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I jjROUKVILLE AMERICAN. La Haila'a Block, third floor, orer the Bant BY W. II. FOSTElt. Book and Job Printing Office.. Wu would ei.ll TrUI attention t aar faeilltie tjt the-aiacotiott of Book Mil Job TiiaUog. Our Ktock of Tjpo It laxga and varied -f It ueatit and nioct beauUful ijrUt, anabllng Uta with neutnea and daepawh tvnrr variety ef l'la and OnutuaUU Work, locluding-4.'ircülar, IiUl Head, JSlauk, Certificate, Tieheta, Viahing, W ed dinf and Curla Card, Label, UaDJ-BiUa, Cat aloguue, Uriel, I'baiaj.Llet, U- W bira a rmtr Miortmctt of od tyj.a tlaa can la found In any utler ttca uUUl tb city, ' Pmon giving ct tbelr order may bo ariured of hating their work faithfully attanJci to. t , . Tau "Ammicaü" wlllba UiueJ on Friday, of anh ' week, and nailed toiubteriber at $1,50 jr annum, payable ia advano. A copy will bo furaiibeJ rath, to say person or parion olulilof ta I ubacnlw. ;ay Paraou aa-ndiag Itam of newt from the -Tirloiu portion of tbo county will bo ontitled to at (.hawk. kyAy Ay Ay Ay VOL. 1 BHOOKVILLE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1858. NO. 12 2y öl o For the BrookvlU Amoriran. The Cricket by the Hearthstone. T UTI ttt. There a rrlcfcat by tb henrthatona, Chirping aadly all nlgbt tag, TU1 ajy heart bU Uaae reeaoaalre. To tha a Mi of hU tons. Oh, bo tell la weird atrang language, Of dprtd daya ef Jor, Fee- tue kouae to vary old. Built a eentnry or mora. Wben tb eeenlnf eha,'owa gatber, - Darkly la tha wlda oi l mom, A ad lh fir la alnuif a bright g'lmpeee, Half iUawiaatwe tba gloom,' When It eeeina to ma that pirll, W h anr dwelt la theee old hallt, -Tread agaia lu anaiat-bailt chaaibare, , A tba murky twllUht folia. ' Then before tha lam pa re lighted. Sit I by tha 6 re alone, Listening te tba cricket chirping, Sadly ujr tba vlde ltearthetoae. And il telle ma aa I Uaton, . Of forgotten one who tret, Made the time-worn manaloa joyoua. Sut who W now la tb duet. Telle of aged men, aaJ matron, Wllb tbeir eUrered lotke of mow, Who bare laid du a all lift' bürde, i Long tinea reaeed earth'a care to know) Of young children whoae clear laughter. Rang out In ivert atalody, Staking every tared pt Juyoua WHb tbeir tareCi of merry gUa. - atwkliaat youth with brow of btaty, Lina of bliAnn, and yea of light. Who have aewl Doatb'a ahatlad aortala, A ad hav tanialivd from our iight, la tha nrifihU'ring (hurchyard pillowed, mme of tbeae bricht funaa low lia. Other loretl ouea wandered farther. To Uy du a at loit and dlo. There waa one hlgb-eotitcd and noblo, Who creed out a glurioua fume, Itnt who paaeed fruiu earthly plauilit, MltU krialil laarela on bia Daiua. And aootliis- pure and holy, Who dark tufferlng did endure, Praj iag unto baveu only, It might make bia aout more pure. And a rherUlied one and prerleae, J.iCi and puulijht ol the boarth , W hn bath mutyyeara in beauty; hlrpt neath ooan briny aurf." Then the cricket' atraia grvwt aad'lar, Aa It trllrlh mm of one, V hnae young life e hrlght and lovely. Ah t fur earth to n-on waa don. Inrc'a erowa on tier fair f irelieed, Liko a holy llelug Uy, . Aad the shtw lug buda of plreiure, t'tMfvd and nlilned bee pathway, W hen tu bright, glad, hour uf Suuimer, t'Ame ia all tlirir wnip and priile, And th- earth aa roiwd in Wauty, They had greeted hrr a brMe. rtut, erarr had a yrar d'rurt,d , ka thy l,rvi h-r ba h tn rrt. Laid hir in tU i-nivlr ehurvhraid, W Ith her )Nle hrr pure treat. And brn rrrning eiime uftrn, 1 alt by th' Ore alone, I.Uluin; t' theerh'krt chirping Kully by the old heart hatoue. INTELLECT IN RAGS. UV VARA MoXTRysE. PARTI. It v:v. a Llatk wintry tla. Heavy aiiow drills Jjv jiilnl up in the etrccts of iew yWk, aij'l the whole appear-;iir-u of the thy ivr.8 cold ami dismal. .Seated upwu tüe luuo steps of one of ho lar-jo du-cUiiJM on I'itXh Avenue, waa a boy apparently thirteen years ot ;ie. lie nan literal I j- dothed in ras, umd bin hauds were blue, and his teeth .hattcred with .eulj. Lyu upon Ihm Jc.tiee .u a.' a piew uf newMpuuer he had picked up in the street, and he was try jnff to read tbo words jupoti it lie had Jjeen occupied .tbns Vor buwiy tiuae, n lien f0 little g'u-N, clad ia bilk ai d fur, A-aine toward luui Tlo ddest ou wan .about twelve year old, xtiid ko hfAutiful jihat the poor Jboy raised Lis eve, and Jlixcd them upon her in undisiruiHed nd- a . . a . " jiiiralion. lue t-iiild of wait. atonnod i. . i ... . i . i .jM'ioro nun, iiiju iuru.u,j wuer 'uijiaii- jon. exciaiiueij, Marian, just se?c Hi X.'Jor ou my tcpu ! Uoy, w hat areyoy doiu lcre ? '1 am trying u Viujj to read upon thj J.ittle bitot paper,' aoswered tlve L'?y. The girl laulifd dfriajWy, and said: 'V'cll, truly I have heard of intel lect in rag, Marian, and hero it is per nonified Marian, mfl lt:irl eye filled wijli jtcars, as bho replied : 'O, IxniifiC, do rvH talk oj you know Mrhat Mi Katinie teaelics in Keimöl. Tho rich nud the poor meet together, und the Lord is maker of them all.' Louiso laughed 3u.iu and aii to the oy : ; 'Get up' from here, you hall not six on my steps, you are to ragged und dir-tv-' The boy aroe, and a burniu Muh crimsoned hia face, lie waa walking nway, when M'arian ;aid : 'Jn't go little boy, you are o cold; O, do come,' alio continued, as ho hesita ted; and lie followed her into a large kitchen, where a bright farm-tiro was ahedding it genial warmth around. Well, Mi Marion, who nro you bringing hero now ? " nuked the ser vant woman. A poor bor who is almost perished; you will let him get warm, willyou not, Jlnciicl r .'0, ye, he hall get warm ; s't here, little by', ami Hache! pushed n chair in front of tho ntove; hhotlicn gavohiin A piece of bread and meat. Marian watched theso arrangement, nnd then elided from the room. N hei hc returned he had a primer, with the rt rudiments of iielliug and reading 'iolng to the boy, she said : Litllo boy, hero is a book that you ?an learn to read from better than a ieco of paper. Do you kuow your let iers ?' Some of them, but not all. I never any rWly to tent h me. I jirt learn od myself; but O, I want to road so Dauiy.' , .-, Marian sat down besido him, and bo tnn to teach hira his letters. 8he was so busily occupied in this work that ho uia not soo her mother enter the room nor hear .Rachel explain about tho boy and iho knew not that her mother stood some timo behind them, listcnirg to her noblo child teaching the beggar boy his letters. There, were but few that ho had not already learned himself, and it was not long before Marian had the satisfaction of hearing him repeat tho alphabet. . When he roso to go ho thanked Rachel for her . kindness, and offered Marian her book. .. . Xo, I don't want it,' sh said 'I have given it to you to learu to read from. on t you tell mo your name r Jimmio,' ho replied. 'I will not forget you, Jimmio, and you must always remember Marian llav-s,' was tho httlo girl's farewell. Loui&o Gardner and Marian Hays wcro playmates and friends. Their dwell ings joined, and almost every hour of tho day they wcro together, for they at tended tho same school. These two children wcro differently d'i9po.sitioned, nnd very differently brought un. Louiso was proud and haughty. 1 ov ert, in her eyes, was a disgrace and a crime, and sho thought nothing too kc vcro for tho poor to suffer. Theso views sho learned from her mother. Mrs. Gardiner moved in one cychudvo circle the bon ton of Xew York. "Without the precincts of this tlic never ventur ed, for ail others were beneath her. lionise wa taught to mingle with no children excepting thoso ot l:er moth- tsr's A-iends, and was growing up be lieving herself better than they. Tho teaching that Marian lhn'B re ceived was totally different from this. Mrs. Itays Was acknowledged by Mrs. Gardner as one of her particular friends; yet, though sho moved among that cir cle, she was far from being of them. Her doctrine was tho text her little girl had used ''The rich nnd poor meet to gether, and the Lord is maker of them all." This ho taught Marian, that there was no distinction as to wealth and position: that tho distinction was in worth, and worth alone, nho taught icr to reverence age, and to pity the toor and destitute : and that 'pleasant words were ns honey comb, sweet to the soul;' a little word of kindness was bet ter fliun money. Marian learned the esson well, and was ever ready to dis pense her gentle words to nil, w hether they were wealthy and influential, or ragged and indigent as the loy she had that cold morning befriended. TAUT it. A gay and brilliant thror.g wcro as sembled in the city of Washington. Congress was in session, and the hotels were crowded with strangers. It was an evening party ; the brilliantly light ed rooms were rilled with youth and beauty. Standing near one of tho floors were twoyoung ladies busy conversing togeth er. "The elder of tho two suddenly ex claimed : '(, Marian, have you teen Mr. Ham ilton, the new member from W. ?' No, 1 have not, but I have heard a great ileal about hiiu.' 'O ! I want to see him so badly. Mrs. X ia going to introduce him tons I wish she would make haste, I have no patience.' Don't sneak so, Louise, I wish you would not be so trilling,' said Marian. A singular smile played around the mouth of a tall, handsome gentleman standing near the girls; and as he pas sed them, he scanned them both close ly. In a short time Mrs. X came up with Mr. Hamilton, the new member, and presented him to Miss Gardner and Miss Hays. As they were conversing together," Mr. Hamilton said : Ladies, we have met before.' Hotli Louise and Marian declared their ignorance of the fact. 'It has been long years ago, yet I have uot forgotten it, nor a single sentence Ured during that meeting. I will quote ono text that may recall it to your memory 'Tho rich and the juMtritwvt together, and the Lord is the water of them all.' Tho rUU bJood tinged the cheeks ol Marian, but Louise declared herself as ignorant as before. Mr. Hamilton glan ced for a moment tit Marian, then turn ing to Louie hp said. 'Long year ago a little boy ragged and flirtj', seated himself upon the steps of a stately dwelling on Kilth Av- n- t i .1 I cone, ew lork, ami was mere ousuy engaged trying to read from a bit of pa. per, when hts attention was attracted by two little girls richly dressed. The eldest of tho two particularly attracted hi;; fur shi) was as beautiful ns an an gel ; but os they came near to him, she lilted up her hand nnd exclaimed : Hoy what are you doing here ?' Tho boy answered that ho was try ing'to read. The child of uTJuenee fe t ided him and said that sdio had heard of intellect in rags, ami ho was the ve rv Personification of it. Her comnan ion h answer was, that 'the rieh ami the poor meet together, and tho Lord is the maker of them all.' Tho elder girl drove the boy from the steps; but the younger one took hjiu into her dwelling, and warmed and led him there. hen they parted tho littlo girl said, 'you must not forge i Marian Hays. And,3liss Hays, ho never has forgotten her. I hat ragged, dirty boy m now be fore you, ladies, us Mr. Hamilton, tho member of Congress, and allow me, Miss Gardner, to tender you my thanks lor your kind treatment ol that day. Overwhelmed with confusion, Louise knew not what to say or do. In pity for her, Mr. Hamilton rose and turning to .Marian said : I will sco you again, Miss Hays,' ho left them. Louise would not stay in the city, where she daily met with Mr. Hamil ton, and in a few days rcturnod to Xew York, leaving Marian, with tho con sciousness of having done nothing to bo ashamed of, nnd enjoying tho society of distinguished Congressmen. Marian and Mr. Hamilton were walk ing together ono evening, when tho lat ter drew from his bosom and old well worn primer and handed it to Marian. From this,' ho said, Hlio man who i so distinguished here, first learned to read. Do you recogniro tho book ?' Marian trembled, and did not raise her eyes, when hosaw that well-icmcm-bcrcd book. Mr. Hamilton took her hand and said : Marian, Jimmio has never forgotten you. binco tho day 3ou wero so kind to him, and gave linn this book, his lue has had one great aim, nnd that was to sttain to greatness, and in after years to meet that ministering angel who w aa tho swectner of my days of poverty. hen i Jell your house with this book, I returned ten times happier to my humble home, and went assiduously to work to learn to read. My mother was an invalid, and ero long I learned well enough to read to her. When my mother died I found good friends, nnd was adopted by a gentleman in W. As' his son I have been educated. A vear ago ho died and left his property to me. Of all tho pleasant memories of my boyhood, the one connected with you is the dearest. I have kept this primmer next to my heart, nnd dwelt upon the hopo of again meeting the giver. I have met her. I sco all that my imag ination pictured, and I ask if the dear hand that gavo this book cannot be mino forever ?' Louise felt deeper grief than ever when Marian told her sho was to be come tho wife of Mr. Hamilton, the poor boy whom sho onco spurned from her door, and derisively called 'intellect in rags." Hut she learned a severe lesson, and ono that changed the whole current of her life. For a while she shunned Mr. Hamilton: but by persevering. kindness he made her feel easy in his presence, and she was the ncknowledg- eti menu oi un: congressman anu ins noble wife. Years have passed since then, nnd Louise training up si famih of little ones; but she is teaching them to des pise not intellect in rags, hut to be gui ded b- Marian s text -rhc rich and the poor meet togetheiynnd the Lord is the maker of them all.' The Sixteenth CoiigHii; Painted by Sen .- , ; ator Benton. This act. a bill to authorise the Pres ident to tako possession of Last nnd West Florida March lBl'l, now held by many to be unconstitutional and void, was reported by a committee, passed by a Congress, nnd approved by an Administration, wnieii were an no- lieved in their flay to know something about the constitution, and also to care for it. The committee were: Messrs. James Harbour, of Virginia, Nathan iel Macon, of North Carolina, James Ilrown, of Louisiana, i.liam Hunter, of Uhodc Island, and Uufus King, of New York all of them familliar with the formation and adoption of the con stitution, and of them (Mr. HufusKing) member of the rederal Convention which framed it. J he Congress was thatof 1820-21, the first under the sec ond administration of Mr. Monroe, himself the last of the revolutionary Presidents, ami in the Inst term of his public life both tho Senate and the llousc, impressive nnd venerable from the presence of many survivors of the hrst generation, nnd brilliant with the apparation of the young luminaries of the second generation, then just ap pearing above tho political horizon, soon to light up the whole political firma ment with the splendors ot their gen ius, nnd to continue shining in it, like fixed stars, until gathered, in the full ness of time, to rest with their fathers. To name some would be to wrong oth ers, equally worth, less brilliant. To name all who shene in this tirmancnt would be to repeat, almost, tho list of tho members of the two Houses: for, either brilliant or useful talent pervad ed tho list even the plainest members respectablo for the lion. sty of their voles, and close attention to tho busi ness of the House. I entered tho Seil- ato at that time, and felt myself to be among masters whose scholar I must long remain before I could becomo a teacher whosccxamplo J must emulate, without tho hopoof successful imitation. There they were, flay in and day out, nt their places, punctual to every duty, ripe in wisdom, rich in knowledge, modest, virtuous, decorous, delerential, and wholly intent upon the public good. There I made my first acquaint- cneo wth tho federal gentlemen of the old school; and while differing from them on sj-steius ol policy, soon to ap preciate their high personal character, tondmiro their finished manners, to re cognise their solid patriotism (according to their views ol government. ) nndtoieel grateful to them as the principal lound ers of our government; and in all this I only divided sentiments with t!io old republicans, all living ou terms ol per sonal kindness with their political ad versaries, and with perfect respect for each other's motives and opinions. They aro all gono thou bodies buried in tho earth, their works buried under rubbish and their names beginning to fade from tho memory of man and 1, (who stood so far behind them in their great day that praiso lrom mo would havo scorned imjertinence,) I have be come, in some sort, their historiograph er and introduced to tho world. 1 abriilgo tho Debates of Congress, those debates in which their wisdom, virtue modcMy, patriotism lie buried. I res erect the wholo, put them in scone again on tho living stage, every ono with tho best of works in his. hand: a labor of lovo and prido to mo, of justico to them, and, I hopo, of utinto, man generations. Such wero , tho two Houses of Congress which rc-cnacted tho Florida Territorial bill,' in 1821 which had been first enacted (by prede cessors not illustrious) in tho (Jrleans Territorial bill of ls()4, and approved by Mr. Monroe s cabinet a cabinet un surpassed byany ono before it or since; John Quincy Adams, Secretary of State; William A. Crawford, Secretary of tho Treasury; John C.Calhoun, Secretary of War: Smith Thompson, feecretary ol tho Navy: Return Jonathan Meigs, Postmaster General;, jViltoO', rt At- torney Ctcncral; anil wTuchT i T ... . so made and so approved, arc no t be called unconstitutional and vu... But the had a further approval to undergo, ono of practice, nnd received it, from both Houses of Congress, and from tho Monroe administration; ani tbt niter it was put Into operation by Iho first Governor of Kast nnd . West Florida, commissioned with tho powers of Cap tain-General nnd Intendant of Cuba, uniting in his ow n hands, the supremo military, civiljund judicial function, and exercising them w hen ho beljevcd tho public good required it. Hut bf 'this hereafter. Fragment front an lUnflnishetl - -Letter from the South " Among tho many objects of interest that excite the attention of those who visit Florida, there is none more attrac tive or more frequently visited, than the reno-vned "Silver Spring," bituated n few miles from Ocala, a small town of Central Florida. No one, who can do so, thinks of leaving the State without paying at least ono visit to this Spring, and it is said that when a person onco drinks of its placid waters, ho will cer tainly return again. It will hardly bo believed, that many persons arc 'super stitious enough to place implicit conti deneo in this statement, and rtjfuso to partake 'of its waters, yet wich is the fact. The Spring is some tweiitv-tivc or thirty yards in diameter, and toe huge volume of water that flows from it, forms a branch of tho Ocklwaha,a which stream is a tributor of tho mighty St.JohiN. Tho great attraction of the spring is its indescribable beauty. Its grassy banks are covered at all seasons 0 of the year with w ild llowers-td every description, and in its clear and crystal like waters, fish can bo seen, darting and sporting at the depth of ono hun dred and tweutv-llve feet. , Soulh beau tiful shells are continually thrown ifp, by the action of tho waters, and can be caught in handlulls. The silesand bot- torn of the Spring are covered with a species of grass, having a very long auu w ide leaf, and these leaves aro com pletely incrused with the small shells, presenting a most singular and beauti- 'a U.a. lul appearance. Jiut when tnc sun rises in the heavens, then tho Spring is seen in its grandeur. Its waters gleam with all tho hues ot the rainbow, and the silver-sided fish, the shells, the flower and the grass, all combine to render the scene one long to be treasured up in tho memory ol the visitor. This Spring is the prido of Floridians, and they tako great pleasure, not only in showing it to strangers, but in repeating an Indian legend concerning it, which runs as fol lows : When Fernando deSoto and hisband of Spanish adventurers landed atTTaiu pa Hay, Florida, in l.Vl'J, they slowly advanced through the country in a Northerly direction, stopping for a time with each ot tho Indian tribes they came at . I across. Aooui ono nunureu nines irom Tampa Hay, they entered the territory of Ocala, ono of the most jtowcrful chieftains of Florida, und hero they met w ith a friendly welcome, and glad ly rested from their toilsome march. The chief, Ocala, had an only daughter, Lillcwalla, w hose face was us lovely us the full moon, whoso eyes wero ns bright as the evening star, whose form and every movement was ns light nnd graceful as tho bounding deer, nnd whoso heart was ns puro ns the crystal waters of tho spring, by which sho was born and nurtured. Lillcwalla saw the bold nnd manly Do Foto, and loved him. nor was the Spaniard mdiliorcnt to the charms of tho simple and trustful Indi an maiden. Their tales of love were told, and he p ro n i i sed toy) nr jl iü' u afao m ' his search for gold, and t;tkTer "to 'his own country, which ho d scribed in glowing terms. Ho departed, and e er many moons had passed, Juiewaiia was eagerly watching for his return, but she watched in vain. She more eager- lv wished his return, as neighboring chiefs and braves were striving for her hand. Her father thought the oilers tempting, nnd bade her -elect from .i . 1....1......1 Iliese IllipUl IHIIUIO Ilium it mniMiiu, but Lillawalla, true to her fit st love, re fused. At last, driven to despair by the commands ol her father and iho long continued absence of Do Solo, she threw herself into- tho booont of the Spring, by which she was raised, and thus released hersell lrom all her troubles. As soon ns the waters closed over her, according to Iho legend, the various hues of the rainbow began to play upon their surface, and the Spring assumed tho bright and beautiful ap peal aiHO it beats to this day. V. .1. I rtbine. tyT A Yankee proposed to build an establishment w hich a person may drive a sheep in at one end, and have it cane out at the other us four quarters of mut ton, a felt hat, a pair of drawers, u leather apron, and a quarto dictionary. tor A sickly friend had lubvi'C'1. so hard to raise an appetite, that, when ho hail succeeded, h refused to tat moat jli-M he should kpoil it again, Bonaparte'i Wotlnai. Napoleon showed mo tho marks of two wounds ono a very deep cicatrice above the left knec.which hosaid ho had received Tn his first campaign of Italy, and it was of so serious a nature, that tho sttrgoons wero In doubt whether it might not be necessary to amputate, lie observed that when'he wns wound ed, it was always kept a secret in order not to dlacourngo the soldiers. Tho other was on tho toe, and was received at Lckmul. "At tho scigo of Acre," continued he, "a shell thrown by Sid ney Smith, fell at my feet. Two sol diers, who were close by, seized, and closely embraced me, ono in front and tho other on one side, and mado a ram part ;of their bodies for me, against tho shell, which exploded, ai:d overwhelm ed lid with sand. We sunk into tho hole formed by its bursting, one of them was wounded. I -mado them loth officers. Ono has since lost a leg at Moscow, and commanded at Vincenncs, when I left Paris. hen ho was summoned by tho Hussians, he replied, 'that ns soon ns they had sent him back tho leg he had lost at Moscow ho would surrender the fortress.1 " "Many times in m life," continued he, ''have soldiers nnd officers. thrown themselves before me, when I was in tho most imminent danger At Arola, when I was nvnncing. Colonel Mcuron. my nid-de-camp, threw him self beforo me, covered me with his body and revcived the wound which wns destined for me. He fell nt my feet, and his blood spoute 1 up in my face. He gave his lifo to preserve mine. Never yet. I believe, has there been such devotion shown by soldiers, ns mine havo manifested for me. In all my misfortunes never has tho soldier, even when expiring, been wanting to me never has man been served more faithfully by his troops. With the last drop of blood gushing out of their veins they exclaimed 'Vive 'IKnipercur.' " Decision against Fremont in the Mari posa uasfv The particulars, ns brought bv the last California steamer, are ns follows: One of the most important events of the fort-nigh, has been the decision of the Supreme Court in the Fremont case. Two of the Judges concur in its opinion, but Jndgo Field djsscnts. The suit is brought by Diddle Hoggs ngainst the Merced Mining Company. It had been decided in favor of the plaintiff by an inferior court, a decision reversed by the present one. The plaintiff leased a portion of the tract known as Las Mar aposas from Col. Fremont in April, lS7, jaying4a monthly .rental of one thousand Jolhr. Six years before, the defendants had taken possession of the land, and operated upon it in mining; they have retained possession to the present time, expending in machinery &c., $?SOO,000. The suit was brought to recover possession and damages.' The decision of tho Supreme Court limits tho consideration of tho tho ease to two points : 1 Whether Iho title to Ihe mineral passed to Col. Fremont with hisconfirm cd grant to the real estate. 2 Whether, conceding that it did not tho defendant had tin right to extract the gold while the titlo in fee simple of the land is in the lessor of the plaintiff. Tho Court held, on these point, that tho title to the gold in the premises was reserved by Mexico, and passed by the treaty to thoUnitwd Slates, ami has not passed lrom them to tho lessor of the plaintiff; and the owner of a mining claim has. in practical effect, a good vested titlo to tho property until his ti tle is divested by the exercise of the superior right of tho higher proprietor. The judgment of the inferior court is reversed, and tho cause remanded, di rection being given that judgment be entered for the defendants. Tho de cision is regarded as a triumph for the miners, nnd can hardly fail to result in the pecuniary ruin of Col. Fremont. Extempore Preaching. , Thero aro somo people, who, at this late flay, dislike exceedingly to listen to a preacher who makes use of written a a a . a it t a sermons. A minister whom wo loci in company with recently, gave ns a little experience on tliispomt, and related the following incident : lie said that just before leaving the theological school, he was sent to n cer tain Hantist church in Xew Hampshire, to upply for a singlo Sabbath, and was directed when ho arrived to call on nie of the members an old farmer at whose house it was expected ho would put up. When he arrived, tho old far mer, received him cordially, and imme diately commenced conversation as fol Iowm : You havo come to preach for us, havo you 7" "Yes, sir; I have come with the expec tation." "Do vou make uso of written ser mons?'' I do." "Then we don't wnnt you. I ll speak to the peoplo myself first. We want a man that can open hid mouth, nnd have the gospel flow like water gushing out the tail of a saw mill, and that will melt down the hearts of the people like rnrcy fails to call up the warm affec honey on n rock !" tions of tho gentle heart. The thoughts Paixtino vor Farm lMri.KMr.XTs. A gicat saving may be made by keeping' implement.. eontantly under shelter when not in use. Hut this is nearly im possible; and besides, many of them must of necessity be exposed, duri''" their employment, to many da-- 0fi,JJJ sun nnd occasional ,UUers It is therefore impo'VlM1t to keep them Well painted. Ah a general average, they w'.., hist twice a long by tho protection of a coat of paint, renewed as it is worn off. A. cheap material, as a coat ing for tnany kinds .t 'lariq implements, it boih'd 'i,ke 'li I,,, ' A Cunninff Triot Dr. Willcott, tho celebrated Peter Pindar, was nn eccentric character, and had a great many queer notions of his own. A good story is told by ono of ins cotcmporanes, of the manner in which ho onco tricked his publisher. Tho latter, wishing to buy the copyright of his works, offered him by letter a life annuity of 200. Tho Doctor learning that tho publisher was very anxious to buy, demanded 300. In reply, th latter appointed a day .on which he would call on the Doctor and talk the matter over. At tho day osnigned, tho Doctor received him in entire dishabille, even to tho night cap; and having ng- gravated the sickly look of a naturally cadaverous face by purposely ubstain injjf from tho uo of n ri" j f tVoi- days, he : had all tho appearance of a" candidate for quick consumption. Ad ded to this, the crafty author assutnod a hollow and most sepulchral cough. such as would excito tho pity of even a sheriff s officer, and make a rich man's heir crazy with joy. Tho publisher, however, refused to givo more than 200, till suddenly tho Doctor broke out into a violent ht ol coughing, which produced an offer of 250. The doctor peremptorily refused, and was seized, almost instantly, with another even more frightful and longer protracted Uittack, that nearly suffocated him when the publisher, thinking it impos sible that such a man could livelong, raised his offer, and closed with him at 300. The old rogue lived some twen ty-five or thirty years ullerwards ! The Gloomy Bridal Wc havo heard of soino dark scenes. but rarely encounter anything so utter ly deficient in situshino and whitewash as the following. It reads liko a yard of crape : Gloom was upon her countenance nnd upon his. Tho r.:an whose holy office was to unite them in bond never to ue torn asunder, stood like an executioner before the bride nnd bridegroom, and they, tho pair waiting to be blessed, bent down their heads liko criminals be foro him. In vain might the eye wander around the assemblage in search ot sunshine upon a single countenance; all was dreary black, and assistants us well tu attendants at the ceremony wero ali.e hrouded in ono dark overshadowing pall of rayless gloom. Ahjjoytul should ever be the linking of young hearts together, and terrible must bo the feelings ol those around whom the shadows of fate are gather ing, even at the( threshold, which should blazo in all the gorgeous coloring of hope and promise. Yet the sumo sombro bade, the same gloom of hue, the depth of darkness wns seated upon every feature. No sudden blushing of tho rose, no swilt succeeding of the lily, no fitful changes' telling of youthful passion, and warm. bright hope were seen on that bride's cheek ; but one unvarying shade ot fu neral gloom, possessed the preacher iu fact they were all possessed Header, they wcro Timbuctoo dark ICS The Hypochondriac. Doctors meet with many ridiculous cases. Hood tells one of an old hypo chondriac who was in the habit of be lieving himself flying two or three times during the week. On a certaiu occa sion he was taken ill with one of those terrors while-rifling in Iiis gig, .und bap pening nt tho time to see in the road ahead the family physician riding in his carriage in tho san.e direction, he put whip to his horse and overtook the doctor as soon as possible. The doctor, however, seeing him coming, applied tho whip to his own horse, and as ho had a nag that was considered "runw" among the fast men, they had a pretty close time of it for about threo miles. But tho hypochondriac, driving a 2.40 horso finally camo up alongside of tho doctor, and exclaimed, "Hang it. doctor! pull up! pull up instantly ! I am flying!" "Kgad!" cried the doctor, lookit g over his shoulder, "I think you are, and 1 never saw any one going so fast !" A Rich Letter. The principal of a public school has been rending circulars to the parent of the bad pupils, which signed and re turned, will authorize him to inflict such punishment, corporeally or other wise, as may in his judgement be prop er. The following answer proves that somo of tho parent tire pleased with the idea: "Deer Mr. Hattati Your floging cirklar is duly received. I hope, us to my John, you will flog him just, ns oft in as you kin. Do ns a bud boy is John. Hitho 've bin in habit of teach in him miselfl It seems to mo ho ncv er will larn anything his spelin is ot trageously definishmcnt. Gallup him weil, scr. and you will receive my thank. P.S. Wat accounts for John be. ing sich a schollar is that ho is my sun by my wife's fust husband." Thk "Sistkr." There is something lovely in the name, and its utterance i that circle round it aro all quiet, beauti fill and pure. Passion hits no place with its associations. The, hotä and fears of kve, thos "'rung emotions, powerful ciifh. to shutter and cxtin. tu- .. nfe itself, llud no homo there. Tho bride is the star, talisman of the heart, tho diamond abovo nil price, bright nnd Uiuing in tho noon day sun; a aUtor, tlm gom, of milder- light, calm as tho' mcliew loon, and sot in a coio net of pearls. i i ., tvivKtfid a b nd man for look- . . - a a iv.'-at a deaf nd dunibwr.n, V'T-M-Ai"?!"' guotafous ! 1 a hutband-in t.A vr. i.Vuidcr ort in vt. sir my wiji-V runrd) ,ti" eoncetta of tpe ScfoaonL tfr Tho best lino to lend -womit. with is a mas-di'linc . ' . . rST To make a Knsihtn'name, imitate the 'tchug of a bullfrog, giro one sneez, aud say 'shi. C3 The young lady who. was lost ir thought, has been found. So was hug ging an idea. , . 'Id all labor there is profit. True;: but who reaps it 7 Not he that- creates it. Verily, tho printing business-wis-unknown when that idea was started'. DQr A friend of ours kept his haudj warm all winter from 'mittens begot from the ladies. Cheap way for a sup- V'ST Do you go in for the Maine Liq uor Law 7 Why partly yes and partly no I goes in for the Liquor but not for tho Law. teJ Tho following question' is now beforo tho Sand Lake Asylum 'Which causes tho most swearing, a horso that won't draw or a stov V. tajf- Men will always be apt to think the money-market tight if. they are in unfortunate habit of getting, so them, selves. ' . - Ei3u An Irishman, tho other- day, bid! an extraordinary price for nn nlram clock; and rs a reason, 'that as he loved, to ri so early, he now had only to pull, tho string and wako himself' rSiY-A dandy on board a steamboat' lately stood by and saw a young lady fall on tho deck without offering to as sist her. On being asked for an expia nation. '1 was wailing,' says-P6otfle,. for an introduction.' tr"' 'It is extremely disagreeable to me, madam,' said an ill-naturcd: old fol low, 'to tell you unpleasant truths." 'I have no doubt, sir, that it is ex tremely disagreeable to- you- to- tc-U! truths of any sort.' RaT 'Shon,' said a Dutchman, 'vqo' may say what you please-'bout Vau' neighbors; I U:vl te vorct neighbors as never vask Mine pigs and' mine hens conies fcrtxue mit dero cars split, and tod--der day two of tern comes homo mid- sing. Doos smoking offend you ?' ask. ed an American landlord. uf a newly ar rives I bt'Ul'deV. Xot at air, sir.'. 'I am very glad to- hear- it as your chimuey is given. to tho practice.' KQ. Woman-is like ivy the more you' nrr ruined the closer she clingV to you. A Ttlr bachelor adds : Ivy is liJte wo nvan tho- more it clirps- to- you- tho more you arc ruined. Poor rule' that? won't work both ways. ; frxr 'PVase. sir, I don't think Mr, Doisui tuky lu yhyic regular,' said doclfr rv lMirnplovcr. Why so ?' ''CUum; vy, he's getting veil so pro ciow livst Ir . , tnf -Sir,' said an uneducated politici an to a gentleman, who dissentml" fronv one of hi opinions, '1 shall rcad'youv out of the pally.' 'You wii'iinavv- fa-gD'l'vschocJ b'iforo you can do that,' was the reply. 8JX. What is the difference betw?iv an attempted homicide, and tho butch ering of swine- ? Hold your breath fur an answer. One iw assault with intent to kill, ami tlx; other is-a kill with-in-Utt to salt. trgr A Southern Methodist minister, detailing his ex.perieiici on.i "ersrtaiti'r circuit, counted twenty-six- childctMl that were iianu'd alier him, and- added that tluriug. tho year ho reosivod,. as compensation for hu. IaJLoPy thirt-c dado-liars I t?tr Meetr-g x negro on tho roady with ncrapo on his hat, atravclor snidt 'You have lost soma of" your friori&r I see. 'Ye, MasHi..r Was it a near "r listant reuito've ?.' Well putty tUstciiit 'bout twenty, four mites was the reply. &5T -Kim-ewmick" is tho- namo of I he last new perfume. Vlx It would depend a good deal upon tho appearance U' the Druggist whether the ladies here would ask for the abovo perfume or not. fiT" "Mother, mayn't I have the big bible in your room 7' 'Yes my son, ami I am glad to sen you duMrous of perusing that Imok.- What do you mo.st want to see ia it 7 I only want to see whHiier I can smash flics iu it, like Bill Smith, does at school !' - fciy A littlo ragged urchir begging in the upper part of tho city the other day, was usked by tho lady of tho house, aller filling his basket, if Lis parents were living 7 'Only dad, mnrm,' said tlwe boy. Then you've enough in your basket now to feed the family fr some time,' said the lad v. Oh! no, 1 haven't neither said tlya lad, 'for m and dad keeps five toi,d ers he docs the house work, and t tfora th niarkcl'u.' t-r A man railed upon a la'.yer tho other day and began-to state Ms case iu rather ah abrupt wanner. Sir, I have come ft you for advice: I am a husband in law !' A what?' spoko otitic learned coun sel Husband. itr-law, ir !' '. 1 have fcrtrcr Veen that dcßtiel in dorn. li relation 'Don't "u Know what a h,wdand-in- I aa a ft a la v r .ir, von rv wwyori you i