VOLUME 3.
Select foctry.
In a doth * tell tale appear
Tl»ul upenk* to the eye. quit* a* plain
At lang-a«e itself ran convoy to the ear,
Somete«d*r ce>»r«-H#l«>n of plea«JM or pain;
What thought! we should never TOpart,
\\ hat secrets we should never *f »k,
If the fountain of truth In the heait
Did not lite in a bluih to the cheek.
AM the bloMom of epring "n the bough
I* promise of fruit* yet un«een,
So the color that mantle* thy beauty Jn-t now
May he but prophetic of hope* hut yet green.
How vnia in each delicate ait
Of concealment, when J.ature would speak,
And the fountain of truth in the heart
Witt ati-c in a blurb t<- the cheek I
Select Jtovy.
MY SISTER.
I wish it was in my power to describe
her as she really was : but the best I can
do would prove only a poor apology, for,
to my mind, no one I ever saw was half
as beautiful as .our darling She was no
tall stately brunette, who drew crowds of
admiring suitors to her side ; but she won
the love of every one who know her, and
there was a magic power inner laughing
blue eyes to bewitch eve"»thc gravest
philosopher. Her hair *Js of a rich,
beautiful auburn, changing to waves of
gold in the sunlight! her checks wore a
bloom as rich as the brightest rise, while
her teeth were pure and white as pearls.
She was a slight creature, and you
might have taken her for a child but for
a cer'ain air which alone bespeaks the
woman. Listen to her voice sc sweet and
musical, heir her wild laugh ringing out
loud and clear on the morning air. There
is a graceffll unrest in every movement,
first you might find her having a frolic
with her pet dog, the next moment she
would I*! in the kitelien deeply enguged
in the mysteries of cooking, perhaps af
ter that she might be playing a brilliant
chorus and, almost before you could re
alize it, the music would change to a low
mournful strain, awaking buried hopes
and dreams.
Silic was never contented with anything
more than :i minute at i> tiuie, and yon
iiiight search her room only to find an
endless variety of work put away unfin
ished. Such whs my sinter Maud t
age of eighteen, and I know you do not
Vonder that ;ny father loved her better
than any one else on earth. She was
his ' pet," his "blossom," his "pearl," his
* sunbeam," yes, I think I may safely say
his "idol." Neither time nor money
Vete snared to make her happy, lor she
alone bore any resemblance to our angel
mother.
Not that my father did not love ,my
brother and me. Oh, no, for he was ever
kind and gentle; but wo were too tear
like him to bo worshipped as was my
sister.
My brother had been travelling for two
years, ami now he was enming home, how
.soon wc did not know, until at last I re
ceived a few lines from biw stating he
would arrive on the 25th, and should
bring a friend with him whom he hoped
would bo welcomed cordially.
It wanted but a day of the appointed
t'.me, and I hurried about to uiake the
necessary preparations. trying, however,
to secui as little occupied as possible,
hoping to keep my sister iu ignorance.—
While arranging the window dra|>ery in
the room prepared for the stranger, I
chanced to sec a carriage drive up before
the door; butdid not think of uiy broth
er. Just as I ctarted togo down stairs I
heard a well-known voice exclaim .
" Fred, dear brother, home once more !
How glad lam to see you ! What a joy
ful surprise," and after a load embrace
stopped to catch her breath.
Leading her forward o\f brother pre
sented her to his friend, saying,—
«My youngest sister, Mr. Hennet.—
Chailes, this is M.tud, of whom I have
told you so often."
The stranger stepped forward, and tak
ing her hand, bjwed gracefully, while
she, with all her usual politeness, bade
him welcome to our htuie.
Standing in the door unnoticed, I had
ample time to Btudy his countenance.—
lie surpassed my expectations, for never
in my life had I seen one who bore such
a type of the perfect gentleman. He
wag rather above medium with
dark hair, eyes as piercing as the cable's,
a broad, white forehead and a daheavy
mustache, which served to make k fixed
expression of the mouth seem only the
sterner
Accidentally turning my brother .8-
pied me, and in a moment fflofi I was
clasped in his arms receiving and return
ing his loud cares-es It needed no
words to tell me he was glad to
home again, or that he loved uie as of
old, warm affection; as he presented me
to his friend I read in his eye a look of
satistie pride as he said,—
." My sister, Isabel, Mr. IJeum t. She
is mistress of my father's bouse, here,
Charlie, and also a uiother lift to
AMERICAN CITIZEN.
sunbeam at your side, so I know you will
excuse her quiet manners. I hope .Maud
will be able to tike care of herself and
the house, too. before many years, for Is
abel needs rest; this constant care does
not suit her temperament."
I did not feel very much flattered by
such a remark, as it gave evidence that
my brother thought I was growing old;
btit laughing at his compliments led the
way to the parlor, where, after a few mo
meuts' conversation, we separated, the
gentlemen going to their rooms and I to
the kitchen.
Here I had time to think for a minute;
and came to the conclusion that the st.nn
ger was just what was'needed to give our
house a look like being inhabited. My
reveries, however, were speedily inter
rupted by Maud, with h£r inquiry of how
I liked Mr. Bennet, if I didn't think lie
was splendid.
" Yes, Isa," said she, " I like his looks,
he seems to be a perfect gentleman ; and,
if George don't stop flirting, I II just sec
if somoboJy else wont be jealous too."
" But, Maud, you murt not sacrifice
your principles ol right and wrong just
to gratify a caprice of your mind. If
George Sumner does flirt, .<s you call it,
is it right for you to do the same 1—
Would you so trifle with the feelings ol
Mr. Bennet if you could do so? lam
older than you, being your sister. I posi
tively forbid any attempt on your part to
win attention only to spurn it from you."
" Just look out the window and see
for yourself, if it isn't provoking. There
he goes riding past with that charming
Miss Emerson, and I tell you candidly,
Is , I won't stand it any longer," and off
she went singing, "I had a lover once."
I did not sec her again until we met at
dinner, but I could never h-ve believed
she was jealoiH had I not known. I
am sorry to say I considered both my
sister and Mr. Sumner, her intended hus
band, a pair of simpletons; but Maud
would do as she pleased, and, to punish
her, he commenced a brilliant flirtation
with some of the young ladies of our
neighborhood.
" .Mayn't I call yon Charlie, please,
Mr. ltennet," she asked during the ev*n
i"K
--" Why, certainly, Miss Ashley, provi
ded I am allowed to call ycu Maud," was
his answer
" Hut I'm not Miss Ashley. I never
was, and never shall be. I've always
been Maud from the cradle. Isa is Miss
Ashley, and I think she's proud of her
title." she laughingly said.
" Well, then, hereafter, I understand,
you're to call me Charlie, while I, in
turn, will call you Maud. I think that's
fair, and I extend the same inV'italion to
your sister should you choose to accept."
" It is one of Maud's fancies to call
every one by his first name ; but, while
for relations it seems appropriate, I think
it rather a childish habit. You seetn
more the gentleman to me as Mr. Ben
net, and I prefer to call you so," I re
plied.
" Suit your own pleasure, Miss Ash
ley," he replied.
As «ime passed on, I noticed George
Sumner did not call on Maud as was his
custom. At first it did not strike tnC
particularly, being so absorbed in my
househould duties, until one day while 1
was alone, my father came into the room
to talk with me. We conversed first on
one topic and - then another, when finally
he inquired if George Sumner never
called on us. I replied,—
" lie does; but I suppose he has been
here often when we Were away, and hav
ing company at home, while w?, too, were
entertaining a friend, can scarcely think
it improper to call less frequently ; but
will probably commas of old when Mr.
Bcnnet returns home, and his attentions
to Maud are at an end."
" I'm sure I don't know what to make
of' them. I'm afritd there has been
trouble, for my little blossom is so capri
cious and childlike 1 fear she hai vexed
him. There is a mystery somewhere, for
she receives Mr. Bennet's attentions as i'
they belong to her. Ido not think him
suitable for her. I should prefer a dif
ferent person for my Maud, and, for once,
Isabel, put forth some effort to lead his
thoughts from your sister, for she is pleas
ed with every new face." "
" I will do my best to please yon, fa
ther ; bat Maud is 10 muck more argeea
blc than I, I fear my exertions will be in
vain."
" I will arraugo that, if it pitoves the
ouly difficulty. I have beed thinking
for some time <>f going West to visit my
sister aud of taking Maud with me. I
think we bad better start at onee. You
will please have her in readiness as suon
as possible. When your sisU-r returns
send her to the library," and so say in/
h« left the ro&b.
"Let us have Faith that Right makes Might ( and in that Faith let us, to the end, dare to do our My as we understand it"— A. LINCOLN.
BUTLER. BUTLEk COUNTY, l'A., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 18C6.
When my lather told Maud of his im
she seemed delighted; ond ap
peared impatient Wbe off. She laugh
ingly said as she was entering the car
riage,—
" I leave a tear and a kiss for each one
of you," and fluttered her handkerchief
from the window as long as she could see
us standing on the pixta. Fred accom
panied them to the city, and I was left
alone with Mr. Bennet for the first time.
I strove to make the day pass pleasantly,
but it seemed to me like a weary task, for
my spirit" weie depressed at the depart
ure of my father and sis cr.
We spent the morning at my cousin's,
returning homo in time for luncheon. —
After this we repaired to the parlcr, where
we conversed for a long timo, and finally
I consented to play for him. I prefer
red old pieces to new, and so selected
them, finally concluding with " Sweet
Home." After finishing I turned to sec
if ho was satisfied, only to find him rest
ing his head on his hand apparently ab
sorbed in meditation. At length he
walked towards me, saying as he came, —
" Sweet, sweet home, this is indeed one
a happier one than I had dared lately
dream of. Miss Ashley,you are blest in
deed, possessing, as you do, such a sweet
resting place. I have neither father,
mother, brother nor sister in this wide
world, no place dear to me for the sweet
faces, the associations found there, where
after my long wanderings I can turn to
6nd contentment and rest. lam alone in
this cold world; but it is only when list
ening to such music, or beholding a hap
py family group, that these bitter tho'ts
haunt me. Your song carried mc back
to days when a sweet, blue eyod being,
something like your Maud, twined her
fond arms about me, calling me 'Brother;'
when a loving toother taught mc to follow
the right path, and an indulgent father
laid his hand an my head, praying Qod
would bless his boy. 'J'hey arc all gone
now ; one by eue they drooped and faded
away, fiist my pareuts, then she, my idol,
the treasure to which I clung so fondly,
my sweet, angd s(.»ter Allie. Forgive my
sad musings. I know I must have wea
ried you; but all the old joys and sor
rows earne back so forcibly I gate myself
up to a train of reflections. May you
never know what it is to be left alone as
1 have been."
His heart felt sorrow awoke a slumber
ing chord of sympathy in my heart, and
I could but recall my mother to mir.d.—
Sure I had my father, brother and sister
left me ; but still there was a void which
nothiug but a mothers' love could fill,
and 1 could only sigh to think of his des
olation.
From this hour we were the best of
friends. At night, when it came time
for the train to ariive from the city, he
invited me to accompany him to meet
my brother, which I accepted. While
riding home Mr. Bennet happeucd toad
dress mc as Miss Ashley, when my broth
er inquired if he had not yet given mc
my proper name. I replied,—
" It is by my own request that he calls
■ue so, giving an old maid her title."
"Not an old maid yet, Isa; yon are
scarcely twenty-two, while I, so nearly
thirty, feel quite as young as Maiid at
eighteen. The care you have takeii upon
yourself makes you feel older, but now
our blossom is away you will soon be
young again."
"Well, perhaps I'm not so very old
after all; but [ really feel as if Maud
was my child, she is to childish and re
quires so much attention. Now she is
gone 1 shall be quited rested and per
haps more like myself."
" Well, then, change your title if you
wish to be young, and don't let Charlie
call you Miss Ashley any more."
" Perhaps he will not accept the
chaffge; lul if he is willing to call me
Isa in future I shall be pleased to ac
knowledge the honor," I replied.
" Gladly, gladly. I could not wish for
a greater pleasure than to forego all such
formalities ; but you in turn must forget
Mr. Bennet. I'd rather be less the gen
tleman, and more the boy. Call me
Charlie, hereafter p'ease," he Raid.
******
Five mouths passed away, and during
that time they told me I changed to a
joyous girl Again, full as merry as Maud
had evor been, as Fred expressed it, '-the
statue warmed iuto life." Charles Sum
ner was still with us, and during that
time the warm sympathy we felt for#iie
anothef ripened into a warmer and more
enduring affection. My brother express
ed his gnJtfficatioD at the result, and we
but waited the return of lay lather to teal
oar happinses. At lust he cams with my
sister, and the hou?e seemed full of suu»
shine again.
The same night Charlie asked permis
sion of father to make Isa his wife, which
was readily granted, and we both bowed
before him when he prou .unond the pa
ternal blessing.
" To him who has won the love of my
child, do I give her. whe has striven to
make my lite happy, who, thinking an
other to be preferre before her, spare 1
neither time nor pains to make my exist
ence one of continual sunshine. Isa. my
noble,self-sacrificingdaughter,may Heav
en shower unnumbered blessiugs upon you,
and upon hiffi whom you have preferred
to all others. God bless you both." As
he finished speaking, the warm tears
which suffused his eyes fell, one by one,
on my hand, and until that night 1 never
knew how well uiy father loved inc.
As we rose and were leaving the room,
he requested that Maud miuht be sent to
him ; but she came in just in season to
hear his remark. For two hours she re
mained in the library, and when she
came out her face was of deathly pallor;
but she strove to appear cheerful. It was
in vain, however, and making tlio excuso
of s letter to write, she kissed us " good
night" and left us alone.
I little thought, my darling sii-ter, it
would be the last timo 1 should ever re
ceive your sweet kiss, or that I had held
your hand to my heart for the last time ;
but so it was, for the next morning when
wo were all assembled at breakfast, as
Maud did uot appear, my father sent to
her room to see why she did not come
down, and the girl brought baok word
that she was uot there, that her bed was
still made, and a letter was lying on the
table.
Springing from my scat I ran up stairs
to find a note sealed and directed to me.
Teariug it open I read, and for many
weary weeks knew nothing of passing
scenes. The following is a copy from the
original which I still retain.—
"Sept 19, 185—.
"ISA, DARLING:—'T was but a mo
ment ago 1 left you, and I have biddeu
you"good-by" so many tiuies in a simi
lar manner, you thought nothing of it;
but, my sifter, it is tbe last time I shall
ever press my lips to yours I
have heard of your happiness, and may
God bless you, for, belore you are his
wilt, 1 shall be numbered among tbe
dead. You love him te»derly I know;
but I gave him all the wild idolatry ol my
nature. Ido not blame my father even
if he would have choseu Goorjjo for my
husbaud; but I did not love liiin, and 1
would not marry where 1 could uot give
my heart.
"I have loved thfi catnip still waters of
the lake, and in them I shall find a sweet
resting-place. 1 kuow before this meets
your eye, I shall be at rest, so I do not
hesitate to teli you where you may Bud
all that remains of your sister.
"Isa, sweet treasure, my truest friend,
farewell until we meet above. Kiss my
father lor uie and comfort hiui in his sor
row. Give Freddie a loving sister's last
embrace, and Charlie—may you both be
happy. Father, brother, sister, Charlie,
all farewell. "MAUD."
They searched the lake as she had said
until they foun d her body, and buried it
on its shore-, where they raised a marble
cross to her ni'Cliiory. Only "Maud" was
inscribed there, and yet- that cnc word
speaks volumes, telling us of a sweet,
childlike being whs darted as quickly as
a ray of sunlight across our pathway.
My father is bent, and his hair is grey.
The death of his idol nearly severed the
silver cord of his existence ; but he ral
lied after much suffering. He never
mentions my sister, and it is only by her
letter that we know what his conversa
tion wasabout the night before her death
After two years I laid aside my mourn
ing apparel for one of pure white when I
became the wifo of Charlie Bennet.
***** *
Ten years ago to-night uiy sister died ;
hut to 1110 it comes as vividly as if it were
only yesterday. We live in the same
hou-e yot, for my father would not leave
it, and there is another little Maud skip
ping through it who beard some resem
blance to our a little Char
lie, too. who comes with his childish prat
tle for me to see bi» sister. To-uigbt,as
I stood at my wiudow overlooking the
lake, I seemed to feel an arm steal round
me,a kiss imprinted on my forehead,and
• sweet voice sayiug, "I am watohing
over you, IE», sweet sister." I turned
and seemed to see before me the Maud of
other days; but I know she is an angel
above, and I do longer weep for the de
parted. M. JS. L.
Henry Ward Beccher has lately been
pitching into the pract ce- of woikiqg
railroad conductors on Sunday. The
o'her day, Mif.. Beecher, in hie peculiar
way, was making inquiries of a conduce
tor, to whom v be waa a'nknown, as to
whether the jutiilay riding could not be
broken up. "I think it might be," said
the eonduotor, "but tor that confounded
fellow lieecher. To many fancy people
from all pert* visit his establishment,that
it ifiakes the road profitable. Tf he* would
only shot up, the thing conld be done."
AN ACT,
Incrennlng the l'mslnns of
Widows nnd Orphan*, and
Tor other piirponen.
Be it enucted by the Senate and flout?
of lie-pretmtntivet of the Chitetl State!
of America in V.onyrett attcmbhd, That
I the provisions of the pension laws are
hereby extended to and made to include
provost marshals, deputy provost mar
shals, and enrolling officers, who have
been killed or wounded in the discharge
of their duties; and for the purpose of
determining the amount of pension to
which such persons and their dejiend
-1 ents shall be entitled, provost marshals
shall be ranked as captains, deputy pro
' v.ist marshals as first lieutenants, and cn
, rolling i (Beers as second lieutenants.
SEC. 2. And be it furthe' enacted,
| Thai the pensions to widows of deceased'
I soldiers and sailors, having children by
i such deceased soldiers or sailors, be in
creased at the rate of two dollars per
' month for each child c.f such soldier or
sailor under the age of sixteen years.—
And in all cases in which there shall be
more than one child of any deceased
soldier or sailor, leaving no rtidow, or
where bis widow has died or marriod
again, or where she has been deprived of
her pension under the provisions of sec
tion eleven of an act entitled "An act
supplementary to the severul acts rela
ting to pensions," approved June sixth,
eighteen hundred and sixty six, the pen.
sion granied to su-.h children uuder six
teen years of age by existing laws shall
be increased to the same amount per
month that would be allowed under the
foregoing provisions to the wiJow if liv
ing and entitled to a pension : Provided
That iu no case shall more than one pen
sion be allowed to the sane person.
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted.
That the provisions of an acteutit'ed"A
act to grant pensions." approved July
fourteen, eighteen hundred and sixty
two, a?d of the acts supplementary there
to and amendatory thereof, are hereby,
so far a3 applicable, extended to the pen
siouers tin ler p rev ions laws, except re
volutionary pensioners.
SEC. 4. And be it further enacted,
If any person, duriug the pendency of
his application lor an invalid pension ;
and after the completion of the proof
showiug hia right thereto, has died, or
shall hereafter die, but uot in either case
by reason ofa wound received, o r disease
contracted iu the Bcrvice of tbe United
Slates, and in the line of duty, his wid
ow, or iu event of her death or marriage
his relatives in the same ordor in which
they would have received a pension if
they had been thereunto entitled under
existing laws, on accottnt of tho services
and death in the line of duty of such per
sou, shall have the right to demand and
receive the "ccrued pension to
whioh he would have been entitled had
'he certificate issued before his death.—
And in all cases where such person so en
titled to an an invalid pension has died,
or shall hereafter die under the circuin
stances hereinbefore mentioned, whethc r
by reason of a wound received or direasc
contracted iu the scrvico of the United
States, and iu the line of duty, or other
wise, without leaving a widow or such
relatives, then such accrued pension shall
be paid to the executor or administrator
of such person in like uiauner and effect
as if such pension were so much assets
belonging to the estate of the deceased
at the time of his death.
SEC. 5. And be it Jurthcr enacted,
That the repeal by tho act entitled "An
act supplementary to the several acts re
lating*tu pensions," approved June sixth,
eighteen hundred and tiity-six,
of parts of certain acts mentioned in the
first section ol said act, shall uot work a
forfeiture of any right accrued under or
granted by such parts of such acts as re
pealed; but snch rights shall be recog
nized and alloweii in the same manner
and to all intents and purposes, as if said
act had never passed, except that the in
valid pensioner shall be eutitled to draw,
from and after the taking effect of said
act, tho inoreased pension thereby gran
ted, in lieu of that granted by suoh parts
of such acts so repeated.
SEC. 6. And be it urther enacted,
That nothing in the fourth section of an
act «ntitled "An act supplementary to
the several acts relating to pensions," ap
proved March third, eighteen hundred
and sixty five, or any Other supplementa
ry or afnendatory act relating to pensions
shall be so construed as to impair the
right of a widow, whose claim for a pen
sion Wji* pending at the date of her rq»
to the pension to which sHe
would otherwise be eutitled. had her de
ceased husband left no minor child or
children under sixteen years of age.
Approved July , 1866.
—Ayoubg lady, whose lather is im
proving the tamily mausion, insists upou
having a beau wiudow put iu tor her ben
efit.
I-etler from MaJ Jack Downing
MFRSRR. FPITOHS : T'M jlst from
Washington City. and chuck full of nfrws
I called to see tho President and talked
to him like a book, for me and him were
school boys. I're a liking for Andy.and
told him T didn't wan't toseelrm Inst in
the fog. Says ho. Major T'll bent you,'
and so I put my thumbs In mv jacket,
drew myself back in my chair an 3 com.
menced. Says I, Andy, far Ood's sake
and mine, don't you mskp thosnnie blun
der John Tyler did He got a notion in
his head to eet nn a policy, ami got qusr
reling with nnd thon the Pem
oerats patted him on tho back and prom
ised to stand by him; nnd know ses t.
Aody, they dropped him at tho o d of
his torm, jest as a monkey would a hot
chestnut. Bes I, Andy, yon know how
they used to set up meetings here, sich
fellows as Montgomery Blair would blow
a horn, then some of tho fellows under
him would beat on tin pans and an old
drum that must of «tood out in the rain
that, when you beat on it it souuded like
kicking a foot ball; then they would gath
cr up to this very Whito IIOUJO in a great
ciowd and old John Tyler would come
out, and with one thumb in his jacket
jes like mo, and the fore finger of his
right hand leaning up against b's long
nose, he would say: "Fellow citizens,
this immonse assemblage of tho yeoman
ry of the country convinces mo that 'My
Policy' is right." Then eomo feller
would holler out, "Give it to Clay."—
Then old John would call Clay a dictator
and other hard names, like you called
Forney. Ses I, Andy, that was not right
for you, a President of these here United
.States, reaching from the Atlaniic to the
Pacific ocean, to talk about "dead ducks."
Sich expressions from mo and you ain't
becoming uo how, and I kept denying
you ever said it until Seward telegraph
ed it was an c:egant speech, 'dend ducks"
and all. Now, ses I, Andy don't let them
fellows, Montgomery Blair, Tom F ■
and others jiet like their, draW you out
to make a fool of yourself again. You
keep shady, don't get mad, but try and
follow as closely as you can tho track of
Old Abe nod you'll bo all right. Ses he,
Major don't tho Democrats approve my
course? Psha! ses I; Andy are you
greca enough not to know what they are
after? You kuow, ses I, Audy they nev
er get up any moasuro themselves, but
always fight everything our party adopts.
Why, Andy, ses I, I vclfily believe if
Congress would pass a bill to keep tricli
ined hogs and cholera from landing on
our shore, and you would veto tliu bill,
tho Democrats would pat you on the
back and cry out, "Good for you, Aody;
stick to principloand we'll stand by you"
Why, ses T, Andy they would t?ke tho
stump for you and pould tell their Dem
ocratic friends as how there was no sech
thing as trichina in bogs; that it was a
Republican falsehood) intended to inter
fere with the wholo hog principles of the
Democracy. Now, ses I, Andy you must
not be foole I by these fellows in this way.
There ain't a going to be any sich thing
as a new party formed, for the people all
say the Union party is good enough for
them, and they intend to slick to it.—
Ses I, Andy look at Connecticut and
New Uampshiie, how they stuck to the
Union party against the copperheads.—
Depend upon it, this is the feeling all
over th« country, and you can't change
it. YOG helped to make it yourself when
you told them in the Senate you would
hang traitor*. Ses I, Andy, if you caught
a servant going to burn your house down,
would you trust him any longer, even if
he would swear he would never do it
again ? Breckinridge and Davis swore
they would support the Constitution of
the United Stater, and all the time they
were trying to upset the Union, and of
course Andy ses I, you know, if they up
set the Union, tho Constitution would be
undermost. Now, would you, Andy,
ses I, take either .of these fellows into
your Cabinet, and if you did, wouldn't
you be afeared they would turn our own
guns upon you, or steal all the money
from the Treasury, and start another re
bellion ? If so, why do you quarrel with
Gongress for not taking such vile rebel?
like them into fellowship to make laws
for us ? Wouldn't you say, sos I, Andy,
that a fellow tbat would try to take the
life of your child, wouldn't be St to be
its guardian? And now, Aody, don't
you think yourself—if you should come
into Court and ask the Judge to appoint
such fellow guardian—that you would be
sent right away to the madhouse ? Now,
ses I, Andy, that's jest what the people
think, and they intend to stand by Con
gress iu Keeping the rebels out, and ii
jpu'd only turn and be with then, Andy,
in that you'd be all right; but if you
don'- sea 1, Andy, you'l be ground to
mince meat. Ses he, Major, do you think
tUt ? Yen. see I, Audy, I'm iftire cf it
NUMBER 84.
snd with that he took n drink, and ask
ed me to jine him. which, out of sheet
rospeet. T did. Majcf; ses Andy, did
von fp«» an account of tho Johnson (Huh?
Pes T. Andy, what upon alrth do yon
wnnt with n club of Copperhead*—you
In the middle and thev alt curled up end
hissing, ready to give you a dab behind
nnd before ? Now, se* I, Andy, this Is
a plan to catch you. There's Tool
he'd throw his arms around your neok
and palaver you with a stream of blarney
«tmng enough to turn a oomtnon sized
water wheel, and say: Yes, Mr. Presi
dent, theee .extremists are extremely ex
tremo and fanattcally funatio, calling for
the exercise of the superior, I ranscenfisbil
nnd unparalled wisdom which you are
known jo poetess. Xnd then he'l go
right off to the old public functionary,
(Montgomery Blair) and the rost of them
nnd toin/c and tell them how <he was a
foolen you, and nmkcu you believe he
wss in earnest, and then they'l all say
"try him again, Tom, a little more soft
sodder and we have him." Why, Andy,
ses I, them fellows have tho impudenoe
to say youre going to support Clymer for
Governor. Now, ses I, Andy, oen you
stand sich a tamel barefaced insult?—.
You know, Andy, ses I, when Clymer
WHS a talkln nil kinds of hard things
about you, and wouldn't let you speak iu
the Capital of tho State, Gen. Oeary
n kecpin the rebels from hurtin you. snd
I tell you, now, Andy, J,, if it hadn't
been for Geary' you might have beau
where Jeff Davis is, and Clymer a been
in Congress helpin to make prorUlon fbr
your trial for treason. Ho callod yol *
tool of Lincoln's, and said you. 4 )jsre ft
usurper; that you were noOovernor, sttd
miud you, Andy, ses I, thon you had no
patronage or power-*-now, when ha find*
you tho President, he comes a rootin and
smellin round the Whits llouso for Cab
bage. Now, don't yoa see it, ses I, An
dy ? Ses ho, Mejer, I do—and with thM
we took entther drink of Dr. B's over
hots, and then Andy, he squared right
round to ui«, clutched his fist, and swore
by the Eternnl ho would go for Geary.—
Now, sos I, Andy, stick to that, and don't
guzzlo down a»y more of their Copper
head flattery, and don't let any of them
old huszards roost about tho white House
Ses he, Majer, I'l keep my oyes skinned
for that, and then me and him parted.
MAJOR JACK Dowsrxo.
Tho Peopl# of Jtfexioo.
Mexico, it is estimated, has no# tbottli
the same number of inhabitant* which
she had twenty yoars ago—B,ooo,ooo.
Ofthefe, only one million are pure whites,
nnd mixed breeds, who are whites by ed
ucation and sympathy*. The remaining
sevou millions are Indians and the vari
ous grades of mixtures of whites, Indi
ans and negroes, who are properly re
garded as ludians from tUair Mb its and
styles of living. Tho Indians of Mexiao
appear to to of two races—tho one (As
toc) 1 glit color, with decided Jewish nose
and c.i. t of feature; the ether d*rk cop
per, broad face, prominent eoeelc bonee,
like the North American tribes But,
they aro a totaHy different raco from
their Northern brethren being capable of
a high civilisation, and being endowed
with different natural impulse*, which
rendor them agriculturists and artisans
rather than warriors and hunters. Iu •
few tribes the lovo of liberty is so strong
that the white inun has never been able
to subdue them ; and the Spaniards wore,
only two willing to live With them upon
terms of equality and friendship. The
French sent several expeditions against
the Indians of the Sierrae ; but all re
turned worsted. The Austrians were but
little more successful, sad, finally, wern
obliged to conclude a treaty with thoee
wild sons of the mountains. ,
In many parts of the country the
wealthy Indians, descendants of the Ar
te•; nobility, sre among the best educated
and most prominent people ef the mtv
try.
The large majority, nine-tenths, at least,
are sunken it) igtiorance and vice, endur
ing life—not living— with a stolid icdif
lorcnce, and whose- sole ambition it *
drunken frolio .in lens* days, a fine bet
and exemption from labor.
They are meroly "born vegetate and
rot." ... ...
—At & "Spiritual Circle" the other
evening, a vinegary lady aalced, "Is th&
sp.irit of my husband present J" when aa
answer came," Lie-»»." She asked,
are you happy without me ?" "Very
happy.' "Where a'ffl you, John "la
k— l." It is farther related that she vin
egary lady threw a lamp at the K9dlaat'3
head) which had thi cifect of sslvisg
problem of squaring the cirole.
♦.—- JL.
—The mercury recently rose to
huudred and twenty, in Atlactf. w
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