The Wabash Courier, Volume 17, Number 38, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 19 May 1849 — Page 1

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From the Oxford Edition of Hilton** Work*. MII/TOll ON IIIM L08S OF SM3HT. 1 ani old and blind! Men point at me as smitten by God'a frown ^\(Hicted and deserted of my kind,

Yet am not cast down.

I am weak, yet strong

I murmur riot that I no longer see Poor, old and helplcw, I the more belong, KatJier tinpremo! loThee.

0 merciful One!

Whcti men arc farthest, then Thou an trtost hear When friend* pom»by, my wannesses to shun, ha I he a

1 hy glorioux foco .. le leaning toward me, and its holy light Shines in upon my lonely dwelling place—

And there i« no more night,

On my bended kgee,

rccoguize tby purpose, clearly nhown My vuiou tliou Imat dinuued, tl^it may aec Thyaell, 'I'hyaell alone.

1 hnve ponght to fear

'i'hui darksoa* is the aliadow of 'Hiy wing Reneoth it I ant nlmort sacred—hurts Cuit eoine no evil thing.

Oli! lueem towtand

Trembling, where foot of mortal ne*er hatti l»een Wrap|ed in the radiance of thy (linlem land, Which eye hath never seen.

Visions i*ome and go»

Shapes of resplendent beouty round me throng, From angel lips 1 aeem to hear the flow, Of soft and holy song

When henven is* opening on my #i^htlc»? cyca-rvj Wlwu eir» from paradise r^rt-yh from my brow The earth in durknesw Jieu.

In a purer clime

My tieing tUla with rapture—waved of thought 1 lulling upon my *|iirii—eiraina aublilne

IVeak over me unsought. ,:

liiTeMirnowntyljit"!

I fwl the *tirrin{t«ol a gift divine. Within my bonum plows unearthly (lr^ l.it by no skill of mine.

llfWIWN ATfO!f« *Y «. W: ift^dVHLOW.

'I'here no Hoek, hoWover watchcil and tended, liutoned»»dImnbIs there! There is no tireskl«, howsoe'ar di lbnded, iBut basone vacant chair!

The oir I* full of fnrexivll.* to the 4:ing, And mournings for the detur-, Tlid hrnrt of Rachel for her children crying

Will not be oetnforted!

ua le patient! the»e severe nfHictions Not from the ground nri#et But oftentimes celestial lNmedictiona

Assume this dark disguise.

We sea but dimly through the mists tuid vapors Amid tlweeearthlydnni,w Whot seem to us but dim, tiinerwU tapers,

May be heaven^ distant lamps.

'llfm is no Death! what seems so is transition This life of Mortal breath Is but suburb of tlie liie elyflan,

Whoee poi tnls we call Death.

She is not dead—the child of our affection— But gone unto thAt school Where »h* no lemget* needs our protection,

And Christ himself doth rule.

In that great Cloister's stillness nnd seclusion By guardian angels letl Safe from temptation, safe from sinjipilLtion,

She lives, whom

Day after day wo this In those brigf ..»

.^•is doiofi

.«alnis of sir

Tear after year her tender steps pursuing. Behold her jgrowrt more fa ir.

Thus do wo walk with her, and keep unbroken The bond which Nature gives, Thinking that our remembrance, tho' unspoken,

May reach her where she lives.

Not as a child shall ag*in beimW her For when with rapturee wiki to our entbracea w»« again eoleld kor, !Slie will o«t |Mt« child

fe«t a fair mai«1en, in heir Father's mansion, fyoibed with *ele«t»al grace v!

AAtl beeutitvil with nil the soul* exptdtfoi]

ti ilii 8t»U behoM-lMr luce,

will be patient! and assuage the feeling We catinSt wholly stay By silence sanctifying, not concealing

The grief that mo*t have sway.

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XjKtthdugh «times JmpeWtou# wi^h ', *.*« And anguish kng sutipreme^ ^Rids#tilingheart fo*rcg moaning tike thctxf'an,

That eanhot be at «»t.

AIonsttk Vtrrtx Tikes.—THere is »n apple trc* the eote^e «f Mr. JkMfih Briggs, en Federal Hill in thrt town of Pedham. Mippocwd to be about on*

half fret in circumference one root itom tbe gramd. ind eleven and fafttf iwt four foet from the

Kmnd.

Its branches cover an area of aboutsuyr tin diameter. This tree Is second only to ibat in Bus^bwry» which i» sixteen fee* In diameter a

foot or

two abore the.w&c* tbai*wu»d,»ow *MQhunting £)iich maac ww bint»« waitKw 55SbSre£«fwl« P«»Hito^e«!!«.-A-

Tmttfas. turn The Boston IW has the following mns»n on Hon. John Wentwofih, the t*IWt nu. it.UvltV rich, de«W»f« i« *?f ., nesxirwOTh

Amender who rattkss hUargameatadown ,v

SSftf'SKf £Yten*youWthink of ihe d»»u»nc« SiUow svittVm.

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Pnm ike Cknmid» tf VPettern literature Louis.*Sk' Isnwsiij THJS PRIZE ESSAY, vt*-

miths) or, Doabtfitl Gentility., BY MBS. S, W. JEWETT, CINCI»?tATl».V| CHAPTER I

IXPOBTAvNT DiSCOVERlES^f

Hotr do you like your new neighbors, the Smiths? asked Mrs. Pry. Verv well in spite of their name, replied fclrs» Prim. Very common name, indeed but really I think they are very genteel people. I think I sever seen, a prettier couple—quite an acquisition realty.

What's his business.? ittqaired Mrs. Pry*'."41 4/!,

I don't know really, answered Mrs. Prim. I cant find out as he is doing anything. Living on the interest of his money, I reckon. Very genteel jperson, Mr. Smith—very genteel.

I)o they see much fompany 1 inquired Mrs. Pry. r^n A sight, replied Mrs. Prim. I seen no less than twenty people go there yesterday, and some in very stylish carriages. 1,.think I seen Mrs. De Houlon go in. iV

Indeed! ejaculated Mrs. Pry. They must be very genteel people, Mr. Pry is very much opposed to my calling on any body without knowing who and what they are but I think I may venture to call upon Mrs. Smith. I think there can be no doubt that she is a genteel woman.

Not the least doubt, replied Mrs Prim. They rent their house of Mr. Prim—of course I called—they live in very pretty style. Their girl told my cooksherfonc nothing but run to the door from morning till night.

I think ril catll directly, said Mrs. Pry, and left accordingly, *j a

CHAPTER II.

"•.« S 1 EXPEDIENCY,

Well, JIary, said Mr. Smith to his pretty, good-nntured looking little wife ns they sat down to their quiet tea, the matter is at last decided. My uncle's will has been found and we ate-no better off than we have been.

Has he left nothing? inquired Mary. Not a shilling, answered her husband.

Man* drew a long sigh, but" resuming a cheerful tone, said, What are we to do now

What we have done these three vents past, replied her husband live on nope. We mtrst make joint stock of all we can muster. Yours is not quite gone?

Oh, nn, Theodore, replied his ivifb, only a little worse for wear. I think I hat! better turn my talents to some account and assist you.

Your sphere is at home replied her husband. You must see that the small Sum we still possess is not wasted. In the mean time I will be on the look-out fbr business. Keep up a good heart if you can, and whatever trouble and perplexities we may have, conceal it from the world. Externally, we have every thing pretty and comfortable, thanks to your good father. Wo must not let our embarrassment be known.

Why not? asked Mary, innocently: Why try to appear any difTernt from what we are? It is tho hardest kind of slavery—this subjection to public opinion. For my part, I think when a person is poor, the best course is to own it, and live as a poor person ought to live.

This may be well enough in theory, said her husband, but it wont do to carry out these fine ideas in practice. Let me explain. We came here strangers. We had letters to wealthy and influential people. They see us living in good style, and place us on the same footing with themselves. We can mingle in good society—prepare tho way for our children—take a position—obtain influence. This, you must confess is an ob^ject worth living for.

If it does not cost too great an effort, replied Mary. For my part, if I could have a few friends of the right stamp, I would have nothing to do with formal acquaintances. Besides, supposing that you don't get into business—

Why suppose any such thing? asked her husband, impatiently. You are a matter of fact body, Mary. Tou always throw cold water on my projects.

Marv laughed. Her laugh was so ood naturod always d.i^sup^ted her ttsband's moodiness. =1

At all evei*. resumed Mr. Smith, there is no use of sounding a trumpet before us, to proclaim our poverty.— Wait till it speaks for itself. As for your few choice friends, that's all g?u#» inpn. Remember your old school mate and bosom companion, Emma Car tor, whose husband got suddenly rick and moved into a frame house in B* She was very glad to see yot| you alone—but she never uiviung you to her parties. 1

I was deceived in her I kn Mary, but ail the world are not! and foolish as Emma Carter, 1 truftt not, said Mr. Smith,! hollow world notwithstanding. fote, be guided by me. It a supposed to be wealthy, frtel abundant. He can get trusted amount—he is a fine fellow moment he Is suspected of bei or in want of monev, every his bosom friend to lite boot to keep htm down. The needs help, the harder It ia to There is nothing so eoatempti poor tnut Mary. Better your I were a genteel thief and piek* than an honest poor man.

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Oh dear, sighed Mary, if you the truth—society it pitiable, so Utile

worth the trouble of pleAslttjg—why carts about its power? I confess I think it is a waste of lime and the materials for happiness, which lie Within our own

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hearts and homes* & It's useless to argtie the topic, said her husband. If you will consent to be guided by me for a time, put the best foot foremost—keep trouble out of sight, and be as cheerful as you can. By the way, there's a party at Mrs. De Houton's this evening.

Yes, and we must go and dress, s&id Mary.

^!t was a gay and fashionable party and the new comers were much flattered. The fact that they were really genteel people was now firmly fixed, and they became every day, more popular, '.«K

CHAPTER IIL,: painful REALITIES,/

Filie clothes will wear out—or at any rate get out of fashion—which is quite as bad. Nothing tells So eloquently of reduced means as shabby finery. Mrs. Smith was quite willing to go into company simply dressed, but hef husband was not willing to allow her to do so and as there wasnomoney and noopeningfor business and no way of gratifying personal vanity, but by running in debt, it was decided by the husband that the best plan was to refuse all invitations.-— This decision suited the feelings of the wife—she was getting tired of the effort it required to keep up appearances.— Spring, with its soft airsand sunny skies, brougnt back, in beautiful colors, her early home, and she longed for freedom. Among all her acquaintances, site knew not that she had one real friend—one who loved her for her own sake* S^he felt that she was not living a true life, and she longed for a change. She thought she would like to take her children into the country for the summer— and into the country she went. «jMr. Smith remained in town to watch /or an opening. It came at last. A new mag* azine was started by an association of gentlemen, and he was offered an inducement to write for it. He was quite elated and wrote encouragingly to his wife of his prospects.

The summer passed quickly away, and the middle of autumn found the young couple once more established in their house in town.

I wonder why our friends are so backward in calling, said Mary to her husband. We have been here now nearly four weeks and no one called except Miss Carpenter. I suppose it is generally known that I haye returned I wonder why it is VJ

You will learn after a time, said Mr. Smith, to wonder at nothing. Perhaps so, replied Mary. It is of very little consequence, however, whether people call sooner or later. By the way how does the magazine flourish you hav'nt spoken of it for some time.

Pshaw, replied Mr. Smith, petulantly don't speak of it unless you wish to drive me mad. Nothing pays here but pork and sausage. This is not the place for a man to live by his wits.

Then it does not prove a profitable affair? continued Mary, interrogatively Look at this, and this, and this, said Mr. Smith, pulling several bills from his pocket-book these will quiet all your wonder, and save all your questions.— Here is one quarter's rent due Mr. Prim s-T-bere is one grocer's bill—here is— but no matter. You don't expect people will go out of their way to show their good will to their debtors, do you

Let us pay the bills at once, then, Theodore, and avoid running in debt for the future, said Mary.

Thai's all very well but where's the money to come from? and how are we to live To be sure it is'nt very important that we should live at all but, I think I should prefer a natural death to starvation. *r

We can manage to litfeon very little, replied Mary, or much less than we now do.

It's as casv to pay large debts as small ones, replied her husband, when you have nothing to pay with.

Listen to rue, Theodore, replied Mary. I don't know whether you are in earnest or not. If you are it is time we should devise some better plan of We. If you are satisfied that it is quite useless to keep up appearances any longer, let us try to live rationally?5! it will not trouble you in the least to know that we are poor but I cannot bear a state of uncertainty. -And it wotttld not trouble you in the least to lose all your friends and acquaintances, said her husband^

A true friend would never "desert us account of our noverty} and as to mere acquaintances, I care little about them, replied Mary. Now tell me, I beg you, the true state of affairs, and try to think a woman's wit is worth something.

You ate a dear, good, creature, Mary, replied her husband, and I love you with my whole heart, God knows. I would have spared you every anxiety and pain —I would have mane any sacrifice to promote your happiness. But you have made an unfortunate choice Mary, in linking your fortunes with such a scapegrace as I am. Mv uncle-curses-

Stop, stop, Theodore, interrupted his wifei remember how much TOUoWe to -,V w-- .«*?•«««©

A doubtful

dore, sadly. To bring a young man up without a knowledge of business, and in expectation of a fonune, and thee cm htm without a sbUling bec«u«e be dared to have a will of bis own, aad marry tho only woawin bo ever k*ed. He may have inaonded aoU-—but bis past &»«rfpt£9* a» you term it, bas proved a curse instead of a bl$s*iug. I be

•^r^itwi^^^-JERRE BAUTEf IND, MAY,«19,1849.

lieve if 1 should think ef these tilings it would make a very devil of me. am harrassed to death. People begin to think their assurance of regard will be taken in earnest'—that they shall be called upon to pay a dear price fur their friendship. 1 have not borrowed money yet—not a sour» Cbem.

And vou must not, Theodore. i?d guided Dy me, inv dear husband. Give up this house, it is too large for us—sell all the furniture that is not absolutely necessary, and let us live according to our means.

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They have no busiheis, to be without it, said Mr. H., with his usual sagacity.— People ought to know how to live. A man that don't pay his debts is a mean fellow.

liked Smith when he first

came—he seemed a very clever fellow —but I found out his mean streaks.— Fact, he was too m£an to buy his own tobacco—borrowed of his friends—I found him out. And his wife is after the samp sort, I rectton—bad managers.(n 1 always Irked her, said Mrs. H. but possibly

may have been deceived.

Really, what a dowdy looking person Mrs. Smith is, said Mrs. to Miss Carpenter she really looks so ridiculous. One would hardly think she ever lived among decent people

can't agree with you, said Miss Carpenter, and if you knew her as 1 do, you would not doubt that she was a true lady. ...W M.v.if/ -r .5

Oh, you are always finding out people's good qualities, said Mrs. P. You are welcome to your opinion—you will find precious few to agree with you.— The general opinion is, that Mr. Smith is a mean fellow—living on his credit, or on his friends, Itw

Miss Carpenter knew that it was useless to attempt to convince Mrs. P. that the general opinion might be wrong.— There are some minds so inherently little that they cannot take in any large idea—it crushes them at once. But Mrs. P. was right in her statement of what the general opinion was with regard to the Smiths. The very children who, two years ago, in their pretty and tasteful attire, had been perfect little darlings, were very ordinary children now, in their bit calicoes. When parents are ungcnleel, thoir children must be very ordinary, and there is nothing so ungenieel as poverty.

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Sell our beautiful furniture Mary! I cannot think of itv replied her husband It does not require much thought, said Mary cheerfully, therefore let i^tbe done

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Before a month had passed the furniture was sold and the house vacated.

IwIM,

Y.,. CHAPTER IV

FASHIONABLE GOSSIP

Well, our neighbors, the Smiths, turn ed out pretty small, said Mrs. Prim to her friend, Mrs. Pry.

heard, said Mrs. Pry.

seen

their furniture advertised at auction— thought

should drop in at the sale.

My husband began to suspect them some time ago, saia Mrs. Prim. He said

might as well give up tbe acquaintance —-diu nt think they were much any how. iw.y°u don't say so, ejaculated Mrs. Pry. Well,

thought as much! for

heard

Mrs. Simpkins say that they had been living on you these three month past and besides,

heard their grocer say

they owed him a hundred dollars—and their cook told our chambermaid she couldn't get her wages any how.

dare say, replied Mrs. Prim:

pected as much, they made such a dash at first.

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Really, said Mrs. H. to her husband, 1 feel sorry for the poor Smiths. It must have come hard to them to sell their elegant furniture.

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Smith is a mean, inefficient fellow, replied Mr. H. 1 have had some dealings with him.

don't believe in people's

not paying their honest debts. But if they have no money, said Mrs,

A GLIMPSE OF REAL HAPriNESSTO BE FOUND IN OBSCURITY.

It was decided by Mrs. Smith that they bad better board for a time, and accordingly they found cheap rooms with a widow McLane,in an unfashionable pnrt of the efty. Having actually lost position in society, they thought best to inv prove the advantages of poverty and live in the happy obscurity into which they had been allowed to pass so quietly. The Magazine began to look up a little, and. furnished a small income.— They cor£ifed to pay their board weekly for sometime—but the means being: wanting, the board bill had tun up to a month, Mrs. McLanc Bdgatl to be very distant Mrs. Smith perceived it—but she had no placebo to offer, except her assurances that the money should be paid as soon as obtained. Mrs. McLane grew more icy, and the servants becamfs yery insolent and neglectful of their duty.— Mrs. Smith would not tell her husband —she knew it would irritate him—she had learned to bear alt these things as a matter of course, as the evil consequent upon their condition in life. Shewas quite astonished one day by the entrance of Mrs: McLane, who coene to announce a visitor wishing to look at her rooms.-*-Lct her come in. said Mrs. Smith. pleas* antly ind the lady decided to take them At oiwef

You vrifh m# leave*

Vterv friendly adviee, Mrs. McLane. Your itioney will be ready for yoo tonight, and we will vacate tbe robins irrtmediately. »,

Mrsi McLnttBlooked emWrhsseir, rfnd tried to stammer something abotrt no need of being In a hurry.

I prefer going at once, said Mrs-. Smith, because although I am able to pdy ntt\V, it may be some time before can uo so again, and it is very unpleasant to both of us to live on such terms. hope you are not offended, said Mrs. McLane.. shI* wdmi'Sf

Not in the least, replied Mrs. Smith: have not been poor myself without learning the Vdlue of money, and the inconvenience of being Without it. 1 alto not in the least angry—we part verv good friends. The next dayJHrs Smith lounJ rooms elsewhere,

Mauie Meanwell! MatffM Mean well! who can she be said Mr. Smith, as he laid the last number of the Magazine on the table^j^he editor of tbe— has offered a handsome prize to any one who will find her out, and engage her services for his paper. We have published three of her last pieces, and all the town are on the qui vive to know who she is.

Mary took up the Magazine, and read her last production. 'All the world run after trifles,' said she,—•-'this is only tolerable—but, if such poetry pays, 1 think I'll try my hand at rhyming.

Easier said thar^jdone, my sensible matter of fact wife,Mary only smilod good-humoredlv—she knew her husband loved her as well as if she were a po6t- .• -1 *Sii in v. :,:-/ *"vf im lit sma &il:

FINALE.

You look very much excited, Theodore said Mrs. Smith, as her husband came in. What can have happened to you

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Mr. Smith dr£W & fetter out of his pocket and gave it to his wife. The wrong icUl-^-tke true one discovered. now, for the first time.

Nothing .else—to speak as the Romans do, said Mr. Smith, and we are the possessors of a half a million. You shall have a new dress to-morrow, dear—rft new silk dress.

No, give it to Mattle Meanwell. Such a poor poetess must need help More than I do. said Mary, laughing1, vw

We must find her first, before we can catch her, said Mr. Smith. I have found her, already, said Mary, going to her desk. I have been in Intimate correspondence with her for some time I can't say I think much of her poetry, but she loves you dearly. f^r 7/

Loves me! I confess I ant flattered.— Loves me I and you are not jealous Not in the least I don't think you would ever give up your sensible wife for a poor poetess, said Mary, .vt

No, truly but I wish my sensible wife could be a poetess, too. just by way of ornament, said her husband.

Well, since you admired her so much, I thought I would try—bore is my humble cftort—handing him a manuscript 'Tis sweet along life's chequered path

You will learn to wonder at nothing, after a time, said Mary.' But you always seemed a matter-of-fact little body.'!t

And so I arhf Bbfshaf&iTearned a silk dress asked Mary. You shall have the prettiest on in the city, Mary, said her husband—ifr? are no longer poor, thank heaven 1

Thank heaven that we have bctfn pow long enough to use wealth wisely, said Mary. .• »qo?r «($« O'S

The possessor of half a nlilllo'fi could not remain long in obscurity. It was really astonishing how some people seemed to remember, all at oaoe* that they had always thought the Smiths vere genteel people, and now they knew it.— Mrs. Prim and Mrs. Pry and Mrs. H. said so. and even Mr. now he knew Mr. Smith was able topay his debts and buy his own tobacco—proffered nim some of the very best Cri*£m and felt quite honored that he accepted it.— But notwithstanding that Mrs. Primaud Mrs. Pry called and Mrs. Hauton sent an invitation to her elegant party—and people began to bo«? who seamed as if recovered from a temporary obfivfotr, to a full knowledge of the real gentility of the Smiths—thev had found otrt in their obscurity, that tne true secret df happiness is independent of outward dream-

stances.

am to under

stand, said she to Mrs- McLanc, when the laJy was gone.

Yes I do, said Mia McLane I cannot afford to board people for nothing. A friend of miae, warned w»e to, look put when I took you* or fVhouidn'i get uiy psv, ..

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The Showman Outwitted. A SKKTCO OF THE rKIMITIVF. The Menagerie was in lx»wh.

T$trile,

To find, unsought, some cherished flower, Within whose perTaniM chnlicc lies. A bslm for irinoy dn fliixlous hour-*

Which, while to dutwnrd sense it brings Oblivion of all torturitlg pairi, Sends fresher life through every face

And makes the heart feel young again.

Tlw World may false nnd heartless prove, And all our fervent hopes betray, I And those who with our fortune smile

May with our fortune pass away, Yet, while one eye in kindness beams, While one true heart is twined with OUr&V Our path of life, tho' chequered still,

Is cheered by the sweet smile of flowers,

It may be that the rose we loved, ,-•? Long withered and forgotten lies) ji And all the dreams of early years

Have proved but flattering proplKJcies-r1 Yet here and there, along our path, Some blossom meets our earnest gaae, In which the eye of faith Can read .•

The joyous pledge of brighter dava, ,• MA.TTIK MfiA.N'WELL. This is really strange—*1 quite woff3%r at you Mary, said her husband.

A Httle girl walking in the cemetry of Pere la Chaise, at Paris, and! reeding one after another the praises cm tbe tombs of those who slept beneath said, I wonder where ell tbQ st^ae«s aret|Liridd

Ycr drunk again-, h«yl" "No. rn Itfvo, (hfec**f») not drunk, £iit sitp^ery

A Wire occurrence was an exhihtrfSfi* rtf tfie Wild beasts, iiotw,tigers pntar bears, and Ichneumorts, in Baltimore, at the early day of Which

arc writing, yet fhey came occasionally, and this Hme were visfted by Nat Wbeatley, a jolly, wen(her*beatrtt-ixjatman, well known in Baltimore as to itMfterer df the first clssi*.

an inVetehlte jdker, who never let any one go tne wirtnwtird of him. He was furthermore a

Nat visited tbe.menagerie Amdi As he erttered, Ibe showmAtt Wi^stlrnitg Hp u»e onkey artd tormenting the lion, giving elaborate

monkey artd tormenting description* of the various ral curiositiesof each and all. "This, ladies and gentlemen, this, I say, is the African Lion. A noble beast he is, ladies and gentlemen, as he is caJled the king of the foreat,'I nave often heard that he makes nothing of devouring yottnff^rMtures of every description, when at twine in the'wMde. Certain it is that no other beast can whip him 'M^m-mister!' interrupted Wheatley, *d-do you say m? ca-a-nt be whipped 'I dux,'said the man of lion# and tigers.

tea and nam-

Wha-at'll yoo b-b-bet I cft-ittt te»ieltth a critter what'H whip lihn 'I aint a betrin4 !tt»rt tit all. But I don't oliject to takitl' a fhlall bet to that effect.' 'I'll h-bet I can f-ftfetth 9ttWeU»ltt' that'll wH-wbip hUii. Whtt'kt to a huiidrod d-d-dollars

Now there were several merchants in the crowd who knew Wheatley well, ami were fully convinced that if the bet was made, he was sure of winning. 60 he had no difficulty finding 'backars,' one of whom told him he would give him ten gallons of ruin if he won. The menagerie man glanced at his lion. 1 here he crouched in his rage* his sliagsV mane bristling, and his tail sweeping, the vefy 'picture of grandettr Slid tnfcjefety. The bribe was tempting, and he felt assured. '(Jetting, sir, certing 1 .have no objection to old Hercules taking a Bout with any creature you niny fetch.' 'V-ve-very w-well,'«ud Nat, 'it is a b-bet.'"

The money was planked up, and the next night was designated forth? terrible conflict. The news was spread over Baltimore, and at afi early hottr the boxes of the spacious ihcatrc were filled—the pit being cleared for the affray.

Expectation was on tip-toe, and it was with "great impatience that the crowd awaited the arrifVal of Wheatley. He at length entered, bearing a large hag or sack on his shoulders, which as he let it fall otl the door, Was Observed to contain same rertlftrkably heavy substance. Tho keeper looked oil with indignation.

Where^your annual he inquired, jf* 'Th-th-tnere,' said Nat, pointing with his finger at the bag. 'Well, what is it asked the man with increasing astonishment. 'Th-th-that,J-)-lacUed and gen'Iemen,'said Nat, .gesticulating like the showman, 'is a wh-whitn-Samptsr!' 'A whimbapnjer.t'i.echoed Jhe keeper. t'Th^t's ccrmlnly tiew fennlre In V-oolog^ aM atintdmy.

A whmibuuiper! well, let hint otlt aHd clear the ring, or old Hercules may make a mouthful of both of you.'

The keeptf exclt^d.^i—Accordingly Nat raised the btV£, hdldii4 tbe Aperture downwards, and out rolled 11 liiigfc

whilethecheers and itthghter of the alidlence niade the arches ring: 'There he is,' said WhMHt*y, Hs he tlltkl fhe 'Whimbamper' over With both'birtids.audset him on his legs* The stitlj'jter seemed unconscious of Ids peril, s'T

Wlieatley was nbdMt leaving the ring* xvltott the keeper sWOre his lion should hot fight atfch a pitiable foe-. ijitri 'V-very WMVell^ said Nitt,

-you choose

to g.gtve lip the U\-ViMimlnsi dollars 'But it's unfair!' cried the .showman. The svtoiencfc interposed and insisted upon the fight Thefe was no escape, q.ml the showman raiietnntly released the lion, making himself secure on the top of the cage.

The majestic beast moved slowly round the ring, snufnngand lashing, while every pefsoil held his breath in suap9ise. Lions are prying boasts, and this one was not long in discovering the furtip, which lay on the floor, a huge Inanimate mass. The lion soon brought his nose in close proximity to it, which the turtle not liking, popped oflt his head, and rolled hisc)*cS while a sort df ^hoc&j isstied frofti Its satfiigeWiis moutli. The lion jumped back turned and made a Spring nt tile critter, Which Was 1I0W

tion. As the Itoit Irtrided ^rrhim, the turtle fastened his terrific jaws on the lion's nostrils, rendering him jidwerless to do harm yet with activ. ity of limb he bounded around the circle, growled, foared and lashed himself, but the snapper hung Ort, seeming to enjoy the ride vastly. 'Go it, hinibampor," cricd^WhentlpjJrpjn ^hc

Thencene waericJift^?«A'i»?»

Marrying a "tVifE?''!

The fket is, foy dear,somebody has bcen tal Sl« had *cniuo of near *40,all^r to the inerrubbing tbe boMorns jif wy (hip) till thev arc as smooth as

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fully prepared for his recep

The showman was no less enraged than the lion. Drawing his pistol, he fhrp*tpfn«d Nat with terrible threats, that if he did not take his turtle off he'd shoot him. 'Ta-ta-take him off yourself!' shouted Nat in reply.

At this critical moment, by dint df Ids!tig it portion of his nose, the Hon slu/dk bfs dangerous foe from him, and clearing tint, space between himself 'and the enfjo with a botitfd, lie slunk quietly in, to chew the bitter end df defeat nnd pniit.

It was a fair fight, nil deflarlng that the 'Whimhamper Was the v'ictof. The money was paid over to Nat, who left the theatre, delighted at thfc success of his whim. Tlxs next morning he carried his tttrtle to market and sold Irfnt. 80 this valuable champion, after conquering the king of Wast^, served to make a dinner ior Baltimore epicure*.

[All that is herein written is supposed to he true, though highly colored, and ia dMifitlom 'green in the memory' of many old ciiin-us of the monumental city.) ft B-aoIrr* 'THisietN

Eti An effort fms liecn madeW life British'parit'a ment to Iegnliae marriages of this claw, during thedisenssloti of which the Hon. fj. Wotiley satisfactorily demonstrated that the present prohibitions were entirely inoperatfve. From a summary of jrtfomiaticJit taken front only Bte districts in hngiand, in h|«s than three months, it appeared that of marriages ascertained to have taken place in the distriola alluded la, hetwf^i jMctien within the prrfhfbfted decree, dric thott?anc1 u'nd sfxty-foiir have been contracted since I^ord Lyndliurwt'a rtct and df twse trpwanis of itfrt^-t^ffth# hate tioen ooht/dcted w/tlt al deceased wile'ssister. There wefe discovered, in the course of tfns inquiry efgMy^eiglit cases only, in whi^h the net had prevented an intended niarriage^ and of these eigntyeighf cases, fhfrty-two are said to have rewfted in openco-halitauon,without the sanction of any firm ffr cerenrony. Of the marriages thus ascertained to hate b«r»n erfrrtntClenl ««ry faww«n between persons in the poorer classes. It was Very nroboHte fhat thirteen thoustrrtd mnrrlajjes had taken place, a«d sepporing threa children the babe of each marriage, tne Icgritimacy of not less than forty thoittMnd children woofd be pieced in jeopardy. Tbrouglioot th^kingdom, it waa believed, die rrttmbsr of marriaRi otthis

The Rev. Dr. Scnrthanl. of tliM city, has r*»ued an edict id h?s pifrtab— which he caffs a pastbraf— forbidding them to marr^ any one itf whom ,they iMfte related nearer th«n the fifth tiegre.-.

Vri^SEt. W RKCKED BY A terfrmn N^CKragaa say* We had afee a singular loSft of a brig crfhed tbe Frederick, Capt- Splisola, off Puerto Anna, Nicaragua, the other day. On the 4th of July he sailed from jo, and when 1*6 harf made four day« sifll, standing abo'jt &0 lddgt/e* frotrt off this point, & whale eoime with tremendous fqvee gainst the keel, carrying awjcy ft and several plankrf and. Of course, ahef water b?gan to fill th£ vrtisel imniodiately. Thfe captain, so sawe hcr, b«^RB to tiinrk out bin eargp, but all to no purpofe, and, after a fruitless attempt of some twcntv-tWo hotirs^ he wis obtlged obairdun her. Citrgo aad v^ssel a to-

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Glasgdw, character df the Eng fceaed.authors In Parliament have beeji'few fthe^ haVe hot shone and their tenures has been precious. Mr. Macau Icy has been no exception. tt» 8poken essays have deceived ns nil extorting admiration for their literary merits, they reflect.^ credit on the party in wjho^e behalf they

4were.u.t

teted the Edinburgh Review waS' in.pre^eRc^, delivered orally, in Shells, fto tt Hdtaj end the special pvlWication made no little seuaation in club, and drawing-room. Rut how little.weight it had! hUW little it told upon the tiebMd, the vote*, the relation df parties, the publrc wPthoat Because the effect of hterathre.on iheJThgUehmH)!4 is seldom direct, always cumulative ^uul Mi. Macauley's best effuaions were always literature, Nay, it was breach of jirivilege tor literature t^ exceed its province and intrude into tne Leeisla.r ture. Dull voting machines resented the being outdone by penman, and would fain have votea that the "stranger" be ordered to withdraw- only that, in violation of the division of employments, he Was both writer and senator. Ministries, tto dtwbt, Were futttpercd b^ the exigentteaof cqlleague who Wda lH)und, eveiv in those degenerato days,

profess.tfie noblest sentiments, end act i'itb some eyo would accord _t H' of history. A,p» TTeT«5di|rfilte t?

confess the inuuertile of literature in the presenco of its parsonages, has indoced our Parliament to thwart its literary members. To be the titled author of a staid book on the shelves, isi grace allowed bat to be a popular author read everywhere, is to be ostracized. Whet boa Mr. Macaulay's presence in Parliament done to thahe wife Commons literary what has itdoite ni ^bheht literature 1 Our country contrasts 111 with others. We see the learWxl Welekei takltig ji leatl ui thp practical statesmanship of his country without relinquishing Oriental studies we seein France-^ liostof authors—so many that vou cannot fix them to any one party. Statesmanship, in France is lif•erary, and the Pari iameat willingly accoptsa lit^ erary influence. Hence a striking htunificence tn poor and parsimonious France, to eticourag^ ara», and promote learned expeditions hUo foraiga coun,trles while England, rich ttAd mVirdficent, crows •immensely over a grant «rfitwS hfatwfyl thntnd^ ,to help Edwaid Lane in bringing forth standard book, Hnd grndges a paltry aid toXayard for excavating the history of an unknown era. Driven from the Commons, Mr. Macanlay does not retreat, hut emerges into die more splendid celebrity of his study and if he is debarred from giving his

Vote fbr bills^ decrees with his pen impressions and Opinion#—the masters of laws.—Ijt\don Spentator• nui —tr-—4-4H» .* |/c 01 Not Time to IVoo.

The great surgeon, John Aberncthy, is stnt thus business like to lrnvc wooed and hfs wile. It ia ociftainly a sensible waV4, though no doubt it appears very (kid to Idlers, or persons oi at a jr in "Tlip re^dtteu filshloti of Ins courtship and mar, riage is extremely characteristic. It is said that While attending a lady several weeks, lie observeu those adhurable (jualificatioirs in her daughter Vhich Ito truly esteemed to be calculated greatly to make h$r marriage state happy. Accordingly, 011 Saturday, when taking leave of ms piUtleht, he addre««i Iter to tlie followjiig no^r so well, that I need hot, "W, yoii niter Monday nckt, WJi^n 1 shall oome atvii pnV my farewell .visit. BlU in the meantimf I wish youandjpur dntightcf seriously tu bnnsider tho propbS&l 1 nrrt about to ntake. ft Is abrupt.and v\ucer?f^q»ioU8 I am aWore but the excessive qrdupatioii of m? time hy my professional dnticsj affoitl me no leisure to accomplish whatj drsire.by the aldre ordiriary course of attention and solfcltatio'il.' my annual receipts amount to jCKKOUO, aHd|1 ':a!\ wettln JC5.000 on my wife my character is generally koawn to the public, so you may readily ascertain what it ie. I nave seen in your daughter a tender and afiictioriuie child, ah HSslduous atid ctCreful nurse, a gentle artd lady-like member of yqw family such person must h^ till tllitl .ft Coo«l llnsbtind could cdvet. and I offer my hand mid fort tune to hor acceptance. On Monday when I call I SHftfl expect your determination, for I rcaHy have not tlnie, fijr ihe routine of courtship.' ti this wny, however. Was the lady wooed and won, and the union proved a happy one tit every _y_i i.Bi-jjjq

Wash tiny Nnd his Every body about Cleveland kno^s .i notorious horse-thief, by the nnmo of Wash Gay, now lion est. A fow years ago,'Big Mouili JnfKsoi). legitimate dealer ih Hordes,, nlthoitph a most ardefit jockey. taking ft drove of horses dowh Smooth, wHdn one day at.a plooe whore he stopped to 'water,' a rod-head-ed, pnlc-foccd. shabby looking fellow came to rhe pump am! saluted him witli si ,how*dy-you dtf, bid feiloW If ^,*fmw

Jackson looked up, but failed to reco^ qise his familiar friend. 'Wliv sir, 1 doif't ^ja^ilv.recollect you l„t Who,aro you ?. ia •'Wii.nt Doti't vou kjiotv tile Dori't fb\t kno«r Wash Glrty im 'Oh hoi Are you Was¥Gay Wy, vou look thin. Been sicji afn't ypu Z-— There is nothing but that sorrel on top of your head that looks like Y^'ash Gay. "Wh(frc have yo.i beertr'

"Been O, I'vejurft beeft uow« herd tads x*At ''Down where "J'd, down around CV1umbtts "VJ "Columbus! Why, what hfivo,_}foif been doing there mm

"Why. the fact is." wtfd Wash, running his hands through bis*'red tep,' "I—-l had a law suit in Cleveland u^ottt two years ago—ana it went again me.*' "Ah ha said Jackson, and ^ather-i ing frp his 'string' wa's opYi.—GIeveldiid Plamdetl/erMml ad ten Wisoo ti vtiw

CoxlodtOn,—A Frcnch chcmist jias discdvcred a process by Which ^'iin-cof-ton is transformed from destrucfWffMto a therapeutic agetJC of great valttej^ Collodtorj is the natme ^Ivert ifly a iiqmn produced by dissolving gun.-c^ttoii,,ip fether. It has been advantageously otu-

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tharn between thirty tkoBMnd nnd fifty tbouaaod. To thb abetc irTu'jr be added the following, as information -.

ns an agglutinative, and hns been

mind to be fttimiehsely serviceable in tfie trerfttnefft #0t}ttd^ bits .Otnts &>.!t

.^ifottrrn/'—tf fs tr^erally stippoMl

tint die expression ''ntftlwu »hort«r,"ia of recent origin. Sucp fa not llv jcsiir. Tbew i» in Miclr dlet4mi. Conn., a nwVTuntent on which was insenhed fn 17^*2:

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"Here lies the body of Dr. John ChbOrv. Tie Ufed »w^d/eda mqiC ^Tothfng ulOrt con be said, nor nothing ffltortcr." —1 -au-„ "If I wtis obo 01 tlioso city, upuofs/' said a country youth, "I should ^e ashamod to kee{) advertising one sicr^le •hoi for Qaliforpia shovels Ijotter, a'ridthey might ns^cllncJvfertise,a tlwusand on 'em while they arc about ft."

oftfec hdard'rtr a'preachhf^wlfo* upon by *on?e of hfs con^rp-

greeation ,to pray for Vain, which tbe crops &tooo ^reatt!^- ffi fteedf® ifrs reply was that he Would prrty if Ms congregtitfbH desired if* b8i YM wis fyry vrgtild hot ruih cfntil the wind sh'ifteift" yf fit —r* ,1 fti

Sally, what ti(tf9 does your folks di^o ikx)a as you ^ies nwny, Hiatsi' ^ii«§us s? r. 1 j'l ,1 J,