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SI 24,1856.
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TIHL DEMOCRAT; & SENTINEL, is publish
ed every Wednesday morning, in EbonsLurg,
Cambria Co., To:, at 50 per annum, if paid
IN advance, u not .$2 AViil be cnargeu. I
ADVERTISEMENTS will La conspicuously in-
rated lit the following rates, viz:
1 square 3 insertions,
Every subsequent insertion,
1 square 3 months,
1 " 6 "
-"..'f 1 year,
"col'n 1 yoir,
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iuni CL i - - -rxvTwidve
liues; ooast'.tufc.) a squ'-.ro
$1 oo
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15 00 "
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TtlKbocriber take tlsure hi atiuouncins
. LU ilia iiu.in.i'.'vw ' t , ;
generally; "that he .Is' now o.e:i!i.(J oi.e ol the :
largcsf and nu.-t drsiral lo sto, -s j , , !
FALL AND WiNTilll (JOOD;
--rr j.rc.nted-to this cvn.n.i Mt
ci,tscl.u-i!y of the f.-llowinf: -.
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5 tot.;
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J,A!Ii:S PElo tiOOi ! .
nohs Talmas, Vixttx-s.' S! a.wl. S-''.
Cashmere,, Vo-,len VlaUU. . De Lan, Le
Alapaeas, Gir.gl.ains, Cdiv u; 1a--M.1.-
u;.1mu ll.llnrs. i II!Iinit!!''S. A
CKNTLEMEN'S Cl.oTllINT. !
nch as Over Coat., Uie C.ts. 1 ;::-t
Shirts, Drawers, Al ft :-t.x
DOMESTIC (;cdM
o,. r,r.,wn and lL.uhed J-''--"-
Vc-d5, '
jc-'.f, Caii"weiv., FlauiiKii ,m.-i., Jukinj,
niankcl, S-: Also ,
Ii,ts, Shoes, Hats, Caps. T rr.r.l:,, lir.,ware,
Quoensware, Glaware, Ju'ware, ai:d a lar-e
block of ....
GKOCKl'IES!
TTe wouhl -oh.-it Farnrt-rs who are in want of
GOOD COllX SUELLEIhS & STK AV CU'lThilS
t. c-ill and esiunine hi stoek : he would wi.sh
,dsOtoinfnn them that be Las ina.le arrange-
,M.ntrt to suiM.lv them witu ad Muds ol i
i-irri.'P vn.n us lVraian and ,.ivxtcan Ou- j
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I well seic-'.eil riK'K, ot-ioii;
,'..'.-.i.n5-,.r'osowlure. as be is determined to si
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it smaller profits'than ever Wfmj kii;.wn m tms
vicinity, the ONE HI ICE Si S'l 1-M wid be j
continued as heretuf ,,re, S ) that pas em's may se.v, j
their children t make purclias. s with as mucn j
advantage as if they wei.t t''--"; 'c; i
OANIl.L M LAL GIILI.n. j
Tunnel Hill, October 8, lSGo.
sinnnn mm mm ! !!
rntlE suherilMsr wordd -respectfully iufoim the
J. gl citizens of Ebeusburg and too raljoiii-
inz Tteiuitv that he has returned from Phi...ue.-
phia. wilii tue larger uuu "-
incut of GUOfiiUISJS ever ohereu. 1 he st..e K
consists as follows :
CJroccrios : Mhc?, F.ttgar.. Tcis, bjee,
C.in!le,S mp. Fwh, S-df . I'aeon & Hams. H-ur
Oat Meal, Cm ib.-al. T. -ha ,-i-., 1'carbw. Oih-1
Applet. Saleratm, Liai-ie.g Soda, Dried it; n o gs,
l)urkee's liuking I'.nvdov, Sar.hres. Mustard, Spi
ia, llolloways V..rur (Joid'eeti-'ii, A ii.egar.
CoHlcciScniiriea :
Candies,
ilaisins.
Oranges,
Leur.n?,
Citrous,
l'vuucs.
fcegars.
l'rults,
2uts of a. I kinds,
IInuorS : Cherry r.r.ui ly, Phu kl erry I) ran
dy, iiasnberry Ih-a-idy, Iiceh Ura-rvly, l;It
AVino. Old Dye V, hiskey.
linislios, t';c fiC : Th.ive,S,vee; -in-. Dus
ting, Scrub and White Wn-li Uru,!:-. 15;, 1 C t:U, ;
Twine, Cvm brooms, P.askets of all kiods. Tubs j
and Uuckets of all kinds, Wash I'-...r Putter'
Howls. Nails, Lamp Gl.mes.turrv ( oiol s. Carpi t
Ibunmers and Tacks, induw Gars ol'ad kiiwlt,
Arnold's Ink, Hover's Ink, SLcel I'tus, ."'tatioa
a,rv of all kinds. . -
'r.,r,U:er wilh a largo n.oitr e:.
ot.'.c-i ni fi
ll . as '-hi-ap
cles not e-nusK rate '., wldJ. wih s
if n t cheaper than any et:i Iishp-a-T.t n. tue
co-mtv. HICilAKl) TCLOii.
, Lliburg, July SO, -10.
ALL persons imW-ted to the estate of Mi '.ton
lloberts. dec M. f r costs as 1'r tliorK tary and
Clerk of the Q-.iartcr Sessions are Lereb-y notified
to make payment without delay, as it wi'l be ve
ry Unpleasant for me to have to resort to compul
sory measures and thereby add costs, which v. i'l
be imperative unless paid shortly.
Howard J- Roberts, of this borough is didy au
thorized by mc to receive said fees and rece pt f. r
the same. He wi.l attend for that purpose, a
the Frothonotary's office, iu Ebensburg, at the en
suing Court iu December next. -
-- - JOHN WILLIAMS, Ex'r. -F.bcnsburg,
Oct. 25, 185G. -tf.
VuluaLIc Ileal Ktate
" FOR SALE.
I will sell at private sale that large and com
modious MUCK HOUSE, situate on High street,
iu the r.orough of Ebensburg, 1 eing the property
occupied by Milton Robert-, clee'd., at the tin e
of his death. Also, a valuable LOTif GUOUXD
situate on the Clay Tike, about one half mile from
paid Dorough, containing 2J acres enclosed and
in a good state of cultivation.
For terms apply to the subscriber residing cn
the premises, or to John Williams, in Ebensburg.
Mi:S. MALY1XA RODKIITS. '
Sept. 17, 135G.-tf. .
.. . - NEW ARRIVAL"!
SiCEll! BROCEFiIESI BRQCERIES 1 1
HAUT & ' BR0. would ; respectfully inform
their old customers as well aa many new ores
that they have received a large quantity of Gro
ceries, which for quality aud cheapness cannot be
excelled by any similar establishment west of the
Allegheny mountains. , We are determined to
ell lower than the lowest, We Lave also, on
Land -
' - ' 20,000 CIGARS
which we will dispose of wholesale or retnil.
IIAIiT & liRO.
July 9, 18CC. --
' ,SOSS OP TEJIPRA5CE.
Highland Division, N. 81, Sons of Teni
lprance nieot dt their llAll every S AT 1.711
"DAY evening, in the upper story cf D.
Davis' building.
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i-rom il.t; IleiiJi-Lis Arical.J
JAfiES BUCHANAN.
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MII-LITT.
All Lull, noble cliciftnin! tl.y life is a glory
Thy iiiimc is un bulimic J ly land or by sea,
Our cLildicn shall blcss thee, and reverence thy
story, -
Thou send "CoTumtia thou' chSd'of the Free I.'
Victoriou-shcro ! lwncatli thy fibvl streamer ' '
Our' ewmtrv sluiil ilourish, -Democracy 'lnfeo ; .'
j The future thall call thee the Union's reuwiiier,'
I r Ai.d look on thy walks wil'u air awe U Oiviue.
jVom ir.fancy v.t in the liearts c-f tr.c ration '
Thv miaw hvts lived, as r-wrc ami ns Vriglii,
; As the m-bicr-f .-tar in the hicrh coi:stel;at'ion -
1 hat u u;s with its ra.iiauce the rnant eoi n:"'.n.
Yv.u liave Iren '(l:rcj,li the lire thy truhh.vs
been toiled,
TIiv woith is recoreod at 1 me and abroad;
Th
r.'r v,n:-t;tii:ed, thy f.ith uninfected,
And the l'rcsident's chair is thy lofty reward.
Ihy f jithc-cd is wreathed w ith a laurel undying,
Tho (.1 n ion of l'.noe sounds thy jiride from afar;
1 ho f: i" c,t rof Time and Death's power defying,
SkUI live as our guardian in peace or in war.
Pueh;-n::n ! our hopes are all in thy keeping
Steer the great iShin of ctates through the til- J
lows awhile ;
Spit-ad the sails to the breeze, a rich harvest rcap
irs:. A lid the Goddess cf Fmd..i:i f jrcver thai I smile.
jtlay the Gol of all dimes, with aficction paternal,
Watch over and truioe thee with prosperous
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hand ;
And on rdlthy acts set his ble.-sing eternal,
And Freedom shall bloom like the rose of the !
land.
Hempuis, Noveir.ler T; lb.G
I'ii:i the 1 -id ford CHizette.
TliC lTsiJirr Kciwocratj.
UY A L.U Y.
! 7.'- tjirtftrffy dedt'a.t :(l to our honored Statcs-
j 9nc,the President and Vice President
i
Hark ! "the Jubilant triumphant,
Vi'afte-I in the wing.; of I'ai. c
Hails the Fretmeu of the Xatii i,
In the D-mocir.lie i:ns:.
Hails the ltrk-t's pure devotion
la the triumph of hr-r ea:s.',
In 1 er burning :d;.;rs GI ory,
Iu her te::.-.lituted Laws,
In tl e voi. e of this giat Xathm,
Lids us gunrd the swt-r.ls nud .-hii.ld,
Worn unsullied by our Fathers,
On the crimson battle field,
jii'l as pure, preserve the Treaurc,
Won b
;o.-e (levote.l men.
I.i the eauso of II -.nn.in Freeilo.n,
Guaranteed iu blood to them.
IL.-douMbethc C.-: slit-;!!";:,
Saued i-vi d ol . f ti.e free,
Offspring f the Revolution,
Rulwark of our Liberty:
Patriot Statesmen. Fiven. ir (Jn-. i y.,ii,
In our honorM couutry's name :
Hedged t giiurd this greal I:ep'.ibi;e
Coijteeruto to Cod, her Fame.
Strength of Nations guard the people
From tho curse of sivil strife,
Calm the tumult of wild passion
In the bitter waters rife.
Naught may srver our loved Union,
Save the Torch her children light,
Patriots, raise a Rampart rr nud Her,
Guard our Unoin, God of M'ght.
Slid, Columlia's Flag Triumphant,
Guards our const from sea to sea,
I'y almighty pow'r sustaining
Justiec, Truth, and Libirty,
Freemen, ly our radient stcry,
By our martyr'd IKrix's manes
By our Patriot Fathers glory,
Wk Airr. os5, wiur.i: om: i.vmaiks.
A Puzzled Irishman. Mr. O'Flaherty
undertook to tell how many were at the party.
The two Crogans was one, meself was two,
Mike Finn was thece, and and who the
mischief was four? Let me see counting
Lis fingers the two CrogaDS was one, Mike
Finn'was two, meself was thri'o, and be dad !
tLe re was four of us ;but St. Patrick couldn't
tell tLe name of tLe other. IS'ow its meself
that Lave it ; Mike Finn was one, the two
Crogans was two, meself was three, was three,
and and be the powers, I think there was
but three of U3 after all. ...
TLe following daguerreotype of tLe devil
was given by a negro preacher in Virgiuiato
Lis " cullud bretlircn":
"Stan' side, niggers ; let me tell you I
Lab a dream and seed de debil. He Lad one
eye like de moon ; be L-ab a nose like a canoe ;
he Lab a ear same as a 'bacco loaf; Le Lab a
sLoulder ; like de Blue Ridge, au' a tail like
unto do rainbow !"
Analysis of a For. Ho is one-third col
lar, one-sixth patent leather, one-sixth walk
ing stick, and the rest kid gloves and hair
As to Lis remote ancestry, there is some doubt,
but it is now pretty well PtttleJ that he is the
son cf a tailor's goose.
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ue Stael, may rpoear iuoseisnbio it certain- i
dauie
iv was not m any-vsv creuitauio. Jut, in i
extenuation, it may well to borne in mind
that she possessed an excess of that suscep
tibility which made her overvalue licr suc
cess, and never cease bringiug her services
to the mcmoiy of the person obliged- Up
bad never the Fame high opinion of her which
the world professed. lie thought her style
pedantic and affected, and would ccmplain,
when any 'of', hoi' compositions were read, to
Lim,' of their total want of nature and of true
coloring. He was accustomed to pay that
those who read the writings mi.ht fairly boast
of knowimr the wntor, ir that notamir ccuui J
c. ,i ,
i:io e resemble Madame de h'tntl herself th?n
the false, ek-iggerutel sentiments Mid fuper
cial crudit'.ou of her compositions Ot her
mother, I'adame Neeker, ho once remarked,
"She has every virtue, and but one fault;
and that is, she is insupportable !" The good
lady never forgave Lis compartui Iter to n
fiiirato ridinir at anchor, and receiving a eal-
ute from a fiienuly j.ower,' wiien she stood J
upon her own heart-rug at the Hotel j.ecker.
upon the occasion of her weekly receptions;
her ample proportions obscuring the light of
the Cre, as, with piuched-up-features and
prudish smile, she listened to the compliments
of the academicians, whom she assembled but
for the delight of her own vanity.
lie related to his friends an amusing ad
venture of Madame de Stael herself, in which
he was a party. It occurred upon her first
entrance into Parisian society, before the Dev
olution, at a rural f tc, given by Madame
Ilelvetius in the garden of her chateau. His
o or mint, is tlms ri-r.onrvl hv ononf tbpsn friends-
On hoi lirst appearance at the reunion,
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Madame Ilelvetius Lad, of course, with well-
i.-.i ,.n,-,r ..;. Im, mnf Twvtwnloi. ntf.
"' vv vuul v r"- "' - V"' "-
tion, Lut having other guests to welcome, had
left her, after awhile, to superintend the elis
tribution of the amusement at out the grounds.
Once or twice she had parsed Madame do
Stael sitting gloomily on the bench where she
J had left her. and at last sent Tallcyraud to
j to keep hi r company. Dut Talleyrand had
tact enough to know that, being liimsen no
literary lion, Lc was no company for Madame
de Stael, and so immediately went in tpaest of
society more congenial to her taste. lis soon
i returned, in company with tho Abbe Monti.
whose poc-ui; wvi-u :ii that ti;uo thd range all
over Lurope, and whose coming put the fair
authoress iu the best ol humors. iunevrand j
sat elown on the bench beside them, iu silence, j
fediug himself quite extinguished by so much !
talent, aud remained a passive listener, anxi
ous for improvement Tho conversation was
overwhelming with erudition, and then the
compliments were poured forth like rain from
an April sk The abbe 'had never reckon
ed upon so great an honor as that of meeting
the lirst writer of tho sg?;' 3adafiio ' little
dt earned when she .-rose that morninrr, that :
j the day would be marked by so auspicious an
event as the meeting with the abbe.' !
' I have devoured every word that Las j
I escaped from Sappho's pen,' said the abbe
! " ' I esnuot sleep until I read the charm
i iug odes from tho Italian Tyt'ticus ' said the
! lady.
' ' Have you seen my last endeavor?' said
tho abbe
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.--re highly than
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ct.
Al'l.'V mo to prose:. it to you. madame : !
a poor homage, indeed, to so much 'irenius, 1
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pur ir may prove inn-re sung to one v.no Las
Lad so much success in heroic poetry '
" Thanks, thanks,' cried Madame de Sta
ll, seizing the little volume with every de
monstration cf overpowerir g gratitude. This
is indeed a 1 rondure, and will be prized by
me fat beyond gold or jewels.'
" She turned over the leaves slowly, while
tho delighted abbe watched her with a charm-
ing scdf-compbieency then suddenly drop
ping it into tier Jap, sua exclaimed, turning
on the abbe a languid glance, ' You were
talking of heroic- poetry, dear abbe ; have
you reert my last attempt a dramatio scene.
" FP.eilr' a slight aud poor imitation of
some of your own V
4 I have not been so blessed as to obtain
u copj-,' rcjdicd tbo uLLo.
" ' How fortunate that should have one in
my reticule!' said madame, hurriedly seizing
the strings of the bag suspended from her
arm, and drawing forth a thin volume in
boards. The abbe bent low over it as she
presented it, and kissing it with reverence,
placed it by his side, and the conversation
that is to say, tho complimenting was con
tinued with redoubled vigor.
" Talleyrand then departed, and did not
return till the company broke up, when he
fouud that they had both left the bench where
on they had been seated so long together;
leaving, however, tho precious treasures,'
which they Lad reeeivod from each other with
so much gratitude, belaud iLem ! Tulleyraud
seized upon them with inexpressible dcli'Lt,
thinking that they would furnish matter for
innocent jeering, when the loss came to be
remembered by cither party. But the thin"
was complete tuj were never souqltt utid
never ashed for. and he has them jio'w in his
library, and loves to show them as he tells
the story t f their coming into Iris possession."
jR3f One reason why the world is not re
formed, is, because every man would Lave
others make a beginning, and never thinks
of himself.
T Minds capable of tLe greatest firings
can enjoy the most trivial, as the elephant's
trunk can kuock down. a man or pick up a
piu.
The Yan&ee act! the Greased Pole.
j Kzckiul I'hi'pot, from the head waters of
the Fuud'sct river iu Maine, arrived one
d3y in Jlyston, with a load of apj.ie-sass,"
i urawn ly Lis olJ mare Dobbin. In due time
tiro "sa?b' was .disposed of to ptooil auvan-
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i :r- ' . v-y. r""" 3 iv"w
Zeke Lepan to look around to see the eights.
" Hello !" ftsciaimed Zeke, as he stopped
one morning before a bhrin placard which
adorned onobf the Lack walls in Flag Alley,
wan'ttarr4tion's that ? A Golden Ladder
a iloai i")rtcn3TT-oTi7 fortia, that's it a
road to fortiu'." . . ; . '
Zeke went on to flecitLcr the reading be
neath, and gradnally be gained the intelli
gence that on Hack Day, below, the Common
there was to be a pole twenty feet high raised,
cad upon the top of which the proprietor
would place a prize cc two hundred uollars, to
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no obtaiued by anv one wuo sula ootaioed it.
Chances three dollars
" Well, tew hundred dollars is some pun
kins," soliloquized Zidce. "I've dumb
some ponry skinny trees in my ehiy 111 just
walk into that fellow's tew hundred, rot mcif
I doenf"
With the feeling of stupidity, Zeke started
for the scene of action and as he was jumping
around he knocked down a dozen apple womau
that he remembered his entire ignorance of
where Lack Day might be, and when this in
formation was gained, Le appeared to reinem
Lor Ihat the ' old mare" hadn't been seen to.
Zeke was economical in his horse keeping,
lie hired a tingle stall in a small shed near
the Providence Depot, bought Lis own Lay,
and took cure of Lis own animal. Thither he
hastened Lis steps, and having fed and water
ed his beast, Le took from Lis wagon box an
old wool card, and raked down the mare in
the most approved manner. To be sure tho
steel teeth moved a little more harshly over
the bones than usual, but then Zeke was iu a
Lurry, for tLat " tew hundred" was in Lis eye
At 'length, by dint of much inquiry, Zeke
fouud Lis way to the spot where the people
Lad already begau to collect around the 'Gol
ben Ladd er !:'
"Hallow!' exclaimed Zeke. as lie came
up; " Whar.'s the chap wot keeps this ere
pole!'
" I am the man," answered a burly fellow
with a red nose and a pimpled chin, who oc
cupied a chair near the pele ; want to try a
chance? Walk up, gentlemen, walk tip
only three dollars. Who wants the two hun
dred r
" Hold on, ole fllle-," interrupted Zeke,
" ilow yi. mt-'aii to ?ay as- hoevr there's tew
hundred collars in that arbag upt tho top'o
" Certainly,"
An' of 1 can get it it's mine ?"
" You can have a chance for three dollars
Mr Zeke."
" Zactly. Wall, there's yer three dollars,
an' neow here's what goes for the hull lot."
Z'jkc uivestid himself of his coat, rolled up
Lis shirt sleeves and giving a powerful leap,
grasped the pole about ten feet- from the
ground. A single second not longer he
staid there ; and then slipped back to terra
linna. Zeke looked at his hands, and then
down upon Lis striped trousers. Then Le
looked at Lis Lands rrgain ; and raising them
to Lis nose, while a deep long smell seemed to
set iJis'i'UjTs ami ejuenes at lesr, ue utiorcu
" Th; deuce ! Hog's fat by thunder!''
A Lr oad l.tuglrfrom the crowd soon brought
Z -ko t9 his
Lad been .
eases, and convinced him that h."
i 1. ILit ore ho could find his
:.Miguu again, a:i nta taa, u-iuui uiivs i
ao out tli roe
sin-, is in the wind,'" paii for his chance, and i splonder. In vain lor three yenrs Gen. tos
essayed to climb the p-de. The sailor hug- demanded Lis arrest. Mexico had not tol
ged'half way up, and tiieu heslid. The crowd ' uiers enough t- take him, and iu l& io 0,
htughed ai'shi, but this time their attention j Le agisted to chase tho lat of these out of the
was turned from Zekcto the imw aspirant,
and after wa:tiuga moment ioa sort of 'brown
study," our hero ouiotlv clipped awav remar
king to the red nosed man, -'he was going to
get three dollars more ; and he'd be darned if
he didn't try it again "
n nn'hour Z ke was again upon the ground.
"Xoow, old filler," said he to the tma
who took the entrance money, " I want to try
that ere thing v.uusfc more, an' I want ye-wt
understand 'at I shall jist take off my shews
this lime."
" Gotuolhing in -our stocking;," sugges
ted the red nosed man
" Xothin' but my feet." returned Zeke, as
he planted thirteeu inches of llesh and bone
into the lap of the querist.
Zeke paid his three dollars, and minus
COat, VCbl uuJ " rbt-ns,' lie a.?pocl tho polo.
Slowly, yet steadily, he crept up from the
ground. He hugged like a blood sucker to
the greased pole, and by degrees he ncared
the top. His hand was within a foot of the
bag of dollars, anil ho stopped to get Lis
breath. One more lift, and then another,
and the prize was within Lis grap. Zeke slid
to the earth wilh two'Luudrcd dollars!
"Thar! know'd could do it, I hain't
clum spruces and white maples all my days
for cothin' ! Goodbye, folks, an ef enny of
yeou ever cum deown -Kast, just guv us a
call "
Zeke left the crowd in wonder, and made
the best of Lis way to the stable. IIo shut
the door of the shed, and then pulling up his
trousers, he untined from the inside off eacli
knee, -one half of the steel-toothed leather of
his old horse crrd !
"Well, ole Dobbin." sail Zeke, patting
the mare affectionately on the back, while he
held ,the pieces of card-leather ia his hand,
the Ecatteriug teeth of which nad been tiled
sharp, ' rather guess I keen aforded to buy
yeou a new kcaril ncew."
A-Yotxa Max in Xew York city has stolen
the affections and married the only daughte of
a wealthy gentlemau, who gave the scamp five
thousand dollars to release her from tho con
tract; after which he weut to the house of her
father, 'and took the young lady away in a car
riage, she preferring the husband to tho parent.
A TIIPJLLIt G IliCIDIsT.
The tragedy of Nacogdoches, aud the ro
mantic incidents which led to tho Texan war
of Independence, find their " parallel cr.iy in
the Roman history cf Lucretia and the elder
Drutus.' ' .
Juan Costa was -a p?rco:i of inCnence and
bravery in the wild fore:t, but he fell under
the displeasure of Santa Anna, and Lis min
ion, Dedrast, the comman tent of arrested the
father at supper table, -ater.drd Ly his only
daughter, a young girl of surprising beauty
and iii-?''i-ow. IIoIuloJ luLi. villi chaitui,
and, cast him. into prison, "no iwkhstaudiug her
tears and cuticaties. Finaliy J.e juoposed to
tree the father-if the daughter would consent
to sacrifice Ler innocence and honor, i Slie re
jected the infamous proposal with a blow iu'
the face. The armed rufiiaa swore a tcrrilla
oath to execute Lis will on them both.
With dark eyes, tearless, .nd as tlrose of
a corpse, yet flashing a coble portion of lumi
nous lire she mounted a horse and Lurried
aw;i3' wildly around the country.
She halted at every Louse, no matter. Mex
ican or American, r-.u.l rchearshoJ in toccs cf
thrilling horror, her father's wrorgs aad her
own.
All timid modesty, rJl weakness Lad van
ished from her tongue, utterly consumed by
the scorching thirst for revenge. She pain
ted in passion's fiery language, and wlt'i aw
ful minuteness, t'us fact of the damning deed.
She bared her virgin bosom, and showed the
livid marks of the ravisher's lingers among
the azure veins along tho surface of snow,
now so polluted and soiled, Lut before as pure
as the gleam of an angel's wing-
And still, wherever the beautiful maid
wandered, a deafening yell of wrath and ven
geance rose up against the tyrants. The peo
ple of Loth races and all classes flew to arms,
appointing a general rendczvouz for the lddh
ofJuris at the residence of the absent and now
imprisoned Juan Costa.
It was here debated by the pcopio the mode
cf attack, and who should be their leader, but
nothing being agreed on, the whole assem
blage bade lair to break up in confusion ;
when a tail and powertully bunt stranger,
who had just entered Texas from the Slates,
came forward and addressed the multitude.
" I am a stranger, but am also a man, ana
I owe my life, soul, Loay, health, and happi
ness, all all to woman to my mother'
and if I turn a cloaf ear to the prayers cf an
innocent woman, asking my aid against a vil
lain, may both my mother and my God curse
me ! If you stay behind, I go for one to
tight Pcdras, and hu armed ravishers Cjf your
wifes aud daughters "
The speech was received with three tre
mendous ehoors, and a general shout that
seemed to shake the solid earth, uttered the
first peal of the revolution.
"We will go! Death to the tyrants!
Freedom for Texas, and the giant shall be our
leader."
And then for tho first time was heard in
the land of tho wild, the name destined to be
come an echo to th.? pulsation of all hearts
the name of Thomas -J . Dusk.
The next day he led his raw recruits to the
attack of Xac -.g lo-.dies, an I stormed every
portion a:aiust imrnctiso odds Afrer the
assault of four hours, the carnage heluj dread
ful on both sib. :r. Fortunately among the
slain was tho uea.l body of tire atrocious Pe
dras. Suc.i was tiie. u.out of AUis.t in xexas, and
' from that day his popularity has gone ou stead
ily increasing, withouc even a transitory
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eciios'-. or cv n so uracil as conn uim us
country Afterwards
amassed a Ibrtunc
at the Texan Bar; and was eLcsen cne of the
first Senators of the new State annexed a
place which he may hold for life if Lo wills it.
Hectics' cf Gates and Eurgyyue.
In Irving's Life of Washington we Cud
this interesting chapter.
"Wilkinson in his memoirs, describes the
first meeting of Gates and Burgoyue, which
took place at the head of the American camp
They were attended by their staffs, and by
other general officers. Burgoyue was in a
rich roval uniform; Gates in a plam blue
frock. "When they approached nearly within
sword's length, they reined up and halted :
"The fortune of war, Gen. Gates, has made
.e yo. prl-oner." said Burgoyue ; to which
the other, returning his salute, replied, "I
shall always l c ready to testify that U has not
been through any fault of your Excellency.''
" We passed through the American camp,"
writes the already cited Hessian officer, in
which all the regiments were drawn out le
raWv. and stood under arms.
Not one of them was umiormly dad; each
had cn the clothes which ho wore m the field,
the church, and the tavern. Ihey stood how-
ever
like soldiers, well arrangcu witn a n.u
' air. in which there was but little to find
itary
fault with
All the muskets had bayonets,
and the sharp shooters bad rifles. Tho men
all stood so still that we were filled witn won-
der. Not one of them made a single motion
as if he would speak to bis neighbor. Nay,
more all the lads that stood there in a rank
and 'file, kind nature Lad formed so trim, so
slender, so nervous tuat it was a pleasure- iu
look at them; and we were surprised at such
a handsome w?il formed race. " In all ear
nestness,1' adds Le, "KngliJi America sur
passes the most of Europe in the growth and
looks of its male population. The whole na
tion has a natural turn and talent for war and
soldiers life."
" Ho made himself somewhat merry, Low
ever, with the-equipments of the officers. A
few more regimentals, and those fashioned to
their own notions as to cut aud color, being
providKd by themselves. Brown coats.with
sea. green facto, white lining with silver
trimming, and gray coats ia abundance, with
buff facings and cuST, and gilt Luttcus in
short, every variety cf pattern.
"The brigadiers and generals wore uni
forms aud belts which designated their rank.,
but most of the colonels anl other officers -were
in thtir ordinary clothes, a musket and
boyonet in hand, aud a cartridge box, and a
powder-horn over the shoulder. But what
especially amused him was the variety of un- "
couth wigs worn by the ofucers, lingering cf
an uncouth fashion. "Most of the troops
thus noticed were the hastily levied militia .
the .yeomanry of the country.... V-Thcre were ,
regular regiments also," he sail, "which For " '
want of time and cloth, were not yet cquipeel
ia uniform. These Lad standards of various'
emblems and mottoes, some of which had for '
us a very satirical signification." . a r t;.-
" Dut must say ; to tLe creJit of the cna- ;
ray's regiments," continues Le, ''that not a
man was to be found therein, who, as wo
marched ly; made even a sign of taunting,
insulting, txultatioa. hatred, or any other '
evil feeling ; on the contrary, thoy seemed as
though they would rather do u honor As
wo marched to the great tent of Gut v, he in
vited in the brigadiers and commanders of
regiments, and various refreshments were sot
before them. Gen. Gates is tetween fifty
and sixty years cf age, wears his own thin
gray Lair, is active and friendly, and on ac
count of the weakness of his eyes, constantly
wore spectacles. At Lead quarters we met
many ofScers, who treated us with all pos&i
Llo politeness.
The YonTig- Han's Leisue.'
Young man! after the duties of the Jay
are over, how do you spend your evenings? ,
When business is dull, and leaves at your dis- ,
posal many uuoccupied hours, what disposi
tion do you make of them? I have knosvD,
and now know, many young men, who, if -they
devoted themselves to any scientific, or ,
professional pursuits, the time they spend in .
games of chance, and lounging ia bed, might
ruiso to any eminence. You Lave all read of
the sexton's sou who became a fine astrono
mer by spending a short time every evening
in gazing at tho stars- after ringing the bell
fer nine o clock. Sir William Phipp-s, who
at the age cf forty-five had attained the order .
of knighthood, and the cEce of High Sheriff
f Xow-Bctgland, and Governor of Massachu-
setts, learned to read and write in his eigh- -;
teetith year, cf a shipcarpentcr in Boston.
William GiiTord. tbe great editor of the Qaar
icrhj, w.is an apprentice to a shoemaker, anl
j eat his leisure Lours in study. And be-
cause Le had neither pen nor paper, fclate nor .;
pencil, he wrought out his prohemsoa smooth t
leather, with a blunt awl. . ' .
David liiitonhouse, the American Astrono
mer, when a plow-loy, was observed to Lave
covered his plow and fences with figures and .
calculations. James Ferguson the great Scotch
Astronomer, learned to read ly Limsclf, and.
mastered the elements of Astronomy while a
shepherd's boy in the fields Ly nigLt. And '
perhaps it is not too much to say that if tho -hours
waited in idle company, in conversation .
at the tavern, were only spent ia the pursuit
of knowledge, the dullest apprentice at any
of our sh -ps might become an intelligent
member of society, aud a fit person for most -of
our chil okiccs. By such a course, the
rough covering of many a youth is laid aside ;
r.n l their ideas, instead of being confined to "
local .subjects and technicalities, might rango
the wide fields of creation ; and other stars
from among the young men cf this city might .
be added to the list of worthies that are gild
ing our country with bright yet mellow light. .
Per. Dr. Murray. - '
A Statu Without T.axus. The State of
Texas is in a most enviable condition in re
gard to her finances. She is the envy rf tha
country. Her Comptroller, in a recent re- '
port, presents the following flatter iug picture
of her condition : " The State is cut cf debt,
with a surplus of over a million dollars in tLe
treasury a permanent 5 per cent. . school
fund of ten millions of dollars ; an unappro
priated p.ublic domain estimated at one Lun- '
drod millions of acres, wLicli, if judiciously ;
used, would subserve all the purposes cf iu- .
teraalg.'mproYomcuts required by the State, .
and a tax lighter than is iinpr-sed on any eth
er people, and which is adequate to all tho
wants of the Government. Tho aggregate"
amount of taxable property is very nearly
$150,0C0,00f, being an increase of 22,500,r
U'JO over the previous year.
Tali. Pistol Shootixg. Col. Hay, cf tho
British army, recently tried Lis hand with tho '
Volcanic Repeating Pistol, a Yankee inven
tion. TLe pistol used on the accasion was an
S-ineh barrel, which discharges nine balls in
rapid succession Tho Colonel ned the arm
21 times, making a number of shots which
would do credit to a rifleman. lie first fired
at au 6-inea eiiamctcr target at iOU yards.
pUtlmg nine lulls insiJo the ring. He
lll0vej- back to a distance of 00 yards,
fir,a j.:n, hnUs ,.10rCj hitt-ia thc tan;ets
then
and
seven
times. He then moved back 100 yards fur
ther, a distance of 300 yards from the mark,
and placed five of the nine balls inside the
ring and hitting the " Lull's eye" twice TLij
man who beats that i- ay brag
f v? Coal, as is generally known, is tho
nrnduen of burned trees. It Las bof:n cairn-
,at0(j lhaJ. an acrQ Clf ccal uroe fe t th:ck ig
equal to the produce of 19-10 acres of fore t.
The first coal mines were worked in Be gmra . i
in the year 11GS, anl very soon after in Eng
land, where now five times as much coal as in
any ether country is raised- It is estimated '.
that there ate more than 4000 sLuare miles of "
coal yet to cut out in Great Britain. - ' - 4
" nr.p'pin -;;s is a p;g with a greasy tail, -every
cue runs after, but nobody can .
which
hold."
What kind of a ship has two males'-'
and no captain A court-sl ipi r.-".
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