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i NEWS AND-BUSINESS 'PAPER DEVOTED TO TOSIfiN ÄND DSm NEWS, MMl TEMPERANCE, 8DÜ0ÄT3ON, AÜB3CÜOTRE, AND WIE BEST INTERESTS OF SOCIETY.' VOL. XXIII-NO. 10. BROOKVILLE, ' FRANKLIN COUNTY, INDIANA, FRIDAY, APRIL 0, 1855. WHOLE NUMBER 1100.

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j. B. DAVIS. K. D .-I'MVsiCtAM a I. tiKo M . om. e, et hl realdenee, earner of In andJamee streets, Hrookvllle, Ind. SCR. Till I. Iß Orr Valley M.i w. KiELT,-uMnr.o?r demist. .. ...... ulh of the All work N louse, vp raiaa warranted. N harr fur en on er auriee. CTlTJi KXLOOHTC, JCSTICB o ths PKACK, end Auurmi u. I'eaaaellor at law, Hrnnk iila, I o.l. Orm a, ! story Weal's new building, (mating the Coarl llons O l-O). WKORKOMT, ATTOK5KV coirs-nci.. i I.UKA LAW. Omca, Ho. r, Hall' Building, tlrookvllU, lud. 8 14 J T KC. CBOOHnilUC-ATlORMKY AMD 1ft n)if.Mhi.T.oi aT I. a W, Orru . ander in American Offle, llroos. vllle, Ind. 41 '3 J Alir. WARD,-ATTOhTk YVroi-XWK M.OK At LA vi, Urru, over Powers Store, Urook III, lud. ' HOSZI J. XELLZY.-Arrulmtv AT LA W ftoraa l'naLKt. O r m ft a . one door aMUt af the Valla Hum. Wrooa villa. Ind. Will take euknowledginaute of Ueede, lake suit car II fy Uepoelttans, Affidavit As. rpnoMAi J. wimr.-: xotakv public, JL ., Hl lata depositions and eekiilitfitinU, ami attend t Notarial btiaineat geasrslly. lIAltlUSOiV DHtECTOKY. R TEX JtT.-MKA LICK 1.1 OKOCKKIr.MA.NU Proviaiona, Market etreel, lUaaieo, Ohio, kuoMi o band 1 -o4 assortment of II snide In bit lino. A MtO general aasortmeat of r U II N I T U II u Which ba will aatl ebaap for Mh ar anantrr pro lue. Kl 7 ü 184. TTTLTOSt TT7ÄRILL. OM K DooH KAMT OF 4,4. urin Kur-, 11. unin, iioalarin A MKKIUAM, rHK.XCH AMU KMCLI8M HKY (IÜOUS, HonaaUkn.l Ronnat Trlminliig of all ttlaianj rla tadiea, Miuatktt4 CblUraat Juom kepon Untlyon hkkit. ctCTO e a. wm. liana. TIXUIISSA UtoX-DKALKR- I.X KAMCY JU au iMiuatiio u iiuot, Uai Dreti Good uf artry kloJ. tiroarlaa, Mar4war,Huntarara, U00U. ftbota Carf ilnf t ke., Cuaarn Maiit tat Wt0T traiiT, IIARaiSOX, 011:0. Ual 87 t J 1H34 DE. K, S. FÜLL1Ä. UKALK1C IM UH'!(7h, MaJiciuaa, i'aiMU, Ulla, Varulahea,GU(, V1 luffa, A a., Coraar Mala aa4 Markal Miraata, IURRl30Jf, OHIO. ot87 43 IUI OHIO HOTEL-CO "Mill MAIM k MAKKKT IIARRMOX, OHIO. D. riilllCU, lrprltor. Ocl 37 41 18i FRANKLIN COUNTY DIRECTORY. CirriT Coc it meeU ttia lit Mondtj In FlbruarjuJ Auguila-may tit thro wuk. ro( Pi.aa Cor r raata lat Monilajra In Jan. nary, April, Jul j aa4 oiolor luajf illtwo waoki. CoaMiaamaia'a Cocar uaala 11 Mondays la Jnna, Hiiainimr, I) jeo iuW J Mah .-, all ai Maya trn lima. Countr ttfflccrs. A. R. McClaury, Sonalor, lo xplro Oct litH K. K. A. Jaler, Hop Noah Mtllr. Jonn M. JoUiiauu.Ctrtk, M. ttattnar, hliaritf. Win. Kubaaan. Traaaarar. Au 1K17 Mar lOii Ort l"M Oct KVI " li(J J.Un II. Huick, AttUitor, M K.i.lln O.born, Kooon'ar, M J.itiu Howlbv.Curonnr, " V. V. HubtMid, Nurajor, M t'orrrr Conxnaiomai: Cyrua Qul.k. J. II. Faarot, fclmar Hyail, lima) axplraa OctoUor, 131-0-7. J utile ml th I'cace aanoariLii towmi nip. Cyrai Klljoro, Cuiumltalon axplrvi Apr 19, AlfraJWard AprW, Wra. H. Howall. Apr 3, Jaraaa .Mawalimay Oct 31, IM lfi7 IM.17 trkMoriiLO to uir. Joaph WaUb, t'ommlatloa aiplra Ort 7, IM lilb Vwam, MoT !,!) tiamuvl llulllda, " AprXt, ItOJ LoomxaoaoTg towhiiiip, DarlJ Slaugltiar, Commlaaloa plroa Mov I, Jaaaallomoola, w - Apr 11,1(07 at-TLta Tofmmr. A. B. Line, Conmlasloa tiplraa MoTainbarl l"U Hqtilra llarray DocJ, IfM PAtariiLD Tftwxtmr W. A. J. GII4elI, Comm axplroi Fob0, iMfl JubaTurnar, . JunJ,lii ntaHLaaTowiuir. Pranela Kna. hl, Commlaaloa aiplrva Kot 6,kJS Francis A. Bower, M Ort 13, I ttcaai TOWMiii". Iaaa Clamaata Comrolaalon oxplraa In M, IM4 l.uJlck Knaialngor " M Mov 3, IxU Kobatll. Jink OctSHSI NITIlait TOWMMIP. Joha Iloralar, CoatntlaaJoa ip rt July 13 UM poir TowaiHip. Hott. II. Miller, CominUtlon xptret ftl S,U3a Jame II. Moore), " July 10, l47 T fownanrr. Ilflory Relmeler, Coinmiwlon explrci May SI IUI Hlraiu Coorga, My7,jHjJ alt raaaa Townanir. T.G. Abraham, CoinmUilon ovptre T ll.'l haue l'ülllipi, Feb 81, Hi" wniTa wTia Towaamp. Walter MltrhHI, I'ummlaaion expiree lap 1,1.1 Ellpbalet barbor, " Sep 13, leö ATM tOWRIUIP. Joha niew, Coiumlaalon expiree June 2. lUt Lewi Wbltoman April U, HJ ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS. Cincinnati mat! arrlfea dally at 3 P M. Po parte dally at 4 A M. ladlanapalia mall arrlre dally all P M. P parts daily al 4f M. t'onneravllla mall arrive on Monday, Wed neU)aal Friday all P M. lHparla Tubjdaye.i'bnraday and Saturday at 6 A M. t'enjtrwvltla arrive MonUava, WedneJT and Frliaat t M. Depart Tueeday, Tbunday aud Hattrlayt at 3 A M. Knee mall arrive Tueadar aud Friday nt P .M. ia parva .Moa.iajra an. I raureuaya at f m . Oxfor.1 mall arrives Friday at 10 A M. le part Friday at It A M. KuibvtlU mall arrive Taradin, Tbunday and natiirdaya at 4 P .M. Ueparu Monday wad nadave and Fridays at A M. Winieravlllo mall arrtvei rialardaji at 0 P M. Depart Friuayi illAJi, Vertaillee mall arrive Tuesday at I P M. D darte Mondaya at A A M . Lawranveburga mail arrive Satardayi al3 P M Depart Friday at I A M. IUart In be mailed muatba In the Office before I ! PM, ravton to tke departure of all mans loavisgin uia morning. UNION" COUNTY DIRECTORY Ciarrrr CoraT maeta the 4th Monday In Feb raary and Angut-niay illtwo week earb lime. t'oanoa PbiasCot'aT meets 'id Moudaysln Fob rnarr. Mav. Auraat.aad Mevembert evernl when there are Ivo Mon.lny In the preceding luoatli Iben lat Monday. .May all weekaob time. tontwoi a Cot at meU 1st Monday 1 In June, aepteiaber, Uecetubor and March may ill ait nay earn time. Ceiuair Oiste ro. Minor Merkar, Donator, II mo expires Oct. IR33, i.eo. n . 1 lark. ifep. Ocl. HU. KanchWard.Mhenir, Ag. r.. bs rnatue, Clerk, Mov. 14J. W. Dawion, Audilur " MoT. 13. C. Malier, Treaaurer, Aog. innj. W. . Koee, Coroaar, Ooi.')-iU. Jeaaa) 001 , nurveror. lcl. I-.h) Uwla J. t line, Kccordor " Mo.Imj. Coorrt CoxxuaiOMiaasrret Wilson. Isaa? Bnldar, and Ale. M. Faddock , lime expires Sriw tember, l3J--7. Juallce r Iii I'rucc. ur i,,rrl, tomlnl.n expire! .tpr. , iii W. It race. Ira Maxwell K. M. Hawertb, J. F. Benucit, O. W Hunt. T.J.CelvIe, Jas Lambe, II. Rider, JW.Mwsna, Jnaoph Uroatp, II. Keffer, laoV ilaon J. F.Teinpleloii Z. Feigusoii, ' Hep. Id. lM. Apr. in, inn. May, 157. , .o.V3, lr. , Oci. 10,1-ai. hop. I, I Her, 31, 1, ; Apr. 0, Aug. t, I H.J. Feb. II, IKM. 11. I, I 'id. May 3. lr.i Oct. 3, 1-3 Apr. Ii,f3 ScXülBLB TO TUB Last. MisS Smith Aya he will nevtr marry a widower with a family, for this reason, She U down on lecond hand childrvn.'

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TO TAXXSOrS BRANDY. LIMB Y TUB HltrOSB BK, Offer mo not tli blasting bowl. My totigno may not Hi borruri loll; A cures Is In Us dark control, It Is the harbinger 0M10II. Thtfoiyapplt Adamato, Whlrh Aral Ute subtile serponl gave; Conlalnod the tflnt of man' I 'to, Wblcb girt IU nilllloiiito Iho ;rave. The girted and the glorious fall,' When lliey that splrlt'i power onco owii And roawm deaf to duiy's call. Tumbles from berabattered lb roue. A serpsnt's charm ,ti U th, bowl, ' 1 Ual may a nomsnfa peso Imparl) Out Hi damnation It ihn soul, A deadly dagger lo Uia heart. ay not II tlvea to frleiidihtp, birth, For If on thai I iiaty rulyj Ob! lot 111 bava no frlaadi 0 aarth , Alone, unloved, olil let mo die. An tbo my generous friend? Then swift Apply Iba vampire t my vain; Ilut never, nevor dar H lift. Tbo wine eup to my Hps again. rise on my heart tha Kgypllan asp, firing hemlock to my dying Hpt And In dslh's dusky angel'i grasp, Ob! lei me then the Upas alp. nut olTvir not Die mad'nlng bowl, That kills or eursos all who Uaie; Flundar Iho puno, and slnki the aoul, Into a wild and fearful wast. Young man beware! Thou doslnol know, In thy eonvlvlal niomenls free; What anguUh, and whalondroua woo, The future treasures up for thee. Iva ieena youth, of fortune, fame, Beloved aud honored by Iho worlds Bylulsoue rice sent down to shame, And from bis envUd height soon hurled. I've aeon proud Oonula noble belr, Chained lit a dark and dreary cell) Howling the horror of despair, Amid the fancied (lends of bell. Retrae thy steps ere manhood's noon, Taite, touch not the po'sonou wave Or thou w lit fall, and mingle soon, With molderlng millions, In the grave, MARTHA MASON. ITJ.U. TtlllTTIia. .1 Si tflhi QlHFrtmk H'mr. Ruble Hamlin, frosts were falling, Whontho Ranger's horn waiciltlrg, Throngh the woods of Canada) Gone lb winter stool and snowing, (one lb spring lime's bud and Mowing, n 1 li a ' aim r 1 mawlna;, And again Hold are gay; Yet away, ho'iaway; Faint and fainter hope Is growing, la Ihehoart'a that mourn his stay. "Mariha Mason, Martha Mason, Prithee tell ua wbat's.tu reason That you mope at home to-day; Huroly smiling I nolstanlng. Leave yourqjlliliig, leave youslui Inj Wbal Is all your store of linen, If your heart Is water gay; Come away, eouie away. Merer yet did sad beginning , .Make tbo end of lifo a play." Overbendlng, IUI she's blending Wlia the Saxon skein she'i lending, Pale brown tresses smoothed away From her (ace of patient sorrow Cits sbe,soeklngbutto borrow. From the trembling hope of morrow, Solace for the weary day. "Go your way laugh and play; I'ti to lllra who heeds the sparrow And the Illy, lot me pray." With our rally ring tha ralloy Join as," cried the blue-eyed Melly; "Join ui," tried the laughing May "To the beach we all are going, And to save the task of rowing, West by north the wind It blowing, Blowlngbrtskly down the bay! Come away, come away! Time and tides are swiftly flowing, Lot intake them while we majj "Merer loll us that you'll fall as, Where the purplo beach-plum mellows On the bluffs so wild and gay, Hasten, for the oars aro falling; Hark, nur morry mates are calling, Time It Ii that wo wer all la, Hinging tide-ward down lb bay!" "Nay, nay, let me slay, Boro ami md for Roblo Kawllo. Is my beart,n aha said, to-day! " M Vain your calling for Kublo Uawlln, Fonio red squaw bis mouse nival'i broiling, Or aouie Fronrh laaa, singing gay Just forgot as he's forgetting; What's the use of always fretting; If com stars must needs be setMng, Other rice as good salbe)!" Cease I pray, go your way." Martha cries, hor oyoll Is welting; 'Foul and falso Iba words you lay!" '.Martha Maron, h iar to rueton, Prilb puta kludor face on:" Ceaaolo ve w.o,"dld she say, "Spake you true Instead of lying. If I kuew the plues were sighing O'erbls grave, and wild birds crying, 1, as now, would say yon nay, Hut away, far away, Tuns my heart, furo tor trying Pome new hope for each now day. "When the shadows hide tbo meadows And the sunset's golden ladders Climb Iho I w lllght'i walls of gray, From the window of my dreaming, I can aee his flrelo gleaming, Andhiiiiuilo of Ucome beaming Urtghtly on his homeward way; ilut away, ewlftaway, Glides the fond dcluklv svoiiilng, And 1 kuod ajatn.topra)!" "Look up Martha! wojn aud swarthy," Glowed a face of manhood worthy. 'K..blo:"-"Martha:"-all they any. O'er weut wheal and rue I together. Little caryd the owner wbltlier, Heart of lead la heart of feather, Koou of night Is golden day! Come away, come away; tt'hcu true Invert moclcuth other, Why should prying Idlers slay! LUTES. ar saa .obüm si i.. How beautiful, how wonderful Thou art,sweot;Alr! And yet, albeit, tblue odors Ho On every gualtbal mocks tbe rye; We pas thy gentle blcltg by Without carr! How beautiful, how vioii'torM Thun arliweot harltiT Thy soaaous changing w ItH the sun Thy beauty out or darkness won! Ad yel.whoso luigiie (when all Ii done) Will tell thy v,orth? The pout'! He alouo doih at .11 Uphold alt worth? Thon lore the pool lure Lla Ihrwea. Ills thoughts bulf bid l'i g'tldsu drvaius, Which makes thrice flilr the song and stream Uf A If and Earth.

$n interesting THE TWO INVALIDS.

IlV T. R. ARTIIt'Il. a The chnmbcr in which tho nick wo man lay win furnished with every Illing thitt tAsto could dcairc, or com fort demand. Yet, from none of Ihcno j'U'ijant iurrounJin, c.imo thrro an opiate for tho weary spirit, or it bitlm tonoothotho pnin from which iho uf fcrtd. With hoiivy ryes, contracted brow, nd f.tcr nlmot in whito n tho laco fringed pillow it prensed, crtnooU'd with rich curtains, alto reclined, aih Intf away tho weary hour-, or giving voToo to her discontent infruitlcsj com plaining. Sho was nlonc. A littlo while boforo, her nttendant had left tho room, taking with her a child, whoso glad plrils -glcd becivuso ndmitted to his mother'! presence hntl disturbed her. Tako him out iho had said fretfully. You must go back to tho nuracry, dear Tho nttendant upoko kindly, as she stooped to lift tho child in her arms. No no no. I want to stay hero' Do lot mo stay here, won't you?' . 'Mamma is sick, and you disturb her,' was nnivTcrcd. Oh, no. I won't disturb her.. I'll bo so good,' Why don't you take him out at once?' exclaimed the mother, in a harsh, excited voice. 'It'i too much, that I can't hit vc a littlo quiet 1 Ilo'a made my head acho already. What does tho nurse mean by letting him como over here?' As the screaming child vas borno from tho room, tho ick woman clasp ed hct hands to her temples murmur ing My poor head! It was almost quiet; but now it throbs as if every vein was ready to burst! Why dont they aootho that childl' Hut the child screamed on, and his voico camo ringing upon her ears. Xurse was cross and took no pains to hush his cries; so tho mother's special attendant remained, for somo time, nway from the sick chainbtr. By low degrees alio ucceded in diverting the child's mind from his disap rtointmvrtt. Last it w mtnv rw!nu after hi crvinir ceased, before he would consent to iter leaving Lim. In tho mean timo, tho sun's bright rays had found a small opening in one of the curtains that draped tho win i uows ana commenced pouun? inn few pencils of light, which fell, in a brigutspot, on a picture that hung against the wall; resting in fact, upon tho fair forehead of a beautiful maiden and giving a hue of life to the features. It was a bit of fairy work a touch, almost, of enchantment. The eyes of the invalid were resting on this picture, as ino magic cunngc oegan to take place. How the lovely vision, if it might bo so called, won her from thoughts of pain! Ah, if we could say so. Raising herself sho grasped tho pendant tassel of tho bell-rope, and rung wuh a violent hand; then sunk down, with n ijroan, exhausted by the effort, shut icr eyes, and buried her fuco in tho pillow. Leaving tho. Mily half-comforted child, her attendant hastily obey ed tho summon. The sun in blinding mo said the unhappy invalid as she entered the chamber. 'How could you be so care less in arranging the curtains!' A touch, and the sweet vision which had smiled all so vainly for the poor sufferer, was lost in bhadows. There was a subdued light, and almost pulseless silence in the chamber. Do take those tlowers away; their odor dreadful tome!' A beautiful boquct of sweet flowers, sent by a sympathizing friend, was removed from the chamber. Half an hour after this the attendant thought rwr sleeping she suddenly exclaimed, Oh how that worries me I' What worries you ma'am?' was kindly asked. That doll on tho mantle. It is .entirely out of place here. I wish you would remove it. Oh 1 dear ! dear 1 And that toilette glass 1 wUh you would straighten, if you please. I can't bear anything crooked. And there's Mary's rijj-oletto on the bureau tho careles child! She never put's anything nway.' These little annoyances were removed, and the invalid was quiet ngain externally quiet, but within, all was fretfulnca und pain within "There comes the children from school,' bhe said, as tho ringing of tho doorbell and gay voices were heard below, 'You must keep htm from my room. I .feil unusually nervous to day, and my head aches badly.' Yet, even while she spoke, two little girls camo bounding into the room, saying "Oh, Mother! Dear mother. Wo'vet something good to tell you. Miss Martin says we've been two of the best ' Tho attendant's imperative II-u-s-li, and thu mother' hand wntinir In. wards tho door, thu motion enforced by a frowning brow, were successful in silencing the pleased and excited children, who, without bein; permit ted to tell the good news they had brought from school, und which they had had fondly believed would prove so pleasant to their mother's turs, wcro nlmost pushed from the cham ber. No matter of surprise is jt, that a quick revulsion took place in tluir feelings. If the voice of wrangling rt ached, si'onufu r, the mother's cut s, and pained her to the very tout, it lessened not the pressure on hor feelings to think, that a little self denial on her part, n little forgetfulue. of lit i own feelings, and n thotightfulnes for them, would have prevented thu unhappy discord.

And the day 'p issod, and when evening brought her huuband to her bed-sidf, hit kind enquires werts answered only by complainings complainings that made, from mental ro action, bodily suffering thu greater. For so long a timo had this statu of things existed, that her hulmnd was fast losing h'n wonted cheerfulness of temper, lie writ in no way indifferent to his wife's condition; few men, in fact, could have, sympathized more deeply, or sought with moro untiring nuiduity to lighten tho burden which ill healih had laid upon her. Ilut, in her ca.c, thought was all turned to self. It was liko thu blood (lowing bark, in congestion upon tho heart, instead of diffusing itself, healthfully, over thu system. Thus it went on tho invalid growing worse instead of better. Not a want was expressed, that money did not supply; not a enprico or fancy or appetito which met not a proffered

ratitication. Uutall availed not. icr worst disease was mental, having ts origin in ordinate selfishness. It never came into her mind to deny her self for the sake of others; to sliflo her complaints, lest they should pain tho cars of her husband, children or friends; to bear tho weight of suffering laid upon her with, at least, an effort of cheerfulness. And so idie became n burden to those who loved her. In her presence the sweet voices of children wero hushed, find smiles faded RW.y. Nothing that was or clad, or cheerful, camo near her, that it did not instantly chango into sobriety or sadness. Not very far away from tho beautiful homo of this unhappy invalid, is anotl.ci sufferer from ill-health. Wo will look in unon her. The chamber is poorly furnished, containing scarcely an article, tho absenco of which would not have abridged the comfort of its occupant. We enter. What a light has come into those sunken eyes, and over that pale facol Wo take the thin, white hand. A touch of saducss is in our voice that will not be represxed, as wc mako en quiries about her health; buUho answers cheerfully and hopefully. Do you suffer pain?' Yes; but mostly at night. All day long I And so much to interest roe, and so many thoughts about my children to fill my mi it J , that I hardly find time to think about my own feelings. Care is a blessing.' With what a patient, heavenly smile this is said! How much of life's true philosophy is contained in that closing sentence! Yes, care is it blessing. What countless thousands would, but for daily care, be unutterably miserable. And yet, we are ever trying to throw off care, to risi into positions whore wc will be free from nclion or duty. Tho voice of a child is now heard. It is crying. 'Dear little Agjry! What can ail her?' says tho mother tenderly. And hue inclines an car, listening earnestly. Tho crying continues. Poor childl Something is wrong with her. Won't you open tho door a moment?' Tho door is opened and tho sick mother calls tho name of 'Aggy two or thrco times. Hut her voice is too feeble to reach tho distant apartment. We second the mother's wishes, and go for the grieving little one. Mother wants Aggy.' Whatmagio words! Ihe crying has ceased instantly, and lain bow smiles are seen through falUni tears. Dear little dove! What has trou bled "t?' How tender and soothing and full of love is the voice that utters these words! Wc lift Aggy upon the bed. A moment, and her frsh warm cheek is close to tho pale face of her mother; while her hand is nestling in her bosom. Tho smile that plays so beautifully over the invalid's face has already an swered the question we were about to tsk "Will not tho child disturb you?' Dut our face has betrayed our thoughts and she says: I can't bear to have Aggy away fiom me. bhe rarely annoys me. A dear, good child yet only a child, for whom only a mother can think wisely. She rarely leaves my room that she does'nt get into some trouble; but my presence quickly restores -the sun shine. ' Tho bell rings. Thcie is a murmur of voices below; and now, light feet come tripping up the stairs. The door opens, and two little girls enter, just from school. Does the sick moth er put up Iter hand to enjoin silence? Does sho repel them, by look or word? Oh. no. Well, Mary well, Anna?' she says kindly. They bend over and kiss her gently and lovingly; then speak modestly to the visitor. How do you feel mother?' asks the oldest of the two. 'Does your head ache?' Not now, dear. It ached n while ago; but it is better now. 'What made it nchc, mother?' Something troubled Agy, and her crying sent a pain through my temples, liut, it went away with tha clouds that pnsed from hcrdarling littlo face.' Why.ihc'a asleep inother!' x- l.timcd Anna. So bhe is. Dem, little lamb! Asleep with a tear on her cheek. Turn her ciib around, love o that lean lay her in it. ao, j on uiuu i iiu ner, says .via ry. 'U will make your head ache.' And the elder of the children lifts her. a4' ...... ... ....... ft 1 : " 1. ..I . baby-sister in her arme, and carefully lays Iter in her crib.' j Did you fay nil your lessons cor reclly this morning?' n nv ak the. mother. , 'I didn't miss n wuid,' leplied $f irv. Nor I,' says Anna. ' I'm glad of it. It always doc rue good to know that you have said your1

run in tho yard for exercise.' The little girls leave the chamber, aud soon their happy voices came ring ing up from ihn yard. The sound is loud, the children in their merry mood unconscious ot the noise they mako. This is too loud. It will make your head ache,' wc say making a motion to rise, as if going to theck the exuberance of their pirits. un, no, is utmvercd with u smile. Tho hanpy voices of ray children ncv cr disturb mo. Wcro it tho sound of wrangling, my weak head would throb a .we. S a. . a instantly with pain, liut this comes lo mo like music. They have been confined for hours In school, and health needs a reaction, Kvery buoyant laugu or gi au cxciamiuon ttipitnus their lungs, quickens tho blood in their veins, and gives a measure of health to mind as well ns body. Tho knowl edge of this brings, to mo n sense of pleasure; anu it is neuer lorino, mere fore, that they nhould bo gay and nois for a time, after coming out of schoo! I than it would bo if they sat down qui etly in the house, or moved about stealthily, speaking to each other in low tones lest thai I should bo disturbed.' Wo could not say nay to this. It was true, because unselfish, philosophy. Doesn't that hnmmering annoy you? wo ask. What hammering?' In tho new building over tho way.' She listens a moment, and then answers Oh, no. I did not remark it until you spoko. Such things never disturb me, for the reason that my mind is usually too much occupied to think of them. Though ua invalid, and so weak that my hands are almost useless, I ncverjet my thoughts lie idle. A mother, with three children, has enough to occupy her mind usefully and useful thoughts, you know, are antidotes to brooding melancholy, and not unfrequcntly to bodily pain. If I wore to give away to weaknesses and I am not without temptations I would soon bj an unhappy, nervous, helpless creature, a burden to myself and to all around me. You need sympathy and strength from others,' wo remark. Aud 1 receive it in full nvasure,' is instantly replied. 'Not because I demand it. It come, thu heart olTer ing of true affectum. 1'oorly would I repay my husband, children, and friends, for the thousand kinduessess I receive at their hands, by making home the gloomiest place on all tho earth. Would it be any the brighter for me, that I threw clouds over their spirits? Would they more truly sympathize with me, because I was forever pouring complaints in their ears.' On, no. I try to make them forget that I suffer, and, in their forgetfulncss, I often find a sweet oblivion. I love them all too well to wish them a moroentsjsadness.' What a beautiful glow was on her palo countenance as she thus spoke! Wc turn from tho homo of this cheerlul invalid, with a lesson in our hearts not soon to bo forgotten. Ill health need not always bring gloom to our dwellings. Suffering need not always bend the thoughts painfully to self. The body may waste, the hands fall nerveless to the side; yet tke heart retain its greenness, and the mind its power to bless. COXORKSSICXAL MoBALITT. Wtf WCrO infinitely amused three or four weeks ago by a practical joke in Washington City upon a number of tho nice men of Congress. It was too good to be left unpublished. A couple of merrv fellows, one of them a distinguished member of Congress from a Southern State, and the other n distinguished cx-cditor from Kentucky, concocted a letter pnrporting to be addressed by a young lady to a very fine looking gentleman. It was got up in a first-rate style. The pretended young lady set forth therein that she had several times seen the gentleman she was addressing, that she was captivated by his fino face and manly form, that her heart was deeply touched by all she saw and heard of him, that she must make his acquaintance before hisdepartuic from the city, that she hoped and prat cd he would forgivo her seeming- boldness as it was tho first imprudent act of her life, that she had always moved and was still moving in the highest circles of the Capitol, that she would bo upon a certain square of a certain street at precisely twelve o'clock on the following day in n dress which she described with great particularity, and that she hoped and trusted ho would meet her and thus afford her an opportunity of u brief personal intercourse with tho id' 1 of her heart. The two wags had between thirty and and forty copies of this letter written by A female friend of theirs, and they sent those copies to between thirty and forty members of Congress, selecting those of course who were known to entertain a ver exalted opinion of their own personal fascinations. Everything bcin thus arranged, the two jokers called upon us and another young gentleman, explained what they had done, and invited us to ... .1 . ! ..... I ..1 .1 get into ineir carnage, ntie wiiu tiicm to the point of assignation, and se? the sights. We unhesitatingly con sented, and wc haw ughts ture M 'lit, - enough. Hiding upon tho designated square, we oeiieia tno who e ol lue thirty or forty members, Northern i at . a . I . . a a e . men and fMJullicrn nu n, v luge, Uem ocrats, and Kuow Nothings walking to and fro. all irnzinif caruestlv in eterv direction and ut every female liguro tu discover the obj.-el of their anxious search, We concluded, that, if a few more copies of tho letter had been tent to members of tho House of lUpresentt lives, the House would havo had tj adjourn for the want of a quorum. " Jfw

lessons well. Now L'O and take a

(torrtspnbeutt. Correspondence of the American. Ottcmwa, Iowa. Ma. KuiToni-By your permission I will give your readers my opinion of the State, especially this portion of it, and

they may profit by it If they choose. I havo traveled through some ten or twelve counties, and the land is of the best quality so far ns , have seen. Tho soil is a rich, black loam, and It is very loose, consequently well calculated to stand drouth, (tho drouth last season was about as great hero as it was in Indiana,) vet tho corn crop was very good, (fulfnverago for )oxr best Indiana land.) There is not ns much limber here, as somo persons might dcaire, but the natives here say that there is enough. Thcro is enough coal hero to supply Him population of tho State until Gabriel sounds his trumpet. Tho rivers hero arc rolling on beautifully. Thcro is more emigration to this State than any other Stato or County. Towns and citi s are springing ud liko magio all over tl o country. Kailroads are being constructed through various portions of the State, (there aro but few Old Fogies here.) We hi.ve a very energetic and intelligent population. This town fOttumwa,)' Hthe Seat of Justice of Weppelo county, is situated on tho Des Moines river, contains a population of (perhaps) on thousand, and is destined to bo one of tho first inland cities. I speak from the figures. Thcro is now a railroad under contract from here to Burlington, and there it connects with the Burlington and Chicago I toad, (which will bo dono in ono month.) In addition to this, there is rt company of men who have taken the interest of slacking the Des Moines river, which will give us steamboat navigation to this point, and that will certainly make this a very important commercial point. Steamboats run up this far, now, when the river is up. We want men of capital here. A lit tlo more grape, Captain Brrgg, and OttumwA will bo one of tho Cities of tho West. I am not excited or intoxicated or but I will ventuie the prediction that Iowa, in fufuture, will be the first Stato in the west. Then my advice to my friends and associates in old Franklin is, to come here and secure a home. Tho causo of Temperance is progressing gloriously here. I should thtnk that the ladies here were decidedly in favor of tho Maine Law, (at any rate, quite a number of them formed themselves into a Committco of the Whole, tho other day, and searched for, seized and destroyed the liquor kept for sale here, by a monster, politely called a grog seller.; llic ladies aro ngiit sure they are always right. L.ana is rising in value fast, aud the sooner persons secure a farm now, the better for them Persons immigrating to this State, had better come in a waggon, or walk, that is if they bring their goods, for it takes from about two to tli reo montns to irtignt mrougu on the railroad. If I was not rather pi ous, I would be tempted to curse rail roads, generally. 1 started my goods about the 1st of November, and. they were moro than two months come . ta a .1 . mg. Aloro anomcr time. M. S. WILLIAMS. From the Evening .Po.t. Oar Differences with Spain Adjusted. We have received authentic and entirely reliable intelligence of the arrival of dispatches from tho Spanish Government by tho last steamer, in which every demand made by the President upon tho Spanish Government, trrowing out of tho Black War rior difficulty, has b.een ncccded to. j tin. -i .1. .1 J . ......... .... .,.'. nat tuese ucmauus neie, iu ae forth at length in tho letter of Secretary of State to Mr. Soule, dated June 22, IC54, with the general tenor of which our readers are familiar. In that paper Mr. Marcy claimed: Fmt. That ir the manifest of the Black Warrior was not in strict conformity of law, (and it was upon this ground the siezure of the Black Warrior was made,) tho fault was in the Custom-House officers at Cuba, who not only permitted, but directed the form of making it. This fact if now understood to Lc admitted by Spain. Secondly. Mr. Marcy Insisted that tho consignee of tho Black Warrior was entitled to twelve hours, after the arrival cf tho vessel, to amend the manifest; that ho offered to do it in this case, and that permission was re-' (used him. Tili fact, also, wo are assured, is! conceded by the Spanish Government. Thirdly, The Spanish Government have also agreed to remove all persons ho to in office who were implicated iu tho siezure, and have ordered the revenue officers who participated improperly therein, nnd who are not now in office, to be tried for their miscon duct. Thus, it appears that, without any Minister at Madrid, and with a simple Secretary of Legation, to communicate nnd transmit tho dispatches of tho respective Governments to each other, this whole war-breeding spectro has been laid, and Spain has promptly and cheerfully offered every indemnification that was asked of her in tho letter of tho Secretary of Stato to Mr. Soulo, dated the 22d Juno, 1051. In announcing this gratifying Intelli'Tnce. in the correctness of which we do not hotilato to bespeak absolute confidence, we cunuot pass in silence. tho obvious question wliich every one j will ask, why this affair, which hns J bttn the pretext for all the Cuban ag-; itution for the last year or two, has not been settled before; whv, in fact, it , was not settled immediately upon the ! receipt of Mr. Marcy' letter of the :22nd June, stating the wroti; government mid susi.uiuu, and I lie redress she demanded, in both of which j Spain has finally nnd cheerfully eon currcd.

ütistclhutcous. nit.iii or KiistNi:. THE REPLY TnD SENTENCE. In tho Court of Sesions this morning, Win. Kissftne, who was found guilty of forgery on the Chemical Bank, wa called up for sentence. The Court-room wns crowded, nnd

many were unable t obtain admit tance, lie wore a downoast look, nnd was very palo as he made his appearanco at the bar. When the usual question WMput to him why sentence should not be pronounced, he stepped forward, and with a trembling voico, said: "I fully deserve any penalty which may bo inflicted upon me. Two years ago I was living hajapy with my family in Ohio, respected by all. Hut at ono fatal hour I committed Unit for which I am now to receive my ten tence, nnd my family to he cast upon tho world, who will shudder at the name I bear. Yet it is my fault. Had I paused andpondered, I should not have been lu re, und you would have been saved the unplcxgani duty which you are compelled to do. I must havo been in a dream when I com mltted the crime-3 I 'But the law must be fulfilled. I can escape by the cars, as has been testified here, and could sleep many nights in woods without cover, but I can never escape the feeling of guilt I now feci. I had hoped to havo reached somo distant country where I would not have been known, nnd there lived happy; but fate and fortune has will cd it otherwise, nnd I rm here." The Recorder then said: "You have been tried and found guilty, nnd if there is unything unpleasant, i; is tentencing a man to a cell of n prison. An individual who might have been n bright and shining light to all his friends, has become a total wreck, and I hope never, while I hold this honorable sent, to he compelled to discharge eo painful a duty again. Your course in life, up to within two years, has been one ot in dustry and integrity. Alas! that one so young, and with such talent, could come to this! You are jet young enough to ob tain, when you come from prison, an honorable profcaion. I had it, tended to have sent you to this longest term the law permits. But what you have here said- and I hope you f el ithas compelled meto alter my mind; and the sentence is: that you be imprisoned for the terra of two years and six months in the State rtrison." When the recorder ended his re marks, Kissane thanked him for his kindness to him, nnd asked leave to remain in tho City Prison un til Friday, which was granted. He 'was then removed to the Tombs. From the Cincinnati Commercial. Indiana Its Legislative 'Mistakes and Corruptions. The trperimeht of self-government in Indiana, does not seem to be to uso a conglomerate simile of Mr. Jefferson in full tide of success. That want of integrity which, in free States always appears in itt most aggravated form in the Governmental function, seems not only to have dot troy ed the usefulness oi the last Legislature, but in many iustanccs, to have made its doings Absolutely pernicious. -Between wrangling for officers nnd plot ting for plunder, the public interests and the welfare of the people havep' been delivered over to a scramb'e as unset upulous as it is disgraceful.Tho most of the members, ignorant of the rudiments of Government, unadvised in their duty, and ena1, surrounded by a swarm of sharks in the lobby, by whom their manners were debased, their habits degraded, and their characters corrupted, appear to have lost all control over themselves, forgotten the importance of the interests reposed in their hands, and con ducted themselves as the enemies of that State they. were sworn to protect and defend. The failure of the Legislature to electa, Senator f the United States, through the determination of the mi nority of that body not to comply with the provisions of the constitution, though not without precedent, is none the less criminal on that recount, and it hns never been done without leaving the imprint of disgrace upon the body by which it was committed. It is acts liko these which, more than any other, lead rational men to doubt whether the experiment of self-government with us is not a failure, and whether our institutions aro not, at this moment, incurring the dilapidation of a premature senility. It is lo bo hoped that these corruptions are rather to be attributed to the rottenness of parlies in n state of dissolution, than to so great n defect in the popular character ns, at first sight, they would seem to indicate. Still they cannot be looked upon without fear, nor be remembered without apprehension. Their history travels far and wide, and makes an impression upon the public mind which years are not sufficient to eradecate. To the distant, the Statu of Indiana looks as if tottering to her downfall, with nothing of government remaining beyond what is necessary to testify how little of good and how nuuh of evil it i I a ! ean originate. There who were present at the seat of government during the discussion of the bank bills recently passed by tho Legislature, describe the nspect of things as calculated lo do little credit, cither to the heads or hearts of tho law makers of tho State. Having before them tho examples of two differ

ourcnt systems, ono of which had been

eminently sound, successful, und beneficial, and the other as remarkably the opposite, these precedents, so far from serving as aids to their judgement in

tho premises, were, ns it would appwar totally disregarded. In fact, the object would seem to have been to construct the new system as unlike as possible, to that whose prices have teen, for many years, so beneficial to the peoolo. To construct a system

that should best meet the views of speculators in moncv, from other Slab's who thronged tho lobbies with ihcir "oil of palms," and their advice, tid st cure to ihemsclrii a handsome bonus in the distribution of the slock, mem tu have been .the highest mo livva of which this bsnd of Republican legislators were capable. Besides neglecting many ether duties which aro necessary to the continuance of tho government, tho legis, lalurc adjourned without making provision for tli' election of its succcs or. This nroso from a disagreement between the two houses upon iho 'features of the apportionment bill, which the Senato neglected to take tho ordinary mensures to reconcile. An extra session will, therefore, be nco fssary, or ihe government will bo at an end. We do not now reco'lcot the history of a ringle legislative body where theie has been so much tampering with interests, vital to tho existence of the State, as tho ono which has just clsoed its Session in Indiana. Nor are tho mistakes confined entirely to the legislature. Something more than charges of a pretty, wholesale corruption have been made n gainst the Auditor of State, who, it can hardly be doubted, has employed his official authority in a manner that has resulted in putting large sums of money in his pocket, without adding, In the slightest degree, to his rcpntstion for integrity. The Great Railroad Bridge at Ni agara iaiis. The most stupendous bridge in tho ii i.i i world, and me greatest oi timer ancient or modern times, is nt last com pietcd. it is n railroad suspension bridgo across tho .Niagara river, connecting the New York Ceutral Railroad with the Great Western Railroad in Canada, thereby forming a direct communication between tho Last and tho great North West.- Tho Bridge crosses tho river at a height ol 215 feet, and commands a full view of the eat cataract. It is C22 feet in length, and is supported by four wire cables, ten inches in diameter, and each containing 3.C1U wires. The weight of thu superstructure-is 760 tons, and it is capable of sustaining a pressure of 12,4'JO tons." Sixteen feet below the, platform of the railroad bridge is another platform, forming a bridgo for foot passengers and for vehicles of all descriptions. The railroad bridge is crossed, by a single track, on both sides of which is sufficient fpacc for foot passengers to pass., it is laid with four parallel rails, so arranged as to form an equal numb r of guages, which is a novel and valuable arrangement, as it is thus made available to the locomotive and cars of roads having guages of various widths. This great work has been pronounced by many efficient engineers, nn imjossibility, but science and energy iavc overcome all obstacles, nnd opened nn International Highway, wnose grandeur is only surpassed by the mighty cataract from which it takes its name. "Pat what thou Owest." When I sec n husband spending his time in - vtrns. and forsaking his family, 1 say, Pa -my what ien I see a what thou owest. wife intent solely up on dress, abandoning her domestic concerns to destruction, while she is parading the streets to exhibit her divine person nnd elegant accomplishments, I say Pay what thou owest When I sec a father or mother negi lectin'' the education of their children. and suffering them to run wild in the streets, in the high load to ruin, without the smallest effort to prevent them by parential authority, I sayPay what thou owest. , When I see a child who was tenderly brought up by fond and doting parents, treating them with disrespect and inattention, perhaps cruelty in tl.eir old age, I say in the most emphatic msnner Pay what thou owest. When I see a man reading a newspaper who is in arrears for the last volume, I sayffiy Sic., Ac. Kmc PoKTRr. The Lincoln Democrat publishes two lines of tho great epic upon General Jackson, written by a Western bard: "Whon you co their eye glisten, then my mm Are, -; , Were tho last dying worJs of A. Jackson, F.smilre." - Also revives ah.nunt for Alexander Hamilton: . . "Oh! Aaron Uurr what bays you luu. Yo i'v shot groat Generll llamlltun, You got behind a bunch of thistles Aud shut hint dead Ith to hoi pistols." A down cast bard has the following as an ovation on a presidential success: , 5 , "Come on bravv'Uoys, w lib good latonl, ' And llro the gum of g over mc nt, You' load, and I'll lend rent, Touch her off and let bur wont." The Southern Indiana Journal thus parodies Othello's "farewell:" -Ob, now, forever, Farcailltlio llindini ho! ParvwullUio giant Farewell the glu-coclalls and brandy luiaabea That make Intoxication come. 0, farewell! Farewell the booty troup, aud the shrill yell, Iba iplrlt-stlrrlng ong, the ear. -.longing eath, Tbo royal ubut,"and allrUaUly, Pride, pomp, aud ilrvuinitructiof gloilouillm? And oh, you moral soaker, whose red aosos " Will yei be fsln lo smclol f dry bung.bolcs, Farewriü-Otucllo'j occupation'! f onr!1 .CiTAt a municipal election is IV ducah, Ky., the Know Nothing tick ct was elected unnnimonsly. There was no opposition.

A Fabli, hi Cuarlki Lamb. 'My dear children,' said an old rat to Iiis young ones; 'the infirmities of age nrc iircssing so h:avily upon roe, that I iavc determined to dedicate tho short remainder of ray days to mortification and pennance, in a narrow and lonely hole I have lately discovered; but let me not Interfere with your enjoyments. Youth Is the season for ploaeure, b happy, therefore, and only -:y;jy last injunction never tr:.c near mo in my retreat. Cod Vr you all.' Deeply affected, s: :..;;ir.j tuiilly, nd wiping his patert. I ryra with his tail, the old rat wit! ':cw. and wt seen no moro for scve. 1 days, tcLra his youngest daughter, r oved rtt!.:r with filial affection than 1 t evri osity which has been " " to the sex. stole to his cell of mortification, which turned out to be a hole made by his own teeth in an enormous Ceihire cheese! Mural 0 tin otovf. Tim Romish priests retire from married life with m great show of sanctity and devotion but they aro always particularly careful to retire to a nunnery. TV Skrp.

Oca Wivxs and Dacuiitxks. The editor of the Newburyport Union who is a woman speaking of the" alleged . extravagance of wives and daugters, says that a great p&ii cf Jt arises from their being kept to ignorance of buainess affairs. Was it the habit of men to interest their wires and families in tho day-hook and ledger, she thinks we should hear much less talk about unreasonable expenditures. . 'But if men will persist in treating Vomen as fools or children, they must expect them to act accordingly. Did any one ever know of a woman 'urging her husdand into unnecessary expenses,' who 11 thoroughly acquainted wUh his resources, and made a confident of in all business matters? We do , not believe the world can produce an instance. Let business men try the experiment of making their wives and daughters the confidential clerks (so far as know ledge is concerned) of their establishments, and we should hear no more lamentations about shawls and 3,000 parties. Post(Moktkm) CoxeouTio. for THX PnrainKST.--.Tha N. Y. Ens nie) Post ( Democrat) uses the following plain language in speaking of the death of the Administration party in New Hampshire: If there was any doubt before, if the present state of publio feeling in New Hampshire, there can be none since this election. The State has pronounced itself against Mr. Pierce's administration with an emphasis which leaves no room for cavil. Nothing could have been more flattering to a candidate than tho rote which New Hampshire gave Mr. Pierce at the time of his elecUon, and scare any circumstances, we think, could mortify him more than such a reversal of its favorable judgement such a declaration, made by old neighbors, of their utter loss of confidence in him. In two years he has gambled away the princely inheritance of popularity with which ho entered upon his official life: ruined and broken up his party, and caused a complete revolution in the political character of the Statt which gave him the most effectual support. Thercnever rasa tnanclccted toofficc whose publio courre was more plainly defined by the circumstances of the time, and more free from embaarassln'r perplexities, than that of Mr. Pierce, two years since; and there never was one among them who missed Iiis tr.-.y so deplorably." The following is about the large t morsel that newspapers ever undertook to force down the public 'gullet:'. "In Albany a snake fancier give a live mouse to an eight feet animal. His snakeship toyed ith the mouse, then swallowed him whole, and coiled UD to digest him At leisure. Hnf Mr Mouse would not give un so. He got J . . I 1, . V uown most 10 sue tin, ana ate outl Snake swallowed him up again, and mouse ate out again, and so they kept it a going till the process of swallowing and eating out had been performed IT times! when both parties gave out and died. 1 1 was a drawn battle, both conquered and both died. I; is a great story, but the Albany papers give names and all' the details. ... Laxd Titles. Many years ago a man named Wra. Bcnnc't entered a half quarter section of land in South Chicago. He was afterwards compelled to leave the State for some crime. Rumor said he was in the Missouri penitentiary, and many cffoiU have been made to find him by those who desired lo purchase the land. Meantime it has been improved, and passed through various Lands, and is now worth a million and a halfof dollars. The Chicago Press says a well known gentleman of that city has been down South somewhere, and found Rennet and obtained the entire tract. Ho will commence actions of ejectment against those who aro on tho land. XiTAnold lady possesr-cd of a large fortune, and noted foi her penchant for the uso 9 of figurative expressions, ono day assembled her grand-children, when tho following conversation took place; My children, said Iho old lady, 'I am the root and yon are the branches." Grandma said one, What, my child I was thmking bow much better tho branches would flourish, if the roots were under tho ground. jtRoaor says that fpring Las at last amved.