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Volume TIL, ButSbu 31
H. C. HICKQg, Editor,
a N. WORDEN, Printer.
LEWISB URG, UNION CO., PA., NOV. 6, 1850.
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Social Relations -Hie Daisy.
BY LUUU El'itCITT.
We liad no suspiriai thnt the ' learned
i.I ksinitlt was a poet, until meeting with
the foliowir g extract ficm his writings:
b it :hi establishes his claims as a writer
of poetical thoughts, at leust ;
" You can ml go, into the meadow and
pluck up a single daisy by the roots with
out breaking up a society i f nice relation,
tuid detecting a prii e'plo more exten-ive
ud refined than mere gravitation. The
l.i.m'ful of earth that follows the tiny roots
of the little fl wer is rej tele with social
tit' men Is.
A little social drele had bten formed I
itroui:'J that germ nating daisy. The sun
team and the tk-w-drcp met there, and llie
summer breeze came whispering thro'
ihe lull grass to join the silent concert ;
end the eurih took them to their bosom,
an J introduced them to the dai-y germ ;
,ind they ail went to work to show that
dower to the sun. E ':h minuted in the
hi.t.ey of its influence, and they nursed
' ;he wee, canity thing," with an aliment
that mad it grow.
" And when it lilted its eyes toward the
sky, they wove a soft carpet of grass fur
its feet. And the sun saw it through the
green leaves, and smiled as he passtd on.
The daisy lifted up its head, and one morn
ing, while the sun was looking upon the
Jems, it put on its silver-rimmed diadem,
rind allowed its yellow petals.
Aiid it nodded to the lutlo birds that
ire swimming in the sky. And all of
them that had silver-lined wings came ;
and birds in black, and gray, and qu.iker
brown came ; and the querulous blue-bird,
and tho ourleiying jelluw-bird came, and
ich eurg a native air at the coronation
of that daisy.
Every thing that sung or shone upon
that modest flower was a memlier of that
room! circle, and conspired to its harmony
and added to its music. Heaven, earth,
ky and sea, were its compan'on ; the sun
and stars walked hand in hand with it, as
kindly as if they never saw anoher da:sy,
r hud another companion."' Student.
Satanic Literature.
A publishing house in New York, which
lately issued an immoral novel, has been
-omp I'td, by the cen-ures of the press, to
m nd out a card apologizing for their con
duct, assigning as their excuse that they
piioted the wr.rk wiihrut reading it, the
ie;.utaion of the author being so high that
I'ny did not imagine he would write any
thing impure. This compelled retraction
n ay be regarded as a signal triumph of the
mural pres.s over, the Satanic literature.
We learn, in connection with this fact,
th.it what are called the ' flash'' newspa
pers are filling off largely in circulation.
I: has been a mailer of astonishment to us,
tnJeed, that so much pa'ronage whs a Hor
ded to these corrupt and scandalous jour
nal, non-U, and other improper works 1 1
the day. We arc glad, therefore, to no
lice this reaction against them. Perhaps
there is no position so responsible as that
of the editor of a w idely-circul ted news
paper; for there is none in which he can
d-i so much either to improve or injure the
morals of the community. Scarcely the
pulpit itself exercises so great an influence.
The publishers of immoral book, and the
edi'ors of scandalous journals are worse,
iu some respects, than the felons who are
weekly sent from the criminals' dock to
the Penitentiary for they do indefinitely
more harm to the Stale. We hail, there
fore, with unmitigated pleasure ihe decline
of Satanic literature. Evening Bulletin.
Clkhical CosgisTKNcr. Under pre
tence cf a fancied 'divine rigfit.'lo censure
and browbeat ether people in season and
out of season for the rightful exercise of
their own judgment and conscience, in
doing this, and that, and the other thing ;
and then straightway turn a sun ersettnd
do the very things jus! before an recklessly
condemned. Verily, a model example,
(his, for the 'rest of mankind.'
LiTm.a's Eioqfexce. He grasped
tta iron trumpet of his mother tongue, the
good old Saxon the language cf noble
thought and high resolve and blew a
blast that shook the nation from Rome to
w Orin-eja.
"SIN NO DOBS."
n a. t. comic
Stn no morr, Ust a vxwu thing come upon tht"
Art thou young, yet hast aot aleea
Dewy bud ami bloom to Hi-aviru F
Tarryert till life ' morn be o'er
Fan, or re the bolt be driven
Sin no morel
Art thou aard? Rcek'rt thou power!
K&nlc or eokl of dim the dower?
Fame to wreathe thy wrinkle hoarl
Dotard! death ban? o'er thy hour!
Sin no more I
Art thou bletwrd f False joys caret thee.
And the world embrace pre the
To it hot heart's cankered core;
Waken! Heaeeu alone can bleas thee.
Bin no morel
Art thon wretched Hath each morrow
Sjovn it sin to reap it sorrow f
Turn to lleavi-n ivpcnt adore ;
llope new lisrht from Faith can borrow-
rJin no morel
May a meik and rapt derotiow
Fill Uiy heart, a wares the oa-an,
ttlassinz li rayon from shore to shore!
Thru wilt thou calmed each emotion
bin no more.
Susquehanna Telegraph Company.
At a meeting of tho Stockholders of the
" Susquehanna River and North and West
Itraoch Telegraph Company," held at the
Montour House, iu ihe Borough cf Dan
ville, Montour Co., oil Tuesday, the 15ih
day if October, A. D. 1950, the following
persons were elected officers of the said
company for the ensuing year :
A. C. Uoex, of Philadelphia, President;
T. O. Van Allen, Danville, Treasurer;
A. r. Kussel, Danville. Secretary.
DIRECTORS.
C. M. Reid, of Erie Co.; Win. Cameron.
Union ; Josiah W. Enn.Luzcrne; Roberi
Fnrief, Lycmning ; Gen. Wm. Ayres,
Dauphin; XV. Murl'ck, Philadelphia;
Dr. A. B. Wilson, Columbia ; J. Porter
Biawley, Crawford ; Peter B.ildy, Mon
tour ; Sam I. M'Cortnick, Clinton ; bim'l.
R. Wood. Northumberland ; S. D. Phelps,
v vrminif : Gen. James Irvin. Centre :
Benj. Hartshorn, Cleartield.
This Company have already erected
their line from Danville to Berwick, thence
by llazelton to VVilks Barre and Pittston.
The different officers on the line are now
doing a very good business. We under
stand it is their intention at an early day
to extend the line from Danville to Like
Erie, by Northumberland, Lewisburg,
Milton, Williamsport, Jersey Shore, Lock
Haven, Bellefonte, Clearfield, Brookville
and Meadville, to Erie, there connecting
with the Pittsburg, Cincinnati, and all the
western and south-western lines, provided
that the citizens along the line will sub
scrillhe amount of stock, required for its
construction. If the citizeiiS of Northum
berland, Lewisburg and Miltor. rail to sub
scribe the requisite amount of stock, then
ihe line will go via Muncy to Williamsport,
&c. The officers are confident that the
stock, of this coirpany will be a profitable
inttttment, while at the same time it gives
all the towns having stations,! he advantage
of direct commu nicatif n wiih the Atlantic
cilies, and all the principal cities and towns
in the United Slates.
This line, so far as made, is built in the
most substantial and durable iranner.with
standing the most violent storms, while
other lines have been shattered. Danville
iitelligtncer.
From " IIMory of Denominatkras in the United State."
History of the Ornish or Amish Church.
BT SHEM ZOOK, OF MIFFLIN COUNTT.
Ornish, or Amish, is a name which was.
in the United States, given to a society ol
Mennonites, but who are not known by
that name in Europe, the place from which
hey originally came. la many parts of
Germany and Switzerland, where they are
still considerably numerous, they are there
sometimes, for the purpose of distinction,
called Hooker Mennonites, on account ol
wearing hooks on their clothes : another
party of Mennonites being, for similar rea
sons, termed Button aiennonues. I ne
principal difference between these societies
consists in the (ormer being more simple
in their dress, and more strict in their dis
cipline. In their religious points of wor
ship, the different denominations of Menn
onites vary but little from other Protestants.
They consider the Scriptures as the only
rule of faitb, and maintain that the sorest
mark of a true church is the sanctity of its
members. They have regular ministers
and deacons, who are not allowed to receive
fixed salaries; in their religious assemblies,
however, every one lias the privilege to ex
hort, and expound the Scriptores. Baptism
is administered to adults, infants not being
considered proper subjects', and is adminis
tered by pouring water upon the subjects
head The Lord's Supper is administered
in commemoration ofthe death of our Sa
vior, it is considered unlawlul to take an
outh on any occasion, as well as to
repel force by force ; and they consider
war, in all iis shapes, as unchristian and
unjust. Charity is -with them a religious
duty, and none of their members are ever
allowed to become a public charge. '
Great injustice has been done the Men
nonites by Protestants as well n bf Catho
lic writers, by imputing to. I hern doctrines
which they never he'd with regard to the
incarnation of Christ upon earth. Thai
Menno Simon was charged with entertain
ing peculiar sod an vBjrrnntavnnpiaiosa) res-
peeling these matters is true, (doctrines
which we deem improper to mention, but
an account of which may Le found by re
(erring to' article Anabaptist, in the Ency
clopedia Americana ;) but it is well known
to all acquainted with ihe written or works
of Menuo S.mon, (h it if hi-t wrii'en decla
rations are to be receited as an evidence of
his opinions, then the said charges are en
tirely gratuitous, and without foundation in
fact. The Meunoutics have also Im.-cii
charged with having originated with the
Anabaptists of Munster, and have frequent
ly been confounded with the followers of
Bockhold, John of Ley den, and David Jo
ris. This charge isetti:illy and totally in-
cori'cct. It is not a med that many oi
those who had been misled by those fan a
ties, ultimately joined the Mennonitei;
but they were not admitted into their soci
ety until they had wholly repudiated the
wild and fanatical notions ofthe Munsteriies
The mnny, and ortenhitter, controvenses
which look place during the time of the
Reformation, not only between Catholic
and Protestant writers, but often between
the Protestants themselves, added to the
fact that the history of the Mennonites
has hitherto been written by the wriiera of
other sects, readilv account for the mis
statements and incorrect accounts respect
ing the origin, history, and religious opin
ions of the Mennonites.
The name Amish or O.nish was derived
from Jacob Amen, a native of Amenthal,
in Switzerland, a rigid Mennonite preacher
of the seventeenth century ; but that he
was not the founder ofthe sect will be evi
dent from the fact, that the society who
are in the United Slates wrongfully called
Amish or Ornish, still rigidly adhere lo ihe
Confession of Faith which was adopted at
Durtretcht, in Holland, A.D. 1632. (before
the lime of Jacob Amen,) by a General
Assembly of ministers of the Religious de
nomination who were at that time and in
that place called Mennonites, (after Menno
Simon, an eminent preacher and native ol
Fr.eslandt in Holland,) but who were, (as
has been well established by writers of the
seventeenth century,) prior to that time, at
different periods, known by the names of
ilenricians, Petrobrusians, and Waldenses.
The number of the milder Mennonites in
the Uniied States is computed at 120,000,
while that of the ri"id Mennonites is not
supposed to exceed 51)00.
DODGE'S EMPEBIENT.
BT FALCON BRIDGE.
The hero of the following narrative is
Ossian E. Dodge, the celebrated Boston
Vocalist who paid $M5, for the first ticket
to Jenny Linds' first concert in Boston.
Dodge, the eccentric and unequalled
delineator ; or, as the ladies call him, the
" incomparably ugly man,'' appeared "on
change" again last week aid the next eve
ning after his appearance, Milhken s fash
ionable saloon Dodge's head quarters,
was at an early hour densely crowded with
the members ol the order," to listen to
the rib tickling account of the many inci
dents ever to be met with in the life of a
Concert Singer.
Many a lime, and ofi, have we shaken
our sides with uncontrollable laughter, as
the tormenting sentences ofdry and spon
taneous wit, fell from the lips of the joker,
' as unconcerned and as careless as drops ol
spray from the overhanging cliffs at Ni
agara. But few. however, of the many rich
things related by him in our presence have
left the laughter in us, like the following ;
but in order to be fully appreciated, the
readers should $ee Dodge tell the story.
Dodge, some years Hgo about the time
he quit teaching the art of wax-fruit and
flower-making, and, fortunately, took up
that of concerting, at which profession he
has, according to repute, amassed an inde
pendent fortune made a break across the
mountains, and one fine morning found
himself in the city of Cincinnati.
Here he took passage in the afterward
unlucky steamer the H c .bourn
down to Memphis,Vicksburg, Natchez and
New Orleans. .
The boat was densely crowded, being
stowed full on deck with agricultural im
plements, horses, cord-wood, Dutch emi
grants, and other hardware; while the
abin overhead was filled up with trunks,
band boxes, carpet-bags, umbrellas, gals
and boys, men and women, and such like
plunder. -
The boat shoved out, nrrrt tier swivel
and away she headed down s ream, while
her old pipes breathed forth a cook, cook.
cook, which fairly caused the surrouudiog
hills to echo again
Afier supper. Dodge having, by letter of
introduction, made the acquaintance of a
verv useful personage, the captain of the
boat, they, arm in arm, look a peep in the
ladies' saloon : it was quite full.a'nd one of
the ladies was play'mg p' elegantly.
while some others, hating greater taste
for vocal than instrumental music, were
hamming over a few ofthe Unfashionable
productions of Balle, Glover, Dempster,
and other eminent composers.
The Captain and Dodge stood for some
time in respectful silence, when the lady
at the piano very politely requested aid lo
assist her in that glorious, soul-exbilara
ting, never-dying old duet, the " Canadian
Boat Song."
This was Dodge's re? ; he ery readily
stepped forward, nod begged permission to
lead fiffl
If you please, sir," said the lady
whose angeliferous voice, Dodge vows,
nearly took away his breath. Our hero
pitched into the " Boatman" like a load of
coal, and says that, united with the angelic
voice ofthe Mississippi nightingale.he fair
ly made Rome howl.''
After the Boatman, came a few selec
tions from the Operas lately published
and ihe night now being far advanced, to
wind up, Dode was obliged to favor the
ladies with a description of his trip to Niag
aia Falls.
"Old fellow," says the Captain, meeting
Dodge in ihe social hall about mid-night ;
" you got along swimmingly among the
ladies why, you sing like a bird."
" O yes I sing a little," says Dodge,
" And, egad, you thumbed that lady's
g litar into fits .'"
" Well, I ra-nthcr guess I did torture it
torn," replied Dodge ; "but tell me. Cap
tain, who is that lady dressed in black, that
sings like a nightingale, and plays with the
finish and perfection of a professor ?
The Captain (being a noted wag, and
the terror of all jokers on the Mississippi
river,) suddenly conceived the idea of idl
ing the Yankee with a joke which should
en me "high" among the New Englanders.
in ages to come, as a model " sell.'
" i nat laay, my Gear leilow, is a a
idow !w
You don't say so !' says Dodge.
" Yes, but I do, though, and, more than
that, she's rich ! rich as mud, sir rich as
mud ! worth seventy-five thousand dollars !
young and beautiful, into the bargain ! a
good chance for a Yankee boy, just com
mencing in life like you, sir I '
" She's certainly very beautiful," says
Dodge.
' Beautiful as an angel !" says the
Captain.
"A very fine musician too.'says Dodge.
' Unequalled on the river," rejoined the
Captain ; " sir, she sings like seraph I"
' How long has she been a widow V
inquired Dodge.
" A little over a year now, since her
Captain w as placed under the sor1."
Ah ! then her husband was a Captain,
was he ?' says Dodg'.
" Yes, he teas a Captain, but he got
blowed up, poor fellow I This steam-boating
is a risky business for a man that cares
anything about life, sir ! risky business;
but then if you yet the widow, and you
can do it, sir, like a knife, if you only
cotion up strong enough, for she likes you
already ; I saw it in her eye you can re
tire on some large plantation, and spend
the rest of your days in indescribable and
unbounded luxury."
Well, Captain, hang me, if I aim a
mind to spread myself for the young widow,
and iry my hand at courting for the first
time in my life."
Go it, my boy, I'll back you with all
ny influence ; if I wasn't already a mar
ried man. I'd surely go in for that charm
ing woman ; but you'll win young
good looking
"Don't, don t, if you please vptain."
" Hang it. Dodge, don't be so modest !''
' But, Captain, gas, soap, putty think
of my feelings !
Then you sing and play like a book ;
he widow love music, she loves music to
distraction ; and now, my boy, strike
white the iron is hot ! Why, sir, if I
could sing and lead the guitar equal to
you, I'd
Hold on, Captain, hold on ; 1 under
stand all about that ; but now tell me all
about the young and beautiful widow;
give me her name, age, and residence."
Her name." replied the taptain, "Am-
arantba Bronson ; age, about twenty-four;
residence, New Orleans, and as we shall
probably be about ten days running down,
vou'll have a fine chance to exert yourself;
so now take my advice, and make the best
use of your time."
will," says Dodge, and be didn t do
anything else; for, always having an eye
open, his suspicions were aroused by ihe
Captain's attempt at flattery, and bis seem-
ing disinterested endeavors to oring aooui
a hasty avowal of love for the young and
accomplished and really beautiful lady
So. setting his wises to work, he lost but
little lime in discovering that the Captain
had been under the delightful chains of
Hymen, but about two' weeks, and1 ihe
DMaudo widow was no more nor less ibnn
r . ... i r j r
the identical, charming, raonzea wne oi
ihe Captain. ,
Now, then," says Dodge to himself,
as the Captain has platd a joke, he
shan't bs disappointed; I'll only change.
or slightly after the plot, and il I don't, in
the end, give him a regular 'eye opener,'
then he may have the pleasure of inform
ing his friends bow be ' done the Yankee
brown."
Dodge had, something like a week pre
vious, sent on his bills and advertisements
to the editors at Natchez, stating that he
would be at that stirring little town duriog
the races, and would, at fifty cents a ticket
treat the inhabitants and visitors with a
series of mirthful, musical and social en
tertainments. Not letting any person on board know
at what place he intended to stop, telling
ihe Captain he would settle hi fare when
he left the boat, he improved every spare
moment with the widow over tie music
and piano, until the old steamer came pul
ling alongside of the levee at Natchez.
Ascertaining from the Captain lhat the
steamer would leave in about three-quar
ters of an hour, he gave his biggage in
charge rf a resident in town, who was just
about leaving the boat. Then, watching
the Captain until he had entered ihe counting-room
of one of the large stores under
the hill, for which he occasionally brought
goods from New Orleans, the vocalist im
mediately went to the Captain's wife, and
very coolly informed her that, through a
mismanagement of one of the agents, the
boat would be obliged to remain about
twenty-four hours at Natchez, and that
her husband had accordingly accepted
an invitation of some friends to visit the
race-ground, and wished the vocalist to
come up, as soon as convenient, in a ear
ria.e.wiih the Captain's w ife. -Not dream
ing of anything wrong, the lady hastily
threw on her" shawl and bonnet, and de
clared herself ready for a start. Stepping
on shore, Dodge hailed a colored coach
man, gave him a shining doubloon, and,
n a smothered voice, ordered him lo drive
ten miles in an easterly direction, and
then, without a single question, turn
round, and slowly return.
Leaving Djdge and his fair companion
to enjoy their pleasant drive, after a tedi
ous confinement in a noisy and clattering
steamer, we will now return to the Captain,
who at the appointed lime gave ihe stea
mer bell the accustomed number of rings,
hauled in the plank, bid a good day to his
friends, and shoved out into the muddy
river.
Afier seeing lhat the additional freight
was well balanced, ropes and chains prop
erly stowed sway, and every thing, in sai
lor's phrase, " all taut," which occupied
nearly an hour, the Captain entered the
ladies' saloon to scrutinize his new passen
gers, and pass an agreeable half-hour with
his sweet and affectionate wife.
Not seeing his lady, he repaired to her
state room, where be found the usual vari-
ty of out and inside dresses, nighi-cap,
slippers, stocking", etc., uui no wue ;
whereupon, feeling a little uneasy, (the
honey-moon not yet being passed,) a gen
eral search was made, from stem to stern,
in the old steamboat, but without the least
success.
For a moment, the Captain stood like a
statue. A thought struck him : w Here
was Dodge t
Some one remarked that he had not
been seen since the boat left Natchez.
With Ihe speed of a mad-man, the
Captain rushed to the state-room of the
Yankee singer, when to his utter astonish
ment,' he found that ihe baggage had all
disappeared, and on Ihe bed lay a letter,
irected to Capt. of ihe steamer B-S.
The letter was quickly torn open, when,
to add still greater fury to his plirenzy,
bis eyes fell on the following :
Dear Sir : Thinking that you
might possibly have the pleasure of relat
ing to your Ineods.how you caught Dodge
napped,' by persuading him to make a
declaration of love to your talented and
rulv accomplished ladv ; you tried your
utmost, both by misrepresentation and per
sonal influence, to get me in the meshes c f
your skilfully woven net ; and thinking
that when weareamooe the Romans, we
are justified in doing as the Romans do, I
have by ihe same metnoo, r-iaen possession
of your beautiful wife: without her own
or vow consent.
lour laay snan receive mat menuou
and kindness, lhat none other better than a
Bostoniao, knows how to bestow : and on
less vou conclude to "bout ship," acknowl
edge the corn, and immediately take pos
session or the prize, (wnicn between you
and myself I consider the most manly and
wisest course,)! shall, il it meets. tier ap
proval, take her under my charge in the
. ja .a .
next steamer bound lor tne resceni tvity.
" Yours forua, let it come at whose ex
pense it may na horn.
r r. . i . r 1:
18811 E VODCE, UOSIOn VOCBHSL
" P. S. Enclosed you will find the
amount of my fare, and inasmuch as 1
have taken possession oi your jar, n u
perfectly fair that you should tasepos-
session of trn Jure.
In a voice of thunder, the Captain gave
orders for the action of the engine to be
reversed, and taking possession ol the puoi
house himself, he bad for a time, an ei
cellent opportunity of cooling himselfdown
iota something likes state cm renociron ana
ewsovv
Being naturally of a generous and lively
turn of mind, be was soon obliged to ac
knowledge to himself, lhat ihe infernal
Yankee" had outwitted him, and that after
all, if his wife had received that attention,
promised in the letter, it would be belter
not to make a fool of himself, by a great
splurge and show, but handsomely ac
knowledge that be had been whipped by
bis own weapons ; return the vocalist the
amount of his fure, and then present him
with a life-ticket for the steamer B..S.,
current at all seasons of the year.
About I be time the Captain was raging
the wildest. Dodge was explaining lo his
fair companion ihe manner in which her
lawful lord had compromised her honor
and dignity by representing her as a widow
and lite proper person to receive the
addresses of young men. Little by little
tho vocalist revealed the complicated plot
from beginning to end, until the wholu was
uiougui piuiuiy tu iignir'
The lady trembled, wept violently for a
few moments, and finally wound up wiih
a merry laugh, exclaiming j
O wont be b? angry fur a few minutes!
Bnt he's a noble soul, and will, in half-an-hour
afterward, be willing and happy lo
forgive and Arget ; but he sAoV forget as
long as I have a tongue lo hector him !
But, Mr. Dodge, hadn't we better have the
driver hurry ? For the Captain will return
immediately on the receipt of your note, I
know he will ; fur, oh, sir, we are very fond
of each other indeed we are."
Dodge ordered the driver to increase his
speed, and if he should discover a steamer
coming up the river, to immediately inform
i hem.
D t's one comiu now, Massa," imrne
diaiely replied ihe driver.
" What's her name I" inquired Dodge.
" I reckon Missa's from de Norf ! Don't
know nigger can't read," rejoined ihe
laughing prince of darkness.
Dodge and his companion immediately
took a view of the distant steamer from ihe
window of the coach, and soon satisfied
themselves beyondj-i doubt that she was
none other (ban the identical B. S.
"Where does Massa want nigga drive to,
now ?" inquired the- wonder stricken but
respectful driver. ' '" '
" To Natchez, under the Hill," replies
Dodge, "and govern. yourself according to
tne speed ol yonder steamer, as we wish to
board her."
"Yes, sab."
As ihe bow-line was thrown ashore. Mr
Dodge and the ptuedo wi Jow alighted from
the carriage, and walked slowly toward
ihe boat. The Captain, overcome wiih
joy, sprang from the taffrail and soon had
his bride clasped in bis arms. After a kiss
and a few words in private, he turned
round to Dodge, who stood looking on,
like one convinced he had no right to enjoy
the scene, and exclaimed
' My dear fellow, this is happiness, and
no mistake ; but I'll own up, that I've been
told i completely sold : and lhat vou'r
too many for me altogether! and now, sir,
if you II promise me that you'll never re-
ate the facts of this esse, Soullfof Mason
nd Dixson's line, you shall receive a
ticket which shall entitle you to a cabin
passage on my boat from the present time,
to Ihe fall of 1 895-"
I am much obliged to you. Captain,
for the offer," replies Dodge, "but should
prefer not to accept it, as jokes that are
paid for are not, as a general thing, so long
remcmbereiJ, or so well enjoyed, as those
founded on affection for tho vidders.V s
Hit again, by the great father of .wa
ters," exclaimed the Captain, " but I'm
now behind time, and must hurry tiff; so
God bless you. my dear ftliow, but don't,
amid the exciting scenes in concertizing,
ever forget Capt , er ihe steamer B-
or your tlvpemenl with another mant
On his arrival at New Orleans, the vo
calist found a letter in the Post-Office, con
taining, together with the good wishes of
the Captain and wife, an eluborattry fin-
shed lid massive gold ring, on which was
engraven the Captain's name and residence,
and underneath, in very fine lettering, the
simple but expressive sftord 'SOLD."
Dodge showed us the ring, ar.'d amid
the shouts of the fraternity, exclaimed.
" Boys, I have preserved this ring, wiib
great care and attention, for a wedding
ififi, but havent yet found the woman who
had the courage to offer herself, and it's all
nonsense for me to mention the subject, for
hey'd insist upon it 'Old Dodge' was co ra
ng one of his jokes." Boston Museum,
Swindling Hew York.
The; New York Courier and Enquirer
describes a new kind of swindling which
they have recently got at in New York ci
ly. Some mean-souled scamps advertise
500 girls wanted lo work on shirts, and
when application is made the girls are told
lhat a deposit of fl is required aa a guar
anty for the safe return of the garment
The deposit is made, and the cloth taken
to be made into shirts at a MiDanca each.
In due time they are returned, and the
girls are told to come next day, after their
work his been examined. They go next
day for thejr pay, and are then Jold.iba'i
their work was not well dune? that the
cloth was spoiled that ihey can not have
their pay, and tfiet the dollcr which I hey
deposited will be kept to pay for the cloth
they have spoiled. .Thus ihose men gat
the work for nothing and maka a dollar be- -
sides ; and next day they advertise as be
fore, "300 girls wanted" and go through
the same operation. And this ytem '
systematically pursued, the Courier sa.
from week to week, throughout lh year,
by many eatib'VimenU which transact an
immense amount of business with the tra
ding publie ; and what is still worse, those
villanous frauds are notdeait with legally,
because ms gist rates are unwilling to offend
the wealthy and influential parties against
whom the complaints are made, al the in
stance of ihe friendless and moneyless fe
males from whom I bey come. A fine sen
of public mgistratss, and a nice sense of
justice !
The British in India.
It is customary for the British newspa
pers, whenever they can find a shadow of
an excuse for it, to assail this country it
the most unmeasured terms. Indeed tdej
are so eager to point out the mqin in our
eye, lhat they continnaliy forget the beam
in their own. When Scott was at Vera
Cruz they were indignant that he should
bombard the town, though be had given the
women and children fair notice, several
days before, o quit. They forgot the con
duct of Wellington at San Sebast an, where
the city was delivered up to sack, and
where the most horrible atrocities were
perpetrated by the British troops. The fart
is, John Bull is very ready to censure oth
er people's conduct, but not apt to tncod
his own. At present he is disgracing him
self in India. Since the close of the Sikh
wsr, the troops there have fallen into a
state of such disorder lhat Sir Charles Na
pier, their late commander, has more then
once called them a disgrace to humanity.
Lately, at Alipore, a native village resent
ed some insult to its women. In revenge
for this the officers permitted a reckless
mob of soldiers to sack the place. Houses
were pulled down ; women publicly and
ignominiously stripped ; the rings which
females there wear in their noses were for
cibly lorn away ; and one young woman
whose condition should have made her an
object of peculiar sympathy, wSs;; brutally
run through with a bayonet, so that .1
died. These atrocities are hitherto un
paralleled, at least in this nineteenth
century. After this wa wish to bear n.
more about American affairs from our
transatlantic neighbors. It will not do for
the Eriiish press, with such black stains ou
the national character, to lecture other
powers for comparatively venial o fie ores.
Much less will it answer for that press to
misrepresent fair dealing into foul, ana
then denounce crimes never committed.
PhUadclpMa Bulletin.
Appropriation Bill
The Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation
Bill passed by Congress just before iu ad
journment, amounts in the aggregate lo
nearly eight millions nearly double lha
usual amount. The following is a recapit
ulation ot its items :
Expenses of Congress, S78fi.000 2.4
Library,Annal.4olCongress,dc50,300 0O
President and Vice President. 31,000 00
state uepnrt meat, 71,210 00
Treasury Department, proper, 33U.S20 00
Interior Department,
S2I.507 75
Mar Department.
127.610 0(1
87.825 0l
96.720 0(1
211.527 00
188,400 00
692.6S7 00
679,076 41
162.308 42
125,000 00
349.750 46
326.0C0 CO
2.289,467 75
Navy Dfartmeu,
Post Office Department,
United Mates Mint,
I erritones.
Judiciary,
Light House.
Marine Hospitals,
Relief of American Seamen,
Surveys of Public Lands,
Diplomatic,
MisctlWneous,
ToUl.Civil &DiplomaticBill, 7,769,208 79
Thb Letter H. A young Collegia-
was one day contending with the Rev.
Rowland Hill, as to the utility of the letter
H. "Of whit use is it," said ba, " before
a vowel f it begins no word in which, if
followed by a vowel, it might not be omit
ted wiihotrt any detriment to the soond. I -your
own name, for example, it might a
weii nave been left out."
"1 beg your pardon," replied Rowlanrf.
its omission would have been lo me oi
very serious consequence, as, but for the
H, I should have been ill all my lifetime."'
A keg of butter taken from the wreck f
a steamer rank twenty years ago tl a
Mississippi, has been recovered, and found
1 1 be as sweet as the day it was made.
A friend has presented aa with the auto
graph of lha blacksmith that "riveted tba
publie gase.
?i
H