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The People's Anthem.
BY EBENEZER ELLIOT.
When wilt thou save the People !
Oh, God of mercy, when 1
Not kings and lords, but nations !
Not thrones and crowns, but men !
Flowers of thy heart, oh God, are they,
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Their heritage a Winter's day.
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And songs ascend instead of sighs."
God save the People !
When wilt though save the People !
Oh, God of mercy, when ?
The People, Lord, the People !
Not thrones, and crowns, but men !
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Translated from the French of Eugene Guinot.
The Talisman.
s 3Y ALFRED GAUDALET.
'It was after midnight, and the bride had long
since retired to her nuptial chamber, when her
young husband at last succeeded to escape from
"the supper table, and leaving his guests to take
care of themselves, repaired to his bride's apart
ment. "Gome in sir," said Anne, in a discreet voice,
"Madame is waiting for you."
The young husband pushed open the door, and
threw himself at the feet of his wife, who indeed
was waiting for him, seated by the fire, in the ele
gant and coquettish dishabille of a rich widow
" whose desires have been satisfied by a now mar
riage. Rise, pray you, my beloved," she said to her
husband, stretching her hand to him.
" No, no, Madame," replied the young man,
seizing the hand extended to him, " no, allow me
to remain thus at your feet, and do not take away
your hand, for I fear you will escape. I tremble
" lest all this should prove but a dream. It seems
that I must be the hero of some fairy tale, and that
on the point of being happy, my happiness will
fly away, and leave me to sorrow and despair."
" Do not fear, my beloved, I was indeed yester
dav the widow of Lord Melvil; and I am today
Madame de la Tour, your wife. Banish from
your mind the fairy tale, for the tale is a true sto
ry
Frederic de la Tour might well think that some
favorable fairy had taken the direction of bis affairs,
"Tor in less than a month he had become rich and
-happy beyond all expectation. He was 25, an or
phan, and earned hardly enough to support him
self, when, one day, while passing in the Rue St.
Honore, a brilliant equippage stopped before him,
and a charming elegant woman called out :
. - "Sir! Sir!"
The footman unrolled the steps bf the carriage,
and hat in hand, respectfully invited Frederic to
. take aoat by the lady, all dressed in silks and
".covered with diamonds. Scarcely was he seated
when the horses started at full speed.
" Sir' said the lady in a sweet voice, " I have,
ieceived your letter, but notwithstanding your ex
,cuse,I will expect the pleasure of your company
- to-morrow, at my soiree."
" " Of my company !" inquired Frederic.
Yes,, sir, you. Ah, I beg your pardon," ex
xlalmed the lady, with surprise. " I beg your
pardon. But you look so much like an acquain
tance -of mine, that I mistook your countenance.
Ah.dear me, what will you think of me sir ! But,
.indeed, auch a striking resemblance. Any one
. would have committed the same mistake.
JBefore the matter was explained the carriage
Thad stopped at the gate of a superb mansion, and
-Frederic could jio less than offer his hand to Lady
Melvil.
'Lady Melvil was beautiful, and Frederic was
easily subdued. 'Ho congratulated himself upon
'"hisjgood luck, which had made him acquainted
,,ivith this charming woman accepted her mvita-
tions, and soon became one of the habitues and
daily' visitors at her house. The rich widow was
"eurxounded by a host of admirers, but' one by one
they were driven away, -and things went on so,
that before the end of the week, the happy Fred
eric was the accepted suitor of the rich widow,
who had made tiie first prpcsil of marriage. j
STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY, PA., THURSDAY,
Frederic placed himself sometimes before his
small looking-glass, and considered himself with
attention, He waa not ugly, but still he could not
be called a beau garcont and as his means did not
allow him to attribute his good fortune to the skill
of his tailor, he was induced to believe that he was
loved for himself, or that Lady Melvil was fascin
ated by a spell.
When the marriage day was fixed upon, and
Frederic repaired to his lawyer to sign the con
tract, his surprize changed to amazement. He
found himself worth a million ! He owned an es
tate in Burgundy, a house in Paris, other property
which he never heard of before. The widow had
property abroad estates in Wales, and pastures
in Devonshire. It was a golden dream, from
which Frederic dreaded every moment to wake
up, and though all the ceremonies had been duly
performed, he would not believe in the reality of
his happiness.
" Rise, dear Frederic," said his wife once more,
" Take a chair and let us talk."
The young husband obeyed, without abandon
ing the hand which he held, and Madame de la
Tour began thus :
" There was once "
" Ah !" exclaimed Frederic ;
" Listen to me, dear. There was once a young
girl born of parents who once had been rich, but
who when the girl was fifteen years old, had only
the hard earnings of a father to support themselves.
They resided in Lyons, but the hope of a better
fate induced them all to come to Paris. Nothing
is harder to gain again than a lost fortune. The
father of the young girl struggled four years with
poverty, without being able to conquer it, and fi
nally died in a hospital.
" The wife soon followed her husband, and the
young girl remained alone in a garret, the rent of
which was not paid, and without a friend in the
world. If a fairy was to play a part in my story,
it would now be the times for her to appear. But
there is no fairy.
" The young girl remainetl in Paris, without
parents, without friends, without money, asking in
vain from strangers for work, which is riches to
the poor. Hunger became more and more press
ing, and at last drove the unfortunate girl into the
Istreets to beg for charity. She covered her head
with a veil, the only inheritance she received from
her mother, bent down to imitate old age, went in
to the street and held out her hand. But her hand
was white and delicate, it was dangerous to show
it, and the girl was compelled to wrap her veil
around it as if it had been covered with disgusting
sores.
" The girl placed herself against a wall, away
from the light, and when a young girl more fortu
nate than she was, gaily passed by, she held out
her hand and begged for a cent a cent to buy a
little bread. But her appeal was in vain. An
old man came next, and the poor girl again im
plored for charity ; but old age is often miserly
and hard-hearted, The old man passed on his
way. The evening was cold and rainy it was
getting late, and the watchmen were repairing to
their different posts for the night. Once more the
young girl, exhausted and almost dying with hun
ger, held out her hand. She addressed a young
man, who stopped, felt in his pocket, and threw
down a piece of money ; for he would not come in
contact with such a miserable looking object. A
policeman, who was watching the beggar, appeared
suddenly and seized her.
" I have caught you at it," he exclaimed; "you
are begging. 1 will take you to the watch-house."
The young man immediately interposed ; he
took by the arm the poor girl, whom the moment
before ho would not have touched even with his
glove, and addressed himself to the policeman.
" 'This woman is not a beeear,' said he, 4 she
is well known to me.'
" ' But. sir replied the enforcer of the law
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against begging.
" 'I tell you again that 1 know tins person.
Poor old woman,' said bp, whispering in the ear of
the young girl, whom he took for an old woman,
take this five franc piece, and let me accompany
you a short distance; you will thus avoid the vig
ilance of the man who annoyed you.'
" The coin slipped from your hand into mine,"
continued the bride ; " and as you were passing
just then under a gas light, I saw your face."
" My face ?" exclaimed Frederic.
" Yes, my dear friend, it was my life, and per
haps my honor, that you saved. You gave a dol
lar to Lady Melvil, to your future wife."
" You," said Frederic, " so beautiful, so young,
and now so rich, you have begged in the streets V
" I have. I received charity once, and it was
from you. The day after that unfortunate night,
which I now place among the happiest moments
ol my existence, an old lady, in whom I had in
spired some interest, obtained for me a situation of
seamstress in a good house : gaiety and happiness
soon returned, and I gained the friendship of my
employer. One day Lord Melvil entered the lit-
tie room where I was at work, and seated himself
by my side. He was a man of sixty years old,
tall, and with a freezing countenance.
" Miss,1 said he, 4 1 know your history. Will
vou marry me V " j
"Marry you!" I exclaimed.
" Yes. I have an immense fortune, which 1 do
not wish to leave my nephews : I have got the
gout, and I desire some one better than a servant
to take care of me. From what 1 have heard of
you, you possess a noble and elevated mind : you
may now become Lady Melvil, and thus prove that
you can bear good luck as well as you have en
dured the trials of poverty.
I loved you, Frederic," continued Madame de j to,
la Tour. " 1 could not forget you, and I had a
presentiment that one day we should be united to
each other. I knew that Lord Melvil's motive in
marrying me was to vent his spite against his
nephews, and I hated to be the instrument of his
revenge. The noble lord perceived my hesitation,
and he urged his point. Those who surrounded
me advised me to take advantage of the folly of a
man worth millions. But I thought of you, Fred
eric. Your image was constantly before my mind,
and for the sake of one whom I had seen but a
moment, I almost sacrificed my fortune and yours.
However, my trials had been too severe to allow
my romantic ideas to get the better of my reason.
" The young seamstress gave you up, and I be
came Lady Melvil. That was the fairy tale, my
beloved. I, a poor abandoned orphan, the wife of
one of the noblest peers of England ! In my splen
did carriage, seated on silk and velvet I drove
through the very street where, a few months be
fore, I was begging for a morsel of bread. Such
are the caprices of fortune."
" Happy Lord Melvil !" exclaimed Frederic.
" He wa3 very happy, indeed," continued Mad
ame de la Tour. " He was rich beyond measure,
and never could spend his income, and he rightly
supposed that gratitude would secure him the af
fections of a woman whose fortune he would make,
and he never repented his marriage. I trusted
ray future welfare in the hands of the noble lord,
and I solaced his last hours. He died, leaving
me all his wealth, and I then vowed to myself
never to marry again but the man who assisted me
in the most painful moments of my life. I en
deavored to find you, but in vain. Ah, if 1 had
only known your name !"
On saying this, the bride unfastened a neckless
of rubies, and drew from a small silk puise attached
to it, a five franc piece, encircled with gold.
" It is the same," said she, and placed it in the
hand of Frederic. " By showing this piece of mon
ey, I was enabled to obtain a piece of bread on
credit for a few hours. The next day I obtained
a situation, and I was thus enabled to keep it : it
has never left me for a moment. Oh, how happy
1 was when I met you a month ago. I was so
glad that I used the first stratagem that came into
my head to bring you near me. I had but one
fear, and that was to find you married. Then you
would never have heard this story. I would have
made you rich, and poor Lady Melvil would have
returned to Ibngland, and shut herself in her cas
tie m Wales."
Frederic had dropped the hand of his wife, and
stood gazing upon the coin, the cause of his hap
pmess and lortune.
" You see," said Madame de la Tour, " that
am not a fairy ; it is you, on the contrary, wh
gave me the talisman."
From the Christian Advocate and Journal.
Time its Importance.
Time is but a fragment of eternity ; for ou
present being is intimately connected with ih
state ol endless duration. 1 hen ii our time
is greatly misimproved, we are greatly th
losers. And should all our time allotted to u
by a wise Providence here be lost, then are w
losers to all eternity ; for time once lost is lost
forever. How important then that our pre
cious moments and golden hours should all be
duly appreciated and wisely improred in refer
ence to our future destiny !
But many have no time or inclination to at
tend to acts of religion, nor benevolence, nor
prayer, nor Bible reading, nor self examination
much less of looking into the future world, and
getting ready to die. Their language is inva
riably, when interrogated on these important
and momentous subjects hav'nt time !
I hav'nt time." How amazingly, not to say
universally, this mischievous and dangerou
expression obtains in our world ?
Hav'nt time !" No time to read religious
books or useful miscellany : "hav'nt time" to
attendt to places of divine worship nor socia
prayer ! " Hav'nt time" to read ihe Bible that
book of books ? Hav'nt time" to go into the
closet, nor meditate on God's holy law ! No
time for religious intercourre ; no time to in
quire after the Lord no time to visit the poo
and despairing no lime for acts of benevo
Ience, and no season for usefulness ! With
such there is no time for intellectual research
no time to devote to ihe promotion of the
general good no time for mental thought no
time for useful labour no time scarcely to
live, and no time, forsooth to die!
.but, stranee to tell, with such tnere is a
time and time sufficient, for inactivity for
pleasure for babbling for mischief for grat
ifying every forbidden appetite for dancing
for theatre going for novel reading for idle
lounging-.-i'or nonsense lalkmgfor drinking
wine a time for presumptions folly and a time
to mis.spend precious time! It would seem
there was a lime for every purpose but to "do
justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with
God."
Why there is not a moment of our precious
time to be wasted and squandered awav. If
life so soon is gone, and then, if not prepared
our all is lo&t, should we not be in readiness for
eternity i (ojueen Elizabeth said wlien dying,
' O lime ! lime ! a world of wealth for an inch
of lime !" If then "an inch of time" to ono dy-
intr is mora valuahln than all the riches of
earth, can it be any less so to the living ! All
that now live have to die, and all who are pro
bationers of time must soon be inhabitants of
eternity. U how meel anujusi anu impunam
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we should duly appreciate ana improve our
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time !
Dear reader, anoiher year is almost ended,
and it may be ihe end of the last year wo shall
ever live. The sands o! lite with us may oe
almost ruin, ihe candle of life almost consumed
and we may, could we realize our true condi
tion, be trembling just on the verge of eterni
ty ! 0 let us consider our latter end and apply
our hearts unto wisdom ! If longer days be
allotted us, let us improve them all in the fear
of God and in promoting his glory. Let us,
however, endeavor io learn that great lesson
lire
FEBRUARY 23, L850.
" Each short revolving day,
As if it were our last."
Lei us, Christian pilgrim, so live here as to
live forever. Thanks be unto God for the
prospects of eternal life! Hail, life ! immortal
life beyond ihe grave i. n k.
The Culture of the Potato.
The culture of an esculent of so much im
portance as the potato and the means of obvia
ting the diceases incident thereto, is a subject
deserving the attention of the philanthropist as
well as the farmer.
With all the experiments which have been
made, both in Europe and America, by eminent
scientific men and agriculturists, it is astonish
ing what a division of opinion still exists as to
the cause or causes of ihe potato blight.
With due respect foi the views which have
been expressed on this subject, I am led to
think that, in the virgin soil of this country, at
all events, the remedy for the evil, in the great
measure, is in the hands of the farmer.
That however imporiani chemical analysis
may be, it has appeared futile in (his instance.
Sometimes it has been found that the simplest
remedy has proved effectual in instances of
bodily disease, where the skill of the physician
has been baffled. So, in ihis case whether
he be most learned in the sciences, an ama
teur agriculturist, or a practical farmer, should
not (to use an old saw) strain at a gnat and
swallow a camel.
I will poini a few of the causos of the potato
rot among us, which will be within ihe com
prehension of any one who has any knowledge
of agriculture. And.
1st. It is the custom of many farmers, after
planting, to run the cultivator or hoe-harrow be
tween the rows twice or three times, and then
leave the crop to get along, without further at.
tention, the balance of the season.
Now it is evident thai with this kind of cul
tivation, ihe surface of the ground is left fiat ;
the roots with so slight a covering is exposed
to superabundance of water, which, when fol
lowed by a hot sun, will almost invariably pro
duce the rot. j
The plough should not be neglected, and I
would recommend ihe shovel plough, both on
account of the economy of time its use affords,
(two furrows being thrown by ii at the same
time,) and for the ease both to the man and
beast, with which the work is accomplished.
This should be done immediately after hoe
harrowing. By this means the plant is kept
upright and in a growing state much longer, a
sufficient space is left on the ridgo for ihe rains
to penetrate, and whatover surplus water there
may be is carried off between the rows.
Lei the shovel plough he used twice, after
the cultivator, followed each time by a careful
person to remove the grass and weeds, and to
right up the plants that may be covered in the
ploughing, and if the field is kept clear of all
thai is foul, through the balance of the season,
one very important and easy step has been ta
ken to avoid the potato rot.
2d. Let the crop be planted early, and
ploughing out as soon as they are ripe for
it.
It is too much ihe custom to leave the crop
in the ground long after it should be carefully
stored away in the cellar, there by subjecting it
to the injurious affects of the Autumn rains.
Plough the crop out when the ground is dry,
have them assorted before placed away for ihe
Winier ; your marketable, seed size, and feed
ing potatoes in separate places and you avoid
having too many together, which is a frequeni
causes of the rot.
3.d The application of lime is beneficial to
the potato. This, however, is a subject upon
which there is a diversity of opinion. My
own experience satisfies me that lime is an im
portant item in the economy of husbandry, and
merits more attention from the farmer than it
receives.
The few hints I have thrown out will meet
the eye of many farmers.
Some may remark this is nothing new. But,
I would say to such, have you adopted this or
have you better system ? If so, you will be
doing your country service by making it pub
lic. The expression of the views of the practical
farmer, on subjects pertaining to his calling,
would be a great public benefit ; though the
ability is not wanting, there is a backwardness
which in most cases prevents. But 1 must
close these remarks. If you deem them worthy
of a place in ihe Ledger, which I behove is
read by more farmers in this county than all
the agricultural publications combined.
I subscribe myself, very truly yours.
Cincinnati.
Discovery in Tannins.
The Scientific American is informed by a
correspondent in New Oxford, in ihis state, that
Mr. Wm. H. Rosensteel, of that place, has dis
covered a new and valuable improvement in the
mode of tanning leather, which has been tried
or nine months, and which H is said, will save
'one fourth of the bark and make the stock
woiph at least three pounds more per hide,
tanning in one third the usual time, and making
better looking articles." These are very im
portant improvements, especially as only one
fourth of the customary number of vats are em
ployed, and consequently no less than one half
he usual labor is saved. Ihe process is noi
slated.
Iflrs, Swisshelm ou Babiei.
The editress of the Saturday Visiter says ;
General Tavlor could conquer the Mexicans,
and may manage tho disunioniats, but we would
ust like to see him tend baby nr a weeK.
iiB mother had more trouble with him, Ihe hrsi
- - i
hve years oi nis nie, no nas ever nau
with anything, from thai lime uutli now.
No. 28.
Opinions of the Press.
A man who would cheat a Printer, would
steal a meeting house and rob a church-yard.
If he had a soul, ten thousand of its size would
have more room in a mosquito's eye than a
bullfrog in the Pacific ocean. He ought to bo
winked ai by blind people, and kicked to death
across logs by cripples. Ann Arbor Wol
verine. Such a being would steal the molasses out
of a sick nigger's ginger cake ; take from a
drunken man's mouth his last chew of tobaco;
wafk at night through the rain, to deprive a
blind sheep of its fodder ; travel fifty miles on
a fasting stomach to cheat a dying woman out
of her coffin. Such a man ought to be tied to
a sheep's tail and bulled lo death. Florence
Enquirer.
Exactly so, and that isn't all. He would
break a surveyor's level to get out the alcohol,
and his wife's watch for ihe mock jewels : bid
against a widow at her husband's auction, and
sieal ihe orphan's shoe strings before daylight.
Temperance Banner.
Yes, thousands of such souls as thai man's
would rattle in a mustard seed dance contra
dances on the point of a wasp's st ing or march
abreast through the eye of a cambric needlo.
A solar microscope would hardly discover them,
and when found they would not fill the small
est cranny in creation. Post.
Curious Scientific Discovery.
It has long been known, and any one may
test the faci, that when a drop of water is
placed upon a piece of iron, red or while hot,
and the hotter the better, instead of being con
verted into vapor, it draws itself up in a globu
lar shape and is not even boiled by ihe intense
heat. It occurred to a French philosopher,
that this fact might explain certain phenomena
of men being able lo handle or walk upon in
tensely hot substance ; and, upon making the
experiment, he found that he could put his
hands into the melted iron, or walk over it
barefoot, wilh ease. Any person can do this
when the skin is moist, the only caution ne
cessary being not to move the hand or other
part in contact with the incandescent metal too
quickly. The experiment must be done delib
erately, with the iron or other metal at a white
heat, or if melted still better. This faci ac
counts very simply for some astonishing mir
acles which it has hitherto required no little
faith to believe.
A Row in Old Tammany.
From all accounts, even ihe Tammany Wig
wam was never the scene of such riot and dis
order as that enacted on Saturday night, lb(h
inst. Ono paper Bays the city has never wit
nessed so disgraceful a scene. The so-called
" General Committee of ihe Democratic party"
had issued a call to "all the Democratic Re
publican electors of the city who are opposed
to the Wilmot Proviso, and are friends of the
Union, to meet at Tammany Hall thai evening
ai 7 1-2 o'clock. The result was a scene of
mob violence and outrage of the most disgrace
ful character proving the utterly discordant,
violent and lawless character of the political
elements of ihe party that have so long nour
ished itself in that birth place of "locofocoism."'
Huge posters had been stuck up through
out the City, beseeching the faithful to be on
hand. The public sentiment for the occasion
had been carefully prepared and embodied in a
series of Resolutions boiling over with patriot
ism and sich. Ji had been all arranged who
should figure as officers, and who should do
the speaking ; and to all appearance things
bade fair for a 'decided demonstration.' But
alas for the uncertainty of human calculation 1
Capt. Rynders, Ex-Aid. Purdy and others,
who did'nt sign the call for the meeting, were
on the spot a little too early for those who did,
and taking possession of the Committee Room
and the large Hall, had every thing their own
way. Capt. Rynders opened ihe ball by nom
inating Mr. Purdy for the Chair, which he took
amid a tempest of yells, hisses and groans.-
Mr. Sickles made his way to ihe stand and
nominated Chas. O'Conor for Chairman when
he was immediately 'hustled,' out reaching
the bottom of the stairs in a somewhat dam
aged state, and begging for dear life. Several
others, who ventured to murmer disapprobation
at the proceedings, were rudely ejecled from
the Hall.
The Chairman read a series of resolutions
amid such termoil and confusion thai it was
impossible for any considerable portion of those
nresent to hear a word he uttered. The vote
was taken and the resolutions declared adop
ted, though a good many voted Nay.
After the adoption of the Resolutions, yells
were given for Rynders, Brady, and others.
The Captain took the stand, and, after gestic
ulating to the groaning and growling menag.
erie for about fifteen minutes, he was heard
lo say, " Put that whiteltvered scoundrel out of
the home !" (referring to an obnoxious indi
vidual with a shocking bad hat.) The man
date was obeyed, and, comparative quiet hav
ing been restored, the great gun of the party
went on wilh his speech, in the course of
which he declared himself not only in favor
of a union of the 'Democracy,' but very de
cidely favorable to a continuance of ihe pres
ent union of the American Stales. So the
Country is safe at last.
Mrs. Partington says thai a man fell down
the other day, in an appiejacK m ; anu inai oia
life was extirpated.
OCT Sam Lathrop, the Circus clown, in his
slump speech the other evening, made a hit
which fairly and significantly "brought down the
house." He promised, "if elected," to use his
utmost endeavors for various reform, and
among omers, io -anonsn Hogging m ine i.avy
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