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VOL. L THE SOUTHERX SENTINEL Ii puMished every Thanday Evening, IX COLUMBUS, GA. By WM. H. CHAMBERS, EDITOR AND PROFRIETOB. up stain, Corner of Broad and Randolph its. Terms of Subscription. One copy twelve months, in advance. * * * 50 *• • nun u After the year expires, 400 Antes of Advertising. ‘One square, first insertion, - * * * “ “ Each subsequent insertion, * - 50 Contracts will be made for advertising by the quarter, •r by the year, at liberal deductions from the above rates. All obituary and mxmatg notices must ue accompanied by a responsible name, and where they exceed one square they will be charged a* other advertisements. To CoaBKsruNOENTR.—AII coinniuuicatioiis must be ■addressed post paid) to the Proprietor at this place. Contributions must be accompanied with the real name f the writer. Sturgis *V •flitter^ ATTOSTMUIS AT LAW, Bneuu Vixla. .Hariou county, a. V%MLL practice in nl i the counties ot the Chattahoochee and a.ijamiiu’ counties ol the South Wesiera Circuit. TIIAD. UTUROIS E. W- 3UUEU. Feb. Li. 1349 7 ts SSO Reward. STOLEN from the resilience of the subscriber, be tween the Jf7tli December, and the 1-toi Janu ary, a note on William J. Shields, dated <tii of March, 1819. and payable one day alter date, to Bos well ,& Billing, fur eventy-nine dollars. The public is* cautioned against trading lor the same, as payment will be stopped. Also, a de*-d from William J. Shields, to Elizabeth A. Holley, for City Lot, No. 259. Oglethorpe street : and other paper-*, ot no value to any other person. Ten dollars will lie paid for the recovery of the papers and fifty dollars lor proof to convict the thiet. ELIZABETH A. (HOLLEY. Columbus. Jan. 3 1 3t *SO REWARD. RUNAWAY from the subscriber, about the 15th Februarv last, a small mulatto woman, by the mains of FRANCES, she is about four feet tea or eie van inches hiirh-speaks quick and lmiffhs loud, with ra ther a squeaking voice, her now* and mouth project ra ther inori* than is common for mulattos ; she had rings in her ears when sli*- lelt, and alwuvs wears something u her head. I will pay fifty dollars for the apprehen sion and safe keeping of her so that I can get her. I will also pay s liberal reward for proof sufficient to con vict any person of harboring her. as I have reasons to be— Bore she is concealed bv someone. S. T- AUSTIN. Xovemher !. 44tl J. SMEETON, JD lH a “W” ATE of New York, begs respectfully to an-1 B A no'ince lo the citizens ot Columbus and its vi wiaitv, that he has taken a store on Broad st. opposite the •• Times Office,” where he intends currying on the ■above businesti. Persons seeking an unaffected gentlemanly garment, ■will do well to avail themselves of his superior style of ■catting. All orders thankfully received and punctually attended to. Observe the address, J. SMEETON. Tailor. Brond st. oppusita the l imes Office. October IS, 1349. 42—3n THOMAS BANN, TAILOrI ’WMTOULD respecfefnflalnfortn the public, that he w w has removed to frieTorner of Broad and Ran dolph streets, in the room aver C. Mygitt'a store, one door above J. diS J. Kyle, and Ji prepared to make gen tlemen's COATS* VESTS AND PANTALOONS, in the latest style and aentest manner. Gentlrmeu famishing tfaeir own materials, will find it , to their advantage to give him a cull. O* Hi* price* will he moderate, and no effort on his part shall he wanting to give perfect satisfaction. CUTTING and REPAIRING done at short notice. C.dumbos.Nov. 3 lil-fth 49—tt IMPORTANT Ts) HILL OWNERS AND PLANTE S. undersigned will contract for building JL Rock Dams, or any kin dos rock work and j ditching, in any par* ol this Ntate or Georgia, in the most improved manner. TIMOTHY B. COLLINS, Fort’ Mitchell, Russell. Cos. Ala. Doc. fi, 1843 . 43 6m. ANDERSON & McELIIANY, FB KSUECTFULLY inform rhe citizen-* f Colo minis A sod adjacenteouotiv. that they have fitted ati office over I. t.l. Stiicpkii's store, on Randolph street, where they are prepared to execute, in rhe best manner, all branch es ot the profession, according to the latest and most ap proved discoveries of the art. fa addition to the above, thev have all the facilities j for MANUFACTURING TEETH, which must give them advantages over all others in tie construction of en tire Dentures, as their teeth are carved in blocks with gums, which not only gives great e- strength than those put up singly, but presents a more natural and life-like appearance. Specimens of workmanship can be seen by calling at their office. .412 Operation* guarantied. Term* very reasonable. Dr. A. would add, that he has had more than ten year's •xpcrience in an extensive practice in Philadelphia and wieioity, and flatters himself with being able to give en tire satisfaction in every branch o the profession. Re .csinmendanriis of the highest order can be seen at the O ffice. Dec. 6.18-19. 49 3in ! a. c. Mciamrßii “X X T 'Orjl.r) inform riie citizens of Colnnibne, fhsr he v v lias discovered anew process, by which be is en abled to bring the DAGUERREOTY PE to a hitherto i inconceiveabfe state of perfection, and one altogether unattainable by any other operator. He wtuild aiso take this method of respectfully inviting the public to exam ine the numerous specimens at hm gallery. The atten tion of the Ladies is particularly solicited to inspect Ins ■tine assort ment of beautiful cases uid medullons. finish ed in aa entirely new style, and just received from New York. Columbus. Dec. 97, TO PHYSICIANS, DRUGGISTS AND COUNTRY MERCHANTS. DR. J. N. KEELER &. BRO. most respectfully solicit attention to their fresh stock of English, French. German and American Drugs. Medicines, Che micals, Paints, Otis. Dye-suufs. Glassware, Perfumery, Patent Medicines. Ac. Having opened anew store No. , •294 Market-st., with a full supply of Fresh Drags and Medicines, we respectfully solicit country dealers to exa mine our stock before purchasing elsewhere, promising one all who may be disposed u> extend to us their patron age, to aetl them genuine Drugs and Medicines, on as liberal terms as any other home ia the city, and to faith fully execute ail orders entrusted to us prompiiv and with dispatch. One of the proprietors being a regular physi cian. affiirds ample guarantee of the genuine quail tv of ail articles sold at their estamidunent. We especially invite druggists and country is Ychants. who may wish to become agents for Dr. Keelqr’s Celebrated Family Medicines, (standard and popular remedies.) to forward, their address. Soliciting the pa tronage of dealers, we respectfully remain, J. N. KEELER 4t BRO Mfboieaaie Druggists, Os. 11, 1543. iv Markrt-etTPVtr*. THE SOUTHERN SENTINEL. Guardian Angels. When daylight has departed, and earth is hnshed to rest, When little birds are folded safe within the parent nest, When oa the closed flowers the blessed night-dews weep. And stars look down m beauty upon the slumbering deep— Unseen bv mortal eves, in the stillness of the night. There are those who wander o'er the earth in robes of airy light; Sweet messengers of love and hope, they journey to and fro, And consolation follows in their footsteps as they go. What are the heart’s presentiments of coming joy or pain. But gently whispered warnings of that guardian angel train ? The of their sympathy, the tokens of their care. The siuhiugs of their sorrows o’er the woes that flesh must bear ? We hear them in our slumbers, and waking fancy deems That busy thought was wandering in the fairy laud of dreams ; But die low sweet tones we listed were strains that angels sm*g, For ministering spirits with our souls were communing. And when morning breaks above us, and we wake to busy day, These angels “go before,” to guide and “keep us in our way; ” When our feeble footsteps falter, all weary and alone, In their arms they gently bear us, “lest we dash against a stone.” In our jouraeyings, in our restings, on the laud or on the sen. In our solitude and sorrow, in our gatherings and glee. In the day of degradation, in the hour of joy and pride, Those pure and watchful ministers are ever by our side. O Thou whom angels worshipped ere time or woe began, And whose divine compassion gave their guardianship to man. Throughout this mortal warfare let them still my champ ions be, And iu the last stern conflict “give them charge concerning me !” Be Gentle with thy Wife. Be gentle ! for you little know How many trials rise ; Although to thee they may bo small, To her of giant size. Be gentle! though perchance that lip May speak a murmuring tone, Th*; heart may beat with kindness yet, And joy to be thine own. Be gentle ! weary hours of pain ’Tia woman’s lot to bear ; Then yield her wliat support thou canst, And ail her sorrows share. Be gentle ! for the noblest hearts At times may have some grief, And even iu a petti si l word May seek to find relief. Be gentle ! for nukiiidiu ss now May rouse an angry storm That all the after years of life In vain may strive to calm. Be gentle ! none are perfect— Thou’rt dearer far than life ; Then, husband, bear and suli forbear— Be gentle to thy wile. The Fear of Ridicule. TOLD BY ONE WHO WAS THERE. One evening, a short time since, live or six | young men, clerks in one ot onr fashionable ! stores, were congregated together before the entrance of a noted Oyster Saloon. They j seemed on the point of entering, when one of their number fell back, declaring that he would not go in. “What’sthe matter, Thompson?” exclaimed the others, “what’s the matter with you? why don't you come ?” “Because l think it wrong,” answered the young man, “to visit such places; it is against my pi inciples to do it.” “A tig for your principles ,” exclaimed one. “Why I thought better of you. I didn’t sup pose, when you first came among us, that you would evince so little real spirit.” “I did not think you would urge me to visit such a place as this,” answered Thompson.— “What would our employers think of us, were they to see us here now ?” “Who cares for them ?” said another. “Let our employers mind their business, and we’ll mind ours. It is none of their concern how or where we spend our evenings.” “I think it is ; and lam not willing to put rny reputation at stake by being seen iu such a place.” “Why, Thompson. [ didn’t think you so chicken-hearted,” exclaimed the other. “Only hear him, boys! He's afraid to go in and eat a lew oysters with us.” “Ho! ho! ho! a parson, verily, in our new clerk,” exclaimed the others, laughing scornfully. “Won’t you preach us a sermon, sir clergy man ? Come, I’ll give you a text;” and a dozen similar squibs ot ridicule were showered upon him, and Thompson's resolution began to wa ver. “Conn’, come, Thompson,” at last said one, who professed to be his friend, “don’t be a fool. Here we've invited you to sup with us; and now it you refuse, I teil you as a friend ‘hat your popularity will be at an end with us. Your credit won’t be worth a rush at the store. I can ! tell you. Come along with us, man ; you’ll feel better lor a frolick now and then.” The united influence of ridicu e and persua sion was too much for Thompson’s “princi ples"—he yielded to the temptation, and enter ed the Saloon with them. They were soon seated around a table loaded with a luxuriant repast. But having gained the lirst point, their next was to induce him to drink. This \va-* not so easy. Thompson had been carefully ed ucated, and he a long time proof against their solicitations to partake of the wine-cup; but ridicuie at last prevailed again, and he yielded as he had done before. The party b oke up at a late hour, and all ot the young men were more or le?s affected by the wine.— Poor Thompson went to his room with feelings which it would be difficult to describe. **l could not. bear their ridicule,” he said to himself, as he laid his aching head upon his pillow. Having yielded to his companions in two im portant instances, through tear of ridicule, he found it a helpiesstask for him to endeavor to contend ag inst their continually renewed so licitations to indulge in dissipation ; and if his awakened conscience aroused him occasional* !y to a partial sense of his danger, and he fal tered at participating in some scene of dissipa tion more bold than at first, the lash of ridicuie was applied to him without stint, by his com. panious. and he would oiler no resistance, He found it true that the Hue of prudence unce passed, was hard indeed to turn hack ; COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY’ EVENING, JANUARY 17, 1850. and he was hurried along at last, step by step, in the full career towards the shipwreck of his lair fame, and his hopes of future peace. Good principles amount to nothing without strength of mind and energy to abide by them. And most surely do the youth find this to be true, who are in cities exposed to numberless temptations, and without the protecting influ ences of home. Be careful, then, young men. and watch yourselves narrowly, that no im proper tastes and dispositions take root in your mind, and lure you from the path of dutv. It is a safe and pleasant path to pursue, and its end i* honor and peace ; but once deviated from, it will be found no easy road to regain.— Ameri run Union. Extracts from the valedictory letter of William Penn, to his wife and children, written on the ! eve of his first visit to Pennsylvania. September, , 16-82. If the saints write such admirable love-letters, it would greatly benefit the sinners —the men of this world—to follow the example, : and surpass it if they can. My Dear Wier a:nd CniTfDRRN : My love. 1 which neither sea. nor land, nor death itself j can extinguish or lessen towards you, most en dearingly visits you, with eternal embraces, and will abide wilh you firever. My dear j wife ! remember thou wast the love of my youth, and much the joy of my life ; anti the reason that love was mon* thv inward than thy Out ward excellencies, which yet were many, i God knows, and thou knowest it.. I can say it 1 was a match of Providence’s making, ant! 1 God’s image in us both was the first thing and the most amiable and engaging ornament in our eyes. Now l am to leave thee, and that without knowing whether I shall ever see thee more iu this world. Take my counsel into thy bosom, and let it dwell with thee, in my stead, while thou livest.” Here follows some domestic advice. Penn then proceeds: “And now, my dearest, let me recommend to thy care my dear children, abundantly beloved •f me. as the Lord's b’e-sings, an l the sweet pledges of our mutual and endeared affection. Above all things endeavor to breed them up in the knowledge and love of virtue, and that holy, plain way of it which we have lived in, that the world, in no part of it, get into my family. * * “For their learning be liberal. Spare no cost, for by such parsimony all is lost that is saved ; but let it be useful knowledge, such as is consistent with truth and godliness, not cher ishing a vain conversation or idle mind. * * * I recommend the useful part of mathematics, Ate., but agriculture is especially in my eyes. Let my children be husbandmen and house wives; it is industrious, healthy, honest, and of good example. * * Be sure to observe their j genius, and do not cross it as to learning. * * I choose not they should bo married to earthly, covetous kindred: and of cities and towns of concourse beware. The world is apt to stick close to those who have lived and got wealth there. A country life and estate [ like for my j children. I prefer a decent mansion, before ten thousand pounds in London, or such like place, in a way of trade.” He then addresses his children, and finally his elder boys, in the following admirable strain, honorable alike to his understanding and his heart : “And as for you, who are likely to be con cerned in the government of Pennsylvania, I do charge you, before the Lm'd God and hi? holy angels, that you be lowly, diligent, and tender, fearing God, loving the people, and ha ting covetousness. Let jus;ice have it.- impartial course, and the law tree passage. Though to your loss, protect no man against it; for you are not above the law, Hut the law above you. Live, therefore, the lives yourselves, you would have the people to live : and then you have a right j and boldness to punish the transgress n\ Keep i upon the square, for God sees you ; therefore do your duty, and be sure you see with your ; own eyes, and hear with your own ears. Em tertain no iuchers; cherish no informers lor gain or revenge ; use no tricks ; ily to no de vices to support or cover injustice ; but let your heart be upright before the Lord trusting in Him above the contrivances of men, and none shall be able to hurt or supplant.” The letter from which these few extracts are made, concludes : “So hue well to rny thrice dearly beloved wife and children ! Yours, as God pleaseth, in that which no waters can quench, no time forget, nor distance wear away.” The Odd Fellows The Washington Globe thus bears testimony to the great in crease and noble mission of Odd Fellowship : ’•We believe that in the whole history of the world, there is no instance of any society of men, unaided by power, wealth or political in fluence. who have from an humble beginning, ... e o’ risen so rapidly to be both numerous and opu lent, an the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. The fact is itself a eaiogium on the ftrder—on its objects, its conduct, and its adm nistration. 1 The great aim of it is to do good, and the oniv aim we believe. To comfort the sorrow strick en, to heal the sick, to leed the hungry, to clothe the naked, and to relieve the necessitous, are the cardinal purposes for which Odd Fellow ship was instituted. So far it has nobly fulfill ed its mission, and its success has far exceeded everything that could have been anticipated. Everywhere the Odd Fellows are erecting no ble buildings called halls, which are not built altogether for show, but lor use, and they are made useful always, we believe. ’ CowroATTOK Asa Asreemest.—ln a lesson in parsing the sentence, ‘Man courting in capacity of bliss,’ dtc., tire word ‘courtfhg’ came to a pert young miss of fourteen to parse. She commenced hesitatingly, but got along well enongh until she was to tel! what it agreed with. Here she stopped short. But as the teacher said— ‘•Very well, what does courting agree with?’ Ellen blushed and held down her bead. “*Ye-ye-yes. sir!” “Well, why don't you parse that word—what does it agree with?’ Blushing still more and stammering, Ellen said— “lt a-a-agrees with tire girls, sir!’’ We find die following in the Boston Post’s Politi cal Dictionary : Washington.—An eminent American states man. As he died leaving no issue, ail persona claiming to be “secotid Washingtons” arc manifest impostors. Ex-Presidest Tyler. In a recent agricultural talk before the Leg islature ot V irginia, Mr. Solou Robinson thus describes the mode of life of au ex-President of the United States: There may be seen upon the left bank of James river, about sixty miles below Rich mond, and some two miles Lack from the bank, a dwelling, which, although with all its at tachments and offices, shows a front of white j frames two hundred and seventy feet long, vet, j in lact, is a very moderate farm-house, upon a J tract ot some eleven hundred acres, though only j six hundred acres are in cultivation. And here, j upon this spot, may be seen as great a show ol | republican simplicity as the British officer saw <in Marion's camp. For here lives, in plain and j simple style, a plain Virginia fanner, engaged | in improving, by lime and marl, and thorough plowing, the old fields ; cutting down, anti ■ clearing up, and fencing, and bringing into cul ; tivatiou the forest ; and growing wheat and j corn for sale. Ask the captain of the steamer to set you ashore, and bend your steps towards yonder i ! farm-house. Perchance, on your way you will meet with a plainly dressed farmer ot about j sixty, riding about in a little carryall wagon, drawn by a plain-looking old white horse.— j He is superintending, personally, the affairs ofj the farm—giving a direction to a servant here, ! and a word ot encouragement to another there, j or making some inquiry after the stock or crops ot some confidential one with whom he holds ; a short consultation. Approach and introduce yourself without ceremony, and he will invite 1 you cordially to ride home and dine with him, with as little ceremony as you will ever find where true hospitality and politeness prevail. The table will bo graced by a beautiful lady, (a second wife.) and perchance a most lovely daughter of some twenty summers, blooming in mhealth, and so good a countenance as shall make you almost break the tenth command ment. There, too, you shall see a couple of I sweet ‘iti!e boys, that gladden the declining y r ears of the old farmer. Stroll out after dinner into the park. Here is a monument that marks the tomb of some de parted triend. Read: “Here lieth rhe hones of my saiths til old horse, Gen eral, aged twentv-five years, who. in ail his long service, never blundered but once; would that his master could say the same.” Now, who is that master ? He hath not al ways lived in this humble, though happy home, so retired from all the bustle of city or political life. No; in* was once master of another man sion, widely known as the White House, where he dwelt as the ruler of twenty millions of peo ple. and wore the authority of that rank that en- I titled him to the name and honor of “the proud est sovereign in the world,” for lie was Presi dent of the United States. But, by the working of the beautiful machinery of our glorious repub lican institutions, this mighty sovereign is again “one of the people,” but still wearing a proud and honorable title, for he is now known as “Farmer John Tyler, of Virginia.” Anecdote—Faith and Works—On the frith of Forth was an old ferryman, a man of much thought and observation, but of few words ; a constant student of the Bible, and a firm believer in its truths. Among his patrons were two loquacious companions, whose busi ness led them across the river once a week. One of them was, as he supposed, a high-toned Calvinist, while the other imagined himself to be equally well grounded in the tenets of Ann in ins. Their conversation always turned upon some doctrinal point. The ferryman was frequently annoyed by the repetition of faith on one side, and works on the other, be cause they were used iu a sense so different from their real import, and so destructive of their scriptural harmony. Ar length the patient old man felt obliged to interfere. He said nothing, but fell upon the following expedient. Upon one of his oars he painted the words Faith ; upon the other Works. It was not long before the zealous but friendly disputants applied for a passage over the Forth. Upon entering the deepest part of the river, where the swollen water rushed down with fearful violence, the ferryman took in “Faith,” and pulled away upon “Works” with all his might. The boat, went round and round, much to the annoyance and terror of the two passengers. “ Put out. the other oar, 1 ’ said one of them in a loud and ansjrv tone. “Very well,” was the calm reply of the old man—at the same time taking in “Works,” and relying on “Faith” alone. The experiment with this oar produced the same result, and drove the witnesses of it to the conclusion that the ferryman was •‘■out. of his head.” The old man however continued his “practical demonstrations” on the water, untii he thought the friends were prepared to see two things in connection. Fie then called their attention to the names of his oars : “I hav^ tried your way.” said he and yours ; and you have seen the result. Now observe my way.” And giving a steady hand to each oar, the little boat soon acknowledged the power of their harmonious strokes, by the straight and rapid flight w r hich she took for the landing. T. R. O. Railroads.— A Northern paper, speaking on this subject, says: At the close of the year 1846 there were 161 4 miles of railroad in operation in New York, and on the Ist December, 1849. there were 2183. showing an in crease in eleven months of 519 By the Ist of January 1850. there will be about 150 miles more in operation, which will make the aggregate length 2283 miles, and the otal increase 669 miles. In the State of New York there has been an increase of a bout 400 miles. In the Southern and Western States a great many miles of railroad have been opened this year, and so far as our recollection at this mo ment, the total number ot miles of rai Iroad put in op eration in the United States during the vear 1849 will not be less than 2000. At the close of the vear 1848 it was estimated that there were 6120 miles of railroad in die United States, to which add the 2000 opened this year, and die aggregate at the close of 1849 will be 8120 miles. In 1849 about 1000 miles were opened ; it therefore appears that in 1849 dou ble the number of miles were put in operation, com pared witli the previous year- A Hard Hrr.—The Albany Dutchman per petrates the following hard hit at tobacco chew ers : “A chemist in New It oik has just inven ted a substitute tor tobacco. It is made of guano, and will doubtless soon supersede the *eed, as it is just as nasty, and a good deal cheaper.” A Sight amoas the Wolves. a narrative. ”Fwas a night of January, IT—. We had bean to a tine quilting frolic, about two miles from our settlement of four or five log houses.— ’Tvvas rather late, about 12 o’clock, I should guess—when the party broke up. There was a moon—and aduli overhead-sky and a lew pale and silky stars gave us their dull light as they shone through the dingy curtain. There were six of us in company; Henry Mason, and tour as pretty girls as ever grew up. ‘There were my two sisters, and Harry’s sister and his sweet heart, the daughter of our next door neighbor. — She was a down right handsome girl—that Caro line Allen. I never saw her equal, though I am no stranger to pretty faces. She was pleas ant and kind of heart, so gentle and sweet spo ken, and so intelligent besides, that every body loved her. and she had an eye as blue as the hill violet, and her lips were like a red rose leaf in June. No wonder, then, that Harry Mason loved her—boy that he was—for we had neither of us seen our seventeenth summer. Our path lay through a thick forest of oak. with here and there a tall pine raising its dark full shadow against the sky, with an outline ren- . dered instinct by the darkness. The snow was deep—deeper a great deal than it ever fell of j late years : but the surface “was frozen strong enough to bear our weight, and we hurried on over the bright, pathway with rapid steps. We had not proceeded far before a long, low howl came to our ears. We all knew it in a mo ment; and I could feel a shudder thrilling the arms that were close to my own, and a sudden cry burst from the lips of ail of us—“the wolves ! —the wolves !” Dili you ever see a wolf—not one of your caged, broken down, show animals, which are exhibited for sixpence a sigh l :. and children halt price; but a fierce, half starved ranger of the wintry forest, howling overthe barren snow, ac tually mad with hunger ! There is not one ot God’s creatures which has got such a fiendish look as this animal. It has the form as well as the spirit of a demon. Another and another howl; and then we could distinctly hear the quick patter of the feet behind us. We all turned right about and look ed in the direction ot the sounds. “The devils are alter us,” said Mason, pointing to a line of dark gliding bodies. And so in fact they were— a whole troop of them—howling like so many Indians in a pow-wow. We had no weapons of any kind ; and we knew enough of the nature of these vile creatures who followed us, to know that it would be useless to follow them. There was not a moment to lose ; the savage beasts were close upon us. To attempt flight would have been a hopeless affair. There was but one chance of escape, and we instantly seized upon it. “To the tree ! let us climb this tree !” I cried, springing forward towards a low houghed and gnarled oak ; which I saw at a glance cuuid ; be easily climbed into. Harry Mason sprang lightly into the tree and aided in placing the terrified girls in a place of comparative-security among the thick boughs.— I was the last ou the ground, and the whole troop were yelling at my heels before I reached the rest of the company. There was one mo ment of hard breathing and wild exclamations among us and'then a feeling of calm thankful ness for our escape. The night was cold, and we soon began to shiver and shake like so ma ny sailors on the topmast of an Iceland whaler, j But there were no murmurs—no complaining among 11s, for we could distinctly see the gaunt, attenuated bodies of the wolves beneath us, and every now and then we could see great glowing eyes staring up at the tree where we were seat ed. And then their yells—they were loud, long and devilish. r know not how long we had remained in this situation, for we had no means of ascertaining the time—when 1 heard the limb of the tree cracking, as if breaking beneath the weight of some of us ; and in a moment afterwards a shriek went through my ears like the piercing of a knife. A light form went down through the naked branches, and fell with a dull and heavy sound upon the stiff snow. ‘•Oh, God ! lam gone ! r ’ It was the voice of Caroline Allen. The poor girl never spoke again ! There was a horrid diz ziness and confusion in my brain, and I spoke not- and £ stirred not, for the whole of that time was like an ugly, unreal dream. I only re. membered that there were smothered groans and dreadful howls underneath ! It was all over in a moment. Poor Caroline ! She was literally eaten alive. The wolves had a fright ful least, and they became raving mad at the taste of blood. When I came to myself—when the horrible dream went off—and it lasted but a moment — l struggled to shake off the arms ol my sister, which were clinging around me, and could I have clearod myself I shouid have jumped down among the raving animals. But when a second thought came over me, any attempt to rescue would he useless. As for poor Mason, he was wild with horror. He had tried to follow Caro line when she fell, but he could not shake off the grasp of his terrified sister. liis youth and his weak constitution and frame, were unable to withstand the dreadful trial ; and he stood close by my side with his hands firmly clenched, and his teeth set closely, gazing down on the wrang ling creatures below, with the fixed stare of a maniac. It was indeed a terrible scene. Around was the thick, cold night—and below the raven ous wild beasts were lapping their bloody jaws, and howling for another victim. The morning broke at last, and our frightful enemies fled at the first advance of daylight, like so many cowardly murderers. We waited until the sun had risen before we ventured to crawl from our hiding place. W e were chilled through —every limb was numb and cold with terror— and po,r Mason was delirious and raged wildly about the things he had witnessed. We had not gone but a little distance when we were met by our friends from the settlements, who had become alarmed at our absence. They were shocked at our wild and frightful appear ance. They assisted us to reach home ; but Harry Mason never recovered from this dreadful trial. He neglected his business, his suidies, and his friends, anon murmuring to himseit about that horrible night. He fell to drinking soon after, and died a miserable drunkard beibre age had whitened bis head. For my part I confess I have never recovered fiom the terrors of the melancholy circumstance which I have endeavored to describe. Ihe thought of it has haunted me like a shadow ; and even new, the whole scene comes at times freshly before me in my diearns, and I start up with something of the same feeling and terror which I experienced when, more than a half a century ago, T pa*od a night among tfc* welxc?.’ “Happy Home.”—A young man meets a pretry face in the ball-room, falls in love with it, courts it. “marries, goes to housekeeping with it, and boasts of having a home logo to, and a wife. The chances are nine to ten he has neither. Her pretty face gets to be an old sto rJ““*or becomes taded, or freckled, or fretted —and, as that face was all he wanted, all he pard attention to v ” all he sat up with, all he oargained for, all he swore to “love, hotter, and protect, he gets sick of his trade ; knows a dozen faces he likes better ; gives up staying at home evenings ; consoles himself with ci gars and oysters, whiskey punch, and politics, and looks upon his home as a very indifferent boarding house. A family of children grow up about him; but neither he nor hijs fair “face” knows anything about teaching them ; so they come up helter skelter—-made toys of when babies, dolls when boys and girls, drudges when men and women ; anti so passes year after year, and not one quiet, happy, homely hour is known throughout the whole household. An other young man becomes enamored of a “for tune.” He waits upon it to pat ties, dances the Polka with it,exchanges billet-doux with it,pops the question to it, gets “yea” from it, is pub lished to it. goes to the parson's with it, call* it “wife,” carries it home, sets up an estab lishment with it, introduces it to his friends, and says (poor fellow!) that he, too, is married, and has a home. It's false. He is not married, he has got no home ; and he soon finds it out. He’s in the wrong box ; but it’s too late to get out of it ; he might as well hope to escape from j his coffin. Friends congratulate him, and ha : lias to grin and bear it. ‘They praise the house, the furniture, the cradle, the new Bi ile, the newer baby ; and then bid the “fortune” and him who “husbands” it good morning! As if he had known a good morning since he and that gilded “fortune”‘were declared to be one. Take another case. A young woman is smitten with a pair of whiskers. Curled hair never before had such charms. She sets her cap tor them ; they take. The delighted whiskers make an offer, first one and then the other, profit*!ing themselves both in exchange tor one heart. ‘The dear Miss is overcome with magnanimity, closes the bargain, carries home her prize, shows it to her pa and ma, calls herself engaged to it, thinks there was never such a pair (of whi.-kers) before, and in a few weeks they are married. Married! Yes. the vvorln calls them so a.id we will. What is the result? A short honey moon, and then the unlucky discovery that they are as unlike as chalk and new cheese, and not to be made one though ail the priests in Christendom pronounc ed them so.— Mercury. A Case of Supposition. A Texan whit was returning home after tho battle of Buena Vista, having got separated from his companions and had his horse stolen by the Indians, was obliged to take it afoot. Walking along leisurely one Sunday morning, with his rifle on his shouider, looking out for game to make a breakfast upon, without knowing whal day of the week it was. he suddenly caine to a small stream on the coniines of Texas, not know ing that he had as yet reached the border of his native State. Perceiving that the stream abound ed in fish, he took a hook and line from his pocket, and procuring some worms for bait, he sat down patiently on the Lank, wrapped in a brown study, thinking of his little tana at home, when a preacher who was on a circuit rode suddenly up and thus accosted him : “Hallo, stranger ! what are you doing there ?” “Fishing for my breakfast,” replied the im port urable Texan, without deigning to look around at his interrogator. “Well, do you know you ate violating tho Sabbath ?” said the preacher, in a drawling, psalm-singing tone. “No,” said the Texan, turning around and looking up at the preacher for the first time with, an air of surprise, which the preacher took for consternation, “I must be somewhar near the white settlements, then ?” “Yes. you are, replied the preacher, ‘and vi olating the Lord’s Day. for which you will have to answer hereafter on the great day of Judg ment.” ‘The Texan looked up with a supolicating air and the preacher thinking his penitent mood a good time to make hun a convert, continued : ••Do you know, my young friend, that you are sitting on the verge of the broad stream of iniquity, and without you leave here and turn into the home paths of virtue, that you will be lost? Where do you think you would goto now,” said the preacher, warming with his own eloquence, “supposing the angel Gabriel was to blow his horn ?” The ‘Texan coolly hauled in his line, and, fronting the preacher, said : “You ask me whar I think I would go to if the angel Gabriel should blow his horn ?” - “Yes,” replied the preacher. “Well, you see. wharever thar is an if the case admits of an argument—now yp are supposin', ain’t you? Well, you know what a bee gum is ? Maybe you’ve heart* tell of these big black bar hereabouts, and maybe you've seen Inijns ? Well, now, suppos in’ you was after a bee gum, and one of these big black bar was after you, and a smart chance of red skins were after the bar. Now, what would you do—keep the tree from the bar, gine the bar agin to tbe Injins, gine the Injinsagiu the bar, or grease and slope ?”— Pic. A Fact.—The ready wit of a true-born Irishman, however humble, is exceeded only by his gallantry. A few days since, says an ex change paper, we observed a case in point, A sudden gu.-t of’wiud took a parasol from the hand of its owner, and before one had a chance to recollect whether it would be his etiquette to catch the-parasol of a lady, to whom he had never been introduced, a lively Emeralder dropped his hod of bricks, caught the parachute in the midst of its E Isler gyra'ion. and presen ted it to the icser, with a low bow, w hich re minded us of poor Power. “Faith, madam,"’ said he as h<- did so, “if you were as strong as y<u are handsome, it wo ildn’t have got away from yu.” “Which shall l thank you for fir.-t, the service or the compliment 7” asked the lady smilingly. “Troth, madam,” said again touching the place where once stood* brim of what was a beaver, “that look of your beaufiiul eye thanked me for both. ” — Liverpool Mercury, NO. 3.