loss f enjoyment. Pleasure has
PRESIDENT. Henry Clay.
expanded into a broader but a shallower
stream ; and has forsaken many of those
deep and 'uiet channels where it flowed
sweetly threugu the calm bosom of domes
tie life. Society has acotiired a more eti
lighteued and elegant tone ; but it Las
lost man' i its strong local peculiarities
its home-bred feehngs-as-ita hone.- t fire
side delights. The traditionary customs
of golden-hcartc-d rnti.julty, its feudal
hospitalities, and lordly Ava.-,ailiug-:, have
passed away with the baronial castles and
stately manor-houses in which they were
celebrated. They comported with the
shadowy hall, the great oaken gallery, anel
tho tapestried parlor, but are unfitted to
the light showy saloons and gay drawing-
rooms
:f tin
mo
dcr
1 Vi
11 a.
"horu, however, as it is, of its ancient
and festive honors, Christmas is still a
period of dciighili.il excitement. It is
gratifying to .-ee that home feeling com
pletely aroused which holds so powerful
a place, in every bo.-om. The preparations
making on ever- side for the social board
that is atr.iin to unite friends and kindred.
iue joe.-vjiJ.-5 o .j..i U.HXI ji.i.- .-i:. .1
laissiiiLr. those tokens of regard and
ind rc-
.i-
- . . i
oners oi kind feelings ; tne evorgive-ns
distributed about houses and churches,
emblems of peace and gladness; till tin e
have tne mo.-t ploas'iig eoect m pix-.;u- j
citig fond associations, and kttotung be
lt ev i ilen t sy m pat h t es.
How delightfully tlte imagination, when
wrought unon by these moral influences,
turns everything to melody and beauty !
The very crow ing of the cock, heard some
times in the profound repose of the coun
try, '-telling the night watches to his
feathery dames," was thought by the
common people to announce the approach
of this sacred festival.
Some say that ever ganii-t ttiatser.son comes
Wherein our Saviour'.- birth is celebrate. i,
This bird of dawning singeth ail n'nrht long :
Ami then, they say. no spirit dares stir abroad :
The nights are wholesome then no planets
strike ;
No fairy takes, no witch hath power to charm.
Sc. hallow'd ami so gracious is the time.''
Amidst the general call to happiness, the
bustle of spirits, and stir of the affections,
which prevail at this period, what bosom
can remain insensible? It is, indeed, the
season of regenerated fee ling the sea.-on
for kindling, not merely the fire of hospi
tality in the hall, but the genial flame of
charity in the heart.
The scene of early love again rises green
to memory beyond the .-icrile waste of
years ; and the idea of home, fraught
with the fragrance of home-dwelling j.-ys,
reanimates the drooping spirit ; as the
Arabian breeze will sometimes waft the
freshness of the distant fieUs to the weary
pilgrim of the desett.
Stranger and sojourner ;-4s. I am in the
land though for mo no social hearth may
L'ar.e, no hospitable roof throw open its
doors, nor the warm grasp of friendship
welcome me at the threshold yet 1 led
the influence ol the season beaming into
ni soul from th..- happy looks of those
around me. Surely happiness is reflec
tive, like the light of heaven ; and every
countenance, bright with smiles, and glow
ing with innocent enjoyment, is a mirror
transmitting to others the rays of a su
preme ami everlasting benevolence. He
who can turn churlishly away from c iti
templ.itlng the felicity of his f. iiow-be-imrs.
and can sit down darkling and repi
ning in his
joyful, may
onelincss when all around is
have his moments oi strong
excitement and selh-h gratiheatton, It ut he
. . .... ... . , . i
wants the irenial and social sympathies
which constitute the charm of a merry
Christmas. Wn-lunnt 'ii Jriumj.
Sv.PLivr-h A Hoi.k. The other day
our Charley, live years old, found one. ol
those curious bone-rimme i circles which,
I believe, ladies have named eyelets, and
while playing in the garden he swallowed
it. The family were in the house busily
cugaaed with a work on entomolegy, w hen
Charley ran in with mouth wide open and
, . ii. .i . i i ...ti-
eves aistenueu to ineir utmost caprtenj.
His mother caught him by the arm, ai.d
trembling with that deep anxiety which
only a mother can ieel, inquired :
'What's the matter? What has hap-
I.,..
'j he urchin, all agape, managed to j.r
ticnlate :
"Water'."
It was brought; when, after drinking
copiously, he exclaimed :
-Oh, mother, I sw allowed a hole '."
"Swallowed a hole, Charley ?"
"Yes, mother, I swallowed a hole with
a piece of ivory around it 1"
gf An attorney, on being called toan
account for having acted unprofessional ly
in takingdess than the usual fees irom his
client, pleaded that he had taken all that
the man had. He was, thereupon, houor- 1
ably acquitted.
27, J 800.
Xew liear'.s Iay.
This day Time winds th" exhausted chain,
To run the twelvemonth's length igain;
I see the old. hahl-jiat --d fellow,
With ardent eyes, complexion sallow,
Adjust the- uniim. aired machine,
To wheel the Coi;ah dull routine.
Tlic ld leai'.
How shall we tell the old year is go
g? ISy the lines upon our brows, en-
the weight upon our hearts? Jy the
nere passing of moments, hours, days,
weeks, and months, or the shadows that
the mat ot death has thrown over our I
household loves ?
What is the year just fleeting from
our sight i A ship freighted for a dis
tant shore ! An angel crossing from star
to star! -V sand falling from the hour
glass of the universe! A thought drop
ped from the treasury of heaven '. A sin
gle note struck on the mighty harp of
nature its echoes never-ending.
What has the old year seen
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tion only to be fully answered by
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who keepeth the leeords ot et?rnity
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thrilling (juestiou a fearful answer. It
ha? seen hearts broken, youth withered,
hop: s crushed, wrong triumphant. It
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oas ioo:vc:i, in cicar, sun ry inguis. mrougu
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trost-boutiU windows, upon pa e women i
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struggling with cold ami weariness that i
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the moonlight, and beheld the prison, r
wrestling in his dreams with the bloody
phauton of his murdered vieiim. It has
stood by the gallows, bent over the dying
babe, sighed with the parting of the bride
moaned over sinking wrecks, watche 1
w here orphans knelt and called upon their j
loved and lost
It lias counted tnrough its noKe.ess ;
hours, theieeoiepuisesol the dying states
man, whose loss lias cast a deep shadow
jver the length and breadth of the land.
It has beheld princes and cjueens mourn
for their glorious dead. Yet has it noted
the humble grief that followed the tiny
coffin from a lowly cottage, with brow se
rene, as that which, under costly trap
ping's, with its gilding shrouded iu crape,
moved in long procession to the beating of
a million hearts.
It has also s.-cti the crown of roses un
w: there! on the brow of beauty, and the
light grown purer in holy eyes of blue.
It has taken note of manv a "g tod deed"
in this naughty world." Fair forms i
threading through narrow streets, and j
jewelled fingers hoi. ling up the cup of
cold witer to the fevered lips of the poor
man. It has known hearts under silken
vest iv.cn ts that have throbbed and warm
ed, to taO story of the hapless unfortu
nate. And now it is going, with its well-filled
record, to lay before the throne of the
Eternal.
Feaee to thee. Old Year and welcome
X ic. .Mav we make fresh gardens in our
hearts at thy coming sowing the ood
seed th.-'t drops from between thy leaves,
that at the close of thy pilgrimage thou
mayest bind up many sheaves of good
deeds, and garner them, unhindered by
tarts, in tlte granery of the eternal
world.
IJegarding the present year now closing
with an eye to its celestial and atmosphe
ric, as well a its planetary phenomena, it
has been a remarkable cue, and might
well create in J lie mind of a Alillerite an
irrelragibl? conviction that he had at last
the date for a final prophecy. Thunder
and 'lightning storms have been more vio
lent and disastrous than usual. Tornadoes
unprecedented in fury, have ravaged every
part of the country. Our western frontiers
have been parched and blighted by burn-
in" simoons, unite one section is reap-
ii. , .ion . i
ing a bountiful harvest, another views its
crops cut oil" by the lack cf vivifying
showers. Jc-rnnle storms or gales have
swept our inland waters anel sea-board.
Freshets and inundations haver ravaged
tho country iu various quarters. Meteor
of unusual size and splendor have burst in
upper air. Comets have brandished their
fiery tresses. The Aurora has flaunted
its banners of crimsca and pearl in the
northern heavens with nniiMial brilliancy.
We have had rain storms aud lightning.
hail storms ,a gale of wind, sunshine, and
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a variation oi iweniv uegiees uy uic mei-
mometer in a single "day." The predictions
of the weatherwi.se have been falsified ; the
astronomer has been dumb founded, ami
the almanac is at fault. Is there not here
a magnificent field for the man of science ?
Who shall explain these things, trace out !
the secret agencies at work, and show tne
cause of the phenomena of I860. Chirajo
Journal.
tg ?ubsci-i'e lor Thr .Uugbaman.
NUMBER 19.
One Hundred Years Ago.
One hundred years ago, there was not
a" single white man in Ohio. Kentucky,
Indiana and Illinois territories. Then,
what is now the most flourishing part of
America, was as little known as the coun
try armtid the mountains of the moon.
I nl Tli'J the Hunter of Kentuck," ho
gallant and adventurous Boone, left his
home in North Carolina, to become tho
first settler of Kentucky. The first pion
eer of Ohio, did not settle until twenty
years after this time. A hundred years
ago Canada belouged to France, aud tho
whole population of the United States did
not excei'd a million and a half of people.
A hundred years ago, the great Frederic
of Fru.sia was performing those exploits
Avhich have made him immortal in milita
ry annals, and with his little monarchy
was sustaining a single handed contest
with lluss'.a, Austria and France tho
three great powers combined. A hundred
years ago, Napoleon was not born, and
ash l ii f od ?i rmnin- nn.l mrt.to. "Vi,.-
oilifi -id.iilld- flltil ihii irl-n-it- urunlj in ft,.-
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".-ii ! me i.,e wuiius, ill which ineso
great but dissimilar men took leadin"-
parts,
were
then
scarcely forshadow-
ed.
A hundred years ago. the United States
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wfI,) lno mo.-t lovai part of the Uruish
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l.mpire ; and on tne political horizon no
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sjieeiv indicated the struggle which with-
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died years ago, there were but four news
papers in America steam engines had
not been imagined and railroads and tele
graphs had not entered into the remotest
conception of man. When we come to
look back at i. through the vista of his-
toryj we ' ll(J th;U t(J t
has passed, has been alio
tant evt!Ijt3-in their jK
ie century which
Hotted more impor-
bcaring upon tho
happiness of the world, than almost any
other which has elapsed siuce the crea
tion. 4;c45ng lEie ISeter in Manners.
The most characteristic instance of car
rying politeness to an extreme came otf,
not long eii.ee, at a Hibernian ball. As
related to us by one of the sons of Erin,
who keenly appreciates a good thing, it
seems that one gay Lothario, in crossing
the room to request Bridget's hand in tho
next reel, stumbled over the outstretched
foot of Air. Terence O'drady, who prompt-
ly arose, and in the politest manner said :
beg your pardon, sir."
"No offence, no offence, sir, at all," re
sponded the other ; "it was uiy fault."
'I beg yer pardon, sir, it was intlrely
my fault," was the response, accompanied
with a graceful bend ol the body and wave
of the hand.
-No, sir," answered Mist her O'Toole,
"yer iutirely in the wrong, sir; 1 tell ye
it was altogether my" fault."
"I teli ye it was not, sir," responded
Mislhcr O'Crady, ; "do ya mauc te say
I'd re tilling a lie, sir V "
"Bad luck tet ye, sir, do ye mane to sr.y
I'd be afther telling ye a lie, sir, whin I
tell ye it wasn't yer fault ?" responded
O'Toole, quite wroth.
"Bad ce.-s to yer bad brading, ye igno
rant pohhroon I d'ye thiuk ye'd begetting
the better uv me iu manners ?" shouted
Asisther O'Ciiady, as with a tip and a blow
he laid the unfortunate O'Toole as fiat as
a pancake. Tho latter l allied, and a rough
and tumble ensued, which ended in tho
expulsion of both jint'emcn from the ball
room. Lv.T rs r.E -Toy kit.. A little mirth
mixes well and profitably with business
and philanthrephy. How stupid lii'o
would be. both in labor and in leisure,
without that gaiety within us which re
sponds to the cheerfulness and beauty
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an tli ueepcr, as well as fresher and Tru
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laughing and rUshing, flow into them.
The rivers would stagnate into pools if the
rivulets ceased to play. Philosophers and
men of business save their souls alive,
and keep their intellects fresh and healthy,
by mingling their mirtkfulness of youth
with the soberness of age ; ami even fun
and philanthropy are often found iu tho
same character.
Pf!?.. A traveling agent, pacing a firm,
w bov :it work in n corn-fiflil :ifnl La.
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( i"g of au inquiring turn of mind, he ad-
uresseu me y oi.ui
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"Dad's," was the laconic reply.
"Docs your father raise any stock ?"
"Ees, lots uv em."
"What kind ?" continued the stranger.
"Corn stocks, mostly," was the reply,
as he proceeded to hoe another hill of the
article.
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