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TUSTICE'S blanks of all kind. for Bale at this of emee. 1013-W 0 RK of all destriptione neatly executed at tke Journal oMe.. POETICAL. From the National Era. A HYMN OF THE DAY THAT IS DAWNING. BY WILLIAM D. GALLAGHER If the promise of the present Be not a hollow cheat, If true-hearted men and women Prove faithful and discreet, If none falter who are hoping, And contending for the Right, Then a time is surely coming, As a day-beam from the When the landless shall hate ihnthold, In fee upon the soil, And for his wife and little ones Bend to his willing toil— When the wanderer, no longer In sorrow forced to roam, Shall see around him spring and bloom The blessed things of Home=— When the poor and Willoived mother Shall lit recompense obtain, For her days and nights of toiling, From the sordid man of gain— When the brawny limbs of Labor, And the hard and horny hand, For their strivings. foi their doings, Meet honor shall corinnand— When suffering hearts, that struggle In silence, and endure, hall receive, unsought, the earnest Ministrations of the pure— When the master with his bondmen For a price divides the soil, And the slave, at last enfranchised, Shall go singing to his toil— When the bloody trade of the soldier 811811 lose its olden charm, And the sickle-hand be honored more non the sword and the red right arm— When tolerance and truthfulness Shall not he under ban, And the fiercest foe and deadliest Man knows, shall not be Men= Be firm, and be united, Ye who war against the wrong Though neglected, though deserted, In your purpose still Ire strong! To the faith and hope that move ye In the things ye dare and do, Though the world rise up against ye, Be resolute--he true! MISCELLANEOUS. THE OLD MAN OF TILE MOUNTAINS, Far away among the rugged and al most inaccessible retreats of the White Mountains of New Hampshire, the at tention of the way-farer is frequently di rected to a huge pile of granite, which rises, towering loftily above its lesser neighbors, from a gulf not less than one thousand feet in . depth. With its bold, broad forehead and imposing front, it stands alone in the midst of that vast wilderness, a stern and unbending mem orial of the conquest of earth over dine. Ages uncounted have rolled over it, as the surees roll over the sands of the fathomless sea, and the winds and the lightnings have combined their powers, and striven a thousand times in vain to rend it. It is a monument commemorating bloodshed and strife--that sternold peak ! and strangely enough, as if to give col oring to the - Vague old Indian traditions respecting it, it has been shaped in the form of a gigantic head, Years ago this portion of What are now the Eastern States, was densely populated by a number of powerful tribes, among which the Wampanoags and the Narragansetts were prominent. It Ives a region almost entirely unknown to the whites, and, save a few straggling 1 settlers, journeying from colony to col ony, the district over which the Old Man of the Mountain now presides, was known only to the Red Man, the panther and the fox. It served as a kind of boundary line between the hostile tribes, and many and bloody were the struggles which took place, when two parties of hunters, belonging to different tribes, en countered, by accident or intention, at the foot of this lofty precipice. But a time at length arrived, when the spell which encircled this sacred ground must be broken. Tracking the forest one day in pursuit of game, a small party of Wampang hunters suddenly encoun tered an object which filled them with mingled emotions of fear and surprise. It occurred at it point where a moun tain torrent had to all appearance once rolled on its way towards the sea, but of which nothing now remained save a bed of dry hard sand, This section of earth was deeply in dented by two broad ruts, between which Was clearly discernable the impression of cloven feet, and to the right of the ruts an oblong indention, Which; together with the ruts, the unsophisticated chil dren of the forest concluded to be the traek of some strange animal, visiting the country of the Wampanoags, in search of prey. Nor were they greatly deceived in their calculations, CORRECT PRINCII S LESUPPORTED BY TRUTH. HUNTINGDON, PA., MARCH 3, 1841, A hurried consultation being held, they concluded to follow the "trail!" of this singular visitant, and carefully ob serving the signs by which this track Watt designated as they passed along, they came towards nightfall, in view of an almost impenetrable copse, behind which a roaring fire had just been kind led. Another pause now occurred, and a second consultation was held, which resulted ih a determifiation to see still more of the strange beast whose course they had thus far followed. In accordance with this resolve, the little band, keeping close together as the intricacies of the forest would permit, stole cautiously towards the copse be hind Which they supposed the unknown animal had ensconced himself, and peer ing cautiously through the interstices, they beheld a sight which thrilled them With amazetkient. A group of stratip bsings , sihgtilarly attired, with faces as white as the moon, were gathered in a variety of attitudes about a blazing fire ; one of them a slen der and sylph-like figure, whose unearth ly beauty exercised over the rugged na tures of those stern breasts a miraculous effect. In their superstitious awe, the Rbd Meh übconstiously bowed iem selves as if in the presence of a superior divinity. They imagined that they had stolen unawares upon a mystic meeting of some celestial visitants from the spheres, and with fear and trembling, they continued to gaze silently upon the scene before them. The unsuspecting objects of this scru tiny, meanwhile ; were engaged in the discussion of an emigrant's meal—hav ing here pitched their little encampment for the night. Their only means of con veyance, a large and heavy cart, stood on one side of the little enclosure, and Within it a mother with plaintive lullaby was hushing to sleep her uttebaselous lit tle one. The two oxen (whose cloven feet had excited so much alarm in the minds of the untutored sons of the for est) Were quietly grazing a few yards froth the firb, and four or five persons, dressed in the negligent but picturesque costume of foresters of that period, com pleted the picture. One of these was an elderly man of sinewy tnould, evi dently the father of the family, gdthtrtd immediately about him ; the remainder consisted of young men, one of whom partly supported in his arms a young lady, the ashy paleness of'whose fea tures betokened extreme sickness. The whole consideration of the party seemed enwarped in the welfare of this fragile creature, and especially that of the young man who appeared to officiate as her protector ; for he watched every mo tion of hers with an interest that was second only to that manifested by him who appeared to be her father. " I have sad fears for poor Effie," said the latter, after a melancholy pause of a few minutes; during which he had been gazing earnestly upon the failing figure of the maiden. g , Her fragile form is ill calculated for the hazardous life we lead, and I am hourly in dread lest she may sink he nna, h it." The beautiful girl seemed to chtch the last words of the speaker, and turn ing slightly towards him, she murmur ed— " Nay, dearest father, you must not let the welfare of your poor Effie retard the great enterprise to which you have devoted yourself. My life is but an atom compared With your own and—= i " she would have added another flame, but the youth in whose arms she was reposing caught her eye, and the glance spoke all that her overflowing heart would have uttered. Suddenly there was a crackling noise among the hushes, and each one of the little band seizing his weapon, sprang to his feet. " There are enemies near," said the guide—an old weather-beaton hunter— cocking his rifle as he spoke. "Old Jack Armstrong can scent an Ingen, if he came only within a mile of him. Stand clear, boys, while I make an experi ment." The sharp, sudden report of a rifle, awoke the echoes as he spoke, and a yell of mingled terror and anguish told how true had been his conjectures. "I said it, boys ; Jack Armstrong never missed his recknin' yet. Give 'em a -volley toiv ;'s crash went a dozen polished barrels—another yell—a fall among the leaves of some heavy body, a slight shriek from Effie, and a triumph laugh from the old hunter ! and silence once more held sway. At this juncture Armstrong proposed to reconnoitre, and, taking with him se veral of the most hardy your $: men, be , gun beating the surrounding bushes. In a very few minutes they returned, bearing between them a dusky figure, who, notwithstanding he had been se. verely wounded, was struggling fiercely to release his hands fitini the *3- thee bf which bound him. "Just as I thought, boys," said the Old hunter—" we've been watched by a party of these red devils for more than an hour; but our rifles have done for some of them. Hallo ! I say," he cried, striking the captive Indian upon the back with a force which the other did not seem too well pleased with—"what tribe do you belong to V' "Ugh!" was the only response of the prisoner. _ "Oh, can't talk our lingo, eh'?" said the woodsman. " You're not as smart as some of your brother red skins off our way—they can bolt oaths like a dutchman !" At this moment Effie slowly arose, and taking from a vessel which stood at the fire a cup full of milk, proffered it, leaning on the arm of her lover, as she did so, to the prostrate chieftan. The latter eagerly drained the cup, and mut tered a few Words in his own dialect— evidently.of thanks, "Let us not forget that he has feelifigt, as acute as ours," said Effie to Arm strong, while the savage swallowed the draught. The quiet reproof of the young girl had the desired effect, and, instead of a more violent proceeding, - whielt the old hunter had contemplated, a rude bed of leaves was provided for their apparently insensible captive, and in a short time, sentries having been disposed about, the remainder of the little band of adven turers addressed themselves to repose. About midnight they were awakened' by a thrilling shriek and the report of a rifle. With a dread foreboding of the truth, each started from his slumbers and grasped his arms. But where was Effie 1 and where the Indian captive 1 The whole was apparent in a moment The savage companions of *the captiVe had rettirfted in search of the bodies of their fallen companions—had attacked the drowsy sentries—liberated their wounded comrade, atid were bearing the young girl away from her father and friends, with a rapidity which seemed to set at defiance the mere thought of pursuit, But of en in this tryibg einergendy, OW fortitude of the father and lover did not desert them. Scarce a syllable was uttered ; but leaving behind them seve ral to take charge of the women, the hardiest of the band sprang to a horse, and were soon in the track of the fugi tives. The thundering of their horses' hoofs through the tangled everglades, were the only sound which escaped them.— Each was engaged in stern communion with his own thoughts, and there was no leisure for idle words. Hark ! a shout—distant it is true, but yet distinct. Another ! Frank Chester has out•galloped his companions, and reining in his horse upon the brow of the hill over which the road passes, ho can fairly discern the fugitive party, " Ride faster! ride faster ! We shall overtake them yet !" The Indians had gained the Old Man of the Mountain. From his lofty sum mit they could gaze far away over the broad landscape, now growing momen tarily clearer in the rays of the rising sun. They have mistaken their direction in the darkness, and •finding only a preci pice where they looked for a path, are endeavoring to retrace their steps In tithe to distahce their pursuers. Before they can accomplish their object, however, they are confronted by the very party whom they wish to avoid. " Let go the gal, your cursed copper skin 1" shouts old Armstrong, discharg' ing his pistol at her abducer, as the words left his mouth. The shot, owing to a motion of his' own steed, miscarried, and the Indian's horse staggered, reared and fell, but its rider untouched, resigned the senseless maiden to his companions, and closed with Frank, Who had Just sprang to wards him. The contest Was severe, but the fire-arms of the whites proved their safe-guard, and the savages—those at least who reinained of theta—turned and fled, leaving Eflie in the hands of her friends. But Netnahasset—the chieftain to wards whom Frank had directed his rage, had grappled closely with the youth, and was dragging him with irre sistable force towards the Old Man of the Mountain. One cry of anguish the youth uttered as he felt himself passing the brink— they toppled, reeled and disappeared to gether ! The joy of the party can only be im agined, when it was found that he had been retarded in his dotvnwnrd course, by a projecting branch of some wild .hlant, while the savage, whose grasp ad been confined to Frank's hunting frock, fell headlong into the dizzy gulf, bearing with hlin only a portion of the young iflan's garment. A flourishing settlement was afterA wards established not far from this spot; of which Frank eventually became Gov ernor, the beautiful Effie Sherwood hav ing ben, preiiously; duly , installed as his wife. LAYING UP FOR CHILDREN, Parental affection naturally inquires what it can best do the ivelfure of Its children in future years, and when the bosom which now throbs with love, to its offspring shall be etild in death.— Many plans are laid, and maiiy ddyg and hours of anxious solicitude are spent in contriving ways and means of render ing children prosperous and happy in future life. But parents aro not always wise in the provisions which they seek to make for their children ; nor do they always seek direction and counsel from God in this matter. The best inheri tance for children, beyond all contradic tion, is true piety toward God—the sal utary truths and principles of the gos• pel, laid up in the hearts of children—a good education--good virtuous habits— unbending principles of good moral eon• duct—the love of God and hope of Im mortality. This is the best inheritance for children, and which all parents should be most anxious to ldy up for their chit• dren. Many an unwise parent labors hard, and lives sparirigly ell his life, for the purpose of leaving enough to give his children a start in the world, as it is called. Setting a young man afloat with money left him by his relatives, is like tying Madders under the arms of orld who cannot swim ; ten chances to one he will lose his bladders and go to the bottom. Teach him to swim and he will never heed the bladders. Give your children a sound education. See td it that his morals arc pure, his mind cultivated, and his whole nature made subservient to the laws which go vern man, and you have given what will be of more value than the wealth of the Indies. You have given him a start which no misfortune can deprive him of. The earlier yott wad hitn to depend tip oh his oivii resources ; and the blessing of God, the better. "A NIP OF SLING." " Give us a nip of sling," said a young catechumen in the school of rum drink ing, as he stepped up to the bar of a vil lage groggery, "give us a nip of sling," to wash down the " teetotal" lecture we have just been hearing! "Nip of sling," thought I, as I walk ed away; musing and trying to analyze the cognomen—how appropriate ! I. "Sling, as a veilb, means to throw or cast out. And so, thought I, his " sling " will soon " brow" the rem nant of his money to the winds) if he has a family, it will "throw" them I—lnto discouragement. 2-1 nto wretchedness, and 3—Upon the town. It will probably " sling" himself I—lnto idleness. 2—into debt. 3—lnto critne, 4—lnto the ditch. s—lnto prison. 6—lnto a drunkard's grave, and 7—lnto a miserable eternity. 11. "Sling," as a noun, means, I—Something to "throw with," and 2—Something to "hang in." If my analysis of the verb is correct, then the first definition is true; and when the judge, the jury, the hangman, and the gallows came rushing into my mind, surely, thought I, there is more truth than fiction in its second defini• tion. And there is the gratifying Word " nip." This means to bite," "to blast," and "to pinch." The first agrees with Solomon's desaription of intoxica , ting drinks t "It biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder." It blasteth the fondest hopes of parents ; wife, and children ; and how often has the drunk ard, as he stood upon the hangman's scallbld, pointed to the "nip and sling," as the procuring cause of his awful and final "nip in the sling." Ca- " There are various keys," said a young man to another, " such as sub key, bul-key and ris-key, but the only key to your heart is Su-key." "It may be so," replied the other; but I defy anything to reach your heart but whiskey." Hear the outpourings of en hon. est heart in regret for the dilapidated condition of his unmentionables : Farewell I farewell! old trousaloons, Long time we've stuck together— Variety of scenes gone through, And braved all sorts of weather ! " Don't be in a hurry," as the young rascal said, when his father threatened to flog him. rEDITOR AND PROPRIETOR WHOLE NO. 579. SWOPPNG ZORIES. OR “THE BITER BITTEN." , 4 You knew Bob Waddam; I reckon,“ said Uneld IVlitte: " Not thtit I recollect," I replied. " Well; Bob was ah amazin' hand at tradin' horses, and generally come out ahead, too; I never knew him Nally, girdled acid in the underbrush but once." " How was thtit; UncleMiyel". "Why, you see, Bob hail just been getting a grey horse in some of hie deals, that was just about as nice a horse to look at as ever put his nose through the rack sticks. He was a hu irian lookin' horse and nothin shorter. Ho was always lookin' for stars, and carried his tail like the national flag on the 4th of July. But he would'nt work • ,- - - Ite was above it. He'd almost stop when he'd tee his shadow follow in' him, for fear he might be drawing it. Now, then, says Bob, some individual is bound to be picked up: So makin' an excuse that Grays shoes wanted fixin', he sent him to the blacksmith's, and bartieesed up his other horses; hitched on to a wagon load of stone, and drove down to Sam Hewett's tavern. Here he stopped before the door, and unharnessed him in his place. Bob went in atid tntik a drink ; and waited around until some man would come along who wanted to speculate. He hadn't been waitin' long, when he seen some feller comin' up the road like all possessed, his horses under a full run, while he was swill' the bit, and holler. in' we! we! with all his might and main: He managed to stop 'em after he got of little by Sam Hewett's, and turnin' 'em round, he come up a slappin' his hands, and cussin s that sorrel boss.' 'He's never ready to stup l ' says he, 'that hose ain't; and tho' he's the best boss evef owned, yet blast my eyes if 1 don't get shut of him.'; Well, just then out comes Bob and mounted his wagon jest as if he was go , ing to drive off, When says he— " Hallo, stranger, perhaps you'd like to deal with me for a steady one I" "Shy, yes," says the stranger, "I would like something a little more quiet than that go , ahead snapdragon rascal of tnine.h So Bob fie looked at the sorrel, and found hitn a fine, square built animal, his eye full of fire, and every muscle in play. " Well," says Bob, "a few words doed for me. There's my gray—here's your sorrel. What's your proposition 1" "Now, you're talking," says the strand ger, examining the gray, as he stood hitched to the load of stone. I'll give you sorrel, and the best forty dollar cloak in my wagon for your gray." " Done " said Bob, "just unhitch." Neither of them had edited t'other any questions ; 'cause neither of them wanted to answer at►y, The horses were exchanged. Bob had got his cloak, and the stranger got into hie wagon, took up his lines, and bidding 'em good day ; was about to start, when gray put a stop to it, and wouldn't budge a hair. In vain, did the stranger whip and coax—not an inch could he get.— There sat Bob, laughing in his sleeve ; almost ready to burst, to see how the stranger was trying to start and couldn't. Not a word did the stranger say, how , ever ; but after he had got tired ; and had given up trying any more, he came and sat down oh the horse block. Bob thought he might as well be go• ing ; so picking up his ribbons—. go along," says he: The sorrel turned his head and looked back at hint, as much as to say " don't you wish I would !" but didn't stir a hoof, In vain Bob coaxed and patted. Sorrel was thar, and he wasn't anywhere else ! " Well, I reckon it's my turn to laugh now," said the stranger ; " I 'spose you'll cull again when you come to town," never mind," says Bob. "Sor , rel will go, else you couldn't have got here with him." " Oh yes," says the stranger * " you can start him, if you'll only bring some shavings, and kindle a fire under him as I did." And then he laughed again, and when I came away they were play ing a game of Old Sledge, to see who should take them both. " Ah, my good fellow, where havd you been for a week back 1' ; "For For a WEAK BACK 1 l'in not troubled With a weak back, I thank you." "No, no, I mean where have you been so long back 1" " LONG BACK ! don't call me long back, you scoundrel !" ID' Why is a volunteer like a cha tneleonl Because when he enlists he is green, and the next time you see him he is blue. lt)" Hope, a mistress whom we still love and believe, though such as often deceived us, because we cannot be hap. py without her.