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WILLIAM BREWSTER, 1 EDITORS,
SAN. G. WHITTAKER,
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A PSALM OF LIFE.
Tell inc not, in mournful umbers,
Life is but an empty dream I
Por the soul is dead that slumbers,
And all things aro what they seem.
Eire is real ! Lire is earnest !
And the grave is not the goal i
1..)u,t thou art, to (lust returnest,
Wits nut said unto tho soul.
Nk t t o , ljoy,lnet, and not sorrow,
Is au...destined end and way';
ilut to act, that each tomorrow
Find us further than to day.
Life's not long, and Thno is fleeting,
And our hearts though young and brave,
Still, like muffled drums, are beating
. Funeral marches to the grave.
In the world's broad field of battle,.
In the bivouac of lire,
Be not like dumb, driven cattle,
Re a hero in the strife I
Trust no Future, howe'er pleasant,
Let the dead Past bury its dead ;
Act—net in the living Present,
Heart within and God o'orhead.
Lives of great men all remind us
We can make our lives sublime,
And, departing, leave behind us
Footprints on the salvia of time.
Cootpt hits that perhaps another
Sailing o'er life's fitful main,
A forlorn and shipwrecked brother,
Seeing, may take heart again.
T.,t us, then, he up and doing,
Wi,ll a huart for any time; .
4 ill aohieviog„ still iirmaing,
Loom to labor and to wait.
?.‘ t-;s;tltct Eak.
A SLEIGH RIDE STORY,
Fred !Baltic's Last Baca.
Cleft . ? and brightly shone the moon, and
millions of stars that spangled the blue
eatery of El eaven, shed their soft rays
upon the white and glittering mantle with •
which the earth was robed. It was mid-
winter, cold, bitter cold ; and the slight
breeze, us it swept • past, seemed to chill
one utmost to 'the bone,' and the rapid mo
tet through the pure atmosphere caused
it to be most keenly felt by two young men '
who, seated in a sleigh and enveloped in
thick coats and buffalo robes, were da , hing
over the glittering surface of the snow.
The roads were in excellent condition ;
never was the sleighing better. Them
horse, a powerful iron gray, sped along the
beaten Crack, and the merry sleigh bells
r np; out their joyous peal upon the frosty
air. The country around preses.ted t,
view a calm, pure, unbroken sheet of
white, fur as the eye could reneh,save here
and there, occnsionally,:the red gleam from
some far off cottage window, betokened the
warmth and comfort within, while thss
smoke circled slowly up from its chimney
in thin blue wreaths. The trees by the
reathile stood like grim sentinels incased
in their glittering armor of ice; while tire
wind sighed mournfully through the dark
forest in the distance, It was near mid •
night, and the two individuals above men- '
tioned were yet soure dews milt, frosts the
city. I laysng rode Rome disunion in silence
the cold air not being at all very condi.,
cive to conversation, the one who held the
reins drew . the buffalo robe about his per
son, and said to his companion :
'By Juve ! blurry, this is really rather a
cool evening ?'
'Cool ejaculated the other, who had on
nn immense fur cap, and his neck covered
with a large gray muller, while the uptur
ned collar of his coat almost entirely con
cealed his face ; 'Cool you may call it,
Sepr , - ,r; this keen air cuts like a razor's
edge. '
'Best thing in the world for you my toy'
said Seymour ; this bracing air curries
health with every inspiration,'
.Ah, you scamp,' replied the other with
a shiver, mot the eloquence even of woman
could have persuaded no 'to have taken
.this ride with you had I known the state
of the thermometer.'
'The eloquence of woman! ha, ha, my
dear fellow, one would almost fancy that
you had but the delicacy of woman, instead
of the sterner stuff that men aro made of,
I'll wager something you're thinking
the warm fire, the great chair, soft carpet,
and slippers, and the like, which you left
at home ; while I bay give me a smooth
road and a fleet horse, and I laugh at the
cold weather—a fig for the cold, says I
, Ah,' said his companion. 'your ruby
visage and tearful eye tell a different tale
from your boasting tongue.'
'Oh, Harry, thou admirer of a bright
blaze, thou butterfly of su:sztner, tell me,
wan there ever a snore glorious enjoyment
than to drive a steed like this, with the
merry music of the bells ringing in your
ears, while you speed over the surface of
the snow like to an arrow shot from an ar
chore's bow ?'—and he slightly touched
his horse with the long whip which he
held, and the spirited animal sped on with
startling rapidity.
'Enough, Seymour, and thank the last
glass of mulled wine that loosed that tongue
of yours and made it poetize your thoughts
But why ride at this speed? there is no
cause that we should urge the horse to his
head long pace.'
'Alt. he's a noble fellow,' said Seymour,
slightly drawing the rein, while he looked
admiringly at the steed : 'cost me a cool
thousand, Harry ; but I stn satisfied he is
the fastest animal on the road.'
'lndeed!' was the reply; you forgot Fred
Baltic and his horse Chain Lightning, as
he called him.'
'What, mad Fred Baltic? not I ; I will
put my gray hero against the black fiend
that he drives in harness. I'll test his
speed—they do say, Harry, that none but
mad Fred can drive that black horse of
his.'
'So I have heard; but 'twill be many a
day era Fred can handle the ribbons
again himself, the fever has made sad
work with him.'
'Over it,' Seymour, 'not dead yet—qt
would take the cholera and two fevers to
kill Fred Baltic. I sow hint yesterday,'
he continued, 'looking from his parlor win
dow
at the throngs of sleighs that dashed
pact in the crowded thoroughfare. Poor
fellow ! how lie must have envied the
sleigh-riders their pleasures ! He looked
thin and pale, but he recovers health sapid
I'm told. I hope he will be out ere the
sleighing season is gone, for mad Fred is a
whi ; but this is the steed that will pass
him. Jove I I'd almost give a fortune to
have a trial with Chain Lightning as he
calls his horse.'
'See Harry !' said the other with an ex
clatnation of astonishment, 'see your wish
is gratified—for as I am a living man, there
riles Fred before us.'
Both bent forward to look. about a
dozen rods in advance of them, rode the
subject of their conversation. He was
habited in a drab overcoat, and a sort of
council fur cap. Ills horif of jet black
color, and with slender yetswiney limbs,
that betokened speed and endurance, seem
ed to draw the light, orna mcnted sleigh,
to which he was attached, over the smooth
road almost without an effort.
'By Jove ! 'tis he sure enough; wait till
we get to the top of your hill, and I'll give
him a trial. There's a clear road fora mile
—tl.e very road for a race.'
slid his companion, 'there
are two of us in thi? I. , igh, which itself is
heavier than his; besides, we have already
iides sotne distance, while his horse must
be quite fresh for see, he draws reign as
he ascends the
The two sleighs were now but a few
yards apart. Baltic steed was ensily trot
ting up the ascent, although he sat with
urine extended, and evidently keeping a
tight rein.
I wonder he does not turn his head,'
.s aid Harry to his companion ; he must
hear our sleigh•bells, we are so near him.
'Ail,' said Seymour, 'let Fred alone ; do
you know, my boy, there's an old proverb,
that ‘there's none so deaf as those who
won't hear 1'
By this time, both sleighs had reached
the summit of the hill ; a broad, white and
well.beaten road, of nearly a mile and a
half, stretched out before them, the frosty
particles gli,tening in the moonlight.
•Ilttrra, hip, hurra!' cried Seymour, gin ,
ing his horse a smart cut with the whip
and intending to pass his rival. This be
nearly accomplished; for Baltic still sat
seemingly indifferent at the endeavor of
his opponent. But his steed taking this
cue evidently from the efforts made to pass
pricked up his ears, and was off like the
wind.
.Ah, ha! awake at last my friend—here
for your Chain Lightning.'
The two horses flew over the frozen
surface as though life was depending on
the issue. Trees, fences,. and objects by
the roadside seemed to flit by them as they
dashed along at that headlong speed.
'Stop, Seymour, your horse has too
much weight ; there are two of us; we
cannot pass him,' said Harry.
'By Heaven, I will,' was the reply of
Seymour—and he frantically applied the
lash to his horse, but in vain. Although
scarce six feet space separated the two yet
he could not leases the distance one inch,
although he held the position.
'Seymour, 'tie cruel ; for shame, we
can never pass,' said his companion. See
Fred has not used hie whip at all, and he
pointed to the Baltic, who still sat upright
in his sleigh, with his signs apparently
with just power enough to Im.p them from
the horse's body. 'Have a care, he ad
ded, as they drew near what wasapparent.
LIBERTY AND UNION, NOW AND NOIMIR, ONN AND INSEPARABLN.
HUNTINGDON, PA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1856.
ly a branch from the main road, and where
it became more narrow and uneven—'we
are near the bill now; rein in, Seymour;
for Heaven's sake do not drive down hill
at this fearful speed !
Scarce had he uttered these words,
when Baltic's horse suddenly stumbled and •
fell, throwing the sleigh to which he was
attached almost directly across the road
There was a shout, a crash, end the occu
pants of both sleighs were thrown into a
heap, and their vehicles smashed to Sin
ters ; while the horse of Seymour forced
from the sleigh, with naught but the shafts
attached to him, careered wildly off at an
tncreased speed, the sharp jingle of his
bells sounding upon the stillness of the
night fainter and fainter, till it lost in the
distance.
'Who's hurt ?' ejaculated Seymour, dis
engaging himself from the wreck and rub
bing his shoulder.
'Not I,' said his friend, crawling from a
deep gulley by the roadside, where he
had been thrown. , flow is it with Fred ?
and so saying, the two turned their atten
tion to the scone before them.
Stretched upon the road, lay that match
less steed, Chain Lightning, hut his days
were over—a broken leg prevented him
from rising, while the blood which flowed
from a deep wound inflicted by the runner
of Seymour's sleigh. But Fred, mad Fred,
where was he
gth, game to the last,' laughed Harry,
as he pointed out to his companion the fig
ure of Baltic partially imbeded in a slight
snow drift, but a short distance from his
horse. He appeared to be in a sort of
half sitting posture, and still held with ex
tended arms the reigns, as when they had
I first overtaken him.
.There's no danger of his running away
now, old boy,' said Seymour, giving way
to a laugh ; 'so loose your reigns.'
But tho subject uf his mirth making nei
ther motion or reply, he stepped to his
side, and striving him a alight blow upon
the shoulder, said :
Come, Pied, c joke's a joke, but it'd
cold nignt, and the tavern's but a rod dis
tant, and a glass of hot punch and-'
when suddenly he started back with an ex
clamation of horror and amazement, that
drew his friend to his side. The slight
blow given upon the shoulder of Baltic
caused him to roll heavily upon his side,
and the cap falling from his head, show
ed his ghastly features, cold, rigid and
hard as adamant; his arms outstretched,
and hands still grasping the reigns, but
stiff, unbending, and immovable. Seymour
knelt beside the prostrate man, and brush
ing back the long black hair from his face,
placed his hand upon his forehead ; but
it was cold as marble. !le bent his ear to
tl.e pallid lips, but not a breath escaped
them. He started to his fest, and the ter
rible truth burst upon him like a thunder
bolt. lie had lines racing wills a corpse!
The two young men aroused the inmates
of a public house near by, who rendered
them every available assistance, but it res
tored not mad 'Fred Baltic. His racing
days were ended. The unfortunate man
had evidently impelled by his ruling pas
sion, left the chsinber of convalescence
too soon ; and weak from his recent illness
.perished from the effects of cold, long ere
he teas overtaken by Seymour.
*tied Pim'lm.
THE SCHOOLS OF PENNSYLVANIA.
The annual report of the superintend
ent of Common Schools is a volume of 350
pages, mostly taken up by the reports of
the county superintendents, with about 100
pages of statistical matter. Only some
eleven pages are occupied by the remarks
of Mr. Curtain, the state superintendent,
from which we learn that during the last
year the whole number of school districts
was 1,632 ; of schools, 10,469 ; number
of schools yet required, 659 ; average
number of months taught, 54 ; number of
male teachers 8,003 ; number of female
teachers, 4,140 ; average salaries of male
teachers per month, $22,29 ; average sal.
arms of females per mantis, *14,89; whole
number of male scholars, 295,889 ; whole
number of female scholars, 233,120 ; to
tal number of scholars, 529,009 ; number
of scholars learning German, 10,015 ; a•
verage number of scholars attending school
861,316; average cost of teaching for one
scholar per month, 584 cents; whole num
ber of teachers, 12,113 ; whole amount of
tax levied for school purposes, *1,242,223-
70; amount of tax levied for building pur
poses,*ls9,o76 45 ; total amount of tax
levied fur the system, 111,354,987 04 ; a
mount received from the State appropria
tions, *159,554 17; amount received from
collectors of school tax. $1,187,902 61 ;
cost of construction, $1,041,571 96; cost
of fuel and contingencies, $110,833 19 ;
cost of school houses, purchasing, building,
renting, repairing, &c., $266,198 76.
These figures exhibit a large increase over
previous years. The totals do not include
the publio schools of Philadelphia, which
are organized under an independent system
and make no report to the Superintendent.
From another source we learn that the
Board of Control of the first district of the
city of Philadelphia, estimate the expens
es of the year 1855 at $616,609. The
number of teachers employed in the pub
lic schools of Philadelphia is 965; num
ber of pupils in the schools, 82,083 ; the
number seeping admittance is 2,859. If
we add these figures to those of the State
at large, we shall find that the number of
teachers in the public schools of Pennsyl
vania is 18,108 ; the number of scholars
592,007. Here is - quite an army of youth
profiting by the excellent system of educa
tion so wisely adop:ed twenty yeors ago,
through the philanthory public spirit, per
severance and influence of Gov. Wolf, 'l'.
Stevens and others.
The State Superintendent speaks encou.
ragingly of the working of the system,
but points out what he considers as nume
rous defects. lie says that ilia new school
law has infused new life into the system.
It has been found highly salutary and be
neficial in requiring better seourity, and
more rigid accountability from treasurers
and collectors, and insuring the services of
more capable men as Secretaries of the
Boards of Directors. There has been a
marked improvement is the Common
Schools over the State during the past year
and Normal Schools for the ed ucation of
teachers, established in several localitites,
which will have the tendency to raise the
standard of qualification and elevate the
character of the schools. Still there is oppo
sition and a very deficient and ineffective
system to contend against in certain local
ities ; and it is uniformly found that wbeie
the people are most ignorant the opposi
tion to common schools I; ponjust.—
The intelligencecf the people, in 'a repub
lican government, is considered its main
pillar of strength, while ignorance is the
foundation on which despotism rests.
When the Common School system of
Pennsylvania shall have been brought into
perfect operation—when it shall have un
folded its vast powers—when a corps of
trained and educated teachers, to supply
all its demands shall have taken the field
—when the text books used in the schools
shall be wisely selected, and the school
house built on the most approved model ;
when its protection and progress shall bo
the first object of the government—then
will all its mighty agencies to do good, be
felt, the public mind refined and enlight
ened, labor elevated, patriotism purified,
our republican form of government fixed
on an immutable basis, and the people be
crowned with its benefits and blessings.
The American Convention.
The American National Nominating
Convention, et Philadelphia, brought its
labors to a close on Tuesday, by the choice
of Millard Fillmore, of New York, and
Andrew J. Donnelson of Tennessee, as
the candidates of the party for President
and Vice President of the United States.
The Convention having previously rejec
ted a resolution in favor of the restoration
of the Missouri Compromise, most of the
delegates from New England and the
North Western States and some of those
from Pennsylvania, seceded from the Con
vention.
Tho vote for President was declared by
the Secretary, as follows:
Number of votes cast, 243.
Necessary for a choice, 122.
For Milliard Fillmore, - . 179
George Law, - - . 24
Garret Davis,
Judge McLean,
Samuel Houston,
Kenneth Raynor,
After it was ascertained that Mr. Fill.
more had obtained the nomination, a num
ber of delegates changed their votes from
George Law, Commodore Stockton, and
Garret Davis, to the successful candidate,
making the declared vote as above, The
nomination was afterwards made unani-
mous,.
The following is the vote for Vice Presi•
dent:
And. J. Donelson,
J. Gardner,
Percy Walker, - - - . - . 8
A. H. 11, Stuart,
Kenneth Raynor,
Mr. Done'son, who was present, accep
ted the nomination in a brief address. Spee•
ches were made by Parson Brownlow and
General Pickett, of l'ennessee,and by Mr.
McCune, of Virginia, wlien the Conyan.
tion adjourned sine die.
Publio Schools in the South.
By the census of 1850, the whole pop.
ulation 'of the Slave States was then 6,222-
418 ; and according to the proportions of
age is found in other parts of the Union,
some two millions of these must have been
in their minority, and about three fourths'.
of them of proper age to be instructed at
school. Yet how are they educated ?
Where are the public schools of the South?
Who has ever heard of a system of pub
lic schools established in any Slave State,
by which the children of poor parents
could be educated on an equality of the
rich ? Is it not a remarkable fact, calcu
lated most strikingly to show the over bear
ing sway of the slave power, that while
there were in 1850 but 347,525 slave own
ere in a white population of 6,222 ; 418, or
only about one to seventeen, yet the influ•
ence of the slaveocraoy in such that it
keeps sixteen seventeenths of the white
population in subjection, and deprives them
of the rights and privileges enjoyed by all
classes of the free states ! If the aboli
tionists wish to overthrow the institution
of slavery, they should direct their efforts
towards enlightning the ignorant and down
trodden whites in the slave states, and a
, rouse them to a sense of their depredation
and of the rights enjoyed in the free states
when a conflict is certain to ensue in which
the aristocracy of numbers would be sure
to overthrow the democracy of slavery,
and dissolve the spell by which it now
rules as with a rod of iron, not only the
non-slaveholding whites of the slave states
but assumes to overawe and control those
of the free. If the thousands that have
been expended by the abolitionists in the
• advocacy of their views bad been directed
towards enlightening the non.slaveholding
, whites of the South, in concentrating pub
lic opinion, and in producing correspon
. ding action, the pillars of slavery would
, have been shaken at their foundations,
. and the frown of defiance that threatens
, to plant the black banner of slavery over
. the free territory of the North, would have
. been turned to supplication, and a call up
- r nn the magnanimity of the' North to save
, them from the progressive spirit of liberty
that is certain to follow the spread of in
telligence amongst the masses.
A QUAKER IN COURT.
An amusing story is told of a scene in
Court in our city. An old Quaker gentle-
man, named Levi Coffin was standing in
the audience, when a policeman rushed
up to him and said "take off your hat."—
'What harm is my hat doing,' said the
Friend. command you to take it A'
replied the officer. intend no disrespect
but it is the custom of our people not to
make obeisance to men,' said the friend,
'and I have stood before the President of
the United States uncovered—our people
are allowed to stand thus before King—art
thou any ?' have authority,' said the
policeman. 'Well, friend was the quiet
response, 'if thou halt authority, thou must
take it off,' and the Quaker resumed a
conversation sotto voce with a friend. The
officer snatched off the offending hat, and
holding it in his hand, offered it to the
Quaker, but the latter would not take it.
For several minutes the officer, looking
like a fool, held out the hat, and then wal
king back amid the tittering of those who
stood about, set it on the bench. The
Quaker unmoved, chatted with his friend.
An altercation arose among the police rel.
ative to the affair, and one or two who had
more sense, and knew the rights of Friends
objected to thei assault. One finally bro't
the hat to Levi, and offered it to him, say
ing it would be stolen. 4 1 did not place it
there,' said the Friend. The officer final
ly placed the hat on his head and walked
away. In a moment after, Calvert flour
ished his big stick,and hollowed, 'Take oft
your hat. The policeman again rushed
to Levi, and said, command yon to take
off your hat !' 'What harm is my lint do
ing?' again queried the Friend. The of
ficer asserted his authority, and snatching
odAhe hat, walked off the bench ; but again
some wiser or more gentlemanly deputy,
took the hat and reproving the snatcher,
placed it on the Friend's head, where it re.
mained until Conn adjourned. The fellow
who committed the outrage muttered
something about knowing friend Levi, and
his being an Abolitionist. lie it described
as having a brutal face and bull eyes, but
we could not learn his name. and this de.
scrtption would suit more than one of the
tetnpomry deputies.—Cin. Sun.
ControsinoN Osms.--Two and a quar
ter pounds of flour, ono and three-quarter
pounds of sugar, one and a half pounds of
butter, three pounds of fruit, six eggs, one
pint of milk, one cup of molasses, two
glasses of wine, iwo glasses of brandy,
two tea-spoon ealeratus. Cloves cinna
mon, nutmeg, &o.
SPARE THE BIRDS.
Mr. T. Glover lately read a highly in
teresting paper upon the subject of Ety
mology as applied to agricultule, before
U. S. Agricultural society, in which is the
following paragraph ;
Here let me put in a special plea for in
sectivorous birds, which appear to have
been sent to keep the 'balance of power'
in insect life, which insects would other
wise multiply to sush a degree as to be per
fectly unbearable, and render the agricul
turists' toil entirely useless. A farmer
keeps a watch-dog to guard his premises,
and cats to kill rats and mice in his grana
ry...and barn ; yet he suffers any 'unfeath
ered biped' to tear down hie rails in order
to get a'ehance shot at a robin, wren or
bluebird, which may be unfortunate en
ough to be on his premises : and yet these
birds do him more good than either dog or
cat, working diligently from morn till dark
killing and destroying insects injurious to
his crops, which, if not thus thinned out,
would eventually multiply to such an ex
tent as to leave him scarcely any crop
whatsoever. Birds are accused of eating
cherries and other fruits. True; but the
birds merely take a tythe of the fruit to pay
PT the tree, which, but for their unceasing
efforts, would have otherwise have been
killed in its infancy. To exemplify the
utility of birds, I will give one or two in
stances that have occurred under my own
observation :
Some years ago I took a fancy to keep
bees accordingly hives were procured
and books read upon the subject. One
day a king-bird or a bee martin was obser
ved to be very busy about the hives, appa
rently snapping up every straggling bee
he could find, Indignant as such a breach 1
of hospitality, as his nest was on the prem
ises, I hastened to the house to procure a
gun to dispatch the marauder. When I
returned I perceived a greyish bird on the
bushy top of a tree, and thinking it was
the robber, I fired, and down dropped a
poor, innocent Phmbe bird. Hoping to
find some consolation to nty conscience for
having committed this most foul murder, I
inwardly accused the poor little Phcebe
bird of having also killed the bees; and
having determined to ascertain the fact by
dissecting the bird, it was opened, when,
much to my regret and astonishment, it
was found to be full of the striped cucum
ber bugs, and not one single bee. Here I
had killed the very bird which had been
working for me the whole season, and per
fectly innocent of the crime for which it
had been sacrificed. After this circum
stance I determined never to let a gun be
fired upon the premises, excepting upon
special occasions; and at present the place
is perfectly crowded during spring; sum
mer and autumn with the feathered song
sters, which build their nests even in my
porch, and bring up their young perfectly
fearless of mankind ; and althougb , cher
ries, strawberries, &c., do suffer, yet the
insects are not quarter as numerous and
troublesome as they were formerly.
Neglected Trees.
Of native fruits we have neglected to
prove the value of the wild Virginia plum,
which the Abbe Correa said, if cultivated,
would equal that unknown article " the
nectar of the gods." The custard Apple,
tribola, is ra-ely included in any
list for public or private cultivation, and
yet it is one of the most remarkable of our
fruits—the only tropical looking tree pro-
duct that we have, highly ornamental and
every way worthy of attention and care.
The Persimmon, Diospyros
no, too, is a beautiful tree, and the fruit
eaten at the happy moment is worthy more
attention than it has yet received. The
friiit of the Persimmon varies much even
, in the wild state. Some are so exceeding.
ly astringent that it takes a very severe
frost to render them palatable even to an
opossum; others are so accommodating as
to afford a glout morceau long before win
ter pears are ripe. The Persimmon has a
fine green foliage, extremely grateful M
eye, and it should be employed occasion.
ally in ornamental planting.
The Buffalnw Berry, Slopherdia or
gentea, among the smaller trees, may also
be mentioned as one of our too long lost
natives. No plant with which see are ac
quainted has berries which so universally
pleape—rich in their deep scarlet color,
tted almost transparent in their pure waxy
hue—the most unsusceptible to the pleas
ures of an aboricu lturist could not pass it
without loitering to admire. Its scarcity
is perhaps owing as much to the difficulty
of obtaining good seeds as from any other
cause. Bearing separate sexual organs in
different plants, the berries are worthless
unless grown in the vicinity of a male tree.
It may, however, be readily increased
i from layers.
VOL. XXI. NO. 11.
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THE RICH COUNTRY GIRL AND TEE
WICKED CITY CHAP.
The following which appears in the Buffa
lo Republic, completely "combs down" Villi•
ken. and bin Dinah. We commend it to all
lovers of" centimental poetry."
Loa Elem.., December 2d, 1855.
Ester eddytur the following sad verses was
rit fur another nuspaper But as the owner of
the paper is a cuzzin of the unfortunit female
mentioned belo He dout want to insert it. If
you print it you will hear from me agin the
verse is literally True:
its all of a Bich country Gal that I know
she plays the According and Melojun also
With chekes red as roses Teeth like the snows
she looks like an angel as a milkin she goes
ri to ral li lu ral li la.
Char was a Young feller from the city he cum
lie tried to entice her to Leave her swete hum
he gave her a Lockit he gave her a Ring
Aud Black nigger Mellowdys tried for to Slog
ri to rat li lu ral li la.
On one Sunday Eavenning her father says he
I want you to leve off this
,vuths company
of them counter Jumpers I pray you beware
you will find them daseteful i vow .1c declare
ri to ral li to ral li la,
toen the Damsel she cried and the damsel she
wept
she took to roiling novels when she ought to
have slept
She left her Melc:jun and According also
& a iittle while after she crazy did go
ri to ral li to ral li la.
MORBIL.
now all you pretty Madens that a lesson would
. .
luru ,
beware of those Dandy's and there company
spurn
if you would not git ravin & crazy also
when they come out to humbug just toll them
to go
• • •• • • •
ti to tat li to rat li la.
*chi ixnb landts.
MRS. PARTINOTON VISITS A FACTORY.
'You see none of the squalcr here, ma'am,'
said the agent, as Mrs. Partington was
picking her way through the intricacy of
the Amosokeag Mills, with benevolence on
her face and spectacles on her nose, look
ing at the pretty and neat looking opera
tives. 'You see none of the equaler here
that has been represented.' She smiled.
'But,' said she, at the top of her lungs,
like one at the top of s ladder, endeavor.
ing to overcome the noise of the looms,
'they all have th be squallers, I should
think, in order to have a conscientiousness
of what they are saying to each other.'—.
The agent said, .1 mean their wretched
ness. ma'am.' She comprehended. 'o,'
replied she, with reflection, like sunrise on
a lake, beaming on her brow, ' but wretch
edness don't come from no condition. It's
all in ourselves, otter all. It isn't the na
ter of sich as these to be miserable, and so
wretchedness can't come in. Ain't they
sometimes lateral in the morning ?
The agent seemed as puzzled as the doc
tor war to know how the milk carne in the
cocoanut, and couldn't answer. ' I mean,'
screamed she, as if she was scolding him,
do they, never come late in the morning
He kindly evlained. . Well,' said she,
and there was a great depth in the well,
this is nettermost ! such order and neatness;
and the dear souls look as contented as if
they were making shirts and trowsers, or
cleaning house at home, with a pack of
young ones round 'em, and a cross hus
band.' A cry from Ike arrested her, as if
it were a warrant, whose finger had got
hit by a shuttle, which he said had hopped
right up and struck him, and on didn't put
his finger ip the shuttle box, at all, not he;
and tae knew nothing of the thread which
was tied to Mrs. Partington's ritictile, not
he, the other end of which was miles away
in tho interior of a robbin ; and he knew
nothing, not he, of the flakes of cotton that
dotted like snow patches the agent's coat !
But didn't the lady that harnessed the web,
laugh, when Ike drolly asked her if it was
kind in harness and would stand without
tying!
Emit? Eoos.--Eggs can be' kept for
years in lime water, made like common
whitewash. A pine barrel or tub is the
best thing to put them in. First make
your whitewash,which must stand two or
three weeks before using, or it will cook
the eggs; then put the eggs into a barrel,
and pour on tho lime•water. The lime
settles around the eggs, and the water
1 1 should stand over them three or four in
ches keep. Always keep water op the top
and they will keep for years, if desired,
WEPDINO CAKE Penntxa.---Two•thirds
of a cup of butter, one cup of molasses,
two cups of milk, two tea-spoonsof salera
tus, four eggs, two pounds of raisins stoned
and chopped, one pound of currants, a
quarter of a pound of citron. Flour to
make a batter as thick as pound-cake ; salt
and all sorts of spices. Boil or steam five
hours. To be eaten with wine sauce.