Pittston Gazette and Susquehanna Anthracite Journal

              I THE PITTSTON GAZETTE I AID MiHAIIA AfTERAOTE JOFMAL a mrklq JlMBPfirr- ffioitrt to J3 rats, tittratorf, tlir 3i!rrnmtilf, joining, JMrrtimiical, .nub 9nlfrrjts uf tiir Cntmtn|, tefrurfhm, 51 imisnnrnt, )--C'ian Jinllnrs Slanimt- WHOLE NUMBER 100. PITTSTON, I'ENNA., FRIDAY, JULY !D, 2852, VOLUME *-NUMBER 48. ! GkiCular Mode of Courtship. LOVE AND JOY. 3 .RoV- 1)r. L—a" «"{""»« In tho happy period of the gulden age, i "f -TStf ? theology wb,„ al| the ce|cstiul inhabitants descen. ! nH ff Zl! , °Li Tr T • ' a'!, i 10 «*» f ftrth- n»d co"versed familiarly Kit HA In Uft r £ witl' '"ortals, among the most fherished of * »ppr,| up ft. lo.'.y aoMemplntinns. cruh tho hr„v, ,:lv powers Wins, the off! «elBrMD «to„p ro t,.e ordinary business of | of Jupiter, Love and Jov. Where ; hfr, aM ttl.cn at any time he did attend .a lbey oppearsd t|,e. * be_ secular Affairs, went about neath their fee,, the sun *ho.U «8h brighhem ,n n way uidfce «nyKtfdy else, to tho ter radiance, md all rm.ure seemed cmlfel- ' histo y o hm coftr ship will ,how. lie lM,ed by ,h«r presence. Thav wore inwas gieatlj beloved by his elders and eon- stj)urable companions, and their .'rowing {/reunion - was full of simplicity and sin., affachrffcut was favored bv Jupiter who eonty, and utterly unacquainted with the ! had Screed tlml a lasting .union should be etiquette of the World. Living the solitn. solemnized between them as soon as they ry, comfortless life of n bachelor, his eld- ,Vor3 arrIved at roalurer ve#rs. Bu, / era gave him fr.quent n.nts thathisdon.es. ,hp mean time the sons of men deviated tie happiness would be greatly increased j from their native innocence, vice and ruin by his laklng to hm.se f a wife ttnd point- i ovrrrnn tllP Parth wM iallt Ktrid and ed otft several young ladies in hw congre- , Astri(li w^b her trfyn of colonial visitants, gallon, any one of whom m.ght be a fit roranok lheir po|lulej ubodeg. Love alone ' remained, having been -stolen away by rW elders, finMng all the hinlB had no Hope, who was his nurse, and con4jed effect tn broking the doctor to the using of) |,v hcr t0 the forests of Arcadia, where he the means pre nary tor ertfeHhg into a t Wj,H brov?ht up amon„ %im 8hppllerdg._ mm n mom ilia I, i ft nee at i,-»st concluded td But Jupiter assigned him a different fiart- WH.t upon him and sttr l.im up to tfe per- WerD ani comrnanded him to espouse sor- Mirthrt of his daty Fhev Brged upon rmV( tbe daughter of Ate- he complied hirti the advantage of marriage—the happi- ; her eyM SU[|| hef C n«.sS—spoke of It as a tfmne IfiWitutioiM |WBd contracted into perpOu»l wrwCTes, and es aflBrflmg nil tlm enjwymeuM ofj.BI)d her temples wrm C0Vered with a sense -und renSmt, and in short alt the. wreath of cvpresi at8 wormwood/ From sweet* of domesl.S life. -1 he doe for op- |bi(| 1JI)ion sprung a j„ wbom mi„,lt proved ill I Key said, and apologized for be ,ruced a stron reteui-blance to both her Jim paCt neglect' of duty, on account of parent*, but the sullen and unamiable feamany diiflcult passages of scripture he hr.d lures of her mother were so mixed and of late l*cn attending to, and promisDd i,D blended with the sweetness of her fatlier ! attend to 11 the-"first Convenient season." lbot her countenance, though mournful! | Ih-rlderyhowevor, were not to hep,u oir ,V(l8 bigkly pleasing. The maids and arty lAnger ; they mMsted on the doctor at #h0p|DCrd8 of Ihf neighboring plains gathonc» rtiaking use uf the means, and re- ercd round, and called her pity A red • quiHted from lirni a promise that on Moll, breast was observed to build in the cabin d«y a(!ernoon he rt-ould »trt.ightwny visit where she was born, and while she was ' h0,IS0 7 a wldow '"''y. B fc,v f'001''4 i vet an infant a dove pursued by a hawk frnfcl Ihiti, who had three pretty daughters, ;!ew inl0 her bo,iom. The nymph had a and who were the mor.t respectable in the dejected iippearahw, but so soil and senile doctor s congregation. To solve any diffi. , ,hat she was bribed to a decree cult passage in tU book of Genesis— rets enihdsiasrtl. Iier -voice was low and" oncile epparent discrepancies, or clear up play,,we, but inexpressibly and a knotty text, would hove been an agree#. 8|1P |9ved lio for hwjr, tosclher ,h„ able task tor the doctor, compared with bankaof some melancholy stream, smeine siornniig the widows premises. Hut to her lute. She taught 'men to weep, fo"? , the rai-mg of the seige the doctor rrust go, she a Rt.anfce delight in tears and of land Willi great gravity and simplicity, gen- ten, w hen the virginsof the hamlet Were tic reader, you can imagine you see hun j assembled at their evening n,v,ms sh9 commencing .he work. . | steal in amqngst ihom.'andcapuvafe Afteiotha usual saluiat.ons were over, j tfteir |,e8rti by ,^r ulea full of a charming he said to Mt# -my session have , sttd„ess. She wore on. her bead a garland of Into been adding n,e to take a wife, I ccnr-pusid of her father's myrtles twisted and recommend me locall upon you ; ami w-,1, ]^r moihrr'a cypress ' as you have three fit.e daughters, I would One day as she sat musing by the wa like to say a word to .he eldeM, if you have ,ors of Helioon, her nflfe by chance fell "°\t ,*c"'ons' , , . , , into the fbun.am, ond ever s'iilct. the Mu- MW \V- n enters, and the doctor, sea'spring has ralained a slrong taste of with his characteristic simplicity, sa.d to t1ie infusion. Pity was commanded by Juher, "my session have been advising me to piter to fol'dw the steps of her mother take n wife and recommended me lo call ,hrotlgh the world-, dropping balm into the upon yon. 1 he young lady, who had W0UI„i() sbfl and bltidinir up the seen some thirty summers, was not to be hearts she had broken. She follow, with cauph'. so easily ; she laughed heartily al ,,cr hair loose, her bosom bare and' throbthe doctor's abruptness ; hinted lo him that bing, her garments to, n by jJie briars and in making a sermon, was it not necessary her feel bleeding with the roughness of the to say something hrst to mtieduca the sub- The nymph is mortal, for her moject properly belore Entering fully upon ther is Bnd wlu,n Hhe jms fu)filled hef it ; and as lor her part, she was determin- destined course upon the earlh they aliall ed not to rtnrrender her liberty at a mo- |,0lh rxpire togCD,|ier and Love b/ menta warning—"the honor ol I.e. sex united !o Joy, his immortal and long be was concerned' in her standing out. ibis trothed bride was all a waste ol lime to the doctor, and he requested to see her sister, TBB KATIE YALE'S MAHRIAOE | But she wm not long in discovering that these was something wanting in her own | Th« Real "TEMPERANCE CORDIAL " td «nd so henfttly, liittt Andrew Mraty hit real itrtipermiee cordial must contain something quits' u* strong tfs ivlmt he had 11 u run] him for inking. msw i Oil, broast, BY IH65. •». C. HAIL PlUNTilD AND PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY 6- ~1- Iticimrt 8 11. S. Phillips, LOVE AiND LUXURY. Her friends were numerous ; her husband tender, kind and loving ; but all the attention' and uTectionn g'oo enjoyed could not fill her hoart. "Well," SAtci Andrew Fur'twfl to Jamei Lnfcey, " well ! that ginger eordial, of ait the things I ever tasted, is the nicest and tfnrmest. It's beautiful stud"; and so cheap " James' cm 1*130 dC*»» was open, and (is tlipy approaolntl it t(i9.v saw u good deal of wliut was forward wiiltin. A sqttore lable, placed in (he cintrw of the little kitchen,' was covered by a clean M hile cloth— knives, forks,-and plains for ihu whole (am. ily, were ranged upon it ui excellent order: the lie«rth had been swept, the house was clean, Mjo chilliren rosy, well dressed, mid all doing) something. " Mary," whom her husband had clmracterisi d as "the patient," wjis busy and bustling, in the very act of adding to the coffee, whieh was steaming 011 the table, the substantial nooompaniment of fiied eggs and bacort, with a lari|e dish tDf potatoes, when tlie children saw their fail)w, tluv ran lo nieft him With a great shout, and clung around to tell him ail they hail iJono that day.— The eldest gill diclored sin; 11 aC 1 achieved tl»e heel of a sleeking ; one boy wanted his father in come Hnd see hov straight he had planted die cabbages: white another avowed his proficiency in addition, and" volunteered to do a sum instuntcr open a slate which he had just cleaned. Happiness in n cottage scenes always moie real than it does in a gorgeous pal ode, Jt iV 'not wasted in large r00iris—it is eoflcetitratcjJ— deal of love in n small space— a groat, great deal of jov and hope within narrow wall*, and compressed us it were, bv a low 1 .of. Is it not a blessed 1 thing that the most moderate means be. come enlarged by the afftotions ? that the love of a peasant within his sphere, is ai doc,(»i *9 fervent, as true, Ss luititig, as sweet, ss tlio love of n prince ?—th'nt all our be*! and purest, olfectiaiN will grow nnd expand in the poorest woritl/y soil ; and that we need-nut b? rich to be happy 1— James felt all this fci:d more when lie entered his cottage, and was thankful to (5od who had opened hi* eves, and taught hitn w hat a number of this world's gibs, thai were within even his humble reach,, might be enjoved without sin. lie stood—a |xDor lint happy father within the sacred temple of his home ; and Andrew had the warm heart ot on liislufisn beating in his bosom, nnd oonst Cjuently shared bis joy.. 0[Wctl jidt rj Sircet, sccond Story of tAt " Long Siurt " of Wittier if- H'veU. BY J. T. THROWBfllDCiK She had once felt ils chords of sympathy moved by a skillful touch ; and How they were silent—motionless—muffled, so to speak, in silks and satitu. In short, ftatfo in time tocame magnificently miserable— fplendidly unhappy. Phe "Gazette" i. pnt.lished every Friday, at Two * If I ever marry,' Katie Yule used to Doll ins ptr annum. Two Uou »*s *mp Ktrrv j say, half in jest, half in earnest—'if ever Otsva will Ihi charged if not paid within the | marry, the happy man—or the ttvhappy Jtar' ... j , .-i n . ..... .... ! one, if you please—shall be e nerson pot. No paper will be (iiiicontinueil uiilil all arrearages ( - « arepai i sesmng these three qualifications : AJvarlUeitnoUr are Inserted ronspieeonsly «t! 'First, a fortune. Onk Dolu* per mruare of fourteen line* for • 'Second, gcoi looks. tyres insertion*; anJ T««rrT-m* C»ts ad- ,Amj thirdly, common srnsr. «a"daed»/.b,V.e7o XosTwhs 'advertise for six /I mention"the Ibrtune first, because I _months or tUe whole year. think it the most desirable qualification of Jot) Work.—We have connected with our estab- t j)e three. Although I could never think lishinent •» well selected assortment 01 Jon Tret, Qf rnarrving a fool, or n man whose ueli. which will enable us to •*cute'£De 1£*£} nets I should be ashamed of, still 1 think xtvlo, every variety of printing, iscing piacncai » printers ourselves, we can afford to do work on a* one with plentv of money would be prolerensno able terms as ony other office in (he county, rable to living obscurely wilh a handsome, All letters and communications addressed to the tuteliPCtlial man*-r|0 whom OOOttOniy might GusUte must be post faip, and endorsed by a bo s • "Ue""" „ t do not know how much of this seniirm:»t canio I'rttin Katie's Jiesrt. She un. doubterily indulged lofty ideas of station I find style—but that she whs capable of j deepftr, better feelings, none doubted. At the age of eightt/ii she had many .suitvrs ; hut as she never gave a serioOs thought to more than two, we will follow her example, nnd discarding all except tii Dv favored ones, consider thoir relative " Wlmt good dona it do you, Andrew? and whnt wont lmv« you of it I" inquired James Lady. ' " What good Jons it (Jo me!" repented Andrew, rubbing his forehead in a m8nnor that showed he w«Ci perplexed by the question ; why, no great good, to be sure ; and I can't cay 1'vo affy wont ot it; tor since 1 became .1 member ot the " Total Abstinence Society," I've lost the megrim in my hend and tlie weakness i used to have about my heart. I'm ns strong and hearty in myself ns any onn cun be. God be prained! And sure, James, neither of us could turn out in such b coat as fAr#, this time twelve-month." Then it change became apparent is Iter u sband. lie could not long remain blind o the laot tliat hfa love wbr not returned. He sought tho company of those whoic gaifiy might Iracl liitn to forjjel the aorrow aixi despair of his soul ; and impelled by poweif'ul tannings far love, lie went estroy to warin his heart by o strange fire. Katie now tDaw herself in the ir:idst of a gorgeous desolation. fcihe repronchcd her husband fur deserting tier thus ; mid he answered her with nogry taunts. " And that's true," replied JarnoKj "but we must remember that if living offwhiirkey enables us to show n good habit, tailing to " ginger cordial," or any thing of that kind, will soon wear a hole in it." 'You do not care for ine,' he cried, 'and why Ho you complain that / bestow elbewhere the affections you have met with coldness V 1? Tha Cherokee to his Wfcito Bade 'Cut it is wrong—sinful,' Ivatio remon " You are always fond of your Inn," replied Andrew. How can you.prove (hat,' •' Easy enmish," said Janios. hilo.vicatirm was liie wor*t pari of a whiskey., drinking tD«bit; but it was not the only bad part. It «f»m Tibe, and il spent what well-managed time always givra Monev. Now, though they do say—mind, I'm not quite sure ubout it, for they may ptit taints in it rticy don't own to, and yourcyeB look brighter, ami your cheek more flushed than if you hud beer) drinking noihing dlrenger than or water—but they do say thai ginger cordial, and alt krftds of cordial, do not intoxicate. I will grant tiiii, but you cannot that they waste both lime and unit™." Curat, ronic lo my home. BY C. M. CLtVtL4MD 'Yen, I know ii!' said Iter husband, fiercely. »It in the evil fruit of an eVtl iterd- And who soWed tbtit seed ? Who gave me o hand without n litail—who devoted inn to the Inlti of * loving, unloved husband ? Nay, dot not wtiop, and cla'p your hands, and si^h—for I say nothing you do not deserve to hear.' Staled, My nwfft singing dovr, And ttsch thin rude hturt All the pleasure ullove. Leave hnurita of thy eliildhooi) claims If tiiis were any other than a true-story I I should certainly an ariist'j privilege, i ai d aim to produce an (filet tiy mnlung a j strong contrast between these two favoicd ; individuals. If I could have my waV one shouki be a poor genius, and somewhat of ! a hero, and the uthr.r a wealthy fool, and 1 jomew ha; of a knave. Bnv the truth is— Our poor gCniim was not mur.fi of a ge. j nius, nor »orv pcor. He wan by proles- I sion. a mu-dc ti aclier, anil he could live very comfortably in exercise theteot—with- without any hope, howtvei, of ever attaining to wealth. Ami hie to the Wful, To nh a re with thy cho«f n His »nd hi" Ml Come to (he fortit, 'Very well/said Kati«', calming herself, 'I will not say your reproaches are unde. served. Hut granting that 1 am the cold, deceitful tiling you called ine—you know this slate of things cannot continue.' The deer snd thr roe, UDr the mitrodiltn «r.o« A*? leaping with j With them over meadow AnJ tvhite-rneted tawn Yes, I know it, •Well I' Shalt dune in her g!adiic»« Mr. Wellington'a brow's gailiered dark ly ; tii» eyea fianhf'il with ilbU riuiritttion ; hi» lips curled wit|» scorn " OtD, bother," exclaimed Andrew! "1 only went with two or three other, boys to have a glass, and { dou't think we spi nt more llian half, an hour,—not throe quarters certainly : nnd there g no harm in laying out a penny or that way, now and again." *• Mr beautiful fawn 10 the r It# tr/dorr. ia f»nt, ftl F»»iT»mer, the snow drop •I hitvo made up my mind,' said be, llml we tlixuld not live logciher any longer, 1 am tired of I rinp raiUd the husband ot' tlio *plcmlid Mrs. Wellington. 1 «il| move iti my circle, and you shall in .Iii'i lily nre ilicrc , Kutie could nci liel;i !o\ ing Frank Mill. iDt. 8ini t.e kntw it. He was urruin  prcterrfil his society to that of .Mr. Wei. iinglon. wlioin alone ho saw fit to honor \vi:li ibr pj peilntion of rirat 'I'llMr. Wellington (his companions r that t nc " Half an hour oven, breaks a day," said James, " and what isqWcran, it uaacltles the mind for work ; ana weTiuphl to be ve- TyVurrefiiil ol any* return ta the aJd habit, that has destroy id of us, body and soul, and made tho name of an Irishman a by.word ami a reproach, instead of a giory and an honor. A penny, Andrew. breaks the silver shilling inl'r cappers ; and twopctico will b'iv hall o stone of polatoaa — thats « consideration. It we don't manage to keep things comfortable, the women won't have tlic heart to mend the coat.—• "Not" added James with a sly smile, " that 1 can deny having takon to l'E.vrjsbancr Cordials myself." v»:vrr:i»x'» hull von rs, I will f.liioe no r-slruiul on your actions, nor »lDull von on mine. Wo will '• 1 told j;ou," said James, *'l.had the true temperance cordial nt home—do you nit see it in ihe MnD;Cie proapeiily by which to the b!C ssiiigaof temperance, 1 am surrounded 1 r!o you not see it in ihe rosy cheeks cf my children, in the smiling eyes of mv wife—did i not tell truly that she helped to luslte it 1 Is not liiia a true Cordial," he con:inued, while his own eyes glistened with rr.anly tears, " is not the prosper1!* of this collage o true temperance cardial?—mid is il not a /ways on draught, flowing from an evt-r filling fountain 1 Am I not right, Andrew ; and will you not forthwith lake my reccipl, and make il for yourself? you will never wi*li lor any other ; it is warmer than ginger, and sweeter than crmiserd. I am sure you will agree wilh rr.n that it loving wile, in the enjoy, menl of tho humble comforts which an in* duttlrious sober husband can bestow, srril: lins, healthy, well clad children, and n clean cabin, where the fear of God, banishes all other fears, make. CC*nc. fo-lt {» tli c L.Sn fife.' to i!uRp,') was no idiot or !iuo'.;Db*clC, um I con I J* I.nil', w itlieti him to do, in orrler ta make n good story. On the con'rury, he \va« a mnii of sriisn, cducii- Cfiiifctl tl But the u'orM, said Katie, 'remblina To 1*1 •Tito world will »tdmir« yv 'he tame, ami wlmt more do you Cl»'.«ire,f asked her husband, hiitorly. ' Thi» mijrringe of hands, And not of hcurts in mockf ry. VVo have played iho farce en.nitgb. Farowcll, 1 to consult about the terms of separation. Nuy, do not tremble, and cry, and cling to me now—for I shall Ihj liber, al to yr.u. As much of tny ,fortune shall hi yours n» vou desire.' AuH hii rUlt«.atCfi itta! muidtna in won ier 'A i l (M" on U;« -rl J? lion, jj«»od looks, and fine inanniiin. Lit ft Irs this, hi.- iueome wo* sufficient to enablo him to live superbly. Also, he was considered two or three degrees handsomer An(J er.fV the 'pile one'' That stand* by hi* Hide Com* to the mount si m mi vi«» from apit, than Mr. F. Minot. Therefore the only thing on wliicN Fiank hnd to depend the power be po-seiss* d over Kate's sympathies find uf. fiction*. l'lie'Duke'—although just the iimn tDr l»er tn ererv C liier hense, being blessed with ft fortune, good laoks Htid coinmnn sense—had n..vrr been iiWe to draw tho*o out; and the unliable. conceitcd Fiunk whh not willing to believe that slits would sulli r mere worldly consideration* to control th* aspirations of her Mo rig httkvtfi i Une btnutKOl flnr ;ht jewr!« Ami know,when cliilt death. He pushed lier from him. She (ell upon the sofa. I-'rum a heart torn Mi'h anguish she shrieked aloud, 'Frank, Frank, why did I ►end you from me ? Why did I sacrifice love and happiness to such fale as litis f Why was i blind until sight brought mc misery ?' " Y'ou !" shouted Andrew, " you, and a pretty fellow you ore to bo blaming nie, #nd i Ik n forced to confess you have taken to ihem yourself. But I suppose they'll wear no holes in your coat ? oh, to be sure not, you are such a pood manager !" "In. died," answered Jame«, "I *a* anything hut k go Dd manager eighteen months ago j as you vi ell know, I was in rags, never at niy work of a Monday, arid seldom on Tuesday. My poor wife, my gentle iMrory, o/trn bore hard words ; mul though she will nrit own it, I fear still harder blows, when I had driven Mvay my senses. IMy children were pale, half starvfd, naked creatures, disputing a potato with the pig, my wife tried to keep to pay the runt, well knowing! would never doit. Now"— Tliuul! «!Darr in that haaven, Th» fixtiarm " sweet honj«. With tDii* *buli come, '"caie, C!*m« to ihr mi'uril ArDC! #»t t# '.hf »"ng Tfatt romes fruin the grave When nur vfarr D71 ftavL fon» She lay upon the voln, sobbing and weeping passionately. Gradually her grief nppeured to exhaust ilrelf; her brea. thing became culm. Mei head Jay peacefully upon her aim, over which swept her dishevelled tresses—until, with a sturt, she cried— Anu thar» will wC rfiecp, In peace, side lD)i side, heart However, to him, one day, when lie pressed her !o del ide hi* fete : ' Oh, Frank ! 1 urn sorry that we have The Cherokee i'hicf, " The tbub Tkmpekaijc* Cohdial." Bissextile or XDap Tear Ata'l hi* jwn gentle l»ri Miss R. W - ■■■ n then entered, and to *.ive time, the Doctor say*, " my session have been advising me to lulte a wife, and I linve been speaking to your sister, who has just gone out tho door, and as she is not inclined that vtay, what wduld you lltink of being Mrs. L f " In reforming the computations of time. Junius Ctesar ordained that the year should consist of 308 d«v«, except every fourth year, which should consist of 800 daya, tho additional duy to be reckoned bv tu'ice counting the 24li» of February, which was ; the sixth eal-iid of March- Driving a Bargain. ever mH !' .Sorrv (•'rem the Carpet Sajr. A Yai.Veo out West culled at trio house of a su'.-sianlial former iri a county a little ♦Dattl of this, and entering the sitting room, suw three cloeks, one on the mantel piece, and cxi each side of the room. This wus 'Yes—for wo must part now—' 'Hart !' repeated Frank, turning pale. !l was evident that he hud not expected this. 'Frank ! oh. Frank, come back ' Here I am !' said a soft voice at her side. The Candy Frightening the Squatter About thirteen years ago, when the new, flourishing city ot Flnnnibal, on the Mississippi River was hut a 'wood vara,' surrounded by n few huts, belonging to some hatdy squatters, and such a thing as a steariihoat was considered quite a sight, the followihg incident occurred : She raised her head. She opened her astonished eyes. Frarvk was vtanding be- 'Ye«—yw,' said Ivatir, casting down her eye*, with another piteous sigh. fore her " But the cordial, my boy ? interrupted Andrew, "the cordial!—sure I believe every word ot what you've been telling me is as tru» as go*pel; ain't they hundreds, ay, thousand*, at.this moment on Ireland's blessed ground, that tell the sume story.— But the cordial! and to think of your nev. er owning it before; is it ginger, or anniseed, or peppermint ?" "Oh ! Doctor, I don't know, it is rathe i a serious question. Marriage, you know, binds one for life, nnd'it should not be enterad rashly into. J would not like to consent without taking tirno to deliberate enough to discourage most pedlars, but not 'You have bean aDlec(D,' he said, smiling ! Henco the name, from the Latin words, j hit twice, aud sexii/lus sixth, The oalends | (whence our word calender) or first dava • of the month, were reckoned backward to ! I lie ides, thus, ihe first day of March was | ilie first calend, and the 28th of February was the second caleml of Maroh ; Febru. iiry 27ih the third, and so on. our hero. Ho discovered that our farmer had a sort of passion lor docks, and resolved to furnish him one for til* vacant place opposite that which gtacrd the mantel.— The larmer had three and didn't wnnt another. Hut urged by the pedlar, it would look so well lo have one on each side and flttd of the room, all facing each other.— grange to sav, the farmer yielded to his importunity, or his owm desire to have four 9lr,eks facing each other, and bought another. The pedlar tlien asked il his neigh were all supplied with what he con. aidct-d a prime necessary of life—clocks. No, three were without them, arid he tho't rach would buy one, and at the pedlar's *ugt Dtkm, and oiler to make a discount, actually bought and paid for three clocks for his friends. Our hero then took leave, went to (he neighbors and sold a clock to oach, thus leaving tlie ''sold" farmer with Mven clocks to ornament the walls of his Frank set by her side; he placed his arm around her waist, without heeding her kindly feeble rr instance ; he lowered his voioc nrid talked to her until she—the proud Ks tie—wept—wept bittorly. 'Asleep ?' A tall, brawny woodman rtood leaning against a tree that stood upon the bittik of ih'e river, gazirig at some approaching ob. ject « hich our readers would easily have discovered to bo a stcaiiihoat. 'And dreaming. Uo, I should say—not upon it.'* pleasantly, cither.' . 'Dreaming ?' murmured Katie ; 'and is it all a dreum V "My time,1' says the doctor, "is so much j occupied, and my session has said so much I to me on the business', that I must.finish it ; to day, if I can ; so you had best tell your mother to send in your youngest sister, to speak to me." 'Katie,' said he, then, with a burst of passion, 'I know you love me. But you uru proud—ambitious—selfish ! Now if you would have me leave you, say the word—and 1 go!' 'I hope so,' replied Frank, taking her hand. '1 came back lo plead my oause once more—and found you here where I left you—asleep.' " None of these—and yet it's the rale thing my boy." About hull rin hour elapsed', and the boat was moored, arid the hands busily engaged in taking in wood. i lie Julian year, which by this rule.waa reckoned.at J65 days aiid 0 hours, was found not to be accurate, but to exceed the length of the solar -year by 11 minutes*, w hich in 131 years amounted to an entire day. It was therefore corrected by Pope Gregory, in 1 582D who retrenched 11 days from tho JCiliarD computation—being its excess or gain ovor the solar time. Out of this correction grew the distinction between the old arid new style. The Gregorian or new style was introduced into Germany in 1770, and; by act of Parliament, into Eng. land in 1752—just one hundred years ago —the 2nd day of September, (O. S.)of that year, being reckoned as the 14th (N. S.,) under the Gregorian system. Although tho nft'n? Bissextile is still retained with its obsolete import, we incercalate the 29th of Friirusry every fourth year for leap year, and for still greater accuracy, make only one leap year out of every four century years, that is—the years 1700 and 19U0 were not leap yeais, nor will 1900 he rockonvd one, but the yeai\2000 will be - Bissextile. " Well then," persisted Andrew, "let's hava a drop of ii ; you're not going, I'm sure, to drink by yourself— and as /'re bruit the afternoon" Now among the many p.wngers on this boat, Irljth male and (i-malif, Was a spruce vouijg dartdv, with a killing moustache, 8.c., Kh'o seemed bent on making an impression o\ the hearts of Uio youg la. dies on board, atkl to d6 this, he thoucht he must peilorm !*mie licfoic deed. Ob. serving our x6i|atter\ft ietid, he imngintd this to be ii fine opportunity to bring him. self into nolieti so stepping into the cabin. lie said : 'You have decided?" whispered Frank 'I have !' 'Oh, what a horrid dreum I'murmured Katin, tubbing her eyes. 'It was so like a terrible reality tint 1 ahudder new to think of it! I thought 1 was married]' And would lhat be so horrible ? ' asked Frank. 'I hope then you did not dream you were married to m« /' In a moment comes the honest, lively Miss Mary VV—— n. 'Then, love, farewell !' " Coma this way, my child," said the Doctor, Is getting ub in the arfteriKiou, and 1 must get home to my duties. I have been sjuuikiiig to both your sisters on a little bumiu'S', and they have declined—1 am a man of few words, nnd without mis spending precious time, what would you think of being Mrs. L n He look her hand, gar.ed a moment ten. deily and sorrowfully upon her beautiful, tearful face, und then clasped her to his boson). A very heavy shadow passed over James' face, for he saw that there must have been something hotter thun even ginger in thii temperanse ootditk},'.' os k is falsely called, that Andrew had taken, or else he would have endeuvored to redeem lost time, not to wade more ; and lie thought how much better the Uia-l temperancc coidial wui, that, instead of exciting the bruin, oi:ly warms the heart. She permitted the embrace. She even gave way to the impulse of the instant and twined her arms about his neck. Bet in a moment her resolution came to h»r mind and she pushed him away from her, with DKfD—1 thought 1 govt- nty hand without my heart.' 'Then* if you gave me ynur hand, it would not he without ynur heart ?' "Indeed, I always thought a great (leal of you, Doctor," Mary frankly replied, and if my mother dots not nay anything against it, I have no objections.'' •'Ladies, if v'oti want io enjoy a good laugh! step onl on the guards. I intend tp frighten th'ut gentleman into fits who stands on the bunk. bouse. a eDi(rlt 'No, f'Vank,' said Kate, Iter bright eyes beaming happily through tear*—'and here it is.' Editor in H«aves.—litider thta caption a Southern newspaper gives * long obituary of a brother of the quill, from which we c-xtract the cloning paragraph : 'Shall I go?' he articulated. A feeble ' yes' fell from her quivering lips. "No" lie replied after a pause," I mim go and finish what I was about ; but this evening at seven o'clock meet ine at the nnd of our lano, aud tken I'll be very hup. py of your company.'' Andrew was sorely puzzled to discover what James' cordial could be, apd was for. oed to cot)fees to- himself that ho hoped it would be different from what lie had taken that afternoon, which certainly had made him feel confused and inactive. She placed her fair hand in his—he kia. sod it in transport- The ladies oomplied with the oequest, ar.r? our dandy drew from hijs bosom a for. midahle looking uowie-knife. and thrust it into his bi-lt ; then taking a large horse p'istol in each hand, he seemed satisfied that all was right. 'ITius equipped, he strode nn phorA, with an air which seemed to say-—'The hopes of a nation deprnd on me.' Marching up to the woodsman, he exclaimed : The Doctor left Miss Mary in a few minutes, enjoining her to fix tho day, for any would suit him, but to send him up word the day helore. And an instant later she was lying cpon the sofa, sobbing ;»nd weeping passionately—alone.And soon there was a r-.u/ marriage ; not a splendid, but a happy one ; not lollowed by u life of luxury, but by a life of love anil contentment : and that was the marriage of Frank Minet and Kativ " Are we not also glad that suoh an editor is in heaven T There the cry of "more copy" shall never again full upon his dist ructed ears. There he shall never be abused any more by his political antagonists, with lies and detractions that shall sha'iie a demon to promulgate. There he shall no more be abused as a ladder for the aspiring to kick down as soon as they reach the desired height, and need him no more. There he shall be able to-see the immense masses of mind he has moved, all unknowing and unknown «a- he hos bec-D, during his weary pilgrimage on earih., There he will find all articles credited—not a clap of lift thunder stolen— arid thye shall be no horrid typographical errors to set him in s f-v8r.'' The Doctor was scarcely home before a keen di-puto arose in the fumity among the three young ladies, all claiming the doctor. The oldest one said tho offer was first made 'o her, and she did not positively refuse.-— Tire second d sola red that she wished'only a li:lle lime to think upen it; and the youngest insisted that it-was completely settled with her. The mother of the young ladies was in euoh difficulty with her daughters, that she was obliged to call upon the Doctor, himself to settle the dispute. She •culled, and the reverend Doctor, in his characteristia way, said, To tear the tennjjious root of love out of her heart, had cost her more than she could have anticipated ; and the certnintv of a golden life of luxury proved but a tDoor consolation, it seemed, for tha sacrifice she had made. Such was the sneering remurk ot a person residing not a thousand miles from tho door of our sanctum, in reference to the profession We follow with pride. 'Nobody but a printer,' in sooth ! It makes our blood run rampant through our veins to hear such expressions fall from the lips of those nursed on republican soil. 'Nobody but a Printer, anyhow Who was Banjamin Franklin ' ' Nobody but a Primer'!' 'iVho w as William QaxCon, one of the fathers of literature ? • Nobody but a Printer !' Who was Earl Stanhopo ? ' Nobody but a Printer !' W|ip was Samuel Woodworth, the poet ? 'Nobody but a Printer !' Who was Gov. Armstrong, of Massachusetts ? 'Nobody but a Printer!'—George P. Morris, James Ilurper, Horace Greely, Robert Sears, and Senators Dix, Cameron, and Niies! W,ho are they? 'Nobody but Printers, anyhow !' One thing is evident; every person that chooses, can't be a Prlrjtfr. Brainr, a ? n»",es'!iD ;*  Nobody but a Printer, Anyhow, " Down East," somewhere, n pious old" lady was summoned as a witness in an important case. Being told that she must "swear"1 the poor womao'was filled with tftirror at the thought: A fief much per-. suasion she yielded, attd cjelaimrd— Well, if 1 must, must—damnV The court adjourned immediately. At ike appointed hour the trionds met in the lane. 'Found you nt last, hnve 1 ? You are the very man I've been looking for these three weeks ! Buy your prayers ! you'll mBko a capital barn door, and I shall drill tho.key-hole myself!' The squatter oalmly surveyed Him a moment, arid then, drBwi.ig hack a step he planted his huge fist directly lotireen the eyes of his astonished antagonist, who, in a moment, was floundering in the turbid waters of the Mississippi. Every passenger on the boat had by this time eollccted on the guards, and the shout thnl how went up from the crowd, speedily restored the crest-fallen' hero to his senses, and, as he was sneaking ofr toward# the boat, was thus aco06ted' by his conqueror : •1 say yeou, next time yon come around drillin' key-holea, don't forget youroW acquaintance !' The fitflw* iiiirtlfhoBfily ths knifr She lay long upon the sofa, sobbing and weeping passionately. Gradually her grief appeared to exhaust it-elf. Her teors ceased to flow, and at length her head was pillowed on her arm, arid her face was half hidden by a flood of beautiful curls. " Which way do we go 7" inquired An drew. . '* Home," was James' brief reply. "Oh, you Utke it at home?" said An drew The struggle was over. The agony was |*sssed. „ She saw Mr. (/Wellington enter, and arose cheerfully to receive htm. His man. ner pleased her ; his station and fortune fascinated her more. He offered her his hand. She accepted it. A kiss sealed the engagement—but ft was not such a kiss as Prank had given her, and she could not ropress a sigh! " 1 make it at home," answered James. " Well," observed Andrew, "that's very good of the woman that owns ye. Now, mine takes on «o about it drop of uny thing, that she's as hard almost on the cordials as she used to be on the whiskey." " My Mary helps to make niine," observed James. "My dear Mrs VV n, I uni very fond of peace in families ;■ it is all the same thing to me, whioh of them, and just settle it among yourselves, and send me up word." There is a Rule in an old tfrhiiiag society which might be advantageously recommended to some of our public bodies -; " That any gentleman waiting t{D sper.k the whole evening should hate a room to •himselt." The Doctor was married to tho youngest and one of bis sons is at this day- a respective clergyman "in the land of the mountain and the oood." (fir Wk dyn't think it requires much ol a philosopher to conclude that when a young man is seen spending his time in stores and bar roomH, and never steo at •ny employment, he is most certfiinly on the road to ruin and want. Mprk it, young man ! "And do you bottle it or keep .it' 9n draught?" inquired Andrew, very much interested in the "cordial" question. James laughed very hmrtily at this, and answered. A raw Jonathan, who had been gazlug at a garden in Brooklyn, ifi which »wero several marble statues, exclaimed—V Just see whM a waste 1 There's no' less than • six scaie-crows in that little ten fbit patch,, and any one on 'em alone would'keep the crows from a five acre lot... There was a magnificent wedding.— Splendidly attired, dazzling the eye with her beauty, with everything around her swimming in tho oharmed atmosphere of fairy-land, Katie gave her hand 'a the man iter tttnbi!ioo~DKDther l^ve—' rh-Sen ' " Wife," said a ty ranical husband one morning to his abused oonsort, " 1 wish you would make me a pair of false bosoms." " I should think,'* replied she, " that bovDm as false as yours is, would be sufficient.'' " Oh, I keep mine on draught—always on draught; llrre's nothing like having y ol'p good ■£'so I mino al''r.au^Uajpa lh?n James Jaugh- OCT We are a|l dependent other—like cog-wheels pushing eac,h other J along by filling up mutual voids. and pistol* (n tho a on