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A liberal discount will bemnde to yearly advertisers. 1X7 Alt letteis addressed to the Editor must be post-paid. JOB PRINTING. Having a general assortment of large, elegant, plain and orna mental I'ypc, we are prepared to execute every description of Cards, Circulars, Bill Heads, Notcsj Blank Receipts, JUSTICES, LEGAL AJSTD OTHER ... . BLANKS, PAMPHLETS, &c. Printed witli neatness aivd despatch, on reasonable tcrmsy ' AT THE OFFICE OF THE .Jeffersouiau Republican. -Old Times and IVew. Wc copy the following lines, read at the New England Society's Festival at New York, Decem ber, 1846, by Allen C. Spooner, of Boston. 'Twas in my easy chair at home, . - ,ti About a week ago, . ft. sat and puffed my light cigar ;! .f As usual, you must know. ii I mused upon the Pilgrim flock -Whose luck it was to land it 1 .1 1.. U ' 'i ' M'i . r . i upon uiuiubt me viny iuuv Among the Plymouth sand. :.i--'t In my mind s eye, l saw tnem leave Their weather-beaten bark Before them spread the wintry wilds-'' Behind, rolled ocean dark. f. t ; t . - Alone that Jittle handful stood While savage foes lurked nigh, Their creed and watchword, "Trust in: God And keep your powder dry." ' Imagination's pencil then That first stern winter palnlcd, v When more than half their number died, And stoutest spirits fainted A tear unbidden filled one eye, My smoke liad filled the other, One sees strange sights at such a time, . Which quite the senses bother, J knew I was alone but lo ! (Let him who dares, deride me ) il looked, and, drawing up a chair, Down sat a man beside me. jlis dress was ancient, and his air .Was somewhat strange and foreign He. civilly returned my stare, ' And said "I'm Richard Warren !"? " ' -"You'll find my name among the list Of hero, sage and martyr, .Wlho, in the Mayflowei's cabin, signed "The first New England chatter. 1 -could some curious facts impart Perhaps some wise suggestions D3ut then, I'm bent on seeing sigh'ts, And running o'er wiih questions." x'Ask on," said I, "Til do my best To give you information, "Whether of private men ynu ask, : Or our renowned nation." Says he "First tell me what is that In von compartment narrow, Which seems to dry my eyeballs up, And scorch my very marrow." . ' His finger pointed to the grate Said I "Thai's Lehigh coal," J l H. Dug from the earth" he shook his head1 "it is, upon my soul !" 1 then took up a bit of stick,; One end was black as night ! v" And rubbed it quick across'thehearthi When lo, a sudden light I Ivly guest drew back, uprolled his eyes, - 5 And strove Ins bteathto catch What necromancy's that?1 li'ecried r Quoth L "A friction match." ' ' : Upon a pipe just overhead, 1 turned a little screw, - When forth, with instantaneous flash; Three streams of lightning flew. - . . Uprose my guest; "Now heaven, me save," Aloud he shouted, then,' ' Is -that hell"fire 1 " 'Tis gaS-saB ' " - " We call it hydrogeii." ! ,; .; ' - Then forth into the fields we strblle&; uf A train came thundering by ' Drawn by the snorting irOn-steed, ' ; j . Swilter than eagles fl . tA I f Kumbled the-wheels, the whistle shrieked,. ; r. Far streeraed the smoky cloud, Ecuoed the hills, the vallevs shook. -The iivuig forests bowdt Down on his kneels, with hands upraised Li worship, Warren fell " Great; is the Lord our God,!' cried he-- "ile doeth all things well," "I've seen his chariots oTfird,-' 7 -t The' horsemen, too, thereof; 0, may I ne'er provoke his jre, Nor auhis threatenmgs scoff." "Jlise up, my friend, rise upj?j said I? , , " Your terrors all are vain .That was no xliarriot of the sky, . 'T.was the New York mail traitr" We stood "within a chamber small Men came the news to know, : From Worcester,. Springfield and N(ev.Yofkj Texas and Mexico; It came it went silent but sure He started, smiled, burst out. laughing; " What witchcraft's that?" "it's what we call . Matnetic telegraphing." Once more we stepped, into the street) Said Warren, " What is ihat " Which' moves along across the. way. "As softly as a cat!" "1 mean the thing upon two legs " With feathers on its head . . , "A monstrous hump below its Yaistj "Large as a featherbed: "It has the gift of speech, I hear.;. " But sure it can't be human V ri "My amiable friend," said I, " That's what we call a woman." ' ' Eternal powers ! it cannot be," Sighed he, with voice that faltered ; "1 loved the women in my day, "But, oh! they're strangely altered." I showed him then a new machine , For turning eggs to chickens, A labor-saving hennery, Thai beats the very dickens. Thereat, he strongly grasped my hand And said, " 'Tis plain to see " This world is so tranmogrified, " 'Twill never do for me." 41 Your telegraphs, your railroad trains; " Your gas lights, friction matchesj "Your hump backed women, rocks for coalj "Your thing which chickens hatehes; "Have turned the earth so upside down,- "No peace is left within it" . Then, whirling round upon his heel He vanished, in a minute. Forthwith, my most veracious pen, Wrote down what I had heard, And here, dressed up in doggerel rhymej " You have it, word for word. -From NeaVs Saturday Gazette. 5 GERTRUDE EI.TO IV OR The Young Widow. CHAPTER I. Gertrude Elton was but eighteen when she became a widow. Her husband was a gentleman of good family and fortune, but the victim of hereditary consumption. Ho died at Wiesbaden in Germany, whiiher he had gone Tor his healih, about a month afier Gertrude be came a tnoiher. I shall not attempt to describe her grief. Bui as if kept by a sort of fascina tion to the place, ahe remained at Wiesbaden for manv months. One morning, when she was at the spring, a gentleman hastened with unusual civility to procure a glass for her. The next day as she was selling with her baby, teaching ihe little thing lo crow for a rose, a card was brought to her with the name of " Baron de Schomberg." n Whn enn ii hn ?" exclaimed Gertrude. " I know of no such noble." The polite incognito of the medicinal spring entered and bowing, said in a considerate, thoughtful manner, " If I intrude, lady, I will retire." Gertrude, pleased and flattered by such un called for civility and respect, desired him to remain, thanking lum at the same time for his civility a short time before. The visit of the Baron lasted half an hour He was intelligent, kind-hearted, and respect "fnl in ihfi verde of chivalry. As he rose lo re lire he solicited permission to call again. " Certainly ; I shall be happy to see you whenever vou call durine my short stay. The Baron kissed the proffered hand, and with a. usual grave scholastic bow, retired. "' Strange to say, within the half hour of the 'Baron's visit, Gertrude's desire to slay had en tirely vanished, for now she wished to Ue part. The Baron called the next day, ihe next, and so oh for a week yet always haying le considerate civility to send in his card, that if Gertrude did not wish to see him she might decline. This, however, did not happert, for he was always welcomed by Gertrude. Alone, in a strange land, his kind, his almost fatherly consideration deeply affected her. One morning when he entered her private parlor, he heard her, say to her maid, " Janet, have your things -and mirte ready, to start lo-ihorrow. ; - v . " She leaves to-morrow," thought :ihe ilarpn; " I cannot lose sight of her so soon." He advanced towards Gertrude wiih his usual courtesy, and having kissed her hahd, saidf wiihotit any embarrasment or confusion, ii Lady, it is but a short time that 1 have known vou but in that time I have discover ed so much sweetness, so much cordially, and so much fairness in your character, combined wiih your beauty and grace, that you indeed have captivated me. I would fain know, la dy, if you will acceptof my estates and become my bride. Perhaps you will think it . soon, too soon after the death of your husband, to pro pose 5rour marrying again ; but since 1 heard you tell your attendant to prepare for immediate departure, I am resolved to ask you at Once. I am willing to wait a year or even two, if you wish, but answer me at once:'" " Your kindness and attention to a stranger pleases mei" replied Gertrude calmly. " I have been flattered by your civility, and feel a great esteem for you. But I cannot marry you; My heart is in the grave of my dearly beloved husband. Yet I feel I even married him too g ; and now nothing shall induce me to marry again, or at least; for years to come.-- Esteem I feel for you, but hot love; I do not wish to hurt your feelings; sd let us be friends, Eric friends, but nd more." Sho gave him her white Hand which, he pressed to his lips ; but his expression lost none of its stalely calm as he responded; " I will Understand, lady, the feelings ol your heart. 1 grieve deeply for your resolution, but t shall not press you to alter it. But without impertinence, I wish you id give me a lock of your hair for a keepsake. I shall never marry any one but you and I shall keep this tress as a memory " Gertrude cduld not refuse ihis earnest request; so delicately proffered. She esteemed the Bar on and wished to mitigate the pain of refusal, so she severed a lock of fair hair from her a bundance of sunny curls. "Farewell nOw, lady, for we shall never rhedl again, t fear." As Gertrude bade him farewell, Eloise, the baby, crowd and held op a withered rOse which the Baron knew to be the one which Gertrude was playing with on the day of Jiis first visit He gently took ii from ihe infant, and then with his own stately step left the room. A curious incident occurred during the car nival at Paris. Gertrude, of .course, did not wish to join the festivities ; and in order to pass about with more freedom, she did not mask, and assumed the dress of ,a nun. Tho Hotel in which Gertrude lodged, had a balcony running in front; and one evening Gertrude was sitting there with a favorite spaniel. The favorite ran to the other end of the balcony, and as Gertrude was afraid of loosing the little creature she rose and persued it. Ii was dusk and the balcony was quite long, The little fa vorite ran on and on Gertrude called, whistled and coaxed in vain. At length she saw a tall figure approaching. A stately figure whose face was campletely concealed by a black vel vet domino. In silence this person caught and returned her doff." " Could it be ? no I yet it mut ; the retreat ing bow so like, so precisely Eric's." It was indeed the Baron. Not a word he spoke and Gertrude merely curtisied, smiled,. and said, "Merci, monseigncur. . Je. suis bien obligee." It was too dark to recognise the face even had it been unmasked ; but the height, and good proportions of the figure, and statoly step at once struck Gertrude as belonging to the Baron, and impressed her with certainty as to who it was. ch'Apter ir . Reader ! now imagine yourself in an ele- eatulv. furnished boudoir, where a young girl, - - lJ w , . of about the age of Gertrude when wb first in troduced her to you, is sitting with a young man some four or .five years his senior. Nearest EfoUej" said lie " ydu do1 ,iheh love me !" Kter eyes spoke much mbre than her Hps. " And we shall be married ?' 1 Eloise blushed. " You consent I you consent! what happi- -....,,. ' f . " 'i ness !" She continued id gaze 'at a flower she h'eld in lifer Hand- How wonderful is the intercourse of lovers ! Eloise had answered htm without speaking, and he understood her belter than if ihe had made an eloquent discourse. At this rriomerit the door opened, ahd a lady of "calm, amiable appearance entered. She was about ihlrty-sbveii: rfer figure was emi nently ijraceful. Her Jiair still lay over her forehead iri waves ; the cutis were there rio longer ; they Were carefully twisted at the back of her head, arid she wore a very small, elegant cap. In fact, behold Gertrude ! Her girlish beauty had not fled, bui had merged into matronly dignity. She would have been con sidered by many more lovely thaft ih her youtli. " Ah, Mrs. Elton," exclaimed the young man, rising;"' Eloise Has answered the ques tion entirely to my satisfaction." I congratulate you then, Rudolph, for you have found, let me assure you, ah excellent wife. I am not proud of Eloise because she is my only daughter, i only do her justice." " The marriage," said Rudolph, h riiust ai least be put off uritil next summer. My un cle "What uncle?" exclaimed Gertrude and Eioise. " Did I never mention my uncle to ydu th 11 No; heirer." " Strange. Well, nd matter. When t fin ished my education, thy uncle, who is my only relation and guardian; thought it was best for me td travel. I leisurely wandered bver Spain, Italy, France, and England, he being my com panioh and monitor. Gut when wfe arrived at America, he said he would remain at Niagara Falls, while I took my tour through the States. If I write to him, he will immediately come on, bill as he is an artisi, 1 know he wished to lake the winter Scenery about Niagara, and 1 will not acquaint him with all this until May." " Is your uncle niarried ?" asked Gertrude. ' No. He has been in love though, as is apparent from his always wearing a locket round his neck containing a tress of fine hair. A withered rose, the gift, no doubt of some white hahd; he keeps carefully under a glass on a velvet stand." CHAPTER lit; The long wished for May at last arrived; slow ly, of coursej because it was expedted with im patience, but surely; the letier was despatched, and an answer arrived stating that the expected uncle would arrive the day before the wedding. Oh the marriage week! What vexations it brings! One bridesmaid did not want to stand up " wiih that shy, awkward xlfred Nortori. It was too hard." And there was every reason to believe that Hhc would not be bridesmaid at all, but she became amicable again. Then about the wed ding cake ;' Gertrude thought one receipt the best; an acquaintance (a notorious housekeeper) was sure her receipt was much better ; but this affair was settled, And last, but not least, was a dispute about the wedding costume. Eloise thouoht a bonnet became her better than a veil, at which every one cried out;. Rudolph settled that matter by admiring the veil, and declining to express any opinion about the bonnet, so the veil was fixed upon. The day before the wed ding ihey were all assembled in the front draw ing room, Gertrude, the bride, ihe bridegroom and the wedding party. A carriage drove to the door why did Gertrude's heart beat so tu multously T A firm even step was heard in ihe hal what made Gertrude ai one moment red and ihe next pale ? The door opened and the uncle entered. " Eric !" exclaimed Gertrude, " you here V1 He started, btft immediately recovering him self advanced. " Yes, lady,- Eric de Schom berg. 1 liule thought to meei you here." In some confusion Gertrude now presented him. " The Baron de Schomberg, my daugh- ter lilotse ne ortue. a When I last saw you, " Ah '.' is: it possible l r- you wfere a baby, Eloisej" haifl the baron; " Uncle j&nc I where did you meet Mrs; Elton t" t " Mother, I never knew vou were acquainted' with the Baron de Schdmberg." , " How extraordinary ?" cried ihe firsrbrides- ntaid. , . ' Can it be possible ?" exclaimed a second; " Now you don't say," said a third. ' A singular coincidence," Observed Alfred Norton. r Very," was the cortcise answer of both; groomsmen. " Drawing Gertrude apart Irdm the party Lnc avtiwed u Lady, eighteen yedrs agd, when wd parted, I thought never to have met you again; 1 saw you at the carnival, but as you did nOt appear to recognize me, 1 did Hot address you. I have cherished ydtfr riiemory ever since. The locket containing your hair, I wear next to iriy heart, t love none, but you and I have" loved ybu truly. I love you now truly as ever. You ohce refused the offer of my hand ; I will offer it to you once more; Will you refuse it how." Couid she refuse it how? No, oh no. She had a woman's heart, and did not reluse the offer of a faithful hearl which she felt was all her own. The next day there was a double wedding. Minna. Anecdote of lioren&o iow. We will relate an anecdote which we once" heard of lhat shrewd but eccentric preacherj Lorenzo Dow, merely to show the effect of a guilty conscience. A farmer came to Lorenzo one morning, aa he was preparing to preach before a large coun try audience; and said : u Mh Dow, I am told you know a sihtier. from his looks and can tell a thief by his coun tenance. Now-, sir, I have had an excellent axe stolen from me and I shall be forever grate ful if you will point out to hie the rahcal who tdbk it; as in all probability he will be at tho meeting to-day, judging from ihe crowds that are ctimirig." Lorenzo was not the man id dfehy ihe pos session of any wonderful faculty that the people chose to ascribe to him so he told ihe farmer that he would: gee. htnv his axe. Lorenzo mounted ihe pulpit, took out of his pocket a stone as big as his fist; laid ii beside' the Bible, and commenced the exercises of the' day. His sermon was on ihe subject of all the sins mentioned in the decalogUe, and he went Oh lo give brOofs from history of the reiributivtf justice of Providence, in punishing iit ihis life" transgressors; Murder will out," said he ' guilt cannot conceal itself, ahd I am about 16 give you this beautiful morningj my dear hear ersj an example of a terrible vengeance Iti fol low the breaking of ihe eighth commandment. Two nights ago a fellow Stole Johtl Smith's axe and 1 have been commissioned by author ity which none of you will question, to knocfe down, drag out, sacrifice, destroy utterly anww hilate the miserable wretchj and Send him, bsdy soul and breeches; to the pitchy realms of an awful eterniiy ! Poor sinner you turn pale be fore the rock has crushed you ! coniinned Lor renzo, as he grasped the stone, and raised it ir the attitude of throwing. 4 Don't dodge, yotf rascal ! ydu can't escape me don't dodge.' rle paused a moment, and pointed his long crooked, significant finger at a poor detil irt the" audience who appeared to be in an ague fit,- with his hair standing on end, like the quills of a fretted porcupine.' John Smith,' cried he, there Is the cHap ihat stole your axe !' The eyes of the whole congregation were? turned upon the conscience-stricken fellow, who" looked as if he wished the mountains would tumble Oh him. You will restore Mr. Smith his axe, and steal no more, if I forgive you won't yoU ?' asked Lorenzo. If I don't darrt me ! exciafinfed the" fcUiprii, with look and tone that showed ilio" giheentjr of his declaration. . John Smith got his ao. Albany" Atlas. "Is riot one man as good as aridihir""" asked a Chartist of a Repealer. . "Sure he is," replied O'Brien, "aiid .& great deal belter. In every nation upon the eanH; ilid progress of civilization has gone hand til hahd with a chivalric regard for the superior; delicacy of wo man's nature ; and it is only as we retrorade towards the savace state, thai !ws' find all proper y - o a a distinction lost in the treatment tfTthe i wo sexes.
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