I,stOrq. THE AIIIBIECICAN FLAG. DE JOSEfil hOIiMAN DRAKE WhenWreedom from her mountain - height Unforl'd her standard to the air, She tore the azure robes of night, And set the stars of glory there. She mingled with its gorgeous dyes The milky baidrie of the skies, And striped its pure, celestial white With streakings of the morning light; Then from his mansion in the sun Nhe'eall'd her eagle bearer'down, And gave into his mighty band The symbol of her chosen land. Majestic monarch of the cloud, Who rear'st aloft thy regal form, To hear the tempest trumpings loud And see the lightning lances driven; When strives the warriors of the storm, And rolls the thunder drum of heaven Child of the sun! to thee 'tls given 'Po guard the banner of the free, . To hover in the sulphur smoke, To ward away the battle•stmke, And bid its bindings shine afar, Like rainbows on the cloud of war, The harbinger of victory! flag of the bravo! thy foldsshnll,fy, The sign of hope and triumph high, :When speaks the signal trumpet tone, And the long line comes gleaming on. Ere yet the life-blood. warm and wet, ' Has d immed the glistening. bayonet, Each soldier eye shall brightly turn To whore thy sky-born glories burn; And as his springing Steps advance, Catch war and vengeance from a glance,' And when the c:uuum•niouthings loud Weave in wild wreaths the hattlejshroud, And gory sabres rise and fall 1(.1ko shouts of flame on midnight's pall; Then shalt thy meteor glances glow, And cowering foes shall sink beneath That lovely messenger of death. flag of the seas! on ocean nAVO Thy !dors shall glitter o'er the bravo; Iflien.death, ramming on the gale, Sweeps darkly round the bellied sail, And frighted waves rush wildly back, Before the broadside's reeling Each dying wanderer of the sea Shall look at time to heaven and thou, And smile to.see thy splendors Hy In triumph o'er his closing eye. _____Flu4AiLthafree—hearrs-hupumul By angel hands to valor given, The stars 11:1Ve lid the welkin dome, And all thy hues were horn in heaven. Forever float that standard sheet? Whore breathes the the but falls before us, With Freedom's all beneath our feet, And Freedoin'a banner streaming; o'er 1114 1J51i!UIIPOIIL A THRILLING RAILWAY SKETCH "Sentinel," of the New York Courier an Enquirer, relates the following railroad stor in a masterly manner: 'Some time since, on one of the best of our roads- , --a road in which all attention is given to the safety and comfort of the passengers— one of the most rapid of the train's left the city at its regular time, and all having care of the train were quite satisfied that nll of its movements were ordinary and rirght. There was no peculiar jar—no sudden change of sound. The wheels went round rapidly as a racer could require, and the systematic and well understood blow of the wheel,on the rail succeeded by the roll when the continues rail was reached, assured every body that all was right A short time after the train had left, one of the workman employed at the station, came to the Superintendent, bringing with hint a piere- of a long bolt, which .he said he had just found on the track. It was, ho thought soincthing appertaining to the , cars. The Superintendm, with a thrifrof feeling, recog nized it as the king boll of one of the ea mat ges. The, train was too far beyond recall or reach. These express driving whegilevour distance, so that voice is but a tuoAerv, and puripit an impossibility. lie kelit cool though ever' nerve thrilled. He saw at a glance that it was an accident, the occurrence of which it was utterly impossible for the conductor to ascertain ; and not being of the engine, there would he nothing to induce the engineer ,:to close his throttle valve. .The 'only hope was that the car by its weight might stay on the track. took lqs course in prompt decision. ; The triumphs! of mud -441 ern art, by the blessing of heaven, have pla ced an agency in advance of the locomotive. wtiiit to the telegraph, and this was his messag"e - :' It was a Citilh'cine,.and not one of impulse or dismay. •Examine the t.J 4 l , iiihp.tt. the express train . ; and see if all is, right."— He had thus far doire all lie could. in the mean time oirthat train,, the pleasent con vcrsatctin—the absorbed reading- the glance at see'nery—the recollection of n eharaiing hour passed away-or the hope of a glad wel come—A _the incidents that tuarli every transit of intelligent travelers, was in occur rence. There were those who could sleep . though , quantity) and quality were disorder ed and mingled.' lly one — i;f th9se fatalities in telegraphic ntovemeltt which brings news of the woful di's case to the friend whose return 'Must be im- Tirediate—this despatch of Superintendent did Inn. reach , the first station till the train had passed. Ilueeven MTh's exigency there Was a , beam of hope. Thus far at -least the train had gone safely. When the operator , at 'the first station did receive the message , he comprehended in a momint, the' urgent necessity, and iminent need of baste. Litre a, man of sense he pushed the sign i 0 on, rind to hi! verlirgt 'Oak tho tel rat h eottlil I)6' all these hours that officer could not take off his Mind the keen anxieties. :There befOre him. was the faithless irmi. and he'knew that ' without it every. turn of. the wheel brought .peril. Better success attended the re-isue of the despatch. Long before the hour for the train to arive the instructions were read, and . the Superintendek :had' companions 'in his anxiety. They awaited keenlyc"the minute, when the train should be . due. It came as rushing and tremendous in its-speed as ev er. First the white steam showed itself over the trees, then the tall dark smoke stack, with its breast plate, the polished silver con cave in the lantern ; then the sharp whistle to the brakesmen, mid all, was-accomplished accurately. The 'train brought up all right, and the hurrying traveler plunged eagerly for his baggage. The coildueor stepping from the train with thatquiet, customary, business like movement, found himself at once called by the station men, to keener action. He could not believe that anything was wrong,fqr as the fact is declared of greater truth thki theory, the miles ruin with winged speed and safety, told Of complete order and security. There was a busy scrutiny about and 1111.- der the train. The order of the superintenL dent told that be was in earliest. Men gut under the trucks in places where, if the locomotive should take but a breath, they would be crushed i wheels Were tried, brakes examined, beams and bumpers overhauled, and,nothing seen as defective, and the de spatch that had used the lightning to travel upon seemed as it were i like the tire ery of the Italians in Meshin, when they saw the moon r rm esamining party not quite satisfied—Lavish felt at liberty.• to give his . name. •That faith ful, earnest, constant, accurate ofticer—uev er absent—never neglectful; he took that one more last look, which seems so often to concentrate success, and discovered that from one of the ears the king bolt was gone ! and he know by the fact that from the point of starting the message of ,warning had been sent, that over all this journey, this car had been kept from destruction by its weight— That minute had the value of ) .. v a groove ite that eannot4e recalled in it. It the_eugineerhad suen any unusual ()Ned before hint—cited:eft his speed—found his way unimpeded--giyen on steam agahi— the quick, sudden nmvement would have, it is most probable, pulled the truck from the car, and written memorios iu the histories of that day. But so amuuthlv,•so easily, with such a steads• tread—that engiiie moved— that in tins unknown danger, its course was as sale as if all strength of iron had encom passed it. _Heaven chapges that dread word danger by its mercies. When the Superintendent heard that his train had readied its destination safely, and that his message a as yet itt,oo4„for the rem. edy—the remainder of . thatAtelte wore a smiling and gentle look. The uncompres sed lip could let the breath come free again SHORT •LETTERS.—The Memphis Eagle ives the Milt:wing letter from a flat-boatman ) his father. He and Ili); brother " Bill" ail flatted a load of corn to New Orleans: . N u Oat,uuxs, Gime 5. • Ilan:—Markets is dull corn is mite and Bills dead. Yotti affectionate son, This is short and to the purpose: It re ninds us of the celebrated correspondence between ti stay-ut-hOme mother aud her itb- sent son PENOBSCOT, MAINE. De* JOAN:—Come home. A rolling stone gathers no moss Your loving mother The answer was not long in coming back, and was. not long when it got hack : . RED MYEn, TEXAS. DEAR :—Come here. 'A setting hen never gets fat. , 'Veer loving son. A still shorter letter was the answer'given to agentlentan „by a lady..whom be had ef fendi:cif:kir his dilatdriness, and whb, for a longlinie; had , refused to speak to him. his letter' Watt earnest in its supplications for for. giveness. 'lt conbludca 'with: " One word from your lips will mice me appy.. When and where • will you 'peak Ifer answer• was ‘‘ Wetineoay, at the itltar." : But the shortest correspondence 'on record s the one between an Amsterdam merchant I: want of news, and his London agant. The . , etter.ran thus: And `the answer thus eing the briefest possible intimation that tvro was nothing stirring. ,rommoi).,TioN.--(ibii g iii. It 5 • tariisle Eyra 43.1tt1t Milk,g. “WHAT O'CLOCK IS IT.l'' When I was a young lad, my father one day calldd me to, him that he might teach me, to know what o'clock it was.• He told me the uie of the minute-finger and the hour hand, and described to me the figures on the dial plate, until I was pretty perfect in my part. Nll §ooner was I quite master of this ad ditional knowledge tkrin I set off scampering to join my companions at play. "Stop William said he I have something more to tell you." Back again I went wondering what else I had got to learn, for I thought I knew all a beat the clock as well as my father did. "Williamr said he. "I have taught you to know the time of thkday ; I must teach you bow to find out the time of life." • All this was strange to me, so I waited im patiently to hear how my father would ex plain it; for I wanted sadly to go to My play• " The Bible," said he, 'describes the years' o'a man to be three score and ten, or four- I score years. Now, life is very uncertain, land you may not live a single day longer; but if we divided the fourscore years .of an old man4,life into twelve parts(like the dial ' of a clock, it will allow almost seven years , for every figure. "When a boy is seven years old then it is one o'clock of his life; and this is the case with you; When you arive at fourteen yeays o:d, it will be twO o'clock_wilh_you.;_andj when at twenty-QTe it will be three o'clock; should it please God to spare your life.. "In this manner yokt may , always know the time of your life, and looking at the clock may remilal you of it. My great grand-lath er according to this .calculation, died at twelve o'clock; my grand-father at eleven and my father at ten. At what hour you Orl lrshall die, William is only known to him to whom all things are known." Never, since then, have I beard the inqui "what_ticiock is it 7",—nor do I think I ever looked at the face of a clock—without being reminded of the words of my faiher. --- NOT COURAGE TO DO WRONG. When Zenophanes, the philosopher, was 'challenged to play at dice, and called coward fur his.refusal he replied: Lyes,:l a nia very eow ard in these things; fur 1 dare do nothing wrong.' How fortunate would.,it be for every young man if he lacked courage to engagein wrong doings! And equally fortunate would it be. •if lie possessed courage to withstand the temp tations that are held out to ensnartAini. Boys, it is to tlui first little acts of wrong that is attributed the dow•nfiall of your after life. The first giving way to sinful deeds (though they may seem trivial in the begin ning) lays the foundation fa- a wicked ca reer. It may be thought to be innocent a mnsement to play at dice, whist, &c., but to my mind it is very hurtful. To say the least, it is ve9ll;inprofitable; and it is certain that aqinterest itr awakened for other games. And wiien_ the mind once becomes interested in any sort of play, a disrelish is at once crea ted for useful employment. END There, are various kinds of. amusements held out to lure young men from the path of virtue. : Many „that are culled amusements are places. fit only for such as have long been pursuing n dissipMed course.. Then,boys, he : Cautions what places you enter into. It is better'to forego tin tiCipatedpleitsureS,thnu run risks. If by accident you are enticed into evil company, strive to possess sufficient Courage to maintain your dignity, and escape as soon as possible. Mahe first step in vice is avoid ed, you are safe. Remember the greatest rogues commenced their wicked career by committing little sins. , pin, did son eyer gcw to,=sear_ guess I did.. Last year; tor instance I went to see red headed girl, but f l only called, onee:'l,7- • 'Why so?' 'Cause her brother had an unpleasant habit of throwing ~bootjaeks at, people.' 'Perhaps he wa.s , erazy • 'No doubt of it ;he asked nie in take oys ter, and left tine to foot the bill. Now; no man in his right paint!, you know would do any thing so absurd as that...: eburse not.' . Exit 1161), whistling Gieen grow the rushes 0. • • .. • True hiAnanity consists .'not in a squeam ish ear it consists not in starting or shrink ing at tales of misery, but. a AiSpoSition of heart to relieve it. Trtie humanity upper taim; miller rs the le - 1161 thnn the nerves, and invnstire,, i .~ ~ \~ 130ifabefpfiia. CH I LSON'S PATENT VI4,'NTILA TING FURNACB.—The subscriber would call the attention of all parties requiring a desirable Furnace to Cllll.4oN'd CELERHATEDIVAIGGNO AND VENTILATE:aI, AP PAR/Ell:H. The reputation of this furnace is now Uneven, having been introduced during the past tire years Nth about 11100 public huildinga and more than 6000 private dwell ings; this together with the Immense increase of, sales every year Is the best evidence that can Iw adduced of its superiority over all other furnaces. By the use of Chilsan'S Purnace,You secure the rellowlngqidventages: FREE VENTILATioN: PURE Alit—The heating surfaces being at a tempera_ . ture that will not dessucate the air. EcoNemeAt Ust eF FeEI.. GREAT DERABILITV—Being made entirely of Cast Iran, not liable to rust, will require no repairs during n Ilfe time—it Is easily managed. and will not, expose the build ing in which it is placed to danger from. tire, like the other furmwes. - We have the testimonials of hundreds of the most scientific men to attest to the truth of the above state ment, all of whom pronounce it to be decidedly the best furnace yet invented fa. producing a pure and healthy atmosphere. We herewith annex the names of n few well known and einltiontpr , fessors, who have used them and kindly furnished us their names and references: Prof. John 8. Hart. Prof. Parker, l'mf. Norton, Pres. Win. li. Allen. Prof Parsons, Prof. I/amide, Prof. 11. Sil ]hnan, Prof. Ripley. NINE SIZES we have Introduced this season five now sizes. se that all parties may avall.themselves of this great inipooe nnibt at a very moderate cost. 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