tee. 1 1 fl THE BLESSDfCS OF GOVEENKEHT, LIKE THE DEWS OF HEAVEN, SHOULD BE DISTRIBUTED ALIKE UPON THE HIGH AND THE LOW, THE RICH AND THE POOR. x w hi iii lis J" a i f t , i 19 i ,i : YEW SERIES. EBENSBURG, JULY 21, 1858. VOL. 5. NO 30; T E U IU DEMOCRAT & SENTINEL" 1S.PUB lUhed every Wednesday Morning at a, Dollar and Fifty Cents per W? DOLLAR AXD SEVENTY-FIVE CTS. If not paid within six months, and TWO DOLLARS r nt mid until the termination of the year. 11 !l...rmtion will be taken for a shorter 2 A.tkc tnA nn mil isi-rilwr will lfl A STORY OF SECOND-SIGHT, BY B. W. SnERIDAN MARKWELL. . " thai six months, and etvii-tinuahis all ot ar-tho paper until are paid. cept at the option iwt. Writr f-vr .! rvmntliS will be ivvsOu fi"-'311 :: . J " . , d nnlpa t.liA monpv is t)ald P 'Lt-ai'I . . . J L squares, ji or ICS. Vm imes ,n-r fTnis strange story baa been already given by French, German, Danish, Swedish, and Russian writers, but this, says the editor of the "Spirit of the Times," from which paper we copy it, is the only true version that has over been offered to the American public idrerlisingr Rates. Out inserl'n. Tuco do. Three do T lines 1 CO 4 75 il 00 121 lines 1 00 1 CO 2 00 SO lines J 1 50 2 00 3 00 8 months. 6 do. 12 do $1 60 $3 00 $5 00 2 50 4 50 9 CO 4 00 7 00 12 00 6 00 9 00 14 00 o oo 12 oo 20 00 15 00 22 00 35 00 v. Ml advertisements must be marked with t'e number of insertions desired, or they will bo continued until forbid, and charged accordingly. 1 Li-ir, s souarcs, Half a column. 03c column. 4 I t) lines "I (Hljotcc podrg. B A RBARA. B? ALBXAUPFR SMITH. Yet, love, I am unblest; With many doubt opprost, Tiaacto likea desert wind without a place of rest. Crt'4 I but win you for an hour from oil that starry shore, f; hunsfr of my soul wero stilled, for Death hath told you mere Th-n the melancholy world doth know; things deeper than all lore You could teach me, Barbara. In vain, in vain, m vain. You will uever como aaiu. Tr.rs droops upon the droary hills a mournful fringo of rain; T.e "UxmiTiir closes bIowIt round, loud wiraJs j events received The belief in visions, wraiths, and super natural warnings not to speak of well-defined chosts is a foible or weakness confined to no age or country no period of civilza- tion. In short, the problem of a mysterious connection between the denizens of this and another world is one that never can be solved, except by a stout denial, similar to that which materialists venture as to tie existence of a never-dying soul. 1ms belief, moreover, is not confined to the ignorant, Dr, Johnson, the lexicographer, was a firm believer in the possibility of such events; Colonel Gardiner and Lord Lyttieton are other witnesses; Goetho in Eeveral passages gives evidence of a similar conviction; Schiller and the Grimms, to mention cone else, indulged in like notions. Hence, then, if the case be not quite clear, and the evidence not wholly infallible, room is bull tor lurtner illustration; and the narra tive about to be related ig decidedly one in point, and, a3 being more thau usually well authenticated, deserves an attentive perusal. It is extracted from an old German manu ncript, included among a number of other ! documents left by Count Horn, a celebrated owedisn minister towards tr.o close or tne last century, to the University of Gottcnburg, in the archives of which it has been found by the Chevalier Engstrom, who a few years ago was Uritih consul there. The paper in question is written in choice Latin, and is evidently the production of no commonly ac complished person. The results with only a few of the reflections, are given in the strasge narrative that ensues, which certainly is one of the most startling that has ever been met with in modern times; for to the formal doc ument, on which it is founded, tho names of fcix witnesses of high family and character were annexed. It may be added, also, that i the trie was curreut for a century in Sweden, I and cited as ominous, long, long before the thvir aocoiuplishnieat. lut are in the tree; TaaV w'&fo. shores f..-revcr moons the hr.rt aud wounded sea; Tttre ii m rice up.-n tho earth, peicq is ''ith Death and thee, Barbara! as enouAM. nr mesaos. Nature, regardful uf the babbling rac, Hinted no beard upon a womau'a face: Kot Tackwood'a razors, though the very beFt, Odd shave- a chin that never is at rest. A FAJIRWEIX. BT S.INGSLBY. My faircat child, I have no song to give yon, No lark could pipe to skies so dull and gray Tct, ere wo part, one lesH'in I cau leave you For every day. fte rood, swee-l maid, and lei who will tw clever; Do noblo thing', not drean them, all day long: InJ eo make life, death, and that vast forever, One grand, sweet song. BEACTV. PT G A FTnU. Ey and hcark I mut surrender. Drowned 83 in a radiant sea; That high creature with her splendor, BHadiug all, bath bUnded me. T0MAS. Woman's soft band my infant cradle spread. Her gentlo cares ledecked my br dal bed; By woman let my dying hours be uurst ller love the lat fond solace as the first. Fairest aud foremost of the train that wait On man's most dignified and happiest state, Whether we name thee Charity or Love, Chief grace below and all in-all abovc.-Coirper. fnoc art tiik Max." A letter was received in New Orleans directed to the biggest fool in Xew Orleans." The poatmaster being absent, one. of the oung clerks. Dot baviug any ide of who the biggest fool io New Orleans" was, took pon himself the liberty of opening tbj letter. On the return of the postmaster, he was immediately informed of the receipt of the etrangely directed letter. " Directed to the biggest fool in New Or leans" eh? "And what has become of it?" inquired the postmaster. ' Why," replied the clerk, ''I did not iuow who the biggest fool in New Orleans was, so I opened it myself." ' And what did you find in it ?" inquired tie postmaster. " Why," replied the clerk, " nothing but he words" " Thou art the man." to the point. Charles the Eleventh, of Sweden, who as all the world knows wan the father of tho I a successful lival to Peter the Great, was a i downright despot, aud yet as wily and as sage t . 1 ... '3.3 'il. j. r & sovereign as ever prcsiuea over ine cuun ui Stockholm. Oligarchical before, tho country, hitherto ruled by nobles ani wealthy bur- j ghers, yildod at once to its sovereigu, who forced the states-general to confide the entire power to himself, who, though enlightened beyond his age, noble-fpiritei, and sincerely attached to the Lutheran religion, was, on the other hand, cold, dogged, inflexible, and simply a man of facts, without judgment or imagination. At tlie time of which we speak he had just lost bis unhappy consort, JJleanor-Uulrica; and although report said that his own harsh ness and cruelty towards that lady bad has tened her end, he showed his esteem for he memory by a grief more touching than could at all Lave been expected from a nature mads of stuff 60 stern as his. lie eviuced it, tx, iu his peculiar way that moht accordant with the nature of a stern ar.d positive man; he became, in short, nioro stern and taciturn than ever; and. as his nature led him to state fireplace: "How striking the likeness the expression, too, uniting so much gentleness with true queenly dignity. Charles heard his mumbled words, ana .. .. .i supposing tnem intended as a siueiong re proach, such as he was wont to hear from ma- ny otners, tor ms coia unieeiing conauci. w wards his queen, just raised his neaa irom his elbow and said, "Pshaw ! man, thou art a fool !" and sneering, as he rose from his chair, and pointed to the picture, "Fool I fool! thou know st yon portrait is but flat tery; she was ugly as : " And then in a paroxysm of excitement and passion, he stamped his foot and walked about the room, us if to hide an agitation for which he might well have blushed, had it been his nature. He stopped, however, before a window look ing out upon the court, anl gazed on the moonlit sceno around. The palace now occupied by the kings of Sweden, was not yet completed; and Charles the Eleventh, who planned and began it, was still residing in the old palace, situated just at the angle of Kitterholm, that looks upon the Lake Mocler. It was a large prison-like edifice. The king's private cabinet was in one of its win?: aud nearlv facing it was the great saloon, where the States assemble! when summoned to receive any message from the crown. On this chamber it was that the king more particularly gazed; and, strange to sav, its windows appeared to be brilliautly illuminated. lie at first thought that this unusual light might proceed from the torches of some passing servants; but then what co'd thoy want at such an hour in a chamber that had not been opened for so long a time ? De sides, the light was too bright, far too bright to proceed from a few passing torches, Nei ther could it be a fire; for there was no smoke, no appearance of destruction from the fiery element, no noise of alarm or crashing raft ers; it could be nothing, then, but an illumi nation. The king gazed upon tho windows fnr ome minutes in silent astonishmeut; and nt. T?rahv who saw the strange phenomenon as well as himself, was about to ring a bell upon the table for a page who might be sent to enquire the cause of so singular a lirrht. The kins, however, stop- ! red him, "No," said be, "I care for nether man nor spirit; I will go mjself " At the same time, however, the count noticed that the monarch turned pale, as if from a sort of religious awe. Nevertheless, his mind was fully bent to its purpose; aud he went forth firmly, followed by his chamberlain and phy sician, who each bore a lighted candle, as they ushered him across the court. The porter, who had the keys, bad been long in bed; but liaumgarten awoke him, and bade him in the king's name to open forth with the doors of the Chamber of the btates. Tbtr poor man, only half awake, was aston ;e.i.l nt r linnTncctiid a reouesu but he in stantly dressed himself, and joined the king with his bunch of keys They first opened a door leading to a gallery which served as a sort of antechamber to the grand saloon; and when the moody king entered it, great was his surprise to find, that all the walls were hung with black! "Who has dared," eaid he, looking round iu aDgor, "to order this chamber to bo hung like this !" The porter tr ami-fed beneath his angry gaze, and was unablo to answer: for all he knew was, that chamber on either Eide sat an immense as sembly nobles, clergy, citizens, farmers; in short, the representatives of tho four great orders of the State ; and they were all clad in the deepest black. Their countenances, too, shone so brightly amil the sombre hues by which they were surrounded, that tho eyes of the king and bis four attendants were fair ly dazzled as they looked, though nono were able to recognise one single individual in the whole assembly ; for all appeared like that undistinguished mass of human faces that an actor sees before him on the stage. At tho further end was the throne, from which the king was used to address the States; and on it they beheld a bleeding pnmse attired in the insignia of rovaltv. To king. The crowned corpse" upon the throne J ihe United States : iclc t n itt - tl, Kov on his 1 Bel. Some of his was, iuereiur, uusibjuj i" , -right was his son and successor; and, lastly, the old man on his left must have been the Duke of Sudermama. the undo of tbe last, who was first regent of the kingdom, and then its sovereign, alter hi3 nephew's deposition. We believe there is no instance in the his tory of any country of so extraordinary and so well-authenticated a case of second-sight; for it is seldom, indeed, that any second wit ness, much less four, can be found to guar anteo the truth of so strange a phenomenon as that just recorded. From the Easton Sentinel. WILLIAM A. PORTER. Some curiosity is usually felt to know the the right stood a boy with the crown on his rf tohUtory ot mcn who are proposed for uead, ana noiamg a sceptre in ms nauu , . ffi - j -while on the other side was an aged man, or rather a spectre, who leaned against the throne, and was clothed in the ceremonial dress worn by the state minister of the court of Sweden before Vasa erected tho republb into a kingdom. Fronting the throne, again were several grave austere-looking persons, I clad in long black robes, who seemed to be the iudicial officers; for they were seated at a table, whereon there were numerous ancient looking folios and parchment documents. In front of the table on the floor between the benches was an execution-block covered With crape, and on it rested a headsman's axe. Tho spectacle was awfully strange; and. what was stranger still, no one in this ghostly assemblage appeared to recognise the pres ence of cither Charles or his attendants. The only audible sound, indeed, which reached the cars of tbe latter was a confused murmur, but not an arttculate word ever reached the ears of the astonished spectators. Preseutly, public office. Jedze Porter spent a consid erable portion of his life in this town. On his appointment to tho Supreme Bench we published a short sketch of hiji, which was copied by some of our exchanges. e add a few more facts, well known to bis friends here, which may prove interesting io vwi,. born in Huntingdon couniy.ruu selected him as their couTi- pponentp, we seo abui4 hm aa the Solicitor of the Bank. This was not so. lie was counsel of the Trustee?, who were hostile to the former managers of tbo Bank, and were engaged suits egaintt many of them. This appointment, which brought him in contact with lawyers in near ly every county in the United States aDd many of the cities of Europe, added to Lis practice Several hundred thousand dollars were thus collected and in tbe end , the notes and deDOaitcs of the bank were raid in full principal and interest, (a result at first wholly unexpected) and the remainder of the assets were distributed emcng the other claimants. In 1856, when the finances of Philadelphia had been greatly reduced, aud a vigorous eff ort to overthrow the dominant party, bad been determined on, Mr. Porter was selected as the Democratic candidate fcr city Solicitor, and the ticket was elected by a large majority. His skillful, energetic and independent course in that office, is well known. His let ter to Councils, composed of a majority of Lia own party, in which he refused to interfero. at their request, in a case penaing id v.oursf T T lie was pviu iu wuuuuu-vM r j,- . , - . , svlvania in 1S21, and is now about thirty- as generruy reau uu uN v When Judge ivncx 1IA olirt Hon, David It. Porter, whose name has long been' familiar to our people. His mother was the daughter of Mr. McDermott, who emi grated from Scotland during tho last centu ry, for the purpose of' engaging in manufac turing iron, in western Pennsylvania. Bmg rr;l, nn one side and Scotch on the other, Judge Porter has a good right .o the title of Scotch -Irish, so much eulogized in his life of. Judge Gibson. m His early lite was passed in liunuuguun, resigned from the Bench of the Supreme Court, Governor Pack er in accordance with the wishes of the party throughout the btatc, appointed iir. I'orter to his present position; and the convention which assembled at Uarrisburg on th fourth of March last, confirmed this selection by au almost unanimous vote; Such has been his political and professional TT- 1 r 1 1 1 f niir. ills me nas uui, uumeu-r, ucru whollv deoted to professional occupations " t . ... 1 i --Lrv:.-! V TT. i lw I.ova nn information rescectiDg it. At college ue exmiMieu uiucu miii w.u. uuk " - w i . . , . y. - ITp oame to Easton more than twenty years U is address pciorc our nierarj kcwun iu however, the oldest and grovest of the black- f gcveral years at the college in 1843, was highly instructive MiAerpa wbrt SPerned tO act aS DreSldeiit I . .' . ... . I. a 1 1 !j .1,iw rintr ET1 nrM.OF t wvu a of the assembly, solemnly rose and struck with his hand three times upon the folio before him. Instantly all was silence. Then seve ral handsome youths in rich attire, but with their hands confined by ropes behind their backs, entered from the door opposite to that by which the king had just entered, They walked pi oudly, aud with a bold, couaageous step. But who was the strange being that followed them? He was a stalwart, muscular person; ciae in a urowu le-uwici ji-iaiu rlosely fitted his person, and in his hand he held the end of the ropes by which the youths who walked before him were secured. When the prisoner who entered first, and seemed to be the chief, had reached the middle of the hall, he suddenly stopped before the block, on which he looked with infinite disdain. Mean while, the corpse upon the throne appeared to palpitate and tremble with a convulsive movement, and fresh red blood flowed from a wound in its side. The youth tnen, mid.-n hv the headsman, kneeled before the block, anil rlnP d bis head thereon. The axe denly rose, glittering in its course, and fell with a noise that echoed through the building, A stream of blood flowed upon the floor, and reached even the corpse upon the throne, while tho bead, rplUng along the centre of tb- ball reached even the Let of fuarirs, and bathed them with gore The stern king had, until now, been silent with surprise, but the horror of the spectacle he had just wit nosspd rnvo utterance to his tongue. Advan- Wercmcmbcr also Li dcliv-ring En ac'd.css befjre the 1 aw ,i.; iA.n Hi toaphws pneat oi mm as a boy of quick and active mind; a persevering Academy of Philadelphia, of which he waa t,lonr nd oxceedinclv truthful and honor- one of the Prevosts, but tbe subject has es- - j t. . . ii- m. r.. able in his thoughts and feelings, curing bis college course he maintained a position at the head of his class. He early showed a talent for debate and represented the literary societies of the College, on several occasions. Iff. became rroficient also, in moral and in tellectual philosophy. In the ancient langua- i tt- T!irtirnlnrlv distinguished ; so Leo i." r j - caped us. 11 is most successlul publication is his work on tne cnaracter ox juage uiDson, who, it seems from the prclace, fchowed Lru much kindness in early life. This work was extensively notice 1 by tbo reviews through out the country, ana had a rapid sale. He has been e itag;d m other labors some what peculiar for a lawyer. He was for sev- 7 4 - . , .i t . i..,: l, H..livrpd an 1 n,-l vmm rrc of the Managers of the Amcri- muen so tuav uu giauu4uufc - - . . original speech in Greek and Latin. can Sunday School Union and a member of In lSo'J.Mr. Porter commenced sthe study l the committee oi publication, in una capa i,TO in thP. officii of Hon J. M. Porter.who citv he seUct-jd. supervised cr assisted in tic nirnml cint more lawvers than s?me of publication of some of the important treatise n Ur, mntain. Several vears were here published by that Inttituticn, which have j ! v nf tbfi law. Durins this j A-xerted so much influence on tbe ruinda of ti.n i bocame a eeueral favorite of our cit- the young, throughout the country. ;nc and thev will vote for bim with a unt- IQ rrivtte life the character of Judge Per r.in-itv which few public men could command. ter is without a blot. In his deportment and the last time he swept the apartmonts they cing, therefore, up the hall, he addressed the , were lined witn oaKen panels, as usuai, ana pnucipai oi lucmiai Uimiaw.ic v. . Tn 1S4-2. he was appointed by Attorney District Attorney fer Phil- VJLUvl u v w " . 1 7 adelphia, which brought him in contact witu sua- . ii.. ... , nr 1- Wo some oi tue aiiiest mciuucn ' "" -have always understood that he discharged the duties of the ability. The Sheriff of Philadelphia having died, a violent contest for the remainder of his term ensued. Una ble to please either faction, J uige Porter's father, tuuu Governor, appointed bim to the office. This was an uncomfortable position-, for the uproar on all sides was great. Besides lmcal discontents, proceedings were commenced to tent his illegibility, on the nund of ace. But the character of the of- e, -- S3Ti a dinner of the Foreign Ministers, 'the British Minister ga7e : Eneland The Sun, whose bright beams enlighten aad fructify the remotest corner of tne earth. The French Ambassador followed with: France The Moon, whose mild, steady 4nd cheering ravs are the delight of all na tions, controlling in the darkness, and making their dreariness beautiful. Dr. Franklin then rose and, with his usual diguty and simplicity, said: George Waahin2tonTbe Joshua who com m&aded the Sun aud Moon to stand ptill and mey obeyed him. "Father." sud a little fellow. aan t send you any of .Hen I get married." the inquiry. "Because," felloe, "rou didn't my wedding cake "Why so?" was answered tbe lit nersi me any of and military occupations, these were only the more increased, in order to distract his atten tion from the domestic calamities that bad befallen him. The early jrloauiing of a late autumn, when wind and sleet cave drcarv presace of a J O , L - I quick approaching winter, found this gloomy monarch innis cabinet at atocknoim, seatea in his dressing-robe and slippers before a huge fire, 6uch as (before the days of artificial warning) was iudispensable in so cold a cli mate. Seated in his huge arm-chair, and thoughtfully leaning his head upon his up raised arm, he scarce perceived the presence of his chamberlain the celebrated astrono mer, Tycho Brahe, who was tho depositary of all bis secrets and he paid even less at tention to his physician, Dr. Baumgarten, who, though he doubted of everything else, had the most implicit faith in medicine, and had so well succeeded in convincing the" king of hi3 aVility, that on that very evening he had been summoned to give him advice ad provide a cure tor some real or imaginary disease. As courtiers should do. they patiently wai ted the royal pleasure; but though the nigh drew on apace, the king, contrary to bis cus tom, failed to wave his hand as a signal ior their departure, for he was vacautly gazing i on the tire, and though weary of his attend ants, yet feared, from some cause that he could not explain, to be left alone. The count saw that bis presence wa3 far from agreeable, and had more than once hinted his fears that bis Majesty required repose; but a silent gesture kept him in his place beside the monarch's ehair. So likewise with Baum garten; his profession seemed to give him the liberty of saying how injurious late hours might be to the king's health, but his only answer was scarcely audibls through the teeth: "The king will mind hims- stay there, man I am not sleepy yet." Such words from so absolute a monarch were conclusive; and the courtiers were com pelled to try different subjects of conversation successively to keep their master's spirits up: but they all failed, Tho king, in short, was iu one of his darkest and most revolting tem pers; and this made the courtiers' position r,r.f i;h!a gainful. An for BaumfTarten. he remained silent; but the Count Brahe, be lieving that the king's sadness proceeded from grief at the loss of his queen, gazed for . -v.;u vn a Ttfirtmit nf Wpt hum? near the he was not aware of any materials in his Ma jesty's wardrobe that could have been used to produce such a change. Charles went forward with nervous rapidi ty, crossing more than two-thirds of the long J '.. - R .. . . , f.n J V .1 L.U.Uin otkI nnr. nnf cr.ilt wbiln HlOU art klOlT bUt UVe tianery, lununcu u mciuauiutu""'"'-!- i vj... , , r , , ,,-i i : : r. vno hpt.nii the rvigvn unci of Vasa!" from Heaven, oh damned, -depart in 1" The spectre, lifting his hands, soi- i 1 -r.T.A. "Tlimi np (Thai-lps IC'llVUt " - tl, V.l.vnth. Now mark: tins biooa snau while t rpins atterwards. iui woe ucuuc mc uiwu "If thou be spirit sent A . Epeak to roe; if goblin peace emuly and slowly replied chan?ed. Order was brought ts:r: tor the doctor hung behind, having no rolicli fnr- tht Tinihl fnnswmfinces of an ad- venture fo unquestionably strange, and which From that instant tbo shapes of the numer ..,;ht bo disastrous, too. The rortcr was ous neraonazes in the ghastly assembly began the first to speak, and his accents were those to be less vivid and distinct disappearing f iw. . iAJ,nnn fnrtlmr Riro ; Ar- oHrvfrottior in a frw brief minutCS. The SU- pend on it, there's witches here. ' This is the pernatural lights, too, around the chamber hour at which, ever since the death of her burned dim, and soon became extinguished; Maiestv whose mcmorv Heaven bless I -ra and when the chamber was lighted omy oy trhost. her spectre, walks this ffallerv." The count, too, heard a noise, as if coming from the state-saloon beyond; whilo Baumgarten, whose candle a puff of wind had extinguish ed, proposed to fetch a body of the palace guard. "Cowards!"' said the king, iudig nantly, "what fear ye 1 I will enter ; open ! ' anri t.horftwirn the flambeaus borne by the king s attendants, they only dimly showed the ancient tapestry with which the hall was bung. Still there was a murmuring sound, as'cf wind moaning through the leaves cf a forest, or of an .Eoli an harp; and the king looked round with awe, when he found the spectral scene uu ciu&c-u. There was no doubt, however, that the ap- no ten Kiion chansreu. uv.w w . ... rmt nf confusion and all illegal fees abolisuea Money was promptly paid over and tbe busi- was conducted with an exactness and precision which are said to be memorable to this day. The notable riots of that period nnnimr ncpd about this time. One of the most excitin" occurred at Kecs'ngton. Depart .1 . - . f 1.;-. nrrxlAAcaiire Sshfr. in,T irom iue cusium ui iffl'nrter rlaced himself at the head of a pos cn of several hundred citizens and against all wtunnsfrapce Drocceded to the scene of dis turbance. The newspaper accounts are stil frch in our minds. At the first discharge of fire-arms, the posse lefttlw Sheriff with but a handful of supperters. Ihe totimony alter wards irivcn in Couit, brought the eubse nnpnt tacts prominently to view. One of the testified that after a long search he f.-mnd the sheriff in the midst of the fight surrounded by several hundred of tbe rioters and severely miured. un neing urged to re tire he replied, not until the riot is quelled. In the presence of the witness he was again . i . , j nM. disposition be is frank, and cordial. In rri vate chaiity be is liberal to a fauk. As u advocate be was exceedingly clear arid forci ble. The bocks arc full of his argumc-Lta Of his fidelity to clients, the citizers of ibi county, of whese business in Pbikdtjb'R bo had the almost exclusive charge, rquiri nothing to be said; and besides a safe adviser. they have always found him a courtecus s.nd hospitable gctt'eaian As a Judge we aro tjld he leans much towards iue common liiw and thil his views are very conservative In religion he is a Presbyterian, in politics bo was when be was here and always Las been a Democrat. As a Judge be may and prols- bly does suppose- it iu,jroptT to take any part in the political questions now unctr dl.-cassu-.Ti, . i it .a i but those who know him pest are sure mat u-j will bo found at all times on tbe lde of tha right. j5T A romantic young lady fell the other day into the river and came very near drown ing, but succor being furtunateby at baud, sho was drawn out senseless and carried borne. On coming to, she declared to her family that she must marry bim who had saved her. "Impossible!" said ber papa . "What, is ho already married?' "Wasn't it that interesting young Mai who lives here in tho neighborhood. "Dear me, to it was the Newfoundland dog!" n.li.llt O thUCA llrtAP 1 CIV , i i .i ai uia fi- ona:n I t ii ripmatural : lor. when the i uc titiitu agamsi lUL-iii mm i-jyji., wur.uS jicaiauvs, --t ' - . . I tnoeked down and very mucu irampieu. iue a eouud which echoed like thunder through count and Baumgarten lifted on high their wa9 a long illness. We have frequent the emotv apartments. The unhappy porter flambeaux, to examine the chamber, the sa- - vorter sav. that on recovering now trembled to such an'extent that the keys rattled, and all hb strength could not miie the key enter the lock. 'Pshaw I" said the kinff. "an old veteran tremble as a uhild shame on you !" and then turning count, he bade him open the door. said the chamberlain, retiring a step, to the 'Sire "were ... .. . r.l lancinits. the block, the axe. ine oissev- w r- c ' - . . i .i ered head, and the streams ot uiooa tnai seemed to have deluged the floor, had all dis appeared with the rcsf; and tho only proor oi the reality of the scene was a deep stain of blood that stained the slipper of the king, who never forgot the events of that awful your Majesty to bid me face a fire of Danish night. cnj or Russian cannon. I would obey your orders 'On r c-cntering bis cabinet Charles caused instantly; but I cannot, dare not, face the a statement of the facts to be formally drawn powers of heaven or hell." Charles, thus up, and it was signed by himself and the three hanlked in bis purpose, rudely snatched the attendants who had witnessed them. No lit- Ip from the norter. "Dastards!" said he, tie care was taken j - 4 to with a tone of contempt, "what fear you .' Tlits must, I see, ba my affair alone;" and before his attendants could advanco to aid him, he had opened the thick oaken door o'f the saloon and entered it, invoking Heaven, with reverence, to aid him ia his work., Cu rinsit v was now stronccr than fear with his attendants,- aud all three followed him, as if ashamed of tho terror they had shown. How great was the surprise of all! The chamber of state appeared to be illuminated by a countless number of waxen lights ; and the walls, which hitherto had been lined with antique tapestry, representing events of Swe dish history, were now hung with black. Along the walls, too, wcro hung in order nu merous flags that had been taken as trophies by the soldiers oi Gustavus Adolphus from the Germans, Danes, and Russians; but, wa Tet mora etrance. several Swedish banners might be perceived covered with fu- ncral crape. hide the matter from the knowledge of the puqiic; but mc had become generally known, even before the death of Charles the Eleventh; and the words fatP.l at the close of the docu ment are very remarkable: "If the narra tive just given is not the real and unvarnish ed truth, I give up every hope of enjoying ,hat better life which some of my deed may have deserved, and especially my zeal for the public good and my solicitude for the inter ests of that religion which has so long been professed by my ancestors." It only remains for us to add that this strange and supernatural prophecy received its fulfilment when Gustavus the III., towards the close of the last century, nvereg usauc -wards, received his death at a masked ball, from thes pistol of the assassin Ankastrom. He was tried and condemned; and the youth who was beheaded before tho spectral btates- i : a:. -;,r1r vision, was no other general, in mis em,---. - , be perceived covered wun iu- gnu.. . -- annointed On the benches that line4 the than tfe murdem of ?wcdeo ? apnointe i from his illness a new werld seemed to open upon him, for all opposition to Lis adminis tration as Sheriff was gone, The frowns with which he was formerly met were chauged for congratulations. Those whom bis amiable temper and integrity had failed to influence were won by bis disposition to do his duty. At the close of his term as Sheriff, the membnrs of the bar, without distinction of party, presented to bim an address which was republished iu this paper. Among other things, they say, "we cheerfully bear our testimony to the faithfulness and purity with which vou have discharged your responsible t..nrio .- thrt l((nrnu5 stvlo in which the af- fairs of your office have been managed, and to the promptness and correctness wun wmcn all its business has been conducted." On turning to the list of signatures, we see the namesof Meredith, Randall. Iugraham, Mal lery, Dallas. Gilpin, Brown, Price, Reed, Tvson, Campbell, Tilgman, Wharton. Cad walader, Ingersoll, Scott, Ilubbcll, Perkins. Bayard, and several hundred equally distin guished and of all political opinions, On retiring f.om the Sheriff's office, Mr. Porter resumed the practice of the law in Philadelphia and continued it with success for fifteen or sixteen years, and until hi appoint ment to to the bench. Ilia success which was almost unprecedented, might have been expected from his ability, industry and legal Tn l!5lath Trustees of ibo late Bank Of Sheridea was once taken ill in conse quence of a fortnight's continued dining out and dissipation, lie sent tor ir. iJCDeracn who prescribed rigid nbstinance, and, calling again soon atterwards, assea ms patient 11 uj was atteending to that advice. The answer being affirmative. "Right," says the doctor; "tis the ouly way to secure you length of days." "I do not doubt it," s&id Shcridcu, "for these three last days since I began have b;en tbe longest to mo in my life." A gentleman having built a large bcus was at a loss what to do with tho rubbish. His steward advised bim to have a pit dug large enough to contain itr "And what," said the gentleman, smiling, "shall I do with the earth that I dig up from it?" To which the steward, with great gravity, replied: "Have ihe pit made large enough to hdti all." A nobleman having given a grand par- .. .i i tv his tailor was among tne company uu was thus addressea oy ms lorasuip: --jt dear sir. 1 remember your iace, but iorget vour name." The tailor whispered: "I mada your breeches. i ne nopieman, ismuf u"u J . . . t . iH - t T by the band, cxcia:mea, uajcr jumuit, I am happy to see you!" OOP ' jC5?Some one commending Thilip of Ma cedon for drinking frocly: "That," said Demosthenes, "is a good quality in a sponge, but not in a king." sT A movemen is on foot in England fr-r sending out a thousand missionaries to China. Money is like the air wo breathe: if w bnvn't got it wo die. f. j WUA.U j. ' 7 9
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