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Ji0batol( laiya HI S i f f i S % S E ? f ^ * ' ’ f 3 P«MNiscir«i n n H ip t o jfriM o m « )8|^|itt «i» .||i!JOWpfli»l^(^ji yat, i>otcni «4 1'linnrtci’,»»^Clinii*«»* V O L U M E I . E O R T P L A l l S r , T H U R S D A Y , J U N E 1 , 1 8 5 4 . N U M B E R 4 2 . d e p a r t m e n t . ley Beg niAN’S TIITJIS NOBILK BY SA.MlB 3 f» «■ XIAIMOW. 5 Wliftt Ja it makeamait noble, great, snblirae— Pirat iJX t)io scale—JBPSt like tlivinity Of all ci’Catefl things that live in time. Anti awell in eartli. or air, in shy or sea 7 Ilf an, in any w ruca i ;er youth strain every nerve hood’ To iiring some now advantage to hiinself. I ’ve, In C'onntii an eager _ Ihood’s early yews, to heap tip wealth, all time as htet that did not serv And tlien, fis on he lived, and older grew, His inlnd and body, each new strength displayed, Ami both snhjecting to this single view, And calling all his nohler iiowws to aid. He still pressed on. Tlie love timt olliers ho Their friends, their families, and their native land, lie lavished on hi.s gold, nor wislied fm- more To Jill his soul. Ho tlimight the yellow Htnd That sparkled in the simlieam’s glistening ray, Tlie color of true happiuess, and dared For tin's the mine, thooeeau’s storm, the fray. I V this he poured o’er musty ledgers,—fared Worse than tlic njeane.st iieggar; and at last, As jf to satiate his sordid soul, niches came iioijring in lii-seod'era fast, Till much it troubled him to count tlie whole, Yet was he wretched still witli all his wealth, And mourned and mourned and ever wMied for more; Ami when death came and took him from his pelf. He cliitclied the dust and diwl most tvopdroiiM I saw no weeping fnends tliat round his death )jed stood, And tlioiiglifc “ wealtli will not make man hajipy', great or good.” I marked hnotlier, wlio from early prime, Heeined earcless all of wealtli, and only strove With knowledge vast to .satisfy Ids mind. Dc.sire iin-i'cased until lie knew 110 love, Uo aiTielUe, nor tliiiat for mu'Iit l.esidu Ills darling studies, And the oddiiigld, hour Ne'er found )dm ut his ii-. t ; his mind denied To all tlie rigid, uiiil even sleep the power, To k(K*p Ids '/rasping’ iuMleeJ, i onlined. Nor vvera Ilia longings vain ; for ieandng's loimt Poured forth its tiea UU-S, and l.is tbii.~t> ndud Hrank in itvei) di’augiits of ldi'nvledg;e. Ik- nmld And weigh the idmiehs; ali of nalme's laws Tiiat keep the fuiiveiv.e in motion, Weil he Know, And ail tlie changes from effeet tii cause, Th.it puzUe otiier brains. In lo.iiu look tlirmigh Witli easy gl.iure. .Men faw ned, and called Idm great, And wondered mucli a t his exulb’d mind ; Hat he, un.satisiied, liewaikd the late That kept Ins thoughts in limits still confii.td. He longed to rend the future's darksome veil, And read the Jimil destiny of man By reason's power alone. In tliis he failed ; And hut for this—lieciinse iie could ijotsean The futnre as the past; he disheljeved The whole of pre.sent, past ami future timcH; And, baeUvv.’ird reasoning, piusently conceived That all things were ideal; that tlie mind— Itself a tdiantom—fniieied all that seemed Beiillty, From this his reitson fell, And soon, that giant intellect, that dreamed Of (lod's own secret, hidden tJdug.s to tell, With all it maniac’s vagurie.s wiid, Was IllU'd, And men looked 011 nnuiml to sec That mairof mind, pow feehlens a eJiild— Bed liy the fiuicies of insanity, Tlien sad 1 thought tliat worldly wisdom is W ien perfeited, perfected foolislmess. Once more I gazed ahroad, and o’er tiie eartli, 'J’O limlof hope some fond and elneriug ray, That gifted man waa <^f suhlimer wortlt, And lilted for a inihle destiny. I looked iiiaong the noldcs of the land, And one} murlced whose .sole intense desh-e I t seemed to hring the wmid Vieneatli hi.- hand, Although opposed lay seas of blood and (he- With armies vast—ftinldllon’s siiixtstaii],— He made his way wliere stormy war clonds lower, Where tlmnder rolled, and liery lightnings played, And reached at last tlie summit of Umt j In which his soul delighted. He conhl staii On the e//nator, and from pole to polo Sway wide the scepter over cvoiy land. And call hiniself the master of llio whole. I saw the giddy heigliton wldeh lie stood, While trihaiary nations looked amazed. And thouglit that he hud I'ound the cheifest good Within the power of man. But as I gazed, I-siiw him like to AIe.xuader weep, aiecnnso ho could not miqiwc all the -stars In heaven. His days were 'gloomy, and Ids sleep Distnrhed, for deep and rankling scars Were on his heart. And wiieii the iey luind ‘ 0 f death struck deep, he wi’ithed and gasped. With all Ws inigltty powtiF lie ctmljl not stiind- ■ The old grfm. congueror, and yroatlipd hls last. S e l f r t f ! & T H F ^ o i i i i S r D i r a N C E , A tPAHE OB’ g r iiE B’u p w 'x i E n w a r . “ lify luislnnid’s yiflcl” n])o slroututl, spvingiug to lioi’ feet, twd I’lisliing flcr(j.sa. the cabin, sbe tore the wenpoil and accolirt- rementa from tlio wall. B u t ou ti'yiug the piece witji the ramrod, i t proved to be nu- loaded, She thrust her himd into the pout'll, b u t it cuntainptt nothing b u t imiB- kot balls, which Iter h usband hud purchas ed a few day.s botbre, to run into bulluts suitable for liis rille. The powder horn was full, blit of vvbat nse was the powder without tlie hiill 1 Eroiipijig (he -weapon, .sbe w rung liei’ b ands in despair, Kucldoii- ly an idea struck her— site seized oiie of the bullets, placed it between her teeth, aud by a Ueiiieudoiisexei'liou bit it in tw'o. D/isljiug a cliaige of powder into tlie Imr- rel, blie I’anmmd dow u oue of the rnigiiieiits, primed and coeked tlie piece, and the next moment its muzzle jirotiiidi-d lliruugh the a]ierture, and covered the body of tlie d iief now advancing at the liead of the parly towards tlie bouse, Tlie quick eye of the savage caught the glimm er of the rifle sight as the sun fell upon it, and bo stoop ed, but before he had time to make a rush, Miriam's linger ]ne.-.sed the trigger. \\'Jien the pu/f of Miioko eleaied from the distance had she saw liim elntcliiug in the limself,— the pu /f o f Milo, rtiy, s air in the vain cllort to recover li it power Tjio Qld gpni. congiieror, and yroaUmd I Loke4 npop dm awnarrii's fopi, tliatlay All cold an 4 PWtioplesiS—(n rotiea. of sp»to, the slave, Pi’ijices an4l>easants,nrc efl'ial in tkcgriivo. My heart grew sick, for I had hoped to lina Some object ti'uly noble, that the soul Mjgfit revel to i some lofty spliere, tlesigned To make man happy. But the solema pjll Of death’s low knelling,’ and the gloomy paB— Theharial shroud-tho fearful, lonely toinb, Beenied bnjt the certain destiny of all, And wrapped lik race In doepesh darkest j^doowj, And must man’s iwpi^ an4 aspirations Wgb, ,4n4aii hili'iowcmof mtod, sink toeath flto toto^ That bids dm wenkesf; meanest jnseci ate? Then ah prfe e4'’4 -1 And but once hwretlookeA around Ajjdpaiwfd ‘ Asneafinedwwarnan of allvaryhftir, . IFiflJI fottering and g mbm Umt caused , My gloomy tlmughto to vanish Into dir— Bo rwbia and 60 valmly mild tt seemed, Me tomed to nw, and wkh henignant face Ha imto, 4b t youtb, in vain you've fondly dreamed, Jn weallEh, karolDg and. to power, to tmee Tpeelaments of greatness, Man issnblime, Haaiuae-ha Iw a wol that shah nst d^. His fate bjwM**' than the bomnJsrof tima, AnJcftWpw* vwMtornity. Of j»an*i Iwit worth, nobility and power mm the seed, but yonder Womns the NsaRO Hallow Bill, hem'4 tlw » 6 w i i f Bani, whilu saatefl m thd Mirniy of t h s MgrJtof J I ohso , R io other n V h i» tn « W f,T b a m 1 ’* W bftw I, jtot l0»m c4 th a t my oMfi-iend iCmBpromiso is gvvinu ter he 41- «i-Vhp<Voml^ Before tlie o ther fiulians, who seemed jmr ulyzed bv llie mie.'.peeted eidiistioplle, couli uli'onl him any a,'•sis/ance, he threw his hands above lito head, and, vvhlrling qiiiek- ly iiroiJiaJ, full upon his face, A bhuiiL o f ti’iimijili biust from Ihe li]is of Miriam as she .saw the, ('lleets of tlie. avenging sliot, and tlien w itlidraXviiig I'mm the h;op-liule, hlie Commenced reloading the rifle. Thu Jmlilujs reiiiaimd inolioide.'-s fo r a few seconds, tiaiiMixi il with u-stonislinii-nt, and ilieii liflliig the body of llicir cliiel, withdiev. to aie.qieetfid distance bom (he cabin and the inma(< s half lidievcd. iheir peri! w m over, J !iil they w cre dci ei\ ed. ig out o f giilj-.sliol, llie Mb Id g e ih e r a n d ajipi'aied 1 several inilinte.s to he ill close coliVelsalion. At th e expiration o f tlieir pow -w o \v, h a v ing appiirciitly agri'cd upon Uicir plan uJ action, t-lio wJiole. g a n g to o k op e n o rd e r iiir I dashed at fall nin, with tyild yells, _lu- w a rd the dw e lling. As the foiviiukst caino up, 'Miriaui Cook, who was now stationed ac anotlier foop- liolc, again disciiavged her rilly, and (he un lu c k y 'W 'yandott s h o t tb r o iig b b o th legs, dropped in his Uiirtto fvilli fui jnvuluiiUu'y fthriek of agony. The olliers kejit on, and reaching the cabin, si.x of them chindiuicd on the lootj while the, other live commeiie- ud Iiring oJi (ha douis aiul e.n(ting opeii- iiig.s in the logs. 'J'Jiuse on the lool epnek- ly kindled a lira ou (he .shingles, which were .suoii in a blaze, 'i he de.aruetion of the cabin and its inmates now seemed inev- itahle, There wav a hogshead half Adi of vvafer in tlie hou.se, Miriam, bucket in liand, mounted to the lyft mid Hope and aVlice supplied lier with water from below, by which she contrived to oAtinguisU the Ihnncs ns hist pif they broke oig, vyhije she herself enveloped, and alm o st suAbeatod by kteiun and smoke, was invisible to tim assaih zVt lungtii tlie .water was c.xhansted, and (he Indian observing th a t the eftbrto of the besieged jiarty were slackening, venUn'cd to imkc his head through one of the holes tim y iad been hurued m the rooh te see Jlow the land Jjiy, The undaunted Miriam WHStowad slaiidijjgw illdu f t H of Ihe open ing, and at the ijisbult she wliiilcd the empty b u cket around her liead, aud whiri- ing jt with a swing o f her arm, s tm e k him direolly ill fho foiuhead with thewharp edge of the stave, Bhe heard the bones crash and die yietim groan, a m o m ent ut ter wliich h e was drawn away by his Com panions, tbive .of whom doseended from the rooh heaving hilu hr llreh’ anus, Mftl’iaro now thouglrt sJre Join'd the two remaining savages tearing the upper logs of the chimney,, mid presuming they in tended to au entranee that way, she m u down stall's to p repare for them . ^ The teatJiev b e d ! the featljer b e d !” she shouted, as she reached the tower room, and this m u ch prized article iu the Aoutiormau’s im ’ontdJy of household chattels was quick ly b rought foidh /md thrown into tlm h u g e tire place, Jly this time one of tlje Indiana oither side of the door, deloi’mined to sell their lives as dearly as po.ssibto. In half an hour the Indians had nearly cut (two planks out of the door, beneath the bar, a space just suAieiuiit for a m an to force his body through in a stooping pos ture, They b rought heavy pieces from tijo adjacent pile, and using them a haltering rams, soon beat in the w’^eakenetl portion of the door, and at the same time di iviiig the ai'tieles which had been piled against the door into the middle e f the room. Taught caution by the losses they h a d sustained, they did not immediately attem p t to enter through the aporturo, b u t t e s t i n g in and ei'o.’tsiiig tlieir rifles, discharged then the. house, In this they liad a sign— that of killing o r mainiiing tile occupant.s, and getting of the hiimke. I’iclbre the (h-afcning sound liiul ceased, the feather-(Tc.sted head of the 'W yaudott wavriiir ]mrted ihe smoke-elond that l.ad olisviued the interior; hut as he rose from a ht(io]iiiig jiu.slure on eiifeiiijg, Aliiimn’s ■,-eeiidi'd m into double de li some of g in uudor cover f n i r \ .... . 'to - dcseeiidi'd vv itb treirielidolls fol’ee, cut ting tbvough tlie enllar-bone into tbe chest, lie dr(,]i}it'd willi a wild cry, half deflauee, half agi'U), Aiiolher shvage followed, and another, each to sink iu turn under the axe of the courageoua m atron. The fiftb she missed, b u t inslantly, s]iegrap])led with him, and held him. jiowericss in lier anus while Alice plunged the knife in his boBum. o f the. next two llmt entered, one was dls- iiblo'd by a severe blow on Ids head from iIo|ie’.s rifle, ami tlie other veiy nearly di eipataled by JMiriam’s well directed a?.e. O f till, th irteen htoiized w a rrio js w h o h a d left till if wai'-trihe, for th e w a i-iialli few days hefoie, only tw o wete. niiw o u n d - 'ile of set v iee, and they, seized ed and e'ljiah u il.li u panic 111 the liavoe made, among llii’ir I oiJipatiioiis 'b y llm “ loiig'-knife ii|UiaWi',” (ilialidolled the seige illul fled liiii'k to the V illiige. ’I'o the. Wouuded h-ft hi’hiiul, iiu i|tiiirler was given; to liiive h]iared them w ouid have hcen trea.^^im to tint (lead, Miihim’a a.V(' and (he longknil’e of .Vlice maile sliort work of tlu-m ; and tluv d uly fiiliillej— the. family lost 110 time ill proceeding to Krankl'oit. 'i he next day, a luilnlred nmlinted rruniielsiiicll Jisfccliil'lcil, and after bringing in (he bodies of tlie t ’uiil.s and .MeAiidei', stalled Ibr the iietii- <-st M'yandotL village to take a wliolc.some luVengc. I r i n li i’t 1 hm i « Hleniurt NoUilii’ J” A rich iiicidenti occurred a short time since, iu one of the Conntiy Courts in Ver- ■uiit, which is considered too good to ho M any of (he jm y , together with the jinlgu and hnvyer.s, were aftending to 2mr- ticipate in the. celebration of a society of which tljcy Were nicmbcin, uinl weie cuii- heipicntly’i—in tlieir anxiety U> d o se tlio teini— m .Jting cases thiuiigh with all (lie despatch that honor jmd justice u ouhl j'cr- Al half jmstlMclve o’clock one day, an internnssjon for liiilf an hour for dnmer was gianted, witli striutiiijunelion from the Judge th a t “ all hands” nuiBt he biU'k pmictmilly at onk , to eorumeitcu a now n /if l.'U’ceny, iiers, that day, wore swallewcd liter rapidity than nsini), and some hom o or somebody, and ho couldn’t toll exactly which, “ M’’hat does ho say to the charge ?- Guilty or not Gnilty ?” inquired the Judge, peeping over his spectacles, witli a look cold enough to freeze a m an’s blood, a Gujlty p r n o t guilty 1” The young ventured to took up, in Jiopes to fli sympathizing eye, but all xvere cold and nnlriondly, and he again gazed on the saw- diisted floor, and trenihled with confusion. Guilty 01' n o t guilty f ’ a p i n locifom- t^d the J u d g e, in a tone th a | jJaiuly deno ted impationco to proceed with the ease, ' 'i’ho broad-slionldered constable, being ratlior a liiunano man, now stepped np to the iirjsonor and exclaimed— “ Y o u , had better Hi\y ‘ not f/uiU>/' conr.se! Jf yon nay'• guUtij' you don’t stand no clntneo, thh term, tluit’.saurc,^ and if yon say ‘ nof (jintUj^ and with any lu- liiru stiilo of the en.'^e, to ehimge your pica to ' iiHtllii' yon can do it without any in- lUivelf! 'riieivfore I advise yon ..... ’ ■ ■ tong jury (o yo to say ‘ hot (/ullty,' and stick to il, as there’s any cliane.e !” ) Ant and, witli innocent but dctenniiicd ic.-oln- m allm n ’s feeling had Iteen sinnneving e time, b u t now Iheir fairly h oilfd ovor; W’ith innocent b u t dctenniiicd n-.-oIn- tion lie sw ting his arms about his head and cxclaiined— “ W lmt in all natur’ are yeou tollers a- ti'viu’ to (lew ? I hain’t been stealin’ n oth in'’ 1 / hain't sure f\ Just at this moment, the front door ojien- ed mid the sheriif, wilh the (/rmirne jnis- oner, w a Iked into the room and in'oeeeded at (iiieo to tlie bo.v. 'rite Court was in a moment aware of its mistake, tind tried to ehokiulow n its elfeeis with a frow n ; but ’twas no g o ! ‘I'he crowd biii.‘>l I'orlh into a iiorse laugh (hat ne/iilv niiide the windows rut lie, and the wning mutt left the room exchiiniing, as he passed out of the door— “ Ikiiovved all the. lime, I hadn’t .stole nothin !”— Mr. '1'vvomlHt'y’s Mlstivlo'. Mr. Twombley bad drank but sixglai if b randy and water, when he, lieitig a uiiiii of dl.-eretion, iv t u n i e d ho m e at the soa.sou ilhle hour of 1, a, in., and went soheily to bed. Mrs, 'rimnias '1,’w uinhley was too vv ell aeeiistonieil to the eoliiilig.S ntiil going's the said Thomas, to be niueli disinibed by the tiiiUngnoise he. made on retiring: but wlicn sbe discovered that he bad bis bouts I o n 1 as, t( liscoveve on, she reiiuested him to reinov'o them, k e e p lii,s feet o u t o f bed. k oej> Ims tcet out ot bed, “ My dear,” said Mr, Tnonibley, in ajiologetic tone, “ s k u e m e ! H o w l came lo j'uigel; my hoots I can’t opneeivo, fur I ’n just as sober as I gvov ' was m my life,” Mr, Twuinley sat on the side of the bed the oflieers of the like cliiekeus into case o f huceny, 'J'Jie dim with greiiti the cluck stvnek mm, law rushed into Uom t, a nienl-troiigh, MTiile they were eating their dinners, Imwovev, ayoiingim in from the “ k edutry,” being somewhat anxious to see the m an net’ in -which justice was meted out, xvalk ed into the. Court-room and, as he after- w’Urtls oxjiressed himself, \to o k a squint expires at all the seats, and seoin’ that iheie wasn’t nobody in ilie nicest one, with a vailin’ all roimd it, thought he’d m ake sure on it, ’fore igeiit MhiwfAdf tJto'fcftthto'H oveX-emm him , and he fell heavily on tbe- Ito’arth-sfoBo, In tlie ’ jpOftHthoa; Mirtam had grasped th e rifltr kbe] h eld ' tor ]ii« i'eeejitiott, Sefiraely hM 'ha toudlied the flow,-when th e ivon-boflnd point of the breech atttohed thvough his'HkHlI. Tim other who had oftught a whiff o f the scended from the roof, Eour of the thirteen IndiflBS wovo now killed, hut these casimlities only added new fury to tlie remalwder, ' They Whli knew that tho oahiu wp otampied by -wo men only--jmd nothing oQulti ito fiWQ dS’ gj'Ading m tlm eyes of thes^ swarthy w.ar- Hora than to Im haffled. by a ;pavnnl of sqnaws, They now fuitonsly a/^ailed the door withtomahawli, To this pyoa^ding the inmates cmdd ofer no wajstanec. In striking the ffav^owho hadiktton down the chimney, Jdiriam had brokan the lock of her husbaml^ Htle—the only one they had—and now, handing the w|anon to her ristordn-law, she armed herjwlf with the aijaof tha young McAndre, whirh stood iw the corner, and prepemd herself tV th* iest eitmmhyt Allci MdSk henNilf toMi r s r y iicnrmidahle weafNim, tb » tUmigittm* knilhof thaeitaMiilMiiatiiir am« tjdj 0i8 thmt women r a i ^ Awwalvw on tint toilers got back fcoin dinner, In livo mlmitea after llie evowdentered the room, the J u d g e ranjtcd tlm desk with the butt-end o f Ids jack-knife, and with a dignifled frown, cried— “ Bilonce’n the Court 1” “ Sltoneo’n the court,” repeated the bvoad- shmildered coustalle, kuuiing'ou tha vail ing In front of his. honor, and Immediate ly resumed the occupation of picking his teeth -with a pin, HBilence’ii lha c o u r t!\ oohoad the squeak ing tones of a small, yetl-hoaded constable near the door, ami the lattev fiptolkoi' im- juediamly commenced elbowing the crowd, right and loft, to lot them know that he was around. stuwi up I” ft All ready f” says the judge, AH r e a d y !” replied the attoi ft Gommimd tlw priHouev to s ^ says the J u d g e, \ W h ile the indictm ent is heiiig vend 1” The broad'shonldered constable now widktid Up to the piisoiwriB box during tjm apparent jAoraentary absence o f th^ sfierilr, pkestV U t hmhl» «m th# ihouldif of the young man, and exclaimed-^ ‘ ftStMldup!'' other who had caught « whiff of the ra- ^AYbat for!” said the astonished young por intim-e to avojil n like fate, liaBtily tie- fitmier, ■ scended from the rotif. ’ n To h enr the charge r e a d !” exclaimed tha (Eonshibla, “ MtoH, I guess I kin hear what’s goin’ oiu, without Btandifl’ 0 well m tbo vFst ou ’em,” was tlie reply, ftSFJhp oU’fM'Dftred the Judge in fl bunt ot passiom—-he just b it his tongue with plcfenf bis torth i « young wun, tttmd f OP Mr# nqnscquonces^ be wpop ydur awn The rtUtlm caipu Up on his ifeft'fts if hn- d o r ttw inftiwnoB i> f» gHlvuuio buttory. M ^ tk« fiit §rv ^ nmbld man towsids u bowl of »d#M|ud oouimmtufi he hung his head Ip conMop end mortll cettow, Mttd wee nenriy floif wm4j of inItotmeuM but hu heurd enouj of the Ifng, 0 om})lieit«d, MmitodMUtuui lo leuni iMihe wiut s I«»H p tif etub«ie«Uing, or cheuttol of |dl am] m a d e nn effort to pijll off his rig h t bunt, Tim fitfeinpt Wftssucimsful tbrougli it b rought him to the floo),' On regaining' Ilia fret, Mr, Tuom b ley tlonght ho Ktiw Ihe door ojieii. As ho wiw a.stuiiialied, and dark as it was in the rooiji, he eunldn’t bo mihtakeii, be ti-It eoitaiii Mr. 'IVombley staggered tuA\iird.s the door (u closu i t ; when to lii.s .still gToatni’ niipri.se, ho .“iiw a liguro ajijii'oaching fiTiinbeyoiii]. 'J'wuin- bley sto}q)ed ; the ligine stujiped. 'i’woin- bley advanced again, the figure did the gaino,'rqwmbley raisel Im right hand- the flgnvo raiseil its lefr “ MTiu’s llieie i” roared 'rowinlde}’', lapnining to ho fiiglit- ened. Tim ligum mft',e no nqily— 'J'boin bly raised his right laot in a meimeing at tiiude— the, liguro defr'd him by shaking a similar object. Cried 'i'wombley, ’ I’ll find out who yn be—■you you s n e a k !” Jto hurled the boot Vif I at tho liead of tint );Ty.ste-riuus oliject when oklng-glass which fur the door, -e r a s l i ! went tho aig tooking- jy hiul iniipiken f w [)|o are en- Hhvombley 1 XUiIus for t in Jouvucy o f TJfc, The follovvijig rules from tlm jmpevs of Dr. West, accordiig to his nieiiiomndum, are tb ronn togeller as gunoivil way-maiks in tho joni'iioy (f lito:— Never ridicde sacred things, or xvliat others m ay eshtou as sneh, however ab- Hiirod they max appear to yon, Never 'Bliuw|evity when peopk gaged in worefip, N e v o rtovriw it ft supposed ■injury lilU know tlm vievs and motives of tho author of it, ton ut occftsian to relato it, Always t/tak e tho part of an ali-sent poraon, wheis censured in compjmy, so tar ns trnthand propriety wiil allow, Never tlink worse of ftuolher 011 ac count of Its diflbring from me on political tiiid rslighns finbjeciB, N o t to Jsputo with ft m an who is more than SCVO|ty yems of age, nor with a wo man, noi'Iny entlmslast, N o t tq/ltfrct to be witty, or to jest so as. to xvomU tbe toolings of aimtlwv, ' Tfj ms ns little as possible of myself and of thoanvbo arc n ear tq me, To i p lvt oflQcvftdnbss without levity, Nfivjr to eo&rt tb6 tovdr o f tha rich by flftttolM ^ tbar lbcto v»n|tia« or then* vr-‘ m . I Qfljmnaas and deliberation on ai|occastoua, cspcaiftllyin alraumstau- CSS wiipb tend to irritate, EJcpieutly to review my couduat Hud U Q tp y fertinga. s e r r o o x . r o o m e x e r c i s e . 11 y Q U IZ . . “ John, b ound tho,^tate of M atrimony f ’ “ Tho ritato of M atrimony is bounded on tho N o rth by Solieitndo, on tho Ea.st by Doublo-Tronblo, on the Bunthby Bore Bhins, and on the AVc.st b y Vexation,” “ ^Vhat are the chief products ?” “ Peevish babies, seoldiiig Wives, hen- ^lecked JuisbandSjbnujkedcoltoo, b u rnt hams and sour pies,” “ MTiat said of tbe clim ate?” “ I t lias a m ore variant tem p erature than tliat of any other Rtftto 'in existence. that portion of it called tho Iloncy-u tho climate is salnbrious aud hoalthy- atmosjdu'ro laden with the sweets of the flunem of Hym en, In some jiarls tliu in- habilanls exiierionc.o a freezing cold reee]i- tion when t]ioy expect mo.st xvarmth, and m some other iiarts there is all the bimiiiig Pensation of the torrid zone, Bnmetimes tolluw’.s hou.-e in the Htate of Matriuiony gets tiio liot to hold 1dm , and strange to say, Ije travels with all sju-cd not. to, but frcxin tbe jioles, where cold is g enerall)' siqi- posed to exist.” “ Barah has .lulm given a correct outline of tile Btate of Matrimony' if” “ Can’t say s i r ; never was in tlnit Btate. Bill Bimpkins gave mo an invitation the other day to travel iu it with 1dm, and wlion 1 return I’ll auswor the question. “ -Well, Baviih, ns you .^eem to ho igm rant in (j!eogra2ili3q I will exaniine. jam. i Gramnuir. 'Take Ihosenteiiee, ‘ Marrii Ice Ihosenteiiee, id a civil contract.’ Parse wm'/’to/yc,” “ ^[arrtuijc is a noun, lieeause. i t ’s a nam e . .And th o u g h Sliaks])eaiv. asks w h a t’s iu a naine, and saj's tliat a ro.se by tuiy otiier liaiiie w o u ld siiielj as swi-et ; yet iiiariiiigu b e ing a iiuuii, and ihefeHire a nuiii(\ sliuw s th a t the ru le eslalilisiieil b y the hard of As'oii has at least oiie exeejilim i. J*'or inar- riage coflaiiilj' is of g r e a t iiii|iorlanei<, iiiul being a iioun, and llierefore a m m e , E igo, tliore is sunietliiiig in a u a m e .\’ “ Good ! \\'ell, wliat is the case of mar- ige I” , “ 1 lon’t know, sir.” “ 1 Iccline it aisl see.” “ 1 )un’l, feel at libefl}' to doeliiic. m a r liiige afler hav in g iinnie (lie prom ise I liave. H a d j-atlier conjag'ate.” “ J a n e , can yo u tell B arah iu w h a t case iiiurrUujf is t\ “ Yes, sir, It, is a very com m o n case, an d I w o u ldn’t care if it w a s a little et m o n e r, j V ik ] 1 ’sposo Barfih w o n ’t be n riod a w e e k before it’s iu tho jiriu ter’s case,” “ C a n y o n decline m u r r io f /e r ' Ja n e b’lnslies e.xtvemely an d an s w e rs; iii\f mu “ H a d rather not sir,’ “ AVell, Barah, ' “ BeCoiid per,-ion, leak to is the w h a t iie.rson is m(trric<f/eP” sir, l.HicmiHo tho one th a t is g< to p(.irHon y o n s]ioi marry.” “ 'NVliat nnmbev ism am 'n g c “ P lural uum h u ruuw, sir, hecau.so Bill and I are two persons at the jireseiit time. WTieii the jianson ties (he knot, imarda/e will then be singular, bci'an.'si the BibJu iuys the twain slmll be one fle.sh,’’ “ M'lmt gender is iiuirriui/o H\ “ Guimuon gender, beennsu cither male or female may getim in ied. “ Dues mui'n’ui/o govern aii}'thing, dues it agree with .suinelhing J” Bulli sir. It governs built m ankind and womankind,and astu agreeing,it agiees vvirii the world aiul all the rest of mankind.” “ Give yuiirriile,” M3' rule, is that Bill shan’t g rnm ble if I buy tw 0 sillc (Ive.dses a year, mid ho sluni’t Imvo but one tea-spouidid of siigav to two c.iqm of culVeo.” “ Pel or, ptirsu chuV' “ Civil, I anil]lose, would generally be called an adjective; hut I would call it. an inteijeeliun to exjire.ss 1113' surprise llmt it should he a]i}ilii d t o the iiuiui ctmlract in o]iposili(U Avitli maniiige. Guess you’d tlilidc so too if yoU Were uVel' (u oUl' hullSe Ilow the oldm a n ltiriups the old lady when he’s liglit,” “ In w'hat dugine is civil P ft Oil'll us applied to miffriugo in tho ahovn Buntonce ia of nil three degrees of — ipurison, For nuffrijigo iirodiicus ju instaueo the j^millw, in another the mi)arativi\ in ji thiial the svjiJo'htUiHp “ l ’(i,sitlvej conqiitrative am} superlative i see wTien a m an marries ten iv lm ir “ yon se tliousauij, that’s ill thu poaitivu dugroQ of lue-k 5 when a m an marries tweiit)' thous and, ihftt’s in tlm ooniparativfi 5 and when ho marries flftj'- tliousand or over, tluit’a in OfiUpO]' “ I t se„.„ fai’-totcluHl. standing 3*ou _ your saftfc and foolto thabnlaucu Qfjmijr les- spn to -m o n w ,” 'ries flftj'' poj'lftlivo.” t seems to mo, Peter, yom' ideas are ' 0 T[ 4 in 5 g 0» BrAUKft WQM O qquutis - w EftTrisPiAiK.-Maww. Willoughby thn en^rpfiring Rruprintoffr of the BlftiiA iitsiptj h/»v0 0QiiHi«n#d » n oao ft* *1^ o’ntook.-'-i' toftkuM iw a }inn% o f dftiljf* t-o iPl P la in , aw thlin|;pa«iengeva w h o pretor i ftotm to flonneot w ith tUa boM i, ftW y t m k irn , ^ t h J w d I nn M i Y o r k a t t k a aa m a tlm * w h k fpt axnto«ftion ah tm t a i affisw o a a k J aa liWfrtoi ^ A v a b ld m a n foWMrda a b o w l o f w a to f J r a a H M ia n i t buidnaMt p » l M i ^ l a d to travalij W.ifc w a a j f , Iff m iM im d huiflnaMt putoto, a n d M omiw , aalitlad to jcriat ONidili u n i O i o t a l ' o a - a t t k a l ^ i a IT a v ^ |} i^ I t « § t m ■MAuaiAdn am o n u W m L oavoy ,— Recent ly ft damsel Indite Bonlk part of this oily Wfts married u nder peauHar civoumstancoa, Two young men had boftu p aying attention to h er, QUO tor aome years, who was her Ito ym'itoi tho oDiorsovoral moiUlis, irtm was the chosen of her parents. They were bothoxpeating to h o mtUTJod iiUlio samo week, and the last lover had aclvanced somo niQiiay for thoimrclmso of a few veq- nisitos, but a s h e . eb'etrusted his hold upon tJtQ d/unsel’a ftiFoctioua, he had also engag- ftd w ith Ihe father, th a t if he would guard his fihanooa and keep the d aughter from liis rtoal, he would giyu Idw a parcel of laud atinewheve. haefcof the city, To secure favww*v th e w a t e r th e h e r o ine Wfts p r e tt y olosely WMoftodi h n U l I p p e d emfe o f th e door, w ith o u t ch a n g e o f o t W o r even a h o n n e ti she ra a a h e d a neig h b o r ’s house, Ito u o w e d s o m e ©tit g a rm e n ts, m e t h e r overioyed favovito, f t i i d m n s h o r t h a l f h o u r th e eld e r h a d fM d w ta t h e k n o b leaving gro w lin g p a rents, a n d i h t e o m p e i n g bean tn m n s h i s m o n e y , h « t f W i th« l a n d in hfa han d s , T h is h i t o f lo iiiw iea h a s im o asioned a atir |n th e l« i |h |» r b n h d » h i d n o h u d y oerioasly h m t . ^ XiOVQ X«tl.VVgllL3 n t X,OVlC6mItIV8. It was the fate of the tatlier of Lam ar tine, th e great living Freneh. poet and ora tor,-to be mixed up W’ith the first French lievolution. During tlie stormy period he with a great num b er of his conipiitriots, xvere im mured in prison at klacon, H e was not there long before his wife, with h er ehild, took lodgings, opiposito tlie tvindow of the cell which enclosed tlie' republican, Bhe soon drew his jittention to hej'self and his child, which though he\ could n o t speak to hey tor toar of the seiitmal, recoucitod him iu some meaaures to his eaptivif)', and lessened tlie bm d en of woes. “ Afv Hint Ivor .sav.s Unm.avf nouriishmcnt ’ My m o ther,” says Lamartine, “ carried heeii pretty quiek, considering.^ things I*’ O’vory day in her arms to the g reat xriu- “ Oonsidenng whftt things '0 • ■ . ■ vv, showed mo to m y father— gave me “ CMnsidoi'ing what things ? whyreemsid-' iiauri before him, maile me stretch ering tlie gutting of tlie fish, tp b e sure;” out ray little hands towards tlio bars of his “ Gnttiufi w h a t fish ?” prisyij, then, picssing my tiu’chead to her b r e a s t, 'she almost devoiired me wit)) kisses in the sight of tlio jirisonei', and seemed all the caresses thus to waft h im nieutall3' whicli she lavished on mo. At last she hit on the happy of cunv03dug him letters in the im m n c r;— Bhe proomed a bow and some arrows, and tying u totter to a thread, she shot the arrow, to which was attached the otiier end of the thread, into the window of the prisoner’s cell. In tlvis xvay .she sent him puns, ink and paper. Ho then, b y tho same ingenious exijeclient, sent love letters to lier. Thus the separated husband and wife XVere enabled to corro.spond, to cheer etich other’s hopes, and sustain each other in their misfortnnes. 'I'liis Svas done night time, when the scrutinizing c,3'es of the sentinels remained iu haURV ignorance ion. Bue- cess liaiing iiisjiired courage, tlie. lady witli the assistance of the arrow and thread af- (enviiids conveyed a lito to (lie eiipfive, with wliii-li lie silently filed ofi' one of (be bars ill’ his jirisoit, and then re.stored it to its jilace. ( )n till) next evening, when there was no moonlight, astm it cord was fasten ed to the lliread and Irau.siniUed to the prisoner. I'lio rope u a s Urndy fiislenod on the one end to a beam in the giUTot of the lad}', and the oflier end to ihe bars of the ■11 ; then, .siiimnoning iqi all Jn.s eonrage., the prisoner g lided along tho I'ojio, tthuve tlio heads of the sentinels; ho crossed tho Ireet, and Ibiuid himself iu the arms of his wife and beside the cradle of Ids ehild.— Buell an adventure required tho liero’s courage and tbe ]>hilosopher‘s caution and none hill those who were persotially inter ested in it can ox'er im agine tho feelings which must have agitated their licarts !-— h'rom time to time, when the niglit was dJU'kMhu knotted cord would glide from window to window, and tho la-isoiier would jiiss from knul to knot, and enjoy dcligbt- ■'ul lum rs of converse w ith h o r w h o m Lo luvtid best on carlh, Htopplug a T jciv U, “ John,” said his master to a.servant who, after a sta}’’ of jirotmcted and stisjiieioiis duration in tho wine cellar, eaine into (he room hlaggering as if his task of keiqiing his eijuilibrium were alldgefher beymid his lower,“ J o h n ” saiil ho fingrily, “ how often Jitvo 1 told 3'oll not to meddle with the wine. ll‘ you traiisgiess again, Islutll im- mediately di.schargo yoii front niy .service.” “ M'hy^— hie— sir,” stiimmercd John’ — ti prelty Wit}'— h ie— to le.- pay a tuv or. 1 did it, sir-—hie.— for the siike of doing you a service.” “ Doing me a service, 3'ou bloelchead,” .s.'ddljis master, jrrilaletl, “ what do i'oii mean hy such an extr.'iordinary statement that. I demand an explanation.” “ M'hy )’oii see. sir— Ifie.— I went dow n into the cellar, aud somehow the bung of 1 Hftt am i , Rat, who had just been fransplanted,, had been sent by his master to puriJffise a half bushel of oysters,- at thn quay; but, was absent so long tliat appreheustohs wevu entoi'taiuad tor Ids safety,- He returned at last,: liowcver, pufliug under hisToad in tho most musical style, ' - , ft MTiere have youbecu ?” exelalmod hi.s master.- ft W h e re hnye I been? wlij\ xvhiSj’e shpuld I be but to toteh the' oysters't” * ft And what iu thd namo ^ iSt/jPftti’jcfe kept 3mu so long ?” ■ “ Long! by m p ^mvl, 1 i k i 0 1 Mv& m i i e k cDMsidei-l«o-.ftH nttiu g w h a t fish ?” “ M T iatlsh? why blnr-au-ows, Iho oys-^ tors.” “ W h a t do you moan ?” “ AVhat do I moan ? why I mean that a.Y I Avas restling down fiirnent the Pickled Herring having a dUvop to comfort me, a ginfctomau axed Uto what I’d got in ray sack.” “ Oysters,” said L “ Let’s look at ’em,” says Jm, and ha opens the bag, “ O u c h ! thundci’ ami pra-^ ties,” says h§^ “ who sold )’\on these.” “ I t 3vas Mick OariieW’ says I, “ aboard the Pol doodle sinaoi.” “ Mick Caruey, tho thief of the ’U'orld ( what a b lackguard ho m u st bo to give them w ithout ” g u tting .” Ain’t they gutted,” sa3’s I,- a one,” says lie. “ 1 )iyil a one,” sa3's lie,’ “ klusha then,” sa^ “ Do !” says lie, “ I tlian see you so abused.” ____ _ ____ _ _ ____ ’em in doors, aud guts them nates and clean !i.s y o u ’ll s e e ; opening at the same timo^ his hag o f o3*stors shells that were as emp ty as (ho h ead that bom them to tliQ house/ ’ says I, “ tvhat’il 1 do ?” , “ I ’d sooner do it myself bused.” A nd so ho takes TJio Know Nothings are forming niilitary conijiaiiies at N oav Orleans, tindeV the nniuo of a Njitional tUiard. Bome idea nui}’’ be had of tho great strength of this new organization iit the ballot -hoi, iiv tha fact tliat at an election for throe. Aldeilnan, held on the tith instant, out of a vote or 413-1, they had a inajority of 1750! Next day, pro('.essions of the frart}/ marched fhro*^ the street, displa3'ing tho Alnoricaii flag.—' During the day there was eonridorable in crossing ouiiic out, and— Lie-— 1 eonldn’t find it at onee, mitl so— ^liic— while 13vas suarching fur it— hie.— so lliat tlm wine m ight nut 1 tin out, i put mi/ mouth to it, iuistmd (he stoji/n r I\ John Avas advised to bo (aiufnl I ioav the iper eainu out, (lie next: (ime.— .BuaLc A m Ilnm-st W mimiou Three ov four mouths siuceJane. Ilogmii nuig m a r r ied w o m a n whoso hushnud is mt iu (Jalitovuiii, received a ■jmekage of g o ld Avhich she to o k to a b r o k e r ’s a n d sold, joiving I403. Ill his letter the htwhnml :d th a t the gold Avns Avorth. over §>200, and Mrs, llogim WHS aA’teeahly Biupriscd to get n ear $500 tor jt instead. Bho put good part of tho mone)' ........ Bank, and Avrote an miuwiuuuHm icucr ac- knutvlcdging ils roeuipt, ?md itolm g hor hnsband hoAv mimh the gold sold for, Ac, >1- 4 L iusitsuu. n a u piiu u m in the Bavlugs a n attoctiouato l e tt e r ac- roeuipt, ?md itolm g hor ■ .. . miAch th e g o ld sold for, Ac, Hut you avo a gemus uolwuh- \]y ti,a last mail him rtToiyec] a roifiy frtup are a little aeattoriag. Take pfogan, saying th a t the gold ho nent was ! j'eo 3 |.e thabnlftuoe of yom* {os- tyolvo ounees, and there wjia n mistuko somewheve, as.tAvelA'^c ounces aynoimted to only ft email sum a m ISOQ, M' js , Ilopn Avent a n d showed this totlev to Adams A U< whobvaughji the gold, A t to r t she was told she knew nothing nboAit it, and that Blio nOed n a t complaiii aa long as ahe had lost ?to gold, Bhe replied, “ No, 1 doft’t complftii), blit Pm Mhiid Pro got mov helonging to somebody else,” Dn dost mtaminiug tboiv b o o b , A, & Uo,, tomii th'ftttwQ hags of gold had hocn sqwt by [irtioiihir rteamev---tme to J ane of 30 oxinees, and owe to Jane Moi ■at 12 omtocs, 'The thirty aunoe hag- 1 been delivered to Mrs. H o g an by n u s tako; and Adams ifc Oo, h a d paid thd loss of AS The followlhg \va& tn)d % U hi ’ relation to her little girl o f ‘four auinwevsi o li ^ worthy ft pifttie filmiug tlm intl “ little p\res'* m y o u r T a h lm E m n m h a d been fretful mtcl imtuly diu'iiill tlm day, awl, as a pTmtohtoeuh had been- sout to bed onber than hsiwl, with an In* junction to say h e r p tayers, as is her usual onneea of gold to Mrs, Hagan, thinld: ^ that some dishonest; porsou had ohaugefr tho hag, aud thus atotou tho 18 ounces.—* Afler tim mistekohad heeu adjusted, thoy tendamd Mte- Ifogmi IHW tor her honesty, whtohsheyflftwo 4 to rtoeivef audit wia 3vith aomo dimoulty they peiauaded her to Jteoenti Ally doUftva to buy aowe token hy whioh ahe might yawemlwvihelv gratitude. Houeat people are generally vto'y ptodest »a Wftft inwed in thw ease, .. . ---- - ---- Afteip good ooiu|Nmy j>r none* •ct, displaying th e clay th „ ___ fighting in tho Third W a rd, and several liersons wore shot, but none dnJig(3rously woniulcd. A t ]nght tho Knoiv Nothings attacked tlio hottso of Mr. klurjfiiy, at tho corner of Bt. Joseph’s and TohonpitoUlas sis. 'ihe building was used as a bar room or as the.}' are called here, a eoU'e.e. liouso (lie doors tvero forced, find ovcryUiing' Avithin the-house was demolishetl, briokliam wore liiirlod, soma onu liinulrud jiirtols livt'd* and tho o-Xeitenient Avas tor a time Very feat. Bevel;il Avero Avoundt'di blW m d s urns was killed on thes]H>t. M aitin Hn- liuit, who luid just firrived from Ntdv York, AWi.s slahlu'd, as al.-^o some olhors. 'Tlio eaiisu of the. deslnietiuil of tho hoUSC A\as tliat pistols were toed from thuhuilding, as the Itefunners or K ao tv Kuthings aycio passing, Tiio lln s ty R£-i»i-onY. “ Neighliov,” said 1 to one. of jny tVi(«uds who lives near me, '‘you have .sadly splash ed y<'Ur stockings 1 ’in tho slate in which tho I'oads now' are, a liltlu cai'o i.S lequiri'tf X tlium : AYhudi cai-0, It is very :c n o t exercised. I f A'On a \ ero; a m ile m o re cai-efui, 3 'oura]ipcavanco Avould not. ho a w h it (he less respectable.” My nuighhor thanked nio dv ilh ’ tor nqi' Avjy 1‘xcellout adv ice, and then added, th a t as I h ad so nairowly sernlinized his stock ings, it Awnild do mo no harm to inko a glanea at niy own. This 1 im m c d ialdy did, and found lo my cmiftision, llmt if ho Juid hoen in (he mud, 1 had been in (ho' niii'e. H oav it happened 1 ciinnot tell, hitt cel tain it is, that I was not in u tU state Irt ('.fill him to fteeount in the manner I had- done. However, this advantiige tittended tlic affair, that T resolved another time (« give ft, shiirp took out iW Uri tevu Impcr-i tooUoiis, Aieforo I vtmtured toVebuke those of another. “ 0 Avail smne potv’r tlw gi flic fti’o us 'i'o SCO iinvscl.^ as itl.iir see tit! It w-iul trn UMJiiie a ijlnaUm-free ns, Ail’ DeUsll UMtlotn” If it Avoru only- half as easy to aineini. oursdvos tm to fopvovu otlmi.’}, and if iu g iv in g advieo avo could .secure t h e henefit, w a aroiioiutm it to nmtor nn our uolghbois^ how' often woidd Ilnmphre}' be spared the UHirtitylng roflection that li'e Avas semtering^ abroad Avhat Avas AVsmted ftt home i Only tAVO days ago, uhilc In Iho very act (if icc- ommcwlmg mora caru to a pcrvanl .vvhq had tipfiot a .si)H-e.^Har,hft knockyrt ft d rink'' ing-^glass frorui thutahlft with hlft hlbaw< and brplte It in ptotses, usual ^ Hmm Ilf* ...................... (In, her friends hoav<A hfiv ftfi Imr ttovotions, in whinh rite askfd tor sundry hicssmgs on her pRtomaj and ftlQsnd fts tollnwsi “ OLurdl toMte fuss u goodllttl* ifrh ftud do try tmfl m tot urn b« uo spnwky, if to kntrtf kw n m f W n phauM Ukft ippko« thete m in ft whual o f im tu m i Of whftfe kiftd to’ tiwtoirto iil« igftii o f hottw'f What kind of M f t to m oWtiwr eapetpl
