The Wabash Courier, Volume 21, Number 32, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 2 April 1853 — Page 1

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LETTER NO. 3.

Daniel 1 lib chapter. This chapter is a synopsis to the greater part of the vis ions of Daniel preceding It. The first kingdom (Babylon) had fallen before this chapter commenced.

Verse 1st. "Also 1 in the first year of Darius the Mode, (Dan. 5-31.) even I 1, stood to confirm and to strengthen him."

This Darius the Mede.and Cyrus (his kinsman) the latter had put an end to iho dominiou of the Babylonians 2 years prior to this, (B. C. 538) where Belshazzar was slain defending the city, which nut an end to the posterity of Nebuchadnezzar, as the writing on the wull predicted, "God will therefore break thy kingdom in pieces, and divide it among the Medes and Persians." Dan. 4-28.— Consequently at this time Darius was king of Persia. Ho was the son of As* tyages, "but was called another namo by tho Groeks." Josephus says, "Darius carried Daniel with him into Media, nnd honored him very much, and made him one of thrco Presidents whom he sat over his throe hundred and sixty provinces, (Dan. 6 1, 2.) for into so many did Durius part them.''

Verse 2d. "And now will I shew thee tho truth, Behold thero shall stand up yet throe kings in Persia, and the fourth shall be far richer than they all, and by (lis strength through his riches, ho shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia."

Cyrus tho first of these kings, commenced his government 13. C. 536, Daniel who was in great repute with this king (as ho was also with Darius,) shewed him tho prophecios of the prophet Isaiah, which spyke of him by name 160 years before ho was born, (Isa. 44 28, and 45 1.) That Cyrus had seen and read these prophecies, Josephus tells us, and it is plain from scripture that ho did BO, for thoy are recited in his decree to Ezra, for the rebuilding of tho temple, (Ezra 1-2.) And who was thero that should show them unto him but Daniel? This Cyrus was the famous founder of tho Persian Monarchy, and the restorer of the Jews to their country, their temple and their former state. Cambyses the second of these kings, ascends the throne of Persia, at his father's (Cyrus) death, B. C. 529. Cambyses is distinguished by historians, only as a "tyrant and madman." After the death of Cambyses, Darius the «on of Hystnspes was elected sovereign of Persia, B. C. 522, This is tho third king of Persia. Darius was succeeded by his son Xerxes, B.G. 486, This is the fourth king of Persia, and the one that Daniel's attention was called to by the angel in the preceding verse. In the early part of the reign of Xerxes, he resolved to invade Grecia, and for this purpose he entered into a league with the Carthagenians, ayd sent them money to hire all the men they could. They appointed Hamilcarfor their command er, with this money llamilcar not only raited what forces he could in Africa, but hired a great number out of Spain, Gallia, and Italy, so that he got together a very great army. These with Xers cs's own army amounted to between two and three millions. And the servants, eunuchs, women, sutlers, and all such other peoplo as followed the camp, wore computed to be no less than as many more. So that the whole number of persons of .all sorts, that followed Xerxes in this Grecian expedition were at least five millions. After Xerxes had taken account of his fleet and army, he marched through Thrace, Macedon and Thessaly, towards Attica, and ordered his fleet to attend him on the coast. All yielded! to him in his march without any opposition, till he came to the straits of Thermopyle.whera Leonid as king of the Laoedemontans met him with three hundred Spartans, and as many other Greeks as made up a body of four thousand men —^defended die pass against him for two days, he repulsed the Persians every assault, with great slaughter of their

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men. But on the third day, being eur rounded by the Persians through the treachery of a Greek, who led them by a secret way over the mountains to fall on them in the rear, all fled, saving Leonidas and his three hundred Spartans who were all cut off to a man. Tty? Persian* paid dear for this victory, having lost in the gaining of it twenty thousand men, and among them two brothers of Xerxes. This batilo was fought C. 480.

Verse 3d. "And a mighty king (Dan. 7-6 and 8-5) shall stand up, and shall rule with great dominion, and doaccor ding to his will."

Verse 4ih.

And when He shall stand

up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven, and not to his posterity, nor ac* cording to his dominion which he ruled, for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others besides those." (Dan. 8 8)

This mighty king is Alexander the Great, who ascended the throne of Macedon, afier the murder of his father Philip, who was slnin by Pausanias while he was celebrating the marriage of his daughter Cleopatra with Alexander king of Epirus, B. C. 336. It would greatly exceed the space of these letters to give even a concise idea of the actions of this mighty king. We must therefore confine ourselves briefly, to some of the prominent ones, particularly those that refer to him in this vision. In the first year of his reign he destroys Thebes, B. C. 336. He defeats the Persians undor Durius 3d. (Codomannus) on the banks of the Grnnicus in Asia, which put him in possession not only of Darius's treasure ofSnrdis, but also of all the provinces of Lesser Asia, and India, B. C. 334. In a second engagement with Darius at Issus in Cilicia, Alexander slew above one hundred thousand of the Persians. Dnrius with great difficulty secured himself by flight, but all his camp, with his mo her, wife, and children fell into his hands. This victory added all Syria to his former acquisitions, th$ capital whereof was Dumascus. Hore Alexander found a vast treasure in money and plute belonging to Darius, tie also found three hundred and twenty-nine of Darius's concubines, and a great many other ladies, that were wives and daughters of the principal nobility of Persia, whom,he made all captives, B. C. 333 He conquers Egypt and lakes Tyre, B. C. 332. After this he marched to Jeru salem with intention to punish the Jews for having refused to supply him with provision when in Tyre. lie was met by Jaddua the high-priest of that people, then under the Persians, in his pontifical robes, which, as 6oou as the king saw the high priest in this manner coming towards him, he hastened forward to meet him, and bowed down to him, and kindly embraced him, and entered into Jerusalem with him, he there offered up sacrifices to God in the temple. Jaddua having shewn him the prophecies of Daniel, chap. 8 21, and 11 3,,which predicted the overthrow of the Persian empire by a Grecian king, he went from thence with the greater assurance of success in the war with Darius, not doubting but he was the person meant by thoso prophecies. He defeats Darius In another battle at Arbela in Media, and slew of Darius's army one hundred thousand men, B. C. 331. None after this battle could make head against him, but all were forced to submit to the conqueror, and therefore he became absolute lord of the Persian empire. And hereby was fully accomplished all that which in the prophecies of Daniel was foretold concerning hi in. Dan. 7 6, and 8 5.6,7, 8, 21, 22, amMO-Sty After this he marched to Babylon where the greatest part of Darius's treasure was kept, which was all delivered up to him by Maxeus, Darius's governor at that place. Alexander marched to Persepolis the (then) capital of Persia, and while he lay at thin place, he gave himself up to debauchery and drinking for joy of his past victories. While here he entertained his chief officers and their misses, one of which was called Thais, a famous courtezan.and then miss to Ptolemy, who was afterward king of Egypt.

Z'r 'x'X VSUGI D- B.

A lady being a boot to marry a man who was small in stature, was told that he was a very had fellow,

Well," says she,**ifhe Is had, there is one comfort—there Is very little of

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THE SECSKT.—Intense mental activity, steadily directed to some leading pursuit is the source of all distinction.

What makes more noise than a pig jumked In a gate?*- &** Ana.—Two pigs.

REPORT

Of Executive Commute of Vtgo County t^¥g! Auxiliary Bible Sociely^4-0\» Your committee desire to state that, in accordance with their engagements to you, they, as soon as possible, took measures for the very important duties devolving upon them, namely the thorough exploration of the county of Vigo. with regard to the supply of the word of life therein, and the supplying so far as they could every family found destitute of that word.

They would, in the first place, say by way of apology for the delay that has taken place in the presentaiion of this report, that one of the chief reasons has been the frequent sickness of their distributing agent, the Rev. J. C. Bobbins—the work of exploration and supply was. on this account, much interrupted, and as your Committee greatly disliked to call you together till something like a satisfactory statement could be laid before you, the public meeting has not, until the present time been convened. v"

The Committee are now however1, in a condition to congratulate you, and themselves, that the wOrk you committed to them two years ago is al length, and as far as it can be, accomplished.

In the year 1841 under the ogency of Rev. N. Fitch the task of exploring and supplying this county was first undertaken. An organization for this purpose was effected. But it does not appear from the records of the Society's proceeding that much was done towards the end proposed, with the exception of taking up a subscription in the year 1842 and another in the year 1843. In June of the latter year, at a meeting of the executive committee, it was resolved that the chairman take the necessary steps to cause a complete exploration of this country, to ascertain the number of families who are destitute of the word of God, and that he be authorized to appoint individuals for that purpose. At a meeting held one week after (June 23d) the Chairman informed the Committee that arrangements had been made for the exploration of the four following townships, viz., Otter Creek, Honey Creek, Lost Creek and Riley, and that arrungemenis for the remainng seven would bo made as soon as possible.

The next step was the meeting of cornmitee, January 25th, 1844, from the minutes of which meeting it is incidentally brought to light that the Society was in possession of Bibles, for it was res olved at the above meeting "that the Bibles belonging to this society be withdrawn from the Depository and left with J. S. Freeman for distribu ion. It was also resolved at said meeting "that eleven Townships of the county be explored, and individuals were named "to explore or cause to be exploreJ," the several townships, annexed to their names. From this date (Jan. 25th, 1844, till Jan. 30th, 1846, the committee seem to have rested from their labors, when, on the above date we find them again convened in executive session and resolving "that ihe executive committee be empowered to employ an agent to explore.the county and supply the destitute, after which the meeting adjourned. The only other information we have of the operations of the Society we find embodied in the memorial submitted, June 5th 1846, "to the President and Executive committee of'he Vigo coufity IJtbfe Society by the agent of the Depository at Terre Haute, Mr. E. Flint. From which among other things wo learn that there was a largo supply of common Bibles nnd Testaments, sent on by tho Parent Society at the instance of the agent, the Rev. N. Fitch, to be on hand for the use of the committee for the supply of the destitute of the county, but that after the boxes had remained here a long time unopened they were at length forwarded to the agent to be distributed in some other county. This terminates the history of the Society until it was resuscitated and reorganized Jan. 14th, 1851, by the Rev. A. Wood the Stale agent of the Parent Society.— Without pretending to more zeal or devotion than their predecessors, your committee feel thankful in being able to state to you that through Divine favor they have been made instrumental in supplying tho Word of Life to almost every destitute family in the county of Vigo. Your committee as above intimated succeeded in securing the services of Rev. J. C. Robbins, as their distributing agent, and it was principally by his efforts, to whose zeal and persoverance your committee desire to bear willing testimony, that about fourteen hundred Bibles and Testaments were distributed through the county. Some few of these were German copies distributed to our German fellow citizens. The work of exploration and distribution was accomplished in one hundred days, during whtch time the Distributing read, agent visited the whole county discovering therin no fewet than jSve hundred andJiffy families destitute of the word of God—some half a dozen of these families refused to he supplied either by gilt or purchase—the remainder were all supplied in one way or the other.— The sum donated to the poor in Bibles and Testaments amounted to $113.47. The amount received by the distributing agent for the sale of Bibles and Testaments was 8120.50. Four additional Sabbath days were spent by the distributing agent in obtaining contribution* towards the funds the Society— these amounted the sum of fylt will he seen by the accounts to be presented that this auxiliary is indebted to the Parent Society your committee

TERRE HAUTE. IXD.. API!]!, 2,1853.

entertain no doubt that your zeal and love to the cause which has for its object the spread of the light of Divine Truth among those who sit in almost Heathen arkness at home, will constrain you to help in liquidating this debt. The committee would also press upon their brethren the necessity of further and continued action. •v

True it's that at the period wfieh the labors of your Distributor ceased all the destitute that could be supplied had been. But has the population of our county stayed at the point at which he left? Has no increase taken place since by immigration? And have a|i those who have thus made our favored county their future hormi brought with them that "lamp unto their feet and light to iheir path," the Word ofGodt

And thus we fervently, pray, brethren, that when He who has said "occupy till I come," shall gather in the general harvest ofsouls, it may beyours and ours to see the Judge of the quick and the dead point to some who, through your instrumentality in this matter, were plucked as brands from the everlasting burnings.

Respectfully submitted. I A. C. ISAACS, Secretary TERRE HAUTE, March 15, 1855,

Gen. Jackson's Ilemincenees of the Bat tie of New Orleans. •Philo Jackson' writes to the' Savan nah Journal an interesting account of a visit to Gen. Jackson at the Hermitage in 1839, from which we extract the following: "I longed to hear him spealt of "his great battle, and one of the greatest battles too of modern history, the crowning exploit of his military life, the bftttle of tho 8ih of January, before New Orleans. He had just returned from his last visit to that city, and lamented the decease of most of his old compan ions since that battle. All the officers except Col. Tiebautt, he observed, were dead. He then graphically described the field, the fortifications, its he laugh ingly called them, and the victory in a manner! shall never forget. "Mr. Eaton" (said Gen. Jackson) has greatly erred in the description of the Americon works. He says I had a 'strong breast work of cotton bogs.' There was not a bag of cotton on the field, Sir! I had some store-boxes and sand bags filled with sand, and these were extended along the lines but they were so low, that at ikve close of thn.aciion* whunahe British surviving General, in command, came riding up on an elegant horse to surrender his sword, when he goi near me I heard him exclaim, with mortified surprise, 'Barricade! by I could leap them with my hocse!' I laughed heartily at his astonishment, for 60 he could, and besides, on one wing the works were not completed I had nothing there but a cornfield fence, if the British had only known, to turn it! But by keeping my men constantly throwing over facines, and ladders ott the works, the British were effectually deceived. But, continued Gen. J., 1 never had so awful an idea of the Resurrection as on that day. After ihe smoke of the battle had cleared off somewhat, our men were in hot pursuit of the flying enemy, then I saw in the distance, more than five hundred Britons emerging from heaps of dead comrades, all over the plain!--rising up, and more distinctly visible, as the field became clearer, coming forward and surrendering as prisoners of war to our soldiers. They had fallen at our first fire upon them, without having received a scratch, and lay prostrate, as if dead, illl the close of the action. Gen. Jackson regarded this action, justly, as the most glorious achievmem of his life.— That victory was as glorious to his country as to the hero of New Orleans yet the strategy of the general in this masterly battle has never been duly appreciated in any history of it 1 have

There ie in one of the county poof hoases of Alabama, an old man of over 90 years, who was ferryman for Washington and his army when he crossed the Delaware, just prior to achieving the great victories of Trenton and Princeton.

Every oyster that isswa^iowed as it is uken from the *hell, has a heart pulsating about thirty seven times a minute. ??sf

The man who never interfered with his wife's affaire, has arrived in Germ an town P. S.~—He is unmarried.

Never be idle, if yoar hands cannot he usefully employed, attend to the cultivation of your miad* ww-7 g*

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There is yet room enough and need for the increasing labors of this Society, and your committee cherish the® hope and the trust, brethren^, that you will not fold your arms and say "now the labor is ended, the work is done." No! we trust you will go forward with increased constancy and perseverance—gathering from past success hope for the future. We do confidently and earnestly believe that you will not abandon, ander the delusive plea that the work is accomplished, this rich harvest field to the enemy of souls—that he, thus unmolested. may sow his tares—but that you win follow on in ihe good work, and whenever in the heart of your fellow men, the thorns and briars and cares of this world shall he found ready to choke the word, you also may be found flerseveringly replanting and scattering broad cast the word of His Kingdom and of Ilis power. ir

Liore at First Sipht or the Major's Dederation. "1 was always/ said the Majo?,"slowly filling his glass, "what you might call a bashful taan among the women. I am bold as a lion among the men but when I come into the company of ladies I feel my valor oozing out at my finger's ends. It's a kind of constitulutional weakness of mine, which was often an inconvenience decidedly provoking to myself, annd troublesome to my friends and what's worse, I don't get rid of it and on this account most probably, I lived to be twenty-eight, and had never made love to a mortal woman. -aS* "Well, about this time (when I had celebrated my twenty-eighth birth day) the old gentleman—that is, the Major senior—had a claim against the government that needed nursing, -and so he sent me lo Washington to attend to it—• gave me letters to serve on several Hon. M. C's. with instructions never to cease worrying them until I got the bill passed. As this would probably take some time, he recommended me to a quiet boarding house where I would find 'all the comforts of a home, cheerfully furnished at the rate of five dollars a week. The boarders were numerous,but select, and comprised, 1 was surprised to find, quite a number of claimants beside myself, and all equally sure of success. But a most lovely vision the very first day at dinner put all claims and claimants out of my head. Oh, what a radiant breathing beauty! 'The rose' said the Major, falling in a poetical vein, the rose blended with the lilly in her complexion, and her eyes—oh heaven! I can't describe her eyes. But there she sat right opposite to me, and I stared at her do what I would. Just fall in love my boy, at first sight as I did and sit opposite to your inamarato at dinner

and—Well

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much, any more than 1 did. That night I didn't sleep much either. 1 didn't know the lady 's name, nnd was too fearful of discovering my feelings to enquire it of anyone, but resolved to wait patiently for an introduction, and then thinks I, I'll go in for her—that is, if she ain't married—and win her too.

I had noticed that a pale, meek ap pdaring little man who sat next to her at dinner, seemed by his attentions likely to prove a rival but I felt that if I could only conquer my foolish timidity, my personal attractions (here the Major gave an approving glance al the opposite mirror) would carry the day, ftThe next day I got an introduction. "Cupt. Brown,' (I was only Captain then) said the landlady, allow me to introduce to you to Mrs. Triplett." •Widow thought I, and timidly began a conversation with her, and I let her do all the talking, simply because I had nothing lo say. At length a bright idea struck me—• Madame,'-those are beuutiful bracelets of yours.' (She wore a pair of braided hair.) m,?,v. •Yes,'said she, it is the hair of my late husband. Poor man he is gone to a better home!' •Ah ha! thinks I, widow for sure. Well I redoubled my attentions, saying nothing to nobody, so fearful was I of being suspected, and I even carried my caution so far as on all occasions to avoid the presence of the meek gentleman whose name even I did not enquire after as we never happened to meet at an opportune moment, I never got an introduction to him, and this state of things rather pleased me so ihe lime passed, my claim passed also,...and 1 must go.

The evening before my departure 1 concocted a fine speech, in which in impassioned language, 1 offered my heart, hand and fortune to the blooming widow. The next morning, assuming as brave an exterior as possible, (in fact I believe I had all the outward bearing of the lion,) stiode into the parlor and luckily found the object of my affections alone. Like a swimmer who plunges at once into the stream, I began my oration immediately on entering the room. •Madame,' said I,hardly know In what terms to—to—

The fact is, I am going off on the morning train, and before I leave this spot I—that is—(oh! how my bead swam.) you see—here I fell on my knees and before she could prevent me, seized both her hands, the fact is, I— love you—I do love you awfully— there's no use trying to hide it—I can't eyre it—its worse than the fever and shakes—-it is. Oh! I hope you love me. Do you do you!' 'Young man!' said a voice behind me "what are you saying to my wife!'

I sprang to my feet in an instant, and saw the meek little man standing before me, black as a thunder cloud. •Why!' said !, turning to the lady, 1 thought you were a widow.' •This,' she said sweetly, 'is Mr. Triplett, my ttcond husband! 'Well, Major,' said 1,'what did he do?' J: •Oh boys! I don't know what he did. I fainted.* ... •£. -i

Who would entrust an important law suit in. the bands of a drunken Attorney ?, ..f *'j-MtiJ1 k*'

Who would employ a drunken clerk to transact hi* business? Who would vote to place a drunkard in an important office of trust?

Who would trust his life in &e hands of a drunken physician? Who would employ a drunkard in almost any capacity 2ta even a Drunkard himself!*

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Original Portraits of WashittKtdti.

The Washington Union, of a recelil dnte, contained the

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attention has been called to a.por*

trait of Washington, flow on exhibition in the rotunda of the Capitol, which pitf-pOTts to possess reach interest as a work ofart. The picture is said to have been painted in Philadelphia, in 1795, by Wertmuller, a celebrated German artist, many of whose works, and espeeially his portrait of Maria Antoinette, the Queen of France, now in the gallery of the King of Sweden, are highly valuable. It instated that this portrait was presented by General Washington to Baron WabrendorfF, a Swedish nobleman,'^ho was in this country from 1795 to 1797, "«niwhq in the latter year took the pietiico.jMWlithim to Sweden, where it has remained in possession of the WahrendorfF family until upon the recent death of the head of that house, it passed into the hands of its present proprietor a Swedish gentleman of high character and standing. The picture, which differs in some points from any of the portraits of Washington which wo have seen, is in many respects a striking and meritorious work of art. If its history be what it is stated to be, its restoration to our country at thfs time is matter of interest and gratification."

On this the National Intelligencer remarked follows: "We have ourselves viewed with much satisfaction the portrait referred to above.— Wertmuller was an artist of great eminence in his day, and there is every reasou to believe this portrait of Washington to be an original. There are now not many in the world, and'he hardly ever sat to an artist superior to Wertmuller. Some of our elder residents may remember a masterly painting of the story of Dunae, from the pencil of this artist, exhibited in this city some thirty years ago. We'wish that his portrait of Washington could be kept among us."

But, unless Wertmuller painted two portraits of Washington, the original one of that artist is now in this city, i» the possesion of Mr Jeese Hoyt.

This picture has been in the family ofthe late Cornelius J. Bogart, formerly an eminent lawyer of this city, for nearly sixty years, and the tradition in the family is, that it was presented to the daughter of Mr. Bo-

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art, tho late Mrs. Robert J. Thurston, by a gentleman, Monsieur La Grand, who fell under obligations to Mr. Bogart, not to be measured by dollars and cents. As a compliment the picture was given to his only daughter, and is now owned by the youngest child of that lady, the brother-in-law of Mr. Hoyt, and has been in his house since the death of Mrs. Bogart, 1832, Mr. Hoyt having married the daughter of* that lady, with whom Mrs. Thurston resided from the period last mentioned until her death, in 1831.

By the way, we may mention that the catalogue ofthe Washington Exhibition, now open here, contains an account of all the known portraits of Washington, from which we gather these facts.

Charles W. Peale painted fourteen such portraits from life, from 1772 to 1796. Huudon, of Paris, the author of the celebrated statue of VoTtaire, which stands in the vestibule of the Theatre Francaise, modelled his bust by a cast from the life in plas. tcr, taken at Mount Vernon in 1783. He made several of these busts, one of which is in the present collection. The marble statue at Richmond is by this artist.

J. Wright,of Philadelphia,pointed his portrait at Heud Quarters, Rocky Hill, New Jersey, 1783. This is now, or »vas formerly, in the possession of Mr. Powell, of Philadelphia.

The late Wm. Dtinlap painted MB portrait at Rocky Hill, in 1788. Pine of England, painted a portrait in 1778, being now in the collection at the Art Union.

Colonel Trumbull painted a full length in 17GQ, which is now in the City Hall of this city.

Cerrachi, of Rome, modelled two busts in marble, one of which belonged to Richard Mead, Esq., of Philadelphia, the other was of colossal size, a cast form which was in the Academy of fine Arts, New York.

Archibald Robertson, of New York, painted a portrait in 1792., A Wertmuller, of Sweden, painted an original in 1763, which was in the possession of Cornelus Bogart, Esq., Jamaica, Long Island. This, is the erne referred to above.

Savage painted and engraved the Washington family about the year 1794. The original was in his Museum, in this city, many years ago.

James Peal painted two originals, the date of the first unknown) ofthe second, 1795. Sharpies* painted two small portraits in crayons, one a profile, the other a neat front view, in 1796. One of these, we believe, is at the Art Union.

Rembrant Peale (son of C. W. Peaie) painted him in 1*795, while his father was executing his work.

Filbert Stusrt, it is stated, painted two originals—one in September) 1795, and the other at Philadelphia, in the sp^ng of 1795, The first, the artist himself pronounced to be a failure .although he made several copies af it, and it has been engraved by Hallow ay for Hunter's edition of LaVater. The second is the picture by which the features ofthe hero have been made most widely known to his countrymen. It is a head only, and is now in the possession of the Boston Athena?um. Several pictarea were executed by Stuait from this origi oal.one of the best of which is that belonging to Mr*. Piervepont* now ex* hibi ted.—Evening Post.

"The Gmr Mare the Better Horse.** The Bangor Whig relates that In the little town of Edding^n. there is a family consisting of six en dern, the mother of whom is robust, healthy and active, but the father of quite a different character. It had been arranged thst the wife should go to California and make her **p!le," whilat the husband should stay at home and take care of the children. This arrangement was mutually satisfactory, and the wmmn obtained her outfit for the land of gold. On arriving at New York, she found an orportunity to cook during the passage out, and she immediately sent hack to her family fifty dollars of her fund*, and has gone cm ber way rejoicing, and whh a determination to get Iter share of the gold of California.

VSH8 •—I"" 1 *&•' tin%E FERNS.^ If you know anything to make a brother's heart glad run and tell Jt. Anything to cattse a sigh, bottle it up— bottle it up."

Yes, I shan't do it! snys Miss Nipper. I've lived on scandlo and Bohea this sillily years, and A change of diet at ray time of life might prove fatal, it agrees with me, it doe=! I wouldn't give two pinches of snuff to live where nobody jumped over the ten commandments! It's fun nil for me to ferret it Out. I may not always hit on the right names of the parties, but that's a trifle. Dori^i preach to me. One half of the world earn their'viiiles* by living on other folks' vitals, if you look ifno a lawyer's bible, 1 guess it would puzzle you to find such a lext as B/essedare the peace makers.' Don't they earn the salt to their porridge by setting whole nefgltborhoods by the ears? Ain't they in thfc seventh heaven when they can get hold of a long tvvistified snarl of a tjamily quarrel? Don't they bow, and smile, and smirk, and help ynu out ofthe 'Slough of Despond* with one hand, while ihey poke you back with the other? Oh,"l tell yoti Miss Nipper isn't the or.ly mischief maker. There's a large family sf Paul Prys don't all wear petticoats either. Syme of them have masculine noses, that are forever up in the air, snuiling the'ill winds that blows nobody good'—descendants in a direct line.frotp Ananias and Sapphira... Know more about a parish than a parson and his deacons more about a woman than the father who begot her, and more about the world in general than He who made It. Yes, ihank goodness, this is (as the ministers say)'a wicked world.' It would bo almighty stupid if it wasn't suppose there is somebody or other doing something they ought not to bo about every ininqte at least I hope so. I only wish these male gossip3 would clear the track and let the Nancy Nipper express train be the first bearer of dispatches. (I should like to make some oPem a present of a petticoat!) You don't catch me knocking under, for speed and o'mhellishment, to any thing that sports a hat. Where's my snuff box?

FANNY FKRN.

HOW TO TOAST DREAD.

Chcsnut brown will bo far too deep a color for good toast tho nearer you can keep it to a straw color, tho rmoro wholosome it will be. If you would have a slice of bread so toasted as to be ploasant to the palate and wholesome to the stomach, never let one particle of the surfuce be charred. To effect this is very obvious. It consists in keeping the bread at tho proper distanco from the fire, and exposing it to a proper heat for a due length of time. By this means the whole of the water may bb evaporated out of It, ond It may bo changed from dough—-which has always a tendency to undergo acetous'fermentation, whether in the stomach, or out of it to tho pure farina wheal, which is in itself ono of the most wholesome species of food, not only for the sirong and healthy, but for the delicate and diseased. As it is turned to farina, it is disintegrated, the tough and gluey nature is gone, every part can be penetrated, It is equally warm all over, and so hot as to turn the butter into oil, which oven the case of tho best butter is invariably turning a wholesome substanco into a poison. The properly toasted slicc of bread absorbs tho butter, but docs not convert it into oil and both butter and farina are In a state of every minute division, the one serving to expose the other to the free action of the gastric fluid in the stomach so that when a slice of toast is rightly prepared there is not a lighter article in the whole vocabulary of cookcry,|~IIousq« hold Almanac for 1063.

Tnd'Sons of Napolcon'n Mnrshnlsf The Paris correspondent of the Nt$ tional Intelligencer concludes his last letter with some interesting information on the subject named above^ «He soys "The son of Marshal Sou It, Duke of Dalmatia. keeps aloof from Napolcan III. He an Orleunist The son of Iveller* man, Duke of Valmy. is a Legitimist, «nd keeps aloof also. The son of Saeket, Duke of Albufera, is a member of the Legislative Corps, and a Bcyiapartfst. The son of Gouvion Saint Cfy/ is an Orleahlst, who has not rallied to lira Emperor. The son of Davoust, Prince of Ecmuhl, is a luna:icii»«Marshal' Au* gereau, Duke of Casiigllone, Lefebvre, Duke of Dantzic, Marmount, Duke of Bngusa. and Brune. lelt no sons. Marshal Moncey, also Duke of Conegliano# left no son but his nephew, who was da dared by Louis XVIIf, heir of the titles and peerage of his uncle, keeps aloof from Napoleon III., but has never tsfcen an active part in politics on any side.— The sons of Bess^res, Duke of Istria, and of Moriier, Duke of 'J'revise, are neutral at present, General Oudinor* son of Marshal Oudinot, Duke of Reggio, is hostile to Napoleon 111. IJs is an Orleanist. A son of Macdonnld, Duke of Tarento, is Chafiibetiain of thg Emperor and member of the Corps Lep gislatif. Th* *on of Lsnncs, Huke of Montabello. keep* aloof an Orleanisfi The son of jtfsssena lives acom par live* IT secluded life. The sens of N«jy, Bet* thier, and Murat are among the most cfep voted of the New Etnpcr)rV*t*iijeeta."f *——'-r—r~—1

Alexandria, in Egypt, has neither a mayor, a constable, a prison, nor a poor house yet it if a iOQS* orderly cii^»

While extravagance anJ indolence make a nch man poor,: "Industry and frugality will make ihe poor man rfetf.