THE WHOLE ART OF GOVERNMENT CONSISTS IN THE ART OF BEING HONEST, JEFFERSON.
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VOL. 12
STROUDSBTJRG, MONROE COUNTY, PA., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1851.
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A-T: -TH'E OFFICE OF THE
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My Father.
As die thc embers on the hearth,
And o'er the floor the shadows fall '
And creeps the chirping cricket forth,
And ticks the death-watch intlic wall;
I see a form in 3'onder chair
That grows benea th the waiiig light ;
There are the wan, sad features there
Thc pallid brow and locks of white.
.My Father! when they laid thee down,
And heaped the clay upon thy 'breast, '
And left thee sleeping all alone .
Upon thy narrow couch of rest,
I know not wliy I could not weep, : .
The soothing, drops .refused to. foil, -And
oh! that grief is" wildi and deep? m
Which settles tearless on the soul.
But when I saw thy vacaiit chair, ., 1
Thine idle hat upon the wall,
Thy book the pencilled passage- where
Thine eye had rested last of all
The tree beneath whose friendly shade
Thy trembling feet had wandered forth,
The very prints those feet had made
When last they feebly trod the earth.
And thought, while countless ages fled,
Thy vacant seat would vacant stand
Unworn thy hat thy book unread
Effaced thy footstep from the sand ;
And widowed in this cheerless world,
The heart that gave its love to, thee ;
Torn like the vine whose tendrils curled
More closely round the falling tree.
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Oh ! Father ! then for her and. thee
Gushed madly forth the scorching tears;
And oft, and long, and bitterly .
. Those tears have gushed in later years;
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For as the world grows cold around;
And. things take on their real hue, '
'Tis sad to learn that love is found
Alone above lhe stars with you.
taiv Her in Cabbage Tiriie.
BY SLOCUM SLUGS, ESQ. .
I saw her first in cabbage tiine 4
She. was.a cutting crout 7 ' -
She'd stop the cutter, now and; then, i .
To turn her head ahouL; : . :
And as she'd salt it in a -tub, -:: ; r1"
And stamD it-down awhile."
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was: t
upon ner lreeu u.nu iysjr
Iteposed a witching srtiile;
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I saw her next in winter tlmev "1 f '
And still she' gaily smiled; ' -E'' -For
there upon tlie cooking 'stove. .
Her grub was "being b'iled. (" ;t'
Around the huge and gresayjwt, ; ,,:
The steam came pouring out,
And from the smell, I knew that she j j
Was .cooking " speck" and crout.
When next I saw her, jn -the spring,
She smiled not as before ; . . ,
A heavy weight was on herjieart
The crout was "Jill any. more!- v ' '
The pot she used to cook iri
Wa6 eaten up with fust
The cutter hung upon the walH. "
'Mid spider web and dust.-
Tve seen her often since 'that timc7f ';
When all around was gay '
Whenotherslaughedand.talked the most,
Qlm,3 fritn nnrl turn numtr
She'd frown, and turn away
I've watched to see a ray. of joy ,5
But watched, alas, in vain
I never hope to see her smile
Till cabbage comes again !
Punch has favored the world with !the fol-
lowing song sung before Her Majest'by a
Chinese lady. Jtjpokcd rather difficult' at
anrt, but if the reader studjeait-attenmlvv he
will see how easy it is to read .Chinese: .
Och 0 mctoth ete a6ho pwit hmcj
Andb uya po .undo fthebe st,
Tivi llpr oveam ostex celle iit,eaJO
Itsq ua lit yal lwl 11a tteiSt.
Tieo nlyf onrsh illi ngsapO und-,- if
Soc omet othet cama rtan dtry,
Nob ctterc anel sewh creb cfou nd.
Ohs ayth eny ou'rer ead ytob uy.
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WBarnum :being askedone daythe : uuv a . lZ " 'Z can hW sun- Y ' 'r " 4 ,V u the Apothecary or the ongs o busun
cn 4 n- . f lrreglar Jn its movements, can have sup- gpnke do,r Tja tin to the passers by ; sold them
secret of his, success, says ,a cprreSpon- i,p Hed, in the handsof this great mamthe place . . , , ' u 7. 5"'1' ' IU' , , rw H.httrn'rt!i
d,r.t r fF-xr: Pl'Jxr 7 J lr m L Li 1,L whih I.h vnsince ' water,, which he had.drawnfrom his py;n,wvell rt's where he snys that Gehazi went forth
sighed wid.adt.r . ..
The last Days, of Copernicus.
It was . still, clear night in the month of'
, ...... , , hrio-htlv in thP 1
ment consisted of a table, a few ' books, and '
I an irort lamp, lis occupant was an. old man 1
of about seventy, bowed down by years anil .
toll and
his brow furrowed by anxious
thoughts ; but his eye kindled with the lire (
otjjentus, and Ins noble countenance was ex-
p'ressive of "gentle kindness, and of a calm,
T. . . .
fnntnmn fittt'n ftlcrv-cit inn Ills Wlllfn Il.lir
wuiViujiiuviiu witjwui.iui. ---'
-parted-on his forehead, fell in waving locks
1 over 'his shoulders. He wore the ecclesiasti-
c'al costume of the age and country in which j This was the astronomical gnomon of Copcr
he lived the longj straight robe, with a fur nicus ; and the only ornament the room con
' collar and double sleeves, which were .also tained were some verses written by his own
lined with fur as far as the elbow. hand, and pasted up over the chimney-piece.
: This old man was the great astronomer,:
Nicholas Copernicus doctor of philosophy, di-
vinity, and medicine, titular canon of Werni-
' ca, and honorary professor of Bologna, Rome,
' &c. Copernicus had just completed'Kb work ;
, i. , . i , tt 1' tV j- 5)
. "On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Jjodies.
. In the midst of poverty, ridicule, and perse-'
cution, without any other support than that "
nfl.is mm mmlestffmiiiis. or anv instrument
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save a inangie or wooa, ne nau uunuu
heaven to earth, and was now approaching
the term of his career just as he had estab-
lished on a firm basis those discoveries which
were destined to change the whole face of as-
tronomical sciences. 1
On that very day the canon of Wernica
'Miad received the last proof sheets of his book
which his fciPle RheUCs s sinf
nnnted at Nureribenr : and. befero send
ing back these final proofs, he wished to
verifv for the last time the results of his
discoverjes
Heaven seemed to have sent
him a night expressly fitted for the purpose,
and he passed the whole of it in his observa-
tory. When the astronomer saw the stars
homnmn trt r.oio in thn Pnstpm kItv. hp tnnk
-o""""o 1'"" " "w vi .
the triangular instrument, which he had con
structed with his own hands out of three dif
ferent pieces of wood, and directed itsucces-
sively towards the four cardinal points of the 'Tlien he again looked up, the horseman who
horizon. JSTo shadow of a doubt- remained ; j,a(j been charged to escort him back asked
and, overpowered by the conviction that 'he j,im how soon he would wish to set out.
had indeed destroyed an error of five thous- iq must et out directly," repled the old man,
and years' duration, and was about to reveal ' n a resTgned tone ; " but not for Nurenbcrg
to the world an imperishable truth, Coperni- or for Culm; the suffering workmen at Fruen
cus knelt in the presence of that glorious vol- berg are expecting me: thev mav perhaps die
ume whose starry'characters he had first learn-
ed to decipher, anu loiumg 111s attenuated nana
across his bosom, thanked his Creator for hav- corinot stop the stars in their courses."
'ing opened his eyes to understand and read a-, An hour later Copernicus was at Frauen-,-right
-these His glorious works. He then re- oerg; rphe machine which he had bestowed
turned to the table, and seizing a. pen he wrote upon the town, which was built on the sum-
. on the title page of his booW'JJehold the work ' ma of a hiIIf conveyed thither the waters of
of the greatest and the most perfect Artisan: the river Bouda, situated at the distance of
the workof God himself." And now, the first j,alf a ieagUe in tne valley below. The in-excitement-having
passed awayhp proceeded habitants, instead of suffering like their fatli-
; 'with a collected mind to write thc dedication erS from contIue(1 drought, had now only to
of his book: 'turn a valve, and the plenteous stream flowed
; " To the Most Holy Father. Pope Paul fnto their houses-in rich abundance.
111 : 11 dedicate my wore to your nonness, in
.order that all the world, whether learned or
Ignorant, may see that I do not seek to shun
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examination and. tne judgment 01 my supen-
ore. - Your authority, and your love for sci-
i. " 1 1 4.1 l!
encc m general, anu lor mameraaucs in par-
"ticular, will serve to shield me against wick-
edand malicious slanders, notwithstanding
the proverb which says that there is,o rem-
,edy against the wounds inflicted by the tongue
Of calumny, &c. Xicholas Copernicus of
Thorn:'
Soon the first dawn of day caused thc lamp
of the astronomer to nurn more dimiy ; ne
leant his-forehead upon the table, and, over-'
' comevitli fatigue, sank into a peaceful slum-
.
nc
ber.
Af. . -r, i n-w Un n 'tntth
iner ixij ear&oi iiiuur, uc, iu uui,
needed repose, uui nis present repoee, atuu
. , .ft T. . I ..4-ll
events, was not destined to oe gi long oura-
ttxon ; it was abridged by the entrance of an
; aged servant, who willow and-heavy step,
.ascended .the tower stairs f.
" Master, said lie 10 uie cannon, as uu
lgeDty touched him upon the shoulder.
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" the
messenger who arrived yesterday from Rhe-
tfcus is ready to set out on his return, and is
waiting for your proof sheets and letters."
' The astronomer rose', made up the packet,
1. -i..i.r ro,.i.i i.o.. enntr linr-L-
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upon ms cuair, us 11 wearieu uy me eoii.
. jJUt luni io iJV an, wuuuucu wwiuin,
there are ten poor sick. people in the house
waitinff for y0U; and, besides, you are wanted
atFfauenberg to look after the water-machine,
j.wjch'has stopped working, and also to see
the;three Workmen, who broke their legs in
U " f l I:! S L a. rmLn. .
. ro.or creatux ; lu'"v TTJ
Tvcho Brahe has preserved to us a draw
! ingvof this iiistrumeht', whicJi Avas themeans
! of accomplishing such ,wpndcrfu discoveries,
Hiid which was sent to mm auer uiu ueu.ni yi
UC6peSas; S?ohn Hanovrius, Bishop of
:rsArA-..:-. 'it ;Q . liffir.iilf ?r us to conceive
"t v iiincu. a l. u ui u.wu w w t
u.i. fc ; u0 .formntirtrf..rfhd
Served to con&wr hj fyvpwm b -
with a resolute effort shaking off the the sleep
which weighed down his eyelids, the good
mnn Wf?l ,WnV,,l,1 f l, ct; l,Q.t..,r
nius, skilled in art as well as science, painted
his own likeness, or those of his friends, or
traced his recollections of Rome or Bologna;
and. lastly, of a small parlor on the ground
floor, which was open for all who came to him
ior remedies, lor money, or for food. Over
the door an oval aperture had been cut, through
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whiMi n Mif nf tltn mil Jnu ciin ririilt. nnnnlrn.
n mvii a v ui uiiu uuj fiuii uuiij iv.iiv.ii vi. 7
tedand, rcstuig.;upon a certain point in. the
h'flumiirifr rnnim- ' nm rtuil tlio linur nf nhnri
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It was in this parlor that the good canon ;
found room to tend invalids who had come to
claim his assistance ; dressed the wounds of
some, administered remedies to others, and on ,
all bestowed alms and other words of kindness !
, , tt ;
and consolation. Having completed his la-
bors, he hastily swallowed a draught of milk, '
and was about to set out to Frauenberg, when "
n f.nrsomnn rnllnnh1fr ,,n t tl, ,w l,n aa
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mm a letter, tie tremoied as he recognized ;
the hand-writing of his friend Gysius, Bishop!
0f Culm. "May God have pity on us," wrote
this latter, "and avert the blow which now
threatens thee ! Thy enemies and thy rivals
combined those who accuse thee of folly,
and those who. treat thee as a heretic have
been so successful in exciting against thee !
the;miraIf of Ae peop ..a.i
University, hearing that 'thy book was to ap-j
nfinr "lins ilnr.urP( its infrmrinn tn hrrnL- tlir
ui- uij - mu.BUKuia, aim me
print5ng pre'ss of lhe publisher aild to destsoy
pear,
tn hronL- tl.o
the'Wk to which thy life has been devoted. !
Come arid lay the storm ; but come quickly, j
or thou wilt be too late."
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iciwic wujl-iuiuus uau liinsuuu um uurutiui
of this letter, he fell back voiceless and pow
erless into the arms of his faithful servant,
and, it was some moments before he rallied.
if I do not go to their assistance. My
ene
they m-les ,nay perhaps destroy my work;
TMs mach5ne had ffot 6ut of order the pre-
ceding day, and the accident had happened
very inopportunely, bdeause this was'thfe 'fes -
"
tivaj of the patron saint 0f Frauenberg
But
at the first glance the canon saw where the
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tlie eyil iay and n a few j,ours the watcr
flowcd freey mto lhe town IIis firgt caresJ
we need not say, had been directed to tl'ie un-i
happJ men wJ'had received injuries whilst!
working in the sluices; he set their fractured
. , , , fy w;ti;-,iR nn J.nnHR- i
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then commending them to the care of an at-
lendalf ho promiscd t0 return and visit them
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on th(J morrow But a blow wasabout to
gC(jnd upon hiuyelf; wh;ch was destl-ncdv
cruh hilri t5 t,ie dus
iiui u uiuw niiauuuui iuuc-
.
6 j,e croSsed the square, whilst fjassincr
"
ti,r0IJgUhe town on his return he perceived
amono. a xjroxvd a company of strolling play-
erk upon a temporary stage. The the-
atrc repr;senlcd.an astronomical obser,alory
! Tilled, with all kinds of rediculous instrumpnts
,j njjgt st00(i an 0j, man whose dress
n.wl Imnrmo- tvorr ?n flio nvnnt imitntinn nf
those or Copernicus, ine resemuiance was
so striking that he directly recognised himself,
nnil nrmspH stnnififxl witli nstniiiRhmpnl.
j3ei,jntf the Merry Andre, whose business it
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wa8 l0 J10ld up tne great man 10 puouc uens-
Jonj thcrc gtood a personage whose horns and
nn fnnt Hiosinrnn tnri rSnt.in.nnf Wlin CnUSRfl
, ,., nsilfi(!o. Conernicus :to act and sneak;caS
''...J..i,,,- ua hn ri tnmritnn. liv -mnnnk
ot tWo strinfrs, fastened tli8 ears-which:
i no oth r Uian asses ear 0f " cons(dpra-!
bl(J dimensions,
1 . The parody warimposed of several scenes.
J" the first, the astronomer , gave himself to
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j iikenes? of tlie sun by means of torches of ro-
sin. In the third, her hoRsime a charlatan, a
j ' a
a'-u -;'M,J
otn.WorbUiJttpincA,liocaina: jo.tk-
- a crucifix under foot. In the second, ho ex-, veu m suouren u u uc. W1" . ' -
ets, whilst his head was transformed, into .a - i,lf:T .. Afr SJiovvrnhn!" screnmed little
ted himself with excellent wine, in such co
pious draghts of which he did indulge, that
he finally disappeared under the tabble. In
the fourth and closing act, he was again drag
ged forth to view as one accursed by God
and man; and the Devil, dragging him down
to the infernal regions amidst a cloud of sul
phurous smoke, declaring his intention to
punish him for having caused the earth to
turn on its axis, by condemning him;to re
main with his head downwards throughout
eternity.
When Copernicus thus beheld the. treasur
ed discoveries of his whole jieM up to the
derision of an ignorant, multitude, his enlight
ened, faith branded as impiety, and his self
denying benevolence ridiculed as the quackery
of a charlatan, his noble spirit was at first ut
terly overwhelmed, .and thc most fearful
doubts of himself, of mankind, and even of
Providence itself, rushed upon his mind. At
first he hoped that the Frauenbergians, the
children, of his adoption, to whose comfort and
happiness he had devoted himself for fifty
years, would cut short the disgraceful scene.
ut al:is ! ,10 saw defiunurs welcomed with
appIaUSe ihSe " ,vhm- hadtconferfe
so many benefits. I he trial was too much
for his failing strength : and worn out by e-
motion and fatigue of the preceding night,
anu" by the labors cf the morning, he sunk,
exhausted to the ground. Then, for the. first
time: did the ungrateful multitude recofrnise
their benefactor: the name of Connrnicus flew
from lip to lip they heard that he had come
that very morning to the town to relieve their
distress in a moment the current of popular
feeling was turned the crowd dispersed the
actors, and crowded anxiously around the as
tronomer. He had only strength left to call
for a litter, and was conveyed back to Wer-.
jn state- IIe lingered, however,
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suirsneu lis naiio arouiiu tne uymg man;-
Un the day succeeding his visit tp 1' rauen
crg a leucr irom Kiieucus connrmeu me sin-
J A1 5?fff S.S;
made an attempt to invade the printing-office
whence the truth was about to issue forth.
" ven this morning," wrote his friend, "a
set of madmen tried to set fire to it. I have
assembled all our friends within the building,
and we never quit our posts either day or
night guarding the entrance, and keeping
watch over the workmen. The printers per
form their work with one hand, whilst they
hold a pistol in the other. If we can stand
our guard for two days the book is saved; for,
let only ten copies be struck off, and nothing
will any longer be able to destroy it. But if
either to-day or to-morrow our enemies should
succeed in gaining the 'upper hand" Ilheti
cus left the sentence unfinished, but Coperni
cus supplied the want he knew how much
depended upon this moment. On the third
day another messenger made his appearance
and he, too was the bearor of evil tidings:
" A compositor, gained over by our enemies,
has delivered into their hands the manuscript
of the book, and it has been burnt in the public,
square. Happily the impression was com
plete, and we are now putting it into press.
But a popular tumult might yet ruin all."
Such was the state of suspense in which
the great Copernicus passed the closing days
of his existence ! Life: was ebbing fast, and
the torpor of death had already begun to steal
over his faculties, when a horseman galloped
up to the door in breathless haste, and sprin
ging from his horse, hastened into thc house
of the dvinrr astrono nr.
leaves were still damp, was treasured in his
' bosom ; l was t!,e chef-d' acuvre of Cppcrni-
1 nflC flit? mnornnrrni nn c Vki-t1n r f Mvrtr
s voiumu, wuuse
cus ; this messenger was the bode of victory,
seemed to be rekindled for a moment in the
breast of the dying man.; he raised himself m
his dying bed, grasped the book with his
fC-eb!? hand'. ?,ancinS aAl its contents with
feSS m!
clasping his hands together, he exclaimed,
" J-ord let thy servant depart in peace !"
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1 rxuiuiy nau nu uiiuruu inese worue, uuiuiuma
' spirit fled from earth to return to the God who
mivo it ft tunc tlio mnrniho- nf thp 93fl -iVfnV
V... V. At. l.fcfcW ...U. ..... v fc. W - J
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to ' ture seemed to sypathizc with the great rc
1 vealer of her laws and soon the sun, rising.
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iieavuu waa oliii w 11.11 uunuio u.11 mi-
aoove uie norizon, sneu 11s eaniesL anu uure&L
n r.rn t lio still rri hrnur nf tlif flnmirfpi.
"J ul'u" v"v- wwv. w.w ..
arid seemed in his turn to say, The King of
Creation give? the kiss o peace lor thou hast.
' bcn ti,c ir to,r.P,aco m p,,.,,is &ronfj
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' dedication by condemning his book; but the.
book was the instrument of his own revenge
W enilglllCning 111G COlin 01 ltOUie llfinuil,
which at last recognised, although too late,
fIin f!lith nr! tilf! ,rn.lhl!vof ti,e astronomer of
Wernica. Prussiu. with the ingratitude of a
' r.nnnlinrnr. lins ronvfirtpd tlie- observatorv of
Copernicus into a prison, and is now allowing
his d welliiir-house to crumble into rums. , But
k his native land, has collected sqmcbf
her lasj oboles lo mise a monument 10 his
momnrv nt I rnnnw. nni tn nrCCt U.SiaiUlU. Ol
him in Wernica.
r.
is ere lianimal," observed the keeper
menagerie to ii school, "is a 1'epard; ' ' His
; complectiori is yaller, and agreeably (liver-
' with black spots
It vos a wulgur hor-
ror of tHe ailcients, that the critter vo hnVca-
vitch vodispro-
t i i r . i... ,.K.
:, : n, m,j
Johnny, "the leapard nin'tyellowutall.- DM
, Bible says he's white. '..','
a . 4 I .1 1 ;J iTnttTmntl
'Yere is tie text," mqutreu uSraHI,.
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A Story of an Yd .S5;jcIat;Ior. ! the maid servant peeped through the key
There was a fine old General once, who hole at the noise, and saw the old couple"
having spent most of his life in the field '
of Mars, knew very little about the camp at each other like a pair of Chinese raan
cf Cupid. lie was one of those rough ' darians. So the Wo very shortly laid
and honest spirits often metf.-with in his
gallant profession, innocent as an infant
of almost every thing save hiIi integrity
and indomitable bravery. lie was near- 1 amenuau rroBrew es.
ly fifty years old, and his toils were over, ; Mr. Darby, one of the most scicntifio
when master Dam Cupid, brought him ac-, geographers in the world, thus relates in
quainted with, widow Wadinan, in whose ' the National Intelligencer, a little remin
eye lie began to detect something that iscnee of his own, in relation to the North
made him uneasv. ilere was the result . American Progress. It illustrates most
of leisure.
During his service he liad'Hot seen any
thing worthy of notice in a -woman's eye. i
In fact, he could scarcely have observed '
whether a woman had three eyes in her
head or onlv one; for
no nu
atter where
his own eves were, his thoughts were 1
ever among "guns and drums and wounds," i These well printed papers issued on thc
and love was a thing that lived in his Pacific shores of North America, awaken
inemory just as he remembered once rea- in my mind memories of the past of
ding a visionary story book called-' the ( such burning interests, that I" could uot
"Arabian Yirrlirs' Entertainments." when resist recording a few incideuts which I
a boy.
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Well, the General had settled down in
to an amiable, gentlemanly old fellow, '. was taken over the mountains, t6 the lit
livinjr alone with comfortable wealth a-; tie known West. I was there when
round him, and having little to do, save ' (1786) was commenced the first public
now -and then to entertain an old comrade I newspaper,, the Pitsburg Gazette, by Scull
in armsjwhich companionship afforded op-' &Boyd, everpriuted beyond the Apalacian
portunity for him "to fight his battles Mountains, on the immense regions of
o'er again." But alas! o'er this calm; North America, now the .domains of the
evening of theold General's day a deal ' United States. Col. Thomas Stokley, of
of perplexity was.doomed to fall, and he j Washington, Pcnnsyivaniaj sent me, then
soon fonud himself in troubled waters, ! just entering my twelfth year, a copy of
the depth of which he could by no means 1 that Gazette. Thus I have lived to read,
understand. lie floundered about like a at the extremes of a period of sixty-four
caged rat under a pump and such ! years SUCn testimonials of the progress of
another melancholy fish out of water oftIie great Anglo Saxon Nation of North
never befere swollowed the bait, hook j America. Great in its vast augmentation
and all, of the angling god of love. The of numbers, but incdmparatively greater
poor General. We must give him a name ; in moral, intellectual, political and legal
or we can't tell the story, and thc best as e11 as in wealth and physical improve
name for such a story is Uncle Toby.-- 1 raent. When my parents and.their little
Poor General Uncle Toby debated ab- j ones reached Bcnsontown, near Union
Stractedly about his new position, and town, Fayette county, Pcnn., we received
never had seige or campaign given him ! news of savage murders near Wheeling,
such perplexity before. f and were arrested by the danger of the
At length however, the blunt honesty ! Bedstone Bank of the Monongahela, and
or his disposition, rose uppermost among I were there when the report reached that
his conflicting plans, and his course was ',Vce of thc surrender of Cornwallis.
chosen. At school he had once studied The place, now Bro wnsvill, was then Chaf
"Othello's defence" to recite at an exhi- finche's Ford. On that line of latitude,
bition, but made a great failure, and he Uniontown with perhaps a dozen cabins,
uow recollected that there was somethiug ! was the most western of civilized towns
in this "defence" very much like what ! tben existing on the continent of North
he wanted to say. He got the book im-j America. Cari earthly history present
mediately, found the passage, clapped on another such, change as has Been made
his hat with a determined air. and pos-
ted off to the widow "tt adman's, with
Shakespeare under his arm.
"Madame," said General Uncle Toby,
openning the book at the marked place,
with the solemnity of a special at pleader
the bar "Madame
"Rudq am I in. my speech,
And little blessed with the set phrase of speech:
For since these arms of mine had seven year's
Pith ' . ,
Till now some nine moons' wasted," they have
used , ...
Their dearest action in the tented field; r
And little of thisgreat world 'can J .speak,
More than pertains tb feat's of broil' and battle;
And therefore" .-.:
Here the General closed the book, wiped
his forehead, looked up at the ceiling, and
said, with a spasmodic gasp,- "I want to
gel married."
The widow laughed for ten minutes, by
the watch, before she could utter a sylla
ble; and then she said with precious tears
of humor roling down her good natured
cheeks, "And who is it you want to marry, j
Generals"
" You," said Uncle Toby, flourishing
his sword-arm in the air, and assuming a.
military attitude of defiance, as: if he ex
pected an assult from the widow imme
diately. "tt'ili you kill mc if I 'marry you?"
said the widow with a .'merry hyiukle in
liter, eye.
No madame!" replied Uncle Toby, in
a most serious and deprocating tone, as
if to assure her that such an idea had
never entered his head. "
"Well, then, I guess I'll .hiarry you?"
said the widow- '
."Thankyou, ma'am,." said. I'lic-leT-oby;
"but one thing I am bound to tell you of,
madam; I war a vigl"
The widow started, remained silent a
moment, and' then went into a lb'hgVr, lou
der, and merrier laugh Wan she had in-!
dulged in before-,' at the end;of which she
drew her seat nenr'tho-Oeneral', gravely i
laid her hand on his head, 'gently lifted
his , Avig;, offi and nla.nd,(,tit: on .the
Genaral Uncle .Tobv .had never Ichown j
fear in battle, but he noAj felt ?i most de
cisive inclination to run 'away. The wid- j
ow Laughed again, as though she never
would stop, and the General was about to
lay his hat upon his denuded head and bolt,
when the facetious lady placed ber hand
upon his- arm and detninod him, She
then deliberately raised her other hand
to her own hqad, with. a sort of military
precision, executed a rapid nianceuvrp
with her five u'ngqrs, pull'edoff her whole
head of fine, glossy hair, ahl , placing it
upon the side of the General's, remained
seated with ludicrous gravity in front of
her accepted dover, qifiic bald !
- AB-iriav be expected, Uriole Toby'iiow
laughed along hvith the widows and; they
soon grew so merry over tne anau;.,m.n
dancing a jig and Lobbing their bald pates
their heads together upon the pillow of
matrimony." Conn. Courant.
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forcibly the wonderful rapidity and power
of that natural growth, which has born
us from Atlantic to Pacific shores:
'A friend has put into my hands two
public paperSj one headed, 'Alta Califor-
niai San iranexsco, Nov. 20, 1849,' the
other the 'Panama Echo, Dec. 8,. 1849.'
give without apology.
'A mdre child, between sis or sbven, I
uiiu .mia iu pCnuu ta
ted? Is that change for a moment in
pause? No! With increasing impetus, it
is moving. If no power less than Divine
inspiration could have, at its commence
ment, anticipated the already accomplish
ed results, no less power needf now dare
the prediction of what is to come.'
The Garrotc.
The Lowell Courier gives a more de
tailed 'description of this instrument of
death than we have yet met with. Thus:
"Thc crintina' is seated in a chair, the
back of which rests against a post firmly
set into the floor or the ground. His
hands arc bound "to the chair, and the
back of his headj with his neck bare, w
placed, against the post, to which, at a
proper distance, i3 attached a circular
piece of iron, or more properly a collar,
an inch or two in diameter, and sufficient
ly large in circumference to clasp the
neck. The collar omfend being fas
tened to the post is then fitted close to
the neck of the victim, while the other
end, containing a screw, is brought to the
opposite point of the post. Being here
adjusted;' the screw is turned, and each
' turn of the screw compresses the collar
more tightly, till the criminal is strangled,
tfor is this "all. In the centre of the col
lar, and directly under the chin of the
victim, there is a sharp steel point or
blade, which penetrates through the neck
at every turn of the screw. We believe,
howeverj that this lart feature in the
garrote the sharpened point is not in
everT case used, and that gennerally, tho
body, after death, leaves no mark or trace
whatever of blood.' .There isi this pecu
liarity in the operation qf the garrote
that death by it is almost instantaneous
quicker and more sudden than by the
guillotine even, the hangman's rope, or
the " soldier's rifle while it is divested
of the bloody or ignominous accompani
ments in executions by the last three im
plements qf deach."
Another Tom Thnnib.'
The "Eco de Villi., Qlara," (Cuba,)
mentions the existence at San Juan do
los lleinedios, of a new wonder in thc
shape of a small man; the subjeot is. Don
Antonio Be Jesus Gonzaks, who is 2$
years old, and abont 33 inches high.
Excepting his'hrms rind legs, he is perfect
ly formed,' and is quite handsome. Prom
the right Shoulder to the end of the front
finger of his right hand, is only seven
inches . The left arm, from the shoulder
to the point of the first finger, is twelve
inches long, IIis left leg is eighteen,
iuphes, and his right sixteen inchos, long;
his hands have only four fingers, each,
but the feet are perfect and well formed.
He walks quickly,, but.with alight .limp.
Itti.H said that-this prodigwainvjiflit- the
United States.
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