Plymouth Banner, Volume 4, Number 9, Plymouth, Marshall County, 17 May 1855 — Page 1

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If .Mil . alvane, f!.r0 it fd tI nfit niintTiü. . . . - 1 lift ti ! i iv 1 'i ;i4il te end of if e vear. 2S0 lueimuui.tjcai, A f.i hire to orier a discontinues e at the xn -ratio a oi me ;nr:t: suysciitfeu ior, oe i3 iiibre l a new eiijaerr.entf and the paper illume d. rjvJ ,up?r will be discontinued unti'aU re-ries ire paid, unless at the option olthe I'a'jli-iheT. tOTi' i .i'jjve terms will be strictly adiaid to. ADVERTISING. (tk r.:.rs"R les3 x .ee a savAat.) O 1 1 irv thrc- i:eriTi? vx Icjs 21X0. U ch Uti-uial i:iert;0:i . 3 ir.'M. "0iv;iT l,0') T.n sq-iarts COO TMr-e d. 7.00 QrVr. C. Iii. 9 0) H.If .!. li. i;0 9 IrtO. 10 no ;? t") 15.0 1 11.00 ?0 0.1 12 itifi. I2.ro 20.00 S5 (-) 33.00 n.co lO.t);) 12 ) J lö no 25 0) Hiii"s Cird ii:e it; d :. yi' i'.f.O. l..7l udvei tMfüior.t i .'i-t ho ctvdi in ndifif dr ;iTt-.vd Kffurity. A tv rMn e ts. !tmrk-d. will ho in --rv.l till f.irhildcü. n?i 1 c)i tTJf-l :it ihe iihoe r tp. The Murder in the XIjoih. JÜM TJJ! 5;.TE BOOK OF AN FMISENT rntLDELPHI A LAWYER, LATiLY DECEASKD. j The mrrstir. Wh I pment, I tr.vj m I fia t it vi my not-bok. It w$ la t-n in sli.v.sl the very word of ihn ) A ir lcr-r. though nut committ' l to wri j rn tin- i.iüil the nxt day. for the narrative j -.1 Ti. .ücinnMii of mr ; dered mt h-i I exrited much rurtj-rture 4 to hit fte, bnt the E-ner.il'ifnpresion J wa that h- had nWonded to avoid his ' rre,Iitor. an I hi friends often wondered j -T'l-.r u'iiol.1 pv rptiirn. THE ucRUESEii 5 Si03Y. j There were five of ut toceths-r con-j attot co-npanions fou l of womn, wine : n.l the di;e-b x. We made lore in compjny. pot drutiV toeiher, and gambled ;r the urn purs?. A vary slender purse it was. too. but that's not the point. There vs Hrry Pierce an! hia brothrr Fretl little Tom Needham Jack Fry nd myi-lf. Ihrry impettm:?, Lnsir. irritable, but in the main go l heartI. hi broi!;er w coolrr. moi calcua'io. and f anything mare avaricious. Tor v;as a true toper, who enjoyed his la s to th extrf ms. and wss n-vr hapr.y eireyt wlien half drunk; au I Jack wai a lint of hansr on an 1 to-. !y of the whrde of us. For ir.ytelf, there were -mly two pHfiiru'ars worth mer.tioninc, t i n t!iei- p;aurnt iuronsis tency. As 'iick as a fi!. the !at ansry word woaU aro-s. me to a tempest of tnitev. rnaSIe p'?i-n. wliih, when aubi id. t.):iI f:i '. or cu 1 m ic-. a:,d wi h a wi'i I fre to p." it -.il contrive anytliir. j : i -5 i I re hi y. i :j i b n i cull t t r a 11 j i .i i i . i t j i O-ie eTetnnz re ha I lost a roo 1 deal ; po'-r ii- 'a 1 le-- te pauii-i? roo-n I .vicrrtiiu maxi urn. of loss was arrived at lo the miming Fred called to see me, having heard something nbout th- loss, rn 1 was astonished and nngry when he learned Ui amount. II remonitrated with m'.and when I laughed at his word trew irritated. One word, at the saying goes, brought on another, we h uh bei.ame angry, and at length he told me hthought it unjusiifiible on our parts to loose his sharo of the money djiing his bs-nce. I called him a fool, ni he retorted that I was a scoundrel. In a toweling rsge. ! ftix-d the tones, which sat on one side the hearth, and before I gave a thought to the consequences, struck him on the head with all the force that I was master of. He fell instantly.— The next moment restored me to consciousness, and I raised him up. The blow had fractured his skull, and though no blood had flown—his thick cap, which he had not removed during the whole conversation, deadening somewhat the blow—he was evidently dead. A moment's reflection convinced me that one or two things must be done— either to conceal the body or to discover Chs fct, pnd proclaim that 1 had done the 'cd in self defense. The fear that I

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.,1 no, be,,, wi.h ,.a. t -e siioul I luv hid hidiielf in the eloset.' RlTf UP tRHr liglll i..f ireCinanil ine ihoull nOllmopWyed cabnj. for Trfd. CV.her.d r.und him. and Tom cd- independence o. their ,m I from tWipn , . , I ' c hnm burst iutoa fit of !su -l ter control and interference. Miouri would nlik- thr mrj n;y cl gam Mers. who nnm ojrsi lino a .ii oi itu..ier. t.Ur Ul')St desperately When fortune 15 'l " -Y -uar worse than bn r, ,d op t- .l.m.iw H synpath, 1 ,.:i the b.kei's tldtiihter. Herr h cried, in rh these bonier rufTtan and if she re-

;o ild not well make it appear so to thp J heart. The absence of blood was acVublie. deterred ine from the latiar curse, i counted fur by ihe inward bleeding; and

i hd htte.l ;he day Ufors to my landla dy that I intended to send a box full of bcoks and pipers to my uncle's residence r th country; and the large packing jox procured for that purpose stood in the room. I determined to put the body tu this ar.d thus dispose of it. As I was ab'TJt to do this, I heard a ringing at the door bell. Thrusting aside the windowcurtain. I put my hevi through the window, which was luckily half hoUted. and saw that my compinions of the night beIsrt had come to pay rne a visit. I knew tki they would at once come to my room, ni take na denial for entrance. In nil intsct my course wss determined on. I hastily dragged the body lo the closet, placed it upright, and taking my duelling case from the place of its usual bestowtnent. closed the closet door. I then drew oi my great coit, put on my hat, and tossed the chairs in confusion about the room. I had scarcely done th'n when I heard the steps of the party nn the stairs. nd as they entered the loom. I gave a tremendous oath, with very olher evtience of counterfeit pasion. ' ililloP exclaimed Harry Pierce, fwhit tha matter with you? . Going oui?''

I have this moment cnme in" said I 'to gpt nj pistol. I thought IM prac. lice tliik morning and some vegibond has been in my room, end turned every thin? tin side down. It's too bad. bv

Jove; there's a v. hoi- pile of shirts, just . uom mo was. ufeu on trie uoor My friends burst into a laugh, ami Torn i -.aeeunain exclaimed, : .... , ,. I "Served ji-u 1 1 1. What business. nave vou lo own ao manv snuisr 1 nave onlrme. In fact that was what kept mr from you jo long yesterday. I had to lie in bed while it was being washed and ironed. and th woman kept it two houri betend the tivnf, becuuie I owed her a little liU.M - I . IV. II - c,;,t T ..T .s vn .,.1,1 , stop yrur non?er.te and fix up matter;: eüd we'll 0 ut and lake a crack or two' this rrwm.irp." . - . . . IT .t ?oo cold tur the rii Zrs. I 1 tell von what we'il Jo. VVil hjYe a game of w,it. Tlit-re'a just a snu party. ij wcr-r tvherf F.fU is?" I don; know," s a 1 :1 I, "I.c promised ' vcstudav to nim? ar.:i k? r-..m ; -r:; bt e us that he w the ua-in I ,, , . . ,, Goo lllow ulio i.p.et your wardrobe. "Jnst like him," 1 replied, "lutr.eYertheirs I'm btnton shouting this morn j I 't,' , , , , , ,, ... . j -ÄO you shall ahnot, o.d fellow, cried ; Tern, ' so )ou hi!l, and not c-. ol your f.ncers r ith-r. You Irnve this cid rit trap to-morrow, dun t you? :." 1. 1 hen we if pj re your Nndi.-dy a proof of our solid regnr I H-re." end he to. k a piece of coal from hrt:i f.e tpoSto. i li chatH out the , . pistols; U ä aoout tweivc paces irom the v.lh-x i de of tlie room and we'll put more ball into the tdd feminine, than rpr?ftr ccrnsiuto her mock tuitle soup I i . :i ..i: i r niMci proposiuon, ami. 5 nu n i nn very vely rrocee.le.l to iV.etth whit V cilled a remarkably t.rrrct portr.it ot the mistress of the lions'?; and Hurry ant to work to load the oisto';. When he i ru 1 fin'uhed he cltimrrl the fust shot f r

Jus pan s; which lV:n clainifd fur ihr I (,.u''"1 ''"n5 i"" Fi'ini unprfior? mmic same, reason, insUtin that as ht sit up!b" thp VVdr,n ar,fl enthusiastic reception

the win ! mill he ouht to tilt at it. A mock ah-rcatinn followed, which was fin-illy settled by a toss up, which Harwon. He grasped the piits' accordingly and lirrd. A noita of something followed. The condition had disturbed the L)dy, which in falling stiuck u helf. and overturned some books. We all started. Needham. however, did not notice it, and presented Iiis pistol, fired again, but entirely too low, exclaiming, wht n he saw the result, There's a ball in her ladyship's calf, by Jupiter." 4 lUrry turned tome es white ts ahes. I did." I replied, -th- ball firm your Si 'Did vou hffir anvthina?" r - r;t,il ha irft orr.o nf mv 1 pitoi i.i upset i'in 01 mj ouok?, i 'Oh. n;v Godl cxcl.i.ned Il.rry. I have i a aueanii!'? lone, -ii i were mnrrieu und wrre to l.jve a little babv, and it were to cme here and get into ihe oven and then be burned to death bo hoo! Then resuming his natural tone he exclaimed, you are the mot rrdiculcus focds. the whole of you I ever sw, Hite yt u any brandy in your den? I must have a little to revive me after thi scene. My heart throbbed wiih'a strange de light. The web of my difficulties was being rapidly unravelled my escape was almost certain; but what if they should discover the fracture? I walked boldly forward to the doaftnnd plscing my hsud on the catch-nob, said: In order to dissipate your doubts. I II open the mjs terjV I spoke I threw the door wide open. Mine was an affected shock, but riC so that of the rest. I shall never forithe wild fchrifk of dispair that left ihe bosom of Harry Pierca as he knelt forward and raised the body of his broth er. nor the terrible tones cf that hoarse whisper, in which he said: I am a Cain; God lorgive my folly!' and then sank into ihe arms of Tom Needham. ?ly companions examined thi body. The bull of II arry had gone through his as we were examining trie bo iy. we luard the. shrill voice of our hostess, scolding because we were firing pistols and shrieking in the room." A debate now ensued in regard to th disposition of the dead body. I knew thnl the blow on the head would be discovered, it the thing was dirulged; and at once suggested that we had better bury the body secretly. I told them that it could be packed in the long box which lay there; nnd that ono of us Could meet the convey-m;e oui of town, take it to some out oftht way spot, where I would assist to bury the body. In the. meanwhile. Nied ham could purchase a cofiin. and other necessary materials as though to send it off to the country; and at night we could bury it. Harry Fierce made no opposition, he was incapable of anything. The plan was carried out as I suggested, nnd they parted. The rest wero convinced, and are still, that a brother had been the unwilling murderer of a brother. Harry Pierco dicd last ycr in n mad-house, and I am here, twenty years ofier, with grey hairs on my head, oud an unclouded reputation, to tell you the tale.

From .the Ohio Farmer. XI OUT.

BT MVA. He Las left ins fondly lightly, Chi'linjr at my 'woman'; fears;' j Not resentful, not yet cursing, At the earnestness o tears; g.,. it rometh-it is comiiiz. j Ia the future's awful yean . . For the ampvrc s teeth Lave fastened , . . ,,. i it ,.. r if., m.i i.-m-h no?,:. iwiirmFall before that fiendish art And too late will the poor victim From his dream ot safety start. AH too late, with piteous struggles, Yild, and terrible, bnt Yairü" Will hi., half dethroned manhood. :mes a-a.nst me inamsome cnain. Only to be crushed despairing. into servitude again, Like the clls tipon acoinn, im..i mi lioii'iiw. aunt ji i uc, i Yenrninirly iny hand doth follow ; Its one treusure where he .es. In yonrc manhood's strencrtk and beauly, Marius of the com ins woes. Hu mere beautiful, and sirort-er. Smiles t?.o domon l.e muftrr.ect, Ferkoninir from tv-ry cor?er r. ,,-,t: i,,nr' b,ni li:h!t!1 sireer. oarh:. the tf.ites o rum .,h ta.,ilair acc,ir.eJ cheat. nthe Tit'er strvtir'.hof r.ntii.h, w'.dly do I lojiir to tear The false mantk' off revealir.; n0,v. tLe rres of Ui a... t):t;. F-ur the law-jTov!ed Mol ch Laughs at heiress Love's Lspair. TiiC TfLe rtJSitioa. Tha following which we extract from the ZaiKSville (O.) Courier, tpkes the light gmun 1 in relation to the KanZaS elecito.i frauds, aiwl conclusively ahow s that whilst Gov. Reeder still ' hiituTPt In tfif ftoro:lar icnrfrpi'inir iirtp. j ' trine, he it iieterm ne 1 t! tt time but the true sovereigns shall enjoy tho rights of ciliztu&hip. Such acourse applies the proper remedy for the Kirsfts troubles. Hi? Kansas Fraud Gor. RrcdcrG:v. Reriiei urrivt-il at Iii li'im? in Iviston, Fa., and was warmly welcomed by his friends and acouintancrs. In re- ! P'y t a complimentary speech, he ex pressed in a Ueling manner and in e!ogiven by so l:irg an assembly of his fel tow-citizens. lie referred to the reports of fraud and outrage upon the pa't of the slavery mn in the Ivansn election, end J emphatically confirmed th very worst . statement whiih hid preceeded his arrival. He said his opinions on the subject of popular sovereignty had undergone no change, but the conduct f the people on the border counties f Missouri had astounded and amazed him dy their reckless disregard of all laws, compacts and constitutions. The territory of Kaneas had been invaded by a regular organised army, armd to the teeth, who took possession of t!u' j b,!!ot hr "'"l r"!' a lis'ure to . , r , , Ult Ihr purposes of the oro-Hi ve r v part t i conquered by armed men from Missouri. fused. theSouih wouM be culled upon to; discountenance her. If the. S-uith refua ed. the solemn duty would devolve upon I the North to take up tlie matter, so that he rights of her sons, v ho have settled tn Kansas on the faith of olenr.n compacts, shall be vin licated and sustained. lie declared that the accounts ';f the fierce outrages sl ,vild violences perpetrated at the !af"electioP in Kansas, as published in the Northern papers, were not exaggerated, and he concluded by saying Kansars was now a conquered country conquered by forre of arms; but the citizens were resolved never to yield thir rights, and he relied upon the north to aid them by demonstrations of public sentiment and all other lgal means, till they shall be fully nnd triumphantly vindicated. A correspondent of the N w York Journal of Commerce. untW date of April JC, says that Got. Reeder was to be at Vi a?!; ington on the 3d of this month for the purpose of bringing before the President the facts illative to his official conduct as Governor of the territory. He is rep resented to be a man of prudence and moderation, though; possessed of physical and meral csmrage in a high degree. He was in favor of tlie compromise of 1850. and of the Nebraska bill, as carrying out the principle of that compromise. The following correspondence to the same paper, expresses the Governor's notions in relation to the future of Kansas, in clearer terms than we have hetotofore seen: , Washington. May 1. I remarked in my last letter in relation to the Kansas disturbance, that I concluded, as a climax, with the declaration that Kansas would be a free State. I might siy th.-it I commenced the discussion of the Nebraska bill seventeen months ngo wiih the same climax. Therewas nothing in the origin or character of the Neeraska bill which rendered the establishment of slavery in Nebraska possible, any more than there was in its physical capacities to render stavery durable or profitable. It was a reasonable theory in the beginning that Nebraska would b non-slave-holding; and what waa theory is confirmed by practical experience. But I did not intend to go, at present into a vindication of this preposition, but only

to say thnlin the opinion of Gov. Reed - tr awJ his worthy friends and supporter inK ni3, the Territory will bk free, anl that the Statr of Knas will be A

FUEB STATE fec by ths general voice tr? inhabitant! Tliis 13 not an opinion declared by him &s an apology for hiving supported the Nebraska bill, nor do 1 repeat it and insist upon it, for thf like roBson. in rrference to my own support of that bill.-. I did not think, with the abolitiotiii's, that slavery was an institution of sucu absolute necessity in all oummunitiei, that it must necessarily be planted in aoy society or country or State from which t may not be exclu ded by force. The bill left it for the prop inhatiitants of th! territory to settle tins queftion for themselves. They were to form a State with or without slavery. is they might choose. Neither party to the question was willing to leave it to sur h an adjustment. Uoth parties interfeird for the purpose of infl jencing the decision one by stratagrm. and the othT by palpable force an I frauJ. Willi snclt chemns rrosr?ct.? derifcd frcm juc!i sourcea. we cannot sre that rnemif of s!ivtry extension have much grounds for feärs or deapondency. TraatELE Calamity Tho ttramcr Xashrille brii.gs a heart -rendirg t.ilo fio:n Dantaic, dated ;ho 21! of March "Ths breaking up tt.d fitting Cown of the ire on the Vietul.a, which his been so often the source of preat damage to the surrounding Iw l.iv!, h .8 this spring liusti place wiih s jcI. terrible violence na to :jrpas anything of tha Kind wi hia tho Ir l fifty yeirs. "Tho strong dvkc, constructe 1 at an immense c ist alou ihn bmks of tho river have been s.vept e.wav in many places by the infuriated elenent. and four hundred square tufs of the wss! fertile phiiu the brt xchrat yroducinz ditirict in the iroric, are new covered by icalcr, and have the appearance of a lake. One hundred hur.an. corpse had already beat picked up near a i:igle piae, ( 77eu hoff) when Ihe above repuii was sent oil "Tho los nflife'.nd property must have been t-rrib'.a. Ts scenea of m:se.ry anguiih, and sorrow so suddenly created by this awful calamity, beggar description and depth of extstiiif distress can ho ful 'y f.ithutnod only br-;Vons nctull y prosent or intimately r.cquainied with the peculiarities of the country. "A fine tract of land, richly endowed by nature, containing many ahappvhomf, many thriving villiages and substantial farm houses, great numbers of valuable cattle. !rs. at ono fell svvcoa. hen altercd to a wnats of water, covering all under its c ' rrf.ice. like one vast ijrave. "How great must l.e the misery existing Ihne. Thos who escaped from the pitilcs eleinent havinr nothing but thir live?: they nro bereft f every thins, the ! ohj eis wt dear toirtftr hearts and tlioso n;ot needed lor their ; subsistence. larants live lost their chidren; rhiluren are left orphnns; trivet look in vain for their husbands among the heaps uf dead bodies thrown up by tht water; nnd then tliey nro desiiiute of ever) thing necessary to !il in a season hardly less severe thati rinter ils-lf." FuisL.t GcniiAnn, Editor of the Gra. tis Cuidelm German Immigrants, makes an appeal to the Gsrmens in th;s country and to ..ihers for ni j. He says the Falher land, poor as it is, will do its part, but alone it U unable to provide even for the most pressing wants, rle says: "(J.fts from abroad I request may le directed 1 1 Box No. 4. ÜOl, 1. OJice; reeiepts for the game will he sent by reium of mail. A list of the gifts will be pub lihed in tho Xtia York Staats Zeitung and Democrat. 'All the money collected will be forwarded by mo to tho authorities in Drintxic. Their receipts will bo nublUhed in due time in the nbove named newspapers - . . . . the original being kept in my office, open to the inspection of everybody who may choose to see it. One Vacast Chaib. We were talking a fcw days since with an esteemed intd of ours, who was rear?:' after the good old New Engia,;d feshion. and with j whom 'Thanksgiving." as a matter of course, is an institution, a day ol family re-union, of domestic and social rejoicing. He is a man of rolle sympathies and a big heart. In speaking of the com'iig thanksgiving day, a cloud passed over his features, and a tear gathered in his eye. ! have for many years," fcaid he, "gathered my family around me on that day. AH my children have sat witq me on my annual feast, and it never occurred to me that it would ever be otherwise. We ate, drank and were merry, without thinking that a chang? must some day come. But that change has already come. At our annnual banquet this year, there will be one vacant cUair. It was a sad. sad thought. Sorrowful memoriei come clustering around the heart at the mention ofthat "one vacant chair." The pleasant feature, the happy smile, the aheerful voice of the loved and the lost, come like a vision of sweetness from the sorrowful past: The pale still face, the marble brow, decked with the garlands of the grave, follow, and the eye dims with ttsrs as the vision vanishes away, and the palpable presence only ia left of that "one vacant chair." And so it is. and to it will be always. Year by year those that we love drop from around us. Some ate snatched away by death, going down in the bloom of their beauty to the city of the dead. Some swing out into the great world, and arc borne bj cvire titf öf life far away

! from us. The annual re-union comes; we gather round the yearly banquet, we look j for the cheriihed fates, we listen for the ! lord Yoice; but the heart swells, the bi

tear trembles on the eyelid, for there, in that clieriahfd circle, in" the verj' place where on? who nestled fondliesl in our affections used to sit, is "oas vacant chair.' We who sit at the head of theie family feasts ahould never lorget that one day we slit II b absent from the bar.quet. Th time will surely come, when we shall cesse to occupy a place there. We know not when the vacancy rny occur, but as sure tu human destiny is aweepiug onward and onward, always toward eternity; so sure will the day of our departure come, and struggle as we mny, resist as we may, we must pass from among the living, and Iave behind ua for the uext j ga thering, "one vacant chair." Albany 12 eg. , Jjjj 0f Rcmar.fC. pivf or six years ag0f a'fVch Louisiana ! planter died, leaving onlr one heir, a daughter, w ho was r.ot quite seventeen years old. She, together with her fortune, vas placed in the charge of n guardian, who was distantly related to the family. Her fortune and her remarkable beauiy attracted the attention of many luitors, among whom was an accomplish, ed young mn frcm St. Louis, whose only wealth vraß his profession. His lnndome person and fascinating manners won the lady's affection?; and. without the knowledge of her guardian, they were privately mariied. Shortly ufterwar Is th"j removtd to St. IiOtrr, where tkev lived together happily for a time, and a bright fortune seemed before them. At the exptr.ition of a year, the lady having attained her majority, tfuy returned to New Orleans to claim her fortune and live in the splendid old funily mansion. They wrre coldly received by the oceupmt, who deliberately inror.-r:-d them that the estate had passed ir.to other hands. They at once applied to the law for redres; and goin through the protracted formalities of two or three fruitless suits, thy were left penniless, and obliged to abandon the caso. Friendless and dispirited, they returned to St. Louis, where the husband like many other husbands, tried to drown the remembrance of his disappointment in tho fatal cup. His wifr entreated and sdmonishi . .a t A- in vin. a. epiruuon was me conse quence; and the r.usnaim tnreckless and difsipated than ever. Driven at last ti desperation, the wife applied for a divorce, obtained it and retired to a convent. This restored the wretched man to his senses; he abandoned his former associates, returned to the paths of virtue, and became an industrious and respectable citizen. A few month" tyo. the lady received s letter frtam the son of her former gurdian. informing her of his fa'her's death, of his inheritance of the estate; and cf his determination to make full Munition; closing with ai appeal lo her to forgive his misguided parent, and to come to New Orleans and enjoy her fortune. She at once complied with the generous request; and all her inheritance, together with the accumulated interest, was restored to her Now comes ihe strangest part of this most extraordinary ali.ur. ine young m, (,flvffd her hislmid in marriagr. ami Jllril,, wilh ajj th(k P!ini,M(lt.ss ,,f im,,as t,tUfl i0ve. He reminded her of all their .hilJish attachment, of his deep anguish vvjien tfce became tlie wife, of another, of lhe ous vears 0f i,:s g;ienl 6orr0w. All these remembrances camo up before her mind, and gratitude plead eloquently in his fnvor; but at last the wife triumphed over the woman. She thanked him. and gave him her'simple blessing; told him that she had loved but one, and could nev er love another; and entreated him to take back all her fortune, and permit her to return to the convent. Finding her resolution unalterable, th young man con;ented. on condition that she would post I I . . it. ! i; pone her return oce month. He immedi ately wrote to the former husband, who was ignorant of what had transpired, offering him a first rate situation, on condition that he would come immediately. The letter was signed by the principal of a well known firm, who was apprised of every circumstanT in h case. As öon as the letter came to hand the overjoyed recipient took passage for New Orleans. Ho presented himself at the place designated in the letter, and at once made himself known by showing his credentials He was conducted to the residence of the generous heir, where, he was informed, the writer of the letter waited lo receive him. His name was announced, and he was conducted into an elegant pallor, and there, alone, he met the woman whom he had neglected and dishonored the woman who had been forced to leave him; but who would not quite give him up. A few days afterwards, the city newspapers announcM the marriage of Mr. to Mrs. iThe estate was restored to the lawful owners, and the reconciled couple, made wiser nnd better by adversity, are now living happily together. It is good to turn sometimes from the cares and turmoils of politics, and contemplate human nature rising up from the depths of misery and despair, casting aside selfishness and reaching that standard of purity and happiness which so few attain. Clearc Ltadtr. i An editor in Arkansas was lately shot in nn nfTVay. Luckily the ball came against a bundle of unpaid accounts in his pocket. Even gunpowder could not get through unpaid newspaper accounts. and the editor saved hist life by the delin quincy of his subscribers. Surely it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good.

An AmeroUS üroiiaut. at first snatched up a blanket to cover A late French Journal relates the fol- ,ls eg'e- but now dropping it. he raislowing stoy, which, it will be aeen, is et' lMe w indow, end out he bounded, sans French all over, tesides beiug immense- rudimes. sans every th-ng. but a verv short ly funny: under garment, and thus, with hair alWhile Möns. Goddard was filling nn most 0,1 en'l. ri dashed upon full parade immense balloon in the Champe de Mars, rnnd. The shout which hailed him he amused the tptctatora by sending up brought out the whole barncks to ace the small figure, of a man the perfect what was the mat er, an J the dignified ssmblence of M. Thiers without spectt- caPtnin pulled a sergesnt ia front of hia cies. The little man being filled with lo himself. gas, rose tnijsstsctiiy into the air, ami! "Why didn't you thptt on it?" inquirwas soon lost to vitn- amonc the clouds. ed the lieutenant.

His adventures, which became known ihe next day, were curious. Thanks to a strong and .t'.c fj hieb. impel I ed him on his course, the balloon-man arrived the same afternoon in the sight of a fine couutry house in the neighborhood of Bievro." It was nar the hour of dinner, and the lady of the mansion,

who naturally thought herself perfectly ; ousness since. safe, vs occupied in the mysteries of? " her toilet. It was a warm day, nd she j lO'JIlg Adtrica. had opened one of the windows, which' .' Tpr7 uncertain, mysterious, inexlooked out upon the park, and was safe P'ieable creation is a boy who can defrem any prying eyes. While tranquilly ; fine nim'J" 1 try. A boy is engaged, by the assistance of a corset lhe sPiril of mischief embodied. A perlacin, in reducing her waist to a stzo 1 fecl tceiotum, spinning round like a jenny and thnpe that would reflect credit on her! or tumbling heels over head. He invarihjsbaud's taste, she was su io'enly started , au,v ßoes through the process of leaping by a blast of wind followed by a ttrste : 0Tert eveT cllrii in reach, makesdrumuoise; immediately the casu.ent w as beads out of the doors; turns the l:n pans throrvn open, nd cur little baBcon'msn iinl cymbals; lakes the best knives out to entered her room unannounced. The la- j " worms for bait: r.n:l loses them; hunts dy utttrs a cry of terror, and throws a lhe '""lasses c sk, ond leaves the moshawl over her shoulders. The little man I la5s'?s running; is boon companion to th driven by the wind, throws himself upon ; sugar-barrel; searches u? all the p;e and theunh ippy wcrnan. who, screamin-' preserves left from supper, and eats them; louder than ever, pushes him off and he Roes 10 lh ?ple3 every ten rn:nutfs; conceals himself under the bed. I tm!es his ol,J c,l) in orier 10 WM "'f test Just as the wife in a supplicating voice j - culs his br's accidentally if he wants says to this novel Don Juan; "Ah! Moo-! a new Pair" te:irs h'8 clothes for fun; sieur, po away, or you will ruin me!" ; i'' 'he puddles for sport, and for the husband furiously rushed in. crying: dillr tracks the enrpcts! marks your fur"Ah! the wretch, I got him now," and j lllture: pinches the baby; woiries th goes in eearch cf his sword to run him j irsp; ties fire crackers to the kitten's through the body. ! la drops his school books in the guttet The husband arrives nrm.l ti the ' I -Ü h fihe8 with a pin. Packets ht

te.ih f lh hv ii. .vKM, Tir.iiwpfwd.-t hold ' ' j who seek to moüfy hia anger. The wifr mriru than a'tv ri f

etat, s in the midst of her subs: Fit ! ! ?rvoaabie tormsnt, especially to his stafiy: Monsieur, and save me the eight of le,s; Ile doa,t pretend to do much until d reu d ful tr i"fi!y." j he 's twelve. Then begins the rage for W-He twobof his friend, hold the hus-! froc coats, blue eye?, curly hair, hilft

band, a third stooping down, perceives our little friend; who, for gco-1 cause, does not utter a word, and catching him by the leg, draws him forth fr-m his concealment, when, lo! Monsieur Eal- - oi 'longer he'.d ihii-it hv tha hnl. stead, raists hlaiself erect, 6weTIa " uur and rises majestically to the ceiling, to j lh i.nmenae mt.Ml nf the c.f

tors, while the poor jealous husband slinka! more deplorable. At fifteen V.e has loleraaway, aword and ail. heartily ashamed ! b!e Pertence of the world, but from six

ay, eworct ani ail. heartily of hi causeless wrath.

IIikts to Young Maksied Womes. I Washington; expresses his cp;nion with By ail means have the naming of" the bn-' the decision of Ben Franklin; makes up by. If your hurbind pucgests a nan.e, hit mind that he was torn to rule tha intimate sevtrely to hin that he knows j world, nnd new lay the track of creation; uoihi;i at oil ah(-ut the matter; that j 'hinks FroviJanca is near sighted; underyou juess its your buby none of bis J stands ihsology nnd ihe science of the pro"business. ' noon I; informs his father that Gen. Jirk Kejird your baby as the first biby that j son fought the memorable battle of New ever cauie up to the standard of a little Orleans; asks hia minister if he don't angel;" his "inuzxei's ittle darling fore consider the Bib'e tc i orthodox, in other it upon everybody that calls upon vou words, he knows more then, than he will

make them agree with you as to its per frction, or regard them as mortal enemies make ihem hold and toss ihe tiny, pi ny cherub, and they will prob.-ihiy realize Geo. D- iVeiaices idea of the "poetry of motion." Slobbering iaan excellent sign in babies in u boy it is a sig i that he wiil chew tobacco in a girl that tho will J dip." consequently when your baby is having a fit of it, plunge its fdee at every mouth in ihe room, and when they wipe their faces with an air of vexation ami disgust, ask them if it wasn't thweet." ''Thpit on it. luptain." A good story has been told of a lisping officer of the I'. S. Arm, having been victimized by a brother officer, (who was noted for his cool deliberation and strong nerves.) and his getting sqiure with him in the following manner. The cool jo. ker, the captain, was always quizzing the lisping o llicer, a lieutenant, for his nervousness. "Why," gaid he one day, in the presence of his company, "nervousness is ail nonsense; I tell you. lieutenant, no brave man will be nervous." Wei'," inquired his lisping friend,1 'how would you do, thpose a thell with an inch fulhee thould drop ithelf in a1 walled angle, in which you had thelter from a company of tharp-thootherth. and where ith wath thertain if you put out your uoth you'd get peppered?" How?" said the captain, slinking at the circle, "why. take it cool and spit on the fusee." The party broke up, and all retired for the night except the patrol. The next morning a number of soldiers were asstmbled. and talking in clusters, when along came the lisping lieutenant: lazily opening his eyes, he remarked: "I want to try an experiment! thith morning, and thee how extheedingly cool you can be." Saying this, ho walked deliberately up to the fire, which was burning on the hearth, and placed in its hottest center a powder canister, and instantly retreated. There was but one moife of egress and that was upon the parade ground, the road being built up for defence; the occupant took one look at the canister, comprehended his situation, and in a moment dashed at the door, but it was fastened on the outsiip. "Charley, let me out if you love me!" shouted the captain. "Thpit on the canhhter!" ahouted he in return. Not a moment was to e lost; be had

Hecauss there was no sharp-shooters in front to z'op a retreat," answered the captain.

'All I got fj thsy, -: n, ilh." said the 'utenant, that you might thafely hsva j ?one n f?f Fll thwate there wathn't a single grain of powder in it." i The captain has never spoke of norrschoolmaster's "foecs," and Gnaliv turns ch)lmasier's 'rp asober household uj sidedown if he cuU his ( little fincer. He :s provoking and un.J . . ; r . .u i .! : v : At fourteen he is "too big to split wood cr go after writer, and nt the time those interesting ofac'S ouht lo be performed contrives to be in?iyib!e-wKether epneeal d in the garret with some old worm-eaten - "vrL "v: roaioanj, w'J-pue learntng .ec ensconced on the cgeroprnun. u" CXptiSllon mat turns OUI 10 09 teen to twenty, tve may clear the track when he's in sieht. lie knows more than ea-er know ngnin. Just hail one ef the ! yusng specimens "b y" at Mx'een; ami hose wrathy he gets? If he does no; answer precisely as the little urchin did, who nngrily exclaimed, "Dont call tne boy I've smoked these two year'." he will give you a withering lo k that is meant to annihilate you. turn on his heel, and with a curl of the, lij mutter dis.'a nfully, who do you call boy I nnd oh! tha emphasis! But, jesting aside an hmies?, blunt, merry, mischievous boy is something to be proud of, whether as brother or son; for in all scrapes, his pool heart gets the better of him, nnd leads him soon to repentance; and be sure will remember his faults at least five minutes. The Broken Chain. A little while go we passed a half hour in a village grave yard, reaaing the inscription on these tablets of the law, of "duat." Upon one of them, caived in msrb!e, was a chain. Of nine links composing it, one was broken. How legible ihe characters how intelligible the language!In that family were nino. once a beau tiful chain of affection, richer than go'd; but death had unloosed one link, and the broken jewelrv ef the hearth and the heart had glittered with the dews distilled from loving eyes. Bioken jewelert! Now many such trinkets of memory and affection there are in the homes cf the world souvenirs whose possession should render humanity hallowed. Grief makes sacred those upon its whom hand ia laid. Joy may elevate, ambition glotify, but sorrow alone can consecrate. American Railroad Ikon. The Cincinnati Railrond ttecnrd eays; We are ph-ased to learn that at last the policy of making our own railroad iron at home has ben taken hold of in earnest, and that some of our most enterprising citizens are taking the lead it arrangements for the manufacture of railroad iron upon a scale of magnitude somewhat proportioned to the requirements of the country. The location for the purpose is not determined on. Some of our most eminent geologists have for some time benrt examining locations, and we hope their reports will point to our own State as offering most advantages. No Fiace for a Poor Ma. Flou? if selling ot Montreal at $14 perbanel, and at Quebec it commands twelve and thirteen dollars. At Quebec butter is quoted st 40 cents, beef 15 to 20 cents per pound and pork at fc25 per bbl. Labor com mands 2s. currency, or ftrty ttntt per day!