LEW
BURG
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Jo
H. C. fflCKGg, Editor,
a N. WORDEN, Printer.
LEWISBURG, UNION CO., PA., FEBRUARY 12, 1851.
YolTune YIL, Wnmter 46.
WLole KamIier--368.
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New and True.
It m inleed a fact, worthy of remark,
but one which seems newer to have been
noticed, lhat throughout the whole animal
creation, in every country and clime of the
arth, the must useful anim.il cost nature
the least waste to sustain tlicm with food.
For instance, all animals that work, live on
vege-ablo food ; and no animal that eats
flesh, works The all-powerlul elephant,
and the patient, untiring came!, in the tor
rid &vne ; the horse, the ex. or the donkey
in the temperate; and the reindeer, in the
frigid tine, obtain all their muscular power
for enduring labor from nature's simplest
productions, the vegetable kingdom. But
all the fiesh-eaing animals keep the rest of
the animated creation in constant dread of
them. They se ldom eat animal food untd
some other animal has eaten it first, and
made it into flesh. Their only use eeems
t . be to destroy hie for their own flesh is
unfit f..r other anima's to eat, having been
itself made out of flesh, and is most foul
snd offensive. Ureal strength, fleetoess of
foot, usefulness, and docility, are charade
ristie of vegetable-eating animals, while all
the world dreads flesh-ea ers. Health j
and Wealth, by Joseph Ber.tley. 1
How Coal should be Consumed. !
Not withstanding the general use ol an-
thracite coal iu families, few persons know
exactly how to use it properly. Ihe busi- given a fine mule. lie appeared very dig
ness is usually entrusted to hired help or to nified in his foreign dress. We took a
children, and as their experience has been, J trail to the left of the Dome; .Kearney's
" ihe more wood the more fire," they pile route being on the right. We leave the
on the coal on the same principle.expeeting jcopper and gold mines on the north, about
the same results. This practice, however. day's journey distant. Saw several
des'rojs the draught necessary to consume flocks of quails ; they differ from iho-e of
the coal, and the consequence is that the the States in color, are somewhat larger,
sulphurous gases.instead of being consumed j make a different noise, and the male bird
are dispersed thro' the rooms ol the house, jbas a beautiful top knot" on ihe head,
to the injury of health, and frequently the Our coue lies over a comparatively lev.
spoiling of ihe food in the process ol e country. Passed through a deserted
rooking No stove should ever contain, j Indian village of about 50 wigwams;
en a lair average, a greater layer than j these consist ofsmtill rods or poles stuck
four inches of coal less in a najority of jn (he ground at one end, and lashed lo
esses will answer. A beautiful red heat ' pettier with bark at tho other, in ihe form
is ihen (tenerated, the coal parts in all in- fjf a foe 0ven, and about the same size;
fiammable elcments.and deposits i's earthy : bis frame is covered with grass. The
matter in fine particles in the receiver, j grass on the plains is now dead, giving
Try iheexperiment and seethe results. An-, ihem the appearance of old stubble fields,
thracite would be the only fuet used for j Encamped on a tule swamp without wood,
domestic purposes in every family, if the obtained a little water, "such as it
proper mode of making a coal (ire was j was," by digging a hole at the edge of the
more generally understood. fhilad.
ger.
The miser.
The miser is a curse to himself, ana a intending to stop aune nrsi wooo ana
curse to his community. lie is socially ter we came to, but did not find any until
lost to all around him. To sympathy he 10 o'clock, when we encamped in a small
is a stranger, to charity an enemy. He ravine, near a spring of pretty good water,
knows no higher motive, no more enno i This was a hard day's march on our ani
blia impulse than to add to his coffers. If; mala. Howard's riding horse gave out
he has virtues, they are necessary virtues j this afternoon, and he was obliged to leave
vtrtues which his one idea imperatively j him behind. Shortly before reaching our
enjnini upon him, virtues that are abso- camping place, we entered a narrow defile
lutely indisiiensuble 10 the consummation ol jdown which run a small rill of clear wa
bis purposes. If he is conscientious, he is iter, surrounded on all sides by wild, sav
i by ihe same hard virtue of necessity. ; age-looking hills and mountains. Wef.l
is endeared to life by his gold if he : lowed down this ravine for some distance,
hss other ties ihev are subordinate. He in hopes of finding some grass for our ani
w.mld ihai hi. existence here were everlas-
tiry not that he miuhl enjoy his substance,
or be useful 10 himself and those around j
him, bn that he might by the prostitution j
ef his vlifile energies add still more to his
treasures. He h ites, he loathes benevo '
lence. for ,1 is costly without visible remu- jthem any aid in lime, concluded that it
n-raiion. Ilishfe is a failure, because life's was "all day with them.' when the fore
bsinns are abused. A. K. M'Cfore. most Indian rode up alongside the Maj..r.
- an(j banded him a small paper, containing
Good movements. lhe article, of a " treaty" wh the Ameri-
iiio uranQ jurv 111 u u 1 1 ui uw
tone. New York city, have made a pres
entment against lottery gambling and
the sale if land, and the distribution ol any
her property, by lottery, is condemned
being as much a violation of the law as
lotteries for money. They also present
the careless mode of erecting buildings in
'hat city, and propose that a law be passed
prohibiting the erection ol any building.
unless all lhe walls are put up together, !
and that a suitable officer be entrusted with
the execution of the law.
Tit for Tat
The Lawyers in the Ohio Legislature
moved to have a Printing-Office set up in
the Penitentiary. The Printers have held
a meeting, and recommend a Law School
Iso! This is a fair hiu But we opine a
Printing-press would do more good to the
cnnvicts than a law school, which mighi
.n.rpeo ins whs ox tnoM woo hare already
tried to ootwit other.
Tor th Lvwisbarg Chronicle.
BY "THKTA."
Hop oa I cb, yes, I will top, im,
Cheerless as may be my way ;
Dark despondency shall new
Rule me with its gloomy sway ;
Clouds are gathering, darkly looming.
And obscure my nraning sun ;
Blighting sorrows are entombing
Fondret hopes yet bop I on.
Flowers that bndded for me only,
Withering lie before their bloom ;
loved ones are gone, and I am lonely,
For they rest wltbin the tomb.
Pleasures, while their sweets ere waiting,
Pour their dregs into my cup,
Joys are peritihing in tasting.
Friendships dieand still I hope.
nope on 1 why should I fail in heping
While there Is a Ood above?
Why should I, In darkness groping,
Ceeae to recognize His love?
II ope I wUl, though sorrows lower
And obstruct the path I tread,
Hope, through diaapi'Ointment's power,
- Heart within, and God o'cihead." j
Bounteous hope from God, the giver,
Fa.tb in cooler joys to come
Tb se (ball bear me o'er death's riser,
And r.veal the brighter Home ,
Where there's never shade of sadness.
And thstraniomed never sigh.
Where oitr God, the fount ef gladness,
Wipes the tear from every eye.
ORIGINAL KAEBATIVB.
Notes of a Seven Mottlis JoGrncy to
CALIFORNIA,
VIA. POST SMITH. .y.TA JW, VILA KITES, ASD
From the Private Journal kept by
WM. H. CUAMBZKLI.V, or Ltwuscss, Pi.
CONTINUED.
Friday, July 6. On account of rain.
we did cot start until S o clock P. M
This morninz we were visited bv 12
Apaches, mounted upon fine ponies, armed
with lances, bows and arrows, and knives.
Some ol cur men showed an eagerness to
trade wiih them, which they took advan
tage of, and we could not effect a single
exchange. We gave Ihem a number of
small presents, and they remained about
our camp unlit we started. One of the
jmen wore an American officer's " military
undress'' coat, for which he said he had j
iea-'swamp, and leaving it stand until settled
Distance, 15 miles 1200.
Saturday, July 7. Started at daylight,
mals. Maj. Green and Fox were some;
distance behind the company, bringing up
a jaded mule, whn suddenly, several
mounted Indians emerged from the hills,
and lushed upon them wi'h poised ianc'
We being at too great distance in render
, . , . .
B,hi-h m-ae tiiinrrl hv coma unknow n
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'persona. By this time, other Indians be
gan to make their appearance around us.
coming upon us from all quarters, simul
taneou&ty, rising cut of the earth as it were.
They were all on horseback, and well
armed with guns, lances, and bow and
arrows. From their hostile appearance and
! manceuvering, we concluded that they medi-
I tated an attack upon us. As quick as
possible, we " herded our pack animals,
around which we placed ourselvea as
'guard, and commenced loading our guns.
and making preparations torepel an attack,
in case any should be made. Seeing the'
! cool manner in which we received their
visits, they made signs of friendship, and
directed os to a good camping place. We
did not put much confidence in their pre
iensions.and watched them closely. They
remained at a respectful distance, until we
had enpasked and prepared to cook anp.
per; they then came around us, and
showed a disposition to trade. In the
meanwhile, a number of squaws had made
their appearance, all seated " asttide"
their ponies, leading mules, and carrying
baskets containing jerked horse meat and
mezcal, which they wished to exchange
for clothing, &e. This mezcal is prepared
out of the bulb of a large plsntof the same
name, which is baked in a kiln, and
cut up into smalt slices to dry. Ii
has a sweetish taste, and is no doubt
very nutritious, bring their principal article
of food. The mezcal wine, so common
in Mexico, is a product of the same plant,
We exchanged a number of worn out stock,
for freh. giving one, two, and three for a
good mule, and always some clothing,
pis'ols, or something else into the bargain.
They had some very fine mutes, but pre
feried horses, which favored us in ex
changing. They were very eager to get
strips or patches of red flannel, but pre
ferred a white shirt to a red one. We
procu'ed fine mule (American) of ihem,
which had been lefibvGn. Kearney three
ears ago. They were dressed in a
variety of styles; some of the men wore
a head dreas.trimmed withgay (eathers.bul
the majority, and ail the Mjuaws. were
I are-ht ndvd. Whiit few articles of cloth-
t inti trtt hart ts.r nrltir-lnn II ii tsvif.an
j 1 I -I J
goods. Son e ol them wore a buck-akin
hunting shirt, others a simp'e breech
cloth " girt about iheir loins." while the
cl.ildren were intirely naked. They all
wore moccains, some of which extended
almost to ihe knees. Some c.f their horses intermixed with sand and small tint atones;
are " shod' with raw hide, to protect the ' ravines, we saw ihe slate-rock crop
hoot from the sharp stones. Orm ot the ' !"ng ,,ut. made bare by the action of the
squaws had a child lashed fast in a very 'water, and large quantities of quarz,
roughly constructed wicker basket, which hich is said alay to accompany a de
she swung upon her hack, by means of a ! P"'' of gold. We. did not "prospect" any,
bund across her forehead. Out of curios-
itv, some of us look particular notice ot
ihe papoose, caressing it, &c, which in
stead of flattering the mother, amused her
very much. I suppose that their " lords"
never deign to notice the papoose, thinking
tt out ot place, unmanly, and be
neath their dignity. Like all other In
dian tribes, the females are the drudges.
There was hoy amongst their number,
about fifteen years old, that particularly
attracted our attention. The color of his
hair, complexion, features. Sic, plainly
bespoke that he was the child of while ra-
renti Ru sthat meana he ram munaii
these roving savages, is mrelhan we can
learn; but he was no doubt stolen by them
when very young, for he cun not speak 1
Enj.lish.and is not a Mexican. lie appears j
more intelligent than the rest, who paid !
him a great deal of deference, consulting
him in all I heir trades. He appeared very
intimate with a good looking squaw of
about the same age.u ho seemed lo share his
superiority. Her features were regular,
wi h a fine, inte'ligent expression of count
enance, only wanting a becoming dress to
(ive her a civilized appearance. The rest
of the squaws were of low stature, coarse
featured and uncomely. The old chief
visited our camp in ihe evening and after
holding a talk respecting our road through
his country, Sic, ordered his people to
leave, and in a few moments not an Indian
was to be seen ; the squaws carried off
the newly acquired goods, animals. Sic.
the men mounted the horses and rode at
full speed. It surprised us to see the spirit
and animation which our jaded animals
assumed in the hsndsof their new masters.
They rode without a bridle, and are the
most expert horsemen we have yet seen,
excelling the New Mexicans. While ex
changing for a mule, which a squaw had
in charge, she saw me display to another
n lot if red heads ; after the bargain for
the mule w closed, she gave me to un
demand that she wanted ihe beads she
had seen, as a reward for Arr interest in
ihe Irade, and would have all the beads or
keep ihe mule. Of com se I was obliged
10 yield, fr procuring fresh anima's was
of the utmost importance to us. They aie
very avaricious, and have little regard for
their word of honor, when self-interest is
at stake. They cure nothing about money,
and prefer a new brass button to a half
eagle ; they had a litile amongst them,
but did not know the value of it. We had
one display of "etiquette' worthy of imi
tation by a more civilized race cf people ;
while the old chief was holding his talk
with our captain, lhe Mexican guide ven
tured to say something on lhe subject, when
the chief ordeied him to "hold his tongue,"
saying that it was enough for one man to
speak ai once. Aware of their reputed
treachery ,and not putting much confidence
in iheir protestations of friendship, we
doubled our night guard, but were not mo
lested. In the morning we found a lew
small articles had been stolen while trading
with them ; but upon the whole, our fall
ing in with thia band of savages was the
most fortunate circumstance that happened
us on the whole route. Distance, 24 mites
1224.
Sunday, July 8 Started atS o'clock,
and noted off is fin spirits, weir aatiified
with the te-ults of yesterday's fair." I
suppose that 200 Indians had visited our
camp during (he afternoon. Ojr course
west, over a verv rough, broken country ;
then ascended and crossed a high moun
tain, which is the dividing ridge that sepa
rates the waters which empty into the At
lantic and Pacific Oceans. We then de
scended a long ravine, and encamped
about 1 o'clock on a small pure stream,
ni had pretty good grass for nor anima's.
The surrounding hills are covereJ with
trees of a stunted growth, shrubbery, and
gramma. The main stalk of the bcargrass
'tr.iwa to a great heiutit ; this the Indium
use for lance handles, which are from 10
to 15 feet long, and very firm In n dry.
Mr. dart, an old Carolina gold miner.
thinks that the earth indicates an nl.un
dance of gold in this region. We f und
( specimens til copper and iron ore. ins
tance, IS miles 12tf9.
Monday, July 9- Our guide led us, in
a winding coure, through ravines and ad
cross d ffioull hills.uuiil we found ourselves j
'traveling down ihe bed of an arroto
j which gradu.lly widened and deepened.
! until we suddenly emerged and bivouacked
turf)ii the bank of the Iti.t G1I.1 (Mela ; (o
j 'he bed of the airoyo we .-aw a great van -
itly of cactus or prickly near, bmded with
ripe fruit, also several varieties ol trees,
walnut, elder, oak, &c. '1 here is lirb
doubl but the country we passed over to
day, will at no di-taut period prove an
immense gold placere. The lulls are
, composed of a sand rock, fend red day.
"t '"e t"1 ' water, and very likely we
: should not have known how to examine
for the precious metal. Indeed we think
but little about golj or gold digging, ii
being a subject rsrely introduced fur "camp
gossip." Traveling has become as natu
ral as doing " day labor it is indeed
very laborious, aud when we reach camp. I
we are very much fatigued, and think i,fj
little else than rest. Our stock of provis-j
ions is disappearing rapidly, and unless
we are fortunate enough lo obtain a supply 1
if the P iono Indians, we shall certainly I
suffer ; and we are beginning to ihiuk this
i a much more iinuorlAul coasideraiiou than
ith gold ol Calilnrnis.
1 The bauks of ihe Gila, like all other
river we have seen since leaving the
Ohio, are fringed with cotton wood. At
this point it is about 12 yards wide, and
H inches deep, and runs upon the first
rock and gravel bed we have seen since
leaving Pennsylvania. It is a swift Hi,
mg stream of clear, pure water, and
abounds in trout, some of which are of a
very large siz?. As soon as we encamped,
a number of our man prefmred themselves
with rod and line and went to " try their
luck' amongst these strangers of the finny
tribe. They soon returned and reported
favorably, having caught enough to sup
ply " all hands" for both supper and
breakfast. (Ml Dixon cajght one that
measured four inches between the eyes
and weighed etbiul 30 lbs. The country
is very mountainous on both sides of lhe
river, and but litt'e flat land along its
banks, which at this point is covered with
a luxuriant growth ol weeds, indxstin a
good soil. This is lhe encamping ground
of ihe Mexicans who come out to trade
with the Apaches- We can find no grass,
and we fear our animals will suffer while
traveling down ihis river. Here our
guide, Joseph Jar vis, leaves us, to return
homp, having fulfilled his contract faith
fully, and we are left to "go it blind the
real of the way. Distance, 23 mi'ev
1260.
Tuesday. July 10. After giving Jarvis
a letter i f recommendation, signed by
each member of the company, and furnish
ing him with enough crackers and baron
to last him to lhe Kio Grande, he started
home, and we continued our journey.
Crossed lhe river, and continued down ihe
hank, through underbrush and wetda. for
several miles.then recrossed. and ascended
a high difficult bluff, and kept upon the
high lands, crossing several de p armyos.
and again encamped on the river
bottom, opposite Steeple Rock. The high
lands or plains are en irely destitute ol
umber, but are covered with a sparse
growth of gramma. II this first day's
march on the Gila be a "sample" ol
what is to come, we will see Mights'
before we reach the " other end." Dis
tance, SO miles 1290.
Wednesday, July 11. The irsil laid
along the north side of the river, and was
a comparatively good road. This Hut
from one to two miles wide, and probably
20 miles long. Passed through some
latches of good grata, but the greater
portion of the valley is a barren waste.
Judg ng from the great number of ruins
we discovered, this place was, at some re.
mc4nerrod,desel7Ppolatyf. We saw
the stone foundations ol walls, that once
enclosed large towns. Some of the
houses, which were no d. ubt built of
adobes, had stone foundations. Save these
murks, end the immense quantities of bro.
ken pottery strewed around, there is no
trail or vestige of the country ever haw
ing been ir.habi'ed- The buildings are ail
leveled with the earth. I believe there is
no satisfactory accounts of these once ex
tensive settlements, on historical record
i Probably these wore colonies established
in the tarty days sf Mexico, and when in
successlul operation, were overpowered
and driven off, or totally destroyed by
age Indiana, and their improvements de-
mottshed and laid waste. It may be that
gold mining was extensively carried on
in this region of country, and ihe ore
packed loth- City of Mexico, to decorate
the Halls f the Moiitezjmas.their churches
Sic Ii certainly wuu'd be interesting to
know what ever inductd peoplo to settle in
this isolated portion ot Ihe world in a
place where the earn would not produce
t ii .ngh In supporteven a small population.
At present there are only lew deseried
' Indian wigwams along the river bank,
'. About 3 o'clovk we turned in to watsr.and
1 lound 40 men of the Knickerbocker cotn-
! pany encamped, they had iitternp.eu to
j explore a more southern route; but after
sullt ring severely for want of waier.los'un!
one man ami a number of stock, they
concluded to shape their course due north
for ihe (Jila, which they reached a few
miles below our last n;ght's camp, (.ood
grass. Distance, 23 note 1318-
Thursday, July 12. Our course is
don the valley if the river, occasionally
leaving it lor a short time to cross the Lluffs
lhat ex'end into the bank- We crossed
the river three tunesto-day. and encamped
mi the sn .'h side. Passed a company of
125 New Yurkers and Virginians, tn-
j camped on (he bunk of the stream. Pas'
ed a great number cf ruins described
vesterday. The extensive ranges 0 moun
ts ins on both aides of the river, present a
variety of shapes, and picturesque appear
ance. We are encamped at the point
where we leave the river, to cross that
rough and tryi p"r' f the mad called
the "Devil's Turnpike.'' Here the
monntains close in upon ihe liver which
has cut a channel through solid rock, in
places morn than 100 leet high. Through
these canons, its restless waters rush,
making 11 impossible to continue our course
down the river. We drove our stock to
ihe tup c f the mountain to fied upon gram-
ma. where those of ui not upon guard
were prevented iVom sleeping, and com-
pletely drenched by a very violent thun
der storm, which lasted several hours.
D.stunce, 20 miles 1338.
Frnijy, July 13. We started at B
o'clock this morning, and immediately
ascended a hih mountain. Ojr course
was over mountains, and through ravines,
down the rocky beds of which we frequent
ly traveled for miles. Our mules scram
bled along the sides of mountains and pie
cipices, where I thought it would be im
possible for man or beast to venture ; but
they are a sure foo'ed animal, and we did
not meet with a single accident during the
day. The trail for the whole distance is
covered with a sharp, angular shaped
black rock, and smnll sharp stones, which
severely lacerated the hoofs of our animals,
and they eould have been tracked for
miles by the blood upon the stones ; but
we all arrived sarely in camp without los-
ing a sing'e mu'e. uen. Blarney 10,1 la
in the same march 3 yrars ago. In some
of those deep, dark chasms, through which
we passed, it would (with the aid of a little
fire and brimstone) require but a slight
siieich of the imaiin-ition,to think ones sell
on the brink of it.e internal regions. WV
descended into a deep, jjoomy ravine,
ihe bed if which was but a few feet in
wi i h, and ihe sides towered periendicu
larlytothe clouds; night came on while
. were thus imbedded in tho " bowels of
the earth,'' but we finally groped our way
to die river, whiiher it led us, crossed over
and encamped, having traveled 10 hours
without intermission, and made but 16
miles. The Devil's Turnpike is a very
appropriate name for to-da' route; it is
not " jjrBde.7," but well sei with sharp
nicks. This has indeed been a cilDcuit
and trying day's march, on both man and
beast. We walked all day, and were al
most worn out on reaching camp. We
a'opped on a aand bar, without a spenr of
grass for our weary and hungry stock,
and their incessant cries during the night
lor norm-thing to eat, were truly pitiful.
We did not see a single living animal to
day ; indeed, we have met with but little
game since leaving the buffalo regioo. on
the plains of the Canadian r!-er. Since
leaving the Rio Grande, we have seen an
occasional antelope, hare, or a flock of
quails. Of the reptile kind, we have seen
rattlesnakes, horned toads, lizards, taran
tulas, and scorpions, in abundance. To
day we had some extensive views of this
wild itgioa of oouatry ; othiagooald to
seen as far as the eye conld reach, but
mountain upon mountain, apparently bar
ren, which gives this detolste waste, a
most forbidding appearance. From the
amount ofdtilt. and other indications, the
Gila rises to a great height during the we'
Season. Distance, 16 miles 13 J.
Saturday, July 14 This morning, wi
find ourselves encamped on a smail sanr!
bar, with impassable canons above and be
low us, and enclosed on either aide b
tre mendous mountains. We have beet,
following the trail of a company a feu
days in advance of us, which has brought
us into il.a tiiflicutiy. The suffering con
dition oritur animals compels us to make
our way out of this trap," as soon
possible. Several cf us started in search
i f a trail leading out, but found none.
Ojr only resort was to ascend a high and
rugged mountain, the summit of which
as at last gained, after incredib e toil on
the part of our mules and selves. Wr
continued a'ong the divid.ng rufge. in
southern course, in hop-s of getting out n:
his " Turnpike' region in si short lime.
(Jur lender-footed Leasts hobbled along as
best hey could ; but all the mo its thai
had been shod at Santa Fe, lost iheir shoes
during yesterday and today's inarch
Alter traveling several miles in Ihis way
ne intersected a good trail, which fed u
dirrcl'y to the river. We suppose ibis in
he Gen. Kearney's old route, he having
left the river farther to the north. Afei
a lor.tr but pretty cradual descent, we
again leached the waters of the Gil t and
traveled down the stream, crossing it nine
limes, when we emerged upon afla'.which
widens out, and is covered with rrxzquite
and other bushes, but not a spear ol
grass. Here again we found a great
number or those ruins, former! spoken
of, I :t rye quantities of broken pottt.y, die.
It is impossible to judge the shape of the
vessels of which these fragments form i
port ; very likely, however, their build
ings were roofed with ihis ms'erial. It
resembles the common red crockery, now
in use in the States, being ornamented and
striped in a variety cf styles. Not a piece
was to be found of a larger size than a
msn'e haaJ. U'e encamped on a sins.
patch of green grass, about a mile from
the river. It is a fortunate circumstance
e found this, it bring the first we have
tnei wi h f;r several dsys. The buse of
Mount Graham is about 10 miles distant,
on the south side if the river. The wa
ters of ihe Gila have been increased by
ihe addiiion of Ihe Prieto and Don Carlos
rivers, Ihe latter stream is strongly impreg
nated with salt. Saw an abundance if
blue quail, and a great many turtle doves;
the latter bird we have met with in every
part of lhe country, since leaving the
States. Distance. 20 miles 1374.
7b be continued.
For the Levrisburf Chronlcla.
Inquiry.
I asked a maij niib tunny hair
A fl.iwer all freshly blown .
Wbeihrr a nnrtal young enJ fair
Hid ever true love known 1
8he tmiletJ, snd turned unto s (roup
Of merry, laughing f tils.
Then ren away emongai ths Iroep
And shook her glossy carls.
I ssksj s lady in what eyes
The light ol liesuty sbon.
If eh bad learned Hue loss is prizst
But answer she had none.
And many a one I've esked. sines thsn.
If loe did reign suprrme ?
Alas! 'lis nothing, wnh moat sen,
Itul a bright summer dream.
Yet e'en the dream is sweet snd Irua
Where two fund bearta d love :
And though enjoyed by mortals few,
'Tie often found, above.
Then will love (if l ve I can)
Wi hin aiy lifa'e ahu'l hound ;
Yse I will search, ell my brici spsn.
If lasting love be found. CARL.
A very Oriririat Tai draws cat expressly far the
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Two editor in their sanctum est.
Talking of this end thinking uf thai ;
The one callrd I'icky. ihe other Brol Dick,
AuJ h"th were shin aa a woodvu txih pick.
Ssys Dicky, to Diek, aur fame e et low ebb
We must uo something to raise it a peg :
Tie true, replied Dick, but what aha I it be ?
Write a Late Story, quirk answered Dirkee.
Ha at it Ihev weet. helter-skelter, pell-nv ll,
Aad between Usm Ihsv sanasad to saake a great swa
They bottled quen l mnananma 10 a Jug.
Then boiled it Uosru la a pint, all so soug,
Miird wiib it a sigh, a kis. end a hug
Then l"ok il in dose, as for a disea-e.
And the tela, lUs a taps worst, eana eat by asgTsis
cmrrea i
Crest aches from liitle toe-corn grow.
Large streeme from little fountain low."
It is a strange world we live in. There
are occurrences on every side of us too
subtle for Horatio's philosophy. la the
vegetable kingdom, mushrooms grow
up and mature of a single) night ; but old
Sol, the great leveler of premature vegeta
tion, beams upon their pulpy heads and
long gf, and they vanish. In the animal
kingdom, we have also our mushrooms ;
babes of grace, who grow apace, and ma
ture aa quick as the lender dung-hill herb.
First is baby, crav-? lika a crab, vpoa
the floor ; then the pedagngue.teaching the
youthful mind Low losjck eggs ; then lhe
politician and brilliant barrister, taking
princely airs, in tho full flush of a wild
i;nose chase for fsme. Nature has her
reeks, her phenomena, her mysteries
CHAPTER II.
"And my name was Robert Kkld,
As I sailed, as I sailed.'
Amuluslofluenzt was aTezican of great
renown. He raised the fittest pigs, drank
he best whiskey, and chewed the best to-
bacco of any man in lhe country. Twen
y miles from the house of Mr. Influenza,
Vrackte! what a name to fill the trump
f fame!; in a straight line as a crow flies,
ied another renowned Tesicau, who had
t daughter Clara. Mr. Influenza had
reat gossoon of a son, whose name, like
ihat of his daddy, was Amulus.
crurTca itt.
Cpeerla7eal,eli,posr leer Veal,
II I nad joj Jiaf arms boa sappy I should aVal
Tor nos-ooo Amulus bad not miogled
nui h 111 ihe society oflad es; indeed, like
'Jul ib. on the Is'anJ, bo had never in his
ft; seen any other woman than -his own
bun, who stooti six feet four in moccasins.
iid who iu a f.iir fiht was a match for
e.even Mexicans. bat wonder, ihen.
ihul the poir youth was petrified with love
and astonishment, when being out one day,
he spied the lovely Clara taking trout with
houk and line Hecasned h a hand and
-truck his forehead, like Ned Forrest be
lore the footlights, and approached the coy
nymph as stealthily as he would approach
.1 Lear. The damsel twigged the youth
"comin' the rye," and started full speed
lor home like a frightened deer. The gos
soon Amulus fallowed after as fast as bis
gerrymander legs would carry him.
CHAPTER. IV.
"looks here, looses dare, look way down yandar,
Soa t yea seed old gray goose, -mil'ti' at de gander."
A wild goose chase! a wildgoosechase!
and a severe trial of speed it was. But
"love has wings," and of course assisted
the pursuer, so tha', with legs and wings,
he made the speed of an ostrich, and soon
overlook the divine Clara. He wooed her
soltly and tenderly, but Ihe gal clouted him
in ihe face with her fish bag. "Oh my
darling ducky." "Claimed me poor youth,
"if you will not give bm any encourage
ment at this time, I entreat you to accept
this (handing her a Bowie knife a cubit in
length) as a remembrance gift." Clara
took the formidable weapon with a gracious
smile, but no sooner haj she grasped it
firmly than she turned upon the wooer:
'Now you son of a gun, takeyoursef away
instantly, or I'll split you like a shingle."
Amulus tore ihe greasy shirt from his
bosom, and addressed her in the words of
the Roman conspirator:
"There's your dagger, and here's try
naked breast. Strike as thou did'st at"
"Seize her !' cried the heroic nymph,
brandishing her weapon in defiance, "seize
her if you dsre." But ahe was satisfied
that the poor devil meant no harm, and
walked away leisurely. "O my lovely gel,"
blubbered the smitten youth, "apple of my
eye, talisman of my life, my angel of hope,
my key lo heaven, my dear, dear birdie, if
you will not permit me to take a farewell
kiss, I beseech thee to let me suck the nec
tar from thy rosy lips with a long straw!
CHAPTER v.
Ah, who to more brave than the dark Solicte,
With b ddrty rentiers, aad ava saasakin rapotef
lie leave to the well and the vultui ni hoik,
Aad desfaial lo the niaj LaeasusajahoiaUiarock.'
"Auiulus,' said the old man to his son,
"the Mexicans are coming!"
"0, she was so beautiful !" said the
hopeful youth.
"What T 1 tell you tho Mexicans are
coming !'
I gave her my knife," replied tha
bumpkin, "unj I offered her my heart!"
'Are you a f..o! !' continued the old
man, 4 I tell you Ihe Mezicins are coming,
and we'll have a thimty with them ; so get
a piichlork. and heave at 'era, boy !"
-Sheaccepte i the present w ith a smile,
continued Amulus, " and O there Is bl'SS
in the thought, my name was engraved
upon the hand'e !
" The boy is mad,' said the old man, mu
singly, -he has been bitten by the taran
tula."
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How to paavz.iT Potatoes fbox Rot
We hear daily complaints from our
farming subscribers that their potatoes are
rotting so fat they are fearful that ihey will
not have enough left for seed. Now we
have recently discovered a certain, safe
and infallible remedy: "Bag' a taw
bushels and bring them lo the printer.
Noth Bajich CaSaIi. The amount
of coal cleared at the Collector's office, at
Beach Haven, for tha last fiscal year,
which ended Nov. SO. wee 343,250 tons.
The amount of toll taken a for .
the same time, was $103,228 3
Amount taken in during Dee.. 7,238 30
rjThe remains of 8upBw GiranJ have kesst
rewoved from their for mar 'swing place teOiranl
Collate. It is propossd that his wife who wse
aaaaAaAiadeed-eJiete