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The marriage Crucible.
A THRILLING TALE OP HIGH AND LOW LIFE.
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c Those pf our readers who have ever seen ac
ted or have read, .that beautiful modern drama of
Sir Edward Lytton, Bulwer, "The Iiady of Ly
ons," need lop no farther than the following
sketch for its foundation.
I was born in one of those little hamlets situated
in the neighborhood of Montelmurt, in thesouthof
France. My father had made many a fruitless'
effort to raise himself above indigence. His last
resource in his-old age arose from the exercise of
a talent which he had acquired in his youth, that
of bellows-mending. This, too, was the humble
profession wnlch 1 was destined to follow. Being
endowed by nature with quick and lively faculties,
both of mind and body, 1 soon grew skilful in my
trade, and having an ambitious spirit, set off for
Lyons, to prosecute my calling there. I was so
far successful that I became a great favorite with
the chamber-maids, who were my chief employ
ers, and whom my good looks and youth interested
in my favor.
One evening,-however,as T was returning home
after my day's round, I was accosted by four well
dressed young men, who threw out a few pleas
antries on my' profession, which I answered In a
style of good-humored railery that seemed to sur
prise and please .hem. 1 saw them look signifi
cantly, at each other, and heard one of them say,
" This is our man.'' The words alarmed .me, but
my fears were speedily dispelled. ' " Rouperon,"
said one, " you shall sup with us. We have a
scheme which may do you good; If you do not
agree to It we shall, not harm you, but only ask you
to keep our secret. Do not be afraid, but come
with, us." . "j . . m
Seejng all of them to be genilemen in appear
ance I'did not hesitate to accept the offer. They
conducted me through a number of crose-slreets,
and at last entered a handsome house, in an apart
ment of which we foupd six other young men,
who, appeared to have been waiting impatiently
for myt- 'conductors. A few explanatory words
passed respecting me, and soon afterwards we
sat. down to supper. Being young, thoughtless,
and lighthearted, I gave way to the enjoyment of
the hour, and vented a succession of pleasantries
-which seemed highly to please my chance com
panions. But they all grew silent and thoughtful
.ere long, and finally one of them addressed me
thus1: " The ten persons whom you see before you,
are all engravers and citizens of Lyons. We are
all in good circumstances, and make a very "hand
some living by our occupation. We are all at
tached to each other, and formed a happy society
till love stepped in to disturb us. In the street of
St. Domiriio there lives a picture merchant, a man
of respectable, station, but otherwise an ordinary
personage. He has, however, a daughter, a crea
.turi? possessed of every accomplishment, and, en
dowed with every grace, but all whose amiable
qualities are shaded by one defect pride, insup
portable. pride.. As an example of the way in
-which this feeling has led her to treat others, I
will own that I myself paid my addresses to. her,
and was approved of by her father, as one by birth
and circumstances much their superior. But what
was the anuwer which the insolent girl gave to
my'suit. Do you think, sir, that a young woman
like me was born for nothing bjetler than to be the
wife of ap engraver!"
" Her great charms and her pride have been
equally felt by us all," continued the speaker, "and
we. hold that she has cast a slur on us and our
profession. We, therefore, have resolved to show
this disdainful girl that she has indeed been born
to the honor of being the wife of an engraver.
Now, will you (addressing me) venture to become
the husband of a charming woman who, to attain
perfection, wafnts only to have her pride mortified
and her vanity punished 1" " Yes," answered 1,
spurred, on by the excitement of the moment; " I
comprehend what you would have me do, and I
will fulfil, it in such a manner that, you shall have
no jeason to blush for your pupil."
The three months that followed this strange
scene were wholly occupied with preparations for
the part I was to perfoVih. Preserving the strict
est possible secrecy, my confederates did their best
to transform me from a plain bellows-mender into
a fine -gentleman. Bathing, hair-dressers, &c,
bro't my person ib a fitting degree of regneraeht,
while every day one' of the engravers devoted
himself to the task of teaching me music,awing,
and other, accomplishments; and nature had fur
nisleji me with a djsposjMo&io study, and, mem
ory, so retentive tjiat aiy frfends .we're astonished
at .the progress. of their disciple. tfbWlHfcfg of
all else, I felt the deepest delight in acquiring
these neWv-rudiments of,education. But the lme.
came .when I was to be made sensible, for the first
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time, of-the true nature-of the task I had entered
upon. The confederals at length thought me.
pefect, in'd in the character of the rich Marquis
of Rouperon, proprietor of large estates in Dau
phinyI was installed in the first hotel in Lyons,
It was tinder this titlfe that I presented myself to
the pictur-dealer in Sfc Dominio street. Ijnade
few purchases from him, and seemed anxious to
purchae, more. After'ja little intercourse of this
kind he sent me word one morning that he had re
ceived a superb collection of engravings from
Rome, and begged me to call and see them, I did
so, and was not received by himbut by Aurora.
This was the first sight I had got of that lovely
girl, and for the first time in my life my young and
palpitating heart felt the power of beauty. A new
world unfolded itself 'to my eyes; I soon forgot
my borrowed part ; one sentiment absorbed my
soul, one idea enchained' my faculties. The fair
Aurora perceived her. triumph, and seemed to lis
ten wtth;cpmplacency.tothe incoherent expressions.
of passion which escaped: my lips. That.inter
viewifixed my destiny;fprever ! The intoxication;
of enjoying her presence hurried me on, blind to'
every thing else. For several months I saw her'
every day, and enjoyed a state of happiness only
damped by the self-accusing torments of solitary
hours, and by the necessity I was under of regu
larly meeting my employers, who furnished me
wit,h money, jewels, and every thing I could re
quire. At length Aurora's father gave a. little fete
in the country, of which I was evidently the hero.
A moment occurred, in which, thoughtless of all
but my love, I threw; myself a suitor at her feet.
She heard me with modest dignity, while a tear
of joy, which dimmed for a moment her fine .eyes,'
convinced me that pride was not the only emotion
which agitatad her heart ; ye3, 1 discovered that
I was beloved ! .
I was an imposter, but. heaven is my witness J
deceived her not without remorse. In her pres
ence I remembered nothing but herself; but in
the stillness of solitude, sophistry and passion
disappeared, leaving a dreadful perspective before
me. When I associated the idea of Aurora with
the miserable fate which was soon to fall, upon
her delicate hands, employed m preparing the
coarsest nourishment! I shrunk back with horor,
or statted up covered with cold perspiration. But
self-love would come to my aid, and I thought if
she truly loved- me she might yet be' happy. I
would devote my life. I swore, to the task of strew
ing flowers along her path. But all my hopes,
all my fears, cannot be told. Suffice it to say,
that her father believed me when I represented
my estates as being in Dauphiny, a distant prov
ince. I would not allow a farthing, of Aurpra's
portion to be settled otherwise than on herself.
So there was pne baseness of which I was net
guilt
Wjj were married. At the alter,? a shivering ner like a Suilty thin&- The counsel for Aurora happiness which under the agency of a w.onder
n 'through all my' teins. a general 'trepidation Stated the case, and pleaded the victim's cause .working Providence, they had been the means of
ran
seized ' my whole-frame, and I should infallibly
have sunk to the earth in a ilood' of tears had not
some, one come to my rescue,.1 The silly crowd
around mi'slopk the last cry cf expiring virtue for
an excess of sensibility.
A fortnight after the marriage, as had been ar
ranged by my employers, at whose mercy I was,
we started, for Montelmart, my. unfortunate bride
believfng that we were going to a far- different
place. Several of the engravers were themselves
our attendants, disguised and acting as courtiers
to our magnificent equippage. The awful' mcment
pf exposure arrived; and when it did come, it
proved more terrible than ever! had anticipated.
The engravers made the carriage be drawn up
befpre a mean and miserable cottage, at the door
of which sat my humble but venerable father.
Now came tfitf Swful' disclosure.' v The poor, de
ceived, and surprised' Aurora was' hajnide'd put.
The engravers came up ; they pulled off their dis
guises.; and he whom Aurora had so poinle.dly
refusedj exclaimed, tp her, " Np, madam, no, yeu
have? not been bgrn or brpught up to marry an en
graver; such, a lot . would haye dope ipo much
honor lo you. A bellows-mender is worthy of
you, and such is he whom you' have made your
husband!" Trembling and boiling with rage, I
would have replied, but the erigi avers entered the
"coach and Jike the shifting of a scene in the the
atre, all our grandeur disappeared with them:
Poor Aurora scarcely lieard what had been said.
The truth had.flashed upo her, apdshe sank.back
in a swoon. Reccollect that I hadlnow acquired
a considerable share of sensibility, and delicapy
from my late life., .At that cruel moment I rem,
bled alike at the "thought of losing the woman J
adored and of seeing her restored to life. I lav
ished on her the most tender cares, .yet almost
wished that those' cares might'be uriawailing. She
Tecovered at length her senses, Hut the moment
heir1 frenzied eye met mine, lonsler !" she ex
claimed, and was again insensible. I profited by
her condition to remove herfromilie sight pf those
whp had gathered areund, and to place her on a
humble straw pouch. t Here I remained beside
her till she opened her eyes ; mine - sbiunk, from
her glance. The first use-she made of speecli
was to interrupt the broken exclamations of love,
shame and remorse which' fell, frpm mylips, and
to beg 16 be left alone foV a -time. The' neice of
the curate of the' parish, However; Hvhchah'ced. to
pe by, remained beside her, ahd'tlie po6'r young
;vjctfm of my: vjilainly, for she was but efghVeen,
seemed glad of her attentions. f , .
now spau i gescnotyue, noriue injni ,wi(cn i
then .passed J It was.npt op.my owr apqpunt that
1 suffered orfeared, Jshe alone vyas.in my4IiQ'ts.
Lsdreade4 above al,.for my love wag i still predpni-
inant, tp see that heart alienated whose tender-
ness was necessary to my existence, to read cold-
ness on that eye on whose. look my peace, depenr
ded. But could it 'be otherwise? That nieht.
was a punishment which would almost have.,wiped
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out any lesser sin. Frequently JL it may be believed;
I sent to' kriow how Aurora was: SHe was fcafrn,
they told me; and indeed, o.my. surprise she en
tered in the morning the room where .1 was. She
was pale, butr collectd. Lfell before her on the
floor and spbkq not.' Yod have1 deceived .imej"
she said, " it is." en your fujure conduct that my
forgiveness must-depend. Do not take advantage
of the authority you have usurped. The niece of
the curate has offered me an asylum. There; I
will remain till this matter can be thought'of
calmly." , .;,
Alas ! these were soothing but deceitful words !
Within a day or' two after this event, the interval
of which was spent in forming wild hopes for the
future, I. received at once two letters.. The. first
was from the engravers, the cause of my triumph
and my fall. They wrote to me that myacquainl
ance had begot in them a friendship for me'; "that
they had each originally subscribed a certain sum
for the execution of their plot ; and that they
would supply me with money and every thing ne
cessary for entering into some business, and en
suring the creditable support of myself and Aurora.
The other letter was from Aurora. "Sonie remains
of pity," she said, " which I feel for you, notwith
standing your conduct, induces trie to inform you
that I am in Lyons. It is my intention to enter
a convent, which will iid me of your presence ;
but you will do well to hold yourself in readiness
to appear before every tribunal in France, till I
have found one which will do me justice, and break
the chain in which you have bound your victim."
This letter threw me into despair. I hurried to
the curate's hut but could hear nothing of.Aurora's
retreat, althought I became assured that the curate
and his niece, despising my condition, had been
urgent advisers of the step Aurora had taken. I
then hastened to Lyons, where the affair had now
created quite an excitement, and. saw only the en
gravers, who, notwithstanding the base plot which
they had through me effected, were men of not
ungenerous dispositions. As they had driven me !
out of my former means of livelihood, I considered
myself at liberty to accept a sum which they offer
ed me to enter into trade with. They advised me
how to dispose of it at once, and I laid it out in a
way which speedily and without trouble to me
augmented it greatly. Meanwhile, the father of
Aurora had made every preparation for annulling
the marriage. This could only be done by public
ly detailing the treachery' which had been prac
tised. Never, perhaps, was a court house more
crowded than that of Lyons on the day on which
the case was heard. Aurora herself appeared and
riveted the eyes of all present, not to speak, of my
own. Unknown and unseen, I shrunlc into a cor-
with so much eloquence as to draw tears from ma
ny eyes. No counsel arose for me, and Auroia,
who merely sought a divorse without desiring to
inflict that punishment she might easily have
brought down on the offenders, would have at once
gained the suit, had not one arisen for me. It was
one of the engravers the one who had been re
fused, as mentioned, by Aurora. He made a brief
pleading for me he praised my character he
showed and confessed how I had been tempted,
and how I fell. At last he concluded by address
ing Aurora. 14 Yes, madam," said he, the laws
max declare that you are not. his wife, but you ,
have been the wife of his bosom! The ccntract1
may be ahriuled, and no stain may rest upon you ;
but a stain may be cast upon another. Can you,
will you throw the blot of illegitimacy upon one
even more annocent than yourself" The appeal
was understood, and was not made in vain. The
trembling Aurora exclaimed, " No, no !" and the
tears fell fast as she spoke.
The marriage was not annuled was no longer
which I had signed wi h my own name, believed
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Rouperon) was declared valid, and it was also de-1
termined that Auroia shoukUremain unmolested
by the adventurer who had so far deceived her.
Every legal, precaution was taken that I should
have no contrpl over her affairs, After, this event1
I did not remain long in Lyons, where I heard
my name branded everywhere with infamy. Mas
ter, by the means I have related, of a, considerable
sum, I went, to Paris, where I assumed a foreign
name, I entered business, and more to drown re
membrence than from any other cause, pursued it
with ardor which few have evinced in the like
circumstances. The wildest speculations were
those which attracted me most, and fortune favored
me in a . most remarkable way. J became the
head of a lpurshing cpmmercial house, and ere
five years had passed away, had amassed consid
erable wealth. At times however, the remem
brance of my wife threw me into fits of anguish '
and despair ; I dared not think, nevertheless
attempting to go hear her, until it chanced that I
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liau u i my F'M"") a uainttu B,en, jn tnQ W00(J3 . the wa,Qr3 jn ,Qe bay ha(J
in Lyons, and on thia occasion with an equipage j forgotion their undulations ; the flowers were
which 'was hbt' borrowed, though as handsome as j bending their heads as if dreaming of lhe rain
my former one. My , friend the banker on .being I bow and dew, and the whole atmosphere was
questjoned told me that Aurora, still liv.ed.inMhe ; of such a eofr and luxurious sweetneas, lhat.it
convent,'.ahdi
uhwas admired for her propriety of con-
irher unremitting a'ttention'to.her child, '
dtict, and fdY
herpgy; but, he.Jb)u. me that her father had just
died, leaving her. almost dependent on the charii'y
of the abbess? IThis recital excited Tri me the
most lively emolipftS'.-1 took an opportunity jaftor-wards-of
one of. 'the engravers, who scarcely knew
me, changed as I vas, but vvhqjrecejved me vvarm
Jy. I requested him to assemble the "creditors of
the father. 6f Aurora, and to pay.ihis debts giving
him funds ffor that purpose. : Ltold him also to
purchase-some-nieces' of furniture which I knew
to be prized by Aurora.
Every hour of my stay in Lyons strengthened
my desire to see my wife, arid at least to fold my
boy in my arms. The feeling became at length
irresistible, and I revealed myself to. the banker,
beseeching him to find some way of taking me to
the convent. His astonishment to find in me the
much-spoken bellows mender, was beyond de
scription. Happily however he was acquainted
with the abbess, and assured me that it was easy
at least to obtajn a sightat my wife. Ere an hour
had passed away my friend had taken me there.
I was introduced as a Parisian merchant, and be
held with emotions unspeakable, my wife seated
in the convent parlor, with a lovely child asleep
on her-knee, in conversation with her venerable
friend. Aurora now twenty three years of age
seemed to me more lovely than ever. I had pur
posely wrapt myself closely upland she knew me
not, though I perceived an involuntary start when
she first saw me, as if my presence reminded her
of some once familiar object. I could not speak ;
my friend maintained all the conversation. But
the boy awoke. He saw strangers present, and
descended from his1 mother's knee. Looking at
myself and my friend for a moment, he came for
ward to me. Oh ! What were my feelings when
I found myself covered with the sweet caresses,
the innocent' kisses of my child ! An emotion
which I had no power to subdue, made me rise
hastly, and threw myself with my child, in my
arms at the feet of my pale and trembling wife.
" Aurora ! Aurora !" I exclaimed in broken ac
cents, " your child claims from you a father ! Oh,
pardon ! pardon !" The child clasped her knees
and seemed to plead with me. Aurora seemed
ready to faint. Her lips quivered and her eye
was fixed as if in stuper upon me ; a flow of tears
came to her relief, and she answered my appeal
by throwing herself into my arms. " I know not"
she sobbed, " whether you again deceive me, but
your child pleads too powerfully! Aurora is yours!"
This event closses my history. I found Aurora
much improved by adversity, and have tasted a
degree of happiness with her such as no oenitence
for the past could ever make me deserving of.
One only incident in my history after my recon
ciliation with Aurora seems to be worthy of atten
tion. I took my son and her with me to Paris,
but at the same time, seening it to be my wife's
wish, bought a small country house for her near
Lyons. Sometimes we spent a few weeks there,
and on one occasion she invited me to go down
with her to be present at a fete for which she' had
made preparations. Who were our guests 1
The ten engravers who were the original cause
of all that passed ! It was indeed a day of pride
to me, when 1 heard Aurora tnank mem lor the
cornering on her..
The Tempest.
BY GEOFtGE D. PRENTICE.
I wa9 never a man of feeble courage. There
are few scenes of either human or elemental
strife, upbri ; which I have not' looked with a
brow of daring. I have stood in the front of
the battle, when (he swords were gleaming
and circling around me like fiery serpents in
the air. 1 have seen these things with a swel
ling soul, that knew not, that reeked no danger;
lhat make3 m - trem,e ,iko a ha?e
,n nvamnma nmnrr U,o?mo, t
hut Ihprp in AnniPfhinrr in I ho nnnnpr'd vmnn
have called pride to my aid
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1 have sought for
moral courage in the lessons of philosophy
but it avails me nothing. At the first low
moaning of the disiant cloud, my heart shrinks,
quivers and dies within me
My involuntary dread of thunder had its ori
gin in an incident that occurred when I was a
boy of ten years. 1 had a little cousin a girl
of the sanie ago as myself, who had been the
; thal. after the f of tl
. nnns on nmnnninn rl irstf i ?nht h
Strange,
that counter
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nance snouiu oe so laminar to me. i can see
,he bright voung creature her eyes flashing
like a beautiful pem. her free locks streaming
as in ioy uoon the rising gale, and her cheeks
glowing like a ruby through a wreath of trans-
parent snow Her voice hadthe melody and
j0yousnes8 of a bird's and when she bounded
over ihe wooded hill, or fresh green valley,
shouting a glad answer to every vpice of nature, J
and clapping her litile hands in the ecstacy of
young existence, sjie looked as if breaking
away like-a free nightingale from the earth,
and going off where all things are beautiful like
her.
It was a morning in lhe middle of August.
The Jiiilegirl had been passing some days- at
my father's house and "he was now to return
home. Her path lay across the fields, and
gladly I became the. companion of her walk.
I never knew a summer morning more beauti
ful and still. Only one. little cloud was visible.
o(nand that seemed as pure arid white, and j
' ful, as if it had been the incense smoke of
l.1 I burning censer of lhe skies. The leaves
peace-
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burning censer ol Uie skies. I he leaves hung
seemed a cloud of 'roses scattered down!byrthe
hands of a Peri, from the afar off garden of
Paradise.
, The, green carih a.nd ihe blue sea lay around
in, iheir boundlessness, and Mho peaceful, sky
bentover and blessed them. The litie prea-,
turo at? my side in a delirium of happiness, and
her clear sweet voice came wringing upon the
air as often as she head the tones of a favor
ite bird, or found some strange and lovely'
flower in Ker frolic wanderings. The unbro
ken and almost supernatural tranquility, of-ther '
day continued until near noon. Then fornthe. ;
first lime the indication of an approaching(terri.
pest was manifest On the sufnmiyjra moon
tain, at a distance of about a mile, the folds of
a dark cloud became suddenly visible, and at
the samo instant, a hollow roar came down
upon the winds as if it had been the ound of
waves in a rocky cavern. The rloudjolled'on
like a banner unfolded upon the air, but still"
the atmosphere was as calm, and the leaves.aa
motionless, as before ; and there Was not; a
quiver among the sleeping waters to toLthe,.'
coming hurricane.
To escape the tempest was impossible. As .
the only reson, we fled to an oak that stood at
the foot of a tall and rugged precipice. Here
we stopd and gazed almost breathlessly upon '
the clouds marshalling themselves likebloody '
giants in the sky. The thunder was sn he' '
qnent, and every burst was so fearful, that theP'r
young creature who stood by me shut 'Ker
eyes convulsiiely, and clung with desperaier r
strength to my arm, and shrieked as if her r
heart would break. r;.ic
A few minutes and the storm was upon us..
During the heighth of its fury, the little girl
lifted her finger towards the precipice lhat
towered over us. I looked, and saw an ame
thostine peak ! And the next moment the
clouds opened, the rocks loitered to their foun
dations, a roar like the groan of the universe
filled the air, and I felt myself blinded and
thrown I knew not whither. How long 1 re
mained insensible, I cannot tell but when
consciousness returned, the violence of the itm-
pest was abating, the roar of the winds was ,
dying in the tree tops, and the deep tones of ,
thunder came. in fainting murmurs from the.
eastern hills.
I rose and looked tremblingly and almost,
deliriously around. She was there lhe dear
idol of my infant love stretched upon the '
green earth. After a moment of irresolution,
went up and looked upon her. The handker
chief upon her neck was slightly rent, and a,
single dark spot upon her bosom told where
the pathway of her death had been. At first, I
clasped her to my breast with a cry of agony,
and then laid her down and gazed upon her
face almost with feelings of calmness. Her
bright disheveled hair clustered sweetly around
her brow ; the look of terror had faded from
her lips, and infant smiles were pictured there;
the red rose tinge upon her checks was lovely
as in life, and as I pressed it to my own, the
fountains of tears were opened, and I wept as
if my heart were waters. I have but a dim '
recollection of what followed I only know
that I remained weeping and motionless till
the coming twilight, and I was taken tenderly
by the hand and led away where I saw the
countenances of parents and sisters.
Many years have gone by on the wings- of
light and shadow , but scenes I have portrayed, '
still come over me at times with a terrible dis
tinctness. The oak yet stands at the baso of
the preeipice ; but its limbs are black and dead,
and the hollow trunk looking upwards to the sky,
as if 'calling to the clouds for drink' is an emblem
of rapid and noiseless decay. A year ago I
visited the spot and thoughts of bygone years
came mournfulfy back to me. I thought of the
little innocent being who fell by my side like
somo beautiful tree of Spring, rent tip by the
whirlwind in the midst of blossoming. But I
remember and 0 ! there was joy in the mem
ory ! thai she had gone where no lightnings
slumber in the folds of the rainbow cloud, and
where the sunlight waters are broken only by.
the storm-breath of Omnipotence. t
My readers will understand why I shrink in
terror from thunder. Even the consciousness
of security is no relief for me my fears have
assumed the nature oi an instinct, and seem in-
deed a part ol my existence.
American Butter.
We cut the following paragraph from the5
Scientific American. The subject is one wor-;
iby of the closest attention :
The Genesee Farmer, speaking of Amerti
can butter in England, says that by foreign ac
counts, it is not so well packed or made as the
Irish or the Dutch, and a great quantity of it
has to be sold for grease, as being unfit to use.
We believe the evil of this does not no much
lie in the packing as in the way of collecting
the cream. To make good butler the milk;
should never be turned when the cream is ta
ken off. Let care be exercised in this res
pect, and then we will always have sweet
butter from aweel cream. Or let the milk, be ?
churned without skimming the way in which;
the best butter is produced. It would be noil,
to pack the butler firkins inside of larger firkins,
filled between with sail..
The Western Corn Crop fully makes jip4
for ihe deficiency in the wheal crop. The
Cincinnaii Gazelle says the yield of Indian
corn in that State is abundant. It has been
estimated thai the valley of Paint Creek, wiYh-,
in the space of 25 miles from lhe mouilfo? ihat
stream has produced nearly two miliionsfof
bushels of maize. Similar accounts, both as1
to the quantity and quaility of the corn crop?
reach us from all the rich valleys in the We'sttf
. j 4 s
A Snake Story. . t
An old Deacon in Yankee land, once I old us
a good story. He was standing beside afrng.
pond wo have his word for it -and raw a
large garier shake make an attack on an enor
mous bull frog. The snake seized one.. uf)hg
frog's hind legs, and the frog, to be on a par.
with hjs snakeship, caught him by the tail, and
both commenced jj wallowing one another, and
continued ihis qarhivorous operation until noth
ing was left of either of them !