• 1,11/7g. 4 ... B. , 0 5 ":4 .„ „ 72V t i tni / M0 bOl / -...„11 ' BY JAS. CLARK. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. List of Letters, REMAINING in the Poet Office et Hunting don, July let, 1850. A Knox James Albright Joseph, Kylor George Artist Daguenaw, 2 Kemp Joseph Ashton Charles, King Thomas Adams & Boat, Kerr Bernard Krell Fredk bray Michael, Brunk Elizabeth P. Leidy Jacob Esq Bieber Jacob, Lytle Saml olinger George, Lyons W S Esq Boyle R. Esq. Langfeld J Beeker David M. Lambert Robt Blair Alex. C. Esq. Lamed A D Brandon Wm. Lynerd Mathew Brinker, Anthony & co. 111‘ Barns Thornton, Myton & Cunningham Moore Wm Cullen Win. 3 McGranahan John Crawford David 2 McNellie Bernard Crilley James, McCarthy John Cobleage Mich. Murry John Cavannaugh Jno. Nairn.) , Robt Cambel Win. Mathews George Corbin Alex. Merrell! James Calahan Patt. Moser Samuel Cumming Alex. Mens Wm Camp Joseph, McNeer Franklin Cowen Wm. Mooney Batt Cook M'Margcny, 2 McDowell Chas 2 Coy James Miles Dr Wm Collins John, Moore John Cumming John, Mathews Henry Coulter Simon, Maffit Thomas Cooney John, McGowen Andrew Erg Clegston John, Morningstar Adam Cornproct & Ellis, McDowell James Clark Benedict, Mori., Martin & co Conroy Mary Jane, Myers Mary 2 Couch Edward, Manton John D Montgomery Alex Duffy Mich. 2 Murry John Daniels Ely, Morrow John Dolan John, Munday Dennis Doyle Mich. McGovern James Doerr David, 3 Marshall Rev Wesley Dean Samuel, MeDivit R M Duncan James, Miller Thomas P Duncan Edward, Montgomery Thomas Dooley Patt, McCroskey John A Dare George, Megill John Donivan Mrs. Dorsey William, Dodson Miss Ann R Doublin Henry, Doyle James, Dull James, Durham Christian, E Eberley Jacob, 2 Ebard Miss Jane, Eby Henry, Eckert Wm. 2 Etnire David, Ervin Caroline, Elder A Numer Mrs Mary Jane Norrni John Port John - Price Samuel Patterson Walter Porter John l'rotheroe Thos L 2 Peightell Margaret Orlady Martin O'llonnal James Rork Wm -- Ruse( John Reed John Robison Absolom Richardson Thomas Riley Hugh Ross John D Quin John Quin Nancy Fox Jno Finegan Mich Fries Joseph, Ford Patt, Fallen Mich 2 Fink Solomon, Feeney Edward, Farley Thomas, Fritz Jacob Fester Sarah, Striker Malon T bi Smith Peter Gainey Margaret, (wid)Snowden James 2 Galvin Mich. Styers David Germrod Valentine, Sipes George Gleary John, Smith Edward 2 Given G. W. Smith Wm R Gibson James, Stevens Orin Green James, Smith Wm Guar. John, Smith Patt Gaulaher Peter, Smith John Ganough Joseph, Stewart Samuel Eeq Gefiries Chas. Shively John H Sheriden Nicholas Hale J J Stewart Robert Hathaway, Stafford &Stewart Jno G ... Lead, Stitt Rebecca Hoffman Wm. 3 Sisler Mich Haylet Susanna, Shenefelt Wm Haben Jno. Simpson Ellis Huntingdon Mr. Stone Martha Harriet Robt. Snyder Chas Henderson David, Stever Philip . _. Sher iden Catharine Snyder David Henry C. B. Herepel Adam, Hicks Joshua, Hammond P. Huyett John, House Joshua, Traynor Owen 3 Twohy Mich J Wilson James Jackson Thomas', Wagner Jno P Jackson James, Walters John Jones Joseph, Walls James 2 JohnstodMrs. J L. Welsh Rev J Johnston Joseph, White Lucy Jackson George, Waters Rev Plumer Jrvin James, White Wm Inns Wm. Walker Win K Williams Rachel A 2 tnight Caroline White Jackson Rely James Wood Ebenezer Kerman James Waldamith James Keary Mich Wallace Ed Persons inquiring for letters on the above list will please say they are advertised. Two cents in addition to the regular post age charged on advertised letters. PETER C. SWOOPE, P. M. Huntingdon, July 16, 1850-31. DENTISTRY, Clocks, IVatches, Jewelry, &c, &c. B. M. GILDEIL, Will attend to all operations in DENTISTRY, such as Plugging, illia laaa Extracting and inserting from one t o a full set of Artificial Teeth. Also Clocks, Watchos, Jewelry, Musical Boxes, &c. neatly repaired and warranted. (.01Hlice at the residence of Mr. Wright, PE TERSBURG, Huntingdon county. N. B.—Mr. G. will visit the residence of any person, if requested. Mouths examined and opinions given free of charge. Petersburg, July 2. 11150.-1 m.--pd. Rags! Rags!—The highest price paid in cash for %good the Huntingdon Book Store Hey 21. }lo2.acis W. Smilm• THE SCHOOL MISTRESS. tt MRS. E. M. SEYMOUR " The school ma'am's coming—the school, ma'am's coming ;" shouted a doz en voices, at the close of a half hour's faithful watch to catch a glimpse of our teacher. Every eye was turned toward her with the most scrutinizing glance— for the children as well as others always form an opinion of a person, particular ly of their teacher, at first sight. " How tall she is I" exclaimed one.— "Ho, I ain't afraid of her, nor a dozen like her, cried the "big boy" of the school, "Nor I either," cried the big boy's ally, "1 could 'lick' her easy enough could'ut you, Tom 1" "Yes, and I will, too, if she goes to touch me." "Hush," cried one of the girls, "she will hear you." By this time she had nearly reached the door, round which we were clustered, and every eye was fixed upon her face with an eager, yet bashful gaze, uncertain, as yet, what verdict to pass upon her. " Good morning children," she said, in the kindest voice in the world, while her face was lighted with the sweetest smile imaginable. "This is a beautiful morning to commence school, is it not V' . . " 1 know I shall love her," whisper ed a little pet in my ear. NVe all followed her into the school room, except Tom Jones and his ally, who watched until the rest were seated, and then came in with a swaggering, noisy gait, and a sort of dare-devil sau cy look, as much as to say, "who cares for you I" Miss Westcott looked at them kindly, but appeared not to notice them further ; after a short prayer and reading a chap. ter in the Bible, she passed round the room, and made some inquiry of each one in regard to themselves and their studies. " And what is your name 1" she ask ed, laying her hand upon Tom's head, while he sat with his hands in his pock ets, swinging his back forwards and backwards. 1"lom Jones," shouted he at the top of his voice. g , How old are you, Thomas 1" she asked. "Just as old agin as half," answered Tom, with a saucy laugh. " What do you study, Thomas 1" " Nothing." " What books have you 1" " None." Without appearing to be at all distur bed by his replies, Miss Westcott said, "I am glad 1 am to have one or two large boys in my school; you can be of great assistance to me. Thomas, if you will stop a few minutes after school this af ternoon, we will talk over a little plan I have formed. This was a mistery to all, and par ticularly to Tom, who could not compre hend how he could be useful to any one, and for the first time in his life he felt that he was of some importance in the world. He had no home training; no one had ever told him that he could be of any use or do any good in the world. No one loved him and of course he lov ed no one, but was one of those who be lieved that he had got to bully his way through the world. He had always been called the "bad boy" at school, and he took a sort of pride and pleasure in be ing feared by the children and dreaded by the teacher. Miss Westcott at once comprehended his whole character, and began to shape her plans accordingly. She maintained that a boy, who at twelve years old made himself feared among his school-fellows, was capable of being made something of. Heretofore all influence had con spired to make him bad, and perhaps a desperate character; she was determ'n• ed to transform his character by bring , ing opposite influences to work upon him, and to effect this, she must first gain his confidence, which could not be done in a better way than making him feel that she placed confidence in hint. When the school was out more than half the scholars lingered about the door wondering what Miss Westcott could be going to say to Tom Jones. He had often been bid to remain after school, but it was always to receive a punish ment or severe lecture, and nine times out of ten he would jump out of the win dow before half the scholars were out of the room ; but it was evidently fora dif ferent purpose that he was to remain now, and no one wondered what it could be more than Tom Jones. " Don't you think, Thomas, that our school room would be a great deal pleas anter if we had some evergreens to hang around it ; something to make it cheer ful 1" inquired Miss Westcott. " Yes'm and 1 know where I can get plenty of them." . - " Well, Thomas, if you will have some here by eight o'clock to-morrow morning, l will be here to help you to put them up, and we will give the chi!• HUNTINGDON, PA., TUESDAY, JULY 30, 1850. dren a pleasant surprise; and here are some books I will give you, Thomas ; you may put them in your own drawer, they are what I want you to study." " But I can't study geography and history," exclaimed Tom, confused, "I never did." " That is the reason why you think you cannot," replied Miss Westcott.— "I am quite sure you can, and you will love them I know." " Nobody ever cared whether I learn ed anything or not before," said Tom, with some emotion. " Well, I care," said Miss Westcott, with earnestness, "you are capable of be coming a grand and good man ; you are now formingyour character for life,and it depends upon yourself what you become. The poorest boy in this country has an equal chnnce with the wealthiest, and his circumstances are more favorable for becoming eminent, for he learns to de pend upon himself. I will assist you all I can in your studies, Thomas, and I know you will succeed ; remember that I run your friend, and come to me in every difficulty." Tom Jones had not been brought up, he had come up, because he had been born into the world and could'nt help it ; but as for any mental or moral train ing, he was as fruitless of it as a wild bramble brush of a pruning-knife. His father was nn intemperate, bad man, and his mother was a totally inefficient tvo. man. At home he received nothing but blows, and abroad nothing but abuse.— His bud passions were therefore all ex cited and fostered ; and his good ones never called out. He always expected that his teachers would hate him, so he whetted anew his combative powers to appose them, and he had made up his mind to turn the " new school ma'am" out of doors. When, therefore, Miss Westcott declared that she was glad to have him in her school, he was amazed; and that she should manifest such an in terest for him, and gave him a set of new books, was perfectly incomprehen sible to him. Miss Westcott understood his position and character, and deter mined to modify them. She felt that he was equally capable of good and bad ac. Lions, though the bad now predominated. She knew that hie active mind mast be busy ; one might as well think of chain ing the lightning as bending down by force that wild spirit to his books. She would give him employment ; but such as would call out a new set of ideas and thoughts. He must feel that he was do ing good for other's sake, and that he was not guided alone by his own way ward will, and yet there must be no ap pearance of restraint upon him, he must choose to do good. Tom Jones went home that night with a new feeling in his breast ; for the first time in his lily he felt that he was capa ble of rising above his present condition, and becoming somewhat greater and bet ter than he then was. His mind became inundated with new and strange emo tions, and like a mighty river turned from its course—his thoughts and ener gies from that hour sought a new direc tion. The next morning ho was up with the dawn, and when Miss Westcott arrived at the school house she found Tom Jones there with his evergreens. 'Good morning, Thomas," she said, kindly, " and so you are here before me; you must have risen early ; and have found some beautiful evergreens ; and now if you will help me hung them, we will have the room all arranged by nine "I have brought a hammer and some nails," said 'loin, "I thought we should need some." " Yes, so we shall ; 1 am glad you thought of it," replied Miss Wcstcott. That day every scholar looked amazed to see Tom Jones actually studying his book, and to hear him answer several questions correctly, and they were still more confounded, when at recess Miss Westcott said : "'Thomas you will take care of these little children, will you not, and see that they do not get hurt 1 You must be their protector." One would as soon though: of setting a wolf to guard a flock of lambs as Thomas Jones to take good care of the little children. " Well," exclaimed Sam Evnns, "I never saw suet, a school ma'am in all the days of my life ; did you Tom 1" "No," replied Tom, " but I wish I had, and 1 would have been a different boy from what 1 am now, but I am ago ing to study now, and learn something. Miss Westcott says I can, and I am de termined to try." . . _ I was astonished to observe the effect that Miss Westcott's treatment of Tom had upon the scholars ; they began to consider him of some importance, and to feel a sort of respect for him which they manifested, first by dropping the nickname Tom, and substituting Tom• my, which revealed certainly a more kindly feeling towards him. In less than a week, Miss Westeott hid the school completely under con trol, yet it was by love and respect that she governed, and not by any iron rule; she moved among her scholars a very queen, and yet she so gained their con fidence and esteem, that it did not seem to them submission to another's will, but the promptingamf their own desire to please. One glance of her dark eye would have quelled an insurrection, and one smile made them happy for a day. Julia Westeott• taught school with a realization of the responsibilities resting upon her, and she bent her energies to fulfil them. Carefully and skillfully she unlocked the soul's door and gave a searching glance within, in order to un derstand its capabilities, and then sha ped her course accordingly. The de sponding and inactive she encouraged; the obstinate she subdued; to the yield in; and fickle she taught a strong self reliance. She encouraged the one rain drop to do all the grod it could, and the rushing torrent she turned where it would fertalize, rather than devastate. There are in every school some dor mant energies, which if aroused, might shake the world. There are emotions and passions, which if let loose, will, like the lightnings of the heaven, scatter ruin and blight, but if controlled, may like the element become the messenger of thoughts to the world. In that head you call dull, may lie slumbering pas sions like some pent up volcano j open that closed crater, and see if there do not belch forth flames which your own hand cannot stop. I have seen a father mourn over his besotted son ' when his own kind press ed first to his child's lips the hellish draught that set his soul on fire. I have seen a poor lone mother weep as if her heart would break, over the ruined idols. Yet that mother's smile beamed first upon the coming footstep of the destroy er, and her voice warned not her child of danger. In that day, when God shall bring everything into judgment, will not the curses which rung so fearful in the offenders ears in this world, roll back with crushing weight upon those who fulfilled not their responsibilities to them while yuus% 1 Who knows bot every murderer might have been a min ister of mercy to wretched thousands 1 He was not born a murderer ; those sweet blue eyes had no fiendish glare, as its baby face rested upon its mother's bosom—that little hand bore no stain of blood as it clapped them in childish glee. Mother, remember that earnest eye which mirrors thine own glance so lovingly, will ever reflect the I:ght thou givest it. * * * * * The sower in the parable sowed good seed ; but that only which fell upon good ground bore fruit; had the thorns been rooted out, and the soil enriched, would not the other fields have yielded a harvest also 1 1 have seen a teacher make his entrance into a school by read ing a list of rules, of two or three feet in length "You must do this—you must not do that," without a single remark upon the propriety, the why and where fore of the thing, but only, " You must do it!" You might as well expect to cure a man of stealing by pelting him with Bi bles. The truth certainly hits hard enough—and so would stones ; let a man feel the beauty as well as the violence of law, and he will be quite as apt to profit by it. Julia Westcott understood human na ' tare. She made it a study, as every teacher ought to do. She rooted out er ror and prejudice from the minds of her ' pupils, showed them the evil of sin and beauty of virtue, the advantages of edu cation, and the consequences of igno rance; taught them their own capabili ties and responsibilities, and she adapt ed her instructions to capacities and necessities. And thus she wenton, year after year, scattering good seed into good ground, and she reaped an abun dant harvest. F?om many a happy home and high place come a blessing upon her, and there is no one who breathes her name with greater rever ence, or remembers her with more grate ful trffection, than " Tom Jones," who has filled with ability one of the highest judicial offices in the Union, and freely acknowledges that he owes his present character and position entirely to her treatment and instructions. Truly, " he that goeth forth weeping, bearing precious seed, shall come again rejoicing, bringing his Fheaves with him." A WOMAN volt 1(01,-A " Lady Editor," who conducts a magazine at Cloagrin Falls, Ohio, says she has walked five hundred miles, and ob tained three hundred and eighty subscribers, lectured twenty times, edited the paper, set up every type herself, folded, stitched, and covered the pamphlet, besides doing other things , t ton numerous to mention ;" and all within a month, It little month. Boots with Nails In. About asear ago last November, there was gathered a party of about a dozen persons in the store of Major D., in one of the small towns in Texas. It was an extremely unpleasant day, and the wind shook the large frame building to its ve ry centre as it howled and whistled about it, whilst it rained in torrents. In fact it was a rainy northern, a specimen storm that none but a man who has liv ed in the south-west can appreciate.— The party within, with that propensity for fun, which all Texans possess, were doing there best to drive away dull care. Some were throwing "high die," some playing cards, and all amusing themselves as well as their means would allow. But soon all were gathered around two of the number, who always fell into an argument whenever they met. One of these was Tom H., a per fect specimen of an English gentleman, but an inveterate boaster of the superi ority of England over every other coun try. His opponent was our circuit judge, who when a mere lad, had been badly wounded at Lundy's Lane, and ever af ter cherished an invincible hatred to the English. The subject of dispute was the superiority of English manufac tures. They had both become very warm on the subject. At last Tom of fered what he considered a knock-down argument. The judge had been talking of his native State, Massachusetts, and the quantity of shoes manufactured there. "Talk about shoes," said Tam, con temptuously, " just look here once," at the same time thrusting out his dexter pedal so that all might see. "That's what I call a pair of shoes ; none of your d— things without any shape, and nail ed together; why there ain't a single nail in those shoes !" " What will you bet of thatl" said the judge. " Ten dollars and the liquors!" said Tom with the air of a man who had giv en his opinion, and was willing to back it. The Major was called to hold the stakes, and the judge told him the bet, that there was not a nail in Tom's shoes. Turn in a great hurry to pocket the money, eagerly removed his shoe and handed it up for examination, at the same time feelingly commiserating with the judge on his loss of the X. " Hold on," said the judge, " take oil your stocking." Tom, in amazement, did so. " Well," cried the judge, "if there are not five good sized nails I'll eat shoe and all I" Poor Tom put on his shoe and stock ing amidst shouts of laughter, and has never to this day bragged of the superi ority of English manufacture. The Head and the Heart. Here is a beautiful thing from the pen of Mrs. Cornwall Barry Wilson : " Please my lady buy a nosegay, or bestow a trifle," was the address of a pale emaciated woman, holding a few withered flowers in her hand, to a lady who .sat on the beach at Brighton, watch ing the blue waves of the receding tide. "1 have no pence, my good woman," said the lady, to king up from the novel she was perusing, with a listless gaze ; "if I had I would give them to you." "I am a poor widow, with three helpless chil dren depending upon me; would you bestow a small trifle to help us on our way 1" "I have no half-pence," reitera ted the lady, somewhat pettishly. " Really," she added, as the poor ap. plicant turned meekly away, "this is worse than the streets of London ; they should have police on the shore to pre• vent annoyance." They were the thoughtless dictates of the "head."— 'Mamma,' said a blue eyed boy, who was playing on the beach at the lady's feet, flinging pebbles into the sea, "I wish you had a penny, for the poor woman does look hungry, and you know that we are going to have a nice dinner, and you have promised me n glass of . wine." " The "heart" of the lady answered the appeal of the child ; and with a blush of shame crimsoning her cheek at the tacit reproof his artless words conveyed she opened her reticule, placing half rown in his tiny hand, and in another moment the boy was bounding along the sands on his errand of mercy. In a few seconds he returned, his eyes sparkling with delight, and his features glowing with health and beauty. "Oh, mamma, the poor woman was so thank ful; she wanted to turn back, but I would not let her; and she said, "God bless the noble lady, and you too my pretty lamb ; my children will now have bread for these two days, and we shall go on our way rejoicing." The recital of her child, and her "heart" told her that its dictates bestowed a pleasure, the cold reasoning of the "head" could not bes• tow. VOL. XV, NO, 30. One Of the Blowers, [lt is many years since we have seen this little sketch, from Willis Gaylord Clark's Ailopadania,' in print. Our neighbor of the Spirit credits it to the 'Albany Dutchman.] We were at once exceedingly amused at the air and manner of a decided' loaf er,' a sentimentalist with all, and a to per, who had come out of his way from Buffalo to see the Falls. 'Landlord !' said he, to the nonifnce of the Cataract, 'and you, gentlemen, who stand on this porch, witnessing this pitiless rain, you see before you one who has ¢ tempest of sorrows a-besting upon his head continually. Wants I was worth twenty thousand dollars and I drive the saddling profession. Circum stances alter cases ; now I wish for to solicit charity. Some of you seem be nevolent, and I do believe I am not des tined to rank myself among those who could travel from Dan to Beersheba, and say all is barren. No ; I have read Wolney's ruins, Marshall's life of Wash ington, and Pope's Essay on Man, and most of the literature or the day, as con tained in the small newspapers. But the way I'm situated at present, is scan dalous, The fact is, my heart is broke, and I'M just Ishontelizing about the globe, with a sombre brow , and a bosom laden with wo. Who will help me— speak singly, gentlemen—who will 'ease my grief, tthel drive my cares away V as Isaac Watts says in one of his devotion al poems. No answer was returned. A general laugh arose. The pride of the mendi cant was excited ; rage got the better of his humility ; and slinking his fist in the face of the bystanders, he roared out: You're all a pack of poor, or'nary common people. You insult honest pov erty ; but I do not 'hang my head for a' that,' as Burns nays. 1 will chastise any man here for two three-cent drinks of .Monagohule whiskey ; yes, though I have but lately escaped shipwreck, coming from Michigan to Buffalo, and am weak from the loss of strength ; yet I will whip the best of you. Let any on ye come lover to the Black Rock Railroad Depot, land I'll lick him like a- Never mind that,' said one; ' tell us about. the shipwreck.' Ah !' he continued, 'that ti'ds a scene! Twenty miles out at sea, on the lake; the storm bustin' upon the deck; the waves, like mad tailors, making breech es over it continually ; the lightnings a bustin' overhead, and hissing in the wa ter; the clouds meeting the earth ; the land just over the lee bow; every mast in splinters, every sail in rags ; women ' a screech,,,'; farmers' wives emigrattn' to the west culling for their husbands. A good many was dreadfully sea-sick; and one man, after casting forth every thing beside, with a violent retch threw up his boots. Oh, gentlemen, it was awful I At length came the last and De structive blow. It struck the ship on the left side, in the neighborhood of the poop, and all at once I felt something un der us breukin' away. The vessel was parting! One of the crew wasdrowned; passengers were praying and commend ing themselves to heaven. I alone esca ped the watery doom.' And how did you manage to redeem yourself from destruction 1' was the gen eral inquiry. Why, gentlemen, the fact is, I seen how things was a goin', and I took my hat and went ashore!' The last I saw of this Munchausen, was as our conch wheeled away. He had achieved a 'drink,' and was peram bulating through the mud, lightened, momentarily, of his sorrows. ANOTItERWIFE.—On the 17th day of June, old 'Squire Roll, that modest, se date, wise and demure dispenser of "Mohawk law," married a male and fe male, ns we are informed. The license was in legal form, the ceremony accord ing to the approved style, and the 'Squire's dance at the wedding equal to his earliest eflorts in Berkshire. Yes terday morning n female appeared at the 'Squire's riffles with her eyes full of tears and swore out a warrent agaiost a man —the very man the 'Squire had married on that 17th day of June in the morning. She averred that she was the man's law ful wife—that he had left her bed ant board—had gone to parts unknown with out the trouble of a "whereas"—and she had followed him to find him in the arms of another wife. The warrant was issued and the man "tult up," lea ' ving the honey moon in a state of eclipse, and Hymen's couch with a lone ly tenant. All this means that a bigamy comes off in a day or two.—Cin. Com. 26th ult. ID- To convert a calm into a storm, tell a woman that her baby is a " little fright." V' To convert a storm into a hum• cane, tell the woman she herself is a .fright!