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poetry.
The Bachelor's Lament
" Oh, the spring bath less of brightness—every year,
And-the snow a ghastlier whiteness—every year;
Nor do summer blossoms quicken,
Nor does autumn fruitage stricken,
As it did. The seasons sicken—every year.
" growing colder, colder—every year,
And I feel that I any obler—levery year;
And my limbs are less elastic,
And my fancy. net so plastic,
Yes, my habits grew monastic—every year
" 'Tis becoming bleak and bleaker—every year,
And my hopes are waxing weaker—every year;
Caro I now for merry dancing,
Or for eyes with passion glancing?
Love is less and !egg entrancing—every year.
"Oh, the days that I have squandered—every year,
And the friendships rudely sundered—every year;
Oh, the ties that might have twined me,
Until Time to 'heath resigned me,
My infirmities remind me—every year.
" Sad and sad to look before us—every year,
With a heavier shadow o'er us—every year;
To behold each blossom faded,
And to know we might have saved it,
An immortal garland braided—every year.
" Many a spectral beckoning finger—every year,
Chides me that so long I linger—every year;
Every early comrade sleeping
In the church-yard, whither, weeping,
I_ alone unW44 am creeping—every year."
31 1 ,.i5rellunio o po.
From the Newark Daily Advertiser
A SOUTH SEA STORY:-
There is not a little of romantic interest, in
an account which has been given lately in
some of the papers of the visit to this country
of a daughter of one of the native chiefs of
'the Marquesas Islands.
~, There is a small
'group in the Pacific about 'nine degrees 1;outli
of the'Equator, and some fkr thousand west
of Peru. Some fifteen years ago a com
pany of sailors from a whaling ship put off in
pursuit of a whale, and while engaged in the
capture lost sight of their vessel. After
waiting as long as they dared to be picked up,
they were compelled to direct their cout : sc to
the' nearest land. / This was the Marquesas.
,The reputation of the islanders was bad,
but at the risk of being eaten by the savages,
they were compelled by the certainty of death
if they did not, to land. Contrary to their
expectation, they were kindly received, and
for nine months entertained by the natives ,
who showed every dispo , ition to have .them
remain permanently. They however kept n
continual watch for passing vessels. One day
a ship was descried in the offing. The man
on the lookout on a neighboring mountain
gave the signal to his companions below. In
parOxysms of joy they rushed to the beach,
and hastily launching their boat leaped in.—
The natives at first taken by surprise, did not
interfere, but soon discovering their intentions,
endeavored to prevent their leaving. There
seemed no alternative but to push off on the
moment. So, without waiting for their ship
mate, who was making his way down from his
station, they plied the oar and were soon on
tlibir way, and were seen no more.
Mills, for that was the name of the deserted
sailor, seeing all hope of escape taken away,
though at first overwhelmed with disapoint
meat, soon concluded to make the best of a
hard case, and if possible render what was
forced now a willing and pleasant home. In
the chief's family to which he had from the
first been taken, hiPfound many opportunities
of being useful to the islanders, and ho soon
became a favorite. The chief had an only
daughter, a sprightly girl of some twelve or
frurteen summers, with whom Mills became
more than a 'favorite. After five years' resi
dance be became her husband.
Not long after their Marriage the chief died,
and Mills, who had-now acquired great Willi
ence; became a sort of regent, his wife being,
according to hereditary usage, chief. In this
capacity he did what he could to foster civili
zation, and hie efforts were largely successful.
Cannibalism was. abandoned,,polygamy abol
ished, and the softened intercourse of civilized
society
. gradually took ' the place 'of the old
barbarism. Quite a flonrishing trade sprung
up with the ships, which had become encour
aged to stop there.,
Mr. Mills became exceedingly anxioui that
Christian instruction, such as he could het
'give; should tie imparted. to the natives.; For'
this' purpose lie wrote to the Sandwich Islands
ftir teachers. 'Gettingno anima, he resolied
to go after them himself. So leaving his
a boy 'about three years old, who had uow be
come, a chlef,, and taking with, him hiO wife
what property he liad o (e 634 fifteen hun
dred dollars) ho went first to Australia, the))
to Van Dien3an's Land; then to gew Zealand,
seeking some , one who would be willing to go
back with him, but in vain, as ,none could bo
Lund.
By an accident he was persuaded to visit
America, and ho landed at Salem last October,
with his means almost exhausted. The story
is a long, one of his subsequent trals and dis
appointments. During the last w i nter with
his sick wife, and an-infant son, (bo n in New
York,) he suffered much, and after many fruit
less attempts was about to give over in despair
the design of procuring, a man to return with
him. There did not seem to be one in all the
land who was ready to go, and none who were
willing to send.
Just when bidding farewell to the friends
who had assisted him, one of the provideuces
—they cannot be called accidents—threw in
his way a recent graduate of the Union Semi
nary in New York. As soon almost as Mills'
statement ,carne to his ears he offered to go
with him. They are now just on the eve of
their departure from the country.
These statements, which we have received
from Mills himself, are confirmed by moss re
liable authority. The whole story of which
we have given but a rapidfioutline:is one of
more than ordinary interest. We should sup
pose that-the Missionary societies have rarely
found so favorable an opportunity of planting
a mission among a heathen people as this
presents.
To this we aro sorry to add that recent in
telligence from California announces the death
of Mrs. Mills, upon the . Pacific coast, while
returning with her husband to their island,
home.
Character for Integrity.
We have some where seen a notice of a Rot
terdam thread merchant, who had uccumulat
ed fifty thousand dolfars by his own industry,
punctuality and integrity, and it was remark
ed of him, that he never let a yard of bad
thread go out of his hands, and—would never
take more than a reasonable profit. By these
means he acquired such enitre public confi
dence, that his customers would as willingly
send a blind man or child to buy for them as
go themselves.
We refer to the case not to intimate that
we have no such instances among ourselves,
but for the purpose of suggesting the great
value to any business man of such a aurae
ter. and the exceeding agreeableness to deal
ers in the confidence ho inspires. And we
affirm nothing in saying, that the character
of strict integrity acquired, is of as much
real worth to its possessor as the pecuniary
savings of his industry. Let such a Man lose
by any misfortune ll his money, he is still
a man ofcapital, of weight, of influence, and
is the superior, on mere calculations, of many
a man of large monied means.
But the beauty of the 'thing is this, that
any man, hoyever small bis Imsines and- limi
ted his capital, has just as good an opportuni
ty of winning this confidence as the million
aire. Integrity in small things ..is, even more
impressive than integrity in large things.—
After all men can say in praise of enterprise,
skill, shrewdness and tact, in particular busi
ness men, there is one character towards
which all minds instinctively render their re
verence—and that is the man who would ra
ther be honest than wealthy, and who prefers
integrity to gain.
Always do What is Right,
The truly great are those who always do
what is right. To bo withheld from acting
wisely and conscientiously, by motives of
temporary policy or fear, is to behave like a
traitor to the principles of justice. A man
should think less of what may be said of his
conduct at the time, than of the verdict that
may be pronounced a few years in advance.
It is by neglecting this, by sacrificing princi•
pie to expediency, that character is lost ; and
character lost is with difficulty regained. Be_
sides the first decline from right leads to
others. It is like the start in sliding down
But there is a worse feature than oven in
succumbing to baseness, meanness, or wrong.
Habit soon drills the moral perception, so that
in time men come to perpetuate. without . . a
remorseful pang, acts at which originally they
would have been astounded. 'ls thy servant
a dog that be should do this thing ?' fe the
indignant exclamation of many a person who
eventually commits the deed ho abhorred.—
Arnold'a treason grew up in his mind by slow
degrees, nurtured by extravagance, and sup
posed neglect'. Washington, always being
rigidly correct, left behind a name, that will
never cease to be reverenced. To say merely
that 4honeaty.lelhe best policy,' and thus ap
peal to the selpsh part of nature, is a poor
way to educate man to do ri ht conecienti
ously. Better the nobler and dgher ground
that right should be done for right's sake.—
Ledger.'
"MARINO PILAMB 11111011011 A Canor."---
Not long since, a girl from the country came
to live with a religious family in Bangor Me.,
who when' at prayer in the room adjoining the
kitchen, loft the door of that room a few in
ches ajar. The' girl closed it and it was again
opetiid as belbre, whereupon the girl reques
ted leave to return home, as she was not ac
customed to hearing prayers through a crack,
and she did not carb to become so.
geslioa3.'. Q(a.3 - A\
.N)-,
An Indian Execution in Michigan
The Clinton Co. (Michigan) Expreiti pub
lishes the following and vouches for its au
thenticity; It is certainly a curious story.
In the different parts of central Michigan
there are two tribes of Indians, the Ottawas
and the Chiippewas.' They are friendly to
each other-.and during the hunting season,
frequently encamp near each other. In the
fall of 1853, a party%f one tr i i l he bt)ilt their
cabins on the banks of the 1114kle tVer, and a
party of the other tribe, about, eighty in num
ber, encamped in what is now called the town
of Dallas. It is unnecessary to speak of their
life in these camps—suffice to say that the
days ivere spent in hunting, and the nights in
drinking fire water' and carousing. In one
of the revels at the camp on Maple river, an
Intlia'n,-maddened by liquor, killed his squaw,
and to conceal the deed threw her body upon
the fire. Recopring from the stupor of the
revel, he saw the signs of his guilt upon him
and fearing the wrath of his tribe, he fled
towards the oar encampment.
His absence was noticed—the charred re
mains of the poor squaw were found, and the
cry for blood was raised. The savages were
soon upon his track—they 'pursued him into
the encampment of their neighbors—he was
found, apprehended, and in solemn council
doomed to the death which in the stern old
Indian code is reserved for those who shed
the blood of their kin. It was a slow, ,tortur
ing death. A hatchet was put in the victim's
hands, he was led to a large log that was
hollow and miide to assist in fixing it for his
coffin. This was done by cutting into it some
distance on the top, in two places about the
length ora man apart, then slabbing off and
digging out the hollow until larger, BO as to
admit his body. This done, he was taken
back and tied fast to a tree. Then they
smoked and drank the 'fire writer,' and when
evening came .they built large
_firt
s;„,,!.round
him, at some distance off, but so they would
shine full upon him. And now commenced
the orgies—they drank to intwication—they
danced and sung in their wild Indian manner,
chanting the dirge of the recrenut bravo.—
The arrow was fitted to the bowstring, and
ever and anon with its shrill twang it sent
missile into the quivering flesh of the homi
cide ; and to heighten his misery they cut off
his cars and nose. Alternately drinking,
&dicing, beating their rude drums and shoot
ing their arrows into the victim, the night
passed.
The nest day ,was spent in sleeping and
eating, the victim meanwhile still bound to the
tree.. What his reflections were we Cannot
toll, but he bot 4 his punishment as a warrior
should.
When night wits closed around, it brought
his executioners to
.their work again. The
scene of the first.night was re-enacted,• and
so it was the next night, and the next, and so
on for a week. Seven long and weary days
did he stand there tortured with the most
cruel torture, before his proud head dropped
upon his breast, and his spirit left its clayey
tenement for the hunting grounds of the Great
Spirit. And when it did they took the body
wrapped it in .a new clean blanket and placed
it iu the log coffin ho had helped to hollow.
They put his hunting knife by his side that
ho might have something to defend himself on
the way, his whiskey bottle that he might
cheer his spirits with a draught now and then,
and his tobacco and pipe that he might smoke.
Then they put on the cover, drove in the
stakes each side of
- the log, and filled up be
tween them with logs and bush. The mur
dered squaw was avenged. The camp was
bioken up, and the old stillness and quiet
once more reigned over the forest spot where
was consummated this singular act of retri
butive justice.
Our informant has visited the spot often
since then—the log is still there with its cover
on, and beneath may be seen the skeleton of
the victim.
FAITHFUL LOVE.
An English paper announces the approach
ing marriage of Sir Thomas Trowbridge, and
Miss Loutsia Gunsey;of Norwhich. Sir Thom,
as was in the battles of Alma and Inkermani
and greatly diatinguished himself by, his gal
lantry. At the battle of lickerman ho corn
:handed a battery which eon tribnted essenti
ally te the defeat of the Ruesinns. But during
that terrible fight, a cannon pall cwied away
both of his feet. Expecting to bleed to death,:
he refused to be Carried to the rear, and direc4
ted 'his men to 'raise him Upon a gun oarriage
and take him to the front, that he eeb
the lane of tho battle ; 'and in that position,
he continued cooly te dire& the sre of hie bat
until permitted to share in the shouts vioto.
' .contrary to 01 oxpeOtationa tho wounded
irna's life has :Men spared; and he. is about '
to be rewarded' by the happy columniation of
a long cherished attatchment with the beauti
ful and amiable lady who ie to 4bOre his titles
and honore, while she consoles and repaye his'
sufferings.
Viiy-Bleak winter le advancing rapidly.
THRILLING ADVENTURE.
Some of the episodes encountered during
Dr. Kane's search, have wild interest. At one
time it became necessary to send n fatigue par
ty with . provisions, to assist the main party
under Dr. Kane, in an attempted passage
across Smith's sound. This party was under
the command of Mr. Brooks, first officer of
the expedition. He was accompanied by Mr.
Wilson and other volunteers. During their
travel they found the ice completely impenetra
ble, and a snow drift at' last swt.pt wildly over
the floes, and in the midst of a heavy gale
from the North, the thermometer, to their dis
may, sunk to fifty seven degrees below zero.—
Human nature could not support the terrible
cold. Four of the party, including Mr. Brooks
and Mr. Wilson, were prostrated with frozen
feet, and with great difficulty three of their
companions, after encountering great suffering,
reached the ship and announced the condition
of tlMir comrades. Their chances of being
rescued seemed extremely small. ,
They were in the midst of a wilderness of
snow, incapable of motion, and with no land
marks by which their position could
be known. Even to drag those maimed men
would have been under ordinary circumstan
ces, a work of difficulty, but to the slender
.party left at the ship it seemed impossible.
Dr. Kane, with the boldness which justifi
ed the warm attatchment felt towards him by
all under his command, in less than one hour
organized a rescuing party, leaving on board
only those who were necesary to receive the
sick, and started off in the teeth of a terrific
gale, steering by compass', to rescue the suf.
fevers. After nineteen hours' constant travel,
during whi...h two of the party fainted, and
others required to be kept from sleep by force,
they struck the trail of the lost party, and fi
nally, st4gering under their burdens, one
by,lptie reached the tent, which was almost
hidden by the snow,
The scene as Dr. Kane entered the tent,
was affecting beyond description. The party
burst out into tears. A blubber fire with im
mediatly built, pemmican cooked, and the par
ty ate fur the first time after leaving the ves
sel. Ice was also melted, they having been to
this:time without drink, Worn out is they
were, but four hours were allowed for the
halt. The maimed of the frozen party were
sowed up in Buffalo robes, placed on sledges
and dragged along by their companions, Dr.
Kano walking in advatice, and ,picking the
track. Cold of the utmost severity again
overtook them. Bonsnl awl Merton, and oven
the Esquimaux boy, Hance, sunk - upon the
snow with sleep. It, was only by force that
they were aroused and made to proceed, as
the cold seemed to have destroyed all concep
tion of danger. A large bear met on their
way, was fortunately scared off by Dr. Kane,
by the simple waving of his hand.
They reached the ship after a walk of sixty
two hours, still dragging their companions
behind them, but insensible. Dr. Hayes the
intelligent surgeon of the ship, from whom we
obtained the particulars of this fearful adven
ture,.received the returning party. Two of
their number died of their injuries, and two
others underwent amputation, who are now re
stored to perfect health. The condition of
those who dragged the sick, was most lamen
table. Their memory for a time was entirely
gone, and the ship, in the midst of muttering
delirium, resembled an hospital. The sur
geon and one remaining attendnat were in
sole charge of the ship.' In this state of semi
madness the sick remained for two or three
days, but afterwards they entirely recovered,
and the party under Dr. Kane started three
weeks afterwards and resumed their labors in
the field.
Intrepidity like this has never been sur
passed. elt is spoken of with emotion, even
now, by the stoutest hearts in the expedition.
Mrs. Strongatham a Churn.
Speaking of churns, a contemporary says he
has never seen any other labor-saving contri
vance in that department which for practice
convenience and utility could compare with
that of Idrl3. Strongathan, a notable En
glish housewife, whose acquaintance ho hadi
the pleasure of making in one of the rural die
tt ids of New York some years since. Having
oacasion to call upon ber one Bummer morning,
ho found her ocoupylug her huge chintz cover
ed rocking' chair, rocking and knitting as
though the salvation of the finally depended
upon the 'assiduity with which ehe applied
h'erself to these Oecupatione. Not that she
watt uncivil or untaSolable by 'any meantt; for
the moment be had taken the proffered chair
she net in with a steady stream, of talk that it
Was as instructive as it was entertaining, for
betides her admirable qualities as a house
:wife the lady potisessed rare conversational
r91,q9116 •
During our call ebo directed ono of her
daughters to acme, duty :in a distant "part of
the, house, adding I, Would, attend to it myself
butmust fetch, , this butter. We had known
something of the process of 'fetching butter' in
our early days, and the idea of a snow-white
churn and.an irksome expenditure of elbow
grease was as naturally associated with it in
oar mind, as was the compensatory slice of„_
new bread and butter after the itchievment of '
the victory. We therefore cast oureyes about
us involuntarily for these indications, but we
looked in vain. Of either chum or churning
there was no more appearance than might have.
been seen in Queen Victoria's drawing room
anyday in the week. Our cbriosity was exci
ted, and we resolved to keep our eyes open, rat
ions/I:Owe did 'we should see what we should
see.' And we did. During a momentary pause
in the conversation the lady rose from the
chair, removed the cushion, raised a sort of
trap door underneath, and looked into the
apartment vacuum with, an earnestly inquiring
eye. The secret was' out. Under the seat in
her rocking chair was a box in which she de
posited the jar of erenm,and the agitation pro
dueed by the vibratory motion of the chair con
verted the liquid into butter.
By this arrangement the lady was enabled
to kill, not two only, but four birds with the
same stone. She could churn, knit, take her
ease in her rocking chair, and entertain her
Morning guests at the same time. And such
butter as she made ! Yellow as gold, sweet
as the meat of the cocoa nut, and as hard, too;
it always brought the highest price in the qu
raVmarket. You may brag of your patent,
ekaruS if you will, but for novelty, economy,
cenverlience and immaculate butter we defy
them, one and an, when brought into compe.
tition with Mrs
.Strongatham's incomparable
contrivance., Of her butter we shall retain a
lively and grateful remembrance iu our dy
ing day ; her churn we shall never forget eith
er
A PLAIN SPOKEN WITNESS.—Tacts aro
stubborn things,' said a lawyer to a minale
witness under examination. The Lady re
plied : •Yes, air ee ; and'so areNprueu, and if
you get anything out olone 4 UnSYTet.ine know
it.' •You'll be eunininie'd for contempt:—
Very well, I'll butler justly, fur I
,feel the
utmost contempt tor every lawyer present.'
13u5ineb - .9 tEarbs,
DR. S. B. KIEFFER Office in Nora '.
liaLloVer street two doors from Weise & Cuutp).oll's
L, re. Unice hours, wort. particularly from 7 to U 0 clock,
A. M., and from J to 7 o'ciovk, I'. M.
DR.I.C.LOOMIS . - 1 0133 - 4 •
tiouth Hanover iAreet, T.
heat dour to the
Office.
be absent from Carlisle the last ten days
of each month. LAug. 1,'05
:;
DR. GEO. W. IsTELDICH
DENTIST carefully attends to all
.peratious upon the teeth and adjacent,
parts that disease or irregularity may require. lie u ill
also insert Artificial Teeth of every description, such tie
Pivot, single and Block teeth, and teeth Kith (Again.:
nous Gums," and will construct Artificial Palates, 01.
turators. Regulating Pieces, and every anuliance used in
the Dental Art. —Operating room at the residence id•
Dr. Samuel Elliott, 11 est High street, Carlisle.
":7:0 DR. GEORGE Z. BR ET Z,
zg0437.1
DENTIST. OFFICE at the residence, of
I .lllllllaill iiishrother, ou North l'itt Street, Car
lisle.
NOTlCE.—Notiee is hereby given
that I have, this day, associated with toe in the
practice of my profession, Wm. M. Penrose and 'lbw.. M.
-Biddle, Esqrs. Alt business, in future will be attended
toby the above under the urns of ..11Inntr.
Feb. Lith 11i65. W. M. BIDDLE, At'ty at Law
GP. ITUMRICII, Attorney at Law.
.—orneu lu autttouvs Ito‘v. All business entrust ,
ud to Aim will be promptly attended to.
NVILLIAM Q. ItHEEM, Attorney
nt Llw. Wilco In 'Main Street, Carlisle, Pa.—
trii-Businebs entrusted to him will be pnimptly at
tended to. Feb, 7.'55.
A. N. GREEN, Attorney at law, has
. settled In Mechanicsburg, for the practice of hie
profession. All kinds of Legal Writing, Collections
Court business, S.:c., promptly attended to. Milieu oppo
site Dr. Long's residence. SURVEYING in all its ditto
rent branches promptly attended to.
GB. COLE Attorney ot Law, will at
tond promptly to all business entrusted toldm.-
010ce la the room formerly occupied by William Irvine
Esq., North Hanover street, Carlisle.
April 20, 1852.
ri W. BRANDT, Manufacturer of
mut 4 ,„ Mineral Waterc, French Mend,
Bottled Alo, Porter and Cider,
Noyth,Eastßtreet, near the ]tail iiond Bridge, Ca '1
SCRIVENER AND CONVEYAN
CER.—A. L. SPONSLER, latellegister of eoliths
laud county, will carefully attend to the transaction o
all such business as may ho entrusted to him, such a•
the writing of Deeds, Mortgages Contracts, Le. Ile wil
Itiso devote his attention io the procuring of Land Wat
rants, Pensions, &c. as well as . the purchase And sal
of iteal Estate, negotiations, of loans, ac.
West High Street, formerly occupied, hy W. M. rooms
Esq. near the Methodist Church.
r N. ROSENSTEEL, • House; Sign
Fancy and Ornamental Painter, Irvin's' (f6rmerl•
I arpor's) Row, near Ilitner's Dry Goods Store\ Ile wit
attend promptly to all the above dcserlptionikt paint
lug, at reasonable prices. The various kinds of irala
attended to, such as mahogany, oak, walnut, &e., In
improved styles.
TaOOLS.-A mammoth assortment o
TOOLS of all kinds now opening at
ll and see thorn. • J. P. LYNET.
TIHRASHING MACHINES ; of tlet
bast Make con s tantly on hand and for salo at ilk
go Foundry and I±dactinel3bop.
FRANK GARDNER.
ÜBENCH CORSETS.—Just'
od, a further supply of French Corsets of extra P
see. Also narrow Linen Fringes fir trimming Basque
june2o GEO. W. HITNEIL
WALL PAPER.---4ust . ittoired
splendid stock of Paper Hangings, Windm
Shades and Fireboard Prints, embracing •an the newel
and most approved ..stylos. The designs are neat an
chaste, and the prices such as cannot fail to ghe atth
faction. We invite our friends and the public genera
ly to call and examine our assortment before purcharJo
elsewhere. H. SA XTON,
march2l East Main Street, Carlisl
m,Fancy Printing chdiaply done.