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r-,~ C THE PITTSTON GAZETTE, MB ME1AM1 IITHRIOT MMAL 51 #ttkli| Jjmiajinjjfr- •( Jrootrii to JQraa. litafort, politico, fft jarrroutilr, Hlitiinfl, Jttnjionirol, ottD 3iifercsta of tjit (Eonntq, tatrorfion, I«tfflfin(ft, tCt. )-€too 30olto ft: Jlmttijft- PITTSTON, PENNA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1852. WHOLE NUMBER 110, VOLUME 3.--NUMBER G. ,hat the brig on Saturday lat Capt. Baki miles below a black leather wgrd to sopifi lantic, at the ink contained s' wearing ap. ypes, locks of tter, purporting as. W. Hartley 11., to his fatli. jnskill street, i and"content* Messrs. Hoag, who will give ry to any who THE PITTSTON GAZETTE, year 1759,—and htir blonde hair wa» only •lighljy sprinkled with while ponder, an article also muoh in use at that peiiod. pits, (into whose finee.ru, head and heari the dear music will not very willingly go,) somewhat longer than usual, I was a little late. Porporu'a nouso is pretty far from that of my pupil ; I hurried thither as fast an possible, but did not find him at home, A Iter having waited for hi* return more than an hour, I walked a little distance Qway, anil thinking to rciturn ogain to his house, loitered about the gates of the town. There, ail was still and deserted; not a breath of air was stirring; the flower* had boCved down their beautiful heads; the leave* of the trees were motionless, and not a bird was to be seen. Looking upward* to the heavens, I saw the black clouds collecting, and heard the soft murmuring of distant thunder. I then quickened my jifep*. and thinking how anxious you all would be, almost fltio in the direction of your dear house. Hurrying through a side street, I suddenly heard the full, rich tone of a harpsichord. You can well imagine that. J was obliged to remain standing, especially as I happened to know who lived in the large, grey building. I stationed myself close to tho wall, directly under the open windows, from which the sounds proceeded. Wftat 1 there hoard cannot be described in words, and I shall not forget A gigantic, wonderful soul there manifested itself to the listener, in spite of thunder, lightning and atorrn, and penetrated, struggling triumphantly, through all the terrors of nature, through all the wild tumult of the raging elements, into the clear, blessed heaven above, it was the honored master and genius Uluck, "ho there ployed. As he finished, the storm bad subsided ; itll hud become still and clear. I saw the tall figure as it inclined out of the window ; i recognized the nobl», serious countenance ; the deep thinking eyes gazed enquiringly far, far out into the darkness. His mind was probably filled at that moment with ideas of future gr«at and wonderful works. I, however, blessed Willi tears ot thanks and meut, the master, and went slowly away, s ;ul and breast full of ecslaey." forever to tliy service ;—to enter a convent and take the veil as the bride of thy son ! Oh ! blessed, eternally blessed Maria, hear me! I beseech thee to accept my vow ! 7'ake compassion on me—send health to the sick one—rescue—oh ! rescue the dying!" hanna As Johnnna glided sofily to her little chamber, in order to exert hersell jn prayer for renewed strength for the fulfilment of her %ow, she heard a soft rustling in the neighboring chamber, which was that of Poretta. A singular presentiment seiz'd her ; 6he recovereJ her whole strength again, and almost flew to the room, and saw thiough the liaH"-upen door her sister, w ho had just opened the window, with the intention of springing out inlo eternity !— A shriek escaped the lipi of Johanna ; but in the same instant, she flew, with the rapidity ol lightning to the window, and tore the frightened suicide away. ded with passengers. I went to the steward to get a state-room for my sister. He told me they were all taken up in the upper cabin, but he thought he could get (ier one below. We went down and found that all the rooms in the lower cabin were also taken. He however prepared as comfortable a brd as possible on a sofa. She tried to sleep, but found the air so close and suflocating that it was with difficulty she could breathe. We again went to the upper cabin ; and the stew ard then told me that he could furnish my sister with a berth in the after part of the cabin. I look Her lo it, and afterward* myself found a berth in the forward part, h was the lower one of the three, arid the two above it were airepdy oscupied. Being much fatigued, a;ifl satisfied that my sister was in comfortable quarters, I soon ftll asleep. I w'as suddenly startled from my sleep by a tremendous crash, a'.id awoke to find the outer side of my state-room broken in, and the two upper berths, with their occupants, on top of me. The Toledp Blade state* Ashland arrived at Toledo forc/ioon, from Buffalo, and ker picked up, eight or tC Long Point, on Luke Erie. trunk, supposed to have be, passenger on the jtpumer i time of her loss. The t; both ladies' and eentlemci parel, jewelry, daguerreo human hair, and also a li to have been written by Cl at Lasalle, Lasalle county, er, Geo. Hartley, No. 47 Philidelphia, Pa. The trm. are in the possession or Strong, 8L Co., of Toledo all the information pecees; may inquire after it. The interpreter who accompanied tht emigrants on board the Atlantic ha* retur. ned to Bufialo, and reports the loss much less than was supposed. The whole num; ber saved was 64—lost, 68, men, women, and children. 7'he survivors were liberal, ly provided far by t!De managers of the Central Railroad, and the interpreter saw them comfortably settled in Wisconsin. AND • utqttetiniiua Anthracite Journal After a short pause, the soft, sweet v«.icc of Ihe slendei Johanna was again heard: PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY G. M. R1CHART k H. S. PHILLIPS " Where can Haydn be?" she anxiously exduiroed. " He is generally at home long before this; the Holy Maria protect him!" t/flie Wilt ti't »} M*i'. Strtet, Jtrnnii Story of lAe '• Si Vic " »/ H'rlWf 4- WW. And when she had so prayed in the agony of her heart, she raised again her eyes ; and it seemed to her a* though the (lowers in the little pitcher before the picture of the holy Mother, which had been, so ahortiv before, withered r»nd dried, became fresh again, and smiled coinpassi..n-ately on her. Sweet joy filled her childlike, believing henrt. " Maria accept my ho'y vow," she mufniured. Th. "G«iptte" is published every Friday, at Tw» Dji.liki per annum. Two ID"W.Aas Firrt wui ti» charged it' nut paid within the Ho |*i[»er will be discontinued until «" arrearages JL Iva^tissiMnta are Inserted conspicuously a« O tc OiuL.a per snuarc ot fourtcin hues tor insertions, and Twasrv-Wju Cknts ajaitturt.it fur every "»"«'«»• A " eril Hl- luetinn to those who advertise for six muivths or the whul« yi'ttT. Job Wsrk.— Ms hnve connected with our establishment a well selected assortment Of Jo* Ty™, which will enabla u* to execute, in the neatest stD-!e, everv Turiety of printinil Being pmcUcal L i'vt r-. iu'r-tlvti, we Mn afford to lto work on as M-uwaWatarun** anyottyroflU-c ini thec* /Ill l/tn-t* and communications ClU U.uette »iu«t be post r*tn, and endorsed by a rasfjonsiMe name, to receive attention. Dorclta made no reply ; her hrc-as! liesved viclf utly, and her daik eyes seemed bent ott piercing the darkness of ihe distiirtce, At this moment, the honest citizen and hair dresser, Keller, a small and uc live man, with sharp features, and restless hut fiiendly groy e.yes, entered the room. In his hand he held a large wig, which he was diligently powdering, exclaiming at the snirio lime : •' Dearest Father J" she said, in »n excited lone, as the evening drew near, " If nur H.iyiJn n covers, I will fulfil the desiro of my dear, dear mother, and take the veil in the oonvsnt of the holy Ursula. I have this day sworn it, before God and the holy Maria ! Father Keller sighed, and replied in a sad voice : '• it is loo late, my dear daughter, too late ! He will not liye—he cannot live—did not the Doctor say he would die before mr rning ?" A few weeks later, a yoqng and beantifiil nun was received in the Convent ofihe Holy Ursula, who took the rmmenl Matia; —and two days afterwards, the Music Director was marrif d to porctta Keller. " Will, girls ! iC our lodger, the young Haydn, not vet here ? He is not in his room, for I've just been there—thought he must be with you—curious what a liking I've twkeu to the young and lively musicisn ! Why, I am as anxious about liiui when he remains out an hour longer than usual, us a father for his only son. And .f 1 whs not anxious myself, my girls would be so ! That's true, i-Dn't it? eh J" concluded he, laughingly. The patting ofHaydn from his so dearly beloved had been a touching one. As the young man promised the good and lovely Johanna, out of love for her, and on ac count of the love which Poretta felt for him, to reach the true han'l to the latter; as he spoke, to her of the debt he owed her father, and which, bv this alliance, he would be able, in part at least, to liqui da;e; the lovers kissed each other for the first and last time. " fie true to thy deur, bles*C-d'musics,'" murmured the charging girl, with a breaking heart, "and do not forget me ! Have patirnce with Doretta, and be kind to her. In just one year from now—no sooner, my beloyed-—come to sec me at the little barred window. Po not speak to me —only look at me in silence : and, jf thou art happy with thy wife, then h#vp in thy hand a boquet of fresh flow, ers; il thou art not happy, dear, dear Jose|Dh ! then show me the withered remains of this, now so lovely, rosebud, which 1 give thee as my last parting token of love. And now, farewell, thou most dearly beloved of my heart! HJod be wjtli thee, and bless thee!" . "As soon ng I coqld extricate myself, my first thought was for my lister. 1 went immediately to her room, and found her awake. I told her that something had happened to the hoat, but I could not tell what ii was ; but thai I thought we had better be prepared for any danger. I wen' back to my berth and put on the rest of my cloihes. i wag in no haste, as there had been 110 alarm given. 1 went back to my sister'* room ; nhe had already dressed herself, and putting on her bonnet and mantilla, met me at the door, with her carpet bag on her ar/n. Just then a man came to the cabin door, and, looking in. told lis that the boat would sink in ten minutes ; und he exhorted us to pray for the forgiveness of our sins, and look to God for mercy. This was the first serious intimation we hod of the extent of our danger. We went out on t'ie deck, and had bC en there only a few minutes when the water began to rise around us. It was soon up to our knees. I was ealm and collected. ] wag not afraid to die; all my care wag for my poor slender sister. 1 toiDld. not swim. We therefore looked around for some means of sustaining ourselves in the water, should "ve be compell ed to leave the boat. . POETRY. *Tf - From tbe Owtgo Gazette. A Trip to Scran ton, Fa. Strolling upon the mountain near th« charming village of Owego, in company with some friends, one of them chanced to rema'k that a trip*to Scianton would well repay one for the time and expense ip getting there. Thereupon an agreement w»a formed between two of the party to Bet off for Scranton in a day or two. Two days elapsed, and all preliminary arrangements having been made, we enter, ed the Erie railroad cars at Owego, and had a delightful ride in a pleasant and commodious car, as far as Great Hend.— Here we were obliged to wait for the New York Express Train, as the cars of tho Lackawanna Railroad did not leave until its arrival. The train being behind time, the passengers for Scranton and intermediate places were compelled to wait aom® two hours longer than Ihey anticipated.-— However, all seemed to take it very pa. tiently, save one old lady, who seemed to think' that the getting "behind time" was arrarfged for the express purpose of fleec* ing poor travellers. She evidently thought the railroads and hotels were alt one coij. cern. We were fortunate enough to meet with some very pleasant company, shortened the time of waiting considerably. Al last "all aboard" was heard, and wo very gladly availed ourselves of a seat in on equally commodious car of the Lackawannn Railroad. We hardly knew what kind of scenery to expect, save that we anticipated seeing some of the greet moun. lain ranges of Northern and Western pa. Our road lay for miles through the dense forests that adorn the mountain on every side ; and on either side of the track a broad belt of land sevral acres in width anCD many miles in length, lay covered with the Jbare and blackened limbs and trunks of trees—the wrecks of an extensive conflagration. We were almost saddened a* tjbie sight of suoh a devastation of Natuie'a wealth and beauty. But the white mail's log cabin is seen here and there, in the very midst of these blackened logs, which assures us that this sombre aspeot wi)l soon disappear, and numerous fields of grain will yet wave over the soil, enriched perhaps, by the present prooess of devasta. tion. Hut Joseph Haydn did grow better, in spjte ol whgt the f'odor hud said ; and et'en so rapidly as ha had before sickened; his child-like smil« and hlCD beaming eves come again ; and also, by degrees, returned hi* lost strength. Who whs now happier than the lovely Johanna 1 Did she not sit by the dearly beloved of her heart, hour, after hour, in the little darkened chamber ? Could she not wait on him, with th'e tenderness of a sinter; roll his i a^y-chair to the window, in the warm sunshine ( or guther a bmtjuel of fresh flowers, in the garden, lor him t Did not those dear eyes beam thanks for her 1 Was not that smile—which played around the heloved inouth—was it not for her? And how proudly she listened to the messengers, win? w/ere sent by all the noble Indies and gentlemen, to enquire concerning tjve health ol the vogng Hayd/iOld Corpora, himself, with the dark brown face and the large passionate eyes, came to visit his "Jjirbante" as he used sometimes, partly in joke and partly, in nnger, to cajl the young musician. Quite mild and et}'CCtionate was he, however, when he snw the weak and pale young man, who was hardly able to reach out his band to welcome him. How sweetly sounded his compa* sinuate " poverrtfo," and his heart-fell " irrio caro fig/io \" I'rum tbo Rochrtt r Tempcrnnco JC.uro»l. Up, 6oi:s of Temperance 1 Cp. Sum of IVuiptT n.» I »Dri yuut lulMt mad ib your »• I gr-'p your iirnit! AlJ «MU i .xh lio-ifns! Woltur JolM I'tw C"ttKru:( turCiii.- wuai tU" Cry " T'-»ipi.r:.r.c» to tlie r.scue, Ul P Vvir wKb »foo of raitil.-* I Kir, to th* lints* *11 If, Sous of T«»p* r.nD«, lo (he B||ht Il «:-, fr.m iB'jim'flta, Kl«n, *iut Vitlcy ! A charming blush wo* Johanns's an. swefj Dorr tta murtnurrd a few uuinti Hi DjilDle words, threw hC r head haughtily buck,and walked angrily away fioin the window. " Wno know* what msy have become of him, the strange youth;" continued the futher, after a while. "Perhaps the old, ugly Italian singing master—what's his na/ne—Pot-pel ?" " Porpn'tt, papa," softly interrupted Jo i-o-Va t.d Lootll, Axr, Auvit, Plort Ftv4t uD« d*Dk auU workjihip nttj t V'lv*' ' hanwt " Wi !l, Porpora, then—it's nil thr snni" to ine; perhaps the old man ha* taken him .Dlf*in. to uviko hiin write hU music for hiri1. By the Holy Joseph ! nil tlmi Hay•In tlo' S for these music people, and ev»*n for hl9 owtj scholars ! It is unite impossible:'; believe, and not at nil credible.— Why, he keeps running about nil day, like h lintilrd tmre, from one to anotln r, ready to do anything and everything, if one will only nsk him. I rvally believe he would lilack !'orDts for the master liluck, about whom there is so much tiilk now-a-davs, if he would pay him something. "Joseph Haydn would do anything f.r his beloved music's fake," he told me once himself.— But li"ne of al! labor, his zeal, his diligence, tlis ciiiposing—notjyng, untiling, brings him iii a kindle penny. No one pays him anything, (or the very goo I r. asou, that lie chargrs nothing for hi* services. During the whole lime that he has lived with me —and it is now pretty loujj since be came here—I have not received a single pennv for the rent of his room, Ids board, 8c. 1 can. thank God. wait till he gits ready but j'ist think of if ! D Des the young mnn ever try to earn anything, or ever even trouble himself at all about it ? Did you ever see.him with a sorrowful coimten. anee or 9 melancholy mein ? No, I'll warrant yoy Beyer ffe always enm'-s in with a countenance that would lead one to suppose that our gracioLs Emperor had just made him a preset,! of a whole kingdom, .or something of the kind ; and if one asks him, in " Well, Hay. dn, what lias happened to sitike. you so happy ?' he smiles and says, " Porpora has jusl praised mo!' or, 'Gluck has patted my cheeks!' or, ' 1 have found tuch a beautiful flower!' or, 'the sky was so blue., to-day,find the birds sang so»w«etlv, and t8e sun shone so brigiuly f Does lie not ait down to his old harpsichord, in his little garret chamber there, as if he was sitting on a throne, and often forget to eat and drink, so interested ho gets in those droll Sonatos of the Cantor JSach ? And thui those bc.autiliil eyes] 1 declare it seems to me, sometimes, when he comes in and says, 'good morning,' iu his melodious tones, as ifeough I was gazing at an angel from heaven ; and I am often inclined to fall on his neck and kiss the dear good soul. 1 tell you, children, God has blessed this Joseph Haydn with his most precious love ; and, 1 moreover prophecy that he will either be a great mnn, or else that he will not live lone ; one of tits two will surelv be.the case!" \ kU ih.- w ILU foul blisU:— 6o.iuii :tDr '.i-roitt UDuJtr,—tiMtlur,— •• l?p, iCum of Timpunuicv to the light tB'l UrC— FDtU»l ilirthoMl Sisttn! llMthirn! 1 J». con.piulom —uMli "411 V* ho uuioug ..ou, |br«uuthcf't *ud, LODim~iy, plU'ou* f .11 h 4 uol uaJ ywur hi it: -atria©! rinn, Aad yo \t dojcbfttyjed UD h'ifht ? " But I inuCt now lay down a little; i am nearly wet through by the rain ; 1 am all oC a shiver, and my hands bum as though ! was in • (ever." After the lapse of a year, a thin, youthful person made his appearance before »he little barred window of the convent of the Holy Ursula, and softly rrquested tp see the Lister if aria Jn answer to his request, ihere came to the window a tall, gentle figure; and a countenance pale as marble, and oh ! so sad and sorrowful, gazed «t him from under tlie long .veil. Haydn recognized, with difficulty, and with burning tears, his cnce so loved Johanna. Silently he drew from his breast a small, withered rose bud, held it up to the gaze of the young nun, and kissed it passionately, 'fbe young nun painfully sighed, pressed her forehead on the fears of the littie window, and gazed earnestly into the eyes of the beloved youth. The same splendid lijur was still there, but the laughing j'Dy had disappeared, and small lines ol secret sorrow were visible around the once lovely mouth. Aud the sister Maria gazed long Dvvd fixedly at the countenance of her dear Haydn, and seerped as though she could not tear herself away l,rom the sjiot. JJut fate is inryoraide ; they parted, never to see each other again on earth. 5 !D. s—tlw-u awell ihe chojru* giv^n,»- *% l*|j» 3C-a» C»f l -ini'crr.ici-, to the fight '-►m t«*"-J*;gi*laUDr4, ttivt tkt •' /.in '/ .Vum" Immunity ftr u|fi'« is iiu; J * .cb :.IU In ».iUD- v\ :u. fof.h yuur luve uT Goyntry *how, " Yes, dt-ar child, hasten and change your wet linen," said the old Keller, in «Ci anxious voice ; " and quick to b. d. Jo. hanna inust get you a glass ol hot punch." Johanna, greatly agitated by Haydn's narrative, was not nble to utter a Mugie syllable ; she stood hastily gp, however, bowed affirmatively to her father, and gazed at the young m»j\ with tears in her eyes. O'ireiia cooliy said: "good night, inconsiderate youth !"' and the y.Q.gng ;una left the rooffl. "We found a couple of chairs, and Hook fauh of us one in our hands. The stern was the only part of the boat out of water. We went to tjip railing, and my sisler askC d me to lift jjpr up on it. I tried to, but was loo weak, and called some men, who were near, to my assistance. We raised her up, and then there was another woman who wanted us to raise her up. We did so, and, afterwards 1 got up (nyseif. My sister and I still kept hold of our chairs.— Every moment we expected the boat would go down wiili a sough, and that the water would swallow us ail up. We still clung to the railing, locked in each olJier's embrace. Soon we saw the propeller coming to our assistance, and a cry of joy burst IVonj every lip. Shortly she was along, side of us. We all rushed to get aboard of her. I made an effort to raise my sister over the siie, but was loo weak. I made as powerful effort as I was capable of but my foot slipping I fell between the two vessels, and sunk bmeath the surface of the water. Grasping about I caught hold of a rope, by which I raised inpself to the surface. But I was too weak to raise my. self any further, and was every moment still more exhausted. I saw nothing of my si.-ter alter I fell, and supposed, of .course, she was lost. 1 was so weak lhat I could not, for a long lime, make mr cries heard. 1 had been in the water ubout half an hour, and was giving up all hope of being reDcued, when I was discovered. Another rope was thrown me, and I was drawn upon the boat. What was iny joy—the firs! female J met was my sister." We have been favored \vit,h a visit from the Oanadian, mentioned as having saved his family from the wreck of the Atlantic, from whom we learned more of thepaitioulars.tj il» D .(«iC-»iiihi.ViiturjD iigUll yo.r quU w '■ friend or too— L*p Son® of Temper *nc«% to *hJ f.fcht Pcv.r. Igutfof the ballo'. box! lu four buiMM ' poVif LUt; AuA lie luvrrtng tjrant mock a When the young Haydn wan nlone with Johanna, he would toll her ho.w happy he wn, Jo be allowed lo freque-nj the. society ol such wasters ; and he would talk about his dear, beloved " musician," and of his many plana and hope*. Once in a while, he would exert himself.to compose again : und many a charming sonata, many ful, beautiful quartette, wu-uy a lovely song. blossdmed in tile Kick chamber, under rite bright blue-eves ot the beautiful Johanna. J.**: ir ilr j your uiaon #ouls, Till the fat pUT to flltflit l»y j'»r tc'li'X* tt poli* I'j, djiif wf T- aiperauce, to itu. light I th» Cf»«;»dr of nur «"Utm r.«44i* 8U uow,— A bd enact Uiv Iji« of Unn #, i'trti M*i by wt«e Neal Dow ! IN* worthy *»n» of worthy 4iru« ! cacv» fi jbt 1 v ! fif your ulinr» aod your AroC* t?p .*ou» of Xiiuporance. to thtf Ilgbt-! |toi uuTki, August 80, 1852. The n"xl day there n an prrnl anxinty •»nd mourning in tlic house of liic honest citizen and "flair dresser Keller. Joseph Hitydn lay insensible on hi* narrow .couch, in a burning fever. The wise Doctor—in his disordered whig and large green spectacles—r-dex-1 orCd, indeed, at first, ltie sickness to fen only the natural results of a severe cold ; howi ver, oil the third day he shook hi* head ill rather a doubtful manner, »iCd said that the ninth day must bring a very tad ori.-,i#. Whofe pitchers of med. icine of every possible color, plasters half a yard long, and large thick pills were now administered to the poor patient; but alas! all in vain, Joseph Uo_v.dii vc.ylti neither grow Uelter, nor eve;j arouse fruai lus slate of insensibility ; but lay, without moving —his cheeks hot and his breathing quick —and smilingly talked of heavenly harmonies and singing angels. He must often have most beautiful melodies, lor lie would sonieLimes.cry out in rapture : " Oh, how wonderfully sweet are these (ones! Oh, what charming melodies !" and thus saying, tears of joy would stream down his burning cheeks. The lovely girl, however, had a dread, fill battle to fight in the very depths of her heart ? the beloved one now showed her so plainly the pure, tender devotednes* of his whole soQl; «he read his love in his bright ey.es and in the smile .which played o round his mouth, and in all his conversation.— Oh 1 how bitterly she wept, when alone in her little chamber! Jt seemed to her an though she would die, under die double weight of her love and her dreadful oajh— She thought of the dark, dark walls or the convent; und burning tears .chased ea«h other down her soft cheeks, She was also grieved lo see that Doretta kept away from her the whole time, though she could not think of any reason why she shoujd do so. I)orett8, however looked pale and gloomy, avoided the society of her sinter, ihe young Haydn, and even that of her father, fuiri shut herself up in her chamber, sometimes the wholo day long. T. *. W a imw One wetik later, on the evening of a sul,vry day, a furious storm, similar to the one described at the of this sail story, raged over the city of Vienna. The rain came down in a flood ; the ihunder crushed, and the lightning flashed fearful ly athwart the sky, thrusting ilsttfsiked tongue far among .the black .cloud*, as if to slake its fiery thirst with the fresh raiii-torrents. Thick darkness rested on the sky and eaith, only relieved by the lightning's fitful blaze, in the Holy JJr. sula's burial ground might be seen duiing the lightning's glare, a freshly sodded grave. A slender figure approaches, guid ed by the electric gleamings, and passionately prostrates itself upon the humble mound, presses its moaning 'lips upon the saturated sod, and nungles tears of hitler anguish along with those the pitying heav ens shed. The .storm .rages on ; the (light - flings no longer play ; the presence of ihe prostrate figure is attested by its moaning* alone. Suddenly the storm abates ; the moanings, too, cease ; the dark clouds roll away ; theVnoon comes brightly foith, and discloses kneeling .on (the grave, a slender youlh, his face turned upward to the sky, and his clasped hands raised imploringly 4o heaven. A. beautiful, huly smile irradiates his sorrow-marked .countenance, as if same heavenly me»senger had just spoken glad tidings to his soul, and allayed the anguish that had so torn .his .heart. The lovely, true hearted Johanna sleeps in that lowly lied, and JIaydn kneel* .upon the sod that covers her remaana. BV IIE.NHY MASON * A terrible storm broke over Vienna and its charming pnvirons, on the afternoon of a ho! dny in June. The t.lnck cUwds colli d threateningly .along ; fls-h after flnsh o( lightning, nnd peal al'icr peal of thunder, announced its approach. Fariher on we saw unmistakeable aignt of civilization, such aa luxurious mead, ows, fiirm houses, 6heep, etc. Many of the orchards are situated upon the hills, (or rathor mountain aides,)' which in some instances were so steep that we could ima. pine ih.pt all ,the iar.naer jpeed do would be to arrange his barrels at the bottom of the hill, and then give the trees a good shake, and nothing more would be necessary, but to head up the barrels and send them off. The sior?n raged At last, the ringer of the invisible giant ippeared to die awnv ; his voice bfcmne •'ifter, and f om out his fiery eyes fell the tear drops ol a refreshing rain. The hea*»n» cleared up; little twinkling stars peeped out. and «0on Father M'Don cmne striding triumphantly nlong, in his bright mantle of light, as though he would an. nounoo to the world: •' Be at rust! I ant ,Lerc; all i» over!" The lovely Johanna sat hour after hour, bv the couch of the insensible Haydn, weeping bitlt-rly, and .wringing her beautiful while hands in dreadlul anxiety. Do. Cetta come alto, from time to time, softly inio the little chamqej-; she never, hawever, spake a sympathising word, but mere. lv gazed enrnestly at the sick one a few moments, then turned hastily around and left the ahamber. Father KelldV wandered disconsolately about, powdered all his wigs badly, and forgot to serve his best customers. One morning, just as the whole family had assembled iogeiher, a large packet, *on which was written, " For tiie musician, Joseph Haydn," was brought in. k came from one of his roost distinguished patrons, the noble Count Moizin. It was a formal appointment ol Joseph Haydn, to the post of Music Director oif the ,Count's splendid capelle. This appointment is only intended as thanks for ihe beautiful symphony in D major, which wy dear.pnd nccom.- plished Haydn wrote a short time since for my cupoile," wrote Morzin. We cross the Lackawanna (100 teet above its surface.) just before entering Scrnnton. We were not prepared to see so large a place, much less to a splendid hotel, «;qjial, an** in some respects superior to the "Lewis House" at Bing. hamton. It is called the "Wyoming House," afier the beautiful vallfy in its vicinity. We were well pleesfd with the Hotel, and, indeed, with our visit in every respect. And Why ? We "must let our readers know a little of our fortune, and then they will be able to'judge wheth. er or not our lucky star was in the ascentf* ant during ihe journey. {u a nrr.ail but high hoiine. however, which wassituated in a little narrow street, the window*, and even the shutter*, were .Mill closed. A candle was burning in a email room within, and two femal'S sat in ,/Dno of its darkest corners, timorously drawn •close to each other. They were sisters, •two girls of eighteen and nineteen years of age, the children of an industrious and ,quiet citizen ; whose sign, wiih its aymbolicit piciuro and large golden letters, hang, trig over the door of his habitation, announ. ah d him as belonging to the brotherhood of itair dressers and barbers. The taller of ithe two sisters now arose, opened the shut. Hers arid windows, extinguished the candle, ,and said, in a soft, beautiful voice: The narre of the (gentleman alluded to Antoine Latinvilms. of Rivieres d.y C. 15 , who ii well known in .Canada, as a wealtliy and enterprising man, aad was emigrating to this State to settle with his family, "vliioh consists of a wife and nine children, at Bourbonias Grove, in Will County, where he hud previously purchased a section of land. Hardly had these prophetic words escaped the small lip* of the zealous speaker, when a gentle knock at the outside door was heard, and in answer to'the hasty "come in" of the .hair dresser, Joseph Haydn appeared on the threshold. His thin summer clothes were wet through; the water was dripping from his beautiful light ■brown hair, and he trembled In every limb; nevertheless, he entered the room with sttoh ft triumphant walk, and on hi* lovely, child-like countenance was£uch a lustre, such a feverish expression of joy, that Johanna sprang anxiously up, ran to him, and inquired in a trembling voice : " Do you remember well my prophecy J" ihe said every little while, in a sad voice to his oldest daughter: do you not sec he must die !" When the concussion of the two boats woke them from their sleep, Mr. L., seeing the danger, immediately with his wile nnd three of his children, went to the hurri. cane deck, where he fastened them to the supports of the steamer's chimneys, and then returned and brought up three others, whom he fastened in '.he same mariner— then returned again and this time brought up two more. Upon counting them it was discovered that there were but eight in the group, and the youngest was missing.— Again the father returned below, and when up to hia neck in water, a wicker cradle, with his child still asleep in it, floated within his reach, as also did his chest, which he seized, hut not being able to 86. cure,both, let the ohest go, and got safety to Dhe deck with his charge—where, after remaining an hqur or mors, they were taken off in safety by the propeller. Mr. L. owes the safety of his family to his perfeot oalmnuas and presenoe of mind, during the wildest confusion that prevailed.Haydn folded his hands together, and soid tdowly, and with grrat fervor: "Uh! thou moat merciful Cod'! 'how i love thee lor thy great goodness! how I will thank thee Bnd sing praises unto .tny Hfelong!" and then Cbis *ye«, swimming in tears ol joy, glanced affectionately to his beloved, and he spoke : "Johanna, dearest girl! 1 can now tell you all, we can now be happy together !" Daretta suddenly left the rporn. Johanna, however, sunk to khe feel of ,he.r dearly beloved, stretched her soft, white arms towards heaven, and cried out, in heart rending tones: " Joseph ! Joseph ! you must forget theae sweet dreams—oh ! you must oast them away from you forever! .For us blooms no sweet flower of love ;—"We nuistjiart-* part forever on this eaiJth ! [ have swow it before the holy Mother; the end of this year I take t|l« »•'' After having spoken thus, she sprang up, and hastened frqm the room;.Father Keller supported the half unoonsoious Haydn in his arms, pressed h|m compassionately to his breast, and told him all the reaeon for the dreadful oath of the sweet Jo- We had a note from a friend, to the S«. perintendont, (Mr. Blair,) the Lackawanna Train, requesting hia attention, qtc. Would that we vhe ability to drscaibe his attention during our stay in Scranton. He escorted us through the iron factories, explained the manner of melting the ore, and the various kinds of machine- In this manner came at last the ninth day around ; and, in truth, the abearance of the patient ohanged ; the roay color tied frcyv) 4Di* cheeks and lips, and left them deathly pale ; his breathing became softer; nearer and nearer nestled the wings of grim Death. " Come, Doretta! do not be frightened .now. The storm is, thanks to the Holy Mother, at last appeased. Come to the •window, and do not tremble so; it ia quite delightful out of doors now." And Doretta came ; and the moon -ligh. ted up her young countenance, and sfem,ed to rejoice in her lovely features. Do. retta, the younger, was a beautiful brunette, with a full, round face, surrounded by clusters of ringleta and curls, flashing dark eyes, and a small, cherry-red mouth. rHer somewhat full figure was under middle height, and her movements active Dnd full oi hidden passion. Johanna, the elder, was like unto snow-drops and corn-flowers, so soft and white was the color of her countenance, her throat and hands,— an blue her large clear eyes. She wore a effow-white cap, as was the custom of the young dames of that tit*#,— it «*aa in the X.OIS of the AU#ntCo—Affecting Nun^tive \ye copy from the Erie Commercial Advertiser the following .interesting and affecting narrative of the escape from death of Mr. Cakley and his sister, n delicate girl, by the sinking of the Atlantio. Mr. Garley is a young man an delicate health.— The Advertiser says the narrative was given -with emotion, and brought teara to the eyes of many in the large assembly who listened to it. Mr. Csrley said an substance s "D|f any one has cause for thankfulness, on tt)Ds occasion, it is myself. I am from •Vermont, and, with my sister, a poor consumptive, was on board the Atlantio. I was travelling with her for her health. It was not without great fears of its perils that we undertook the journey. We went on board the Atlantio at Buffalo on Tuesday evening, and found her already orow. " Haydn, what ts the matter i what has happened to you 1" iC Oh, something wonderful, dear johsnna," answered the young man with a look of inspiration, "something blessed. Liaten, only listen ! And you must listen, also,Father JKeiler, and Dorotta. too-" ' Thus speaking, he drew the slightly resisting maiden gently into the middle of the room, anil commenced .to relate, in a hasty and excited manner, aa follows : " I had promised the master Porpora, yesterday, to be at hia house at aavcp o'clook this evening, to gat some new which I wished to look over a little, in or. der to be able to accompany them right well in the next soirtt; but, having remained this afternoon, with «ne of my po. " This .night the young man will die, or I am not worthy of being called a learned son of yEiculupius !" had the wise Doctor lipid in a confidential ton*. Johanna heard these words, and a cold horror trembled iu all In great agitation, iliftlf insensible with anxiety and trembling with grief, she hurried to her remote and tbcaw herse.lf on her knees before a little picture of the Holy Maria. For a long time she remained speechless in har agony ; at last, however, she cried Ollt aloud in prayar^ ry brought into requisition, also to the roH. ing mill, where we saw among other thing* -the .process of making railroad iron. We shall always feel, when we Bee a great iron traok, that Dve and the bars whioh compose said traok, are sort of acquaint* antes. It is not our intention either to describe the place, its factories, its foundries or its machine shops ; bat would say to ail fto and sea for yourselves: if yo« do ,not feql amply satisfied, please advertise, an£ we will endeavor to get up a collection to indemnify you lor your loss of time and money. Through the kindness of Mr. Blaff Wt were Introduced to the superintendent of the rSilroad that runs from Scranton to the famous coal mines, which, if we remetn ":Qh ! moat holy Queen of aHeaven ! oh! aend thjr blessings on ,the beloved sick one ! oh! take me, take away my young life and spare him ! Holy Maria ! I •wear a solemn oath to conseorate mv life The chest, besides the clothing, oontnined sixteen hundred dollars in money, besides whioh, his loss in furniture was about nine hundred dollars.—Chicago Journoi. ber right!®, belong to the L»ckow*ont * • * • .{ •
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Title | Pittston Gazette and Susquehanna Anthracite Journal |
Masthead | Pittston Gazette and Susquehanna Anthracite Journal, Volume 3 Number 6, September 17, 1852 |
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Title | Pittston Gazette and Susquehanna Anthracite Journal |
Masthead | Pittston Gazette and Susquehanna Anthracite Journal, Volume 3 Number 6, September 17, 1852 |
Volume | 3 |
Issue | 6 |
Subject | Pittston Gazette newspaper |
Description | The collection contains the archive of the Pittston Gazette, a northeastern Pennsylvania newspaper published from 1850 through 1965. This archive spans 1850-1907 and is significant to genealogists and historians focused on northeastern Pennsylvania. |
Publisher | Pittston Gazette |
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Date | 1852-09-17 |
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Full Text | r-,~ C THE PITTSTON GAZETTE, MB ME1AM1 IITHRIOT MMAL 51 #ttkli| Jjmiajinjjfr- •( Jrootrii to JQraa. litafort, politico, fft jarrroutilr, Hlitiinfl, Jttnjionirol, ottD 3iifercsta of tjit (Eonntq, tatrorfion, I«tfflfin(ft, tCt. )-€too 30olto ft: Jlmttijft- PITTSTON, PENNA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1852. WHOLE NUMBER 110, VOLUME 3.--NUMBER G. ,hat the brig on Saturday lat Capt. Baki miles below a black leather wgrd to sopifi lantic, at the ink contained s' wearing ap. ypes, locks of tter, purporting as. W. Hartley 11., to his fatli. jnskill street, i and"content* Messrs. Hoag, who will give ry to any who THE PITTSTON GAZETTE, year 1759,—and htir blonde hair wa» only •lighljy sprinkled with while ponder, an article also muoh in use at that peiiod. pits, (into whose finee.ru, head and heari the dear music will not very willingly go,) somewhat longer than usual, I was a little late. Porporu'a nouso is pretty far from that of my pupil ; I hurried thither as fast an possible, but did not find him at home, A Iter having waited for hi* return more than an hour, I walked a little distance Qway, anil thinking to rciturn ogain to his house, loitered about the gates of the town. There, ail was still and deserted; not a breath of air was stirring; the flower* had boCved down their beautiful heads; the leave* of the trees were motionless, and not a bird was to be seen. Looking upward* to the heavens, I saw the black clouds collecting, and heard the soft murmuring of distant thunder. I then quickened my jifep*. and thinking how anxious you all would be, almost fltio in the direction of your dear house. Hurrying through a side street, I suddenly heard the full, rich tone of a harpsichord. You can well imagine that. J was obliged to remain standing, especially as I happened to know who lived in the large, grey building. I stationed myself close to tho wall, directly under the open windows, from which the sounds proceeded. Wftat 1 there hoard cannot be described in words, and I shall not forget A gigantic, wonderful soul there manifested itself to the listener, in spite of thunder, lightning and atorrn, and penetrated, struggling triumphantly, through all the terrors of nature, through all the wild tumult of the raging elements, into the clear, blessed heaven above, it was the honored master and genius Uluck, "ho there ployed. As he finished, the storm bad subsided ; itll hud become still and clear. I saw the tall figure as it inclined out of the window ; i recognized the nobl», serious countenance ; the deep thinking eyes gazed enquiringly far, far out into the darkness. His mind was probably filled at that moment with ideas of future gr«at and wonderful works. I, however, blessed Willi tears ot thanks and meut, the master, and went slowly away, s ;ul and breast full of ecslaey." forever to tliy service ;—to enter a convent and take the veil as the bride of thy son ! Oh ! blessed, eternally blessed Maria, hear me! I beseech thee to accept my vow ! 7'ake compassion on me—send health to the sick one—rescue—oh ! rescue the dying!" hanna As Johnnna glided sofily to her little chamber, in order to exert hersell jn prayer for renewed strength for the fulfilment of her %ow, she heard a soft rustling in the neighboring chamber, which was that of Poretta. A singular presentiment seiz'd her ; 6he recovereJ her whole strength again, and almost flew to the room, and saw thiough the liaH"-upen door her sister, w ho had just opened the window, with the intention of springing out inlo eternity !— A shriek escaped the lipi of Johanna ; but in the same instant, she flew, with the rapidity ol lightning to the window, and tore the frightened suicide away. ded with passengers. I went to the steward to get a state-room for my sister. He told me they were all taken up in the upper cabin, but he thought he could get (ier one below. We went down and found that all the rooms in the lower cabin were also taken. He however prepared as comfortable a brd as possible on a sofa. She tried to sleep, but found the air so close and suflocating that it was with difficulty she could breathe. We again went to the upper cabin ; and the stew ard then told me that he could furnish my sister with a berth in the after part of the cabin. I look Her lo it, and afterward* myself found a berth in the forward part, h was the lower one of the three, arid the two above it were airepdy oscupied. Being much fatigued, a;ifl satisfied that my sister was in comfortable quarters, I soon ftll asleep. I w'as suddenly startled from my sleep by a tremendous crash, a'.id awoke to find the outer side of my state-room broken in, and the two upper berths, with their occupants, on top of me. The Toledp Blade state* Ashland arrived at Toledo forc/ioon, from Buffalo, and ker picked up, eight or tC Long Point, on Luke Erie. trunk, supposed to have be, passenger on the jtpumer i time of her loss. The t; both ladies' and eentlemci parel, jewelry, daguerreo human hair, and also a li to have been written by Cl at Lasalle, Lasalle county, er, Geo. Hartley, No. 47 Philidelphia, Pa. The trm. are in the possession or Strong, 8L Co., of Toledo all the information pecees; may inquire after it. The interpreter who accompanied tht emigrants on board the Atlantic ha* retur. ned to Bufialo, and reports the loss much less than was supposed. The whole num; ber saved was 64—lost, 68, men, women, and children. 7'he survivors were liberal, ly provided far by t!De managers of the Central Railroad, and the interpreter saw them comfortably settled in Wisconsin. AND • utqttetiniiua Anthracite Journal After a short pause, the soft, sweet v«.icc of Ihe slendei Johanna was again heard: PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY G. M. R1CHART k H. S. PHILLIPS " Where can Haydn be?" she anxiously exduiroed. " He is generally at home long before this; the Holy Maria protect him!" t/flie Wilt ti't »} M*i'. Strtet, Jtrnnii Story of lAe '• Si Vic " »/ H'rlWf 4- WW. And when she had so prayed in the agony of her heart, she raised again her eyes ; and it seemed to her a* though the (lowers in the little pitcher before the picture of the holy Mother, which had been, so ahortiv before, withered r»nd dried, became fresh again, and smiled coinpassi..n-ately on her. Sweet joy filled her childlike, believing henrt. " Maria accept my ho'y vow," she mufniured. Th. "G«iptte" is published every Friday, at Tw» Dji.liki per annum. Two ID"W.Aas Firrt wui ti» charged it' nut paid within the Ho |*i[»er will be discontinued until «" arrearages JL Iva^tissiMnta are Inserted conspicuously a« O tc OiuL.a per snuarc ot fourtcin hues tor insertions, and Twasrv-Wju Cknts ajaitturt.it fur every "»"«'«»• A " eril Hl- luetinn to those who advertise for six muivths or the whul« yi'ttT. Job Wsrk.— Ms hnve connected with our establishment a well selected assortment Of Jo* Ty™, which will enabla u* to execute, in the neatest stD-!e, everv Turiety of printinil Being pmcUcal L i'vt r-. iu'r-tlvti, we Mn afford to lto work on as M-uwaWatarun** anyottyroflU-c ini thec* /Ill l/tn-t* and communications ClU U.uette »iu«t be post r*tn, and endorsed by a rasfjonsiMe name, to receive attention. Dorclta made no reply ; her hrc-as! liesved viclf utly, and her daik eyes seemed bent ott piercing the darkness of ihe distiirtce, At this moment, the honest citizen and hair dresser, Keller, a small and uc live man, with sharp features, and restless hut fiiendly groy e.yes, entered the room. In his hand he held a large wig, which he was diligently powdering, exclaiming at the snirio lime : •' Dearest Father J" she said, in »n excited lone, as the evening drew near, " If nur H.iyiJn n covers, I will fulfil the desiro of my dear, dear mother, and take the veil in the oonvsnt of the holy Ursula. I have this day sworn it, before God and the holy Maria ! Father Keller sighed, and replied in a sad voice : '• it is loo late, my dear daughter, too late ! He will not liye—he cannot live—did not the Doctor say he would die before mr rning ?" A few weeks later, a yoqng and beantifiil nun was received in the Convent ofihe Holy Ursula, who took the rmmenl Matia; —and two days afterwards, the Music Director was marrif d to porctta Keller. " Will, girls ! iC our lodger, the young Haydn, not vet here ? He is not in his room, for I've just been there—thought he must be with you—curious what a liking I've twkeu to the young and lively musicisn ! Why, I am as anxious about liiui when he remains out an hour longer than usual, us a father for his only son. And .f 1 whs not anxious myself, my girls would be so ! That's true, i-Dn't it? eh J" concluded he, laughingly. The patting ofHaydn from his so dearly beloved had been a touching one. As the young man promised the good and lovely Johanna, out of love for her, and on ac count of the love which Poretta felt for him, to reach the true han'l to the latter; as he spoke, to her of the debt he owed her father, and which, bv this alliance, he would be able, in part at least, to liqui da;e; the lovers kissed each other for the first and last time. " fie true to thy deur, bles*C-d'musics,'" murmured the charging girl, with a breaking heart, "and do not forget me ! Have patirnce with Doretta, and be kind to her. In just one year from now—no sooner, my beloyed-—come to sec me at the little barred window. Po not speak to me —only look at me in silence : and, jf thou art happy with thy wife, then h#vp in thy hand a boquet of fresh flow, ers; il thou art not happy, dear, dear Jose|Dh ! then show me the withered remains of this, now so lovely, rosebud, which 1 give thee as my last parting token of love. And now, farewell, thou most dearly beloved of my heart! HJod be wjtli thee, and bless thee!" . "As soon ng I coqld extricate myself, my first thought was for my lister. 1 went immediately to her room, and found her awake. I told her that something had happened to the hoat, but I could not tell what ii was ; but thai I thought we had better be prepared for any danger. I wen' back to my berth and put on the rest of my cloihes. i wag in no haste, as there had been 110 alarm given. 1 went back to my sister'* room ; nhe had already dressed herself, and putting on her bonnet and mantilla, met me at the door, with her carpet bag on her ar/n. Just then a man came to the cabin door, and, looking in. told lis that the boat would sink in ten minutes ; und he exhorted us to pray for the forgiveness of our sins, and look to God for mercy. This was the first serious intimation we hod of the extent of our danger. We went out on t'ie deck, and had bC en there only a few minutes when the water began to rise around us. It was soon up to our knees. I was ealm and collected. ] wag not afraid to die; all my care wag for my poor slender sister. 1 toiDld. not swim. We therefore looked around for some means of sustaining ourselves in the water, should "ve be compell ed to leave the boat. . POETRY. *Tf - From tbe Owtgo Gazette. A Trip to Scran ton, Fa. Strolling upon the mountain near th« charming village of Owego, in company with some friends, one of them chanced to rema'k that a trip*to Scianton would well repay one for the time and expense ip getting there. Thereupon an agreement w»a formed between two of the party to Bet off for Scranton in a day or two. Two days elapsed, and all preliminary arrangements having been made, we enter, ed the Erie railroad cars at Owego, and had a delightful ride in a pleasant and commodious car, as far as Great Hend.— Here we were obliged to wait for the New York Express Train, as the cars of tho Lackawanna Railroad did not leave until its arrival. The train being behind time, the passengers for Scranton and intermediate places were compelled to wait aom® two hours longer than Ihey anticipated.-— However, all seemed to take it very pa. tiently, save one old lady, who seemed to think' that the getting "behind time" was arrarfged for the express purpose of fleec* ing poor travellers. She evidently thought the railroads and hotels were alt one coij. cern. We were fortunate enough to meet with some very pleasant company, shortened the time of waiting considerably. Al last "all aboard" was heard, and wo very gladly availed ourselves of a seat in on equally commodious car of the Lackawannn Railroad. We hardly knew what kind of scenery to expect, save that we anticipated seeing some of the greet moun. lain ranges of Northern and Western pa. Our road lay for miles through the dense forests that adorn the mountain on every side ; and on either side of the track a broad belt of land sevral acres in width anCD many miles in length, lay covered with the Jbare and blackened limbs and trunks of trees—the wrecks of an extensive conflagration. We were almost saddened a* tjbie sight of suoh a devastation of Natuie'a wealth and beauty. But the white mail's log cabin is seen here and there, in the very midst of these blackened logs, which assures us that this sombre aspeot wi)l soon disappear, and numerous fields of grain will yet wave over the soil, enriched perhaps, by the present prooess of devasta. tion. Hut Joseph Haydn did grow better, in spjte ol whgt the f'odor hud said ; and et'en so rapidly as ha had before sickened; his child-like smil« and hlCD beaming eves come again ; and also, by degrees, returned hi* lost strength. Who whs now happier than the lovely Johanna 1 Did she not sit by the dearly beloved of her heart, hour, after hour, in the little darkened chamber ? Could she not wait on him, with th'e tenderness of a sinter; roll his i a^y-chair to the window, in the warm sunshine ( or guther a bmtjuel of fresh flowers, in the garden, lor him t Did not those dear eyes beam thanks for her 1 Was not that smile—which played around the heloved inouth—was it not for her? And how proudly she listened to the messengers, win? w/ere sent by all the noble Indies and gentlemen, to enquire concerning tjve health ol the vogng Hayd/iOld Corpora, himself, with the dark brown face and the large passionate eyes, came to visit his "Jjirbante" as he used sometimes, partly in joke and partly, in nnger, to cajl the young musician. Quite mild and et}'CCtionate was he, however, when he snw the weak and pale young man, who was hardly able to reach out his band to welcome him. How sweetly sounded his compa* sinuate " poverrtfo," and his heart-fell " irrio caro fig/io \" I'rum tbo Rochrtt r Tempcrnnco JC.uro»l. Up, 6oi:s of Temperance 1 Cp. Sum of IVuiptT n.» I »Dri yuut lulMt mad ib your »• I gr-'p your iirnit! AlJ «MU i .xh lio-ifns! Woltur JolM I'tw C"ttKru:( turCiii.- wuai tU" Cry " T'-»ipi.r:.r.c» to tlie r.scue, Ul P Vvir wKb »foo of raitil.-* I Kir, to th* lints* *11 If, Sous of T«»p* r.nD«, lo (he B||ht Il «:-, fr.m iB'jim'flta, Kl«n, *iut Vitlcy ! A charming blush wo* Johanns's an. swefj Dorr tta murtnurrd a few uuinti Hi DjilDle words, threw hC r head haughtily buck,and walked angrily away fioin the window. " Wno know* what msy have become of him, the strange youth;" continued the futher, after a while. "Perhaps the old, ugly Italian singing master—what's his na/ne—Pot-pel ?" " Porpn'tt, papa," softly interrupted Jo i-o-Va t.d Lootll, Axr, Auvit, Plort Ftv4t uD« d*Dk auU workjihip nttj t V'lv*' ' hanwt " Wi !l, Porpora, then—it's nil thr snni" to ine; perhaps the old man ha* taken him .Dlf*in. to uviko hiin write hU music for hiri1. By the Holy Joseph ! nil tlmi Hay•In tlo' S for these music people, and ev»*n for hl9 owtj scholars ! It is unite impossible:'; believe, and not at nil credible.— Why, he keeps running about nil day, like h lintilrd tmre, from one to anotln r, ready to do anything and everything, if one will only nsk him. I rvally believe he would lilack !'orDts for the master liluck, about whom there is so much tiilk now-a-davs, if he would pay him something. "Joseph Haydn would do anything f.r his beloved music's fake," he told me once himself.— But li"ne of al! labor, his zeal, his diligence, tlis ciiiposing—notjyng, untiling, brings him iii a kindle penny. No one pays him anything, (or the very goo I r. asou, that lie chargrs nothing for hi* services. During the whole lime that he has lived with me —and it is now pretty loujj since be came here—I have not received a single pennv for the rent of his room, Ids board, 8c. 1 can. thank God. wait till he gits ready but j'ist think of if ! D Des the young mnn ever try to earn anything, or ever even trouble himself at all about it ? Did you ever see.him with a sorrowful coimten. anee or 9 melancholy mein ? No, I'll warrant yoy Beyer ffe always enm'-s in with a countenance that would lead one to suppose that our gracioLs Emperor had just made him a preset,! of a whole kingdom, .or something of the kind ; and if one asks him, in " Well, Hay. dn, what lias happened to sitike. you so happy ?' he smiles and says, " Porpora has jusl praised mo!' or, 'Gluck has patted my cheeks!' or, ' 1 have found tuch a beautiful flower!' or, 'the sky was so blue., to-day,find the birds sang so»w«etlv, and t8e sun shone so brigiuly f Does lie not ait down to his old harpsichord, in his little garret chamber there, as if he was sitting on a throne, and often forget to eat and drink, so interested ho gets in those droll Sonatos of the Cantor JSach ? And thui those bc.autiliil eyes] 1 declare it seems to me, sometimes, when he comes in and says, 'good morning,' iu his melodious tones, as ifeough I was gazing at an angel from heaven ; and I am often inclined to fall on his neck and kiss the dear good soul. 1 tell you, children, God has blessed this Joseph Haydn with his most precious love ; and, 1 moreover prophecy that he will either be a great mnn, or else that he will not live lone ; one of tits two will surelv be.the case!" \ kU ih.- w ILU foul blisU:— 6o.iuii :tDr '.i-roitt UDuJtr,—tiMtlur,— •• l?p, iCum of Timpunuicv to the light tB'l UrC— FDtU»l ilirthoMl Sisttn! llMthirn! 1 J». con.piulom —uMli "411 V* ho uuioug ..ou, |br«uuthcf't *ud, LODim~iy, plU'ou* f .11 h 4 uol uaJ ywur hi it: -atria©! rinn, Aad yo \t dojcbfttyjed UD h'ifht ? " But I inuCt now lay down a little; i am nearly wet through by the rain ; 1 am all oC a shiver, and my hands bum as though ! was in • (ever." After the lapse of a year, a thin, youthful person made his appearance before »he little barred window of the convent of the Holy Ursula, and softly rrquested tp see the Lister if aria Jn answer to his request, ihere came to the window a tall, gentle figure; and a countenance pale as marble, and oh ! so sad and sorrowful, gazed «t him from under tlie long .veil. Haydn recognized, with difficulty, and with burning tears, his cnce so loved Johanna. Silently he drew from his breast a small, withered rose bud, held it up to the gaze of the young nun, and kissed it passionately, 'fbe young nun painfully sighed, pressed her forehead on the fears of the littie window, and gazed earnestly into the eyes of the beloved youth. The same splendid lijur was still there, but the laughing j'Dy had disappeared, and small lines ol secret sorrow were visible around the once lovely mouth. Aud the sister Maria gazed long Dvvd fixedly at the countenance of her dear Haydn, and seerped as though she could not tear herself away l,rom the sjiot. JJut fate is inryoraide ; they parted, never to see each other again on earth. 5 !D. s—tlw-u awell ihe chojru* giv^n,»- *% l*|j» 3C-a» C»f l -ini'crr.ici-, to the fight '-►m t«*"-J*;gi*laUDr4, ttivt tkt •' /.in '/ .Vum" Immunity ftr u|fi'« is iiu; J * .cb :.IU In ».iUD- v\ :u. fof.h yuur luve uT Goyntry *how, " Yes, dt-ar child, hasten and change your wet linen," said the old Keller, in «Ci anxious voice ; " and quick to b. d. Jo. hanna inust get you a glass ol hot punch." Johanna, greatly agitated by Haydn's narrative, was not nble to utter a Mugie syllable ; she stood hastily gp, however, bowed affirmatively to her father, and gazed at the young m»j\ with tears in her eyes. O'ireiia cooliy said: "good night, inconsiderate youth !"' and the y.Q.gng ;una left the rooffl. "We found a couple of chairs, and Hook fauh of us one in our hands. The stern was the only part of the boat out of water. We went to tjip railing, and my sisler askC d me to lift jjpr up on it. I tried to, but was loo weak, and called some men, who were near, to my assistance. We raised her up, and then there was another woman who wanted us to raise her up. We did so, and, afterwards 1 got up (nyseif. My sister and I still kept hold of our chairs.— Every moment we expected the boat would go down wiili a sough, and that the water would swallow us ail up. We still clung to the railing, locked in each olJier's embrace. Soon we saw the propeller coming to our assistance, and a cry of joy burst IVonj every lip. Shortly she was along, side of us. We all rushed to get aboard of her. I made an effort to raise my sister over the siie, but was loo weak. I made as powerful effort as I was capable of but my foot slipping I fell between the two vessels, and sunk bmeath the surface of the water. Grasping about I caught hold of a rope, by which I raised inpself to the surface. But I was too weak to raise my. self any further, and was every moment still more exhausted. I saw nothing of my si.-ter alter I fell, and supposed, of .course, she was lost. 1 was so weak lhat I could not, for a long lime, make mr cries heard. 1 had been in the water ubout half an hour, and was giving up all hope of being reDcued, when I was discovered. Another rope was thrown me, and I was drawn upon the boat. What was iny joy—the firs! female J met was my sister." We have been favored \vit,h a visit from the Oanadian, mentioned as having saved his family from the wreck of the Atlantic, from whom we learned more of thepaitioulars.tj il» D .(«iC-»iiihi.ViiturjD iigUll yo.r quU w '■ friend or too— L*p Son® of Temper *nc«% to *hJ f.fcht Pcv.r. Igutfof the ballo'. box! lu four buiMM ' poVif LUt; AuA lie luvrrtng tjrant mock a When the young Haydn wan nlone with Johanna, he would toll her ho.w happy he wn, Jo be allowed lo freque-nj the. society ol such wasters ; and he would talk about his dear, beloved " musician," and of his many plana and hope*. Once in a while, he would exert himself.to compose again : und many a charming sonata, many ful, beautiful quartette, wu-uy a lovely song. blossdmed in tile Kick chamber, under rite bright blue-eves ot the beautiful Johanna. J.**: ir ilr j your uiaon #ouls, Till the fat pUT to flltflit l»y j'»r tc'li'X* tt poli* I'j, djiif wf T- aiperauce, to itu. light I th» Cf»«;»dr of nur «"Utm r.«44i* 8U uow,— A bd enact Uiv Iji« of Unn #, i'trti M*i by wt«e Neal Dow ! IN* worthy *»n» of worthy 4iru« ! cacv» fi jbt 1 v ! fif your ulinr» aod your AroC* t?p .*ou» of Xiiuporance. to thtf Ilgbt-! |toi uuTki, August 80, 1852. The n"xl day there n an prrnl anxinty •»nd mourning in tlic house of liic honest citizen and "flair dresser Keller. Joseph Hitydn lay insensible on hi* narrow .couch, in a burning fever. The wise Doctor—in his disordered whig and large green spectacles—r-dex-1 orCd, indeed, at first, ltie sickness to fen only the natural results of a severe cold ; howi ver, oil the third day he shook hi* head ill rather a doubtful manner, »iCd said that the ninth day must bring a very tad ori.-,i#. Whofe pitchers of med. icine of every possible color, plasters half a yard long, and large thick pills were now administered to the poor patient; but alas! all in vain, Joseph Uo_v.dii vc.ylti neither grow Uelter, nor eve;j arouse fruai lus slate of insensibility ; but lay, without moving —his cheeks hot and his breathing quick —and smilingly talked of heavenly harmonies and singing angels. He must often have most beautiful melodies, lor lie would sonieLimes.cry out in rapture : " Oh, how wonderfully sweet are these (ones! Oh, what charming melodies !" and thus saying, tears of joy would stream down his burning cheeks. The lovely girl, however, had a dread, fill battle to fight in the very depths of her heart ? the beloved one now showed her so plainly the pure, tender devotednes* of his whole soQl; «he read his love in his bright ey.es and in the smile .which played o round his mouth, and in all his conversation.— Oh 1 how bitterly she wept, when alone in her little chamber! Jt seemed to her an though she would die, under die double weight of her love and her dreadful oajh— She thought of the dark, dark walls or the convent; und burning tears .chased ea«h other down her soft cheeks, She was also grieved lo see that Doretta kept away from her the whole time, though she could not think of any reason why she shoujd do so. I)orett8, however looked pale and gloomy, avoided the society of her sinter, ihe young Haydn, and even that of her father, fuiri shut herself up in her chamber, sometimes the wholo day long. T. *. W a imw One wetik later, on the evening of a sul,vry day, a furious storm, similar to the one described at the of this sail story, raged over the city of Vienna. The rain came down in a flood ; the ihunder crushed, and the lightning flashed fearful ly athwart the sky, thrusting ilsttfsiked tongue far among .the black .cloud*, as if to slake its fiery thirst with the fresh raiii-torrents. Thick darkness rested on the sky and eaith, only relieved by the lightning's fitful blaze, in the Holy JJr. sula's burial ground might be seen duiing the lightning's glare, a freshly sodded grave. A slender figure approaches, guid ed by the electric gleamings, and passionately prostrates itself upon the humble mound, presses its moaning 'lips upon the saturated sod, and nungles tears of hitler anguish along with those the pitying heav ens shed. The .storm .rages on ; the (light - flings no longer play ; the presence of ihe prostrate figure is attested by its moaning* alone. Suddenly the storm abates ; the moanings, too, cease ; the dark clouds roll away ; theVnoon comes brightly foith, and discloses kneeling .on (the grave, a slender youlh, his face turned upward to the sky, and his clasped hands raised imploringly 4o heaven. A. beautiful, huly smile irradiates his sorrow-marked .countenance, as if same heavenly me»senger had just spoken glad tidings to his soul, and allayed the anguish that had so torn .his .heart. The lovely, true hearted Johanna sleeps in that lowly lied, and JIaydn kneel* .upon the sod that covers her remaana. BV IIE.NHY MASON * A terrible storm broke over Vienna and its charming pnvirons, on the afternoon of a ho! dny in June. The t.lnck cUwds colli d threateningly .along ; fls-h after flnsh o( lightning, nnd peal al'icr peal of thunder, announced its approach. Fariher on we saw unmistakeable aignt of civilization, such aa luxurious mead, ows, fiirm houses, 6heep, etc. Many of the orchards are situated upon the hills, (or rathor mountain aides,)' which in some instances were so steep that we could ima. pine ih.pt all ,the iar.naer jpeed do would be to arrange his barrels at the bottom of the hill, and then give the trees a good shake, and nothing more would be necessary, but to head up the barrels and send them off. The sior?n raged At last, the ringer of the invisible giant ippeared to die awnv ; his voice bfcmne •'ifter, and f om out his fiery eyes fell the tear drops ol a refreshing rain. The hea*»n» cleared up; little twinkling stars peeped out. and «0on Father M'Don cmne striding triumphantly nlong, in his bright mantle of light, as though he would an. nounoo to the world: •' Be at rust! I ant ,Lerc; all i» over!" The lovely Johanna sat hour after hour, bv the couch of the insensible Haydn, weeping bitlt-rly, and .wringing her beautiful while hands in dreadlul anxiety. Do. Cetta come alto, from time to time, softly inio the little chamqej-; she never, hawever, spake a sympathising word, but mere. lv gazed enrnestly at the sick one a few moments, then turned hastily around and left the ahamber. Father KelldV wandered disconsolately about, powdered all his wigs badly, and forgot to serve his best customers. One morning, just as the whole family had assembled iogeiher, a large packet, *on which was written, " For tiie musician, Joseph Haydn," was brought in. k came from one of his roost distinguished patrons, the noble Count Moizin. It was a formal appointment ol Joseph Haydn, to the post of Music Director oif the ,Count's splendid capelle. This appointment is only intended as thanks for ihe beautiful symphony in D major, which wy dear.pnd nccom.- plished Haydn wrote a short time since for my cupoile," wrote Morzin. We cross the Lackawanna (100 teet above its surface.) just before entering Scrnnton. We were not prepared to see so large a place, much less to a splendid hotel, «;qjial, an** in some respects superior to the "Lewis House" at Bing. hamton. It is called the "Wyoming House," afier the beautiful vallfy in its vicinity. We were well pleesfd with the Hotel, and, indeed, with our visit in every respect. And Why ? We "must let our readers know a little of our fortune, and then they will be able to'judge wheth. er or not our lucky star was in the ascentf* ant during ihe journey. {u a nrr.ail but high hoiine. however, which wassituated in a little narrow street, the window*, and even the shutter*, were .Mill closed. A candle was burning in a email room within, and two femal'S sat in ,/Dno of its darkest corners, timorously drawn •close to each other. They were sisters, •two girls of eighteen and nineteen years of age, the children of an industrious and ,quiet citizen ; whose sign, wiih its aymbolicit piciuro and large golden letters, hang, trig over the door of his habitation, announ. ah d him as belonging to the brotherhood of itair dressers and barbers. The taller of ithe two sisters now arose, opened the shut. Hers arid windows, extinguished the candle, ,and said, in a soft, beautiful voice: The narre of the (gentleman alluded to Antoine Latinvilms. of Rivieres d.y C. 15 , who ii well known in .Canada, as a wealtliy and enterprising man, aad was emigrating to this State to settle with his family, "vliioh consists of a wife and nine children, at Bourbonias Grove, in Will County, where he hud previously purchased a section of land. Hardly had these prophetic words escaped the small lip* of the zealous speaker, when a gentle knock at the outside door was heard, and in answer to'the hasty "come in" of the .hair dresser, Joseph Haydn appeared on the threshold. His thin summer clothes were wet through; the water was dripping from his beautiful light ■brown hair, and he trembled In every limb; nevertheless, he entered the room with sttoh ft triumphant walk, and on hi* lovely, child-like countenance was£uch a lustre, such a feverish expression of joy, that Johanna sprang anxiously up, ran to him, and inquired in a trembling voice : " Do you remember well my prophecy J" ihe said every little while, in a sad voice to his oldest daughter: do you not sec he must die !" When the concussion of the two boats woke them from their sleep, Mr. L., seeing the danger, immediately with his wile nnd three of his children, went to the hurri. cane deck, where he fastened them to the supports of the steamer's chimneys, and then returned and brought up three others, whom he fastened in '.he same mariner— then returned again and this time brought up two more. Upon counting them it was discovered that there were but eight in the group, and the youngest was missing.— Again the father returned below, and when up to hia neck in water, a wicker cradle, with his child still asleep in it, floated within his reach, as also did his chest, which he seized, hut not being able to 86. cure,both, let the ohest go, and got safety to Dhe deck with his charge—where, after remaining an hqur or mors, they were taken off in safety by the propeller. Mr. L. owes the safety of his family to his perfeot oalmnuas and presenoe of mind, during the wildest confusion that prevailed.Haydn folded his hands together, and soid tdowly, and with grrat fervor: "Uh! thou moat merciful Cod'! 'how i love thee lor thy great goodness! how I will thank thee Bnd sing praises unto .tny Hfelong!" and then Cbis *ye«, swimming in tears ol joy, glanced affectionately to his beloved, and he spoke : "Johanna, dearest girl! 1 can now tell you all, we can now be happy together !" Daretta suddenly left the rporn. Johanna, however, sunk to khe feel of ,he.r dearly beloved, stretched her soft, white arms towards heaven, and cried out, in heart rending tones: " Joseph ! Joseph ! you must forget theae sweet dreams—oh ! you must oast them away from you forever! .For us blooms no sweet flower of love ;—"We nuistjiart-* part forever on this eaiJth ! [ have swow it before the holy Mother; the end of this year I take t|l« »•'' After having spoken thus, she sprang up, and hastened frqm the room;.Father Keller supported the half unoonsoious Haydn in his arms, pressed h|m compassionately to his breast, and told him all the reaeon for the dreadful oath of the sweet Jo- We had a note from a friend, to the S«. perintendont, (Mr. Blair,) the Lackawanna Train, requesting hia attention, qtc. Would that we vhe ability to drscaibe his attention during our stay in Scranton. He escorted us through the iron factories, explained the manner of melting the ore, and the various kinds of machine- In this manner came at last the ninth day around ; and, in truth, the abearance of the patient ohanged ; the roay color tied frcyv) 4Di* cheeks and lips, and left them deathly pale ; his breathing became softer; nearer and nearer nestled the wings of grim Death. " Come, Doretta! do not be frightened .now. The storm is, thanks to the Holy Mother, at last appeased. Come to the •window, and do not tremble so; it ia quite delightful out of doors now." And Doretta came ; and the moon -ligh. ted up her young countenance, and sfem,ed to rejoice in her lovely features. Do. retta, the younger, was a beautiful brunette, with a full, round face, surrounded by clusters of ringleta and curls, flashing dark eyes, and a small, cherry-red mouth. rHer somewhat full figure was under middle height, and her movements active Dnd full oi hidden passion. Johanna, the elder, was like unto snow-drops and corn-flowers, so soft and white was the color of her countenance, her throat and hands,— an blue her large clear eyes. She wore a effow-white cap, as was the custom of the young dames of that tit*#,— it «*aa in the X.OIS of the AU#ntCo—Affecting Nun^tive \ye copy from the Erie Commercial Advertiser the following .interesting and affecting narrative of the escape from death of Mr. Cakley and his sister, n delicate girl, by the sinking of the Atlantio. Mr. Garley is a young man an delicate health.— The Advertiser says the narrative was given -with emotion, and brought teara to the eyes of many in the large assembly who listened to it. Mr. Csrley said an substance s "D|f any one has cause for thankfulness, on tt)Ds occasion, it is myself. I am from •Vermont, and, with my sister, a poor consumptive, was on board the Atlantio. I was travelling with her for her health. It was not without great fears of its perils that we undertook the journey. We went on board the Atlantio at Buffalo on Tuesday evening, and found her already orow. " Haydn, what ts the matter i what has happened to you 1" iC Oh, something wonderful, dear johsnna," answered the young man with a look of inspiration, "something blessed. Liaten, only listen ! And you must listen, also,Father JKeiler, and Dorotta. too-" ' Thus speaking, he drew the slightly resisting maiden gently into the middle of the room, anil commenced .to relate, in a hasty and excited manner, aa follows : " I had promised the master Porpora, yesterday, to be at hia house at aavcp o'clook this evening, to gat some new which I wished to look over a little, in or. der to be able to accompany them right well in the next soirtt; but, having remained this afternoon, with «ne of my po. " This .night the young man will die, or I am not worthy of being called a learned son of yEiculupius !" had the wise Doctor lipid in a confidential ton*. Johanna heard these words, and a cold horror trembled iu all In great agitation, iliftlf insensible with anxiety and trembling with grief, she hurried to her remote and tbcaw herse.lf on her knees before a little picture of the Holy Maria. For a long time she remained speechless in har agony ; at last, however, she cried Ollt aloud in prayar^ ry brought into requisition, also to the roH. ing mill, where we saw among other thing* -the .process of making railroad iron. We shall always feel, when we Bee a great iron traok, that Dve and the bars whioh compose said traok, are sort of acquaint* antes. It is not our intention either to describe the place, its factories, its foundries or its machine shops ; bat would say to ail fto and sea for yourselves: if yo« do ,not feql amply satisfied, please advertise, an£ we will endeavor to get up a collection to indemnify you lor your loss of time and money. Through the kindness of Mr. Blaff Wt were Introduced to the superintendent of the rSilroad that runs from Scranton to the famous coal mines, which, if we remetn ":Qh ! moat holy Queen of aHeaven ! oh! aend thjr blessings on ,the beloved sick one ! oh! take me, take away my young life and spare him ! Holy Maria ! I •wear a solemn oath to conseorate mv life The chest, besides the clothing, oontnined sixteen hundred dollars in money, besides whioh, his loss in furniture was about nine hundred dollars.—Chicago Journoi. ber right!®, belong to the L»ckow*ont * • * • .{ • |
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