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JJj'JIIl ICWVH " JOB PRINTING. n.rine a General assortment oriargc, elegant, plain andorna jianns as ..r! nrCnarcd to execute every Ins,uaii ' description of Cavtls, Circulars, uin iicuus, uib, Blank. Receipts, JUSTICES, LEGAL AND OTHER BLANKS, PAMPHLETS, &c. printed with neatness and dcspatch,on reasonable terms AT THE OFFICE OF THE Jcffevsouiaii Republican. The Fatherless. Speak softly to the fatherless ! And check the harsh reply . That sends the crimson to the chcefc, The tear-drop to the eye. They have the weight of loneliness In this rude vrorld'to bear ; . j. Then gently rise the .fallen bud, .. The drooping floweret spare. Speak kindlyjo the fatherless ! . ; The lowHfest of their band God keepcth, as the waters, In the hollow of his hand. ' '"' ' Tis sad to see life's evening sun ' Go down in sorrow's shroud; : jf But sadder far still when morning's dawn , Is darkened by the cloud. Look mildly on the fatherless ! Ye may have power to wile4 Their hearts from saddened memory By the magic smile. Deal gently with the little ones, Be pitiful, and He, The friend and father of us all, Shall gently deal with thee. Procrastination and Promptitude. Shun dclavs, they breed remorse ; Take thy time while time is lent thee Creeping snails have weakest force i Fly thy fault, lest thou repent thee ; - Good is best when soonest wrought ; Lingering labors comes to nought. Hoist up sail while gale doth last ; . '. Tide and wind wait no man's pleasure t Seek not time when time is past : k Sober speed is wisdom's leisure ; ' After wits are dearly bought, Let thy forewit guide thy thought.- The Two Shadows. BY OLIVER WENDELL HOLMCS. It was an evening calm and fair As ever drank the dew of June.; The living earth, the breathless airr Slept by the shining moon. There was a rudely-woven ,seaf That lay beneath a garden wall heard two voices low and sweet, . I saw two shadows fall. Two shadows side-by side they were With but a line of light between ; If shapes more real lingered there, Those shapes weje all unseen; The voice, which seemed of.deepest tone" Breathed something which J scarcely hearf, And there was silence, save alone , One faintly whispered' vyord. . , v And then the longer shadow drew Nearer and nearer till it came So close that one might think the two; Were melting to the same. , I heard a sound that lovers know A sound from lips that do not: speak ; But oh ! it leaves a deeper glow f Than words upon the cheek. Dear maided hast thou ever known That sound ;vhich sets the spul on fire? - And js it not the sweetest tone Wrung from earths shattered' lyre ? ; Atas ! upon my boyish brow Fair lips have often mo than,srrJied But there- are none to pres. iV nowri 1 am no more a child. Long, long the blended shadows layr As they were in a viewless fold; And will they never break away, r So loving, yet so cold ! f .. They say that spirits walk the -vale; But that I do nof truly know-V I wonder when T told the tale;. Why Fanny crimsoned so4 Famine In Gaspe. The St. Johh?s N. B. papers contain2 rsfpdrts'df a fatnine prevailing at Gaspc. Two persWhaye already died of starvation, and, many others arc? in a most enfeebled stale and iiqt;expected to live. Dispatches have been sent to. the .'Executive; .for t?s'i3tericet The Dog that was too faithful for his Master. BY WILLLiM WHITFORE. In the bleakest and most barren portion of the county of Derbyshire, England, there lived, a long time ago, a man and his wife of the name of Pol lard. The former was the keeper of the turnpike gale, and he had only been married some 2 or 3 montns, wnen tne circumstances occurred of which we are about to Write. The small toll house in ... - .... i which he lived was situated at a point where three roads met, and in a place where the scenery was singularly wild and dreary. It stood in a deep hollow lormed by two chains of high hills, whose sides were covered with nought but a continuous surface of dark brown heath, or occasional bushes of prickly 'goose. Not another house was to be seen for miles, and the only evidences of life were in the few flocks of sheep which were here and there browsing along the mountain's side; or he mail coach and a few wagons which at inter- vals passed along the road. The only person his dog, and pointed within the room with his fin who ever paid a visit to the toll-house was a butch- ger, " and see that you don't let any one come er named Gonfrey, who called every Saturday, for the purpose of supplying the Pollards with fresh meals. Mr. Pollard had lived in his present abode dur- ing several years previous to his marriage ; and being of a very courageous disposition, and hav- ing become accustomed to the loneliness of his place of residence, he was not much affected there- by ; but his wife, who had ever been accustomed to living in a populous town, and being withal of a very timid nature, now lived in a constant state began to caress the dog, and for a long time en of alarm and dread more particularly whenever deavored to attract his attention ; but in vain; he her husband paid a visit to the neighboring town continued to lie mute and motionless, as though for such necessaries as they required. And what tended to increase this feeling of alarm to a still greater extent, that part of the country was at that time infested by a band of lawless men, who al- chanced to come near the place. Again she re most nightly robbed and murdered some unfortu- newed her caresses, and finally offered him a piece nate cavalier, or broke into and plundered some lone farm-house ; nor could the utmost vigilance of the authorities succeed in detecting them. Of these men she lived in daily dread, lest they, dis- covering that her husband was possessed of a large sum of money the savings of former years should seize an opportunity, when he was from - i home and murder her to obtain it. She frequent- ly pressed her husband to give up his station, and remove to some safer place of abode ; but he inev- itably laughed at her fears, assuring her that there was not the least danger, as none but themselves were aware of the fact of his possessing the mo- ney in question. One day in December he re- ceived a letter, informing him that his father was lying at the point of death, and earnestly wished to see him before that event tookpla'ce. This let- ter gave him great uneasiness, for, apart from the grief it occasioned at his father's situation, if he went he could riot possibly return before the next day, as his patents resided more than thirty miles distant, and his wife would be obliged to stay and take care of the " gate." He must go, however he could not refuse his father's dying request. When he imparted his intention to his wife", she was seized with the utmost terror, and earnestly entreated him to fofe'go his resolution ; nor was it :until after a long time, during which he had used the utmost endeavors to soothe her, that he could venture to proceed on his journey. It was Saturday morning when he started, and one of the "dreariest days of the season. The snow lay thick upon the ground, and still contin- tied to fall heavily, causing the face of the sur- rounding scene to look more wild and lonely than ver. As Mrs. Pollard sat m the small front apartment of the house,, her fears gradually in- creased more and more, as her imagination con- jured up a thousand dread forbndings, and almost fancied that each sound of the wind whistling through the valley, was some one even now- about lo-break- in. Time sped, when at length Gonfrey, the butcher, approached ; her terror had attained to such a height that she determined to ask him to stay in the house, until her husband returned. : This Gonfrey was a tall,- powerfully built man ; .about forty-five or fifty years of age, and with a tyugh countenance by no means prepossessing. He resided in a house some five miles-distant, and .which was at least that distance from any other. Hd.had occupied it for years, followed his present busiriess, and disposed of his meat by taking it in Ihis wagon to the different families in the vicinity, She was unacquainted with him until the time of her marriage ; but the iamuiarity arising irom his weekly visit to her house, and the cordiality with whibh her.husband invariably received him, now inspired her with more confidence towards him, ; than, from his looks' she would otherwise have dojie. ain-so,glad you arc come!" said Mrs. Pol lard,, as the butcher entered her dwelling. " John has gone'to see his father, who is not expected to live, and will riot return until to-morrow, and Fam nearly frightened to deatfajjj we have' got more than aliuh'dred s'overeigW the house, and if any of these robbers vetm come, they would murder me. Won't you stop and keep me com pany until John comes back ?" During the first part df this a'dd'ress, Gonfrey did not appear to listen with much apparent interest ; but the moment Mrs. Pollard mentioned ihe mo ney, his face assumed ah expression of singular import, and his grey eyes flashed quick glances from beneath his pert and snaggy brows, as though something had suddenly moved him. " I am very sorry," he replied and speaking in a low, delib- arij erative tone " but I cannot possibly stay I've got to call at tvyo.or three more places wiih meat yet ; and before I could return it would be past midnight. But' I tell you what I will do there's Dash a better dog never lived I'll leave him with you, and I'll agree to forfeit my head if he lets any one enter the house while he is there." With many thanks, Mrs. Pollard accepted his offer ; for she had heard her husband speak of the courage and sagacity of the animal in question. " Stay here," said Gonfrey now, as lie looked at near." The dog, which was a very large one, one of the breed called " mastiff." answered this corn- mand of his master by wagging his tail two or three times, and looking up into his face with an intelligent expression ; and the next moment crouching down by the side of Mrs. Pollard, stretched himself at full length upon the hearth, as though at home.. When the butcher had departed, Mrs. Pollard devoid of life. This circumstance raised her fears anew ; for she began to think that if the dog lay thus passive nowj he would do so if any one of meat ; but still with the same success ; the dog would neither appear to recognize her pres- ence, nor would he touch the meat.' The toll house consisted of two rooms, with only one door or entrance, and which was at the front. - . The back apartment was" used as a bed . room, and was lighted by a: small window at the foot of the bed. The front one had two windows ; a tol erably large one near the door, and a small lattice, whose diamond shaped squares of glass were en cased within this with, plates of lead. To none of the windows were there any shutters, with the exception of the one in the bed room At the usual time Mrs. Pollard retired to rest, but in vain endeavored to sleep ; the dog still re maining in the same unmoveable position' as when his master left him. The night was more . chill and dreary than had been the day. The falling snow had given place te a heavy sn6w storm of commingled sleet and rain, which the wind now blew against the case ments whh terrible force almost appearing as though ft would raise the house from its very foun dation. It seemed a fitting night for deeds o blood ! Mrs. Pollard lay in her bed trembling as her terror at each repetition of the keen blast in creased. Stories ofrobbery and bloodshed, which she had heard years ago, now rushed thiough her mind with vivid distinctness ; and her imagination increased1 their enormity a hundred fold. She lay thus, unable to sleep, until, as" near as she could guess, about midnight, when she though she heard the sound of a single footstep outside the house. She "partially raised herself, and bendinp; forward' listened for a continuance the sound with eager intentness. She soon heard the step again, and this time distinctly. They now appeared to be quite near. She now listened for the dog's raising some alarm but not the slightest movement did he seem' to make, jk'er terror suddenly raised to a great extent, at the an- imal's not taking notice of the noise outside. A.n- other moment and she hear"d a' sound as of some one' removing the' glass out! of the small dasement in the other room, immediately followed by the "sharp click of the handle, which fastened it on the inside, turning round. Still the dbg.gave forth no sound or indication of what' was going on, Mrs. Pollard was now almost frantic with ei- cess of fear, feeling assured that she must un- doubtedly in a' few moments' be murdered. The perspiration streamed from her in large cold drops,' and her tongue seemed powerless to utter a single cry As we said, the'dbg had as yet given forth no sign of recognition ; but When; a rfioment after the noise of the handle's turning round was heard, some one seemed to be forcing through the aper ture, he gave a low growl followed by a sudden spring. A shrill cry of agony immed iately echoed through the house, so keen and startling as almost to chill the blood in Mrs. Pollard's veins. The cry was followed by the Sound of fierce struggling, mingled with sharp cries, which each nioment be came weaker, as of a human being in the very ex- tremest of mortal pain and anguish ; and the deep mouthed baying of the dog. At length the strug gle ceased, arid all became still as death. When daylight appeared Mrs. Pollard rose and dressed, with aS'mucH speed as the weakness the terrors of the night had occasioned would permit. She then sat down by the windo w to await the ap pearance of the first person who might pass, for she could not summon sufficient courage to en ter the other room alone. In a short time a team ster approached, whom she hailed ; and as soon as he had stepped hear to where she was seated, toK the story of the previous night's adventure. He instantly ran round to the side oh which was the lattice casement, and the next moment returned, J with horror depicted on his countenance, as j ij I He then J O got in by the open wtndow at which Mrs. lad been seated, and led the -way to the Pollard had room. And what an object was then presented to their view ? Hanging on the sill of the casement, with the head drid shoulders protuding through into the interior, was the body of Gonfreyj the butcher ! In his right hand he held a large knife, the blade o'f which was covered with blood ; for he had stabbed the dog several times during the struggle. And fierce that struggle must have been, for in his left hand was a quamiiy of hair, which he had torn from the heck of the dog. The latter,-at the moment when they entered trie room, was sitting erect on the haunches beneath the place where his master was hanging, gazing with a fixed look upon him ; and tne Diooa was sua nowing irom the stabs he had received. Gonfrey had formed the resolution of robbing and murdering Mrs. Pollard, arid had left his dog with her as the means of effectually warding off all suspicion from attaching to himself;' never for a single moment doubting but that his dog would permit him to enter the house unmolested. The faithfulness and intelligence of the animal was thus the instrument of punishment on his ma'ster, for the enormity of the crime he had intended to commit. The teamster dressed the wounds of Dash, and then pursued his journey. Nor did Mrs. Pollard now feel any further fear ot staying alone until the return of her husband, after such a proof of the courage and sagacity of her brute pro tector. Dash recovered from his wounds," and was ever after kept with as much care as though he had been their child, nor could any amount ot money which might have been offered for his pos session, have tempted them to part witn mm. TUe Best Yet; The Knickerbocker tells of a place down east where the gold fever rages with remarka ble fury, which is not a little increased by ihe practical jokes of a young lawyer who preiends te receive many letters from the gold regions, which he reads to those gaping bumpkins who assemble at hid office, in order to have their credulity stretched. The following is his lest missive : " We arrived" at San Francisco three weeks ago yesterday, and after stopping there four days to recruit arid make preparations we set out for the gold country. The country on rhe' bank of the Sacramento' is exceedingly fine, and the soil the most fertile. We passed several wheat fields which had just been reaped, and would yield over two hundred bushels to the acre. Thefe is, bbwever, one drawback ; this neighborhood" is much infested with noxious serpentg, and more than as likely as riot, in picking-up a' bundle of wheal, you will take a huge rattlesnake in your arms ! We passed along up the river without making much stop, and soon' we came to the gold region. We found the gold in small grains or particles. Mv companions all stooned to fiether it, but 1 thought I would keep on and go to the head quarters, if I could find Nhem. I soon came to wnere 1 lounu tne precious uicmi m iuTo as large as a walnut. Penetrating the country farther, 1 found it became more plenty, and I frequently noticed pieces of gold the size of a common tea kVttle. In fact the anpearehce of the country in many places reminded me of the New England cornfields after the corn has been removed1, and before the pumpkins are gathered. Still X did not slop there, but kept on towards the river, ffere" the country was broken and mountartious, aud a large boulders of gold, of the size of a flive pail kettle, were quite common. I came at lerigthV to a moun tain, in which I suppose the river takes its rise Oh the side of my approach it was very precipitous. At the base of a huge" cliff J looked j u . o ml fifiv fpfii up and saw about one hundred anil tilty teet 1 l .. , i- , m won,r n mat of' nhmiii mo nnrl n Imncl nVfr mv npau. a IIla33 Ul , solid, shining gold, as Targe aif a bunch of screwed hay J It seemed to be suspended by a single root,-or vind. I had nothing with me but my gun ; It was Ibade'd with a ball, and my first thought was to fire and cut off the cord by which the glittering mass was hung! bdt as I was' on the point of firing, i occured to me that if I did,- iKe gold w'ould infallibly fall on' me and crush ine : so f " auove me. ana aimosi over my neau, a , Here the reader was iriierrupted: by a fellow with' a' largely deveforied'organ ofcredjility, his eyes transfixed with wonder, and tobacco juice Tunniiig down each corner of his mouth, who broke out with, " By thunder! I'd a fired !" A New ITloUve Power. The Londoti Mining Journal contains a com munication (torn Adolph Count de Werdinaki; in which he describes a now motive power for the propulson of carnages on rails ind com mcfn roads, without engines, steam, air, mag netism, or animal power. The subject of the patent has tHo advantage of possessing greater expensive power tifan steam, and being at the same time more con trollable and requiring less machinery. It is of the nature of gun-cotton, and is used by din-' I ping any- kind of vegetable fibre for eleven or fifteen minutes into nitric acid, strengthened by a admixture of an equal quantity of sulphuric acid, tnen well wasned witu pure wator, and dried about two hours. By this process trie ...maI.KIa HKraa K a. r rvrvv rk K t l. 1 MI ,.... 'PL.. es eyoIved con8i3t chleflof xhonlt acjd d CaTbo-nic oxide, both permanently elastic. so that passing through cold air or water, they do not collapse, but will follow up the pistou id the utmost limit of its work. In using this material neither fire nor water is required, and it creates neither smoke nor any offensive effluvia, and, with the exception', of a slight moisture or pure vapor, it leaves no residium behind. Among these gases there is none that will corrode metals. The explosive qualities of the fibres treated in this way was first noticed by Professor Otto', df Brunswick, about .fourteen years ago, and again by Pelonze, of Paris, in 1838, and finally fully published in the English press about the , early pari 01 tne year 1010, under tne name ot gun-cduon, as it was called, by Professor Schonbem ;'-or xifloidine, by M. Pelonze. A great feature of this new compound' is its complete tractability. By compressing it the explosion is retarded or entirely prevented. A slip of cotton or fibre prepared can be exploded in any required part without affecting the other. By greater or less compression a slip has been made to? explode wiih greaier or less vio lence. Several small pellets of .tyloidine were placed oh a table, and each of them compressed in the middle wiih' the back of a knife. A match' was then applied to the projecting ends, arid they exploded. The knife was then raised' and the parts covered were found tcf be unei pioded and sound as ever. These experiments hint an easy mode of preventing accidents. The explosive qualities of this ingrpdierit are so great that very small quantifies and small a'ppara'ius are required. For ah engine of two horse power a thread not larger in size than ladies' sewing cotton is sufficient. A (head of this &iz'e, passed through either end of a pis ton", and divided by compression, and theso parts exploded by electricity, will furnish the power. Mr. Isaac Iflickle, of Camden, New Jersey, has built one of this size. The work ino machinery occupies no more space than a man's hat. Its applicability to every thing that requires m'oiive power is apparent at once, arid its freedom from smoke, steam, and heavy ma chinery will extend its applicability vastly be yond any other power, if it should1 prove at all practicable. New York Post. Artificial Slate Painting. A discovery has been recently made by Wm. Blake, of Arkfon Ohio, of certain earth oxydes, which, after experimenting upon for several years; he has adapted to the coating" of roofs arid the fronts of houses, either wood, brick, stotie, or rough cast, with: remarkably success. By the fmroduction of ihls improvement, it is probably a revolution will be created in all fu ture building operations. This coating applied upon'irie surface of any substance hardens under exposure to air to such1 a degree that it becomes as hard as stone it self, while it resists" what stone or brick wilf riot do, the effects of moisture. Different col ors can be given' the composition, ot which the most approved, perhaps, is chocolate. Of this" a rich surface may be imparted to a front which, at the optiori of the ownef, may be neat oc plain, or rendered as smooth as a piece of var nished furniture, or made to imitate ran'ged work, or in sliort,any exterior which' taste may suggest. A-nother important application of this article is as a composition for ihe covering of roofs. In this respect ii Has all iHe advantages of th$ usual composition applications to roof wiU the addition that it can be applied it has oeetx successfully upon existing shingle roof's, filing up the interstices and the. nail hoi e-:,, as well as . .tf- 1 1 . 1 i 11 coating me suriace so as 10 reiuer ine wtto o & , . . c impervious to rain. Pin ar.d zinc toofa ar I - 1 , thus protected also from the action of wuipr'oy fire ; this coaling resisting perfectly the enect of either. Having recently pointed out the great advan tage of composition Soofs.dyef all other kinds, l: will only specify one which I did not then refer to. This is, that as these roofs can be made at a slope of one inch to ten feet, which is not much steener than on? street side walk dwellings put up designed to receive such roofs can be constructed with attics, to rectve a level ceiling, in place of the awkward sloping rooms, of which they now consist. Every kouse-kee- per understands the differeace.
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