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DY JOHN G. GIVEN.
A C!iristm;t4 Tale.
From Arthur's Home Gazetto.
A MERRY CIIR I STOMAS.
BY T. 9. ARTHUR.
I don't think it at all worth while,' said
Mrs. Lamberlou. 'It's a great waste of
money, and, besides, does them no real
good.'
Very true, remarked Mr. Lamberton;
thousands of dollars are spent at Christ
mas lor one trumpery thing and another
that might be far more usefully employed.
I never liked the system. It does children
as you say, no good.'
How much did we spend on last Christ
mas for drums, horses and dogs, and the
dear knows what all?'
Oh, don't ask me! More than I'd like
to count up. And it was all a sheer waste.
If the money had been given to the poor,
"there would have been some satisfaction
in thinking about it. But now there is
none.
Well, I'm not in favor of spending a
single cent for toys and such like things.'
Give them all a sixpence a-piece, and
they'll be'happy enough,' said the father,
and then we'll have no crying over bro
ken dolls' heads, crippled wagons, or leg
less horses.'
Harry will be dreadfully disappointed,
I'm afraid,' remarked the mother, already
half relenting. 'He lias done little else
nil day but talk about what Kriss Kringle
will put in his stocking to-night. And
Anna will cry her eyes out if site doesn't
get a new doll.'
Uncle Joseph and Aunt Rachael were
silent auditors of this little conversation.
Just then the lights were brought into the
room, and Anna, Harry and Charley came
bounding in with them, as wild and play
ful as young fawns. They had been look
ing forward to Christinas for I can l tell
how long, and now it was only one day
off, they could hardly contain themselves.
Their young imaginations teemed with
irrn,Tcs of things in store fur them bv the
good Kriss Kringle, in regard to whose
indjntiiy, there was a division among the
younger members of the house. Anna
who wa3 eight years old, and, therefore,
entitled by her age to have her opinions
considered of weight, positively dcclaied
that her father wa3 Kriss Kringle; but
Harry, three years her junior, as positive
ly asserted that the aforesaid Kriss came
down the chimney, and, was, therefore, a
very different personage from her father,
who was too big to get in at the top or
out at the bottom. As for little curly
headed, rosy-cheeked Charley, as niische
vious a rogue as ever lived to love sugar
' plums, he didn't trouble his head at all
about the matter. His whole theory on
the subject lay in his confident expectation
of finding his stockings riileii with tovs
and candies on Christmas morning. Be
yond that he hid no questions to ask nor
doubts for solution.
Oh, papa! To-morrow's Christmas!'
cried Charley, climbing upon his father's
knee. To-morrow's Christmas! And
won't Kriss Kringle bring me nice things!
I want a horse, and a sword, and a wheel
barrow and a whole h;up of sugar
plumbs.'
I'm afraid Kriss won't come this year,'
returned Mr. Lamberton, wishing to take
the edge off of Charley's disappointment.
Oh! yes he will.' spoke up Anna and
Harry, quickly. 'And he'll bring me,'
said the latter, a gun and a sword and
then won't I fight the Mexicans! Bang!
boom! bang!'
And he'll bring me the dearest wax
doll!' said Anna, with curly hair, and
and eyes that open and shut as if it were
alive! Oh! won't it be nice!
Don't be too certain, Anna, said the
father, Kriss Kringle don't come every
year.'
Oh, yes he does! yes he does!' answer
ed two or three little voices at once. 4He
came last Christmas, and the Christmas
before,' added Anna, and he'll be here this
year I know he will.'
But suppose he shouldn't come?' sug
gested Mr. Lamberton,- and he looked
very grave. "
There was something so serious in their
father's voice, that the children felt that
his words really meant more than they
had at first believed and their faces be
came sober also. Just then the tea bell
rang, and all thoughts of toys and dolls
were, for the moment dissipated. After
"upper, the children were washed and
dressed iu their night clothes. Eac h hung
a stocking in the chimney corner, ready
for the advent of the good genius who
loves children, and then yielded to the oft
repeated solicitation of Margaret the nurse
io come along and go to-bed.
I must say ray prayers first, lisped the
dear little -Charley, runuing up - to his
mother, and kneeling down before her.
Our Father,' said the mother, in a low,
serious voice.
Won't Kriss fill my stockings full,
mother?'
But you are saying your prayers, now.
You musn't think of toys, Charley. Our
Father.'
Our Father, came musically from the
sweet lips of the child.
Who art in heaven.
;Oh! I hope he'll bring me a whole pile
of wagons and dogs and horses!' And
Charley clapped Lis hands with delight.
Hush, dear! You musn't think about
toys now. Who art in heaven.'
'Our Father, who art in Heaven,' softly
murmured the child.
'Hallowed be Thy
'Won't good old Kriss Kringle come,
mother?'
Charley must say his prayers good, if
he wants the dear angels to stay with him
while he is asleep. Come, love! Now
don't think any more about toy s and sugar
plums. Hallowed be Thv name.
But it was no use. Charley could not
say his prayers. II is head was too full
of Christmas. Harry met with but little
better success and Anna, after she had
been in bed five minutes, remembered her
neglec t on this score, and, kneeling under
the clothes, piously lifted her thoughts to
Heaven.
Ere this scene closed, Mr. Lamberton
had half repented his resolution and the
mother of these three dear little ones felt
her heart almost too weak to carry out her
purpose.
'I declare,' said the former, I'm afraid
il will be felt as too
serious ri disappuint-
mcnt.
And so am I,' returned the latter.
It is such a useless waste of money.'
'I know it is.'
Besides, it does children no real good.
In fact, i s far as my observation goes, it
does them harm.'
In this Mr. Lamberton agreed.
ftn c till lfir "l ii cKi n1 w 1 1 1 it r K
a men; weakness on our part, if we follow j
the old custom this year, and not a true '
regard for our children?' j
'I suppose so.' - j
'Will we be acting right then?' j
Perhaps not. But it will be such a j
disappointment. !
ISo doubt ol that. But a light one !
compared to what they will have to suffer
in after life. The fact is, a trial like this J
wiil help to prepare them for the severer
ones to come in the future.'
Thus arguing the question, Mr. and
Mrs. Lamberton finally came back to their j
original determination, which was to dis - !
pense with the usual nonsense' of toys, !
that would be broken or thrown aside in !
an hour, and heal the wounded hearts oc-
casioned thereby, with a generous distri- ;
bulion of a few sixpences and shillings, j
This would be a saving; and I am afraid J
the economy of the new order of things, j
was, in reality, its highest recommenda-
ion. Bed-time at last came, and Mr. and '
Mrs. Lamberton retired for the night, leav-
ing the expectant stockings hanging empty
in the chimney corner. The mother, just
before lying down, had occasion to go into
the room adioining. it was the one in !
which Kriss Kringle was expected to make
his appearance some time during the night.
There was Charley's little stockings round
almost as when his foot was in it, ani bent !
to the very shape. Mrs. Lamberton sigh- j
ed gently, as the image of his hopeful face,
turned up to hers, presenting itself; and J
she heard, iu imagination, his sweet voice j
as it mingled his evening prayer with
words that showed his thoughts to be near
the earth.-;l
Hours went by after the mother's head
rested upon its pillow, before sleep came,
i And then she dreamed that it was Christ-
mas morning, and that the children's
l stockings were filled, and that they were
i wild with delight. Charley was on her j
knee, showing his wagons, and dogs, and
horses. Harry was inarching about the
room with his sword and drum, and Anna
was hugging in her arms a wax-doll with
almost as much delight as a voung mother
ever felt in clasping to her bosom her
new-born babe. A noise, which seemed
to come from overhead, where Uncle
Joseph and Aunt Itaciiel slept, awoke
Mrs. Lamberton from this dream. She
started up and listened, but all was silent.
The mother slept again. But this time
her dreams were less pleasant. Christmas
morning had come; but it brought no joy
to the expectant children. Their stockings
were empty and their hearts well nigh
broken. Sleep passed once more from
her eyelids, and, though it was long before
the approach of dawn, the gentle visitant
came not again to her pillow.
And long ere the morning broke, Mr.
Lamberton found himself awake and
thinking of the children.
They will be so disappointed,' sighed
the mother, when she found that her hus
band's slumber was likewise broken. '
Is there nothing that we can put into
EBENSBURG, THURSDAY,
their stockings?' asked the father, thus
indicating the state of his mind.
I've been thinking of that; but there
isn't a thing in the house that would do.
I'm sorry we hadn't bought them some
thin;,' replied the mother.
We can do so still. I will go directly
after breakfrst and buy them lots of
things,' said Mr. Lamberton.
The mischief will all be done long
enough before breakfast. The disappoint
ment of their eager hopes the scattering
of their delightful dreams will almost
break their hearts. Dear little Charley !
He couldn't say his prayers last night for
thinking of his well-filled stockings. Ah
me ! We have done wrong I feel it.'
Suppose I put a half dollar in each of
tiieir stockings?' soid Mr. Lamberton.
j 'You can eo so if you like; but it won't
satisfy them.'
Undetermined what to do, or rather
j seeing no mode whatever of remedying
tneir error, Air. and Airs. Lamberton lav
awaiting the approach of day, yet dread
ing to see the dark curtain that was close
about the Eastern horizon began to lift
itself up. But at length morning broke,
and a dim, pale light began to steal in at
the window, showing first one object and
then another, until all parts of the room
became clearly visible. In expectatiou of
trouble with the disappointed children,
Air. and Airs. Lamberton left their bed
and commenced dressing themselves hur
riedly in order to be prepared to meet and
offer the little comfort that it was in their '
power to give. Soon there was a sound '
in the room above where the children all 1
slept with the nurse. Their pattering feet ;
were next heard upon the stairs; anon the j
door of the adjoining room was burst !
open. All was then still for a few mo- !
ments. Air. and Mrs. Lamberton listened i
with oppressed "feelings. There was a 1
low exclamation from one of the children
that sounded like a sob. Following this
was a sudden burst of joy and loud wild
shouts of,
Kriss has come ! Kriss has come !
Oh! Alother ! Mother! Father! Kriss
hos come !'
Air. Lamberton sprung lo the door and
threw it quickly open. His surprise and j
delight were scarcely less than that fell
by the children. Sure enough ! Kriss
Kringle was there, silting close within the
fire-place, well loaded with toys, his pipe
iu his mouth, and his merry face turned
towards the shouting children. The fath
er and mother paused in wonder. Day
light came in, still but faintly through the
half-closed shutters, and gave to the figure
of Kriss the very air and expression of
life. Some moments passed before they
could really convince themselves that it
was not a bteathing figure, but one cun
ningly wrought by the hand of man,
which was before them. Soon the chil
dren, at first disposed to look on from a
distance, began gradually to approach.
Harry laid violent hands upon a wagon,
and Anna seized upon a beautiful wax
doll; Charley, last to overcome his doubts
as to whether Kriss were really alive or
not, came up cautiously, and while his
eyes were fixed upo.i the laughin-
face of the figure, he withdrew from its
hand a stocking crowded to overflowing
with toys.
The good Genius had forgotten no one
in the house. There was a beautiful
scarf stowed away in his pocket forefather,
and a handsome card-case for mother.
Uncle Joseph and Aunt Rachel, too, were
remembered. Even Betty and Alargaret
had something, and there was no end to
the toys and sugar plums contained in
pack and pockets for the children.
But, the mystery was as to who had
prepared this delightful surprise, coming
as it did opportunely, and correcting in
such a good natured way the error of Air.
and Airs. Lamberton ? It was Uncle
Jose ph and Aunt Rachel, of course, who
had been up nearly all night in order to
have everything ready; though they never
clearly owned to the fact.
That was indeed a merry Christmas
for all; and Air. Lamberton was as much
pleased with his h andsotne scarf, as was
any child in the h ouse with his or her
present from Kriss Kringle. As to the
trouble taken in advance on account of
broken dolls' heads, wagon-wheels, and
all that, none appeared through the day,
and when night came, and the tired little
ones went off willingly to boil, they slept
with their treasures around them.
JUVExNESCENCE.
"Seven years at trade or college life."
This epoch takes the boy to twenty-one
the empire of manhood. He has whit
tled his bench to a skeleton in the school
house, served his apprenticeship, and is
now his own lord and master he is to
begin'the world for himself. He disdains
to be called a boy, aud lacks the boldness
to look upon himself as a man. He is in
a 'transition state,' like the pin-feathered
DECEMBER 20, 1850.
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gosling just stepping upon the threshold
of goosehood. lie exerts every effort to
persuade a little hair to garnish his cheek
and chin applies oil, raw egg, potato
poultices, and good Peter only knows
what else, for the promotion of resdecta
ble growth. When he gets it, then he is
a man to a live certainty, and must begin
to look about m find a place and a wife.1
It is easier for him to get possession of a
wife than of a place; yet he might hunt
and smell about for more than seven years
and catch a Tartaress after all. A good
wife is a great comfort a heavenly bless
ing a first-rate affair; but a poor one is a
source of greater uneasiness than were a
shirt maue of hemp and briar bushes.
Then, my friends, there are seve?i years
to pleasure's follies given from twenty
eight to thirty-five; that is just about
enough of time's small change to spend
for fun, frolic, and careless enjoyment.
Then or never man makes up his mind to
drive his business, or let his business drive
him. If he is not in a fair way at lortv
two to get his share of the world's spoils,
he might as well hang up his fidd!e, and
be content to dig his way through life as
best he may. The 'seven years of fame''
are encouraging, discouraging, perplexing,
pleasing, tormenting, teasing and disap
pyiniing a regular wild-goose chase.
The pursuer thinks every moment he is
about to catch the bird, and so keeps on
thinking till he tires himself out. and lies
down to rest beneath the blanket of ob
scurity. My readers after the following
seven years for increasing whatever wealtii
may be yours after the next seven for
hoarding it carefully up for the encouroge
ment of vice and laziness in your progeny
after the next seven years spent in
weakness, whimsicalness, childishness and
care, you toddle out of the world, and go
nobody knows where, only those who
have gone before you. Mercury.
Charleston", December 11.
The steamship Isabel. Capt. Rollins,
with dates from Havana to the 7th, and
from Key West to the 8th, arrived to-day.
We learn that the Cholera had entirely
disappeared from the city, but it had re
appeared in several other parts of the Is
land. All was quiet.
When the Isabel sailed there was even
prospect that new sugar would open at
high prices, and contracts had already
been made for shipment 10 Spain at 7i a
H3 rials, delivered in -March. A large
number of Spanish vessels were waiting
for the new crop in order to prevent earlv
shipment of it to the United States. Small
parcels of molasses of this season had
made their appearance, and contracts for
the first cargo have been settled at 3a3j
rials; for large cargoes, delivered in Feb
ruary, 2 rials had been accepted. Cof
fee is in demand at UalO rials for fair to
good.
HENRY CLAY.
The following extract sets forth as
briefly, perhaps, as can else where be found
the views of Air. Clay, as to the process
of emancipation, and the termination of
slavery. The noble sentiment as to his
love of union above party speaks the pa
triot indeed:
Apprehensions have been entertained
and expressed, as to the want, in future
time, of territorial scope for the slave popu
lation. I believe that a very distant event
not likely to occur in the present or next
century. Whenever the vast u'noccupied
wastes in Alissouri, Arkansas, Louisiana,
Alabama, Florida, and Texas, shall be
come fully peopled, slavery will have
reached its natural termination. The
density of population in the United States
will then be so great, that there will be
such reduction in the price and value of
labor, as to render it much cheaper to
employ free than slave labor; and slaves,
becoming a burden to their owners, will be
voluntaiily disposed of, ond allowed to go
free. Then, I hope and believe, under
the dispensation of Providence, the conti
nent of Africa, by the system of coloni
zation, will be competent to receive from
America all the decendents of its own race.
If the agitation in regard to the Fugitive
Slave Law should continue and increase
and become alarming, it will lead to the
formation of two parties, one for the Un
ion, and one against the Union. Present
parties have been created by division of
opinion as to the system of national poli
cy, as to finance, free trade, or protection,
the improvement of rivers and harbors,
the distribution of the proceeds of public
lands, &.c. But these systems of policy,
springing from the administration of the
government of the Union. lose all their
interest and importance if that Union is to
be dissolved. They sink into utter insig
nificance before the all-important, perva
sive, and paramount interest of the Union
itself.; The platform of that Union Par
ty will be the Union, the Constitution,
and enforcement of its laws; and if it
should be necessary to form such a party, J
and it should be accordingly formed, I an
nounce myself in this place a member of
that party!'
DELICATE COMPLIMENT.
The ties of relationship are held most
sacred in the imperial family of Austria
Alaria Louisa had been tacght to rever
ence tiiem from her infancy. She was
tenderly attached to every member of her
family, and when thepreliminaries of her
marriage with Napoleon was arranged, ;
and she knew that she was about to leave
all who were so dear to her, and with
whom she had passed all her days, her
heart sank within her, and her tears flow-
j ed incessantly. The day came; she was
to leave forever the home of her childhood.
She took a most affecting leave of all her
family, and then shut herself up in her
own apartment, where, according to e!e-
quette she was to remain till the French
embassador was to conduct her to P;ris
went to hand her to the carriage. When
Berthier, Prince de Xieufehatel. went in
to her cabinet for this purpose, he found
her weeping most bitterly. For so me
time she was unable to speak: at length
words of passionate grief found tiieir
way.
I cannot help crying," she said; 'every
thing I look at, and that I am rroin-T to
leave, is so dear to me; there are my sis-.
ter's drawings; my mothei herself work-
! ed this tapestry; these pictures were paint-
. ed by my uncle Charles."
j Thus she went on apostrophizing every
I article the room contained, even the very
carpets, and all her pets of whom she was
very ionu, so cnerisiieu, ana carresseu; j -ai-uns! a:uin.u3 00 cm 10011 aiwivs mem
her singing birds, that she loved to sit and j more lime to rest the cutting performing
listen to these were all to be left behind i a great degree, the work of chewing
and the parrot that tdie herself had ! a!it' preparation for digestion. But it
taught to speak; but above all, the little I should not be attempted to feed siock w itli
faithful dog, the favorite companion, even ! substances which are chiefly destitute of
he was not to accompany her for it had j nutriment. The large sour butts or corn
been said the emperor did not like pet dogs. 1 stalks are little else than woody fibre, and
As she carrcssed tiie little creature, her i Ca't be of little or no use in supporting
tears fell faster. Berthier was sensibly
touched by the marks of affection bestow
ed by the young princess on all the ob
jects associated with home. He told her
that all would not be in readiness for tiieir
departure for a couple of hours. So th-
poor princess was allowed the indulgence
of hergrief for a little while longer. But
i the moment came and she h id to tear her-
j self away from the scenes nni the friends j
j that occupied all her affect. on. An en- j
thusiastic greeting awaited her from the
! crowds assembled to welcome her. Splen
j dor surrounded her on every side; but
home and the dear friends were far away.
i As iS'apoleon led her from the balcony of)
i the Tuilleries, where she had oecn gazed I
! at and hailed with acclamations of joy by
the populace, he said
I "Come, Louisa, I ought to give you
1 some little reward for the happiness
1 which you have conferred on me the j
j great happiness which I have just enjoy-
I ed. Nay, nay,' don't be afraid to follow j
' me," continued he, as he led her along j
; one of the narrow corridors of the palace, j
j lit by a single lamp; "nay, nay, don't be
afraid to follow me."
Suddenly they slopped at the door of a
room wherein a dog was making efforts
to get out. The emperor opened the door
the favorite dog was there. He testi
fied hisjov at again seeing his mistress
by a thousand wild pranks; bounding and
(jumping about her. The profusion ofjtumn
lamps by which the room was lit up, dis-
I ififibil I A lirl-i T Allien 1 liit it vi e fili-
VUllyll-U t-T U 1 1 LI Ijiruiofl 111-. ll f H J I
nished with the very chairs and the car
pels of her apartment at Vienna. There
were her sister s drawings, and the tapes-
try wrought by her mother's hands; there
were the pictures painted by her uncle
Charles; there was her parrot, and there
her singing birds; and above all, the pet
dog. Louisa was greatly affected and
delighted by finding herself surrounded
by these dear, familiar objects. So well
liad lierthier planned and executed mis
agreeable surprise for the disconsolate
princess, whom he ha'd found weeping
over all that had been endeared to her by
the fondest associations, that she never
suspected his design 111 delaying their
departure from Vienna.
"Conic in, Berthier," said the emperot,
opening a side door, "and let the empress :
j thank you. There, Louisa, thank him
embrace . him who planned this pleasure various sorts of low!s win cease to be
for you." proline, and the outset wiil greatly exceed
How frequently genius effects great the gain; but with a quantum s?iit..the
ends by the simplest means! It is most j jever.se will be the case. As to white
interesting to see the greatest difficulties j washing, to "deslroy vermin," the incul
give way before its magic influence. cation of the maxim may bj well enough
I in reference to some vermiu; but ns regards
What axe you writirg such a big hand ; those parasitical vermin which infest hens,
for, Pat ?" j ifec, we prefer allowing slarked lime or
"Why, you see, my grandmother's Jafe, ' ashes, u which ;he fowls can burrow, ani
and 1 m wnttng a loud letter to her I
The sea-serpent has been seen in Kir.
sale Roads, said a traveler. What!' ex
claimd Paddy. 'I he coming to Cork
by land, then?'
VOL. 7. NO. 12.
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From tie Orrmanfoitn Yt lepra ph.
Feeding Siock iit Wiuirr.
In the distribution of the winter." sup
ply of foddder, the coarser end poorer
kinds should be rrsrrved till the c-)!dest
weather the appetites of the animals
being then sharpest, it wiil be eaten with
least waste. Those farmers who are not
I already provided with cutting machine?.
w,il Ui) "'C'1 10 procure then!. 1 he:r uss
"s attended with considerable economy.
j Ooarse ha, ft raw, or rornstrdks, are, by
! being passed through a cutler bro::g!it into
' a tnore convenient form for mastication,
an- substances are eaten which would
j otherwise be rejected or only pariiaiiv
' consumed. Cutting affords an opportunity
j :)r mixing fodder of inferior quality with
j that which is more palatable; thus itidii-
1 CU)? ''le slock to eat that which would not
' oe eaten by itself. Cutting also a'tfords
uie most convenient nieaiis ol mixing'
meal, shorts or bran with fodder, by
which the double advantage is gained of
consuming articles which would others He
I U!? more or less wasted, and f so diffusing
' a meal that its nutriment is thoroughly
1 extracted by the animal. The feeding of
animal lite. U here a cutter is worked
by horse power, it may be an object lo
cut such articles for the convenience of
wortiitig them into manure.
Attention should be given to keeping all
animals, as much as possible, in a condi
tion congenial to their habits. Their
comfort should be consulted in regard to
both food and shelter. Undue exposure
to cold, not only requires a greater amount
of fooJ to sustain the s) s em, but it pre
vents the natural secretions, and actuallv
wostes the bodily tissi.es. The most
proper temperature is that which would
be naturally sought by the animal. Sheep
may be allowed to lake shelter or not at
their option, and this liberty may be given
to ad ploci, wliih it is no! necessary to
fasten in stables a portion of tils time.
Close quartersare probably preferable for
iniiuals ubirh it is designe.i to latt-jn, in
order to prevent the loss of tiieir filesh by
muscular exercise.
rui'.'.lry. Ilousts, Yards, H.
The celebrated London remarks, in ono
of his valuable works on .gricuhure and
domestic economy, that in si-h-nin-r t,P
, , 0
site for the poultrv house, one shouid be
chosen which is perfectly dry, and that it
should have an exposure to the east, or
southeast, in order that the fowls may en
joy the benefit of the sun's rays during
the inclement seasons of spring and au-
Arthur Young, whose opinions and in
culcations, 011 most topics associated with
the management of a farm, are of high
practical value, in some remarks upon the
same subject observes:
"Where a set of houses are intended
j (for the feeding and rearing of poultrv) a
j situation should be fixed on, near or close
j to the farm yards, and with ample space
f around to allow the fowls to disperse over
! it, in the day time, and one or more ponds
! for the aquatic sorts. All must have ac-
cess to a gravi varu, audio crass " for
range, and have clean water near. Great
attention should be paid to chaaliness,
and to white washing, not for appearance,
merely, but to destroy vermin." Poultry
should never be restricted as to fo.;J. It
is far more judicious and economical to
allow them a supeifluity, than lo restrct
them in this particular. Animal food, at
; all seasons, is iudispensib'e; w ithout it the
tnus tree themselves. uia.
A friend, in describing the sulphur wa
ters of Virginia, says they taste more like
a decoction of leather breeches ihm any
other drink he is acquainted whh.