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H. BELL,
EDITOR. AND PROPRIETOR.
TSRM3 OF NINTU VOLUME.
aasi aiia ass,
S rUELISIIED EVERT 1TEDMSDAT itbKsiS
STEtV.VRT'S EUILDIXGS,
BY j. COBB JR.
bt wndx all oiLDW.j r.n rnuTiPcI
7iUnge jnWriliorf 2 00
ilail iilnrribers. . 2 00
IndiviJiiAla and CompanieJ who take at tlie office
nti-T ... i r.n nnn)I ;rn.iiil in slx monlhs.
"n.t- tkeof Post'ridcrs . . .2,00
II not paid at llicend of tlie year 2, 25
No papcrs discontinued until arrearages are paid
ixrepi attlie option oftlie proprietor. No contract
nitb, or pajraei t midc to Carricrs casli, kerpmg,
or oilienvise allowcd t-xccpt assented lo by tlie
proprietor.
AII couim inicatlonsmustbe addrcsscd tqtlieea
tor Post Paid
ItflSCELLAMtTS.
SWEET SUMMER IS COMING.
Swcet summcr is coniiug, with green ficlds
and mcadows;
The f.iir fraErant flowers will blossom again ;
The robins and bluc jays will sing onthe wil
lowf, Andbcauty'Il bs sc.ittered o'er valley aud
plain.
Sweet summcr is cominf, with soft blowing
zephyrs;
The icc covcrcd lakcs will no inorc bc cou
gcaled; The daUies aud Mue-bells will quickly bc
pceping,
Araid the tall grass of the rreadow and field.
Sweclsumtneris coming, with fresh bloom-
iiiR roscs, .
To wnft througb the air wilh their odorous
breath;
"Thetrellis will soon beconccalcd 'ncath ihe
-grapeviue
A? through the small meshcs thcir love-knots
thcy w reath.
Swcctsumnicris coming, when songs of the
pipcrs
Will echo arouud us, fiom mcadow aud lake;
Whcu i-otcs oftlie tree-toad, with music will
chcer us,
While allin the beauty ofnature partake.
Swcct summcr is coming, whendarknesssiir
rounds us
The fire-llics tlicn surely will be our best
The shriek oi" the night o.vls will echo nround
,,s . i .
As in the green hrauches in secrct they Iude.
Sweet smnmeris coming,.iu richesl ofsplen-
Deckrd out in a garb-of most beauliftil
green;
Thc songsters at iniikiight will soon scrcuade
us.
And hclp to culivcn llie beautiful sccnc.
(Boston Cullirator.
ELOQUENCE!!!
There are a grcat inany orators "away oiit
West!"' The rc-occupation and rc-auncxn-tion
fdver which is now raging throughout the
coiintry has rcachcdandjuightily aroused a
'Forrst born Demosthcnos,"
of thc prairic wilds. Listcn to his wonderftil
cloquence:
"Amcricans!! This is a grcat coiialry
wiilc vast aud in the south ncstunhmitcil.
Our rcpublicis jctdeslined lo f-annex South
mcrica to occnpy the Kussiau posseions,
aiul a-ain to rccover possessiolis of those
Ilriti'h provinces, which ihe powcr nf thc
old thirtcen Colmiies wou from thc Frcnch
onthe plainsof Abraham! all righlfully ours
torc-occr- F""'"1 UhII s cradle!
l,.it whar! whar! willbc found tmibcr cuough
f.'.r ils coffin ! Scoop all ihe wuter out of the
Atlautic Ocenn, ai.d the bcd would not afiord
a-rr.ve sufficicut fnr its cnrpsc. And yet
Tncrica has scarcciy grown out of thc griMle
of boyhond. Europe ? she is no wliar.uolli
in", a circunistaucc.aciphcr, a mcrc olisolcte
idea Wc h.ivc fastrr sicaniboats, sv.iUer
l.,c!..notivcs. larger crecks. hisgcr pl.mtatioi.s,
hcttcr mill piivilcgfs, hrnadcr l.ikcs, h.g hcr
mou:.t:.in.!i;cpfr catararts. loud.-r thundcr,
furkeder liShliiing. bracr tncu, handsomcr
xcremin. and more nioii-y than I-ng!ai!d dar
hivc!" Thunderius ap.lause.
X RICH JOKE.
Homc ycars ao it was agrced in a party of
voung l.ulies m l.onumi, ui.u .u.w.!-
n.eutshoiild be ins.'rled in a niorumg paper,
as from a youns l.idy, rich ai.d bcamiful, who
f.ll iiKTmed lo enterinto ihe stste ol inatri
monv. Iu" the cour;c ofthe d.-.y lt:crswr r.-rccciv-t-1
frum betwecn 1'ifiy and mty srtaius orall
de-crituiuii?, in reply l" each of wlrnm nn i.n
svcr was nddrosscd, staling tliat so far tl.ewri
lerwas notobicctcd to, l.nlthal thclady wish--J.
..ri.-viouslo his bcin;iutroducc.l to hcr.to
v.-e him. ai ihe sa.uf time cqu;ioA ca Ii lo
l.s in ihe p.t of Ihe Drury Lane J hcatre ou
the f..Uo-.viug evcning, dres-ed m bli.e coat,
white nau:a!o..ns and a searlct csl. and
media'ciy on tlie ctncluion of the first act
to stand npon the I.cncht-s, fiourili a white
liaadUrchief iu ouc haud. and apply a glass
tiiiheiight eve wilh theother. .
Kverything succecded so vvcll that as soon
as the ci.rtnm fell above fifty individuals. of
sdl aacs, fortlnvith mour.lc.l the bcnches.from
tl.e s'mooth chinued Adonisofl8 tothcsleek,
porllv, self-coiifidcnt widowcr offifty and ihe
emac'iated baclielor of sixiy, all dressed in
uniioroi according to orders. in the gayest
yleauduilh the utniost nicety, to make
the deeper impressiou on the hcart of ihe fair
prize. High swelled theirbosornswith hopc,
as, withstudied action, the handkerchiefwas
(lourished and the glass was raised totheeyC.
Iiutwhoshjll paintthe astonishment,disraay
andiagewhich weic altcrnately depicted in
cvcry counlenance as theyazed upon each
other and discovercd tlie suddcu failure or
their hopes! With almost incredible veloci
tv thcy descended from their unenrmtile atti
linlesto hide their diminishcd heads among
the crotvd.
A young miss, having acccpted the offer of
ayouth togallant her hoine, and afterward
feeling that jokes might bc cracked ather ex
pcnse ifthe factsshould beronie known. tlis
missed him about half way, pnjoining secre
creey. 'Dou't be afraid,' said be, 'of my say
in anythmg cbout it, for I feel as mnch
asinmed ofit as you do."
SHOOTIKG BY ACC1DENT.
'Plaze your lordship's honor and glory,'
replied Tom, 'I thotthchare by accident.
By accident,' remarked Captain O'Hallaran.
'By accident,' replied the postillion. 'I was
firing at a hush, aud the hasle ran across my
aim, and all of ils owii accord.' 'The game
keepcr tclls a clifferent story,' replied his
lordship. '0011.' dou't put faitbiu what that
inon savs,' said Tiui Ryan, 'when he niver
cares about spraking the truth any how.
He to!d inc t'other day, yer lordship was not
as fit to fill the chair of a jitstice as a jack-
'Aye, aye,' exclaimed Vicount Kilsidary,
'what did you say?
i iaze your lordship, l said your lordMlip
"was'.'
The CandyGirL-
OR
THE MISER OUTWITTED.
BT J. TUCKER.
CUArTEC I.
Ruu tothe Post Office. Fidelia.said Jamcs
Qtiiinby, (who had lost his wife, and came
near loosinghisowti life, byafire,) 'andsee
iftheieisalettcr forme. I pcrceivc, bythe
paper, that the Grcat Wcstern has arriv cd,
and it is possiblc wc may have a leticr from
our poor hoy. O that he was hcre to com-
fort nie in my allhctions.'
The failhful girl quickly rernoved the boil
ing ketlle from the coalsand left hcr ilailv task
of Candy-niakiug, td obey hersuDeriug fath
er'g request; and io a sliort time returued
without a lettcr.
At tbis announccmcnt thc afllictcd man
turned hisface from the cirl, that she might
not wimess his grief, and wept; while sbje iu
silencc resumcd her task. Havin" finished
it she wcut to her father, and findiug that he
slcpt, took hcr candy and went out, as she
had been accuslomed to do, to obiain by the ,
sale ofit, the nicans of their scant subsis-
tence. Fidelia was, at this time, some fif
teen years of agc. She had a brother,
Gcorgc, .about five ycars younger than her-
selC who asisicd is disposing of her candy.
The neat and lidy appearance of Fideha and
Ucorgc were always a goou recommenitation
to thcir Ini-'iiicss, and lliey rendilr fouud sale '
lor wliat tlie- niaue. i
And not a fcw purt h:iscd from Fidelia, '
more iu syinpalhy and kiuilne.-s, ihaii from a
dcsire to cat her candy. One placc was therc
csppcially, at which hc always found a smi
ling pnrchascr. ThU was at ihe i-illage ac
ndcniy. lobcit Vidclto, was there; theon
ly ou of :i ric h mist-i. who had by his suc-
ccssin hu-iucss, with theaid of a largc pat
riuiony, amasscd a print-ely fortuue. l!ut
asidc from w hat he bi-siowcd forlheediica
tion of his son, fpw wi-re the dollars that cs
capcdhis firm grap. And his grcatcst anx
iety appeaicd to be, that his son niihi with
guod cducaliou, i:j hcrit. not oidy his fortuue,
Imt his parsiiiiouy aid arisiocrrtie pride.
liutit was imjiussiblc. Robert was the'most
pcrfcct opposite of his father frec and gen
rrnus. llchad learncd from his prrccptor,
that human uorih did not consist in thc
gaudy trappings ufwiahh, nor in lincage.
Lu.l notiv!:utaii(iing thc hiuuble rircumstan
ces of Fidelia. he had formed for her a warm
attachment, ;ud h::d resolvcd at some, dar to .
foffer hcr his hand. Thc frcquetit cxprcssiou i
ofadmiralion of the 'Candy Girl,' which
thc old man had hrard, wcrc not lost upon I
Iiini. Ile uoticcd hcr tinconimon beauty and
modcsty, and knowing the Jisposiliou ofhisl
son. feltnot a little alarmcd, lest therc sliould ;
bc difficulty iu the way ofhis plaus of secur- j
iuir for him a rit-h marriagc. '
CIIAPTER II.
Ahout two years had passcd away ; dur
ing which time no news had been leceivcd of
thc fale of Charles Qulmby, who was in
tfngland. He had wHtteu, but his lcltcrs nev
er reachcd the nuxious father. Ouc cveuing,
howcvcr. about this time, on going to thc
Post Ofiicc, Fidelia saw upon the list, a letter
from I.nndoii, directcd to 'James Qiiimby,
or his d.inghtcr Fidelia.' Ou breakmg the
seal, she learned with grcat delifilu it was
from hcr brother, aud coutaincd a fifty pound
note.-assuring theni he was in sood business,
and intcndcd, during the ycar to visit A mcr
ica. A new cra f cpincd lo be created at once,
in thehislorv oftlie poor family. It was im-
mediately nsolvcd, that with a portion of
ihefunds thus limely tilitamcil, as requested
by Chailos. Fidelia should cnjoy the long
covcted privilege ofattending the cmiuary.
GcorEe -w.-is already ntn Iraile, uhcrc by in
diHtrioas babits,Ie was enablcd not only to
rliitlip Irmsclf, bnt to conlrjbulc ina small
ilcsree to the support, of his hclplcss fath
ti. Thcic being a seminary of high characlcr
in tbc iciniiy,arraiigeincu!s were soon made
bywhiih Fidelia could spcnd her time iu
stiidif. without beinc abtein a long time
fioin her father and at cveuing both Gcorge
and !n-isc!f were at homc.
With ihe assi-tance cnjnycd iu her sludiQs
(rom llm frcqiieut visits from Robert Videtto,
(nlw nntuithnandiiig tlie prohibiiions of his
falber foiinil frcqncnt opporlunities for call
ing atthe huiuble. yet always neat and wcll
arransed coltago,)whowasau cxccllentschoj
lar, Fidelia soon becamc proficient in most
languages, and evinced a powcr of intellect
Combined withamindheart wcll & disciplined
that produced a great influeucc upon the
iniud of Robert.and entirely won his lieart.
And when he had reaciied his twenty-sccond
year, and Fidelia had quittcd her school, be;
inR iri her nineteenth year, he resolvcd to
consiimmate his long establishcd purpose of
mnrrying the ' Candy Girl.' This dcter
minaiion was anuonnced to his father
wilh due formahty upon the anniversary of
his birth-day. And although the proud fath
er feaied as much, yet when the youcg man
calmy avow;ed bis iutentions, it was shock
ing to his opinions of propriety. For a mo
menl he sat in perfcct silence, with bis eycs
fixed upon his son, a fire evidenlly struggling
to brcak forth in one of those exbibitions of
passioua'e fury to which he was subject.
Jlarry that pauper, royson, if you will,
butremember on that hour which tnakes you
herhusband, you shall be made peunilcss.
I will disinherit you, and my furtune shall be
given to one who cau apprcciate the dislinct
ions hetwccnweaV.h and poverty.'
Be uotrash, my faiber.'said Robert, -Fidelia,
it is true, is poor but she is a womau
or raro qualifications.and will briug happiness
icto your family. The attachment which ex
istsbctwcen us is mutual. Ithasgrownup
with our youth and promises-to render our
lifc cminently happy. I should rcgret to in
jurethe fcchngs ofa parcnt, so kind, and so
drarly loved, but I cannot think it the duty of
a man to be governed in thc choice ofa com
panion for life, bythe feelings oferena fath
er.' 'Do as you think proper my son but my
puipose is fixed. I can ncvcrconsentto own
myself the father ofa pauper, whose only
qualifications arc a prelly face, and a limiled
education. So sayiiighelcft thcroom trem
bling with mortificalion and displcasure.
Upon being left alone, Robert calmy
irave himself up to a careful contempla-
tion ofthe conseniiences of his purpose l
Uo aia noi vnsu i" iiiii". iuio
pleasure nor did he feel willing to re
sign the object ofhis early and only love
to so unworthy a caprice. And he re
solved lo marry her and meet the conse-
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querides. With the education he had ac
quired, and with hahits of industry al
ready formed, he feared not to encounter
the responsibilities oflife, in poverty.
Thus reflecting he sought Fidelia, to
whom he franklv disclose.l 1 lis. ;itiintinn
t Instead of producing dUnleasure, tlie an-
, nouncement of prospective poverty of
Itobert, was received with delight by the
; iiigii-minued gin. j uuited witlione who would add to lus wealth
j Noiv,' said she, 'an obstaclc in the f un diguity, and now that they, as he imag
' way of our union, which has caused me incd "ad accidentally fallen into the coni
1 mnrli trnnl.lo ; ,l i ui pauy of one cvery way worthy of his son.
! fearfromrvour P.alih .h'nn I fpnV frm
. , , i. . -. union, he was dehghted. And lie resolreil
l poverty..,. Our circumstauces, so unequal t0 ccourage as far as might be proper, the
belore, appeartid to demana ofmeare- apparentadminition of his son for the fair
fusal of your offer. AccustomrJ to labor .Miss Cornell. Nor was he unsuccessful.
J and used to the sererities oflife, I can And he hadihetinbounded gratification iu a
smile upon adversities so long as I enjoy jshort time, of see;ng Robert payingthe most
health and the smiles of Providence.' markcd attcutions lo the lady." Nor y.as he
Moble girl,' said Robert. 'I feel tbis ! la? has, ,0 cut sh,or,t ,'icir. visii all,ll0USh
mornent. haonier. richer. than wPrP. T ih.V. a rcad e"ce;Icd ,he uPun
psssessor of three times my father s for-
' JK ' . ' - , , '
usssessor oi inree iiuies my iatner s lor -
tune,'
On returning home that evening, a
plan was suggested by tlie. ever active
niind of Robert, which he believed he
might innocently adupt, and which be bad
no doubt would succecd. At Icast he
resolvcd to try it.
CI1APTER III.
Soon after this iuterview, Fidelia re
ceived anothcr letter from her brother,
apologizing for his long delay in visiting
ihcin, again cnclosing tiltv pounds anu
informiiig her that he sliould now deJer
lus visit until he could arranjre lus aliairs
fora permancnt location in this counlry.
He had married a lady of considcrablc , 'herc. is a trifle for your expenses on the oc
wealtband distinction, thd daughter of casion.' Wilh exprcssions of gtatiiude, the
Imc rnrn.or nnr.bi. BI- w ill. nlinm ho
tiow m business. llie lirm intenued to
open a housc in New York, and he was to
superintend it With the assistancc thus
rendercd, thc family of Mr. Quimby were
amply ablc lo appcar iu rcspcctable style,
and the tendcr anxietiesof Fidelia aud
her brother, in rcgard to their beloved pa
re'nt greatly relieved. Stiitablc holi was
obtained,and Fidelia so managcd her af-
Jairs as to spcnd tbc Summcr at Saratoga.
J his arrangcmcnt, however, was only
known to hcrself and Robert.
And when she left her father, with as
surance that his comfort would bc re
garded by one she had left bchind, it was
believed by her fricnds that she had gone
to visit a poor rclation in thc far West.
The announceinent of her deparlurc,
was received with grcat pleasure by Rob
ert's father, who soon rcgained his accus
tomed sociahility towards his son, as he
saw-hiin apparently resigned lo his will,
and devoting his attention to the numer
ous admircrs (of histccallh) whom Mr.
Videtto contrived to introduce to him.
.
One afternoon in July, as Robert aild
his father were cnjoying a sliort ride among
the green hills ol thcir vicinity, the old
gentlcman venturcd to questioii himon
tiie subject which had given him so much
'uneasiness.
'I have about concluded,' said Robert
to seck a wife in accordanee with yonr
own vie'ws of propriety. It would bc a
grief to me to mar the happiness of my
father, although I think you were greatly
mistaken in regard to thj worth of Miss
Quimby.'
'No doubt she was amiable, and would
have made you a good wife,' said Mr. V.,
'but I could not have been rcconciled to
so unnatural an alliance. And, besides,
my son, I doubt whether your own ex
periencc will not yet salisfy you oftlie
propriety of what may have appearcd to
you a measure of scvcrity on my part.'
'I hope so indced,' said Robert.
'I have been thinking for a few days
past,' said Mi. Videtto, 'of proposingto
you a short visit to the Springs. I am told
the company there this season is of the
highcst order.'
'It is really so. I baVe just received a
letter from an old friend of mine. whoin
forms me he has a lady among his fash
ionr.bleguests, whose brother is awealthy
merchant in London. And she is now
awaiting a visit from him, intending when
he returns to accompany himi She is rep
resented as a great beauty possessing
great atniableness, and well qualified for
the station to which your hand would el
evate her.'
'I hope my father will dismiss his hopes
iu regard to this matter, said thc blushing
son, 'and Iet us appcar as visitors and
not as suitors, for -I may not be pleased
with thc lair Donna, and were it to be
othcrwise it is more than probable she is
already 'engaged.' This pleasant retort
caused the old gentlcman to sinile, as
they drove into thc beautifully ornamented
park and alighfcd.
CIIAPTER IV.
Afew days only had passed, when thc
carriagc of Mr. Villetlo and bis son drove
dashiugly up to the hotel of Mr. , of
Saratoga, where they were warmly greeted
by their'old friend, and every arrangemcut
made for their comfort within rhe powcr of
'mine host.' A splendid room wasfurnished,
and in a short time many visitors were intro
duced. Among the rcst thc belle of the
season, Miss Cornell from London, the
'beautiful rich lady' so much admired, and
so highly recommended bythe friend of old
Videtto.
'She is s charming lady. upon my-word.'
said the old gentlcman to his son as.lbey were
left alone.
'Yes, I should think so, surely, lrom tue
. . . l,,.0 oinf.vpit ' n-nlied
fhortacqnaintancc wehave piijoyed,' replied
Ihe apparently uncmisciows imm-ri. -
And would adorn ihe palace of a king,
said the oU ninu. 'Did you mark thesplen-
did jewcls upon her delicate fingers her
easy and graccful bearing ? You may rely
upon it Robett she is of no bumble origiu.
A lady of higli rank, sceking a cougenial spir -
.i.a nni,l.i;.,i'i,riu.( aictnr na-
Ii, UM1UU11 . ..i.u.iu.. vl 1. . u.-.-.
tion.-
'Or she may be a poor girl whose ambitioii
tiuizing glancc upon
No, no,' replied he, 'I have seeu fjioush
ofthe world to detect that if such were the
were
luci. lour youns ncaris m;y nc aeceivco,
r. -r , , , .
I but not the old aud exnerienced.
that
ight with a degrcc of pleasure rarelv ex- .
perienced. Uejiadlongsighcd toseehlsson
1 he old miser rcturncu to his room
. aD? wi,.h "boro there was a fair prospect of
I lor their retnrn.
1 a i.,. i,
A letter had been received from her brother
by Fidelia. remilting a fciv pounds. aiid in
forming her that by the middle ofAugust, he
should mcet her at thesprings, accompanied
Iy his wife.
' '
.. j " . J
were indulg.ng m a niornii.g r.de, ;I have
concluded to marrv JIiss Cornell, wilhyour
conScnt.andif,nted,shallbehappyt..ceI -
ebratcthe nuplial ceremouy at this placc,
inimcdiatcly on he arrival of hcr brother.'
'x ou have hiv most rheerful couscut, my
son,' said Mr. Videito, llie lears ofioy trick-
liii" dowu his furrowed cheeks. 'And,' re- 1
scutin'T n decd of three hundren acres oftlie
' 1 1
best land in aud a check rortvcutvihous-
.aud dollais on the bank of New York,
tlCCd and CllCCk WerO reCCIVed, anil 111 3 tcW
days the money was saMy deposiled iu his
pocktt.
The happy Robert, and the fair Miss C,
were greeted with many exprcssions of joy by
their nunicrous fricnds and admircrs, which
racli had wou by thcir uuiformly kind aud
agreeablc inanners, and high aulicipations
were entcrtaincd of an agreeablc and splendid
party on the festival day. Cards ofinvita
tion were freely circiilatcd,aud cnch estecnird
himself honorcd by being so fortunate as to
reccive one. And when at lenglh thc day
arnvcd on which the London merchant ap
pearcd inthe beauty and cleg-itice ofform
of which many less favor.cd by natr.re were
envious, and, was formally introduccd to the
clatcd father, aud many fricnds, the joy of all
seemed lo be completc.
The next day aftcr his arrival was the e
vcntful tiinc of the wcdding. And a largc
and fashionablc partv asscmbled at an early
hour and cxchauged the congratulations of
the occasion. Among whom none appcared
more happy than the dehghted father ot the
successful bridegroom.
. The ccremony was duly pronounced by a
worthy curntc, who was nfliciatingin thc vil
lage, and the party aftcrwardsrepaircd tothe
saloon ofthe hotel, to speud the evening at a
splendid suirce, givcn in honor of the occa
sion by Mr. Videfto and son.
The next day Mr. Vidclto with hisson and
the beautiful young wife, her brolher, and a
few frieuds.rcturned to their rcsidcnce.wliere
prcparalions had bccti made for a selcct par
ty, and thc happy company spent anothcr
eveninc in a delixhtfnl nnnncr. None
seemed more to cnjoy it than the old gentle-
man.
ci:ai-ti:r vi.
A few d-iys aficr- the wcdding bad takcn
place, as the family were indulging iu a so-
cial chat in the'hbrary of Vulelto, while the
admiration ofthe old gentlcman was unhoun
ded the cyes of Robert might be seeu glan-
cins arcluy towards the blushing wite, anu
then steadily for a inoment upou his father.
when he said : MJocs my kind father ad
mire my Fidelia. altogelher for tnysclf; and
would hc slill cherish tlie fond atlachmcut he
feels, were he to be informed that instead of
Lcing a'wcalthy hciress, she is iudecd a poor
ophani'
Not at all dreaming of thc object ofthis
inquirj', thc old gentlemau replied witn
tvarmth, 'Indecd lioueri, 1 could dp uo less.
1 trnst my estiniato of thd worth of myswcet
daughter is not based on any qualifications
her weallb or parentage may give her, but,
from thc evidtncc already given asidefrom
that, that sheis worthy of my son.'
Atthat mornent the door opened, and the
scrvant ushered into tlie library, afeeble man,
accompanied by a no'olc lookins and inlelli-
cat youth, upon wiiose arm ne leaneo, as
he slowly approachcd the cenlrc of the
room. '
Bobert rose inimediatcly, ahd exlendin?
his hand warmly cmbraced the stranjer, and
introduccd to the old gcntle.mah, 'Mr. Quim
by, the worthy father of my wife, Fidclia.ths
Candy (jirl:
'Hon! what? your wife's father, Mr.
Quimby Impossible!'
'It is truly so, my dear sir, and l trustyou
will find him no less worthy of vour esteem,
tban you acknowb"dgeyourse!f to have found
m lus charming daughter, my wile."
But how lstlus I'said Mr. Videtto.m tur-
pnse, 'please cxpiaiu tue maner.
'JSe seateil sir, and 1 wiuuo so.- saiuj.oo-
ert: 'l was satislied tha: yonroojecnoiis to
my uuion with I idelia were founded upon
false education and a falsc estunate of hu
nian worih. And wben I learned your views,
I was resolvcd upon a plan which, sliould
not onlv'convince ouofvour mistakc, hut
sccuretojne the object of my choice, with
yourconsent. My plan wasdel.berateJy laid,
and you see, successful. The name of Miss
Cornell wa3assumed upon her going to the
Springs, and her brother who was in the 6'c
cret has addressed her accordingly. I-knew
your hcart, and felt sure tst generosity, was
eqnal to the event.'
'And you shall not be disappoinled. my
worlhy son. For although 1 had formed a
resolution, never to acknowlcdge as my
daughter, ofcc wlio was notequal in wealth
and parectage, yet l freely Jorgive you the
drama, in which you have been sosiicccssful,
even thongn ltneaimy expcnse anu iiic
the more cspcciaily, since it has been so
wt-n oiiacieu.
Nor did he ever until the day ofhis deatb,
. regret the event which had consummaled the
j happiness of bis son. Fidelia was the pride
and joy or his heart, andenjoycd the love and
admiration ofall who kew hcr. And no one
, seemed bctter to enjoy theinteresting bistory
,fthi- innocent fraud. in bis deciinini: day.
- ' , w -.1
( than the falhcr-iu law ofthe 'Ca.ndt Girl.'i
. "THUS THEY DO IN GERMANY."
Saricroft, tbc llistoriau, has enriched
miud'wilb a vastamouutofancientare. butis
uie, - ,, , ,
, ouuvnmi, uvuviGuiiuiiifti.iti:iiikiiunicuc
... ...v- , . , ,.
or. in othcr ivonls. Ihat lie is (nr hcliind tii
no"nin.eIligenceof this progrt-ssive age
""S - , , ,r- ,
Some ycars siucc, he visiled Europe, and
within the vcncrable cnclosure ofthe G-ruian
Umversilies, he communed with Geiman
metapliysicians : and, from their mouldy
manuscripls.isolated habits.mystic tcachiii"s,
and unattainable iranscendcuialism. he be
nuijamnMii.! .i...,i.iuic 01 ap
prcc.at.ng orcoufurn.ingto ihe imperfcct act
tr.. i,m;0,i,Sro "
He returued lo this country and cotmtctcd
nuiiduu wiiu u nucr.v lusiiiuiiou, w nn ine
view of tcachmg the young Aincricaii idea
'how to shoot." llecavcancw and novcl
direction lo the mental and physical exerci3Cs
ofhis pupils, solemnly annoiincingthe reason
"Ihus they do in Ucrmauy." Recita-
tions were rcquired almiusual hours,for"lbus
tit.r .in c.,r.,,.,.. tt tk. : .
egress to and from his preseuce, and attitudi-
nizalion while therc, mustbe Biueularly un-
ique, because, "thus ihey do iu "Gcrniaiiy."
IniIeeiL everv- mnvnment of Ihn limlv nml py.
I -
crcise ofthe inind, were rcculatcd and made
i"""v - -
Germany."
The ankce boys "stood it" as loug as en-
jduranccwasa vimie.audihen "bohcd."-
Thcy uiustercd their forcc during the s,ilent
I watches ofa dark anu- dismal night, armed
tliemselvcsjndividually and collcclivcly w ilh
1 Brick-bats, aud thrn wilh noiselcss tread and
aud thrn with noiselcss tread and
savewiiiimgnt-capanu siurt, ruslied to the
.Innrand rlemnn.lml lhe"wherernre." nmi tl.R
.... ... . ..
! loud and unitcd rcspouse was given "thus
thev doin Gcrmanv!"
The end of Mr. Bancrofts "school keep
in; was aCout this time."
M1NERAL
WEALTH OF THE
TED STATES.
UNi-
A letter from tbc Uppcr Mississippi, pub
lishcd in the lutelliscuccr, preseuts 'a vcry
clowiuc accoiint ofthe niineral wcalih of.
thatfcrtilc legion. The mincs of lcad and
coppcrsecm to bc almosi incxiiaustible.whilc
iiic son is among me nciicsi, unu iuc ciwiidie
the fincst in the world.
A ereat number of new and rich 'diggings'
have rcccutlv been opened. Within-two
milcs of Galcna, a lcad vcin was struck about
two years sincc, and has since coniiuucdto
yield a crcat abundanccoflhc inelal. Iu thc
vicinity ofElizabeth severalhave bepn struck
within a few wecks, andlhelown has, in cou
sequence, doubled ils popuIaion within a
shoit time. It is bcljcvcd that a Celd of thirty
acres. ttcat ihat placc,. will be found to bc an
eulire shcet nf llie mmeral, plnccd at a dcptli
ofaboutthirly feet. Thisopinion is fouudcd
upon the factihat aeren ranges been opened
crossing cach other; and this arrangcuieut
has been iuvariahly found to indicate that all
tue ranjcs uuue iiiu onu buci:..
InVisconsin, new mincs have rccently
bcen discovcred at Edwardsvillc.Grant coun
ty, aud at Plallsville aud New J)iggin3, Iowa
county.
In thc ycar 1812, ihe price of Jlinera'l was
Sl 1 per 1000 Ibs.and lcad was 620 per 1 000 Ibs.
The quantity of lcad made during that ycar
was thirty-onc milliou pounds. During tlie
ycar 1841. the quantity of lead made was
forty-two million pound.-, the avcrage price
of which has been 62 90 at Galeua, and' thc
avcrase price ol miueralhas been $18 per
100011)3 Until the year 1842 there was lit
tle or no lcad exported to foreign countries,
while now over one-half ofall thatis made is
cxpotttd.
Ofcourse H is impossible to estimate the
amount of lead ihat will bc made within ihe
next tenycars. Nearly all the rectnt valua
ble discoveries that have bcen made, arc on
latids rcscrvcd by the War Department, and
ihe right to dig upon lliem is selling at from
S1000 peracre.
The writer ofthe lettcr exprcsscs thc
opinion ihat tlie miueral of the country runs
in East aud West ranges. and at dislanccs of
from two to five miles. Claimants to these
landsexact most exor'oilant 'prices from tbc
ininers, ranging from 20 to I5 per ccnt.
Those owued by the Govcrnmcnt are leased
all) per ccnt. Tho product ofall tlie mincs
is about $1,230,000 aunually; one-half of
which ii derived from therescrves. Couricr
Sf EnquireT.
TIIE 1IORSE TRADE.
Tradin? in horses has been about as
brisk business as any that has been carried
on in these parts the past winter. Good
horses have sold for very high prices and
cven some poor ones, mended up most
any.way, have gone ofT at more moderate
rates; indeed thejockies have found cus
lomers for any thing in the shape of a
horse they could manage to mount on four
lcgs though those legs might have been
poor ones. The speculation has almost
equalled the Eastern land mania of 1835.
V. e have been visited with iockies from
down country some of thcm sharpers.
Their operations Have heen extensive aim
produced a risein the value of horse flesh.
They brought some money with them.
Some brought also oiner inings gviu
watches. &.c. Their sold watches, how
ever, were nothing more than silver watch-
cs galvamscd. Sucti as we liave sccn were
silver worth 815, $20, and $25 which
by aproccss lately discovcred, were many
to appear very much like real gold watches
and oftcn disposed of al good round pri
ces. To be sure, they looked neat and
were put up in fine Iooking cases but were
nnt aold. If these men have been success
ful-in trad'uiff off silver for cold watches,
they have.Eometimes got things for-horses,
that werc'not mofe thaii 'half horses'
ringhoned and spavined, broken winded
and half liinDed. There have been somt
funny trades made with thc doVn country
shavers, and some ot them nave gone ui.
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it is reckoned, with the impression, tnati
Klltft'tf. llll. I
dence of said Georse Bancroft. The word lin-r. nniil Al.lfllKl .: nnn ...l I
beiug givcn, Ihe "Brjck-balsttcv," and thc caO.OUO-ner anmim for advertisin.r alono. L ,ce f
windows otthe said Ucorge ISancroft "wcro t, ,,,, .t ,.;.. i . . r. I c"alors ol th
i ,, rp. I,:. , uui .iiui mwua owilj iiiu ii 11111.1 V IJI .1111a ) f , ,
t.,.,;n nnr ihpv arpnotso letv eranl iuw"-f"'""-""'"" . t;ongrcss wereoccu piea in measurrs oi io.
Mountain Boys, they are not so eryrn -.-,,; K.rv i ,, .! ,!nmr!ic dKiurl.ancc. Y
in tlie business oftradina horses.
know with whom they are dealing.
horses have borne a hih price for sevcrai
his cun raised, no busincss is bcttcr than
that of raisiii" thcm.
... . "
ciicii uorses e
iiuick ifir iiifrn rirtrp nrtw wni oinr mr.
' . : s" r-.-- ""
!... i ".i. r i t.
first r:ite ,)orses ;t ;s ot muJh mlcr wha,
the pr ce asked may be they will sell.
. l,u""'),"; ira.) i iu .cji.
h:,s bcen ntcrposed as an ohjectictrio
"ilroads that thcir construction lessened
tn? UemanU for horses. The horses mar
kct of this resimi is Massachusetts. and i
- within a few years many rail roads have I
- Deen opened there. It is also tfue thaH
- for a uml)er of t The fact
rail roads niake business of all kmds, cre-
ate ncw a"d increasing demands for almost j
J s u"-ti-
TUE ADVER TISER
Is the man who knows how to make
money. J he merchznt xvho nenlects to
inform the world, througb the medium of
l"c ne"--PaP:r, 01 ms location, nis gootis,
lVX- 0ic i sacrilices proht to a specics ol
ccononiy which is caleulated only to make
the noor nnnrpr. Thrro Itii'Ir in nrlrnr-
i i ...
tisinff. What would Brandrcth. Sberman.
owaim, rease, sarsapariua oanus, anu a
Ihousa.id others have hoen, had thev not
mi ,i,..,;; ,i, ,n ,;.,
made Ad'nf !f goldcn stcpping-
s,,one ut lortu'ie-' ubsfu.re retailcrs ol
anst unhcard of medicmcs l nolhing
more.
and acknowledge, the adtantages to be
and acknowledse, the
.1.- 1-1 : ,ni .
. -
they have dollC IU 3 large W3y, CVCry mCr-
uf r : iiif. ri:n -:. r'nii'Jf'itiir'iir'r' ii.tf
chant, mechanic, &c &.C., should do in
accordanccd to thc cxtcnt and cliaractcr of
his business, location, and mcnns.
jiu.ui .iiii is nui a uti&ii .iuctliis i iif
ii - t i ..
quiring wealth or securing sales and prcl-
! ,, , ,, "v- . i 1 .1
its. Hpaysicclt. In thc first place nolli-
ing can by lost bq it, and much is almobt
invariably gaitied. Else why do some of
our business nieu adverti&e so extensive-
ly and cunstaiitly! Ask thcm if thcy count
the cost or doubt llie expediency of ad
vertising, and their answerwill be no.
Those who neg'ect to advertisc arc gcn
erally thc only persons who doubt iis pol
icy. They who have given the practicc
a fair trial are invariably its best aud firin
cst supporters.
The American world is composed of
neivspaper readcrs. All men liere, and
aircla&scs and conditions of our pcople,
read thc newspapers. Obviously then, the
the mcrchaut who advertiscs iu the pnb-
lic journals stands bclore thc world and
tclls thc throngiiig thousands whern hc
can be Ibund.what description of thc lux
urics, nccessiticsand convenicncics oflife
he has for disposal, and upon what lcrms
they may be purchascd of him.
Who then will reluse orneglectto avsl
himsclf.of thc advaiilagcs" which never
fail to flow througb this chamicl ol 'useful
infonnationl"
A slirew havin:; threatciied hcr hushand
with "a blow up." "My ilenront blossom,"
said hc, 'commit your reniaiks to paper and
read tlicin to me.'
Great Brilain is steadily increasing her
Naval force, aud she seems to bc rcady for
any cvcnt rcady lo stiikc ihe first. blow, if
per.ee is to be hrohen.
In the wcrkshop rf Peter the Great in
Holland Kiisfiiund lliis iuscript itni : 'Nolhing
is loo Jitllc for ihe nltentiou of ihe truly grcat
man.
Morse's Macntlic Tclcrmph istobe cx-
tcnded from IJaltiuiore lo New York. as rap
idlv as ihewire can bc laid. Tlie .line be-
tweeu I'hiladelphi.i ard Ncw York will be
put in opcration hrst. A pnvalc company
has the charge oftlie work.
A ccnlleman was cnmplaininc to a pious
pielalc I'bat a certaiu clersyman iu his ncigh
horhood had gone mad. for that he did notli-
but nreach and tiray. 'I wislilheo,' s.nd
the-good hishop 'he would bite some of my
ciergy.
Mexicas Drill. The drill serger.nt in
Mexico coesthrouch the ranks witlva.heavy
i . . i r i . I :
cane williwnicn ne oeais iiimscwhu uuium
guns in an inipropcr position, at Ihe same
time violenlly kicklng the shius of those whose
Tcctarcnot in order.
("nlmn avs. 'I once heard a "eutleman
make a vcry witty reply to one who aserted
ihat hc did not belicve there was an honcst
maain the world. 'Sir, said he 'itis quito
mnossible that any one man should knoiv all
thc world. but it is vcry possible that some
oue should know himself.
Growtii or BurrALO. We Icarn from
thcBuflalo Commercia. Adver.iser that the j
....... ...... ,
number of buildiucs erected io thatcity wilh- ,
in tlie last vear is unward of four hudnred.
the eslimotcd cost of which is about $450,
000. Four Millerileshavc been seut o ihe honse
olcorrcction for thirty days at Baugor. as ,
va'-abonds: also, samuei vvcosier, m i
'-' . . . . . . I I ' . . !
Icr, Tor thirty, anu JJaniei uanes anuuw inu j
daughlcrs, ofBangor, the formerXor fiftccn i
and llie latter for fire days. ISoston rost.
St. Lonis. The ofliciaLcensus sbows the
population of St. Louis to be 3.3,930.
fr? Hoii. Nath'l P. TallmadKe has been i
rirmorf'from ihepost of Govcrnorof Wiscon-
sin and Heury Dodgc, the lale Delegalc
from ibarTerrilory. appointed iu lus stead.
If Mr. Tiilhnadge had never tahciithat office,
1..., -.....-',r.Mr1 tn niv-Vnrk nml ilr.lie hi.llt-
most for the Good Cause. we doubt wcather ;
James K. Plk would ever h.;ve obtaitied ,
power to remove any body. .
Elections in tiie CiTiEsr Five ofthe
creat citics of ihe State New York, Albauy
;Blft - a)ll i,rUvu ana Rochester bave tbis
cre
Jeargivell Demoeraiic majoritics.
f .1 r.. -- IT 7.f.l.:l. !
iney:""i j
Good I oue ofthe citics naulcd but Bufialo has givcn
HAMDBILLS,
eaitis,
Of every descriptioh will he neatlv anJ
f ishionably er.ccutcil. at short liotiic.'
a ponubr maioriiv tla c.,r!n ;. .i
party whicbthe Urn.ld terms Demoeraiic:
i
, ivociicsicr is viii"in evprtr hrJ-.II ..r i..;
r , . ..... . ,
t Uovernment a nd Alhauj- in eVery .liing but
;iviihni, xiic diwsioil
ollhe friemU .If -. VI,i V,. i u r
1 ' ' '' M a I"S Naltonal Pohcy c.ui
i "c uul "mporary at me worst, and will di.-aj'-
- ; penrnncn .atmnal qncstions are to IJS clc?i-
ced.
Eife's grcat ciicnmsrances turn "on ils tti
lliug ones. Could we see in the causcs o' nll
important cvtnts, wc-liHuld ofleu fiud ih-t
someniaII and insignificant trifte has bcen;
as it were, their faie.
tl'e notice tba E. A. Stansbury, Etq:
of Burlington, has been appointed counfy
fU.I. r ii .... ...... . .
vjomeiiueii county in llie place
r B- St:cy, Esq. resigned.
e agrce with our cotcmporary of tliti
I'fnllsburgh Whig ihat the apoiiitmcnt U
! a good one; Mr. Stansbury is dccidr dly a
( "rltnrn." A.ll : . -
i .iLuni iu auy seuse anu an
I .nnlnni ,-!,; M :: .
cy 111 yieldmg tipto ot hcr hands a iirrfita-
1,1c ..flice, aftcr l.oldina t , J .1 t
niu imuiug 11 tuo or ilireo
j years, c.mtrasts strongly with the ccurse
j of the Iocofoco ollice holders who are
( never known to Icave an ollice i.ntil thcy
j that they will he. SV. Albans Messi 'vffir
rcsideiit Dallas alh.ws thd
c.Uniteil Slates. uii'cape-
1 wiui uicv iiiu uni travei iii.nl i ti.n
J: .1 . - . . .
. -
thc same as ii thcy ncnt homc on ll-.-Jili
r L ' '""."C " . , l I".1
j t 0 . ' -, aJ"'. -
avcrage by this cor.itruction ofth.
Vico
Prcsidcnt uf the ecrnomical l',lk
C'-im n t ,. -'
some tiU!! iu all, thesmnll siim of 33 -
f.(ln t i h . , , I s"'".u' " .
tou. Dnmel t ebslcr told thcui it wEsalt
.,.. i ,,, ... !
I rny
wrong but hes a small man in the licrf
1 of the great Polk party. lb.
HEAVY ROBBERY;
Several packages nf money, conf aiiuug t
in all, from twcnty-five to thirty tlii-.usanil
dollars, were &tilcu frnih the tow-b.iat
Clinton, of Poughkeepsie, on Monday, ei
thcr while lying at thc uharfin New York;
or on hcr way up thc river. There were
five packages, cimfiiniii;: $I2;S00 tifthe:
"FAMIEI.s' ANIl MAM'F.ffVlKrRs' BANK"
ofPouehkeepsie, aud one containing$lO,
000 of the "MEM.-iiA.M-i' ExiitiANtii:
Bank," iu the cify of N- w Ycrk ; and al
so, as'is snpposcd, SliCOO ofthe "Bamc
of Pql-;iikulpsii:." Iu adilition to ihis;
there was about $090 lying loose in tlni
iron chest from which themoupy was sld
en, and in this s:im was includcd four
100 bills upon ihe "Meuciiants' Bank,"
in the ci:y ofNew York. The cashiers
oftlie Iwo Poughkeepsie Bauks offer a re-
ard of two tuousand dollaus for the'
recoveryofthe whole bf thc sftilen money;
and a proportionato rcwar'd for any part
ofit. Ki. l'nir.
From the Al Y. Ccurieraml Enquirtr.
NEW BIIITISH TARIFF.
The anii-pro'leclitc paicrs h.ive belakcif
ihcmsclves In tfle sh.sulnr business of pfais
ing ihe policy ofSirltobpit I'ecl, fspecially
in hatius propns.-d to rrlie.ve some fourliun-
dred arlicles uf itupurt duty.
io!luug could be more untrue than to at
tributc this apparenl chaiigciif policy lo even
a tcmporary :i!mii Jon ui e tit of tbc proticlivc
nriiicii)te. As auv peir.ii ran sce by cxain-
inaliiin, ncarly cvcry article.lhus relicveil of
Jutv u uscil in Ihe process ol mntiulacluring.
and is uut pro.lucrd iu Englaud. Ncnc oC
lliem, in the li-asl, come inlo rivalry with
BritUli proilucts; but all oflbt-m.qn ihe olli-
cr hand, arc cssenlial 10 ihe pr'ippnty nf
Brilishiiiaiiufaclures. TliPchanicinibo 1 !.-'
rilf, ibcrcforr, is llir llie express bcm-fii ofihis"
brauch of BritMi indus:ry; and mi farjdiicct-
ly l.ost'.Io to thc American maiinficnritigsjs-tem.-
In thc very spccch in wliit-h he ilrvcli pi-d
his new fin.nic:al scheinc, Sir Robert lcl
reuewcd ihe sssurances he had befpre gntii,
that hc had no inlciitiou of abanifiining "i-"
lcction. Tlie Corn Laws, of uhirh protcc
tlnn tn Rriiish asricultnre is ihecreat object
are conliiiued.andlliel'rcniierhas rcpeatidly
declared ihat they shall not bc nbaftdi.nc.I. '
These laws nuist lorevpr sliut oui oi j.ruisu
markets to a grcat cxtcnt, the grcat stapla
pioducls ofAincric.m Industry.
The proposedadmissionof (Jjtlcn ilniyTri-r;
is a still fartbcrproof of Great I'rilaiirs ad
hcrance to her ductrinc of proteclinn. J"lie
(imls that, undc-r 'hc inllucncc of pfctcctioc
wein this country are rapidlj rivallin herin
the markets of China, of liidia and of Si-ntli
America. The iuipctus given lo our inanii-
i- t i.i. ,i
ac urcs oy .nc pro, ""-'r - -; "V"
V' '
alw ays ileemed her on u. She seeks to recov
cr herground by rcmitling the tax upnn cot-
ton, an arlicle'whith she mnst have. anil
which itis. ofcouise, for the interest of hcr
manufactiirc to nrocure cheap. The rcmis-
son of ihe duiy npon this. thereforc. as upon
all oiner arucics ku u iiiiuiiiii,i -
I t i" T 1. .l.,nTi)n9.
strong anu rciici-u pruui ui n-i uc.
tion to protect hcr own iudnslry.aaiiist ihat
of otber nations. atall Irazards. vnen sne
remits llie duty on Amciican rm and oili'--er
agriciilinral proilucts, there will then be
rcason to believe that ihe principle orprotc
tion is Iosing ground iu her legislative cou'u
cils. Tiii: Wcstern Waters. Jnlm Tyler i
. . , i , i t -i i .2 i.. i
rccelilllg CllISCS 00111 louo.iliui ucrj; iur in
velo of ihe Harbor B'ill. Upon the la'kl bor-
clers, wurrctnc penpie iiavc seeu so inany
lives losi and so mucn proienjr wasicu, u.i.-
cUects ol tlus vcto is r.ceuiy ieit. ii n iruiy
3.UU iu .iimic ui iiti. , ...
lives ofourown peoplehare bccusacrificeil
to make provitiou lo rccewe Ttxas into tlie
Union. The Harbor Bill iu O'ougres? coni-'
mandcd but little time aud less sympatbj;
wliilo lliH nrrrinnq hourA of tlie Scssio'u of
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