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U. S. GOVERNMENT
PronideuWAurtl BUCHANAN.
.Pico--BEVideilt-40113 C. BRECKENRIDUE,
Secretary of titofo—Con. LEWIN CAM
Br...rotary of 1 litorlor—.lAcon .THOSIPW..
Secrot.try of Tretontry—llotrrot. Coon. . •
• Secretory of 11or—Jonn , -
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Attorney COHeraI—JEHMIAII S. BLACK. • .
ChiefJuotire of the United Stotosit. H. TANEY
STATE GOVERNMENT
Goverlior—Wiwam F. PACKER.
Seer.lnry of Stato—WILLEAM M. nemEn
Burvuyor.Cluser#l—.loss
A 1;.11tor Llonireiti—JAcus Fin. JR.
Tronsurer—llesity S. Mixstmv.
Judged of tho Suproino CottrtE. Lunn, J. M. Ann
lITRONO, W. 1.1. Lomas G. W. WOODWARD. W. A. PORTER
COUNTY OFFICERS
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'President Judgd—llin..:.unes 11. Graham. - - -•- . ' -• ~
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Xssocinte Jtitfgns—lion. Michael Cnekliu t Samuel
Woodbutn: 91_ -
Dlstritt A ttorney—Win. .1. Shearer.
PriAhonotary,Phillp Quigley. • .
Re.lnnler dc.—paniel S. Croft,. . ~-
Register—S. Ni Eusniinger. ,• '
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-- high &atilt ''.lnenl., Bowman i Deput3';J:lfeintuirig."
er. .
County Treusnrer—Alost.syriciter, . _
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DECEMISIMMIEMEME
County Conunisslonem—Willinni N. Henderson, An
drew Herr, Satnuel-Megow. Clerk to Commissioners,
James A rmstrong._ . ' • . • •
• Directors bf the Poor—Ceornn Brindle; John C.
ruivii - Xiniiiiirrritricuicei-iiitendent,. of Poor lions.
—Joseph Lobach.
BOMAR; El OFFICERS
Chief iturkoss—iTilliam Cart
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• Avast:int Ilurgess— , ..Franclx.Eekels.' .
Town Counelf—.l. Parkes... (President) John Out
/ball, Itoburt-Moore, 311.1111eN M. Allen, William Cameron,
dohn D. Morgae, Michael Roleomb,- Mlchael..Minlsl4
rotor Many ee.
Clerk to Coanall.—Tlme. D. Mallon. ,
ConNtablee—Jaeoli llrete, , High Constable;. Robert
MeCartom, Ward Conetable.
tJusi Ices of tl Peace—A: L. Spoutkr, David. Smith,
111,hae1 , Stepheu Keepers, •
a
CIIUIICIIEB,
N irst Presbyterian Chureh, Northwest angle of Cenl
-tre Square. Roy. Conway P. Wing Pastor.—Serrices
ukrerz
,dunday Morning at 11 o'clock, A. and 7 o'clock .
P. kl.
Second Presbyterian Church, corner of South! anovrr
and Poinfrut stleetrn. Itov. Mr Fails, Pastor. Servicks
muumuu at ll'o'clock, A. M„ and 7 o'clock P. 31.
St. John's Church, (Prot:Ep i scopal) northeast aught of
Contra &Limo. liar. 4./141. Marco, Rector. Services
at 11 o'clock A. 31., and 3 o'clock, P. M.
English Lutheran Church, liedlbrd between Main
and Lout her streets,- bor. Jacob Fry, Parlor. Services
at 11 o'clock A. 31., and 7 o'clock P. M.
Norman Reformed Church, Loutitur, between lotan
. over and Pitt streets. 11ev. A. 11. Kremer, Pastor.—
Services at 11 O'clock A. hi, and 413,4tickick P. M.
Muthodlut E. Church, (first charge) corner ot Alain and
Pitt Streets. Rev. E. D. Chambers, Pastor. Services at
11 o'clock A; M. ar.d 6 . , k6 o'clock P. AI.
Matlindlit. E. Church (smmnd charge.) lie,. A. A.
Recce, Pastor. Services In College Chapel, at 11
o'clock•A. M. and 4 o'clock,
Roman Catholic Church, Pomfret near East street.
Rev. James Barrett, Pastor. jorvtces on the 2nd Sun
day of each month.
llerman Luthentn Church corn'r of Pomfret and
Radford streets. !ley. 1. I'. Naschold, Pastor. Service
at 1034 A. M.' •
Ark - When changes In the above are neceszary the
proper persons are requested to notify us.
DICKINSON COLLEGE
Rev. Charles Collins, D. D., President and Professor of
Moral Science. „
Bev. 113rinan M. Johnson, D. D, ProfessOr of Phnom>.
phy and English Literature.
JAM. W Marshall, A. Professor of Ancient; Lan-
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guages.
liar. Wm. L. Haswell, A. A. Pr4essor of Mathematics.
1111 limn C. Wlisou, A. M., Professor of Natural Science
and Curator oPthe Mus'eum.
Alexander &Mem, A. M., Professor 'of Hebrew and
Modern languages. ' '
Samuel D. Hillman, A. M., Principal of the Grammar
School.
It. F. Purcell, A. 11.. Assistant In the Grimmer School.
BOARD OF SOBOOLDIREOTORB:
Aodrow Blair. President,' H. Sexton, P. Quigley, E.
• Cortunan. Secreteiry,Juson
W. Eby, Treasurer, Jkihn SpharMessenger. Sleet un
Um lot Monday of each Month 08 tielook A. M. at Ed
ucation BAIL . ' • •
CORPORATIONS
CARLISLE DEPOSIT DANK.—Proxrdont.lileband Parker,
'Cashier. WlEL.M.Beetuin; Clerks, J. P. I huller. N. C. s.lus
selun4o. W. Rood; Directors, Richard Parker. Thomas
Paxton, Moses thicker, Abraham Basler, Jacob Leiby.
E. C. Woodward, Wm. R. Mullin, Samuel 111torry and
John Zug,.•
Duaorntaxn VALLES DAIL: llOADJPouPAßT.—Preslileust.
Watts: Secretary 'and Treasurer, Edward Al.
Diddle; Superintendent. U. N. Lull. Passenger trains
twice a day. Eastward leaving Carlisle at 10.2t1 o'clock
A - M. and 4.00 o'clock P. H. Two 'trains every day
Westward, leaving ',Carlisle at' 9.00 o'clock 'A, Al:; sun
2.60 P. 61.4aattlr: : ' •
OVILIBLE OALI )0 , 16 WATER COILIPANY.—PrOFfIIent, Fred.
orick Watts; Secretary, Leonia Todd; Treasurq;
M.glootau; Director'', F. Wale, Richard rerker,leniu•
el Todd,' Win. JL peewit!, Henry Saxton, J. W. Eby,
John-D.'Cloritita, !I. U. Woodward. and L. M. Biddle
CUMUERLAND VALLEY 11.txx.—Proldont, John 8.• Ster
rett; Caahlor, It. A. Sturgeon; Teller, Joe. C. lloffer.—
Directors. John S. Styrrett, Win. Her; Macho!'" /Irene
mon, Richard Woods, John 0, Dunlap, Itobt. C. Sterrett,
/1. A. Sturgeon, and Captain John Lunlap.•
SOCI;,TIES:
• Cumberln”•!. Star Lodge No: 197, A. Y.M. , meets nt
Marlon - JIM' on' the 2nd Find 4th
,Tnendnyn, of ovory,
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£o...lohni,Lndo No 260 A. Y. M. Made bt Vinfs
day of each' taolltil, at Marion MIL .' ' .
Carlisle Lodge No 91. I. 0. of 0. F. 3leets Monday
ereningiat Trento building.
FIRE LOAIPANIEi
. The Union: Fire Company Nr ni•gaOlsed ;SS.
Lre rt s o ld r y : l% , } r i i . ,
g 4 c ; lElTVlZlTttiuturt. FF'llllntn DI.
yer. Cismtmuy.hieels the'flist Seturday.in Alerch June,
• September; And December.' • - ,• !
—The Duoubeiluud-Eire-Company-ermitnetitufed-rebru.
cry 180809; President, Hebert McCartney;•Serretery,
Philip
on
Treasurer, U. 8. lipter. The com any
meets on (by third Saturday . bt JanuntrY,'Spell,"July,
--end Dauber.
The Geld Wiltitosoccarpiiy.was instituted in gareli,
184§. President, IL A..4ltiritponi Vim President.,telnee
11.1iteCartne r . seer t a iy, 'Spinner:lJ, (tepid; "Preneuriir,
tell
Josen; Delbert. The' congreny mete the' rieeend
itatitrday.te,Jeltitnry, April, July, and October
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HERA LWJOlkit' BOOK , "a' li'' ' tre
PAINTINGr . PkTICA
'1 1 •• CoOvic , ipe•§9q4m . pktili St.
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' [Written for pto Iferold.l
"PEACE' ON EARTH. AND
GOOD WILL TO >MAN."
Some alghteen himdred years ago,
•
° A star roan In the azure sky;
And. from Ito glittering throne on, het,
Shone with heitiauly,peareful glow,
And idled upon the world, below
'thisworld enwrapped lu gloom and woe— '
A . flood of pure and holy light. 1 .
The Shepherds upon Chaldee's height' ' "
Dazed, with a strange o'erwhelming awel,
Upon tide twinkling star of night, • •
And felt a thrill of new delight • •
Sweepahrough their lamming at the sight, ,
Tor in this new-born orb they - saw
-Mora-than to mortal vision given._ _
To them It told of.lexas' birth— .
The lowly advent here on haul!,
Of Christ the glortnia Lord of Maven. "
I:As toward the atariy host they gazed,
~ _There fell upon.tbu raviebed oar „
Sweet strains by seraph lolces raised:
or my I.lairFrifel
And sung in accents loud and clear ",
The song of the redeeming Lamb
.Who, leaving hisselestial sphere, . .
To this sln-Lurtbened world should come—
Should is won't humble form appear— .
:Should live a-life of suffering hero—
' Should take from Death its sting and &are -
And guide poor lidlen sinners home.
But of all thcir*ong, the sweetest strain
Was , ' pence imeart t loori „will to man."
Since to that old blaphord band,
The radiant star shone from above,
'Proclaiming a Bedeemer's love
To (lentil° as toiewith land
Since angel's told of a ibtylour's birth
And sang of pence and good will on earth;
nill eighteen hUndred years have missed,
Perhaps 'twere w'eltathougnt'to east
Up'on the years that hare rolled away, ,
•-
And, turning o'er the well filled page
Poet end historic sage,
• Review the world fromoge to age,
And then In truth and candor say .
`What better is the word. today
Than eighteen contm les ago. •
'Where is tile)..LloE pa foretold,
By angel choirs in days of old?
But glance upon the nationsiol
On Itussin'a hills—ou'lndbes phins•—• '
On Chtnn'a soil thp
blood ,rd xtain~ - -
Proclaim that warfitre stilt remains, .
NorrEer.,no yet, In beauty reigns.
" Good will toward man I" Oh I where IS found
- The happy lend Where tore ahhies—• ,
Where nut win. Milli of man confides— ~
Where justice o'er each Mace, presides,
Nor bate and jealousy abi;und ? -
1t irro can be bound the blesses spot
•
That sin and vice polluteth not?
. When will that promised day arise
-When all mankind shall he at peace— .
When war and prlrnte feud shall cease—
When LOVE, descending from the 'skies,
Shalt here assert her lawful power? •
Ohl never will that hilisful hour
Bektinei on earth, tin in her might'` • - • '
The,Cuuncit'shall to one cause unite? '
due is the chosen instrunt'ent:'' •
To work On earth God's holy will,
And hiablest 1,1 :Melee to fulfill.;
But while as now her ranks aro rent
With evil war of sect end creed— •
While each man thinks there's greater need
To prove his own the bolter light.
And for his own church creed to fight; -
Then to contend with vice and evil,
And to oppose ohs and the,
The song which once the Shepherd's 'ward—
Wh kb oft times since the heart has cheered,
Unfulfilled shall still remain;
And never may we hope to see
The day when there hi truth shall be
Bright Peace on Earth and Love 'mong men 1 .
But Its true es that there is a God In.lleaven
AS. true as the volume which he has given,
The day atima. come when thatglerious song,
Which Bret was hymned by the angel throng
Stud/ be sung, nut by a rem alone •
.Of the HUMBLE Opeti—DENPIS,D. UNeLZINTN, •
Rut by • 4 every nation, on cry tongue."
And that day la arch! I Wu the - gleams
Of Bethlehem's star with its glittering tiCACIAB. -
,Thu churches at length are laylneaside
Their doctrinal isms— anninu t irside;
And, while they. for mm' only purnese unite.
Are marching en in 'Power and might
To rend front earth the veil of night— -
To scatter 'Wong men the gospel light,. -
And put the lumen; nf 'darkness to flight.
WE may not live to see - the day,
When sin and woe bloat have passed away;
Ititt, oven now, we any retcha ray
Of that star which shall grim in,glorY ebbe—
Thp star of PE WE and Love DIVINE.
For, by that holy volume given
To hamar guide final Fla th to iletivett,
That holy apirlt, Busmen nova. -
Suitt rule on earth as now above,
And earth shall echo once again ,
Thechorna of that augul
Puttee ou earth—gocd will to num."
Carlisle. May, 1868., „
JAW': If General Barnes was not pusetised of
{Try puperior literary attainments, yet, as a
Le had the happy fiteulty of impfess
ing his'elients that justice and law were with
than in all.caseS. Wo hare a handsome illus
tration of this talent of fhe General in'a let
ter from a friend: • . • •
"A a•ough countryman' 'walked into the of
fice of General Barnes ono day, and began his
applicatio r
. .
• "•Generittgarnes, I have come to get your
advice in A i 'lmse thht is giving me some trou
ble.'. ~.' • ' •.• • •
. .
" •W'oll, what_is tho matter? a"
_ .
• "'Suppose now,' said the client, 'that a
'man had a tine spring of Water- oil hitt land,
arid his neighbor' living, below him .was •to
build a ,dam across a creek- running. through_
botl*heir farms,. and it was to_ back the wa
ter up in to the othei 4 Man's spring; what
ought to be done? ' •
"Suelint, Sir, suo hinnby an means,' said
the General, who; always became excited in
proportion, to the client's' wrongs: • ''You_ can
renoyer heavy atimagfs,'Sir. It ikh
grant injury ,he has doire you, , Sin, 'and the'
law will make him ',pay wolf for it; Sir.•;Just
Incgive the case and I'll kaitim the money from
him; and if he hasn't a 'good deal of property
it will break him up, Sir:'.; , • - •
"'But atop, General,' , cried' the., terrified
applicant for legal advice '
. ‘i(s•tne that.built
the 'dam, antl• its neigljbor Jones that owns
'and lie'a Itreatoping tci'inin file!"
"!,_"Tlii;rkbeti laWyfer-besitatedinttiv,momeni_
beibro'he taoked•ship•Kud•kept on: •
" eAh: ,Nell, Sir, j'ounly . you.lniklt a dam
aersa,that - crook., - Vita 'sort of a danOilik
that, Sir? •
"'lt. was a mill4am."-
• "A. mill-dam for grinding grain, was it?,'
• ' ; ‘,So' it is, Sir; you may well say so." ,
"And'all Your neigliVers bring tfiein grain
there to'begrarind; de they ' '• "".
Yes', .bur'lllr;, Jonef,?! , , ,• :r
gronl,publie soniNn.ience, r is
it not.P" ?•:,; . :" "
•. • ~„ . „
be sute it' ht. would not have built
it but for that. It is so far to any.ether
TThd
novr i ", said, the, olcl `lawyer, !you tell,
mottat: thatUlan - 3eitelf etnplaininglitet•
heoluie th'e' %vat& Non) rj , 01111 4 dant , lia . ppensttd
bilektwinto:hialittle.epringinad.hoacthreail.
let hra, Atty: ovel
,thought as sur4 `as
-4%
C/:
o-tt r .
➢Y 9. 0..0ALD5T7.1.1,
al_pas)ma rola TM% 1Y I._. aimalm
the 11;bmi;:loui:ne9
TALES OF• THE SOUTH
BY A 80IITHEBN . MAN
• true'Advoliture ilia Lunatic Asylum.
• 'I havo..a decided pension for tho study, of
insanity. In all its forms and in every de
gree-from the creptiscular•gleam of receding
or returning reason to the total eclipse or.re
storation of tlip faculties'—it presents a sub
ject of thrilling,and Startling interest. • The"
phenomena extinct in its normal state, gratin.'
and wonderful as they - aro, lose, like ie glo
ries' of the visible creation; much of their.
un
pressiveness by familiarity. In Ourselves min
in others, we see its activities and capabilities
displayed,'andlinagine that . Wo comprehend ~
its mysteries. ' This empirical philosophy, su
perficial and.ineagre though it be, blunts the
appetite in most persons for speculation npon--
thionne.exhibitions of intellect. They behold '
the,form; and hear...the voice.of the..raystic.,
'Memnon, but care not to inquire by what me-'
chanism its marvellous utterances lire pro
duced.
But the mind itr , ruins„ as it "is a less fre
t:l4cm, so :also is it -a far more impressive spec--
taele. The barriers of conventionalism 'and
-pollen-Which hedge - hrth e - sarielutellecfrandr
obscure its manifestntions,:nreremoved by hi
,sanity, and we are:permitted to study the
primitive elements 'of our intellectual and
emotional nathre in ti state, so to speak, of
comparitive nudity. The - eductions of - this .
morbid analysis Must, of course, be corrected
by inductions from the phenomena of sound,
mind, to be either valuable or reliable.' . •-
ence, with - some 'taste for metaphysical
studies, I resort to lunatic- anyltuns,,as the
physiginn does to - to leara froth the:
irregularities of diseased intellect tiro-laws and -
conditions of intellectual health, in this way
I have collected smite curious statistics
iu is--
lotion to insanity, and have occasionally met
-with strange'adventures.,
11l the saintlier of .IN6= I visited aiunatic
asylum located - in one,of - our Southern States.
Ay it was founded and patronized by the State,
it was on a large:Reale both as to occeinnioda
' thins and the number of inmates:" The.
policy- of the institution not - being restrictive,
'the neighboring . States. contributed their full
quota of unfortunates to fill its cells. Every
stage- and almost every type of insanity were
to be found among_ the' inmates. The fierce
inathmin uttering blank insanities; and ready
to read alike himself or Ids keepers ; the mild
monomaniac, alternately_ under the dominion
of hallneinntimi and of reason ; the phrensied
lover; brightening or-darkening beneath
.the
imaginary smiles or frowns of his mistress; -
the hewild'eredMiser, heaping up-bits of pa=
per and fags, 'and gloating,over them no -piles
of gold; the hazy martinet, Marshaling his •
phantom squadrons upon the field of Ids prison ,
floor; the of every vice, the betrayed .
of every virtue, were there in suflicient
num
bers to exhibit the varfing shades in the
ac
cording or deseending - line of their respective .
- aberrations.
main building of the asylum was int- •
mensely large, and was crowned at the sum
mit with a sort of tower . or place of look-opt, .
Which rdse to a considerable height above the
central apex •of the massive structure. in
other respects.; there -was nothidg worthy -of
special remark in the style or plan of the edit
'flee.
Having satisfactory letters of introduction
top the. superhitendent, I was received and
treated with much 'civility and kindness du
ring the whole:Witty:visit. , 'He gave me every
facility.for personal observation, and imparted
inuekinformatien as to the history and pecu
liarities of the more remarkable cases. ll&
ring my rambles over the grounds, or through
the apartments of the institution, I ,was
companied most usually by the superinten
dent himself, and.oecasionally by other offi
cers of the asylum. After a week's incessant
visiting, I pecame almost domesticated, and
was permitted to pursue my observations and
perambulations comparatively alone. It was
indeed, to be. alone, to stroll unaccompanied
through the chambers of that mighty edifice,
.and listen to the babblings of the .darkened
beings who tenanted' its cells. • ' •
One day, soon after-nentrance upon the
main floor of the asylum, a gentleman, whom
I had not before seen, came up
,and accosted
the in a familiar and most friendly •manner.
He wati' taShionably, even elegantly dressed,
of large size. and possessed a sinewy develop,
inept of nerve and muscle, which indicated
great activity and strength.. His eyes were'
full and lustrous, and his features 'decidedlY
intellectual in both contour and expression.
Making a Mae inclination of his head to
wards me, he said :
stranger, I 'presume, come to see the
curiosities_ of the asylum, or, perhaps, to
vist sonic unfortunate friend or. relative,
•brought here to be restored to' reason by the
judicious treatment of our excellent superin
tendmt ?"
" You are correct in you• first. auppnsit ion,"
I 'replied., 4 , I have, fort unutelys neither
friend norTeht tic° here ; but have eente
na you, say, to see the curiosities of the , soy-
"1 congratulate-you," saitblie, '• upon your
exemption, awl upon the laudable motive
whiclrprompts - yolmvisit. The calamity freer'`
to being an inmate of .an asylum one's self,
is to have a-dear friend or relation immured
within its walls.. As you have come to see,
permit the to become your cicerone tor if'short
time. lam at leisure, and lyu e fii - Plrdat
the lnealities'and to explain the economy of,
the institution to inquisitive. ftrangers. For
many years I have been.a privileged visitor
in all the departments of .14 asylum, and I
know the, history and peculiar hallucinations
of well-nigh all the inmates."
, Strtre - with. the intelligent conversation;
and won by the Waldo address-of the stran
ger, I readily acoepted proposition .to be
my guide on the present occasion. We passed
on slowly from cell to cell, and from room to.
room—he relating and I listening wit h pleased.
attention to his relations of the names, hallu
cinations andpresent condition of, the inmates..
Ills descriptions of the more remarkable cases
were graphic and' loquent in n hitib"dekreef
It is bard to decide whether I was most-inter;
eked in himself in the smitten ones .whose
history be so touebinklY
,Rtifk ea beautifully.,
related. ,Cmottsionally we passed an,offichifof
the iiiiititUtion, beiween' Whimn and MY
rone' a few weirdo,: but•;more fr - eqently •fieol.
or wave of the hand; were eftehange,tl
keuef friendly recognition, . . ,
IlavingVisited all the apartments upon one,'
floor; Weascended'to the next, inkrivent
similar round Of phititresrpfie description on
his,part, and of, - attentive listening on7tnine.“
,tie telhed,,,withont, thnstimillus of.queotions,
n
It was a thrilling inoolOgue,', With insanity
for r its theine find thii . mourziftil"nberratione
of the wrecke d in-mind for its gloony'embel-,
''''
ATTenitli'W - Cit - etiolted“the last colt, upon the .
• highest
,floor. He paused a moment,. thought:
fully, and then added i
4 , '1 hive - Min , an arellitectitral 'curiosityftO:
show you, and- then -we - must.part. 1 inish to
point out ; to you the cunning cAtriVtinco
which the pressure of the - weight of the high ;
tower which surmounts the main 'building' of
•'
the .itailunt- is:idiffused..-over , large area
support; and tlinaprevehted
anyliortion' Of' tbeeroof'cir injtirin'yr.aity -.Part -;
'Of the. . :.;• ; 7 4,
111181 , 110 ascended i land -I. :folitivictri ,
him;up alihort of':slips ;which',bronght . '
us, to the-floor trona '-whbab lfiti-toWee. sprung,- i
perpentlicularirlupwartbeto, a -considerable
Ati.sootrlnewe sebfoot-tipon the tfoort.
49q,thq 110.0. ) ,..v4r,q 70, 0004, - 1104 'the,- other s
, forriostircinndlWatt , in cointointotroidi a i '..;
PA., WiFNESDAY, MAY 12, 1858.
CARII-8141,
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the place - of 'exit .torldhe ; await, Cf'the tcrtier:, -
which was a tialt 2 door, , now wide - open; and
admitting a cOlumn'Uf , light into the dismal`-
looking room in whichwe wore td.sinding.:*-
- e empanton, catching. a• sight,n . e ladder al
most as 'quickly easji : had, itttered - a:- - sharp,
quick cry, expressive:Of - botliVatiprite and de
light, and epraitg.forward - as ale the pur
pose of ascending it at: once.
.ilitt; as if ar
reefed bY.Setne sudden thanghti he paused,
with, one foot Upon the first round, ' and his
hans grasping another higher all, turned hie
face towards ine,'end exclaimeddjii - quieltened
'tones : . : ::, : •
"Come, let's go up bore , and I will Show'
;you a glorious sight. The architectural 'end
osity can wait its ablution until ire come down.
The View from the top of the toweris remark
ably fine. [Cis not often we have so gOod a
day, to enjoy it. Follow me."
' , With these words he oprang up the ladder_
with the agility and speed of a eat: ' Ile soon
stepped out on the summit of the tower, and I,
following_with_ more_leisurely'ond
-cautious.
steps, joined him in a moment afterwards. lie
stood erect and motionless as'a,.statue. only a
foot or two from the edge of the trap-door
through which we had emerged,' I passed on
,-to the - front of him, and took my - stand - in - a '
Iposition favorable for obs_ersation,_and-wW
in f bita: turned fetny_comvanien. .Me view, J
as he had promised, was, indeed, surpassingly
. fine. The'landscape lay, like a gorgeous pan
orama unrolled, beneath us, stretching far
away over hill and plain, until it melted, by::'
soft gradations, into the blue haze - of the xlis
tent horizon. The various objects
.which di
versity the summer scenery of the South, were
distinctly visible at Seemingly very great dis
tances. It was a prospect full -Of the lights
and shades, the tints and. touching:beauties..
WhiCh, the great - artist —Nature - spreade with
such' prodigal boiinty over - her immortal can
vas, and was worthy of reproductionliencath
the creative pencil of Claude Lorraine himself,
Downward, and immediately beneath us,
the view; if--not - So inviting-as the moradis
taut surrounding landscape, was, at least, far
morebeWiltleringand unsettlingte the nerves.
The 81111111th of the tower upon'whielt weslood
Was a square platform, of no 'very great di
mensions, surrounded by a lon balustrade,
apparently much damaged by exposure to the
weather.- Frnin• this frail . perimeter, there
was a perpendicular fall of 'many feet. to the, -
roof, which, by its steekslanri insnretrit cer
tain and Speedy descnnt to the.carth of any=
body falling upon it front above. - A - single
glance downwarduthot a tremor my
frame, which I di,d: not carelO prolong or re
vive, 'by. n_rnillitlirtitpf the iiiew. , ..• . I
-- Direct iug,tny q*eleadilylo the surround- -
big landscape, I wus, .soon _absorbed in the
contemplation of its Beauty. ':Alt at -once my
companjon broke, out into i'lettd,' prolonged
peal of laughter, clapping hialtaudslogether,•
at the saute time,. repeatedlyand with violent .
concussion. I turned
..Xuddenly:atennd, and•
was startled at the-change which ' had come
over him (luring the few moments we had been
Standilig upon the tower. 'Allis person was
drawn up to. its. utmost 'height, his face was
flushed, his eye glistening with a strange Ins:
tre, his bosom heaved; and he seemed - subject
to. or, struggling to 'master, some mighty emo
tion.. Ili was apparently.gezing at some ob
ject in the landsdape before him. The motion
of my body, in turning, attracted his attention,
and .his look fell:upon'trae:. 'Our eyes met.
We stood a niaibilitaille-TI miate wlrb sur
prise, and-he seemingli struggling for utter-
" Ila!' ha he at length broke forth,
"isn't it fine? isn't it, indeed, glorious ?" '
4 4 The landscape ytu mean, of course," said
• L • "It is, inde4-glorious."
64 110 l nor he replied, in a tone of 'mull
lience; "yeti' misunderstand. I don't nig'',
the Landscape. but the leap—the leap, that's
Tine—the leap, that's glorious, too."
"Of *licit leap dO you speak, sir," I hastily
inquired.
•• 11 hy, man," he abruptly interposed, the'
leap, the glorious leap down there "-pointing
at the same time, with his finger to the roof'.
of the hemse,below
" That would, indeed, be a leap," said I,
" and a fearful one, too. Flesh and bones
could never survive it."
"Suppose' we try it," be retorted, with a
re To audacity of tone which bespoke a reso
lotion to attempt what his tongue proposed;
" try it —yes ! I will, and you shall: 'yea, you
Mull make it with me."
There was no mistaking my position, any
longer. I 81 . 001/ FACE TO FACE W/Tll 'a RAVING
31ADSIAN ! • . . .
TO.:graPplC with and,. overpower. him, if I
could. and thus effect my escape, was the first-,
thought tinit flashed into my mind. In a mo
ment I saw the • utter futility and danger of
the attemp. The maniac was greatly my su
perior
in size,.and doubtless, also, in strength.
He . was niftier the fierce 'stimulus of madness.
The delirium of a fearful intent intensified his
physical powers, and added tenfold 'vigor to
Ids nerves. I should be as a babe in his her-I
milean (grasp. To close-with him, therefore,
mitrattempt to overpower .him, would be to I
'Mike sure.of instantaneous destruction. lie
would seiie me and make ,the fearthl leap
,which he meditated, with me in his arms;
fly neat impulse was to call for help, and
bringibe 'officers of the asylums toiny.rescue._
This plan, upon a moment's reflection, Itikan
dotted as equally impracticable and equally'
tzardotts with- the former. , A strong wind
blowing at the dine, the height of the tower
and thick-interposing walls. and doors; •nande
it extremely. doubtful-Whether my voice could
be'mado to reach the 'ears of the persons be
low us. Besides, I felt morraly certain. that
the madman, made apprehedsive,:by the out
cry, of losing:his . vimim, • wottld 'anticipate a
rescue. and briingmaiters to an immediate:end
fatatissud.
decided to stand upon the defensive, and
take whatever chance for , reecue or • escape
'there might be for me in the lottery of fate.
My feelings, atlhat, moment were awful b.,
youd expression. I stood, - beyond the retch
ef human help, upon the perilousi edge of a.
• high•tower. a raging - madman in
,front of pie
escape in any i direction: from his merciless
grasp. a physical impossibility; , Uttering 'I
brief ejaculatory prayer to Heaveni .I)opked
steadily and as. impressively as • I could, into .
. the glaringeyes of the.maniac. Ito neither
quailed nor seemed effected in any way by_the'
steddiness of toy look. but returned it with a
gazo;so fixed, so deadly in its malignant stare
Oiat. J0ii..,411' hope,(atid• felt that my final mo.
•
meet, hid indeed come, I.T,q.qiet‘life - with•iee
. would:semi he ever. • - • •
The Manitio. tiYeing:-nie with the uhwinking
gaze with' which the snakeviews its victim
began to approach me.-shrieking'fis he adra4:•••
cid,
,the fearful Words.. '.*The leap-,-Tus LEAP
~air-we , take it now" !
. Ris'llice' . ziniede:iinciZtliiid. his eyegirerefear- '
fury 'dilated.. and his expression was MOTO dia:-
bobcat than kit ii'postible to - describm-- BM hot
hrmitkreaclwdme,--and-tluttereti-Ae.-hair
My Bend. Lehnin'g,his person: forWirrd, and l
• siretehiliiiOntAiiii arms to•theiriitino....4 length:-
as if tjo prevent tuy.Mtcalie.limirasalieadgivith.. 1
in ['levy feet of me.when levelaitned. in Mend
voice.' . =it I
the . same 'time:- to, 'the Zrap , .deor. tiebind,
lle haiti ,yturtiedAirti.444.l4ool:44. - :.brtt with
nut drawing: in his arm : or 'changing the lean-;'
lag posturcel:Miltodyy;
most of lighinieg. , ttlarted:tretyreeii his legp,'l
which. like his- twine:. hid `stretched
wardly, but note° tensely:wad managed as
pastaitt. , to givn isachenfi :Az intfitlinsh with my : l
firm!..11 , e1 3 41114Z1M , -rkS•O•MIII94 I 9-44-
tel. ; The matilac,,upset,,by.,Ahe•Juexptmted
as saelt. itpon'hid lee
fao.3'4Wd Ilie'Platfoint of
Almtai ;Alegie4lnktoAi•deiweafir.hi,insetr,-
,( •POlWgedoY9.lthq, l l4K49l l : qr.l-. 1 9 -1
M ory,,Of thopsylnia,..; prOiniuseafrot.,.,
rapidleM,eht,,tiiitlf,l:reaehia',*(entNnee
thiit - taltfleig 01 04 11- 4 11 * J
• /4'
.••. . . • .
form an attendintlhat I had left a lunatic,
tsttiri the summit of the tower. I hurried to my
lodgings,. ankovercome.with fitigue and men
tiff exhaustion, retired early and supperless to .
Thenexlday: fretu r ned to the asylum. for
the.purpose of unravelling the mystery of my
adventure.' ; That. was easily done. The gen
tleman whom I had taken for my cicerone the
day hefore,hadbeen for tunny years an inmate
of tlanitylum. Ile was intellectual, accom
plished, and possessed of a most winning ad
dress: Being mild and inoffensive in dispo
mtion; nnd.subject only, at long intervals, to
an access of his mental disorder, he was per
mitted to go at large. and unattended through
the buildings.anff grounds of the institution.
His great passion and Chief employinent was
to accompany and explain to visitors who came
to the asyluin, the history and Jialluiffitations
of its inmates, - With-all of these he Was uff
nutek and thoroughly conversant-' Ile cole
lecteil his information 'from every • available
Source—being as indefatigable in the pursuit,.'
as he was quick sighted in the detection of .
facts and statistics, bearing upon the subject
matter of his inquiries. To.hini the arfival
of a new itiinate for the asylum. was an event
full ofboih interest and excitement. 'He cow
enced-his investigittienSTA once, affil ceaSeir
not from his inquiries, until he had learned
the nitee, the personal antecedents, the men
tal malady and the *sent, condition ,of the
new-comer. In. this way he. kept. himself
thoroughly 'postal" in the personal.atatistics
and characteristics of the inmates of the. in
stitution. He was: in a word, a sort 'of index
reperiorium. or table of reference, for visitors,
and Isire in-his-memory the unwritten biogra
phies of all his associates in misfortune. -
_ .
.. . . .
... ..
• , The•peculiar characteristic of his insanity
was a propensity to seek highaltitudes. which,
when attained, always brought on a violent
paryoxism of aberration, in whiCh he became
!combative. impatient of control, and very don
! geraus. in consequence of his great agility and
I strength. . - Hence it was the fixed rule of. his
keepers never to permit him to ascend the
tower of tho asylum—the trap-door of which
was always kept • securely locked down, and
nnly opened by an officer of the, institution,
'to admit . visitors to the summit and closed
i mmediately after both t heir ascent and descent;
from tire tower . On tine day-Of my adventure
through some pnexplained oversight, the door
'had been left.open, nnd the ineinui of egress
!to the top of the toweethus afforded, aceiden
j tally_discovered by my comp:Mien. on our
visit to . that part, of the &lidding.. The alarm
I had giien on my 'descent, bad carried •the.
nurierintendent And several, assistants-to--the: .
tower. They - mef my qiiondam, guide, slowly
• descending the ladder," A miens lientor,.
rhage Of blood front the'nose, produced by his
fall hAtl reduced his - ,paroxysm and. left- him
takional enough to provide for his safety by
an immediate descent from the tower.
..
.
Sineetbat sticenture Lace accepted
casual cicerones in lunatic asylums. J. T.
• [Retertett fOr the Herald.] '
ICHE SCiIYER TO HIS SEED
Sink, littje aced, 'in the earth's black mould,
Sink in your graves, so wet and so cold—
. Where must You lie -
sarth I throw . over you,'
Darkness must cover you,
„Light comes not nigh... _
What grief you'd tell. if words you could say!
What grief make known for loss of the day !
• *idly - yet:N:l spent: ;
here, must I ever?
Will the sunlight never.
My dirk grave seek ?" I 2
Have faith. little seed. Soon, yet again,
Thou'lt rise from the grave, where thou art
Lain ;
Thou'lt be so fair,
With thy green shades so light,
And thy flowers so bright
Waving in air.
So must ire sink in the.eartles black mould—
Sink in the grave, so wet and do cold ;
. • There must we stay, .
Till at last we shall see
Time turn to eterniry—
DarknesS to -day.
• M.On the 3linto estate lives a respectable
old woman, in humble circumstances who.
notwithstanding Lord John Russell's friendly
.
visit to Ale locality, bad frequently- expressed
herself as, very much dissatisfied with some
parts of liis career as a public man. and was
led to criticise these sopiewhat sharply. The
circumstance reached , - his lordship's ears,
while on his recent:C . l3k. and a thinlyarty in
sisted that the member for the city should
clear himself.face to face. with, his critic. To
1 her cottage he repaired andthemat ter at issue
was brought on. The old•lady was niftier 6t
ken aback by discovering . ..heiSelf confronted
by him who bad led rainy a Parliamentary
campaign; but shedid not shrink from giving
Ms lordship a bit,of her, mind.; and this she
did in a well-informed plain spoken. but civil
manner. The interview drew to a close. and •
thtijito parted good friends— Lord Joitn,ei-_
pressing hillsilt greatly surprised with the'
old womatis intelligence. and rating her high
ly aaa specimen of a Scottish.peasant.
...Pc EDITOR'S ASSTRIIINT.— it does a body
good to have his pride .flaitered once in a
while. - We realize the benefit of it once a year,
when the,aiseisors come round and ask ; how
much money we have at interest; how much
stock use hive in the'public funds or in banks:
and various other qu that are supposed
to be only to the •td men." If there is any
body round, we straighten up slightly,expand
our
.cniporosity, and, in as heavy a chest zone.
as we can command, we answer, ••Abont the
state as last year." They, -know well enough
whairtimt is: So do we.
ag,L. A young .damsel was preaching at
Nantucket, and among. other profound and
original truths, proclaimed to her congrega
tion that ...every 'tub must stand on its own
bottom." A sailor.' thinking to noriplitti the
'fair parson rose up and asked; .3st suppose'
it has no bottom?'-- ••Then it's sm. retti.4." - she,
quickly rejsined, and dent on, with her tier
.,
V o—" George, you are looking very siniL.
ing; what has , happened ?"_”The most de-.
light(ul
..thing! I caught my Jenn y by sur:.,
Prise. this morning in her wrapper. and with-'
oat hoops; - and got' the first'. kiss: 'l've had ,
since whalebone skirts came 'into
. . ~. • .•
41un
'liliirrnblie opiniori.is a sir
.which
its own . bed.'- We may ocaus aly moderate.
or_quiikaiits-course..but-it-is.,ery-ilifftealt try:
alter it. And' yet it„ sometimes t alters.' and •
even-reverses-its own co u rse-l-oner can Scarce=
ly tel why : or wherefore, , . , .., ~.. .1:::. ~
DES.Aa attempt is .to be made. to recover.
the ta4lion and o half of, dollars the .went.
Ceadral Ameriaa..althouei oho la
'nab in , aides' 4:40 sre eigJte of a inda,deep, l
addict aspot tbirialibietymileadiatantfrom
the nearest land. •
. .
man .died last suninier in Cuba, aged
one hundred end flie
the howspeitetn, e4yl;that ,,, o hie irtiV
skim= was- thals_vritibti;liimitalkitt'i
VraTP-27 ;
• 1 ,,
a l i i k v e n krzPx„o9usialimeala of t!lei,
T ur n ` 4l•• of ibe "Lie -to' Oa
lbonx fropatii!iibieple tbr-TdisAlloutioft,l44lte.=
Disinkfilkl4l43 llll ll;: , ••• bi;tPV-,•7
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111111
;latits' gitparOilit
LETTERS TO YOUNG WOMEN
DY TiMOTIIY7TITOO3IIIB
r think, as a general thing, thativomen are
harder in their udgements of theii.own sex
than men are ofeheirs ' 'or oven of theth. This
arises, partly from jealously—a wish to stand
among the
.uppermost in the popular esteem.
The praise of a woman, poured' into the airsof other women, is not usually gratefully.re
calved. The disposition of women to-judge
harshly of each other is seetyparticularly in
those instancetrin which a woman • has taken
a false step.. Here the fact is•patent, a we
loan forgets, or forgives, much, less promptly
titan a•man. However-deep the -repentance,
however deeided the reformation, a woman .
never forgets that her sister has sinned, not
_ withstanding the fact that weakness and
fortune, and a hundred milmting if not
circumstances plead in her behalf.
It. is the same with, less important lapses of
behavior, in a corresponding degree: • I.4lmnot
know but this is one orthe safeguards 'which
tired woman's
path, but it seems •to me a very. unwomanly
and a very. Unchristian thing. It seems to me
too, to be a very unnatural thing. 1 judge
that, much more than a man a_ woman should
be interested in securing justice for her own
.sex, rind that if a sinning or silly woman
should find a charitable defender anywhere,
it should be among those who; like her, are
exposed to the temptations- and particularly
the uncharitable misconstructions, of a cap-1
tious' •
Mat lweuldinsist upon, is, that -you not
only do not wound the feelings of your own
! sex by sharp criticisms, but-thatyou be heart
ily enlisted in maintaining • their honor. Do
not think that you do this while putting down
this one and that, in. order to make. your own
immaculateness the• more conspicuous.. Be
lieve what is generally true,- that. 'thor who
sin are thok who sin rather through weakness
than vicious tendency,-that.-villains who wear,
cravats and,_walateoats,.-Ahe,fferyAnen:whoini
you are by no means particular enough to ex- .
elude front your company—are those who Most
deserve your reproaches.
And now-that I am upon'the subject of talk
it will be very well to say' all I have to say
upon it. It is a very , commen thing for young
women to indulge in'hypehole.. A pretty dress
is very apt to be, perfectly splendid, .a disa,
greeable pe - rson is too'often - perfectly - hateful;
a party, in which the:company enjoyed•them
selveimrsomewhere becomes transmuted into
most delightful thing ever seen. A young
man of respectable parts, and manly bearing
is very often such ti.magnificent fellow ! The
adjective perfect, that stands so much alone'
as - never to have the priVelege of
,help - from ,
comparatives or superlatives,--is sadly over.
worked, in company with severalothers attic
intense and extravamint ord6r. The result is,-
that by the.use , of such language as this; your
opinion scion becomes .valuless. _A woman
who deals only in superlatives, demonstrates
at once the fact - that her judgment is subordi
nate to her feelings, and that her opinionii arc
entirely unreliable. All language
_thus loses
its power and significence. The same words
are brought into use to'describe a ribbon in
a znillinffes at are employed in 'the
endeavor to do justice to Thalberg's execution
Of Bethovon's most heavenly symphony. The
uw of hyperbole is so common among women
that a woman's criticism is generally without
value.. New let. me insist, upon one thing.
Be more economical -in the use of your mother
tongue. Apply your terms of praise with
cision, rise epithets with some degree ofjturg
ment and fitness: Do not waste your best and
highest words upon inferior objects, and find
that when you have Met with something which
really is superlatively great and good,
_that
tlie terms by which you would distinguish it
have all teen thrown away upon inferior things
—that you are bankrupt in expreszion. - if a
thing is simply good, say so, if pretty, say so,
it very pretty, say so, tine, say so, if very
tine, say so, if grand, say so, if sublime say
so, if magnificent, say so, if splendid, say so..
These words have different Meanings, and you
may say them all of as many different objects
lid not-use the word perfect once. —That is
a very large word. You .will probably be
obliged to save it for application to-the Deity
or' to his work 4 or to that serene i rest
whic
remains for those that love him
Young women are very apt toimbibO anoth
er bad habit, namely, the use of slang. I was
walking along the street the' other day when
I met an elegantly dressed lady and gentle
man, upon the sidewalk: • My. attention was
the more attracted to them because they were
evidently strangers.—At any rate, they im
pressed me as being very thoroughly refined
and genteel people. As I came within hear
ing of their voices— they wore quietly chatting
along the wsty—l heard these words from the
wonutu's lips: 'You may bet your life oadhat.:
t was disgusted. I could almost have boxed
her ears
I remember ikcilbeing in thexoni
puny of a belle—ono who hind !Ina . a winter's
. . .
reign in Washington. Some kind of *game
wits.,ty_iprogress, when, in a momeht. of stir-
prise, she exelnimed, 'My Geneibus !' Now
you may,regard this as a finatioal notion, but
I tell you•tlmt woman fell off flatly in my es
teem as if she had uttered an oath. Let fie
see how•you like this kind of talk.
If you wish to be an 'A No 1! womaifoti
have got. to 'toe the mark,' and be less 'WM-
luCn 'You may • led your head . ou that.'
You may ;deg , elightually' 'like a martiugalo'
,
gni may
,‘s i't street yarn' at ho rate of ten
knots an hour, you may 'talk like a book,'
you =lf dance as if you were on
..'s, regular.
breakdown,' you may'lurn up your nos - 6 at
common folks,', and play the piano 'mighty
fine,' but tell you,''you 'can't come - to tea,'
, you may be handsomer' but-you 'can't -come
in.'. You might just as well 'cave in,' firstiis
last and , absgliatulate f '..for you 'can't put it.
through! .any.way you (a I fix it.'. If y.ouini.
agitie that you may 'go it while you are young
for when you are old you can't' you won't
'come it,' 'by a long chalk,"• ' , Own upi know,
and 'do the straight-thing,', and yOu
down' ms 'one,of the wome :we read of.' if
you.tan't 'oconelup-to the a mateli',why [must
let you elide.' But' it' you' have • a 'anealsia
nation , ;for'being a 'regular brick' there. is no
'otber way-.;-'not as you know. sirreo,
hoes!' •If a yOung man should 'kind o' shine
tip to. you,'. and you should , cotton to hinOuid
ho should 'hear. you , aay.' "by, the, jumping
Alosos,'. or ‘by.tho living.jingo;' Or 'my good
hass' or q cow.i or . 'go it liet.soy,' I'll hold
yOur bonnet,'- or 'mind your. eyo,' , or, 'hit lin
ttway,' 'dry up now,- or
ddrew.your leterl, , or , ottt: attek, or tiro. him
particular lite,' Lei would 'pretty certainly: ‘e-:
CO. , O• • ••
Enough ofteauty io tiotire pfeation,
. .
Enough:of sprightliness to shun dejection, - , ,
Of modest diffidence to 0444 Rrotcptioq:,- -
1 7.-
A. docile niiinil ddbservioiit to porectiOh, "
Yet stored With souse, with reason,and iliffed=
k! .
And'everyptuision held in sweet Subjection tr.'
Juttiqiitilts enclugly to' keep her , from
tioni'
!When: , ,auth! i'faidiA l ll malts 'h'er oleo:
. .
, s o r rank,co,To4inips!hat htx,
Iktuabinkihiviifead.tolVabioritiblfi'iupuiehietitti
'dotr;: , yov ,
me thillenailal A! 4)ikt
• .e v •
nerOrhet,itiftit ratlite , ere,theliAtc*llloif
wertairbsiickwykscallibeti wank
•la .4- sf , d'd
j,dl- aek per-annum in- advance.-
.
A nd 0o If ;net laid Aka advance.
' • [Written far Me s ter:lld.]
WHAT A WIFE 4,HOULE! BE.
•• •
Ma. Human: I don t 'know whether. you
_endorse. the sentiments of that miserable little
piece of poetry that you, pi your devil, stuck'•
into the head of the " Laelies.e.olumn," telling
the world what "a wife" Should be. If .yolu
tit), I'll tell you at onem.that you are not the
smthible man we ladies have taken yoU to
It would do very well for some .ertisty 'old*
bachelor ; who don' . t know the worth' of a true
would' and is not, worthy to.be callecl.a Man.
Just.. think of telling your wife thatihe Must
stay in the 'Muse like, a snail, and never poke
her-head out of doors from :morning - to - 141147
that she must not
only
extravagantly, that
'she must. speak only when spoken to; but
must,so time her answer that she must not
have the last word. Then tell her she mtleV
Ibe as regular as clock work in all'the domestio
duties, which you will point out to her,'
she got out of her sphere, While plect.. s '
ding around her snail-shell of a kitchen.. How.
would your own wife like to have this poetry -•
reduced to fact ?' If tilie's a woman of a spirit,
it's My opinion. she ' would speak sometimes._.
when she was not spokento, and t hat:you would--
be tade—to_feeLthakzaomebody—hath,really-7-
spoken.•• • 2
What a eliarminteVemntl-of , Outiek for a wo
man, to be enrol Stay. in the house and speak.
when some " lord of creation" spoke to her,
(ICeSs just as he tells leer to, and never go be
solid his lordly perinissicin. Fariby yourself'
in the company of such "a wife." If you
didn't'llappen in• feel like talking, there would
be rather a -dull time in the house.
. •
Yost may , me one of. the "strong
inintlod," and don't-knoiv but I am, , for
fell you. at k iince, - that Nion't like that con
tengttilyf poetry.; or this...man who wrote it,
Whoever Ito linty be. ' : lf a woman wrote it,
she is' a disgrace to her sex and line helped to
make all .woman-kind look contemptible, so
tar as the few lines of doggerel have any in
fluence,
I think ; Mr. Editor, Unit woman is a breath
ing -animal, that-she needs fresh air and out
door exercise as 11111C11 as men need their pud
dings and Ties,. or their pantaloons patched,
*ittiit she shpuld'have exercise in the open
should laugh, talk,, 'walk or ern, just when
gtic Pleases, without having 'tt•man to th3Sl.lllli3
the dictatorship of her actions, and tell when
she may breathe,, speak or act.• That's what
/think. NELLIE.
. •
You " think " about right Nellie; "la hint
_agaiti.". 7 -[En..IIBIIALb. ' • •
Tlin ,CLOWN . AND TIOIZ
Many now treading the ,path of jife may
call to recollection the memorable epoch,.
When the British stage was at its zenith— •
'when fOr the loftiest.- phrases of the
there existed the marvellous genimumpfAlmund
Kean ;,.when such characters as (oriolanuti
and logo were faithfully. portrayed by that
,accomplished actor,.,Mr. Young, when, indeed
'the stage numbered in - its ranks Men of high_
intellect, and an exalted reputation, which
threw a halo 'wound the theatrical profession..
At this period the green-room being, patron- .
iced by Bryon, Moore' Campbell, and other
celebrities—might be witnessed the humorous -
performances of Grimaldi, Whose .style of ac- •
ting, if not possessed of the agility of clowns
of the present day, was exceedingly grOtesque, ''•
and peculply, his Own.
Nature !Lairendowed Grimaldi 'with^ it be- • .
nevolent disposition; unfortunately, however,
his generosity was often imposed upon—di.
.vestel of distrust of others, he too frequently
bedtime tho• dupe 'of credulity. At the time
alluded to, Dame Fortune smiltd on Joe, he • •
rented a villa at Finclffoy, a few miles north
of the metropolis, drove a neat Stanhope, and
was daily. accompanied to town by his
Returning from Convelle • Garden one dark
night, Grimaldi was stopped by .three men, •
ono of whom, presenting a pistol, commanded
_hint 'to deliver.' Compliance was promised,
provided impersonal injury was offered,hand
ing, at the same moment, his watch and purse,
widely he assured them was all lie had; whore
upon' one of them said—
'Nonsense,
Joe, give that .note from your
waistcoat pocket.'
' The circumstance of Mrs. Grimaldi having
wished him to take a ten pound note, oy leav
ing home, and placing it in the pocket of his "
vest, had• entirely escaped his recollection ; •
the fact. of his having it however, instantly
recurred to his memory,- and he at once gave •
it up. ..liotv'this nun-knew of_his having it
surprised him much, but the hand 'which ex
tended to receive it, passing the raytrof.light •
.from otie of tha: gig
,lamps, enabling him to .
discern, exhibited but three fingers; astonish
red Met . even More ; he knew such a man, but
could not call to mind who he was.
On giving up the note, no further ohstrue- :•
tion was offered, and he proceeded homeward
when, within a short 'distance of thence, he
ryas again hailed with, 'Good-night Mr. Gri
maldi: whereupon ho-pulled up, the person
saluting asking,,asif in anticipation, whether
any think was wrong. This was no other
-than- Townsend, - the - Bow-street officer, and •
upon Grimaldi telling what had happened, ho
•
-- 'l-am not at all-surprised, and if - you - will -
-meet me at. the public
. offtee, in Bow-street,
to-morrow'morning, nt about eleven o'clock,
1 will produce 'all three,' as I•pttrpose taking ,
theme-before the yight is past,. in tact, -added
he, 'my presmince here to-night is in conse
queue° of a robbery committed by the same
party.' • '
Ilere the conversation- dropped, Grimaldi •
proceeding towards home, Townsend on his •
,business.: On tirriving home . Mr. , Grimaldi
questioned his tirffeas to the person they knew •
With but three fingers
.to one of -his hands,
without divulging to her what bad happened,
when she informed hint thalhercharrwonjwi.
husband answered the description.. Now this
poor churrwoman was a very:notable well-con-
Misled person, with five young children, and,
from' .commiseration . towards. her,,Grimaldi
determined not to prosecute.
On going to the theatre the 'following morn- •
(lig, Grimaldi inadvertently
othce,-in in Bow-street, was again hailed by •
Townsend, and requested imaccompany that
offieor tawhere many , delinquents were con- .
fined, the, first that taught his, eye, was ,tho t.:: • ,
individnal.nlluded whereupon .. •
hold up three :fingers-by., way:of iecognitient - •
'but npen Townsend asking, him whether he
saw,any,of his friends,. ho replieffittiheimga
tive. ' •Atiother - modo Was:tried•tit'c'iltiee men ' •
Were Plabed in an adjoining room; apart tibia
the other...prisoners, , and Grimaldi again in
'fro:Awed, but to no purpose • he would not , ;:..
recognize any one, and the ammo here dis- • .
charged in consequence; •• " " ' - •:.• _
• From.this period;:•iimthe octagon orevery
''benefit,'. Grimaldi took at the theatre; a per-
,
son called at his house for te
tei n ponnds' . worth
t-of tickets f- tho-eireinestartieliecaute--usual:--
that, thermiterk,. -put aside ten potindee•Worth • -•'
for the strt ng tr,'N as never ornittetV- : • •
ty frequently created, a *Biro:Z*ook our hero" 1,
to ascertain who this .nnknoWtt, friend. could
be, al. Itneihileistti*O'lle*VoiPPOS,ni
one morning beforgltlr.Grimaldfleft'hemO,
'And Nvas,,oonfronpadd;my
,it turned',,;
out
out hie. 4
;imp no, doubt remember the., , ~(
Bow-Straet . .affe , ir, witcamourgenerons conduct,
Made . such nn F4l ll .: o fisiOnupon - Mkilmt,l.fro* ,
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