Locomotive, Volume 22, Number 2, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 September 1852 — Page 2

came in her very face. At diia awful moment she hears the faint report of firearm coming from the gulf helotf the pa&iher's . foothold fails; his sharp claws loosen from the rocks," and the baffled beast rolls dbwa thevprecipicp at the feet of Josiab. toOr'Vn .-- A. r' -The sun's last rays gleamed on ihe little group at the mouth of thV-gorge. ' They were ou their kneeshe mothj&ttdd'r4ise4'orer the liead of her eon; and ibe'voics of prayer going' to their Guardian for His mercy ! in thwarting the panther's leap. - ' "

: 'VA SHORT EXTRACT," OT A COMPOSITION HAMDSD TO DR. - SOPE, BT' A j :yvjkojT& ; ths utpfopotamus. '' Hyppotamu is ari aquatw, non-ruminating,-quadrupedal; pachydermatous mammal; whose appellation is derived from 'ippos, horse, poiamot, river;. the primary and grammatical, significaiton of which is, . a horse-rirer, His occiput, U of a cubical form ; his organs of vision We exceedingly diminutive in magnitude ; the only capillary substance which vegetates, on his corporeal system are a few filaments issuing from the utmost extremity of his abbreviated caudal appendage :. and, not to mention the innumerable Other neeuliarittex of hi 'Ti organ of odoriferousness is totally destitute of "v.uvj uiumutiBiice wuicu cnarHciienzes ms bosptn friend and constant companion, the Rhinoceros. ; This pachydermatous mammal being, as I expressed in a more elevated position (i. e. above,) an amphibious creaturn, enjoys the most tTfromoif ' fft I j i v-nvvM icuuiuusuegs, wijwat ouumergea ueneath that liquid, fluid which .circumambulates the surface of the terraqueous oblate spheroid which is the abode of Adam's posterity. To the habitual practice of participation in the unimaginable happiness of having recourse daily to the "sitting, bath," his never failing health may doubtless be ascribed. Professor's Opuno.The above is decidedly the most meritorious piece of composition handed in by any of the class, TAm Nassau Bake, (From an English Paper. THE LOCOMOTIVE. Through the mould and through the clay, Through the corn and through the hay, By the margin of the lake, O'er the river, and through the brake, O'er the bleak and dreary moor, On we hie with screech and roar I Splashing I flashing! Over ridges, Oullies, bridges, By the bubbling rill, And mill Highways, By -way 8, Hollow, hillJumping, pumping, 4 Rocking, roaring, Like forty thousand giants snoring ! O'er the aqueduct and bog. On we fly with ceaseless jog, Every instant something new, Every moment lost to view, Now a tavern now a steeple Now a crowd of gaping people Now a hollow now a ridge Now a crossway now a bridge Grumble, stumble, Rumble, tumble, Fretting, getting in a stew ! Churchand steeple, gaping people, ' Quick as thought, are lost to view ! Every thing that eye can survey Turns hurly burly, topsy-turvy, Glimpse of lonely hut and mansion, Glimpse of ocean's wide expansion, Glimpse of foundry and of forge, Glimpse of plain and mountain gorge, Dash along ! Slash along ! Crash along ! Flash along ! On, on with a. jump, And a bump, And a roll Hies the "fire-fiend to its destined goal ! Madison Railroad. r vu 1 1 a T l' ...M.uua.yVua uwuragiwe is snowing up the extortionate charges of the Madison railroad m a way that must be anything but gratifying to . wucers. we tnink it very clearly demonstrates that the freights upon that road are much nigner than they should be. The merchants of Central Indiana are beginning to. act upon their knowledgef this fact The locomotive says that Mr. A. E. Jones, a dealer in pianos, has been paying $20 freight on each nianofmmfcn.. ton by the Madison road. He now gets them by the Wabash and Erie Canal and -Terre Haute ??? forf910' 8avin thereb7 a each piano S10.9O, or $109 on every 10 pianos. From some .tSjrfr arei.ncUned to believe the statement of the Locomotive entirely correct. A press shipped y the Madison road to Lafayette cost ua twice ftsttuxhfor fcoight as . one nearly twice as heave TW n'i nML " "J It graufymg nnder the jcircumstancea. . ThJeffersonvtfle road willf be finished some time in UUI1C LI 11 1. if IJ I mm Tt I H M ' . a "fT Afie awrencebnrg road will probably be completed in the course of eight months, as also the Bellefoutaine road, when tU Madison 2S7uvT to a competition, it has wt fcltbefore : Th course heretofore pursued britaomcera has . well prepared the public for pressing tipon..Ulhe consequences of thJnew Ute of affairs, and we are much mistaken if Mad1 IT- vV V ,7 are not subject to ttighty fall before another summer business opens.2kraya! Journal. y ;HeEoute,to CIaciaaaU-The , staging hitween Dayton and Indianapolis is bat forty-two milei. Ohvet W Smith baa cbntrol 6( the works .irvMl18 and tD Ohio Une; and he miat doubtless, push matters as Rapidly as : any other .ttan.The-y0r thcLCmcmnaa Gatette; f, b good hands andp& road will be finished Lk .Winchester, twenty miles (and when thero h m opportunity of getting to Cincmnatitay othw Way, e'xceptiy thlt.r0al;a fargo portion of the travel Vill forever leave ti .uwucpoiy. wadison has seetfber bfst days, &ad

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aare louesert ner;aa does ata sraking ship. t' "4rV 5.PrfWaf?i Banner. ESPONDENTS TRAIN. A VISIOH OF YOUTH. ... vBf i;c..MILLSR,' : "'y An old man sat by his cottage door, In the light of the setting sun, ; When the reapers homeward bent their way, Their harvest-labor done The red light gleamed on the distant hills - The rosy air was balm -Not a leaflet stirred; for the winds 'were lulled To a pulseless, cradle calm. Before the cot on the soft greensward His three grandchildren played Two rosy boys and their sister fir, A bright-eyed little maid. The zephyrs played with their snny curls As they laughed and sported there, And the old man smiled as his glad sight caught J. he gleam of their golden hair. He smiled, for he thought of the halcyon days ui ms own happy childhood then ; And his pulses leaped, and he felt the fire Of youth, in his heart again. The cot of his fathers rose once more To bless his wavering sight, And the view lit up in his failing eye, The long-departed light. ife roamed again o'er the wood-crowned hills And the flowery vales among He joined his mates on the village green He laughed, and danced, and sung. He stood once more on the old hearthstone, Beside the blazing fire ; And a mother's form above him hung, And beside him was his sire. His brothers and sisters stood around He heard the loved ones speak, But his mother's joy was too big for words Her tears fell on his cheek ! "No tears to-day, dear mother, I pray, " With choking voice he cried ; "For never again, shall my form be missed, From the group at the old fireside ! " He strayed with Mary at eventide, Along the flowery brink Of a warbling brook, whose limpid wave, The water-lillies drink. The maid was kind, and the lover asked No other boon beside, But to clasp her fondly to his heart His own affianced bride ! In youth the Future's a fairy land . : Old age looks on the past ; But their waking dreams are alike in this, They are all too bright to last ! With a bounding step, and a ringing laugh, Flew winsome Ella past, And the vision fled, as the sunlight fades, When the skies are overcast. The vision fled ; the sun was set, And the moon was bright above ; But the old man rose with a thankful heart For he'd something yet to love ! Greenfield, Indiana. For the Locomotive. LITTLE HELLY. Lay her where the ivy creepeth In the tangled wood ; Lay her where the violet sleepeth. Lay her where the willow weepeth In the lone solitude ; ' v Lay our Nelly. ' Lay her where the woodbine grqweth; Round the old elm tree ; - - v Lay her where the soft wind bloweth, . . Where the stranger never goeth ' There let Nelly be : ' , Little Nelly. Lay her where the cypress bendeth, ' .Down in yonder glen- ' Lay her where the streamlet wendeth ; Where its murmuring song ne'er endetlv . 4 Far from haunt of men, ' , ' Lay sweet Nelly. ' jndiMpu, sepi. it lesa. ' g.-w. b; Etocatfon, Eefonaatlon and Advancement. 1 ; WW would have supposed that these two individuak although " they were, actuated' by the pure principles, of philanthropy and patriotism, could have so operated upon. and influenced the public mind to such It degree as to totally 'annihilate the monster evil in- the government of Eng. land, But such was" ttie brilliant success which crowned their efforVm the noble enterprise that the inhuman system which had o' bog involved the government Into difficulties ofaserioua char acterVas tem6vedr It required' several ykrs of hard Jabo'r to bring' about the desired end. Xttb!!cjEcntiment had to be changed in ' order , to

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,n oarKpaU which1 was spread over England's future misrht be removed' Thit at W there was glikmering star seen in the horizon vt fipe,., wmcn .cheered them onward "to the work. Finally their, desires were" accomplished and victory perched upon'the standard of right. It must be perfectly obvious to every nerson who is a candid observer, that all such reformations which have for their object the melioration of the condition of mankind must be necessarilv slow in their progress.,: But slow as they, may advance, yet if they are founded upon correct principles, and their claims and demands upon the human lamuj prescuiea ana aavoeatea Dy men who can testify to their excellencies and practical results : men who have pure hearts, honest intentions, and sound juen?enC they can and will triumph. 'f-Z-ir But again the great political revolutions which have dyed the soil Europe with a crimson hue, have resulted in.any; instances in advancing tne pouucai contHUon bf that country. We could refer to several which were the means of bursting the iron bands whh bound many of the sons and daughters of ihat beautiful climes- But at the present time wf will1 only refer to one which happened upoi'ttlnenV'jthe tendeney of which was' to' esteblfet more- liberal principles respiecfing geromnt policy, nd a more universal diffusionof knowledge amongst the peasantry. Macaulay's history of England in the last chapter of the second volume in writing upon England's last revolution of 1688, says,"yet this revolution of all revolutions the least violent has been of all revolutions the most benifieent.---It appears from the history of this revolution, presented to the world by this celebrated and talented writer, that there had been evils existing in the government for a long time; which had resulted in spreadmgmisery, poverty t disgrace, and crime throughout that fair country. The government had almost ceased ; to perform that iunction tor which itvhad been organized. The fate of the government was about to be sealed. But the happy termination of the revolution served to remove the. numerous hinderances to wards national advancement and perfection, and gave ate, energy and vitality to the government. Liberty, that priceless gem, was asrain restored. Those odious laws which had so long disgraced the statute book were altered or repealed. Mod ification succeeded modification and laws which were calculated to be the most wholesome enacted, with an eye single to the promotion and prospenty of the whole people. The cords which bound so tight her subjects gradually slackened. Education with its golden wings is now spreading and imparting joy and peace in and around the humble cottage of the, Tseasant.. It invites its inmates to look away from the vale of dismay, gloom and despair, to a beautiful road upon either side of which ate stfrsreous fW4 of every hue. It leads from nature up to nature's WWi uucauon, me, great companion of life, the great link which connects man to his Author, and which adorns and-renders so GW-like and noble human nature, is fast being introduced amongst those whose features indicate that something not possessed fe requisite to make tfiem comfortable and happy.' : This ' glorious" revolution gives an impetus -to education. Happy was the hour when peace 'was again restored. Th mind of the peasant which had been so debased Dy tyranny, commenced gradually to rise. Each generation which has risen since that time have become more enlightened and refined. Like the gentle showers whih fall from heaven upon the earui causing it to Duovand blossom, so was ed ucation upon the poor peasant's heart. It cans ed it to leap for joy, and to bud here, to bios som only m a more beautiful clime. Go with me in imagination to yonder cottao-ein Kn1ftn and behold the wonderful change, traceable di rectly to this revolution. Once the aged parents had nothing to cheer them Vi ( u nvtiut they had sons and daughters, but they were doomed to the same disgrace with thewl have tyrant's withering hand to.seal their lips ?uvx priie weir energies. ' J3ut now behold the change. Although the depnyed of the blessings and comforts which refUib Irum proper education, yet they know its value. Their heartaeatwith anxious hope when they behold tbeiro&pring lingering around the great foumaitt";frdhich emenates such valuable blessings. Thylook forward to the time when their sons and'daughters will occupy proud positions in life. England can boast of her institutions of learning and of her noble deed. America can do the same. .' Although, she has been continually advancing since 1688, yet we are ahead of her atthishour .Colleges and means of instruction adorn every hill-top and deck every valley in this countryj sctenee, , art, education and all thV christian principles "are being universaily'established through the agency of the two governments.,; Then let the queen of the seas, and. this giant republic go forth and prosecute the work of earths redemption'; "Let the poor In both countries bef taughtj and (iet; them contrive to send busmen ; of honest 'purpbses rin j heathen climes, ar we believe that the, day is not "far distant when all' tU. evils " which infest "society will fall "like the forest' hefote the sweeping torn0'l d tae; gf0rious . on: of righteousness which now gilds the mountain ton wnin'm .er and still highet until purity and , virtua" hail

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other day that ia worth ' preserving arabngthe records of "The Locomotiye," for future jreference. It will show td "those who, come -after us," that 876Utm and: codfish aristocracy of , the vulgar smali-poiato Mnd had not died but In the year of our Lord 1852. - ' " Not many days since, two sisters, blooming young ladies, were sitting In their father's parlor, ing with a' lady who was "making a call when the following dialogue took place": T Sister. Don't you think, madam, that my sister L has been highly honored in the calls she has received to-day ? - V Visiter. In what way, Miss has your sister been so much honored ? . Sister. Why, she has been favored with calls from most of the shoemakers wives in town ! -This very afternoon, Mrs. , and Mrs. , were here in flying colors ! Only think of it ! What an honor ! -; Now, Mr, Editor, I would like to ask. what is the difference in point of respectability, between these two interrogations: "Can I sell you a pair ot shoes to-day, sir ?" and " Will you have your horse put up, sir?" Or, can you tell me wno Dut a snallow-patd and weak minded female would discover the difference betwixt tweedledee and tweedledum ? It is time, in this practical age, and especially in this republican land, that all such petty distinctions of business and labor snouid be rebuked sharply by all sensible people. lney are not only unchristian and anti-republican, but supremely absurd. They have no legitimate place in all the political, social or religious framework of American society. The platform" upon which all such distinctions are based, is the offspring of ignorance, and wholly out of place in any enlightened republican community. " Worth makes the man." Common Sense. A FEW OF 'EM. A debate is about to come off in the Flitzmatudleum Lyceum upon the following resolution : Jttesoived that the moral influence of the cat-o'nine-tails is superior to that of the cat-e-chism. sur we understand the Fres. has decided beforehand in favor of the affirmative. : SiaTi says he once saw a fellow who could lie down and jump over himself, stand up and jump under, nimself, turn round and jump beside himself, then turn back and jump Jim Crow ! We should call that a itm-nastic exercise. .The man who returned-his neighbors borrowed umbrella, was seen yesterday walking in company with the young lady who passed a lookingglass without taking a peep. . We believe they ?are, engaged.. 'Sah is about to publish the results of his three month's labors in the department of Lexicoramhv under the following title, vix : " A Hugeaceous Defining Dictionary of the an'neTPd A Language " from which we make the following extracts. ,; . . A great Man. One who has been most aoused by ttttle men. t A tfentlemanv One who abuses none but his inferiors. A Yam An A f.is ijt-1 t drawn out. awn out. ' ' ,:. K s4 A Tale. A sentimental salmagundi of smiles, tears; sighs, moonshine, love, murder and matrimony ! , Ane young man One who sports a fine coat, chews fine cut, says fine things to fair young flirts, feels fine from the fumes of flip-jack, finds fortune favorable to- flunkeyism, and flames fiercely furious, ia favor of fine Ifiowers,' fertile neids, tamous feats, and faahioaabk femes first lollowed in France I " 1 . . - . A fine young lady. One who.lounges lazily, languid, loving lace, laziness and Wr. ing labor, letters and learning, lest literary lore leave her. lady-ship loverlesat 'and lonely. ;She frtl Intra fanetr GMtnn .Al:iV5: . ' ly, flirts finely, faints femininely, feigns feelingly, and finally forsakes father friends, . and fireside to nnd felicity in fetters! . The man who exclaimed; while contemplating the cataract of Niagara, 4 What a grand place for a sawmill " has pot & few'. representatives in this utilitarian age,- . ' ' ; For example, 'Siah: tells w of. a .man wlinm he met with ia his travels who was Endeavoring manuiacture lovers out f no; other material than moonshine 1 ' - -' - 'Also of another who had aWaUy' succeeded in producing most beautiful ribbons from gossamer and rainbows. , We" shoutd call that ribbonWavii1 anAacsg-f-fscrl 'iftp tt:;L yTbf superiority, of hard knocks over soft soap in concilltating friendship,' is now.almost universally acknowledged t " Knock a man down once, and h? wishes you in purgatory ; repeat the dose, and he is mum; make a third afiiictation, and he is your Jast tnend forever ; and may all scepti'cf C?e. ft kndWledge of the truth! , ; f ww V-"- "'' ' - ' ' 'Z.O.'U ' i iuea woma give goid sometimes to buy back a pasnodate wordacd I know of nothsnV that so, no ncller, no higher power than, that ly which a I m-S3 ketpbs own tos-frcn e:r hoenr.Mid other foelMrate.i . ;

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SATTJBDAY, SEPTEHBES 4. 1852. LOCOMOTIVE JOB PBUinstJ OFgrm? -book Ai d jo n-owwiizti Ertor West, and ontho moat reaaonable terms ' . All Kinds - of'JTob WenrSs t Cirenlars, BUI Heads, PrtiKeSSt. rrognmmes, Hand Bills, Posters And Blanks of Erery DescrlptfenT. id Cover Paper, and the beat of .,t rp6iet SUUHIVIUiij.lJ 1C? For the character of vur work, we fmiw..n. , Book or Job bearlg oVk&S?' wSSSiSed WU1 Ueled H, POffife? a Meri4U,i -,tm, toaflr the EDER A HARKIfESg. ' Fires. On Wednesday mornTngat 10 o'clock A. M., the stable in the rear of the House adjoining the German Lutheran Church, on Ohio street, wa? discovered to be on fire, and before the flames could be extinguished the stable Was burned to the ground. The adjoining property was saved with great difficulty. . There is -but little doubt but this was the work'of boys, either from accident or design, as no fire could have been within 100 feet of the stable. No effort appears to have been made to bring the culprits to justice. At 11 o'clock the stables of Dr. Parry, Jn the neighborhood of the above stable, was found on nre, and .burned to the ground. The stables and property adjoining were saved, by great exertions on the part of Firemen and citizens, but the stables on fire, together with their contents, . ' ' niui uteu- contems, were entirely consumed. It b supposed these stables caught from a cinder from the other stable At 10 o'clock P. M. a fire was discovered in the woodshed in the rear of Jos. A. Little's res-' idence, near the East Market house, and it was burned and pulled down without doing much damage. At 11 P, M. a house belonging to Judge Stevens, in the south-west part of the City, was burned to the ground. Two men were seen dressed in women's clothes about the time of the last fire, and it is thought by some they may have been the incendiaries there is no doubt the two fires after night were eaused by incendiaries we would like to see them detected, and made examples of. It is the duty of every citixen that knows of anything that would lead to the detection of incendiaries tc make it known to a Justice, who can have the matter ferreted out without the informant K; known in it. This much is due from every citi zen Ior me pwhiic good, and we hone evpi-v nn either m cases past, or in any future fires, will notice every thing that occurs at the commence ment of fires, and report it to the Mayor, or a Justice of the Peace. A Mass Temperance Meeting will be held in this city next week, commencing on Thursday, , and continuing on Friday, and Saturday. Distinguished speakers from a distance will be here, and it is expected a large number wijl. be in at-, tendance. The meetings during the day will be held in the State House yard, and in the evenings at some of the churches. Every person ia invited to be' present V- . - " . jgr Oa Tuesday last Mr, Johil R. Daws, frem Cincinnati, was found dead on the pavement in . front of John. LitUe's Tavern. It was noticed' that, he had the appearance of being partially insane for several days, and is supposed he fell out of the window during the night. lie was a mem ber in good standing of the I. O. 0.r., and "hjs' funeral was attended b v members of the order. - - . - "'. ;Jm r - . TheFranking Privilege. 80,000 copies of1 the pictorial life of Gen. Scott came to this office oa Monday- last, franked by a member of Congress. ; Xheilife o Pierce is daily passing through the mail, under frank of Congressmen, in nearly r equal numbers. - This is the greatest outrage' that can hi perpetrated oa the post office depart- ' ment, of sending pbUtical pamphlets through the mail a.the .expense: Tpf"tnose that pay .postage; one party is just as Jmuch. to blamA it, a 'tt-.i lother::;;. w v tl Uil . Qttfli.-llon. Stenhpn A . TknWBo,' f Ihinois, and Hon. Sam:(llou3ton,.of Texas, withJ otaer ustmgui$hed speakers, will be here 6a , Mondav. tha.lSth I ws..;It ia expected large crowds will be present'! toliear them,. as they' were both promiacnt "ean-4 """v"v " ,u,UiB. f a5ention""' ' K'.t:.,'.V: ' E.'Il.;Guinev, fro'm.Ohia:'hV. -J cePte. call front the English Lutheran Church ' m tins etty, nnci w;,i rfcach his mtroductorv scr-"'

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