I TUB HLESSIXG3 OP GOVEIIN'MENT, LIKE TUB DEWS OF HKAVEX, SHOULD B3 lrtJTBI"-"tTBD ALIKE UPON TIIB HIGH AXD T1IH LOW, TUB BJCU AND POt)K. iirSRRIES. ' EBEASBURG, FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 185-h VOL 1 SO. 25. t i If 3 f i ., T 12 It MS: .' fne DEMOCRAT & SENTINEL ia published every Friday morning, in Kbcnsburg, Cambria comity. Pa.", lit $1 50 per annum, if paid in atlvance, if not &2 will be charged. . , ADVERTISEMENTS will be conapiauously inser ted at the following rates, viz : 1 square 3 insertions ' SI 00 Ewy subsequent insertios 1 square 3 months 3 (HI ' G " ' 5 00 - w i year ' 8 00 ioaloma 1 year 1 18 00 .-..-.. 80 00 Cosiness Cards with 1 copy of the Democrat ' 3 SaRtintl per year 6 00 Letters must bo post paid to secure attention EXILE OF ERIN. There came to the beach a poor exile of Erin, Tho dew on his thiu'robe wa3 "heavy and dill ; For .his country he sigh'd, when tit twilight rc- ... pairing, TO wander alone on the. wind beaten hill : But the day star attracted hia ej-e's sad devotion For.it.rose on hia own native isle of the ocean, , Where once in the How of hid youthful emotion, 11$ sung the bold anthem of Er-i-S" go Bjiagii ! Oh Bad is my fate; (said the heart broken sirnn "' ' err-) ";" ''"'." The wild deer and wolf to a covert can fly ; Bat I have no refuge from famine and danger, A heme and a country remain net for me ! Ah ! never again in the green shady bowers, i Where my fore-fathers liv'd shall I spend the 'sweet hours;' Or cover my harp with the- wild woven flowers, And strike to the numbers of Erin go Bragh ! Erin my country, though sad and forsaken. In dreams I revisit thy sea-bcaten shore, But alas ! in a far foreign land I awaken. And EJgh for the friends who can meet me no more. Oh cruel fate ! will thou never replace me In tho mansion of peace whero no peril can chnse - me, - Ah never again will my brothers embrace me, They died to defc-nd me or live to deplore ! , Where is my cabin that stood by the wild wood ! Slaters and Eire did you weep for its fall ? Where ia the mother that watch'd o'er my child- ' hOOd And where Is the bosom friend dearer than all ? Ah, my sad Pout, long abandon 'd by pleasure) ! Why did it doat cn a fast fading treasure ? Tears like the rain drop, may fall without mc-aa-tire, But raptnro and beauty they cannot recall ! Yet all its fond recollections suppressing, Ono dying wish my lone bosom shall draw ; . Krin, an exile bequeaths thee Lis blessings. Land of my forefathers, Erin go bragh ! Burled and cold when my heart stills its mo tion ; -.'. Green bo tby fields, sweetest islo cf the ocean ; And . thy harp stringing bards eing aloud with devotion, Jrh BM yorneen Erin go bragh ! THE EARP OF T ABA. ;.. Tune. " Grainochree." The harp that once through Tara's halls Thp soul of music shed, Kow hongs as mute on Tara's walls, Aa if that soul were Ctd. tx dleepa tho pride of former days. So "glory's thrill is o'er, And hearts that once beat high for preiso. Now feel that pulse no mere. Ho more to chicfa and ladie lriLt, Tho harp cf Tara sv""iiJ Tho chord a!ot. t' breathes at night, Its t- v I"mn klis. "hen freedom now ao seldom wakes, The only throb she- give3, Is-whcn soma heart indignant breaks, To know that still she lives. . JFVofn the Knickerbocker for February. TRANSCRIPTS TBOH THE DOCKET CF A LATE SHERIFF, i-',;w - "' BT- FREDKRTCK L. VTETH. y, Mr.' Shcn-iff," inquired '.Old Thison' of tno; Vbe you good at figge'rs ?'''' ' ? jood at figures " I ' asked, responiveiy "wbftt.doyou neanbythat question ?" and 1 looked at the old man with astonishment. lie seemed lost at the apparent harshness ob servable in mjm-nncr of fjddrcsinj him j, amj apprehensive that I was ofiended; aVked my for-giveness.-end desiarod thedid p't -mean no of fcflce." ; '"Oh"! aa for that, Tise," I replied, 'I am sal Iffied you meant nothing wrong. But . why do you K)k if I am good at figures ?" n " Because," and he primped up his mouth, and swelled out his cheeks, looking for all the world, like n antiquated Cupid, (as he is,) and with a canningand gay twinkle of his eyes, drawing his "hands from'out of his side-pockets, and cov ering ono with the other, so a to make a hollow Of them; he raised tbcra, up, gently at first, and Uicn quickly, gaylj, raying them to and fro be fore lay" eyes and ears ; a jingling, chinking sound was heard, ''Because if you be, how "much is Uric ftvo !" . ." . y'.'J - "Twico five is ten." . , ... " "Dat's 5t, and derc dey be and ho ceased the movement of his 'hands at tho instant he ehowed me two half-eagles wliich he held between the fore-finger and thumb of each hand. "They are a pair ;of spectacles, ain't they. Mr. Sheriff?" an3 he eontinued holding them as before ; 'and I aimed tlieia with a pair of Bpectables ; and gold ones they be, and gold ones they was. Yes ! yes I twice five is ten," said he chuckling ; "and half-eogles do n't roost on every tree, if whole ones docs fly above my head. Y'ain't 'fended, be you ?" "Heaven bless you, Tise, no ! But how about this affair ? I can't comprehend j'on ; what means this about the half-eagles and specta cles '" "Well, yen see, Mr. : Sheriff,", replied he, "I was a-poiii' down town yesterday and got as far as Wall-street by old Trmty, when I see Mr. Wilton, the lawyer ; and he bowed very purlite ly to me ; and he comes up to me and says : ' "Good morning. Mr. Thison.' And I says : ' 'Pooty well, I thank you.' .- 'And then he says again : ' 'Mr. Thison, I'm we-rry glad to see you : I want you to serve a paper for mo on a man who lives not f;ir from here, but who I've been trying to servo for tlie last year ; all of ruy clerks, from errand-boy to the confidential man, have tried it ; even I myselfjiave tried it ; 1 have also employ ed men and boys, who are familiar with that bu siness ; have lodged it in the sheriffs ofliee ; and I believe the paper has been in the hands of e ve ry one engaged in theofficel' I have also given it to a sooro or more cf constables ; all, all of them hare failed to serve it ; and I almost now, in looking at it. scarcely recognize it as a thing of the present age, it looks so greasy and dirty. Iiave you a mind to try it ?" 'Try it,' raid I looked at him in wonder ; 'try it ? I never failed in nothing I go at right earnestly. . Try it ? guess T will. Who is the party, Mr. Wilton ?" said I. " 'The plaintiff is a woman.' "A woman ! and. you know, Mr. Sheriff, how willin' I am to serve the women." "Yes ! but, Tise, Mr. Wilton did n't want you to jrte a woman." "Now, why will 3 0U bother rcc, Mr. Sheriff ? Why won't - you let. me tell my story .without stepping me ?" "Well, ; well, go On ! I only interrupted you when I Supposed j ou were off the track." "I was n't off do track ; I was going on at a good rate. Let me fee ; let mo see ; where was I ? yes, I w&s always willing to oblige the wo men." ' . "Well, Mr, Wilton says to me, says he : 'Do you think, Mr. Thison, you can serve th man ? The suit grows up this way : lutty Doolittle, my client, was house-keeper for Mr. Greenhope. and old gentleman, a retired grocer and widower, who, becoming old, was" subject to rheumatics, or gout, or some other similar ail ment 1 aud Kitty was in his service llr two or three years at small wages ; and all went on very nicely when, one day, the coek, an Irish girl, told Kitty, my client, to go ! that 8he did n't want her any more, about the house ; that she had married Mr. Greenhope, nnd had becc-me, by the law of tbc land, the mistress of the house herself ; that Mr. Greenhope told Kitty it was as the cook said ; lie had married her, and Legged Kitty to come again, and hfl would settle with hr. Well, Kitty left the house at once ; and, after a few days, went to see Mr. Greenhope to get a settlement with him, hut she was denied admittance. She went again, and agrJn. and al ways was refused pJimssiou into tho house; and she never could sec the old gentleman ; his wife would not rrmit her to come in and see him. At lengUi, after repeated efforts to sec him, she came o me, and told me of her affairs. I wrote to him, and no aivjwer was sent to me. . I finally determined to sue him ; and you know of the diiiicultus 1 am larjonng under to procure a service of the process upon him. His wife, who is fearful of an influence detrimental to her in terests, whiok might be exlrcised in tbc making of his last will and testament, prevents the ad- j mission of any one into the house, and keeps tho oldman a prisoner, in fact. There, you have the whole story ; and my client, Kitty, although I might commence proceedings ogamst him nndcr attachment as a 'concealed del-'or,' will not al low me to do so, as she says it would give too much publicity, to the matter ; and beside, it would be exposing the old gentleman to too much pain, in case he should see his name in print as as concealed debtor. And yet again, Kitty knows that the inoineut Mr. Greenhope is made aware of the claim, he will pay her to the last fraction. But the ehfilculty.'Mr. Thison, is to sec him; and yet I believe.' although so many, have tried it. if any one can accomplish a service, you are the gentleman.' :: "Well, I could li't help, Mr. Sheriff, whon he said I was the-gentleman, taking my bat. off: aTid I gin hirr the lowest bow I could make. "Well, wlmtdoyou eay, Mr. Thison,Tsaid he, 'will you try it 1' "Tryit? to be sure I will," said I. ' ;IIe do n't live far from here ; only around the corner ; arid if you succeed in serving him, I will give you ten dollars.' " ' " '' " Ten. dollars !" said I. . i ! "Massy me ! that's a round sura fbr a small job like that; I thought. But j ou did't' catch me expressing my thoughts to him less ho might haul in, and offer mc less." - ' . '"Yes ! ten dollars. You 've got to bo cautious and cunning.' said he, 'and look out that Mrs. Greenhope, do n't come the chain on you. Let me hear from you, Thison, to-day or to-morrow. Good-bye.'" .' "And he left me. -"Owe dc chain on me!' what did ho mean, said I : and I was dumb- foundered ; I was in a fogfY.'and I could n't. tell what be did mean ; but I found out afterward, when I tried the service ; and I '11 tell you, Lime by, about de chain. , . , V ' ' . , "See, Mr. Sheriff, I never failed to serve a pa per in my life but once, and I '11 tell you of that another time. TJu I H' tell-you once I had a 'declaration,' agin' a man by the name of Bur rows, who bothered me a good deal ; he shyed me every where and every place ; he liad his dod gers always 'bout him ; and I never seed hirn without he rid a horse, a black horse. When I went to the deor of his house to see him, I 'm blamed if heelid n't go through to the stable in de rear of his house, and git on, and ride pass me in de front of his place, so I could see him. And when I went do next day, thinking dat I would git him sure at the stable, blamed if he did n't come right past mc on dat old black horse ag'in ; he got on at the front of the house this time ; he was too wide awako fer me ; I tried this a good many times ; fust at de front door, at dc basement, at de stable, in de rear, and at every p'intl thought I could make somnthimr, at. But I was deceived ; he was always burrowing jist like a rabbit, out of one hole into another. I could n't catch him ; I seed him, through, goewl many times on that black horse of his'n he knowed mc jist as well as I knowed him; and sometimes I thought it was werry aggerwa tin' in him ; he used to stop wid his horse by 'de corner of de streets, (I think he must a knowed I was about ;) and den, when I kim up. thinkiug I had it all right, and was jist a going to r-bla- med if he did n't pull oil his hat, and 'wish me a worry goekl mornin' ;' and olf went de old black- horse at a good trot. "veii, 1 stood at riat corner, and 1 bcran lr to think ; and I snid to myself, 'Tise ! old gen tleman, this won't do ; dat air feller must be come up to, if he does ride a horse. Now what shall I do ? what shall I do ? I can't keep pace wid this nag ; and bless me, iff think I can wid his rider ; 't won't do to be nonplusheel this '' And I was thinking some time, and won dering what I should do next :' and I looked up, and den I seen him ag'in, sti 1 on dat black nag ; lie passed me, and he Raid 'lie wished me a werry pleasant time of it.' I could nt help it, but I cussed some, I tell you ; and I shuck my finger at him ; and I hollered out to him that I'd git him yet afore de Devil would, and he must make a note of that. - "Now you see, Mr. Sheriff, that last part was the apgerwatinist of all, to wish me n werry plea sant time ; and I wowed then, as my danger was riz, ef I could get him by any' means, I would ; my feelm's was hurt ; and I thought if he bur rowed, I would burrow too. Well, I was deter mined, after that, to catch him ; and I went to work airncstly ; I went to his house, to his sta ble, at day-break, at sun-set. lie had gone out ; he had gone in ; I was never in time ; I was be fore him ; I was after hirn ; he was in hi castle aud I was denied admittance, as all ef hi-servants, waiters, and all, knowed mc. "Bimeby, a thought struck me ; if it could oniy bo, thought I." . ' . ' "What was it, Tise V IV tJli' time, becom ing fairly interested, I coi ":f't resist the incli nation to check the oldman in his very particu lar and close narrat "J" of every incident, and yet I wanted him o close it up speedily, so gar rulous had he occome. "What was it, Tise?" "Well, I hegin to think," continue-d he, "after going a good many times 'bout dc house where de man Lvcd, dat if I could on' catch a boy, or a man. or a woman, or any bndy, who went for to carry something rcglar to tho hou.e, I might succeed. I seed a butcher-boy, a good many times, fO to de door in dc basement ; and I tried to g't "im once to let me carry in the meat and marketing, 60 as to git in the house i but he tal'cod shy at me, at put his thumb and fingers to his nose ; and as he moved them bnckurdd and forwards, he said : ' ' 'Gammon ain't what re deals in ; nothin' but de best of beef comes from onr stall. V ' " "And he shyed at mc ng'in. Well, I went ag'in at night ; and after staying "bout an hour or so, I seed a woman, a great big tall woman, going up de EtoOp with a big clothes-basket. 'liallo !' said I to myself, 'here's my chance.' And I waited for her to come out ; arid when she did come, I fullered her a little way ; and when I got out of the way cf bein' seen, I walked up to her, and asked her if she did washing. She said yes. . And I got from her the name and number of .de street where the lived, and told her I might call on her one of dese days. .And den I asked her if she washed for 'de gentleman in de house where she come out of; and she told me she did ; dat she was in a great hurry and could n't staying talking with me just then ; she had some other places to call at ; and that she would have to stop ag'in when she camo back at the gentleman's for the dirty clothes; aud she said 'good bye' to mc, and left me. . "After she had left mc, Mr. Sheriff, I knowed I. had to work sharp and quick, if I intended to carry out" -my. plan, bekase the washer-woman would be back afore long; so that, without wait in' a minute, I run into a second-hand clothing shop, in an avenue clus by$ and I bought a wo man's hat; and then I run to a grocery-store and got a big basket ; and I put some things in the basket andkivered it up with a red handker cher : and I put cn . the bonnet, and with my old black cloak on, I think I made somewhat of a figger ; and I. was then all ready to commence Operations. . . . . .- . . .. . "So I hobbled up the stoop ; and I ringed the bell ; and I stopped a little, so as. not to apiear too big for the washer-woman, though she was a large woman ; aud I cursheyed to the gal who opened the door and let me iu ; and widout my sayin' a word nor nothm , slve told me to git ar long up stairs as quick as I could ; she did n't know me from dc woman ; an' I went up stairs ; and I did n't know what to do,; and I was won derm what I should do ; .and when I got to the landing above, and was thiukin' what next, 1 'in blamed if my customer hisself did. n't come out of a room ; and soein' me, he called me Nancy ; and ie begin for to complain' about his linen bc- j in' not ko well done : aud then I ris up strut, j beka.se my work was near done ; and dropped my basket ; and I pulled out my paper and shook myself, anJ then I handed it to him. But bless you, Mr. Sheriff, you oughter seen him then. I thought he 'd a cat me up, he was so put out ; end he paid sumthin' about an eld man who ought to be ashamed of hiself, gnir.g round dres sin' hisself up as a' female, 1 imposin' on people. But I was so happy I did n't say nothin' to him, on'y dat do dignity of do office nuis' be kep' up, and wo could n't afford to let sich rabbits as he was, burrow as much he pleases, out-wit old foxes; and den I left him, wisbin'. him, a! he did income, 'a worry pleasant time. "Now uo n't 3-Gu think, Mr. Sheriff, that was werry good for me ? was u't it well done V "Very good, Tise ! Better tlian good," said I. "It was superlative ; nothing could be better. But how did you feel when you where going up stairs without any plan or excuse in j'our head ? should yu be discovered, and your disguise pen etrated, Khat would you hav done then, ch 1 Come, tdl me, Tise !" "Public justice ! hem ! ! I do"n't know noth ing bette nor public justice." And the old man kept repeating public justice, rabbits, foxes, bur- rowings, cunning, dignity, washer-woman, lon-j net, foxes, baskets, gigling and laughing the while, aid between the exclamations f-mooihing and robbing," aud j 'aj ing, and feeling his cheeks and mouth, evielently coaxing himself into the luxury of fancying himself the chief e f spotters, tlr. best at the game of burrowing. . "Now, Tise, csycu 've got through this little interrujtion of the incident of the half eagles and spectacles, let me hear alxmt the service of the paper yon had against eld Mr. .Greenhope ; and let it be very short, for I waut 3ou to accom pany me on an expedition of a ve-ry eliGcult char acter, which is now in process of preparation by the attorney, in wliich all your natural and ac quired faculties of archness and perception will be call eel into requisition. .. 1'ou will be ready to go with, won't you ? . "Go ! bless you, yes ! aay time, and all times; you know, Mr. Sheriff. I cvtr refuse you. But what is this business ? hat is de writ V "Ne.exat !" T replied, solemnly. "No exout 1" echoed he, sententiously and gloomily. "Now. alxmt Uic spectacles, Tise." "Yes 'bout de spectacles. Well, Mr. Sheriff, I took de writ fron Mr. Wilton ; and I on'y had a little way to g, jist Ix-hind dj big stores on de corner of Broadway and Rector-street ; and I went along, and I come up to do house where Mr. Gree'dipe lived ; and I got on de stoop ; and I stood a bit ; and I fiecrdde Minds in dc win dows of the second-story of his house go flippcr flopptr, as i-vmo liody was looking out to see who it was as had come on de stoop ; ar.d I look ed tip, and it was an old man ; he was hniking troo de blinds at me, right above my head ; and I spect he got particular anxious ; and all at onst I fee I something strike my hat und lounce off, and den it fell on de pavement ; and I picked it up, and it was a pair of goold spectacles ; and elen I fi-H pood ; and I run up on de stcop ag'in ; and I pulled de bell good and strong, fr dwn I knowed I had it all right, and that the old man was mine-'!. ... "That was a capital hit, Tise." "Well, it was, Mr. Sheriff; that i3, it was a hit on my cajmt, as de lawyers say, and that means a capit.il hit," And U10 old follow scream ed out a ha ! ha ! ha ! at his capital hit. "Well, den, dc door was opened on a little, 'lKut 6ix inches, or so ; and 1 heerd a clankin' of chains ; and I m blessed if derc was n't a chain fastened on de inside of de door-post and de in side of de door ; and den I knowed about de chain-game ; and de door ceuld n't be opened any furder ; and a woman stuck her face troo de openin' ; and she looked awful savage at me ; and .she wanted to know any business ; and then I put en the innoce-ntest look I could, and told her I was passing by de house, and de old gentle man up stairs dropt his spectacles out of de win dow, aud dat it was fortunate I was so near to pick them up ; and if she would on'y allow mc to hand de specs to d'j old gentleman hisself I would be so happy." - "You old ," interrupted I, at which he started ; and I hc-tdtated. . No ! I could not apply any opprobrious or censorious epithet to my old assistant ; and I lapsed down into a compli mentary allusion to his j-oliteness. . "You arc the soul and body of poliieutas. Vf ooure the lady let you in at once ?", "Not racily right away ; she look at mc pooty tight, and werry particuler ; and den she asked ru to gin her the Fpecs, nnd she would take them to Mr.-Grcenhope.", .. . "But you did n't do it 1" '.'No ! no ! fchc luiht keep me and. other folks out by the chain, but I knowed that I had that in me that would loosen- de chain. Why, yon know, Mr. Sheriff, I allers look like an innocent child ; no. body, would think any wrong of me ; and then I asked her ag'in if she would allow me dc pleasure of presenting the specs to Mr Green hope hisselfs". ... , ". Well, she opened dc door at last, with a good deal of reluctance, and down come dc chain, and in I went ; and when I got ia, I seed do ole gen tleman standin' on ue first laudin' of de stairs, on de fust flight; and I went up and told him it was werry lucky dat I happened to pick elem up; and I give Jiitu the spectacles, and ; lie thanked inc a good deal : and. then I took tho paperout of my pocket and handed it to him ; and I told him ag'in thad it was werry lucky I found hia specs, as he could n't sec to read de paper widout 'em, 'onless,' and I said onlesa werry loud ; 'this here lady,' and his wife, the woman t-f tho cliaiu game, come up then, 'could read it for him.' " What did she 'say to that hit you gave her, Tise?" said 1. ' " Oh ! nothin' out cf de way werry hash ; the said I was an old sinner, and de like : and she didn't suspect my iunercciit looks, and so on ; yet he looked more'n she said." " That was a lucky iucident, Tise, of your fin ding the spectacles ; it procured your admission into the house," t.aid 1 to him. " Yes .' yes .' ! it was luck-," replied he drawl ingly ; " but dat didn't do it." . " Well, what was it, then ?" I asked. " My purliteness," s;vid he, gravely, and ma king a very graceful bow, with his hand placed across Ids breast. Ym ! yes ! iny purlitencss done de business ;" and he smirked archly. " She couldn't resist me ; I kne-w I was captiwa- tin' then, werry captiwatin'." " Yes, Tise," said I, "1 know you were on a captivatirt expedition just then." And then old Tise rumbled out a vigorous ha ! ah! ha ! he ! he ! he ! hi ! hi ! hi ! and ending with a slight reference that, in that respect, I was fre quently in the same boat with him. " And dat's de way "lout tho spectacles and the half-eagles ; but gracious me, Mr. Sheriff, wasn't dat a lucky hit !'., .... "Yes it was: and I suppose Mr. Wilton thought it was very surprising, didn't he?" "To be sure he did ; and more'n 'at, he told me it wasu't more'n three or fur hours after he give the paper to mc, his client had j:ot all her money: and I got two half-eagles for that job, and plent compliments, too." " And you deserved all you got, my old friend; and I am always rejoiced to set . audjluar that aptness, such as yours, is well rew arded." A PRAIRIE FiGHT. BT Mns. n. K. SWIFT. It was that most delicious Fcason of the year, the " Indian summer," when w.atcd by some travelling companions on the deck of tlx steam er Otto, bound for the Upper Mississippi, wc per ceived three Indians in earnest parley with the captain of the boat. They were fine specimens of their nation ; tall and straight, with propor tions of exact symmetry. Their keen elark eyes glittering with excitement, and, with their rifles in their hands, and each one foot advanced, they appeared as if preparing to spring overboard into the deep and turbid waters of the river. With furious gestures they pointed to the prai rie, that lay stretched out before tlie view until it seemed to meet the glowing sky. Covered with rich grass and wild flowers lonely and wild it looked like a vast extent of silence and 5e!itude. But as we rf.-'cd through the skimmermg mist that, like a transparent veil hung over the face of beauty, enveloped its green luxurianco, we ob served far in the distance a party of Indians, moving in single file at a rapid rate. They were Sioux, whose trU at that time were in deadly feud with the Chippova) s. The Indians on loard tin? Otto were chiefs of that na tion returning to their homes. As soon as the C'hippeways saw the Sioux, they knew from their mode of travelling that the- had been on a war 1 expedition to some of their villages ; henco theii j impassioned gestures and pleadings to the cap tain to be set on shore. They said they would take their scalps from their foes, and rejoin the beiat some distance ahead. After urging their request for some time, the captain of the Otto complied with it, and they were landed, and soon in quick pursuit of their enemies. At the solicitations e.f many of the passengers, backed by the potent influence of sundry odd dollars, which found their way into the rough hands of the cuptain, he H-.mtntcd to the boat's slackening her speed, that we might view the result. The Chipptwnys crept stealthy but swifily along tho shore concealing themselves in the brushwood that lined the banks of the river until they came near enough to the Sioux, and then with a spring like a panther's cud a whoop that filled the air with its murderous echo, in an in stant each rifle brought down a fe. Three of the Sioux fell dead upon tlie prairie. In return the Sioux though taken by surprise and thrown oil their guard turned in pursuit of the Chippe-ways, who fled for their lives, determined to avenge the death of their fallen companions. The intense excitement on loard the steamor was beyond description. . Ladies were borne half fainting with terror to the cabin ; mothers were screaming for their children ; children crying and nurse scolding all dreading instant massa cre from their near .proximity to the Indians. Men gathered in groups on the deck ; some bet ting high on the result of the fight; some blaming the captain for " permitting murder," others watching with breathless cngernes3 the flying fewi, ci.prcv.ing -nnust desire for their victory er defeat. It was a perfect Babel of languages ; the steerage passengers crowded the lower deck. women and children, all talking at ouce' in their dilli-rent dialects, all intent upon seeing the novel fight. - . .- . " . " ' - The three Chippcways ran swiftl' : their foet scarce seemed to touch the sward, so rapid was their motion. But 6ce ! one- stops something impedes his stepa ; 'tis for a second's ?paoe he- throws away his moccasinH, and as he dots so, casts a quick glance behind hiin, id in ilm act of levelling his rillo a llaah and a rctiort. The excited ripectators on board the Otto give a simul taneous shriek and the words " He is fcLot ! he shot !" are. heard on every side. But no, ho bounds forward with increased velocity . A mo ment more, aud he staggers, reyhj and fulls pro tratc, shot through the heart. . Then commenced a sceucc in Indian warfare so . fi.end.isb, and blood-thirsty that iny ien can scarcely record it. While the body was still heaving . with the last struggle of life, with scrwaia wild and unearthly, the Sioux be nt over it with Lia glittering knitci : . looked again, I saw the gory scalp of the Cluppc way dripping w:th the still warm blood, fiistcr.ad to tlie girdle of tlie Sioux. F.ai.-ii-g the war whoop, that cchoid from shore to shore, like tho yell of tome demon, Itc hurried on afur tho oth ers. The two remaining Chippfways wtiv fast dis tancing i he ir pursuers ; end we could sec tliTn fur miles alur.g the prairie, running in a lino from the hliore, the Sioux mill in. hot pursuit, ik welves after their prey. The captain commandoe! that added Mectn f-honld Le'put toHLe Lot:"thery was a bluff where the river made a l-end, a short distance ahead ami he thought he might save the fugitives by getting them on board the Otto. And steam was put";on."2 The rugir.g and cracking cf the fire, as it roared amidst its fra.1 barriers, the surging and mad t-peed t f lh W.t as she churned the waters into foam, tho groans and dissonant noise of the va-tt machinery, sounding liky the cries of a soul ia agony UL were unheard of forgotten incur breathlesti in teiiMty cf vision. The chase was for human htc tha't a few moments before had lived and breathed, amongst us. ' In a shurt f-pace we'camc f ;.f tho lnd of the river ; here the .shore was thickly covered with scrub pine and wild creepers, and our view inter cepted. As we rounded the point, however, w could see far across the prairie and iu tho dis tance could trace one Chippeway, like a deer fly-. ing from the huntsman, mill pursued by the mad dened Sioux. A crash ws heard among th branches, and Lm companion came leaping from the high Huff that overhung the river. TLepoor fellow had outrun his implacable foes, and se-eing the loat had made an attempt to reach it as hid only chance cf life. But inatcad of falling into the water, he cume heavily ur.on the ground and broke his leg. Before his enemieo found hU Had lie was safely landed on board the bteamer. A physician being on loaid, his.liinb v set, aiul he finally reached his village. It was afterwards discovered that, according to the assertion made by the Chippi-waya, their village had lten attacked by this Sioux party. A boy stationed ujou the bluff- thiit surrounded their dwellings, seeing their a; rwaeh, had given iusti.nt alarm, so that by the time tho Sioux had reach d the village, it was' deserted aud Iwt. They set fire to it, and were returning when men by the three L-.diaau on liird theyrUAm, tr. The Chippeway that fhd acrix the prairie wm sorely l.set by his tiicUiivi ; f r day aud uij-hta he had neither retit rr r Met p. Ouce only Le atopped to breathe among-1 soiuo Lushes ; but they hud tracked his course-, and he found Lixu tsc'.f surrounded by a Lu ruing circle tf fire. But his courage and pe rseverance did not forsake Lim even amid such deadly peril. With a bound hit cleared the flaming brushwood, and though thrice wounded by chiuce shoU, ho had eluded, their direful vengeance, and while his body wad weakened aud emaciated by such severe hard ships and fatigue, his resolute spirit sustained his exertions until retreat was practicable, and lie also returned to hia people in safety. This sketch is no vision cf faaicy ; there are persons still living who witnesjed "The Prairio Fieht." Cant Phrases, There- is no greater mark of ill-breeding and vulgarity than the use cf slang phrases. Thewo forms of speech have heretofore been regarded aa the distinctive characteristics tif bar-room loafers, sporting rowdies, thieves and pickpockets, Of late, however, the unseemly hul.it of inter larding the discourse with cant phrasm has exten ded among young men and women, too, 0 r pectability and good standing in the community, and lias Income a crying evil. Low i.Ieaj arc al ways attached to emit phrases which it.unt inevi tably exercise a degrading j-uiueut upon tho mind. Low conception- are as dctnmuital to improvement as w et ami heavy plumage to a Lui that would take a lofty flight. To show the extent to which the Lai it ef uiu cant phrases is t-omctimis carried, lie fallowing conversation which traiisi irtd hi tLe Sunt fiiu- ly is reported ; "I decl-in- to goodness ! I nahy thitk Mr. Bustle is n.-.kiiig up to e ur Jusephiiie .'" isaid Mrs. Stout after the k'uillvman rt ferrod to La.1 as.-etl the prolong t-veninj; at their Lousu ittay- ng to a later hour than u.-.ual. Yo'ud better believe- it," njoined the ywung lady plaj fall v. " You may Ut high on that," added Xapcloon, oho was in the act cf lighting a reul Havana. llow d you like the cut if his jib, Timothy V resumed Mrs. Steut, turning to her husband. " I don't greatly like Lis rig, hut Jooe-phino tl.inlco 'some.' " wa. tb rinli- " Whether you like Lim or uot, it's my epuv- ion he'll make a 'tip-top' husband," continued the mother. " But Ur through mother," iaii Josephina. biUiliiu''. " Go in lemons !" tuzjested Naih-on. m-ia- king through his nose ; a remark. Lr the wav. so ambiguous, that it certaiuly must have puz- ried other parties to guess at its meaning ; hut in the present case it Bcemed to be invoice! with perfect lucidity. "Nopoleon, I advise you toshutjMur hopper!" elegantly retorted the young lady, .Mr. istout proceeded to inquire if Mr. Rustle was a man ct rrott rty, and was assured ir hia better-half that he had a " pocket full of rocks.'1 The father and husbauii then remarked to the effect that he had been more favorably impressed with Mr. Goodwin, a young farmer m the neigh borhood, thin with the gentleman under coiuid e rat ion. Mrs. Stout manifested a dirk-rent opin ion, on tho kuljtct emphatically declaring that x " couldn't come iu." . " He is over that way." sai l his brother, ria ki:ir a gesture, over his shoulder wiihhis thuu.b. The above, we are inclined to l!ieve, is mt a fancy -sketch. It shows the ixter.t to -which the practu e of uring cant J hiB-?rs, wLtn fur? aVi'-u-id, may ' v tan :d.
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