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UNIVERSITY OF GEORfil* UBRNtt
DEVOTED TO NEWS, POLITICS, LITERATURE, AND GENERAL INTELLIGENCE,
NEW SERIES—VOL. ILL. NO. 11.
ATHENS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1849.
VOLUME XVII. NUMBER 23.
miscellaneous.
From the New York Mirror.
A Thrilling Narrative.
Id the fall of 1846, l was travelling
eastward in o stage coach from Pius*
burf^pvtr the mountains. My fellow
passengers were two .gentlemen niid'a
*lady. The elder gentleman’s appear
ance interested me exceedingly. In
years be seemed'about thirty—in a:
her searching eyes on mine with a look senger, who had attended to the recital
of anxious dread, and turning to her fa
ther, hurriedly remarked—
“ We are on the mountains.”
— l reckon we are,” was the uncon
cerned reply.
With instant activity I put my head
of the story with much attention—** what
became ol the driver? or did you ever
learn the reason ol bis deserting bis
post ?”
** His body was found on the road
within a few steps ol the spot where the
through the window, and called to the j coach went over. He had been struck
driver, hut the only answer was the j dead by the same flash of lightning, that
moaning of an animal* borne past me by j blinded the restive horses.”
the. swift' wings of the tempest. I seized j r
the handle of the door and strained in j The Key of Death.
and manner, he was calm, dignified and j vain—it would not yield a jot. At that f n the collection of curiosities pre-
polisbed, and .,the contour of his lea-; instant I felt a cold hand on mine, and [served in the Arscna . at Venice, there
tores was singularly intellectual. He i heard Louise’s voice, articulating
converted freely on different topics un
til the road became more abrupt and
precipitous; but on tny directing his at
tention to Iho grearattiibde of precipice,
on the verge of which ourcoacb wheels
were leisurely rolling, there came a
marked change of tiis couuichnnce.—
Hit eves, lately died with the light of
intelligence, beamed wild, restless and
anxious—the mouth twitched spasmod
ically and the forehead was beaded
with a cold perspiration. With a sharp
convulsive shudder, he turned his gaze
Iropi the giddy height, and clutching
my arms tightly with both his hands, lit*
bung-fo me like o drowning man.
♦•IJse this cologne,”, said the lady,
handing mi* a (mule with the instinctive
goodness of her sex.
I sprinkled ji little on his face, and ho
toon became more composed;—4»tit it
wat not until we had entirely unversed
the mountain, and descended into the
country beneath, that his fine features
relaxed from their pert orbed look, and
assumed the placid, quiet dignity, that
I had ni first noticed.
•In
iguiar
The Angel mi the H*»le.
“There is not an angel added to the Most of Heav
en bot does its blessed work on earth in those that
loved it here.”—Dickau.
There comes an angel day by day
Into this home of oars;
And if we chance abroad to stray,
Tis there among the flowers.
Its low, sad, gentle voice is heard,
By night about oar bed,
In many a dear familiar word
Facts for Mechanics. 1
Why not he an honest mechanic ?—
Surely, you ought not to scorn the name
of mechanic, for St. Paul was a tent-
maker. Our Savior was an humble
carpenter! The great Architect of the
universe, in the mechanism of heaven (
and earth, with its productions, animate i cording to the depth of the soil. Where
and inanimate, displays a power and only a single crop be the object, 200
As the period is approaching for sow
ing winter wheat, all necessary arrange
ments should seasonably be made. In
breaking up the ground, let it be done
thoroughly, and let the manure a I way
be ploughed under, the full depth of the called the Holy Bible, price twenty-five
furrow, say from six to nine inches, ac- cents, will you have it sir?”
_ tn my j is a key of which the following
car the following appalling words— | tradition is related :
“The coach is being mnvcrl tocl-ward* /” j About the year 1690, one of those dan-
Nevcr shall 1 forget ihe fierce agony j gerous men, in whom extraordinary tal-i
with which 1 lugged at .he coach door, i eal is only the fearful source of crime
and called on ’.fie* driver* in tones that j.«rn<f wickedness beyond that of ordina-
rivalled the force of the blast, whilst the - ry men, came to establish himself as a
dreadful conviction was burning within J merchant or trader in'Venice. The stran-
tny brain that the coach teas being moved] ger, whose name was Tebaldo, became
slowly backwards. j enamored of the daughter of an ancient
What followed was of such swift oc- i house, already affianced to another. He
currcncc that it seems to me like a fright- j demanded her in marriage, and was of
ful dream. j course rejected. Enraged at this, he
When first we !e:
We felt it by a
While, b!ea*ing i
■n’d to speak of Death,
is with panting breath,
unr own sweet mother diad.
It stay’d our unavailing temra,-
And kiss’d oar pale cheeks dry;
Brought hope to sootiie our faithless fears,
And pointed towards lhe-*ky.
Since then, in all our happiness.
And when dark sorrows come,
’Tis ever by our side, and is
The Angel of oar Home.
I rushed against the door with nil tny j studied how to Ire revenged. Profound
force, but it withstood tny utmost efforts. ■ ly skilled in the mechanical arts, he ah
One side ofour vehicle was sensibly go- j lowed himself no rest until lie had in- ;
ing'down. down, down. The moaning j vented the most formidable weapon j
which could Ire imagined. This was a [
key of large size, the handle of which
of the agoniz
rtnd I knew
against the t
I animal became deeper
»m his desperate plunges
ces that it was one of our
horses. Crash upon crash of coarse
thunder rolled over the mountains, and
vivid sheets of lightning played around
our devoted carriage naif in glee of our
misery. By it* light I could see for a
moment—^«»nly for a moment—the old
planter standi rg erect, with his hands
his son ami daughter, his eyes raised
so constructed that it could be turn- j
cd round with little dilficulty. When ;
turned, it disclosed a spring, which on ’
pressure, launched from the other end a I
needle or lancet, of such subtle fine-!
And all our love, so great before,
Since that sad hour hath grown—
Our Angel bids us love the more,
The more we feel alone.
It will not suffer in our mind
One selfish thought to stay—
One envious wish, or thought unkind,
Since onr bereavement day.
Still may it bear as company,
Through all our years to come—
skill which human hands and human
wisdom may attempt to imitate,-but
which they can neverequal orapproacb.
Next to farmers, mechanics are the
most numerous and the most important
class of the community. Whatever
promotes their interests, of course pro
motes the interests of the public. They,
like farmers, have great facilities and
great inducement to become
science and sound knowledge.
| mechanic in every operation, brings into
use some principle of science; which
principle it. is of course, his interest and
convenience to understand.
Every apprentice boy, no matter how
assiduous or how rigorous his employ-,
ment, if he spends a few minutes daily
in useful reading and other modes of
lbs of guano, or a like quatuityof stable
manure, per acre, will be sufficient;
but where the permanent improvement
of the soil is in view, 400 lbs. per acre
will be necessary. The ground, previ
ous to being sown, should be made as
fine as harrow and roller can make it,
as the more perfect the pulverization
which it is reduced, the better will he
of j the chance for the wheal plants to thrivi
Every and in the end the greater yield of grain
*' I say, Mr. Bookseller, have you got
the Memoir of the Devil?”
“ The very thing,” replied the agent;
taking out a book, *‘ the only authentic
memoir of his majesty ever published;
Mr. B. was obliged to pay his bet and
buy the Bible, which he took in tho
midst of general applause.
A Novel Style of Oratory.
__ General F , of—, Pennsylva
nia, relates a candid confession of one
of his fellow-members of the legislature
of that state, from one of its northern
counties, who one evening stepped into
his room, sat down, and saying nothing,
seemed wrapt in a «* brown study."—
The general offered him the compli
ments of the evening, but he paid no at
tention to it. At length he broke out:
Beets.
Beets for winter u:
are-better tor lalesowii _
ed early, they attain their growth befc
cold weather, and become dry and hard, j names of the speakers)
and are tending to decay, and gradual- P osc aa ‘l I want you
t he t
t of
apology to the lady,” said (IO heaven, anil his lips moving like thosi
he with a bland smile, and a gentle
clinnlion ol the head, to our lair com
panion, ‘and some explanation to my
fellow traveller nIso; and perhaps I can
not better acquit* myself of the double
debt, than by recounting the cause of
my recent agitation.'*
•• It may pain your.feelings,” delicate
ly urged the lady. ' *•
••On the contrary, it will relieve
them,” was the respectful reply.
Hoving signified our several desires
to hear more, the traveller thus proceed
ed:
*• At the age of eighteen, I was light
of heart, light of fool, and I fear, (lie
mailed,) light ol head. A fine property
onthehankofihe Ohio acknowledged me
•ole owner. I was hastening In
• fenjaT'w, qnd defigW*^ »*» -get .Ixet; Eruta.
6 college life. The mouth was Octo
ber, the air bracing, and mode of
veyance u stage coach like this, only
more cumbrous. Tin* oilier passenser*
, , . , n , , . The following beautiful lines, on the death of i
,.e 5?1 that it entered into the flesh, and chil d,„. tarn tie C6,rle.lonCourier:
buried HSelt there without leaving any ;
external trace. Tebaldo waited, in dis- j
guise, at the door of the church in which j
| the inniden whom he loved was about to j
pray o r. I could see Louise. receive the nuptial benediction. The
turning her ashy cheeks towards mens' assassin sent the slender steel, unper-
ifimploring protection, and 1 could see ceived, into the breast of the bride-
the hold glance of the young hoy flash-j groom. The wounded man had misus
ing indignant defiance at the descending picion of injury, hut seized with a sud-
enrringe. the war of elements, and ihe j tlt- n and sharp pain in the midst of ihe
awful danger that awaited him. There | ceremony, he fainted and was carried to
was a roll—a desperate plunge, as of an i his house amid the lamentations of the
the Iasi throws of dissolution bridal parly. Vain was the skill of the
physicians, who could not divine the
Sleep, little baby! sleep!
. Not in thy cradle bed,
Not on thy mother’s breast.
Henceforth shall be thy rest,
But with the quiet dead.
Yes, with the quiet dead.
Baby, thy rest shall be!
Oh! many a weary wight,
Weary of life and light—
improvement, is certain
future iufluence at«d respectability.—
That apprentice who seek most assidu
ously ihe interests of his employer, pro
motes most effectually his own interest;
as character is the best capital a young
man can have for the commencement
of business.
Mechanics, like farmers, make safe
and enlightened statesmen. They are
well educated for legislators, and for
other offices, because educated in the
school of experience. Who can he hel
ler qualifidd to make laws for aidin'
the operations of business than those
engaged in these ope rat'
Ouc ol tlic Printers.
There is a good practical printer by
Would fain lio dm
anim:
—a harsh, grating jar—a sharp, pierci
scream of mortal terror, ami 1 had hut
time to clasp Louise firmly with one
hand around the waist, and s*eze the
leather fastenings attached to the coach
roof with the other when we were pre
cipitated over the precipice.
I can distinctly recollect preserving
consciousness for a few seconds of time,
how rapidly my breath was being ex-
faumi..d. buiitf that ueinemtmtileifiMtt
I soon lost utl further' kftnwh'dg* by a
concussion so violent that l was in
stantly deprived of sense and motion.
The traveller paused. His features
ess, and
Oh! I could gaze forever
Upon that waxen face:
So passionless,so pure!
The little al.rine was ok
An angel’s dwelling place.
And when the ho
From flesh that s
Tiiy spirit
c tree.
were few—only three in nil—one nn old worked for n minute or
Crrv-hended planter of Louisiana, hi*[when we were on th<
cause of this stranj
few days he died.
Tebnl.lo again demanded the hand of
the maiden, and received a second refu
sal. They, too, perished miserably in
a few days. The alarm which these
deaths, which appeared almost miracu- A bit ol Bomoucc. f
Ions, occasioned, excited the utmost vi- \ The following love story is related in
gilance of the magistrates, and when’, I one of Mr. Kendall s late letters from
no alma examination of the bodies, the Paris lo,th$ Picfy^ne^— ■
smrlj‘instrument-was fbmftl in the gitn- A strange statement
grened flesh, the terror was universal;! gossiping circles-
every one feared for Ida own ■ '* r “* ‘
,i«l
? feared fn
t thus cruelly •
•phined.r
.^afloat in ihe
a< „ ., „ n It is that ^beautiful
The ‘ English widow ofgVfcat wetfm»;1s' dy-
I pas-j of love for Blanqtii, the famous con-
two as they did ; sed the first months ol her mourning in j *piratnr. Before he got himself cagod
untain ; he a con vent, when Tebaldo. hoping to bend j “P for the affair ofujie 15tb t>f May,
nennv ( . .
her to his will, entreated to speak to Iter j Blanqui used to preside over a defont-
at the "ate. ingcluh held in the Conservatoire. Tn
The**face of the foreigner had ever] {hisclub the lady went; and the £auni
grey-headed planter of Louisiana, hi*[when
daughter, a joyous, bewitching errn- j pressed his hands across his forhead as
1 tare about seventeen and his son, about .if in pain and then resumed his inter-
ten years of age. ^ ' testing narrative: o ... . iV -
They were just 'returning front! On a low couch in an humble room been displeasing to her, but since the j looks, wild energy, anti indescribable
France, of which country the yonngf In- of a small country house, I next opened ! death of those most dear to her, it Lad j fascination which the man exercises
dy discoursed in terms so eloquent, as to m y eyes in this world of light and I become odious, (as though she had a over all who approach him, yrent straight
absorb my entire attention. I shade, joy anti sorrow, of mirth «nd ! presentment of his guilt,) and her reply I *° ihe unoccupied heart ol the English j less
The father was met it urn, hut the j sadness. Gentle hands soothed my ! was most decisive in the negative. Te- j woman. She becai ~ - ““
daughter vivacious by nature, and we ] pillow, gentle feet glided across my | bnldo, beside himself with rage, attempt-j tendant at the chili,
the name James Evens, who lives at
Batavia, Ohio, who educated lnmseif at
distinguished literary institution in
New Hampshire, is a practical farmer,
has taught schools of various grades in
New England, travelled through most
of the States of the Union, taught
•• High School” in Ohio, a “ Seminary”
in Kentucky,an *• Academy” in Illinois,
and one in Missouri: who has been Su
pcrintendenl of Common Schools, and
School Examiner, President of a Col-;
lege of Teachers, and of a Literary
Institution ; who offered a prize ot 850
for the beM method of teaching the
branches usually taught in n High
School, and of $25 for tlibsc taught in a
Common School; who ti^s aciefd in the
capacity of Editor of three different
newspapers, and more or less in the ca-
and for seed, j”General, I’ve got to speak to-morrow.
When sow-1 There is a bill I wau't to get through,
and P , (mentioning the
. . lo op _
how
| and W-
ly losing'in vafitc. But sow beets rather U am 1° g‘-t along.” “Oh,” said the
late, so that they will he vigorous and I General,“ Mat you can do well enough:
•end forth strong shoots.
We sowed beets last season, says the
New England Farmer, the 7th of June;
and they grew too large, and were too
old and hard at harvest time and we
shall sow this seasou about the 15th or
20th; the latter period would be early
enough should the fall he as warm as it
was last year. In Maine, we used lo
sow our beets the first week in June.
In this way we succeeded far better
than when we sowed early in May. for
in such eases the crown of the roots
would decay in winter, and we could
not keep them in good condition for
seed or any* other purpose.
A partially grown beet, or other root
will keep far better than those that are
full grown. We turn warm water on
our seed, and keep in warm place about
two days before sowing, which forwards
about one week, and gives the plants
start of tho weeds.
the bill is a simple matter; just say
what you think, and sit down ; you'll
get along well enough,” “ Well,” said
he, “ if the speaker would let me say a
few words, and then sit down, and Then
get up again, and go on, I think I could do
well enough ; for General, it is peculiar
with me, wy tcit generally comes afterwradP*
Last degree of Relationship.—A booster
stepped on hoard a steamboat as she
was lying lo at a certain point on the
Ohio river, and bawled out—*• Is the
captain aboard ?” The captain, who
was standing among thcir.crowd, respon
ded, ‘yes; wlint do you want with hiui?'
‘Oh, nothing particular; lie’s a distant
relation o’ mine, and I’d like to see him.*
‘A rebilion'of yours?* inquired the cap
tain, somewhat surprised. ‘Yes, a slight
relation ; he’s the father of my first
child.’ You’d better believe the captain
sloped, while the crowd enjoyed the
sport to their heart’s content.
'• Hear ! Hear f'—The celebrated
Richard Brinsley Sheridan was very
much annoyed on one occasion, in the
House of Commons, by a member con
tinually interrupting him b\ shouting,
“Hear! hear!” In the course of the
'debate, Sheridian<took occasion to al-
An Arkansas Break-Down.
According to a statement that
cently went the rounds of the papers,
the Queen of England is “ some” at a
break-down—in other words, that when ,
tripping it on the ** light, fantastic toe,” j
she goes as the Frenchman **ould r.ay,
with a perfect abandon; or aja Hooaier j ,„ de t!) , p „, ilicil , co , U e m p„ rary . wtl „m
would say, wiih a ptfleci j | 10 described as on- who wished lo play
Bui enthusiastic a d,sc,,de »f Jerpsi- tbc , bucooly had .eoso enough
chore a, she may be we doubt mue» if. lo play the.foot. Where.” exclaimed
she car, compete w.th e ther.of the 4r- ; placing great emphasis on
kansas belles mentioned in the follow- r '. • -
newspapers,arut more or less in theca- ; lellcr f r0 tn the Arkansas Hot I h n 7 6 - u T t
pacity of Constable, Sheriff, County | g®*-. . ( foolish knave, or a more knavish fool.
Treasurer, Recorder, Auctioneer, Mer- ,, * , eirlv candlc-linht a wedilinw i * ,an * ** ,iWir * r * wns *«-
chaot, wholesale Pedlar, and PoMm.-Lj 0 a a , L lower eSd of.be valle^ ^A'L --... b /
ter at thrw dtffereni pkces; who ts a distant irom our hotel
Practical Surveyor, Engineer, Map ma- j i
ker; also, ' * " -
, . i question. Sheridan instantly turned
ca nn nail a i roun ,I an ,i bowed to the gentleman,
also made tn'a t. i.z
t hccatnq so mutually pleased with
each other—she us a talker mid 1
listener—that it was not until a sudden
flash of lightning ami a heavy dash or
raio against the windows elicited an ex
clamation from my charming companion,
that I knew not how the night passed ns.
Presently there came a low rumbling
sound, mid then several tremendous
^peals of thunder, accompanied by suc
cessive flashes of lightning. The rain
.idescemled in torrents and nn ungrv
iriud began to, howl and moan through
SWfthe forest trees.
I . looked from the window of our ve
hicle. The night was ns dark as ebo
ny, but the lightning showed the dnn«-
gery of our. road. VVe were oil the ctlge
of a frightful precipice. 1 could see, at
intervals, huge jetting rocks faraway
down its side, and the sight made me
solicitous ibr the safety of my fair com
panion. I thought o! ihe mere hair
breadths that were between us and
•hnmbcr, and a gentle voice hushed j ed to wound her through the gale, and | tracting the attention of the arch conspi-1 was younj
regular member of the j !“" w * * *? a,c * 1 W . aS a,so a ! thanking lam for his prompt reply to bis
ar Notary PoC To ■ and he 1 l ' Urry ; 11l,e . d 7 '; rCV,0,,s w “ ,hc firs ,' Uoe.tion“ and sat down intid convol-
"i. auhi Printing ’ mora or | ,X r "'° ^’ccrelnT; Tl oVe”.'we! V° ns n( >he
ly every day. He is about 30 , stnrlnd (■„. lho ball. I'soo.i found’ this
■gular at- years of age and in easy circumstances., one Ilf |he lhi „ lhal yna . read a |„ >ut .>
the hope of at- ! His father died very poor, when ho | Frslwe ha d a reel, and then all sal
foilunate member.
all my questioning. I was| succeeded, the obscurity of the pli
kindly tended by a fair young girl, preventing the movement from being I
who refused for a length ol time to hold ' ohserveil. On her return to Iter room,
any discourse with me. At length one j the maiden felt a pain in.her breast, and
morning, finding myself sufficiently re-ion uncovering it, she found it spotted
covered So sit up, l insisted on learning j with a single drop of blood. The pain
the result .if the accident. i increased.—The surgeons who hastened
“You were discovered,” said she,]to her assistance, taught by the past,
“sitting^on a ledge of rocks amidst wasted no time in conjecture, but cut-
tbe branches of a shattered tree, cling- tingdeep into the wounded part.
hand, and the insef.juhle form of u; chief had commenced, and saved the
ludyjrwith the other.” ^ 5 life of the lady. The stale inquisition
"Ami the |4v." I gasped, ^cunning i used w-ry means In discover the ImmI
the girl’s face with nn Mmeslness that ] "hm dealt these insidious and irres.su-
caused her to draw hack anil blush. b ' c blows. The visit
“ She was saved, sir. by the means convent caused suspicion to fall bewrily
that saved you—the friendly tree.” » upon him.. His house was carefully
“And her father and brother?” 1 searched, the mfamous invention dis-
intpnnemly demanded. | ^vered, and he perished on the gibbei.
“ We found both crushed to pieces,
nt the bottom of the precipice, a great 1 A revivalist at the west recently paid
way below where my father and uncle! compliment to womankind in gen
. , nd his moilier supported| dl>wlll<)a> luo
rator. But Blanqui noticed Iter not— the family tor several years by hard la-! ,j, e mau y dishes were roast L
bright eyes had no charms for him.— I bor. He has made himself what he is. j en .,; e( | )am ant j eggs, &c. I
•p. 1.:. .b. hio, r-;...;.,r„„ “of tea.'and tho servant handed
tumbler of milk, as I thought, to drink,
excite his interest she sent him u • —Cincinnati Com
bouquet, and another and another; but
the conspirator threw them away with
contemptuous “pshaw3T
supper. Among
beef, chick-
look a cup
The Duty op Labor.—No man can
“f j rise from the workman’s rank. Fall he
condescended to inquire from whom I " ,a y» anc J does from that estate,
they came I ” ut 10 rise a ' K>ve *' ,e °rder the great
With woman’s usuil perversity, the! ?°. d has ewahiished to govern His wo. Id
more she was slighted the more she be- j» 'mpossihle. Every men should be n
came smitten i and with women's nsu.,1! workman, and fill up n workman’s rank,
ingenuity she nt length,after many ef- i il'I"
fqns,*'sa"ceeded, without any^apparent j r*"' ** *
violation of decorum, in getting
duced to Blanqui, and even in pe
The visit of Tebaldo lo the ing him lo appear a; her table, though I !“ c " an oae wonlit nave uecn nil t>f a ' a3 |
he would not accept anv thing'else than j Bnll y antl soul - P»wers physical and
a lump nr breed, n Tew lettuce leaves ; are «° ba “? cJ - e]s * \ h °>\ ncvcr
and n gloss ofwater-l.is only foo.1.— ! would hove been given : and whoever
The mnn is n thorough Spartan. And , f 1 "' 1 * ]» possession of a pair ot
when at last he "was replaced
dungeon in which he had passed so
He who
, I made the world never made a spot on
I it for an idler. He never made
1 persuad- I w ^o was to live by his brain alone,
- such an one would have been all brains.
j|j e i hands, a set of bones and muscles, may
ma . ; rest assured that he has a command to
ny years of his life, she paid him every j use l ^ em *
a little objection attention that she possibly could. Dur- i
Mechanics.-—We clip from the
eternity; a single little rock,in the track Joe found you and-the lady. We bu-! ora ^» * I wish to not
of our coach wheels—a tiny billet of! tied their foodies in one grave close by • I heard of to day co 0 - , , . - ,
wood—a stray rtHii of a. tempesi-torn the clover patch,\lown in our meadow | jng. Some persons have saidjhal This up ag^in^. jg lhe lol | owing , n8 evidence
- ,2 ‘ — -" a «y ihexyork ofthe Lord, be-}many yearsto cpme. jbgts r his-princt?-1 of prpnl ^ #ense on
tree—restive horses, or a careless dri- ground.”
but it was to put in my tea. I drank it,
and soon discovered I had made a great
blunder, as a number of the ladies
were laughing at me. Supper over, the
dancing commenced again in good ear
nest. At eleven o’clock the question
was asked, * who is the best dancer
among the gals?’ One said, ‘Miss
ZillopliaMeD./’anothersuugout, ‘ Miss
Diana IV Soon a trial dunce was set.
Then a little dispute arose as lo what
tune they should dance by. Miss P.
wanted ‘ Roaring River” or * The Ar
kansas Traveler,* Miss McD, ‘ The
prettiest girl in the country, oh !’ or
‘ Whar did you come front.’ It was
finally agreed to dance the four pieces,
anti they led off with the * Roaring Riv-
er, and closed with the Arkansas Trav
eler.* After dancing about ten minutes,
Miss McD. slopped all of a sudden, and
sang out, * stop the music !' The
DitKOlaiiou of the (Julon.
From the address of Dr. George W.
Bethune, lately delivered at Cam
bridge, (Mass.) we extract the follow
ing paragraph:
Suppose, for one melancholy mo
re.! ~—
meat, lhal this beautiful economy of
exchange were broken .up; that tho
Western valleys were shut out from the
1 by adverse Governments; that those
the coast were hemmed in to their
n narrow limits by hostile forts along
the mountain ridges; that between the
North and the South there were neither
commercial nor moral sympathy ; that
at every State line passports were de
manded and a tariff’ set—who must not
shrink from describing the terrible con
sequences ; the stagnation of trade; the
silence of brotherly council; the con
stant feuds; the multiplication of ar
mies ; the Cain-likc,exterminating wars;
the overthrow of law by military dicta
tors; the utter ruin of all that makes us
prosperous at home and respected
abroad; t he su re catastrophe, moral and
national death ! Oh that those who, for
Lt» u«H .fully the work ol tt»e Lord, be- 1 w,urc - u . ‘ • of creat nood sense on the part of the
«f Aw miglit Imrl ux.rrom,- “P,„rLnui«! poor orphan! Cod | «.«*e nearly all the-• seeker,’ ore «- \ L ! General, and are only sorry we cannot
our sublunary existence with the speed .pity you!” I muttered in broken tones,. nwles; they moreover challenge us to | entertains hopes of becoming his wife, j g . ye hig nnme .
. oflltopghUv _ fuiterlyjiRconscious iihat I had a listener, j tell- w hy there is so large^ a PJ'°P[ > i r>l ” a j The Bible paying Duty.—An Arne* j “One of the Generals in onr army,
ity,'and in affluent cir-
been wise enough to
.. , . . H _ . . P , | L fft 1 educated son a trade, and
Storm !—ilirre is something so grand . she added. . tothe prisoneis inyour penitentiary.— | amounl . but the Turkish officials, who , the youth, with all the true dignity of
• l -~ -»* .. n, . .-.a. ,. , .xr««. a, It.Aaon tKo. .how W«*ff» - n aV,Air.rr nnlttro’c nnl.IptTlPn. i« iviplilillir
any reason, talk lightly of dissolving
this Union, would consider theitnmense-
01 uiouguu. | utterly iincnnscious that 1 hart a listener.; 1 , ** v, *Ti 1 The Bible paying Duty.—An Arne-1 “One of the Gem
“ Tis a perfect tempest,” observed j “ G«»«l pity her indeed, sir,” said the; l * ,e weaker sex engaged. Now; I will j r ; can ini 3S i onar y recently entered a box } resident in this city.' a
the lady, as I withdrew my head from ‘ young girl witij a gush ofheart-lelt sy'm- j mrt answer *his directly ; but see here n j* gj|,| es , al t j, e cus mmhouse at Con-\ cumstatifes, lias beei
the window. “How I love a sudden patiiy. *• Would you'^ like to sec her ?” J *' 5, ’ n y ear * a g*» I had occasion to preach j staniinople, valuing them at a certain j learn his well educate
fiiorin !— ilmrc* i« c« arnnrl d... .wi.i^.i to the nrisonets in vour nenitcutiarv.—: I 1 u n it
lopped. Miss McD. then took her j | v greater evils such a rupture would
shoes off, and handed them to her broth- inevetably cause, the awful guilt it
$r to hold. In a moment she gave * ,w * • • ‘ • •
order—* Musicianers. co ahead”
•ng the winds when fairly loose , “ Take me to her,” I replied. I Now how did it happen that there
«ng tin* hills. I never eneountered I found the orphan bathed in' tears, j raore ,han ,our hundretl males, and hut
like this,' hut Byron’s magnifi- hv ihe grave of her buried kindred-
'about hali-n-dozen of the weaker sex?’
cent tlcscnptioi) of a thunder storm in She received me with sorrowful sweet-1 Ho was generally supposed by lhe ob-]
the Jura recurs to my mind. Bui are ness of manner. I need not detain your jectors. about that time and plate, to
we on lhe mninnttin vai 9** l.ti .L.-.-i:. i ?« have * ffot ’em lei
! mouniain yet ?*’ attention hv detailing the efforts I made
“Yes, we have begun the ascent.” to win her from her grief, hut briefly, ac-
“Ia it not said io lu» dangerous?” quaint you that I at last succeeded in
“By no means, T replied in as easy inducing her to leave her foVlornhome
a tone as 1 could assume. in the sunny South, anlt that twelve :
leastways so the nar-
Thc Emperor of Russia has sent a
sack of wheat to KoSsuih. and desired'
the practice of affixing a sliding one of nature’s noblemen, is wielding
scale of valuation to suit themselves, re- j.thc axe and a jack-plane. This is nov-
gardless of invoices or oaths of- import- j elly which merits commendation.-—
ers, appraised the Bibles al double the ‘Give a boy a trade and you give him
value placed upon them by the mission- an estate.* ”
aries, and demanded.4he^ad valorem da- J ~
ty of six per cent, ontbeir valuation.—• j llmely Hints.
In this dilemma the missionary availed ! Now is the lime to save many of youi
himself of a regulation of the Turkish | held and garden seeds—a duty always
law which permits-duties to be paid in i *° k® attended to with the utmost cau-
klod, and paid thefnqn Bibles, five out of-j lion
and care. The finest plants of
j after, they are ripe, and always
order—‘Musicianers, go ahead” and
the music was recommenced. The
time required to dance the match was
forty-five minutes. It was a ‘close tit,'
but I think Miss P. a little the best' at
the double shuffle.' Mr. McD. looked
would bring upon themselves! What
ever may be the cant of words, no lover
oflaw could e.ver kindle the torch of such
incendiarism, no lover of peace provoke
such fratricidal slaughter, no lover of
freedom ploi for such gcueral slavery,
Jover of God-and man undermine
silence during the whole perform-; eminent watch-tower whose light is
ance. When the dance was over he, now shedding over the world such
shouted out, * gentlemen, I’ll lie d--d if ].'bright promise of a universal brother-
theie is any use in talking ; if I had giv j hpod> w ere it possible that an Ameri-
Zillophaa whiskey cocktail before she j can womb Could be id cursed as to
started, she’d have beat that gal so bad bring forth so diabolical a monster, and
she never would have tried Zdl again, "i the malignant Erbstratus could be suc-
j cessful, a loud, bitter, lieaven-compell-
I ing cry would go up.from all the earth.
An Authentic Memoir.
In the. crowded market-place of one r swelled by generation after generrtion,
of the south-western cities, a northern j until the final fires shall have swept to
vender of religious books was exhibilihg j bell all trace of human crimes -‘ Aiiath-
his stock in trade, and calling on the'ema! Anathema! Anathema! Axath-
people to step up and buy. He was a EMA ; Maiiaxatha »’ ”
colporteur of a *he American Tract Socie- | -
“ I only 'wish itwas daylight, thai we months a»ie'r the dreadful occurence I hini.to count tliegrains.' Kossuth wrote
might enjoy ihe mountain‘scenery. Bui which I have related, we stood at the* back, saying. “ The sack-holds many
what’s ih.it ?” and she covered her alter as man and wife. She si ill lives grains, hut I have three hawks and
eyes from lhe glare of a sheet of light- to bless my love with her smiles, and three ravens who will pick them up.”
ning, that illuminated lhe rugged moun- mycliildien with her "odd precepts; The hawks are. supposed to be Bern, f , , .
tain will, hrilii.iui imcnsiiy. Peal after hiii on ihe nnniversarv of that terrible Dcinhinski, and Georgey, the ravens t«> A Fable.—A mule laden with salt,.; day. Alter drying them in the shade,
peal cf crashing' thunder instantly sue- night she'secludes herself,'in her room, he June, July, and August when the fe- and an ass laden with wool, went over a which will generally, require but a few ly, but seemed to be so abundantly j SirWalterSenttoncegaveanlrish-
ceeded; there was a very volume of rain and devotes'the hours nf darkness to ver generally/age's. brook together. By chance the mule’s days, and separating them from the 11 supplied, that he had the bookwhich ev- \ man a shilling, when sixpence would
coming down at each thunder hurst,' solitary prayer. “As for ny* added the i - :— pat-’h became wet, the salt dissolved, seed-vessels, or husks, they should be ( erytnan called for, whatever its subject, have been sufficient. ‘Remember,* said
and, wiili the deep mrtamng oran aniT v traveller, while the faint flush tinged: The Jews abstain from trailing during and his burden became lighter. After barrelled, bottled, or boxed up, and I or title. Indeed the variety of his sup- Sir Walter,‘that you owe ine sixpence.*
mal in dreadful agony breaking upon .-Ins noble /'brow a* ihe avowal, “as for sixty-six days of the'year, as follows :■ they had passed, the mule told his good stored in a cool, dry place, until they i ply was so curious and extensive, that ‘May your honor .live till I pay you,*
v our ea/s. I found the stage had come to.me, that accident lias reduced .me to fifty-two Saturdays ; two days, new-, fortune to the ass, who thinking to speed arc ready for sowing or for sale. Be j one man offered to bet another, (Mr. B.) was the reply,
a dead hall. ‘ v .’ the .condition of a physical, coward at year; four days, Passover; one day, as well, wet his pack of wool in the sure and save only the best, so that. that he could not name a book —' : '
Louise, tny beautiful fellnw^raveUer, the sight of a mountain precipice.” Black Fast ; two days, Pentecost; four. next, water: but his load became the your future crops may improve rather i the vender had not on hand. J
became as pale as ashes. iShe fixed ; “ But the driteV' asked our lady pas- days, Tabernacle; one day, White Fast.; heavier, and he broke down ander it. than run out. ; took him up and cried our,
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