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(srtect Vattrn. sings of their loved ones, and whose slum
ber was deepened by the toil of the good lopular*nitg.
- _ deeds which they had done, there came ,--,_
To the Ed , r the Journal. soft and silent glimpses of the far land of 8:e. AND SO FORTH.
The following touching and beantdiNlittle light. Forgetting the narrow prison of this
offering to a Mother's love clipped from a New The moraine. was dull and betokened a day
world, their souls rose up and spread broad Unsuited to curing and carting of hay ;
York Journal I earnestly solicit you to publish
and wide over • • • So Stephen bethought him to take a tri down
the land of vision , gazing
in your "Journal." I happen to know that , ' • And bring this thing and that, and (ho p other
with eagle eyes upon its golden glories.— from town ;
Max Greene is one of Old Huntingdon's sons,
who is fighting manfully his way into honor& But as the night waned, their dream grew And he , a n d proceeded to
isle and useful life, with the shining throng who dim, and the outer influences of life gentlY Withg fortht
harnessed the horsea
mill of pale butter, eggs, berries, Ae.
fill the lists for fame in . , literary world.— closed about them, and drew them back to Now it happened that Stephen (Sm.) came down
Greene is a son of Old Morris, though now a the world and to the body, even as the co. On the day that the show was to enter the town,
Vail of Blair Co. Huntingdon County was his J olla
, tt s id ti i . tit c o ar t a li villagecaravel
t chancedinto
town
north,forth,
' of the night flower closes about it,
.early home ; and I know his friends will rem!, and shuts from its gaze the best loved star- A wondrous collection they purpos'd to show forth
with more than usual pleasure, the followie,g ; Elks, elephants, monkeys, hears, tigers, Ste.
ry heaven.
A. W. BENF;D/CT.
To the toil-worn sunburnt husbandman And Stephen arrived opportunely, I woes,
, Fore , e had Stephen an elephant seen ;
From the Nero York Life 111u;iraled. who had fallen asleep in despair, and who So he with Old Sorrel fetched up by the tense
TO MOTHER,
ever feared lest some grim accident might To see without paying the twenty-five cents ;
, And soon came the creature, uncouthly and
BY NAX amEn, destroy the fruit of his labor, the sweet slow forth; •
• dream came like a soft summer shower ! With tusks, and with trunks, blankets, ribbons
O'er Yonkers' MIL the wind to•night 'Brick.'
upon the parched and dusty fields ; and as ! Ac •
la sweeping fresh and free , But seared at the sight, or the scent, or sound, .1
1 list the clashing of its fligt, he dreamed, he saw the green corn rising ' 1
Old Sorrel turned quickly and shortly
around, I 3
And music of its glee, in goodly ranks, and gazed with joy upon I And in turning so quickly and shortly about
And with its far and soutnling sweep, The wagon turned ver and Stephen turned out; 1 ,
O'er valley broad .d mountain steep, the soft small ears, which, at first, no larger
And into the glitter o the berries did flow forth, beli
My thoughts have gone to thee, than flower buds, seemed as he beheld Together with Stephen, eggs, butter, Lc.
My mother dear, to thee.
them, to expand to full maturity. Quoth Stephen aloud, as he rose on his pegs,
And when on Yonkers' mossy rills There are certain dream fantasies and 'A fig for the berries, ,te., and eggs—
he spring-light sparkles free, I But henceforth I never can say it, of course,
Anil birds on Pennsylvanian hills strange sleep-changes which are to be That I've not seen the elephant—nor can the
Are musical with glee, found only in the deep unbroken slumber horse."
By wood•pitths arched in leafy gloom, And
forth, to the homestead Old sorrel did go
resulting from bodily fatigue, or in the
And orchards rich in odorous bloom,
Mother, I'll come to thee, light irregular rest of fever ; even as the Leaving wagon rind Stephen, Ae., nod so forth.
Mr mother deer, to thee. grotesque blue dragon fly, and the strange -
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From wandering in a foreign land, 1
0 Olit & 41)ilinor.
O'er mountain, rule and sea,
Frt. Huron lake. and Westetu strand, i
Aud prairie broad and free,
The ail tam t.,1 ten thousand miles THE SPIRITS IN THE WOODS.
Rctures to they with spring's first smiles --
Fondly returns to thee, BY A BACKWOODSMAN.
fly miller dear, to thee.
The httanger'm roof in tuwn and wood ;
Alone hail' sheltered nte,
These seven summers, sincO I stood
Beneath our household tree;
And it; that tits'. truth changed, they
'Use auburn braids to wintry gray,
Since last I met with thee,
My soother dear, with thee.
I, too, am changed since that old time,
The time of youthful glee,
And life Ilona not in silver rhyme,
A 6 in my boyhood free;
0 yes, all changed in form and mien,
1 go to meet thy look serene ;
Mother, I go to thee,
My mother dear, to thee.
But %is not true that I for..et
The one who nurtured me,
'Nfother, 11:we thee fluidly yet,
As in past lours of glee ;
lit thther's hearthstone, he his grave
'the truest friend that Goa e'er gave
1 souu shall meet in thee,
My mother dear, in thee.
When o'er the Hudson's rocky dol.,
Tho sunbeams warm and (MC,
And birds ioAlloghaniatl vidmi
Are singing wild with glee,
Where juniata's orchards bloom,
miet•fatlmr's tomb,
Mother, I'll be with thee,
'tfy ,ether dolt, with the,
*cicrt Mika!lam).
Fon, , fly, and 3.lgslery ,f Dreams.
THE DREAM ANGEL.
Those instances, L believe, ore neither
few nor fur between, in which dreams
have given to the afflicted positive comfort
and encouragement during their waking'
hours. The features of the loved who
have long been parMd from us either by
occident or death, are thus renewed or re •
vived far more sympathetically than can
he Atone by the most accurate portrait,
,while to the lover desp, :••ng of his lady's
favor, a pleasant dream o.les holds forth
All,
not loss stimulating than her smiles.
All, it is true, are not gifted with such vi
vid imaginations as to frequently experi•
,ence these sweet delusions, but they have
in every age existed to such a degree that
the world has never wanted races who held
with religious faith that
'•Departed Spirits at their will
t'ould from the Laud of Sets pass to and fro,
to U 5 in sleep when all i 3
Yu those who can feel a poetic sympathy
with this belief, the following sketch, which
owes its existence to a hint from Jean
Paul's "Voice of the Heart," may not
prove unsucessful as an attempt to embody
in a legendary form this mysterious Spirit
of Dreams.
Once the bright Angel who.o duty it is
to watch over the happiness of man, even
,he Guardian Angel of the world, drew
near to the throne of the Heavenly Father,
and prayed: "Give me, oh, Father! a
way by which I may teach man to avoid a
part, at least, of the ninny sins and tempin
ipns which the Fall hath entailed upon
him ! For Man is not always bad :at
times ho feels my better influence; at times
his heart is ready to receive the good
which a light external aid might fix upon
him !"
Then the Father spoke to the Angel,
and said : "Give him the Dream !"
The sweet Guardian flew over the world
with his sister the Dream. Far and wide
they spread their gentle influence, and the
hearts of life-weary mortals were rejoiced.
But the soft breathings of the Dream An
gel fell not aike on all. To the good and
gentle who had cook to rest amid the bles•
water-flitter are found only on the surface
of the deep silent pool, or over the shallow,
dancing brook; and as the husbandman
slept on, the fantastic sprites who attend
the dream, flitted about hun, and spread a
gay confusion over the happy vision. For
as he gazed upon the golden ears, a purple
end scarlet cloud seemed to overshadow
him, while round about he heard the peel.
ing of bells, the merry singing of . familiar
voices, and the lowing oh cattle; and in the
intervals there came shouts as of glad
friends at the harvest home. Then the
purple cloud gathered about him, but the
dream spirits with their long shadowy arms
drew him through it, and he now stood be
fore a well-filled granary ; and as tears of
joy ran down his cheeks, his wife and
loved ones gathered about him, and their
blessings and praises sunk into his heart,
I and mingled with the even-hymn which
rose like a golden cloud from the ocean of
his soul. And he awoke from the sweet
dream, and blessed it for the hope with
which it had inspired him.
• But the Dream flew on, and it came to
a guilty prisoner who had fallen asleep,
• cursing his judges, his doom, and the damp
black fetters which clung like cold adders
to his limbs. And as he dreamed. the pri-
son opened, the cold chains fell away, and
remorse and rage no longer fixed their poi
sonous fangs upon his heart. A bright
light shone upon him, and blessed thoughts
of mercy, repentance, and reconciliation
flitted through his mind like golden-wing.
ed butterflies through a summer garden ;
and he awoke trusting in release, with his
heart filled with love and kindness. Did
the cold damp fetters fall from Iris limbs I
Were the prison doors opened I The let•
ters fell not away; the doors remained fast;
and, worn down by famine and sickness,
he perished in the narrow dungeon. But
the blessed hope which the gentle Dream
! had left in his heart, gladdened his last
hour, and as he died exclaiming, "Not my
will, but thine, oh Father !" behold there
was joy in Heaven.
! It hails been said i:iat Hope alone is left
to mortals : but with her abidetlt her sister
the Dream, who maketh her known to us
For by the Dream, men are led to Hope.
Learn all You Can.
Never omit any opportunity to learn all I
you can. Sir. Walter Scott said, that e
ven in a stage coach he found somebody
who could tell him something he (lid not
know before. Conversation for the pur
pose of knowledge. It is, therefore, a
mistake to be morose or silent when you
are among persons whom you think are
ignorant, for it little sociability on your
part will draw them out, and they will
you may depend on it they will be able to
teach you something, no matter how ordi
nary their employment. Indeed, some of
the most sagacious remarks are make by
persons of this discription, respecting
their particular pursuit Hugh Miller,
the famous Scotch geologist, owes not a
little of his fame to observations when he
was journeyman stone mason and working'
in a quarry. Socrates well said that there
is but one good, which is knowledge, and
one evil, which ii ignorance. Every grain
of sand helps to. make the heap. A gold
digger takes the smallest nuggets, and is
not fool enough to throw it away, because
he hopes to find a larger lump sometime.
So in acquiring_ knowledge, we should nev
er despise an opportunity, however un
promising. If there is a moment's lei
sure, spend it over a good or instructive
book, or in talking with the first, periOn
you meet.
" LIBERTY AND UNION, NOW AND FOREYEIt, ONE AND INSEPARABLE."
HUNTINGDON, PA., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1855.
The table moving was tried by all pla.
ring our hands in a ring, upon a table.—
The effect was almost instantly seen. Our
weight could not hold the table down to
the floor. Slowly it rained, but tipping a
little, we fell headlong into the par-cake
batter, the table and batter raising as we
went down. J. would have laughed at our
full, had not lt. trod heavily upon his
corns. Instead of laughing he looked like
cursing. 11. was grave, and declared that
the spirits compelled him to, step whore
lie did. It was evident that we had .got
up the Dutch' of our unseen visitors. Wis.
ping to get at a good understanding wish
them, we proposed to learn, by rapping,
a variety of matters particularly interesting
and at the same time, test by mental ques
tions and otherwise, their spiritual intelli-
Bence and veracity. Perhaps 1 cannot do
better than to give the questions and ans
wers as they occurred.
'Are the spirits present ?'
;They are, sir'
'How inany of them ?'
''ilor'n you all can shake a stick at.'
'Are they good spirits ?'
'Fourth proof, and no mistake.' •
'From what sphere ?'
'The top noch.'
'Will they converse with us
'Well they will, hosses.'
These replies were rapped out as we
drew our fingers over the letters of the
alphabet. Verbal questions were first as
ked by different members of the 'circle."
'Will any spirit called fur, appear and
answer 1'
'ls Cain present ?'
'He happens to be.'
gWas the club with which he slew Abel
hickory or white ash, and what did he cut
it with r
.Yes, 'twant either. It wash shoe-make
ball club, cut with a butcher knife.'
This important question settled, Cain
stood aside, and Belshazzar was called.
'Do you remember the feast when the
handwriting appeared on the wall.
• make out to.'
'Were you:—begging pardon, sir—unde r
the influence of intoxicating liquors that
evening ?'
'Drunk, gentlemen, as a owl'
'Drink champagne or Monongahela ?'
'Neither. Owing to the scarcity of log.
wood, we wont in black-strap and clear
rot-gut.'
'Any of the women tipsy ?'
'They wan't nothing else, I reckon.—
Mrs. Belshazzar was so limber-like that in
playing 'snap and ketch em,' she fell into
the oyster-kettle and broke a turtle-shell
comb all to smash.'
'Was it fright that made your knees
smite together ?'
'No sir. I was so almighty tired I
couldn't keep 'cm front smiling together,
nohow'
'Was Cyrus one of the b'hoys T'
'Well, no great scratch. lle took the
advantage of us when we were on a bend
er. He was a cold water fanatic and an
enemy to the constitution.'
'Are you in favor or the Maine Law ?'
'Do you get 'anything to take' where
yOl.l are •
'Not a drop. I've got a thundering han
kering after a snifter.'
'Help yourself to the cold water on the
table, old boy.'
'Go to the devil with your cold water.'
Balaam present ?'
'What do you want of Balaam ?'
'How old was that jackass of his'n ?'
'He would have been four years old the
next general training.'
'Are there any jackasses in your sphere
Mr. Belem 1'
'No, you impudent puppies, theit t ickass.
es are all on earth yet.'
[This ill-natured insinuation was recei.
ved with enthusiastic raps by the spirits.]
'ls the boss builder of the Tower of 13u.
bel present ?'
'lie am.'
'Was the Tower built of brick or stone?'
'flow many thousand of brick was in
the concern 1'
'An almighty heap of them you'd better
lieve.'
'How much did they cost per gionsand?
'Four dollars and a half at the tilts.'
'How many Irishmen did it take to carry
mort
'Nine millions and rising.'
[That's a lie, I know, muttered H. A
smart rap on his sore shin under the table
msde . him aware that the foreman of 13a
bel was around.]—The inquiries were
continued.
'Was there any confusion of language
among the workmen 1'
'Considerable, I must admit -.-il perfect
helluballoo.'
'What did the kineay when ho exam•
inod into the matter 7'
'.Nixfor slay -!'
, One thing mare Mr.—Mr.—What's
our
'Smith, if you please .'
'Well, Air. Smith—one thing morn.—
Was it trite that Nebuchadnezzar was mado
to mix clay on the sweep 't'
'True and a thunderi • - good ox he was
too. He ground all the eta). fat th, Tower
of Babel.'
'Did he have any brass knobs on his
horns ?'
'lie hadn't horns—he was a multy.'
'Was ho n—'
‘Go to thunder ! I won't hare anything
tore to say to you.'
.Was Ilea ashort horned Durham or
Devon?'
[No answer. The foreinan of the Tow
er of Babel had evidently believing him•
self quizzed, gone off in a 'huff.'
The circle continued its sitting, after H.
had filled his pipe, and I had spent a fov
moments in the open air.
Noah was now called and found to be
present.
'Were you commodore of that old craft
called the Ark
was.'
'Was there much of a shower about those
days V
'Shower ! my dear sir, it poured down
like blazes.'
'What flag did you sail under, English
or French V
Dutch.'
'Who was pilot V
'Christopher Columbus.'
'Flow many animals had you on board?'
Several hundred.'
Any Know Nothings ammg them
'Not one. They were all drowned.'
no bigger than :yur finger nail, and the
Was it true that Belshazzar hailed you fust thing you know, he cums down and
on a life•preserver, and told you to go to down, and down, and down, and is a fills'
thunder with your 'old tub, and guessed himself on the karkiss of a dead boss by
there wouldn't be much of a shower ?' the side uv the road—and lie played on
'He did.' a harp of a Thou sand strings—sperits of
, Why didn't you take him in 1' justifies made perfeck.'
'lle was taken in a few minutes after I 'And then tbar's the Methodis,and they
that—all over.' may be likened unto a squirrel runnin' up
'Had you any of llarnum's Fire Annihi- into a tree, for the:Methodist believes in
tutors on board I' gwiue on front one degree uv grace to an-
'Two or three hundred of them to put other, and finally on to perfeckshun, and
uut the candles at night.' the squirrel goes up and up, and up and
One more question, Commodore Nonh.
What became of the dove that went out
and neves returned P
, Sotne snipe•huntcr on Mt. Arrow shot
'Are Joe P-'s dove chicken's of the
one shot P
'So said to be—this explains why they
are sometimes shct.'
'Wins there any wharf at Mt. Arrarat
'Nothing but a white•oak snubbing post
and Yankee grocery.'
Was the Yankee there himself ?'
'Yrs.:at on a herring box, whittling.'
'What did he say when he hove in
sight P
4141144>0 ! what craft is that 1 Been
looking for you this ten , days, by goll. Sony
neow, spoon you don't wont to buy any
hams nor Wenibedield unpins, nor nothin
dew ye
ONE OF THE SERMONS.
[The Register, published at Brandon,
Miss., gives a partial report of a sermon
preached a few weeks since at Waterproofs
not far from Brandon. It is to be regret
ted that the whole sermon was not preser
ved. The following paragraphs show the
spirit of the preacher:]
"I may say to you, my breethering, that
I am not en educated mon, an' I am not
one o' them as bleeves that education is
necessary fur a gospel minister, fur I bleve
the Lord educats his preacher's jest as he
wants 'em to be educated, an', although I
say it that oughn 't to say it yet in the State
of Indianny. whar I live, thar's no man as
gits a bigger congregation ner what 1 gits.
.Thar may be some here to-day, toy
breethern, as don't know what persuasion
lam uv. Well, I may say to you, my
breethering, that I'm a• Hardshell Baptist.
Thar's some folks as don't like the Hard
shell Baptists, but I'd ruther hey a hard
shell as no shell at all. You seo me here
to-day, my breethering, drest up in fine
close; you moot think I was proud, but
lam not proud, my breethering, and al
though I've been a preacher uv the Gos
pel fur twenty years, an' although i'm
opting of that flat boat that lies at yure
landing, I'm not proud, my breethering.
tun not gwine to tell you edzuckly
war my tex may be found ; suffice it to
say it's in the leds of the Bible, an' you'll
find it somewhar 'tween the first chapter
of the book of Revelations, an' of you'll
go an' search the Scriptures, as I have
scorched the scriptures, you'll not only
find my sex than, but a great many uther
text.: as will do you good to read, an' my
tex, when you shill find it, you shill find
, to read thus :
"'Au hp played on a harp fly a thousand
strings—spirits or just men made perlbelc.'
'My tex, breethering, leads me to speak
uv sperit. Now thar's many kinds of
sperits in the world , in the fast plaCe,
thar's the spirits of stun folks called ghosts
then dines the spirits uv terpen ante, and
then times spirits ns sum folks call liquor,
an, I've got as good an artikel of them
kind ur spirits on my flat boat as ever was
fetched down the Mississippi River; but
thar's a great many other kind of spirits,
for the tex sez, 'He played on a harp uv
thou-sand strings—sperits uv just men
made perfeck.'
'But I'll tell you the kind uv sperits as
is went in the tex, my breethering. Now
thar's a great many kin ds of fire in the '
world. In the fustl-1 4 4 s l e ' , 1 T h ar's the com
mon sort (iv fire you lite . !cigar or pipe
with, and then thar's cam-fire, fire before
your reddy,. and fall back, and many oil
er kinds„uv fire, for the tex sez :
played ou a thousand strings—sperits.uv
just men made perfeck: I
'But I'll tell you the kiftd no firs ns is
most in the tex, my brethering, it's hell
fire! an' thrt's the kind ,iv fire as a great
many uv you'll come to, of you don't do
better no what you have bin doin'--for
'He played on a harp uv a thou•sand
strings.—sperits of just men made per
feck.'
'Now, the different torts uv fire in the
world may be likened unto the different
persuasions of Christhtns in the world.—
In the first place we have the Pinar'li
ens; and they arc a high sailin' and a
high-foisting set, and they mny be likened
unto a turkey buzzard that flies up into
the air, and ho goes up and up till he look
up, and he jumps from lint' to lint', and
branch, and the fast thing you know he
falls, and down he corns Iced! ummux , and
that's like the Nlethodis, for they is alleys
fallin' from grace, ah ! And-- 4 Ile play.
ed on a harp of a thou-sand strings—sper
its of just men made perfeck.'
*And then, my brethering, that's the
Baptist, ah ! and they bay bin likened au
to a 'possum on a 'simian tree, and the
thunders may roll, and then the earth may
(pave, but that possum clings there still
ah ! And you may shake one foot kW,,
and the other's thar. and you may shake
all feet loose, and he laps his toil 'round the
lint,' he clings furever, for , —'He played
on a harp ova thou-sand strings—spec.
its of just men made perfeck.'
Here the reporter could no longer con
tain himself, and his notes became entire
ly unintelligible. •
Becky Wilson's Courtship•
. h as nb . fancies
Oh now i
Becky do tell us about it,' ses --
tho gals.
'Bout what' ses she
' Why about your courtship' ses the gal
, Pshaw !' sos she, turning away her
head and blushing dreadful, , you had bet-
ter tell your own courtships yourso Ives,
I reckon.'
Yes, but none of us have ever had any
beaus, Becky, and your a married woman.
Come now tell ❑s all about it. I do like
to hoar about • courting so much,' ses Bet
sy Bowers. •
4 Oh, yes, Becky, do tell us.'
g Well,' ses Becky, after a great deal of
blushing and-twisting about, I'll tell you
all how it was, if that will satisfy you,'
Well, now,' oez the gals, all getting
round her so they could hear good.
Well,' ses Becky, putting an empha
sis on every other word, 'when he came
to our house to see me, (turning away her
head and kinder looking down sideways
under her arms.) fool ? he'd better go to
see his self, I reckon, Well, John, he
loved me. Fool ? better love his self, I
reckon.'
• Oh, that's so funny --go on,' scs the
gale.
• Pam !' ses I3ecky, •I won't tell you
no more.'
Oh, yes, do—do, Becky,' ees all of
them
Well, then, John, he axed me if I'd
have him. Fool ! better have his self, I
reckon.'
Then what did you say ?'
never said nothin '. Gracious knows
he warent gwine to ,get nothin' out on
Oh !' ses the gals, 'then do go on,
Becky.'
. Then, John he axed mother if he
moughtn , t have• one. Fool! better have
his self, I reckon.'
Well,' ties the gala.
. Well, mother she was kinder flustratod
and she sed yes. Fool! she'd better
mind her own busines s I reckon.'
' Then what r
Then, John axed daddy if he mou , lit
have-me, and daddy got, kiner fluotratcd
and sed yes, too.
That's the sort of daddy,' sod the gals,
rubbing their hands.
Then, mother she went to town and
got a white frock for me and whito gloves
to put on my hands for me to bo married
to John. Ilern ! fool, better be married
herself, I reckon'
Well, go on, Becky.'
Pshnw ! now, I ain't a gwine to tell
you no more about it, so I ain't.'
'Oh, yes, do go on. Oh, do tell us all
about the wedding, Becky---that's a good
soul.'
Oh, hush gals, 'bout such nonsense'
Oh, do now that's a good soul.'
Well, bimeby the preacher man comes
to us, and a whole heap of people to mar
ry one. Fools ! they had a great deal bet
ter staid at home, I reckon. Gracious
knows, I didn't want to see them.
Never mind, Becky, go on.'
Well, then, John he cum to take me
up to the preacher Irian for to be married.
Fool ! I did feel so mad. And then—
Pshaw ! gals, I can't tell no more.
Oh, yes, go on, Becky.'
Well, then, the preacher man he axed
me if I'd have John to be lawful husband.
Item ! fool, better have his self, I reckon.
And then—Pshaw, gals, I won't tell you
any more.'
Oh, do, Becky. Now you are jest
coming to the most interesting part.—Oh,
do tell us the rest, Becky.
Well, I never said nothin' and the
preacher man he said I must take John to
be my husband, when he was sick and
when he was well, and when lie was bet
ter or worser, and rich and poor, and love
him, and stick to him, and the Lord only
knows what a heap of things ; and then
he aed people what he put together it was
agin the law for egybody to take apart,
and so I was married hard fast the lust
thing I know'd to John.'
Well, what then, Belsky ?' ses the gels
getting more and more interested all the
time.
, Why, then, the preacher man he went
home, and then all the fellers cum a pul.
lin' and a haulin' and kissin' and squeez
in' me, and such like other carryin's on as
they did cut up. Fco's! thvy great deal
better kiss their own solves, 1 reckon.'
Go on, Becky, tell us all about it,' nes
the gals.
Well, then, after they all went away
John he oh, pshaw t I ain't gwine to
tell you another word more,' .ses Becky,
'whet' you get married you vial vek you'll
know all about it, I recknit.'
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gl.rßlood is not washed out with blood.
*A little stone can make a great bruise.
fEi,-It is hard for an empty bag to stand up•
right.
Siir Late breakfasts will make an empty
pure.
le- On the stage of life, interest is the prin
ci pal actor.
liar Esteem yourself if you wish others to
esteem you.
p( '^ A poor man need fear nothing from tho
fall of stock.
&V- A fool—the man who can see no beau•
ty in nature.
leer In Madison, lowa, apples are selling at
five cents a bushel.
There aro ten schools in Huntingdon
Borough, all in operation.
War Most moral men are so, more from the
fear of the devil, than of God.
/fir Tak e a blow once, tint if thy antagonist
repeats the offence, pitch into hint.
/*Jr A lady advertises in the Glasgow Her.
ald that she wants a gentleman for breakfast
and tea. The cannibal.
Ws." On Thursday night last, $7OOO worth of
dry.gouds and silks, was stolen from the store
of Messrs. Cameras, in Cincinnati.
Var. A Western editor cautions his tall read•
era. against kissing short women, as the habit
has rendered him stoop•shouldered,
Sfer. The St. Louis Intelligencer states that
from thirty to forty dead men are taken out of
the river opposite that city, monthly.
sib— New Grenada has a standing army of
only 588 men. Military service there is not co•
creive, and soldiers are obtained by voluntary
Efe. Mrs. Partington, in allusion to the ma
ny advertisements headed 'Hot. fur California,'
thinks a spade would ho more useful than a hoe
to the diggers.
le - The citizens of Nevada, California, es.
pecially the female portion of them, are annoy•
ed by the visits to that city by neighboring In
dines mite are entirely node.
141- A party of hunters aro engaged in the
lower part of New Jersey in bear bunting.—
There are ninny of these animals in the swamps
in that section of the country.
Sar The Vermont Senate bag passed a re
solution authorizing the Governor to appoint an
agent to go to Michigan to obtain the sword,
pistol, and military garments once belonging to
Ethan Allen.
ea r A doctor advertises in a country paper,
that .'whosoercr uses the Vegetable Compound
Universal Anti•Purgin Aromatic Pills once, will
not have cause to use them again." We rath.
er think they wool.
Sib' The wife of a Colonel, at a late review
its Dublin, was stopped by a sentry who told
him she was "the Colonel's lady." "No mat
ter for that, ma'am said the sentry, "if you
were his wife you could not pass."
SfWP There was twenty-two tires in the Unit
ed States last month, exclusive of all losses less
than SlO,OOO, and the aggregate amount of pro•
perty destroyed was ssoo,ooo. Fifteen menu•
fucturing establishments were consumed.
Da - Surgical Mistake.—House Surgeon—
" Ali by the way, there's Higgins' case, there
has b,en a slight mistake, it was the soutulleg
we Cut oft I" Visiting Surgeon—"lt's of no
consequence, we can cure t'other—so it comes
to the same thing."
ger We strike the names of two of our sub.
scribers from our books this weak, who have re
cently been hung in Texas. We do this, be
cause we are not advised, us yet, of their pros•
cut locality. We shall take pleasure in sending
the Journal to their address, as soon as we hear
from them.
t The following is a literal copy of a list
of questions proposed to a debating club iu
Western town :—Subyeek of Disskussuo.—ls
&ash' moral la rung ? Is the reudin fiektisus
woks commandabil ? Is it necessary that fe
mlls shod receive a thorough literary eduka
shun I Or romans to take parts in polly tix.
le°'"lioss, I want twenty-five cents."
"fwenty-fivc cents I How soon do you want
it Jack ?"
"Next Tuesday."
As soon ns that I—You can't have it. Ice
told you often that when you are in want of su
large a sum of money you must give me at least
four week's notice 1"
fair It is customary in many of our city
churches fur the congregation to join in singing
the last hymn. On Sunday last, a gentleman,
accompanied by hie little girl of some five years
of age, strayed into one of the aforesaid chur.
ahe,, and his line voice materially assisted the
choir in getting through "Winchester." Just
before the benediction the little girl observing
the fine effect produced by her parent on the
occupants of the surrounding pews, cried out
in an audible voice, "Papa, please sing Villi
bins and his Dinah "
*or The following in an extract from a sot.
dier's letter in the camp in the Crimea:—"The
other night I was in the entrenchments, and a
great number of us were sitting together, 'am
using ourselves. One was singing a long cal
led 'Marv, weep no more for me, in which oc
curs these beautiful lines :
"Far, far from thee I sleep in death,
So Mary, weep no more for me."
when a shell canto in, burst among us, and kil.
led the man whilst he was singing the song. I
never was so vexed for any one in my life ; it
opened his skull completely. and ho died in an
instant.