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Scrofulous affections and disorders, waick were asgravated ky the/scrofalou* con tamination. until they were painfiilly afflictingr,. have been radically cured in such greathumbers in almost every section of the country, that* the public scarely need to be informed of itsvdrtues Serofalons poison is one cf thcmcstdeslmetive enemies, of onr race« Often, this unseen and nn- felt tezrant of t2ie onpmisnx nnderaainos tlxet cqx 1<>^ stitutioni and invites ths attack of enfteMingpr fatal d i s h e s , without eiCiting A snspieioncf its presence. Again, i t seems t» breed Infection thronghonttne body, and then, on some favora ble occasion, rapidly develop into orie o t other ofits-hideons forms, either on th e surface or a- nxong the v itals. In the latter, tuberclesm a y h e suddenly deposited in the lungs Or h e a r t, or tu- li formed in the liver, oritshows its presence © I f l f C T B E I O C M T E S T A t o S H E D 1 $ 4 2 J A : W X > ■ € 3 r u a L g ! 5 3 S ‘^ ^ m * ' . cg AZ e t t e e s t a b u s h e p 1 0 6 3 , The Onteh atfdlfe Constitution. T E B M S : - $ 2 , Q 0 A Y B A B . T O h U M l ! X I T O I E E E K I M R . i r i D I E S D i X l O Y E M B E B 1 0 . 1 8 6 9 . . OTJB^iiSlHDOB, BT OEORGX B. PRBSTICE. And think we bear the music Our childhood loved so well s And feel agf in our boyhood’s wish inedioine. Rut long oontinned nse of this medi-^ cino_ wilt on trial.. PREl^J.jRSI> S T D p . J . C. AYEK S c CO., Dov^ell, Kass Practical and Analytical Ckemisltr SOLD BY ALL DRIJGGITS EVE' IV E E ^ B E R fi A y e i ’s O a t h a r t i o Por all the purposes of a JAxative Keflteiae. P E R H A P S no one medicine iS' so uuiversalJy^required -by? everybody osa. ca thartic, nor was ever before so unirersaliy adopt-; ed into use, in every country and among all classes^ as this mild but efficient pnrsativ©^ 'I’he^vions reswonason is, that it is a more reliable re is, 1 i effeqtuUl m action* to h ealth, and' hy oorrfetingTwherevS. they exist, such derangements'as are the first ^ .filiate Ulrectioiis are sivea xa tlia wrapper oa the bw^'for the following complaint®, which id Sihous Fevers, enfor cKoh ease, r remove tboob- reah^ Ijat <mehHd, i .ctese .uuulu «o xjuixMauvucj'take shange theldiseascd action ol such changa those complaints disappear. ■ _ For JJropsv and BropskalSwelUixm theyshonld be taken in largr© and frequent dosea to ,i>roduae the effect of a» drastic purgei , \ For iSvmpression a largo dose should pfr taken as i t Ecodttccg the desired effect hy sympathy. • A s a Dinner Pill., take one or two P ills to pro- motefligcstionandvelioTetheftomaoh, , ' _ An occasional .dose 5 timulates..the-stomach ana bowels into healthy action, restores thpappeUte, md Invigorates the system, lienee it^s olien D R . J . C. AYER & CO., P F l A O V t O A t , O H S l V I |S V & , ^ LOW E L L , BLISS., U, S . A. mchalyl » I l , J , W i FOIrAWD^S W h i t e P i n e C O M P O U ] S r i > ; Tlie Great Hew-Eiiglaiid Eemedy f DE.J.¥POLANB*S W U i t © IPiir© O o i o p o x m a THE WHITE PINE COMPOUND Bore Thi Bronchi C U B E S oat. Golds, Goughs, Biph&ria, % b o ^ brou^t^ \ • - ^ Blood, and Pul. precipitately to Ajnd ffeel our ^ y ^ o d ’s 1 There are many dreams of gladness, Thao dins ardnnd thopas.t— And from the tomb of feeling Old thought® coine thronging fast; The formrwe loved so dearly. In the happy days now gone. The beautiful and lovely, go fair to look upon. : Those bright and gentle maidens VVbo seemedfo formed for bliss,- 'Too Klorions and too heavenly Forguchavorldugihik; , . Whose dark soft eyes seemed swimming. In a sea of liquid light, • . And who#. 1<3» h of gold w s » streaauBf O’er brows so sunny bright. Then tbe Rabbi fell tb iauilfig PR tbe place that, wa* to-be bi& in the K ia g to of God, and hs wondered w h o w o u ld h e h ia com p a n ion i n th e ' L a n i b f Light, Rnd sit a t bis sidfe in Faradise. W ith his thoughts , f i x ^ o n t h i s them ,e, h e stood lo n g a t h is window gazing onirovertho ■yine-clad hrlb toward the henwa where the snn lys Bhpt up- t attettuated vapor - air, and making liorel bars o f ____ ^ in a furnace, and p ia l L misty frag- thd blue c bai __ miles are like the suhshiir. the spring time of the year— I the changeful gleam of April, * j-nCy followed every fear J ■ They have passed—3iko hopes—away. And their loveliness has fled; Oh. many a heart ia mourning That they axe wRli the deeA LikethehrigMesfchudsof summer, They have fallen with the stem ; , Yet, oh,tit is a loyely death To fade from'e'arta like them! And the thought is saddening To muse on such as they, . And to feel that all tiio beautiful Are passing fhst away; ; That the fair ones whom we love Grow to* each lerving breast Like the.tentrii of the clinging vine. Then perish where they rest. . we can hut think o: theSoft and geutlO n the trees are wav Anfw elraio^W tm m V r^ corefiTj , 'With the cold, and stormy shy. And tire sloxTons bfanty 9 <r,oimd n: Isb^daingbuttoaiel SEB OOLDBlf 8IDB. There ismany a rest in the road of life, I f we would but stop to take it, ‘And many a toneil'om. thalietter land. — i f the anenzlons h eart wrozdd make itt To the tunny soul thatls full of hope, , And '^liose heaaiifuL itnsi laildtlia grass is greeh andtlieffowers are bright^ Though the winter stoms prevailetlu. better td hope* though th&clouds hang low. And to KQOp tho oyo rtill lifted, - For the sweet blue sky willsoon peep through, , 'Whenihe ominous clottda are rifted. There was never a.nmbt withouta day. There, is inany a.gem in jbe path of life, ^ That is riSTor fkr f taa theiew ^ ^ crow n , Or the miser’s hoar'ded treasure. Xt max bo the -loveof. . a little ebild. Or amother’S orkvor to Heaven; b oflife- . And hands that areAlR^^ilTing, Than to snap, the delicate, minutothreads Of our eunous lives aaundet. And then blameHeaven for the tangled ends, And sit, and griev.,t and wonder. , tipee o f yellow crocusi A s the old mSn stoodwith his eyes fix ed on tRe wen^'Stiid Ma mind revolving- theuthotights B o g ^ t^d by the Speak ers, he saw the western sky undergo a sndden. trimsformation; the golden clonda became steps o f light in a pave ment o f amethyst, and on these plat- formsi were placed: pairs o f golden thrones witb .gorgeona robes Ofraby ti«!Uftea»t over them, and in these rpbes dia^Aonds were set,, and as the light changed they twinkled like sparks that wander about the ashes of Canaimed j«tper, tJpon each throne a name was written- with Hghtning •briJiiaaey. And the R a b b i- ^ w on two ctf the highest—two that stood side by side on tM same s t ! ^ —Easchi ben Is&so, of Bego&sbtiff, and Abraham ben ^ r a o n , of Barcelona.\ A s soon as the old man had made out these names, the light faded auid he found that the. sky was dark, that only a faint amber glow remained above the horizon, and that the sky was shining in the dark blue vault. Sp-he shut h k window, and he busied b im ^ lf throughth* nigfitjn gathering togeth er » few nece^aries lor a journey, for ' he-was. zeeolved ere break; o f to start for Barcelona, and make the ac quaintance o f Abraham ben Gferson, who was to be h is companion in PafA- ARer a tedious journey, Raschi ar* 13 __ ^1L1 __ 1.!-. a L. a _______ 1* a 1- The Bride and the GiPoom. , A JEWISH LEGEND. . , Among the most learned and pious F E u p p ( 3 |ie was more > ben Isaac.. properly called, Schl H e wroterol a comment- mo ben Isaac.. H e w ary on T books o f __ ^ _______ , _____________ Talmud, H e was a great mathema- tican, and among bis own people was reverenced for his sanctity and ascetic- H is parents. lived in Touloij, but HascM was bom in Troyes ; and this is the reason why h is father Isaac and his mother left Toulon, Shortly after the birth of the child tliegood woman walked down” a narrow street. A cumbrous wagon was being-drawn along by four stout horses, and the ■wagon fill^ the street so as to make i t impossible to pass. Seeing this, the woman turned to seek a side street; but a t that moment the car o f a young nobleman drove up the lane toward her. The timid woman ran from side to side in quest o f a corner into which. she might retreat from the tWo vehl- ' “ Look at th e . J ewess!” exclaimed the driver .of the nohiemanFs- car j “ hotv frightened ehe is.” “ W h ip the horses and run her down,” retneat, with a piteous cry gainst the wail. A t that moment the -birgei wheel e f the rolled to-srard Uf ftlffiost grazing the honii Theii, suddenly, thii wall bowed in« ’ and. formed a. litd e recess, in ress stood secui^, net end mor^yieldiogai than your h*^rts, y e Christ- she. exclaimed, . T when this miracle was km it-was a t once concluded that it was \\\lUght By magic, and Isaac, fearing it should be the cause of their be- stones ian&l” OomplainiSr X^iaheies^ of fb i & g Urine, Bleding, from the Kidneys and Blad* ,der, ^ a v e l , and' JitTier Complaints. RR3BPARED AT THE * HEVtf-RirehAND BOTANIC B E for. B O S T O N , M A S S . For sale by C. W. Palmer, Jr„ saU J , G. Bur- ril. D.-H <»g?ab, gerkimer. N- Y- aovllyl i l f O T M I E . ■\rOTICE is hereby fiiveu, that aWaib; [>rdlMe to map and Jur^ty notr . Clerk of tho Board of Sttperri- OUieis. the stake, fled Troyes, and there rived In Barc^ona, his Ifeet sore with walking, and his palm fretted with the staff h e h eld, and his shouldeiW galled with the itira^ o f the little knapsaek which held hie clothes and provisiems. As he entered the towii he thought to himseli^ -“A will not mention the holy man by -name, but see whether the S e - brews here know o f his high m^ritand- future txaltation.” Then, meeting, a ffe j v lA .-wood-cutter, h e sto p p e d M m mdsaidi , . • “ Rriend, who Is ibe most piotis of the faithful in this.city?” The'wood-cutter replied, **Rabhi Jonathan.” “ Who is the next greatest Sfdnt in this city?” • “ Ijevi ben Nathan.” “ H a v e you otherwise, just and h oly men here?” “ Certainly; there is Ishmael Zad- ik, there i& Jehoshua ben Ammon, Samuel the Learned, Mordecai Co- T en-:—” . “ But stay,” interrupted E a schij , a long white beard,' eyes red tears from much weeping for the rreasionsre^ions o ff Israelsrael j a manan engag-ngag with teal tfansg o I j a m e ed in prayer, who macerates his body and trains bis soul.” “.There is no such man in Barcelo na,” answered the wood-eulter. “Rare- ” e l ] ” “ s t a y / ’ exclaimed th e Habbi, de- taining him*; “ can you tell me ought of Ahraham ben Gerson t” . \ Abrahfitt ben Gewonr echoed the laborer; “ he is no saint. H e is an, a Aelicate liver, keeps ipany, and is high in fevor. with the Gentiles.” “ W bere does he live, friend?” ** Follow me, and 1 will show you.” The Eabbi RascM was brought b y tbe wobd-eutter before a marble pal ace. Gaily comparisoued h o lies stood at the door, held by pages in gallant liveries. H e hastened up xhe flight. torou !,uc uuji. I t was paved with [ored m a ibles: the walls were incas ed with ------- ^ and sill doors. Noblemen waitefithere^ loung ing on Velvet softs, till the master of the house could attend to them. Serv ants glittering with gold k e e hurried about Bearing salvers of the mostpre- clans metal, on rwhich -vvere gohleto of Iceil wines, a a l.p lates with Jelldlous conftetions, which th^y M n d cd to the illusirious visitor^* • Travel-stained, dust-begrimmed, leaning on h.ia rude hia gather-* dine in tatters, his Jong white beard tatters, h is Jong white beard iintrimmedhnd the white h a ir o f h is ^led locks, unattended to, flash! to rel per portion o f the houfse> the brocade curtains that screened the asceut, and ranged themselves in a line between the stair* and the i , ________ _ window one ever ing^ w u dews passed, and th^y were sj^ k i n g of Mm. One said to. the o 0 e r , “ Was there ever in the 4ayl of tke prophets » gre^rter ^ i n t «ha# this Rabbi H# ’ To Which the other replied, “ Bui Ijr, f o r Mna. there mast b e prepared one o f the most exalted stations in SuddeuTy a:silver bell tinkled. In- ikntiyall'thonohIeftrQge,the serysnto Btorted to the stairg leading to the np« p er portion o f th e house> drew back trance door. In anothei dew, in a crimson\ velvet dress, wi “ Are you Abraham, son of Qer* son?” he asked in faltering tones. \lam* \WTiat do yon want with me, father. - “ 1 must speak with yoU. Lead on to a private chamber.” T h e n lerchantnt oyed, The mercha ohe and brought the Rabbi into a little room bung with blue silk, fretted with silver, “ I am Easchi ben Isaac,” said the old man, “ and* I came here to seek ■ ■ )iou v e found one, the favorite o f God, -.jd I find one the courted o f princes and nobles. Is this a house for a Jew -—a cMld o f ty despised and outcast race? The temple lieth waste, and shall we livd in luxury and splend* or?” . * - “ I feel honored in being visited by f the ijlustrious Rasebi,” said Abrar “ Shamed, shamed,” exclaimed the Rabbi. Arc? you n o t ashamed before me to exhibit a ll this proftision ?” “ God’s b W n g has been en m y business,” said tbe merebant, “ And how do you recompense im?” cried the iiidignsnf Easchi. By neglecriug the Giver, hy'squan- jring the g ift. D o you fast long?. Do you wear the stones with your k n e ® ? ” . ■ ■ ’ “ M y business occupies m y time and demands m y energies. I pray, but Oaunot pray for long. I caiiiiot fast. or my business could not be attended “ Do yon eat of meat, the flesh o f asts not slain b y s Jewish butcher?” “ I have even done so.” “ G a v e you partaken of the accurs ed flesh o f the swine - -“I fear that I have.” “ Alas, alas,” cried Rfschi, throw-. ing down, h is sta^ and raising h is eyes to heaven. “ Surely there, is injustice in Paradise as well as on earth. Here liv ^ a w ick ^ Jew, a breaker o f the law, in splendor as a kinaj in anpth- er plkdOia a pious mao, Earing God, macerating his body, in want and nakedness, crushed hy poverty, and the kingdom o f heaven xeceives both, ■ sets both on a lev e l 1 W o e is ” and he -would have xnshed' from- the chamber had not the merchant stayed him. “ Rabbi,” he said, “ I-know my du ty to God and man, and I practice it as heat I can. - ‘ “ ‘Trofan© one”’ ©xolaiwcd the old man. “Trust n o t your own strength. W h en the ungodly are green as the workeia of nshall they But just then there; ; ]M )bh _ aom o e e i a - ------ was wrii chant. “Come with me,” said Ahraham, king the o ld man’s hand ; to-morrow y daughter is to be married, and to- ly 1 am going to make presents to the poor of^our tribe. They are now embled to receive m y alms.” :‘A n d to whom Is your daughter to be married?” asked E ^ c h i. “To a rich Gentile, ij^ay be ?” “ N o ” answered the merchant, mild ly, “Ta m y clerk. H e isn o t wealthy, but h e is Upright and useful, and on his marriage T shall make him my .partner.” BrMegroom staagering ba< Tbe crowd - remained silent, as rihough turned to. stone, for the- bride was ijot Abraham’s daughter, h u lth e child of .the poor widow.. \ “Imusfcexplain -thiB puzzle,” said the merchant, smiling on the company t “this girl -was betrothed, to'this youth | , by her father on his death-bed. They hut took it were brought np ‘together and loved theni b v lh one another- I knew nothing o f this and when I found that the young anai was worthy and useful in thobusiaei ightex*. . , certain the circiimsti vious engagement; reason of his freqUOUt' fits ’-of depres sion. H is heart was elsewhere.—— Thi’ou] They flecended the stairs to thehall, In which the poor were assembled.— The rich Jew gave them abundant alms, and. as eapn recieved Ms gift he left. Onis old woman remained. She preswd forward, aad 4hrahara exten ded to hcr-a little purse. “N o ” she exclaimed, thrusting the loney aside t “I have n o t come here , beg, b u t for'advice.” liveriefl. H e hastened up xhe flight. “Spwlk, wheran can I advise you ? tested. G of Steps leadiup to the entrance, and .Draw nearer to me.” . . ft now; bi •ed th e hail. I t was naved with 1 The woman approached him and what i t i3- woman approached him and began: '*T'ama^poor widow, hardly approached __ __^ a^pbor widon, supporting four children. A ll my, carf hopes were fixed on the m a rriage'of |toal m y eldest daughter, to him, to iraoin m y dear husband, now no more, had betrothed her. H e was an orphan, brought up'' in our house, and when he leftu s ,h e ^ i n e d an hon est «uiU reap^taU>le ll-yelihood : and. Z hdped whfttt hftMftMedRiYMMii&k that W8 should have been ^ e d .ftoui our pCTury. Hut, alas I ^ his eyes have O ur pehuiw. S u t , alas I ^ his eyes have keen blinded, by proswriW, ftnd be is about to inarry a. rich wife and desert m y daughter/’ “ Woman 1 why do you come ahe neau in xangieu locas, nnatteuueu to, ^ ^asked. the ig o U e n ffilver. on wMok «6tO w r - “ • ' T h e old man raised Ms staff, andv flashing-eyes indignantly signed 1 richest and most Tare desoriptu Roschi with difficulty pushed his way through the crowd to the chamber of the master.- Don Ahrahaha was dres sed in d magnificent blue velvet robe and extended to ‘ The wedding c« in the court ail ■was awning was sp; and in white, \ ladies. im Ms hand, jeremol ed taper in h is hand.' From a balcony « band played, and choirs sang. A Rabhi read aloud and distipctly the contract, and the acceptance of the bridegroom into partnership with him self, as -Abraham’s - dotation o f the' bride. Then the bridegroom took a gold rin^ and pkced it on the bride’s finger, with the-words: “Be to me Wed by means of this ring, according to the law of ''f TavooT” buc sfin ox jjaydes and o f Israel/ The Rabbi then gave, the pair Ms essing. A crystal goblet was'ieaised id then shivered to attorns li blessing. in the air and then st on-the pavement and a ll th e people shouted “Nasei tob !” (good luck),! Don Abraham, when this ceremony was concluded stepped up to the bride, and gently raised the vail from her fathers!” cried _the ;ering backwards, “it 3 gently raised t “God of our I proposed to him that he should be come m y son-in-law.' Out o f grati tude for past favors, and'in the hope o f bfeing able, as my partner, to, assist his poor relatives,, he . yielded to my irigii _______ as it was transmitted to them byThe parent stocks in the Old IVorld,, from which they ;^ r m g ,— When* the Romans occupied the Brit ish Isles, it was already in vogue, and led to a statement h y hist Died Cease] ’-Women Only yesterday did I as-- B circumstaiieea o f Ms pre- cement; I kne-W then the never daughler ___ , ____” The ngwly married couple fell at his feet, thanhing him with tears, and Ibc people gave a'great shout of ap-. planse. Then o d g m aught to wife. The 1 pressing up to rst into tears, and, bis •necic,.eiabrac-ech.-einbrac- itude, an( merchant, he bursl throwing Mm'welf oh his n fid him, and raising hla bands cried: “Yes, you are worthy to reach Gan E d e n ! (Paradise)—Glory be to God, who has given me such a mftn as thou, to b e my companion for eternity 1 Gloryibe to God, who has not made One rough road to Paradise, but has many roads besides; who has , fed ft throne, not for the fasting ascetic and contemplative alone, but also for Mm who caff do wbat is right and just freely 2” A n E nomidus DiAMOjiD.—Imag-- iae the value of a diamond as big as a lemon and weighing three quartera of a pound. . Such a one is said to have been found In Australia. Its discovery has beeii telegraphed to Hngland. I t was placed in..the hands- of a trustworthy man. H e was sur- a thoroughly gists are at work upon ahnoat fthujous. Its . weight irats. The great English diamond, amiluo nouou ...c. Muixumvd that pride o f the British empire, the some suitable gift, in return for Eoh-i-no6r, weighs hut 186 carats, he is and its computed walue is ten millions, in gold. T ile value o f the stone just found, if computed by tiic tables in Use, would be a hundred millions in g o l d i But, of course, this value would many event he imaguiary, slneo no purchaser could be found with a hun dred millions to spare fo r a diamond, .even i f it was fts big as a lemon. days tedi t< since Bri; to- the faithf Young deseante the extent o f four columns or more the folly of H e directed In another momeUt a noble looking dtb royal Wood, conversing with him- fa- miliariy as they, deeeended the steps, and as h e led Mm^to th e door. “ Make way,” «ad Rabbi 'Rasehi, thrusting Ms staff betwixt tW'O o f the liveried scrirante, “ make way ior me.” The mwter o f the house stood still undlook^ftt him| them bum }© ft Bigh' to-the domestics, who fell hock and ah the old man to pass. E tw h i’s cheeks grew crimson. H is hand, trembled as he thm st it forth and laid it on the arm of the wealthy dew. \You can do so,” replied the wid ow, “for that young man, will be to morrow youraon-iu-Iaw,” Don Abraham started back dismay ed. For some moments he did not speak. . After a while however, he broke sileffce, and said to the old ! woman— - - “Did the young man love your heriamf” “JI am sure, very sure h e did.” “ I will inquire into the matter,” said the snettmanfc, tam ing away, “ W ell, aow,” i ^ k e Easchi, as they ascended the stairs tpgether, “tbii| is ^ had Business. However, I see what : mUat be dohe. B e generous; give the young woman, hliriam, a decent Bum o f money— ' “ Gomeiereto-moixow,\interrupted Abrftham i “ be p r^eut a t the wedding. By4hai< rim# J shall have decided for m yself what is best to be don&” . On the morrow, a t the appomted bur, hbing flhiibad Ms morMug prayersjshe JBabbi Ras'cMbeiodk^htni. sel&^ the p alace o f him, who was to be Ms comrade in paradise. There he ibiuid a throng of guests, o f all ranksV filling the rooms. Muslo played, and tables groaned under viuea of toe of the Commei'eial, fashi( hist rems conformin^to f ihione. male portioi Ll’tieularly to the fe te portion of the congre^tion as- _ |8embled in the New Tabernacle, t Urging them to forego the foolish hab- t f its and customs of B; to fiend to New York sembl forego o f Babylon, and cease 3Tork for toe latest pat terns, ftsMons, <|6, The millinery and dicess bills-of hft numerous wives d o u h ti^ iell heavily on Brigham’s exchequer, and he probably has ^ eye to his dacats in thus strongly .ap pealing to toe Mormon -women to abandon' the “wicked ways of- this wi<?ked world.” , ‘ a®*The following ft a verbatim re port of a conversation between _ two The Old Style of Courtship —D id it Prevail in .New Pngland—Art In. to more ry controveri vailed St teresivig Queetion, From tfie Alban? Journal. — \” *ique custom 1 dispute and Jib which 1 Perhaps UP antique custom has led bistoticftl d ispute and litera- eh pre- ite,e among toe or- •sy than that i eariy dat at higgreatgrandame was sold to some speculator in the matrimomal markeh But the truth of history must b e’preserved ; and such things undoubtedly h ave been.- ivers of the same eoae practice among lereiit seizes, of-occupying laeli at night Unririg the ----- imalion, de- ly Vulgar practice, was probablj' ■ted with other social peculiari- om Ireland and W ales, where it long prevailed aniong pdorcr peasant*-; ry, and was. supposed to h ive originat-i ed in a desire to avoid the expense of maintaining firesr upon toe hearth dur ing the long! hours in -which parties passionately affected chose to remain in company. l)r. Henry Be©d Stiles, iahis* “ History aiid Genealogies of Ancient Windsor,'Oonnectieut,” Imv- ing mentioned the preyaimioe of this habit among the firet settlers o f that section, was takeii to to s t by their de scendants, who consider toe impula- tiou most uuftyorable to their family honoT. In, s e lf defence, and in ^rdof of the historical veracity of Msorigin- al statements, he has prepared a smart, lively monograph, which he has just 3 of Joel Munaell, le title: “ Biindl- Ihat ited Democrat ic cotemporary, the^lndianapoKs Sen tinel, was John W . Chapman. In those days locomotion was slow, and it required dftyB, .get an^ returns accompanied Ceaser \that the n a tiv e held their women in common. - Lat'ef it became the rule for a man. and wo men to agree to- live Icgetker- &r a year. I? tiimf s was born, the tmioii became perinan- ...I . ;i< .L . I. 1ft...ii. wedlock, -^vhicb' Was termed ■ *. - fastening,” continued in eg r i a ^ Aia- tricts un|iil the tiiuepf dftmes V T of ^ of elans, ___ _ _ which are experienced to-this day: In W ales a lover calling upon the objeot of h is passidns, wopld secure adrais- sion b y tapping threetim es at the, A . bed o f rushes was made window. down, upon which they reposed under heavy coverlets, continuing their conf versation until momiug: N o shame attached to the a ct, and travelers with in a recent period mention Seek»g young couples thus arrange toemselves- in their presence,: end that bf other visitors, a s if without the least idea that theirheir behaviorehavior weuld,ould bee unfavorablymtavorably t b w b i thought of. Yet; notwithstanding-this general tolerance, a great deal o f im,-' morality may -undbiibiedly he attrib- ted to the habit, and it has very'nat urally encountered strenuous opposi tion from the clergy and from ail re forming agencies^* JaHoiland^asim-; iJar practice prevails,' -cnder theliame- o f “ queesting.” It wasFcferrcdto in a work written by H on. Henry G. Murphy, now Stote Senator, formerly Minister to The Hague, -who furnishes Dr. Stiles an interesting note on f|ie subject. . I n former times an entireJ In some cantons of Switzerland, and sd. Going hack to tl _ 70 probably find ita -origin, -as. aathat o f many other singular domestic and religious observances.” Among many of the Affghan tribes, it ft usual for a lover to present him- young ladies who have just finished their education a t a classi) “Acs, of it'.^’ “ WC! iqal school; “Yes, and bcatiOn a t a tore you at the picnic 2” ___ , ___ had a high oM tim e o f it'.^’ « | wanted to go so bad, but mother was^ BO hard pushed I couldn’t g e t off.” “I wft8 rig^^ buf I couldtft: ebraer you anywhere in the .wopds. W e had n it IS usual for a lover to present him- self at the house o f h is betrothe with some suitable gift, in return for which s permitted to pass the night upon her couch. Among the fierce Dyaks, a lover will help the girl ho desires to wed in her field work ail day. A t night he approaches h er resting place. I£ she rises and eooVerses rrithhim, all is well; tiut if, on the otlier hand, she eays, \B© good finough to. Wow up the fire,” or “ Bight the lamp,” (a bamboo filled with resin,) then his hopes are at an end, as that is toe usual form of dismissal. Dr. Styles, having proven the early existence and wide extent o f the “ bundling” cm that it was thoi toe New World during the colonial days, and especially in Virginia .and the New England S tates. H e quotes from historians upon toe point” from Rev. Alonzo B. Cliapin, who c d ltsihc records of Glastenbii:^, Goiiuect-icut— 17594791” from Worthington^ hisi- from othcB countries, the peopln among whom i t preyaucu, that it ivas.den6uttS€d‘'iufft^tti*^'r6ci£* ed at an Oxford-BoimUtencement; lhafc Jonathan Edwards thundered against it'from his pnlpit, Eev.Gilher Havens preached fervently in opposition, to ifi' and pious divines prayed fbt its extinc tion : but that, neverthclete* ft contiu- toapter to the primitive history o f the coujitTj', showing from -what rndesOur- ated muclf o f the geliious, ir ces emanated nr telleet and or telleet and (enterprise upon which we ourselves. The Yankee may known that his an- ORIOilf OP THE ROOSTER IK POLITICS. Cinciuuati Enquirer explains us too origin of “the Rooster” in politics, of ........................... lat ndeiy’ and “ coi campaign, -which resulted in i tion of General Harrison, 1 made his appearance. ludi.ina then had her State elections in Angust.- The editor of ou r res] ic cotemporary, the THE BIND OP ORION. “Canst-tHott loose lite bancl&f o Orion.”—J ob , T h e three bright stars which eofisti- tute the girdle or band o f Orion never change their form; they preserve the same relative position to each other and to the rest o f the constellation from y ear to year and Uge i o age.— They present precig^ly the same ap pearance to Us which they did to Job. No-sopner does the congtellation\ rise above the horizom however long may have, been the interval since we last beheld it, than these three stars appear in the old ftmiliarpositiQU. They-af- ford us one o f the highest types o f im m u tabil^ in the midst o f ceaseless changes.,- \Wlito heartsicMand weary o f the contmiial alterations we observe in this World, ou whose most endofing objects and affections is written the melancholy doom “Passing Away,” it is comforting to look up to that Ight beacon in the heavens, that remains, unmoved amid a ll the restless surges of time’s great ocean. And yet, in the profound rest o f these stars there is a ceaseless motion; in their pl^rent riuMlity and everlasting en- uranec there is a constaftt e ‘ with ineo)nceivable in vast courses, with inco v:eloeity they aip -srMiling round ip- visible eenttiries’ and even passing ia* to new collections. They appear to motionless and changeless, because our great distance from them, just the forming torrent that rushes tions. A n dftys, and even weeks, to ;nrns from the back coun- led that in sor Indiana the Dei i gain over previous elec- entousiasfic Den _ ______ _ ___ —jraocrat wrote to a friend in Indianapolis, the news, and not knowing Mr. Chapman, the editor of the Sentinel, personally, stedhft friend to communicate icts to Chapman, adding Ihes significant words,ords, “ Tellell Chapman to to Chapman, adding 5 w “ T Chapma crow.\ -Oatohing the inspiration of his second-hand correspondent, Chap man did “crow” in the Sentinel, and as the business o f “ crowing” is usual ly'done by chanticleer, h e brought out I e f those fine large birds at the ;d o f his columns.; That was the first rooster ever placed in a Demo- per to- rejoice over a Demo- Dtory. ■ As the general results iection were against ns, it was of derisiou,for the' whig pa pers, when any 'Whig victoiy was ob tained, to add - -tliese .words, “ Tell Chapman to crow.” This assist^ to fix the matter ia toe -popular mind, and to nationalize the emblem. ' N o better one could have been- adopted. The roostei is probably tbe- most-gal lant and bravest o f birdA H e isnev- aqiiered a s long^as hs-he-has life.— laten to-day, ho is ever ready to re new the fight with his conqueror to morrow. \\ , . A s HxoaiOBi ix'HEAVE 2 ff.-*--Uiider tbe abo-ve caption- an exchange gives a lo n g obituary notice of a deceased brother editor. The following is the closing'paragrapli; “ Should -ive not rejoice that our late friend o f the scis sors and quill is in heaven ? Ill that laradise the cry of more copy will lever again fall upon lift \distracted sars. There his enjoyments will no more be interrupted by the grcwls o f the imreasonablo sithfieriljer, or the duns of the paper-maker. There he will enjoy entire freedom from the-de- tractioDS and misrepresentation of po litical Opponents and the caresses of ambitious political aspirants. In the blest abode he is no more to be troubl- will there Ms thunder, or his items, and typographical erroi-s will know him no more forever.. GET AN O l d ......... . 'A blind horse owned by Andrew Smith, of Ge noa, Cayuga county, N . Y-, fell inh A N e - sv IT ay OUT ^ >a, Oayuga county. N . Y., fell i i old dry deep well, a. few days a H orse out of a W ell .- AndrewSn in it—as toongh the >y the distance rest—a mere motiopless, ehangeless glacier on the mountain side. LIFE THOtr&ST. Take life like a man. That is, just as though it was, as it is, an earnest, vital, essential affair. Take it just as though you, personally, were horn to the task o f performing a merry part __ -. 1 .— t. ^Yorldhad waiteff as though j to do and arry forward great and good scheme?, to help and cheer a'suf fering, weary i t may be, heart-broken brother. The fact is, life is underval ued h y a majority o f mankind. • It is not made h a lf as much o f as should be the Case. Where is the man or wo man who accomplishes one tithe of what might be done? Who can not lookbaekupon opportunities loskplans unachieved, thoughts crushed, aspira tions unfulfilled, and all caused from the lack of the necessary and possible effort I I f WG know better how to take and make the'most o f life,it would be far greater than it is. Now and then a man stands f\'*'\ crowd, labors « and confidently. conies famous 3 skill, or greatness, o f some sort. The world .wonders, admires idolizes ; and; yet'R only illustrates what each may do i f he takes bold of life with a pur pose, I f a man hut says he will, and follow it Up, there ft nothingin reason hemsjy not expect to accomplish.— There is no magic, no miracle, no s e cret to him who is brftve in heart and determined in spirit. DEATH OP A BBAVB WOMAN. Mi'S. Mildred Browii, for sixty*tliies years a resident of tow a r d , eofinty,. Mo., died a t the‘residence of her hus band, Robert O. Brown, on the, lOth inst., after a very short illness. She was horn January 35,1796, in Mftd- isan cottn^, Hy. ‘When, she was ecaroely'grown, thO; Indians surroun ded Hooper’s Bort i(named a ft^ her father), in’ what is now Hdward coun ty, in which were her father, his fam- as she was called, volunteered to carry the news to Hempstead, a neighboriug^ fort, which she did snccess&ily, by ii-’s Fort, on a fleet -0| lud after repeated but unsuccess 1 to get the animal upon, terra again, it -was decided upon tn •bury him alive by filling up the well. Accordingly two 'or three men with t a Kiindred I’lne; b a lls' wl ter her. She;and her horse escaped unhurt, and toe inmates o f the fort were rescued through her courage, and daring.' S^Mark Twain thus describes, in - - - 'flee the Buffalo Pxpress, a remarkable citi zen of that p lace: “John Wagner, the oldest man in Buffalo—^104 years—^re cently walked a mile and a h a lf In two weeks. Ho is as cheerful and those Other old men around.so in the newspa pers, aud is in every way as remarka ble, Last Noyember lie -ffalked five blocks in a r-ain stoi-m, -withont any shelter but an umbrella, and cast his vote for Grant, remarking that he had voted for forty-seven presidents— which is a lie. H is second crop of licit brown hair arrived in New York, yesterday, aiid-he has a new set' of teeth eomiag-:-from Philadelphia.— H e is to be married next -week to a he trod it down with his feet. The' men continued to shovel, and toe horse .continued to tread, working his way on the top, till the well was filled, when he came forth from his living tomb, a wiser, i f not a frightened horse. This new motive power, so unexpect edly brought to light, deserves to be patented for the benefit of unfortu nate old horses. F earful DsAam: o S ing S ini ployed Iji the Sing Prison, : mucr, A cahmefc riicp of 0lug m et death in a fearful nery was .in motioih Jii so doing to® rapidsiy revolving shaft eaught some portion of Ms clothing and he was whirled around several times wito fearful velocity. Th« iently refused their consent until turce I days ago.” B@'““'W*hat would our ^y^yes say, i f they knew* where w’e are ?” eaid the iptain of a dpwn east schooner, when ley were beating about in a thick fog, fearful of going ashore. “Hump, I gine Wits stopped as' quickly as jiossi- blc, when the dead nonvict dropped piecemeal from the suspended maehin-: ery, hft left arm torn from the should er, the right leg wrenched from_ the hody, while the two remaining limbs were horribly mutilated and the skull cnislied into n Bhapeleas mass, JlSP-One presCntmeni has occui-re bet r n put fiwr.” “W ell, I ’m s o r r y ; but you lit in luy big licks at to© tlanta. Georgia, railroad shop persist ently said toat h e had a tovelation that he should die .at twelve p’ciock tfon*: but toa t, neverthelete, ft contin ued more or less in vogno until after the revolution, when it fell into disuse .frppi various cau8es“ tho improved in- I S l S & A S t S .necimiary S te, whicK eiiftbl# :tbem; to live iu warmed dwelim^, the influx of ft higher class of immigrantsTrom Eu- troversy, beridea adding a. curious workman in too those carious i day and the . hour came. The man dressed, him self in M a . best, mid la ih i s bed t o a r - ’“ ^ bat the m a n -^ id not die. going asho should’t mind that,”, replied themate, “if we only knew where we were our selves.” The ruin o f most men dates from Some vacant hour. Occupation ft toe armor of toe soul. There ft a satirical poem, in which toe devil is (resented as Ifthing for men, and fit- gave him no t ked hook. 1 ^ ^ ‘My hoy,” said a clei^yraan, “don’t you know that it is wicked to catehfish on Sunday I” “Guegs I hain’t sinned much yet,” said toe hoy, with out takiug hft eye from' toe cork, “hftialhftdfthitB.” ____ A. school mistress, while taking he names and ages of ,her pu- 5, add' thAnames of theu- parents, the ' beginning o f the term asked ©no little feitow, “ What’sf yottrfhlh- ©ris liaffie T* \ Oh, you needn’t take down hft name ; heft too old to go to school to a wOman,” was toe reply. exclaimed, “ he skims toe milk on _ __ _______ top, then turns it over aud skims iton j tunes from a th© bottom ” C a n a' woman -ih a teacup be cereiK ? o tel ©ailed tells fos\-
