" ' ' ' - ' . . . I ' . e . . . is .A V- 111 frWE'LE it-IMF II. iPublisluil every Tuesday JUoiniiisr. , ... Ii i frr-i v i TERMS OF SfBSCKIPTION.. : -, .. n't iOnc Dollar and Fifty Cents, ... pM in advance, :. ' Two Dollai s avUIuu the year. f not paid until nfter the expirnlion of the year Two Dollars and fifty Cents wiH be charged. . - UyNo paper will be discontinued until all ar rearages are paid, except at the option of the publisher.- . ,...! ETAIL communications on the business of the office must be postpaid to secure attention. ; ITT Clubs, often or more, the paper will e furnished at a liberal reduction in price. 1 " WAVSIOE URKAM. . ''iJi'-w : 'bt BAYARD TAVLOIt. ! i A warm and drowsy sweetness '. ' , Is stealing o'er my brain; .. . . , 1 see no more the Danubo Sweep througli the royal plain I hear no more the pensont girl Singing1 amid the grain ! Soft silvery wings, a moment .Seem resting on my brow; Again I hear the water. But its voice is deeper now, , . , . And the mocking bird and-oriole Are silting on the bough 1 ,.Tho elm and linden branches . , i Droop close and dark o'erhead, . -, And the foaming foicsi-brooklet Leaps down its rocky bed ; De still, my hcnri! the seas are passed ! The paths of home I tread ! The showers of creamy blossoms Are on the linden sproy, And down the clover meadow They heap the scented hay, And glad winds toss the forest leaves, All the bright summer day. Old playmates 1 b'd mo welcome Amid your brother band, Give me the old ufiVction ", , The glowing grasp of hand I worship no more the reulms of old Here is my Fatherland ! LIFE IN WE DESERT: HOW A 1'ANTIIFH FULL IN LOVE WITH A I It FN til SOLDlElt. OK Purirj the enterprising expedition into upper Eaypt. bv General Destaix, a provin cial soldier fell into the power of a tribe of Arubs, cn'led jVlnugrttbins, and was thence carried into the deserti beyond the cataract of the Nil.i. In order toplucea safu dis tance bi'iwi'di thr-rnselves and tlto rrctieli army, the Maurol)ins made a forced march, and did not stop till night closed in. Tlu-y encamped around a fountain surrounded by pulin tiees. Not supposing their prisoner would attempt to escape, they ron'enied themselves with merely binding his hands; und uftcr having ld tltnir Imrses. and made lia-ir supjK r upon dines, they all of them sifpi soundly. As soon as ihe French pris oner was convinced of this fact, he began to gnaw thr cords thai bound !.i:n, ami soon h.! reyniiu'il the ceii (I u eiiliine liberty of his hands. Ue nml took the precaution to pro iJo himself v.'l iiltle of "rain, h so!M5 drv da'cs ar.i' a iinai-J with a sci'.'.vtnr, diietiion of the French Min n d of, in the urmy I , ' . . , .isieeuinn pumr.pr. onsioenng nunseu a In l,,s engerncM ootmo a. a place of.j . ,ljs ascourBg0OUS, ' ,,c U"!,,,J &Urr!l W;rnry U"; W os h could. When the sun rose, ih sal' til the ueiierous iinimal (ril down dead, nnd . left his rider alone in the midst of the des ert. For a long time the Frenchman walk- ed on with the perseverance of a runaway slave, bui was at la:;t obliged to stop. The day was finished; notwithstanding the beau j ly and freshness of oriental ni!us, he did ' not fuel strength enough to pursue his jour- i nev. llavino readied a little cluster of , palms, which had gladdened his heart at i flit int..wi lt.i litvi I'mir! nttun n t tt nnd uioiuiii t; nil" in.' in tin vij'xn u -jiuov tiitvi slept, without taking any precaution for his delenco. Uu was awakened by thu pitiless rays of the son, whic h fet! upon him with intolera ble fervor; for in his weariness he had re posed in the side opposite to the morning - hadcwt of the mnii-siic palms. 1 he pros i:;t'cei around him lilled him with despair. . In every direction nothing met his eye bui . it wide ocean of satu, sparkling and danc ina like u dntiaer in the sunshine. The pure brilliancy of thu sky left the irnngina tion nothing to desire. Not a cloud obaeur r$d its splendor, not a Z"phyr moved the sur ; faco of the desert. The earth ond tht .'.heavens seemed on fire. Thcre was a mild and awful majesty in the universal stillness! God in all his infinity, seemed present to the soul! The desolate wanderer thought of the lotioiains ami nes ul Ii is own native prov inces," and wept uloud. Ho clusped the '"pa'.tn, es if it hud been a living friend. Ju shouted to relieve the forgetful uess of utter solitude. 1 ho wide wildernesnet-s sent back a sharp sound from the di.stancc, but '." p-j echo was awakened. The echo was in his head. ). Willi melaneholly Fteps ho walked around the eminence on which the palm trees grew. To his great joy, hu discovered on the op posite side a ori of natural grotto, formed by pile of granite. Hopo was uwaketied in his breast. Tho palm . woods furnished h.ltn with date for food, und human beings " might come that way beforo they were ex , hausicd. Perhu another party of Man giabins, whose wandering life began to have ' some charms for his imaeination or he - ' might hear the noisj of approaching can a ji()'n fur Napoleon Bonaparte was then ' imssinc over Evnt. Tho Frenchoian tx- uerienced a sudden transition from thodoep- " est despair to the wildest joy. He occopitd '. himself, durinit the duv with cutting down .i-aoitie pulm trees to defend the mouth of ill grotto against wild beasts, which . would '''Crno in the nighttime to drink nt tho rivu let flowing ot the foot of the pulinr. Not ' . . . . i i i r ,tviilistauuing tlto eouerness pt'oiiuceu uv tear cf beinn devoured in his sleep, he could not finish his fortification during the day. To- " Wards evening the mighty tree he was cut ,iing fell to tho ground with a crash that re i: sounded through the desert as if solitude had uttered a deep groan. Tt '.But like tin heir, who soon ceases to ifiourft over a rich parent, he immediately v. 'lR'n to atrip off the broad ond beautiful rod ves to lorni liiseouch lor Hie nigiit. ra fiifM'i "by - his' exenion and the extreme vyuiiiili of the eliiniite, lie soon fell into o . nrofoiitid sluiiiLer.. In the middle of the jvighVhis sleep h 'suddenly dihturbud by an extraordinary noise. He ruised himself and 51 tPtekln;3oitatdl-:II!wottS fittcrnlur 5 nailturei ftommtra; illavkcts anb tncrali!3ntdliamcc ; - ' '"''' ,, , . M ..... j.,. '(..(!.,.!(, Mi J,' i ' ' '. :.i:iVi v.-.M l. ' , . ... $2 per Annum.' BY 11. T. VAN HORN. listened and amid the deep ; silence hq heard the loud breathing jf some powerful animal. . The sound, fell upon his heart like ice. The hair started upon his head, and ho strained his eyes to the, utmost to perceive the object of his terror.- Heeauglu the glimpse of iwo faint yellow lights at a distance from him; he thought it might be an opticttl delusion produced by his own earnest gnze; but as tho rays of the moon entered the chinks of the cave he distinctly saw an enormous animal lying oboui two feet from him. There was not sufficient light to distinguish what species of animal it was; it might be a lion, a tiger, or croco dile; but the strong odor thai filled the cave left no doubt of the presence of some large and terrible creature. When tho moon rose so as to shine di rectly upon the opening in the grotto, iis beams lighted the beautiful spotted hide of a huge panthsr! The; lion of Egypt 'slept wiih her head upon her paws, with the com fortable dignity of a greatjtouse. dog. .,. Hor eyes, which opened from time to time, were now closed. Her fuco was turned towards the Frenchman. A thousand confused thoughts passed through the soldiers bosom. His first idea was to shoot his enemy thro' the head; but he saw there was not room enough for that; the ball would inevitably have pifssed her. He dared not make the slighest movement, lest he should awake her; nothing broke the deep silence, but the breath of tho panther and the beating of his heart. Twice he put his hnnd upon his scimetar, but the difficulty of penetrating her hard rough skin made him relinguish the project. To attempt her destruction, and fail would be instant death. At all events he resolved to wait for daylight. Day came ut last, aud showed the jaws of the sleeping panther covered with blood. "She has eaten lately," said the French man to himself. "She will not awaken in hunger." She was in truth a beautiful , monster. The fur on her throat and ep was of a dazzling whiteness; a circle of little dark spois like velvet, formed pretty bracelets round her paws her large muscular tail was beautiful white, terminated by black rings; and the soft smooth fur on her body was of u glowing yellow, like unwrought gold, richly shuded with dark browy spots in iho form of roses. This powerful but tranquil hostess repos ed in as graceful an nuiiude as a puss sleep ing on a footstool. Her head stretched on nervous outstretched paws, from which her long white smellers spread out like silver threads. Had she been in a cage, the Frenchman would certainly have admired the 'perfect symmcicry of her dark form, anil the rich contrast of colors that gave such an imperial brilliancy to her robe; but ulone. and in her power, it was a different thing. At the mouth of tho cannon hjhad felt his couiage rising with increasing dang er, but it wis sinking now. The cold sweat poured from his forehead as he saw the nam r.pr. Uonsiderins litmsell a ly as he could. When the sun rose, ihe namhe'r suddenly opened her eves, stretch- d out her paws und gasped, showing a frightful row of teeth, and u great tongue as hard and as rough as o file. She then shook herself, nnd began to wash lier bloody paws, passing them from time to lime over her cars like a kitten. "Very well done, thought the soldier, who felt his gaiety and cotiriigo returning "sne aoes iter louei handsomely." He seized a liulo dogger which he bad taken from one of the Arabs "Come, let us wish each other good morn- intr." ihouuhi he. At this moment the panther turned her head towards him sud denlv. and fixed a suprised and earnest gaze upon him. Tho fixedness of her bright metallic eyes, and their almost insupportable bril liancy, made the soldier tremble, especially when the mighty beast moved toward him. With great boldness and presence of mind he looked her directly in the eye, having often heard that great power may bo ob tained over animals in that mannet. When she came up to him, he gently scratched her head and smoothed her lur. Her eyes grad uully sofiened, she began to wag her tail. and at last she purred like a petted cat: but so deep and strong were her notes of joy, that they resounded through the cave like a church organ. 1 he r retichman redoubled Ins caresses and when he thought her ferocity was suffi cientlv turned, he aiirmpted to leave the grotto. The panther made no opposition to Ins going out; but she came bounding alter him, lilting up her back and rubbing againrt him like an afiecuonaio kitum. "the re (in ires a great (leal ol attention, 6niu me .... . . .i.i frenchman, smilling. Ho tried to leel he ears and throat; nml perceiving tnat sn was nleased with it, he began to tickle the back of her head with the point of his dag ger, hoping to find a favorable opportunity to stub her; but the hardness ol ttio bones mudo him irembto lest he should not sue ceed. The beautiful Sultana of the desert seem cd to tempt the courage of her prisoner, by raising her head, stretching out her neck and rubbing against him. The soldier sud dunly thought that, to kilt her with one blow ho ,must strike her in tho throat, lie rais d blade for thai purpose-biii ai thnimn uiiMifshe crouched down at his teeC look ing lip in "his fuse with a strnngo mixture of iilb ciion and nutivo .fierceness.- 1 hu poor Fienchnian leaned against the tree, .eating some dates, and casting his eye anxiously around the desert, to see If no ono was com ing to IVeo him from his terrible companion, w hose sirange friendship was so little to be trusted. Ilo offered to feed her with some nuts and dates," but she looked upon them with supreme contempt., However, os if sensible of his kind intentions, she licked his shoes and purred. "Will she be so when sho gets hungry 1" thought the Frenchman. Tho idea niodu him tremble., i He looked at the size of the panther. She was ihrei feci high and foui fuel long, without includ ing her tail, which was nearly three hVi more in length, and "as round a.t, n great cudgel. " () N E CO UN TR Y , . Her head, was as bij. as a lion's, and her face was distinguished by a peculiar expres sion of cunning. ' The cold cruelty of the panther reigned there; .but there was like wise .something strangely liko iho counte nance of an artful woman, in the gaiety and fondness of the present moment., . She had her fill of blood, and she wished to frolic. . , , : ; - - ,: During the whole day, if he attempted to walk away, the panther watched him as, n dog does his master, and never suffered him to be far out of sight. ; Be discovered the remains of his horse, which had been drag ged near the mouth of the cavern, and he easily understood why she had respected his slumbers. . ' . : ; :'; .-. Taking couroge from the past, he began to hope he could gpt along very comfortably with his new companion.' ' He laid himself beside her, in order to conciliate her good opinion. Hn patted her neck, and she began to woe her tail and purr. Ho took hold of I her paws, felt ..her, ears, rolled her oyer the grass, bhe sutlered htm to do an tnis; ana when he played with her paws, she careful ly drew in her claws, lest she should hurt him. The Frenchman again put his hand upon his weapon, with a view of plunging it into her throat, but he was still held by ihe fear that the animal would kill him in her agony. Besides, he really began to have an unwillingness to kill her. In the lonely desert, she seemed to him like a friend.--His admiration of her h auiy, gentleness, graceful activity, became mixed with less and less of terror. He actually named her Mignonnc, in remembrance of a lady whom he had loved in his youth, and who wus abominably jealous of him. By the end of the day, hu had become so fumiliar with his dangerous, situation, that he was almost in love with its exciting perils. He hud even taught the punthcr her name. She looked up in his face when he called "Mignonne." When the sun weni down, she uttered a deep and melancholy cry. "She is well educated." exclaimed the soldier. "She has learnt to say her evening prayers. He rejoiced to see the panther stretch her self nut in a drowsy attitude. " 1 hat is right, my prettv biande, said he. "You had better go to sleep first." He trusted to his own activity to. escape during her slumber. He waited patiently; and when she seemed sound asleep, ho walked vigorously toward the Nile. But he bad nut gone a quarter of a league over the sand, when he heard the panther bounding after him, uttering at intervals a ong. sharp cry. Of a truth," said he, "her Iriendslnp is ery flattering; it must be her first love." Before she came up, the Frenchman fell into one of those dangers traps of loose sand, from whieh it is impossible to extri cate one's self. Tho panther seized hi'm by the collar, and with ir.crediblo strength brought him to the other side of the ditch at single bound. . "My dear Mignonne!". exclaimed the soldier, caressing her with enthusiasm, "our frit endship is for life or death. ' He retraced his steps. Now, that he had creature that loved him, to whom he could talk, it seemed as if the desert weie. peopled. Having mode a signal flag of his shin, he concluded to wail patiently for hu- mnn succor. It was his intention to have watched during the night, but sleep over powered him. When ho awoke, Mignonne was gone, lie ascenoeu tne eminence lo ok lor her, and soon perceived her at a distance, clearing the desert with long, higli bounds. When receiving his caresses, sho purred aloud, and fixed her eyes upon him with even more fondness than usual. The soldier patted her on the neck, and talked to her as he would to a domestic animal: "Ah, uh, Miss! you have been eating some of the Mangrabin. Ain't you ashamed? Never mind; ihete are worse animals than you are. But please don't take a fancy to grind up a Frenchman. If you do, yon won't have mo to lovo you any more. 1 his singular animal was so fond ot ca resses ond play, thai il her companion sat many minutes without noticing her, ' she would put her paw in his lup to attract at tention. several days passed thus. 1 he panther was elwavs successlul in her excursions for food, nnd always return ed full of affection and joy. She became used lo till tho inflections of the soldier's voice, and understood the expressions of his face. Sometimes he amused his weary hours by counting the spots on her golden fur, and observing how beouultilly ihey were shnUcd; she showed no displeusure even w hen he held her by the tail . to count the splendid whito rings,, that glittered in the sunshine like precious 'stones. ' It was u pleusuru to look upon the graceful out lines of her form, and the majestic carriage oi her head, bite delighted rum most when in a Irplic., . Her extreme graceful' ness and agility , ni she glided iilong,, jti'iyp ed, bounded, ond rolled over and over, was truly surprising. .When (shcjT wa darting up the rocky eminence tit horswiltesi 6teed she would stop suddenly nnd beautifully, as the frenchman culled "Mignonne. ,..,) One day a very large bird, sailed througl the uir over their heads. . In ihe desert, any thing that has lile is intensely interesting The Frenchman . quilled the. panther to watch thu flight of the bird, as he slowly and heavily fanned iho oir. In a few minutes Sullnnu. began to growl, r'Sho i3 cerioinl jealous, thought tho soldier, os he looked ot her fierce nnd glittering eyes.' 1 hey caz cd intelligently at each other, and the proud coquette leoped'os she 1 It his huna upon nor heud; her eyes Hushed liko lightning and she shut them ham. . . . . e f. ;i"lhe creature tnuHt have a soul, cx claimed the Frenchman.. . ' . .This account was given me by the soldier himself, while I was ndmiriug the docility of the powerful animal In the menagerie at Pons; .,,.. .. , ,. ..... . . . . . ;- k "I did not kpow, continued the. narra tor, "whut 1 httd done to displease Mignon ue so much, or w hether the creature was in mere sport, but she turned and snappid her teeth ni me, and 6cized hold o my leg she did it without volcpcet put thinking si: .0 CO'Nl .5 0 JV - t.U 4 POMEROt'TUliSi) iV.OCTOBEU was about to devour -ger into her neck. v. ed over, uttering a fcr She'roade-i no niter but looked mildly, u ogony. ' I would liav have recalled her to I murdered a friend," who discovered. i,my hours after, wccpii dead dody." "Ah, Weill"' said lence," "I have bee many, Spain, Bru? never saw anything i: satinns as the dasen. was!" - '-', 4 1 V plunged my dag porir tre'a'tuto'rr1!-' iT( ?"' froze itiy hieVirt. t tr ; vehge rhy blow, ';fi me. .in her, dying given, ai the world to .. . It'wosas if 1 had Vima' French soldiers, naj, found me some :,, bjf j jhp ;side pf,,ber orter a mournful sir in' the wars of.Ger n and "France, but 1 at produced such sn r Ohj,how beautiful it 'What reelingld." excite?" asked I. 1 "Feelings thotVro not to be spoken," said the soldier, olerji!y. ; I 'do not always regret myjcliister i f palm-(rees and my panther; but son;iii.n their, remembrance makes me sad. lit tl-e desert' there' is every iWrwuUhrtc ffbajl'.j,.':;;;. ; "What do you mean by that?" ., "1 cannot tell,'" he said, impatiently. Af ter a pause, he added, "God is there without man." DAN MAKBLE'S MONKEY. Before a great while there will come tum bling from the press of a couple of our ciiy publishers (Dewiti & Davenport, to wit) a Biographical Sketch of that famous and di veriing humorist,! ihe Game Cock of the Wilderness, the late Dan Marble, by that fan ous penman Falconbridge, where you will find it just as we give il to you here. Marble attended a circus performance one night in St. Lou is, and feeling like doing or saying something thai would have a pint to it, Dan looked, around to see who would furnish the raw material for something racy. In front of Dan sat a gentlemen you might venture to believe unused to tho ele phants, a degree of verdune stuck out of his Jew made and sold store clothes, his hair had lately been nipped "and greased by a ten sor, ond there was no kind of doubt in Dan's mind but that this object was of tho full bloom genus, Hoosier. ' As Marble came in, the circus folks were doing thai reifiarknblc (!) new (! !) and ingenious act of monkey ship, Dandy Jim on horseback! . Tho mon- . lt T If tl'J Ul COItCU UMIIMIIIIIV O 'I VI UUU III large" us size, "sajs ban, without his discourse to anybody in pnrticnlar, but giv-l ino hi, coVk.JLw twist mword. S,,n Waters, who sal a seal or two bolow the e . ... hoosier "Hookey ! bu( that's a smart boy I" The hoosier looked around at the speaker to see who he was addressing, but finding Dan'j eyes still intent on the show, lei him slide. 5 - . ; j ; -, t ,': ' i "Well, I swow ihat is a smart boy. I'd like o own that liulo, nijjger, by thu nder!" sffyrDan.". , ' ' - i. - The hoosier again faced around 'quarter ing, and kind ol pitying -Dan's .apparcntn nocence, Suys he "That's not a buy. mister." "I'm cussed" continued Dan, without let ting on he heard the hoosier's remark, "1 should like to have that boy."- "H II, says iho hoosier, "lain l a boy ; .'a a monkey 1" " - I I "Monkey be , says Dan, with most elaborate sincerity. "You must think llli- noy lolks are green. "W all, I'm cussed if you am t green green os ptzen, stranger, il you say thurs nigger!" i ; "1 do say its a nigger, no.v," says Dan, jaunting his fist into his pocket. "I'll bet you drinks for a crowd it s a nigger! he continued. "You willl" says hoosier; wall, I kivcr that, arid go ihe heft of my pile over that," says no. . "Who II we leave it lot" "Wall, you may leave it to anybody. Spose you leave it to ihttt gentleman," (pointing to Waters) says Dae, "1 don t keer a cent who you leave it to, says thu hoosier, and taps bum (who had kepi the run of the thing) on the shoul- er. saying ', . ' "btranger, excuse us but' jest please step out this way, we've got a bait, we want you to decide. Now, , sir, this . man here savs he'll bait me drinks for a hull party hai that monkey thar on iho hoss is o nigger boy!" vVVell'" says Sam. .,, . " Walt says the hoosier, staring at Sam, what Wye sayVy "Why a of course it s a nigger boy! ' says Saul, with'the gravity of on entire Sab bath school condensed. : . , Tho Indiana gentlemen went through the operation of holding hisbrciuh for two min utes, his eyes enlarging upon uuters during thai period, then says he: ' - "Lome right up to the trough, fetch along all your friends and acquaintances every d I you con skeerup I'm ready to pay for iho drinks, willingly, for 1 never expect to live to see two such fools in one evening NO ' HOW !". o.-.t .: . . ,, Discbeiion ys. VAi,mW-During the Wax of 1812 ii .chanced ihati on invasion was expected in the town, of Lyme; situated at the mouth of the Lonnectiput river. The spirit pi ihe limes; hud previously manifest ed itself in militia gatherings and organiza tions; and tho individual who .had underta ken lo discipline the rustics, it) the,artofwur was one Lap;.-, 1 inker, who hud advanced his company to a high . state oi 'theoretical praciico.' through the aid. of broom-sticks and icprri-siulks, interspersed, 'teje nnd there Willi a rustv bid (.Jueen s arm, . VVull, sev eral ferocious and determined .parades were made, tn anticipation ol tho enemy's advent. lialls wero cast, K'J"s scoured, (lints picked. and. the troops wero si t to work in digging a trench which should command the entrance of the river, under iho supervision of Col. S, - " , who was a veteran of iho. Ruvolu It was not Ion" before sumo cun-bonts were seen approaching, closely followed ' by two English Irigaios; and bs they-came wMiin range a shot or two was fired, hlho troop were all duly entrenched, ami thrust through their embaiikiuer.t the muzzles of iwo .cul ver ins, fully charged with death dealing ma terial, stood 'grinning grim defiance!, to for- -n . ... LI,.... U J U! J'H vt l i f ...jftj JL Jlo i. ... -i ...... it .lout ,n ...; '- :'';.,,,, ,.., p t-rj - t. . " ' J ' , : O NE' :D'E'S T IrN Y:'1 Ji. 28. .' pign invasion, nnd awaiting '-'the charge Hut ai'.this juncture, tho dnuglny captain was nowhere to be lound. 1 he valiant Colonel had ndden up and down ihe line in, search him';' but at lergih he espiedn the distance a dirt-covered head bobhing'tip nnd down occasionally froni lhe ground, whose contin uations, were evidently busily engaged in finding tho bottom of a deep hole.. In the summer-tide of possiori, the i Colonel rode up to the spot, and exclaimed : ''What tin devil art yeu doing I n'thal hole. Cnpt. Tink er?' Why: are. you not at the head of vour troops ?" "Troops bo d d !". replied the Capt. "It's their business to take care o themselves; this is my hole; I dug it lasi night, 'and the cussed Britishers can.wit no if they kin lot em shute! Lei the troops git under their sundbank if .they don'i wa:tt to get hit: they've got one 1" Wasn't this an exhibition of the 'better part of valor' in a commanding officer ? ,.. A PACK OF CARDS. , j , A nobleman in the ciiy of London who kept a great number of servants reposed con siderable confidence in ono of ihcm, which excited n jelousy in the others, who in order to prejudice their master ogainst him. accu sed him of being a notorious gamester. Jack wus called up and closely interrogated ; but he denied the fact, ni the same time declar ing thai ho never played a card in lib life. To bo more fully convinced, tho gentleman ordered him to bo searched; when behold a pack of cards wns found in his pocket. Highly incensed at Jack's want, of veracity, the nobleman demanded, ina ra,ie. how ho dar.'d persist in an untruth 1 " dy Lord,' replied he, " I certainly do not know the mo'tning of cards; the bundle found in my pocket is my Almanac.'" "Your Almanac, indeed 1 then 1 desire you will prove it ' Well, sir, I will begin. There ore four suits in the pack; that intimate the four (tnnp ters in the year ; r.nJ there are thirteen cards in each suit, and there are thirteen weeks in a quarter. There nro also the same niinibor of lunations. The twelve court cards call to my remembrance the twelve months thai composo the year, nnd the twelve, signs of tho zodiac, through which the sun steers his diurnal course in one year. There are filty two cards in n pack, that directly answers i the number of w.'eks inn yer.r. thiamine 1,1 . t .Mi" II ' r" T Tm' and ou ' finiilhrC!1 . ' u,n,J s.,xl;-fjvo s',ol. Bs ,na7 "3 herc Qr5 llVs 1,1 ,h. -VCar" Illl'SU mu'Ui' IV twenty-Imir. rnr! civ by twoniv-four, and sixty, and vo'j have the exact number of hours ond minutes in a year. Thus, sir, 1 hope I have convinced you that it is my Alinuuac ; and by your lordship's permission, I will prove it tny Prayer Cool: aiso, -i iook upon lite tour suits as repre senting tho four prevailing religions ; Christ ianity, Judaism. Mahoinedapistti, end Pa ganism. The twelvo court cards remind mo of , the. twelvu . patriarchs . from whom sprang tho twelve tribes ollsrael, tho jweiyu Apostles, the twelvo articles ol'tho Christian faith.- The King reminds me of the allegi ance duo to his majesty. Tho Queen of the same to her majesty. Tho ten bi iugs to my recollection the ten cities in the plains,, of Sodom aud Gomorrah, destroyed bj fire and brimstone from heaven , the ten command meni8 ; the ten tribes cut off for their vices. The nine reminds me of the nine muses and tho nine noble orders among men. , The eight reminds me of the eight beatitudes, the eight attitudes, the ciuhl persons saved in Noah's ark, the eight persons mentioned in the scriptures to bo released from death to life. The seven reminds me of iho seven ministering spirits that stand beforo the throne oi God ; the seven seals, wherewith the book of lifu is scaled ; the seven liberal oris and sciences given by God for the in struction of man ; and the even wonders of the world. The six remir.ds me of the six peiitiutis contained in the Lord's prayer. The five reminds mo of the sonses given bv God to man ; hearing, seeing, feeling, and smelling. Tho four puis rne in mind ol'tho four Evangelists ; and thu' four seasons of ire year. Tne three reminds me of- tho Trinity : the three hours the Savior was on the cross ; and tho. three days lie layed intered. The two reminds ino of tho two testaments ; tho two contrary . principles strugling omong men, virtue und vice. The ace reminds moot the only true God la a dore, ond worshsp and serve ; one. only faith to beliouo ; one truth ,to practice ; and one good muster to serve and obey." " So far is very well," said tho nobleman ; but1 1 be lieve you haveomited one curd, the knave.' "True, my lord i thu knave reminbs me of your lordship s inlormers. i ho nobleman became uioru pleased with Jack than before, freely forgave m, raised his 'wages,' aud discharged his informer . THE DWIXLI HSIN TUB ALPS. Mr. C. L. Hi ace, whose imprisonment and adventures in Hungary h'avo placed him pruniiuenily before the . American public, within the past lew months, writes (is fol lows to the Uartlopl limes, in regard to tho peop'o of iho Alps: I ; ' I suppose most ol us,v Iroin- rrrnch ro mances, or soioe equally reliable source, have o'-'vaguo impression of, the simplicity and unworldly innocent nature of tiio dwell ers in the, Alps. -,We picture, o beautiltil tins torul life! ol people tmspuili, by ihe wtud, amid tliose mighty worlts of nniure guile less shepherds, in broad Swiss bonnets, ond Chamois hunters, who talk in simple rural style.' J he truth is. however, Uiey arc one of the sharpest people on tho coi th; ihf y altogether outdo tho Yankees in J'l'rjalgnjf CapituP'.of iheir grand mountun)s and . wa terl'ulls... Thoro is no glen so. remote where you will not.hnu "shori ways . til liuihinij Swiss scenury ui,d payi(ng irites. jj.oiicun not escupo to a scjluudo so wild triai jiiil boys with tyoodoii cha nois.or girls with bunches of flowers, or men w iih plans ami drawings, do ma follow- yot),, liuty ing. the prices in your oars.. Xinl. S1-'"!1', yoursell don-byu.wild,wa,ioi'fall,,,lo enjoy tho noli tory , scone by yoitrsejf, and you wilj not ho ilu re fifteen minutes without luy;ng u jiollic oiler rom aluv: to lei out iho water at so mtioh a run!, '. , You aicepd rt lofty niouniitin peak, w ith tho snow around you, and iho clouds bo neaih, and ypu will bg sure to fin J ruddy- TT $1.50 in Advance. VOL, 3.-X0. J.O. I'nml, well dressed boy or1-girl ihere. to beg Irpm the,tr;jngor, whero ih.iml v possible reason for giving would .be. thai thev look so happy and corn fortahle. . Let-' yourselves Im caught in one of the "guilule.ss" moun- , tain collages, and you wii pay a pric$ in ih morning, such as you, would hardly in tho best hotels of the cities. v All this is quite natural, in a country which is the highway and pliico of amuse ment for nil nations, and which is poor "iiou-h itself, and i.i not Ul all to bo .com-, phiind cf by tho traveler. It is only worth! knowing, as a fact. , Tht?. Swiss are cer tainly, amrjccnarii people, nnd no nnolonv can free theni, untiruiy, from tho charge.-- uii.iliy, Uavc. .luiiulul. .i!)i;y have al-.vays been loo r:?:;Jy to soil the use of their- vir tues, to Ktiy Eort. tif biilu'er. At ihU very moment, the. worst despoJatn in Kurope. one which in its unheard' of barbarities and op prosrioii, has cul led fo.nh r.u indignant -appeal from n.lliglr Tory 'member of ihe English House of Commons, the Keepoli.. Ian Government, s alone supported on iho bayonets of Swiss I'epubjieans. During my journey, fwnssi.uck with this.. Th" whole ui'.emion of the public and the n::vu papers. wero conceturcied on thy question of tho Refuges that is, whether the poor exiles from tyranny should bi exp jlid i;;ui Switzerlanil.a; tho deinund cf Austria and Prussia. The result was-, that in a privtt'o way, every ono of them, nuarly, was safely seen, out of the cou niry, and made to seek a now home again. t Arptns for Hcman Food. Tito impcr.' tance of apples, ns food, has not 'hitherto been sufficiently understood, besides cop.., fibtuing a largo portion of sugar, miieila';, and other nutritive manor, in tho form of food, they contain t;ur:ti a lino combination of vegetable acids extractive siiSmh n-:c -;, and aromatic principles, with the nutritive mai ler as to act powerfully,. ili ii:j capacity cf refreshment:; tonics ond antiseptics; and, when freely used at iho seasoii of rip.fiioas, by r u rai laborers and others, "Ib'e'y' prevent debility, strengthen digestion, correct i'l-.j petrefactivo tendencies ol nitrogenous foej, the powers of productive labor. "The op eratives of Cornwall in Ungland cotisiJoied ripe apples nefcrty' as nourihin fc 'bread, and mote no'thait poiu.ors. In the yar 1810,' a year of scarcity, apples instead of being converted into cider, wera sold to the poor; nnd the laborers asserted vii.it they could stand to their work on baked a"j.!::s without meat, whereas a. poti-ioe diet re quired either meat or fish." Tha Fretioii ami Germans use apples extensively ; in;!:; .) it Is rare they sit down in the re.r;;l disrtic.ts without them in some shape or oilier, cv m at the best tables. The le borers and .me chanics depend on them to a very i;sit e,;; teni, as an article of food, und fr,. quoiuiy dirio on sliced apples . and UrJ-A.'.'1 I.'tetv.- i w iih' rioo, lvd-cnbbage, carrot, or by ihem selvcd wiih a little fugar aiid milk, they make both a pleasant and miitiiious (!ih. If our friends will only provide themselves with plenty of choice fruit, Wo will vonttiro thai, not ono man. woman or fluid, in Jl f:y would care for nninial flesh to oat. Who doubts for a moment that ninny scrofulous an I oili er diseases are traceable to'a meat diet ? It is well known that much of the meal wo eat is in n diseased state when slaughtered,' and iis off. cis may well bo imagined. Yeiyour fruit is tlways in n healthy suite, and cannot generate disease in tho huniun body ; but it has a diluiing, purifying ond renovating ten dency. Water CuYe Journal. A M ATHIMONIA t, KxTRAOHDINARV. 'Will you lake this woman to be your wedded wifot said on Illinois magistrate n the masculine of a couple who Mood up before him. 'Well, squire,' was tho reply, "you must be a green 'tin, to ax me such a ques tion as that nr. Do you think that I'd bo such a plaguy fool ns to go to ihe bar hunt. and I alio tin? gal I rum the qui'nn frolic il I wasn i conscri piuously certain und deter mined to have her? Drive on with your bizness. The Coolest Man. Of all cool self-pos sessed men, tho Printer sinnds pro-eminent. Surrounded by Editors, Authors. Professors, Bankers, ' Merchants, Manufacturers and Mechanics, nil in the highest suite of irrita bility in' consequence of theii various and repeated disappointments; tho Printer wiih smilinz. placid countenance, calmly surveys his ruitled customers, nnd successively gives lo each on unexceptionable and southing answer assuring them that bis failure' to keep his engagements, has been occasioned by certain unforeseen or unavoidable cir cumstances, disappointments or disasters, the like of which never beforo has occurred and never will occur again. Loot.. 1 here tvas1 'once upon n time, on old pilfi n r'down east,' upon whom all thefts far und near were charged, when any loss was discovered. Tho fellow born the '''uni versal 'onus pntientjy for In lime' but finding that In some instances, he was suff'i ing 'ftr tli is 'si us of others, he issued it 'Caution to ih Publio;' in ihe -usual form; M hereby forbid all persons, from this date tivsti ol oit-uiy nc count aii'd risk.' I' am no longor aci-otinta bio for their trespasses, os 1 have 'more thaii l can:unswcr for of iiiv;'wn 1' ' Slightly gelid that to our conception. - ' , ' ''"Tho new i-ditor of the 'Boston Tallijind rr, Mr. A'E.'Ncwtrn, throws minora heim-v brick ut tho New-Yofkers; so,o if ho doi'su' t: 1 ho iNuw-x orlters are in ft bad way. i noy erect eosilv chdrChi'R.vhloh poor peoplie ettrf- not- it fiord to order'; and thus ohsiruei tlie xra lo llqunn by ih.i;ir,,vyr ofnliovv; aml tiow wi earn itiut uiey are removiuu ino. tiosiiuotion iv. . .... . r-i.. . iii ii.' . : ...: oi 'Moll tune, ut the public expense : l lie Intti'r piissng'dWhsspbk'en'of.nveral hundred yours ngo, ns. being 'wide,' but it so 'ins to li()v.e; been .found : iiisnt1iCH'(ii.;ii . iicoiinio d nj ,1,19 d n en i ig travel from Goiha.tn.. ( .. ' Odrifio V:diior' of ilii! loWft"StaPSmafi fenyir in' o: late paper:,!"Not ihtich editoriiil this week can't holp-it kitnoUil-r bouncing biglooY in, this: shanty only happens onco SECOND Sti;-;t,- , . two doxi vrt' ox" dVmT rov.k. r - -POMEKQY. OniQ, : One square (13 lines of less) yire weeks. Every subsequsr.t inscrtitut, s ; . ' One tquare, tliree montiis, s , t: i : Oae.cuuare, sit inonfbs. I :". ue, .: - t a t s oo ft 00 ' : 20 00 : 25 00 One square, onij yea,, 1 f -: .7 One'Ualf column, one 'year, ' :W :' : Three-fourths of a column, otii?lcy, One column, one voir. : . : -i : 'r - ID'Advertiseuieuts not having tUenumber otjn sertions marked on copy, w ill b. continued until loiBid and olinnjed necordinRlyi '-: ' unnoiu 3Jp-U8j adverUaers niust pay in adtsnte. i ? ! 30 00 II , JOt l'l',llli.r ..r j TT " executed with ecuraaiwl nwirtC, 1 VI II . 7 1. It IJ M A U h A U L K : i knc A tT IS ,- ..:, ': I.r O.Miit , of a1 rim- ; initKi ; .i ;v.. n K. floit escaped from the Trenton,' N?'.? jail on Monday in a remnrkiiblc' maimer:' The prisoner, the state Gazeite! saye,'iocct P.i.oJ cncf;tio lower cells in; thit.' middle, wing. ; lit? h'ld taken up a pari of the floor of his Cell ' and d.ig 'clown ' a' perpendioiiiar1 depth nf Mven Toet. The foundation ' wair is ubout six feet below the surface,' .'Hshmv rowed under the wall, ninhip to the sui face, cf the ground on the outside. ..."This brought ' him imo the yard of thi prison." ' Then.rhy' means of a ladder nmdo of pieces of rrpe and bedding, and the slats from the bottom of his bunk, with hooks on ihe end made of. nails, he scaled the outside wail, lie, had to throw iho ladder to the top the hooks caught in the copping; and of lor reaching' tho top. h reversed his ladder and let hirh-i' self down on the outside. A course of stone, h laid ia.m. diaioly under the floor of the, cells. These wero removed, put on his hunk, nnd carefully covered 'over wiih the' bedding. The digging was performed with a bod screw, and thin pieces of board were used for shoveling up the dirt. , All tho.diri, thrown outon the cell floor was piilihereon , Sunday after six o'clock in the evening the hour it which the cells were fastened' for' iho night. After ho got down some five leet, hu made u ladder lo get in and oui of, the hole with the dirt in n pail, to which ho had. n ropo uttnehed. After gelling the' pail lull, ho came up with stones in his hands, -and bavin" deposited them careful I ' on the floor pulled up tlx? pail full of earth,, Every ihing had to lie done with greal cau tion, as the least noise would reverberate througli the corridor ond would be heard by the watchman. Before he lefi he com posed a poetic effusion of four lines, und on i!irj wall he painted wiih charcoal ond red chalk a ' variety of handsome figures '; underneath tho principal one, which renre-: seined a beamilul target,, ho drew in loiters "Ltbortv s wanted oy every body." JL and F. Ewress. ' iiki rat,, run ladies. Netting is now: followed with so much urdor as a female, accoii)jjishuiniii, that ono would think ihero is a gr&iil deal ofnet profit to bo derived 1 Iron it.:t-The Indies' periodicals arc full of iiistrtioiioiis lo ilii.s new popular on, ond we have seen, a couple of closely primed col umns ilevotodto directions for netting a mil-, ton. We had 'some thoughts of endeavoring r1' furnish tho necessary instructions for net- ii:ie a gentleman's nightcap, but we found i hat .wo should not have room for more ihan h.-.lf of it, and that the tassel, at ull events would hove to wand over tiil our next, and perhaps bo continued in a remoter Pocket - ;r- Being desirous of furnishing some in .struciinii in Noning to our female readers, wo havo thought of snmething within nur eompnsa, and beg leave lo bflfore thorn,' our Directions J'ur Netting a Husband.Take -as many meshes us are wiihui your ,re,ach, , and gei thu softest materials you can lo work tijtoii. Go on wiih your netting as fast as ever you can woik your material about with your 'meshes until you find you enn turn it round your finger and thumb with tho inmost facility. Let your netting-needles, Lo very sipirp; thread thorn double to pie vent them from breaking; and wo may ob serve, that silken ringlets servo exceedingly' well as thread, when tho work in hand is die netting or-a husband. ' Always employ the biiglitesi colors you ean. and tho- final , operation will bo tho joining together, which', should bo neatly finishod off with a marriage knot, aud iho luubnnd will be completely Hinted. I'unch. v-.: , GttATiTUDE. Tho Gazette man at K'al mnzoo has a grateful heart. Ho winds iup, a stirring appeal to his delinquent subscri bers, in me course of which he..suy4s-he hns not realized a ceiurfrwrrr his subscription1 i In many weeks, by the following handsome re traciion : .- P. S. Wo stop tho press to announce a qiiuiterof mutton, the sheep having, been killed by tho dogs, and, the subscriber s family being squeamish about such things, he thought he would bring it to the printer I Now won't we feast a day or two 1 "The boys are imo tho typus with new vigor. Go It ye half starved imps, there's a "good time a coming;" , ' ' SeEINO THE ' PltOCESSION. '''' SA" ' A number of persons who came into town from thu country, to see the procession on r natty net with, u ludicrous IcnniretCnips qn the occasion, l-orwuniol belter quur tors ihoy to(ik up lodgings in the new jail, where ihey nuinu cxcollont bed and board iViVpittT'ol Stone walls and iron bars.'-' Uh'' luckily while dispatching their -breakfasi on' tridav morning the door ol their apartment accidental)' swung lo and shut thom'up with a sprinz lock, ns safu as a thief in a mill. The jailor having gone lose'o the shuw, they wero kept in thiiializing incarceration during the most interesting part of the perlprmnnce: A pitiful hott i ted individual who hea.d their mournful supplioaiion to bo let out, comforted them wiih this assurance, " Well I'll go to ihe fhow, and if I caul find tho" jailer I'll coma -back and Mi ' ymi all abovl it "-'Wo ruihor think thesii-miUucky 'capiivo. will 'nbn soon lot-get ili(? Jubilee.-T-oiisiou fourirt In a F;x. Thu tdi or of a Wcsicjn Jia per saVs tlinl hi.' bus three times put 'on a Heart shirt lor tlie purpose of calling on the Governor of his Suite, but did' not see him, ami concludes an acanint of. his disappoint j ijionis wiihj tho follow jng notice :,,,, , ,, I ' ''Tlie Governor is respectfully informed mill wo cannot' uiioru to maite auoiner isucn ti run upon Our linen, and if we ord tfl huu tho honor of making hi acquaintance, die will have no reason to compluin if yo aro not oliogoihor in trim.',' . , . , . 1 V, .' ' i ,.':V ' ! e Tin) British officers, tmesis -oi iho city, tveru clmrgi d niiiopenco it piece for. admiss' inn imn l.iiiiUer lllll Miinmniiiil lonutnent. . Thu Tiahstript Hni't lHhitJ wiis too bud. ', Wo ilon'i. For did' not iho 'Briiisliers ' fchsYga iho 'Americans on the same spot javcmy-fivo years agot ,, .! 'A .;'!' .,.0,1,.1 . . ' : ;;ii " ' .1 . V ' 1 -Ii i-.' IV t. Tr-r - --- ' . 'v:. . . ,'j. '- -