137 rwozzrarli IZIZIDLETOITO
A DVERTI.sEMENTS
AN APPRENTICE
PRJTING BUSINESS
111 .. ". 'Will be taken at this Office, if applicn•
lion is wade immediately. He must he o
good character, have a liberal education;
and 1.1 or 15 years of age.
TO CONTRACTORS.
PROPOSALS will he received, until
Friday Evening the , lth of August
next,' at the Office of the Wrightsville,York
and Gettysburg Railway in Gettysburg, fur
Grading . Eight elPlites of the
above Road between. Ox-
ford and Gettgsbargh.
pCJThe line may be viewed by Contrac-
tors during the week previous to the letting,
and further information may be obtained
from J. F. HOUSTON, Principal Assistant
Engineer, at Gettysburgh. •
S. W. MIFFLIN, C. E.
July 14, 1837. tl-15
I' OTICE.
- T HE Creditors of the Ilanover and Car.
- - lisle Turnpike Company, are hereby
notified, that the Subscribers, appointed Au•
Alters to adjust the claims against said Corn.
puny, will meet at the house of A. B. Kurtz,
jn Gettysburgh, on Friday the 4th day of
'` August next—nt which time and place the
Creditors are desired to present their claims.
.1. F. MACFARLANE,
J. B. MoPHERSON, ca.
-• • ROBERT SMITH,
June 30, 18371. td-13
ADAMS COUNTY LYCEUM.
di&
A MEETING of the "ADAMS COUNTY
LYCEUM" will he jield in the Lecture
Rood of the Lutheran Church in this place on
Tuesday Evening, .'lug. S,
at half. past 7 o'clor.k
0::7 - A PUBLIC LECTURE will be de.
livered by a member.
cO - The LADIES and GENTLEMEN of tho
Borough are respectfully invited t. attond.
R. W. MIDDLEVQ . II, Seery
July 28, 1887.
$5O ZLETRAZI.D.
WI MANUEL: FREDERICK FINCKLE is
hereby requostod to return to the subscri.
ber, without delay, a JUPITER GLASS which
.ho borrowed of him some yegrs since. Or if any
porson has obtained said glass from Finckle, the
oubscribor will give TW ENTY.FIVE DOL.
LARS fur its recovery—or the above reward for
Finckle and the glees. Finckle web last hoard of
in or neartfarlislo. Address,
JACOB MILLER, Emmittsburg,M(l.
July 28, 1837. , 3t-18
• 41FXOSE OINTMENT, for Tetter,Ringworms,
g s WsT Pimples on the face, and other cutaneous
eruptions—a roniody which has proved effectual
after all other-means had been known to fail—
, which can be soon from certificates in the van
der's possession. Thoro is no trouble in using it.
Just received and for salo at the drug store of
DR. J. GILBERT.
Gottysburgit, July . 28, 1837. tf-17
11: 1 / 2 1 1.4A44*41.t10;#1100 01'0 oil
THE School Directors of Straban town.
ship will meet in. Dunterstown, on
Saturday the sth of August ne.el, at one
o'clock, P. ►l. at the house of Mr. Jacob
-;.. , ,SoWerbeer, to receive proposals for Teach•
• - e - rs, to take charge of the Public Schools of
said township. Male! and Females are in•
vited to attend.
By order ,of the Board,
BEN Sec'ry.
July 21,=183?:':. td-16
irkrOJIIE. BOTANIC RE'AIEDY FOR FEVER
4... N AND AGUE, in prepared by Vaughan &
Davis, Philadelphia. Er It 18 warranted to ho a
prompt and cure for the above disease.
This valtiahlo medicine is(fts its name imports)
PURELY VEGETABLE to its composition,and
contains nn preparation of Arsonic,Cdimor,or oth
er dangerous mineral—it is also froo from tho in
jerkins etrocts which sometimes result limn the
11/40 of r Barks. It produces healthy action and
gives tone to the stomach, thereby prevontitur a
rocerronce of the disoao,whicli is so apt t. follow
the use of the common remedies.
Just received and for sale at the drug store of
DR. J. GILBERT.
Gettysburg!), July 28, INV. tf—l7
FRESH DRUGS
Z.I , 2)ZtV3ci,P2Z?
FRESH' Supply just received and for
J. sale—among which aro the following:
- Brimstone, Calcined Magnesia,
Saltpetre, Oil Sassafras,
Indelible Ink, . " Nutmegs,
Flor. Mustard, best, " Origanum,
Cream Tartar, Nursing bottles,
Powder Puffs, in em Croton Oil,
bossed boxes, Balsam Cupaiba,
Furniture Corks, Mercurial Ointment,
Tooth Brushes, solid Fish Sounds,
backs, Visiting 'Cards, -•,• • •
Quinine, • Drawing paper or
Refined Liquorice, boards
English Yen. Red, Pearl powder,
Aeutic. Acid, No. 8, Aromatic Salts.
All of which can be had, on reasonable
terms, at the Drug Store of
Dr. J. GILBERT,
Gettysburff.
tt-15
'July 14,
To THE
pantaloons of very fine cloth, and apparently new,
and wore upon ono finger of each of his small
white bands an antique ring set with a jewel of
price, His expression was grave and sad, and
befoul he sat down ho crossed himself with an air
of the deepest devotion. He was accompanied by
a lad, or rather young man, of about seventeen,
- - ,
remarkably handsome, with large hazel eyes, and
a beautifully shaped head, covered with masses of
dark curling hair, with whose tangles the fingers
of beauty might love to play. His deportment
towards his aged companion was full of a charm-
eyes of the old man often rested upon his bright,
blooming face, with a look of the tenderest love,
slightly tempered with sorrow, They convercied
ogether in French; but, like the veteran who
preceded them, gave their commands to Beppo in
good Italian, strongly marked with a sharp French
accent. They asked for a potage a la julienne.
au omelette auxfines herbes, and a bottle ofapark
ling champagne, which they drank diluted with
water.
The next was a younger man, of perhaps thirty
or thirty-five. His complexion was very dark, his
hair cut short, an& black as tho blackest of jet, his
lips thick and prominent, his nose flat and un.
'2E112 (B&DZILaY.Oo
Sweetest (towel's enriched.
From various gardens with care."
WEI MIGHT HAVE BEEN.
We might have heen!--these are but common words
And yet they make the sum of lifts's bewailing;
They. are the echo of !hose liner cords
1"V hose music life deplores when unavailing.
We might have been.
We might have been so happy, says the child,
Pent in the weary schooll•ronm during summer
When the green rushes, 'mid the marshes wild,
And rosy traits, attend the radiant corner.
We might have been.
It is the thought that darkens on our youth,
When first experience—sad experience—teaches
What falliwies we have believed for truth,
And what few truths endeavor ever reaches..
We might have been.
Alas! how different from what we are,
Had we but known the bitter path before us;
Hut feelings. hopes, and fancies left afar,
What in the wide bleak world can e'er restore us?
We might have been.
t is the motto of human things,
The end of all that waits on moral seeking;
rho weary weight upon Hope's flagging wings,
It is the cry of the worn heart while breaking
We might have been.
And when warm with the heaven that gave it birth
Dawns on our world-worn way love, our Elysian
The last fair angel lingering on our earth;
The shadow of; what thought obscures the vision.
We might have been.
A cold fatality attends on . love,
Too soon or else too late the heart quickens;
The star which is our fate springs up above,
And we but say—while round the vapor thickens
We might have been.
Life knowetli no like misery—the rest
Arc single sorrows; but in this are blended
All sweet emotions that disturb the breast;
The light that was our loveliest is ended.
We might have bccu.
Henceforth, how much of the human heart must be
A sealed book, at whose contents we tremble?
A still voice mutters, 'mid our misery,
(The worst to hear, because it must dissemble,)
We might have been.
Life is made up in miserable hours,
And all of which we craved a brier possession,
For which we wasted is Mem, hopes, and powers,
Coiners with some fatal drawback on the blessing
We might have been.
The future never renders to the past,
The young belief's instructed to its keeping;
Inscribe one sentence (life's first truth and last)
On the pale marble where our dust id sleeping
We'might have been.
UM@ MUIT,aIi.?(JUI-0
THE • PARTY OF SIX.
A TRAIT OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURT
111 JOHN INMAN
BEITO ANTONIO, so C proprietor of the Hotel
Della Madonna, situated in one of the quietest
streets of the Eternal City, stood at the open door
of his dining-room, with a comical blending of
hope and grief in his pale and not very engaging
countenance. It was a dull time of year for tra.
vel, and Boppo had serious doubts whether his
tables were not set out to no purpose; for as yet,
though his helpmate had sent up three timislrom
below to say that the maearonm was boiled to
paste, and the fish fried to a cinder, not a creature
had taken his sent at ono of the little tables, and
ordered even a bowl of minestra. There was
indeed one person within the room, a tall, elderly
man, with gray hair and blue eyes, an enormous
queue dangling half-way down his back, and a
remarkably hungry look peering out from his
face, and, indeed, characterizing his person; but
this man's garments v'ere seedy, not to say shab
by; and though ho had been walking backward
and forward, from one end of the room to the
other, for more than three-quarters of an hour, he
had as yet called for nothing; and Beppo nourish
ed a huge suspicion that, if he should order and
cat his dinner, payment was not quite so certain
to follow as he could wish. g- Some broken down
militaire," muttered Beppo, his heart almost pre.
veiling to give the poor fellow a meal and a cup
of wino, at the risk even of catching a scratched
face or a curtain-lecture from his better half down
below; o some poor kicked-about vagabond, that
has been standing up to be shot at, the best part
of his life, for three roils a month, and now that
fighting has gone out of fashion, is left either to
beg or starve, just as best suits his convenierse."
Beppo was probably right in his conjecture.
The stranger's port was erect, and his walk up
and down the room was as much like a soldier's
march on parade as it was like any thing. Besides
his complexion was bronzed by the stiii,:his chin
was upheld by a stiff leather stock, and his coat,
though very much worse for wear, had a standing
collar, edged with tarnished gold lace. He was
an old soldier, past question, and certainly very
poor, or appearances sadly belied him.
At length Beppo's anxieties were relieved. The
veteran pretarmitted his march, and, seating him
self at ono of the tables, called for a bouilli and a
measure of brandy; and, by the time this command
was fulfilled, the despairings of Beppo were not
a little alleviated by an influx of Customers to his
boiled, broiled, and roasted.
First came an old gentlemen, tall and thin, with
a slight stoop of the shoulders, a remarkably nar
row head, covered with stiff white hair, and small
black eyes, which the frosts of some seventy
winters had not yet robbed of their fire. Ho was
plainly but handsomely dressed in blue coat and
in; reverence softened down by affection, and the
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meaning, his figure inclining to corpulence, and
his expression vulgar, coarse, and even ferocious.
His beauty was not improved, withal, by a huge
pair of mustaches. He was rather foppishly
dressed in a purple frock-coat, red waistcoat, and
blue pantaloons, with a broad red stripe down the
sides. His fingers were covered with rings, a heavy
gold chain encircled his neck, d es cending into his
left waistcoat pocket, and his heels were adorned
with a pair of exceedingly long gold or gilt spers,
that jangled against the floor and each other at
every step. He demanded an olla podrida, well
seasoned with garlic, and two bottles of wine--
one of port and the other of sherry.
After him, came a stout, rather good-looking
man, of fifty, or thereabout, with a bald head, a
short, black, curling beard, a merry black eye, and
a clear olive complexion. He wore a frock-coat
of the latest Parisian cut, a shawl-pattern waist
coat, red slippers, and trowsers of very unusual
amplitude. A diamond of great value sparkled
upon the hilt of a dagger that might be seen pro
jecting conveniently from his breast, and a largo
and very beautiful dog, of the Newfoundland
breed, followed him into the dining-room, where
he took his place, like a well-bred beast, under
the table. This personage bowed slightly and
smiled as he entered, took his seat with an indo
lent good-humored look of supreme nonchalence,
and called for a dish of boiled macaroni, a carafe
of lemonade, and a finger-glass half full of rose
water, with which he refreshed and perfumed his
hands before eating.
Then followed a man of about thirty, with a
broad German face, heavy blue eyes, and red hair,
cropped close to his head. He was tall and stout,
but awkward in figure and movement. His
clothes were ill-made, but of the finest quality;
and his boots were covered with mud, that had
been on them long enough to become perfectly
dry; a long meerschaum pipe was in his right
hand, and the moment he sat down be placed a
large gold snuff-box upon the table before him,
just at the side of his plate. He called for a Ger
man sausage, some boiled fish, a stewed rabbit,
plenty of bread, and a bottle of first-rate Geneva.
His Italian was scant, and most inharmoniously
qualified with a plentiful sprinkling of deep Ger
man gutturals. .
Six gentlemen were now taking their dinner'
under the roof of the rejoicing Beppo Antonio;
and although he would have been glad to admin
ister to the appetites of three times as many, still
it was very much better than having his eatables
left on his hands, unconsumed and unpaid for
" One more for good luck," muttered Beppo,
tt and I'll lay out a couple of crux-TA - e in oil for the
lamp of my patron St. Joseph, over the way; one
more for good luck and the odd number."
His petition was heard; one more just at this
moment entered the room, and taking his -seat,
called for a glass of iced water, a bowl of pea-soup
a la puree pommes de terre au maitre d'hotd,
and- a large dish of _brigueta de pan:saes, or as we
should call them in English, plain apple-critters,
which, be it observed, they cook in Ramie to per
fection. He was a young man of fair complexion,
well-dressed, but with nothing remarkable in his
appearance, and was at once set down by the
landlord, as well as the other guests, for an Eng
lishman on his travels. His method of speaking
Italian went far to confirm this suspicion.
During the few minutes that elapsed between
the issuing of his directinns and their fulfilment,
the new-corner had glanced over the persona of ,
all his companions in eating, and smiled at the
chance that had brought together men of so many
different nations as lie supposed them to represent.
The veteran he set down as a Prussian; the old
man and the youth as natives of France; the man
with the mustaches and red waistcoat as a Span -I
iard or Portuguese; him with the beard and bald
head as a MalteserJew; and the drinker of gin as
a Swiss or German. He was proceeding to spec
ulate on their several occupations, when his rece
rie was cut short by the entrance of four waiters,
each bringing ono of the four objects, the which
together made up his dinner.
The important business of eating proceeded for
some time in grave and respectful silence, and at
length was completed. Beppo was busy in one
corner of the room at his little desk, making out
the respective accounts, and the seven strangers
were meditating, probably, where they should go
or what they should do next, when a ponderous
carriage stopped at the door, drawn by four hand
some fat horses, with coachmen and footmen all
in the Pope's gorgeous livery. Bcppo rushed like
a madman from the room, to ascertain the mean
ing oft - this phenomenon, and in a few moments
returned, walking backward, and bowing at every
step to the ground, before an officer of the papal
court, evidently of high rank, if one might judge
from the splendor of his dress and decorations.'
The massive gold chain around his neck, to which
was suspended a large golden key, and the white
wand in his hand, proclaimed him at once to those
familiar with Roman dignities, no less a personage
than the chamberlain of the pontifical household.
The moment he entered the room, his velvet
rap was removed from his head, and advancing
with three low bows to the elderly Frenchman,
he placed before him a letter bearing a broad par
pie seal, which he drew from a magnificent box of
crystal, inlaid with gold, and blazing with jewels_l
The stranger perused it, and then gave it into the
hand of his youthful companion, who did the ,
same. A few words in French were exchanged
between them, and then the elder, addressing the
papal officer ; said, in Italian:
e Be pleased to convey our acknowledgements
to his holiness, and say that we have visited Rome
without any public object, and that oar wish is to
avoid observation. Nevertheless, we duly appre
ciate the attention of his holiness, and will gladly
avail ourselves of his kindness; we will, in person,
express our thanks more at large for his courtesy."
With another profound bow, the chamberlain
received this brief and ceremonious communica
tion, and only replied by saying:
" The carriage will attend your majesty's plea
sure."
He then gathered up his robes and hacked him_
selfout of their presence, preceded by Beppo, who
stared like a conjurer, and bowed lower than ever.
The eyes of all the other five strangers were
now fixed on the old Frenchman and his compan
ion, and all were smiling except the water-drink
ing supposed Englishman. His gaze was earnest
and eigious, hut very respectful. The silence
that ensued was broken. after the lapse of a few
minutes, by the bald-headed man with the beard
and the red slippers, who rose from his sent, and
waddling across the room, followed by his dog,
plaited himself in front of the old man so strangely
addressed with the title of monarch, and said, with
a cp.a.er twinkle of his laughing black eyes:
By the tail of the holy camel ! By the golden
• i shoes of the Prophet's mule Here is a friend of
; mina come to light! Inshidlali ! what dirt is this?
I You are a king, then; a king of France, I suppose;
a right royal infidel! I should like to know, if,
. your majesty please; what you have done with
my 'little kingdom, and why you took it away
from me! By the soul of my father but this is
good; here is a man that has robbed me of my
crown, and yet could'nt take care of his own!"
“Yatir kingdom! your crown !" said the per
sonage thus addressed, with a look of the most
unbounded surprise.
Yes, my kingdom, my crown !" repeated the
fat man with the beard; <, I had a kingdom once,
as well as yourself, and six dozen wives beside.
Now I have only nine. I could'nt afford to main
tain them all; and the insolent people at Naples
would'nt allow me to tie them up, each in a sack,
and throw them into the bay; so they all went off
and got married. I am, or rather, I was, the Dey
of Algiers, at your seryice."
...My good friend," answered the French
deposed monarch, "you should'nt blame me. I
knew nothing about it! Prince Polignac managed
that matter entirely. I had my hands full in tak
ing care of my soul."
'-Oh arelt, it's no matter now. We won't quar
rel about it, since you are as badly off as myself,
thanks be to Allah !"
Very true," answered Charles; "it certainly
is not worth while to quarrel about it now. -But
I hope you are comfortable in offer respects.
Allow me to introduce my young grandson, Hen
ry the Fifth."
The Dieu-donne bowed gracefully, and the Day,
shaking him by the hand, wished he might live
for the next thousand years. Then drawing a
chair, and seating himself between them, ho turn
ed to the royal Charles, and,continued:
Comfortable ! Oh yes, by the blessing of Allah,
Ido very well, all things considered. I have my
nine wives still, a good appetite, and some dia
monds left. The eating is very fine here in Rome,
and also at Naples; and I am delighted with
Punch in the puppet-show."
At this juncture the man with the mustaches
stepped up to the trio, and offering his hand with
a grin to the ex-monarch of France, grumbled out,
in very bad French:
Odd enough, royal brother of France, that
berg should be four sovereigns without crowns or
subjects, meeting by chance at an eating-house.
I was a king too, in my day. You did'nt ack
nowledge my right, I believe; but if it had not
been for those rascally Englishmen, I should still
sit on the throne of Portugal."
u Don Miguel !" exclaimed the tenth Charles;
lis,Aear young friend, I am happy to make yOur
acquaintance.. This is a very unlooked4or plea.
sure. Dey, be friends with my royal cousin, the
ex-king of Portugal."
The Day shook hands with the Don, who also
seated himself at the other side of the table.
Charles called for three more bottles of cham
pagne, and Miguel produced a roll of delicate
little segars, which, he affirmed, were made pur
posely for his own use, of the very best Cuba
tobacco. He offered them round to his compan
ions, but they were all too well-bred Co smoke in
a public dining-room; so the Don put them in his
pocket again, with a-sheepish look, like a man
caught in a breach of good manners.
In the meantime, the remaining three parties
present at this somewhat remarkable meeting,
having finished their meal, were diversely occupi
ed. The water-drinker was evidently . engrossed
with what was passing before him; tho casual,
meeting of four deposed kings was for him a most
pregnant subject for study and speculation. Ho
sipped his iced water, and pretended to look goer
a memorandum book which he had drawn'fro6
his pocket, but his cars were attentive to what
took place at the other side of the room, and his
eyes often wandered furtively in the same direc
tion. The German took huge pinches of Stras
burg, hummed snatches of airs from the Frey.
schutz, and mixed glass after glass of strong gin
and water and sugar. The old soldier rested his
head on his hand, the elbow propped on the table,
and seemed lost in thought of no very cheerful
description.
The conversation between the four grew lively
ahtl mirthful Charles relaxed from his habitual
sadness, and now and then perpetrated a joke at
the expense of his lucky successor and cousin,
Louis Philippe- Henry gave full way to the nat
ural cheerfulness of his ago and temperament.
Don Miguel laughed like a clown at a fair; and
the Mussulman told some very queer stories with
a delightful gravity. The champagne was renewed,
and the whole party were fast advancing to a state
of excellent good humor with the world, them
selves, and each other.
But all this seemed to affect the German very
annoyingly. He grew more and more fidgety,
plunged his fmgers into his snuff-box every half
minute, vapored about with his meerschaum, and
put less and less water to his gin, at each replen.
ishment of his tumbler. It was evident, from his
wishful looks, that he was dying to join the merry
and royal party. At length,with a doubtful look,
half foolishness and half fun, he rose from his scat,
and gravely advancing to the four ex-monarchs,
bluntly asked leave to make °neat their scderunt.
His reception was characteristic.
The eider Bourbon drew himself up with a
look of hauteur; Henry started up with a flushed
cheek, and an expression of countenance that in
timated a disposition to kick the intruder out of
the 700133; Miguel scowled, and poured out for
himself another glass of champagne; and the
Mussulman, whose perceptions were now some
whet affested by his potations, stroked his black
beard, and, with a suspicious twinkle of his still
blacker eyes, gave voice to his cogitations:
By the tail of the Prophet s mule, illustrious
stranger—you're a very respectable person, no
doubt—hiccup--but you see, friend, such tipple as
this—(Allah forgive me if it's wine)—is fit only
for kings--hiccup--and dcys—and sultans—you
understand; and :though you're a very respectable
person, as I said before—hiccup—and excellent
company for your equals, excuse me for saying—
hiccup--that you had better stick to your own
drink,' whatever it is—hiccup—and leave us to I
ourselves, you Irately—hiccup. Another glass,
most royal of infidel; and I'll drink with you, in
the name of the Prophet, although you did steal
my crown, and drive mo out of my kingdom."
The latter branch of this discourse was address
ed to to the ox.king of France, between whom
and filo merry Mahometan there seemed to be an
excellent gond understanding, despite of bigotry
on the one side, arid the remembrance of injury
on the other. The reply of the gin -drinking gen
tleman soon put a new face on the whole matter.
o Yah, vah, my goot friend; what you say is
quite right, strafe mich heel. Der champagne is
only lit for kings; and if I were no more than a
beggarly merchant or mister, or oven ono of the
barons or counts that swarm all over this pitiful
country, I should think shame to intrude on 'your
good company. But lam a sovereign too: or at
least I was, not long ago;' before my rebellious
subjects, der bagel confound them, got up and
burnt my palace about my ears, and drove mo out
of my dominions. Six months ago I was Duko
Charles of Brunswick and Lunenburg."
The four boon companions, at this announce
ment, shook !mods with the duke, and inado rooyn
for him at their table; and Henry the Fifth, of
France, rang the bell, and ordered another glass
and another fink of champagne.
As the wine circulated, the five deposed sove
reigns grew more and more jovial. Duke Charles
volunteered a Gerinan song with a droll chorus,
at which the Dey laughed himself alinost into
convulsions, although not understanding a word
of it. Young Henry, pleased at seeing his grand
father so much beguiled of his melancholy, exerted
himself to increase the pleasure and harmony of
the meeting, with excellent tact and success.
His wit was gay and and sparkling, and: his
deMeanor a graceful compound of ease, elegance,
and active politeness, beautifully tempered with
the modesty becoming his age, and the respect
duo to his elder brethren in misfortune. Don
Miguel grinned and said nothing, but drank like a
fish; and as to the poor Dey, the unaccustomed
liquor was making fast inroads upon his powers,
mental and bodily.
At length, when the song was finished, the
younger Bourbon, after exchanging a few words
in a low voice with his grandfather, rose from his
chair, and, crossing over to where the veteran
still sat absorbed in reflection, addressed him in
French, and to this purport. .
"Mon camrade—for I too am a soldier, though
a young and untried one—will you not do
us the favor to join our party, and help us to
empty a bottle of this very excellent wine? You
have heara our conversation, no doubt, and learn
ed that we nro all princes in exile and misfortune.
An old soldier is worthy to be the; companion of
kings upon whom no cloud has fallen, and our
misfortunes have not made us proud. Will you
not join ourcompanyr
The veteran had raised his "face and fastoi;ed
his eyes on the blooming and ingenuous coun
tenance of the speaker; he now rose to Ida feet,
and, placing his hand with a solemn and touching
dignity upon the young man's head, exclaimed
with deep emotion: .
"My son, the blessings of an old 'man, full of
years and sorrows, be upon you. I will gladly
and gratefully accept your invitation. The voice
of kindness is not so familiar to my heart as to
make it unwelcome, even from a stranger. The
old soldier thanks and blesses you. But before I
take my seat among your friends, know that their
misfortunes and your own are as nothing coin
(
pared with , mine. They have fallen from no
greater height, and to no such depth of poverty
and wretchedness as an unkind fate lies singled
out for me. Return to your friends, and say to
them that the exiled and lonely Colonel Gustafson
is happy to forget his sorrows for a time in their
good company." '
At that name all rose to their feet, except . the
Dcy, who was now scarcely able to sit upright.—
The sad and stately Charles, the half-witted Bruns
wick, and even the brutal Miguel, paid willing
homage to the sorrows of one not less exalted in
birthright than themselves; and deep was the res•
poet with which they received and welcomed the
poor, deposed, and time-worn king, Gustavus of
Sweden
ft seemed that another errand of politeness and
benevolence, not unminglcd, perhaps, with curiosi
ty, now presented itself to the mind of the young
Bourbon. The water-drinker was now the only
solitary stranger in the room, and he had risen to
depart, Moved, it is not to be doubted, by a feeling
of respectful delicacy, to which none but . a brute
could be insensible, in the presence of one so hal
lowed by misfortune as the uncrowned monarch
who once had sat upon the throne of Gustavus
Vasa. Already, perhaps, had curiosity and won
der betrayed the stranger into what might be re
garded as a violation of good breeding, although
certainly a king has no more right in a public house
than any other man who pays for what ho has, and
makes no disturbance. It would have been more
generous, if not more courteous, to leave the royal
party to themselves at an earlier moment; the sin
gularity of these successive disclosures• had kept
him a listener and a spectator; but now ho felt that
it would be uncivil and unmanly longer to remain
a spy upon their conviviality. Such at least may
be supposed to have been his sentiments, for ho
arose and drew on his gloves; but the young heir
of France had already determined upon his line of
conduct. Advancing to the stranger, and address
ing him in very correct,, and, for a Frenchman,
well-spoken English, with a,good-humored smile
playing upon his lips and beaming in his oyes, he
once morn adventured to become the ambassador
of his royal friends:
, !It is not," he said, “presuming too much, I
trust, upon the !strangeness of this encounter, to
which you, sir, have been u witness, to ask you the
favor of becoming also a party. It will afford
great pleasure to my grandfather and myself. and
I am confident in making the .same assurance in
the name of these other unfortunate personages,
with whose history you are, no doubt, acquainted."
The stranger rose and bowed. «I feel honored
by this invitation," ho replied, "and render grate
ful acknowledgments for your attention. A re
quest ho , courteously
_proffered could not ho denied
oven without regard tc the high gratification I must
feel in joining so excellent and illustrious a com
pany."
"May I ask the additional favor of being permit
ted to introduce you to my friends'!" returned the
Bourbon - . "Perhaps," he added with a smile, “it
is my good fortuno to address another dethroned
king or sovereign prime."
,
"Not so,"ansys-ered tho'straligery tifilint !rip
such distinguished name. IBM a simple 0 1 1:0 1 11, - ,'"
of the United E 4 tates,whero higher
than his neighbor."
„ ,
. oAnd as such most heartily weleottiec" *id
young ex-monarch. ~O ur party is new sinittiley.,:_
ly complete. Six sovereign*, and st'irepthitain i f
who owes allegiance to no power save the ittfe:4;.: :
And now," ho
mit me to present you to my grandthther.'!,s : •
The American placed in the hand of thersOung
king a card, and was introduced , to
by name and title, —, citizen orate . gaite.ll •
States."
, 'President at some future day, perhake," 'added
Henry, with a smile and bow., . •
“Or, it may he, king,” answered his grandfaihm
would not be more strange than what has
be
fallen us here to-day." _
Origin of Method inn.
Methodism arose from the necessity of the times.
Had. the regular clergy, the bishops, and others in * '
the establishment, done their duty, lived and
preached according to the letter and spirit of their
own articles of religion, and the pious and holy . .
sentiments breathed-in their formularies of &Ivo- •
Lion, there had been no necessity for the institut i on
of Methodism, and John Wesley bad never been
known o:',lerwiso than as a faithful - triadjutnr .
among his fellow presbyters of equal Wiwi and , -' -
zeal striving with them for the “faith of the giospotO
If therefore there were anything irregular in 'the
proceedings of Wesley and his associates the faidi
was not in them, but those who by their neglect' of
their duty, made it necessary for them to do as they
did, to save sinners from perdition. This is Snely.
illustrated by the following anecdote of Mr. Charlai
Wesley and Archbishop Robinson, primate . of Ire;
land. Being at the Hot-vvells, near' Bristol; ha .
met Mr. C. Wesley in the washing'rootn. 'After
some time the Archbishop observed: ' • , .
"Mr. Wesley, you must bo sensible that I have .- ...
heard many things of you and your brother; 'but
I have not believed them. I know you botter.--•;-+ • '
But one thing has always surprised me—your cm. '. •
ploying laymen."
C. Wesley.—“lt is your fault, my lord."
Archbishop.—"My fault, Mr. Wesley'!"
C. Wesley.—" Yes, my lord, yours and - your
brethren."
Archbishop.—""How so, sirl"
C. Wesley.—.. Why, my lord, you h01d . y04,,q,
1
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peace and the stories cry out."- . ..!..
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They took a turn in
"silence. His grace hOW-. -•;'';*
ever rallied :
Archbishop.—" But lirear they are unloa 911. ,
. •.
men."
.
C. Wesley.—Very true, my .lord; in general they
are so; so the dumb ass rebukes the prophet'?
His grace immediately turned the conversation.
And well he might, for a pertinent reply wee
imp3ssible.
It Watt therefore the fault of the clergy that Ten.
&red the doings of Wesley necessary, and which '
furnishes us with an unanswerable login:tient in
his defence. Had they with the bishops at their
head, as I before remarked, possessed the spirit
of piety so plainly inculcated in their - daily. , pray :
ors, and preached the doctrines of their church in
power and purity, there had been no call for tho
machinery of Methodism to rouse the world from.
its spiritual lethargy.—Dr. Bangs. •
APPRENTICE BO TA all classes of people",
these lads are least affected by the preseure of the
times. Whatever happens, they get tbeir meat
and lodging; and if their masters have no *ode
for them to do, thOy take it as hi 1 4 , 1 141 3, if
had. Whichever way the world wags, it wage
well with them. So sensible of their good for
tune is one of them, that he has absolutely become
poetical on the subject.
A lad of some fifteen years,' clad in a short
jacket, came into our office, and popping dowri . tt
bit of popor folded lettorwise, immediately disap.
peered. On opening it wo discovered, under Ae
head of g. The Pressure," and over the signature-
of "An Apprentice," a very considerable - siring
of poetry, of which the following lines area ioart.,
After holding forth on the troubles and vexations
of tho times, broken banks, shin-plasters, ruhietl.
trade, puzzled politicians, and prevailing discori- .
tent, ho thus triumphantly refers to his Own gild
his fellow-apprentices' condition.:
: •
" But look for buoyant hearts and real joys; . • :
They're nowhere found but with apprentice boys.
No dearth. can scare them, nor no panics fright; '
No paper banks can quench their pure delight. • '
They live upon their masters' milk and honey, •
Gold's worth no more to them than raper money.
Their master clothes them, and the master boards,
And gives them work Whenever trade affords.
When times are hard, and work cannot be found:
And withered merchants start at every sound,
The happy 'prentice rambles through the streets . — -
Envied ha walks, and smiles on all he meets;
Nor specie nor its want his heart annoys—
Theo who'd not live the lives of " tprentice boy 0”.
A GOOD To sr.--The following senti
ment was offered by Miss 4,11 Au P. MET
CALF, at the lathes' colebratid6 of the Fourth
in Cambridge, Ohio, and as weehould hope,
received by the fair assemblage with "three
times three." •
"Parties in the United States.—The best
of all parties are WEDDING parties."
NEW TITEOIIII OF THE UNIVERSE.....-Mr.
B. Leraain, of Stark county, Ohio, has pro.
pounded in the Messner, Gazette a theory
which differs in toto from those of Newton
and Copernicus. He contends that the
earth does not go over or around the sun in
any manner whatever ; but that instead of
this it has a centre of its ouni outaidele
the sun, round which it revolves,produeing
the various seasons. '
TALL WALKING.—"Did you r un away
from Texas?" said a man to his friend, who •
returned from that country in something of
a hurry, shortly after Fanning's massacre.
"No, oh, no! I did not r u n away exact! , but,
gave some of 'em a specimen tofu( kit,
tall walking/ „
ri
C..trmona.—A foreign medical 'lrrkter,
possessing candour, has latelyeaserted- that
..physick is the art of amusing the patleat i
while nature cures the disease."
Inzsu wrr.—A gentleman wish* icy"
know the price of coal, and obsersiagAt
Irishman standing nour it load, of whtith3,o.
took him to 'the ownor, inquire4.—"fisw
is coal Howl'---"Black as eser,,your hutsair:,
says Pat.
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