Locomotive, Volume 33, Number 13, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 August 1855 — Page 1

JOHN R. ELDER, Editor.

' "The Chariots shall rage ia the streets, they shall seem like torches, they shall run like the lightnings." Kahum,n, 4. ELDER & HARKNESS, Publishers.

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'JL ivory and Sale Stables. 1 AWHEIVCK A- WII,KISO, having formed a copartnership in the Livery business, will continue to wait on their old friends and the public in general, with everything generally found in a livery stable, atid will always be found on hand and ready for business, between Illinois and Meridian streets, soutli of Washington. TT"P Horses kept by the dav, week, or month. LA WKKNOK WILKIRON. N. B. Persons knowing themselves indebted to either of us will please call and settle.' aep23-ly ryilVC JPIIM3. Just received and for sale, a large assortJF ment of Zinc Piping of all sizes, suitable for Chain Pump, Well and Cistern Pumps, &c.s atNo. 26 Went Washington st. gopl6 r. . , HKNKY 8. KELLOGG. . Ciavinrs I Can It, South Meridian Street, opposito the Post Ollice. Open Daily from 7 A. M. to 12 M; from 1 to 6 P. M., and on Monday and Saturday evenings to 8 o'clock. Interest allowed on all sums of $1 and over, from 4 to 0 per cent. Any amount received on deposite of one dime and over. Allare invited to the Benefits of a Savings Institution. ' WM. ROBSOJW - Indianapolis, June 23, 1854. juno24-tf DR. I. G. C. HUNT, DRNXIST, I.FFICK onlllinolsstroot, directly north from the Palmer House, three doors fromTouscy'sCorner,,. jyS'53-y To . Cabinet Makers. JUST received and for sale at Cincinnati prices, for cash, a large lot of Mahogany and Walnut Vaneers; also, Drawer Locks, Bed and Table" Castors, Table Butts and Screws at the sign of the big padlock, No. 2G West Washington street. nov4 i - ' HENRY S. KELLOGG. BANK OF TKK CAPITOL Interest paid on money deposited for n specified time. Bills of Exchange, Com aim uncurreul Money ueau in generally. anao-tr JOHN WOOLLEY, Cashier. ' VENETIAN BLINDS, ---:!$' ' ' MADE AND REPAIRED, Second door North of Plaining mill, on Alabama st. J. BARK. nov25-3m . . . ' ' i : SPOllTSMF.IV AjVH OUIEKS.-The sub scriber has lust received a splendid assortment of Shot ftuns. of all crudes, consislinsr of sincrle and doubte barrels; also, Game Bairjcs, Shot Bells, Powder Flasks and Horns, Gun WaddinR, Caps, Shot, oio. All of which 1 will sell cheap at wholesale and retail, at tlio sign of the Big Padlock, No. 26 West Washington street, Indianapolis, Tnd. janl3 . , HENKY S. KELLOGG. . Stoves, Flows, Ac, Ac. JUSTrecoived nlarge and genoral assortment of Cooking and Parlor Stoves, which are unsurpassed by any in the market. Among our Cook Stoves may bo found Pacific, Triumph, Buckeye .State, Bay State, Empire State, Hoosier State, Queen City, Prize Primiuin, Ohio Premium, Orejron, California, Phoonix, and Cleveland Air Tight; also, a great variety of Parlor Stoves and Coal Grates; also, a general assortment of Steel Plows, kept constantly for sale, waranted of the best quality. Tin-Ware constantly kept on hand, wholesale and retail. All kinds of Tin, Copper, and Shee 'rou work done to order. Those wanting any'.hing in our lino, will do well to give us a call before purchasing elsewhere, at the sign of the Gilt Ball, south side of Washington Street, near the Masonic Hall. octl-y R L. & A. W. McOUAT. GiCEAT CENTRAL ATSJt KASTEKJi ROUTE. INDIANA CENTRAL RAILWAY. 155. : mmmm : : 1855. NEW- ARRANGEMENT. VTew Route to Cincinnat i anl Dayton Co lx lumbns, Cleveland, Pittsburgh , I'liila tlelphiu and New York. On and after Thursday, August 17, 1854, Passenger Trainsw ill run as follows, Sundays excepted: , . . L Two Trains daily, eacli way. - Morning Express leave Indianapolis at 5.45, A.M. Passengors leaving in 5.45 A.M. train arrive in Cincinnati at 11.45 A.M., in Davton at 10.40 A. M., in Columbus at 2.30 P. H., in Cleveland at (i. 45 P. M. v .: Mail train leaves Indianapolis at 12 M. Passengors leaving In 12 M. train arrive in Cincinnati at C.30 P.M., in Dayton in 5.00 P. M. t . Passengers for Columbus, Newark, and. Zanesville, by taking the 12 M. train arrive in Dayton at 5.00; in Columbus at 9.45 P. M., being six hours in advance of all other Koutes. Passengers taking 12 M. train arrive in Cincinnati at 6.30 P.M. Passengers leaving Indianapolis at 12 M. for Dayton, Columbas, Crestline, Pittsburg, Philadelphia, and New York, arrive in Dayton at 5.00 P. M., in Columbus at 9.45 P. M., at Crestline 12 at night, in time to connect with tho night train on 01 fcnd Pennsylvania Road, for Pittsburg. Philadelphia, and N. York. No change of guage or cars to Dayton. Passengers save by this route 28 miles to Dayton, and 50 miles to Columbus, Pittsburg, or Wheeling, over any other Railroad route. . . - Through tickets can be procured at the office. in the Depot. TTJKastern Baggage Checked to Buffalo; Pittsburg, Philadelphia and Now York Baggage to Pittsburg. JAMES M. SMITH, Supt. ! As regards Freight. inquire of f JauT W, A. BRADSHAW.FreightAgent.;" THE GREAT EASTERN ROUTE. ' 1855 1855. INDIANAPOLIS, BFLLEFONTAINE AND- CLEVELAND RAILROAD. , . ; , GONiVNFC'riNG at this place with trains from Lafayette, Terre Haute, JetTersonviHe, and Madison . . Passengers will find this the cheapest, shortest, quickest and most comfortable route to Dayton, Springfield, Urbanna, B jllefontaine, Columbus, Cleveland, Pittsburg, Dunkirk Buffalo, Albany, New York, Boston , Philadelphia, Haiti more, and Washington. Two Trains leave Indianapolis daily (Sundays excepted). 1st day Telegraph Express leaves the Union Depot at ? ..'kj A. M.; connect at Union with Train for Dayton and Cincinnati; at Bellcfontaine with Train for Sandusky, Toledo, and Detroit; atGallion with Train for Columbus; and arrive iu Cleveland at 8 same evening, in time to connect at Cleveland with the Lake Shore Railroad ExpressTrain, connecting at Dunkirk and Buffalo with the day Express Train, and arrive in New York early same evening. - Passongors by thistrain breakfastbefore leaving Indianapolis 2d. Express Mail Train leaves tho Union Depot at 3.30 P. M. making the way-connections arriving in Cleveland next morning in time for the Express Trains for Dunkirk, Buffalo and New York also for Pittsburg, Philadelphia and Baltimore ThroughTicketscan be procured attheofficein the Depot. ' U'r'l'asseiigers for Columbus, by takingfi A. M. train via. Bollefontaine, arrive at Columbus at 5 same afternoon. FareThrough ; $4.00 S. A. FLETCHER, Superintendant, . . ' " '' . O'ace nearthe Union Depot, Indianapolis 1R53. . oct?9-tf 1855, WEW SPUING GOODS. 1853. ; CHEAPER THAN EVER. - T- ' fflHE SUBSCRIBERS HAVING MADE THEIR PURJ CHASES of Early Spring and Summer Goods, are now prepared to exhibit the handsomest, most complete, and cheapest stock of STAPLE AND FANCY GOODS, they have ever had the pleasure of offering for the inspection of the public. The assortment now opening comprises ; House Furnishing Goods of every description ; Black and Fancy Silks; M'DeLaines, Challts, DeBegcs;' --.'.' " Pongees, Brilliants, Berege DeLaines; . Tissues, Plain and Fancy Boreges; Poplins, Plain and Figured Swiss Muslins; Nainsook and Bars ; ' 1 ' :: 1 French and English Ginghams and Chintzes; Bombazines, Alpaccas, Src., &c. Also, Embroideries of every description. Laces, Gloves, Hibbons, L. C. Handkerchiefs, and an endless variety of Hosiery. MOORE, CARTER fe OURSLKR, a m r 13 No. 1 Washington and Meridian streets.

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THE REAPER AND THE FLOWERS. ; Hi" H. W. LONGFELLOW. There is a reaper, whose name is Death, And with his sickle keen, lie reaps the bearded grain with a breath, And the flowers that grow between. "Shall I have naught that is fair?" saith lie, "Have naught but the bearded grain? Though the breath of these flowers is sweet to me 1 I will give them all back again." lie gazed at the flowers with tearful eyes' lie kissed their drooping leaves; . 1 . It was for the lord of paradise lie bound them in his sheaves. "My Lord had need of the flow'rets gay." The reaper said, and smiled; ' Dear tokens of earth are they, ' Where he was onctTa child. "They shall bloom in fields of light, Transplanted by my care, And saints, upon their garments white, I hose sacred blossoms wear. And the mother gave, in tears and pain, J. he flowers she most did love: She knew she would find them all aain I In the fields of light above. ' , Oh, not in cruelty not in wrath, . llie reaper came that day: 'Twas an angel visited the green earth, And took. the flower away. ' From the Knickerbocker Magazine for August.' THE ETIQUETTE OF VISITING. BY THOMAS BIBB BRADLEY. ' My readers, there is nothing more delightful than visiting a pretty, black-eyed woman, on a pretty, starry night. . lean tell you, a pretty woman is a good thing a devilish good thing bonum ovum! A man in the presence of a lovely lady should graciously thank Providence for His benignity in creating her. ..The Ruler of the universe arranged all those beautiful curls on that pearly neck, that she might be attractive and pleasant unto man. Those rare lips and that snowy brow, and those heavenly eye's, and that swelling bosom were granted to her to render her a suitable partner to us. In our visits to her, then let us remember it, and bow obedient to the shrine of her beauty. ' Ut course, every gentleman more or less fre quently visits the ladies. Not to do so argues him unqualified for the balmy atmosphere of a lady's parlor, and unsuited for the sweetest pleasure of this short existence. The man who has no friends among the women is in a sad po sition. Than to be such a man, I would prefer to be suspended by a hair over the cliffs of Dover, or navigating the Arctic Ocean in a canoe. Even animals are sociable : pigs confabulate, and swine are capable of sustaining a conversation. Ele phants visit each other, and aligators enjoy evening entertainments. Horses indeed have an established code of etiquette in their chit-chats. Iu fact, I once knew a silly beast who associated (by accident purely) with refined, horse-company until he imagined himself an excellent riding animal, and full of spirit. The consequence was, he rendered himself ridiculous on all occasions by his intolerable vanity and abominable attempts at the imitation of his superiors. It tondness for company is thus true of the ower animals,' how much more true of man. The great question to be considered then is, how to render society and even a single visit pleasant and profitable. In the first place, it is generally conceded that no one should be present at any entertainment, public or private, or visit any fair lady, or in any manner whatsoever protrude himself upon genteel company, who cannot contrib ute ins share to the interest ot the occasion. Such a rule excludes boys with shirt-collars three inches high, and skull six. inches thick; it de molishes dandies, and depopulates the whole tribe of speckle-faced nihilities. .It gives decent men a chance, and consigns to their merited oblivion all red-eyed boobies'. Such a rule works cogentlv, and is a good thing a devilish good thing bonum ovum. It should be generally adopted in this benighted country. The domin ion of boydom would then be over; it would breathe its last sigh gently as a sick hen. Misses in their facetious teens would no more snicker and blush even to their eye-brows at the compliments and stupid flatteries of some sentimental, kid-gloved, hook-nosed little gallant. Their flounces and furbelows would infest a ball-room or private party no more ; those satinets, and jaconets, and bobinets would net no more min nows; I say minnows, for trout do n t bite at small baits. They are sensible fish, and know how to appreciate a good thing. btich a rule, if adopted, would accomplish another great desideratum' in all goodly, society. It would destroy with a keen and withering frost those rare exotics which silently bloom in their quiet simplicity. I refer to the species wallflowers. Now they are indeed ' placid plants, quite content to waste their sweetness upon the desert air, but they always need some other soil than the one they at the time occupy. In fact, to speak the literal truth, women or men stuck up against the wall, with an awful smile of affected contentment, puckering their lips, are fearful to look at. . To be thrown within the sphere of their influence is not a good thing it's a devilish bad thing malum ovum. , Methinks it, is like a visit from Boreas, or a; search after Sir John Franklin quite cold and uncomfortable. It robs a man of his hilarity, divests him of his conviviality,, and deposits upon his countenance an awful expression of stupidity.'; May Heaven have mercy upon all who may hereafter in a gay saloon be thus afflicted,' and alleviate their calamity, as far as the circumstances of the case will permit which is small devilish small. Unto wall-flowers themselves, of whatever age or sex, Abdallah would politely but positively and pungently suggest a course of conduct : My dear, remain at home, and, folding your arms quietly, gaze at the family clock. It's a good thing, for it keeps' time it's a devilish good thing bonum ovum and will serve to occupy your rather va

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cant understandings. There you may snooze tho long, long hours away in uninterrupted felicity, and no one can molest you or make you afraid. Bonum ovum. . ' ' To enjoy a visit where only one lady will be visible in the parlor, one must eschew all companions, and call alone. However congenial and friendly two men may be out of the lady's society, in it they insensibly become rivals, and one of them must temporarily yield his claims. They may smirk at each other, and endeavor to look the agreeable, but human nature is human nature, and one of the rascals is chuckling at his triumph all the time. A man is not a rock, or an old oak-stump: he cannot look at a beautiful woman showering favors upon another man, and displaying her preference for him by the loving gaze of her dark orbs, and not become a little excited. In fact, to be in company with a lovely woman, who smiles upon your companion, and is indifferent to you, is not a good thing it is a devilish bad. thing malum ovrnn. But calling alone, one has a free sweep, fine swoop, and full scope. If the visitor be poetical and affects the muses, the moon, the stars, and all troubadour zephyrs are quite at his service; The sun too is obedient, and the various Roman gods and goddesses will como at his call. Homer and Horace are on hand, and he can rhapsodize on blind John Milton and the old English poets. He can sympathize with the sorrows of Burns, or depict with magnificent effect' the unholy death of poor Edgar foe. To be brief, he can very easily make a fool of himself, or on the contrary, if he be capable, confer infinite pleasure upon the fair lady. If he be a political gentleman, ho can unbury the often-exumed Napoleon, or that huge tyrant Cassar; he can belabor Arnold and eulogize Washington ; he can spread himself upon the American eagle, and wave the banner of the Union in the halls of the Montezumas. If he be sentimental, there is the history of Mary, Queen of the Scots, rich in its details and entirely new, or the still more affecting tragedy of Barbara Allen, who murdered in cold blood a gallant youth yclept Jemmy. Groves, Esq., A. M. The clerk may interest the lady with a discourse upon ,calico and Brussels lace, or may complacently allude to ,'our commercial . emporium. . The lawyer may expatiate upon the importance of his last case, the physician upon his last patient, and the poor devil of a school-teacher upon the flogging last administered to some hopeful scion of aristocracy. In fine, to visit a lady alone, removes all fetters, banishes all unnecessary restraint, and renders one decidedly comfortable. To do so is a good thing a devilish good thing bonum ovum. ' In visiting, one frequently encounters sarcastic young ladies. On such occasionJlie gentleman should obsequiously bow to their superior wisdom and wit. It is not a supposable case that a man of twenty-five or thirty could have more experience or real sense than a young lady of seventeen, wise in her juvenescence, and sapient in her remarks. Such an idea would be an absurdity malum ovum! Consequently all sagacious Misses should neglect no opportunity of attacking all dignified gentlemen with antique bon-mols and concocted good things. All gentlemen should waive their dignity and spare the lady's feelings by the appearance of surpassing humility and absolute awe. In visiting, conversation should be sustained, though pauses are often agreeable.' Some men imagine they must pour forth a stream of words, otherwise they will be pronounced dull and uninteresting. Sensible women do not so think. On the contrary, they rather like pauses. Thus' they have opportunity for reflection, and time; to analyze their own emotions and the remarks of their visitors.' Such pauses, however, must not be rendered stupid. 'A calm neglige air should be visible in the faces of all present, and whoever resumes the conversation should do it with grace and elegance. I have known fools to attempt it, Bnd they made a poor thing of it a devilish poor thing malum ovum. In calling upon a bride, ceremony must be, observed. ' If the visitor calls alone, he must not omit presenting his card in a proper manner. If there be several visitors, the bride must be honored with the card of each." Some little suggestions, too, should be made to the servant about the delivery of the cards. He should be instructed to approach the bride deferentially, handing her the cards one by one, and making his salaam, or bow, with the delivery of each. :' As soon as the visitors enter they should scat themselves with mathematical precision, and permit a stately pause to ensue. In the interesting interim the gentlemen might ruminate' on matrimony, and the charms of a honey-moon. After ' suitable silence, the eldest and most voluble gentleman present should disturb the stillness with ; sapient observations on wedlock, and particularly on her marriage. He should conclude his discourse with something jocular, ' at which his companions should simultaneously snicker. A graceful calmness being thus obtained, the conversation' may become general, and the weather especially may be discussed." After an interesting hour thus spent, they can appropriately retire with suitable obeisances and complacent chuckles: ' To call On a bride in this manner is a good thing a devilish good thing bonum ovum. There is nothing ridiculous or ceremonious or silly in. such a proceeding," and it is well calculated to win ' the bride's favor, if she be an intellectual lady. Especially will the matter of the cards conciliate her. It is an enormous insult to call upon a lady without a card. In some of the States it is a penitentiary offence. Dr. Samuel Johnson, were he alive, could not be permitted to eschew the card custom. We might indulge the ponderous lexicographer in many of his whims; but we would bind him to the laws of etiquette. The old horse might kick, but we would curb him in. Edward Pinkney, however, and Henry, Clay, I have been informed, ventured to call upon some of their lady-acquaintances without cards, and suffered, I was told, in consequence of the enormity, no diminution whatever of political renown or legal reputation. My informant, however, was a great liar, and I did not credit him, It ecrtainly must have been a lie malum ovum! Upon -the introduction of a stranger great attention should be bestowed. In the first place, the name of the lady, and his own, should be

pronounced by the introducer in very low tones, so that neither of them can possibly hear tho name given. This will produce a magnificent awkwardness, highly entertaining, when the stranger addresses a remark to the lady. It is customary with us, but nevertheless wrong, for strangers to be introduced by their gentlemen acquaintances. One of the parents, or some one of the lady's relations is the proper person to bestow an introduction upon a stranger. Then the ceremony becomes pleasant to him, and he feels at once recognized Jjy authority as an estimable acquaintance. But custom has established a pell-mell introduction in this progressive republic. So we must make the best of it as it is, and, although we oppose, we must assert it to be a good thing a devilish geod thing bonum ovum. As soon as our fnend makes the acquaintance, through our instrumentality, of the fair lady, we should at once rest content with efforts, and throw the gentleman on his own responsibility. If he blushes, and is still as the

blessed calmness of a summer eve let him thus remain. If he become restless and perturbed, by no means throw out any initiatory remark calculated to soothe his dismayed spirit. Offer no suggestion, ask no question, but let him repose in his en viable. position, careful meanwhile that a placid smile floats upon our lips, beautiful as the silvery cloud upon October s ruddy sky Jjonumovum! . Engrossing the conversation is a vice so rare in this country that it is scarcely necessary to rebuke it. Occasionally, however, innocent young gentlemen, out of sheer condescension to the elder and more unattractive, (when the parlor is full,) play the regal in discourse. They place upon their juvenile shoulders the burden of rcn dering every body comfortable and calm. ; ' "' Sometimes in these their very commendable and insinuating efforts, they rush up agaipst a snag, in the shape of some intellectual gentle man, and, being vital, thev are, of course, slight ly .i Tt .!,,. 1,1 i. ..,.ot..j youthful gentlemen, that it requires brain to elicit and retain the pleased attention of miscellaneous companies. Brinsley Sheridan had decided talent in that way, snd posterity reckons Thomas ! Jefferson an elegant conversationist. But my very young friends, they were matured men of remarkable "mental calibre. Their contemporaries were delighted with their marvellous wit and - most'1 princely humor J' but, odds fish ! your conspicuous vanity without genius to support and realize it, your abominable presumption without wit to authorize, it, and your awful igno rance without an, idea to illumine it, render very poor indeed your claims to present consideration or future glory. My young friends, be wise and divest yourselves of superfluous agreeability. Acknowledge your errors to yourselves, abandon them forthwith, and commit yourselves to the guidance of a beneficent humility. It will be a good thing a devilish good thing bonum ovum ! Ladies are frequently highly entertained by visitors of unusual dignity and remarkable gravity. ' The sacred presence of such gentlemen gives an unusual balmness to the atmosphere of the parlor. Their demeanor, moreover, begets a corresponding solemnity upon the part, of all present. One can thus conveniently ruminate upon the delightful themes of grave-yards,' coffins, corpses, and the inexorable monster Death. .To suggest such topics of such general interest at such a time is a good thing a devil-; ish good thing bonum ovum ! ' If one be particularly interested in any young lady present in general company, American etiquette explicitly demands that one should give unequivocal demonstrations of the fact. , The lover must cling, like the clam to a rock, unto the side of his beloved. If the young lady flinches, and intimates in any manner her annoyance, he must not be abashed. Faint heart never won fair lady, and it is exceedingly sensible to woo her in the presence of others. Bonum ovum. , . , Ladies should always make the proper distinction in regard to their visitors. The hopeful scion of the aristocracy of wealth should be treat ed with more deference than the intellectual poor gentleman. However elegant and agreeable the latter may be, to the former must be accorded all the glory of the visit. , -He has been nurtured in affluence and bred to luxury; , and though noble thoughts have never petitioned for entrance within his cranium, he must be placed upon the eminence of superiority. This, etiquette pe remptorily urges and custom sanctions. Intel lect becomes ignominous when compared with gold; for the last hath carriages, and carpets, and curtains of exquisite device, and ladies love them all. All hail to men of pecuniary resour-' ces ! but may the devil take all poor folks who are at the same time intellectual and proud. To be a poor visitor is not a good thing it is a devilish bad thing malum ovum! The Harvest in Europe. That the harvest of 1855 will be at least an average one throughout Europe is no longer questionable. The crops of France, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, Italy," are already in good part beyond the reach of disaster, and are good. . Hay is secured; wheat, oats and other small grains, either have been harvested or soon must be; yet little complaint is made of quantity or quality. Of Indian corn which is grown extensively in Southern Europe little is said; but the prospect is not unfavorable, though the plant is backward. . ' The grape alone is said to look badly, and its failure, though unfortunate for the growers,' would but slightly affect the abundance or scarcity of food. . ; In Great Britain every thing is late, but little is unpromising. Hay is rather short, owing to the cold and dry weather in April and May, and a good deal was yet uncut, or at least uncured, and suffering from daily rain,, when the Baltic sailed. ... That day, however, was bright, so. was the next; and-the entire of last week may have been favorable; if so, the hay crop will have been secured. Wheat is backward, but luxuriant. A good deal has been beaten down by the recent rains, some of which will stay down. So in lesser. measure with oats and barley, which are very heavy. On the whole, should present prospects be justified by the result, the gram crop ot threat

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Britain will be a fair average; but not equal to the extraordinary yield of last year. . Potatoes never looked more vigorous and thrifty, yet we heard that some of those tubers dug prematurely for present use decayed if kept above ground a few days. Were there no war raging, it is probable that Europe would take very little of our present harvest; but, in view of the immense armaments now on foot, and the virtual closing of the Baltio and Black Seas against exportation, it is likely that Great Britain will require at least as much during the coming as during the last year. France, too, may take a limited quantity, if the price falls considerably on this side, as it now seems likely to do. K Y. Tribune. CORRESPONDENT'S TRAIN. MOTHER, THOU ART GROWING OLD. . ' BY TnE RESTLESS PRINTER. Yes, mother, thou art growing old, The light is fading from thine eye; . With thee life's tale is almost told, And time now moves on wearily. Ah ! Time, we know, can wait for none, But hurries mortals onward still, And ere this life is scarce begun, I , Kind hearts are summoned at his will. ' And, oh, what pain it gives, to gaze ; . Upon thy pale and furrowed cheek ', To think that death, ere many days, ' ' The ties that bind us here will break, . And bear to brighter lands above ' ' The mother who hath nurtured me,' And watched, with mother's kindly love, My way through helpless infancy. , It gives me pain,' indeed, to gaze , , Upon thy thin and wasting form--. It darkens all bright, joyous rays , " That once my youthful heart did warm, When I am forced to think again That time is quickly moving on , That I, ere long, must bear the pain,. . ' ... Of living still, when thou art gone. ., Ah yes, it pains thy wayward boy, To think that we, ere long, must part . That time will sever every joy That now makes glad my youthful heart. It tells me how a mother's love Hath guided me for many years '; How she hath ever looked above, And prayed for me with flowing tears. It pains me, yet I should not grieve, Or mourn, if trials should be given, My future life I so may live, ' That I may reign with thee in Heaven That I may live again with thee, . : And greet thy loving smiles once more; .. Where mortals from ail pain are free, And welcome to his bounteous store. Indianapolis, Aug.H, 1855. HOME MUSINGS. BY FRANK FREEHART. ' Be independent take the world! That's the thought. That's the way I do, ha, ha! why not all? Here is a nice little sofa I sit very easily upon it: horse-hair spring-bottomed mahogany sofa how big that sounds ! (But it ain't so very large, I assure you; just large enough to take my measure in, and a tough matoh, too !) Before me is a centre-table, black walnut centretable: useful but plain, (don't like gingerbread work,) one octagon pendant, supported by four club-feet paws, with the toes turned up. It is a handy table, wonderfully handy; it answers sometimes for book case, sometimes for candle stand, sometimes for leaning' post, and -sometimes it is covered with a figured 'table cover,', and in the centre a mat, with all the rainbow hues diverging star-like from the centre. I love that mat 1 It speaks to me in my loneliness ! There is a voice and smile in every colored thread. A soft, loving voice, and sweet smile I watched its progress from the beginning, as stitch by stitch was placed upon the needle, to be lost in its many hundred. And the fair fingers that wrought it ! See them moving ! And that mat seems shaking with their motion ! I open wide my eyes, and straighten from my, leaning posture to see it, and find 1 am only musing ! Pshaw f but so it is, our joys are more than half imaginary; are dreams, are musings. We can all muse of happiness and ' dream of bliss,' and there's the end on't. But I was thinking of the table. It sits before it is too inviting,' my limbs are weary sitting; why not? Up they go upon its summit. ' Now I sit at ease. . No harm done, you know; I'm independent; the room and table are mine; and I have no person tt) please but myself. 1 Now if I had- ah, oh! Frank, what a thought! , Fie. ' . , My right hand faces west. The parlor-front. There are two windows in it, (never knew it before,) between which is suspended a mirror, 2x 1, with plain mahogany frame, and underneath a table: a side-table, on which are piled volumes of various size and color: gilt, cloth and moroc-' co; very pretty outsides: the bound thoughts of various "lights of the world." - How I love to ponder thera over, to note the thoughts, feelings, asperations and grovelings of their authors. For, talk as you "will, the man speaks in his writings.. Not always on the face, but in the under current, disguise it as he may. The glaring heat of the P. M. sun is debarred the privilege of paying me a visit, by a pair of blinds, light pea-green Venetian blinds, trimmings white and pink. Pretty emblems ! purity and . youth. Youth and innocence ! . How they admonish: invite one to the better road '. Purity and truth obscured from noonday's lurid glare.!