TitEXTAIt, CHARIBERi3BURG = STREET - , A. FEW• DOO WEST OF MR. FORRY'S TAVERN. A ' DVERTISEiIIENTS• Conspicuously inserted pool(' limos for of snowan,per iquaro—over four ti mesa oxyrs per square will he charged. atrbWl.tatt Wo atIEDEDLLati'I2IO At $2 per xauanan, Intll 6 yearly In *advance. YES wawa.)&1011). sweetest /lowers enrich'd From various gardens cull'd with care." 777.13 Z .P.. 3 Timm sOI7I . Wliereis trio T - gtra-sk-ttio scalpturd stone, That risos proudly o'er the Silent tomb; • . 'Go ask the marble, why it stands'alene, Unfailing witness of man's final (loom. Co itak the mourner in a.!ilietion's glow, While the warm tear is glist'ning in his eye, Go ask the grave, the slumbering dust below, And echo'to thy words shall still reply Where is the soul? Where is the soul? not in the grave's embrace, Amid contagicM's pestilential breath;. Go ask the worm in that dark, dismal place, If spirits linger in thoSe halls of death! Go ask the clay where man's proud soul bath fled Ask.of tho_waving-grass and chtintny:sod; Go ask the coffin that contains the dead, And they will answer that the soul's abode Is with its Gob! IL g w.212. - v 14),02.6.2a:a. w;elizace [Concluded.] Rolofski and his boy hastened with all their speed -to the-neighborhood of their home, in order to ascertain the safety ofthe ' beloved wifb and mother; all that met their view, however, when arrived, was the massi of black ruins, here and there -venting thin streams of smoke, and all around and about, still; lone and desolate. The distractad hus band called upon the name of Christine, but no .. voice responded to' his cry; he shouted . with all his might, and the boy assisted, but all their hopes expired beneath the despair _ ing conviction, tle)i tbaone--ohjeet-A)C-theik search'and solieipde b;id fled the mOllll4lll scene. .Afraid tftiremain upon the spot, they immediately hastened to the nearest render vows of the - patriots, and the name of Nicho las Roloiski was enrolled in the list of those intrepid heroes, whose lives were devoted to the redemption of Poland from its state of slavery , and oppression. . All endeavors to-discover the retreat .of Christine were inetibetual; until, at length, a Moldier of the enemy's foreus was, bxdught in prisoner; from whom Roldski ascertained, that his witb 'was in - the power of his rival, Wrelschoff. Maddened with rage, he me ditated an immediateti.ttack upon the enemy, and was only restrained hythe cautious in terference of a veteran, who suggested the propriety of a rtiore 'matured arrangement, previous to entering upon a contest in ‘VhiCE the numbers were so unequal. Itoladci, however,- laughed-. his comrades fears to scorn, and intent solely upon the rescue of his wife, he besought an immediate attack. His appeal, however, was ineffectual; the'i number of the patriots was too small to ad mit of the probability of success against the enemy's overwhelming fbrces, and some days must elapse before a reinforcement of the patriot party could arrive; but .to Rolof -ski, that interval was pregnant with danger cl - desto hain - ce — his asso ciates the attack, he ventured to quit their assembl ith his young boy, in order to at tempt the nise of his-wife. e gairie e vicinity Of Wielschoff's quarters r_._unobser 'tl-1161141--iiiltoolesteditund paused to consider up the many plans that -suggested-theinsylves;nl ifwhiotill-WeiTeT,- vanished upon consideration, - bile the bare certainty of Cliristiiic'sr conlinein t present ed itself. Wli' musing aeon the p ty - of succe ,re Was challenged by p promo tr guard. "Friends," exclanne ttolefski, "friends to the Duke !" "Nicholas Rolot;31(i!" rejoined the guard, "I know the voice." . "You are mistaken friend," immediately exclaimed Itolot;;ki, in the apprehension of deattion,"l know no sntli naive." . "And yet," dbutinued the other, ."eack word yo,tespeak, more forcibly convinces that lam not in error. If you are the pat riot, you are'sale with me." "Aye!" exclaimed Rololski. ' 4 I see-4 read Rolofski written in every feature of that expirssiverface. Rolofski, who dealt so bravely in the attack upon his and charmed even enemies by his daring valor." • . "You' are an enemy to freedotli." "No, no," rejoined the guard, "I have quitted forever the service, and am hasten ing:to enlist under the patriol i s banner." "Then heaven i he with you," exclaimed RitA6 k , pressintthe soldier's hand, - tun Rolokti:" Zitail "And you selelt*yotit intrepid wife," said ,the soldier, "nnw suffering tinder the oppres sive tyranny of l'ffre" Ischos but "shebears her s9rrowe bravels , +bii*l 4 dio x. l - 4 ark offer greater tomptation4 * 4 4o,oAffittiio. did women -withstand treat 14— nodis- Elaining liberty and broil -life,t she resists tKe insult of =the commander, and se:9ms alike his prayers and threatcrtings hergallant conduct eliarnied me, her iteg*Vitlion ed me ,into virtue, and lob - inspii•ed bythe Virtue oftlae`patridt:e with . r go to join tie patriot'weause. • Rolofeki heard the noble condnot - - - -of Wife with esultation—ohia lit•trtituvered, the tear ntitrted to Ids eye lid;:wlule the . sot. "Fortune has favored me, Christine,". ex: claimed.- the • officer, "and led. within Any Firmer those beings that have produced such anguish in my heart, such madness in -my bosom. Vengennee, Christine, will be sat isfied, your husband dies!" • - - . "Oh no, you camuOt be so Very, very cruel, Wrelschofl:!' , "There isnio ertielty, Christine, in a most dear revenge." 'tllievenge is monstrous, Wrelsehoff; mpre fit for deinons than for. men." ' i . ,„. "rherrw, should not provokeit,' said the J afficar, in it: isivelone; "the die is east, and Chriatine iiiit a.her husband's doom." 6 11 l q t ,ith . linie d the agonized mother. yl,otelilow the by which , he may .be sti‘ved." 't -''''' ' ''''' '.- • ' . -- '7 ,0 4)h, yes," rejoiiiedChristina, and kissing thajwhite forehexi orher boy', she.pressed El EMI , , • . 3118 .. ~. ~.. . . . . . Per . . • . , • __ . .. . • • .. ' nubs( • 'none or • 3 IME . • ' unl e • 3 ___ _ _ _ _ , -: cord _ `DUCIT AMOR PATIZIA PirennKteow r! zitrn r i'a ..m..- . --......... r.....______ __ ----- diet. recapitulated his story, and pressing his hand fervently, he-inquired, -what-means -he could take to rescue his beloved.? "Simply this," exclaimed the soldier, "exchange clothes with me, and take my station in the guard-house; my flight will not then,be dis . - tidltusiness.ot moment will the substitution. You will soon be ordered to guard the chamber wherein the lady is confined; you are bold awl reso lute, and to a spirit such as • "The rescue's certain!" interrupted the husband, and delighted_ at the anticipated result of his expedition, he hastily made the projected change of attire, and then, direct ing the soldier to, the rendezvous of the pat riots he had just quitted, the latter under took to pr6teet-the boy until Rolofski's re turn, as his appearance• in the guard-house might hazard- detection, and prOdu - 4e the worst results. Rolofski thanked the guard for - the - suggestion, and also •fur his' kind prom►ise to protect the child; he feared to trust him; however with a Stranger. But the latter immediately assured the patriot of his integrity, and also of the danger that would attend his project if the boy went with him; the child, too, requested his father to proceed alone, as he was sure the stranger would, not harm him, and he might be ser, viceable in directing his passage to the pat riot's retreat; moreover, that the safety of his mother depended:solely upon his caution, and he intreated, therefore, to be allowed to conduct their friend. The father, unable to resist such arguments, kissed the forehead of his buy, and commending hint to the care of heaven, and the safe protection of the stranger, allowed- them, to depart. He saw them descend the hill and cross the narrow The soldier quick in his moyeriient and the boy equally anxious to conduct his, fellow traveller, until the. turn of the road obscured them flow his - sight. thr-tbnd-'-pa rent Alien turned towards -his destination, and, with a burning heart, progressed ra pidly towards the quarters of the Russian detachment. Rolofski dreamed riot that'he was the vic tim of treachery, that the snares of the ene my had completely entrapped him ! The friend 'whom he • bad just quitted, and to Whose protection he had resigned his child, was a spy of NV rolschotrs and immediately he believed himself out of sight . of, his vic tim, he securdkl the boy, and hastened by . a shorter path back to the RusAirtu quarters. Rolofski had gained his destination, and mingled with the other soldiers-in the guard_ house; he had thus far succeeded in his pro ject, and i i beheld, in his imagination, the speedy rescue of his beloved with, and_ the termination of his anxious fears. Christine was confined in an apartment, from which escape was altogether impracti cable; massy iron bars secured the only window that admitted light, and a sentinel was ever present to watch h?r conduct.— , Wrelschoff had expressed himselfdeterinia ed upon her detention, maddened by the re flection that the rival whoin,he had imagin ed so securely in his power, had eluded his vengeance, and deprived him thereby of an exquisite revenge. Christine, however, had been secured, - and the idol ofhis passion wag his beyond the pos'sibility of assistance or of rescue; the boy, too, had now become his prisoner, and 1 - p • n c • . lorski again within his toils. Immediate orders wereTiveniftsrtheTaTi*Nitif t who, at the moment he was projecting " ,nristine from her confinement, was secured -- by - the - gpard; and conducted To the same prison from which he had so lately escaped. The patriot instriritly. discerned. the treachery, and in the anguish of the moment, raved in incoherent ternis, and re. *tested tidings of his poor boy, but the lifts of tl e guard were sealed, aiid hp obtained no rep "Mada :your child!" exclaimed Wrel selloff, as he entered the apartment of Chris, tine with the mother shrieked at the sight.;,oeher darling; and springing to: ,wards him, clasped her white arms around his little form, and pressing him to her.ma. fermi • bosom, mingled her tears with his: " Madam," continued Wrelschoff, " the Child again is mine." " And its father?" enquired Christine, in a bursiolegony. , -"Is my prisoner!" "Gracious heaven forbid'!" she cried,and pressing her boy more passionately to her throbbing heart, gave vent to her egonY in tears. i qKBWWltetriltiPatt e IPac, UlPZBaMiiia' s CarniaUtZiaZZa him fondly to her bosom, and eclaimed, "I know, - took - that - -Nicholas RoloNti rather yield his life upon a soaffold, or at the cannon's month than that Christine should render Ilsrse.l,f unworthy the distinction of a Polish wife!" - Tom' on — raVe ffaved . re schod; and his eves flashed fire as he spoke., - "1 have," was the calm and di g nified re.plv. "Then be it so," cried Wwls(boll; snatch ing the boy from his mother's arias, and de livering him instantly to the' guard—" Let it be as 1 have ordered!' l and the: gnard with , drew with the child. "Monster, what is it you would do?—give me back my child!" cried the trembling mo ther, as the door closed upon them. "Aye, aye," repliedVrelschotl; . by the boy shall return; he has first a deed to exocute- - --to serve his country and- his king." ~% 1, 7-h at'is it you mean?" "There is a traitor to be shot to-day, and it is resolved that time boy's hand shall be tried upon the firing of the cannon—that madam is all !" "Ah!" rejoined Christine, "my mind pie turcsa scene of horror.. Wrelscholf, your looks confirm my fears; who, tell me, who is the boy to shoot :" "The traitor, Nicholas - Rolofski !" "Oh no, oh ne, you cannot be so mon strous!" shrieked Christine. "Recall those words., tell me they are false—arc but to try ine say yon 'would .Cheat me to dishonor, and let me picture_ such a - scene no inure.'; "Christine, it is resolved on; but the fath er's face will be, concealed, and The will not know who it is that fires the instrument of death—neither will the boy be aware of the indiVidual who receives- destruction. Be hold!"continued he unfastening an iron win dow that had overlooked the parade, "behold theprpparations_for_thecutibli2" - Christine gazed from the Window, and be held the soldiers drawn up in-military array, preparatory to the scene of death that was to ensue; the, cannon Mat was to destroy her husband was fixed, and her boy, her darling boy, was by its side, holding the lighted match that was to fire the' fearful instrument, wholly unconscious of the being .whom he would destroy: guards were over him to di rect the child's hand; and every thing ap peared:ready, for last ceremony. -Chris-- tine instantly averted her glance; and fell at the feet of the author of this scene of horror. ' "For the love olGrod!" cried she, by the hope_afheavenostop thesedreadful-prepara. tions—recall the sentence, or withdraw my innocent child; let not his father's blood be on the...poor boy's head!" "It is Christine," murmured Wrelschoff, "that has caused these preparations—it is Christine that has placed her child with a lighted matched at the cannon's head, and gives the signal flit. the destruction a Ro- . lofski !" "Monster, monster," exclaimed she, "how can you force me to this state of sutforingr `One word, Christine, and your husband's saved.—Behold!" The'procession was now seen advancing towards the scene ofdeat h. Rolofski, appa rel] y resigne to his impending fate, recei ved the religious consolation of the holy ntion that attended him, with composure and Oa ', beheld-the engine of-deSt -witliout the least emotion or dismay. --- - -4 -flie - doefunot-fear -to R y exclaimed Christine. "He falls_asji.Pcilish_ patriot should fall, and heaven will receive - his--soul! But MY' "One moment longer, Christine, and your resolve is,of no_avail—say, must he-porikihr "Not by the hand of big child- 7 -you will not, dare not be so barbarous!" `"He dies!" cried tlge officer, and hastily quitted the apartment. • Christine shrieked as she saw him &part, she followed him to - fhe-dooin, but it was clo sed,. fist and firm; she beard the bolti jar in the iron claspsrand she turned away dis .Consolate.. The guard was her only com: panion, but he was mute and sullen. Reflec tion overpowered her; and she sank upon her teat motionless, gazing on vacancy, her thoughts too great for utterance, too Violent for tears. The trumpet announcilfg the ar rival of 'flie 'commanding officer upon the scene of death-awakened -her fromher stu por; she shrieked ; and turning to the window from whence Wrelscholf had directed her attention to the preparations"-for tb'execu tion discovered-that it had -not been clOsed; in the impulse of the . moment, tie distracted mother sprung towards the casement, and' before the guard could withhold her, leaped frOtiv her confinement, and with the-speed of lightning rushed towards the spot i-ii,here-her darling boy held the-match reagyiodeStritijr Ilia father! The alarm was instantly' spread, but the action, of Christine was too swift for pp tion;, and ere her Prog*ss bould be arreS she struck.the lighted match front her child',..* hand and in a frantic tone, exclaiined, "49, boy, it is Yout: father you would kat recognized the voice, and-the fear. ful words it breathed; and starting from J;111,t kneeling posture rushed towards the'spot from whence it proceeded, and in a, it . 61es* to hitrde' spairingheart, trielvift and child so dear to him., Wrcilachotr, fixribPsiY ordered their instant . eVainetion; itimi the Ae• strurlion of his rival; but sadden tumult, le portion of this coun ty situated near the North mountain, and hITX - hury, was visited on appalling }Food of rain that has ever been ex-. periericed in that.pertottle country -The. oldest.inliabitants (as our respetta. - • inant states) remember nothjtiig of o' • .to equal it. The rain commenc: o'clock and continued till after d rk, and so excessive was the fall that in two hours fehces, blidges and mill-dams were carried off by the torrent: The tan-vards of .the Messrs. Gilmors, M'Clellan, Oil vain:Reynolds and Pumroy, were very mush injured—the two - , latter being the greatest-sufferers. Mr. Mil ler, in attempting to cross the Conodoguinet creek, with a. horse and Cart, was carried down the stream and the -,=; , horse drowned. Mr. Miller succeeded in gaining a tree, from -whiclae . was. relieved by the resolution of one of his neighboixv-yho swain in with a hqrse to his relief. "`Mr:tl,lShiißeyholdi,with mmbenrof his family - and the Rev. Mt. Nproy in a biti.oucli, in. attempting to cross a smallaiream between Strasburg and Rox bury, were carried a considerable . distance down . it, but escaped without injury 7 —Mr. • gumroy leapeffk from his seat, but afterwards • took 'hold' of one of the wheels and Was drawn • ashore. ThgConodoguinet.creek was two feet hither than in . IS,I. 0.--Republican. wal:. • _ A - Vermont' palm states Plat a maqilfac turer of Liam,. lately, bo ut slot of rags, which were taken from "a building where the post master Inipt hie office, and upon assort. ing them a letter . was,lbund, post-marked ‘, 4 .l3oston,'llnne 1881, ' addressed to the 'Post master, Cabot, Vt.' The litter was opened, . found to contain. adeed 45f a , lot of land, h, • Ittit other important i nformation. _ ItCtintara gentlest wan met by some Btu tesof that Uniyeraitv o , one of whom ail. (Vim with--! 4 G r 004 11101:11111* * Father am%"l am not .4khrithap,t ) said he. . morning, Fathlr I.saac, s • aid a ski , • CM ~;~: fronf - the rear excited hisattention and before tie could - collect his thoughts, a vast body of the patriot troops were upon him; and so quiet and unperceived had been their pro.. gross, that the Russian soldiers.were stir -wised and defeated ere they could well inm. , gine t cause of the alarm. Rolof4ki head ed a party of Ins brave associates,and beneatl his arm the villian Wrelsehoiffell in the firs assault. Short, but desperate; wris the con test,& it ended in favor of the patriot. troops. RolotAi was saved,ind l►e clasped to his bk . );. som - hislaithful wife, and their darling boy; whilst. the patiiot troops planted t►lre' sacred banner of freedom upon the head quarters of the Russian army, amidst the shouts of Vic tory and Liberty ! VARIETY. 6t 'G th - e.mindnf deoultnry . man Pu , 7 :rt i d is io ; un ofChange And pleaded with novelty, nifty he indulged." The Hermit of _Niagara Falls.—The Lockpcirt Balance, speaking of the perrsonlof whom we copied a short time since, from that paper, an interesting account entitled The Hermit of Niagara Falls, mentions that , the death of that-eccentric-and - unfortunate individual-was occasioned by his . indiscreet ly vefituring in the river a dangerous part, in 'order to obtain, as it is supposed, a better view of the magnificent spectacle of the . Falls;..tmcl that this feeling often __tempted him to dangerous feats, which Would. _proba bly have been attended with inevitable death to almost any other person. — POTTSVILLE, Pa. Aug. '2O. • Distressing Acei&nt.—A distressing ac cident occurred iii theneighborhood of Frie densburg on Thursday Mast, to several fe males of the family of Atr. Seitzinger, of this place, ; The horse took by which circum stance the vehicle . was overturned and the party-, consiking of threerfe - indes and two children, were dreadfully injured. The arm of one of the children was broken, one Cifthe grown femaleareceived a severe cut in the head, another, a dangerous contusion, and the rest of the party sustained considerable corporeal injury, --- -"If-you -have tears, prepare to shed them now!" The Long Island Patriot, an honest adherent of "Tm: Party," bewails the par ty's-loss of its head in the following pathetic .. terms: "The Hon. MARTIN VAN BUREN, our -Envoy Extraordinfrry andlTinieter-Plenipo tentiary to the Court of St. James, took his departure for England on Tuesday last in the packet ship President., He was attended to the ship by a large number of his, frienk and much feeling was manifested by them on parting with him, and consigning so much: of worth and talent to the mercy of the de meets! Ho takes with him the sympathies and kind feelings of the People; and if fate should decree him. a deep grave in the bosom of the ocean, the affections and the tenderest 1 sympathies ot An_American Republic will •be buried with him." • [On! Suomml!], CHA MBE RSBUR G, aciaa. "General time of health in. New York?" said fa hearty old *Frier to his friend - it Broadway. 'wont know," said lie f "b'lieve its quite sickly- down town." "Ahl what's. - the matter?" "Can't tell., I went into store where they sell liquors .the otherday, - only tbr a short time, and while.l was there as many as a dozen very temperate .4-Akt. , called in to take "a little' brtuidy and Bur!' —they felt quite unwell,?' • - Nit ACIDENT.-At a storm on Caney da lake, lately, a coacli With , two.pi3rsorie in it was blown from the deck of ste iiitii-vilie—VaTei-117.was not at first known that any body was in the cowl; but _When two passeng ers were' missed, the boat was; put out they_lo3re• un dce' ont-or.thei - I:lege, having been just able to keep' Mete' ouths above water.. They had "bated themselves ih, the vehicle to be - out' o€ then rain, and keep themselves dry I A Tenon STonv....."Art old• pikwto of thew Moloccas," says Pigafetta t , gassured me of a , verity that they. had Pigmies there who . dwelt in caverns, and had ears so very long that they slept !won one, and covered, them selves with the other." EWouder jsr they of the Jade breodle How ea get all you ask.—Desiie the yy+ti. men to take all you have, and the men to , give you nothing,. and both wilkbe sure to , grant all you tisk ofthers.• How to be always welcome.—Gine satnew . thing 'wherever you go, and you winbe sure • of a good reception. 'keeipe,to be rich.—ff you haie money keerit; if you hitie not, don'r• covet, it; and , you'll be rich enough: • _ • How to catcA a 'woman.-.--If she walks, lk faster; it she walks faster, run; if she runs, fly, and you'll soon- come,. up with her. . Recipe for being universalist 'bekssedo--- tuthiever ask to be paid;: make•pre sents, give treats, bear and forbear, do every .40.4 a good ruin, hold you peweeAual suffer - yourself to be; cheated. - , • , Ree p e for never w e aring opt **Afar.— Tear them to rage, tio4 give them tiwi9Yand When we look at a field of _Corn" wets : .that those stocks *hieh raise the& bettde --- the highest are the emptiest. Tlehr sameiti the cam). with. • men, those who , :,itstintue they greatest consequence have gelieragjr least-whare ofjqgment and ability . • 5111 M MIME tEitms-or THIS PAPilik:—"i s taf annt na---pty able hitffigattfirradratinei - Ner leriptions taken for ten than six menthe, and. .diecontinut;cl until all arrearagoa are mild; does at the option of the Editor—mid VailuriO tiotifjr -a considered - aT engagement, and the paper forwarded ate WV/6Q egiaacePth Seca Whole Numberf-746, cond. ".I_ain not -Father- lertaci"- a irtra - the reply, "Good morning, Father Jacob," said a third. am neither Abrahamolsatte v nor Jacob," was the' reply, "but Stutl, the son of Kish, who. was seii out to' seek him thther's (tsars, luid:lo! I have found them.?' A mat and hisdiraghter, were latelysen, fenced, in London, to 14.:x • months imprison met it, for stealing cats, which- they wantonly ank; atrociously skinned alive ; and in some instances lett their bodies beforftbe doors whence they. had purloined them. They confessed to having stolen upwards' of ones thousand during the - last twelve months. • the Slanderer., ' 11is heart is gall—his tongue is Isis soul too base for gt_merous ire; Hi's sword too keen. for noble use; - His shield-and buckler are-Asutr.t. In the midst of plettstint repartee and sparkling wit, when school-boy familiarity wns indulged; INEr: Webster asked: Mr: Tan Buren why he was like a Treaty, etruiromed: "I suppose it must be," replied the' New' YOrk magician, with a significant stuile' f 'bee cause I have been-Rut4fted.Y Tim Witt or COM:I'T Disarrscil.--Thet late Marshal Diebitselt has leftpreperty to , the amount of 500,000 thalers, ab0t4.300,.. 000. Half . of this - he has left to hie brother,. .A.rnOht. Diebitsdi r a- hat manufiictarer Prussian . Pomerania; the other half to his , sister, a nun. of the convent'of - near Koninshura b . He has left his diamond • cross. of Vf aldinier to M. Sebastiani.; urinous Siettoomm•—The tirecian to , gicians had a curious syllogism which they thought unanswerable,:_They-fi t id down. th+a: js~~nsiian --« A; syllable . eats brew; lard and cheese." How sa-4 0 4rhy a tot eats bread, art. , '--grant it. ‘i g A• rat is' its Syllable,"—grant it. Therefore a , syllable% eats bread, lard and cheese:. CoL.CnocanTr's zasT.—ln.a stintrYspeedi during the late canvass, he thus spoke::« 01.. low. citizens, I ban opposed because I ant.llo6 a licera.i3r man.—Look at your Preside: look at your President! 'I wills est)? Unto fratn abab to erucijx, and. bl 4, tet that. • LAw DEeiSION.—In the ease' of`Ohto AO. Wares, at the late term of the Court ofeom , mon Pleas for Belmont county, Ohio, it was the. opinion of the Court-±ahat-evety-tav,r--- ern keeper, or landlord,. who in a single in stance, sells, or gives liquor to a drunken, man, knowing him to he drunk," is liable to be indicted and fined" ~:, i y_~,~.. j ;'.aF,~Sll k . C essoim Mai == 0 • 4. • • i.•l‘