Terre-Haute Journal, Volume 4, Number 43, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 23 July 1852 — Page 1

VOL. IV.

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1miatraldt

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WILLIAM .MOORE & WM. B. McLEAN, ^ROPBIETO^S AND PUBLISHERS^,

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Afttr tbe ajwlraUoe of we Year •?»uw W« will reerfv* Jf p*W r*M4f* *f U»» ***?**', «r N» p«p«r 4toe*«U«wed a»ui ell except at Um option fft

tfc* proprietor*. .|»

TERM* OP ADVEHTMIHG.

Oaeflmtt* Three W•»*.-... Em* »ddiapfuil Insertion per ^fyUbenil ^xwogt mxk» y^y »y,9H!*er*/

From tha Carpet Big.

wrtT.t» rAflTLBYB BLOFBMBIfT A Traveling Adw«tt».

BT IFADL C»«rW».

In the atage-coac'h, e, Mr.

between Mt. Thimble end

Derbyville, Mr. end Mr*. Fastley fell in Jwt autumn, with en exceedingly interesting end agr^eaI/ V. Mr. And Mr*. FasUeywere delighted. Philip MMtly mwie'itw w{«itin(no» of the gentleman, and hi* wife el the name lint estabiiabed social intercourse with the lady. It wm certainly a very fortunate ttfreumajetaoe: both booplea proposed pa sina the *iint at the public house, at Derby vilie. •How very .dstWPU toWM* exclaimed amiable Jkfr»: Fastley—'i do »?_adroirej^.li

company oo a jowrfteyH •3 In flttle while, However, Sophronia'r oHerfHul features became overebedowed by a cloud* Her pretty lips, no longer wreathed w^ amilea, pouied charmingly. Her eye* spark* no more with plessantry th«y flashed with somethlnglfke iBdig- .: nation. *w

The truth li-frnl Thdeed, 1 am yery fpfry to aay so—Mrs. Fastley was jealousl it wa* certainly very foolish In Sophronta to indulge tuoh a passion, at auch a, jfime but, aeiir reader, do not Wtpo eagbr to condemn her., "dently «caa your brother man, atuipmil*, %t/lllhotxvheiloaay an evil, 1 have no neepact for the womAn incapable of feeling it« p«ng« PhiH ip knew it wm hie wife'a exoeaa of love for him* that caused hei aoaoeptible, liitle heart *0 muoh trouble*-r»nd he e«ou«ad her. ^Philip waa on* of the moat aociable, pleaaant» captivating tellowa in I he worl'i exceedingly fono of good jokes and pretiy women lianilaome, a »nvaio, and—Soph root a thought—-pooatoorably inclined to flirt* It ia noi aurpmiog, »henrthat ho ahoald take an early occaaiun to engage »n a uprightly oonveraafion with MU» Uura Snow, and that eo,iwdor-he#rtfid a wofnan ee ^|r#. iyaatley, aMlMMMMjAi 'fill

edihit $a»irfra#airt i^r all.!] §"0 cOQO^al her indijfniltiprti M«e. Fastl4y *UoH'* ed herself to be entertained by Mr. Fowler, who informed her ihat ha i*** aocond, couajn to the hazel eye*, and gave her to undoratand that he was Miaa tjnow'a affiatieed loverr Thia happy HtileHigeflwe proved relief to Sophfofti&'tt mind. She fell in at In Mr Fowler «he rwiseaied an ally againat the ifatlgeroun flirting of Philip and Lnura.

On reaching D«rbyvilla, Mra.Taattey to have recovered her oheerfulit«Nni, The two couples supped together, and, at Phil* auggestion, made up a iabla ot whist, in the lefenlna- Mf. Pasftey and th® haxel eyes pUyefl ygaiftst Sbphronfi arid Mr. PoWler. 'fhe Uitoi1 iwon three gamca out of five, and aa Mra. .Fa*ttey ^always lik^io win,afe jdmost forgot to be jaalous.

80 the evening pasted very pleasantly—until the Philip o^olly inviied hi% wif« apd Ht. iFowler to pl*y twhrt

,m^w«Vt5IR»tVh8S

the

have

jver-

two h¥do4, whUo h# ana

iihe dangerous eyes withdrew to the sofa, to^hp.yo

jtule qu|eV0f^*reatiaK1»y thetnaeWe*. .. •, .1 !Now Sophronta was^vwy Jktad

0^ euchre, which

IrhiUp At*f^ i»l.a«^*«an4,at «iy other Ufa* tW

Ivoufcl h*vji ^M^Mt-yifor »mDgosi8t 4at her favorite game as^Mr. Fowl«"f« Bat wooupf £«h« oonsa#t«Mffeplay. he^hean i» loog^ ith^card»t Sh«s»trt&>«d hor kings wid ^udeftis, land never heeded Fowler's plaving the eeff-asJong ^aSlfia'TJiteTeyw w^pliHng the dpuce wUh Mr ip. Thi Ml waaol^on.^ Shsf waa

ffl*n¥$#r ffi^upth^

daclaring he had played enough forow night—evidently a littlo plqued «i Sophronia want 4f attention. 8ophronia prol^asad a headaoha— Iprobably meaning Ararl ff«e—begg#d his pardon, and exprmed a wistt to retire.

Now il ao happene^ that there was but otto Com'fortaWo mom lit Ika inn, unengaged, when our traveller* arrived. Aa it was impoeaibl* to pro* oaed from thence to another public house that nlght, itlwia agreed among U»fU| that the ladta* should occupy th*aTtrtHrWmift quaatloft, atfd thA^lha gentleman should unyK«moaioualy ancamp in tw parlor, or roaka whoever arrangwnants lor al«ap» I«f^aiap nine*#,

Actokiogly, the ladies withdrew aa Mr. Fowler and I*uta fropoaed I villa in the 6*« mbnitag av bridge, end aa the Fastleya were to Uother direction* uui, the gentlotneo took tfeotkm* ate leave of eaoh other's ladie#» taot exoeoting to eee then ageln SoohwmU wptrttheed an indeaoribable aattae bf relief, whan she closed the door between Phtlip and Uara, WvtPf U»e former i* the parlor, and accompanying the Uuer to a»artRtent devoted to their ote. T'\ •WeUl well!* alahed Sophrooia—' they wSl W** meet a«ein—and iftrgivt iktm.' lef

the Tadiea withdrew together and leaving Derby for Wi stage, for wento proceed ia ai|-

The geoUemeo, left tfe Etha oomftwt dvrlng the mt of tfcelr attgr at the tna, and rtml itt«iW^ttenii^i*i iroh a bottle of win#. They aat over thia beverage, «o«vtr% aiftg giily, aettl tha landlord entered the parlor, itj iBformtbem that he we* watdy to a*i»tthem abo«t sNtkiitf final errang«w«ttt» Ibr pa»ing the eight. *tH|kYe been enabled to aave emgle bed tot yon,' eea«M» 'end i»ae other can al«ep kece on the aoAu* call have the bed,* t«3d PhiUp tnagnani«PI *. ^N^W^aimedbowler whoae heart wnawwtve with gemrena wioe, *Fas«hqr ^haM have

mind 10 ooeae toe sye^dhf ondet^anding, the landlord suggested that tla^ lfcould noes op* for tko •ofh. wee Jowt a^JtM M^,waa %»ler'a*Now," iigTi iMnii ^Wolyoem St in lbs five olookP «hb *tm lor 4iotVel •'And I'm IbfttSM,' edd«d PhaBf^ niiHaaa^

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pilloira, and" directed his eaants how to f\nd, the garret, he lef? tfiern to the enfoyrrim of ihtslr wttle. Come/ aaid Phtlip. half «n hoVr after, bethjFm happyst#t#i of poafuiic«,'ll«t wig* to bed,whiic w»'re perfectly sober. Them'^ yo«| iaapp—-f»-

cerid tb your (garret.' 'Ms garret!' rerfidd^)#f^'fatr^hingr. •To be^suce* CriaHejl *Of course we did~and jj(ida't 1 wio tbe «o£a?' *YmP '•Tob^r»:*

•No, indeed!' cried Philip. *You'r* cttuftl**#. i-M« bow where tlis wine bis goam^ tihnW: b*P *JM«» id 9if head—I might lake my

oath of thai!'

replied Charley. •Co»e—4be «ii» in your head if roa asy the {rarr4t is miaa.' Pbiiip isogbed, abd pn*posed *hat, ta aetile the question* they ahould Mom up' agaict«

TThia waa agreed upoof aod Philip won thejeof* 'Very good,' aaid Cf»arfey. *4 haven't -a wot4 to aay now—only -beUeva ihat ce»l 14 •How sol' ."•«» x«ieall ms?.

Why chows

head*

The fakhful landlord arose betimes on the follow tug rooming, and remembering that -the sofa, wa« to^ave in the five o'cloak stage, jiem, himself to the parlor.

Finding a «onfuaed ma*» of something on jhe floor, ha shook it, and disooverad to bis satiafac^ lion that it had a voice. il'o theret whai'a trumpsT cam« from^lhe folds of the quilt. siStagel! oried iholandlord. •You don't say so!' muttared the aleepy travelar„. «What time is ill* •Past five already 1' .f in .%n( a ^nd the landlord, placing a lamp ontbe table for it was scarcely dayligtu a* yet, hurried from the room. •Only five—little past,' mattered Philip, rolling in the quilt—*what did the rascal want to o«ll me so early for? Does he think lit will take me a whole hour to dress? oouid have told,ijim am dressed already. It's one advantage sleeping

sofas—people are dri^ied Irt'tht' morning. This i« a capital sofh sleep on—only fifth* hard ii s#ems io tnoi—aitd^ tMn^-Ne tt^mtht eeioll«ctlohof roHing off onoe or twice in thonight.' Ble^ thel' cried Philip, extending Itirhftiid, and opening hi# eye#, 'I'm ofiihe floor after aflf^'hai a singular loi^odm«kaoa!, "11"!5

^Plenty of time/ iattf h#.

Itto

M*y

iaoroiDgride

»Wett,wt«lof •Why—1» other wocfran!' ifilT

lim

•ii v««r l^baeid tbe heirs' *we»f» a

file 'riaf

for th* *ofe—*Rd the re%-

aoo the head dtdn'tcomettp, 's b^ewiso tt CoaWn't: 'a druskt* *w Well, good by® Cbariey!' ewd Philips you'll be off in the morning, oefor^-I'm«p»lnAf you ever come down 1© Alt. Thimble ssg«i$ be aor® and call 00 us. BririgLaura along with feu

Fowler promised, and shaking hands with Phil* ip, took bis l»a.p and groped bis: way to tb# gar ni room, and tbet stogie bed.

rsa 11

FhiHp appear^ to thfn*T If* ^U^hTadf WbvtttJ^ meditation. He thought it would be jjleaaim enough to reflect upon it a few mhnltoa btfrdra get iti»g:up^

-r

oatt juriip out of

bny bed, and intolhe stage, in half a minute." ^mft»tiing his conscience with this Coovlotien, Philip yawned^ hugged ihl^liiHi, artd tv«ni qaieiiy to sleep^

Ho was aroused by a tfbtfce of rt»trftd#f.A What's the trouble now'?' ho cried.1 •t^hal*# the ate Of disturbing a man's Innocent'-amd peace ful sleep1 in this wayf 'fe i»lid\]ffd the "tandtdlfK •Stage's waiting!' ja

'most sixl' •1 wt»h the stage was in Jeriohof1 growled Philfpt cottinc up and shakinghimincff free from the blan*' kef I# "i, 'i» •Then yoti*d have t6 go Jericho for dv r*t»lied thelafldlord, •for ah4 i| aboard alrea.K4»n*3

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Philip'by this time was thoroughly aroused. He had nothing^ do h»it to tie his cravats «ndr.:pull ort his boots his liair, tiw rttshe^Poal.' ^'^Hatlo Itotb mj oatier. 'Vklhyiito^itpcOfc^aftlliV -ux

The oatler ii 'n't kno^^vhvp^j^l^M baggage^ b.gt s?c»np: ,thnt the trpVcljr waa in hastet he tUrow it *ipon iha.top oLuie coaQh, aii 4%«.»SWv,illi lie wtaa a ctgajr. outside, if ypu're gyjwij iu r. Fastley said hi* mi»|

if you're gymi^to alno^^ al^--' lev said his v.

buj being' told there were 'c^hejf^iad»es'|B3i3o4It^ reluctantly ciimbed upou thoj^uh^ At thai moment a pretty face appeared eoaoh window, and a sweet voice a$Hed the landj^gj^ tf he—meaning

•Well, he's bvitfirtg aw«y riow, iHte a atefttnnbnf ginet AH ebotrdf drtv«ts--gO aheadf*ffcrf6a the ,aot?.. '/4c.

moving, and ^be tkreeteafrd tn her h«art n*v«a^ hiaa« *1 the atege rolled en, with Mr. Faadeytmtaid^ and the dangtsroua eyes inside, while Mr. Fowlet and Mfra- Fastley we're left ^uieily steeping at the1 ^in. •1

Perhaprl ikottld oorreot tftyaeif, ^apNwoN did not ale«f» muoh. *Hor tanra ..w^etirn#» ahortly after the departure of this amiablft jouog lady, Mrs. F. arose, made hear toilet, and went down' Hair*, thinking if ^NMild tot be tf eouM eat aM vs*

i{if

her gemlertmn—hadj^pca^l, 4^

*0, yesP aaid the landlotd^!!4H6 is going to riae onteide. He ?*(ant« to ameke** •Smokel' echoed the, aroioe. smoked for six monthal'

*-df»df coffieMlfo IwC

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eye* sald^ttei&ndrord^—^ yo^f hus%ad|d phivetf

'0^ tiapmalj see it aft»lf tfiriekkd -Sojihtwote. 'O. I s^iaU 4W "UM-wc 11 m}£ ^^rrupled am not to blame. Tne lwo gentlemen told metheitofa wair'"fn^titr five o*ct

J$f-m.ttef

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"clock, and I Mroke bp the

4#Wtkewii Rbwier? 'jcciedr^he .excited Sophroma 'He must know something about this—ca^Jhiial'^

The landlord,, was ,glad oC jan, accuse to ifavej Mr*. Fasjley be «ras' kjtttle 'afraid of her Black

iiMie

ifteflfsMnis

ed it. -«i«!

„1CopFusion^jBnd pjlagu ear..muj

4i^#e

did? ^nd flras to

Irgtiiisi: #e did? iAnd t^ilras to s1( fa—but Fstotly' would hn*e it so, etu^ Bjade me oenfelp hmnuh ,kmM

l^rdgren 'Plot!' ..9. ,.

der the ifjfhmhce of that v36 amfT^ouuall^ 4in«r, to'i«sdK» in^kind of a-^KA.' ft•=:-?— & •But I assurejfoW,.w«^ft'iao drunkl slr, bnl he knew what he was about He managed^ '^Hte, too I should say.' ^Managedl'

**r fa"!

hatha! what young* womanf'

Vi* -"a

•Yea, afn®He't runOfl^ *loi»g 'ith that yonwg *tii!ia Kffil lq jAiiafettwiemd-f ten l.-.

eioped sir. Chifley faoghed igalri,"arid h% dfia not itop laughing until lt» reaohtfd the partor, w%e«s he iovlndM^ EUshley p&cmgto and fi-Oi and teahing h^e^injio.fwiy, ljui( liicp a painter.'

aa the laad-

lqrd jjfterwajrda described it—meaning I suppose.

There Charley stopped laiighfng at the- fancied joke He began to think there was aoate troth in it. jrf0« Mr» Fowio#iVea^^)h^0»ift# *^hat ^alk ^e o? itVt^ba^ 1. .k"e^ they, were pioltihg aWut something, when they were whiipefing ^together oti the ebfal O, 'the wretch! to get us to play euchrtf O! 01'

And Sophfc»aitt!e(nbed terrifioalljr. e-3.1?a?a 'SqttJ-iyw ^atound me,' said oaaries./ '«Bi|t l«an'| |ti»iuk it ie #nything but a

hastilyexplainetl

stand about the sofa tog^ pile#ai/t nhilAr fKa Pir^llmdlttnrAal

gtoc

the^isv^i^r fte hati|^al,he

said, under the circumstances/ J* al' his fppng^. «oP«rS«^Nropia. Hd. made you drink, and jpjretpnded to drink himstjlft so Ihilt he Could carry 6ut hii dreadtul designs,! Oi'wishf Wiih 1 %as dead! that I killmyseiP—•Ohj? now don't I' remonstrated the landlords— •1 wouW't have such %^hing hoppen in my house for any money—'twould,giyf .i^ a bad nome»[ •1(5! Or'groaoed Sopropia—'my false PHiHip! Qi*

'**®Dont'take'on aol* rfejbined the landlord, reidy tt»f«ftake *ny «aftirififlfir!to? pfeveht blttddshfed iti Ilia hbusft. ^Oon't kill j^urself 'cause he's "run away -w«Mjan ^h^hWi-for^o^l^ivit^^.. i,iSt •Oejlihj J?ipjWSoohrq^ift's ey|«. flashed—• I wouldnvt'turh my nana to"catch him! Le'tliim gol loaft spare hi-Qii be prefers HflouhpfX'

Mr. Fowter had by 'his tiiije disodVcred that the tunv^&^T^^o'md,\tkilf"HholrybW^Biggag«i, and aH h»4 beaide#^ Thib, he declsr^d, wee •I'ttn^ ning «!«nstakgi Utto.ibe ^ronnd.^: In an agitated wojq^h^dfr^ to icht buttsiy, a eat,bors^into a jight hu^gyj and, pucs»te¥the stage coach at the greatest possiwe speed.

Fowl^ft t^jok laav^ o^tf|f afflict^d-Sq^hccmia, and, an4 m.B r«iii3 of tlia ^stler, antl wiuij tl^ zq&\mia, Uft'lf&rft *d f^Wfu'tiou sK1 all or the •guit1 l",!'I

Ttiey* came-i»tigHvbfjte^|K»ttb j«4t reacned Westoncteerarjci"br making in4.ustnoua ttsdWthe

weunag toi€tn«E|' t» rsiffi«s)t:lt«^wtttil v«ii oves siepjwd oi' ihe ooacU, wjtiv

the parlor. .. !. V, khwhife. PWllip il^ilt^hetf 1|heating the drlvitM%*y oet 'iFcslbfiidgt, confused tbat he dld^ot dtiserve anything ea«*?pt*he ovor

attbe^»fing*»'go isn mjrtw mi

Tho kaatel eyee looked djupleefflid-.'-'^MQ Wafc evidently somathin^wrong :0'^A The truth ie, Miss Snow, supposing Mr. PjuUe* to he Mr. Pdwler—fof she wai ti iho fivfe oSjldcf eoit^t^ wMdr was otiljr half an1ftiir b#hi#Ki —was very iodigtiant. to tiMnki that het k»v*sr*-Mtfae had promiaed to abst*m fro|n cigar*, for her sake, should have Anen tnto jti«5 on

rtfst

I ''iMfMMf

liimjt like

ntolbe mW-:

tali

«er aimed tke la

aj«a«Mr»MiHrllTifcei J-*

of it—gracioosl holiett -d •Whair oried Mw. f. •It waa yo«r ktt^and-^^ ie««t JW«

PP9

ym$m% ji, ii

»#«ghiog. 4«^o ahead!* «er«ttA« to Liirn.^

''.

5lngJo htd,*|ndA^nd (^IrtesJ

Fowler looking^atrhils,watch* 'Hallo! ucvcjfi. wW does th^s meant'dried, the yottftg rA%. 'I^thdbglfff Wiks tcr'go fn the five' o'clock—andh%»% ft *-!5^ ^talnmered th* 4aSdlnrd, di*» iqap£h to fear thai 'y^u.tpW fa# jijMP

m1® .foD—jribwrftin%

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'lire Hndlord ijonskute'd.'1 The osfHrfifV Werti' nimble at the btfckl«s and 8trt(» s«nd l« five minute* nillleilipipt^l^o^iraiiili^ahAidoM^.

"nVthtffivtf 6pyon

one side j#t!ie hiHel ^aasit, ju«t» as lumbwutg vehwitl rtfcUffld #pj^n *be%th«B.jM .',r 'HerJt^uc*«^qu^d at the,ib^ught that her l^ver Had„ hrSken nis promise^aiid w^l) nigh broken lier heart, it to th^ temutatidn "'Of 'tobfacco, iriin^ditb

deter-'

ay, 4"i|fr»rs.^|lis

oint Sutf fori

-^rilriTcr-1sti^tlr~*«W ^3&nwwl "-"ar ptaitaticna ioor,,pt^, iiRt tfe sii«rh!a anger —ltt SfdM*r^rf6at« thar llf

thtrfmdtortrof

WTOng~ccaeh, he sneatf of fTndiog W»r, he tm htuwelR" llfv«*ih»«dt •eisrtsfiDiii bymVtomT,'tfeTtm%a«"!hirTftta^ Wfiisipe'a my wire—Whtffr*ityrsi*ls^T«(5riia^ aitrisrfitBai^^*m ~m me ir» mistake after allP

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«"tijfidI!ord

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mmti

-«9ru»4i feee-^

me thai the eoCa wii to go la the five o«

ing of the faat Mr. Fastley.

vry*a.fo^e»d tNlk^i for l^ wifoj "Tne lan^otfd

ft*

Mind yon,* said he to

mmmuMrnm

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Iblnwd

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Charieeentpocted Her to scieaeiv end torn p*ie, end tremble, on seeing him stand before her. She tasij

gave him e*fepro*ohfiftl look, and seated hertalTtn *DMMr dfttie inai is 'W«ll, feaara—Mi« ^iewr ijaid Mr. Fowler* with siippreibd pesvioe, 'it strikes me that this ia coot—vetry cooJ!-—reoiarttably cool, Mits3aoat 'J#l ||i.

^V^Tbt^hia ttrelhgular eoftdttot, Mies Sn^wf ""•CMH* aaid Laura) qowtly, 'you speak of aingeis? contact?* 'i

Vee, Miss '&tow-£|-»4 should bo glad of an exphmeitonn

M4eaa*&)rto otwne so new" wa8 y6wr breath is offensive!' r+MfbrtaiM*"

r'-*v

'r^'

e4w- nd

sii?*Are*?|fOu SnsaneT''Cried tiw exeitid CbarTes. know l*" Ml ike totoacoo—end' yon have been smoking.' «H«mokiiig?* I

You wood not deny it, air' Bemyitt Confusion and plagossl what" db yoo rfrean? -1 havtx't smoked a cigar for aix months. You—you must

be insane! Here you run away

with another niin—Tttid wheirt dismaml an explanation, yo#8my wtfefise

•gft! Yoo lalk ofmy running away with another loan' 'Th oret* «ried Chartes soeering, "you didnhat well! There «jw aloc-k of' indignant astonishment —of injured innocenoe.- Very good! 'Sif expltin what you mean by this insnlU' *\Vhv, havn't you been eloping wUhyotirelegant **r-• flefe Lati re, whostd sense of Interior whs k^en, faughed otitrtght. 'Bloping7' she cried^ »end didnf you ride otitside andsmoke all the wayr

If waa now Fowler's time to strike hts brow, with sudden intelligence. He made a rapid explantion of his part and Laurtt laughed mora heartily than before.

tried to laugh, too, but concious of

having Wade himself ridlMlotii, he #ae «h^le to do justice to the subject—and the only apology he could make, he *t*mmered forth inooherently— •Fastley would

have the sofa^and—*nd—and

l^t did fiot smoke af^ ail!* He then ran out to find Fastley, and being infomtM of tlSat getitleman'a proo*w!ings, re Covered hH equanimity, breakfasted with Laura, promised to abstain henceforth from wine, la well at from cigar#, and prevailed oti her to name the Wedding

-They then proceeded on th&ir jrour-

ney, happier than they had ever been belore ln

Philip Fastley returned to Derbyvllle,* and threw himself at the feet of hi# grieved ahd indignant wife.

Si'

*Mr *i0rtesf' she exolaimed turning to that gentleman, 'if you think I am going to thank you fof catching that faithless man you are mistaken! I'd rather had let them gol Yea, Mr. Fastlby! if you chose to elope'—r— 'But my dear it was accidental

elopenront'—»-

^Accidental!, What d]d you^eet to playing* euchre for. last nightf' .. *My

dear/—4thought you were" fond of euohrc thought you wptild enjoy ill Enjoy it!' ebhoed SophroiM% anbhing agnn.^'Enjuy iVr~*while knew,all ihe^time you jge*e racking love to tlio'feuris^and plahning.to elope!'

•M^' Jones,' cried Philip, *do explain the mistake -aiknd'then liiw»nil'^ Mr. iones acoorditigly explained, asauritig So* pluonia^haitiie mUtalte |?as,ajl jcqps^quenoe of his waking Up the soff, yithouf sum^ctiiig the^ dtfle^lHi arrangements "tliaf had bero thnw the* ptiftfotf« evenfri^ fy Wt gentium an gtisftts, and expressing haa-firm belief thai Philip had not spoken to thd dangerousey^a«thtomOmiug#f

Mr. Jonesthen withdrew,aadSophfoniaiell into Philip's arrrip and VVhen the landlord returned,^o announce break-

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^t^th^f1 vilre berth entiling ^oputo^^^alouay, and she too ireo indulgence in wine: and they bad mutual ^agft*d?*nevef to do so l^gain!'

I bey tin lathed their journey happily, and Philip draqk.uo longer wine, and Sophronta waa jealous Vioiuore. A few days ago at their residence near 'VeheiVlld a visit fro® Charles iBofrier aod the hatiel' eyes —now lift and Mrs. IFowkw^-^d on tit|t great and joyfol occasion this comedy of errors

was pleasantly discussed,

fend the FiIey-maimo« rang witheucb mirth, that soefneti twb Ghristm«*es and five Thanksgivings hw|_ then and the«| been oonoenirated into one vaat and tna^ficbnt*|^U^o«tlio^ ...

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Here is a paragraph of plain talk to girls, which or the •old'for the beneAtofthat isteseeling portiottofthe popukr tioa. », ,-T

Men who are worth, having, want women for wives." \bundle ofg#wgews, boand with a strin or flats tnd q^fsOi," efprhikted %fth colt^ne, an jset in a carmine eutcer—diia i» fto help for a man ^feMf!ig(M*««fee »#miljr of boys on veritable Wead aod ineat*^ 'The piano aial the iaoe frame are gond in ihoir piaoea. and «o aro iribbms, frilH end tinsels, Jbut y»«t oeaoai make a dionar of the ibftnei* oe«4t jbed W*»k*t of the latter. And awful an the idje^ awty aeep to you, both dinner amlked blaeket are#eoesia?y to domestic ta|p«Ms. JU£» his its realities aa well ee fancies luii you make it all a matter of deeoretiop remembering the teasels knd Ihi rtatleiat b«t foiling the bedstead. Suppose a mail of good §enset aid of course of gc^od jaeettb io be i^okingj for a wifo—what chance have yon to be cbosenpifcu snay cap hidi, or you Way tfop him ort?at« bin Vki how modi better to ia«lt»lt tot ym Brndm-

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aelliss, Ckieketaa the t,e«iilal«r^, While the Legislature ofMissouriwaa ineeasion aftw year® ago, a green follow from the country enrt! to le^riob to seU some «hWt«w. He had abotM two dnsaBi all of wfciottfe* ked lied by the lege to a atfringt and thi* being divided e^ua%, and thrown across his horse or his shoulder, leaving the fowls with their heads hanging.,down, with little else of ttem v&ibte except their naked legs, and a protrntscuOits pile' of ouf-strttehed wings and ruffled feathers. After sevorilaoeffisctuai efforts to dispose fit his load, wag,,io whom he made an offer of sale, told him that ho did not want chickens himself, but that perhaps he cou'd aell- thum at that large! «:ooe house over them (theCapitol), that there wasi a man over there buying, on speculation, for the St. Louis market, and no doubt he could find aready sale.

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The delighted'fcouniryman sta*tedr when his'in* former stof^eudhim.., cj.-C*"'* •j^ook here? jsays he, 'when you get ovnr thfre, go up stairs, and then turn to the left. The man stops in thai large room. You will find him sitting up ai thaolker endof Ujto room, and is now engaged with ai number of fellows baying chickens. If jnaifat the door should stop you don't mind him. fie has got chickens himself for sale, and tries to pfeven^tfdier people from- selling theirs. Don't mind him~buLgO fighl ahwd^' :i

Following the directions, our friend soon found himself at me 0all of Representatives. To open it knd enter It wart the wont of a moment. Taking from hii ahoutder the string ot chickens, and giving them a shake, tafreehen them, he oommeoead hS journey towaid* the speaker'* oliai^ ihe fowU, iu the meantime, loudly expressing from the qlfformed crow

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•I aay, air/ Here he had advariced abiMit hal^. dbwa the aisle, when he wat seiaed by Ma^or Jackson, the doorkeeper, who happened to be returning frotil the Gierk'a desk.

YVhft the djevil are yoij doing here with these chickens get out, air, get out,' whispered the do or •No-you doS?kfrt^jughfjron^«th't come that ganie over me. You've got ohickens *yourself for sale, get cut yourself atid let «ne sell mine^ -I aay, »i/, (in a louder tone to the Speaker)- are you buying chickens here, to-dayl I've got some prime ones here.'

And he held Vp his string and shook his fowls ttntil ^thoirmusio made the wallc echo

•Let me go, sir,' (to ihe doorkeeper) let me go I say. Fine largo cliicken* (to the $peaHer. gftiy six bits a dcatep.',

Wher#!4 the^ SorgeanVat-arinSj' roaretl lhe Speaker take that man out.' •Now dou't, will you, 1 ain't Karu to trade wtilu Ybi lit me go" fto the doorkeeper), you've sold y^»r ohicketie now let me have a chance. I say str« to the Speaker in a loudor tona) are you-Ouy-ing, ohiokona tOTf^-n^: ,'i -fd adt'^ 'Go ahead,''aj him again,' Meat's right,» whUpered aome of the opposition members, who could command gravity enough t(V speak—*at him again,' •belli buy tbem.'il^He Only Want# you to take less a 1 •I say, sir, (in a louder |6ne to the Spesaker^«» cuss your pictures, let me go—fair play—two to Otid aint fair (to the d'oor keeper and sergeant-al-arms,) let me go 1 say sir, you up there (to the Speaker), you can have 'em for six bits! won't take a cent less. Take1*ini home'and cat 'em myself before l'll^kei-*-*- Drat your hides, don't ahov* so hacd, will you I yonll liu rt (hem ohidkena. end th^y have bad a travel of it to-day, anyhow- I any you, sir, up therf^—

Here the voice was loai by fiio closing of the doo*. An adjournment wa# movid, and oarrled, and tha memoeri, almost frantic with mirth, matt* ed put to find our friend in Jiigh altercation with the doorkeeper about the meannau of selling his own chickens, and letting nobody else eell theirs, adding that'if he could just see that raao up thare by himself, he'd bo bound* they oould make, a trade, and that no,man could afford tf raise Qhickens for leks than six bits.'

The members %oughf his fowls hy Vfiony purse, and our friend left the Capitol, saying, «s he went down the stairs, *i0 •Well, thU is the darndest, roughest pUoa for eelling chickens that ^ver l.Qpme, acrgs|w*Hi,!e.'-T-. Spirit of the Times.

Summer is surely here. Hop vines and ragged, boys ara onoe more clambering over garden fences cherries are getting black in the face from having hung so long by the heels radishes ara down to a, cent a grab while mad dogs show themselves at, the corners of the streets as regularly as lamp-posts and police-men. About these days bed-bugs bt? preparing fortbeir foraging expediiions, while mosquitoes are tuning their trombones and sharpening their bayonets ibr a grand onslaught on such imniodest people as "sleep with the clothes off." About now, green fruit makes its appearance at the/ market, and cholera morbue in. Jthe nursery. Inflamed nooef lilde. iheftiselvesln a jultp. #ttile tUne demand for paregoric and bnrnt brandy goes up feet. As we said befortf sc«t*RR ie certainly heroic

Riiniy CtA'r+s 3Fa*«lt.—Mr. Clay leaVps tut three son* arid no daughters. Only one of H!s family, Thomas, waa^with him wh#n jfe died. Htfls the eldest and a farmer r«aidiag st Lexingioa, ne«r Ashland. He ie about 60 years old, James Clay, ihe eeoond sen, our late chargcio Portugal, is a Fanner engaged in a heavf bttsii«»*« heir St Louie. I« ie*boot 3«. Joftn tho yowngett ion, is about «0 year» ild, and resides at Ashland with hie mother. Mr, Clay hae bad twelve ahHdi'en, and but ihrWVf tSw Bltftipf liiirvIfe TiTni- 11 is swid 'HmK left compefisney for his famflf,

Srswpuut HisroaiCAb Fact.—Sir Walter Raleigh was the first discoverer of the value of the poww ai food for man. lie oooked the ball, and {eatad it ostp^«t^ileL One day he ordered it lot of dry wood* to be collected «ad bur«L Among theee waa a lot of dried potato iope» a^aohed to which were ioveral

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theee potatoes wert'picked up, thoroughly roasted. Sir Waller fasted e*d pmnooheod Utem deltcSofns. By this accident woe discovered a speciee of food which haw earred DriKoMOf the humaf Iraoe from 'gmwiiigi

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PhtvV—Bmrim Rejectee.

He is the o»animo«u nomiofe of the DemooraiM? darty for the Presidency, and the man they imend t^ lMT fls l| disaMa a^o,when the war 'wttfc MHieS&m- wfrm tte foSda^ag fetter to Pre*id«t Fb9tt

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General Scott,'tft his latter acuepting the riOrtS^ nation for Ptesideut, UI all oVer 'and'throughou t. No ^aodlPfftsfiAniK tiAiee do«kM tiiii*cdjqfifey egotism. */hav« had the honor—I am made to feel—/ lost not a moment**-7 ha»e now the honor therefore should I be elected—/ shall be jres^Iy—/ should— I should seek to ciihirwe.haroio^y ,thrQ^gjh,^ the whig p»\rty fnot thrtW^Hoot '|i^ b^wf tha people]—/should ba- rigorous---1 shall neither countetiarice nortolef^te-^^l»afi eafry-«--i can otfec no ave the hwwc lo ryuain.'^

Again— -t -v *T *. My uhaninwftis (I) nomination «o*ftft!ymam *-My heart—My own-^My^ne% i»o«i»ion—My reply—My feountV}-men —-My^ owtr 6b'nTt^otU'ih—Mv views—My strict ad1\^r^0^feelln||My-«elf--||y associate—-My obligauona^' -4

That letter waa delibaratoly wrilten every word was carefully weighed and Mtoaen for the public eye it was not prepared over a 'hasty platfejof soup,' although the toiler iuight^aye juat one- ...«&.• fcC Mb»rt 'Anticipating afir* in front and

rtfflr,' this sem

i-official document i^nut forth, made up.of 'fuss and feathers,* with a view to popularity popular breath cannot inhale, ttlbut will blow it to the winded •'*i

That S^otfwiH^I de^aW Wo not entertain the least dmtbt.^»Ctii, Mnq. That's just exactly what Santa Anna thought at onetime but on a belter acquaintance with the General be altered bia- mind*

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nal. Well, we suppose you know just exactly vWhat Senta thought and how he changed his mind/ You

make Santa Anna change his mind, It doubtloiit oo considerably aphe time, bnt it couldn't be helptd.—C»it. Ba$. «.

fiotoD —The Nirw ¥ork lltwld (neutval) thus portrayithe,present dbhdirton of the whig party: •Onabortion of th% whtgs objects to the nornlnjef the "other to the platform. Both aections aro aiding aad assisting in t|ie demoralizing of their party ana before n«t fall thej^rnay tilled'in producing a "cbmpleta disruption ill its rank*. It is .ftkc tliQ .case,of the min who married two^ wifes, one'young and the other old., 'Hie younger on« never oaased |yHing out fill, hisjgray h^irs, and tlje old pne pulled out all his bliick luiicn,,. The result was that between them botfl, ihcy did not leave a hair at *ll,#nd he was made perTefcMy bald, an olject df laughter andder^ion,'

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FHED. DouiH.Atm?oiiT ?O.R SeoTr.'—Tli^O^stotv Courier says: */. it •Frederick Douglast, in Iwa last psjier,eaya hr looks upon, the nomination of (toncrnl Si^utt as an encouraging sign of .the time*.': He rejoices ovor ihe defeat of Webatof tftid FiRmord, but denounces ihe nomination of thy Vice Pireindont.' •T*

That will be dheerfrig nawn to the Webster men, the Fillmore men, &o. Douglass' cotisiitenoy

regarding Scolt'a nouiiii^tion as an enconrsigiiig sign of the times is on a par with that of oortixiu other ftien we hear of, who are trying to getVn the Soott platform, Fugitfve SIkve bill anil all. The5 adhesion of Fred Dou^ass under ail the oireum" alanoaaiothe whig neoimatipn* is oal^ulated to, work a mighty influence with doubters in favor, o,f\ that ticket. Wonder what Garrison think? of tho" matter? Il the wfifg* should gain h!m, he-AW#t Fred Douglass would be the only two 'trtentr ^aim' that we have heard erf for that pany.—O State*"WtHsvAi'H '.*$•* •••-Hr

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'•Tlie great speech of Mr. Tonmbs will soon b'ft circulated in hundreds of fhouvands of copies, an I will, no doubt, do eome hurt In -ihelBouth to the Scott tioet Mr. Toombs is against Seott, while he: expresses^ himself tojera^bly well satisfied with tho platform^.Pffr Cfititra, Governor Seward will upon a suitable opportunity to attack Gin. Scott's platform while expressing himself satisfied with the man Mr. Seward thinks this ocosssary to the success of tb^ Whig tioket In the North."

^h'e Washington correspondent of the^Sfnctn* nati Enquirer in a recent letter says^ •The excitement in regard to the ^isid^mr-T election, rather diminishes than increases. Ii is very generally conceded by oool heeded and can* did whig*, that there- is no possible ohaftce of SoottV election. I waa told by a gentleman fror^ New York, wbd by the by was a Fillmore man, that the city nf New York would give a majority of itn ihofoSandTdr Plcrce and A"««^, and that th?re could be no doubt but that the stato would gotito same way by an overwhelming majority,,, a

At the whig ratification meeting on last Monday flfemng^ Hon C. Sr Morehead denounced Wm. IT. SeWifd as a 'lean, lank, contemptible alwRHoni^, ntmrly unworthy ot notice or consideration!' tf itesrbo true, it is somewhat singular that a pajpty prof^^ng a strict conservatism on the oompromise measures should recognizv this •loan, lank, c^lfid^pflble ibolftionlst,' as its Iffe and soul—the acknowledged oilglnators of the Scott nrovement end one whoee #Way over tk ir candidate is «o»i jplote and deepoiic. Tliat was an mK«cm«ia^tUu* sion-— Yeoman. .8

OLD Foes KM FsaTitditC-^The editor' of the Kooxvitle Whig ia/down' ou Gen. Scott. Jle says «be General's improper use of public wonies iu bis early days in tbe army hla quarrel with Geu. /tekxeo, lit which it* oemr o(r second b^Hr htrf bod uwatment of ©ov. CBoion has uneacoea^l quarrel and cototeoversy with Gen. Gaines hi* co%» teat with Gov. Mercy, in mbicb h« gf»t tiia pors*ot' die fight: bis more receot eontosi with Gen Pillow, in which to aay the least of k, he tnfttfo nothing- alt those and more would corue op fn judgmenr •feint bk» and«*orwi»eitri

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WaShIngtoh Gossit'.—A letter to the Baltimore Sun contains the folIowing notal»1 ^J|arng^aph^Th«( '•per contra"

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The Boston P«*t says thit (JMf. Jtrtrti'*' l»»plN^. uftl name was Wingfield, «nd ihet eariy ln lifii hrt ao signed himself—when military enthusieom Uegan to tiu«e In him, it was changed to the ra^ aupicious and imposing form of Winfid^.^ Xjmk ty of vanttieal all ie waawitj^f T*^

okoo brought

bofcre the oouotry aeaeanditkte ibrtbe pre#iden%Ji» iwfOfifMia vaiuty w^^» fn«»U^ ©quel tools tnilttarv ability, has been the fruitful motM^r dfhia IndtvsrOet aote, and witiioui any abonipn h«« given birth to a progeny dNii*tefcl a«U silly ee md deoder ee ouma»ooef ae ttee aimlml Ut&t Sgim Owl Iwtoliit jho jyewmof %ypC

lenny Llod bas co^cluded to quit the iife'H »'f eong tftid tarn amkorc*$f At last account*, oo* Jomporeiy lif tire «a*f emali edition of^&irt&rnidl'

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