=9
.SATURDAY 1\10ItNI:s;3.
AT ONE DOLLAR A-YEAR, PAYABLE IN ADVANCE,
OR, $):25 AT TAE END OF TILE TEAR
OFFICE: CRULL'S ROW, FttoNT-ST.,
MARIETTA, PA.
ADVERTISEMENTS AT THE USUAL RATES
A large addition to the Jon PRINTING depart
ment of " THE MARIETTIAR " establish
ment enables us to do everything in the Job
line with neatness and dispateh, and at very
low prices.
New and Cheap BOOM
The subsriber having just returned from the
PHILADELP/It' 44. ' TRADE SALES,
ffers at the lowest prices all kinds of Books
isusaaento
Law, Fiction, Medical, Religious,
Biograpkical, Mechanical
and other kids. These Books will all be sold
at the lowest prices as we had the advantage
and were the only Bookseller from Lancaster,
at the Trade Sales, and as a consequence, we
cart sell lower than any Store. A. few of the
Baits are here mentioned:
Woreester's Unabridged Dictionary,
Webster's Unabridged Dictionaty,
MdClellatils Bayonet Beetles,
*rimed Army Regulsdi 4,
' B ° l 6,tes Vaqt 0947
t4l. Xubior Tactics,
Zouave .ftitUl Ike*,
' Gift Books of all kinds,
Photographic Albums,
For the pocket or Centre Table, in great va
riety. The f Olft Book for the season.
b'eltiliet-iplps, Charts and Cards,
Potion s Out the Maps,
-Sanders' Elocutionary Chart,
Sanders' School -Cards,
Sergeant's School Cards,
Webb's School Cards.
Bibles in great variety from Twenty-five
'cents to Twenty-five Dollars, some of them
•having the finest bindings add plates ever re
'ceived in town., • ,
Sunday School 800k5. , --Meihridist, Lutheran,
dipiacepat„ Presbyterian, AipeEican Tract So
c•iety, American Sunday School Union.
themes and Pansies,
Dressing Cames,\Ladief.
Traveling and Slippping Bags,
Portfolios, Baba's, Writing 1./esks,
• Money Perms,' Poi:fret Books, &c , &c.
. •,„ Mlthematical
tlnstrui•oents, Call
, Bells, • Fin e Pocket
,_Cutlery. Pearl and Ivory
Paper Ctiti'ers, Gold and
• Allier PenS an.'. Peniiil Cases,
Checker ..Boards an d Men', Chess
Men - '
Dominoes, Shr k i an endless
Variety Ol t eget:ll and fai ney *Articles
selected eitirtesely fOr the .;.!ippro aching
•
holiday :masa& Fer pike and aSSOlkment
of goodrin my Mity,li i filliktOe ic onfident I
cannot he surpassed Iltityln Uneasier City.
&host „Hooks—San 6 earxeiyes, Tower's,
'p ut ter* widson's Rea . DlVisiteiti W
Ki 's ar-
t
coifs, achell's, Smithb (Ittegraiihies: , . Also,
Algebras, Arithinetics, ditYmera r Hie, lori 4 :s:
Dictionaries, &c. Statinal COPY and. Cour
position &mks. Cap, Nate,•find Ldtter p, iper,,,,
ittank 64
0., Slates, Lead liii . Shire Pen, 'dia.
Pens and' flees, Ink ami teloftsVa, Rol ,ers,
-mod Enw6lo4les. The best' Mg iii,4We- mad. •et
.sold here wiz : Maynard and 1.106 . 3. Arnold 's,
Ileoverki, !Aug/dins & Bushileld'ai .Blaci :-
wood's. elc. At the chew .3..ntAtof '‘
VIOIR,_W SH • - HA, '
t i510P..3,04 No . 32, N. Queen Sig iscaster,
DAVID ttOTIL),..
Dealer in .tEardvtittre.
Paitate t69 , 4k &Ut ast
alla t 60, *lli otigt ftlbeF?&*o.,
141441CE1:-.BT--4400-314.6,---
WOULO.take this means of intormin 4 f the
citieens of Marietta and vicinity tIn3P! he
is prepared Le geiretish anything in his fete,
consisting in part, of rattle Cotlcry of et
kinds; d tiousekeening
ware, in all stylles, Cutlery, Took, Paints,
Class, Varnishes, Cediorware, Tubs, iluckets'i
Churns, Knows, Forks, Spoons, Shovels, Ptiz
kern, Tongs, Candlesticks, Pans, Waiters, Cop:
per and Wass Kettles, Door,. Desk, Pad and
all other kind of Locks, hails, Spikes and
in fact everything usually kept in a well regula
ted Hardware establishment.
A LEXAND Elt LYN USAY,
k'ash ionatok
Boot and Shos Manufacturer,
MARKET STREET, MARIETTA, PENN.
Would moat respeettully inform the citizens
of this Borough and neighborhood that he has
the largest* assortment of City made work in
his lineal business in this Borough, and be
ing a practical HOOT. AND SHOE MAKER
hitnself,is enablee to select with more judgment
'than those wits are not. lierantinues to man.
stfacture in the very beat mating everything
in the BOOT AND RIME UNE, which he
warrant tor neatness And good fit.
113•0101-and examine his stock before put
chiuung chseuthete.
401114 BBL- chant Tailor,
4 0kor. Miarfaet-e., mid Obey Lsae, Marietta.
RATEFUL. liar past 6NOFB I would returr
N.... Tiny *auks be numerous friends and pa
trons and indomadessi Chit I still continue the
old business Melte old stand, where I will be
pleased to bee them at all times, and having a
full and aphisibidamortmeat of
'moms, CASSIMER.ES VESTINGS,
which will be made up be order at the shortest
notice by the best of workmen, and on reasona
ble terms, C weld bepleased, therefore, to wait
upon my old, customers and all who see proper
o pritrouite me hereafter. r
MEI/ILAN HOTEL,
PHILADELPHIA.
.ocated Om Chestnut street, opposite the
OLD STATE HOUSE.
and in close proximity to the princjpal Jobbing
and Importing Houses, Banics,Custom House,
and places of amusements. Tire 'City Cars
can be taken at the door (or within a square)
for any depot in the City. The House has
been renovated and refitted, and
.PRICES REDUCED TO $1.50 PER DAY.
WYATT & HEULING,S, PROPRIETORS.
...
AGLE 1:10TEL, FRIrT Srp.Ent,'
r
-7114.14 ET ~ P 41.. . . kv;
l'he anftraigned haylu' leas,' the old "Stii,ck-
UMW , stand, at «h, corner of Frontliyeet
.and Elbow Lane, would most resped ally
,inform Watermen and th'e traveling public
generally that nothing shall be left undone
to make it deserving of a liberal support.
SAMUEL G. MILLER.
Marietta, Match 1, 1862.
J. A. CONGDON;
et..TTORNEY7AT - L A.W
.Oppositep the rendence of .Col. John W. Clark.,
.
Market -.0. Marietta; Pa.
Prompt attention given to securing and
col
.lei:Ong Chanta l and Orphans' Court busi
iieo i,ggngti, lll Y. Will attend to business in
taticoster and adjoining counties.
Conveyancing and other writings promptly
.ixecute4., ~ .
WM. B. 11. - EDGBAVE,
Colu' mission Lumber Merchant,
Nest Falls Avenue, Baltimore, 3/d.
jtromESP,ECTFULLY offers his services for the
sale of I. trx aa a of every description.
,hs knowledge of the business he feels
conident; of being able to obtain the highest
market rates for everything entrusted to hip...
JAMES N. KING,
ATTO RNEY-AT-LAW,
REMOVED TO
No. 139 SOUTH FIFTH STREET,
:ABOVE WALNUT;
Philadelphia.
A SE'S CONCENTRATED L YE,
tiperior to any no
el in use, can be had at the
Cheap Store bf ititbarlt.
Haber, proprietor.
VOL 8,
FRESH GOODS AT SPMiGLE R AND PATTEFiSON'S.
..- ...... -..=,,,.,
k 1 FULL assortkent of Fresh Winter
Goods of the' ' desirable styles.
'es, Gentle = Misses and, Months
Shawl* Os erg quality.
~
Freneh Merinoewitt a great bargain,
Fapcy Wool DeLaines below the cost
of importation, Coburgs, Thibits, Prints
and Ginghams in great variety.
Cloths, Cassimeres and Vestings
very cheap, Cloaking Cloths in all colors, at a
decided bargain, Hoods, Nubias, Gloves
and notions generally, as cheap as ever.
A Job Cot of extra-fine
EMBROIDERED COLLARS
at less' than half the - usual cost,
Flannels, Muslins, Checks, Sheetings
other kind of DRY GOODS, together '
with Groceries, Fish, &c., in full supply. •
NILLEINERY,
STRAW GOODS, &sO.
F. have the pleasure of informing the
r
public that we are now prepared„to offer
at our Old Stand,
Nos. 103, 105 6. 107 North Second St.,
above Arch, Philadelphia.
A. WELL SELECTED STOCK OF
MILLINERY AND STRAW GOODS,
In every variety, of the LATEST IMPORTA.•
TIONS, and of the newest and most fashionable
styles.
OUR 8.7011 WW DEPARTMENT
Will comprise every variety of Bonnets, Hats,
add'Trimminge to be found in that line, of the
latest and most approved shapes and styles.
filar.223 H. WARD.
11111118 U, YARD.
bjormirleofs,Nbs, ffea sfones, &e.
MIA) 114.17 AL Cr' AtLE, Marble Mason,
. . (42porne,€11,e Town Hall Park,
Marietta, : Pa.
--111 s, r — o —
business in all its branches,
t - a
1. 7 continued.,,.it,!.Haiian and
opposite
fl'unk'sol d place,
Cross ice 3 near , e
. .1 v: •',' 'Where every description of marble
c
vv. rk'.'.f I be kept on hand or made to order at
511".,. ce and at very reasonable prices.
D a " flit, June 29, 1861. 49-1 y
WAWA) COCHRAN,
Glazier and Pape. Hanger.
tstpecatnneinpfuo
blic g l
e e n c e i
t
eUnLs D o
of ro o st
e
- HattSe Painhng,
China Glossing,
Paper flanging, 6.c.,
At ve.-y short notice and at prices to suit the
times. lie can be found at his mother's resi
dence o ri the corner of Chesnut and Secomi
streets, few doors below the Id. E. Church,
and imn mdiatcly opposite the old Oberlin
Coach W orks. [Aug. 3-ly.
Eit.ISMAN'S
Saw _Mill and Lumber Yard,
MAI. TETTA, PA.
CjONSTANTLY on hand a full assortment
of ail kinds of S. !asoned Lumber, which he
alters at reasonable prices.
Boards, Plan k, , Joist, Scantling,
Rafters, Latis, Shingles,
Pails, a k e ..4,.
OAK, PINE .HENPLOG`K TIMBER.
All ordersattended to yvith dispatch.
•j M. ERISMAN.
HEAP READY-MADE PLOTHING!!
‘j Having just icturned from the city with
a Likely selected lot of Ready-made Clothing,
which the undersigned is prepared to furnish at
redneed prices; having laid in a'general assort
ment of men and boys° clothing, which he is
detertfrined to sell LOW, roe CASH. His stock
consitne of Ovue-ConTs_, DRP.SS, FROCK AND
SACK COATS, PANTS, VESTS, PEAJACKETS,
RoUNdROUTS, (knit) OVERHAULS, CRAVATS,
DRAW RS, SHIRTS, HOISERY, UNDERSHIRTS,
GLOVES, SUSPENDERS, &C. Everything in the
Furnishing Goods line. Call and examine be
fore purchtsing, elsewhere. gveryt:iing sold at
prices to suit the times. JOHN' BELL.
Corner of Elbow Lane and likrket
nett door to Cassel's Store.
Matiettas October 29,1866.
C HEAP LAMPS.
A FRF.SH SUPPLY OF
Coal Oil Lamps and Lanterns
of every paters ' suitable for the Parlor, the
Kitchen and theOhamber ; Hanging and Side
Lamps for Halls, Churches, Stores and Offices.
Having purchased them from the Manufactu
rers in large quantities at the lowest cash rates,
we can sell them much under the usual retail
prices, although every other description of
goods are advancing.
PATTERSON 4- CO.
p'orLAT ED WARE: A Large and line stock
of Plated ware at f. L. Ii E. J. ZAHM%
ner of North. Queen street & Center Square,
Lancaster, Pa. Tea Setts, in variety, Coffee
Urns. Pitchers, Goblets, Salt Stands, Cake
Baskets, Card Baskets, Spoons, Forks, Knives,
casters, &e., , &c., at manufacturers prices.
REPLATIVG attended to at moderate rates.
EWELRY.—A large and selected stock of
J fine jewelry of the latest patterns from the
beat factories in the country can be found at
H. L. Sr. E. J.
Cor. North Queen st. and Centre Square, Lan
caster, Pa'. Our prices are moderate and all
goods warranted to be as represented.
TWENTY. EMPT ' HOGSHEADS ZE,g
—in good condition—will be sold
at the low price of $1 each and delivered any
where in or near Marietta free of charge. Be
ing in want of collar room, if taken from the
store soon, "a trifle less will be taken. Also,'a
lot of excellent .
WHISKY BARRELS
very cheap. For sale at DIFFENBACIFS
Just-Just received the largest
4
and most desirable lot of Embroideries e ye
oitered for sale here, consisting in part of beau
tifdl 'French Worked Collers, Underideevei
SpeneMs, Swiss and Jackonett Edging and ln
szrting, Flouncing, &c., selling very low.
J. R. DIFFENBACII.
17tRESH HOME GROOM/ SPICE S AT
ANDERSON'S I Attention Butchers
and Houskeepers. Baying a great demand for
our famed SPICES, I have concluded to con
tinue to keep coma, fiupply of Ground Pep
per. Ground, ,": ,6 and Sweet Marjoram.
LAMPS! LAIC'S! SHADES, &C. The
undersigned has received another lot of
/quid and Coal Oil Lamps, and Lamp 'Shades
of every variety and price. Call and see them
a t the Drug Store of Dr. Henry Landis.
LLC
3uttgiskut iptuns t ataltia aiournal for fig tantik Cult.
MARIETTA, APRIL 19, 1862,
The following acrostic pn,Benedict Arnold ap
peareilYears Shiite in a - I.ondon papa.. It is
without exception one of the most severe*
yet just—comments on the character of an
ungrateful man. How many Arnold's the
present rebellion has brought ont, who egtuit
ly deserve "the , hotieirfititites.” .
Born for a curse to' nature 'kW Mankind,
Earth's broadest realms can't shciW so black a
mina,
Night's sable veil your erimes,cap never bide,
Each one would glut historic tide ;,
Defunct, your cursed memory will live
In all the glare that infamy can give ;
Curses of ages will attend Tour name ;
Traitors will glory in your shame.
Almighty vengeance earnestly waits to 101 l
Rivers of sulphur over your treacherous soul
Nature looks down, with conscious error. sad,
On such a tamisti'd blot as she has made ;
Let hell receive you, rivited in chains,
Doomed to the hottest itiklEi flames.'
Domestic iit'appiness.
Two or three girls, and two or three boys,
Dirty and ragged and making a noise ;
Some calling for this and others for that ;
One pinching the dog—another the cat ;
And Bill, the sly rogue, with a sorrowful phii,s'
Bawled out that "Sam's bread had more buttegi
than his!"
And then the siy urchin, all covered with
• grease,
Sitting down on the hearth to examine each'
piece !
And if one is the widest, or thickest, or longest,.
Let him that's the weakest, beware of the
strongest ;
A battle ensues, and a terrible clatter;
The mother cries out what the mischief's the:
matter ;
Each tells his own story and tries to defend it;
"It won't do. you young rogue, a boxed ear
must end it !"
He presa'd my band, I can't tell why—
Pip'sure I wonder why he did it;
And then I heard--oh, such a sight !
As quite alarmed me for a minute.
„
I wonder why he sigli'd so sadly—
I'm sure if I could understand
The cause, I would remove it gladly.
He told me he had lost his heart,
And whispered something about " Hope ;”
I wonder why it did depart—
Or why hearts ever do elope—
I'm sure, if I his heart had been,
I never would have left his side,
But stuy'd a happy, joyous thing,
And loved the place till I had died.
Mary's Address to WiLliamCV
I thy loving sweetheart still am,
Lively, sprightly, manly William;
Fur if love could ever kill,
Thou mayest die, my lovely Will.
But if that should chance to kill thee,
With that I'd woo thee back, dear Willy,
My heart is now and ever will
Be•linked to thine, my handsome Bill,
My love and truth must surely fill ye
With love for me my gallant Billy,
Should all forsake, love the still.
Will, William, Wily, Billy, Bill.
William's Answer to Mary.
Cheerful, cherry c heeled and chary,
Mild, majestic, modest Mary—
Void of pride and free from folly,
Peaceful, prudent, pretty Polly— '
Gayer than the gayest doll,
Is my modest maiden Moll! '
Changeless as th' unfading
Is my mindful, mirthful Molly.
The moon, the stars, or brilliant Sol,
Art naught compared to thee, my Poll.
Adieu! I've shot my love's last volley.
Mary, Molly, Moll, Poll, Polly
He that loves a rosy cheek,
Or a coral lip admires,
Or from.star-like eyes doth seek
Fuel to maintain his fires;
As old Time makes these decay,
So his flames must waste away.
But a smooth and steadfast mind,
Gentle thoughts and calm desires,
Meads with equal love combin'd,
Kindle never dying fires :
Where these are not; , I dispisti
Lovely cheeks, or lips or eyes. 17.
Black Eyes and Blue Contrasted
Black eyes most dazzle in a hall;
Blue eyes most please al evening fall.
The black a conquest soonest gain ;
The blue a conquest most retain.
The black liespeak a lively heart,
Whose soft emotions soon depart;
The blue a steadier flame betray,
That burns and lives beyond a day.
That black may features best disclose ;
In blue may feelings all repose.
Then let each reign without control—
.
The black all an ND—the blue all sou i
What is beauty? Not the show
Of shapely limbs and features. No.
These are but flowers,
That have their dated hours,
To breathe their momentary sweets, then go
'Tis the staintless soul within
That dutsiines the fairest skin.
Not in riches, not in name,
Not in title, not in fame
Nor lionor makes our woes the less,
But in contentment is, happiness
UithflL
BENEDICT ARNOLD.
I Wonder Why?
17nfading Beauty.
Beauty
.11'ippiness
Terms--C,n.e Dallas a Year
MR. ROWEL GOING E.
Russel, 'of the London Times, has -en
gaged his passage to England in the
nexttthinard steamer. It is said that he
considerd his ejectinti, h6rses, carriage,
staff and all, from the Alexandria steam
boat on whlch he had embarked: for
Fort Monroe an insult, and rumor as
serts that the London Times wilt make
it a caws It turns • out Dint the
order from the War Department, pro
hibiting all correspondents from accom
panying the army under the immediate
command iof General McClelland, was
framed merely for the purpose of ex
cluding Russell, the government being
unwilling to give facilities for acquiring
knowledge of the operations of our
armies to a man who does not owe alle
giance to thd 'United States, and whose
letterd, appe'aring in a journal beyond
its control, may give information to the
enemy prejudicial to the service.
To PROVE THE VITALITY OF EGGS.—
De Berry Rye, N. Y., writes to the
American Agriculturist : It is emphati
cally "Love's lador lost" to set her on
eggs lacking vitality. For some years
have generally been successful in
"counting my chickens before they were
batched." About the 2d week in March
I select fresh eggs of a medium size, and
set as many hens as possible at the, same
time. After three days, examine the
eggs at night with a light, those having
the embryo• chick will appear dark,
'while those lacking vitality will look
'clear` as ever; remove them, as they
`will not hatch, but are still fit for family
tme ; transfer the good eggs frbm one
nest to another to make up deficiencies,
and give the robbed hens fresh eggs.
AETTING , HENS.—Always choove the
n'infliOurs-forvi!rttiiwelivitn.—Aglere
is then a natural desire for roosting and
resting ; and by the next morning it will
be found the hen has taken contentedly
to her duty, Some persons sit a hen at
any time of day, and, in order to confine
her, place a box or barrel over her; the
consequence often is that she becomes
freightened, and in struggling to get
out pays no attention to the eggs.
VENERABLE COUPLE.—Died in Frank.
lin, Susquhanna county, Pa.,loth Febru
ary,Deacon Titus Smith,also Clarissa his
wife—each over 82 years of age. They
were born in Cheshire, Connecticut,
moved to the then wilderness of North
ern Pennnylvaoia in 1797, and after liv
ing in holy matrimony over sixty years,
both expired on the same day. He was
a Deacon in the Congregational church
for many years.
far A good story is told of a Quaker
volunteer, who was in a Virginia skirm
ish. Comiug in close quarters with a
rebel. he remarked, "Friend, it's unfortu
nate, but thee stands just where I'm
going to shoot," and blazieg away, down
came old secesh.
ifir A. Father was winding his watch,
when he said, playfully, to his little girl,
"Let me wind your nose up !" "No,"
said the child, "I don't want my nose
wound up, 'for I don't want it to run all
day."
Cr One is much, less sensible of cold
on a bright day than a cloudy one ; thus
the sunshine of cheerfulness and hope
will lighten every trouble.
erTears are the magic blossoms of
the heart at parting, smiles at meeeting.
Sometimes they bloom at once ; then
joy is sorrow, and sorrow is joy.
Imo' Punch notices a wine newly ad
irertised as naked sherry. It, will prob
ably be reconimended to those who
have no coats to their stomachs.
air Prentice says the reason why all
the rebel troops are turning their back
on us is, that they are getting heartily
ashamed to show their faces.
gt "Do you believe; sir, that the dead
ever *elk after death ?" "No doubt of
it, madam ; I have heard the dead
march."
The honesty .a man has, the less
he affects the air of a saint; the affec
tion of Sanctity is a blotch on the face
of piety.
airA Christian , had ;better go ; to any
place of amusement. that go home ;whin
ing because he can't go. . .
isp- - urtiy , is an infant like a diamond ?
L-beennae iG is a dear little 'thing
•
g "The; light of otherr days."—Con
dies.
==l
NO. 38.
or There was a farmer once, in Rout
gornety county, Who devoted his atten
tion exclusively to growing pnmkins, by
which he succeeded in bringing them to
an enormous size, SO that he , would chop
with an axe a cartload of pieces to take
to thy market Without sensibly diminish
ing the size of the pumpkin. However
one day as he was cutting away at a new
pun3pktn,his axe slipped,and fell through
into the pumpkin: so he started off to
'his neighbor's and borrowed a lantern,
and descended into the 'pumpkin : but
when he got to the bottom he was sur
prised to find there another man, who
immediately demanded of him what he
had come down for. "I've come," says
he, "to look for my axe, which I have
lost in here." "Well," says the other,
"you may go back again instanter, for I
have been here these three; weeks look
ing for my horse, and have not yet been
able to get a sight of him."
When George Stephenson,the cel
ebrated Scotch engineer, had completed
his locomotiiie, he presented himself be
fore the British Peiliament and asked
for the attention and support of that
body. The grave M. P.'s looking sneer
ingly at his invention, asked : "So yon
have made a carriage to run only by
steam, have you?" "Yes,my lords." "And
you expect your carriage to run on paral
lel rails, so that it can't go off, do you ?"
"Yes, my lords." "Weil,' now, Mr. Ste
penson, let us sbow you bow absurd your
claim is. Suppose when your carnage
is running upon these rails at the rate of
twenty or thirty miles an hour, if you're
extravagant enough to even suppose such
a thing is possible, a cow should get in
its way,—you can't turn out for. her,
what then 1" "Then Imill be bad for the
cols!, my lorde.',k
Crln the town of Richmond, Indiana:
"A wealthy Quaker,whose four beautiful
horses were the admiration of the place,
was asked to aid pecuniarily in the
formation of a regiment of cavalry. He
replied :"Friend, thou knowest that I
cannot give thee money or horses for
the war—war is wicked—but as for my
four horses, it is true that two will serve
my needs ; and, friend; I will say this to
thee, that my stable door is not locked ;
and if I see thee, on one of my horses,
and thy friend James on , another, I will
keep the peaee toward thee both."
eir All award bravery to 0. Jennings
Wise; but his
. father has so fallen in
public estimation, that he is proclaimed
on the streets of Norfolk a coward and
a paltroon. In his escape from Nagg's
Head he rode thirty miles on horse back,
notwithsanding he had previously report
ed himself too ill to remain on Roanoke
Island at the head of his command.
Wise and Floyd now rank together as
the fleet footed.
Wise would be hooted if he were to
appear on the streets of Norfolk or
Richmond. He has retired to his farm
in Princess Anne county.
or "Speaking of bathing ," says Mrs.
Partington , from behind the steam that
arose from het tea, as alreil to herblush
es, when touching upon so delicate a sub
ject "some can bathe with perfect im
purity, in water as cold as Greenland's
icy mountains and India's coral stranss ;
but for my part, prefer to have the water
a little torpid."
er During the last three months six
ship-loads of Africans have been landed
at the south side of the Island of Cuba.
Slavefs are more active than ever at
Cuba, ow:ng to the civil war in the
United States, which has necessitated
the withdrawal of the American ships
of war stationed about that Island to
capture slave vessels:
OW Alluding to the vast army in
Tennessee; Mr. Etheridge said, in 'his
Nashville speech, that a lady asked a
soldier "How far back does your army
extend r "Madam, it reaches to the
north pole,; a'nd when I left two other
regiments Were trying to get in.
far A Port Royal letter says; The
other day an old darkey taken aboard
one of the vessels' was ove.rheard praying
vigorously,' that "do Lord would bras
dese d—d Yankees." Poor Sambo had
never heard' us designs:tea any other
way, and gave the title in his prayer.
litir The Californians answer the, ques
tion "what to do with the Chinese" by
proposing:to make money out of them,
and is`now befere the Legislature
of that State to tax them four dollars a
year, male and female.
Hints to Married Men and Bachelors .
Having seen the building of almost
every house in this great metropolis, I
think I must have been dull, indeed, not
to have learned something of the men
and their manners, for the last half cen
tury. I think, also, it is the duty of
every man, woman and bachelor, who
know anything whereby they may benefit
their neighbors, to tell it.
A young attorney among my friends,
in copying an instrument, began, "Know
one woman by these presents," &c. Ills
partner, in passing, glanced at the ap
parent mistake. "Stop, sir, you should
say, 'know all men." "06, never mind,"
replied the junior; "if one woman knows,
all men will soon know." So, as I
speak to one woman, I hope' all •men
who hear may attend.
As I set.in tny-te.nt-door on Wedhlng
dion'e birthday, I thought-of tbd four
'celebrations. I had witnessed while he
lived in our midst. With the pleasures
of memory, I retraced the years of
twenty-two to twenty-five, and thought
to myself that if .I were to live - my life
over again, I would just manage my
treaty of peace, amity and concord with
the lassies, after the same mode and
form which I pursued fifty-five years ago.
Therefore, my young friends, I will just
describe the process, and say unto you,
Go and do likewise,. When I emerged
from the 'cottage wherein I first drew
breath, (in Scotland,) I looked on the
daughters of men, and saw that they
were fair. I resolvsd that as--soon as .I
could earn one shilling sterling Ter, day,
I would enter on a life copartnership .
with one of these native beauties. What
God makes beautiful, it is for man to
admire; and perceiving, by statistical
tables, that. God sent annually into the
world an equal proportion of ,men and
women, I therefore thought it must be
His law, that every man should- have his
mate at once, leaving future provision
and consequences to Him who hangs
,creation on 1163 arm, and feeds her at
his board. It is fifty-four years since I
ratified that treaty .of peace, amity and
equal rights, and never, for one moment
did regret -the contract:; nor did I
ever lack aloof in the pantry„or a dollar
in my purse; - If God ; sent„us another
month, he always sent food to, fill it.—
With regard to courtship, it, is the easi
est thing in the world. Love is the
language of nature. -The veriest, fpol,
if he can't pronounce, can speak it with
his . eyes a n d .w om an ore nice interpre
ters. When first: thinking, of these af
fairs, 'resolved in my, own mind never
t9AP.Pdwan.49.-arjAP r.i4a.teefpcaVNtsotiect
_with an.y -young woman, till ~,I had de
termined son. 4 .teletiig 0_11)1E1.1f ,wife ;
and also, never to spend
_an .hour with
any woman,_,except she was the one
whom, above all others in the world, I
wished, to make my, wife. • On this Prin
cieie I-practiced and prospered. There
is nothing to be gained by hanging
around a sensible woman for months,
. repeating opera gossip. o.r 'play-house
nonsense. You mistake the sex, if you
hope to win their favor by this means.
While you think they are smiling at
your small wit, they are only Jaughing
at your great folly. I have sojourned
with ladies who had more sense in their
little finger, than you could squeeze
from a dozen of such heads, as yon may
see daily leaning ,on the door-posts and
lintels of the Astor for, support. .
If, you wish to gain the affections of a
virtuous woman, you must speak to her
the words of truth and soberness. If
you wish to make her your wife, tellsher
so; if you don't, you have no businose
-in her company. Ladies= often suffer
martyrdom, , vhen, , froria politeness and
pity, they are compelled to sit for hours,
hearing (not listening to the small
talk of some biped whotn Madam Natdre
had been toiling on all day to form his
handsome person, ,but, having tired of
the job by sundown, had , rolled him from
her work bench, forgetting to put brains
in his head. As I said before, Mr.
Michael e . if ' you don't want . that lady
to become yout wife, you' have no busi
ness in her company. You Perhaps
keep at a distance a worthy, modest, but
bashful young man, who would gladly
give a dollar per niinute, for the next
half hour, could 'he only occupy the
place on the sofa which you now fill
with yout useless identity. If yon wish
that lady to beconie your partner for
life, tell her so, like a man of sense.—
She don't want aMbnkey without nerve,
muscle, sinew- or brain in his frame, and
whose most prominent points of distinc
tion is a wild-goat's beard, projecting
from the neither circle of his under lip ;
she wants a strong arm =to lean on for
support and protection ; she needs a
man of mind, who will lead, guide, cher.
ish and protect her on their life-journey,
till the end.
I need not say what the woman should
be ; far, as I think, she is the most pet.-
feet subject in all creation's work, in'all
creation's plan as Burn's speak's of
Nature :
"Her tprentiee hand she tried on man,
And then she made the lassies, 0 !"
kW "You are at the very bottom of
the, hill," said the physician- to a sick
patient, "but I shall endeavor to-,:get
you up again.', "I fear I shall be out
of breath before- I reach the top.. was
the reply,
WA Never turn a blessing "round to
see whether it has a dark side to It.
LAURIE TODD.