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FADED TE)CT ( III IMN I»IIIMIIM< i ^ B | | | I I l> llllllHllill I I 0 b a t o k l i a l l e i p j e j i ^ t e S ^ 5 x ‘S “? T T S f “ - ! Piy1>ll«Hcr« Proprlctoirw# ‘< 811ent ns) 8iiow>4ak:«« | r e | p o te n t ag llaundoiTf'W tpliapln^ VOLUME I. EOET PLAIN, THUBSDAV, MAY 25,1854 IPfljfis gtgiirtiait. [For t]ic Mohawk Valley Beglater,] THOU AKT NOT TOO OUO. oiS5“* to a friend who regretted that he was too Tliou’rt not too old; years have not cast T h e ir shadows on your way, Tliou’rt not too old; Youth has not passed On rapid wings away. But in your heart a fountain glows, And round it pleasant thoughts repose ; And sympatliiesjand feelings high, Bprlng like the stars on evening’s sky, Thou’rt not too old ; Time has not set Ills signet on your hrow, And no faint furrows tliero have met, Which care can deepen now. And f,i)ve—fond love, a clmplot weaves, Of opening buds and verdant leaves 5 And still 1 fiiiiey ijoii can twine Thoughts,sweet us (lowers, for they are thine. SAUJIATII How buiuiUfuI UiW »Mahbiitli mf»rn fFiitli broken (^er the waiH of night, ^ & S t X S ' S u ' h a u g h t i Tile werni sun creeps iilmig t|w ciist, r.oosening the seal of Earth s closed eyes, ’Tis b e antlfnl, on inom like this, To lie Uie diiyfod's liivmcil giiwt-^ To share his first warm smile and klas, T lieirgo to sleep upon his breast. I ruin would linger for uwliilu Bene.atli Ids bright, iiudmided smile ; Ji-.ir, o j i ! 'tis gentle, soft, jiiid w am i, Kcit ’neatli tlie siwdow nf liis form. We havo not yet time’s souvenir. The .suiusoirs gem, bleat Imlcymi spring— Blovvly our wintry p-wsions .stir. And sadly didf our olleriiig. Tlioiigh glorious iispiratlous rise Up to those castellated skies. On earth we have 110 hud or llowcr To rhyme with tins delicious hour; Eh) .singiiig-hii'd upon the lawn t'arols ills lay at early dnwii— No velvet gniKses soil and green, ill park or lUemlnw nin lieseui; Yif, tlihkly fi >i ■lisl,’,. . i,(,i'itle,i rise An incense iis tnmi I’inudiso ; Foi lire and light and ladiny air Oder lip tlielr morning pin^un'. Can he who (ills tlie ilnuiknrd’s howl Wltli that whith )uo\es his ruin— Can he enjoy a peaceliil soul In \ lew 0 , what lie's doing ? <'au lie he monil, who will se)l That which engenders evil ? 1 h he a, m a n - let some one tell Urun ineiirimto devil y 'Can true philanthrophy ))Os.sc.ss That Iieai t, who lor u shilling, Will iill ids imiglihor up the glass, jVnd turn him out doors r e d ing ? And cause.s many to iiijiiro Tiicmselves to dissipation ? 'If 8 )ii‘h ate ChrirtUau, will you imiko, A kind of esthmitioii; Ami say )mw many It uonid hike, To CiiriHUiiiiiite the imlion. [Prom pjeason’a IMeforiBl.] T H E & R E E N C H A M B E R 1 T H E M I D J J i a B T V I S I T O a Iiy I-nANOXS A, PUItlTAQE, I n my yoimger days, “ gliost stories” wpro tjje mostfiopular uaiTatiyes extant, and tlie lady or gentloinau wlio could recite the e spill 0f ^wii^Wnc, M '-if'’ At the breaking of {. t'oniiiieiii'iiiueiit of the Lyii i^roiiiid for (lie isynoiilmrgnml'tVn- messoo Itailroad, at Lyneliburg, llev..). E. foiniiUMiimil slowly to read a rnaimaoript lU'ayer. At the cuiiclusiou, ah old liegi W’ho had been resting with ojio tbi de awl his tirtns on the ha loking dnteirtly in the chaplain’s face, man, Who had been resting vvitli OJie toot on his sfiade awl his tu'tns on the hawUe, looking intently in the chaplain’s face, -fitraighteiiiug himself up, penwikcd, nudi- ^‘Well, I reckon dat’s de fust time de Lord has ever been written to on Uip sub'' Ject of railroads!” j JUST A man praising porter, said it was fjo eKceflent a hoveimj^o that taken in great cpianlilies it ahvays Ph}tlo him fat. “ I have seen the time,” said ’another, when it ipade you leaav’ When 1” asived the enlogist, “ Last niglit—against the wall,” j ^ “ Motlier, 9fin’t I go and Itavowy 4agnovr§otype taken n No, I guess it isn’t worth while.” “Well, then, yon might let mo have a tooth piiileij I never go anywhere,” A gentleman dined one day with a dull prenenen Dinner was scarcely before the gentleman fell asleep] hut wgs, awakened by the*divino, and invited to go and hear him preach. “ I beseech yon, sir, excuse me, 1 can ^leep very well whore “ My deaf’ fellow,” said Beau Dick., man to a waiter in a hotolj I have respect for dies f indeed, f may say | mu fond of flics—hnt I Jlko tp hftyo them gnd m y milk ill aepw'nto glaaagR; they mix so mndh bet ter when yon have control of both ingro- 4ie»t«.” « W hat malma thd milk so p r m f\ eatd Betty to the inilkman,, when _ he hi’QWght hf» ptil m tim door one mornhig- “ Blease, mwn, the pump-handle’s broke, and misses took tlm water from tho hller. il thinks It would staml a pvotty smart chance of being combed out, jia r O n r boy Williftm, who believes that Bnghmd and Branca will evontuaUy liotray Turkey, says that they are “ stnfllng” 'Dnkey. that they may havo a g ood feast ■off o f It when prepared, where ho ’sperienecs warmer longitude,’ was tlie pbilosophiorcply, Bays when yon are yonng to spend when ymisreold, most thrilling udveuturo, involving a gen- ipiritual visitant, was sure to ho the of Uic evening party ho en livened (i) with the dismal details. The elder auditors never seemed particularly horrified or torror-.stricken, however much gratified they were, but tho younger mem bers would di'ink in every word, “supping full of hon'oi's.” After listening to one of tlie.se luitlientic narratives, ^\o u.^ed to Int very reliuitant to retire to oUr doniiitories, and never ventured to get. into bed till ne liiid e\aiiiiiied .siispieious-luoking elo.sot.’*, old wardrobe,s, and, iiitieed, evei y nook and coiuer that miglit be .supposed to harbor a ghost or a ghoul. Eortuuately for the nsing geiieratioi these tales have gone out of fa.sliion, though some attempts to revive the tasle have been m ade— an in the “ jN'igbtSido of Natiiio”—biieli ellbi'ts lime pi'oved tleplur- ;ible fiiilures. The young- people o f to-day iiiakc liglif uf gliosis. Thespuefi'es in (lie nu-.antatiou scene of “ J)ac Freyschutz” u received with I'lmm of Itiughtei', aud eu-u the .statue in Don (tiovanni seems “ jolly,” notwillistandiiig tho illiisivu iniisic of ^lu- zart. \W* weie. about to reiijailc that the age had outgrown .supmv'titioii, but we I'c* nieinliercd the Uudicsler kiiockings, and concluded to be modestly sileiil. Utie evening, many years .since, it was a blustering Dceciubev evening, the wind howling as it da.slied the old Imlloiivvood limbs in its fury against (he old piirlur win dows of the-colllitiy house nheve a few ol' US were a.sseiiib!ed lo pass tlie wilder lioli- day.s, we gallieieil before a roaring lire of wnlniit and oak, wliieh made eveiything witliin dooi-s as cheery and coiiiforlnhle, a.s ail vvilhout was desolate and dreary, d'lie window shiilters w<‘te left untiisteiied, that the Iniglit lanipliglit and ruddy iirelight might stream atiir upon the wintiy wa.ste, and piii’lmiia guide wune heuighted way- fai’cr to a, hospitable shelter. We slmll not lUtfiiipt to de.sci'ilie tho group, as any such portrait would not be geijumie to the mafler more iunnudhilely in hand, t^ufljce it to s-ay, that, one of the youngsters begged A iiiifc Deborah, the ma tron of tlie mansion, to tell ns a glio.st sto ry—“ a real glu».st story. Aunt Dchovnh”— for in those days we were terribly aft-aid of eonntevfoits, and hated to lioar a iiurrativo where the ghost turned out in* tho cud to bo no gliost after all, hut a iiiero compound of fli'sh and blood like ouisolves. Aunt. ] leborah smiled at our oarne.stne-s, aud lantalized our impalionco by somo of those littlo ai’ls, with wliicli tho practised story-tullor enhances ihe value iiiid interost of hor uarmtivo, Hhe tapped hor silver 'utelv, took Bo( the bo,v, replaeed it in her poekot, ft her liands bofore hor, looked around a siiufl-hox, opened it, deli very delicate pinch of tlie Lundy Bool, shut the bo,v, replaeed it in her ly roof, shut •ekot, folded ’e hor, looked around a min ute on the oxjiectant group ami then be gan. I shall despair of imparting to this cold pen and ink record of her story the iiiimi- table conversational grace with wdiich she emhollishcd it, It ?nado m indelible im pression oil my memory, and if I havo never before repeated jt, it was from ti lurk ing tear that—though the old lady l»id hs it was “ not to he found In any book or newspaper”—lit might Imve found its way in print. However, as twenty years havo elapsed, and I havo never yet mot with it in type, I will vontnro to give the oiidinos of the narrative, Htyer Bupert Btanley, a “ bold dragoon” in t)ie service of his niajesty Ueorgo III,, found himsolfi one dark and btnstering night in autumn, riding towards London on the old York road. Ho had supped with a friend, who lived at a village some distance off tho road, and lie was unfamil iar with the eomitry. Though not raining, the air wasdafop) aadtlio heavy, surcharg ed clouds threatened every moment to pour down their contents. But the major, though a young man, was an old campaign er 5 and with a warm cloak wrapped about him, and a good horse under him, would have cared veiy little for storm aud dark- nes.s, had he felt sure of a good bed for himself, and comfortable gtiartovs for Ida horse when he had ridtlan far enungh for tho strength of his falddnl animal, A good horseman cares p mpoh for the comfort ot his steed as for h i| own ease, ’Joadd to ,t^g discomfort of tka avaning, there w p seme chanoe of moetlpg-highwaymen j hnt Major Stanley felt no wneasinosi on that pOre, P, Just before leaving Jiia folond’a house, Im had examined hfo holster-pistols, and freshly primmed themi 4, hrnsh with a highwayman wonld enhance theromadee ^^BoAmjoggX^Qngj but mile after mile was ppsed; and no twinkling light, in tho distance gave wotioo of die appiiarance of the wishod'for inn- Tlie major’s horse foe- gan to give nnmistakeable evidopo of dis- tress-^stumWIng once or twice, andrecov- oriflg himself with diWenUy. At jpt, a dim light suddenly appewed ata twrn of the road, Tim horse pricked »p his ears, and trotted forwmi With spirit, hait- ing beside a wm^toiy^ cottajge, The ma* nsming-wbip? Thest sleepy coWerfo the door. a My good friend,’* said the hfojor,« can yon fell me bow % It is to tba »a»t inn <” <‘Bh I Jt U nhoui m m miloy sm,” was 5 answer,: of tho district, “ Seven miles I” exclaimed the major, in a tone of deep disappointment, “ and my, hoi -80 is ah’oady blown I My good follow, can’t yon put ray horse somowhero, and give me a bed ? I will pay you, liberally for your trouble.” “ Eh I Goodness zakos 1” said tho rustic. I be nought but a ditcher { There he noa plaza to put tho nag in, and tliero ho only one room and one bed iu the col.” “ W hat sAa//1 do ?” cried the major, at his wit’s end. “ I ’ll tell ’eo, znr,” said tho rustic, soratch- ing his head violently, aa if tp extract his ideas by the roots. “ There b o a vpiue largo house on tho road, about a moil vm thcr on. It’s noa an inn, but the colo nel zees eumpauy vor tho vun o’ tho tiling —’emiho ho loikes to zee company about ’um. Yon must ’a heard ov him—Uolouel Huge I S—a’ used to bo a soger uuce.” “ Huy no move,\ ciied the major. “ I /met'Jiiiaul of Ibis Imspilahlo guiilluman ; and liii.-i liaviiig been iu Uie army gives me a hiJie claim lo hia atluiilion. i loro’s a ei'owii for y o u r iiiroi'iimtiuii, m y goodfriiied. t.’oiiH', Marlborough t” Toueliing Lis steed with the Spur, Ihe majonodo oir, fooling an exhilaration of sjjiiils whieb soon cummuuiculed itself to tliu Imrso. A Bliarj) trot of a few minntes brought liim to a large uiaiision, wbicli stood uiireiicud, like a huge caravau.sery, by the roAclsule. He made for the front iloor, and, without disniouiitiug, ])iied the largo brass knocker li” ............. ‘ ''' ' \ made lijs apj.earauce. “ Is your inn.stor up I” asked Iho major. “ 1 am tlie occupant of tins house,” said avcnorahlo geiillonum .... ' ’ ’ .................... . mice at the JuiH door. “ 1 mu a heuighted traveler, sir,” said (he major, touching his hat, “ umlcmno to claim your well-kiiou u hosjiitfility. Gan you give me a hod for the jiighll I am iifntid that my fuuv-tbqti'd cuiiipmiioii is hardly able to carry me to Ihe iie.xt inn.” “ J eaniioL pvoiiiihe you a l-ed, sir,” said the Im.’.t, “ for I lime hut one spare bed in the Imllse.” “ And that f ’ said the iiinjor. “ Hap])cns to be in aviioiu llnvt doc.s nut enjoy a very ploasaiil, lepiilation. In short, ,dr, one room of my hmise is haunted; and ■“ I am safe,” thought the major, “ unless there is a stonning party of ghosts to at- taok mo in my fastness. I thiuk I shall sleep w ell.” H e tthrow himself into an arm chair be fore die fire, and watching tho glowing omhors, aniused himself with building cas tles in the air, and musing oh the attrac tions of the fair Julia, his host’s dnugliior. He was far enough from thinking of ppei tral visitants, whon a veiy slight noise struck ou his oar. Glancing in the direct ion of the' inner door, ho thought bo saw ........................................... its reply— but tho door continued to 1 aud tho table to slide back. A t last, tliat is tlie only one, inifortunately, tliuL 1 can place at your disjmsal tu-iiiglit.” “ My dear sir,\ said the major, springing from his horsi*, and to.sslng the bridle to tlie servant, “ you enchant me hoyuiul ex- piv.^siuii I Ahminlctl chainhei' Tliuvery thing-—and I have never seen a ghost.— What luck!” The host shook his head gravely, “ I never know a man,” said he, “ to jmss a night iu that chamber without regi'ettiiig Major Btnnley laughed, as ho took his pistols from the holsor-pipos. “ With tlicse friends, of mine,” ho said, “ Ifear neither gliust nur demon,” Gulonel llugei's showed his guest iiilo a comfortable parlor, where a sea-coal lire t\as burning eliooriiilly in a glide, and re- froshuionts mo.st woleomo to a weary Irtn - oloi', stood upon a (able. “ Mine host” was an old camimigner, and had seen much service during the wav of tile Ameiieau Kovolutlou, and ho was full of iiitorcsting anecdotes and descriptions of advontnres, idvontnres, But while Major Blaiiley appaVently listoruug attont'ivoly to_ tho uarvative of, his hospitable oiiteiTainer, throwing in tilio appropriate ejaculations of surprise »intl Inensnre at the proper iutev- Is, his whole attcution was in retdity ab- rbed by a charming girl of twenty, tlie diuigliitcv of the colonel, wlio graced the table with bcrpresonco, Never, ho thought, had lie scon so boantifnl, so modest and so iady-liko a ovoatnvoi and she, in turn, seemed very favorably impressed willi the manly beauty and bank manners of tboir hJiUtai'y gnesfe, At Jongtlj she vodred. The colonel, who was a throe bottle man, and had found a Ijsfanor to hlA heart, was somewhat inclin ed to prolong the session into tho email hours of the morning, hut finding that his guest was much fjitignod, and even begin ning to nod In the niidsfc of his clioicost story, ho foil ooinpoHod to ask him if ho would! not like to retire. Major Btanloy, replied promptly iu the afilnnative, and the old gentleman, talking up a silver candle stick, ceroTnouiously marshalled his guest to a largo old-fashioned room, tho w’alls of which being papered with green, gave it its appclhdUm of tho “ green chnmher,”— A cumfovtahle hod invited to repose; a ohoorflil five was blazing on tlie hoavtli,mul everything was cosy and ejniet. The ma lm* looked’ round him with a smile of sat- 'Isfaoticm, “ I am deeply Indebted to yon, colonel,” id he, “ for alfording me such ciomforta- 0 ottarfors. ■ I shall sleep like a top,” H lam afopid not,” answered tna colonel, shaking his hesd grayely, “ I never knew a guest 0 # mine to p a n a quiet hlKltt Intlfo Greeh Oharahefi” ~ • filishaU prove an exception,” said the iiijonkmlling, “ But I must wake one imark,” he added serlonsly, “ B i s ill fi I shall prove an ew miijorFsmlling. remark,” he added ............ spoiling with the foeliuj^i of a soldier; and slmnld hnv of your letvants attempt to play tififikinpon me, they will liave occa sion to renant it.” And he laid his heavy pistol oh the lightatand hy his bedside, * “MyiefvanS, Major Mtaiifoy/ saW ,*hU old getifleman, with an air of otfeiNlad dig nity\ “ ata |do well drilled to dara attempt any triidia wj^on my gneafo. Good night, “ Good nl|dit, colonel.” The Bosed, l ^ r Btanl^ it, Having dona Sp, ha tools a smvey of tho Apaiittent, Beaidoatho dopv opening into the antiy, them was another leading' to loma other rooim Thera ytaaqo foo| wpon this saomidi door, hut a heavy talde jiW d cowjffofol^ bauicaded it. pistol, aud challengtid was no reply—but th< there glided into the room a tall, graceful figure, robed in white. At tho first glance, the blood curdled in the nnijor’s veins; at the secuiid, he rcooguized the daughter of his host, Her eyes were wide ojien, and shy advanced with an as.Hureil step, but, it was very evident site was iuiK.-ep, Hero was llio mystery of the Greeii Ghnmbor Holvod at once. Thu young girl n'tilkeil to tlie /ii’u-placo and seated lioraelf in the arm chair from which tho soldier had just risen. His iirst impulse was to vacate the room, and go directly and alarm the colonel,— But, in tho finst place ho knew not Avhat apartment his liost occupied, and iu the second, ciiriosit}' jirompted him to A\atch the denouement of this sitigular scene.— .lulla raised her left hand, and gazed ou a bejiutiful ring tliat adorned one of her w hite and taper fingers, pressed it repeat edly to her lips. Bho then sank into an aitiUlcle'of repose, her arms drooping list lessly by her sides. Tlie major approached her, and slulo the ring from her linger. His action disturbed but did not awaken her. Bhe seemed to miss (he ring, however, and, after groping liopelesbly for it, rose and glided tliroiigli Ihe doorway ns silently a.s she had eiilert'd'. She liad no sooner retired, than the major rejiiuoed the table, aud drawing a heavy elotlies-press iigiiinst it, eUectuall} guarded himself iigain.st a second iutrnsieii. 1’liis done, lie llirew himself iijion the bed, and slejit. soundly iill a late hour of tlie nioriiiiig. When he awoke, ho sprang out of bed, and ran to the window'. Ev ery trace of the storm had pa-ssed away, and an mieloiided sun was shining on tho radiant Iaudsca])(3. After performing the diitie.s of his toilet, ho was summoned to breakfast, w'here he mot the colonel and his daiiglitev, “ Well, iiuijof,—and liuw' did yon pass the night ?” asked tho colonel, anxiously. “ Emnuusly,” replied BlanllO^ ” I alapt like a top, as I told you T should.” “ Then, thank Heaven, th«spell is brok en a t last,” said the colonel, “ and the AVliito Vhantora has ceased to haunt the Green Oliambor.” “ By no moans,” said the major, smiling, “ the While I'hiuitom paid me a visit last night, and left me a token of tho honor.” “ A tokmi!\ e,xehtimed tho father and dmigliter, in a breath. “Yes, 111 }' IViniids, and lero it is,” And the major haudud tho ring to the old gon- lleiiimi, A ItOHAMl’IQ MAW^IX. [From tlio Giuciauati Commercial, lOtli.] AVe have just learned of some romantic adventures, xvhieb took place at Oynthiana, Ny., a few days ago. It appears that a very clover, fine looking young gentleman from Pennsylvania had occasion to v Oynthiana, on business during tho past winter, and while there, became acquainted with a young lady, Miss B ------ , somewhat celebrated for her charms. Mr. S— —, the Philadelphian, was not proof against tho bright eyes of the Xventucky maiden. He had never seen such, a glorious, liquid Sparkling pair of orbs among the daugh ters of ^ e Old Neyatoue. He was ravish ed, intoxicated, and finally-qu'oposod to tlie bright eyes and was accepted. AVith a light heart he started hack tp the Quaker City to make the necessary arrangements for tho celebration of his nuptials, tho day for which having already been agreed up- The winter rolled on, and spring and its llowers came again, as did also tho partic ular day for tho lover’s rolurii; but he came not, In two days more tlie marriage was to come otl. The fair uiie was restive and modified, AA’’ith hor bright eyes full of tears, she clenoiineed in secret tho faithloss- ness of her lover, and trembled at tlie open mortification which would ovorw'helm her if ho came not. At this favorable juncture an old and discarded lover, w'lu kiudnesa could divest o f hope or lessen tho foi'voncy of his ;lf. »ver, w'hom hope or les first afiuctioii) in’esentud himself. lie renewed Ills suit. H e spoke uf his uudjiiig love; the holy liaitpiiuiss of the wedded slate ; of a cottage somewhere in the deopho.sulu of an iimbragooiis grove, witli the houeysuekle and the jasiimine creeping over the windows and along the latticed porch. The trembling fair one was charmed at the picture. Love and a cottage—the tniint essence of human bliss in the estimation of a girl of “ sweet six teen,” Bho blushed and siniled, but yet hesitated. The lover tvas in oxtueies at the tho favorable symptoms, AVith ronew'ed ardor he urged his suit. Ho wasprolilie in tears and promises, and tvimmod the •cot tage with a few mure lioiioysiickles, and (he thing w'as done, Tlie I ’liiladolphia gallant was given up, He w'as a “ higgard iu love,” and deserved no consideration.- Hor faith was pligliled to nuothor, and the a Kentucky audience, tho crowd at once changed The sympathy -of Sides. The gave him throe deafening cheerS, and then rushed in and congratulated bim with all tlie lieartiness of the Kentucky character.. The landlord was ordered to bring oUt his best Bourbon, and plenty of it, and the crowd, with, groat good wUl and gineeritj'; gavo aud draub to tbo happy grqom the noble sontinient— None but the bx*ave de- sorvo the fair,” tii'iii “ What’s (ho mcaniji.? of this, Julia ?” oxclaiinod the colonel. “The ring I gave u last week 1” Jidia ullorad a faint cry, aud turnod lully p)de. “ Thu mystery is oanly explained,” said the major. “ The yoiing lady is a sleep- walkor, Bhe (*ame iiuo my room bofore I had retired, nttorly uiicunscious of her ac tions, I took tho ring* from hor hand that I might be able to (onvlnce you aud her of the reality of wliw I had witnessed,” Tho major’s hnsiiiess was not pressing, and he readily yielded to the eoluuel’s ur gent voqucsfc to patfi a fow days with him. Their mntnal likinf increased upon better aeinunntanco, am f in a fow weeks the AA’lijte Phantom’s ring, iuscrihed with the names of Bnport Stanley and Julia Jiog- 01*3, served aa thtfsftcrod symbol of thoir union for life, iNttKii Among those Who formed a part of the Ifeottlomont of A^tginia during the rovoln- tioimry strnggh; was a poor widow, Avlm, having buried for hushrind,was left in pov erty, Avith the ijisk upon hor hnnda of rais ing three BonSji Of those, ,tho tAvo oldest, ore long, foil ifi the cause of thoir countiy, and she strnglflod on with the yaniigest as best sbo conff After tbo .fall of Oharics- ton, and tho Tlisastvona defeat of Uolouel Buford, of tfo State of Virginia, by Tavl- ton, povmisBpn was givap to some four ov five Anioricjn females to carry nocassariea and pvQvisip, mul mlminfotav sotiw voliof to the fwi®!”®*'® prison ship and in thojajfo at Glmvleston, This wid ow was m of tke volunteers upon this errant of percy. Bb« Avas admitted Avith- in the citi and, braving the hon’Orti of pea- tiience, employed heiatslf to tho extent of hor hnmlfo meani in allovlftting tlin doploy- ahle'swtfrings of her countrymen-, She knawwlp ana find to encouhtenj hwt, not- with»(aijling, Avent bravely on. Her mis sion of nimanity havlhg been folftlled, she left Glavleston on her return—'but alas! her exifHidro to the p^tllewtlal MinooifoorQ she haf been obligeft to breathe, hod plonk fid i»»r ayslam thn wod* of fofol dls^aso | and o l she roaol^ her homo, she Sank wndow ah attack bf prison fever, a hravo miftw to the oaniw of hntnanUy and patri- btlM Tlie dying mother, who no# voats in aiinnknown grave, thus left hor son the sulefurvlver of his family, totha world’s chafy ? bwt little did she droam, as death cioddhor eyes, the fotdra of fhali mphan * Tli« son became Presldenl of thia ipnbllo-Hbr that widow was tlw moth's $f K Awitiw be- Jifu ii|i to yovli tmgaiiemtnll. 1 Avas jilighled f Ji.ved for the marriage Avliieh Avas union Avitli Mr, to another, same day Ji.ved for the ninfi'itio'u wl to have Avitnessed her B- ---- . But tho end Avas nut yet. During* the same day a tliird luver presented Liniself and doehirod his passion, Tho lair maiden frankly told him she liad just engaget herself to another, and invited Ifim to tlu wedding as a guest instead of a groom.— Un the sumo evening tBuiiday) Mr. B ------ arrived from l ’hiladel])hia. lie was not in finding out how matters stood, and Avaa aghast at the intolligoiieo tliat Miss B ------ was to ho married to anolliev instead of himself, on (he following Tuesday. Ho at unco look his Avay to hoi* house and had an intervioAV, Avith the result of Aihieh ho seemed particiihiriy well ]j|oasod, Ho (lieu stopped into the principal livery stable iu tlie place and asked to hire the very host carriage and horses to g o Marysville. Tho proprietor informed him that it would ho impossible to neeommodato him, ’.I’hnt ho Avas to bo married ou the folloAviiig Tues day, and wonld havo use for all his car riages to go oil a little bridal tour Avhieh ho purposed, “ May I ask to Avhom ?” said Ml*. B— , Avith Some misgivings. “ To was the rejily, Mr, S- ------ is temper, aud simply remarked that it Avas highly ira]iortantthatho should ho at Alarysville nt the earliest possible moment, and that ho Avaa prepared to give reasonable price for the carriage. The I'ulity of this indirect ofi'ov had a sensi ble otVeet on the proprietor. He got out his best hack and pair, and charged tho young stranger the sum of $3Q for die I'lp, In m a A’ery short time aftorAvards, Miss -found horr\”’\ ............ .. rselfsittlui Philadelphian, in the above mention riago, and going towards MarysAnlle at the ,te of about ten miles an hour. It was soon noised through the toAvn that Miss B— - had run aAvay Avith her Philadelphia lover, Hor guardian, who was opposed to the match, at once mount ed a, ifoefc hprso, and started in hot puranit, About halt-Avay to Marysville, he overtook the fitgitivos imd attoinptod to seize tho oung lady, The young Philadelphian •aivod him ofi^ and spoke in this Aviso Bir, you can’t havo her, and you must do no oftliroe things-~ymunwstgo back and leave us to pursue our journey, or you m u stkil]jne,urrn kill you,” This talk bvuufi*ht guardy up fltandmg, B Avas en tirely unexpeefod. Afid net \Wisbing te kill, and pardeularly not to be killed, ho accepted the first proposition, tnvned tail and took the back track, Tho lovers pur sued fiheir way to MeryaviUe, crossed over to Aberdeen, were married, drove back to GpUdana, gnd put np at tihe principal bo- A crowd at once surrounded tbe house and tlu'oatened vengeance on tbe Bnila*' delnbian for carrying aAA'ay the prettiest girt in tho town, and who was the promis ed Avjfo of an estaemed citizen, The young man, nothing danwfod, placed his wife safe ly in her ohamber, and then came boldly down to tbe steps of the hotel and began to ftddvesi tbe mob, If our pbonograpic tesiu’scorroot, W« speech avos in these irds ? “ Gontldman-r-You ought not to blame me for wlmt I have done, Most of had mpper, Btill, if yi j all ready lo gli ’OU are m ia a M o n , ' T will fight you all, m ' • oirtdQ* Tm r C o lu m litU t’ IC c g . One of the most extraordinai*}' bottle voyages, or cask voyages, yet recorded, oc cupied public attention a year or tAVO ago. The story runs thus:—- Captain D ’Anberville, in the bark Cmef- tain, of Boston, put into Gihralter on the twenty-seventh of August, eighteen hun dred and fifty-one, Ho Avont Avith two of his passengers, across the Straits to Mount Abylus, cm the African const; ns they Avere ou the point of returning, one of tho orcAV piekod up what appeared to he a piece of rock, but whieli the captain tlioiigbt to bo a kind of pumico-stono. On examination, it was found to be a cedar keg completely inoi'usted Avith barnacles and othoa marine shells. The keg was opened, and Avitbin Avas found a cocoa-nut, enveloped in a kind of gum or resinous substaucei W itliiu tho cocoft-nut shell avos a piece of parchment covered with very old writing, which none of those present could read, AuAmerieaU inorchiint in Glhvultev then read it, and fouml that it Avas a brief account, druAvn up by Uhl'istopber Uolmnbns, in fourteen hundred and uiuety-tliree, of his American discoveries up to that time. It was ad dressed to Eevdinaud and Isabella. It sta ted that, according to the writer’s judgment, tho ships could not survive another d a y ; that they Aveve betwoun (ho Avostorn isles aud Bpain ; thattAvo similar narrativcB Avero written aud thrown iuto the sea, in caso tbe eavaA'al should go to the bottom ; iu hope that some luariuer might pick up one or other of them, There is uotliing outrage ously iiiqa'obable in this story; for it, is Avithiu tlie hounds of a reasuiiablo jjossibil- ity that Uoliiuibus may ha\o Avritteii siieli a parehiiiuiit, may have iiisortcd it in a ce dar keg, Avhich may becuino so eiionisted with iiiarino shells as to bo shielded from dcsti'uetion, Avhich may have iloated upon a little-usud coast, and whieb may have been Avedged in between tAvo rocks soJ#ght- ly, as to luxA'c remained niitovielied apd un moved, and probably unseen, for three hun dred aud fifty-eight years. All this may he so, and yet it would not he prudent to give full credence to tho story williont some cuiTuburatiuh, hoAvevor, of a curious kind. Ua])tain D’Anbevville’s narrative was given in the LouisA'ille Varieties, Avlieuce it Avas oopied into Uio Times. )Shortly after its tippearance iu the groht leading juiirmd, Mr, Morier Evans Avritea tw the editor of the Times, stating that ho has iii Ida posses sion an old volume, coutaining afi iieeotnit of Uulumhus’ voj nge iu Eehrunry of the year above named, in a very dreadliil sea near Ihe Azores. There occurs in tho iutr- ratiA'O this passage t “ The Admiral fiiuliiig himself near death, to (he end that some knoAvledgo might come to thoir Ui Majesties of what ho hud done in tlu vice, he wrote as mneli as lie could of Avhat ho had discovered on a skin of parchment; and luiving Avrn))pod it up in a )iioce uf coroolotlu he put it into a Avooden cask and cast it iuto the seoj all the men imagining U l,<wl «AinA piece of deA'otion.” Xfi- old it is esteemed foi’ iliis inflnefice, and bbth results are desdribed as following al most invariably from the U sq bf arsenic. To imprOA'O their appeavantie,yofing poas'^ ahta df both sexes llfiVe resource to it, some no doubt, from vanityj nfitl sotne With a view of adding to thoiv dllaifrls in the eyea of each Other. And it its very i-emarkablo to see hoAV fronderflilly iVell they attain their object; for Biose yollfagpoison eaters are generally remai*kable for blooming com plexions, and a full, roUndcd,'ii6altby, ap pearance. Dr. Van Tschtidi give! tlie fop loAving cases baring oecliri'etl in his own practice i “ A haalthy but paid and thin milkmaid, residing in the parish of H ------> had a loVer, whom she Avished to attach to herself by a move pleasing exterioj*. Shd thorefovG liad resource to the Woll-knoAvu beautifior. and took arsenic several times a week. The yleaired etfaet Avas not long iu shoAving itself, for in a foAV months she he= came stout, rosy-cheoked ahd all her loveV could desire, In order, lioAvever, to increase the liflbot, she incautiously increnaod tliu dose of arsonie, and full a victim to -her vauity. Bhe died jiDisonetl-—a very paiiu fill death 1” The number of such fatal cas-> 08, especially among young persons, ia de scribed as by no means inconsiderable. For the second purpose—that of render-* ibg the breathing easier When going np laantaa pntsa araafi fragment ofi )Uth,nth, and lets itt dissolve. The dll, file pea senic in his mo find lets i dissolve. T oftbet is nstonisbingi Ho ascends heights it had been some jiii Evans thinks that tiiia ^assage port to Uapt. D’Aiibarvillo’s story, Thu p is some sup- u'villo’s story, Tlu er scrutiny; and especially right and proper that t.he bar keg and its precious hit c subject is curious enough to deseiA'o furtli- .............................. * ........ ■\Yoiild it bo rnaclo-covored keg and its precious bit of parchment should bo preserved in some public ostab- lishmout— even sotne inusuum iu Bpain, Avhich tho rest of tho Avorld I cuoavs nothing about-. tpho Nticrsiiinvmiii ot Uil'a in tine mast. Bayard Taj'lor says, in a recent lecture; “ Tho Arabs are addiefod to the use of a drug called iMSchkeh the concrete juice of tlie hemp, Avhioh produces a double consci ousness—-rhe most ovovpoAvoring sensa- lioBs, and a ludicrous oonaoiousno»s of the illusion.” And BbvokAA’ood’s ‘Magazine gi ves ns some interesting information concerniug tho cat- ’\ig of in Eastern Europe. It says; w h ite arsenic, as isAvell knoAvu, is a vio- poisou, In largo dosos it is Avhat in ileal language is called an imtant poi son, but in very wiunto dosos it is knoAvn by professional men to be a tonic afid alto- ralivo. B is rarely administered as a ined- ipiuQ hoAvever, by regularly educated prao- jitiQuers, except porimps in horaceopathie practice, and is. neA'er used as ft liousehold medicine by the. people of this country. In some parts of Lower Austria, I ioavoa ’- er, and Stjwla, and especially cm the hilly yegion toAVW’ds Htmgftvy, there prevails among the poasantJj an extraordinary cus tom of eating ftvsemo,, Tho common peo; pie obtain it under tlie name o f ’/ik m , from itinerant herbalist and pedlars, ivim bring it from the cldmneys of the smeltmg houses in the mining regions, Largo qium- titios of avsenifi are sublimed during tho fovnac.08 in Avluch Uiia operation \% carried oih Tho pmetiee is one which appeavs to bo of considerable antiquity, ii continued often throughout a long life, and is even handed doAvn hereditary from ftdhertoaoni It is oftttm professedly for one ov both of two purposes \ First, rimt tho cater may thereby aequii^e freslmess of oomplexion Avitli facility, Which he could not otliorwlsa do Avithoilt the grcnteBt difflCulty of breath ing* The quantity df ai'souic Avith Avhich the eaters begin is about half a grain. They continue to take this quantity tAVO or three times a Aveok, in the morning fasting, till they become habituated tu it. They thou cautiously increase the doses as the quanti ty proA'ionsly taken seems to diminish in it.s efieotB. “ ’rhe peasant K ------ ^,” saya Dr. Ahin Tschudi, “ a pale man of sixty, * Avho enjoy.s capital health at present, takes for every dose a piece about two grains in weight. For the last forty years ho has cuiilliiucd (ho habit, Avliich lie inherited from Ids lather, and Avhich he Avill transmit to his chiidi'en.” No symptoms of illness or of chronic poi soning arc ohserA'iibip in any of these arsen ic eaters, Avhen the dose is carefully adapt ed lo the constitution and habit of body of tbe person Using it. But if from any cause tbe arsenic be left off for a tilne, Symptoms of disease occUr Avliich reseinhle those of light ai’seuical poisoiiiug; especially as groiit feeling of discomfort arises, great in- dilforeucC to everything around, anXiety about his own person, deranged digostiouj loss of appetite, a feeling of o verloading in the stumaoh; iucreasod flow of saliva, hnrii- iug from the stplnach up tlie thitmt, spasms in tho throat, pains in the hoAvels, consump tion; and especially opjwessioU iu the breathing) From these sympteins there ia Only one speedy mode of relief—an imme diate return to arsenic-eating. This custom does not aniuUnfc to n pas sion like ojiium-eating iu the East, betel- chewing ill India, or cocoa-ellewiug in I V ru. Tlie arsenic is not taken as a direct, jiloasnro-givoi* or luippinoss-bustower, hut the practice, once begun, creates a craving; as (hs other practices du, and become a na- todsUi/ o f lifi'i. A U.Au.voimiA L akki — The J-^Uivervilld JJcruld says that Lake Bigler is one of (ho CuriDsities of Otilifornia. It is a lake fifty miles long, and ft'om teii tb twenty miles in Avidth, situated betAvoen tAVO distinct ridges of the Bierra Nevada, aUd but about one and a half miles north of tho road to Oarson’s valley. It is said to be a perfect paragon o f a lake— a mihiature paradise auioug the mountains. Its Avidly beautiful and romantic shores are lined with forests, and its Avatora, Which never freeze, althougli surrounded by snoAV during a great part of the year, abound in varieties of fish, among Avldch the salmon and speckled ti*out pre dominate, Bo clear are its Avatera, that the objeota on tbe bottom are distinctly visible at a depth o f thirty, or forty feet.— Upon the eastern side of the lake is a vast distance The en trance is arched in ft peenliftr manner, ami the idaco, Avhich has never been oxploroiL is liolioA'cd by the Indians to bo tho abode of tho evil spirits of (he mountains. Upon the eastern side of cavern extending to an Unknown i into tho heart of the mountain, |,vwi) ^yi\y to Hso lu Um W iu’W , It is only by plotiding, aotiv'e habits of industry, Jlmt avc can ho]m to win our Avay (horugh life, The race may be arduous, but it is one which tvill repay the oompelitoi*) BarroAv justly says, “ A noble heart Avill dis- daip to subsist like a drone upon money it will rather outdo his private obligations to other men’a oare and toil by cMiBiaerahfo service and beneficence to the public; for ..... — ■'atiafao- of the 4iuau, or w we nanus or w noun' Miltoh, Avim during ftU aotivd life in the most tvouhle^ aonie tiinea, wai nnifeRBiug in the .oultiva'^ tion of Ida undwrataudingj thua decriheahia own habitat “ Those nmrning liaunta are Avltovo they should he, at home, imt sleep-* ing ov eoueofithig the mufeita of an irrognhu* '■ ■ ’■ ' ' '’ lug; in w inter, often tell ftWftkeamen to la- . .. . _ .............. .. Bummev, ,«8 ofli Avith the bivdthnt. first avonfica, or not jmmh tardi'^ ev i to read good nitihovs, or to cauee them to reiwli till the attention ho weary or mem ory have its full fraught; then with nseftd mid geuerona lahora, prcBorving the body’s health and hardiness, to render llghfeowo, oleav, fold uut Imupiah obedience.of the “-iud, to the cause of religiou and our emim f’s liberty^’* Any man who doe» not prof-
