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Dolwrs payable ia
Dollars
rid 25 clt.
rt orders
" L:-i,.r than these rates. A lib-
who ittm "I "v f "
fj aiast 1
ZAmt4 Friend Uoluwoia, o. u
fn li ifTBAP i i
if. ..Visiniseriiblejroom inhabited
D1cmbete cobble? and
Aiiitf'W ,ouna as
CSSTSiosesofhW wo
Jlh?tJfr bfs bands anil warm, thereby
..pti.-t- .
were
cLfXrless enough it was to be
J 111 u L Urr'vjnfr along, bowing their
to attack
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and Don nets, in
fhlpft thewind
n.'.i: bob blue noses, wen to
'ihiatLiirbandssnugly: lodged
H". . -it . .ori v drawing mem out,
e iUr rier of the street the wind
F Xv were obliged. to make kri ef
RToltWand a: remark- ajt be
warning: lumiiiejy mure
I . -ST
I
mnd:
Udboa,tiiid kW dowqthe pelicoats
LJbandto-k?epan theJshaAvl, bon-
Matb sid ; tlie street, shoeless
'Ssirt bajf rqmiig half yalking after
lerierst"?0"10 charitv-r-'Tm
5yolilfti hungry.? the wretched,
iioce Bounding more dismal sltill,
"t ileal with Uke whistling of the
.V nd seated -on the curb is some
tid ohject.vvith a board on his chest,
olfaru uvhinif a1
ijibatt$e eS? to days-it is much
to stop a Ad' get out the purse, too
1 ii) reWe4f b & hinds j from the j com-
VAthl midale'of the day the stajrving
Watied out and goes home to din-
vUif 1 1 - - I
fepopr old Davjd doombe 'bas njo din
t'4otome td, nor no home but the dark
(le room in vyhich he." works ; be has
jref told the JJitJing public he is starv
tbeea&se.as hejsays 'Why, I an't
swMt wWje I 'can have . some bread
!i cheese, arul no w's and then's
some
it's a
p csc, as coniinual ly.a-working don't
im Botiinfir'j' and t'his.here1 dismal hole
ladesbf bacemf Kut then j think
I live iu why it ah't living, 'pon rtiy soul
ifa't-ioh lor Ti i ' h .-;?' '
poor Dvid, . he always finished with
lor, and as he said it certainly Was
f, f I l j - i . . T
vme oi ucspair, n seemea 10 come
U, UVU Ul VUUI Mi U M IJ I VUb4l Vtl4
jddof groall. 'L ' . i: ; .
?avid, had Mvays been a poor man,
Jitseemeti Jhat pe always would be ;
Ufoo ileaofj improving his condition,
idea that tie could be better off by his
iaertibnsi bujt thought it was t hie duty
ie r:cb:ta makeihim comfortable, and
jetpejtejljthat one day some wealthy
a wool reaojrelbiin from his vfreltch
bometid place Jbim.(n independence ;
ie Weni btt mending ! his neighbors'
res, rcHvi6g the miserable payment
juthliepibtEli from day to day, but never
phiiQrielier; the was; matter-of-fact
VMrartndj never told an untruth,
fct groablefl 'ati his hard, lot whenever
)PDf went near hirri, until at length no
ttnedtbcothfor him, but left him to
wards tb evehinc of that same bold
111, . t! ' ' "
wlay,Da(yidifiijished his work.
J:'-M -Ikli4k!li-- . ) -.fir I I1" f f ' I
niSf mhe, aftd iprepared to spend
f fveniDgas was.his went, m smoking
l'; 'i "s 4 ul,;lue oatiiv oi nis ricKeiy
r'dd puffed aWay, bccasionajlly! re
ngibisipe frorp his mouth, land
ftiitgohil6r," in answer to his
(mior-df a melancholy natute Da
; toht? always' were. I i"' i
Lwst'liole.as ever I see, certainly;
pwaness is oncommon lonesjorae
1 sun comes in this; place,
U 5t -mer " .Whether it seemed
WRKoment that there as no
T6Uli t( cottie iri at, it is hard
;RRh looked rouhdlthe room and
-im small window drdsted
dirtJand coqtinued
i iWer-mavhan it's dark
fKhpH6' fte 1 kes W the work at
kflf.". sun shines, and it looks
ace 1 oh lor !"
ker. "jWell,"
nHi ?WiOut, and now I'll hayeH
r.TM.ea : v-:n i;iro 1 n i
J. J. BRUNER,
Editor 6f Proprietors
"why
vJI nM .1 , r
NXSVypla
I Jffgrew darker and darl
i;
JW'gbted hfs candle, and ob
-fWhitey.brown narw hi
HftiW "ng spnie water
... .,T., ! V iuiiu (U
Iff' !
orri ' ... L; ...
reMuJ.7 tb, soon disnatchedJ and
er. David
i 61i ltrt i u,a room, ana eiacuia-
sir a'iJP dde;,ily a brilliant
rSu 'nt? lhfP. so dazzling
t2dW10 WstinteWr;it
NfflHnd in its place was
of a
took
in a
CUka 1 exRuls"e beauty.
beautiful little iyt.
wit i ?oul'l'rs. nd wak orna
CWIJW bright, that
U4! d S cf ? 'hl lace
- I and my brilliant sisters are many in
number and a bright and a joyous life we
lead, for there is nothing or this jarge
earth that does not love as, and welcome
our approach; the little insects flutter
lovingly about us, the flowers look bright
er and more glad when wej rest upon
them, the water dances and sparkles with
gee in the light; of our smile,' the animals
love us, and sleep the sounder when we
watch over them ; everywhe re we are
welcome ; we make ourselves aright path
ways through the foliage of the trees, and
in the silent woods lie and sleep upon the
fragrarit violet; and here in the busy
streets we are welcome tod, and though
we love the flowers and the open the fields
the best, still we come to the; dark, close
streets, and gladden them. ;j
In the gloomy prison we can enter; no
heavy bolts can keep us out, and do we
but know some pure being i$ there im
mured, who repents him of his crime, we
enter t$ere tolcheer and comfort bim.
The dark hold of the mighty khip, tossed
on the cold waters, we visit too, bringing
back sweet thoughts of their own land, to
the exiles from their home:. By the sick
and the sorrowful we take our place we
are wiki all, who seek us whio try to find
us; wjth all wblo lift their cyts frbrb the
earth, from the vorld ,and it$ groyellibg
cares, and seek us where alpde weiare.to
be found, in our own bright sky. Though
clouds may obscure us. for awbile we are
still there, and shine, the brighter for toe
passing gloom. '! i j ?
But 'tis true in this world we are hard
to catch, David Coombe ; border to some
than others ; you are one who find it bard;
you say, neither winter nor summer is
your dwelling gladdened by our light ; do
you invite us, David, Coombe? we love
bright ; places and clean, and brave hearts,
David; and above all, true and grateful
hearts, who love and worship1 the Being
who made us and them. In these hearts,
David, there is always a Sunbeam ; no
place is dark and joyless, however poor
and wretched, to such hearts as these.
M Do you, then endeavor to batch one of
us, to gladden your heart and your dwell
ing. I will tell (you 'how to set the Trap.
f It must be bright and pure, and baited
with Energy, IPreserverance, Industry.
Charity, Faith, Hope, and Content. Do
thus, David Coombe, and yotj will never
say again, no sunbeam gilds your dwell
ing nor gladdens your declining days; till
then, Farewell.""
The voice ceased. David uncovered
his eyes nothing was to be seen j but a
small streak of light, which gradually fa
ded quite away and David was alone in
the darkness, j !
" Why I've been dreaming surely, and
that 'ere grinding; organ is the musical
voice as I thought I heard; queerish dream,
too; lay a trap if or theSonjeH? Energy
why who can have energy in this world
when everything's Jdone j by steam ? it's
gone out it ain't no use. jPerserverance
well, don't I preservere mending boots
and shoes for twenty years is Persever
ance, I should think, and Industry ' too
Charity well, don't exackly know what
that is giving of money. Impose ; well, I
never had none! to give, nqyep. Faith
ah ! I used to know vhat that meant once
my mother used to tell: n4 something
about that, in a big Bibl jwith pictures,
but it's long, long ago; Mother poor moth
er I've forgot all you taught me. :
I had a Bible trjougb ; now 1 wonder
what's gone with it that vould tell me
about Faith ; I'll ha;f e a fopfo to-morrow.
Hope4-l al Ways' haye hopedi but it'snev
er been no use, as Isicoulu seb ; and Con
tentwith Whit t this old ackplace oh
lor!" and poor Davidl morie puzzled and
bewildered than be jihad e?verbeen before,
lay down on his straw mattrass and tried
to sleep, but hii thoughts Wefefull of his
strange vision, and be could not sieep ;
thR musical voice sltill rung id bis ears,
the bright being ftij glittered in his eyes.
It struct hint at last,' thltt part of the
advice, helcould follow. heltou)d clean the
room, certainlvi at least Hivfe jit cleaned ;
snearlv in theimorn hsi David determin
stairs td Ithd woman, of
the house, Who let him tfejroom be in
nabited," and ask her tolendliim the servi
ces of her eldest child. Although for ma
nv veafs he had been Mrs; Dennis's ten
ant, he had never been in ber room, never
with her, save
to payJiis weekly rent, and she like thi
rest of the people who knew his grumb
ling disposition; and the total impossibili
tv to comfort him. never tried to do so.
It seemed to cost him an fsffbrt to make
nn hi mind to ascend the staircase from
bis own gloomy room ; he opened his door,
and1 then went; in again; a
last he opened it very suddenly, and with
a quick step ascended three or four of the
stairs, paused and considered again ; this
reflection seemed to decidd him, and he
did not stop again till he stood before Mrs.
Dennis s room! , i. I
Hd knocked gently at the door ; it was
opened by a clean, fat. merry-looking wo
man, Who started back in surprise. Why.
o,c mv hrnrt Mr JRnnrribe. who d ever
mo
Keef a check cpojt all touk
! KULEKS.
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I .1
f KM, AD LlBERTT IS SAFE
(jren l HarriMan.
SALISBURY, N. C, THURSDAY. APRIL 29. 1852.
NEW SERIES.
VOLUME VIII NUMBER si
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bright red flower-pots, and altogether an
air of cleanliness, cheerfulness and com
fort pervaded the room. A fat healthy
child was "seated on the ground, express
ing, in its own sweet way, its pleasure
at the toy with it was playing on its lit
t y white head rested a Sunbeam !
! " Well,? thought David "one would a
'magined that little chajf) Warn't up to
laying a Trap, but he's scathched one of
them Sunbeams;; what a funny dream ! I
mustn't say nothing about itihere, though,
they'll think I'm mad." ! .
I jAnd what's! brought us the pleasure
of seeing you, Mr. Coombe V asked Mrs.
Dennis. Whyl ma'am, I wants your gal
'to bome and clekr up my place a bit." !
Talk of astonishment neTer was it io de.
pjcted as in Mrsr Dennis's! lace! at this speech.
(Jlcar up Coombe's place a bit ! ob, how often
had she longed to do sul felt that bis room was
a disgrace to her house, and thanked her stairs
that it was the kitchen, and that those who
came to see her could not see it. - Clear the
place up a' bit good gracious I " Certainly
she shall, Mr. Coombe," at length she said;
Mshe shall come as soon as ever she's done
her breakfast ; will yob take some along with
Ms V Thank you, wellas you're so kind,
I will take ;a snack." ! !
" Here is Betsy- come Betsy," she contin
ued, addressing a good. looking girt who enter
ed the room, " make haste and eat your break
fust,; Mr. Coombe wants you lo go down and
clean up his room a bit," and Mrs. Dennis
winked tremendously at her daughter ; who
s ared in astonishment at the visitor and his re
quett. So make baste, Betsy, and clear up
here, and then you can go down to Mr. Coom
be's." Yes, mother!; father ain't coming in
to breakfast I s'pose " "No, dear; come
busjle about, f
Qujckly the tea was made; the little whits,
headed baby was lifted from the floor, fastened
in a! chair, :and presented with a leaden spoon
tp amuse him until they haji time to feed him.
Mrs. Dennis cut the bread and butter and
handed it to Coombe, who took it timidly, as he
felt the strong contrast between his; black fin.
gers and the brown but perfectly clean ones of
his good' hearted hostess. As the meal proceed.
ed, David gradually felt more comfortable, tho'
and make another hole in them for old Coombe
x mend when you can psiy biro, oh lor H'
The sick man opened bis large sunken3 eyes,
and staied at the bent, dirty figure before him,
and thei holding out his wan, thin hand to him,
said in a low, tremblibg Voice, "Bless you
this is true charity ; draw that curtain, friend,
please, the light is too! strong ;" there was a
blaze bf sunlight in tnat little room, and one of
its bright rays was testing on the cobblers
head.; . . . $ -
In ia few jnoments bavid was on his way a.
gain, but he felt difiereut ; changed into -some
strange way ; there wits a (kind of bounding feel,
ing at his heart a younger sensation, which
brought! back a dim "recollection of a sunny
green and cricketers where he had been the
victor; Shi step seemed firmer, quicker, and a
mingled sound of ' tails if true charity," and in
" such hearts as these, Darid," seemed ringing
lb -his etrs.j' ' ? j. ' L !
A loud erf a the sCreef startled him from his
reverie,iand a horse jbame gallopping towards
him, bearing his powerless rider, a fair young
girl, j Mischief there-roh lor ! why don't some
one stop it ? some one-why, I will !" It was
soon ; accomplished ; 4 be horse was stopped,
and the 'fainting girlVbead was resting on the
dirty old cobbler's shoulder.
' A dense crowd had collected round them,
every body suggestedlsomething and everybody
differing, when a gentleman came riding up,
and, with a face deadly bale, inquired if the
poor girj were hurt. tKNo sir, only faint and,
frightened ; this man; saved ber, sir- here he
is. sir," 'but David resigned bis burthen to oth
er bands, and was pushing his way out of the
crowd. I I; I
! The new comer wis so intent upon having
the poor! girlj earned Into a chemist's shop and
properly attended to, ;t hat David escaped with
out his notice, the crbwd sajjng, " Well that
ain't like a gentleman, never to give the poor
man nothing, after risking his life "and as
they all dispersed in diflerent directions, two
policemen came up and authoritatively or
dered thjem tp " movei on" " Oh lor V said
David when he hacf .walked some distance,
" well, I wonder if that's what people call enigy.
His next customer paid him eighteen pence and
gave him more worki andtbeu David took his
way towards home ; and that cold easterly wind
which had been blowbg for some days, whis
tled into his bar and blew the dust into his eyes
but he did nbt heed it it did not make him
What a cheerful room it was what a change cold as ft used : he felt . warmer than he had
from his own dirty, gloomy; dingy one, and bow done for a lopg while; he seerned to have a
that Sunbeam seemed to revel in it I now gltt. wakened from a torpor there was a warm
terins on the bright pewter tea-pot, then danc- slow about his heart, and; he thought that the
ing on Mrs. Dennis' tea, then glancing on the spirit's words must be true, and that sunbeams
old cat's back, and hiding among the Chrysan. did sometimes visit people's hearts, or his would
themums in the window, and when the child never fefl sa; warm arid comfortable, when he
bad done his breakfast, and was again upon the had nothing io make lUso.
Ground, ii felt on lh linv tov with which the r Mrs .Dennis was at the door, talkinff to a
, . ; ;. .-- ,f -j it , ...... Tr.
ooy was playing, and seemed to sparkle more neighbor, when ne arriyeo, anq sne saia, -vorae
and more as the child cjrovred with glee. . along in jSir your room's: quite . jready, but you
" How the sun do stream in here Mrs. Den- must not disappoint utot your company to din.
pis," at length David j ventured to remark her. o Djavid, looking somewhat confused,
t' how uncommon you must-miss it, when it a accepted, the invitation, ana loiiowea tne aina-
wet, dull day, and ther0 ain't no sun." ' rfo, hearted woman to the sitting room, where the
Mr. Uoombe, we don t, it seems always sunny
here ; we don t take no particular notice oi toe
weather, when we're j all I we ll and together,
we're too happy to mind it. You're my sun.
kin t you, my blessing," she cantinued, snatch-
ing the child trom the ground, ana covering mm
with kisses ; mother's own ooy dou't she
the strange feeling of being comfortable fonhe
first time for many vears. could not wear off.
ove him T-t hat's
kll."
cloth was already laid for their dinner.
The husband was at home at this meal, and
a. pleasanter one it . was many years since Da
vid had at down to ; before he left, he was en-
saved to dine with therm on Christmas day.
! Ah JJavid, wen may i you siana wiiu your
bands in tboie ragged pockets, and stare at your
little room well may you wonder where you
OnA dav it was to be hoDed the bov would can have sot to. The floor so well scrubbed
be bore grateful for thai good mother's love, hut and sprinkled with white band, the grate so well
the kettle bright and ;hlled with water on the
bob. readv for his tea,his tools neatlyjarranged
side by side, the window cleaned so that he can
see out of il l see into the street ! see the peo
ple going past ! and abofe all, see the setting
sun, glittering on thewinaows opposue i nis
tUwtr miiir hriahtened and nut on the shelf be-
v . j t : p . . 1 . .. i
las it was. he screamed lustuy ana siruggiea
violently to be put down ahd return to his toy;
yet the mother's speech had its full effect upon
David, and through the baby's voice be seemed
to hear the spirit's words, " In these hearts,
David, there is always a sunbeam." Betsy
soon cleared away the breakfast, and putting; on
a Ikre amron. prepared to! take her way to the
sloomt rbpm beiiw. "Shall I find some soap side hislpipa, his few plates and dishes washed
there Mr. Coombe, or shall I take some i
" Why I aim afraid I am out of soap ob lor J"
You may well say, oh lor I David out of soap
indeed I J Ob.'said Mrs. Dennis "take some
soap, and fa pail, and brashes, and so on, of
rou rite all vou Want, vou know. With true
delicacy she felt all this was needed, but would
And mnired on the shelf too, the little round la.
Die maiiwas nis mumc jjvhuoui v.y.Mj
ished ! and smelling s refreshingly of turpen
tine and bees-wax, a cnair ueiuto u, uu uu
his Bible his long lost Bible.
! David, after a long stare, said " oh lor !" not
as he used 6 say "dh lbr 1" not a bit like it,
it
- iit ii . i i . ii ; la a. m m w w mm i nia w nniifin rm i r
not have pained him to say so. wen armeu qui as dots say -ou.iyi f MW..r.
therefore,with cleansing apparatus, Ditsy oe- noses agamsi oe pji-- - . '
parted, and David, who had some work to take Twelfihl bay in admiration of them lolly cakes.
.V J i;ni irlicnno : itpnaripH too. Mrs. David was astonished he stood by the window
nA'un;.':'i noiiir.rtiv, making him nromise. Und looted it it. then $e stood by the tire and
,k. if kiS.m wa. nnt flnUhpd on his return, looked kt itiand finally isat down In a chair
he Would lake his dinner with them ; and away j and covjeredmis face with his hands, as though
he went, fvith his peculiar shuffling walk, won- he thought ii was some Optical illusion, which
dering to himself how be should like his room must pass aay the moment be uncovered them,
when it Was clean ! whether he should! have But no, it was no iiioq, no illusion, but
that strange dream again, and 'whether me pleasing reaaity, anu r 7 7 Tk
" Sunbeam" would surely come and lighten his to bis packets, and again ejaculated " oh lor !
dwelling N He operiedtheBiblerrajbright, bright light fell
And thus he pondered, as he shuffled up one on its leaves, and rested ;on the words Let us
street and down another, and finally entered a hot be Weary in well doing, ht m due season we
little ebbrk, where he was going lb leave some shall rept if we faints nbt ; d.a TJ1"' ll!e
al government, but go for large appropriations
of land and money, for rivers,, harbors, and
railroads, in particular! States where the popu.
latiomis large and the vote close. - j
Resolved, That our party is the true Union
and national party, except when sectional rob
bery is to be perpetrated and the Union endan
gered, and then we are for a coalition with the
other party in our section.
Resolved, That we are opposed to the ro.
tection of aoybrancb of industry to the injury
of another, but think it would be beneficial to
all to be taxed for the protection of the iron,
coal, cotton, and wool manufacturing inten sts,
as they belong chiefly to larger States of un.
certain politics. ;
Resolved, That we are opposed to the dis
tribution of the public lands to their owners,
the States, but are in favor ofgiviog them to
railroad companies and to people of all nat ions
who will come and take them.
Resolved, That this: is a great country,! but
we don't think it affords enough business for
Congress to attend to, so we are in favor of
their supervising the affairs of other people,! and
enforcing the faithful execution of the laws of
nations. i
A ROYAL ENTERTAINMENT.
Mr. Kendall, in his correspondence from
Paris, bearing date oh the 26th February, has
the following description of the Ball given by
President Bonaparte at the Tuileries on the
23d:
"The papers say that there were six thous
and persons present. To roe it seems tlaijatx.
teen thousand would be nearer the mark.! I have,
never been in such a closely packed crowd be.
Core I do not care particularly about ever;
getting into such a closely packed crowd again.
Two splendid bands, led by Strauss and Du.
fesne, were in attendance, but not one iri ten;
of the persons within the immense saloons
could dance ; they .were wedged in so tightly
they could hardly move. Louts Napoleon open
ed the ball by dancing with Lady Cowley; the
wife of the new British Minister : yet. there
was not absolutely space enough, where the set
was formed, for a dinner table with six covers.
All the most fashionable and elegant ladies in
Paris, native and foreign, were present1 and
their costumes are described as having been
costly and brilliant to a degree. I could! not
see them ; I could not see that the chances
were better to have their dresses torn off jthan
to make a show off. To one fond of being
jammed and jostled in a crowd of dukes) and
duchesses, counts and countesses, marshals,
generals, senators, and prefects, with their
wives and daughters, and all the elite of Frfcnch
and foreign society in short, the opportunity at
the Tuileries was almost as favorable as fould
be well wished for. The beat in such a crowd
was of course almost suffocating, and by a little
after midnight, in company with a friend, I
found it a great relief to get out into the bpen
air and make my way homewards. It was
more than a jam ; it was a stew. I once thought
and said the nearest approach to what is called
the horrors of the middle passage' iri the
slave trade was the interior of a Germab eil
wagen or diligence, filled with fat smokers of
indifferent tobacco ; I had not then been pre
sent at a grand ball at the Tuileries. A i ac
quaintance of mine, who stuck it out to what
may emphatically be called 4 the-bitler end.'
informs me that the supper was most sumptu
ously served, and (bat to him it seemed as
though at least five hundred waiters in livery
were in attendance. The papers put the plum
ber of maitres d'hotel present at three hundred,
which is probably rather under than over the
mark." j
In a subsequent part of his letter, Mrs. K.
says : I
"In speaking of the ball at the Tuileries, I
neglected to mention that a tegular ' Knock
down and drag out' fight occurred betweep two
officers present, the one a Spaniard and ifie
other a Frenchman, and that the affaijr was
finally settled4jra due with broadsword yes
terday, in which both the men weie slightly
wounded. I did not see the fight in the ball
room hut have been! told that the Spaniard
pitched into' the Frenchman a la Tom Iyer.
The difficulty grew out of the fact t bit the
Frenchman Hore the dress of a lady, with whom
the Spaniard was attempting to dance, with his
spurs. It was a poor place to introduce such
articles as spurs ; yet I presume there; were at
least a thousand pair attached to the heels of
. i i- t i -. i - m !
me rrencu anu oiuer oiucvrt prcaeui. -
I.. sit j .
"j win nave io pay io oruiT a'
a desideratum. They Kale ih,t there ai
ny companies that woufd gladly tec.-,
line of service at the present rale of cu:
tion, and give ample "security for ti.2
performance of their duties, with a r.
guaranty for its speed and comfort," L-.t
gewgaws of infancy. They wind up lJ
test against the extension of Woodwr;
tent , ,
On motion of Mr. D., the latter port!
referred to the Committee on Patents ; L
on the question ol referring the former ;
to the Committee on Finance,
Mr. Bradbury suggested that it go ?
Committee on Retrenchment. ;
Mr. Dawson. I would ask the ppi.t;
who is at the head of that committee ?
Mr. Bradbury. We will respectfully i
the gentleman from Georgia that there ii
a committee, if he will make that refere:
Mr. Dawson I thought it was a f
question. -,i ii
Mr. Rusk. I think it had better be rr "
to the Baltimore and Philadelphia Conre:
Laughter. -j . ,
The portion of the report was referreJ
Committee on Finance. -
at
w w ti.4i "vu W1 no narm
KS:VT. but now.tblisht-
i54oia;jf . W quaht es von nL. i
-7?jajiFi -1. ---" !J may ;secure
ilr. iri win.- m . ,
o.fViniicrtit n.Pinff Vnn? IS anVtbing
matter? come in.' do,' takfij a cbair, &ir,
and she handed the bobblcr, achair by the
fire, on which a bright kettle wassinging,
and before which arable was drawn, rea
dy laid for breakfast., Ii tn window
were a few plants of Crysanthemumsi n
work, and receive some money, he hoped.
lie Knocaeu ai ine oiien uuui auu i
no answer ; he knocked again. David was be
Hninff toket very cold, and rather impatient ;
so he coushedvery loudly, and then a low weak
voice said, " Is any one there 1" " Obty me.
Mr. Miffin." answered Coombe.' "Comb In
will you, llhen," answered the voice. V I can't
nn " WnH David entered Land walked into
. r Trv 7 " . .; L 1 l-j i-L .
thu irnnr rnnm. wnere. on a. ureis ucu. i
man suffering evidently from severe illness.
The room was dirty, and ia great confusion,
and a coke fire was smouldering in the rusty
grate.
same low musical voice he had heard oetore,
said. " This1 is our favorite home, David, you
will always nou us i v
I (tqxcLtJsioN: kext week.;
That ! free spoken paper, tlbe " Southern
Press," bow! and then; deals some neavy oio.
at its Democratic allies.
a seriess of happier hits,!
the foilowins, which We
We have rarely seen
than is contained m
extract from; that pa
ne r of the 6th:
The il!oving is frfmj a stray piece of paper
.S..I o,Mnilv drooned from the pocket of some
Well, Mr. Coombe, brought boots delegate to one or momer -n-rrT.
no use to me I'm very jbad.r National Uanveniions we uuu ""Tr
if, I'm sure ; everybody Resolved. That w are opposeu .-v-lejor
somethingj oh lor." tion of military chietalns to he Pf"fenJ7j
" My wife's been out this t,wo hours, and I'm except When they ar oi our own Jt
al alonej wretched enough, I can tell you, I areUhe faM available men. . I
Kesotvea; jnai w u'p --.- t -
in the iatelllgence arid iategritjr of the people,
home, eh t
"Sorry to hear it. sif,
seems ill, or miserable
believe she's ."one out to try if she can get us
something to eat ; we'd no dinner yesterday.
and how you're -to be paid, I don't know ;,
and a s long sigh told a tale of,
tat suffering.
except ijrhei the oppf ite party run a military
.r. hi t . . .1. . .ntx. arm inTftriahtv
ana men t pwfr - '
candidate.
bumbusgedl and go astray.
m r i, 1'L.i u.k arm in
Them was a pause, and David said; to him- Resolvedl That w are in iw . .
self, " two and ight pence at homeland eigh nomicalj adinistratin ot the federal j
teen pence for neiV job-well, yes I Will. At nenl, eicpt when ojr arty is to powe
to Davins ot me. mr. oiiraa. wny uoa i w wWI
rving yourself about that ; the best thing you
favor bf an eco-
govern
r either
-r. ..111 .k ESoOllttvO '
in tmDgrejse - , ,
ResoifMI That W ate opposeo wgcBy.
can do. Is to ge&ll, wear these here boots .ystem $ itternal iprTcmeptf by tho leder-
A Comprehensive Petition, In the! Senate,
last week, Mr. Dawson of Georgia, prefented
a petition which is thus described in the pro-
ceediogs i u 1 !
Mr. Dawson presented a memorial Irorn citi
zens of Harris county, in the State of Georgia,
who were known to him, and of most reputable
and respectable characters. They sayl that,
looking to the entire consumption of our reve
nue of fifty millions in annual expebditur.they
deem an expression of dissent not intrusive ;
they see the Administration charged with the
onus of the expenditures, but enter a disclaim
er against all such charges, as the Administra
tion can never abstract from the Treasury with,
out an act of Congress. If ibere is corruption
or incapacity in the Administration, Congress
exposes them not, but sanctions them by ap
propriations. They see streams of golden lava
pouring forth in extraneous channels, -having
their sources in the balls of Congress, and arise
from sympathy, fancy, and vanity, very illegiti.
mate causes for appropriations, and ask jmem
bers to winnow the field and separate this just
and lawful for their action. They uggf
one, measure that needs siftiog an increased
compensation to Collin's line, which they nsist
comes under the bloody list of illegitimacy;
that the company had leaped beyond the entus
of utilitarian mechanism, Intending to vi with
England io the spending of monej andfshow
more trumpery dl the moment than stej can ;
that such competition reminds them of the two
gooa nousewiTe ii..ib -j i
in their expenditures, without an eje jto the
Urdsr or their true interests. They dei ire to
know how long the competition is to be kept
up before England breaks down, and how
Capital Punishment in Pennsylvania, I:
slated the other day that a bill had pa-:: '
lower House of the Pennsylvar Le-i '
for abolishing capital punishniei j in that :
ThXi is not exactly correct. The follow i
the provisions of the bill :
"I provides that hereafter no warn
the execution of any convict by han-ir -be
issued within one year after the sent.:
death shall have been passed: and that.
that period, if no circumstances stall '
come to light to render doubtful the ccrrc :
of the verdict of the jury in the matter, t!. -
ernor shall then issue bis warrant for sir: '
ecution ; from the time of conviction to
lime of execution the convict shall be cc
in ope of the penitentiaries of the Cc:
wealth for safe keeping. Upon the rediti
verdict of guilty of murder in the first l
against any person charged therewith i .
court of this Commonwealth, it shall ba !
for the jury to recommend the person cc:.
to the mercy of the court;; and every r
duly convicted of murder in the first c
whom the jury so convicting shall rccc.
to the mercy of the court, shall be sente:
undergo an imprisonment iu one of tho ;
penitentiaries, and tube kept in separ
solitary confinement at labor for a perioJ c
less than fiUeen nor more than fifty year;.'
i TUE MUNICIPAL "KiDS."
- The Board of Aldermen of tew Ycr'..
recently submitted a bill of expenses tot!
poration, which is worthy of mention as c
iting " the way in which the thing is dc
Gotham. The cost of the tea-rooi f .
Municipal fathers, during the month cf J:
alone, was nearly six hundred dollars ; z
mong the items charged were-four thour
gars and seven gallons of brandy. jDur;
entire twelve months the cost for carm .
was over three thousand dollars, and for r
merits generally nearly four thousand. Y.
item of items, the pearls in this Alderrr. .'
is a charge of two hundred and; forty. c
larsjfor kid gloves Now is not that ds z'
something unique ? To use a Gotham r '
it is a new M wrinkle" in corporation ex;
Louis Napoleon Is not the onlyrnan,
who: thinks that legislative duties cat::.
performed in ordinary attire, but that ac
amount oldandification, if we may use the '
is necessary to clear the heads of stat:
small and great. The French President c:
ers that the whole man needs regenerate (
so dresses up his councillors in red cc::
spangles, like monkeys at the managers ;
the AJdermen of Gotham appear to tez:
array; of the hands enough, and - are
with the " kid," reminding us of his sal : !
esty, the Mosquito King, whose entire c:
consists of a cocked hat and a pair of
Wejiust not forget, while complimenti. -neighbors,
to do them full justice for their
invention legislating in " kid." lr is v .
pose, the only way known in Gotham, I r
lie tiinctionaries to " keep their hands c!
Philadelphia Bulletin,
iJ r4L ;
Gcpture of Haicks.i Mr. Jacob
has adopted a good plan to kill c.'t
pests of farmers hawks, i He ere
pole about ten feet high (and probr,!
higher one would answer a better
pose.) The lower end, instead cf 1
planted in the ground, is fastened i:.
centre of two flat cross timbers, and
ced on the timbers to keep the polo .'
blovying over. -On top of tho pole i:
ced a common steel trap, the lov.xr
beirij fastenetrsecurely to the top c .
pole By a staple. He seta ths tr:
some place where hawks are like to c
and leaves it. The bird, seeing r;
perch on the top of a pole, selects it .
point of observation, and as soon :
alights, the trap springs and catcl. .
.. . . . . . . i. .. . ' . i . . '
over, tne Dtru taken out, anu tt.n
set fop another. In this manner, T !
has caught 21 bawks, besides r .
number of owls. The only objecti:
seb to the trap is, that there! is dan
destroying other birds, that! are nc.
harmless, but useful. .
ccr.i;
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much
Gamp Meeting Anepdote.r-M
meeting, a number of ladies
stning on the benches, notwithst.v
frjeqbent bints from the ministers :
dpwn. A reverenedold gentleman, :
for his good humor, arose and sis!
think if these ladies standing on the !
es knew they bad holes in their itc:'
they would sit dbvrn.j' This adirr
te desired effect there vyas an i
dilate sinking into the seats. A ;
minister standing behind him, cr.J !
ifng to the temples, said, ; .
; M O, brbther, how could you say :
" Say that ?" said the old gent!
f it's a fact if they hadn't holes i r.
stockings, Td like to jknow bow the;
get them on." j . '. j'L.. j .
DC3 Franklin says if every rrr
woman would work four hours n
something useful, want and misery
be banisned from the world, and t'
maining portion of the twenty-feu:
might be leisure and pleasure.
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