The Susquehanna register. (Montrose, Pa.) 1849-1854, April 11, 1850, Image 1

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VOLUME XXV.
MEE
Mit e tWeattnik L _
PUBLISHED EVERY TEURSDRIV BY
. " $W Chapidier.
9idvaticpuiteißitriii Vag% per jedi 11113
if paid within the year,
If net it the end
The sr*. of ID is Past. ..;
The follow' lines *inn the L qui t J yel
giro o'lk ii =-r• ' ry
The spring of life Wpm!,
tletins 164 r tdft, •
Andllte info= tuiie
• Wrth its-ht of weary years—
tanloyanness is fisding,
Tburlartsare dimmed. w
Afilo , yontlethisb dminiretglafrifiek,
AIE •
perliirthnialy
. 11 4iieliliss - was . blooming near us
In the heart's first bprstmf
Ilchile cheer us,
• Life seemed a glorio' as thing!
Like the kam upon a river,
When the breeze goes rippling o'er,
These hopes have fied koreVerr,
To come to us no more.
sql—yet sweet—to listen
} To the soft wind's gentle swell,
• And think we hear the music
Our ebabood knew so well;
"TO •gleh 'fiat I dtk 'en%
'And the bess fields 'oT aft,
And we feel again our boyliBod's
To roam, like angels, IWO&
hete trt6 !limy 4treiths.tif *hatless
Vhit ding *tea tte Oast=
Arid from that tomb of feeling,
Ot itionghts come thronging fast;
The forms we loVed Bo dein'',
In the happy days now gone,
The beautiful and the lovely,
So fair to look upon.
Those bright and gentle maidens
'lnto seemed so formed for bliss,
1'45 glditiinsittta too be:We*
For such a world as ads-,
Whose soft, dark eyn. seemed swimming
And
I.
hoe Iliptid lightl ee of % istrinunPerg
Crertfroilit NO /my betty
Whose smiles a'e7ti. tke die sunvbine
In the spring timeof the year—
Like the ehangefitl gleigtattflisprd,
They followed every tear;
They hare pinused—like bops—away—
All their loveliness has fied-1
'Oh ! many a heart is mourning,
That 'they are with the dead.
Like the brightest buds of summer
• They have fallen from the stem—
Yet, Oh ! it is a lovely death,
le Lade frees earth like them -!
And yet the tbouOit * is saddenhig,
To muse ma lamb_ AI they --7-• „
And feel that all the - beareffill
Are passing fast a'rokr
'That the fair ones who 'we lore,
Like the tendrils of a viive.
Grow closely to each loving heart
Then perish on their shrine !
And we can but think olthese.
!In
the soft and gentle spring,
Whet. the trees are waving o'er us,
Ind flowers are blossoming ;
For we know that winter's coming,
With his cold and stormy sky—
And die . glocious beauty round as,
isbudding bat to ots
m ite..Mt Mattiminkd Amax&
ri . 1N.... a terpeetable ciergrylhatt
m the interior of a certain. State, relates the Post
h,tring anecdote. A couple came to get married;
lifter the knot was tied, the bridegroom addressed
him with--
- How much do you a:, Mister f" •
Why," replied the clergyman, " I generally
take what is af@cted me. Sometimes more, some
times less. I leave it to the bridegroom,"
res;but how much do you ax, I say r repeat
the happy man.
- I have just said," returned the cleftytMi, " that
I left it to the deeLoitio of the bridegroom. Some
wire me ten dollars, some five, some three, spine
two, some one, and emote only give a quarter of .a
Jollar r
- A quarter, ha r said the bridegroom, " well,
that's as reasonable Its a body could ex. Let me
see.' if I've got the mosey."
He took out his pocket-book : there was oo mo
ney there ; he fumbled In his pockets, • but not a
sixpence could be find.
Dang it," said he, " I thought I had some
mo
ts=
with me; but I recollrt now, 'twos in my
tother trowsera inTket. Hetty, have you got such
tithin g as two SWUM, about ve r • •
" Me'" said the bride, with - a
mixture of shame
and indignation. " rat astonished at ye, to come
to be married without a cent of money to pay for
If I'd known it are, I wouldn't come a step
with ee, ye might have gone alone to get startle d,
for all me."
Yes, but consider, Hefty," said the bridegroom
In • soothing tone, o are married DOW and; it
llee t
shilline. be help e d ; if you've got eith thing as 11 ' 4'
e 0...__"
Here, take 'em," intetropted the envy beta&
who during this speech had been searehiog her
work be and don't you,' said she, with a signif
icant motion of the finger, " don't y ou serve me an
sthrr each a trick."
GOOD AD a IT 'etas Raor.—A mouse rang
ing
beer w about a brewery, happening ta fall into
and a vat
af as in imminent dearer ofbateg drowned,
was
to a eat to htelp bias ant, The eat
rtplied--" It is a foolish ropiest, for as soon as I
Be_ oa out I Asa eat yen"
than
The
to mauls eephed--" That fate would be batter
be drearami base Ms eat lifted himlum out ; but the hew air Ow Wee awned_ pun
muil, and the MOW' (Oak "doge in his hole. to
The eat Bled en the man to eatati out.
you You, air, did you net promise that I should eat
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" AY," replied the moose. 'but yext how I vas
im liquor at the time."
'Anna Xtrramea Baszi—liss editor Of dim Al
Wo k s illsisorisi saw s, *tar foga FOrioor
recesoy. rpoo the wax with' iihiat 'the tertl of
the letter was impressed waslbe
" Drink Nei the hobbliog keettok
' "Drink it free;
"Twas good for &apse,
And eis good for doe •
A Csasavv.—The poi* ofilostce nor ms
:mg in favor eta tome for aged franks. Mont
Inentt diggin gs poosolo
_in for providing holies
" volisg ivroaies,"'m Ishith the andsdance efassier
gluon is generally required this we rt e
1, rgal charity.
`Frdm fie
oroe ourosC •
- tirmistioat• &Mow
One SatriraitY aftiiiiiion;ihfile ;Oars shice t abont
the bar-room'of the onlytu:lslic house Millie little
;
Vin k f eet - ,Uttrib*aiErierw _lo 6 flffell
*number Otguesiping , idlers—sea-faiiii men -sad,
finnem• itilagli .:early in the :st ,
ri iiii
ti:i . -clouds of an apploachinicatorm:sO benett
,thatinandk:s were lit, a; in their dim
Aglittbe the*, crowd listetiedln ffie beating of
*WK . 'tiPoli Mb Ifeita, aid the distant roll of
; thaider . t aniMeinCed the diming strife it wes
1 ease of. thole Seines that iiitiairviihilki*ititY. Um-,
r Dest - enmea down- lin Bria!ii inlaisiciiesi, itietT-A4
iliediastietemedlitrtiekVilik '°e grandeur. 4 i9kierrililtffirOtti fr efr.'" ' clips with less
noise, and the•Trillse poldicians were less absorb
ed in the Presidential.eleetion. One of the •num-,
ber seemed more litesey than the rest. li,young
vmuk, tif raikt •rmosessmcg a t • ! - , with a ri
de in iislialliA, s6dllipsder- " .ng over his
shoulder, for he tilidiszt a few ~ 1,, :s before come
isil`ibte tonni*,4sffited bang:Wow the door, looked
Itt the troubled bayifit:d 'abetted sky, ;bnd . frequent
ly asked ivit 'old 'eseptedn 'el ft pehikitter when 'he
*Wittild be'b'op to - iikirto:Olgtt.l
" 4 1'o . -night ii No, die" he responded 'to one of
these inquiries; " nor to-morrow—nor next day, I
expect. This 'ere strom looks as if it was gain' to
leattoltlidance fora good many &tin' ones, nnd
I &kik belkv'e in puttin' one in sich,company—it
=Topa So bel manners , as the sayin' ie. lon seem
to be Algreathurry, comrade 1"
"S. am. The Ses-G'el I thotitighl me ill news , from
home this morning, and I will double your passage
money if -yen inn me down to c---i to night.'
" Not I. I *ouldn't undertake it 'foi four times
the money." ~ '
itnetd,lss tibSs 'reply, the young man returned
A ' lan Me Ini.ge ; and, sitting down, therm his
ati slats raisons fxiek'ets, Vvitti Me rakiild air of 'etre
who makes up his mind to be l o:intent! with a OM
tin. evil.
M--W---- had been in S-l---- but a
few' reeks, and although a stranger, had impressed
'its inhabitants favorably—so 4uiet, retiring, and, as
all thought, kind was he in manner and disposition.
The business that 'brought him to the place was by
nommui; settled, and the intelligence! he had re
velvet, nibit. have been of 1, 4 e7 preening nature,
16 Yunkftrielte'ilatttralltr, so Medd, *redoes to- brave-a
stem thil csuised the hardiest sailor toishiink from
duty. ' Hd had'been sitting with a look of gli inv
discontent i but -a short time, when the chit .r of
horses' Pet Were heard in the street, lied a 71,
pale and ttcrifitaie, tirdoti iiittrai At door-
His first di...Wei:lslet utterance was the *Ord " Err
der !" ' "
INo exptivalinri 'of pain or tennr can send the
same deathly chill to the heart as that one word of
terrible import; and, paralyzed with stupid sur
piise, the gathered crowd inquiringly gazed at the
breathier messenger of evilßefore he could re
tale *hat seisteti totlsoke his etterance, the slier
- iff of the countrhastilrenteired and arrested A 1..-.
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"For what I" faltered the young man.
r The murder of .1 ..!thille. W . nods, was the stern
telly. _
• It wanted only titEs to swell the horrible sensa
tion that had fallen uptift the crowd. Millie
Woods, a little girl ten or twelve years of age, was
the only child of respectable parents living within
a !idle of S- 7 --....., and in her sprightly loveline,s
had won the affection of A the villagers. The cir
a/Instances street/hat !ter death, were as follows:
The parents, is 'teas frequently their custom, left
the house under the charge of Millie, and had been
the resider pint of the they, making purclia..es and
visiting% the village. Hurrying home before the
corning storm, the agonized parents found their
braise robbed, and t4itiir only child brutally mut
cieeed I The treks spread rapidly, and soon the
*eines terid 'filer neighbors were looking care
fully oil *II marks the violence had left in the
premi.. Tilen hewn, a large frame one, stood
some distance from the road. The front door was
found open, ell the inner doors unlocked or broken,
every drawer, chest, press or cupboard forced, and
their - contents stiatterQ over the door. In the
1 alt, It , erMe l k At poor little creature had probably
I fled, Ville was found,. covered with blood that
Rowed from a stab in her .aide, her little hand
, 1 grasping an old bed post, while around her neck a
' while. hrellierchief was slightly knotted.
Upon the boor of the hall ) one of the neighbors
picked up a squirrel with one fore-paw gone, and
its head seelped by a rifle ball: A yoturg man who
1. had' been eloppdtg, wood in a neighboring grove ;
1, inuoahately recognized it as one W—-- - had shot
I . that afternoon ; he was by, and, picking it. up, re
limarked to W----the excellent shut. W left him in the direetion of Wood's house, with the
squirrel in his hand. The handkerchief unwound
from Millie's neck had the letters M. W. in one
, comer. - True these were the initials of Millie's
own' name, but bee mother, positively avowed she
!owned •no such article. Satisfied with' these cir
-1 lintmatances the officer at once arrested W -
jFioni the time the murder was discovered to that
Of W=. , .....5's arrest wits just two hours.
i. iTbe prisoner was hurried to the nearest magis
'trate, and the evidence I have detailed, given be
ll:ire,' In addition to this, spots of fresh blood
were found on his coat sleeve, and as Woods' had
,been robbed of some gold and silver lain, of a pa
lladia character, two or three of the pieces were
found upoo the unfortunate man's person. This
: riveted the final link, and the crowd grew furious.
Mltle Millie, no good, so loved, and loving. sate
: extibered as a child ortheir own, and she to be
tchered for gold !—the law seemed too slow and
Auld ,
_'Air vengeance, and the- great crowd now
Swelled to hundreds swayed too and fro, shouting
lily for blood.
Convict but lately from prison, hastened for-
Ward with a rope, threw it over a post, while scene
f' the Citizens in answer to this mute suggestion,
unied the unfortunate prisoner towards the i im
' s. omplu gallowr
'.! 1%, gentlemen ? screamed' the young man,
frtebed at what appeared his inevitable fate.—
", Have mercy upon me—l am innocent—indeed I
im—have mercy r .
Ms voice was drowned in error from the crowd:
''l Who bad mercy on little Mr*, Kill him, kill
Jim! and again they pushed Wm towards the fa
tal
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.7. God !" cried the tuahaPpy man hi bitter
Ougetsti, and trembilig hie a third ; '' will no one
pity I I have a widowed mother--cnerey, mercy
"ritait a Mae while --lady a little while."
,1 (,Ing o alone, awswered this last appeal." A young
liwyer of esaiieat' ability. aid personally popular;
. . . haven'. seated the rope, and then, 10 a
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~ voice that rung oat high , above the
=ot hz
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„!ovig bismis,le sandal el yetis ads. You are
eibutk lietiewfmt. in this manyou eoudemn—an
Odd immiler..- IChsii Loa dews, do what: you will
atisiteemirik arrimirstak but respect the law—. ,
_ ,:t# As*** li----- s chime to dear
idis w a, the co vice I have mentioried.
t,,... 0
` s that mew, fresh (rem the calls, I have noth
ing to sill'. Bate to you, my anapanioas, neighbors
sett friends, I appal—earnestly appeal. Why Mill
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ern ioiee,imal the :ati►d' .bitning am
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torch waited over a. ratern;unfeeling &ft.:the Cram
tenatlee of their.*reacha _
ti It last tiiie when
the gathried teiltiEgidieittry amid great obitta-
Clef pauselaiiiftsiash 'career, stal,for a,.
there aliened a dotibtwhicli way t!IM- iiire 1 4 ‘
llew: ..The ailiftd , passige ao *Mealy" 'quoted.
tee ntionit
on the crowd at that motac:iit,„!.wYpik-lbe ; alighted,
word woidd have tarnedthemireft;thair
and titirmilated,as it seemed - :to, tliiinall& Clita;
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meontiaties," said be, . Squire 11—:.:=...
weltad'nt eitg,tit to hang this rfellow„ Wean, tell
, you what Well do. He waited to aail. with itte
' irbly. -He Audit:l6.So. We'll take himontaide
' the tai, He him in an open boat. and set-flint
adrift. Then the Lind hare mercy cubism . What
say yon I"-
A tihont'of apr ' ibiatian was the r aspens*, irai,
they hurried W'=-- -.—.. ti the slifira. In the mean
while the storm,grew land, and when in the dark
Yiight, di* foeichita beaten out by Wind and rain,
the croivd beard the (;)gory 'Waves dashingover.the
rude rter, theircourage failed,andieVen only were
Tern'tlil ready for the enterprise. Clindp nag upr oll
the deck with their Iddiri in theirmi dat,thectraits
were cut, mid th'efEitielark, kite afrightftlhdy*
„fte., ant at sea.' . t ,
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Perhaps no scene Vierineatediltirelf VirlAe 'can
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'rasa of real life so startling, weird find atrange-aa
this. While the stout-bprted ikipper, at ' #. lll
bark, the notiViettisAsred by (O'er Arlitts f ,' t{.
ions, tied W-- to the one.a.&t: ir ; die:*
ter6 2l.
preacher kneeling upon the deck Maa. ' - ..4biti"'
tween the pauses of die thunder, ,far above wavers
and wind, calling upon Heaven to blest theft 'di:
holy act-
The open lake was gained, and the. wye , pol:
man, reganlless of his screams and en(
given to the foaming alittelik. ..11Vikrg • .
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fling. that was followed by a diatfegag ...- .
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thunder, they saw the victim ' Psi OPPllA•ntihn
wave, then plunge inteidarkherniatidddatitl.
A short time had the Citecutioners td. dlirratin .
their ruthless deed. Their own,likr! tore ia.ilrocPl
arty. A stccm so violent Itss rieldom,gce'n equah-,
ed;and the little craft was wtwkeit save the aiihti
per, by unskilful herds. Desperate efforts were'
made to regain the Bay, but the entrance was oar- .
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row and intricate, while commarabt, grossly mason - ,
derstUed, were promptly executed♦ . so that the bark,
run tipoti a tedge. of rocks, and quickly went to
pieces. Two tally 'of its stamp crew . were saved
—the clergyman and the 'comet together reached '
the shore.
Some three years afterithese strange events. the
Rev. Mr. H was mammy,' ene night by a
request to come immediately, and administer re-'
ligions consolation . to a prim' ante; ate, in attcrePt
ing an escape from jail, had bin marially -"mind
ed by the sentinel on duty,. The Rev , gentleinan
'folding Ins'cloak-tatuan-kak-aditir :
the jailor, threaded his way through snow and sleet
to the prison.
They found the prisoner wri' thing in pain upon
the bed in his glocmty tell, tit by a dim Candle add
atone, for the surgeon had pronounced his case
hopeless.
- Yeri've come at last." he growled, as the Ott--
gymart approaching his bed, Wok rroin beneath his
cloak, a book and began the duties pertaining to
his sacred miseioa. *. You're come at last ; I
thought I'd go down before you got here."
- May you be spared for repentance ; let us' lose
no time."
-No you don't ! I'm bound to go dow wn.
Eknit be foolin• I didn't send for that."
- The sands of life are running fast. In a few
moments you will be in the presence of your J dge,
and repentance then Will be of no avail."
"It will reit avail me now," said the crictinal
- Think of ybdt- past life—think of the punish
ment that is to follow !"
The answer to this was a frantic roar of laugh
ter„that made even the jailer's blood tingle with
a6mr.
I will not remain," said Mr. H— sternly,
"and hear tills awful mockery. I , warn you now
—beware!"
- Well, listen, then—don't you intOWl"
The chi - Lynam held the r thdle to the convict's
face, and started jv ith astrihishment.
Oh ! you know me, do you I You itineillirci
the night we 'tossed' W— overboard—how be
prayed 1 Oh, oh ! look to yourself!"
"I did my ditty."
" 111, ha! you did, did yttd i, You did your duty
in drowning a poor fellow for a murder he never
committed !"
A tremor like an ague ran through the listnener'e
frame, and there he stood, as one dismayed.
"He never did the deed.. I murdered Millie
Woods--I chased her to the garretltnd hilted het.
I was there robbing the blase *him W—
came. I heard him speak, cheerily to the child,
give her the squirrel, and then leave. A minute
after, she was a dead baby, and W . bad the I
blame
" Lad, have mercy updn me !" groaned the Di
vine, in an agony of spirit.
-"I slipped the gold pieces-in his pocket. How
he prayed and begged for mercy ! It's our turn
now ! I don't beg—l won't—lll die as I have liv
ed--but you can howl ! He had a widowai moth
We all *e+it tibder—but you and I, parson, came
up together—now we go down—down--down !"
The voice ceased--a shudder ran through his iron
frame, and the wretched criminal was no more.
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In time, the village ,of S— grew to a city.
Many of its old citizens had emigrated, or were
dead. and, among the remaining, the events I have
narrated had faded almost into an uncertain legend,
when one sunny afternoon, an elderly . gentleman
of staid, respectable appearance, accompanied by
Iris wife and children, made his way from the;eve
ning steamer to one of the principal hotels. After
securing rooms , ho walked into die street. He
earnestly scanned the signs as be pissed,
stoped before one that read, " Attorney-at-I*hr
be paused, and then, with a
_start, as 11 the deter
minium had a spice let the despesate in it, be as
tended the sitain'and entered the-office. An eld
erly man, with abald bead and wrinkled face, was
seated at a table surrounded by books and papas
larking the new comer to beneatid4e
him through his spectacle% and -iagpinsd Wit bud-
SOIL
you dant*temember r
- I mumoteay that 1 do," ammo* theldtnamy.,
Amid", as if in doubt,
Dopen not remember pleading in behalf of
poor fellow, about being lynched far a aMtdirepount
'ears Aire I" „
dik l"tmelahond die law.
Ygr, J oyfill/y. " Cam it be Rogititor I mem for
got a Lsoe, and Tours /.elm Re fears waft dart
night that ought to iniKest-At k yoq
for ever. Ilat I thotsh, t you
dyad leant ag( l 7 ln g
do w n — lit dawn. and tell Me all."
" After I was thrown trvat the rem! that night," ;
said seating " I was eo (Viten-
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SDAYi APRIL - 18S0
cord bj WI I Vlaz . ' fie .Mr
wider.in.t I managed to get it in my mouth,
anW7soon gnawed it. apart. This 'loosened' my
haat, tio that in* few moments I freed myself
. .lisi lt l ea tlifith an old cup, that. I f our 4 in the
1: 1 4k1,,* out i& 'rater, .d, .eEdi, vieikifi g up
owe f: seats, 'managed the little a ff air so as
to A. iiin l inoiki of the waves; and in this way rode
olg.; ifigrth s ith d the. iliklit. • . •
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morning the wind had somewhat subsided,
if
.. itS.Aliplifethansted was I by fear and fatigue, that I
iittelassed to lie dewn, and eiwan was sound asleep.
!inns I awatebed the sun was settink, as far as I
aa.114 ilk3,tt tilwit. si4e.. wAlidetry w4ste tlf wa
tem. llitratie as it 7114 sMia, I VA gratly ii
*Wert_ I feared nothing so ranch as again falling
ittikl*-hiutdri of that terrible mob.
..„ altieNl mien emir oat, uadiing the scene light
aldwittatidy,l4 4 grtle breath ipringing up
1,1001114 eat, ' it on the broken ' and
with this fi re sail; drifted, as near as Info
ouklo i the stars, in a northitiiiitelly ' 'section. I
laseprotwoner *later, rgust 'bile the Canada
fiANcirtiOlikt Soiv or,
bad been carried in the storm,
I 'catilit'rxil of course determine. Through that
lotigiiiclit Ululated on ‘ I saw the moon go down,
and ttSattirs fawn into the cold gray light of morn
ing, iseiti then the sun Caine up with the'cl r eilrAalm
,ilitri.JOß no land Could be seen—nothing but gilt
--,Outer. I imagined at one time seeing in the
'-:• a sail, but if one,, it immediately dis
-94.
.cL4flt noon I noticed something floating ne
i_ on paddling my boat 'Wog side, found It
-IM - )Ktxtli carefully corded together_ I fas -
enett.A i . almost without motive, to my boat, and
Agaisor . ; . do wd
,iviii;lOOti fast asleep.. I was
awi1.".40, .. 11 !0,, lut Or.Ln i ngt i l l . 1 V s
• , ose ~.., aNV 1 e, . affi r
lin 'wonder it, thy . appearince. n
, nai r--'nest, 'o' fie of, the mere waded in
7. .: 4. vs ,„ . ~
• . . y boat to land. i leaned to tnv great
t L. ad reached the Canada side, within a
- of 7=--. It was PUI) - :.:eil that I Ilia'4l
"PsiitSlied, to which 18V,, le of good'? .it
~.., i %loving, senita.., ed for me a kind 0
4-
tiiiiitatir-4effitg, thls bale the next di g
, I al
it figoA7rwith costly silks and velvets, ri ti(l 'Mill
rAttired,tYie..Wereir bad not &wig% iTtem.—
Um . probably been lost from some wreck in
the ' storm, and, noting' the address, with the in
tentioir of repayment 'some day, I sold thE gem
teso,with the proceeds made iny Wity 16 New
t
York I, after my mother's death, joined an
.- fitted out for —, in South America.
In this2neir home I married, And engaged in mer
etpediere
&mire& There I hied until I learned, a few
montliverice, my innocence of that cruel deed had
been rade known ' by the confession of the real
criminal:,
linseJae had finished recounting his strange es
rApeOlse.k4fryei. "rising abrubtly caught him by the
*nilw i z at7t; Rit A to the open window. They look
ducks,
Is-sisiarkoor i
and long gray r, in the gloom o the eve- I
Ding, move silatly along.
" That," said the lawyer, -is Mr. H. Since the
Might of the criminal's cotilession, his intellplet, Weir
d very strong, has been a complete Witta. Ev
ery evening he wanders to the Lake. If stormy,
We, t.htreaties can iiiducie him to seek a shelter, but,
hour after hour, he paces the shore, as if every mo
ment he expected some revelation from its troubled
waters."
DILAWLNO A Wire SY
t ter--:The Atciflibittns are
accustomed to reauti. to . 6 lot for the saiffilliait
of certain difficult questions which sometimes oc
cur among them. It is always done, however in
a solemn manner, and qccomptnied with prayer.--
1 The Rev. Iffr.--,tilio was O.; !flatly vats thii
highly esteemed ,pastor of the Moravian Church in
Iteir York city *hen a young man was stationed
among One or t he tribes of Indian.% at the Ear West
as a missionary. After laborinit Hied fttr tkk-thil
years in a stare of " single blessedness" he, lik tt
othet Missionaries, desiredia companion. But he
was attached to no one, and could fix his mind up
on ne.one to be his " better halt" Still some one
he must have, for he experienced a painful sense of
iblidliirge,tkilated as he was frond all civilized so
ciety ;he t herefore left for a few -weeks, his rude
untamed charge, and went on a journey in search
of a wife. ,He directed his'etnirsi, Its yliiiiig Itiiiti§-
itis bit! At the present illy When engaged in the
pursuit, to a femall seminary. He went to Beth
lehem, in Pennsylvania, where there was a female
iteaderny, inidtr the ditkit;titilt Of his own delitimina
(ion. It is fr equently, thOgli inittropertf; Whited
the Momirian nunnery. He here niacffi Ititown his
etrailti to those who had the oversight of the insti
i;Ution—to those who were proper ones to address
qpon the subject. They informed him that there
were in the seminary several young ladies of suit
ithle Ages, character, literary and religious attain
manta, to be the companion of a missionary. But
be knew them not. He was attached to none of
them, and had no particlilar choice. What was to
he, dtffie ! it ii. 49 'art:Wily a very fleeithaf east;.—
Ii Was pmixiseed, therefore, that the interesting
thouhg difficult question be settled according to
their custom, in "like ,cases made and provided,"
by lot. Accordingly the nanidi Of ill the fair can
didates for the contemplated honor Mid happiness
were placed in some appropriate vessel, and then;
With ggat "gravity, one was drawn out. The name
Written upon the successful ticket was Bethia L
-----.--. The young missionary was satisfied.=
But will the young lady consent I Ay ; " that's
the question." When Bethia was informed "of the
liberty which had been taken with her name,
(tithe result, she was up to her elboit lit suds; it
pretty plight for a young lady to be NI to reedit
a .matrimonial odder! However, she got through
with her washing, considered the-question gave an
affirmative answer, was man led, and returned with
him to his rustic home, among the untutored !editing
of the West. The match proved eminently happy.
4f4, Wes Made in Heaven. &this was . a very tall
l. When jesting with her cane:Miens, she bad
uently said that she would never matey A nide
who was not as. tall 1111 herself. After her engage
ment the girls were solicitous to !trove whether she
was died to'adliere to her resolution. They were
bath accordingly measured, and he was found to
lei a few inches the tallest. In the course of a few
years an kiterestingyoung family was seen in that
vibe home, than whom very few have risen higkt
er t ott ale earth.
Cautoom—The expression of Mr, Calhoun
that Imam new living under a despot,ism as shoo-
Itllftfts dap! the Autocrat of fyttota. rusuisalt us
0447 we mar beard, A •.Yinkne ihts ebb
s w at
an -Engfisfitnint gra arariferim the
put to him ablest his country.—
roam the"Englislunan exclaimed, after obtaining
all dor information he could abeftt our Goverment.
you Yankees must be a very ate
pimple." This was a new idea to the Yankee, who
after considering the matter a short time.- said
" eU 1 I guess wet are, bast we don't know if." So
it is with us poor unionist'. If we are living under
a dospotizat we don't know
=Tmm!ml
"it.l *illy don't know which I love best," said
sae Manvers to, her fried Marian W•tell, aLltte
tamed frcimxpa t rty,w 'efe the was, the "admir
'a drip ininhrerS,' " NVil inm Stunton arY'reder:
Jc. JOILIRI. Out of a host of admirers, that my
fortune, now that I am an heiress, has hroughti to
my feet. I have selected them. They are_ nei th er
1 1
rich; both are filled with rept,ilaiiihts..cff libliiir so
fir ail expessiou Ind general cogAuct go. Bath
love me . - Neither 'have expresied it in . strong
terms; but either only wait fir the, necessary im
iaaramt ernwn t, .v . h . * Atte, tra pop the iitiestion. To
W.li& my fortune would be an advantage. They
may (it is an unenerons thought, but I cannot
help entertidnlOg it,) love my fortime. ou
and not
me.
Do -yon kianf, Irian l I have strong lbgtte'lf
putting their love to the iestr
"How can you do it r. .
• - Usive thought of a way.
_You may remeta-
Igr that I likd'a cousin who was supposed to be
last at sea, and the property which. bits Made; a
or , , unnoticed girl so much courted, was to be
his ithe were living." --.`,
"'tree,
.but you have had full and positive iiiikit ,
ol"biii'dtiCierat? , .
•
" I know it, but the world has not, nor can my
two favored lovers be acquainted with the fact.-
1 thßea . fore propose, to state in thq pagers that My
cousin is sot davits ilifided. TO give up for
time my splerulid establishment, and retire into
.compluatite lxiverty. It is said that kings and
Heiresses rarely hear the truth from the ilfittereks
.by - Idiom they are surrounded. This 'Will 'at ,efult
test my friends. What thinkyou of my planr
" Excellent—try it by,,all means!"
The idea arils acted Upon, and it whs curious to
see' how Jane's admirers dropped off one by one.—
Her two-lovers waited upon her at Rost in her re
tirement, and Jane was more puzzled than ever
which which to choose. Frederick English's visit s i n a
short time became more like angels that is,' few
tltltl fir,betWeen—while Staunton's were
constant. .
.11po . (i . one of them, he said, " My dear Miss Man
vers. 1 TAWe known you long. In the days of your
prosperity, Eiuir : ichinded as von were by many Jowl
erg who were affluent, 1 di d nokdare to disclose to .you a iiissflYl..wtlcli, had felt from the moinvit. I
knew you, and which has grown and stit;fithen;
ed with my acquaintance, Now that' vou are
poor like myself, the diffidence which had - else heri
meticalkf Sealed my lips from divulging my heart's
passion, is irriilksd,, I Win not affluent, but I can
support you with respectability at, least, apd if
yOfi will accept for yonr.,husband one who loves
you devotedly; I d 9 nut think you w 11 ever,regret
the hour that makes Y 66 Mine. A. least I xi-ill
never give you a v use. .
" I believe you, dear William," said Jane, "and
if you *ill accent a beggar, for I itm but little bet
ter—"
Soy not so; I cannot listen to such wrong even
n your own lips."
Your fortunes shall not suffer by, the Union."
AINt they never colt. Wlfeit shall our
mar
.age take place r
"Next week, if you will."
V.
r tri.i h l
l'o ill)Fit•frieinii. call rot litenth'
we will proceed tcg - hther there."
At the day appointed Williiam was in readiness,
ampniiiaiiieci by Frederick English. They were
both stfrpvised at H . % itfilinificence of Jane's attire,
and thought it somewhat out of character with her
circumstances, hut how much more surprised were
they when, stepping into the carriage with Jane
and Marian,Of were driven tO Jane's fohnihr res
idea& td d iiht still the mistress and heiress,
and learned t "• Oink by Which ehe had tested her
lovers. The way o.i! elick cursed himself and his '
!tittutie i• W - is If& stt*" . •
bills, you who tiliss4Rai itiolitly, ttiake it a point
to find out before the irrevocable knot g tied,
whether you are loved fur yourselves or your for-
Milts.
•
Bingolar Case of Bigamy.
• Son*,tinie since a gentleman of N. York named
Henry Mott, attracted by the golden realities of
bade adieu to his beloved wife and three
children, the eldest but nine years of age, and de
parted fur El lierado. Success met his endeavors .
and his wife soon had the pleasant satisfaction of
receiving substantial tokens of his friendship in the
form of generous installments of gold. At one
time Mr. M. forwarded $706 to his !Ming spouse.
Finally, tittlated with the toil of life in the new
Eden, and lunging for the social enjoyments of
home, the caresses of his children and the sweet
smile of a fund wife, he came back, hurried to the
house where the treasures of his heart were left,
when what ?Vas his astoilirlmmut and debpait to
find that the birds had flown. SO-age and tin
welcome suspicions ttibk the place of yearning love,'
and the cup of domestic all iction was brimmed
with shanie. Search soon traces the recreant wife
to this city, *here she was found, Slim , as his wile,
with onb JO+ Angipttis Jackson, having ' taken id
iailtage tif Hiisfialid's nee to blight his
hopes, disgrace her children• and make herself in
famous. This morning she appears in a police re
turn under arrest on charge of bigamy, by her
dttliblb name—Harriet L Matt alias Jacksop, and
Jackson is also iia prison charged with feloily—
stealing the woman's clothes, we presume.
The wife, however, alleges that after her hus
band's return, bringing with - him about 525,004,
they came to an understanding, and he renounced
all claim upon het, agreeing to give her, moreover,
1 1 . 1 0,000. SOllO of which Wits paid at' die time.—
agreement was entered into at Newark on the
12th March; and supposing herself thereby freed,
she came on hero with Jackson, and was married
to him. She does not deny having lived with
Jackson dining her husband's absence. but to rebut
the charge of bigamy, produces this singular chi.-
tifiant :
NEWARH,'N. J. March 12, 1850.
This ie tin eertify, that I; Henry Mott, of Sag
' Harbor, Long Lslll4o, do hereby agree to disunite
mreftf frog) my *lib. Haitiet Paulin Mott, as ItAg
as either of us urty live, I having broketi all mar
riage yews, deserted my bed and board, and broke
the marriage contract. in the fullest sense of the
third. Ido hereby faithfully ptomise meet to put
myself in her thiy, never to visit her,_wherever she
may see tit to
_reside, as she is clear of the name I
bear.-in the sight of God and map. I further pro-
mise nevef to correspond with her, except in for
warding draft/ of money which Ipßitinse to pay
her until the stun of tett doomed aphis be tiald.
We I falMfully promise to pay, in consideration
of Haniet . Elvhes Mott keeping dormant certain
secret knowledge by her.
1 [Signfd - HENRY
In presence Of l
u. H. Haute; Jr MOTT.
The busbeedi afterwards ft:lEo4i !Wowed them
by this city. and bad the parties arrested. There
being en evidence 'key* the wife tat that of Intii
husband. (woo in law* no witness,)4ustice Mollki
fort was compailed to dillthlirge SIM Jackson was
heltt to furthoi:aaatainatino.—../Visci reckieper.
The Yeekeo c iilleds says there i 4 aci s ikw
Bastin--a confirmed oid bsch--Who. declines se
nerekig seedkling.cake, when he publishes a mar
nage. Hs says it looks like cogotenandeg matri
,ltony.
A Strat4gem.
7 1 * - • •th ' t
Froth the BoSton•Atlaa: " "C0.. - 7 - 14.4`4°,5,
1 , ,,,i',
Incidents of be Webttet Titan` -- . : 1 4
j .,
' The procecdin„i , i; in e jury room are . erste i •
,' ,-, il:
to have been as folio' , .--They ifiteiti4 l * 6 74K , 9l .
considetiation of the case, by-ingiiiibit,'Wt*i:-
cestions to be detelined, and arranged the:m.(o
their proper order. hey . then balloted on tlikr,
ttieition, whether the -jetnamillaid . beeit'identiti.
'its:Parts of. the body of Dr. Parkentvitend,thea4-';
was unanimous that
._
,ey, ,we e, ..Thejr. atiliSV
i t
toted tipon'ffie quest ' n whether he timbal& - 1 17 ;
deatli - by the hands of r. Webster, and the - linijk i ' : l
was unanimous that ht did. Then the! ballott u ' q i
whether the homicide -as wilfutintirdeTAT trufa,
slan.ghter, and the votthwas thitrentdr tilielfe*,' ,',?.,.
to idle for the Mims mihter., .ThetiltrY.;tlo* ' ~....:I'.-1
eil half an hour in p fund silence, and, thes e
.1... i.
0 4
,j 344 of that time, e jurcirl.tkm la 'irtitid a lkk, t ,
1 1,
manslaughter reie.and 'dischisearii- VOW
he lied concluded to change iP to -maideri - Aktia ai k..
en, and Iffisr foremen. there IletderadkAluit, - ,* '.* , ti : ',
jet lid agreed upon ri'lYet* 4131144 eatir, tlif ; N:
Information witt time p e r i ft k ', ..: 4 l',JF l lit elir :•:th l Mil
e l
jrgalflid irir'eed. - '.l
- ~ '' ' - _„ ii '' f - i . i i,',t.
"After the rendition ti the.." it#....' , :J . • :, . le
rick. went up to the vieted.; ;: . -4419-
4 .
mottled in a fainting nit' .:,• si
,!.44.-.ollti
whispered soinething t his .• r. lla.,;s t i
wards 'Wire those of fib tii'no,l-thwiietitiiiif 14 1 - ;'4i
retribution became li,e - cabin ;Auld; l iiillen , M4ll'
learned counsel took lisipussiveland -0 0. fitt, , I t
~,,, b e k ft .Ah e , d e *, a few tearslWere,seen 49
vit a .
le down t l im cuitot.'irditteirnan'ti 'cheek, liftile'`
p.l3semd ro he inCire eiillected He toolatit*f
lindkerchief, and puttalkit, td.l4eyes,,,.LOW
this manner until - sheriff EireleUtitirvii fffire . '•!L' i i
for 'his. removal.. On Oearingi :the =commee4loP.:
started up and
. left the.' Ou r t_tr n t y lvil t: - celit ....*l.llti
with much of h i s umbel pp i t „-.., __ .,. saes Manner, and itaS insist By y c o eye 116100?Urariii
crowd around the entry o'lt i ss'ilet :l en*AllS4BE:: . ,
.
stepped into the earriagt. -- i l
...f - •.;•:e., z , .fii .. :iih'
Among those iii cnuTtivhoseennidpageeffectedAl-A
by the scene than otlicl . Was IltlO fi eld.. WeTtitlkiNi : •
ticed him in tears, and emarketl : that dna Orti t '44.
which had just passed 'xits an airful one,
,He,tatiell,
tided, and added—" - 11. I Was' cibilklensiithaimg,;A:
uttered one single word that I hid any denbtebol4,,,:
I ironld - nektr forgive inrself.".3i . .. • :-. ~., t• ..;,1%,.
We learn that uPowqr-.WOWeesaffis4„, 10,4,9'
jail office, from the court bo4a4ibla in - s,t,;JUOL,..fr-
Wt us---" Have my - thingOe`en i ribintietuunetil,,o
change .
of tinder' clothingl;) to Wli chlir.:Ahdiertifite
the jailor, replied in thefatffinadye.:.• 110
.was: aov - Yr.
Companion to this bell byi Mr. Andrews, . and Wheltt 1
t'. 4.
within it, said—" Well, {Mr. ,Andrews diellinve-4itl
found Inc guilty, and
.nuust,puh i trust in God ..4?:1
By the - way, am Lto hays my - rrieils ffifin Parker's /j'n
as usual f' Mr. Andrewb replieil affirrhatlielii— il
His - ra,zors were taken frinn the cell liticltheretiporrt •;.:.'
lit said—" There is no need oftaking them. awayl •••*.:
lam too much of a chrislian tit do that 'He had ) 'fr
been in th e. habit, duringli his confinement, of tisWi if.
alcohol to heat liquids, and having exhausted ill' ..4,..4
that he had, requested Me. Andrewsto obtain - 4=4 ,1 ;4: .
More for him. In feeliqin his pockets fiiir tanyity, t i .
to pay for the same, a treirn n -, eamenver`,hin:Ciiank '%,
tar to•tliat with which Ile „ty , ".yisited on the itlii/if ;I.:
of his commitinent.. His ~. i t am. (::thirinife tr.,
~.
- ait s ioyfaxfilfilit''e" '..-
At- ''''',,,,.„ 4 . * V....A
very incohefent. ' l ie apt - red ~,,,
the same condition as he ha been for some ditiel ''''''';
previous, and partook of e food prepared - 1W triii.., ?.
him. .• : • :-. 71 Jr-
T
. 'We lesion by the rumot; tat letters had /Wen re:, I .
ceived by the.judges friini Mrs. Rhoades, .and , M - r7, ' l ,t 5 V.
Cleland, revoking their testihiony, is withontlown; `iv,,, :
dation. In reference to MrlClelancl, we - hitte'ret' t.,„' . -
ceiveti the following note il ! • - , ":• , u T I V
t . -41,.! .
Slit,—l regret to find it stated in the „diaerineat - i i i .‘.
Sentind and Daily .7'imeilf.tbat I had retracted thy, AL . , ..,
statement as to the day oil Which I saw Dr:Yet*. t,
-ti
...,..:, i
man ;in reply to- which I beg to say,' said
.1
f
statement is untrue, and that I - have neveriferii
.. ..lii
mein doubted, in my own mind, the .day orAb• n,4
hour on which I saw Ht. :iGeorge•,Parktnal
,itat 444
Washington street. 8 f Sasruer Cr.r..,41n,
... , y ,', 14
.Boston, Month 31, I 830.,i
.1. 1 . '''
e i ': t
REPORTS BY rber.citiu.n. l' -
•• 1 :
The family of Dr. Wcbstel *1.9 mot slnforrned "of
the verdict the night.. It Wit.; rendenid.: . : - Friends„
however, undertook the * of pritintriag,theif,
minds for it. The awful disclosures Were paddle,
theta on Sunday morning, by Mrs. Wilt IL Frei;
*At. The scene was most heart-rending, and the
wails and shrieks could not be concealed - from the
passers by. ; i : . . , •
Every effort has been made by these friends, tat
assuage the grief of the afiliCted wife . and (laugh :
hers,, who, up to a late limn., iconfidently
_expected
an acquittal. ' ' '
•'.i , ...,:
AI letter of condolence Was' presented- them on
Stiiitlay afternoon, signed by ithe heads of 'all the
principal families of Cainbridg,e, ineluding`Heie
Edward Everett, Jared Sparks, Professer INortedi
'Judger - ay, etc.
Judge Fay garb It tip that : his friend . Dr.,
.Web
ster lusts a guilty inaNafteithearing his- ow l:I./pee&
..._
oil Silturclay evening., t'-
Anecdotes of the cruelty 'pr,Dr. Webster in ear:
ly lire are told by peisons Who were acquainted
with him,
.It is now aiiteftained th at Dr. Webste r did hike
strichnine on the night of hi a rrest , he having ihide,
fused it to his physician, Clark. , • -
This community stands aghast at the - result of
this - trial, and a state Lof excitement.,rat - naives*,
aiid ahatirbing Was never beforejaieio here. -
Dr. IVebster's family visited hinCiarf'3loo.4"*r
ternoon, and were left a few; nicseents irf hti'etair
'The interview- - was painful.
„..
BOUND TO TICADE.--;-" Buy any butte; hater
a country customer 'Who had *Edited it
goods store in Hanorer-st. and ioOCid
eluireetEt +ho knew a !list deal more Elboitlim,
self than he cared to tell:. , .
elf," replied the ,merelutnt s we deal ',via
to buv any."
"{tent to buy any eggs !” i "
"No sir, we keep a dry good strove here-,
"So! Wal, then, maybe s you'd Irks, to buyiromi
chickens—fat as pigs and a taighty meer'ia!"
"No, sir e I tell you we ddp't deat iii irrYthirrif
but dry gocodp." •
a- Ctruldif t I sell you Et trite hind Outer. et pork,!
I tell you sir, we deal in dry goods ezOlfgek
here." •
h
" Wall, what'll you give for. dried pear*
,
' edit' Qum . • A
.t who earl ye aint like natural! eiciaull , F , Ts '
...,' s
tit* its she, held a copy of "Thotipes 0 41 1., " 15 4 4 b
in doe Mild, while the other was ' pactibyjifr, ',••
enraptured. lower. i,
,"Ah l ;what soul there is in dike) pts4ti-svittf t
indeed can paint natural" •_ 1 i - , • - - ..;,-,11
.t .l
“-You can l'' shouted her ishotheT,6 who V is irel c °
peeping in at the Window, lyou'rs Stet Lk,. 1 .
that can : you're painted lilts au F 4ttirif no ve l' ' 1
Eli% Milted, The lever lett ' I • fi l
, 14
taming Tax ilteut.—A dispotell*.e,lA*-9t_ f s
tween an &gib* taker and ilkicitanel. P 11' 1 1, •-
will& of tha ainifeit they rib
._'. , .. -,-- 0 . 61 b . ;
they
WOG 11, eertain bittle. '' Ith " 'thei l retorj■""
.. . ',.4„ ;. •
ed with: us," slid the Eogr - "but idWy ..Isk
bulge portico of cnwjaroas kept thohgar-,-- ,- .: k't
"A Tau large portion indaeflit -replis49.* I, } t
Frenchman, dryly—" the killed,ataf iiottlider ' _ 4r.
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