'l.' - :,#': it l it ili :, ' . 'r.o: l - itoritir - f , .t., - : t - - 7 : - - . Pnritfitr- -- ',.. - 1 . # . : - . ',"itiq.4l:4lT',,.:.,.:o#6oo.ki'lltifitii*:, :- ~ ..: : .,_,2 ,l4. r .fi'kttkr.,; :.;: . : : - Apjfit6o..- lid: .. - .,.;(00iral .- -. .11,itif.iiiiilithi
a
Proprietor
darbo. ,
3c. - C. X..ooluis,.
WILL . perform al
`• • •=f .operattoss upon the
''.l'oeth that are requi
r ed for their proservation, such as L . ,;:caling,Piling.
Plugging, Si,e or will roster() the loss of them,
by inserting Artificial :Teeth, from a single tooth
to a full sett. Krpflice on Pitt street, a few
oors south attic, Railrotid,Hetel. Dr. L,
ent the last ton deYs of civet y month,
Dr. MEG
,CIE Z. BRETZ,
arnrWILL perform all
f''' operations .upon the
. teeth that may be re—
required for their preservation. Artificial teeth
Inserted, from a single tooth to anentire sot, of
the mtst scientific principles. Diseases of the
mouth and irregularities carefully treated. Of
lice at the residence of his brother, on North
Pitt Street-.-Carlisle
• - Yfa. S. n. ELlElrrzat,
riFFECE in North Hanoverstroot adjoining
Vir, lVolf's store. Office hours, more per
il talarly from 7 to 9 o'clock, A. AL, and from
5 to 7 o'clock, P. ILL fienelB'st
Dr. ,TOIIN S. SPRIGGS,
OFFERS his professional servie , s to the
people of Dickinson township, and vicjnity.-
Residence—ori the Walnut_Bottom Road, one
mile cast ofCentreville. feb2lypd .
Mk s. ,fir. 23. COLE,
A T ORN EY AT LAW, will attend
M . pro Pay to all bubiness entrusted to Ipm.
Office in the room formerly occupied by Wil
liam Irvi te, Esq., North Hamner St ,- Carlisle.
April 20, 185 t... ,
GMORGE EGE,
jrusricE, OF THE - PEACE.
Elea at , his residence, cornet of Nlain street
td the Public Square, opposite Burkholder's'
In addition to the duties of Justine of
•h t Peace, will attend to ell kinds of writing,
311 .11 ai deeds, b)pds, mortgages, indentures,
ar icles of agreement, notes, '
Carlisle, up 8'49.
Fresh. Drags, Medicines, &c.
,i. I have just received from Philadel•
phia and New York very extensive
- additions to my former stock, embra
,%i cing nearly every article Of Medicine
now in use, toge.aer with Paints,
Oils, Varnishes, Turpentine, Perrin - fiery, Soaps,
Stationery, Fine. Cutlery, Fishing Tackle,—
liruhes of almost every description, with an
ondelss variety of other articles, which I am de
termined to sell at the veal- LownsT Prices. -
All Physicians, Country Merchants, Pedlars
and others, are respectfully requested not to pass
the OLD STAND, as they may rest assured
that every article will be sold of a good quality,
and,upon reasonable terms.
S. ELLIOTT,
Main street. Carlisle.
nine 30
F. N. ROSENSTERL,
prO 1../S_Ei, Sign, Panay Mid arnaMental
P tinier, Irvin's (lormcily' Harper's) Row,
next door to Trout's hat Store. He will at
to 11 ;iraTtiptly to all the l'/ . 1 , /t) descriptions of
p ti , 14, at reasonable prices. The various
k! lls el graining attended to, such as mahog,
any. oak, walnut, &c., in the improved styles.
Carliale, July 14, 1452-Iy.-
CHURCH ; LEE AND RINGLAND,
&27D
STMA IVZ SAW M. XI A L
NEW CUMBERLAND. PA.
T R. 12.4 SP 0 1TT.117 . 04'.
TIIO undersigned are now prepared iofreight
merchandise troth Philadel-
R* . q3phia and Baltimore, at re
laced rates, with regalarity
and despatch.
iDF,POTS, • -
Busby Sr. Co., 31.5 Market Street, Phila..
aza "Small's Depot," 72 North
street, Baltimore.
an2t WOODWARD & SCHMIDT.
TRELNSPORTATION.
TaEundersigned are now prepared to freight
d -=, ti. mortiliandize from
7 g„F-- I Philadelphia and
- '2" ' w .F.2170
i
" Baltimore, at re
duced rates, with regularity and despatch.
;DEPOTS.
Freed, Ward & Freed, 315 Market Street,
Philadelphia
A. 11. Ba , nitz, 76 North Street, Baltimore.
Michael lierr, - North Street, Baltimore.
eep22sin J. bz D. RHOADS. .
NEW OLOTRIDIG STORE.
THE subscriber has just' returned from
Phnom:dohs - 1 a Nary choice selection of
CLOTHS, C ASSIM ERES snd VESTINGS,
Pearl Drab, Brawn and Marbled cloth for
OVER COATS. Besides a splendid lot of
FANCY STRIPED C ASSIMERES, which
he will make up into costs, pants and vests or
the latest styles. He will also keep Shirts,
Drawers, Under Shirts, Shirt Collars._ Gloves,
Cravats, Hose, indetd every thing kept :to" - a
Gentleman's Furnishing Store; Having en•
gaged the services of W. B. Psnxissont,
well known cutter, he Will be able to make
clothes to order in a superior manner. , He id
determined- not: to be excelled by any ill' the
county . as to makr, material or price. Our
motto is not to be undersold by any. .Give us
call at our store in South Hanover street;
Li:T.:city ',opposite Beetz's store, and see to
yourselvits. CHARLES BARNITZ.
not% 21,185240,C • .
".:e waronaz 3r.A LEES. -
TIUSE superior scales wore inkentca by
Thomas Ellicott abotft 25 years ago; they havn
.boon in constant use, and no.tafter - various
impnovornents are offerod by the subecribers,
and warranted correct and unsurpassed for
accuracy and durability ; after a fate trial, if
nat approved, they can be'returned."
Saales for Rail RIM.IO, Canals, Nay-. Cattle,
Coal, &ores, and for weighing all kinds of
iktnrchandise manufactured at the old °stab
linhed 'Ninth 'Street pear Coates Street,
-
. -:" ABBOTT'ez CO., '
ElSoccesaorn to Bilicott El.abotf.,
' • • •AGENTS, •
Trtumerr St SHAW, 333 Market St., Thilad'a.-
FILAN/C Porr , fsentSgrol ,
or.ormr,PEßS.'
.'" zo 000 rxmcms!
. „ .
.„
just opened• the Largest neeortment
11.1. of WALL PAPERS 'ever opened in Cart
oefisisting of about 0,000 fleece:of the
latest•Freneir and American deems, ranging
In`price friint •5-ets to-$l. 75, also Windoiv Pa
pers-and Fire Soreene r ylain Green •and Blue
Papers, Stil,Petsone ”lithing,tobuichnee any
of tho Can• auto at least •25t. or cent by
calling. at , • JOHN P...IXNE'S • ,
i llariwarc Store, West Side of North Hanover
'-• • ' ' 'Street," Cat lieler
Carlislen
Female Semiary, •
ISSf S ' • •
.
PAINE 'will commence .
SONIME.R. SESSION aSeididary
on the second Monday in April;, in a new and
commeihous.'school room; Wert door to Mr.
Leonard's, No , th Homiver effect: . r
Lea rnation' in the lan'guegii anc
extra charge.
MuMe tryineW hien Oiabrienced 'titictior;et
—anoOra;Ohargo. • ' '• (anpt3to—
!, WINES AND .VIQUOItfiI, ' '
‘..
DtAitiOlft, ~ 6 ; ''ren3olll4 '7atelege; 'Llabsini
Museat Grape.juioe, Port and AnohAebtkil'i,'
ch am p r ‘gn e ':Wiaes::,, "Boatiin • Rtini; ; ,Gingar ,
gairid,x, cliiiiiv 'Brandy: . Pala Cl'igtiatie. .tiii'd
Dark,:urtfridY . ;Eiolliind Gin and
,WhiO flitter*
afiarrn C ANGLEi3 id Per„jrnlFl4. ',S_Yr4P'
and galauirt" JVIVri4LiSES;' wo4hlng . Soda /
i:Oftricii . Y (i)iiion;lntnerialAni . nin e k ,11:ExA
111'641a, • Raga lia' 'and . ..Cuba? '01011,.11.9;'i2400,
P ' I b the box or l'efitil,":brini" , ervitbur pipee'
ea o. 9 , ~.. „ ~
d tr y demi, ony26) .ii - r•Ol., Da Di 1TZ. ,, ,,1
an
, . .
____ _ _ ..
,;.„, ,_;,,,.
viERE ARE TWO THINGS, SAITH LORI) R,1.C0N . , • WHICH 7.11AR,' A NATION , GRAT AND PROSPRROUS — A.
.FERT/P.' B o l ll' iuND BUSY WORRSHOPS,-+-TO.WHIeH LETE.MR • Apr! KNOW.LHOOR . A.NDiItRiO6kLijishop- Hall
_ _ _____. , _ _ . _____--_—.__—
411i9te11ancous,
ROBERT B. smusrar,
ABIN EVIVIARERAND UNDERTAKER
North HanoverStrret, and,of.rt door to Glass's
THE undersigned would respectfully inform
the citizens of Carlisle and the,public ger tr
• ally, that he now has on hand a large and ele
gant assortment of. FURNITURE, consisting
to-port of Wardrobes,,Card and other Tables,
••• Sofas, Bureaus, Bedsteads, plain and fancy
— Sewing - Stands - .4t. - e -- trianufseturetrofille - b - elti
material and quality warranted.
Also a general assortment of CHAIRS at
the lowest prices. Venitian Blinds made to
order, and repairing promptly attended to. -
IrrCoffins made at the shortest notice, and
'having a splendid hearse he will attend funer
als in town or country.
tli - Reniember the stand— next door to II
Glass's Hotel. • nov24 R. B. SMILE:Y.,
FALL 'FASHIONS FOR 185
ri ORGE KELLER respeatfully ahnoun.
Ur cos to his old Petrone and the public -gen
erally that he has just received the
111 FALL STYLE OF GENTLE
MEN'S HATS, mannfactured at
N one of the best establishments in
t o, - ;•„.- --- • Philadelphia, to which he invites
special attention.
He has also constantly on hand a large and
varied assortment 'of his - own manufacture as
well as city made'
FIATS AND cArs'.
suitable for , he season,nomptising every vari
eyt or Russia, Seaver, Moleskin and Silk Hats,
finished in the latest style, together with a hill
assortment of Cape of every shape and des
cription, and at every price He particularly
_ invites the public to call andexamine his exten
sive assortment,whichln -- style, — Material — trfid
finish, cannot be surpassed by any in market,
and which he is able to put at prices lower than
ever. fe.rßemember his old stand on North
Hanover street, between Humer's and Senses
sto!c, IsepB]
Mineral Water, Sarsaparilla, &e,
T [IR subscriber would respectfully announce
to the citizens'of Carlisle and the -community
at large, that he has commenced the manufac
ture or Arineral Waters and Sarsaparilla of the
very best flavor and mutiny, and The hoofing
of Porter, Ale and Cider. Hots fully and
amply preeareind furnish - all orders' promptly
and with - despatch, and hopes by strict attention
to business, to receive that attention dire to
enterprise, which he respectfully asks. Resi
dence in Main Street near the Rail Road
Bridge. • • GEORGE W. BRANDT. •
march 16-6 m,
' NOTICE.
rritlE subscriber informs his old friends and
customers that he has disposed of his Gni
eery Store to Mr. JOHN G. WILLIADIS, whom
ho cordially reccommends to their favor and
patronage. All persons indebted to ia me are
earnestly to call and mcliec.leltle•
mem, as it is necessary that my businessehould
"—closes 3vithout clelay.:,.Those..baving claims
will also please present them,
March 30.. .3t)SEPIi D. HALBERT.
A.W.FUL TRAGMDY!
'Two Women Foully Butchered I 1
THE greatest excitement prevails in Philur
delphia on account of the inhuman massacre
of two helpless females : but a greeter and
more intense excitement exists since the arri
vaint' Bentz & Brothel's, of a splendid lot of
handsome
SIPICIVG GOODS,
which s% e are selling off to the public at vory
low prices. Among the lot are Dress Goods,
ever , j kind, Bonnets, very cheap, Ribbons,
Chintzes,„ Muslins, and-a great stock of - Cloths,
Cassimeres, Vestings, Summer stuff, and a
general Variety. Further particulars hereaf
ter. • BENTZ & BROTHERS.
march 16
Parasols,and Sunshades.
JUST received a handsome lot of Pares°lsiend
Sunshades.
EMBROIDERIES.
Also, a taros assortment of Culls, Undersleeves
Spencers, Collars and Ruffling, for sale cheap.
SPRING SHAWLS
Also, a lot of handsome Spring Shawls. for solo
very cheap,
FANCY GAITERS
Also, Black and Fancy Coloured Gaiters, just
received and'for sale low at the new and cheap
store of WEISE Si CAMPBELL.
Carlisle, Apl 36,1893.
Lined Buck Gloves.
THE subseribertineon hand Men's BUCK
GLOVES, lined with Sheep akin; - suitable for
driving gloves. janl9 G. W. lIITNER
• . Ladies Dress Goods..
JUST' received a Tarr lotof Baretrks, B.a-.
str rego de Lanes, Lawns, Silks, &e. , , and lot
sale at very low - prices at the new and cheap
store of " WEISE di CAMPBELL.
Apl 20,53 . .
FARMERS..! . FARMERS S •
A NOTHER lot of the celebrated YORK
PLO U G FIS, just received at -mdhufactu
•rors.prtces, from $5 373 to $6.-- Alec, bn hand-
Oraighead'irand Plank's•Ploughe at their bri-
HENRY SAXTON.
March 30, 1853.
Plainfield Classical Academy
• Near Carlisle, Pa.
I,4ttr Sessi on (five months) will coin
' mance May 2d.., Tho buildings are now'
and extensive (ono erected last boll). Tho
situation is all that can be desired-for health'
fulness and moral purity 'Removed froth the - ,
excitements el Town or Village thr. Student
may here prepare for College, Merearitile purr.
,suits, &c. All the branches aro taught which
go to form a liberal (ducat on. A conecien
twos discharge of duty has secured, under
• Providence. the present flourishing tandition
of the Institution. Its future prosperity shall
be maintanod by the , snme -means.
Tonne—Board and Tuition (per
session), . . • • - 850: 00
ForCataloglieswith full information addresti
. . R. K. Bini.NS,
Principal & Proprietor.
' Plainfield, Ceinb; Co., Pa. -
• Cumberland Valley Institute.
• • •
A select BoardingSchootemprneing two distinct
.. and separate Departments; Male t i• Female,
REV. J. S. LOOSE, • A. M. Principal.
T HIS
Institution will, hereafter occupy' the
.new, nod commodious editica just erected'
=for its 'accoinmodetion. The building 18 pe..'
ouliurly adapted to meet the-wants of both do.'
paitments. The' , rooms are large and, Well;
ventilated, and =the .whole.' house is ~ ‘armed'
with whented air furnace. wt.ich is especially
' ,
It is lc:id/doll on an eminence near thebor.]
evil or Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, ,
Pa.. vith amplb grounds,. handsomely laid' ut
and ornninentild',: sprrounding it kitiviting ;to;
physical 'exercise rind. to amusement in the open
air. livery facility . for an accomplished aril'
claesidbl educatioa.is here . ollbred that eon be
found at any. similar Insfitulion in this State.
TERMS=
flottid and Tuition, pet session,- _
.
M . 1183 0 'and Orbarriental.firtinehesi . extra
- ni ,
'The
,Suiner so9Blbll will otten , on the 2,1 df
May, ett4A9pilituei t•etronty'.otte4eeks;: . '"<"•
BOAR INSTIVITCTORS. •
,
S. Loose, A. M.,Profeeor of Moral
science and Aneienv,Languagea. Henry Conn
fort;;Aeliiiiant Mish
1 n' Feinale - Departinontand' teacher urPr i ncipal
Maio,
‘
7 .--:--AssienitiCt Eclward Fella,
torealr'o
or'M adorn . Lapuu9den
eiv; DAL Co;' , LeOtirer 6 9'PhYsicOgY C 1 .9 ( P1-I‘r -1 1
For' "• Clreultira", Cohinioiig references 'ornl
R ("other par'ileallira address the Prlpeipnl4;
e
t Mephanioalnirg,„ •. • ; , ,
. •' ' "
March 30'1853, "" •
•
Hotel
• Riohard Steele was the ion of ono of'tboso
small landholders who aro fast disippenring
from Merry Old Ragland. _ His father loft him
the sole possessor of twenty-65m aores of ara
his land, and a snug Mae cottage, which had
descended from father to son, through many.
generations.
The ground - plot, which had been sufficient
to maintain his honest progenitors for several
ages; in the palmy.days of Britain's glory and
independense, ere her vast'reSources passed
into the hands - of,the few, and loft the many'
to starve, was not enough to provide for the
wants (
of our stout yeoman. and his family,
which consisted at that period of three eons
and ono daughter, a lovely, blooming girl at,
'ten years, or theraribouts. Richard and his
boys toiled with unceasing diligence; the wife
was up late:end early, and not onu moment
Was lift unemployed ; and yet they made
headway, but every succeeding year found
them in arrears.
•, Jane," - said the yeoman one evening,
thoughtfully, to his wife, after having blessed
his homely meal of skimmed milli arid brown
bread, " coaltlst thee not have given us a lit
tle beat tonight? float thee forgotten. that
it is our .Atinie's. birth-day ?"
" No, Richard, I have not forgotten ; how
could I forget the anniversary of the day that
Made Us - all tio happy ? But times are bad ; I
could not spare the money to buy the sugar
andpluma for the cake; and I wanted to sell
all the butter, in order to serape together. o
nough to pay the shoemaker for making,our
darling's shoes. Annie knows that she is in
finitely dear to us all, though we cannot give
l 'her luxuries to prove it."
"Tt wants - no proof, dear mother," avid the
young girl, flinging her round, but sunburnt
arms about her worthy parent's neck. "Your
precious love Is worth.the wealth of the whole
wortifto me. I know how fond yoit and dear
father are of me, and I am more than satis
fied." -
"Annie is-right," said Steele, dropping hie
knife and holding out his arms for a. cpress.—
Thh world could not purchase such love'as
we feel for her ; and let us bless ~Glod,that,
poor - though we be, we are all here ; to-night,
well and strong, ay, and rich, in spite of our
homely fore, in each other's affections. What
say you, my boy's?" And he glanced with
parental pride, on the three Eno lads, whose
healthy and
,honest countenance, might well
be conternrilsted with pleasure, and offord sub
jects for hopeful anticipations for the fu re, •
" are happy, father," said the eldest,
cheerfully.
" The cakes and spiced ale would have
made us happier," said the second. "Mother
make's such nice cakes I" .
"So she does," cried the third. " It seems
so dull to have nothing nice on Annie's birth
day. I should not care a fig if it were Dick's
birthday, or Owen's, or mine ; but not'to drink
Annle4 health seems unlucky."
"Yotl`ehul] drink it yet," said Annie;lingh
ingly.
In what?" asked both the boys in a
breath.
"In fine spring water I" And she filled
their mugs:
' " Better God never gave to big creatures.—
How bright it is I How it sparrles! I will
never fronithis-dsy—ap a finer drink. Here
is health to you, my brothers, and may we
never know what it is to lack a draught of
pure water I"
Atinie nodded teller brothers, and drank cif
her mug of water; the good natured fellows,
who dearly loved her, followed•hcr example.
'Oh,little did the gay hearted girl think, in
that moment of playful glee, of the price she
was one day destined to pay for a drink of
water
The crept; that year Were a failure, and the
honk of the strong man began to droop. Ho
felt that labor in his native land would na lon
ger give his child broad; and, unwilling to
sink into the lowest class, lee wisely resolved,
while ho - retained the means of doing so; to'
emigrate to America. His wife made' noop..
positions to his wishes ; his sons were delight=
cd with the 'prospect of any change for the
better, and if Afinie felt a passing pang at
leaving the daisied field, and her pretty play
mates, the lambs, she hid it from her parents.
The doer homestead,: with its quiet rural or
chard, the trim hedgerOws fell to the hammer;
nor was the sunburnt cheek of the lionest'yeo
nutit unineisteaed ..by a tear, when he saw it
added to the enormous posseselons of the lord,
of theananor.'
After the sale was completed, and the mo
nelit brougheduly paido3teole lost .no time:
in 'preparing for his einigration.' In lite 'than -
o fortnight Ire had 'secured 'their paean° to
Now York, and they were already. on their
voyage across the Atlantiti. .Favorett'by wind
and'wetither,' after the first . offeetti of the sea
had wort:l . °ff, they were 'COnifOrtable . enough. ,
The steerage passengers were poor, but reepee;
table I3ngliek smigrentsNind they made
pleasant,acqueintancee among' hem. ~,One
faally especially attracted their attention, nod ,
so far engiged their affections during the te
dious voy ege t - that , they entered into an agree
ment to settle in the setae nighborhood.„Nr,
AtkinS.Was n widoWer, Iwopon% the egos,
of. Richard and, Owen,; mid :an older sister, a , :
primitive, gentle,' old ,
who `hed 4 ,been:'
oeoe
, both wife,' and ;
4ietibeeter4or so sljo
,Was called, took an especial , fanoy.to our An..:
nio;. ih' Whom , she faneted Oat 'she r , ecotgeliccl',
a eiktteitetteitiOaiiee t 9, a:deagitter erbei#Rfe;'
~,lfereffeetion 11011 warmly returned' ;
.br'the bind girli.who, by a thonondilttlp nt
!eationa f ,etr e ve to evince her grat4ude:tii
10.4V,f0. her'toOd . ciiic!ic4,
' lifeibad:uot;,!*tepteted.;balf their; voyage
before . tbe.soarlee 'fever broke ,euftimong
paeeengere, arid made dreadful havoc) ii-eaotig'.
$5O 00
srlert gait.
From Den tly's•
THE, WELL IN THE. IVILDERNESSL
A Tole of the Pralrle s Founded on Feet.
BY 111113. BOOMS
In vain you urgo me to forget
-That-fearful night—it-haunts-me yet
And atampt into, my' heart and brain,
The awful memory will remain ;
Yea, e'en in sleep that ghostly eight
Returns to shake my soul each night.-$.'M.
the young portion .. Steele's wholofataily mere
down withit at'the samertimp l and, - in.spito of
the constant aurSindof hhaseifi and his dOvot
.Ocl partner,, and the , anrimittipg . ntteptions of
Abigail. Winchester, whe'ndyer•Aeft. the`-sioit
ward for many nightS anddaysi.the,tivo yming
eat boys died, and wre eotautitted to the wa
'ters'of the great deep before Annie-and Rich
and recovered too ohsOionsnese dank , dread;
ful loss. This titre* a end gloom over We
whble party: — Steele Said nothing, but be of
ten retired to Some. corner of the ship, to be=
wail his losein secret. His. wife was wasted
and wbrn to a Shadow, and poor Annie looked •
the ghost of • " •
lied we never left Engleatf4she thought,
,4 my brothers had not died." Rut she was
wrong; God, who watlies.witir parental love
over all his creatures, knows the hest season
in which - to reolaim Ilis own; but human love
in its vain yearnings is slow in tec'eiving this
great truth. It lives hi the pies I nt, lingers
over the' past, and cannot bear to'_ ye up that
which now is for the' promise 4 hat which
shall be. Tho future, separatel from the
things of time has always ati . awf , aspect.—
A'perfect and childlike icArtiqoe spin God can.
alone divest it Of those thrilling lioubts, and
fears which at times shake thejlimest
and urge the proud, unyieldlrorigkrit of man
to-oleavo so strongly to kitulretVdltst. -
Theaight of the American shore s, that the
poor lads had desired so eagerly to see, 130Q01-
ad to renew — their - grief, -- nnd-thiadder-party
novor sot foot upon a foreign stnend than our
emigrant and his family.
Steele had brought letters of_i4troduotion to
a respectable merchant in the thy ; who ad
vised him to .purchase a tract ,Of land in the
then new State of Ilinois. Thq beauty of the
country, the fine climate; al p fruitfal - Boil,
were urged upon him in thaetr gest manner.
The merchant had scrip to disp?Se of in that
remote setlemenf, and as is its Mil in such cas
es, he consulted his own interoft in the mat
ter.
Steele thought that the merchant, who was
a native of the country, must lthow beet what
would suit him ;" and he not 'enly bbeame a
I purchaser of land in nine's, bin induced his
new friends to folloti his example:
We will pass over their jousinoi to the far
West. Tho novelty of tho scones through
which they passed conribitted not a little to
raise their ciroopingspirits.• Richard had re
covered his 'health, and emoted the party not
a - little by his lively naticipatlMitrefilfesflitiffit;
they *ere to have the most comfoitable log
house, and the neatest farm in the distrtht.—
He would raise the finest cattle,. the .largest
crops, and tho'bost; garden * stair in the neigh
borhood. Frugal•and induatrionsthabits would
stoop render thein wealthy and independent. •
- His motherlistened'to these sallies with a
delighted smile ; and even the grave yeoman's
brow relext4from its habitual frown. Annie
entered-warmly into all her -- by.tusv.'s plans;
and if he ?aid the foundation of his fine castle
in the air, she certainly provided the cement
and ell the lighter materials.
As their long route led them further' from
the habitations of men,,and deeper and deeper
into the wilderness, the stern realities of their
solitary locality, became hourly more appal ent
to the poor einigrants. They began to think
that thoybad acted too precipitately in going
so far back into the woods, unacquainted as
they were with the usages oho country.—
Hut repentance came too late; and when at
length they reached their destination, they
found themselves upon the edge of a vast for
est, with a noble Open prairie, etretchlng away
as far as the eye could reach in front of them
and no huger' habitation in eight, or indeed
existing for miles around them. -
In a moment the yeoman comprehended all
, the diffiCulties and dangers of hie situation;
but his was a stout heart, not easily daunted
by circumstances. Ho possessed a vigorous
constitution and n strong arm ; and he was not
alone. Richard was an active, energetic lad,,
and his friend Atkins, and his two sons, wore
a host in themselves. Having settled' wtih his
guides, and ascertained by, the 'maps, that he
had received ht Office, the extent
and situation of his new estate, ho set about
unyoking the cattle which ho had purchased,
and securing them, while Atkins and his sons
pitched 'a tent for-the night, and collectedwood
for their fire. The young people were in rap-
tures With the ocean of verdure, redolent with
blossoms, that lay - Sinning in
,the lost rays of
the eun before them; never did garden appear
to them solovely, as that vast wilderness of
sweets, planted by the munificent hand of I.la
tura with such profuse magnificence. Annie
could scarcely tear herself away from tho en
chanting scene, to' assist her Mother in prepar
ng their evening meal.
I, "Mother, where shall we getwiter ?" ask.
ed Annie, glancing wistffiljy •towards their
empty cask ; " I have seen, no indications of
water for the last three miles."
"Annie has raised a startling doubt;" 'said
Steele ; " I can perceive no appearance of
stream or creek in any direoticin."
" Hist ! father, do you boar that?" cried
Itichar&' " The croaking of those frogs Is me
sh) to me just now, for 'I am dying with thirst;
and seizing the can, he ran off in tho direction
of the discordant sounds'.
It was' near dark When be rearmed with his
pailful 'of clear cold water, with' which the
whole of the; party - slaked their thirst, before
'asking any 'questions.'
What delicious watte—ei.eleitr as crystal
—cold 'as feel :llow.fortunate to obtain it so
nest at inuid ?" c'solainted, ee'veral:in rvbreath,
but it .1041[1 ugly place," said Itioihard
'tha f ughtfully, «I sbnuld'net like tia'ga to that
Noll at early day, or aftr.higlit-fall'."': • '
1. Why not, ruibet?'
. 4is in the beart of a - dark svramp, : just
alioilt
.0
bUndred yards :ttithintheforest and
the itater irlohles froM. bMmath the • rciote pf
Op old tree. into natural stone tankl but all
- , ,uroulut is involved .frolrigliittil glooM fan•
e hid I heard a lovr gre'vri ae"l2 stooped', to fill
my-pail, white, a'horiiil'etteoltleOttake glidati
frOM battiest' . my foutraud darted bikalng and
VattliUg.iti . tail ,into '. the y
must nime'r'likiti, of the psople,go ' tdone.to
that - well: e ''
lt • ". • ' • `, •
;:The yeotnan laughed atlas siatitt'fitars, and
sh'ortly after the" part)yicitited intii'the tent;
and overcome yiltliffitigue;i'lgeret airet salve )
The,first thing Ihatmg4td attention of
.our Amu-
tx 'for the redeplielt of their respoetive faint
lies. This - important task was "soon" Ocoom:
pligied. Atkins Preferred the open prairie for
'the site of his ; but Steele, for the ; nesier prcix
• ineitY of Winid and_viater,robose:the.edge..of
the' forest, but the habitations of the pioneers
were so near than they were within• call of
each other.
To 'fence itim.plece of land for their cattle,
and preparoa , plot for wh'eat and corn for the
sassing your ; wne llie next Ehiug to tie accom
plished ; and by, the time these preparations
were completed,the long bright'fiummer bade
passed' away, end the fall was' at hand. _ Up
to this , period both families - had enjoyed ei
cellont health, but in , the month' of September
Annie, and then Richard, fell sick with inter
mittent fever, and old Abigail kindly came
aoross to' help Mrs. Steele to nurse her suffer
ing children. Medical aid was not to be had
in that remote place, and beyond simple reme.
dies, which were perfectly inefficacious in their
situation the poor children's only chance for
life was their youth,'a good sound constitu
tion, and the merciful interposition of a; be
nevolent and overruling Providence. •
It was towards time close ofd sultry day
that Annie, burning with fever implored the
faithful -Abigail' to . give her . a drink of cold
water,' Hastening 'to the water-cask, the old
woman was disappointed-by finding it exhaus
ted, Richard having drank the last drop, who
was still raving in the delirium of fever for
_
morn "drink.
4 4 My dear child there is no water."
"Ohl I am burning—dying with thirst!
Give me but one drop, dear Abigail—one drop
of cold water!" •
Just then Mrs. Steele returned from milking
the bows, and Abigail proffered to the lips _of
the child n bow l .4443WJaillt,,hut . she shrank,
from it with disgust, and - sinking - back on her
pillow murmured, " Water, water, for the
love of. God, give lima drink of "tor!" -
" Where is the pail?" said Mrs. Steele. "I
don't:much like going alone to that well, but
it is still broad day and I knovirtlmt in reality
there is rattling to'fear; I cannot bear,to hear
the child moan for drink in that terrible
way."
" Dear mother," said Richard, faintly,
° don't go ; father will 'he in soon ; we can
wait till then." • . .
• " Oh ! • tho poor child . is burning I" cried
Abigail; "shb cannot wait till then ; do, neigh
bor,...go for the_wator elay_witlfithe.
children,. and put but the milk while you aro
away."
Mrs. Steele left the shanty,, and a few min
utes after, the po l tient exhausted by Buffering
fell into - a' profound Bleep. Abigail busied
herself soaldini• the milk-pans, and, in her
joy at the'yeung.people's cessation from pain,
'forgot the mother altogether. About half an
hour had 'ellipse& and tho mellow Jight_of
evening had faded into night, When Steele re
turned With his oxen from, the Sold.
The moment lie entorod tho ehouty he went
up to the bed which contained his sick child
ren; and, satisfied that the :fever, was abating,
he'looked round for his supper, surprised that
it ens not, as usual, ready for him upon the
table.
"No water," ho cried, "in the cask; and
supper not ready. After working all day in
the burning sun, a man wants to have things
made comfortable for• him at night. Mrs.
Winchester are you here I Where is my wife?
° Merciful goodness!" exclaimed the old
woman, turning as pale as death, is sho not
bath from tho well 7"
• " The well 1!" oiled Steele, grasping her
arm; "how long hen she been gone ?"
Steele made no answer—his cheek was.ne
pale ns her own; and, taking .hie gun from
the beam to whiehit was slung, he carefully
loaded it with ball, and without &tering a
word, left the house.
Day still lingered upon the open prairie)
but the moment ho entered the bush it was
deep night. Ile had crossed the plain with
rapid strides, but as he approached tho swamp
-his step' became very slow and cautious. _ The
Well was in the centre of a jungle, from the
front of which Itichard had cleared away "the
brush to faoilitite their access to the water;
as he drew near the spot, hie care were Chilled
by a low deep growling, and the crunching of
teeth, as if some wild ..animal was devouring
the bones of its prei. - The dreadful truth,
with all its Shocking, heart revolting reality,
flashed uPort, the mind of the yeoman , j arid for
a moment pilralyzed him. The precincts of
the well were within range of his rifle, and
dropping down upon his lionde . and knees, and
nerving his arm for a clear aim, he directed
his gage to the spot from whence , the -fatal
sounds proceeded. t A little on one side of the
well,, a pair of luminous eyeaglared like green
lamps at the edge of the dark wood; and the
horrid sounds which curled the, blood of the
yeoman became more distinctly audible.
Slowly Steele raised the rifle to his shoulder,
and setting his teeth, and holding his breath,
ho steadily aimed at it' space' between . those
glowing balls of tire. Ttio sharp report of
the rifle awoke the echoes of tho forest. The
deer leaped up from his lair, the wolf howled
and fled into the depths of the wood, - and the
panther, for such it was, uttering a hoarse'
growl, sprang several feet into the air,' then
fell across the mangled remains of hie v;0-
..
Itichard Sieele rose,from the ground; the
Perspiration was streaming from his brow, his
limbs, trembled and , shook, his lips moved con
itilsiVely,'and he pressed his hands upon his
heaving breast to keep down the v:olent throb
hinge of hie agitated heart: • Was - Mot'felr
that,' chained him to the est, and 'hindered'
hit* Ficni • approaching his' - dend enemy. It
Was horrdr. lie dared net' look .' upon ttic
mangled feminine of his witiLtite dear partner
of hie - joyS!,tindAerroviethe
his boyhood r the Imre Of his Yontli—tho friend
Mid'counsillor:Of hia . Middle oge—the belOved
Motheirof hiECillidren. • flow could he 'recMg
nizaiii that orushed and•dedied,leap his,peor .
ne The pang was too grekt for Lim to
bear..iielesO:and-sight alike fcinfooli hiM.rind
staggering a fel .Paces forwraid; le
Bible norose.the
;by the report of the Vida, 'Atkins
gridh4. ',l3 P9 3 l . proPied,?owitl! ;t h e
opal, Who, umionselonti
011ie extent Of' the. cilainity, was yet , suf.
.1
*gently: convinced that something dreadful
'had occurred: When 'the full horrors of Sr
scone were presentee to theseight of the ter
ror stricken group, their grief burst forth into
tears and lamentatione. Atkins alone retained
I hie presence of mind. Dragginethe panther
from the romaine of the unfortunate Mrs. ,
Steele he been:Med by one , of his eons, and
suggested to• him the propriety of instantly
burying the disfigured and Mutilated body be
fore the feelings of her hitsbarat and children
- were — agord2ed bittie.sight
First -removing fize- insensible - hatband - to
his own dwelling, Atkins and his eons returned
to the fatal spot,' and 13onveying the body to
the edge of the prairie, they selected a quiet,
lovely spot heneath the wide spreading boughs
of a magnificent cinema tree, and wrapping
all that remained of, the wife of Richard
Steele in a sheet, they -committed It to the
earth in solemn. Silence nor were prayers or
tears wanting in that lonely hour to consecr . ate
the nameless.gravo where the English mother
slept.
Annie and Richard recovered to mourn their
irreparable loss—to feel that their mother's
life,had been sacrificed to her maternal love.
Time, - as it ever - does, softened - thedeep an
guielt of the bereaved husband. During the
ensuing summer, their little colony was joined
by a hardy band of British and:American pi
oneers' The little' settlemeitt grew into a
prosperous village ; and Richard Steele died a
wealthy man,- and was buried - bj - the aide of -
hie wife, in the ,centre of the vilhige church
yard, Dist spot having been chosen for the first
temple in which the emigrants met to worship
-in , hig own house; tie God of their father's.
lof Votiftg.- Mot
SKILL LEADS' TO 'FORTUNE.
4"tP It /LAB L Alm rz.E.sp
_ Dr. Isaac Maddox, Bishop of Worcester,
and known for his writings in defence of the
Church, was,the son of a pastry-cook. The
late Isaac Miller, Doan of Carlisle and Luca}
Sian, and Professor of Mathematics at Cam
bridge, was at first a weaver. Dr. White,
Profeeior of Arabia at Oxford, was also a
weaver in pnith. Thbilem, the chief surgeon
of Frederick the Great, bad in his youth been
apprenticed to a tallor. The celebrated John
Hunter, the anatomist, was originally.appren-
Htield - a - 7 - tfabbifit — maker: — WillitirtilDrmt
Priiimis Towne, landscape painters of emi
nence, began as apprentices to coach painters.
The famous ilogarth raised himself from the
condition of a working engraver on silver.
Edmund Stone, the eminent mathematician,
- was originally a boy who wrought in the gar
den of the Duke of Argyle •at Inverary, and
taught himself to read. Buchanan, the Scot
tish historian, was born of poor parents, and
being sent to an uncle in Paris for his educa
tion, he was . there so neglected Chas in order
to get book to his own country, he enlisted as
private soldier in a corps leaving Franco for
Scotland ; Buchanan had to undergo many
difficulties before his learning was appreedn
tod.- Cervantes, the author of " Don Quix
otte," commenced life as a soldier, lost his
left hand in battle, and was a captive in Al
giers for five years, during which time he
wrote part of his celebrated work. Giordani,
an Italian engineer and mathematician of the
seventeenth century, was originally a common
soldier on board of one of the Pope's galleys.
William Hutton, the eminent historian of Bir
mingham, and the -author of comp miscella
neous pieces, was the son of a poor wool
comber, and suffered the Severest pangs of
poverty M his early years. Joly, the French
dramatist, was the son of the keeper of a
coffee house. Erapmus endured great poverty.
while a student. Blackloek, a Scottish poet,
was blind from infanoy, and in early. life -was .
in a distressing state of poverty—yet.lierose
to a respectable station in society and acquired
considerable learning in scientific and theolog
ical branehesof *Attention. • . ,
Aiunyan„ theauthor of the "Pilgrim's Pro- .
gross," was the son of a tinker, and followed
that profession himself for some time. Hay
ing,been imprisoned for preaching, ho sup.,
ported himselrand his family by togging laces;
and in his leisure, hours in his dungeon he .
composed the work inimortalized;
his name. The Eleottislt_peet, Burns, 'as is'
well Itnain, was born a - peasant, and'his early
fife was spent as a ploughman; yet.what fame .
did he not acquire? Camillus Statius, a eels-'
brated drancatic writer in 'ancient Rome, was
originally a slave, but „wee emancipated in
consequence of his talents. claslon, an emi
neat type-founder In London, was originally
an engraver of ornaments on gun barrels, but
being noticed by some printers for the elegance ,
of his lettering, ho was'induced to become a .
outtor of types, in-which he'acquired:a hand.:
some fortune. Cavalier,' the famous leader
and protector of the Camisards or Protestants .
of Languedoc, when an attempt was Made to
exterminate them by Louis XIV., was the eon'
ore peasant, and was bred a journeyman'
baker;' he afterwards distinguished himself'
in tire English service, in which he died, in
1740. • • •
,
Ephraim Chambers, the - 066101er of a well
known dictionary of arts and sciences. was
tho' appreatice'of a mathematical' instrument';
maker, and it was' while in tliie
projected his dictionary,-some of the ni t tioles'
of which he wrote behind the counter.,
• Captain Cook, the eminent elrouinnavigator,
has born of humble parentsln 'Yorkabii:o,,aad;
began his career as a cabin boy: the mere
("taint sorilce. Cullen; who role 'tirsuch.,allni"
V:0110 is physician, *ea . Miginally;apprenticed ,
to a'eurgeon and apothecary la GliegOW. not
,supported Diteself in early life ky Making,
several voyages:ad surgeon, to the West In-'
,Curran,,-,t40! eminent Irish barriater, was.
born , of litnelaparents..and hod to struggle;
,
1 : 1 ,4 1 1.ra,nt of,Ptaotice and.Oenseqont penury,:
befor,eMv m& bea ktiown;. and .'relie to. sitelr..
aplemlld .forenido,, fame., ; Efir William. Dave,
nant,, eminent :diamatlo„writer; and parts-!:
antiof Clarice I, ; ryas the sou of an 'innkeeper
atpxford. ,Paniel Defoe, the author of "Rob-
insort Prusoe,7. and other w.ortm, was the.scat , ,
of a, T.,oadim, butcher, end bad
,to , straggle',
with- teeny, imrefottunee.. - emoettleries, one,
Of the greatest orators of antiquity,,waii..llwi:
son of a sword blade mannfaetureroit Alltens,t
and was left an orphan at seven years of age;
and it .was with incredible persoveranae•and
labor finale brought himself into notioe.
James Dickson, the author of some eminent
works on. Botany, and one of the fonndera of
the Linn= &Minty in London, was originally
a workirig gardener, and rose by hie own ex
ertions.
Dodsley, the publisher of the "Annual
Register,"-and the -author-of-the--"Toonomy
of Humeri Life," and ether pieces, was origi
nally a stocking weaver, and afterwards a
footman. Haling, Whild in this 'situation,
published a poop entitled tho Muse in Liv
ery," he came into notice, was patronized by
Pope, and enabled to commence as a booksel
ler in London, where& rose to fortune and
merit. Falconet, the author of " The Ship
wreck," was the son of a barber in Edinburg
—by others he is said to he a native of Fife—
and entered the, merchant service when young;
he underwent many difficulties and woe at lest
drowned on a Voyage to India. James Fer
gUion, the astronomer and experimental phi
losopher, was the eon of a po . or laborer in
Bannifshire, - seffed at first as a ehepherd, and
I rose to eminence entirely by his force, of 'go-.
nine and application. George Fox, the founder
of the Sooietrof Friends or . Quakers, was the
eon of a weaver, and he himself served hn
apprenticeship to a grazier, end woe employed
in keeping sheep ; the silence ,and . solittale of
-which-occupation-produced a - relfgious feelint4•
which led to the propagation of hisneWeeheme
of huinan society. - Benjamin Franklin, who
rest) to eminence as a philosopher and states
man, was originally, as Is well known, jour-•
neyman printer ; and it was only by unrerait
dog industry, and the , exertions of his genius,
that he rose to the enviable situation, in which
he closed his career. •
Andrew Fuller, a celebrated Baptiste min
ister,- and author of - some - work - s — of merit, in
the last-century, wrought as a peasnnt, until
he was twenty-one years of age: Madame de
Geniis, whose maiden name was Durorest de'
St. Aubin, felt the" stilt of adversity In her
youth, and depended oriber musical abilities
for support, till married to the Count de,Geer
lie: Gifford, the distinguished editor, of. the
" Quarterly Review," was loft an orphan at
thirteen ; was put to sea as a cabin boy-; was
.r! ^.a hound to a shoe___mr‘l—;" "VI wa s
rescued from his humbto tato at .twenty years
of ago by the kindness of Mr. Cookeley, ft•
::urgeon; Gifford was so utterly poor while : a _
shoemaker, that he could: hot buy,paPer, p o d
used to work algebraical questions with
blunted awl on fragments of leather. #is
ingenuity procured him friends, and by those
he was assisted to advance himself in life ; , for
let it be observed, the well behaved are nevr
utterly friendless. Gray, the poet - , Gift.
ford, was brought up in great urnorfy, and
supported in his edueatf. , n entirely through
the extraordinn.l ocortiona of his mother.
Jahn rtagisop, who received 'the : reward of
sloo,oooqoi his famous time-keeper to do.
termine the longitude at sea, was the son of a•
carpenter, end inetruoted himself in mechrui.
HavtliC'sworth. the author of the " AdVen.
turer,';!. ( was the son of a watchmaker, and
at first brought up to that profusion. He
then rose to distinction as a literary charac
ter. Sir John Hawkweed, a . distinguishet
military commander of the fourteenth centu
ry, was originally'an' apprentice to a tailor,
but entering as a private soldier he rose to,
eminence, Hayden, one of the most celebra
ted musid composers, was the eon of a poor
cartwright. - Herder, a German philesopher
and writer; and who had' been called the
Eenelon of TVs country, was born of Poor pa
rents; and, nurtured in adversity. Sir,
Ham Herschel],' ono of:the greatest nstrono-k.
mere of modern times, was originally a play-;
or in the band of a Hanhverian regiment
Gen Hooho, who 'commanded on 'expeditien"
against Ireland in 1790, began his life as !a
stable boy. The Joan of .A.ro, who by hero
ism delivered prance from the English,' Wee,
horn of poor parents; and "supported - herself,
in early life by keeping sheep, anti taking earti,
of horses at a country len. • Sainueljohnson,
was the eon of a bookseller at Litchfield, and
supported himself by keeping school ; before
and
he became : known was
,patronized by the ,
crown, he bad to endure severe pecuniary 'difft
cultic& Henry Jones, a pivot and dramatist of,
the last century; was born of poet. parents 'at
Drogheda, and bud , a brick-layer. , La
Harps, a Fronek 'dramatist . ; poet, critic and
miscellaneous' writer, was the son of a Swiss
of:cier, who 'died in poverty, end, loft him an
orphan in such destitute etronMstances that
he was supiptte4 by the Sister of Charity, ,
and it was by their recommendation, that he..
woe gratuitously educated.
The illustrious Shak'speare . was the son Of,
a dehler In wool, and euch'WaS tho poverty of
the young dramaiietlthat . he employed him
self first a, promptor'ecell boy, other accounts
represent him. holding gentlemensclreirsee at,
tlm, doer of, the play-honse, • Shield,
,thw.fai,t
melts English violiniet,and magician. was the;
eon of asinging , master, who, in his ninth year,
left him fethorlesS;.hts early years werospeaki
as an
.apprentiao to„pr boat,bailderi, but bib!'
genius led him from thisopoupation: to that of
music, i n which ha
..nnneminontly suaSesofili,
.loremy Taylor, an eminent theologian, ands
Prolate of tho ..seventeenth century, was the
Son•of abarbor; l'oudiaint L'Dvertnia,
was appointed Governor and'Preilderit'Orthe
freollookltopublio of.fit.-1-Doirditgai-vrairhersir
ino4
a slave; in whiott condition , her rents , till'
the revolution in The island' brodgkt forward'
his abilitiotiondmiurage.. ,
obratod German, general;• begati his DM an
page to the- klaigraio of Birgan:-4-151tuiitiOrl..'
,almost equivalent to that of a foot-boy to s iii”
paglish country..getttleman.Y: Wobbo, who has
beenao celebrated for his musical ,vorapOsl-v
tions,:ospoololly , his•;glepo, was originally; iC)
poor dostitutuldyi , wha.gained a meagre aulro'
sistenoo broopyingSnusio,: : !but ;dint of :hp-':
4ossivit[studY,',lo became- elf . eitelleet-'oekePO 4 i"
ter, Rost, an: , Ameriaini pabiterilad , itanrl
dthielth4e4 theenterli4"-.Y4th,et 'hblentatit prbue , l
like many eMieitartlata. ee OVereeele,PrE.3,
alt by his own par s Oayerancr.• tam
truly I ° 4 Nii:fPlll9)t)..
3 After:Paraalaf,
alift4ll"itt'illf' 444,14. '6
milaitidUlgthidili,`,ind alai - 14°06'1W
if he mob not fortune, he
the blessed coneolotumeas of haelpi deserye#ll;