Pittston Gazette and Susquehanna Anthracite Journal

              THE PITTSTON GAZETTE, AID RMDUU inrniem -jhiul I JOMkli) UMMjupr- (Drnotrt tn Htm, litftature, tfjt JBmnntilt, Mining, IHtrjtnmrnI, trail %irtilnrnl Mmsis of f/jt Cnunfri), 3nstrnrtinn, Stomnflltnt, K:. )--Cma Hollnra J$tr ftmm- VOLUME 2.-N UMBER 38. PITTSTON, PENNA., FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1852. WHOLE NUMBER 90. iX$ «*: —she staggered—and the stiffling " bubbllng cry" of her children nerved her wilh new strength. An almost superhuman spring, and she was safe again—and anon she recoiled, as the earth seemed to sink under her feet, and another footstep would have plunged her into an abyss, in the very sight of safety. The agony of fear— the strength of despair—the lightning of hope—each seized her by turns, till at length in a delirium of joy she left the sea behind her, having escaped its last engulphing wave—and falling on her lace in the damp sand, she poured out her soul in gratitude to the God who had delivered her and her little ones. for the skiers who had visited the in — "A hundred pieces of gDld?" cried the fisher—" truly, captain, a sum like that would be worth striving for. Be aaaitred I will take good cpre of the runaways if they fall into my handf. A hundred pieces of gold! Not a soul, shall escape shipwreck, from this forth for twelve month, that I will not bring to your quarters. 13 ut, Captain," added Finn, the characteristic coolness of a Danish peasant—' But, Captain, will you not enter my huflnble cottage a moment for repose and ?" The mother shuddered, lest the invitation given in bravado might be accepted in earnest—and then—she was a mother, and the lives of her children were at stake— for an instant she trembled at the possibility that her host might intend to betray her. The voice of the captain, as he daclined the proffered civility, nud renewed his promise to the fisherman, reassured her, as his tones died away in the'distancp. In a moment more Finn entered the cabin. who brought them food did not understand a word of the Danish language, and never opened hin mouth to speak to them. Thus they sailed, to them it seemed many tedious days for they could not help connecting the adventure with their sucoor of the beautiful outlaw and her children. The rattle of the oordage, and the tramp of men on deck tola the practised ear of Finn that tho voyage had ended. But to what purpose 1 They were hurried from their flonting prison to a close carriage—the horses dashed away for an hour—the carriage stopped.— They were led from one surprise to ano ther. In a magnificent apartment, amid a glare of lights, the poor Fisherman and his wife confronted an array of nobles and ladiea clad in nil the gorgeousness which that age marked the difference between prince and peasant. "You are the fisherman, Finn?" not believe it to be their duty to furnish a free paper for their more wealthy yet covetous neighbor. N had formerly taken a paper, but thinking it too expensive, to the no small disepmfiture of his wife and children, he had ordered its discontinuance. lie, however, dearly loved to read, and had for a year or moro been in the habit of sending "little Joe" ort the disagreeable errand of borrowing old papers of his neighbors. that he may pursue it with pleasure and profit, few persons, who thus start out in early life, make a failure of their existence, but will thrive, become intelligent, and attain comfortable circumstances, before the frosts of age begin to settle upon their heads. Are these remarks, in their general sense, found to be tiue ? Let the reader, who has attained the age of twentyfive or thirty years, answer. That an. swer will be an emphatic Yet! Then why are so many heads of families failing to fix in the minds of their children, that fixedness of purpose, so necessary to success 1 It is this grand total error ot neglect to train boys for some particular occupation, which has a mighty influence in peopling this world with vagabonds, and •' botches" in mind, in character, and in mechanical and professional skill. It is truly lamentable, that such a vast number of young persons are growing up like a herd of cattle, to be driven through the world, pretty much in the same manner.— Why have we such a multitude of poor mechanics ? Manifestly in a great measure, because thev have never served that time, and paid tK*t attention to their business, which they might, and ought to have done. They have neglected to enlighten their minds, and purify their morals, in a manner calculated to facilitate and improve the labor of their hands. Why have we such a host of inefficient school teachers ? Because, they have never qualified themselves for the vocation! Why are so mar ny thousands making a bare and hard living by pcdling along and trading ofT their commodities by various small operations ? Why so many wandering about without knowing to what to turn their hands ?— Why so many who must resort totha keeping of oyster shops, beer shops, grogeries, 8c., in order to make a living 1 Because they have never qualified themselves for more useful employments ! Some thoughts like these, might claim the attention ot a mass of parents, with profit.—Pottstpten Ledger. shonld have been very sorry to have told where 1 thought he was, for the way ho used to swear when he talked, was awful to mention. "Now what a glorious example Pd be fo the sex if Providence should see fit to mako me a widow ! I wonder if Samivel will pop off? I should hate to put my curls behind my ears, but I'd do it, and I wdAln't so much as look at any man, unless it was Tom King. Wonder if he'd marry me 1 Well! There now ! I hare spoke in meeting ! It can't be helped now, as deacon Smith said, when his daughter surprised him kissing widow Moore—' It'« natur, Sallys natur!'" PHIKTKD AND PUBUSI1KD WCMI.T B* a. M. Kicliart 8 H. 8. Phillips, Ofit* WiU *id* oj Mair, Strett, tecmd Story of IK* " Lung Start" of Winter tf- Wood. Ths "CUsrrrs" is published at Two Dm-Lass per annum. Two DOMiAR* and Kiiti Cents wfll be charged if not paid within the year. N« paper will ba discontinued until all arrearage* Advertisements are inserted conspicuously at Ons Doi.t.tu per square of fourteen lines for 1 three Insertion*; and TwenTY-nrs Csnt» ad*" Cdilloa*l for e»ery iubeequent insertion. A up* eM| deduction to those who advertise for six months or the whole year. , . , jot Work.—We have connected with our establishment a well selected assortment of Job Type, which will enable u« to execute, In the neatest •trie, every variety of printing. Being practical ' printer* ourselves, we can afford Ilo do work on a* reasonable term* a* any other office in the county. All lettera and communication* addressed to the Gazette mu*t be roar run, and endorsed by a » responsible name, to receive attention. Mrs. C. waited patiently during the day, expecting to see little Joe coming with the paper; but the day passed, as likewise did the evening, and no paper came. The next morning after breakfast, she was heard to say, She rose, shuddering with cold, now that tho struggle wns over. Her children qui. veritig with terror, anc) Sobbing in discomfort, clung to her knees. The wind, as if heaven had held it back, Lntil her escape, increased in fury. Rain fell in torrents, and the waves drowned thefehore far above the point at which she had ifVst felt safety. Her eyes wandered in vain for help, the cold sky, the lashing wave, the bleak rock, the barren sand, mocked the hopes of the mother for comfort or safety. A re action of feeling had taken place—her heart was sinking within her. "Well, John, ihe poper has not been returned yet." The Dawn cf Spring. "Not been returned. Ah, I guess our neighbor N bos either forgotten his promise, or ia absent from home," replied Mr. C. BY IKS MARVEL. * For the first time the fisherman nnd his wife, in their confusion, saw that there were grades ol rank even among the nobles who blazed before them, in what seemed to the poor pcasnnts almost the majesjesty of Heaven. The personage who in a stern voice uttered the above question, alone was seated. I love to traoc the break"of Spring stcj by step; 1 love even those long rain storms that sap the icy fortresses of the lingering Winter, that melts the snow upon the hills and swells the mountain brooks; thai make the pools heave up their glassy cerements of ice and hurry down the crushed fragments into the wastes ot the ocean. 1 love the gentle thaws that you can trace day by day, by the stained snow, banks shrinking from the grass; and by the gentle dip of the cottage eaves. I love to search out the sunny slopes by a southern wall, where the reflected sun does donble duty to the earth, and where the frail anomone, or the faint blush of the arbutas, in the midst of the bleak March atmosphere, will touch your heart like a hope of Hearen, in a field of Craves! Later come those soft, smoky days, when the patches of winter grain show green under the shelter of leafless woods, and the-last snoWt drifts, reduced to shounken skeletons of ice, lie upon the slopes of hills, leaking away their life. The* the grvs at your door growt Into the color of the sprouting grain, and the buds upon the lilacs swell and burst. The peaches bloom upon the wall, and the plum'us wear boddices of white. TTie sparkling oriole picks strings for his hammock on the sycamord, apd the sparrows twit in pairs. The old elms throw down their dingo flowers, and color their spray with green; and the brooks, where you throw your worm or minnow, float? down whole fleets of the crimson blossoms of the maple. Finally, the oaks step into the opening quadrille of Spring, with grayish t ufts of modest verdure, which, by and-by, will be long and glossy leaves. The dog. wood pitohes his broad whits tent, in the edgo of (he forest; the dandelions lie along the hillocks, like the stars in a sky of green ; and the wild cherry growing in all the hedge-rows, without other culture than God's, lifts up to Him, thankfully, its tremulous white finger. Among this, comes the rich rain# of Spring. The affections of a boy grow up with tears to water them; and the yew blossoms with flowers. But the clouds hover over an April sky, timidly—like shadows upon innocence. The showera come gently and drop daintily to the earth, —with now and then a glimpse of sunshine to make the drops bright—like so many tear* of joy. "I think," she continued, we'd better send James down after it." " Lose not a moment, madam !" he said : " The storm has abated—the waves are more worthy of trus*. than man, and wc must embark on the instant." , "Would it not be best wife, to wait until afternoon ? N may return it before that lime." Warsaw All the strength of the mothor returned at this new exigence, and hushing her children into silence by a sign, she. followed Finn, as he took a circuitous path among the rocks, known only to himself; and in a few moments, without tho exchange of a word, they were emburked in the fisherman's skifT—the fasts were cast ofT, the honest peasant worked at his oars with a will; and in ten hours, tho dawning light showed him the coasts of the Low countries. Through tho night he had been guided by his familiar pilots; the stars; and labor was so much his habituul custom- in his hardy calling—he had so4ofton endured it as a matter of course and of habit, that with such a stake in success, he did not once think of fatigue. Suddenly a new danger caught his rye. Two armed boats were pursuing him; and notwithstanding that they were crowded with soldiers, awkward afloat as a crew on stilts, they rapid lv gained on him. It was evident that ihcy had been lying in wait near the coast, to intercept the very previous burthen which ho carried. He uttered no cry of surprise. "As you think best," was the submissive reply. They waited until nearly dark, but no paper made its appcorance. James, a smart lad, of ton years, was now instructed to proceed to neighbor N 's ahd get the paper. IIo soon arrived, and made known his errand. He was very politely informed that it was lent to R., the blacksmith, who lived about half a mile further on. James, unwilling to return without it, resolved, notwithstanding the lateness of the hour, to continue on to the blacksmith's.From the Dollar New*paper. A Fictar* from an unpublished Pos m " I am that man," the poor fuhcr trembling replied. "You live on the seacoast of Denmark, near the village of Lorgen V' Finn bowed assent. A voice ! Again and nearer! A man upon the rocks earnestly beckoncd, as if some new and imminent danger beset the fugitives from death. She saw no more, but sank insensible upon the sand, and her children raised a piercing wail beside her. Unerring instinct! They did not shriek thusi. when .(he sank down to prayer ! it Tim t*». The tfklel itmsol, like * banner atfMawd Through the elalncd cMeinent of that olden room, A*l«lCkefeaMrc* of * h»y, who am HmMe (he oaken window sort, his hand Turning the page* of a maaelve tome O'er which the eunbeero* glltterlngly fell In hue* of goM. lie «u not beautiful, whM aomc eudden gneh of feeling *ent Tlie rich blood like a a red roee-leaf lo hl« check, And thoee end rye* 111 up with all the lire Of Miruing and of paealnnate thought. Thewhllo lid* with their long •liken fringe', 1 trooped hearllr o'er tbo*« turry orbs. The fullllp km lit momentary nolle. And curved beneath Its old eipre**lo«. Which wae half twin CM aud half acorn. " Yog extended hospitality to a woman and to two prosei i bed"Cjfiild re n J" "fdid." " Without regai din Ahe edict which put a price on their headdtyou not only frustrated the the Danish people, and. audaciously and alone discomfitted and overturned two boaC loads of soldiers sent in pursuit of the fugitive ?" Another moment, and the man who shouted the warning is beside the shipwrecked mother. His hardy wife attends him. She has caught the children, each by the shoulder, with more strength than gentleness, though with gentle purpose, and is scrambling up the roc s. fie bears the still insensible form of the mother, aad as he ascends, his hat has fallen behind him, and is dancing in an eddy of water over the very spot from "which, an instant before, he had couglif his unconscious burthen. The .tldtf, now at the flood, has swept like an avalauche over the nook among the rocks, and tho fragments of the deserted boat aro fretting among the criggy points of the inhospitable shore. It was quite dark when he arrived, but he soon made his business kgown, ar.d was informed by Mrs. , that "ittle sis got hold of the old, ugly paper and tore it all up." A smile of grotesque triumph sat the sue oess of an encounteruoder such odds, lighted the Dane's eye a moment—then a shade of sadness crossed his features— " The tale, though marvellous, is exactly true,'' The fnco Waa all too aorrowful for lov*Mne«)! Tte blw-*elued tmecry on the noble brow, Told of high thought*, of paaaionnle Clr, umr. bach M pre** the Tery life from out the heart l'liat feed* upon Iteelf I "I'll take the fragments," said James, who was for having nothing lost. "The fragments, Jim !*' exclaimed Mrs. R. "Old Douk, the pedlar, come along here to-day, and 1 sold 'em with the paper rags," * . "And do you know," continued his questioner, with increased sternness in his manner, " what penalty you have incurred J" Mrs. Jones' Soliloquy. By Fanny Ekhn With thr clear eklit. T! b purple robe a pleating contraat nude ; Tt e gleaming p.'nria that hcmm'od the open nlwvis, K, ll r I'jtel an arm *o email and |«irely white, Tli.y eeemod hill the froet work of ll* »now ; And there he *at, and wo»n thoee dream* which youth la prone, with lartah hand, lo weave, and which Arc frail a* aught »o fair niuat en r be. .Vvomiko VaLi.iv, Jnniuiry, I Sit.  " Mercy on us ! what a double and twisted fool 1 was 10 many a handsome man,'— He never finds a spare minute to adorn me, because lie is all the time adorning himself. 1 never could sec the ncccssity of beauty in a man. For a woman might just as well cut her throat and done with it, if she isn't pretty ; but if a man has a fine well-made figure, nnd is a gentleman in his manners, that's enough, provided ho neither squints, nor smokes, nor swears, and knows enough io hold an umbrella over a lady's bonnet without giving her all the drippings. (A rare masculine accomplishment.) " Now, my husband, Sam Jones, lias beauty enough far a dozen of men, and what's more, he knoies it. He spends onehalf his time at the glass, and the other half in making eyes at the women. Could, n't I be the death of him ? If we go out to walk, everybody says, what a handsome fellow ! How came he to marry such a dowdy little wife ? (That's pleasant f) I haven't a closct in the bouse that isn't lumbered up with his supeifluous rattletraps. Chocked, striped and plaid pants, double and single-breasted vests, of every color and shape ; boots and pumps without limit; smoking caps, dressing gowns, revolving sliirtz, with dickeys, plaid on one side, white on the other, made for dress or travelling, with accommodating bosoms, to suit all emergencies; eau de Cologne, jockey club, Macassar oil, curling tongs, scented shaving soap, whiskey dye, and a score more of fooleries that I have neither tipie nor patjence to mention- "Death 1" answered the hero, his form erect, and his first confusion entirely thrown off. James somewhat dispirited by his unsuccessful mission, and not very courageous in the dark, silently beat a hasty retreat for homo, where he arrived in good season and reported the result of his er- In the cabin of the fisherman, the moth, rr is soon restored to life. Her first thought is for Iter children, whom she embraces ngttjn and again in a passion of jny. She unclasps a rich necliluce from ihc bosom of her little daughter : " Take this gago of my gratitude, she exclaims—" accept it as ail earnest, you to whom I owe the life of my children !" " Down, madam," he cried, without any appearance of being disconcerted—"down in the bottom of the boat, for it needs ballast."" And do you know who wers the proscribed who yoQ dared to save V " I knew her majesty Isabella, the wife ofChristian, my sovereign. I knew equally well tho two children, for if their ornaments had not betrayed them, the edict against them told me who they were. If I have merited death, my life i«Jn your hands." rand Tho Noble Fisherman. Tha mother, unconscious of the threatening danger, obeyed mechanically- In tho next instant musket balls whistled past the ears of tho" intrepid fisherman—had they .cped an instant before, the mother would have escaped tho perils of the sea, but to have been murdered by the hirelings.Finn examined with his eve tho distanoe yet between his boat and the shore ; and he saw it was impossible to roach it before his pursuers would overtake him. He formed a sudden and dosperate resolution— he ceased to fly. He even turned his boat's head toward his pursuers, and making a trumpet with his hand, shouted—" Boat ahoy ! What do you wish ?" • "Ah I" very composedly remarked Mr C., "1 supposo R., asked neighbor N., to lend him the paper, nnd he did not like to refuse. We cannot, I think, justly accuse either of doing intentionally wrong; and ono," continued he, "is of little value." HA" £LATlilJ FlluM Tit" FllKNCll OF BBK T1IOUD. On (he 15lh of April, 1823, n shallop \vus drifting in the North Sea, at the mercy o! the winds and waves, which threatened every moment to overwhelm it. A woman, two children and a sailor, were nlor.e on itie frail vessel. The women wrapped D11 a large cloak, under the shelter of which she hugged her children to hor heart, alternately wept and prayed. The Ksilor having for a long lime struggled ugainst the tempest, and .endeavored in vain to urge forward Che shallop in his charge, had closed his arms on his breast, and awaited in sullen silence the death which seemed inevitable. Through the thick mist his practised eye at length saw hope. " Land f land!" he shouted, and re taking his «ors, plied them with new vigor.Vain ! his exhausted strength could surmount no rebutr, even with apparent safety in his reach. His struggles to gain the shore aeemed but to lengthen the distance between the boat and the strand. At length he again abandoned his hopeless labor. The quick eye of the mother detested his purpose, as he relieved his person of his heavier garments. " You will not abandon my children to perish !" she cried in agony. The sailor looked wistfully at the unhappy sufferers, He measured the distance with his eye, and looked over the boat's side, to the waters which, here partially sheltered, secmod to boil and yeast as in a cauldron, the receding tide combatting the furious gale. To save one of those helpless ones was impossible. He ventured on no word of advice or consolation. nis mercy should master ilia 'uJgeinent, but while ike mother yet hoped—while she leaned forward w;;n Hps apart, and »yes pressing their sockets to catch » tfqrd, a sfrh, B lireuth in answer, he pjJt #11 short 6r diving wddenly into to? seff; 'ftjp QRPf nfi)p4 apd Shivered under the momentum given to it by the sailor s ijnnifp. liit He .who MCjs ifa® waters Inihj fioUow of His hand watched over the for/alien. The mother clasped Mr little ones yet ciospf ty} her and raised hei1 Tpyes to heaven in an agony of prayer too to wait for words. Her face spoke pa appeal frqnr/ which Abaddon's selfoould not have turned compassionless. The #r#ye that she feared was just about to overwhelm her was broken In its crest by the strange weight it bore, and as its *«• ,tigfi fmttri her, a sullen and unearthly sound broke on her quick ear, and the spray wtuch flew across her faoe came blood-stained. The dead body of the sailor Who'bad deserted ber, butnped an instant against the boat's side, and then drifited away from the sight .of mortal man ttorever! He had struck upon the sharp point of rocks beneath the surface, and es- Icaped the lingering death which he thought he had left his companions, by a sudden and awful plunge into the presence of his Maker! The fisherman shook his head. "I could not make uso of such riches," said he.— The products of my labor suffice me. To you this gold and these jewels will bo much more useful than to me. Retain th*m." And the wife of the fisherman dragged him almost resisting to his knees beside her. A murmur ran through the assembly—they thought it was their death warrant."You may arguo N's case as much as you please," replied Mrs. C., "but be assured of one thing." "What is that," asked Mr. C., with evident fear. The mother took the hand of her pre server. Young and beautiful even in the humble vestments which the fisher's wife had substituted for her rich but drabbled clothing, her air was (ull of majesty.— •' Thank you !" she cried—" thank you f You are right. The service you have rendered cannot be repaid with gold, and God, I trust, will put it in my power to testify my gratitude in a manner worthy of you." " Your safety will be our recQm|Deiise, and we desire no other," said the fisher, and the honest face of his wife, lighted with placid joy, bore testimony that she joined in the sentiment. "Tell me, my friends,'4 the lady asked, after a pause, —" on what coast hus this misfortune thrown us ?" " Thou hast a noble and worthy heart, Finn," said tho interrogator, in a kinder voice. " We have but practised this apparent harshness to be sure of thy identity.— An imposter might huve claimed thy good deeds—no imposter could have braved death as thou hast done. Thou hast saved, at tho peril of thy life, the sister and nephew of tho Emperor, Charles Fifth. Charles is no ingrate—rise, Finn, and kiss the hand which he presents thee. Fortune and honors attend thee ; express but a wish and 1 swear its gratificaiion." "Nothing, only neighbor N., will not long be at the inconvenience of troubling people for old papers." In about three weeks alter this conversation, N„ was informed by the post master that he had a paper in the officc. Fie was highly pleased at the announcement, but he could not think who was so very kind as to send him the paper. After many conjectures, however, he came to the conclusion that it was some frierhl whom ho had assisted in former years. One year had pasied ; the papers continued to come, and N., was sij)i ignorant from whence they camo; but being one day at a "hauling," he intbrmed his neighbors of his good fortu.ie and was expressing some fears thai hp should havo to do without a paper vi ry soon. « No you won't," said little James C., in a loud tone of voice ; for my mother sent on two dollars more for you, last week." " You are not alone!" answered his pur suers, •'True," replied the fisherman, as the boats were now so near each other that they could converse with less effort.— "True—I have a good cargo of fish for my companions. You can provision yoursell with them if you wish, thero was no need to fire upon rae for that," The rain of winter is cold, and it comes in bitter scuds that blind you; but the rain of steals upon you coolly, half reluc, tantly—yet lovingly—like the steps of 9 bride to the altar. " SifP," replied the fisherman, »• I am old. I have need only for a cabin by the seashore.—If I have done well in performing the duties of a faithful subject, in saving the lives of my fellow creatures—in exposing my own life for my sovereign—are not the words of approbation which I have heard from your majesty, a sufficient and glorious recompense ?" It does not gather like the storm clouds of Winter, grey and heavy along the horizon, and creep with subtle and insensible approaches (like age) to the very zenith j but there are a score of white-winged swimmers afloat, that your eye haa chased as you lay fatigued with the delicious Ian. guor of an April sunnor had you  noticed that a little bevy of those floating clouds had grouped together iu a sombre company. But presently, you see across the fields the dark grey streaks stretching like lines of mists, from the bosom of tha valley in that spot of sjty where the pempany of clouds is loitering; and with an easy shifting of the helm the fleet of swimmers come drifting over you, and drop their burden into the danping pools, and make the flowers glisten, and the eaves dip with their crystal bounty. The pattJe linger still, cropping the new come grass j and childhood laughs joyous, ly at the warm rain or under the cottage roof, catches with eeger ear, the patter of the foil, " Advance." " Aye ! ay !" cried Finn, gojly yet tremulously. It was proper and natural that the ppor fisherman should be awkward and alarnjed before two boat loads of soldiers. The coarse brules enjoyed what they thought was the trepidation and energy of fear, and as they stood up, thei/boats reeled under their shouts of laughter, as the fisherman's skiff, urged by his nervous arm shot toward them. The mother wrung her hands in despair —" Denmark !" she fried, D' then are my children jstjlJ lost, though they have survived the perils of the ocean !' " On that of Denmark." " I'm never sure what the man's about! it takes me all my time to look after him, and then i get awfully humbugged; and that puts me in mind Jp inquire (privjitely) about that 'new club' he has joined. Don't believe a word of it! Clubs don't meet every night in the week, Samivel! While Finn and his wife lives," said the fisher in an effort to console their unfortunate guest, "you have nothing to fear, madam, for yourself or for your children." " For thee, it may be—but not for us.—* We name thee Warden ot our Fisheries at Ostend, and enoble thee. Rise, Chevalier Finn!" " Well done, Jim !" shouted a dozen voices, wjij|ea simultaneous roar of laughter ran qlong.the line of teamsters.— lg , who had previous to this announcement, been remarkably cheerful and talkative, became suddenly silent, while a remarkably deep red color the emblem of shame, mantled his brow. This was a good lesson for N- . The next morning early, he went over and paid Mrs. C. the four dollars, acknowledged his error, and he was never after known to take less than two weekly papers. A scream from the lubbers ' A splash! The awkward fisher's clumscy boat has struck their bows, with its whole momentum, and awkward soldiers fall over the gunwail all around into the sea. Nor is there less coptyjsjon among the other skifFioad of soldiers. TWf (joot dipped water first over on one of its sides, then over the other, as the soldiers swung their arms, and swayed, and fell upon each other, in vain attempts to succor their drowning bre. thren. The emperor look from his own nCck an order suspended with a stripg of gojd, and Isabella clagped the ofeaii) over thp rude vestments of the Fisherman, Finn. " P?cxt to 1 hate widow- They are the very ! I've heard the heathen called ' benighted they've sense enough to burn up the widows when the husbands die—tfnd that's a step farther in civilization than we've taken- There's nothing like 'em. If they make up their minds lo marry a man, it's done. I know one who was terribly afraid of thunder and Ightning, and efery tipie a storm came up, she would run into Mr. Smith's house, (he Cvas a widower,) and clasp her little hands, and fly around the room till the man was half distracted for fear she toould get kille'd; and the consequence was, she was Mrs. John SmifJi before three thunder storms had passed oyer her head. Wasn't thai diplomatic ? " But yon know not, my friends, that a price is on my head, and on those of my children. Wo wore flyinglmm the soil of Denmark, \Yh»n the storm forced us back it. 1 am—" At the commencement of the nineteenth century there still lived at Ostend, the de.- scendants of this fisherman, Their arms consist of an imperial eagle, and two harbques proper, on a field gules. " Keep your secret—do not tell it me !" cried the fisherman, abruptly chppking the revelation she was about' lo make. 'I All that 1 have need to know is that you came fff and that you are in worse distress while you remain. Thestorm will soon abate—the coast of the Low Countries is not far distant— tQ-njorro»r, perhaps tfiis very evening I will conduct you in safety f/om this Kingdom to a place where the persecution of your enemies, whoever they are, shall not reach you. Snatch some repose, meanwhile, and ponfide ip my hospitality."The good but humble couple hastened to prepare near the hearth, a pallet of straw, ■ipon which the beautiful unknown did not hesitate an instant to place herself with h«r children. With an arm around each, she waa in a moment wrapped in sleep.— Tho good man Finn stood breathlessly at. tettiye jrbep b/s guest clasped her children convulsively for a moment and struggled al moat from the bed to the floor. Then"# change oame q'ef tjie spjrit of fter drpjsfl)," an eloquent expression of joy passed over her pale features—her lipa moved in earneft thanksgiving, and her counfenanpe settled into placid and amiling repose, betokening the consciousness of safely. The fiSier and his wife conversed with quick god intelligent glanoes over their sleeping gueat. They Ijotb tfjat she had again passed through her perils in that vision ; they bot)» felt thankful ami happy for rhe calm slumW which spoke so well tho sense of safety. The Lent Papgr. "John, what has become ot lost weok's paper?' inquired Mrs. C. of her husband. "Surely, wife, J cannot tell, ft was brought from the office, I think." "Ves. James brought it home on Saturday evening; but neitlier N and his wife being hero he laid ij oi) tljjc parlor table." Xiearn a Trade. What! another accident? Tho awkword and frightened h#s fajjep a sudden sweep, and run into them too.— And now he is pulling away for dear life, without a thought for the safety of the soldiers of Denmaik ! What! a he«d pepping over the sides ot the fisherman's boat a woman's head ! Never mind the men overboard—pursue ! Put tfre oars have been thrown to thp drowning men. «' Fire upon tljem !" But the muskets have fallen overboard with Iheir owners or from their or they are in the bottom of the boat—in soak. No one cun look over their neighbor, hood town, or village, without being astonished at the large number of young men and boys, who are suffered to grow up without a trade ; and if the inquiry is made of their parents, whether they do pot believe jt )s fjest for a)I boys to » tf#de, thp pn$wer is in.the aflinpfttive.r- Men who live at random—who suffer themselves to exist, without having any fixed aim, or object in view—generally make a miserable " botch" of lire. Hence the importance of jetting out in early life, with a determination of being something.— Evpry ope at the age of 16 or J 7, should select some vocation with a determination of pursuing it, and yet we sometimes ob. serve families of half a dozen, growing up to the age of maturity, trusting ptyogeiher to chance, for employment. While some are fortunate, many others from idleness, want of fixedness and determination, became poor wreclts, apd are kicked  through the world as mere tools, pi little value to anybody. The proportion of su£r cessful men in the world, are as ten to one, in favor of those who set out In early life to learn a trade, profession, or calling, with a determination to follqw it as ft sourpe of living—or at least, until mature judgment and age may safely dictate a change, over those who spend their minority In changing about from ope business to another. Even the boy who decides to be a farmer, should make up his mind early in life to that effect, and at onoe set about acquiring ha6itsoT industry, economy, perseverance, and a knowledge of agricultural science, Art of Swimming. - i Men are drowned by raising their arms njxjve water, the unuboyed weight of which dc pi esses the head. Other animals have neither notion or ability to act in a similar manner, and therefore awim naturally.—- When a man falls into deep water, he »vil| rise to ihe surface, and will continue ttaefle it be docs not elevate his hands. It ho moves his hands~under the water, in jjfljr way he pleases, his head will rise so lifgn as to allow him free liberty to breathe; and if he will use his togs as in the act of walking, (or. rather of walking up stairs,) his shoulders will rise above the water, so that he may yee the less exertion with his hands, or appiv them to other purposes-— These plain directions are recommended to the recollection of those who have not learned to swim in their youth, as they may be found highly advantageous in pwf serving life. ' v f! Then there's that little blue-eyed widow WiHcipa. Pidn't she drop her prayerbook, coming out of church, for my handsome husband to pick up 1 And didn't I see him squeeze her hand when he handed it back to her? And when I told him a long rigmarole of a story, going home, to divert his mind from the little minx, didn't he answer ' yes,' and ' no,' at randon), aad In ugh i8"tfle Wrong place 1 And didn't he the next morning put salt in his coffee, and sugar on his bref steak ? "And won't she be Mr* Samivel Jones, No. 3 ? Answer me that! I should like to cut her up ip inch prices with a dull jack knife. But it's no use to struggle against fate. I shall have to put my pnde in my pocket and tell £amivel it is my request that he should marry her when I am gone, apd that will 'pull wool'over people's eyes, and save his credit, for he'll havo her, if an earthqqako bhould be the consequence. " It's astonishing widows will be so indelicate as to doff their weeds. It's nothing mose nor less than a walking advertisement for another husband Ityrs. Leo was spending a short time at the sea-shore, in her new regimentals, when one of the ladies at the tea-table, struck with a sudden thought, said very innocently,'By the. way Rfrs. Lee, where is vour husband ?' I "Oh, N has got the paper. I re, member now of lending it to him." "I very sorry far (hot. I think you do wrong, husband, in lending the papers before you have read them. He who takes the papers, and pays for them iscertajnly entitled to the first perpsal ol them." "Ym, but N—— asked me to lend it gnd how could I refuse so kind and obiiging a neighbor 1 I am sure that ho would lend mo his paper, if he took one, and I should want to borrow." That night the fisher and his wife laughed long but not loud, for there might ftftve been listeners. The gppd man Pinp, never made any inquiries about iiDe soldiers who had taken a cold bath, and were spvpf). as they djd pot pare to bruit their own discomfiture by a single stupid fisher man, and he was too modest tp boast of his victory to any body but his wife, the honest couple lived on in quiet and oontont, until they bad almost forgotten the adventure. "Don't N take a paper t" inquired Mrs. C. with surprise. «DWhy not? He is, as he says, always yery fond of reading." "Yes, but he seems to think himself unable to pay for one." {'Unable! He. is certainly as aide as we are. He pays a much larger tax ; and he is almost always bragging of his superior cattle, and—' "Hush, wife! It Is wrong to speak ol our neighbor's faults behind their bac|«s, He promised Jo return the paper to-day.*' "1 hope he will. It contains a very exccllent story, that I desire much to read." Mrs. C., was M excellent iady and probably possessed as liberal feelings as her J'eace loving husband but she could "No." A yflung lady Albany recently received from a relative in California, in a letter, a gold watch and two gold chains.— The package did not weigh an ounce and a half. The watch is a perfect gem. It is a Geneva lever, full-jewelled, is ncA mucfy larger than a dime, aijd keeps admirable time. Qne of the chains was of gold a#C| agate, very beautiful, and the other was of the finest California gold, and about eighteen inches in length. ' Such a letter ft worth tho puslage, at least In another instant the deserted woman {felt a strange sound beneath her feet.— The boat was grating on the sand. Another bound before the wave and it was fast. She souoded the water with her arm, and to her inexpressible jojr found solid earth. In an instant she stepped from the shallop, caught her infants in her arms, and aimed for the beach, which seemed at little distance, The water deepened as si)* proceeded—to her naist—to her throat On an April fltorning, six year# from tlmt of the shipwreck, a party of soldiers entered the fisherman's cabin. Without the waste of a word, they wpre seized and bound, hurried to a carriage, conveyed to a seaport, epibarked on board a vessel, and confined in aiunall cabin where their bonds were taken o(T. They were treated with kindness, but allowed not a word of communication with any person. The sailor In this calm rest she pagseti mapy hours. At length he* slumber was disturbed by coarse voices outside the hut—they were roughly interrogating the fisher. The questions she needed not to hear distinctly to understand—.the answer of Finn she did catpb, for it wijs spoken for her ears as