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"Before my Hair was Gray."
BY PARK BENJAMIN.
You bid me sing, oh lady bright,
A song of other years;
There was an hour my heart was light,
My eyes unused to tears.
Jfy voice had then no broken string,
And all its notes were gar
That was the time that I could sing,
Before my hair was gray.
My planets then were ladies eyes,
- Their smiles my sunlight made;
But now no sun or planets rise,
And I am in the shade.
Then lovsly lips sang songs for me,
. And softly bade me stay,
There was no lack of me'ody
Before my hair was gray.
But now there are, to glad my ear, '
No gentle ditties sung;
.Where'er I go, 'tis very clear
: I am no longer young.
Then ask me not a song to sing,
. Sweet eirl, t is not my way
'Pis winter now, though all was Spring
' Uelore my haa was gray.
The very birds, when falls the snow,
Rejoice the woods no more
You only hear the breezes blow
Their music round the door;
And so amidst the frosts of age
Bright thought no longer stray
I was more merry though less sage,
. Before my hair was gray.
There are some wrinkles on my brow,
. Some furrows in my face;
.And I must look through glasses now,
The plainest words to trace;
And in my voice a certain shake,
. Not such as artists plar,
Not one such tone as I could wake
Before my hair was gray.
Then, lady, bid me not to sing,
. But sing a by-gone strain
A touching, soft, pathetic thing,
That tells of lovers' pain;
And then, perhaps, forgetting all
The sad past in to day,
I may the tender time recall
' Before my hair was gray.
Interesting to tub B'Hots! -The
.Ohio Teachers' 'Convention passed
the following resolution: -
Resolved, That the evils of truan
cy in schools are of sufficient magni
tude to justify an application to the
State Legislature for the enactment
of a penal statute to stop it.
Whereupon the wit of the Cleve
land Herald thus remarks:
; We think we see one of the truant
toys caught, tried by a jury of his
peers, and standing up in Court,
white the Judge pronounces sentence
lyjgMStand up, you infant scala
agTLook the Court in the eye;
you have - been tried by a jury 01
your country,' and found guilty of
having wilfully and maliciously de
serted Colburn's Arithmetic, to go
skating, and for this heinous crime
the sentence of the Court is, that you
be confined thirty days in the county
jail, on .bread and water, and that
each day you be spanked filteen times
with a split shingle, and may your
tiunishmentbe a warning to your fel-
That Diamond Watch. A mag
nificent' watch, richly get with dia
monds, and valued at $10,000, has
been recently exhibited in several of
the Southern cities-" The owner took
it 6 New.Orleans and has been en
3eavori.ng to dispose of it y raffle.
On Tuesday last, one of the revenue
iofficers thera 'called at the jewelry
store where it was exhibited, and de
aired to see . it ... The. clerk thinking
be wished (a, "take a chance," han
ded it to Jiira, when ha immediately
fobbed itsalwful prize, v ,
-at'iJ 1:6 ''''I' '11' i ii ! 1 1 ,
-n rjf7aTha :. female : slave', of; :Mf.
TooKibsof GecrgSaf'who absconded
""tome time ainee, retumed to hi fam
ly.in'WasJilngton.lajf weekj perfect
ly' tont'ented o cpntinpe m bermas
' ter's lamjly,: Shi. had ,been..absent
in Pebnsylvapia , Z
Lord Morpeth on America.
The Earl of Carlisle, best known
in this country by bis former title ol
Lord Morpeth, has lately appeared
ia the character of a popular lectu-
rer, with great success, at the Me
chanics Institute and Literary so
ciety of Leeds. . It is certainl v a good
sign to see a British Peer and Cabi
net Minister ia so novel a position.
His Lordship's first lecture was on
the Works of Pope. He avowed
himself a warm admirer of that
poet, and, gave a detailed and ap
preciative' critique of his works.
The next evening the subject was
America. We copy the more prom
inent portion of the lecture as fol
lows: N. Y. Tribune.
It is my wish to touch very lightly
upon any point which among us,
among even some of us now here,
may be matter of controversy, . ,
however, honestly think that the ex
perience of the United States does
not as yet enable them to decide on
either side the argument between the
established and voluntary systems in
religion. Take the towns by them
selves and I think the voluntary
principle appears fully adequate to
satisfy all religious exigencies. Then
it must be remembered that the class
which makes the main difficulty else
where, scarcely, if at all, exists in
America. ' It is the blessed privilege
of the United States, and it is one
which goes very far to counterbal
ance any drawbacks at which I may
have to hint, that they really have
not, as a class, any poor among them.
A real beggar is what you never see.
On the other hand, over their im
mense tracts of territory the volun
tary system has not sufficed to pro
duce sufficient religious accommoda
tion. It may, however, be truly
questioned whether any establish
ment would be equal to that function.
This is, however, one among the
many questions which the republican
experience has not yet solved. As
matters stand at present indifference
to religion cannot fairly be laid to
their charge. Probably religious ex
tremes are pushed further than else
where. There certainly is a hredth
and universality of religious liberty
which I do not regard without some
degree of envy. Applause.
Ihe House of Representatives,
the more popular branch ol the Gov
ernment, returued by universal suff
rage, assemble in a chamber of very
imposing appearance, arranged rath
er like a theater, in shape like the
arch of a bow, but it is the worst
room for hearing I ever was in; we
hear complaints occasionally of our
Houses of Parliament, old and new,
but they are faultless in comparison.
n parts of Ihe house it is impossible
to hear anybody, in others it answers
all the purposes of a whispering gal
lery, and 1 have hnard Members car
ry on a continuous dialogue while a
debate was storming around them.
Both in the benate and the House
every member has a most commo
dious arm-chair,a desk for his papers,
and a spitting-box, to which he does
not always confine himself. 1 went
very often, and it was impossible to
surpass the attention I received; some
Member's seat in the body of the
House was always given to me, and
I was at liberty to remain there du
ring the whole of the debate, or
wrile my letters as I chose. The
palpable distinction between them
and our House of Commons I should
say to be this, we are more noisy,
and they are more disorderly. They
do not cheer, they do not cough, but
constantly several are speaking at a
time, and they evince a contemptuous
disregard for the decisions of their
Speaker. ' They have no recognized
leaders of the different parties, the
members of Government not being
allowed to have seats in either House
of Congress, and the different parties
do not . occupy, distinct quarters in
the Chamber, so. that you may often
hear a furious wrangle being carried
on between two nearly contiguous
members. While I was at Wash
ington, the . question of Slavery, or
at least, of! points connected .with
Slavery gave the chief color and
animation to the. discussions in the
House of Representatives. . Old Mr.
Adams, the ex-President of the Uni
ted States, occupied, without doubt,
the most prominent position:, he pre
sented a very, striking appearance,
standing up, erect. at the age of sev
enty-five, having once filled the high
est post attainable by an American
citizen, , with, trembling hands.' and
eager eyes, in defense of the right of
petition the right to petition against
the conlinuanca ofSlaverv. in ihe
District of Columbia, with a majori
ty oi me nouse usually decid ne
against hirav and a portion of it lash
ed into noise and, storm. I thought
It was very .near being, and to some
ex tent it! was, quite ; a sublime posi
tion; but it rather detracted from
the grandeur of -the, effect, at least,
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that his own excitement was so great
as to pitch his voice almost into a
screech, and . to make him more dis
orderly than all the' rest. He put
one in mind of a fine old gamecock,
and occasionally showed great ener
gy and power of sarcasm.' I had
certainly an opportunity of forming
my opinioD, as I sat through a speech
of his that lasted three days; but
it is fair to mention that the actual
sittings hardlv last above three hours
a day about four, dinner is ready,
and they go away for the day, differ
ing much herein from our practice;
and on this occasion they frequently
allowed ' Mr. Adams to sit down to
rest. All the time I believe he was
not himself for the discontinuance of
Slavery, even in the District of Co
lumbia, but he contended that the
Constitution had accorded the free
right of petition. One morning he
presented a petition for the dissolu
tion of the Union, which raised a
tempest. Mr. Marshall of Kentucky,
a fine and graceful speaker, moved a
vote of censure upon him. Another
member, whom I need not name, the
ablest and fiercest champion whom
heard on the Southern or slavehold
er side, made a most savage onslaught
on Ir- Adams; then up got that "old
man eloquent" and no one could
have reproached him with not un
derstanding how to speak even dag
gers. His brave but somewhat trou
blesome spirit has passed from the
scenes upon which he played so con
spicuous a part, but he has left behind
him some words of fire, the sparks
of which are not yet extinct. Noth
ing came ot an this stir; i used to
meet Mr. Adams at dinner while it
U'pfit nn. vprv ratm nnil iinrtiatnrhpil !
After seeing and hearing what takes
place in some of these sittings, one
is tempted to think that the union
must break up next morning; but
the flame appeared eenerally to
smoulder almost as quickly as it igni
ted. The debates in the Senate, du
ring the same period, were dignified,
business-like, and not very lively; so
it may be judged which house had
most attraction for the passing trav
eler. I heard Mr. Clay in the Senate
once, but every one told me that he
was laboring under feebleness and
exhaustion, so that I could only per
ceive the great man in the tones of
his voice. . I think the most attrac
tive quality was more perceivable in
private intercourse, as I certainly
never met any public man, either in
his country or in mine, always excep
ting Mr. Canning, who exercised
such evident fascination over the
minds and affections of his friends
and followers as Henry Clay. I
thought his society most attractive,
easy, simple, and genial, with great
natural dignity. It his countrymen
make better men Presidents, I should
applaud their virtue in resisting the
spell of his eloquent attractions.
When the actual list is 'considered,
my respect for the discernment elici
ted by universal suffrage does not
stand at a very high point. Another
great man, Daniel Webster, I could
not hear in either House of Congress,
because he then filled as he does now,
the high office of Secretary of State;
but it is quite enough to look on his
jutting dark brow and cavernous
eyes and massive forehead, to be as-
sured that they are the abode of asjcould
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much, if not more, intellect than any
head you perhaps ever remarked
I see many, if not for all reasons,
am well content that he should be
again at the head of the American
Cabinet, for 1 feel sure that while he
ever intensely American, he has an
enlightened love of peace, and a
cordial sympathy with the fortunes
and glories of the old, as well as the
new Anglo-Saxon slock. " The late
Mr. Calhoun, who impressed most of
those who were thrown in his way
with a high opinion of his ability,
his honesty, and 1 may add, his im
practicability, I had not . the good
fortune to hear in public, or meet in
private society. It is well known
that . his attachment to the mainte
nance or blavery went so far as to
lead him to declare that real freedom
could not be maintained without it.
Among those who at that time con
tributed both to the credit and gaiety
the society of Washington, I can
not forbear from adding the name of
Mr. Legare, then, the Attorney-Gen
eral ot the Union, now unhappily,
like too many of. those whom I have
had occasion to mention, no longer
living.,. He appeared to me the best
scholar, and the most generally ac
complished man I met in all -the
Union. 1 may feel biased in his favor,
for. I find .among my entries, 'Mr.
Legare spoke to-night of Pope as be
I spent a fortnight at Charleston,
the capital of her . more energetic
sister. South- Carolina. 1 his. town
and State 'may be . looked upon as
the head quarters of the Slaveholdihg
interest; and repeatedly, when they
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have hardlv distinguished from
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have thought the policy of Ihe Jforth
too encroaching e; titer upon ques
tions relating to what they term
their peculiar institutions, which
their euphonious description of Sla
very, or when we should feel a juste?
sympathy with them upon questions
relating 4o the protection of the
Northern manufactures in opposition
to a liberal commercial policy, they
have not only held the very highest
tone ia favor of a dissolution of the
Union, but have proceeded to overt
acts or. resistance. 1 am bound to
say that I. spent my time there very
pleasantly. 1 here was much gaiety
and unbounded hospitality.. I have
made no disguise of what my opin
ions upon Slavery were, are, and
ever must be; but it would be uncan
did to deny that the planter in the
southern States has much more in
his manner and mode of intercourse
that resembles the English country
gentleman than any other class of
his countrymen; he is more easy,
companionable, fond ol country file
and out of door pursuits. - I went
with a remarkably agreeable party
to spend a day at the rice plantation
of one of their chief propiletors; he
had the credit of being an excellent
manager, and his negroes, young and
old, seemed well taken care ol and
looked after; he repelled the idea, not
of educating them that is highly
penal by the law of the State but
of letting them have any , religious
instruction. I was told by others
that there was considerable improve
ment in this respect. Many whom
I met entertained no doubt that Sla-
HUUKi SUU3I9I anii'flg IIICII) ivi
ever, others were inclinedto think
that it would wear out. While I
was willing not to shut my eyes to
any of the more favorable external
symptoms or mitigations of Slavery,
other indications could not come
across my path without producing
deep repugnance. On the very first
night of my arrival 1 heard the deep
sound of a curfew bell; on inquirv,
was told that alter it had sounded
every night at about nine o'clock, no
colored person, slave or free mark
that! might be seen in the streets
One morning, accordingly I saw a
great crowd of colored persons in
the street, and I found they were
wailing to see a large numbe
their color, who had been taken up
the night belore on their return from
ball, escorted in their ball dresses
from the gaol to the court-house.
Indeed, it was almost principally
with relation to the tree blacks lha
the anomalous and indefensible work
ing of the system appeared there to
develop itself. I was told that the
slaves themselves looked down upon
the tree blacks, and called them rub
bish. I must not omit to state that
saw one slave auction in the open
street, arising trom the insolvency o
the previous owner; a crowd stood
round the platform, on which sat the
auctineer, and beside him were
placed in succession the lots of from
one to five negroes. The families
seemed to be all put up together, but
imagine they mustolten besepara
ted. They comprised infants and al
ages. As far as I coulJ judge, they
exhibited great indifference to their
changing destiny. I heard the auc
tioneer tell one old man. whom
white person, that he had been
bought by a good roaster. One
could not help . shuddering at . the
future lot of those who were not
the subjects pf this congratulation
point of neatness, cleanliness and
order, the Slaveholding States ap
peared to stand in about the same
relation to the Free as Ireland does
England; e v e rything appears
slovenly, ill-arranged, incomplete:
windows do not shut, doors do not
fasten; there is a superabundance of
hands to do. everything, and little is
thoroughly done,
Passing from the physical to the
moral atmosphere, amid alt the vaun
ted equality of the American free
men, there seemed to be more implicit
deference to custom, a more passive
submission to what is assumed to be
the public opinion of the day or hour,
than would be paralleled in many
aristocratic, or even despotic commu:
i ties. This quiet acquiescence in
prevailing tone, this complete
abnegation, of individual sentiment,
naturally most perceptible in the
domain, of politics; but I thought
that it also in no inconsiderable de
gree pervaded the social circle, bias
sed thadecisions ol the judicial bench,
even infected thi solemn teach
ings of. the' 'pulpit..'', To this, source
may probablyj in some measure, be
traced the remarkable similarity in
. :1 ' .
niauners, aeporimeni, conversa
tion,' and torte of feeling,', which has
generally' struck; travellers from
abroad in American society Who
that has seen can ever forget the
slow and' melancholy silence of the
couples who walk arm-iMrm to the
table of the gTeat hotels, or of
onsoclal groups who gather round
the greasy meals of the steamboats,
lap.up the five minutes meal, come
like shadows, so ; depart? One
their able public men made an obser
vation to roe, which struck rea
pungent, and perhaps true that
was probably the country in which
there was less misery and less happi
ness man in any otner ol the world.
If we ascend from social to politi
cal life, and from manners to institu
tions, we should find that the end
less cycles of electioneering prepara
tions and contests, although' they
way uo caruea on ior me most part
without the riotous turbulence
overt bribery by which they are
sometimes too notoriously disgraced
among ourselves, still leave no inter
mission for repose in the public mind:
enter into all the relations of exis
tence; subordinate to themselves
every other question of internal
and foreign policy; lead their public
men, I will not say their best, but
the average of them, to pander to
the worst prejudices, the meanest
tastes, the most malignant resent
ments of the pet ale; at each chance
of administration incite the new ru
lers to carry the spirit of proscription
into every department of the public
service, from the Minister at some
lorelgn court to the Postmaster o
some half-barbarous outpnst, thus
tending to render those whose func
tions ought to withdraw them th
most completely from party influ
ences, the most unscrupulous parti
sans; and would make large masses
welcome war and even acquiesce in
ruin, if it aopeared that they could
mus counteract the antagonist tac
tics, humiliate the rival leader, or re
motely influence the election of the
next President.
From the Kanawha Republican.
Railroad Meeting at Point Pleasant.
At a meeting of the citizens of Mason
county, held at the Court house thereof,
January 6th. 1851. beinir the first dav
ot th January Court, on . motion of
George W. Stribling, Maj. Charles
Uendinen wan appointed chairman, and
on motion of Elijah Kimberling, Joseph
3. macnir, isq., was appointed Secre
tary. .
George W. Stribling, Esq., offered
the following resolutions, prefacing
mem wan some eloquent and appropri
ate remarks, which were seconded and
adopted unanimously:
Eesolved, That Henry J. Fisher,
George W. Summers, Benjamin H.
Smith, Samuel Price and William
Smith, members of the Constitutional
Convention, be respectfully requested
to act as lobby members of the Legis
lature, and contribute such aid as may
be in their power in favor of the bill for
the extension of the Virginia Centra!
Railroad to the Ohio River, as a meas
ure of vital importance to the prosperity
and the best .interests of the whole
State.
Resolved, That the said members of
the Convention be also respectfully re
quested to make known and impress
upon the public mind in all proper modes,
the advantages of the route for such a
road, down the valley of the Kanawha
to the mouth of that river; and also the
facility and importance of a connection
by railroad from thence to Chillicothe,
(a distance of about 60 miles) which
the people of Ohio stand ready to ac
complish under a charter already pro
cured, as soon as adeauate orovision
shall bo made for the extension of the
Central Railroad, and the route above
mentioned, shall be adopted for the
same; from which latter point by means
oi ine net work ol railroads already
constructed or being constructed a eon
nection now is or aoon will be estab'
lished with Cincinnati, with Sandusky,
on the lake, and in short with every part
ol Ohio. ...
Eetolved, That the Deleeales repre
senting this district in the Convention,
be instructed, under all circumstances,
and in all contingences, to support and
insist upon the White basis as the only
true republican basis of representation
in me legislature.
On motion of Col. Nathan Smith,
the following resolution was adopted
Jiesolvea, I hat the editors of the
several newspapers published in Char'es
ton, Lewisbure, Staunton, and. Rich'
mond be respectfully requested to pub
lish the proceedings ot inia meeting.
Un motion or Thomas Lewis, Esa..
ftiA mnatlno I? t, m Af
CHAS. CLENDINEN, Ch'n.
J. S. MACHIR, Secretary.
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Newsffe Emnjs. Hon. Mr. Pal
frey, who commenced editing the new
Preeaoil organ at Bostcn, broke down m
two days. Like a good many others
who cut a figure in this world, they find
that when they come to anything so real
newspaper editing, it's no go.J '
: Ratra of.BVB. M. Sair Hctuld.
This ship returned to Honolulu, Sand
ich wlands,- on-lhe-16th tf .October.
from the Arctic Ocean, having been "un
successful in her search for Sir John
Franklin. i '' -i r. i.i w
QtiEBK. If a darkey, aayi. I bo for
dU Uniou,' ia. he a dUunivpitt r notl
Cat am de questioner)
Cuba Cocks and Yankee Cocks.
FROM TRAVELLING MEMS. BY J. M.
WESTON.
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It is well known that the Span
iards are greatly addicted to cock
figting io short,' deprive them' of
!eir cock-pit and their "Plaxa del
Doros"(bull ring,) and they would be
much more likely to revolt than at
any oppression of. the Government.
While 1 was in Trinidad de Cuba, in
April last, I was told of a very Iudi:
croua scene that "occurred in the
cock-pit in that city. It should be
understood that cock fighting is a
very popular and fashionable amuse
ment, and-that gambling on the re
sult of a fight is carried to an extra
ordinary height. . Their 'birds are
very small, and being deprived of all
their feathery, except those on the
wings, and two or three straight ones
in the tail; they present a very dim
inutive and naked appearance.
They are never allowed to fight
with 'gaffs' but use their natural
spurs, which are sharpened to a
nicety, and they- fight with a cool
ness and care which indicates how
carefully they have been trained.
An American Captain of a vessel.
looking at a fight that had been, some
time prolonged, at length burst out
with-"
"Get out with such birds as them;
they ain't bigger than a torn -tit, and
am t worth a curse, any how! Them
are some miserable Cuba cocks I reck
or.! I've got on board of my ship a
genuine janxee oira, mat H . lick
any three or four of your miserable
cocks before you could say beans,
and 1 11 bet high on it, too!" , .
A bet of fifty 'ounces' ($S50) was
instantly oliered on the Captain'
proposition, ' who, notwithstanding
the remonstrances of his friends, nut
up the money, and said ha 'would be
thar, sure, and give all such small fry
cocks at hand particular thunder!".
Now, be it understood, the Cap
tain had an old grey eagle an board
his ship, and his first order was not
to give it anything to eat for the next
twenty-four hours. . He also stripped
the eagle of all its plumage, causing
the old fellow to feel decidedly
ashamed of himself.
The day of trial arrived; the cock
pit was crowded to see the creat
trial of one bird against three!
The Captain arrived in time, with
his bird under his arm.
"Who pits your cock, Captain?
"Who?" Well I rather think I'll
attend to that buxiness myself," said
ne, stepping over into the ring. .
Ihe old eagie seemed ashamed of
the company he wus in, and did not
ook very courageous; and as thev ex
amined the Yankee cock, many were
the winks, side glances ard nods ex
changed among the Spaniards, for
excepting only his size, there was
not anything very encouraging in
the old eagle's appearance. He was
wretchedly poor, and they also dis
covered that he had no spurs! , ....
Why, Laptam, said they,"vou
bird has no spurs."
"Not the first spur!" said he, "but
he's worse than a wild cat where he
scratches or bites; so go ahead!"
i hree noble looking game chick
ens were now brought in, and the
betting commenced. Everything of
fered by the Captain or his Iriends,
were eagerly taken up bv the Dons
The Captain it was observed, took
all the bets that he could, and when
quiet was restored, he gently patted
the old eagle, and as he put it into
the ring, where the game cocks
were strutting and crowing, he
said ' . : .
"Now, go it, old fellow, for the
honor of your countryl Give em
blazes!"
The eagle stood still in the centre
of the ring, cocked his head one side,
and seemed to be eyeingfhegame lit
tle fellows that were advancing to
wards him, but he stirred not! At
length the chicken made a dash al
him, and doubtless gave him a sharp
blow, lor, with a kind ot wild s':ream
the old bird started, took one glance
at the chicken, pounced upon it, and
with its claws and hooked bill tore it
all to pieces; and, to the horror and
astonishment of the Spaniards, began
to- eat it!. Ihe second shared the
fate of the Jirst, and so would the
third, had it not been withdrawn by
the enraged and mortified Spaniards,
who had already Jost two. valuable
biids by a very summary process.
As soon as the Captain was declared
winner, he snached no-his bid, col
lected bis bets and strode to the door:
where he . turned and addressed the
bewildered crowd , .
.wo nere, Jjonj,"s,id he, J'irs
my opinion- that the nextTtime you
fight a 'Yankee .'cock.'' you'lj know
that he's . a bird that ultcays; Kck$F,
r I mm ... .
and slapping nu well; filled poekets,
me captain and his mends withdrew
leaving the Cuba eock-figh lenr . ia
pleasing state of wonderment; St,
Louxq Reveille.
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Life on the Turning of a Card.
A friend narrated to us a day of
two 'shiceSn 'anecdote" of WrTyrn'es
rn'TVest rennessee, wfiT(:hwewTTl
attempt w repear even at the" Ksl br
losing th graphlir slmpnc.ity.of.hia
conversational narrative. " v
. Soma eighteen -or , twenty , years
since a well known resident of" Tipf
ton county was but on W triari
charged with the murder oi'hfs wlfii
As usual in such cases'.populax el
ing was largely 'against him. and all
the eloquence, and,., ingenuity r of
his counsel were required -to-iwke
any , impression in-hu favor, upon a
jury, which , however -impartial jt
might desire to be in the cohsciousJ
uess of sworn duty, could not hoi
see the " waves of popular prejudic
surging in opon It. ' i I
Inecasa was ably ) argued TFi
counsellor the defence made: most
vigorous and impassioned aDDaU:-j
The case was submitted to the jury
and they retired to make . up- their.
verdict. lime passed, and as, tha.
setting sun warned all brtlie ap-
proaching night, the laro- thrrtn'ri in
attendance, the judge, connsel.'.ecf.;
retired, all anxlons, the accused 'not
the least so, to learn :thr?t-AVt ft
the jury, and some . wondering that
the jury hesitated for one moment
to. bring in a verdict of guility. , la.
the meantime the jury had coma
to a point beyond -which they could
progress no further, i The appeal
of the counsel for the defence had
not been without their influence, and
the jury stood unchangeably six for.
acquittal.. Something bad to be done
In those days twelve good fellows'
could not be got together for a n,ight?
and sleep.' Cards appeared myste
riously from the depth of sundry1
large pockets, and exercises inseven-'
up and poker were jealously .'corny
menced. .-
About midnight one of their som
ber, Col. , P., proposed , that , they,
should play a game of seven-uo" tha.'
result to decide the verdict. " Tha'
proposition was heartily and unam-'
mously agreed to, in all seriousness?
and the whole crowd collected around'
Col. P. and his opponent,' who- pro-
cefcded to play the game on -which.-wa
staked a human lile. Col. P-
played to save the accused- His oddo
nent played, and quite as zealously,,
to secure the conviction. The, back
ers, five and five, stood behind them,'
encouraging the champions, and'
watching the game, dimly scan by
the light of two tallow candles.'wilh
the most intense interest. t - r
The game proceeded with venr
equal fortune, till both parties stood
at six and six It was Col. P.'s dea
he dealt and tlr.ned Jack. ,Tha.
prisoner was acquitted, and every!
map of the jury joined in a shout
which startled the whole village,
even the revelers in "the grocery.'
Next morning the jury. Aeni into
court, and gave, to the astonishment
of many, the verdict oi"not guilty."
The juryman who played an unsuc
cessful game for human life, ' still'
lives, a much respected citizen -of
this district. One of the counsel is ay
very distinguished -member to! tha
Memphis .bar, and the accused has
as we .believe, gone to a higher,
court, but neither of them, nor an
of the assemblage, nor the court, who
marvelled at the verdict, 'eighteen
years ago, have ever known that bu
man life was saved by turning Jack'
There are some curious .episodes in,
the history of our early settlements;
but who would think ol venturing
iil'e Jack. sz--. i
Mem. Eagle.
LiTDiciiors. a young Itinerant prea
cher, in the constant habit of declaiming
a great deal about the CreatioHi and es.
pecially aboulthe first getting up of msn,
whenever he wished to display his native
eloquence to good advantage, was ona
day hd'ding forth to a mixed congrega
ton in a country school house. . Become
inn warm and enthusiastic as he .pro-'
Ceeded, it was not long before he reached
his favorite theme, and started off in
something like tho following sty 1
"And when the world was created,and
the beasts of the field, and the fowls of
the air, and pronounced verr pnnH.
God said: let us make man. ; Ami h
formed man after his own likeness, and
declared him' the noblest of ' all- ttia
works of his. hands." And he mada
woman also, and fashioned her in the
exact image of man, w'th a little varia
tion" ' I i -
"Thatilhe Lord for the variaiitm
shouted an old sinner, who sat over ia
tne amen corner of the room, at thU in
teresting juncture of the discourse.' '"
'- The effect was perfectly ludicrous and
irresistible.-: The preacher dropped the
subject where her was interrupted, . and
was never heard o allude to it during a'
subeueni ministry of forty years.
:::': . .1 -.'-I., i j-'j a
.Vamixo RoBBBY.Jolin. Rossi of
Rock Island, IiU was robbed on lion.
day night jat St Louis, on the steamer
Ftnanner, lying at the vh&rf. -,f
$395.', He had just. returne4 from
California."' " "