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BY MAHAN Bi
•MILFORD, DELAWARE, JULY 20, 1855.
;
VOLUME SEVEN:
WHOLE No. 342.
J
NEW SERIES:
VOL. 1-No. 12.
"FAMILY JOURNAL.
AN INDEPENDENT"
~
rOETR Y.
For The Diamond State.
This the land whore Pilgrims kneeled.
This the le.nd whore squadrons whcoled,
Where ft tyrants thunder peal4U
Yankee Land.— Anony
Our Bannor shall be There.
o
• und lot it nnpear,
dbtigli*.
Come bring
So fhulUess, so p< r .
JU4h^6»o«rn of freccg-ai
White.
To m.v|ie tho hlaae rod
The stars and tho «tripes
Oh, what can equal the red, white and blue.
The white on its front beers the pressage of love,
No faction on earth shall it
It is our proud Eagle protecting the Dove,
cry i* the fînion forever.
Ret your heart's catch tho spirit and daro to bo
And up with our banner, tho rod, vrhito and
blue.
The red is an cmblom nf the poor soldier« grave,
Is there one now nliro that would flmltor,
Who would not raiso his hand, that flag for to
And pour out his blood oa tho wntor?
* That Arnold like traitor, would his country
undo,
Who would sover tho stripes of tho red white
and bluo.
t Hl't'.t HI 1
.
And
Tb$ eoldlcr nt night look« up at the bluo,
Iïli» knapsack alone is hi« pillow ;
of tho silent star beam,
Aud is ready for battlo to-morrow.
dor Heavens swootdow,
Ho watches the gl
Then sinks to repo
Reneath that excelsior of red, whfio and bluo
Tlion up with the banner, let this be
Our country shall
forofatli
We will guard it moat sacredly.
Lot,tyrants nnd traitors to ruin be hurled,
'f he flag of Democracy wo give to the world.
'-Brutus.
boast,
ho free,
s life blood
tho cost,
And
THE YOUNG REBEL.
A TALE OF THE CAROLINAS.
BT J. N. SANDERS.
In n small farm-house, towards the.
close of the year 1780, sat an old man,
only son. The face of
the father appeared troubled ; at time«
he looked thoughtfully to the fluor, and
then be would gaze long and wistfiully
At fys afin, a fine, manly youth of twenty.
Àt Id» 2 th fie said*:
his wife, and
Äsasrrou^nfwsTTom
Camden. God knows what will become
of the country now ! Congress needs
every arm that is capable ; ah ! me, I
wish this old wound I gat in the French
war had not lamed
ehould now bo shouldering ray musket
and marching to defend my country,"
and wife looked up at these
words. Tho old lady ceased knitting
and looked inquiringly at her boy, end it
was evident from the expression of hex
face, that patriotism and motherly a v fleo
tion were at variance in. Her bosom.—
The son, however, after encountering his
father's eye for a moment, turned con
fusedly away. The old man's brow
darkened, and he exclaimed warmly .*
1 David, why do yon linger about the
Village when your country needs your
services so much? Why, my son, I am
ashamed of you. Twice before this have
I spoken to you on thi* subject, but you
appear to have no spirit ! What ! will
you boo us trampled upon by the brutal
mercenaries of Britain, and still lie here
supinely ? For shame, David, for shame !
J will not call you my son. Long since
you ought to have been in the army."
" Joshua ! Joshua !" interposed the old
mother, " David is but a youth ; then do
not speak so harshly to him. He cannot
feel what you feel, who have fought so
often against your country's enemy.—
Joshua, he is but a boy.
" A boy, indeed, Deborah ! such boys
as David have already gained imperisha
ble laurels since the war commenced.
I could name a host of them !—why,
were it not for the boys of this land where
would be our army, which, I dare say,
quarter composed of boys of
David's age!"
_JThe old man was excited, and it was
the first unkind word he had ever used
to this boy.
David
iu
; but for it, I
Botl
: :
and left the house. He
walked some distance, apparently in
deep thought.
"What wilf
last muttered. "Here I have been ling
ering about the village when I should
have been off long ago.—And for what ?
why, to meet a pretty girl, and to listen
to her musical voice ; but now I will be
myself again 1 What did he call me ?
it not a cowardl Now, by Heavens,
who
not wom,an do?" he at
I will teach him that he has a
^osseuses the spirit of his fathe r. Away,
then, "with love, for I feel that I am
called upon to act, no longer dream !
Ere another fortnight, my father shall
hear of me, or else I lose my life in
striving for tt." And wit li thia resolu
tion ho turned about and retraced his
winui
he reached home he sought
the stable, saddled his horse, and mount
ing him struck into a gallop, which con
tinued for several miles. At length he
stopped and looked up at the windows of
a farm house, half htd between cluster
ing trees. This was tfie residence of
Mary Bunker, the mistress of his heart;
lights showed that the family had
not retired, and he resolved to pay her'
a visit before his departure
Sho was alone when he entered, and a
few words made her acquainted with his
determination.—She hurst into tear«.
"Nay, Mary," he said, "you must not
unman me. At first I resolved to leave
you without a {hrçwçll, for \ knew how
the
mucli you dreaded my taking an active
part in this struggle. But 1 could not be
«0 cruelas to desert you without a word."
pose myself," said the iftir
girl, with an effort to smile. "Lktfow I
have been wrong to pursuade you to
stay ; but you cannot imagine ihc aflxie
lies I suffer on nocount <Jf my brothers,
and 1 could not bear to have you en
dancer v But since this
1 Wi I I. ••• .Altf
..4 fbr our country.
Gq, then, dearest, a&Tfltoy God be with
Cou. Mv prayers shall attend you night
and dar •»
Ttavid pressed the now «tMiing girl
to his bosom snatched a hnstv kfss at
the sound 'of approaching ' footsteps,
wrong her hand and was ■
hood of his father's house, armed 0 with
hood ot his , ^ sturdy
His destination was the Ameri
thward; but as
Slled wilh
"1
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i
coun t jito * ho
ml tief
at
.! >
a musket and mounted
horse
camp, then far*
the intervening country w
cmy, he knew there would be con
siderable address required to effect his
purpose.' Before hia depaiture he saw
a few of his old playmates, who prom
ised to follow him as soon as possible.'
Night found him
house, to which lie
pursuit of a lodging. At first the
pant received him ooldly, but a chance
convincing David that his
tory, li 3 affected the
political creed, and was immediately
warmly welcomed. The royalist pro
duced his cider after supper, and insist
ed that David should join him in his po
tations; this, the young man did, taking
, however, not to indulge too free
ly, while the farmer, overjoyed to lind,
what he supposed to be a new recruit for
his party, drank without stint, and be
came more and more communicative.-—
To his horror, David soon learned that
a party of royalists, led by Major Wilson,
celebrated for his toryism and ruthless
e to start early on the ensuing
day on an expedition to seize aud hang
the two Bunker«, who had made them
selves particularly obnoxious to the roy
alist leaders—David knew enough of
this partisan warf are to be assured that
ms irie'ficRC'
He also knew enough of the character
of the Major, to suspect that some strong
personal motive had led to the planning
of so distant an expedition, when there
were others nearer home. He accord
ingly set himself to discover from his
half inebriated companion the truth.—
Nor was he long before sucoess crowned
his adroit cross-examination.
"Why, you see'" said the host, "I be
lievenhere's a little revenge for a slight
received from these fellow's sister, mixed
up with the Major's desire to catch the
Bunkers. The girl is very pretty, they
say', and the Major, when she was down
he re Jon a visit last year—before the war*
wanted to marry hor, but she would
have nothing to do with him. Ever since,,
he has vowed to make her rue the day.
You may depend upon it, he will have
her on his own terms now. Thank Heav
en ! there's no law any longer to pre
vent an honest royalist from doing as he
pleases to these rascally rebels. JBut
yonder is the Major now," suddenly said
the host, starting up. "I will introduce
you to him at once—a merry fellow you
will find him. Lord love you, he's as
brave as a lion."
David, thougf? horrified at the diabol
ical plot he had heard,
ty of dissembling in order to hear more
of the lory's plans, and find means, if
possible, to circumvent them. He arose,
therefore, and shook the Major's hand
warmly ; pledged him immediately in a
bumper, and so contrived to make the
loyalist believe that he was Anxious to
join a troop, and take part against the
rebels. This induced tfie Major to be
unusually civil, for lie wished to secure
so athleiio a recruit himself. It was not
long before a bargain w^s concluded be
tween the two. DavidCrefused, however,
to sign the agreement that night. He
pretended that several others of his
friends wese dissatisfied, and desirous of
joining the royalists ; and his object, he
said, was to secure a commission f^r
himself by inducing them to join. This
tempting bait took ; the Major promised
a command in his troop in case of suc
cess, and David signified hia intention
of setting forth after he had taken a few
hours rest, in order to lose no time in
gathering together his recruits.
The dread of discovery had been con
stantly before our hero during the arrange
ment of his negotiation, for his person was
5vell known to uiuny of the Major's troops ;
and if any of them had coino up, his feign
ed name would not protect him fiorn de
tection. Ho wished to get off that night,
as he proposed ; hu,t to this neither his host
nor the Major would hear, and he
forced to remain till morning. What was
his anguish to hear that tho Major had
already on
the
near a lmiely farm
proceeded boldly, in
occu
expression
host was a
me
care
ness,
the necessi
hours, and
been gone
his wuy to the Bunkers with his troops.
Dissembling his anxiety, David partook
ofa hasiy breakfast, and mounting his
horse, rode slowly away. But when out
of sight of tho house, lie struck into a
fierce gallop, which continued till he caino
in sight of a cross road, whore was a tav
Hcro he stopped, and learning that
the rpyalista had takeu tho high road, he
into a more narrow and more cir
ern
turn
cuitous by-road.
"ft is my only chance to avoid them,"
lie said, again dashing into a gallop.
pray Gnd I may reach the settlement in
1
I timo to eollcct a few of our lads, and march
! to the Bunkers. There is do other hope
; now left.'*
!... Nsphkliad fnllon in, as they had expcc.
' ted. before^«; Rories were able to reach
j the vicinity of the house, they were in
seeroh of. At length, howevor, after a
sileut march throughUho woods, it broko
( upon their view. A Rah! was (Minting m
! one of Jim windows, «■* -vlien they hit*
■ •>• V y • •*",
ofa violin reached Hub ~S », p.V, in;; that
the brothers were not,aware of they- pres
eure, hut wore enjoying themselves m ana
gined security. /
"Now men," Whispered tho leader ef the
tories, "wlipn fgive the word, fire a vol.
hjy *t .th«"C»o by way of introduct.on ;
*■ » iU thcn h " U *° nuJ ** ter
At thht instant the deep hay of a dog
ra on tUeir ears> and a lurgl . mastiff
sprang from under the house and rushed
at the Major. '
"Fire!" he cried.
Twenty guns broke upon tho stillness
of tho night—tho dog fell dead—every
pace of glass in the window was shivered,
and the tories yelled liko savages. Iu an
instuHt tho lights iu tho house wero extin
guished—the violin as quickly censed, and
° ' heard at the door. The to
ries immediately made a.rush at it. But
it was already barred, and being made of
«tout oak plauk, resisted all their offorte.
A rifle cracked from one of the windows,
and one of the tories fell, desperately woyn
ded. Another ropo r t succeeded, and ano
ther tory fell. Major Wilson wgs now
fully awaro that both Bunkers were at
homo and wide awake. A shed turned
the rain from the front of tho house, and
beneath this the lories, shielded from the
fire of the Bunkers, went to work at the
door. Su^cctiug some resistance,—per
haps from his knowledge of their charac
ter—one of his men brought an axe, with
which he commenced liewiug at the door,
and soon cut it into pieces. Hero a des
perate battle ensued.—The brothers were
powerful men, and courageous as they
were strong ; and now with clubbed rifles
they disputed the whole tory force. Tho
door beiug small, they stood their ground
for half an hour, fellina during that tin y?,
a noise was
the temerity to
«ûuî> 7 ui toböc wno
enter first,-but finally numbers oveffame
them, and they were flung upon tho floor
and hound. The
tories, inflamed to mad
at the resistance which had been
losses, now seized
made, and at their
the mother and sister, and made prepara
tion to hang the two brothers before their
eyes. The ropes were uleeudy tied around
the necks of their victims, when the Ma
jor addressed his
"Now, friends, as soon as these villains
are deud, we will set fire to tho house—
the old woman there," ho said, with a bru
tal laugh, may be left inside, but the young
one I reservo for myself."
"Hiet," cried one of the men in a loud
voice* The Major ceased, and they heard
a voice outside the house. Although tho
words were spoken low, the listeners dis
tinctly heard, "Whcn' I say fire, give it to
them !"
A man with a blanched check rushed
into the house, exclaiming—
The yard is full of men !"
"Fire," cried adeeproicofrom tho yard.
A general volley succeeded, aud so well
had tho aim bceu direoted in the door,
that several of the tories fell, either dead
or desperately wounded. In turn the to
ries rotreated up the stalls, when David
our hero, rushed into the room they had
just left, and cut the ropes of the B.unk
era.
"May God Almighty bless you for this,"
cried one of the Bunkers.
Tho two men s
rifles, which had
prepared to
they had just received.
Long and desperate was the battle.
Tho tories fought for life, the whigs for
revenge. But at length, the lutter trium
hed, tho' not uutil their enemies had
ecu almost exterminated. Tho Major
fell by the arm of our hero, who had sought
him in the hottest of the fight, and cagat
ged him singlo handed.
No language of
emotions of David as ho pressed his be
trothed wife to his bosom, and hia heart
went up in thankfulness to Heaven for his
timely arrival, wliou lie thought that a de
lay of half au hour would have cousigned
her to a fate wore than death. The grat
itude of her brothers was expro. sod i
ny words, but Iter's was sileut and tearful
yet how much more gratifying.
"I almost called you a coward, son Da
vid," said his father to him, when they
met, "hut you are a chip of the old block,
and I did you wrong. Deborah, he is a
boy to be proud of—is he not? You may
fouodir ouo of my horses every day, that
you do such a deed—it beats anything I
- in the old French war.."
David's gallantry in this act, drew a
tlian a
prang up, seized their
been left iu the room,
retaliate the treatment
and
express tho
over
round hi
score of hardy young followers, who fought
with him to the end of the war, whou ho
returned and Was happily married to tho
heroine of
in a few weeks,
itory,
Paste that is Paste. —Dissolve an
ounce of alum in a quart of warm water ;
when cold, add as much flour as will make
it tho'consistence of cream; then strew in
to it as much powdered rosiu as will stand
on a shilling, and two or three cloves;
boii.it to a consistence, stirring all tho
time. It will keep for twelve months, and
when dry, may be softened with water.
—The population ©f Australia ia 273,000
Rcpublip. )
(From tho lJtrtfJ
Tim Trollop's /llventures—or
Woman's Kig'fAjJzemplified
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| to (are wttli
" H ,v - ^Ba»' nccoinuig
: dal, a. - .... 'WÊÊÊ^'f hotel-«,ry
apartuients-weU 'afT md-.,upper rea
dy and wolfing.—Ste* n,J>'T.
Having collected ml
confront the person wh
I was surprised tesoea* thorf,chubbyspe
emeu of the female.scof standing betöre
Iven^LÄr tar
head and nook, lier (Atslicd nqrf dusty
face had been so irngfef by perspiration,
that her features
While «he rolled a rpA
masterly manner from H> e aide to he oth
cr ot her filthy mouth. lier slouch hat
was cocked on dpe aide, i. A her small black
03*03 looked saucily out Join beneath the
overhanging rim. The '|as attired a la
Bloomer, with the addr on ot a pair ot
boots, into which tho le of her tiwwscrs
were crowded. Her lilt' - red hand fiour
ished a whip, occasional) -hanging ltcuv
alicrly across her boots.; f m 1 ending the
flourish with a significant map about her
head,
N.»t being disposed Mu answer an inter-1
4» ly ut»cd, I Ivas moving
#nu w.t. Widely grasped, and
about, face
Heavy fue arms ware changed ocoasion
ally from side to side, that weary little
arms and shoulders might rest,, while mill
tnry caps, too large aud two heavy, were
c-ompassbuatoly striving "to cover tho
and cxc[.tuitions of envy aud jealousy es*
caped the lips of many, a. soio gay oflt
oer, on duty, (?) rode gall..,My by
At length there was a 0 !v of "The Gen
eral-the General!" toi that august
personage made her appenranoo. She was
dressed in a military ill'», which, from its
stylo ami ago, 1 concluded might havoba
longed to General Washington! The breoh
es wero drawn up in ample folds to fit
the deliöato limbs of tho wciror, and the
boots seemed emstruetud to suporoedo tho
nooessity of a knapsack; Pardon the in
dignity—but I could not refrain from smi
ling as the story of "Pijss iaJJootV was
rogatory so i
on, whon my
■If sufficiêntly to
thus accosted me,
I
r was dangling in
tan browned for
most obliterated
of tobncco in a
"This ia my passengf ¥' roared n
uer of tho opposite sex; * ^ruis off ! '
"You'd best keep oö iHhc range of
ray whip," screamed til indiguaut little
eab-womau, I'll flog yif within
life." And buH the action to
sly laid the
and tihck
fdes with tho
of th® pug
» she vocifora
fhan's Rights'"
ruu
iuch
of y
the word, the uucered
whip about his ears, j
rushed in to tal
r
wem'!
combatants, while tho s»?
nacious little-cub-woma
ted "Woman's Rights !
rose fur afeovo the dip.
In the.midst of the I succeeded
ra making my escape froi ,the fearful me
lange.
WV
—4
Miss Scraphina Victorius Titania. How
otly it was scented—what, a délicate
rose Jiiit it had. Some dainty fingrrs must
h&vJ^wnned that superseriptiou, thought
I. A rose leaf from the fairy queen !
Having smoothed my disordered locks
stroked my beard for thevtwenfietb time,
settled my collar, and straightened iny
vest, I hastened to pay court to her majes
ty. I had but fairly cleared tho parlor
threshold, when something like a roll of
muslin droppedut my feet. 1 sank instan
taneously to pick it up, and to restore it
to my fair visitor—who, from the subdued
light of the parlor, was as yet incognito
—when tho mysterious bundle showed
sign 9 of life—ray cxtcndcfGand was caught
aud conveyed to the warm lips of a kneel
ing figure. It was Ti^qia berself—my
visitor ; but her then visible proportions
dispelled the idea of a faify.
"Most beautiful of men, ,4 tnurniurcd the
vision, "deign to compassionate the situa
tion of your prostrate adorçr» See, I kneel
at your feet. Oh, bless mo with one look
—one word. Say that you will Le mine
—mine to love nud protect forever ! Hide
not that blushing face from me—I will
not leave you uutil yo.u promise to he
rniue,"
"Stop, stop, my dear gill," I cried, <'you
are mistaken. I have a wife aud sevqu
childreu !"
Unfortunate di.sclnsurv * The lady's face
gradually subsided into au expression of
stoical iudiffereuco, and she gathered her
self up,muttering as she left me, "1 thought
ho looked old and, his wife I am sure must
bo a poor, weak-minded creature !"
"Stand back, sir; thpj Major General
Jemima Jacksou h abnn* to pass this way
to take command of the^ ;oM)S. The ene
my i« just at hand and u [r f->
ready ou the ground. S
seo the engagement, y oui
be to mount the battlements. It will bo
a serious one, I can assure you.
must go home to secure tfie doors, an
that tho baby sleeps. "
With these words, m^.Companion, an
athletic man of some thirty years, loft me.
Sure enough, thuro whs the army paraded
in beautiful array, below me. Officers,
mounted on spirited horses, wero bluster
ing about in every direction. They were
dressed liko mm, but their long hair
streaming grrafully out upon tho wind,
and their beardless chins argued,
in the pas*,
"A visitor, sir, awaits
lor. 1 *'
ASP
■
rces are nl*
lould you like to
best way would
Bi^ I
udYco
should bo women.''
"Yc
~
suggested by the comical appearance of
the Major. She
seated upon a npir
tod horse, like the one upon which artists
u.ually reprase.it tho Father of onr ooun
try. It *os with considerable difficulty
that she raised her plumed cap to the
shouts that saluted her on her arrival, and
slowly replacing it upon her lily hr >w,nbe
addressed the oriny iu the following la
conic stylrf;
"Soldiers, the eyes of tho world are
upon you. You are this day to decide
whetber tho enemy—yonder cowardly
mou—shrill possess our fair laud—tbehome
of a Stone, a Brown, .nd . Bloomer-or
we. I igbt bravely, bight foryour homos
and your husbands." b .
She ceased. The armies neared the
contest. At the first ohargo fired, tho
van of female forces bowed like a sea of
grass ip the western wind. Stung to mud
ness by tho full of their bravo oompan
ions, the rear, right wing anfl left, rush
ed in confusion upon the foe, and in dead
ly strife. Fire-arms, bayonet and sword
soon cast aside, and caps wore torn
off-nails Lurisd .loop in tho faces and
eyes of tho masoulmo enemy, and locks
of hair, bleeding and torn, flew by on the
p-issiug bre,°zo. ° Auon there was a tramp
ling of hoofs in the distauce, aud lo. the
retreating forces wore straiuing every
nerve to overtake thoir bravo General—
probably to get further orders. They
wero pursued in hot haste by tho relent
less foe. .
As soon as the ground was cleared, I
hastened down, and followed a band of
dutiful husbands, who, with their babies
on thoir arms, wer® hunting up their woun
dad companions. Suddenly there was a
stir in the prostrate van, and we had the
pleasure .o P find that the victims were re
covering from the fainting fit into which
they fallen at the noise of the guns.
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strains comparod with those wbioi
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J' ou "" P"« l . he "'resbhold. Naj,
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! Autobiography, be must first pay tor *.
Ami y men îe i ' . . , ^ ^
| '^"^vervbhKd^t verge
j P . ^Cleveland Herald *
; of prim e cost—Cfe t ela nd Hera t.
. . - „
—A tram of fifty wagons loft Cor
pin Christi, Soxas. a few days since,
j for Marisa*!
"Tho prize baby ! Where is the prize
baby ? I must see the paragon of all ba
by perfection !"
"Pass on to the show-room," said a
voice in the crowd, "where with thejud
ges you will see it."
I wont with tho crowd, and for the
could not choose but go." The
cl
i
indicated that they
impressed with the dignity and impor
tance of their position, were already
ted, apparently feasting their eye« upon
the beautiful production before them—
the object of their decided preference.
This was none other than the prize ba
by, Miss Juno Herculean. My firstim
pression, as I glanced at the little white
headed.pug-nosed,muslin-draped young
ster, whose superior strength required
the constant watchfulness of her father
nurse lest it should master him—was,
that it resembled a petted poodle, requir
ing all the gen us and strength one could
muster to keep it down. Her eye«
blue, large and staring—her mouth wide
and open to its full capacity, giving fair
play to what evidently seemed tobe a
iair of muscular lungs. She amused
lerself by giving effectual force to sun
dry strokes at her father's face—pulling
his whiskers and vociferating a volume
ofsound not inaudible to the most dis
tant and spell-bound spectator. Her aL
, though inwardly vexed,
looked blandly ; for his darling was a rare
gem !
The one pronounced "second best,"
was Master MyrMe, a delicate, beatlful
little boy, whose face and figure denied
the charge. He had mild, blue ey
small and finely chiseled nose and mouth
and was ' fair as any lily." He was do
oile and affectionate, with a voice as
Hwr et as the tones of a wind-harp.
Having satisfied myself with these,
I was prepared to glancfc at the twins,
triplets, quaterns, ete., all the females
of which wero preferred for their fire,
Josh and fury ; and the males for their
beauty, gentleness and purity. The
whole* formed a wonderful, and in its
tout ensemble, a truly formidable gal
axy. So I thought, and so thought
the poor fathers, upon whom devolved
the sole care of their remarkable chil
dren.
I thought it wonderful and most for
tunato for the poor fellows, that none
of their infantile competitors were un
der twelve months, as it would certain
ly have been most uncomfortablo for
all couccruod.
fully
• 1 •
fectionate
, a
From the New York Evening Mirror.
Lung Diseases—Dr. Hunter,
n.,.. i,„,. 1 1 ,i n 1
.. 0u ' . read *': 9 We doubtless, all read
the »tries of interesting letter* cor
Dute " t0 t,lü Mirror, tor some t
P ast > ,Dr. Robert Hunter, whose
9 .V*lem of "Inhalation in the treatment
! Diseases of the Cheat*'—though bill
j for a short timo introduced to thoAirfo
| rican publics—has^by itü uniform Him
j ceag, even, in cases prpuouneeiLinouva
ble by other modes of treatment. :.eeu
red a favor with the i.nhlif* „,.,V W
me die»l fraternity even, aelÜorn vouch
__ H y »
safod to an innovation on "medtea! usa
£ es * , Jr ot Î we doubt it any great
e f r uvolution m the treatment of u
diseases, has ever occurred in
th*# country.
To diseases of tho lungs and chest—
consumption, bronchitis, àc., the Am»*
rican people have a generul and, it
would seem, chronic inclination. Whe
thor it results most from carelessness
in d rcS8) m i„ diet, or mainly from «
want of earn in both in well hr in hnl>.
cni ■<> ' . ,
^s of Weise, we cannot say-hut we
* ee P} n g an c J e to tlie J n,or '
tallt .V lim g and chess diM*a
ruling diseases wi this conn- j
tr J* And what is more, they have,
heretofore, mainly bafflod the skill of
our medical faculty, laughing•tav-wa
ter, cod-liver oil, and all that tort of
thing to scorn. The accession of Dr.
Hunter, thereforejoour medical ranks*
with a avstem of nractice that nrnmi
if S ob "oritÔ tK '
803 , lem,ce 11 n J* °" 101 . the , '
un, I )h "" t «"■"P 1 ""} a " J ,ts
?"S nates > 18 hallcd Wlth w . ore lUol '
ldlaetion. , . .
Dr. Hunier ih u physicmn, who has
ventured into the field with no lets
modesty than ability, making no psc*
tensions that he has not justified by
sound argument and successful piac*
tice. Right here, in our midst, In; has
met the "incurables," and restored
tliem to pristine health/ Ile. I* s ÿ
lied in his bv!>alrT!:aT
and been sure of practice to hie heart
content. Rut he lias taken a broader
and nobler view in relation to his du
ty', as tho institutor of a valuable new
system in connection with the hc-abng
art. Ho has desired not only to prac
tise it lpmselfjjhut to commend it to
the medical fraternity, cortaiu that,
wheti their prejudices should be over
come, they, toQ, would join with him
in its practice. He wished to serve
the public in the largest way possible,
Of course we know nothing-of the
medicaments usod by Dr. Hunter, nor
can we discourse technically upon his
mode of treatment; we only know that
by inhalation ho reaches disease us it
has never before been reached, and
. . .. .... . :
that, to the patient, it is net only cu
rativc bat at the same time the tuest
agreeable mode ol treatment. Ourreu- ■
tiers have, however, been enlightened j
by Dr, H.'s letters more than they ;
would be by anything wo could say.
A very able article, or summary of Ins
system, appears in the March number
of the American Medical Gazette, ed
ited by Dr. Meredith Keese, We have
not spaoc here to copy this article,
we would like to do, hut it is worthy
of^he attention of every one. In in
troducing the letter to his reader, Dr.
Keese says :
"We insert his (Dr. Hunter's) let
ter with pleasure, addressed as it is to
the profession, who will know how to
appreciate it. It will Borvo us, more
over, as an answer to mauy of our. dis
taut subscribers who have written to
us tor information en tlteauhjcct. j
cannot fall tod, senmmato between
Hunter a scientific \k»i> iu rvgan»
aiseasçs and yemedios, aiul t fie paltiy
charlatanism of certain quacks, whose
grandiloquent advertisements ot 'lung ;
vapor in packages," &c., nurit only ,
contempt, and whose employment of '
Inhalation is calulatcd to Lrii^g tho |
practice into disrepute«" |
The Iloruld says, in copying lU a
i *• j/,L.
^cni m e . written i
I lie article is » 1
an d aenaible, and la addressed by Hi. !
Hunter to his brethern of the piofva* .
^ at large, os an explicit déclara«
^ the principles on which he pruc- '
tices iu .i specialitt* with ackiiowied* 1
. benefit to a large and widedly e\- :
tending circlo of patients, Loth from
Wa oify asd tho Surrounding diatricta.
Ilia avoidance of every indication of :
<rf all affections of the throat aud . Wg , ;
w,th this very succoasful a Pl dte*t ton ot
„medial agents m the shape of modi
catcd va por, have caused Dr. Hunter
already patrouiied by come ot
\ our leading pliysioians, and his house
dai ,„ crowdqd w .ith patiente , '
Rut our purpose, in this urticl»*, wiu»
not to iutroduco apccial testimony,, or !
to arcuelDr^il unter''s clbims in any
t i 10ufa nda of other», !
we have been interested in hia avsicm,
we nave uteri invert»
i tri
.
.iL
mm
as
more by tho universality of its success ;
and the blessing it promised, than on
A Clergyman Turned Soldier
Some twenty yeans ago, a young man,
w 5om I «hall name " Jamie , -7 wan pastor
°f a * a *'" e congregation of the Éstab
Church of Scotland. At school
i ant ^ at c °ii p P e he wan distinguished for
ÎJ?, *'j ? nd , " " mi " isU ' r
1 wa * unrivalled for his eloquence and
men4al >ltainmpnta . H e had been settled
about a year, and was upon the
being married to a floe young woman,
whom he had loved from childhood,
the heritors and several English gentle
men, who were then
North, attended kirk to hear the famous
P rPOC hea. He more than verified his
,ame '* he enraptured his audience. His
l * ieme wa * *!•* ! ' ,or .v of his church. Its
! n!ln - V , y ? rs nf wa ; s , 1,s ">«
V™, its lierpej«, it« undying hope, even
wh< nde?pairseemcdtoehrouditinend
i eM nigh f ; lU unwearied toils and it.
Anal triumphs were each m turn present
ed to the minds of the hearers, with a
power and feeling that defy description,
IV 5 "toot! the genius of eloquence per
sonified. But there was one among his
hearers who was not bewildered by Ids
l ) ' cturo? '*
The g^itle-lirarted Bella hi« betrothed,
vv » h T" the congregation dispersed, follow
p d him to the mante. He received her
in l' 1 ' Mu &' b# f " hile '^"Ct.ng.her to \ /
a cha.r, she sank upon the floor and burst V
in»«««»- "O Jamie ' Jamie !" she ex.
claimed, a, he raised her tenderly in his
arms, and seated her on a rofa, " ye hae
broken mv pnir heart !" "IIow so my
Bella? explain!" "Ye were drunk,
rav 'ng drunk, Jamie, and I wonder the
e ]^ er * did nae tak ye out o' the pulpit *
1 ranted, and sometimes,
\ xod 0 1 r ," l °.l n .M ,
v
^mg and clappmg }
Five or «ix years passed, when the
writer of this, who was his schoolfellow,
accidentally met him in London. Ja
was then one of the principal teachers
in a large educational establishment, and
was highly esteemed for the moral fx
cellense of his character, as well as Ins
' armd-kammg and akd aa a successful
teacher. He wa«.dressed in deep mourn
, hllnnt(1 ocie(aud when ,{, e labor,
of llte dav . c ?o a ed, he either wandered
j one through the street«, or retired to
hisludginES. The soenc ofTSella's death
wa .
se | (i no efl'jrt ot
the death of Bella alone had merged
into it-elf Hie doings of that dreadful
day. The
ceivrd sounded in his
mockery, and the very name of liquor
born * aod^ came* to London,
ehe obtained a.iteolioo asa t».cl,e ri
biat evervthing appea»#d so bJack to hafi*
that , )0 e Vpx».^ed fear he «hould, in ~
unguarded mainent, destroy himself
friend, wIiq was a sailor, suggest
ed some active employ man t, that would
call into play his physical faculties, and
thus give his rnind a spell, and ended by
offering to procura him a place beforo
the mast in a .hip. "Hike your sog,
lie■•tlr.ü, , he «aid, " but dislike the —
*' Then tuin soldier and «eek employ-.
.men! in ladia. where there is always
, 0 f fihtme " " I will," he said
SpiSAng from his chair; " when mv
Lhg a p Pm «. nl spires I will purchase a*n
£nsign> c«» mia>»on. I wonder tho
thought' never sugge.-ted itself to me, fin
my ancestors, an far back as I can trac»
them, were «oldiens. Bsiter, far better,
di. on the 6 aid of battle, than fail by
one's own hand ! . Wo separated.
^ (|1 ^ the battle .I In
g trmln , , aw lhe name u , C ol,
,- A Ull „ , roIn m y friend has since
illformed uie lhal u had sarvcd in | ndia ,
uoda7 Gougb, sad ass promoted
f or hiagrallant conduct in three campaign«
Be was present at the battles of Alma,
Ralaldava and Ibkerman, and at last ac
counS was in good health engaged in
the urge of Çebaatopol. He wan »t»U
■'nB 1 ' : bis "heart was dead to love !
— Mitten .1lhs.
any and all other accounts. To tho
real servitor of the public—the friend
of humanity—we have never been
ting in eulogy. We reg*ro Dr. Hun
ter as a distinguished member of this
class.
of
hen
a visit to the
'
tor^aying «ae, I thought
One standing beside you,
ou on tf» shotil
Mv puir brain reeled-^] was mad
a "t k "v-—' "f...o-' iH
vdtôut t « . i • li«} -At reel my Uio.TJ i.TeiërT
r&ful to. ' '
ve, O «ave my Jamfel" Her
*
n
—O, Gutf„ he
and
head reclined upon his bosom, she gazed
upon him a moment, and expired in his
s sin
arms.
He bad preached his last rfermon. No
entreaties of a congregation who loved
him—no flattering offers of future pre
ferment, tendered by the gentry, could
induce him to resume his labors ai
minister.
present to his memory.
Her pure «oui, he said, saw him as lie
was, a poor, vain, «elf-conceited sinuer.
For the purpose of concentrating his
thought!* and infusing life into his ser
mon«, he uai in the habit of taking a
of whiskey before entering the
pulpit. The morm' before he preached
the fatal sermon, lie felt rather nerYou«,
for he knew thoT^would be strangers »(X
hear him, and he took nearly two glasses.
What he aura, or how he conducted him
y oould recall—.
pliments which he re
like satire ar.d
■ mv
At Stubenville, Ohio, wheat hasd%~
dined fro\fi82,05 to $1,80 a buahst.
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