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ATHENS, THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1849.
VOLUME XVI. NUMBER 49.
floetrg.
A CALL TO THE MESSIAH OF PEACE.
IT J.4- rUCIIOT.
Abraham'* iced wu Matter'd—torn—
And Judah, in his might, was born— *
The silvery towers of David's town.
Proud Jcrumlom ! in the dust.
miscellaneous.
When Bos
m'd,m
nd where erst armies ruJi J,—
a Roman Eagles fulfill'd deed*.
The Prophets long did vainly bleed.
By violence, as they yearn'd to plead.
To avert from the proudest lw*t
That e'er had shone, and—yet, was lost l
And, now, but list—a Car off sound
Salutes a bumble vigil round:
" Pemtt n was the word the Angel’s sang
When JESUS sought this vale oi tears.
And sweet the Heav'nly prelude ran
To calm the watchful shepherd's fear*.
And lo, o’er near Bethlehem, there,
Hovers the 8abean’s wondrous star !—•
Points seried hosts to that blest child.
To calm their passions, fierce and wild!
Tat ness; rapidly pass'd our globe,
A rtiwwd years—and soil’d his robe.
What are the chief fruits of our breath.
The flowers that we, mortals, wreath.
To greet the Lord's Anointed One.
That bled for us, but bleeds no more I
Is Canaan the Cuirassier’s shore—
| The peaceful, living Church undone 1
-Howsalute we the Eternal One,
When Earth, at last, with us, be done!
Oh! be it not, ’mid mad'uing strife.
And shivering sent, our souls to life;—
Not uri that we had mock’d, but doom’d,
And fallen with foes in mutual gloom!
But quietly placid, let us wait.
Our Messiah's call to Heaven's gate.
Wellington Farm, March, 1849.
Death upon the Ocean.
BY D. C. BARTLETT.
Upon a recent voyage from Liverpool
to New York, I became intimately ac
quainted with a young roan, a fellow
passenger who was going on a visit to
America. When I first saw him, I was
struck with his appearance. He was
of slender make, with a glorious fore-
dancing over us amidships, or striking
our side, sounding like heavy thunder.
Many of the.passengers were frighten
ed, nearly all. They were up, and,
when the captain came down into the
cabin, they gathered about him, with
anxious eyes and earnest questions. 1
was up all night with the itying one—
some of the time holding him in his
berth ; a part of the time he lay in my
arms. He was perfectly calm, and his
fearlessness was a rebuke to those who
the Court. The truth i.*, sir, a speedy
determination of the question is desira
ble in every point of view .but espe
cially with reference to the poor devils
who are now at Quarantine. The chol
era is raging among them with fearful
mortality, and it would be a consolation
to their friends to know that they are
dying constitutionally.*'
head, and eyes of delicate blue. His i were P a,e wi,l > fr'ght from ihe storm,
hair was light auburn in its color, and ! At day-break it had reached its height;
his countenance expressed nobility and at ^ny-light the poor young
frankness that is rarely found,
were introduced, and from some cause
became quite intimate. I soon found
that we possessed mutual friends in
England. He had come from one of
the best families of the upper stratum
of what is called the middle class of
English society. It is not strange that
became intimate, for I loved his native
I thank you all for your kindness to
me—farewell forever !” and died.
The storm went suddenly down, and
the next morning there was a perfect
calm, and the canvass was idly flapping
in the air. The sun shone calmly upon
the beautiful sea—the air was bamly,
like that of the South ; but we were all
sad, for we were to see what few of us
THE DYING GIRL.
land, and he loved mine. Upon the i hnd never seen before—asea-burial. 1
pleasant moonlight nights, we sat upon i W 'J^ not describe the ceremony, for
ihe quarter deck, conversing about the ! a ^|® r P ens *han mine have done so. I
land, the homes, and the friends we ! ' V 'G say nothing of the little band that
were leaving-—of England’s poets and j saa v sto °d at the lee gang-way, and
statesmen ; or, shifting the scenes, 0 f; saw . lhe corpse stretched upon the
our own New England, or the broad ; fi eala plank ; of the horrid plunge of
expansive West with its everlasting J *b e k°dy into Hie mysterious ocean—
prairies. Often the unwelcome sounds I nothing. All that gentle day, little par-
ofthe midnight bells broke upon us,l lies were clustered together, talking
ere we had finished our conversation, i about the poor young man. All of i
so pleasantly had passed the evening i were sad - When the evening cameoi
away. He was not long in gaining the I and moon shone upon us, with
friendship of all his fellow cabin pas-j a l° slr °us purity, I went out upon the
sengers. quartcr-dcck, and mused long upon
After we had been out a few days, 1 I *be y oun g ma °, his English home, and
missed him one morning from his ac- j Hiose who dwell there. His mother,
customcd place at the breakfast table. | perhaps, was praying, at that moment,
I did not see him on the deck during the j a sa ^ e ^ovage for him—-ahappy sojourn
! whole morning nor at the dinner table.; * n *be New World, and a hapyy* oh !
Faint, yet distinct a* row-hue* in the heart
Of ocean tbelU, played o'er her faded cheek
One lingering ray, like sunbeam* backward
Thrown upon some favorite place. Sleep
Like a gentle nurse had lull'd her into
fleet, and one then, might have deem'd from upward 1 ^
When I visited his stateroom, to my i bow happy ! return ; hut the sea was
lalee some spirit down had wandered
Earth. Around her parted lips cleft—ruby )ik<
A faint smile lingered still; while 'neath her
Feverish cheek one ltand, like sculpture lay.
The veins, like violets touched by frost.
Grow pale upon her brow, and as Iter form
Before me stretched, I almost beard the
Rushing of an angers wing, as through the
Silent room it swept. The hectic bloom was
IhaVfrlnJ B^tli vrfpw:
tbs grave, and whoMbright hue 1s 1
borrowed
irvaki is life! it* anile*'
It* hopes I how brief its joys! but oh, how long
The weary night which dark affliction bring*!
And thus while rail.bow-like, youth spanned her
Sky, her little limbs ’neath consumption's touch theii
Bounding vigor lost, and down, as meteors
From the sky, she passed t* gloom away!
No lightening-flash of pasrirsia left their trace
Upon her brow, but on her perfect lips
An angel left its seat
surprise I found him lying on his berth,
quite ill, with the surgeon in attendance.
He had experienced, in the night, a se
vere attack from a dangerous disease,
and was already very much prostrated.
He was glad to see tne, and seemed to
good spirits. Tears came into his
eves when I took his hand, and he wish
ed a fellow-passenger who was a cler
gyman, to read a portion of the Scrip
tures to him. It was the first time I
had seen him low-spirited, and it was
the last. The clergyman came and
read a solemn psalin to him, and his
sadness left him—even he was joyful
hearted. * ‘ ’ Os *
The next morning I was shocked to
hear the surgeon say that he could not
live forty-eight hours. I went to him—
alas ! the surgeon was right. The
change that had come over him, in a
single night, was miraculous. His fair
brow was covered with a damp as chill
as death, and his auburn hair was clot
ted with moisture. But his pure blue
eyes had not altered—they had the same
affectionate, half-sad, half-joy
pression that they had always wore.—
his mother now, poor woman ! His
dear Meggy, “ with her hair curling
beautifully about her brow,” lay,
that moment, perhaps, kissing hirn
Hactha Washington.
This lady was the daughter of a Mr.
Dandridge, of Virginia, and was born
somtiiue in the month of May, 1732.—
At this early period of American histo
ry, few or no provisions for the public
instruction of youth hau been made in
the Southern Colonies, and therefore the
education of Miss Dnndridge was ob
tained in her father’s family and was
entirely oi a domestic character. In
childhood and early youth, she gave
none of those remarkable exhibitions of
genius, and intellectual power, which
have characterized many of her sex;
but endowed with sagacity, a quick
perception and strong powers of mind,
she early matured the excellent, gener
ous, and noble character for which was
not less distinguished, than for her am
iability and great personal beauty.
At the age of 17, Martha Dandridge
became the wife of Daniel P. Custis, a
man of much merit, considerable for
tune, and an eminent planter in Virgin
ia. In the pleasures of his family, and
the society of his wife, Mr. Custis seems
to have been happy, and his house the
hospitable and welcome retreat of nu
merous visitors and friends, whose slay
was always made pleasurable by the
gracious affability and cheerful smile of
Mrs. Custis. While they dwelt upon
their plantation, they became the pa
rents of four children, two of which did
not survive the period of childhood. Ti
the loss of her children, was soon added
that of her husband, who, cut down by
death in the midst of life, was taken
residence of a private gentleman. Her
association with the distinguished per
sonages of that day, was marked with
candor, courtesy, and genuine frank
ness, which always left an impression
of the benign excellence of her nature.
To the poor anil destitute she would
kindly impart of her abudance—the un
fortunate she would cheer—‘and on the
bosom of a troubled spirit, would pour
the oil of consolation. The old soldier
who visited her dwelling, she received
I with cordiality, and kindly bid him
stay, »nd when he departed, he would
pour praises upon the General, and
shower blessings upon herself.
In the great drama of life, few wo-
en have figured amid so varied and
imposing scenes as Martha Washingt
Identified with the Father of his coi
try, which he might be said “almost to
have created,” she partook much of his
counsels and views in the event of ai
independence. Her piety and exampl
inspired him with hope and confidence
from Heaven, while her ^cheerfulness
calmed his fears and anxieties in the
hour of trial. Her life is a practical
exhibition of a high and truthful phil
osophy, and a manifestation of the true
excellence of woman. She was above
the tinselry of fashion or the vanity of
show. Honors did not exalt her tor
inspire a single principle of pride—‘the
plaudits of her husband on the world,
moved not her magnanimous soul. She
was surely the fit companion of so great
a man, and her duties were performed
with a devotion and dignity worthy of
her noble destiny.—liarre Gazette.
A PalieatStaili
her dreams. Dream on, Meggy ! too! from her, and she was left a widow.—
soon will you wake to the stern agonies j The confidence with which she had in-
of life. Then I thought of the time j spired her husband in her integrity nnd
when every post would be eagerly ability, is evident from the fact, that
watched by this home, for they expect- she was made the sole executor of her
ed a letter from him. And a letter does husband’s will, and a large landed es-
enme, with a foreign post-mark, hut in tale entrusted to her management and
a strange hand. The fat her grows pale, disposal, beside 30,000 pounds sterling,
*■” mone y. With surprising discretion
VlCtl'^™v a 7'k,litd m r"cemiy i\ he /'f !’. ad ‘ n «PPf“«'d from his
he looks at it; the mother watching
his countenance, anxiously asks why he
is pale. He hands the letter to her,
and she covers up her foee, and shud
ders. They dare not open it. The
brother does, and reads—the letter that
I wrote to them. Shivered, in a mo
ment, are all their beautiful hopes, and
they weep in anguish—and Meggy !
she is out among the flowers, playing,
they have not told her! the brother
goes to her, and says, 44 Come to me,
Meggy the girl runs to him, and he
bursts into tears—he cannot tell her
what he wishes. He grows stronger
and tells her that her brother is dead,
and is buried in the blue ocean, and
and ability she conducted the affairs of
this great estate, and the concerns of
her extensive fortWT.tfseeined to" flourish
under her supervision and control.
From the death of Mr. Custis she at
tended to the duties of her family, and
superintended the affairs till the year
1758, when George Washington, whose
reputation for wisdom, genius, and in
tegrity was then but as the shadow of that
immortal fame he afterwards acquired
which made him 44 first in war, first i
peace, and first in the hearts of his
countrymen,” accidentally made the ac-
quiantance of the fair widow, and after
a short courtship, asade her his wife.
Dan marble** Last.
We copy the following capital story
from the Albany Argus :
Marble was in Boston the other day,
and strolling along tho wharves, when
he met a tall, guanl looking figure
whose sun-burnt countenance, and tat
tered parti-colored garments, originally
of the most outlandish fashion, hail that
picturesqueuess about them, derived,
only from long continued exposure to the
atmosphere, which fancy sketches de
light to present on canvass.
Dan, who never permits the lack of
an introduction to interfere when he de
sires to form an acquaintance, hailed
the stranger: “Hallow! my friend,
where are you from ?”
“ Jesfrom Calerforny, stranger.’ 4
44 Ah, indeed ! and you can tell ns
then whether it’s all true about that
gold?” somewhat anxiously interrogat
ed Dan in reply.
Treto as you live !—and
rin*inn*i; in • j pnn u n *• .- . r . £ j cheeks, for his anguish had been great! W, H never come back. She asks, sail- i After their marriage, George Washing-
Cincinnati, m a drunkci^rrolio.^ ^Tbe | Jorin ^, |)ie [ took his hand in ; b':.“ will he never, never come back? ion and his lady resided chiefly at theii
and the beautiful
incident give, occasion to the Cincinnati. fni^'muZi'not'spcakr'forTear of! “ Never, Meggy,'
Commercial to recapitulate ,ho various ; h ,. tr;lvi the crnolio V„f m v hearth i child cries as if its heart would break ,
»all seem to have. .. . . . - . - - - -
i embrace.
tales ounB laintiy, wno ait seem to nave H j - h singularly'calm and lhe dark ocean will not heed its
been desperadoes. Ftrst, Smith May- " ear voice, " I amT“/ loT. “ ’ cries, „„r its mother’s, but hugs him as
the, after performing various exploits in L. • , , , . c ?,,, . ’ ** n lrnnhv *- •
,•<. vocation, a robber, after havlng Pncnd, bul-1 am not afraid.” A pres- a trophy
V token several penitentiaries, meet? ' 2? re w “ 8 one 11 fr °!” my fp.nsal once |
ilth death upon the scaffold by the sum-1 lo .". eal : “ 1 have * fow ' r h,n Sf f£ al I
mary hands or«n incensed mob in Ken-! ! msh . ,n -S' vc "VT^'cnds-a few trtfles |
tacky. Scott May the, connected with
would
lay
a band of counterfeiters on an Island
the Mississippi, was shot down and kill
ed by officers, in the vicinity of Manches
ter. Another of the brothers was killed
in St. Louis, and another is now in the
Ohio Penitentiary. To close the infam-
bus career of this'family of desperadoes,
Walter Maythc, who had served in pen
itentiaries and jails for his crimes, was
killed in a brawl a few days since. So
ends the race.
Interesting Ruins.
iy friends—a lew trifles I - correspondent of the -Vein York
and, if you will call the captain,! will! Herald writing from Panama has the
tell to which I wish them givco." I follow,,,g interesting allusion to the ex-
called him, and he continued calmly: | t ens,ve ™ a,ns near that place. Itwc
•• My.gold watch I wish my sister Em-i socm as ,f the Isthmus had once heen
ms to have, and my silver one—give I ,he seat ot * flour,3h,n S commerce as
that Georgy, my little brother Georgy, i ' vdl as centre of mdustcy and enter-
and my rifle let it be kept for him until P n ??*, „ ,e wn ! er sa Y. s : , ,
heisohi enough to use it. Give to Old Panama is not far distant; but I
Meggy the ring on my little finger. To i ca " a "l vts.t ,1 tor want of conveyance,
my mother”—His voice faltered when j end the extreme heat, (97 and 100 to the
he came to her, and tears crept down I sbad . e - a >ways, with hardly a breath of
his nallid cheeks. ■■ Ah. she was a i a ' r s ‘" c c I arrived.) Old I
The Affectionate Wife.
From letter, to Honoria and Mariana, j Forty voar3 ag0i in g,. p,, uI . s Church
Heaven forbid that my Moved young i yard, that famous place in the metrop-
friends should ever meet (if they ever jolis of England, there was a dry-goods
enter the marriage state) with a husband j store, the favorite resort of ladies. This
like Sir William S : or, it they un-j partnersof the house, and all their clerks*
fortunately should do so, may they be: were known for their respectful and in-
enabled to imitate thetrauscendani good- dulgent conduct; but one of the clerks
ness of his amiable NVife. I foundher had earned the appellation of “ the pa-
yesterday weeping, oyer a letter which uent man.” He had never been known
lay before her, and whivn« “0.7>.the long to lose his temper or polite attention,
intimacy she had bee^pleased to rn.,«>r under the trying tedijnn of a lady’s
me with, she said I was entitled to read. I w&ito» *■».» Bing* of course, remarkable. -
I hastily ran over the contents; and A lai|y i fVit’le;l :t rge fortune, de-
could not help dropping a tear of com- j tel mined she would lest'his pattern**. -«*
passion for the unhappy writer, who, 1 ; She induced another lady to accom-*
found, was a young woman, who had I pany her, dressed in courtly style,
been seduced by Sir William S j drovcin her elegant carriage, with coach-
some years since ; by whom he had two • man anil two footmen in their splendid j
children; and now was so inhuman as livery, to the store, and singled out the *' 4
to abandon both her and her innocents' patient man.
to want. I was particularly struck with j She desired to see some satins, and
this affecting letter, in which there was | after handing down all that were there,
an air of plaintive tenderness, not usual | none of them suited her. She then re
ly met with from the unhappy wretch- quested to he shown the velvets. These
es cast out to infamy ; as they too fre-j were as little to her mind ; and they
quently acquire the most hardened ile-' were left for muslins. These were un-
gree of guilt. I could not help feeling! fortunate in price and quality, or breadth
much when 1 came to this line ofthe poor - or length, or something, and she asked
young woman’s letter;—»“ Little Billy j to see some ribbons. Some were too
is now standing by me, crying for bread: 1 plain, and some too much fringed ; some
alas ! I have not a morsel either for him j were too narrow, an,I others were too
for myself.”—The postscript, too, j broad. At length she bought a yard of*
greatly aflecteJ me, in which were only ; calico, andpnid the price, (and not with-
tbe following words:—‘‘You promised 'out grumbling,) one shilling,
to pay for Tommy’s schooling.” I The patient man folded it up, handed
“I asked Lady S what she intend-; her to her carriage, and politely howi.ig,
ed to iio?” 41 It requires,” said this ex-j went back to his Counter, ami put up
celleul woman, “ not the least consider- j his satins, velvets, muslins, calicoes, &c.,
alion; I shall order a handsome annuity ! an occupation costing him an hour or
to be settled on this unhappy i.bject for j more.
life; and I will send immediately for the j “ He is a patient man,” exclaimed
poor boys, and provide every necessary | the lady, when she had relaxed theten-
comfort for their relief; the children of j sion of her face and mind which had
my husband shall not perish whilst I been requisite to the performance of her*
have the means to 4 ’--a tear here forced part. “ He is deserving of encourage-
its way. She that moment sent a bill to meat; I will return to-morrow, and
the distressed mother, and or tie red the J really purchase/’
children to be brought back by the bear- | She went again, and singling him out,
er of her bounty. They were two fine; she pleasantly apologized for her beha-
boys; their apparel, shabby beyond de- ' vior yesterday, attd said she meant to
scription. Lady S *wiih Vier own bmj to-day. He said there needed no
hands began dressing them with some ! apology; he never wished to sell what
suits which she had prepared fur the j the ladies did not wish to buy.
purpose ; and they were expressing their I She now had down the satins, anil
joy and innocent surprise at what they' • took a piece—she looked the velvet over,
his pallid cheeks. -Ah, she was a ! air since 1 arrived.) Old Panama is a
gond mother! Give back the Bible : g reat curiosity, tmd l shall strive to get
that she gave me. and tell her that her' there before 1 go to sea. For five miles
boy did nol fear to die 1 ” All else he ■ araund "here I write is one lot of rums,
bequeathed to his lather, to dispose I Thereare works here (water works),out-
of as he pleased. The captain lelt the 1 »' de l ) ie " alls - ,hal cost, centor.es since,
room, and lie said, looking earnestly up five times as much as the Croton water
into my face, “Write to my molher," or , ks - , Th.swasoncethenchest place
when I am dead, and tell her that every th ? globe—it must have been so—and
Her. Howland BUI.
It vras Mr. Hill's habit to ride to
church in ao old family carriage, a
practice loo aristocratic, in the judg
ment of one'of his flock who determin
ed to rebuke it.
It was customary in his chapel for ..... vs tl . u> ...... v .
notes to toe sent to the pulpit requesting body was kind to me, add that 1 had ! ,l 13 probably the poorest. The in-
prayers for various objects. One Sab-, every attention,”—(how tender and habitants five 'chiefly on fruits. But 1 r — r
hath, Mr. Hill was proceeding with the thoughtful was this wisb oChis los^ve hte tbtnk when a railroad or plank rirad, and i careworn veterans of the revolutionary
leading of these requests, as usual, when
be found himself in the midst of one of
Abe following purport
" Prayers are requested for Rev. Mr.
Hill that he may bo made more hum*
ble and like bis Divine Master, who, ii
mother’s heart from pain !) 44 that I did
.... - n - • -•
not fear death. Tell Meggy that I love
her in death; you should see her,she has
such soft, meek eyes,and her hair curls
lady resided chiefly at their
quiet mansion on the banks of the Poto
mac, where she performed the duties
of a Virginia house-wife, snd presided at
the hospitable board of her husband,
with her characteristic grace and dignity.
But her desire for domestic enjoyment
ami a quiet life, for which at all periods,
she seems to have been remarakly fond,
was soon infringed. The wrongs of
Britain lo her Western colonies had be
come great, and they could no longer
y ield a quiescent obedience to the oppres
sion and arbitrary requisitions of the
English Crown. The King was deaf
to the remonstrances of his American
subjects, whose injuries unredressed,
whose entreaties and petitions spurned,
forced them to declare to the World,
that they of right ought to be, and
would be free. Washington was ap
pointed Commander-in-Chief of the
American army, and left Mount Vernon
in 1775, which he did not visit except
iu a single instance till the return of
peace in the year 1783. During the
war Mrs. |Washingtnn visited her hus
band from time to time in the camp,
but continued to reside at Mount Ver
non, where she did many acts of kind-
•ss and hospitality, to the officers and
. , . - c , r f , ar ^. ei ; your shameful treatment of such
tght tnore-for no man out of Culerlor- ; f liltlo lllers At „ iat u
ny raelly does live.
“Then why did you come back ?”
“ Back?—why to get my family.—
Fact is, stranger, a man there gets so
powerful rich that he becomes covetous
of himself—and ef be aint very kearful
will cut bis own throat to rob himself.
The root of all evil, you know—there’s
a leetle too much of it, and I left for a
while—partly on tliat account.'*
44 Oh, did you, eh ?”
Yes-^-and between you and me—
that’s the only way a man can die in that
blessed land.”
44 Healthy climate, I suppose ?”
Healthy! it aint any thing else.^-
Wby, stranger, you can choose there
any climate you like—hot or cold—anil
that without travellin’more than fifteen
minutes. Jest think o* that the next
cold roomin' when you get out o' lied.
There's a mountain there—the Sawyer
Nevedn, they call It*—with a valley on
each sice of it-*-tbe one hot and the
tother cold. Well, git on the top of that
mountain with a doubled™relied gun,
and you can without movin', kill either
summer or winter game, jest as you
will.”
44 What—^jave you eter tried it ?
“Tried it, often*—and should have
done pretty well, but for one thing.”
“ Well, what was that ?”
44 1 wanted a dog that could stand both
climates* The last dog I had froze ojf his
tail while pintili* on the Winter side,
you sec. Trew as yoo live !”
Marble sloped*
ialled their finery J “Look, broth
Billy, at my coat.” “And see,” said
Tommy, “ what fine stockings the kind
lady has given mej !*' “ Poor babes!”
said Lady S— i —-, her fine eyes suffused
with tender emotion, whilst with an an
gel’s sweetness she continued, “ Alas !
ye guilty parents ofa neglected offspring,
what a refined pleasure do you lose by
neful treatment of such engag-
prattlers!” At that moment
the door opened, and Sir William enter- serf?”
cd—he started. “ See here, my dear,*'
said she. “ Whose brats are these ?” in
terrupted he. “Alas!” replied this
amiable woman, “ why do you neglect,
and why have you left to perish, these
lovely boys and their unhappy moth
er? Why, my dear, would you not in
form me of those unfortunate little pled
ges ? I have a heart, I hope, enlarged
enough to receive them as my own ; for
they not my husband’s?” Thou
heavenly woman!” returned he, lost
astonishment at her unequalled gencr- j senleil; and they advised him lo ac-
•o beautifully about her lair forehead. ] * he " alls " ere ver ? formidable—indeed
Poor Meggy ! And—and—there is one ; l^fy "ere impregnable—bot are
the facilities of a steamboat at Chagres conflict. At the close ofthe war. Wash-
are completed, Panama will again come i n gton returned to his home, and in the
up, and become the richest and most im- society of ladv Washington for a brief
the face of the globe*-^
Jn~
and selected the best piece. She took
two or three pieces of muslin, and sev
eral rolls of ribbon. Selecting other*
things, she made up an amount of £Z0 t
for which she gave her banker's check
—and asked the favor of one of the part
ners, for the patient man to go homo
with the goods.
He went with her, and as the car
riage drove along, she asked him, “Why
do you not go into business for your-
“ I have no capit.il,'* he replied*
».ic told him if he Would select a
place where business could be done,
she would assist him to set up in a good
store, and promised to secure to him
many families.
He was not prepared for this, and
pleaded inexperience, nnd his fears of
failure. She insisted his indomitable
patience would surmount all difficulties,
and she would run all risks if he would
try. He wished to tell his worthy em
ployers and ask their advice. She c
osity, 44 is it thus thou upbraitlest
for my infidelity to the most amiable
womamthat ever existed! O/my love,
forgiveI-^-but that’s impossible! Iam,
I will be only yours. But where is the
happy woman which'*— 44 1 have ta
ken care of every thing,” replied the an
gelic Lady g «* - ; “I shall remit her a
ery sufficient sum yearly for her sup
port. As to these children, these love
ly little ones, their ed neat ion shall he
my care.”—Good God !” exclaimed
Sir William, “.this is too much, O, my
Harriet, what a generous triumph have
you gained ! He fondly clasped her to
his breast, whilst a silent tear stole down
her neck.
1 was too much affected with this in
teresting scene not to lake the first op
portunity of retiring, lost in admiration
ol a woman who does honor lo her sex.
up,;
portar.i point c
The
ure i«iu mw; uu umiio muuw, wuu, in- i'ickky ; niiu——tutis i, um. ° . . ,
•tead.of riding in a carriage, was con- of whom I have not spoken; Mary . miserable heap of rums. The:best.idea
• 7. _ l • I I ran mve von of this entire mace ta the
tent lo be borne hyan ass.”
Having read the notice, he lifted his
spectacles to bis forehead, and looking
around the house, observed, that it was
true he had been guilty of the fault al-
1 1 was engaged lo her—give my I caa g'« ° f ih,sent,re place is ,Ke
best ring to her, and tell her that I hope ! «>“• ° r K real , fires . In 3 ; 5 and 46 —
to meet her in heaven.” Becoming ex-1 Those who saw the rums of our two tre-
bausted, I left him, for a short time.—
When I came back, be said, 44 1 wish
leged ; but if the writer would step once more to see the ocean, in whose
round to the vestry door, after service,; depths my grave will soon be made;
saddled and bridled, be would have no j let me ga2c at it once mote !'* Alas,
objection to try to ride home, after the
Muster's example.
Sentence.—Richard Seraphini, who
pleaded guilty oftwo indictments, for
counterfeiting, was sentenced to six
'* years imprisonment. The prisoner is
well educated, possesses talents of no
ordinary degree. He read to the Court
a most affecting and elegantly written
appeal for mercy, which was his own
production, in which he detailed how
lie had beeo led, step by step, to the
perpetration of the crime for which he
was now going to be punished.—N. Y.
Journal Commerce " . _
mendous conflagrations have as perfect
nn idea of Panama as it is possible to
give, . ; , ,
he was loo weak to be raised upon
deck—poor fellow! And then he wish-1
(da bucket of sea water brought to
him. His eyes were suffused with a
smile when'he saw it. He pot his
hand into it, and bathed his forehead,
saying, 1 could hardly tell whether sad
ly or joyonsly, 44 Soon shall my body
be in the dark blue sea.” There was
something magnificent in that self-bap
tism of his—his fearlessness was so
triumphant over death. » ;.»*?»•
All the day the wind had been ii
Dying Comiintiocaiiy.
The Buffalo Express is responsible
for the following illustration ol proles-
sional wit:— a
“ When John Van Burcn had conclud
ed his argument in the Supreme Court
at Washington, last month, in the case
involving the constitutionality of the law
of this Sate taxing emigrants, he took
occasion to address Chief Justice Tan
ey, off the bench, upon the importance
of an early decision. 4 \ should nol have
j presumed, your honor/ said John, 4 to
1 speak upon this matter, but for the great
society of lady Washington for a brief
period, he devoted bis time lo the quiet
porsuits of private life. But they were
not long to enjoy the tranquility the
shades Mount Vernon afforded. The
fame nnd illustrious character of Wash
ington had taken a deep hold cn the
hearts of his countrymen* and form
governing the destines of war, he
was placed at the head of the new
republic, to direct its councils and (rom
its laws, Gen, Washington, after being
elected President of the United States,
removed with his family to the city of
New York, tbe seat of government, and
here at the head of tbe President's
tablishment, ladj-Washington exhibits,
in her intercourse with both the great
and illustrious, and with the pi
creasing in strength, and at night ill courtesy ar.d kindness that 1 have re-
A Game of 44 Poker in California.’*
The Cincinnati Chronicle gets the fol
lowing story from a friend “just up ^
from New Orleans,” and we cannot pre- *
sume to doubt it, as tbe information was
obtained from persons “ recently re
turned from California.’'
It appears that four persons had seat
ed themselves in the miues to play a
game of poker—-i\icante, as a substitute
<br money, being a handful of gold dust.
They continued playing some time with
out cither side winning much. At length
A man (says the Boston Trnv- j C. D. Kohinson, arrived yesterday afi j
1 go a pint belter,”cried another, who
Higb and Dry,
To the Ciucinnatti Commercial ii
due the credit ot the billowing story :
Tbe popular steamer Albums. Capt
cept the offer.
The lady sent her own surveyor anil
her lawyer with him, and they chose a
place in Ludgale Hill. She advanced
,£2,000 in cash, and backed his eredit
for .£2,000 more. He commenced and
was successful. He took in partners,
and in thirteen years retired from Lud-
gateHill “Great Shawl Establishment,”
with .£40,000 ; the basis of all which
was oue hour’s patience,—‘AT, Y. Organ,
• UemarlcdUe Case of Recovery fr
sanity.-^-A man (says the Boston . „ „
eller) who has for the last forty years i teruoon from N. Orleans. During the
been confined as a raving maniac in the ! j rip up, the Albatros had occasion lo | a i 50 'had*a “strong” hand “ I see
poor house at Newton, Ins been •ml- j stop at the mouth of Green River la j ;,; at “ res ponded the first ,“and goaquatt
denly testored lo his reason. He bus out two hogsheads o! sugar. She , „ WelI> { see lhat§ and JJ „
been regarded as incurable, and f.tr a reached that point at mgl.l-no light to : a Ihm helter o resptl „,|ed the first,—
great part of the tune during Ins Ccn- be scen-nnd the river was tit high : T g; 3 rallier disconcerted his adversary
hneroem. he has been so v.olcnl as to flood—the town at the mouth hemg al- i for a a3 „ ..„ T ers'i2cd liis pile”
render ,t necessary to chain lm». He . must em,rely inundated. , _ bu t confident in the superior strength
appears bite one awakened from a long j • Hallo i’ cried tho capture, ' "bo ■ hU hand, lie (reflected together all Tho
sleep, and remembers distinctly events , beep, this town ? | ,j , le llad Iffl _ am , ul|i >, asid
which occored prevtons to the loss of • Hallo, yourself!'sang avotcc from ° ,, v remar | ipd to one of his compan-
hts reason, bat nothing tba has irons- the midst of the darkness, | ions/— Here, Jim, watch mv pile till 1
ptred during the long years ol b.acoufroe- ‘Where's your wlwrfi .on J Show „ ut anJ dt CKo hlo cl ,Uhim."
ment, i« light-—we’ve #it freight lor, you, ° °
cried the captain.
The Fort Smith (AtU.) Herald tells 4 The wharf-boat’s drifted off?—-there
of a German boy, 17 years old, who aint no light’s about—and you can't
arrived there on the 17tb nlt.« from , land no freight.’ was the categorical re-
New Yofk, en route for California. He ! ply.
., _ and! walked from New York to New Orleans, | 4 S’rike a light/shouted the captain
humble, simplicity, grace dingnity, be- and thence to Fort Smith* hoping there • and let us see to get in.'
coming her character and station, and to find employment to work his pas- | 4 Show a light yourself, ami let me
affords to all her country-women, wbeth-! sage in the company ahput to start | see to get out.*
erthey occupy the same or a less pub-J from that place for the " digging.” The j 4 Where are you/ cried the captain,
lie position, a pattern and example well | Herald adds that the young man travel-1 4 Up a tree!’ answered the voice,
worthy ofimitation. Her housholu was : led that whole distance without a sin- | The boat sent in her yawl, and, sure
not decorated, or made to display the i gle dime in his pocket, working bis‘enough found a man with a bundle un-
w _ splendor or magnificence of an eastern i way as best as he could. The boy der his arm, perched in a tree/tbe ris-
blew aliurricane. 0 Towards midnight' ceivcd from tbe whole bench, whenever j palace, but arranged with a neatness and ; will succeed in the world ; you canV ing ^ waters stealing slowly upon his
the sea became frightful—the waves I bare bad tbe honor to appear before;simplicty, differing but little from the!stop such folks. * resting place*
He is a Printer by profession, graduat
ed in tbe Ohio Statesman Office, and
l
m
Mr. Brest!n—The Printer Boy*
The election of Mr. Breslin to the
responsible post of Speaker of the House
of Representatives of Ohio, is anotbef
fine illustration of what talent, applies-*
tion, und perseverance can accomplish
under our republican institutions. Mf* tL#
who is yet a young mart, was Clerk of
the Senate two sessions ago, and Ibis
is his first term as Member of the House.
has since been the editor of the Seneca
Advertiser, an able journal* mul radical
in its politics,—*V. X-. Mirror,