Vincennes Gazette, Volume 10, Number 32, Vincennes, Knox County, 16 January 1841 — Page 1

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V I1 " J E S .. Ai i.- i L . i J ii r viss ii iv'ii Gori.ii. hd wii.tcr is r.iminij airain alak! How icy nnd cold is lir! ir ires r;. ; .i pin for s'livcrins back, II' a F.iucv olJ chap to white and blaek. He whit! his chills with a wonderful ka.i. h. For a j.d'y p!J fe'.hwv ii he! V -Aiitv o'd follow this winter h; A inishtv old fellow uf glee, lie cracks his jukes tai the pretty tavect miss Th:: wrinkly "Id maiden unlit to kiss, And freezes the Jew of their lips fir this li the a j with Mich ftllnvas he! OKI winter's a f.-olicksome Had.? I wot; He i -f '. iM in hi humor anil free 1 Hell whistle ah;i for the 'want of thought.' Aiul set all t'ae warmth of our furs at n-ai.iht. An 1 ru!" le the lares the pretty srir's houiit ; Fur a fr-.i';ieksc.me fellow is he ; OM wir.ter i Slowing hi.- si:-' "i!a:, And in rri'y she. kin 7 the ha a ! From laarnin till nuht l.-y - ill sin;- his s.imr ; .Now moaning and sho. t now hnwiing an. I ion ; ; is voice i.- '.. u.l f r l is ! ii.j, are tsmn.jr A merry old fellow is he 1 Oh winter-;; a wicked .11 rhap I wr:.'n As wicke 1 as ever vru !' ccf ! He wi'iheis the llowors s-i fr;sh an l greeu An! t'.'tes the ; e;t no.-e of the miss f -i x fe:i, A--he !lipti:t.y w alk.-i isi miidenly bh.ee n .V v, icke,! nhl k .'iow is he 1 Oil v. inter'- a teii-'h ' fell.-.w f .r hhw. As ton'i as ever voirll see 1 He-ll tri; no oj;r tr t!-':s, an! re:i 1 our el 'the, At;-1 sii: o -it.; li.nos tr-'t:i fine's to toeH mile's not tin. rrv "f hi- Iriends or his tu"s ; A jri."g ..hi fellow t, he ' A ej nriitiz ohl fellow i- wi;itr t.hfv t- , A . unninMdd feiiow ii he ! ! p' ej in the crt'vises day y day, o - " f)ov wo if. .asin- i.i.r time jwjr, Aie! i ; ;:k- ai! our doings from ;rave to ray I m jfiael lie i-; peepin r.t u.e 1 I'rom Ueiuieys's M isCtllany , "he Samphirc-G.-ithcrcr's Story. i:v Atii'M ii I'M i; i'li"n'::tt. i r w : r, thai M r. C!f,::icilf e. r-:c:i.!r-:!.' II. w h-a ttit'il!' I c.vrhtimri.!, .:;-rccly aturin t- !o"'!i ilnwn a pri:i!ico a: least t . iiun-lri'd f .. in elpth. To rej.- al in ;t few wor,U wlij't had or'!,.!.'.i ii'Virlv an hour, an l omittirj; :;'i;ie;-o h (1 ! '.rrB i'"ni? . th ' ? tni! ': re-th-er. r's !al-' ra:i ihns: A; tht ch'Hv? of th'. -t (.nittr v he ami h.s t";. titer. s?uip!nre-p;tt'ierer"s by trade. !i;t 1 agisted in he.vorir! otie .M r. ( '!ein 1. don ;i t!-e rlili wv etra..r.ii;;.--.ry c:r -uiiia:! Mr. '.' nveit-: ua r-- ; iruin..; :v en ':). 12 t'l.1 i-v.vn-. ' e.s . 1 1 r ' ' '. r . . (i :; I" -mi t he ; l - r. ;ioti:;:,ti t )Vll i . ! a ! ; ah nit Vr were, in ;'.ie fr ..'; -lit "e.1.':- ,.f pa-sin i e i ;'s. in n i.rc.. h::v or iih ,r r he ';! it'ar Ivv.ic. ! i h;e t-ei ; oa:-"' al v : hu "e a '! dotiht i, loved a .5 :' their id-'ittity; and, hnrrvinjr Imeic t rh vrhe re he had ': rrt o!).?erved V'iii, f.emd. ht III-- etr"!i. ' terror, that i;," ' !v-.i 'r'.ed v its oeeti.a.ie wl... ::id !) ei vanderinu: on . r.v'lt i Ser ehti". To anj.-roach .;.!': hv i'v- sf- '"l either rtd-; in tntte to ,; -:.) iV'.ai tlirir itaaen d;Mi2jer i-n.: ..I, a .--j;bh'. The tide va.-. ri-iitir las' and -'i-ei-ilelruetlon epeeared inevilah'o. i:t rhh enierjnev the sataphire-athfrers ,,.-,- t'--uu-!n of, and sa-iht (or: and. declining aii tlieir o'ler, fdeiaenis insi-'-'d ;. i .n d:e- -it dmir th elitt. in t:ie ho;e of I'iaeiiiir iti 5 it''. u:(''ii mv r-:k nr ?fwt n li"re '.it-? ta'trht romtdti in sriVrv till the arreed of r'a- !-.i.?t-- Irenii . Thus far i:-d the r.;.:. hire-a'-ljerer trot in his s;ory iiica ho was rehaian ta a.t I was strolling ttliMig the e-1 it 7--, wli-i he j.aur.od, o hive ;dri 'tdv laentioifd. anl pointed t the ! r v. hero Mr. ( 'lemon:? desccntte.L Keiiirvn.LT ids 'wamp'e. and taxing a I'M e:i t'. cra-s n-a- hint, the old man conrina d his tale. 1 irive it in his own wore x.'e!!, sir, when we frand we could not p"ra . !,; la. a to let one of us go down in his p'aee. lather, as a sua', seeureda crowbar into t'ae earth, a few feet from the eijgt-'. of the cliff: and then iwiniti'j the rope one ro.aud it. in order to givo us tint steadier h--.!d on Mr. dements, fastened it un h-r his arm-. Wo then made him change his c.a! fr onr of oar froahs. se.eii a? vou see fh- co;.i::io!i pe-ip;e hi tlf'O parts, .nd fiuhi hii'i h w tapat liis f.'et Fteadily aeaiact the side of the chli as it were fhu-s: and made lata take th : p.: between hn lends just above th" knot, and told him ii j.vai on? fr:u the r ac a? far as he ooald, an 1 i a w ed-; downwttrd witli Ids feet, fl-id to look aa aai keep a wp.reh t at far . emi-i fnd rubbish wliiclt the rpe )a'"dtf 'lis.'i i'je V i him ad this, sir,

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a ttiev woa ii 1 n'.t tie.rm j liiev ahva; oa -ro dev. ii -ale a eat; e,a ....a t. si,-; ' ' ' r r i i erec-ehittg if alter itiev firo ri.ne a i roo.ai io 1 r'et ii i a;.i lamit. ana wisaeo to come i.i lainii. ou!- to : 1 1 . t , i;aa(.al" to "!' r r vie a eotmle p'a -'. a:: 1 t!:-.t we l ham him dh-.'.-t-ly. .o no.' : -ays Mr. (dement"., 'th-re' no necesi'.ty (,)L- that. When I get t ) th bottom, wait for a ouarter of a:i ji:;r: if; i .i the end of that time I ui e no signal ior you t. pull me up, youwill Know that tae laaies fate, and then make what ha?t' vou ran, and get ;t boat from r a lv now ,' sa s 5. n a taint vee.ee. ;;, hie teeth ad the while h;.tteri:ig wit'i fear. -cver w as a men so frightened as h at that moment. Well, ir, father w .-: t, and once more lifte.l the rope, and Mr. C ramus leaned Lack over the edge of t clilf. I )own he u ent. Wc soon lost si. of him. . 1C 1 V ' i 1 , i '. atu ms i . a : 1 . ; I I : '. . . i eat l'ope told han. we sloulv suppl iui: as ne required it, he moa ( 1 sai av d. wn to bit: then lie rested on a jutting rock. All this time he kept his eves fixed on the f kv, pressing cautiously with hi:., feet aivinst the chalk, his body almost at rifrht-an.de'' with the elitF, ins hands grasping the r pe, r sheltering his face from the t-ataver of te.n-s and dirt which it dislodged. He ha 1 got about a hundred lVe: from the top, un- n, suddenly slipping irom tnechh. m"j la e wert' e.aa.e; violentiv : leavor'ed to regain his rocks, an i in so doing against r io . t.aa titr-. Hi: and I a Si .;t; ; ion w niea :u:i lmn. lirst time. e i..,u 1 .r Wrtl x i e 1 i v. t i i r t a Wei u uo l rea. i a:ee.- nan- niv taaM sw i,.,.,,i at the water far. far beh)W, tlutr one c. .aid s-"-, bat not m i a waves hear, as they Presence of broke over the shinir'e; mi.'ul, on whie i - i i h Mr. Clements so vaunted was it then? He was about ami'',':!, w a ' pan tae rone: teat he t.iou'mt ot lus noor i, - wit'-, and on-.: thougnt ot her was euougu . 1 1 hi lie went. To regaia a footing as and 1 i. Kent gra laallv .onermg ttm, rope; and. w uh his Ittoo to the d:!?": I.i; .hands out-.tretched, catching a. ' Ui o m:.a ! - " 1 T lie i 1 ei!c!ieiea in shower ul clunk, and stones, winch he 1 had not the strength to avoid; grasping and panting f..r breath, pot.- Mr. Clements slided down for abe.: another hundred leer. Here the ciiff arclcd inward, f irming an immense hollow, like yonder rock, air: a.nd. sw inglng to anil fro, and round and round, as it were betwit heaven and earth, down he went. At one moment the wide eeati met his dizzy gaze; at another, locks of the startled birds flew around his head, uttering their shrill and angry cries. Again, sir, he found himnf sliding down against the. side, of the, ciiif, his llesh all sore and torn, ae.il his bodv and arms in absolute tor . from the pressure of the rope. g' a in agony he made a frantic effort to regain a footing; but, in so doing, fastened one of his legs in a narrow fissure, or opening in the rack. Vain was the, struggle to re!"ase it, f ir; M r. Clements was either loo vreak and faint, or tar limb too firmly secured in the rock. All his etlorts were, useless: and, I shudder at the bare1 recollection while I tell it. j;e continued to sujiply the '.'.'.' Hanging by his leg. Ii al downw an tie ne lay. tla o. rm 'rati t :ind sea-mews fhttmg a aiand han. an.l joining in lis frightful shrieks.' I lorriale. was lie lull i..,,... a,,,,?" .ot long. sir. Father -that there was no weight or loon discovered npoii tat; r 'tie; and, pidgmg t rem is exper.'encs ot X-t, hat aa 1 leeurr-ai nd relcaseil Mr. Clements from 1 ainful situ i'rom th iiionienr. he p :d me, ;.e was uneoai. es to whether he descending, until he ed in a faint von"1. . We had lowered an haaamse cavern. wa s uidmg nam- . ,a i.;.a, ea elie oar him ever the ar within which a! rolling itiiv. it: tie felt' that Avas (l ti a... ss. i ne sea aa his fact touched mil-: . e.taer swim or a the rope: a thrill drown: eld rrasp A' jay ran r! hroMga :ns a ms as a.nd an an; K'Cteu looting on a roe;r coneeaieu i tie nr. .1, on in ..hoof thieo foel wnrar; dentil around h-r f!r ' 1 t ire-sent mattered He ran ned lo a k His w moments name w;. s motionles- t.a'; roc a. aga a; c ded: It soil aded from within the cave. r.xtncatmg mm v -i r irom tae ro;e ne mail. an etlart to swim 1 ;mil t.iai ne h;id more streMgth than ho had thaught swam forward through the darkness up the cavern struggled sank rose again heard his name called louder and nea-c - made one etlort male felt the sand, a . smooth sand Ull( lor his feetforward reeled, and tell, exliaurded. into the arms of his wile. 'And his sister 1 ae ladi ladies were bath there, sir. The cavern wats about lifty feet in depth, sloping nnward toward t lie baek With weeds, stones an and Here Mia CI anents an.l h'T sifter had been driven Iriv Th t take rclu'-re bv the rising tide. i uev had lauded from the bear, on the rocks, at same distance below the cave, in the hope of finding ti pathway or outlet, by which iaev coal the cidl Afte long and hopeless search, they bethought them of the boat; ana, to their extieme terror, found that it had been carried away bv the ri- ing tide, whie a now partly covered the, roehs. Thev had just time, to climb into the ca err. over the fallen recks a! t: w ,- t -; r

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u im ad entrance to anv but a swim Adhoag'i the tide . as last ri-hng ciiecrod eacti otaer wita tiie :Uthev slioultl eacane. Fortunateiioe tii iv :ae (larivnesa at the back ot tue eaern ;s suiiicieut to prevent iVdr discover"::!'.: v. ;! iieig'it to which the water usuaMv rasj i .a yoa some mav imagine, Air. hha.a-aits b''la-e he reeovered hi: s,,nsef5. I Its wife was kneeiintf besi'iti mm. cxiai i nor j,r, iirovrs, wiien her sister. , mm. sf-rtinir up. called their attention ta tin nv w n ne n iatd deseende !. We wmg it up; and ho slier. J; h.s hcrai - ,.,., u disappea red over t); ire a ' no (: I no ca .t Wt)'. cr:. Wtdl lie knew how u S it Wau! luav.' 'a a.ai I -r them louse it m.'it fers net, he stud: thov ( nieani.a 'r us'i ive ii" to . e shall ha; boats h we are sate mute sab sa on, tan,iea ormg to Keep rneir spirits in, winie a. aai. ne well knew that in the darknt-'s tlte chanco-i were, th the boat would, never linu t!ie cae. 'Two hours, sir two long; hours passed on in this way, and Mr. Clements had given up all hope. The water kept ris ing and rising till at hst the waves broke at their feet, and eacdi instant threatened their destruction. The ladies were almost dead with fear and cold, when a large, heavy. Dutch-built boat you don't see such now, tir swept, with scarcely a sound, under the arch i n to the cavern, her prow coming in close upon the spot where Mr. Clements and the ladies we're. They did not hear her until she was within the cave; and no wonder, far the oars were inunled, and those who were in her was as silent as the grave. It was part of the cargo of a French smuggler, laying a few miles oil", that her erew, assisted by some of the fishermen, were about to land, and they had taken shelter in the cavern, having been alarmed at the approach of a boat up the coast. Fortunate was it that Mr. Clements prevented the ladies from calling jUt fur assistance from them ' 'Why I should have thought at such a moment even smuo-glers ' 'Not they; not they, sir and Mr. Clements knew it. Desperate men 1 ke them would have left the poor things lo drown, or have murdered them. No Mr. Clem ents knew better. J Its tried 3 last and dangerous chance, but it was his only one. Listen, .dr: while the men ha-! their beads turned to the opening of the cavern, watching the boat pas, the sight of which had driven them into it, he lifted the ladies gently into the boat. They could'nt hear him for the. noise of the waves. There was plenty of room for them, and he drew a sail over them, and was just stepping in himself after them, when one of the men turned, and he had only time to conceal himself under the bows of the boat before she w as again moving silently out of the cave with, as as her crew lit tie suspected the addition of two to their number since she had entered it. 'They went about a q darter of a mile under the cliff, and landed a boy, who disappeared like a cat up the rocks. A dead silence ensued: no one ventured to J p C Ti ! the men rested on their oars, an.l the boat gently rose and sank on the waves. At last the silence wa broken; something dark was hurled down the eiitT at a short distsnce from the boat. It fell heavily on the rocks. "-'Jod forgive him! he's toss'd him over muttered one of the men. And so it was sir. the poor mm on the lookout was asleep near the top of the cliff and we often hear of these men rolling over in their sleep. There's always a reason for it sir. They were going to land their cargo, when they heard h gun in the ruling from one of tii3 King's cutters. The alarm had been given. Not a moment was to be lost; and, straining every nerve, they bore out to sea. 'They were about two miles from shore, wiien some of the men deel-red it was a lost job, and that they could go no further. Mrs. Clements was quite senseless with cold and exhaustion, but her sister listened eagerly to what the men?s:dd. They had some angry words but the meaning of their conversation she could not understand. There was a little boat astern of the larger one, which they drew to it and entered one by one, the last man calling out as he stepped in 'Now then, boys, pull fur your lives; they'll make after us when they find they've lost their prize. 'The boat had disappeared in the surrounding darkness before the terrified la- : I- comprehended all, and then sir, in a ! moment the frightful truth flashed upon iter. The devils had seutlled the boat and it was sinking fast. She said one prayer, and then turned to kiss her sleeping sister, when Mr. Clement's sounded almost at her side! There he was, sir there he was. in the self-same pleasure boat which had been the cause of all iheir misfortunes. Ha had just time to lift the ladies out of the boat, and to get clear of her, when she went down. The revenuecutter came up, and took them on board all alive; but many months passed before Mrs. Clements recovered from the effects of that dreadful nigh. What became of Mr. Clements when they left him in the cave?' 'e held on to the boat for a few minutes till they got outside, and then swain to the rocks, where be found the little pleasure boa', and enteting it, followed in.

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the track of thelaigcr vessel in time to save the life of Mrs. Clements tand her sister. The sun is setting, sir,' said the samphire-gruhercr, touching his hat to me. I must be going homeward,' added he, as he turned awav on his path, 'one of these days when you are strolling on the rucks below, sir, you will look at the etivem where Mr. Clements found his wife. You can imagine much better than I can describe what must have been their IV clings in such a place and at such a time. Good evening, sir.

I Wlsto I Were S5c! ;:n; tfihi n 2a.ssaoi: in the Lirr.or tztkk POLK. '1 wiu I wort; he!' said Pe tor Poik i" saw the son of a rich neigUSwr rid ridtng gaily bv, while Peter was trudging on foot Peter at this period was about 10 vears of age, a good bov, a tolerable scholar, of a Kind, willing, and obliging disposition. Pat Peter could scarcely look upon the superior comforts of rh-.5u .'.round him.! nnout some-times signing taat ms own irtunes were so hu: liable. 'Now,' tho.igh: Petor, .how delightful it would ho for miles on foot bv on such a nr.-, instead of trudging three to - ah. !, ta ride pleasantly i nice, ponev. I should not be n 1 got there, and could learn no tireu v n a groat do; ad mare. With, such thoughts A was Jill '! as he trudged along, lould have a dear littio ponev, Pea-; ! law he air miand ha other ? qi a:;-' sn his lot. ::o ' e:: l a th. lusand until he got 'I'M childish fancies. ati agetaer dir.-; v. ith a T do v. h,h I w ere he'.' ex claimed Peter. At tae same moment turn(TWr u ft. .ii ,.rn,ir m 1 i. . ... ."v. ,'' 11 '.'-.111.. .1 covered the -ou:ig gen :e road, ho disdead. man miih: The ponev hal ran awav with him. It had thrown him off. and in falling, lie had fractured his skull and produce, J instant death. hhirvaving this sad spectacle, Peter ?e.-ious!v thought that ho wa.s far better off as he wa. and trudged the remainder of l.iswpdk f r that r.ml niany another day without wishing for a ponev. 1 wish 1 were he!' said Peter Polk. ;;s at the age of 3 ho left his friend and old sehoomsr, Richard Jones. Thev had, both commenced business at the same ta- aa ah- nt three years reae'ic1 . o ii - . A 'li.Ut' M. I and iiidefatigab! v. He eter worked hard iad a tolerable share of custom, and. this had enabled him to furnish twn roams in exeeet emit' tab! sivle against the time ho might find a rib to iako his bones complete. Pat Richard had far outstripped him. lie han' taken a whole house, and furnished it splendidly. Ho was alwav flush of mon-'v, and if any party of pleasure we. proposed, Richard would fornion -oid spend his cash freelv, while if Peter went, which was verv rarelv, he wa ; compelled to be exceedingly economical, which math? him appear verv mean. Peter could not n ake out how it w as. h lcfiard did not seem ta have so much ba-uness as he had. and most unquestionably live. It chanced tl ktrg' order to e ea ;h ' c mm!' ; not half so atten- .,- a f one me a xecute; and ream a it. he nroe-aed-i i mg some to iiieiiard. who advanced him fifty I.I , . , i'i O t- ,!.-.! 1 -i ro i irs on his note. He e-a-cntea th oner, got pa ana too.v up h:s hat to and pay him. i a ii; -har What a new leaa.v no n, c 1 . . 1 ! at ! T, 1 ( 1 1 i r. .. ser ( m o a 1 fri ll w. Just Uh, W l I were. he. r t ha urre th' exchmiation a pahcoofheer entered and request'": 1 Peter to accompany mm to tae police oftice, stating that ho had a warrant lor im at! hensioii Peter w as thunderstruck. He ia.1 do no no no wrong that he was aware ot. in vaai ne a-.cej unon wai . C r a. cha i ho wa? arrested. Tho odieer was silent, and thus thev proceeded together to the police. Peter underwent a private examination as to where he got a .C20 note which was proved to be a counterfeit and traced to him. Peter stated of Richard Jones, hi-s friend. He wa then more rigorously s!auned ;iS fo hb connection with that individual, and he stated all he knew, how ho had helped him, and how, ho added. l often wish 1 were he.' Young man, raid the. magistrate, '1 believe you. You shall now see the man whoso situation vou so much envy.' Peter was now conducted along galleries and winding staircases building which contained cells. Two doors securin; to an i? ated long row one .f ;: of were unlocked, and Peter confronted its tenant Richard Jones. He was one of a gang of forgers, ay ' confessed t " lending the identical but to Peter which was traced to him. Peter, a1' he left thoJ drearv abode of crime, thanked Cod heartily tiiat he was not Richard Jones, and, returned to his humble tenement with mast heartfelt gratita 1 far all the blessings he posr eased. 1 wish 1 were he." vears after tho even; exe . If aimed Peter two ?oemed somehow or other that Peter's experience had gone for nought, and lie could not get rid of his wishings. Yet he had perhaps more occasion to indulge in this wir.ii' than at any termer period. The occasion was this. Peter had long been enamoured of a very pretty, and what wa? rtill better, of a verv gcxxl eirl. but somehow or other ho did not mane much advauice He w as aiwarmlv wtdway." kinu; j come h and received ?.nd voting la :v s i, etacr. 1 1

cidedly partial to him. Whether it was his modesty, or that he believed he was not beloved again, certain it is that he had never spoken of love, except with his eyes, and that delicious awkwardness so amusing to a disinterested spectator that always embarrasses a modest lover. If was thought, too. that Ann bed returned his glance in kin i, but he was too nvost

to perceive it. and as maidenly modesty could do no more, aliaira were hkelv to remain in this way till both parties died, what is more like'y, till the edv got tired of waiting, v.-hen an in.-hvMH .aained that caused the exclamation we hae written down. - n excursion tip the river was proposed, in which music and dancing were t be the features. Ann and le-r brother and so era; young men wno visited the house wero nf the party, and Peter had anticinatae party ed much pleasure in going, but. a job far an ex'-. lent customer, that was to !e eedited mime prevented ttenHl"! daa.-" The follow ing evening, he one ot a io no --tons who had enjoyed the trip He sjK)ke in forms of eetacv of the beauty ol Ann held how often he. had danced with her, and how she hail given him a flower, which he produced and kissed, and said he would keep it forever far her sake. Peter declared that it was false, with a spirit unusual for him; in tho mean lime he felt that it was true; but he hoped thai the other would resent his w ord-', that he m:ghf have, the plea-are of giving i.im a good f arjisoiuf- I tie voa ri " m.- a on v a Uighe 'I wish I were in a g tied cicr, !eft the group. The next dav tho young fellow came into Peter's store, and producing a letter written in a faint womanish looking hand, asked hirn triumphantly w hether he would believe; him then. The. letter read thus: '1 'car Mr. Muggins I have heard of the remarks you made about mv flower, and of your expressions in regard to myself. 1 cannot see you alone in the dav time, but if vou will come this evening, and clap your hands three times under mv chamber window,! will pjidoavir to reward vou as you deserve. Kveuse mv not signing mv name for fear of accident.' i eter was taund 'rstruck. it w ai evident that Ann loved Muggin thereceuld be no doubt of it. Peter sighed end felt a if ho could do lio vrork.'and a if he did no'eare whether ho'ever worked again or not. At an earlv hour ho shut up his store and wandered out in a restless spirit, determined to s'-e the result of fiie interiew. Ife remembered that Ann's chamber window was at tho back of the house. W hat lover doe -3 not know- the resting place of his mistress, and invoke blessings on her head as the faint illumination of its window tells him she is retiring to sleep, as h believe?, under the especial guardianship of 'her fister angels. At the back of the house where w as situated Ann's chamber window, was a long garden, at the Imff-mi of which was a neat arlx.r, and in the mid dle a fish pon l. which, in tl ie m u.i;;e., 1: is verv ;; 'thing lOOKi Iiko a suet of stiver. neaatitul. to me.' 1. a ght Peter. b 1 eter or '.oncou hireee;; m arbor. o a w aid about half an hour afterwards cautiously entering the a. n. his riv t He was highl v elated in anticipation of us coming nappy m '1 w ish I were he.' ervie w. sighed Peter, as Maggins pas -"aa window. I, tin a iv I, do w a vrere ae again exe eh a n. CI , i r.s the u.-eo taps we Instantly the window was raised and r vo:c exclaimed 'Is it m?' i cs, it is J, .dugguis, was tho evy. I eter teit as u tienven and t an i v. ere annihilated and chaos was cmo again. W hen. Io? from the window crane no ladv; ii . i i -.' i i but a tack of flour y with which th. scouted ;b ggms ,a his TV 00 suit of dress, black w ere literal!-- c ered. Before he- could get the mcmen;.-, particles from his eyes, three stout fellows buo-l from the house, seized him, and hurrvitig him aiong, plumped, him ire. and ears into tho fishpond. 'There, coxcomb, that is v.li.it you deserve,' cried a voice which Peter recognised to be Ann's brother. Muggins did not wait to hold conversa tion, hut scrambling our. like a Z w it i

his tail between his lee and .sneaked .o'Toenabout thre days:

in double quick time. Peter was astonished. It was inexplicable. He thought he must be dreaming. J 1c was not the only astonished person. The ridiculous figure of the retreating Muggins everted the risible faculties of Ann's brother to such .a degree that ho could net ir nd, but balding both his sides. reled into the arbor and deposited himself in Peter's lap. A mutual explanation ensued. Muggins had stolen tho flower, which Ann had dropped and supposed she has! lost. Her br 'tiler had heard the impudent. Iving boas of the gift and had determined to ! revenged. He w rote the note, of apMin?mcr.t in a hand as much as possible like Ann's. The result lias been told. Pat tho brother did not stop there he sound''.! Peter as to his affection for his sister, and he a rd. as he supposed, that it was uuIm .-m le l. Thev entered the house toge ther, and w it'u sweet confusion, when the br ler l ememherod he mid target f somciumg, an Ann and eter stame'tig patiPeter lnaraa ere iett alone fog-a:,; . iii Ann's io ing t :.: h s! m.

never since these three .sufficient warnings has ho been known to wish himelf any other person than his own proper self TIIF. STAR OFKE-niLEHEM. And suddenly a star nroe It wi the ?tar of Bethlehem. It was my guide, my light, my all It bade my dark forchodings crsco. And thro' the"trrm and dangsrs thrall Led me into the port if peo. K. White. Our state in this vale of lo?:s ; arnjx. ed one. Life may h !,;.neJ to the, winds, ever shif ing. Sometime it appears as calm as summer evenings are, and again, storms and tempests criequer its even surface, darkening every prospect and rendering scenes, once bright and joyous, gloomy and bleak as ih

plains of desolation. Put even Over all these scenes there is one star seen to brighten. In the absence of all that renders life tolerable, in weal or wo, in joy or sorrow, it ti!l beams out unchanged and tmdimmed. h shines in peerless beauty, dispensing its blessed Indit at all seasons, and even when it is forgotten, and we steer wide of its heavenly direction, still it seems to twinkle near us. This is the star of Hethlehcm. It poea before us, shooting downward its golden brightness, and then again it plays ''like a thing of life athwart the distant vista. mat nau, ior a briet moment, shut in black and dark as midnight. 0, what heart-rending sensations pervade the torn, lacerated bosom of 'the aiiiieted. when they see the gigantic shadings of life's fitlul picture rover for days this pole star of their hopes! Dark', dark, are all present tilings, though arravtd in the pomp and glitter of this world's splendor. In its absence, a storm is abroad more horiible than ever startled ocean's hardiest sons. Put, O, who can describe the extaticjojs. which inspire those who have groped their wav for years without one cheering beam of'hope. or spark of glimmering day. what thev come out upun prospects "touched with divine penciling, lighted with the Mar of peace, the harbinger of ali Cod's promised blessing! With what unutterable satisfaction and pleasure they gaZfl upon this token nf -i Si. i " . . ,-,luu, kivc, as it lights them along in the nathf duty, and, walking in its "brightness, ushers them into the presence of hina who lit it up in the moral heavens to he our guide m endless h9.Rcv. .7. X. Muffin. Fivi; THors.iND I'or.r.AKs Rf:wai:d uiU be given, to any person or persons, who can truly and satisfactoi iiv answer thfollowing five questions: 1st. Who was the author of the work entitled Thomas A. K'emj.is? 2dv Who w rote the letters of Junius' lid. Was Quern Martj an armm-eho of the murder. .f Lord I irnlev i.u. w jio .km'c f J ceuruseh raid C Robin ? ... 'uh. Who r-l rinna'i A'rvc. ! i ew rd? ('inr llfM a n it. We an vver y .anv bod- to refute as toour .inlow s n swers: 1 o La.- Ji. -r. ' nomas A qum T" the fecund. !,t. Hmiltei; To tiie third. Yes; To the fourth, one nf Col Jniift "n 's mounted men kill".; Tr.. Robin dead; To the fifth. An A .. e claim the r ard. mediate p,ni)i"i;t wit!;'I". Tatthr'. h, and ( '. akn. pert It-"! itaanv era, ii.. A a ft'--Report of thr Post Mitrr (IrnrraLTle ( '.lubo'of Molld.1 v c rans tiu 'o -umetit. W shall probab'v publish it. s also tho report of the, .vrrtsrv of Wrr, on Friday. The receipts of the Post Office Depir'menf for the year ending oOth June, IS JO, are stated ' 8 l,:.Td,M6o. Kxpenditur.-i el,7.)U,lK. Deficit ,,10,15. x. Ni!ej only oeeunie.s five cohimns cf th--Cloix. Important Intelligence, to thr Loro ben. Cev. Pogs, in his late messagi to the legislature of Missouri, thus speak of a subject deeply interesting to the loco tui iturr Has ucen recognised as a navigable stream by the general government, and also declared to be so bv positivo enactment of the legislature of this sh'tc." He urges the improvement of the navigation ef the tiver by a series of locks ami dams, probably in view of the great run of business, now setting towards its sources. ..s..a, i: i... . i "Vou ought to be aahamcd of yourHow very common and at tho same time how very absurd it is for a girl, after she has been kissed by a rhap, to turn round, pout her pretty lips as though she wamad, and say "youought to be aahauud of yourself" when everv one must know she means nothing by it. It is all nrnsense, girls, to maka remarks of the kind, and you really "ought to bo a-diamed of yourselves," for using them. Whv don't you "come right out," bkr the Yankee cirl whe w as kii.-ed by her lover, and tell him, "you das'nt du that a ? t . Tl t 'i a w .