CHRONICLE
LEWIS
BURG
H. C. IIICKOK, Editor.
O. N. WORDE N, Peiktbe.
Twii'mnmiG CHRONICLE
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IlARRisniKO, Jan. IS, 1S53.
Last evening, the " llarrisbnrg Typo-
graphical Association Held their auuuai
meeting at Covcrly's Hotel, in houor of
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the birth-day of Frankmx.
His Excellency, Gov. BiOl.ER, presided,
and addressed the assembly in a neat and
appropriate manner, reiemng .o inc scene
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the priming office,
p r and friendless
ot yui lit al cays in
" the CiiH'ge of tlie p
boy." lie sai.i, uui.-r in u.e K.eu;.a- Kal!rilll(f generally have gone home; mi
tiou of a Susquehanna raAaii.au, s a em- y f otl.rs Uvegnne to I'hiladelphia,
n among the hardy yeomanry ..f i.-rth- citllL.r on business., to see " the town," or
en. l'em.sylvaa:.-., !a ihc ball, ..f l. gila- , ,lilV(, a limu of ;t Thc gcnatc rc.
lion, or at the Lcim f Sura, hu lM.kJ fUSuj to aJj0urii over,
back wish pleasure, with pri.I.-.ou the pro-j MoXUAT, Jan 24 1S53
fession of which he had the honor ..f b. i.ig, Tlie . .,, "M-
at ouc period, a membtr. i he Oover.u.r
paid a bcautitul tribute to the memory of
I'ltANKI.IN, referred to the progress of thc
Arts, Literature, Science, aud even Agri-
culture, through the iufluence of the "Art
preservative of all Arts."
Several letters were read from invited
gueats, Toasts given, and thc followiu
patriotic Ode read by Wm. II. Kgle:
TUB PRINTER-BOY OF OLD.
"W hi eotne her to-nigbt, my t. koUa,
To crl-lirat his birth
Wtvi bttlfd up the litfhttiios aud
D d chtm it lat oa rth
Of biaf who erst a tvpo traa.
In atVr year a ra,
Oh. tha ntisv vt hst young printer boy
Will Ue m every mg!
He roUtd the fnrmt, he worltd them ft
Bui hta 1 rmird and rrjr,
A uoo f.ir hist or) ' pay
IKith moir that b 'k at rwU
Vh prif of all hi deoila art rtad.
The irmn rary lew ;
vrrtcUd aud rcrtd the nrari:
A ruU fur ! wa do!
An4 we tiMi!d Iarn to f !l.w well
The c-4 or b : gn at mird
The tck and rult to 9 wit u on,
WU.ch U hath h It behiu-l ;
So wbrn d.ath puts a period to
Tlii mortal cfctiK 4 ur.
A it' of our lalw'a p iye may
Ik kutUrd 'rouiMl w(ih JUmwa.
Un was a noMe printer-Icy,
. Tltltt paMriotaild Hifri
An htuor U. the "tn or acts,'
In every cliUe ard age.
Ainou the lim in bielnry,
Aoa iu thc haiii f lame,
Staii'l out that oldeu pr:nter-buf
itiji FfcAaLUf aa hi naaie.
The guests were considerably numerous,
and all in good huuior with their cuter
taiument. 8urrj it is to s:iy, however,
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which steals away the brains. Time was,
when nearly every Jour, printer was
arUUKCU SO, WWUf UHU DlMll-lllaiuuai-
ly. Within our day, we have known men
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reuscu noara.ug .u reS!..u.B
cause they wcre printers. That day is
ptsacd, aal printers are fast assuming tbe
station of respectability to which their tal
uts, their experience, aud their generous
heart, entitle thou. Let them quit, en
tirely, that worst enemy intoxication
and their happiness, their iuflueacc and
their property would all be found to in
crease. Let them follow the example of
tbsir most illustrious prototype, Benjamin
Franklin, thc "American Aquatic," and
become cold-water men like him. While
Fkamlux "tamed the lightning," that
other Yankee Printer, Mouse, taught it
to print and Morse also is a cold-water
man. These two most eminent professors
of the typographical art, arc worthy of all
commeudatiuu for their bright examples
as temperance men priuter everywhere
should imitate them.
Several of the unsuccessful contestants
for seat, in the Senate have gone home
and uttered some very fojlish aud some
very false statements iu reference lo their
defeat Only 4 of the '20 conqietitois fur
Transcribing Clerk could be chosen; aud
some who are in " the majority " whine
most pitconsly about it Their conduct is
unniauly aud uugratcful, aud thus pro okes
contempt, nut auger ; aud lowers them iu
public estiuuiiiou, instead of strengthening
them. The Board of Canal Commissioners
also, are sending away scores of hungry,
disappointed office-hunters, who threaten
to overturn " the prty." Instead of de
stroying thc party, many of these growlers
will fiud they have ouiy destroyed them
selves. I
I recently attended a meeting of tbe
" HarrUburg Literary Institute," and lis
tened to a very well written and philosoph
ical essay on "Life," delivered by Dr. Geo.
Dock. Tbe Institute occupies a Hall on
Market' street, between Second street and
the river, three sides of which are covered
with geological specimens, loaned to tbe
lusm,ue u,e Btati to tney were
given by dinercnt geologists under her em-
P'0' aud l,y otLcr "lightened citizens.
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j 1 bcy nave a,s0 a Library, some spe-
;cimensof the " snaix" of Pennsylvania
;th "l rattlc-snake i.ot included-and
j ""-bariums, or Botanical plants, presented
by uenry it. a oil, of L.cwisburg, who re-
ceivcd a hiuh commendation for his lodus-
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try and liberality in the presentation.
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, The attendance at the Lecture, I regret to
Say, Was DOt largC not 33 larffC 3 the V
jerage at the course in Lcwisburg, last
, n inter
Hon. Valentine Best arrived in town
j yesterday, armed and equipped with au-
! ,horitjr fr0,n Molltour C0UBtJ to prevent
H'e passage of the bill re-annexing a part
of Montour to Columbia couuty. Too late
passed both Houses, and signed by the
governor however, Mr. Buckalcw was
very glad, no doubt, to see his distinguish
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ed constituent. Bloomsburg has certainlv
, Keen t00 sharr.f.r IW-ill iT. il.u;...t..T
Friday, Jan. 21, 1853.
Nearly two-thirds of the Members of
Ithe House are new Members mmv nf
.
, "era uevcr saw any elephant and to-
jajr at an CiirIj. ,,,. tlwy atijurnej ovpr
;,;, Monday. 1W ,,,, ,ilC of
,IL.nj never saw any " elephant" and to
d.hU.u to redeem their time," and a
, WM I11Je f0 COInll,cllc(. their8es.
S;011S ,crcafu.r at 10 iuftc:lll of n
exeTy tU0Tain fhc attempt was bafled,
however, by thc minority,
j Chamubhs C. Mui.lin (Hem.) was to-
jav r...elrPt,.,i .s.r.r;ni....,t ..f !..,
lie Buildings. He was a soldier (and re
ceived a wound which disables him from
hard labor) in thc Mexican war. His on
ly opponeut in the Legislature was a broth-
er party-man, a member of his own Com.!
pany. bo you see in hu case, that politics :
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do not decide every matter about Harris- At the Democratic caucus, Monday evc-burS-
ninsr. the radical nortion of the meeting
iaoie turning lias been introduced
a-iv, ocwic-uau, UUrmg recess, Ot
courSe)-and a IittlcP;uetaLie,wJiicl.Ladjiug to the old Contract tcw. Therc
Jone various Jabors heretofore, unpretend-1 Wsfct a largC( conservative portion, however,
ingly and unnoticed, became the center ! wLo deemed the present svstem, upon the
wVu muKU rcvuiveu grave ana rcver-
cuu oenaiors, ana a.so members of the j
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m:cuuu uu uiira nouses, some parties
made the circuit, and some made a failure
only. io:uay the spirit was se-t out of,
me senate nail inquirers were told that
it had " gone off, itself;" and its exodus
in that manner became another wonder.
u is, nowever, only doing duty, patiently, j
iu another department. j
In Senate, the bill to authorize George'
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i fcimable to erect a boom in tbe Susque- j
uanna luvcr at or near illiamport. was
,uken u
Mf jAm qCI00LE) of CIioton
fGcn. Packer's suecesnr- nnnil th Ae.
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cussion. lie explained that the river be-1 the power of man's thought and might of: wjth kCen and eager scrutiny upon the mo
inga public highway.no person bad a hands. It is a noble niouument to genius.! vin mas. of human life below thorn
Ir; . t mak imi)rovtn.ent of the Lin, I
contemplated without authority of law.-
Tbat this improvement was one very much
needed by the applicant to secure his pro-
perty; that the river at this placo wa. 400 '
feet wide ; that tbe boom was not to be j
more than 150 feet ; and that it would not i
obstruct tho navigation of tbe river, and
would be a very useful improvement
Mr. MrB3 inquired whether it would
not obstruct thc channel of the river ?
Mr. QuiGCLE replied that he tbo't not.
Mr. Brno. D. Hamlin, the new and
youthful Senator from M'Kean, opposed
thc bill at some length. He had very se
rious ol jections to grauting privileges of
this kind. It was altogether a private en
terprise the river was a public highway,
and ought not to be thus obstructad. Ob
structions of this kind wcre a nuisance,
aud were the cause of much serious com
plaint from the lumbermen. It was a pri
vate cnterpricc, aud no Senator should
give bis vote for oue of the kind without
being fully couviuced of its propriety. It
was a question between tbe rights of indi
viduals aud thc public, and they ought to
have an expression of the wishes of the
Ieplc concerned before tbe privilege is
granted.
Mr. Quiugle apprehended be had a
much larger constituency interested in the
lumber buisucss than tbe Senator from
"M'Kean, (Mr. Hamli.n.) He referred to
the itLUicnse lumber business done in bis
district to the large revenue afforded to
the treasury from this business and said
he would be the last man to put any ob
structions in tbe way of tbe lumbermen.
luis would be no obstruction. It wa. a
little boom the river at this point was
very rapid and it was impossible to se
cure logs without this protection. He
rcpcaieu, no wouia oe tbe last man to
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place any obstructions in tbe wsy of thc
lumbermen, or interfere with Uieir rights,
Mr. Evsul &A soi know whether he I
LEWISBURG, UNION
could add anything to what had been said
on the subject. He was opposed ti tb'
bill. He referred to the many Iridgrs,
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dams, and other obstructions already in the
rivor, and the accidents they occasioned to
lumbermen, and remarked, that, although
by law the river is a public highway, it is
really no more a public highway than is a
gentleman's private lane. If the State
desired to part with her rights of this
kind she could make money by it, but it
would be ruinous to her prosperity.
Mr. Quiogle replied, that the more
they encouraged individual enterprise the
more the State was bcneSted by the in
crease of business. He alluded to the
general act authorizing the erection of
mill-dam?, &c, on public streams, provided
they did not obstruct the navigation ; and
said he was willing that a proviso should
be attached to this bill that the boom
shall not obstruct the navigation of the
river.
Mr. Evans remarked, that it should be
remembered that all our public streams
were filled with improvements. The
Schuylkill, Lehigh, and other streams j
abounded with them. If an amendment
providing that it shall be no obstruction
to the navigation of the river, bo append
ed, he thought there should be no objec
tion to the bill.
The bill then passed Committee; and
enming up on second reading, the Senate
adjourned.
The debate, although short, was inter
esting and spirited ; aud the new Senators
from Clinton and M'Kcan made a very
good impression upon the audience.
The Speaker also laid before the Senate
a communication from the Auditor Gener
al, in reply to a call from the Senate,
whether the Banks of the Commonwealth
kept their notes at par in Pittsburg and j UP an1 sti11 nP- 1 a at fi n m118
Pbilad. Thc communication stated that!10 rise anl no Placo to rise to. But the
all the Backs did so, but the Harrisburg ! sentiDU' below sbouted to me to look for a
Bank : and that this Bank was the only I ,aJJer in tlie 2e an1 sure enough, there
jone which paid the forfeiture (8500) re-
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rcQuircment
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J, VSfm nf PuMU Printinir nA n.h.m
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wuoje tue best. The meeting broke un
without agreeing upon any conclusion.
QUI.
XOTES OF A TRAVELER.
St. ?ai,r eqll)4iV;i, letfe
X entered ty a side door and strolled
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aoout tuc interior lor sometime gazing at
the majestic pile. It is truly a piece of :
architecture worthy of iu fame. I stood '
for a lng 'inie at one end looking at thc i
ensemble presented by the lofty pillars.
thc arched roof, and the maguifieent dome.
I would that I could often thus take my
stand and gaza at this striking evidence of
1 strnllin ,mnJ , I...r- l, T r.A 1
j the inscription to tbe memory of Sir Chris-
topher Wren, the architect, and was struck ;
with its appropriateness : " If you seek bis
monument look around you." Few men j
can boast cf such a memorial ; so vast, so I
beautiful, so enduring.
I went at last to the staircase and was
met by a very UDpoctical and by no means'
devotional demand for 2s. G J. if I wished
to sec the upper parts of thc building. I
paid tbe tax, being resolved to see it thro
out, and ascended. First I went into thc
Library, a dingy looking li"Ie, iuto which
uo decent rat would ever enter for purposes
of study. And here came the bore of a
guide, telling, in bis monotonous style,
what I cared not to know. I managed to
frliufflj him off as soon as I could politely
do so. II was pressing on from oue part
to another after leaving the Library, aud
iu so doing, he led past a gallery that look-1
cd down the nave of tl.c church. I suf
fered bini to go on, aud tarried here, once
more to feast my eye with the' prospect.
He saw that I did not appreciate bis elo
quence, and soon left me, pointing to thc
way up lo thc dome and ball. 1
. Ouly one-eighth of the ascent was as yet
accomplished, and on I went, being resol
ved to sec all that was to be seen which
you may imagine was not much iu a wiud
ing staircase lighted only at long intervals
by a loop-bole in the wall.
At last I stood in the whispering gal
lery. This gallery runs round tbe interior
of the dome at its base, and is more than
200 feet from thc ground. I sat down on
a bcuch that runs along tbe wall aud a
man at the opposite side, 140 feet from mo
that being tbe diameter putting his
face close to tbe wall whispered to me a
statement about times, and heights, and
distances, wbicb I beard with as perfect
distinctness as if he hsd been seated by my
Klln. It will 01WA mnmm mIm nf tlw mmm
of tht dome to tear in mind that you could
COUNTY, PENN., FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 1853.
put a church of ordinary size, steeple and
all, into it and jet have room to spare.
Thence I passed on to the clock ; you
may form some idea of its gigantic dimen
sions from the length of the minute hand;
which is nearly 9 feet, moving around
a circumference of fifty-seven feet. Fiom
the gallery on the outside I looked down
on the ocean of smoke which rolled over
devoted London, dense, dismal, unpoetical,
and very disagreeable. A keen wind wa
blowing, so after promonading all round
thc stone gallery which was perched at so
lofty a poiut on thc dome, and striving to
pierce a little farther into thc gloom thai
surrounded and hemmed me in, I once
more sooght the interior. Up I went, and
still up, over long flights of dark and we'.l
woru steps, and through sombre passages
where the sense of feeling was far more
useful than that of sight, until at last I
emerged into light in a little rotunda. I
thought I ought by this time to be near the
Gfib or sixth heavens but no, a seutiucl
bade mo go upward and still upward.
Not, however, I left the narrow dark
staircases, and, grasping a rope in each
hand, clambered up several flights of steps,
or rather ladders, placed almost perpendic
ularly, and the last two, quite so. At
length I reached in opening whence I could
look from a sort of iron cage, cut on the
wide air and down toward thc far distant
earth. The tars ran up and down leaving
space enough between to put one's arm,
perchance one's head through though pos
sibly with some squeezing. Nobody that
had ahead of ordinary dimensions and Sited
with the ordinary amount of brain would
care to try the experiment. I thought
that it was quite enough to grasp the bars
of my elevated cage and look out on the
scene before and beneath me. But no
j wcre narrow steps, about wide enough to
pet one's foot into, attached to one of the
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bars. The bars themselves as large as
my arm ran up into the ball, at least a
part of tbcra did. Up I went, and at last
seated mvself in the ball. 400 feet and
.
more from tbe ground.
The interior of the ball is large enough
lo contain six or eight persons. At this
time I was its sole occupant. There I sat
for a while dangling my feet out of tbe ball
and enjoying my high position. I never
expect to rise so high in the ehurcb again,
so I thought it best to make most of my
tmP""a"y elevation.
But like all who arc
thus favored, I felt something of the soli
tariness and want of comfort incident to a
hisrh-position, and concluded that it would
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be wise to descend to the ordinary level of
my follow mortals. I came down slowly
and onca more went without to look down
upon the city
I was far above tbe the colossal statues
of the Apostles which are placed on the
verge of the main building. They seemed
to inc like recording angel. looking down
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anJ fro, full of life and zealous in pursuit
0f something, each with hi. own plans and
aims. and each wi'.h his own means for ac-
complisbing his object but, perchance,
not one conscious of these guardians above,
nor anxious about tbe kind of record tbey
made. So, thought I, is it witb poor bu-
mHn nature.
IIow bu.y with thc lower
world how regardless of the myriads of fjCCj and brought on prematurely the ap
spirit. above and of that Infinite Spirit I p. of agC. On going to Mrs. Percy
who rule, over all-how careless in regard lin lUe evening after she bad finished ber
to thc history which they are furnishing
to the busy pen of thc recording angel.
But tiiuj was passing on. I was com
pelled therefore to cut short thce medita
tions, and, descending a long flight of
winding stairs to the body of thc church,
I soon was once more myself, mingling
with thc busy crowd. G- W. A.
A Wild Cat Caught bt Motive Pow-
sa. The Perry Freeman .ays that on
Thursday morning a week, the train of
passenger car. from tbe west, while pas
sing along thc foot of the Tuscarora moun
taiu, a short distance above Millcrstowo,
in Perry county, ran over a large Wild
Cat, cutting off or breaking three of its legs
and preventing its escape. After daylight
tho Messrs. Taylors, who have the supervi
sion of that section of thc road, found and
secured the animal, and brought it down
to tbe Millcrstown station. The cat doubt
less had been drinking out of the J uniata
river, when scared by thc fast coming train,
it attempted to retreat to the mountain,
and was caught on tho railroad track.
Economy is a good thing, and should be
practised by all, but it should show itself
in denying ourselves not in opposing
others- Wa see persons spending dollar
after dollar foolishly one hour, and in the
next trying to save a penny pieeo off a
wood-sawyer, coal-heaver, or market-woman.
Such things are disgraceful, if not
dishonest.
from Arthur a Uoem Oaxtl.
BY MRS. SARAH UEPBCR5 BATSS.
The great Teacher, on being asked
"Who is my neighbor?" replied, "A
man went down from Jeausalem to Jericho,'
and the parable which followed is the most
beautiful which language bat ever recorded.
Story-telling, though often abused, is the
medium by which truth can be most irre
j sistible conveyed to the majority of minds
ana in the present instance we nave a ue
sire to portray in some alight degree the
importance of Charity in every day life.
A great deal has been said and written
on thc subject of indiscriminate giving,
and many who have little sympathy with
the needy or distressed, make thc supposed
unwortliiucis of the object an excuse for
withholding their alms; while others, who
really possess a large proportion of thc
fUm. in n-at;n ,rat
opportunities to do good, overlook all in
their immediate pathway, as beneath their
notice. And vet it was the "widow's
mite" which, amid the many rich gifts
cast into the treasury, won the approval
of thc Searcher of hearts; and we have
His assurance that a cup of cold water
given in a proper spirit shall not lose its
reward.
Our design in the present sketch is to
call the attention of our own sex to a sub
ject which has in too many instances cs-
caped their attention; for our ideas of Char -
it. Mh wMi fi.,lJ. and we hold that
it should at all time, be united with jut-
tice, when those les favored than ourselves
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are concerned.
I do not intend hereafter to have wash-
ing done more than once in two weeks,"
.aid the rieh Mrs. Perev. in renlv to an
observation of her busband.who was stand-! n,cution' in this rIace' ,hat we kncw
ing at the window, looking at a woman of a AiU under s.tch circumstances,
who was up to ber knees in tbe snow, bang- !and Wf-pcrisling with cold, who was near
ing clothe, on a line in the yard. " I dc-! J Lurned t0 L-v 600,0 (fur
clare it i. too bad to be paying that poking then n fac! ,0 U tof wLlcU "
old thing a balfa-dollar a week for our jae"J,c to,itbcr ,n f? f 00' anJ
wash, and only six in the family. Therc ct0 w'1 m fd ,hf aah.ea;
she has been at it since seven o'clock this ! Pta!be dld not ndule ,onS ncf'
nnrninir. and no. It L lmnst fonr. It
will require bat two or three hour, longer
if I get her once a fortnight, and I .hall euu, 1 , . " ua". .
save twenty-five cent, a week by it" j the'' PP'-aft b L
, ! children, two at a time, for awhile, and
When your own sex are concerned, j lhen them uM Un h
you women are the W beings, said;, , . , nntMm(, hnmamni ,Q k w
Mr. P., laughing. "Do just as you please,
however," he continued, as he observed a
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6 , ... , , .. .. . a relief. Sitting over a handful of coals,
ray part, 1 should be glad if washiug day. , , . . , . , . . . , .
J r, , , . , , , , , Jishe attempted to dry her wet feet ; every
were blotted entirely from the calender." . . . , . , .
J bone in her body ached, for she was not
At tnis moment tnewasucrwoman passed
the window with ber stiffened skirts and 1
fr. i,,ji,,i ,mil
otions of pity stirring in nis Dreast at the i
sight, he again asked, " Do you think it
will be exactly right, my dear, to make old
lli.. .Ii. il lk. v.n.tf Btiimint rf lfiKnt fit. ' -
half tbe wages ?"
" Of course it will," replied Mrs. Percy,
decidedly ; " we are bound to do tbe best
we can for ourselves. If she objects, she
can say so. There are plenty of poor I
can get who will be glad to come, and by
this arrangement I shall save thirteen dol
lars a-year."
" So much," returned Mr. P., careless
ly ; " how these things do run up V' Here
the matter ended as far as they were con
cerned. Not so with " old Phcebe," as
she was called. Iu reality, however, P boa
be was not yet forty ; it was care and hard
ship which bad seamed ber once blooming
wash, for the meagre sum she had earned,
that lady had spoken somewhat harshly
about ber being so slow, and mentioned
tbe new arrangement she intended to carry ! oIl ; Ucar if it wcrc (t for my babes, I 1 lnw cctl5 tc leeP that ,it,lc COTot
iuto effect, leaving it optional with He jould vcarn fr tlie uict of the irrave" cJ aDScl- ,lu,r bhtlJ curl tue S'T
poor woman to accept or Otcliuc. After
a moment's hesitation, Phoebe, whose no- j
cessitics allowed her no choice, agreed to
her proposal, and the lady, who bad been
fumbling in ber purse, remarked :
" I have no change, nothing less than
this three-dollar bill. Suppose I pay you
by the month hereafter ; it will save mo a
great deal of trouble, and I will try to give j
you a dollar a month regularly." j
Pboebe's pale cheek waxed still more t
ghastly as Mrs. Percy spoke, but it was 'fire died out, Phccbc crept to her miscra
not within that lady's province to notice :ble pallet, crushed with thc prospect of thc
the color of a washerwoman's face. Sbo ; days of toil which were still before her.and
did, however, observe her lingering, weary J haunted by the idea of sickness aud death,
steps a. she proceeded through the yard, i brought ou by over-taxation of ber bodily
and conscience whispered some reproaches, ( powers, while in case of such au event, sh
which were so unpleasant and unwelcome, : was tortured by the reflection " wbt is
that she endeavored to dispel them by turn- to become of my children ?"
ing to tho luxurious supper which was j Ah, this anxiety is tbe true bitterness
spread before her. And here I would pause j of death, to the friendless and povcrty
to observe, that whatever method may be 'stricken parent Iu this way bc passed
adopted to reconcile the conscience to with-1 tbe night, to renew, with tbe dawn, thc
holding money so justly dne.so hardly j toils and cares, which were fast closing
earned, she disobeyed the positive injunc
tion of that God who has not left tbe time
of payment optional with ourselves, bat
who has said "Tho wages of him that is .tribute common to woman, without educa
ted, shall not abido irith thc all night tic, ox training, but sha was not prepos-
until the morning.'
13th
verse.
Thc husband of Phoebe was a day labor
er; when not intoxicated be was kind ; but
this was of rare occurrence, for mot of his
earnings went for ardent spirits, and the
labor of the poor wife and mother was the
main support of herself and four children
the eldest nine years, the youngest on
ly eighteen months old. As she Beared
tho wretched hovel she bad left early in
thc morning, she saw the faces of her four
little ones pressed close against the win
dow. " Mother's coming, mother's coming !"
they sheutcd,as they watched her approach
ing through the gloom, and a9 she uulock
cd the door, which she had been obliged
to fasten to keep them from straying away,
they all sprang to her arms at ot.ee.
God bless you, my babes V she cz
! . gcrinStccm to ner near,- jou
b not been a imnutc abseut from uiy
. . i i .
''. A ,,av suf"
j ftred" he a JJeJ. c!P"g Joanget,
! s!ck,.r nttcnuafcd-looking object, to ber
breast. " Oh ! it is bard, my little Mary,
to leave you to the tender mercies of chil
dren hardly able to take care of themselves."
And as the baby nestled its head closer to;
her side, and lifted its pale, imploring face,
tti" mrriii.heJ mother's f'ftitcd trnve wv.
and she bust into n &gony of tears ant
j :.. .. ..t . ... ..i!
sobbings. By -thc-by, do some mothers,
as they sit by the softly-liued cradles of
! tLc5r own bc,ovd ,babcs e"r ,,h'"'k nPon
,uc sufferings of those hapless ltttlw ones,
M' itU PP of
j n1 no firc ou U '"r-day,
while tho parent is earning the pittance
.... . ..
","tu ,0 Prc9erve ,luim from wtwn ?
I And Iest Fomc "J "fP8. that e arc
! Jmno3 hTVlJ uPn our giit.
uuwc,cr uu utK " ",uus QU
i about soon made, ?P nl
jDcarIy jyg iutoxicated, and wmetime.
ill-treated her sadly, she felt his ab.ence
!naturan - gtronc. and. leauina ber bead
on ner nana, sue auowca me iti!? tears 10 1
. 1 . 1. 1.1... .
, - 0 - - -,
course eiowiv uowu uer vueuss. wuuoui
nming any attempt to wiyo tbcm away,
wliilo slip murmured:
Thirteen dollars a year gone ! What
is to become of us ? I can not set help
i from tboso authorized by law to assist tbe ;
poor, unies8 I a2rec to put out my chil-!
dren ana I can not iie ana tbelu j
abused aud over-worked at their tender I Resolved, That we Iameut the decease
age. And people think their father might of Jo ox Frick, Fsq., late seuior editor of
support us; but bow can I help it that be ' ?he 'onian, and while paying this pan
spends all bis earnings in drink ? And I 10 Lis "'"' "bJ hi 9!"h
. . r - , . , 4 we dwply sympathize with hi. surviving
rich as Mrs. Percy is, she did not pay inc partncr and ndi jn ,ho lo9S .
my wages to night, and now I can not get sustained.
the yarn for my baby's stockings, and her Resolved, That tbesa proceedings be
little limbs must remain cold awhile Ion- published in tbe MUt'sHum, and North and
gcr ; and I must do witnout the flour, too,
that I was going to make into bread, and j
the potatoes arc almost goue."
11 ?re Phtcbe's emotions overcame her,
aud she ceased speakiug. After a while,
she continued
" Mrs. Percy also blamed uie for being
j80 tluW; she did not know that I was up
! j,aif ,ae uigta, and that my bead has athed
T:iv ,n n nh ! i!r r.l.! .l..r
Aoj w;,, ,l& quivering sigh, such
as one might heave at the rending cf soul
jaIlrt body, Phoobe wa. siL-ut
Daughter of luxury ! did it ever occur
to you that we are all the children of one
common Parcut ? Oh, look hereafter with
pity on those faces where tbe records of
suffering are deeply graven, and renieui-
ber " Be ye tcarmtil and jillrJ." will uut
guffiec, unless tbe baud executes the pronip-
ting, of the heart. After awhile, as the
their work on her. We will not say what
Pbwbe, under other circumstances, might
have been. 8 he possessed every noble at-
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Whole Number. 459.
sessiux iu her appearance ; aud Mn. Perey.
wb never studied cLaracttrr, or sympathi
zed with menials, or stranger, would hav
laughed at the idea of dwellicg with com
passion on the lot of her washerwoman
with a drunken Lusband. Yet her feel
ings sometimes became interested for lb
poor she heard of abroad, the poor she read
of, and she would now and then descant
largely on the few ca&es of actual distress
which bad chanced to come under Ler no
tice, and the little opportunity ahsenjoye-l
of bcs:owirig alms. SuperEcial in ber
mode of thinking and observation, ber
ideas of charity were limited, forgetful that
to be true it must be a pervading principle
cf life, and can be exercised even in the
bestowal cf a gracious word or smile, which,
under peculiar circumstances, may raise
a brother from the dust and thus win the
approval of Him, who, aULough thc Lord
oi angel, wa pleased to say uf her wh
brought but tie " box of spikenard " witii
j 1 of Iove- &u U:h j9M kAu1
. ,?,."
LiwisucRO, Pa.
rrlaten' Convention.
A call for a Convention tf the Printer:
j of the North and V.t Branches, to as
semble at Milton on the 15th inst., the
birth day of Franklin, having been pab-
'
lished aul noticed in the papors jrenenlly.
the followiug gentlemen appeared aud toot
scats iu ihi Cvuvcotion, viz :
Messrs. Uickok, cf tho Lcwisburj
Chrouicle, and Shriner, of the Democrat ;
Painter, of tbe Luuiiuaay, Muncy;
Dowtr, of tbe Kegi--t.r, Clarionaud t'rick,
of ihi Miltoaiaa, Milton.
Thc Conveutiou was called to order bj
Mr. Hickok, and on bis motion, It. M.
Frick was appelated Presidtut, and Sam
uel Shriner secretary.
Thc object of the Convention was stated
by the President, and on motion, tbe fol
lowing preamble and resolution, were
adopted :
Whereas, The attendance of tbe mem
bers of the Crft upo this Convention ia
so small as to indicate an absence of
any general interest in thc luMecte for the
consideration of which it was called, and
i thus prevent. proper interchange of
opinion or conera of action. Therefore.
Resolved, That we deem it inexpedient,
to take any action on tbe business matters
contemplated iu tbe eall of tbe Convention.
Resolved, That on this, the birth-day of
the immortal Foaskus, we point witb,
pride and pleasure to hi. illustrious exam
pie, aud cordially endorse the sentiment of
the Historian "Not half of Franklin's
merits have been told. He was tbe true
father of the American Union. It was
r'rauklin who suggested the Co"re. f
! - - '
t.i-t, anu cut iur nis wisdom, aud tbe
k.i .l . i - ....
muil,JCllte laM w.aorn inspired, it is a
uiaiter ul duulit h.thrr tii.t
Congress
would have taken effect. It was Franklin
who suggested tbe bond of tbe Union
which binds these States from Florida to
.Maine. Frankliu was the created Jinlo.
"imatl'st r.f tl,0 ol.rlilonn.k IT.
. . r
... ....'? . . "
sn.ke a word ton lt - K.. ,;. .1
fjfe tne j.; wo,d at the fight
" c" Branch papers.
Resolved, That this Convention adjourn
e ie. Signed by the officer..
Waatsi Aa Angel for Heaven.
And so death closed those little eyes
shrouded thfir bright glauces. Oh that
the sun would not come sti earning in on
his shrouded ferm as if there wcre no grief
in the world !
ring'c:s on hL white fjrehiad. You could
woep your very soul away, to think those
cherub lips wiil never, never ui.cUmc.
Vaiuly you c!a.p and esclasp the pssive,
iar.ing iiand that waudercJ so tften ever
your cheek. Vainly your anguished glanco
pt rives to r-'-d the dim story of lova
in those faded orbs. The voice, sweet as
winds blowing through wreathed shells,
lumber, forever. And still tho busy
world knosks at your door, wiil let yon
have no peace. It should in your ear ; if.
chariots rumble by; it smiles broadly in.
your care-worn fare; it mocks you as yoq
sew tbe shroud ; it meets you at tbe eoflir
t the grave ; aud its heavy footatcps trar ()p
up and down in tbe empty rooms f rent
whence you have homo your dead. Jiut
it comes never in the hush of uight to wipe
away year tears !
Wasted an angel for heaven? Cxi
you look wp f Can you bear the sp'j
of the sight ? Ten thousand celc
ings, and jour own radiant Isagel ia
Ob hm Uo. a Jul, Simi.
Wsntcd-..gel.fct68aTnir '
children tf earth
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