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STROUDSJBURG, MONROE COUNTY, PA., THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1848.
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To an Absesit Friend.
Alas, we met for but a few brief hours
And parted then to meet on earth no more,
Thou to thy home with all its world of flowcrsi
And I to ponder thy rich beauty o'er,
And dream as one upon old oean's shore
Muses, with thoughts by that grand scene upstirred,
Of that soft look the full heartVfondest store
Anr the deep gentleness of that last word
Which echoed in my heart so sweetly as I heard!
T never more may see thee but that thought
Will dwell forever with me and when night
"With all her heavenliness so richly fraught
Is sleeping o'er the earth, the earnest light
That dwells inUhose kind eyes so deeply bright,
And the soft tears that from thine eyelids started,
Will float into my thoughts and o'er my sight,
And. I shall think of thee as when we parted,
Most bright most beautiful most holy hearted !
Oh, when that simple strain I heard thee sing
What dreams of bliss, what glorious thoughts
were mine,
What floods of Memories that fondly cl;n.g
So closely to the heart, and love to twine
Themselves around its core, like some fair vine
Came stealing o'er ? Ah, then I looked on thee
As on the saint above some holly shrine
A being far too heavenly to be
Less than a worship high to lowly ones like me !
Yet when 1 looked into thy hazel eyes,
And saw the feeling hidden there asleep,
'The passionate deep love that in them lies,
Like gems far down somo fairy grotto deep,
And saw thee, when we parted, strive to keep
The, bursting sob from rising, and the tear
Within thine eyes thou couldsU not choose but
weep:
Then first I dreamed oh glorious dream divine ! '
That thou mights't love, and 1 might call thee mine!
But fare thee well, and should we haply be
Henceforth strangers, for we ne'er may meet
Yet when thou lovest thou wilt think of me !
And I amid the memories of the sweet
And holy dreams of olden times will greet
Thy image as the loveliest it has been
A glorious vision beautiful and fleet.
Like Irim's gardens one brief moment seen,
Then fled forever with tfieir'vistas green ! '
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A Singular Dream Verified.
W,hile the plague was at its height at Alexan
dria,. Mohomelan merchant dreamed .that eleven
persons would die of the plague in his house.
Whgn.he awoke he remembered his dream ; and
ther'ebeing exactly eleven persons in his house,
himself included, he became uneasy. His alarm
increased, when on the following day, his wife, two
female slaves, and three children died.; but he be
came quite certain" that his death was at hand,
when on the fourth, his two remaining children, a
womati servant, and an old man servant, sank into
the grave. He accordingly made his preparations
to pass into eternity related his dream to Some
of his friends, and begged them to make inquiry
every morning, and, in case he should be dead, to
have him hurried with all the usual solemnities.
A cunning thief, who heard of the circumstance,
took advantage of the merchant's fright, to .open
the door in the night, and when the terrified man
called out Who's there V io answer, ' I am the
Angel of Death !' in order while the merchant hid
himself underneath the bedclothes, and was quite
beside himself, to pack up what effects he found
in the house and carry them away. Unluckily for
him, he was seized with the plague, and died on
the stairs. The merchant, however, did not ven
ture, even for many hours, to put his head from
under the bed-clothes , till a length his friends
came, heard from him what had happened, found
the effects, recognized the thief, discovered the
truth and confirmed the strange accomplishment of
the dream. The merchant was then as sure of hi,
life as he was before of his death, and he was not
mistaken, for he himself relates this anecdote.whib
&s hibu&s ar3 neighbor declare tp be a fact.
From Days Historical Collections of Pemjki.
The While Deer Captives.
The following, from the Lancaster Intelligen
cer, was written by the daughter of a Revolution
ary Soldier conversant with the facts
fames Thompson lived, at the commencement of
the Revolutionary war, on a beautiful farm near
Spruce run, in White Deer township. On a con
tiguous farm lived a Tamily named Young. One
morning in March, they were surprised by five
Indians, who took Thompson and Margaret Young
prisoners. Thompson was a very active young
man, and determined to rescue Miss Young, and
make-his own escape. On the second "night of
their captivity, while the Indians were asleep
each with his rifle, tomahawk and scalping-knife
wrapped with himself in his blanket Thompson
found a stone weighing about two pounds, and
kneeling down beside the nearest Indian, with his'
left hand he felt for his temple his intention being
to "kill one, and, having secured his tomahawk, he
he thought he could dispatch the rest successive
ly as they arose. The darkness of the night, how
ever, frustrated his plan : for. not -seeing, he did
no serious injury. The Indian bounded up with
a fierce yell, which awoke the others, and spring
ing on the young man who had thrown his stone
as far from hinms he possibly could would have
put an end to his existence, had not the rest inter
fered and secured Thompson. The Indian imme
diately accused him of endeavoring to kill him
while he signified that he had only struck him
with his fist and nothing appearing to nduce
them to doubt his word, they were highly amused
at the idea of an Indian making so terrible an out
cry at any stroke a paleface could inflict.with his
naked hand. He, however, although he had not
an ocular, had certainly a very feeling demonstra
tion that something weightier than a hand had been
used but was shamed into silence by the laugh
raised at his expense. Our prisoners were now ta
ken up the Susquehanna, crossed the river in a ca
noe, and proceeded up.Loyalsock creek. For five
nights he was laid upon his back, with his arms
extended and tied to stakes. On the seventh night,
near the mouth of Towanda creek, the Indians di
rected Thompson and his- companion, as usual, to
kindle a fire for themselves, while-lhey builtf an
other. By this means he had an opportunity of
communicating to her his intention of leaving the
company that very evening. Slue advised him to
go without her. He expressed great unwilling-! Crtiz and thc.Casile ; two years more for ihe
ness; but she overruled his objection, declaring1 cumnaiid slahing he ive rein at Cerro Gor
that even did she now escape, she would not be! do ' nvb ?ears f,ore for Chapultepec and Cho-
able to reach home. Accordingly, in gathering
the dry sticks which were strewn round, he went
further from the circle, throwing each stick, as he
found it, towards the fire, and then wandering)
slowly, though not unconsciously, still lurther lor
the next, until he had gone as far as he thought
he could without exciting suspicion ; then he pre-
cipitately fled. They were soon in pursuit but
were unable to' overtake him ; and he ran in such
a quick, zig-zag manner, tliatthey could not aim
straight enough to shoot him.
He was obliged to travel principally at night;
and going down Loyalsock creek, he frequently
came upon Indian encampments, when he had
either to wade the stream, or cross the slippery,
mountains, to avoid them. Sometimes he came
to ulaces where thev had encamped. The bones
of deer, &c, which he found at these places, he
broke open, and swallowed the marrow. This,
with the few roots he could find; was all the food
he was able to procure. Once, when almost over
come with fatigueand loss of sleep, he thought of
getting into a hollow tree to rest ; but this would
not do, for where lie could get in a wild animal
might also get, and, although naturally possessed
of great courage, he did not like to be attacked in
that manner, where he had no means of defence.
In this way he reached the Susquehanna, where
he found the canoe as they left it. He entered it,
and descended the river; but fatigue, and want of
nourishment and rest, had so overcome him, that
when he reached Fort Freeland a short distance
above where Milton now stands he was unable
'to rise. He lay in the canoe until discovered by
the inhabitants, who took him ashore; and by care
ful treatment he was restored to health. He af
terwards received a pension from the U. States,
and died about the year 1838, in the 9Gth year of
his age.
The Indians, meantime, pursed their course, ta
king Miss Young with them, to the. neighborhood
of Montreal, iii Canada. She had frequently un
derstood them to lament ihe loss of Thompson.
As he was a fine, ac;ive young man, they were
keeping him as a subject upon which to exercise
their cruelty. Miss Yoyng was given to an old
squaw, who wished to make her work sufficiently
to maintain them both; but an old colored man ad
vised her to work as little as rJossbler-and what
She rhust do. she should do as badly as she could;
for,' said he, 'if you work well, she will keep you
for .a slave but .be lazy, and do your work wrong,
and she will get tired of you, and sell you to the
whites.' Poor young girl ! away from her hoinp
and her friends, she was grateful fir the advice
which even an old colored man gavj. She acted
her part well; for when the-corn jvas ready for
hoeing, she would cut up the coin, and neatly
dress .some weed in its stead. The old squaw
thought she was too stupid ever to earn for, not
withstanding all the pains she had taken to teach
her, she was still us awkward and ignorant as ever;
and thinking her a useless burder, she sent her to
Montreal, according to her wish, and sold her.
Her purchaser was a man. of soaie distinction, of
the name of Young; and when he discovered her
name, he began to trace relationship, and found
they actually were cousins. Thiff wds a happy dis
covery. She lived almost as contentedly, in her
cousin's family, as in her father's house. Some
time after the conclusion of the war, she became
very anxious to viset her friends in theJJ. States.
She came home, where she sickened and died
soon after.
Fifth Bespalclses Major Dowinang.
City of Mexico, March 22, 1843.
Mf. Gales cj- Sc'aton, my dear old friends:
When I have 10 wriie about the war, and the
treaty, and things of that ort that belongs to
diplomatics, of course I send my despatches to
the President or Mr. Richio ; but when things
branch off into the newspaper line, then 1 send
'em to you. We've had Gineral Scott on trial
here five -days, for high ireason against Gineral
Pillow anil Gineral Worth. If it goes agin him
I don't know whether they will conclude to
hang him or shet him up in some of the mines
of Mexico for life. But he fiuhts like a Turk,
add aim skeered at nothin. The President bet
ter send on some more help, for I aim sure that
what ihere is here will be able to handle him.
The battle has been pretty hot for five days, and
I don't see as ihey gel the upper hand of him
at all yet. It would be a great pity if a man
that has been guilty of sueir horrible crimes as
he has out here in Mexico, .should slip through
their iiners at last and escape punishment. 1 t
begin to feel a little afraid 'how it will come
out. For my part, I go for justice, hit who
'twill. If a man will commit crimes let him
be punished for it. , I'm afraid the President
has missed a figger in leaving it out to such
men as he has. It would a been safer and more
sure to leave it out to a jury of Mexicans. I've
no doubt the least verdict thev would give,
would a been two years irf the deepest and
darkest mine in Mexico fo7 his takino Vera
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I kmy the City of Mexico. In that case, you
see. his punishment would abeen measured out
something according to his crimes.
I
was
ihinkino last niolit ihat I onght to
make a jine bu( t abouI ll)is ma and seru
it on to you, as I promised 10 let you know once
in a while 'how things
was settinw
alone;
1
out
here. And while I was boiherin mv head to
know which end to begin at, a man came in
and brought me a little letier. I took it and
opened 11, and 1 couldn't hardly believe njy
ey-s at first, to see the name of GineralPillov
signed to it. He " requested me to call at his
quarters in The eveninj" on very urgent and
important business. Thinks 1 to myself, what
in thunder can" this mean? Then I thought,
may be they had got a hint that the prisoner
intended to run away, and they wanted me lo
help keep guard round Gineral Scott's quarter's
to see that he didn't escape.
So jest at dark I went round to Gineral Pil
low's quarters. He seenled to be amaztnglad to
see tne, and took me by the arm and led me into
'totlier room.
" Major Downing," says: he, I'm very hap
py to ee yon. I wish you woudn't make )'our
self quite such a stranger 'to my quarters ; it
would give me a great deal of pleasure lo see
you oftenoV."
1 thanked him, and told him thnt his rank was
a good deal superior io mine, and 1 always l'lt
kind of delicaio.about putting my-ielf along side
of them that was so much above me.
" Not at all," says he, " Major, not at all ;
we have tf observe rank, to bo sure, when we
are on the field ; but every where else we are
all equal.-, Major, all equals ; give us your
hand." nd here he give my hand another
hearty shake.
" Major," says ho " 1 understand that you
write letters to the National Intelligencer some
times, about m.ltters out here in Mexico." t
- " Well, yes," says 1, ''Gineral, I do some
times, when it don't interfere w ith my public
duties as the President's private embassador.
Then he turned round and pin ihe door to
and begun to speak in a little lower tone.
" Major," says he, " that Intelligencer is a
capital paper, a great paper ; it deserves to be
encouraged. I take a warm interest in the pros
perity of that paper, and 'mean to. do something
for it. I'll be the making of it. yet, when I get
10 the rank and situation. that I expect to get
I upose you'll send some account of this Coun
Martial down by the courier to-morrow logo to
the Intelligencer, won't you?"
44 Well, yes," bays 1- ' I whs thinking of
sending rome little ou'.Iiiio of it, eo ihe folks at
home in the United States might understandihe
substance of it as far as il has got along."
Then he took a written paper out of his pock
et, and, says he, 14 Major here is a clear account
of the proceedings as far as they have gone, all
carefujly drawn up, and putting every thing in
a true light. 1 shqiild like to have you take
this and send it on to the Intelligencer, and
have it inserted as comitjg from an authentic
source ; or, if you choose', you can work it in
and rnake it a.part of your letier, and then no
body will doubt but what il comes from an au
thentic source. I should rather, oh the whole,
that you woufd work'il into your letter ; that
would he the best shape to put it in, and would
be next thing to an official report."
After 1 took it and looked a while over some
parts of it, says 1, " Gineral, it seems to me it
is most too soon to send on such a particular
account as this, for fear of maktng some mis
takes. It must'takesome time to pick the mat
ters all up and put them together i the right
'shape, so aa, 10 give every one his fair share.
I thought I would send on now the main points
of it, and send on the particulars when we've
had a chance'to pick em all up and put em to
gether rihi."
" But, Major," says He, " I'm very anxious
tins account should go off with the first impres
sions. You know a great deal depends on first
impressions ; therefore, no time bhould be lost
in getting this before the public, and the best
way to do it isto work it into your report. To
be sure, the paper does considerable justice to'
me, but not more than I think-you will be sat
isfied belongs to me. never ask any one to
puff me ; but I have 'confidence in you to believe
that you will do me justice. 1 never Jorget my
friends. There's no knowing but the upshot
of this trial may tip Gineral Scott out of the
tail-end of the cart yet: and, if so, 1 stand a
good chance of being placed at the head of mil
itary affairs here ; and, between you and me,
that would give me a strong chance of succeed
ing Mr. Polk in the Presidency. And I wish
you to understand, Major, that I never forget
my friends."
" Well," says I, " Gineral, seein you are so
arnest about 11, I'll lake ihe paper home with
me and look it over, and if I find I can work
it into my letter so it will look shipshape I'll do
it. And then I take it Tshall have your word
upon the honor of ah officer that you never will
forgut me and the National Intelligencer."
. " That you shall." says he, giving me anoth
er shake of the hand. " But," says he, "you
better stop with me to-night, and do it all up
here ; I'll give you a comfortable place to write,
some place to sleep, and soldier jara."
I thanked him very kindly for his hospitality,'
but told him I should have to go back to my
quarters, where .1 had left some parts of my
despatch ready fixed up. In bidding me good
night he shook me very warmly by the hand,
and urged me again to put the document he had
given me into my letier, as he was very anxious
it should go off with , the first impressions. So
here it is ; and if I find it necessary, after cop
ying it, 10 add any noies or interlining.i, I can
do it :
Document No. 1.
Great Battle in the Court Martial.
This important investigation, which has been
going on for five days, is likely .to use Gen.
Scott all up to nothing ; there won't be so much
as a grease spot left of him ; while at the same
time it cannot fail to add to ihe renown and fair
fame of Gen. Pillow, till it raises him above all
Gree.k, above all Roman fame. Gen. Worth
also has shown a magnanimity in this contest
which will crown him with immortal honor.
He had a 49-pounder, loaded to the muzzle,
pointed directly at the head of Scott, which
would a blowed his brains clear to the north
pole ; but seeing; (he weaknufcs and imbecility
of Scott, who was almost ready to get down
upon his knees, and with tears in his eyes ask
his pardon, Worth, with unparalleled magna
nimity, refused to -fire, and absolutely withdrew
the charge from the gun, saying to the bystand
ers, " The President has given me all I want,
why should T stoop to kill this poot; devil of a
Scott ?" After Worth had thus generously
thrown away his powder, Scon, wilh his usual
meanness put on a braggadocia show of courage,
and dared him to the fight ; but of course Worth
wouldn't take any notice of him.
Scott had bullied Duncan, but when he found
Duncan was prepared to defend himself, with
the most craven spirit he coaxed him to let the
matter drop and hush it up. He hadtaho, in
ihe most shameful manner bullied Gen, Pillow;
but when he found he had roused the lion ho
did not dare lo beard the lion. As soon as iho
gallant Pillow, the high-souled Pillow, the chiv
alric and courageous Pillow appeared on the
field of combat, Scott commenced a rapid and
ignominious retreat. But Gen. Pillow, actuated
by a high sense of pubjic duty, as well as a
proper regard for his own honor, would not al
low public sentiment to be so outraged with im
punity ; he therefore pursued the cowardly
Scott, determined that, paltron as he was, he
should either fight or die. For two or three
days Scon was fleeing for his life, and making
the nnw desperate efforts U escape from the
field of battle ; but tho gallant Pillow pursued
him and cut him off on every ta k, and foiled
and floored him at every turn. The talent, tactx
prowess, and generalship difplayed by Qen.
Pillow oh this occasion has probably never her.ii
equalled, except by the same, gallant officer on
the battle fields of Mexico, when he killed the
Mexican officer in single combat, was struck
down upon his knees by the concussion1 of a
cannon-ball upon hia head, and led his 'troops
to victory by. wading chin-deep through a rreek
of mud and water. -The hoi pursuit of Pillow
at last drove Scott into a corner, from which
it was impossible for him to. escape. He then
turned and raised his puny arm to fight ; but
the weakness of his weapons, his little pointless
darts and pop-gun squibs, were almost too ridi
culous even 10 excite a laugh. The heroic
Pillow stood in peerless majesty, and shook
them off as unconcernedly as the lion shakes
the dew drops from his mane. During this
whole contest Gen. Pillow's well-devised plans
of battle, his judicious disposition of his forces,
his coolness and daring through the whole of this
terrible battle, is the subject oj universal congrat
ulation among his jriends, and general remark
with all. LION ASS.
Erased from the above: " During this great
battle, which has lasted now for five days, Pil
low was in command of all the forces engaged
except Worth's division, vwhich' was riot en
gaged." Also erased : " He (Pillow) has com
pletely silenced his enemies."
On the whole, the above document No. I
seems to give such a clear candid view of tho
proceedings of the court martial during ihe firSt
five days that I don't think it is necessary for
me to add another word. Give my love to' tho
President and Mr. Richie and 1 remain your
old friend, whether we go oh annexin any more
or not.
MAJOR JACK DOWNING.
Remarkable Fact in Natural .
History.
The Narrative of Judge Porter abounds with
anecdotes of an interesting kind the results
of the observations of a long and active life.
During an expedition" which he undertook fronr
Buffalo to Erie, in 1795, a very remarkable cir
cumstance presented itself. We will give it in
the. words of Judge Porter himself : " Before
starling from Buffalo we had been detained
there for two days by a heavy fall of rain, ac
companied by a strong northeast gale. When
off Caliarangus Creek on dur upward passage,
about one to two miles from land, 'we discov
ered some distance ahead a while strip on ike
surface of the lake, extending out froni the shore
as far as we could see. On approaching this
white strip we found it io be five or six jods
wide, and its whole surface covered with fi-.li,
of all varieties common to the lake, lying oii
their sides as if dead. On touching them, how
ever, ihey would dart below the sutface, but
immediately rise again to their former position: ,
We commenced taking them by hand, making
our selections of the best, ad finding them per
fectly sound, we took in aood number, (in
deed if we had desired we might have loaded
our boat with them.) On reaching Erie we
had some of them cooked and found them per
fectly good. The position of these fish on their
sides in the water placed their moutHs partly
above and partly below the surface, so that they
seemed to be inhaling both water and air, for at
each effort of inhaling, bubbles would rise
and float on the water. It Was these bubbles
that caused the white appearance on the lake's
surface. I have supposed that these fish had
from some cause, growing out of the extraordi
nary agitation of the lake by ihe gale from the
eastward, arid the sudden reflux of water from
west to east after it subsided, been thrown to
gether in this way, and from some Unknown
natural cause had lost the power of regulating
their specific gravity, which it is said they do,,
by means of ah air bladder furnished ttiem by
nature.
Killing Pids. In Halifax, Nova Scotia, to
save noise and trouble they butcher iheir pigs
under the influence of chloroform; After inha
ling it, the animals quietly yield their ihroais ta
the knife, and die in bliss!
In Cincinnati they have invented a machine
which receives a live hog in the centre, aiid with
a single turn, throws out sausages at one end
and scrubbing brushes at the other.
A western editor commences a long exhorts
tion to bachelors with the follow ino wordo:
"Come, you poor, mikerable, lonely,- deserted,
vulgar fractional parts of animated nature, coma
up here and be talked lo."
Pwmpkiu Buffer.
Boil a barrel of sweet cide! down one-third,
then add gradually two bushels, of small cut
pieces of pumpkins, stirring all the while, until
boiled to about 12 gallon. Just beforn taking
off, add half a pint of ground cinnamon, and
such oihef spices as may be agreeable. Fine,
where apples are scarce, and said to he excel
lent for king or countryman, ,the latter deserv
ing it beat. v
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