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*. ... ^rsf' W HK 4 SRRl£8,TOL.S,^l. •lor. W. XtRlilN, (r«rri •~¥T ":-i-: -,-r? ..' 1 jmIff* '^T|f tDttinnto Couricf By J. W. \ORK^. i K I N IN VARIABLY I*'"kDVANtE. One Copy. |wr JW \. .v...... ....... #l,8. ^•URCUPLUT ." ..,,. F,1V. .... ,.. 12,IO. t.ur.^.W- JL^M A n?eful hint on this subject may.we think, be gathered fiom a ptoveibial talc, related by ufavorite German writer, and entitled— He who wnulil thrive Must tlte White Kparrow •ti," The meaning of this proverb i&Aot at sight no apparent as that of some other which cireu late amongst u*.»uch aa 'F.a'lv habits make the u*au" or llone»t is the best policy." fce. I'll' the moral sigtrTicatioii it is intended to i ii.vey u not the Itwsi •ru* and iir.p-ttaut. I will, therefore, h« iv relate the s.'ery connected •w itb its origin. e\ en us 1 rereived ii myself fmm the lips of an old friend. 1V' e wa# a ceitsin farmer,with wbomf**-y flun« re« tnet1 to irrow w use from ypar To year. Hi.-rattle dieii one by one—the product of his tn was not lulf what it ought to be—in fact. «M his property wan, tome a familiar expies going to the dogs." Scarcely a week pas»''d by that either the tax-gatherer or the pawnbroker rti! not come to his window, and, ddressiug lutn with a courteous bow, say, I urn realty very "wry, Herr Ruckwarts, to put v."! f" iftc^rivenlence, hut I «in compelled to dj my d»»ty." The old friends of Herr Ruck u:r*(t also tried their best to do their duty by him—they a*tvi»cd, they entreated and they helped him, bnt alt in vain and one after another gave him tip iu despair, declaring with a sigh thai "a* for poor Ruckwarts,there 1 was no use of trying to help hiui,—he tent pott being helped." He had one friend, however,wtiose heart was in the right place, and w ho was not only a good mau.but a very prudent and clear-sighted man This friend tliorgh lie more .*% A •'I z3 r' rt at'empt to save him so one day, as they $ were drinking their glass of beer together, he the conversation, as though accidentally. !e Uie subject of cparrows, related many anec dotes of these birds, and observed how ia«.ch they had multiplied of late, and how very cun niig and voracious they •18 prnbfPIIKD rvi-RY THriiHlAV AT jhe perceived a lad coming out.of thouse.car tUTUMW A, WAPELLO COUNTY, IOWA, ryine a sack of wheat on hi* shoulders. He seemed to h« in grent haste to get out of tbe prccincM of the farm Herr Ruckwarts noon perceived that lii* steps were not b«»nt towards the mill, hnt toward* the public-house, where Vn,. I IVenty .'M,«*!. firation h.-rr p-i mVnt I* not made in «di H|W». tV,0O within I* itKiui K f-J.ao «(tMu the )r*ar, wid 4$,vtf at tlie ev of Ut* vvur. e '•Sr£ Kfom th.- I.ouiHvilU- J'luraal. opt SI8TE|., had ITyears f*4 Ki-p. bec CMP"r h',d r-n !I1"']*!!!!!!! ,'.'!'iijo0 Beh i.stened nfler the as'onished youth, who »«-nty M, believed hi* Hs*ter to be still in the enjoyment of his morning napf and ^uicklj relieved him of hin burden. 'Hie farmer naxt btut hit eSapw -%o (be Cow house, and peeping In to see whether the whi'e sparrow had perchance taken rf-fuge there, he discovered to his* disuiay lh.it the milkmaid fHps handing a liberal portion at milk through .. 1 tbe wii'dow to her neighbor, to mix with her FTic Lath caught the fair itplonior,? m^ruinj cup of coftce. fche hj.th lwat4 th. Wfender .-Xi ...ii ~~M&< i i At.lcF. Mpl'di(Mis warble at Heaveu'n hlffh gate. .. Bf 4he Kiv«r of fJNt, ftt tkf tetinl^uj ll'T babe oil hri hosooi (O. ]ale little blogorti!p We folded her hand* in a solcinn 'J7»e»4 Ml wv u-weeping For Iter visioiilt-cs uleepiiif. And din- KAY.* -'l aai w-niyi -R TOO ugh the farmer to himself, as he hastened Ikenicht tioieiA diearv— --.jvi to hi* wife'* apartment and romed herfronvher Dear Savior, that lov'st M, I know thou- slumb»'i». *'A» sure as uiy iiauie is Ruckwarts!" dost w^it Ariijur'y f«r Jitiiunry. THE WHITE SPARROW. that matters were otherwise in thrir days: and it soinotiiiie- occurred to u?. whether the fault Diay not lie a* much in tbe degenerate lubit* of the iiia»ters and mistresses of 1 lie pre sent generation, as from any fault peculiar to thei. iliiH!hilants. Were UJy Aa the lone hi*a\ v m^tit 'ratcbea crew to. A. i a closrt to do thMr duty properly. Beside?, whoknowa left tiW *& &*$ but some fine r^j iiugor other i way succeed •vi"- JUWf. i1f •t..-lrrs i« tlx- *rrr«t! It. fl. JIC thr l.ulf if lif. No more common complaint is to be heard n^^a-duys. from the lijwof Lome wives, than that of tbe laziness aul m.lhrifty habits of domestic servants. •'hers and grandmothers ^.re offer, want to teTl the young housekeeper ome. Herr Ruckwarts shook his head gravely in ai.swcr to this observation, and said "Thay v ere indeed-most de»t) uc ti ve reattir«s-~for his part, he had not tbe least doubt that it was en 'irely owing lo iheio his harvest had hoea of late so unproductive." it bis conjeclure, the good friena made no reji' idc» after a moment's pause he con y, ued the conversation by inquiring: kNeigl -'or, have y«u ever seen ». white sparrow?" •i No,'' rrplied Ruckwarts, "the sparrows slight mv fields sre all qtiite grey That is very probable," rejoined his friend. •Mbe habits of the white sparrow arc peculiar o itself. Only one comes into the world every year, and being different from its fellows the other .-•'j sparrows take a dislike to it, and peck at it wheij it appears atuougst them. For this IPJSOU I' seeks its food early in the morning, before 1 he rest of the feathered tribe are astir, and then goes back to its nest for the rest of tbe dajr^ That it veay slranfe!** exclaim*) Ruck warts. 441 must really try and gel a sight at that sparrow,and if possible 1 will catch it too." On tbe morning which followed this conver jation,the farmer rose with the sun, and tal lied forth into bis fields}he walked arouud his farm—searched his farm-yard iu every corner, examined the roofs of hi. garners, and the tteesof hi» orchard^ to »ee whethfr hf could (jiscover any traces of the wonderful white spartow. Bat the white sparrow, to the great disappointment of the farmer, would not show itself ar stir from ita imaginary nest. What ve**d?ha farmer, however, still more was, that the sua stood high in the heavens bv tjB^e ^the T-' bo had earn pie ted his rounds, not one farm-handswere aatir—they.too,sewsei fssolvsd nat to iaava their neets. Mean while, the cittle ia their stalls werebsHowing w itb hunger, end not a soul was rear lo give 1 "frt «i i .*»••» iMiiirn» i»in ii i -i •. '.% Herr Rurkwarts wu reflecting on thedisad vantages of this •tote of things when suddenly unhaj»r'ly a long score to pay. A prelt ,ort of thll| Personal Appearance of flatfye Fourth. 4 i,?» K he exc ieiroed in a somewhat a njry tone, "thei e Bunt be an end of the*e .lazy habitat every thing is poin? wroug for tbe want of some one to look after th«*ni! Svfaras I am coitcerm-d, at •U oventi, I will rise every day at th? ..ame hour I rose this niornin?. And then I shall soon get my farm cleared of those who do not Tfifwid -F, larm ciearrn or tnowwno no not inrpna ilt catching a white sparrow!" Days and weeks passed «•«. Tlie farmer adhered to bis reaolulion but be sooo forgot the white sparrow, and only looked after his cattle and his corn-lields. Soon everything around him wore a flourishing aspcct, aintmeu began to observe that'' Hm Rockwart8( Bat him' (he and lady of the house iiiorcTrequently to rise at five or six in the nioi nii\g.as in the -'good o days ot lang syne," fterchance she would not so often have to com plain that rooms were rarelesslv ?wrp1, that work was left undone, or tires lighted too late. inquire!»«» It- wards) now well deserved to be called Heir Vorwart8( Forwards) In due course of time, his old friend again came to spend the day with hmnarous tone, Well. mv good fellow, how art^rou getting on now? Have you succeeded in catching a glimpse of the white spai row?" The farmer only replied U this queetkm by a smile and then, holding oift hif* hand to his old friend, he said God hle«? von, Henler you have saved me and my family from ruin." Often, in after years, when Herr Ruckwttrts was a prosperous man, respected by his neigh bora, and beloved by his well-ordered house hold, he was wont to relate this history of his early life and thus by degrees the say1»g passed into a proverb, He who would thrive must see the white sparrow.". But what of London in 184?? King Gto. IV was then on the throne, aud though he was shy of showing himself in public, I chanced to see him several time* and once to advantage— at Ascot race*. Thi, w.is a roval course, and brought together an iinmetisecrnwd of nobilitv and gentry, as well as an abundant gathering of gamblers-tnd blacklegs. For more than an hour his majesty al«»cd in a ivillion, sur rounded by tlie Duke of Wellington, the Dak* of York, the Marquis ot Anglisea, and other |erfcons of note. He wis over-fat man, of fa taer sour, ditcontented countenance. All the arts of the toilet could not disguise the wrin kles of age, and the marks of dis*ip itiou and dilapidation. His lips were sh irp, his eyes graytse blue, his wig chestnut-brjwn His cheeks hung down po ulnlousiy, and his whole face seemed pallid, bloated, and flabby His coat was a blue surt jut, buttoned tight over the prea«t liirf ciavat, a hi'ge black stock, scarcely sufficient to conceal his enormous, underlating jowl. On his left breast was a glittering star. He wore a eominoi hat, the brim a little broad er than the fashion. But for the star aud th* atlen'ion paid to him, he might have passed as only an er dressed and rathei sour old rake. I noticed that his coat set very close aud smooth ami was Jtold that he was trussed aud braced by stays, to keep his flesh in place and shape* It was Said would not give Herr Ruckwarts tip altogether, wirtiont making one to be the labor at least two hours to prepare him for public exhibition, like the pr^ent. He was a dandy to the last. The wrinkles of bis coat, after it was on. were cut out by the tailor and carefully drawn up with the needle. He had the gout and walked bad ly. I imagined there were few among the thou sands gathered t.1 the sperta.ile who were re ally less happy than his wjyestv—the taoi±arc\ o e e e k i n o s Heinrich Heine'sOplnion of Londoii. I have seen the greatest wonder which th* world can show to the astwuished spirit, I have seen it, and ass still astonished—and still there remains fixed in my memory the atone forest of houses, and amid them the rushing streams of faces of living men with all their motely pas sions, all their terrible impulses of love, hun ger and hatred— 1 ine in Loudon. Send a phi losopher toiiondon, bat for your life, no poet! Send a philosopher there, and star.d htm at the corner of Cheapside, where he will learn more than froin all tbe books of the last Leipsie Fair and as the billows of human life roara rouud hiui, so will a sea of new thoughts rice before hiui and the Eternal Spirit which moves upon the iace of the waters will breathe upon hiui} tbe most hidden secrets of social harmo uy will be suddenly revealed to him, he will beu the pulse of the world beat audibly, and see it visibly—for, if London i«therighl hand of the world—i*s active, mighty right hand— then w may regard the route which leads from the Exchange to Downing straot as Up world's pylonc artery. Anecdote of Col. Frenoat The New York correspondent of the London Daily Ae\rt has the following In a lelttr dated November 8th 1 'Col. Fremont, yesterday, in threading Wall street, jostling himself against a thousand pe destrians, bailed a friend over tbe other side of the street for a moment, and a ssalts Mis on his face, and he said: 'Well, better luek next Ume^now 1 have got four years 0# freedom.' The next words were worthy of John Chailaa Fremont: 'May God sead that Mr. Buchanan will make a batter rrci**i i Till: MARRllUE OF SKWTOR nor i4«—THE BRIDE AND Ili.lt APPKARAKOBta.JIJOOE DOI'OLAH, ki\ Our lady resders will no doubt refid with interest the annexed account of the marriage of Senator Douglas at Washington It is written by the Washington correspondent of the New York Po*t WASHINGTON, NOV. 20,18C0. (W Thanksgiving to-day was signalized at two o'clock, by the marriage of Senator Doug Ins, of Illinois, to Miss Ada Cutts, of Washing ten, after which the married couple took the cars for their future residence in Chicago. The bride was accompanied to the altar by several biidesmaids but the Senator, being a widower, went alone. Only a few of his per sonal friends, including General Shields and Senator SliCell, were present. The marriage ceremony was perfoimed by Father Byrne, of the Roman Catholic Church in the religion of which the br.de was educated, at George town Nunnery. Senator Douglas, himself, is not known to have decided leanings towards any religious faith, though some of lib freinds draw a favorable inference from bis recent land donation to a Baptist College in Chicago. I11 the matter of age and personal beauty there is a wido difference between the bridge groom and the bride. Miss Cutts is tall, ele gantly formed, with a sweet, oval face, large blown eyes, small Grecian forehead, around which are entwined the heavy braids of her glossy and abundant chestnut hair. On her clear, peach}* complexion there is a perpetual war of the roses—the red and the white—each failing to maintain a sole supremacy. Alto gether her tout ensemble, as the flunkeys say, fully vindicates the good taste of the little Giant." For the gratification of jour lady readers, tbe current story as to the way tbe match waa brought about uisy be worth mentioning.— Three months ago, the Judge, as Mr. Douglas is familiarly called, called at the house of his friend. Senator Bright, who lives just opposite Mr. Cutts, and it so happened Miss Cutts may be twenty-five yean of age. she is a contemporary and member of the cir cle of 1! s, all now married oft'including Ade laide Smith, Florence Greenhow and others, who onve formed a great attraction at the re cep! ions and ba li of Washington. Her fath er. James .VIadison Cutfs, an officer in oue of Dejiai cuients at Washington, is a nephew at Mrs. Presideut Madison, and enjoyed a con siderable intimacy with his uncle, in whose family he resided. In politics be is an old line Whig, though not long since he volunteer ed a co:nun.iucatkn in the Union testifying to the good opinion which President Madison held of Mr. Buchanan. He is a gen*lem inly, quiet inas, and mach likad ln Washington society. A a fur Mr. Douglas, everybody ought to be familar wiih hts antecedents and appearance. In person he is short and stocky, a sort of nnnenfed giant, whence his well known desig nation. iie has a red, somewhat rowdyiah face, large features, tlie nose being rsther retronte, but still with an expression indicating rather a rude, unrelineu nature,aud an imperious energy, than any settled meanness or malignity of dis position. In truth, I think him a very good natured, pleasant man, individually. He is perfectly billing after abusing or being abused iu the uiot vi -nt manner, to extend (he right hand of fellowship to his enemy, though his political hostility is unrelenting. He is said to be worth at lea-t one hundred thousand dolUurs, the result of fortunate »pec ulatioii in Chicago lots, aside fiom ihe proper ty. mostly in Louisiana plantations, left for his two little boys by his first wife. While at Washington, he lives in a handsome old fash ioned stuccoed house in tbe outskirts of the eity. together with a sister who, witb her hus band, superiatendt his domestic affairs. Whether Mr. Douglas or his fair bride ever have the fortune to change their residence and dispense the hospitality of the White House or not, I wikb them both a pleasant honeymoon, aud a prosperous and unclouded married life. How TO MAKE ONE FASM EQUAL TO TuaEK. —In a recent address before the Ohio State Agricultural Society, G. T. Steward, ESQ thus spoite on this subject 44 Many farmers are destroying the produc tiveness of their farms by shallow work. As they tied their crops are diminishing,they think only of extending their acres of surface, as they suppose their title deeds only give them a right to six inches of earth. If they will take their deeds, study their meaning, and ap ply the' lesson to their fields, thejr will soon realize, in threefold crops, that the law has given them three farms where thet supposed they had only one in other words, that the sub-kil, brought up aud combined with top soil, and enriched with tbe atmospheric ii flu ences, and those other elements which agricul tural science teaches thorn to apply to their ground, will increase throo-folct the of its productiveness." (py* The following, though going the rounds credited to another paper, appeared first in the .igriculturalitt, a year or two since. It will bear repeating One uf tlie best methods to prevent cows from holding up their milk, is to feed them at the time of milking. If' this is done, they will give down their milk freely. But if you neglect to feed then, they bold it up, so that it is almost impossible to get any from them. Tiy the experiment of feeding them nt milk- w 7'. .iy 18on# that Miss Cutts was there also. Immediately after she lefr, Senator Bright remarked to his coaipeer,— Douglas, it's really a shame you're not mar ried. Yoti ought to find a wife at once, and there's the lady for you." The suggestion seemed to strike Douglas with the force of novelty. Accordingly ocuring an introduc tion from Mr. Bright to the home over the way, he soon found the recommendation more than borne out by the actual reality, in the personal and mental charms of Miss Cutts. He became a frequent visitor, and the engagement was made in the latt*-r part of the summer, though it did not transpire until a few weeks ago. yj«Mi I'JiigfJWt.' "i'"!"' OTTUMWA, IOWA,THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1857. "x-isr t"r Z'l -1 ii "ARE YOU A (UMMIMCAMI." Saeh a question wax addressed or.e wfio had fornix years professed to be a follower of Him who said,'Let your light so shine before on 1 1 wmmm#. '^amVtg ^rtijspafrri^rrr^ftibtfll ^cficjlo^^' ^p°nfici,s,£itcraluf? &dimC Jtu"8r fetal fflus, §4ritultot£ tCrmprraiiit, Cbncati oil, JfferftriC M-.: record has gone up against her—nhat scores of wasted opportunities and despised privileges—what reproach had she brought up on the name and cause of religion. Again she bowed in agony of jplrlt as she had years before, and ashed foigivness of Him whom she had so deeply wronged. Again did those accentaof mercy fall nn her ear,'Go in p^ace thy sins which are many, are forgiven thee 'and fr» that audience she went forth strong in His s rrngth. He only, the great searcher of hearts, witnessed the anguish of his repentant child. He on'y kneWthe peace and joy which she experienced but the wtuld saw th fruit of all this io.,her humble and consistent life, her untiring efforts to do what in her lay, fof the glory of her beloved Mas ter. Now there is uo need to ask. fAre y. u a communicant?' for her daily walk shows thai her 'life ia hid iu %¥. i.l mMi vl.* BEHIND THE SC'EXEM AT THE PARIS OPERA. A Pari? letter writer records quite piqu^ntly his observations behind the scenes at the open, between the acts of a new ballet: •'Arriving at the top of the staircase, you find yourself at once amowg the side sceres. coils of rope, machinists, pompiers, and opern girls. The letter swarm in this locality (hir ing the performance leaving the great room in the further extremity, devoted expressly to their us«, far tbe loafing place near the fron' bere they receive tbeir friends. Ordinarily it is nothing extraordinary, I know, the sight presented behind the scenes, but upon this evening there were among the visitors one or two distil.-"iished pemonsages—though, for that matter, tbe crowd is always disUnguis, ed—acircumstance which had led me to re mark paiticularly the occasion. Leaning against a huge canvass rock, who should I see in all his glory but the Marshal Duke Pelissier talking with Mile. Legrain, a young lady of no personal beauty, but of miraculous dancing powers. Tbe Marshal wan smiling like a basket of chips, and so was Mademoiselle.— In a moment he was surrounded by a hot-t of corjphess, brought up in gallant array by s bio'iier-in-arms, Canrobert, who setmed to know and be loved by tbe whole of tbe divin ity in tights. The auke attracted e most flattering attention. Undoubtedly he found his reception by tbe world this Bide of the ramp* more gratifying than that of the other, and he let himself completely out in the enjoy ment of the chattering and buzzing going 011 about him. "The sight all found, for s moment or two, was most singular. Here a knot of dancing girls, with shawls thrown over their shoulders, conversed together, sipping eauasucree, cold bouillon, or Madeira wine and water, given them b/ atteLdiug mothers or boancs, who, clothed in musty habiliments, waited patiently in the background, ready to be of any service to their children or ini«tresses. In Tours, at each of three back wings stood the elves, who were ready to perform the erial parts some were already attached by tbe shoulders and waists to the long wires descending fiom away up high, from the men on tbe points, which were instrumental in their flights others were submitting to tbe arrangement and donning the "airy harness" by the aid of busy, active lit tle fellows employed by the theatre. About them were twos and threes of young men, talking and laughing snd them bonbons, and having a very jolly time'with the stationary angels. The ladies were everywhere point ing their feet, raising their litnbs on a level, poising on their toes, munching sugar plums, and maintaining all the time a chatter, chatter, chatter, which drew a repeated -hish from the stags inspectors, who were lounging indiscrim- wot Condense^) from Ihe men, that they may see your good worka^ and l°nK fumisbod an ample theme for the moral g'orifv your father who is in heaven.' F6r and physiologist) but for rensou* not very credi'able to his heart or his head, the practi cal physician ami surgeon baa, for tbe most part, beid his peace. months she had been mingling with the world ly and the ray ,ind in the excitement of her daily life, she hail forgotten that the vows of God were upon her, that she had been 'height with a price,' even the blood of God's dear Son. She had indeed gone with the multitude to nervous and muscular energy!' So far to the house of prayer, but how had she liscen- I are we from doubling its power over the moml ed to the truths there proclaimed? She bid and physical welfare of the with the world as it she were indeed not a doubt that it has infinitely more to do of it, as if thii was the end of her being.— with the physical imperfection and early death 1 One Sabbath morning upon being asked by one I of the children of its votaries, than its great sf her gay companions to accompany him to associate, drunkeness itself. The local sur hear some distinguished preacher, rhe declin- ff'cid and medical trea inent mos effective in ed, saying, that it was communion Sabhath in these cases, proves conclusively that it is to the her church and she must be there. fJtre YOU a commnn canft' was the short but cutting re- «o,that these sad consequences are due. I ply. Few and simple were the words, and Both smoking and chewin* produce markod perhaps forgotten as soon as spoken by him 1 who uttered them, but they found fh"ir way the face. The lipj are c'osed by a powerful to the young wanderer's '•eart. Go whefe she 1 (debilitating and exausting influence of tcbac- wo ii'i, engage iu what scenes of folly she ibem aad forms their pulpy fullness. Now am a com-i municant,' that other mightier question would know—they endeavor to develope aud increase lorce itself upon her,4 Am la Christian?' their muscle in the gymnasium. In spitting For six years she bad called herself the '"P0"? ®rd holding the cigar in the mouth this friend of Jesas, and now she must go back miKlt is in constant use hence the coarse ap- alterations in the most expressive feat urea of «ircular muscle, which completely surrounds A person who is saturated with tob-cco, or tobacco poisoned, acquires a sodden or dirty yellow hur a couple of his breaths will scent his seat. will give you the full force of his lungs, and for the most part such people -ve a great de sire to approach and annoy you. We have been followed rcunt. a large office' able by them, backing continually to escape tbe nuisance, till w e luu made a revolution or two before our motive waa perceived. In cat r.g, the tobacco-chewer must loose all delicate, appreciatioa of flavor we have ob served, indeed that he ia easily satisfied by the fd.by Irish cookery, aud greasy and cold meat and vegetables of the hoM ot tn ardir'g-hoi:* be seasons his food verv h'g'ily,because of his And now what am I to do? I go out of office poorer than I went in. I, have sacrific-i ed a pixuiu-.tg profession, I am if"apacitated for strenuous 'abur. and have only one hope lo cling to through the years of poverty that stare me iu 'he face, and that is, a turn in tbe politi cal wheel, which may 0:1c more briT?g me up permost. In tbe meantim*, I have a large family dependent upon me, who ba*e acquir ed a settled distaste for calico and gingham, and think nothing fit to be won bat velvet and moire antique. They are accomplished for the parlor and the promenade, but are as ignor ant of the kitchen and the serving room as one of your own raw field hands. In descending thus compulsoriTy awMip»Jiutijt) What is tobacco? Why, simply a narcotic (sec dictionary,) 'a stupefkr—a dead- race, that we have tuu »t4rthugquti»!ion wo ild tnig Ihro* **very nriitU of the body is developed ia j*iT- hiift to wil^ss ihe great of fli horw! liit? to ve/ueat her soul, and she answered,:Yes, I else ratio with its use, as mos* young in a eating oysters through all those years. She must recall the 1 'a: unce and irregular development of the lips, dissatisfaction at their disappointment. hour when, in the agony of her awakened and when compared to the rest of the features, in convictid spirit, she cried to God for mcrcy, chewers and smokers. The eye loses its natu andheheaid her cry, and whispered, 'Go in ral fire, and becomes dull and lurid it is un peace: thy sias which are many are forgiven I appreciative) it answers not before the word thee.' Then the trembling hope, the holy fear 'ts owner gazes vacantly, and of ten repels con the new tides of joy which fill her heart, as versati r. by its stupidity. bowing in pcuitential prayer she gave herself The foulness of the breath Tn most ehewert awuy to Him: then the day on which she con- and smokers p-oves poai ively that the oil of fessed Ch ist before the world, tbe resolves she for me it that she would live only for the glory •if •(!, and the good of her fellow creatures the happy months which followed the sweet conmmiion with h*r Savior, the teal with wlrch she engaged in his service—all,all came back toher. She recalled with biUerne s the lirst time that she deserted the place of prayer for seme scene of gayety and folly, and a'l those years of wandering in which she had indeed been a member of the visible church but alas, had giveu little evidence that she loved Him whose deeth ehe commemorated. Oh, what tobacco, with all its deadly powers, is carried into the blood and prevades the wbo'.e system it could not be continually thrown out from the lung* if it did not thus reach the air-cells and windpip, it is thro vn out fromth^rc with the poisonous cot bonic acid. Some persons ab sorb the paison wore freely than others. We :gtta«'» i. -agd l.. "vrajf VortAcco. ,A-f 1 The influence of fobacco on the body #nd lental condition of Americas youngmen, has lu( obtuse taste many of these unf atuiiates'daiik ,, ,r ,,,,,, raw brandy for the same reason. Honorable Mr. McMullen, member of Con Tbetohscco-c^wer larrly nata a-taW«Vs- V*** preciatethe cha^esalute from the rosy Hp 5 love, and if the mistress of his blunt affections should permit him to approach her cheek, it cam only be with pent-up breath and.avert eye di rected toward his packet—the only attraction a beautiful w.,.nan can have for a tobacco chewer. If there be a vic e more prostrating to the body aud mind, aud more crucifying to all tlie sympathies ef man's spiritual nature* we have yet to be convinced uf it. THE PURGATORY OF PUBLIC OFFICE. tei. preferring ,t fried, and eos'ej ove-7 .h were a unit, in .lenun^ia grease a id ,»+ empy.eun»,if he takes it raw. he tortures u, poor creature w, f. pepper end i d,5UnS,,isbed it gently from his pear!v prison wi his lipi they urecii m-ey and half paralysed. Finally, and worse than ail,he eeaaeetoap- vinegar, and sticks a fork in it he cannot elicit ™D. It ts a curious fact that the Aichokon Ictten from my "pride of place," I drag them down with me and possibility is, that \rhat with the high flown motives they have been accustomed to entertain, and my own too certain inability to sustain them in their present position, I shall have a miserable time of it. There are very few puhlice appointments, from the income of which a competence may be acquired by the holder, and for every one of these there are hundreds of petitioners. And now, having given you an inkling of my experience, I can venture with more propriety upon bestowing the advice for which you ask, and I sum it thus briefly—break stones upon a road—Work in a diedging machine—cut cauals—run an en gine over the duellirg ground between Macon and Augusta—do anything for an honest live lihood, but don't accept a minor public office, however graciously it may be tendered, and however tempting the station u^iy appear to your future prospects. Yours very g!oomily, |p**N Jo^MU. The Popular Tote for President. There are still ?ome official returns from re mote localities to come in. Tbe aggregate vote is nearly four milhon We have returns of three million nine hundred and sixty four thousand five hundred :md ninety votes of which Buchanan has on- million eight hundred and seven thousand six hundred and muety-four Fremont one million three hundred and twenty eight thousand on* hundred and eeeenty and .1. K .-a REIVJAJIIX FRAXKLim It In the year IT21 Franklin visited Boston, and 011 his return to Philadelphia, at every stop ping, he was beset with otfuious inquiries for 'Yes, sir.'said the mat). /r P. have seen piratyiis of both the upper and low- shoulder, his arm about her-the child on the er ex fremiti *s men scarcely past middle age. playittp with iu Utkef the ,B ,rl asked abrnptlv he 8aid fo fais wj/e a large room you may nose him before he takes Net used to spasms of hiue.s, «he answered, Or thishn is entirely uriconciouv he Don't deao—don't frighten me eo.' A MODEL Fillmorc eight hundred and twenty-nine thou- i ohanaa iu tie Uuicn is nearly £pur buudred i V .ili'tli I. ^Mfn-AU *«.* t-.*i i ri^fufr v his aaiae, business, Ac., 00 which he determin- Tiding# continue to como to us from the ed to be beforehand with such interrogatories land of .-iavery, of f^ar and trembling on the in future. AL the next tavern he ant ouiced I"1** the d. mitir.nt n'.'e, and of die upheav ,f .. n him,elf a.s Benjauuue rankhn, roin Boston to ,fier insurrections—of ^ropo** Philadelphia, 4 printer, not worth a dollar. 18 uprisings auu a Kenml maseacrc^ with th* years of age, a single man,seeking my fortune, killing slaves by wholesale, aou the 1 vbij* &.c.. and this singular Introduction checked all ^,n5_? 1 you any oyste.^' s# 'We!i, then give, my horse ajJfflM? j,( 'What give yo ir horso cried ibe1 The hostter carried out the oysters, and many 'nasier*, th^rffore, beware: a ,1 c. 1 .w e o u i e s o e i e- a e w e u w i i fortably before the fire and denveJ much satis- iT him with a peck of oats.' AWFULLY SI DDESf DEATII. The New Orleans papers announce the death of Judge John C. Larue, of that city. The Picayune says: 'The manner of his death was awfullyend den. llis wife had been indisposed, and be re mained home to keep her company. He iay on the sofa, quite well and uncommonly cheerful. She reclined along the floor, leaning on his faction anu enjoy men* from his tunny experi- |«|i develnnment of rhA ir^A enjoy men trom his funn) experi- fuU development of the tragedy thus" "co*L ment. Soon the men ciune in aud the romp*- i menced. ,t ny with rueful faces expressed most decided! Peter Cunningham was once tellinr Lrr^~' 1 .p.p., wh at make youreyc3 rol| Mv. Mld with a convuJaive stretch dar]inr am (i lr*,r"*' anno"n^ t,0° doctrines of Gen. Cass dws«d »v that the fq^er Sovereignty, Se"ator har? never bstn en con- a siagte southern Democrat VenlioB* and 0Ught by a No vention, ought tu be by wi**** si **a DBOWVED.- George,eonof the late Festus Owning, was drtrwned at Lawrence, Van Buren connty, the 4th inst. He went out skating on the Demoine River, and had proceeded but a few rods when he sunk under the ice. After a faithful search of two hours by the citizens, his body was found a short distaoee ftom where he sank.— Gate City. JUBTi •Ajnty Sitting on the trial of one SPtfce first nons of onr Western country, a viola tion of the«t itutes against gambling, agreed to convict for playing monte, but could not a gree on the amount of the fine. During the time of their disagreement they 'whiled away the fleeting bours*st several games ef mon te xyThe Patent Office Report speaks of ten different breeds of horses in Russia. Some of them as hardy breeds, vbich, it is thought, might be introduced into the United States.— Those in the nortberuly province of Archangel are described as quite small size, but very strong. They are satisfied with their coarse food, even with moss, never 'astiiigeats, wbish do not ripen in that region. coxcomb,talking ef the transmigra tion of souls said: 'In tbe time of Moses, I have nt doubt I was the golden calf 'Ve y likely replied a lady time has rob bed of nothing but your gilding.' £y-The Independent, at the Close Of eighth year of its existence, Decembe 4th, announces that its circulation is 25,0 )0, baviug increased nearly five thousand duriW ^t year. igyAn adventurer, writing from California says: 'A man's lif* here is worth about fifty cents on the dollar.* g^At a recent book stte in N. Y. City a volume of Benjamiu Franklin's 'Poor Richard' sold for $61 50. It was purchased to fill an English order. (pW When Jack visited Vemont, where they have pie for breakfast, he was irreverent enough to remark that Yerment was great tot early piety. gy W hy does a blacksmith seem Vhc^moet dissatisfied of all mechanics? Because he is always striking far ways. pyThe popular majority against Mr. B&- «••..*|ipw«». frw* », t. *faj| COLD SERIF*, VOL. 8, XO. 4UL TJCIt.TIS |t*«0 in Advance.. £fissoii»0$. .1 WORKINGS WTHE SLFREMJ? m«s »»f the down trodden their aspitViofW W-Il{r nien. «. Ar', this is'h" workwr of tb# V«evt»«it furtlier inquiries, and agectually rtpt.Ucd the, elevating syrem, of which we hive heard^. uai ling propensity of Yau'^ee inquisitiveness.! in»ch lecently—of a system to extend vvlhck At one of the public houses tlie lire-place was' whole power of the federal administiuiiap surroun led by men so closely packed that our d^^1 month-spast. f, Wc do not rejoice In the evils that ha\-e traveller culd not approach near euough to falhn, or those which threaten our -'South#*, feel any of its agreeable warmth, and being brethren."' They are'he outbreaks of an h* cold and chilled, he called out: 'Uostlerhave' w'l'^h %}f they hug to their bosomi-— ther are but the fruits of the seed they them selves have sown for we are told that thai! who sow the storm shall reap the whirlwind^.*. There is a great fact connected with the hft* ma",rr" •mnH.rin* ebon-'j. overtook. Man, whi'ever be his color, wn| wondering skep^c. not forever submit tohoixlMco Sooner or later AJ"5* o Frar»klin se-.ted himself coai- which it i? dangerous to i ii" not forever submit t» bondage. ... ,.w 'Yes,' rc.urted Franklin, give him a peck of the day of his rising willcpme, and with if tiw oysters.' v'e' ganoe of years of pent up tyranny and op* "°t'shove will not always permit tUair i i e s o o u n u a i s e t:mej.would among the slaves, at tU^ appear to be very extensive in its xten.'|inE horse would not eat the oysters, sir,' and they dined upon. '•Such a dish! nobody could gue* had lost their cosey, comfortable., warm seats.! jtHe, of coarse provoked the query## 'Well,' said Franklin,'if tl-e horse won't j'-What waa it?" "Calves tails)"-said PsMft eat them, I'll eat them myself, andyouuiay try meets," exclaimed Jerrold. trough several tatcs. We shall wait with anxiety for th^ 'The Douglas Jerrold of a strange dish he had jiftfc V"H tt »«'inw Ml .*&>*•.* WASHINGTON, Dee. §4.^ Tlie Co:naga Bill was postponed for two week*. Mr. Rice introduce*) a bill authorizing the people of Minnesota 'ofonn« Constitution and State journed. Qonnuaejt. Aid* A Fotrn-THiBDs.—The Limerick Chronicjjj says:—Poisorous adulterations of whisky wju nnvt* rtwa/i^*a&.l 4. .t. ... 2 never practised to snch an extent as present by the admixture of one-third spirit^ one-third aquafortis* one-third otie-thinf water. Love and War tell you.' lie replied with an emphaeie, '1 am dy ing.' She smarted 10 get restorative* h^ said^ •No, no—let me die in peace!' when his facii recovered a smiling expression, his limbs r«* taxed, and he breathed but two or three tiroes again. Toe shrieks of his wife and child a lartned the house and neighborhood but aH ef forts at resuscitation failed. From fullness of Life tc torj.iii interval pt^je^sfly five nunutes.' Itepudtntinr Popular Soref e i s i y w*r. and W?.t sheds blood, ar.d Love sheds tears War his .sp».-n, ai.d Love has darts}. ^r Lore are strange compeer^—. and VtnlfihsillilJi HEAVY SILE8. 9* ,'S Brown 4. McName's marble warehouses, W Broadway, New York, was sold on Monuig for *200,000 cash. The lot 37 by 143 feslfc cost $5O,iQ0 the building cost about $5U,0Ule LEAP YEAR NOT A FAILURE.—Ladies of lexas do the wofk of leap year with a degree of expedition which would astonish anybody but the natives. A southern exchange san hat thiee goia in lexas, last month, went vis-, tUng, and returned in a week, each with an iiiuiau husband Chicago Jonme/, gy The Peoria papers say that the mlM sickness is prevailing to an alarming Northern lad}*, a beauty of the county, daughter ot Berness councilman. 'M-l 'T fiS^" fhe Border Ruffian press eontfiiiTes warfare against religion and the clergy. It j* no wonder. They both condemn the fuudfl& mental principles of their party. extent to the Mackinaw Bottoms, about ten miles from1 Pekin. in o»e week from tbe dieesse. Over one hundredheadcf J3T A a rocent shoolmg ma'ch in 3m§^ zerland, the firsr prize was awarded to a yousjf A Washington dispatch states that^j? new project is on foot for the extension of tW provisions of tbe Reciprocity Treaty to tfr British West Indies. People who dont like the v— should never undertake to come between and wife while they are "exchanging smooth iug irons," The proposition of the Southern BucbanM^ ites to reopen the slave trade, does not appear to go down smoothly witb even the 8outf Carolina Legislature. On a child beii^r told that he must |ii?" broken of a had habit, he actually repBed 'Papa, had'nt I better be mended?' C9*A wise lady has said, 'If a woman wnM? have the world respect her husband, shemuA. set the example.' The abolition vote in New York tblf for Gerrirt Smith—was 155. The higberfjf vote in any one county was 19 in Oswego. The Delaware reservation in KansML will net the tribes for whose benefit i^wss from $1^00,000 to $1,500,000. gy Under the acts of the last seesion & Congress, 13,750.000 acres of land was granted^ torailroade. «.j Counterfeit fives on the Farmur'S Bai^ of Kentucky, at Frankfort, are in eiicatft tion, (0^" Would it not be well to petition gressto sell se South Carolina tu Spain, thjfiL it may be annexed to Cuba. O^The thoughtless and impatient their eyes to danger, rather than labor to it. i i .% 5 I W London, out of a population of twit* ana a half millions, only five hundred tkonsaflr attend church. i Kt# 3 Jt* V silver-plated fire-engine for the ci|gj of Sau Fraucisco, has been builtat Roxbung^' Mass., at a coet of $8,000. Jupiter ia now the evening star, snd sit be distinctly seen witb t'.ve naked eye. Iff* f^Gene ral Cass denies that the Secietary of State has been tendered toJ There arrived at New York during t|n momh of November, 17,822 emigrants. ty Read the Courier at4 be baMMR MM I