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PGPllliliat SUNG.
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m a ssws in the Cold Ground.
LE E. P. CHRISTY.
Round the meadow am a ringing
The derbies' mournful song,
While the mockingbird is singing,
Happy as the day is long.
Where the ivy it a creeping
O'er the grassy mound,
There old mama is a sleeping, ,
Sleeping in the cold, cold ground.
Down in the corn-field
Hear 60 mournful sound;
All the darkies aro a weeping--
Massn's be the cold, cold ground
When the autumn leaves were falling,
When the days ware cold,
'Twos bard to hear old massa calling,
'Cause ho was so weak and old.
Now the strange tree is blooming
On the sandy shore,
Now the summer days are coming,
Massa never call no snore.
Down in the corn.aeld,
Ida,sa made the darkies love him,
Lie always was so kind,
No• they sadly weep above him,
Mourning,•for he leave them behind,
cannot work before to•morrow,
So ninny teardrops flow,
I try to drive away my sorrow
Picking on the old banjo.
Down in the corn.field.
Coral glorrecToitbence.
For tho "Jobroal."
Sunday School Celebration.
It teas toy privilege recently to attend a
Sunday School celebration, which awa
kened on interest and produced nn impres•
sion such no it seldom has been toy prin..
lege to witness. A brief account of the
same, we think, cannot fail to interest your
many readers, nut , wo trust awaken a deep.
or interest among them in behalf of the S.
S. cense. This celebrition was held on
Wednesday, September 14th, in n beauti.
lul grove, on the farm of M r. Pomeroy, nt
the foot of Tuscarora mountain, near Elaine
mills, Tell fp., in the southeastern corner
oar county—almost on the identical epos
ritn tint enti Juniata
of
Franklin, Perry and tenet. Tins
ground hod recently been occupied by a
Methodist comp tneeiiug and many of the
tents were yet standing.. The day tans'
beautiful, a worm, bright sun, and a gen
tle breeze. Arrangements had been made
for all the schools co meet at the Presbyte
rian church, of Upper Tuscarora Volley, •
of which the Rev. G. Van Artsclalen is the
Stated Supply, and who has borne a con
spicuous part to getting up this celebration.
About sine o'clock the schools began to
arrive in large wagons, drawn by four, six
and eight horses. But such wagons ! and
such loads of living freight we never saw
before. Our school, just established this
summer, In a destitute place, numbered
one hundred and nine teachers and schol
ars, and these were all brought in two
wagons. The wagons were all beautifully
decked with evergreens, and the horses
adorned with flags. Some schools came •
singing beautiful hymns, whilst others
brought the beautiful, soul-stirring music
of the fife and drum. One delegation af
ter another arrived, till the whole co tupas
around the church, •sins one dense mass of
human beings. And still they come !
Excitement was now raised to the high
est pitch. The walls and valh-ys echo
with the martial music of fife and drum,
C.,. chief marshal rides to and fro through
the crowd making arrangements for the
starch and giving the word of command; '
the banners and Flags float upon the breeze
whilst the eyes of hundreds of children
sparkle with delight, and clap'd their little
hands for joy, saying one to soother. 'this
is:the celebration.' Indeed, Mr. Editor, it
was worth a ride fifteen or twenty miles,
to witness the enthusiasm manifested.--
One individual remarked to us, he canto
forty miles, and was amply compensated.
About ten o'clock the word of command
was given to march to the camp ground—
about a mile distant. This parade was
perhaps the most Imposing spectacle of
the day, and much credit is due to Col.
Noss, of Nosavil l e, Chief Marshal, for the
good order observed. Firet in the march
was the Band, followed by the Orators of
the day ; then came the choir; next the
b ctiouls—thirteen in number, defiled in
regukir order, followed by hundreds of cit.
icons, and a long train of vehicles, the
whole not less than half a mile in length.
By actual count it anti founa there were
over eight hundred chiniren in the lino of
march. Each teacher accompanied their
class. Each school was headed by NI op
propiate tanner, not expensive, yet beautl
ful and neat, ornament'dvery tastefully with
evergreen and flowers. Several of these
banners had inscribed on them beautiful
mottoes. We noticed the following : 'Suf.
,fer little children to come unto me.' In
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HUNTINGDON, PA., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1859.
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the name of God we will pet up our ban
ner.' Choose you this day, whom you
will nerve.' 'Feed my lambs.' 'The fear
of the Lord, is the beginning of wisdom.'
On ono we observed, the simple, but em
phatic motto, 'Onward.' On another, two
hearts entwined together, and over them
the word 'Union.' Not the least interesting
reature In the procession, was a band of lit
tle girls dressed in white, and beautifully
decked with myrtle and roses. We saw
one little girl in the possession, wto, we
were informed, had committed to memory,
this summer, ihe New Testament as far ns
Gallatians, and she hopes to complete the
book before ti`;t+ school closes in the full.—
This is one of tits bles,?!! effects flowing
from Sunday Schools. The 01415 9f the
young are richly stored with the plYciou3
truths of God's word, which are as a lamp
in their path throagh all the journey of life.
The religious exercises of the day, were
under the direction of Rev. G. Van Arts
dalen. After singing the opening ode corn
mencing with
"We meet again in gladnes9,
And thankful voices raise"
prayer was offered appropriate to the'occtt.
lion, in which all united. Several addres.
ces were delivered, varying in style and
ability, but each adapted to do good, and
was well received by the large and atten,
nye audience. 'nine cod sphco will not
allow us to notice these particularly; we
pimply remark they were worthy of the
men, the theme and the occasion.
The interests of the occasion was great
ly increased by the excellent performance
of the choir, of which all spoke in praise.
There was a spirit about their singing
we seldom hear. And when we sung the
parting hymn,
"How pleasant thus to dwell below,
In the fellowship of love;
And 'hough we part, is bliss to know,
The good shall meet shore."
many were affected to tears,
rhe dotter and refreshments provided
were partaken of with a good relish, during
a part of which time, the band Waved
some of their choicest music. This was
another intereqing par' of the programme.
bration, embracing as it did—persons of all
denominations, denominational differences
weie forgotten. all was peace—nothing
passed to mar the beauty of the scene, and
those who were engaged resolved to devote
themselves more entirely to the Sunday
School cause. About four o'clock the as
sembly dispersed to good order. All were
highly pleased with the order of the day,
A FRIEND of SUNDAY ScuooLe.
For the "Journal."
Mn. EntTon—On the 2nd inst. we had
the ;treasure of attending n Sunday School
celebration, at Mai klesburg , and happy to
say, in our estimation was one 'hut was
hard to outpace, considering the opposition
welt which it was attended in gating it up.
We understand that quite a number of ob
jections were formed by those who opposed
it—one of which was, that it was gotten
up by '"a few strips of boys, who had no
authority to do so," Now the question oc
curs, Who sustains and carries on the Sun
day School ir, the vicinity of Marlclesburg?
We think we are safe in replying that it is
none other than those so called boys, who
ore now censured ns being the Instigation
of tho pest celebration. If this is nll the
objection that can be made, we say—Sue
ces's to the boys. We again say if the ol•
der portion of the Sunday School patrons
have so shamefully fniled to comprehend
the benefits of the'Sundny School cause,
and have stooped so low as to censure and
ridicule those who are endeavoring to in•
street and encourage the young, that they
tire firstly resenting the principles of the
original American. And last but not least
if those persons fail in the future as they
certainly have in the past to instruct the
young in obtaining a moral education;
these young med must nail undoubtedly
will take their places as teachers nnd pa
trons of the glorious Sunday School cause.
DEFENDANT.
*elect Rtimckann.
ROTHCCHH.a;
ALd how ho made hie Fortune,
FROM TILE FRENCII.]
It was towards the end of September,
1793, after having npyeaied to all nations
to engage in breaking the scepter of ty
ranny, the French Convention raised and
dispersed over Europe an army of three
hundred thousand men, destined to serve
as a support to its revolutionary doctrines.
Greet dad small, powerful and weak
despots alike fled before them, one and all,
nn the wings of fear. Many among them
at the approach of the republican troops
•
did not Coke time to pack up their tram
urea.
A German prince, the Landgravo of
Hesse-Cassel, seeing the revolutionary flag
on the borders of his State, had sufficient
courage and coolness "not" to imitate
those who runaway with empty pockets.
Ho packed up his diamonds, with two or
three millions of tiders, and took the road
to Frankford, where he thought he would
be able to place his fortunes securely.—
Once arrived in the old imperial city, he
hUrried to the dbiellint of a petty . Jewish
banker, named Meyer Rothschild' who
had more children than dollars, but was a
skillful archeologist:
l'he Landgrave of - llesse•Cassel hav
ing a passion for the antique, prOfessed,
great admiration for the Jew's science.
For fivd pr six Cars Myer had been
the furbisher ci his Serene Highness's
medal-maker. lieP: up a succinct cor
respondence, and the prince hart never had
cause to complain at a dishonest wile, f7p ,
any kind of deception In their mutual af
fairs. To ill!, man did the prince confide
his six millions of property.
Immediately afterwards Frankford cur'
rendered to the French troops, and Meyer
Rothschild was completely ruined. Like
the ph4.utx , he rose, however, front the
ashes of his former self, and became richer
titan ever; but the Landgrave's property
remained untouched.
The rum of iho bantrer had led Prince
Iles.,Ca,sel to believe that all his proper
tv was swallowed up, of course; but a
faint hope led him to Fran Word in 1802
I am as poor as Job, 'bold he to Roth,
child,
, You poor! my lord ! I Lava your de.
pasitfn perfect surety. I have ruerraFerl
it even. I can restore you the whole
Tire per cent. int ervq.;
Thus 'I teas that the house of Roths.
child becutne oreh.millionGire.
Old Aleyer d'ed id ISI2. At his death
bed he made his five stnis, Anselmo, Solo
mon, Nathan, Charles, and James prom
-I,e to remain Jews ) and never tl;sunite
to prosper in the hands of the five som
James, the youngest of the family, and
the hero of this notice, obblined for his
share of the enormous wealth po_scssed by
his fan, in 1814, two hundred millions
of francs. France borrowed this to pay
its ear,;il,s.
A financial alliance had been organized
by, the brothers, embracing the five capi
tals of Europe— Frankfort, Vienna, Na
ples, London and Paris. Their house lent
to the Russian and Austrian Emperors, to
the Kings of Prussia, England, Denmark,
Naples and Sardinia.
They were informed of the least fluctua
tion in public funds of different commer
cial head-quarters. They only operated
in what was. certain, and their operations
were wrapped in impenetrable secrecy, a
sure guarantee of success in speculation.
Nothing could now arrest these Jews,
they were the creditors of kings, and of
nations. From one end of the cominent
to the other, kings loaded them with hon
or. They were made byrons, ned their
posterity of both sexes enab..ed by letters
patent at the court of Vienna. The King
of Prussia, and the Grand Duke of Iless.e.
Darmstadt received them among their Aulic
counsellors. All kinds of orders and cros
ses were worn by these children of Israel
-and the haughty autocrat of the north
ioaded thein with titles arid with respect.
Three of the sons of old Meyer seem to
have inherited his genius in financial mat
ters, Nathan, Solomon and James.
Nathan made a fortune of thirty million
francs, which he quadrupled by the inva
sion of 1815. This celebrated financit.r
died in 18d0.
James Rothschild wished at' one time
to cause his wile to be received at court,
(he had married his o•vn niece, the dough.
ter of hie brother Solomon.) This kind
of marriage is authorized by the law of
Moses. This ,ady—Madame de Rothschild
a true lady—of great distinction in hut
manners, would have appears el at great
advantage at the Miller:es. Unfortu
nately the Mchess of Ang,onlerne was
consulted. Greatly scandalized, aim ex
claimed:—
, The place of a Duchess to a Jewess
Do you forget that the king is his Very
Christian highness?'
The Baroness and Baron had to renounce
their ambitious hope. Tho king who was
too proud to offer incense unto Baal, was
compelled, with all other Eurpenn mon
archs, to do without the assistenco of Bar•
on Rothschild.
James Rothschild is noted for his mean ,
ness. He gave five thousand florins to
the poor of Frankfort, which in propoition
to his fortune, was the same as it he had
given Iwo cents,
At a fair a pretty lady asked him ;to The game killed by the Baron's guests
give something to the poor, and held out at his hunting parties, is sold by the Ba
her bag to him. He had already dropped ron I
something into it when her head was turned As regards appearances the Baron is no
away.
Adonis, although he attempts to be very
hat already given somting.' gallant to Indies.
'Beg your pardon,' said the lady, A lady, (a marchioness,) gave orders to
belief e it—but I did not see it.'
her coachman, to upset her in front of the
'And I,' said the witty Princess C., who Baron's hotel. She pretended to faint,'
stood by, saw it but Ido not believe it.' and was carried into the house. The
On another occasion, when it was stated Baron was holding salts to her nose, and
that 'Barer) Rothschild had lost ten louis pressed her hand, when she opened her
nt cards, without saying a word.' eyes, languidly, ant said,
4 Ahrsaid. Scribe, 'I believe it, deep grief is not salts, I want, my dear Baron, I
is mute!'
I but. hank-notes'!'
The same Baron de Rothschild was ca- The Archbishop of Malines, on one oc
pablo of acts ot marvellous generosity, anion, bade Rothschild pass first—he did
Repnleed by the old court, the Baron-'se.
ess Rothschild was welcomed by the new I ‘Monsiegneur,' said Heine, who stood
one.
by, 'my d may be thought rude—bitt
Under Louis Philippe, Rothschild flour- you knowfrien the Old Testament precedes the
tshed like a 'green bay tree.'
New.
Henry Heine, the writer, though car- Sevinian Lapoint, the shoemaker, who
dially received by the banker made him makes verses like a shoemaker, and shoes
some:mes the subject of his merry jes'a like a poet, npplied to Madame de Roths•
'Whai LaerYma-Christi mean ! child to assist a poor family, and was re.
a s k e d th e Jew—srprozZ'e to some splendid fused ; the next day he related his rebuff
wine on the table. I to n newspaper of vast circulation, with
rs Clic" the additional words :
'lt means that Christ shed
Jews draLk such wine as this,' said thine :The rich man who knows of misery,
The Baron was obliged to laugh. A I and does not eid it, ought to be branded
deputy once asked Rothschild (ivho was with a red hot iron.'
sometimes very rude,) whether his health One morning a lady
wiio mei with a
was good.
reception, told a story about Mad•
'Good enough,' said the Baron, ame de Rothchild having run over a
'And Madame la Barronne, is well, I ' blind man in the street, and said that she
hope?'
left him there, after throwing her purse
'What botleess is that of yours?' an- full of gold at him, without taking him
swered Rothschild.
lle !mine 'for /ear /de blood would nod her
ainns.ed himself sometimes with hit carria ge cuvbioll.
miliating those who only tolerated his soci- 1 A coachman having restored to him a
ely on accent of his wealth, and had the I pocket-boob lull of bank -notes of immense
insolence to receive the Ambassador of value : •
Vienna . .vithout offering him a seat. 'Give five hundred francs to the foot'
On another occo:ron, when the Prince said Rothchild.
of Wurtumburg wan dinin,g:with him-- Cremte m ux, the celebrated lawyer, once
'Paul,' said lie, 'will you have some of visited hi.
the stew ?'
The Prince looked at him, and then
turning to his servant, who stood beside
‘ot ,
is speakin,7 to you 1' exclaimed he, and
rising, immediately, left the table nod the
house
Lie sometimes, by way of a choice wit
icism, says to those who come to his house,
which costs three millions—
Move you done me the honor to come
to this dog kennel.'
.Haron,' said Heinc tohint,.you may say
such things to yourself, if you like, but it
l 8 not polite to say them to other people.'
. .
Belz:to's 'Baron Nucingen,' is Baron
Rothschild. Ile paid six thousand crowns
to suppre,s this eharacter front his works.
Rothschild occasionally makes a joke at
the expense of the 'faithful' themselves.
Ills nephew said he would give a thousand
francs to know the author of a certain
book.
'Nothing is easier, nephew—advertise
the reward, end if it is a Jew who wrote
it, lie will come for the money.'
Rothschild tried to beat down the price
asked him by Horace Vernet, for his por
trait, which the artist refused to paint for
less than five hundred francs. The firm.
mar ran away in horror. Vernet stopped
him, and told him he would do it for noth
ing.
It stands in the picture of La Smala,
he old man running away with the cas
ket of gold and jewels. Sordid avarice
and fright are depicted there ns they had
been on Rothschild's facewhen running
away from the artist's studio.
Louis Philippe was obliged to mortgage
Madame Adelaide's property on one oc
casion, in order to 'screw a loan' out of
the old Baron. Re sent thirty thousand
francs to Mare Cousidwre, and when com
plimented on his generosity answered,
!Oh ! I t.hell get back double.'
Felix S-, a commercial man of
great merit, wished to borrow n hundred
thousand francs of Rothchild, for a vast
enterprise, the banker refused the loan;
'But canto with me,' said he, 'you shall
have it without costing anything.'
Re took him to the Bourse, walked
arcs-in-arni with him a few moments, and
tiles left him. Scarcely had they parted,
when as Rothschild expected, twenty
capitalists went up to the man honored by
the intimacy of the !king of finance,' and
placed their money and credit at his die
penal.
Baron Rothschild has declared France
to he the richest country in the world.
At Ro.hschild's house is one great curl.
osiiy, the sword of Henry the Fourth, car
ried by him at Aques and at Ivry. It
was bought by ,he Baron for sixteen hun
dred franca, at the sale of the Monville
collection. Poor, proud sword ! tt never
thought to come to such a pees !
'Are you really Mr. Rothschild the
! banker ?' answered Cremieux, it seems to
. .
M. de Rothchild is sixty-three years of
age. Hoping he may grow less stingy,
we bid hint good-bye.
ELEPHANT BATHING IN INDIA,
Beyond the dhoby, in cleaner water by
comparison, a bevy of elephants are en
joying their morning bath. And they do
enjoy it, indeed! See how they roll away
like so many porptlises, right under the
flood, and leave the mahouts shoutiug and
groping with their feet !or the unstable
black islands which after a tints rise up
above the surface. Look at the great jets
they blow up over their backs, and listen
to the deep breath of pleasure or the shrill
flourish of delight with which they lie down
ou the sand while their attendants knead
them all over. These great creatures are
so sagacious, so sensitive to kindness, that
even in their wild state I cannot feel any
sympathy for those who delight to killing
them and calling it 'sport.' But these ele
phants, fond as I am of them, are, it must
be admitted, dangerous playmates. In our
camp there were no less than num ikoonits ,
or , uturderers' which have killed their ma.
bouts or other attendants.
Ono huge criminal, with a speckled fore
head and proboscis, is guilty of the murder
of no lest than three unfortunate natives.
This magnificent wild monster, which be.
longed to Sir Hugh Wheeler, was carried
off by :he Nene; and was delivered up to
us by the Rajah of Ferruckabad, died a
few days ago immediately after carrying
coins officers to church. His weakness'
was fine French rolls, which he swallowed
as an alderman would lake C,ckle's pills,
and the twinkle of his eye, as ho gulphed
the loaf down, and gave a gentle sigh out
of his proboscis proclaimed the Sybarite.
I used to take great delight in observing
the creatures at bath in the river which
flows by our camp.
They cane down in files, trumpeting
gaily in anticipation of the treat, and floun
deredinto the waters of the Goomete, like I
so many party Bruxellers enjoying the pea
soup of Ostend. Hach takes a long, deep
drink, putting his proboscis into the water,
and then discharging the contents of it
when filled by suction, into the cavernous
maw. Having thus filled up a wrinkle or
two in hie side, he deposits himself boldly
I into the stream, so that one side lies out of
water, and the tip of his proboscis is kept
above the surface for air. On this ex
posed island the mahouts labor diligently,
washing the beasts and rubbing with hard
brushes, cleaning his es's, kneading and
shampooning him, while the pachyderm
einits little squeaks of satisfaction, and he
is very angry indeed if he does nn, get his
share of ortenifulatioa.
NO 39,
k . (iEWM'
ntierirrov:
BY ALFRED WARD.
Baby crowing on your knee,
While you sing some little ditty,
Pulls your hair or thumbs your ee,'
Would you think it wae'nt pretty?
Tell me, could you?
If you owned "the baby," would you ?
Wife, with arm about your neck,
Says you look just like the baby,
Wants some cash to make a "spec ;"
And you would refuse her—may be ?
Could you, should you?
If you owned "the woman," would you?
Little labor, little strife,
Little care and little cot ;
Would you sigh for eiugle life?
Would you murmur at your lot ?
Tell me, should you ?
If you owned "the cottage," would yott
Health and comfort, children fair,
Wife to meet you at your door,
Fond hearts throbbing for you there ?
Tell me, would you ask for more
Should you—could you,?
If you owned "the ready," would yon ?
Wouldn't Marry a Mechanic,.
A young man commenced visiting a
young woman, and ippeared to be well
pleased. One evening he called when it
was quite late, which led the lady to In
quire where be had been.
'I had to work tonight.'
'What I—do you work for a living,' she
inquired. estoniehment.
.Certainly,' said he, '1 am a mechanic.'
dislike the name of mechanic,' she
said .
That was the last time the young me.
' chnnic visited the silly flirt. He is now
a wealthy man, and has one of the best of
women for a wife.
'l';:e young 'lady' (1) who disliked the
name of mechanic is now the wife of a mis
erable fool—a regular vagrant about grog
shops; and she (soft ; verdant, silly, miser
able girl,) is obliged to take in washing
in order to support herself and children!
You dislike the name of mechanic. eh ?
you whose brothers ar, but dressed loafers?
of a young man for being a mechanic—
one of God's noblemen—the most digni
fied and honorable personage of heaven's
creatures. Beware, young woman, how
you treat the young men who work fur a
living, Far better discard the well-fed
pauper, with all his rings, jewelry, brazen
ness, and pomposity, end take to your af
fection the eallous•handed, intelligent, end
industrious mechanic. Thousands have
bitterly regretted their folly, for having
turned their backs to honesty. A few
years have taught them a severe lesvon.--
In this country no man or woman should
be respected who will not work, bodily or
mentally, and who curl np their lips with
scorn when introduced to a hard-working
man. The curse of God and every human
being who has the least amount of common
sense, ever rest upon such ladisa as des
pise the noble mechanics.
A HARD SUBJECT.
An 'Old Soaker,' who lives in Weston,
Missouri, took ►t into his head, and very
sensibly, too, that it was atOout time for him
to be considering hi. probable future con
dition, end forthwith repaired to the Rev.
Mr. 8., the respected pastorof the Baptist
denomination of the town aforesaid, to ob
tain light. He was received with urbani.
ity, and forthwith the following dialogue
ensued
Old S.—lt's your doctrine, toes, that a
feller to be saved Inuit suffer immershun,
isn't it
Mr. B.—Yes, Mr. S., it is a fundamen
tal doctrine of our church, that a MO to
be regenerated must repent of his sins, and
he immersed.
Old B.—Well, boss, eller repenthe of
his sins, and bein' slid andet, if he Bashes
in the pen, then what?
Mr. B.—Although Oacksliding is moth
to be deplored, still, if he sincerely repents
of hie sine and is again immersed, the
church will receive him again,
Old s'poee he a'gin kicks out
of the ',races after the second time, (for you
boo {V what critters there are is this world,
ooss,) then what's to pert
Mr. o,—Notwithstanding all this, if he
will seriously repent, and solemnly prom
ise to amend his future life, the church
will again receive him into its bosom, after
being immersed.
Old S., (after a few moments of deep
thought) proposes the closing interroga•
tory—Well, bow, wouldn't it be a blas
ted good idea to keep aid fellers in soak
all the thus I
Ciur informant did not say whether old
8. joined the church or not, but we incline
to the opinion that if he did, the chance,
were pretty goad for his being 'kept is
poek all the time