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Mr-: THOMAS. BULL, . ."
WriDNHV AT t.lW mnA f.i.ll.. nt tin P....A
Loudutivllle, Asblaiid County, uuio.
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Feb. 14, 1(54. . , . .
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AY be comulted at hli'reeidence on Alain atreet,
Aihland. Aehlaud Connllr.uAa
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J Vj , Dlt. THOMAS HAYKel, . ,
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HiRboit price paid lor old tiold ana
Bllvar. (InuneitetheHamueel ilouee.
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Two aniele, one of Life nd one of Deatk,
Faeted o'er the villas a the mornlin brokej
The dawn wae'oa their facee, and beneath, , ...
,The aombrt honeet heareid with plumee of onwxe,
Their attitude and aipect t, era the tame, iU v. s
Alike their featuree and their robet of while i
' But one waa crowned with amaranth, with flame,
. jinit one witn aapbodel ll.ie flake, of light.
Ieaw.thempauttontbelrcelotlalway,; i ,
Then tald f, with deep fear and doubt orpretoed
Beat not eo loud, nfy heart, leet thou betray .
The place where thy beloved are at rett 1"
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And he, who wore the crown of aaphodflt,
i 0etcendlng, t my door began to knock, " 71
And my eoliank within me, at In welle ' ''l
Tl1 wt,! 'o ot'ow an eartjiquaki'i thook,'.
' I recognlaed the namelen agony, '
, Tbe terror and the tremorand the pain; '' . '
. That oft before bad filled and haunted me, '
And bow returned with Ihiee told ttrength again
, The door 1 opened to mr heaveulr guttt, .i 'I .
And liitened, tor I thought 1 heard Cod'a volet ;
And knowing whataoe'er he tent wet beet, ,. i
' Dared neither to lament nor to rejoice,
. then with a mile, that filled the houee with light,
' '"Mr errand it not Dentil, but Life," he laid ;
And ere t anewered, paining out of light,
. On hit celeitial embaaiy ho iped,
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'Twat at thy door, 0 friend I and not at mint, ,,
The angel with the amaranthine wreath, . ' '
Fauilng deicended, and with voice divine,
Whlipend a word that had a loond like Death.
Then fell npon the houie a tudilcn gloom,
Aihadow on thoio feiturei falaand tkih ; '
And eoflly, from that buihed and darkened room,
Two angelt iaaued, where but one went In.
All It of did f If lUbut.wav'eblihei.d "'' '"'
The mini collect, the ralu falll thick and loud ;
Till with a unlit of llilit on tea and land, ''
. Lo lie looke back from tjie departing cloud.
Angeli cf Life and Death alike are fill, '
Without ala leave they pa., no II reholdo,er,
Who, trfen, would with or dare, believing tbii,
Agalnil lil. meaeengeri to eliui the door I
THE BRIDE OF THE WIlEl'K.
'" ' A BEAVmvi STOEY. .
41 1 wag a lonely mrt of a Imclielor, anil
had never ytl known what j-niing niPii
otyla "Hie paiiinn."' Of pantiun I hail
oiimigb, oofiiy old mala yonder can lell
you. I broke hu head hucr, and Ilia arm
oner, in (lis tit it; bill hs h:u aluiive
xeemed to love tne ill llin beiter, and lie
clinga lo me now rwy tmich aa two (lied'n
of the lame cliii cling togeihcr wlien drift
irig at ra. We arc tbe ile atirviviira oi
a ihiiunand wrtxkii, anal of aha timpani,
that n.iili d with U4 two ytan ago, no oilier
oim Ii-ft ndtial, I lind been a aail-vfrom
bny-liood, and wlien 1 was twenty-fire, 1
may tufi ly any no man was more til l
rnmmiiid a vessel among the mariners of
Ungluiid, And al this lime my uncle died
and It'll me his fortune, I tad never aerii
him, and liardly knew of his rxinlence ;
liul 1 hnd now speaking evidence of Ihe
fact dial lie had exisled ; and equally good
proof ihal he exisled no longer. " "
,"1 was very young and airimg in limb,
and i think atnul in heart, and I was pirn
leased of the renlal of some thousand per
annum. What bar was there lo my en
joyment of ihe goods of life T No bar hi
deeil, bul I fell sorely the lack of means ol
enjoyment, 1 was a sailor in every nente.
iMy tduealmn Wai lolernhle, and I had
some books, out my lales were nautical,
and pined on shiire, You easily under
stand, then, why I buill a yacht and will
pent much of my time on her. She was
a fine eraft, suiied lo my taste in every re-
apeei, and I remember with a sigh, now,
ihe happy days 1 have apentiri ihe-Foam.'
1 used lo read considerable in my cabin.
and occaiionally. indeed weekly, invited
parlies ol gentlemen lo cruise will) me.
liul the foot of a lady had never been on
llie deck of tny boat, and I began to have
an old bachelor's pride in thai fact. Yel,
I coulees lo ynu a secret longing for some
orlof aiTeciion different from any I had
heretofore known, and a restlesauess when
men talked ol beautiful women in mv
presence.
" Une aummer evening I was at Ihe old
hill in which my uncle died, and was en
tirely alone. Toward aunset I waa sur
prised while looking over my books, by
ilia entrance of a" gentleman hastily an
nounced, sod giving .indication of no little
excitement.. ' ' ' ' '
Your pardon, sir, for my unceremonious
entrance. My horses have ran away with
my carriage, and dashed it to pieces near
your park gate. My fattier was hadly in
jured, and my aister ia nowwatrhing him.
i nate taken me liberty lo ask your per
mission. 10 bring him to jour tnsidenfe."
"Of. course my consent wat instantly
given, and my own carriage dispatched lo
int park gate. . i ;' -
"Mr. bmelalr was i gentleman of for
tune, residing about forty jiilea from me;
and his father, an1 invalid,- flfly' years or
mora iif age, was on Ins way in company
with his som to his son's house, there to
die and be buried. They were strangers
to me, bul 1 made them' welcome lo my
house aa if it were their own, and insisted
on their uimg it. "
" Miss Sine air waa the first women who
had croaaed my door stone sines I had been
poasessor ol His hill. And well mifhl
site have been loved by belter men than 1.
She was very small nd ery beautiful of
Ihe sue of Venus, which all men worship
aa the perfection of womanly beauty, but
hating a loft blue eye, strangely shaded by
jet black brows, .Jjer fact presented. Ihe
contrast ot purity of whiteness in the eom-
piexion eet oil by -raven hair, and yel
that hair hanging jn cluitermg curls, un
bound by comb or fillet, and . the whole
face lit up with the expression of gentle
trust and complete confidence sillier in all
arouiid her, or else in her own indomitable
determination.. For Mary Sinclair hid a
mind of her own, and far seoingoneloo.
Shtl vTna nirtalaan than . . .
IM "M lln, rut.ae A.A In mt, h'nilea. and 1 al.
.... .. ,
ASHLANI), ()IIOTJI)pSi)AY MOKXiyGl IAY at
tended (ha solemn procession that bore his
remains ever hill and valley lo Ihe bid
church In which his ancestors were' laid
Once after that I called on the family, and
then avoided ihnn. I cannot tell you wlrat
waa the cause of Ihe aversion I had til
entering that houae, or sppruachhig the in
fluence of that matchless girl. ' I believe
lhal I feared lite magic of her beauty, and
was impressed with my owaunwonhinoss
to love her or.be Jpved by ,ber. I knew
her associates werj of the nohle. the edu
cated, the refined, and lhal I was none of
these,. VVhal then, ''could I expect ' hut
mitery.if J yielded to the. therms' of thai
exquisite beauty or graces which 1 knew
were in her soul 1 .,... ,
." A yeas pasted j and I Waa a very boy
In my continued thought of her;', per
suaded myself s thousand times that 1 did
0 illo e her, and athouaand lirnea deinrmin.
ed to prova it by eniering hef presence.
Al length", t threw myself into, the votlsx
of Loudon society, and waa lost in ihe
winripuoi. " "
'One evening at a crowded aaaemhly, I
waa Handing near a windi in a ireciss,
talking with a lady, when I fell a sirange
thrill. I cannot deacrihe il'tu vou. hut ua
.effecl was viaible to my companion, who
inatanliy said, "You are unwell, Mr Slew
art, are you nol 1 1 Your face became sud
denly flushed, and your hand trembled so
as lo ahake Ihe curtain.'' ... ,i. .
"It wns inexplicable to mf self: hull
was siartled at the anuouiiceirienl of Mr.
and Miss Sinclair:' I turned, hnd saw she
was entering on her brmiicr'a arm,' more
beautiful than ever. (low 1 escaped I did
not know, bul I did so. ,, ... , ,
" I hnce afterwar.i I waa warned of her
presence in this mysterious way, till I he
lieted that there WeriMnme mvsteritius link
between us two, of unknown', but power
ful characler. , 1 have sinet? Imrnul to be
lieve ihe communion of spirit with apiril,
sometimes tvitltontm.ili-ri.il in erventinii.
I heard of her frequently now as en-
gaged to a Mr. Waller, a man whom I
iiow well, and was ready to do honor as
worthy o her love. When al length t
saw, as I supposed, saiislaclory eiiuYnce
of the rumor, I lift Loudon and met them
no more. The sama rumor followed me
in loiters, and yei I was-m ul enotirh to
dn sin of Mary Simd .ir, until mootlia after
1 awoke lo'lho auitseof what a fool 1 lud
been. " Convinced of this, 1 wenl aboard
my yachiabnul iriidauroiiier, andforl'our
weeks never set fool on fhiire.
'One sultry day, when pitch was (rtinr;
on the.,dcuk, in the hot gun, we rolled
heavily, on the Bay of Biscay, and I oaas.
ed llie afternoon under a nail on Uih lar-
hnard qrtr iWk,- Tiiwnrd evtoin, I
fancied a storm was brewing, and havin2
made all ready jor it, smoked mi the tuff mtl
nil midiiiglit ;. and tli intuited in. Will
you Jelieve me, I fell' that strange thrill
through my tiiii, ua I lay in' my ham
mock, and awoke wi'.h ii, fifteen seconds
before the watch on deck failed suddenly
lo the roan, at Hie wliel, Furl- port your
mini! a sail ou llie k-e bow. Sieai v
" l was on dect In an instant,- and saw
thai a alilT breece waa blowing and a small
schooner, showing no lights, had crossed
nut fore-foot within pistol shot, and waa
now bearing up lo i'.ii north-west. The
sky was cloudy and dark, but ihe breete
waa very steady, and l wenl below again
and after endeavoring vainly lo account lor
the emotion I had fell, in any reasonable
way, l Bl length fell asleep, and the rock
ing nf my vessel, as she Hew before Ihe
wind, gave jual motion enouifh in mv
hammock lo lull me inlri a sound slumber.
Bui I dreamed all night of Mary Sinclair.
I dreamed of her, bul it waa in unpleasant
dreams. I saw her standing on ihe deck
of the 'Foam,' and as I would advance to
ward her the form of Waller would inter
pose. I would fancy, at times, thai triy
arma were around her, and her .form waa
testing againal my aide, and her head lavlni
on my shoulder and then by Ihe strange
mutations ol dreams, u was not l, but
Waller, that was holding her, and I waa
chained In a post, looking al them ; and
sue would kiss him, and again the 'kiss
would be burning on my lips. The morn
ing found me wideawake, reasoning my
self out of my fancies, . By noon I had
enough lo do. The ocean was roused, A
tempest was out on the sea, and Ihe Foam
went before ii. .' .'.,...
"Night came down gloomily. The very
blackness of darkness wai un the water as
we flew before Ihe terrible blast,, I was
on deck lashed lo the wheel, by, which I
stood, with a knife within reach to .cut. ills
lashing' if necessary. We had but a rag
of a sail on her, and yet aho moved more
like a bird than a boat, from wave to ware.
Again and again, a blue -wave went, pver
ua bul ahe came up liko a duck and aliook
u IV ihe water and dashed on. , Now ahe
alaggered m l blow was on her bow, lhal
might, liave aiavcd a man of-war, but she'
kepi' gallantly on and now aha . rolled
heavily and alowly, bul never abatnd the
will flight inward shore, : It waa midnight
when the wind was highest. . The howl
ing f llie cordage wag , demonical, Now
a scream, now a shriek, now a wail, and a
laugh of mocking madness, , On, on we
flaw. ' ' ' .'.,.,.
l looked up, and turned quile around
the horizon, bul could see no sky. do sea,
no cloud all was blackness, . Al that mo
ment l fell agnin that sirange thrill, and al
llie instant fancied a' denser blackueis
ahead t and the next with a crash and
plunge, the Foam wasgone t : Down went
my gallant boat, and wiih her another ves.
eel, unseen in Ihe blank night. , The wheel
Id- which I had been-'ashed, had broken
loose, And gone over with me before ahe
sank. Il was heavy, and I cut it away,
and it wenl down fn the' deep aea above
my beat. 1 And seeing a spar. I seized it,
and a thrill of agony shot through me as I
recognised the delicate finger sf woman.
I drew bei to me, ant) lathed her to ihe
spar by my aide, and so, in the hlaok night,
we two floated away over lie aioruiy
ecein. '" i--s--'"-
" My companion waa senseless for
agrit -t KAevr dead.r' A thousand e'moiion
passed throuiih my! mind in the next-five
minules. ( .Whty. was my. companion on
the slight spart,. What, was llie vessel I
had aunk t. W.aa'l with the body pt only
a human being, or was there a spark of
life left I and how ifjutd I fan ll to flame?
Would it nol be bi iter 10 let her sink than,
float off with ne, ihus alone , to aurv or
die of ihirsl and a ;ony.",.' ' i
" I chaffed her Hinds, her forehead, her
enouideriV In llie dense darkness I could
nol tee a feature o: her face, nor lell if she
.were old or ynu g-scarcely White or
black, i Tjie f ileal I po the sea was fear-
fulr . ti,A 47!:,i ,..! :
. So long as J hs 1 1ieen on Ihe deck of
my boat,' the wind whistling through the
ropse en around ike-spars, had maJe
couiinual sound ; bif now I heard noilting
but the occasional sparkling of. the spray,
the dash of a foam t ip, or llie heavy sound
of llie wind pressin ; on tny. ears, . !
' Al length shefi oved her hand feebly
in nirne,;i How mt heart leaped at lliut
slight evidence that' Wis nol alone ty mhe
wild ocean, i I redi ibled my exertions. I
passed one of her rm over my neck to
keep, it out of the re ler, while I chaffed
the other hand will both of mine.. J felt
the clasp of iHrI a'r v llghien. I bowed mv
.bead toward here; "She drew me close to
her, laid lior cheek hgainat miiin. I let ii
rest there" ii ojigh .warm her'e, and eo
help to give, her III ... Then she neslled
cloae lo my bosom aid whispered " Think
yon,? Why did n y brain so wildly ihrob
in my btad at thai whispered scntrncet
She knew nol win re she was that waa
clear. Her mind w .s wandering. At that
inRlnni Ihu end of le spar struck some
some heavy objeel, and we were dashed
by a huge wave ovae it, and to my joy
were, leli on a-fluaiig, deck. I cut the
lashing front the spar,, and fastened inv
companion and myself lit the part of ihe
new rslt or wreck, I knew not which, and
all thai lime thai arm was around mv neck.
and rigid as if in death, .i. t.'
Now came, the low-wild wail that pre
cedes the breaking up of the elurm.' The
air seemed tilled with view ess anirna
mournfully siuoing 'and aitrltint;. I never
thought of her as anything -else than a hu
man being. Ii was lint humanity, that
dear likeneaa of lila, lhal endeared her to
me. 1 wound my urm around her, and
drew her close to nty heart, and bowed
my head over her, and in the wildness of
the moment 1 pressed my lips In hers in a
Ioiik. pasionale kiss of intense hive and
agony. She gave it back, murmuring soni'e
ii u me of endearment, wound boilt urtns
round my neck and laying tier head on.niv
shoulder with hef forehead pri'surd ngrtinst
, my .chunk, fell into a ealin slumber. Tint
kiss hums on my lips this hour. Half
century ol the culd kisses of llie world.
have nol sufliced lo chili its influence. , It
Ihrills me now as then 1 It was madness
with idle worship ot the form id God gave
in the image, of himself which iiHhai hour
1 adoird as evur Ood ! 1 tee the unearth"
ly joy again to-day, as 1 remember the
clasp of those unknown arms, and the soft
pressure of that fore head. 1 knew nol, I
cajsd not, if she were old and haggard, or
young and fair. , ;- ,,j i.
" I only knew and rejoiced with joy
untold lhat ahe was humaq mortal, nf my
own kin, by the grea( Futher ol our race,
"It was a night of lhot)glit,iid emolions
and phantasms li at never eJfn be describ
ed. ., Morning dawned gravely, the first
faint gleam of light allowed me a driving
cloud above my, head it was welcomed
wiih a shudder. I haled light. , 1 wanted
le float over lhat heaving ocean, with thai
form clinging to ma, and my arms Around
it, and my lips ever and anon pressed (
ihe passionless lipl of the heavy sleeper,
I asked no light. It was an intruder on
my domainy and would drive ber from my
embrace.) I was mad. 'i :. ' '
' " Bul ae I taw the. face of my compan
ion gradually revealed in the dawning light;
aa my eyee began to make out one by one
the features, and al length the terrible truth
eame sldwly burning into my brain, - I
mourned aloud in my agony,-""Ond of
heavens, ahe is dead !" ! And il waa Mary
Sinrlair. Mi,,...'. ...p.::
".Bul she was not dead,, . f., ( ...
a " We floated all day long on the aea, and
at midnight of the next night 1 hailed a ship
and they took us ofl. ' Every man from the
Foam and the olher vessel waa saved with
one exception. . The other vessel was tbe!
Fairy, a - achopner yuichl, belonging lo a
friond of Miss Sinclair, with whom ahe
and her brother end ( pari of ladiea and
gentleman had started hut three Haj.- prw
vjuusly lor a week'a cruise, j 1 need not
tell you how I x plained that strange thrill
as the schooner crossed our bow the night
befufe llie collision, and when I felt
again at the iinoneul nf Ihe crash, nor wiat
itllerprelaiiori ( gave lo the wild lumull of
eniolinni all that long night,," ..- . , . .
i" I married Mary Sinclair, and I buried
her thirty yesra afierwaid ; and I some
lime! have llie same evidence of her pres
ence now, that I used lo have when she.
lived on the aame earth with me." ., , . :
:t ;
C7 A poor fellow who had apent hun
dreds of dollars al the bar of a grocery,'
being one-day. faint and feeble, and out nf
change, asked die landlord lo trust him with
glass of liquor, i . : Hi. -iu rt ; r
"No," was llie surly reply; ! never
made a practice bf doing such llilngs." V 1
" The podr fellow turned to the gentleman
who was. titling by, end whom he had
kuown ii belter days.saying, '.'Sir will you
lend me t aix pence."
Oerisinly," wit the reply. ' '
- Tho landlord with alacrity "placed ihe'
decanter and glase before hint tie took A
pretty good horn, and having awallowed it,
and replaced Ihe glass with evident talis-,
faeton, he turned m the man wha lent him'
Ihe ilnenfndtaid!-y,"i 'yi in j,
, Viler u the kiipsnrv I dwe, you; ,1,
mske it a point degraded at t am, uliquyt
10 phy borrowed vtiinrjj, bfotl I pay my
frofbilL"
TH2 i USO -j OP PEOPLE THE
.in-; il.M lo 13X1011118.16 fin's
' A correiponlsnVfroroDarien writes an
iiiwrtsilng account for the New Yerk Eve
oiftg Pusi, in . which -he does-'eribes the
latbfrrea ad lie people, i,, '., -, :i
. Among the common people, marriage is
scarcely ever eolemnized. . The parties
live together as man and wife, each reaerr.
ing'the right lo leave the other as inlereat
.Or eaprie roiy dictate.!,' Mow and theft a
case occurs where Ihe nirliei oonnnua faith
ful lo, each piherfirlife..Tbeae, however
are exceptions lo the rule. In a great ma
jority of cases, wonrtn are left, after a few
years, with a brood of heiplrsa children,
,lu aaf. the.'. vicisBHudee erf -Mfe e--beei-
they can; and thecbancee ,o( cbildren to
siluated, to become reputable inei andwo
meri, or useful citizens,' la smalj, indeed:
1 have seen women wiih' two,' three, nr
more children, who, when asked, s the
father of your childrea living?", answered,
'Yes; each child Jiaa a father living." :
It ia only very recendy thai mirrisges
performed by others iliau ecclesiastics have
been legal, and lire fees established by llie
chnrch halve been so enormous aa lo place
them beyond (he reach: of ihe poorer
classes, It is doubtful, however, whether
the people will avail themselves of, ihe
rec'eul lay-ihey prefer the present arrange-
mem. - v
Along the line of the railroad, as well as
of Ihe Uhagres river, and about sll of the
principal towns, Ihe inhabitants are ma.de
up of a motley assemblage of Weal India
negroes and natives f Central and South
America. - These people are generally dis
sipated, filthy, treacherouK, uulruitworihy,
and beastly in the worst sense ol the woild.
There are, of course, exceptions to this,
their general character,. From this class of
population come most ol the desperadoes
who have pcrpelraied thefis, robberies,
and murders, along the rout between Navy
Bay and Panama. ! .. r -.
Most of ihe boatmen upon lha Chsgres
river are of this class, and also are ihe
muleleera and guides wiih whom the trav
eler meets and - by whom he is imposed
upon in crossing "the Isthmus " ; :
..As we recede from -the great line nf
travel and, approach , the rural, districts,
there is a much 'oore marked tendency lo
a predominance of flidbn feature; and ilio
population ofihe.se rural district are regar
ded aa much more honest, faithful, kind
and obliging, posseseing,,. however, very
little energy or industry, , They ere "sim
ple, contented, jemperatfj; anil . with fow
wants, anil those eitsilysupplied."' Many
of the land holder in this country lay
claim in,, enoriiiouswtt,'f-ofTefi "sprnl
ntilas in extent, and wiillnul my OrliuiieJ
line ol deinarcatiiiii or boundary aoflle-.
tiinea no sign of any clearipti'fxeeple few
acrei about Ihe reauleucir'of Ihe'laiidlord;'
and yet no person is allowed to pasture-!
cattle pr erect any sjirliil edihea :tm uiis
cl liin without periujtaion from the pretend
ed owner. , ' j-' ' "".',) '., , -.;
There are nn funees, and I hare not teen
twenty rods of roid that a" carringo widi
more than one wheel could pits over, in
dependent of the Railroad.
The use of ihe plough is unknown, the
machete serving as axe, saw, hoe, plough
and sickle, aa well as weapon nf warfare.
The native, with' this inachnt, clears ihe
limber from the land, and with iia point
makes a hole in the ground where he de
posits his seed, using the aame for cutting
down Ihe weeds, as well as for harvesting
ihe grain. . " , .
: The soil in most parts of the country is
of amazing fertility, and capable, whett welt
tilled of sustaining immense crnni of all
torts of tropical fruits and grains, The
Iruita thai grow almost spontaneously are
cocoa hut, orange, plantain,, banana, limes,
lemons, etc., etc. Indian corn, couce, rice.
sugar cane, yams, melons, etc., etc., hare
been successfully cultivated on a small
icale.1 in ' t--'!-' - :
Many of these landholders have immense
herds of cattle roaming over their poesee
sions. I have seen several hundred claim.
ed as the property qf one man, ihe only
expense or trouble mending the ownership
being that of herding them once a year for
die purpoae of marking ihe caltei. Goats,
asses, hogs, poultry, -euh, may be raised
(and are) largely in tome disliicle, ' ' -
One can hardly, fair of being strongly
impressed w'lh lire man, poiuls of resemb
lance between the hibits of lile of these
people snd thoss of the patriarchal ages, as
described in the book of Genesis. The
large herds of calile, gnatt ind asset, and,
lo a certain cxleiik theii nomidio life.
continually call to mind . Abraham . and
Lot, with their families; and the condiiioit
of families ao much resembling concubi
nage, to which I have referred ajiove.
women with huge jara (pitchers) filled with
water on their heads ijieir simple attire,
the sandaled,fet and gtpupt of men, wo.,
men and children tqualttuc ou , the fround.
at the door of llieiruabin, (tent,) and even
ine manner ol" gathering aa well as
cooking -their Iruita, and' preparing their
meant. intend lo impress one strongly with
the idea, lhal oriental limes sud habits
have come down. to in all their simplicity.
' The inhabitants reside 'mostly in huts,
made of bamboo poles, the lower ends of
which are placed in A trench dug in the
ground, while ihe ttpper enda are lied In
gether with (hongs cut from 'pntanned
hides. These huts srs covered with palm
leaves. 'They are' entirely destitute, ( a
floor a dried Dttllock'a Hide serves se a
couch for ihe night, and a teal it well at
table for day, ..
The attire nf the men is of the eimpteet
kind; tome of the ore inlerpiising and
wealthy own a shirt; and in a very few
cues, I have known the luxury ef panu
luonl indulged in on great occasion. , v
1 lie drest of a full-grown, boy ol Cow
teen or fifteen consists of abroad-brimmed
palm-leaf hat op hie bead, sandals, -on bis
feat, end a cigar iii his (neuih'iy nssno.'
I Young Udist oitjiq,; lainf, aget a trifle
more; elaborately dressed, someiunes wear
ing'a garment which coven the person
bJow tho pectoral region admirably.
is5.y ,
Children grew up in indolence aud list
leu inaction, not the slightest effort being
made by llie parents to develope the msnlil
,or physical powers. Occasionally we meet
e femirle among the mere wealthy who
would, fairly put to Milan a North A meri
can squaw, ore -New.Ynk fashionable
belle, in I ho ingeuuily manifested in f roup,
ing together gaudy ornaments about ber
person the immense flouneta upon their
dressee reminding one (at a friend ihe oth
er dsy remarked) of a barrel ol French
brandy on end nearly concealed by hoops
and liie peculiary happy contrivances lo
expose to tiew the Shoulders and upper
partof the cheat in front, would furnish
models for tbe cooper,"' ' ' ";
A Isdy ofmy acquainttnec, who is, by
far, llie) ben looking native female I have
seen, having a lair proportion- of Spanish
bloofl In her velnsy-eroown aa thtr fadre'a
tisier" of San Pablo, affordaa good exam
ple of Ihe better order of New Oranadian
wnmatn enora Juanita his taveral
children, among whom are two well grown
boys, who my be seen any day promena
ding in froul of madam's home, stark na
ked, forming a moat interesting pair of
Cupids. . . ,.!
My friend, Dr. B., remarked to me the
other day, that the admirers of Grecian
and Roman mythology and of the inno
cence and grace of paatorial life, iriighly
undoubtedly refresh (heir ilieiic natures
by a residence of a few months, amdug
these "uaked realities" of that stage of
humin Civilization and development, upon
which they bestow such warm enconii.''
mrls. '.
The lady herself mav be seen of an
afternoon swinging in her hammock, smok
ing her cigar, ami start nol, ernlle reader
spilling a la Aintricuinv, snd (requenlly
with an amount ol jewelry mostly in solid
gold, that has been estiiniled by good
judges to be worth (valued merely at Ihe
price ol gold Out mil less than three
thousand dollars. She has one chain
composed entirely of gold coin, fattened
together with links of the samo material,
the coin being mostly double eagles, half
eagles and sovereigns, which, when thrown
around lies neck, will hang double lo be
low Ihe knees,.'
The future destiny of this country is of
rouise a subject of speculation, I may,
in a future Inner, notice ihe imlieaiioiit of
an important change irt the; political rela
tions of this land, which are unmistakably
presenting themselves to the observer..
The event may 'nol occur suddenly, or
suuu, but if will come.' . ,
COOL C0TJ2AGE.
A rich Meiicin was proceeding with sn
extensive caravan to Ciiiliiiahui and he
fted-eVilIm lubil of carrvinir ' a ." larare
amount ol'guld belted around him beneath
his clothes. 1 he lad became known to a
daring and dtsperale gaiuhlcr, wboav
character, among those peop c, was an ob
aiavle to perfect freedom of intercourse
wiih aII classes, lie traveled will) ihe
o iravan, as il soon appeared, for the ex
press purpose ot making himself master
ol ihe golden girdle. His opportunity nc
currrd when about half the journey was
completed. The Don rode one djy out of
sight of the caravan in search of water, and
ihe gambler whose eye had been upon Ins
victim through the whole journey, wis
inalanily off to execute his scheme. He
sought and came up with the Don, entered
into conversation with him, aud soon had
the rich Mexican unhorsed at his feet.
But to get the "yellow boys," il was neces
sary to rt-lease ihe arms, which were tied
down over tho girdle, and tins was not lo
be thought of. I he robber dared not to
fire lest ho should be heard by the passing
caravan, and he aeizipl a buffalo's skull
which law near with the intention of dash
ing nut hia victim's brains. The Spanish
desperado aloud over his conquered prey,
holding ihe lightened lariat in his lift hand,
hit horsev'a reins around his left arm, and,
with the huge while skull, raited in his
right hand ready lo dsh upon hit pro
strate victim. ,t
"Don't kill mrjnd' you thall have my
gold!" exclaimed the helpless merchant;
and ihe gambler paused. .
Though the gambler had secured his
own horie, the other had taken flight and
galloped back lo ihe moving caravan
when ilt rider wat thrown on the
ground. .',-.'
"I know you wanl my gold and not my
life," said the merchant, "Cut the rope
that hinds ine, and place your knife in
suuily upon my neck; and if I. do nol
give you the gold, you may drive the blade
into iriy throat." "
'The gambler did an, for In hit hbrfy
he had fnrgiitten lha frighted horse, bul the
merchant had not, aud waa playing a cool
and cunning game.
' "The gold! the goto!'' said the gambler,
"or the "knife sinks in your neck!" '" '
' "Inilamlyl" laid the merchant, aa he
endeavored to gain all the time hi could
in retelling the bell of gold. -. lk ,.
Another moment, and rapid hoof ttepa
were heaid. followed immediately by the
appearance of a duzon approaching horse
men. ' ' " -" - . . '
- The robber turned pale, but hit r yet
flashed in desperation, and, gritting Lit
leeih horribly, he awert he would kill!
"Kill me," aaid the merchant, "and you
are ahol instantly; release Ae, and I will
never betray vou; quick, put away your
knife!" , '. .-.. . j ,
Such auperiority hat coot ennrnga
Over the- more daring' wickedness I The
gambler sheathed the knife and stood trem
bling -swliile the brave. Mexican Irader
sprang to bit feef, adjusted hia dreaa, nek
hit friends,' taid he bad been by soma ac
cident thrown frnm his horse, ind rode
back to ihe earavanltde By side with hit ene
my by way of warding off - suspicion froml
hint. .He promised not to nsiray ine gun
Men end he.tlid nut; But th guilty mm
succeeded tonn alter in another depreda
tion. ni4 flnil. The lha etorv waa told.
MATTEE3 03 THE PACIHO SEE.
CatiFOBNM. Tit mint, generally are
unusuallyabundanMnd new discoverrea are
announced in every direction. Mr. Smith,
an old Irapper, wat, a, Ihe last account-,
about to atari fmn Lot Anglos w lib a p.
ty to prospect the river. Virgin in Uu.sh. '
Smith Says thai twanty-iii yeara agar be
Wet traveling there ami a man jn hit iiy
picked up a piee of yellow metal and fail
ed il gold, but bis companions laughed el
the man, who. threw a way the gold,
Smith at) a he can find die very apul, -,
" Jigricullirt is fiouriahiiif i and pricee of. t
all kinds of products pretty stiff. The
papeie, however, are beginning lo fear ihit
the soil is pruducing too mneh-e-mnre than
will supply ihe waola u Jlie f aopla and
they eaq have, on that side, no other Uiaii
a horoe markel. ' The Republican save
8a ioor).)uii(y alone produces 1,2501
uuu ousneis, (aim tuts is the esiiiuaie ut
Ihe farmers ilieuiti-Ues i) and if the crop
..ro.a ..... .r
oi o iii anaiiin county presents any index
to Ihe crops of oilier counties, then lliey
win nave a crop ol V!J,UUU.UOU bushels.
Then comes the question, what ahall limy
do -wiih ihia grain? for the mills .cau'l '
grind ii, and the atock don't need the sur
plus where grass is plenty and cheap.
Sam Fbakcwco. The Grand Jury re
turnedarepiirionilleltjihMaich;inwl.icra '
'hey presented Ihe Uaihulio Comuiou
School in ibis city as incflieienlly and im
propei ly conducted. , - ., '!-; : . : ; ;
O ir city is well pnvided with musical
and llie.lrie.il stars, including Miss Haves,
Herr Meni-is, MaiNme Thillon, Mitt Fre
ry, LirJra Keenei Madame Cailly, Murdoeli
Butke, Ihe Misses Denin'and llie Bateman
children. The latter appear al the Mt..
trewlilnn on the 13 h nil.
The U. S Bond Warehouse, the larger x
portion of which fell down on ihe I iih, by
the weighl of goods, waa 'rented by Ihe
Government al $3,000 per munlh. ; - ,
On the lOih, proposals wire rereivrd, ;
for extending 1 3 wharves, 200 yard, each,
into Ihe bay, and the bids received offer 1
to pay in all $0,135 per month, for the
privilege of colleciing lolls and wharfage.!
Tiik FiLLltiusTtas The latest beard
ol Walker and his gang nl San Diego,,
was on the Oth April., They ' wire thnri '
going towards the Colorado, on New Me& 1
fto. They look wVh them aoiue 000 hea t '
of sheep hekingiug to one of ihe rajieherns. :
Ihe heanls man of which waa' killed by .
a portion of Walker, men, under thu ntin-'
mand of one Capt. Charles Gage. Tliei'' ' ' '
whole lurr.e is bow reduced in a tnie of 1
7050 officers and 20 men, making just I
two and a half officers , to a man, or Iwih
filiht, of a man to die enmiaiud uf an t-f-ficer.
- .
Oiikoon .The Stalnmm lays,' there
wat double the. ainouut of .wheal ante is) j
Oregon, during ihu paal enedinit teaaoel
than ever hefore. Some fields sown last ,
au'.umn hate suffered from the frost of the
past winter, but u-ul nioaily recover.. AVa ...
think we can seen re our f.rniers of s gotnl
demand, and high prices fur dour nc-xtau' "
lumiin, , . ,
The Spcciilo', published in Portland! ,
stye tho.l glil from the volcanic fires of Mti
Si. Helena, was. distinctly visible on Ihe
evening of ihe I0,h. . .. A
The tame paper states thai the steamer
Orrgon was suk a few milea below a deuj,
on her last Irip up the Wilamslie river.
She struck a in 'g and went down in eight '
feel of waler. .'-..,.,
Sandwich Islands. Ltltert from Maul -
recently received say lhal ae mapyjis L
.uuu acres oi wueat win oe town on (hit -'tlanJ
this viin er snd spring, siiuuid li.e
weather continue favoraMe lor plowing,
which is r I peeled lo yield twenty buihcle
lo the acre, or 30.000 bushels. . . '
The census of the teven islands, which -
constitute ihe little ocean, kinvdom. ties
lately been taken, showing it lo be.7rj.l5j;
uf whirh 38,010 Ire females, 871 are
Americans. - ,
The course nf trade between the Iilund -and
California is. bring reversed. The
Holonulu folks have lately been importing
from San Fraueiaco, charcoal, hay, pnta-
toes, beels and onions. . Charcoal and
wool are two of the highest priced ai licit-a) '
al the lidandt. . , i. ,- - .
The King summoned the Legislature In .
meet at llonoliilti' on the 8th ol Apnl.
The Era and Jlrgut proposes number
of important reforms for llteir con eider- ''
alion; - " - ' ' -
Tht Irlrgraph Irt Ihe lake papera givM
other items of California and Parifir Intel- i ,-.
ligence broughl by lha Slat of tht.II'ett.
The Oiorgt Law brines California '
malls of April 15th, 847,S78 in fieigdl ".
and 88 passengers, i ' .. -
The sicimer Jfcrrary, bound for Pel-
elonio burst her boiler nl Sin Franciarei
harbor on the ISih, killing IS persons "and
acalding a large number. . ,
Newa front Mexieo intrreatipg'.' ' r' ' ' '
8anla Anna bUickadetl perl of A'rapulcri'
and the government troops and revolution-.
ary parly were righting. . , , ,..,.,.,,,,
llie steamer John L. Slrphent wai , .,
fired nt, and hoi allowed to Communicate ''
wiih the shore. " "'
Snl Anna, with an armv viriu!v ei- '- 1
limaied it from 3.000 lo 6,000 wtaencaiop. - "
ed in ihe.neigliborliiind, end il waa . lv- -
peeled he would make an atlact on the , k '
luwu during the night. ' . " ,
SiaTKRl.T AvricTinn. At I proiraciej "
meeting hetil nuts thousand miles from But- '
ston Hps, an am ienl a.iitr in the eburrb.
arose and ilelivi-red herself at follawsi I -see
young ladies here lhal seem tn Jove
gew-gaWs fiirbvlnwt,' rihbont and rWee, '
more than ibeir Creator. ' I loved ihcm '
onee, and adorded my hat - with' French
artificial llowem, bright oolortd ribbont aad
sky-blue trimmings; hul I found they were
dragging hie down lo bell, and I look ibem
off and'gutt (htm ft my litttrl" ' ' ' '
WtTem pororlyeit down andgrov. I
about it.. By ae doing you'libe sure logm
rich and mske you.isif.parlieularly acre.
able lo every boaly.--
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