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SETER.
by o. w. cctte3.
I may bo wsked as I have Leon asked, when I
om for the dissolution of the Union! I answer
neror, never, never. IIknkt Clay.
k v You ak vnc when 1M rend -the scroll .
Our fathers' nanica arc writteii' o'er,
: When I would tee otir flag unroll
r , it's mingled stars and stripes no more,
' " When; with a worse than felon hand
, l Or feloa counsels I would wver
The Union of this glorious lard
" ' I answer never, never, never !
1 Think yc'that I could IxoJk la stc
The banner I have Ions so long
Borne iitk-c-inoal o'er the di.;tii!:t M-n ' -Torn,
tr:Ki-.i'!ed by a frenzied throng
; . -Divided, measurel, p.irc-c-'.!I out
- n 4 "Tamely surren.L'icl up forever ; " -
'. gratify a soulless rout
Of traiton? never, imcr, never! v .
Give up this hind to lawiuM'ndght,
" To selfish fraud aud villain sway,
1 ' Obscure those hopes with cii.!los night
. Thai now are rising like the d;iy
"NVrito one more page of burning slumo
To prove the useless, vain endeavor,
Our race from ruin to reclaim,
; r r ,, Sk.nl cIjsc the volume i never, never !
On yon Ur lone aI 1 -vcly f.tcep,
r ; T'ne sculptor' art, tlie builder's power,
A hui i-mark o'er the s ATier's sleep,
v. , Have roiired lofty funeral tower
I .Thern it will stand until tic rivt-r , ..,",,
-. - That il W3 Lciteath Jiail tense to How,
Ayo 'till that hill itself shall quiver
With nature's 1-ist emulsive thr-x'.
Upon that ruiluniii'j niarMe hasp.
That chaft that soars int. the sky,
' 5 Tliera stiil i room enough to trace
' : The cmi'itless inilliona yet to die -
' And I w;iuld cover all i's ht i.:'.t, '
, And bi-eadtb, Lcfire that Inr.r of slsamc,
- , Ti'l sp.-ice shtmid fail wh.irenn to wri:e .
K'en the ir.itia's of a nariiC-.
l)iit.-ilve t'.e Uni-.n ! mar, remove
... - Tuelut Asylctu thai is know:,
r- . . "VVhere patriota liad a broiher's luve, .
' , - And truth may shilicr from a throne
Give up the hojics of high renown. ,
" . The h-gacy our fathers aiUM
7 Te.r our vioUiri.ms eagle d-wn
1 " ' 'JJeTjro their mi4on isfulfi'kvi -
1 3)i 1 re the Uni wi I whi!o the earth
J lls;i yet a tyrant to be slain, -!
T)ortry oi:r froodom In its birth
And give t'.se vrld t- l:nls again
. Diolve Ihtv I'ni'ir. !G hl f-f Heaven !
We ka.tw.toa v. ell liow . ustu-h it cut j
ii ntiilioa ixtsotna hall lie rivc:i
D.fore one golden li;ik U lost.
Kny, spread Hhfi mir banner folds
High a the heavens they resemble,
That every race thia -planet holds
B?ncath tlieir shadow may assendle.
' '" Anvl with the rainbow's dazzling prile,
Or cl'Hvls that bu:-n along the skies,
. Znncribc upon its margin vide
Hops, Fueedom, .Uxw.;, CoaraoMiss..
"Mr. Clay's very wonls as l:e po:ntei to the
raonuTieut that stands upon the height r.ear
Frankfort, above the slain of B'.tcna Vista, inclu
ding the remains of liis own son.
. DSN BOLT'S KKJl't.'.
All! YE3 I 'BSMtMBKtt.
Y SYDNEY I1'KR.
. Ah l yes, I remember that name 'vh delight,
r Sweet Alice, so cheli.she.1 and dear ;
2 seek her lono grave fn the palo hour of liight, .
, Aivl moisten thit turf with a tear ;
: And there whea the heart Uo'crLnrdoueJ wilL woes
. I wander and Uius-e all rd ..cc, : 1 '
- r AnA long for the time hen the head shall repose,
: ' Where " sweet Alice lies under the stone."
I roam thro the wood where so jn'ous we stray M
And reclined on the green aiuiuy hill,
- ! And things are as bright iu that beautiful glade,
- : But my heart is all lonely and chilL -
i ' The hand which so fondly I prest;etl theu in mine,
' And the lips that wero melting with love,
v Are cold, in the gmve, and I'm left to rcui;e,
' Tdl I moct with sweet Alice above." ,
Ah ! well I remember tho school-house and brook,
" And master so kind and so true,"
The wild blooming flowers in the cold ehady nook,
I.80 Vagrant With incchsd .and dew.
- But I weCp not for these, tho' so dear to my heart
tue frienJs that have left us alone
- wnl WI heave, and fpnr rV.a tri'l ,uw
For '
wcet Alice lies under tho stone,'?
. :-. fjVo: Ohamccr's Jouriuil.
MR. BROWN'S LAST ASCENT.
One fine eumraer inoralng, a few -years
since-, ' there was a woaderful excitcmeuc ,in
the Irish village of Ballydooley. All the idle
men, women and children .-in tbe ncighbor
Lood comprcliending about "'niue-tcutbs of
the inhabitants were assembled oh the large,
level common, which served as a race course
and bowling green; and all thronged towards
some object iu the centre, -which formed the
nucleus of the crowd. .
Yea,' then, what's the nam? of it at all, at
all V demanded one ragged gossoon.
41 Is it tied to the tail of it he's going to go
up ?" asked another.
"Ah, don't be foolish!" exclaimed an old
man tha ' sense-carrier' of tho district ; "don't
ye see the long ropes he's going to hold on by ?'
'Well, well," groaned an old woman, ta
king Lcr iludccn, or short black pipe, out of
her mouth, and sticking it, lighted as it was,
within the foUs of her cross-barred necker
chief; ' them English are mighty quaro peo
ple. I'm Eure that when we heard that .this
Mr. IJrown, with Lis sacks of goold. w as com
ing to Kitclarn, after buying on, the real old
stock of the Deasy's, we tho't he'd have car
riages and horses galore, and may be a Gne
yacht in the harbor; but it never catered tho
head of any of us that nothing los-3 would serve
him than going coorsing through the air liko
a wild gooso at the tail of a balouc, or what
somever thoy call it." .-
- For some time past the process of inflating
the balloon hud been going on ; and now the
grout gsilj painted orb towered tremulously
above the heads of the gaping spectators, r.ud
pro.v.ng -against tho eorils Ly; which it was
ii Id down, it seemed only to await the arrival
of the bold aeronaut to dart upward on its way.
'Here he is !" exclaimed the outward
stragglers of the crowd ; and presently a car
riage drew np, and cut stepped Mr. Brown
the" English millioiiaue, who had lately Lc
coiue an Iritis landed proprietor. Mr. Urown
was a dapper .man, whom a very small amount
of pugilL-tie force would have sufficed to lay
level with the soil ct" his adoption, lie was
one of those unlucky individuals who meet an
accident at every turn who, in entering a
room, inAariably bp, tumble knock down
some piece of furniture, or git down beside
their chair instead fd'upon it He seldom es
caped upsetting his inls'-and ; sending hla meat
and drink " tho wrong way," aud tbcu cough
ing end choking for half au Lour; cutting his
fingers," tearing his coat, or knocking his fore
head against a door, that he rarely appeared
in society without scars, planters, or bunla
gcs... Iu practicing gymnastics he had knock
ed " out lurcc tci tli ; iu yachting at. (jwcs he
had been four times nearly drowned; ir.
shooiing ou the moors cf .Scotland he had left
the grouse' unharmed, but Lad blown cfl two
of Lis own lingers. A taste for pyrotcchny
had tinged handsomely Lis eyebrows, Lair
and whiskers ; and as to railway '.traveling,
Lia hair-breadth 'scapes aud moving accidents
amid collisions, upsets and explosions,, would
hare served to'"' have fiiled two or thre-3 vol
uu.cs of the Kuglich Railway (.luide, or the
Trench liilliothcqud "des Chcmin, do I'cr.
At length, having tried the thrce-clcuier.ts
of earth, re nud vat- r, it occurred to Mr.
JJrowu that the remaining one of air, as a
medium of locomotion, might be more agree
able and coul 1 not be more perilous than tbe
others. He .accordingly, . ' the year Lcforc,
when residing 011 'Lis cstata" ia Devonshire,
had purchased au excellent balloon, and.
strange to say, had made, several ascents, an 1
Jiad come cto-,ni-ngairr r.T pcri'evt - -safety - Ou-i
this occasion hu meuitated a night over the
Greou Isle, and intended to come -down tit
Lltflf-'.st ; but t lie best informed moudiers of
the crowd asserted thut he was going J' every
stop oftho v. ay ty Amerlk) ," . . . . .
A Londou' friend, who had came to Ireland
on a H.-hing excursion; had promised to -join
Mr. Urown in his flight tut. as it would
secmi hi? courage faiie 1, und he came not.
NvrtrUs : dise'vuraged , however. .31 Jimwa
was jvist -about v step in his ferial tar, v:heu
a Jail, strongly built man suddenly 'stopped
forward, and politely eolutiiig tho jeronaut,
said: " ' "' .. -
' May I ask you a juestionvsir?"
. "Certainly." . " - .:
'' Is it true that you are going to America ?"
"No ; merely to Belfast, wind and weather
permitting." - ' : : " ;
" .Uellist, repeated the stranger, in a mu
sing manner the north of Ireland. Well,
that is just ih direction "towards1 vhjch I
want to go, cud I bate land traveling. r Will
you, sir, accept me as a companion ?" ',:
Mr Brown hesitated for a moment, tut as
he really wished for romo-o&c to accompany
him, he saw no serious 'objection to the plan,
and according'y signiHed his accpuiescenco,
merciy vcmaraiug to the stt f.nger that his cos
tncio'Bccsned too light for the regions cf the
tir which they would Lave to traverse! -
" Bah!" was the reply. ' ' I Lave pureed
through more changes cf climate ihau that,
and I am happily very robust."
Well," t-aid Mr.-Brown, looking at the
massivo frimc of tho unknown, my ear is
large enough.. Come, in the name of Provi
dence!" So they' took their places, and tho
word was given, " Let go!"
. Tbe fifteen men whose Lauds were severely
pressed by the strainiagords, desired" nothing
bettcri and iii a moment the freed balloon be gan
to ascend majestically.'--' The crowd shou
ld and chipped their Lands. Vi f
" Ah V cried Mr. Brown, " this is delight
ful ! Don't you think so Y' Not " receiving
any auswer, he turned and looked at his trav
elling companion. There lie was ' lying . al
most fiat on his face end Lands, with his Lead
oyer thtr side of the car; his eyes were fixed,
Lis Lair bristling. ' - '".-..,. "
Are you afraid?" asked 3!r :Brown. ' '
No answer.' Tho balloon ascended rapid
ly, and ere long arrived at tho region of the
clouds. Mr. Brown ' $hook him . slightly by
the arni. ucdtaid : " Are you ill V
---.' ..... : s -7 ; '; - -i -
Still uo reply,' tut. aiixed and stolid stare.
They wero now at a great elevation ; xlouds
lay beneath their feet, .above- their heads .a
burning sua, -and infinite tpace around them.,
' Suddenly th6 stranger stood -.upi ight,- Lis
face as pallid as that of a corpse.' : v r
"""Faster; faster!", he 'exclaimed, in a voice
of authority ; and seizing in succession . throe
of the bags of sand which served as ballast,
ho fiung them out of the car, at the same time
laughing in a strange, wil l manner. --". Ha!"
he cried " this is the way to travel. -Vchall
distance the swallow- we shall tower, above
thtf eagle. WLeu I was in tLeAbrnzzi. with,
my rifle 1 in my hand, watching for stray trav
elers, I never felt so excited as I:do now.
Then their lives were ia danger, now it is my
own." - ; . r :.' . .. v ' ' i'
Very pleasant ! thought tho tho owne - cf J
the balloon; --1. have picked up some rascally
Italian brigand.
"Better tc fight with the elements than
with custom Louse . officers I" continued Lis
companion. TLe balloon ascended at a - ter
riffie rate. 1 la bis turn, Mr. Brown stood up,
and, layinghis hand on tho stranger's arm, said:
'"For Heaven's sake, dou't stir I Our
lives aro at stake. I must allow so'jio of the
gas to escape, in order to repair your impru
dence." - ". -- .'-.....;'
' How do you do that!" ......
" I have only to draw this string, 'which is
connected with the valve." .. -. 7
" And if you Lad not tbat. rcsourco what
would bo the consequence?"- ; - ' '!
" We should contiuue to asecud until ev
ery thing would burst of ".excusave dilation."
The man continued for. a few momenta in
deep thought ; theu suddenly drawing out a
knifo, he cut the cord as high. . as he could
reach. ., r , : .,
- - " Faster, faster be reiterated .
. TLe stranger was a giant compared with
Mr. Brown, who, perceiving that Lc could
obtain nothing by force, began to try concili
ation. ' , , ; , ' -. .': "
bir, said he in a soothing lone, "you
arc a, christian, I make no doubt.
Wc!L
our
icligion forbids humicido." -. :
FaiterJ" shouted tho giant ; and seising
the remaining sacks of sand, fce scattered their
conleutslo the clouds. Mr. Brcwo fell on
Lis kuccs. . . ' - ' '
"Ah," La exclaimed, "if you have no
regard for your own life, at least liavo :spmc
pity on mine. I am young, rich and happy ;
i Lave a mother aud a bister; in their name I
conjure you to stretch your hand up to the
valve and save us from a rendful death by
allowing some gas to eseape." .1
Shaking his wild locks, the stranger drew
oS his coat, and exclaiming, " We are not
ascendiug i't liuDg itcuti- - .
, " Your turn now -J" lie continued; and with-;
out the smallest ceremony, he despoiled . the 1
uufortuuatc Brown of Lis paletot.aud iLrew it
over also.
The balloon pursued its wiid career with
out st'p or stay.
" Iia! ha !" said the stranger ; while we're
thus climbing so pleasantly toward tho sky,
1'U tell you a story shall 1? Ilis unhappy I
companion did not stir. Already, from the
extreme rarity of-the air, the blood was gush
ing from his eyes and ears. " Listen 1 Three
years ago' I lived in. Madrid. I was a widow- ;
wer, with one little daughter, a gcutle, bright- ;
eyed augel ; Lcr long curling Lair is waving
this monicut before my eyes. One day I
went out early, and did not return until late ;
my child, my beautiful Emma, was -gone;
banditti had cOmo and stolen -her from ine
Bat, xny friend, Lave you a cannon here:"
.Mf-Brown made mechanically a sign iu the
uogative. "What a pity! I would Lave
bombarded Spam ! . . Ever since, I have search
ed for my child in every country of Europe,
Lut iu vain. Now I think she may be iu tho
North of Ireland. Ilava you a lucifcr match
here?" Mr. Brown made no reply, but shook
his head. " You Lave not? Ah if I could
got one, I would set the balloon on fire ; and
then, when reduced to ashes, it would be
uiach lighter ! When you first saw me this
looming I was examining the stupid faces of
you crowd to see it" tho dark foreign one of
my Emma's robber might Le among them."
It was evident to poor Mr. Brown that his
ti aycl'wg companion was a confirmed lunatic.
A sudden ilea 6tiuck Li in.
- " What is jour name ?', he asked. .
"-Gerald Anncsley , : ... , r
- " The very same." -'
. " What meau you?" . .
"I know where the -wretch lives who etole
I our child ; we arc now just ab'vc the spot.
(raw tho valve, Mr. Anucsley, and ia a
short time you will embraco your Emma.?
"No, no; .you are: deceiving me. .-3Iy
fitama is "not on earth ; ohe is in lleaveu
X'ist night sha appeared to me in a dream
and toid ine so. . That's the reason I want to
ascend Lighcr and higher. Come, my friend,
help me ; let us both Llow as Lard as we. can
on , the balloon." ; As wc, aro beneath, our
breath 'must help it to ; rise Blow ! Blow I"
Mr. Brow uT uwoved Ly teir.or,. ttied to obey
- " It does not stir ! . Come, moaufc .011 my
shoulders andpirs.4 tho Lalloou!" And with
out, nonsuiting -him -auy. further th(j giaut
cauht him up as if be Lad been a feather,
and hell' him ahovo his head, sayiag "Now
push the balloon !" The uniueky victim tried
but bioiid blinded 'Lis'-
There
go'
.Mr.
At that moment tho trembling hand of
Brown touched acciientlv the cord of the
safoty valve. ; lis madi? it play,, the collapr j
sing orb began toaesccaa rapidy. inrougu
the clouds it darted downward, and the . eai th
re-appeared. '- . . '--''.' - ' - ! ?
" Ah !" said Annesley, " instead ,cf putih
rs rt Y.fV.nnxi saf; t-ifd von. Vou drew ' U
downward. Fush upraid ! piish, I R? " ? 1
" You HesaLat I ap wusltinj ti bard as? If
can. ' . - - . ; - . - ; .. .
to obey.
"ivaa:- horrible buzzing ia. his.ears, nod lights 1 naiuo ot who, aora xe.ir tuv
flashed before him. - For a moment ha thought might meet with Indians was sent back t Ue
of -throwing himself over; in order to end his fort. He lived to become ensign in the Am. i-
toruienfs.-;" ; , -.t ii ;: . u -5 f ican army, and at ine surrender ot torawauis
' "Ha!" shouted the malmao, " it does libt was appoiuUd Us receive the colors of tho va
" No ; for here is the earth !"
" It is only that the clouds arc rising tow
ard the upper regions." ;
"Well, htns do tbe same. . Lotus throw
out all our Jta!!ast " ' ' V " " "
.".Wo Leve uo more." j Gerald. Annesley'
laid Mr f Brown gently ia the Lottoui cf tho
ear . ' - - ' '- ; - ' -
" We have no more ballast, you say?" lie
asked, looking fixedly at Lim." ' "
. " No -more " -
"How innch do you weigh?" - This -,hps-tion
fell upon poor Mr. Brown like a stntu.Ii.g
blow. ' ;' -
" How much do you weigh ?" repealed
companjoa in a louder tone.
" Ah! very .little nullupg ' that cah!
inake the slightest difference a more trifle.7.
- A mere trifle. We.U. even that -wii:
make some difierence. . The imminence if the
peril gave our aeronaut presence (" luin J.
"My friend," said Lo, "y.ar Tii!l is not
dead. I saw her last week near B Ifavt. J'ho
is living with a family who ToVe h-.-r and. triat
her as her own. In a very, sbor tiuie, if
you will allow me to descend, youwiil meet
hcr.f Tbe madmau looked at bit: vita a
wild, doubtful gaze.
"Yes," continued Brown, eagerTy anxious
to confirm the impression fie had made,' " you
will see your darling little Emma running to
meet 3 0U with outstretched arms, and her fair
golden curls waving in the wind" :
. " You lie! you lie ! Emma's Lair was - as
black as jet! You never saw Lorl How
much do you weigh ?" ''-.""
" AhT a mtrc nothing only a very few
pounds '" ' ' -
Gerald Annesley seized. Mr. Brown with
both Lands and held Lim suspeuded over the
side of the car. In another moment be would
have dropped Lim into the abyss of space.
" Annesley," exclaimed the poor man, you
want to mount higber?" '
; "Yes." ' " -'- ' y '
' " Your only wish is to lighten the balloon?"
'."Yes." - . . . , . -
Then how much co you weigh yourself?"
. " Two hundred ponnds."
. : " Well, if you were to throw yourself
over, the balloon, ligh -ed of such a great
weight, would dart upwd with inconceivable
rapidity!" " ' ' -'
i The madman reflected for -a moment. .
"True." he said ; you ara . right?" lie
laid Mr. Brown in-the bottom cf the car, and
stared wildly around. - '
" " My Maker!" be said . "I go to meet
Thee ; I go to embrace my child, my Emma!"
And flinging himself over Le disappeared.
The bAlloon and its .owner reached the
earth in safety ; thui latter, however, lay for
many weeks raiug in brain fever. When ho
recovered, Le gave ordenTto Lave his perilous
playthiag sold at any sacrifice, and loon after
wards provided himself with aa excellent
caretaker iu tho shape of a pretty young
wife, under dose tutelage ," the wasther,"
as his Irish, valet remarks. ' is growing a dale
more bandy in himself." So this was Mr
Brown's last ascent to the clouds.' ' " '
A Wonderful Escape1777.
On the banks of the beautiful Mohawk,
where, the town of Borne now 'stands, stool,
during the Hevolutioc, a strong fortification,'!
erected, iu couuectiou with others, in 1753, to
keep open the communication between the Mo
hawk Valley aud Lake Ontario, and to protect
the Indian trade. At the opening of the con
tent between the colonics and tho mother coun
try) Fort Stanwix was almost in ruins. Situ
ated as it was fit that time, on the extreme
outskirts of the while settlements, it was au
important posCyet it was not uutil the Spring
of 1777, that it was repaired by Gen. Schuy
ler in whose name it was then christened.
Early in the Spring of that year, Thayen
danegea, or Brant, . the chief Sachem, of tho
Six Nutious, made his .appearance in the valley
of the Mohawk, with a large body of warriors,
and from bhiwu confessions, it lecame evi
dent that the Indiana had been induced by the
British to take up the hatchet in their contest,
and that the settlements in that beautiful re
gion of the country would be the object of the
assault. Congress saw the necessity of pro
tecting the noilheru and western frontiers, and
Gen. Schuyler was directed to repair Fort
Stanwix, and erect others,- should he deem it
necessary. Col. Dayton wa3 detailed by
Schuyler to Fort Stanwix. It was while he
was CDgaged, in counectiou with the Tryon
County militia, that the incident 1 am about
to relate occurred.; - . . ........ 1
The commandant of one f the companies of
militia was Captain Gregg, a young man ol
noble appearance, and possessed of au iron
coufctituti'.'Ti, which , in connection with his tem
perate habits aud happy disresitiou; enabled
him to pass through,; withi life, an ordeal buch
as man never passed through before. - -
Notwithstanding tha immediate viciulty of
the troops; the Iudiansin small parties were
constautly watching for opportunities to cut.fi
tra -!crs from the garrison, nr.d even chil
dren were net exempt lrom ueata ly tuo tom
ahawk and scubniig kuife
ai dless of the danger, and dw-pising
the
foe,
vmioui Ui liatea wilu ma nrux-ni naue ioi
t 1 i . t . . l 1 i a 7-C
a frontiersman, Uregg stsrtcd lrom tao Uxi
one morning in company with thr-vC comrade?,
for "the purpose of shooting g;uae. One of his
comnauioiis was a boy about thirteen, by the
- ...
rious British regiment?
Greet: and thi two soldier:', relieved of tta
are of the boy, preeeuded to the neighltoriug
,-oods, wlicrg'they cutaxJ'with test uptn the
ca;
w
thui HiL'-t-
pur
rsuit cf game.
They hud been
red- but a baort time when, Mmuitancouy-
the crack of throe ides, sounding aiinwtas
one, brought them a'd down, 'iii two sol
diers wero killed outright, and Gregg reewlvea
a ball which passed through hu loft ana inl.-
Lis bodvi aud he fell to the ground, . tiiv'O
and dangerously wounded, liaising himself
on his arm, be looked around for hiscomrades,
and saw an Indian in the act of scalping cne
of them, another bearing i1f in triumph the
recking trophy of tho second, while, at the
same moment thatlie had made this discovery
the leaves " parted,' and a third red skin war
rjjr, with his face siuearfil with his war paints,
his Lead "decked with feathers, atl Lis to:na
hhwk raised, rushed upon him. He succeeded
in dodging tho first blow, aimed at bis head,
which took effect in his back, inflicting a deep
wu;;.l. ' The seennd and third were' more
sure, ' a:i I f 11 with crnidiing force upon the
f: :c part Of ids head, and be sank into inscu
.:V.!'.!y. ... -
How lng he-remained in that condition be
wu uual'le to-tell, but wheu. ho awoke to
4:.i?tM.-'.'jU!fiicss, Le was suffering iutensely acute
pair!., ii his bead, and found that his dog a
mhrII Scotch terrier that Lad accomranied
him was licking hiswounds. He drove him
oiT, and for the sake of easing the smarting of
Lis wounds, Le, after" in credible excrtjon, and
fainting twice oa the way, managed to. crawl
to the body of ono of his companions, upon
which be laid bis bead, and here he expected
to die. His faithful dog, meantime, express
ed a sympathy almost human, cad by whin
ing,' barking and licking bis wounds, endf av
ored, in his way,'lo show bis desire to relieve
his master's sufferings. '..'.Instead of thus, how
ever, he added intensity to Lis pala by irrita
ting and inflaming, instead of soothing Lis
head. " Hoping to rid himself of the animal
and die iu peaee, he said to bim: "If ycu
think bo much of me why doD't you go for
help?" As if endowed with reason for the
occasion the Jog teemed to understand him,
and started off toward the fort. Jt the dis
tance of a milaia thai direction he came up
on two nieTi who were fishing. Banning up
to them , Le caught them by their clothes with
his teeth, pulling and tugging at their gar
ments', ana then ruanrrg-in -the-direction of
the woo3s, looking back to sec if they followed
Lim. Their Crist fueling was one of fear;
thinking, perLaps, that the animal was mad,
and it was some little time before tbey seemed
to understand the dog's desire that they should
follow him. They did so at last, and now the
faithful brute fairly danced and capered with
joy. Running before, ho led them directly
toward the woods, now and then looking Lack
to see if they were coming. .
After getting some little distance into the
deep shade of the forest, they became fearful
of Iudians, and taking counsel of their fears
were about to turn back. The excitement of
the dog was now extreme. He danced about
them in a perfect fever of anxiety ; pulled at
their clothes, ran before, barked, and sitting
down on bis haunches gave utterance to one
of those long, mournful howls, which all bavc
heard Lut-whteh nwueean desoribe; and final
ly, finding they were about to return, he ac
tually jumped upon them, aud endeavored to
push them in the direction he desired they
should go." No ono could behold his actions
which lacked only , language to express the
intensity of Lis desire without feeling tLst
something urgent demanded their presence in
the deep recesses of the woodn, and they final
ly concluded to follow and see the cod of it.
How sudden was the change ii the action of
the animal! He ran arounl them, danced
and capered, cud licked (heir Lauds, looking
up into their faces with such a look of grati
tude as amply repaid them for the apparent
risk tbey run.
In this way he led thera to where lay his
now insensible ma.ster, and the- corpses of bis
two comrades. They immeoiately recognized
them; and pcrce-iving iifo iu the Captain, they
proceeded to form a lkter to convey Lim" to
the fort This they did by cutting two long
pr.les, .and laying loughs upon thcin, upon
which, they carefully laid Ids insensate form,
and after hidiug tho bolics of the others by
tho side of a decayed trunk until they could
return for them, they started for the fort. Dr.
Thatcher, iu Lis journal, says : "Han as a
most frightful tpeetacle. Tho whole of his
scalp was removed ; in two places, n the fore
part of Lis Lead, the tomahawk bad penetra
ted his skull ; there was a wound on bis back
with the same instrument, besides wound iu
his side, and another ia Lis arm with a luusk
etball.'. ; '.' ,,- - . -
Of course no Lopes were entertained of Lis
recovery, hut contrary to all jhuman expecta
tion, be-rallied, aud although, during tho pe
riod of many months, while be was stretched
upon : an invalid's coueh, Le eu.Tered a hun
dred deaths, yet Le did finally" recover. aud
lived a convincing witness of the barbarity of
the savage red man. Jjis -.do, . by.,waose
means his life Lad been preserved, was ever
after his dcarcit end most cherished friend.
Dkatu os. a Fifty Yjsar'a Fkxsqsku. ; A
colore d roan in Lkdiiiviore, known by the nacic
of Bob, :?:!; was convicted cf murder, and,.
f.trRome extraordinary circumstances, in tae
case, "was se-nteneed 10 i'm prisomacut. ' fur . life
di-d recently at tho advanced age of one
hundred ver.rs. lio La been iu ccn.incu.eui,
for about
icarfi
lio has for tho last tew
i.OT of the
a
so
e
would" .not le.-.vo them, .v. I tat whit h was
ues'C'ie
d as a pviir.shiiK iiv urease ms ianpi-
11 ess by the
force of habit.
. jpjrAs as evident'? the sport to bp Lad
inTox.V wo giro -tho fallowing paragraph
frf.ni'thc 'Austin State' Gaaelto: .' ;.
"'Ye frequently Lrar of fine se:-t in bear
ii..i.:.iij iu our 'upper valley. - So panther
to anil lo'-i-T 's aro cccu.Monr.lly killed. But
. - ,.11 ii t 1..
1 the last p'vL,.CC 1' iSUu .y uie J.iueny v-
z VT.. ... . . ,.1 ... ..., v:;' ,.j
i-J 'V " . ' .. , r " .vtnr
i i,ri . l.i-'i iiis.T. I
thiitee b:T.r!, oiiO J
ruber, ns wildcit and
seven ..'vT.
No Wv.:i h r that a Tixau eaa
whip Lid wLt iu .Wiiicatr ;
t-.o-i Wi r,f i-i:-.iited to have toe r: '.
ivh tnd amud iiiir-.-. vlf by chlinioiu
1 11 ..i.-..f rs. ... Jle had been s
i.'nPMistomed to Oio r.ri'; walls that L
The Ducat and . The FarLhing:,.
ur mart nov.rrT.
A ducat and a farthing Lad just been coined
in the great ndat where all the gold, silver,
and copper pieces arc made. The two lay
close, side by side, clean and bc-auufyl, aiil
the clear. sunlight glittering upon theiii.
" Thou rag-a-mufhu !" cried the ducat,
off with thee ! Thou art only tnade of vul- .
gar copper, and art not - worthy to bo s'uono
upon by the sun. . Thou wilt noon be black
aud dirty, and lio one will think it worth'
.while.to pick thee up from the ground."" I, ou
the contrary, am of costly gold. I shall trav
el through the world to the end, to princ
and kings, I shall do great things, ana even
at length, perhaps, become part of tho king'a
crown." - - . . : .
At tbe rame moment, a great white cat, ly
ing iicar the fire, rose up, and turning round
on her side remarked: . ' "
" TLe under must be uppermost, to rcaVo
all even." . ... . . - - :
Aud the fiito of those two coins w . kvuc
what the same. ... , . - , ... -:
TLe gold piece came into tie possession of
a rich uiisor, who locked it up in a chot
among a great number of other gold pieces.
The'misor, fearing that he should ;oon die.
buried ail his gold ia the earth", to that no oro
t-hould possess it after blni ; and there lies tho
proad dust Mil tlds 'present time, and it. has
crown so black aud dirty that no one would
pick it up if they saw it.. ... - -'- --.-"
The farthing, however, traveled far through
the earth, and came to high honor ; and this is
how it occurred: i . - r -r -
A lad in the mint received the farthing in
Lis wages, . and the lad's sister, admiring tho
bright little coin, he gave it to Lor. Tho
child rau into the garden Jto shew. her liiOthcx
the farthing; an old lame beggar came' limp
ing up, and. ' begged- piece of btead. I
Lave none," taid the little girl. "Give mc
then a firthing, that I may buy myself a bit
of bread," said the beggar. The child gave
him the farthing. The beggar limped away
to the LaTccrV. WLiL-t Le stood iu the shop,
an old acquaintance, dressed as & pilgrim,
with Lis cloak, staff and bag, came up the
street, and gave the children pretty pictures
cf saints and holy men, and the children drop
ped pence into the box which the pilgrim Ltld
in Lis hand. " ' -
The beggar asked, "Where arc you goicgV
The pilgrim replied, Many hundred miles,
to the city of Jerusalem, wLere the Lord Je
sus was born, and lived and died ; I am going
to pray at his holy grave, and to buy the re
lease of my brother, who has been taken pris
oner by the Turks. But t'rjt, I am collecting
money in inj box." "So take my mite,"
6aid the beggar, arid he gave the pilgrim the
farthing.
. The beggar was walking away, hungry as
ho came; Lut the baker, who Lad looked on,
gave tho poor old man the bread he was about
to have bought. ." , ..
Now, the pilgrim traveled through many
lands, sailed over the aca in a little kbip, and
at length . he rcacbed the city of Jerusalem.
When the pilgrim arrived, he flirt prayed at
the sepulcure, and then presented himself
before the Sultan, who held his brother cap
tive He offered the Turk a great sum of
money if ho would only set Lis brother free.
But the Turk required something more." .
I have nothing more to ofTi-r thee," spake
the pilgrim, 4 'than this comn-oa farthing,
which a hungry begjjar gave me out of com-
passion : be thou also compassionate, and tho
farthing will reward thee " - -
The Sultan-put tho farthing in his pocket,
anl eoon forgot all about it The Emperor
of the east caoic-to Jciusahin, and waged
war against tic Sultan. Tho SultaB fought
bravely, aud was never woundedv Once an
arrow was shot tralghtat Lis breast it struck
him, but fell Lack again w ithout having woun
ded Lim. The Sultan was much surpiised at
this, aud after the battle his clothes were ex
amined, and in the breast pocket the farthing
was found, against which the arrow had
struck. ' The Turk held the farthing ia high
honor, and had it hung with a golJen chain to
the handle of his scimcter. ; Later in the war,
the Sultan was taken prisoner by tho Empe
ror, and was forced to yield up his sword to
him. And thus the farthing came with the
sword into the Eiuteror's possession. .
Whilst the Emperor sat at lLo tallo with a
beaker e-f wine iu his hand, the Empress said
she should like to sec the Sultan's eword, and
it was brought. " As the Emperor exhibited it
to the Empress," the farthing fell from tho
goldeu chain into' the beaker of wine. Tho
Emperor perceived this, and before he placed
the beaker to bis lips, he took out the farthing.
Bat the farthing " bad grown quiUt -green.
Th-j-u every one knew that tho wiue was poi
son ! A wicked attendant had poUoncd tho
wiiio'in order to destroy the Erujierur'. Tho
atUnlaiit was condemned to death-but tho
farthing w as j. laced ia the imperial crown
Thus the farthing Lad delighted a ehili.
Lad procured a beggar breaJ, had rOeasfd a
priisber, had saved the life of a Ku!;aiT.'ar.d
cf an Euijcrvr. Therefore it was K;i ia tho
isupcrial ci win.''r.nd is there. to'-d,y if cue
could oil! iii.- that crown ! ' '" .
.- Coviv; B.( K-. i rr.ti lf.u.T::a.- -Thepeopio
of Y.:i.-e.T,-,M; riS Did-.if. in f.A- r f,f a reluru
to the haiiiijg j"yitem.- . Thry 5ay lU. fcur
tier aiid A!?A'i:-"Wi"hav"l)eM autre iwjue-nt
twz the ft5.':J;:'i:ii :f capital .lRii-i.iiijtthaa
before. Thi- '!' i.:u.-ier f i r.' - A.lauiS,
the Mi'wa'-ii b.ki-ker, Lns u,?rt;u-.l tho tx
citemcht in fvu'.ui' a tLangOi " J.yrch" law
has e::eeuu.-u two i.uidv;rs il. tliat i-Utc v, ilh
jn thelaot ih.t.u iui-Utlis. . -
. T-f-Afis. V.r. was walking on oa e of tha
.... c
vuurve3 iu Now York, an I joc'ely r.?ked a
sailor why a ship was railed ihe. . "Oh.
faith," ra3"s the sou of Neptaue, " bevausj
!
the rigging costs uaere tLau thj IiuU n
If