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Sous and Sorrow.
Touch my harp, oh, Muse of sorrow !
Softly touch its broken string,
Now thy minstrel I would borrow.
O'er me spread thy drooping wing.
Spirits, sighing, round me hover,
Fiidirfg beauty's spirits spell,
Like the lute of Sappho's lover,
Breathes the language of farewell.
Where has fled the summer's beaming,
Where the bird and humming bee
"Where the dew drop, sparkling, gleaming
Sun-lit diamonds on the sea?
"Where ihe spirit-breathing zephyr,
Playing on the rose-bud's Ijp
Where has fled the music murmur
'When the hues its honey sip ? - " . i
See ihe downy thistle flying, 3
Mutely o'er the whhered grass, t '
Hear the fated leaflets sighing,
As they on their journey pass.
Trace them to their lowly dwelling,
Far away from beauty's home,
H-turthem there their sorrows telling;
Never here again to roam.
Leaves. are fading, see them falling,
Dropping in the hollows low;
Birds from hill and grove are calling
For their kindred all to go.
. -
Gone is. every fragrant blossom,
Summer's breath has passed away,. , J)r
Bare and cold is Nature's bosom,
JJimly falls the noon-tide ray.
Thus are passing, thus are leaving,
Those we prize and fondly love ;
Sadly now my heart is grieving,
Yet with joy 1 look above.
With the summer, soft and stilly, :4
Fled her spirit to the skies.
Young .and lovely as the lily, r i
Scarcely blooming ere it dies.
See the willow bending lowly,
Hear 1 not her spirit there!
Weeping minstrel sad, yet holy,
Is the breathing .of thy lyre y ,t
A Christian Dcath-Betl. "
Calm on the bosom of thy God, .
Fair spirit! rest thee now
t en w hile with us thy footsteps trod,
His seal was on thy brow.
Dust to the narrow home beneath,
Soul to its place on high,
They that have seen thy look in death,
No more .may fear to die.
As to dress, decency is becoming to all ; but
extravagance opens the door to want; follow the
lahum of the day as far as decency and good
M'tise will approve, but avoid singularity. Be
""l troubled about what you have, not. A Leg
'"m hat loaded with flower will hot cure the
I'radache, neither will a gold watch' prevent
'lie consumption.
STHOUDSBURG; MONROE COUNTY, PA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1846
From the Philadelphia Gazctto.
Bcath Warrant of Jesus Christ.
Of the many interesting relics and fragments
of antiquity which have been brought to light
by the persevering researches of modern phi
losophy, none could have moro interest to the
philanthropist and ihe believer, than the one
whirh we copy below. Chance," says the
Courricrdes Etats Urns, " has just put into our
hands the most imposing and interesting judi
cial document to all Christians, that ever has
been recorded in human annals: that is the iden
tical Death Warrant of our Lord Jesus Christ.
The document was faithfully transcribed by ihe
ediior, and is in hac verba :
Sentence rendered by Pontius Pilate, acting Go
vernor of Lower Galilee, stating that Jesus of
Nuzarcth shall suffer death on the cross.
"In the year seventeen of the emperor Ti
berius Caisar and the 25th day of lMarch, the
city of the holy Jerusalem, Anna and Caiaphas
being priests, sacrificators of the people of God,
Pontius Pilate, Governor of Lower Galilee,
sitting on thi? predential chair of the Praitory
condemns Jesus of Nazareth to die on the cross
between two thieves the great notorious evi
dence of the people saying
. Jesus is a seducer.
2. lie is seditious.
3. He is an enemy of the law.
4 lie calls himself falsely the Son o"f God.
. 5. He calls himself falsely the King of Israel
6. He entered into the temple, followed by
a multitude btaring palm branches in their
hands.
Order the first centurion, Quillus Cornelius, :
to lead him to the place of execution.
Forbid any person whomsoever, either poor murder !' - Quick,' said the Sheriff. 4 Ready,' gentleman ; for we had just been reading our
or rich, to oppose the death of Jesus, (said I. The Rev gentleman gave me a wink ' Corpus Christi correspondent's letter about
The witnesses who signed the condemnation j the drop fell one kick and he swayed to j snakes, lizards, and tarantulas, and began to im
of Jesus are, viz 1. Daniel Robani, a Phari-iand fro, dead as the feelings of the Christian ! agine some deadly insect or reptile in the leg
see; 2. Joamtus Rorobable 3. Raphdel Roba- people of England. of our friend's unmentionables, as they are some-
ni; 4. Capet, a citizen. The crowd dispersed, some swearng, some , times called.-
Jesus shall go out of the city of Jerusalem' weeping with passionate exclamation, some j 1 1 don't know what ii is,' answered the gen
by the gate of Struenus." ; cuising as if hell had broke loose ; some laugh- j tleman ; 4 help me to see what it is. I was just
The above sentence is engraved on a copper
plate ; on one side are written these words:
44 A similar plate is sent to each tribe." It was
found in an antique vase of white marble, while
excavating in the ancient city of Aqtulla, in ihe
kingdom of Naples, in the year 1820, and was
discovered by the Commissioners of arts at-
tached to the French armies. At the expedi- went back some in a fever of rage, some burn
lion of Naples, it was found enclosed in a box ing with hate, some hardened in heart, like me
of ebony, in the sacristy of The Chartrem. or you ; all sunk down in their own respect,
The vase in the chapel of Caserta. The ' ready to make light of pain and blood, corrupt
French translation was made by the members ed by the indecent show, and more fit than ev
of the Commissaries of Arts. The original is ' er to make work for us the judge and the
in ihe Hebrew language. The Chartrem re- hangman.
quested earnestly lhat the plate should not be'
taken away from ihem.
The request was!
granted, as a reward for the sacrifice they had
made fur the arm'. M. Deno.v, one of the
savans, caused a plate to be made of the same
model, on which he had engraved the above
sentence. At the sale of his collection of an
tiquities, &c. it was bought by Lord Howard
for 2.890 francs. Its intrinsic value and inter-
est are much greater. A few years ago there j
was found at Ca.sk.ll, in New York, a 'Shekel off
Israel," of the time of our Saviour. On one
side was the representation of a oalm leaf, on
the other, a picture of the temnle. with the !
.words underneath. " Holv Jerusalem " in the !
Hebrew tongue. Relics like these, properly
authenticated, have about ihem an inexpressi
ble sacredness and moment. They seem to
blend two worlds, and to carry human curiosity
froin-ihe finite to the infinite.
4 What are you staring at, Sir, may I ask V
said an imperiaPd mustached 4 blood' to a Hoo
nier' on a Mississippi steamboat, who had been
wa.'ching him as a cat watches a mouse, for
some fifteen minutes.
4 I thought so, by H-II !' exclaimed the 'Hoo
ier,' the moment the other spoke; 'I said you'd
got a mouth, and I was only waiuV to be sar
tin about it, to ask you to 'liquor.' Stranger,
whai'll you drink 1 or had you rather tight 1 1
don't care a d n which myself
The oddly-matched pair were left touching
glasses at a crowded bar. Knickerbocker.
"Six'een pairs of Twins hae been born in
bneof the wards tf the city of New London,'
Conn. "No' wonder thai this city has'inoreasnd
,1xiy-five per cenl in lo V years.
Execution of a Boy.
WRITTEN. BY AN ENGLISH HANGMAN.
A few years ago, I was called out of town to
hang a little boy, who had been convicted of
killing with malice aforethought. If guilty he
must have been in the habit of going to execu
tions. Ten thousand came to dabble in the
poor young creature's blood. That was the
youngest fellow creature I ever handled in the
way of business ; and a beautiful child he was
loo, as you have, seen by the papers, wiih a
straght nose, large blue eyes and golden hair.
I have no heart, no feelings; who has in our
calling ? But those who came .to see me stran
gle that tender youngster, have hearts and feel
ings as we once had. Have! no had: for
what they saw was tit to make them as hard as
vour servant and master.
They saw that stripling lifted fainting, on to
the gallows : his smooth cheek the color of wood
ashes his little limbs trembling, and his bo-
j som heaving sigh after sigh as if the body and
soul were parting without my help.
This was downright murder; for there was
scarcely any life to take out of him. When I !
began to pull the cap over his baby face, he I
pressed his hands together, (his arms you know
were corded fast to his body,) and he gave me
a beseeching look, just as a cuif will lick the
butcher's hand. But cattle do not speak ; this
creature muttered 4 Pray sir, don't hurl me.'
4 My dear,' answered I, 4you should have spo
ken to my master : I'm only journeyman and
must do as I am bid.' This made him cry,
i -i
which seemed to relieve him, and I do think I
should have cried myself if 1 had not heard
shouts from the crowd 4 poor Iamb! shame,
ing, while they cracked jokes on you and me I
'and the dangling corpse. They had come for
the sight. They would come to see an angel
murdered. They had come to get drunk with
, strong excitement ; they went back reeling and
filthy with the. hot debauch. They had come
to riot in the passions of fear and piety ; they
O, wise law makers ! who think to soften the
hearts of the peoplo to make ihem gentle and
good to them give a feeling of respect for
themselves and others, by showing them a sighl
like this !
Simple Cure for Stammering.
Mr. Wakely, at an inquest he held lately, in
England, stated lhat a few days back the sum-
n0,,i"g ofiker ,old hi" il would be useless ,0
cal1 "e w,,ne9S' a ,ad' heca,,se he ""erod so
excessively that he could hardly articulate the
ihortent sentence in half an hour. Mr. Wake-
ever, had him called; and telling him
lha, as 6,u" cm,M "ol bo cha.ged from a.
gun without powder or air, so words could not
come from the mouth unless the lungs had their
powder, viz: air He told the lad to inhale air,
or dtaw in his breath strongly; and the lad hav
ing done so, Mr. Wakely asked him
44 Can you talk now ?"
The boy, to the surprise of the jury, answer
ed immediately and glibly
44 Yes, I can, sir, vqry well."
The Coroner added, lhat inhalation or self
inflation of ihe lungs, with air, was a sure rem
edy for stammering, and though it had been dis
covered long ago, the faculty had not, until
lately, and then only a few of them, caused it
to be practised as a remedy for defective artic
ulation.
Cure for Horn Ail.
As a remedy for this disease, tome use Spirits
of Turpentine, but this we have considered too
harjsh. An application of brimstone say oije
poimTnl turiMid boiling hoi into the cavity,
just hiiiw'eeh ihoTiorns, will effect a speedy
cure.
An Uneasy Predicament.
We were the witnesses of a ludicrous inci
dent which occurred in this city a few days
since, for relating which we claim the indul
gence of the gentleman directly concerned
deeming it too good a joke to be lost.
While sitting at our desk and laboring assid
uously with pen, scissors and paste, to make
out a readable paper for our patrons, we were
suddenly 4 frightened from our propriety,' by the
hasty entrance of a gentleman, exclaiming,
4 For God's sake, help me to see what's the
matter ! I've got some dreadful thing scor
pion or tarantnly in the leg of my pantaloons!
Quick quick help me !'
We instantly rose from our chair, half fright
ened ourselves. Our friend had broken in so
suddenly and unexpectedly upon us, and was so
wonderfully agitated that we knew not whether
he was indeed in his senses. We looked at
him with a sort of suspicion mixed with dread,
and hardly knew whether to speak with or seize
and confine him for a madman. The latter we
came near attempting. There he stood quiver
ing and pale, with hand tightly twisted upon a
part of his pantaloons just in the hollow of the
knee
4 What's the matter?' at last we asked.
4 The matter!' he exclaimed, 4 oh, help me !
I have got something here which just ran up
my leg ! Oh, 1 can't let go ; I must hold it.
Ah, there !' he shrieked, 4 1 felt it move just
then ! Oh, these pants without straps ! I'll
never wear another pair open at the bottom as
long as 1 live. Ah, I feel it again !'
4 Feel what !' we inquired, standing at the
same lime at a respectable distance from our
passing that old pile of rubbish there in front of
'your office, and felt it darl up my leg as quick
as lightning, and it stopped just here where I've
; my hand ;' and he clenched his fist still more
tightly.
If a had been ihe neck of an anaconda, we
believe he would have saueezed it to a iellv.
By this time two or three of the news boys
had come in ; the clerks and packing boys, hear
ing the outcry, stopped working, and the edi
tors and all hands stood around the sufferer
with looks of mingled sympathy and alarm.
4 Bring a chair, Fitz,' said we, 4 and let the
gentleman be seated.'
i un, l can i su: saiu tne genueman ; t can i
. M T I, 1 .1 . I . T 1.
,)end k , lf r do :., bite or 3,ilB
me ; no, 1 can't sit !'
4 Certainly you can sit, sir,' said we, 4 keep
your leg straight out, and we'll see what it is.'
' Well let me give it one more hard squeeze;
I'll crush it to death,' said he, and again he put
the force of an iron vice upon the thing. If il
had any life by this time, this last effort must
have killed it. He then cautiously sealed him
self, holding ouhia leg as stiff and straight as
a poker. A sharp knife was procured ; the
pants were cut open carefully, making a hole
large enough to admit a hand : the gentleman
put on a thick glove and slowly inserted his
hand, but he discovered nothing. We were all
looking on in almost breathless silence to see
the monstrous thing whatever it might be ;
each ready to scamper out of harm's way should
it be alive; when suddenly the gentleman be
came if possible, more agitated than ever.
4 By heavens V he exclaimed, 1 it's inside my
drawers. It's alive loo I feel it! Quick
give me the knife again !'
Another incision was made. In went the
gentleman's glove hand once more, and Io! out
came his wife's stocking !
How the slocking ever got there toe are una
ble to say ; but there il certainly was; and such
a laugh as followed, we haven't heard for many
a day. Our friend, wo know, has told the joke
himself, and will pardon us for doing so.
Though this is all about a slocking, we assure
our readers il is no 4 yarn.1
Elder Knapp, the groat preacher, on the l'llh
ih'., at Pittsburgh, Pa, praytd ' fftccn hours,
without slopping
it is said.
Pood for Cwk.
A correspondent remark that the increase-ii
the price of agricultural productions, owing n
short crops abroad makes il important thai eve
ry economy should he employed. The follow
ing preparation of food for mtleh low, has
therefore a claim to attention :-.
44 M. Caberl, the director of the veterinary
school of Alford, England, bad a tnunder of
cows whi h yielded twelve gallons oi milk eve
ry day. In his publication on the subject, h
observes that cows, fed in the winter on dry
substances give less milk than thoe which are
kept on a green diet : and also that their milk:
loses much of its quality. He published th
following receipt, by the use of which his cows
furnished him an equal quantity of milk during
the winter as during the summer : Take a
bushel of potatoes, break them while raw, place
them in a barrel standing up, putting succes
sively a layer of bran, and a small quantry of
yeast in the middle of the mass, which is to Im
left thus lo ferment a whole week, and, when
ihe vinous taste has pervaded the whole mix
lure, il islheu given to the cows,-who eat it
greedily.
Buuc IUanurc.
R. M. Bailey says in-the American Agricul
turist, lhat some of the most extensive farmers
of Long Island, use annually from 5U0 to 100;)
bushels of ground bones on their lauds, apply
ing il at the rate of 35 to 5G bushels per acre,
and thai some of the poorest farms have thus,
been made fertile and productive, within the
last fifteen years.
Not a Bad Hit Yankee vs. 2nlih.
The Vicksburgh Intelligencer recalls the sto
ry of a quiet, but enthusiastic Yankee who,
some years since, was travelling in a stage
coach with two Englishmen, who annoyed him
very much by running down every thing they
saw in the country, and freely determining lhat
every thing in England was decidedly superior.
Jonathan bore it, but impatiently. After some
time a thunder storm broke over them, the hor
ses dashed off in alarm, and the Englishmen
were nearly dead with fright, when suddenly a
bolt of lightning struck the two near horses,
killing ihem instantly, and arresting the stage,
which, in the sudden plunges of the leaders,
was upset. Jonathan was the first to come out,
and as the Englishmen crawled out, badly hurt,
and half dead with fear, he exclaimed, 44 There,
gaul darn ye, have ye any better thunder than
that iu England 1"
A Case. A good story is told of an epicure
who had indulged pretty freely in pickled tripe,
and had washed it down with a leetle too much
sparkling claret.
A sudden fainting came over him as he had
returned to his own fireside, and he ejected iik
rapid succession the claret and the tripe.
" Oh, mjr dear," exclaims the ever pitying
wife, " whaCs the matter ? you are throwing up
your heart's blood," as she saw iho claret su
freely flow.
" Oh, I don't care so much about the heart's
blood," exclaims the epicure, 44 but I Miould like
to know where 'all these chunks of leather came
from !"
A lady being severely censured by her mo
ther, because she ha' permitted a young man
to give her a kiss, replied,.44 La, mother, if you
will say no more about it, 1 will give it back to
him lo-morrow.'
Compositors in a printing office are curious
chaps. They love bread and cheese, turkey,
ham, veal, porter, julips, segars, tobacco, and in
fact every thing good, except jji they hale that
as they do the the lack of copy.
" Hallo, Sharp," said Pop,, meeting him the
other day in the street, 44 you hobble my boy,
what's the matter with you 7"
44 Oh I had my feet crushed, through the care
lessness of a conductor, the other day, between
the cars, that's all."
41 And don't you mean to'sue for damages, I"
" Damages ? no, no 1 have damages enough
from them already hadn't 1 bettur sue for ro-
111 fcl '
pairs r . ; .
Many 4 friends are lost "by" ilMiiiicdjVsis ;
rather lose' -'your best "jearMhlin 'ytiurwotst
friend.