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BRATTLE BORO. FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1849.
NUiUBER-37.
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OIjINTON IIOTBIi,
11Y SIMEON LKLAN1),
orrosiTS the rAitu m nEEKJiAN btiiee't,
34 IV C W IT or It.
JiVo. uritiVHA.H & sTowT
Brass) rounders,
AUD HAIt OTACTURERS or
Copper l'limiig.
CyLcnd lMpcnml Hydraulic Ilnms
put in operation t short notice. 7
jpTsiifioji'it s,
SfANUrACTCRERAXD DIALER IK
LadiiV, QextleveVb,- Misses' a.id CniLum..i'
Boots, Shoes mill Rubber,
UaWi Building, nearly opposite Smith's Stag? House.
ALONZO FAUH,
Tiivcry-Slalilc Keeper.
IIOJISUS AND CAIlKIAtiES
,o( all kinds furnished at short notice.
UT-Qffia on Elliot .9, near tU Chapela
BRATTLUnORO, VT.
liTGT WWa. ii,
ftttornc nuH (Counselor nt Unit),
TRACTICUtO IK THE courts or
VERMONT AND NEW HAMPSHIRE,
Commlisioncrappointed to take proof and acknowl
edgment ot Deeds ami other Instruments, to bo
recorded or used In the State of New York.
.Agent for the Atoaand Protection Insurance Com
panics, Hartford, ConiL insuring all kinds of
property on the most reasonable terms. 51
GEORGE IIOWI., "
Attorney and Counsellor at Law,
DBATILIBOaO, Vt.
MrMt.SrllValKn-l to tho collection of claims and
the management of suits la tho several Courts
lu Cheihire Count;, N. II. 51 J
JIENKY CLAItIC,
AOEKT Or WlKDttAH CoCHTT MUTUAL FlRE
lftgtTRAXCK COMrAKT,
53) Brattleboro, Yt.
TO DEALERS IN
CLOTHING.
WHITING fit K&HOB,
IVos. 40 ami 43 Ann Street,
BOSTOJV,
SOLlClTthe attention of Purchasers of Ilcn.Iy
Itlnile Clothing to the examination of their
Stock, kewlt Manufactured for the
SPRING TRADE.
Otllt FOItEIGN GOODS
are Imnorted br ourselres i harine made arrange
meuts to recelre, per Steamer, the newest Styles of
Yestmgs and Summer Stntf Goods,
as soon as issued.
OUIt AMERICAN FABRICS
we recelre directly from the Manufacturers Agents.
Onr Culling and Jaannuictaiing Rooms
are nndsr the direction of persons of
EXPERIENCE AND ABILITY,
competent to produce Garments of the A'ucesi
Style and nod aprnvd J-'mJi.
We"oftYr to WHOLESALE PURCHASERS
Xslberal Terms ana Credit,
nATIMO OK II All D
1000 Blue Dress and Frock Coats ;
1000 Black do. do. do.-,
1 000 Fane; do. Backs, Coats, &c ;
10,000 Brown Linen Coats and Sacks ;
5000 Tair Linen and Fancy Summer Pants j
1000 do. Fancy Buckskin do. do.)
2000 do. Fancy and Plain Satinet do.j
5000 Satin and Fancy Valencia Vests j
Irwi ftnten Or.r.1la
500 do. Iled Flannel Under Shirts and
Drawers, with a general -utoitmcni of Clothing
adapted to the wants of tho New England Trade.
. .1 M ...11. I 1 1 . . I - m Cl.ta Tin.
JlUfjlV IOr JiCDUett. iiu, Duim,ir
soms, Collars, &&
J.J. Will'
limu.
M.KEI10E.JR,
C. W. GALLOUrE.
Boston, April, 1849.
3mo35
LOOK HERB!
J.1COB ItVWKXEJE, Jr.
DRAPER i- TAILOR, rnyeltcvlllc, Vt,
-ETTnitr.vi u, to his old friends and customers.
Y that he has lust returned from Boston with a
large and well selected lot of
French, English, German and
' American Broadcloths,
Snpcr Black Doeskins, Mixed do, Casslmeres of
rarious kinds and qualities, lancy uassiraercs in
Also Twcocll In abundance, Satins, Snperdo,
Fancy Vestlngs, ncn ana encap. .
TrlminliiBS A large supply, too numerous
to be enumerateu. aibu,
Jteulii lladc Clothing,
a good aitortment, which wit be replenished from
time to time to meet the wants ot the most lasuo
10US cusioincv. .
The above Cloths and Trimmings J.D. Jr. will
make to order, or sell to customers, they getting
them made up elsewhere if they desire. All the
"il.-liii nirvAI'MIKAPronCASH.
at lie Kill not be undersold I All who wish a yoaj
bargain and a good OAMtXKT, will do well lo give
mm a can ,.
FASHIONS 1
07- Call and see, and we will show you the best
the latest, and most approved Fashions of the day.
WANTED 3 or A' ft. Co11 ai
Makers. Also, 3 or 4 Apprentice girls.
V-TMInvlUe. Anril 10. 1819. w34
Boots, Shoes, and Shoe Stock.
mohsale and Retail.
mill .l..M(ia rtttmY. tnr vfilr. at Ms Chambers
X over his Iletall Store, a complete assortment of
BOOTS, SHOES AND UAiXBais,
adapted to the Country Trade, Regular sets f his
well known Retailing Shoes may be found in the
Jobbing Booms, at the Manufacturer's prices.
ui. ni. uiAtr nn hanrl at all limes, of his Own
Importation, such as French Morocco hid, and
Calf Skins," Patent Leather, Lasting,, Satin Fran
cois, Galloons, Ribbons, Boot Lacings, &c, &e, all
of which will be sold at tne fcwmt prices lor luw
by HENRY L. DAGQETT,
J Kii. oa WAsuiHaTOK Street.
Or.Bts Ae Marlboro Hotel, BOSTON,
April, 1849, SmoUSi
Wilmington, Dover and Williams
vllle EXl'KIiSS,
Ton PASSBNOUBS, rREIOST, ic.
Will arrive atBrattleboro
on Tuesdays and Thnrs.
nays or eacn weex, unui
further notice, in season
' for the Boston train, and
return to Wllliomnille same days on the arrival
01 tne ran iiuiu uuiluh. ji, mu.
Jan. )8,IB49.
E MPfcOYlttETT
XTTANTED Five or six moral, enerectlc. and
iff well educated Younir Men to vend several
very useful and splendid Publications, just received
from Boston. Terms 75 per tent, discount from
retail prices. Strangers will be required to pay for
theint outfit (S 10 or $19 worth) In advance.
H7" Reference will be given to a numlier of
young gentlemen who have cleared In similar Lusl
ness, Irani uy to 173 a month.
JV. II.Anv ouc, well nuallned for the cinnh
ment.that will take (100 worth lo start with, and
pay on deln ery, shall be warranted to clear MS
month fcr year. Ahplyto
,,, , i( J- OREENLEAF
uuujuru VL, iipril 10. 3W33
JEWETT k PRESCOTT,
IMPORTERS OP SILK GOODS b SUA WIS,
NO. 2 MILK STItEET,
A fix steps from iVmJi'itjton Stmt, UOSTON,
TTAVE received by law arrivals from Havre and
xx lavcrpooi, a stock ui
Nctt and Fashionable Goods,
.rely equaled, and never surpassed, In this or any
other market.
Having sold our old Stock in the Great Sale of
Awctmur and iMcemoer, we open tne
liVioJcsalc ami Itctall Spring
XTHtlCf
WITH
500 Packages Frcsli Goods,
From which nnjr Lad or Gentleman run iclect a
$injit Mian i, urcsi I'Rtteni, or any quantity, at Lite
LOWEST WHOLESALE VII ICES.
CASIIMKItE AND BU0CIII?
VsTXsT-l 1-VT C!iMT 1 tin Utf llfr C
new na fpienam acsisai.
SXtAClX SILK SHAWLS,
a I.trge Stock, at very low prices.
CANTON CRAPE SHAWLS',
lain, datntuk Mid rlclilj embroltlerei), of crcrjr
qofuiij una price.
THIBET SIIAWL.S,
Black and Mode Colors.
Plaid Wool Long & Square Shawls,
Imported styles, and also choicest patterns from the
Jay Stale HUIi. All other kinds of bhawls.
rrom 30 Cents lo 100 Dollura lioch.
For SILK GOODS wo have splendid
IlItOOAOB FIGUHKD SILKS,
Itlch Camelcon Plain and Corded Silks, narrow
striped and llulded Styles, In beautiful colors.
Thirty lunlltlcs of BUk Silks, villi Rich
Lustres, and only snth Goods as wo can safely tec
ommend for durability, being manufactured from
pure uoucu due, cxnrcssir lor our saic. uur
SUA WLS and SILK GOODS are of superior
naliiy, and much wider than those to be found
Isenhcre.
ALSO, JCST OrEXED, KEVT BTTLES
isitcs, Mantillas & Sacks,
Some of which are richly embroidered and very el
egant. o shall receive these Goods in new pat'
icrni iy every f rencji racket ana steamer.
NE DOMDAZINES, ALPACAS AND VELVETS,
DOMESTIC ROODS, &C, AC,
which we always sell at AUCTION PRICES
Considerlntr theso Inducements, and the fsct that
we always keep an exclusive Agent In New York,
to wstca arrivals ana secure tne best uooas, it
would be surprising to learn that Purchaser from
the Country would risk n selection without knowing
wnat mere is at tne justly ceienratea
mm St. Silk mid Shawl Store,
JEWETT &. PRESCOTT,
No. 3 ITIillc Street.
lurch, 18t 9. 3mois32
Gentlemen's Hats, for Spring, 18-10.
ABORN,
HATTER, 03 WASHINGTON ST.
RESPECTFULLY solicits the attention of the
fashionable public to the mode of Gentlemen's
lists, lor tneir approval ana patronage.
ItlAUCH, 1810.
Several of "the elite," well known for their good
Luto. and famlliarllr with tho latest F O HE 10 N
FASHIONS, have unhesitatingly conceded that
the New Hats now offered by ABORN surpass In
beauty and JUnu any thing ever yet worn on the
hitman nerui.
Besides hats of his own manufacture (made lo
order, and adapted in shape and price to the wishes
of the purchaser,) Aborn has an admirable assort
ment of 1MP01I TED HATS," the Sncst worn In
A'sris ana ijuuuoii.
-'Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown, says
the uoeti but ABURN'S Castors rest upon the hu
man apex as light as gossamer, and tho most
anxions and diiiurhed brain will bo restored to l-er-
fect calmness and complacency by wearing one of
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March 12. 1849. 3mou30
GROCERIES AT WHOLESALE.
Clarl: & Church, Hartford,
HAVE on liand and notr landinfr, a full asort
meat of fresh imported OltOCUIlICS.
which tlicjwill sell lo the Trade on the most la-
rorame termi. Amour? mem arc
250 Hhdi. lo rlo lUco, Trinidad, New Orlearm, and
uaruenai jiioiai-scs;
50 Hbli, Kct Otleani and Stowart'i Smin do.:
Ilhdi. strictly prime and fair l'orto ltico and
New Orlcani Bairart i
375 ChU Yooug Iljaon, Gunpowder, and Black
i cm, iresu imponcu, compruing crtrj graue
and quality.
J T cn!1'-fat. AM 1)1M Qr!-... C.A. a't.
and Winei for medicinal purpbics, manutacturtd
Tobacco, Bnaff. Bop, Starch, tic- ic.
llartrord. jtLart.il 28, IMP. 33
P. R. Chandler & Co.,
TNYITJ. purchasers to examine the largest and
jl nest scicctcu aiociL oi ssooii-i ever oncrea
In tins vicinity, comprising
uress uooas, i.ng. ana ficncn rrints, itingttams,
jvtusim ne Ly-tincs, i4uen J.usircs, uaciiucas,
Baraires. Muslins. &c.. cVc
Hosiery of every descnution. Bonnets. Ribbons.
boawis, fringes, Arimmings, cc.
GROCERIES, HARDWARE CUTLERi'
Dmsi anil medicines.
In short we hare every tlilnir suited to the retail
irnue, wnicu vtia uc sum ui Rreaiiy reuucua prices.
Aitney, v t -ipni to, lesv. avtm
Dr. A. D. PUTNAM
ITAS lstcly received "JHLV
11 STOPPING," a new article for
Fitlinir Carious Teetli. It la a com-
pound material, and perfectly harmless, both as It
respects tho Teeth and tho Constitutional Health;
tasy ot application ocmg inirouuceu iuio a cavity
In a plastic state, and hardening as soon as It fs
packed. It can be applied with ease to the merest
hells of Teeth, and Its adhesive property is such
as to be retained, wiinout aimcuity.
Cy-iULts dtofhno' comes nigniy reconv
mended by eminent Dentists in New orkandoth'
er stales.
Brattleboro, Not. 20, 1918.
JAMES M. BUNCE & CO.
S3 Commerce Street,
IIAUTl'OHB, CONN.,
" VFER for sale
KJ 175 .
Half Chests Hyson and Young Hyson
lea, n every variety j
60 Chests and half Chests Soarhonz Teas:
200 Hhds. l'orto Rico, Muscovado, and New Or
leans ouears i
10 do. New Orleans Refined Silvan
100 Packages Loaf. Crushed and Pow dcred 8ugar
b0 Ilhds. l'orto ftico, Muscoiado and Trinidad
Molasses;
100 Bags Old Got t., Java, and Laguir Coffee;
m iwkets Java Coffee i 10 Tierces Rlcei
50 Boxes Layer Ituisinji 600 Boxes Bunch do.
500 I lair ri4r,oxc do., do.)
ISO ltnvpi PiCfkhnd No. 1 Soani
50 Hosts (yltftt's Btarch I 75 Kegs pure Ginger
.in Bags Pepper and pimento; 1000 lbs. Nutmegs
10 lints Clfivr-i- iOO lbs. Indhroi
Ground C'a.aia. IViT-rr, rimento and Cloves;
lirouiid CofTeef , fresh ground, of all Qualities
Baker's Cocoa, Bi
Paste; Pipes; 6
roras, Chocolate, ana i-ocoa
a asi. ; i utcs; o i-w ana i evi uwss i oauii'
ty. I .'. ,M, II. M u .III, Q II. UU V-I.vvy
sow nags urounq jiock riaiti
au libra. Winter Whale Oil.1
All of which will be sold on the most favorable
prices and terras.
Hartford, Arril 2, 1810. 33
Tho Ttto Parses.
It was a cqM winter niclil, anil tlie wind
liistleil thtiltr through the bare limbs of
tho giant trees that lined ilio mall. The
ground was covered with anotv, upon whose
surface the moon shone with ilazziing splen
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nur, Biuuuing ine incrusiea grouna wuu
brillisnl diamonds. As Iho Old South clock
truck nine, a young man wrapped In his
:loak soucht the shade of the larse trees in
Ihepalk, from whence he watched the com
a oi tne iiumeroui carnace loads ol gaily
dressed people of both sexes, who tnlercd
one of the princely houses on Deacon slreel.
hrougli the richly stained glass windows,
ie gorceous light issued in a flood, accom
panied by the thrilling loncs of music from
a full band; the house, illuminated at every
point, seemed crowded with gay and hippy
spirits. The stranger slill contemplated the
scene; -his cloak, which until now had
enveloped the Idwcr part of his features,' had
fallen, discovering o face of manly beauty
a full dark rye, with arching brows and
short cutling hair, as black as the raven's
plumage, set olTlo great advantage his Gro
an style of feature : a becoming mous
tache curled about bis inoulli, giving a de
nied classic appearance to ins whole lace.
The naval button on his cap, showed that
lie belonged to thai branch of our national
lefcncc.
Shall I enter." lie said thouehtrullr lo
himself, "and feast ray eyes on charms I nev
er can possess t II art) fale, that I should
be lo bound to iron chains of poverty -jet
i am a man, and claim soul as noble as
the best of them. We will sec," and cross-
ng over to the gsy scene, be entered the
lall. He cast off his overshoes, banded his
cloak and cap lo a servant, and unannounc
ed, mingled with the beiuly and fashion that
thronged the rooms. Gradually making his
.vay through the crowd, he sought a group,
n the cetilre of which stood a briclil and
beautiful being, the queen in loveliness of
mat brilliant assembly. 1 lie bloods or the
East End flocked about her seeking for an
spproving glance from those dreamy blue
eyes ; half abstracted, she answered or spoke
upon the topics of conversation, without ap
parent interest. Suddenly she started, and
blushed deeply, dropped a "half courtesy,"
in token of recognition lo some one without
the group. Her eyes no longer languid ;
now sparkling with animation, and as our
naval friend entered the group about ber,
lie laid her liny gloved hand in his, saving,
"Welcome, Ferris wo bad feared tbtt
your sailing orders hsd taken you lo sea,
Ibis bleak weather."
We should not have lifted anchor with
out first paying tribute to our queen," was
tne gallant reply.
A litter ran through Ihe circle or exclu-
vea at his flnnearance anions, litem, but
when the lady approved, there was no room
for complaint.
The ear acenes oi the nigni wore on ;
everal times had Ferris Harvard complete
r nut at fault the shallow-brained fops
around him, placing them in anything but
an enviable light.
t erns Harvard was a lieutenant in tne
Navy, and depended entirely on his pjy as
an officer to support a widowed mother and
a young sister, to both ol whom ho waa de
votedly attached, ins latner was a sen
made man had once been a successful
merchant, who sailed and freighted some of
the heaviest tonned vessels Dial lell Hie port
of Boston, but misfortune and sickness over,
look him, and he sunk iu the grave, leav
ing bis only son lo protect his mother and
sister from the wants and ills of life. Ferris
had enjoyed a liberal education, and having
entered Ihe Navy as a Midshipman, had
been raised to a l.ieul. by reason oi Ins su
perior acquirements and good conduct. His
profession had led him lo all parts.of Iho
world, and lie had careluiiy improved nts
advantages thousli, constrained by reason
of limited means, to the practice of the
most rigid economy.
He had met with the only daugnicr oi
Harris Howell, one of the wealthy citizens
of Boston,. nt. a fete given on board the ship
to which be belonged, and had immediately
became enamored of her, but he well knew
in Ins own heart tho difference in their for
tunes formed a barrier lo his wishes. He
had been a casual visitor for several months
subsequent lo t lie time our story commenc
es. at the house ol Ihe Howell lamiiy.
"I must Hunk of her no more, said I cr
ris to himself. "If sneered nt by her
friends, for offering her common civilities
with what contempt would her austere pa
rents receive a proposition for her hand
from one so poor I"
Air Howell was indeed a slern old man.
and yet be was said to be kind lo the poor
giving freely of his bounty for the relief o!
Ihe needy. Still he was a strange man ; he
seldom spoku lo those around him, yet he
evinced the warmest love lor his only child.
and Anne, too, loved her father with an ar
dent affection. Ills delight was to pore
over bis library, living, as It were, in ihe fel
lowship of the old philosophers. On sever
al occasions, wnen rerrls was at ins house,
and engaged in conversation with Anne, bej
had observed the old man's eves bent stern i
ly upon him, and ho would sink within him .
as he would awake to the reality of his
situation,
I erris was one evening on' Beacon slreel
at Ihe house of Mr Howell, where in spile
of the cold reception he received from some,
he slill enjoyed himself lu Ihe belief that
Anno was not indifferent to his regard.;
He had been relating lo her, al her requesl,
Ins experience Willi different national char
ar.ter. uilh ivlinrn lift h.rl m.l .n.-ilrln-, nt
their neciiliarilip. ami -t.r.riliiiiiT llift v.rt.
ous scene effects of different .countries
Anne sat riear a awert geranium whose!
leasee she waa, industriously engaged in de-
slroyitig. Ferris bending close to her ear
said : .
"Anne( will you pluck me that rose, as
toKen oi anection i you mus; Know.now
ardent mine ia fur vou or stoo. dearest.)
behind it blows the eandituft. Vou knowj
the mvatic lannuafre of both, will you choose
and give me one V
"llusli, liush, f erns," said (lie blushing
and trembling girl, plucking and handing
him Ihe nose.
Thia naased when the attention of the
company present was drawn to some engag.
lnt nliieet. Nsver hefnin had Prrrl. rn..
ceived anv evidence of Anne's love save her
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fell-tale eyes. The.ffoivcf 'was placed itext
to his heart and he left Ihe apartment.
Ho had proceeded but a few steps from the
Ikiujo when he was accosted, by a poor
mendicant, clothed In rags, who Was expos
ed hi that late hour of Ihe nljhl to the in
clemency of Ihe season,
"Pny, sir," ssid the beggar lo Ferris,
"can you give mo a trifle t I an nearly
starved and chilled through by tie night
air."
Ferris, after a few moments conversation
with the beggar, for be had not the heir!
lo turn away from the sufferings of a fel
low creature, and handing him a purse,
containing some five or six dollars, urged
blm to seek immediate shelter and food.
The beggar blessed him and passed on.
A few nights subsequent to litis occur
rence he wss again al her father's house.
Mrs Howell, Anne's mother, received him
as she did most of her visitors, with a some
what constrained and distant welcome.
Deing a woman of no (-real conversational
potters, she a hi ays retired .early, conduct.
ing her intercourse with aoeiety in ihe most
formal manner, Ferris was much surpris
ed that Mr Howell hid faken no particular
nolice of his intimacy at his house, for he
seldom saw him, and when he could Ihe
old man's eyes brnt sternly on him, in any
thing but a friendly and invitinir spirit. In
this dilemma, he was at a loss what course
to pursue, since Anne's acknowledgment
of her affection for him, and now he had
succeeded in this, he was equally distant
from Iho coal of his happiness, for bis belter
jodgmeut told him thai the consent of her
parents could never be obtained, un thia
occasion he had taken his leave as usual,
when ho waa met by Ihe beggar or Ihe for
mer nishl. who again solicited alms, declar
ing that he could find no one else to assist
him, and that the money before bestowed
upon mm nan been expended lor lood anil
rent of a miserable cellar where he bad
lodged.
Again rerns placed a purao in Ihe old
man s hand, at the samo time telling mm
that ho was himself poor, and constrained
lo Ihe practice of lipid economr in the sun-
pun ui muse uepcuueni on mm. lie icu
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the beggar and passed on his wsy, happy in
having contributed to Ihe alleviation ot Iiu.
man suirermg.
Nol long subsequent. Ferris called one
evening al the houso of Mr Howell, and
fortunately found Anne aud her father
alone, the former engaged on a piece of
embroidery of a new pattern, and iho latter
poring over a volume of ancient philosophy,
On his entrsnce the old gentleman took no
lurlher apparent notice of him than a slight
inclination or the head and a "good even
ing, sir. He look a chsir by Anne a side
and told her of hi. Inv in Intvlml .rd.nt
tones, begging nermlsaiun -j?.pssiio ber.
istner on tne stiDiect.
"Oh, he will not hear a word of the
matter, I know," said the sorrowing girl.
"No longer ago than yesterday, he spoke
10 me rciaiivo iu a connection wan nil
Reed. I csn never love but one man,"
aaid the beauty, giving" him her hand.
Ferria could bear thia auspenie no long
er. In fact, ihe hint relative lo her alii
ance to another, apurred him lo action.
He proceeded lo (hat nart of the room
where Mr Howell aal, and after a few intro
ductory remarks, said :
"You have doubtless observed, sir, my in
timacy in tour family for more than a year
past. From the fact that you did nol ob
ject to my attentions to your daughter, I
have been led to hope that it might not be
altogether against your wishes. May I ask
sir, with due respect, your opinion in this
mailer."
"I have often seen you here," replied Mr
Howell, "and hare no reason to object to
your visits, air r
"Indeed, air, you are very kind. I have
neither fortune nor rank to oner your
daughter, but still, emboldened by love, I
asK you lor Her liana.'
The old man laid by his book, and tc
moving bis spectacles, asked :
"Does the young lady sanction this rc
quest v
"Sho does."
"And you ask"
"Your daughter's baud."
"It is vours 1"
Feiris sprang in astonishment to his feel,
saying :
"I baldly know how lo receive your kind'
ness, my dear sir ; 1 had looked for differ
ent irealmenL"
"Listen, young man." said the father,
"do you think I should have allowed you lo
become intimate in my family without first
knowing your character I Do vou thinn i
should hare given you this precious child,'
aud here placing her hand in Ferris', "lo
you, before I had proved you 1 No sir, out
of Anne's many suitors, from Iho wealthiest
and lushest in society. I long since select'
ed you as one in whom I could feel confi
dence. Tho world calls me a cold and cal
culating man ; perhaps I am so : but I had
a dutv In perform lo Him who had enlrusb
ed me with the happiness of ibis blessed
child ;' I havo endeavored to perform that
trust faithfully the dictates of my pride
may have been counterbalanced by a desire
for my daughter's happiness, I chose you
nrsl sue lias since voluntarily done so. i
know vour life and habils. your means an
prospects you need tell mo nothing,
With tour wife you receive an .ample, for-
"ie 'he dutiful son and aHec,tionalo
brother, cannot bul make a good husband,
uoi siay, I win tie wiinjrou in u moment.
Slid he left lllB lovers tn-ICtllCr,
"The siorv nf vour marriage Willi Ileed
' was only lo try your heart then, and thick-
en tne plot," said rerrisioineuiu.iiii.ggin
At this moment llie room door opened
and Ihe berrrar whom Ferris had twice re-
I lleved entered, and stepping up to Ferris,
a' solicited charity. Anne recoiled at Brat at
ine dejected appearance anu povcny hiick'
en looks of the intruder! while Ferris ask
ed In astonishment how ha had gained an
i entrance Into ihn house. Ill a moment Ihe
' figure rose to a stately; height, and casting
oil the disguise It had worn, mscoverea jno
person or Amie s uiner, nir siuweu.
The astonishment of the lovers can hard'
lv he eonceired.
"1 determined," aaid the father, addressS
intr I'Vrri I'afler I had Otherwise proved
vour character, to test one virtue which of
- .
all olhers is the grealesl ; CitAniTv : had
yon failed in Ihst you would also Into fail-
ed Willi me in thia purpose of marriage.
ou were weighed in Ihe balance and not
found wanlinr, Here, sir. is your first
urse, il contained six dollars when you
gave il lo the beggar in the slraet it now
contains a check for six thousand ; and
here Is your second, thai contained five dot
lar,hich ia also multiplied by thousands."
'"Nay." aaid tho old man as Ferris wa
about to object to it ; ''there ia no need oi
an explanation it waa a fair business trans
action.
This waa of course all mystery to Anne,
hut when explained, added to her lote for
her luturc husband.
Female IMiicalion.
An anecdote we have seen recently of
Or. Sliles, moves our, spirits anew on ihe
object oi female Education, we arc not
isposed lo deny that a degree or attention
as been paid to female education in our
country, which has raised tho female por
tion of Ihe community as a whole, to an
elevation shore what they occupied a cen
tury, or half a century ago. There is more
intellectuality, and less of the puerile, whin
ing, superstitious ignorance, with the com
tnonality of women.
But the few-who irrre educated, in former
times, were belter educated than the many
now. J heir education embraced more or
be substantial and practical In life, ti Inch
s useful, honorable, and lovely. Msy wo
not do well to retain our hold upon so much
of the past as is great and good, and ever
remember, for our instruction, the practical
characters of Ihe noblest women of ancient
recce aud Rome 1
Out wo are often tnado heart sick by the
iglit of realities which como within our
now ledge. A young woman works at
beau calching, and cnlcra into wedlock.
Hut she is nol truly speaking a wife, a help
meet unto the man she calls husband. She
as no underslstiding nf the meaning of
that companionship in lire, which belongs
to the relation or husband and wire, btie
as no thought or interest for the pleasure.
prosperity and happiness of her husband,
bul only in her own capricious whims, and
her dress and show lor the eyes ol other
men and women.
Her most animated discourse in company
is about jewelry, and dresses, and bonnets ;
she draws from her husband's earnings for
costly apparel, which she casts off and re
places with new as often as milliners choose
lo change Ihe rashons, or ss her own Taney
is inclined lo something new. Her raving
and fretting drives all peace from her hus
band's hours nt home, unless he gratifies
her extravagant and ainrul d.m.naf .ii
I. harraased, ond perhaps beggared, by the
roily and wickedness of her who should
have doubled his enjoyments and fostered
his interests. He feels, but perhsps is too
modest tossy, thsl she is a burden and pest
to nts me.
And what doea she get from the world
to repay Ihe loss of her husband'a respect,
na love, and the rum ol Ins lorlunel
She wins ihe scorn and contempt of all the
. in nnn fniinni.n.,i ivh.n .n itn.in...
in tier suns, all rcrpcclable ptrsous, who;
know her, look wilh greater disgust upon
Imr fnolMi nnnrlnr,!,,!.,! Im.II...
than they would upon ber moulderin" body'
in the lomh. -
When we look upon such cases, we won-
dernot that the Quakers and Methodists
makn a religion of simple dress.
Il right s Casket.
Fehale CuLTunc. The entertainments
of all ages are reading, conversation, and
thought. If our existence after middle life
is not enriched by these, it becomes mea
gre and dull indeed. And Ihese will prove
sources of pleasure just in proportion to
previous intellectual culture. How is that
mind to hare subject matter of pleasurable
thought during ils solitary hours, which has
no knowledge of Ihe treasures or literature
and science, which has made no extensive
acquaintance with the distant and the past?
And what is conversation between those
who know nothing J Bul, nn the other
hand, what delight is that mind ablo lu re
ceive and impart, which is able lo discuss
any topic that comes up, with accuracy.
copiousness, eloquence, and beauty I The
woman who possesses this power can nev
er Tail to render herself agreeable and
useful in any circle Into which sho may be
thrown-; and when she is so, she cannot
fail to be happy. A ful mind, a lame
heart, and an, eloquent tongue, arc among
the most precious of human things. The
young forsake their sporis and gslher
around, the old draw nich to bear, and all
involuntarily bow down to the supremacy of
minu. mesa endowments -add brilliancy
lo youth and beauty, and when all other
charms are departed, Ihey mako old age aa
cred, venerable, and beloved. '
What Education should be. Educa
tion unaccompanied by moral training is
liko a sword in the hand of a roadman and
yet, grieved am I lo titter il, muoii of the
education ot our country is or this sort.
The schools of most reputation are eagerly
sougnt-aine coneges oi richest, endowments
are greedily visited knoteletlgt, knowledge,
is tho cry, while hot a thought Is spent oport
the moral education which may be going
on during the acquisition of (hat knowl
edge of the knowledge that our children
may be drinking In Iho poison or immor
ality, of infidelity, Ralherlet your chil.
dren lack the accomplishments of life rath'
cr let litem be behind in. I ho knowledge oi
the day, than procure them at such a cost,
Buljio schools', however well conducted,
no college, however strict the discipline,
csn achieve anything for your children,
unless yourselves train them in the home
stead, lo obedience, lo self-government, to
courtesy, to virtue. It must be "line upon
line, precept upon precept, here a little and
there a little it must be daily Instruction
in the word of God It must bn earnest
prayer for them, and wilh them I and ac
companying all this must be a lolly and
spotless example, and the most sacred re
gard for promises or Ihrealenings made to
your children. This is education, and, il
is the want 'or Ibis which has made our
schools and colleges rather engines of evil,
than instruments org) d
From tht Greenfield Republic,
A Field kor Adventure. Uy glancing
at any recent mp of Alia California, the
reader will perceive that there is a large in
land tract, extensivo enough to form sever
al States of the largeal class, described as
unexplored. On some maps it is designat
ed as "The Great Interior Basin of Cali.
fornla," in some marked as inhabited Jiy
mo "l aiiutas. ne river una tuns aldu?
its southern border, the Calor.dn ihroiinl,
its eastern; the Great Salt Lake lies at tie
northeast corner, Pyramid Lake at its north
western. The old Spanish trail from San-
la I e to the Pacific runs near it. Until re
cently this region has belonged to Mexico;
now it forms a part of the possessions nflhe
United Slates. It is a vast, unexplored,
unknown wilderness. Fremont and others
have skirted its borders, Mexican trading
and exploring patties hate been upon all
sides of It, but no while man has ever pene
trated this mysterious region and returned.
II is the land to which Whiltier ai
littier applied his
lines
"Vast regions yet untrodden,
Great Lakes whose mystic shores
The Bason rifle never heard,
Nor dip of Saxon oars."
It is the terra incognita of our Continent.
From time lo lime adventurous traders and
trappers, who had penetrated lo its borders,
have brought back strsnoe. thrilline. half
incredible accounts of sights seen there,
aim tales nesrd Irom Ihe native Indians or
Ihe region round. They have represented
that according lo the accounts of Indians,
who hare penetrated this mysterious region,
it is Inhabited liy a compact and well or
ganjzed population, Hying-in cities strongly
fortified, under a stringent government.
The cities are said to be adorned by mas
sive and gorgeous palaces, and temples pro
fesely adorned wilh gold and emeralds.
Some traders hare even pretended lo havo
seen one city from distant heights, and lo
have been turned back by the inhabitants
on attempting to approach it. These ru
mors would hare passed unnoticed, as mere
idle talcs, utterly incredible, bat for their
striking similarity to the well authenticated
accounts of the inhabitants of Mexico at
the lime of its first discovery by the Span
iards. Ignorsnt trappers could hardly be
supposed lo be acquainted wilh the history
of Mexico; and' when il was found that
their accounts of the basin of California
answered ao perfectly lo tho well known
condition of the basin of Mexico at the
time nf ils discovery, attention was excited,
and even many judicious men thought these
stories might be something more thsn "trav
eler's tales." However Ihe matter was al
lowed to alumbcr without investigation un
til this region of romance waa ceded to the
Uiilied Stales.
The No. of the "Spirit or the Times"
for last week contains under the heading of
"Gold mines of the Gila," what purports lo
be an extract from a work about to be pub
lished by Mr C. W. Webber. Tho extract
contains a summary of all the information
which has been gleaned concerning the
California basin ; and to il we are indebted
for Ihe following particulars.
hen Mexico was conquered by Cortez,
-j-"' ii possession
of l-'"1 ,lulnber r precious emeralds.
Some Sent tO Spain by CoMCZ. UTB said to
""" retained as among the most valuable
ofthe crown jeivels." The conquerers coold
, n le"n "om "eneo tne nattvea procured
iiicsc jeweis. a ne aziecs would never re
veal the mines, and,all knowledge of them
was finally lost, Bul il seems that of laic
emeralds have occasionally been brought lo
lucxico uy inuians irom trie north, who as
sen mat ueyonu ine mountains they are
plenty. This would point to the California
basin as the real nflhe minrs.
An eminent dignitary of the Catholic
church in Mexico is said recently to havo
mauo tne lunowing statement to one U
Montgomery, who allesls to iho fact.;
"At every attempt to do this", (send mis'
sionaries into Iho California basini wo hay
become more certain that the people of
central sjainornia are more civilized than
their neighbors, and not only possess among
them mines of surpassing value, bul still re-
lain llieirold religion, and heathen tempi
like those Corlez demolished. Oar mis
sionaries have converted Indian captives
who have worshipped in them in their youth,
and as late as 1630, Ihe son of a female
convert of that description, was a priest iu
Muchuacan, and as well as his mother, was
acquainted with Ihe present liishop of that
Stale. This Indian woman always declar
ed that, in her country, gold was sacred lo
tbe God of fire, and was never used except
in his service, but was so abundant that
their temples were paved with it. To guard
their religion and their country from the
gold loving Spaniards, they will not suffer
one to enter their country, not even as a
missionary,"
The Bishop of Zacatccas hss said that
he has often conrersed with priests of Iho
native blood, who have vainly attempted to
euter the forbidden region aa missionaries,
and who bad actually been north of tho
Gila, aud seen in tho diatsnce a stately tem
ple, or palace, surrounded by cultivated
fields, but were not permitted a nearer ap
proach. Theso. missionaries confirmed the
rumor of the abundance of gold in that
region.
The old Church records of Sanle Fe,
and Ihe original letters of early missiona
ries there, make mention of powerful and
intractable Indian tribes in Ihe west (agaiu
pointing toward the basin) who are describ
ed as worshippers of fire, aud having ex
ceedingly rich mines of gold.
t Man years ego a Untied Slates explor
ing parly on the, borders of Ihe terra incog
nita came upon an encampment of ihe fire
worshippers, who spoke.ol the golden glo
ries of their native valley. Another parly,
under Messrs Aherl and Emery, while en
camped on Ihe Gila, heard from Indians ru
mors of immepse quantities of gold in the
bed of the l'ierlot ''Tho hunters of Ken
lucky," an accOunl of the adventures of i
party ubo crossed the continent of Califor
nia, menlions tlio noisy devotions of a tribe
of sun worshipping Indians whom they en
countered; and also speaka of rumors of
rich gold minrs north of the Gils,
It Is well known (so says the extract)
that, soon after the conquest of Mexico, the
Spaniards repeatedly attempted the suhju
l t
gation of the California basin. -Thsee ex
ptdilions were-uniforihly unfortunate ; but
Ihe survivors brought back accounts of well
built cilics and a nation abounding in gold
inhibiting the unconquerable'valley,
Tbe extract makes mention of the stories
brought by trappers and - traders, also, .to
which we have already alluded.
Now ho.v much truth there may be in
all this, or whether .there Is any, we do not
undertake lo decide. But it is certainly
very striking that so many accounts, gath
ered from such widely different quarters,
should not only concur so well with each
other, bul with what we may know of the
aboriginal inhabitants of Mexico. Here is
at least food fur thought; and perhaps an
expediiion fitted out to explore, if need be
by force, this shadowy region, would be no
more on a wild goose chase man me many
parlies which haru so recently atarled for
the va.ley of Ihe Sacramento, Recollect that ,
f eather river, and some ol Ihe other tribu
taries of the Sacramento, tbe very alreams
whose waters glitter wilh the golden sand,
take their rise in the mountains on Ibe
north and wast of the gnat central basin of
California. Iltnce, perhsps, Ihe gold which
their streams bring down. Lr.DranD.
ScRMON-MASCrACTlRC IN E.N0LAND.
In England there are persons generally
deposed clergymen or superannuated school
masters wno niartu a uuatucr. ut wiiuug
sermons lor . ministers or the episcopal
Church, who thereby save themselves this
labor and gain time for hunting, attending
race courses, &c. A good composer can
command about five English shillings per
sermbn and a Reclor can well afford this,
as his living comes by tithes out of tbe pub
lic. Some sermon-makers earn twenty or
thirty pounds per year by the business.
No matter what are their private doetrines
or characters be they infidels or knaves
if they csn but write sermons conforming
lo the standard doctrines of the Church,
and they are tolerably well written, so as
lo bo read without difficulty, they are sure
lo find clerical purchasers. Her. Dr. 1 rus-
Icr made quite a fortune a gcod many years
ago by having a lacsimile oi a sermon com
posed by him engraved on a copper plate,
from which he took a great many impress
ions and sold them all over the kingdom to
clergymen who preached them to their con
gregations as incir own.
The eccentric tmt pious iter, uoniana
Hill tells, in his Village Dialogues, (vol. ii.
p. 137,) a pretty anecdote illustrative or the'
dsogcr of too many clergyman purchasing
copies or the same sermon lor delivery, It
is aa lolluws :
"An e'recnous blunder once happened
even in Ibe famous University of Cambridge,
at what is commonly called tbe bound
Church: Dr. Truster has a notable sermon
on these words, 'See that ye fall not out by
the way.' And so it feel out thst it was
preached by different ministers, in the same
Sound Church, three Sundays, running.
The clerk on the fourth Sundsy admonish
ed the preacher not to give 1 hem the fourth
edition of 'See thai yo fall nol out by the
way,' for that parish was all peaceable.
The reply was, thsl he had no other in his
pocket, so that Ihe people must hear that
or none. The render would not dispute tho
probability of this anecdote if he knew after
what son of a fashion the Churches in and
about the neighborhood of the English Uni
versities sre unfortunately served."
Wanted. A species of.rubber shoes or
umbrellas, that will stand the Sunday rain,
or Sunday mud of this latitude. We do
think that our merchants hare been culpa
bly negligent in not providing an extra arti
cle for this purpose. We have rubbers and
umbrellas that will turn any wet coming
during six dsys of the week ; bul there ia
something so very remarkable in the rains
of the other day, that our unprotected popu
lation ore prevented from getting lo church.
Our sympathies are really moved for the
destitution, and we, would call Ihe attention
of the scientific world to this singular fact.
We do not mean lo say that the elasticity
and imperriousness have been transferred
from Ihe shoes to the conscience, for this
would be impolite; but we do say that wo
will give Ihe loudest puff to the merchant or
manufacturer who will furnish shoes and
umbrellas that will be an effectual protec
tion against Sunday rains and Sunday mud, ,
Richmond ( Va.) Observer,
Faup, Cuahitv. A negro preacher,
speaking from "'What is a man profited if
he gain the whole world, and lose his own
soul 1" mentioned among other things, that
ihey lost their souls by being too charitable 1
Seeing Ihe congrejralion.astouished beyond
measure al bis sating, he very emphatically
repealed it, and then proceeded to'explain
his meaning. "M any people," said be, "at.
lend meeting, hear the sermon, and, when
it is over, ihey proceed to divide il among
the congregation Ibis part was for thai wo
man ; auclt denunciations for such persons,
those threat! for you sinners and so," con
tinued the shrewd African) "they give away
the whole sermon, and keep none for them
selves." '
One on the Other. A stout, bulling
little woman came' into the vestry of a
church to see the clergyman, one morning,
aficr the reading of the prayers. She held
in her arms a sturdy specimen of manhood
in embryo, who was crying lustily,
"Please, sir," said she, with a curtsey,
ii ...in ..... i. - i.:.. .! . i -1 1 ...t. -. i
win iuu uc ru nun, a. iu ictl ill- wiieilier
1 i.fi.i :. . i.!... .i i .ii
my viiiiu t. .ct.piitiii tir a CJ1CI uuitnj .
"Young woman,'1 said the learned divine,
"why do you joke with Ihe authorized pray. '
er of vour church 1"
"Please, sir, I ain't joking only I want -ioknow
whether my son Augustus is a ser
aphim or a cherubim t" " '
'Neither, woman, neither. How can
you ask 1"
"Oh 1 but I know he's one or the other,"
said she, "because you said this morning ,
'the cherubim mid seraphim continually do ,
cry' and my sou is always al it I"
Philadelphia City Item.
(t-,0ne half of mankind pass their lives
in thinking how they shall get a dinner, and
Ihe other half In thinking what dinner ihey
hall get; and the former are much less In
jured by occasional fssls, than the latter are)
by coustant feasts.