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VOLUME II. ATHENS’, GEORGIA, THE\\SHAY MORNING, OCTOBER•ttC'i855.’ NUMBER 29 [•UBUlSUEl) WEEKLY, rtf JOHN H. CHRISTY, v tniTOit isd rHerniETo*. Term* of SuI»»«SrlptloM«- f itf.l DOLLARS |>orannum, if i>»i.1 <trlrtly in ad m otherwise. TilUEE DOLL A IIS iv ill he chared order that «Iic price ..1 the papci may notbeiii ^V»vi>fa larse circulation, Clubs will be supplied M ^L billowing Imv rate*. '“J-TsiX COriEd for - - - * 10 r«=s>riy ig^i'Es •• f" r - -•*#raw tuktselo* rates,the Cush mustaccvmjMUtf theanler. Rate* **f .UvrrtUtag. r.an.ient advertisements svillbcinMrle* al One ollae P'rs<ri*ref.'r the Rest .and Fifty Oelitspeearpiaia - eieh subsequent in-i-ru n. . • *,Lal.n-l yearly ad.erti- ,-nts at the usual rates iundidatea will'be charsol $•*> fof auiiounctments, 5 l„bituary notieesexeeeeing.sl* linefm length wilt Lfharced as ailvertisen ruts. "i\Vn the number of insertions isnotntarltenonano ,,..ftisement, it will bo published till forbid, and [iirje'l accordingly. Jasinrss nnil ^rnfcssinnal <Tnrls. JOHN H. UhrTsT Y, PLI/.V AJVH FAJYCY Book anil Job Printer, •‘Franklin Job Office," Athens, On, , ^|] work entrusted to his care faithfully, correctly ' punctually eiecuted, at prices correspond* jnt with the hardness of the times. If toll c. B. LOMBARD,,.. DENTIST, . , ■ JITBUXS, GEORGIA. ^.ijUieSUireof Wilson ta Veal. . . Jai,3 flTNEIl & ENGLAND, Wholesale St INetaiT flealer?i n groceries. OryGoods, UKCHARF., SHOES A.YD BOOTS, ijirilt) A Turks, £> a. "MOORE& CARLTON, DEALERS IN SILK, FANCY AND &TAPLF/ROODS. HARDWARE AXD ClityCKJSRY. April No. H. Grauite* Row. Atltcns, fin. LUCAS & BILLUPS, . trHO/.Eil/.E A.\-l> RETAIL DEALERS /.V DRY GOODS/* OttOCEUIES, 1IARDVARE. Ate. Ac. Xo. 2, Bread Street, Athens, WILLIAM G. DELONY, ATTOUXEY AT LAW, - OZee uver the store -it Wm XI. Mi>rt«n A |?en Hilattend promptly to all businessentrnpt to hi* care. Athens, AprilC I*. A. SUMMEY k BROTHER. YYh<ile**lo nn<l Retail Dealer*In .- . J; tsple Goo da, Hardware, Crockery, .1X0 ALL KLYVS OF UR OCF.RTF.S, Corner of Wall and Broa<! street*. Athens WILLIAM N. WHITE,' WHOLKsai.t' a.vn betait. - , BOOKSELLER AND S VATiONER, .laJ.Vrinspaper and Magaziar Agent. nK.lt.KIt t.T *{• . ’• * rsIC and MUSICAL JXSTRUMEXTS uiirs, i ink ci'tlkut, fancy noons. *c.' k 5, College Avenue. Newton Ilou-e. A Mims, C* •itu tif " White’s University ‘took ^tore.“ Orders promptly filled at Augusta rates. T. BISHOP k SON, Fholcsalc and Retail Goccs, 1 April fi No. 1, Hroad etreet. Athens. JAMES M. ROYAL, HARNESS MAKER) . . IS removed his shop to Mitchell** old Tavern, one door east of Grady 4 Nieh- Uii's—wiicre he keeptf always on hand a ■tral assortment of articles In hislitte, and alttayi ready to fill orders in the bcit style. r Jr, 2fi - _ .. tf • Coach-Making and Repairing. i r i. Parody on Hoi luden. In ceaeons whert dur funds art low, Subscribers are provoking slow, 1 And-new supplies keep up Ibe Of dimes departing rapidly. But xrc sliall see tr-sadder sight, 'When.duns pour in from morn till night, Commanding every sixpence bright To lie forked over speedily. Our bonds and due bills are arrayed— Each seal and signature displayed— The holders vow they must he paid; With threats of" taw and' Chancery/* Then to despair we’re almost driven— Theresa precious Utile us* rn livin’ When our last copper’s rudely riven Froth hands that held it lovingly. Blit larger yet thesechtea shalTgrow When interest's added ta below,’ Lengthening on* china foot nr so. While gaxing at them.hopelessly, Ti**o, that scarce have w« begun To plead {or time'upon a dim. Before there comes some other on* Demanding payTcrociously. The prospect darkens. On y* brave, Who would our ketry bacon save! Waive patrons r alt year pretexts waive! And-pay the Printers cheetfully. Ah 1 it Would yield us pleasure sweet, A few delinqnentsnnw ferment; ’ ■ Asking froiu -uea dear receipt, . - For papers taken regiatij. From the Philadelphia American Courier . THE BLOCK-HOUSE. An Incident on oar Early Frontic a. B¥ 1NKMAN. . AVhile tire tide of population is pour- tI JI ou S h our Western States'/ peopling r. xas and filling Mexico, until, as w6 write, we'can almost hear its dis tant beat upon the shores of the Pacific, place* within our own State, only a day’s ride from us, present almost tho primitive features they exhibited a half century ago.^ The traveller, who seeks an hours quiet and respite from care, may find its soothing influence in the old-time, passe appearance of Sunbury, fallen asleep, rind was awakenedW an situated jilsi at the point lgbcre the North and West branches of the Susque hanna unite intending their silver floods to the sea. Surrounded by mouutaius and bluffs, sterile and grim, the little town lies cradled at the feet of its rough wardens, like a thing of the past. Standing on the summit of •* Sugar Loaf Ilifl,” few views more amply repay the trouble of ascent. Looking to the northwest in early loot n, the mist hangs- Yil parties in pursuit-.’ 1 The Magicians of fioYrt* —Egypt swarms with raogiciananow, as in ihe days of AloSes, nor do lW praetkion- ers of the present day brfbg any dis- cred t upon -tlreir renowned ancestors. So wonderful are the. prodigies they perform that they have been .deemed worthy of grave recital-in - works oh Egyptian life and mantlets, and been rnu< bed for by authors as. things which they saw and heard, but whiclv they neul^T explain *nor account for. And some of them not only * witnessed these marvellous-thing*, bet actually I.-arned how to perform them, and yet were un able to give any explanation, only that they did as they were told and the result followed. There is a branch in their hidden art; employed To bring hidden tilings to light, which har been practis ed with Starti ng efledu in the process, various mummeries are jpuir through, such as writing words an paper, dep-’ * anting usd arraugiog item, burning coriander and frankincense, and mak- Ing diagrams U»n the midst ofaHwbiobis deposited « few _drops of black rok, which is called the magic-mirror; and into which a boy selected at random looks intently and^ee* anything con cerning which yon desire, information, posting fm» tip in relation to it to your heart’s content. * v ; Two of,the British consuls, residing JAMES B. BURPEE, 4 T the old stnufi recently ocgapi**<I !»y E.S. t Srliaveaell. offers for salt-n lot ofsnperl-’ farticles of his own manufacture, *bt reste- Mlirrce*—consisting ol Carriages, _. Orler* fur any thing in hislinetbaMinalJ}' tlYr-J an<l ^rninjitly executed. *^Rci>airin" doae at short noticeand oa nfthlc terms. garrison, lay at the water’s edge. Step ping into the stern, she dipped her buck et into the stream, when a strong hand grasped her neck, and in less ritrie^than the reader can imagine- possible,’ the boat and its contents were going down the .stream as fast as*two merj could, paddle it! The suspicions of the sentinel hadljat been without foundation. An Indian had b:’en lurking under an alder oh the beach’; and another had been lying lengthaVise in the shadow of the batten'll for an hour ! An hour passed,and the B!ock House continued as silent as a graveyard. Up on his return to his couch, Hardy had uneasy dream. He communicated his fears to the sentinel, and in a few min utes the whole Bloek-IIouse was in mo tion. An armed force searched tfie beach ; the boat and Molly hail both dis appeared. A council was summoned. *' My advice to you is,” said the’Lieu tenant, who was a fat. indolent fellow, ‘•'thatyou f -rget bei. antUns there are certainly Indians abhur, fti 'the' mornim* Jike a huge curtain suspended -hy the carefol band of night, from the tops of the opposite mountain*. Gradually, as theYday advances, the vihI is rolled up, apd you see at your feet .the canal boat gliding over the sheen of water, like a child’s plaything, in a m inmurr Almost within the memory,of living men/ the Susquehanna' formed* the Western boundary of cuilrzution in Pennsylvania. „ . A .Block-House still ex- lists within the limits of JSunbury, in which the settlers to.tk refuge in times of Attack from the Indians. Tradition yet points to the “ .Bloody Spring”, in the rocks where the savages washed, their scalps after a foray. A point in the beach is washed otTby every spring freshet, exposing siuing skele tons, with* thu usual -attendant*,'pipe.*, hatchets, &c. ; Oscasionally, iji some forgotten path, may be found a favorite weapon, which the white? used in those days A .called a V. crow£ooi/’- an instru ment with three barbetl points, of suc]i opposite inclination, that, thrown upon the ground, one point always stuck up ward for the special impalement of their redsskm friends, who might he peeping thereabout. The spring of 1B-, had been one of unusual quiet to the pioneer^ who had begun to cultivate the fertile lands in the Valley flf the Susquehanna, where the incidents we shall detail occurred. The horrible slaughter at Wyoming, by the Toly, Butler, and his vile associates (a.Tew miles ahuve.) had.censed to be an object of common remark. Yet the sellers, had . relaxed but. .little, r t f their 'vigHence, as. tire, crafty, characters of their enemies forbade the thought, of per manent peace.. The little garrison baa been weakened by draft .^.and'd rend jog an attack, wevet trusted.fhmn^e.lves from the Block-House, except- when engaged in the cultivation of their f;e!ds. ...Senli- -nets were /Rationed nightly .at the .en trances, as if in expectation of an attack. 'One night in August the garrison, depoyed from {heir 'riivnbers- by the coot .evening, had; set. about Jthc Blqck- Bu^gieS', &C. IVOTIC K. J ' Wt-'bscribcrs are prepared to finSr'dcn fj r all kinus of Wes for Carriages and Wagons* ' M llie sarae catablishnient we manufac lure all kinds of * bobbins. •; JSf’ used in our cott-n factories. All h-V-rih a,"'' 2 ,eap as<:anbp bait from. & nR0 ’ AUwasi-O* Knr of i' ' ' J i0 *** orders, and.tbc atiip- I l«l,.e«am.. Marcb,1854.^ SLOAN & OATMAN, DKfUas IN • ... Egyptian tb American namt ‘ r YEXXESSEE MARBLE. ' Tombs, L'rnsand V»rte«; THarble ‘All n.i ,n ^ ^oansUing Marble • . or <lers promptly filled. ’ IT . .. ATLANTA, fi A; _ r ‘° Mr- Ros* Crane.. , juncl4 in®* 1 * Declarations,’ »ith.ll™*' and short) tojfeitor fo ^ *ale S'lhX P n > tea Mankg 1 Also, fiSte ““ b^^aeaL J «• a few \f A° b :Pvi tiling—fnn befffr >ew hoars’ notice * ' I y, ,^ R Y GOODS, /tlj J? n E ? VCEI > PRICES, P^-rVthvJ weuTr 4 bnrg?iD * f ° r hck g"ne, [July tV. ’ YO DEBTORS ANDCRE- m D1TORS. t t 'MVnd e S rl , r UbS ^ tMh * Csta,c ^T-d- I tl J* '' ! ,, cca »K Uteef Jsck- '»o K ,liate If” hereby requested '•> . .''oui* - 0 «o at Cairo successively, have published cool .evening, had- set. about 4 fu* Block- the tesnlte or^lheir owq observations in otMW«»Uy lipte.^inging.Jipd tell .-* • • - ing.storieSj until.near .midnight, when, One by . one, they retires! forest?- An relation Iff the matter gravely testifying that, having umi very prec-.utirh- - 9 . . against impositionv making their own after.^we,of iheq^n«t»»bec-.named -• *• .1 . t _ » ° . UiMiItf Ihmius lintlralT - Mi’OCA .unn rrrnnrt. selection the boy who was to reveal the mysteries of the magic mirror, they propounded questions to him concern ing matte re in Bnghtnd which »t was - * - . . . . Impossible for him-to know^SytblM ^emerktluubew^Mgotothe.sprmgfor about,.and received answers correspond . : a mr> ™ palatable draught, - • - - *. - ipg WiAYacfteip msry instance..%*)»: ht* who -M- Hardy, being fmweTT, arose, nnd group-, tog to. a bucket, wh’vph stpod .near, dip ped Ids cup in. the vessel, but finding the.water -warmr -tbrevrit^ut, with the treee iricrWnfouc before insthuiW tlreir *** •*«»» ^ ioqairres; both repeated their in terror- night clothes.* /*. Yoo-are not wellen- atories a Jtumhcr of times, and put tbem| <QCT P^ e to.the night in various forms in relation to jarioos i a "» r *- - - * - •*',*. * subiects,but’always with the same result, Aft « r ' W"® expostulation she de- the corret answer Wing invariably jrii- ^f^d oo errand, end Hardy rewra- en; and batfri^reaiDoediireredHioqBstifL 1 <“d4oWoouCb. Barefooted, red bucket apd yet thtri testified to jW fecte^ - . to theiloor.-^ Th« Wills onr own clairvoyants.n long Way/for Ac latter only it *****2$* mark bdcaaooafly, ahoui asofteaiH, n»«h^.feior* ,witb--bis rifle jtfritmWHow one would*hatt»raUyguess-eight) I didsrot. ' not royself-but the preteoasnns of U«*e - professors of the^ck art to lUi ^ to jhc spnog. Pome Brlj v sink, and be’ngsau-hcd, as 1 said, with the dem- Witoten dfutk of £r«b *oter. / onstrarion forced upon mb in street. ■ ’ in all tie various forms devel ops itself ae.tbe* naturaLharn -offspring of such a parentage- Among innumer able feats of the juggler -here, he allows Wehy mi a o-*iiist said istulc nrt- II- 10 .» i .“tine art- fi - P 11 "Uil'ciicjcatecl h<M„b t r •) M \ J * »*ARK7 f Esi-ciitnr. Ionorance.—T*o gentlemen of op posite politics roeetuig,.one inquired the address of some poletical celebrity, when, the other indignantly answered ; I am proudlasay^sir, that I*am whol ly ignorant of it.’ . : .^Oh, you are prpdd ofyourignorance, ehlairP * - - * ■*Yes I am/ replied the helligrrimt g'-ntleinannnil wlmf then, sirV - . ‘Oh, nothing, sir, - nothing; only you have a great deal to be proud of, that’s all/ JO—i ' ' — Envy, like venomous reptiles, can only strike aj. short distances. It was,.as we sahl, a ^A»ie»s night- The .h« rest-moo tv/”- her/foil beauty, rendered every object as \isib«as m daylignt 'Not, a soond nta heard,core the chirping of ibe crickets, or the short 7^ »B»»iajeSiiggagfflfeg foot, and then submits to he bound up in a yack which has been searched, and from which he very complacently makes bis-exlt, holding in one hand a lighted candle arid in the other a plate of sweat-, meats, of wluch the spectators, partake, I go to the spring * and in return for which the-y are ex-^*'"** :# ’'‘ , ~* pected to throw him some -coppers.' •• . the.sentinel and .the woman stood fcnz in g upon the see Re. with feelings strange apd undefmaWe.. . • -f - - .-■‘• MoBy^ 'said-the .man, in a -khid lone,*‘ I’ve a half Tfitnd not t«> let you go- to the springto night,” 'Aftera little hesitation, he added, hi a very low. earn est tond, “I don't want to al^rm the garrison without cause; bat-1 ainH satisfied with -the looks of things.” - Psliavv I’’ replied the worn an, forget ting her (ears in the thought of her suf fering husband. Let ine go- T® not afraid U and she pushed rapidly by him, and moved along the liitle path which led to Ihe spring, which was ab«»at a hundred yards <ustanL When a few steps from the door, a thought seemed to strike her.' She hesitated, and'as swiftly retracing her steps, she crossed to the angle of the Block-House, and gliding in its shadow, she emerged upon the shingles of the beach. A batteau, belonging to tho Hardy, to whom the first part of this sprer-h was addressed, and who,; with a soldier’s quickness, "had dressed him self to his rifle, only replied: * I may wait till morning, I may for get her, but if Ido, IH be !” He added as he ^examined the priming in 6is rifle—“There is a course a mile above, at- Eneke/s Purchase, and I’ll either bring Old Molly back, or pul a bullet through the red )hief who took lief!” • ' ' ” u ' ; ’ ’ And-he darted through the door and disappeared.in the bushes like a flash.— In a short time the garrison ..saw the figure of the tall soldier swinging the frail canm* downrihe rapid stream under the strokes of fris powerful arms;-and many a heart in ihe garrison beat high with .apprehension, as the . poor lellow seenveil to lie rushing on’a Wriest inevita- ble di stfaction, it 'being Wfjll known that the Indians lay -in' fTjicc’helow—a fact of wlikli Hardy wvas well aware; as the sequel will show. . The Susquehanna was not then, as It is now, ar dammed stream (we mean no’puu) arid its uninterrupted Current presented no obstacle to our earnest voyageu -. . .... _ Continuing his' speed about two miles, he swung his conoe under a thick clus ter of willows, and stepped ashore. Skulking along, the. thick underbrush, he came ton little opening in the shrub be'ry. * Getting' upon his knees,' he spreati his-hands-- carefully oVef - trie ground as if searching fir something. . “ So ?” lie muttered, *• I have it. ’. No corn-cracking squaw turns out her toes that way I That’s Molly’s footprint j I could swear loi*. ! * The riioap'by this time had descend ed, feaviug the bank of the river in deep shadow. . Retaining to bis boat, lie tore if st ip fi-’otn the.birch bo:tom, and with n-tdiovewf hisliapd the tj-tfe oraft da- ted iritotlio.-U’fcam.'tiid.instaoriy 'sunk. .* He no.wTanacrp s the rnqadows at.a -Tight angle ivith the river until liis course was r Intercepted by a tfiickfy Wood> d mmmtam Yidge.* This he -ascetided un- tij Ire.peered over --.the summit into tb'e dry bed of a. ravipe, and the patty of whom be was In pursuit lay befote him. A' little fire’La'd been' kindled,’ and by the fitful dashes - lie -wbserved that the larger of-toetwo.savages .was asdeep.-— Molly, Avhcse arms were tightly tied behind liQr, was siolag with her'back tiirthe hill, within a yard* of the other Ipltari. ft evident frorfv “iiis- gri- macee, that be ^ras.attempting to-be very amiable to the soldier’s wife. “ Big Snake/ 1 said he, “ great war- riorkvtl tw-a.-pnlefoces.-”: Naopswcf. .v ; *, ^ t*>.. “ Big Snake got three squaws: all. fa.t squaws:**-" . *. */ The iridi^naqt Molly still silent.. " “ spnfiruied tho Andiau, vex,cd at hdl^jifnec, “Ayhitc. squaw’s .chief is You - lie, you/paMiletl-tleii);’roared (he ^crldier’s, wife / “ If my Bill was here, ho/d iake'-’y.cftff blasted red hide off, if you’d cat I Jiim a coward.’’ * * Bfave/old gal|”'jTiummred Ilardv, almost a’uditily. . Big SuAb t kicked a-braiid upon the (ire, qnd ’Jaytng'dpw’ii, spoq showed by hw heavy -breathing that he'was qsleep. . .The’ sijdier skfwly cfa'irled’ iintit he was within i fcvyfcetbf the party, when, he called^ ' ' ^ ' “ H«t, old woiirlau.—don’t jurny.ouy head^nrote a' jiitle’niore lo* .the right ib fhat t nn* lie xti yoilr slmdow’; -soft- ty,-there/; /;^ . * At.this moment a tw^ cracked bc- n^aUi Ttis hand. ,The 'quick ear of the Indian .caught the sound, and rising to^ his feet, he. looked .around with the keenest scrutiny. Seeing nothing,, he placed hjs-ear to-thc earth and listened ; then he exariiined the thongs which;con fined the captive,.and. believing all right,, stretched himself .out again in slumber. Bill ctaiv.led nearer, and at length.his hands are busy removing the thong. ■, “ Now, Molly. 1 -’ said he, take this hatchet—go up the hill as l cnmedpwn. Vjl .cover your retreat tHLydri get to the top—.ifovertaken j brain one of them.— Do you understand?” ^ e; .‘•Trust me for jhat, Bill” she an swered, with a look-at her late gallant, which showed her perfect willingness to perform the operation. . A few mtnut- s saw the soldier ai^ his Sp >u>e at the top of tlie_hilE De-- scending on yhe other side, they plunged into the wot ds, arid taking a wkfo cir cuit, struck the river. Following the* bank as a guide, they.reached the spot, where Molly and her grim cavaliers had landed a few hours before. The bat*- teau was still where they had.left it. - “ In an hour/ 1 said tlresoldier, look ing at ihj£ sky. •* it wil[ l>e daylight. In half that time those red skins will be sfifring. Take that boiv oar and. pull for your life, Molly.” - Day dawned, and the phir found them selves beyond pursuit; but never rifter- ward did Molly trust herself beyoud the Bloek-IIouse at midnight. * THE IMMIGRATION OF FOREIGNERS TO THE UNITED STATES. Our Plaiforin requires that there shall be an alteration in the .laws of oqr country, concerning the emigration of foreigners’and their settlement here el 6 of the Laws of Naturalization^ The ne’- cesrity of sucji alteration .will appear by Telefi-rica 'to ihe compendium of the Census taken in 1853. There were at that time in the United States, Native Whiles^* 17,279,875. Foreign Whites, 2:240.535. •Foreign Fret-Negroes, 4,067 It is singular that so many free ne groes . should be -allowed to come from foreign countries,.when the laws of all the slave holding §tafes forbid- them to come, even from the adjoining States. From the returns .made to the Depart ment of Slate it apjie'afs that 1,180,805 'come to this country from the first day of June. 185tO, to the first day - of-January, 1.S55, to which .we must add (accordin'* to the compendium of the census) fifty per cent, or 590,402 for those who came by land, which makes 1,770.207. This number added Jo- thqse here in 1S50, gives between four and five millions in the United States oil the first of January lftsf. . Some, indeed, must have died, but that*lossh«s been more than made up by those who have since come.. . . rri 1850 there was about one foreign er To eight natives • now’’there is about onC-forpigbaer to Five’nafivCs. - Haifa million of foreigners- came to the United States last year—enough to settle in the West a new State every year, nearly a9 large as Georgia. Settling a Dispute.—In Dr. Clark’s life an<L timqs of Bishop Hedditig the following anecdote is related : . Mr. Heddmg set be’ween the two riien, aijd the wife of lea civ sal beside her husband They began .to talk over the subject of dispute, .^relating to she divis ion of’sonic property ,J when one of them suddenly, warmed tip *and called the other a liar. ’ Instantly both st&rtcjil to theft feet .and* rushed at each other; females’ 'screamed and general alarm ensued. Mr..Hedding pToved himselt eqnal'tathq awkward emergency. He rushed between them; .seizedeach by the collar of his coat; and. with his herculean frame and strength, held them at arms’ length face to face, but Tillable to strike each other. They struggled fora roornent k but found themselves as though clutched in the jaws of a vice.— Holding them at arms’ length Ire com menced to lecture tbem in round terms. * * * From thehearing of this entire lecture there was no escape, and they writhe<l under its withering power. I When they were spmewhat calmed. Mr. Bedding .suddenly exclaimed, “Let us pray,” and kneeled down, bringing the two-men with him to tlreir knees upon tire floor. Still retaining his grasp, he prayed for them in a most fervent;and powerful planner. When he had closed, he shook the one he held by bis eight hand, saying, “ Pray, brother/ pray.” Soon he commenced paying and weep- ing, confessing his sins and beseeching God and his brother ta forgive him. When the first had concluded, Mp Heddmg shook Die other, and called upon him to pray. Ho-ivtis the most |Wignacious cf the two, and it was hard work for him ta clear fiis throat so ns to gttebtterance. of words. “A thousand frogs seemed c'oggirig his speechhut lie at length broke through his diflicui ty, and prayed Goii and his brother to forgive him: When'lie said’ “Amen,” Mr. Bedding relinquished hirgrasp, and then all rose to their’feet.' “Now shake hands, brethren,” said he,” arid live as brethren,-and lore-each other ns long as you live.”* ‘They ’immediately embrac ed each other and almost as quickly settled their dispute. : f *: * The two men ever after lived on the best terms of fraternal and Christian -fellow ship, ’ A HORSE SPECULATION Sam S. is a horse dealer of some eminence in Albany county. Last week he visited New York. In passing up Broadway, he di-covered a half-drunken man, riding a bay horse that rather struck his fancy. IT« tljris soilioquised — “ That’s re.fine beast, land how'mueli she looks like nay * Bess/ Had she one white foot.I would certainly swear it was her. I wonder vvhat sort of ‘ a dicker’ I could strike up with the owner? As lie is about half snapped I should not wonder if he were kindly disposed, Fbr softening the heapl, a small quantity of gin c orks wonder?/.’ “ I say old fellow, what do yop. ask for fhat horse ?” Not half what sire is worth. She cost 400 dollar?- 1 —I’ll sell her, however for 8250.” .-- * v- r . v *" “ Too omclv>T-I tv.lll.glve you $425 I want her for a match, or I’d.. offer twenty flfvelcss ” "** Can’t takfe-ariy sVlch sum. Say S150 and'the eritVer is j’our n.” . After, a half hour’s chaffering, a bar gain was finally agreed to split.the- “dif ference.” Sam paid’f37J dollars, and the .seller fobbed bis ntoney and retired to enjoy himself. . The next evening Sam' started for Albany, with “a matffh .for Bess,” that lie.would -uot take ‘ tin ee.-Jiuodrcd dol Iar&JjM*/*. On stepping ashore, the first rtmn Strm mo't Was his ostler, who opened •as foilows-’r/' - . ” - ’ ’. “. JYhere did you get tire -mare V ‘* Ip New York.” . •* ^Vellj lioiv cvrioys—I^thought she was gdrie*for ^ood and all/** ‘•Thottjglit what Was gorie?” “ Wi»y» -ihe roafe/ She was stolen froauhe stable pn .Thursday .night, and iVe all thought she had 6een ruh off ! sw’ord'K) a coward, fo CimndaV^ ; ' ; • ADVERTISING. * A cotempornry truth!uliv remrrks « The persons who really understand the principles of advertising are lew. Most people fancy that it is only necessary to advertise occasionally, forgetting th «t in the general competition they will soon he forgotten for some new advertiser to the best advantage; they should remem ber that they must not only select the most proper channel, must not only set forth their wares or wants in explicit terms, but must keep doing thus, day by day or week, or else they will fall short, of their object in just so far as they neglect to advertise’ regularly. A news paper has new readers every issue, and the greater its circulation the greater the number of these. If advertising is of any benefit, it is useful in hard times ns in prosperous ones, nay more so, for it is at such a period that a dealer must make up b'v exertions, for the decline in his trade. It is a “penny wise and a pound foolish” economy to stint your ad vertising in any way. Teetotalism.—This expression it said to have originated in the stammer ing of a speaker at a temperance meet ing, who declared that nothing would satisfy him but t-totiU abstinence. The audienpe eagerly caught up the pun, and the name was adopted by the champions of ther cause. . -WHAT HE DID. * Why, Patrick, yoir seem-'-to be in deep distress this morning-tins any thing happened ?” • - I “ Och, yes then, indeed, y’r liorior an’ ji’.sa great deal that-.has happened.” • Indeed ! What is it Patrick—-what’s the matter ?” • - . „ ~ “ Well, yon see-, y’r honor, ypu know Barney, -and tliat’a ray brother, was taken very bad yesterday in his stomach like, that he was dhraw’d . up.well nigh double, ylr honor, an’ turned all (nanner- q 1 colors—an’, they sent for the praist an! then they sent , for ibe doetbor—inn.’ faitb- ao’ I Jhhik ibey’d bettber- a,senj for doctbor-firsl—an’ the’ praist lie (lid—r the docthor he gave him laudalum,.«nd prese-itly lie went to shpe, an ’’ ‘‘ And he died, Patrigli,?’ *’ No faith, no* he .didn’t, die—for he was aslape vvhen.lie.divd U’ \ WelchT«x.tD6.—r-Thcre are .three things whhth nevgp Jierofae. ru-'Jy—the nponey of the benevotebf, the allows t the' butcher^ "horilr, find .a woman iorigbe. *• ' Three things no4 easily’*cloVie—fl’d aUay thirst with fire,'.to drV Wet with’water to please rill in every Tlfln'gtltaf is dprii Three warnings from the grave- *• thou knowest'wLat I Was;*ih<Ai se’cst whnt I am ; remember wh:it thou aft to be.” , ;•;? ; /. Three'things it is uh\vi?e to boas! rif, tlfe flavor of thy ate, the beauty of thy wife, arid^he contents ofthy purse. ” / r ' Three tlungs thaf- rtVC good as tfie ■best—hrpwft Itread Trffarnmc, w^lPwritef ih thirst, arid a gmy tkiat in cold. ' -'’ Threethhrgs as-g'ood ns their’ lit-ftfo —dirty water to't xtingiush fire. n liomt- ly wife'td it’-bfi’iid man, rind -a Gvriodeti It was a eool reply of Plato, to one who murmured-at his reproving him for a small matter : “Custom,” said he, is no small matter. A custom or habit oflife does frequenlly alter the natural irrcUnation cither to good Qt evil, You -doffi’t sny that tnarois Bess ?” “ I. do .indeed.’!. . Where’s her white* foo^?’.’ . Under a'litHe black paint, I should •from Vfre way' the hair Sticks out. Besides, thor/*.’s the very herfd • stall-1 made lgst Sunday with my own blessed* hands.* ItVliesspnd no mistake,” After a little examination, Sarri had'to admit Drat'‘GGin'" and Sugar” had done him brown—that th,e. mare was Bess, and that he was »m| aU jK#*^Tof ^ A Bishop’S' W rffiLf—A' geii fit man said td a’pioiKs ‘-pfClal'e, Uiat o' certain tfergyrriafn in bis •wei^hboi liood -vi-iis gorre ifiaik-for he^did noth’mj but preacli im?l pray.-' “*I:wish, tlicri;**’ ? *rid Jb<? good bishop* 4, ‘ lic i> wtnrtd ’bite somri “dPnly 'clergy.”* Xir’ - A West^rn-paper^o^ s :—** When you seff fi.gfri fcrlasy \hit >lie can’t avveH^p her own aeveri-b^-n^ijp^cijarfiber^ and then go’es-Wiv shindy,, and* dapces'ijO on bad principles. The sooner ydu ta'ce your hat amt depart the/better. /Shell sort -of-caKco has been tHe rriiri 6f mhriy a man. ‘ -• -’ ' * - ' * T A btouglit about> h derire fo take an. ^ „ p yjiV^ t hat she adVontege of ‘ a foot who'couldnl see .. j Li-r'i.: 7^ through « forty-foot ladder.”* Whether tjiis >vijl reform^am’js taetjes remains to be seen. , ■ -A reverend gentleman in Mew York, a few . Sabbaths since,. seeing a poor woman tottering up one of the aisles of. liis church, wailing in vain for shore one to offer h» r a seat, paused in IrisseVmon, descended-from the pulpit, showed- her into liis own pew:, and quietly returned to’hjsdesk again. f'XVcH done, reverend friend H * ' - ‘i /’#!.•• lNat,IfU. DspinitiON.-^-** First.’ elass ^in mathematics, up rill I How many -kinds of wheels ar& there ?** J . “ Please, sir, there are three,—caf- tiage-wheels, cane wheals, and weal cut lets.” - “Smart boy; go to your.scat,: and after jsefiool we will see if-, you can diy cover.theoorinecting link between short birch and long division.” .Exit smart boy before the time speci fied. .. Using the Plain Langu age.—“Un cle, h is old Mr. Jones joined the Qua kers ?” 1 don’t know Indeed. Why do you ask the question ?” Because I heard him using plain language yesterday.” “ Whatdid he say f” - - “ He called another man a good for nothing!)ing scamp.” Hrlp one Another.—Sir Walter Scott Wrote :—* 1 The race of mankind would perish did they ceace to aid each other,' From the. time that the mother binds the child’* head, till the moment that some kind assistant wipes the death damp from the brow of the dying, we cannot exist without mutual help. All therefore, that need aid, have a right to ask it of their fellow mortals; and no one, who was it in his power to grant, can refuse without incurring guilt.” CLIPPINGS. The man who was “ behind the times,” proposes to get round in front. If a magazine contained a number of tales, say four, could you call it a four story magazine ? Why is a bow-legged man like a holi day down South? Because you see the kn r e grows out ’. {negroes out) A very absent minded gentleman be ing upset by a boat into the river, sunk twice before be -remembered be coaid swim. The Secret.—I not iced says Frank lin, a mechanic among a number of oth ers at work on a house erecting but a little way from my office, who always appears to be in a happy humor, who bad a kind word and a cheerful sinile for evuy one he met. Let the.day kgever so cold, gloomy or sunless^ «’ happy smile danced like a -s’mhcam on bis cheerful countenance. Meeting him one morn ing I asked him to tell me tjie secret of his constant happy flow of spirits. •No secret Dr/ he replied, I have got one of the be.-1wives, and when I gn to work she always has a word of encouragement for me. and w hen 1 go home she meets me with a smile and a kiss, a .d then tea is sure to be ready, and she has done so many litth; things through the Hay,’ that I cannot find it in my Ireart to say an unkind word lo an) body. . Wlmt an in fluence then hath woman over tire lienrt of man. tosoiien.il and make it the foun tain of pure emotions. Speak gently, then, a happy wnile andnYind word of greeting, after the toils of tire day are over,, cost nothing, and go far toward making a Jiome happy aml-pcacefnl/ Sharp Practice.—One of enr good citizens who w’ilMre rccrtg.vzed at once, if tvcjcall him John Smi h. happened in to a grocery, and understand ng thst silwJr change *as-iir dem-md. inquired whnt premujm.til-y paid fo it. rirnf He was jnformedjivep''-r cent. Tfrere.upm l)e drew forth iMfrety-fiye cenis m - fringe and handing (1 tntlre imn received there fore tr tegrilar dollar lirlt. THh Vit- isfaeforVjfpeeiihition led otir friend in»o (ho extravagance of it glass «f l»,-*-r, an I he drew forth the identic-1 dollar hill ; in payment, whreh was rcceived.-ind ninety- seven cents irt changdfiaodud-back. At the last ilates-tlre-greK-er was attempting to figure rip tVc profits bri that gta<s of ^eer^—Ji’enosh i Telegraph., A Cow will give mo£} milk when kept warm, than wIren exposed to th«» cold;*. Every former knows t ! i it cattle cat mote in severely cold weather. ami, notwithstanding, cows then give less milk ; still, few farmers take sufficient care lo protect-their stock from the se- verily.of the weather. Ilogs, also, gain more on tlic same food when k<’.pt Warm. To make the Russian name—imitate tchug” of a’ bull-frog, give ope sneeze, and say “ ski-’ 1 "lUrp? land” (i-'ort debtors).—Au insolvent contributor, after reading tho recent reports of success in the- -Sc i of Azoff. says that, uh’ike Horace, he both wonders al and envie- the allied fleet, for the more Straits it gets into, tho brighter are its prospect*.