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VOL. 3.
BEAZOBIA TEXAS WEDNESDAY AUGUST 23 1854.
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UXy iTIoliier.
UT ALTUED BURKETT.
Mother tliy lock are growing gray
Thy form is bent with years
And soon thoul't bid farewell to earth-
Its joys its hopes its fears.
Yet time hath gently dealt with thee
A' down life's billowy sea
Tliy ark hath sailed without a wave
Of dark adversity.
"Thou who fir3t taught my infant lips
To syllable thy name
"To t'uee I dedicate this lay
. Thou who ait still the same.
The same kind mother of my youth
And manhood's wayward years :
Ah mother dear I fear TVe caus'd
Thee many bitter tears.
2 knorl cannot e'er repay
The wealth of love that's thine
A mother's love cannot be told
In a feeble -verse of mine.
"Yet still I strive to be as thou
Thyself would'st have me be
And know in doing this Til prove
Slncerest love tc thee.
And shoukl'st thou be the first to seek
The shadowy ale of death
Thy olssslng mother be it mine
E'en with thy latest .breath.
"Then shall' I better be prepared
To bittls- on through life
.And meet thee in tne spirit Janfi
. Afai from earthly strife.
'JElte ISty JKecoeso
A SKETCH OP 2ATILY WESTERN 'JLIFE.
"When KentiiGkj was an infant state 'acd
before the foot of eizilization had trodden
--Iiei giant forests there lived upon the branch
-of the Green river an old hunter by the
-name of Johu Slater. -His but was upon
rthe Southein bank of the stream and -save
. a patch of some "dozen acres that had been
cleared by his own axe. he was shut jup by
-.dense forests. Slater had two children st
liorae with bim two sons Philip and Dan-
iel the former fourteen and the latter twelve
years of age. The elder children had gone
: South. .His wife -was with him but -she
J had been for several years an almost help-
sless cripple from the effects of severe rhemna-
itism. It was early in the spring and the old
iliuntei had ju-t returned from Columbia
vwhere he had been to cairy the produce of
vthe winter's labor which consisted mostly
of furs lie had received quite a sum of
unoney and had brought it home with him.
'The old man had several years been accu-
tmulating monev : he meant that his children
:should start on fair terms with the world.
One evening just as the family were sit-
ting down to theii-'frugal supper they were
attracted by a sudden howling of dogs and
:as Slater went to the door to see what was
.the matter he saw thiee men approachiug
.his hut.
He quickly quieted the Bogs anil the
istrangeis approached the door. -They asked
or -something to eat and also for .lodgings
ffor the night John Slater -was -net the
anan to lefuse a -request of .that Ikind end
Jlie asked the strangers in. They sat their
irifles behind the door ucslang -their packs
;and-rcem was made for them at the supper
table. They presented themselves as trav-
elers bound '-farther West intending to cross
the Mississippi in search of a settlement.
The new comers were far from being
.agreeable or piepossessing in their looks
but Slater took no notice of the circumstance
for he was not one to doubt any man. The
boys however did not like their appearance
at all and the quick glances which they
.gave each other told their feelings. Tn&
jju liter's wife was not at the table bait sh(j
sat in her great easy chair by he fire.
Slater entered into conversation with the
quests but they wer-j not very free and af-
ter a while ths talk dwindled to occasional
questions. Philip th0 eiaer of the two
noticed that the inen cast uneasy glances
about the rom and he watched them nar-
rowly ills fears had become excited and
be could not rest. He knew that his father
had a large sum of money in the house and
his first thought was that these men were
there for the purpose of robbery.
Aner the supper was over the boys quick-
ly cleared off the table and thou they went
put of doois. It had become dark or rather
the night had fairly set in for there was a
bright moon two-thirds full shining down
upon the forest.
" Daniel" said Philip in a low whisper
at the same time casting a look oyer his
shoulder what do you think of these 'ere
men?"
u I'm afraid they're bad ones" returned
the youngor boy.
4-So am L I belie'vo tljoy mean to stoal
father's money. Didn't you notice how
they looked round 2"
"Yes."
" So did I. If we shonl 1 tell father what
we think he wntld 011(3- iaugh at us and
ieil U5 h5 wore pVfoct scireerows."
"But we can watch them."
" Yes we will watcb 'em but do not let
them know it."
The boys held some further consultation
and then going to the dog-house' they set
the small door back so that the hounds J
might spiing forth if they were wanted. If
they had desired to speak with their father
about their suspicions they had no chance
for the strangers sat close by him all the
evening.
At length however the old man signified
J his intention of retin'nsv.andarosetogo-ott-
of-xloT5rs7"to see to 'the state 01 afhiirs with-
out. The three followed him but they aid
not take their weapons I The old lady was
asleep in the chair.
" ifow" whispered Philip " let's take two
of father's rifles up to our bed we may
want them. We are as good as nien with
the rifle"
Daniel sprang io obey and quickly as
possible the boys slipped two rifles from
their pockets behind the great stove chim-
ney and then hastened back and emptied
the priming from the strangers' rifles and
when their father and the strangers returned
they had resumed their seats.
The hunter's cabiu was divided into two
apartments an the ground floor one of them
in .the .end of the building being the old
man's sleeping 100m and the other the
room in which the company at present sat.
Overhead there was a soit of scaffolding
reaching only half-way over the large 100m
below it and in the opposite end of the
building from the little sleeping apartment
of the hunter. A rough ladder led up to
the scaffold and on it close up to the gable
end was the boys' bed. There was no par
tition at the edge of this scaffolding but it j
was all open to tne room Deiow.
Snare bedding was spread upon the floor
i of the kitchen for the three iraveleis and
after every thing had been arranged for
their comfort the boys went up to Jheir bed
and the old man retired to his little room.
The two boys thought not of -sleep or if
they did. it was only to avoid it. Half an
hour had passed away and they could hear
their.father snore. Then they heard ? move-
ment ftoin those below. iPhilip zrawled
silently to where he eould peep down
through a crack and saw one of the men
open bis pack from which he took several
pieces of raw meat by the rays of the moon
and moving toward the wiudow he shoved
the sash back and threw the pieces of flesh
to the dogs. Then he went back to his bed
and laid down.
At first the boys thought that this might
be thrown tc thedogo only to distract their
attention: but when the man laid down the
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j He whispeied his 'thoughts to his brother.
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iChe.nrbt impulse of nttle Daniel as be heard
that his pooi dogs were to be poisoned was
to cry out. but a-suciden pressure from the
hand of his brother kept him silent.
At the end of the boyt' bed there .was a
dark window a small squaie door and as it
was directly over the dog' house Philip re-
solved to go down and save the dogs. The
undertaking was a dangerous one; for the
least noise would arouse the villains and
j the consequence might be fatal. But Philip
i Salter'found himself strong Jn .heart and
I determined upon theliial. His fatber'-sdife
i might be m his hand
This rthougltt .was
a tower of stiength in itself.
OPbilip opened the window without moving
from .the bpd. and it -swung upon its. leath-
ern hinges without nui-e. Then he threw
off the sheet and tied .the corner of it to the
staple by which the window was hooked i
The -sheet w s then lowered on the ouUide 1
d
and eaiefully the brave boy iet himself .out
upon it. 'Ke enjoined Ins bs other ut -to
.move and then slid noiselessly down. The
hounds had just found the meat and -thev
drew back at their young master's beck aud J
Philip gatheied the flesh all up. Ie easily
quieted the faithful brutes and then he
quickly tied the.meat up in the sheet. There
was a light ladder standing nep.r the dog-
house and setting this up against the build-
ing Philip made hi- way back 10 his little
loft and when once safely there he pulled
tut: suyei -;j atter P.'m.
i The strangers had not been aioused and
1 with a beating heart the boy thanked God.
j He had pei formed an act simple as it may
! appear at which many a stout heart would
I have quailed. Tlje dogs growled as they
j went pack into their kennei and if the
strangers heard them they thought the poor
animals were growling over the repast they
had found.
At leqgth the hounds ceased their noise
and all was quiet. An hour passed and so
did another. It must have been nearly mid- J
nigut when the man moved agm and the
lad Philip saw the rays of a candle fl ih
up through the cracks of the floor on which
stood his bed. He would have moved to the
crack where he could peep down but at that j
moment he heard a man upon the ladder.
He uttered a quick whisper to his brother
aud they iay perfectly still. The man came
to the top of the ladder and held his lighj
up so he could look upon the boys. rphe
fellow seemed to be poifectty satisfied that
they were asleep for he 0011 returned tQ the
ground floor and then Philip crept to the
crack. He saw the men-take their knives
and he heard them whispering.
" We'll kill theold man and woman fir.st5?
said one of them" then we'll hunt the
money. If those little brats up there (point-
ing to the scaffold) wake up we can easily
take care of them."
" But we must kill them all" said anoth-
er of tho villains.
"Yes" returned the speaker "but the
young ones first ; they make a noise md
start the old man up."
" Down the ladder outside J quick 1" he
whispered to his brother Down and s-art
up the dogs ! m Bun for the front door and
throw it open it isn't fastened ! 0 dc let
the dogs in the house be quick as you can !
I'll look out for father whilst you go."
Daniel quickly crawled out thiougbthe
little window and Philip seized a rifle and
crept to the edge of the scaffold. Twof
the villains. wejre just approaching thdoor
jat-ljia-latners-roomr juiey uau set ine au
die down on the floor so that its light would
fall into the bedroom as the door was opan-
ed. Philip drew back the hammer of his
lifle and jested the muzzle upon the edge
of the boards. One of the men had his hand
upon the latch. The boy hero uttered a
single word of heartfelt prayer and then he
pulled the trigger. The villain whose hand
was upon the latch uttered one sharp cry
and then fell upon the floor. Tiie bullet had
passed through his brain.
For an instant the two remaining villains
were confounded but they quickly compre-
hended the nature and position of their en-
emy and they sprang for the ladder. They
did not reach it however for at that instant
the outer door was flung open and the
houuds four in number sprang into the
house. "With a deep wild yell the animals
leaped npon the vaillains .and the' had
drawn them upon the floor just as the old
hunter came from the room. " Help us !
help us! father cried Philip as he hurried
were lifted to a seat. There was uo need of
rinrfn tho Iq-1-Ioi' i'vo irvf nnp nt thorn I I l.:l. ..! ?. .!.! !.:. : .1 . .
Th'ov ur minvlprAis! 1 vnhlr 1 FTnl.1 Vm I ' 1 -r 1 ti 1 7 1 r and sue struggled on with the youngest as
niey are muiaereiai lODuei&i io;a em i . ue gnitined. the green uu did a5? le wasdi- Unrt ; no3 A ? tl . s
Jiolfi m the lmv prmtinimrl vl-mrijin- hi f 1 i i . 1 vi vi best she couiq. Ater the vxii of G.iar eston.
nelu em j tne oo continued clapping m rectec and in due Lime was served vith the . .. A-yc.. 1 r . i o i -n t i e
hands to the dogs. Old Slater com prehen- ice cieam and "confectionarie." After eye- fv; it' i 1n'
ded the nature of the scene in a moment ino-lor a rew moment the articles betbie - 5r? Tarl on permission
..! .. i r.t ! fi iit . -w . 1 . ... 1 wstb .invei: w sume ior or nre Aiuoncan ie-
aiivi cjsKitig lu uuc aiuu wi.cic cue uunmi. nm na 0oK t je SUOOII irOm Llie glaSS LOOK I 1 w . rt i
Inr! Mm twn mn imnn tlio flnnr TI10 vil 11 ? . 1 v t UMicsto carry necessaries and provision
nau tne two men upon tne iioor. ne iir a suajj quantiLy of tne cream and put it to . . . . l . '
hiiva UqA Kntli 'rQt tliii-l-nirpc in tho rlrxy: ! n r 1 ; i 1 1 j u .. and aumihister aome relier to the prisoners
laiha naa Doui ost men knives ana tne aog5 te jp 0t ns f0Crjueanf; then looked about . . . . . .
' lmrl ao wonnHpH thpm thit tlipv wpj-p inpo. L. l .! . re-.- on oarfi uie priioa :uip and in tne laita .it
uaa so wouncea tnem tnar tuey wete mca- the -oom with an air of great satisfaction r . . A. r J .
..au nf vUt3TinA VJhh innr!i iliifijitv ! 1 1 r 1 . o t -i UharlesLon. inis widow was ona or the
juvte 01 leMsiance. m mucn auncuity ;UICj flelirht. boon however anobtier idea i.f. n .x e c
t.liA aniinnU wer pjiIIpm nff :ml Ha tWn mon j . . ...:. i.:.U. 1 1. 1 .... . volunteers upon ihis errand of mercy. She
I w- . - xswr i.Bwr- u- v -.-v -. . -- . nijhiiimii III . I 1 Ik M I 1 I ll" IIIIIIf-.I I. it X HI III
binding them foi- they needed some more i' mmat lu mn.P.nta In5 Ai nl
lestoiative agent as the dogs had made
quick vork 111 -disabling them.
After they had been looked tOj tlie old.
man cast his ej'es p.bout tiie room. Ah ay-
rested a moment upon the body of him who
had been shot and then turned upon the
boy!. Philip told him all that liad happen
ed. It seemed some time before tne old
out to his sons. j
-"Noble noble boy5!" he uttered as he j
clasped them to hi boom. "God biesJ
you for ihis. 0 I .dreamed .uot you had
such hearty."
JFop a long time the old man gazed on
his boys in silence while tears of love and I
gratitude lolled down his cheeky and his
whole face was lighted up with most joyous
o x j j i
noly pude.
Long oeforeoayhght Philip mounted the ;
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horse acd started for the nearest settlement
and early in the forenoon the officers of jus-
tice had the two wounded men in charge
while the body of the third was .removed.
They were lecognized by the officers as
criminals of notoiiety; but this was their
last adventuie. for the justice they had so
long outraged fell upon them and stopped
them in their caieer.
Should any of our .readers dhance to pass
down the Ohio .river I beg they will take
notice of a lame wlrte mansion -that-etauds !
... r... rsmHPi.n -.nl- iviMi 1 widp.fnwf '
upon ti.e tsoutuei u aauK witu a wiaesQieit .
i.utnf;( A ..;r...fi o. ;.i.ii.
LiutZffllCw Tnnr l
u '.: i i;M fu. o..-i i.a ..;n .ii
you "Philip
merchan
whom I have beeu writing.
Ancient Relics. The Swiss journafe
give the following details relative to the dii-
coveries recently made in consequence ot tlie
extraoidinary fall in the water in the Lake
of Zurich. About one hundred feet from
the right bank of the lake opposite the vi.-
lage of Mel 1 en there have been found several
rows of piles formed of trunk and trees.
The piles are about a Jtboi ap-tit vith au
interval of sixteen feet between the rows.
These piles support enormous beams which j
lous uearas wuicn
Jctween these piles
3 skeletons of am-
er to bo seen in
fonn a veiy birge aiea. L
there have been found the
mals. which are no longer
rswityerland. but no trace of any domestic !
animals. On removing the mud taere have '
been found an immense number ot heads ot
ariows and spears made of stone carefujly
cut and very pointed; poinards made of
flint with buckhoin nandles a battle-axe in
stone clay vases evidently formed by the
hand without tho aid of any instrument
aud 'afterwards baked in an oven 5 and sev-
eral other articles in stone and baked clay.
A human skull has also been found. These
remains which are cqn$jdered to have be-
longed to the ancient Celts aie now uncjer
examination by a commission of antiquari-
ans. The battle-axe spear and vases 'seem tc t
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GQI'resuOnO. yli; uiosu iguim m ''r '""iiM'
of this cQiintry The clay vasos found in
this cquutiy are very fumeious. These
would seein to indicate a imilar oiigin.
An exchange says that the mo-st awkward
thing in or out of creation is a woiijan try-
inr to run. Thoy can't do it. They are
not a running institution except with their
tongues. If there are two arrangements in
the world that were never ma la for ileetuess
on the padal they arc women aud duck?.
-. .. ...i.. .i' I ll.'Oft IO 111.1 lllnnro.'l in mp evrfom tin rinW:
hunter could crowd the wiioie teeming crunj j)ovn weufc t'ue iGe-c.-eam spo )n confec- " ; ' r " y
thioughhis mind; but asbe gradually f tfo;1 .j abIc lJ?n 0l: onHt !Jy
mliP.nilil if..a!!. as.fL-yrateful-nroiii-;fJir. I i .i. ..:...:. ... V .... .-. I . j .i. nooc. biic san uuaer an attack ot pr:s
broke over his features and he held his arm m;i.ii0 . ti.u m m ae;. ?. k...:. .. teve' a rlve to tie cause of human
' I JU.VJUIV - tU KlJ laUMi: I-JI L' CrLLl . ovw
SMoi- Sr Tirnrti'pr rptii-d flm. 'yV: ' tsie". c0m " aa L w1! aud if ouie woman or policeman picks it pans of liquid fne or boiling oil.
blatei & Biother letued flow teil rou vl t furtber Lo do . t . i . i A i M-
fo" ".ii orn tho U.-v Unvnas f ...'. .... . i "M ' u-iici mini uu ii;a ticflsj- .icv. ...
. j-.v- '.' "w 1 ""'"" 1 1 ha vr.imor m:i vmiu-'ni jiiirt vp Msiimw : . 1 . ..... ..... '.: A vttottttv. awv.-?!1 :mn ;i nnnwr 1
From the Yankee Blade
JCftttJjg See-Cream Ifcaw.
BT JON'AS JONES.
On a warm and sultry evening during the
summer of '48 as Dr.'B and myself
were seated in a fashionable saloon of our
town indulging in the cool luxuries which
the proprietors of the establishment know so
well how to prepare and chatting the while
upon biich bubjectsas fancy and caprice
1 suggested fcjjl limber-looking individual
j of abouttwentytllre'5 unRle-hfe appearance
' hx( iW Inukino- about him fr sometime
jn oewIFlorinent and doubt .seated himself
at a table close by the one at which we were
sitting. The young man was apparently a
stranger and from the country ; and the il-
luminated sign with "Ice cream confec-
tiDnaries" etc. etc. blazoned thereon had
evidently taken hiin in. Knowing the Doc-
tor to have a great- propensity for practical
joking I turned to see what elxect the new
arrival would have upon him j and one
glance at his restless twinkling eye satisfied
me that there would be sport ; the tiger was
aheady in imagination floating over his j
prey.
After sitting sometime as if u 11 certain how
to proceed the young man plucked up suffi-
cient coarage to address us. and inquire
whether he could ''get -orae ice cream and
a couple of coiifectionaries;" staling at the
same time that he nad u never been ar the
cauawl afore and lidn't know how people ac-
ted at sich places.' He wa informed by 'ie
Doctor that if lie would lino- u'e mal! b-li
w ;ntrtli0 !. m.lrifmM0!n;;fi!l
1
peaiea.
At this instant 1 felt ? twitch at mvside:
4l t -. 1 1
the next the Doctor was vm nis feet anal
1 1 1 1
clutched my arm eonvuMveiv nu M.-.th one
. ? . 1
nana pointing towaius tne vicuru aimoai
1 '
acit'jimec m
-L Mv God thct man is eating ais ice-
.'
ui ca.ui 1. 1 y. .
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protruding from their cket and counie-
Jmnce exhibiting mH.kscf tlp iateL. terror
au(1 Uelple.ie. In a uomfut the doctor
was by his aWc fc!. liis unbattoned
itjs cot watcoc-- -nd sUwt coll r as i-' 'c
aflmit fh air tien genty pUsh hiin aw
a ci1:lir. and com.ii-ncctl raniiinHiin with
t!l0 sk;iL of h;3 00aL If was tfen u.lt lke j
vtim's (on.ii fiir hnmA !nnMl oml wiiii '
"unui) tongue iiisi Drcame mos-d and uiui j
imploiing look he "halt whispeied Imlf
vM(if.r.ipi i) i-;. i;VA ; rT.ii.n thi
s-'-it-t-i'iie'i "- ivin.sne. Upon u
the doctor looked mv-teiious felt hi inline
. . ".
again examined ins tongue and then in a
solemn too e .replied s
" It may be young man that by impli-
citly following my directions you can yet
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ounf .-. . ua .oc n riTri a a.-..! ...
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S)r.' S Lo 'lr tim "
Ullb tt t"6 might that is in
our seat lu a few minutes ifi.wevr he
returned puffing and blowing and appa-"
rently in better spirits.
"Sow" said the doctor "do you put on
your coat button it up ci-se to ju. c'.iin
go to yor iodgiug place a'id turn inio bad
immediately; and let me advise you young
nian that hereafter be")r.you undertake t
eat ice-cream see that it 1 piMperif prepar
ed; and let m3 partioul.i -ly jliar- you" and
here he assii-ned .1 verv ei'i)U- air " never
do you attempt to eu it raw
I he young mvi statnmerei mrtu his
unnh fur til.. advice an 1 :heu left we foi-
lowing sjou altar.
We Must Adv.v.n'c-:.
fertiaps
ie-e is
"o M'J&ivr jroof of the excel'e.i :y if .11 1 ..i a :
this: Tuat iu .1 iiii.i i p'oneiiv cultivate i
vhatev'vii- bju-i h 1 . Kt.e.
Ihe mind i-
continually hiring L7 .tiviie siep by
ste4J through suceeo-ivo gra 1 ition ; excel
w iii'-i. jiTii -irr 11.1 -FiiTr iiu 111 t'siiM rt
war s -tM.lfc nn.A r.a.ha LthLr. and
rtn'rsnpiw ......10 ;1rt .-
oui itoro 1 always iw.:uig. dioijg.i u.itu.e
can never be uxhau-ted.
Todgoo iy (Jauacn. fhe following
lines are po?f.eJ up iif a pjvv in achu.ch ..1
yrciV-or M 1. i'hey w j.j.J not be out
ofpiaee in qiaei iititiid:
Ye e'ie.Ci oft u aoxio la 'V'ml
Wuieli jjrqrt o'j ej..'t i .ujsiCiirsbdso'I
Be plcisju ti cba 1 yo i 2!ay nioutii
v Outside tiie s.ieiod ' Ifouse oi God."
Tlncy q?t your " pltiij a.n eayundisli"
Your "L.til" your ": vi3o".md "uoaey dew"
And aot pi-uaUiiio to stnt iipan
The pulpit. .iisL;. or i. iu pcv- .-
If you would be happy when old
temperate while youn.
be
escape tne consequence ot youi rashness aud 0 Whhou: negating 2 moment or paus-
folly. I would advise you to " " ;. ft -ec0lKj ;u perplealv he took from the
"Any .thing I'll do any thing you tell louf straps ove; hi heal'ajiew leather liat-
me so as i km get over tms peli and nnd ho.. a tK.mv :fc out of tilfi Viiirhw after
..w .... .u. - v. ...-.. w .-.."'u. . .. niri.v r .1 1 .in.'f im r !o neyr ir.'tr.inn 111 ms ..-- - w-.
leisce iOv ir 10 prir-o-i 1 wn -i k dimly . 1 . ... ... c .t.rt Ar- fiu l-iiwl w this was true but that he had nowhere
seen at . gre it 1 1 jag . ot 1 jjm2 jianoe ;u. ." .j. riUoLber Vc 0l'lii ot- eini ani0uut v promise to ' feed young Hawkb."
and vmoli we m rt i-.w.iys tjll jw oocaue -r ..... .... r..atu.infK!l . -. m . .
5Favo Faith in One Another.
Have fafth in one another ;
Life were not worth the living
If man repell'd his brother
Moro3e anJ unforgiving.
The treasures of the heart
Ar2 greater than all other ;
Love's cheering lay impart ;
Have faith in one another.
Life's pleasures they are few.
And manifold its cares :
Pour loving hearts and true
10 iidaven your lervent pray'rs
Je reauy uiryoTiraIcr:
Son father daughter mother;
Join in the grand crusade ;
Have faith in one another.
Have fiith in one another
Suspicion is a foe.
4-11 virtue it voald smother
And nil the vorld with woe.
Confide then in your friend
Child parea: sister brother
And happy years you'll spend
FaithJul to one another.
Tiie 3Iol5ier of Aaidrew Jaelcsoii.
The Rev. Dr. Hawks recently delivered a
lecture before the Historical Society when
he related the following story illustrative of
female Heroism :
'Among those (he observed) who
j part of the settlement during the revc
formed
no: tne revoiution-
ary struggle was a poor widow who hav
ing buried her husband was lek in poverty
with the tak upon her hands of raising
three sons of these the two eldest destined
ere long to tli in the cause of their country
w.b aamaieu iii.in jie city and Draving
.. -i.r.. . . .?: ii . ii
I j1-5 o: pcsiilence employed hersel
1 rr tlo ovtnnf nf int immKIn .-i-r .I1
vi;lting the deploiable sufferings of her
n o. i i ? ;
counuymen. bne knew what she liad to
..... u. t7 t T
euwuitkCi. uui uvu.iui;ji-tsijis went urave-
( . f. ' - . t. - .t
ly on. tier mi -son of humanity hanno-
-.... l f. n. i . i
been tulhiledj sne leU Jiiarle-ton on her re-
turn but alas ! her oxposure to tle peati-
.: t i V Ti- t
tentiai atmosphere Bha aa been obliged to
: c?
"""
son
:v-V tU PMnotbia. Ine dying m.ii.ier who
n VestS !? aU -owu grave thuUer. her
s he sole sumvor ot as tamdy to
tf sunwr; but iule did 5he dream
US cle&th C:d ier ey:3' the ruare of tl;i:
orplun boy. The sou became Prudent of
se Repub.ic-for that widow was the
uiotrtei of Andrew JacKsou.
a i d t i -.
x dold Sphoke. Wo heard an anecdote
p.nni 9 .niiJm.ii. irlm .antlr trani0i W
. - t . L r i i i- 1
tram rrom Biistol to London which rhnuvs
splay
the ijuick witted promptitude of some peo-
ple. There was in the carriage with him a
fellow-passenger k. str;ngei to him but who
while .looking out of tho win. low. soon after
tn-1 tra'i passeu swinnoa hat hi.- hat iiown
. ...... ..
tha hat. All looked astonished at this tip-
Pw5ince 0i ww:su WIIIUt.UtSS: auaour .UIOr
maut veutuieJ to ask him it he thought it
1 . . ? . .
a wiie act oecause ue had lost his uat to
j ihniw away ins hat-btx also. " Certainly"
!ejjev! 5e otieP mv iat W:IS a nevv hat.
hand until on a wet day like this it is ru-
ined. Now. . hen aesesi the hat-box near
'
it s.p. il .ivfi npn.P flnmirh t.r. mir. ifc into
if i...l .nr .1.1.V.H w ii.i : in l.jt-hnv sf Miat
"' " J- 1 7
lean haye 'both sent up to London after
lean have both sent uo to London after
ne ;" aud so saving he deliberately put on
.is traveling cap and made himself quite
sasvon the point. Our informant on" re-
me:
1.
&
tiipninir t rown. wn: mirious giiouMi to in-
qU5re tt Swtn 1 ya if
k...1i .. 1 to.
a 1 o
these calculations were
ne I that it was just he
.'he haVaiid hat-box were
ne
had auticipatcti. Ti
j fouiKj .j the nainejicin'1' seen they wore
j forw I(f j a t0 Loud0ll to tilQ 0Wller.
Pv . t--
uf.ol Iwy.
lno Plce like Hom. " Pick out."
wiiw3 :;r. VV.iSl ice. the naturalist who has
in.f. .nt tnnv v-wn in pollPiin-rsniinens
' ... t. . 1 1. .-.?... ...:- .. I?:..!1. ... ri
j 011 my wauivs ui 'io aiuid. pius- uu mt
; loveliest spot
.1 where tho most gorgeous
. .... .....
I C" ald t c? "
JlMi ura DrooIU -l mouiiuuii ncn vim
.. 1 . ....-... ut.crbu urt- with
a carpet of wild hyacinths aud they Mill
bear uoinpasison with any bceue the ironies
j.m pi on uce 1 nave never see any tuing
T ' .'-
more glorious tna.i an oiu crao-iree m iuu
blossom; and the hoise chesnut lilac and
. 11 1 - .1.
laburnum will via with the choicest tropical
tiees and .shrul)-;. In tho tropical waters are
no more beautif.il plants thau our white and
yellow water-lilies our iris and fioweriug
rii-.ii."
"Six feet in ins boots I" exclaimed 'Sirs.
Partington what will the nupoitance of
this world come to I wonder ! Why they
might .just as treasonably tell me that the
( man had six heads in his hat !"
Howe.-- of tha tronis exDand then aiowiuff i JOUiJo ".
- 1111 111 iiii.i'.'! 1 11 111 . 1 .nun .iii L 111:111 111 iilii.iti- 1 - rarw x.' xx- x-it t i.j--t- w
-" "- - .p --v -- .-- j 'lboUU wo UUrtJlo. XXIV IrtOl UUIli-
Too Honest.
Scene First. Hlv. Slocum I believe sir?"
" Yes sir ; James Slocum."
"Some months ago Mr. Slocum you
gave me credit for a pair of boots price
five dollars. I now have called to liquidate
the demand."
"Owe me five dollars? "Well really I
have no remembrance of the f ac;."
" Be that as it may the debt is honest
and must be paid."
Here the middle-aged gent in pepper and
salt cassimeres took out a-well-Hiied pocketr
book and handed Slocum a twenty dollar
bill. Slocum balanced the account and
handed the middle-aged srentleman in tha
i seasonable wearing apparel fifteen dollars.
being the " balance on the boots."
The middle-aged gentleman left while
Slocum went off in a reverie.
" Well tli6 world is not so bad after all;
here is at least one genuine honest man.
I will never speak ill of the human family
again."
Scene Second. An Exchange office En?
ter Slocum.
Bullion runs over the " pictured blotting
paper" and throws out a twenty dollar bil'f.
" What do ycu throw out that for 2"
"Not worth a cent one of the new coun-
terfeits came out yesterday."
Slocum once more goes into a reverie.
" Curse that scoundrel I That's the verv
bill that honest man paid me yesterday for
tnem coots. y hat a vile world. I don't
believe that there is one upright man- on
eaith."
The last we saw of Slocum he was putting
off for the " police to enter complaint." r
Well Done Mississippi ITotel tvat
to Kill Fleas. A certain academy- in
Clark county Mississippi had been the; re?
surt of a parcel of hogs under whose struc-
luie they took shelter from inclement
weather. In the course of time the fleas
became very numerous and so annoyed the
students as to cause the teacher to jcall to-
gether the trustees to devise ways and
j mean3 to get clear of this troublesome ver
min. After consulting upon the matter
the most sure means to rid the placG of the
fleas was thought io be burning them up.
Accordingly a large qbantity of pine straw
was collected and spread round and under
the house and set on fire. In a short time
every flea that there inhabited as is sup-
posed by those who were present was coii-
suraed m tlie'-fhtnieJor inside rhpir war ofF
i ; rj ;
so uaaiy scareu as never to return to the
bceue of so dreadful havoc. When all this
was going on and such a general destruc-
tion going on among the fleas the flames
might have been seen making thei? way
through the roof of tho academy and in less
than one-hedf hour the house ha4 fallen a
prey to the devouring element with books
and everything else appertaining thereto. If
any of our readers are annoyed by fleas -we
recommend the above as a Mire and effectual
means to get clear of them The above was
stated to us as being literally true. Ala.
Star.
Tus Hindoo LTel. The Hindoo idea
of hell is to say the least sufficiently terrific
o arrest the attention of sinners raofct incor-
rigible. Some say they are made to tread
on burning sands or sharp-edged stones;
otheis aie rped among thorns and -spikes
and putrifietT fleh ; others are dragged
1
Long the roughest places by cords passed
...
through the tender partdjof the body : some
f-5 "tfcra:1 jacaiis ugers ana eie-
pbants ; others are pierced to death by ar
x ' . . r .. J
rows beateu with ciuos prieteci with nee-
dies seared with hot irons and tormented
bv flies and wjisps: tome are plunged into
vere
discussing tne antiquity or tueir respective
;? 1 1. -j. j i-aj.
professions ana cacu cuea auiuprjij to
.prove uis cue most ancient.
t. ?... . -.1 i. j::i -r t
saiu tue uisctuie m ucurgus
commenced almost with the world's era
commenced almost with the worlds era
Gam slew hi- brother Abel and that was a
crimmal case in common law." k
uTiue" rojomea Esculapius sbut- my
profession is coeval with the cieation
-. I.- -mi t t 1 . f
ir' ia motner r.ve was nae out oi. a
rib taken from Adam's body and was a
surgical operation."
i ine lawyer dropped his green bag.
' . v T. . n .. .. ' 77 wa .
! Kev Dl H'iwks lt lb s'Ull was at-' &
thn elecled i3iop 0f Rhode Island b
one
ut
"e declined to accept me appointment the
gd of refusal being the meagre salary
assigned to tue oftjoo. His Rhode Islaud
1 friends reminded him of the promise made
i . . - . i
I in Q scriptures tnat "ijOd would reed the
Ihe doctor replied that
seen
ber of Punch contains a pictorial guess at;
1 the distance bonnets will be worn from their
. i 1. ... .i. ri. j
j jlas been further and further rearward and'
! tift rti1A1w. Tunfih thinks will rarrs
' O ' r "J ..j
; them oil the
the head entirely : so he reoresents
. ... . ' ...a
tie .?ext iashion by two young ladies in full
(jrCiS auij bare-headed sailing along the
street with a footman walking some ten feet
behind carrying the bonnets on a waiter.
George Smith do 3-011 recollect the story
of David and ioiiah ? .. .
Yos- si. ; David was a tavern-keeper and
Goliah was an intemperate inau.
Who told you that ? ' i
Nobody. I read it and it said that Davidi
fixed sling fr Goliaji And Goliah '--o
sIW3;i with it.
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