ms3r W. Sletir.
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COMEITICIA.Ia.
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LIBERTY, NOT DEAD.
' Written in reply toe poem, "Liberty Dead,"
/rhicb appeared recently in the Cincinnati Enqui.
er, by Mra. ALice Key PSNDLICToN, daughter of the
author of the "Star Spangled Benner."
What, though the daughter of a sire
Who gave the noblest song,
To grace a natton's poetry'
That echo shall prolong,
Whose matchless words tunftrumpet tones
_ Make dying soldiers strong 1 •
Wbat though she sing in cadenced verse,
And softly chides the gathering crowd
By whom no tears are shed,
Though powerless seems the . snowy hand,
And nimble like the
kihe wrongs the men who, fearless stood
d rk_ A titletam's side,
And" those whose puttiot-blood, outpoured,
The plain of Dhdoh dyed—
And those who braved the iron hail
On Mississippi's tide.
She wrongs the fathers, ?anthem, who
Their childre:n send to war ;
or hem greaT - Mherty - still lives—
Dtill shineth as the star,
Which passing clouds a moment hide,
Without the power to mar.
Whnt,-though-a-moment-palliLn6w,
• And lustreless her eye,
-7 he peep/e'B will her mighty Great&
the can not, dare not tip;
in homes like ours, her glorious lot,
ly liamorplily.
Thus living. and to live for a'e,
On mountain vein. hall,
lu vain will rytionic verse essay
To spread 'ler funeral pull,
And tell tier children, Lt:tarty,
Alas ! ie dead to all,
Ad no ! her march o'er mountain topsr
• Shull he from sea to sea,
Her is utile as she sweeps along,
The glorious song of ! •
The patriot st ttesmun's stirring song,
Tim Anthem of the Free ! L. A. C
3MEXSSIC73III.aLsA.NIr.
Life and Love.
What lessons are embodied in thy teach;
lags ! stern lessons, as we in our days of hope
and happiness, could never think of encoun
tering, as we set sail under sunny skies, and
our bark glided pleasantly over smooth wa
ters; we did not dream of the clouds, the
+storm, and the tempest, that come all too
*eon and awoke us from our fond security.
Time, the grout itioaitWof all hearts, teach
es us the undeniable and stern truth, that
change is written on all things; but the sad
dest is death. Oh how terrible is the wreck
of hearts and homes, when the messenger,
resistless and unerring in his march, takes
from our midst the brave and strong; prayer
and tears are of no avail; life's lesson we
must all learn, life's burdens we must bear.
Who has not seen some of their loved
ones wr4ped in the cold cerement"- of the
grave' and borne to the innumerable city of
the dead ? When we remembered that in
all our wanderiUgs through lice's paths we
should meet them no more, see their kindly
beaming smile, hear their loved tones no
-more, have we not, in anguish of soul, utter
ed the wail of a' bleeding' heart, 'let me die,
for in all this broad earth I have nought to
live for;but we cannot die when we wisk to
most; we way weep at many a grave before
we reach our own.
Who has not wept over broken hopes and
severed ties ? Who has not seen, one by one
lite's cherished dreams depart, its golden
chalice turned to bitterness; or snatched
- rtitatirfroui our grasp
.of years ?
•Oh, who cannot say, when all our hoarded
hopes are crushed, our household goods are
scattered and broken, .1 would not tive al
ways?
THE Sour.'s BLossomimoti.--The sunlight
wnekes the violet blossom, No sAr_ • -
t orument can snake flowers blossom, and no
hammer can drive them forth. But the
44 weut, persuading sua can call them out. A
.eed-is-plaeued-.--The-scin—looks -- atid ----- kis.
the place again, sad a green phmt appears
above the ground." It /elks once more, uud
a beautiful white blossom nub:olds itself!
And thus it is with the sail. No log ic.
van pry out these devout aspirations. No
,philosophy can,cirive thew torth. But let
Alas sweet, persundiug soul rest Upon ours
awhile, and they coax, -and ..blossrga. Th e
:anti is sardea of the ilead I
Aunt Sally, as the village mmally called
her, had received the bulk of her property
from a deceased,aunt, which her shrewd bus
iness qUalfries had enabled her to invest so
advantageously that she increased in wealth
as she died in years, and like many other
, eople r -welt-advanted-in •re, ha.
affectiohate young relatives. Ilor cold, gray
oyes were too shrewd not to see through
their eager atteutious to the selfishness •of
their source.
One nephew, however, did not belong to
this class of schemers. On the contrary,
the old lady was often the victim of his jokes,
and he would dispute with her just for the
fun of having a hot argument., Yet, for any
real service; she would apply to him oftener
than to any one else.diShe had even lent
him - a sum sufficient - to - stock a fine store, but-1
still this Frederick so often , anoyed and vexed
her that sublic o sinion was pretty evenly
divided as to w
ite heir, or be out off with a shilling.
One-evening, , upon_the_meeting of the
parish sowing circle at the house o f the
clergyman, this nephew perpetrated ejolce
-upon-his aunt, the result of which she never
torgot. She, unlike many maiden ladies,
considered these gatherings a sort of fashion
able nuisance, but usually was present for
the sake of indulging in her sarcastic re
marks. Her nephew '-was- there ostensibly
to wait, upon his aunt, but the fair Lucy,
daughter of the worthy practitioner; Dr.
mood, particularly allured him with her
charms.
The evening pasiied off pleasantly, and
when-thn-party-broke-up'-as--Fredericle—Was
taking leave of his friends, with his aunt
'upon one arm and Lucy upon the other, the
old lady suddenly reikeinbered that she had
lefehor
"0, never mind, aunt," said the young
man, " I will get it and send it to you in the
morning."
"But Ido Mind, Fred Strong ; for it is
not my way to leave \ things about in this
tuanner. But where can it be I certainly
left it with my bonnet and cloak." .
Search was immediately made, and after
awhile it was found stuffed into a deacon's
hat.. _
"0, fie upon you aunt 1 Such a hint,. and
4:leaoou-on-ly-a-reeent-sviti
,he laughing nephew.
.unt Salty seized her muff, but the hat
erad most effectually to it. By an angry
ich it was liberated, and the unoffending
tlew across the entry, projected by the
;used maiden. When it arrived at the
lination gas short journey, it had as
ied, a most qnestionable shape and its
tition inight,certainly have been termed
ieking bad."
will pay you far this, young man."
'Don't trouble yourself, dear aunt. So
atn concerned, you are entirely wel
'll
'You will perhaps tell me you bad no
d iu this natter?".
No, I will tell you no falsehood about it;
I intended it as a joke upon our stiff
more Ulan , yourselt. -
At-the very best it is-but an ill trick you
played upon too, and now mark my
ds—you shall have reason to remember
; to the latest days of your existence."
As you please, aunt, since you take it
seriously; but I didn't thinks silly joke
auld thus offend you.",
Time passed on. and you g Strong pros
pered famously in his bu. iness. He had
amassed' sulficieatmeans to pay his aunt
the stun she lent him, hut she dechaed re
ceiving it, alleging that she preferred to have
it remaining on interest. In the meantime
he had persuaded the gentle Lucy to share
his fortunes. As tor Aunt Sally, a singular
mania seemed to possess her. In matters of
real estate, stocks &c., she had become a
perfect. alchemist, turning, all into gold
The neighbors looked on in wonder, - but
none ventured to remonstrate with her.—
She was often seen to visit the office of
Squire A— and it was rumored that she
was making hor final arrangements for the
bestowal of her property after her decease.
The affair of the muff was not forgotten, and
4 f was current with the vinegars that Fred
would have to pay dearly for his joke. ,
One morning the village was all in action.
During-the_ night the spirit of the redoubta
ble lady had, talcenThts—flight- She_ was
found decd in' her arm-Chair, and died .as
she had lived—alone. She had alarmed no
one during the night, nor had she suffered
previous illness. Curiosity, of course, was
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k iti
intense upon subject orher will, and it
was produce as on as decency would al
low. All her mine ions were present, and
their eager, hopeful, anxious countenances
would have furnish a rare subject for the
pencil of an artist. The medial; or the • will
proceeded until it was finudied, except a sin
gle codicil. Each of her relatives, excepting
her nephew, had been remembered—some
I to a greater extent, but tone very:considera-
I t 1 bIT-
ope au
At all events, ngt one-third •of her for
tune had beau dispensed, and only the codi
cil remained All , eyes •were turned to
Frogieria Strtlng as the lucky one, after all.
But what was their surprise when they
found it only made him the reciPient of her
old sable muff and contents. , The word
"contents" kain excited their.curiosity, and
to satisfy them t. e erne e was pro. 'cc an'
found to taia only a simple paper sewed
upon the lining; When detached and open
-ed,in-tho-bold-hand.writinErrof Aunt Jull
were`found these words • -
"Di tlEt NErnEW—You will doubtless ap
preciate' this, the last joke I shall ever be
_guilty of, as I ippreciate yours on a certain
time yeti will remember. God 'bless yon
and yours. ' Farewell." - •
Fredinidli declared he was satisfied. The
I bid lady hid fairly retorted' upon him. and
he certainly iiesereed uothinctietter at , her
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WAYNESBORO', FRANKLIN COUNTY; PENNSITIVANIA, FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 19,41363.
AUNT SATaLY'S—PAUFF.
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hands.
But what bad become of Mint Sally's mon
ey ? That was the mystety, and it became
a mystery to the worthy villagers, who dis
cussed it on every occasion.' She was:known
to have-large sums of money at the various
banks, but 1111 this the anxious relatives as
certained was drawn out a few days before
er_ricath—Ssigire A - ---was consulted who
drafted the will but he stoutly maintains.
that the *ill covered the entire amount of
her property, and he would have no more to
do with it.
"That was a costly joke of yours, dear
Fred," said his wife,-gaily.
• "But I got the muff, at all events. Lucy,
and what is better, no oue has come forward
to claim the three thousand dollars she lent
me. I Teel confident that she intended to
present it to me and therefore destroyed my.
note'
"Let us have a look at the old relic, Fred,
if the moths have not eaten it up entirely.—
will return with it ic a fe .
The muff was brought out, and, as Lucy
predicted, the lining was found to be woe
fully moth-eaten.
"My dear wife, you Must look to this, for
it very much on aunt Sally`s account
you had better rip out the lining,
riovate the whole with camphor.
Lucy iii - o - k
- her-scissors and commenced at
once upon the task.
'•What can the old lady have stuffed it
wontler ? Why, Freu, instead
cotton, she wadded it wish - dirty brown
paper.' _ _ _
"Dirty brown paper, indeed," exclaimed
her husband; springing from- his chair' and
catching - her ha4d-as . _slie_was_about to "fling
bunch into the grate: "Why, its bank
ores, or ! am dreaming."
The mystery of the "contents" was now
•xplained ; note after note was drawn out un
it over thirty thousand dollars lay on the ta
ble before them. A letter ,was also found
iow the aunt stating that she had always in
ended him for her heir. Ilis own note also
'rune to light, from which his name-had been
oru off. This new revelation of course, ere•
;.ed as immense excitement amongst villagers
butYrederick and his wife kept on in the
•ven tenor of their way, respected by all not
br their wealth simply, but for themse'lves.
ne, evening in each year they, • open their
' ,ion to all. It is a famous aihtir
with the villagers, and it is known as the-
'anniversary o
A Romantic Story
The Louisville Journal of tire 29th ult.,
narrates she followingre:lmA tic story :
A few weeks since a captain accompani.
ed by a youutr soldier apparently about sev
enteen years of age, arrived in this city' in
charge of
. some rebel prisoners. During
their stay in the city the- youn ,, '' soldier allu
ded to had occasion to visit headquarters,
and at once attracted the attention t `•
neOlunday as being exceedingly sprightly
and possessed of more than ordinary intelll
- Being in needs of such a man at
barracks No. 1, the Colonel detailed him for
service in that, institution. Re so.
the esteem of his stiperior officers, and be
came a general favorite with all connected
with the barracks.
A few days ago, however, the startling
secret was disclosed that the supposed_young
man was a young lady, and the tact was es
tablished beyond doubt by a soldier who
was raised in the same town with her and
knew her parents.
She "acknowledged the cqrn," and beg
ged to be retained in her position to which
she was assigned; having been in the ser
vice ten months, she desired to serve during
the war. Her wish was accordingly gran
ted, and she is still at her post.
We legned the above facts stated yester
day, and took occasion to visit the barracks
and were introduced ,to "Frank Martin"
(her assumed name,) and gleaned the follow
ing incidents connected with her extraordi
nary career during the past ten months.
"Frank" was born near Bristol, Pa., and
her parents-now reside in Alleghany City,
Pa., where she was raised. They
. are high
ly respectable people, and in very good cir
cumstances. She was sent to the convent
in Wheeling, Va., at twelve years of age,
where she remained until the breaking out
of tile wat, having acquired a superior edu
cation and all the accomplishments of mod
ern usag.i. She visited home after leaving
therivent, and atter taking leave of her
parents, proceeded to this ei.ty ,in July last,
with the design of enlisting in the 2d East
Tennessee cavalry, which she accomplished,
and accompanied the Army of the Cumber-.
1 Ind to Nashville.
She was in the thickest •of the fight at
Murfreesboro', and was severely-wounded in
the shoulder, but fought gallantly, and wa
ded the Stone river into. Murfreesboro' on
the memorable Sunday I,m wixich our forces
were driven back She had her wound
dressed, and here her sex was disclosed, and
-Gen Rosecrans - inade — a - evaiote - d — with — th - e
fact. She was accordingly umstered out of
the service, notwithstanding her earnest en
treaty to 'be allowed to serve the cause she
loved so well. The General , was favorably
impressed with her daring bravery and an
perintended,thearrangements for her sate
transmisiiien 4to, tier parents. She left the
Army Of the Cumberland, relolved i to enlist
again an the first regiment she met. W
at Bowling. Green shefound the Bth Michi
gan; there, and enlisted, sitice•which time she
bus been and is easy' eonneetOti with ir.
She-is-represented-as-an—excellent — horse=
than, and has been honored with the posi
tion of regimental bugler in the regimens.—
She had seen And endured all the priFiations
and hardships incident to ihe . life cf a
_sol
dier, stapling an enviable , repntation' 03a
senitt, having made several wonderful
ce di a ti:o s 3:4 4 7h ,ci
is were 7ttended with . setc
. "Frank " only, eightee n..'years 'of 'env
=EA
The. Heroism of a Pottsville Lady.
carrespondent writing to the
Journal from Murfreesboro', relates the fol.
lowingincident :
Recently as the cars were coming from
Nashville, and when about ten macs r
the city, we were attacked by a party of_git .
Their — numMer — was7erhapiTforty
Or fifty. For a few monients -the bullets
whistled abort but the t4tiard offthe train
soon drovelre away: We had ttlco'itaen
wounded ono severely the other slightly:
An incident ocoured on the'car.4 during the
fight that is worthy 'of note. A• lady with
three small childrea, from Pennsylvania, Was
in the car With the writor. Whim the• 6-
ringComineneed,__niost—ol—the ---- offirloW - 71.11
mon pad ctoirn oit' the floor of the ear... 6.
Bpirie gentlemen called 'to her and requestedi
her to lay down also. Blte replied_in—a
-pletisant-yet-ffrmviiiDid you aver h'ear
of any that had the blood of the- WynkooPs'
running throb their voins dodging, a bullet.?_"
I was struck with heir reply, and hogged the
privilege of asking her name: 'She
inftirmed me' that she Wasc:it daughter 'Joe
Wynktiop, of the 7th Penneylvenia-Cair.l
alfy,' and Ihe:,wite of Licht Wurtiolit of t the,
same cavalry regiment,' -All , honor4o.
ilanghter.,
,anii '
quite mall and a beautiful figure. Sho has
auburn hair, which she wears quite short,
and huge blue eyes, beaming with bright
ness an intelligence. .Her complexion =is
naturally very fair, though slightly bronzed
at present from the effects of exposure. She
is exceedingly pretty, and very Amiable.—
Her conversation denotes more than ordinary
accompliirhments, and, what- is stranger. than
lII t~ --ualorers-
alt, - she-appears verviYhiii~rerr
giving no evidence whatever of the rudeness
which might naturally be expected from her
late associations.
"Frank" informs us that she has discov
ered a great many females in the army' and
is now intimately aequainked with a young
lady who is a lieutenant in the army. She
had assisted in.burying three female soldiers
at different titues whose sex was unknown' to
any but-herself.
Women in China.
Woman is in a more degraded position in
and her humiliation is rendered " more con
spiouousby the extent to which civilization
and education have beeu'eurried in the em
pire. In no rank is "she regarded as the
cothpanion of man, but is treated solely — us
the slave of his caprice and passions. Even
amongst . the females of the highest ranks,
few are found who . can read or write; their
education is confined to the art of embroide
ry, playing on a horrid three-stringed guitar, 1
and We obligation of.obedience to man is' ear
ly - ineulcate di - and — the — greater • po dun -of
their time is spent in smoking. an , playing
Cards. The :women of the lower asses_tiave
no education, and can be considered but lit
tle_better than beasts of burden. A.man of
that rank will walk deliberately by his wife's
side, while she totters unyoked to a plough,
vi lute her husband guides it I Those of the
lower classes who are good looking, acciard
ing to Chinese idea or beauty, arc purchased
by the rich at about twelve or fourteen
years, for concubines, and arc then instruet-
ed according to their master's ideas. •
These Chinese cannot at all comprehend
the European mode of treating ladies with
respect and deference, and being naturally
superstitious, attribute to devilish arts prac
tised by the fair sex, the just appreciation
we entertain of their value; in short, they .
consider European ladies have an influence
somewhat similar to that.aserined to an . bVil
YEW.;
on. G~uuese domes- -
ties hayed' great objectiOn to residing in a
European lawny, over whjelva lady presides
and a tradition of theirs coincides with their
superstition about females, "'Phut China
should never be conquered until a woumw
reigned in the far I . est." Some ,say that
this prophesy - was never--heard_of until they
were conquered by the army of Queen Vic
toria: Be this es it •may, they all contend
that is to be found iu some of their oldest
works.—''l ruvels LA China.
A B .)autiful City
Batavia—the capital city of tau island of
to the description of a
newspaper correspondent, is a brilliant spe c .
ea-of-snorter—sph,tidur. The I • • ,
which are as white as snuw—are placed one
-hu-udred-ieet-back-froni-the-streetrthe_hiter—
veriing space being . tilled with trees, liter-.
ally alive with birds, and every vaiiety of
plants and flowers. Every house a piazza
to front, and is decorated with beautiful
pictures, elegant lamps, cages,. itc; while
rocking chairs, lounges, and ottomans, of the'
nicest description furnish luxurious seem
nualution fur the family--- . -Who sit here morn•
hip and evenings. At night the city is one ,
baize of light from the, lamps. The hotels
have grounds of eight and ten- acNs in ex
tent around thorn covered with fine shade
trees; with fountains, flower gardens,
indeed, so numerous are the trees, the city
alinsot resembles a forest. The rooms are
Very high and spacious, without carpets and
knit few curtains. 'bleats • are served up a
boat the same as at first chise hotels - la the
United States, although the habits of diving
aro quite different, At daylight coffee and
tea ere taken to the guest's room and again
at eight o'clock light. refreshments. At
twelve breakfast is . .41.1f%ed, and at seven, din
ner. Coffee and tau are always ready, day,
and night. No business is • divie. in the
streets in the middle of the day, On•aceount
or the heat. Theniglits and niouviiings are.
cool and: delightful; birds are singing all
night. - -The island of Java, contains-a_popu
lawn of;10,00d. The island abounds with
tigers, leopards, anacondas, arid poisonous
insectots of all 'kinds. The finest fruits in
the world are produced in great profusion,
The Deacon_ and the .Ram
A short distance from the , line which , di
vides Massachusetts and New Hampshire,
lives a pious old deacon, who fears the Lord
and detests levity. The deacon owns a. ram,
a savage fellow, always ready for aught, and
this belligerent spirit ,the old gentleman's
two eons took advantage of.
The deacon's farm has a stream of water
running throng 7it -- oft — t to - i - an. o w let
there is a rook extending close to the.water
for,some distance, and about ten feet above
it,.and which cannot be seen from the, house
The boys were in the habit of driving
their father's sheep to this spot,. and then
vexing the old rain, until he would pitch at
them, witn all his might, when they would
drop fiat down and let the old - ram go head
long over them, from the top of the rock in
, to the deep water below.
_Thia_w_as_raie_ap_ort for _the boys, but one
day the deacon caught them in the very act
of giving old "Thumper" a bath; and dealt
asrite-felt-iirtitt •
such wicked-mindedness. Some time after
wards, the deacCia chanced to go to the afore
I said rock, and seeing - the sheep feeding near
it, he felt a strong inclination to see his 111111
make another plunge into the water.
After looking about to wake sure that not
another was in' sight to witness his folly . he
crunched down on the edge' of the rock, and
made a Allow of fight against old "Thumper"
who accepted the challenge, and charged
,
with all his force eo rapidly that, the deacon
I-being rather slowiand — failing to drop in
-
I time, went over the rock headlong into the
water along with hilt'.
Here was a fix for a deacon to be caught
n, sure enough; end, tq add to his zuortifi•
cotton; by the 'tithe he and his rain 'got out
of the water, the boys were standing ou the
rock above him, laughing most boiSterouSly.
The deacon went off home—the boys told of'
his mishap—and the old man is called lict
eon Slow" to this day.
Mrs. Douglas and her Family.
A. Washington correspondent of the Spring
field "Republican," alluding to the death of
James Madis6n Cutts, the father of .3lrs.
DouglaS, says : •
' , Mrs. Douglas is again in mourning. She
was always a favorite with her father, and
the attachment betWeett_them was unu; -
a,' a . • • is—tte-w—left—al
her children to battle with life as best she
can. The children relinquished their Mem
phis estate lung ago by choosing to remain
here and espouse the:cause of their country.
One of the boys is upon General Burnside's
staff. if the government succeeds in restJ
ring the Union, or in putting down the re
bellion the children will recwver their south
ern,estate, though in a ruined condition.—
Every few weeks the gossip i i mougers have
coined a new story respecting-Mrs. Douglas.
They have married her to several .men but
most frequently to Mr Chase. What makes
the matter worse, is that there never was the
slightest foundation , fur it. It must have
been startediurpusely for some misehievcus
UT I OSO—Mrs. Duu L 1 has busie
the. last two years ei the hospitals. There is
not a woman in the country who bus been
core ac we in • oing goo t tans te e au lun
dreds of wounded and sick soldiers will re
member her mune with gratitude.
MECO
WANTED TO KNOW.—The name of the
tune which was played upon the feelings ?
It' the. cup of sorrow has a saucer ?
In what letiu the Phantoms of doubt ap
pear ?
What is the fine when people become in
toxicated with happiness?
Why other men should not have a forge
as well as a blacksmith ?
liow many men have bolted from the
course of true
If any one was strangled who hung on a•
doubt ?
How many - dutiful eons - belong to mother
church Y
If the light of other.days was gas or elec
tricity ?
The name of the Irishnian who got tolhe
top of the morning ?
If keeping a fast-day don't destroy many
a brood of chickens ? -
If any one ever felt fatigued after the ex
cersise of forbearance? „ -
If the girl who, eking to hope hadn't a
slip t er
_hold ?
WOMA - 04 1- "TIIIIITY — POINTS,"—An old
Spanish writer says that a woman is quite,
perfect and absolut@,in beauty if she , have
thirty good points. Here they are :
Three things white—the skin, the teeth
the hands.
Three black—the eyes, eyebrows, eyelash
Three red—the lips ' the cheeks, fhe nails.
Three long—the hotly, the hair, the hands.
Three short—the teeth, the ears, the feet.
Three broad—the chest, the brow the
Tun. between the eyebrows.
, Three narrow—the niouth, the ,waist, the
instep. •
Throe large—the artn, the hip, the ealr
.i:Ahree tree—the fingers, the hair, the lips,
sinall—tb3
: breast, the -nose, the
hind.
Thirty iu All
ti po SEVERE ---Walklng, up street, .the
0 or we overheard bite followin , k col
.
loquy ;
- Young -italu-rii:U.-I‘ils-,-1, tolfyou, Sam
my,wllpt I'd do with these infernAl Copper
hoida; if I wore the bJas.J '
Yours America, No. what
would you do, Juhooi,?
. 1:--WIty, I'd draft 'em all, and then,
make 'am go,; and t , Aerkl'd ;nuke eaoh ono ,
march att,6oeiitOn'g'sitlfi Ota big buck nig
' No. 17.)A1d •
b$ faVere4o 4,ite poor.nit.ror. , .‘
, f
91.00 Per Year
-Dead Subsiazjbers.
A long, winded subsaiber to a newspaper
after repeated dunnings, promised that , the
bill should be paid by ,a , certain day, if he
i ar
vie e alive. 'he day passed over and no
at' eY. eached the office - In the Oat num
be erefore, of the newspaper, the' editor
inserted among th 43 dWatifs a notice of hie
subscriber's departure from this life. Pre t
-IT tit -- '' th r
ty - soonalter - the - anneuncoment.
Of it appeared to . the edttOr—net with
_,
palo and ghastly countenance usually ascri
bed, to apparitions, nor. did he wait to 'he
spoken to, but broke silence : •
"What sir, did you mean, 'by- publishing
my death ?' 7
"Why, sir, traeant what I mean •when I
publish - the dein of any other person, viz :
to let the world know that you were dead.'
”liut I am not dead."
"Not dead_! then it is your own fault; for
you told me you would p6sitively. pay yo,u .
bill by swill a day ? if you lived to tilat ono%
• •'"-
you positively must-lic dead; for I \ s on r.
believe that you would forfeit your word.'' •
"Oh, ho ! I see that you have gift — reirml ---
me, Mr Editor, but no more about
- here'sllie — moneyd --- harkeetny --- waT4
you'll &natio:olkt my de: next week ?"
''o, certainly, sir. just to please you; tbo'
upon my word I can't help thinking yon
were dead at *the time specified, and tisza,
you have come back to pay this bill on .1:;-
count - CI-your friendshi2 tor me."
ZE NAME or• ZE STILEET.-A Prennlinutn
stopped a lad in the street to inako some in
quiry of his whereabouts.
"Mon du lien, whit is ze name of zit?
street."
'Well, who said 'twnn't ?'
'What you call zis street ?'
'Of course we do. ; •
'Partlonnez: I. have not got ze name vot
you call him.' •
'Yes. Watts we call it'
'limy do you call de name of zis street ?'
'Watts street,' old foller,i and don't yer go
to make clime 0' me!
''Sacre wan du I. I ask you one, two,
three several times, vill-you tell ze name of
zis street. eh r •
Watts street, I told yet. Ver druu,k,
yer' —
'Mon lebtle fren, vcr you lif, eh ?'
h '
in V zuldtun street.'
'Eh bin 1 you live in von darn street, and
yOu is von Jaw foul—by dam :'
AN EblTalt'S OPINION . ON ' BILLTARDS. - 7
SUilleb6dy wrote to the. Bucyrus Journal
letter of inquiry as to billiards, to whom the
editor replied as follows: •
:"Yes, sir, we can tell you all about billi
ards. It is a game consisting of two mall in
their shirt sleeves, punch tug balls about on
a table and presenting the keeper of the. ta
ts, or -'rowruouly
ct, wiL ,een CCM,. ..,
the ease in this country, telling him to uiark
it down. This latter inentioned custom hai
given them the title of billiard markers. If
you have a decided genius for the game, you
way ma o a superior p ayer a an expense u
about $5OO. Blackstaltlis, ;carpenters, etc.,
play it for exereiseit - was - invented - by a
shrewd saloon keeper, who was
. not satisfied
with the profit on whiskey, and was too
much uppaed to. temperance to water . it."
SMALL 2eople, especially
ladieS and ladylike young men, seem to cow:
sider a small hand as a very desirabl3
and as in a measure establishing their claims
to gentility and a high rank in the scale of
humanity: Now, one distinguished charac
teristic of the white race of Europa front
whom the people of our country have sprung
is a large hand as compared with the inferi
or races of Asia, Africa, &c. • A large hand
is,.therefore, in a degree, an index of great
qualities; capacity for great• physical and
mental effort; in short, of a large calibre.—
When, therefore, a per:kin appears; to
proud of a arnall delicate hand, itinay be set
down as indicating that smell persons' come
of a degenerate stock, or ihas the blood of au
inferior race in h:s veins. We never heard
of but ono great man with a little hand, and
that was. Bonaparte.
DO NOT SWEAR!—Prulape swearing is
very justly regarded by all true gentleineli
us a most debasing practice. The utterance
of an oath quickly. sinks ai man in the estima
tion of all who entertain notions of true wan
hood. ,IVe - have noticed - that — the habit - is
quite too common among mechauies ; and we
would urge upon them to quit it. if a man
happens to pound his-finger with a • hamme,,
the injut:y and pain ate inadz none the dess
evere by swearing about it. The tongue is
au uu:uly member and needs constant Watch
ing test it become fouled with immortal sea-
Daunt.
ARE YOU KIND Youa Mom Er—
e , fuariled l t e a tth i _aivi cood'ortoJ
you when ill ? Who hang over your little -
bed when you were fretful; and put the cool
ing draught to your fiarohed lips? Wha
taught you how to pray mot •gently helped
you to read?" Who has borne with your
faults, awl been kind and patieut with, your
childish; wtiyn? Who loves yoU 'still, and
who contrives and works for you' every day,
yotklive. It ins your inuther— , :you owa ,
deal:inother. Now let we ask you—Are
you kind your mother.?
Sometiles . there passes over the • fields s.
wind whiel parches the plants, ' , und" then
their witlieretisteilis &nap „toward the,
earth; but watered by the . dew, they re;ain,
- their fr6huess,sand lift up their languishing
hea \ ls.. So there are altvays.baruirig' wiudi
whieh puss over thestiul, and whither
Prayer is the dew' which reireshes it agate.
irrt:t.josing, ng s seid,
~chen his h,up.quan ga,Fe him the last 141 E..
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