f V fTK :TOMttiy Lt f Hit 0 The whole art of Government consists in the art of being honest Jefferson. VOL 0. STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY, PA., THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1849. No. 34 ii published by Theodore Schoch. -mus-Two dollars per annum in advance -Two dollars Smarter, half yeariy-und if not paid before Jl J v rear. Two collars anu a nui bv a carrier or stage drivi ffnlil be charged 37 1-5 cents. ers employed by the propr le Krwv discontinued until all arrearages are paid, except per year, extra. E,i,r m?no i uiree wccKs iar oneuuii.ii,." j iinttnr in wrtinii. The charco for one sinu f itt.m-'--w" t:v r..ui . tivoniv.iin ;;constiie irec w IIJA11 letters addressed to the Editor must be post-paid. JOB .i nccnrimnni nflnrro. plppant.nlain andorna- li,a "i , T,rt unn nrnnared to execute evoiv description of i-iK. Circulars, Jtsm sctvixu, wutcs, StaBIK SiCCCIIHS, JUSTICES, LEGAL -AND OTHER PAMPHLETS, &c. IYn?cl with neatness and despatch,on reasonable terms AT THE OFFICE OF THE .TctSersosiian Republican. Sweet Visiters. BY N. P. WILLIS. My Mothers voice, how often creeps Its cadence on my lonely hours ! Like healing on the wings of sleep ; Or dew on the unconscious flowers. 1 might forget her melting prayer, While pleasure's pulses madly fly : Hut in the still unbroken air Her gentle tonescnme stealing by; And years of sin and manhood flee, And leave me at my mother's knee. The book of natuie, and its print. Of beauty on the whispering sea, Give still to me some lineament- Of what I have been taught to be. . My heart is harder, and perhaps . ' My manliness has drunk up tears. And there's a mildew in the lapse Of a few miserable years : But nature's book is even yet With all my mother's lessons writ. X I have been out at eventide, Beneath a moonlight sky ofspring, When earth was garnished like a bird. And night had on her silver wing ; When bursting buds and verdant grass, And waters leaping to the light, All that make the pulses pass With wild fleetness through the night When all was beauty, then have I, With friends on whom my love is flung, Like myrrh on the wings of Araby, Gazed up where evening's lamp is hung. And when the beauteous spirit there Flung over all is golden chain, !!y mothers voice came on the air, . Like the light dropping of the . rain ; .. And resting on some silver star, The spirit of a bended knee, -,. I've poured a deep and fervent prayer '- That our eternity might be To rise in Heaven like stars at night, And tread a living path of light. - Elegant Extracts. It is not often that original poetry of extraordi circulated. The followinc effusion from a coun J paper, may be safely termed '"extraordinary:" No more old Ruf and Ready in the field No more Santanner Mexican maid to yield The hour is past The deed is done. TheEquinoclion hev crossed the sun : The sword is still ! the battle is done,. And Cass can't set in Washington. An Awffui Pause. After the clergyman had united a happy, pair 'awful silence ensued, which was broken by an npatient youth, exclaiming " Don't be so un Peakably happy " ' 1 'Otnbardmcnt by i?Ieaaas of Balloons. ! The Presse of Vienna has the following : " Ten- p is to be bombarded by balloons, as the lagunes Fevent the approach of artillery. Five balloons, ach twenty-three feet in diameter, are in con duction at Treviso. In a favorable wind the bal- ps will be launched and directed as near to puce as possible, and on their being brought to erical position over the town, the fire will be pen by electro magnetism. Each of the five rtrn m . .... . . airixed to the balloon is in communication! P' means of a long isolated copper wire wjth a r8e galvanic battery placed on.the shor.e. The f See is ISniterl hv' rrinnpftinir lhp. wir Tim j ..xs l,ai falls perpendicularly, and explodes on reach- jj ,he ground. By this means twer.ty-five bombs aJ may be thrown, supposing the wind lo be ,die. An prnprlmont moiln?ot 'Vrnvln'ri' nn -ry merit, finds its way into the newspapers, and .' . : , , ., . J , J , - l hi victim he drew forth- the golden time- n such an event does occur, it (that is the po- g h(?avy hande i( Jo hjs rj) cannot be too carefully read, or too extensive- j w h() rnlm2 ,he chains and seals round - H, succeeded completely." , An Irish Ilig Ii way ma si. 'BY BENSON E. HILL. Dr. V the bishop of Cashel, having occasion to visit Dublin, accompanied by his wife and daughter, deiermined to perforin the jjoiirney by easy stage s, with his own sleek and ivii u. . 1 C . .:. ! i -.n iu uuiac?, iiisicuu ui i r un IIP nis oones . . . . P . . uie ,cnuer mercies ol an Irixh post-chaise, mi me unornh'en garrons us.eu (or drawing thoe crazy vehicles. One part of-the route was through a wild and mountainous district ; and the Bishop being a humane man, and considerate of his cattle, made a point ofquitting his carriage at the foot of every hill and walking to the top. On one of these occanons ho had loitered to look at iho eviensivo prospect, indulging in a reverie upon its sterile appearance, and the change ihat agriculture might produce, and in so doing suffered his family and servants lo be consid erably in advancH ; perceiving this he hastened to make up for lost time, and was stepping out with his besst speed when a fellow leaped from hehmd a heap of loose stones, and accompany ing the flourish of a huge club wih a demoniac yell, demanded "Money !" wuh a ferocity of tone and manner perfectly appalling. The Bishop gave the robber all the silver he had loose in his pocket, hoping that it would satisfy him, but he was mistaken, for no sooner had the ruflian stowed it away in a capacious rent in his tattered garment, when with anoth er whirl of his bludgeon, and an awful oath, he exclaimed : "And is it with the likes of this, I'm after letting you off! a few paltry tenpeimies ! It's the gould I'll have or I'll spatter your brains. Airah, don't stand shivering and shaking there,, like a Quaker in the ague, but lug out your purse, you devil, immediately, or I'll bate you as blue as a whetstone." Hm lordship most reluctantly yielded his well filled purse, saying in tremulous accents, "My good fellow, there it is, don't ill use me I've given you all, pray let mo depart." "Fair and sofily, if you please ; as sure as I'm not a good fellow, 1 haven't done with you yet. I must search for your note case, for I'll engage you have a few bits of paper payable at the bank ; so hand over or you'll sup sorrow to-night." It was given up ; a glance at the road showed that all hope of assistance from his servant was unaTatling, the carriage had disappeared, but the bishop made an instinctive movement as though anxious to escape further pillage. "Wail awhile, or maybe I shall get angry with you ; hand overyour watch and sales, and then you may trudge.' Now it happened that the divine felt a par ticular regard for his watch not so much from its being of considerable value, but because it had been presented lo hirn by his first patron and he ventured to-exposulae. "Surely you have taken enough ; leave me my watch and I'll forgive you all you have donu." "Who ax'J your forgiveness, you old var mint ? Would you trifle with my good nature 1 Don't force me to do anything I'd be sorry for but without any more brother just give me the watch or by all that's holy " And he jrked the bludgeon from his right hand lo his left, spat into the horny hand of the former, and re-grasped the formidable wea- pon as though seriously bent on bringing it in li, luuTiu some wiuor aperture in nis apparei into which he crammed it, and giving himself a shake to ascertain that it found, by Us own graviiy, a place of safety, he said: "Arid now bo off wid you and thank thehles sed saints that you lave me withput a scratch on your skin, or the value of your little finger hurt." . i - i II neeoeu no persuation lO hiuiicb me uimi i,. i . i i j . u i. : . l to turn his back upon the decoder of h j worldly good, and having no weight to carry 10 carry a 'hand neseioni wnai equesmans term a mmu : canter; scarcely, however, had he reached i . jt i . . . ni i the middle of the precipitous road when he pnrceived n.s persecutor running alter nun,-- j He endeavored to redouble his spend. Alas !; t m. t. L. I ln. in r nswt itf it ii nun i nnt i Wliai CliailUe II.JU IIC Ml a lav mij wiiu t.woC muscles w ere as strong and elastic as high tem pered steel ? "Stop you nimble footed thief of the world !" roared the robber "stop, tell you ! I've a parting word with you I" I he exhausted and defenceless clergyman finding it impossible to continue his flight, sud denly came to stand stjll. The fellow ap proached, and his face instead of his former feroci'V, was lit up with a whimsical roguish ness of expression, as he said And is it likely I'd let you off with a belter coat pn your back than my own ? and will I be after losing the chance of that ilegaut hat. and wig I Off with them this moment, and thou vou'll lit Quit o' me." Th,e foot-pad divested the bishop of his single-J breasted coat, laid uolent nana upon necier ical hat and full btutomed wig-'-put i hem on his own person, and ihen insisted on. seeing his . m ntinrnlinn l hit nrliiin vvn nnl niilipp.ilrn hv own apparel used in their stead ; and with a loud laugh ran, off, a.3 though his lat feet was the most meritorious of his life. Thankful at having escaped with unbroken bones his lordship was not long in overtaking his carriage ; the servants could not repress their laughter at seeing their master in such strange and motley attire ; but there was in his face such evidence of terror andisuflering, that they speedily checked their risible inclinations, particularly when they learned by a lew biief words the danger Iik had undergone. "My dear W " exclaimed his aflecthn- ate wife afier listening to the .account of the perils to which .-her husband had been exposed, "for Heaven's sake lake off that filthy jacket and throw it out of the Window. You can put my warm cloak over your shoulders till we reach the next .stage and then 'you will be able to purchase some habit better suited to your station and calling." "That is more easily said than done, my iove," he replied ; "I have lost all the money I possessed, not a single guinea is left me to pay our expenses to'-night." My watch too, that 1 so dearly prized ! Miserable man that I am." "Never mind your watch, or anything else just now only pull oft' that mass of filth, I im plore you ; who knows what horrid contagion we may all catch if you persist in wearing n V "Take it off, dear papa," observed the daugh ter, "but don't throw it away; it may lead to the detection of the wretch who robbed you !" The obnoxious garment was removed ; the young lady was about to place it under the seat, when she. heard a jingling noise that attracted her attention, and on examination found secre ted in various parts of the coat not only the watch, pocket-book, purse and silver, of which her father had been deprived, but a yellow can vass bag, such as is used by farmers, contain ing about thirty guineas. The surprise and joy of all parties may be imagined : they reached the inn where they proposed stopping for the night, and as the port manteaus had escaped the dangers of the road, the bishop was speedily able to attire himself canonicaliy. Before the party retired for rest, intelligence arrived thai the highwayman had been taken after a desperate resistance the notice of the police being attracted q the sin gular appearance of a man in his station sport ing.a new black cloak, and covering his shaggy carroiy locks with the well powdered and or thodox peruke of the Right Reverend the Bish op of Cashel. A Convenient Pill. Pill puffing is admirably bit off in the follow ing manner in one of our exchanges. "One single pill worn in each pocket will fnstantly give ease and elasticity to the light est pantaloons. A like quantity will create an appetite in the most delicate stomach, or physic a horse! They will also be Top nil to g-ive a rich flavor to apple dumplings, and a particular zest to pickled oysters ; they will thicken soup, reduce corpulent persons, and are excellent bail for rnous-iraps. One pill disolved-in a bucket of rain water will be found a perfectly water probf lining fur canal embankments, placed in steamboat boilers they will effectually prevent their bursting and greatly increase the speed of the boats. As for their medical qualities, they are justly enti'led lo be called Medicam enturn Gracia Probatum," id est, a remedy ap proved of by grace for they eflec'tually cool St. Anthony's Fire, and stop St. Vitus' dance ; they purify ihe pimples in small-po and erad icate iho red gum in teething; thcyreduee white swellings, and cute the black jaundice, blue devils, yellow, scarlet, or any other col-ort-d fevers ; they cure also the thrush in chil dren and the pip in hens, thts staggers in hor ses and the nightmare in owls. But further enumeration is unnecessary ; suffice it to say that i liis medicine is a combination upon new principles, discovered by the present proprie- , :,lltTPlni fon,l,nillhr anr? arn nn Pxr-Pn limi , all ,i,G rules of " science, common sense and experience, po while they are ihe most r , . i. .t,. rfn agent in nature, revolutionizing he , . . nrnnnm,. aru. eradicating tl,e icijra)t? dae lhey " I.W.W ........... . . J , O are at ihe same (me a fecly innocent preparaiion and, may bj (aj.en wi,h fec, saf . ,he nurj j. ' . JUIIl ail JUUHiil ni liuiuiiv" ' . f fn harm ! I'' How to tell good Cider- There is an old Dutchman living in the north of Vermont, very famous for having a large orchard .and making good cider. The old fellow is fond of ihe bev erage himself, but was never known lo offer any to his neighbors. One evening a friend called upon him, and hoping to "flutter" the old man out of a glass, began to praise his cider. "Yaas, yaas," said the phlematic Dutchman, "I hash coot ciier-Hans, pring a mug." The boy fetched the cider an.d handed it to his fath er, who dnfnk it all at a single pull ; then turned lohi astonished visitor, excluime.il Mere, ien,-if you dni' dink dai' ih good, cider chus smell-of de mug" ., - Prosperity is nn just scale'; adver.oityjs tht only true balance to weigh friends. From the Knickerbocker. The Preacher ami .the Gambler. A SCENE ON BOARD OF A SOUTH-WESTERN STEAMER. BV J. H.GREEN, R. G. Persons of ihese two antagonistic portions of society are frequently thrown into intimato fellowship and association with each other, es pecially while travelling on the steamers of the southern and western waters. Some years since a number of gamblers, with two or three clergymen, happened to be among to passengers on board of a steamboat bound from Cincinnati to New Orleans. The compa ny on board was numerous ; but as something uncommon and extraordinary, from whatever cause, extra morality or otherwise, there was little or no gambling practised by the passen gers on the trip downward. Several days passed in this way, when a gambler, a w ild, reckless, dare-devil sort of a character, began to grow impatient of the tidi um of the voj'age, and anxious for a chance of making his passage money by victimining some of the "green ones" in the crowd. Going up to one of the clergymen alluded to whom he was not aware was of that profession, a smooth-, faced, good-looking, affable, youngish man ; he slapped him on the back, and somewhat famil iarly accosted him : "Say, stranger ! dull music 'board, I reckon. Come take a drink, and lei's have a little life 'mongst us !" "Thank you, my friend, I'm a teetotaller, and never drink." "O-o-h ! you are, eh 1 Let's have a hand at cards, then." "There I'm again at fault. I don't' know one card from another, and can't play !" "Scissors ! I iwver see the like ! Here, young man, let me show you how." "I'd rather not, Sir, if you please." "Brimstone-blazes ! can't we get up some little bit of deviltry or 'nother ? I'm sick on'i pokiu' 'round in this 'ere way. Wonder if we can'i'get some 'old hoss' lo give us a preach ? That coon over there with a white 'neckerchief, looks like one of them gospel-shop men. 'Spose we ax him to give us a.sarmoni I'd like lo hear ono, by jingo ! "That gentleman, Sir, I presume to be a preacher ; and it's quite likely he'll accommo date you." "You knows him, don't you ? Just gel him to give us a snorting sarmint. I'll hold his hat, d : d if I don't !" "I will ask him," replied the clergyman. He crossed over to his friend of the white cra vat, and staled the wish of the gambler. Re turning, however, he remarked that the preach er declined lecturing till a more convenient season. "The devil he does ! Well I'm'bound to have fun somehow or 'nother. Can't you spoul a bit, my young sapling ? "Spose you try it any how." "My friend if I should preach, I should try to give you nome uneasiness !" "Then you are just ihe man forme. Get up hero and give us a sparkling, of brimstone ; stir up these old ironsides on board, give 'em an extra lick, and come the campmeetin' touch, will ye ? Here's an old chap here who's got a hymn book, and I can sing fisrt rate when I get a going, if the lines are given out ; and mind ye, neighbor, give us a jam up prayer ; blow and strike out as loud as ye can, and make 'em think a pack of well-grown prairie wolves are corning, with a smart handful of thunder and lighmiu' and a few hov.els of young earth quake : bv the gracious Moses, we'll have a trifle of sport ihen won't. we 1" The gambler then helped ihe preacher to ar range for ihe sermon ; borrowed the hymn book, anu sat down Willi a mock seriousness in his countenance. By this lime a crowd had gathered round to witucssthe proceedings, wondering what would be the upshoi of ihe business. The preacher smooihed his face, selected a hymn, and then lifted up his hands and eyes"' in. the attitude of prayer Waxing warmer and warmer as he proceed, he appealed to God in iho most spirit stirring and solemn manner ; he alluded to the gambler in a very pointed manner, and, prayed for his salvation from the ruin to which he was so recklessly lending. Such was ihe force of his appeal ihat a burning arrow seemed spee dily ent to the gambler's soul. The prayer was followed by an excellent sermon hy iho young clergyman, who afterwards said thai he never fell more impressed in his life wilh the awful responsibility of his mission, or felt a ful ler inspiration from on High to proclaim the wrath to come to dying and hell deserving sin ners. The gambler 'squirmed' under ihe gospel truth ; yet uneasy as he was, he contrived to sit the sermon out ;but he couldn't wait to par ticipate in singing ihe closing hymn. Shortly after all was over and going up to ihe. clergyman, he suid : ?,1 say, friend, yon are a preacher, ain't you V "Yes, my friend, 1 have ihe'honnr lo be an unworthy ambassador of Christ, nnd hope to be the means of couponing many souls lo God." "Well, I ihpught as much ! Bui 1 tell yu I never had ihe sand so knocked from under me before in my life. lfyou preach in that way there won't be many of ih gambler left I tell you. But I suppose it's all rigbt ; my good mother used to pray, and I couldn't help thinking of her when you cut mo all in It tile pieces and put rny singing sides out of tune. I'd ha' give fifiy dollars to have that ere saddle put on another horse." I suppose it is needless to say that thegun bler required no farther preaching on ihai age ; his own conduct and that of liia coufcd erates was such as to be a matter of no aniiad version on the part of the clergymen and pas sengers while they pursued their voyage. Family Secrets. Messrs. Edwards: While ascepding the Mis sissippi, some eighteen months since, on board tba steamboat Huntsville, the commander of that ex cellent vessel related the following anecdote of a couple of worthy disciples of Father Miller. If you think it worthy of a.place in your paper, pray make room for it. ' Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 23, 1848. In Coles county, there lived a man named Isaac Dodson and his wife, who were both firm believ ers in the prophecy of Father Miller ; and not doubting for a moment the correctness, of theiir prophet's calculations for the eventful day, that was to terminate the existence of all sublunary things. After having " set their house in order," the following conversation took place : 44 My dear wife, I believe, 1 have made every preparation for to-morrow. I have forgiven all my enemies, and prayed for the forgiveness of all my sins, and 1 feel perfectly calm and resigned." " Well, husband, 1 believe, I am ready for the sound of the trumpet " " I am rejoiced to hear it. But my dear wife, I have no doubt that there are many domestic secrets which we have hidden from each other, which had they been known at the time of their occur rence, might have produced unpleasant feelings, but as we have but one-day more to live let U3 unbosom ourselves freely to each other." " Well, husband, yoaare right, there are some little things that I never told you, and which I in tended should remain between me and my God ; but as we have but one Hay left, I reckon it's right to make a clean breast to each other. I am ready you begin husband." '- ' " No, dear, you begin, 1 can't." 44 No, husband, you begin, I can't." 44 No ! you know my love, Paul says, husbands have the right to command their wives. It is your duty as a Christain woman to obey your hus band the father of your children, so begin love 44 In the sight of God, I reckon it's right; soD will tell you dear husband 'Our eldest son, Wil liam, is not your child." 44 Great God, Mary ! I never dreampt of your being untrue to me ! Is that true 1" 44 Yes ; God forvive me, it is true. I know that I did very wrong, but I am sorry for it ; in an evil hour I fell, and there is no help for it now !" 44 William, not mine! In the name of God? whose child is heV 44 He is Mr. Graham's, the constable ! JEhe Lord be near your poor wife.!" . 44 So, William ain't my child ! Go on." 44 Well, our daughter, Mary named after mej ain't y out's neither" "Salvation! Talk on Mary come right out. Who's Mary's father?" . 44 Mr. Girder, the man that built the meeting house, and went to the lower country." 44 Well, as there is but one day more,Tll bear it ; so go on, if you have any thing else" . izih 44 Well, there's our youngest " ? . ? 44 1 suppose Jimmy ain't mine " - 44 No, dear husband, Jimmy, that toe both love so well, ain't youfn neither." " 44 Merciful Lord ! Is that so ? In the namerofi the Saviour, who's is he " 44 He is the one-eyed shoemaker's,, that lives at -the forks of the road." 44 Well, by Gabriel, Uow,.blow your horn: I want to go NOW ! !" Suieetls Epicurian Bul letin. How to catch Rats. A yankee has just invented a method to catrji rats. He says : locate your bed in a room tnuch infested by these animals, and on retiring put oth the light. Then strew over your pillow some strong smelling cheese, three or four red herring, some barley meal and new malt, and a sprinkling of codfish. Keep awake till you find the rats. at work, and then make a grab. A Valuable Patent. Qte of our benevo lent and ingenious citizens has taken out a pa tent by which he can undoubtedly make avefy . nt... ..... . s r ... :.u large loruine. i u jjuiouu in ui a uuui wnu it spring heel, which will enable the wearer-iii jump across any width of street, at one bounds ft is intended to be u-ed in American j-ism where the mud is abundant. Carbon Demo. I'll A4 hi a f v a; I
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