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The stranger p au se d b y his .side, glanced in- tently at him , and then en tered th e sa- loon. H e followed him ; the hall flashed w ith brilliant lig h ts, an d the gay ‘ alTB fashion- a b le of t h e metropolis thronged the scene. R en smiled as though it was not t h e gate o f hejj its e lf.^ T h e old an d re-, spectable of the b a r and forum, an d 'th e exchange, were there, countenancing, b y their p resen ce a n d example, the ini- q u ity practiced w ithin those gilded walls. Robert Wilson Bhuddered a s he e n te r- ed the saloon. Y et why should he shrink from a scene, in w hich th e respectable m en of th e com m unity mingled ? Poor, simple, y o ung man ! h is soul had n o t yet com e to b elieve th a t wealth, sta- tion, and th e honors of th e world can satisfy sin and hollow iniquity. I n an un g u a rd e d hour h e had been lured into a“ den o f thieves,” by a m an of good standing in society—th e im port- er from w hom he purchased many o f his goods, and who h e ld his note in paym ent of them. with the devil. - $ A traveller in J a v a rel ing am using scene whic! in the com pany of somo ol After walking close up paign, they were upon th - the folio w- e witnessed th e natives : tho old cam- loint of turn- low emerged a few words turned w ith ing back, w hen a young fc from the thicket, a n d said to the mandoor. T h e lajte a laugh to Frank, an d |&ked_if fee had over sc e tfth o apes cat$tC-4&b«r^Vr*tik- replied in th e negatlvo, an d tho man- door, taking liis hand, led him gently and cautiously through the deserted vil- lage to a spot w hich the young fellow had pointed out, an d where the old man had formerly planted hedges, rendering i t an easy ta sk for them to approach un- observed. Too aobtgma ‘© S /feu $&* - ' r i s e p ^ n ^ , . , ,ji R F BiscelhtneoiKs. “The m ortgage,” said th e stranger, in his low, deep tones. “W ho are you, s i r ? m an or devil—- who are you ?” exclaimed th e bew ilder- ed young man, rushing tow ard th e dark form. The citizens o f S — —n . Mis*., ■*** bled a t a cfejjroh t h 4th Ju ly , b y read in g th e declaration of d ependence nnd<AVashingtori’s F a r e w Address. An old-igentlem an, com i in ra th e r late, w alked u p s n e s r Q ie p p it while W ashingtoh’s A ddrem friu i 1 ing read. The old tine listened n n tii heard, “Against th e insigupns w ile* foreign influerifto, j conjure you, felh xdtisctiir'tGb ■ jealeuSj^'idr^a'Irae -pern ought to b e constantly awake, sin ce li to ry an d experience prove foreign flucnce to be one of t h e most bai ful foes to a Republican governwen When th is was read,he th e w u p h i s ! and left th e house. At t h e doqr Men somo friends. “Gentlemen,” said fee, came h ere to celebrate t h e fourth ot J ly, and h ear the Declaration of Indepi deneo an d W ashington’s F arew ell A dress re ad . B ut,” said he. “t h e fli thing I heard w a s that fellow' in-the reading a d d Know N othing do racist,and I’ll whip him ns soon h e leai th e house 1” — Sumpter Co. Whig. & THie H eritag e. OR. THE DAllK STRANGER . “Ah,Angely, I a m ruined—u tte rly ru in e d !” exclaimed Robert W ilson to his young and devoted wife. , “Ruined I why, Robert, w h a t can havo happened? I thought you were doing so w e ll in y o u r business,” re tu rn ed. th e w ife, with th e deepest anxiety depicted u p o n her fair features. “And s o I am, m y love; h u t in an u n lu c k y moment, I em barked in a specula- tion which has proved junfortunate, and ev ery dollar I possess ikgone.” “Why h av e you not? told me of this before^ R o b ert 1 A. BAD SEEClJLATION: 'BY JAMES KPSSMU. X O lTE tl. W 'T h e rick m an 's son in h erits lands, And piles of brick and stone, and gold, -And he inherits soft, white hands, . -And-te n d e r flesh t h a t fears th e cold, -Nor d ates to wear a g arm en t o l d ; A heritage, i t seems to me, , T he d ic e descended—R o b ert won I F o r several successive throjvs he won, b u t stak in g all again, ho vyii&once more f a- i t penniloss. The w a tc h w aa put clown again w a s lost 1 R obert was in despair. “You h av e a wife f t said tlie stran g e r. “I h av e—God forgive me!” replied t h e ruined husband, in a'burst o f b itte r- n ess. But before ho could reach it, th e form shook off tho cloak, and t h e whiskers an d tho wig, an d liis w i f e stood before him.1 The spell was -dissolved] li e ' under- stood it all. !'W-> V>1 M i ! '.” e x ^ ' c t o r , iulldings: 'RfcjJi- •eeiie, N , Y. . ern e S!aiWtiwcml4-w ish to. poM. in . fee. T h e rich. tn&n'S sort in h erits 'cares; > The h a n k may b re a k , tho factory h u m , A breath m a y burst h is bubble shares, And soft, white h a n d s could hardly ea rn A living t h a t would serve his t u f t i ; A heritage, i t seems to me, Ontf scarce would wish to hold i n fee. * “Aro you cured, Robert T' said she smiling m ischievously. A nd then using the deep tones of th e dark stran g er, she continued:“ ‘ you have a wife ; of course, you love h er not, or you would n o t be here.’\ Ah, Robert, th a t alone saved you ; you confessed your love oven in your gam bling hell.-In m aking h aste to bo rich, you have been led astray. But I forgive you, R obert,” a n d the gentle- hearted wife tw ined her arm s around his neck, an d kissed his cheek. R X G E O M Residence?—Chc- ou th o f the • *1? “Of course, y o u love lier not or you w ould not be h e re ,” continued th e stran- g e r , carelessly. I <fo love her a s T love my own soull” exclaim ed R obert, perplexed by the sin- g u la r tu rn the conversation had taken. The character o f tho professional gam- b le r was to o well known to him, not t o puspect t h a t the d a rk stranger had some o b ject in view in these inquiries. Those fearless ta lc s of gamblers who havo sta k e d m oney ag a in st th e honor of a wife flashed across his mind, and lie shudder- e d to th in k how n e a r lie stood to the fa- t a l precipice, w hich might hurl him, in h is madness, into deeper di-honor. \You w ould hav e h er know w hat y o u havo done V said th e stranger. ---Mm. n ..m o w o n a .\ w a iu i Then play again, your chance is 'g o o d ? * ........... - “1 Imv-e not a shilling.” “1 will lend yo u .” “On Nvliat security,” asked Robert, tre m b lin g for tb e answer. • “Mortgage m e your sto o l o f goods.” “You know me, then T’ “Yes ; you are' a shopkeeper.” \I w ill” R L E , SHALEA IR ilto n , N. Y. and t h e best sat- »8? “I wished not t o paid you, love.” “I fear you h a v e been im p ru d en t; nay, I will not reproach you.” “I hsVrrdioped u n til now, that I sho’d be able to redeem myself. By risk in g a few hundred dollars more, I feel confi- d en t that 1 could re trie v e m y. losses, and come out bright again ; but, alas,! I have not another dollar in tho world/* At length they reached th e boundary of the former settlem ent—a dry, sandy soil, strip o f beach, where all vegetation ceased, and only a single, ta ll pandanus tree, whose roots w ere thickly interlaced w ith creeping plants, formed as it were the advanced post of the vegetable king dom. Behind this they craw led along, and cautiously raising tlicir heads they saw several apes—aud a t a distance of two or three hundred paces—who were p ertly looking for something, as they, walked up and dow n tlio beach, while others stood motionless. T h e rich m a n 's son inherits w ants, H is stom ach craves fo r d ainty fa re ; W ith Bated h e a rt h e hears tlm pants Of toiling hinds w ith brown arm s bare, And w earies in h is easy chair ; A heritage, i t seems to mo, O n e scarco would w ish to hold in fee. i e r , CERS. ouiidry, Greene, Y. “I? \A lw ay s forgiving ns tho s p irit of mercy. I do not deserve ^-our forgive- ness, A ngely.” feair. Dresser, 01? ^ T 7- W h a t d o th th e poor m an ’ s son in h erit 1 'S to u t m uscles and a sinewy heart, A hardier fram e, a h a rd ie r s p i r i t ; a K ing of tw o hands, h o does h is part I n ovory useful to il a n d a r t ; A heritage, i t seems to me, A king m ig h t wish to hold in fee. W h a t doth th o poor m an 's son in h erit ? Vfi*ib;w o ’cvJoyXUvrltn. putnViUj thing*, A ^rmUadjudged-hy-toIl-iYbyrrrncri t, - - Content t h a t from em ploym ent springs, A heart t h a t in h is labor s i n g s ; A heritage, it seems to me, A king m ig h t wish to hold in fee. And th e young husband looked anx- iously at h is wife. u W hat kind of a speculation w as it, R obert ?” asked h is wife, as a slight mis- giving crossed her confiding heart. “0, it w a s a stric tly business transac- tion, ra th e r complicated in its details, and I don’t think y o u would understand it if I ekplftinod itfi'rcp ilcil llQUCir, “I am n o t so d u l l of comprehension fGat 1 can n o t understand*\an ordinary business tra n sa c tio n .” W in te r E vening in Iceland. T h e B ei,i.e a n d t h e S tu d e n t .—A A a c tnin evening p a rty , a haughty you beauty turned to a stu d en t w h o sto near her aud said : He had hazarded a few dollars, though h is conscience sm ote him all tho while. H e vfon ; for he w as in the barn ds of thoso w ho were expcriknced in t h e manage- m ent of u n su sp ec tin g dupes. Ho w e n t aw ay with his pockets well lined w ith K U O d jg u lllo . Xllv (latcd by th e am bition to bccorao sud- flcnly ric h /h o w en t again, and'agaln/hc won. D.CPt N. y . jpr^qtor, ° 1? Suse, “A w in te r evening in an Iceland fam- ily p re se n ts a scene in th e highest de gree interesting nnd pleasing. Bc<wecn three nnd four o'clock the lamp is hung -»rp I n t l i o p r i n n l f i a l a p i r t m o i l t , a n d »U the m em bers of th e family tako th e ir sta- tions w ith th e ir w o rk iir tlrc ir h an d s.— One of tlio family advnuces to a seat near th e lamp an d roads aloud. Being but badly supplied with p rinted books, tho Icolnnders a re under tlio necessity of copying such as they can borrow.— Tho re a d e r is frequently interrupted, either b y tho head or somo intelligent member o f tlio family, who m akes re- marks o r proposes questions on w h a t is rond, to exercise th o ingonuity o f the children an d servants. “Cousin John, I understood, y ou r centric friend L. is Lero. I havi Ki-r-ah r tn f. o'.iy u i Bee Dim. D o . J bring him h ere to in tr o d u c e him t o n Tlie B tu d en t w e n t in search of friend, a n d o t lengtrh found-him-loung on a sofa. It w n s tlio Imuy-tnilcxl, brown vorrcij, and Frank was beginning to regret that he had not his telescope w ith . him, to W^tch tllS TOOttouu u f tncBU -strange be- ings’more closely, when one of them , a tromendouB large fellow, began to draw nearer to them, carefully examining the gFOu'rid over which lie went on ull fours, or to snap a t somo insect th a t buzzed around him. IIo cnme so close that Frank fancied tlm t ho m u st sce n t them and give the alarm to tlio other monkeys, when sud- denly passing ov er a lilt lo elevation covered w ith withered reedy gross, he here discovered a party of crabs para- ded up an d down on tho hot sand.— W ith a bound lie was am ong them, but not quick enough to catch a single ono ; for tlio crnbs, though ap p a ren tly so clumsy, d arte d like lightning into quito a quantity of small holes or cavities, which mndc the ground horc resemble a sieve, and th e h d c could riot th ru st liis p#WB after them, for tlio ortQcc w as too narrow. f t prtStOF\.-'*~'°1?' GO\W. Y. t e l , . ROOME CO. opriotor. °1? “No, m y dear, I know you would Un- derstand i t better than ladies generally would, b u t it is v e ry in tricate—very.” “I will riot insist, Robert, upon know- in g an y th in g you desire to conceal,” said Mrs. Wilson, with a gentle reproach in h er tono ;“ but m cthinks a wife ought to know th o Occasion of lier husband’s sorrows.” The devil lured him on. W ith a firm resolution to abandon these visits when “Come L - —]” said ho,“ my beai ful courin Catharino wishes to b e ini duced to you.” “Well, trot h e r out, John,” draw L w ith an affected yawn. John returned to his cousin a n d vised h er to defer tho introduction ti moro fuvorablc timo„ repeating the swer lie lmd received. he should have added the gains o f one more n ig h t to h is previous accumulation, lie went a third tim e. If lie succeeded on th is oqcasion a s he hud on the two previous nights, h e should bo able to p a y tho o n ly note ho owed, Tlio p ro s- p e c t of freeing himself entirely from debt, suddenly and without labor] tem p t- ed him to engage otice more in tlio exci- tin g game. W h a t doth th o poor m a n 's son in h e rit I A patience leam ’d b y being popr, Courngf, i f sorrow como, to b e a r it, A fellow-feeling tliat-iB sure T o m&ko th o outcast bless b is door, A heritage, i t seems to mo, A king n tlg h t wfeh to h<jld in fee. »«> SI CO., for. N. Y. 01? o te l , ME CO., N. Y. ctor. oi? The stran g e r throw him, th re e hun- d r e d dollars, and iu ten m inutes it was a ll lost I The beauty b it her lip s ; the n e x t m eat sho said,“ Well, novor fear shall iusist on being introduced.” . After somo delay, L w as led and th e ceremony of introduction ) formed. Agreeably surprised by beauty au d commanding appearance Catharine, L mado a profound I bow ; b u t in ste a d Of re tu r n in g it, i raised h er eyeglass, surveying h im ft ucnfl io Toot; a n d then waving t h o b o f her hand tow ards him , draw led i “trot him off, J o h n th a t’s onough 1” “Forgive me, Angely,” replied the husband, im p rin tin g a ten d er kiss upon lier lips ;“ forgive m e nnd I will tell you all.” “Tho m o rtg ag e ,” saiij th e dark biing. “Can w e make it hero,” asked Robort, overw helm ed wij.li anguish. “No ; I will g o to vour houso.” “Impossible 1 n o t for th e world,” \But 1 1d l l ! sa id the stran g e r, sternly. “By heaven, y o u shall not.” “Hist 1 you shall be exposed.” p re y e d u p o n him , lie conducted his mys- terio u s com panion to' his oncq liflppy homo. T li a clock struck eleven as they entered. In some houses tho Sagas (or histori- cal poem s) aro repeated b y n'Cnrt, and instances are not .uncommon o f itiner- ants gain in g a livelihood during the win- ter, by stuying a t different farm s,till thoy have exhausted th e ir stock of knowledge. The above desoribed ap- pears lo havo existed from time immem- orial. I O U S E , Place, furatila College, R K - .B. Al k x a s d w , O, rich m a n 's non ! th e re 1b a toil, T h at w ith all o thers level s ta n d s ; ' L argo ch a rity doth n cv o rso il, - B u t only whiten so ft whlto hands,—,, Tills Is th o best cro p from tb y lands ; A heritage, i t seems to me, ,f> W o rth being'rich to hold foe. ' ,,, g game. But the gam blers hnd perm itted him to run tlio whole length-of h is rope. On h e third night lie lost—lost all ho had before won I “Nay, love, I a s k it not ; I am satis- fied now. And is tliero no hope ?” If I h a d two hundred dollnrs, I feel perfectly confident th at I should redeem myself.” Is tliort?-no risk, Robert ?” T w m H e b u uatiT , , Oat’t u id* som e risk.” . TUS All his fine fancies were th u s dashed to the ground. H u t the hope of freeing himself fro m d e b t, lmd tukeii strong to m a 'o r %*rui .turu^iudiriU li, u u u uu vArura n o t so easily resign it. Again h e went, tru stin g t h a t tho clihn- ce s of tlie gamo would again fnvor him — again a n d again lie went, till all his available means w ere sacrificed. The gamblers adroitly perm itted him to win a few dollnrs occasionally, a n d thus his hopes were kept buoyant. All was gone, b u t the passion of gam i o g had gained intensity ns his worldly goods hnd atclted-avyay. *• Uneasily ho strolled am ong tho gam bling tables, now pausing to glance on in stan t a t tho gam e, nnd th e n hurrying on again. American, O , poor m a n ’s wm, Scorn n o t th y jf o to i ■j-ticre is vrOrto weariri'-M th a n thine' I n merely bein g rich an d groat ; Toll only gives th o soul to shine. And m a k e s rest fra g ra n t nnd benign ; A heritage, i t seems to me, W o rth bein g poor to hold In fee. I wAm m bU H o m f t TROT© nious su b stitu te th e Scriptures, particu- larly th e historical bonks. At the con; elusion of the family labors, which arc frequently continued till near midnight, tbe fafnily join in singing a psalm or two ; a f te r which a chapter from sonic book of devotion is read, if the family are not in possession of a B ible; hut where th is sacred book exists, it is pre- ferred to every other. The liend of the fam- ily then^ prays, an d tlio cxcrciso con- cludes w ith a psalm. W hon an Iceland- er awakes, he docs n o t salute any person who may havo sle p t in th e room with him, b u t hastens to tho door, nnd lifting up his hands tow ards heaven, adores Him who mado th e heavens an d the earth, tlio author an d preserver of his boing, and the source of every blessing. Tie then returns in to the houso and sa- lutes every one ho meets, with“ God grant you a good day.” >jecls (tiul P u r p o- rt P a r t y \I will g e t you the money, Robert.” “My ow n true wife 1” Tlio madoor nudged F rank gently, to draw his attention, and they saw the ape. after craw ling once or twice up and down tlio small s trip of lnml, and peep- ing into the various holes, with its nose close to th e gronnd, suddenly seating himself very gravely by ono of them, which lie fancied most suitable. He then brought round liis long tail to the front, th ru s t the en d of it into tlic cavity u n til lie m et with an obstacle, and sud- denly mado a face, which so amused Frank, th a t he would have laughed loud- ly, lu\d not tlio m andoor raised his fin- ger w arningly—a n d directly the npe d re w out liis extrnordinnry lino w ith a jerk. At th e end of it, however, hung the desired booty, ft fat cra b by ono of its clows, an d swinging it round on the ground with such violence as lo make it lose its hold, be took it in liis left paw, feicked up a stone w ith Alie other, and tra c k in g .th e shell-devoured tne savory contents w ith evident satisfaction. * CAR ia publMied N. Y .,-fa n week- nine twenty-eight cXcnisrvcly to tbo rty, and the ailti- ml tho dlfwnnin»- Its financial condl- on ■will bo perm*- y, Tlio American Chenango, has *c - organ which would m In the expression y, nnd freed from f otlicr poILtlcnl in- nve already become ;,party. the nidnnd d orgnnixntion, and auspices favorable 'Hint a party so cir- the numbers which an otiler, hnd the o felt Up American* s, lias had no local ts nnd sentiments, ration nnd intlnce- ndertake the cntcr- e time ho*'folly nr- ! to assert and stand m i *Jinil rule A m en - tlie degeneracy of ming to our shores he despotism of the onvictcd criminnls, rs, is now assailed This conversation occurred a t tho house of n young N e w York shopkeeper. Ho fend b ee n m arried to ^ young, gentle- hearted g ir l only a year before, during which jicriod they had lived in uninter- ru p ted happiness. The y ou n g wifo had no suspicion {.hat th e clouds of qdvcrsity w ere lowering over their joyous homo u n til her husband h a d communicated tho fact. For some weeks, however, s h e had noticed that Robert w a s more than usually d u ll.— Onco or tw ico a w eek ho had absented himhelf from her s id e in th e evening, nl lcglng t h a t lie h ad business demanding his attention. “Your wife is not a t luniK',” said tho stranger. my* Tlic following circum stanco tiinlly occurred in a village church litiglnnd, on tho visitation of th e Bis of I ho djorrRc, for tlio pnrposo o f t firnmtion. Tho clerk, w ho u su ally g out tlie psjilm o r hym ns w ishing celebrate tlie honor of h is Grace’s v commenced ns follow s:“ Lot us t to tlio prniso an d glory o f God, a ps o f my own composing : B o th heirs to somo six feet of sod, Aro equal in the e a r th at Inst*; B o th , ch ild ren of th o same d ea r God, Trove titl o to your hclnship vast By record o f a well-filled p a st ; A' heritage. I t seems to mo, W e ll w orth a lift t o h o ld in fee. Robert was su rp ris e d tn find th a t Angely w a s not in her aeru-toined Roat b y tho fire. Full of painful misgivings, w li v, lie know n o t, ho ln-Urned to her a p a rtm e n t to s e e if sh e hud retired ; t h e r e was no tra c e of h e r tu be discov- e re d . R etu rn in g to t lic 8itting-n>\m he found t l i e stran g e gam bler seated by the fire, in te n tly poring over th e pages of a b o o k ho h a d tak en from th e n-ntre table. “Loft yo u , I should sa y ; women arc s o tame,” snid t h e stranger,.-(■•rnly. “Left m o 1 n o 1” eSclaiineri Robert, c a stin g him self in to a chair, mul venting d e e p groans, tho anguish of his soul. ‘•The m o rtg a g e ,” continued the strnn- g o r , sharply. “I \vlll write i t in my room,” replied t h e young man leaving the apartm ent. W iping away th e tear-' which coursed i n great d ro p s down his haggard cheeks, h e picked o u ta blank m ortgage from bis p ap ers, a n d proceeded to fill i t out, The t a s k completed, he turned to th e sitting room . ••Tlio mountain* skipped like frightened n Tlie little hill* tlid hop, To wvlcinne hito o u t town, Ills Rr.uv, tfK. Lord Bl*h-op.\ The Bloom of Age. again. Ho hnd two hundred dollars in -his pocket, a n d — humiliating reflection !—it h a d been given him by his wife. He m ust bo careful of i t ; ho could hope for no more. A good woman never grow s olil.— Y e ars may pass over her hend, b u t if benevolence and virtue dwell in her h e a rt, she is as cheerful ne when the sp rin g of life first opeliod to her view. W hen wo look upou a good woman, wd n e v e r think, of h e r ngo ; she looks y4 charm ing a s when tho r-oso o f -youth first bloom ed on h e r cheek. T hat rp st h as not faded yet ; i t will never fade.— In h er neighborhood sho is* the friend a n d benefactor. W h o does not rcspoc^ land love t h e wom an who hns passed h er days i n tho a c t o f kindness and iner- tiy Y-Wo repeat, such a woman cannot g ro w old. Sho will always be fresh find buoyant in spirits, an d active in hurpblc deeds of m ercy and benevolence. Tf the young Indy desires to retain the bloom a n d b eau ty of youth, let her not yield to th e sway o f fashion aud folly ; J e t her love tru th and virtu e, a n d to tlio close of life she' will retain those feelings which now make life appear, a gardeti of sw eets—ever fresh and ever now. S3y* A music teac h er was recer convicted, in T roy, of seducing-om liis pupils. W h e n asked if he h a d a tiring to soy w h y sentenco should bo passed on him, ho replied“ t h a t ttmM 11Ol TJC 9 om psreu v nvrs—th a t she h a d ru in ed hischarac b u t th a t he forgave her, from th e bob o f liis heart, the injury sho h a d d him.” l i e did n o t attem p t to deny guilt, when ho extended his forgiven Angelinc Wilson, nt the time of her m arriage, was th e possessor of a small sum of money, b e q u e ath ed to her by h e r father. It h a d been sottlod upon h e r bo th a t her husband could not con- tro l it, a n d could spend no portion o f it w ithout h e r sanction. i The y o nng shopkeeper’s business had prospered beyond his most sanguine ex peetntions, so th at his devoted wife, who] would w ill in g l y liaVo placed her little fortune in liis hands, saw n o occasion to w ithdraw it from her uncle, in whose hands it w a s not o n ly deemed to be safe- ly invested, but w a s producing a hand1 some interest. As ho paced th e gaily thronged hall he discovered tho dark-looking stronger, w ho had confronted him a t th e entrance of the saloon, alone, at one of the marble tables. I&\ N ot long since the play of Othel- lo wqs enacted a t New Orleans. Among the audience in tho pit were th ree up. river boatm an, who hnd descended the ^Mississippi in a broad horn, or some such craft, and having sold out p re tty well th o u g h t to t r e a t them selves to n sight of th e playbonso before startin g for homo. Tiity were tall stout strap ping fellows, who really looked as tlio’ they could whip th eir w eight in wild cuts. T beir attention seemed deeply engrossed with th e play as i t proceeded. At length, when it came to tiint p art in wliirli the Moor, in tlic interview with Dcsdemona, says, ‘ th e handkerchief !— the handkerchief I I—tbe handercliief!!!” Our boatm en did not understand all this, and when the Moor had reached the third exclam ation, and w as again paus- ing, one of them cried out,“ Oh darn it my friend, Why don't you blow your nose with your fingers and let the play go on ?” The eye of the dark b ein g suddenly rested sharply u p o n him. I t was a dark, eply expressive blue eye—it seemed n o t unfamiliar to h im .. The glance—he knew not why—.riveted him to the spot, n d he sto o d tremulously gazing a t the strnngor. The com plexion of th e mysterious personage was decidedly white. His board je t black, entirely covered the sides and lower p a r t of the face, even to th e contour of the mouth. I t was very long and curled gracefully down over th e chin. Over h is head heSvqrc a cap, from beneath which, long, black, glossy cqrls? floated down over his coat collar. I n stature he was below the medium size. Four or five lie thus ennght in succes- sion, on each occasion when tho crab nipped him, m aking a face of heroic re- signation an d pain, but each tim e he was successful, a n d he m ust have fiaund in the d a in ty dish nnd tlie revenge for the nip ab u n d an t satisfaction for the pain he ondnred, o r clso-he would not have set to work again so soon. 0 x “No aim. n rr t o a t c t o l .” —A lei passed through th e Hereford (Englai I’ostoffioe lately with th o following gular address :—\For t h a t girl I d> know h er name-they c a lls ‘the galop and lives somewhere in Bowsy Li Hereford, Herefordshire. S h u re d< give th is to any girl b u t th a t g irl.” letter reached its destination, tho one for whom i t was inten d ed be known b y this tobriguet t o the police. ri o u r N ational n to be true to io introduction id ro it use p f i t ogueS, has. cre- merican should m in g strides of n g its hend a t suiting cncrgii'S h Churchy nnd jv e r t the rig h t* u n to Itself, u n - Kome, th ro u g h ishops, Bishops in g e r in thc.Bc- b rin g bock ou r in standard, nnd o n of the Amer- icnangi American 3 p a trio tism ,th e a t c s t a n t fy a lin g , n e rk itn People, encouragem ent n cause a g a in st tics th a t h av o »n thobonritey. P atriotism — -th e lo codntrV—■ -th e People - tu coy* ‘ o a t* vclunpnt”, for. enso Value of iming th e m to adium of t h e i r scountetiancing ispicion t h a t it and: in d ig n an t' n g Of every at- >f our country icred ties which a r t s /\ holding it“ the.naine of ju st pride of ition 'derived le s e arid* liko c o n stitu te tho , irite d . As he opened th e door ho Btarted back w i t h astonishm ent at beholding Angely se a te d b y the grate, re ad in g 'th e last n u m b er o f H a r p e r ! _“ Why, Robert, I did not know you h a d got home,” said she, risin g arid pla- c in g a c h a ir before the fire w here his slippors la y , ready for him t o p u t his f e e t jpto. Thus, then, the a p e quite engaged with the sport, and w ithout ta k in g his eyes off the ground, h ad approached to w ith- in about tw en ty paces of tlie p arty con- cealed behind the pandanus tree. Here, again, the ground was full o f holes, and looking out the one he conjectured to be the best, lie th re w fn liis line once nnd probably felt th a t there w a s something alive within, for lie aw aited the result w ith sfgns of the most ea g er attention. The affair, how ever, lasted longer than lie anticipated ; h u t Betng already welt filled by h is p a st successful hauls he pulled up liis knees, laid liis arms upon them, bowed liis head and half closing liis eyes, h e assumed such a resigned and yet exquisitely comical face as only an ape is capable of p u ttin g on under these circum stances. * Robert WiJson was a whole-souled voung m an, w ithout a selfish th o u g h t in liis composition. Ho had m arried An- gclincTor herself alone, nnd had hardly bestowed a thought upon h er portion. But th e“ bad s p e c u la tio n” had wor- ried him exceedingly. All th e ready- money he could com m and had been ex- hausted, a n d in h i s extremity, the th o ’t h a d occurred to h im that his wife could supply h is wants. The idea of asking h e r for relief, was] to-a m an of his high- stru n g tem p eram en t, so highly repug- n an t, th a t he only had th e cobrage to h in t at tb e service she m ight render him. W ith t h e monety in Iiib pocket, which Angely h a d procured for him, R obert Wilson hastened down Broadway. At th e corner of Park Place h e paused, and c a s t a fu rtiv e glance around him, evi- dently m u c h agitated. l i e th ou g h t of his loving wifo at home. Ho h a d deceived her, and his con- science sm ote h im . -She was all love a n d gentleness, a n d sincerity and confi- dence, a n d he h ad basely deceived hpr. Should h e not re tu rn , confess all, and ask her forgiveness ? Such a course was certainly tn e most grateful to his erring, penitent s o u l ; b u t he had made a“ bad speculation,” and-while th e re was hope o f re trie v in g himself, the demon of mam- mon w ithin, prom pted him to sin again. T urning down P a rk Place, he entered o n e of th o se gambling hells, which arc th e curse o f enlightened America. Again h e paused on th e steps o f the magnifi- c en t establishm ent, to silencfe tho up- braiding o f his conscience. The beauti- ful, loyjng expression of his wife, lnn- guishing a w ay t h e tedious hours o f liis abgenqq iu, lonely misery, h au n ted him. rSut. tn # usual eopeolation, th e offere- poated resolution o f.th e e rrin g soul “Only th is time, an d then I will forever abandon th e way p f the tra n s g r e s s o r” i came to u rg e him on. ’ The d a rk stran gcr was not there. “W hat is the m atter with you, Rob- e r t , bow s tran g e ly you a p p e ar,” contin- u e d his wife. “Do I 1” an d R obert sta rte d and looked a ro u n d j n w ild amaeemont.— W h e re w a s the s tr a n g e r ? “I did not know yoii were here, A n- g e ly ,” stam m ered lie. Pa s s io n a t e l y Dis t r a c t iv e.—Ti i e ] Mr. Bnlm, of Chicago, Illinois, inscrl prayer in tho O live Branch, of t h a t c which ru n s thus : ^ J e s ts upo'ij Scripture.—I t is very com- mon with sonie persons, to raise a laugh by m eans.bf soum ludicrous story con- nected w ith a te x t o f Scripture. Som e- tim es it is a play on tho w ords, or a pun ; ‘ a t 'other tim e s a b lu n d er ; and not sel- dom , a d o w n rig h t im piety. W hatever h e its forin, even w hen lightest, it is no Itrivial -offence, leadingas it docs, to pro- fa n e contem pt o f God's W ord. Those V h o practice this have never been cele- b r a te d for genuine wit. The laughter kVbibh th e y call fo rth is provoked Solely h y the unexpected contrast betw een the solem n w p rd of scrip tu re a n d some droll id ea. T h ere is no re al w it in the cost*, ttixd the d u llest pcrsotis in society ace 'most fcraaTkablo fgr these a ttem p ts. T hu evils arising from this practice fire greater than a t first appear. It leads in genoral to irreverncce for S cripture. No man would, j e s t w ith the dying w ords .of h i s father o r m other ; y e t the w ords of God q u ite a s solemn.— W hen wo hav e h e a r d a comic or v u ld i ta le connected With a text o f S cripture, such is th e power o f association, th a t w e never h e a r the te x t aftorw ards w ith- p u t thinking of th e jest. - The-fefifect Of -this is obvious. H e who is much ■ en- gaged in t h is kind of falsp w it, w ill eonie a t length t o have a large portion of Holy Scripture spotted over by his unclean fa n c y . —English Presbyterian Messenger. “Piny ?” said th e stranger, in a low, guttcral voice, not unmingled with soft- ness. * Robt. W ilson involuntarily seated him se lf opposite the d a rk being. With h is gloved hand t h e stranger placed a fifty dollar bill on th e tatile. “Highest wins,” said he laconically, as h e pushed flhc d ice box over to Robert. This w as/certainly an irregular game, a n d an irregular method of proceeding; b u t it w a s sim ple, apd in th is respect w a s preferable to him, so. h e placed a corresponding am ount by th e side o f it. Robert shook t h e dice, a n d cast them upon the tabic. “Twelve,” said the stranger, a s lie shook up th e box an d m ade his throw. “Eighteen,” continued he, sweeping t h e stakes from t h e table. The n e x t th ro w R obert won. The stak e w as doubled ; he w on again.— M addened by excitem ent h e placed all t h e money he b a d on th e table. The d a rk visaged stranger, w ith o u t moving a muscle of his brow , covered it. * At one fell swoop Robert waa p e n n i- l e s s again 1 Rising from th e table in e? ^paroxysm -of disappointmeijtlhe was ab o u t to rush from the scene, “0 Lord 1 ImvC tiicrcjr “Wi o iir ape revivalist preachers ; tttercy a n d g ness, w e hum bly beseech of t h e e ; k them from ta k in g lad ies who bee converts, on tlic ir knees, and holt them in their arm s and kissing th e m Ig f-T h e following is told of General Pelissicr : Some years ago, Pelissicr, on parade one m orning, got nngry w ith a smu-offi- cer of a cavalry regim ent, whose tatue seemed to him to be quite defective— Ho abused the man most violently, and cut him across tho face w ith his whip. The m an seized one? of liis pistols and endeavored to fire a t bis commanding officer, b u t the pistol*missed fire. ’ Pelis- sicr, sw ear ing a fearful path, but other- wise calm, said :“ Fellow, I order you a three d ay ’s arrest, for n o t having your arms in b e tte r order.” “I have been o u t a while, this evening, b u t I cam e in j u s t afl t h e clock struck eleven.” Fr e n c h “ wei-come.” — Thi? h a s bei difficult word for our taeighbors to s rightly. However, Hfeey m anaged ti i t with due signifldhnce In tho bon at they gave to L ord Mayor Morin ; fort his hotel, blaZcd iri oil lairijis, t h e let — “lea? come f”—Punch. “So d id I,” a n sw e re d he, more con- fused th a n before. .W here is Mr. —— , t h e gentlemen w h o cante home w ith m e ?” , But liis quiet waB destined to bo dis- tixYbed in a m a n n e r as u n su sp ected as it was cruel Ho m ust-h av e discerned some very in te re stin g object i n tlic clouds, for h e w as Staring up there fixedly when h e uttered-a loud yell, let hold -of., his knees, felt w ith b o th hands for litsrtail, an d made a bound ift the a ir as if the ground u n d er h im was* beginning to grow red hot. A t tho end of h i ^ t a i t HowcVcr, hung a gigantic crab, torn w ith desperate energy from his hiding pTacc; and F ran k could contain himSelf no longer, then b u r s t into a loud laugh. Tho mandoof a t first re ta in e d his g ra v ity b u t when tho ape alarm ed by the strange sound, looked u p and. saw men, and th en bounded off a t full speed w ith his torm entor, still.dangling a t tho end of his tail, t h o old m aft could ho longer refrain e itf e e t; arid they both laughed t ill th e - te a r s ra n d o w n 'th e ir cheeks. “I have not see n an y gentleman.\ “I cam e in a t eleven with —\ “W hat time j s ij now, Robert?” The w a tc h —h i s wife’s watch—it was g one I “Your w atch—I left —” *©~ A darkey'on S ta te n Is la n d p re te n d s to have discovered % Jfcnre hydrophobia, sp o rts D IX , to H is m Upon bcin£a& ked vyhy.be ad d e d 4) letters, he said : * ? “K ase dut’s rig h t—d a t ’s m y natri fpll—S ato \Poplar D. D., JDbg DpCWL “I h av e i t ; i t is h a lf past eleven,”, s a i d Angely, ta k in g the watch from feer pockeV • * , ' “ W hat is the m atter with you, Rob- e r t ? Y on arc crazy, I should say.” “That w a tc h” — Robert paused. “Well,” said Angely, beginning to w e a r a m ysterious, mischTeyous look, “how. g o es your speculiitioitF? - * “‘Badly, my d e a r,” replied Robert,-w ith a look of wonder. Im p lic it Ob e d ie n c e. —“ Mri Dentist, do yon see th a t decayed tooth in my jaw ?” - “Yes eit.» ' % “W ell, npw p u t on your tw eezers. If i th u r t s v e ry hod, I’ll sing ou t \hold on,” and y o u hold on, w on’t you ?” \C e r ta in ly sir.” Tbe deQtist applied h is instrument, and— irite d o n a n e w w hich, to g eth r i n g the la te st, f4 h e beat p rin t- ijci-papcr i n th e —----------------------siiss-. “N o m a n” s a y a M rs ; R ar b r ii b e t t e r C a l c u l a t e d t o j t t d g n ii f j m y d e a r h u s b a n d w i s ; Miffeei liv in g ; p w * m atti-he \ w e r e , fo r n e h a d . t o t T f e f c p r i g h among ’ em from mid b e addressed to “H-o-l-d o-n ! T hunder an.d lig h tn in g ! {ou have n o t only pulled th e tooth, but alf of m y jaw-bone. W h y the deuce didn’t y o u let go when I sung out ?” “B ecause you to ld me'to ‘hold on,’ and T did so accordingly.1” twenty-five cents p e r d o llar an d fifty Cents. Subscribers serv ed by fiftry cents per ann u m . Eitnsm o. uhdcvyi wctk; ,50 onal week,. .. i . .25 i to yearly advertisers. [ r« ^ i‘6tiers- 1855. “Stay 1” said th e stranger. \I have not a dollar,” replied Robert, bitterly. “Your watch.” “W hat paper have you ii^Vour handL?” “N othing—t h a t is —I will p u t it in m y secretary,” an d he leflfth e room to g e t th o jig ly document out. of th e way. He w a s not absent more th an five m inntes, b u t when he re tu rn e d th e dark s tra n g e r o f the gam bling hell s a t at th e fire. ‘ S o litary th o u g h t corrodes the m ind, lfdt fee liot blended with social ac- t iv ity ; a n d social a c tiv ity produces a re stless craving for excitement, if not blended w i t h so litary thought. *e-Many a theory---’won’t brbafl; daylight q f f|et. ; “No,” replied Robert, firmly, iuy'wife’s” . “Your luck w ill change again.” The y o u n g man hesitated. .The a p e fin the m eanw hile, fiew across t h o ^ a t r o w strip o f sand, folloWed'fey rill t h e eth ers, to w a rd s tbe jungie^ a n d in a m om ent after, n o t a single one Mras to l)c seep, • . f S ^ W b y is a chair like a fashionable lady’s d re s s? Ans.—-Dccauso i t ’ s tat in. !®-,VFhy i t a igissfeihbe a ru m o r J. cause i t goes from moutfe tom outl),
