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1 v 1 : Y -if K: '..'wi !-;:.' . ... - . i l - - yoi: 1. 1 - 'T'"7 ; f ' Our. NcUionJTonor . Vic Bond of Union IS PUBLISHED WEDNESDAY MORNING . r. '' ,.V"-0 of each week. .-;. , r.- - l( ) j J . i, . 1 .. '': : ' 'TERMS tr-Singla copies five cents, (in wrappers If needed) at 'the office of thr Fro tost llarehaU, t. 1 39,Xietter and communications are respectful HTj solicited. ; . ;( ;;:(:.; j:!.. . .' A limited number of1 Advertisements will, be in , serted at the rate f two dollars per square of fif teen lines or less for the first insertion, and twentj ; five cents or each succeeding insertion'. "7. , , : ; Advertisements must be marked with the number of insertions desired. I J' '' ' jr " ' '"' . ; m 1 1 i . - Birth of iFreedoia. y Yes, Freedom! Tyrants date thy splendid birth - With those uprisings n the bloody. Past, ":,. j , , When all the lion-hearted of the earth ' . Unfurled their rebe-banners to the blast, ' . And from their limbs ih duDgeon-fetter cast ; " But thou, Oh, idol of phe brave! was' t born, I , . In full-grown zntjestyy upon that morn. J When all the stars togjsther 8angf an forms ; Of wondrous beauty suns ofj dtizzling light ' Flamed from, the bosom of those primal sforms r v rWhichrUiihed the riVej'rOf. chaotic jniglU ; . And somt would drivejtliee froU our gloomy sod; . .ThT birth-bfece.Fi'edom. was the heart of God. I hear thy name where'er I go, ' ; . , Or see thy image ever f fore me, t" ' From Cape Sable to Florida Keyj j Froni Itasca's like tio Manama's Neck, 1 ' From Newfoundland jtoj Vancouver , j ' ' In 'feather bed or Indian hammock, :; j Thou art printer.' the vvorld over. ' ' ; T . .. - :: ,, .:;! - I T I MH- J r.'! Oh printer! printer! thbu art a "wQnder," h Like those that made Barnum's fame ; . We know you make many a blunder I Yet laugh about it au pne same j . ;; j. The urchins smile to neat thee speak, , j ' . The "old folks" praise;thy logic clear-. f And wonder at thy latin and Greek i f Ob, printer! protheil sage, and -seer! And most of altsurprising ftory-r - Not only atthe ''pteiervatiye'yarC :':s Coeshefindall hisgrelttjgloryii (p j But with as much gizzard as hearVr- ' , Tile ventures into all iorti of trades) : , . ' '1 And makes all kinds of inventions, 14 ' From the selling ofazor blades j j To attending polLtical conventions ! i -; . . - 1 i v.. ; -u,: ;. - Now hung for stealing roaming horses, : ! Now highest In the list of fame, ' j " ' Now hoarding wealth', 'now meeting losses, r 'fNow ribless, and 'now witn a dame; v Now skipper of a Yankee schooner, I : And now the teixer of a wbale . a ' Now harpsichord and spinnet tt ner, C , j And the keeper of a jail! ' -r' . ; r . ,: . r , -,, j -- 1 '.'2 " Now maker of new opera glasses ' 7"Tv Now-pstentee orrasies ana cnurns j ; j p Now leader of a train of asses, .1 And now the closer of concerns; .' " Now editing a motley journal;' :t; :-. . And now a soldier's local sheet! ; 1 Hail 1 Doctor, General,! Author,1 Colonel, j Oh, printer, printer you're hard to beat. f 'Pits a Pi 5 dab, Jb.' i As I uttered the wordsr a peal of thun der shook the ! foundations ofjthe house, and went rolling a-vay; down the moun tain passes. For the (next two Irours'the rain fell in floods $u!ch .ayetorm Was never known in the tctuntry. , The moun tain! streams .became torrents, and the creek swelled to a, jBtron, brdad river. The wind was a , htiriicane, and the old trees over the housej.wailed and inSaned, and tossed thir arms; as if they felt that tho old; family was' to fail .out of the r t I WASHINGTON, I, tGi county thlt night t aod at lengtn k giant Dine, that stood near- the east corner of the. mansion,' under which the children of three generations had played t&e sum mers through, went dcftvn with a rending crash i that! foretold the fall of the old house, and the extinction of tho family line. " V.. : ., j ; ; . ; j, At this moment Jacob, the chief of ther familyi servants, rushed in, exclaim- ing, 'un, Air. rnilip I JMr. KoDorti-t Jir. Robert!' I ! V I i.' ' s " ; 'I .: , .-'What of him, 'UMXl-tfT He was fordingrtlie creek, sir, at the little lord; ana,ms norse was camea arav and he was hurt. and couldn't swim, and I be IS 'i' ! - I ' : ): ' 'Drowned rsaid Edith, calm but pale as tne wnito moonsmne tnat was now streaming in at the w est windows, p ? 'iio, ma (im,i doc drowned. ' mt he is badly hurt and he is on J the island, and the rider is;up, and- .; . i ! : v AndmihekJacob., r ;Ko; Edith.M: I -; y .i Yes, rhilip I- i ,The horses were at the door on the in stant, and they two were off, side.bj side, on this strange briaal party. I followed slowly. The wind was still terrible, When! though the clouds were gone reached tho river bank the scene was wild and fearfilL Massear-of dogs Jand timber? and! trees were 'flying down with awful velocity. Y'f-y. - iv; ' : : "f llobert stood onl the . island making signs that his left arm was hurt, and that the river was rapidly, rising over his foot-1 hold : and as we looked his footing: gave way, and he tell, but; regained his position which he jooivjrjiiii ficuityTH stout man might have saved him self, but for a, wounded man to try the water was inevitable death. pPhilip and Edith were consulting as I ' ' approached, and seperated at the moment. ' There was no public dis play of emotiin. Nd one of the crowd pre sent knew they two (were man and j wife. Edith held his hand foranmstant, andlook-ed-with-iinutterable llovO into bisfaceana' then turned to me, while Phillip advanced mto the water scdge.j J , j j A loua murmur was neara as ms purpose became apparent j as many strove to dissuade mm irom ..tne atieiupt w, tsuve uia 'uyusiu. Had he wavered at all, j his purpose would have been mide more firm by the intima tion Wiiicn i. overneitru ;iuut xtuuerii wuuiu have let him drown.' Then he his unfit to die himself. ! $aid Ibej It was a 'bold plunge, and he took it deliberately. Going j up the river to take the current, and pushing bravely out,! he was 'swept into the eddy of the island and gained a foothold by JRobert's side. tVhat passed Detwpen tnose two , is -Known in heaven, and Will be revealed at the great 1 ' 1 . . 1 1 A i TTT 1' 1 t Tl ' ' day, but not before.) We Could see them preparing to leave the land, and Philip fastened his cravat to a plank, and arrang ed it so that) Robert's left arm could; pass tnrougn uwnue n swam witn nis ngnt, or if his strenght failed, ho couldj rest with that: across his! cousin's shoulders. At length, they - entered the water,' and struck out for, tha shore, . We went down stream to meet them. jThey advanced rapid ly, the whirl of the current aiding them. They nearcd us. Wo kept along side ! by side with them. We could see. nay, hear Philip encouraging Robert from ' time! to l time. Theyj were within a rod, almost within reach of bur arms, when suddenly Robert cried loutj and his strength seemed to fail him. jAt the same instant he threw his arm across Philip's heck, and we heard a smothered,! choking cry, 1 Not so tight -7-for heavenjs sake, not so tightobert tnen tnere was a piunge, ana a snneu, and we heard hinb say, jRpbert- Edith and the two went 'Iown together. Robert rose alone, near enough to the shore to grasp a -bush, and Ragged himself but' on! .the land unaided.) ifo one -helped him. ! AU were surrouncling Edith,' who lay on ' the ground, pale, cold, and senseles. She nevqr knew any one? after that. - Return- WEDNESDAY JUNE, ill 1862. ing sensation brougnt no reason with it She never spoke again until two years had passed, when, one day, after she had I looking toward the sunset, silent and motionless, without expression or emotion in her still gloriously beautiful face, it suddenly- grew bright witn the lustre of un earthly -4 presences,1 and shown . for an jnstant as! if it caught theradi4nce of an rchangles passing vTrfg, or the smile of ,God himself;' and i rising from her seat. ana streicning up ner aze, up4 toward the blue sky and the home of the star-eved, l3 shejseemed to .piercethe vail with those glad eyed of hers, and: she said again, cla( ' My Philip and she sprang into; his out- streched arms l.J, I -i. i :'l Oh, when! reach at length thatmoun- tan-top towardwhich for threescore years anu xen. i nave neen toiiiDg, mat spot J j . , T 1 ' 1 i ! .1 . ' . 1 where the steep pathway joins the blue, l thirikit will be happy so happy to meet the footsteps of those angle, coming o-Welcotfie the old man to his new yguth. Si should have left the good clergyman to his silence. There was! a. gentleness and delicacy in his manner of describing the death of Philip Brackley ; which was manifestly dssinged tq leave much to the imagination, jam a young inan on mo forward seat demanded abrutly. what be came of Robert Brackley. : i Detested, feared, anil abhored, by. the entire ccmmunity, hfi wasted his property and, on tneaeatn 01 JCiaitn, : ne leu tne country. He .was - never heard of again, ana tne oia iamuywas gone irom among us forever. :;s,Z! ,:.'-u-l4 Vs Five years Vaflcr this stage-coach incid ent, my friend W and mvsclf werQ on the forest of - : lit was a; 1 cold 1 clear October evening, ' Weary and jaded with a long and unsuccessful tramp of two days, we were returning.tp our f cabin, as the shadows of the .western hills were going up tne eastern mountain sme and up into, the sky, chasing the .departing light Coming jDul of tho forest on the.bauk , of riveivwo paused to look up at the giant hemlock which stood out grandly above all the 'forest on the ridge of tho - hills, solemnly pointing, as it had pointed every night tor hundreds ot years, into the deep blue heavens. It ;was a glorious spot The broad river, 'rushing along with ma jestic flow before us, was deep and stead fast, the ; hills stood .up4 the Jight and praisedltheir builder and anon the stars came: ana Diessea tne yauey, witn raaianj, purity. ' .'. .-. i ' I. f 1 'J.- : X . As we turned toward the cabin under an eld oak, Smitl: our host, met us with a message which had been left on the after- noon previous. . xnompson, our nearest neighbour, a woodmanrJiving five miles down the driver,-was sick, land had sent ' . mv ' . . . for uiThe messenger did hot state what was'his disease, but we kne he must be very ill, 'ibr no on6 sent for hi3 neighbors in- that country unless the day were Ijoing hard -with. him. "1 X arid pushing out into the river, lent alt bur, strength to the Daddies, and shot Swiftly down the stream." Vi I ' Theold man who had sent for us was a woodman of no inconsiderable reputations He had occupied the same cabin for more j.i d jii, : i.i i 'v! . . 7 years tuau oixiilu cuiuu riueuiuer. e 'had met him often in former seasons, but his manner had always been repelling ; and though he had-sometimes hinted at other and better , days, I had paid no at tention to bis met: for this was a common mng among ioresters. . , v ? His cabinjwas in a lonesome spot, under he sides of an abrupt bill, '.shaded by a deh'semass 1 of old fdrest; A 'stream of water flowed through the hollow with un- ceai?ing noise, but the wind never reached tie cabin, though it roared loudly in the trees overhead. , t f. , V. ;'- : j We approached the door and entered without - knocking. All was dark, and gloomy and silent liri: the cabin : no sound NO. 3.. any living': being, and the conviction' was u immediate that wet were' too late, 'and that the 'old: man had done his work, and been carried out by his comrades. But a husky whisper, Coming from the corner where the pile of skins lay which formed bis bed, attracted my : attention, and I turned toward.it. v ---h-H - - " ;Who is it.- " u. :v -ij':;' Smith, W, aria P . -4 ; . ' "t ! Ue seemed delighted, and in a few mo- f ments Smith , had struck, a .licrht. 1 and kindled a fire on the hearth, and a ruddy blaze lit up tho'cabin. , It appeared that the old man had'been suiffering for some months with a heavy j cotd and cough, and the end was close at hand. ' He had been attended by a neighbor, who was now away on his own affairs, leaving the wood man to meet the grird enemy alpri in his hut. He was too feeble to leaVe his bed: and tho firo had gotlo but.: In his silent knd feeble lonesomeriess the riip-ht hnd ' come on. How . manv such! lonesnmA ' bts bad come down - on him in. that . cabin! As the tw.'hght ; deepened he said, he bad tried to sleep, but :.he could not. He believed he' should novnr gain; though he was wear v so wfnVe fi He laid his arm outside the covering, arid !i xBunuiK .iromiit, .liwas so shocking v? wuiu dim whbluu. XLesmnea at that, and vuverea it over, ana then said he wished to see me especially. x or wnat. I want to make ttW -miTl 'X ' I smiled even l.q'nrr"h ! He, , was as.he;. I had no idea then. of practicino- !' my -profession; though., I was Jsnowri a- ' " mongtho huriters"onhe;tlvei:arTho Counsblbr1" f X: "XZtTttX' (M'?l: . : i.. s.nouia not nave sent. lor , you were I strong to write mysen, nut i am too.wealt. A A m---' I 1 : 1 t i r i . .'!. vxet ready soon, or 1 shall fail entirely; Have y Oil not brought! ink. and paper ?. message, and I shall die without it;, after ail. ' . ; ' . ' . i ;,. :Vi ' There was something so mournful in, the old man's voice that I felt for hini. and hastily , producing va half-dozen letters' ! irom pocKct, I tore on the blank half sheet ! of one, indorsed with jmy direction and! the nost-mark. W. - si H-J , It will do, said the old man ; it will not i .... ! II I ! be long. :- I I should think noti said I, glancing- around at the wolf arid, bear skins, .and' Wa-ir it. J.t.-1 i. t i utiicx uuuuics w mo cnase, wnicn seem" ' ed to be ms only property. He caught riiy glance, and laughed u husky laughy 1 which pained me,' as I proceeded to make ! ! a pen from' an eagle's j quill that I ' took J '! from a wing nailed over the door' nnJ then mixed some, soof with molasses aricjll water for ink, and so made ready for ' this curious professional work. i1 V- f want .farst a I promise from you.- T am to sign the will. - Jou all shall witness v! it But you ot read my name till I am ! gone away from this, j . ,i v, ' , i ! : We promised, : nd "ho proceeded tri,'; : dictate while I wrote sundry beguests to benevolent objects, made as the old riiaii !"' said, by way of disposing of th e last relica of the property of an unworthy; sinnerj 1 V iwho had now nothing left to live or 'die V ' , by but the mercy of God. ' - X', v . jf i , "Are you a lawyer ?" said I; as Is fin-i ished the;writing. jl.:;...',;. '";iN-vAy i "Pwas orice,,f said he briefly.l: T' i i.n !; ( ; The will was signed, and he 'turned : j down the corner on which i he wrote bis 4 name, so' that it was not visible to us as. we signed our own to the attesting clause j I then folded it and handed' it; to' him; - and he placed it under his pillow. ! : All this passed slowly, for die was Very ; " feeblej - and a at times, tl 'feared, lest he ;1 ' would not live to finish it.1 v His breath ,J . was; short and labored; interrupted by-4 frequent coughing.- Having taken, hfs J 4-Z r i J i" Ti P il uuewiuua as w tuo uiapuamon Oliine will!'5 after his .death, we sat down ! to await h the result of the struggle now going on , .between life and death. Towards morni V .Vi4 IVWIU V IL I V' -IN 1 3 I V- .c i l5 x-xxm
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