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if-- by .t ox Dot.
O'er i?0 7r
rirtf-'urp rVjrt Orlcrt.win be
; T-', iinf4rubl yinadfknce.
Vurr! ttb EJ't"1 mail coiA frc of post.
v is;-
' xiiftiui' I lave tofece.
l . 1 j- . ' . v
. iritruuit.
I Vr to in ufir utile: -
' urtlr .bright ai . frtfo from f alk, -
X brt't ununicj,by the firth, ..
x ibm ip cm Jbond'c dy;
' . jr fl. d wjj ' ,
"j,,Tt lo we mna,ri, am Jc:-- .
,i im- of m ucry ' .
li cittK" K(ba onr orrtir, wbilo
j O'er Iifc wild ivy?'
prijSt lle n' wk,nuj btiir9,
Ut'fif1 Lc .decree, ,
J wk-tn lurcr'a londct dcam'
1 m( 'rue fru-nU'a rtiUle: t ,
lm I d. arly rrizt-i t
wriu injr n une.rcViJe, '
Aim
Yi J ric I l
id nil denie, ; ; -
iu!rt thc etiaiigelciis ohc,
1
. I
vi
Who! ll distrust l fi?, . : v
AoJbo
m i (ii v f.c hre trampled on,:
tff t' artiulhfr'i pmj!:
T 'r f'MiJ and Inu,; '
brr ,ln-M tviH tJo d ty hfjuife
i). drkc-t bo-; .
L fliri,uli Iho p.iii)j ycars,4
onward pursnc'f , :.'
Ts ihi- uy rvt-rj lm risers,
v V hen friend are lew.
1 1 .... .. .
J nT i i r a k utrt'B mili':
I'roiii flic bnjli t rnphn itvMVCt1 1
Jl fljn-j 'niid Mn niar-i hwIiiIo, t , ,
I ii fltMjtJIc- t-v n;, - , i
A liftit- ni -.rtli Miiotlc-T i, .
ti ry fault' g'',n.
To me t( the jxirtoj iliis, ; ; ,f
1
.1
en UiiifH'st drtvrii. i
1 lITf to
tVli.-n
It tur' i1
si'c a rhri8iiaivit ftiiiic:
fi:' t llirnal rill .
Willi rtli'- Atary tod
nu woo and
lin IK-dtli lt'arii away
twiri lirrii.Mtd ti!l,
II...
Titl'i.tii'ii ii)4ri 1Udolli say,1.
ll a Tnjr w.U!u , r
H'f Jlif dv'ujr wilier: k ;
I )or t.
4 iljr Mi.-hht il.itli iUif
ArvMiuJ ittt lt iio'or tiujM.d by will
uruucn l uio n uay; . , .
!. ' i Iiiiiim arllily i' -
.Thf nrit featr Ha rl iv, . - - ..
AiJ ujiril kMt mi r) duTy,
wav! ttua!
r
... IV"
, - t'l OJ.
KATE
.11.1 R LING TON,
ii;i;b r-' .v ' I....'' ';..;Vi-4 ':' ?
IM AUul JTA BKOV'E. " " '
r.Y
t 'K mJ W I, 1 wJ(,t yo-, ' to order
V ur.L-iJM i ass, without further dela). '
ISrlhrrv ui.'i Wve f.r I.md ,n in l.-fe Hun i
i f.r ,;..!, a id ho-dcairw to Uko his bride " a.V'
i -. . ,. '. . ' .-n
;:!) Ik. ii.
IhiJ
,t... r,.t.i1..t !
1 b f
,e been co,H uul i,l llie L
n i noitiiJ ntt net n eoinine"i oi i.ie
i.VJN.,ki'.H unrrilge. Jvu.wing,
..'foudMhltl emri-ter lovo S.Ui vrr";,
' i. . i ' I ' '
,i tm ji;)iiiU io iind ou persisting ui
.AMr,. 1 w-te.". "
nr lo'hsh, i ilndutifalirlj Kale
llirrv 15 w e;UM v . 1 believe, un.i a most
' h-iliw
i -
ti nJe after i he hound .-
-i "iii i
, 1 would be proud ol-t
r t- '
" re iu j'jr
I1
' "1 if li woalih aud. sport?rnan-hke a-
I!tHn can ti.'ver nuke nie hipp'.I
"I see how it ij4v"te: . Your jeail has,
luriu-d T y;that pVj5inj iy captain yoa
j-'Hi, last suler;,at L(;4mmgunr Hut
yu rfcnm i:ter yourself that I wilte.
.t re joj to him." . . - t '
I "li-jou wo ild alUiw-ourself to se- him,
(m diar fuhtjr, perhaps you vJoulJ think
w: fdvoc.il'y of'him."; "
I "If the -p'i-i shou'd e;vcr hive the ef
("o:):erv lo s'ioiv hts face here, I would
, 't hcsitaie t i order. iue of my s'etvanis to
him out tr the h vjh. The imper.
j ucnt j tka:isv! to make love Vj my
"cr A i:.)ut my permission. .
"HnKnbr, faj'.er, JyoU refused him
ks.i l.fvic .-n he -wauled lo ,asU ,y our
Vi''Un H his suit."
"Will, c-j;, you must think, of binvno
r?.- Aly wuh is to see you well provi.
I ar aifj ftho present -opportunity, Ui
K e y-fij a nople fellow for a hubindr musji
" CorarrdJ You viM. thcTi'f re.do as
direct J, and pn pire yourself io a
m.t' mMiner, for the nuptials. 1
"r? . D Arlington was blunt,', iu his
r,1u,.r,andj obdurate in his purposes. 1
frWni.hips were ardent, ni his ani
n-i.;ies Irn.'lt inveterate, Fr some rea.
nit pcrhips unkbown rvenMo' himself,
v h J concfjved a violent attachment to
s,MIrry Wrnthom, A baronet, AVhose
5tSrero 1-liUj hst than two score, an j
il?c.nvn!i4hmen;s dij nut 'reach be-Jo'-d
lh- s jui I idihrt tuirttin horn, cr the
wiucu of the viine b-rttlo. ' Sir Jlarry was a
"Z iJVctjm i ir K ite, hoping by n u.n .
3 'a ber l i repair his fvrtune, which a
"2 carter . recktesrtfs had si. My shit
errj Tnck,',ro w't delighted with. the
Pru;t th-u g'eamed ahead: He smiled
thesa.1 of thd birdnet; and whea his
i fotsaIl refascsl by Kate, the
BY.
qure vuwed, i bruJg hcV la lirr
ruses, ikJ mak her ccrt, hi:n. fit-r
Arid th
fJ wrj, a ro have olradv 0oicwIh r
burhuod thai Kne was about to 'be cnufc: Ugwr ta lake a last look t the ''Uwi-
e. . i . . ' - -r .. - . ..
ficed by her j-Lteniles pvrrtt. cveT WJr
inuinaat; trte wonwn ct Tent lo
eipreVtons of pity ani yavpJihy, nd
men c!eoehi their fits, and fcSowrttd
farfuj ifnprrnj'ioo upqti ! J o( the
squire mi the birorjct.. Tiw -fraftls at
the !UM looked upop Sir Hirry as a moo,
ster in homfn fo.nng whi hid come tod rt
beir, ynng tniurvs's loto a captir Hy wfiich
tltt-y could ti cOotempUle ivithoul Horror.
Soineof thera thauIii-their master .mui
bo insznerior ifiey could not uoderstanJ
why-a'maw in his senses doited to i&arty
his onjy daughter to a perii detcslc.
Master des nt neeJSir Ilirry in hu triw
'ughnea," aid a no: her. t Liver since his
list sickness he has been , near sighted,
That's the tcuq whv h ran'i see like
Ufias Kate.';- " . ' ' I . '
; ( K'e Dirlintop.ncrer aulfered hemjr
fo b mido miserable by broodicz over
llio wedding of fcJir Harry, tn obrdieuoe
j to her iaihff'ti commands, sbe rode f towti
anJ-fderd' her ' dresses; atid-yiehhn to
j Htf his suggestions, in 'arranging the pre
I . It rnTir tries tf ih: fiuah; -The sq-jire de'
- liIi'.ed wjil the. uwt'Kjked ur ;doelity o(
his daughter,-rt-cver-d Ii4s htbhu.il g'od,
j humor, and conjfatal.iicJi jhtne!l! upon
the promising uict of Kis choi;;'tfd p'aosr.
t The day apf mneJ fv r the-'suIetiimz-Vr
tiin of' ntipiuls at teoih .arrived, ilio
j sfntre as was 1ms custom, rose .-early J nnj
ui about to. uko his rnoruing ride, wJiei
he was startled with the . in'.elhehca ' th'at
Kale was tn'uiri. "A grand poimcil of
ihe houieliMld was ordered, btrt no ; j?he'
coutd toll what had b scorn a' ol tho voting
Hadv. . , ' I
t
venture to sly," titrted Sir Ilarrv;
Mthii Miss 1 iritngton f ifiTa gti)o -to some-
.Ureu.aovc,r tjie brtJer. ' , ; J
! To Gretna! wirh hom'M ' thundered
lhc so iirp. ' j
iVtTy probably with Captain Rodney,
1 UtJt f.tvri.e." " ,
j 'WlittJ with thit popiiijiy, w ha turned
hrr hed ,ot LcaniiQgtou? I'd tHsiuhabrtt ner
us tiure us my ntje is ilalp!) L) triingion.i1.'
No has the brwlo now fortuneor no
foilmie," wvas tlfti reply. " , ' , .. '
j Sir Harry, we will mak? instant "pur,
Kun! Jarvis, order J four 'f the "r boost
hors -s to ie bttddlcd', and direct -two' of
l vim urtvim lo prepare lo io with V- ,
"It wuld U well lor us to g-KwellArin-ed,''
Mtested Sir Harry. . "I know Rid.
fieyVlnj'l uh ucttvu fellow and.' brave as a
, - . , :
" Wer ho os ,brave,j'aj twenty lionJ, 1
wi'l maltd htm 'Iivk tl dusj and btg for
m.-rVj Cm,,tJ'r llrtrry', '. tt'e have no
tnii'i t- lso: l'xt us b! on'the wing." -
'Li ft vo minutes the sqire and ibeibsro
iiv, iftli iuhd by tjvo stout men', leajfed into
tlaij. 6,udJ'e5j, and hastily rodojidF on. iho
i !?re.it tiori1iern road. ' The servants 'who
vvvH:vs-cd ilnir dpirUire, sontehow forg t
iotnlv.v!ij-ir it'erprt-ji success.
' .'riic't-un hid desceo IeJ Jow in thci h ir-
i7. n. when a r.arrii'jrc
wiili two out rule rj,.
H",J inn he JSV' S
"' I" v....,..4.u,.
ir eatered the house and orJ,red
n"- ihe - prrpara ion of .whiclj
viinvi'ii. n iif at f liitlf! drawing room'
ti"itin' upon the fovtl. Thrs trtvi-Uing
rcd of C-.rH. Charles llney,
. . , .. ...
M'V K uo D.r ingtiu, , and vV M.sse
lOey Ihelad.es occupied the. Qiac
hn 'I'wvt' llin", nn'l t h 'two gonilcmcn (on
, ' . v!.'
wf hwliwu Cjpt.lt:,) aceomp'omed Uo
eft
one
on
horseback.
i The M isses. Rodney two" lovely s'jjters
of t)Hpitp:atu were, equipped' a elrgant,
travf i.mg dresses,
. 01 , ,,
but Uate, as welt
ot Us.hiona.We' n"ue;
u$ wen as loy wo geuneuieu
v as in i!iguie. 't , . A ' ' - '
Miss Dirhngton, wasdTessf'din male,
npparei.- fSLie were a ; suit 'of fmo . black ,
cloth, undo strictly in the .faihkm:. - As' if
a wafe'al . hen tall 'm qestic Tigu're- was
well adap xl to such a costume, ? he ven
fured uno a close- bodied,Vj'c lrss. coU;
and ihe neatness of its fit might well have
ex-Clteu flliu envy or intr- ucnu 'v
was inTr-niou-lv ' 'dressed, aiJ a
gios y
blaek beaver surmounted-.'her head. The
Meriital soTem-iity of her 'dfcs, jT
eioosly relieved by a! waistcoat of delicate
buJS cassimere, mul-i single breasted with
tnrhn.r c.v)lt,ir. and 1 decorated u h an
amttlu row ufflit mirror hke,g.lt . buttons
A neat diamond pin glittered among the
crirrvp cambrick on her breast, and a rich
it., H vifW chain Iiuolt susrende3 across
lien waisleioat. ; lit r. 'disguise was so Com
;,l..ta vihfti -a .mran-Ter- would" not? have'
dreamed she was a woman. Her dres,
in the,' :ninuest' detail.' was in -excellent
lasli; "though it must be cootesiicd, it would
hayotniuH.a groom belter thin a bride."
1 Cipt.iRoJney ast,;dr.es.ed like" an o'd
man. 'HiV silvery wfgdenotfd an age not
less than sixty yr-;-n-iu . his Uroa-UHiat,
snufF colored co.t of immense proportions,,
dimity sirutll chthes and white waistcoat
with tarnished buttonsl .seeded ,ti belong
in iihc ration 'past and; cone. , His friend ,
cantata Grant, wb'-e'a common hverj1
drrs: , ' ; '
Soch was the doping pirty. , ,ITie dis
guises were.assumed lo' f tcilitate their es
cape; and so far each had - acted ft is part
nr. I 1-Nt oaced
hcr-lhumbs-thrust m the arinhoh-s of , her
vest, with an air of slau-JiW' tint would
havj rcQccicd huor uoa ths first. Brutn:
tancSv 6f sixtv ; oivles, hr.d cntejiaiffed.a-iTha'Affiir on hind, however is one of fanV
sir'mh"p'e of reiehingthe border in to rily pohcv;ftnl for reasoqs hot oces-'ary
Jioiirt ravel. They wVre in high spiri:-; to beccountedj we are c mpethd tu be
i xr,tl. trfd on and down tne room, - marnoti on tne wronj; vueui uic- mrjcr.
Devoted to Politics, Lileralare and (icneral Intelligence.;.
3
ASIIEVIL.LE, X.C.i AVOVST. 3 1847.
cn-J la kingdom
I living; bamfjf refreshed thcmselres;
iho hdw cre esotned to ihe carrlie.
The iimJieept-r waV oCkious in hi - atten.
we young man, rfria (a least liieir eye
once more upn the cbarrnifcg ' gilt buttons
of .. Mit' Dirltnon - waistcoat. Kate,
beau like, kissed "her hind io the blu.hia
daimd as the. carriage. rallied from the
door, CapU-Uv Joey aud hta, friend re.
rnainej bchiqi.a ew ni.iaies to jdjji
some defect in .a' saddle girth, acrVi belore
they were ready to mount; a borstticao rodrf
up at a terrible .s'.eedr Rodney recogni
zed the face of'-SquTre Dirlihgton, : from
having Once seen him at Leamington.
"My g od fneed, ftaii thq'. Squire, "I
am in pursuit if "my daughter, who has run
away with Cpt.LSomebpdj;.ttf .. the 'army.
Thy tanaot be faraheat?." i , ;
'Hive thev' passed thi roadr' iaquired
the captain. '.',' k
"Likely enough; this is' the straight roacf
to the ' Border, 1 have ridden hkoJohn
Gilpin since C o'clock Urta morningf ran
away from thrc$ good for nothing (Vilow'
who st tout wjth me-p-aod t am resolved
to' keep on until 1 And the runaways'.?' ,
.Pisibly, try dear sir, we may be able
to render W some assistance observed
the captajn, as he and hid friend' vaulted
into ilwjir suddics. .
"Herd is inv hand, sir," exclaimed the
Sq'iire. 'I have not iho p'ea&ure of know,
ing tour name, but"1, 1 dare be sworn you
area gentleman." J J - '
ft happens qoite; iirrgul irJy" 'aqhj'ined
the. captain, that 1! nys1f am runJ for
Scotland on a m UrimOnial a'dventure."-;
Indeed!" s od, !ltflington.
As ur road is the sums as ypurs, we
may a" w-ll travel in company'"""
- The three equestrians now gaVe the spur
to th'tVr horses J un J dashed up ilie road.
Rodii?y. was not 'entirely, prepared for the
vaddeo vniiahon ol'.Squire - Darlington; but -ho
waa glad, to hea'r Itnt ihe :rest o( the
p.ursui-iig jjiny w icn mr Mcmim. uav
iftrn the aJventnrn wool 1 now take he was j
unatjie to -conj' ciwre; oui ne oe(tenueu up
on his frn'(ur) -nius to conduct U Ip a
happv isMie. '-.-'My
g'xd frien,"8a'id'the qiire, sud
denlvj wiirtt is th-ii on the hill .ahead' of
us? , ' It looks li'keia carriage hut my eye
sight -is-'SQhor tint 1 .can not in-ike-it oui.'
"Vou are right., sir' replied" Rodney;
"it is a carri 'g.' , -
"Thpn let us p:nh along with might anJ
main, lor,'on my'soul I believe it .contains
ihe runaways!" f
, I1io 'carriage, I think is mine ,-ir; but
to rso our mtnd, wc will tide up and see
what it contain.! . 1 ' .
, "Spur up,' then, nll.nf u ! "Let ! us
"wbd-te m;-has the"Ji'h'i -st heels.' ' -
see
The c4itso las;ed nearly an hour. When
tbe horM-mrtv daino op with the vehicle,
RoJneV mide a significant motion to the
ladjes, which they instantly comprehended,
nd were; reTiVved . from olarm. The
Squire looked into the carriaf., glanced at
each' of its ibrryvles ia turn, btit cid not susv
peel jihat-the fitful flisljitig ol a row of but.
tons, which at once caught his eye, was
caued 1 liy , tiro palpitating bosom of his
trembling daughter. . ;
ITsa wrong scent,1 muttered the Sq'iire,
who -wasi' prone to quotafox. hunting plrra-
ses T'so li you .piease, . wc win. gauon- on
in Ropes of rbetter luck." " '
1 he captain baung pissed a few word
witli ' 'ihe1adies as ihe rode; by. the siio., ol
ihe carrhg, ' imnicdiately obeyed . the
Squire's rf'jest, leaving captain Grant tu
udj along with t.he vtmcle. . ;,
I h another Ivur the horsemen entered
tho'territory'ajf Damfries, and soon after.
ii lighted at tlie inn of a small village, which j
wot rem irkable .as u-i'gJ tfic site ot jnc
fretr leples ot lljmen.-- y- .
I he fox Ins escaped, sr.- tne squire,
fts ho strod into the inrfr- "1 never htd
so long a chase with::-such an unprofrtable
result. " . : ; , , " -
'You have certainly perfofmed a grcat
journey, said Koaney, ,
44 Ihe runaways, continued the bquire,
'are. manned by ilnaMime, I dare be swtfrn.
t grant ttyev have mamged.tho hllair clev
erly.. Poor Kite! she w'u uiwaysaq excel
lent grrl. 1 Sie his never ' di sbeyed her
father but in this : instance Her lover is
a strangerto me sir; 1. never aw him m
iny life; btii I judge, from thc.cleverness of
his retreat tod-iy, that he is r.ot .-ihe, wprst
mm in .the tloee - ki-ngdoms Perhaps 1
.hall forgive Kule alter allespecially
sir.ee I havft discovered thit Sir Harry is
a poor, mealy mouthed son of:a. tinker,
who knocks under after , a ride of- forty
miles or so, over tike unest road in the
couutj-y." v , -, "
"If your; daughter untu-s herself to Jo,
wrihy mad she fought to receive your-for-givenesfi.,,
1. , u ; , -
44 Well, well, 1 Shall lot b'rnl myself to
forgive Ihfli saucy minx, but I' wilHlynfc a
bout it. You mentioned something about
a "matrimonial adventure of your own.1 v
- VAs soon as the carriage comes u,p, 'sir,
tv a. ccreiTiKny will take place; Mv bride
iaq.uite ayoung.iady, wuh a disposition
q4ite ecceutric; she is Tutf of vaganus, and
utieof the cdMes'l of them, is her deiermin.
ation to be mirried in male aitirc.
' " Very odd, really!'' , ' . ' '"
f I44 A person with grey!- hairs', like'mysetf,
Ought not, perhnps, to think matnmony
Well,; well 1 wish you muhjoy with'
all my hearu", ;
. The carriage taw made its appr.-raxcej.
":': 't-;- V
and ttic Ud:es were bvwred iolo the htlle
apirtment stjktf the ''paitor, The hy
menial pnWi being at hi . post,1 the cere
mony stiSered Oo' tlfefar. Rodney 'and
Kale stood ur before the bwvWerea tunc
- ' .4 j . J : 1
bride. The corhplvie difguise of Kate, the
shortness of the Sqoire's tision, ; and the
imperfect hghiin-!le' room, combined to
preuerve her ioognitirt: during his trying
o-rdeah' Jhe worthy Squire performed the
tmpociant part allotleu to in an au
inirable' manoer; and it was only ht the
conclusion of.-thef ritcs wlien ihe function
ary madff fa'frml rrM-ntion of the. names of
Charles Rodney and Catharine JJa.rlijigton,
that the old gntleuia.a Comprehended tbe
IrUT poaiiion ofalfirs. - " t
'Arill you forgive as,' my . dear lathert?
slid Katej sinking; ch her kcets before
liim ' 1 ; t ' ' . .
" jyate, you have joined ia a conspiracy
to makeour old father look , r-idicii'ous! ; I
have half a mind to renounce' you forever,
but - " ' " ; ;
jl.i say that yeu forgive us!" persisted
44 Well, "well, I forgive -you pn condition
that you never ro.n away .-again,' and that
you throw away tfiat danify suit hyMh time
t lie honey moan expires.; ' And u ,' sir,
Captain l.'iianles, forgive you .'on condi
lion that like j ou ufier sfei og yoo -wiih
your disguise removed. Mi-unwhile we.
will make ourselves hippy."
i Next morni n;. the whole' pa rfV returned
to Darlington: Hall. Toe Squire ' was de
lighted -with hv soh in ilaw. v Jvale is one
ot tfic hapjiest wives in the - .world, and she
Carefully- preserve her'" nnsculifie. bridal
dress r-s a memento of the most blissful
"day uf her life. ' '. ' ,
Fnm the Southern, dhrmtian Adeecai.
Thtx : Presbyterian CUurcli aud
f Slavery,' ' u . . j
In the letters addressed .to 'ihe late Gt?tr.
eral Assembly d the ftesfytoitya 'CJliurca
f(3 y y tv lh
r e'iC i J t c li it
in Scotland, and of ihe P res-
bviuriatt" Church in lcebnd, very( otIJii;,ivc
aiaioitm was maac to trm, suoject. oi Hie
American Assembly's -Mcomitrcqoa; with
Slavery.'? , Thrs wuso.f course noiictd in,
ihe proceedings of the last-iianjed Assem
bly and was considered .ground, of just,
not to .sa v, indigniut : Coniplarnt. In iaci.
it is' uu unwarrantable -Ttitrusion of the,.
Iiitih ClmrchifrS into ajsui'cl which does
not concern them, aud, in espcctlo which
full injormation hts he re to! re been furnish,
edi The ."following paragraph 'in the
answer to ihe. Irish Asseiblyt covers the
somerUnd as'thc iirtda - paragraph in
the leiicr to iheVree Cnurch Assembly.,
41 U;b hiv.' duly 'considered the ievvs
expressed in your leltor oil ihe system ot
slavery as it exists in our country, and the
.suggcsti.Mis which you have made of that
Course of action on , cur part, which. .you
conceive necessary to a 9fuil discharge of
our ...'-duty inrelajion thereto-. ye..'xefc
you to our letter addressed to your verier
abfc bjdy, bearing date June, 184Q', which
mist hive been received by you 'trru this:
in w luch letter tlie views aod.foehns of
the.GeneraJ Assembly ef thy Vreihyierian
Church, in the United ScatVsfVia relation to
slavery, -are plainly am3 ilully,' expressed.
To that letter we deem it uiinocessiry to
add any thing; and by your leave, we shait
dimiss the ..subject from ; our correspondence
assuring you ill U- wc compreheud il in all
its beatings and reUtfuus. and,kuuw whii
ur true position, as "a Cnurch of Jesus
Christ, s and oughtMobe; 1 that position
we haye in time past '-consceoiiolisly i fak-
t'n, and s'lall iv. time; to como liua.uitv
maintain; ahef we trust lhat you'wjll repose.
coniiLtence in usand allow us- to judge and
act for o6rs;ives," as thosi'j best informed
and most interested; and we hope by' ihe
grace ot God, that w.e are as desirous as
others, of ktowin,g at.d doing our duty.'
Going to Luw.rTwo Dutchnfen who
built anUused invrcommons a snTill-: b?rdge
oyer-a little stream which rran through
their farms, .hd a dispute concerning
certain repairs lhat were-ruui red; yie o
lhm objected'to pay ing the expenses of the
purclfae of two or three ptarak. Finitly
tlie, aggrieved party went to'a neiglih-?ritig
lawyer, and placing ;ten dollars in his hand,
said, 41 will give y ou all- dish money il
you'll make Hans : do justice mil ihe
bridge.' . :
"How ;much.,wi;i Jt cos! to repair the
bridge?' asked .the honest counsellor of the
determined minant. .
44Vell, den, not more as five tollarsi"
rep'ied the Dutchman. ,
4AV cry well," said the lawyer, pocketing
one pfihe notes'and handing him the.olher,
take this, "and co and net iho bri"e
repaired; it is the .be si course, you ?an lake
tv 4Yaas,'said ihe Dutchman, ttfowly, ,4dat
isn -more oetter aau io quarrel . mit Hans,'
but as ho went a kng home he shook his
head frequently; as if uni We, after, all, to
see quite deafly how "he "had ' gained any
thuig 6y the operatfoii. ' '','. '
Cheap postage w working to a charm,
A.t BufTilo the first quarter this year -U he
increases over. Ust; -y eqrr rs,l ,273. The
whole receipts fur the q-wirfcr (?6,490
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Mirriages at Loicett. During the year
endaig Tn April last, there were 590-mar
ni,rs a'jwvtM. mass. . j greater porilOU
t ...,it; ii & :
t tne lemuics were lactorv girls. - 1
, Prosperity': y " St. Ljius.' There wore
crecteQ in ihe city of Si. Louis, djrn'gthe
year endiog oft the 1st uli.; nine huudred
aod'tlurty-tw hpuses. . " ' ;
nonary, no at nri F.eiiaieu i tow;r
Kite anc!ligiblebjctibr a wife. Squire
parlinstort wascaMed'io lo give away the
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toe nac'cnca oi
f Gen, Santa Ana. Af
tkis disrirjuiihed .functionary owrsp-ctty
much il whole country between Vena
Cruz and Jalapa, b finds t; .cooveniem to
have two other residertcps; but the hxcien
da tiear Cerro Gordo was his favorite re
tret. Here it f was .he hred to dignity,
previous to the disastrous battle that - tost
titm his Presidential otHce and his popu
Ufity amoeg the people. It was a hold
dragoon Mnjor Jjho, first .of out army,
entered this princely abode; ko gaxed wfch
astonishment at the surrounOing splcndt',
and had not proceeded far - to examine,
before th nam of rJ General Sznla AnMa
met his sight, and informed him where he
The residence was c'aracterized by
a species of oriental splendor; fourteen
inrge rooms crowded upon each other,
filWd with costly ottomans, from the walls
of which were suspended rare works of art.
Every thing had been precipitately aban
doned; upou a centre table in osro of the
principal saloons lay an unsealed note; in
lhe wrttng 'o., the 'Dictator. v It stated that
h-left every thing to the mercy of a
generous enemy." - ,
.The Muj it peered about us if he had got
fnto ail Arabian tnchantment; he exiinio?
ed attentively iho pictures; and coveted a
saddle' with Costly irappings.and,sirrups bf
gold inlaiJ with silver; he jcvned into a
little recess, and his hesrl tbrptiVd there t
was a couch for a pttnetbs. XJpon the ad.
joining tables were sCJiiered Costly pcrv
fumes, anJ on the flor, as they had a-bao
doned two pretty Spanish feet, was s,pair
of elegantly wrought, yet tiny slippers. ; r
;v The Major was a.gallaut mair and art
honorable one dragooV as ,he wa, he
could forego the saddle and the stirrups,
rriiYi though they were but ,laa wanttd a
tniphy a;id he plactd lha slippers iiv his
pocket with a ihnU "3il their Jetnliit would
luvd done houor to a' poweill galvanic
battery," .'-Yet .'hi heart smote him, and he
placed the 'treasures back, 'and walked inio
the more cXR)sed ptirts'tif the house ittf
svtnt'"' intor the neighboring srouidi and
viewed the splendid cattle and horses that
were luvuriiting at eise; when, presently,'
there da bed. by an aid of Gen. Siolt,'or.
during flie dragoous 'to;purie the reVeat
it)g Santa Anna, -x In airiri-fiapl, ihe Major
was mounted, and his men lollowed with a
y ell of delight. A few hour elapsed when
he returned to the splendid j hacienda, -What
a change! The fine cattle had Jbeeii
driven otr, the Viddie still remained, but
ihe gold and silver were gone: ; The pic
tures were- destroyed, and Uuig m 'I rag.
moils from their frames; the splendid cush
ions had. been cut asunder aud the mirrors
broken into W thousand ! fragments. So
ended an ! incident in the drama of . this
Mexican war, ' , , ' - ; - '
i. The plienomenon of Fog tr mist occurs
ay all season; and it appears ."always un-;
der the 'pecuhar circumstances rplied
by Sir 'Humphrey. ; Davy.; f His. theory ; is
lhat radiation of vapor lrom lanl and wa.
ter sends it up until it ' meets with a ; cold.
stratum of.ai!', which condenses 'ii in the
'form oV mist-- which s miurally ? gravitates
toward t!;e surface.. When iho radiation.
is weak, ihe mist seems, lo lie' upon '.the,
ground; but when moro poweiful," the sirar
turn' of mist may be seen elevated 'a. few.
feet above the: ground. 1 Mist, t'Ht may be
seen to continue iongCr Over tho water
than tire laird, mowing loilic slower radiation.
of'vapor from ; attr; and it- is generally
Seen in. the hollowest portions of ground,
on account: of the cold i m it descends
from '.the. surrounding 'rising groutnl 'and
mixes with the air jn the hoiKw, dimioisji-
m U . capacity- for moisioije
Mist also varies its chi rafter according
ya its electric state; if negatively - alTeced,
it deposits its yapor more ? hoick I v form
nj, a heavy sort of dew,'an4 Vetting f very
thing like rain; but i pni lively, it contin:;
ues io tvXisi us iog at;u returns me vapo
in the slate in Iwhich it has not thb proper
tv bf wetting like the otUer.1
ihp -varv.r
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?:The fogSr.-m. h.ilfows--.constttute thb truef
jtralus cioud.v V e see : vapor at a distance
m.the, atrnospiiercr and call; jl cloud; but
when it sinks to the earth, ' px will not rNe,
and we are immersed in it, '.wo call it mist
o r fog'. iV he n i m me rstd i n a c lou d on a
mountain, we say vc are in a mist;bul the
same-mist will' he cen by a spectator, at a
distance in the, valley; a a ; beautiful cirro
btraius, resting on the mountain.'
The migmlying piwer ot mist is a well
known optical illusion. ; lis concealing
and mjstiJyina' effects nwy have been ob
served by every one; snd is causing dis-
taut sounds lobe heird as if near at hand.
may also have been notiq i W many.
Stephen?' Book
: of the Fa. 'i u
Anotlrer Waier Wonder.
The' Piiiiadelpluans have the promise cf
an Arrival in' their harbor of, almost- as
great acuiiosity as the Chinese junk.
Ode Opt. William Adams left' Wilming
ton, it seems j on -Thursday morning, in
what As called a 4 'passenger gum-elastiq
sea srffeiy trunk," 4xund to Philadelphia,
with provisions sufficient for- a voyage ol
Vhree days.' 'ltie trunk iu. 20 inches' Ion-
by aboui 2Q inches broad and as many
dtep. .It was once written that 4 4l!iree
wise nien of Gotbim went to sea in a
bowl," and there really uf pears to bo a
nAtural, aftiniry between a bowl and. the
wa.ier; lut the ijea .of navig iting in a trunk
Rentable trunkjt-whieh h s ho .such
desir'a;b! prtpem , seems iuieed wondrous
Mrartge. Bait .S'rn
'One of the Mexican siai.es is called
Ztcarecas"," which ii :there pronounced
bathy take us! r -
The Iacieuda ol Mta Aijuia-t
Teife miles tcyend Cerro Gordo a
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U An inziJcnt cf ihJs Battle of iuenS ,
Tlfij -Inornlt.o Aridity lnUVhrw.cr
41 After the bailie I was; ordered wuh K
si-Keen men to ort Major D'iss with
Bag ol truce U oiult Anna. .When "f
arrived wiuhia about hood red yard ,t .
iqrrgirti&nt of lancer wfiich aeemcd lo
Yf9 rear guxrd, ws halted, Major C'isa.
,13 b'indfulded and coaducted to Stnta
Afooa.' Oa the departure tif the Mijor a'
fkUtoon of iancers wero" ordared from iho
regiment and tKk post facing my platoon
aod wKhih ten aieps cf me. The LieuV,
eoaat in cohimind dismounted his men;
1 did the same. He was a (at -good look,
ing fellow; wore a sort of a sack coat, neat. '
ly trimmed with lace; and acerned uitr
pompous. - as ne - atsmountca n handed
j his bridle rein to bis orderly, and com
mcDceJ st t utting in front of bit plalooa, to
very haughty' manner. Prrseoily he
called his orderly,' who handed, -from ..
pocket in . the side t of his saddle, a bottlo
from, which lie took a drink, without saying '
a. word tu me, much; to my astonishment,
and commenced strutting as before. I just
then" 'recollected I had in my holster a1
small bottle of whiskey, and that it would
not do to' be 'outdone : by this Mexkaoo:
so iHtnded my rein to ' the riitht file of
my platoon, and commenced play icg tho
in iiuut; in V imcii. -Ill Aicn
minutes I halted short and ordered my bu
gler; "lb- hand! roe the bottle out of my .
holster, and took a drink, curled my mus.
lachc, and cm;inued peacocking iu At
soon as my Mexican Jriend saw roe imitat
ing 'his movemcuts he walked faster -I in.
vrv.seu my pace; ne uaiieu ana tooz a crinx;
i halted and took a drink, Thus we per.
formed for vime time, until T actually
bluffed hirn ofT, for he walked to the rear
of his platoon; when, ( halted, and sat
down ob the grass."
Ta Cute a Bum.- A 1 idy, preacher of
the Seiety,of l'riends in Ncy York, was so
iuccissfdl injuring irnsut many sup.
o'std her possessed of tltepower of wurkiug
piracies, t The following is the receipt Ar
the medicinet Take one ounce of beeswax.
( wiihVour ounces burgundy pitch simmered
in an earthen vessel,- bo'4 them together
into the consistency of a salve, when cool
r.ir the bqoor -after taking from the f.r
until qufte cool.T Keep; from the air in a
tighlfbux or ar. r When used, spread it
thinly on a cloth, and apply it to ihe part
injured. Open the? burn with a needle
and let out the waer till it heals. Anon.
A tetter and more sample remedy. Wet
cotton cloths id pold water, apply them to
the Bum" change as often as smarting
returns, and permanent -relisf will : be
obtained . is an hour or two when the -
burn will be cured. Try it. Wo hare.
,-Ed. IteL Herald.
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Anecdote of Gen. Scott A' Washtngtorl
letter writer gives the following jea dyet
prit, which he says Is circulating in that
ciiy, and which, the writer justly observes,
reflect .much credit oa tl 'good sense 'of
the old liero: - J .' 4
1 ! 4fA'letler from the field is said to relate
that shortly' afier JIarncy forced Saoia
Anna to give leg bail, the Commanding
General rode up, and dismounting, entered
his opponent's tent, where a table had been
sprftQJ with a choice and smoking 'dinner,
wfWb,,nlasy fr Snta Anna - appetite.
was not desttrted for him. S5ott espying
a tureen orsoop at the head of the table,
UncoierecJ it, and with a laugh of triumph,
invited' his brother officers to tarry if but
for an Instant to join him mo.; his. 'hasty
plateT,ion thei heights of Cerro Gordo." ,
, La wyer and VVitnsss. Lately, a taw.
yer celained in a case of assault and bat
teryV was cross-examining a witness, in
relatiou to the. force of the blow struck.
" What kind of a blow was givenT,vask
ed the hwer. "A blow of the common
kind, ' , 44 Describe the blow.' t'l am not
i k003 a c ascription. - ' "'dhow me what
I ... i f t 1 f n
kind of blow itrwas. "I cannot." "You
must.V' : 44I won'u The' lawyer appeal
ed to the Court. The: Court lold tbe wit
ness that! if the counsel iniled upon his '
bhowing what klnd of blow it was, (w must4
do so., - "Do you insist upon it?" asked the
witness. ' 'Hie counsel leplied that die did.
4Vell then, slnco you compel me to show
it was this kind of blow," at the same tim
s'uitinglthe action to the word, and knockl
ing the astonwhetj disciplw rof Cuka upon
Little to n-oover. ' "j .
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1 We' find."'ou examination MS'nt Gen.
Taylur has as manr titles as ihe Duke of
"er''n, ana iney an ues.gnaie aome
B" veni in nis history, or some strut ing
pwmiani; or n:s mini, iney nave ,oeerr
conferred.: hv tf.e different BorercignsAir
the' United States, add foreign potentates at
different times, and when Gen. Tay lor is in
full dress, with these insignia hansintr
across his breast, it makes bim look like-a
plain old gentleman 'of the olJen timet,'
that docs the people good to look at.
Mr.,Marcy calls him 'Maier General
Taylor commanding' " t
Trw People generally "Old Rough end
Reader 1 . . ; . '
Tbe-Moxicsns-"Don Zachary." t "
The Teamsters in the Army T"he Old
MnruW, ' ' " . .
Tho.Mechsntcs and Artisans tin ih
armv--'.'Trfj O-'d Boss. . '
Thel Mexican ; Women 4 Mucha Buena.'
Sant Annat"Ord -fooly don"! JtDOW
wheh lm is whipped.' '
Gn Sctrit "My de"ar, dear General.
' Mr. P4.lk Oh, breath- not his name.
The SoTTfiVnt "OUR NEXT PRESL
DENTOF-THB UNITED STATES.
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