Indiana American, Volume 23, Number 34, Brookville, Franklin County, 10 August 1855 — Page 1

XfY A fJBVS nnDBÜSJfJESS PAPER-DEVOTED TO PORE J ON ÄMD DOMBSTiC NBWS, MORALS, TfiMPERANCB, EDUCATION, ACR1CUITURE, AND THE BEST INTERESTS 0? SOCIETY. YOL. XXIII-NO. 3d. BROOKVILLE, FRANKLIN COUNTY, INDIANA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1855. WHOLE NUMBER 1178.

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Tl. D4YI9, B. Bi- PHysiCIAH Rl'R , UKiii. urf i, i tl rwaMaaea, earner htataaad Jemeelreeit,k)reok villa, tad. Tk2. J. TT. mtT.-UKO UrH l, aua 4un atutli Of Vaila? M , p Taiae. All mtT.-'ÜKOIO.f DK STMT. Ml warrshtad. N charge for elk WW bb4 Vo, 71 ritO:;2.-JUTICEaTm FRACK la. Hfnofc villa, lad. Ovewa. Itlary Witl'l now SnliUlug 'routing the Cnrt Mom 41133. TT KORSOTT, ATTUKSKV COtSSBI.. Aa 4-hai la. Ovrivs, e. 7, Haila'e BaiMing, Brook vtile, led. si O A LT TT At 3, j TToiTji K Y r o u R M.o K I r U, Ovrma, aver Jewere' flora, Lraokvtlle, Ia4. TZZZiJ, CILL.T, ATTDKI I.Y AT UW X. ? Kvatia- U re l a a , ana dwr auta of Ma Valla HaM. drank villa. lad. Will Uaee'kaawle4giaeie af paede, take Bud earUfy DepaeiUoae, ABxdevtUi me. cinonAi i. vrrrfiT 7X frvHTtic, A laaa., laa., ll im dapnalllnaa a m. a-fcanwlvlt-iuul, ! atUitd to ftelartal bueleeee generally. .HARRISON DIKaTORY. T" rC7Xr.nRALKM IM aM(K'KNIKN A!D J -a rwiwwui, Mark atroal, ll.aaMoa, , neaps aa kaad a good aeeerlmeatof allariielee la lis Una, ALSO a geaeeal aeaarlmeat af WhU h hs vtll Nil haar for aaik ar anaatrv pre,. 4eo. Ott 11 4A 134. TTTiTC"! TTXinih 4 a duuk bast or 1 la Urn a kwtn. M.aaiene, Ohio, paalaf la AteaKICA.I, mi.K'M AMU k.NÜUSlt DRY OOUUM, aViaaeteee4 Boaaet Trimming af all styles ea4 lavitea, Mieeeeaai Children' I aot kept teaeUail aa fcaa4. awt t7 44 a t. aaaaaa. firm tsr X-DKaLRKN i mscy . liana J a 4 i..mta tat tioaea. La J laa Vreee Voade avary fclaa. araaarlaa, nkrJ4ra,4aaaikr,BoU,lhoi Carpaiiaa, Caaaaa Mtaaar aaa Wam avaaaTV, itiftRlSOX, OHIO. Of rt 4 T3 I, XC FTJIXSX DKAI.KK IM UK'MJM, J J iiaaiviuaa, Vau, Ü1U, Varulibat,Utaa, D)a aiufa, ., CoraarMala aad Maska Utraaia, BaKoir. ouio. ett74J IUI 0? 0 EOTZlv-CUKaKit MAIM a MAKKKT kraaw. n arriiox, onto. T. rtvilKllt rrarlatr. Oata 7 a laM PÄAUalLni C0TJ1JTY DIHECTOIIY. Cm rt? Cora maata Iba 1t Mon4ajf la Fabra rvkM-l Aitfuatm alt Ibra aak. kaiaa fimUnra'tU lal MuiiJaata Jaa ary, April, July aal (Itlnaar-naf a 3 waaka. Coaataataaaa'a (ovavaiaau tl MoaJajrt la Jaa,üapUntar, Uvioauttar ka4 Marek ty kit at aajtaaoa uma. Caaly fflaars A.M. MeCtaary, Poaalor, Uma aialraa Ort 1 F. H.A. Jatar. Ka MM 1 aak lllv. M Jmk M. Mi,CUf, M. Uataaav, lkn, W. K.oaoa, Traatarar, Jrtka H. Quick, Aa4 lnr, Kanlla 0-T. Haannar. If .VI u4 1 Atf m Mar K-9 M Uct IRV4 Oct 1MQ Quick. J M. J.tna aVtailb ,Cirmwi, W. W. Hahhata, Harvayar, Cocrrv t'aaaiaaioaiki: Crrat Vaurot, Ktaiar II) all, Ua ailrk Oclokor, V VB(ICa) f aha) araakCVa aoaiviLLiTowaiMir, CyvaaKMffora, Caatmltalaaaipiraa Apr 19, 1M4 Alfrad War4 A.fVn, 1-37 Wm. K. HnwaM. M Aprvn, l 17 JaaaaMawklaary Uvl 91, I CM JaaapR VTalah, I oiamiaaloa axlraa Or 7, M A.C. Millar, Uelt.HAO HaaiaalHalll4ay, M Aprkl, Ifsi9 raiaatial.a naraiBir. Bumaiaaaaava Toaaaaiv3Bk David .1tafhir, CowmlaaloB aiplrot Nov , 1M JaaaaCtaataala, Aprtl,IC47 imn Tawaavnr.' Jokaroalla, Comralaalna ainlraa "av I.1M9 AloartKraatmaa, - " lae3, leOB W. A. J. Hilda vail. Caiaaa aiblraa VabtO. IBM riat.B twB(MlB Jaaa Cockraa. - Jaoa.Jieii Fraael Kaarkl, CoiaaiUaloa aiplraa Vnr I, I'JI Fraasla A. ftowara, - - Uvt 13, leM taartABB TawaiNiF. !kk Clamaata Cammtaaloa tiptrei Dao N, 134 k4UBL TAWBtBIF. ta.lak Knaialanr M Mv S, IMJ KnaanU.Jkaka M Oct tri. Hit Jha BnUy, Comlloa "ipirei July 13 138 W. . Ceotoy, - May t, 184 rvaMnaa Towaama. KoW. R. Millar, CaiaiaUaloa aiplrrt rpt C, UM Jaoiaa II. Mavra, M July 10,1147 roar mwaianr. Haery Ralmalav, Comraiamioo aiplraa May tk MM BaraarJ Moarataa " May t, l59 BaT iwwaaajir. Am flava. Co nmlaaioa aaplrva Jana 7, )f9 aaLTcaaal Towataip. laaaa fkilllpt, 1147 WaltavXttrHrll.rtaiMiaaloB axptroa lap I.IUI wwrra wavaa towmif. Kll.kalat Barbar, M "rp 13, IKA IMBial v tlaoa May 11,18411 Jnhn Biaar, Commtaaloa asplret Jaaa t, MM Ula Wkiuaiaa " April U, Uli a 4TB TOIVBaniB. UHICaT COUUTY MHXCT0EY. ' Ciaccrr Carav maata laa 4th Monday la Febraarv aa Aaaaal aav alllaa waaka aaca lima, Caaana PkaaaCooav rMtuM MonJayata faoraary, Mv, Aat;ua(,anJ Ifovaaabar; aerpt vkaa lhara ar Iva Moadaya la Uta pracaJInf aioblb taaa Moaaav. Mav all vaakaaarh lima. taaaiaaiaaaa'a Caar aaaal lal MaaUara la Jaaa, aaaiamaar, Oaaaiabar an4 4tarca may l uoayaaack isna. Camntjr OIera. MlaarMaakav, Baaalor, Uma) aiplraa OeU 153, . W. Clark. Kan Kaack WarJ,Xbri4 K. kaHaiUa, Clark, " W. Dawana, A a4llor M C. H altar, Traaaa rar, " Wm. . Koaa, Coraaar, , Jaaaa Cook.Harvaror. ' ' Laala J.CIiaa, Raeardar M ' ucl. 30. Aag. IfM, . H44. Xov. IM44 A of. IW4. Oel. I4rt. 0. It4i. CaiiTt Coaataaioaaaa flarret Wll BBl4ar,an4 Ala. At. fa4aock,llmalaplraa Baptamkar, I8M-4-7. Jaiala5a a akk9 Paaca. R. JarralK CommUaioa axplraa Apr. imi. laaaa W.Bntf. Sap. lfl, IKW. Ira Maatt M K. M. laaartk, J. r. Baaeiu M O.WHanl, T.J.Coivia, Jaa Laatba, H. KMtr, JVV.Swtaa, Jnaapk Hruwa, M H. Kaffir, :o. Wtlaoa J. r.TamplaloB Lfangaaon, Apr. I, !.. MayS. 147. Ro. 3, IH.?. Oct. iu,icyi. Kap. I, ICM. Pae.S4. I KU. Apt. 9. IxM. Aug. 9, irii. Feb. H, IH.VJ. Aaa.31, lrM. MayS. )r47. Ocl. 3, I "5. Apr. U.IKU. PAYETTE COUNTY DIEECTOEY. Ciarrrr Cacav maau 94 Monday of March tnj Scplombor, may ail two waaka. Cam bob Ptt.a CocT alia 4tU Mnndaya In Jan narr. A pni. July, and Octabar; kol4 two waaka If baaioaaa raqutra. CaaaaMinaaa CocaT WiaaU lat Monday In March, Jana, NapUnbar nod lccomlor; may alt ina dart If nireaaary. Cwtb-v aa CoaciuanoB alia whaa baalnaaa raqairaa In aay Jallctal day of Uaaaaalonaof CoaamB Klaaa Court. CaiBitr Ogflcwrw Minor Meekar, "enator, Uma expire Oct-lWO SeUAB Trnaler, Rep - - in A.K.Kdwarda,Clark. Feb. S Wea.MeClry,Srt' " Urt. 1KM John MeCU.17, Jailor, M IK Wm.H. Back, traaaiirar, Hep.l44 Joa.8loaS Aadlmr, Mar 1HV1 Joaapb T. Tata, Kaeorder 44 Aogl"57 Eanry Hon la, Purveyor. lao iiüo Cowwtaaroaraa, Atartah I. Backet, Joeeph Data, aad Wa. H. fceaacon. Jaatlcars f tl reca Jamaa Board Comnlloa oiplMtJuIy 1, 1M John a. Taa Willmm rl.Talo, " JimeaC. Kaa William Proaann M J oka M. Canalari Tboa B, McCooaaU M ' Jaasoa ffkutrldga " 1 Joaapb B. Daniel ' Joha B.ttprtagar ' J,a:i Back ' I ttiam Cars a It Raay Oitlam " 1 H.K. r'aallton Ziairi I'Uat Jamaa Liwaaa . ' Jaaaaatl.Orwaa M ' April 17, 14 IV 3. I'.VS April is, ihm May 1, IM Apr 17, 1 -5 .Not 10, 1-vVtt April 17, Irt4i OelW,l'fM Jaa ?u, April i7,1a - 17, lS.VJ ' n, 17,M5H Oet6.fMM April 13, ii".' - 17, IHM ' ' 17, 165

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For lha Amarlcaa. TO A Y0DTTO POETESS. av wu a. ranaaoN, Living la a laa-l af tlrangara, Ilaarlng so familiar lona, Bava natura thrilling volca Wblrb I itill migitlcall my ownFar away from ol4 vompanlona, I wn wknJartnf-alooa, I waa waary af lha anrrowa That nppr4 tha Pilgrim hara, And la Iba gloomy futura Haar no alar af bnpa appaar Aa4 I knaw aot that a aplrlt Fall of lympaihy mi r. I ka4 4am4 myaalf forgotlaa Thara vara nona to (ymkthlir From lha aa rlli a daraylng baauly I ba t Iurna4 my Warful a)aa, An4 avy waary aoul wa liinglag For thaqulolof lh tklcit Tbaa thy amlla :lama my aplrll With bright tn4 holy gl na in, Aa a alar ttlumaa Iba bnaora Ota Blktanrhauta4 atraamf A4 U; woH war llk lUt klipon Ofaa angal in k Irvara. 0,1 thank tbM.poatkUlaf, - ' V Far lha joy thaa Word Impart; Many Itxiffargoitaa mvaortat Do thy if flo toiirhfi itartt Aa4 tby aonga, aollngad with aaJnaaa, Flo4 an acka la my baart. Tbaraa a mingling af amolloa . Thara'ta a)mpaihy of aoul f In all I Indrad aplrlla dwalllng, That from haart tn haart Will roll! A ad a tRngtng rr arToctioa That U will cktinot eonUol, Thar u aomaihlng llnkalngathar IlaarU thkl bar In lorrow plna la that aomaihlng maraly human , Uraprlactpla dlvinaT Tho' wafoat lt,llkflp That cannot wall Joflua. It Ulbla that makat lira plaaaant Tbkttm)krUk rnay kua Talha avar-varlad araaary Of ilia worl4 wa waadar through That along our thorny jalli way Will krigbl-UnUJ luwara alraw. Ak4 he wi gkln Ui tnantloni la Ilia Uatiar Lan4 abova. And lliatoul, with wandarlng waary , FoMi lir plii Ion, likan dova, Wa w ill aadaralaud mora fully, Tba phyloauphy of total WttrfoiMT, Iowa, July mt. EUPIOYHENT. lCmplnjpmaul amploymaoll O, thai laaaJymaaU Tlierg'k nothlug llkaaomalblag to do!" Coml hearty occupation la health aa4 iklvailon, A aacret that'akBowB to but few. Ya lUlloaa aaJ lat) , Ya bavy aad baxyt Rive haart, hand au4 feat employment! Yoar Bptrlla will cheer op, Yoar foggy bralne f lear up. And teach yaa lha real enjoyment. Thallllleelheytollact, They dradge nnt aad moll not. Yet they are eared for Hi true; Th Ully lu beauty, Fatfllla IU whole dulyEven Ulitve bava aoineUildg to do. They ow not, they ipln not, Tta true but they ein Bot, They work knoniplalnlng,Co4' will Their work not baallog Their time not waaU ag, Tb law ollhelr natura fulfill. Ya banda, white aa lllllee, Remember Cod 'a will le Who.wlll not work, (hall notlAl! . Tla baart oooapalloa Pravaaia be.rt eurvaUon, Wouldtl thou the great law-glvsr cht? Than ap, maa aad vom, Be god-likebe bumaat To self aad to natura be true. Kmptnyme'till employment! O, that la enjoyment! The re 'a notllng like "tomelblng to do! THE WIND. Tha wind la a bachelor, Merry and free) IIa rovaa at hla pteaaure, O'ar laad and eea; IIa rafflr thalaka And klaie tho flower, And ba eteepa whea h e Hate la a jeeeumlne bower. Ha (tree to tha cheek Of lha mild lu bloom; lie Uatea their warm k laaaa Enjoy their perfume; But, truant like, iftan Tha eweaU that ha elpe AreUvlehed next moment On lovelier lipe. FOURTEEN YEAR LOCUSTS. The woods around Eatonton, Georgia, are lull of locusts, and the continual noiae they make is almost deafIt sounds like tho the distant tinkling of mall bells. The winjs of a 1 " W tnese insects are maruea wun a , and in olden times it was supposed that this letter foreboded war. The interest which this remarkable appearance excites m Cherokeo has called forth all the powers of the Georgia i amassus, as Will be seen by the folcaution irom me Atlanta liepuUkun: THE LOC US. Yon UtlH red-Ida luaex. What sing ynnr eons Upon tba oakee and varloua Other troee, making a eooiUat nolaa Uke a eleara ingtae blowa At Bight a long way off, M'har bav you been tente lael 1 heard your voice, Somaelx'een year ago? I wandr If you bar Ruld ever el oca aader the ground. Buried tnaroutof ilghi? I alaowocder, saw you've coma out. What yon do And to eat? For you don't teem to bav Such appelitea at Pharo'j Intex, And eat ap aver) green thing Ef you devour aoyUlugat awl 1 can't discover it. Are yoa raly a at-a Ot war, or peetilenbe, or fain m In, Or altogether? I don't think to For I hav aeen you several times Before, and 0001)0 partlclar happened ImtneJUMy afterwarde. 1 can't tbiak Yoa bring any affea of coneequonca At all, and yoa can leave Jutt When you pleee, or auy aa holler on.

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THE VERMONT COUSIN!!! A Capital Story for Yonsz Ladies. 'It U too prcvulin isn't '., that fatlirr tv ill inia ; upon inviting tlmt Ytinkce couniu to come find May at our huuo and go to nchool! I don't ire for my purl, how lio ciuno to liave auch counlryfieJ rt'lition. but lined ho hits, I think ho nullit let tlicm nlny up amonif their own reen mounuins, inatrad of brinin litem down loroor lify us in the city with their awkward WUT and nasal tuning!' Thus apoko out Mia Julin Acton to licr younger nif tor Helen, after they had retired to their room ono evening, during which tho expected nrrivnl of the ermont CüUkin lud been tuothemu of convcrintiun. 'I am aura I have more rcnaon to bo mortifit'd than you, Julut, nnnwrred Helen, "fur I hivu to walk to nrd from nchool, with her, itnd of courao I cannut conceal from tho jirli thtt nlio ii my couain, and I know they will nil ridicule her and mukn nil manner of fun of Iter. Urothcr Ned Hopped thero liiat year, when ho win travel ling thronyh New Knlnnd, And ho ay a they allaay 'neow,' and abeout' and 'dew tell,' ami I nm nuru that I shall kink if nho tttlkt no, before tho &tU' Well I think no ono hm its much rcitaon to dread her coming as I have,' answered Julia, 'fur whttt do you think Herbert reruton will ity wiicn ho lind a wo lnivo such a et of Yankeefied relations; lie hm nuch n horror to erlythin- unretined, I would itot wonder if ho nhould deaert mo altogether. afti-r ulio comes to tho house, r thcr than bo brought in contact with any. thin o vul'ur. Ho has been ruoro thn tmually Attentive too, htely, und mammik any no is tho yrtateat catch in town.' Well, now. I luv heard thitt Her bert Korsfunon cures only for intellect; that ho thinks nothing of looks in comprUon:' 1 ein tell you, you nro mttilen, Mis Helt u, if ho has no regard for look, as you any, you ouht t know what ho said to me lately; but no mat tvr, I won't tell you, I only wUli fathei was it voobitinate,aii(I inamiua.s quito as much rcxrd about it as wa am, whyf evm the m rvniiU w ill lauh at her, I know Thoniit is so cxceasively eented Well, well, it can't bo helped. father feels under irreal obligations to Lucy's father; tho brothers all agreed that father should bo bent to college, and tl. J other- remain at horau and work on tho farm to provide the menns of his education, and now ho thinks ho ouht to asit them in return. Uut ono thin'' I would Bukest Miss Julia, and that is, you havu your party over be fore bhe comes, of course ehe will not o out rs ehe is only a achool girl, but I know father will inwist upon having her in tho room, if wo have company nt homo. Well thought or, Helen, Ufa Ree, I nm enzaged every nbht for a week cry nig to come; 1 "a -'a r certainly cannot inly cannot L'ct an evening till tho latter part, of next veek; oh! I am so afraid she will coma uetore that time, it will just spoil all my pleasure, and I expect so much The invitations Tor Miss Julia's par ty were all sent out, and the extensive preparation were proceeding most swimmingly, when tho vert day before that on which a party was tjbe given, a stage loaded with trunks drew up before the door of Mr. Acton's elegant mansion. From this in the firs, place, alighted a stout, sun-burnt young farrrer, who was immediately foil. wed bv a slendvr irirl of about bixteen vears of Ree, this latter being none other than the much dreaded ermont Cousin. Well, if this isn't a little too much! exclaimed Miss Julia, who had been drawn to the window by the bustle' here is a cld-hoper of a man cousin come too; this is rather more than we bargained for; I declare,' alio continued, half-crying with vexation, 'if that man stays I will pretend I am hick, and countermand the invitations to my party.' Cousin Arthur Holmes proved tobe a very diffident youth, and one dinner amonr such fine folks as the Acton's. was ull he could stand. He wa3 on hi Wltv tit t 1 rVlllorrn lila nnolii bavin-' from his own observations, and from what he had heard of tho vounir man, been convinced lhat. to keep him liiborin? uion the farm, without th advantage of education wnnl.l K.. hhle under a bushel u light, which if trimmed and fed, and Buffered to khed in beans, might shine forth for the illumination of its own and future generations. With this expectation he sought and obtained consent from his elder brother, ti his nronosrd rthtn of at n? the dur ation of Arthur undL-r his care. As I said before, Arthur was not at all at ease among his fine relatives, who, with the exception of his uncle, took no pains to make him feel so, and, therefore, to Miss Julia's great relief, he lout hu departure, that same eve nin , lor xsew Haven m aw Cousin Lucy but I am afraid you will set her down ns uirlv. if I simolv describe her features, and she such a favorite of mine that I could wish her 1 1 e a to mate a uvoraoie impression upon any readers from the first. Now I cannot deny that Lucy had bright auburn hair; Julia called it red. but Julia was not always in a good-humour, and did not always adhere so closely to tho truth as he might. Lucy's noso was slightly inclined to turn up at the point, and her complexion was ono of those exceedingly fair ones which easily freckle; but she had a pair of the loveliest, laughing, deep blue eyes, and the bweetest Finite, and the uiost brilliant teeth, and when she spoke or

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out the other,) there wss n charm about her whole face, which made You forget her hair, and nose, and freckles, anJ you only locked upon it as a face to love. True, tho had what Julia called a Yankee twang,' and she was not dressed in the height of the late fashion, but in spite ot these draw-backs you loved her still; at least some people did. There was a great deal more aoout Lousin xiicy, too, to can tor re spect and admiration; but this will all come out In time. As she was, she had come, and now nhe must appear at the party, and be introduced as thecouin of the Misses Acton. It was mortifying it was diatreing but thero was no help for it now, Tho evening of the Dirty proved e'ear and bright, and as it was well known that tho entertainment at the Actons would be one of tha most brilliant of the aeaaon, none of the invited who could get there, remained absent. IJy ten o'clock the brilliantly ligVed rooms were filled. Cousin Lucy, simply attired in white cambrie, (for the had rejected the ornaments and other eMbellishmcnti with which hereousins for their own sakes would have adorned her,) bat alone in one corner of the sofa. She was introduced to very few; she did not look in the least neglected, however, but sat in unaffected enjoyment of the new and brilliant scene. An hour after the other guests were all assembled, bauntcred in leisurly as trior a eaJJ, with Iiis hat under Ins arm, and a slight little cane in Ms hand, an exnuiaite of the first water, rejoicing in the euphonious name of Mr. Meredith Fin Henry. This is ono of ihoo brilliant youths whose whole time during his day, which begins per liapb at twelve o'clock, is spent In lounging in saloons, studying the fashions, sauntering- up and down Broadway, and staring at the ladies, or driving on the faahionable thorough fares; and in the evening dressing for the public- entettainracnts, and atten ding them. He aims at being "The gUi of fkihlon ud.tbs mould of form." and has no higher ambition in life, than to bo studied and copied as tho pcriccuon oi ureaa. lie sanciea mm sell a licau Urummer ms to manners; a Count d'Orsayin point of beauty trraco. He may be handsome we wo. cannot . Udl for that immense a t I a amount ci hair aDoii ms lace render it impossible to diatinguiah any feature except a pair of great round light eyes, anu a snort ana euemin.tie nose. Occaaionally he condescends to smile, and then his while teeth gleam through the mas of hair surrounding the low er part ol his face, like lightning from A dark cloud. Mr. Meredith Fits Henry, unfortu nately, is net up for a wit, and his silly speeches are laughed at, and repeated by sillier young ladies, till he is really deluded into the belief that they are worth repetition. On entering Mr, Acton' parlor, Mr Meiedith Kit i Henry, with his . glass fixed his ere, stared about him with great nonchalenee and impudence, til at length his attention was attracted by the Vermont cousin, bitting quietly in the corner, utterly unconscious of his observations. Ahl what vision of loveliness and grace is that, I see before me?' ex claimed he to Miss Laura Hitton, very voun lady, cnjoyln; her first winter out. Thu bnluant speech was greeted with the usual titter by the young la dy, who was exceeding flattered by even this maik of attention from the perfumed txquisite. Oh, that is tho country cousin of the Actons, from Vermont; a farmer's daughter, excessively verdant, I assure you.' answered the young lady From Ytrmeountl is she; an well II suppose I must pay Varmount a little attention I wonder who will lay me unJr everlasting obligations by giving me an introduction to so lair a creature a a a a Oh, I will introduce you," answer ed Miss Laura in great glee, and then by signs she telegraphed to those near her to draw up to the sofa, as great fun might be expected. Gradually the crowd thick-ned in that part of the room, all pretending to be engaged in something else, but all ager to hear the witty Meredith Fitz Henry quia the Vermont cousin. Herbert Ferguson sat quietly looking ever a book of plates at a table near the sofa, on which, the introduction having now taken placo in due form, the perfumed exquibite threw himself with his head iTthrown back, and his little, delicate, shining boots thrust out, determined to show himself oir to his admiress, and have some fun out of the unsuspicous country girl. Ahem! lately arrived, I believe,' said Fitx Henry. Yes, sir, I cameyesterday, answered Lucy. A few more questions were asked, to which Lucy replied in a perfect la dy-like manner, thinking all the time that 6he was conversing with a very soft-rated coxcomb, but being too good natured to let him see how great it fool she thought him. At length he remarked: Everything's very green up there in ermont, am t it? This witticism was followed by such a gizib, that Lucy casting her eyes quickly urouud upon the group before her and seeing the loolt ol eager ex Dectaiion on alraoot every face, under stood at once that the silly fop at her side was intendinz to make a butt of her, for the amusement of the by slanders, brightening up at once, as if though she began, to take an inter est in the conversation ana repiieu: ,0h, yes, we have green things there, but I have seen greener ones at ready since I came to the city.' 'Now dew tell I said the unsuspicious

fop, imitating Lucy 'a lone of voice;

how's wheat neow?' Well, wheat's rwr,' said Lucy ap parently with much Interest. La, is it now, what a pity what the matter of ill' Why they say it all runs to Imrd this year, and wlun that is the cane there is little or no neaJ, and if there is, ithas'nt anything in it.' A few laughed heartily now, who i ad not laughed before, and Herbert erguson, laying down his book, fix ed his eyes on the Vermont cousin as ir lie expect-d some amusement. 1 he young fop fidgeted and turned red aud tapped his little boot with his cane, and laughed t silly laugh, as if le did not know just what to male of the girl, said: INow I supposo you mean to graco the theatre and opera with your presence don't you?' IV o,' said Lucy, Bhe thought she would not. La! now why not, but perhaps your ma does'nt approve of your going to such places.' My parents did say they thought I had better not have my mind distrao ted by suoh amusements, especially while I was at school.' Well it is bad for the mind: I Lund it so, and pa had to prohibit my going tu auuii yiuvi; nt etil. . Here came a perfect shriek of delight from Mr. Fill Henry's admirers. Ahr answered Lucy I nhould havo thought that you wero perfectly safe from any danger otthat kind; did you ever attend a menagerie?' No my pa won't let me go there, either,' he keeps me very close. Uh,' said L.uey, In patroaixing tone, 'I shouldn't think that would hurt you. We had a very lino one in our placo this fall, and I was perfectly .ii: k,..,i Iii, : delighted with it. Now dew leu! now what did you see?' asked tho dandy. Why I suw a baboon droned up like a man, a regular fop, you know, andreally, said she screwing up her eyes, and looking Mr. Fits Henry Irora bead to foot, really, the likeness was so perfect that I should hardly have been able to HI which was which; it was really perfect, cane, eye-glass and all; but 1 never imagined that one of the first exhibitions 1 sho'd see on my arrival i.i New York would be that of a man endeavoring to ieq how much he could lookitnd act like a ba boon. Tho room now fairly runir with shouts and screams of laughter; and ns soon as he could be heard, Herbert Ferguson, who had enjoyed the whole thing mightily, said, Now, Fiia llenry, you had better beat a tc treat as noon as ponnible, for you aro only getting deeper into trouIt at a t .a k .a . . a Die. And me discomhtted young coxcomb who had just begun to per ceive that be was getting tho worst of it, muttered something about 'another engagement,' and sneaked off, all that could be seen in his face being of .1 I . V .1 . wie ucepest crimson, rrora men llie Vermont cousin was quite safe from his attacks, indeed he seemed bo thor oughly uneasy in her presence, that if she even came on the side of the room, seta . wincn she sometimes did on purpose to tease him, he always found some excuse for changing hin seat. Why Lucyl you were rather hard on that poor young roan to-night,' said Mr. Acton to his niece, after the company had retired, 'and it must havo come hard, because he is accustomed to nothing but adulation from our wise young ladies.' "Well, uncle, all I can say is, he hrouught it upon himself; it is very unpleasant in me to hurt the feelings of any one, and I was perfectly civil to thtt young man, though it was something of a pieco of self-denial to talk to such a poor creature, Uli I ound that it was his aim to hold me up to ridicule as an unsophisticated country girL I thought it was only fair to turn his own weapons against him.' I think so too Lucy, and I rather think it is the last time any one here. will attempt to quiz. you? Helen Acton and Lucy .Holmes be gan school together the next term, at one of the first schools in the city, and it was not long before those who had Lucy's educations under their caie, became convinced that in the Vermont young lady they had no ordinary mind to deal with. She came re ally to acquire knowledge, while most of the girls in the classes with her, looked upon their school life as a sort of ordeal through which it was ncces aary to pans, before they could come out as young ladies; and spent their time in novel reading, trusting to chance or cheating, for the manner in which they should acquit themselves in the class. Lucy applied herse'f intensely, and soon outstripped all in her classes, and was obliged to go on with her studies by herself. At every examination she was the observed ot all observers excelling in every branch of study, and taiing me nisi prizes in every uefiartment; her compositions in particuar, were regarded as master-pieces, and in short Lucy waa the pride of the school. During the t ato years of her lifo in New Hork, her manners, too, had ac quired a polish only given by associa tion with the people of refinement, and even Julia waa proud to introduce her cousin, "Miss Holmes.' Lucy's ex ample and assistance were of great use to Helen, who proved under her inQu ence a very different character from what she would have been if left only to the .guidance of her gay and fash tonable sister Julia.' Though inferior in intellect to Lucy, she was still far superior to the superficial young ladies with whom she associated; ehe really learned to love knowledge for its own sake and prepared on leaving school to relish a style of reading more im proving than the light trashy woiks oi me aay. wnica is uxe oniy reading

of many of our young ladies. Helen

was really a very finegtrl, anduncom mommonly attractive and vey inter esting. During the two years In which Lucy made her home at her uncle's, Herbert Ferguson continued .to be n constant visitor there, and Julia often wondered that he made no declaration. When thinking on the subject she exclaimed, "Slrangel unaccountable!' many a time, and often during these two years, she wondered, too, that Sf a a Herbert seemed to love so much to Ulk to Lucy; but still her nelf-cora-placeney was never in the least dis turbed by the thoughts of Lucy as a rival. And throughout those two years, Arthur Holmes, who had entered in the junior class atYalt College ranked as high in his class as his sister did in hers. Being a young man of fine principles, as well as splendid intellect, he was determined to show hla undo that he intended to make the most of the advantages he had so kindly furnished him. At the end of two years he graduated with the highest honors, and was immediately offered a distinguished orofdssornhip in another college. Who would now recognise in tho easy and elegant Arthur Holmes, the difliJent young 'clod-hopper' who slighted from the stage two years bofore, at his uncle's door? Helen and Lu4y had graduated, the latter taking all the highest prizes, and Helen eomlng only second to her, and the next day Lucy was to leave for her Vermont home, when quite early ; ... . . , . i. f . i r in tuv morning, at ieat ariy ior visi tors, as it was not yet twelve o clock, in looking front the window, Julia saw Herbert r erguson asceddtog the. front steps. Stranger said she, 'he never calls so early, and oh dcarl I nm not dress edl.he must havo come on something special.' And in a flutter of excite ment J ulia began to arrange her hair, Uut her hair was arranged and her toilet completed, and no messenger had come to summon her to tho par lor. fulling the bell, she called to Thomas and asked him if Mr. Ferguson bad not called. Yes, Miss,' Thomas answered. And why did you call me? how co'd you bo bo stut-ld? Because, Miss, he asked for MUs Lucy.' bti angel mnarcwntaUev exclaimed Julia; as sho walked up'and down tho room, her cheeks flushed with agitation; "what can he want with Lucyl perhaps he wishes her to make interest for him with roe, or, to ascertain my sentiments towards him. But the minutes went by, and Julia had exclaimed 'Strange! unaccountable!' a dozen times, and yet no ono caroo to her. Presently her little brother Henry came rushing up tairs, having just come from school, Just like me!' he exclaimed; 'always blundering in where I a:n't wintedl What must I do but burst inU the library, and there Bat Mr. Ferguson on the sofa with bis arm around Cousin Lucy. They tried to jump away from each other, and look as if nothing was going on, but it was no go; I saw through it all.' Julia had more reason to exclaim, Strange! unaccountable!' than ever. Arthur camu for his sister, 'and Herbert Ferguson, too, accompanied them home as her affianced lover; and thus ended Miss Julia's hope and expectations. Isn't it odd, Julia?' said Helen one day, a few month later. 'You were so afraid to havo Lucy come here, lest it should drive Herbert Ferguson from tho house. She has been tho cause of his deserting you, to be sure, but not from any dislike to her, or mortification at being connected with her.' Well. I am sure it is no less strange.' answered Julia, 'that you are engaged to that same, awkwar U l.l n:cou' tin of whom we were both so asham ed two years ago.' J t only teaches us,' said Helen, not to judge too hastily from first appearances. Who would have thought we should ever have reason to be bo proud of them both?' Herbert Ferguson and his wife now have one of the most elegant estab lishments of the city. Arthur and Helen went to Europe directly after their marriage, Arthur having been sent on business for the college with which he is connected. Julia ttill lives in single blessedness, Mr. Meredith Fitz Henry may still be seen any fine day lounging up or down Broadway, at the hour when ladies 'most do congregate' there, and one of the highest objects of bis ambition now is tobe able at least to say that he is an invited guest at the elegantandmuch talked ofentertainmeutg of the once ridiculed Vermont Cousin. XSrThc massea of the Itepublicann are in earnest. They have submitted long enough to the usurpations of the slaveholder and the treachery of Noithern Doughfaces. They make the issue direct, "no extention of sla very beyond tho limits of the present slave Slates." Ind. Journal. That's right. Pitch into the Northern Doughfaces with a will, and we'll help. But do not for the credit of the great North say any more about the monstrous aggressions and usurpations of the South. It sounds too much like a great two fisted husbandman of giant proportions whining about the aggressions of a poor, puny, palefaced rickety lad whom he found carrying off bis apples alter the tree had been shaken by his own treacherous servants. The better way to 6top such depredations ix future, is to give your own faithless servants a sound drubbing, and let the lad off with a moral lec ture. In this Nebraska iniquity the IUI V t-U kAläW Att,tiaoaa IUI VJUt V l&4 V South were not half so much to blame aa wprn tha Northern i'onrrrricmin - ' a m ' . . - c? . holvoted for iL The North shook - the tree, and the South carried off the apples. jV, A. Triiunt.

gtltfiBjiyHann, ! The Sympathizing Woman, The Georgia Citizen publishes the

following Insinuation. We leave for our readers to judge of th i probabili ty of its truth: If we were called onto describo Mrs. Dobbs, we should call her a sympathizing woman. Nobody was doubled with any malady she hadn t suffered. 'She km w all about it by experience, and could sympathize with them Irom tho bottom of her heart Hob Turner was a wag, and when one day he saw Mrs. Dobbs coming along the road towards his houc, resolved to piny a little on the good wo man a store or sympathy. Hastily procuring a large blanket, he wrapt himself up in it, and threw himtelf on a sofa near by. Why good gracious! Mr. Turner, uve you sick?' asked Mrs. Dobbs, as she saw his position. . '0! dreadfully!' groaned the imaginary invalid. What's the matter?' '01 a groat many things! First and foremost, I've a congestion of tho brain! That's dreadful!' sighed Mrs. Dobbs; 'I eame pretty near dying of it ten years, come next spring. What eUe?' Dropsy,' again groaned Bob. Theielcan sympathise with you. I wits troubled with it, but finally got over it.' Neuralgia,' continued Bob, Nobody can tell, Mr. Lurner, what I've stiQcred from neuralgia. Its an awful complaint. ' Then again, I'm much distressed by inflamation of tho bowels.' If you've got that I. pity you, commented Mrs. Dobbs; 'for three years steady I was auliotcd with It, and I don't think I've fully recovered yet Rheumatism,' added Bob. Yes, that's pretty likely to o along with neuralgia. It did with me.' Toothache,' suggested Bob. There havo been limes, Mr. Turner, sid tho sympathyzing woman, when I thought I hhould go distracted with the tooihace.' Then,' said Bob, who having temporarily run out his stock of medical terms, resorted to " a" scientific name, I'm very much afraid that I have got the tethytauraut. I shouldn't be at all suepriscd said the ever ready Mrs. Dobbs, 'I had, it when I was young.' Though it was with great difficult ully Bob he could keep from laughing, continued: . 'I'm Buffeting a sprained ankle' great deal from Then you can syropathizo with me, Mr. Turner, I have sprained mine as I was coming along.' But that isn't the worst of it.' What is it?' aaked Mrs. Dobbs with curiosity. I wouldn't tell any one but you, Mrs- Dobbs. but the fact is' here Bob irroancd 'I'm afraid, and the Doctor agrees with me, that my reason is affected; in short, 1 m a UtUo era Bob took a breath, and wondered what Mrs. Dobbs would say to that. Ohl Mr. Turner, is it possible!' ex claimed the old lady. It horriblel I know it is. I frequently have spells of being out of my head myself.' Bob could stand it no longe;; he but into a roar of laughter, which Mrs. Dobbs taking for a precursor sor of a paroxisms of insanity, the was led to take a hurried leave. Job and Tobacco. A learned pedagogue at Nantucket i useu every uiviuni iu ivau iioj.m-v. I frQm ib d c nJ e I as he proceeded, in order that, by as i king questions as to how much they remembered ot uis comments, ne might ascertain who were the bright bovs of tho school. On one occasion he read from the book ol Job thus; There was a man in Ihe land of Uz, and his name was Job, who feared God and eschewed evil.' 'Eschewed evil;' that is, be eschewed evil as I do tobacco--he would have nothing to do wilh it. With this very clear and forcible elucidation of the word eschew, he proceeded, until a number of verses were read and commented upon in a similar clear and intelligent manner. After a lung interval, when the young mind had time to digest its food, he called upon one of the youngest boys, and the following dialogue ensued: Who was the man who lived in Uz?' Job. Was ho a good man?' Yes. What did he do?' He chewed tobacco when nobody else would have nothing to do with ill' was Bob Holmes' answer. The boy was permitted to tako his seat. JCiT'Slocum, how is it to-day -can you take that note up?' I'm sorry to say I can't never was so cramped in my life.' By the way, you aro always cramped, are you not?' I am sorry to say I am, and yet there is a natural cause fot it.' What is it?' Why, I woe weaned on green apples and voter melons! jtSTlt is letter to lead the path of life cheerfully; skippQig over the briars that obstruct vour way. than to sit BT 1 J 1 4 down under every hedge lamenting your hard condition. Prudnt con - - . l J a ! a 1 . - f li f in i nrVt 1 r UUCfc m lU0 wnwruay .b-. I l. S ? . Jt f -kAan swot AAnA1 despair will not afford relief. . -

(Front the Kew YorkTlaioa. Tho Last Project in Kami. To give eonaiateney and strength

to the lawless usurpations of tho Mis sourians of the west over the Territory of Kansas, a new project has been deVised. Ihe people of I latlo County, Missouri, having invaded Kansas, and usurped Us uovernmetil, aro now to bo rewarded for their violence by be ing made legal inhabitants of that territory by having the county which they occupy annexed to Kansas. Tho Missouriuns show an energy and acuteness Ii in their ellorts to secure Kansas in the lave interests worthy of a better cause. Platte County, in 10 50, contained a population of about 17.ÜUÜ, of whom some 3,000 were slaves. At present from natural increase and immigration, its population may be conjectured to be about 30,000. Could the slave interest succeed in addirg this amount of population to that which already favors Hlavery wiinin me. oounuaries oi me territory, the fate of Kansas would be at once decided against freedom without the necessity of any further reaort to . t i i . . r . .1 . lawless violence. ill this scheme, a fresh outrage upon tho rights of the bonafiJe settlers uf the territory, and upon tho principle popular sovereignty, prove successful? The Kan sas JJeralJ states its belter that the Missouri Legislature which is to meet In November, will consent to the ces sion of Platte County in tho interest of its own insiitu'iens. The present Pro-Slavery Legulaiuro of Kansas would undoubtedly accept the cession as a complete guarantee of ihe right of property in slaves in the Territory. ho far us tho territorial nnd btat. Legislatures art concerned, then, this arrangement is of easy execution. Fortunately, however, for tho interests of free society; their remsinng hopes for Kansas, cannot bo thus summarily crushed, withont the con sultation of a third party. Tho con litution of the United Statcis forbids the erection of anew State within the jursdiction of an other State, or the formation or any btate by tho junction of two States, or parts of a Mate, without the final approbation and consent of Congress. Michigan has, under this clause of the Constitu a a a lion, receully consented to relmquisl that iaolated tract of her domain which lies between, tha Lakes Michigan and Superior, imd as suan . st tha runsent of Congress is obtained, wo khall be hold a new Commonwealth arUe in the North under tho nnme of the State of Superior. But the present Legislature of Kan saa Territory will do'well to remerr bcr, while they are pursuing their sei fish purposes wilh an insolence and recklessness hitherto unparallelled in thehisloiyof tho colonization of this country, that they aro not invested with the attributes of overeignty. Congress being still the supreme and paramount Governor of Kansas, may yet be tempted by the high-handed outrnirea which have been enacted there to sweep out of existence the whole frtrae work of the present Territorial Government, and reorganize it anew upon a basis which will give the bona fiae inhabitants of the Territory a better opportunity of expressing their wishes and of vindicating their rights in the formation of their institutions. That Congress has the right under the Constitution to take this course is unquestionable. Exclusive and unlimited power of legislation belongs to Congress in all the Territories under the Constitution. An ample justification for the exercise of this right has been given, in tho conduct of those who have assumed to contrel the offices, without being inhabitants of the soil of Konsas Territory. The only objection is, as to the expediency of exercising a right at once so arbitrary and inconsistent with the genius of our free and popular Government. Upon one question, however, there Uno room for a hesitation of judgement. And that is in respect to the project whieh forms the subject of these remarks. If the power given to the Territorial Legislature to make laws for the good Government of Kansas, may be ao enlarged by construction as to include the right to accept cessions of Territory from a neighboring State, there still remains to Congress the ultimate authority of nullifying such acts of acceptance, as well as all other laws of the Territories. . And ßhould the cession of Platte County be made and accepted, with the plain purpose of making it subserve the interests of Slavery in Kansas, we trust honorable Congressmen from every quarter, when assembled at Washington, will promptly and indignantly annul it. Prepaying Postage. The Washington Union learns.on enquiring at the dead letter office that the number of unpaid letters received under the new law requiring the prepayment of postage is comparatively small the quantity from the larger offices being much less than was anticipated,and from the small offices only one or two being received This inforraation.being official, is important The current impression on the subject has been directly the reverse, The law leaves it optional with the correspondent to prepay Tith money or stamps until after the first of January lßM.and in the meantime the Post Office Department is industrously supplyiug all Post Offices with stamps or stamped envelopes.so that by the time fixed it will be within the power of all to comply with the requirements of the law. At5TMen of great renins.-but little heart, are they not like the 1 1 ; rCalis, whose magnificence awea the 1 Arctic voyager to silence? "Riit fnr voyager to 6ilence? But for what are they good? With all their splendor the cause no flower to bloom; in all their light there ia no life. - - -

Information WaateJ. The Republican Disunion Crcvtntlons, that have recently built platforms in Ohio and Indiana, say that the Missouri Compromise must be restored, and, that there never shall be any more States admitted into the Union with constitutions recognizing laveiy. What we want to know is this. If there aro to be no more slave States, why is it necessary to restore the Missouri Compromise? Perhaps the Cincinnati Gazette or the Indiaaaolis Journal will find it convenient to answer this query, as. we really desire to know. LouitvMe iovrnat. If the editor of the Jovrnnl had been robbed of A watch, would habe satisfied to let tho thief keep tho property if he could only render it useless to him, or would ho want it btck? The Conventions felt about Kansas and Ne

braska a good deal as the editor might feel about his stolen watch. Ttey want not oüy to render it useless to the plunderers, but they want to use it themselves. It is something to prevent slavery being established in a Territory, as well as to prevent ill admission as Stale wilh slavery established. Kansas and Nebraska, wilh, the compro mise restored, will come into tit Union 9 Free Statte. Under the Nebraska Bill, they may, and probably will, ap ply with slave contitutions. A general resolution against the admission of slave States would only exclude them, not rid them of slavery, and let them in. Is not the establishment of Freedom in these Terr it Has reason enough for demanding the restoration of tho compromise? buch a consummation may be improbable, but it la worth working for, even after those who opposed the frauJ, liko our Lou isville friend, have turned a very sharp corner, nnd concluded to defend it. Ind. Journal. attTMany reverse the icripturB rule, 1 Cor. x'tr, 20, and are ia understanding children, in malico men. JPirTbe barren Cg tree was sot cursed because it bore lUttr fruit, but because it bore no fruit. 3Tlf you want to make a sober man a drunkard, give htm a wife that will scold him every time he comes home. AtiTAn angry man who suppresses his passions think worse than - Le spenks; and if an angry man will chide ho speaks worse than he thinks. CDrTbe chief things proven by him who professes to be perfect, are ig noiance of himself, 1 John, i, E, and ignorance of (Sod, Job xi, 6, 6. atirA wronged creditor, a neglected wife, a slandered neighbor, and a guilty conscience, are four things whose presence gives great pain. JtlTAs he who pnveth that he may cot bo burned, and then runneth into the fire; so is he who faith, 'Lead us not into tcmptatian,' and then, without necessity, subjects his principles to trial, rln contests among men, the party doin the most wrong is com monly harder to be reconciled than he who has suffered the most wrong. The reason is, he has a quarrel with himself, which makes htm doubly irritable. iyA blundering compositor, in setting up the toast, 'woman without her, man would be a sava.e,' got the punctuation ia the wrong place, which made it read, 'Woman, without her man, would be a savage.' The mistake was not discovered until the editor wife undertook to read the proof. ' XiTMcn of great erudition and immense acquirement may be likened to the ocean, the receptacle unto which flow the waters of many coble rivers and extensive lakes, but which it not, after all, itself a living fountain or spring. They are. together the facta of the world. But a walk within their silent precincts is for the Christian often enough a walk amid the dead. JESWby did you not pocket aome of those pears?' said one boy to an other; 'nobody was there to 8ce.' Yes, there was I was there to see myself, and I don't ever mean to see myself do such a thing.' I looked at the boy who made this noble answer; he was poorly clad, but be had a noble face, add I thought how there were always two to see your Bias, yourself and your God. ZtrAn old fashioned naval capita stood up to go through a country danco with a very fine ladj, who was shocked to observe that his huge and worn bands were not covered according to etiquette. 'Captain, sail his fair partner, you are perhaps tot aware, sir, that youhsvc not got your glove on. 'Oh, never mind, ma'am, answered the commander, 'never mind: I can wash my hands whea we've done.' 3yYe sometimes meet with men who seem to think that any indulgence ia an affeetionate feeling is wcaksess. They will return from a joursey and treat their families with a distant dijntty, and move among their children wilh the cold and lofty e plcndor of ta iceberg, surrounded by ita broken f. : J menu. There is sot a more cssttJril sight on earth than one cf thc:a families without a heart A fitltr had better extinguish a boy's eyes Cta. take away bis heart. Who that Lu experienced the joy of friend!.:;, and the .value of sympathj and aCczUoa, would not rather lose all that ia beautiful in nature scenery, f l 1 3 robbed of the hidden trczr r; .1 Ca heart.