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VOL. 13.
STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY, PA., THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1853.
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.Yeffcrsonian Republican. ;
Murder by a Scy
At Rochester, N. Y., on the 10th inst.,
two boys, named Joseph Grader and,
x-oiiio jjo ' mcc on wo sme wain on
Atwater street, and had some disagree-
mcnt about a small twisted cake, of the
value of half a cent. Grader ws ped -
dling candy, but, be this as it may, they
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...... w.. mAt i,..i,f. ,?.
case Lmfo ground to he shape of a dag -
rrpr and T)hino-ed if, into fhr hiirrs of
name in nnmsinn. wnnn Tr.mer arew n.'
o x a o
I3ou, killing him almost instantly. The
wound was at the pit of the stomach, and
was about an inch long, or the width of'
the blade of the knife. The boy Grader
is about 16 years of age. The deceased
was 1-1 years of age.
The author of this horrid deed made
great exertions to get away, but was final
ly traced to a railroad car on the Lock-
nortroad where he had ensconced h.aaself,
but. Was duoovered and secured.
tu tmi. ri r.- n.i ; Ann.i a n
ukase of His Imperial Highness, Napole-1 us tuen, ana every nour ua Buaauu ( jQ bis Qrms fl load 0f wood. and tbree
on m, has banished it from the saloons ! bliss. But I lost them as a fool loseth times did be gQ Qut and rcturn witb a oad
of Paris, and as Paris gives the vogue to j his own salvation 1 Six years have pass-1 of the game deSCription ; then bent over
all the world, we may soon see it disap-; ed since the demon that I took to my tbe fire.piace ana soon a blazing fire snap
pear from this western hemisphere. Its ; beart drove us from y0ur sheltering roof. d and sparkled on tbe beartb. As
successor is a blue velvet, single breasted, i . . , Qb Trhatmiserv' - v . j- mu
-standing collar, steel buttons, braided and A,nd tbSe f1 yCfV Uh wbat mise' soon as this was accomplished, Thomas
gilt. The old black was a very unpre-!what anguiah, what sorrows, and whatjWking benfc over hig obUdrcn and kissed
tending garment, and as it would last in- j degradation have they not brought to me tbem .tben be went to tbe bedside of
definitely for parties, it was cheap very and my poor family ! 'Home, health, big wife and wbile gome p0werfui emotion
cheap, compared with its more conspicu- j wealtb eace joy and friends, are gone j Btirred Jn bis goul and made bia chesfc
ous successor. It has had a pretty long : , Qb tbou fatal c I b(f murmured .
rcin, survivinpr some half dozen French ' h , Tl T t i. i neaTe nG m"ruiureu
dynasties, and yet the Paris writers de-H wiU not blame thee. It was I I who ,Kiss me Lizzie
plore its demise. did it. Year after year I tampered with Tightly that wife wound her arms a-
thy deadly sting, when I knew that de- bout tb neck 0f ber husband, and, as
Completely Soaked. J ones says he went . Rf-llftf:nn 1nrftfi ;n thv smile. But. but." ! i, i0 nf MO,a ua 0nf0 ,r,
hrtmr. rtrn nirrnf. Ttnfn nn nvfonc?tA nrinlr i
in his hat,' and not being desirous of call -
ing down the wrath of Mrs. Jones, con -
eluded, after 'some reflection, to get into
bed without waking her. He succeeded,
as he thought, pretty well in so doing
but after Tying some time he immagined
,t r t li hi.- -u iu j
that Mrs. J. might smell his breath, and
eo -concluded to turn over. But we will
cive his own words :
"I had but fairly got over, when my
wifesangout, -Jones you stupid fool, you -
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Every schoolboy knows that a kite
would not fly unless it bad a string tying four p00r stools, a rickety table and a scan-
it down. Itis just so in life. The manjtU overcdbed ; while in one corner, near-j
who is tied down by half-a-dozen bloom-, t. e -or'
ing responsibilitiesand their mother, will , cst to the fire Place' was a heaP 8traW ,
make a higher and stronger flight than and tatcred blankets, which served as a
the bachelor who, having nothing to keep resting place for the brother and sister.
him steady, is always floundering inTthe parfc 0f a tallow candle was burning upon '
mud. If you want to ascend in the world, ' , , , itg dim j. hfc Qne m- bfc
tie vourself to somebody. ! ' , J , , , . , ,
J 1 I tare seen that wretched mother's coun-
Heathenish Superstition. A case oc- tenance. It was pale and wan, and wet
curred in this town a short time since, ' witfc tears. The faces of her children'
that would more properly comport with were both buried in her lap, and they
Lr"f.T;r:r!;;
f.lipnism fh an -those of aland of Bibles,
rl f hp. civilization of the nine-
teenth century. A girl ot nl teen or sir-j At lengtn tne souna oi iooi&ujps uu mu kiss me and little Abby, tnis morning r
teen years old died of consumption ; and snow-crust struck upon the mpthers's ears, J " Yes, yes, he did I" cried the mother,
the family, under the belief thai it would j and bastjiy aroUsing her children, she as she flew to the side of her boy and wound
prevent other members of it from dying' . , , . , , , , d her arms about him.
of the .same disease, as several had pre- humed them to their J0,1 bed And, mother," said the child, in low,
viously died, had the heart and liver ta- .hardly had they crouched away beneath trembling accents, while he turned a tear
keu from the T)ody and burned. AYe re-' the thin blankets, when tho door was o- fui look to his parent's face, "will not
gret that any man of sufficient intelligence pened, and the man whom we have already father bo good to us once more V
to aspire to the dignity of a physician geen before tbe t cottage, entered The mother could not speak she could
should in any manner allow himself to be ,.omW;n(r ..j frfui only press her children more fondly to
a party to such a transaction.-im-, tbe Place' lth a tiembllDg ad far her bosom, and weep a mother's tear upon
toTv N. Y Union. jlook, the wife gazed upon her husband s tbem
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The new Empress ofili ranee had fifty-
our
ght splendid wedding dresses made, a
few days previous to her marriage. Her
pocket handkerchiefs, it is said, cost 2,-.
000 francs apiece.
One of the Jaziest men in-the "country
resides in Iowa. A a sample pf bis in
.ertia, we would .mention that the only rea
son he don't get 'married js b.ecausehe is
too lazy to 'stand up.' Whenever hefeels,. his-wife ; but at length he turned slowly
t 1. - 1 iz.U' i. 4 .11 J :i il Ar-nA 1,'mcnlf on1
like gaping Jje employ sji)itiVe,oy tpfpulUaway and silently undressed himself, and
his mouth open,
1 xi - - -r ' 1 -
are nowdebatm2 whether a wife is a la-
, ; b, . j . .
Awr f.1nxr:Tifi.vA nrrived t a satis-
Uli 'IIUVU WUVI wi v "
j-v . .. , .i.x at.
t.haf.nrint. .we offer
them as a subject for, theji:.giga.ntic intel-
lects, whether a husbasd is a gentleman 7
DV REQUEST.
The Husband's Prcscui.
BY A JOURNEYMAN PRINTER.
It was a bitter cold night on the 24th
of December. The snow lav deeD imon
the frozen earth, and the bright moon,
riding half way up the heavens, lent a
crystaline lustre to the scene. In the
high road, a short distance from a quiet,
reposing village, stood the form of a hu-
man being. His garments were scant and
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tattered by far insufficient to keep out
the biting frost; his frame shook and trem-
bcd i:i-e the ico-bound boufrbq of th
uieu llK0 lue lLL uounu UOUgUS 01 me
weeping willow that grew near him, and
his face, as the moon-beams danced upon
it, exhibited all the fearful footprints of'
the demon Intemperance. Poor, wretch
ad and debased he looked and such, in
trutbj he
Before bim fc tbe end f a fl f
cfid and trelised inClosui:e, stood a Slnall
... It was elecant in it9 simnle neat-
j negSj and just such a one3 the humble
,lover of true comfort and joy would seek
i for a bome The tears rolled down the
l
."loatea cueeKS 01 tn poor ineonate as
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as he clasped his hands in agony he mur
mured : -
Oh, thou fond home of my happier
thou , lookest like a heaven of the
ays, taou looses a uemuu ui tu
past! Beneath thy roof I was married to
the idol of my soul, and, within the peace-1
ful walls, God gave me two blessed chil-
dren. There, peace and plenty were mine, '
and love and joy mere mine. My wife (
ftod bless her frentle soul was happy
and my chndrenmay heaven pro- -
tHemlallgIied and piayed in glcc.
somft nlcastire. Gladness "played upon
I ., t i r
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1 n as he spoke, "there is room on earth
j for another man and I will be that
iraan !"
j Witllin tbe onlj apartment of a miser-
. , , . ,n c,f
able and almost broken down hovel, sat
" '
a woman and two children a boy and a
I girl. The cold wind found its entrance
through a hundred crevices, and as its bi-
. fc tbrougb tbe
room
the
nearer
to. the few embers that still smouldered
jupon the hearth, ihe only turniture was
seemed to sleep peacefully under her,
guardianship
:? i.l.'. ' .1... .,. on
.face, and seemed ready to crouch back,
- bis approach, when the mark of a
, nnn i,or
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Uould it be, tnougnt sue, ma iu Vw ,joward the middle of the afternoon,
jly drop was in truth a tear? No per- Mr" Abel yaikerj a retired sea-captain
haps a snow-flake had fallen there andnf.some wealth, sat in his comfortable
mcited
Once or twice, Thomas Wilkins seemed
I
upon the point of speaking some word to,
j very soon after his weary limbs had touched
Lone and earnestly did Mrs. Wilkins
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iCaze upon the features of her. husband,
'fe41 - ui,w" v - '
after he had fallen asleep
There was
sometin'g strange , in his manner some
,'thing: unaccountable ; surely he had uo
been drinking, for his countenance had
none of that vacant, wild demoniac look
that usually rested there. His features
wore rather sad and thoughtful, than
otherwise; and 0, heavens, is it possible!
a smile played about his mouth, and
a sound, as if of prayer, issued from his
lips while yet he slept I
A faint hope like the misty vapor of
approaching nnjrn, flitted before the heart
broken wife. But she could not grasp it
she had no foundation for it ; and with
a deep groan she left the phantom pass.
She went to her children, and drew tho
clothes more closely about them; she then
knelt by their side, and, after imprinting
n their cheeks a motber-s iisSj uttered a
fervent prayer in their behalf, and sought
the repose of the pillow.
Long ere the morning dawned, Thom
as Wilkins arose from his bed, dressed
himself and, left the house. His poor
wife awoke just as he was. going out, and
she would have callsd to him, but she
dared not. She would. have told him that
she had no fuel, no bread not anything
ith u h to and feed th cMIdren.
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jupon her pillow and wept.
The light of the morning came at length
,t Mrs Wilkins had not risen from out
fa t- , a sound of footsteps
wag beard ffom without accorapanied by
a ag though a 15ghfc gled were being
dragged through the snow The door
opened and the husband entered. He
aid upQn the fcablc & beavy wbeaten loa
n :i j i ji . i.
ftom hi he anotW '
Ja again he toned tQwJ
j ruu t- u nnfnva v.
O
that one kiss, she pressed it upon his lips.
"There no more," he uttered, as he
gently laid the arm of his wife from his
neck; 'these things I have brought you are
for you and our children ;" and as he
spoke he left the house.
Mrs. Wilkins arose from her bed, and
tremblingly she examined the articles up
on the table. She found the loaf, and in
, the pail she found milk ; one of the pa-
pers contained two smaller bundles one
0f tea and one of sugar; while, in the re-
majnig parCel she found a nice lump of
butter.
0' murmured the poor wife and
, . . ,
mother, as she gazed upon the food thus
spread before her, "whence came these?
Can it be that Thomas has stolen them ?
No, he never did that ! And then that
look that kiss those kind, sweet, sweet
words ! 0, my poor, poor heart, raise
not a hope m and' crugh
thee I"
Mother," at this moment spoke her
son, who had raised himself upon his el-
Doy, - - gone.
n f nil tyio TnnfVior fiA lip. tint nmnfi and
yas Lizzie Wilkins happy? as she sat
' her children down to that morning's meal?
At least, a rav of sunshine was struggling
to cain entrance to her bosom.
parlor, engaged in reading, when one of
i ins servants miormeu mm Wau 0 uu
l.t.il.n Ann roioliart f r can him
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T u bim tQ CQme returaed Wal-
, ker
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" But it's that miserable Wilkins, sir;"
"Nevermind," said the Captaiu, after
a moment's hesitation, "show him in.
Poor fellow he continued, after the. ser
vant' had gone, '1 wonder what he wants.
In Truth I pity him." With a trembling
step and a downcast look, Thomas Wil
kins entered Captain Walker's parlor.
"Ah, AVilkms,"- said -the old' captain,
"what has brought you liere ?"
The poor man twice attempted to speak,
but his heart failed him.
" Do you come for charity ?"
"No, sir," quickly returned Wikins,
while his eyes gleamed with a proud light.
"Then sit down and out with it," said
Walker, in a blunt but kind tone.
"Captain Walker," commenced the
poor man, as he took the proffered seat,
" I have come to ask you if fjpu still own
that little cottage beyond the hill."
"Ido."
"And is it ocenpied ?"
"No."
" Is it engaged ?"
" No," returned the captain, regarding
his visitor with uncommon interest ; "but
why do you ask ?"
" Captain Walker," said Wilkins, in a
firm and manly tone, even though his eyes
glistened and his lips quivered, "I have
been poor and degraded-, deeply steeped
in the dregs of poverty and disgrace.
Everything that makes life valuable, I
have almost lost. My wife and children
have suffered and God only knows how
keenly ! I have long wandered in the
path of sin. One after another, the ten
der cords of friendship that used to bind
me to the world have snapped asunder ;
my name has been but a foul blot. But,
sir, from henceforth. I am a man ! Up
from the depths of its long gravel dragged
forth my heart, and love still has its home
therein. I have sworn to touch the fatal
cup no more ; and in my heart there is
no lie. My wife and children shall suffer
no more for the sins they never commit
ted. I haveeen my old employer, at
the machine shop, and he has even been
kind enough to give me an order in ad
vance for necessary articles of clothing,
food and furniture. To-morrow morning
I commence work."
"And you come to see if you could -obtain
your cottage back again to live in,"
said Captain Walker, as Wilkins hesitated.
" Yes, sir ; to seo if I could hire it of
you," returned the poor man.
" Wilkins, how much can you make at
your business ?" bluntly asked the old
captain, without seeming to heed the re
quest. "My employer is going to put me on
job-work, sir; and as soon as I get my
hand in, I oan easily make from twelve
to fourteen dollars a week."
" And how much will it take to sup
port your family ?"
" As soon as I get cleared up, I can
easily get along with six or seven dollars
a week."
" Then you might be able to save a
bout four hundred dollars a year."
"I mean to do that, sir."
A few moments Captain Walker gased
into tho face of his visitor, and then he
asked!
Have you pledged yourself yet?'
Before God and in my heart, I have,
but one of my errands here was to get
you to wiite me a pledge, and have it
made to my wife and children.'
Capt. Walker sat down lo his table
and wrote out the required pledge, and
then, in a trembling, but bold hand, Tho.
Wilkins signed it.
Wilkins,' said the old man, as he took
his visitor by the hand, I have watched
well your countenance, and weighed your
words. I know you speak the truth.
When I bought the cottage from your
creditors six years ago, I paid them one
thousand dollars for it. It has not been
harmed, and is as good as it was then.
Most of the time I have received good
rent for it Now, sir, you shall have it
for just what I paid for it, and each
month you shall pay me such a sum as
you can comfortably spare, till it is all
paid. I will ask you for no rent, nor for
a cent of interest. You shall have a deed
of the estate, and in return I will take but
a single note and mortgage, upon which
you can have your own time.'
Thomas Wilkins tried to thank the old
man for his kindness, but he only sank
back into his chair and wept like a child;
and while he sat with his face buried in
his hands, the old man slipped from tbe
room. And when at length he returned,
he bore in his hand a neatly covered
basket.
'Come, come,' the Captaiu exclaimed,
'cheer up, Mny friend. Here are some
titbits for your wife and children take
them home; and believe me, Wilkins, if
you feel half as happy in receiving my
favor as I do in bestowing it, you arc hap
py indeed.'
O, God! God will bless you for this,
sir?' exclaimed the kindness stricken man;
and it 1 betray your conhdonce, may 1
die on the instant!'
'Stick to your pledge, Wilkins, and L
will take care of the rest,' said the old ;
Captain, as his friend took the basket.
CIA- I 1 . i I I . -
If you have time to-morrow, call on mo,'
i i vn i nnvn ruiin rn.n nrrnw nn 1 1 nn mo
and I will arrange the papers.'
As Thomas Wilkins once more entered
the streets, his tread was light and easy. ' from his bosom a paper, he placed it in wears bne of her old shoes set with bril
A bright light of joyousness shone in eve-, her haitd, remarking as he did so: liants, That's the kind of devotion that
ry feature, and as he wended his way) 'Lizzie, this is your husband present strikes in. -
homeward, he felt, in every avenue oi
his soul, that he was once more a man.
.me juuuujj suttu tuau usuciuu ui mu(
night of the thirty-first of December, had .
mu 1 U r,U.l : xl
fallon over the snow-clad earth. 1 Within
the miserable dweljing of Mrs. -Wilkins
'thercwas'-mbreofcoin fort than We' found
when first we visited her, but yet nothing
had been added to the furniture of the
place. For the last six days, her husband
had come home every evening, and gone
away, before daylight every morning,and,
during that time, she knew that he had
not drank anv intoxicating beveraere. for
already had his face begun to assume the
stamp of its former man
uanhood, and every,
word that he had spoken had been kind
and affectionate. To his children he had
brought new shoes and warm clothing,and
to herself he had given such things as she
stood in immediate need of; but yet, with
all this, he had been taciturn and thought-1
iui, snowing a tususe 10 au queswou&juuu
only speaking such words as were neces-
sary. The poor, devoted, loving wife be- j
gan to hope. And why should she notf
For six years her husband had not been
thus before. One weeK ago she dreaded
his approach; but' now she found herself
waiting for him with all the anxiety of
former years. Should all this be broken; !
should this -new charm be swept away?
Eight o'clock came, and so did, nine and
ten, and yet her husband came not!
'Mother, said little Charles, just as the
clock struck ten, seeming to have awak
ened from a dreary slumber, 'isn't this
the last night of the old year?'
1 x es, my son.
'And do you know what I've been
dreaming, deal mother? I dreamed that
father had brought us New Year's pres-
pres
ents, just tho same as he used to. But
he won't, will he? He's too poor now!'
No, my dear boy, we shall have no
other presents than food; and even 'for
that we must thank dear father. There,
lay your head in my lap again.'
The boy laid his curly head once more
in his mother's lap, and with tearful eyes
she gazed upon his innocent form.
The clock struck eleven! The poor
wife was yet on her tireless watch! But
hardly had the sound of the last stroke
died away, ere the snow crust gave, back
the sound of a footfall, and in a moment
more her husband entered. With a
trembling fear she raised her eyes to his
face, and a wild thrill of joy went to
UC1 u: T" 'uuu a" l"Ci V'7
open and bold only those manly feat
ures looked more joyous, more pround
than ever.
'Lizzie;' said he, in mild, kind accents,
I am late to-night, but business has de
tained me; and now I have a favor to
ask of thee.'
;T,""C ul"Y tuua "u; u"a"tthe drawing room of the St. Charles to
not ask a second time,' cried the wife as , .f the anxiety of some ladies whom
she laid her hand confidently upon her P nA a oj ,i
husband's arm
And you will ask me no questions?'
IT T '11 x
,m, ' , , i i 3 , I coat and pants, but his hat is remarkable
Then.' continued the husband, as heix -l .i 1 1- i i. - t ; i -
bent over and imprinted a kiss upon his
wife's brow. 'I want you to dress our
children for a walk, and you shall accom
pany us. The night is calm and tran
quil, and the snow is well trodden
But'
'Ah, no questions! Kemember your
promise.'
Lizzie Wilkins knew not what all this
meant nor did she think to care: for any
thing that could please her husband she
would have done with pleasure, even
though it had wrenched her very heart
strings. In a short time the two children
were ready; then Mrs. Wilkins put on
such articles of dress as she could com
mand, and soon they were in the road.
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J.XHJ1UUUU suuue ungutry, tue aiaia pcupuu
down upon the earth, and they seemed
w m ui.uu .u ".r xi wm
twinkling eyes of light. Silently Wil -
1 , 1 ! 1 1
kins led his way and silently his wife,
and children followed. Several times
the wife gazed up into her husband's face;
... , i n
rr infA nni hnchnnn 'a tono
but, from the
strange
expression
rested, she could make out nothing that':J i xn I x i
tended to satisfy her.
At length, a slight turn in the road
brought them suddenly upon the pretty
UUV UIUlbY
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had been so happy. They approached ,
he spot. The snow in the front yard
had been sho velled away, and a path led ,
up to the piazza. Wilkins opened the
gate-bis wife, trembling, fo lowed, but
wherefore, she knew not. Then her hus-
band opened the door, and in the entry!
they were met by -the smiling countenance
of old Cantain Walker, who ushered
them into the parlor, where a warm fire
glowed in the grate, and where every- Carusi s baloori. Many persons, wishing
thing looked neat and comfortable. Mrs. to possess memorials of him, gave for va
Wilkins turned her gaze first on the old ; rious articles ice3 far exceeding their
mnn nnH f linn 1 1 r r ti htr hnC2nfiril Kiifnl 0
tUlilli UUU tllUtl UWUU UU4 UUUWUiUUl UUliW
ly, in that greeting between tho poor man
and the rich, there was none of that con-
straint which would have been expected,
l'liey met rather as friends and neigh -
bors. What could it mean?
Hark! the clock strikes twelve! The
old year is gone; a new, bright-winged
c'clo is about to commence its flight oyer
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i tnu nnrn :
tbe earth.
Thomas Wilkins took the hand of his
wife within his bwn, arid then drawing
for the new year.'
j The wife took tl
the paper and oponcdit.
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one reaiizeu lis contents at a giancc, oui.are . always maue single in the cases
she could not read it word for word, for . where Providence has blessed a man with.
the streaming tears of a wild, frantio joy
1 would not let her. With a quick, nerv -
oni mnrempnt. sh nlnced th nrininp?!
pledge next her- bosom; and then, with
( a low murmur, like the gentle whispering
'of some Heaven bound angel, she fell,
half fainting, into her husband's arms.
'Look up, look upr ray own dear wife,'
uttered the redeemed man, 'look up and
smile upon your husband; and you, too,
my children, gather about your father A
lor a busbaua ana iatner nenceiorm x
will over be. Look un. mv wife. There
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now Lizzie, feel proud with me, for wo
stand within our own house! Yes, thi3
cottage is once more our own; nothing
jbut the hand of death shall take us Hence,
Our good, kind friend here will explain
iiu uu. v, xjiic, h iu.-
carth, it shall henceforth be ours! Lot
the past be forgotten, and with this, the
dawning of a new year, let us commence
to live in the future.'
Gently the husband and wife sank up-
. on their knees, clasped in each other's
(arms, and clinging joyfully to them, knelt
their conscious happy children, a prayer
from the husband's lips wended its way
to the Throne of Grace; and, with the
tears trickling down his aged face, old
Captain Walker responded a heartfelt A-
men.
Fivo years have passed since that hap
py moment. Thomas Wilkins has clear
ed his pretty cottage from all incuin-
brances, and a happier or more respected
family does not exist. And Lizzie, that
gentle, confiding wife; as she takes that
simple paper from the drawer, and gazes
again and again on the magic pledge it
bears, weeps tears of joy a.new. Wero
all the wealth of the Indies poured out
in one glittering, blinding pile at her feet,
and all the honors of the world added
thereto, she would not. for the whole
j countless sum, give in exchange one sin-
tuted her husband's present.
A Singular FelloWi
We extract
Orleans letter
the following from a New
Yet with all this, the fair sex is outdona
U nnn nf T. nr.a
a man, a
day
laborer in the custom house, who receives
S35 a month, which he spends mo3t of in
decorating his person. He has his own
peculiar notions of taste, and on Sunday
he attires in his singular costume, and ex
hibits himself iu the most frequented tho
roughfares and public places. Yesterday
of f.Vio vonnoif nf o frontloman Iia pnmn in
he was informed had stayed a day beyond
their time that they might have the hon
or of seeing him. He wore a modern
for its broad brim, which is ten inches in
width, on one side of which he wears a
massive eagle of pure gold ; his shoes are
silverand are jointed, to permit him to
walk the more easily. His coat dnd pants
are profusely decorated with rich gotd
lace, and the seam3 are strung with gold
coin. A long string of S20 and S50 gold
pieces reaches from his neck to the point
ff Vito poof inf1 jmnnr Vita rroicf Ic n rrir-
dle from wMdl depend bunches of golden
fisb ach of wlch is seven oriht
inches long. His hand, however, exceda
the rest in novelty the fingers are cov
ered with rings, one of which weighs ono
pound and a half; he wore three on Sun
day, the fields of which were decorated
i with engravings on gold, of the flight into
p fc Adam and E
ve, and the Crucifix-
"'.V. also ft m!
Iia line olon mncaiTTA enil sin ttV i rT
'is engraved a portrait of himself,
i xsft, JtnnunA t,
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and sund , jd cains
, v j rm?:-
UL-uvv uuuu ma uiuau uuuuiuura,
i
tv;0
's C05tmm is keDt :n bank' durinir
siduously toils for more money to buj
decorations, which must always be of the
finest gold. This renowned individual i3
1 1 11 x i
I """J- """"6 "UU,, MUWWi.W wu-
cernmg the cost or his golden armor, ana
ti;tod very loudly upon the exquisite
and workJraau5hf 0f bis rings;seal3,
fishes &c. Agentlemain the Custom houso
informg mo big Sund dresg
ued ftt from tbre(J tQ four ths&ud dollarSf
The gale of the uouschold furniture of'
.. , . . nn v . , ,
tllG late Daniel Webstcr. took Placo 0
Friday says the Washington Repuhlic, ztJ
. 1
nrimnn I rrar
uiumurj, aoowuguaue-
seat cuair with castors, (generally occu-
a ii.:
pied by Mr. Webster,) was sold for fifteen
; dollars ; and a timepiece, that could, have;
been put into his overcoat pocket, thirty-
nine dollars and fifty cents,
There is a youn man in Ohio so at-
r tached to the "flame of his heart," that
the moment she rises from a seat iifr falls
down and kisses it. For a hreast-nin lm
I .
It is said that in Germany, the bed
i 1 i i - ,
a" wife, the same custom is adhered to, &
Uhe single beds are drawn lovingljiilc by 1
Kiio V 1
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