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La Grange, Fayatto Oouaty, Texas, Saturday, December 12, 185'.
No. 9
SSTTE.
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PHBTRTJB -ISSUE,
fVBLIflltD iTEftv wrrv hv
J. J.JQOSSLER & Co.
TERMt SobicnpHon, In lvir.ee, 8300
hnqi oflwta, fini narrtton,.if) idvonc,! '0
ticS mbiMiient ioaertlon, SOo
ThbUtaii War, Official Advices-
As liaslraady been announced by'tele-granli.o-
Secretary of War received oti
'i'uesdrj, the IGth ulh official Intelli-
gencofiom llio Utah expedition,, con-
firniinflthe newspaper .accounts of the
.burnhfjof seventy -eight of the gov em-
inent Mgons with ilicir contents The
.depannent is also in the receipt of a
rrocljjiatinn issued' by Briglmm -Young,
decking mnrliil law, and naming the
Unitu States troops against entering the
Tenttiry; assuming that he is llfo Gov-
ernojuf Utah nd the supermtendint ol
In 'in nfTiire; mid in virtue of his author-
fty J Governor, which be siy has not
bectluspended, hefhus nets. He corn-
plan ihit the Mormons have not been
trprjfcd 33 Americm citizens, and
fie movement nf tho gencril govern-
his been superintended by mis-
icntalions, to drive them from, t eir
the 30tli of September, 1837, the
ing letter was sent to Col. Alexan-
der, who it wiih the advance troops,
dated Fort Bridger:
Slji: I haic the honor to forward you
the accompanying letter from his excel-
lency Governor Voting, together with
two copies of tho prnclimatioii an I one
of the laws nf Utah, It ma) be proper
to add I am here to aid in cirrying oui
tho instructions of Goy. young. Gen.
Rohison will deliver these papers to J on,
and receive such communication ns y ait
miy wish to mike.
Trusting that )our ahsvvcr and actions
will be dictated by a proper respect for
the rights and liberties of Americut citi-
zens, I am, jespectfully your, &c, &c,
DANIEL 11. WELLS.
Lieut. Qem. Commanding Niuvoo
Legion,
Brighain Yqung had infornjed the'
commanding gpner.il that f the troops
should give up their arms and imiuuni
tioo ho would see them supplied wjth
provisions during the winter, biit on the
return of spring they must leave for the
United Slates.
The following is the reply ol Colonel
Alexander:
Headquarters I0,h liVc'l of Ii fan in
" I Mf...CtJ . II t.V .
n
.auiy ij iiiiipiu, ii 11 am i' .1 n,
Oaiubirtf, 1857,
Sill I have the honor to acknowl-
edge the receipt of your communication'
of September 30, 1857, with two copies
of the proclamation, and one of I ho bus
of Utah, and hae given them an atten-
tive cniisidenjlinu. 1 am fit present (he
senior and pomnunding oijicer of life
troops of the United plates at this point,
and I will submit y tfJr Icttir to he Gin-
eral Commanding as soon a) he arrive
here. In the meantime 1 hive only to
say, tint these troops nte here by the
orders of the President qf (he United
tate?, otd llieir further movements and
Operations wjl ojeppnd entire)) upon or-
ders issued by competent inthtary au-
thority. I am, very rejpeclfully, &e.
E. P. ALEXANQKIi.
(VCol. 10th U. y. Jnfuitry.
Headquarters lOih Inf, Oct. 2, 16f7
Henry E. Mayandier, Ai'j't 10th Ueg't.
Brighain Young, Gov. qf Utah Tenitory.
Accompanying the correspondence to
the War Department is a letter from Col
A S. Johnson, of thu second cavaby,
dated Oti. 13, IS57, on I he Sweet Wa-
ter, in which ho fays "the Governor a
escort is three days' march" behind him,
with two companies of dragoons. "The
exprcst man sa.s fn Col. Alexander
would attempt to reach the valley of
Utah by the Bear river," but Cql. John-
ton can sco no reisou for thi, as the
route is longer, excepting that it is feared
that the Mormons hivebu,riil the grass.
"If," he mUh, "I could communicate
uitli Col. Alexander, I wqi)ld direct liini
to take a good position for the winter at
flam's Fork. The roid is beset be-
tween this and Ham's Fork with cntu-
panies of Mormons, so tint it is doubtful
vhether I shall be able lo communicate
with Col Alexmder."
R13Q and Prosro3sof Mormonlsm
dime limn airo, wo alluded lo a work
on Morinuuism, from the pe,q of Elder
II) de, about lo be issued from ihq pro!,
bv W.P. FetridL'e&Co.ofNew York,
since wo havu received a copy of
(ha book, and given it a Insty permaj.
Its object is to set before tho public this
arch imposture of the age in its true light,
and expose its naU'd hideousuess to the
world. The following chronological his
tory of the imposture isgTWh; jn pne ofj
ton clnpteri, which wo hive contrensmi
for the perusal of those who are not in
possession of the work. Il rmy also
serve as, a valuable reference for dates in
the history of iheso strange people:
1805. December 23. Joseph Smith,
Jr., born in Sharon . Windsor county,
Vermont
1815. April. His father and family
remove to Pahmn. Wayne county,
fJ.V. .
1629i March. Many revivals of relig-
ion fii western New York,, and Smith's
piaJ become, dfcturtl, Under llio
preaching of Uov. Mfv Lance, ho be-
come, uarliil to the MellbJisli.
April. Smith prateinUtoJiayari
ed his first vision while praying to the
woods. He asserts lhat God the talher
aad Jesus t'hrist came to him from the
Heavens; and like Mohammed's Ga-
briel, told hjni that his sins were forgiven;
that lie was the chosen of God lo rein-
state Jiis kingdom and reintroduce tht
Gospel, thai none of the denominations
vvjre right, cVc. . " '
1831. January. The Church com
manded to move to Kirtland, Ohio,
where Uigdon had a body of persons
converted to Mormon ism as a nucleus,
.Iay.''rhe Elders sent out by twos to
preacii
June 7 The first endowment given;
blders much disappointed in their ex
pectations. Many ordained 'and sent
out to prcich. NuW branches growing
no rrtnidlv
June 17. Smith and part) stirt for
Mi'sonri to search for a Jodaiion for
'ion."
August 3. 2 ion determined lo be Jo
ludepeudenre. Jackson cnontvi Mo.
Smith dedit ites the "Temjjle block;'
names the phce "The New' Jerusalem,"
and rtturued lo Kiithnil.
August 27. 'Tho Kirihnd Safety
Snciel) Dank," store, mill, uud other
uiercantilo opeiutions commenced by
Smith.
183 J. IVbruar) lb. Smith and Sid-
ney Jttgilon pretend to fee in a vision
tho u hole destiny uf innii, and his differ-
ent degrees of glnr) and pj'tmliinenl.
Mnrcli 22. Smith mohfd, tirreij apd
feathered for di-lmncrafdu dealing.
JS3C. Match 27. Tho Kirtland Tern-
pit finUhul at a cost of $ 10, DO U dedie i-
led; at ulpch Smith pteleuds lo aeo Mo-sc-,
i'.lijs and Llijih, who give hm dif
fen lit 'kejs" cf pnethood, vvliuh
gaaianteed In thejr posesot4 nnliinited
power in spiritual and ieuimnl ihuig.
June ii'J, Tho JufmoiH are reques-
ted by j)in citieiiit lo move fiom Cli)
county, Mo.,lo Corrol, Davis and Cald-
well counties, they having become im
pnuUnt, encroaching and threatening.
They wisely decide to move, and leave
with friendly arrangements.
1S37. JurTe 1. O. H)de and Kim-
ball uppqiutcd lo go lo Euglind as mis-
sionaries. Novcotlier. Sijith' Kirtland Safety
Society Bank brqko, siore seized, goods
sulil, and fdpiself insolvent.
lSS. June 12. Smith and Uigdon
run aw j) jn the 'night from their credi-
tors in Ohio, who were tlueatcning their
irreai for fraud.
March. They arriye in Missouri, and
begin lo HCittcf the Saints m order lo
ubhih. political ascendency in "oilier
cotnni'5 of (he State of .Missouri. The
aliens rjimmeoi o to murn)tir at being
uoder'Mormou rule.
About thi- ttme Smith pretended to
obtain a revelation from God In pnclioc
pnl) gam) and begun to practice it ac-
COldlhjrt).
18.19. March 25. Biigham Youn
and others r la) tho foundations of tho
Temple ai Independence, Jackson coitn-
l),Mo. Mi)) 9. Smith goes lo Commerce,
111., by invitation of Dr. Isaac (mlland,
of whom he obtained y o largd tract
of hind i to induce htm 'to setilu there
wMi the t'ennle. He accordingly re
ceives a reyeliilioq, falls the sajnts mound
him npd, $ills ihein the town lots hejnm I hear, bnHpil) for a cuiqpeiiucu.
had received for noihinjr
September. Brighain Young, H. C.
Kimball anjl gibers leave for Englmd ns
missionaries; O. Hyde ihnugh previous-
1) appointed by "revelation," "d nc-
ctimpinying them.
1811. February I. nauvoo mrurpnr-
aliQii act, passed in the preceding winter,
begins to hiveTorc. Nauvoo Region
orcatnzed J. Smith. Lieut. General.
A nril iT 'I'lin fun nfl.i linn ttniie nf
Nauvoo Temple laid bv Smiili, with
rrAiul inlliKirvnamile. i
1S15. February. Bribam Young
qui) llw Mormon nuthoiiiies begin to
seftously poutemplaie a general move to
ths West.
John Ta,)Ior. nn Apostle, proposes'
Vancouver's Hiand, British America.
Lyman Wight, alq, fliei) as Apostle,
Texts. Other? suggest California, then
but little known. Much djssepsion as to
locality. Some valley in the Uocky
mount litis finally selected.
May. The cap-stone of the Mormon,
Temple laid: and endowments soon af-
tei begin.,
181G. Janinry. Baptising for the
dead udmiuislered m the river Missis-
sippi. 20, Pioneers leave Nauvoo to find
some resting place on the borders of I
Iowa. j;hey select Uouncil uiuus.
February. Mormon companies cross
(he icc-coverec rivur en rouie for Coun-
cil BIufTs.
July. Brighain Young sells a cpm-
patty of his brethren as a Mexican bat-
talion for $20,000.
September. Ntuvoo, in which many
of the Mormons were remaining, was
Leseiged by the mob.
1819. April 14. The pioneers leave
(heir winter quarters, Council BlolTs,
flowa, fur the Rocky Mountains, and by
following the trail ol Col. t remont, ar-
rivq at Sai Lake. 4
July 23. Oron fn nd a few ar
riveal the Vallev.
V. .' 1 r , ' l f rn"
24. Brighain and rrjain body of hto-
neers enter, his day, instead ol lie
23, is always celebrated, a compli-
menl lo Brigham;, a ipeqes of sycophan-
cy very customary from the Mormon
people to the Mormon prophet.
1850. June 6. "Deserel News" com-
menced under editorial charge of Dr.
AVtlliard Richards, a ' prophet, seer, and
revelatoi." '
September Judge Brocchus, Day,
Brand.eburj', and Mr. Sacrttary Hurrlf
arrived M Salt Lake.,
?2. Mr BrocfhiH inulis the pinple.
Bridiim threuleus violence and lliu1
JuiLnj leaves Utah.
1651. The at Lalui Tabenucle
built, t t
, 1853. FehruaV) 1. Temple excava
lions comoifhced. j
April G. Comer stones of temp'e hid.
1S54. August. Colonel Stfploe and
soldier arrive at Utah.
1855. August. Colonel Sleplne hav-
ing resigned the govvrordldp of Utah,
left with troops for California.
August. Jo J i(e Drommond, GimenJ
JJurr, Snrve)or Geuiral. land wilier U.
S. olHcIaN, arrive nt Salt Lake.
185G. May. JudgCj Drummond left.
1857. April. General Burr and the
other U. S'. offyijlj leave Utah and re-
turn lo the. Stales.
FASHIONABLE IMtEACHEU.
The fashionable preacher is a mortal
ntwajs adored by his congregation, the
female portion parliculajly. lie is u mor-
ttil, but is sometimes jleemed an tiinvin
ed immortal; and ellipses the Pivinfiy
whom he prcnclies. lie uravs rewound-
ingl) , (to (he congrigaiiori) and hi-
.imeii Enuniii like the tan ot a tras
drum. He Is meek, ereedmgl) tu in
the pulpit he loves his henrers collec-
tive)), ami sometimes individual!) ; he
hates sin am) tje devil profes-donally.
Disroursrs eloquiptl) id charity from a
mihognny pulpit, hut forgets his chatit)
lot those who diftVr with him. Giei
liberally (his atlvite) in his resonant scr.
mons, hut always has tils pune in other
pantaloons pocket when he meets n men-
dicant, Sends the gospel to Boriobooho Gin,
and sends the heilhen at homo lo (he gut'
ter. Perfume his sermons witli sacred
poelr); and perfumes his while handker-
chief with can Jc cologne. Speaks
)earping)y of tjiat other world, but would
doubtless prefer staying ulurc he is bel-
ter acquitted. Calls hiscongreg-jjion ihc
sheep of his iluck, and pulls wool over
their eyes while ho shears them.
Studies attitudes as he studies his eer-
rpoiu, and lifts bis arms wjth inimitable
grate, to beseech (ho divine grace of
heaven! Delivers from a thr e story
pulpit, where he is elevated far above his
hearers, perauiMve Inrangues upon mor-
il prnnrh t) . Ai 13 as (hough sin could
he drawn fiom man, as thai beautiful rich
I've was tikcii from Adam, by thrdwinj
him info a gepl'o slumber; or, as the ien-
jil extracts a tooth, by administering
rhloroformal discourse and most clheral
sermon. Of morality he talks in (he
aggregate, but be never decends lo par-
ticular?. If one of his coi gregation, b)
mortgaging hW properly, swindles a ft iend
put of a hv thousand dollars, be never
rebukes the Inin as the prnpljet did Da-
vid; never mentions il at all; that U a sec-
uhrnHair mid belongs to (he wnrld.
Pnys lo God not for we.ihi, w),icu
nanls hot, neither lor poveriv, w(M(.i
by whjeh he means a three pI,i i(("i-
pelauce Hniihed with hipwu Bioue, 1(11 thu
modem conveniences and a spaciuu,
basement.
Belieyes iheip is no gate to He iren
put through hjs phurch, and calls other
denumiiiations t' stcts. " Sends hi
brethren upward upon "flowery beds of
ease," hut u petHer or not ('eier lets them
pass thp pearl porta)-, we, being poor
nitseraule sinners, cannot tell
If he preaches at night, alwo)sarrivos
afi r the audience is seated and ailing;
sometimes if there is n rush, he has lo
rise mysteriously through a trap door pi
the pulpit, as many have seen 'arson
Beacher do; this always produces a fine
effect so theatrical and striking. Be-
fore his entrance the gas is turned down
to a moonlight mellowness, and a dim
ohscurtiy broods over (he congregation,
The organ is silent.
But the moment arrive"; the popular
preacher enters; the gasbtooms into a
magmqeent brilliance; the ladies bend
ergerly forward and a murmurous ex
pectancy peripea'tea the air; siljts rustle
and feathers and fang wave; the organ
peil a grand yoh)ptary, and the minister,
slowly mourning the richly carpeted stairs
sinks into the silken pulpjtcoshipns and
opeps a by mti book.
"Ii it ilje worsh'p of God or ipnn?"
tadly asks my friend B , whom I hauj
accompanied to the exhibition. I do
not know, 1 cannot ahswer him, but
think of the poof Publican who stood
afar off and smote upon his brenst and
pried," Grid bo merciful to me a tinner."
"Old Put" On one occasion du-
ring llio Revolution, ''Old Put" had re-
ceived a lot pf new recruits, and as he
bad some fighting which he wpdied to do
uetore long, anu wameu none out wil-
ling in,en, he urew up bis levies in rank
before him. "Now, boys," said he.
"I don't wish lo retain any of you who
iuis.,1 lo leave; therefore, if an,? of ypu is
itintaatruvu, uhu wF' iu rl-'M'H 0""t
. .f he Mni0,Dy stepping six
.IT .!.. I 1 1.-A . . U..
plceA j frill)t pf,lfl in8. Jut," added
,ie old war dog, "I'll aboot the Grst man
.ha( x ou
The Great Eastern. An event
of deep interest is iibout to fake place In
London, and launching of this mam-
moth iron steamer, whith uluw comple-
ted wilP be one of Uie greatest achieve-
pienis of human skill. This vessel is
(he largest oyer built, being double tho
flzif Aoilis ark, nuu tins Itceu inme
tliHo tine years In coustrurlion, dunnc
which lime it has exiited the wonder of
h IJ ub-ervers, as it ha- slowly grown to
its present immense size.
The interior of the ship is divided in-
to a eyetem if relit, there being ten
biilkhend or uutir-ttght compartments
GO feet apart, nod a-v thsijiitt froai each
o'her as ho many different houses, divi-
diun it tratHvenuI) , while two nulls of
iron uG feet apart running iioU (eel of
her length, divide it into three parts, the
lni.er jjl which contains the boilers, tho
engine rooms, and the saloons over each
mlier;-ib(f 6idQ.divuiou being for thu
cinbhuukrrs, over which are the sldc-
cahins and berths.
The shin is G02 feet, or over an
eighth of a mde in lengih, and S3 feet
wide; across her paddle-boxes her width
is 114 feet. The seven great hotels of
New'Yoik city, the Aslor House, Uver-
ett House, (he St. Nicholas, Meiropoli.ui,
Lufurge, .Union, and Clarendon Hotels
might all be dropped comfortably in her.
She will bo able to tarry SOO hrt class
passengers, 2,00 0 second clas, and
1.3OO thud class, bsstdes a crew of 500
men.
She is supplied with three propelling
powers, tho screw, the paddle, and the
bail, and eight steam-englnca whoe uni
ted power is topic 'Jinn J,0UU horse
powe'i, being the largest ever constructed
lor maiiue purpoH), ItisaUo provided
with seven mists, the whole spreading
G,500 square yards of cunio.ss, h
fpeed is expected lo average nearly
(went) miles un hour, etinolmg her to
make1 the vo) age to Atneiica in aeven
days and to Australia in thirty-five.
There are sK boilers having72 furnares,
and in absni bent lieadijg-siirface of ueir-
I) an acre in extent. I ho engineer is
(i) be communicated with by telegraph.
rieiiiu is (o he employed in doin the
heavy work of tho ship.
Une ohject m building a steamer of
such immense proportions is, lhat it is
destined (o sail between England and
AiHiruiha, and to carry sulhcient coal
for the passage and back, or 12,000
tons of coal, besides 8,000 ofmerclnn-
disp. She will he able to jt'ide upon
inrce 01 1110 mountains waves at once,
and fruit) Jicr length will not pitch or roll,
so ihit she wil be irmre comfortable to
picngers than oilier vessels.
Oteat nrotrress has been made in (he
size of ocean steamers in the lis( thirty"
years, llio Liperprjse, built in JS2d
for tho 1 11 (Hi trade, coiling at iuterme-
liate stations, was 12J feel in length,
and 27 in bteadth. The tireal West-
ern, the first built for the Al'tic pas-
pasnge, was 23Q feet long and 35 btoad,
wuh a lofinago of 1,310 tons. The
Great Biiuin, the fust large screw ship,
and the largest irOu ship (hen projected,
was 322 feel jn length anil 51 in breadth,
and 3,145 tonnage. The Adriatic, the
largest Collins steamer, is 3-jl feet long
mm 50 broiiJ. The Perch, the largest
Cii'iund sieuner, 19 390 fret hug and
45 broad, anil of 3,400 tons; while the
(Jri-Mt Lastern is G92 feet long by S3
hroul, uud of 23 500 lounigc, or moru
than six tones thu length of ibe steamer
pf 1S25. and more than six times the
tonngo 'f tjip lurgtsl steamer now in
the IriiUhw navy.
IJpw it Came tu puts. A lady asked
a very silly Scotch nobleman, how it hap
pened lhat the Scotch who came out ofj
their own country, were, genally speak-
ing, trian of more abilities than (hosu vv ho
remained at home.
"Oh I madam," he said, "the reason
is pbtiQUs. At every outlet there aro
"persons stationed to examine all who
puss, (hat or the honor of the country
no one be permuted to leave it wio is
not a man 'of understanding"
"Then," said she, "I suppose your
lordship was smuggled."
Anecdote of Randolph. There is nn
end to (he savings of John Randolph of
uoauoke. Lie was on one occasion in
a tavern, lying on a sofa in the parlor
waiting lor Hie stage lo come lo the door.
A dandified chap stepped into the room
with a whip in his hand, just come from
a drive, and standing before the mirror
nrranged his lair and collar quite iincnn-
sdpysofihe presence of the gentlemiu
pn the sofa. After tattitudinizing a
while be turned to go out, when Mr. Ran-
ibilph q-ke(j imp,
"Has 1(10 siage pome?"
"Siagesir! stage!'' said the fop, "I've
nothing to do with it, sir."
"Oh I I beg your pardon,1' sap Ran-
dolph, quietly, "I thought you were the
or iter
Pomp. "Why you bab your hair
parted io de middle, ou swell nigger?"
Uufp "UeKaie us ue lashun wid
what respecks demselves, you bald head
ed etpndiment of btackin you. Bui'
wjiat is. the difjerence between your hair
and mine VimpP' "Gibs it up." My
hair1 is patted ioths middle, snd'you'o is
departed 1" Ain't somebody got a
brass buiion to give Uuttr
Th Force of Ihibit. A Wisconsin
correcpondenl of the Knickerbocker re-
lates the following:
The Methodists are having a great revi-
val here; and among tlie'lnie converts Is,
a rii'an whose profession has been
"TbrBe-cardsMonie." 'I ime Mmr
fonifwlmt "hard," ho his found hitle
profit 0N11? ta his leiiunaie "practice,"
and lecenlly becuie 'hopefuIly conver-
ted," a the elders say. Night before
last be roe from his seit, at the sugges-
tion of the elder, that ho "should like to
hear any one's. experience,-' and com-
menced: "Brethren and sisters, the
Lord lias blessed mo very inurh, I
never felt so hippy In my lifefciireltinff
embarrassed,) I say 1 never felt so hip-
py; (moru embarrassed) If any one
thinks 1 ever did, they can gel a lively
bet out nf 1110!" There was n very
small snicker then, and the, elder followed
with some remark 00 "humnn de-i
pravity."
"Look here, ma!" said a ounc ladv
just commencing to take lessons in
painting, "see my painting, can yon tell
me what I( is?" Mi, after looking at it
sometime, answered, "Well ii is either a
cow or n rosebud, I'm sure I enn't tell
which.
A New llcMBDr. The Cincinnati
Commercial siys: A German who re-
sides in Mill Creels lowiUito white re
cently sulfur ing fiom a pulmonary at-
tack, scut for a physician who lesides
on College Hi'I. In a short limo, the
doctor called on htm, preset ibe J I wo
bottles of cod liver oil, and receiving liis
lea 01 eight Uolliirs, was (old by the
German, who dNhkod ibe size ol the
bill, lhat he need not emtio og'ain. The
German, who, bv-tho-by had not, heard.
tho doctor's prestrlptinn vary well, sup-
posed he coul get the oil and treat him-
self. The doctor saw no more of bis pa
tient lor some timo, out one day riding
past tho residence of the German, lie
was pleased lo sec him out in ihegirdeu
digging hifldy. The case seemed such
a proof of (he virtue of cud liver oil thut
ho slopptd to make moru particular in-
quires about ii. t
"Von seem lo be getting very well,
id he, addressing the German.
'Yaw, I ish well," responded ibe for
merly sick min,
"You took as miifh oil as I told yon?"
queried the doctor.
"Oh, yaw, I Invo imcjJ more as four
gallons of de dog liver oil."
"The vvhaiV" said ibe astonished
doctor.
"De dog liver oil dai ou say I shall
lake. I have kilted most every fat little
dog I tould tatch, and de dog liver oil
h ive cure. It is great medicine) dat dog
liver oil.'
Thu doctor had nodi'iug lo savi hut
rode mock away, uud noticed in his
memorandum book lhat consumption
infill becuipd as well with dog liver oil
as coo jiver oil
deputation Is iure!y proportioned to
virtue. Wo have seen a thousand peo
ple esteemed, either for the merit (hey
had not yel attained, pr for that I hey no
longer possessed.
The Srcrct, Neither men or women
bccnuio what (hey weie intended lo be
by carpeting their progress with velvet;
real strength,! tested by difficulties.
Yankee Editor's Soliloquy. Tho
editor of the Springfield Republican thus
soliloquizes upon what his faleinight have
been if he were not an editor)
He would have grown up stalwart and
strong, with horny hands and a face as
black as the aco of spades. He would
have taught school winters, worked on
the farm summers, and havegnnu out har-
vesting for fifteen days in July and Au-
gust, at a dollar a Jiy, andiakenW pay
the iron works and running gears of a
wagon, At two and twenty, or (here-
abouts, he would have begun to piy atten
tions to a "girl with a father worth (woj
thousand dollars, and a .spit curl on
1 her
oehejd n girl who, always w
sinirm;: school, and "sat in the
and suugEvllhout opening her mouth a
darnation pretty girl, an way. After
seeing her hotpu from singing school one
or two seasons, and taking her to tho
Fourth of July, and getting about a hnn
dred dollars together', he would have
married he'r and settled down. Years
would pass avvnyj and lids girl with the
spit curl would have had eleven children
seven boysjmd four gills. Weahould
have had a hard lime bringing them up,
but they woold soon be able enough lo
do the milking, and help their mother
washing day t; and I, getting independent
al last, and feeling stiff In tho joints,
should he elected a member of the Leg-
islature, having been assessor' and school
committee for years. In the evening of,
ipy days, with my pipe in my mould,
thirteen barrels of cider in the cellar, and
my county newspaper in my hands,
I should sil aod qok over the Brighton
market, through a pair of gold spertales,
jjnjl wonder what you put uch a strange,
silly letter as this In the paper for.
CSWIiy is a certain office holder like
a monarchical goverment? Beciuse ho
is Notary Public foot a republic).
Heroism. Five hundred men on tho
Oeniuil America stood, without flinching, A
one hundred nfihem risking their lives
and four hundred actually losing them;
white every woman and child was passed
to 1 lie rescuing vessel. They did this,
w en many nfihrm were men returning
from Californh laden with wealth, the
cabin and deck of the vessel being filled
with gold thrown away as Worthless In
the struggle for life. Not an infant even
was lost. They stood and watched
boat -after boat carrying its few .women
and children for but few could go at
time. They" watted with an anxiety and "i
impatience bey nod all words, 'the lime,
long in iiaetf, and magnified n hundred r
limes by the rjrcumtaitfe, of (he return
of the boils, life bunging in imminent sus-
pense at every moment. They couldr
any dozen of litem, have overpowered lbs
fee bio women and children, seized the
buaiSTBiid 'aved their HvC9. Bun they
tliil not un il. I bey stood quietly imlil
every woman atd child vva caved, ;
We Ime no language lo describe the
impression lhat I Ins makes upon us.
Tho bravery video fight's a buile we'
consider nothing compared with it'. The'
very noblest actions of human history,
1 lie very forlorn hopps of humanity, the
Thermopylae themselves of nations
wero the only fit parallel. We have al-!
wuys njid that chivalry towards women
U the brightest gem in the American
diulem. V say now that we know
not whether nnv other people in any ace
could have afforded five hundred such
men. Dut we arejirnud to believe that
they are only samples of Americans.
Five thousand and five hundred thou-
sand more, we rejolte to believe, would
have acted as they did. The Itornans
give u chic crotvn of oak leaves to him
uhu saved the life of a citizen. What
reward do these noble men deserve?
It strikes us lhat enough has not been
made of lids magni6cenl heroism. The
papers should vie with each other in
prdising it; tho pulpit should thrill with
it us likening man in nobleness to bis
Maker; ihe eloquent ontor should speBk'
to listening crowds of it, and the poet,
should pour a tide of melody, to pre-
fieve its memory for even fresh. Thl
has nol been done. This incident Is pass-
ing away without suitable glow of en-
thusiasm. AVe would fain believe that
it is only because every American (eels
that he would have done tho saipc, and
that thu risking of life, and death jtself,,
aie only the duty of every man when
ifanger awaits women and children. If
It be so and it wHI be remembered that
thcte were not ladies of special rank, or
fjiliily, or wealth, or Influence, "then
surely our nation has reached, jn one
respect, a height of nobleness never be-
fore attained by man. If every Ameri-
can, the rutest as well as the cultivated,,
will rNk his fe freely for any vvomanor.
child, and consider that he has done no
special net of heroNm, surely the nation
tint produces such men, must hive with-
in its bean some germ more grand and
generous than ever nation had before!
We will hope and believe it, and ifshall
m-rve us to any and every effort for our
native land!
A Dental Operation, We learn "by
privaio dispatch" that, a few days since
u lady in (he interior, missing her teeth
under circumstances which led her (0
believe thai one of her lurkeyes bad ap-
propriated th'em, instituted an examina-
tion after the style of justice once in
vogue, of executing a criminal first and
trying him afterwards. Seven of the
fowls were decapitated and acquitted,
but the eighth was found guilty, and the
lot teeth extracted from Its, craw.
Mobile $Urcvry.
Vt.ni Likely, A North Carolina edi """
tor, acknowledging the receipt of a bot-
iloof brandy fartyeight years lp says,:
This brandy is so old, thai. ,vvo very
much fear It cannot live much longer"
Muck !L.a Small &!?(? A jVery
coich divine says I
world we inhibit must have had
origin: (hat origin must have consisted
in a canst; that cause must have been in
telligent) thut intelligent must have been
supreme; and lhat which always was and
is supreme we know by the name of Gpd!
t5F" How ii It that trees, can putpn a
new dress, without opening theiMruiks?
It is because they liateoul thejr summer
clothing. , ni
IW When we see a nealj pretty girl, f
with a free but innoceufalr, wlth'clftfeks
hk;c roses, and heavenly blue ey(ewhich
appear to repose in serenity beneath
their silken Jashes, we ilivayi msK the
Hxis near a mud'puddtc and we' had to
lift her over. lJ ll ' '
- (mt
'My wife," said a. watbo o'berdsy,
"came near calling me Hooey fait"niht."
"Indeed! hbw wss'lliat?" '"
"Why, she called me OId'-.Beo
Wax!" .im,.
Tell me with whom,, thus gocst, and t
will tell thee what thou doest
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CdFVVVry few men, properly speaking,
liv;e et present, but prorldipg to UJ at
another time.
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