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Marriages and Deaths, the simple announcement, FREE; but for any additional lines, five centsa line. A liberal deduction made to yearly and half yearly adveltisers. JOB PRINTING of every description neatly and expeditiously executed, and at prices to suit the times. THE UNION AS IT SHALL BE. On the rocks we read the story Of the revolutions grand, Which in ages past and hoary Swept o'er mountain,, sea and land; There we trace the mighty stages Of the world's historic times; And we mark the buried ages By their monuments sublime; And the lessen Old earth teaches, fly her grand symbolic forms, . Is, that she all beauty reaches, Through upheavals, fires, and storms History points with solemn finger To her records dim and old, And, as thoughtifilly we linger, Still the lesson there is told ; Throogh the struggles and the burnings Tin otigh the stern and frantic strife, Through the nation's fierce upturnings, Put they on a fresher life ; Then they pass to higher sfages Both-of beauty and renown; In the conflict of the ages Greatness doth the nations crown. Lo we feel the wild upheaval Of a 'nation's hidden fires; Right is battling with the Evil, And the smoke to heaven aspires; War, tumultuous and red lighted, Sweepeth with sirrocco blast, And our green young land is blighted, As the tempest whirleth past : Not the death-throe of the 'natio:: Is this wild and awful hour, , ns its painful transformatiOn To -nobler life of power. As the fossils I: uge,were buried lathe massy folds orrock, Scour Saurian :crime itybu To its death throe.in the shock ; 'Math the Union's broad foundations Shall the monster Slaller'y lie, While the coming generations Ponder o'er the mystery Through, long periods of beauty From it's dark transition time; In it's march of power and duty, Shall the Union live sublime. Nobler, freer, and more glorious, Shall the future Union be O'er tlis Asgots rod victorious, 411,the lands its strength hall see ; 1400,a11d South. in one dominion, freedom ,evermore, er one land on laying.pintou 'atl the lordly eagle soar, "Northern lake, and .South ern , barber, C'etienfield ankprairie wide, flea` e s open and greenwood, rber, All poi logast the Unions ,pride. • Oa throrig . Wall the stormy . trial, Wit:Malt biing us on our 'way, BeftsAninet the stern denial, ...Letus watch and wait and pray; liplitem all this tribulation shall rise a nobler land, ‘. • liind In peerless exaltation, It " - s 6 , thi the - nationg envied stand: Welnotrie.storm, and fire, and peril ! Fields elysian yetshall rise • • wastes. and sterile ;* Wrongjiti by free.men's sacrifice. LINES TO A LADY'S HAND. 0 goodly band ! Wherein :lath stand My heart distract in pain : Fair hand, alas ! In lil . tie pace My lite thou dost restrain. O 1 - fingers slight, Departed right, So long,: so small, - ampulla! ' Goodly by-gone, And yet alone , Most cruel in my wound. With Mlles whit° And roses bright Doth strive thy color fair Nature dolt, lend Each finger's end • 'A pearl for to repair. Consent at last, MEG Siuce that thou haat My heart in thy domain,. F t yi seivice true ' 'On me to rue, e. ,Amd reach me love again And if not so, There with more wo thyself ta [drag This simple heart, That soffered smart, And rid it out of pain, aigtpritltritt Vtimsgiballia Afoul:l.la' geboitl to Volitirs, lattraturt, agritutturt, /trios of ti2t glag, Qtal ainteiligtate, I ' I THE EMPEROR. There was once a poor man who dwelt in a hut, and gained a livelihood by begging alms. He had an only daughter, whom heaven had gifted with extraordinary wisdom, and who, little by little, taught her father to speak so wisely, that one day, when he had gone to ask alms of the Emperor, the - latter was astonished at the wisdom with which he spoke, and demanded limn whom he acquired it. "From my daugh ter, 0 noble Emperor 1" answered the poor man ; and the Emperor being very wise himself, and proud of his-wisdom, resolved to put that of the old man's daughter to trial ; so he gave the old man thirty eggs, and said : "Take these to thy daughter, and bid her get them hatched into thirty pul lets. If she refuses to obey, evil will -befall her." The poor man burst into tears, for be saw that the eggs had all been boiled. But when he had reached home, and told his daughter all that had passed, she bade him be cheerful and retire to rest, telling him he need not fear any danger. She then took a pot.of water, put a: handful of, beans into it, and placed it over the fire and on the mor row, when hdr father hdd risen, she gave him the boiled beans, and told him to dig a trench in a certain field, by which the Einperor would pass as he went out hunting. "Andes the Emperor passes by, take the beans and sow them in the trench, and cry aloud, 'God.be gracious, and grant that my boiled bekkns may spring up quickly !' and if the Emperor asks how it is possible for boiled beans to grow, reply that it was as possible as for a pullet to be hatched from a boiled egg." The poor man did as his daughter had instructed him. He took his spade and dug a trench in a field by the side of the highway, and when he saw the Emperor coming, he began to sow his beans in the trench and cry, aloud, "God be gra cious, and grant that my boiled beans , may spring up quickly l" When the Emperof heard these words he stopped, and asked how it was ,pos sible for boiled beans to grow ? Where upon the poor man answered-: - "Gracious En:ipem it is as' easy as for a pullet to be hatched from a boiled • egg! , The Emperor divined who it waslthat had arranged this Stratagem, and in or der still more to try the maiden's wis dom, he gave the poor , man pack of hemp, and said : "Take this to thy daughter, and bid her make me from it as many sails and ropes as are necessary for a 'ship. If she refuses to obey, her head shall be the forfeit."' The poor man•was sorely troubled at these words, and having received 'the pack of hemp, returned to his daughter, weeping all the way. • But *hen he had told her all that had passed, she again comforted him, and bado'him be cheerful and retire to rest, and fear no danger; and on the morrow when he had risen, she gave hini'a little piece of wood - and said "Take this to the Ernkror, and say that if he will nut tne'out a spinning wheel, a foom, and a shuttle, then will t do that which' he has donimanded."' The poor man did the second time as his daughter had instructed him ; and when he delivered her message, the Em peror was more than ever astonished;at her wisdom. To put it at a new trial, he took a drinking glass, and said to the poor man : "Take this to thy daughter, and , bid her empty the sea with it, and make, its bed-dry enough to grow cop on. If she refuses to obey, both her head and thine own shall pay the forfeit.".-- At tbis.iliti , poor man was trim Uni ted than ever. But when he had :re-- ,turned home and- his daug,hter'what the Emperor had cominanded, den comforted him the 'thiid-titre and bade him Ile cheerful, retire' to rest; and fear no'danier, And on the morrow;- when he had risen, she gave him a pound of tow, and Said to him : "Take'this to, the Emperor and say that if he Will stop _ with it the mouths and the springs of all the rivers in the world, then will I do that which he has commanded." Again the man did according.to his daughter's counsel; and, when he had delivered_ her message, the Emperor acknowledged that she was wiser than he himself, and comntanded that she should at once be brought before him. When, sbe: had come.• into-.his presence, and hafkaa,luted him, he said-to her: "My daughter, tell we what can ha (Ike *:•.T.itltti•jii.,.ll4.. MARIETTA, PA., - SATTJRDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1863. heard the furthest-?" and she answered, "Gracious Emperor, thunder and a lie." The Emperor then took his beard In his hand, and demanded of his counsel ors how much it was worth, , When they had placed upon it - a value,—some greater and some less,—the maiden said "Most gracious Emperor, none of thy counsellors have answered well. The beard of the Emperor is worth three showers of rain in a dry summer." These words.delighted the Emperor, whodeclared that the maiden had swered better than all his counsellors. He then asked her if she would become his wife, saying that he would receive only one answer. The maiden prostra ted herself before him and, replied "Gracious Emperor, it is thine to command, and mine to obey what , thou commandest. Let me ask of thee but one thing, namely, that thoa shalt give me a writing, written with thine own hand, that if it should ever be thy pleaS are to send me away, I may carry from thy castle whatever single thing. I. may love best." - • The Emperor gave her .the writing that she askod,•and then had her placed upon the throne beside him. For many summers the Empress was loved by her husband ; but it came to pass in time that he ceased to cherish her. Ecrthen said to her one ,day, "I do not, wish thee, any longer .to be my wife. Leave my castle, and go where thou wilt.". She answered,, ‘4llnatrious Emperor, obey thee. Grant :me• only that I may stay until to•morrow." The Emperor granted what she asked, and in the evening she poured some of the juice. of a certain herb into - a cup of wine, and preiented it to' him,' and said : ' "Drink, illustrious Eniperor; and be happy ! To-morrow Igo away, and to -morrow I shall be more joyful than I was even on my marriage morn." The Emperor drank;' nd soon his eyelids became heavy; and`he fell asleei; while he slept; the Empress had laid lifted.into a carriage which was in readi ness, and therein conveyed to a distant grotto, which she long ago - hid prepared in antiapation of such ademergency.— Whed the EMperor awoke,' and rotinil hiniself in the grotto; he*angrilY &mend: ed how he had come. thither. "I hive had,you - ; brought liere,".replied the Em press. Ard he then asked, very.angri ly, wherefore she had-done tlais,,adding "Did I not say thou shouldst no looger • . be my wife ?" The Empress took out of her bosom the writing which the Em peror had given her before her.marriage and answered : . , 7 "It is true, illustrious Emperor , ; but, this writing, which was giv.en by thine own hand, accorded me the, right to bring away with me, when. I quitted the castle, , whatsoever I. love best ; I ex ercised'my- right ; and brought thee,most most gracious Emperor." When the Emperor hearolthese words, he vowed never:tot part thin 'so faithful and, viise a wife. So -he embraded her; and .returned with her to the castle ;' and they two slit thereafter side by side upon: the throne, for many summers; and when the last; summer had passed, death. reaped 'them both together, like a cloud ble ear of corn. A PITY LAss.L 7 Two you__ a ies in Albany were spending the summer in northeastern New ',York. During their visit they took several long rides with the daughter of their host ;about the country. On one of Ojeda occasions as they had been traveling some distance and the driy.wai warm, and`as:a trough, of running water stood by the road side they concluded to give the pony a drink. One* the city ladies'agreed to get out and arrange matters for that purpose., The' others' remahllng' in the carriage and deeply engaged in conversation, for some time paid no attention to the pro ceedings of their comprinion. ',When. at last 'surprised at the long delaY; They' discovered her endeavoring to unbuckle the s crapper:. (the strap which passes , around-the horses tail.) • "Why what, in the world are you.do-' ing that for ?" Why, I'm unbuckling this strap toilet, down the- horses head -so. that he can drink." • =il or It is, t always a sign' of poverty of mind .when men are Aver aiming, to ap pear great , for they who are really. great never seem to know it. oar It is a. pleasant thing to see' roses andlilies glowing-upon a'Jeting lady's cheek, buy a bad sign to ( see. a Mati/s •._ • face break out in blossoms. Firlor Courtship, The folloCng emphatic and sensible protest against one of the most atrocious of the many fashionable follies of rirod ern society•is from the pen of "Jenny June," of ~the Sunday Times. Would that every parent could , read and heed "Years and s.yeara ago,. 'bundling', is said to have been practiced quite com monly, even in the county of Lancaster, by our ancient Dutch ancestors, and was so respected as an old andhonorable method of courting, that it was kept in countenance long, after a finer instinct and more correct taste had condemned it in the minds of all intelligent people. The precise signification of the term employed we shall leave to, old Knicker bockers to determine. The facts come to us only by way of tradition, and are now so completely lost sight of that it is -difficult to obtain exact data upon which to base conclusions:' However, it' is n'ot our' object to enter into re searches upon the` subject, hiit simply show that; shocking as it may have been to fastidious seniibilities, the style of to-day, in 'the midst of the'professed taste', delicaey, refinement, and- culture .of our best society, is 'scarcely less ob jectionable. Is this -startling ? But who will dare to say it is not true ? "Careful parents will not permit their young , daughters to go to balls • -with male acquaintances . ; they put an em - barge, .which has not, however, the slightest effect• upon indiscriminate waltzing, and the, next night go to -bed at ten o'clock, leaving the pretty and , impressible Miss Car . olina' alone with "dear Aughstus," to indulge in tender fancies; 'in a darkened room possibli, until tUrelve, one, two, or thrbe o'clock: in the morning. Do they willfully shut their eles to the weakness and folly to give-them no harsher nathes, , of the pre- , ceedinge which' take place under iaai, circumstances ? be ' , they know that, under their own roof, and while quietly sleeping, thatlnirity.-and innocence' of soul,which they,prize iso, much mayliave flowmaway, forever 2:.--We knew nothing of 11Ir. *ugly:One—he may ,be a very nice young man ; but the chances are that the patents ,know just_ as little. American girls have such a very inde pendbnt way of doing business, an&con eider their occupations and interests se entirely Matters for their OWEI exclusive concern, that-it takes more than ordin ary conrage'on' the part' Of an affection ate father or- mother to venture an in= quirt' as,to the charecter and '"position of .their daughter's male friends, how their acquaintance was, formed, on if it has any special object„ . "The usual style is for every member , of a family bat the daughters to leave the room as soon a ybung an 'en ters it. If it is known that the Visit: intended for one Teaie but that one; and the room ilheuld tibt be entered as long asehe remains, upon any account.; Jif -terrific -shuffling mustennounce an apiiroach; Young:Men would be more' or , lose than humandiot to take advantagep of such, opportuni ties ; and girls—ivell, .they are foolish, afraid of giving of once, ,spmetimes, imagine theinselies in -.Loire, and, alte,- , gether act in a way which, years after wardsrwhei they -are happily 'Married to quite' another individual; they'ivould rather not-real.. ' - • "It is strange that 'the shocking dn delicacy, of this method of courting : does not taboo it, at once. , Why 'yoUng men and girls : should be shut up together when they are what is cdlled "keeping company," it would 'Puzzle a Philiider phis. laivyer. to 'determine: -If , they sire to .biconie '.acquainted with eadh Other, -it,eoild `floile:lbetter ;in; the midst of the family circle, arid suirounii edlmordinery cirgarestagices., •If, ; it , is to, give iliteakaq opportunity for 3ipiq r terroptecl _caressiog .prid eridearmenti then it presupposes folly on one side and wickedness on the other, which re quires lboking after. Parents are great ly at-fault in the Matter—first, in not' having' established Sufficient control' oyes their childrenitoguide.theirlactios in important-affairs , ;'and second, in fre quently being so anxious to marry their daughters, as to willfully shut their,eyes to what are called - "little follies," Men naturally dislike - to hays _wives thiast, upon them, however, and this exceeding williiigneSs has -epoileor many a gOOd girl's chances" - • eir A. ,. man who covers himself with costly nropa . rel and neglects his mind, is liktrcirie-who• his hone end, sits within th6e'daik." ............ ..... . whyls a lean dog like a man in mediation? Because he's a thin cal.: April 11, 1E35'4._ Faro and Roulette, A Washington correspondent of the Phicago Times has "been to see the ti ger," and here is the way he.-describes the animal: - A ring at the' door-bell, "and It recon noissance through its grated upper half by a stalwait negro, then up a pair of stairs, through an ante-room, and'we stand in the Carpeted, elegant junllen of the modern '"tiger.''' 'There are two wide, lofty rooms, 'divided by folding doors, bah dazzling With light, .softly carpeted; decorated with elegant and vbl - paintings, and seemingly just tired" humanity the spot where poor'tired humanit,y would come to get a foretatse of ‘kden, and recuperate for the stern battles of life. In the first robin is' a 'sidebood, upon 'whose shelves are rows of elegant decanters;' through 'which blusheh the -purple wine or flashes the crystaline ex tract orthe juniper--.4nglic'e din. In this room is also a roulette-table, which as we enter, is vacant, add in'the other room, is a faro-table, around which are gathered a half-dozen men, so ahem bed in the game that were Gablie),, to rock the earth from his trumpet they would never hear it. I won't describe the gage ; for what little, if any, is not' nown : about it,in Chicago, ; .is not known „anywhere . else, even in tliis city of inquiry—Wash4q- Behind the table sits the derder = long in finger, white in hand, and with jnevitablq,cluster of brilliants, sparkling from digit and ialirkhcaom. lleis gray eyed pockmarked, - resolute; and Yet pleas ant in appearance, with, a: breadth, of shoulder and depth,of chest that shows lam tb be- no mean 'man 'in' case of an exchange of- fis tie courtesies. On his right hand stands aidaptain playing with half , dollar checks, 'and'in vesting one' at a‘time, evidently , :a-biaet, for, as his check is raked down , rhe fal lows it with: a sigh, and'• doubt met a curse . n-the caprieicithsnesti efloo Anne. He has but a, ; ins-a minute , they-are gone, snd, nfteii.going to a cereals and eistriiningl At; empty pocket-hoOk, - returas an d ' = moodilY ; watChtg.-thalgame.,:. -Next`to hiin is a Ihick - zsetfyi)tirigi man, who- With , something.leaskthan -a: huShel of ten and - twenty'-dollar checks at his side, is with the most perfect nonclta/atre - e betting from - one to five hundred dollars upon his cards, and winning 'or ldging without the sl jhte fr ohange,qr conn.te- - , nance But,be is lucky, everyc:ard:he, bits on *ins Untif; . a?ter ,half, an hciir, he loses three or four times in succ,es ision,,andtlhen, with. the remark; "My, 3 luCk is chanked,'l ,guess I'll auit " he , counts over his checks to the. dealer, who, Coolly as if it Niere a matter of five cents, passes over to the lu'eliy mdiv du al thirty-seven hundred dollars in three per cent, coupons Of:UnitedStates notes. immense pile of paper into itO'clief, the gentleman) . rises, takee cigar and a drink at the-side board, , and3thenliith' a "good ;light -gentlemen," hi 'Walks' ont.t The dealer' 'proceeds= firiconceinedly, while I, dazzled;•at • inch results; draw out a solitary five' an& deposit on 'tile king; le jUststhree neconds the. claWs of.the tiger covered my lonely and long treasured' five; and I. see' it:.no, more—! add. I may add 'Oat hriven't seen it MEE= A young gentleman, evidently a.elerk in a dry-goods store, sits on my-left, and ie hetting tide fosine.- 1 - 'EWE:, or three times hie oheaks-run•Ont, It — nd -then he gees to a' friand;.' and whiapera- roo nienti4and finally he.returnd With a- ten; helinvests in chgeks, and loses. Atlast hb-comes back' from one of side exeursiabs - With Towering brow and no:money: , He site ddivn,'Watehes the game" a moment;' and Yea4e's.. ; About in this style went the game— • •+' t.- one'man ill - the balance losing. By and by an elegant ° supper Was served in an , upper, room, _and ..then., the party adjourned and, commtinv,e4:playing X 011; late, and officers appeared,to be out of here,.in less than halfan saw a-Federal captain lose some-0620. Everybody, lost till , iast_before left, when the young gentleman •• who had been borrowing and betting on faro, re turned.. ' . IIO kiateWed tlie Spinning of thehall a short time, - ,then took a bystander aside. "But yen' owe me hf. 7 ' I he'a'rd. a ty ar _the other'say; "I'll give it all back to*-mottow," was tha'reply. • • Finally he came baCk with a "green 1 - baok,,", to ~the Amount of .1. tyzeniy. ~ lie pattit all on Jhe rod,; red won. : The whole pilo again went on the red, and again rod was winner. He changed to black and black won. In short, every thinktthathe laid his money on was the winning color. In less than five min ntes.from the. time he began, he gnietly cashed lie- chbOks, and left with over $lBOO. So iaudh for lack: During thettwo hours. that I was in the establishment some five or six 'thousand dollars changed hands. There •are Borne five or > • six first-class establishments of the kind in Washing ton, besides any quantity of others of lesser. note. They are well known. to the police, and in fact every body else, but are not disturbed. They areas ne cessary to Congress' as the nigger quos• tion, and nearly or quite es much pat ronized. • Two country lads came at. an early hour to a market , town, and arranging their little stands, sat down to wait fdr customers. One was furnished with j'ruits and vegetables of .. the boy's own raising, and the Other with clams and fish. The market hours pasSed Along, and each little merchant saw with plea sure his store steadily decreasing, and an equivalent_: in silver bits shining in his money cup. The last melon lay on .Harry's stand when a gentleman came by,and•placing his hand upon it, said : ‘•WlittVa largo melon ; I think I must have this,for my, dinner. What do- you ask for it ray boy.?" ',The melonls the ,last I have, six; and though it loolss very. fair, there is an unsound spot on the other side," suld j the boY, turning A over. "So'there:is," said the man ; "I think I - will not take it." "Bat," he added, 'looking-Into the boy's - fine countenance, "is it very business like to point out the defncts ofyoinr fruit to elastomers ?" "It is' - better'than to be dishonest, s'itid - the:boy modestly. '"Yort are right, my little fellow : al ways vemember that principle and you will i find favor with. God,. and man.also. You have nothing eise I wish for this morning, but I shall •remember your lit tle stand in, future." • "Are those clams fresh 3" he contin ned,.turning to Ben Wilson's stand. "Yes, sir ; fresh this .morning, caught tnem mysUlf," was „thQ reply ; and a purchase being made,. the gentle tnah' wer.t away. what. a fool you were to sho'w the gentleman that spot on the melon ynni- e an , take dr home for yottri:plins,l or threw it •away. How cinch wiser is he-a:out -those clams that I - :caughtlyesterday; -Sold them for the same•pricnl• did- the fresh ones. He vroiddriever have 'looked' at the melon until'hettad gone-away." Ilvould not tell lie, or act one either, fortwice what I have earned this morning. -Besides,.l shall be 'bet ter off in the end, far I- have gained a pustomer.,,atad - youltive lost one." And SD i tyroved,.for the next day the gentldmati bought nenrlt all his fruits and . vegettililes ortlarry, ,but 'never in vested - slater penny: atthe stand of his neighniir. Thus fhb season passed ; the gentlenian ;finding 'that he could al ways `geta good article from Harry, continually patronized him, and some times talked with him a few . mothents about his futurnprospeets. To become a mefehant was his ambition, and when the winter came -on, the 'gentleman wanted .a boy, a-boy that he could trust for his . storei decided on giving Harry the place. 'Steadily, and surely be ad vanced.in thp,conadence of his employ er, until, having passed through the va riousradations of clerkship, he became at tenqi, honored partner in the fird. . I i.--, Ilgir "o'o'r:lbn:irritation" means the application of a corrosive substance or liquid to any part_where disease is sup posedl to exist, which irritates, burns, and destroys the . skin,. and sometimes the .muscles underneath ; thus a new disease is created, more powerful and inflammatory in its action than the one which is internal, and therefore it may be said to counteract it. This' frequently gives temporary relief; but it is liable to objection, because a new disease is thereby introduced, and the patient has then to contend against two maladies instead of one-. A blieter, for instance talle',effect on overt' part of the body and on constitution, whetheihealthy or unhealthy; so will. tartar-emetic oint ment, catharides, Bcd. *re, Partington wants to know if the Pope sent any, of his bulls to the cattle show. ihr If our clothe are not well' cut V 9 are liable to be cut ourselves. NO. 30. Be Truthful Always.