The Wabash Courier, Volume 11, Number 46, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 22 July 1843 — Page 1

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POETRY.

GUARDIAN AH GELS*

BT KSA tana.

Ho inward pang, no yearning love, Is lost to- bnman hearts, No anguish that the spirit feeis,

Wben bright-wioged hope departs Though in the mystery of li(| 0 Discordant powers prevail} That life itself be weariness,

And sympathy may fail: Yet all becomes a discipline, To lore us to the aky, T. And angels bear the good it brings,

With fostering care on high Though other#, weary of the wateh^, M»f sink to toil-spent sleep, UAnd we are left in solitude

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And agony to weep:

s'-1 MYet they, with ministering zeal :i\ V-im The cup of healing bring, ^^-^And bear our lore and gratitude ,,v^. of: A wo y, on heavenward wing ^J i-jfiAnd thus the inner life is wrought.

The blending earth and hearen,

*|j.' The love mow earnest in its glow,! ["J f*t Wben much hss been forgiven. 4^V'

.JP* 'im

TRUST WOT MAN-

Trust not man for he'll deceive you, Treach'ry is bis sole intent 1 First he'll omrt you, then he'll leave you, Poor, deluded, to lament.

But how proud when they tueceed^

So the Bird, when once deluded, By the Fowier't artful snare, Pines out life in cage aecJuded— Fair ones, while you're young beware

MISCELLANEOUS.

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.•Form'd by naturtto nndo w» They escape our utmost heed &rf"z Obi how humble when they aoo us, j*

"TRUST UOJ WOMiN.^

Trust not woman, she beguiles you,

All her smiles are formed by art Firat she'll/eMer, then ttiU yo«,^ Sighing with a broken heart!

Form'd by nature to pursue us, They outstrip the fleetest men Ah! how sweet they bill and coo us. he H*?

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80 the Fish the bate admiring^ On the Angler"t fatal shore, Gasps out life, in pangs expiring-* Lovers of the hook beware!

Picayune.

THE TEXAN SANTA EXPEDI-

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Picturesque Valley—The Organo—Mountain Jrasset—San Louis Petosi in the dis tanet—The Women vf San Louis—Its former importance and present condition—

Conxvnt of the Augustines—Attention to the Stckf ^c. 4 The country betweift La Patttda and San Luit Potoai it wild, mountainous and exceedingly picturesque* At one time the traveler finds himself winding along through deep, dark and quiet valleys, surrounded on all sides by high and rugged precipices. Many of thesa valleys are not more than ttfeftly or thi% yards in width, having pure streams of switWunning water dashing through them and with here and thore tho rude mud dwelling of soke family that has chosen the «wcluded retreat for home. On either sido the mountains rise in abrupt and precipitous masses, shutting out tho sun almost entirely except for an hour or two during the middle of the day. Wild flowers of almost every variety and hue, sending forth delicious fragrance, are to be seen on everv side, and here for the first time we met with the tall and, symmetrical organo plant, a species of the cactus. It is about six or seven inches io diameter at the base, tapering upwards gradually, but very slightly, grows from eigh* teen to twenty-five feet in height, and is entirely destitute of limbs or leaves. As it is an evergreen, and grows perfectly straight, it is in many parts of Mexico planted closely in rows, and when it attains its full sice and height makes a neat and strong fence—as symmetrical in every particular as though the hand of man had fashioned it. This singular production of nature receives its name from tne very close resemblance a row of it hfis to the pipes of an organ. The prickly pear was also seen growing upon the almost perpendicular mountain sides, and here there were goats or scrubbylooking jackasses pickfog a scanty subsistence from the thorny herbage which grew along the precipices. The climate In these mountain passes, for they scarce deserve tlie uame of valleys, is delightfully mild, the wants of the scattered inhabitants few, and easily supplied by the vegetables they grow upon a few square rods of land. Ignorant of the wide world from which they are shut oat, its cares and vanities, they here spend their days in quietness, and in apparent ignorance of the wild sublimity with which th«y are surrounded.

Emerging from one of theso panes* the travelerfitwla himself climbing the rocky side# of precipices that at first sight seenimpatsaWe- By alow degrees the mountain summit is reached, mod then he is amply repaid for his toil by the scenee below htm—scenes so full of calm repoes and quiet beauty. Our wagons with the

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by a dif

ferent road, it being utterly impossible for aught save asan or beast to make the passage through these wild mountain gorgna.

After toiling some six hours in gaining as many wiles, we finally reached the summit of the mountains which hem tn the beautiful vally of San Lab on its southern side. In oar rear was a rede and broken couotry-—a country formed by nature in one of her wildact freake—before us was spread out a booodlea* and peaceful valley. In the distance the numerous dotnea and ateenles of San LetePtowhile all around were

ton were seen rising, white til a rich nod fertile fields, and this too in An fnooth of January, lnmwwtabte nmpq

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wci» seen rising and folliog in every par! of the valley, for there are no irrigating ditches and the inhabitants are compel

Jed to resort to

the w*ijs for wat*r to jnoisten t^ earth. Descending the mountain, we finally gained the valley, and here we found a wide, straight road, skirted on either side by huge -prickly pear trees, leading directly into, the city, a distance of fcome six or seven miles* Those who have never seen the prickly pear ns it grows in Maxtco oan hardly credit the dories of theMmmeosfe size which it attains* I have seen the trunks of some of them at least two feet io diameter, growing ten feet in height without a limb, and then branching off in every direction. As we drew nearer the city an aromatic tree, the name of wh^ch

I have now forgotten, takes the place of the prickly pear on either side of tbft road.— Here dwelling house would be seen, ing ori of the

(lie front ^ard fenced in by the tower'JVAO, cut off alt view

finwhich•completely

biUrtion save through front for an entrance.

the vacant Robiado

had sent on his trumpeters as usual tlPnnnounce onr arrival, and the principal streets through which we passed were thronge^with dense masses of the inhabitants. San^ jLuis Potosi id one of the best built cities co, regularly laid out, and with an air of cleanliness not common in a Mexican town. The women, too. are somewhat famous for thefr general beauty—they certainly have small and most perfectly formed feet and hands, large and lustrous eyes,and the blackest and most glossy hair of any females 1 saw while traveling noar three thousand miles Mi rough the country. The windows and balconies of the better houses were filled with them, while the girls of the poorer classes, with their neatly worked chemises, gaudy petticoats and reboses, were gathered along the side walks to watch the progress Tejanos through their town. «.

San Luis Potosi must contain some forty thousand inhabitants, although it is impossible to ascertain exactly the number. It was a place of great wealth while the adjacent gold mines were productive the working of them having ceased, the city has lost much of its formor consequence. A large nmount of grain is raised, however, in the vicinity, and San Luis is still a place of no inconsiderable importance. Its churches, convents, and other public institutions are magnificent, and will vie with those of any city in Mexico—a country abounding with the grandest speci K»OMO£ aTahifcaatttfOy-—

Passing through the principal square of the town we at length reached the convent of the Augustine friars. This is a rich and noted establishment, and the holy and benevolent brotherhood kindly appropriated two or three large rooms in their convent to our use.—• Here our sick were kindly attended to, visit* ed by Mexican physicians, and several of those who were in the most hopeless condition wore taken to tho Hospital to be better attended. How different this from the unkind treatment we had experienced but a few days previous at Zacatecos|#i*a 4$ fii

A Stroll through San Luis—A Market scene —Encounter with Americans—A singular Genius—Anecdotes and "Old Hundred"—

Return to th$ Convent. The evening we arrived at San Luis Potosi, Van Ness, who always had great influence with the Mexican officers from the fact of his sneaking Spanish fluently, obtained permission to leave the convent without a guard, accompanied by myself and one other person. First ascertaining the name of the street in which our quarters were situated, we strolled off at random, into the heart of tha city A walk of but a few squares brought us to the market, which was now filled with venders of every species of eatable, drinkableund wearable articles. Seated upon the ground a female might be seen with a few red peprs for sale, her merchandize dimly lighted a small fire beside her. But a few steps off another woman, with a scanty supply of frejoles, or beans, would be quietly awaiting customer, and Iter next neighbor was probably sitting by the side of a pot of chile guisado or red pepper stew, a very common dish of the eountrv. In her lap would be ft small pile of tortillas, and ever and anon, as some hungry customer would give her a call, abe would throw two or three of the tortilla* upon the fire to warm, dip a saucer of the guias2o from the pot before her, aqd after receiving her quartillo in advance, would hand the eatables over. The quartUlo is a copper coin, about the aixe of one of our pennies, and is worth three cents. There is a small portion of silver in the Mexican coin—just enough to make it an object td counterfeit them-—and it fcfaid that large quantities of spurious fuartiao* have been manufactured in this country and in England expressly for the Mexican market.

The market space of San Luis occupies a large square, and every port of it was in aome way occupied by the females. Twentyfive cents would have purchased the entire stock in trade of a large portion of them yet thoy seemed perfectly happy, and would chat away while smoking their cigaritos with the greatest vivacity and cheerfulm**. There

not have been as many languages spoken aa in the New Orleans market, bat there was aa much talking and ever more bustle and confusion. The enure square waa filled with soldiers off duty, loafers, market women, girls, rooaka,gamblers, leperoe, venders of oraogae, mnadas, and oilier fruits, robbers, friars, fellows with fighting chickens under their bUaketa—ia abort one of thoao mtaoeltaneoos ooileetioas always to be found about a Mexican ssarket square. The adpimng buildings were occupied aa drinking and cigar shop*, relait fancy atoms, and dwelling Sonars of the poorer qgfers.

En wiring MMttmysilk, or lie eased tone!! cigars, wo mot two or three faces so doeMedly. A«^o^xoo_te complexion and

VOL. 11. TERRE-HAUTE, IND. JULY 22, 1843.

feature that we at once accosted tfcera in English. We were answered by one of them with a_drawl so peculiarly '"down East" that Marble or Hackett might have learned pure Yankee pronunciation by taking Icssowtdf him* We soon ascerta ine4ihal thty bek*lged to the American circus company then performing at San Luis, and on informiog them who we were .they at once invited us to their fopde to supper. The first speaker, who proved to be a regular Vermonter, waa not ittle sttjprisedjto see tit oat wfthout 4 goo and asked us if we had received permission to that eflect. We told him that we were allowed to leave our quarters on parole, which relieved his astonishment. Chipman, for that was the name of the Yankee, was one of the quaintest specimens of the race, I havo seen, and I bavo encountered not a few samples.— He to!d an excellent story* played the trombone, triangle and bass viol, spoke Spanish well, drove one of the circus wagons, translated the bills, turned an occasional sommersett in the ring, cracked jokes in Spanish with the Mexican clown, took the tickets at the entrance, was an excellent whistler, and made himself generally useful. After partaking of an excellent supper we spent an agreeable hour in his room, listening to story after story of his adventures. He "come out" to Mexico, to use his own words, by way of Chihuahua, accompanying the traders from Jonesboro', on Red River, their firat and only expedition across the immense prairies.— They were some eight months on the road, and suffered incredible hardships for want of water and provisions. Chipman was a stout man at the time we saw him, but he inform.

when he first arrived at the Mexican settle ir.ents—so poor, in fact, that, to use- his own words, "a person might have read the New England Primer through him withoutjspecs."

When 10 o'clock came, we arose to depart, but before leaving, the droll genius insisted that we shou)d partake of a glass of egg-nog with him, njftd then assist him to sing "OLD HUNDRED," ii^tpmembrance of old times.— There are few pafspns in the New England states but can get through with this ancient and well known psalm-tune after some fashion, and although neither the time nor place were exactly befitting, wo could not resist complying with his comico-serious request.— Chipman really had a good voice/accompanied himself on a double bass that stood up in cjne comer of the rodm, and gave great .effect 1 if {1'Buftfay acene which is prooSttflr tho history of San Luts Potom„ we "took tefove of our singular friend, who promised to call at the convent early the next morning, and do everything in his power to assist those among the Texans wh$ were the most destitute.. ...

Sumor.

"PRINCIPIIS OUST A.

Convent—Chipman again—A Scotch it Lady— Vuil to Ukt Circue—Invi—laughable mistake—A Supper-

Vititert at the Gentleman and hit tat ion to tup out—. jRetumto the Con friend* improved.

wbaw w* hsd been than inislsly wa toA oar leave, bat aot antil wehal taken aaathadbesarwtaa. Even tbe ladies jaiaed ia aaytag that alt agwfogies wars asnffnssrr* aai furty iaaghed the

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Drpkrtw*from San Tjtin—A mem Guard-*Anecd*U of Ak* Commander Valley Sa» FranytKo— A rriemi Jerrml—latmtnte Slaighier-kotue—A Sineuktr

P%oce*tivH—Equestrian Performance of a Rag— Fodder Stack*— Tke Mexica* Arritro. I) was on the morning of the' 13th of January that WeJMt our departure frncn San Luis Potosi, leaving six ir seven ot our nek in the hospital—men who were ut'.atjy unable to tmvel. A liberal supply of clothing wsadistributed among the more destitute the evening beffre, and also a small sum of money to each man— tbtttions which bad been raised principally among bteign residents. t. Robiado, much to the gratification of the pris4aft ns st San Luis, and we were now placed in oi an entirely new gnard of dragoons with a *elite and. gent Ionian I commander. 1 have now forgotten the name of tbia officer, but he had been a prisoner himselfirt Texas, and frequently spoke of the excellent treatment he received while in that country. An incident extremely interesting occurred when he first appeared among us. It seems that at the retreat after tnebatilo of San Jacinto this officer was wounded in the chase, captured by a Texan, and afterwards quartern! by him at the house of a gentleman, who dressed his wound and bestowed upon him every attention. In _iyt one jiately recognised bis former captor and benefactor, abd the meeting between them waa deeply affecting. %*?n® ''irough a fertile and thickly settled country, thefields many of tbem fenced in witn the organo and pear, we readied the hacienda of Laa Pills ear ib the afternoon, and halted there for the night. The next day we continued our journey through the beautiful valley of San Francisco, one of the most fertile in Mexico. On the 14th of January we arrived at the town of Jerral, the celebrated residence of the Count of {Hat name, who is one of the wealthiest proprietors Jn ell Mexico. The town, which is owned by Jerral, has a fine church, and an immense slaughter-house where something like a thousand sheep are killed daily for their hides and tallow alone. The residence of the Cotfht alone. The residence of the Connt himself is a large nnd imposing building, although destitute of ar-

Tfee ne

ed us that he was a perfect transparency* ,N«t a soul save the four men who bore the litter wss

a a A a I a 4.1 atla^nan lA I kI* funAMkl r» •hnn—l f» Wm MiM A_

next morning, a short time after leaving Jerral, ountered a singularly grave And at the same udicrous procession. Borne apon the shoulders of foar men came a litter, on whieh the body of a dead mat&was lying. The corpse was decorated with different species of flowers, and the bearers, were carry-

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it to*be burial ground at Jerral for interment.—

attached to this singular funeral procession, but itnmeately in'the rear was a femalo drivings little, halfstarved jackass along in the same direction. Upon the bak of the donkey, with his head turned towards the animal's tail, a large and extremely fat live hog waa Tiding—the first of the swinish race I had ever seen -ipswnted. His /bur leas were cotffined, two on either ndta of the animal which was besring him slong and the. hog was ever and anon changing the position of his head from one side to the other, in order to take the greatest possible comfort under the circumstances- I cannot say that his equestrian performance was altogether as graceful as some I have seen, nor that he had that dauntless bearing which gives to feats of horsemanship theirtest charm but he certainly msnife»od a resignation and stoical indifference whitjh could harnly have been expected, and wo laughed outrittht nsnhe scrubby-looking animal with his singular rider trqtted past its. I have often heard of a "hog in arm°r£ but never expected to see a bog on hor^back.

Opportunity to write to my

During the forenoon of the next day after oar meeting with the equestrians we were visited attheconvent by a large number of foreigners—Scotch, Irish, English, German, French amf American. Chipman ata^ made his appearance, with several of his companions, and for an hour or two the old cloister fairly rang with laughter at his merty jokes. The mad wag had an inexhaustible fund ot humorous anecdotes, and one great beauty about hia jokes was, that while his hearers' sides were shaking at their recital, hia own face was as grave as that of any of the Yucatan idols which

race Norman or Stephen's works. A faint twinkle of enough to ahow that he felt the full comic force of his story, might be seen lurking about corners of his* eyes-, bat farther than this He did not indulge an outward expressions of mirth.

Among those who visited our qoarters during the day were several of the wealthiest foreign merchants of Ne place. Aa Col. Cooke's party had no: taken San Lata in their route there had been no call upon their charity, and they immediately set about raising a handsome subscription of money and clothing &r the more destitute among the prisoners. It was laughable enough to see some of them, who had for montha been arrayed only in rags now suddenly transformed into perfect dandies by the timely assistance of a suit of fashionable although aecdnd hand garments.

At aight a pa(ty of as were again permitted .to visit the towa without a guard, and the next day the Commands nte of San Luis permitted all the Texan officers to ramble about the town on their parole. In the forenoon I visited a very gentlemanly Scotch merchant of the place and was introduced to his lady. 3m, too, wss a native of Scotland, had been many yearns resident of San Lais, and was very affable and lady-like in her department. She waa also very liberal in her gifts to the prisoners—especially to such of them as war* her own countrymen.

A performance was given in the afternoon at thecireaa, the large arena in which the ball fights lake place having been neatly fitted up by the company. To this performance we were all invited, and eeme eight or ten accepted the invitation. We found the arena tolerably filled with the better classes of the place, aad amung the aodience were many extremely well dressed ladies. They wore not a little jewelry, and many of them tad rich and showy mantilUs bat by far the greatest charm a boat them waa their taigs liquid black eyes, so fall of deep aad impassioned feeling. The riding of the American equestrians appeared to be new to the aadience, aad was greeted wita repeated shouts of applaoas.

We had received an invitatioa to take sapper with a Gertraft ia the place who apoke English, and while sseitiag his dwdlfag accidental If catered the haase of who waa ooe of tbe piste sad lived'

in a style ot gnat nfandor. Seme five or six of found oarselvta suddenly in a richly furnished draw-ing-room, which were eevwmf Mexican ladies.— They manifested not the least constraint, bat invited as to be seated at ones and entered intoeonvenmioo with nth ofaftr patty aa andwstood Spaaiah. Tbemsater «f the (waa, too. asked as politely to per take of wise with bim. aad althoagh we did not see the gentleman whose invitation we had accepted in the mow, there was nothing ia thfe deportment ef thane present towards as to detsots that w« were vaiavtaCW even onweteonM gaests. After we had went some half an hoar ia this way the rent fndtvidoal of whose haspitetarwsW itwawM to partake arrivwi iassatcli elaa. aad then for the fin* time we discosared oar mistake.

th^ offsa a aw« Atrived at length at the boast for WlwA we had at first started, we there rawed a aaost excsHeat aad wiasaaftfcsehaiesst deasriptiaa waitlag for Aft st ^sadtag a osnyioofhoy la rtsir MMI ia saseatatiaa as to what disposwiea the waa A Mtcrmaeat woatd snake of assefW reaching the eapi- Wile egcede the same M», tth waiaiBMisi afwynnaakt thaasavsaa, 8asj asssrnitwd that we ware to ranew oar march the:J

aext tmrn«ut. and aa tPmmd Falconer, who had MM hisatated aalt proof tlw

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IT INCTDKNT.—Among the host attracted curiosity to wiMtHsss ,the^advad^aO&llii

adftow-complexioned genius, mounted upon a rough uncouth Shetland pony. The horse and ritier attracted no email share of attention, and many were the remarks made, and jests uttered, as the pony passed along. After proceeding very leisurely for some distance, the animal came to a stand-still, and ia despite ofjsoaxing, threats or blows, seemed resolved to have its own way. A crowd of mert and boys gathered around. ••VWhere are you bound, if the wind holds?" asked one. "How's friend8?Mshouted another. "Are you the President?" inquired a third. No, I ain't President. I'm a procession going to meet him,"/eplied the man,"open the wny and let U|ya8s, won't you?" "Hurrah," roared a down voices. "Whoa, gee, g' long." "Let the* procession pas«," "make way for the procession," etc. were the remarks of the crowd.

The man dismounted, got before the pony, and pulled at the bridle, but the animal braced itself and stood firm. He went behind and beat and pushed it but would not budge an inch. Hurras long and loud were given.— IrWhy, now, gentlemen I'd be sorry to spoil your sport, hut upon my honor, that critter is not the President, nor am I one of the Cabinet, so what your are horrawing about is more than I know but never mind, you ain't the first that's been mistaken." The President —-ha-ha ha—hurrah. 1fou ain't the Cabinet, tfiiat are you then? ''The Captain's bed-fel-low?" "No I ain't, I'm maater of this stuborn critter, what'll go just when he pleases, and airth could'nt budge him, unless you go before him and hold something green—Mister, just step slowly before him, and try, won't you V* said the man to one, apparantly on office-holder, by the huge bunch of ribbons, attached to his button hole. Tbe bunch of of ribbons very quickly disappeared. The maa again walloped the pony, while it kicked tremenduouslv, which caused the crowd to huzza more vociferously. "Don't,.good %flaaffifcm't make such a noise, tbe critter WHfthink he's got among a lot of donkeys, and a feller feeling will induce him to stay here io spite of all I can do." Good, well said#" responded several of the by-slanders. The crowd finding they were likely to get the worst of it man encounter of wit, began to disperse, and tbe pony seeming disposed to move, the man mounted aad proceeded on his way, attracting, from the oddity of his apj^amnce. lb* attention of the crowd.—Brooklyn (N. Y.) Hew*.

or Ttta VALUE*

ion men raruB urn niw w« UK I After a ptofasiaa apolotwseii ow pait, whkfc were export and import, fbr 1841. In 1843 the *«sMd eatiwly aaaeeMMfy If •pw iamm,ot of navigniionoo the Mi^issippi was sa 450 steamers, aggregate socage 80,000, ertimnted cod 97j000v900, employing

or TS«

Mastaaim.

—$ho downward trade to New Orleans is estimated at 9190,006,000, the upward and retdMl trade at 1,000^000,000, which amount' isbtit thirty millions less thao the value of the etitire foreign iradto of tho United Stales,

about 20,000 peraotia. TIM amoant of freight carried op and down the river annoaJty Is eetitnBated wt ahotst t«r» mttKoos nf tea*. Tbe anrisa! kaMW the MMsppi river amount to about *1,000,000. Tbe amount for hum-

momw

ALJIF WIST Miaasssrat Msmt. ?ah» wtsta naiaer-1 appiicatkws for the 0. 8. seven mtllioe loan one Vtten «a (Ms tim cMMry.yi which, thtwsgh affnoottt of 1^000^)00 ovtsr mod abow aaMtaaiw of *hs fttsad whs toek charges annrsad ta salsty.

•*flw that there

per cent pramtum.

fWfel

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NO.

A YANKEE FOREVER.

It ts always the poiot with a Yankee not to be outdone at any one thing to which he may turn his attention. No matter whether it be in catching whales in the northern ocean, carrying ice to Calcutta, building ateam cars for the European market, or io apinning yarns on a forecastle. Whatever he does,he does well and does it nearly ai ways,in the best manner possible. We have a case in point. Several years ago, that is to say before the present speed had been attained to steamboating a staunch but slow boat was steadiTy wending her way from Louisville to New OrleansiT^She was crowded with passengers, and it was usual for them to meet around the stove in the social hall, to while away the tedious hours of the night by a mutual relation of adventures and hair breadth escapes.— Among the first and most prominent of them was a gentleman who has acquired some considerable degree of celebrity as a lawyer in one of our neighboring States, and is yet familiarly known by the appellation of "Judge Blowhead." The 'Judge, was anxious to be the chief spokesman of the crowd, but was universally met at every turn by a carroty haired, stub-nosed, stuttering Yankee, who always had a belter joke to tell, than the os in 1

The whole of the passengers had crowded around the stove one night, and perfectly worn every topic that had been raised, thor oughly threadbare. Finally, the judge tarned to bragging upon the produata of a fine plantation that he had recently purchased in Mississippi, and remarked— "Gentlemen, I'll bet you five hundred dollars that there was a tree on my plantation that was larger thaaany other one, the worid ever produced." "How largo was^that tree, Judge?" was the General question. "I'll tell you, gentlemen, I'll tell you how large it was,'1 aaid the Judge#» "It was so large that it furnished me with timbor enough to build my residence, my out-houses, and rails enough to fence my plantation."

At this the Judge was the picture of selfcomplacency. The Yankee couldn't stand that surew But the Judge waa doomed to disnp* pointment, for the Yankee irrphedintely remarked that "THAT tree wasn't half aa big as one that could be found on his Uncie Ben's farm e{l, bow big was your tree?" asked a 'd hooa,er in t^ie crowd*

when tne boys In our village went out a nunt ing, they would climb out on its branches, and sometimes they would get so far upon it that they COULDN'T HEAR ONR ANOTHER'S GUNS WfftN THEY WENT OFF." The Yankee drew himself up again, irtid chuckled at the mortification under wiuch it was evident the Judge was laboring.

The Judge, however, had one virtue and that was perseverance. He Hasn't the man to sit quietly by, and let a '(T•„• d* Yankee bear off the palm in such a crowd as the one then around him, so he aroused himself and remarked*--*(Gcntlemen, 1 ackowledge the corn about the tree. Our friend hns produced a bigger one than mine, but I think you will confess that we raise bigger rattlesnakes, and that they attain a greater age in Missis* sippi,*than they do any where else in the world."

How big ore your biggest snakes, and how long do they live?" asked the hoosier again. I can easily answer you the question, sir," replied the Judge. "As my overseer was riding over the plantation last summer, he came across a snake that was thirty-nino feet long, and had fifty-six rattles on his tail There, that's tho largest snake raised in any section.*'

With this the Judge threw himself back in his chair—placed one leg over* tho otherlooked at the crowd—then at the Yankee, as much as to my, "beat that if you can, you." The Yankee was not to be scared off1, and so remarked— "Why gentlemen, that is'nt a patch to those they raise in K&ckensack. I'll tell you about ooe there. Some three or four persons and myself were traveling through tho State and one day rode to something laying aoross the rond that was too large for us to leap ovor, and •0 we turned our horses to the right, and had to ride a mile and a half before we coutd get to a ptace low enough for us to jump over! Gentlemen I KSRAA YET FATJKD otrr BOW BIG THAT SNAKE WAS

MY MOTHER'S ROOM*

"It is nid that the late President Harrison had a religious education from a pious mother. During his recent visit to tbe place of his nativity, on James River Virginia, to delighted, to show his friends his mother's room, the closet to which she used to retire for her devotions, tho very corner where she used to sit reading her bible, and where she taught htm to pray to God on his knees. The impression there made on his young mind was never effaced, and for the last twenty years he never retired to rest without reading a portion of the holy scriptures.**

His pastor, in remarks on his death, atates that the closing part of Us inaugural addreM waa written in that room: "I deem the present occasion, (says the President,) sufficient* ]y important and solemn to justify in expres* mng to ay (Sllow-citiwn* a proband revereoc« for the christian religion, aAd a thorotqghconviction that souod mpftns, religious liberty, and a just sense of religious responsibility. are osaentialiy connected with all ironaad everlasting happiness."

These words weie written amidst the hal* ^owed aMocialioas and iaaptriog necollectioos «f a •*mother* room." Was not this gkioaspli of Mmiy piety*-** (Militant of parental fidelity in "bringmg np a child in the nurtnre and adatooition of the LootfJS—CjktrcJmam.

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r-,1 ^PARBMTAl/ rAftiwJrrtHftnG. 7 1 Do not be continuktlfy Ming fault.—lt is not at all times oecossnry tri censure and to punish. But very much may be done b}Ni encouraging children when they do ifrell: Btef ever more enreful to express your approba*,^ tioii of good conduct than disapprobniion oF bad.—Nothing can more drscnurage a chihf than a spirit of inccssant fault finding, oh th«\ fpart of its parents. -And hardly .any thing can exert a more injurious influence upon1' dispo^tron both of the parent and child.—•».

There are two motives influencing human actions—hope and fear. But who would not 7 prefer to hare her child influenced to good conduct by tlie dnsire of poising, rather than

the fear of offending. If a mother never her gratification when her children

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But let A mother approve of a child's con-f duct whenever she can. Let her ahow thathis good behavior makes her sincerely happy. Let her reward him fbr his efforts to pleaser* by her smiles and affection. In this way shw will cherish in her child's heart some of the noblest and most desirable feelings of our** nature. She will cultivate in him an amiable disposition, and a cheerful spirit. Your child has been during the day very pleasant and obedient. Just before putting him to sleep,' for tho night, you take his hand and say,'* "My son, you have been a good boy to*day. It makes me very happy to see you so kindandobodient. God loves little children who are dutiful to their parents, and he promisea to make them happy." This approbation from his mother is to him" a great reward.—v' And when, with a more than ordinary a flee*. tionate tone, you say, "Good night, my dear* son," he leaves the room with his heart full of feeling.' And when ho closes his eyes for sleep, he is happy, and resolves that he will's always try to do his duty.—Mother at Home*n

PRlNTINtt.

BY J. N. MAFPtT*

Go into one of our civic printing offices/ from whicbis daily Imping fbrth the bright impress of the editorial mind, in characters'^ that shall never fade or die. Behold tho swift winged Mercuries of the press, visiting every'• temple of science, every edifice from which'' knowledge can impart its storiee, gathering!4 it together, and sending it forth anon to tho thousands of minds, in eaoh of whom it ie^ immortal. There is more to astonish the*' mind itself, much more, in one of these printing offices thin in the catacombs of Egypt,/ the sable magi of the East, the sages of an* Equity, or the hidden oracles of Delphithese! morning, theso evening sheets going forth abroad into the world, assimilating mind witM* mind, and making man the neighbor of his'*' fellow man, in spite of distance, mountains, and intervening seas. Here, then, in the "art preservation of all arts," do we find the germ, the elements, the living material of early history* and the triumph of.^nind over matter.

God was the first printer! He gave from, awful b*jrMhftM)eii of»tftp»-jM ^nrMrri& miMoTt^!--the decalogue" of all moral law, the claim of man upon man*? and God upon all.

Printing! the art shall hand down to latest* years, to remotest posterity, to innumerable millions, yet unborn of God, the thoughts ofif men who are liviug now of men who lived 'j centuries since, they defy time and the printed transcripts of these men ihali live too full of soul to bo put into the same grave with their perishable bodies. It was a bright thought of that author, who in his dying moments, was just able to ask if the proof of his«. hist work wus corrected "All corrected V*,# "Yes, all."—"Then I shall havo a complete^ edition in glory."

BOUNDLESSNESS OP CREATION, About the time of thainvention of Ihe tele-rj scope, another instrument wa* formed, which laid open a scene no less wonderful, and rewarded the inquisitive spirit of man. This was the microscope. The one led me to see a sys-, tern in every star: the other leads me to see a world in every atom. The one taught m«* that this mighty globe, with the whole burden 3 of its people ar.d countries, is but a grain of* sand on the high field of immensity the other tenches me that every grain of sand may bar. bor within it tribes and families of a busy

population. The one told me of the insignifi-,, cancyoflhe world I tread upon. The other 4 redeems it from all insignificancy for it tells me that in the leaves of every forest, and in tht, flowers of everv garden and in the waters of't every rivulet, are world* teemina with life*^ and numberless as glories of the firmanent* The one has suggested to me, that beyond and, ve all that is visable to man there may be3 ids of creation which sweep immeasurably along, nndcarry the impressofthe Almighty's^ hand to the remotest scenes of the universe the other suggests to me, that within and be*? yond all that minuteness which the aided eye of, man has been Able to explore, there may boft a region invisible and that, could we draw aside the mysterious curtain which shrouds it? from our senses, we might see a theatre of as. many wonders as astronomers have unfolded*^ a universe within the compass of a poiot *0 small as to chide all the powers of the micro^ scope, but where he can raise another me** cbanism of worlds, and fill and animate the evidence of his glory.—Chalmers*

Frtrm the Bntlrr, Ph., Herald of Jail) A MOTHER AND HER FIVE CHII.U«E*t MURDERED.

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