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" Having a cr,ncml assortment of large elegant plain and orna mental Tvpe, we are prepared toxccute every tfesscriplion of Cards, Circulars, Bill Hca-ds, Notes, Blank Receipt, JUSTICES, LEGAL AND OTfEU BLANKS, PAMPHLETS, &c Trintcdwith neatness and despatch, on reasonable terms AT THE OFFICE OF THE Jcffersonian Republican. From the Nev York Morning Courier. A Cousin's Kiss. "Thero is something in a kiss that never come amiss." Buoyant with the spirit of youih, about re turning home, after an absence of several years, 1 looked forward with almosi childish glee to mv niectin? Willi mv anecttonaie uncie anu aunt. Having finished my proiesston, ine louu recollections of the past, and the bright antici pations of the Julure, seemed to vie in affording joy to the present, and equally to inspire me with emotions of delight. 1 was an orphan, with neither brothers or sisters; but then I had n blooming cousin, and that was pretty much the same thing, for we had grown together from almost infancy; and if she was not a sister, I wa not then a philosopher enough to know ihe difference. During my travel homeward, I tried to pic ture lo myself the familiar scenes so fondly loved, from which 1 had o long been separa ted ; and whenever my imagination reverted lo my cousin, (which 1 must confess they frequent ly did,) I saw the fancied transport with which she would " welcome me home." Alas! that we should be so vain. I was received with open arms and evident pleasure by my kind relatives, and when I was 4ussed by them all uncle, aunt, nurse, down -almost to ihe washerwoman it was absolutely ouirageous "positively shocking!" that Har riet, my pvetiy, blushing cousin, should alone . - ... . i - j jreluse the KU most uesirea. , il..i urtic tho Inrrmnntinn nl all mv oui.il, men, .,..-...... . ...j ' gloiving day-diearut, and though her eyes did sparkle wnh joy, u was nol the meeting I had expected. But she was fo lovely, could not ; Set angry ; it would have been ungallant in the lughest, and I could, I understood ihe female .heart enough lo know that resentment was not the way to obtain the wished for hss. 1 hat ,7c, wno usen ui ireai me wuu sucu irauii anu ; - i ir .i r .1 t j ... -. i. r 1. .1 riiesi lamiuariiv, uciacii u kchuc, Mwviui, and innocent as ihe fawn, and whom I had j A smile began lo flicker around the corners murmured, "good night dearest," and parted, found the same fair being as formerly with the 1 of hcf mouh The neW inrning was greBlej bv a glance exception lhat she was far more beautiful, and - j can es,abjish j, bv lex, m fr()m Iny cm,sint wllch eloquenilv told the feel had a Uttle less of the girl about her ; I say that ; rnteed r .rVA she' sniiing arcj,v al my i,lg f her heart. Her embarras'sment did not she should thus he reerved and obstinate -why, anljcipale,i perplexity. But I was ahead of her. escape the penetration of my good uncle-, and J declare, it was too nau . now coutu 1 win bad ! How could 1 win the. coveted boon! I was puzzled! My cousin ,-,.. nuniihir iht all ihi heaiiT in tho conn- ' ' j... j , - , try were in her tram ; and 1 had but two months 1 10 stay, before commencing my profession ; and yet iioiwnnaianuing mesc uuucuuies, i was ic-i Solved to gam ihe kiss, a thousand times more valuable now that it was so pertinaciously with - Yield. I must try. There was one of her suitors named Sum - jner. waom sne seemeu 10 liKe oeuer toan me rest ; and I must say, that ihe first month of my cisit, she coquetted with him a good deal at my expense, it used to give me a toucn oi un- easiness now ana men, out t comoiea myseji wtih the reflection, as I was not m lore, that ihere was no sense in being jealous, and be- side, Mr. Summer s favorable reception had no thing to do with my object of gaming a kiss. So I took lo teazing my pretty cousin about her favorne lover, lhis made a great cnange in 3ier conduct, as 1 soon perceived, She denied ihe. chnrge at first, and then grew really wor ried that I wouldn't beliere her, and finally showed me a pretty marked preference on ev ery occasion. But I was only a cousin, and nobody took any notice of it. My. walks and onJ'6rsaiion were all sei down to the score of couijxiship. But jiiey wero so delicious, that I regru4 that the time had come forme lo think if departure, and wished thai one's cousin would be with one forever, but I was not worth ! i . t i.i . on rnniwf flu lar. unless I cuum ei suinc lipires hi marrv me for pity : and I saw no way of living without roughing it through life, so that it was necessary I nhould do something for myself. I was mo proud lo trespass farther on the bounty of my uncle, or rather I felt too keenly the wji.ve of my boundless obligations lo him already, to be guilty of Mill greater de pendence on him ; for it had been thrbugh his generally I had beejt placed at a profession, and he had declared jhjs intention of aiding- me stl farther in-my future career. .1 muxt, thWe-. fore, have beciruiigratefuhindeed, lo have been lone idle; and my visit was nearly up. Happy, too happy had been ihose l wo short mouths, and Harriet was the cause of it all. She, sweet angel, like all 'the rest, charged it all to cousinship; but I at last began to open my eyes, and half suspected the truth, for 1 had noticed thai my cousin, unconscious to herself, seemed very fond of my presence. All this I learned by close observation of her conduct and innumerable trifles ; "many a monarch would have given his broad lands, his greatest victo ries, or the finest jewels in iris crown, to win such tokens of affection "from the'one ho loved. Well, the two months were up, and all this time, I had not got a kiss from my cousin. It was the night but one before I was lo go away. 1 determined to make a last effort. Wcj were silting by the window, and the old folks ; were out : my cousin looked nensi've. and doubt- i less fell so. lor 1 was sometimes so invself. It'was'just the lime for melting thoughts; and j tHe 'moon shone tenderly upon the rfver in the ! disYahce, pouring her silvery light like 'fairy J verdure on the distant hills. HarYict set by j my Jide, and we were talking of my approach- ihg departure. j " I snail he very busy to-morrow Harriet, ; said ' and I do not know whether 1 shnll be able to come here m the evening." j She slbwTv raised her dark eVes to me, till ; to me, till her very soul seemed pouring out beneath the long lashes, and after seeming to look fight through me, answered-: " Why not ? You know how glad we shall be to see you." " Because," said I, a (little piqued at the wo'rd ! we, for to tell ihe truth, I half suspected I was : in love, and of course flattered myself that it was reciprocal,) " I shall be very busy ; and, beside, I heard Summer ask vou the other nighi to go to H to-morrow night with htm-, atid of' and as 1 pressed her hand more warmly than course, my pretty coz, you go." became a cousin, a sudden revulsion of feeling " There goej that Summer again," said she, came across her, the ime secret "of her delica " I declare von are too provoking; vou know cy flashed like sunlight upon her mind, and what think of him." , "Ah! but,1" repfted I vickedly-, speak louder than words; "why make actions , engage- ments on tire night an Orel companion is going' given worms to nave saved ner irom mat one away ?" ' momenuif agony. But in another instant came Her gaiety was stopped at once. She hesi- the consciousness that I loved her, and pres ided an instant, and then answered : ( sing my arm gently around her, I drew herten- " I told him I would answer him io-day, and j deriy towards me. We spoke no word, we I thought we were all going together; but I'll ; whispered no vow, but as I felt how pure a send him a nota declining at once. Yon knowi heart I had won, a flash of holy feeling swept Ton don't mean what you said, William." across iny soul. That moment I never shall I laughed it ofT, and directly rose lo depart, forget. -She ceased to sul, but she did not as fulfill, tin I'n h ml.itilnu in something umisua . J ., o . O lly melancholy m its gen-! J ' ie tones. Anjymi are go5ng lo k5ss me f said i eaj. , afler a ,ile merfV conversalion . .. COU!ins d)) at Indeed , ajn,j S, 8aiJ saUcij 4. Indee(1 VQU hl ,0 ajd I, earhfesiiy. IndeeJ -von afe n)istaken for (nice k , , ;, fi,IIv7 s..,:,i i J J - iw1 nnlViliirr hut lrwLnl i C tik i lit fttl -.l-.j... , . ., , . ,. ., - i . u u m Lf i aii r m uuk i a ii.i am uifLiumauA r)n unto 0il,ers a Vou would bo done unlo : is'nt it my pretty coz!'' "Well, really you deserve something for .... . vmir umi on! von larn that win h stiiilvirici- , f profeson v and her eyes danced as she answere(J me j saw ,jial was n0 matc, for her, so I be , ,ook mVRejr t(, another ground. , Well, good bye, coz." 1 "Socarlv?" " Earhi '" and I bprran lo null on mv "love?. j . You'll be here to-morrow night, won't you?" , sajj shei persuasively. Do you really wish me ? ' it()W vnu (ouot sa,d she warmly. But I shall interrupt a teie-a-tete with Mr. . .- . ymnmer said I, teazmgly. " Pahaw ! Mr. Summer again, said she pet tishly. . There was a moment's silence, and at its end came a low hall-suppressed sigh. I began to tliink l was on ihe right track. "You won't give me a kiss if now it was to mend Mr. Summer's glove or ' it's loo provoking," said she in a pensive lone, "hovy can you think I care for him?" " How can I ? you do fifty things for him you wouldn't do for iiir." " You don'l think (.'' 4 Indeed I do," haid I. "WilliamJ" " I ask you for ihe smallest. fayor. I jake this as a samplcj-and you refuse ;-youaare. very un fair, cousin," and 1 look herbaiyj '-..'." 44 Why ?" baid hhe, lifting hcr dark eye till its gaze jne'i mine, and her voice trembled a little as sho repeated "Why?" " Because vou never do anything 1 ask you to." " Indeed I do! you know I do," said she, ear nestly. "1 wish 1 could think.so," said I pensively. ' i i ' i i AVe ,wert standing- bvf Jjil. .window, ami r.I ihought;hcr handHjcmbled as J,ryjBe .) ;buHsiAR only turned away her head with a sigh, and without speaking, gafced out upon the lawn. At another lime, perhaps she would have listeaed to my language differently ; bill I was away, perhaps forever; and the thought going made her pensive. Yet she did not know her own feelings ; something iqld her to grant my boon it was but a trifle it seemed too foolish lo hesitate ; but then something whispered to her that she ought not to do it. iW then again it would be so reserved and uncousinly lo refuse; and might I not justly be offended at her pru dery? I could hear her breathe and see her snowy bosom heave with contending emotions. The conflict was going on between lovu and reserve, and yet, poor girl; she knew it not! but 1 had seen more of the world than my unso phisticated couin. And you really won i come to-morrow eve- mm? she oaused and mushed, while the low. soft, half-reproaching mite in which she spoke, j smote me to the heart, and almost made me re- pent my persistence; But. then it was so pret-! ty to see her perplexed ! . , I ' Harriet," said I," 1 fep grieved ; you do j not think I should trifle with you. 1 never be-'. lore tried m lest how true were the profession of those 1 love, and, if one is to be thus bilterlv deceived, I care not to try it again" and half letting go her hand, 1 turned partially away. tor a second she did not answer, but she looked upon the floor; and as she averted her head I saw a tear drop fall. Directly a cloud came over the moon, and just as ihe whole room was buried in a sudden shadow, I heard a sigh that seemed to come fioin the depths of my cousin's heart 1 felt a breath like a zephyr steal across my face, a thrill went through ev ery nerve, as 1 felt her soft and glowing kiss. I had conquered. But a tear was on my face, t feeling how utterly she had iictidvcii nciani .i i i, ir ner neau ieu upon my snouiaer anu l nearu a i l r 1 1 . . . . it. iti ..i T , .,, ' sob. Mv heart -felling me-, and I would have or it mighi have bet-n half an hour, I Could keep a ' 1 - . . . . . . ' no measure oi time. "Dear Harriet!" "Will you not come to-morrow, night?" whispered sh, lifting her dark eyes timidly to my countenance. "How can I refuuft dearest?" said kissing the tears from her cheeks. lo, love but now" and pressing f 1 flTT.TlT li inir tlirrtliMf lrr hrnrr nnrl inlhhniinrrnit t - u imiuuwaii?' utfiiiii. iiii mi iiiiiii iiiiiiih 1111 j.c. i- . i- ' ,. , hr n n k . mm n o nttw nnm L-,-- I ' when he heard the narliculars of our inierrinw. ) his laugh rung loud and joyous in spite of ihe blushes ol my dear Harnett I hough lhat was . nianv vars aao. I am still n vprv hannv mvn J no less happy thin when my lovely cuu'sin first oecame my wtje. MORAL. Courteous reader, having now concluded my story in conformity with the received customs, ! 1 proceed to unlold my moral, i lie most stn kin' lesson couiaiiled in it. is. that nnvibina may be accomplished by proper management ; I and that the female heart is never so obstinate, j but what it will finally yield to gentleness. I Again, cousins should be c bse v watched. ..." . . . ... . They play the deuce with the girls hearts.---They're always plucking your daughters a fresh rose, or llfiing her over the pebbly little brook ; and then they take such long walks in "the sum mer's twilight, or ride for hours alone in a Sep tember's afternoon, or sleigh away for miles, on ' flic clear moonlight nights of December, with nothing but themselves for company, and all this lime when ihey are both budding into life, and fall into love as naturally as the moth flies into the fire. Cat Story. Some three or four weeks since a favorite cat on Clinton street, upon the death of one of the family, became cross and turbulent for which some boys were directed to throw it over the falls. Accordingly they proceeded to the railroad bridge and opened the mouth of the bag in which he hr.d been conveyed to the place, and out jumps jiussy into ihe river, and the rapid current was carried over the falls; lite boys returned, supposing, of course, to have made a finish of Grimalkin. But about ten days after this occurrence, pussy having oui- ieaped Sam Patch, returned to her furmer place of residence, considerably emaciated, o claim further projection, which has been kindly ten dered, and his cat.ship remains very peaceable nud kind, tiociiester Uem. V : ; - if ft Clay Girls Song Tune ' Old Rosix the Row.' If eW I consent to be married, (And I am not quite sure but I may,) The lad that I give my fair hand to Must stand by the Patriot, Clay. Must stand by" the Patriot, Clayj He must toil in this great undertaking, ltt instant by night and by day ; " Contend vvith tho Demon of Party,'' And voto for the Patriot, Clay.. In the heat of the battlcj no flinching4 Jiut firm to his post, come what may? He's hc lad that is just to my liking Who strikes for the Patriot, Clay. &c. Though his locks may he brilliant as morning, His countenance lovely as May ; In my -heart there s no place, not a corner, For any who don'i go for' Clay. Now look to it, all ye young gallant, i iiu uiiiira rv in auiiiii uu uciaj- , Would ytiu win the frank heart of this maiden You mUbt work for ihe Patriot, Clay. Then I 'H tender my hand at the altar To one who is able lo say, , 'The battle is fought, my beloved, And won for tho' Patriot, Clay. '3 Tribune. Fanny. From the N. Y-. Tnbtine Americans in Van Dieinan's JLand. New-York, Pebruary 17th, 1844. The undersigned were engaged with Col. ! Von Shoultz in tho affair oT the Windmill, neat Prescott, in November, 1833 They were tried i "J by a militia court-martial at Kingston, Canada, i sentenceu to deatlu but sent to Van Dreman's Land as convicts; where, after a residence of nearly four years, they were forgiren and al lowed to return to their country by Sir John Franklin the British Governor. On our voyage out, we doubled the Cape of Good Hope; on our voyage homc we doubled Cape Horn performing, in all. a journey of upwards of 30,000 milesj and sailing -once, at leasts round ihe world. As there are fifty-four of our comrades who were under Von Shouhz mill in captivity, we I ininlr If 9 ilnlv in ihom ihiI hair rahii i-n a i- nl- IV , u 7 . i ter the nubhc an. account of thetr nresent cir- fer the public an. account of their present cir cumstances, so far as the same are known lo us. To do this in the most satisfactory manner, vo hero name them severally. They are in tolerable health, except Thomas Stockton, who I is in & consumption. Severe treatment and 'Ht.l V. VIO U4 IV1I1VII iv nwuiu UUI V CAVllO UII i other causes which it would only excite "Cfii' i r ! . . . 1 II . I .. tv'inri mpniirru mr ii m mivoii nniin iifsv-i ninri t great inroads upon manvconstituiions once ve- ry strong; and should it bo the pleasure of ihe English Government to release them, seeing that it is on the most friendly lerms with ours, and perfect peace prevailing on this continent, their wives, sisters, parents and other relatives, may expect to meet with men broken down, care-worn, or in many, ii nol m most cases, friends who have painfully endured a very heavy and, as some think, must unmerited bond age Their names are, David Allen, Orlin Blod- gei:, George T. Brown, Robert G. Collins, Lu ther Darby, William Gates, John Morrissel, James Pearce, Joseph Thomson, John Berry, Chauncey Bugby, Patrick White, Thomas Ba ker, John Croiikhite, John Thomas, Nathan Whiting, Rily Whitney, Edward A. Wilson, Samuel Washburn, Bemis Woodbury, John Bradiny, James Inglish, Joseph Lafore, Daniel Liscomb, Hiram Loop, Calvin and Chauncey Matthews, Andrew Moore, .lehiel H. Marliu, Hugh Calhoun, Leonard Delano, Moses A. Duicher, Elon Fellowes, Michael Frier, Man uel Garrison, Gideon A. Goodrich, Nelson und Jeremiah Griggi, John Gilltnan, Daniel D. Heustis, Garret Hicks, David House, Hiram Sharp, Henry Shew, Orin W. Smith, Joseph W. Stewart, Foster Manin, Ira Polly, Jacob Paddock, William and Solomon Reynolds, Asa H. Richardson, and John G. Swanaburgh. Al so T. Stockton, who is in ill health. The following Prescott prisoners are dead: Anson Owen, Asa Priest, Lysander Curtis, John Stuart of Ohio, William Notiage, and Andrew Leaper, Thfs above are nearly all Americans. The prisoners from Windsor and the Short Hills, partly Canadian and partly from the U. Stales, are in tolerable health, except Robert Marsh, who is consumptive. Their names are, Chaun cey Sheldon, Elijah C. Woodman, Michael Murray, John H. Simmons, Alvin B. Sweel, Simeon Goodrich, James M. Acheson, Elijah Stevens, John C. William's, Samuel Snow, Ri ley M. Stewart, John Sprague, John B. Tyr rell, James DeWitt Fero, Henry V. Barnum, John Barnum, James Waggoner, Norman Mal lory, Horace Cooley, John Grant, Lynus W. Miller (student at law,) and Joseph Stewart. Of these, L. W. Miller and Joseph, Stjjvrjiit - . . , ,n "i are ai Port Arthur, a place of additional pun ishment. They attempted to recover their free dom and suffer accordingly. The prisoners were in hopes that when Pres ident Tyler and Mr. Webster concluded the late Treaty with Great Britain, ihrough Lord Ash burion, and when Canada got a new ennsiitii lion, iheir hard fate would be remembered; but nojone of these on the island knows of any step taken for a general release. Mr. Everett, our Minister at London, told us he was doing tviiH he could for his unhappy countrymen, lni iho't it was very doubtful whether ihey would be al lowed again lo see their native laud. We wpth five months on ihe passage from Van Diem.'. Land lo London, and Mr. Everett got us a ahip to New-York. We say it with truth and .sin cerity that we would not nf choice pas the. rei of our lives on Van Dicnian's Land if the whole island were given lo us in freehold as a gift ; and as there can be no fear that our unfortunate-, friends who remain there will ever again dcire to interfere with Canada, we would einreat tho generous and humane to xert themselves to procure their release. We have not fo com plain of unusual harshness used towards our selves, and yet both of us have often wi.,ied to be relieved by Death from the horrid bondage entailed -on lhos,e who are situated as we were. To be obliged to drag out an existence in such a convict colony, and among such u population, is in itself a punishment severe beyond our power fo describe. Sersrai parties, in all about 1,500 men, were placed last May under proper officers by tho Governor, for the purpose of securing four crim inals, guilty of murder, &c; we w-ere in one of these parlies by whom the criminals were se cured; and this and general good conduct pro cured several persons their liberty, among whom we two were so fortunate as to be included. Morrisset, Murryt and Lafore, are, we think, from Lower Canada. We can speak more "decidedly as to our com rades from Prescoii, Windsor, and the Short Hills, above named, because when we got our freedom we visited most of ihem, though scat tered through the interior of ihe country, fol lowing their several trades or occupations. One of us, Aaron Dresser, resides in Alexandria, Jef ferson county the other, Stephen S. Wrighi lives in Denmark, Lewis county, both in New York State. We will bo happy lo reply to any post-paid letters from the relatives of our com rades, and to giv them any further information in our power, S. S. WRIGHT, AARON DRESSER. Petition to Time. Touch us gently, Time Let us glide adown thy stream Gently as we sometimes glide Through a quiet dream! Humble voyagers ate we, Husband, wif, and children ihree-'sft (One is lost an angI, fled ' swt8 To the azure overhead !) .i.t' Touch us gontly, Time! -We're not proud nor soaring wings:'. Our ambiiion, our content T.iK 5n tmnl I Mnn. ' '" l Humble voyagers, are we, nvr nv im ia , Seeking only some calm clime; 'X Touch us gently, gentle Time ! Trades aii'4 Professions in IJew tork. Bakers, i'.j0rn are 506 ; Blacksmiths, 174 ; BooksoNers, 129; Boot and Shoomakers,.1227; Brok-ers, 435; Carmen, 2000; Clergymen, 243; Coffin-warehouses, 46; Commission Merchants, 810; Cnrsethouses, 35; Dentists, 100; Dry Goods Dealers, 145G; Grocers, 1984; Hair Drossers, 262; Hotels nnd Taverns, 130; Im portars, 1218; Iron Mejchants, 35; Lawyer,. 839; Milliner shops, 314; Newspapers, '6ft; Nurses, 148; Oyster Saloons, 136; Physicians; 736; Porter Houses, 992; Tailors and Clo thiers, 780. Rearing Apple Trees. A gentleman in Bohemia, has establis-hed a beautiful plantation of tho best sort of apple trees, which have neither sprung-from the choi cest seeds nor from grafting. His plan is to take, shoots from the choicest torts, insert each of them into a pptato, and plunge bmh into the ground, leaving bui an inch or iwo oi the hnon whilst it pushes out roots, and ihe shoot gradu ally springs upland becomes a beauiiluf ireev bearing ih best of fruit, withoul requiring to b erro fttiA Wounds ef Cattle. The most aggravated wounds of domestic animals are easily cured with a nnriinn nl'ihf. yolk of egjs mixed ia ihe spirits of turpeniiMe. ine pari anecieu must be naineu several Mines with the mixlnre, when a perfect cure will b efiecied in 48 hours. It is stated that 2,338,400 Wres of bread ara cuusumed weekly in London" V Wl- 5 Mm..
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