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""EDITED AXD PUBLISHED BY - tlous quivering of her sweet childish lips. Her . MILIV1T. B. W. D1TIS 1 1. S. DRJ IE. ! small hands, reddened by toil, were carelessly lhfvr .clasped together, and a small -red book lay Term mt A4rrtUI-. J j amid tfa fojd of ber jfja ca;co dress. "rr"30 S -'hT Netta'sprang up affrighted as she heard the XZ'X 1 &.SZ.'V ji door pushed open; and her cheek, glowed H.if - o. u. crimson as she hid the book in her pocket. MW h" fathrj h" vch"k FUAd ZnZitA and displayed adTertiwmenu will be i again and the tears gushed into her eyes. A. jTprT and-a-haif, and iar(re cuts two price i tear trembled in the father's eye as he saw the ioTify wXVe j worn feature, of the fair girlish face, and the n r ' j thinness of the slender form attired in a coarse, yi- OVU JOB DEPARTMENT, j ill fitting costume. 'Xetta, said he kindly as

L .od wear now prepared to do all kind of Job i JTn h a Book, Pamphlets, Circulars, Bills, Carls, LmlAc Printing done in fancy -w.lored Inks, with 2"', ,4 despatch. Ordert thankfully received and JJpilj attended to. Addr. Hoi-WWiT i To. For the Palladium. fui.iM Hollow y Co. Xii following lines were written by a poor meJaeijor Kitlileub., Dowa, I re J a ml, en seeing: a Tin. Prayer Uook, which contained these words kvM 1 Pffe, This beek is intended to awsist a who have not yet acquired the Lappy art gZtfremnz themselves to (iod in Scrir.tural mi appropriate language." Yon wiil confer a Eiorbv iaserting them in yonr paper, believing . I de'tbs they contain a clear scriptural expoua of troe Prayer. J. "V THOUGHTS ON PRAYER. rg-Hut twently leeo mtea up wun vne j ...r. now nrenared to do all kinds of Job ! uii prayr deemed an art 0 happy, By a few who other rule; Jumt, teach ui it importance la thyeelf denying eebool 1 1 Pnrer't the weett, noblctt duty, Higbert privilege of man, God exalted man' abased Prayer unite their nature one. God alnne can twh Hi children, 2 By Hi Spirit, how to prey: Ennwi thair wants and gie the knowledge What to aak and what to ray. Why fhould man then manufacture, Book of prayer, and have them old? fid delusion '. atrive to barter, Christ' prerogative for gold I TTher' the book, or acbool or college, That can teach a man to pray? Words ther $ ire from earthly knowledge, Learn of Christ, then lie's the way. 3 ' Why auk money from the people, ' For these barren book of prayer? ' Paper, ink, and word are in them. But ala 1 CbrUt i not there. ' Thuja who eek ahatl surely find him, .Vet in book He reigns within, U . Forawl prayer ean aever reach Him, Neither can Ho dwell with sin. Word are free aa they are common; Some use them with a wondrou. skill Bnt "laying Lord !" wiil nwr sae them, 5 Those He love who do His will. Words may please the lofty fancy, " Muie charm the liat'ning ear, . Fomponi words may please the giddy, But Christ, the Saviour, i nut there. Christ, the Way, the path to Heaven, Life is our if Him we know; 61 Ton who can pray. HE ha taught them, Those who eaa't, ahould word Jorrjo. When a child wants food and raiment, Why not ask hi parent dear? ..ietrtn f-wea . ' ewr PalMay.m. He's at band, and He will hear. Trarer i aa easy, limpl itady, 'tis the language of the oul; Grace demand it, grace receives it, Grace muat reign above the whole. God require not graceful poaturei. Neither word arranged with form, Snch a thought 1 it presuppose, That with word we Uod can charm. God alone must be exalted, Every earthly thought must fall; Sw'h is prayer and praise triumphant Then doe Christ reign over all. Every heart should bo a tempi', tied should dwell our hoa within; Everyday ahould be a sakbath; Krery hour redoemed from Bin, Every place place of worship, Every tune a tun of prayer. Ever sigh should rise to Heaven, Every wish should center there. Heart-felt sighs and heaven-born wUhes, Or the meek uplifted eye, These are prayers thai Uod will answer. They aacead Hi throne on high. Spirit of Prayer I be thou the portion, 1 )f all thoae who wait on Thee 1 Help us, shield us, lead us, guide us, , Thin, ths Pbaisu, the (.lort hi I (l)Luksi. (2) Romans, viii. 25. (8 Matth. vi Jl.viT. t) John xvii'3. i7)Mtt vii li. (8 ) Heb. i , ai. it. I l v.ol. I. Lnk. -vii. tfl. I a th ni matt. ti ... (V) Cor. ui IT. 110) Luke avii 3. ! ' from Moore' Western l-ady's Book. NSTTA CLAT; OR. THE MOTHERLESS GIRL. ELL FREEM-tV. ''I hvs ue mother, for she died When I wa very young. Bnt her memory atill around my heart, Like morning mist ha bung." 'Mamma, Xetta has broken a salver full of coffee cups. I wish she could be punished for uch careless. ess, exclaimed Lena Clay, a richly dresssd girl of seventee n summers, as h tittered the parlor one morning. 'The careless thing!' said the beautiful Mrs. clay, 'I don't know what to do with her. It's a absolute waste to have her in the house." Clara, and the husband, a noble looking m'., spoke sternly. 'Clara. Icannothear you pek thus of my child. She may be carets, but she is my child, remember. You should keep another servant girl if you wish tna worK don) pronely Annette "is young ad unaccustomed to work.' 'Mr. Clay.' and the wife's black eyes sparku "Mr. Clay, when I became your wife. I opposed tha I could manage the household M l chose. But I find I was quite mistaken. iu ugiy cnua ot yours wishes to manage . ana Ln Doth, she is perfocdy disretpectful. Xo mother can see her only child thus treated. But you will not permit me to maaage her at all. Mr. Clay, and I should be T'TJ grateful if you would do it yourself.' 'I never saw a chi d act as Xetta does. said pettishly. he acts very atranm. t t hr do the ironing last night, and she same up about twelve, just as I came home from the ... E i-i-tna doWB on 1,9 noornna began to

d wis . c uoise, so Ijuet rose up Mrs. CUy d Lena did not always wear Th.riB!5!,Wh,pp,TK,f hMnn-t?h4'"W.ert STOiles nd the intonation 'of their ItlT old Bible, audi rote.. w,uot always the softest; and someShl lm h!J Hhl m th? Jir I hI v WM not jowu. as she had been ButTpi d salder. and Sn,bti h? ,,h,S mrnmC Md th hl' j ,he 7 " ftr m0r? PWn'y and not so ""perions beauty laughed gaily. - much in the parlors. Thus matters went on flashed1 SpeCh M: G'S : Claae saw biSsmmXr7ess Z Bashed more than once, and he finUhed the ; save in the k nd he seldom wen thf . room helhi, mind wiwipy bKS'SS

pt . - -"' "iiv wis av lODgcr, ulj en, to oe sure, also my child but Annetta is ii, 7" . . paused at tK 1,:.c.n j . j miirhL IT lu 11 V ' " u" . l , . . """ w..m uvti wa ana oniii news tv ,u. . . Wr v.m w f 'a cbMT' J bl daughtraea. It . Tn wePiBg. fof b buT!nr - I' n h" col-ri" ch-; i nut . he was calm now. save the quick beaUnsrl we veins of her low meek brow, and Lremu-

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small tieau witn us mas a 01 jjuiucu I 'Netta, are you sick?' A low moan was her only repiy. xnen ue m child, you are pale and sick. Tell me what is the matter. Then the fair fragile girl looked up at him with thosedeep blueeyes, half veiled by droopinT erelashes. those !een blue eves so like j those of her dead mother's which had been BO Oiieil upiiiLcu uj uka. 4 iivii au "uunu 11:1 thin white arms about his neck, and said in a low trembling tone, 'No papa, I don't think. I'm sick, but I am so weak that I can scarcely 6tand on my feet. Oh, papa,' and she sobbed bitterly. After a moment's silence Mr. Clay said, 'Go up into one of the parlors and lie down on the lounge. Do as I tell you, Netta, hereafter." ' es, papa,' said Xetta, at the same time shivering with terror, 'but don't tell me to go there! She will beat me if I do. Beat you, Netta! Who will beat you darling? asked he tenderly. Xetta hesitated a moment and then said tremblingly 'They said they would beat me to death even, if I told you of it. But Mr. Clny, mamma, I mean, and Lena, whip me cruelly every day.' 'What for, Xetta?' said he in a calm tone, though his eyes flashed fiercely. I don't know, papa,' she replied childishly; 'yesterday I went into the parlor to look at my mamma's picture, and I stepped on an ottoman to see plainer, and then Miss Lena came in and boxed my ear hard; and told me to go out; and Miss Lena's mother came in and told me never to come up there again. But oh, I did want to see mamma's picture so bad, and, before I thought, told Miss Lena it was my papa's parlor, and that I had a better right there than she, and then they whipped me and shut me up in the cellar closet.' The red blood rushed in a fiery tide to Mr. Clay's cheeks, but he restrained himself xnd I said calmly, 'You should have told me this j before, Xetta. I 'Don't blame me for it, papa, said Xetta ! imploringly. They would have killed me; I and besides I did'nt think you would care. j Miss Lena said you did'nt care anything about j me, now that you had married her handsome mother. And I thought you didn't papa, for TQU never come k ta'fc wnu m jou used to. There hasn't been anybody to love me since mamma died, has there?' and the blue eyes lifted wp to hi. were very earnest. Tne father gazed mournfully down on the nsle sweet child he held in his arms, and as he remembered all his neglect of her for two I years, he almost shuddered. And in that one ; moment of silence the imago of his dead wife ', seemed to raise up from the far country grave j in which he had laid her and stand before him. j And the dead blue eyes, just like those of the i child, gazing up at him, bad a saddened look lingering in their depths, and the dead lips wore a reproachful expression, and a spirit voice see mod to say in low upbraiding tones, Hast thou forgotten the pale child I left as an only remembrance?' The father sighed as the sad vision faded away, and he bore the pale little Xetta up into one of the gorgeous parlor, and laid her by the glowinsj fire on a jpillowry lounge, where she could see a sweet girlish face gleaming out of a frame the face ' of her dead mother. As Xetta laid there in the luxurious stillj ness, the soft eyes in the picture seemed like angel eyes, and the red lips wore a seraph smile, and the golden hairseemed like a crown of glory. Albert Clay was only twenty-two when he married a gentle girl with winning ways. Tea summers Annetta Lee blessed him with her love and then faded from earth, leaving one little girl Netta to cheer his loneliness. Two years he lived alone in his stately mansion with Xetta and his widowed heart. But after a long communion with himself, he resolved to marry some lovely amiable woman, to be a mother to his little girl who was ten years old. After carefully studying the character of his female acquaintances, he found none among them so gentle and amiable, so sympathyeing with him, the wealthy widower, so idolizing his motherless daughter, as the beautiful widow Clara Appleton. And her only daughter Miss Lena a beautiful girl of fourteen, loved Xetta so dearly always with her at her school, never happy away from her oh, it was all so fascinating that the rich Mr. Clay married Mrs. Appleton, and took her and Lena from their small cottage to his stately mansion. For a few months the utmost deference w.9 paied to Mr. Clay's slightest wishes, and little Xetta was petted more than ever; she was always richly dressed and kept in the parlors, and when visitors paid fashionable calls, the beautiful Mrs Clay would point to her and Lena, and say 'My two darling daughters! especially when Mr. Clay was present. All went on as well as marriage bells, and Mr. Clay congratulated himself on possessing sufficient sense to have selected such a lovely wife from the multitude of maidens, ladies. and disconsolate widows, and scheming daughtei as lave ters who had cro wded his path "tnick ..i i ,' But.ftsr a while there beaa to he a change no nis oeauurui oriae, and tor a lorn? whiU t he did not notice her absence. But wKra ciinsna wns ria openiy soused her his . , , ,. -. , . ! Clara and Lena both "e"J leeung. were toucnea, and the old i rv- v-ii i s ... . , iviio jor ins cnua awoite. ana a. last ne saw his mistake in marrying, bat too late. Yet b determined that they should not abuse the only child of hU first wife, . i It was a chilly, rainy day, and everything1

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looked dismal and cheerless in th e city. Clara and Lena sat in their rich boudoir, where a blazing fire glowed redly in the grate made it warm and cozy. Netta was there too, for Mr. Clay bad laid down strict orders, and now she wore as costly robes as Miss Lena did, and was provided with books and teacher.. Xetta was reading a richly bound book Eliza Cook'. Poems. For she in her loneliness had found a deep love for all that was beautiful, and poetry to her was as stars are to mariners far out on the pathless sea. Xet- i ta had altered much in two months. There was a soft light in her eye, a rosy flush on her cheek, and the wearied, toil-worn look had vanished, but a smile on her lips was always sad. Mrs. Clay, in a brocade dressing robe, was lying on a sofa, reading 'Uncle Tom's Cabin, and weeping over the misfortunes of Eliza for Mrs. Clay had one of those peculiarly formed heads which could sympathize with all I popular sorrows. j Lena sat in a richly cushioned rocking chair, j busy with her zephyr, worsted and velvet. ' Hut she soon thre them down petulently exclaiming, 'There, I can do nothing more j until I have two more 6keins ot that particular scarlet, and two more of that light azure, What shall I do? I ought to finish it for the Ladies' Fair.' I don't know what you will do! Where did vou select?' asked the mother, looking up J from her reading. At one of further shops on Broadway,' replied Lena. 'I must have some more imme diately, some way. You will have to go. Annetta.' said Mrs. j Clay, 'the girls are all busy down stairs and j cannot ha snared, and Lena's health is too , delicate to think of L'oinir out in such stormy I

weather, and tne worsted must be had imme- (and voices sweet as the flow of the river's diatt-ly.' j waves, whispered that they were the Trees of Xetta shuddered as she shut her entrancing! Life. And I saw the angel, papn. and they book and looked out on the cheerless street, j wore white and they hadcrowns of sunlight and up at the leaden sky from which the raiu I A golden harps, with which they made music, came steadily down, and not one female pe- And I saw mamma and she asked me to come destrian to be seen on the street. Oh, . it j and live ia the City of Light with her. I rains so fast, and it will be such hard walking, i may go, may I not, papa? mother," replied she. j Earth is dark with clouds, n:-,d cold with Xonsense, it is nothing for a stout, healthy j storms. You will not bid me stay, will you? girl like you, said Mrs. Clay, without looking j The city is warm and bright foi'ever, papa; from her book. ' and Xetta's eyes were gloriously bright, and 'Why not wait until "papa comes; he will her face glowed with an unearthly beauty, get them for you,' said Xetta pleadingly. j and strength was here as jf angel arms upYou indolent thin?'.' exclaimed Lena im- held her.

I periously. 'Go get them quick; I cannot wait j Then the Doctor whispered, 'It is the wonj till night. Don't sit there hesitating.' i drous. beauty of Death.' I Xetta cast a shivering glance at the stormy j As if all earthly sounds were hu-hed, the i sky but she knew it would be useless to re- j father gazed upon hh child and murmured, j monstate, for her father was not there. As 'It is the ange beauty. Heaven's gates are she rose, Mrs. Clay handed her a thin bro-! opening, and the glorious light bursts out in I cha shawl and a common bonnet. Xetta brilliant floods shining down opon my child, ! glanced at them and said, 'Oh don't send me ' lighting up the Valley and shadow of Death.' ; out so thinly clad. It is very cold. Let mo i Then earthly thought came; and bending over

wear my cloak.' Hush, girl,' to humor you would take half! i my husband's income. 'I wonder papa d he does,' said Lena 'I wonder Dana does half a much for her as : 'He is my own papa,' said Xetta, calmly, 'and he loves me as much as he does those he t shelters his roof.' j Mrs. Clay sprang to her feet in a passion, exclaiming, 'You saucy thing! How dare , you speak disrespectfully of me or Lena! Go on your errand immediately; and the thinly i ciau momeriess gin was sent out into tne rain , i -i.i - i - -i - to perform a trifling errand which required her !

to go to the other end of Broadway; and the i the long lashes lay motionless on the marble -"uiec l" "JC " " T " "uo'p.rish unrepentant, because forever "behind 'Church, about a mile above Jonesboro,' on step-mother and step-sister sat in their luxuri-1 cheeks, and the arms loosened their clasp position to rejI an attack of In.antry when j tjme-" The allies have lost nearly a year at' the banks of the Mississinewa river, was exous boudoir, reveling in sumptuous elegancy, i about the father's neck. Xetta was dead. 1 l"e Dragoons showed themselves; then, I ' Sevastopol because they delayed a superfluous humed last week as we learn for the mimosa That night Mr. Clay spoke stern words to S an assure you dear the f?n com?ced

Mr. Clay passed out of his rich store on i Uroadwav, and walked alone hastily alon? I and walked alone hastily alonvl th.. nivw-mpnt fhiclrlv anrl warmlv . U,l tr. liio ! heavy overcoat and " fur cap. a larre umbrella shieldinar him from the blindinr sleet and ; rain. Ashe passed a lofty dwelling with hirh i ! marble steps, he heard a moan strangely low I

! and plaintive, and he murmured 'Some poorjet' i" spotless white, and strewed pale,

beggar girl, I suppose; pity for a girl out in i I this storm.' i The low moans and sobs rose up and fell i 1 on his ears. He stood irresolute. The wind j blew the rain and sleet, harshly in his face. ! He thought of the warm, pleasant sittingj room at home, with its soft carpet and crim- ; son curtains, and velvet lounges, and cush ioned rocking chairs. He thought of the warm kiss with which Xetta would meet him. Then like startling voices bidding him turn back. came those plaintive moans, and in a j ,"1 St0d h? the MarbIe S,e? of Uie mome lofty dwellin The girl was half sheltered by an umbrella . 1 .1. l ! . . 1 1 . ' I ., ... . ' S''"" S"1 ceous cashmere no couia ue moaning on i those marble steps robed ia such rich materi als? He hastily tore the umbrella from the j clasp of the red. stiffened fingers: but the girl, j a slender thing, lay with her face down on j the cold wet marble. She did not see the man j by her side, but moaned on, and Mr. Clay j could hear her faint, childish voice saying j 'O, papa, come and take me home; I shalfdie j here in this cold rain.' j Oh, why in those low touching tones was j there a familiar sound a household tone which thrilled Albert Clay's heart with a varrue. in- ? A i at i n t CAnut -f nain' Tn a mivv.An 9- 1a. t T . m . , t shivering, childish form was Ciasped in his arms. Then the pale, wet face, with its faint, white features, met his gze. It was his own , daughter Xetta., tor a moment all was dim ! before his eyes, and the strongman sank faintly on the marble steps where his child had lain in cold agony Then he saw the parcel j of worsted lying on the pavement, and he j comprehended u all. and he was nerved again, ; her blue eyes upon him, and as they rested on f w o. vvuru tn saddened lace bending tenderly over her, j sne murmured latnuy -is it you. papaT U, 1 1 am so glad that you hare come to take me

j home, lake me home to mamma my angel i affectionate, and virtuous see and feel this mamma and a tiny arm was clasped tightly heavenly princip. for heavenly Jt is; it is the" ; about his neck, and a golden head Tested con-i fruit gathered frcra a sacred germ implanted fidingly in his bosom. Xetta was unconsei- by heaven in ma's bosom. -;uRj And true fi deity has its reward; It may j The father went swiftly on. merely pausing be slighted by seme, overlooked by others; j to order a physician. He hastily went up the : bnt pure mindv men cultivate and 'cherish i steps of bis mansion, entered without ring--fond and undviir love for it.

jing.and with Ws heavy overshoes and drippin? coat and hat he entered his wife's rich ! L. J.I. J I . .J "V , - , ovuuoir ants usiu. .'riia on a aviu Lena and Mrs. Clay grew icy pale. They saw a pall foldin-- thrhtly around their future. Here is a specimen of your love towards my child. See your work. You heartless, cruel women, said he sternly, as he glanced for the first time upon them. The doctor came, at last Xetta fell into a quiet slumber, which soon changed into changed into broken, troubled slumber, and her cheeks be-

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gan to glow with the crimson light of fever heat. At intervals she awoke, muttering incoherent sentences. ; And at the rd light of dawn she was raving in delirium. AH day, through that hushed, and darkened chamber, rang Xetta's voice pleading at times, then in frightful tones like those of a wounded bird, then softened down toa cadence low and mild as the flow of still waters. Then she would moan again, and her earnest' voice would be heard, 0, mother, it is so cold and the shawl is so very thin, let me wear my cloak.' Then again she would sob with outstretched arms, C papa, come and take me home. The wind blows and it rains hard. Come af ter me, my own papa. , I can go no farther." The mystic hour of midnight had come with its mysterious solemnity. Within Mr. Clay's mansion all was hushed. There was no hVht burning save in the chf.mber of the dying Xetta. - - She is waking now,' said the doctor. Slowly the large blue eyes unclosed, their lijrht was as serene as the aznre of an uncloudled summer sky, and as fhey sought her father, a seraphic smile wreathedher hps. and the cmiaisn lace shone as u an angei s wings were shadowing it with their divine presence. Then she said 'I have been away, havn't I papa?' - 'Xo, Xetta,' was the reply, 'yon hare been on the bed, and your papa ha3 been watching beside you. 'But I have been away,' she sail earnestly. 'It was a very bright, beautiful place, where I I heard eweet, low voices, and they whispered to me that U was the City ot Light, where there was no clouds or storms; and there was a lonsr. wide irolden river there, a river of flowing gold, and beautiful trees rose by it. ana Kissing delta s najr partea nps, lie saia, 'Is the citv so beautiful that eta must need J away andieave papa aiuid the cold tempests of earth" Then Xetta's arms folded him in soft embrace, and she said, 'Fapa, 1 must go! The angels are unfurling their wings for flight, and they whisper, 'Xetta, come,' I must go, papa; mamma is beckoning and I must not linger. Do you not hear the rustling of the angel's wings that are to bear me awav? Mamma is oy tne gate, uooa Dye, dear papa. i .v i:..t.. ij., i i j i i--u iw.m goiueu urnu uroppeu on ms bosom; the intensely bnllant eyes shut, and Clara and Lena, and sent them back to their old home; and soon a divorce would part oia Home; them forever. And thos. o-niltv ones, nnon whose souls the blood of the Motherless Girl rested, could not complain, for the judgment was just. The next day tender, careful hands robed scented blossoms and green leaves in her coffin, and after a holy sermon the lone father bore her away from the noisy, dusty city, into the green, blooming country. and buried her by her mother's j. rave, planted a moss rose by the white marble slab on which the inscription is: XETTA CIAY. aged aboct is tears. We Loved Her, ash She Died. He wet the sod with tears, and ere the flow ers of another summer lit uarth with their colored radiance, he was .way in the distant West, ins eua sieeps uere is tue quiet country II- - .. V .V .1 . . . grave, and the blue-birds sing in the locust aboTe her crave: and the moss-rose blooms on tne preen sods which lay on her coffin, the t sleeps in its pink blossoms. l rml.tun ciinli.rli the brook's quiet waters gush near her, and the mournful cadences l.am a low dirge for the Motherless Girl who sleet's on its shores. Fidelity. Xever forsake a friend. When enemies gather thick aid fast around him when sickness falls heavy on his heart when the world is dark and cheerless, this is the time to try true friend-hip. Those who turn from the scene of digress, or offer reason 1 1 .1 1 1 1 I l r , Wny mcT bcouiu d jcuseu irom extendinc their sympathy and ad. betray their h-rnori-I Sy, and prove'that selish motives only prompt ' or move therrr. Tf -r,,, 1, . r-Ai loves von wVn ha. miduM rour in?t ....4 ' happiness defended vou when persecuted and troubled, be sureto sustain him in his adi versify. Let him fee" that his former kindness j is appreciated, and that his friendship was not lavished on you br caught. . ftei liueniv may rare, ou. ic exists in ' the heart. Who hts not seeu and ftlt its power? They onlrdeny its worth and powtr who have never bred a friend, or labored to make one happy. 1 The good, the kind the i As the diamod is found in the darkness f of th min K Ko-htninc . . . , . . 1 , , most rivia nasiss irom tne darkest cloud, so' j doe fidelity prceed from a heart susceptible ! to the call, of depest melancholy and .hows itself a bright and stronger in the adverse ty ot a friend .Al trror of th limes There isa black walnut-tree about SO mile, from Kalrtazoo. Mich, which measure. a ' thirty-three fee in circumference ten fcet f from the ffTotu . " .

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From the St. Louis. Republican of the 27th.) - BATTLE OF BLX'E WATER. ' j Mi.neto, oe Bute Creek, kkak Ash Hollow, 150 milks raox Fobt. Laramik I ... Sepiember5, 1855. 5. ) Diar : I am fortunate enouh to-day to have an ornortunitv to reolr to a letter re. f ceived from you some time before r aching ! 1 Fort Kerny. and flatter myself that I cannot j 0nly answer it, but can in doing so impart 1 some very interesting news. 1P , i t- .t "..u r t r. i We left Kerny on the 24th of August, after , navinnr rima'nn r i pra x ixtr 11 a. v lis cra hap

i.irau l, , K t- Jridge of ahill. The summer sun was sinking ; that point to Laramie. Our life had nothing . : reinforcemeQts for obstinate , interesting or worthy of notice m it until Ust dfenders wer0 &ireaiiv in s; rht; ;t WJkS Bece9. ! UndT. iP1-"31, Sd'). wen. we "d i sary to carry the position with one final charge j the Ash Hollow, famous m Indian depreda- jor thfng wottlJ ba lost. A powCrful (tionsmtime past. W e were informed by, hJmd ben ,ammPned from across th. men m charge of a large tram that we would, ; anJ if Ufame ia season all yi t find a large number of Ind.an encamped at woM . hL Tfe a conqarol.f COBg.

line nuttioa orm jriaue. i suppose we ,

! came into camp about five o clock. U e could T,)e wh,e worlJ kaowj wult Groucb : perce.ve from the bluffs above us the Indian j iQ tht imperijkl uard WJli beitt.. encampment, about five miles off. After U- j n back wrtoo was Iost, Napoleou died a , king everilnng into consideration, namely: the , ;i,oner at St. jU1-na heavse one of his mar- , various depredatiens committed by them (the . u Uhind tmt 1 Brule Indians.) it was determined to attack , A firm in commerci circles had ;thcm in the morning. They had sent us(1 t Jed .gainst bankruptcy. A. it had j word, by the traders, that if we wished peace. : enomou! sseU aia California, it expected r.jthey were willing; but if we wished to fight, j mutRnces by a certain day. and if the sums j they were also willing. ; lised arTi.d. its credit, its honor, and its I The plan was for the Dragoons, consisting ; future prosperity wuld be preserved. But of four companies, to cross the river at three j week after week"olapsed without bringing the o'clock in the morning, and endeavor to get ; 5d At .ist c;4me lbe fala day on wbicb

the position behind Uiem; the lniantry to " i march at four o'clock under the command of1 Major Cady, immediately upon the camp; General Harney and Stall- to march, nt half past four; Major Cady to wait for tho General I he'ore crossing the river. Our plans, beiug j formed the night before, were extouted wi'h promptness in the morning. Monday, the 3d 'of September, will long be remembered by ! every one engaged in the, attaek, and who ! was on the field. I w ent out as a volunteer , - i suff; I never could have remained quietly in j the camp. The dragoons were commanded by Col. Cook; Rev Robertson con.mandod loiiecouipnj-, uant iiema:wUioi. c i j lour coir.p.itnes 01 iniac;ry. iiw iinanury i moved up in beautiful style upou the village. As we moved up the Indians showed signs of ; parley: but, as we had come for war and not ; lor peace we paid no attention to them. As soon as they saw that, signal whs given to ; their lodges, and they began to move beautifully in the very direction of the Dragoons; i that is, in the position ice thought they would ; be. The Indians, being well mounted, were i about to escape us, as we thought, when we r TC . .TM . T C . determined io talk awhile with them, so as to We gave the signal, and the Chief,' Little Thunder, came up to us. We had a long talk with him, and discovered that this was the band which had attacked the Mail Train. Wi ile talking with the Chief we perceived a great commotion among the Indians which showed us plainly that the Dragoons were near. The conference was broke up, and the Infantry were ordered to place their rifles dl lone rani'e irom six nunarea io one inousann . . . .1 o o- - -- -j7 rpZ. v avi'ii i ' n rcal't7- 1 '?.ver s.aW.a more DeauUIUI thing 111 " -"- lul4,urj MW i,r 1 gOODS coming uuwu in euv.li urauuuii oiyic, ! they gave one yell, which resounded far and . wide, i i.e inaians inrew away everytning :j ti. I.i: .1 .t: i they had m the world. v e suppose we kill - 1 ed about seventy. l ou know tnat they carrX tne dead so rapidly thai it i : possible to tell with certainty as to the number i killed and wounded. We lost four men killed, : four wounded and one missing. They shot remarkiibly well. We, of necessity, killed a t good many women and children. We took ! forty women and children prisoners, a good i many horses, and buffalo meat enough to last the whole command for some time. I do not suppose that the Indians in this country ever : had such a per.ect clearing out as on this oc- ! casion. They will have cause to remember ! Set TrZ away 'powL rhs ddl" 1 destroyed everything that could be found; that . " 7 " - - is what we could not bring; away The B:g it almost Chief is supposed to be killed; amounts to certainty. The horses were ordered to be turnfcd over to the Government ' An Important IMPROVEMEKTTbe express itrain from thfi st wh,h arrivd t lJi,... 1 ter Wednesday afternoon, attracted considerai ble attention at the depot in consequence of the wheels and connections of the cars ha'mz enbe cars being en - x 1 0 , boards are plac - , , , v almost as low as , . i tirely concealed from view. -! ed on the sides of the cars trie rails, ani a canvass extends irom one ; .T . f , ,J . , f; ti;, ' . ; . , uyus. mis ei idlicixjcilt 13 ltv?l?ll-u lo acrp ' down the dust, which can only escape at the ! .nrl i.,c- . v. . r. :n .1 : cuu ii.' i.i3. vol 1 1 . : : iiaiii. - x. nm aiiaHJ t prevent accidents, avoiding loss t f ... , Xo passenger or other person can get A MI'S Cnnr tha W h Wirllrsllt MmlV. .im nmo. i from the cars under the wheel without remov- ; ing the covering. There i no such thing as

I f.tlhnsr between the wheels and platform, for the ' , , . u : i , . , . , , bushels to each I . space between the car. is covered with a can- j - - i tit . .l i. - lixaminer, in a vi : vass capable of sustaimnir the weight of tea?. , a a i Mft ot tr.es crons.

? men. - ' This plan of profeetinir passengers in cars from dust and accident is patenfed. wennderstand, and has ulready been introduced elsewhere with success. We are informed that ' the inventor designs making a further improvement, with a view to carryino; the smoke and cinder from the locomotive under the ; cars also, to the rear of the train. - If he dojs ; this he may be regarded as a public benfac ! tor: We hope the Central Compasy will inJtrodnce thiw improvement upon all their pas- ' sengertrains. Rochester Union. j We are glad to see our eastern friends are , progressing. Xhe above important lmprove- , ment has been used oa the Liule Miami Railroad for more than a year. In addition to j the advantages above set forth, we may menhob auoLiier one mat 1. wort n w ot ennuiim. Son. namely, it ahnta nni of th mnrVuf. the noise produced by the moving 4ns. Conversation can be carried oa more pleasantlr and with less effect in the cars on this 1 road than anT other we are acquainted with, fCi. Gar . '

The Importance of Punetantlttv. .

"Behixd ;Tim." A - railroad . train was rushing alon at almost liutninsr .peed. A curve was just ahead, beyond which was a station at which the cars usually passed each j other. The conductor was late, so that the !Per.,0f tt"BS uowu-train wa. to. i - l . v I J . . . wa, naa Ber,7 "'"P ? uo.P Jt " P5 th curve sarely. Suddenly a tocomoUve dashed into sight right ahead. In w instant there was a eolhsion. A shriek, a shock, and fift7 souIs " J and U beoUM an engineer had been behind time. waj w fc hli Colum, been precipitated for eight ! the enimy posted alone the I dent in its arrival, formed his reserve into an ,., .j i.j umw .vhtn ,,. f.rm i;ai bills maturinr , to enormous amounts. The steamer was telegraphed at day break, but it was found on inquiry that she brought no funds. The next arrival 3 v . . . i , ,i , ., i vents; but it was too late; they were ruined Kh..iic lhir n.reints in rdmitLni'f. h.A been lehind time. A condemned man was being led out for execution. ' He had taken human life, but un der circumstances of the greatest provocation. (HUvi UUUiiC y III L 'i .11 T naa 3 u us ucuail, j T.u,Gsands had sig.fed petitions for a reprieve ; a favorable answer had been expected the night b f d, though it had not come, eventhe serin t.-It conliUent mat is wouia yes arrive in season. Thus the morning passed without the appearance of the messenger. The last momeatwas up. The prisoner took his place on the drop, the cap was drawn over his eyes," the bolt was drawn, and a lifeless body swung revolving in the wind. Just at that moment a horseman came in sight, galloping down hill, his si.eed covered with loam. - He carried a packet ia his hand, which he waved partially to Use crowd. He was the express rider with the reprieve. But he had come too late. A comparatively innocent man had died an 1gnomin.ous demli, because a watch had been rive minutes too slow, making its bearer arrive behind time. It is continually so in life. The best-laid plans, the most important affairs, the fortunes of individuals, the weal of nations, honor, happiness, life itself are daily sacrificed because somebody is "behind time." They are men who always fail in whatever they under- : . '.. i.. ...... .v.i,:,j .;.- ; lake Kimr.lv hi-, mush thev are hhinfl tim. i There are others who put off reformation I year by year till death seizes them, and they .n.- -.1 u . .T.r .:. . - - ... . , ! Lnt;re mv omera who iiuv ou reioruinuon i year by year till death seizes them, and they p rish unrepentant, because forever "behind , jale for a cou de main just twenty-four hours ''behind time. live minutes in a crisis IS .. , raara - It ta Knt a 1ittl nerinrf -vat it II VI til y vr: t -. -B. a -' wwwww av.v a.aavtia swaw ha ofien saved n fortune or redeemed a neo- . . . l , pa jf tiiere i one vtue that should be ; cuit;vated raole than another by him who would Sllc0t,ed i Hf jt is punctuality ; if there is one error that should be av behind time. Baltimore Sun. M . . . . M J. l'.rt..ue V ..mm. i Tub Wheat Crop asd Prices. We have noticed recently some facts and statements in regard to the late wheat crop which seem rather at variance with the general opinion on the subject. .The American Farmer thus con eludes an article iu reply to the attack of a : writer in the Washington Intelligencer, on some of its former statements, which seems to carry with it a considerable show of plausibility. One thing seems not to be taken into the account, viz: that it will this year require more wheat per head, from the fact that we 1 bean to use the new crop a month or two sooner than usual. 'Xow as to the estimates of tl-.e crop, the largest is that of the Xew York Courier and Inquirer, being 175,(J0O,0O0 of bushels, or 75 ceaU mof thanf lf ctT'P f ,8f - U " . glv our readers of Maryland and irginia some idea 01 the extravagance ot iiiu estimate when we say that it increases the crop of Maryland from 4,494,680 to 6,000,000; that of Virginia from 1 1.000.000 to 15.000.000; that 'V s". .t- . . . , , , J-Wirul . , lrinia from 1 l.OoO.OOO t j ,5 , r, ,. 'of fcouth Carolina 800 pei 1 ,. . Carolina 100 per cent, an r cent.; that of X. and others in larger r.ioa. cauiuaia vi mc viui;iudu a new ' Current is 1 14,000,000 for the whole crop, j or 14 per cent, increase on the crop of 1850. ! "While we think the estimate of the Courier it . .I. sou iDtuiiar vcJLvrAT Aisub uar, 1 fcue? 11 i, 1,.. ti"o ru-v 1 iwii 1 ?.. . .1 . fa ,jbe . e.ima:e of 160,000,000. and 1 . . . . . . XXcraiu UiAaca 1. 1 uu,uw,uvu, i 1131. u 2vimit how does i- bear non prices. TL taIish estimate of consumption is a quarter or ei"-ht habitant. The Richmond ery able article on the subi tee. 01 tee crops, fctazes it as a tart af-rtirvt . by two censuses, that it is not less in this country than five bushels per bead. This . would "require, supposing 25,000,000 inhabi tants, 125.000,000 bushels for bread to which add ten per cenCof the crop for seed. would make 141.000,000, and to this add lO.OOO.CCO for the purpo of factories paste, starc.i, horse feed. fcc-. gives a tofal honw 9.00C .000. for "port. In 1 E47 England tm-. ported as much as 20,000.000 bushel. a, sme year beside these are the Italian. ! dering on the Mediterranean. The import. S'aes and other 'strain importing States borinto England are said to have averaged for the twelve years previous to 1854, and exclusive of "46 and '47, 2j.uuu.uw increasing progressively from 8,000.000 in 1840 to more than 49,000,000 wi 1853. These lartye Lm ports into England and France are. it is well !now.D mainly sappfied from Dantztc and ( Russian ports, estimated to have reached be-" for be war," the amount of 60.000.000 of i bushels. W hew w thu amount to come from t t UVJW . Will our surplus of 9,000,000. after

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supplying our: South American and West Indian neighbor, do it? Double it, .treble it, , t and bow much will it fall short? " 'Our read. ' ers will say that this, too, like other newspa- 4 per estimate, is a matter of calculatien. .We give it for what It -is worth. It will serve at least to show that farmer, aa tar as at present advised have no occasion to be alarmed as to low prices. w -'' Ciusxsx Uodi or TasATixo Caeuu. A Chinese missionary writes to the Cirtffa Cattolicmrf Julj 12;,;, , , : r. i : : i t r i. 'TP of I difficulty of ; oreavning amounung almost to sunocauon. A cold so intense took posiesaion of my anus " and leg. that I could not' feel 'a hot iron ' applied to them.. Just then a Chinese Christtan came in to see me, and as soon as be looked ., at me he said, 'Father, you have the cholera.' . To be certain, however, he looked under my tongue, and observing the peculiar blackness A of the veins tho re r he remarked that unless I applied a remedy speedily I would not live u until niht. . I told Iiim to do what he could for me. He took an ordinary pin, and began pricking me under the tongue until he drew ' out from 10 to SO drops of jet black! blood, r Then, after rubbing my arms gently, he tied a , string jery tightly about each, one ot my . fingers, and pricked each one on the outside at the root of the nails until he brought a drop ' or two of the same kind of blood from each. Theu, to see whether the opration had been t : successful or not, he pricked me with the sam3 . in the arm, very near the rein that is usually opened in dlood-letting, and, seeing no blood issue he pronounced it satisfactory.- I still ", felt, - l.owever. a fearful oppression of the ' lung. . To relieve this he ran the pin oblique into the pit of my stomach about two thirds ' of its length. (This operation tho Chinese 1 call opening the mouth of the heart ) Not a i , i . , , . , a. l t . . .. .... I felt myself entirely relieved, mt blood be- . j gan its circulation, my natural warmth re- . jturned, and, after an hour or slight fever, I , went about my avocations. " This is the ordiI have known it to " - I'l.. t . 1 f i bw pp ed to five of our spiritual fathers, and 1 U OBV onc' - J i 0wG 0F FooLa.CAP pAPEBI i9 known that Charles I., of England, granted" i numerous ' monopolies for. the support of his - government,. Among others wa the privilege of manufacturing paper. . The watermark of the finest was the royal arms of England. The consumption of this article was great at this time, and large fortunes were made by those who bad purchased the exclu- ' ! si ve riht to vend it. This amonir other mo nopolies was set aside by the parliament that brought Charles to the scaffold and by way of nhowing their contempt for the King, they ordered the royal arm. to be taken from the paper, and a fool with his cap and bells to be substituted. It is now more than one hundred and seventy-five years since the fool's cap and bells were taken from the paper, but still paper of the size which the Rump Parlia ment ordered for their journals, bears the name of the water-mark then ordered as an indignity to Charles. 4 " , I T. T -C . 'im.' v. .. t I 1 M.IK.WIB.T, I II 1 I I I .1,11 W, I I . llll Iinil, I I I i.. . . . y Mrs. JtSates, interred some twelve years since ! j the old burying grounds at the Bethel i onenino- the coffin the bodr was found to ho j opening the coffin the body . Bonn write i iu r stokc formation Tint t the head, which was entirely decomposed tit missing. Another corpse, which bad Leen ; interred about twenty years, was also taken up, ana exnioitea no sucn a phenomena: tho skeleton of the body being all that remained. This instance of petrification is remarkable a a a a ... and affords a theme for the investigating part of community. Marion, Grant County, Juurnal. ". The Hon. A. II. Stephens, of Georgiain a recent address at a meeting; in Alexan. dria, for the benefit of the Orphan Asylum and Free School of that city, related the following anecdote . ; i . it . A poor little boy, in a cold night, with no home or roof to shelter his head, no paternal or maternal guardian to guide, to protect or direct him ouhis way, reached at nightfall the houe of a rich planter, who took him in, fed and lodged him, and sent him on his way with ' his blessing. - These kind attentions cheered his heart, and inspired him with fresh courage to battle with the obstacles of life, Years : rolled round Providence led bim on, and he had reached the legal profession, his host Lad. died; the cormorants that prey on the aubstance of man had formed a conspiracy to get from the widow her estates. She sent for the nearest counsel to commit her cause to him, and that counsel proved to be the orphan boy years before welcomed and entertained by her deceased husband. The stimulus of a warm and tenacious gratitude was now added to the. ordinary motive connected with the profession. He undertook her cause with a will not easily to be resisted; he gained itr the widow. s- ' tate were secured to her in perpetuity; aqd J r' Ite?uen f4' 7" ?" ot emo4 tim tV, t cant an a.larrii tntnll t V. a 1 V "T' ' , w " ). house, "(7iat orphan boy stands before you!" The Hona Circx'v- Correct conversation-: ' al habits cannot be laid aside and resumed at ; pleasure. Would you converse with ease in the social circle, practice the same at your , own fireside. The" domestic circle claims ' jyour attention. Be cheerful and agreeable1 . k ... . . TU.m m ksiet. ef m.m1. their homeg scenes of aU their ill humor. re-,. K.,.;. M wrn. .... f-:. ..r b thi:J amoif their doWB.towa -Voci..e. howvr murt. ih.v .f.tr- , outr tb iamMm dome9tia , r ,anclttarT m to u the Hctim of ubeir -va'ternr-v. Wh. . Wn WM hi ! i.,- r a,.:J ua..ii place of business, he should leave the cares t and annoyances of traiSe with bis goods. If I there is any place ia the wetld where a aiaa t should play the aro.sbli. and where he should j be a thorough gentleman, that place ia hi 8 ihome. N: Y. Ledger'. . T ." - I 7 11 " ' ' t . i ;;tM Green Pe- roastiac: ears of corn may be had evef"y ia winter. ,Tbey caa be preserved by being packed away in salt, ( The salt is removed before cooking, by steeping ia warm water. Beaas, also, ia the same mauBer. : - r- .

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