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«1roHN CR A WFORD, , ) Publisher and Proprietor, -ji a. \$Wgtir in tin'party's .arliirnw} smug, m? faflnnr Crutji. ntjrm'n sjrr leak raaq \ IRA D BBOWlf, Mi**. YOL1 * ONEIDA, IADISOI COUNTY, N.\ Y., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1854. THE Vill be published every Saturday \at Oneida, (Depot, _ Madison Co., ]S. Y. JOH!S CRAWFORD-, PuUialier <fc Troprietfiv . IRA D. JJUUWX. Editor. , . . v\* 0|fICC,— l'llu-xix DLOLK , (3rd story,) Mill Stroet. TERMS: To Village subscribers, (served by Carrier, fl.60 per year,; Uliica uud Hail subscribe! s $1.25, pnyublc- in fcdyan'ce, or within three months. If not paid Within that time, 23 cents wiU'beinvariably -«ddedT Such as every'young heart weaves; |— Waiting for a welcome footfall, One which never tarries late— Listening for a well known «ignal— The unlatching of the-gate. Look again ; a fond, proud mother Sit s mill J )\\' .-Inl.lrun fiiif. Kutfs of Advertising. \One. Square\; ii Wcelcs, *\*. \ $1.00. • \ \ 3 Months, 3.00. '* •\ , C \ ...'.. fi.bOi \ \ - - \ 4 • .8.00. One-fourth column, !1 Months, - - - 6.00. \ - \ 0 \ --. 8.00. 1 Year, - • - 15 00.-'- ~Onc\-hulf column, y Mouths, - - - . 8.00. 0 \ - -\- 15.00. . \ \. 1 Year, - - - 28.0*0 Professional or Uu-iness Cards, per Year, 8U)0. Legal Notices at tint Statute prices. I ^ 1 MOUSE'S TE*LI*OltAI»II. CONNECTING with all the principal citiet'andtothis in the UuittdStates and the danmtas. Post Office, Oneida. TJfficc at the IRA D. BROWN, 4TT0RXEY tL- COVXSEI.I.OR AT LAW— ON'EIHA , M.ifn -oN CIUMV, 3. Y. Collections in all purl* of thf State trill receive pruoipt'attention Office, Xn. i Phtenix Block- Jeu>c[rii Store, •directly over Chaplu's lBtf SHOE CRAFT & SHOW, A'fTORXEYS-d; COUNSELLORS AT LAjW— Oneida, Madison Co., X. Y. Office in Enjpire Block, over Uu'enharnh's Store. .JOHN SNO\V,.K'OMI- tnissioner of Duds fur Muhiaan and Wisconsin. 77\ »£.\\W.~ DODGE.\ R \~ ATTORNEY and Counsellor iitj.nn;, Uifidu Castle, X. Y. \ \ Dr. W. R, FITCH, ,~ HEING permanent I ii located at Oneida, respectfully -'tenders his srf .,;ris to the citizens if this place and and rcsnh net' i/u Main- street, two' ThcTJnlatcMng of the Gate. - At ber lattice sits the maiden, Peepfiig ifirough the curtained lenv.sfj _TCcttyiiigjJtywom of love and gladness; I atn fool enough to know that folks are not judged by Uio quantity of sweet cake they put upon\ The\ table \when they\ Jlave cpiTtrnmy. I repeat it; there are no better people m town than the Smiths.' . ' I s'pose not; but they had nothing but cold biscuit and molasses gingerbread when we took ' For .the husband and the father\ Waiting with direction's care; S I.'<tc.nitiij-wiUi a waiting welcome,!/ bame beans; and Mrs. Souies had virtually said tliey sboujd. <3n n'fcornouTbluo plate, soperanTrUatfcd.'fihtr' ' nicked' in a thousand places, were four pork bones looki'rg as though they had been picked by that army of mice which Whiltiuglon's cat destroyed. These bones had seen serv'icefor the And a\heart with joy elate. For a sound which love deems mu»ie. The tiiiktidrrng of the gate. • - Once more—in a dismal attic. Gladdened by no earthly cheer, Shrink? a mother with the children, Which her wretched heart holds dear; Though the chill*air make? ber tremble, • And the hour is dark and la'e, Still she waits with dre.ip misgiving, The unlatching of the gate. Likeness still in difference ;—maiden In tbcTlii.-h\ of happy ycai 'S,,—- Matrons in the stately dwelling— lieggar, tin pc^l-iii want and tears j Thus, thrcftigh cheerfulness or.sorrow, .Happiness or adverse fate, • It is a woman's lot to listen ***' . T-he-unlalehing-of-tlie-gafoV. . ~~ - ' Trial's as g'ood as they can afford ; but it ft no better than they have e\ery day,- and I ad mire their independence.' * ' They're contemptible mean folks, there.' ' Why ) Because they do not attempt to i fore Ncah and his friend»\in il.o.ar-1- Ri*-lqn~ H ^«rkw-folk*-l>elieve-tli vy- live-belter tinni tliey do i I f.'d potatoes, unpeeled. even unsprouted, coin\ For my part I don't think it is auy better than ijileted the array of\ edibles, ornamental-and hypocrisy to make such a paradeTof victuajji Jpibstantial. — • - II i ;.. i 1 r._ 'ri... i-.._.„ the disintegrated members had graced the table j}i»i one fortnight before. Tfiere'wefe sundry articles, antique old-fash ioned \' tit-bits,' which might have been set be The Lawyer's ?ray6r. uv MISS.JAM: TAYton. Ordain'd to tread the thorny ground. Where few, I IVar,\aru faithful found; Mine beMlie conscience Void of bhiuio—' -4iii <Mi ^pi4^1it -lii 'art,-lhej>P'itlesa numc=— t'tOJI!(,'/. HJI\ doors south' <>)' the Jlnplut Chi'reli. J. G. ROSS, M. D,, BOTANIC l'!lYSl.t'fAX .0 Sl'KOKOX, Cnn- antotcL, X Y. Office al the Tuhiij lUaiu. JJaviitr/ been emjarieil in the practice if medicine over 8t) years, hi feels conjidant if mmtuip and receiving a liberal share uf public patronum: 7//'' J. E. OSTRAHBER, :^t^. OXh'IDA, Madisont'onnti/, t'oc III nek. All The tribute of the widow'* prnycP The righted orphan's grateful tear. Still niiiy my wiici-fliu weak defend— To viitim.aiuL.h< , r friends, a friend , r Xe'er may my |u-irsli|utrd tongue l'rott-ct tlie iippresm* in his wrong; Kor wre.-t the spirit of the la.Ws, To'sanctify u villain's enu->e. Let otlii-rs, with uiisparin-. hand, >cnlU-r tbeir poison llnniigh lheland— I ilbiii e li'scnlic n, kin He strife, A'id tt with ills tlii; path of life; On such her i»ift-* let, fo'rl me -how'r, Add w'callh in Wealth and power to power. On me may fiivoriuir He'avci bestow \Ttiat'peace vvhielmirly good-tneu-kno w-;—*- Tliejuy ill jo^s, by few pi>ve<s'd. Til' elernal siunliine of lliu ble.-s*d. 1 power, fnni\ and gold ivii-in. The pr.u-e of hmic-ty be mine - 'Jli.il frieiiih nriy we •,», the worthy sigh, And pour in. n hle.s in « lieu I die. you do, especially when it is hard wolk for me and the-boys to gel a decent ineal of victuals.' 4 Did any body ever, hear the like,' gro'anod the lady, who, had by this time arrived at the pitch of excite'meiit when tears are more effective than words. 'Perhaps they never did ; but if ever I see anything of this sort again, they will be pretty likely to hear-of it,'replied Mr. Somes, throw ing off his blue frock and commencing his pre parations for taking tea with the minister. — ClIAI'TKIt it. The plate of hot biscuit was placed in the midst of the rtrofii!ii£h of fancy \e-itableSTwitli. which the table, was crowded. Tho minister •and his family weio-duly seated and the ceremo ny was proceeding decently and in order, Mrs.. Somes iiad not wholU recovered from the excitement of the interview in the kitchen, and her hand trembled slighlly as she' handout Mrs. Mtnrfcln!- her tea. MiC Somes had donned his best blue mat with braks buttons, which had done duty as a Sunday ganneut for ltlleeu years. he and the minster had a 1 ways been mi the best icrins his. answerstronrtoo shoit and crusty for a courteous host. ( ' Won't you pass the biscuit lo Mrs. Meeklie, ht.sbainr - !' said Mis. Somes, wlib her sweetest smile, albeit not very sweet at that. Mr. Smiles diil pass the biscuit lo Mrs. Meekhe and she look one; but wln-n lin passed them lo Mr. MeeklPe, he smilingly declined. 4 No 1 ihauk>ou, Mr. Somes; I never eat hot broad. It does not agree with me,' said ho.. MfS. Somes pa-isTd the cold bread, thinking all the liino )iow very uncivil it was in the par- Tim farmer's, nose*contracted, as before Kl«ted. ' Where 7s the meat I sent home V ' Hanging in the well.' ' llad'nt we better eat it V • ' I want it for company next'Stwdny.' 4 The ahem-! Company again ?' 4 1 expect my brother will dine with us then, and I want something fit to set before him.' > Mis. Somes looked sulky. ' And you 1 mean to starve me and the boys in the mean time V ~ ' ' i should like to know if there is not enough for von ;' said the dame polnting-to the table. Farmer Somes turned Up l|is noso. ' Did 1 ever refuso to buy victuals when you wanted thgmf he said rather sternly. 'Not that-I kclow of; but I did'nt- suppose you wanted to' buy fresh meat every day,' returned tho wife sourly, 4 1 am sure I try to be as economical as I can.\. ' Four kinds of cake, which nobody would touch, I suppose is prudent, ain't it ?' • All, good mofning, Mr. Somes, J. am glad to sec you at homo,' -said Mr.HIeeklio, walking in -to-rhtrroo tn-tt mi n n o u need , Conspiracy of the Cloejcs- I pm n u ; but Ohvares, in his quahtT of an W HEN' Cardinal Moiitalti> assumed ihc ti<ir t a, 1 ^' ''dor, was permitted, to lemain vith ihvit under the title\oTTSTxtus V.bo stieedily tliri?S^ , i Trt '\'\ r \\; A. .J-UIIIIU \''luce ns5TTiTCtlrllim ~tJiK^ off the disguise which had cnvelopi-d his fnrinpr^}'' 1 -' '\'tk wns going n,dit ; that ii to ITIT , Ifcijit 1 fe,.smnotliikl the wrinkles from his imw jirijud forehead, raided bis piercing eyes—lirrei'.jfuwfl antiously veiled: by their dowtioasl fid-—and iaada_tlui_astUaudaJ enm^bivr. L- 11p.,],b, &„ ,ii j, place of a docile instrument, thfy h.nl ejected, an inflexible master. Many glaiing abiiM-s ex isted in Rome; and these the new Pope di-ler minted to reform. ~ It was the cns''m^ fiir ''t'e it« is quite wrong. Already tho inner/ cow»> I- v.ith soldiers uud. r artne, and tk»il_ nn ,ks clr.iftniictiie SOIMIIII Die, Ira.\ ET «ry -C ,l \ \ I-''- IMIe-T >iVu tli.^ viVtllh. C)V „mm* . uuble.-i, whether loreiffncrs 'or native-, to be corted whenever thev went out br a tptmeroi:- w.-t wi 'h Au^. Ii. anil a sceuo eommehced^at . • I- 1 r.ble and f.uile-.f]ue. Th«t iunbMsa <W{.. ill. in ier to if-III. tune, b'.gpll to couverse OB'«!T-_ :fy mi i/mttbfi; btil'K-e', I\\ 'li^ »\i\\\\\ irnWM - not I 11 i r.I« is, .-aid l..\ boxiy of pages, valets, soldiera nad folio wet». ol 1 li|,J ,1 '- t • 11 \'' t: ,,f tl1 '' all kinds, armed, like their masters, to^tbe t-nb \ l: \ \\' ''••\\\•••' , Sometime^ a noble's ''following\ rt?*<««b!ed army rather than an escort ; and it Ik-qiieuilv hap.penexl that when two such parlies met in a narrow street a violent struggle for precedence took place, and blood would be Ireely shed bv those-who-had-Oo previous-cause of qnariv'I.— Hence camo tho war-like meaning—whn.h u still retains—of the wurd rencouutrc. isixtiis V re'solved to put down this practice, and seized . the opportunity of an unusuullv-iiereo-coiubat.' \\ l ' lt,|ilv d \ \ ut anticipate.'' taking place on Faster Day, within the very pie 1 \ And. Men-ignore icMim.-d his hasty walk bet-. .ciuets of bti Peter. ~ ! \ ^Iweeii ihoThjur and—ihu windnw, listening, for Next iMOHiing an oiliei.-d notice;ivni posted mi', din fat d sound \Viii,Ii the faithful tongue of th« . the ciiy walls, proliibitsng every iioble, witboui,' l'\-k -I'll rej'u-od to U'ler. D.--pitt\of the da- . exception, from being followed \bv more than 1 1: '>. Uvwi -vcr, ihe f.u.il hour approached. Tea , twenty attendants. Efery one, \also of c\ery | uiii'iiies more and Ranmiceio's fata, would b #i degree,-who should hmiselt'Carrv, or <xiu»u lu-: ?c!l ' 1 ' 1 '- . • \p^opt'ff to ciu'rv any- sort ofTirt-arim . pm U t \ M.Mi)ft hrhniie ^Rlimrlr^KTiTRtto -UrrPopir pistols being especially iiii'iitimied) sh.uld iIKi. 1 \s ho enti-red. SiMiis ibew out hi5 watch, and by incur the penalty of death. 'At thw ]e, • JiT- - 'M's-p-u Med with rev.-ngeftit-jny. Oa 'tk4- (icePnsquiu laughed, and the nobles J .--U l : ! ii-inn-uiv m ihi«t_u ring time-piece, Rannu* • but no olio dared to indulge in br.ivnllo uutil, ali.M.l\ exeetiied. after the following incident occurred. Just af — u Ml \>•' k \«m C asked .His IIoline«s.\ ter tho promulgation of tho Pope's ordei-, l' v m I \ l'ie-l'\»l'. i-'l nn nephew tint 1 may Mn^ iiiiceio FiM'hese, tliid. oulv sou uf-riro-Biike „i'l>\y-H i\ P 't 'iiht. /V4-liMist4eM-h^-uuhappy -bey^ Piirula, aimed at Rome! His first cave wa- In , \'l 1 ' 1 ^ •» tllv umd'nf in\ ancestors.\ wait on the new Pontiff; and beintf pr.-enteil i \ lJ \ 1 i'« '*\' 1 '' <, i ;l ''hnaiau '.\ by his uncle, Cardinal Farnnso, tl 'ie young Piinc. \ \ 51 s . ,1 '' 1 .\ v \<* [ ^ Cardinal trettbling . met the reception due to. his rank and to In- it a ui-.iiu-iir.s delav. merit. Already his talents and courage gn e j- SIKUIS \ . lii.ecd the following \vords promise of Ins becoming a wi.ribv successor t- ol,r ,v ni \ r of Angelo to der ins f.uher : and the lbiinau nobles vi.-d niih i\h'«>\\P i\ to* einmcticti tlm bmj^xjf iViniuiceio each other in doing honor to the heir of one u.i j l^_if' u \i' the richest duchns-oirtne Peuinsuhi. \ i-iunet. On the eveniirg after his arrival, he was in vited by Prince Ce-anni to a, in iguiliceiit b.iu ; . - ,. , , . • i , i , , •,1. .. i r i i .i i , A pii'liuii.t silefiee iciL'iiei wit uu, broken onlf quet. Wine llowed netly, and the night w.ixi-1 ,, ', ...... 7- .. ^ ,, . , „ .i 7 , lale, when.the am guests began to i-h-cii-s. llu nro i m pe rati re. Ai i : ail will be oyer.\ iu^ the i'.eiis u'i:i\ change bis mind 1\ -..I , \\ i !n 'J 11 _ lag, the leirible Angeli wmlk&itt imj.j; ,•!!.,> iii> •.mil ilowu the roonl, watob 'tof lie: .-.liking ni I lie clock. He called ; a fcoklier • •ippi'.ieif. •' is a.I prepared J\ All was pt+- '> pared ; -the attendant-, like their muster, w «M>. only waiting for (lie hour. •• 'I.-, strange!\ miitteied tiio Oovoraor.< u t !I..T • fnoiighi \' \* \At lensi,\ interrupted; the ambassador, •* ii iftlxirT^ltrtrjjt, ataisjisB,— jV Y. Office oil Main-st., Xv. 1 work warranted. iiI'ii'J3GAij\J , J'I.3. ~J0HN SMITH, ~ DEALER iii Jlrinis, Median's, Paints, Oils, Tur pentine, lJttri'imj Fluid, l'lour. Meal, Groceries. Provisions, <ft, Jr., Id dour nast nf S. II. Good win's, (iimda. •• RrjrSTEWXET; DEA LEU in Groeirns, 1 'rtnisi'iiis, Drugs and Med icines. One door cast if Goodwill s store, north side of Mill sir.-1. ' ~C 5 E~& ?OPES^ >EA T, 7 -.'/?.S in* Groceries J'roeisions, Yankee No tions, Jitatioucru, Trunks, Willow-Ware, Stone- Wat^e. Baskets, J-'riut, l-'ioiir, J-'Ced, tScc., <£v. ( at the t&Kvr VAUII:IV >TOI:I:,— Cue litock, Oneida, T. C THOMPSON & Go., , DEALER'S in J)rii Good*. Groc ries, Crocker;/, Hard ware, I'uhtls and Oils, Sa\h, Glass, Hats and Caps, ioots alid Shoes'tiv , Ac Mill Street, Zdjoor-casl . of the Bridge, Sonth side. S. II. G0ODWI1T, 'DEA L.EH lit Org.Goods, Groceries. Ifardicare, Crock try,' Iron, Steel, Xails, dr. Mill Street, Qncida. •T. G. SEELY, DEALER in Dm (linrh, llrm-erirs. Hardware, Crock ery, Boots niid Shoes, ILUs and Caps, Carpets, dr. A'o. ii Empire Block. CLARK & STEWART^ DEA /.A'A'.S IX Dry Goods, Groceries, Hard ware, -Crockery, J'tiints, Oils, etc., ai the \1» I:B JIIVK,\ Xo. i <%e .Bfvck, Oneida, Madison Co., X. Y. .J. A. BEffNETT, ilAXUEArrrUEllof Tin, CopJ,rr and Sheet Iron Ware, andMraler in Stoics and Iron Warcgcncrally, No. 4. Empire Block, Qncida. ill liiOiii AITS blJH, !i. FAMILY vs. COMPANY. \OH FOUR KINDS OF CAKE. r- — ( HAlililW*-*'-\ ' 'It is all fully, wife !' exclaimed Mr. Joihani Somes, .a, matter of (act, plain-spoken soil of a man, to hi- boiler half. ' There you have got no less limn four kinds of cake, three kinds ot pies, two kind!- of preserves, to wty nothing of knick knacks' and gini cracks.' J lieitael was that Mrs. fioitics was oKpeciirigTlie -on to refuse the hot biscuit she had taken so much puuis to prepare. Jivit Mr. Meekhe was very respectful to hi stotnai b ; for he found when in-uld-d and nn pnsiitl upoii, thal.it ,.w.is M r.unncal :m 1 ui-agn-e- 1 get her until afw-r eleven, ho I had no tinio to able; and he jmiil inoiii deference lo In- dig.-.-nve [cook it.' organs than he d'd to the fet-Juigs of Ins i,un| ' (Jot hcro-by eight o'clock,' Farmer Somes; TTOl^hloiiers. ~ ' ' j'liu I'rlis lu lire juin«»iTr Good gracious! the minister, and with such a table spread I'o'r ihe family ! What a commen tary on fmir kinds of cake for company. Mis. Somes was all confusion. Though the parson intended to look at the farmer, she could see that more than oncedns eyes wandered over the table. ' GJad to see you parson ; sit down anil take ,-miie dinner with us,' said-Mr. Somes tHkmgllie minister b\ the hand. ' Thank yon, I don't care if I do,' replied Mr. Meeklio. ' I have u long walk to take before 1 return home.' 1' irmVr Koines was. pointing him to a chair, u 11 en the lady interposed. ' • We have got a picked up dinner to-dny.— Husb.iniWnt home a joint of veal, but it didn't I did nut | s'l/Lfli-tl i 1 • CHAPINJ& BECK, DEALERS in Watches, Clucks, Jeice)ry, pure Sil ver .11 'arc, d\: Also Bon!;x and'Stationery. Clucks, Watches, and Jeirrhry repaired on. short notice. Xo. l'hienix 'Block, Oneida. minister. Ins wife and two 'grown-uu daughters to take tea with her. She bad been,-engaged for three days in the preparations, and such a display of nice things was calculated to astonish the mitn.-ter-aud his family—to give them a |ivu- fold surprise, fir*t at the variety and extent of bet culinary resources, and secondly at her folly in attempting to make a display beyond her means. The Somes were in comfortable cicrtiplstniices. Mr. Somes was a farmer, and probably his in come might have; - amounted to four .hniidro 1 dollars per year. \ Mrs. Somes Was a prudent, ra/eful bottle-wife, who wasted no more of her culinary' skill upon her own family than was absolutely necessary. But s)ie delighted in m:i,kiiig a gi.ind appearance when she had company. Mr. Sonies and ihe boys were sometimes j-o ill uatured as to growl at her careful cati-nnir, wlie.li the house contained no eornpany; and it cut Them to tho bone to see such extraordinary preparations for tho neigh bors. It was 4 ki.-s the cook ' when,they were alone but the board groaned with, plenty when there were guests pre-ent. Mr. Jotham Somes had just, come from the sitting r<xmv whi'fo the table, with its tempting array of viands, «\.is spread. _ lie did not like it Va bit, and after pn-smg the time of day witii the parson and Ins family be procoeded to the kitchen win ro Ii s wife was ju-t taking the .bis- cuit out of life oven\ Z. R. NILES, DEALER in Walelirs, Clocks. Jewelry. Silver- Ir'nre, Fancy Ooods, • tic.—one door East of the Bakery, and opposite the I'lucnit Block, on Mill Street, fjgy** Watches and Clocks repaind andwar remted. - : ' E. T. DEAN, \ ' FASHIONABLE TAILOR. Will attend promptly to all •bnsiiuss orders in ljis line. Ci 'tting done on ' thcr't notice, and warranted Xo Jit WELL if properly *made. Shop on Mill it,, a few doors cast of S. II. Goodwin's store—same side, \p stairs. FOR SOUXli.AXU RELIABLE COMPANIES, AT Ho. 2 1 'inKMx UI.OIK, OS.I.IIIA. Tin;subscriber is Agent for the Granite Insurance Company, of New York. City, and secrral other gnnd Companies, and icill effect Insurance against lots by Eire, on the Stock or-Alvtitairfditra^lte-nptpm-oj^tite-applicant. IRA D. \iKf>\v*,~InsnranccAatnt. is THE Pi- Li'ir Losiso\I'oj!fEa«—There is- a cause for it. '• I t is my seiious~bclief,\ says \37 Angell 3an<'s, \ that if the evengelicd pulpit is losing its power, it is ju-t because it is losing \sight of its ol.n-et and aim. The cultivation of 4 What do y.on mean by folly, I should like j to know?' replied Mrs. Jotham Sonies, some what tartiy. - '\ She was iv second wife, and having been re deemed from one of tho advanced stages of maidenhood, her temper had grown a little sour before she bi-ciiiii.e a wife. '.The folly of setting such a table ns you have,' replied the husband. ' I should think you were going to have tho Pi evident or'the royal family to take tea with you.' , I am going to have the Rev. Mr. Meeklie and his f.imih\uud I will take care of my fWi- ne.'» if you will of yoni^l-replied tho lady, slaio- ming tho oven door. 4 Perhaps it is nut my business.' • 4 No! I am sure it is not.',. 'Who pays for ajl them gew gavvs -and-girn- cracks ? 4 You do of course:' ' But-it is none of my business \ 'No! I never thought you, were so confoun ded iliqanT said lire lady; her faco roddeuing with a «gS*Z^_ , But whoiCKisPSct. the intellect ami the'advanocipeiitrof knowledge in the present day, are lifting both preachers *nd hearers above ifle plain and simple gospel of ChrfsTT' Serihons are with many .perso.ns no longer heard 71s the wor.l of man, nor as means of grace and aids to saW.u'on, but as intellectual exercises on religions totags^for the gratification, ' of taste, intellect and imagination on Sunday,*- And ^it must bu liti/lfditsctl that tuo preachera oT thernare, by their* artilical -atkllixcessivo elabo ration, and/ tho introduction of nev? topics, teach ing their heare;s; so to regard th<.ia?' - 7 -.•J • - •ciiud i..ike 4 W\ biM-iiits are not very nice havv as good lin-k as 1 giMier.ibv i! •Mi*>~Sitrm ft !7a.s ; Mrs. Meeklie took ,i ' 1 Ji-Li'T .'' iud rposed Mr. Smnes. 'J'lii.' Inly looked at him with ven marks of di-ple:isiire. 'They ai-* very nice,'\ said tho p-trcuii's wile 4 Take a little mote fit this quiiici; preservi'jl Miss Meekhe. 1 dare say it i- not so nice as* your mother makes ; but the truth IN ' It ha- stood t-tio long,' interrupted Mr. Somes. ' The j ii' has not been open since yoit were here last lull.' Mrs. Soines looked daggers; but the parson verv cmisiderakly a-king Mr. Somes if he was j done planting, just at that moment her anger I ev Hut if you will wait only a fgw moments I wi'l. fry ^oilio 6T the %'e.i'..' • Sit d >WII, nnrsoti ; it's every day fare, but [That's good enough for.me is good enough lor evident \ iu\ guest-.\ . ' Hight, Mr. Somes,' replied the minister, draw- nig up his. chair. ' My business relates to the new lull for the meeting house. 1 am currying round a subscription paper.' * I am with you parson.' Farmer Somes was m a most malicious good humor, ntvJ with a broad grin on his Inmost jJhiz, he opened die paper\ the miuisier gave la>f ITT' T 11 i\ ni_f sealed it Willi the pontifical' .five it tu llie\C.ir , ,*A.rii \t I .u tliecastle,l''.iiiiese, ygitated botweert and leal-, Imi-uiieii to deiiVuul an cutranca-. recent edict of His iloliness. . Several young spirits,, among them K iiinuceio, deciar.;.! tlieinjjclve.s- le.tdy to brave it openly. Next morning, however, when sobered by Mi up, tln_\ all, with one exception, judged it 'expedient tii-| forego their bravado. ' I*. iiniuciJn alone U It a strong desife to try conclusions with the lT.i.e jVlTliojigb a leiidaloiy of lint Holy See, be w -i, not i\ Roman, and lni_was Prince. ' .\s.si'i-. V. Would prmial.lv \think i.vice biJ'nli: loiliiiii.g a head almost crowned, li.-idos-\oinbs < f ,i ty love adventure, and ii is iintmn d-i.y Jh.it we can enjoy the pjea-mu nf piitiiu:; .i.i'npe m a dilemma. • Raiiuuceio in .slim l went in 11 it Vatican, and a.-ked an anrlietice of H.- lloli ne-s. It was immediately granted, and the Prince, after having, iH.vnr.ling to ttm t'lisimu knelt three limes, mauiiged;idroiily to U;t fill a* the very feet of Sixtus a pair of pistols-tyaded to tho muzzle. SMCI I audacity could Hot 140-1111 Without a momeill's llesilalioii I bv the ' I IMii'i* , r H.n! I. ! I...1.. 1.led. lili.'.l 1 llstaut 11.itiis ol 1 n• v.1111 s the court. De Proltindis.\ WrtsHrertfio-late .i —. 11 ii i-,n in siicieidcl I One look*would lie rn-ed lu-eves-—Ins nejievr still neck bare'and his bauds tied, h«_\ 1T1 1 block, between n priest and an 1 v-uiiimii r. I.unity utin njg ' tho word? of hi* 1 1 1 1 piu\ < r. .\-> 11 • I• 1 •,• 11 1 y the 1 banting ceased ; the ,.|.',n,i.;i.il lli..<v I in.il)l-i tin: (f 1.11 u'l'lluC ErO-h«— His 1 . I. -tiHcs and Ins countenance\ l t. \A him.' *- Mr. Smith's name was down for \-20. • ! 'Twenty dollars I' exclaimed Mrs. Somes, 4 1 should not think they could atl'ord it.' 4 lie gives his friends nothing but gingerbread,' said the farmer. 4 Put tuo down thirty; wo have I'oirr kinds of cake.' /The parson consumed one ' long red,' and one, of the vulgar fractions of cold sausage. He preferred brown .bread to white, jyul would not touch any of .the *pies~wliicli The .prudent house keeper set before linn. • Mrs. Soines was awfully mortified. 'Her rep ntation was sacriliced, and Farmer Somes never maliciously. ' after had occasjon to find fault with her for llo vvoiild further havo added that his wife 'making'a in t-how of three kinds of pie.v two a never made pies and cake for her own -fa-nitty,' kinds of preserves, nnrH'o.urkiiids of cake, but he was a Irani of frightening the parson. 1 .... TIIH REI'LULK'AS PA tin*.— A new party, taking tho name of Republican, is novv-a matter evaporated without any unpleasant, effects. 4 Husband, won't you pass tho cake to Mr. Meekhe \ 4 'I'llank you, Mrs. Som'es, I never eat cake; unless it'ITc something very-simple, such as gin gerbread or molasses cake. What a cal nnii) ! Four kiiuLs. of'cako and the parson would'nt touch one of them. 4 lint you will take some ot these jumbles ; 1 tnade thoni on purpose for you.* ' That's a fact, Mr. Meeklie, 1 added'MfTSoines, ' Yon ljmsi excuse in-; I doubt nut they are very idee, but I have to. be careful.' •* Mr.-. Meeklio and her two grown up dahglilcrs j\ 0 T faa. were more courteojis, and each nibbled a .-mall 1 muni, and Massachusetts, hrtvo already Stato Michigan, Indiana, \Wisconsin Vcr- bit of the rich pound- cake ; but they seemed to do it against their better judgment. Tho truth was they felt embarrassed'by tho extraordinary di-play Mrs. Soines had made.— They did not feel-at home. The whole affair was too set and nfiifieial to bp'enjoved, and at nn early limn* tho whole party vviihilrcw, mentally determined- to tanks it a loiig timo before they took tea with Mrs. Somes again. organizations of the now partyi and other States will follow iu rapid succession, till in every free Stato in tho Union a respectable party will hi found, whose'leading principle is present and eternal hostility to Slavery and Slavery exten sion. What is the dnty of thcFrec Democracy iu relation lo this now party ? Will they give up their organization, and coalesco with 1I1G new organization? - Via behove they will j for the „ t'll-Al'TKIl III. ••Wife, where Is the piece of meat IsenLhorhe so fat as Slaver) is concerned. The other plank* in their platform are all sound, and can be laid tor dinner?' asked Farmer Somes, a, he and j aside for fin tiro use, if not needed iu the ndw -amo in for their noon day meal, on ] platform. Wo believe the Free Democrat* cm viotuids tor your own family,, yuirrirrn-lt-alirmst- ahything is goo6? enough for them. We neyer see any pies and cake and kmek-knacks.' 4 Do you .tliink I'm going to make pies and oake for tho men folks to'cat every day ?' retor ted the indignant house-keeper. _ \jo it for compaij-ya What is me is as goad as I can afford the boys en the- day following tho tea party. The.farmer .glanced inquiringly at the table which was spiead before him. Involuntarily bis nasal organ contracted longitudinally; it would not be polite to say ' he turm/d up his nose,' though such WAS tho fact beyondflho pos- sibiliiy of denial. Fanner-Somes was not-m nay sense nn epicure, lie liked a plain, substantial diet, that 4 which was good-and enough of it,' as he forcibly ex- p.iessed his ideas of table economy. Lest the reader should suppose he was one of those grouty, ill-JialUfed ~\ feeders,,' of the who would grumble \at the ambrosia ffnd nectar gods, we deem )ir necessary to pariiculanze the articles on tliejioard of tho lady who had placed four kinds of cakb beforo company. Certainly thero was variety enough to satisfy tho most tickle taste. On a broken platter—the best dishes were religiously reserved to thojise was—the half o[' r uim. .sausage hiid- go into a fusion with the good of ail parties, jvithotit any'^sseuiial sacrilico of principle^— Kvcne (N. //.) American Nvwg.- MIUAUE IN TIIK Qvvv ot* BOTH.viA,—In a let ter from an officer In Napier's Hoet-, we Ond tho -fbhWttri''. t .'l s liere-ia-iioU-ttii-rlK)h of the Oitlfof >.-i ! a piidmi I - ' ex. 1 limed Olitartft. 1 .—-1 ,. . -' . .IIH--I. The e\-1 ittimier began to- iu ! • • 1 • 1 .\in ^i, v lien a Mgu f.om Angeli in ..I '.... 1 j. .1, e. The (iovei nor read and re-. !• ii 1 1. 1. tin: body nf 11 innuceio!'' ha i. pi iV-.l ; ** 1 in-1 mimi.il's. 11.11110 would suffice.— \\ h'\ ib. t, • woi- K.' lb\ body of ?\' 1 \Wliii -...p-\..11 :\iMied. the Cardinal, at that n)iiiii.'iil !• nkmrj paler-than his nei)lieiv, Re-iiL\ 1 plied AngcJi, bivruiuig'.hiut th* punished. Without a moment's hesitation, 1 Pope summoned bis guards, and oiden.d tin 111 lo iiTresl andconvev to Fort St. Angelo ^J|c -011 | of the Duke of Pajana, whubad jrist- cmtdenui ed hi'mself to death. War might be decl.ue. on the morrow ; an outraged lather might coi'ue sword iu hand', to demand the life and liberty of Ins son ; what cared Sixlits? He was iv solved to restore but a corpse. The news spread j quickly ; so iniivh audacity-oil one side and ,-ot much lirnincs-s 011 1 ho older seemed almost iu J credible. Cardinal Faruc.se hastened to the j Vatican, linil'falling al the feet of the Pope, wuli tears in his eyes, .pleaded Ins nephe-ivVeaiHe.— He .-poke of tiio youth nf the culprit, and ihe loyalty of his father, who was .then 111 Fl.in dors fighting tho battles of the Holy >soe. Kan nuceio had beerrliut two days in ilmue—ini^bt -he not f.miy bo snppn-ed igiiiirunt-ot*\thr. new enactment} Then be belonge'd to a jioweifni boose; which it might not be prudent for even ji'-\\- 1 '*- ^- u l , '' -ai 1 li : s oi-iinenco, forciag' 4 111 '.in 'C in Ii.-- el\. 1:. -\-Look at the ' ick- two iiiiimtf's nf the tune, and it pip-T friiiu His Holiness mort r*nf .1:: hour -intv.\ ' ; the apguurcnt appear- i\.i.- was given up lo -hit 1 ed in. -i-t.illy. i\.-n 1- A c .iin wi:h four lleot horses waited out- -•.!<• tl.e JHWII , auii 1:1 a lew inninents the Car- ihiial '.tn .l tli.'-y..nng Prince .vcra-g;dloping -alonj- 111 • • ro id to 1' inn 1. ..lu-t lin M 1 lie el.., k< nf It lino jiealed forth in' iiiii-iui, .is if r.j ii utg lii .it by their judicious «• i- iii.-i s i*i • Ii-; I gmie.l lb. ir 111 i-t< r's ctiuio. An Jjytr.'tonnn .'iry Stdry. ; ; .1 !li- \i'jr.iil.ni (*\ (',) I-'ing . ';i i'f bun j .ii F.k U1111. in the Io'we/ mil h 1- tli • good fortune to poa- His iivlmcss to ollcnd , and finally he wa- j\ ' \\* \' \ x i<-iu ul'.ibl- gnmalkin yet known cicely related by blood 10 the lato liifie, Paul i\' : '• ,l L '\ >• 1 '** 1, 1 \L l '*> »nu-tial length, III. The Piqie's reply wa- cruelly decisive.— I''- 1 llk \ li \ i l lll ' l \' il '\g^wj v 'ce. The ' \The law,\ said he, \ makers 110 di\-tmciion ; al 1 ' 1 ' '* \'' :i i\ldi-h c-lor.' iho whole beautified criminal is a •criminal and nothing more.. Th-!'' 111 ' 1,1 ''•'»• -j-'isand streaks of different figure* ' fl vicegerent of Godson earth, my justice lik- hr.-i' 1 \)' ; \'\ l \\-'-' 1, 1 1, ,\ ! ' l '*\- Ii . i,ftvl rouud 0° must bo impartial ; Ijlare not exerci.-e c. linen , 1 \' ll > :l '' 1 i us> - **l\pe-s run cy, which woftld bo nothing but wc.ikiie.-s.\— The Cardinal bent his head ami retired. llc- seiged incessantly by fresh supplications frmn various inlliieuilid (juarter-, the Pope sent f< ftvl acroM. tha ...ii-, wii--ii :\iMei_ \ luiigand lipped at the eodl' A\itii-.t blue lull of h.iir. Its pliysiojjnonry it ih i-.'.:, and 11- nature s.ivago. 'Hi., n i-fer'- liou-e In ing iof.-stod with Knuket ltT^rblTCinr ^iarty-ailopts-their-tirincipliis-in-fuiy-ftJt^ St. | win lr-hn I In eu la-ed- iu-^t-tit?iglrlioring-«toil«- _ cuutpaiiy two-thirds of another, making one sausiige and one-sixth, all told. They wero in suspicious look ing fat, and altogether, tho aspect of tho dish' was-singularly forbidding. j ... On, a whito plate with a long black fracltire extending quite across it, lay ii 'r ^n aggregated Bothnia but we havo crossed overT U is^a. strange place ; the„ellcct ofthe irregtil.'if refrac tion, is u-ryi singular. The other morning we saw a light fltjul^^up in the air, and, on looking at the chart, it. wasiTrta'ed to be fully 50 or 00 miles otl. Ships upponr, when you aie nearly a daj's sjiil from tbein/::ow with three hulls, now wi,hont sails, iiv-a moRient with a cloud of canvas, now turned upside down, and half a dozen ships are over: tho other, all as largo as tho biggest, th roe-decker -;- when you come up with her alio is somo uistgnificain httlo coaster. Wo aro within 'a couple of degrees of the Arctic circle ; tho'siin docs not.set until, 10 P. M..-anxl b^-riy abditL24_i v 0 '\l* 0 bjoail daylight all tho fune ho is below the horizon. We aro going on up' to tho head of the gulf, and when _we do, we shall seo tuo *un at midnight.' ieve if you had your own-way,- *n antiquity. * armor botnes ana i tne ns menu as tho Smiths. 1 ,, • a very distinct remembrance of ha s are as good foiks and as liberal as. any. i «po .wn.;,and Fil warrant Parson Meeklio- thinks a heap more of them than he'does of you-with all your four kinds of cake.' 4 'Y.qu'ro a fool', M-rv Soines l 1 QLITB A MISTAKE'.—An'Irish attorney, not ; ^ ^ = jn/ov-crbjalfor his probity, was robbed 0110 night mass, three' dozen baked bean's, atuT-aTi in 7 ! ia^goTng from'Wicklow to Dublin. His-fnther, flnitessiruid- fragment ofpoTk Trnd— Thiy^*ya*r|next day, ruee.ti.ng Ikron-Q^radyvBaid,- *iily- Farnior Somes and tho boys had , Lord, havo you heard of my son's robbery ?\— No,\ replied tho Baron, \v>hont<did lie robV FABIHOK :—A lady of rank complaining that :ivnig seen this lish.on tho table every .day during tho previous dirtnight; proving that Mrs. Somes, was not only- . - tho most economical, but one of the most obsti- hor husband was dead .to fashionablo amuse- nate diuffcs in the world. \The fcruicf iffid his! menu*, ha replied, \But then, ray dear, you boys bad virtually said tbey..w.ould jiot- oat th<ts»j make mo ativo to tho oxpeiises.\^^ Artgelo. To him ho gave iinperativoorders thai |l'ciic.\ h*. t «<U it info-Ins ho.nl to cjchevr such precisely at twenty-lour o'clock* that evening, I _'.iuie as r. and iniee, and m.iko.vvnc u*K )n UM his illustrious pris.onci's head should bo struck j-u ikes, all .it which be -0011 do-froyed off. 'The Goi'ernor returiled ta the. cii-llu and.; mg'aci, signiliud lo Uanuceio'thal he bad but two hour H*r- iiig'acqiiiri.l a slaste lor this kind of sport, he e\ti 11. 1* d t'ie lield of his operations, frequently to live. The young tiiiin laughed in his face, _ mating cv :ii'-ious mure liian u mile distaat liom the Imtisii, and returning each ami every day wuli a sn ike ranging from two to seven' lei 't HI leng'h.\ lfe has continued tins practieo fir. eight weeks. On one ocTcasion ho reliirned' ilin'Tl i.n gucd, and piiifec'.ly wet niid covered and began to eat his supper. Ho could imt bring liiinsclf to believe that heTTIie lu'.r appl rent of the Duke of Parma- could bo <mf>ii-!v menaced with death by an ob-cure liijnk, wlm-i'- only title lo the pohlilkiUc! soeued V) li'iie bi'i'ii -his—ag^—iiud-decrcpiUtib'. Yet sp.edilv tie- th rout seeined to him le-- wnrihy of d. ii-rui when lie saw from his window a scdlo! I, b'-'.ir I 1. tin l nig a hatchet and' blni;k,-ttt-pi'-«<?t~»-«f 1 iv.-timi ''ihe .. iv But who ran describe Ins-di-ni;iy when h., 1..1.1.1 1 '1 • -;, 1! was entered by a monk, who came to ndijiii.i-- \ji iho. sn,| ter the lust riles of the church, Inllowed by tin- i h > 1, b<\ 1 in executioner, asking for his last.irdirs..M.:aiiiiiiH; I l'lie v . 1 _r* 11 Af I'IO lnrnd serpent. waT fourteen Carduinl I'lirneso wis not idle. - fie cou-ullfd , omui.!- IIOM amuicesT wuli his friend', Count Olivarcs, Ainb.i-.- idol' j '| h.s el }<s of serpents'is a. native of El*t «ni fivrn the' Court nf S'paiii, au.l they n-olv-.-J to. Vn-j-uu,,, i vi n, vei - v lnr.?e'lrea:'l5 and gre.U jawt attempt to obtain by sti-atugon what had been, _ t | lu m ,, ul |, j s . u , 1U! j wll |, cutting crooked refused by their prayers^ Two precious hohis | tC ftli, aiming which aro twft longer than tha rwlnailied, ^ • ! •*•'•'' ]d leorl in ili.i r.^nrt -nf Ifin npppr j :inr.=— illl Inn. I Twin siippo-cd ho had oncbun- nn 1 f ih.o-e I irgij but r.iro serpentsknown ml.it. Tm-tinned out to be true, for tlfi icaf'er Mr. Harvey B. Rails found • 1 el, and.-ign-of ii^Urj.'adful conflict Mt'-i or nearly all the wounds d mi tho b.ick of ilie'neck.-^fe - - 4 Our only plan,\ said tho Cardinal, 4 1 is to stop tho striking of all tho public .clocks in Rome. Meanwhile do you occupy_Atigeli's at tendon.\ His eminence,\ possessed great inlluenco in tho.j city, and,-moreover,' tho control of tho public clocks belonged to his prerogative. At tho up--JTJko,burnished gold. i'liev bavo been kmoWa\ pointed hour, as if by magic, Tune changed ln» noisy colirsc into a silent' fhgliT. \Two clocks, All around the fnotrtlj iln-ro is a broad scaly bor der, and tho e\:s so luge that they give it 1 terrible asp.-ct. The forehead is covered with' large scales. Ficli side of tho lielly is marbled' vviih1 .il -;-.t- of chestnut, color ; ifrtb* •id- indli) of iihi.ii is a spot perfectly round, and 10 swal.niv small pigs, mudcratir, opOsiu 'ros, ±Oi_ I'liev avoid tuo sigln of man, and are eoMf-. those of Sc Peter and St. .Angelo wore putt,pently rarely seem back, twenty minutes, and tho Cardinal's author-, Xii'ecat still e -uitinues its wartipOn tlie sn»lt*»». jtysecAirevUji^imo|^^'.-crecy<)f every 0110 j Q,^ ft(!U R] |V1|l) . cro j e „^ at »distM >c». coucerued in tho~plot, 7. Tiio execution was to. be , ,, )f>v ,,..,,„' Wl ,n kn-i-.vu and attested that no ~* 1 ghbirhood doubts tiiem- for a ino*' *1« ltn.lv Uio lio-.n-s arc reckoned from 1 to 24, caiii- mencing ununset. - ; tint one iu r '•1\>*