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Joan Banks and Old Tippecanoe.
Our Hero's called home to his heaven,
But his spirit still breathes in our ranks,
'Tis the spirit kind nature has given,
To the faithful, the honest John Banks!
To Tyler, Clay, Webster and Ewing
And all other whig patriots our thanks,
The Union was saved by their shewing,
The State will be saved by John Banks!
His equal as Statesman, or man, sirs,
Ye locos point out in your ranks,
Let detraction say all that it can, sirs,
It can say nought but good of John Banks!
In the West he's beloved like a brother;
In the East he holds every heart too;
In the Centre they rank with each other
John Banks and Old Tippecanoe!
He fought by our side for the Nation,
When we trounced little Yan and his crew
We had men that could beat all creation,
John Banks and Old Tippecanoe!
One a son of your own 'Pennsylvany,'
Kind hearted, frank honest and true,
And the 'other of gallant Yirginny:'
John Banks and Old Tippecanoe.
In Harrison's name, we o'erthrew 'em,
In Banks' the same we can do
Up, Harrison boys, up and to 'em
For Banks and Old Tippecanoe!
Our Banks never stopped or suspended,
But steered the light course and sailed through,
. Success! it has always attended
John Banks and Old Tippecanoe!
. Then Huzza boys, we'll row up Salt river
The Locos, in spile of their pranks;
While such Patriots we cherish forever,
As Tippecanoe and John Banks!
A Married Man's Reverie.
What a blockhead my brother Tom is! not to
marry! or rather, perhaps I should say, what a
blockhead, not to marry some twenty-five years
ago, for I suppose he d hardly get any decent
body to taKe mm; as old as ne is now. roor
papers oy acamer or Moyc uicu j y.uj,...
Jr.; will hA rharecd 37 1-2 cts. per year, extra.
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jenow: wnat a lonorn aesoiaie Kina oi me nejschool when he ought to be poring over his
leads; no wife to take care of him no children
fc to love him no domestic enjoyment nothing
snug and comfortable in his arrangements at
home; nice social dinners; pleasant faces at
breakfast. By the way what the deuce is the
reason my breakfast does not come up? I've
been waiting for it this half hour. Oh, I for
got; my wife sent the cook to market to get
some trash or other for Dick's cold. She cod
dles that boy to death. But after all, I ought
.not to find fault with Tom for not getting a wife,
;for he has lent me a good deal of money lhat
came quite convenient, and I suppose the young
ones will get all he's worth when he dies, poor
fellow! They'll want it, I'm afraid, for although
my business does very well, this housekeeping
eats up the profits with such a large family as
mine. Let me see; how many mouths hare I
ito feed every day? There's my wife and her
Xwo sisters that's three; and the four boys
seven, and Lucy and Sarah and Jane and
Louisa, four more eleven, there's the cook
and the housemaid, and the boy fourteen; and
tho woman that conies every day to wash and
io do odd jobs about ihe house fifteen; then
there's the nursery maid sixteen; surely there
must be another I'm sure I made it out seven
teen when I was reckoning up last Sunday
morning at Church; there must be another
somewhere; let me see again: wife, wife's sil
lers, boys, girls oh it's myself! Faith, I've
bo many to think of and to proride for, that I
forget myself half the time. Yes, that makes
it, seventeen. Seventeen people to feed every
day is no joke! and somehow or other they all
"have most furious appetites; but then bless their
hearts, its pleasant to see them eat, what a hav
oc they do make with the buckwheat cakes of
morning, to be sure! Now poor Tonvknows
nothing of all this. There he lives all alone by
himself in a boarding house witn noooay near
him that cares a brass farthing whether he lives
or dies. No affectionate wife to nurse him and
coddle him up when he's sick; no little prattlers
about him to keep him in a good humor; uo
dawnino- intellects whose developement he can
amuse himself wilh .watching day after day
nobody to study his wishes and keep all his
comforts ready. Confound it, hasn't that wo
man got back from the market yet?
I feel remarkable hungry. 1 don't mind the
boys being coddled and messed if my wife likes
it, but there's no joke in having the breakfast
kept back for an hour. 0, by the way, I must
remember to buy all those things for the chil
dren to-day. Christmas is close at hand, and
mv wife has made out a list of the presents she
moans to put in their stockings. More expense,
and their school bills coming in too; I remem
ber before I was married I used to think what
a delight it would be to educate the young
rogues myself; but a man with a large family
has no time for that sort of amusement. I won
der how old my young Tom is; let me see,
when does his birthday come? Next month, as
Ira a Christian; and then he will be fourteen.
Boys of fourteen consider themselves all but
men, now-a-days, and Tom is quite of that
mind I see. Nothing will suit his exquisite
feet but Wellington boots at thirty shillings a
pair; and his mother has been throwing out hints
for some time as to the propriety of getting a
watch for him; gold of course Silver was quite
good enough for me when I was a score of
years older than he is, but times are awfully
changed sinco my younger days. Then, I be
lieve in my soul, the young villain has learned
to play billiards, and three or four times when
he has come in late, at night, his clothes sem-
ed to be strongly perfumed with cigar smoke.
Heigho! Fathers have many troubles and I
can't help thinking sometimes that old bachelors
are not such wonderful fools after all. They
go to their pillows at night with no cares on
their minds to keep them awake; and when they
have once got to sleep, nothing comes to disturb
their repose nothing short of the house being
on fire can reach their peaceful condition. No
getting up in the cold to walk up and down the
room for an hour or two, with a squalling young
varlet, as my luck has been for the last five or
six weeks. It s an astonishing thing to per
ceive what a passion our little Lousa exhibits
for crying; for so sure as the clock strikes three
she begins, and there's no getting her quiet
again until she has fairly exhausted the strength
forward screaming. I can't for the life of me
understand why the young villians don't get
through with their squalling and roaring in the
day time when I am out of the way. Then
again, what a delightful pleasure it is to be
roused out of one's first nap, and sent oft post
haste for the doctor, as I was on Monday night,
when my wife thought Sarah had got the croup,
and frightened me out of my wits by her lamen
tations and fidgets. By the way, there's the
doctor's bill to be paid soon; his collector always
pays me a visit just before Christmas. Broth
er Tom has no doctor to fee, and that certainly
is a great comfort; bless my soul how the time
slips away! Past nine o'clock and no breakfast
yet wife messing with Dick, and getting the
three girls and their two brothers ready for
school; nobody thinks of me starving all this
time. What the plague has become of my
newspaper, I wonder? that young rascal Tom
ijas carried it off, I dare say, to read in the
books. He's a great torment, that boy. But
no matter, there's a great deal of pleasure in
married life, and if some vexations and troubles
do come with its delights, grumbling won't take
them away, any how: nevertheless, brother
Tom, I'm not so very certain but that you have
done quite as wisely as I, after all.
Desperate Kcmedy for a Desperate
Disease.
They tell a good story of old Dr. Rand. He
was called to visit a hypochondriac patient who
fancied she had swallowed a mouse. On en
tering the room, the lady exclaimed, "Dear
doctor! I am so glad to see you I am in such
distress such pain! Ob, doctor, I've swallow
ed a mouse!" "Swallowed nonsense," re
plied the doctor, in his mild and pleasant man
ner. "Oh, no! doctor!" said the patient, "it is
not nonsense it is a mouse alive mouse he
ran down my throat when I was asleep,1 with
my mouth open, and I feel him now, creeping
about my stomach, and tryingvto gnaw out. Oh!
doctor, do prescribe something quick, or I shall
die." "Prescribe," said the doctor, "yes, I'll
prescribe something that will cure you in a min
ute." "What is it, doctor? what is it? I'll take
any thing you order." "Well, then my dear
madam, swallow a cat if that don't cure you,
nothing will." It was effectual.
" Maint I see you home from mectin, Peggy."
"No, you shan't do no such thing, I'm other
wise engaged."
" I swanny, I guess you've missed it this
time, for I've got my trowsers pockets chuck
fulltof gingerbread."
"You may take my arm, Jonathan, I only
said so."
The Mormons.
Joe Smith's disciples celebrated the 4th at
Nauvoo with great pomp. It was a kind of
military celebration, accompanied with an ora
tion and feasting. Mr. Rigdon delivered the
oration, and a table one thousand feet long was
provided for the faithful. Joe Smith it seems
wore "flaming regimentals" as commander in
chief of the " Nauvoo Legion." The editor of
the Burlington Hawkeye was present, and thus
describes the appearance of the Mormons, &c.
As you approach Nauvoo from the river, and
reach the bank, which is not very high, you be
gin to ascend a gentle slope of prairie inter
spersed with a few scattering oaks. The ascent
is so gradual for nearly a mile, a to cause no
more inconvenience than in walking over a
plain. The face of the whole town site for a
mile up and down the river does not vary much
fronuthis description. About three quarters of
a mile from the landing we saw a large con
course of people apparently engaged in listen
ing to some one addressing them. When we
came near we discovered a large crowd. Most
of the Mormons could be distinguished by their
military dresses. We do not know how they
appeared on parade, but as we saw them, they
presented the appearanco of having searched
the world over, and all the armories to boot, to
obtain their military dresses and equipments.
They seemed to be in truth a motley crew.
Some with one pistol, some with two; others
with a pike or harpoon; and we even saw some
with a brace of horse pistols, a gun, and a
sword. The cavalry or cohorts remained on
their horses, and surrounded the stand, so that
it made it difficult to get near enough to hear
Rigdon's speech to any advantage. Shortly af
ter arriving we were obliged to disperse with
the crowd, when we wended our way towards
the dinner table. On the way we took a look
at the foundation of the temple, which, with the
neip o: one lenm oi an tneir labor, wnicn we
are informed is required, is progressing tolera
bly fast. Before going to the dinner table we
visited the "ox shed." Here we found the
"front half of twelve oxen as large as life,
carved from wood. Some of them were in such
a state of forwardness as to look quite natural.
When finished they are to be gilded and placed
within the temple, as the base of the great bap
tismal laver, according to the Mosaic ritual, we
suppose. Wo then visited the table, but were
not allowed to come very near it on account of
the guard. It was situated on a second bench
of the prairie before mentioned, and was stretch
ed along the plain for upwards of a thousand
feet. After waiting a short lime, the cannon
they had several on the ground announced the
approach of the procession. "Jo Smith," his
body guard having retired, was seated in a ba
rouche at the head of the procession with what
we took to be his family. He was dressed in
a splendid uniform from top to toe. After he
alighted and took the head of the table, the pro
cession passed on, consisting of men, women
and children, to their respective places at the
table. The crier informed the surrounding raul
tiiude there was sufficient room for 500 more,
but few took advantage of this information. We
waited to see the "Prophet" carre a large and
fat turkey, and distribute it to the ladies around
him after which our company left the ground.
Thus ended our visit to the Mormons.
XmpndeiEcc Rebuked.
Never was a piece of impudence more beau
tifully rewarded than yesterday, in a case which
came under our especial observation. We re
cord it for the benefit of the rising generation,
as well for the benefit of the generation which
has already risen for a neater 'rebuke was
never yet administered since the adoption of
the r cderal Constitution. About six o clock
last evening, two bucks well known about town
for their very "free and easy" deportment, wore
seen strolling upon St. Charles street, near Ti
voli Circle. They were evidently in search of
an adventure, if one could be permitted to judge
from the manner with which they surveyed
every house they passed, as well as every per
son they met, females especially. Tho con
clusion to which we arrived was, that they had
managed at the dinner table to deposito an ex
tra quantity of wine where Tom Moore (poor
Paddy Power, "Do you see that vest, Mr.
Wadt?") kept his heart, videlicit, beneath your
vest.
At length they met a lady who seemed to
suspect, before she reached them, that their ob
ject was to gazo into her face, and as she ap
proached them she discovered something won
derfully interesting upon the opposite side of
the street, which she had not fairly surveyed
until the gentlemen (?) had passed her.
"I say, Jack," said one of them with a gen
teel hiccough, "did you see her face?"
"No, I didn't; did you?"
"No, but I should like to, devilish well,
shouldn't you? How like a Juno she steps on,
and what a beautifully shaped woman she is,
isn't she?"
"Fine, upon my soul I'm bound tp see her
face, by Jove; there's nothing like boldness, I'll
go and show her my handkerchief and ask her
if she han't dropped it."
"Capital! take mine, it's a better one cost j
seventy-five dollars a dozen; it hasn't been ta
ken from my pocket before.
Jack took the nicely folded and perfumed
handkerchief, and hastened after the lady, now
nearly a square in advance.
"I beg your pardon, madam," said jack, hat
off, "I think you dropped this."
The lady cast upon him a glance from a pair
of the keenest black eyes in the world, dropped
ahalf courtesy, took the handkerchief, and wilha
freezing "thank you sir," walked quietly on her
way. The smile, so exquisitely composed,
which rested upon her lips as she tripped down
the street was a perfect diaphragm convulser.
The poor beau stood for a moment as though
thunder-struck; but a most hearty and unaffect
ed haw! haw! haw! from a rough fellow, who
stood gazing over the paling, and had witness
ed the entire operation, recalled him to his sen
ses. He joined his companion and they has
tily moved away.
"Well, damme," exclaimed Jack, "that was
just the coldest think I ever did hear of, I
swear.
The gabbatls.
Blessings and ten thousand blossings be upon
that day, and myriads of thanks stream up to
the throne of God for this divine and regenera
ting gift to man. As I have sat in some flow
ery dale, with tho sweetness of May around me,
on a week day, I have thought of the millions
of immortal creatures toiling for their daily life
in factories and shops, amid the whirl of machin
ery and tho greedy craving of mercantile gain,
and suddenly that golden interval of time has
lain before me, in all its brightness; a time, and
a perpetual recurring time, in which the iron
grasp of earthly tyranny is loosed, and Peace,
Faith, and Freedom, the angels of God, come
down once more among men. Ten thousand
blessings on this day, the friend of man and
beast! The bigot would rob it of its heart-felt
freedom on the ono hand, and coop man up in
his work-day dungeons, and cause him to walk
wilh downcast eyes and demure steps; and the
libertine would desecrate all its sober decorum
on the other. God, and the sound heart and
sterling sense of Englishmen, preserve it from
both these evils.
Let us still avoid puritan rigidity and French
dissipation. Let our children, and our servants,
and those who toil for us in vaults, and shops,
and factories, between the intervals of solemn
worship have freedom to walk in the face of
Heaven and the beauty of earth; for in the great
temple of nature stand together health and piety.
For myself, I speak from experience, it has al
ways been my delight to walk out on a Sunday,
and, like Isaac, meditate in the fields, and es
pecially in the sweet tranquility, and amid the
gathering shadows of evening; and never in
temple or closet did more hallowed influence
fall upon any heart. With the twilight and
hush of earth, a tenderness has stolen upon me;
a love for every creature npon which God has
stamped the wonder of his handiwork, but es
pecially for every child of humanity; and, then,
I have been made to feel that there is no ora
tory like that which has Heaven itself for its
roof, and no teaching like the teaching of the
Spirit which created and still overshadows the
world with its wing. Hovntt.
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Education oft, Girls.
"In the first place, females, from
their earliest years should be allowed
those sports and. amusements in the
open air, so necessary to a proper de
velopement of their bodies, and which
are now confined entirely to boys.
Instead of being compelled, to walk
demurely with measured steps, like
so many matrons, they should be en
couraged in running and romping
even, at suitable times; and that the
motions of their limbs may be uncon
strained, their dress should be always
loose and easy.
"Until girls are fourteen or fifteen
years old, they should be allowed to
play in the open air at least six hours
every day, when the weather and
season will permit. They should be
allowed to ran, leap, throw the ball,
and play at battledore, as they please.
All these exercises call the different
muscles into action, strengthen the
limbs, and impart a healthy tone to
the different organs; the blood circu
lates freely, the nervous system is in
vigorated, and the redundant fluids
are driven off by perspiration. The
most suitable dress is unquestionably
that which is called Turkish, consist
ing of, pantaletts or trowsers, and a
short frock (the latter to be brought
up sufficiently high on the bosom to
prevent the exposure oi the shoul
ders,) and the covering for the head
should be light and cool a straw
hat answers the purpose very well.
"They should never be confined
to their tasks more than six hours a
day, and I am confident they will
learn more in that time, if properly
managed, than they will in twelve,
without sufficient exercise. Make it
your own case; can you spend even
eight hours in a day to any profit? 1
think not. The mind becomes -weary,
and then nothing is retained.
How then can you suppose that the
expanded faculties of children can be
constantly exercised for that, length
of time to advantage? Depend upori
it, too much attention is paid to the
culture of the minds of children, and
too little to their bodies. Do not mis
understand me, or suspect me of un
dervaluing the former, or over-fating
the latter. Certainly the first can
never make us happy in this world
without the second, I mean simply,
that parents are too fond of forcing
genius at an early age, and thus ruin
ing the health. I wish to show that
neither should be neglected, and that
the perfect development of the one is
not inconsistent with that of the oth
er. And I would go one step further:
inasmuch as the chief enjoyments of
this life, and even the full force of
mind and moral energy depend Upon
the health of the body; it would be
safer to direct the principal attention
to the latter childhood, than to.i,run
the risk of its being neglected lw un
due attention to the former.--iiey. D;
Bitmap.
A Tippehary Siieep-stealer.
Not many years ago there was in the
county of Tipperary a sheep-stealer,
as notorious as Borrowsky himself.
It is easy enough to carry off, once
you can catch it, a sheep in Erris,
for let it be ever so fat, it is not much
larger than a hare; but a rich wether,
fed on the rich plains of the most fer
tile of all Irish counties, is not easily
carried away, body and bones. But
our Munster plunderer was a huge
fellow, with all the bone and muscle
of a Tipperary man fed up to all his
capability and vigor on the stolen
mutton. He therefore could, and of
ten did, carry off from the midst of a
flock a wether of twenty eight pounds
the quarter, and bring it home for the
feasting of himself and his family. His
practice was, to tie the sheep by the
feet, put his head between the hind
legs, and thus with the sheep still a
live, dangling head downwards, at his
back, home trudged in the dark night,
Terry Ryan; and so he thinned many
flocks, and none but himself and fam
ily were the wiser. In this way he
had, on a dark night, got into Squire
s deerpark, and seized a noble
mutton, and tied and slung it over his
head. Thus he came to the park
wall, which was about eight feet
high, and still weighted as he was,
ventured to climb, as often he had
done before. And now he is on the
top of the wall, and pondering, how
best he may descend, when the sheep
makes a sudden struggle, his footing
gives way down he goes but, as
he goes, the sheep falls inside, he
outside. The rope is a good one,
that keeps sheep and thief together;
neither can touch the bottom both
struggle the rope presses the fel
low's windpipe the sheep kicks, and
so does Teny, but it is soon over with
Mm. Next morning the herd found
Terry dead as mutton, but the weth
er, though a little apoplectic, still a
sheep, and no mutton, and proved, it
self the Jack Ketch of a thief, and the
avenger of its race. Otways Slcoiah
es in hrris.