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-'" :;i ' From Gleason's PictoriaL
' THE CHRISTMAS GIFT.
f : " ' BY HOEATIO ALGXR, JR.
neavily, heavily fell the snow, covering the
dark1 brown earth already hardened by the
frost, with .pure white covering.- the
rain falls aRke upon the just and upon the un
just, bo too the snow, God's kindred messenger,-
knows no distinction of persons, visiting
all alike; forgetting none, and passing by
none." ' ; -r
In one of the principal streets of New York
stood a boy of some twelve years. - His cloth
ing was poor, and too scanty to afford a suffi
cient protection against the inclemency of the
season. Through the visor of hia cap, which
had become detached in the middle, having
a-connection only "at the two extremities,
might be seen his rich brown hair. Notwith
standing the drawback of his coarse and ill
fitting attire, it was evident that he possessel j
a more than ordinary share pf boyish beauty.
But jast at present his brow is overcast with i
ahade of : anxiety, and his frame tremVles
with the cold, from which he is so insufficiently
shielded.!! , .-.- . : .
i It is a handsome street, that in which he is
- fstanding." 1 On either side he beholds the res
idences of those ou whom Fortune has show
ered her favors. Bright light3 gleam from
the parlor windows, and shouts of mirta and
liughter ring but upon the night, ,
. AHisjoy and brightness and festivity with
in those palace-homes. . The snow-Sakes fall
idly against the window panes. : They cannot
chill the hearts within, nor place a bar upon
their -enjoyment, for this is Christmas eve,
long awaked, at length arrived Christmas eve,
around which so many youthful anticipations
cluster,- has enjoyments peculiarly its own,
' over which the elements, however boisterous,'
have no control. Yet to Eome, Christmas eve
brings more .sorrow than enjoyment, serving
only to heighten the contrast between present
poverty and discomfort and past aClueuce.
But all this time we have left cur little hero
shivering iu the 6treet. '
Cold and uncomfortabla as he was, as well
as anxious in mind, for he had lost his way,
and knew not how to find it again, he could
not help forgetting, his situation for th.e time
in witnessing the' scene which met his eye, as
for a moment he stood in front of a handsome
residence on the s juth side of the street. The
curtains were drawn aside, so that by support
ing himself on the railing he had an unob
structed view of the scone within.
- It was a spacious parlor, furnished in a style
elegant but not ostentatious. In the centre
of the apartment was a Christmas tree, bril
liant with tapers, which were gleaming from
every branch and twig. jGifts of various kinds
were hung upon the tree, around which were
gathered a group of three children, respect
ively of eight, six and four years. The eldest
was a winsome fairy, with sparkling eyes and
dancing, feet. The others- were boys, who
were making the most of this rare opportunity
of fitting vup after nine" o'clock. . At a little
distance stood Mr. Diinsmoor and his wife,
gazing with unalloyed enjoyment at the hap
piness of their children.
. While Lizzie was indulging in expressions
of delight at the superb wax doll which St.
Nicholas had so generously provided, her at
tention was for a moment drawn to win
dow, through which she distinctly saw the
figure of our hero, who, as we have said, had
in hi3 eagerness raiaed himself upon the rail
ing outside, in order to obtain a better view.
She uttered an exclamation of surprise.
j Why, mother, there's a boy looking in at
tins window. Just look at hiu " .
Mrs. Dinsmoor looked in the direction indi
cated, and saw tho littleJoy, without bis per
ceiving that attention had been drawn towards
bim. , .. -
Some poor .boy," she remarked to her
husband, in a compassionate toneV " who loses
for a xooaientu the, sensation of his own dis
comfort in witnessing our happiness. See
Jbow eagerly he looks at the tree, which no
rfiouut appears like . something mar velious to.
him." , . . . .' ( :. .
" 5Vhy can't you let him come in V asked
Xiitzie, eagerly. He must be very cold out
vuerc, wim me Enow-Hakes falling upon him.
Perhaps he woald like to see our tree near to.?'
' " V ery well and khvllv thm,ttl,t nf . lit.
4lfe girl," said Mr. Dinsmoor, pkcing his hand S
lor iiiouxtiuii bjuhi uer ciusLenn" locks "I
will follow your suggestion, butI must do it.
careiuiiy, or ne may oe jngijtencd and run
away before he knows what are. oar inten
tions." - I 'i'i
So speaking, Mr Dinsmoor moved cautious
ly to the front door and opened it Buddenlv
The boy, startled by the sound, turned to
wards Mr. Dinsmoor with a frightened air, as
if fearing that he would be suspected of some
. improper motive, i . .
" Indeed, sir,".- said he, earnestly, ' I
didn't mean any harm, but it looked so, bright
and cheerful inside that I couldn't help look
ing in." ; LiAi'.!i;
' 'ou have done nothing wrong my boy,"
v H Dm8ni0wr. kindly. But you must
1 Adhere; come in, and! you will have a
chance to see more comfortably than you now
do" . .
. 'The boy looked a little doubtful, for to him,
neglected as he had been by the rich and
prosperous all his life, it was verv difficult to
-imagine that he was actually invited to enter
the imposing mansion before him as a guest.
Perhaps Mr. Dinsmoor . divined his douBts,
for he continued :
" Come, you must not refuse the invitation.
There are some little people inside who would
be very much disappointed if you should, since
it ' was tby who commissioned me to invite
I ari sure, sir, I am very much.'obliged
both to them and to you," said the boy, grate
fully, advancing" towards Mr. Dinsmoor, of
whom he had lost whatever little distrust he
had at firsj felt. ' ' ' - " :
A moment afterwards and the hoy stepped
within the spacious parlor. To him, whose J
home offered no attractions and few comforts,
the scene which spread before him might well
seem a scene of enchantment.
" Lizzie," said Mr. Dinsmoor, ' come for
ward and welcome vour guest. I would, in
troduce him to you, but unluckily I do not
know his name. , .
" My name is Willie Willie Grant," was
the boy's reply.
" Then, Willie Grant, this is Miss Lizzie
Dinsmoor, who is, I am sure, glad to see you,
since it was at her request that I invited you
to enter." ,
Willie raised his eyes timidly, and bent
litem for a moment on the singularly beau
tiful child, who had come forward and frank
ly placed her hand in bis. ' ,
There is something irresistible in the witch
ery of beauty, and Willie felt a warm glow
crimsoning his cheeks, as, for a moment, for
getful of everything else, he bent his eyes
earnestly upon Lizzie. Then another feeling
came over him, aud with a look of shame at
his scanty aud ill-fitting garments, he dropped
kef hand,' and involuntarily shrank back,-as
if set-king to screen them from sight.
Perceiving the movement, and guessing its
cause, Mr. Dinsmoor, with a view to dissipate
these feelings, led forward Ilarry and Charlie,
the younger boys, and told them to make ac
quaintance with Willie. With loud shouts
of delight they displayed the various gifts
which St.' Niehohs had brought them, and
challenged his admiration.
. Everything was new to Willie. His child
hood had not been smiled upon by fortune,
and the costly toys which the boys exhibited
elicited quite as much admiration as they could
desire . , ' ; .
Occupied in this way, his constraint gradu
ally wore off to such a degree that he assisted
Charlie and Ilarry in trying their new toys.
Soon, however, the recollection that it was
growing late, and that he had yet to find his
way home, came to him, and- taking his old
hat be Eaid to Mr. Dinsmoor, in an embar
rascd manner : . '
"My mother will be expecting me home,
and I should already have been there but
that I lost my way, and happened to look in
at your window, and you' were so kind aa to
let me eoine in. " i ?
'Where does your mother live, my lictle
fellow?" asked Mr. Dinsmoor. - v
'On Street."
' "O, that is not far off."- I will myself show
you the way, if you will remain a few min-
utes longer.
Mr. Dinsmoor rang the bell, and ordered a
plate of cake and apples, as he conjectured
they would not be unacceptable to his little
visitor. .
Meanwhile Lizzie crept to her mother's side
and whispered:' '- ! '
Willie is poor, isn t he T .
Yes. What makes you ask?" : . 1 - .
I thouirut he niust be, because his clothes
look so tbm and patched. -Don't you think
that he would like a Christmas present, moth
er : ' T- t- -iT
Yes, my darling. Have you anything to
give him - ...'; v .
"1 thought, mother, perhaps you would
let me give him my five dollar gold-piece.
I think that would be better than any - play
thing May I give it?"
Yes, my child if you are really willing.
But are you quite sure that you would not re
gret it' afterwards ?"
"les, mother,, and Lizzie ran lightly to
the little box where she had her treasure, and
brought it forth and placed itin Willie's hand.
" 1 hat is your Christmas present, said she,
gaily.
'. Willie looked in surprise.
"Do you mean it for me?" he asked, in
a half-bewildered tone.
Yes, if you like it."
" I thank you very much for your kind
ness," said Willie, earnestly, "and I will al
ways remember it." ......
- Thers was something in the boy's carnesl
tone - which Lizzie fel: was an ample recom
pense for the little sacrifice she had made.-
Mr. Dinsmoor fulfilled his promise, and walk
ed with Willie as far as the street in which he
lived, when,1 feeling sure that he could no
longer mistake his way, he left him. : '
Mr. ;- Dinsmoor", whom we have introduced
to our readers, was a prosperous merchant;
and couctld his wealth by hundreds of thons
ands. Fortunately bin disposition was liberal,'
and he made the poor sharers with him in the
gifts which fortune had so liberally showered
upon him. . " ' " "
Notwithstanding the good use which he
made of his wealth, he was fated to experience
reverses resul tin r not from his own misman
agement, but from a general commercial panic
which all at once involved in ruin many whose
fortunes were large and whose credit waa long
established Inawrd,Mr. Dinsmoor failed.
Eleven years had rolled by since the Christ
mas night on which our '.story opens. ' Lizzie
bad not belied the promise of her girlhood,'
out naa developed into a radiantly beautiful
girl. 'Already her hand had been sought in
marriage, but as yet eho had Been no one on
l whom' she; could look, with that affection, with
out which marriage would be a mockery. .-,''
Charlie and Harry, too.' Eleven years had
changed them not a little. .The.bbys of four
and six had become fine manly youths of fifteen
and seventeen. The eldest had entered col-i
lege. , . Harry, however, ; who . was by no
means studious, had entered his father's counting-room.
'
- That .was a sorrowful ight on which Mr.
Dinsmoor made known to his afflictad wife the
bankruptcy ' which, was inevitable. ; Still sad
der, if possible, was the sale which it enforced
of the Lous. .which; they had so. long occupied,
the furniture which had become endeared Jto
them by memory and association, and the
harsh interruption which loss of fortune Tjut
to all their treasured schemes. r o :rH
M V" poor hoy," eaid Mrs Dinsmoor, sor
rowfully, as she placed her hand caressingly
on the brown locks of Charlie, tho eldest of
the two boys. It will be a hard sacrifice
for you to leave the studies to which you , are
so much attached, and enter a store, as you
will be obliged to do.". , - . . r.
Ah, I had not thought of that," murmur
ed Charlie. - "It will indeed be a sacrifice,
but, mother, I would not care for that if you
could only be spared the trials to which you
will be exposed from poverty."
'Thank you for your consideration, my
child ; but do not fear that I bhall not actronir
modate myself to it. It is a heavy trial,' but
we must try to think that it will ..ultimately
eventuate in our good."
At the auction of Mr. Dinsmoor's house and
furniture the whole property, without excep-
tion, was knocked off to a young man,; who j
seemed apparently of twenty-two or three !
years of age. He was able to secure it at a
price much beneath its roal value, t for times
were hard and money scarce, so that he had
but few competitors. . Mr 1 Dinsmoor did not
hear , his name, and the. pressure of sad
thoughts prevented his making the inquiry.
' Possession wasti be given in one , week
Meanwhile Mr. Dinsmoor sought out a small
house iu an obscure part of the town, which
in point of elegance and convenience formed
a complete contrast to the one he had formerly
occupied. , He felt," however, that it would
be all his scanty salary as clerk (for he had
secured a situation in that capacity) would
enable him to afford I .
; Lizzie looked with a rueful face at the pi
ano, as a dear friend, from whom she must
henceforth be separated, it being quite . too
costly a piece of furniture to - be retained in
their reduced circumstances. ' Her proficiency
id music", for which she had great taste, made
her regret, it doubly, since she might with it
Lave add'd to the resources of the family by
giving music lessons. ,
, ' Ou the last evening in which they were to
remain in the old house, their sad thoughts
were broken in upon by a ring at the bell.
. Can they not even leave us to enjoy the
last evening in quiet?" said Charles, half pet
ulantly. Immediately afterwards there entered a
young man, in whom Mr Dinsmoor recognized
the purchaser of the. house. , . 4 (
" I need not bid you welcome," said he,
smiling faintly, '. since you have a Letter right
here now than myself. Had I been told three
months since that this would be, I would not
have believed it, but we cannot always foresee.
I shall be prepared to leave to-morrow "
' I shall be twitter satisfied if you will re-
Tnain," said the young man, bowing. ,
. How do you mean t " '
Simply that as this . house and furniture
are now mine to do with as I like, I choose to
restore you the latter, and offer you the use of
the .former, rent-free, t as long as you choose
to occupy it.
' Who then are you," asked Mr. Dinsmoor,
in increasing surprise, ' " who can be so kind
to utter strangers urtth no claim upon you ?"
I Y6u are "mishtkeUi You have a claim
upon me. Shall I tell you what it is? Eleven
years ago to-morrow for to-morrow is Christ
mas day, a poor boy who had known none of
the luxuries and but -few of ' the comforts of
life, stood in this street. His mind was ill
at ease; ' for he had lost his way. But as he
walked on, he beheld a blaze of light issuing
from a window, from ymir window, and arous
ed by curiosity he looked in. Around a
Christmas tree brilliant with light, a happy
group were assembled As he stood gaziog
in, he heard the froirt door open, and a gen
tleman came out and kindly invited him to
enter. He did so, and the words of kindness
and the Christmas gift with which he depart
ed have not yet left his remembrance, beven
vears passed, and the boy's fortune changed.
An uncle, ' long supposed to be dead, found
Lira out, and when he actually died, left him
the heir of a large amount of wealth. Need
I say that I am that boy, and my name is
Willie. Grant?" - ; -
The reader's imagination can easily supply
the reBt . Provided with capital by his young
Lfrieud, Mr. Dinsmoor again embarked in bu
siness, and this time nothing occurred to eiiecu
his prosperity; Charlie did not leave college,,
nor did Lizzie lose her piano. ' t She gained a
husbam! however: aiii had ' no reason to re
gret the train of events which issued from her
vuuil-i.h.u vjiri.
! ;JC5T The Burlington Vt.'. Pree Press says
that Wm. Hankcrsori, "a returned Californiau
of Snruigfield, Mass., has lately ' been exblb-'
ring the State of Vermont in search' "'of the
precious metal, and ha!j found deposits of golc
on the Gulf Stream; so called, In the 'South
western nart of Plvmouth'' at the head,' of
Black lliver: also in the towns of Sherboume,
Stockbridge,; Pittsfield, Barnard, Bridgewatcr
and Woodstock, on tho Quebec. The gold
thus found is purer than that found Cali
fornia, and 13 worth ono dollar more per ounce.
', -'"Wp heard a good Methodist preacher
once " go on" in this way : As I was iding
alone once, on one of those beautiful Western
nrairies." with mv dear old wire, wno naa since
f gone to heaven in a buggy." '
' Interesting 'from Utah.. . '. -t '' " ' .
. We have received the Salt Lake CityjNews
of the 2Gth of October' which' is one "week
later than the intelligence received by the last
steamer from California. The News sayg :
Governor young and suite returned on the
18th, having been absent eight days on'atrip
to Manti and the intervening settlements.
Talks were had with the Indians on the route,
who, witb'few exceptions, manifested friendly
eelipgs, and a strong desire for the , continu
ance of peaceful relations. Much counsel and
instruction on the policy to pursue 'with our
d heiffhbors, and on other maffers," was giv
n to the inhabitants-in each settlement. -' :- -
The, notorious . Washer, s or Squash-head,
Vn maa
nd had acted toolisuly, but had got. over, it
now, and would do better ; and as he was very
poor, if he would give him a blanket he would
go out hunting, and get his living honestly."
The Governor overlooked Squash-head's past
folly, and . gave him a blanket, being well
aware jtbat as we have been twenty-four years -in
severe drill to learn what we know we '
should be very lenient to the. natives, twho
have to start from a position so far below the
vantage ground we had at the beginning.
The following is from the same ' paper :-'
"While tending Gov. Young's large -circular
saw, the man who carries off the t-labs and
boards, accidentally let a loose board, touch
the teeth of the saw, when it was hurled from
his hands like lightning, and the CDd of it
struck brother Bingham Bement on his left
Fide and in front," passing across his bowels.
Notwithstanding all the help that medical and
other skill could afford, brother" Bement failed
rapidly,-and died on the piorcing of the 23d
October. He was about iJo year3 of age.. In
him our communitv has suffered the loss of
an industrious, intelligent' and faithful, saint.
" MORMON OPISIOX OF COL STEPT0E.
Elder Orson Ilvde, one of the' big guns of
the Mormon church, and second only to Brig-'
ham himself, in Veeul&Une the affairs of Great
Salt Lake city, endorses Col. Step too in the
following mandate: '. ' V , - W .
Col. Steptoe, of, the United States army,
with his command, is now in, our Territory,
and expects to winter with us... The gentle
manly onicer and his associates have the good
will of our society, and have thus far acted iu
a manner becoming officers of their " rank.
The Colonel wishes his men to conform to the
best principles and rules of .uoral society, anil
f we mistake not, has given orders to this ef
fect. Will the trading citizens of this town
sell to the soldiers liquor, Ty which their own
peace and that of their familiesmay be disturb
ed? If they will, do not attach the blame to
the officers, but to our own citizens, who, for
paltry gain, will corrupt the .soldiers, and
themselves ab. " hy - a traffic that - worketh
death instead of life.- .So far as I am a wit
ness, tne onieers and men, witn lew excep
tions, of the United States army now in our
midst, take extra pains to have all things
move on happily and amicably, and it affords
me pleasure to be able to hear this testimony
in their behalf. .It is hoped that.all the; cit
izens in the southern country will receive Col.
Steptoe and his command with cordiality and
mdness, for his high-minded and gentleman
ly bearing merit this testimonial pf our re
spect and esteem. - ' '
.Respectfully Ursos IItdk. -
When the news - reaches Salt Lake that
Brigham Young is displaced, and that Col
Steptoe is to take the reins of gorcrnment,
and administer to the wants of tbe iUormons
after the style that it is done in New Hamp
shire, we should not be surprised to hear quite
a different story from Elder Hyde. ' '
Kossuth's Opinions. , . , , . . .
The speech of Kossuth, which we published
a few days since, coin tuands 'universal atten
tiou throughout the country; from the clear
ness with which it preseuts nis vk-ws concern-
ing-the conduct of the Laaterni, war. Jle
alludes to the fact tliat some months ago he
expressed substantially, the same . opinions,
and that they have thus tar been veriued by
the result. The following is a passage from
a speech which he made in Edinburg, imme
diately after the expedition to Sebastopol had
been resolved upon: . ? ; . .
" To take an entrenched camp, unked by
terrible fortresses, and an army for a garrison
iu it, and new armies pouring on your flauk
and rear, and yoa in the plains of the Crimea,
with also no cavalry to resist them, is an un
dertaking, ' to succeed in which more forces
are necessary than England and France can
ever unite iu that quarter for such an aim.
Ask about it whichever staff , officer who has
learned something about tactics and strategy.
And iu that position is Sebastopol, thanks to
your Austrian alliance, which, having inter
posed hrsett between you and your enemy
in Wallachia, made the Czar free to send such
numbers to Sebastopol fu he likes. . ; : :
You will lie kctitcn, remcmljcr my icord!
Your brave will fall in vain under Kussinn
bullets and Crimean air as the Russians fell
under Turkish bullets and1 Danubian fever.
Not one out of five of your brave, Immolated
in vain, shall see Albion or Gallia aain. But
will tell you in what manner Sebastopol is
be taken . It, is at arsaw that you can
take Sebastopol."-' ' " '";" ". ."'
The event has certainly shown that in these
pinions - Kossuth evinced far more segacity
than the public men and writers of England
and France, who predicted with so mueh con-
fidence the speedy fall of, Sebastopol. r. It is
now' universullv conceded that the.siege will
be much longer and "more difficult' than' was
t at first imatrinad. Kossuth insisted troni tae
first, that Austria, bv her neutrality, relieved
Russia from all apprehensions on that fron
tier, , and tliat she r could therefore pour rej-
; fbrcements into the .Crimea to any extent
Scarcely a 'man in Enrriand cave any heed to
this suggestion : the Government, certainly,
acted directly against the policy which it iu Ji
cated'. : Yet the present danger has come en,-
- "HowitFeeistabsShot at '
A -correspondent of the London Times, wri
ting from the Crimea, of the battle . of Inker
man,;says: : . . . " " ' '
When we' got., nndcr,' fire of the enemy's
large guns,, we deployed into line and lay
down, and remained one hour in this recunii
bent position-, with'shot, shell, grape, canis
ter, and every infernal invt ntipn for the de
struction of human Lfe, flying over', and into
us, and all about us,' fired from 32, 24 and IS
pounders. Just when we lay dowif, an 1
ounder shot struck and went through one of
my front rank men; carrying away his pouch
and aiunjunition j he was the. third .man On
'my right, and I thought that things were be
coming serious , .We lay still for half an- hour
beforeany of our artillery came up, anrjj when
they did open fire, as you may imagine, nine
and six pounders could not do much against
heavy guns, securely posted in a commanding
position, and well worked. After lying down
for about tertniinutes. I began to get a littld
accustomed to the whiz of the fhot and the
screech of the canister, &c, over my head, ',
and," consoling myself with the idea that if
there was one of them meant for me, I could 1
jiot possibly avoid it- I took out my opera
jglass, and watched the proceedings of the en
emy'.; ' In a very short lime I knew ever gun
Jhat would bear on my position, andyou'may
Jmagine my feelings when I saw . those guns
discharged. The intervals between the dis
charge and the arrival of the shot, (which
was sure to pitch near me,) were not I con
fess, the happiest moments of my life, I can't
describe the feeling exactly. It was not fear,
but it was something of the same nature, I
suppose. At all events, it was very unpleas
ant. If you wish to have my autograph, you
had better keep this, as not a day and scarce
ly an hour passes without some deadly missile
passing close to ns, and perhaps some day one
fjf them may take a fancy to my head, and then
you will not hear any more from "your own
correspondent at the seat of war." Just at
this moment, tvro shells burst close to where
I am pitting, and one of the men has brought
ine a very ugly looking fragment of one of
them' . I am writing this on my knee under
a stone wallthrown up' for the defence of the
picket: 3Iy back is nearly broken, and 1 am
perfectly bothered and confused by the incest
tant firing from our lines and the town, which
is mtw. going on for ita sixth' day. . I think
the RusMan fire is slackening, but this may
be fane'. I shall now go, for a change, to
see if there are any Russians moving about in
our neighborhood. - .
The Russian Troops and their Habits
1 It is said that the Kussian soldiers had been
Ii,berajly supplied with liquor previous to the
commencement of the attack of the 5th. Their
continued and loud shouting, and the impe
tuosity of their attack, rendered,' it probable
that they were under tha influence of some ar
tificial stimulous of the sort. In the canteens,
also, of many of the killed on tho field was
found a mixture of raki and water Tbe men
who have fallen into our hands, though (gen
erally of short stature, are of, sturdy , frames,
wih broad chests aul well developed muscu
lar legs. Their chjthing is well made and
warm; and, though course in texture, an am
ply sufficient protection against the weather.
The voluminous folds of their great coats, the
sleeves of which doubled back nearly as far
as the eibows, while the skirts decend to the.
ankles throw the "skimping" ordnance great
coats issued to our troops completely in the
shade as regards comfort and warmth. To
prevent the length of the coat from inconve
niencing the wearer when wa'king tte flirt all
around is made by a very simple contrivance
to loop jup above the knees.V So, also, the
coat can be worn loose like a cloak, or drawu
in at the wajst. The men carry with them
mittens cf thick Llack cloth, the four fingers
being together in one, the thumb in another
division of the glove. ' . '
. . Starvation at the Laie Stations.
The inhabitants are leaving some of, their
settlements on the. Au Sable River to escape
starvation. .A party arrived at Detroit on
Tuesday night, having left the Au Sable lliv
er in an open j?ail boat for Point Au Barques.
Here two ot the party nau toi; remain in me
liht- house ) for want of food, and the rest,
with packs on their backs, walked thirty mues,
aud then took a boat to Port Huron, and
thence by stage to Detroit. , The Detroit Ad
vertiser says : . ; ,
The people at Au Sable fctatioa have been
disappointed in receiving supplies. Only one
man there mi ms winter provisions wnen our
intormaut left, and he had refused an offer of
035 for a barrel of flour. The boarding house
keepers had given notice that they could no
longer provide their boarders with the food
necessary to maintain life There were at the
Station seven families and forty-seven boats.
On Thursday morning last, eighty-three men
started lo walk by the coast, to Saginaw.
Some have," probably, not been able to bear
the hardships of tho journey, and have per
ished ou the way- Oiuj man who accompanied
Mr. Thompson came near freezing to death.
Ho lay several times on the snow and almost
torpid, and t was only by great exertions that
his friends could rouse, him.' ' .
j Jti fact," all along the coast of Lake Huron
winter1 supplies are needful. We f.-ar .we
may, ere long, have to record, some sad cases
of death, occasioned by .starvation and death.
i A Daughter of tub 1 TiEftrMExr.
-Ptccent-
ly; jn a house to which ou'i Cossacks had
set fire' in the Crjiiica," we found iu a room oa
- i'-.T. ' f il. .1.. J. .
tuC point oi ,Deing euiiueaiea vtiia iuc puioi-e,
a child of about c-ightGOn months old, elegant
ly dressed,. end having a gold cross suspended
from its neck: ' The poor infant smiled upon
our grenadiers,' who removed and h-iveedop
cd it until.t.'he family to whom It belonged shall
he discovered', 'fit is curiou? gee the gren
adiera foridRng the bahr, and treating it with
as much tenderness as it could receive . from
its mother.
" " ,- ' - -. - CoTiSining.
A country'gentleman lately arrh-edin Bos
ton and immediately repaired to lhe house ;6f
a relative, alad v who had married a merchant
of that city. The parties Were - glad to pes
him, and invited him to make their house his
home, as he declared his intention f remain- i
ingju the city but a day or:two.-'J The hus
band pf the iadr, anxious to f-how his atten "
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Hanover street. '
r" Finallv, the visit Itecame a visitation, 'ami
tfie merchant,' after the lapse of cleyea idaysp'
besides lodging and boarding the gentleman,
a pretty considerable bill had run up ' at the
livery stable.; . '; '."''-!' "" '".',
' Accordingly he went to the man who kept,
the liver stable and told him when the gen
tleman took his horse he would pay the
bill - - .. -:r
- "Very good," said the ptable keeper,' "I I
understand you." ., , :. . . , .,,")
Accordingly, in a short time, tbe country,
fentlcman went to the stable and ordered his
orac to be got ready The,, bill, of course,,
was presented. '" " ' " . '
'Oh !" said the gentleman,'' Mr. , "
my relative, will pay this.
' "Very good, sir," said the
"Please to ret an order from
stable keeper, 1
Mr. ' it 1
will be the same as money.
The horse was put up again, and down ' to i
Long Wharf, where the merchant kept, went;
the country gentleman. t . i, .
"i ell, said he, "l am going now." . ,
' 'Are you ?" said the merchant, ' 'Well, 6ir,
good bye T'
"Well, about the horse, the man says the
bill must be paid for his keeping." "
- "Well, ! suppose that is all right, sir." ' -!
"Yes, well, but yow know I'm vour wife's
COUskl." ,'.': ' : ;..t
"Yes," said the merchant, "I know yau
are, but your horse is not." :, , , ,;
The Petee-po-lolse-kers. A letter wri-,
ten from San Francisco says: ' ,
The steam frigates Kurquehanrva ' and .VT
sigsippi are at present lying at anchor in our 1
harbor, and every American is proud of them."
The Susquehanna has been thoroughly over-
hauled, and . looks splendidly. ' The all-lied
fleet . recently left our harbor, after having r
completed their repairs of damages received
in their unsuccessful attack on PetropauIow8-
ki,.the- Russian settlement up the c oast. , They
have boasted of the things they almost did, -and
affect to consider themselves victors, but
the community don't, and they are nick-na- '
med 'Peter-po-louse-kers. A few days since, 1
they (the allied , fleet then here) united in a -demonstration
of joy at the capture of Sebas
topol.' The ships were dressed off with flags
and colors, salutes were fired, and a great
noise made generally. The arrival of the
last mail with the news that 'they hadn't
quite' -dii.it, caused much merriment, and I
must add, some rejoicing, for California is de
cidedly Russian in its feelings ; and, in addi
tion to their former nick-names, the Naval
gents who figure around town, in French and
Eajrlish uniforms, are known as 'Peter-polly- J
si-basta-phools' the latter word being a vile '"
pun on the Spanish si, meaning yes, and basta -
'Stop.' . . .... .:!' .-. ,
The Boston Courier has, from the first, ta
ken ground against the Allies, in there inter
ference with Hussia. Tho editor in a recent r
article, thus, argues the case : r . ..
"France and England opened a warfare, i
with Russia without reason and without con- ,
federation, and they are reaping ita dreadful ;
fruits in the annihilation of . their troops, in .
the fearf j1 lo.s which has been entailed upon f
theni in the ill-success of their armies,: a loss
which has been felt with agony in every fam-1'
ily in England that Las had a representative1
in the Eastern War, and they cannot even '
come out of the contest with any sort of glory, i
They had no definite ideas of what they were
about when they began the' campaign, and
their. men in the Crimea have only sustained '
themselves by personal valor, while every
project of the campaign upon which they have ' .
ventured was loose and. unregulated.' They ,
commenced au invasion of an enemy's territory
being,' in the language of the Great Fredrick,
"too" strong for peace and too weak for war."
Then forces have been decimated by disease"1
and nearly cut up by "attack. They have
gone upon a war without calculating ita
charges," . , . ..
- jTt" A good story is told of a gentleman:'
residing not a thousand miles from Cincinnati, ?
who was noted for his "generous confidence'
in the Bank of Circlevillc. At the time of the s
suspension of that institution, he was, itseems..
on a pilgrimage to Circleville, with some. fif-(T
teen or twentv thousand dollars oftts paper '
promises, which he wished to convert into
coin. Visions of yellow boys danced befor'
him on his "winding way" but all the golden :
dreams quickly vanished into thin air, on his
arrival nt his place of destination ; for he was j
not loug in receiving tho astounding intelli- -gence
that the bank had broke. Wishing to ,
trwari the disastrous newd to his friends at '
home, and also to inform them that he would '
be home the next dsy, he rushed into the tel- '
c-rruph oftieo, and in-a few moments his friends '
were startled y tho reception f thofollowiug
railiermblguous despatch :
"Cif(ievillo Bank has goue to hell, and I
w'll be tfterc to-rHrrtc P ' -
-Aboy, whi.o tpreadi- Lrj jn
medow, wss tung by a yeo.J., or fa1,
ble.heo. Grasping a w (?p nf hj,y hud g-viu,
cliase t? his torment .,r ie sllC(eUe(j n knock- t
ing him into the rass; then holding the wretch 1
down with a f fk by ono hand, and taking a '
pin from his shirt collar, with r the other, he
commenced jwrtakin-r of the sweet morse'
revenge. Til U-t you .know,' old feller. -said
he,'giV) his ; victim a thrust throngH
'r, b ' r X'll let' you know (another jab)
"fiere it a God in Inrazl yet
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