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COLUMBIA.
BY WIU.IE EDO All PABOK.
"Lives there rt man with soul so dead
"Who' never to himself hath s i:.!,
' '" This is my own my. native land ?"
Bvp.ox.
My country ! 't is of thee I sing ;
I clasp my burp I touch its t.tring "'
An l bid it s-n J iti sweetest strain
And give to thee her best refrain.
J love theo land of Liberty,
My country nation of the free
When tyrant's law ai:d freedom's naioo
Alike we spurn ?.!ik-i wc claim.
Oh ! never shall I cease to pay
My tribute to her glorious sway '. '.
. And Lf ia other larids; I roam, ' -
I never will forget mv home
"Where Wap.rkn bleed and Putnam fought,
The home by I'atnot.s' hearts' blood bought
Where Franklin tamed the frery fire,
Morse bade it tread the electric wire.
The cLissio scenes of other times,
Or sea-girt i.-l-'s in tropic climes, ,
Italia'.-i land the Switzef.'s plain,
And Gkeeit:," with her immortal train,
Or Albion each may fur an hour
-Hold o'er my heart impassi.me.l power,
it like the nee -die to the pola
Jly thoughts .will back to country roll.
Aye, may my lips be ever mute
IVnunibe 1, the senses now acute,
If ever I forget the 1 md
By free. hnu's sacred breezes fanned. '
?io! Sender wake, my harp, thy strain
More dori.ius be thy glad refrain
Jn honor of my native land
Ja memory of her patriot band.
I TIHNE GP THEE.
J'.T 31 Alt Y XOJ.I,
I thiwk cf thee at early morn.
At evening's gentle cl ;
'Tis then I think on Jays byg.ne,
'Tis then on thee I n.u;--.
And when at mi hrg'.i's slier t hour
From cure and toif l'm free,
"When bleep hath spread her magic powir.
My thoughts are slid -u tl.ee.
AT hen pleasures round my pathway thine
An 1 natiii'ts smiles..-;: n.e,
l'is then n v thorgl.ts thee in Hiv,
-Tis t-.ea 'l il i-k of !!;;;.
F. r l"asv.re ear not chaso away
- I'liisse things B' char tome;
JJvr u.if ire's tmilo.;, 1..:w-vt p.xy.
Can torn my ti oi g'.iU from l':iee.
V.'l-.en s-.rrr.-.vs cr ss r;v pcareful heart.
And seem mv W?i;c-! lot,
lhjpe Vjidsf.'.e look to heaven K-rre-t,
Ti.en 1 forget thee i.(jt.
l'-r sorrow cannot chase away
.Tliose tin lights so dear t ) 111C-;
J ihiid; of thee bv nisrht. bv day,
I think eft hoc! I t! ink of thee!
PAHEWELL-
The stars f htav
tc-night are brightly
jh:'minr.
The riil t winds n nn jir. uiid th ( Id lm trt-e.
And while the world in sik nee 1: s and drouuhsjr,
I watcb the stars i-.ud ui-;am of thee.
Dark, is the niht, 1 r.t darkrr o'er my fpirit,
Hotel h a tloud. no snn'il t can dispi-h,
Thy last word. on tlie wild ni; bt wind I hear it.
A voice amid the tree-top-s igh.s, "Farewell !"
' Fare Tv d!-! jrhnps wemret no more f..rver!
I'v.t the l r cht past can ne'er ft rjMnn be;
Still v.l-cn ihc'"m. nUams ( n the Wn; lake juiv(r,
CSIad thoughts will r:-ie, of happy hours and thei !
Park is the path of life that wc are treading,
Hack clouds each day upon our pat way rise.
' Dut still seme bright hours ccrac, p. halo shed-'in
Calm as a Bunsct 'neath the Tuskan skies.
lirilit as the waters that r.rc over sprinkling
The roses in Granada's silent halls,
Low as the music of tiiio toimt;ii:is tinkb:ig,
AVJicn dear the moonlight o'er the Alh:uiibra falls.
Such arc the hours that ve" have passed together!
I5rif:hilv tWy riseo'er memory Mirping sea;
And stiil through life, in dark or bunny weather,
My heart will Jiy, on swiftest wi;;g, to thee.
03-lIvlmcs thus comicaly inquiiCi the wherer
jibouta of the .jod far-gone days of childhood,
'with tijeir freihn.-ss and brightness.
. Where, oh, where ure the vision of luvru'tsg,
. Fresh as the dews of our prime ? ',
Gone, like tenants that quit without warniDg,
Down the back entry of time.
Where, oh, where are life's hikes ar.d roses,
. loathed in the golden dawn's smile ?
D.;ud as the bulrushes 'round little Mn ." . .
On the. old banks of the Nile.
37rt is a glorious sirht to Fee two old people
whcTweatherotl th'- storms and basked in the gun
vtiine of life together, go hand and hand, lovingly
i.nd trut!ifiil!vrto'tt!"r Wl1 the f-',u,1 Wdivi
ty of time v.iih. no anger nor jer.lousi.es nor hatrel
genei :Ued up against each other, and looking with
hope aud jov to' the everlasting youth of heaven,
vkn-rc th v shall lt one forever. That is true mar
f .r it is a marriage of spirit, with spirit.
TL.-ir hjvc is woven into a woof of gold,, that
iiciti r t-n-.o nor tfc-fcil. nor e.Urnity can sever,
d!7"A h.pital f.,r the cure of wooden legs has
ju-t bf li o, tj,., , uffalv
.riiuci2!- of 5lBiow-57tiiiKgrisia.
A GLANCE BEHIND T1D2 CUKTAIX !
Oaths and O'JvjaHons tnl;en by Jrnes Pollock, a:i l
- . oilier mfttAera of the Order.
The following- expose of the principles of
the Know-Xothinrrs-, will bo read with inte
rest. The pass words, signs, tf c., are of no
special moment. They may be changed any
day, and are charged. - A now pass word was
tiven out but a few days since. That wbfcli
the public are most intercstod in, will be found
below.: ' . ". . .' ' ' v ;
A'j'ra-:tf ihybi'lt and 'pivurpfsgf fhcpz3et
The candidate is first proposed by a mem
ber of t.ho order to the council, wit'aout his
knowledge. Three n?citive votes Mnlc-bi'Jls
him If elected, he is secretly requested to
present liimsclf in the ante-room of the coun
cil, when an oiBcer, appears from within, and
administers to him the following oath:
"I, , do solemnly swear upon
this sacred volume (or crops) before Almighty -Cod
and these witnesses that I wi!l not di
rulge any qurt'iou proposed to ;ncherc, wheth
er J lreome a tHmber of this order or not ;
and that I will nrvr uiahr tint cirannsfanrcs
irhitmr mt nlton the name of any person I
mcii) set presi nt during any f the meetings,
or that 1 know of any such order Itciny in
existence, and that I will a true answer make
to any omestioas asked of :ne, so help me
God "
Wh'eh being seriously taken by the candi
date the oilieer proceeds to propound the fol
lowing interrogations, before reporting to the
council fcis fitness for initiation :
1. Vrh,it is your name? 2. What is your
age? Where is your residence? 4. In
your religious belief are you a Roman Catho
lic? 5.. Where were you born ? G. Where
were j our parents born ? 7. Did either of
your ancestors take part in the' American re
volution ? 8. Are you willing to use all the
influence 3-ou possess in favor of native-bo?n
American citizens for all oEecs of honor,
trust, or profit in the gift of ti e people and
do yen promi.- e to vote for them to the 'ex
clusion of ail aliens ami foreigners, and Ro
man Ca'holi'-s in particular, for all local,
State, or government "offices?- 1). Who iu
vired you to he present on this occasion '(
If tlie candidate's answers are satisfactory
to these questions, he is taken into tlie coun
cil by two officers, lad up to the President of
the council, who administers the? follcwiag
oath in the fr;t degree :
"I, , voii'Ltarily and freely do
solemnly promise r.n.l swear, before Almightv
God and these wiinosses around me assem
bled, that I vM not, under any circumstances
w.Vitiver, divulge or make - known t-any
per.-u or p.-r-u.?, either directly or indirect
ly or t-.i any hu::raa being other than those I
shall know to be good and true members of
this order, the name, secret-', mysteries, or
object of the same ; or cansc or allow the
same to be .lo-i - ly others if within my power
to prevent tho tame : binding mysc-lf under
r:o less penalty than that of being excommu
nicated from the cruor, ami having my name
pelted a nd circulated throughout tlis diSi.rcnt
tcumt-Iis cf the on'cr as a traitoi and jefjurv.'r
to loth my (hii a;id couutry, and being un
worthy to ho cm loyt-d, intru.ted, counte
nanced, or f-upported ;iu any business transac
tions wliatevt-r, and as a person totally un
worthy ofthe cnifileiKM of all good men.
and one at whom the iingor of scorn shall
1 1 T I- .1 ' . ,
ever no omre 1. x luviuer more prum.&e
that, if I should hereafter be expelled from or
Toluntarilv leave this. oruer, 1 will consiuer
this obligation as Liiidinz out of it a in it.
All uf which foregoing I voluntarily and free
ly tubscribe to, so help me God."
The candidate -is then led to an officer cal
led the Judge advocate, who harangues Mm
aft :r this manner. (There are generally half
a dozen or more initiated together.)
Mv Brother : The order which has now
received you as a member may with all pro
prietv be considered a secret organization. It
is so s-cret in l.ict, .that it you were piaeea
before a leal tribunal, and" there sworn to
tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing
but the truth, you could not for your life re
veal the name of that baud of brothers among
whom your uamc now stands enrolled ; and
further than tin's, when you retire from this
meeting, you will return to your families and
friends us ignorant as" when you came, as far
as the name of this order is concerned
"In common with ourselves, you 'know
nothing,'' and let it be your stern resolve
tirough life to 'know nothing' that will at all
conflict with the high and exalted duties you
owe to your God, "your country, and your
selves, to far as regards the preservation of
American liberty, which can alone bo secured
to ourselves and our children by the entire
and absolute exclusion of all foreign influence
in those matters which appertain to our gov
ernment policy.'
After .he delivery or tins patriotic auuress, ,
the candidates is referred to the instructor,"!
who teaches him the signs, and grips, and in !
what manner to obtain entrance into the coun-
cil. lie is therimaster of the first degree ,
and siens his name to the renter. If ho j
behaves well two weeks, and it is conceded
that he will "do to become a full-blooded know
nothing abstains from all blab outside the
council his friends propose him for the
second degree. After election to that degree,
he. and others, are brought in, and take the
following oath :
. "1, , do solemnly promise and
sweur before Almighty God and these witnes
scss, that I will not, under any circumstan
ces, divulge or make kuown the nonie of this
order, or it a objects, to any person or persons
in the world, unless to those whom I may
know to' belong to this order, in good and
regular standing.
"And I furthermore promise and swear
that I will neither write, priut, cut, carve,
engrave, embos, stamp, stain, or mars any
secrets of this order on anything moveable or
mmoveable on the earth or sea, whereby said
secrets,- or any part thereof, the name of the
order, its operations, the names of its officers,
or the names of its members, or its place of
meeting, may become known to those who
have not received the first and second degrees
of this ordsr in due form ; nor will I causer
or permit the same to be done if within, uiy
power to prevent the same. .1 r-
"And I furthermore promise and t-Tear
that I will always conform to tlie will o the
majority of the members of this order irl the
selection of a candidate to 511 every oS?.,1! of
iuHwrj proSt, of truai, wiluin ""liio'giit of- Die
people, provided such candidates shall have
been born of American parents, on American
soil, and shall have been educated in Ameri
can institutions : and that I will use all the
influence I may possess to elect all such can
didates whom I may know to be oppose! to
all foreign inSunee, I'opcry, Jcsuiti-sui and
Catholicism, without any hesitation on my
part whatever. - And I furthermore promise
and swear that I will strictly conform to and
abide by the oath I have, now taken, and that
I will strict obedience pay to the constitution,
laws, ritual, and edicts of the honorable grand
council of this order, - of the State of ,
and to the by-laws of council, Xo. ,
to which I now belong, or to those of any
other grand or subordinate council foom which
I may hereafter hail, binding myself under
the no less penalties than are attached br be
long to those who violate the oath or the ftrst
degree of this order. All the foregoing I
voluntarily and freely subscribe to of my own
free will and accord, so help mc God"" .
This candidate is also led off to tliet Judge
adtoea'c, and afterward to the instructor: but
their speeches and lectures are not inserted
here for want of space.
Obligation Third Degree.
"I, , kneeling before God, my
Maker, my left hand upraised towards Hea
ven, my right hand grasping the flag of niy
native land, of my own free will and accord,
do sol cmnly and sincerely promise, declare,
and swear, that I will never communicate any
of the secrets of this degree to any person or
persons in the world, except within the body
of a legally organized council of this order,
or to a known brother of this degree, and not
unto them until I am well .assured thst thoy
are just aud upright brethren, who are legal
ly entitled to receive the same. I also pro
mise and swear that I will due obedience pay
to the eojstitution, laws, and edicts-of the
honorable grand council of the -vState of
and to the laws which govern council Xo ,
so far as they may tome to wy kuowledge. j
"I also promise and swear that whenever I
I may vote, it any election, that vote shall in J
all eases, be given for native-born American
citizens only, and that I will ever seek the
political advancement of those men who are
good and true members of this order.
"I also proini:e and sweir that this and
all other obligations which I have previou-dy
taken in this order shall be kept through life
sadred and inviolate. 1 also promise and
swear that whenever I may hear the signal
or see the sign of distress given by any bro
ther of tliis order, I will hasten at once to
his immediate relief at the peril of my owa
life. '
"I also promise and swear that I will ever
contribute my means, in such sums as I can
spare without personal inconvenience, to the
advancement of our views and to the exten
sion of America?! principles through the
medium of the grand council of the State
of
"I also promise and swear that I will never
permit a spurious or clandestine member of
this order to participate ia any of the beneiito
or the advantages thereof, aud that I will
never encourage, countenance, uphold, re
cognise, or support a spurious' or clandestine
council of this order.
"To all these and those I do most sincere
ly promise, declare, and swear, binding my
self under no less a penalty than that of hav
ing my grave trampled on by foreigners, and
to have my memory cursed by my children
and my children's children as a traitor to their
welfare, to my country, and to my God. Ho
help me God, and witness my obligation."
The judge advocate the addresses the new
initiated brethren in this degree as follows :
"My Brothers: The different obligations
you have taken in this order, through its dif
ferent degrees, must have convinced you that
all who claim to be American citizens have
certain important duties to perform towards
themselves aud to society at large, which du
ties can in no instance be set aside or annulled
without a palpable violation of the dearest
rights and privileges which as an admirer of
republican freedom each and every member
of our organization would wish to enjoy. .
"The peculiar formation of our order is
such and its designs to accord with the wishes
of its members, that by a system of concerted
action on the part of pur brotherhood, we
can bring about a aeries if practical results
in our governmental policy that would jn any
othcr light be deemed wholly impracticable.
Simply and alone, it is in vain to contend
against the hydra-headed monsters of Jesuit
ism and Catholicism ; but united in one com
mon cause, determined" to secure the liberties
of our native land at all hazards, or perish in
the attempt, we cannot fail of success. Our
cause is a righteous one, the. motives which
actuate us are of no ordinary character, and
we trust that no brother among us will ever
be found absent from his post in tlie hour of
danger "
The candidate is then again taken to the
instructor, who gives him signs, pass-words,
aud grips of this degree.
Ho pays a dime to the secretary at the ini
tiation of each degree; and fifty centa on first
entering the ante-room for examination. Af
ter the third degrco has been thus administer
ed, the secretary gives him a traveling card
like this:
18.4
...John Smith is a member in good standing
of Molly Stark Council, Xo. 40, pf the State
of .
JOIIX STILES, Secretary.
Molly Stark Council,
Xo. 40, .
This card is carried in the pocket-book
and admits a member into any council in the
State
Uon. J. S. ClacK.
The policy of having our judiciary elective
was long mo ted by many of our wisest and
test citizens. If was feared by sonye that the
judicial terraine would be stained by being
dragged through the political battlefield, and
would be torn in excited and angry conflicts.
But the result of the first election banished
these fears, aud vindicated tho character of
the people for intelligence and sound judg
ment. Men were chorcii for the Supreme
Bench who were an honor to the Common-"
wealth and to tho judiciary. As a general
thing, all through the State, sound lawyers
and honest men. were selected, and we know
of no" instance in which those thus elevated
have stooped from their position to dabble in
the pool of politics, save only the Honorable
David Wilmot.
This Fall, tho people are again called upon
to select a Judge for the Supreme Bench,
and it is with State and professional pride
that we poin to Hon. J. S. Black as the man
eminently worthy of the suffrages of all.
What he has done to offend them we know
not, but we have heard it hinted that a certaiu
blind and bigoted faction will attempt to de
feat him. But they cannot do it ! The people
of Pennsylvania know and appreciate; Judge
Black ; they know him to have one of the
most grasping intellects, to be one of the
most erudite aud affable gentlemen, one of-
the most profound and reliable of jurists, and
withal, one of the purest men in the Union.
He has reflected honor on the position he oc
cupies, and the people will honor him. Xb
man in the Commonwealth can give a sound
reason for voting against kirn, and believing
In his exalted ability and his untainted puri
ty, we know that the people will re-elect him.
They will not discard a, niau they know to be
peculiarly fitted for the post for the sake of
experimenting with one the have not tried
llurrisburg Patriot.
Should all Gatks be kept ?
All oaths which have been properly made
concerning things lawful, true, certain, weigh
ty and possible, should be kept for the vio
lation thereof wou'd be perjury. But the
case is different where oath is made unlawful
ly, through error, infirmity, or against con
science, or when rash andunneccssarv These
should be retracted and amended by repen
tance, and by not persisting in an evil pur
pose, and so adding sin to sin. He who keeps
an unlawful oath twice firstly, by . making
an oath wickedly, rashly and unnecessarily
and secondly, by keeping that which was
done unlawfully, rashly arid unnecesssrily,
for that which is sworn to unlawfully, is worse
when kept. (See l'sahns 15: 4.) "He that
swears to his own hurt and changcth not."
What God forbids us to promise, that he
more strongly forbids us to fullll, whether
sworn to or not, for we do wrong by promis
ing, by oaih or otherwise, to do an unlawful
or wicked act. Aud don't we da wrong again,
when we go and do that wicked act which we
promised unlawfully to do? Most certainly.
We sin twice, when otherwise we would have
sinned but once. We sar, then, that we
have Holy Writ to bear us out, when we s"y
that an extra-judicial oath, such as above re
ferred to, should not be kept. Those, then,
who have cried in this matter should, like
David of old, not keep tho 1 ash oath which
they have taken. 1 Sam. 'Jo : 23 : lest they
be, like Herod and Jephtah, doubly guilty.
Your country and yourfricnls require it at
your hands, if you and that what you did
was wrong, that you retract and heal the
wouiiu, by exposing the monster iniquity.
To those who have never joined the Order,
and whom Know Nothings have made believe
that all these revelations come from perjured j
men, we say believe them not, they lie. The
revelations of the evil doings of the Order
eminate from good men who had been mis
led, and finding the error of their way, re
tracted, lest they too should sin twice by
keeping an unlawful oath. They are not
perjured men for telling the truth, because j
they had wonderfully" promised not so to do ;
for any man may at all times tell tho truth
fearlessly, aud any order that would, put men
in a position and induce them to pervert it, is
a monster evil and the Devil is at the head of
it. All promises to do an unlawful act are
void, and no man bound to perform them.
Somerset Democrat.
fc-The Hon. George Krciuor died in Union
county, Pa., on the 11th instant, in the 80th
year of his age. As a politician, Mr. Kremer
was well known throughout the Union. He
represented the Union county (Pa.) district
during John Quincy Adams administration,
and was reputed to be the author of the charge
of bargain arid sale against Mr. Clay. He
was a man of strong native intellect, but
somewhat excentric at times.
. CCJ-Gen. Webb in a letter from England to
the New York Courier and .Enquirer, writes,
"that the wheat crop, now being rapidly se
cured without the slightest injury from tho
occasional showers which have fallen in certain
districts and slightly retarded the work, is not
only the greatest in extent, but the most pro
ductive per acre that has ever been produced
in the United Kingdom."
nC7The. woman who undertook to scour the
woods, has abandoned the job, on account of the
price of soap suds. ; .
C-Tho worst feature's in a man's face is his
nose when stuck into other people's business.
Incoiiaisrtencies of Xlodera "Whiggery
It is amusing to retrace the various an 1
conflicting expedients which our opponents re
sort to, says the ) moeratie Jjrjn..$itir for
the purpose of destroying DcnrxTaf io asce n
dency, aud tho retrospect is at the same .time
useful to exemplify and expose the holfovr
hearted insincerity by which their movements
are regulated, and to prove that in theirdes
pcrate struggle for power as an end. the cha
racter of the means used is cnti rely disregard
ed. " "
In 1840, a favorite.song of our opponents
was- . - -
. . r hqjj irafpr inry do for the Locos,
Or a little vinegar-stew;
... "We'll have ha -d ruler. " and ikI itkey,"
And vote for Old Tippecanoe."
So that while in that year we are deluge I
leneath the waves of a "hard -cider" and
'whiskey' ocean, aud reproached for our ad
herence to "cold water," in 164 the attempt
is made to set up this late "hard cider" and
whiskey' party as the embodiment of all the
virtues of Temj erane'e, and fo denounce us
"Locos" as the "rum" party.
In l!?3f3; .JosKm Hitxeii was elected Go
vernor of Pennsylvania, on the Anti-Masonic
platform of deadly hostility to all secret. so
societies, ho matter what was the character
of their objects. In 16 "4, James Pollock
is put forward as the Know-Xothing can
didate for Governor, aud as t!ie represent
atives of the worst feature of a secret society,
because it is a political one.
In 1S52, Gen Pierce was bitterly denoun
ced because the Constitution of New Hamp
shire contained a clause authorizing a reli
gious test for c flic. In lXod. 3Ir. Pollock
is- zealously supported by his Know-Xothing ,
associates, because he is said to have !een
sworn to do all in his power to aid in estab
lishing M-.ch a t t-t in Pennsylvania
When the Missouri Compromise v.ai estab
lished, the men who voted for it from the
northern States were lumg in efligy and bit
terly denounced as traitors of the vilest k-tainp.
In 18o4, when that Conpromi.-e '.ytis re
pealed Grecly asserted that it would be bet
ter to have the Xatioiial Capitol with all its
inmates blown up, than that such repeal
should bet-fleeted. J
In the Whig National Convention
warmly endorsed the Conpron.ise measures
of 1S;0, the ft'niticelaw iuclnihd. In I.S;1.
1 iie t uig .TLa;e . eiiirai vouim ui.ee or i t-siu-sylvauia
have issued an aldrc-s, containing
a clause intending to convey the impr -s!o:i
that the. Whig party of this St:te is i i fa
vor f a repeal of the law.
In 1S5-J, Gen Scott, the Whig President
ial Coudidate was very eloquent iu his praise
of"the sweet Iri.-h brogue" and the iieh
German accent. In ISM, Mr. Pollock is
said to have sworn in a Kuow-Xoth-ng Lo.lgo,
to practically pro.-eribe all foreigners
Under Ititner'5 administration, and in IS I
under Johuoion'i ai:i:in:itition, on the onlv
two recent occasions whin cur opponents pos
sessed full control "f the :t.-ca;ive and Le
gislative, branches of our Srat .i Government,
thev parsed iav,-s authorizing a secfaiiau di
vision of the Common School Fund, whieh j
was la-t winter repoah J under a Democratic j
adr-uu'ii-tnU'.'-n. act m P.1 we are gravely
told by the Whig State Cen'ral Committee",
that the Common School l'r.rd is menaced
with a danger which nobody but the Whigs
can avert.
I'r-.hi . Piifflatrgh Unto A.
Great efccl's ir om lircle' causes.
A resident Physician of this city was call
ed upon the other -.lay, to g- in haste to vis
it a Lady who .u-ri .scd Iiers-.If seriou.-ly ii!
v. i Ji tin a;';;..!c ..it!n- holcru. Ho went to thti
Louse ;.nd i the .-h i. noiii. "J Lv- lady v asin
bed, her liu.d-aiid ::nd ether members of the
family were in t.hi room; some lot king very
sad. oth rs bath : 1 ii tears
. Thy 31. D., exa'. lined the pulse, proscribed
a dose of s-.ug r-coal,:d j ills of pin head di
mensions -and then, leaning back upon his
chair sai l to the husband " You arc; man of
decidedly good taste." Th 1 man, j-omowhs.t
surprise J at Mich :: remark,, replied "What
do you mean iMctor?"
After a short paus-r eyes fixe' e the man
and without answering his lCtPrroi'ntorv
the Doctor add? " You certainly are. a man
of good judgment, and I believe it, beeaus-.; I
know you so well.' -Another pause er.su d.
By this tiros the curiosity of all in the room
was very much excited, to know what the
Doctor meant.
-The (luestion was again asked, "What do
you mean Doctor?" Tho Doctor still retain
ing his gravity after another short pause
replied "This lady, when you marri d her
must have been ono of tho prettiest girls in
town." -
It had its desired effect The Lueband, and
all in the room, and the sick lady, too, in
spite of Ler.-elf, were forced in 10 a hearty laugh;
and the result was a sudden change, and the
speedy recovery of the lady.
Xo doubt the laugh did the patient more
good than the medicine. It produced a sud
den transition from gloom and sadness to
cheerfulness. This illustrates oar oft repeated
admonitions, that; to escape the cholera is to
be cheerful, and to di-.pcl all fear from the
mind,
An old maxim, says, that cheerful spirits
contribute to health.
$CJ-Kf.ep Out ok the S? vsctuh. The Editor
of the Boston Bee says that it is a vk lotion of
good manners to go into uu editorial room and
overhaul papers that have not been loikJ at by
tlie editor. "It is as offensive ns it would be to
overhaul an editor's ixicket." YVorse than that,
for an editor seldom has any thing in his pocket
to overhaul.
GO-The -following is from a down east paper:
"Oh, there is not in the world a pleasure so sweet,
As to sit near the window and tilt up your feet!
Pull away at the Cuba, whose flavor just suits,
And gaze at the world 'twixt the toes of your
boots?"
The Secret Society cf Traitors During the
Late War.
There was a secret political organization in
this country beforj that which now arouses
tlie earnest solitude of the patriot. It was
started t dissolve the Union. It grew out
of hostility to the !nte war with England, and
M ao ferment id and cn.'ourirgc-d in that very
ijuartvr-of the-lrn:n fro.-fi whieh the fir
brands of abolition are Scattered .over all tho
country at the present moment We allude
to the infamous Hartford Convention. Tho
first resolution of thes.i early traitors was,
that their meetings should be opened with
prayer; the next, intensely cabalistic, that
tho most invioh bl ? ry should be observ
ed by iLfieh iiu-h.Ler of -.l e convention, in
cluding the secretary, as to all propositions,
debates and proceedings, and the third, that
not even the doorkeeper, messenger, or as
sistant should be made acquainted with tho
proceeding.. Even Harrison Gray Otis,
who attempted in vain to screen this Com cnti-.
11 from tho odium that attached, and still
attaches to it, was compelled to declare, iu
one of his twelve letters 'tho' Jiirenfter simi
lar ax.winU'tjHS for political pvrposut will bt
ini xjx iKi nt, unwise and, i)itj'Jitic. J'ulAic
aiito-i (he added) .j Lecne comolidatcd
in dis'ijipeoLatioii of such contentions for
JxJitiral oyVcf.s-."
Wh?ii wo see the intolerant of the present
day dechii-aing their K.-euliar patriotism, and
at the same time uniting with the abolitionists
of the Xorth against the democratic party,
the only party that has ever been steadily
true to the country, in peace aud in war, we
are reminded of the objects of the men who
attempted to divide tlie Union forty years
ago, and professed to be Americans and
Christians all the while. The parallel will be
completed when the new party of intolerance
Ikm-oiucs as infamous as the old party nf trea
son. .Aud this will be the inevitable scuuel !
Woman's Love.
V SC KNE Kla.'M 1.F.AI. L1VK.
There is nlany a life scene more touching
more worthy of immortality than the deeds of
conquerors or heroes of history. 'fLe fallowing
froiuthe St. Louis ilcpublitau, is one :
We saw, says the editor, last evening, nn apt
illustration of the alrecti ni of woman. A poor
inebriated wretch had Ihi-u sent to tlie cakrboose.
His conduct in the strtel and afler he was placed
ill the cell, was of siwh a io!ent character that
it bc-.ime u -ecsstiry to handcuff him. The. demon
rum had possession of Lis soul, and be gave vent
to his ravings in c ui aCo so proll.ne as to shock tlie
11 uses of his iVlIov-i risoiieis. wit ij win ! iu tho
same cell, at his own solicitation, as placed in a
separate ap.irtmei.i. A woman appeared at tho
gralii.fT, an.! ia her hands she had a rude tray,
up. 11 win h were placed .-voire vbccs o!. bread,
fie.-h fo 111 the he:-.:;;.-sio:.e. ant! other littla it-H-eaches,
for her ir.-ii.g husband. She st-xlat tho
bar, gazing inrecrly into the thick ij, m, where
her maiia' led c in at:i..u wildly raved. Her
voi.e was low and :u:i, and, as the c::lied bis
n.ui.e, ir.s utterance was us pl.iluthe as tliu javla
uy ;' a fond and c;u.-:.c! .-.;.;iit.
The tears :t:e;:r;e! fr..;a her eye-, an! there in
the d.i-.-k hou.-c, the ;.b.,d . of the Most wn.lcl.cj
aii.l d.-praved, the to::e f l;er vri. o film 1 their
w;-.y iu:o tlu.t wicked maiAs h-vrt. and he knelt
hi s.ivutv mi l in .-.Ikn e bch-ro his young and in
jured w;i'e, v. hi': t hi.s heart fund nli;f in tears
such only as a man can weep. Though the iron
slid hound his wrist, he placed Lis hand, with
li.eir heavy insignia ot depredation, cenfidinr.'jy
and aii'ec: i -n-itch upon the 1 row of Ut fair oti:i
pai.i.ni, and exclaimed : "Maty, 1 will try v.nlle
a better hi.m." Th -e, upon a ru le .-eat, she had
i.rcrd the meal, v.hi h she had prepared with
l-.r own hands, and after he had fi:iis'jM.j she ron;
t ) depart. Lid .liny, hhu to be calm and resigned
for her s ike. with the as-.u:.:ice '.hat s!.c Would
l:i::'a friend toy, en Lis b- a i, ;.r..l that sh
would return :;nd take hi:a h-.re. And she b ft
him, a strong man. with hii hva.l drooping upou
bis. l:v.ist, awvr ce war.1, :-.r.ii':l:-.ti-.l before th
We.di I'i.d tela!, r being V V.o-e- T scllcy huJ f.
llcli. n had .-td'e.l the ...n p.t.vl..;:s efhU sold,
True to the instincts c.f ..-; f,ve a-d I r- mi.-e, J;0
rci.rrn with one ;,:-, v. en on bis b .il l forliis ap
.e;.ra; -c net iwornin r. v. Ith hi hands clasped iu
thai ei if vc!v wile, i.!.e 1- J Lh.i uway a lieni-
. nt,
:d we tic
r l.i.-.-i. J aire v.-cro
-vho Li
!.: d, a:-- that p.i'e. i:ie.
; . woman
Lore oil:' her erring husband, but she L -.'.ed them
n it, a. id htr seh-s icri:i -i:; hear! knew or cared
f r n.'liiiag L. :l.- holy and Lcavmi-iru instincts,
but : preserve and. pivte. t him .h r.i iho Ijvtxl
with the d.-vo'i u of a wife an 1 a Woman.
Tto 3oy for the Times.
We Lire an active boy, one whj Las the im
pel ,'.! of the age of the steam engina in hi:n. A
lizy. plodding, small pace-1 chap, might hnvo
got id ng ni the woll l lll'ly years ago; but he
w iii't do for the c tunes. We live in an ay;c of
H nick speak ideas; n.en think quick sj.euk
quick cat, ideep, court, marry, die very quick
and slow coaches aint tolerated.
"Go ahead, .steam-boat ! a id if you burst your
lxiiler," is the motto of the aye ; and be succeeds
tlie best in every line of business, who has the
mo.-t of tho do or die iu him.
Strive, boys, to catch the ipilit c f tho times J
be up anvl drei cd always, n..t pajiin and rub
bing your eyes as if you were halt' as!e -p but wido
aw ake, whatever may turn no and you may 1 e
soinelmly before you die.
Think, plan, reflect as much as you please be
fore you act ; but think quickly and cbisc ly. and
when you have fixed your eyes upon an ol ject,
spring to the mark at once.
But above all things be honest. If you
intend to le an artist, carve it in the woo l, chisel
it in marble ; if a merchant, write in your day
I took and spread it in capitals in your ledger. Le t
honesty of purpose l-e your guiding star.
IirTho man that bath a trade, hath an esUte,
an 1 he that bath a calling hath a place of profit
and honor. A plough-man on bis legs is higher
than a entl -man on his knees.
Scenic at Camp Meltisg. '-Sister, areVou
happv?"
Yes, deacon, I feel as though I was in Bo'.xo
bub's bosom!"
"Not Belebub's!"
Wi ll, some one of the patriarchs, don't know
wluch." .
fcJ-M:s. Ko'.lihock thinks it 'ratlit-r queer' that
the rising of a little quick silver in a jJ.is tul
should make lhc weather so awful hot.