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13Y JAMES CLARK
VOL XIII, NO. 12.
03PrIANS' COURT SALE.
DY virtue of nn o der of the Orphans' Court
.oof iluntingdon county, will he exposed to
rfu-,!irs sale, on the premises, by public venduc of
',fiery, on
.§DITURD.IY, 25th March next,
Zs Tidy of Land, late the eetate of James Camp
bell, of ,hi , ley township, in acid county, dec'd,
situate in Shirley township, in said county—ad
jotning Shade mountain, lands of John Moyer,
Slack Log mountain, and lands of Mary Ann
Pollard, containing 176 acres and 711 perches and
allowance, being the same tract of land sold by
James Catr.pbe•ll, Sr., of Perry county to James
Campbell. late of Shirley township, Iluntingdon
county,
The said tract of land is valuable, and in Impro
ved, and affords a desirable opportuni:y to persons
desiring to purchase a good farm. The title is
indisputable.
Tanats—One third of the purchase money to
be paid on confirmation of the sale, and the resi
due m two equal annual payments thereafter with
I merest, to he secured by the bonds and mortgage
of the purchaser.
By the Court, JACOB MILLER, Clerk,
Attendance given by
HANCE R. CAMPBELL,
fe1).7.2-'4 9.
.1111:1 .11,
"Huntingdon Jewellery Store."
r TH E undersigned has just received from Phila.
1 delphia soother large lot of GOLD & SIL
VER WATCHES', of almost every description
n n j slily. Also. an additional supply of Jewel
lery• steel Bends, Bag clasps, Purse r• ilk, &C.
.
The stib,riber boo made arrimgements with on
extensive establishment in Philadelphia, which
will enable hint to keep nn fiend and to supply at
all times the increased and increasing demands
of the public, at the very lowed prices.
MS. T. SCOTT.
Huntingdon,feb22-48.
.1 F. R. 71 FOR
subAcriber will offer at Public Sale on the ,
1 18th of March, 1848, n Small Farm situate
nu the Juniata river, in Vest township, 1-hunting
don comity, near John Neff's Mill, and adjoining
lends of John. Neil. Dr. Metz, Jacob Knode and
others, containing 76 acres, more o• less, in o fine
state of cultivation. The improvements consist
of it good DWELLING HOUSE, well finished.
and a Frame Stable. There is a fine young er
a ‘ rd of fruit trees on the premises, and a well
of water near the house. Attendance will
given and terms made known on the day of sale,
be
ROUT. B. WILSON.
If the shore property ie not sold, it will he offer
ed for rent.
Feb.22*
Orphan's court Sale,
pursuance of an order of the Orphans Court
of Huntingdon county, 'hero will be sold on
the premixes .
5.1171RD4Y, 25th, of March, next,
at 2 o'clock I'. M. the following described Real
E a tm o, hitt of James Conerin, deed, viz:
A Tr ACT OF VALUABLE LAND,
situate in the township of West in said county of
Huntingdon, on or near the water. of Shaver's
Creek, a abort distance from the Penn's Canal at
reteroburg,eontaining 108 Acres adjoininglands
of Jilt Reed. Thomas Johnston, Jonathan
McAteer and others—shout 40 acres of cleared
Land thereon, and the balance excellent timber
land. All of - which is considered of the bent qual
ity of farm land .
The Terms are easy, 1.4 Z —Ore third of the
purchase money to remain in the hoods of the
purchaser during the life of the widow of said
James Conerin, dec'd., with interest Irom the on
firmation of the sale, payable annually to the said
widow—the principal thereof at the death of add
widow payable to the heirs and legal representa
tives of said deceased. Ono third of the balance
to be paid at the confirmation of the sale. and the
remainder in two equal annual payments with in
terest—the whole to be recured by the Judgment
notes of the purchaser. By the Court,
JACOB MILLER, Clerk.
fry. The subscriber having been appointed by
the said Court. Trustee to make male of the above
valuable property, tail attend on the premises at
thu time of sale above fised, when and where all
pnrchasers ore invited to attend.
116,0!1N ARMITAGE.
feb9-1848. Trustee.
I;:tec woes Aotice.
Estate of Jaeo7G. Huyctt, late of Por
ter township, decY.
NOTICE is hereby given that Letters Testa
mentary upon the last IA ill and Testament
of said deceased, have been granted to the under
signed. All persons indebted to said Estate are
requested to make payment immediately; and all
claims and demands against the same to lie pre
sented, duly authenticated for settlement, to
DANIEL FIPER,
HENRY NEFF,
Executors.
F - The books and papers of said d. ceased are
In the hands of Daniel Piper, residing in Alexan
dria.
Auditor's Notice.
V HE undersigited. Auditor appointed by the
Court of Common Pleas or Huntingdon
county, to appropriate the MOlleys in the hands or
the SherilY arising from the sale of the Real Estate
of Christian Oyer, hereby gives notice to all per
sona interested that he will attend, for that purpose.
at his office, in Huntingdon, on Saturday the 18th
day of March next, at 10 o'clock. A. M.
GEO. TAYLOR, Auditor.
fehll.lB4B.
Lumber I Lumber!
LL kinds of Lumber may be had at
A Thomas Maize's Saw Mill, situate
on Meshnnon's Creek, twenty miles from
mouth of Spruce Creek, and five miles
this side of Philipsburg. All descrip
tions of stuff, used for railroads, build
ings, See., such as Spruce, Ash, Pine,
Loc•ist and White. Oat;, wired to order
and furnished at the shortest notice
i 9 18,'48.] THOU, MAIZE.
UMBRELLAS,
Parasols, l'arasolettes,
WALKING CANE UMBRELLAS,
WIVX. It RICHARDSON,
STEvI.II File TO liY,
The only one in the United Steles,
No. 104 Market Street, Philadelphia.
MERCHANTS ore respectfully informed that
I continue to Manufacture all the above goods
by the aid of steam, not withstanding the great op
position of parties opposed to the introduction of
rapt naive improvements. My assortment is com
plete, and prices so low, as to give entire satisfac
tion.
0. As there in an Umbrella Store next door, of
rally the name name, it is important you should
member
WM. If. RICHARDSON,
Eteam Factory, and PATENTEE of the WALKING
CANE UM n
Sign of the Lady and Eagle,
No. 104 Market Street, Philadelphia.
N 1 ,84848,
cO• Attention is replevied to the csfebrnted
WALKINO CANE UMIIIIIELL, a neat and beautiful
article, combining all the advantages of a CANE
and UMBRELLA
WILLIAM T. WALT., CHARLES HART.
WALTER!. Az, HARVEY,
(Late llnsleburst R. Walters)
PRODUCE AND GENERA!. COMMISSION
MERC H AN I'S,
Nos. 15 and i 6, Spear's % hart,
BAT:mina,
Liberal Cash advances made on consignments
of all kinds of Produce.
Baltimore, febS-I 948.
ORPHANS' COURT SALE.
BY order of the Orphans' Court of Huntingdon
county the solo of the following property will
ttake place on Thursday, the 23d Marco next, viz:
All that certain tract, piece or parcel of lend lying
and being situato in Tod township, Huntingdon
county, containing 250 acres more or less. adjoin
ing lands of Samuei McLain, deed, and Joseph
Martin, on which J. Houck resides. There is it
good DWELLING HOUSE and
BABA' on the premises. Also, a
g I ; first rate Orchard of bear- ;.t .
ing PRUI'!' 7'BEES.
There are also dour good Springs of
water there.. There ore about hund
red acres of land cleared, twenty-live of first rate
meadow, and shout one hundred that con be made
into meadow, all of which is in one body.
Teams.—One-third of the purchase matey to
be paid on confirmation of the sale, and the W
ane° in two equal annual payments, with interest
and approved security.
Sale to commence at ten o'clock of raid doy,
when attendance will be given by
SAMUEL HOUCK
Jnn. 18, 1848-In,
V.II,U3BLE RE.IL EST.,I7'E
Orphaus' Court Sale.
I N pursuance of an order of the Orphans' Court
of Huntingdon County, will ho exposed to
sale on the premises, in Cloy township, Hunting
don county, on Wednesday the 22d day of March
next, the following property, late the estate of
Thomas Bradley, dee'il., six:
A. Certain Tract of Land,
situate in the said township of Clay, adjoining
lands of George Hudson, Esq., and of Jonathan
Miller, containing
Ono hundred Acres,
more or less. with about seventy-five acres cleared
thereon, six of which in the hest quid-
Vit. iv of meadow. There is also a first
rate ORCHARD of the heat assorted
i fruit trees on the premises.
The intprowtnents are a good TWO
STORY DWELLING HOUSE and „
Double Barn. There •
is also a never- ;el
foiling spring of water near to the
Dwelling House.
The land to in a good state of cultivation, and
affords all the advantages for any one wishing a
good and eligible farm.
Terms—One third of the purchase money to be
paid on Confirmation of the sale, one third in one
year, and the balance in two veers.
DANIEL ITAGUE, A der
of Thomas Bradley, dec'd.
feb94948.
PRIVATE SALE.
THE subscriber offers for sale a tract
of land situated in Tyrone township,
Blair county, three miles frotn Tyrone
Forges, containing One hundred and ten
4cres, the principal part Limeston , Land,
in a high state of cultivation, with wa
ter in all the fields except one '
• a Foun
tain Pump at the barn, and running
water at the house. The improvements
are—Two Dwelling Houses, a
good Bank Barn and Stable, a
Cabinet Makers' Shop, Wagon
House, Carriage House, Cider
Mill, and other outbuildings, all sub
stantial and in good repair. Also, a
new Draw Kiln for burning Lime.
There is also on this farm an :At--
Orchard of Two Hundeed fipple 41k:
Trees nearly all of the very best
_
grafted fruit.
0D- The Central Railroad will puss
within three miles of the above pro y
JAMES E. STEWART.
Nov. 30, 1847-tim.
Sohn W. Thompson,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
WI LLIAMSBURG, FA.,
IN7ILL attend in all legal !amines,' entrueled to
VI , him in 1 lair and Iliablingdnn counties.--
Communications from a di:lance will reeeive trio
moot prompt attention.
fob! Om.
tconßEct PRINCiPLBS-RUPPOUTED BY TRUTH.]
HUNTINGDON, PA., TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 1848.
THE IturEama CASE,
AN OLD GENTLEMAN'S STORY
BY E3T311 C. VIBURY
THE outlines of the following sketch
were related to me, by an aged and hon
ored member of a large family connex
ion ; a man who possesses an almost in
exhaustible fund of legendary lore, and
whose most interesting anecdotes and
most comic tales are but recollections of
past scenes of which he can say, in the
language cf A3nens, "quorum magna:
pars fui."
"Many years ago," said Mr. E----,
" 1 happened to be one of the referees in
a case which excited unusual interest in
our courts, from the singular nature of
the claim, and the strange story which ,
it disclosed. The plaintiff, who was
captain of a merchant ship which traded
principally with England and the West
Indies, had married quite early in life'
with every prospect of happiness. His
wife was said to have been extremely
beautiful, and no less lovely in charac
ter. After living with her in the most
uninterrupted harmony for five years,
during which time two daughters were
added to his family, lie suddenly resolv
ed to resume his occupation, which he
had relinquished on his marriage, and
when his youngest child was but three
weeks old, sailed once more to the NA est
Indies. His wife who tvas devotedly at
tached, to him, sorrowed deeply at his
absence, and found her only comfort in
the society of her children and the hope
of his return. But month after month
passed away and he came not, nor did
any letters, those insufficient but wel
come substitutes, arrive
.to cheer her
solitude. Months lengthened into years,
yet no tidings were received of the ab
sent husband ; and, after long hoping
against hope, the unhappy wife was
compelled to believe that he had found
a geave beneath the weltering ocean.
"Her sorrow was deg-) and heartfelt,
but the evils of poverty were now add
ed to her affliction, and the widow found
herself obliged to resort to some em
ployment, in order to support her help
less children. Her needle was her only
resource ; and for ten years she labored
early and late for the miserable pittance,
which is ever grudgingly bestowed on
the humble seamstress. A merchant of
New York, in moderate but prospering ,
circumstances, accidentally became ac
quainted with her, and pleased with her
gentle manners no less than her extreme
beauty, endeavored to improve their ac
quaintance with friendship. After some;
months he offered her his hand, and was
accepted. As the wife of a successful
merchant, she found herself in the en
joyment
of comforts and luxuries, such
as she had never before possessed. Her
children became his children, and re-
ceived front him every advantage that
wealth and affection could procure.-1
Fifteen years passed away ; the daugh
ters married, and by their step-father
were furnished with every comfort, re
quisite in their new avocation of house-'
keepers. But they had scarcely quitted ,
his roof, when their mother was taken
ill. She died after a few days' sickness,
and from that time until the period of
which I speak, the widower had resided
with the youngest daughter.
" Now comes the strangest part of the
story. Alter an absence of thirty years,
during which time no tidings had been
received from him, the first husband re
turned as suddenly as he had departed.
He lied changed his ship, adopted anoth
er name, and spent the whole of that
long period of time on the ocean, with
only transient visits on shore while ta
king in or•discharging cargo; having
been careful, also, never to come home
nearer than New Orleans. Why Ile had
acted in this unpardonable manner to
wards his family, no one could tell, and
he obstinately refused all explanation.
There were strange rumors of slave
trading and piracy afloat, but they were
only whispers of conjecture rather than
truth. Whatever might have been his
motives for such conduct, he was cer
tainly any thing but indifferent to his
family concerns when lie returned. He
raved like a madman when informed of
his wife's second marriage and subse
quent death, vowing vengeance upon
his successor, and terrifying his daugh
ters by the most awful threats, in case
they refused to acknowledge his claims.
He had returned wealthy, and one of
those mean reptiles of the law who arc
always to be found crawling about the
halls of justice, advised hint to bring a
suit against the second husband, assu
ring him that he could recover heavy
damages. The absurdity of instituting
a claim for a wife, whom death had •al
ready released from the jurisdiction of
earthly laws was so manifest, that it
was at length agreed by all parties to
leave the mutter to be adjudged by five
referees.
It wan on a bright and beautiful af.
ternonn in spring, that we first met to
hear this singular case. The sunlight
streamed through the dusty windows of
the court room, and shed a halo around '
the long grey locks and broad forehead
of the defendant ; while the plaintiff's
harsh features were thrown into still
bolder relief, by the same beam which
softened the placid countenance of his
adversary. The plaintiff's lawyer made
a most eloquent appeal for his client, and
had we not been better informed about
the matter, our hearts would have been
melted by his touching description of
the return of the desolate husband, and
the agony with which he now beheld
his household goods removed to conse. ,
crate a stranger's hearth. The celebra
ted Aaron Burr was counsel for the de ,
fondant, and we anticipated from him a
splendid display of oratory. I had never
before seen him, and shall certainly ne
ver forget my surprise at his appearance.
Small in person but remarkably well
formed, with an eye as quick and bril
liant as an eagle's, and a brow furrowed
by care far more thanl time, he seemed a
very different being from the arch-trai
. tor and murderer I had been accustom
ed to consider him. His voice was one
of the finest I ever heard, and the. skill
with which he modulated it, the variety
of its tones, and the melody of its ea
, deuces, were inimitable. But there was
one peculiarity about him, that remind
' ed me of the depths of darkness which
lay beneath that fair surface. You will
smile when I tell 'you, that the only
thing I disliked was his step. He glided
rather than walked ; his foot had that
quiet, stealthy movement, which invol
untarily makes one think of treachery,
and in the course of a long life I have
never met with a frank and honorable
man to whom such was habitual.
"Contrary to our expectations, how
ever, Burr nude no attempt to confute
his opponent's oratory. He merely open
ed a book of statutes, and pointing with
his thin fingers to one of the pages de
sired the referees to read it while he re
tired for a moment to bring in the prin
cipal witness. We had scarcely finish
ed the section which fully decided the
matter in our minds, when Burr re-en
tered with a tall and elegant female lean
ing on his arm. She was attired in a
simple white dress, with a wreath of ivy
leaves encircling her large straw bonnet,
and a lace veil completely concealing
her countenance. Burr whispered a
few words, apparently encouraging her
to advance, and then gracefully raising
her veil, disclosed to us a face of proud,
surpassing beauty. I recollect as well
as if it had happened yesterday, how
simultaneously the murmur of admira
tion burst from the lips of all present.
Turning to the plaintiff; Burr asked in a
cold, quiet tone—
"Do you know this lady?"
Snswcr.—" I do."
Burr.—" Will you swear to that ?"
Snswer.—"l will; to the best of my
knowledge and belief she is my daugh
ter."
Burr.—" Can you swear to her inden
tity2"
:/nswer.— "I can."
Burr.—" What is her age?"
Inswer.—" She was thirty years of
age on the twentieth day of April."
Burr.—" When did you last see her?"
.Inswer.—"At her own house a fort
night since 1"
Burr.—" When did yen last see her
previous to that meeting V'
The plaintiff hesitated—a long pause
ensued—the question was repeated, and
the answer at length was, " On the four
teenth day of May, 17—."
"When she was just three weeks old,"
added Burr. "Gentlemen," continued
he, turning to us, " I have brought this
lady here as nn important witness, nod
such, 1 think, she is. The plaintiff's
counsel has pleaded eloquently in behalf
of the bereaved husband, who escaped
the perils of the sea and returned only
to find his home desolate. But who will
picture to you the lonely wife bending
over her daily toil, devoting her best
years to the drudgery of sordid poverty,
supported only by the hope of her hus
band's return? Who will paint the slow
progress of her heart-sickness, the wast
ing anguish of hope deferred, and, final
ly, the overwhelming agony which came
upon her when her last hope was extin
guished, and she was compelled to be
lieve herself indeed a widow I Who
can depict all this without awakening in
your hearts the warmest sympathy for
the deserted wife, and the bitterest scorn
for the mean, pitiful wretch, who could
thus trample on the heart of her whom
he had sworn to love and cherish 1 We
need not inquire into his motives for
acting so base a part. IVhether it was
love orgain, licentiousness, or selfish
indifference, it matters not ; he is too
vile a thing to be judged by such laws
as govern men. Let us ask the witness
—she who now stands before us with
the frank, fearless brow of a true-heart-
ed woman—let us ask her Which of those
two has been to her t father.
"Turning to the hilly { in n tone whose
sweetness in strange contrast with the
scornful accent that had just character
ized his words, he besought her to relate
briefly the recollections of her early life.
A slight flush passed over her proud and
beautiful face as she repried f
"My first recollections are of a small,
ill-furnished apartment, which my sister
and myself shared With my mother.—
She used to carry oat every Saturday
evening the work which had occupied
her during the week, And bring back
employment for the following one. Sa
ving that wearisome visit to her employ- •
er, and her regular attendance at church,
she never left the house. She often
spoke of our father, and of his anticipa
ted return, but at length she ceased to
mention him, though I observed she
used to weep more frequently than ever.
then thought she wept because we
were so poor, for it sometimes happened
that our only supper was a bit of dry
bread, and she was accustomed to see
by the light of the chips which she kin
dled to warm her famishing children,
because she could not afford to purchase
a candle without depriving us of our
morning meal. Such was our poverty
when my mother cootracted a second
marriage, and the chn age to us was like
n sudden entrance into Paradise. We
found a home and a father." She pau
sed.
Would you excite my own child
ap:ainst met" cried the plaintiff as he
impatiently waved' his hand for her to be
silent.
" The eyes of the witness flashed fire
as he spoke. " You are not my father,"
' exclaimed she vehemently. " The law
may deem you such, but I disclaim you
utterly. What! call you my father 1---
you, who basely left your wife to toil,
and your children to beggary I Never!
never! Behold there my father," poin
ting to the agitated defendant, " there is
the man who watched over my infancy
—who was the sharer of my childish
sports, and the guardian of my inexpe
rienced youth. There is he who claims
my affection, and shares my home; there
• is my father. For yonder selfish wretch,
I know him not. The best years of his
life have been spent in lawless freedom
from social tics; let him seek elsewhere
for the companion of his decrepitude,
nor dare insult the ashes of my mother
by claiming the duties of kindred from
her deserted children !"
"She drew her veil hastily around her
as she spoke, and giving her hand to
Burr, moved as if to withdraw.
"Gentlemen," said Burr, "I have no
more to say. The words of the law are
expressed in the book before you; the
voice of truth you have just heard from
woman's pure lips; it is for you to de
cide according to the requisitions of na
ture and the decrees of justice."
"I need scarcely add that our decision
was such ns to overwhelm!) the plaintiff
with well merited shame."—Brooklyn,
L. I.
Pa t's Dream
We have laughed heartily over the
recital of a real Hibernian dream. Two
sons of the green and glorious Isle met
a day or two since, and thus coloquised:
"Good morning, Pat."
"Good morning Dennis."
DENNIS.—"How is it wid ye, Pat ! ye
seem in a quandhery."
PAr.—"Bedad, but its right ye are,
widout knowing it, for I'm in that same.
It's a provoking drams, I've had."
DEN.—"A drat»e, Patrick ! was it a
good or a bad one !"
PAT.—"Bad luck, but it was a little
of both ; I dreamed I was with the Pope,
who was as great a giraleman us any
Wye in the district ; and he asked me
would I drink "I Thinks I, wud a duck
swim ; and seeing the Innishowin• and
the lemons, and the sugar on the side
board I tonic! him I didn't care if I tuk a
wee dhrop of punch ! Could or line
• nutted the Pope. hot, Your howliness,
I replied ; and be that he stepped down
to the kitchen for bilin' wather, but be
fore he got back I wuk straight up !and
it's now disthreshin me that I did not
take my punch could.
"METutxxs," said Miss Smix, "I should
not much fancy to mary a man who smo
ked segars. Still, I look with leniency
upon single men who indulge thus, be
cause, poor fellows, they think that's
comfort. If I were in a marrying mood
(and I hope I never shall be) I should
ask my admirer, would he smoke against
my wishes after marriage'! Of course
he would say, "I will not !" If I were
younger than I nm now, I expect I would
annex—with the Wil-not Proviso!"
EDITORIAL W EALTII.—The conductor
of a ne"paper, somewhere, expresses
it as his deliberate opinion, thnt "there
is not an editor in the country who owns
three shirts !"
EDITOR. AND PROPRIETOR
WHOLE NO. 684.
TIIE EXISTENCE OE A Got:l.—The uni•
verse burns with Piety. All nature
seems vocal to declare a Great First
Cause. The mighty sun as Is c pursues
his never ending course, proclaims the
greatness of an Invisible Being. The
pale and silvery beams of the sister orb,
as she scatters the gloom of night, seems
to. woo men to acknowledge this great
truth. The countless hosts of stars, as
they gem the heavens, like diamonds set
in the coronet of darkness, all declare
that their lamps were lit at the shrine of
Divinity. The hoarse Voiees of the an ,
gry billows in their ceaseless rise and
fall, murmur that they evidence the
fact. The bone and muscle of every
beast of the field, the waving of the wing
of every bird of the air—the beauty of
the smallest insect which floats in the
breeze, attest the solemn truth. Every
tree, every plant, every flower, alike
witness the same fact. Every thing is
indellibly stamped with the impress of
Deity.
'AN EXPENSIVE Mos.—The Bangor
correspondent of the Boston Courier
gives quite a facetious and graphie
sketch of "love making in a stage coach.
It seeMs that an timorous bachelor,
some time since chanced to be thrown
into the company of a "country lassie"
in the Bangor and Exeter coach. The
bachelor, imagining that the "omnipres
ent eye of public opinion" could not, in
such a place, be upon him commenced
taking such liberties with her as be fan
cied would be ngreeable—such as kis
sing, hugging, &c. To his surprise and
discomfiture he was repulsed repeatedly
until the attention of the driver was ar
rested. The girl or her father soon af
ter commenced a civil action for dama
ges for assault. This was tried before
the District court, at its late term, hol
den in Bangor, a few weeks since. The
defendent endeavored to show that his at
. tentions were invited by the young lady,
' until the attention of the driver was at
tracted and his curiosity prompted him
to look into the coach, when she under
, took to piny "the prude."—The jury
which had a number of old' bachelors
upon it, could not be made believe that
I the young lady did thus demean her sex
I and rendered a verdict of $3OOO against
the defendant. The correspondent adds
"this is the way public opinion protects
women from insult in this country." And
knowing this, how seldom is it that a
man, in his senses, dares, by a look,
word, or gesture of intentional imper
tinence, to assail her. The "extract"
of j 43000 will probably damp his ardor.
THE FOLLOWING ADVICE was imparted
to the late ex-president Adams by his
mother, in 1778, in a letter to him while
lie was in Europe.
"Great learning and superior abilities
should you ever possess them, will be of
little value unless virtue, honor,integrity,
and truth, are cherished by you. Ad
here to the rules and prinicples early
instilled in your mind, and remember
that you are responsible to your God.—
Dear as you are to me, I would much
rather prefer that you would find a grave
in the ocean which you have crossed,
than see you an hninorral,graceless child.
A PERTINENT INQUIRY.—"May I not
hope, sir," said Mr. John A. Rockwell,
of Connecticut, in announcing the death
of Senator Iltintiiigdon, in the House of
Representatives, "that these signals of
our mortality may check somewhat the
turbulence of angry passions, and lead
us all to the adoption of such a course
in the discussion and decision of the im
portant questions before us, as will stand
the test of that tribunal before whielt
some of our number will probably ap
pear during the session upon which we
have entered."
THE PORTLAND ADVERTISER pungently
observes, that the late speech of Mr.
Stewart, of Pennsylvania, is "a complete
and triumphant refutation of the long
and visionary report of Mr. Walker, al
though Mr. Stewart didn't faint after
making it."
GOOD ADVICE.—Don't pry into the se
cret affairs of others. It is none of
your business how your neighbor gets
along, and what his income or expecta
tion may be, unless his arrangement
affects you.--What right have you to
say a word and protrude your advicel—
It is no mark of good taste, good breed
ing, nor good manners, to pry into the'
affairs of others. Remember this.
PRESIDENT Poui,„meeting with a vol
unteer who had lost a limb at Churtibus
co, congratulated him very eltq tently
upon the glory Ile had acquired. "Glo
ry be hanged !" said the patriot—'q on
ly wish I had my arm."
RUNNING FOR AN OFFICE.—"HaIIo
there what's your hurt' "I where are you
going ?" "Going, I'm running for an
!office." Rut.ning for au office! what
office 1 6 , li' by n lawyer'r office." "Blast
it I'm cued !"