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ANDERSON, 'GRIMES C( UNTY, TEXAS, JUNE 27, 1856.
NO. 5.
Death's Voyagers.
- BY TvMMA ALICE BROWSE.
Dear, arise, we must be g-ing—
Hear the boatman's nearing song;
By this dark and mournful river
We have tarried all too long.
While across the pale mists softly
Thrills the rapture of his strain,
We will walk the shore together,
Half forgetting all our pain.
Half forgetting all the shadows,
AU the sorrow and the sin
In this dim and wretched valley.
Where our paths so long have been.
Seeing not the solemn midnight
That hath made our lives forlorn.
But the broad and fadeless sunshine
Burning in our risen, morn.
Oh I my dear one. do not tnltfiju
See the ripples fair and rise ;
And the boatman's rapture trembles
Into golden ecstasies.
So. my sweet, my arms around thee,
And thy head against my breast,
Prift we "down the lowly river
To the country of the blest
Hanger, cold and desolation.
All, have sunken in our wake,
Like asad ''disastrous planet''
In the morning's crimson break.
Never any hopeless crying,
From the continent of sin,
C'inib against the golden gateway,
"Where our feet slvill enter in.
Conversation.
The object of conversation is to entertain
and amuse. To Iw agreeable, yon must
learn to be a.good listener. A man who
monopolizes a conversation is a bore, no
matter how great his knowledge.
Never get into a dispute. State yonr
opinions, but do not argue them. Do not
contradict, and. above all. never oflfend by
correcting mistakes or inaccnrracies of fact
or expression.
Never lose temper—never notice a slight;
never notice any atlrout, unless it is of a
cross character, and then punish it at once.
You can never quarrel in the presence of
ladies, but a personal indignity may be
avenged anywhere.
You are not required to defend your
friends in company, unless the conversation
is addiessed to you ; but you n.ay correct a
s ta ten.en t of fact, if yon know it to be
wrong.
Never talk at people by hints, slurs, iuu-
endos, and such mean devices. If you have
anythiug to say, out with it. Nothing
charms more than candor, when united with
good breeding.
Do not call people by their names in
epeaking to them. In peaking of you own
-oliikUeti, uovcr '• üfclar-'-er" and " Mi**" rh^m
in speaking to other people of theirs never,
neglect to do so,
It is vulgar to talk in a loud tone, and
mdalge in horse laughs. Be very careful
in speaking upon subjects upon which you
are not acquainted. Much is to be learned
by confessing yonr ignorance—nothing can
he by pretending to knowledge you do not
possess.
Never tell long stories. Avoid all com-
mon slang phrases and pet words.
Of all things, dou't attempt to be too fine.
Use good, honest English—and common
words for comm. n things.
How to Pop the Question.—" Gracious !"
■ays I, •' its now time to look arter Nance."
Next day, down I went. Nancy wa3
alone, and I axed her if the 'sqnire was in.
She she said he wasn't.
• " Cause," said I, making 'believe that I
wanted him, " our colt has spraiued his foot,
and I come to see if the 'squire wont lend
me his mare to go to town."
She said she guessed he would. I'd
better sit down and wait till the 'squire
come in.
Down I sot; she looked sorter strange,
and my heart felt queer around the edge.
" Are yon going down to Betsy Martins ?"
after a while says she.
Sez I, " reckon I would."
Sez she, " suppose you'll take Patience
Dodge ?"
Sez I, " I monght and then I mongh'nt."
Sez she, '' I heard you was going to get
married."
Sez I, '' I Wouli't wonder a bit."
I looked at her and saw the tears cumin.
Sez, I, " may be she'll ax you to be
bredesmaid."
She riz up, she did, her facc was as red
as a boiled beet.
" Seth Stokes !" and she couldn' say any
more, she was so full.
" Won't you be bridesmaid, Nance ?"
«ays I.
"No," sez she and she burst right out.
II Well then," sez I, " if you won't be the
bridesmaid, will you be the bride?"
She looked at me—I swon to man I
never saw anything so awful purty. I
took right holt of her hand.
" Yes or No," sez I, " right oiT."
" Yes," says she.
That's the sorts, sez I, and I gave her a
kiss and a hug. I soon fixed matters with
the 'squire. We soon hitched traces to trot
iu double harness for life, and I never had
had canse to repen: my bargain."
A lady made a complaint to Frederick
tho Great, King of Prussia. " Your Maj-
esty," said she, " my husband treats me
badly."
" That is none of my business," replied
the King.
" But he speaks verv ill of vou," said the
lady.
"That," he replied, " is none of your bu-
siness."
Circumstances alter cases; red paint,
"which is a great improvement on the looks
of an old house is an injurv to young la-
die's cheeks.
The Blue Rock Accident.
The Entombment at Blue Lick—Thrilling
Narrative by the Buried Miners—
Their Feelings and employment Under
Ground and their Sensations when Rescu-
ed.
With the recent entombment of four
miners at Blue liock, near Zinesville, in
Ohio, by the falling of the coal bank in
which they were working, our readers are
already familiar. Their confinement in that
dreary tomb continued for fourteen days
and thirteen hours, with only food vhich
was intended for a dinner for two men, and
with drinking nothing exccpt water im-
pregnated with copperas.
Robert II. Gilimore, Esq., editor of the
Zauesville Gazette, has just issued in book
form, a vciy well written and interesting
narrative of the thrilling affair, from the
outset to the rescue. We are informed
that it will be offered for sale in our city
in a few days, and wo commend it
to the favorable attention of our readers,
[n the meanwhile we havt been permitted
to make a few extracts froip it:
The Excavation, for the Relief of the
Miners.—The labor and danger involved in
can scarcely be appreciated by one who was
not on the ground. It was necessary to
combine the greatest possible speed with
the utmost caution. A single false step
would have brought a terrible destruction
upon the excavators; for during their
labors, the crumbling hill hung with tens of
thousands of tons of pressure, imminent and
threatening above their heads !
Within six hours after the men were
rescued, more than fifty feet of "the mine
fell in. If opperations had been delayed
that length of time, the workman would
have been inevitably killed, and the im-
prisoned miners would, beyond doubt,
have perished by a lingering death in their
terrible prison.
The Falling in of the Bank.—One of the
entombed men says, in describing this:
I observed that the pillars of coal were
crawling outwards at the bottom. Chunks
of coal began to fly from one side of the entry
against the other. They went with such
force that I think they would have cut a
man in two, if they had hit him. All this
occured in less time than it takes mo to tell
it.
Miraculous Escape.—Oue of the miners,
who heard the bank grooving and breaking,
attempted to make his escape, but he be-
came completely lost, and knew not where
to go. The falling mass had crowded him
up against a pillar; his right arm was
caught and hekl tightly against it. lie
tría J to get it juiHinij until if. inmost
left the socket; but it would not come. lie
wrenched it again ; but it seemed immova-
ble. In his despair, he threw all his
strength into one effort more—he was free.
In the sudden movement, his left hand
struck a car; he knew it must be upon the
track. Blind, bleeding and stunned, fight-
ing his way through the falling mine, he at
last stood upon the platform.
A gash six inches long was cut in his
back, another on his head, and his shoulders
were bruised all over. When he reached
us, he was all a gore of blocd. -
The Rescue.—Tho greatest excitement
prevailed during the excavations, and up-
wards of one thousand people were frequent-
ly on the ground.
The workmen have burrowed through
about four hundred feet of earth and rock.
The men were rescued at a point seven
hundred feet distant from the mine.
Poor fellows 1 no sons of Ethiopa ever
wore blacker faces. How pinched ar.d
starved they look ? IIow wild and promi-
nent are their great white eyes ! As you
look upon them, you can see but little else.
But what are thoso white furrows down
their cheeks 1 Tears!
Feelings of the Entombed Men.—One of
the entombed men, Gatwood, gives an ex-
tended account of their emotions and oc-
cupations during the fourteen days they
spent under the earth. He says, speaking
of the time when they were first buried :
We found we were completely shut in.
We at once saw there was no escape. We
gave up all hope, Pearson spoke first, and
said," b^ys, let us go back and make our
bed whereon to die."' We went into some
of the other miners' rooms where we found
shovels which had been used by them ;
then going to the head, of the entry, iu a
small room, we shoveled together a quanti-
ty of dry, loosi dirt for our bed. The room
which we had chosen, like the other parts
of the mine, was only four feet high. To
stand up straight in it, was, of course, im-
possible. Miners, when at work, always
sit down or kneel.
In our search we found two dinners which
had been left by the hands. We carried
them to our bed, where we sat down and
all took a piece. We thought we might
as well eat all we wanted at once; but
after we got through there was about half
of it left.
A Singular Agreement. — While we
were lying there, Pearson said to us, " boys,
let us make a bargain among ourselves."
I said to him, •' Well, what is it. I think
we will be willing." He said, " whoever
of us dies first, let the others lay him down
on one side of the room ; but on no account
take him out of it, so that when W6 are all
idead, we'll lie here togethe'r." We made
•the bargain. If one of us had died we
i would have placed him on the outside, and
i then we would have laid close beside him.
I Our room would not have held more than
; f0l,r. It required us to lay very close to-
| frether. After the agreement was made,
: EligeII said, '* I hope I may be the first oue
jto°go." We all expressed the same
i wish.
Sensations—Total Darkness.—AÉ the
unfortunate men complained of beingfvery
cold, and said they never suffered as
from that cause in the coldest winter
ever experienced. After they had beá in
the mine a few hours their lamps rent
out.
They kept burning more and more f;
We trimmed them and kept lifting u[ jJie
wick, but it all was of no avail. Th< r at
last went out, and left us in total darkpss,
There was not the least glimmer of
for our eyes. No midnight was eve
dark. Gatwood says he placed his
tly.
gbt
"*so
[id
'M
before his eyes, in the hope that he mÍ0Ut
be able to see it, but it was impossible^)
discover anything in the slightest degfeé. v f
Singular Hallucination in Delirium^-
At first itie p«iigs of horror were terrible |
bear, but the gnawing became less aud less
frequent, and delirium came on, accom-
panied by singular hallucinations. Thev
following account is much like that of soufe
of the other sufferers:
l' I also saw splendid dinners standing
beside me. I seemed to recollect all the
good meals I had ever eaten. Once I
seemed to be at home sitting at the table in
front of my mother, in the position I always
occupied. She passed me the bread, Í
thought ; I tooií it, brought it to my lips,
and was aroused to find that. I had filled my
mouth with bits of coal and dust. At
another time. I thought my father came into
the bank bearing iu his hand a plate contain-
ing several pieces of baked short cake., I
could see the yellow butter running melted
down the edge of it. Father said to me,
' James, are you starving V and having
handed me the bread, turned round (iud
passed out again without another word. I
took the bread and brought it to my mouth,
but was again awakened to find myself
biting one side of my hand. At another
time I heard Edgell eating something, and
having asked him what it was, discovered
that he was munching coal.
No Food.—We did not make use of the
oil as food. Edgell says that after they had
been in about a week, or thereabout, he took
one swallow of it. He found it very
pleasant, resembling chicken gravy, as much
as anything else he can think of. He did
not taste it afterwards, nor did lie tell the
other boys, but threw the can into one of
the empty rooms. He says, *'I thought
that death was certain at all events, and
using the oil would only have prolonged our
sufferings. I did not wish to be the last to
die."
IIow the Earth Appeared after the Rescue.
We had been entombed iu the mountain
fourteen days and thirteen hours. When
v J n 1„ 1 ■.~ I ■
the trees; the morning after We
rescued we looked from our windows and
beheld the forest clothed in green. We
never before knew what a beautiful earth it
Childhood.
In those romantic days, so lost no
the past, and in the clouds of poetic fee!
with which we have enfolded them, how
easily we were sjhpriij^d and entertained
and delighted;! X sutrfipwer was radiant
then as ths sun,?fcnA -blossomed almost as
far above our heáÉᣠsong of a bird,
and the report.of ja' pisfbl, excited wonder,
each in the same degree and quality, so
charmingly ¡partial our judgments were !
The size of otir play-house, the sweetness of
our cake, and* the glory of sunshine that
illuminated the gieat world for us, gave
equal pleasure. Theli v.-etnade friends with
cat§ and dogs, with trees and clouds ; and
all eavtbíy thmgí beiit aver us so protecjjiii
If we fan tbrono-h fields of grain, th#
ripe earáwotíTrrfc^«tmid-wWsper above our
heads, while we, ruthless hunters, were in
full chase after a cricket or grasshopper;
and when we played in a clover field or
mowing lot, how every blade or scented
grass, and every round pink blossom seemed
like an equal and dear friend, till we were
ready to clasp them by armfulls to our little
eager hearts! How horrible wasps and
bees were, and what enviable heroes squir-
rels were ; and what a mystery about all
those birds, whose bodies were winged as
our hearts! Then, for embodiments of
wisdom, courage, strength, virtue, beauty,
we had mothers and grandfathers, aunts and
cousins by scores. It was unquestionably
beautiful, as a beginning.
" It was beautiful, as a beginning." It
will be beautiful forever. The golden liaze
which lies on the meadows, and little
of childhood ; the flowers that mirror t
selves in its brooks; the singing bird
nestle in its boughs—t
ed, the love3 that pu
adorned it—these wil
fade, can never be fo
of manhood, they ari
ful as when we w, "
ders of the morn
the stars of life's twiliw
^ hopes that
d, the faitli
ver fade, can!
iten. In the}
trong and
on the dewy"
andin old age, w|
•fft are fading
The Lady and Her Cat.
The Boston Transcript gives an amusing
account of an event which occurred in that
city a few days since. It seems that a
French lady residing there had a favorite
cat, which, in the course of time, had grown
so troublesome aud bold as to be exceeding-
ly annoying. Madame had borne its in-
creasing encroachments for a long time un-
complainingly aud with patience; but at
last had determined to bring her course to a
sudden end. This was only accomplished
after continued strivings and self-contentions,
but triumphed iu the end. Madame, how-
ever, had a kind and tender heirt. She
therefore prepared a large basket, lined it
with delicate cotton, perfumes and flowers,
and capturing Miss Puss in an ungaided
moment, she forthwith, with many tears,
incarcerated her in this living tomb. When
night came, the distressed mistress, attended
by a faithful female serviter, repaired to the
nearest bridge. Here her resolution wavered
and almost gave way, and she wept bitterly
over her former favorite, but finally, like the
conclusion of a preamble, she was resolved,
and was about consigning her victim to the
waters.
The few lucid moments that had dawned
on Miss Puss were being brought to a close.
Already was she hovering between life and
death ; the basket was raided, aud when it
fell it was to fall like Lucifer, never to rise
again. At this moment a strong arm was
laid upon her, and she heard a voice ex-
claim : " Wretched woman !—unhappy fe-
male ! what would you do ? Give me the
basket! Poor, unfeeling maniac!—and her
own offspring, too, no doubt! Don't resist!
Halloa there, policeman!" And a star dawn-
ed upou her—not the star of hope, but an
invulnerable agent of the law. What was
to be done ? She could not speak the
English language sufficiently fluent to ex-
plain in this hurried moment; but chancing
to think of the name of the French consul,
she asserted as plainly as she could, that
she appealed to him. The " pollis" reflected
a moment—consented—and soon after the
rescuer and the rescued, the infanticide and
the policeman, arrived at the consul's
residence. Here the lady in her own tongue
made known her story; and the gallant
delivered his. " Open the basket!" said the
modern Aristides. The basket was opened.
The benévolent gentleman looked at the
policeman, and the policeman in great dis-
gust at the benevolent gentleman. •' Well,
I hope you are satisfied!" remarked the
functionary, contemptuously, as if absolv-
ing himself from any participancy in the
matter; and the benevolent gentleman, with
a faint " O yes!" consulted his watch,
wished somebody good morning, and faded
out into the darkness.
fine size, free from worms, and evéry year
since the fruit has been good, and the trees
b,eqame healthy and free from gum, while
two trees left without the charcoal con
tinue to beat wormy fruit and are un-
healthy.
Romance of the Steam Engine.
\ iewing one of those gigantic engines
to be seen in some of our steamers, who
will deny that there is something awfully
grand in the contemplation of it ? Stand
amidst its ponderous beams and bars, its
wheels and cylinders, and watch t!.eir un-
ceasing play, how regular, yet how wonder-
ful! A Jady's Geneva watch is not more
nicely adjusted—the rush of the waterfall
more awful in its stréihgtu. Old
cathedrals and rurtu^ abbeys are
solemn places, teaching -fielieirrn lessons,
touching solemn things, but to the con-
templative mind, a steam engine can preach
a solemn lesson, too; it can tell him of
mind wielding matter at its will ; it can
tell him of intellect battling with the ele-
ments ; it can tell him of a genius to invent,
skill of fashion, and perseverance to finish.
No man knows the powers of his own mind
until they have been exercised. Thousands
have sunk into an obscure grave, in whose
soul the living fire of poetry, or the bright
sparks of genius 4ay hidden and lost, which
merely wanted education to cause them to
shed a luster over their race. And in some
retired spot, may remain the mortal tene-
ment, from which the soul of an Arkwright,
a Scott, a Davy, a Watt, or a Webster ma;
have fled, which merely wanted education
and opportunities for this developement.
And ought it not to be a lesson to those
who laugh at novelties, and put no faith in
invention, to think that the mighty steam
engine—the triumph of art and skill, was
once the laughing-stock of jeering thou-
sands, and once the waking notion of a boy's
mind, as he sat, and in seeming idleness,
mused upon a small column of sfeam spout-
ing from a tea-kettle.—Scientific America '
A Yankee Wedding in New York.
Chancing to visit the office of Alderman
F—; the other day, we witnessed a hy-
menial ceremony that wi 1 bear narratiug.
The bridogroom was a weather-beaten
countryman, a perfect picture of good na-
ture, but so tall that in entering the portals
of the office an- involuntary obeisance was
necessary; white the artificial hollyhocks
on the summit of the bride's bonnet just
touched the elbow of her expected lord.
Their entrance was preceded by au urchin
with dilapidated garments, who claimed
and received three coppers as his fee for
guiding them to the spot.
" What can I do for vou, my good
visit. " Pray, be seated, madam."
Well, - Squires- answered
omplact
and the night cometh, dark with the fear
death, all these beauiiful things will com^
up before tho soul, fresh and holy as figures
on a painting, from which, after years of ab-
scence or of forgetfulness, the curtain that
has hidden it, is rolled away, and the .light
permitted once again to stream afluentlv
over it.
No period of life is so rich in fruits as
childhood. Great clusters of glories hang
around all its temples, and the promise bow,
with the pot of gold at its foot (resting among
the distant hills) spans it ceaselessly,
its hours are sun-tipped, and its days are as
..a stream, brorul-breasted and stroncr, burst-
\vere] in-yfts wlty wTtfi'n ^tT; tiiítclTríg^Trn«-iincfer
purpling vines, through pleasant gardens,
out into the rugged waste and beyond.
Childhood ! It is a poem—a song—a babe's
prayer, pure as the wings that bear it to the
ear of God ! It is a city, lying like Jerusalem,
under the shadow.of olive trees and the
palm—a city in whose streets it is always
carnival time—from whose towers the bells
are always ringing out their silvery chimes ;
a city, filled with gardens, wherein children
are forever playing, and listening to the
songs of the winged singers; a city of
beautiful palaces, of granel old temples, of
solemn pillars, lifting themselves, proudly
and holily to the upper blue. Softer than
the notes of doves singing under the
wiudows of heaven, are the voices that come
to us in life's great conflicts from the realm
of youth; grander than old chronicles,
sublimer than old prophecies, are its memo-
ries. Seen and remembered in the middle
watches of lite, the days of childhood, as
Hyperion says of the old scholars: " Walked
majestically ; some like the sun, with all his
traveling glories round him ; others wrapped
in gloom, yet glorious as a night with stars.
Through the else silent darkness of the past,
the spirit hears their slow and solemn foot
steps. Onward they pa?s, like those hoary
elders seen in the sublime vision of an
earthly paradise, attendant angels bearing
golden lights before them, and, above and
behind, the whole air painted with seven
listed colors, as from the trail of pencils ."
Some there are, who, when life's great
realities come, would have us forget our
childhood—would have us turn our backs
upon all its pleasant dreams and glories, ana
become mere servitors of a practical man-
hood. Such is not our philosophy. In our
heart, may God keep childhood's memories
green and fragrant everlastingly. In the
last days, may no cloud obscure the lovli-
ness of the first days, but may that which
"was beautiful as a beginning," be sublime
to look upon in the end. It is not well to
break loose from the influences of childhood
to forget its purities and its virtue. Its
memory is a safe and sure breast-plate, and
its glories are steadfast lights in the firma-
ment of life. Put not away—undervalue
not childhood, oh reader, if you would be
wise. For as the good Jean Paul says :
" Life in every shape should be precious to
us, for the same reason that the Turks care-
fully collect every scrap of paper that comes
in their way—because the name of Cod
may be written upon it."
Prevention of Steam Boiler Exploaior
a-
ite of the great amount of
tion~tH|&,has been published oaafegMRions.
it pains uCíó liéar'^'W'ttanyiíéntiniially
taking place.<*"'^*fEptówTOus that many
of these are caused by ignorance on the
part of those having charge of steam boilers.
It will be an act of humanity on the part ol
our brethren of the Press to publish the
following instructions to engineers and fire-
men, as by so doing many steam boiler ex-
plosions may therefore be prevented :
Every steam boiler should have a good
water gauge on it; also a steam pressure
'glUgCT" l/isse iuusb cyiiatiinUv.
There should also ba three try-cocks on
each boiler, and these should be tried often.
The water should never be allowed to fall
below the second cock. The safety valve
should also bo tried often, to see that it is
free, as it sometimes sticks in its seat. If
by priming, or from any other cause, the
water should fall below the bottom of the
gauge glass, draw the fires at onco; but if
the plates should have become red hot be-
fore this lias been noticed, and the fires
cannot be drawn with safety, close the
dampers at once, and on no account let
water into the boiler. If the engine is not
at work in such a case, it must not be
started, nor must the safety valve, nor any
other be opened. The boiler, in such cases,
should be left undisturbed until it has
gradually cooled down.—Scientific Ameri-
can.
Crops are suffering materially for the
want of rain.
Attend to your Peaches.—The Alabama
Planter says: A gentleman handed us
yesterday the following, which may be of
service to some of our readers. A friend of
mine has just informed me of the success
he met with by the application of charcoal
tn peach trees. A few years ago he had
some fine peach trees in his garden which
invariably had wormy fruit, and the trees
were full of gum. When the fruit was
about the size of marbles, he had the earth
removed from each about two feet round
and three inches deep, and filled with char-
coal. The result was that the fruit, grew
Hints on the Wardrobe.—Ladies should
bear in mind that silk articles should not
be kept folded in white paper, as the chlo-
ride of lime used in bleaching the paper
will probably impair the color of the silk ;
the brown or blue paper is better, and the
yellowish, smooth India paper is best of all.
Silks intended for dress should not be kept
long in the house before they are made up,
as lying in the folds will have a tendencv
to impair its durability by causing it to be
cut or split, particularly if the silk has been
thickened aud stiffened by gum. Thread-
lace veils are easily cut. Dresses of velvet
should not be laid by with any weight up-
on them ; if the nap of a thin velvet is laid
down, it is not possible to raise it up again.
Hard silk should never be wrinkled, because
the thread is easily broken in the crease,
and it never can be rectified. The way to
take wrinkles out of silk scarfs and hand-
kerchiefs is to moisten tho surface evenly
with a sponge and some weak glue, and
then pin the siik with some toilet pins
around the selv-edges on a mattress or
feather bed, taking good pains to draw tight
as possible; when dry all the wrinkles have
disappeared. It is a nice matter to dress
light colored silk, and few should try it.
Some silk articles should be moistened with
weak glue or gum-water and the wrinkles
ironed out by a hot flat-iron on the wrong
ide.
Our Homes.—Genius had its triumphs,
fame its glories, wealth its splendor, success
its bright rewards, but the heart only hath
its home. Home only ! What more need-
eth the heart ? What more can it gain ?
A true home is more than the world—more
than honor and pride and fortune—more
than all earth can give—the light the noon-
day sun may not yield, and yet the tinv
flame of one pure beam of love enkindleth
and sympathy makes to burn forever.
Home how more beautiful thou art!—
how like an untaught religion!—a golden
link between the soul and heaven ?—when
the presence of a pure heart makes thee
radiant, and the music of their affection
floats like the chorals of unseen clierubims
around their tnnquil hearth !
with a complacent glance at the _____
breast piu that fastened *a dashing ribooa
around the lady's neck, " old Mrs Pettiboi.
down to Lynn—vou've hear'n tell about her
[ reckon!"
" Well, really, I think—I hardly know—•
I guess not."
"Not heard tell of her, Squire, why she
makes about the best punkin saas, you ever
put in your stummik, I reckon ; slips down
just as a greased cat crawliu' .througlf a
jint of stove pipe."
" \ ery happy to be introduced to her,
Sir, but don't let me interrupt yon. Pray
proceed."
" Jes' so, jes^So. Well, old Mrs. Petti-
me gin' me Dianthy, here, to get spliced
She's a widder woman, and old Deacon
'bone made ropes of money in the shoe
usiness when he was alive, and I learnt
'usiness with him : so yew disciver
[naturally I liked the gal, and the old
gin' consent; so, ef yew'ell pronounce
:eremony, your money's ready."
Jo you wish to be married, eh ?" que-
the Alderman, willing to spend a few
imeat's leisure in conversation. "May I
iuture to ask what induced you to break
rough a bachelor's life f"
" Sartin, 'Squire; sartin. Yew see it's
nat'ral. Who ever hearn tell of a bachelor
chippin' bird or a bachelor bob-o link ? I
reckon nobody has. And then ain't doub-
lin' kinder nat'ral ? Ain't doubje roses, and
double morning glories and double pinyes
the pootvist, and don't everybody like 'em
better than single ones. The amount on it
is, nature teaches it, 'Squire, clear through
the programmy, beginning with tlierobbins
and leaving oft" with the apple blossoms."
" Very true, my good Sir ; a very philo-
sophical view of the subject. (Turning to
the lr.:!jO And vou, madam, haya von_
givon tilts slibjérrrmniTtéTrüoTi iTTTícrTrrr
" Never mind her, 'Squire, jest let me
settle that air business; 'tain't no kinder
use to trouble your bowels about Dianthy.
Jest you fetch our your books and fire
away."
The ceremony was soon performed. Our
Reform Alderman has carried improve
ment even into that department of his du-
ties—and a two dollar bill was duly placed
in his palm by the newly-made husband.
After he had congratulated the pair, and
wished them success, Jonathan exclaimed ;
'"Squire, you're a reg'lar trump, you are;
and if you ever come to.Lynn you'll find a
stoppin* place, and a rousin' welcome. But,
'Squire," and Jonathan facetiously inserted
his fore finger in the region of the Alder-
man's ribs, " I'm done with one horse bed-
steads, I am. Good-bye, 'Sqnire."—Jour-
nal of Commerce.
Counties Formed in 1856.—There have
been fourteen new counties created in Texas
this year. The following are the new coun-
ties and their seats of justice :
(Counties.)
Bandera,
Atascosa,
Live Oak,
Comanche,
Erath,
Kinney,
Kerr,
Lam passes,
Lano,
Maverick,
San Saba,
Uvalde,
Wise,
(County towns.)
Bandera,
not named.
Young,
Stephens vi lie.
Brackett.
Kerrsville.
Lampasses.
Lano.
Eagle Pass.
San Saba.
Uvalde.
Taylorville.
- Belknap.
There are 112 counties in the State.
Capture of a Slaver.—We extract the
following from a letter in the Philadelphia
Ledger, of thé 28th ult., dated 3d of May,
on board U. S. ship St. Louis, St. Paul de
Loando, west coast of Africa:
W e arrived here eight days ago from a
cruise on the coast. The Jamestown had
left twenty days previous for Porto Prava.
There is some excitement on the coast,
several slaves having been seen around the
coast of Upper Guinea. The brig Gen.
Pierce, of New \ ork, is lying here, having
been captured by the Portuguese Govern-
ment aud condemned as a slaver. The
captain and crew are in prison awaiting
trial. The place is very healthy; we leave
here in a few days for Porto Praya; the
squadron are all ordered to meet the Com-
modore there in April. Our officers and
crew are all well.
The Hopeful Son.—Mother—" Did I not
tell you not to trouble those pies again !"
Hopeful Son—"I ain't had no trouble
with'em; I'm a eaten 'em as peaceable as
can be."
An Irishman, giving his testimony in one
of our courts, a few days since, in a riot
case, said, " Be jabbers, the first man I saw
coming at me, when I got ap, Was two
brickbats."'
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