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Wb hare heard a young mother, who had huricd
an only and infant son, at the age of two years,
affirm, that aside from the consolations of religion,
nothing ever so touched her heart, or afforded her
ao much consolation as the following touching
and beautiful extract from a poem which appeared
in Blackwood's Magazine nearly thirty years ago :
"Thou weepest, childless mother!
Ay, weep 'twill ease thine heart :
lie was the first-born son,
Thy first, thy only one
'lis hard from him to part !
"Tis hard to lay thy darling
Deep in the damp, cold earth
IDs empty crib to see,
Ills silent nursery.
One vocal with his mirth.
"To meet again in slumber
His small mouth's rosy kiss
Then waking with a start,
By thine own throbbing heart,
His twining arms to miss !
"To feel, half conscious, why,
A dull,, heart-sinking weight
Till mem'ry on thy soul
Flashes the painful whole,
That thou art desolate !
"And there to lie and weep,
And think the live-long night,
Feeding thine own address,
With acurate greediness,
Of every past delight.
Of all his winning ways.
Ilis pretty, playful smiles ;
His joy at 6ight of thee,
Ilis tricks, mimicry,
And all his littlo wiles.
"Oh ! the6e are recollections
Hound mother's hearts that cling.
That mingle with the tears
Andmilos of after-years,
With oft-awakening.
"But thou wilt then, fond mother !
Iu after years look back, .
(Time brings such wondrous easing),
With sadness not unpleasing,
Even of that gloomy track.
"Thoult say, 4JIy first-born blessing,
It almost broke my heart
When thou wert forced to go,
And yet, for thee I know
Twas better to depart.
God took theo In Ilia mercy,
A lamb, untasked, untried ;
Ha fought tho fight for thee,
JIb won the victory.
And thou art satisfied.
" 4I look around and see
The evil ways of men,
And oh ! beloved child !
I'm mors then 'reconciled"
To thy departure then.
" 'The littlo hands that clasped me, '
i The innocent lips that prest.
Would they have been as pure
Till now, aa when of yore
X lulled thee on my breast !
'Now (like a dew-drop shrined
Within a crystal stone),
Tbou'rt safe in Heaven, my dove !
Safe with the Source of Love
The Etebxastlyq Oxa !
'And when the hour arrives.
From flesh that sets me free, 1
Thy spirit may await,
The first at Heaven's gate,
a meet and welcome me!'"
gjjisttllantcus.
Character of General Jackson.
8T THOMAS B. BENTOX.
Tho first time that I saw General Jackson was
Nashville, Tennessee, in 1760 he was on the
bench, a judge of the then Supreme Court, and
I youth of seventeen, back in the crowd.
Ho was then a remvkable man, and had his as
oeadant over all who approached him, not the
eflet of bis high judicial station, nor of the sen
atorial rank which be bad held and resigned ;
fior of military exploits, for he had not then
been to war; but the effect of personal qualities,
cordial and graceful manners, hospitable temper,
elevation of mind, undaunted spirit, generosity,
and perfect integrity. In charging tho jury in
the impending case, he committed a slight soli
ism in- language which grated on my ear, and
lodged on my memory, without derogating in
the least from the rcsDCCt which be inspired :
nd without awaking the slightest suspicion that J
Iwas ever to be engaged in smoothing his direc- j
Boa. The fiugt time I spoke with him was some
yaars after, at a (then) frontier town in Tonnes-1
Me, keo he was returning from a Southern visit, i
" F UUBUCI tVI-V U AU M. J .3 - .
which brought hira through the towns and camps
of some of the Indian tribes. In pulling off his
overcoat, I perceived on the white lining of the
turning down sleeve, a dark speck, which had
life and motion. I brushed it off, and put the
heel of my shoe upon it little thinking that I
was ever to brush away from him game of a very
different kind. He smiled and we began a con -
versation in which he very quickly revealed a
lcading trait of his character that of encoura
ging young men in their laudable pursuits. Gut
ting my name and parentage, and learning my
intended profession, ho manifested a regard for
me, said he had received hospitality at my fath
er's house in North Carolina, gave mc kind in
vitations to visit him, and expressed a belief that
I would do well at the bar generous words
which had the effect of promoting what they un
dertook to foretell. Soon after, he had further
opportunity to show his generous feelings. 1
was employed in a criminal case of great magni
tude, where the oldest and ablest counsel ap-
peared Grundj-, Whiteside, and the trial of j feat had done. lie was attached to his friends,
which General Jackson attended through con- j and to his country, und never believed any re
ccrn for the fate of a friend. As junior counsel ! port to the discredit of cither, until compelled
I had to precede my elders, and did my best ; j by proof. Ha would not Uiieve in the first re
and, it being on the side of his feelings, l.c found ! ports of ihc surrender of General Hull, and be
my effort to be letter than it was. lie compli- j came sad and oppressed when forced to believe
mcnted me greatly, and from that time our in-! it. He never gave up a friend in a doubtful
timacy begun. j case, or from policy, or calculation. lie was a
I soon after became his aid. he being a Major I firm believer in the goodness of a superintending
General in the Tennessee militia made so by a j Providence, and in the eventful right judgment
majority of one vote. How much often depends j and justice of the people. I have seen him at
upon one vote ! New Orleans, the Creek cam- j most desperate parts of his fortunes, and never
paign,andall their consequences, elate from that j saw him waver in the belie f that all would come
one vote and after that I was habitually at his 1 rieht in the end. In the times of Cromwell he
house; and as an instance, had opportunities to
know his domestic life, and at the period when
it was least understood and most misrepresented.
He had resigned his place on the bench of the
Supreme Court, as he had previously resigned
his place in the Senate of the United States, and
lived on a superb estate of seme thousand acres,
twelve miles from Nashville, then hardly known
by its subsequent famous name of Hermitage a
name chosen for its perfect accoid with his fuel
ing ; for he had then actually withdrawn from
the stage of public life, and from a state of feel
ing well known to belong to great talent when
finding no theatre for its congenial employment.
He was a careful farmer, overlooking everything
himself, seeing that the fields and fences were in
good order, the stock well attended, and the
slaves comfortably provided for. His house was
the seat of hospitality, the resort of friends ami
acquaintances, and of all strangers visiting the
State and the more agreeable to all from I lie
perfect conformity of Mrt. Jackson's character to
his own.
But ho needed some excitement beyond that
which a farming life can afford, and found it, ful
some years, in the animating sports of the turf.
He loved fine horses racers of speed und bot
tom owned Feveral, and contested the four mile
heats with the best thai could be- bred, or bi ought
to the Stale, and for large sums. That is ihe
nearest to gaming that i ever knew him to ii.iu-.
Cards and the cock-pil have been mtputid to
liim, but most erroneous.!)-. ' I m-vcr sow him
engaged in cither. Duels were usual in lhat
time, and he had his share f thorn, with un
pleasant concomitants , but they pas -el away
with all their animosities, and he has of'tn been
seen zealously pressing the ad ancemciit of ..Lose
against whom he had hut lately been arrayed in
deadly hostility.
His temper was placable as trell as irascible,
and his reconciliations were cordial and sincere.
Of that, my own case was a signal instance.
After a deadly feud, 1 became his confidential
adviser ; was offered the highest marks of his
favor, and received from his dying bed a mes
sage of friendship, dictated when life was depart
ing, and when he would have to pause for breath.
There was a deep seated vein of piety in him,
unaffectedly showing itself in his reverence fc r
divine worship, respect for the ministers of the
gospel, their hospitable reception in his house,
and constant encouragement of all the pious ten
dencies of Mrs. Jackson. And when they both
afterwards became members of a church, it was
the natural and regular result of their early cher
ished feelings. Ho was gentle in his house and
alive to the tendercst emotions ; and of this I
can give an instance greatly in contrast with his
supposed character, and worth more than a long
discourse in showing what that character really
was, I arrived at his house one wet, chilly even
ing in February, and came upon him in the twi
light, sitting alone before the fire, with a lamb
and a child between his knees. He started a
little, called a servant to remove tho two inno
cents to another room, and explained to mc how
it was. The child had cried because the lamb
was out in the cold, and begged him to bring it
in which he had done to please the child, his
adopted son, then not two j-ears old. The fero
cious man does not do that ! and though Jack
son had his passions and his violence, they were
for tnen and enemies those who stood up a
gainst him and not for women and children, or
the weak and helpless ; for all of whom his feel
ings were those of protection and support. His
hospitality was active as well as cordial, embrac
ing the worthy in every walk of life, and seeking
out deserving objects to receive it, no matter
how obscure. Of this, I learned a characteristic
instance in relation to the son of the famous
Daniel Boone. The j-oung man had come to
isasimilo on his father's business, to be uetaineu
some weeks, and had his lodgings at a small
tavern, towards the lower part of the town.
General Jackson heard of it ; sought him out ;
found him ; took him home to remain as long as
his business detained hirn in the country, say
ing, " Your father's dog should not stay in a
tavern where I have a house." This was heart!
and I had it from the young man himself, Ion;
avav - n ".-J-,
after, when be was a State Senator of the Gene-1
j ral Assembly of Missouri, and, as such, nomi
nated me for the United States Senate, at my
first election, in 1320 : au act of hereditary
friendship, as our fathers had been early friends.
Abhorrence of debt, public and private, dis-
like of banks, and love of iiard money love of
j justice and love of country, were ruling passions
j with Jackson; and of these be gave constant
I evidence in all the relations ef his life. Of p.ri-
vate debts lie contracted none of his own, and
made any sacrifice to get out of those incurred
for others. Of this he gave a signal instance
not long before the war of 1812 selling the im
proved part of his estate, with the best buildings,
of the country upon it, to pay a debt incurred
in a mercantile adventure to assist a young re
lative , and going into log horses m the forest to
begin n new home and farm. Ho was living in
tlicfe rude tenements when he vanquished the
British at New Orleans ; and, probably, a view
of their conqueror's domicile would have aston
ished the British officers as much as their 1e-
would have been a puritan.
The character of his mind was that of judg
ment, with a rapid and almost intuitive percep
tion, followed by an instant and decisive action.
It was that which made him a General, and a
i resiucni jor me time in which l;c served, lie j
had vigorous thoughts, but not the faculty of j
arranging them in a regular composition, either I
written or spoken : and in formal papers he j
usuullytravc his draft to :.n aid. or friend, or a I
Secretary, toby written ever often to the lo-.-;
of vigor. But the though! s were bis ov. u vigor
ously exprtssul ; and without effort, wri.ing
with a i (ii, and never blotting or altering : but,
as Caily'c says of Crom well, hitting the nail up
on the head as he Went. I have a great deal of
his writing now, some t n public affairs and cov-
.oral sheets of
paper
r.i.eS 110 era.-ui
or iu'.erliiKations anywhere. His conversation
was l.kc his writing, a vigorous flowing current,
ftppl.: enf iy Tiiiiu-nt lite troiiUc t-f tl.oiKfl',-rm I.
a'wt'ys ii- pressive. His conclusions were rapid,
and immovable, when he was under strong con
victions; th ugh oiicn yielding, on minor points
to his frimds. And no man yielded quicker when
he was convinced ; perfectly iliust rating the dif
ference between firmness and obstinacy. Of all
the Presidents w ho have det:e me tho honor to
j listen to my t -nit us, there was no one to who
111
Ispot cwi h m if confidence when I felt my
self s'i. :.-Jy to ho j;. the riht.
lie had a i-.ii-l ..- oiirry ail his life, resulting
from n temper which refuseel compromises and
bargaining, and went L r a clean victory or a
ch at: il-. feat, i'ti e v.ry case- Hence every step he
took was a ;-.-n est ; and it may be added, every
c litest wn'i f vh-V-ry I have already .saiel that
he wii-.i ele-.'.eJ a Major General in Tennessee
an election on which so much afterwards depen
ded by one- v to. Ills appointment in the Uni
ted States regular army was a conquest from the
adminisciatiou, which had twice refuseel to ap
point him a P.; igadier, ami once disbanded him
as a volunteer geneial, ami only yielded to his
militia victories. His election as President was
a victor)- over politicians as was every leading
event of his administration.
I have said that his appointment in tha regu
lar arm)-was a victory over the administration,
and it belongs to the inside view of history, and
to the illustration of government mistakes, and
the clucination cf individual merit surrounding
obstacles, lo tell how it was. Twice passed by
te give prcfi.-rer.ee toothers in the west (Gcnei.d
Harrison ami General Winchester.) once disban
eled and omitted in all the lists of military nomi
nations, how elid lie get al last to be appoinlcel
Major General? It was thus: Congress had
passed an act authorizing the President to ac
cept organiy.ed corgs cf volunteers. I prcjioscd to
General Jackson to raise a corps under the act,
and hold it reaely for service. He did so ; and
with this corps and some militia he defeated the
Cruuli Iiiibajis, anel gained iho reputation which
forced his appointment in the regular army. I
drew up the address which he made to hi.s divi
sion at the time, and when I carried it to hiin in
the evening, I fund the child and the lamb be
tween his knees. He had not thought of this
resource, had caught at il instantly, adopted the
address, with two slight alterations, and pub
lished it to his division. I raised a regiment
myself, and made the speeches at the general
musters, which helped to raise two others, as
sisted by a small band of friends all feeling con
fident that if we could conquer the difficulty
master the first step and get hira upon the
theatre of action, he woulel do the rest himself.
This is the way he got into the regular army,
but only unselected by tho wisdom of govern
ment, but rejected by it a stone rejected by tjie
master builders and worked m by an unseeu
hand, to become the corner stone of the temple.
The a .red men of Tennessee well remember all
! this, and it is time that history should learn it
But to return to the private life and personal
characteristics of this extraordinary man.
There was an innate, unvarying, self-acting
delicacy in his intercourse with the female sex,
including womankind: and on that point my
personal observation (and my opportunities for
observation were bothlaigc and various,) enables
me to join in the declaration of the belief cxprcs- i
" ' .- ' ' I
scd Ly his earliest friend rnd mcst intimate as
sociate, , the late Judge Overton of Tennessee.
The Roman General won an immortality of honor
by one sL of continence : what praie is due to
Jackson, whore whole life was continent ? I re
peat, if he bad been born in the time of Crom
well, he would have been a puritan. Nothing
could exceed his kindness and affection to J.Irs.
Jackson, ilways increasing in proportion as his
elevation nd culminating fortunes, drew cruel
attacks m-oa her. I knew her well, ar.d that a
more c-yriripiary woman in all the relations of
life, "wife,1 friend, neighbor, relulivo, mistress of
slaves never lived, and ntvtr presented a more
quiet, cheerful and admirable management of
her housekol I. She had not education, but she
had a heart, and a good one ; and that was always
leading her to do kind things in the kindest
manner. 'She had the General's own warm heart ,
frank maimers and hospitable temper; and no
two persens could have been more happily, to
gether or made a house more attractive to visitors.
She had tiie faculty a rare one of reta'mfi
names r.rd titles in a throng of visitors, addres
sing ca;-h one appreciate ly, and dispelling hos
pitality to all with a conuality which c::h::"o.d
its value. No bashful youth, or plain o'J r..f.:i,
whose molesty sat them down at the lower crt'l
of the tabic, could escape her cordial attention,
any more titan the title gentleman on hi r rijh
or kf-.. Toting persons were her de light, TTT1 she
always l.-.J l.r house oiled with them e-vtr
voting women and clever young l.'.c'.i c::oir
her affectionately, ".'u'l-.t Bach.-l." 1 w.v
then, r.ud was cue ef that ntuol er. I ow e it to
early i ecolcti- ns, and tocher:.-.!:od conviction.:
in this last notice cf tho Hermitage to bear this
faithful testimony to the Memory of its long
mistress the loved ami Lomond wife of a great
man. Ihr greatest eulogy is in the a!'.', clion
which she bore her living, and, the sorrow with
which she mourned h .r d a l. She died r.t the
mcmtjit cf ike Ger.trMV first ehc!i"ti to the Pre
sidency: and every cite tl at hs 1 a just petition
to privet' , or cha:ii.::bV n-our-t to make, ' in
her dca'h.
surest olu'.r.nel to the t;.
,1 ,0
the heart of tho President. Ilis n
ri i r l.er
survived, and i-vc-i in the persons of her nearest
relatives. A nephew of her was hie ado; ted ron
and heir, taking ms own i.ame, and now the re
spectable roaster of the lleiruUacc. At-other
nephew, Andrew Jackson Ponc'son, Esq., was
his private secretary when President. The J'io
sidential mansi. n wr.s presie-ed over d-iring h:s
term ltr 1 evntice, tho most Mutable Mrs. Pe.tiel
son ; and all his conduct bespoke- ;.!V.ctiomitc and
bwtii.i, rcinembrancc-i of or.e he had held so dear.
Letter -Iro n a IIorsiCA V7ife
Mrs. Maiinda l'ratt. (no c-f the eight wives e-f
a distinaishe-d member of ;he Utah Legislature,
has addressed to her sister, Mrs. Lydia Kimball,
of Nabras,ka, N. il., a lette r in w hicli she defends
polygamy, anel sustains her course of life, il is
very long, but .e maKe the f dowing extract,
to show the strength of the didu.-di n mi k.-r v. i.ie h
these people are laboring :
"Now, dear friend.-, much as I Lug to.ve
you, and dear as you are to me, I can never come
to these terms. I feel ns though the Go: pel had
intir.d-.iced me into the ri'it family, into the
right lineage, and into good company. And, be
sides all these considerations, shcuid I ever be
come so ix-elouded with unbelief of the scriptures
and heavenly institutions as to agree with my
kindred in New Hampshire in theory, still my
practical circumstances arc different, and would,
I fear, continue to separate us by a wide and al
most impassable gttlf.
" Tor iiistar.ee, I have (as you are. iti r.ll good
conscience. ! umhdon the word of God) formed
family and L inured lies, w hich are incj.pre.-ss. !y
eit ar to me and whi h I can ne or bring my A cl
ings to consent to di-solve.
'I have a good and virtuous hu.-ban.l, v. Iviu
T love. We have four little children, which a; o
mutually anel inexpressibly dear l us. And 1 e-si-kslhis,
my husband has seven other living
wive-;, and er.e v. ho has desalted to a better
world. He has in all up -.yards of twenty-live
children. All these moihc'-s and children are en
deared te me by kindred ties by muti a! afi
tion bvacquainfar.ee and assoelu: ie n ; ami tho
mothers in particular by mutual and fou.ir con
tinued exercises of toil, patience', long stiff l ir.g.
and sisterly kindness. We all have our m. perfec
tions in this life ; but I know that bese aregoi d
and worthy women, ar.d that wy husband is a
good and worthy man : 're who keeps the com
mandments of Jesus Christ, anel presides in his
family like an Abraham. He seeks to provide
f r then: v Mi all diligence ; he loves them all.
and seeks to comfort them and make them happy,
lie teaches lh.othe ten commandments ol Jesus
Christ, and gathers them about him in the family-
circle to call upon his God b-jdi morning and
evening.
"lie and his funny have the confide'tice, es
teem, gcod will and fellowship, of this entire
Territory, anel of a wide circle cf acquaintances,
in Europe and America.
" lie is a practical teacher of morals and reli
gion ; a promoter of general education ; and at
present occupies au honorable seat in the Legis
lative Council of the Territory.
" Now, 83 to visiting my kindred in New
Hampshire, I would be pleased to do so, were it
the will of God. But iirst. the laws of that
State must be so modified by enlightened legisla
tion, and the customs and consciences of the in
habitants, and of my kindred, so altered, that my
husband can accompany mc with all his wives
and children, and be so much respected and hon
ored in his family organization, anel in his holy
calling, worthy patriarch Jacob, would have
been respected, had he, with his wives and chil
dren, paid a visit to hi.s kindred.
" As my husband is still in my youth, as well
as mvotlf, I foudiy hope we shall five to bee that
day. For already the star of Jacob is in the a.-
j cendancy, the house of I-raol i ab-out to be rcs
j tored while " Mystery Babylos," with all her
j institutions, awaits her overthrow.
I " Till this is the case in New Hampshire, my
; kindred will be under the necessity cf coming
here to tee mc. On the othrr hand, we will be
j mutually compelled to foit-go the plcasuieof each
I others company.
" Now dear si-tcr, I must close. T wish all
my kin Ire 1 and old acquaintances to see this
! letter, or a copy thereof; and that they will con
! sidcr it as if written to themselves. I love them
dearly, and greatly elesire and pray for their sal
j vation, r-t.d ihat we may all meet with Abraham,
I-aac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of God.
"Pear sister, dj i ';t' let your prejudices ror
j traditions keo;) you from believing the Bible;
!' nor theprid1, skaine, or love for the wot Id, keep
you f oni you from your .-eat in the kingdom cf
heaven, among the royal family of polygamists.
" Write oficn atiel finely.
" With sentiments of the deepest affection and
kindred feel-rg, I remain, di ar sister, 3-our affec
tionate Fist e-r,
MAT. IN PA MARDEN TRATT.
M-s. Li ma Kivu.u.j., Nashau, N: II.
"P. o. My kin 1 love to your husband, and all
inquiring friends."
Ti;k;: : .-eemed to be no end to the tricks that
u-'id to ho played upon the captains of our North
River sttam b-vits, by shirking, swindling per
sons, wl-.i w ishvd to get their voyaging for no
thing This was when the beats touched at most
of Ik- pr !:ji::e::l lover.? cn the river, to land such
pa'-isci'gt r- as h' de-sire to disembark at "way
s' tatie.-.:!-,." A common swindle was to pretend
i to be coim.' to Albanv. the rrid of the route, wi'.h-
out motu-y, ra-l to be set on shore about midway,
witk great indignation, by the captain ; but land
ing, in the m-an while, at the very tl iccr where
they wanted to 0 to !
We are reminded -f this state cf things, in the
early history of se :.;n-!ia Igation u the Hudson
River, by the following Inughal !e i.nd we'.l-teld
i .i . i i : . .
j suet, -i ' t a : :ar scene on tne .-usMssippi, some
1 tv.. if i.s since :
j :-s il.o ibtt scarcer 11 was c-ming up
; I he liver not long ago. t-evend way- assengcrs
j come- en boa rd al i-'ksbc.tg, and among
J other- a p'ant-i Mjki;:, middle atztd Kcnttickian,
I w ho ;;H-n became the -sc. bject if curiosity, wonder
1 -
and ; e-iK ral remark. After travelling a short
j ilis'atice, all the passengers, except the i.ew one,
J mr.de the,:r way to the captain's ofiice, and paid
j their f ire to their se veral places of destination.
i The it -.1 day the clerk made' bold to call U on
J !?.o Iili::o-iovt pft center, who had taken no liOrth,
but j a --siel the greater part of his time in sleeping
j in his chair, and with his usual urbanity ofman-
j ne'r asked tho Kentucki-.oi to give biui his de-stin-
ation, as it would aid him in 'making up hi.s
! 1 x.k ;' iute idiiifr his 'juesi ion also as a gentle hint
' to him to pay his faro.
! "The stout gentleman roused himself from Lis
J lethargy, road replied :
I ' am g'ing up the river apiece; it's all
j right, Mr. Clerk.'
! "The clerk, not bein much the wiser for this
1 answer, r.irain poiiitlv nske.,1 the strancrer:
i -
j ' 'At what point do you expect to land, Sir?"
J " -Pon't land at no point, Mr. Clerk: it's ail
right, thoh."
"Here the clerk left him, and went to consult
the captain, w ho at once lost his wonted gooel
hnmor as the clerk related the result efhis inter
view with his delinquent customer.
'The captain proce-edid f-.rtwith to bring tho
mailer to a f-nms. Accosting the stranger, he
.-aid :
" How far are you going with us. try frienil?" '
' -Oh, I'm going up a piece wiih you : it's all
i i.do . t.p aiu.'
' 'loll. Kr,' said the cap' r.iti . yo;i have niither
..m. 7 .-.-.t... -..!.- iK.r- i.t-j -1 ? !.o i-!e-1: our rln.e- of
-- fc ' J s
i des' ii ati -ti ; and you are- old enough to know the
j e-.tstoM f teniiib, r.t-men, thr-t w hen a n an re
I fusvs to i ay his fare, or to give a good reason for
J j. ..' pr irg. we put hir.i a h..:c in. mediately.'
" 'V-a 11, captain, I s'pose Vi'.i your custom :
! but it's all rirht.'
! "1'vrf the caj-t:. in's j aticne-e gave out. He re
( s.'.ve I li put him ashore ioiiwitii; anil uccord
; iuiv he ordered ll e pilot to land, and the delin
j i.iunt to make ready lo go ashore ; to which the
j hitter loplied:
; " -It's idl right, captain !'
' The boat landed ; the plank was put cul ; the
pas cr.ger told 'to walk ;' to which, with a pecu
liar smile oa bis face, be readily assented ; saying,
as ho stepped upon the plank :
"it's all rit-ht, cuptain.'
! "Afier getiing on lerri firina the captain gave
him a short 'blessing, ' for giving him the trouble
i to land, and thr atened him with a 'top-dressing'
j if he ever saw him a;.:-!.!.
j ' To which ihc imperturbable o'.l Jcietny Did-'-
dkr responded again, with an indescribable air
! of triumph, pointing to a handsome cottage, just
.' above him, on the river-bank :
! "'It's all right, captain! that's vnj liovsc,
j captain 1 It' all right :'
i There can be little doubl that this is the Fame
steam-boat traveler, who was observed by the
j captain of a Mississippi ste amer nnoking a huge
! cigar on the af.er-deck. with three others ("nine
; inches long, and nine for a cent") in his left hand. I
! ,'Pcn"t you see that notice said the captain,
! pointing lo a tin vffc'ic itai'.el up in tight "No
j gentleman permitted to smoke on th'.1 aftir
; UeCK !
! "It's all right, captain," said he, puffing into
i his face a full blast of tobacco-smoke, "it's all
' right. Bless your soul. I m no oiKNTi.itwA.v,' but
! the way I like to smoke is a CKudon !"
The excuse seemed sovulid, that the captain
with a half-laugh, turned en his he-el, and left the
i smoker "alone in his g'.ory."
Fixe. The weather.
Gorgey, the Traitor.
To nay that it is hattd in Hungary, ia fo
press feebly the feelings of the nation tOWarfii
him. The concentrated bitterness of the people,
troilden into the very grcmnd by the oppressor, is
poured forth on the man to whom tlie-y intrusted
all, and who betrayed them. I give one instance, -in
an occurrence which happened this Spring in
i Klatrenfurt. Two honveds common aoldiers
were returning from tle regiment in Italy, ia
which they had been drafted, to their homes, an
furlough. They had just money enough to be
able to reach Klagcnfurt ; and there, wero utterly
at a loss what to do : in a etrango town, strip
ped of everything, and without any means of
raising money. Though it sorely offended tbclr
Hungarian pride, they at last resolved to beg.
One said that he could not begin, and the othor
offcrc-d to commence, by trying in a ooffeO
house, near by. The very first gentleman wbOit
he asked gave him several silver zucntzigcrs. Bur
prised at such overflowing generosity, be Went
out and showed his gains to his comrade, and told
him to go in and try, fur if he Lad as good lack,
their begging woulS be at an end. The otber
went in, and came out soon, joyfully, with bis
zwanzigers. They wero counting their gains,
when a waiter happened to step oot, abked them
if they knew who had been so generous to them.
"No," they said. "That is Gorgey, tho Hung
arian general." Both the soldiers rose np, Etrod
into the coffee-bouse, dashed tho money on the.
table be fore Gorgey. "Scoundrel ! we rather die
of hunger than take a kreutzer from you!" and
then left the coffcc-housc. Tho affair was soon
noised about in the hotel, and handsome parse
was made up for the two beggared soldiers.
Bliall wo have War ?
Nearly all the accounts from Washington re
present our affairs with Spain as critical. W
are told in AVashington letters published in differ
ent quarters, that a war message is expected from
the President. We trust that this mny not be
so and yet it is hardly possible that the rumors
are entirely without foundation. At this tiims
all the great interests of the country point to
peace, and humanity demands it, if War can be
avoided on honorable terms. What grievances
we have suffered from Spain calling upon us to
declare war against her at so great a sacrifkJo of,
life, civilizatiem and prosperity as it must Involve
we are at a loss to conceive ; ccrtaiidy the Black
Warrior affair does not call for 6uch a-course an
our part, and we trust that there is good sense,
humanity and patriotism enough In congress to
put its veto on any such movement. We do not
belie ve that the President will recommend any
such measure; but fckould be do so, without
showing stronger cacsc than wo believe to exist,
we trust that the recommendation will be resist
ed by congress and the country. War at any
time, exce pt in defence of national honor or na
tional independence is a great evil ; but at this
time, and under existing circumstances, it would
be a curse too serious to be encountered ; blasting
our commercial pre.spects, piling up a debt of un
told million., and filling tho lands with widows
and orphans. Let us hope that the evil may be
averted, and that our triumphs, lor centuries to
come, may be those of peace, llarri&lurg Union.
rr'The title of " Biblical Reputation" it pre
fixed to the subjoined scrap, wliich we find in
" The Drawer." The fact is declared to bo au
thentic, and the scene is Illinois :
" As our correspondent was passing a Email
hut by the road-side, he noticed a shaggy-beaded
lxy of about eighteen years of age, with largo
eyes and no hat, dressed in a worn-out pair of
his father's trowsers, trying to balance Limi?df'
on the splin'.erey top of a hickory stump, and
apparently sunning himself.
" More for the purj-oseof breaking the monot
ony of riding all elay without Fpoaking, than tn
gain information, (Mr. Lord the name of the
equestrian traveler) n-iued bis horse up to tho
fence, and aske d :
' 4 My little lad, can you Hdl me how far it U
to Sangamon Beltoms ?'
" ' 'JJout s,ix miles, I reckon.'
" Do yon enjoy yourself out Lerw In the wobr
Yes a heap.'
" What fcihs your pantaloons 1'
" Tor'd 'em !' wa3 the laconic Wit sulllrioiit
answer.
" I-'inding that he had got hold of a genius thai
couldn't I puui ed, Mr. Iord turned bis horse
head to depart ; but he, in turn, was haikod by
the boy ;
" 4 What mought your name be t"
44 4 1n d,' was the reply,
" The by laughed all over, even to the wrtk
klcs in bis father's old trowFers.
"'You seem pleased, paid Mr. Ford; ' per
haps you never beard the name la-fore?'
44 4 Yes I have, too, said the boy ; ' I've beard
L4 Pap" read about you!
44 The traveler put spurs to his horde, and says
that even the Kaercd thoughts to which tho incl
elcnt gave rise, were hardiy sufficient to keep him
from laughing to himself throughout the rest of
the journey."
We must say for ourselves, however, that ig
norance so profound, an intellect of an an.oric.an
boy so benighted, is far from a " Unfiling mat
ter." Cv" Advices from Valparaiso of the 12th of A
pril, mention, with reference to the forceof tie
Bussians in the Pacific, that they have one CO
gun frigate at that port, and are daily especting
three more of the same class, as well as an 6t
gun line of-battle-ship, each with two hundred
troops on board. " The Russian ofucers," it is
added, say that there are 14 vessels of war at
Kaiiiscatka, and boast of their superior foc in
these cas. and alM the mischief they will ( to
the homeward bound gold ships from Ajrake.
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