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A retainer ( n.m. A retainer ( i i!lMtrUMrficu wr SMaifeer f im im J. L. SPEER, AITOBNEVANDC UNSKI.IjO AT I.WV BOCK CREEK TOWNSHIP. (Five bm'm we ofOtawkee.) Wi'l atiend jo:ipily tu It busimM eniruH naare I AtE&ft lIHUME9 UTtMIY 1KI CIDSSELLIR AT LAW, " ' OSKALUOSA, KANSAS, 'Ofiee Xortt U of the Public S,uare. jiU MIm4 to, the pay meat l laxs for oon "'' bay aad el Kel Enale. CwWctieearaftdeMd promptly rtruitted. -i !' ?ii ami jof ifo. Fiora tho Wiu V..rlil. ALLEN AND ARNOLD IT T IC8.SIER0CA. A' Br OKORUXCANNIMO niLl. For tliKt particular yar 1 775 a rcat whhj jtxenis I(m1 brtn slowly llpc1rimForein'5tiiiii rfftalw wero sure to take as bolwt-fR. tliu eolo nies and the mother country, cvruiin sagacious and equally feai lesHicii in Masachuseits,had taken on llnniM-Ues the welcome la.k of auiinf indepen uentiy. on oeliali ol ttie poojilo wliosu perfect contiilence they enjoyed. In Boston, a Commiltee ol Correpoudetiue had been established, whose duty ii was to exchange coniideutial opinions with lending men iu the other colonies, on the occurrence:, of the day. Of this fatuous conuuittee.lwo yet more lainuus men were members S.iui Ad.mis, and Joseph Warren. lMore the troubles cuue to a head tu lioston. these patriots understood what was sure to occur m a day not far oil: hence it a their I i.umor to uue time uy tt.e toreiock, ami jg5ll , beforL. ,lt.n,e 'jlic n.i0je of lhti teal a niaich on the enemy, if possible. irui foIoe ,,011 a,Ivailct.j northward. bur this purpose, they secretly ls- iia Green Mountain Boy Oocking to patched an agent to Canada, to learn tlc alimm0u, of their wel'l-knoHii lead the state of popular leeling there lowrd crs M h1o , tl0 roulo go that by the uieai jsnuin.mua report at an cany day. This man, sent ou so purely political an errand, seems to have per lormed his duty with much skill He sent back word Irom moiiuchI to the' Committee, that, from what he could learn, it was iiis belief 'he people of Canada, were not overmuch disposed to side with England in tho approach ing struggle, but would, at least, lemaiu ueutral ; and furtueraaore, that it was of importance the British post at Ticoii deroga, already well garrisoned fur k 'etice, should bo captured al the earliest luometil alter the struggle began, lie added that the people of ttie New ilampshue Grants had expressed theii willingness to undertake such au enter prise, and that he t'OUht they were JUU the men lor the bustuess. These two fortresses Lm Like Cham plaia Tieuiideioga and Crown l'oitu were the key to Canada, being dneci Iv on the hiijiiway from the eanU-ru firiifciiirt lo lli.tL fiiiiii. iinrll(..rii n.i.i. I r . - - f- "" moii ol Gie.it liiitian. ll, i lieu fore, ill :Ue ot mi oUthrc ik bcWeeli ilie col- ouio and the uioiher counuy, these pos s could lie seized and held.iho foim- er would at ..nee be olaced in iwasesaion ol immense adauiace. Only thite week before the Btitish triMip.s ass.n!.t the niiuuie-meu on Lexiuglou Ghcii. Adams and Vaueii vv.ic inloruicil ol the Mate ot things in Canada by tli.-t i ag in. It wilt uetcr be known wall ceiiiiint wliai an illtlucli'c this seciei W mllh !ik tl! ll iiiijiniaiion had upon the plans -i ojiera.ioiis ol the Massachusetts Com- miilee. The hostile encounter al Lexington and (Juiicoid.sUtlueuly aroused the col- oiiists everywhere. Only eight dxys afterwards, the General Assembly ot Coniiicticui bi-in in scsmoii at ilart lord, ceit ii i n ineinocisol thai boJy ii.ul coiicene.t a plait to urpri-e an J capture ji ... .-w. .v.. ... ....v the lor.u-.ss t licoiideioga. lliey knew lis iuijoriaiiCc, anl iln hkeiise Ltiew wnai Im-iicUl would come irom a suceesslul act ol a 'li'c.SMou. it was known, too, that .lie troops that wcie rapidly gathering about Boston wi-iu sadly in wiiiitufc.iliiioii and Miiiuiitiioiis and a lonunate tut. rpne a'aiiisi, i't- uottdetoga would place iu Hie c.ijioi'.s ; hands a iatge amount ol boili. Al ihou-'h the meti who were eiiae.l iu plaiiiiing ihisexpeJitioii .leit iiieinbeis j ol li.e Let-islamic, and the whole plan was soon made known io ueaily the whole body, yet it was kept, as a sort of secret for the lime, nor did the Legis lature openly approve of It, though piivaiely lending llieir aid. Tho?e who look Ihe mauer in haud.iippoiu ed a commiltee of two men Noah I'lielps aud Edward Moll to piocced lo the fioiitier towns, iuquire about ihe strength of the garrison and condition of the fort, aud see if lliey could eiiltsi men enough by the way to e irry out the enterprise. To aid them, a thou sand dollars were loaned them Irom the Cot'iiecticul treasury, for winch sum security was privately gitvu. It happened, thai jusi at this time, Benedict Arnold was passing througii llarltord with bis dashing and elegum New-llavcu niliury compaiiy, wnere be was received wi b much attention, lie was on bis way, like many olhct brave soldiers at that liae,to the Amer ican camp that was forming around Bostoti, eager to aid the pcop.e l' thai oppressed city. As was pertectly n.it uial, he was let into tho secret of the Ttconderoga expedition. Tnai was enough. He lad got anew idea. Wueii he reached Bosuni, Ending ibal nothing was likely in .lone mere for some time, he bethought himseli ol hi mug the news he had beard al Han lord to his own account , mid lie therefore pro posed io the slassauliHsetls Coainiiitee ol Sxfeiy, a plan ptecisely similar to the one on foot, ia Connecticut ; but he was to be ihe leader, and hi weie l be the laurels. Arnold was brave, but lie was more ambitious than brave. The Commiltee of Safety, ignorant of what. was doing tsndor eurer by the patriotic members of the Connecticut Assembly for Arnold was careful not to leii what he knew of thai seized hold of his plan with eagerness, bjlioving it to be practicable and sure to result in great good to the general ciuse. They there fore accepted his propixiil, bestowed on him the rank of colonel, and gae him money and hordes with which to set out. Tli Connecticut Commiltee tiushed Jt).i,riLt.2S,mulmr'2Hl1- ,J,"ev enlisted .sixteen men in tint piovince, and at Pitffielil.in Massnchusctts, fe-ll in nith Col. Eis'on and Mr. John Brown, the former of whom was in command of a regiment of militia. Both joined the Ijltle paity. Col. E.is'ou enlisting olnn teers as they weiil along; so thai uhen thfv Toached Bennington, thev had se emed between forty and fifty more. Al tieiiniug-oii they routed up the Green Mountain Bovs.s. together with their famoii.t loaders Ilei'e.a council of war if ' was held at onct 1','tliaiii, Allen beinir te. a r"idy volunteer in the worTfTambo- Assembly of Connecticut, to surprise ing well known to every nun of therjand ttike the garrison uow before us. company, he was authorized to send forward p.ultes to hold the road-, in the direction they were going, and keep the intelligence of their movements from it;mc ,jlvV Ieiellc.,i Castleton, a place not many miles distant from the head. or southern point, of Like Champlaiu, ,,lev Iiumwied i al t,v himdred and seventy men. On the second of May, they heie held another council of war. It was necessary now to officer them selves in due form. Thy placed Ethan Allen at their head, anil James Eistou and Scth Warner were set second and third in command. Next, Allen took the mutter in hand as commauder-in-chief, and .rnmycil a follows : lie was himself to match with one hundred and forty men to Slioreham, opposite Ticon dero.i ou the Like, anil a distance of lweuiy-iiie miles Irom Catletoii; Capl liernek was to match with ilnny nx-it lo Skeuesboioiigh, neir Wh'tehall. a. the head of the lake, sut pri-e and cap lute the place, and snl down the lake with all the ho its he Could secure, to Allen at Sliorehtim; while a third parly. uuuer UJ,i am Uoitia-), was sent on beyond .Sliuuiiiiiii to I'auton, a pi tee lurtlit i north thnii Cronu I'oin;. eeii. ivlu-ii ii iv.is lioiicil In wniilil tin. I liit.tiv ilo ...jj j tie t.U)Sjw, 0f ,.e like from Stioi c-lt:m to Ttcon leioi. lUnlh had the-.- onlr-w been iven ... i. (a All.... !...,. A.... .1.1 ,..r...... 'Mil I rf I'l StV.'. 411 IIOIU a k.. I 1 ' t T I 1 I ed in hnathlcss ha-e anion'' ilu-m, with a single companion only, and .set up ,-, clainis io tiie coiumiini! ol the clime panv au 1 tin- iliiec'ioti ot their opera lions, ile pulh-il Iroin his poeket (he comm s-ioii lie irut oiiitiiiieit irom tin M;t.ic!iu-elt.. Couiiiml. e of fcjah-iy, i W11CI1 ;UIih0rized him to iaie an arniy ,( nul hhjic. iii;,, l0m htiu.lred men in ! Western Ma-sa-iiUsi'tts for the puipo-cs uf the tindti taking. Arnold was en listin ' his men as last as he coul.I.wlicn he heart! of what this Coniifcticut Com- f.ilrt... li'iil l.tt. ilii...ir It. II t . it... .,...v.k ,,r,i. '".HI ii .- i. ilnctliiy ; up.oi which, lie look bui his ! single aueiiilunt, li-aing his ticiuiis o tolioiv aloll at llieir entiles, conietll ciici. and has i-ued loraaul Willi his !coiiiiuis. - ion tu hi- pocket to oveitaU- tiie pailv, which he did at Ca-tleton, Jtista-ihey had orauiz-tl lor the wmk Jbetoic tln-ni. As soon as ihe Green Moimlaiu Uo's learned who he Was an 1 what he chinned, thev declated uii.tuiuioiisy that they would -crve un der no oilier leader Uian i,iliau Allen; "it he wa lo he sel aside in his way. th-y would club llieir muskc.s mid -;o home ag tin, and Wt the u eipiue in li itsilf. 'i'lie- men of iln.mseUe made a large m ij iriiy of the piny. Arnold saw how in liters stoo I, and ccuchideil io keep quiet for a linn-; he thought it belter to volunteer as a private, though he disiinc.ly refused lo give up his lule in Colonel wuh which the Massachu setts Cotnmitwe had invested him. !o he went along with Allen's division to Shorehaui, wtiete they ai rived ou the ceiling of the Dili of May. Ttie boats, unfortunately, had not arrived cither troai Skeiiesborough or l'auiou. Allen would not wait, for he believed in tic. ion. They had a few bo4is on the spor, and iu ihosc they be gan their p issage across the hike. Few could go over at a lime, and many nips of course had lo b- made. Too lowers grew Very tired of it, lliey gol ou so slowly. Although the latter pari ol the night the boats passed and repassed, lauding with ea-h trip a few m-n more ou the Ticouderogi side. But Allen saw thai the night was now fur spent ; daylight was coining on ; it was nigii four o'clock nlrend : besides Aden and Arnold, only eight) -three out of one handled and folly men iiad as oi cross ed, it would not do lo wait longer for the rest to gel over,lor bcton- tb.it could be accomplished Hie g-irrisou would be arued and all would be lost. Allen therefore resolved ou doing the best, he could with what force he had. 1'ievious to cio.-Mi.g, he had looked about him in Shon-ham, to lin I some one who knew the secret passages lead ing to the fortress opposite. Among olhct s, he made inquiries of a fanner named beman.who lived near the Like, if ht could aid him in tiny way ; ihe farmer answered that' lie could not him self, but his little boy N.ithau knew all bout the fort.fcym being-in the habit of going over ther often and playing about with the, boysf, the garrison. Tliis was exactly to Allen's mind. Nathan was got out of bud.aud after some little cotixiiig and persuading, plucked up courage and promised to conduct Col. Allen to the very place to which he wan ley! to go. So thai when he stood on ih otj-r su in (the grey of the mbitiing,' anTT saw'lhe' niedreiherinlr the fort witliotii a moment's more de!ny, young Nathan Beiioiti stood at his elbow to lead the way. Allen drew up his men am! delivered tho following harangue, as afterwards written out by his own pt'ii : "Friends and fellow soldiers, You have, for a number of tears past, been a ocourw and tenor to arbitrary power. Your valor lias tieen tamed abroad, and ac knowledged, as none us by ihc aihici and orders to me. from the General i nowpropose to advance before you, and, iu persotiTconduct you through the wicket-gate, for Wjnusl b" morn ing either quit oar pre'i'iU'iotrvio.v.iIor. or possess ourselves of this foi tress fu a few ininutes; and. inasmuch as it is a desperate attempt, which none hut th- bravest of men dare undertake, I doi not urge it on any contrary to his will. You that will undertake voluntarily, poise 3'our firelocks !" All poised their firelocks in each of the thiyc ranks. It N nut probable that Allen's s'a'e of mind at that critical moment gave him a chance to pick his phrases ith as much precision as he has shown in wtiiMig out his speech, but those were without doubt, the sentiments lit? uttered On receiving their silent reply lo his speech, he ordered the men to face to the light, and. at the head of the centre tile, with Arnold ou one side of him and little Nathan Betnanon (he other.lie maiched al a quick pac up the rising grounu io mo wickel-gaie. Hero lie louiid n sentry posied, who instantly snapped his fuzee at him; Allen rushed toward him, the sentry retreating thtough the covered way into the pa r.-ule, when he gav a halloo aud ran under a bomb-pioof. The eighty three men having thus gained their way to the parade, they instantly fornvd in such a way as to face the two btrracks (hat ranged opposite one iinolliir, and feni up ihrets loud ami iiitgiug huzis. As the garrison were sound asleep a' the moment. they must have heengient ly surprised lo hear ihe shouts of an eiieiuy hefote their very doots Allen ays in his "Narrative," "One of the sen ri.-s made a n.iss at one of my officers with a charged biyonet.and slightly wounded him; my iir.st thought was io kill him witti mv sword; but, iu an instant, I altered the design and ihe fin y of the blow lo a slight cut on the side of the head upon which he dropped his gnu ami asked quarter, winch I readily gr.ui'ed him, and demanded of him ihe place where the commanding officer kept; he shew tin- a pair of stairs in the trout ot a b.irracK. ou the west put of the garrison, whiuh led up to a xcond story iu said birr.ick, to which I immediately repaired and ordeiud th. comuriiiuer, U.iut. Uclaplace. to come loith instantly, or 1 would sacriiice the whole gairisoti; at which ihe Captain came iniined ately to the door, with his breeches in his hand; wlu-n 1 ordered him to deliver me the toil iustauily ilc asked me by what authority I tl mamled it; I answered him 'In the name of the Great Jehovah,nnA the Con tinental Congress 1 1 lie authority ot Cougicss being very litrlc known :u that lime," in lac.t, it did not assemble till nearly the middle of that sune day "ho began to .speak again, but I inter rupted him. and with my drawn sword ov-r his head, again demanded au im mediate surrender of the jarrisoii; wuh which ho then complied, aud oidired his men to be forthwith paraded with out arms, as ho had given up the gar rison. In the mean time some of my of ficers, hail given orders, nud iu conse quence thereof, sundry of the barrack doors were beat down, am! about one third of the garrison imprisoned, which consisted of the said commander, a Lieut. F Jilmrna, conductor of artillery, a gunner, two sergeants, and forty four rank and tile; about one hundred pieces cannon, one thirteen inch mortar, and a number of swivels This surprise was carried into execution in tin grey ol the morning of the tenth of May, 1775 The sun seemed to rio on that morning with a superior lustre; and Ticonderoga and its dependencies smiled lo Us con querors, wiio losard about (be flowing bowl, and wished success lo Congress, and the liberty aud freedom of Ame rica." (CQNCXUDKD MIXT WEEK ) Wolves may lose their teeth, but not il.eir nature. The remembrance of a well-spent life is sweet. Words -re but wind, but seeing is believeing. Who hath aching teeth hath ill ten ants. You caunot make velvet of sow's CUT. CJ'i s. A TALE OF THE,, ABCi.C BEGI0OT n Wo take from -.v.t-i- ..!,!. ..-.. publication, the following extraordiuarV narrative of an adenture iu the Pohr Seas. The circumstances are certainly within. the range of possibihiy.smce no Pjitrefaction couWtak'e place whiUt the bdlires ofiliirsiiQurers wefein tlTr-ienr1 peratute of a wssel "vucased in thick ribbed ice." In the spring of the year 1043. a whaling vessel sailed from the port of Loudon, upon a voyage to the Polar Sells. Vi.ll. Iiirr -..- l : . I . t " a ..i.-ai.ii J-. s.nu io nave occurred until their arrival iu those sol itary regions, when it became tho du:y of the crew to keep a per-ioiu .1 look out upon tho horizon, in March of fish. WhiNi thus occupied, it was fancied by one of the seamen, that a sail was dU cernable, as far to the northward as incce coum rvaen; as tiie course of the whaler was inward tho supposed vessel, a mast became grrOlaaHv ilisTin guishablo atnidst-Yhe'inounTain' of ice. which appeared iu that quarter to bound the sea. It was now summer, and the afternoon unusually calm, whilst the whaler gradually nearcd the supposi tion being that it was a vensel eu-i'-ed in operating upon the blubbet.in n bay which would open lo ihe view upon ap proaching neater to the ie'e. Upon arming, however, at tha spot, it bj camo clear thai the vessel was a wreck, embedded, iu the ice, aud could only be approached by a boat. This hav ing been lowered, tho captain and sever al of tho seamen lauded upon tho ice. and proceeded to the vessel, which pro ved to be a brig. The sails weie furled, very little appeared upon ihe deck, and all ihe arrangements were those of a vessel laid up for a long period of time. Dcccmliiig lo the cabin, the first ohieot iliac was seen was a large Newfound land dog. coilctl upon n mat, and np pureutly asleep. Upon touching the Himnal it was found to be dead, and the body frozen to the hardness of a stone. Entering the cabin, was next sicn a young 1 dy seated at a table; her eves were open, and gazing with a mild and steadfast expression upon the new com crs lo that solitary spot. She v is a corps.! and iu that apparently rc-s 'n ed and religious atti.udu. had. been dro 2e.:i to death. Beside her, waa youu -man, who. ii nppearedd, was thu b:oh er of the lady, and commander of the brig. He. too. was dt.i i, but .si:ti:ig at the table, and before him lay a sheet of paper, upon which wah wnttett the fol low big worths. -'Oui cook has endeav- OIil timnn ..t.k I ... ........... . . . "" ... .--s'n.-i juj morning io smite a light, hut in vain; all is now over." Al the other side of the cabin stood the cook, with a flint and a steel in his hand. fio.'ii :o a statue, in the vain en deavor lo procure that fiie which alone co'dd save him and his compiutotis from the cold arms of death. The mi perstitious teirois of the seamei: now hnrried the captain away from the wreck.tlie log-book alone being brought away, and from this it appeared lhai The ill-fated vessel was a brig, which had belouge.: o the port of Louduti.aud had sailed for the Arctic rciMous more than fourteen yeurt before! HOW TO PROPOSE. A few nights back a small parly of ladies and gentlemen were hughing over the supposed awkwardness attend :ng a decimal ion of love, when a gen ilem in remarked ih.it if he ever ottered himself. Jie would do it in a collected ami business like manner. "For" instance," he continued, ad dicssiug himself to a lady present. "1 would say. Mis- S ,"l haw been two v ears looking for a wife. I am in receipt of a thousand a yvsxr fron, niv business, which is daily on the inciease Of all the latlies of my Hcquaiuiancc. I admireyou the mostindeed 1 love you. and would glidy make you my mfu." "You 11 itier me by your prefuicnce." good humoredly replied Mtss S . to the surprise of all present. "1 reler ycu to my father." "Bravo !" exclaimed the gentlcmaift "Well, I declare 1" said the ladies in chorus. The lady aud geiitlem.iu.good reader, were married-soou after. Wasn't that a modest w ly of "coming to the point," aud a ladylike method ot Inking a man at his word ? A PILLAR OF FIRS. At Cosseir, die following remarkable natural phenomena is described: The residence was a stones throw from ihe sea. Conceive my astonishment and surprise, upon repairing thither, on first entering.to gaxeou tho exquisite beauty of the waves, and to watch the sun. I .1. . - ' which was just emerging from the bo som of Ihe water, lo see the latter, in stead of rising in its circular form, as sume lliat of a pillar of fire ! I posi tively doubted ihe evidence of my sen ses, ami I could scarcely hope to be lieve but (.Hit I find the ancients, and Agathaichides in parlicular. have meii liotied the same phenomena upon these coasts, where they observed tho sun rise like a pillar of fire. Lor 1 V-iicnti i, aso noticed a similar appeaco at Mochn. where ho saw it set. in like ;n inner. Wo subsequently saw ft as sume an elongated, but never again so completely columnar a' figure. -We could but. Hunk of Ute ptlhr of lire. which for forty years gave Jight to the Israelites in the wilderness. ,Jf hectdoi of ihe Red Sea here, Was'of' the "most exquisite blue imaginable, far' exceed ing. in bantuy tiie-boasiei'vhaeof-ihe Mediterranean. Tho breakers, had . peculiar- vivid-- ai-Jito-h wlijjr which by, coutner, a Ided'gieuily to ilia ortili.tucy ot ihe r.znro main; but, though I could have gazd for hours- it was too dtzzling to permit me lo do so witli iinpunitr. Mrs. Elwoo'l's Tra- vcis in .aypt. A Hainan Saexifiaa. A stranire affair is rcLiteiLin the Russ ,.3 ian Journals: At Moswtw. ten rii-ht back, tho occupjjierjif a vasi hmiso at the corner ufyreat West street were nwakeuj"dbytiie glare and crackling of pi"hi c, mid on getting up found thai a large pile of fuel, consisting ot logs of tit trees which had bvn collected Iu the juiirtynrd. wan in flames. The confla gration was extinguished .is quickly as possible. On examing the ictnains of iho fire the calcined bones of a women were found, and it turned out that a widow, named Thclesha T . about forty years of ifn-wbo had lived iu the houSvi.liad disappeared. Nothing could b'j lientd of this womtn, turl as he had repeatedly declared that in these times the sicrifice of human victims wis ncccessary to appease the wrath of Gou against sinners the conclusion was come to th it she had lighted up the fire and placed herself in ih midst of it to he consumed. In the Rnssian Empire. the Moscow journals st He, sclf-crema tion.froru ino.ivesof religious fani'.:.:isni. ts not rare. Iu the prov mce of Oloneiz for extmple.in the course of last spring not fewer than fifteen peisoas. men and women, bum: them-elres to death m the belief th.it they were performiitj: an act pleasing to God. Tha Latest SexJittsi Narrative. "f wnsn feaiful night; the storm-king. out ot humor, let loo-e the howling wind, and jelling rain, and clothed t!e earth with n pall of datkness as dense and impenetrable as au Egyptian sep ulchre, all instinctive liu was hushed, save the tempest-hird, whoo shrill screams mingled with tho crashing blast and made it yet more 'eirib!e iu its mighty frenzy. "Twas dark .is mid night; the trees, whosj bua limb niouied and si.-r.i iiiicouirlr. were rudel" j,3cd about, and ever aud auou great masses of mu Hated timber .111 to the ground. Before an open window stood a hcnuliful girl, her glossy ling lets waved like streamlets to the passine wind, her cxqtisijeform. which bore the impress of nobleness innate, wis sjilendidly creel and her flashing eyes full of excited lustre, shore brighter still througii the impenetrable darkness. Proudly she stood, defying the tempssl in its wrath. See. her rosv lips sep urate, like the leaflet of tho morning ro-.e, and with one tremendous effort she screams out, al the top of her Voice? Jim, if ymi don't let that ptg'stail im marm will ihiash voti like thunder I" Tha Vaiae of a Trado. Ii' P'irents would consider the welfare and haj.pincss of their children, the wduM choose the viituous machanic, faruvr, or honest trader, as compan ions anil helpmates, instead of the rich, who i.siile irom ihwir income, have no means of sub-iistenc?. How often does this question arise, and from itligiousjrarents too.in choos ing companions and' suitors for llieir daughters, "Is he rich"?" ff 'the daughter answers, "Yes. he is rich, he is a i-eutleiiian, neat i.i his dress, nud can live without wotk," tho "parents aie jileasjd. Not many years ago, a Polish lady, of Plebeian birth, but of txceedin' beauty and accomplishments, won the affections of a young nobleman, who, having her consent, solicited her from her father in mirriag-.aud was refused Wo may easily imagine the astonish ment of the nobleman. "Am I not." said I.e. "of sufficient rank to aspire to 3 our daughter's hand 2" . "You are undoubtedly of the best blood of Poland." "And my forliiiieand reputation, ara they not " "Your estate is magnificent and your conduct irreproachable!" "Then having your daughter's con sent how should I expect a refusal ?" "This, sir." the father replied, "is my only child, and her happiness is the chief concern of my life. AH the 03-se.-sionsof fortune are precarious; what fortune gives, at her ctpi ice sh fakes away. I see no iecurity of Thdepen- dcrct ai J cont'ortiSlj Ivin-f for 1 wifj fiuty but: in a wonVI m resol one shall be"t!i Lustroif Jl tor who fa not at (he "teased of a trndo !i; Tho noblcabywdir silently. 'A year or 'ti$fP t-HWarJa'tliQ fiiaerwaVMUin-'igaoor.'An'd aparoaching tbaloVsi', wagOtl Ww witu iM&tt-i:iWiii-,crtfc ,?:.ss ..(, -kiap,:.j tsii.jm eavMa-M;ji-faaBBa ia i" m. - is- 7 T-iiaW9iaiaiabrii ?j'aw ifiti oosa it was dau 'htei: jIJa noblenaa Fad 'turn.! b.-isket-Btater. lltfwas. artater of1"- tradtjgbrought theVaresluado fc hilowuliand for insps:lion. atid a et trfcato from his employer in toit'Bsoa of his skill. The conditon'being fulfiltcil'. ho far ther obstacle was opposed to luo mar riage. But the story is not rot donJ. Thu Revolution came; fortunes wera plundered, and lords were cailered chaff before tho four winds f Iiraran. Kings became beggars, soma of then teachers; and the nobla Pole supported his wife, aud her father in the Infirmi ties of age. by his L-a-dtel aiktng in duttv. How to "Fiaiih" a Da-if ater. ' For tho attainment or t-iieail,Pnc gives the following tlirections: 1. Bo always telling her how protty she is 2. Instil into her mind a proper hrf of dress. 3. Accustom her to much pVasuro that she i never Iiappf homa. 4. Allow her U road nakkif novel. , 5. Teach bcr all tho aaoompiiob m nts. but none of tho utilitisi of life. C. K-icp her in the darlent ignor anco of tho mysteries of ho8ekep:nf . 7. Initiatt br into the principle tht it is vulgir to do an) thing for herself. 8. To strengthen the Utter bclif.lt her have a lady's maid. 8. And hsifr. bavin airenlior au-h an ctlucaticn, marry her to a cleri. up on 330 a vear. . . If. will the above uaieia! tramiv. our tlaughter i3 not, finished, you mar bo sure it ii cb fault of yours. -nd yon must look upon her ecap nothing short of a miraclo. gaart Chaps. Wo Iiave very smart buy in tfci 1..J..JJ - a. "'temporary ono in particular who was calfed up the othr day by tho pedagogua to give omo ac couiit'of hi abseucu, and to givo torn evidence, if possiWe.of progress in his studies. "Where wera yon yesterday V r "I was out in the field alone." "What wer you doing iu the fitli. si - Picking berriss ?' No sir." "Well-but what ware ycu doing !"' "I wa meditating:." 'Meditating, upon wbal V "I was meditating what. I'd bo wh I got to bo growed Up printer, doctor. liwveror school-masu-r, and loolrtLa field for it." - Bravo boy ! What wis your eoa elusion V Thought a how I'd be a rchooImM tcr; they lives easy, likes to give lickens. and leaches ifco young do wbt fO shoot at!" To toc "Pist." "Mr bredren.God bless your souU, 'ligion is like the Ala bama River. In spring come the fresh, an lie brings in all de old !og, slab an stickv dat had beet lying on dm bank, and carry dem down in de cur rent. Bimeby'dc wateV go down: den a log cotcii here on dis itian. den t slab gel cotehed on the shore, and d- sticks on de bushes; and dar day lie, wid'riu and dryin till comes 'nodder fresh. Jtst so dere come 'vival of "li gion: dis old sinner bro't in, dat ola baekslider bro't back, an all de folk seems comin' an mighty good tiaiM. Bui, breuren. God bless your souls I den dis ol-$ sinner is stuck oa hi ol sin, den dat ole backslider is cu'.chvd v here he was afore, on jus' such a rock; den one arter 'noddnr. dat go, 'ligion, lies all 'long'da shore, an Lew lit till nodder 'vival. Buloved bredrec. God bless your souls; get dtq ia da current !' TboafitaaadFaou. Keep yourself from the an-jor of a jreat man,- from the tumult of a mob, from a man of ill firae, from a widow' that lias been thrice married, from a wind that cctnes in at a ho!6, and from n reconciled enemy. A righteous man regcrdettt tho life ot J Ids beast, .but tho teuder tsetxtes of tho wicked are erucl. Lawyer's pockets ar lined with tbo willfulness of their clients. It h not the burden, but tte Ofer burden, that kills the beast I It is hard to brtaj eat of tho floih- .i.. :...i 1 :..l. vx sm t .: Wliai. WUICU iu mw irvu-r. , If pride were an art, thx would lo iJtL r." .. . . UV Jtjre