"No; let them go with the paper an ' , vet] suit will be decided this day fort• corks." tight, but there will be preliminartes—' . "No, no, I shall sell them; depend up "Come," said the doctor, assuming on it, nothing is wasted here; and by the .Iteerfulnees atone and Manner which h• way, will you buy them? You doctors i i l nut quite feel;"my profession make , give rather better prices than the ma• ne very tyranical, I have an antipathy t tines? oy brethren of the law, and I must boil "I must refer you to my assistant: I justify my onw authority, and satisfy tit never interfere with that :ntrt of the bus pleen against them, by thus sweeping a loess myself." way their must figments; and I am boon( "Then I don't wonder that you arc not `o mantain that all the skins and parch over rieh, and pray, why do you waste ments that ever were engrossed,are word your time on me?" less compared with a single drop of m) "I repeat, that Ido not cal it wasted -- - time. if I can do you any E oed. ,, "But I warned you In the beginning, that you would never get paid; and in fact I never sent for you; I am not responsi ble. It was the people of the house." "No matter who it was; 1 am here." "But you can go, and you need not come back again," replied the old man, querulously; "you are not the oarish doc tor, I believe, and if you are, you can, send your apprentice." "Come, come," said the doctor, kindly "you have got some fresh crotchet in our brain; pray drive it out again." "If you had rich patients instead of poor ones," resumed the old man, "you would soon be rich yourself, and let the poor die. What are they better worth? They uo nothing but encumber the earth; they pester the happy with their com• plaints, they wifl murmur and murmur; they will not starve in quietness, but the voice of their misery is heard mingling with the revelry of the rich. There, go, leave me, !et me die—alone, like a dog. Let me turn my face to the wall, and die!" And so saying the uld man turned his face angrily away from his visiter. "You can have the blanket back again,' he continued; "it is not much the worse, but you'll have the washing to pay tor, that's your own fault! Why did you send it? and the broth, and the jelly:-1 didn't ask for them; that must be your own loss too, and it will teach you better another time." The old man ,pausel, expecting a reply but the doctor remained quite silent, so the patient tanned himself over once more and found that Mr. Kendrick had seat ed himself my quietly in his old riket ty chair. "What, not gone yeti" exclaimed the old man, 'I thought I told you to go.' "Yes, but then I should have had the trouble of coming back again; so I thought I had better wait until you were reamm• able, hoping that it would be soon, and that I should save time." _ "Reasonable:" repeatOd thilltold man.' "Is it unreasonable to want nothing?" But you went strength and help, or at least I want them for you." 'I shall die!' exclaimed the old man 'I feel that I ant sinking into my grave.' 'You feel exhausted , because you have been long deprived of proper nourish ment 'And where was I to get it?' Nhere was I to get it?' 'The past is gone from us all,' replied the doctor; 'let us make the best of the present. Be calm and peaceful, and take such things as I send you.' Another rush of painful ,feelings came over the old man's lace, a sort of convul sive workiug of the features like the break ing up of a stony nature, and the doctor lett his patient while fresh tears gathered in his sad wild sunken eyes • • 4 * But sorrow is not confined to the low est abodes of poverty; wherever limn fix es his dwelling, there the shadow Ss the doctor found the footseps of this foe to our race, (ungrateful that we are, is it not a friend, though a friend in disguise?) in the dwelling of his other pa tient. lie found Mrs. Ileatheote plop ped up in belt with pillows, the coverlet strewed over with parchments and omin ous looking papers, diffusing the effluvia of a lawyer's office, and the sick woman feverish again with anxiety and excite ment, and pocr Esther pale and tearful sittinz at her pillow. "this is treason," said our doctor, "ac teal treason! You ought not to bestow even a thought on business." The poor thin woman drew up her was ted neck with great dignity, anti tail, "it is the advantage of people in mediocrity to be exempt from engrossing cams. They mind their daily business; those of eleva ted station are absorber in higher cares." "Then mediocrity has the best chance of health," said the doctor. "Sir, we have a lawsuit pending," said the lady with increased dignity. "It will now be speedily decided, and I shall now recover both health and strength." "Or lose them," thought the doctor. "I shall then go dun to my country seat—one of my country seats—on which, have not yet decided ; but I shall of conre consult you, as you fill the station of my medical adviser. After this suit is , settled, I shall have my choice of two princely dwellings." "Or none at all," thought the doctor. "And I shall be most hippy to recom mend you," continued the lady--"most •happy indeed, though I could wish that you resided in a rather more aristocratic -neighborhood." "I thought," said our doctor, turning :rather reproachfully to Esther, "I thought %heti had enjoined a careful suppression of everything that could excite oragitate" "My dear doctor," said the invalid In dy; "I know that you deserve our perfect .candor. Do not chide Miss Heathccte. These papers and letters have been ac; cumulating during my illness, arid they ,require immediate attenticn; our long de elixirs." And so saying, the doctor swept away the whole mass of papers with an aim be tween playfulness and authority; and Esther gathering them up, said with some thing between a smite and a sigh, "Your kindness is the true elixer." "Esther speaks truly," said the mother. "You have been very kind to us, and we trust that we shall repay you es we ought. Kindness and attention shown to one of our house were never wont to go unre warded." "Mama means," said the girl, with a deep flush passing over her lace, "that we must always repay • (if this is the right word) your great kindness to us with un ceasing gratitude." .1 mean more than that, girl," said the haughty mother: "I mean that sei vices so freely rendered shall be ay freely paid, and that with no niggardly hand. We, who can trace our ancestry to kings, ought not when we are served, to requite like churls and beggars." Now •ve are bound to acknowledge, that wit. doctor was two or three grades below perfection; and this little trifling alloy or adulteration brought the slightest shade of wounded pride across his brow. It is almost humiliating to reflect thst services worthy of an angel's ministering, must yet be repaid with silver and g ol d , but our doctor caught a deprecating g lance from Esther's eyes, and the shade passed from his own brow. * * * At IF Ak "Are you mad 1" exclaimed the doctor to his other patient, on his next visit; "are you mad?" He found him out of bed, dressed, with I his hat and stick, apparently intending to Igo out. "I have a right V do what I like," re plied the man, sullenly. "That, indeed, you have not, when you do what is foolish and imprudent." "I did not send for yoo," retorted the wayward patient. "You have no right to dictate to me. I shall do as I please." "Then, perhaps, you will please to take off your hat and shoes, and return to bed.' am going out," replied the man, doggedly. `'. - "Going out! certainly not with my per, mission. "I can go without it." "How long have you been confined to your bed? let me see—" "Three months; and I,say that after such a confinement it would be a very hard case if I could not once more see the outside of the house." The doctor pointed to the window.— Sleet and snow were drifting past in' , clouds borne on a cutting wind, that seemed to sever all that it passed. ep o you see the weather?" . "Yes, and in sixty winters many times es much. If you don't like it, why don't you keep your carriage?" said the patient, with a sneer, "you would not feel it then.' "Simply because I think it advisable first to keep myself." "Why don't you spend an hour over, I your fingers every morning, and put on , two or three rings set with brilliants, and ' wear perfumes and white French cambric handkerchiefs, and have your hair in curls, and speak in a soft, condoling, in : sinuating voice, and so ingratiate your , self with the women. They are fools , enough." "Thank you, I prefer my hands, and my hair, and my clothes all in their pres ent fashion." "Then why don't you become a sloven, and go for a week without washing your hands, and turn up your sleeve cuffs to show them, and have your hair cut once a year, and never have your clothes In ush ed, and snap every body up that spesks to you, and tell them to order their coffins, , they would be sute to die et tear it you frightened them well ; and that would establish your reputation, and then you might carry all before you with the men.' "Simply because I don't choose to be , come a brute." "Well, you can do as you please, and I can do the same." "Excepting going out." "And that is the only thing I care for doing." "You v; ill kit yourself." "All the better for you." "You will seriously disoblige me." "I am sure you do not rare a jot whe titer I live or di,! , ." The doctor Inked rather injured. "I hope I have shown as much solici tude for as for my most wealthy patient." "You mean to reproach me with my ob ligations." "Come, come," said the doctor, resu ming his good humor, "the whole of the matter is, that you cannot, and shall not go out." "What shall hinder me," asked the old man. "Your own good sense." , ‘That says, go." ''No, indeed, that could nut be you; good sense. You mistook the voice; i was only caprice that spoke," said tit' doctor, playfully. 1 "I am not to be bantered out of it." * * .1 spoke of a reason,"not of -a jest." -'•And I have a reason, a great reason or going." "And I have a reason; a great reason. :at, an enormous reason for keeping you t home." "I won't be chained up like a dog, and jested with like a child. I'm not crying Or a toy. I will go.' see,' said the doctor, 'that I entirely' nistook the nature of sour complaint. , ught to have ordered .! ou a straight waistcoat.' 'lt s.ems that you have provided me a keeper. 'Then you will not let me call myself your friend,' 'Friend!' exclaimed the old man, as though his ears were startled at the un wonted sound. 'Friend: have I a friend in the world?' an, trying to prove to you that you have, but you know that the offices of friendship should me mutual.' 'Mutual! what do you expect from me? what have Ito give you? Shall I die, and bequeath to you this mockery of furni ture?' wishing to prolong your life, not to hasten your death' 'Or, perhaps, you think I have a large freehold estate, and look for some rever sionary acres, or ships of rich inerchans dize, or exchequer bills, or diamonds.' 'Now it is your turn to jest.' 'And if none of these, what can buy you to me for a friend?' 'These things could not buy me; but you have far stronger claims upon me.' 'What are they?' 'Sickness and sorrow.' 'And do these, which disgust and fright en all the rest of the world, make you my friend?' '1 a:a trying to prove myself such ; but as I told you before, the oPdces cf friend• ship should be mutual.' 'You mean that I slould obey you like a slave?' 'No, 1 mean that you should oblige me like a friend.' 'Do with me what you please!' cried the sick man, and abandoning all his op position and his acrimony, he submitted like addict to the wishes of our doctor, who taking immediate advantage of his relenting humor, saw him once more with his head upon his pillow, and left him, as he believed, composed and peaceful.—, Scarcely, however, had he descended the dirty, crooked, battered stairs, before the old man, pertinacious in his purpose, had again raised himself from his recumbent yosture, resumed his tattered garments, his unsound shoes, and his berverless hat, and having first carefully lucked his room door, staggered after him clinging to the banisters, and muttering as he went. Our doctor paid his visit the ensuing day unsuspicious of what had happened. He had not yet grown callous in the course of his proles:don, and he was shocked to find his patient with the last sands of life fast falling through the glass. 'I sin dying!' said the old man, 'I am dying, and you are the only being in this wide world, who has shown kindness to' the destitute old man. You said that y 311 were my friend, and that the offices of friendship were mutual. You have dis charged them well, and I, little as you might have expected it, I have done some thing on my part. You have thought me po but you were wrong. I was only miserly. I had nothing to love, neither wife, nor child, nor friend, nor kindred-- and so because we must love something, I began to make a treasure— a god, if you will--of gold ; it was because I had noth ing else to love. Ay, you little thought you were paying court to the rich old mi ser, instead of showing charity to the poor old beggar. But—stoop lower, toy breath fails me. Take this packet,' and he gave a small parcel wrapped in the identical piece of torn paper which he had reproa ched him for wasting. 'Take it—it is yours. 1 went to the Bank yesterday to make a transfer—into your name. There take them—tney are bank receipts. I hare saved you the legacy thly." * * The fortnight that had stood between Mrs. Heathcote and the possession of her fortune, that is, the decision of her law suit, which she considered the same thing, had gone to the tomb of the Capulets. On that day our doctor was guilty of the sin of neglecting his patients—he 'remained at home all the day. 'rite evening at last came. Mr. Ken drick took his hat; it was covered with deep crape. Mr. Kendrick hail lest his poor patient, and was the richer by more than twenty thousand pounds. He found Mrs. Heathcote in hysterics on the sofa; her head-dress disordered, her cheeks stained with tears, and Esther by her side trying to console her. lie saw in a moment that the suit was lost. Now we do not mean to impugn our doctor's kindness of heart, but certainly the distress which he witnessed brought a Hush of pleasure over his countenance; ' however, quickly assuming his own pro • fessional face, he sat down and began to exercise his province of giving advice. And what was his advice? Gentle ma , der, it was neither more nor less than this; namely, that Mrs. lleathcote should increase her connexions, (that was ratio -1 er technical) by taking the doctor himself for a son-in-law; and as her castles in the country had turned out to be castles in ihe air, that she should content herself with a more mundane abode, and take up ler residence in his house, although lie :onfessed It was only built of such vulgar matelials as bricks and mortar. And did the lady of a line of kings so condescend? She did, and Eslher was nothing loth, nay, even rejoiced' at the exchange; —and on a Wife and a Fortune were both bound in "The Doctor's Two Patients." •.••••••••••••• , m.w,. AN AFFECTING PIGTTRE The following extract form one of the last numbers of Master Humphrey's Clock, is remarkable for its simplicity and its paths. Nelly and her aged grand lather in their warnderings were hospi tably entertained at the domicile of a vit. loge schoolmaster, who was in great dis— tress on account of the illness of a little buy, his best scholar—one for whom he [seems to have entertained a more ti an paretitalaiection:ii;gives his pupils al Such of our subscribers as know them. half holiday—and leading little Nell by selves indebted fir three, four and five the hand, proceeds to the humble dwel j years, will beat in mind, that thew ac. ling where his little favorite lay on a bed counts will be placed in the hands of the of sickness: "They stopped at a cottage door; and law for collection, immediately after the the schoolmaster knocked softly at it November court, unless they hand us the with his hand. It was opened without "one thing needful," on or Leforo that loss of time. They entered a room where day. Let there be no misunderstanding a little group of women were gathered a• t bout one older than the rest, who was cry of the ma ter. Money we need, and must ing very bitterly, and sat wrin g ing her have it. hands, and rocking herself to an d fro, To many of our punctual subscribers 'Oh, dame!' said the schoolmaster, we return our thanks; and humbly beg a drawing near her chair, 'is it so bad as this?' continuance of their kindness, in this day going fast,' cried the old woman; of our utmost need. 'my grandesrn's dying. It's all along of you. You should'ot see hint now, but for' Our Delay. his being so earnest on it. This is what his learning has brought him to. Oh dear We have delayed our publication to dear, dear, what can I do.' this late day in the week, in hopes to be 'Do not say that I ant in fault,' urged able by this time to furnish our readers the gentle schoolmaster. am not hurt, with sufficient returns to settle the q tress of mind, and do not mean what you ues dame. No, no. You are in great dis tion, as to which way the State has gone; say. lam sure you don't. but we seem to be almost as much in the 'I do.' returned the old woman. 'I dark as ever. There has been a tremen mean it all. It he hadn't been pouring dous vote pulled in the State ; and yet over his books out of fear of you, he ! we do not think the majority will exceed would have been well and merry ncw. know he would. 1 200, and which will have it is difficult to The schoolmaster looked ronnd upon the other women, as if to entreat some! one among them to say a kind word for him, but they shook their heads, and murmured to each other that they never thought there was much hood in learning,l and that this convinced them, Without saying a word in reply, or giving them a look of reproach, he followed the old wo man who had summoned him, (and who had now rejoined them) into another room, where his infant friend, halt dress ed, lay streatched upon a bed. He was a very young boy, quite a , little child. His hair hung in curls about his face, and his eyes were very bright; but their light was of heaven, not of earth. The schoolmaster took a seat be side him, and stooping over his pillow, whispered his name.—The boy sprung up stroked his face with huh his hand, and threw his wasted arms around his neck, crying out that he was his dear kind friend. 'I hope I always was. I meant to be God knows,' said the poor schoolmaster. 'Who is thailt said the boy seeing Nell. sun a (raid to kiss her, laast I should make her ill. Ask her to shake hands with me' The sobbing child came closer up, and !took the little languid hand in hers. Re leasing his again alter a time, the sick , :oy l aid him gently down. ' 'You remember the garden Harry,' whispered the schoolmaster, anxious to rouse him, for a dulness seemed gather ing upon the child, 'and how pleasant it used to be in the evening time. You must make haste to visit it again, for I think the very flowers have missed you, and are less gay than they used to be. You will come soon, my dear, very soon now. won't The boy smiled faintly—so very, very fintl—antl put his had upon his friends grey y lle moved n his lips too, but no voice came from them; no, not a sound. In the silence that ensued, the Imin of distant voices borne upon the evening air, came floating through the open window. What's that?' said the sick child, open ing his eyes. . . 'The boys at play on the green. He took a handkerchief from his pilow, and tried to wave it above his head. But the feeble arm dropped powerless down. 'Shall I do it ?' said the schoolmaster. 'Please wave it at the window,' was the faint reply. 'Tie it to the lattice. Some of them may see it there. Perhaps they'll , think of me, and look this way.' He raise his head, and glanced from the fluttering signal to his idle ball that lay with slate and book and other boyish prop erty, upon a table in the room. And then he laid !himself down once more and as• ked if the little girl were there, for he could not see her. She stepped forward, and pressed the passive hand that lay upon the coverlet. The two old friends and companions—tot such they were, though they were man and child—held each other in a long em• brace, and then the little scholar turned his lace towards the wall and fell asleep. The poor schoolmoster sat in the same place, holding the small cold hands in his and chafing it. It was but the hand of a dead child. Ho felt that; and yet he chat ed it still, and could not lay it dow." MORE GLORY.-A correspondent of the Savannah Georgian, writing from Fort Holmes, Oct. 3, says: "Captain Beall caught an Indian the other day near Fort Fanning—he states he was at the battle Hanson had, and that 18 Indians were killed dead on the field--many wounded, and have died since." This is report— and not official. I write in great haste, THE JOURNAL One country,one constitution ,one denti n - - Huntingdon, Nov 9, 1840 A Real Dun form an opinion. The chances seem to ,he in favor of Harrison The Election Ia now over. The result of our labors will be soon known; and, as we think, the problem will soon be solved, are the peo ple capable of making a chang of their ru lers under the existing operation of our Government? We without any tear say' they are; and have so proven it. On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. fourteen States have spoken• On which side they have registered their names, no human being can tell, it may be for good or ill. We have long believed that the people have willed a change, and that theyhaveso decided at this contest; & we trust it is so. Yet we shall wait with patience till we hear the final result, or at least sufficient to speak with cone„ deuce. Pennsylvania was one of the first to l act. What has been the actual result we rare unabled to say. Yet trust that she has entered her nau e among the list of desenthralled States. In this State we had a tremendous pow er to contend against. The hordes of State and national officer holders, and their myriads of dependents. Yet we say, no matter what is the result the unbought and unbribed and incorruptible sons of toil have nobly rushed lathe rescue They have thrown terror and dismay into the ranks of power. They have rebu ked them signally, and we hope, have glo riously triumphed. IPe shall be able to speak with more confidence, next week. In another part of our paper will be found he reported majorities as far as heard from; and also the official major'. ties of 1836. !le have given them in or der that our readers can judge of the pro. bable result in this Slate. as well as our selves. The candid reader will discover that there is evidence of an increase for Harrison; and strong indication that the current ,is setting in favor of the much a bused and vilified ' yetraa of the frontier war. He must triumph to save our na tronal Honor. “Old lluntingdon.” The !ast two elections has restored to our county her name, "old Huntingdon." Heretofore some little "family jars" have weakened our strength; but this season her honest sons seemed determined to redeem their honor, and show how firmly and zealously they could enter into the strife, "for the hero dell the green west," and nobly have they earned a rank among the fixed stars of Pennsylvania. "In union there is strength," is an old maxim, and it was strongly illustrated in old Huntingdon. She claims the honor of having beaten three Loco Foco coun-, ties, who had placed their best man, Gen oral Arthur P. Wilson in the field; nor are we certain but that her increased ma jut ity since that time, will not decide the contest in the Key stone State. Our dis tinction is a proud one. Honest old Hult- tingdon cannot be misled by the buil - thug or politics. orricami ELECTION RETURNS HUNTINGDON COUN TV DISTRICTS. HARRISON. V. BUREN Antis, 215 107 Allegheny E2l Barret: 168 Wale, 133 Cromwell, 143 Dublin, 94 Franklin, 129. Frankstown, 232 llopewell, 87 Huntingdon, 180 11 ol lidaysbu rg, 187 NI orris, 196 Murray's Run, Porter, Roxbury, Shirley, Springfield, 'Tyrone, Tell, Tod, Union, West, Walker, (1 oodbury, If illiamsbts rg, ft arriors Mark, 1.40 118 134 161 200 245 Total 3826 OFFICIAL RETURNS OF TUE ELECTION FOR-fli-E-STDE7N-T IN PENNSYLVANIA 1 856 v. 13.11 IT. 549 33-1 333, tooal 1 3583 1 1028 1 9-081 '2106 319, 7091 3561 177 634, L 594 1153 751 142,749 142,103 142,108 The above returns arc all (Alicia'. It will be seen that Warren, Potter. a oil M'Kean are to hear from. Those coun ties are estimated by the Van Buret; men as follows—Darren 200; Potter 200; M'Kean 150 majority for Van Buren. Thus it will be seen that on their own showing the State is SAFE FOR [JAR RISON. Warren county is reported this m or' ning at 183 majority. Potter and W. Kean at S5Q.—• Harrisburg bitea.igcncer If the person who TOOK the October Nu' of Littell's Museum out of our office, will return it, we will he very much obliged to him. DEDICATION, The new Methodist Episcopal Church. lately erected at Chilcotes town, Huns tingtion county, will be dedicated to the worship of Almighty God, on Saturday the 14th. of November next. Service to commence at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of said day. All friends of Zion's cause, both Preach, era and People are respectfully invited to attend, By the 'Trustees, .(2.2(36 1970 1072 1 17844 1881 2501 1560. 8951 2423 1 855 18077 2184 765 2023 1721 1518 1271 6751 4147 2778, 879:: 118 4 8611 4704 4382
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