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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
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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$,vtf at tlie ev
of Ut* vvur.
e
'•Sr£ Kfom th.- I.ouiHvilU- J'luraal.
opt SI8TE|.,
had
ITyears
f*4
Ki-p.
bec
CMP"r h',d
r-n !I1"']*!!!!!!! ,'.'!'iijo0 Beh i.stened nfler the as'onished youth, who
»«-nty M, believed hi* Hs*ter to be still in the enjoyment
of his morning napf and ^uicklj relieved him
of hin burden.
'Hie farmer naxt btut hit eSapw -%o (be Cow
house, and peeping In to see whether the whi'e
sparrow had perchance taken rf-fuge there, he
discovered to his* disuiay lh.it the milkmaid
fHps handing a liberal portion at milk through
.. 1 tbe wii'dow to her neighbor, to mix with her
FTic Lath caught the fair itplonior,? m^ruinj cup of coftce.
fche hj.th lwat4 th. Wfender
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i
At.lcF.
Mpl'di(Mis warble at Heaveu'n hlffh gate. ..
Bf 4he Kiv«r of fJNt, ftt tkf tetinl^uj
ll'T babe oil hri hosooi
(O. ]ale little blogorti!p
We folded her hand* in a solcinn
'J7»e»4 Ml wv u-weeping
For Iter visioiilt-cs uleepiiif.
And din- KAY.* -'l aai w-niyi -R TOO ugh the farmer to himself, as he hastened
Ikenicht tioieiA diearv— --.jvi to hi* wife'* apartment and romed herfronvher
Dear Savior, that lov'st M, I know thou- slumb»'i». *'A» sure as uiy iiauie is Ruckwarts!"
dost w^it
Ariijur'y f«r Jitiiunry.
THE WHITE SPARROW.
that matters were otherwise in thrir days: and
it soinotiiiie- occurred to u?. whether the
fault Diay not lie a* much in tbe degenerate
lubit* of the iiia»ters and mistresses of 1 lie pre
sent generation, as from any fault peculiar to
thei. iliiH!hilants. Were
UJy
Aa the lone hi*a\ v m^tit 'ratcbea crew to. A. i
a closrt to do thMr duty properly. Beside?, whoknowa
left tiW *& &*$ 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
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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