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VOL. XXXVII
M1LLL5D(xEV1LLE, 'WJJ38DAY, SiiPTEMBfiU 30, 1845.
At ilm «ud of ilio niomli ill* five suitors again
appeared. Turning to each In fuBcessiott (lit) la
dy thus answered i
'Riches arc not productive of happiness,’ 'Boast
ed nobility of blood is the poorest of all recom
mendations/ ‘Fame is fleeting,’ and ‘lie that has
but the outward garb of a gentleman is to be pitied.'
‘1 have taken the trouble to And the name of the
newspapers to which you all subscribe, and 1 have
ascertained that none of you, who liuvo bun sit'd of
weultli, nobility, fame or fashion, have paid the
printer! Nuw, gentlemen this is dithonetl. 1
cannot think of marrying a mao who could be
guilty of a dishonest set. I have learned that Mr.
E not only subscribes for a paper, batpays the prin-
..... . ter! Therefore I say, he is the roan. 1 give him
w s«ll LAND, must be published for FOUK | ,„y i, sn( J with the full conviction that ho is the one
I 'iJTt.Hu
rfssUsyIs'""X'l .fterimou. at tbsCourteous.,is tit. ,
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^g»hbU must IimIi public Ruction,on tbn firm
month, between the usual hoursofsat®, at th.
"m,. ■*l«$lu the oountjr where the Idler* iMUinru
GiiS«llet»sh!|>,tii*j here been grant
^SSurrV OAVd aotle. th.Aof,in oasof tjn
' *iS?SBS*tl«t ol this state, sad st tjie door of the Court
• $**. "h.va »srh a*Ul
ha made to (be Court ofOrdim
Mtiet to tn*
f^mjMs. <® eell CAND, i
•ffSj'fo; lee veto eell NEOttOBH, must be publi.hed lot
before any order absolute shell be mndr
MEuvWasiwietter* of Adinlnlelrelion, mo.l be puhlieh.it
-SltuwT—<®r di.mienoa fram administration, *•»<*/» ««*
wr dieinle.loa Iron, Ou.rihenehlp,yerfvdays,
for the foreclosure ofMortue*. muet be publinh.it
*2£hrfrvr ^tAe-foreel.bllshfuif lout p»n«ru,fur the
S^Ltsf three months—tor compelling till., ftom Execu- i
' r** l Pr?j",i B i,tr.lor., where® Bond hue been given kg the
I 'Ll ike fnlliptee of three monthe.
WjffjfJIna grill alwsya be continued according to these
a. tasal requir.ra.nte, unteee otherwise ordered.
*** POETICAL. * =
* == 1 [From the Holly Springe Querd.]
LUCY NEAL.
Down in e shady velley. •
Where sperklingwelerseleel.
With its vines and hi
wire is every way calculated to make me happy.*
Need we extend our narrative ? The disap
pointed gentlemen disappeared quite auddenly ; and
the lucky suitor wai united to the object of his
devotion ; and, in a few years, by his honesty and
industry, became not only a distinguished, but a
wealthy man, and was esteemed by all who know
him. Young men, he paid the printer! Is there
nu iiiuruI in this?
.... adding Dowers,
Was the homo of l.ucy Nesj.
Oil, fair young Lucy Neal,
Oh, fair young l.ucy Noel,
The love 1 once did bear for thee,
I shall forsvsrfeel.
Hervoic# fell in low murmure,
The wounded heart to heal,
And harshness never darked the brow,
Ofoiy gentle Lucy Neel.
Oh! aha was like the glorious visions,
That oft thro’ slumber sleal,
To light u» to the brighter world—
And such was Lucy Neal.
And Lucy said bar heart wu mine,
And her lore did not conceal;
For pure and guileless were the lips,
01 my faithful Lucy Neal.
But there came a dishing soldier,
All panoplied in steel,
And the item old father gave him
Hischild, fair Lucy Neal.
They bore hrr from my bosom.
And that wound they cannot heal;
“For mv heart, my heart ia breaking,
For the lore of” Lucy Neal.
And tell her when I'm dying,
And dark vi.inna round me steal,
The last low murmur of this life
Shall he fur l.ucy Neel.
Hoty Springs, Avguet 25,1845.
’TIS SWEET.
’Tie sweet to grasp a friendly hand,
Aid feel its thrill sincere,
And knew that life has not a strand
To wreck it from us here X
And when the world grows chill and cold.
And sorrow wields its sling,
Oh! then '(is sweet to claim a fold,
Beneath e friendly wing.
’Tis sweet to view the early morn.
Tipped with its rosy die
Asceud- of nights lest curtain shorn,
To gild Ilia quiet sky:
While each morning star, one by one
Flies off to ulher worlds,
To hide their blurhes from the sun.
That now his light unfurls.
■Tis sweet to view at even-tide,
Upon the moon-lit see,
The vesse!swift and amoothly glide,
With streamers prond and lies:
While all within isealm end naat.
And lore and smiles go round,
And we ere homeward bound
Jfefinry, Sept. 1845.
PROMETHEUS.
THE STOLEN KISS.
OB TUB PHILOSOPHY OF MATBIMONY.
The following anecdote, related of a highly res
peeled and talented clergyman, now preaching
within the vicinity of Lynn, Mass,, is from the
Metienger, published in that town. It appears
that this clergyman had been settled for some time,
and hud got pretty well long in years, when he be
oame conscious that, in reference o worldly matters
there yet remained one thing neouful to give him
—that weight of character which it was desirable
he should p’ssess, and also to embrace if not to
perfect his earthly felicity, viz : a he'pmate. Im
mediately on the conception of this idea he began
unxiously to look about; but having negieoted this
important matter so long, as might have been ex
pected, be imbibod many of those strange and un
accountable notions, so peculiar to the single bless
ed of either sex, after, they had attained a certain
age ; and these operated to his disadvantage in
such wise, that he found it extrmely difficult to se-
lect one at whose side he thought he could, with,
out any fearful forebodings,* stand be for a the bar
of Hymen.
Now it became known to the damsels round
about here, haw Mr was then circum
stanced, and many there were who would fain
have relieved his embarrassment. Some joined hia
church, and many more were teen to blush like
the first rose of nummer, if, in the progress of his
dispensation from tho pulpit, ho should drop his
eyes towards the pew in which they were seated
—though of course they dare not acknowledge
even to themselves any thing particular, because of
the great doubt relative to the vice versa of the
cause.
Bui to make a short story shorter ; Travelling
into Iowa one night about dark, Parson had
occasion to call at the mansion of an eateemed par
ishiotter, who among other worldly possessions
had two or three as line daughters a9 ever graced
the county of Essex. He had scarce knocked at
the door, when it was hastily opened by one of
these blooming maidens, who as quick as thought
threw her arm round his neck, and before he had
time to say,.Oh ! don’t,* brought her warm,deli
cate lips to his, and gave him as swoet a kiss as
ever heart of swain desired. In utter astonish,
ment the worthy divine was endeavoring to stem
mer out something, when—‘O mercy,mercy ! Mr
.. ■ —, is this you V exclaimed the damsel, ‘why
I thought as much as could be, it was my brother
Henry.’ ‘Pshaw, pahaw !’ thought the celebrnto,
‘you didn’t think any such thing-’ But taking
her hand, he said, in a forgiving tone, 'there ia no
' harm done, don’t give yourself any uneasiness—
I tho’ you ought to be a little more careful.' After
this gentle reproof, he was ushered into the parlor,
by the maiden, who ns she came to the light
could i o' conceal the deep flush thnt glowed
on her cheek—and the boquet Hint was pinn
ed upon her bosom, (for ull this happened in the sum
mer.) shook like n flower garden in nn earthquake.
And when he arose to depart, it somehow fell to her
lot to wait upon him to the door; and it may be ad.
ded, tbntinthe entry they held discourse together for
MISCELLANEOUS.
[VHOS THE WASHISOTON BEE.]
HOW HE WON HER.
We hope the moral of the following sketch will
baproductive of much good. Young men who
trs ambitious of success in the matrimonial line,
ibould study well tbe grand secret. Our friend,
who furnished the sketch says lie sees no reason
why it should not be true.
A young lady of eccentric character, but of rare
maud endowments and extraordinary personal at-
motions, had five suiters equally assiduous in llteir ^ - - . . .
attentions. Unable to decide upon which she. some minutes—on what subject it is not for us to
would bestow her hand, ahe gave them notice to I say
call upoa her at a certain hour on a stated day, and |
etchstate his claims iu the pieseuce of the others. \
At the appointed lime the lovers arrived. Four of i
Ibsm were confident of success, but the fifth had a |
downcast look and aighed when he gazed upon the j
object of hia devotion. j
*(>011(1611160,' said she, 'you have honored me with !
As the warm-hearted pastor plodded homeward,
he argued with himself in this wise‘‘If Miss
knew it to be me who knocked at the door, and I
verily b’-lieve she did, else how should she know
me in the dark, before I had time to speak ? and
is it probable that her brother would knock before
entering ; she must be desperately in—pshaw !
proposals of inurriage. I have, as yet, neithor re- j, pshaw! But supposing she did think me her
fused nor accepted any one of you. I now desire: brother 1 why, ifshe lovea a brother at that rule,
that each of you will state your claims to my hand, i |,ow much must she love her husband—for, by the
in order that I may know upon what grounds 1 may I great squash, 1 never felt such a kiss in my life.”
be justified iu bestowing it.” r VVc have only to add—that it was not long after
A answered as follows—‘If you marry me you [ this, that Mr.— -had occasion to summon a
•hill live iua splendid house, have servants and I brother in theminiatry to the performance of one
carriages at your command, nod enjoy all the lux- . of the most solemn as well as pleasant duties at-
uries of fashionable life. I um rich,’ ' lached to the aacred office—and that the lovely
B spoke next— 1 ‘My rival has snid very truly that;' Miss above spoken of, thereupon became
hi is rich, and he offers you a strong inducement; Mrs. — ; whom no doubt many of our readers
bull am noble of descent. My grandfather was-
» Duke, and although not wealthy, 1 am of a fam.'
ily with whom an alliance would be considered an
honor hy the wealthiest heiress in the land.’
C slated his claims thus—‘l am a politician, and
have now a reputation that alder persona have en. i
vied. Next year 1 shall run for Congress, and I
Jtave no doubt of success. By marrying me your
earns will be handed down to posterity.’
. D lariated his mustache with tho air of an exqui
oils, and said—'Angelic creuture !—'Pon my soul
1 think you have already made up your mind in my
favor. You know how I’m admired. Who is the
■most fashionable dresser in town 1 Who rides the
finest horses 1 Who frequents the most fashions-
hie places 1 Who it a butter judge of the Opera ?
Rumor nays D, but,'pon honor, I’m too modest to
Jnsiatupou it.’
Wheiiiiteame to E’s lime to speak there was a
pauve. A.ll*yes turned towards him. Poor lei
dow< he was.dreudftilly embarrassed.
d'Yall* said tite beauty, • what say you, Mr. E.’
t ‘Alas!’ was the reply, I yield to tiiese gentlemen.
J ||e y bave<tbe .advantage of mein every respect.
And he look up lu* hut o leave.
'Stop,'said the lady, ‘make your statement, no
mailer how bnmbloyour claims.’
1 sot poor/
*Oo,on/
'I ain not of noble-family*—
‘Go on air/
J .l atntuik nowwAe the -amtlil*—
'No matter—pfooecd.'
‘1 have nuitker its* unto not the means to dress
'•shienahly, 1 work for my livelihood. It is hard.
■*y possible that 1 uaa tunica yea happy, for I Cl *"
5’uu tKWAjof xIm iiiductunotii* held out by my
•vslq.
1 Ate to judge of abet air, wksS next V
'Nothing, oulyi won. anAttke a netettpapvr;
At this Maestro. A ICssi Jt karat out iuto ■
laud ItwghasKlMciatsaad ia oaawaiee—'So du wr.
~l lova rots to deatraetlen 1—d take, lour papers t
had hat ^aj g, «•
fliletiea,* paid the lady, ‘In om masth you shall
“'•my answer. You may all wkbdrear.
well know, though perhaps they never before heard
the above auecdoto.
"Tub Right Side.”—The Nashville Banner
thus supports the ‘right side’ of the question in the
controversy on what side of tho lady the gentle
man should ride.
‘We recollect a circumstance that occurred
when we were quite a lad (at least, quite a lad in
the old-fashioned meaning of the term—boys are
men now a dnyt at fifteen) which may have had
much influence in forming the opinion we have ev
er since entertained upon this subject. We were
sealed under the shade of a wide-spreading oak in
tbe latter part of that most delightful of all months
—May—by tbe side of a road but little travelled,
when our dreams of tbe future were interrupted by
the tramp of horses: and, looking up, wo saw a
Indy and gentleman riding slowly past who seem-
od to be engagod in enrnesl and deep conversation
The gentleman waaon the right side of the lady,
his left hand rested on the pommel of her saddle,
while his right was pressed upon his heurt. He
was evidently 'popping tho question,” and, to judge
from her downcast look, and from her loosened
bridle-rain, which hung unheeded upon her horse’s
nock, she was evidently listening with attention nnd
interest. In the followig month they were mar
r i c j, and we were, we have no doubt, the unseen
but unintentional witness of the actions and atti
tudes which accompany a declaration of love on
horseback. The lady iu this case, we will venture
to assert, made no complaints of 'a crick in the
ucck on her return home,' and had the question been
put to her us lo tbe proper position lor a gentle
man when escorting a lady on horseback, site would
we suspect, have unhesitatingly decided in favor of
the right aide.’
Rbvolutionabv.—A curioeo of the U. 8. Ga
zone Uaa overhauled tome old family records, and
round that the army of the United States in 1778
consisted of88,708 as follows :
Colonels, 81; L’t. Colonels, 43; Majors, 48
Captains, 811; First Lieutenants, 814; Second
Lieutenants, 369; Ensigns, 177 ; Chaplains. 11;
Adjutants, 01'; Pay Masters, 61; Quarter Mas
ter*, 63 ; Surgeons, 68 ; Surgeon’s Mates, 60 ;
Sergeant Majors, 68; Qr. Muster Sergeants, 05 ;
Drum Majoia, 61; Fife Majors, 46; Sergeants,
1,706; Drummers and Fifert, 997; Rank and
File, 30,134 ; Artillery, 1,444 ; Cavalry, 660.
In June, 1778, 11,330 rank and file Infantry;
1,381 Artillery ; and 606 Cavalry were reported
‘fit for duty.’
AN UNFORTUNATE ELOPEMENT;
The New York papers, lor two or three days
past, have contained various articles respecting the
elopement of a rich heiresi of that city on the 26th
iiist, with the clerk of a store in Catharine street.
The Express gives a full account of the affair, and
as it contains a useful lesson and warning to the
inconsiderate young, we extract it.
The heiress is one of the daughters of J. B.
Nones, Esq., Vice President of the Croton Insur-
anne Company. About two weeks ago the young
lady, who is in her sixteenth your, went out ‘shop
ping,’ and in tho course of her walk called at the
store in Catharine street, where young Lewis wan
employed as a clerk, and with whom, it appears,
she had previously formed an acquaintance, and
for whom she felt an attachment. On leaviug the
store, he followed and overto k her, and persuaded
her to accompany him to the residence of a 'Dutch
Doctor,’ who, it appears, is an ordained minister us
well as an apothecary. We do not learn by what
means he induced her to accompany him to the
place, but there, at any rate, they were married, al
though she affirms that she objected to the cere
mony being performed, and was by fraud induced
to perform her part in it. After their marriage,
she went to her father’s houso and there remained
till lust Monday, when she again went out, and call
ing at the store in Catharine street, was induced by
Lewis to oonveot to leave Iter home and accompa
ny him out of town.
They accordingly repaired to the landing of the
Eastern boats, but wero a few moment, too la!e,
and consequently put up at the United States Ho.
tel, to awuii the departure of the boat the next day.
In the meantime, however, her family became
greatly alarmed at the protracted absence of the
fair fugitive, and inquiries were made every where
that information was likely to be obtainod ; all that
was known, was, that she went out in the morning
to gel a pair of shoes ; and at length it was rumor
ed that bIic had been seen with a gentleman. Mr.
N,, the father, at this time thought it best to pro
cure the assistance of Justice Taylor, who went to
work coolly, and after visiting a number of Hotels,
at last hit upon tho right spot, viz: the United
States Hotel, when it was ascertained that some
happy pair had taken rooms without entering their
names. ‘It’sall right,’ said the magistrate, ‘please
to show us (he room.’ They were accordingly
shown up lo the apartments, and with as little cer
emony as possible entered. The youthful pair
were just about to retire, and in no way prepared
to receive company. The father who had not
maintained the very greatest degree of coolness,
seemed, at the sight of his child, just about retir
ing with her newly made husband, almost frantic
with rage, He clenched Lewis hy tho threat and
Iteid him ‘very uncomfortable,* until the miscreant
turned black in the face, but Justice T., who, nev
er for a moment losing his coolness, with the ut
most sangfroid, released hint from the father, and
drew the daughter into conversation. She at first
refused to go with them, unless promises of favor
were extended rewards her husband. Sho was,
however, prevailed upon to go home with her fath
er, who by this lime had become tolerably mild,
parental affection having overcome the resentment
of the injured man.
Thus far the romance was all according to tho
most approved mode, and was like to terminate as
usual, with a few days of parental frowning, fol
lowed by the kneeling scene, the forgiveness, and
tho full reconciliation. But matters of fact seem
ed determined to out romance, for once, from her seat
and take the reins of this matter into his own hands.
As soon as it was noised about (bat tbe Catharine
street clerk h -d gone off with an heiress, his boord.
ing house was literally besieged with a crowd of
young ladies ; some of whom with ‘clenched hands’
and ‘eyes of fire,’ demanded whether Mr. Lewis
hud left, and when tol.l that he had, clenching their
bunds tighter, and looking more fiery took their
leave.
Others in a subdued tone demanded of the land
lady whether ‘Mr. Lewis was at home,’ and when
told that he was not, they looked more subdued,
nnd a tear or two would make their appearance,
despite their efforts to restrain them.
But in addition to these indications of perfidy, it
is rumored that this Don Lewis, who is only about
22 years of age, lias been alreudy.married lo one
wile, whose death has not been chronicled, sod iu
addition to this, there is said to be abundant proof
that lie has already broken his marriage vows since
he made them at thn apothecary’s. But lo crown
all, we are informed that since the development of
this affair, il has been ascertained, almost to a cer
tainty, that for the peculiar curl and gloss of his
beautiful hair, he is hy no means indebted to a Sax
on ancestry.
Iu conclusion, it is due to the family of the young
lady and lo herself to say, tkiul she lias been egre-
giously deceived by a scamp who deserves punish
ment ns richly us ever a man deserved it.
Thn above act. on the purl of the offender, sub
jects him, by tbe statutes of New York, lo ten years
imprisonment in the Stale Prison, uuj the Chan
cellor mnv declare the marriage void.
SOCIAL INTERCOURSE.
Br MRS. CHILD.
There is a fulss necessity with which we Indus,
triously surround ourselves ; a circle that never
expands ; whose iron uevei changes to docile gold.
This is the presence of public opinion, the intoler
able restraint of conventional form. Under the
despotic influence, men and women check their
best impulses, suppress their noblest feelings, con
ceal their highest thoughts. Each longs for full
communion with other souls, but dares not give
utterance to its yearnings. What hinders? The
fearofwlrat Mrs. Smith or Mrs. Clark will say; or
the frown of sumo sect; or the anathema of some
synod; or the fashion of some clique ; or the laugh
of some club; or the misrepresentation of some po
litics! party. Thou art afraid of thy neighbor, and
kuowest not that he is equally afraid of theo. Ho
hos bound thy hands and thou hast fettered his feet.
It wero wiser for both to snap the imaginery bond
and to walk onward unshackled. If thy heart
yearns for love, be loving ; if thou tvouldst free
mankind, be free f if thou wouldsl have a brother
frank lolhee, be frank with him.
But what will people say ?
What does k concern thee what thoy say? Thy
life is not iu their hands. They can give thee noth
ing of real value, nor take from theo anything that
is worth having. Satan may promise thee all (lie
kingdoms of the earth, but thee has not one acre of
it to give, lie may offer much as the price of his
worship, but there is a flaw in all his title deeds.
Eternal nnd sure is the promise ; Blessed arc the
meek for they shall inherit the earth.
But I shall bo misunderstood—misrepresented.
And what if thou art ? They who throw stones
at what is above them, receive the missiles back
again by the law of gravity; nnd lucky are they
who bruise not their own faces: Would that I
could persuade all who read this to be truthful and
free; lo any what they think, and act what they
feel, to cast from them like ropes of sand, all fear
of sects and parlies, of clans and classes.
What is there of joyful freedom in our social in.
tnreourse? Wo meet lo see each other: and not
a peep do we get under the thick, stifling veil which
each curries about him. We visit to enjoy our
selves nnd our host takes away all our freedom,
while wo dostroy his own. If the host wishes to
work or ride, lie dares not, lest it seem impolite to
the guests; if the guest wishes to rend or sleep, he
dare not lest it seem impolite to the host; so they
remain slaves, and feel it a relief to port company
A few individuals, mostly in foreign lands, arrange
this mutter with wiser freedom. If a visitor at
rive, they say; "I am very busy to-day; if you wish
to ride, there are horses and saddles in the stable ;
if you wish to read, there are hooks in the parlor;
if you want to work, the men are raking hay in the
fields; if you want to romp, the children are ut play
in the court; if you want to talk tome, I can be
with you at such nn hour. Go where you please
and while you are here do us you please.
At some houses in Florence, lurge pnrties meet
without invitation nnd without the slightest prepn
ration. It is understood that on some particular
evening of the week, a lady or a gentleman always
receives their friends. Iu one room are books and
flowers ; in another pictures and engravings ; in a
third, music. Couples arc ensconced in some shad
ed alcove,orgroups dottedubout the room,in mirth
ful or serious conversation. No one is required to
speak lo his host, either entering or departing.
Lemonade nnd baskets of fruit stand here and
there on the side tables thnt all may lake who like;
but eating, which constitutes so large a part of
American entertainments is a slight and almost
unnoticed incident in these festivals of intellect nnd
taste. Wouldsl thou like to see such social free
dom introduced here 7 Then doit. But the first
step must he complete indifference to Mrs. Smith’s
assertion that you were mean enough lo offer only
the one kind of cake to your compuny, and to put
less 8 # nortning in tho undci crust of your pies thnn
the upper. Lot Mrs. Smith talk according to her
gifts; be thou assured that all living souls love
freedom better than cakes or under crust.
Unfortunate Fam lv.—A family of Germans
by the name of Hauptman, consisting of five per
aons—an old lady, her two sons and two daughter,
in-laws—left Philadelphia on the 22d ult., to come
to St. Louis by the way of the Ohio. A short lime
before reaching Pittsburg, the sou, a young man
about 25 years of age, fell from the canal boat dur
ing the night, and was never aflorwurds seen. At
Pittsburg the uufurliiirate mother and the widow of
tho unfortunate yuung man, together with the hoy
and the oilier young women, took passage on a
steamboat fur Cincinnati. During the first night
out, the boy, a lad of 10 or 12 years of uge, fell
from a hu ge which the steamer had in tow, and
lie, loo, sunk to rise no more. Almost overcome
with grief, the three women concluded to continue
their journey, ami accordingly. Ulier reaching Cin
cinnati, look passage on board the steamer Ohio
Mail for this city, it would seem that this severe
loss would have been sufficient, under the circum
stances to have borne down the strongest mind,
but still tho widow’s cup of aflliotion was not full;
laboring under the greatest distress of mind from I Intermarriages and Insanity.—Tho Cincin-
having lost her only dependence in old age, and ' nati Herald contains an article on this subject, de-
anlicipating what reception would await her in a I signed to show that intermarriages of blood rela
The Wild Horse of Texis.—We rode
through beds of sunflowers miles iu extent, their
durk seedy centres and redialing yellow leaves fol
lowing the sun through the day from east to west,
nnd drooping when the shadows fell over them.—
These were sometimes beautifully varied, wilh a
delicate flower of nn azure tint, yielding no per
fume, but forminga pleasant contrast to the bright
yellow of the sun flower. About half-past ten, we
discerned a creature in motion at nn immense dis
tance, and instantly started in pursuit. Fifloen
minutes’ riding brought us near enough to discov
er, by its fleetness, that it could not be a buffalo,
yet it was too large for an antelope or a deer. On
we went, und soon distinguished tho erect head, the
flowing mane, and the beautiful proportions of the
wild horse of the prairie. He saw us, and sped
away with an arrowy flectness till he gained a dis
tant eminence, when be bounded away again in
another direction with a graceful velocity delight
ful lo behold. We paused, for to pursue him with
u view to capture was entirely out of the question.
When he discovered we wore not following him he
also paused, and now seemed to he inspired with
curiosity equal to our own; for, after making a
slight turn, he came nearer, until we could distin
guislt tho inquiring expression of his clear, bright
eye ar.d the quick curl of his inflated nostrils. VVe
hud no hopes of cutching, and did not wish to kill
him; hut our curiosity led us to approach him
slowly. We had not advanced far before he mov
ed away, and circling round, approached on the oth
er side. It was a beautiful creature, a sorrel wilh
jet black mane and tail. As ho moved, we could
see the muscles quiver in his glossy limbs, and
when, half playfully and half in fright, he tossed
his flowing mane in the air, and flourished his long
silky tail, our admiration knew no bounds, and we
longed, hopelessly, vexntiously longed to possess
him. We might have shot him where he stood ;
but had wo been starving, we could scarcely have
done it. He was freo, and we loved him for the
very possession of that liberty wo longed to take
from him, hut we could not kill him. We fired a
rifle over his head. He-heard the shot nnd whiz
of the bull, and away he went, disappearing in the
next hollow, showing himself again ns he crossed
the distant ridges, still seeming smaller, until ho
faded away to a speck on the far horizon’s verge
Kenneday’s Texas.
UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
1 bo Washington Union contains a long acoouat
of the Patent Office in tlrai city, in which the ori-
gin and history of the present patent system of the
Uidted Stales are traced with much minuteness.
It first received form from an Act passed in 1700,
entitled "an act to promote tho progress of the use
ful arts," which enactment constituted the Secro
taiiea of Slate, of War, and the Attorney General
a Board re whom application was to he mude for
patents for new and useful inventions. The Act of
1700 continued in force until it was repealed by an
act passed in 1795. This Act, whilst it retained
the gei oral features of the system ns at first cstnb.
fished, made the Patent Office un exclusive appen
dage of llie State Department. In 1800, tho right'
lo patents for new inventions was secured lo aliens,
who bud resided two years in the United Stales
and by an Act passed in 1830 it wua extended re all
alious imposing upon them, however, much hea
vier fees than were required to be paid by citizens,
[it that year the system underwent a complete re
organization. ]t was then established as a separ
ate bureau of the Stale Department, with an oflic.
ial head denominated the Commissioner of Pa
tents, In a!! its leading foatures the system con.,
tinuod llie some. A new feature, however, of ve. '
ry great importance, was, by the Act of 1830, en-
grafted upon it. In every new application for let- J
ters patent for an alleged invention, the Cummis.
sioner is required lo investigate the question wheth
er or not the invention claimed contains a new de
vice ; nnd on tho result of that inquiry depends
tho issue of the patout. If tho invention is found
to possess no novelty, the pnlent is, of courso re
fused. While adding tenfold to the labors of the
office, inasmuch as each case requires n review of
all similar inventions in this and other countries,
and some of them extending over the widest field
of investigation, this new provision of the law bus
resulted.)!) vast benefit, not only to tbo inventor,
but to Ilia community at large. It has prevented
the issue of innumerable patents covering old do.
vices, and consequently has rid the courts of jus
tice of nn immense amount of litigation.
In 1790, and for several years afterwards, a sin
gle clerk performed all the duties of tho State Do-
partmonl touching the issues of patents. In 1830
the force of the Patent Office consisted of a su.
perintondent nnd two clerks. It now has a Com-
inissioner of Patents, a chief clerk, two examin
ers, two assistants, n draughtsman, an assistant
draughtsman, a machinist, two recording clerks, a
clerk of accounts, two copying clerks, a messen.
ger, three watchmen and two laborers In 1829,
(the first year in which a distinct account of its re
ceipts was kept,}the revenues of the offico amount
ed only to the sum of $3,549 37. For the year
ending Juno 30,1845, the receipts were $48,472..
44, and tbe expenditures $39,-708 07- The total
amount of tho receipts, from 1790 to June 30. 1845
is $643,805.57; expenditures during the samo pe
riod $360,294.50—of which $108,000 was ex
pended in constructing the present Patent Office
.building. Thus, there wero on the 80th June,
1845, $175,511.07 in the treasury of the United
States to the credit of the “ patent fund.” With
the exception of n small sum received for copies,
&c., the whole umuunt of the receipts of the Pa
tent Offico, mentioned above, has been paid in by
inventors. The Patent Office has cost the Govern,
ment iiutliing except for the erection of buildings
for its accommodation, h now pays its way, and
returns u surplus of several thousands every yeur
to the patent fund.
Besides being the great head of the progressive
arts, it became, under the administration of its late
talented Commissioner, E. L. Ellsworth, Esq., ihu
government organ of that greatest and most im
portant of all the interests of tho country—the ng.
riculturul. Of its services in this respect we have
often had occasion to speak. The writer in the
Union suggests that the Office might also, with u
littlo more expense and addition lo its clericul force
present to the country encli year a view of the pro-
gress of manufactures, mines, and oilier indusiri
ul pursuits, und adds :—Copious statistics on those
subjects could no! fail to furnish a vast amount of
valuable information for tho use of Ilia statesman
and political economist.”
There wore issued from the 1st of May to the
31stof July, 1845, 113 patents. During the same
period of the time four additional improvements
and five designs wero patented, und four patents
were re-issued.
NO.
beard a steamboat i
the ridiculous ptiifa
fashionable, M>4 tb*/
with someiMag of the
expressive of her on*
tempt of ell on board,. 'Aft
hut genteel young wan at
und not being in the iMai!, of Wi
himself to a piece of bread,aad
»l*o took a piece of butter Iftfcaaota. .
The lady (?) immediately brttet ap 3*4.
by her manner something upaanalmR#*
• Waitah !’ said she, 'waitah, take away
tnh that rudo man has bad hia knife la it 1* . ..
She was obeyed and the batter vanished to bar
great relief. The poor,fellow Washed lo M-
collar and felt sufficiently embarrassed. dtK
the supper was over hit politenaasaod laddaWbda.
sire to retrieve his error, prompted him to pats the
lady n plate of dried beef nicely cut Oft- £Im
reached out her hand very politely and tool; aoffte
on her fingers, Jonathan instantly starlodup,aod
with aloud voice cried out—
‘Waiter! take away this smoofcod beef that rod*
woman had her fingers In it I*
It was now her turn to blush. Site was fairly
done.
The Prison.—During n visit of a few mtoiMaa (
to the Penitentiary, the olhea evoning. we observ
ed in the neigborhood of (lie cistern, two Of tbrao
boxes upon the corner of a shed, io which some
sickly stalks of corn, and ose or two paa*tf%oe
were growing—planted by one of the ceavietm.—
I’uur fellow, we ihuught, how his pining soul yearns
for the rich verdure of the field* I He it avidfatly
not altogether depraved and may baawMM af
some taste and feeling. And we’ll venture ha of.
ten looks, in passing, at Ids shrivelling pete, and
they gladden bis eye too, accustomed aeltia only
to the dull walla and work shop*—and ihay
strengthen his heart, perhaps, to hope on through
tho dreary years that must turn slowly round be*
fore he is permitted to go forth amid green shady
trees, and along the cool running stream, With
flowers about his feet, and take hie "fill of na
ture I” But then the poor devil may be "in for
life”—forever dissociated ! Ah then, how doubly
dour to him, are his puny plants—memories, a* it
were, of u world lie has left!— Wetumpka Whig,
A GEM.
The Charleston Courier, alluding to the poems
of Amelia, of the Louisville Journal, say* that
Moore himself never conceived a more exquisite
fancy than the following :
‘Tbo twilight hours, liko birds flew bjr
As light!) and as free;
Ten thousand stars wore ia the sky.
Ton thousand on the aes;
For every wsvo with dimpled face,
That looped up in the ait.
Had caught a star iu its embrace
And hold it iromblinf tUsrs.*
Sri it it of Love.—Beyond all question, il iatb*
unalterable constitution of nature, that there ieaf-
ficucy—divine, unspeakable efficacy in love. The
xbibiiiou of kindness has the power tobringemn
the irrational animals into subjection. Show kind-
nees to n dog, nnd he will remember il—he infill,
libly returns lovo for love. Show kindness to a
lion, and you can lead him by the inane—you Ban
thrust your hand into bis mouth—you can melt the
untamed ferocity of his heart into an affeolion
stronger limn death. In all God’s vast creation,
there is not a living and sentient being, that ia in
sensible lo kindness.
laud of airntigers, she wo* for the third lime startl
ed hy the cry of some one overboard. Site had
barely time to ruth lo the tide of the boat and tee
the agitated waters close over the head of the third
member of her family, her daughter-in-law; the
next iustant she had passed under the wheel-house,
and the paddle wheel finished the work. This
last mislurluue happened night before last, when
tho boat wutoppesile Liberty, The young woman
went forward of the cook house to draw a bucket
of water, and in atiampling lo gat it on board, her
feet slipped and tho current which filled the back
et drew hrr overboard. The two eorvivore reach
ed here yesterday morning, and we have tbo state
ment from them.—Si. Lotus Nine Era.
'lions always lends to deprave the race, and often
' leads lo insanity. It is shown that in Roman Catli-
oiic countries, whor such intermarriages are inter
dieted,cates of insanity are very rare, while in
Protestant counties they are of frequent occur
ronce* Thus, in Spain, the proportion of insnne
it but 1 to 7,181, while in the United States they
are 1 to 800.
‘George VVaehington Napoleon Hannibal Har
rison.’
‘Yes, ma’am.’
Tell Josephine Roeinu Cleopatra Matilda Viclo
rin to bring up the slop pail.’
‘Yes ma’am.’
SenArs op Curious Information.—Hops are
natives of both Europe and America. Tho Hop
culture was introduced into England from Flan
ders in the reign of Henry VIII. The following
districli was current about the year 1546 :
“Hops, Reformation, Days and Beer
Cuina into England all in ono year.”
About tbo year 1630 tho corporation of the city
of London petitioned Parliament to have two nuis
ances removed. First Newcastle coal—on (re
count of its smoke and stench—und second Hops,
because (in the Innguago of the (volition) ‘ they
spoyl the taste of drink !"
The English Navy was founded by Henry tho
Eighth in 1512.
Murkols were inlioduccd into England in 1521.
Soup was first made in London iu 1524.
Glass 1507.
The number of horses in Great Britain is esti
mated at 1,590,000. Huckney conches were in
troduced into London in 1625 nt which time there
were 20. Copper coins were first used by author
ity in England in 1625. The process of milling
Coins was discovered ill England in 1663; previ
ous to this all their coins were hammered out sing
ly. In 1643 n wind saw mill was erected on tiie
Thames—styled -‘a mill by which one man and a
boy can uccuuiplish as much as 26 men”—but it
wussoou suppressed lest it should bring suffering
upon the laborers.
Iron was first manufactured in the United States
in 1715. Thu Warwick furnuce which was built
in 1736, remains in operation still—alter working
for nearly a century !
The first steel was made in Ornnge county, N.
Y. in 1976. Tlie great chain which wus extend
ed across tho Hudson during die Revolutionary
War, w as of this mcliil, and made at the same
place. Euch link weighed 150 lbs., and the chain
which was six weeks in making, weighed 180 tons!
The first camion made in N. York were from the
same foundry, of the same iron—manufactured in
1616. They consisted of 6, 12. 16, 24 and 82
pounders.
It is es'iinaled that the quantity of iron produc
ed in the United States in 1845, will be 919,100
ions, valued at $33,040 500.
The population of England in 1841 was 14,995,*
138, showing an increuse in len yeurs of leu and
one half per cunt. The population of England in
1770 wus about 7,000,000. Tbe population of
Ireland wus 8,175,124, of which number 6,427,712
were Ilomuiiisls. The increase in Ireland ior ten
years ups only about 5 per cent. Tho total num
ber of Jews in the world is said to be 6.803,302.—
Of theso there are in the United States 35 006; in
America 75.000; Europe 3 320,362 ; Asia 9.000,.
000 ; Africa 50,000 ; in ths city of Philadelphia
3,500; N. York 12.000; Baltimore 1.800;
Charleston 1,500. Loudon 20,000 s Constantino
ple 80.000 ; Amsterdam 26,000 ; Rome 6,000 ;
and Jerusalem 6,000.
Bushy Gf.ranim.—The entire art of making
tlicsu plants bushy, so as to cover the pat and be
dwurfut the same lime, consista in judiciously
stopping tho plant which is uu more nor lata than
pinching off the end, or us it were pinehing the
heart out; but this should not be done until Umtu
are two pair of leaves, besides the parte to be
pinched oil'. This stopping induces side shoots di
rectly, and the pots have lu be looked over occa
sionally, to see that none of the side shoots grow too
vigorously; if any ore found doing so, they must
be pinched back, so as to keep the plant in form.
Horticultural Magaxine.
Marry.—If you ure for pleasure, marry. And
even if money be your object, marry. If you love
your creator, you ought to marry, to raise up more
worshippers—if you love the ladies, you ought to
marry, to make them happy—if you love your
country, you ought to marry, to raise up soldiers to
defend ii—in fine, if you wish well of earth or hea
ven, you ought to marry,'o give good citizens to
ono, and glorious angels to the other.
Some one who prefers the-good old Saxon word
woninii says, that 1 woman lit the last most perfect
work of God, ludies are the production* of (Ilk-
worms, milliners, and dressing maids.*
Mistakes will Happbn.—"Col. W. is a fino
looking man, aim he 7” said« friend of ours, thft
other duy.
“Yes,” replied another. "I wo* taken for hint
once.”
•'You ! why you arc as ugly as sin ?”
I don’t care for that ; i was taken fw« him. I
endorsed his note, and was taken for him by the
herilf.”
"A glorious thing this reduction of postage,"
said a fellow the other day; “1 get half a dozen
dunning letters now, where 1 got one formerly
Solving a Question.—The New York Mirror
says it is supposed that we shall know whether or
nut saltpetre will explodo when we hear the report.
There is said to be a young lady in Ohio aa
broad ns she is long, who carries a tame bear to
Church with her, occupies n whole pew alone, and
funs herself with a pot-lid.
The Townley estate in England for which heirs
are wanted, is said to be worth £4,000,000. There
s a family in Maryland which traces its descent
direct from the female branch ot the Townley
family of England.
The quantity of ten imported into the
United States in 1832 was 0.909,000 pounds. The
qunnliiy exported from the United States, 1,270,.
462 lbs. Leaving for consumption, 8,027,1
valued at $2,000,000.
Schools in Germany.—According to e recent
statistical report, thore are in Germany, 62,000
schools, employing 75.000 teachers, and containing
6,250.000—the schools are maintained at an ennu-
expense to the Government of $20,000,000.
To Curb A Wart.—Scrape a oarrot fine and
mix with suit, and apply as a poultice five or lix
nights.
The egg trade of Cincinnati, the past year e*
mounted to 24,191 barrels ; 2,176,333 dozt., or
20,110,000 eggs : sufficient lo caver twenty-five
acres of ground.—Scientific American.
American Indebtedness to England—An
exchange paper says that it appears from a tabular
statement in a Loudon paper, (but different States
of our Union owe for money in Great Britain It-
louc, no less than $184,000,000! England owes
in different European countrieeabout $4,000,000,-
000.
‘■Waiter,*’ said a young man going into e coflee
house one rainy day,' I hope you'have got a good
fire, for I am confoundedly met; end let me beta
something to drink directly, for I am confoundedly
dry, alto.”
The income of Greet Britaio for 104ft, i*-eali‘
mated at £58,690,217; the expenditure £5ft,10$r
047.