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VOLUME 1,
IR0NTON0HIO, TUESDAY, KOVEMUEK 1. 1853.
NUMBER 43
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The Stranger and his Friend
BY JAMES MONTflOMF.RY.
A poor wayfaring mnn of grief
Ilulh often crossed me on my way,
Who sued so humbly for relief
That I could never nuswet, Nnyj
1 had not power to ask his name,
Whither he went or whence ho come,
Yet there was something in his eye
That won my love I know not why.
Onco when my scanty meal was spread,
He entered; not a word he spake!
Just perishing for waul o:' bread;
I give him all; he blessed It, break,
A ml ale, but gave me part again;
Mine was an angel's portion then,
Ant while I fed with eager Itnste,
The crust was manna to my taste.
I spied him where a fountain burst
Clear from the rock; his strength was gone;
The heedless waters mocked his thirst,
He heard it, saw it hurrying on:
I ran and raised the sufferer up.
Thrice from the stream he drained my cup,
Dipt, and returned it, running o'er,
1 drank, and never thirsted more.
Twos night, the floods were out, it blew
A winter hurricane nloof,
I heard his voice abroad, and flow
To bid him welcome to my roof;
1 warmed, I clothed, I cheered my guest'
I laid him on my couch to rest,
Then made the enrlh my bed. and setnied
In Eden's garden when 1 dreamed.
Stript, wounded, beaten nigh to death,
I found him by the highway side;
t roused his pulse, brought back his breath,
Rev ived his spirit, and supplied
Wine, oil, refreshment; he was healed:
I had, myself a wound concealed,
But from that hour furcit the smart,
And peace bound up my broken heart.
In prison I saw him next condemned
To meet a traitor's doom at morn;
The tide of lying tongues I stemmed.
And honored him midst shame and scorn,
My friendship's utmost steal to try,
He asked if 1 for him would die;
The flesh was weak, my blood run chill,
But the free spirit cried "I will."
Then in a moment, to my view,
The stranger darted from dinguisc;
The tokens in' his hands I knew;
My Saviir stood before mine eyes:
He spake, and my poor name he named
'Of me thou host not been ashamed,
'These deeds shall thy memorial be;
'Fear not, thou didst them unto me.'
THE MIiGrTnT MAIDEN.
She hath left behind her the smiles and tears,
The sunshine and the showers,
And the things of her infnnt years,
In this land of sweets and flowers.
She hath swept by the blushing .coral's home,
By the sea-bird's rocky cave;
Aai a colder sky now hangs its dome
O'er the Emigrant Maiden's grave.
Oh! ask not why she left that land
Which is called the brave and free;
When poverty took her by the hand,
It led her across the sea.
She dreamed that wealth and joy were far
Beyond the Atlantic wave,
And the soft pure lighhof her morning star
I s set in a foreign grave.
In regard to the practical effect of a
fcelief in Spiritualism, Judge Edmonds
discourses at length. Form his remarks
on this point, we take the following
Dassaee:
We are taught the grand doctrine of
Progression, whereby we learn mat
bs the soul of man in an emanation from
the eermof the great First Cause, so tU
destinv is to return toward the source
whence it srpang. That . man, neither
here nor in any future existence, is
t overned by miracle, but only by univer
sal laws which were from the beginning
and have no end, and in which there is
no turning nor shadow of change, that
in obedience to those laws man does not
n dying, become instantly changed in
to a atate of perfection on the hand, or
of degradation on the other, nor is he
condemned to a lone and dreamless
sleep of ages, but passes into a state of
existence where the evils of bis material
life being thrown aside he is more capa
ble of entering upon and advancing ?n
the great object ol his creation; and that,
that object is progression onward, up
ward nerfection forever.
'. And lastly, we are taught what is the
state of existence into which man, is ush
ered after the line on earth. As under
the Motaic dispensation mankind were
taught the existence of one God, rather
than the thousand gods with mortal
attributes then worshiped, and as under
the Christian dispensation they were
taught the immortality of the soul and
its existence forever, so now, under this
new dispensation, it is being reveals J to
them, for the first Itint). what that stale of
oxistence is ond how in this life they
may well and wisely prepare to enter
upon (hat ond moke it either undescribly
sorrowful or inexpressibly happy.
Such are the groot truths which I have
gleaned from my investigation of this
most momentous subject, and i confess
that I enter upon the task of laying them
before my fellow men with no ordinary
fear and tre.nbling, lost 1 may be utieqal
to the great task on which I have ven
tured, and may in my weeknes mislead
rnllior than wisely guide.
1 have, however, this abiding conso
lation, that I am not speaking of mat
ters which are revealed to me alone. 1
nm not dwelling on things which come
through channels which are occoi-sible
to inn only, but in a run tier which is open
to nil alike, which all may investigate
and learn as I have, and where the means
of correcting any error into which 1 may
have fallen are within the reach of any
one who will choose to exnmiue for him
self, with the sumo earnest and fearless
lesire for the truth which has actuated
me. iNny, more! in which I am persua
ded that as time rolls on, ami man's true
nature becomes more developed, increas
ed facilities for investigation will be
afforded, and such examinations will be
made as will test the truth or fnlschood
of what I teach. In these thoughts I
have indeed a solace, as they assure me
that 1 cannot permanently injure where
my only desire hns been .o do good.
But for my own pnit 1 will Ireely con
fess that thero hns been wrought in my
mind the thorough conviction that these
revelations, so important to man, are
indeed of God, and that they spring only
rom an earnest desire in an unseen in-
ligence "to open to the world the truths
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ui onoiiicr nit;; to him hi
ui Uiiuuiui ini.s iu on in ivmwt uiij si-.'. si
the eyes of the wilfully blind the scales j
of error, prejudice and superstition; to
give man a hope, which is not dependent ,
on me denunciations oi me pnesn, "ijSiatosj. Turkey furnishes only a con
Hide l u uuuri iiiu ui; imiu iiic jtniv.
lifo ill which the spirit unfolds Us
win us, niH soars to reuions where tne
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Spirit of Goil is indeed manifest; to re
move Unit fear which bows the stoutest
heart, and renders the firmest mind a
f....li, l..l;ni-rF in thn f;i!lnr'ls IVMirh flra
tnuL'hta God's revelation, and to bring
all religion to ono simple point, that
Uoil is inileeit suiucicni in nijiiscti io uio :
perfection of that which is of himself.
Secretary Guthrie's Letter.
It is said that Mr. Gutiiiuk, Secreta
ry of the Treasury, has written a letter
to Collector Bhonson of the port i f i
New York, the purport of winch is that
all refractory Democratic office-holdors,
those who do not support the policy
of the Administration need not be sur
prised at any tiino at their expulsion
from office. A putative copy of tho let
ter has been published in many papers
of the country. Wo have no positive
means of oscertaing whether sncli a let
ter has been written, or whether it has
not. But suppose it has! And on this
supposition the whig press are criticising
and lampooning Mr. Guthrie, as though
their virtue were very much shocked.
We believe there is no statute of lim
itations to bar illusions to the past con-
luct of the whig party.
When Daniel Webster was Harri
son's Secretary of State he wrote a let
ter nvowing the policy upon which his
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administration womu uispense tue om
cial patronage of tho country, He de
clared that all office holders who had
'interfered in elections," should be
turned out. iho meaning of this was
ihown by the thorough and sweeping
proscription of democrats, and in the
character of the whigs appointed, the
appointing power discriminating alone
in favor of such whigs as had worked
hardest for Harrison.
Now, suppose Guthrie has written the
letter attributed to him. The worst ob
ject ascribed to it, by the most enven
omed opposor of the administration, it,
that it was designed to enjoin strict ad
herence to the administration by all
who have excepted official promotion
Secretary of State Webster's letter,
proclaimed a general partisan proscrip
tion against Democrats. Yet the same
Whigs who praied Webster's letter, are
now abusing Guthrie. We also remem
ber a still later whig letter written by
a man nomed Winfield Scott, lost
summer, on accepting a nomination for
tho Presidency. Thot letter contained
a plain promise, that if the w.itcrshtuld
be made President, he would have "en
emies to punish and friends to reward."
That letter, too, was lauded without stint
by the same Whigs who now abuse
Guthrie. "Times change, ond whigs
change with them." 0. Statesman.
Important Discovery.
Our readers will recollect that sever
al of the Cincinnati police went over to
Covington some weeks ago to arrest a
counterfeiter named Jones, who was
known to be loitering in that city.
They came across him at the Hammond
House, when Jones made a desperate
resistance and ran up to his waist into
water, sinking most of the counterfeit
money he had on his persons. The offi
cers, however, succeeded in arresting
him and loging him safely in the Cin
cinnati jail. Since which time Jones
has sent frequent messengers over to the
the Washington House, Covington, lor
a large trunk, which he claims and
which ho had deposited thete some days
beforo his arrest. Marshal JounDAio
considering hinuelf justified by the cir
cumstttnces.broktopen the trunk on Sun
day night. It was found to contain but lit.
tie clothing, but a large collection o
counterfeit and burglarious instruments
Among other things were various dies for
coining gold and silver, pasteboards for
smoothing bank notes, an "outsider"
and six small but highly finished sawn,
as are used for cutting iron. The most
important item, however was a memor
andum book, setting forth various places
where eonnterfeit plates; on a large num
ber of banks, were deposited, and also
giving the names and residences of d
good many persons engaged in the bus
iness. It is thought the information will
lead to omo important arrest, both in
this city and some of the interior coun
ties. It will also furnish additional ev
idence towards convicting Jones whose
trial will shortly take place. Commer
cial. The Congress at Olmutz.
The Emperors of Russia and Austria,
and the Princo of Prussia, have lately
been assembled in Congress, at Olmutz,
to deliberate on the momentous affairs
of Europe. France and England have
sent representatives, not Ministers Pleni
polentaries, to transact business spies
to watch, not Ambassadors to act; the
m till
deliberations being probably less in re
Terence to Turkey, than in regard to the
altitude of France, England, and the U.
venient pretext for the assemblage of
the three old members of the exploited
Holy Alliance. Russia, Austria, and
Prussia, form the great despotic triangle
lor Delta of despotism. France, (in
8P"e ol nerdouDtiui organization, j fcng
tandv ond the United States, the great
triangle or Delta ol tree institutions
France, though now a monarchy or rath
er a military despotism, recognizes in
the plebiscilum, the right of popular suf
frage, the government by popular au
monzation, not oy uivine ngni, nnu sne
possesses besides, that mobility and It
ability to mutation, joined to a revolu
tionary democratic spirit which may, at
any moment, place her, even without a
change in the person of her rulers, at
the very head and iront of democratic
propegandism.
The antogonism of Russia, Austiia,
and Prussia, to France, England, and
the United States, is, as far as the Unit
ed States ore concerned, rather a desira
ble phenomenon.
The closer the ties which bind the
Holy Alliance, the more sincere and
firm will bo the mutual good -will and
friendship between the United States
England, ond France, the less likely
is there any alliance between France
England, ond Spain.ngainst the progress
of Iho United States. The recognition
in Western Europe, of popular rights in
any form, and their hostility to the auto
cratic principle of Eastern Europe, is of
immense importance to the U. States
As lone as there is a battle field be
tween liberalism and despotism in Eu
lope, there can be no organized opposi
tion to the spontaneous growth and de
velopment of the United States, on this.
our continent.
Viewed in thii light the light in which
the governments of Europe themselves
consider the subject the Turkish ques
tion has nothing in it that can cause
serious recret to the United States. The
Turkish question has arrested the pro
gross of despotism; it has prevented
France from joining the Eastern triangle
ond has thereby struck a severe blow to
the ambitious designs of Russia in
Western direction. The quarrel about
Turkey has knocked the tri-partite trea
ty in the head, we mean the treaty be
tween France, England and Spain, a
gainst the United Stoles, which would
have constituted England a gaoler on
our coast; and the progress of Russia has,
at last, caused England to look with
comparative favor on the rapid, and to
her, alarming progress of the United
States. For just in proportion as her
Empire in India is of more consequence
to her than either Canada or the West
Indies, will she be more desirous to ar
rest the growing power of Russia than
that of the United States.
As to Turkey, we have already ex
pressed our opinion that she is merely a
thing in action, not a party to the quar
rel. She represents no living principl
whatever, and her disappearance from
Europe would only increase the material
power of those who would fatten on her
spoils. Turkey never recognized the
law of nations. The Koran ignores any
such law, and commands unceasing hos
tility to all nationa not converted to Is
lamism. Turkey never concluded peace
but simply an armistice with Christian
powers, and must, in the end, share the
fate of Juda, which, being also built on
theocracy, was, historically speaking,
at war with all the world.
But nations do not die as quick as in
dividuals. The Roman Empiro rotted
for centuries after ils decline, before it
disappeared under the conquests of the
Goths ond Vandals. I he Hyzantintc
Empire wosted away to a mere shadow
before it wss finally extinguished by the
conquest of Constantinople, in
Austria rotted over since Charles V, ond
was twice under Ferdinand the Second,
(in the thirty years' war,) and in 184ft,
under Ferdinand the third, nsnr its linol
dissolution. And so has lurkcy being
rotting away since the armistice of Car-
owitz.
The Turks may fall a prey to the same
fanaticism which once marie them the
terror of the Christian world. They may
be driven out of Europe; but the Russi
ans will not be permitted to occupy the
deserted territory. This the Emperor of
Russia knows but too well, and hence
the hope that notwithstanding the threat
ening aspect of Eastern affairs, peace
will still be preserved by negotiation, or
concluded shortly after the first shock of
the belligerents. A general European
war is only possible in consequence of
new revolutionary movement, and
none such can occur without a total
change in the policy of France. As
one as the Four Powers act jointly,
there can be no European war. Phil.
Dollar Newspaper.
Manufacture of Wrought Iron.
The papers at Cleveland, Sandusky
and Detroit are much occupied with a
discussion of tho results arrived by tho
introduction of Renton's rew process of
making wrought iron direct from the ore
by the use of mineral coal instead of
charcoal. It wus lately tried at Cincin
nati, with a quantity of Lake Superior
iron ore, during the first six hours 1,240
pounds ef blooms were made out of 2,
430 pounds of ore. A portion of the iron
was rolled into bars, and was found, by
severe test, to be an article remarkable
for tiughness. Similar results were at
tained with Ohio and Virginia limestone
iron ores.
According to the Cleveland Heiald,
the new process economizes, as, by
measurement, it only takes one and a
half tons of mineral coal to make a ton
of blooms. By this method the Ohio
ores will yield about forty per cent, of
iron, and the Lake Superioi ore from fif
ty to sixty per cent., and the cost of ma
king a ton ol iron is considerably reduc
ed.
The value of the invention may be seen
from the fact, which is staled by the
Herald, that the patent-rright for New
Jersey had already been sold for $50,000
for Ohio at $100,000, for Wisconsin at
$20,000, and for Western Pennsylvania
at $20,000, One effect of the introduc
tion of this process will i to increase
very largely the demand for miners'
coal.
The Turkish Army.
The Paris corrsepondent ofthe Lon
don Times, writing on the subject says:
"A very copious report has, I understand
been addressed to the Fiench Minis
ter of War by two superior Fronch offi
cers, who have for some lime past been
employed in the Turkish service for the
instruction of the ormy. The account
given in the report ofthe state of the ar
my, its appearance, its discipline, and
its skill in the use ol the musket, is very
favorable, and if it can be depended up
on would show that the Turks are in a
much better military condition than was
supposed. The irregular troops in the
service ofthe Sultan are also spoken of
as being well adapted for the peculiar
service which free corps are generally
called upon to afford, and as it is antic
ipated that in the event of hostilities
breaking out, they would greatly embar
rass the operations of the Russian army.
It had been feared that Omar Paschn
had extended his line too much, and
thereby greatly impaired their strength;
but the report states that this active nnd
intelligent chief can, within twenty-four
hours, concentrate a force of sixty thou
sand men on any given point, cither for
attack or defence.
Otherwise it apears to be the opinions
of the reporting offices, who belong to
the staff, that on the first shock there is
not much doubt of the Turkish troops
the aJvantage, or at least rendering
the victory very doubtful. I believe that
the Russian Commissariat is generally
very bad, little or no care being taken
ofthe men, who are regarded as of no
more value perhaps not so much, as
brute beasts, whose loss in the field or in
quarters can be easily supplied from an
almost inexhaustible source; and this
shameful neglect is the cause ofthe mal
adies which are sure to break out when
Russian soldiers are collected in great
numbers. If such be the case on the
present occasion, it will no doubt give
a great advantage to the Turks."
Eloquent Extract.
The following beautiful comparison
is from a lecture recently dolivered at
St. Louis, by T. F. Meagher:
"One fair morning, towards the close
of the summer, I stood in a field that
overlooked the Hudson, I was struck
with the glowing ripeness of the fruit
which waved around me, and broke into
on expression of delight. It seemed to
me the most glorious I had seen in ony
clime the most glorious the earth could
bring forth.
"Thut seed," said one, who stood by,
"come from Egypt."
"It bus been buried in the tombs of
Kings and lain with the dead for three
hundred ye.irs. But though wrapped in
tho shroud, nml locked within the pyra
mids, it died not. It lived in silence
lived in tho darkness lived under the
mighty moss of stone lived with deoth
itself and now that the dust of the
Kings has been disturbed that they
hove been culled and moved not that
the bandages are removed, and they open
not their eyes behold the seed gives
forth life, ond the fields rejoice in its
glory.
"And thus it is, thut the energies, the
instinct, the faith, and the vitalities,
which have been crushed elsewhere
have been entombed elsewhere in these
virgin soils revive, and that which teem
ed mortal, becomes imperishable. And
thus it is, and even here, tho seed will!
multiply, and borno back to tho ancionlj
land, will people the places that ore,
desolate; the wilderness sliull be mndo,
more glad j
"Children of the old world, be of :
good cheer!
"Whilst in the homes by tho Rhine,
the Seine, the Danube, and the Arno,
the Shannon, and the Snir in tho homes
you have left, the wicked seem to pros
per, nnd spurious Senates provided for
the offspring of the tyrant, even to the
third and fourth generotions, Freedom
strengthens herself in these lands, and,
in the midst ol countless hosts, concon-1
trotes the power by which the captive j
shall bo redeemed, and evil lords de
throned!" "This shall bo the glory of America!"
"It's Me."
Passing a neat little martin box of a
house lnt evening, we happened to see
u man waiting at the door for admit-.'-
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tonee. At the instant a green Diinu a
bove just opened a little way, ond by the j
gaslight, we caught a glimpse of a pair:
of brillinnt eyes, and a flutter of some
thing while, nnd a bird toned voice soft
ly said, "Whc's there?" "It's me," was
the brief response. The eyes and the
flutter disappeared from the window like
stars in n cloud, and we almost fancied
ns we passed on, we could hoor the pnt
tering of two little feet upon the stairs,
winged with welcome.
It was a trifle; it all happened in an
instant, but it haunted us for on hour.
Its tne! Amid the jar of the great city
those words fell upon the quick ear a
loft, and met a glad response.
It's me! and who was "me?" The
pride of a heart's life, no doubt; the tree ,
a vine was clinging to; the "Defender ofl
the Faithful," in the best sense of the
" V .
word
It's me! Many there ire who would
give half their hearts, ord more than
half the hope in them, for one such re
cognition in this "wide, wide world."
On 'Change, in tho Directory, at the
Post Office, ho is known as A. B. C,
Esq., but on thot threshold, ond within
those wulls, It's me! and nothing more;
anil what more is there one would love
to be?
Few of oil the hearts that beat so wild
ly, warmly, sadly, slowly, can recognize
a true soul amid the din and darkness of
the world in that simple but eloquent
It's me! As ifhe hod said
Now I nm nothing to all the world,
For I'm alt the world to thee.
Toleration Extraordinary.
Their first visit was to a Moloy of
Dutch descent, a man of fifty, rather tall,
and of a delicate canary tint. There
the Doctor was dazzled by a superb
collection of the gaudy-featherd family
of Malaya. But the bird in all the avi
an; that most fixed his attentions was
the fancier's daughter, n young girl of
lOurieen, wun a .ueuumuuj mi, uuiu-
plexion, who sat in a corner, her eyes
timidly cast down, her abundant light
hair falling in masses over her brow and
shoulders. The missionary looked curi
ously at her.
'How many children have you?' he
then said, turning to the lndo-Dutchman.
I have three,' was the reply.
'But it seems to me,' said my compan
ion, 'that when your wife comes to
church she is accompanied but by one
young mon.'
'Tfue,eA(?r padre, by Vincente de
Paulo, the only one of my children who
is a Catholic'
'And the others, what ore they?' inquir
ed the priest, rather surprised. The man
of birds reflected a little before replying
to this question.
There is good in all religions, padre'
he at last said. 'Vincente, who is the
oldest of our children, I brought up os a
Catholic, like his mother and myself,
(for 1 am a Catholie by my mother, al
though a Dutchman,) uecause u is ngui
that the oldost of a family should be of
the same religion as his parents. Of my
second son, John, I made a Proteslont,
out of respect to the English, who govern
us. 1 thought, too, that in consideration
of his religion, tho Protestant ministers,
who are very powerful, might be useful
to him. As to my daughter, I was much
embarrassed to decide what religion to
give her, when one day, as I was walk
ing with the iman, he proved to me that
Mohomnunism is the best religion for a
woman; and accordingly made a Mus
sulman of her.' Dn Yann's six Months
with the Mali-vis.
Grand Vegetable Banquet to the
Potato.
That highly respectable vegetable, the
potato being now, it is hoped thoroughly
re-established in health, it wss determin
ed by a few leading members of the
vegetable kingdom, to offer a banquet to
the worthy and convalescent root on his
happy rccovory. The arrangements for
(ho dinner were on a scale of grent lib
erality, and the gucsls included all (he
principal vegetables. The invitation
had been carried out ly on efficient
corps of Scarlet Banners, and the Onion
occupied the chair. He wa supported
on his right by the head of the Aspara
gus fumily, while Salad occupied n bowl
at the other end of the table, ond wus
dressed in his usual manner. The Pota
to too, though just out of his bed, was
looking remarkably well, and wore his
jacket, there being nothing to maik the
recent illness, except, perhaps, a little
apparent blackness around one of hi
eyes. After the cloth had been removed.
The Onion got up to propose as a
toost, the Potato, their much respected
guest. (Immense cheering.) He, the
Onion, had known the Potato from in-
fancy; and though they hud not always
been ossocioted in life, hod frequently
me, , Mme tBb)e ? U 801)J0.
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times braved together the sanis broils,
end had found themselves often in such
a stew, (he alluded to the Irish stew)
as had brought them for the time being
into on all iance of the very closest kind
He, the Onion, was delighted to seo the
Potato once more restored to Iiiu place
in society, for he, the Onion could say,
without flattery, that society had endeav
ored to supply the place of the Potato
in vain. (Hear, hear.) They hud heard
of Bice having been suggested to (oka
place of his honorable friend, but the
j suggestion was really ridiculous. Risum
leneatis, amice, was all that he, the On
ion, had to say that, (loud laughter, in
which oil but the Melon Joined,) he, the
Onion, would not detain them longer, but
would conclude.by proposing the health,
long life and prosperity of the Potato,
The toast was received with enthusi
asm by oil but the Cucumber, whose
coolness seemed to excite much disgust
among his brother Vegetables. The On -
ion had affected those present to tears;and
the Celery who snt next to the Horse
radish, hung down his head in an agony
of sensbilily, When tho cheering had
partially subsided, the Potato rose, but
that was only a sign for renewed en
thusiasm, and it was some minutes be
fore silence was restored. At length
.i n. 1.1 I.. C.M
me roiaio proceeueci neany as luuows;
"Friends ond fellow Vegetables: It is
witL, jjrinulty I express the feeling with
which I have come here to-day. Hav
ing suffered for the last three or four
years Irom a grievous disease that seem
med to threaten me with total dissolu
tion; it is with intense satisfaction 1
find myself once more among you in
the vigor of health. Cheers, I should
be, indeed, insensible to kindness, were I
to forget the anxious inquiries that have
been made as to the stato of my health
by those who have held me in esieem,
and sometimes in a steam. A lough in
which all but Melon joined, I cannot
boast of a line of ancestors. I did not,
like some of you, come in with the Con
queror, but I came in the tiain of civ
ilization, amidst the memorable luggage
ofSir Walter Raleigh, in company with
my Right Honorable friend Tobac
eo, who is not now present, but who of
ten helps the philosopher to take a bird'"
eye view of some of the finest subjects of
refl8cl.on
Immense cheering and
nod of assent from Turnip-Top.
Though I may be a' foreigner, I may just
ly say, that. I have taken root in the soil
and though I may have not the grace of
o Cucumber, who seems to hove come
here in enviable fame -loud cheering
I believe I hove done as much good
as any living vegetable, for though most
always at the rich man's table, I am
seldom absent from the poor man's hum
ble board. Tremendous applause.
"But," continued the Potato, "let me
not get flowery or mealy mouthed, for
there is something objectionable in the
course of my existence. I have been
up, ay, and served out a smile in
in all sorts of ways. I have been roast
ed by some; 1 have been basted by oth
ers; and I have had my jacket rudely
torn off my back by many who knew
not the treatment I deserved. But this
meeting, my friends, repays me for all
1 am not very thin skinned, but I feel
deeply penetrated by your kindness this
day."
The Potato resumed his eat amidst
the tumultuous cheering, which lasted
for considerable time.
The individual who 'stole a march,'
has been put in the same cell with Pro
crastination, the thief of Time.
Why are the snows of Mount Blanc
like a shio builder? : f
' Because they can avalanche (have a
launch) whenever- they get ready
A Siamese Investments "
About three months ago, a gentleman
ofCuddo, La. left among other personal i
property to his two sons a valuable,
slave named Jim, Jim was a favorite
of both his mostors, and neither would ,
sell his half of Jim to the ether; but a
bout the first of thin month a gentleman
of this city, who has a plantation in.
Louisiana, and in whose service Jim ,
was hired, informs us that one of his
owners, finding himself insolvent, resolv
ed to sell his half of the slave at auc
tion for cash, and did not wish his broth
er to hnve him.
The boy Jim had accumulated, by one
way and onothcr, a small pile of money,
mid when he was put up nt auction in -the
slave market in New Orleans, Jim;
bought one luilf of himself. Well; time
wore on, Jim worked faithfully for the
mnn to whom he was hired, receiving
one-half of his earnings himself, until
about the first of this month, when, in'
swimming a ' bayou, he: became week,
cried hastily for help, and offered his
half ofhimseir to any ono who would
save him. A man standing on the shore
shoved off in a skiff, and got to Jim just
as he was about to go under, and pallet
him in. Jim, like an tioncvt fellow, of- .
fe.'ud to give his deliverer a deed of his
own half of himself, which his magnan
imous preserver declined taking, when
Jim imploringly held up his hands and
exclai.nel.
"If eber Jim eels any more money.
mnssn, fo' God, he'll nebber inwest it in
joint niggn clock widout he insured.
Uissortob stock am berry unsertain, -
aire.
A Hot Joke.
Soon after the closo of the American
Revolution, n deputation of Indian
Chiefs, having some business to transect
with the Governor, were invited to lino
with some officials in Philadelphia.
During iho repast, tho eyes of a young
Chief were attracted to a castor of mus- '
lard, having in it a spoon ready for use.
Tempted by ils bright color, he gently.
drew it towards him, and soon had a
brimming spoonful in his mouth. In
stantly detecting his mistake, ho nver-
tlicless had the fortitude to swallow it,
although it forced tears from his eyes.
A Chief opposite at the table, who
had observed the consequence but not
the cause, asked him what he wus crying
for?
He replied that be was "thinking of
his father who was killed in battle."
Soon after, the questioner himself,
prompted by curiosity, made the same
experiment wiih tho same result, and in
iun was asked by the young sachem,
"what he was crying for?"
"Because you were not killed when
your father was," was the prompt reply.
Knocked Back.
A pious old negro man in the employ
ment of u worthy citizen of this county,
was a few weeks ago set to ploughing a
very rough pieco of new ground. Every
few feet the plough would run against' a
rock or stump, which stalled liim. the
horse, moreover, was very hard to stort
again. The poor negro, of course, had
a very hard timo of it, and his piety and
patience were severely tested. At last'
they began to give way. The alterca
tion between him and his horse became
moie violent ot every fresh occasion fur
getting him in motion again, tinally, .
in a moment of frenzy, he swore away
at the horse in a terrific manner. A
moment's rr (let lion, however, filled him
with distress, and, addressing his horse,
lie said, in a plaintive tone, "Dar now,
you miserable brute, see what you'vo
lone! nu ve icst gone anil knocked
ma right back into the world again!
At a literary dinner in London where
Thackery and Angus B. Reach were vis
a-vis at table, Mr. Thackery who had
never before met Mr. Reach addressed
him os Mr. Reach pronouncing the.
name as the orthography would natural
ly indicate, "Re-ack, sir, Re-ack, if
you please ," said Mr. Reach, who is
punctilious upon having his name pro
nounced in two sylubles, as if spelled
Re-ack. Thackery of courso appolo
gized, an I corrected his pronunciation;
but in the course of the desert, he took
occasion to hand a plate of fine peaches
across the table saying, in a tone which
only he possessed, "Mr. Re-ack, wilt
you take a pe-ack?" -
A humorous old mnn fell in with an
ignorant and rather impertinent young
minister, who proceeded to inform the
old gentleman, in very positive terms,
that he should never reach heaven un
less he was born again : and added, "I
have experienced that change, and now
feel no anxiety." And have you been
born again?" said his companion mus
ingly. "Yes, 1 trust I have." "Well,"
said the gentleman, eyeing 'him atten
tively,"! t'on'i think it would hurt you,
young man, to be born once more." ,
The Right kintf of Woman'i Rights.
The Governor of Missouri, in his late
message to the legislature made a sugges
tion, that n mnn should be allowed to
endorse a nbte without the consent of his
wife, or that no endorsement should be
valid without tuch consent. He tho'
usmuch importance Is attached to the
endorsement of a note as there is in sign-
ing a deed, tho validity of which requires
the signature of both man and wife an I
the wisdom of that law is seldom doubt
ed.- . . y .j. t
A bill had been introduced, info tne
Missouri Senate in accordance with the
Governor's suggestion end w hop)' i
will pass. .- i.i y i . ; rerwtf.'gt?"S-: