Indiana American, Volume 22, Number 14, Brookville, Franklin County, 24 March 1854 — Page 1

BY. IV A. GOODWIN.

BROOKVILLE, FRANKLIN COUNTY, INDIANA, FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 1851. VOL. XXII. NO. 14.

Hale Mlr,rtllnionrrea upon by the subscribers: Transient Advertising. On i.j'ifor , Uro wsclt 1.0O F r vi n tddiUontl eertlon vottsr

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No n.lrorlNfment III bo liuertJil wUUoul co:upau;iUi)r T. A. rtOOnWIS, K.I. Amtrican. ('. 11. BKN ri.EV, E.I. Uoui-nrnl. Itcfrssionul (Tarts. Dr. J. W. KEELY, Srrgeon Dentist. OrriPK ONE DOOR POfTH 0? THK VALLEY IIOffK, rp itüh. Alt wrk warrontetl. No arjr for eitamhialicn or al loe. 41-ly jTk DAVIS, M, I)., I'll ysiciaii & Sui'scon, fFFICK at hi retMi-m-o, eornrr of Main and Jainel itrovU, Hrookrllle, Intl. rl Yltl' KILiOIli:t JtMllroof tho l'curr, I anil Attorney a nd Conmollor at law, Kroob villa, IikI. omo Soulb lal Coruer of Public Sijiiaro. 43, tj3. - -Itr 310IIIIOW Xtlnrnfly an.) Coun.rllnrat Y Law, Oillro No. T Hall' buiMintr, Brook illo.in.liana. K 1-4.1. t I. jrr.H, Attorney ami Connsellor a 17, Law, llrvokvllt,luil. Ufflua ta Itullo'a bull tlliiK. 43-'53 V M C'.rÜÖOKSII (Kr AltnrnKr nl il. toun.otlTr at Law. t) it. coin llalU'i bull linjf, H rook III, luJiau. 43-'i3 I II. n'tXflSi:. Attornoyal Law. Oirv I 1 on Hiirsri?itrnt. twodoort uoflh of (1". Ilol lauJ'Oni, UrooktilU. 4J-'33 I III TT AttorntLaw,n.l Nolnry I'ub lip. nrtio Uli liioau IIoll4o, r 1 1. Uroul Ille, I ml. NOTARY PUIlIilC. lleni Jener, Sit. Cnrntet. In J. 4-U)!Si:s ,1. ui;iiLi:v. Attorney t Law and Notury iNibllc, I.At'KlM,, rHANKUX CO. I Ml., tl'ILL Uka arkit"lnilciiiitii of irt., tk ami ll cnur l)iniiini, Ain.lhiu Ae. " A I I W A 1 1 1 r ATTOKNKY A,C0UNf Kl.LOU AT LAW, UfitukrllU, jiHliHim. UT1. a two iltor imrtlt llHriiin. p l.r . ' r . 1 ( 7 t ) u 1 1 1 s ( 1.1 .r " V h y I v I ; n & Sill1;' c o n . Ml. t'.inm l, laJ., .:-2''W I jciir. Tli C lilltt n.l Uta lir A few (l.ty Mice, wo vr ru nomtiono ituiuirtui miU' Moni v incinii.tti; nnd having ktt'njxnt Intuitaiorv, whilo wurniinir ournt'lf by tho atovo, a citizcrt a 1 a 1 11 1 of tho I lacuctiuf In itml itaktul thu .turu Vtt)tr to Ifiivt It ink a luirivblitnkt't to wrap itchiKl In. lie tviiü itbmit to luko it to tho con ty poor-hoino. Jt wh it pt14 dar, rtniltliu wimlllt'Wjtkiciit:,'!)', I'ruin tho conviTtittiort m Intrnctliliiit

it was a child which they had taken that U suro to 'follow tho perpetration from a drunken mother. Hut recently 0f t)l0 vtt uhhough nufuntt nithey had found tho moUtar lying in tho I plated, acts of disobedience. Wo hopo gutifr, with the child by her almost j ihU littlo warning may prove tob a )erihed. 1W childt wo itivoluntif ( timely' ono, to many boy who delily rxclalmud; and thin thoughts it.a tho nuthorltr of hi un-ntlo and

rushed tni in our mind. What liquor dealer could lo tho bruto to furnish a poor mother with tho intoxicating draught a mother wim ncuiiu in Her nrmi! Will gravo politician ojipoo the enactment of a "prohibitory law in Ohio, when such scenes as theso tranpir in some of our most intelligent town? There goes tho child to tho poor home, wrapped in tho borrowed horse-blanket, to bo cared for

at the expense of tho county. Blessed J was her youngest,; into a rough, care- j Hat no! liko this hugo unsightly pile, bo do 1, who has given us his gospel , less and headstrong boy, lK-r gentle ' "lands tho monument of my guilt forIhrougU tho influence of which provis- voice no longer restraineiPW, 1 was : ever. ion is made for the wretched and des- j often wilful and sometimes disobedient. I My mother, being feeble in health, tituto. But will tho prico which the I thought it indicated manly superior!, "at down and beckoned mo lo tit down liquor seller paid tho government for ! ty, to be independent of a woman's in- beside her. ilerjook, so full uf tender his license balance the vxpenso of tho lfucncc. My father's return was a most sorrow, is present tome now. I would

county in providing tor the cliild; and i ii. .i tn , pvumps iur mo raowier too; v in will komo politicians bo wise Presi i. . .1 . ti . bylerian of the 'tt. A Xciv Objection to I'rohlbltlou. An opposer of the new Liquor Law ft thUfi thinls MT ahitlt h. nW!.r.,H.

, J , . ,,. , . 0 i bright and golden, that my father tod "and may liod help you to sco your to enlarge our prison, if the law is . mt0 h J nn j L gwn nJt nnJ mo 0JJ(J d forced I. m many o those now engaged Wftlk ilh llimb. w turned down a She then talked to mo-about my mis?r in ,1 aC 5 I "P ,tra,,n-i,r narrow lane into an open field, a favor- deed, of the dreadful consequences of ?L i f?n, i Til c?mPnt to ito play ground for the children in tho tho course I was pursuing. By tears, 1 f7, neighborhood. After talking cheerful- entreaties and players, the tiied to ä'ÄÄrS,1 different topics, for awhile, my make an impresio,on mc. She placed

and pigs, than steal tho brains, charncter, affections, and lives of fathers, husbands, sons and brothers, whoso children nrc often left to steal or tt irvc. We commend this matter to the liquor . ..v. Vv..i VIIII..VH. dealer's convention. Mich. Tm. Ado. I rhlkercit." . .i, .. . 1 1 U.J l.h,!. cheeks "in the dIsco where the whiskers wu 11111 iui mull; uui wsm mi. '. ou;nt to grow." iney nr Dccoininir very fashionable, snd rather too common with (sir prospect o( becoming di. gustinj. They ore formed by scpar-1 ting a littl tuft of hair from the temp! on each axle, draw.ni it down, and curlinj It in most exquiste style, resembling little piz'stsil imM jUt, with an .."i.Tiiil if".1" . T'ri: "1", Ag-rest dual ol rixinjr, and dressing cologne is used whrr tho rjartiea havo ... - r It, ßpili'e, whuro they luve no'.hing moro irsrani.

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UOt .M) A ci itvi:. If an fnlna meel an enjrlne, "'oiuli'ir round tho cur," ! llioy mali track, train, an 1 Icndor, W'bni do thry drserroT Nnt a nnny' paid to tny, For a w oberv, All aciiilt the .tiKlnoirj NVhon "roinlin; routitl a curva.' If an rnsluii mt a t'-oincr, C'omliift ttirwualt tho ".I raw," If they rni.li or Uruwn tli ubll", Nuixl fo to lawT Miotil.l uj'iry In a fury, Mak Ilium pay a Ulm? Orinnil Hut o.llc T4 It rl.iin, K.ir rumilnji 11 1 In llumf ' If they nmlm or kill a bo ty, Or a txxi) ' ir, Niil a bmly uo a bnity, Cur Umfum, limii.of MM If you mm Inf tUmne, To fr Wlml la tii.l, Vit lia a liri'ktfii not k, or limb, Ami Im tan niMiil tin fo.t? TUR ILM NO HTOUV. Ü0Ü This liitld story is epeei illy nd dres.ed t) children of tho iirtsotilino gender. It shows how easily the fond heart of a mother may bo broken, by tho iiisant) ktuhhoi'iiuei of a wayward bov. !and vitidlv (leiicts tho rt inoro ; sullering mother, because h'n elder 'companions have instilled into Ills mind! j tho moral and physical falsehood that a is man v lo do so. My father, after an absence of three years, returned to tho houo so dear to him. lie had in ado his last vov ago, and rejoiced to hare reached nha ven of rest from the perils of the sea. During his absence I had grown from a child and habvof mr mother's for 1 1 fortunato ctrcumstanco for me. Ho ....... 8oou perceivetl the spirit ot msubordi j nation stirring within m. I saw by I.. P ... ... y hn manner that it displeased him nl. though for a few days he said nothing to me about it. .""" 1 111 yClUWI, It was an afternoon in October. .1.. !-. I. tl l I titvuur usKeu me .11 & uucrvi'u 111.11 nu'ii shadow, thrown by a mass of rocks

that stood in tho midst of the field. . ambition. I wasnioved, but too proud I replied that I did. to show it, und remained standing in "My father owned this land," said dogged silence beside her. I thought, he. "It was my play ground wh.cn a "what will my companions say, if, ufboy. That rock stood lherehen. To tcr 11 my boasting. I yield Rt lust, mo it is a beacon, and whenever I look and submit to be lerl by n woman?" W aa . . - a v m . ...

recuu oHru snoi in my nie Rn Panful todwell upGn. that am i recall ft tiark spot in my life ; r : . . . , it it were not a a 1 should not speak of it. Listen then, dear boy, nnd learn wisdom from your father's errors. My filher died when I was but a mere child. I was tho only son. My mother was n jrentle. loving womnn. ' jcvotcd to her children, and Moved by boj t ri.m,.miKr hl.r rmitf beautiful tacc-her sweet, ntloctionate ami! Klt tflllit Mtlil ta.tl'ta.sa -öin I rt 77" ' " -. my childhood, I loved her intensely. I was never apart from her, and sho j tearing i was uccoming too mucn oi n

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1 bdby, sent mc to a high school in the , village. After associating for n time J with rude, rough boys, I lost in a measure, my fondness for my borne, I and my reverence for my mother; and 1 it became more nnd moro difficult for I her to restrain my impetuous nature. ! I thought it indicated it wnntof manlineis to yield to her authority,, or to appear penitent, although 1 knew my j conduct pained lu r. The epithet i most dreaded whs girl log. 1 could , not bear to hear ilsnid by my coinpuii- j ions that I whs lied to my mother's j nproti tiings. I'ltmi a tjuivt home j loving child, 1 soon b culm- h will,ii- J ti ring boy. My ile.ir mother uid vv t ry peiMiitaion lo liiiltiru niu to seek lijjnifm within the pit cincts of hoinv. Mi vxt ited herself lo make our lireside attractive, und my iu r, follow ing her st'lf-siiciilicin r t x tuijili, sought to tntii'e me by jiliiiiiiing gumes, uinl diversions, for my enieriainiiiriit. 1 saw all thU, but did not hi t d it. It was on an iiltt iiioon likeihi, tint, as 1 wits about Ifitving ihi tliiiiiig rinn, Ii) spend ,lht iiilt l lin-sioii bt'twi t'ii the molding and t v hing hchool, in the sie et, its utiit my um. In r laid h r h tnd on my shouhier, and said, mildly and lit nily : "My son, I wish yjit lo come home with iiie,M I would hin t) it In llrd, hut soniothing in her manner awed inn. Mio put on her bonnet and said to me "Wo wilitaku a littlu wnlk to 'eth er." I followed her in silence; mid tu I was passing out of tho dotir, I observed ono of my rudo companions skulking about tho house, und I knew ho was waiting for me. lie sneered at mo in I went past him. My pride was wounded to tlio inuck. ilo was a very bad boy, but being sonto years older than myself, ho exercised a great in fltienco over me. 1 followed my mothIcr sulkily till wo reached tho snot where wo no stand, beneath tho shadu of this hugo rock. 0, my boy, could that hour bo blotted from my memory, winch has cast a dark shadow over mv whole life, gladly would I exchange all that the world can idler mc, for the ouiet peace of mind I should eniov. not sit, but continued standing sullenly oesiiie. "Alfred, my dear Bon," said she, "have you lost all honor for your moth t er?" 1 did not reply. .r r. . .. - i..... .1. i: i 'V"'J"' " ' ... t-UllUHUl'U, ueioro mu vuo jives unu examples 01 . f I". .1 1 great men; she sought lo stimulate my vVhat n irony was vuiblo 0:1 vnai ngony was vwoio on my mother's faee, when she saw that all sho said and suffered, failed to move i ... rf . . . ml Sho roso to go home, und I folion oa hi a uisiuuce. niu- spoke no . ...I i -

more to mo uuiil wo reached our own bier than my sister's disturbed me. A city to consume its own smoke, and mJtiy but a thin c.ipualof tat nty thou-tlour-t j voice called mo by name. U was my thus prevent tho falling of soot that fills and francs," thought the jouug man. "It is school lime now," sho naid, ' mother's. utmosphero and blackens every who, in his s'udio ol tho manners of

go my son. nd oueo more let me be - seech yot said." "I will lo think upon what I have not," stid I, with aloud Intl. a tf 1. anni. "One ot lltese two loin do. Allied; cith ier goto school this will jock you in your moment, or l

room, and keep you tltcro till you nrc ready to promise implicit obedience to my wishes in future. "I daro you to do it," said I, you enn't gci me up stairs." "Alfred, choose now," said my mother, who laid her hand upon my arm. !Sho trembled violently und was deathly pale. ' "If you touch me I will kick you," said I, in it terrible rage. God knows 1 know not what I said. "Will you go, Alfred?" "No,'l replied, but quailed beneath her ryes. "'i lit n follow mc," said ho, as fcho

grasped my aim lirmly I raised loo my reel u, my Soil, hear mt?! I raised my foot and kicked hi 1 my sainted mother! How my head nt ls. ns the torrent of memory rushes over inel Mio staggered buck 11 few steps and leaned ngaiust the wall. She tlid not look at me. I saw her heart beat ngainsl her breast. "0, heavenly fatluT,'' she cried, "forivo hin), ho knows Hot what lie does." Tho gitrdiier just then passed the door, aiul seeing my mother pale, mid almost un tolo to support herself, ho stopiied slio beckoned him ill. "i'ako lhi boy upsiiiirs, mid lock him in his room, mild my motlirr.and turned fluni mo. Looking back, ft sho was entering In r room, aha gave mv such a look it will forever follow mu! It was a look of agony, mingled with the intensest love. It was the last unutU rable imng from a heart that was bioken!1 In a moment I found myself a prisoner in my room. I thought lor a moment 1 would dash my bruins out, but I felt afraid to die. I was not penitent. At times my heart was subdued, but my stubborn pride 10 o in an instant, nud bade me not to yield. The pule faco of my mother haunted mo. I tlung myself on the bed and fell asleep. I awoke at midnight suffering wiih the damp air, and terrified with frightful dreams. 1 would havt sought my mother at that moment, for i trembled with fear; but my door was fast. With the daylight my terrors were dissipated, ami I became bold in resisting all good impulses. Tho servant brought my meals, but I . I 1 . did not tiihtj them. I thought the

tho day would never end. Just ,ui nna kh the hearing his narrauve nau twilight I heard alight footstep op- ( ! my character and conduct. I prouchtho door. It was my sister, llllV0 never lorgotten it. Boys who who called me by name. spurn a mother's control, who are "What may 1 HI mother for you?" , '""d to own that they aro wrong, she nkcd. w'i0 l'1"1'4 '1 manly to resist her au"Nothirt" " I replied. Inority, or yield to her influence, be"0, Aliud, for mv sake, for all of' ward Lay not up for yourselvo bitour sake, say that you are fcorry. She I tcr memories for your f tit uro years.

longs to lorgivo you. I "I won't be driven lo school against! my will," said I. "Hut you will go if she wishes it dear Alfred," said my sister pleadingi J 1 , Vrt T mnn't " 1 ,1 T ..,,, 1 vim needn't say no more about it. m v diii4 ii iiiv l v "O, brother, you will kill her! You will kill her, and then you will never havo a happy moment." I made no reply to this. My feelings were touched, but still 1 resisted their influence. My sister called me, but 1 would not answer. I heard her footsteps slowly retreating, and again I Illing mysclt on the bed to pass another wruicueu unit lenriui iniii.. v, ioli how wretched! how fearful I did not know i . i Another looisien. blower iuw Ice- ! "Alfred, my son, shall I come? Are you sorry lor what you have done she iiskei 1 cannot loll what influence, opera-

ling til that, moment, made me peak have returned to Ihe United Slates Thoso reflections caused him to dethin ' you must udvcrsü to my feelings. The gentle with cargoes of yuano from the newly ploro the mediocrity of his fortune,

voice of uy mother, tliulthriilcd ihro'u j me, melted the ice from my obdurate

heart, and I longed to throw myself on her neck, but I did not. No, my boy, I did not. JJül my words gave the lie to my heart. I heard her withdraw; I heard her groan. I longed to call her back but I did not. I was nwakened from my uneasy flumber by hearing my namo called loudly, and my bister stood by my bed bide. "Get up, Alfred. Ol don't wait a moment. Get up, nnd come with me; mother is dying!" I thought 1 was dreaming, but 1 got tip melancholly, nnd followed my sister. On the bed, palo and cold as marble, lay my mother. Sho had not undressed, blio hud thrown herself on the bed to rest; nrising to go to mo again, she was sciasod with the palpitation of the heart, nnd borne senseless to her room. I rannot tell you my ngony 111 1 looked upon her my remors was tenfold more bitter from tho thought that she would never know lt. I believed in) self to be a murderer. I fell on I he bed besido her. I could not weep. My heart burned in my bosom; my brain was all 011 lire. My siter threw her arms around mo and wept in ,sileiico. Suddenly wo saw a slight motion of mother's hand her eyes unclosed, She had recovered consciouslliuis, bill not speech. She looked at me, and moved her lips, 1 could not understand her word. "Mother, mother," I shrieked, "say that you forgive me," She could not say it with her lips, but her hand messed mine, hho smiled on me, and lifted her thin, while h iiuls, clasped my own within them,

and cast her eyes upward. Nio moved her lips in prayer nnd thus died. 1 remained still kneeling beside thatdear form till my gentle sister removed me. She comforted me, for sho knew tho heavy loud of sorrow at my heart; heavier than grief for tho loss of a mother; for it was a load of aorrow for sin. The joy of youth had left mo forever. My son, tho suffering such memories wake must continue as long as life. (!od is merciful; but remorse for past misdeeds, is a canker-worm in the heart, that preys upon it forever. My father ceased speaking, and buried his faco in his hands. Ilo saw 1 1. .1 . .. jTr A German who had built him a hut in the woods at Burlington, Mass., has been arrested and bent to oburn . ns been arres eU an. bent to oourn : lm;-h?w. " ormed his cab- j in of sticks and leaves and had leaves IUI liu wi aim nu 1.11.111 nvsi win m rata t ..Ml.ial.l ml itil.l (KAKIill IIMIIf Hill fJ a . iii leaves to protect the entrance. His food and clothes he begged of the peo ple in the vicinity, . W !. tO A. K. Merritt, the City Commissioner at Troy, N. Y., has been removed as "unworthy nnd incompetent." This movement, added to the resignation of of two .Mayors already nnnoun- ...,! !iw!iMl. n viil1i.r ii iikiiI I l'il kf lid of mumVipHi uff,lir, Hmon,r tl,o Trojans. ,? ?r Pittsburg is again ngitatinglhe mteHiion eoinpellinr every manu- . . . i r,.-,,,,... 1 ,,t ,..r ....l.l k .m.Mii m t ' . hin-' animato and inanimate in that' smoky city. JO'As many ns half a dozen vessels discovered island in the Carribbcan Sea, latitude nnd longitud not given,

Lyman Itccclier's Courtship. An eminent divine, who is as well known as he is universally respected, many years since was led to the con elusion that 'it is not well for men to be nlone.' After considerable pondering, he rc solved to ofler himself in marriage to n certain member of his flock. No sooner was tho resolution formed than it was put in practice, and getting out his cane, he speedily reached the dwelling of his mistress. It chanced to be Monday morning, a day which ninny Nvw Knglnnd readers need not bo told is better known in tho household as washing day. Unconscious of the honor that was intended her, the lady was sland'mg behind tho tut in the back kitchen, with her arms immersed in the suds, busily engaged in an occupation which, to say the least of it, is moro useful ihitu romantic. There was a loud knock at tho door.

Jane, go to the door, nnd if it is ) see 111, 1. 11 thcin that 1 anybody am engaged nnd cannot see tin in,' The messii, hearsed. ,'o was faithfully reTell hint to cull litis afternoon,' said the lady, when this answer wai returned, and I is ill si 0 him,' But it was unavailing. lmust see her now,' said the minister. 'Tell mo where she is,' Ho sa) ing, he followed the servant into the kitchen, to the great HirprUo of lur mistress, 'Miss , I have come to the conclusion to uiuiry. Will you havo me'." was the minister's opening speech. Have you?' replied the asiouihed lady. 'This is 11 singular lime to oiler yourself, Such mi important step should bo mude a matierol praycraiid deliberation.' Let us pray!' was Mr. 11. 's only response, as ho knelt down bckido the tub and prayed (hut a union might be formed which would enhaiicu tho happiness of both parties. His prayer was uuswered, nnd from this union thus singularly formed has sprung a family remarkable for talent. Liulncd a fortune Imt l.osl n Wile The Parisian correspondent of tho Cincinnati liazette relates the following; "A young man, elegant, distingue, but almost without fortune, and living on the proceeds of a modest employment, became smitten with the charms of a daughter of a rich proprietor. He had met her the past winter at the balls and soirees, where ho was a fre quent and tuMduous Intendant, and linished by bein nj ' i,,,,, 1, .,,a t l-ilrtnl at j I I II tk tlt.k m t.nJcouni MlK.llt wilhullt dojbt( bul i,.,, ,, , i;i ; tlV iiVA IIVJwVY IbliawftllVSUJi UUk llblrlV Jll'j'V j to ticc hii Ruit iicccptcd. How could i Iwi i.r.ttjtml lit litMivr lint Kii1litinf aiA l'B.bS.I STW V Ä wl W hS MIIMÜ V C I V4 I 3. 'waavtwa)fi.a nÄ v . mvii nivtiw na t . iiiitiv , .., ..,.,.,... wi, . . , .. , ,., . the approbation and the choice of calculating parents? HUutiiour jrolre had told him that he had made a lively impression on the young lady's heart; but ixa-o.i added that, that was but a romantic and vain success, which would bo readily aunihiltted when brought into tho presence of parental authority. "A rich proprietor whoj gives his only daughter ft hundred thousand crowns for a main igeprotiou does not lik?. for u soii-i.i law a liale employe wiih a salary of a hundred . . oius. un l do -.sosmii ' lor uuiiv n un the times nnd his experiences ot thfl world, h id arrived at opinions liulo llatierin g to tho disinterestedness of opulent parents. and gave birth in his mind to ambitious j ideas, Numerous examples demon-

stratcd to him that there was a chance open, by which ho could enrich himself; a chance uncertain and perilous but before which ho did not hesitatn. His little capital of twenty thousand francs was the stake which he placed resolutely into the roulette of the Bourse. Daring, ns a lover who u happiness to secure, he attacked for tuj-o with so much ardor, he pushed it bo vigorously when it showed itself favorable, he threw so rashly his "goall," iuto each adventure at a time during Ihe 6pring when stocks wcro rising so rapidly, that his profits, without ceasing to be doubled with an

increasing prosperity, soon to a considerable fortune. amounted When he judged the amount sufficient, he stop. ped and regulated his affairs. Until then ho hold his operations as secret as possible, to evade reproaches and the compliments of condolence if the edifice should crumble, and to the end of producing a greater effect in showing himslcf mi 1 1. my in ail his splendor. The sum which he had realized, amounted to the round and agreeable figure of three hundred thousand francs. "Now," said he to himself, I am presentable, and I can, without too much presumption, demand the hand of the rich "heiress." At the very moment when he was arranging himself to put this measure into election', he received a note from the father of the young lady, inviting him to call to held a conversation with him. He went, and met from the proprietor a reception most cordial. ' "My dear friend, "said he to him, "I have discovered your sentiments for my daughter. Do net excuse yourself, and listen to me. You haTe not declared yourself; I appreciate your discretion,yourmodestv,yourdelccj'.cy. You should not have dared to demand in marriage one to richly portioned; it is therefore for me to approach first this subject. I am not ono of those who think (rare man!) that fortunes should be. equal, and that money necessarily ßhould brimr money in a contract of marriage. You aro a brave and honest boy, you suit me, you love ray daughter you please her, I give her to yuu." "Good," thought tho ycung man to himself during this discourse; 'hc knows that I have made some brilliant speculations that I have enriched myBilf. Leave him the merit of disenlercstedncss; have the air of believing that he is ignorant of my recent prosperity, and that it is news which I am going to learn him." Then with a tru and natur emotion which grtvo an assurnncu of his happiness, ho exclaimed: "l'ou are tho most generous of men and my admiration equals my gratitude and my joy. But ru-usauro yourself; it is not altogether n poor devil that you take fcr a son in-law. Without being as rich as your daughter will lc, I bring into tho marriage n fortune nl least equal lo her marriago portion." "What is that you say?" replied tho father, with astonishment. "How well ho pUya surprise," said our hero to himself; "what an excellent comedian is my future father-in-law 1" And then coniinuin: "I say the exact; I possess one hundred thousand I'i slk' i at ' Viwn i "And since when." "Since yesterday," "How can that be? your parents aro no longer living; you should not have an inhiiitant'e in perspective?" "1 have not inherited, 1 havo made my fortune. IVrthree months I worked hard id It." "A hundred thousand crowns in three mouths?" "Yes, 1 think you will admit that it is not ft bad operation. Tho Bourse is a marvelous soil for these beautiful and rapid crops? I have roup d ait sure enough, and success has crowned all my speculations in the fundi and railroad stocks. Hero you see aro my three hundred francos in excellent securities enclosed in this pocket book." "I make you very sincere compliments for your success," responded coldly the lather; "but this changes entirely my intentions towards you. I wished to have chosen for a son-in-I tw it yoang mm without fortune, engaged in a modest occupation; you are n financier, ft speculator, thrown into tho field of stock jobbing; inline, you have ft hundred thousand crowns, you shall not have mv daughter." Surprised in his turn at this denouncement, which ho hud not anticipated, the young man tried to combat the decree, but ihn father was inexorable. This prudent proprietor found that the speculator possessed of one hundred thousand crowns gained atslock-jobb-ing. is ft great deal poorer than the modest employe possessed of but twenty thousand francs of patrimony. He has left for tho country with his 1 la a . I K.. aa .a nsn LiatllliS iiaugiucr to speiiu mo buuiihvi , . ing tho young man in despair at having won at the Kxchango theso three hundred thousand francs, for which ho paid so dear, since they cost him not only his happiness but ft fortune much larger. Tf'rA Miss Hector, n school leather at Greenville, Ohio, fell into tho i!m r.m. t,i rht list week, whilo under the inllucu?.! of chloroform, which sho

had been in tho habit of inhaling for ' ho know mo oi ucriu. power oi gun.he heal i he, nnd was so shorkm,'ly ' powder; but to the peonlo of England burned that survivid but ft few hours, a. in.u uun , u ..p.v . j bo tile Work ot an Oil sinnt, lliuiytac by year

,ttfA Connecticut minister having walked through nchurch-yard and ohserved tho indNcrimina e praiso bestowed unnn the dead, wro e upon the rat post iho following H"-: "Hero lio the dead, nnd hero the living lit!" jtirTho Little Miami Railroad comf jany SUM Hi vaneinuiiu vu ui"u; st week, .1 0 mails and other tin-eallcd-for b'gage.

From lha American Meaanfer. Tntal Curlosly. Roger Bacon was an English monk, who tanghtin the University of Oxford . more than six hundred years ago. He was a man of great learning,kilN ed in Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, but especially fond of chemistry. He used to spend many hours each day in ono the beeret cells of the convent, en gaged in various experiments. While thus employed he had found that sulphur, charcoal, and saltpetre mingled together in a certain way, would make a new and strange compound; indeed so strange and dangerous did this new mixture seem, that tho raonk himself was almost afraid of it, and thercforo told no one of his discovery. Among the pupils was a youth who was so fond of btudy and so prompt to obey his teachers, that he beeame ft favorite with all, nnd Itoger Bacon would often ask his help ia the laboratorya large room where the students were inctrucu-d ia cht-mistry but ha never f.llowed hira to enter his private cell. This youth's name was Hubert de Dreux. Sometimes as Hubert sat reading or studying, or mixing rotdieines in this larger room, he was startled by sounds like distant thunder coming from his master's apartment; sometimes a bright light shone for a moment through the . chinks of the door, and then an unpleasant odor trouli almost suffocato him. All these things excited his cu. riosity ; but whenever he knocked or strove to enter, Roger Bacon would sternly bid him attend to his own affairs, andneveragaininterupthim. The door was always kept locked, and every timo the boy ventured to ask the cause, he was silenced by his teacher's gruff words and severe looks. Months glided away, and still he eagerly but vainly sought to learn the secret. At length an opportunity off- . cred. Roger Bacon was widely known as a skillful physician and surgeon. One cold November day he was called on to .attend on Walter de Losely, ft rich man in the next town, who had been dangerously hurt. The monk gave all the necessary orders to Hubert and bidding him bo careful to put out the tires nnd lock the door when he was done, he started oa his crrund of mercy. Hubert soon finished his task, and was just bounding up the oaken stairway, when an evil thought came Into hi mind. "Roger Bacon is gone ; ho will not bo back for several hours; I can now lind out what keeps him so much In that dark, dump cell." Ho looks anx'ously around; no one ii near, aud with a light strn and fast beating heart ho reaches the forbidden room, The key was not there, aud so there is no hupo of entering; yet perli-p ho may sec something through tho keyhole and kneeling ho prcs-vs hi check ngninst tho heavy door. It opms at hii touch, for the monk in his hastehad locked without closing It, and thus the eager boy stand where ho had fur month longed tobe. In vain he looks for anything new or strange, nnd with a sad face in turning away, his cyo falls on ft hugo book whoso open pago is still wet wi.h the ink from his misters pen. It is written in Latin, but that is as plain to him as his own Knglish, nud in another moment he has read the secret so long hidden from him. Now he must try it for himself, to "t o if the mixture is indeed so wonderful. "Ah!" ho exiilaiiiies, "this yellow powder U the sulphur, this hard clear substttiic is saltpetre, and this binde powder mu-.t bo tho otlur. ILro is thu very b Jttlo my master has used; I will mix it in this, un l see. tho fin

is not yet deal in tho furince; a few sparks will give heat enough, and then Hubert do Dreux will bu us wise as his wisest teacher." All that afternoon Roger B4eon had been bending over tho suk man's bed; ho had dono all ho could to relievo his sutlerings, andas night was coming on he bade him good -by and set out fur home. The wind whistled over tho bleak hills, and tho nonk wrapped his cloak closer around him as he hurried his horse towards the convent's gooi hclicr. As he reached iho top of tho last hill, Oxford lay beforo him with lights twinkling hero and there, and its tall spires rising high. Suddenly a stream of flame rose from his convent high on tho darkened ky, and in nn instant ft ronr loud as "the heaviest thunder burt on tho tili night air. and distinctly amid this fearful sound was heard a sharp short cry of distress.In a moment tho whole convent was on liio. Tho trembling monk dashed down tho hillVtdo to the scene of woe, As ho sprang from his horse, a man drew forth from tho burning ruin, the lifeless form of Hubert. The terrified crowd believed that Roger Bacon had been practising witchcraft, and without listening to his defence, threw him into a gloomy dungeon. For many years ho remained in prison, bul at last ho was released, at the age of eighty lay down in death. He wrote his well-kept secret in strange words in ono of his books, and wise men studied long years before they could read it. He had discovered how to make gunpowicr. The terribJo explosion at Oxford in I2C- dots pot wem strange to us, for u wjr.i .mv.u.ei m kuowieJge. n.t tin ch.lunu oi it;.,, are . .miliar Ith, many uau,a which wem in) Series to Uruvd nwt six hun.l.e l years ago. l ew gi..t- Ml w huald be to God lor all our priuUges, mid how careful to 'improve them alight. ,14-Thc wreck of the U. S. Revenue ..... ... 11 TiAn ...it. Mil fnra ; hai been sold for fifty dollar. CUVK I HHililliwu, null ui 1111 Bw.v,