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HKNHY U. MASSEK,? PuntunrHn Ann
JOSEPH EISELY. SPorHiRTo8.
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The First Irlh rhe Hontcliold.
T AKMA.
Oh, many a mournful year hath flown,
Since first amid our family bund
Dentil e.ima and stole our timeliest one,
And bore her to the spirit-land.
Yot shrined with many a sweet, fad thought,
That loved one's memory lingers sull;
Tor nhl she left a ooid that nourjht
15 at mournful thoughts could fill.
Vents have past by, I said, and yot
It only seems the other day,
inoe round Ker dying lied we met,
With breaking hearts to weep mid pray,
Her gentle soul we strove to think.
Would linger yt I amid earthly flowers,
I'vcn when 'twas trrmhliru; on ttto brink
Of lovelier worlds than ours.
Yes ! there, e'en when all hope had flown,
We wept away each hnR'rinir hour,
I'ntil the shades of death enmcdown.
And closed at lust the shutting hour.
And yet it seemed like sin to grieve
For one so patient and resigned ;
For if she mourn'd 'twas but to leave
Such breaking hearts behind.
fVoVd. Yet death ciuld scarcely chill
Her smiling beauties, tho' she Iny
Wiih cold extended limts, f, still
Her face looked fiirer than tho day
Those ryes once eloquent with bliss,
Were eloped as soil as shutting llowers.
Oh ! few could hear a sight like this
I! ut such a sight was outs.
How slow wore that long, long day;
Like spirits in Dome haunted place
We'd sit and sigh, then deal awav
To look once more at that pale fact.
We could not think her soul had past
The awful bounds of mort.il strife;
That, that warm heart was cold at last
That loved us more than life.
And when the funeral rite waa said,
They bore her from her hnppy home,
And left het with the silent dead,
A pale-faced tenant of the tomb,
Thry reared no marble 'mid the flowers,
Above her prave to mark the spot;
Yet many a heart as fond as our
Still holds her unforgot.
Months passed, yet still our sorrow gush'd,
The free glad laugh no more was heard,
And many a little voire wa hu-hed,
That used to warble like a bird.
And though at time wo strove to smile
Serenely, for e.ich oiher's sake,
e weep in secret all the while,
A if our hi arts would break.
Yet why should death be linked with fear !
A single breath, a low drawn sigh
Can break the ties that bind us hcie,
And waft the spirit to the i-ky.
Snich was her end. A calm rt lease,
No clinging!) to this mortal clod,
She closed her eyes, and stood in peace
Bcfoic a smiling (Jod.
Tight.
One way or other we are always tight.
For fashion seems in t'ghtness to delight.
The lady loves a tightness in her waist,
The dandy in tight pints will show his taste,
And in tight bouts will ninny love to tie. id.
While others seek a tightness in the head.
These in their pleasure only growing tight.
While in their dealings there ate inanv qu to
As much subservient to the fashion. Then
We must gel tioht to stand as moral men :
For in molality 'tis clearly elated
I -oust habits never can be tulerated.
So to lie tigKt is only to be right,
And that' the way to keep us right and tight.
Phaxva.o the N. O. riraijune.
Kti'T Fou Makimj C.oon Bkeao Mr.
James Roche, so lotto; celebrated in Haiti more
lis a baker of excellent bread, having retired
from hosincs, litis furnished the folio wing re
cipe for making good bread, with a request that
it should be published fur the information of the
public.
Take tin earthen vessel larger nt the top than
at the bottom, and in it put one pint of milk
warm water, one and a half pounds flour, and
half pint of malt yeast ; mix them well together
and set it away (in winter it should be in a
warm place) until it rises and till Is again .which
will he in from three to five hours; (it may be
Bet at night if it lie wanting in the morning ;)
then put two large spoons full of salt into two
quarts of water, and mix it well with the above
rifling ; then put it in about nine pounds of
Hour and work your dough well, ami set it by
until it becomes light. Then make it out into
loaves. The abuvu will make tour loaves.
As witiie tlour is dry and other runny, the a
bove quantity, however, will be a guide. The
person making bread will observe that runny
and new flour will require one-fourth more
salt than old and dry floor. The water also
should be tetnered according to the weather
in spring and fall it should only be milk warm,
in hot w eather cold, and in winter warm.
Ihioi' Cakes. One quart of milk, large tea
spmmful of Salarattis dissolved in a cup of
cream ; to which stir in Hour very smoothly
until a thick hatter. Then dip your spoon in
milk anl wJ,h it place your Imlter at a short
distance in a buttered pan. ery delicate,
tnadc entire of crcuin, cither with or without
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A MAUVKLLOIS FISH STOUY.
Wo were shown a letter yesterday, Fays tire
Cincinnatti Times of Tuesday, by a gentleman
of this city, which he received Irom a friend
living in Ixniisville, giving a description of a
monster of the Snake species, captured near
Baton Rouge, on the 2f)th tilt. Vc rather in
clined to the belief that it was a hoax, but
having seen a paper of tho 21)lh, which detail
ed tho w hole history ol the expedition, battle,
and capture, we can sec no reason to doubt the
authenticity of the statement referred to. It is
thought that his majesty came up through twine
of the bayous, or numerous outlets of the Miss
issippi, in that part of Louisiana. We give the
condensed statement taken from the letter
mentioned above.
'Tho Pilot of the steamboat Placqucmine, n
lower country boat, just before she reached Ba
ton Rouge, n rounding the point, discovered,
close ahead, w hat ho supposed to lie a floating
tree, and as it was somewhat fogL'y at the time,
7 o'clock, A. M., he rung the bell, and the en
gine was instantly stopped. Tlic stopping of
the boatatiracted attention, and, as usual, every
eycon deck was directed forward to ascertain
the reason ; by which time this huge monster
of the deep, having probably satisfied his curi
osity, moved oil" majestically to (.he opposite
snore, inclining down me stream, iiiosensa-
tion produced on all who witnessed the fearful
hut magnificent undulation of his body, as he
passed rapidly through the water, to judge by
my own feelings, and the countenances ol
those around nie, was indescribable. The alarm
quickly ran through the boat , although every
person on lioard was on the lookout, not more
than twenty persons saw him, as the ftigehimst
immediately hid him from our sight. Steam
was instantly let on, and in about twonly-fivc
minutes we reached Baton Relive. Some time
elapsed before the citizens could believe we I
were in earnest, but alter a w hile it was re
membered that several negroes, cattle, and
hogs, had disappeared within the last few days,
in un unaccountable and mysterious manner,
and that the negroes had been talking about a
big animal seen in a bayou, which an old native
of Congo said, was one of (.Jod Almighty's Spir
its, come to free the niggers, and take them
Ixick to their own country. At last, however,
a company was formed to go in starch of this
hideous monster. Our two Wits were soon
filled w ith volunteers from the steamboat, a
niong whom were two old South Sea whalers,
who fixed up harpoons, and made the regular
arrangements for a desperate encounter.
Lieutenant Brooks, of the I'nited States Na
vy, who was on a visit to a brother attached to
the command, occupying the V. S. Arsenal here
volunteered to go, and was unanimously ap
pointcd commander uf the expedition fifteen
men including otlicers, also put off in the Ixiats,
belonging to the garrison, and joined ns. Af
ter a row of about an hour, we arrived at the
spot where his s:iakeship was last seen the
sun had dispelled the fog, and shone out in un
clouded splendor. About one mile and a half
below, we found the monster half upon the
liank and the other half in the water, in a bend
w here tho water runs exceedingly swilt. One
of the garrison bouts, in the bow of which was
a small cannon or swivel, went ahead ; this gun
had been loaded with musket bullets, and w hen
the boat approached the dreadful looking crea
ture, a man laid himself down in the bout, for
the purpose of taking aim, while another stood
ready with a match w hich he applied instantly
as the word was given, and at the rejsirt, we
found that almost, if not all the bullets, struck
the monster, and cut him nearly in two, he fell
over, however, into the river, dragging wiih
him a large calf. As we gave way, one hall of
the men in each boat tired four rounds alter
nately uwn his majesty, when we were satis
fied ho was helpless. We then rowed up cau
tiously, and having satisfactorily ascertained
that he was dead, made fast to him, and towed
him to shore, and in a few minutes the steam
boat Rosabel came along, and towed our prize
up to town. On measuring him he was .".')
feet 8 inches long, and U feet and a half in di
ameter at the thickest part ; his skin resembles
somewhat that of a young alligator, but w ith
scales his head is more like an alligator than
a common snake, and his jaws were tearful and
horiihle to behold ; there was a double parallel
row of teeth, as sharp as needles at the point,
and about two inches long, Croat was the ex
citemcut when we started, but still greater was
the joy at our return ; every man, woman, child
and negro within five miles, apparently, came
to the landing to see the monster. Prepara
tions are making to dress and stul! the skin, and
place it in some of our museum?. I must now
close, but shall w rite again more fully as soon
as I return home.
Ki.oqit.m k of IhaiiH. The crow has evi
dently rend Slmkspear : to tho legislator who
proHires a bounty on his head, he quotes, 'Hear
me for my ci; ;' and as soon as corn is rie
in the fields, buy to the farmer, 'Jxnd me jour
imbtiry, XoiMiiiiiibri litn.1 Co.
The Premettieaa f .Hweh j lir.
The Prometheus ot'.ftschylashns no parallel
in the literature of tho world ; it stands alone
in its naked majesty, tinapproaolred and nnap
proBchablc a gigantic conception, filling the
mind with wonder and witn" awe a creation,
of which all imitations must he s tho brawn
clashing? of Salmonella to the thunder ofJupi
ter. It is an exhibition cd intellectual enertrv.
so confident in its own strength as to defy even
clernal torments of a w ill, so determined on
freedom as to rise superior to destiny of en
durance, that scorns even the vengeance of Om
nipotence. The more ancient deities of the Hreeks ap
pear to have been, like those of the Asiatics, in
a great degree rlcmrnlary not actuated by
human passions, and scarcely susceptible to hu
man feelings; and their very indistinctness re
commended them to the vast imagination of
.Kschylns : they possessed that attribute of the
terrible w hich, in the book of Job, makes its
creep with horror: 'A spirit passed before my
face : the hair of my flesh stood up : it stood
still, but I coii Id not discern the form thereof.
This drama opens with a sceive which can
scarcely be described. Prometheus, at oircc a
ixl and a personification of human powers sub
limed, appears stretched on a rock in the Scy
thian desert : Strength and Force beings
witlawit com passiott, blind slaves of the destiny
that rules upon Olympus arerivcttinglhc ad
amantine chains. Vulcan, thoti'rh eriitally
Kjund to obey the behest of Jupiter, cannot
restrain hispil v, and is taunted by Strength for
yielding to the soft emolinn. They strain the
limbs they twist the chains they bind the fet
tvrs 'the iron enters into his soul ;' but the
Titan sustains it all in the majesty of silence;
not a word, nor sigh, nor groan escapes him :
it is not until his tormentors have departed that
he bursts forth w ith his magnificent appeal to
Universal Nature :
Best and divinest air ! ye swift-wing'd winds !
Ye liver springs and ocean billow ! ye
Thai, countless in your multitudes, laugh out
Wiih long, loud peals ei lilting lo In- free!
Earth, universal mother of all life !
And ihou, O sun, whose eye pierces all nature,
You I invoke! look on me what 1 suiter
From gods, a god !
His solitude is interrupted by the appear
ance of the compassionate ocean nymphs, the
most lovely, tender, and spiritual of all poetic
creations. I he conversation of Prometheus
with these gentle beings alternates between
vivid recollect ions of the past and faint glimps
es of the future, mingled with uncontrollable
bursts of present agony : for a moment it is
broken in iimi by the Titan Oceiiuus, vainly
urging submission to his fate. Oceanus w ith
draws, however, and the nymphs again listen
to the mysterious prophecies of tho sullering
Titan : the choral odes in which they reply are
without a parallel for force and beauty. Io,
another victim of persecution, enters, and, a
mid all tho severity of his own tortures, Prome
theus is touched with sympathy for hers. The
departure of Io hastens the catastrophe : Mer
cury appears, and threatens Prometheus with
the vengeance of Jove if he does net explain
the dark threats he has uttered, portending dire
ful calamities to the god of gods. His refusal
is in a tone of stern and insulting defiance :
There is no outrage,
Torment, or anifice of Jove that can
Alter my firm resolve: never will I
Dixpense my knowledge till he loose these chains.
Then let him burl bis hgtitnir.gs ns he will.
And shake the solid earth with all hi thunders;
Pour down a hurricane of white-wing'd snows
To sweep icsis'less ruin, and confound
Ami mingle all things; me he shall not move,
Nor shake my puros never to reveal
By whom kball fall the lyrauj.
Threats and remonstranpgSf prove equally un
availing to change his,-trong resolve ; but
scarcely h.is he finished before the thunder rolls
tho lightning flashes, the earth shakes, the
winds rush from the four quarters of heaven,
and, amid this elemental ttftatW, the rock, with
tho uticonqiiered aud unconquerable Titan,
sinks into the depths of the dark regions Mow.
L. l Taitro.
CoMtri.T vol k Witt, Judge Kent says
"There are but very few evils to which a man is
subjected, that he might not avoid if ho would
converse more w ith his w ife, and lake her ad
vice." Who is wise! He that learns from every
one. Who is powerful ! He that governs his
own passions
tent.
Who is i icli 1 He that is cou-
Mav 'Man is to man all kinds of beasts ; a
fawning dog, a roaring lion, a thieving fox, a
robbing wolf, a dissembling crocadile, a treach
erous decoy, und a rapacious vulture1'
('iih7i y.
Tiik Son,. 'We might compare the soul
to a linen cloth ; it must he first washed to
take oil its native hue and Color, and to make
it white; and afterwards it must be ever and
anon vsusl.ed, to preserve mid keep it white,' '
Suutfi.
there is no appeal but to frrco, tho vital principle and
la. Saturday, Aiiiit n, s Vl.
from the .. V. AmeitVwi.
Horror of Vr
We hate war, and look vn it except in
tire last cxtrcinvty and in self-defence only
as the greatest crime against man and against
(Jed,
The riostiliiies now waging by tire British
against the Chinese, have seemed to us, end
have been descrihvd o in this paper, ns wan
ton, wicked and cruel. Soof the dreadful ven
geance taken by the AUnghatisvf the corps ol
(ren. Klphinstnie that fell into their iwer, wo
have sp-.ken as in mine measure a jnet ivtribt.. j
tion Kir the enormities ierietrated by the
British ih India.
But w hib; this cmintry and others visit those
British aggression with censure, little is said
or thought of the enormities petpctrated by
France in her wanton invasion of, and attempt
to suhdne ami colonwo, Algeria. There, w hole
(ribes, owing no allegiance to France, natives
and owners of the land they live in, arc reck
lessly swept oil their property plundered,
their dwellings burned, their whole country
devastated; and all because Franco wants an
outlet for her superfluous military spirit, and
covets, moreover, a grand Colony in Africa.
The enormities of this war are at this mo
ment pressed upon vrtir attention by a despatch
in a late French paper from the dhef tie Itnt
lulon, Bissnr dated Algiers, JlUh June, re
lating an attack he made with a column of a-
hotit five hundred men upon the triba of Beni
Menacer.
We translate this exlaact :
"We arrived at day-break at Melil-Houar,
the centre of the tribe, and of a rtry rirh inl
trill proplcil country. All this portion of the
country trim f rnvrcif loj tntj troops, not a ril
rjffe nor u hoiifti i snipitl tkc mflumis: aliout
MM) cattle, 10 er PJ,(HK sheep, PHI prisoners,
and a great number of mules chargeJ with
very rich packages, were brought in by the de
tachment." These mountaineers thus driven from homes
made desolate, were on their own soil de
fending the land of their birth and their fa
thers' burial ; and yet the troops of a civilised
and Christian nation lioast of robbing, ravag
ing, and inassacreing such distant, unoll'ending,
and semi-civilized enemies !
While the French press is clamorous about
British ambition, and Bt itish cruelties in India,
it has no mirror to reflect the ambition aud 1
cruelties Connected with the conquest ol A I-
gurs.
For us, happily exempt, and ever fo be ex
empt, Irom the burden and temptation of colo
nies ; and more happily exempt we try to be
lieve, though not without misgivings some
times from the mad thirst of military glory;
the lesson to be derived from the examplo aud
the crimes of both P.ngland and France is, to
cultivate the sprit of tnodcrat ion, justice, and
peace with all nations, and to discountenance
the rutlianly tastes for, and admiration uf, the
sword rtnd the torch, slaughter and devasta
tion, which Wak engenders and justifies.
How to Cook Ci'ct Mitt. hn. We have seen
a reci)e to cook cucumbers, suiuewliat after
this fashion ;
Take the cueinnliers and after cutting ofl'tho
rind, cut them into slices, then cut up a few
onions with them, popjier and salt them to your
liking, and add vinegar to them and I hen,
open your window and throw lliein away.
This is the usual way of preparing them for
the table, and doubtless the recipe is so word
ed as to impress the idea ol their unhrullhim fs
and we must confess, that we are among those
w ho have so e.-teenu d them. But if eoo.t 1 as
below stated, we conceive them not only to be
wholesome, but among the most palatable vege
table dishes with w hich the table cmi be garn
ished. Our method is this ;
Pare oil' the rind, then cut the cucumber in
to slices IrntftlitciH; dust either side of those
slices wiih corn meal or wheat flour, popi er
and salt them lo plea si: your taste; this done,
fry them brown, and you will have erne of the
most delicious dishes that you can imagine,
combining in their flavor those of the oyster
plant and eggplant. If their heallhlulness,
thus cooked, there can Ik' 110 question, and of
their palatablenees, it is only necessary that
you try then), to say w ith uslhal they uro ex
quisite. Bi.ai-k ami Whiti:. The French pape-rs
give the following story -received neat as im
ported t rt tin the Isle of Cuba.
'Six hundred negioes had been sold by an
American slave doah-r, but 111 three weeks af
ter the sale, they all disappeared in out; night,
It was afterwards discovered that the UNI pre
tended negroes hud sailed for Jamaica, taking
their places as w bile passengers f The fact
is, they had stained their skins with nitrate of
silver, to pass for blacks a fraud deposed to by
a chemist who had sold the roniinodiiy."
A fellow 'down cast' says that the times are
hard he Ihiiiksof kuvuij tli.B world unJ
dimliiiii; a lite I
immediate parent of despotism. .litrKo,
Vol. II"Vk M.VIII.
Nrw use of Imllati t'nrn.
We have been fnvorod with a visit to the
farm if Air. iVfifMnin Webh, near Wilming
ton, and have examiniil the acre of corn which
his son Mr. William Wehls is cultivating for
the purple uf making sng.tr from the dlalKs
the Mvrvnl sram. The rows are two and a
full leol apart, hih! the plants not more limn an
inch ortwo distant in the rows; the seed was'
drilled with a machine of his own invention,
and has produced a crop of unprecedented vigor
and uniformity. The yield is cnotmou, and
m s rwlt ,,,IPnnnPPB r(u, warn,lU tic j
ronji'ctnrts is exinvtcd to yield n rjnnntily of
sugar equal to Mr. Webb's calculation, name
ly lHi pounds per acre. The ears of corn
arc now in ptogress of extraction, and the fact
is proved, that this part of the process ran be
performed to prolit, the worth ef the ear and
leaf attached, being of piorc value than tho
lalwr required. Owing to close planting, per
haps, there is not more than me stalk in forty
or fifty, which exhibits signs of fvniting
whether they will be equally productive in
the saccharine principle as those more perfect
in their formation, is a question which Mr.
' Webb's indefatigable spirit fin- research is dc-
etincd to solve. The stalks are already full of
sap, and some of them are showing signs of
maturity; the juice mini these is vinous and
peculiarly agree-able to the taste, and there is
1 J " .
no doubt that it might Is? made, in its present
incipient state, toyield a wine lor present pur- j
poses, far superior to any that could be made j
from grape in this climate. It would appear,
llicrclore, that the question in future will be
not what else can lie made from the 'universal
corn-crop,' but what else crtiunr" bo made from
it!' As we heard one obsoi ve the other day,
'Why, 'tis meat, drink and clothing, lodging,
washing and mending ! Affecting one's life,
character and behaviour our prospects and
happiness in this life, and fitting us for that
winch is to come, bv engendering; a universal
spirit of industry and improvement throughout
the length and breadth of the land.' Mr. Webb
deserves the thanks of the community for his
untiring zeal in the cause. I'lirmrr's Caliim t.
Lard Oil. Analysis The following ex
tract is from a valuable article in the Uniis-
ville Journal on the discovery and ctlecta of
I,ard Oil
This great discovery is one of the results of
1 "' on., ,m, cuung luiuis,
.1 ......... . 1 1 1 1 1 1
1110 uiiuiy 01 11 nin nearer 01 miucaiion, lor
which we have so often contended. Mr. Arago,
the illustrious French philosopher, has forci-
bly shown that inventors arc the real benofao
tors of a State ; and in projioition as we give
the highest departments of science to the mass
of the people, in that proportion do wo' secure
new invention and great d.scovcries. It the
citizen reflect, then while enjoying the light
' . , ,?
of the lard oil, that the saving he ellects in pur-
chasing a gallon of it at ."ill cents, instead of a
(allon of the sperm oil at .l,7"), is one of the
results of science ; and let it be nn incentive to
secure and maintain a comprehensive system
of public instruction. This is but a single item,
but it alone should cause science to lie respec
ted. Cheveruel, a French chemist, in some inves
tigations Un animal lat, discovered that it was
conqxised of tw o principles, to w hich he gave
the names rluine and strtirin, and he found
that they could bo easily seperated. They are
composed of carlmn, hydrogen, and oxygen;
and wherever carbon predominates in an ani
mal oil, we may be assured of an article capa
hleof a high degree of luminous power. A cu
rious experiment is related by Bernard, which
shows that fat niiy be made artificially ; on
niixiiii; together tine measure of curUuilc acid,
- 1 1 .... 1 1... 1.
leu measures in ca i nniei n-'i ny m1' -u, moi
twenty of hydrogen, and transmitting the mix-
tore through a red hot tuU several while crys-
tals tveru obtained, which were insoluble m
water, soluble in alcohol, aud lusible by heat ih-
to an oily fluid.
The following Hre the relative constituents
of lard Oil and spermaceti :
Carbon, llvdn'en. Oxvl'c.i.
lard oil, 7H Oil 11 0 5l
Spermaceti, 7'.) l"i 11 li it
We have heard the fear r.;iroKsed, that the j
lard oil will not stand the winter, or will not
retain its fluidity in cold weather. This is a
very idle fearv Sperm oil is undo in the same
way 11s lard oil. It is compe'd of eluine and
sU'arin, and they are aeperabHl by pressure up
on bibulous paper, which retains 'he claim1.
.. .1 . . ... - 1 ,:i : . . I ....I
ny xueeame proee. .... ..,,.,.,..;
I 1 1 .. 11 .. . .. .. . 11
wititri siraineu luru on win nanu i-e.; cotii
weather just as well as winter-strained sjierm
oil. The success of this discovery is beciire
beyond all chance, and the corn and swine of
Kentucky w ill prove greater sources of w eulth
to hercili.ein than would the mines ol Polosi.
'iuiet night thai brings rest to the lalmrer,
is the outlaw's day, in which he rises early
to do w rong vand when his woik is ended
darts not elecp.' Mattuiyir.
ruiciw of Aivi;m isixu.
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Tm: Ravkji xn tiik Sii.k Breix iikn. The
raven is an auiK7.iitgly sagacious bird. Ilia
thefts are very curious. Lander, in his notej
on 'Forest Scenery,' tells an amusing story of a
tame raven, whose adroitness in catching any
thing w as so great, that it was impossible to
throw him, with all your force, the smallest
thing 1.0 eat, without his "catching in his beak
before it came to the ground. But he soon be
gun to indulge) in his flights, apd, hkc many
rustic rwrupted by a city life, he became very
impudent aud full of tirrcks. OIen, says Mr.
, iavo ,)jn flying n,(fn? (Jcorg(5
Street, and pt'epiivg into all the open windows
and one day, to the great surprise of the passen
gers in lire street, he was observed soaring a
way with a pair ofhnndsoine black silk breech
es streaming from his bac.1, while a pCnVeman
half dressed, was seen stretching nimsx Vf from
a garret window, and looking most anxiously af
ter his stolen property. Tne history of this
transaction wa, that the gentleman was dres
sing to go to dinner, and while his head was in
the basin, during the operation of washing his
face, the raven, who had been eyeing hi-n from
j (he kno,vin?ly took t))ls opportune r f ,1v.
in jj through the open window, and cirryin? oil
the si'k nreoches from the back of tlv ehvr o
ver which they Aere hanging. A lute and
cry was raided after the thief the populace
, , ,, ,
slionled the bi'd became a armed, and dropped
his silk-prize, w hich came slowly to the jrrounil
with many a sirange gyration ; and the rrarment
was recovered in time for the mortified bean to
he encased in it, anil hurry to the feast to w hich
he had been bidden.
Tiik Riskian Railroad. It is stared that
the F.inpcror has olrtaiired his first loan of JslO,-
OOO.fto'Hi at per cent, tototntnencc his grand
j work of a railroad from St. Petersburg to Mos'
cow, liHI miles off he present travelled roadv
j 5.'3(MHKMKH1, ft is ratciilated, Will fmssh the
work that distance. Then to complete Hie
grand enterprise now contemplated, the road
is to be continued, in nearly a direct line, 471)
miles farther, to the Caspian Sea.whtch w ill b3
across the heart oftho Russian territory, and
from boundary to boundary of the F.mpcror'g
dominions ; this will furnish a very important
facility for the trnnsnnrtnl inn nf tmnna n n.
-, ,1 r , n
j the execution of this stupendous work, we n
krstand that labor in abundance eanta obtain
Pd at cts a dav. nn.l ovon lo
Springjitlil
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It 1 varter.
In the reign of Henry the fourth of France,
1 sugur was so rare in that country, that it was
sold hy the ounce by anotlioearys-, nearly as Pe
ruvian bark is now sold.
Wir.-'Tlie hWoyU vl w, i,ke tho
m0 cuts (,owa ,Vi(nt nm) 8wl
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; very thing that acctdentl'v lies in its wav.
. - - -
Cosvt atvi.. "My dear did John black theirt
Ixints !"
j "1 low should I know I haint got nolh'n tt
do with your boots. Its washing day.
'But, my love, you need 'nt -peak so cross.''
"Speak so cross 1 I didn't speak cross."
"O yes you did."
"1 didn't."
'I say you 7i."
"I say 1 .iV."
"By gracious! 1 won't Btand this. It's terj
bad to be treated in this way, I'll leave Juiij
madam. I'll have a seperation."
"( )h. Mr. Slob Was ever a woman so abused
Here I've been workingand washingand scrub
bing all day long, as hard as ever I could, and
then you come home and act so to me jusl
l;os I don't know notli'n about your boots
O ! it is too lid, it is boo-hoo ! buo
1 1 .
;
"Hem! We'll .Vanry.I didn't mean lo make
1 you rry. Nevermind I reckon John had
blocked my boots. Is llietn sassingers to be"
j,., f ir miht !"
"Y-e-e my dear I fft tun fir you partic
1 uiarly."
A Qt'Akr.R Anowik 'Nlartiia, e'oes ! ee
love 1110 !' asked a Quaker y-m:h ' 1
whose shrine his heart's holiest ti-i-i v: .-- '
been ollorvd up. &
'Why, Seth,' answered fche, ' ute Cuio
m.uiiled to love one another, are c net !
'Ay, Martha, but does thee regard me vvilh
thai fueling the world calls lore '
'I hardly know wliat to tell thee, Seth. f
j have greatly feared that my heart was an er
I "- '
ring one. 1 n, o trieii to bestow my love oil
,, , , , sTmetinica thought, per
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Imps, that thee wasgetttnsf rathei more Ilia rt
thy share.'
( apt. Parrot was telling Mts. Frink of hid
escape IV0111 the alligator. 'Wasn't he a dread
lull lo .king creature!' inquired the lady, with
much appearance of kv'iupathyt at the nine hind
wishing the captain m hit jaws. 4 Why, ma'
am, I can't say his fetters w as regularly beau
j tiful, but there was o much openness when. t
I suulcJ ! !'