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Ieath ia the Kitchen.
BV THOMAS HOOD.
Tim, ihou art right ! Tis Mire that I,
And all who hear thee, are to die.
The stoutest lad and wench
Must lose their places at the will
Of death, and go at last to fill
The sexion's gloomy trench.
The dreary grave ! Oh when I think
How close ye stand upon its brink,
My inward spirit groans !
My eyes are filled with dismal dreams
Of coffins, and this kitchen seems
A charnal full of bones!
Yes, jovial butler, thou must fail,
A sinks the froth on thine own ale ;
Thy days will soon bo done !
Alas ! the common houra that strike
Are knells; for life keeps wasting, like
A cask upon ihe run.
Ay, hapless scullion! 'tis thy cafe:
Life travels at a scouring pace,
Far swifier than thy hand :
The fast-decaying frame of man
Is but a kettle or a pan,
Time wears away with sand!
Thou need's! not, mistress cook! be told,
The meat to-morrow will be cold
mm -,. t i i.-.. l
j (I4i mm is iicsu hiiu nwi .
E'en thus our flesh will, by and by,
Ue cold as stone' Cook thou must die!
There's death within the pot!
Susannah, too, my lady's maid;
Thv pretty person once must aid
To swell the buried sarm!
The "glass of fashion" ihou wilt hold
No more, but grovel in the mould,
That'o not the "mould of form!"
Yes, Jonathan that drives ihe coach,
Jle loo well feels the fiend's approach
The grave will pluck him down;
ile jiuxst in dusi and ashes lie,
And ivar ihe church-yard livery,
GrasA -reen turned up with brown.
How frail i our uncertain breath !
The laundress seems full hale, but Death
Shall her "ll linen" bring.
The "room 't. ill die, like all his kind;
And e'en the ihe stable boy will find
This lifo no- siable lhin.
Kaj-, see the household dog e'en thai
The earth shall take the very cat
"Will share the common fall;,
;Ithoih she hold the proverb sailh
A uinefoSd life, one single dealh
Suffices for them all.! ,
Cook, bailer, Susan, Jonathan,
The trl that cours the pot and pan, -
Aiul those that tend the sieeds--All,
all shall -have another sort
Of nervice afier thin in hort
The one the parson reads!
JOi&ne suit! Rats.
A iii-nilcinan of tlux-cllv who had occasion
The Courtship aud XJoucyuioon.
"To keep one sacred flame
Through life unchilled, unmov'd
To love in wintry age the same
As first in youth we loved.
This is love faithful love
Such as saints migh: feel abovQ."
If we were constantly .to bear in mind, in
our passage through life, thai 'tis " trifles make
up the sum of human things," how much of the
misery into which many of us.now heedlessly
party, descended like drops of molten lava upon
the hearts of their young and trusting wives,
rendering them incapable of continuing their
participation in the evening's enjoyments. This,
though noticed by others, and particularly by
Mr. and Mrs. Mayland,twas entirely overlooked
or unheeded by those who were the cause of it.
Painful indeed was the result to all but such
as were its active promoters. Mr. Mayland,
who had withdrawn his voice and was silting
a silent spectator of what was going forward
during this part of the conversation, was justly
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plunge might be entirely avoiueu. im,uanl al ,lie excesses of his guests, and.;
mere are out jew in uie miu .uM,,, , I ,onoed ftr ail opportunity not only to chanue
iheir reminiscences, are enabled to look upon ( t,f their unbecoming observations, but
the unbroken chain of bliss so beautifully de
picted in the lines above quoted ; and the only
reason that we can imagine why llis.not often
er realized is next to the natural perversity of
our race the want oJ proper attention to the
ihouaand little occurrences aud unpleasant pas
saoes, confessedly trifling in themselves, but
which in ihe. aggregate, -make up in number
what they want in weight.'
It is not, however, our intention, even were
we equal to the task, to digress into a disserta
min unon the various ills which afflict humani
ty, or the probable causes which produce them;
but merely to present the reader with a brief
sketch, which will perhaps, servo, lit some re
to administer, at ihe same time, without involv
ing any breach of hospitality, some suiiable and
effective rebuke. They, however continued
their bitter remarks ; and at length noticing Mr..
Mayland's silence, one of ihem approached,
and tapping him upon ihe shoulder, said
'Well, Mayland, here you nil as quiet as a
mouse. What do you think of the mailer, this
advantages and disadvantages? We should
like to have your opinion. What would you
ISorrible Spectacle.
An Enslish paper of a late date, received by
the Caledonia, contains the following: On
Thursday week, at Barmoor limekiln, near Lo
wick, Northumberland, James Johnstone, aged
45, laborer, was standing on a large mass of
limestone, and endeavoring to break it in pie
ces, when it suddenly sunk down about five
feet, and he became embedded in the centre of
the burning kiln. His fellow-laborers, aud sev
eral quarrymen, endeavored to exincaie him
from his awful position, but without success.
He was wedged in o fast that they could not
draw him out with a rope which they had
thrown to him, aud which he had fastened
round his body; neither could they drag him
out by means of horses, brought from Mr. Phil
lips's farm. The miserable sufferer threw the
burning stones from about him until his fingers
were burnt off. slill he could not be liberated.
His thoughts seemed ever more intent upon his
children than upon himself.
He was continually lamenting the too evi
dent prospect of their becoming fatherless.
His sister was present at the awful scene, but
would not allow the children to be hrouht.
Dr. Tavlor of Lown k. also witnessed the sad!
From the Mill Boy.
The Coons of Old Eaasjcafler.
WRITTEN FOR THE EAR I. TOWNSHIP CLAY CliUBMT
Tune "OW Dun Tuektr."
The moon was shining clear and bright, J
The siarns in thousands gemmed ihu nigju,",.,
High on a rail the Coons were strung, Af
And thus unto themselves they sung: "'ll'f!-'
Get nut of the vay, or ttavel faster,
For we're the Coons of Old Lancaster. $
Now when against our good old Tip,
The Lokien ran their ttpavuied Rip,
We wrote our name to thousands Auir,
And now we'll pledge a thousand mm'e.il'f
Gel oui ol ihe way, &e. . 'j
When we went down to Baltimore.
In numbers more than fitty score, ..-.
We lined our ranks with blucmiug roses, v.
Expressly meant for Lokies' noses. ,
Gel out of the way, itu.
do if you were not married V
His (Mayland's) sweetheart wife was sitting
a little distance from him when this question j sight, and told the wretched man, al length, i
was propounded. She had been highly delighl-1 ihal his death was inevitable. His legs were 11 ,el1
, Prtio illustrate as well the case with which ' ed that her dear husband had abstained from nearly burnt from his body, and his bowels pro
SJ - , ' ;.,..,.;.,,,it. inininff in the reckless flow ot words which had i .riifled: vt stranoe to saw he stated that he
nf nnbanniness may be incautiously
cut.uo ... I .
strewn in ihe hearts of ihose who love us, as
also what may be considered the infant or in
pinint siatn nf that bright existence, wanned
by that 'sacred flame,' which can alone qunji-i
fy us
' To love in wintry age the same
As first we loved in youth."
A festival was given by a young married la
dy one of a numerous circle of acquaintance
on the return of her birth day, uhich was
likewUe the first anniversary of her marriage.
A large party of her young friends, the part of
whom had kneeled at the hymenial altar at
about the same time with herself, were present
to enliven the occasion. Mr. and Madame
Mavland (for such shall be the name of the
hoslebs) presented a most leliciious union aim
were noted for their tender regard for each
other, which partook more of ihe romantic fond-
joining in the reckless flow of words which had j muled; yet, strange to say, he stated that he
been passing; but now, seeing mat no nau oeen suffered no pain; lie stretched his arms, and
directly applied to, her heart leaped, and rivet- j lifted up his eyes to Heaven, and offered up a
But Lord the Lokies at' the sight, " -
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; ai ursi grew reo ami men grew wnite.
on 'em like aguey weather.
And knocked their trembling knees iogcherr,1;
Get out of the way, &e. ? f v-r
ed her eyes upon him with mingled emotions
of fear and hope. It was not, at that moment,
a matter of much difficulty to read her counten
ance. It seemed to ask 'And am I too, to be
compromised by my husband, as my friends
have been by theirs V But her suspense was
of short duration.
Whav would 1 do?' slowly repeated the lov
er husband ; and then turning to meet ihe glance
of his wife, he continued I would go imme
diately in search of Miss , (repeating her
maiden name,) offer her my heart and hand,
and be blessed by receiving hers in return, and
ihen get married as sonn as possible.
The unexpected reply, so deliberately and
firmly expressed, had the effect to produce in
!mu silence. The satirical noriion of the
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ncss which characterizes the young and hope-1 young gentlemen understood and appreciated i had deposited wun William u. iicnens, in
which is usually observa- it9 full force. They were suddenly abashed.: bet on the result ol an election with a pers
ful lover, than that of which is usually
ble in ihe sad realities of married life of even
less than a year's sanding. Happy wiihin
themselves ihey neglected no opportunity to
administer to the joy and comfort of their friends
whom they gathered about them and possessing
the most agreeable and
solemn and earnest prayer for himself and chil
dren; and then, drawing his hat over his eyes,
he died, (wiihin three quarters of an hour from
the lime of the accident,) retaining the full pos
session of his menial powers to the last. The
body was afterward lifted out of the kiln by
means of a rope and pulley.
Isnportasil lo ihose who 3Bel on
Elections.
A principle of law was decided in the Dis
trict Court for Philadelphia, on Saturday last,
which politicians who bet on the result of elec
tions will find it important to know and remem
ber: A casic came up for trial in this Court
some time since, in which Geo. W. Williams
sought to recover a s ake of S100, which he
a
person
'Tis said that roses thrive the best t
When dirt about their root is press'd ;
Thus we, by Berks and York enclosed,
Can beat 'em both, if so disposed.
Gel out of ihe way, 6zc.
We'll join, through triumph and through tiiil ,;
To plant our tree in good Clay soil, -4
And lake this motto from the rose, h "rfW
Perfume for friends and thorns fur foes.
Gel out of the way, &c.
Some Coons are grey and some are white Jff ;
borne love play and some love fight.
But in the thickest of ihe fray,
We're always known to thump-away.
Gel out of the way, &c.
' We'll poke poor Polk in every fight,
It was a contrast with their own conduct too by ihe name of trout. Williams won ihe wa- And drive old Dallas out ol sight,
I striking not 10 have its own weight. The young 1 ger, but for some reason the stakeholder re- And bhoiu " Huzza, the slock is r
wile who was ihe subject ol n, was so ueepiy tUseu to give turn me uione), or iu leuuu uuut Cjay a(1(j Frelinhuys
affecied so filled with gratitude, that she had : his stake. The judge ordered him to be non- -
rising-
winrilriti
)WIIB
been soared ihe patn she had so fervently de-' suited, on learning the nature of the case, when
manners, u ! nrecated that she sprung from her seat and a moiion was made to take ofi the nonsuit,
was rarely thai their efforts' lo please were uu-' fell upon his neck, and with a tear of joy glis- which, as usual, was discussed before all the
iirrpssfnl i teiun" in her eve, said, in a subdued tone 'Judges. Uu Saturday Judge reuu ueuvereo
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Wiih such beings to entertain, it is easily beved husband, that answer is in con-i the opinion oi me uoun, v,mcu susidiueu uicj wne,lor tj,ey be 0j ,ron or j,apert 'j'he Y.irk
imagined ihal their visitois at such times would ! sonance with what, to me, you have ever been. , former decision, upon the ground that, "deri Reoublican "ives home curious extracts fnVm
Get out of ihe way or travel fa.Mor. ,
For we're the Coons of Old. Lancaster.
Old files are
ugly
things to
bite - against
Would that I were more worthy your most de- the laws of this State, money bet and staKed
vntP.l -iffection ' 'on an election cannot be recovered by or from
' More worthy my dear wife,' ho
more worthy you cannot be. You are
be under very little restraint in pursuing ihe
pleasures of ihe hour ; and restraint in such ca
ses, as all know, is a great bar to enjoyment.
Tin. rmivprsations were intimated, and for a
time were participated in by all. Glowing with - w,j ()f inestimable worth. Deprived of you, 'the Poor, and may be sued for and recovered
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reiurned,: either of the parties, but becomes, as soon as ' Lancaslcr . aM( among oth
re to me lit is stated, the property of the Guardians ot . .
the past. In 1835 the friends of Gov. Wolf's
re-election celebrated the Fourth of July' iu
era the following-
warmth aud animation, alter a number of other, ,feV(l,d be io me one unrelieved blank.'
ionics had been exhausted, the theme of matri-
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mony was orougni upon wie tapis. i ms, "
some respect was peculiarly appropriate to ihe
exigence of the occasion : but, unfortunately it
He then impressed upon her forehead an im
passioned kiss, and seated her gently beside
him.
But ihe scene did not end here. The voices
was suffered to take a turn the only result f'(,f those who a few minutes before were loud-
which, if left unchecked, would be likely, iu : esl j vaj pralle) Wlre now hushed in silence;
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time, io grow into an unconquerable eui.
This untimely interruption ol the general
and that silence needed to be broken by some
snirit that could stiouust a different and more
harmony which marked their intercourse for a areealle pastime than that in which they had
few moments previous, was caused by some of! - . i .. indnli'iriir. but which none now seem-
j the voung husbands present, who were disposed i ej disposed io renew. At this crnis, a mar
io treat tho matter in the mosi disagreeable t rieij bl;jlcr f tnu husband who had so sudden-
light, by inveighing against matrimony, by rid-, jy cj,anged the order of things, which she
iculing that condition and its valued pleasure?, ; v)., wj,h much satisfaction, noticed likewise
the kiss, and for ihe purpose of putting an end
to the awkward intermission, playfully asked,
for the use of the poor at any lime within two
years after the bet. I his is certainly an ad
mirable doctrine, although new to many, and.
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will, it insisted upon anu eniorceu, uu mure
io check tho vice of betting on elections than
any other plan suggested. The Guardians of
the Poor must look oui for bets and betters dur
ing the coming fall.
The Potato Blow to Boil It.
when compared with their former single bles
sedness." Some of the coarser minded among
them went so far and this in the piesence of
their wives as to discourse eloquently upon
the bright fields for various achievments which
would be open to them, and upon hich they
might emer if they were unmarried.
'1 would travel,' said one.
' I too.' said another. 4 I would explore the
(dd world and feait upon its curiosities and its!
wonders, ere I became a settled man.
1 would enter the lists of fame
i .1:1 . I 1.1 ..... .....1,1 r.s ili. nlnw!
saio a uu ru. i wiiuiu inn jiciu iu uniiu
impulses of Cupid until I had reached the high
est seat in the Council of State.'
' My choice,' said a fourth, were 1 permitted
to recommence my career, should be the navy
instead of a wife.'
' And mine the army.'
Thus they proceeded jh rough their length
ened category; but, alas, none said they would
endeavor to make thenisoU'e and their wives
contented and happy in their then present con
here
io use roiiKiderable lime about ills premises,
winch had heretofore been much infested with
tliiii t!iHs( destructive little
journals had nuddenly ceased to appear or to; dltton ! All thai they did say, though Without
ai.nov him "before using the lime, said ne,i
'ou could seitrcelv walk across ihe. yard after
n ght without treading on them;" He showed
im hever.il ot their principal holes around which
h had deposited a small portion of unslaked
lime, which evidently had 'he elfeet of driving
i hem from those places which they had re
sorted io iu great numbers. The above is a
ftnpln iiud chuap method of gelling rid of this
auupyiiig and destructive pest; suppose you
try it? Memphis Appeal,
apparently any evil or maliciou intent, broadly
enough implied that their wives were burthens
to which they were chained, and which kept
ihem from rising.-
But there are some beings too exalted to be
assailed with the trifling jest ; and there be
hearts whose chords are too exquisitely sensi
tive io resist the withering influence of the im
pious sneer, when coming from those they love,
be ihe motive whal it will. It was evident ihe
words which fell frptn ihe lips of some of the
directing attentions to her brother
j' Are you not ashamed to be courting
before all the company?'
4 The company,' he returned, with an air of
triumph which he could not well repress, 'will
please excuse us. We did not commence our
regular courtship until after marriage, and it is
not yet ended ! We trust that it may continue
at home ' ' l,ir,),,nu ,,,e whole course of our natural lives,
, . - ", ! and that we may spend our honeymoon in
heaven !'
This was enough. The scene tvas indeed
changed. The otfendutg gentlemen tmmetv
aiely convinced of the pernicious tendency of
their conduct frankly acknowledged their er
ror, and apologised to their wives kissed them
all round; and soon retired in perfect good hu
mor, all well pleased with the lesion ihey had
learned, and which was. perhaps the means of
saving them from many after, years of discon
tent, alienation and misery.
A happier company than when that party
again assembled, were never met together!
Aud this assurance, kind reader, is all the mo
ral that need hawritten.
The properties of potatoes are various. They
are especially nutritious to those who take much) creasing" them fee must be soundly beaten nex:
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toast was given by a gentleman long a Locofo-
co editor a man of acknowledged abilities,
and still, we believe, a member of that part)' :
"By Hugh Maxwell. The Muhlies How,
as since the creation, an odd product neither
horse nor ass but something between, wilful,
stubborn, intractable, and incapable of increase."
These are ceitainly by means commendablo
qualities ; but they are no doubt characteristic
of the hyorid creaiure to which they are altrtb
uted by Mr. Maxwell ; and as " Muhly" only
received 40,000 out of the 200,000 votes polled
for Governor in 1835, and is "incapable of in-
exercise, but to those of ajlnu or spare habit
they are not so. They require to be cooked
with care. An Iriihman says, they should al
ways be cooked in an iron saucepan, and that
they should not be peeled when cooked, as
much of their nutriment is thereby lost, but on
ly washed and a little scraped at farthest.
They should soak for an hour before being put
in the pan, in cold water, just covering them.
When the water begins to boil, let a tea cup
full of cold water be put in, which checking
the boiling, gives time for iheir being cooked
without breaking. When tried with a fork and
found done, the watr is poured off, and they
are left to eland for a short lime over a gentle
fire, by which the remaining moisture is evap
orated; they are then peeled for the table, aud
found, if ol a good kind, meally and delicate.
October. Indeed another toast given at the
same celehration seems to presage the parson'
late as aptly now as then :
By Jacob Rinehart Ihe race over the
Pennsylvania Course in October next Ifihe old
saying of " Nick take ihe hindmosi" be true, fia
will surely have the Parson."
Polk aaad Free Trade.
The Washington Standard has immediately
over ihe nominations of Polk and Dallas,
whom it warmly suppons, the following extract
from Calhoun's letter :
"The great popular party is already rallied
almost en masse around the banner which is
leading the parly to its final triumph. The few
that still lag. will soon be rallied under im am-
On thai banner is inscribed FREE
It was slated in a meeting of the Cincinnati
Horticultural Society, last week, that one per
son, Mr. Culberisoo, on the bank of the Lick
ing, hail 60 hands constantly employed in pick
ing strawberries, and thai he sent 125 bushels
of the fruii daily to the Cincinnati market.
f r t ,
Die ioiu
Or put ihem in a pot with cold water, and.wtth j TRADE ; LOW DUTIES," &c. &c.
the top loosely on; lei them boil gradually with
the water just covering them. Alter a lime put
the urn closely on and boil ihem until soft, pour
off the water, drain ihem in a cullender, then
put thorn on again without water, and dry them
till they split.
An Unfailing Sign.
When the swallows fly low, be sure rain is
at hand. Yesterday morning could scarcely
have been surpassed for lh clearness of the
tky, and . the elasticity of the atmosphere. At
the same time there was an unerring indication
of rain. The swallows were skimming ihe sur
face of the ground. Before unon the clouds
gatbered'slowly over the. horizon, and a drench
ing -rain fell before- sun-duwn. New Haven
Couriert
flits assertion of Mr. Calhoun was a proph
ecy ihe fixo ihal lagged, have rallied under
ihu ample folds of Free Trade, Polk aud
Dallas. This ia the issue, Pennsylvania!) !
" Free Trade wiih Polk," against " a Tariff
Policy with Clay." Choo-iO ye between thorn
choose, but do not say after ihe election, if
you are betrayed, that you wore not weekly
warned from thecolumus of our paper and oili
er Whig prints, that the election of Polk would
be the repeal of the Tariff of 1842, and the de
struction of ihe Protective Policy.
JJjCol. Johnson should mosi undoubtedly
have been placed on the same ticket with Polk,
for they have one principle in common, viz :
" My opinion ia that WOOL should be duty
ret ! James K. Polk.