VOLUME 2. • Selected for the CIUM*, THE WOLD fS GROWN OLD The world is prown old, and her pleasures are ,^.*'V. The worl.l i" n °| "ear! j. . The «im in the lleavcn. 11l lnngnW and P»K Fur tlic world \» grown old, and JCD'Mk. The king .in hi« throne, t>ie VHdetn>l w tmwer, Ihe children of pleaaure all eh'«w'-' The rce. are f.Jed, and tMtel«« til" rt«r. n gAB The world l< gr..wn old, and JI W. M The Indian Girl. The romance of that war of 1 -• ' which spread through Georgia, Florida, and Alabama, and brought forth the genv us ofJackson, is still un written. Though the red-skinned warriors that sprang to arms under the incitement of Tecumseh, and aftermards of Weatherford, the Red Eagle of the Muscogees, were even then considered as partially civilized, yet when once adorned with the war paint they lost hll memory but that of their abori ginal extraction, and denied as well as refused to receive mercy Many were the incidents that have gone unrecorded, incidents that would have graced the pa ges of an}* novel, or told with thrilling effect by the winter's fireside; while again a few have come down in local le gend to this day, and are told : n the cab ins on the Chattanooga, the Chicnnmuga, and the Coo.=a Rivers, with as much min uteness of detail as though occurrence'' of yesterday. Of tlie*e the story of hu layaand Tholuca appeals deeply to- the sympathy. Kalaya was a young chief of the Mus eogees; lithe and handsome, always for most in every point of danger, subtle on the trail and wise in council, be bade lair to be one, if not the first ol his tribe. Tn one of the hundred skirmishes ol war, by an act of great valor, he saved the life of the old chief Yarn pea. and by this act first met Tholuca, his daughter. To sec Tholuca was to love her, and Kalaya from the first moment of their meeting gave wav to the most ardent pis:-ion, a passion #iat was returned by Tholuca with all the reality of her nature, 't'liey were to be married during the first moon of autumn, and that time was only a few weeks distant. . One day there came to the village ru mors summoning all the warriors to the war-path, and Kalaya was first to respond. A hand of '-pale-faces" (white mcn;wcre ravaging upon the banks of (lie Coosa; and, like eagles disturbed from their nests, the Museugces swept down upon tliem once, twice, thrice, mid were as I often beaten back with Fearful slaughter, 'f iie white men pressed heavily upon them until the red warriors were driven almost upon their villages. At this moment, through sheer desperation, Muscogccs rallied, and turned the somewhat , in their favor. Kalaya had become sep arated from his band, and was creeping stealthily through a wood to join them, when suddenly lie came face to face with one whom he knew in an instant as a protn'nent leadev of the whites. They stoo 1 but a few feet apart for a moment, and then as though wit'- a mutual tho't, and with a shout of defiance, they sprang together, and clenched with a fierce and deadly grasp The white man was of gigantic stature, h.uvWmo too®, nnd richly clothed in the half-soldier, half- Indian custom of the better class of tra ders and volunteers of the border His sinewy arm wound itself around the body Kalaya like the folds of the anaconda; | but in the young chief he had fully met | his match, both in strength and dexter.- ! ty. A few struggles'they made, heaving backward and forward, for there was no time for the use of weapons, not even to draw knives, and then both fell, Kalaya upporm st, with his hand upon the white man's throat. Another minute and the struggle would have been over, the Mus cogee victor, when at the instant Thoiuca came flying through the wood from the direction of the village. The flying sav ages had brought intelligence to the vil lage of their defeat, and Tholuca could bear no longer the agony of suspense, but was determined to seek her wrrior lover, whether he might be among the dead or dying. She fouud him with his enemy almost in)the throes of death, and with womanly terror and compassion she was tempted to plead for his life. . "Spare the .'pale-face,' Kalay, and let biui return to L'u people that he may teach them how much more merciful is the Muscogee than the white man. - ' The hand of Kalaya relaxed upon the white mail's throat, for the request of Tholuca -was law. and he grow panting to his feet, and muttered some indistinct words of thanks to the rnaideu who had given him his life. But he had seen Tholuca, and her woo drous beauty struck at once all other feel ing from his breast but a desire to possess her. He stood transfixed gazing with suddenly born deliriuui of passion upon the beautiful girl who kad 64ved his life, AMERICAN CITIZEN. and was only awakened by the quick com mand of Kalaya to depart. Then with the rapidity, he seized from his belt a pistol and fired upon the warrior, Sfend ing a bullet through his heart ; and while soarcely giving time for the death-strug gle to cease he threw himself before the motionless and horror stricken Tholuca, and declared his love, promising her, if she would go with him, protection and wealth. While he was pouring out his wild, threatening prayer she stood like some statue, gazing upon the monster who had so suddenly and falsely shut out all the world from her : and then, as though resignated, she said, — "The Muscogee is your slave. You have won her foully and treacherously but the white man knows no justice or honor. lam the spoil that is given into your hands. You have a?ked my love ! Be'forc I can give it, bury from my sight the body of him whom you have slain." She stooped and kissed the dead lips of Kalaya and then stood apart while the white man, with his broad hunting-knife, dug the grave of the Mnscogee warrior, and laid therein the corps. Then Tho luca advance 1 to the ege, and giving a quick look at her dead lover, seized the knife from the white man's hand, plung ed the long blade into her bosom, and fell upon the body of Kalaya, dead. A THOTGHTFL'I. MAN. —Mr. Iliggins was a very punctual man in all his trans- [ actious through life. He amassed a large I fortune by untiring industry and puuctu- j ality ; and at the advanced age of ninety j yeais was resting quietly on his bed, and j calmly t waiting to be called away. He j had deliberately made almost every ar- | rangement for decease and burial. Ilis j pu'so grew fainter, and the light of life ! seemed just flickering in its socket, when one of his sons observed : "Father, you will probably live but a day or two. Is it not well for you to name your bearers ?" "To be sure, my son," said the dying man, ' it is well thought of, and I will do j it now." lie gave the name of six, the usual j number, and sank back exhausted upon | his pillow. A gleam of thought passed over bis withered features like a ray of light, and he rallied once more "My son read me the list. Is the name ofM. Wiggins there ?" •It is, father." "Then stnfce it off!" said he, emphat ically; "for he was never punctual—was ncvca anywhere in season, and he might hinder the procession a whole hour!" COLORED CI TENESS. —The colored pas tor of a church, iy>t a thousand miles from Bridgeport, was once desirous that the conference should meet at his church The people being aware that they must board the ministers during their stay in the city, was quite averse to their com ing. At a meeting to consider the sub j tt of giving an invitation, the pasto: stated the proposition, and said,-*- " All those in favor of inviting the breth ren here will say yes; all opposed, no." lie hen proceeded to put the question but net a single yes was heard. Where at he paused, looked around, and remark ed : "Siler.ee gives consent. The confe£ ence will come." At tlia concluding meeting, when a collection was to be taken for the visiting brothers, the pastoj told the people that it was necessary for all the brethren to be back to their respective flocks that they bad no money togo with, and must stay in their present quarters till the cash was raised. The dilemma was either to board their visitors gratuously or pay their fares home. We can guess how they solved the problem. THE OFFENDED DOC.—A gentleman living in lodgings, having a dog, which, in wet and dirty weather, much annoyed the mistress of the house, she desired it might be put away. To comply with her request, without Thinking to do the ani mal any injury, the owner contrived one evening to enter the house, and shut the door so suddenly that the dog was exclud ed. Being unwilling to lose his faithful quadruped, he rose early the next morn ing, and weut in pursuit of it, and, to his great joy, found it walking on a wharf which he had been accustomed to frequent. He was, however, much mortified to fiud that all his attempts to invite the creature to his caresses were treated with the ut most contempt. The dog, as if consci ous of the unmerited insult it bad receiv ed, disowned the man who bad been cru el enough to exclude it from the house. Thus it coqtinued, subsisting by roving to aijd fro, aud no efforts or overtures could eve* induce the dog to acknowledge its piaster. The dog was fiually ta ken on bmd a ship, and carried to sea. " Let us have Faith that Right makes Might; and in that Faith let us, to the end,dare to do our duty as we understand it"~ A - LINCOLN BUTLER, BUTLER COUNTY, PA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1865. THEOPHILUB CIBBER. —This eccentric wag, in company with the three friends, made an excursion to France. One had a false set of teeth, a second a glass eye, a third a cork leg; the fourth had noth ing particular about him, except a remark able way of shaking his head. Tbey travelled in a post-coach; and, after each one had made merry with the other's in firmity, they agreed l that at every stage they should all effect the sama singulari ty. When they came to breekfast they were all to squint; and, as they alighted from the coach, all the countrymen stood gaping round "Rot it!" cried one, "how that man squints!" I Why," said a second, "here's another squinting fellow!" The third was thought to be a better squinter than tbe two preceeding, and the fourth fellow better even than the rest. At dinner they all appeared to have cork legs, and flieir tamping about made more they had caused at breek fast. *At tea they were all deaf. At supper, which was at Dover, each man resumed his original character, the better to play his part in a farce they had con cocted among themselves. When they were ready togo to bed Cibber called the waiter to him. " Here, fellow, take out my teeth!" "Teeth, sir?" " Ay, teeth, sir! Unscrew that wire and you'll fiud they w ill come out togeth er." After some hesitation the man did as he was ordered. This was no soonerper formed thau a second cried out, — " Here, you! take out my eye, II What! sir," said he; "your eye, did you say ?" "Yes, my eye. Come here, you stu pid fool! l'ull up that eyelid and it will couie out as easily as possible." This done the third cried out, — " Here you rascal! take off my leg!" This he did with less reluctance than the others, feeling assured that it was cork and believing this to be his last job. lie was. however, mistaken. The fourth watched the poor, affrighted fellow, who was surveying the teeth, the eye and the leg lying upon the table and cried out, in a fearfully-hollow voice,— "Comeliere, sir! take off my head!" The waiter, turning round and seeing tbe man's head shaking like that of a mandarin in a china-shop, darted out of the room, tumbling headlong down-stairs in his fright. TUF. DEATH-WATCH. —The "death watch" is a very common in">ate of our houses. Among those who arc unac quainted with the habit of insects, there is a common superstition that the strange ticking sound often heard in old houses is a sign of approaching death. This noise, however, is caused by a small bee tle, which, during its boring operations, rubs the neck and chest together, by which means this (to some persons) terri ble omen is produced—a fact which, if more generally known, would save a world of causeless anxiety and uneasiness. In the larxas state these insects do great in jury to our furniture and the woodwork of old houses, which they gnaw continu ally. When captured, this beetle feigns death with the greatest pertinacity, pre ferring, it is said, to suffer death under a slow fiic rather than betray the least sign of vitality. The "death-watch," on ac count of its retired habits, minute size, and dark color, is very seldom seen; and as there are often several individuals working at the same time in their boring iperations, the sound seems to proceed simultaneously from opposite directions, thus adding to the superstitious terror wherewith by some persons it isregarded. It is not larger than a good-sized flea. THE HOPE OF MAN. —Final success — the joy of life's ripe harvest—is the goal of our hopes. No wise or thoughtful man will live merely for to-day. The pilgrim who seeks a home is not content to linger and loiter for the mere flowers besides his way. The sower looks on ward to fields white and ready for the sickle. Wisdom has regard to the grand i.ssue. The triumph or the pleasure of to-day is transitory. We waut a hope that do«« not sink with the setting sun. The true success of life is that which does not fail the evening of bur days, and leave them to blight or batrenness. We want that shout of "harvest home," that will not die into silence with the failing breath, bu* makes the passage of the grave a whispering-gallery where heaven and earth talk together. —A Washington dispatc-h, of Sat urday, states that in the House Sim eon D'aper was unanimously confirm-, cd Collector of Customs for the pjrt of New York this morning. The Senate has also confirmed Abram Wakemua as Surveyor. THE ROBINS. ■ T riUSCIB M. TU*ta. Pretty littln warbler, fling Happy blithe ami gay ; Nestle niong the tree* 10 green All the live-long day. Make a nest of little twigi Gracefully entwined, With tbe eofiest, jjr»-eiicat,W?A or AFRICA.—"Buf how the deuce," asked Matthew Maltboy, " are you. or anybody else, going to paiut what lias nevei been discovered 7" Tiffles conld hardly suppress a smile at the simplicity of the question. "Why," said he, "that's easy enough. Don't all the geographers tell us that the interior of AIHcS is madfe up, so far as known, of alternate deserts ami jungles, like the patches? ou a coverlet ? Xcty well. I conform to this goncral principle of tho continent. I put half of the canvas in desert, and the rest In jungle, and I can't be far out of the way. Take the idea J" " Perfectly," said Matthew Maltboy, "but if you have nothing butalteruate des erts and jungles, it strikes me your pan oraiua will be a little monotonous. Per haps lam wrong." (Maltboy always of fared suggestions timidly.) " I have thought ol that, and guarded against it. ] shall fill the jungles with animated life—elephants, lions, tigears, panthers, leopards rhinoceroses, hippofa muses, giraffes, zebras, erocudilcs, boa constrictors, and other specimens of natu ral history indigenous to that delightful •region. •'Good!" cried overtop; « and if you will taken hint from me, you will show your elephants in the act of being caught by natives, or engaged in combats with each other; your lions lighting your ti gers of your rhinoceroses ; your hippopo inuscs engaged in death struggles with ■your crocodiles ; and your boa constrict ors gobbling dowu your natives—or, if that is objectionable on the score of hu manity, your monkeys." ''Thank you for the hint,- but the ex pense and the necessity of completing the panorama at an early day put it out of the question. To paint accurate repre sentations of theso animals engaged in their innocent sports, would occupy the time of a first class artist for months, and cost an enormous sum." "Ah, T see, " interrupted ouortop, frho liked to show that he snatched the tnean ing ; ' you will put your animals in re cumbent attitudes—sleeping, perhaps, in the depth of j nglcs, shaded from the fierce rays ol the equatorial sun." •'Yiu have suggested it," said Tifflcsi with a broad smile, "Moat of them will be just there—out of si K bt. Tho other* will be suggested rather than introduced Llephants will be signified by theirtrunks appearing above the top of tho denso over growth. Liohs, tigers and other quad rupeds, by the tips of their toils. A loa constrictor will be expressed by a head, a coil, and a bit of tail showing at inter vals. 'J ho one horn of tho rhinoceros will always tell where he is> I shall havo | two small lakes (they are scarce in Afri | ea) for my hippopotamuses and crocodiles. II they exhibit only small portions of their heads above tho surface, that is not my fault, It is the naturo of the beasts, you know." '•Ha ! Jia ! That is what I call Art con cealing Art." said Overtop. TliK I'Vruiu;.—While en'sker.s sec on ly the clouds that now lie thick upon our national horizon and can only talk of tho immense loss ol life and money to jut down the rebellion ; the vast national debt that is being created ; the steady decrease of our commerce with Spanish America; the annihilation of our whale fishery and the transfer of our carrying business from America to foreign bottoms, to escape rebel pirates; the misconduct of tho mili tary operations; the immense inflation of our currency and many otherevils, it may be well fur us occasionally to stimulate our patriotism and confidence, in an over ruling Providence, by looking beyond tho breakers and the clouds to where down the stream of time a glorious destiny awaits our country and institutions. Tho war and its numberless evils nra transioi* Ln character. The misfortunes over which croakers utter dire forbodinga will pass away like tho creations of unua sy dreams . They will not malce our fu ture. This will depend upon tho charac ter of our institutions and the gengiaphi cal position that God has given us. No man of any political party believes that under any circumstances will our country be ever anything but an indopcndcut arid free country. The seeds of Christian lib erty have been ever too deeply planted in tho heart of the nation ever to bo uproot ed. Efforts to roll back its mighty wheels will be as vain as tho transient success of European in monopolizing Spanish Amer ican trade. They are alike laborous at tempts to make water run up hill. The trade of South America, Jlcsico, the West Indies, the South Sea Islands, and of th« Great Pacific must ultimately be controlled by this country which is no less enterprising and three thousand miles nearer it* customers than its European ! rivals.