{ title: 'Mohawk Valley register. (Fort Plain [N.Y.]) 1854-1866, July 27, 1854, Page 1, Image 1', download_links: [ { link: 'http://www.loc.gov/rss/ndnp/ndnp.xml', label: 'application/rss+xml', meta: 'News about NYS Historic Newspapers - RSS Feed', }, { link: '/lccn/sn83031044/1854-07-27/ed-1/seq-1/png/', label: 'image/png', meta: '', }, { link: '/lccn/sn83031044/1854-07-27/ed-1/seq-1.pdf', label: 'application/pdf', meta: '', }, { link: '/lccn/sn83031044/1854-07-27/ed-1/seq-1/ocr.xml', label: 'application/xml', meta: '', }, { link: '/lccn/sn83031044/1854-07-27/ed-1/seq-1/ocr.txt', label: 'text/plain', meta: '', }, ] }
Image provided by: New York State Library
Jiobatok lalleti B ♦ Proprietors, ■^y:r:j;i:ltr:*,':t;rr::i:Ti'rn^ VOLUME!. '< ns yiicnv\flrtlkCH y e t iioteni ns TUiuulcr,”—Clunpln, FOUT PLAIN,'THURSDAY, JULV^ 27, 1854. NUMBER 20, f 0 ,et's i i p r t u t B i i [Prom the Albany Allas.] “ How Clmrmlng Is E n rtli.” UrlA'lit-eyed and joyous the youth was roclininfe' Upon a rude couch by the Ktill nator’s side ; Cares had he none, nor a wonl of rc|iininK At Pate or his kind—at a mi-streta or bride. Novy while o’er Nature the spn-llKld w(i.s henming, Painting witli goM, each tree and each ilnwer; 8o did the gay ymuli, witlt bnglit lancies teeming, Langh JondJy at <JL 0 O.^^ at the noon-day liour, « How dmrining is Kartii i” cried tlie boy In his glad. “ Wliat more can I ciuve than this deep draught of A truce then to weoplng-a truce then tofcudiicsa, Such rapture as mine is void of alloy. “ Free as the air-free os the snng-hird — Free as ray soul, is this hun-sliine to a ll; Prate me ini' longer—hreatlie not a harsh word Of sill and its reeompeiihe, and oiir ‘ first fall.' \last! all The hroc eartli, Never wldlo PhudniK grants n Can r iicwall, that (<od gav U'lie youth Herrce liad ended wlini the wni sliim* now vaiil'licil, Onrlc elouds frowned grimly, iiml the nihl wiilers Alas! fortius day-dream—the storm swiftly haiiisl: 'rile joy wiiicli the scene so lately laid urged. Oh ! jiassimiate hoy, svho did'st woo tlie IDEAl-, How liiiml svere thine eyes, e'en tlm’ h'.uicy v Little Ihoii didst know of the s ignorant was tliou Unit /ig/U tiad is this earth,—with sorrow 'tts Peace alone reigns wlien our Hod ■in tliee< tiad is tliiseartli,—with sorrow 'tts teeming, 'TUe 8plx-it o f i>enil» nml tlie Angela, nv On.lHI.KS HWAIN. TiUi .\N(iKl„S. Wc are wailing. Spirit, wailing! U'e liaie etilled the serapin licre, Mid the outer woUd muting, (iloriC) ol tlie inner [.plieie ! Prom tlie starry lulls of Heaven, O'iive we for tli.v Holeiiiii wing, VVlierefiire was tliy iiii-shni given? lie w lio sent thee hade I life la ing! (srmrr og im vru. Hla* is slce[iiiig oiilLl.v sleipiug l.il.e an inl.inl Inisli’d to le-t; O’er in;r liends her inoDier, wi i ping ; Can I Miatcli her Irmn |ar hi east? Can I iiiirt (he aniH that l>i|d h< i U onnd the heait which Imes her .“o? Let tlie liliitlier'.-i eye hi liiild hi r, A et a hi ealli - ami sin- ahull go ! Tire Awrei.H. Angels and nri h.iiigi l. stai iiig, t 'ail (lie naildelei 11 In i leme ! Vfe have seatler (1 Ihmera ely>ian, H.ithei’d from imiiint.il .-ru-.im.-.; Hhow her, tlieiuUiio I iiiv vi lun! Fill liersniil w ith seraiili dieam.s! nniiiT on tiem h . Pile hath asKeil to .“ee (In-ir faecs; .'\iid her lieait is healing la- 1 , For those sweet and . ad i mhraecs Which slle know s mn.-l l,e her lu: t ! I have breathed of angoj hlis^es, 'I’lild Iier spirit not 11gi jeve ; Jfnst 1 (iiKo luT IVimi their Ki'-e--' J''rmn tlie last she- must reci iv e V 'Diere w'erc sounds of hosts leioiciiig In Unit seniph realm uhove; Angels and archangels voicing Hymns of tiininph and of love I There were Hoiitids the midiiiglit rending, Fr.iin aln-iirtwitli angiiMi tost; And a niother’.sprajer nsrending— UVeping, wailing for her lost I th Jl'Lnu-^'C rled^^'^b'^ t 'H H Vc-dim, Te.\a.s:—’ ' ’ ‘AJi^xiiiqi;,'d <ui I saw a youthful mother, Once on a summer dav, yit down n smiling iiifahti 'lo watch ite frolic-play. It gamholeil on the llowerets Tlmt docked the eurpet o’er And seemed, with chikiyi wonder, Pach object to exidoro, A something on the instant Iti glad career iirrestu; And eariiPstly it gazes wliero 'lo seinSQ tilts glittei'ing prizii, Whicii, in its baby irumcence It surely thought was tliero Rut ah 1 tlmt hand uncloees, And to its earnest gaze Reveals no gem of beauty— No bright, imprisoned ray's) And then the nratof many tears Fell on that eberiil) I'uee,— 'Tlio Hast sad dfsinipointment In life’s micartiiin race! And tlnw it hath been with ns nil. Who its dark game have played ; We've sought to grasp tho suimldue, And only I'onnd tho shudol §A N D S O F G O L D . ------- -Wmis M en miwgle m irth with tlieir caves, 0 S a liokl yitliov to furgot or over- come them; but to resort to intoxicatiou for tlifl ease of the oro ’ b miiKl, is to cir - o inelaRch'oIy' by madness, —-— 4 man may have a thonsand intimate acquaintances, and not a friend among t]»em all. If you have ono friend, think yourself happy, ------ Any one may do a casnal act of good nature, but a contiuimtion of them shows jfcto be a part of the tempomraent, - — ^Jfon of the uoblest diapositious think themselves happiest, when others share their happiness with them.'— — —Oorrection does much, but oncourago- ment does more, EncQuragoment after cen sure, is as tho sun after a shower, — He that cannot forgive others, breaks tho bridge over which he must pass him self; for every man has need to bo forgiven. — ^Exousus are the pickpockets of time, The sun does not wait tor his hot water, or his hoots, hut gets up at once, ir----pQlitoness is a coin destined to enrich not him who receives; hut him whoexpeudeit ‘-j^ErieU(|ship often ripens, under the seed of intimacy, into love. ^ c l c f t f i r P i , ? t e n a n i ) . The ahost of Murder Spring • HOW TIUrOTItY 8ICWIGG8 SAW XT. \ Thers ntc muro thlng.s in Heaveniwid Paillblliiratlo, Tluiri me dreamt of in your phUdsopliv.\ [Hlmkespcave. “ I never seen a ghost,” 's a id Tim o thy WkwiggH, Avijiing the perspiration from Ids tjiin iiU'e -with the sleeve of his coat, at the eoiiehisiun of oiio of JMtoi* Ormnp’s marvelous yarn s ; “ I never seen a ghost, and what is uiore I don’t believe in ’em,\ “ Yer don’t !” replied Peter, witli a ja'ly- ing Biieor. ’■ ( )|ily jisl; ivait till yev see oim some nioon-sliiny night, and when ifs great goggle eyes look into yoiirs, and its oi fid 1111)11 til sjiils die and tuinisfone .slam into yer face, thou tell it to its faee yon don’t believe in ’em.” A sympathising sluulder ran through the group around the hur, and several angry m tm n n is at tlie litile tailor’s liardne.NH o f belief, ji/iK-.ed iiKiiiiul, \ I. d o n ’t believe in ’em” euiiliniU'd Tilii- olliy, by no meaim diHeuiit'eilnl hj (I icmi uk.s of diBa)i|M()li(ilinii, ‘‘ ami if I were see one, I would not mil away like ilie II 1(1 you told ahoiit, but I would stop and talk to it, that 1 might see if it wua a ghost, or not.” “ Yer a heallieii!” .sliouled T’eter (h ump, Ids (‘Ve.s glniiiig willi iiidigimtiuu al tlie tailor.- \and if I was to try J should Iiml yer w'cre a coward, (oo. You wouldii’l lace a ghost for yer lite,” “ Wouldn’t I r replied Timothy, drawing hiim'elf up, “ jest try me. Bring on yer ghost, and see if J’m afraid of him.” “ Tliat’s all Very tine,” remarked a hy- slander. “ tSneli gentry as ghosts don’t gen erally eoiue iiilo a grocery and cull for a gla.ss of wlii.skfV, like eoimnon nieii; they go night-walking around old ndii.s and Mich like jilaees. Talking ahoiit liringliig oil u g'liosi iiow, only sliows llinl joii aie aliaid lo iiieel him al tho ]irn)ier lime.” “ I am iiol al’iaii] lo iin el one al any lime or place,” relorlod 'fiiiiollij SkwiegN lirislliiig up al this iiiipulalioii on Id., emu ago. “ U ill jou hi a kg a hoi on tlial llo (lie drink.-, idl iirmind, idi f” “ 'I'o he siile 1 will.” ‘‘ (ieiilloiiioii, you lia\e hoard,” eoiilimiod tho spoaker, his oj e.s sparkling some hidden iiii.seliief. \ Ilow will you fry il t” iinpiiri'il I ’liloc t'niiiip. Ves, how shall we try i ( !” saiil 'riinu- >'.V- \fve gut it all arranged, You know Murder Spiing, of euuiso ! “ U hero llie wiiiunu who eoiiie for wa- lel’ Wa.s imirdeled by the Jlijilis! To be sure 1 do.” “ Yuli know loo, lliat lln-y say tlial ihe. ghost of llie muideli'd wmiuiti vauihle.s around llie Spring, waiting for umgeaiiee mi the imiiderin’ liijiiis, and tlmt .slie will always ramble around inilil every Iiijiii he- twetm Mtdne and Ctditurnia lias stepiied ‘To he .sure,” broke in J’eler Crimi]); “ wiien my fallier came out here lir.si, ho Seen lier wlitm she wtis out coon liiinting. Smile folks w (lilted to make out ’twas a blazed trei», but he warn’t such a darnatioii :i know the tlilfcivneo hulweea a fool not to blazed slmtip and a wnmiun.\ “ W h a t of that ?” iiH|uired Timothy Blvwigg.s, nut without cunsidurablo luisgiv- ing.s. ^ “ W hy, T p romise tlitit you keep watch by the Spring till after nddniglit, and at half-past oi)u we’ll all cuiiiu out. together to n how' yon liked it.” “ I lo o r a l” shouted Petor Crura]) ; “ if 3’ou ain’t convinced of tho truth of gliosis aforu that time, I’ll staml tho drinks my self It was with considerable lu'.sitation tlmt Timothy Skwiggs agreed to tlda nmingo- immt; but as he had .swaggered so rejmat- edly about his willingne.ss to Itico a siipe.r- nalimd visitor, ho was ashamed to Imek out, so lie Went home witli a heavy heart to concoct sumo ]ilan by which lie eovdd visit the haunted Spring Avithout, incurring tho nAvful displeasure of his better and big- gov half, As the day AA’oro arvay, I ua became ex- trcraoly fidgety; his amiable spouse warn- od him not to make such a fool of liiinaclf, and inquired if ho “ had got a million of ’skeotiiis in his shirt,” threateuing thatifhe did not “ behave himself, like a Christian,” she’d “ comb his iioodlo” for him, at Avhicli promise ho scratched his head and became stilly !Vheu night came he jumped ofi‘ his shop-board took up abundle of clotlics, and left Avith the excuse of “ Avaiting on a cus tomer.” “ And sec ye’er’home bright and early,” shrieked his spouse after him, “ for if you get tippling ivith thorn loafers down in the grocery, I ’ll make a hole in your head for p u . ” _ X-lclivcring his bundle at a proper place, ho made his Avay to the forbidden grocery where he was hailed by a knot of idlers who had congregated to Avitpessins depart ure for tliq liaunted Bpving, “ Hero, old cook,” said Peter Crump, slapping him on the back, “ take a glass of whiskey to got your dander up< You may get too much spirits by-aud-by, you know,” “ Don’t go if you’r afraid,” put in tho man who started the proposition, “ we’ll lot you off the bet rather than you should bo frightened to death.” “ I ain’t afraid,” replied the tailor, though in truth his heart was going pit-a-pat. Just like tho boat of a steamer’s paddle-wheels on a still evening, “ Let’s be olf, thoR. W e ’d see you as far as the Spring, and Uien leave yon there lo your meditations,” After another drink all round, the party i>m*h ono pcuvsiiadhig Tim othy 0 give it up if hit felt any' Avuy ■started oth HlvAviggs to give it up skccry, and ho slontl.v dmiying Ida w’isli to do BO, though his knees gruAV Aveaker at every oto}) towards ihn gloomy s p o t , , They had scarcely gut beyond tho edge of the village Avlieli I ’etei' Crump declnred his di.siiu'liuation to proceed miy Aivlliev, lam ’d if I go auotjier ineh,” he ( eliiimtsl, doggedly ; “ I ioav do I knoAv t cussed thing Avont cornu and grab one for talking aliiuit h er ? 'J’he Avimmen are a ]i' guy sort o f eattlo to deal Avilh Avlieii tliey art) Ii\ing, and they miist.be confounded misohiuf-making sort of ghosts,” It, Avas no use to talk Avith liim ; homo lie Avuiild go ; and so tliey AA'ent on Avithont him, Avliilst Re re-entered the village. So far, lioAvevei', from going home, he p roceed ed straight to the duiiiieilc of the nnha])]iy liiihir, and stood liefore (he portly form of SkA^^^■g^^ rcinim'iio. ‘‘ Well, Avliiit do you Av.miU” sliarjily in- quiced flityhime, n.n slie recognized one of llie “ grocery hmfius.” “ Ilow do, Afrs. Sl.'Aviggs !” replied (he ni.seiil, sealing hiiii.''elf uii the reverse end of a wash (nil, and (liriisling a ping of (ohaeeu inlo bis month. “ Sad doing.s with some [ii'Ople,” “ W'linI’s Ihe fns.s now,” she exelaiiiieil, ill a \itiegar (one. \ 1 don’t SCI',” colliimicil Ihiter, hoAV soiiii' people can deceive siieli good Avives. “ It’s an all lii-cd .sluiiue, in my eyes. N oav ', if 7 hail a w ife— ” W liut tho de.iiee are j'on talking ah o iil!” A'on’iv. in a great hurry Mr.s. Skw igg.s. 1 .suppose your liii.shaiid .said In' Avns g o ing out lo M illie eilstoiiier, did’nl lie !” Well what if he did! 1’lial’s no hiisi- ness of your’n I ’sjieel.” \ MfiA be nut, iiianii, but il’.s a bnsiiies.s of i/unr'ii, lie ai'ii’t gone to niiy sieli jiliie* blit is guile to iiieel il gill.” Alr.s. SLwigg.s was sweejiing Avlnm this alUlulllleellielil niel her ('III. llisleud, lloW- ('Ver, of dropping the hrooin and liiinling, peuj.le AWillld liavil (lolle, .sIlc, like niiinle.l WoiiKlIl IIS sill' WIIS elllleli- eil il will) a grasp llial seeiiieil lo aiigni' iinuliiiig bill good for 1 1el liege loul, iiinl eAelainied : \ t 'n s - h i s pieler ! Only lei me ealeli liini won’t I lain him !” i’eli'i inm iedintely told her Ihnl (he (le- i|llenl had pioliil.'s d to liieel the b ail ulie llie. Miinlei' S [iiing, abuiit “ (lie wilebing ur\ of twelve, Lnisling to the bad eliar- i(..|ui' 1.1 ll,Mik|iiit r.i)'UII iiiiinli'iiiiqili'.l iiileV- \iew , Afis. Skw igg.s, being a ■siruiig-iiiin- diu| woiiiaii, d id n ’t e aie aiii.sli for (lie .siqier- tiliun.s (aiiiiieeled n iili |lu* jilaee,and I'oiili- willi (leleimined to bo an uninvited g u e st a( the meeting. I’ll teach the jaekniuqies (u go eader- Avamlingal nights, ami leave hi,s lawlul wife al jiiuiiie, i’ll lam him.” The old bonnet AVas ]mlled oil h er frizzled hemi, and (he old shawl dragged aroniul her slout shuiihier.s, and slill gni.sjiing (he .sinrdy brooiii-sliek— an old aeqiiainianei' Aviili Tim o thy’s lm e k ~ she. slavlcd on her niiVsioii of Veiigeaiu'e, iiWieii Timothy Kkwigg.s Avas left by his 'ort, and sel himself down by the Spring Avait till the cx] lira lion o f’tho allotled Cutting a Fellow Out. I once altuinjited (o nut a fellow mil, (lint i.H to polce m y nose inlo his lnisines.s, m ed dling Avldi (lie. nfi’eedoii.s of his gal, and got kicked for my pains. Bho is a nico gal, a. (ino gal i.s Mary Haines, •Levi Bmiih had hcen her neknoAvledged adm irer for M*veral yeans. l ie at (ended (o lu'i’ little alfnirs of amiahility, mid it Avas said that tlioy AVero, and had for a long time hoen engaged to ho m arned— (1ml 1 beli. i.s dio (‘Xplamidon. I Avoiihl not nny against Levi for tho whole AA'urld, hni hoAv, it lia.s beeuiiio inqm-ised upon my mind that ho Avas a .spoony, lu'sidcs lie k ick ed me, 1 cant forget tlial— 1 Avoiild firgi't it if I nuiild. “ Twas dm hiqijiiest unmient of my life, 1 fell jiroiiil and liekledlo think I’d been kicked by a Binilli. Binitb, he kicked niuw ilh ahi'iirline.ss (Imteoiiviiieed me. (hat he amis in earnest, and I rtioiigiit lu' A\ as serving me iiglil. True [ felt niortilied at the same, tilin', not that 1 w as kicked, hut fur Avliat I was kicked. Oh ! Bmiih ! laivi Bmilli ! 3 III! kicked me in the ]ire.seiiee of Miiry lliiiiies, and for wiml I Bmiih euiirted Mary iihoiil live years ho fiil'e I e \cr llmilglil 111 llpsetliiig his apple earl. EveV3liotl3, lieeaiise it is enHlomary to llledillo with dm lillsiiie.s.s of e\eryl)(nrv Lilse, Avomleivd Avhy he (lid’iit. gel iimrrieii. old folks said il was seaiuhilons, young folks saidtlu'3’ Avunld not .stand it ; and die girls oeeasioimlly said duty AMiuld sack him ulV. I considered the m atter and eoiielnded to eiit him out and taki' her myself, go die whole lignre, besiegit the fortress and eavi'Y olf the prize. I lung hml cherished a stieiik- iiig notion ami iioav f deteniiiiied to let my feelings liavi'full sAvay. Aeeurdinly I «i)en- ed a talk with Mary upon the s u b ject,] iqi- pealeii lo her my adniiraliim fur her love of polk ami lieaiis — 1 liekkul her eoneeit A\idi a long straw of Ihitiui)’, I pilelieil inlo Hmiili nnlil tier dmider rai.-ed iqi, t eumin- ced lier llmt Bmiih was trilling with Imraf- fectiolis, (Imt fixed her llinl, iiinl slie. laiUK'li- ed inloinyiiriirs with a null, il amis all oM-r. f lo\ed hi'IMiml slle lo\ei| me. I’>ll( lluW (o ge.l rid of .'‘illlidi. l''ot’ three Weeks A\e held eonveii iilion each da) , and e\eiy day grew folliler of each other, hill how to gel lid of iSmidi, it was (he lii.-.t thing; dioiiglil of i‘llled upon ‘ ‘e, ami To tell lid nut /(•(■) iillogjedier Iramplil lel of 1113 going Iciiowilig ilial'M ie wmi eiigngctl 10 lilm and tlmt ,slm was- deceiving Bmiih or iiiy- elf, ]io,-sibl\ niA.-elf, mole ]irobably Buiiih ( )ne daj' Smidi eiinu' to onr house on a bus- wlieli AVe palled. a plan A) hieli Ave (leeiiiiul lioiionible jiisl the tiling for onr ow n eoiiilorl. di(! Inilh I <li(l AVIlell I ivtleeled iqion du' fael of 1113 going dm wliole lengdi into Maiy’s alli-elion.s, time, he. began to liiiA’e .serious mi-sgiiing about dm w isilom of lii.s bua.sliiig ami skep- tieisni. It. Avas iiof, by any means an emi- e sit ’ • .. . libhi situation and a man of av I ioiii iiioie might, be expected (lian of the jiUiiA’ tailor, might ImA’o felt skeuiy. .rim hazy niouii AA'iis hliiifiling among dm ehuidslike a lliek- erifig rnsh-liglit biddiing ahoiit behind a rag- stufred Avindttw, Tim winds AVum blowing in gusts through the openings am o n g dm tn-es, like tlic heavy siiurings of a prostrate inebriate; and Um Bpring Avent “ tinkle, tiiilvle,” just liko llm tinkling uf a goblin’s eliains, or a cent and a rii.st3’' nail in the puckni. of a hfukoii down awoll. H a rk ! Avas not that the sound of a foot- s(e|)! It certaiuljwn.s, It suiiiuled again, ami diis time a shadoAvx' figure emerged from dm gloom of an adjacent elm ehimj). ’rirnolh)’' HlcAviggs stared at it until his e3'e.s nearly karted out of his In^nd, and a ]iro, ponspirntion bathed his face. It (qi- m hed; it took tho sliapo of a woman ing 3vhat seemed an Indian spear; it n do,so to him, and Iho ghostly ligiiro raised tho Aveapuu menacingly. Tim Imavt of dm tailor qiinlced Avithin him, and Avilli a loud cry, ho fell on his face and begged for morny, “ A tromondous ‘ whaclc’ raised him to eonsoiousnoss, nud tho wdl-plautod blows Avhich folloAvod in quick sucoession, convin ced him it was no spirit, ho h ad to deal Avith, M’hnt followed settled tho question.” You infernal wJiolp! I ’Jl larn you to go galiu,’ Avnntiug strange AvimmiUf at this time of tho night. Hot up or Pil pound yer into mush)” Binco then, Timothy BkAvigga has been hoard to deolavo Ids unqualified belief in spirits—ospoeially evil ones. jmrlni cimm A OnuA'i’ M an - ’ s P bbfuueuob ,— envy nc» quality of mind of iutolleot in otbors— not genius, power, 3 vit, or fancy; if I could choose Avhat would be most delightful, and I believQ most usofitl to me, I should pre fer a firm religious belief to every other bles.siug, for itmalces life a disciple of good ness, creates new hopes 3vhon all earthly hopes vanish, and tbro 33 's over tho delay, the destruction of existence, tho most gor- gOQUS of all lights; awalcens life even in death, and from corruption and decay calls up beauty and divinity; makes an instru ment of torture and shame tho ladder of ascent to paradise; and far above all com bination of earthly hopes, calls up the most '’\lightful visions, palms, and amaranths, d gardens of the blessed 5 the security of everlasting Joys, where the sensualist and fikeptlQ view only gloom, tlQQiy, and anni hilation,— .S'rV Jf, M v ii, ciiiim lo on iiicNseriaiul. I ilniimiied iipMilUe.ieiit coiir- iigi' lo invite him on iiAMilk AAilh iiU' dow n lo ill\ brook, a pModly iliBbniec iVoiii the lioime Avliei'e w e AMillld-not be iiitevnijitei]. Once lllerq 1 Senled 111)self U])oll H lock, jind im iled him to helji liinmelf (o (mother, (iiiil the follow ing eoiiver.Milion look plimi.': “ I should like lo know why you lm\e illuil me iiway down here !” iSmitli .Slid this emplmlienllv, (iiid iit (he .smile Lime jiuUing on 11 look of iiwfiil ]ior- tenl. “ Bmiih, 1 Avill (ell yon.” “ Well on with il, wliiit do you look .so devilish Hilly for !” \Billy 1 tsiiiith do you love Miss Mary Ifaiiies!” “ None of 3'onr IniisiiieHH,” “ Business Bmilli. Do 31m intend lo marry M a r y !” \ \Vliy you infernal diAiikey.” “ Donkey Bmilli. Are you fouling Afary H a ines!” “ Fooling the devil ! AYhat is the mat ter with you!” “ Mutter Bmiih. I love Maiy Haines, 1 iiilend to marry Iior.” “ I liave a good intention of giving you a (Jiivsliiiig.” “ Tlirasfiiiig Bmiih. 1 Avunld 'n o t fool “ No T don’t thiidc ymu AA'oiild ,you’r (00 big a fool for that.” “ Am I Bmith, I am going to cut 3'on out.” “ If you go there I ’ll k ick you out.” “ N o 3 v Bmith keep coo) and lisleii, you ,ve courted Mary Haines fur fiv«yeims,” •'ir husiiie.sH,” Niglit e/mu'. 1 was boiling oAur with iii- iliguiitioii and us snappish us a h)eiui idler 1 briskrisk stirringtirring ii]\i]\ and in tlmt very ant .Slate of mind, made Mary Haines a vis- n b s i mind, made Mary it. Walking in at llm front iloor in iiiy 11 s- d 3vay Avilhonl ammuncing my approaeli a series of I'lijis on the door casing 1 ade diri'et for the parlor, and as! at«))]ieil ind 3va; i*y made direet foi o\'ov the tlircslmlil wasslnmk hard eiiuiigli to full an ox, hy llu' di.seoveiy of Levi (uid Mary snugly stowed a3vay in tho cui’iU'i' eii- gagediii uiiimatiiig and gnilify ing (to them) ])ii.slinu', Hoiiieliines deiiomiimled hugging and ki.ssing. Tmade. a sort of a. slop Midden, “ Hood evening,” s.'iid Alary, in no AA’iso dis- eoncerted. I dropped into'tlieni'arust chair horizoiit.'d resting over ,nee, 11)011 hung 1113' HlruAV hat over my lioot i knock it off. “ Btnmp me, do you.” “ 1 tilmiqi yon, dare 3’e.” No sooner said than done. Bmith nle]) pi'd ]iioiii])(ly mid gave my hat a kick that sent it Hying out of ihe parlor into the en- (r), mul then (qiplied (lie tee of Iiis hoot to 11U' ill such H manner tlmt sent iim out of dm front, door. I coiiiilered a lunu more , lie (lid i.ul rolhiiv me oiil, if he had hang me if I don’t (liinivhe would have inel Avilli .soiiielhing (hat would have iudiieed him to brought ni5’' leg lo a 1 m3' riglit knee, then hung 1113' ami then stimqiud Levi to (Imllght I had never ei lore lioAVeli'ul in the leg lung ; lii.s ( ])ura(ioii. Alagv niiiliiiglA ] itl and (idvi.MsI me u 111)' Jmt and iidvi.MsI me to ran r/y/// Tlie advice 1 eoiiMdered ]mi'lienlar- led myself of it immediate- [. jiitelied the rucks into sell out 111)' i a h(»ii(‘, Tlie iii; ly good, mid availed m yselfof it immediate ly. But (lie Avay 1 . gitelu Levi Bmilli’s ehieken eoo]), as I jmsHud his fat hers house, Avasn’t lazy. Well the very uext Buiiduy dm toAvn (di'ilc, alter dll' iil’leriioon .M-rvice Avas over rose np ill (he gallery hehiiid the ]>ul])it, mid read iVoiii a sliji of piqa'V, “ (lie projio- sed iiiariiiige. of Levi Bmith to Aliss Mary Ilaiia-.s.” Ahoiit a moildi after I (Imieed at their AVed'lilig. f liiiA'e ever siiiee comforled m y self with dll' velleeiioii that if 1 did imt siie- il ill eulting him oiil, 1 slim sl liim up to lii.s (Inly. Man Avill never forget il. Bln' nmneil Irer first hoy nfler iiu', a siiiai'l lillli' fellow about seven ) eais old now. She has li\e beside.s, all )()iiiig'er. A darling Avifi', a Ireasm i'of ii A\ife, is Mary Haines dial Wlls, bill I.evi Bmiih A\ill lieVi-r forgive liie for hurrying up his cakes of iiialiimoii). mi .Mill haA’c comti.‘d Mary of you) body sr And every body says you are fooling lier. Now if yon are coimiiig her for tho Hjiovt of il, th\m I calculate that I liaA'o a H jiovt 01 11, tiKUi I caicuiiue tuat. I iiaA'o a j)crfe('t riglit logo In for the sjiuvt too ; but if yon intend to marry her, I Avon’t, intev- foro, N o 3 V—— . “ XYell, what next ?” “ Do you iutoml to marry Imr ?” “ As I told yon before, that, is none of your business, and if I catch yon poking yonr nose around the honso I ’ll imnch yonr hei head for yon. Now don’t open yonr lips am again, bnt jest think over hoAv yon best can pi'oflt by my advice to yov}, Ho careful of yonr stupid pate, that’s all.” Levi Smith Avidkod, I stuck to tho rock. At first stunned with stupidity, in not np- prociating my disinterested intention; then indignant that ho treated mo so cavalierly, by and by so furious to think that I had oondescondod to inform him of tho Imidablo motiyes 3vhich induced mo to cut him out, •t?j—ii„ T„„ii„.i -ra — boots and AveutAva- in.: shallow water, cool mo off, and linos I got my foot Finally I pulled off my hi diiig after pollywogs, i thinldjtg that it m^dit thinking of Alary HainoE into a hole, and down I Avent afl oyer into tho creek, Avhich instead of cooling my ardor, avonsed roy fierce desire to flog Levi Smith, not forgetting that bo was consid* able of a man and I a boy, some six orr sc An v^An.tfl hiR inniniL nnil in ftizn I linvn f m o my- en years his junior, and In size X bore the same relation to him that a pile of chips does to a cord of wood. For all that, I felt that my pluck was equal to hia big body, and if opporUmily had offered just then I would have taken the most efficient meas ures to seewfl myself a corofortaWa thrash- ing-—I have not the least doubt of it.---- Hi man NATcriK.” - W bell (VAvilil Hjiark (ilteiiip.'i to (itedl a kil-H tVum n NdiitKckct girl, hlie saA.s, “ Nicer oil, o r t |1 .spin, y our (liiiMii] Avilli a typhoon.” The liustoii giilM liol'l .’till nnlil II ica ' are iM‘ll ki.ssi'i]. Allien they llare uji all iil once, mill .Ml)', ” t think you ought, to be (mlnim- W hen a ) otmg cliaji sfealH a kins from Albaii)' gill, hlie. H!i)H. “ I reckon ilH my iw,” mid gives liim a box mi the enr inl lie (Imil forget for a month, ill I’eiie.s) Ivimia, Avlieii a female is salu- (eil A\lili a liiiHd, she )) 1 i ( h oil hmiiict mnl M iuaa I, and mmwerelli,” 1 am antuiiiHlied at I by im-uranee, .leilediali, mul fur this iiidig- nily Avill h I k 'AV thee The AWmlerii ladies,howi'ver,are ,so fond of kissing, tlmt Avlieii .saluted on one c.lieek, llieV ilislmilly jiivselit the other. Tile Bag Harbor girl I ussc I h and serateli- .■\e (ill out of brealli, when she MihmilH to her fate Avitli the most (‘Xem]ilmy foVliUide and resignation Avilhout a murmur. Wlieii a young man steals a kiss irom a London girl, .she blu.slieslike a “ ncAV blown rose,” aii'l HUA H smarlly, “ You daivsn’t do (lint twice more,” NOT lIHiaiJ TO IT. In a College, not a thonsand miles from ------- , (Ireellbn.sl), a cerlllill 1’rofes.sor, of jie- cnlar ti'niperaiiieiil, Avlio (daiiUed to be a “ sliicily mmnl man, but iiot]im'tienlarly re ligions,” A\as AVonl to alteiul elnqiel cxerei- .se.s, j)ol fortlie jini'jio.M'olVreadiiig mul ])vay- iiig, bnt of m arking tlmso Avlm Averc absenl. from their seals, Avliilu a pions I’rorossor eondiuifed llie religions exel'cist's, But one aflernooii he foinid himself mi.sliaji, the only professor in the chajud, He saw his situation, and jirocecdeil to record ahseiu’es most nervously, freipienlly glancing at the door, Inqiing to ho relioA'cd by the ajipi'ar- ance. of a Christian iirofessor, h u t nuiio g reet ed his anxious vi.sion. His part w'aa p er formed, mul Ids silnation began to bo jiecn- litirly oitthtirrassiiig. For once, the students Avoro profoundly quiet. H e plainly boav that he must pm?/ or lose his dignity. H e could not do tho latter, ho m u st try tho former. Boleninly ho rnso, .and thins h egan : “ Hem ! < >h Lord— hem ! Thon a rt— 'in !— very mncli of a ginvtlommi— hem ! and Avo thivnk theo—hem 1 — for thy genllo- m anly conduct toAvards ns— horn !— hem 1 ID. could proceed no further, and Avith a look of porfoct rliscourngomont, turning to the stndonts ho s a i d : “Ountlemon, I novor undertook to pray before, and I n m r w ill ayain ! You’re di.s- misstid I” A Snn B’l’Rnclsqo Atiqlloncol'. Ttui repovti'r of tlm Ban FranciBco NVu's fnmishes that iiniwr Avith tho following report of a speedt of a Ciallftii'iiin auctioneer!— “ Ladies and gontlemon, I have now the honor of putting np a fine pocket handkor- ohief; a yard wide, a yard long, and al most a yard thick; one-half cotton, t’other half cotton, too ; hoantifully printed with stars and stripes on ono side, and stripes and stars on t’other. It -Avill Avipo dust from the eyes so complotcdy as to ha death to demagogues, and make politics ns bad a business ns printing papers, Its great length, breadth, and thicknessj together with its dark color, will enahjo It^ to bids dirt, nncT never need Avashing, Groing at one dolfar Dseventy five cents M fty cents 1 -^Iwel)(y-l]\(' cents!—one hit! ISohud)' wmils it! ()h I fhmilc yon, .Ml 1 “ Next, (Ji'nltvliiiiii —fur the liidleB AVolft bo promitlcil (u bid on lliis article— it is n real, siition jiviri', leinpereil, liiglily polisli- ed, kcou-ci]g(.al BliHiiolit nizov; bran .sjuin kin new ; nin'cr ojicited beforu to tliu sun light, moun-ligbt, .stiU'-ligbt, diiA'-liglit or ga.s-liglil; sluirj) eitoiigli to shiiAe a liiW)ei', or cul a (lii.iigivoablc. ae.cpuiililaiie.e or a ])(iur I'elnliuii; limnllo of biiek-liorn, Avitli all (bo viAc(s, lint (bo two at tliu oiidw, of ptire gold. W h o Avill give two dollans! one dollar! half a dollar ! and a jiieee of .son]) sweotef than ro.se.s, lalbersbeder llimi a scjioolma.stcr, and strong to Avasb out (dl the ,slaiii.4 iVom a ( 'aliluniia jiolilieian's eoii.scloiict', all for Aur bit.s! A\'iiy, 31111 Jiave (inly to jait tlu* razor-strop and Lm]) niidi'i' 3'uiir ])illoAV at niglit, to wake iqi in tile m o rning eloso slinvcd. AYoii’t aiiy body give (wo bits, (lien, foftiiu lot ! 1 kiU'AV I’d Hell llicm. “ Next, Imlie.s and gentlemen, T offer Ibree jiair of soidcs, H(nekiiig.s, liotie or liall- lio.s(‘, just a.s you liave a miii.i (o call (lierii; knit by a iiineliine ma'le on purpose, out of ('olloli Wool, 'I'lie nitm (liilt b(l)« (ll(‘!-e Avill be enabled to Walk (ill be gets tired ; and, [ii'oriik'd liL bools nro high enough, '\•edii’l Jiave 11113' eol'iis ; llie legw ale long bill.-i against ihe (Drpoi'alioii, and as Hiiek (iH llie. Ins'ids of llio members of llu.' Legi.'ilalure. W ho AMint.4 Ihem at h a lf a dollar! Thaiik-ec, madam, (lie iiioiiey.- “ Next i.s Hoiiielliiiig lliiit yen oiiglit IniA'c, genth'Dieii; a l o l o f good gallowses Hies cidicd siispeiider.s. I kiioAV that Home of yon Avill, after a while, be furnish ed at Ihe Btiile’s exbetise,bnt you can’t tell Avliieli one, ,.io bii}' Avlieru ibey’iu elieii]).— that di'St'i've.s banging are not siqijilied Avitli galloAVs ; if so, there AVoidd beiiubudi to make laws, eoiidenm eriniiind.s, or limig ilpril.s, mitil a iioav election. Mmle of jitli'u gmn-ulaslie.—siH'leh like a judge’s •oiise.ieiiee, and lasi us long as a ( 'alii'oi iiia illicclmldi'i' will sleal; buckles of jiiiru ii'oti, are, in sliort, as slroiig, as good, us ]»erfecl, (•ll'eeliinl, and as Lum /h/c ns (he ordi' linnee (igailisl. t'ldne'-e sliop.s oli Itiijiolil streel —gone, al (Wi'ld)-H m ' eeiils !” A PITTl.MU T U i m 'l i'lT O WOniANf. Ill\ lollowing I'xlrai'l Iroin a speeeli de liAi'li'd ill I he ( 'ulllol lii;i Beliule h) Mr. Bold, is (olleliinglA beunliful. The sulij(.e.| WUS ailihurizing Avoiucii lo ael as Hole traders. There are. married men out of ( 'olifornia well as ill il, who limy look in that glliss illlii'sei' llielllHel\es : - W hen I }iiiti Ihe eomliiel ol man) married men in 'aliloi'iiia— Ihcir l!ii(ldesMter>s (o e \er\ ao W A\lileli the) lii.'ule at the ullar —liow coni- plelely (hey (iiil in (he perfoiiiimiee. of (heir diilies-Jiow viiltiuiis and indii.slioii.s, taidi (id and pa(ien( women ;ire imjiose.l upon hi AVoi'lhless brutes of liusbaiid.s, ; ih great I) raiitsal lionie and diiinkiirds aiai debaii- eliees abroad, my ic-peet for the sex prompts (lie to do all williin iiiyjaiw er, (o proleiM her liapiiii KWMMT THOUdHTB. W'e often meet Avith frdectlons of snh- lime and b\uulilnl thonghts from ihn woiks of men of goTiins, Biu. there, are thougliD suggested by the Bible, infinitely mom liixuduus tirau the elioiciist eventliies of gu* IIoAv* SAveot Ilia flionglit that ‘^Jesils syitijiailiizes!zes witliall unrnr joy-sys andnd soitoavs !’”!’ The \ w i til all u jo a sorroAvs The gn>at demand of human niilitre, is tho d( niimd for synqtathy. Men nni.st luiA'e it or they edimot be hap]»y, lioAvr'A'ov, exten- luir posses,sious or liigh their rank,— s)nipa(hy l I' uv ]ireeioi (hat posses,sious or liigh their rank,— little s)nipa(hy is (0 he. found among men! .blow ]in>,eUnui llio thought Savioii syuijiatliA'Zes Atitli CA'ery joy (Hill every huitoav ! (Jliii.stiaiis, do 3-011 sonieliiiics feel tliul you at'o alone, and that there are none aa lie cara for 3-011! You are irii.slaken, Yon forget th a t Jemts is ever hy yonr side; that he ajiprovos every imioeeiil Hiiiih', and noliees m n ry falling (ear, and feels for yoli a. love and sym p athy llmt no llnile mind can niea.'-ure. IbiW sweet the tlio|lg]il llmt (rut! rt‘!i/)iH / 'I’lie nations are jieijile.xx'd mid troiihled, llio foimdaliens of the earih are out of e.ourso, Ihn Avisdom of llui Avise seems (0 ho of no (iMiil, and Ihe strong man ia as a ch ild ; still Ave eati look iqum the (ronbled hill reigns. Amid all the eoiilii.ium and ujiroiir lii.s eoniisel sliull stand, and lie .shall do all his ]ileasnve. Not 0I1I3' is lie (he liuveriiov of ihe mitioiis, hill lie giiveins and direels in all mallet's jieijainiiig to onr indiviilnal interest. Not a hair of onr lu'ad falls to the ground Avilh- ont his iiotiee, and the jesonrees of < )in- nijioteiieu are jiledged to eiiiise (dl things to work lugetlier for (.iirgoi d. Kiev hweet (li\ llionglit llmf (An//! its yn- iiiij home! lie who 1ms heeii an exile in a strange Imul, A\ho lias dwelt among jieojilo of a strange (oiigue; rejoiei's at the sigld, ol’ the ACS>,el Alhiell is (o be'U' Idlll to hlS native shores, where he shall eiiler again III\ paleriml mansion, and veeelve (he Avel- eoliii' of loved oiie.s ihi'l'i . Di'alli, |■i\;llll3 vii'W<''l, i.s (he nie.''*'etiger who is In eoiidiiel n't (\ leir home in hea\- ell, wlli'l'e Olir lirelhleli WlO l IlIHe golie liC- fol'e IIS ale Availing lo weleuiiii' lis --A\lieve her rights and seeiire tier Jiajijnness. I love woman, 1 have luted her all m\' life, and dying lm]ie to be. faillii'id to the same liigli (i)iA' iii.spiriiig .sonlioieiit. For amid all (be larii'd scenes, (einplatiuii.s, .slrnggli's and liope.s of e\iH(iince, one .star, l.righler limn all others, 1ms llgliled and giiitled me onward; if I ever Imd any high and nobli' aiiibitioii, Ihe exeiling erieigv has been in lln' (qiproving smile coming from the e)'e, of Woman. And 1 judge, lier illlhleljee. is llnis iqioii ollli'l'S. (ielilli'in her tiireelioii.s )el iniglil)' Uiroiigli lier in- lliieiiee— hi'i’ iniM rule i.s as puAverfid as Ihe ballot-box, and she only needs (he jirutee lion of law agaiii.sl (liu.se, av I io liuAe iio law in (heir Imhils and propi-iisilieii. She 1 ms ruled me from m3 boyhood Avilli tlie soft and Avinnilig inlliieiiee of liev Airlties ami beanl3’, 1 I'enieTiiher lily fli'st loAp, ni)' inib) af feelioiis at four yenr.s of age. I'liave. been ill love nearly e\’ery month Hinee— save (lie dark and rayli'ss duA's ami years A\hie.li Mie- eeeded (he de.soljUe heuiih ami made (lie heart desolate too. And iieA'er, sir, y liile. I rememhe.r m y motlu'r, long .since in the grave — 1 remember the night Avhen slie. died— never, Avhile 1 rccolleet my sisters, and the ahnses Avhieh m iglit have been theirs— neV('V, Avhile I hold in memory oim other— and her mciiuiry is (dl that i.s left m e— shall T I'cfitso tu give 111)' voice and my intluoiu’e and m y au - I o , for any measure necessary to protect ami eh(<rish the Avi'ak- er and better portion of ere.aliou agams! tluA oppivsHioT), nogk'et or abuse of my oavu sex. .1 Inqie tlio bill may jms.s. llorrSbla illaclOHitvCfs. Tho peojilu of Bntlalo AA'oro thrciAAm into state of the most intenso excitement, on Friday, the 22d insf, OAvniig to minors, that tlio cholera, Avas raging in the poor at that plac'o. In eonsequotico of these -rn- mors, a largo party of yiliysieians and citi zens repaired to (hat estahiishmont, and Avhun they arrived they funnd tlmt fifteen ’■•’-'\10 persona and soa - ou o(lions Imd dii-Hl tolera Avithin tlio prcceoding twenty- Itonrs, and that four aaoi ' ' o then in a collapaod Btato, Tho scurvy Avas idao fbimd raging, and ecAwnl deaths from netimlsfnr- A-ation had takon place, particnlarly mnoiig childron. Everything connected Avith tho Gstablishmont Avaa found in a moat horrid and filthy conditiom' In JDye\H B m ls M irror it is stated that AdaJVs A Oo.’s Express Company havo tha onormoits sum of |gOQ,OQO in theii' pos-* session nncallocl for at thoir oflicos. It is a pity that so largo a sum should ho kept out of civcnlation, Excuses are tho pickpockets of time,— The snn does not wmit for his hot Avater, or his hoots, hnt gets up at onco,. ‘Whorsv^er there is flaltoryq there Is sure to ho a fgoJ, .)e. ii-i, wild lia.-, gone (o p p 'jiire a maii.'.ion Ibr us, i.s wailing ailing to leei'iAe (lie (holiglil,in 11 few A'eil ’ ■ 'ifhe. Ibr us, is w I Ieei'iAe ns. il\AA swet't ii's mole, jieiluqis .mib in heuAeu! lliouglils like tl) 'ni', fuV eeii- ll., i>u •» V‘ l i.iv .ill 111 j. ■■< . <'liviraiali AAell o I h 'V the eoumiami of the iqios- few da)M, 1 shall Bmely, will) ll tie,\ “ Itejoiee eAeiiu'iie; and again 1 say lejuiee.” - P n shjiU riiiii, --- —o*. ----- I.UhU AMI <iiAJN. I leiiicmlu.r readliu^ of a woman who.so home, AMM oil lire. Bile AAas Ael) aetiAe. in 1 eiiiiiA iiiii; imr gooils, but loigol her eliild, who w as .sleeping in (Im.eradle. At, letigpli isli'eplllg 11 sli\ leiiiemberi'd lim balie, and ran Aiilh eariiesi de.'ire lo .N.'iAi' il. Ihil it Avas now (00 lal\ ! fi lm ibiliie.s I'orlmde her elilraiiee. .Imlge of her agony \I mind Aiheii sIu' ex- elaimed, “ < >, my eliild ! my child !” ,Ilist so it Avill lie. with many a ]ioor sin ner, who Avas all his life “ eai'el'td ahout. tilings,” while (lie “ oiu' tilingnedful” \\ lial w ill i( (hen a\ ail man) (lungs, wa.s I'oie'oKei! I'or a man to 1 got a giio'l jiliice, or lost III) Snlll ; 1 go( !l f u ! a giio'l (liide, but large linluiie, Inil lost iii) 1 113 )ri('m|.s, but Dod i.s ni) eneiii)- in pleasure, but iioAV ni) ])uin is 111 la.-.(iiig jioilioii ! 1 elollied m y bod)- gfii])', bill 111) sold is naked lielbre (iud !”-— Iui>. I'unhi'. fi'iiiMiS 'iii.vr Aiiii I'oMiMi.— Maubooil will eoiiie, old (ige aa HI eoiiit', and the d )- ing bi'd A\ill eoiiie, ami (lie \eiy last look yuii sliall eiisl n])oii)uiir aeipiainlimee.s w ill eonie, ami (be time Avlnni )oii fee streielieil a lifelesseoi'pM' berul'e (.he e)('S of Weeping relatives will eoiiU'., and Llmt hour when the eompaiiy will a.^'seinble to eariy yoil to the I'bnreliA aril Avill eoiii''; and ( 1 ml rmniient wlien you are put in the gl and the throwing in \f the llie lliilToW honsi e grave will e.onie, the loose i‘av(b 111(0 where A on ave lai'l, ami it-a l l me, and in a few )ears the. minisier w ho ’ Ihe }KH)])le who lisleii, will homes, ami mako the spreading of (heoTeen rod over it will come to every living ere:iUire w liu lieais me, and in a few ' .... now H]ieaks, and be earried to (heir long I loom for iiTiulher geneiation, Now idl (liis )on know, imiFt mill will hap]ieii— your eoinineii sense and eoimnon exp, rie.m-e ser\ e lo emiviiiee ) on of it. 1 ’erlmps it may Imve lieen lit lie t lioiight (if ill (lie days of eare- leMi am] thonghlless iind thairUeHS nneon- eevn Avhieh A'tni have hitheflo ; hut I call on yon to think of it uoas -, lay it 1-e.iionsly to liearf, ami not lotigor to trifle and dehiy, when ihe. higli m atters of death auvl ,indge- moiit and eternity are Ihna set so evidently before yon. W ho TiAn'i’iiw DAi'OHTOu’n l ’oimoN.~zl gentleman Avlm was colleeling mum’y to ivead tho knovvledgo of Hod, oalkal at , 10 hotiHo of apoorwidoAv aa T io had lust iiar only child, a beloved daughter, Bho received him ghidly, and whoR hia errand wai^ made known, (.uitulod hint a sum of irtonoy so large that, it Binprised him, and ho could nut help hesitating to receive it, ^ Indeed yon m u st take it all,’ Avas h e r reply, ‘Ih a d la id it np as a portion for niy little daughter, and 1 am determin ed tliat H e who lias m y diiiightor riiall have her small portion also,” It is Avrong to believe that frank sentiments and tho eandor|pf thenn'ml are the oxelusivo Bliaroa of the young; tliey ornament ofiontimiA old age, upon Avhfcli they seem to aproad a diaata reflenlion of the modest graces of their youugov days, ^ Avhei’o they shine with tho mmo brightness ' as ihoRo floAvors whi.oh are often fcon pcap- mg fresh and laughing from among ruiftS' -.Pcnncelof,
