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VOL. 12. v - STROUDSBURG. MONROE- COUNTY, PA.. THURSDAY, MAY' 6, 1852. . : ,
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Washison National iTSoa
unictEt. TO Tlir. AMERICAN PEOPLE.
Washington National Monument Office,
March 25, 1852.
From the great decrease in the receipts of
contributions to the National Monument du
ring the last six monts, the Board of- mana
gers feel it to be their duty to make another ap
peal to the patriotism of the American pub
lic. They are unwilling to believe that the
people of this country, under such deep and
lasting obliffatians as llicv are to the founder
of their liberties, and feeling, as they musl,
n profound fcense of gratitude for the inesti
mable services which he rendered to them,
will suffer a monument commenced in his
honor, and to aid in perpetuating his name
to the latest ages of the-world, to remain un
finished for the want of the means necessary
to complete it. It need scarcely be suggested
that aTact like this in the history, of our Re-
public would not fail to -reflect lasting dis-"
credit on the gratitude and pariotism of its
citizens, and prove to the world that Kepub-
i- 4 4 4 I. r..n"..l r iflint i lnn
lies are iou ajit iu iuiciiui u. v,,,ui i? vt.n.
.
to themselves, ana to the memory ot uioe
who, under Providence, have made them
great, prosperous, ana" happy. It is often the
fate of the most distinguished and illustrious
to be nearly forgotten after they have moul
dered in the tomb for half a century. In the
busy and over changing scenes of the world
the stage of life is continuously occupied by
those whose acts excite the interest of the
Iwing, and exclude the memory of such as
have preceded them, though their reputation
may have been more brilliant, and their deeds
more, glorious. But it was believed that
Washington was one to whom the American
people owed the greatest and most lasting
debt of gratitude, and whose memory every
honor should be paidby his countrymen; that
to honor him was but to honor themselves 5
and that they were willing and desirous fo
pay a just tribute to pre-eminent patriotism,
and to unequalled public and private virtue.
Under this impression a society was estab
lished, some seventeen years ago, in the city
of Washington, for the purpose of erecting a
magnificent monument to the 44 Father of his
Country ; and the Board of Managers of that
Society have, during that long interval, made
gratuitously every effort in their power from
a pure feeling of patriotism and a desire to
1
. ,
honor his memory, to oDiam ine means nc-
dot Us orgau-
itiring exertion
ing a sum suf-
ization. By unceasing and untirin
T V if lin nn PtiAftnn'lntl M 1 1 Q j- t I T tT
J ,
fiMmn n 4.n(f am 4 hn ninnnrri of ritfllllPO
uucul U,n lu W1-v l4,c l'lui'uccu " -
to an elevation of one hundred and five feet
above the'surface, about one-fifth of its in
tended elevation-; and they now regret to say
that unless the contributions arc larger, and
more frequent" than they have been "for the
past six months, it will be impossible to con-
tmue the worK any turtiier. . i ne diockb oi
fctone which have been sent from the differ-
. B , , , i -
em stales, associauuiib, tu p.au ... ,
the monument, have done but little to addto
its elevation, though they may-contribute to
its interest. That the public may undetstand
hdvv expensive such a structure must necessa
rily be, it may be proper to state that each
course of two feet in height costs upward of
two thousand dollars, though executed with
the strjeteet regard to economy. The mate-rials-and
labor, with a small annual compen
sation allowed io the superintendent, and .a
ptill smaller to the.architect, amount to the
expenditure which has been mentioned ; and
the Board of Managers are well satisfied that,
had the work been undertaken by the Goy-
eminent it would have cost double the amount
.of the cost of the obelisk so" far. '
From two to three .courses can be'comple
ted in one month, which require from four to
six thousand dollars, while .the monthly con-
tributions havenot averaged for tho nast half
year more than two thousand dollars. Jt will
r . --ro-. .
therefore,- Jbe .obvious that Ihe .work must ne
cessarilybo stopped if a. moreirdeiit and pa-'
triotic feeling does-riot eVairatnohgMhe
niree cexiis iroiiieacu.wniLe iniiaDii
TifH Aiw-5. '
the United States,, would be sufficient
COmnlfitp thmm
Deonle'of this C0Untrvnnn; ivi.nrn thnv rnnh hp .promenading his chamber.
4 J , - """" V-..W..V.V-U laillieU, .1444X4 X.4 . - -
, and-liberal'cqntributrori be'nqt matTe'- ' i stored " Leave them here, it won't rain to- 'onally that he isobliged to keep
To show Wh what 'ease" thV gfeat dbjet !.flfgIlt wa6 thejeply, W I dare.notfeave "m ddXlimc- weather
couialoWeikJaonW ovnnKpH : some of the zoods .'may ;tfevoraWefor anyrIepglh(of time.h
r ...v iHwuuiimm iiiiivirvuie.tiaiiurirvpi)lipi!r "JJOii L DC 1 aiurinea, ineir aiii
Jet such appears to be the apathandif-
fererice existing in relation to tins noble un-
nnrtnkinrr. tliat'eVCn that Stlialll SUmACaiinot
to obtained for so patriotic and glorious-a pur-
.
I '
In isorway, tnee-iourtlis ot the amount
- :
necessary to erect a monument in honor of
jnUmGIlL in Honor Ol
lately by voluntary ;
s; while in the Re-
.
Cliarles All. was raised
. ,
-ww- w.. u mi u via r iaawavMw
,,. -r ... Tr:., o t i..
puunu . u uiiuuu ouiieb, uiuugiit u.tu ua-
istence by the valor, persevcrence, energy,
and patriotism of Washington in a nation
w,ici, uow contRHis a population of nearly
.
... c. :n: f 1 : .: r .
twenty-fivc millions of souls, enjoying a free- '
dom, independence, and prosperity nowhere
else to be lound one-fifth only of the amount
requireu to complete a iiiuiiuiiiuut wuiuiy m
i K . . , .
t ho. mnn winsft honor t s now bemff erec-
, .
tod, has after the most unceasing ehorts for ;
seventeen years, been contributed,. To the .
people, the army and navy, Masonic, Odd
Fellows, and other associations, the colleges,
academies, and schools of the United Sutes,
banking institutions, city and town corpora-
lions, &.c, applications urgently requesting
. i.., i.,.., !. t,.i
J
addressed to all, a
k
liu sun iuu tunuiuuuuijo
received have been insufficient to raise
tjje
niniiiirm.iiL n vniiii ils uriiSKiiL t;n;iiLiuii. j. ins .
at 4 'pi.:..
,
is a painful and mortifying fact. It will now
become the duty of the different States of the
Union to show the interest they feel in this
noble undertaking, and to evince the estima
tion and respect in which they lipid the char
acter arM services of Washington, by contrib- '
uting to the completion of his monument, '
that the States as well as the people may
have t he-honor of raising a structure to his
memory which will beau, imperishable me
morial of their veneration and gratitude. .By
order of the Board :
Secretary of Washington National Monament
Society.
fjr Editors throughout the Union are re-
nnr-l nl I v rfiniipctprl in nil hi 1511 1 ho n hnt'P In
j.v,v.u.., r- .
1.iV Tntim-i Ic oiifl time ail'nncn Iho much
",v" j
Rather Inquisitive.
A gentleman riding in an eastern railroad
car. which was rather snarselv sunnlied with
. , : . . A- , .
nassenuers. oueitvcu hi ihb suut uuiuit; iiuw a.
lean slabsided Yankee, every feature of whose
fac? seemed to ask a question ; and a little
citcutnstance soon proved that he possessed
a most 44 Inquiring mind." Before him, oc-
4 '
dcepTk; adnftorBhifting his position
several timet, and manuring to gel an op-
cupying the entire seat sat a lady, dressed in
pnrtunity to look in her face, heat length
44 caught her eve." He nodded familiarly
, , - .- ., , .
fn lipr. nurl nskpil. with n nncnl livnirr nflHrlv
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incapable of imitation.
44 In affliction r' ,
4aYes, sir,' replied the lady.
1 Parents? father or mother V--
4 No, sir,' said the lady.
4 Child perhaps I a boy or gal V
Vn sir nnt n rlrilH.' wns thn .rpsnnnsp.
, ,
44 1 have no children.'
Husband, then, 4expect !'
"no " i-o o tto nnrt ntiCM'fir
x tcj ,iuo iiiw vU i uuauii f
i' man,, mob-
,
I,,,
nT man tlie
4 Hum cholerv ! a tradin
be!'
.4My husband was a sea-farih
rnnLnin of a vessel he didn't Hie of cholera
I
he drow:ncd
. Qh, drowned, eh 1,' pursued the.inquisitor,
hgitalinfr forabrjef intant 44eave hi- chist
he afcKeu
. yes. the vessel was saved, and mv hus
, w
band's effects,' said the widow.
44 Was ihey 1" asked the Yankee, his eyes
brightening up. ' ' ; 'S ''
44 Piotis man !" he continued;;
"He
a w.is n member of Ahe "Methodist
"- ' '
on
but it came,
4 Don,t tjink y(ju gQt at caug(j tQ
, t,nhf.A tliaf hn c :,,' ,,! PnVP
his chlst V -
4 1 do," said thc ividow, abruptly, alid tur-
-
a mM nn.i nmnminnPfl nnn mnre miprrv.
. ..... . l. ' ... , ,-.. r.l.
in a little lower tone, with his head slightly
inclined.forward overihe back of the seat.
44 Was you ca'latin to get married agin 1"
44 Sirl" said the widow, indignantly 44 you
are- impertinent !" And she, left ..her seat and
took another on the other side of-the car. ,
44 Pears to1 be a, little- 41 huffy.!!' said the
. fa f b '
. - . . , ... . ,
44 She needn't be mad I did'ht - want- to
hurt her feelings. What did ?tjicy ma lceJy 6u
nnv fur that umberel vou eot m vour hand 3
Z J . . rrK-:-,." ZmJ-
It s a real po lJ one:-
H . .:
Someyears ago a Philadelphia merchant sent
a can-o of goods to Constantinople. After the
:l!percao saw the bales and boxes safely
1 be stolen, said me supercargo,
The Ma-
tqtedaneraWfcbfirsf
fco fe.i4& i4 ,iit,iy ?TT .41 .-P.'
Ghrikan within MffiAc
ini.g 1.1;. i.e,u lw b . w. thot the n-sonbrs of.-the Gallapagos Islands, m naic win never, aic.wnue types arc waiK m a suvor uouu.
The indefatigable 44 pump" changed his po- tl, enal 6cUlement Ecuador, had seized -an J 4 printers breathc. Hoe's Printing fearful forms far out i
1 1 T T . 1 . 1 it,. Iaiii Ii it Ino ilirl.f tofmi. OlfA7' 1 ) U Min.1 . c ..nHnKl. 1-1. . r4 1 1 .t rt . I 1 I ifI n n mmi flwi llPfirlC it I M O
ln 1 . 4-im 1 tA Irtvt- -itt rf tllfl ii r linr1rTT'
A Doctor as is :i Doctor.
A self-sufficient humbug who took up the
business of a physician and pretended to a
, knowlprlorp. nft in hpnlinor nrf. wns nnno.
YA " . "
canea 10 visit a young man amictcu wiin ap-
- - . - T r i. i
oplexy. Bolus gazed long and hard,, felt his
ujjicaji . uui us gacvu luny 'u uaiu, iuit ins
pulse and pocket, looked at his tongue and
his wifq, and finally gave vent to the follow-
. a -
iff .nMmft.n;; . .
-6 -
i mink lie s a gone iciier.
" o, no ! exclaimed the sorrowing wife,
"do not say that.1
Yes," returned Bolus, lifting up his 'hat
-
V oc " rolnrnoH
atd eyes heavenward at the same tiine, "yesf
I do say say so; there arn't any hope, not the
r,t
"""' """ 1 ,,w "" .n.
i e .
m his lost frontts "
41r. . .... ..,,.r
Where ! cried the startled wife
In his lost frontis, and he can t be cured
without some trouble and a great deal ofyanis.
You see his whole planetary system is de-
ranged, fustly, his vox populi is pressin' on
his advalorem; secondably,' if not more; third-
ly and lastly, his solar ribs are in a concuss-
ni stnjp. nnrl hp nin't rnt nnv mmiRv. r.nnso.
........
ouentlv hf mut ilie " -
- , t- , - .
jaucnuon s itiz. nrecocious voum
j .
in a country totvn in Massachusetts, had ar--
, . , r . .. ...
rived to the age of nine years when nis fath-
, ,
er sent him to school. He stood beside his,
teacher to repeat the letters of the alphabet,
" What's that"-asked the master,
''Harrow !" vociferated the urchin?
No; that's A." "
"A." . ' " -
" Well, what's the nextV " ,
"Ox-voke !" ' t':'-Ilt
" No ; it's B."
nlTLI-.D -.i ', 1.1 x I
xa.iu u, miner, u s an ox-yohe: crptcn
all liemlock! gosh ninety, think l don't know!''
. - ... -
Among all the speeches of Kossuth, we
have seen none equal to that at St. Louis.-
mi . . li 1 .11 .-t. ? 4 . f
i nc exiraci aeiow nas an inc oriental, im-
passioned richness which characterizes the
ins?ircd wriler- a of ,
highh' imaginative, indicates a weaIt and'
purity oi intellect rarely loumi:
.I nassed the last nifrl.t in n innlni
. . . : - o-- --- - i
dream. And mv soul wandered on the maff-
netic wings of the past, home, to my beloved
bleeding land, and I saw in the dead of the
night, dark veiled
shapes with the paleness
n their sad brow, but ter -
of eternal grief upon
-It . 1-1
rible in the tearless silence of that grief, gli
JtffiSrflS'&Sj
depositing tbe pious tribute of creen and cv-
press upon them, and after a short prayerri-
sinf !" icftrtf iiat and iicAitif teetti,
and then stealing away tearless and silent as
. J . -
mey came; sieaimg away, necausetne bioou -
hounds of rnv nonntrv'smnrdprprslnrlfPil from
j
every corner on that night, and on this day,
. a" ' Fn inose wiio ciare to iow a
pious ruuiemurance, io inc aeiovea. io-uay
a smile on the lips of a Magyar is taken for
crime of defiance to tyranny, and a tear in;"". iU""J u,a uw
his eye is equivalent to a revolt. And yet I Soin2 to grapple -with death. Die,
have seen with the eye of mv
home wander -
. ,
ing soui, inoueanus penorming me worK oi:ui uuiuu are uuu gtug w uits iins
patriotic virtue. j week." In this I spoke unadvisedly with
44 And I have seen more. When the ni- lin; hnf. T th
ous oners nave sioierj, away, l saw ttie lion-:
orec I dead, half risen from their tombs looking
to the offerings, whispering gloomilv, 4 still a ;
t, i ri l ii c- i t .1
cypress, and, still no flower of joy ! Is there
.. . - , .. J r . . .
ous offers have stolen a vay, I saw the ion -
wuiwc, unu cuu uu nun ct ui hi v ; io iiiuii;'
still the chill of winter and the gloom at night !
limn T?.. t tmvl.i r,l 1 A ..... f
ui uicc, x aiiiiw lanu . ait. liui JiUllc -
venged!-' And the sky of the east reddened
suddenly, and boiled with bloody flames, andj,
from the fur, far west, a lightning flashed
like a star-spangled etnpo, and within its 1
a. young eagle mounted and soared tow- said j Kobert, you nre-fifty per cent, and shouting, and ordering, and en
thcbloody llan.es of the east, and as lie ibett.r aireadv T hone to see vou walk fr.W. t the on of his voice. The
drew, near, upon ms, approaching, the boiling
fiamcs changed into n radiant morning sun,
and a voice was heard in answer to the ques -
-tion of the dead : .
44 Sleep yet a short while mine is the re-
x'eiise ! I will make .the stars of the west the.
eun of the east and when ye next awake, ye
win nnu me nower ot joy upon your com
, Dreasi.
; 44 And the dead-took tiie twig-of cypress,
he gign 0f re5Urrectiofi, into-their bony hands
and laV down." . I
Drcadful Massa'crc.at Sea. We learn by
. - i
,r.i ir...i. w..t
r. n urnuc' T mm v 1 1 i 1 1 i 111.11 nil ill mnrnii 1 1 1 11
4 4
" r . - 0
Ampnrnn whnlo shin Ivinrr there, ihp (.TPrirrrn
Howland, iew. Bedford, ; and alter killing the
Governor of the island, and putting the cap -
tain and crew of G. Ildwland on shore sailed
for Tombay. Subsequently, they fell in with
a small schooner belonging to.Flores' expedi
tion; and,having cupttired it, cut the throats
of those on board, in hopes of thus making
their peace with the hcuadonan Uovernment.
They were subsequently captured by a Swe-
dish brig, and taken' into Guayaquil!.
A , cflW.JWQ learn reliably
-, J . , ,:,
from Washington that. -iUr,.i,iay s iiaiui ib
no worse-thar it has. been -.for-two months
Pa6t- il is very Teehl? and much 8aDJecl 10
the influences of thc weather, lie passes
,of his hours in the day sitting up, or
il is .oiuy -occa-
his bed in
continues
rs.imprqve-
tnfJPnA,s v-ry maniies. rns iriemiB yuiviimu
. ? ? . it' o i i . : ..
ag :.the hope thatjiWith.goodrAveathewfor'a'nam-
t,,e blll,n' brealh f sprmg ,n ,ns cnrnjSe
Itcmiuisccsicc ol Robert Hoc.
IJl LAURIE TODD.
In September, 18U5, the yellow fever
. nrprjiilprl fn n fnoi-fn. n-etnnt M
, & yU,uvwy
.rew xorK. as j. never leit town wliile it
T;n T i i j
was raging, 1 was sitting m my tent door
j ii ."o 6 " " iwiug in uij tvui uuui
in tiie co1 of the day, and lifting up my
: cycs IbcIld a stranger, a rare sight in
n . -r-w-
lever times, tie was moving trom (Jcdar
, . , VaniI W Ufn.n f
toward Maidon T,.inP Ho wnlWrl ?n t.l,
mjddle of the street, and was reading the
sin boards on the' riaht and loft. TTp
paused in front of my open door, and
t ) . I -
' mine was the only store open in the block
As he stepped m, he said, Air. Ihor
burn."
1 " Where did vou learn mv ninif 7"
v ncrt-um ) ou itarn my name .
enquired. i iom me, wnen ne wa3 sick ana a stranger,
" I saw it over the door,' he said. I ! that Mr. T. took him, and ministeref to
have CQme 0Q ghore from sb t big wanta." "What was your father's
' from XrfVerpooi. j am a carpenter by i name?" 1 enquircd-' "ert Iloe," she
trade ; my name is Eobert Hoe ; I am'fePliedt "And this is your child?" "It
now in my eighteenth year.'i 'ls' 1 held the babe inmy arms; it
Says I, 1 Robert, was vour indenture smiled on my face. "Now,"says I,
fulfilled before you left England V "ndam, this day my prophecy is fulfil-
.Savs he. 'I never was bound. T learned i in your eJes 5 it's just forty years
, my iratie wuu my luiucr ; x cant nna
i..JJ- r T ?i ?.. n
worK, x nave no money ; can you recom-
"v.r
W1U "UU1.C A got
emplovment, when I will pay them lion-
.f 9," ' 1 J
cstlyr
t1lo ilofrf- Ar n QfrnnVTr r,nw:n
been a stranger myself, and' there was so
i c -
; mucn oi nonehi simplicity m u.s apeecu
i r i r 1 U i
ana aeportmcne, , my uean warmeu lonum . off loose blind sig insecure shut
him; I gavo him a chair and ran .up t er3 puffi out sleepy lights in dingy
stairs ; says I, 'Gude wife, a stranger lantcrns aJd then scurrying away to the
;standeth at our door ; shall we take him dc3erted mole that stretche0d far out into
, in ?' If thee- pleases she replied. If the frozen harbor
ie taxes me lever win you neip nieuu.6B
. him .' I will,' she answered. 'Thank
i - i ii i ?n L-i
; dear for lWs God wm Mogs ,
ivnn. co t n A inol- nn h; ho
Now,' says I, come and look on his bon-
est nusu lace. xue, impresbiou as
favorablo. Says L Robert, this neU-
borhood is accounted the most healthful
, il fi :!1 1 . :
in uie cix.y : 3'ou wm louge iiere : u you
. . -r-
taKe tne lever,
-r T tt-iII nnrco
my wile and 1 wall nurse
77;? f 'D Z 'hanks more olo"
.. . .i
, T , . , . . ,
tlulUllu 1 " 4"
'ue fever seized him, however, in less
than
a weeir
1 procured an eminent
' physician ; my wife and I nursed him
In seventeen summers that I've nursed
' among the sick, I do not think that I cv -
er saw a case so violent but it terminated
'D J"5 ""'S ""'P1'?- n, 'i
f0"r'h r!,ly ft,e crls's. 'ne b.rn-
1DS rr was COurin gu We vein,,
. ? . li. 1 J1 -
,,4u,6.u.iw, "
skm burning dry and yellow, heart-sick,
i i -i i -. i ; t i
; au Dounu-sicK ; ana ms spirits sunKaown
fn ha lionlc T ont nf ItK ViorLaiflp 1p
ui.j. j. u".u i.u mu J
' fastened his restless eyes on mine : "0,
Mn T Mr T r shall die j shall die
it nn r, .?? fl
U . Tf C j
, saici i, upoerti to pe sure, we muse an
i.-.i " i. x-
! his bull, to wit that thc end would sane-
his bull, to wit that thc end would
tif tbe mcan3 He wa3 undcr th
c c i j- ll
ence of powerful medicine at thc m
r, , ..v , .
T U-nPTr tliorp wnnlrl hp n Inll .iq f
n t tt t . i n
e inuu-
moment.
-r- , 111" in ,,
knew thcre would be a lull, as the sai-
i lor savs. soon : and I meant" to take ad -
' J J
; vantage of tho circumstance to persuade,
him to live if possible. Fancy kills an(l
fancy cures. I left him for fifteen min-
utes. On returning, I felt bis pulse;
f e , ..S ti j .
t from the bd and sit by the window to,-
' raorrof 1 sat by his bpd conversing,
I to cliePr Ilis sPiri'ts- I continued, "Death
is nigh at band at all times and in all
places : but mv impression is that
you
j will not die with this attack. I hop
o to
see you a master builder, married to one
of our bonny Yankee lassies, and' to hold
your grandclnld in my .arms." -
From this hour the fever left him.
Shortly after this, the fever disappeared
from the city. He became a. master
' l,n,lW o7ul ,i;n,l .V ifi.ia nr,n . Tif
il Mi v 1 i -.
. u ni.nv i uiiu uxvvx 4 14 awa. uff v. j i a j 14 u
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rv that has blessed the world, since tho
;fi' foW ',,- i, fi' nraao
i fir.ci, sbpp.f, wns sfriipk frntn flip nrpss.
; i?ormcriy we paJd one hundred and' fifty
i eentg for a -j'-Kin : now DUV one as frQQd
for twentv-fivG cents. It mav be sa d of
'his sons, (a rare Occurrence in his tcoun- up into the dark midnight sky. And
try,) that they are. better men than their their hot breaths were poured out upon
father, inasmuch as they havtf added tho street air, almost stifling the terro
many improvements to their father's stricken mass .that fell back beforo
plans. Mr. Hoo dwelt in New York them. '
thirity-eightrycars. After bis recovery j In an upper room a young child was
from the-fa ver -.in 1805, we met times still sleeping. Her window opened upop
without number; his never-failing saluta- the adjacent roof, whose dry shingles
tiun, was, "Grant us the instrument: under were already crackling in the hungry
God. . I have to thank yon for my recov-. jaws of the Fire Spirit. She bad not yet
ery from that fever." I Jtave received waked, but lay on her cpuch blissfully,
many tokens of kindness from' his worthy yet frightfully ignorant of the demon
family sons and daughters. And noth-1 that was on her tVack.
ing in iny past- life affords such Pleasing . A single whiff of the changing wind
reflections as this actof duty andliuiuan- and thc fire-fiend had mounted to-the
ity ; stranger. When his. aching j roof. Puinning swiftly along thoi moss
headii'apfti my breast, as I held the; cold speckled eaves, it crept slowly, but sure
draught'I'to his parched lips Mittle f ly, up the, declivous roof, laj4U:hold
through!! that in his head lay thegcrm of j firmly, by .each row oi shingless, anu nnai
a maohind -destined to revolutionize the , ly pausing at the jjjtoaW of the child s
worlucoFJ.iterature, andBheaMignfon the j Dea cnaniDcr. liciiuiuBuup "lj.",f;""u
darkTplaccs of the earth, whose hita-, ow siH, andTookellV " ":, st, '
tionsWfull of horrid cruelty. '',T Thc picture of inhocencc, should bavo
, i v i - , 4 .i
About seven years ago I' stepped from
' f ho pore in 4..... A l
tnose wli0 wefe looking on, stood a man
vmiu LIX a IjlMlilbl V l.ljllll. .' lllllllirvi.
of genteel appearance; said I, "Sir, I
wis ii to stop tor a week I don't like to
put, up at a hotel ; can you direct me
where I can lodge in a private family 7"
lie said be could. We entered the next
street ; he stopped in front o'f a respecta-
ble two-story brick" tenement : on the
i front sat a comely matron
obc micbt
I have seen twenty-eight summers ; on her
laP sat a babe. Said mv friend to the
matron, "Gude wife, this is Mr Thorburn
from New York ; be wishes privatc.board
for a week ; can you accommodate him?"
Yes," says she, "for a year or. for a
n:f rc T r ,i
t I te time, it it is he. Oft has mv father
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i SI nop It. Win mnno nr. i nntmil mAmonf
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in rniir fnflioi-'o Hfo "
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B GEO. canning hill.
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At first it was only a stifled cry, as of
. '
i r
The winds of winter were dashinc in
swift sqoadron3 down the street, twistin
The din of ratUj wlieels and t .
. f t . , , a00diGd onL 0nlv
a o o j
f.5ip TJlflfl CProooli nT tTio olifiTHTri nnr winrl
or ih. Mipv nftll. p,nv w- nnrj
u.jp-, brnkp thp dhmil silpnpp The
"r ' . ZC. T.v, " pI
, out, and the feeble rays from the sleepy
5
1 f ....... vnTrnolo ho nnfTpnrrl
lallierila atilllL ICVoilll-U tllL UUlWUU
f thfl hn;A;nnll nn rrhloh f.W Ml
k.uiuv ww v uiiwu,w A.4VAWU wuwt
' Th5 diStant ClCk the LUr
of midnight from its lonely watchtoTr,
: me ecuocb oi iia iron tongue nau
' scarce been broken and lost in the strange
angles and crannies of the erotesquc
r00f3. The cry sounded as if it came
! from a heart smitten with deep terror,
and spent half its strcn
' over Hvid lips.
gth in its passage
' "Fire ! Fire! Fire!"
wf so Mot one could hardly
tmguish the fearful syllable j.yet wa
Q1S"
aS SOI
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dl3tincfcj that it curdled the switt blood
, in ine veins.
: Again it came. This tin, louder.
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This time, higher. This time, more deep
j . :
UUU V U1U1UIUUU3.
"Fire I Fire ! FIRE!
Th mistaking that cry then
41 ii w i x i
a,uuu1ulB" ailU11 , -u51u ur,
u uuuureu buoug mruais yuuiuu uum
, on thd midnight air. A single bell rang
the alarm to the immediate neighborhood
aria instantly a score 01 DeilS caugni; ine
fearful tone. The air above the gables
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w. and the close and narrow streets
t - ' . o i
below were alive with echoes ot alarm.
JBells and voices both shouted lustily in
...
the midnight
. Tim afrpot wne fillprl nnd blocked un
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with people. A passage through it was,
for the time, impossible, for its narrow
throat was choked up. Every body was
tossin"-his arms. Every one was scream-
, ' , i i .
place seemed a pandemonium let loose ;
every man a mad devil-, whose features
the lurid fires lit up with a ghastly and
unearthlrirleam.
, The building was ot wood, and stained ,
Tcith the beatinn storms of years. On
cither side were similar structures, closely
, united with this. Doom seemed to have
settled down in the thick smoke cloud' o-
ver each one of them.
, The fires poured out through thc sash-
es of the windows, while thc glass melted
na if W n,nmn. nnd run down upon thc
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nto the street, quite
Rwsivinrr crowd, as
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it thev would storm tue uarraois 01 wuuu-
en buildlhlZS OU tllC other Side
on l,,,ndinM on the other side. Then
tihey wrestled themselves like furious
Gorirons into entangling knots and spiral
torms, and litteu tneir unuutem, uuu.o
i i t " i t . . Ti T r . I A ii nf t ia rr inn .
made its lurid face pale before it!
But no but no. The flames glared
gleefully in at each pane, -growing bolder
with thcview. They licked their hungry
tongues, as if in sweet foretaste of the
delicious morsel tbtt was tbeirs. They
looked out at their victim through a
hundred jealous and fiery eyes, as if she
might by some mishap be stolen from
them. They wreathed the sill the
casement the little gable like a vine
all of bright fire, and luxuriant with
flaming foliage.. They clapt their hun
dred red hands above their heads, and
screeched and yelled, and hissed, in their
great glee.
"My child ! Scive my child !"
It was a wild cry of agony from one of
the dense crowd below. The shriek of
the woman's voice rose above the din of
men and flames. It pierced the thick
smoke-clouds, and reached. the very room
in which the child lay. And the jubilant
fire-fiend caught the, wild echo, and an
swered it with hissing hellish laughter.
The cry rose again, and again. The
agonized mother could do no more. She-
QntiL' litnlaac f.-v (hn nrnimd
.. u.ii.m o'uuuu
They lifted long ladders to the wind
ows, and brave men mounted, to the top
most rounds but thev could advance no
farther. A wall of fire kept them out at
the door. A sheet of fire threatened to
enwrap them from the roof. There was
no advance. The room could not bo
eached.
Meantime the glass in the wiudows of
the child's bed-chamber fell tinkling on
the floor, and.the hot breath of the flames
awakened her. She bounded into the
middle of the room, arM stared wildly
around her. She was as rigid as a statuo
of bloodless marble.
In another moment, "she had opened
the door that conducted down the stair3.
But she as quickly shut it naain. The
t 1 i 7 J t rv " a t
r.ireTO? ou evcr. sme- 9 lcSlons 01
the fiend hemmed her conplctelv in.
j iicitiicr inrougn cue wiuuow, nor inrougu
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vr "ii. . ii i ii . i . 1 1 i
r n o nnnr nnmn cno lnntp n nr pjp'itio .-
And she'stood like a statac there' SzinS
' in mute agouy afc thc deatll she knew was
inevitable
A pallor, as of a ghost, spread over bsr
face. Her auburn ringlets rolled down
bor shoulders of ivory. Her blue eyes
were set in her heUd, and all the tiino
glaring at the fire. Her little frame
shook like an aspen leaf. Her hands
were tightly clenched, and immovable at
her side.
Tlin flinii"ic flivo-nr rmf. flin?r fnrkrf3
tongues at her through the window, and
winked fiercely at her with their hellish
eyes. Thev wreathed themselves into-
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au manner of fanciful figure" and played
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and wrestled, and danced, and writhed
like serpents together, as if to delight
her in her greatest toiror. They shot up
like huge billows, and their crests threw
off a row of a million of glittering sparks.
Then the sunk down to thc window a
gain, and looked in at the casement.
They clapped their palms over and over
again. They continually thrust out their
horridly sibilant tongues. They screech
ed ; they yelled ; they roared ; they his
sed ; they sang. -Then they beckoned
each to thc other, and pouied into tht
room. They formed a circle about thc
child, joining their fiery hands. They
danced around her, and yelled in their
excess of joy. They rose to her breast,
each moment closing up about Jier form.
They breathed upon her fair shoulders ;
and she quaked and shivesed witli fear.
They breathed upon her cheeks ; and
she gasped for life. Then they retreated
a moment ; but it was only to return with
freshly whetted, appetites. They kissed
her neck. They laid their tongues upon
her lips. They dallied, with her ringlets
as if they were braiding them up with
bands of fire. They cnfolcd her at onco
in their embrace, and fell gluttinously
upon her. She sank to. tho floor,
The roof fell to thc cellar, and a legion
of sparks flew up to the sky.
Morning came. Hundreds of men wero
searching among the ruins.
Only a handful of white, bones laid
piled up together. . , .
TJio mother was a maniac. Carpet
Bag.
Horrid Accident.
Mr,, Mansfield Hull lost his life at au
iron foundry in Birmingham, Ct., last
week, in consequence of being caught
upon a shaft by bis clothes. The Derby
Journal says thc untbrtunuto man was
whirled around the shaft at the rate of
one hundred and sixty revolutions per
minute, and was whirling at this speed
when discovered. The shaft was within
a few feet of the wiudows, and at the
first time round, the legs of. Mr. Hull
dashed out the window ,nnd sash, and
striking the edge of the shop, were whip
ped into a myriad number qj; pieces.
When tho mutilated body was takfen,
down, it wa3 discovered that tile neck'
was broken. The deceased "was 25 years
of; age! and leavos' ahi aged-Vnd infirm
raotberj 5 a$ young4 wifef audau infant
bab'cN - v 1 - - -
A'talPyouthMs'atfifwTf but'acMmritcirlent',
used by. firemen j'