LEW
BURG
CHRONIC
IE.
II. C HICKOK, Editor.
O. N. WORDEN, Printer.
LEWISBURG, UNION COUNTY, PENN., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 1852.
VOL. VIII NO. 50.
( Whole Ncmbm, 418.
LEWISBUKG CHRONICLE tive b'g, ?! we bave fruitful source I rm thinking of thee, Hary.
71 !of happiness in this. Who can not dwell r-m thinking ..f th. Mr. M i .u .ion. ii...
UBOn soma incident nf lna lifo w l,i.(i I ' m "J"n ""iukine; ' thee" now wb'le I sin far away:
upuu Bonn, inciuenis or uis me, wmcn i.mn,.iBg npy,, W(.u fcBuwafatI fatareil ,my
awaken kindly feelings and happy reinem- , h"-, Trf,..th!eMllileM,hwonttod).
brances ? The most guilty one, though , rm in trulhful yM whMe d.pth, rt, KOl
he can feel no joy in the contemplation ! A Z'i i,t, ...a ,.n. joyo
of a career of very many vears. looks still 1 u '"" thy s.i.- .m. where 'n my y,y to tc.
J ' ( Aud I am listening to tlie tuuea that are j dear to me.
farther through time's vista, and remain- . . . , . ...
' -"' rm at me study window, ani I hear th rostlln nreese,
bers he was once innocent. A harnv ,w'li".,ritp'e,'.v.auiiiauriiiu:atim,unhthetivM.
it. i- . eri-niu.; sl-phyra latest s.h la coming to my ear.
Child, be sported by his mothers Side, nor wakes iu uaboufi-uinuieaEi0'U tuatluou'rt not here.
luued on Wednesday morning at Ltwuburg,
Union county, I'tnnsylmmc.
TgfMS. $1.50 per year, f'tr -aali actually in a.lTanre;
tl TS. if pe-id within three nimthi; $2.iki if mij wiiluu a
laa'r't ' if ut paid before lue year espre; S cents for
aitule uuoilr. aulweripliwis flw U in mtliior le-n. to
oJid n adranee. Dis.ntinuaniw optional with the
t ouuelier. except when the ear ia paid up.
jkitnnsteATS hu loimeiy inserted at 50 ent r
avinar. one week, $1 lour weeks, $j a year; two wuares,
t for ail mintlm. ST lor a er. Mercantile adr-rtine-aiarrt
not eireediii one fourth of a enlunm. $1 a year.
JOS WOKK and casual a.lerU-uicliU to be juua lor
CuBBier-smss olieitel on all suljerta of general into- j
did one dark foreboding enter that, fnml I watch the an . slowlr he I. kinkini to rena-ie.
. .......... - i . . , . w inuiit, i;duviv a raiuafii iiaio lupiwb:
, . n.i.t.M..I. aeeotnDnhl I'T the real J . u., j ,t. . . L .
All letter must nmir p.M- a..l. awotnsMnieJ by the real
ad.treM of the writer, to reeeire altentinn. S.-llKWe
baling eielu-irelv t.. the K ht..r,a! IK.,.,rtnient. t.. be dl
rertrf to llr O. llxna. fcfq- iUor-ud U-oae on
buinMi. to IV N. V,.ki iv. fiiUuh-r.
im on Market itreet. berwin N rond and Th:nJ, over
Iho JNMtMre. o. N. WiHtHriN. I'i"l-r-.i.r.
arn;sh.4 by the Pcninmie Chwittlt of the 'Eoepian
S3cicty of the CoiwMtr at Ltw-jtare.
A Tale is told by every breeze.'
Hot multitudinous are the lessous
tuuclit us by the voice of Nature! With
one unircrsal tongue, she wbispi n in our
ears, tales fraught with interest and sweet
instruction. IKr messengers she seuds
abroad, each with its simple story to com
municate tho message it is Et to bear.
The breezes iu thc-ir flight waft truths
as precious as could fill an angfl's mind.
They bear not truths to us alo 'e ; they tell
fif our behavior in that fair laud which
mortal eve has never viewed. An impress,
as they pass, they strive to Kave on all,
aud from each one, an impress tlry re
ceive, which far away is borne and trea
cured, there to remain until before a con
gregated world it sb all be spread at the
last, the great event for man.
As wild and free they wing their flight
through viewless air, they warble forth in
structs, notes; Lut few are they who un
derstand their songs, and fewer yet regard
them. Though oft upon some waving
bough they reb, and thero pour forth
their sweet Jviliau strains, the heedless
passer-by perceives not in those silvery
tones the voice of a and faithful
teacher. And as thuir sofi breath ripples
the waters of the limpid stream, and with
the gentle murmurs of the bounding rill
their voices mingle, a tale is told a tale
of truth a tale that all should know, that
there is One who with hi finger raarked
the course that rippled stream ahould fow,
and taught that little rill to leap from rock
to rock as merrily down the aaountaiu side
it seeks its brother rills.
Of flowery fields they tell, where they
inhaled the fragrance which they breathe
in rich profusion around ; of shrubs and
plants perfumed by Clod's own hand, and
whose odorous esscuces lie bids tht m cur y
and lavish on His ereahire man.
When in their trackless course they
pause to whirl with playful fingers th
maiden's tressy ringlets, and stealing from
her rosy chei k the j arting Ui.-phey rhi.-pi r
that joys are short-lived things, and like
themselves soon take their sie ly fiih'.
About the furrowed brow of age, th.
a?rered locks they toss, saying in solemn
tme, the harvest now is ripe; the reaper
iuiikIs in view; Urn granary of the tomb
is i pen to reeeive.
To the weary, honest toiler, they speak
in balny accents of His great goodness,
who sent them for him to fan the ambient
air. At eventide, they pay their friendly
visits to i some useful hsson in the heart
sad s-ni ajhrill of j y through every
rein. Xot wh.n night's shady curtains
close around do they refuse the wiudow
entrance, to sweeten the slumbers of the
youth, the matron, and the sire, that they
at morning light may rise grateful to God
for t'lviug c a!m repose.
Then learn of every brsczc, regard their
simple tale, and treasure up the sacred
truths they speak. They'll make thee
wise ; they'll make thee rich ia priceless
gems ; they'll make thee more like Him
who sends these airy messengers to per
form their own sjecitic duties, aud in con
nection to reveal the great supreme Creator.
Original Papers
From the 'Theta Aljiha Society,' tuivenitj at Uwil,urg
By-Gone Hoars.
There are periods in the life of every
oae, which, having been passed by, stand
out as landmarks on the shores of time,
to which the eye frequently and instinc
tively turns. There are scenes which me
mory recalls with all the freshness of yes
terday event of by-gone hours graven
deeply on the heart's tablet, never to be
lost until the tablet itself is broken.
There are joys of long ago which the mind
oves to dwell upon, and gorrowa too, to
which distance gives a melancholy plea
sure.
beyond.
W
have
retrospecliv
hut t tiiiUncd, Ujjj iluUiuMarlgoue from ail but m.-ioory'a
e are said, in our carthlv dwellini? to' I w,m,CT frtn '"nins hour, when n around in tin,
. J b' . Save the enicra of the waterfall, and mil.-iuur of the nil,
tWO Windows, the prospective and the ' VjMIh heda her b.am. upvn the beautuoua laiiii-
;tive the one OJiening Out upon Uut Sweater were its beauties far, if How wert at ay aide.
and pathless future, and the other ,'m
1 , A pirit ru
beaten way (If the irrecoverable. "r.au.4or
, , oui pure, i
past. As we advance tbrouch lift, we are :
iu uiin ana paiuics iuture, stud tlie other 1 m nn ""f" --y. -w there u. i know rn
.. ! rt 1 , i - i! . Fir'1 r,rm 1,1 m imaix.w;ih-i ciriu' ti.u like km...
upon tne tcata way m the irrecoverable , r,s r p--tim miui tuiob. ti..-tiuS um in.i.
eunb.ui priDri,.lo, uuruttoin,; all my ui.ud.
Lut, aiil too tvU it
lik tut our spirit that have tuet. aud lUoa tut noweiae-
not. ,!, ...1 v.! .1 . ... ' lm r"r "V' Tl1'"' Wlhter Rr,,ws,
auw ('i"uiu- iuu wau'ia wcHiHutj i utre wit j lukiyj ueiiriv,
.i.i ... knows.
IU.11 leaves no atllJltlg track behiud, but ; Though present b it efer. and thine im.i rraren there,
iu all our course, did we care to look
through this window, wemight see through
all the windings of the path in which we
have been traveling. There are some
who shrink from this view. The scenes
strewed along the way aro appalling.
Guilt and unholy pleasures appear; deeds
of darkest hue stand out in bold relief;
USB?! SIiUBASSw
A TALE OK TATJ'EKSJIALL CASTLE.
In the summer vacation of 183-, a party
of gay young collegians visited Tatter.hall
Castle in Lincolnshire This remarkably
and vain is the attempt to close up the oble ru!n """sists of a aingle lofty keep,
avenue with the thin gauze of a reckless ! risiuS t0 the Lei,lt of two hundred feet,
iue inierior Deiug open trom summit to
his countenance, aa he surveyed the " old
fellow" from head to foot " But, tell
me, did you aver know any body walk upon
it, ch ?"
" Oh, dear, yes. Only last summer, a
young Oxonian ran from end to end of it,
4 T fiu4il wrlth mw ,wn sir.'
" Did he ?"
" True," put in Bcschamp. " I remem
ber now, it was young Manners of Bra
zennose ! aud didn't hs brag about it' I
" Him !' exclaimed Lord Swindon, with
a toss of the hea 1, that fellow, poor milk
sop? Not," continued he, basti'y, " that
it is anything of a feat Pooh '"
" Not a feat !" murmured his compan
ions ; and, with one accord, they stretched
furth their necks, and, gazing down the
dim abyss, shuddered at what they beheld.
Well they might. The beam in question
rose at a height of about one hundred feet,
and naught beueath it was there but a
gloomy chasm, only broken in one or two
places by crumhliug beams, and not even
one of these was by many feet near it.
" Oh, Swindon, bow can you say so?"
"I can say it, and I do," snappishly
replied the fiery youth, his brain heated
with wine ; "and at any rate, what that
fellow Mai n n has done, I can do. So
look out !" j
Thus speaking, be recklessly stepped on
one other person was upon it, and he was An Immense Time in an Editor's
stranger to yon. Yon trod too near the Sanctum,
edge of th pier, and fell into the tea. The A day or two ago, while aeated in the
tempest was howling, and the tide waa editorial department of our establishment,
high and running strongly ; and ere you posting books, pondering over debts due
could utter more than one smothered cry, ns by delinquents, aad showering leit
t Lad swept you many yards away, and
you were siuking rapidly. Except God,
noB but that stranger heard your cry of
agony ; and, soon as it reacnea nis ear,
he looked forth upon the waters, and
catching a glimpse of your straggling form,
he instantly plunged in, and, after much
diving, eventually grasped you at a great
depth. Long did he support your help
less body, and stoutly di 1 he buffet the
stifling waves, and loudly did he call for
aid. At length help came ; and at the
last moment, he and yon were saved just
in time for lifo to be preserved in both.
Is not this true, my lord V
"It is," emphatically responded the
young nobleman ; "but what have you to
do with it ? I don't know you -though
it is not at all wonderful," added he, with
a sneer, "that you should happen to know
about the matter, for the newspapers
blazoned it juite sufficiently."
"My lord, one question more. Did
you ever learn who that stranger wos,who
under God saved your life ?"
"No ; when 1 recovered a little, he
handed blessings ott the credit system, our
reveries were suddenly broken in upon by
the entrance of a tuoscriber who has taken
the Standard for seven years, during
which time lie paid on account 0 dollars,
ditto cents! "Halloa!" thought we,
" here's a promise to pay one of thett dayt."
A mistake, as the following conversation
proves 3
SubtcrHer. Mr. Printer, I believe I
oeeded in collecting some old accounts,
and as I owe you considerable of a bill, I
thought I could do no better than let you
have a trifle on account.
Editor, (strongly impressed with thai
same opinion). Under such circumstances
in the language of Dummy Allen.
Happy to meet happr to part aad always happy to
sow I again."
J. deposits two X's on the table, sees thef
entry made, and leaves, j
Editor has reached a state of perfect
bliss, and whistles Dolly Day, With varia-
t'ons, when the sanctum door again cpena.
(Enter a lean, long, lank, cadaverous
looking, middle-aged gentlen i, drwsseJ
in black, with white neck-cloth. Editor
have taken your paper about let me aee mistakes him for a preacher, and bows d'
ah, yes, about seven years j and all that ftrentrally.)
time, too, I have lived well ; how you I Stranjer. I am the Traveling Agent
have lived, I do not know, but precious ;fr Doctor Julius O. Killenioff 'a L'niver--
snint. Iut to others lookmsr from this
window, how many green spots appear !: 8 nL,lt- J1,gUTJ oaKeu beams once, ; the beam, and, despite the remonstrances left me at the hotel, where he was un
known, and I have never seen him siuee."
"Then, my lord," was the startling
little of my money have you fingered.
However, make me out a receipt now,
and here's your money.
Subscriber deposits $1-1 On the table,
which the Editor grasps nervously, for
fear the subscriber's mind will change,
and then fills out a receipt Exit sub
scriber As might naturally bo supposed, the
thermometer of the editor's feelings went
up into sunshine 14 per cent Another
rap at the door "come in 5"
Tall countryman enters.
sal Regenerating Depurative Resurrection1
Syrup, which 1 wish to advertise in your
paper'.- .
Editor lights a cigar, cocks his legs npod
the table, and feels very independent J
Eilititr. We don't advertise quack
medicines at this establishment anles
paid for in advance.
Traveling A'jtnt. Excuse me, but this
is no qwMrk medicine, but one highly re
commended by the Faculty. What are
your terms for half a eolomn a year ?
Their retrospect is joyous aud peaceful, ! uo,Tcvor' "Panned the massive walls, sup- f his companions, was in the act of pro-
and as cairn as day's decline when the ror,,ng fl'ors which formed storeys of va- ceeding aluBg it, when his arm was firmly
flowers have shut their eyes, the birds ; TymS height. JHany of tLee beams have grasped, and a low, deep-toned voice ex- rejoinder, "look well at me, for I am that j time since I paid anything.
have hushed their song, and nature is ltft j Ia"eu to ,tie basement, completely rotten, claimed, "My lord, doyou court a horrible stranger.
t-.l;i,.r Tw.nte r)..U-.
Country man. Well, Mr. Newspaper- r . . . . . -. . , .
i it , . t, , f Agent does not appear to mi bit taker!
man, how dye do? Been taking your pa- .l abjujk) ig usuaI on ,uuh laAuUi
per a aingnation wnue, ana it is a long
to repose. j ljrouc'11 "bameful exposure to the weather j death ? Do not thus risk your life for
How delightful is the re-enjovment of ever eince the roof ""'"I'kd away; others! naught"
by -gone hours to invoke f jr a time kin- j stiil pertinaciously hang, more or less bro-1 The individual who thus unhesitatingly
dred spirits of moments gone, and mingle! fin anJ Ji;ca3'e(1 but, in a majority of interfered was evidently unknown to all
again our souls with them to recall tl e lu-tanc,;s secu a strong gust of ed-j present.being a casual visitor to the eastle,
forms of those who were wont to delight; JJinS winJ wouId senJ tLem down crash-1 who had just joined the group. With an
"You !
Would'nt be
hut draws his I'ortmonaie.
Ajett. Here's five, and fire are ten'
"Yes I whom yon have branded aa a ! too bad that I haveu't atieudud to it sooner,
liar and a coward. Little thought I that I How much is it?
the life I saved at the imminent risk of i Editor (running his eye over the Ledger)
my own would be madly, wickedly jeo- j Oh, here it is two and one's three, and
pardized for no price whatever, as I have ! two are five five dollars.
without it, no how as your list of market and ten are-
prices saves me fifty dollars a year. Really Scene suddenly changes, editorial room
and lank agent tad away ; lvditor nnd
himself at home in bed; wife) shaking
us with words and deeds of love, and have! "DS t0 single their fragments with those . imprecation, the madcap youngster jerked seen in this hour. Mine, my lord, was I Countryman deposits half a iaw-horse,
ieft, their holy impress on our souls !
! nlrrlv nimi l.lcei m,
IJue party were iu high spirits.
I 3 Af 1 .1 a wa
i uis arm away, auu Bp rang iorwara aiong ( irue courage ; joors was iaise. lie nee
fPI ' . I 1 T AW V .
It is food and eia-nur.i"in- at times to! 1 J wc'c iu Bl"r"- uy ; me oeam. lis suriace was rongn,rounaed forth know tne Oilference between them.
look out from the retroactive wiudow i aa aruuK ohl wine anJ tlieir Jounfc' md uneven ; and as he ran along, swerv-! Farewell."
sud though to our eye with many plea-' flowed hotly in their veins ; they had ing from side I) side, every instant in
,-ures, past trials appear-though the heart ' lauShJ' i')ked' and talkcU themselves into ; danger of being precipitated downward,
may bleed afresh at the remembrance of! exi:ltemcnt ALout LaIf JT P .; with the awful certainty of being dashed
some dear ones snatched from our arms i luc '"ts"e lul"la lu"e 18 i0" 01 t0 Piece8 nls ,rlend couW hrdl7 re8traiD
and our love yet with this comes the 1 landing whlch goes alon8 one of the wall j themselves from shrieking with terror,
thought of our happiness with ti-ettind ! trueturcs ' and on to lhi landing the party j though such a course would probably have
in the pain of that parting we rejoice that Stt'rpeJ from tLe fcranJ sl'kA 8tairM tu7 j bad the immediate effect of discomposing
so Ions we commun-d with them. LaJ LltLt;rtl been ascending, and there the equilibrium of their rash companion,
1 a..ll I ,.1 I . ... . . a 1. 1 I I . I ' . 1 I 1.1
know that these things are set over the '1 uiomeni 10 loux udoui ttiem. and so inducing tfie catastrophe they fully j "ion, me gooa, oia iasnionea, ueauny ex-
one against the other for our uood and 6 SCCne Was s,ri'j!ne!- fl-'w beams aDtieip itcd, without tha power of preven- ercise of riding on horseback is but little
ri-i uug across just uciow ineir icei : a lew : tion. Had the adventurer s presence of praciiseu. e are sorrv ii is so in
thick-muted rays of sun pierced through ' mind one moment failed had his self- neglected, especially by ladies. The
,1. ,. ? t ..t . . . t a . i t ; f i , t. . .1. . ..r i . .
of a'l tbin" we ea-i Incli hlli rn-w-f 1 lus''yjl""'b1'lTuu'ci"lt"-t-cJcll)l1- possession and COTiBdence wavered or . was wucu iue gina oi -uaiue were eqi
fl i ..i..... ..i i. :.-t e i i- 1.:. t :.. . : t. . . j tn iiH.-ni.i,..i.iN " n ik u k... . ,
n. ia u.ulu a . u r a 1 1. iuu uiau eiuer iiigu iorsaaeu niur uau uis uruiu aichcucu, or . v ,n vuio uu-'hiu-j, j
oveiheaJ.
So saying, the stranger bowed, and
before another word could be uttered, had
left the astounded party.
froa Urs BUine Farmer.
Ladies on Horseback.
Since our roads have been made smooth,
and easy rolling carriages become com-
him.l
Wife. It'a six o'clock. Ain't frt
going to market ?
Editor (slightly riled). Everlasting'
takes his receint. bid editor an affection- perdition seize the market ! Didn't I tell
ate good bye, and vamoses.
Another rap? What, not another cus
somer? As I live, it is !
(Enter Irish subscriber from the Moun
tain.) Irishman. Howareyeea? Bad lusk
to meeself, but it's owing this paper for a
l'mg time I aa, and sure a good wan it
is sorra a betther, barrin thim from the
old country. Fwhat am I owin' yees ?
(Editor refers to book.) Two years and
six months five dollars.
you last night I had no market saoney ?
Editor turns over and tries to continue
the dream, but the charm is broken, tho
pell is gone, and all that remains is as
uneasy doze, which is interrupted by
the juuior of the family bestriding him
for a horse, and clutching bis hair for"
a bridle rein.
(Scene changes to breakfast table )
Wife. I should like to know what you)
was dreaming ab a: this Doming.
Etitor. Why ?
"''. ecauey when I aWoke yooy
thus, with the light of the past to guide'
us, and a firm reliance upon the Disposer
i
, I I -1 . K aan (an rliiVwMH fa vA ; i-lvaw atiti I hoain 19 ' si . 11. 1 .
uch L",autt,i juw you contmuerl grumruing in unmtemgiDW
tiwa i . . it m lanaae. The only thing I eould unier-
iU u triu-kets tb. " raY.uit be culk for. and c c J to
j ij -i atan i. was, fi itV an infernal gbame you
tive aaJ couHJctitly aJvucct.
Ad Invocation.
Oh f r nn hour, a -.iuflt: farorwl hour,
S Mi .Mux- j.rtn-itii-u Jrutii ij; h.-r Kind aid;
Ilfw icImKy wul't I yi'-ld to ln-r swo-t '-Ws-r.
!! r li-'iiwt -r.il in R.t-nbuui'l be ob"el.
If ni )- nit- to jumr f.rth iu j(-uri tstruiu
The i- nt ut ivt-liiif:' t tt.j-l;. Jiln-J LviiTt,
C'r. wibcit in ni-;ai; li" y iiio.l. '"o.-train
Tho ! hi t lit- 'tii-r irt.
linW jo fliv .'Ukl OMll tit lUniiS'UC" unlet,
ot ii nt to tis-- rtr.i: t-ut tc ntir? Awvy
With l.-rO li. i.-..T. , r1. 1- ..,1.-1
And ilrftiiu Hith lir n trD i ut hour awry,
liow tit. o. iui,-!l.nl I -r-iii'- rt-r.ij.tlfn ptif,
Woui 1 t-ii!L' lii'- tu-r y ir lb jt.uii i,u ijrs
Aift ir-'fa tin ii.ry '-t th.it o. Uo-.r
lf ic il tiiid lull trojitaj -ut u-r tbt dsj.
Ilnil to Parnasu' highly f.tTurtvl mount!
To p o-t"f v t i- iv nit ' i-r.
V );?re .arn I; riiiff .jvin ut'T -r iaiHoj fout t.
And flow tt ! i-.j tl.f i-.. t'r ittiiut bir:ri trr;
W hen it the Mil-? l.Ki tin liutjd ae
iiiaHjisii. ciiu to tliu-c, h r fvorwj fw.
Ti' dtiu tli -) ndirttiitic witUTK. aU'l to luTtf
The l.f.t i hr-.w w.tlienriy tuauotJiiti d. w.
Far wcstr J"nti:t tltis tuuiituin Wiitcru d-w
lhti ri-hi tr'Ttar or tiie drink ol j(udt;
IIri- ir;;ra:.t UuwtT!. in n- b almisdaucc trruir,
And lairv loriu- ba-t? tb-ir livui alAMies.
O. fur a vivi: ti.i- ! r tmai iti'.uut.'
To t:-w tli bt-HUti' 9 nn y thm uaroU I
O. but ti ijuafi troiu v.viftin ft.uot '
Xu roust; tbit da.ll, ittis tin jxiv tic miuI !
Benevolence.
consists in the wish or
intention to do good." It is confined to
no station or object ; the benevolent man
may be rich cr poor, and his benevolence
will be exerted wherever there is an oppor
tunity of doing good.
'Beuevoleuce, in its fullest sense, is
the sum of moral excellence, aud compre
hends every other virtue. Iters is a calm
and joyous realm. Hers are the green
pastures and still waters hers are the
ways of pleasantness, and the paths of
I. I. IIL 1 U IU V.'-llll l.I' LIB'. lib , V VI rlllll
Startled by the noisy vititors, his eve turned dim for a single second- 1 would guide tho fiery courser with as ir, jt wears a brilliant hue even the ! t0 paper.'
a number of dusky jackdaws flew out of hd he made the least false step hadhisjniuch ease and skill as any of the hard ' rattling of the sleet against the window
their holes up aud down tho walls, and, ' footing slipped on the slimy suiface of the I riders of Christendom or fajundom. Not j panes has a charming musical sound. By
after chattering a decided disapprobation ' beam had he tripped against any of the ' o, now. Jove ! another knock ! " Walk in !" May
of being disturbed, made half-a-tluzeu ' knots protecting from the rotten wood Last fall the Licking Co. (Ohio) Agri-, I be iaot if it isn't A. ! another fourteen
whirling circuits of the interior, rising' which had moulded away around them cultural Society offered a premium for the dolhr debtor. Oh, it can not be possible
rapidly upward, until they diesppeareJ. ! at once would be have been hurled into best saddle horse for ladies' riding and to that he is going to pay. Yes he is ! by
Immediately afterward, a great white dread eternity. j test the mefils of the horses brought for-1 the beard of the I'rophet, he jerketh his
owl projected its visage from a hole close ! Ifut an unseen hand sustained him, and ! ward, it was finally Concluded to let some ' cah'-.kiu !
above w Here one ot tne beams joined the : safely he reached the extremity of the gin try them on the ground, and a rare ! Well, old fellow, you have dunned
opposite wail,andliightect.y peenug with its, beam, ruthlessly wrenched the treuiblins ; frolic they had of it. 'Ihe Ohio tultiva
ait until it was a hundred enough
Editor gives a ghastly grin, seizes his hfy
rushes eut of the bouse, goes to the
office, and work oif the oatside 5
Il'iltidnydtiuy Standard.
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great uaizieu ees, iue uurmiess creature i owl irom its perch, waved it alort in
bewilderedly popped from its hole on to ! triumph, and then, with a proud ejacula
the beam, and having made a few feeble j tion, bearan to re T cs his steps, with it
tor thus describes the sport :
" The most exciting features of the first
day's exhibition was the competition of
The Farmers,
tluttenngs with its wings, remained quite; shrieking and flutter n in his hands. , the three premiums offered f r the ladies , this payment. Let me see, fourteen dol
stationary, crouched m a ball-like figure, When he reached the centre of the frail i riding horses, which, in the end turned ' larg I believe you said it was, eh !
beam, which creaked and bent terribly with , upon the skill of the riders themselves
close to the wall.
SoiiQn for Catting Timber.
Considerable diversity of opinion pre-'
eti, m tk atilii..t iitilii.ttrl he t cit.ai
me pretty often, but of course I couldu't j t, lhi, article . ,nJ M lh. j, im.
begin to blame you for it. I determined j ,,rtn, we have been at some pains to
to put it out of your power to dun me j obtaiu such information as we think will
again for a while, when Capt. West made i be b- th interesting and aseful to oar"
readers. iis:rastiut, as we nave reason to-
be, of our own opinion, when it cappena
"Oh Deschanip," exclaimed one of the his comparatively small weight,he paused, j Three horses were entered, and made their i Exactly, which pays up to the 12th of
Etitor (rubbing his hands with glee).
peace . i ue neia wnicu sue cuuiva.es is , broaJ v;Mge fc, WCCB th mttct;ng, bony
the human heart, and the seeds which she' tjp9 0f
scatters bear their fruits iu heaver. wi)at a crealure r l00 r horoo
Hers are not the pomp of science, the ghoutcd they, thinking by that means to
splendor of genius, the luster of wealth, induce it to fly. But the outcry only ter-
party to a friend at his tide, who was ; drew himself i?p to his full height air i debut within the ring at an easy pace.
plucking the gray moss of a peculiar spe-! above, air beneath, air all around, naught Misses Seymour, of Madison, and Marble,
ci'-s, w hith literally slothes the castle walls hut air and deliberately tore the head of , of Newton, in elegant riding costumes, at
inside and out, " loot yonder at Minerva's
bird."
" Ha ! ha !" chorused the company "a
veritable owl !
Thereupon one and all began picking up
bits of biiek and mortsr fnm where
they stood, and threw them at the bird
with various dejrrees of skill. Oue or
two bits even struck it, but so far from
being roused thereby, the owl merely gave
oue boding, long-drawn, sepulchral screech,
and, contracting its ghastly outline into
still smaller compass, fairly buried its
nor the power of armies. With her silent
finger she points to the annals of the past
and they become as bubbles upon the
mighty deep. But does benevolence stop
here 1 No. Does she speak now iu accents
as solemn as a midnight bell, of the noth
ingness of human greatness ? Listen
again, and you shall hear her clarion voice
proclaiming aloud that human virtue never
Stan would indeed be unwise, did dies ! Does she now present herself with
h not learn from communion with the
put, sterling lessons for the future. In
all tht battle of life, in the clamor of con
tending factions, in the rushing of the im
patient multitude to eternity; there must
tit, here and there along the way, and
apart from tha strife, some little nook or
pleasant retreat where one may pause and
gaze upon the pictures of the past Im
ages of by-gone hour are insinuating
themselves before us, anxious as we may
k to forget them. We are made reflec-
the shades of death upon oae hand and the
history of the world upon the other, to
shew how pitiful is individual ambition,
and how senseless the love of self I Jie
thinks I see her descending upon her
angel piuion of "love and charity," to
gather the entire human family beneath
her ample sway.
See !. she comes again in the form of a
ministering angel, with smiles of eyrupthy,
and tears of pity, to the abode of want and
the chamber of death.
rifled the bird to such a degree, that it
stuck its claws convulsively into the de
cayed timber, and stirred not at all.
" It's the way o' them creeturs," here
said the guide, who was showing the party
over the castle; " they're about the stupid
est things in creation, I'm a thinking 1"
" Humph !" mattered Lord Swindon, a
handsome, athletic young man of twenty,
" with such an example before our eyes,
we can not but admit your opinion to be
highly philosophic and indisputable. But
I say, old follow," added he, tapping the
guide familiarly on the shoulder with the
light riding switch he carried ia his hand,.
" is that beam a rotten one I"
" shouldn't be ovcr-for'ard to trust
myself on it, sir,'" replied the man a fat
dumpy personage.
" l'ou wouldn't I No. I should rather
think uot," responded Lord Swindon, a
smile of supreme disdain sweeping across
the owl by main force from its body, I first led the ring with decided advantage.
Having perpetrated this cruel deed, he: Miss llollenbcck, of Hanover, followed,
tossed the bloody head among the breath-1 riding tho horse of N. B. Hogg, in a
less spectators, and sharply dashed the j walking dress, but being a .irl of true
writhing body into the void beneath his ' knightly grit, soon dexterously reined in
feet. He coolly watched its descent, until j her horse, and by a few well applied blows
it lay a shapeless mass on the stones below: of ber riding whip brought nip bis nettle
then, with slow, bravadoing mien, he i to the gnage of her own, and then, giving
walked back to his terrified party, and j him rein, dashed forward, and, taking the
boastingly demanded of them whether jinside, such a wild Arab flight sober
they thought "Manners could beat that?" Buckeye never saw before. On, on flew
"My lord," solemnly said the stranger, the beautiful steed, and the thousands
"you have not performed the act cither of 1 cheered heartily, the winds playing the
a brave or a sane man, and you have com
mittcd a despicable deed on one of God's
helpless creatures. You ought to thank
Him, my lord, from the depth of your
soul, that he saved you from the penalty
you incurred."
"What do you say ?" fieicj'y demanded
Lord S wiadon. "Do you dare to insinuate
cowardice against me ?" and with flashing
brow, he assumed a threatening attitsde.
"I know not, my lord, whether you are
brave or not, but what I have witnessed
was certainly not an exercise of true
courage," was the passionless reply.
"And yet I'll wager a cool thousand
that you daren't do it."
"True, I dare not ; for I am incapable
of offering a deadly insult to my Maker."
"fine words 1" Then, carried away by
the excitement of the moment, he added,
with an insolent look and gestures "You
are a lying coward." , -
"Listen, my lord' answered the person
thus addressed, and this time his tone was
even calmer than before. One year ago,
you were walking at the midnight hour on
the pier at the sci-port of II all, and but
mischief with her petticoats, but her vic
tory was complete. Then a series of evo
lutions, curvetings, and contra pa$, showed
what country girls can do when they get
the reins into their own hands. The pre
miums were? awarded to- the ladies by acclamation."
Tbink,
Thorfght engenders-tlronght. Place one
idea upon paperanother will follow it,
and still another, until' yoilr' have written
a page. You ean not fathom1 your mind.
There is a mind of thought there which
has no bottom. There is a well of thought
there which never feels. The more you
draw from it, the more clear and fruit
ful it will be. If you neglect to think
yourself, and use other people's thoughts'
giving them utterance onlyyou will
never know what you are capable of. At
first your ideas may come out in lumps
homely and shapeless but no matter;
time and perseverance will arrange and
polish them. Learn to think, and yeu
will soon learn to write- the more you
think the better you will express your ideas.
next month.
A Here's fifteen dollars just credit
me a dollar advance. Exit subscriber.
Editor (solus) A weight transferred
from your conscience to our pocket
Editor proceeds to enter a credit, and
sings " Oh thus may it ever " when
the song is cut short by the entrance of
a German patron.
German tubseribtr. Veil, we gstes,
Mr. Brintler, heh ! Owe you for ter ba
pers, heh, how much ? Can't reat moch
minself, put mine chilterns say ter musht
haf ter baper, and I guess if tey musht
baf him, ter olt man musht bay, heh ?
German subscriber, who is something of
a wag, chuckles an I gives the editor a dig
in the ribs.
Elitor. 'Squire, your bill is only five
dollars.
German tuliteribtr. Five tollars? tat
ish vor behint, and five bays you ahead
vich makes den.
German subscriber pulls out an old stock
ing, aud counts down out of it twenty
bright half dollars. Editor's eyes di
late, he becomes exceeding nervous, and
shows symptoms of flying off the han
dle ! Exit patron.
The sky is clouded, but it never looked
better the light never was stronger. The
horrors of a long winter are forgotten,
and sunshiue reigns in the heart Even
the accordeoa which a few moments ago
mado an execrable noise, is now wakiug ' Mi.f tvat i. tu8 bei, season for"
passable music, in the exuberance ot
to disngree with the prevalent cocvietions
of ether minds, we have sought for' the
benefits of experience among those who
are praitieally familliar with the subject
We have succeeded nt obtaining from an
esteemed friend, Samuel W. Turner, Esq.,
well known in this community ma ce of
the best ship builders in the country, the
following communication, which wiil be
read with pleasure by those whose miuda
are open to conviction.
Messrs. Editors : Much hss been said!
concerning the best seasons for catting
timber, and in complying wi.h your
request, I will proceed to give you the
result of my own experience and observ
tion. It has Lota the common opinion fif
many years, that the old of the mc n in?
February is the bvJt season. Although I
have often heard this subject diseusstdi by
old and experienced ship baiWfs- ami'
others, yet I do not recolleet ever hating
heard but that one opinion. The anifersal
cry has been, '-February is the bn.
Such was my own early education ; bu4
experience has served to remnve tbst im--
pression. I well recollect that soweral"
years ago- I received a lesson: ch iniy
subject, which led mo to doubt the sage
opinion of our fathers, and inclined sse ttr
investigate the matter. A sdtoc&ttf" Diilt'
uf timber cut in the month of June, affcr
many years of hard service, was opened
out," aud found to be much seuuder ikuir
vessels of half her years built of riaiW
eut in- the winter sessoi. Stilweivnent in-
estimations have confirmed me in the
his spirits he eould kave shaken hands
with- his bitterest enemy. (A heavy step
ia heard1 on the stairs !) ' W hat, ti est pot
tibel t The streak has gone so good that
this must be a e&ii on the other side.
(Door opens. Enter J.) Jerusalem !
If he pays, the Millenium is at hand.
cutting. .
It is well understood by persons of
common observation, that everything pos
sessed of either auimal or vegetable life,
contains in itself the seeds of i s own
destruction. Now, why is it that salt
preserves timber? simply because it
destroys or neutralises a property in the
JT. Well, my hearty, I Lave just sue- itimter that causes decay or decompii-