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The whole art or Govericment consists ik .tiie,art of being honest. Jefferson.
STROUDSB URG. MONROE COUNTY, PA., ."WEDNESDAY, MAY 11 1842.
No.- ror
VOL. 3.
PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY
THEODORE SCHOCH.
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POETRY.
It is not always May.
BY PROFESSOR LONGFELLOW.
The sun is bright the air is clear,
The darting swallows soar and sing,
And from the stately elm 1 hear
The blue bird prophesying spring.
So blue yon winding river flows,
It seems an outlet from the sky,
Where waiting till the west wind blows,
The freighted clouds at anchor lie.
All things are new the buds, the leaves,
That guild the elm-tree's nodding crest;
And e'en the nest beneath the eaves;
There are no birds in last year's nest !
All things rejoice in youth and love;
The fulness of their first delight!
And learn from the soft heavens above,
The melting tenderness of night.
Maiden that read'st this simple rhyme,
Enjoy thy youth, it will not stay ;
Enjoythe fragrance of thy prime,
For oh, it is not always May !
Enjoy the Spring of Love and Youth,
To some good angel leave the rest!
For time will teach thee soon the truth
There are no birds in last year's nest;
Fair Freedom's Home.
BT MELZA.R GARDNER.
Awake the glad shout, let the sound ring out
'Like the swelling trumpet's tone,
And the song shall tell the world how well
Was the price of freedom won.
Twas a gloomy day no cheering ray
Shone on their untrod path,
When a patriot hand first made a stand
For Liberty or Death !
But the work was done the prize 'was won :
To us the boon has come;
W .ile rolls the sea, our land shall be
- r.n ln-i' liinnii lnmP"
Taexr hands unstained, inemsunes uuwmcu
In battle's dread arrav,
They had nerves lo bear, and souls to dare
The terrors of the fray!
Their nerves werr. steel, but their hearts could feel
The wrongs their country felt,
And they braveJ the- storm, unmoved and firm,
To God alone they knelt-
On Bunker's height, at deep midnight;
The band of heroes stood,
We may trace their toil on that holy soil
They moistened with their blood;
And all that day, the fearful fray
Raged on that battle field,
And the foeman's dart pierced many ahe"art
That had been freedom's shield.
On land and tide our country's pride; ,
Her flag to the breeze was given ;
From its starry gleam, by hill and stream,
The foe was backward driven.
They have passed away like a quiet day,
Like a ripple on the deep;
That banner waves o'er the quiet graves
Where the brave defenders sleep.
But the work is done; the prize s won ; ,
To us the boon has come;
While rolls the sea our land shall be
Fair freedom's happy home.
A uoy down east, three years, of ge, was
-asked who made him. Holding his little hand
a foot from the floor, he artlessly replied, "God
made me a little baby so high, and I grew the
rest."
The receipts of the Western Railroad for the
26 days in April amount to $36,000, or $1400
jrer day, being as much as the entire -receipts
in January, February, March and April, 1841.
Quite Cool.
A couple of fellows were riding together in a
gK when .the horse taking fright rah off at a
violent speed. The one that was driving cal
led on ihc other to hold him. 'O, never mind,
replied the other, 'I guess we can ride about as
fast the horse can rua.
Wo go flr the ladies out west, for they have
resolved not to marry a man who does not, and
will not take a newspaper; and what is still bet
ter, ll.ey won't let a fellow look at them if he.
owes the printer for more than a year,
Fro7ii the Morristown Jcrscyman.
'Whatever an Irishman undertakes, he goes
through with the enterprise with a determination
of a man whose life depends upon his success.
Be it love making, or ditching, or drinking, or
fiahiiiitf, i is all ,lie samo "g-ahead" princi
ple with him, triumph being his polar star, he
the consequences or the difficulties what they
may. We give the following genuine letter as
an illustration of our assertion. It is from an
Irishman to his "darlint" in this town, and as
sh ha-ksft horof-naharm-cciiarise from-its
publication. We have suppressed names for
obvious reasons, but the remainder is word for
word as it was written, and it throws the senti
mental affectation of the mustachiod dandy com
pletely in the shade. Our fair reader will
doubtless thank s for rescuing from oblivion
the invaluable recipe for making bridal cake,
which will be found at its close, although an
Editor may not think much of the receipt of a
good lice accompanying an annunciation of
ihe nuptials.
New York. Hotel foot of Courtland . Street,
January 1st ! 812.
Dare Mary my Jewal
my hart hates whin i begin to write you
my swate darlin for i have written to you so
many times 1m for and have given up all hopes
of evur harin from you agane my swate honey,
i have not bene able to do a days wark sinse l
left Denvil for thinkin of you my Dare jewal.
Och and had it not bene for Barney i would
liafc hrjp iher vet with vou honev. i have
bene at Rochasler labrin at the Blacksmiihin ( forward and it's hard work for a 'neutral' edi
work i have clared 150$ dollars Dare honay j lor to speak of politics without leaning either
that is a grate Dale beer than working in the i onc wav or tne other.
hot sun as you ana me uia ami u mary uumiu
rccolect whin we planted corn and fed the
calves together them was the days whin kisses
was nlintv and the haniest that evur i spint in
amerika. didnt we have fine fun fadin :hc
craiurs, i hope yotv hav not forgot if you hav i
will trv and brinir it to your recolection whin i
mete you and i hope that lime is not far hence
my swate honay i hope the next time i write j niucn ()f ji 0n hand and it's hard work to col
you will not be to my jewal or my honay but iect a debt of one who says 'I'll pay to-morrow.'
to my auld woman if you will consint and my jy8 nar( y;0r t0 sqeeze cider out of a brick
prayer is you will not say no. i come down to ; oal an(j jls jiar( work to scratch out ideas for
york jisi for the vary purpose of harin from you a paragraph, after being on a spree for twenty
i am with Mr. H. of the hotel Mr. G. was ! j-our j,ours j
here one day and i asked him what had become j jV(ir( worj; t0 i10jj lightning by the tail
of vou and he tould me you had gone to morns-
" ill
town to boa taylon iremnieu wnen l asKeu
him for i ihout the answer would be you was
dead for i had wrot you so many limes befor
and never ?ot an answer, i send this by the
.11 , . I 1 I
agent of the morristown cars he promised faith-
fuly he would take it sale to you l wilt come
up and se you as soon as i get an answer to
this. i gave him two shilins lo take it and i
have no doubt he will you must be prepared to
get married, whin i come you no the cortship
was all done last sumer and we must lose as
little time and be at as little expense as possi
ble for money is money now a days and it will
take all we can scrape to git our little shanty
furnished, as soon as i get any tidings of you
i will get a pig and ma by you can get a cow
chape up your way i think we will live as hap
py as kings togethar i have got a new stite af
satennet chillies if you cujl recommend a good
tailer to me i would bring them up to morriston
and get them made folks tcls me the cloth is
very handsome and i woud like to have them
made naie i have got some hard times cloth to
make me another sute but being as you are a
taller i will let them be till we are bound to
geiher nevar to be separated until deth. if you
have not got a nice dress to get married in i
will send you one my sister was advising me
to get you a tagliony it is very fashionable and
very perty if you have not got any nice enufi'
you must send me word and i will send it rite
on i will leave it lo you to fix the day and hour
for the knot to be tied i think it will be a good
plan to hire a carriage and ride a little ways
out in the country i will bring a few of my com
rades with irrc and yo'u can have a few your in
timate acquaniances to witness the ceremony i
think we had belter bord at Mr. L until we
can get all things ready to ke.ppin house we
will settle where our place of abode is to be
when i see you i think i would like lo go to
texas or florida we arc both young and i think
we could make money like dirt i realy do think
you will make me a first rate wife and if you
really wish to enter upon the matremonyal life
i dont think you can do any bettor than take
me we are both good looking and a very likely
couple to do well i think you had belter bake
the cake yorself it will be. so much chaper than
to buy it i will give you the recite for mnkin it
i am told it is an excelent one 2 pounds hops
lard 1 lb oound rve flour it is the chapest half
a pound of rasins pint of molasses one ounsc ol
orange peel 1 glas of sider and 3 egs if you
cant get egs snow will do insted of them i ex
pect you are a first rate hand at bakin as you
have had a good mistress to learn $ou.
I remain Dare Jewal
yours until
death
THOMAS M .
P. S.'yoti must write as soon as possible.
" for i am waiting1 anxiously for an answer
West Point Examination. "
The following named gentlemen have hepn
inviied by the Secretary of War to attend the
Annual Examination of the Cadets at the Mili
tary Academy, to commence on the fir&i Mon
day in June next
Thomas A. Deblois, Esq. of Maine.
J:imes j. Austin, Esq. of Mass.. .
Gen. E. P. Walton, of Vermont. -
Rov. Alonzo Potter, D. D. ofNj.Y.
Prof. Alex. Dallas Bache, ofgPna.
George PV Macculiogh, "Esq. of N. J.
Gen. George A. Stewart, of Maryland.
Col. Josiah W. Ware, of Virginia.
Gen. Alex. Mackrac, of N. C.
Richard W. Habersham, Esq. of Georgia.
Dr. Churchill J. Blackburn, of Kentucky.
Gen. Robert B. McAfee, do
W. S. T. Denniton, Esq. of Ohio
John G. Floyd, Esq. of Indiana.
Hon. A. S. Brown, of Mississippi.
Dr. Benjamin W. Maclin, of Alabama.
Frederick W. Curtenius, Esq. of Michigan.
Dr. Frederick Hall, District of Columbia.
Capt. Beverly Kennon, U. S. Navy.
Col. J. J. Albert, U. S.- Army..
Capt. P. II. Salt, do
We will also state, for the information of the
public, that the Cadet appointments for this
vcar have been made. The next selections
will be made in February or March, 1813.
Ilartl Work.
It's hard work to make a dinner of grape shot,
'7 1
unless they are well boiled and it's hard work
to dige3t a fool's argument, unless it be soaked
in something like reason.
It's hard work to look at the sun without
winking and it's hard work to look at some
' girls without feeling inclined to wink.
It's hard work to do nothing, and hav
inn
an j n nar j -q t0 'Siem the torrent of a wo-
man's will.'
It 'a hard work to refuse a good offer and it's
harder still to be compelled to accept a bad one.
It's hard work for many people to lire, and
doubly hard for some to die. Sunday Mercury.
The Gentleman at Church may bctnown
by the following marks:
1. Comes in good season, so zz ricithcr to in
terrupt the pastor nor congrogation by a laic ar
rival. 2. Does not slop upon tho steps or in tha
portico, eilher to gape at the ladies, salute
friends or display his colloquial powers.
3. Opens and shuts ihe door gently, and
walks deliberately up the aule or gallery stairs,
and gets lo his scat as quietly , and by making
as few people remove, as possible.
4. Takes his seal either in the back part of
the seat, or steps out into ihe aiale when any
one wishes to pass in, and never thinks of such
a tiling as making people crowd pail hilh while
keeping his place in the scat.
5. Is always attentive to strangers, and gives
up his seat to such; seeking anoher for himself.
G. Never thinks c?f defiling tl? house of God
with tobacco spittle, or animyiiij those who sit
near him by chewing" that nauieou3 weed in
church.
7. Never, unless in case of ilness, gets up
and goes out in time of service. But if neces
sity compels him to do so, goes so quietly that
his very manner is an apology fir the act
8. Does not engage in conversation before
commencement of service.
9. Does not whisper, or laugl, or eat fruit in
ilie house of God. or lounge, t
1 0. Does not rush out of churph like a tramp
ing horse the moment the benediction is pro
nounced, but retires slowly in anoiseless quiet
manner. ;
J 1. Docs all he can by precept and example
to promote decorum in otners.
Beans.
The people down east are dJith on beans
cold baked beans beans "boil d in a bag,'
beans mixed wiih corn strin
'beans beans
in all their variety and excelle
ce. 1 hey are
folks who "know beiins." On
junday
espe-
eiallv. do ihev attack these ooff, innocent veg
etables. A good old Domiiiiejwho labored in
one of these bean-eating towns made a calcu
lation by which he concluded ijiai he preached
lo about four bushels of beani every Sunday.
A congregation of vegetables! ,
Tricks of tho Ti pcs.
A Western paper, in chronijling tho adjourn
ment of the Slate Legislature, hys: "It adjourn
ed after passing fifty cats ant wolves" They
were probably writton acts an resolves, but the
compositor was sleepy whenJc set thorn up.
Orttel stratagem.
Did you ever hear of 'old Smith," that used
to live away down east, during the early settle
ment of the country now called Maine? Old
Smith had lost several of his relations by the
hands of the Indians, and had vowed eternal
enmity to the whole race. He had been twice
taken bv the savage tribes, but contrived to es
cape from them, and had killed several of their
number. He Mnight every opportunity to do
them mischief in any way. By this course he
had become so exceedingly obnoxious to the
red men, that they would not even kill him di
rectly if they could, but were almost constantly
on the watch to take him alive, for the purpose
of saiisfyiiig their vengeance by the infliction of
the utmost torture that barbarity could invent.
Smith was aware of this disposition of the sav
ages, and was the less afraid of their bullets.
It is reported that Smith was at one time en
gaged in splitting some pine logs for fence rails
and in the ardor of his employment had neglect
ed his "look out," till six Indians came upon
him with a yell of exultation. The chief of the
party, whose name was Wahoos, seized him
by the arms, exclaiming, "Now, Smit, me got
you?" Smith saw it would be vain to resist;
and, assuming an air of composure thus address
ed his captor: ''Now, Wahoos, I'll tell you what
1 will do. If you will now help me to split
open this, I will then go with you without any
trouble; otherwise I will not walk, and you
must carry or kill me." The Indians now hav
inT him safe in their possession, and willing to
save themselves trouble, agreed to help split the
log, if he would tell them how. Smith had al
ready opened one end of the log with a large
wooden wedge, and renewing his blows on the
wedge with a beetle, he directed them to take
hold of tke separated parts of the log, three on
each side, and pull with all their might, while
he should drive in the wedge. The red men
were without suspicion, but kept their eyes on
Smith's motions while they pulled at ihe sun
dered pans of ihe lug. Every blow of Smith's
opened the crevice wider, which enabled the
Indians to renew their hold by inserting their
fingerd deeper into the crevice, when Smith,
slightly changing the direction of the beetle,
struck on the side of the 'wedge, knocking it
out of the. log which immediately closing with
great force, caught erery foe by the hands save
one, who, seeing the predicament of his com
panions, took to his heels, hut was soon brought
down by Smith's long-barrelled gun, which his
had kept near him. The other five expecting
no mercy, were not disappointed. Five blows
from Smith's axe silenced their death song.
A year or more after fhis affair, Smith vas
returning from an excursion, and passed near a
bend of ihe Androscoggin fiver, about a mile
above ihe falls, on which ihe Lewistown mills
are now located: it was nearly dark, and ho
discovered an Indian making a fire on a rock
by the river bank.
o
h the bu -
smeas at once; the lire was lor a beacon, .":,a
L'uide the landing of a stronr party. Willi tin-
erring aim he shot the lone savage, who pitched
inio ihe river, and Smith threw ihe fire and fire
brands after him; and then proceeded down to
the falls, and there he soon kindled another fire
on a projecting rock; and then retiring up the
rner bank a short distance; awaited the result.
He noon heard the songs of a company of war
riors, who had discovered tho fire, and were
steadily paddling towards it in high lee. Smiih
could hardly refrain from laughing, as they
neared the faial beacon. The songs were sus
pended by surprise, at the rapid motion of their
canoes, and ihe hoarse roar of ihe falls, which
revealed Km late ihe dreadful truth. A brief
dead song uttered in savage yells, and the cries
of several squaws and pappoose.i, were all that
preceded their last and dreadful plunge over the
falls.
A ILoafcr's Account of the Market.
Boots is scarce hats is dear pants is in
demand shirt is none on hand dickies ;s
dirty coats is nowhere stocks is low weath
er is hot julips is cold cobblers is good
'oddies is up -and cash down. No sales of
any commodity, in consequence of there being
none on hand.
Mome LcagueBonncta,
The ladies of Wilmington, Delaware, and of
tha surrounding country, have determined to
wear the real Home League bonnets mariu
facttired of American materials and by Ameri
can hands. "We hail this movement," sayS
tho Wilmington Republican, "wiih pleasure, as
it demonstrates the fact, that the lyolawaro la
dies of 18'12, are as patriotic p., were their mo
thers of 76. Boys, do vcm hear thai? Dela
ware girls and Home :,ndusiry-.good wjves and
happy homesHomo Leagues and national
prosperity, al go hand in hand together." Pa.
I clegrapu.
A Mississippian was asked if the people of
that Stale encouraged tee-totalisni. Ilo replied,
"We aint 'xactly tee-totallers, though we go in
for temperance in' a' measure:1'
"WhatV the cause of that hell ringing?" in
quired Peter.
"It is my deliberate conviction that somebody
i pulling the rope!" replied John',-
JPamtiasg- Slonses.
It has long been a subject of inquiry a? to
the best .time to apply paint to the clapboards
of houses for durability. Repeated experi ments
have been made, (says the Farmers' Cabinet)
within twenty-five years past, which have re
sulted in the conviction, that paint applied be
tween November and March, will stand m're
than twice as long as that which is spread in
the Warmest weather. The reason u oivi'.us:
for in cold weather the oil and the component,
parts of the paint form a hard substance on th
surface of the clapboards, nearly as ' hard as'
glass, and not easily erased or evrn cur with a
sharp knife, and will not soon wear cfi; ,where-
as painis applied iw the months of Jul and.Vu.-'
gust, and more especially if in a severe droiihi;
ihe oil immediately penetratfs into ihe wool
like waief into' a sponge, which leaves the lead
nearly dry, which will soon crumble off.
Oa early 21 a. r vest sit g of Wheal.
I am much surprised to perceive that your
correspondent, (John Hanman, Esq ) sh'ouU
claim the advantages gained by cutting wlurat
in a green state to be a recent discovery, for f
remember hearing, when I was a liitle boy,',
(say twenty-five years ago,) farmers speak of
its being advantageous to cut whoa: previous to
the time of iis having arrivrd at what some,
people call maturity; ami I know, from persona?
observation, thai in ine li,asi Knlmg ol i urk.-
shire and ihe Norih of Lincolnshire, as long as"
i twenty years ago, a person allowing his wheat
to stand until it is dead ripe, would have been"
, t .: .1
consiuereu 10 possess very annquaieu uouons
of farming. 1 can, however, add my testimony
to Mr. Hanman's that the practise of cutiiug
wheal in a raw stalk, is attended with a favor
able result. The cause of my noticing this"
subject was to caution such of your readers as
may adopt the practice of cutting wheat in the
state recommended against binding it in large,"
sheaves, as in such a case it will infallibly motilcf
in the centre of ihem. I have known jSersons"
who .have sustained grcal loss from iln cau'e,"
and I have known others commit the great er
ror of leaving it laid in the swath, by which
means ihe ap contained in ihe straw is sudden
ly dried up, and the grain being thus depriyt
of its support beconfes lean and shriveled, "i'ni
best plan is to form it into small sheave, a
soon a it is cut, and be careful not ui nei
them so tight as to prevent the air taking- effect
ufjon them. I am, yours, &e. , v
J. H ARLAHD.
A Sood Cow.'
Mr. S. Brooks, of Steuben. Oneida cvmary,
has furnished for ihe C. N. Y. Farmer an ac
count of the product in butler of a ruw for th
year 1839 and 1840. He says "I made from
one cow, after supplying; my family consisting
of three persons wiih butler and milk, in th .
!year 1839, 300 1-2 pounds of butter, wh'ie'j .
uld.
In 1840, with the same number of p,.,..
rnv fwI.'.'T, - uur pound- of f,Mt.
sons in
her, after using for my family buner ?.?. ziilk
as we wanted. The cow Was fee' 1 1-2 peck
of potatoes boiled", with the sour milk mixed
with it, from 20th of September to ihe V0h of
May. The cow had two calves du riug'his lime.
She was a cross between (he English and our
common breed of cattle."
Amusement for Toting Raclicsv
To obtain different flowers from the same stem
Split a small twig ofrfder hush lengthwise,
and having scooped out the pith, fill each eil'the
compartments with seeds of flower., of different
sorts, but which blossom about the sank lime;
surround them with mould; and then tying to
geiher ihe two halves of ihe twig, plain ihe
whole in a pot filled with' earth properly pr;
pared. The stems of the diilerehi flowers will
ihen be so incorporated as to exhibit to ihe eye
only one stem throwing out branches covert
wiih flowers analogous to the seed which' pio.
duced them.
Mildew upon Goosebc riCs.
Say to the growers of Gooseg ;r ,,ev
wish to keep off mildew T rain vour bushes st
as to admit a free cir ,,.,; f atr thmm.h
ihem; manure abou'. lne r0is, and forget not 'to
sprinkle them h aoan suds on washing days.
three or ftVr weeks in succession- hefore bios-
somin and they cannot miss having fine large
00 . riM Rnriflrt Farmer.
Soap Suds.
Instead of suffering your washerwoman tVy
throw out ihe snap suds about the. kitcheri' iloor.
make her pour ihem, as made, into a barrel in
your garden, and water your plants of all kuidy
with them.
flaking a Conquest.
" Tom," said an impudent wag to a conceited
fop, "1 know a beautilul creature who wishes
to ma ku your acquaintance."
" Dem'd glad to here it fine girl struck
with my appearance, I suppose, eh?"
"Yos very much so. She thinks you'd
make a capital playmate for her poodle dog"
"This is nipping cold weather," as the hurt--gry
urchin traid to tho pie crust.