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was then familiar music, and the
aw.-.v from the woodlands had not h.;r.l iKa
scream of the steani whistle. All the bran
ches of society, of trade, of business and pro
fession were in a transient state Of course
th JuJges were not men of vast learning or
of r.re character. I mav aJd. the law vers
therefore, the more confirmed iny suspicions;
because I had found these immaterial asser
tions to be always made by witnesses when
they are committing perjury, just a3 cowards
whistle to keep up courage.
I know nothing about Judge C
hestamered. I never saw him until this day.'
Liar?' I shouted, forgetting my official dig
nity, in my rage at his falsehood 'Last
night ou and he were together, exchanains
We continued chatting until the bell rang money, and, in his presence, you concealed
ton Kilt nnf a tnriA rtf on nf f l.iif r x-fi.l I Tftnr KnT, in vriliF Knit,
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in'.'fuer's inn
had becu in early life a horse ioekev, and
picked up a large amount of tact, knowledge j
of men, and of human nature tLat was of ,
much use to him in his legal walk. At the ;
Vet he had been a member of the first Con
stitutional Convention in our Statv, and being !
a good talker, and of quick natural intellect'! :
Lad shone in the debates. Of course it was
natural that as he made the law, he should j
claim to Lo al-lc to expound it. And at the :
election, after the State was aJmitted, he was '
chosen Jude.
1 never like I In::i. With all his affability
and spparc.t deference of manner, there was !
in the composition an understrata of cunning 1
that I suspected and became wary of. When j
I was chosen people's solicitor, he sooght my ;
co' tiJcnce, but 1 repelled if; and. except in
Ccurt, we were little together. Many a time I
on the civil side ha? he given a charge on
f c's, cr acquiesced in my law when I felt ;
that I was wrong, nor could I fathom why he I
tntis sought tne wjnmug side cf ihj.
for
that the Judge was troubled or uneasy. We !
i went down stairs together and began our j defence
meals. Ine whisKered stranger sat down
opposite, but he and the Judge were to each
other as if they had not met. One or two
civilities passed between them, but lLy were
accompanied with freezing politeness, some
what unusual ia our western way of life. All
this satislied me there was something out of
the way. and I resolved while at tho table to
furnish myself with some evidence. I fin
ished the meal first, and went up stairs into
thcJudgo's room, and groping to the chim
ney in the dark felt for a loose brick, found
it, and discovered a roll of paper, took off
one or two pieces, and replaced the balauce
hastily and If ft the room.
Nothlug more occurred that night worth
narrating, but next day in Court I found on
the calendar the case of a man who had been
indicted some months before for counterfeit
ing and had been out on bail.
'What does this mcau V I asked of the
clerk, 'I did not authorize the trial, nor am
I prepared wilu witnesses '
' J udge C ordered it on last term for
ihis day.' answered the clerk. 'nroducinr
Revolutionary Anecdote. One of the regi
ments in the battle af Bennington was com
manded by a Colonel, who, when at home,
was a deacon. lie was a calm, sedate, de
termined man, and went to the battle because
he was impelled by a sense of duty. His
wbole parish was in Lis regiment; so was his
Immediately he stood up in an attitude of j beloved pastor, without whose presence and
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'r;in ; s l.iy hi:n in the giv-ve;
ii, r. n t a n-css the bid '
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i L suspected nun or knavery. w lien pi iso
ucrs were convicted, his discretion of puidsh-
ment and seLtencc. were oddly inconsistent.
: He fined when he should have imprisoncel.
'; and eoi.fi ned when a nominal pun?liment
: would have answered the justice of the case,
j Uut I never could get any clue, au l with the
i populace he was regarded as a mau of rare
; iute-grity and firmness of mind.
One night at the inn, iu the little village
1 of Washington, where a week's court was to
j be held. I went to my 'boarded ofT bvd-room
i for an afterrnon nrn nnd was soon fast as'.evp.
j I was awakened by a confused murmuring,
; which, efter I was thoroughly aroused, 1
'. T-ercdved to come from the adjoining room
the one appropriated to Ju'ige C
Darge,
i! rine
IJe is committing r.:s ijrrccd .; :ry c
1 I to mvse'f. w!-en I heard a
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your request.
31y request !' stammered I.
'Yes; and here it is,' as he handed me a
piece of paper, bearing in my writing the
words 'Uive Judge C his request !' I
remember, now I say it, that I had written
the paper, but could not recall the apparent
ly trivial ciacumstance which had prompted
it. !
; Just then Judge C entered the Court j
i and business began. The case in question j
i b'ing called, I arose to postpone it on the j
' ground of uit being prepared. j
j A fctranger rose from among the lawyers, j
aui said he was counsel for the prisoner, and j
. came from Cincinnati to try the case, at much j
! trouble, au i, as he understood, because it .
j had been ordered on for that day. The conn- j
i $d the LUtcfc whiskered companion of the
i Judjc .'
i '1 tie litter with a bland smile, and dipping
! his peu i:i the ink, ready for a memorandum,
ayked, 'What is your name, sir?'
; L was so astonished at his cool impudence
i that I did not hear the answer, but proceeded
! to deny any understanding,
' that there was some trick.
then sat down half rose again
turned red, and then pale; while huge drops
of sweat stood on his face.
He saw he was, by some means, concerned
and ih a moment recovering himself, answer
ed, 'I will bo witness the iuJgc is guiltier
than I!'
I have not ppace for his story, but its
amount was thai lorg before the judge remov
ed to the West, they bad been confederates
at the East in circulating counterfeit money
while horse-jockeying. They were connect,
ed with a well-organized and secret band.
The leaders were the manufacturers and bank
crsofthe 'boodle.' Middle-men bought it
and dispensed i4 to the underlings, who pur
chased it at a discount of fifty cents, to pass
it off at par. As fast as the last counterfeit
was discovered, a new one was made. JuJge
C ; while upon the bench was able to be
I as moral and a severe as he pleased with the
j underling classes, who never kaew the haunts !
aud ways and companionships of those above
! theas. But the man whose trial was for the
5 day. for whom Juds-e C had intercede!
was one of the upper class and hence the ne
cessity of the action.
'It is time now to see the judge,' said I,
turning to the Grand Jurymen, who were
petrefied at the tale they had just heard.
No one answered.
1 will go aiJfd prepare him for your action,'
I next said; 'for to indict him in his own
court, while he is upon the bench, will be a
scandal upon justice.'
As I entered the court room be was an
nouncing the noon recess. There was a lit
tle room off, containing a few law books and
adek, iuo which he usually retired, and
thither I followed him.
'Judge.' said I and my voice trembled
like the voice of a man under severe ague, so
terribly was I wrought up by the excitement
of the morning's accusations aud oufessiou, -'Judge,
I have very, very bad news for you.'
:For me?' said he with the utmost noncha
lance notwithstanding the peculiarly and
mysterj of my manner
I 'les. for you; the Cmcinnatia lawyer has
told all,' I f hook out rather than spoke.
lie still smiled; it was awful to see his hy-
and to charge ! pocrisy and calmness of demeanor, and for a
moment I knew not wuat to sav. luen ta-
blessing they scarcely thought themselves in
a way to prosper. lhe Colonel was ordered
by Gem Stark to reinforce one cf ihe wing??,
which was suffering severely. lie marched
at the instant with his forces, but as Elowly
and composedly as if he had been marching
to a conference meeting,. The officer in
command of the corps to be relieved, fearing
that be should . be compelled to give way,
sent to hasten the Colonel. "Tell 'em we're
coming," said he, an! marched steadily on
A second messenger came, with the intelli
gence that the wing was beginning to fall
back. "That will mase room for us. Tell
'em we're coming,5' replied the Colonel, With
unmoved countenance and unaccelerated
pace. A third messenger reached him,
just as hss troops emerged from behind a
coppice, in full view of the enemy, whose
balls now began to whistle around them.
"Haiti" conmanded the Colonel; "form col
umn and attend prayers " And there, in
the face of the enemy, did the regiment pause
while solemn prayer was offered for their
success in the deally struggle they were
about to begin Prayers being ended, the
Colonel addressed his men in a speech, which
tor brevity, conciousness and vigor, may
bear comparison with any that Cajsar or
Napoleon ever addressed to their troops,
"Soldiers," said he. "our wives and children
are in the rear, tha Hessians are in front;
give it to them!" They did "give it to them"
anl that band of mercenaries meltpd away
before these Christian soldiers, as the hosts
of the uncircumcized Philistines melted
away before the armiea of Israel. liev
! Fliy II. Whit?.
wealth, but not
but not genteel
The Editorial Code of Honor.
The subjoined Code of Houor was unan
imously adopted by the Editorial Convention
which met at Ilarrisburg on Wednesdoy.
liesp?ct for themselves, and respect for their
readers, will, we ardently hope, lead all edi
tors to except this code, not as a mere coin
m ii'luhle thing, but as a rule of daily,
habitual practice.
And whereas, It. is the leading purpose of
this Uuiou to establish such a code for tlu
j geceral observance of the members of th's
Union as experience shall from time to limp
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Strip.
Now, !.vJl(i' is a flash term used bv coua
t"rfVdteM. r.nd it immediately ct trusted my
'prosccutin' attention. As I :'.t unon the
Lod.-hlo, a ray of light came turoir'i a chit!;
iu li)-; boarded partition. As a i :. n, honor
have iorbildea a 'peep,
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ibe-Jusewas not tried that his client be ! rollel fronf hU chimney depository. I held a more anecuve ageue iuo j rcmunou
him ! them before him and said; he has told about - wu,a""' WUUUJ'
Iruse- ; "fl!, or th-.
-..uld
f !.': M'.v. i rutienee comman.ita it o.
rawing myself noiselessly and close! v to the
i otneer
S3,
th-J erae-L an
lutrinsio Worth.
tii turd of l-rifchrst win
fab
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boirl separation,
d SwW Ju-igo C
i si-lister looking man who
1 looked turo
- seated :t a
w-irv'
Mil-jfii.'.-t soar or sweetest sii
iiiii-.iit plumage who weuhl m;irk
pinion? t the warbling lark?
: the ;-:i;'y painted Cower
-.-vfctesst I loe-ias in wexju cr Lcwer,
' 1 --f h'.'.nioL- r.iien
'x:'..--i ou-i;:i fi'i;,Tanc-e a'l unseen.
' s-.rkllug fountAin.- i!-w
' :..'l.l.-ui nvt t'no villa ,' y-v,
-nt dew. the gj-nlle ruin
r- refresh the tliiiotv plain.
I a pair of rcmukub!o whiskers; and the two .
I were e-ountini" quite a pile of new bank bills, j
i I listened, but not a word was spoken for ;
i sonic time. I saw the money divided into
j three piles, aud the Judge placed one in his
! pocket, and tha whiskered man took tl:e otli
j er and then drawing off his boots divided the
I third pile between each boot inside of it. and
! thou he ngin placed them on his feet. Next
the Juuge said ; 'ie careful,ar.d .senq it. to
the proper mace. His sinister
refresh the thirsty
the costly pearl or
em
I. 't i- ruis the lovliest .lia-kio;
innoonts that m' st adorn,
.i- !y the lowly spirit worn.
!iut the fairest f-im r fare
at mo.-t reveal foe spiiit cr?
nol-U- virtues :i t:;e n.ind
l.' -dcco within the soul enni ine t.
, i n -t the mr.n of shining part;;.
er human hearU,
.d
ioh c-nirol.
I; i;- fr.nce.-.t s a
V . '.- - f sy mpathv-t
V, .. i'l'n ' nassi -
:.ot lhe boasting Pharasee
Vv -M fin. 's aee eptaiie-c for his pie a;
o .utrite heart alone will V-ru-.j
1- u-aven a pleasing offering.
n: ill Out. Tlit Vicksburg Sun of
: l nli sav?, that some four years ago a
Solomon Nortiiam, resiaing in
i 'jour.ty, owned a negro woman who
iiJLi;.y from him. After she returned, he
!or that if she ever ran away again he
c?' l kill iPr. She again lied, a-d after re
"iiniu.r f.ut f.)r a short period, slu returned,
soon as hr? discovered her, he took a
;!i t fi'l lif rallv f ut her to iiecc in the
f'-Kw-. f lhrf- witnesses, but so much
i
I the proper niace. ills sinister companion
i gave a u.caniog smile ; they shook hands ;
the stranger Jeft the room cautiously ; and
then sat down to some papers. I continued
I to look for several minutes, but he was ab-
sorbod in his duties, just as I was about quit
j tiog my point (literally a point) of observation
be "arose, and taking out his roll of bills, he
j placed them up the chimney, and continued
j his reading.
j I must say my blood ran cold, for a grave
su-picioii had often crossed my mind that he
j was a rascal, but I never suspected him of
I being connected with the drovers, trappers
' and traders, who occasionally make spurious
: money their commodity. Nor, a3 i sat col- i
leet.ing my thoughts, could I conceive it pos- j
sible, when I remembered how severe he had j
. always been upon the passage of counterfeit j
! mony, aud how earnest and solemn he always i
I i- i t. . j--t- !
i was in uis cnarges in sucu cases, eieciariug
j against the enormity of offenders who substi
i tuted spurious currency for good. Therefore,
! I concluded that the word 'boodle' and the
t discharged cn bail. This was giving
liberty to run if he pleased, and I opposed
this motion. My adversary again rejoined,
and le my utter astonishme nt Judge C
granted the request, and ordered the clerk to
cauet i the trial bond .
At this juncture I sat down amid the titter
of my brethren, who were ready enough to
laugh at W being caught napping, as
they phrased it. While I was meditating my
wrath and my reveuge the clerk auuouuccd
the panel of Grand Jurors was now complete j
and were ready for business. Ju-Jge C
aioM; to address and charge iheui. He was
as cocl aud placid as the morning itself.
Oh, you hypocrite, I muttered between my
teeth as the black whiskeied counsel and
con fed orate, as I fu!ly knew him to be
slily sneered at me, and drew his chair close
to ine bcitou iu an attitude of deferential lis
! teniug.
j The charge was an elaborate one It was
: on crime and its enormities, and seemed dra
i matieaily worked up. Its adjurations to the
grand jury to fearlessly investigate were very
; pathetic. Its cnconiuins on virtue were
i touchingly truo
Scarcely had the jury retired than I, in my
capacity as a pi oseeuting officer, followed the
members to their chamber. To the eiuestion,
'What was the first business?' I answered,
'To investigate charges of malfeasance in of
fice against the Judge.'
Thd foreman and his fellows looked at each
other in astonishment Finally ene of them
said with a smile, 'Take care, brother W
that your professional rivalry dops not get you
into trouble.'
I replied by telling n.y story and narrating
all the suspicious circumstances of the past
twenty-four hours, and concluded by reques
ting that the black whiskeicl couusel be
called and examined. Amid the astonished
silence of the grand inquest, the constable in
attendance went after and returned with the
these; and I myself, last night, saw you place
lhe counterfeit mouey m the nre'placa, when
he placed his in his boots.
II is composure was instantly gone. He
trihed like a scorched weed on a praric, and
his manhood gave way as if ha had been af
flicted with sudden paralysis. The room
rater swam before my eyes, for the sight of a
culprit Jud-c was not an every dy one. and
I found him at my knees grovelling on the
floor like a dog.
He tore his hair, wrenched his hands his
eyes glared, and hi3 powerful frame quivered
in every part. Indeed I was unmanned my
self, to behold so sudden and wretched a
fciirhr..
Oh. good W ! dear W! don't betray
me! Consider bow dreadful! And I a Judge!
Oh, the disgrace! What will they say?
Dou't don't -betray me? I was to be the next
Governor-yiii tuow that? Oh- oh oh
how dreadfuir'and he rocked himself on his
knees to and fro, almost bursting with agony-'
These were some of the heart-harrowing
incoherences which lean now remember over
all the dreadful scenes that followed.
I raised him from the floor, and placed him
ir. a chair, and said: 'Alas, Judge
therefore declare.
1st, That moderation, fairness, and dignity
are. at all times, hoaoraole in tue editorial
nrofes.-ion.
21. That courtesy, especially to conter.ipo-
raries, is to be cultivated in the p
.3 1. that personalities, whicu necessarily
lead to the d-grclntion of the press, are to
be deprecated
4tb. I bat in tue conduct of newsprper
discussions the ruics of "houorable war
should be observed.
That the deliberate and waton violation of
these self-evnlent principles, and of sucl
adJi'ious as may be hereafter made, shall
be deemed sufficient grounds for censure by
this association, and if preserved in, for
the expulsion of a member.
QentiliTy.
Genteel it ia to have soft hands, but not
genteel to work on lands.
Genteel it is to lie abed, but not genteel to
earn your bread.
Genteel it is to cringe and bowj but act
genteel to saw and plow.
Genteel it is to play the beau, bu not gca
teel to reap aid bow.
Gentvcl it ia to keep a gig, but Lot gentel
to hoe and dig.
Genteel it is in trade to fail, but not gfru
teel to swing a flail.
Genteel it is to play the fool, but not gen
teel to keep a school.
Genteel it is to cheat your tailor, but not
genteel to be a sailor.
Gfnteel it is to fight & duel, but not gen
teel to cut your fuel.
Genteel it is to eat lich cake, but not gen
teel to cook and bake.
Genteel it ii tD have the blues, but net
genteel to wear thick shoes.
Genteel it is to roll in
genteel to have good health.
Genteel it to cut a friend,
your clothes to mend.
Genteel it is to make a snow but not gen
teel poor folks to know.
Genteel it is to run away, but not genteel
at home to stay.
Genteel it is to smirk and emile, but not
genteel to shun all guile.
Genteel it is to be a knave, but not gen
teel your cash to save.
Genteel it is to make a bet, bat not genteel
to pay a deDt C
Genteel it is to play at dice, but not cen-
teel to take advice.
Genteel it is to curse an! a wear, but not
genteel plain clothes to wear.
Genteel it is your cash to horde, bat not
genteel to pay your t-oard
laenteel it is to waste
genteel to love your wife.
Genteel it is to drink
gentoel to do what's right.
I cannot what I may do, or what scene!
yet I may pass through; I may, perchance,
ho doomed to beg, or hop abcut upon one
leg; or, even, I may come to steal, but mty
uever be genteel! Come joy cr scrrow. weal
or woe, O, may I ncv.-r get that low!
Obeying Orders.
A certrin General of the United States Ar
my, supposing his favoritj horse dead order
ed an Irishman to go and skin him.
What! ii Silver Tail dead?' asked PatrioV.
'What is taat you?" said the ofSeer, do aa
I bid j-ou, and ask me no questions.
Pat went about Lis business, ud in about
two hours returned
Well Pat. where have you bern all this
time?" asked the general.
'Skinning your horse, your honor.
'Did it take you two hours to perfora th
operation.'
No your honor, but then you see it took
me about half an hour to catch the horse.
Catch him ! lire and Furies 1 was h
your life, but net
and fisht but not
alive?'
"-i niip.ied
suspicious 'boot-stufliiig' must relate o some t
other kind of offence connected with which I j
felt assured lie must be. i
Stealthily going out, I carefully descended '
the stairs and entered the bar-room. The j
sinister-looking man as seated at a table j
reading the 1 ist Cincinnati paper, as calm i
and placid as if he were a Methodist minister I
of tlo circuit. I sat down and pulled out a j
law paper, pretending to read it, but I was .
dunciu2 over its top at tho stranger. His
eyo did uoi wander from a particular point of ,
x- v i .i i. r. i
itranger.
liil they of this fi.-nd Northam, who the paper. Nor did the sheet, after several
r-etic! to nerve them in the same manner
the negres if thev revealed what Had
spired, that th-iy kept the secret of the
iriur until he was arrested, four years sub
ct, when they totified against him.
Vjrthim is now confined in jail in Israoqena
J, awaiting his trial.
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'Jw, w.y dLar child."
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store and
buy
Vj-e often speak of being settled in
. may as well thiuk of casting anchor
.e mit of the Atlantic ocean, or talk of
Jrrnarjent situation of a stone that ia
m 1111
minutes, turn ; L therefore conciuaea ne was
not reading, but reflecting. I endeavored to
catch his eye, but could not. I next thought
of trying the demeanor of the Judge; so,
making in ray mind an excuse relating to my
official duties. I walked up stairs and knock
ed at the Jjor. His pleasant voice in an nn
embarassed tone, cried, 'Walk in," and I
entered. After getting through with my
excuses and business, I said in a careless
tone,. "What have you been doing all the
afternoon. Judge ?" He answered just as
carelessly, "Going through my charge, and j
a decision or two 1 have to makeup to-morrow.
As yet I have not eeen any ono since
I arrived."
The last lie was an unnecessary one, as I
! knew its falsity, for be needed not to have
1 itrtwJ tie f?- -ec iir.osteri?: ere, Thie,
He entered easily and unabashed, sayiug
as he took a chair, 'I am told you desire me
to be a witness?' i
Perhaps Culprit? I exclaimed, in a pas
sion, entirely losing my control. And theu
not heeding tho hand of the foreman ou my
shoulder in restraint, I said to the constable
who had lingered by the door, 'Take off his
boots!'
The stranger made two bounds, aud was at
the wiudow which led into the garden of the
jail. But the grip of the constable was on
him socur-dy. In an instant one of the ju
rors took his arm, another took his leg, and
before any one bad time to speak, the bocts
were off, and two rolls of bills fell on the
floor.
The firmness and presence of mind of the
stranger forsook1 him; he trembled in every
muscle; and as I whispered to him 'Villain,
net even your friend, Judge C, can save you
he turned ghastly pale.
He was seated on a chair
'Is this good money or bad?' Raid the fire
man, breaking the silence that succeeded the
struggle.. ' . ,
Am i a witness or ami accused?' he etam
ered looking toward me.
Witness ' said I.1 'if you tell all you know
about Judge G,' who is far better game
tbsn you.'
ate has told all,
kcu his testimony.' His eyebills glared at
me like thosaof a maniac. Then, as if wrung
by some powerful impulse, ho became calm.
Indeed, that calmness was more dreadful to
behold than had been his excitement, impre
cations and agonizing entreaty.
Well; if it must be so it must
me see the foreman only for a moment; bring
him up go for him leave the room go
do go go!'
His excitement was returning; and without
reflecting, as I should have done, I turned
and left the room, amid the curious looks of
the crowd who had now gathered for, in
those Western settlements, secresy was no
moment about Grand Jury matters, and half
of the village already kuew the story I had
just crossed the court room, I repeat, when T
heard a dreadful groan and simultaneous pis
tol report. It was succeeded by an instant
of terrible eilcuce and then the crowd burst
into the room.
Judge C , lay upon the floor, with his
bleed and brains shockingly scattered about
the little chamber. When I returned, Le
bad drawn his pistol, and to his other crimes
addod that of suicide He wa3 a ghastly
sight to see, nor shall I ever forget the mem
ories of that dreadful diy when I was com
pelled to behold the living agony and the
dying woes of a culprit judge, in sight of
that beoclfand bar whereat he had so often
hlpd in convicting and sentencing vil-
lians less ' guilty thaa he had been all tho
while. - - '
gjT A sneaker enlarging on the rascality
of the devil, got off the following :
"I tell you the devil is an old liar ; for
when I was about getting religion, he told
mo that if I did get religion I could not go
into "ay company, and lie aud cheat, or any
Sue-hilling, but I have found him oat. to be a
great liar-" V.
fTow is tb& tiuao to subscribe for this papsr
Stupidities.
Walking along tho streets with the point
of an un brella sticking out behind, under the
arm or over the shoulder. By stopping sud
denly to speak to a friend, or other cause, a
i person walking in the rear had his brain peu
i etrated through the eye iu one of our street?
I and died in a few days
Stepping ioto a church aisle after dismis-
Z3 ' iMm v - . 1 ....- 4 : r . fi fir. iniCA n- ith Ath ryc rW
appeals to me are too late, lour confeder- ! J. " . .
11 . . . , . to allow oernpniits of tho new to nass fitit be-
aad the Oraad Jury uas ta- i . r ., . .
I expense of great boorishnt ss to those behind.
io carry a long peue-il m the vest or out-
i side coat pocket ; not long sine a cleri in
j New York fell, aud the long cedar pencil so
j pierced an importaut artey that it had to be
. i ,! cut down from the top of the shoulder to prc-
vein uls uiccumg io ueai.i, wiui mice iuouius
illness. To take exercise or walk for health
when every etcp is a drag, and instiuct urges
a repose.
To guzzle down glass after trlass of cold
Yes, your honor, and I could not skin
Liui alive you know.
Skin him alive, di J you kill him?'
To be cure I did, your h'nor! and sur
you know I must obey orders without asking
questions
Death of the Historian, Hallam.
Almost at the same moment that the an
nouncement of the death of the illustrious
American bistoriru, William If. Prescott,
reaches Europe, we receive here the iatelli
ge nco of the death of lhe co legs illustrious
English historian. Henry Ilallam Mr.
Haliatu died on the 221 January, at the
great age of 81 years. "Among the histo
rians," says the London Times, "we doubt
whether there is to b found one equal to Mr.
Ilallam ira impartiality. There have been
histerians as erudite as he, net lc?s acute,
more inspiring as ehinkers, more elegant aa
writers; but for steru justice he is- probably
withont a rival. There are few literary men
who have reached an eminence to be com
pared with that of Mr. Hallam, of whoso
personal history so little is known to the
great public. That he was born in or about
177-S, that he was educated at Eton, that
from Eton he passed to Ctirist Church, Ox-
ford, and that at this University he took his
degree in 1799, are almost all the facts of
early life which has been published. In 1S18
he gave to the world the first, and. perhaps,
the greatest, of his works, the Vie to of the
Sta'e of Europe Jurinq the Middle AjeM.
water, on getting up in tue morning, witaout Me waited nine years and then gave to the
feeling of thirst, under the impression of world his Conntitu inal Ht ryf England
from the Ac ission of Henry VII. to the
De-'th cf George II.
any reeling ot tnirst, unaer ine impression
the health giving nature of its washing qual- j
ities. - 1
To sit down to a table and 'force' yourself,
to eat when there is not only no appetite, but
a positive aversion to food.
To take a glass of soda, or toddy, or san
garee, or mint drops, ou a summer day, under
tho belief that it is safer and better than a
glass of cold water.
To economise time, by robbing yourself of
necessary sleep, ou the ground that an hour
saved from sleep is gained for life, when in
reality it is two actually spoiled.
The Grave Digger. "Miserable mau!"
said an officer, was passing by a grave digger
after a battle, "why, you have just tumbled
in a man who still breathed!"
"Oh. sir," replied the grave digger, "it is
easy to see that yo-i are not accustomed to if
as I am. If I wero to stop .and listen to them
there never be one of them dead." . -
. The Hod Carrier. Who supports a fami
ly of eight children and fwo dogs on a dollar
a day displays more true heroism than is re
quired toefivct a conquest on a battle field.
So says an exchange. In this view it is con
soliug to kDOW that the age of chivalry will
never die until architects find a substitute for
brick3 5cd mortr.
The. Cuban Question A letter to tha
Charleston Courier, dated Havana, February
10. says.
Words will not readily convey to you n
idea of the deep and excited state of feeling
caused in this city upon the receipt here, per
the last steamer but one from New York, of
the report from the committee of Foreign Af
fairs upon Mr. Siidell's bill to grant thirty
millions of dollars to the President tore-open
the negotiations with Spain for the purchase
of this islaz.d.
The Spaniards affee t to c'aeer at the idea.
reminding one of that c-'ass of men who laugh
when they ar apry. They have a story
going the rcuD-Is auiong them. hich they
hug to thei: hearts, that Isabel Stg'i'ada haa
said: '-b the first Isable sold Ler jewe's. to
suit ply Columbus with means t- discover Cubfc
aud place it uudcr the Spanish tj tg, so tho
second Isabel wiH soil her j-wo!" to preserve
this island to her successors " Aows Ycrrons!
Chapped lands A good recipe is almond
oil or sweet oil, 3 ounces, spermaceti, 4 oun
ces, pulverized camphor, 1 ounce : dissolve
in ah earthen vessel, by the aid of heat, and
stir while it is cooling. Aj ply night and
n?0Tcinp.
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