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BY DAVID OVER.
WORDS OF CHESR.
Hope on! Hope ever there Is light before thee,
Tho'st v darkclottdsbwettretheguiding ray
The 1 uter.'shall a joy a:,d hope restore thec
Brighter than all tiie Past lias twept away.
Yield not to gloom! he tirougor than the legions
( >F hitter: thought* that TROOP around thee MOW
13id them depart, and to a higher region,
A purer ajtva jsphere, lift up thy brow. '
Earth lath no daxcnhss night—tho' long the
morning
Seemeth to linger, she will sorely come !
And with her rasv ray tin- east adorning,
Scatter the darkness from the azure dome.
Think not thoo art alone T The great All-Father
Oareth for thee, an 1 watcheth o'er thy way,
And there are huuiati ns*rt that rotttid thee
gather,
Rcmciubuffttg tin.., whene'er they kneel to
pray.
is not the spirit by stern s'rite made stronger!
Is not ti' heart 6y sorrow purified 7
Let it but do its {lerfect work,—no longer
Than thou requircst shu.il thy soul lie tried.
YYait patiently ! ere long the day star rising
In cloudless lustre, on thy path shall beam !
All that seeiiis adverse now with light baptizing,
Aiid gladdening &il thy "being with its gleam.
Meanwhile look upward! Tho' th.ek gloom
Ml won oil thee,
There is a realm of chmgehss light above, —
Not aimed in darkness are tlie'shafta that wound
thee,
liut guided ly unerring, perfect Love.
Uepeon! Hope ever! all gwod angels aid thee!
May ministering spirits ciieer thee on!
U'ill every phantom flea which hath dismayed
thee,
And every good tbou ssek'st be fully won.
it. \. K.
YOUNT HOLLY, N. J.. Oct., LFEJG.
ior the. Inqvii er and Chronicle.
MAKE YOUI? MARK.
".'l*o man is lorn toisf : it'isdj.it an I
J'ntue require a tutor." —SKNACA.
"Nothing is accomplished in this vrm.ii
•without labor, l'roni the cradle to the
-grave, there is nothing but one continual
i-iVoggL. The nature of this struggle In.
.ever been a subject of much interest.—
.Strange as it may seem, it is no lies* true
an an is the only animated being that is bofii
so hi ipiess. Lie must, mark out his own
.course, an < in some measure shape b' own
ii-;sl!:;Vi Like the siuggatd, he may fold
up his haltd.s ami say, '"a iitthi more sleep
a tut a link more slumber,'* ar.-l the cmise*
ijueuce will be he wid reap shame ami dis
grace .as the reward of stupid it r ; or on the
fthci hand he may, like .Sampson, filiate
himself in tho full consciousness ■ his
strength, and cx"hiugl y exolaiui—-
••Higher, higher will i climb,
Up the mount of glory,
That tav name may live through time,
In my country's story.'
Young tueii are too apt to lose right of this
important Let: they do not take a proper
view of the .aaf capacities of the human
ji.iud;— ihis naturally le ttis to a low esti
mate of the powers of the immortal mind.—
>nei was the view which the young Atlus
liians hud; and tp overthrow it cost the life
of the iimuortal Socrates. .Much fl.e same
spirit, that swayed the uiinu of the Athenian
youth, is at the present day doing a vast
amount of evil in our own beloved-couutry.
A thirst —a contemptible and debasing
thirst —to obtain distinction on the ground
s.rnply of being called a''reed yr,un[ moil,"
is to a fearful extent forming the prevailing
sentiment of society. Nothing can be more
ruinous Jo thu ptoper welfare of a nation,
as well as tho happiness of the individual,
.and above all, tha peace of the domestic
circle. Jo our large ciiies we behold noth
ing but one cunliiiUiti glare of luxury ami
vanitv. flow, it Way truly be asked, can
a young yum "make Jus mark" in this world
when his whole mind is absorbed in such a
low and groveling work? Better by far
Would it be for many such, had ibey been
born in Mm country, and there breathed but
their infant breath. Bounties? there are
nikoysuob who are now making a great
show, and trying to gain the world's admi
ration by their rain and foolish course, of
fniiuju.future generations may say as they
behold their last resting place, '"lt were
better for those men hud they never been
born." i
Them u au old saying, ,l Ust this world
to <u not to abuse it," and to do so, it is ne
e.-saary that a young wan should take a 80-
)ious view of life. Now, e believe the
sentiment of the poet when bo says,
•FUUJU*U> ■ gnu of liufdsl raj SCrcoc,
l iiu Joik uul'.oaucaoil caves of ocean near;—
Full many . Is born u> bJuH mttecn,
And waaU- its tiagrssCe oat w desert dr."
Many t balmy U-eeau has wftfted theswc&t
|'..fume of unknown, yet. fewwt:fti and
•• ; . ! fl -'."S t-.~ awry em.- the
foek and tailpiece- u'f tha
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| often :umd old ruins have the birds of
i Itcavi j i gat end gafccd s t the richly gilddfi
■ flowers that waved in {jre.it clusters from
; Crujitlrng column: and yet no human
| eye ever beheld the charming loveliness of
i such a cluster of flowers,—in the words of
j Sappho, 'jjtnrn in beauty, nursed in purity,
| upon daws, and silently looking toward
j tho skies, as if uore allied to heaven than
;to earth." Ilia* two have many modest
y outfit been born in obscuiity; and
there amid the hills have spent their dnvs
in neglect and pining discontent. It is a
remarkable fact that (he strength of tiie
; world, like tho waters of the mightiest riv
ers, issue* from the most obscure corners
:°f the eartli. This is seer, on every page
jof history. From the days of Confucius
jof China down to the President elect of
the United States, history bears testimony
to tue great fact, that the mighty Cod in
[ the govern men t of the destinies of the na
tions of the earth chooses to -sclent "the
' weak things of this world to confound tho
| mighty," and "the foolish things *o coti
i fouud the wise." Practically, this same
truth is felt by all men of business in our
i large cities. \ try few, if any, business
J men can rely upon their city youths in so
.. far as the interests of their firm may he
| euueu ued.
Bui we wish to I.a more pointed in the
remarks we now nnke ori this subject. We
would May tu every young man, i \Make you)'
murk." Now, litis is true in a posilit w ami
a negative sense. Positive, as it refers to
the goo>!, and negative, as to the evil. The
human uiiud is always active; and when
these activities are not directed as they
should be into the path of virtue, they will
take the opposite course, and consequently
sink the iudiv : dual deeper ami deeper into
the mp-tjab'o depths of vice and ruin. It
is nudi.c.ss in any; young man to suppose
that iiis name will live when he is dyad, if
he take the latter "The mommy of
the wicked shall rot." It shall rot in the
deepest and broadest sense of the term!
hut Li* luiluig its. fiithy vapors will unite
with tne toon! atmosphere, and thus re
main an everlasting curse to the race. Ws
are confident that vice under-ii". ten thous
and forms has licvcr made <ue individual
happy: and much less has enabled one in
dividual to win for himself the praise 0!
posterity*. IVhat young man, therefore*
would seriously wish to luaki stieli a divad
fit! mark during his stay on the earth!—
Natural science leaches, oti the principle
that action and reaction are always equal
to each other, that no single act that has
ever been performed in this *u'ld has pas
sed away without leaving its mark on our
earth. This unerring record, if we were
as capable of reading it as the Almighty
i>, would suable us to know with certainty
all the. events which have transpired since
the foundation of tiie world. Truly this i>
a wonderful thought; and we may well
tremble when about to perform any act: for
the iaAS of tiie natural world are cwt
ready to bear testimony to the activities of
the mental. Would young men only re
flect one momebt, or could they heconviue.
Ed of the sublime dignity of their being,
it could not be possible that they would
longer entertain one thought of peithitlrng
themsi.+ves to be allured into the path of
vierj Every young man is capable of rais
ing t imsdf to a position of honor. Napo-
If, n Was but a fioor Italian soldiei, but he
boldly determined that he WO'J,ld be.a Gen
eral. Nothiug but Jtrmn'ess enabled him
to'iiuniiount difficulties. Hannibal on his
way to ltouie. drew li'tgli to the Alps, and
being told that lieeould not cross, said, he
would break the rocks and hew down the
mountain, rather than not lake Home.—
This invincible spirit finally brought him to
the very wills of the ■"Eternal City. '
•..Man wants lutt little here below,
Ker wants that little long,"
but that "little" is all included in a noble
pcrs~oeranct. Let the young man resolve
to make his mark; let him resolve to aim
high: let him keep his eye, like the ohani
pious in the Olympian games, fixed upon
| the high and noble end toward vvhicß lie
aims; jet hiui care not whether friends call
him a fool or a craay youth, but move on
. with firm and uuwavering step; let hiui
, rake calm and di-pussionate views of life,
I ami then face the rough waves with an in
| vincible courage; let him, in a word, aim te
| live to seme purpose, and then wbcu hu
! shall come to die, his departure from this
| world will only be tha birth of his proper ex-
I Ltence. His name will live and posterity
will consecrate his grave with the tears of
midyiitg afteoiioo.
I SIGMA.
Frederick Institute, Dec. 1556,
A rapid mind coiui fisliy airtfg"gfds\ 4
fccbie one iiitipsr Intn great wind selects
the surest poind, and upon ,thu e if glands-
HEKHIETTF ARIUOM),
j —nit—
i KAPOLEONIS MERCY.
Napoleon was converging with Josephine,
| wlieu one of the officers entered and uunouu
; ced ft young woman from Lyon*.
'M bat is her business with me?'
'Some petition,' unswereJ He Mervilie,
tiie officer.
'Show her into our presence,'said Napoi
! eon.
The off. '-er oon reappeared, with a lady
leaning upon his arm, whose face, as much
as oould be scanned through the thick
j folds of veil, was very beautiful. She
; trembled as she approached fhe door,
j 'Mademoiselle,' whispered her guide
[ kindly. pressing her hand, 'take courage,
' but, answer promptly every question the Ku>
j peror proposes; he detests hesitation.'
j Then ushering her into the spacious apart-
I DiPtit, he bowed and retired.
The trembling girl, perceiving Napoleon,
! on whom her fondest hopes depended, for
; got herself a fid her timidity, she thought
i only of another. Throwing herself at the
j feet of Napoleon, she exclaimed in ji voice
choked with emotion.
'Mercy, sire: I sue for mercy and par
dot.!' She could articulate uo more.
Jos. pbitie stepped from her palatial con
cealment, and then approaching the girl,
contributed more by her sympathising word,
of eticouiageiii 'nt. to restore lite enuruge of
. the young petitioner, than eveuthe J£ roper
j or by his gracious manner*, auo bade lie:
arise.
'Your petition, Mademoiselle,' said he.
Henrietta Armond, (for that was hor
name,) looked imploringly at the Emperor
and exclaimed.
'Ah, >ire, I ask your pardon fr Louis
Pelamanc, who is condemned to be shot to
uiortcv. O ' grant him youi royal par
don! '
A cloud gathered on the brow of Napo
leon, as he interrupted her with:
' A dcsertei, Mademoiselle; ue has twice
deserted. No, he must be made an exam
ple for the rest nt the regiment.'
'But the cause of his desertion!' cried
Henrietta, in agony; 'lie was compelled to
join the army against his will.*
'What arJ the causes of his desertion.''—
interrupted Napoleon.'
'Two weeks since,' answered Henrietta
'he received news that an only remaining
pa rent, a mother, sire, was on her death
bed, and longed day and niglit to behold her
son agaifi. Louis knew that relief or release
from his post was not to be obtained, and
deserted with on ■ thought—that site might
not cluse her eyes forever, sdrc, before they
rested on a son she loved so fondly.'
'Bid she die?' asked the Kmpresswitb in
terest,
"No, Madam,' replied ITenriette, 'she at
last recovered. But hardly had Louis re
ceived her blessing, and been folded in her
arms, ere be was torn from Iter grasp by the
officers oi justice ami dragged hither. O'
must lie die.'. Mercy, sire, I beseech of
you!'
'Mademoiselle,' saiil Napoleon, apparent
ly softened, 'this was the second offence;
name the first —you omitted that.'
vlt was,' said she, hesitating and coloring
►it was that be heard 1 was to marry Con
rad Feraut, whom I detest as uiuch as he
does,' answered Henriette, with naivette.
'Areyou his sister, that lie feels sb great
an interest in your fate?' asked the Enipcr
or
'O, no, sire.' said Ilenriotte, her lovely
cheeks assuming a still deeper hue of tho
rose, '1 am only his cousin.'
A!.! onlvhis cousin,'repeated Napoleon,
glancing at Josephine, with a half-suppress
ed smile
'() sire,' said llenri*tjc, 'recollect the
anguish of his widowed mother, when she
reflects that the affection of her son for her
is the cause of his death. bat,' she con
tinued, 'can Ido to save him?' and poor
girt forgettjog the presence of royalty, hurst
into tears.
THS kind-hearted Josephine, glancing ot
the Emperor, with eyes expressive of pity
and sympathy, noticed the working of his
face, and felt at once that it was very un
certain whether Louis Delaiuarro was to be
shot the next morning.
Napoleon approached the weeping girl
she hastily looked up and dried her tears.
'M.idomtoisdlc,' said ho,'would you give
your life for his? Would yon die, eould
Louif PelauSarre be restored to his liberty
v;d his mother?'
Ilenriette started back,deadly pale,looked
at the Empovor for a moment, apd turning
away, she buried her faeo in her hands.—
After soma uiiuutos, Uodrietto looked up:
an air of fixed determination rested upon
Lei 1 face.
♦I aui willing,' she said in a low voice.
JoyjoiecD tier ju surprise/as if
BEDFORD. PA.. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 19, 1850.
he bad not anticipated so ready an answer
to t lie proposal.
'I will sec yon again,' said he; -in the
meantime, accept such apartments for y our
accommodation as I shall direct - '
As soon us ilie door was closed upon the
fair petitioner, Napoleon waited to the win
dow, againsi which Josephine, was leaning,
and said:
'1 see how it is; Louis Delamarre is the
lover of this young girl. True to woman's
nature, she hr&ved difficulties and danger
to heg his release."
'How stroug must be the love she bears
for him,' said the Empress.
'Ah.' returned lie, 'I have a mind to
subject this love to a severer tort. Much
I doubt whether she will give her life for
iiitn. Neveithelcss, 1 will sec.'
'Sure,' cried Josephine, 'you are not ser
ious? Louis certainly can be pardoned
without the death of iieru'iette.V-
Napoleon drew near the window and eon
versed in a low voice.
Ilenriette stood aloue in a magnificent
apartment. Hours passed unobserved, so
intensely was n paper tightly grasped in her
small hand.. On it were traced the follow
ing words-:
"A daseter is condemned by the laws of
the army to suffer death. If you wish Dela
marre restored to liberty, the means are in
vour power. Ere day daw us ho may be ou
his way to see his mother, who be so much
loves."
•Ah!' murmured Henrietta, 'Jnoot 1 love
him ti ol'
Pressing her hand upon her heart, as if
to siili its tumultuous beatiug, she paced the
apartment. The door opened and the
Chevalier da Jklerville entered. He paused
ere ho articulated.
'Mademoiselle." ,)*.-■
*1 uiu ready,' replied Ilom iette, 'my de
cision is made.'
He Merviile appeared to comprehend the
import of her words., lie looked upuu her
with reverence as well as adourcjtipo, as she
stood with the high resolve upon
her beautiful bfnw.
'Follow me. Mademoiselle,' said he.
They traversed long corridors, and num.
erou- suits of superb apartments, and des
cending a staircase, quickly reached an out
er court communicating with the guard
house. Entering this, Ileuriette was ush
ered by her guide into a small apartment
where she was soon left to herself.
On a chair was hung a uniform •of the
regiment to which Louis belonged. Ou a
table lay a plumed can. Henrietta com
prthcfuL d all in a moment. Quickly hab
iting herself in the .uniform, the stood be
fore the mirror, and gathering up her beau
tiful brown tresses in a knot, placed the
cap on her head. She almost uttered a erv
of joy at her transformation. Bite know
that she was to be led to the fatal ground at
the morning's dawn. The ballot which
would have struck Louis to the Iteari, was
to to be the messenger of death to bcr own
hut she shrunk not back. Love triumphed
over the timid woman's nature.
'Louis's mother will bless tue in her heart'
she whispered. 'Louis himself will never
forget me. And often has he sworn that
he loved tne better tban all else beside.'
Drawing a lock of raven hair froui her
bosom, she pressed it. to her lips, und theu
breathed u prayer to heuyen.
• Morning dawned. The sound of foot
steps aroused Henrietta. She started up,
grasping the band of hair, awaiting the fa
ta! summons. The door immediately open
ed aud two soldiers entered; repeating the
natnc of Louis Pelatv.nrre they suddenly
led her forth to die. The soldiers whose
bullets were to pierce the heart of Louis,
bad taken their stand, and only awaited the
word of command from the Emperor, who
was stationed at a window oomminding a
view of the whole scene. •
0, cried Josephine, who stood by him,
but concealed by the window drapery, from
the view of those below—o, sire, I cau en
dure it nr longer; it seems too much like a
clt oadful reality. Mark the devoted girl!—
No shtiuking back! See, she seems calmly
awaiting the fatal onset'
Stop! said the Emperor, from the win
dow. Louis Delauiurre is pardoued, I re
voke his sentence.
A loud burst of applause front the lips of
the soldiers followed this announcement.—
Not one of thein but loved and respected
their comrade. The next moment, ere
they could pass around to congratulate the
supposed Louis, Do Merville had tagorly
drawn the bewildered llenrictto through the
crowd back to the coll, from which sko
had emerged lot a few minutes before.
Resume your dress again, Mademoiselle;,
lose no tinto —the Emperor wisbo? to see
you. 1 will return soon.
llenrictto was like one in a dream, but a
gteatn of delicious hope thrilled her soul:
she felt the dawning of happiness break up
on her heart. Soon again resuming her
pretty rustic habiliments, De Mervilie re
appeared, and once again she strode the
audience room of the Emperor. Lifting
her eyes from the ground as the lofty door
swung open, she beheld Louis. An ex
clamatiou of joy hurst from tiie lips of both
us regardless of others they rushed iuto
each others arms.
Napoleon stepped forward.
Louis Delatuurro, said lie, you l ave just
heard from ruy lips the tale of this lovely
girl's devotion and courage. Do you love
her as she deserves?
I could die for he, proudly replied Louis.
Well, well* replied the Eiuperor, the
severest test of one will suffice. So duti
ful >1 son, mi dutiful a lover will doubtless
111.ike the best of husbands. You, Lieut.
Louis Delauiane, are discharged from your
regiment. Return to your' native vailey
with lieiiiietteas your liide.
Here said the benevolent Josephine, are
oue bundled louis d'ors as the marriage
dowry, Heuriette.
A charming biush suffused the cheek of
the beautiful girl, as she received the purse
from the hand of the Empress.
Long live Napoleon! exclaimed Lonis/as
with a heart too full of grateful emotion for
further utterance, he took the har.d of
Heuriette, alio making a graceful obeaiar.ee
quilted the apartment.
THE INQUISITIVE YANKEE.
A gentleman riding iu an Eastern rail
road, which was rather sparcely supplied
with passengers, observed, in a seat before
him, a lean, stahsided Yankee; every fea
ture of his face seemed to ask a question,
and a little circumstance soon proved that
lie possessed a more enquiring mind. Be
fore him, occupying the entire seat Sat a
l.uT# dressed iu deep black, and after shift
ing his py§iun several times, str.d mat eef
uvwing to get ah opportunity to !w k iuto
her face, he at length caught her eye--
'ln affliction?'
'Y'r'^sir,'" the lady.
'Parent, father or luothei *'
•No, sii.'
'Child, perhaps, buy or girl?'
'No, sir, not .a child—l have no chil
dren.
'Husband, then, I expect 1 '
'Ye-p was the curt answer.
'Hum!-—Choi cry?—a tradiu' man, may
be?'
•My husband was a seafaring man the
captain of a vessel: he didu't die of cho'*
era, he was drowned.'
'Oil, drowned, t-h ? ' pursued the inquisi
tor, hesitating for a brief instant.
'Save his chist?'
•Yes, tlie vessel was saved, and my hus
band's effects,' said the widow.
'Was theyT asked the Yankee, his eyes
brightening up.
'Pious man?'
'He was a member of the Methodist
church.'
The next question was a little delayed,but
it came.
'Don't you think you have a great cause
to be thankful that he was a pious :aau and
' save 1 his chist''
'I do.' sai 1 tin? widow, abruptly and turn
ed her head to look out of the window.—
t The indefatigable pump ©hanged his posi
tion, held the widow by his glittering eye
once inure, and propounded one more que
ry, in a little lower tone, with his head
slightly tne lined forward over the back of
tho seat, "vVas you calculating to get mar
ried again!'
'.sir,* the widow, indignantly, 'you
are impertinent.* And she left her seat
and took another, nu the other side of the
car.
'Pears to be a little hnffy?* said the in
. effublo bore, turning to our narrator behind
hiui.
'What did ilvy make you pay for that
umbrel you've got in jour hand-?'
!VaTl ?nerdo(es.
BATTLE OF THE FIRST OF JUNE.
The ship w#s so rotigh'y treated that a
whisper "f surrender is said to have been
uttered, which Lieutenant Mockton over
i
hearing, resolutely exclaimed, 'Ho would be
fi— d if he should ever surrender, and he
would nail her colors to the stump of the
mast.' At thisf moment, a cock bav.ng, by
the wreck, been liberated fvorm the broken
coop, suddenly perched himself on the
stump of the mam mast, clapped his wing',
and crowed ( alnud. In an instant, three
| hearty cheers rang through the ship's com
pany.
llis Majesty's ship, the Bhtnswiok, ha] a
largo figure head, of the Duke, with a laced
hat on. The hat was struck off by a shot
'in the bat'lo. The craw of the Brunswick
■ , t > ■ MU -<c % *. . ii,<f „
thinking it a degradation that a prince of
tluit house should continue to be uncovered
in the face of the enemy, sent a deputation
to the quarter deck to request that Captain
Ilorvy would be pleased to order his ser
vant to give them a laced cocked hat, to
supply the loss. The Captain, with great
good humor, complied, and the carp< uter
nailed it on the Duke's head, where i: re
mained till the battle was finished.
Just as the Charlotte wo.* closing with
the Montague, ird lluwe, who.was himself
commanding the ship, called out to Bowdqrt
to starboard the heiin; to wiooh liowden rc
' plied that if they did so, she tyould be on
board the next "hip, the Jacobin. To this
life lordship replied sharply, "What is that
to you, sir?*' iiowden, a little nettled, said
' in an under tone, "D— n toy eyes if I care }
if you don't; I'll go near enough to s.iuge
: some of our whiskers." Lord Howe heard
' hiia, and turning to the captain, said.
That's a fttifc fellow, Curtis '
Torn Puekeohaiu, alio commanded the In*
; vincible, having fired away in a very rude
style on one of the French men of war, and
' observing they did not, answer the compli
; mem in the manner expected, stopped his
j fire, and desired to know if the ship had
j strupk. (J>i being answered they Lad not,
he halloed out iu great rage, "Then d—n
! ye, v.hy don't you fire?"— Life of Lord
Hotv*.
PA YIN O THi: PRINTER.
Gcu'eei Reader,—Th
' overwhelming, guyaseutanizing, slatnlmg
crous extract Irotu ihe uiirific records of an
tiquity which follows, is, if the Almanac
■ lie not, an extract from a venerable manu
script found in an antiquated bake oven,
explains the origin of the manner iu which
printers are generally paid:
"And Skinfliuter, the mighty ruler of the
Squash-head*, having called his chief offi-
t e.s to his side, cnuimautlcd them thus:
'vo \e iun il my dominions, and com
mand my people to gather their treasures,
; even to a ikttbing, and pay all tlu ir debts,
i evea to the very smallest.'
"The officers did as they wero commands
' ed, and after a certain time, the ruler cal
led thorn aguiu uuto him, and demanded of
them how his orders had Leon obeyed.
'O, mighty Skinflintcr,' they replied,
•youa commands were heard throughout the
land, and fulfilled, for your people me obe
! diem.'
'And is every debt paid? 7
*\ea, even the smallest.'
•Are the merchant, the manufacturer and
the laborer piu. fl
•All paid.'
'Are the tobacco aud whiskey bills all
settled?'
•All, all.
•And have my people been provident—
have they left a sufficiency to feed their
cats at.J do
•Yea, they have even done litis,'
Well, my pec pit! arc worthy. go
ye again unto tiicul and if there be any
thing left, tell them to take it and pay i/it
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prtnikr.
A PATENT JOKE. —The authenticity of
the subjoined is fully vouched for by the ]
fact that the inventor thereof has secured a
patent. The danger of allowing pateht uied- j
jciues to iav arouhd loose, is fully set forth
in the following:
A venerable ladv, who resided in a sub
urban cottage, kept a few hens for her own
amusement. In feeding them one day she
wet her feet, and a severe bilious attack re
sulted. She sent for a box of anti-billious
powders, and was about, to take a dose,
when tho idea suggested itself to her that
nature was nature's best restorer, and she |
threw litem into the garden. In a few days ,
she found herself fully recovered, and with
a sharp appetite, and looking at her chick- I
ens, sli resolved to hive one boiled fo ,
dinner, and her neighbor's son soon brought j
in one with a dislocated nock. After thif- j
tv minutes she took it from the pot, only to
fiod it like a atonCj and she replaced it, and
gave it another trial, with rtt> better suc
cess; aYid the third time she tried it, until
after two hours and a half site gave it up as
a tough fulji.ct. The tvonhle was this—
the chickens hud partaken of tn antihil
lious powuors, and there wns-no bile left in
them!
, -
Thanks! muttered our bachelor friead t
no more worueu iu heaven— they eau't get
in. Their hoops sre so broad they will
have 11 g> the brc ad road! Nouo of these
fashionables can ever crowd throng!) the
narrow gate.
Once, rich dresses, lux arc, exfravagaw?
fashions, elegant furniture and costly baild
ings were considered sinful %igns of pide.
Now, on the contrary, all these things art
deei)H>d necessary accompaniment# of vir
tue, honor and le-paoUti'uty.
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VOL. '29, NO. SJ.
FACT AND FIGURE—POWER OF
4 THE SOUTH.
There are four .Southern State* which,
combined, Cast 35 electoral votes, jnst the
number io which the State of New York
is entitled. Ttwse States are Alabatu*,
Louisiana, North Carolina and Georgia.—
We have now the official vote*- from all
of these States; and we append them for
tue purpose of showing the pecuHir power
of the South in this confederacy, 'fhua:
Bdeb'n. FilPuie. E Vote*
Louisiana -0,376 1fc,373 6
Alabama 40,637 2 8,55:4 9
NorttiCarolina4(>,7l>4 36,039 10
Georgia 50,417 42,355 10
Bueh'n. Ftll'uie. Fre'uit. E. Vote
N. Y. 195,314 124,206 275,440 35
Total vote lour Southern States 296,250
New York 594,960
1c wi'l thus be seen that New York,
polling 594,960 votes is only entitled to 35
electoral v otes iu the choiec of a President,
while tour Southern States, numbering but
296,2*0 men in the South, have as much
power ;n deciding a Presidential election as
594,960 men in the North; in other words,
one southern voter wields double the power
of a northern voter. This is what is called
"equality" by slaveholders and doughfaces.
But le< not tba comparison stop here.
Buchanan, in these four Southern States,
gets 17tJ,194.votes from the people, which
entitles Liiu to 35 eleatoral votes; while
Fremont gts in New York 275,440 votes
or more than 100,000 majority over the
vote given to bis competitor iu the States
named, and yet gets hut 35 electoral votes,
\\ iih the aavjtuage "t over 100,000 ma
jotityof the popular vote he has no advant
age whatever in the electoral vote.
O'CONNOR'S TACT IN CROSS-EXAMINING.
—He was once examining a witness, whose
inebriety, at the time to which the evideace
referred, it vrs essential to prove. He
quick,y "dis -overed the man's character.—
lie may be described as being 'half foolish
with roguery.'
'Well, Darby, vdu told the truth to tLis
gentleman?'
'Yes your honor, Counsellor o'Conn*!l.
•How d<? ynu know my name-?'
•A!i: sure every one knows our patriot!*
'Weil, you're a good humored, honest
fellow: now tell me, D rby, did von take a
drop of anything that day?"
•Why, your honor, I took my shire of a
pint of spirits.'
'Your share of if; now by virtue of your
oath, wis not your share of it all but the
pewterf'
'Why, then—dear knows, that's true tor
you, sir.'
The court w.ii eouvuised at both question
and answer. It soon, step bv step., came
out that the tr.an was drunk, and therefore
was net a competent witnes. Thus O'Con
ncil wen his case for his client.
There is another ease of his ready (aot
and infinite resources in the defence of bh
client. In a trial at Cork, for murder, the
principal witness swore strong against the
prisoner, whose name was /a me*.
'By virtue of your oath, arc you nro
that this is the same hat!'
'Yes.'
'Did you examine it carefully before yon
swore in your information that it was t|ie
piisoner's? 1
•1 did.'
'Now, let me see,' and O'Cornell, as bo
took up the hat, began to examine it care
fully on the inside. He then spelled aloud
the name of James, slowly, J-s-m-e-s.
•Now do you mean those words were in it
when you found it?'
•Yes."
•And this is the same bat?*
'lt is.
'Now mv lord,'-said O" Council, holding
np the bat to the Bench, 'there is as wnd to
the case—there is no name whatever in
scribed in that hat!'
The result Was instant acqnital.
Aa exchange is trying to impose the fol
lowing likely story on candid people: An
old ladv in Ohio, while' recently in tfrfe
woods, was bitten on the end of the > >*•
In a r.ittle-snakc. The old iady r*cov< r
hut the snake died. CoiODers verdict—
poisoned by snuff." We believe it alt, for
most of the old wotr.en about hero, either
snuffor smoke, and the young ones too. 4
CAN'T AJTOUD I?.—Coum ia Joe, and
let's tiiko a drink.
Thank you, Thorn*#, can't afford it.
Well, but I'll pay fur it.
O, I'm not speaking of money.
What thou?
Loss of health and energy, moral pfitt"
eipal, character, peace of miad, #clf respect,
and sweet breath.
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