fly W. % OLUME XVIII 1 2 0311TICIA4LX.a. 1111 - BLUBTi 11111 DONAIp SWANK. In dark fens of the Dismal Swamp The hunted Negro lay,'• He saw the fire of the midnight mop; And heard at times a horse's tramp, And a bloodhound's distant day 4 Where will-o'-the-wisps and glowworms shine r . In bulrush. and in brake; Where waving mosses shroud the pine, And the cedar !pews, and the poisonous vine Is spotted like the snake; Where Madl' a human foot could paw, Or, human heart would dare/ On the quaking turf or he preen memo , . • He crouchntl in the rank and tangled grass, . Like' a v3it beast in his fair. A poor old slave, infirm and lime; Great scars deformed hip tare; On his forehand he bore the brand of shame, And the rags that hid his mingled. Irame, Wore the.livei 5 , of disgrace. . -----All-thinks_above were Ulan find fatf, "A II thjngs were glad and free; Lithe squirrels darted ()ere and t And wild birds filled the echoing air With songs of Liberty! On him alone was the doom of pain, From the morning of his birth; On him alone the curse of Gain tell {ihe a flail ors the garnered grains , tSid struck him to the earth! THOU WILT NEVER GROW OLD, Thou wilt never grow old, Nor weary, nor sad, in the home of thy birth; My beautiful lily, thy leaves will unfold In a clime that is purer and brighter than earth, Oh, holy and fair, I r joke thou art tiMre, • In that kingdom of light, with its cities of gold; Where the air thrills with angel hosannas and where Thou wilt never grow old, sweet— .le.set r grow old! I am a pilgrim, iarith sorrow and sin Haunting my footsleps, wherever 1 gin Life it a. Warfare my I itle to win— Wel I will it be ii it end not Jr) woe. Pray for me, sweet; "1 -am laden with care, Dark are my pion nts with mildew and mould; Thou, my bright angel, art sinless and fair, And wilt never g row old, sweet— Never grow old! Now eanst thou bear, from thy home in the skies, All the fond words lam whispering to thee? post thou look dtiwrt on ins with the soft eyes Greeting me oh ern illy spirit was tree; Hide the flight spirit I yet shall behold; Thou wilt EA; it love be. and pleasure sublime / Thou wilt. never grow olu, sweet— Never grow old! Thus wilt thou be when the pilgrim grown gray, , Weeps when the vines horn hearthstone are ri- yen; Faith shah behold thee as pure as the Jay Thou serf torn Ilona earth and transplanted to • heaven. Oh, holy and f.iir I rejoice . thou are there, In that kingdom of light, with its eitiev of gold, Where the air thr,lls with.ongel hosannns,and where Thou wilt never greet old, sweet • Never grow. ottll 1 NI.XISCMIJI.A.ZLN-X. Tlli PROFESSOR MARRYING A COOK• ' Some years since, when I was in college, We had amongst our "faculty" a curious per. sonage, whom every one regarded with eon. sideiable respect, and yet as a character sui generia. lie had lived many years without a wife, and expected to live so always. In deed, as he was the profftsor of mathemat its, the abstraction of his science forbade his indulging in the idea of getting married. To the female sex, therefore, he showed no oth er regard than common politeness required. His character, in this particular, was rarely negative.• Qt course he was not popular with the ladies, and they kept themselves at a distance from him. But . circumstances, that often bring about a match in other eases, placed him in a peculiar dilemma. It seem. a whim, that a necessity was laid upon him to get married. he was one of the faculty of the College--all the other professors wore married aneobliged to entertain the distin guished visitors of the Institution 'He had always Loartiel. Of coarse . it wasn't erpee ted of him that he should over give a party or a dinner. But it began to be regarded as rather mean in him to shirk off this, matter from year to year. and "well off as he was pecuniarily, to throw upon the other .mem bers of the faculty the cost and trouble of en• tertaining the special friends and patrons of the •Oollege." The question was, therefore, frequently asked : "Why •doesn't the old miser entertain some of the , distinguished.visitors that visit us ?" Now, our professor wasn't a miser at all, and it often troubled him to think he was•so situated that he couldn't bear his part of the burden. And yet, what could be do? Must Ices get'tnarried? Andif so, to whom? He had - no special kegard , for any. one in the vi cinity of the college; and no one had any spa tial Tsgarirfor hislrounger days he had seep iat .0441 young lady , the 'city of New- Dirk; inwhom he•had leit,a.pepuli ar interest. Bat of her be hadn't 'beard for Illatoll3riVoWeir b ajpekV : ll rialltrtit 11:11. 1 3 COLtiabilli 11.0.11.1. cm• WAYNESIIRO', FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSVLYANIA, FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER :x,1864. years ISoubtlesti before this time she won, married, or in her grave. Possibly, however, she waa still living and waiting for him !-- 'Glorious thought .=—He was quite relieved at it, though, indeed, there might:be no foun dation. for his . relief. • Nevertheless, he would make due inquiry Nornould he long delay, for Commencement day was at hand, only a, few weeks nif. It was his turn, or rather would be present on the occasion:— There would be the Governor of the State and his lady- , - the trustees `of the Institution and their-friends,':ind others of equal repute. But who should be master of ceremonies?— And who should grace the table ? Re could square the circle perhaps, but such a circle as this, what could he do with it? If he were only married, what a helpmeet would his wife be at such a time. And yet his wife must 6e a good looking, accomplished, and intelligent lady; otherwise the blank would be a blot ! Row there was a young lady in the neigh borhood that the professor thought might an swer. Ile had seen her at his hoarding house, and spoken to her once or twice. But she may say no; and if she did, where in creation," thought he, "could I bide !my head And then what would become of the dining ?" The Governor must haVe a din ner and lie must have a wife. Amu hence he lay awake about it all night. At last as the morning bloke he cried out to himself, "Contempt I She will say no, will she ? What then? ' Other men have lived through it, and I shall. If not ; I shall have a clear conscience about the dinner, and a clear con science is the main thing after all I I will write a note to Miss A. any Way. It may be she will regard it favorably." So the pro fessor sat down and wrote a note to Miss A. "-Stay-a-minui es," said he to himself, "what will the Governor , think of the lady ? She is hilidsome and polite, but can she converse ?Can she entertain company ? Doubtlul," said he to himself, "very doubt ful;" and so he tore up the note. Alas! for a . man on the verge of matrimony In an hour or two, however, the professor called on the President and said : "I should tike to be absent is few days !" "Alt!" said the President, `•just at this hoer "Yes, gr. T have my classes in readiness for the examination, and I wish to go to New York." "Has any death occurred in the family," said the President, p "No, sir," fza i d the Professor, "but I have a little matter of business that requites my immediate attention, and I thought it best to go " '•You have my best wishes," said the Pres ident, "and may you return safely and not alone." The Piefesser almost smiled, but blushed rather than smiled, and left the President and hastened to New York. Ills first inquiry on his arrival there was for 111iss Adeline G., the young lady whom he had seen some years before at school, as we hare 'Pensioned. "Why,' Kiid the respondent, "the family has become reduced, and she is a cook.— pe T h 011 'DOW it sire ".A. cuold" said• he, "that is just what I want!" "Ohl" said the lady, "we thought you wanted something else possibly." "No, have been half starved to.death since I left Now York, and I want some one that can Adiree6y." , she can do that, for she scarcely has - her equal in that line in this city. Why, sir, she is a cook, par excellence," "And how does she look?"' "She is the handsomest cook in this city too " • 'Not quite that, I presume," said the Pro fessor, "but is she intelligent? I speak con fidentially." "Intelligent She is, indeed—she can converse like an angel." "And as to matters; Is she accomplish., cd?" "As graceful as an'actress." "Can 1 sco her?" , "Not befbre eight o'clock this evening." "Couldn't 1 sec her before that; hour?" "I think that would be the most conveni ent time for her to call and see you. Bile will he engaged in her duties till then " "I will wait'then. Please to tell her that Professor :thick, of Virginia, wishes to see her—Lan old acquaintance of hers." "Sall I tell her that you wish to engage a, cook?" "You may tell her that I wish to see her," said the professor. "What name did you say?" "Professor Mack, of Virginia, -if you- please, madam." An everlasting long day was before him, and he had nothing to do; not a problem to solve, except the on httnd and, that was one of a doubtful solution. • Eight o'clock at last came, and the Pro fessor called again to see the young lady. "A cook, indeed!" said he to himself; "she is a splendid woman, fit to grace any parlor in the world!" But how in creation should he make known his business? Poets, they say, begin in the middle of their story; bit professors of mathematics, where do they be gin? Finally said the suitor, "Miss G., how would you like to, go to Virginia?" "To Virginia!" said she sail surprised "Are you not mistaken in the person whom you. wished to •see?" "No, said he, "don't you remember that we both attended school in Franklin street?"- "Oh," said he. •'it is George -Maelt—l re• member you well; why, I didn't know that you ware alive!" , . "And Shave never forgotten you." • "Ab! indeed, you are very kind to ream ber me so long! I thought every one bad for. gotten me in my .calamities." "People often think they , are overlooked when trials overtake them; but it is for yen . to say that your present trials are at an End." _"Pralessor black, what do you mean? Why am mere--" • "If you have bad reverses have bad suc cess, and have the means of making you oom• fortable in life." . . • . , "Ilut you do not know my 'eireumstandes now, for I would not deceive you, 6edige?" "It does not concern me what you,are now, but what you are-willing to be." "But I have an aged mother, Professor." "And I wish to have one; she can go too." Matters. were soon arranged as to time, place, and ceremony, and this being over the ‘ party were off to Virginia—the Professor pleased that be had solved the- matrimonial problem so easily, and the lady that sbe. was no longer at the world's bidding. In the country of Virginia great ado is made for a newly married couple. Of course much wal expected in the case of the Pro. fessor. But some "bird in the-air" carried the story in advance, that Professor Mack had married a cook ! What tad,/ then would call upon her ? What society could the P. 1? V.'s have with a cook ! But the President advised his wife to call upon her out of decency at least. If the Professor had married a cook,• why he didn't know any better. AIL that he knew was how to solve problems in matheinatics. Besides, he might net lave married a cook, or if h 3 had Na vas well off in • one respect--he could have a god table. • 1 "Pshaw !" said the President's lady, "what does a person care about a table in comparison with caste in society?"' • "Caste in society will do well enough," he replied, "but since we must eat to Jive, a well roasted turkey is better than a fried Chicken, and a short biscuit better tfiati an asheake ! And what does . an epicure care for ceremony ? A good cup of coffee is better " "You are no Virginian, Ifitsband, other wise you would never say that, for anybody knows that nobility in a log cabin is better than a cook in a palace !" "Well, call on the lady and see--theories are cften good for nothing, whilst practice is the aunt of perfection !" The Presidentess called and was amazed —the cook was much her superior—and she felt it. The other officers' ladies baring heard that tne Prer•ident's wife had called on Mrs. :Mack were obliged according to custom to follow suit. They, too, were disappointed, for the New York lady had'ut lived in, a city in vain. In niind, in manners, in ac complishments, she outranked them all l" Besides, in respect to family she was not at all inferior—her father having had fortunes once and lost it. Commencement day was.now near at band, and the great dining was to mime off at the Professor's. Nor was Mrs Mack at all dis concerted. about it. She had seen a thing or two before, and was fully confident in her own ability to meet the exigency. When the time arrived, all eves were fix ed on Mrs Mack. flow would she appear in the presence of the Governor of Virginia? [low in the presence of the professors and the-Presitlent-?-21-nd_whatLsort efa_t would she set, and how would she grace it ? Could she go through it with dignity ? Of course all this was enough "to try men's souls," but Mrs. Mack was perfectly at home. In etiquette—in conversation—in the ar rangements of alt the eirenmstantials and in the formalities of the occasion she showed herself to the duties devolving upon her, and evidently interested the Governor very much by her powers o f conversation "What a charming lady Mrs. Mack is!" said he to his wife, "and what a table has she set ! and 'how well she graces it !". "My dear husband," said she, "Do you know she is a New York cook—why, she has been a more servant for many years. • "I know nothing about that," said he. "but. if she has, I wish every 'other lady was a servant and a New York cook, too. We should have something to eat then my dear, besides fried chickens and ashcakes I" "All men are not epicures, like yoi, Gov ernor!' , "No—but if they were they would imitate the mathematical Professor, and go to New York to yet a wife. A. man wouldn't be compelled thou to go to a saloon to get a decent dinner ! He could find one at home —now a great rariety " Constant Employment. The man who is obliged to be constantly employed to earn the necessities of life and support his family knows not the unhappi ness he prays for when he desires wealth and idleness. To be constantly busy. is to be always happy. Persons who have sud denly acquired wealth, broken up their ac• tive pursuits, and began to' live at their ease, waste away and die in a very short time Thousands would have been blessings to the world, and added to, the common stock of happiness, if they had been content to re main in an bumble and earned eve ry mouthful of feed that nourished their bod ies. But no ,fashion and wealth. took pos session of them, and Ailey were completely rained, They ran, away froth peace and pleasure, and embraced a lingering death.— Ye who ate sighing for' the pomp, and splen dor of life, beware. Ye know not what ye wish. Persons who are always busy, and go cheerfully to their daily tasks, -arerthel disturbed by fluctuation of busiaess, and at night sleep with perfect composure. The idle and the rich are seldom ever contented. They are., petulant,' fearful irrascible. Bid them good morning and they scowl. '.Nature and ati, appear, to have few, attractions for them. They are entirely out of their - views. While in this state the springs of life are, rusting ; out, and . the decay. of, death . 4,44 conunenced pudermining their tonatttudeas. t,hpugh lame; overtakes tie sinner at the bat. Vfill Heti. Up in the wild, where no ono comestoloek, There lives and ainga•a•little lonely Waal - . Liveth and singeth in the dreary film), Yet ereepeth on to whore the daylight 'eltinas. Pure front. theitheaven in mountain chalice caught, It drinks the rains, as drinks t soul her thought; And down dint hob , where it w ds along, Dears its life•burden of unlistened song. , I catch the murmur of its undertone That sigheth, ceaselessly alone! alone! And hear afar, the rivers gloriously Snout on their paths toward the shining sea. The voiceless rivers chanting to the sun: And wearing names of honor, every one; Outreaching wide, and joining hand with hand, To pour great gias along the asking land. — fitiloirely - timokl — crceironward-through_the_pinc, Rest through the glooms to where the 4aylight. shines; • Sing on among the stones, and secretly reel how'tbe floods are all akin to tbee. Drink the sweet rain the gentle heaven sendeth, Hold thinc own path, howovervvard it teacloth, For somewhere, underneath tho eternal sky„ Thou, ton, shall find the rivers by-a nib!). LET SLAVERY DIE. A criminal his been on trial before the most intelligent tribunal ever, assembled in this or any other country, charged with the commission of many offenses against God and mart. The indicttueut is one of the most ex traordinary documents which will find a place in all history. This offender is arraigned to answer the charge of drenching a - whole court tr in blood. A land once blessed with peace has through its devils tinsmitir covered with the desolation of war. Murder, arson and theft are a p,trtion of the arraign ment against the best Government on earth is one of the products of its instigation. The entire roll of crime would seem to bo exhaus ted in the enumeration of its evil deeds.. , — Nor has elaborate accusation been unsustain ed by the proof. The witnesses have been plentiful and explicit in their declarations. The bones of half a million victims, slain in battle through its agency, haveheen in evi dence. Wid , ors and Orphans, by the thou sands, made such by means °fits devlish arts have stood up to testify against it Whole communities given up to fire and sword' by its corotnaud, have raised their aecursing voi ces for its condemnation. • A people of twen ty million souls, that were living in unbroken harmony, until this destroyer 301/113 into their midst, pronounced it guilty of having blasted their peace. The case has been -out. The accused has been declared guilty of all that has been charged by a most competent ti ibu beyond all reasunable question or doubt. What shalhbe done with the criminal thus arraigned, tried and condemned ? That crintinal as all the world knows is Slavery. All impartial men haVo been its judges, and the verdict of guilty, is ratified by the voice of an entire nation, speaking its • dgemen t—throuo—the---most—solemn—artn known to civilized Government. Slavery to day stands convicted of grocer and more nu merous crimes than any other party has ever answered for. • And yet it is suffered to live in our midst. Its work of" ruin . still going on. Its influence is scarcely less deleterious than when its service of mischief was begun. Its power has been, partially broken but its spirit is as rebellious as when it first stirred up the people to deeds of blood and violence. It has been crippled in its strength, shut up in prison, and bound in chains, and yet the la. bor of ruin which it inaugerated goes on by reason of its presence and inspiration. So long as it is permitted to live, is it likely - to scatter the seeds of discord among the people, and preveut that reunion of hearts and of efforts necessary to restore the nation to peace and prosperity. • Why - ershtvery - permitted to live—What is there in its career which recommends it to mercy or favor? Has it not merited death as richly as ever malefactor suffered for his crimes ? Ras it any claims upon the for bearance of a suffering people? Is s there any good' reason why stay of execution, much less pardon, should be granted in its case ? Has it not already done harm enough to earn the extrewest penalty of the law ? These ques tions aro being asked by hundreds and by thousands who have suffered through its in strumentality, and who have a right to' de mand, in the name of justice, that these wrongs are avenged. History will not hold . blameless those rulers who longer hesitate to carry out the decree of the people solemnly pronounced for the destruction of slavery,— Justice can alone be satisfied byits immedi ate and utter destruction. Let those in au thority-see tajt that the sentence is carried into execution. Let slavery dio and in its departure the blessings of all mankind will follow the hand, which strikes it Irian °xis tance.—.3lilitonian. Jo HOOKER IN, TZARS.—In the great .U -pion proe..,ssion atNSpringtisid, 111, where ninety-three two-horse wagons loaded with wood, It was dumped in a pile for distribu tion to soldiers' families. Gen: Ilooker while riding up, from the depot, met them, and was rather enrprisediat the einety-three wood. wa gons. "Why where CAA these farmers find a market for this-immense quantity of fuel?" asked the hero. " Oh; General, it is a part of the Trocosion. Every stick of that is go ing to the families of soldiers absent in the army." The tears gathered in Hooker's eyes —trembled s -moment, then ran down the . cheeks bronied in hundred different battles, while he said,'bly God what a people you Illinoisans are! Yon not only fund- = • without stint to-fight the battles tof the na tion, but on take. a. father's , ears' of, their wives tied, childttut while they are A work well begun is half ended. THE EXEOUT/ON MtitiLEß lenseiteeerer, mince or sots or TRICK-na .cosess mei THN MURNoNS OH TEN semi:a s h Foreign Aloe reciiiiaby t 6 bhiiiti, Web arrived at Newc - IrTik - .70n Friday afterhooli, we find a full' account:id She execution of Franz Muller for the murder of Mr. Briggs, in a compartment of a Yailroad oar4,lthough the night had been very rainy, elMiiie came - out brightly on the morning of the 'execution —Monday"November 14—and 'it is suppos. that nearly one hundred thousand people gathered to see the death. -' The London- Meter of the 15th says: The occupants of "cheap seats" and "good aeaunniodation" were parthitilarly blusterous.. The windows of the several housei in front of the drop were well filled, whilst numbers were sitting on the roofs. Preachers of vats ions-religious sects were scattered tibout, and worked with commendable zeal in the distri buthm-of-traetse--40:one-pait a_thiettjoin ted fishing rod was employed, to which was at tached a scroll with the inscription: "Be sure I your sins will4nd you once and in another inetanee a party3sof men was stationed, one of whom held up a valkingeitick with a text at tached. whilst the others discoursed on Scrip tural subjects, and took part in reading and singing , hymns. Another• man, more conspic uous than the rest, was working his way through the crowd with a bill placed before him as an apron, calling attention to the pub lication of a pamphlet issued by the City Gos pel Hall. and called "Should Murderers be put to Death?" There were a great many foreigners present, and to them selections hem the New Testament, printed in the Ger man and other Continental languages, were .presented. But while this was going on iu one part, none but those who looked down upon the awful crowd of Monday .will ever lieviLte the , ivhalvedsgen broadcast man ner in which garroting andWiwayrobbery were carried ,on in another. We knot now speak of those whom the mere wanton nib chief of the crowd led to "bonnet" as they passed, or else to pluck their hats from off their heads and tuss them over the mob amid roars and shouts of laughter, as they came from all sides and went in all directions, till' sometimes even they fell within ,the .enelos are round the drop, and were kicked under the gallows by the. police. The propriety of such an amusement at such a time admits of question, to say the least, even among .such an audience. But even this rough play falls into harmlessness besides th'e open robbery and violence which yesterday morning had its way virtually unchecked in Newgate street. There were regular gangs, not so much in the crowd itself within the barriers as along the avenues 'which led to them; and these vagrants openly stopped, "bonneted," sometimes garroted, and always plundered any , person whose dress led them to think him worth the trouble; the risk was nothine.— Sometimes their victims made a desperate re sistance and fora few minntes kept the crowd around them violently swaying to and fro a mid the dreadful uproar. In no instance, however, could we ascertain that "Police 1" was ever called. Indeed, one of the solitary instances in which they interferestat_alLwals where their aid was sought from some houses the occupants of which saw an old farmer, who, after a long and gallant struggle with', his ninny assailants, seemed, after having been , robbed, to be io danger of serious injury . as well. This, however, about the farmer, is a mere episode; the rule tr4z4such robbing and, illtreatment as made the victims only too glad to fly far from the spot where they had suf fered it, and who, if even then they ventur ed on giving any information to the police, could hope for. no redress in, such a crowd.' Such were the open pastimes of the mob from daylight till near the time of execution, wheal the great space around the prison seemed choked with its• vast multitude. Up to the very last moment he denied his guilt. Shortly before eight o'clock he was. led from the session house to the gaol, and - from - tlence to the press room. .1-1 e walked briskly across the courtyard, followed by the. authorities. There he was ,pinioned by the executioner, and underwent the ordeal with unshaken courage. While all about him were visibly touched, not a muscle in hie face moved, and he showed no signs of emit. Yion. He was docile withal, and respectful in his demeanor Again and again Dr. ()ap pal approached him, and sought to sustain him by the use of encouraging words. The convict, repeating the words after the rever end gentleman, repeatedly . said, in Garman, "Christ, the Laihfi of God, have mercy upon ins." ' The process of pinioning over, Mr. Jonas, the governor, asked the convict to take a seat, which he declined, and remain ed standing until the prison bell began to toll which was to summon him to the seat fold. As he remained in that attitude, one could not help being struck with the remark able appearance of physical strength which his figure,denoted, and still more by his in domitable fortitude. . Though short in stat ure, he was compactly and symmetrically made, and there wore very striking indica tions of vigor about his" chest, 'arms, hands, and the back part of his neck in particular. His clothes- were . well made, •and he was dressed with remarkable neatness. When the executioner was removing his necktie and shirt collar, in artangog which inuch care appeared to have,,,:ifeettS.bestowed, -the convict held'up his head to allow .of his dos ing it with more ease. !lila Was o f the last of the preparations. ' A. aignal was Or en by the governor, ead:the ..licc., Air. Da vis, the ordifieri; fed ' the yto the scat ! . fold; reading, _as he di. .. / .lionie 'of the pre-. linlinary verses ." . a burial. aeistiOe.-- flo was folio -, . -tho f conviit , and 'they 'Bey:, 1 appal, and then by the sheriffs and un• dembentfe. . He seconded the eaiduld with a . Aim step, , poooinimied.. by ,D; . (lapel,and na hi - dici• Co the ninicitide, 94 his 11,e 3 , Dig confronted with' theta; iaiind a' izOglity anti . indescribable hum, 'M ilai t ininieni the 'tom* alms botm,firlghti,y, ,tkotigkraln' had fallen mare,a! less ul, througli:Lbe pigh4 • the- con Vice had been placed upon the' drop, and_ the rope adjusted round his beck: Dr. Cup iel, liie spiritna.Asi diesiW him With grdat and sc ' ilenii nity: itiveurgen •Auigenbiietoti tan ben Sie vor Gott; ibh fraka 'Sienoehtnals, and von' letzen male Sind Sic sehuldig.odei uti sohulclig? Dluiler---Ich bin unsehuldig.4.- Dr. Cappei—Sie stud ansebaklig? Muller —Gott weiss was lob gethan babe. Dv,..Cap pel—Gott weiss was Sic ge th an haben.,— eiss er each, Om Sic dies" Verbteeben..gn than habeis?7 - ATuller ; —;To.; ich babe, es ge. than. This conversation, 'translated, reads: Dr. Ca pyie/. Muller, in• afe w rhinutti)bu , will stand before Gbd; I ask you again,lttid for the last tithe: 'Are you guilty, or' kind cent? • Muller. lam innocent. -Dr; Cappol. You are innocent? Muller. Gad - knows what I have done. Pr. Cane]. 4cid knows what you'haver done? Does ho 'know, also, that you, have committed this eriniet • Muller. Yes, 1 did it. , • These were his last words. The drop fell. and soon ceased to live. So greatly relieved was-the reverend gentleman by the confes sion that he rushed front the scaffold, omelet ming, "Thank God! thank Ged!" and sank drivOn in a chair, completelj , exhausted by his own emotion. I Wonder _When_a_3konng roan is a clerk in a store nod dresses like a prince, smoking loin ci gals,' drinking 'twice French htondy,' rit tending theatres, balls and .the like; dot if he does all upon the avails of his clerkship ? hen a young lady sits in the parlor with lily-white lingers covered with rings; I won der it' her mother don't wash the dishes and do the work of the kitchen. When a deacon of the church sells strong butter recommending it as excellent anct sweet; t wonder if he don't rety upon the coerits of Christ for salvation. When a man goes three times per dal to. a tavern to get a dram; I wonder if he will - not by and by goftotr times? When a young lady laces her waist a third: smaller than nature, unide.it; I wonder if' her 'pietty figiire' Will not shorten her life• some dozen years or more, besides making herself miserable _while she does live? When a young man is dependent upon his daily toil for his income, and marries a lady who does not know bow to make a loaf of bread, or mend a garment; I wonder if he is not lacking somewhere; say towards the top, for instance? When a man' receives a periodical or news , paper weekly, and takes great delight in read ing it, but neglects to pay the printer; wonder if he has a soul or a gizzard? • "Pete,.what am lub?" asked a sable youth of his companion, a perfect Afrioan•Plato. "And you don't know nuffin"bout him?' "NO, uncle Pete." —VF - your -- education" is dread - harm. perfect. Don't you teal him in your bussum, to be sure?" The other inserted his hand beneath his waist-coat. "No, I don't, uncle Pete." "Ignorant nigger! it am a strong passion which reticle de soul so sewerely dat even, time itself can't heal it." "Lrea, - Uncle Pete, I know who be in lub." "Who am it?" "Dis . ele boot of mine. Its sole am rent so seweroly, dat Johnson, de eager, utterly refused to mend him: and he say dat he into bad dat do debble hisself couldn't heel 'im." Beware of entrusting any individnal what over with small annoyances, or rnistiOderstan..' dings bet*een your 'husband and yourself, jf they unhapily occur. eonfalents are dan gerous persons; and many seek to gain an as cen•lency, in families by winning the good-o pinion of a young married woman Should , any one pi canine to offer you good advioe with regard to your husband, or seek to lessen him by insinuations, shun that person aayou. would a serpent. Many a happy home•has been rendered desolate 'by exciting coolness, or suspicion, or by endeavors to gain. import. arm in an artful =l:insidious, manner., "LOVE'S LABOR Lom"—Two . men exert theauselves to no purpose,. 'One is the mon who trier to have the lase word with his wife; nod the otber_islae . who, hiving had the fast word, tries to make her confess that she vat in the wropg.—Punek Goon Loarc.—“Bradder Bones, ca . ti -you. tell rue de difference twene , dieing and 'diet,. log?" "Why, ,ob coarse I can, Lemuel.— When you diet you lib on noffin, and when , you die you hab sopa to lib on?" , dat'a, different from what 1 ;;tort it wus.• I tort it was a race atweue tie doetorin stuff, and starvation, to see which ,woultt kill . A man called upon an unfortunate trades man to pay a demand. "I can tower pay it," said he, "I am not worth a farthing," but I will give you a note—l 'am not so poor yel but that I can st:Ot a note." ' , .4 strict teetotaller of our aminaintare late. ly refried a utast ellig,iblo match, on' the ground tbat the young ladjt had sttch•an!a. •tuazing flow or apimaLspirit4,, A thrit at' ilia' . firit a foot laist'do at tlio. fast.•' '-`. *itiqthria they istimilfitig tit , 'own:- • " ' Deal,hirestly if Yeii:lartiald: firat'cieenpation.: 'the ' Cole Wiiit;tigoigiiiir NinagA 20.
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