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POST T MASERS ore required by low le notity publishers by leiter win,o Ihcir publi catienc are refused or net called thr by percent to whom they are sent, and to give the reason of molt refund, if known. It lc also their duty to (*rank all :tech lettere. We will thank post, master; lo hop . up in tolntieu to thlc molter. *cirri ‘4.lottn). ,HAVE YOU SEEN SAM?' I 11‘,;tted down the river tl,e .aitoutive Po ; 1 landol co, York 13littol, A very verdant man, *- ...aLhciA up toy Itt a shot•kiog crowd awl jaw : fIAICIW jllllll/01 hafbre “Ifave you cowl Sam?' I don't Stun, I that% kuow Sato, Confound thia noise and bother, Who in fellow Saat I th0u,, 4 1,l tint, allow crony, .111,1 11,1 site wind rota bef,t, utrc - 4( t • Coat tail streamed Sffmup Lit steps I scramldwl, , - - • And shouted “Ileto I ate," Another fellow topped me, And asked, "Homo you seen Sam? I then wont to liortunn's To see the mighty shgw ; The Shunghnis and thelitthie. , , !low loudly they did crow ! cloud and gazed 'them me, To sea if 'twos a chain : 1 smooth',l the bearded lady's cheek, She said, "have you soon Sam?" I limited through each corner, '! nearly out of breath ; :; :.ed about Ihr, wooly horse, The Mermaid atul Joyce Heal • Men laughed—the Shanghais ca ckled, I left old Captain Sham, And.. I turned to leave the place, The monkeys chattered—" Sam!" • I went up to Albany To r.co the wires ut ploy ; • Twas pulling here, 'twits tutalittg there, Has Sam been hero today ? Wushing.ton I wont to ace The Senatorial jam, I told them of the war in York, Tlty asked "if I'd even Sam '1" I told them harms and Inogles blow A fearful warlike iltst That crotchets, quavers, fiddles flew In bloodless ronllict past ; 'fire fifers scream: d their piercing, notes, The drummers beat their Hach ! While high above the noise aturdin, „ The cry is "Where is Sam ?” <oing up the river, • My purr 1; ranting down, • No mutter whom I chance to meet, TheY ask if Sam's in town.. if Sam's around, above me, la Croten er ni drain ; With luck rut to.morrow,.• Who is this 11.11.:w Sam ? • '-g:ttect 'Ea I•inni. Gallon's I'ielorin!. MY COUSIN PROM THE COUNTRY. MRS. 51. A. DIINNISON. A tall Yankee told the story ; a man, bony, hard teetered, yet upon whose front Band had stomped SEE NO STAR ABOVE THE HORIZON, PROMISING LIGHT TO GUIDE US, BUT TILE INTELLIGENT, PATRIOTIC, UNITED WHIG PARTY OP THE UNITED STATES.". Said he, "When I was a young man I was awkward, as I believe all young men are whose stature outruns their years. I had grown so fast that people where I li ved looked up to ine, and lof course, as was natural, looked down upon them, but I was not proud, not at all. I bad a cou sin then a singularly handsome man, whose face to the was always a delightful study. He was not of such ungainly height as myself, but Isis hair was brown and culling, his cheek tinged with red, his eyes glowing and sparkling, his manner_ commanding, end above all he was a min ister. Now in those slays ministers we , v very nearly made idols of, and consequen tly were often spoiled. My cousin, I al ways thought, had more pride than was rod for him ; but he was so attentive when be came out in the country to pay ' us a long visit (as he invariably did every summer.) solpleasant; and affable to us all, that we overlooked his little peculiarities. remember how we used to watch him at meal times, and what a general jing ling there was whenever he took hisspoon out of the teacup into his saucer, for we were a very imitative family and cousin Dennis was our bean ideal of politeness. 'One winter we had unusually good luck, and father happening to have a sur plus of money on band, told me that if I had a notion to see the world, I might go to the neig,hburing•city and stop till opring. You may be sure I was taller then than ever ; for although I was very:nearly twen ty-one, I had never been in the city I) stop over a day at the nest, and now the idea of spending a winter there was almost overwhelming. Every night I made a pro. gramme of my expected tour—where I should go this night, and where next VICO'i and above all, I thought how pleasant it would be to share cousin Dennis's hospi tality, for he had so often urged me to conic and pass some time with him, that I had no doubt his delight at seeing me would be equal to mine at meeting with hint. A few weeks more, and the busy fingers of mother and sisters had prepared my wardrobe, and the great trunk was brought down front the garret and stuffed till its brass studded frame would hold no more. Probably no experienced stranger starting for Europe ever took half the number of ‘ , wearables" that I, in my sim plicity, deemed by fi n • too limited. But the great gala day came, and with it, de partare I left my home for the wilderness of New York. It Wit 3 late when I arrived at my cous in's house, a handsome brick dwelling, which, with some little hind adjoining, he had inherited. 1 had never seen it before and to me it was as beautiful us a palace An old Quaker aunt kept house for him, and by her 1 was welcomed with a cold formality I did nut understand ; yet wea ried as I was, I did not give much thought about the subject, but ate ray supper in si lence, cheered by the news that my cons in had gone to officiate at a wedding, and 'night not be at home until eleven. 'Already it won nearing ten, and I, un used to such late hours, begged to be shown to a bedroom. I shall never forget how icy cold the room was to which I was attended. Large and cheerless, filled with sombre furniture, it wits so different from my snug hula chamber at home, where the sun laid all day and where water sel dom froze ! The sheets as t touched them, seemed like ice; I had not dared to ap proach toy Ica to the polished stoma hearth below stairs, and I suffered exceedingly. However, L soon forgot all comfort itt dreams in which the old farm-house and a roaring fire were the diciest objects of interest. 'ln the inertnieg, and bitter cold it was, I found my way to the hall, On the rack in the corner laid in tunple cloth cloak, which ',supposed toy cousin oust have thrown off in a hurry. Surprised at the unusual stillness, I tried the doer front which I had egress on the preceding night. It was lucked Last. ftuccessively I tried. I tried every door within my range ; alas there was neither• egress nor outlet, for the front entrance was also fastened in such a manner that it defied all my endeavors to nova the lock. It seems that my cousins housekeeper was one of the old-fashioned sort, and never retired without fastening up everything in the house ; I question whether she did not lock her bed our- 'Three mortal hours did L slay shivering in niy room on that eventful morning, so lacing iny. elf with doleful glances ut the brick walls of a distillery, and running over the pages of a Greek Lexicon, which assuredly was nil Greek to ine—and noth iii eke. At length, 0, welcome sound ; the bell 1 cold, dviceuded RI 1, 1)1 HUNTINGDON, PA., WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1855. sin and for the first tiles in my life witnes sed u.shtun welcome. I did not under stand it then, I do understand such things better now. 'My cousin tried his best to , be agreea ble, but I saw that disappointment stood out all over his actions, particularly when I mentioned that I had corns fur a long vis it. But I soon got over the unpleasant feeling consequent on this discovery, and determined to brave it out. Had Ile not stopped summer after summer on my fa thers .farm T„. Did we not every six months send him some favor in the shape of the best winter greening,s, russets or Baldwins So I put mysel fon my dignity, awkward though it was, and appeared as if I obser ved nothing unpleasant. 'Wherever I went, I could see that any relative was ashamed of his tall cousin.— Now I knew in my soul that I was good for something. I had the consciousness of intellect no way inferior to his own. At home [ was famous as a Yankee story-tel ler, but having a fear of the minister's su perior attainments always before my eyes I had never allowed him to see what I could do. This false timidity was, how ever, slowly wearing away. I began to feel anxious to resent my cousin's officious ness, and I daily grew stronger in my de termination to do so. I noticed his deport ment when he little thought it ; hi p , quick step ahead so as to seem /dog when he. met some fashionable lady ; ' little ma. nom vres to slip out of church. Liy himself ; his careful avoidance of all mention of my name to others and I thought to myself, "one day I'll teach you a lesson, young man, if you are a minister." 'How it was, I know nut, but by some mismanagement, I suppose, invitations were sent to us to attend a large dinner party given in honor of some distinguished divine, theta creating quite an excitement in the city. My relative looked astound ed when he found that I had resolved to go, and tried to intimidate me by hinting at the fashionable character of the enter tainment. At last finding me Yesolute, ho said, with a bland smile : 'You had better then let me introduce you as "my cousin from the country;" and as you are not initiated into the arts and mysteries, it will help you wonderfully ; they trill suppose you ignorant activate and excuse your greenness.' " 'Thank you for nothing,' thought 1, and consented. 'I went to the party. There is no mis take about it, I was at first abashed in the company of no much dignity and beauty: I trembled for myself. shy cousin sat oppo. site me, and by his side a lovely girl robed in blue, who looked to me the nearest to an angel that it was possible to imagine.— I soon saw that toy cousin's heart had been travelling in that direction ; he was devoted to her, although he kept an eye on poor ate, to see that his 'cousin from the country' did hint no glaring discredit. heard him address her a.s Miss TTar riet, and once in filling her glass from the crystal pitcher near by, he overran it, and the fluid mingled with meat an I gravy on the young lady's plate. !' thought 1, glancing at !inn slyly, cousin from the country !' .Presently I noticed ancither mishap. A reverend and absent minded looking gen tleman at any right, undertook to carve a chicken. By some awkwardness, a small bane tl,tv frian the edge of his knife, and slap it went against the nuse of a lady op posite, spattering her face with the gravy. 'bite lady turned red—the gentleman apol ogized, the company seemed more than usually serious, as a company always does when it restrains itself from a hearty laugh, and I looked straight at my friend across the table, saying as plum as eyes could say it, .alut ! cousin from the coun try!' 'And that was not the end of tho chap ter, for my cousin, in attempting to cut butter, which, as it was an unusually warm wittier day had ice upon - it, unfortunately knocked the frozen element on the table and of all the efforts I ever saw put forth to catch a slippery article, those he made in the !natter of securing that ice were the most ridiculous. First he laid siego with knife and fork, but it danced about like bewitched ; waltz, and redowa step, hopping now against Miss Harriet's plate, gliding about among hot vegetable., and eliding under meat dishes mail its capture became a matter of stubborn principle. 'Fortunately, one of the servants Iturri• ed to his help with a large spoon, and in using that, my cousin's elbow came in con tact with a little glass dish filled with pick• les, and away it spun over on Miss llarri• et's lap, and the ice followed after. 0, but I pitied the blushing divine and con tented myself with an inward chuckle. 'But by-and-by things went on more smoothly and we atom merry over the dessert. I assure inisters can en• joy themselves with good jokes and jibcs as well as the rest of us; and why pray should they not. One after another told sumo amusing anecdote, until the smooth, sleek visages fairly shone with good hum or. I forgot my awkwardness—my cousin —Miss Harriet—and setting down my glass, began with a comic air : 'Once upon a time there wits an old .f:r nter lived away out in the woods in old Vermont State.' 'My strong nasal accent immediately at tracted attention. Instantly there was si lence, every eye was fixed upon me With a wandering yet respectful attention.' 'Ahem ! ah—ahem !' said my cousin vehemently, turning purple to his hair, and fixing on the his handsome eyes.' I only needed that glance to confirm Any wavering resolution ; if I had felt fearful, all traces of timidity were banished now ; and in the midst of expressive smiles and some tittering, I pushed on with my story, It worked like magic. Never had I spo ken before such an audience, Every kilo while I could sea by the turn of his head and certain movements that my cousin apologizing for mo to Miss Harriet, and he could not seem to understand it, when at the conclusion, a universal roar went round the table, almost loud onoughlto drown ke thunder of Niagara Falls.— Again and again the mirth broke forth aud I was besieged for more; and when we arose from the table I was the lion of the evening sod 'cousin from the country' for gotten tetotally. 6I was not surprised at. that, but I was surprised at the very decided marks of fa. vor shown me by Miss Harriet. The beau tiful girl sat by me and seemed to lisen with interest to whatever I said. Poor Dennis I the tables were turned, and I be lieve was even jealous of his cous i n front the country.' ‘lnvitations were poured in upoh 11/(14- ter that eventful day. I became more fas tidious is the article of- dress, and even ventured to make calls for myself, the cir cle of my acquaintance enlarged—the hand some minister no longer cut the in public. but walked boldly by my side up the church aisle. I spent M, tints at my toilet than formerly, I patronized the barber; I prac• tiled my old fashioned songs ; I sung for the ladies ; in fact, I was popular. 'Miss Harriet Newland, the young lady I have mentioned before, had been for two seasons the reigning belle. She was not wealthy, but the heir expectant of a good property. She Wll3 a girl of decided tal ent, and no doubt intended to marry well. My cousin, I saw, was most assidiously paying address to her. He confided' occa sionally its me, and always spoke of her with transport. At length things began to change, He grow silent and moody, and • seldom mentioned her name. I saw tier frequently, and had 1 been wain, the light th t sparkled in her eye , , the deep glow her beautiful cheeks would haveled time to suspect my prf• called kali the bright sparkle and , lest blush. like the out,,:' i. for one rem , un. It gives lint opportun;ti, fur the study of human nature. One dvy I determined on taking the tour of the fadnonable thor oughfare and I accordingly hailed the first buss, a gaudy concern and we commencer) our &ow journey. What a multitude were out that clay ! White hate and blue hats, with bluer eyes beneath them ; flying fenthers and dancing ribbons and the min. Bled colors of soft and glossy silks, seem ed jumbled together the spaces between in tervening vehicles, a rich variety of costly goods• 'Suddenly, without a moment's warning came down the rain, and such a ruin ! Such springing to and fro ! such dodging in the shop doors and under shades ! such scampering for omnibuses ! In less time than I can soy it, our vehicle. was apparent ly full. I repeat, apparently full, fur I ho. licee,the question has nut yet Leen settled, 'when is an omnibus full •Drive on,' said it gruff voice, when a pretty white bonnet appeared, and a beau. tiful face looked appealingly in. I sprang from my seat—Miss Harriet saw me, and made her way towards me 'between a multiplicity of knees, and after some de. marring from her fair sisterhood, found a tolerable Place at my side. I was in a tight place, I acknowledge, but I never re. gretted that squeezing, never. •One by ono the occupants emerged from the buss along Broadway. Sincere ly glad was I that a favorite maxim of mine had always been, 'an umbrella for every change of the wind' ; I escorted , The next day I found an opportunity to talk with my cousin alone. I informed him that I should in a week at the farthest, return home, 'His face brightened. 'But I shall come back in dire , : months, nt the farthest,' I resumed. 'To spend the next winter, perhaps 'No, not to spend this next winter,' I re• plied, adding, with a significant manner, shall stry but n short time, and when I go buck I shall not go alone.' 'He looked at me steadily, asking 'what do you mean ?' .1 mean to get married,' 1 replied care lessly, throwing myself back in an easy chair. 'You see that my greenness is de veloping itself.' think it is,' he returned uneasily, nod blushing deeply; but who is the lady ?' 'None other than your favorite, Miss Hattie,' I refilled assuming an air of inclif- Terence, eyes flashed in a moment; he sprang from his scat and took several rapid turns across the floor. In a little while he sat down again, but he was very much . agitated. I had, I confess, taken a wicked kind of pleasure in making the announce ment, for his former false pride and unmin isterial conduct in slighting me, still ran kled in my bosom ; but I felt a sentiment of pity for him for I saw he suffered. , At last he resumed the conversation.— He was pale,but inure compozed, as he said : 'You see that I ain surprised at this :w -❑ouncement ; you must be aware with what feelings [ have regarded Mies New land, but I have long since ceased to hope for her favor. As all is settled, may God prosper you. My disappointment will, I trust, result in my spiritual advancement. I have been too worldly and too proud.— God bless you. Farewell.' 'Now we have, both of us, happy rim lies, and he is an humble, senf denying man. I sometimes quizzinly ask him, if ever remembers, "that eosin pone the enuntry." Rti.srctiancotr.. THE STRAWBERRY BOY• One fine morning in4Le summer of I $5:2 a handsome, but poorly dressed boy, cal. led a the dor of a rich mansion in L. square in New York city, and ofierech some baskets of strawberries for sale. Having disposed of the fruit, he wan disposed to depart, when his attention was arrested by the appearance of a beautiful girl, some twelve yearn old, who crossed the hall rear the door. She was the only daugh ter rf the gentleman of the house. The Lind look which she bestowed on hint truck a cord in his heart, which until that moment, had never vibrated. "She is very lovely !" he exclaimed mentally, "but she in the daughter of a real. millionaire ; she can be nothing to Lam young," he continued to himself; "would I could make myself worthy of her." And this thoughts, though it did not the fueling, hushed it. A week passed, and the little boy again stood, with palpitatMg• heart, at the rich 11111113 door. His Ir•uit MN purchased as before, nod he received the 'nosey front the white hand of the fair being whom, from the moment he first saw her, he lit dared to love. lie did not forget the or. der. He called again, but the season was advancing, and the frt;it had become a :carcity ttl shall not be able to bring you any more," he said one morning. "I am sorry for it was a pleasure for me to call here ; but we may meet hereafter.' The young heert that fluttered in the ho• som of that young girl was touched at the musical though somewhat melancholy tone in which this was uttered, and she timid. ly replied that "Slst would remember him." ftWe shall meet again, Miss, when 1 promise you, you shall not be ashamed to acknowledge the acquaintance of the poor strawberry boy." Three years elapsed. 'l'he tide of :Tee elation which was then swelling in our country had not reached the flood, and the man of wealth, with his beautiful daughter, rolled in an elegant carriage on their tray to Trinity church. Charlotte was just "sweet Eixteen," and the bud was °hang. ing to the open rose. lie was fair indeed The service had ended ; the magnificent carriage stood at the church door ; the el egantly caparisoned horses pawed the ground uneasily ; a liveried footman, held the door, and the wealthy merchant han ded his lovely daughter to the coach, amid P - [WEBSTER. of her thousand butterfly admirers ? A young but plainly dressed stranger stands quietly nt the side of the church door, and her gaze for a moment is rivited on his fen: tures. Who can it be ? No, she cannot remember. The carriage rolls slowly to words the stately mansion of the man of wealth, and the father discovered an un common quietness in his daughter's de mennor. "My dear Charlotte, are you ill ?" "No hither, no ? I tun very well;" They arrived at the door; the stranger was there. They alight ; he extends a very slight but respectable bow to the heir ess, and moves on. A 111 its It tinges that bright cheek; she reco . gnizes him. Char lotte raves to her chatnber ; she was un happy but surely the stranger was noth ing to her, or she to him. Time rolled on. It was the coldest night of the uncommon cold winter of 1835, and the memorable 16th of Decembor.— A fire had broken out in the evening in one' of the principal streets of the business part of the groat commrcial metropolis.— It raged violently and at early morning on the suoceding day a great portion of the city lay in ashes. The millionaire was comparitirely a beggar ; his furniture was sacrificed, his mansion disposed of his splendid horses and carriage passed into other handy, and even Jesse, Charlotte's coal black faiwite, was doomed to pass them under the hammer. "Poor .Tess, 1" sighed his thistres, i "I hole he may fall into good hands." Bat nobody wanted Jes s ie, and he was dually puruhased and thrown away upon a stranger... Wfio did you say was the purchaser inquired Charlotte of her father. , ‘A Mr. Nlanly, I think said her father. Anctlier year had fled Alisfortunes had followed in rapid succession, and the revolution of MG had finally reducedoar Inca of wealth to bankruptcy. The fol. lowing advertisement appeared in the pa pers of the day ; "Will be sqld at publia auction on Wed. ii:sday next, on the premise:, %,the right of redemption to that beautiful cottage with about tut acre of land adjoining, Mid out in a garden, well stocked with fruit trees and shrubbery, situated on the south sit', of Staten Laud, and mortgaged to Join Jacob Astor fur the sans of ten thou. s Ind and three dollars, &c. Sale positive, title indisputable possesion giros immedi ately ; terms cash." The rich man, that u•as, in vain appeal ed to his shunshine friends for uid. They must have security—the times were hard --they had lost a good deal of mosey-- people sometimes would live too fast—it wasn't their fault—very sorry, hut could not help him. Prom bad to worse be. sue credos!, and now, reduced to the last ex tremity, lie had retired to his beautiful re treat, with the hope that rigid economy and fresh application to business would inprovt• his rapidil y sinking fortune. But his slur was desceneiug, lie had no security to of • for, and the the cottage was sold. It was a bright day in autumn; the pur chasers were few; there was but little competition and the estate passed into oth er hands. The purchaser gave notice that he should take possesiou forthwith.— And what teas to become of the lowly child f His last home had been taken from him, and that of the fair uirl was motherless. The heart of the fund father misgave his when he receive) information that the promises must be immediately vacated. He had been a proud man, hut his pride wan now humbled and calmly he resigned himself to this last stroke of at% tliction. Be, too, wept ;it was a fearful sight to sou that strung luau weep ! But his troubles score nearly at an end. The day following that upon %Oda the sale oc— en reed had well nigh Past. The after. noon was blight and balmy. The father tt with his daughter in the recess of oile of the cottage windows, which looked out upon the high road. He had received a m.f..e from the purchaser of the cottage, in forming him that he should call on him is the ttilk.trouon, for the purpose of examin ing the premises inure fully than he had had an opportunity of doing. They meal ted his visit. father !" shouted Charlotte, forget. ting for the moment her sorro•es, !dook, there is my darling little Jesse !" and a knock at the clao: called her at once to re• collection. The door was opened by the once prince ly proprietor of the princely mansion in L. square. Before him stood a curious looking man, who enquired fin' Mr. S. "That is lily mane, sir and I live the honor of addressing— VOL. 20. NO, 30. deed from my attorney, and with your permission shall be glad to excision the estate." Walk in' sir, you are master hero, and I shall vacate as soon as your pleasure may require it. My daughter, sir," Le continued, as the stranger enterti the par lor. "This is Mr. Manly, Charlotte, the purchaser of our little cottage." "The person whom you once knewonly as the' poor strawberry boy," continued Manly, as he took her extended hand. "My Oar sir," said Manly, addressing the fither, 6 .1 am the ownerof this cottage. Sere years ago I had the happiness to receive from this fair hand a few shillings in payment of fruit, which I carried to the door of the affluent Mr. S. of L. square. I was a boy, sir, end a poor boy; but poor as I was and wealthy as was this lady, I dared to love her. Since then I have trav eled many leagues, I have endured many hardships, with but a single object in view —that of making myself worthy of your daughter. Fortune has not been niggard with me, sir; my endeavors have been crowned with success; and I am here to day, not to take possesion of this lovely cottage alone but to lay my fortune at the feet of w , rth and beauty, and to oiler this fair being a heart which exists but for her self alone." Charlotte loved, and shortly after gave her hand to Manly. They remained in the cottage, which was newly furnished ; and many times afterward did she mount her favorite "Jesse," at the side of her fond and devoted husband, nod roam din , ' the romantic scenes which abound in that famed island. A Story of the Times. About the time of the last State election and while the party spirit ran high, an en ergetic Know-Nothing canvasser, in a Sr. ry fiery speech, delivered in Mi IVorcester County, Mass., worked the for eign population up to a point of indignation past all endurance. The day following a crowd of Irishm en were collected in thc street, brooding over their fancied injuries Hoiden, noted for his eccentricity, advanced among them, and to their great delight commenced a violent denunciation of the new patty. Beneath his magic influence, the alien audience be came, in their own estimation, the pillars of our republic, and as he warmed in his subject, Know-Nothing,ism withered to a bare name under his scorching touch, while cheer after cheer burst from the ex ! cited crowd, now rapidly increasing. nsked he, 'built our railroads !' Irishmen,' was the enthusiastic reply. , Who dug our canals ?. 'lrishmen q' , Who built our State Prisons and Alms Houses 'lrishmen !' thundered a hundred voices. 'Who fill them ?' Waitinff in vain for a reply, the whilont champion, clenching his fiats shouted thishmen !—you r A SAmort's llEmmori—At a judicial in restigation at Lialnklava a witness, a sai lor, was asked what his religion was.— His reply was: 'l'm Wowed if I know.' 'Arc you a Catholic asked the examiu er. .oh, no,' was the reponse ; sure lirm not that, for I hate the Pope like blazes, and I delights in Ihe steaks on Fri• day." ltoals of laughter. The Judges de dare he was a Protestant. A\ EDITOR'S Owi4DßlNK.—According to the Princeton Kentuckian, the following is a receipt for the exclusive drink of Mc- Goodwin, the magnificently funny editor of the Paducal American : Take one pint good whiskey, stir in well one spoonful of whiskey, then add an other pint of whiskey, bent carefully and keep pourin in whiskey. Fill a large bowl with water, and make the servant set it out of your reach. Take a small tu t u• bier, pour in two spoonfuls of water; pour out the water and fill up with whiskey, and add to the above. Flavor with Wilk key to your taste. I.ll:tr..—The Erinite who wrote to hia friend, informing him of the devoted atten tions of his young wife duriog his sick ness, couldn't hide a national tendency to waggery, as he added: ' , Ali, Dennis, my boy, if you were here, you wreill be more than ever couviuced of the poet's remark, that the whole world is nothing to a man if his wife be a widow." 'foes.—That the health of mind is of greater consequence titan the health of the body, although both of them are deserving
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