Richmond Palladium (Weekly), Volume 17, Number 22, 25 May 1847 — Page 1

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rB rt,'tvm. n vl)AVtS. P. p. ilDUiyJ - ' I a"" y "., rr: 1,00 MtnlhM. t advance, -- L1J. discontinued until all arrearage J 'i .,r.,.i at tlu option of lUe editor. af . ' . , I... r,.rr.e,.n,lrut- to Pulage mutt ie -: . insure attention nt rllbe continued until forbid at . .-.Vaftht mdeertiscr, if no definite time is Vl Jcment will be considered less, jAiaea tquar. t I' (' li S I ' CHOWINO WIFE. it Liiv,Usin. a clever, charming girl f-hn I tlx- ! i!r:iw beautifully. and could aance i - i.r..t ' j- lm was a must oc 'S'"'" :7J' i Whl-n-iU. and witty; aJ . must ic:ig"'-" - i r" .ort of household work could Hlo ,.er.or... - -- ,i,r,-WM ' -i lr.it.-r h5 was i coiiteiiea i u" . ..r .1,,.... aunt beinir un ;,le .large I.nni.y scryanl aud ,ny tamffo'11 to keep "r, 'JJJ" 0(j 1 f laeou I"en bmg H'l " 'nUn tiifl not much kor fell to her share. " ' ajlJ B)i' . i l . i..to' nriiuiitttu .. - uu, uuv .i ..i.i ..... I,a ii taWiii2 caro that m'uu'" u ' on-r her acfluir.lai.ee, fearing, f jt Were, .he should loae the reject aud consiocratiou her.u,,enor Wre accomid.shmen., e,crv where ured her; and as ,!. was at all timei icen drewed like a Jady. and never at any occnpntion mora useful than knitting, kuottnig; . r WOrted work, no one Kuspecteo ..... (, or able lodo wl.at she really did. 1 c.innoi.ay m. a without lovers, tor biie wa: umu-.uj mired and fought; but omchow tho young men A a.iimonslv to set her down for a fine .... , , i i, i.nh-.spi-o-L.i ladv, and she had completed her twent) -slCo.i.I " . .... . . vear wituout naving " v..c,. . . , . I I . T.. ponioos all niarvelled lliat she. should remain linglew long; and I. among tho rest, thought it rery odd that though there was often an ac!ua contention for her and at n ball, no one wished to feenre her as a partner for lifa. " Among our inmates was a gentleman, distantly rIeted to iny husband, who I had often suspected greatly admired my cousin KUen, hut itill he made no proposal. V,y mere chance. I aifrrtaiued that ho regarded him with feelings more favorable than she had ever entertained for iootber; and OS the match seemed no suitable, I resolved to find out what kept them .-.part. A King tete-a-tete I had on evening with the gentleman, favored my design. After conversing for a time on various subjects, we began to tidk of our f-ma!e acquaint .nee, h in I in ordr to disrm suspicion, I purposely avoided mentioning Ellen's name. "It's unaccountable, to me, Thi'iiii." said I, "that you don't begin to book out for a wife; you know what an advocate I am for matrimony, and positively if you become, an old bachelor, I'll cut your acquaintance altogether." "I have no such intention, I assure you," answered Philip, "aud, to speak the truth. I have been seeking a wife for a long time past." Indeed! and are you bo impressed with tho idea of your own excellencies, that you cannot , find a woman worthy of vou?" I asked. ifu.se," replied Philip; "but I fear the wo- ; mau I am most charmed with is not a fit wife for me. I taunot marry a mero fine lady, and yet I require an nccompIih-d woman. My wife must bo cultivated aud refined, and I should Hko that s!u p.issessed p.-rsonal charms; many such women 1 havo known; but then she must bo amiable, and, though quite at home in tho i.rawroom, she must also understand the details of house-keeping, and be competent to manage a family, to direct her servants, and to take tho servant's place, if need be." ; "Why, it is a rnra avis, indeed, that you require," said I, laughing; "I admire your modesty, young gentleman, I must confess and, supposing you were to find such u p'nanix, what, may I ask, do you propose as an equivalent' or, doyou imagine your own pretty person, the privilege of bearing your name and making tho most of your income, would constitute a fair exchange? What could you offer to induce such a rare piece of perfection to accept you for her lord and master?" "What could I offer?" returned Philip, with Warmth; "why, I would offer myself, not, mind you, after the fashion of ton uitey young men of the present day. I would bind myself to her, body and ion!. For such a woman I would toil like a slave, if it were iiece.s.-.arv ; for such a woman, I do not say I vvoul i die that is tame. but for such a woman, I would live; 1 would shield her from evil; I would lighten her of every care; I would surround h-r with every comfort; iu short, I would dedicate my whole existence to the promotion of her happiness." 'Gently, gently!" cried f, "moderate your transports, and tell mo if you know any lady who approaches near the perfection that you demand?" "I know one," he replied, slLhtly hesitating, "that I would give much to learn possesses one or two of the repiisites sira?, I know, she has,

but the most essential, I fear, she wants. I.isen er" ut,ff m-se a run at .Mr. busset, and tnen run to me, my friend. 1 am, at present, in flourishing back, and then I seed Mrs. Allerd and Mr. Rusing circumstance, but how can I bo sure they sel a throwin' stones at each other."' will continue? Now, lam resolved never to j "Ah! you did"" says counsel, marry a woman who is not a thorough house- i "Yes," says Mary, with emphasis, a little keper. Accomplished beauties too often prove huffed at the counsel's previous joke, "I did!"' the ruiu of their husbands; and, besides, 1 can- I "What kind of a dog is that one cf Mrs. A"iaot afford ta maintain an expensive establish- lerd's?" inquired the counsel. menu Now your cousin F.llen is the most love- "He's a lonj dog with a short tail," says Maable creature I ever beheld, but then is she not a ry; "aud he isn't exactly a dog nither he's a fiue lady, unable to exist without servants to pup.'" wsitoa her!" j "Oh!" says the counsel, "troublesome pup is "By no means,"' I answered; "Ellen is as he not, Miss Standing?" notable as she is accomplished and refined ; every- "I've seen other pups," says she, "a pood deal thiug in the hoase is under her directiou, and all ' more so!" the orJer yon observe in their domestic arrange- I And then she gave her head a significant kiud ments is the effect of her good management.' ' of shake at the questioner. "You surprise me!" exclaimed Philip; "nay, ..c tand aside. "Mary Standing," said the couu,ttre!y you jest. To confess truth, I h ive in j scl. ' "Come up, Tom Denny."

oruer to uiseover her sentiments, sometimes hinted at the desirableness of tiie useful being j added to the ornamental in a woman's education; j but she has so constantly shrunk from the subject, that I feared she was totally opposed to ray views." j "Ah!" said I, "that is Ellen's weak point; but i . i come with me to-morrow, and pay her a morn- j icgvisit. I promise you snail ve her in all her glo- i Accordingly, the next day we went together; nd I desired the servant, who showed us into the parlor, not to say that I had any one with

RICHMOND

" un ji'st fear Vol. XVII kut j-"1- - "e" m consin I wished to spe -ak I ! to her, and was in haste. Ia two minutes down ! he came, the very picture of health and good (humor. ' "My clear cousin'." she said, not perceiving Philip, "yon are a privileged person, for yon know T am invii!t!t. in romnfinv. :it ibis Lour can y - - - - - : you want? is it a new pattern, or uaV" you (ome to h! me to tos3 up t;;y beds aril sweep the room - At this inomf nt lir eye rested on the figiiro of Philip reflected in the lookinj-gldss; but, fiUJinjf herself fairly eatight, file had too much selfreepect to betray any confusion. Orarefilly unologiing for hc-r fi i.h::!.ii!e, which hy-the-bye . was tnott Lecoimncr. &h'j entered c:isi!y into conwas tn ot-t Lecoininfr, s,.j entered easily into convernation, and thus completed Iilt conquest ofthu heirt of poor Thilip. frix months after thi incident, rhilir it; ! f'Aleu pronounced their vows tit livuien s f-iir.n and I never heard that either of them had f...mJ cau?e to repent. Now , let younjj ladies be sv.re. that Plii!!p is not alone in a disliko to line Ia.;y wive."; it is :i feeling shared by tho greater number of bis .s.-x indeeii, by all the sensible jiortion. As long us girl studv only to cxc. l in the ligliter oci;;iireHi" tits of female education, neglecting, n iv f. , , . ',isiii."-. the useful and essential, let tneiu using, uie us. nil an i essential, let tneiu m i wonder at the large portion of young men remaining unmarried. How can a man with any fore thought but shrink at con nee ting hi ms-! f with a woman who is ignorant of the common-st duties of a wife and mistress? Hii-i 1 indeed must love have rendered him who would t k to his hearth and his bosom a being, whoso chief re- , commeii lations are. that shr; can play find is'.g, dance the polka, I entertain company; an 1 this is the gro amount of requisites many caisdi lutes for matrimonial honor.'! can command. Such accomplishments are duly appreciated ia a b.dl-room or at an evening party, but they are not for every day wear. Men will choose such - dies for partners in a quadrille, but not for wives. AJAa AIJOl'T A DOfJ. j Mir.v At. I.: n; entered a complaint before tho ' Recorder ng uiist William Ituss-1, for throwing a brick at her dog au.J mitxht j him. Th- cl irg , as it thus stood, was not Very serious, but those legal gentleman who commonly infest cou rt are never content with just so much of a story like Mrs. Wiggins who married Jim Tender, and wouldn't b satisfied neither Would they be satisfied about the dog complaint. "You say he threw a brick at the dog and i:iisC'f him?" inquired the counsel. "Yes, Sir," said Mary, a little stout Ihighah ivoma". "ho did. as I'm a livin 'oman." "Well, what followed'" was tlni counsel's second interrogatory. "Vy," adds she injured properitress of the dog, "that ere brick then kim agon vie, and when I wosu't doin' anything in tho vorld agin Mister KUs4sel." Ah!" exclaims counsel, rubbing his hauls, "nmr tlie case begins to look promising. Well, W'hat did you do then, Mrs. Allerd ."' "Vy," says she, "lupsand throws it b-.ck ct Mister lintel as 'ard ns I could, and siys I, 'Mister Kussel," says I, 'you knows,' says I, ,;iat j',,, a vvidder, and ain't got no 'ii-band to 1 erteel me, else you voiil in't be a servin' me in that ere vay," siys 1, and then he up and throws right at me, rind then I tips and throws right at him again, and then ve kept on a throwin,' and that's all I has agin hini. "Strong case,' says the altornoy. "You can stin.l aside. Call Mary Standing," he said to the Marshal. Mary stood up and was sworn she, too, was Hughs!!. "Stato what you know about the case, Mary,'' said counsel. "I ilon'l know nothin," says she, "but I do know th- dog. and he's a case!" "Ah!" said the gratified counsel, "bad dog, is he, eh ?" 'He Hint anything else!" said ahoy witness who was waiting his turn. "Never mind, little boy," said the counsel; "your time will come after a while. Mary." Go on - " I he other day," says olary, "when I vos a ' sUllil!1, " j "Of course," says counsel, "when you were standing; you are always standing, you are Mary Stu :dim,r Ila, h.i, ha! Pretty good! Go on." The Court smiled gravely. ' "When I was a standin at the gate I seed this Yes, sir-ref," say Tom," a juvenile with a very moist nose. "Order!" savs the Marshal. "Goon. Tom," says the counsel aud Tom iid. "Do you know this dog? "I Teckon," says Tom. 'of Tom j ' he inquire "You reckon, says live Court; "don't you know? "Well, I ca'.eluate I do." "When he run at Mr. Russel, what did ho do?" inquired the attorney. j "Ke run'd back again," says Tom.

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"Ah! he jumped over Mrs. Allerd' iccce, ia " y ird ;nn, ill ! inquire d th cu'ia".Vj 1)3 didn't" si: "Ah! h- went thro t!u- sit;, I snys the cour.v! oixis' wrdn." .iv Tom. "Uij ruu roiuia Uis fence: coutmueu the counsel. Not adzactly, atiswr-.i h itne.3. !iJ he s ' 1 C;:;e, t-.-Il the court "Well, uher-j at once," cried the (jner-tioner. "lie run'd Lick, I coutinueti Tom. "Your Honor," saj- tho rcuiis-.-!, bojucin to liij feet, "In this case there was cvllently a j act, au ... tiact, aud U:-3 vv J.. t:.:'t J.. M.'ti of that fence, er to reason, and lie: ('out ;ioi:it I a;n about to make b:e:i at these po.aM a uiJ n th- -f-nev: V. .'.I Sxi it .1! Ti., donut tiii.o. ,t stau. ;s i. o sa th ha? he co;:i not be at all three i.i one an I tie? s.istie pe-ioi cf time; and uoin question is, ic'i- n i.ii the witness s-e him, and hi'r d: i h- g t there .' -nd I insist on a categorical answer."' "The counsel can jp.f it without lining .o'rnatieai," said tie: Court. " JVAcr,'' a ided ids Honor to the witness, "or huto, did this dog get into ami oat of th - yard V "Why," e ivs the witness, "he erf wide i through a crack, just as easy as nuthin, whenever he'd a mind to." "Ah!" says counsel, "now the cassis clear! Your Honor sees through it plainly?" His Honor put o:i his spectacles, looked fixedly through them at tiie parties, hfied his pen. and fined Rus.se I "The case is marie," said tho Marshal, and Mr. R. was in custody f-r the items. "Who is the case ?" inquired the ju-t.IL. "Mr. Pussel is," says tho deputy. "Well, I'm Mowed, " said Tom, tr'r-in? his nose, "if I did'nt think all cro time that it was tho dax us was 1'ie cjuc." St. IsittU Hert;:t.-. A OISt'OVI-'.KV.

About two miles from tlih vill-g. on land hV,i W39 refereiJ, proposed to abrogate thi prohik now n as the "Kerr trie!," there is an ancient bition; and in tho delays an 1 vexations to whioh Mound, circular at tiie base about HV, feel in th-t ann,! ,t ,;. .:!! !: I

i) i.i i in-1 er, rising ovully to a point, which nioii nt-d l,v an oaken stump probably ori l! feet in itiam-ter, which ;s almo t t-.t d is suran i cnye.) from age. A few days since, some hoys dug into lb 9 moil nd , au I near I y u ude r tiie sill mj, at the depth of three feet, a skeleton v. as found, much decayed, but portiotis of it in a f.ne b gree of pre.ervntion. Near the head v. ere found two stone hatchets, an arrow bead, a stor.o pipe, and far moio singular a let of plates, apparelillv i--i:i:e;i:iss, which are c.v er'-d with lines ,m.i hiero-lyphics of ci'Veretlt and beaat.ful ri,!.ir.. The colors and workmanshio betoken a more advanced and ci't-rciy .intercut state of tlie arts lii.t.1 li.is i. eon heretofore discovered in the- rent ai us of Indian trib-.-s. Son:- of th- plates were destroyed, but tii-ro are fifteen reserved. They are circular oval in fhape, and about 7 inches by 10 in size. A pipe bowl b-autifuliv finished from stone was also found. The bowl Willi.' is near !v round !io;o a b is- on th- bottom of which are the figures "Idol." .M-.iv.i res are being taken, under th- saner', i-i-m ...f s.nti- of our most iuieiiigent citizens, further to explore tin's si ngui.ir Uiouml. 'i here is iit tie ioo ut but that th-se plates contain the history of some former r ice that has inh ibited this country, ;; 1 we shall wait furtiiT discoveries with great curiosity. Loirer Sand u.kj ). mocrat. ADVICE TO A LADY. 3p-nd but little time in the street. i.i .id lessons in darninz of your mother. Let it be your ambition to esccl in culinary employments, although you may never hear of the last new novo!. Pe tidy and neat kind and jdojsai.t. ( hivtnrs J.ike. It is told of Ch.triea Lamb, that one afternoon, returning from a dinner party having taken a seat in a crowded omnibus, a stout gentleman subsequently looked in and politely asked, "All full inside."' "I don't know iiow ii may bo with the other passengers," answered Lamb, "but that last piece of oysterpie did tha business for mt . Till JoriHiioin wcntltpr wti, hurt. n rtn' .oiir., wliic j tm whic.ii will irrow nimost nny where, nnj which provinces r. ho tit 'C -'-k foretell root, jda r.tpj , IS " - oogly recomtnoii jol ns a SiibsliUito for tho potato. . . , Clcrvmtll hi Scot It ikI dosirn! his hear-; era i.ever to cno otio nnnlii'T iitrs, but wh-n nny orto sttj t thing that tvtsj not! true, tiioy o:ii-ht t whis'.io. O.io S ki it v ' ho preached a sermon an tho parabbs of

the Inaves and fishes; ntid bruz nt a Io.j ,n ,,i0 --na- witil tho Senate's vota upon lay-how-to explain it, ho stid 'tho loaves wrr? it on the table, and a copy of Mr. Calhoun's not llko tlios-3 now-t-dtys. t!ltv wore ,;, resolutions posterior in date to the emend m-nt. n tho hi'i-3 in S'ctltn J. II ; had sCirCfT- hnt' cvsrtheles.-, father to it, also a copy of ly pronottncod tho worJa when ho hoard -rown provisional organic act, as printed by aloud whistle. order of lbs Senate; all of which will put you What's tiint," said he, "who ca'h me c--tPletely in possession of the proceedings of a Ii.tr?" . Congress on your petition for a Territorial Gov-

t is T, Willy M-Dont! !, tho btkor.' ; -Weed. Wtily, what objection ha yc to : what told ve?" "Xooo. Mister John, only I wtnted to kr.aw what sort of over.s they had to bake those ioves in?"' Prizo were lately oil rro hy tho French CJovcrnment for tho conipositiosn of religions and mora! on . and no fewer than HO') competitors entered the list. It appears that there are followers of Joanna Southcoate, whose fanatics of impostures created , .- s , , , , ., so much excitement ia t-nglaad a long while -go are still ia London. A letter from that city. dated April. 5, says: The followers of Joanna Southccate coutinu? t parade about the streets cf the metropolis, uttering metancholv wails for : the sin which brout-ht down faninn nnon

j . " -r-- , ; Ireland. Their long beards, tunics and lTgc ; "Bobbv Prn Th-man whose character sal j leather girdles, give thezu a grotesque appearance. : writings UnockeU in the hea l of plebeian aristoc- ' l "":. ?: i T ." v r .i . racv aad formed the clever which separated the ; Several times tnev have been taaoa before the . , - , . .i- . r - anstjeracv ot ininJ from the aristocracy of pre- . magistrates and admonished, b'jt the fanatics tensoa. 'He was the fore quart-r of saal, the heed net the advice, but court, what they call, saodla of sentiment, and, in all that makes a ("persecution" t rr.an, he was a whole hog all round." I

ALLABITO

.imt at tt: thi" coi xtrvs, t:iv a Letter iio.ii jif li. u'ea to tin? on-goti. The foiiowirg ciiaracterisl'c letter from "Tr HeutJM is published ia the New Orleans Merenrv It is peculiarly lientoniiii.and sarh we pt; :.:;!. it, tu prcserva it atj-.ong the I.terary curiowities ! the thncs. I'osterity, if it ever bus an opportunity of iookirg it. to thi letter, wtil learn from ;: i v.-hat a great m in Mr. T!e::?on in his evv;. , opiu.ou; and how cordially he hated Mr. Calhoun. Thosj two ;as.-ioa- of vaait v t r.d b"te of j tlie r- i.Ki ;h Carohua Senator, bsor: everv ot'.er lie enjoys an opportunity toabtme Mr. i a'hom, j and go- at it with sonii'tiiing of the sau e rest j th t tfhu!spe;irj"s Welchtnan eat his p: ins :ani ch'-ese, v.i. i.li he iui.-ted he u.ut have sifter ';nj sis r. Mr. V,, ton must s.. o:i hie Bering Mr. Caihoi. n. ,-tt-rs a::.: Wh.,;i:.r : . iti v. h i re wii: be i reads", as u a i .lent . Guz.iU: ; n abi: -e d is i v ii.'nr--:, or tb st : o u i :ton"i :i u ! 1 1 I , ti tl lett..ill:: t r:. r, V. ..; ."is I'.S :;. i : s it a;'e! ,1 '.'AiHGT(J. CITY, Mar. h. 7- 17. .v 1 f.!::!i-' 'for such I may call nsar.y of vc" from personal acquaintance, and nil of y..n Iro- i my tiiirty years devotion to the int-r.-sU f yo tr country I think it right to make this communication to you at the pros-nt moment, when tii t ad, i.uriimeiit cf Congr. .;s, without pass'.iijj th loii for your government arid protection, se . s tob u o 1-ft you in a -ta - of abandonment br ;'..ar mother country, ecu'. You ure net r.bar.d; Put m-d! n I e t i r eh aud n is nut the ! fjtection for I. a ii e.u of l" i.Ol i: 0 tet .i.i s: iI " J i tell you tiiis The Ho-js of !! presj'italhej. enrlv r.s t'. j mi (idle of January, had p-nsed tho l.i'i to give j you a Territorial Government, and i:i that bill i had inotionod and legalized your Provi.donl (.irganij act, oni cf the clat:us forever prohibits the existence of itvwry in Oregon. An amendin; tit from the Senate's committee, to which this on tho table, ami !ot for the s.jsion. Tbii -.viil be n great disappointment to you, and a real c.ilaioin ; already five years without law or legal institutions for thi? protection cf life, liborty and property, and now doom-. ! to wait a year long r. This is a Strang and anamalnus condition, almost incredible to co n tfmplaf .-, and most erilio-d to endure! a colony of free men, -1000 riii!s i.-o r, th- m.-lr ipohtnn government, a!1j without Ian s . .r (-ovurnuieii t to preserve tin-to- unot be oi.irm-d or desp-r-t-, you will in! be outlawed for not admitting slaverv. Your fundamental act against lh.it institution, copied from the Ordinance of 17-7 .the vvoikof the great men of the south, in the- great cay of the south, prohi biting slavery in a territory fur less northern than yours; will not be abrogated! nor is that the intcution of the prime mover of the amendment Upon the record tho Judiciary committee of th" ; Senate is the author of that amendment; but not so tho fio.t. Tiint committee is only midwife to ' it. Its author i the aino mind that generated' ihs Pire Praa i iU-i-lations. of which J sen.! vou ! a copy, and of which the amendment is the legitimate derivation. Oregon is not the object. Tho most rabid propagandist of slavery cannot expect to pl.u.t it on the shores ol the Pacific in the lat.tudc 5f W isr?onsi:i and tho Lake of tho Woods. A home igit i'iion for election and disunion purposes, is all that is intended by thrusting this fire-brand question into your bill! and at the next session, when it is thrust in again. we will soroug it out; and pass your bill as it ought to be. I promise you this in the name of the south, as well as of the north; and tho event will not deceive me. Iu tho mean time, tho President will give you all the protection whioh existing lawsand detachments of tiie army and navy can enable him to extend to you; and until Congress has time to act, your friend must re!y upon you to continue to govern yourselves, as you have heretofore done, under tho provision cf your own voluntary comnact. and with tho n.-nen u,uj on., Hiu-jciauuu which is cue ta vonr ;.. i , ,i . r .i . n cl'aracte-ailJ --h-l'nor of the American I ewd you by Mr. Shinly, a copy of the bill of u - e ,al soss.on, both as it passed the House of -'fP-s---tive8 and proposed to be amended eminent, and for the protection and security of 3''jr rights in conclusion 1 have to asscro vou that th same spirit which has made me the" friend of Oregon for .'!'.) years which led me to denounce the Joint Occupation treaty the day it was i..ad, and to oppose its renewal in lS-J-, an ! to labor for its abrogation until it was trrriinatd ; the same spirit which led me to reveal the grand destiny of Oregon, in articles written in l-l-, and to support every measure for ber benefit sine this same spirit still animate me, an i wilt eonli uue to co so wn.ie I live; which, I hone. -yiH be long enough to see an emporium of Asiatic com- I mere at the mouth of your river, and a stream ' sialic ir.ioo pouring into the valley or the .Mississippi tarough the channel of Oregon, Your friend aad fellow-citizen? THOMAS II. BENTON The following tcast is said - aVf been given by a "pie-killer in the .g-i:lt."-5 city of Ctnciiniati, some ti'--' 6o:

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notr.rtnce in Ilc:il Life. .pon'er.t of the Woo :vii!e Kepu A cerr .hc.?n .vr.t.pg from Carro'.iton. V- - 1 h .'. e been an:ued :v tas iiarr: at. on of a verv iod no'v Ii-iii-novel srrupo. tho art.es concern f Virn this country. i',.:nc fi-rtv years agf, two poor yoin became mutauilv t nmoreu in th" Mut and rd ighted thei r h an.: vows ot unchanging hve. Iru.a ncf I,h.-;k th.ir uu;un, t a:; : i:r., in order to secure o decent living for his ! lady love. K ft the home cf his youth to seek his !i;rt-j e. : s ne amorg strimg-rs. A corresponuoTice kevt t:; between them for some time, but her par-nts vera r.v rs- to th. match. 1 nev move.; from Virginia to a we. tern itate, and he !.,.t .'., of her. Venrs r.vle.f en. he ivrnte various letters of inquiry to variatt points seeking informatiou of his chosen one; her pen was silent l v the stern mandate of parent il authority. Years lolled, on and the traces of early afTeCtien wire parti. II y obliterated, fie married in the lend of Ills adoption, and she w a compt'led bv ctvcrwheimiug ciiciiriis.taiices to do the same, tl.e h r;..se.l a fati.dv, titi 1 t th lust their mates. II then eg - lit Pi n 111 ri'SUt: :t s sennit for his long loot and 1 V rlr-.nre heard she was the latga f tate of M;s.-isi;-pi. I!j c't rks of the courts of the several : jariag of h-r, ::.".d finally heard iif a i . "-vv in wrote to tl. counties iri her ig h'-re. He tii-n wrote to k now i a visit from h'.in would be agreeable to her; it was answered affirmatively, and lie came from the city cf Baltmmro. He is now Ct, and she CO. lie is wealthy an! the is in moderate circumst inees, both areii.le and stout; and th-y met aft -r a separation c f -II year they were overpowered by th the tide of feeling and affection, and they embraced in the most cordial manner known in civilized society. They now protest they never loved any body else, and no doubt ei u long will be united inseparably. Who knows how many a woman like this ene, marri'S contrary to her secret wishes, ard how in nn y men and fnmiles ara rendered miserable thereby ? They talk over tiie scenes of their youth love, and sometimes like Mr. Quiz and the widow Wicks," net very foolishly." Let lis wish them a long raid happy life, an 1 pleasant act Vein this drama. ti One t'otid i f ion . Some years ogo, when one of tho middle States was framing a new Constitution, the discussion was warm and obstinate. Many days had been spent in fiery debate, and the vote was at length about to bo token. Just ot this moment acoiintry member who had been absent for rome dnys preyously entered the house mid took his teat. ;un,iii-i ..1. ...we. ..... - r v. as in favor of the amended. Constitution, vvi-m .v, ...... . endeavored to make a convert of him. 'Yon must vote lor ttio constitution, hy all j . . . means," said he. "I'll think of it," said the country member. "Put you must make up your mind at once, man, for the vote is about to be taken." The. country member scratched his head and eeui-J puzzled. "Come why do you hesitate? Will vou promise mo to vot" for the Constitat ion? I tin sure it will giro general satisfaction." "I will vote for it on one condition, "said the country member. "What is that?" "And no other." "Cut what is it""' "IV Ay, that, they i.-ill let it run hy my farm." E.;vrr serPLV.'so Whkat. Th following paragraph, important to grain dealers, appears in the London correspondence cf the National Intelligencer: "Tin fall in .rice has also been aided by the accounts of the approaching harvest in Egypt, which promises to be very productive. In Upper Egypt, the crop will be ripe at the end of this month. A large portion of the crop of 1.-1G is yet available of exportation, and eighteen ves sels were 'i riiniiiry lb,) loading at A! exatuna 1 for Marseilles alone; and reventeen for the same port, at ftnivrna. .o much for the paramount consideration of the day-food for the people!" It is Hist eighteen hundred years since, in the days of Augustus, Rome was dependent upon 0t 1-gypt to prevent her people from starving. At that lime, Egypt supplied tlie City of Rome with twenty millions of bushels of Grain annually to immensely productive was the Vally of the Nile. This species of commerce seems to be re-commencing; and as the. crop of Egypt will he gathered by the 1st of May, it will be fib'e to supply a ; art of the vacuum in Europe. Chron.

j 'hces striKingly admired for their beauty. There LrGAi. St'Asiox, An important case is on ' "re ,few churche" ,he more 'magnifltrialat New Orleans for enforcing the law of cent'y ornamented.than the cathedral of thiscity. the State, which requires the duelist to pay the A" th chan(Jcl.ers and lamps, which are in lebts of any person he may kill. A paragraph feat f Umber, "fore r"assive S- or silver; th in the Boston Atlas, referring to this case, sug- i d"JC 'V '""k f COaa,r7 of S'eat beaugests the idea of similar law for that State, which ; y workmanship. There are ten chapsiiui: oblige the rumsellerto pay certain debt S "" r'ChI' Jecorat-d- ad 'loed each of them occasioned by his traffic, without proffit to any, ! W th 8n iroa tt 2oor of verygrest height, and and empowering the relations of such as e " -;'e f'"t filial. ,. said to drunkards, to recover hark from thoe who, for ! Tlis tIlU!'d' was finishetJ.c are also many th-

money, have contributed to make them such, some of t.'ie costs of their ruin. What are ycu thinking, my man?' said Lo,v iiiil, as he approached a soldier who w?- " ln " g'uomy mood upon his nr-Oc. " 1 1 1 , C . .lllll.i him lay mangled thou- . , i- , . .u!-- . . -. . , . u...btiF vi k'amisn; it was a f--- . - ueen won hy the British. The solironca 1 ' ..r started, and after saluting the General, answered I was thinking, my Lord, how many widows ana orphans I have this day marie for one shilling. He had fired six hundred rounds that day. Some person asked Charles Pox what was the meaning of the paragraph ia the Psalms "He clothed himself with curslnj, like as with a garment." "It is clear enough," and Fox, "the man had a hvbit cf swearing." ..,F, ..ft-.,. t.a a r ci..i.

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Tr. rr.i;?-DT vr The Baltimore Patriot, aflet j pomti.njto the irrors ot tli present ajmiuistraj lion cf the ("verni-.ient, iays: i "Mr. To!k Ins not. in all this", oiaappointed 1 public r x ct ition. l'ho5( whoopposcii hts rlactio:t to the 1 rcsideticv niteit tnat lie was not civttpotfMit to f. the i fTice that h neither had mora! irtVien,e nor the in tt llectnal capacity, '. which should be pos.essed by the chiof magistrate -aud irei;.rt.a that his au ministration, If li re el 1. would be characterised bv contra,;;c,jrtn, f.-ebleness and corruption. This KM Farce!v denied by some uf his advocate, and to many of them it w.ie a reeo-mm-nCation that the ' .'. Mr. W:!S p!trct(. ,. What the whig ine . , . , i shown to be true what tltey pre.iicteil ot Irs n tmnnslration lis come 10 pass. Nobo.IV is litCttiVCal. Mr. Polii ha fult'l,cu ll,e l,a;" ic nxpet tat. on!' IAn f.ttempt wis made to tar and fealhor a u-vried William Purr, livice-at ( '. eorceto wn, iifsr Mere.r, Pa-, a few week since. Eurr re - ceived warning, an 1 with a Mr. Stanley prepared for iV-nee. How the assail uut were received the Mercer Luminary tiius relates: The night came, the sssrv.ilt wa made, and the first person who entered, II. Wick, received a stroke from an axe. which nearly severed hie shoulder from bis body. The next, James Craig, v;.s stni-k on the side, cutting through to the back bone. The net person who e ntered, dodged a Mow aimed at his head, and received a wound in the hand. Py this time, several more n;s)i-d in mid lhrt ti-.lit becantA f-eiieral. llttrr j ' , s, ..Br4, t0"th Vurv K,.Ver.-I v beaten : and ! George Palm. G. I lick, and others of the assailants, were wounded. Craig died soon after.aud Purr and his companion tied. TIIL" ROAD TO MEXICO. 'it - :f Jrtlnpa. The city itself is upon a high hill highest iu the centre, soth.it the streets incline considerably, s; much so, that no wheeled vehicle can pass along any of them except the main street or road, which has a considerable rise and descent. Tho city is surrounded by a wall, and ha a strongly bu.lt church near the western gate, which could be converted into a citadel. Tlie streets arc paved. The houses, us in other Mexican towns, are of stone, v iih flat roofs and ironed barred window. Opposite the city on the left of the. road, is a hill from which the road might bo annoyed, and shells thrown into the town; the road is a handsome and substantial structure of checked pavement, and must have been very costly. IVro'o u nd its ensile. At the base of a mount, beariug tlie same name, some distance from tho road on the left, is a cluster of houses with a church, called Perote. Opposite, on the right c the road, and commanding it in every direction, stands the castle. It is upon a fiat, sandy plain, strongly built of stone, and encircled hv a dir " fosse, or tillCll. ii le mam entrance is by izoins' over a ,i .?, ... "-"""-'- "ji 'it' ny a style, descendingsome Iwen-ty-five or thirty stone steps to the bottom of the fosse, and crossing it to the gates, which are on a leve l with the bottom. The population of Perote is estimated at 8000; it is a fine little city, the houses are generally of ouo story built of stone and covered with terraces; the principal street is remarkably Gne, the others are wide and paved. On a market day, it is really astonishing to see the great variety of the best fruits of Europe, and of the tropics, piled around the square. On leaving the Perote you pas through extensive plantations of Mague (Aloes.) City of Pue bin. TlUs city is walled and fortified. It is built of stone; and the streets ore well paved. Here water is abundant, but from the National bridge to this plane no water can be obtained tho natives substituting-.';)!,? as a beverage. FromJalupa to Puc-bla there aro occasional heights near the road, which, if fortified, might annoy invaders. In fact, from Vera Cruz to Puebla this is the case the travel being alternately over broad unobi strueled road passes through Tnebla. The Puej Llanos have a particular character; they are cun- ; ning and courageous, and the most expert rohi....j .,.. ,.i , . """"'"'" ".iui.-uoui .uexico, where there is no lack cf ouch. If an offender i K for - Ate.t.i. ... .. . . f or nsrer "7 ' " , " Wa uiu.a ... f, ma condemnation is sure. Puebla is situated at the extremity a very large piaia, on the Vera Cruz side: it population is estimated at'eO.OOO sou's; the streets , are parallel, and very wide and wall pared the houses built, or stone and covered with terraces, and two it three story high, are remarkably fine. The public place would be admired in almost any part of the world it is a perfect square, facing it stands the cathedral; on three other sides are j magnificent palaces. There are many other ednave cost XWiW.Ke. The Almeida, or public er ver-tfery w-etj kept. It is eomposed of three alleys (of 500 to COO feet each; of poplars aad other fine trees, and is surrounded by a wall at the foot of which runs a fine little stream of wi' ter. There are a good many fountains in different parts of the city, and a few jets d'enu, or water spouts. ! cities in Europe are finer than Puebla; but much cannot be said for the population, which, since the late expulsion of the European Spaniards, who were by far the most intelligent and industrious portion of it, leaves a curious contrast between the present occupant of pnblic and private edifice indicating the highest state of civilization. The same may be said of the whole population pordering the road from Vera Cruz to the city. 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