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PITTSTON tfAtek GAZETTE, AND SUSQUEHANNA ANTHRACITE JOURNAL. Sji" %k!ij t« Xtm. lihnhnt, yMa, tjje Bltrtantilt, mining, aitdjanital, anit flgrinitertl Ultimate of tjje Conntnj, Snatrarfa, tataetnnti, 8. )~€m Mntjfit Aim* 51 u VOLUME 3.--NUMBER 8. PITTSTON, PA., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1852. WHOLE NUMBER 112. THE PITTSTON (JAZETfE, "Very likely," returned the captain, as he lurncd lo take a look at the compass, and then cast his eyes aloft; and again turning to 'he old man, he continued— " You need be under no needless alarm, sir, but in all probability, that schooner is a pirate." ,PA pirate!" reiterated Wirt, while his face assumed a livid hue. "Then what in heaven's name shall wo do 1" cast him ofl', but i cannot." THE TWIN SENTINELS. had surprised them. With haunches thrown baek-, nostrils dilated, ears erect, one lore pawt suspended, and the busy tail slowly sweeping tlve ground, both were listening for a recurrence of the omnious sound that warned them of dangers that paled the cheeks of bravo men. swiftly reached a loose mass, applied it to a taper, and in an instant while it spread into a leaping flame, with a cry, thrust his full hand before the wolf's face, Who with a howl of affright, released Pietro, who, the next instant, like a bold.willed boy, as he was, brought down his axo with a strong and effectual blow across the animal's snout. Boys. "Frank," at this moment exclaimed the pirate captain, "come here. The grapplings are already cast ofl", and we must haste away. Not a thing here have 1 molested, and 1 shal| leave with a lighter heart. Gome." The Nashua Gazette thus daguerreotypes the boy of the present age. All who read it will confess it is th« best likeness yet obtained: AND A WOLF STOHY Snsqtiehana Anthracite Journal " Look sharply about you, my good Pietro,' said a tall sturdy mountaineer, clad in the garments of a shepherd of the A. bruzzi, to a beautiful lad of fifteen, with a face remarkable for its frank, good humored expression. "The wolves have been gathering in the lower gorges in great numbers of late, and food is scanty with them. I will leave Lion and Death here to help you and llondinetto, and when the Picquet is attempted, turn the dogs loose, \vii.d your horn, and fall back towards the lower plains beyond the Sierras ; we shall be ready to come to your aid, though this will not be the point of attack. PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY U. M. R1CHART 8 H. S. PHILLIPS "This lias been termed the age of progrrss. Tlie most striking exemplification* of the progressive tendency of the age may be found in boys from fifteen to eighteen or twenty years of age. The boy of fifteen or upwards must wear better broadcloth than his employer and boots to match. Ho gets the spring and summer style of liats as soon as they come on from New York. Me wears dickeys of fabulous dimensions. He has his hair curled and unclificd by the most approved of barbers, He would wear a moustache or imperial if he could. He has a 'woman' whom he pays attention to. He sometimes carries u cane, about as large as your little finger, with a ball of lead on the end of it. He struts. He smokes. He chews. He swears. Ho drinks. Of a fair Sunday he stands at the corner of the street to show himself. He stays out all night, or into small hours, sitting up with his woman, or otherwise raising ' Ned' generally. He tikes his woman out to ride. During the winter he goes to all the dances which come oir about every other night. He makes magnificent presents to his woman. His horse hire bill is as high as the miU lioniarrs. Ho reads nothing but the Pirate's Own Book, Lile in London, and works of the yellow covered species. As the pirate chieftain spoke the youth followed him quickly on board the schooner, and, in a lew moments afterwards, the brig was onco more on her way, unmolested.OJUt Wut tidi of Main Strut), ifcoml of til A'torr" of Witntr Sr H ood. " The wolves will force this passage," said Rondinetto; "and we had better keep as near to the hut as possible ; fo/ there will not be a dozen or twenty, but they come in scores, perhaps. Hark !" Tat "OiiiTTi it Jourral" Is published every Friday, at Two Dollars per annum. Two Dollar* aud Fifty Cpnt« will be charged If not paid within the year. No paper will 1m# discontinued until all arrearages aretDald. AnvcRTiacMBMTt are Inserted conspicuously at Ore Dollar per square of fourtoen linos for three Inaertlons; *n l Twemtv-pivb Cents additional tot every subsequent later! ion. A liberM deduction to those who advertise tot 81* raonlhs or the whole year. 4 ... . Job Work.—We have connected with our establishment a well selected assoriinent of Job Type, which will enable us to execute, in the neatest style, every variety or Abetters" nnd communications addressed to the Oazett$ and Journal must be post-paid, and endorsed by a responsible name, to reccive attention. He was now mad with pain and terror, and turning from Pietro, who was much lacerated about the thigh, attackod Rondinetto, and threw him on the ground, as he was loading the gun, and, but for his vest, would have fixed his foaming fangs in the boy's throat. "We shall have to make the beat of it ; for of two things we may rest assured— we can neither run away from him nor fight him. Look! his deck is crowded with men." Old Adam Wirt returned to his home in Boston, but that home was darker and more gloomy then ever. I lo had left in search of his son—he had found that son ; but he had left him the chief in command beneath a rover's flag. But gradually, liko some dim spirit arising from the misty clouds of conscience, arose the earnest appeals of that son, and also the prayers of that gentle youth who had u'ged a father's pardon for him. As these thoughts crowded themselves through tho old man's mind, he could not but feel that he might have saved his boy. The continued memory of the scene on the deck of that brig softened his heart, but the feelings only made hint more miserable. Again the cry arose, and now it was joined in by several others. Twilight that still lingered in thai lofty region, made the craggy pathway clear and open, and they saw several dark objects issue from among the thickly growing pine trees, and crawling stealthily, till the animated mass rendered it impo«siblo to be numbered. The bi ig's crew lmd by this lime become aware of the schooner, and as may be supposed, they felt anything but comfortable under the conviction thus arrived at. The brig was quite heavily loaded, and at best she was but an unpromising sailer; while the schooner, with the wind full upon her quarter, came dashing along at a furious rate. A consultation was held upon the quarter deck, and it was at length agreed on that the brig should be kept on her course, ond if ordered by the pirates.lo heave to, they would do so at once, and offer no resistance, which, if offered at all, could only render their position worse. In an hour and a half the pirate had como up to within a quarter of a mile and fired a gun to windward, and in a few moments more the brig was lying to with her main topsail to the mast. The crew watched the schooner as she began to round to, and though they could not repress an instinctive dread, yet they fell almost confident that no violence would be u-ed so long as they showed no resistance; nor in this were they disappointed, for, as the schooner ranged alongside, ftnd tho pirates began to flock on board, no signs of murderous intent were manifested. " The axe, Pietro j strike him, or he will kill me!" cried the half strangled boy. " No, indeed, father." exclaimed another boy, coming up, with so extraordinary a resemblance to the first named Pittro, as to give the gazer instant intimation that they were twins, and sons of the shepherd who spoke. " No, indeed, father, 1 don't think the thieves of wolves will try here." "Why, boy, why?" demanded the fa- Pietro was desperate now, as Well as savage ; but his strength was much wasted. Knowing that it was the last chance, however, and determined not to survive his brother, he gripped the axe, and tho' the two twinkling eyes of the wolf glared like burning coals, and fl'ere fixed upon him, he was not intimidated. lie lifted up the nxe in both hands. A deviation of the blow might have killed his brother—"down it came, and crashed.through the skull of the animal, who with his brains scattered, fell dead on the fainting Rondinctto €'!)t fo 3nnrnnl. By the heavy door of the hut stood a pole, around which a combustible material of tow.and pilch was wound, which on being ignited, would communicate itself to the toweling shaft of pine placed there for tho purpose. P1TTSTOS, Pa. U. M. HICIIART fc U.S. I'lllLUrs, E»1to«« ther " Within, Pietro, within !" shouted Ron. dinetto. "'The dogs and 1 can keep the first body at bay. I must have a. shot, and one or two down, they will stay to secure their comrades, while the sound of the ri/le will help to carry the alarm.— Quick, they are coming—get fire—get light-rrarid look to your hatchet. Now, my noble Lion! my brave Death! look to it try brave dogs, and may your instinct guide yott!" Friday, October 1, 18J2. '• Because you do not forget, do you, father, how, by u place thought secure, ihey drove in one or two wild swine, and followed to windwatd of them ; and desperate work there was—" Tho morning of the 28ih of August, 1812, dawned npon the city of Boston, and ere the sun went down that day, ten thousand hearts were filled with joy and national pride. On that memorable day the United Slates frigate Constitution, under the command of tho brave Hull, entered tho harbor of Boston, after her glorious victory over the bullying frigate Guerricre. Tho wharves and adjacent streets were crowdcd with the enthiniiattic people, and as )he battle scarrod lie-roes walked up from the landing th«y were everywhere hailed with the loudist acclamations of thanks and joy. They were.saved! '■ I remember all, my good lad, returned the shepherd. •' Look out, my boys— you will find your cloaks in the hut, there, and a gun and hatchet, though 1 don't think you will want them." In an hour's time they heard the cries of the does and their lather's voice with- out. The door was opened, and the liarrowing tale of danger and escape told. It was the largest wolf ever seen in the mountains that the boys had sluin ; and their reward was proportionately great, in addition to the honors gained. — Tbe Yankee and the Dandy. "But what thefe fellows have done once they will do a«ain," said Pietro. " Heavens, what a number," said Pietro, as he cast a glance back below, before entering the hut to procure the fire; una Rondinctto, with a pale face, with calm firm lips, knelt down, his weapon in his hand to strike down the first coiner. Seme months since at dinner, on board of a western steamer; a live Yankeo and a dandy sat directly opposite each other at the the table. After the Captain said grace, the dandy threw himself back on his dignity, and called out in a pompous tone to the waiter— " You dem'd waitaw, bwing me the supportuh of a young female hen, a fresh laid hegg. and rub the bottom of me plate with a specimen of fruit vulgarly called onion which will give to me dinnah a delicious flavor." "They Will do that just as much, as you, my son, will take hold of a hot chestnut a second time, after having been induced to burn your fingers once. No—no ; I am not alraid of the lower pass by the pine forest; but it may perchance happen that, guarded and craggy as this pluce is, they may, in which case you can retreat into the hut, which being built of blocks of stones, and having a door and bar that would resist the efforts of a dozen giants, will shelter you effectually." " Yes father, but tile dogs—" * . . i . Life In a Powder Mill FOR rUKSWKNT, Gey. WIN FIELD SCOTT, DickeSs thus describes a visit to the Powder Mill, of Ilounslow, near London : Of KCW JERb8Y. The pirate captain was the first to board the brig. lie was a young man, in the prime of 1 ifip ; and next to follow him was a fuir haired, handsome youth, who eeemod to hang upon his commander's step with a strange mixture of devotion and fear. Not far from the landing, to which the first boat from tho victorious frigate was hauled up, stood old Adam Wirt. lie had heard of the ship's arrival, and with his American heart overrunning with patriotic impulses, fie had dragged his feeblo steps down to tho w ater to bestow his meed of piaise upon his country's hemes. One after ano;her of the officer* pasted by ; ond while old Adam was swinging his hit in the air, he felt a light touch upon his arm, and as he turned, his rye rested upon the form of the fair youth of the pirate schooncr."Light tip* Pietro," he said, "and hand me the powder and bullets." FOR VICE PRESIDENT, WILLIAM A, GRAHAM The next moment a wild and horrible yell was sounded through the forest, and reverberated in the hollow of the rocks.— The sky was now durkly blue, and the livid flames crept rapidly up the signal pole, and a rushing avalanche of living, ravenous wolvi s were forcing the pass. " In this silent rpgion, amid whose ninety.seven work places no human voice ever breaks upon the ear, and where, indeed, no human form is seen, excrpt in the insulated house in whioh hia allotted task is performed) there are secreted Upwards of two hundred and filty work people. They are a peculiar race, not, of course, by nature, in most cases, but by the habit of years.— The circumstances of momentary destruction in which they live, added to the most stringent and neoessary regulations, have subdued their minds and feelings to the conditions of their hire. There is seldom any need to enforce these regulations. or KORTU lAKnUJi. FOB PRtStDEXTIAI. F.MSCTOM. ran tuk at lauoe*. LOCK. HAMIBL A- Aluxanbkr K. Itmiw*. '• Do yo'.i command this vessel ? ' the piiate leader of captain I'oolo. asked The Yankee quietly drew himselfback in imitation of his opposite neighbor, and in a nassal tone called out— "Yes, sir," re-plied l'eiolo, I. William F. fit-outs 'J JAMES TK*«I:MR, 3. Jon i W. Stokes, EMafrittB. 13. N Y. K MinDI.ESWARTIf, 11. JAMES II. CAMPBELL, l."». J ami:* I) Paxton, lrt. D1 ik M Kft K. DaVIOBOM, 17. DR. JOHN McCl LLUCXI, !J. Hal™ Drake, Itf. John Linton, •J!). AKCJ;IBALID KOBERTSOX, 21. Thomas J. Bum am, •2'J, Lewis L. Lour, \!3. Christian Meters, 44. Dorm an Phelps. IUCT BLECTOIW, "Then of course you will have no objections to my overhauling your cargo." said the pirate, with a slight smile, "for yon have some articles to which 1 might take a fancy." " The dogs will not attack more than they are equal to, and consequently will give way before a whole pack and in this manner piecede them; while you fire the signal they will-carry to us the aljjrm." At that moment, whilo a frightful yell arose from the whole troop—a yell that made the blcod chill in the veins—while the noble dogs were preparing for the fight —while the* blazing plhe steiji flung its lurid information far and near, a shot rang with a shurp, deafening crack, and a fgi. gontic wolf, that seemed the. leader, gave a leap into the air, and then the diabolical character of the feiocious cries change " Yeou darned, all-fired, dod-rabited, pesky lookin' little tarnal black nigger, fotcli me a peck ov corn, a bundle of fodder, and rub me down with a brick-bat while I feed." lis !'. if k**;CK* M^TLVA AMES W. I'I l»Lli ameh r«NR«»sr-, "If 1 nm not mistaken," returned captain Poole, "you will need no permission from me, as 1 am unable to resisi." "Ha ! what uouUst thou vith mu ?" littered the old man, •lightly trembling nt the injtJ'-ory thus started up. " Would-it not be better for us to order them into the hut ?" asked Rondinetto, caressing the huge favorite. Men ceased to think .of masticating, while an uproarious yell arose which fairly shook the cabin, during which the dandy was seen streaking out of the door with a finger in each car. .1 i' iin Marshall, I'.IAMLr* I'. WALI.e Davis Altos, [LOS C. MU'TR, "You show your pood judgment, at least, and if you will lead the way I will take a look at your cabin, fust." As the pirate captain thus spoke, helur. ne.d to.vard the companion way, and was just upon ihc point ol' starting lor the cabin, when his eye cau«ht the eve ef Adam Wirt, and at the sight he started back, as though he had seen a spirit from the other world. Thu old man, too, seemed equally startled, for as he gazed into the face of the pirate, a fearful tremor shook his whole frame. The bucennneer gazed a moment "No—no; lot lliem lake their choice ; and if (here be a real pack coming, do von give the signal, and shut yourselves up." " Some terrific explosion liere, or in works of a similar lurid elsewhere, leaves u fixed mark in their memories, and as a oons'ant warning. Here no shadow of a practical joke, or caper of animal spirits, ever transpires; no witticisms, no oaths, no chafing, or slang. A laugh is never heard ; a smile seldom seen. Even the work is carried on by the men with as few words as possible, and these uttered in a low tone. Not that anybody fancies that mere sound will awaken the spirit of combustion, or cause an explosion to take place, but that their foelings are always kept subducd." Look, look—there, sir ! " said the youth, in an earnest tone arid manner, at the same time pointing to a pirty of seamen who were coming up. -'See that wounded man,—lie who halts in his walk. Do you not hear the rhouts that greet him? A braver heart, or a more efiVctive arm was not to be found on the decks of our frigate. lie fought nobly for his country, and he has sealed his devotion with some of his blood." POETRY. The next instant those who had followed had pitched upon the carcass, and while he was being torn into fitly pi«'C°s, another had, by a detour, filled up the space, and Uondinetto had barely time to fire another shot and gain the door, ere the wolves had surrounded the hut, and it required all the strength of the two brolhers to press the door to, and place the bar across it. " That wc will, father," said both KJ* A Jew once lent a large sum of money to a man for whom he had professed great friendship, but instead of charging the usual rate of interest, 6 per cent, he charged 9 per cent. The borrower remonstrated, and asked the old usurer if he did not believe in the existence of a God. THE INDIAN SUMMER. That is right," observed the mountaineer; " and now good-bye to you, and a quiet watch. I must make my portion of the rounds before the night sets in; for our flocks are numerous on the table lands and valleys j ust now. Good-bye lor at least three hours, when some of the others will follow me—" There is a time. ju«t ere the frost Prepnres to pave «tJ Winter's way, When autumn in a reverie lout, The mellow daytme dr6ams away; When Summer comes in musing minil, He replied he did Togune once more on hill and dell, To mark how many sheaves they bind, Adam Wirt slopped not to hear more, for in the person of the putriotthus pointed out lie recognised his own son, and spring ing quickly forward, ho caught the wounded seaman in his arms. The t.yelling that arose from without was absolutely horrible; but what was the horror of the youths to hear these yells answered by one from within in reply!'• Do you not fear then," asked his debt, or, " to exact an unlawful interest from an old friend, in His sight V' " Ah," exclaimed the old Hebrew, wJtH a grin. "I have thought of that, too ; but when God looks down upon it from above, the 9 will appear like a 6 !" And see tf all is ripened well " Good day, father," r.xclaimed both ; and then they fell to watching the firm and sturdy step the mountaineer shepherd took, as he descended the lofty heights between the bosom of the valleys in which the luxurious pastures lay. With balmy breath she whispers low, upon the working features belore him, and then stepping forward, and laying his hand tieinblingly upon the old man's arm, lie said— The dying fljwers look up and give Their sweetest incense ere they go, " II one man wishes to communicate anything 10 another, or to ask anything trom somebody at a short distance, he must go there ; for lie is never permitted to shout or call out. There is a particular reason for this last regulation. Amid all jhis silence, whenever a shout does occur, everybody knows that some imr.iineni danger is expected the next moment, and all rush a way headlong from the direction ol the shout. As to runtiing toward it to render any assistance, as common in all other cases, it is thoroughly understood that none can bo afforded. An accident here is immediate and beyond remedy. II the shouting be continued for somo lime (for a man might be drowning in a liver,) that might cause one or two of the boldest to return ; but this would be a very rare occurrense. Those who stood around and saw this meeting, knew that the aged father was blessing his hero son. Louder swelled the shouts of joy, nud many a father there w ished that such a pleasure might be his. None, savo the aged lather and the gentle The blood became ice—the joints for an instant, weak as water—and a mutual despair gleamed .in the eyes of both. For her who made their beauties live. She enters near the woodland shade, "Tell me, old man, from whcnce you come—tell me what name you bear ?" Her zephyrs lift the lingering leaf, "Men call me Adam Wirt," replied the old man, half recoiling from the touch thai rested on him. Just as he was about to descend into a ravine he had to cross, and vanish from their sight, he stopped, turned around, waved his hand, and with a shout that rang in the clcar air, descended as the two bidthnrs joined their voices, and uniting them with the diapason of the huge dogs' throats, returned the gratulation. Picking up Thoughts.—Boys, you have heard of blacksmiths who have become mayors and magistrates of towns and cities, and men of gieat wealth and influence. And bear it gently where it laid For the first few minutes they heard the deep baying of the hounds without, and then it suddenly ceascd. The two boys concluded that the dogs having their own reasons for what they did, had assisted the first resistance, and, the signal being given, had in their own fashion retreated. They had shut a wolf in with them ! The loved and lost ones of its grief At list old Autumn, rising Uku Again his sceptre and his throne, With boisterous hand the trees he shakes, Intent on gathering all his Dun. Sweet Summer, sighing flies the plain, And waiting winter, gaunt an grim, Sees miser Autamn hoard his grain, And smiles to think its all for him. "Great God, myfallicr!" broke from the pirato captain's lips, and he would have fallen itpoti the old man's bosom, had he not put forth his arms as if to keep him off. youth know of the stains that hnd once blotted the sailor's name, and in their bosoms all was forgotten, all forgiven—for upon the altar of his country's liberty lie had ofl'ored atonement ."or his ciime, and had thrown off all shackles but those of love, virtue and honor. What was their secret of success ? Why they picked up pins and nails in the streets, and carried them home in the pockets of their waisfcoats. Now, you must pick up thoughts in the same way, and fill your mind with them ; and they will grow into other thoughts almost while you are asleep. The world is full ol thoughts, and you will find them strewed everywhere in your path.—Elthu BurriU. Thy father /" repealed old Wirt, moving back from where he stood. "No, no, I om lint thy father. Oh God ! once thou mightest have been my boy ; once 1 gazed with a parent's prido on thy features ; and once I called thee son! But—oh heavens! is this a dream 1 my boy a pirate !" For some time they stood silent, gaping in the direction the mountaineer had taken, but no human being was now in sight.— They then began to talk of desultory matters in which for a moment the wolves were entirely forgotten, when, all at once, a peculiar and prolonged cry, not loud or ferocious, startled all four in an instant.— As if struck with a sudden spell, their limbs becatlie rigid and strung to tension that indicated both strength and hardihood.That this latter was a difficult and dangerous process, there was no question ; hut Lion and Death were sagacious hounds, and possessed methods of their own ; so the bovs had no fear. "And now, my son, that all is forgotten, tell me whence came your noble resolves/" said old Wirt, as he sat in his dwelling with his only son by his side. From Gleason's Pictorial. This was what passed through their minds while the first business of securing tho door had been gone through ; but as soon as they knew what an appalling neighbor (or rather fellow.prisoner,) they had, terror absorbed at the instant every other feeling. The Old Man and the Pirate. " Father," still urged the pirate, following with a slow step the old man's backward movement, "own me as thy son and thou shall—" "Wait one moment," returned the young man, while a peculiar expression rested upon his countenance. " Wait till the faithful companion of my early davs conies tick to u«." " it is by no means to be inferred that the men are selfish and insensible to the perils of each other; on the contrary, they have the greatest consideration for each other, as well ad for their employers, and think of the danger to the lives of others, and of the property at stake at all times, and more especially in all the more dangerous 'houses.' The proprietors of the various gunpowder mills all display the same consideration for each oilier, and whenever any improvement lending to lessen danger is discovered by one it is immediately communicated to all the others. The wages ol the men are good, and the hours very short; no artificial lights are used in the works. They all wash themselves— black, white, and bronze—and leave the mills at 3 1-2 iu the afternoon, winter and summer." Affectionate.—"Trustto Providence ? "Trust to Providence for assistance," exclaimed a lazy husband, while his affectionate spouse was endeavoring to roll a barrel of flour up stairs. BY SVI.VAKUS COBB, JB Early in the month ef August, 1811, a good sized hrig started fiom Boston, bound for New Orleans. On board there was an old man, named Adam Wirt, who went out for the purpose of seeking an only son, who, ho had learned, was somewhere on tho coast of the Gulf of Mcxico. Adam Wirt was wealthy, but for years he h»C iieen alone to dwell amid its gl'.'ier. When the old man had take;; a second wife to his home, his SOn Landon stepped from belCd'.h iiis father's roof, and swore tha t so long as the stepmother lived, he would not cross its threshold ogam. That second w ife was dead, and feeling sad in his lonelinoss, the old man resolved to seek his "Go! Away, thou bloodthirsty man ! I know thee not. Oh God ! and is it thus I find my boy V' ■'You mean the youth ?" "Ha! here—ho comes, my friend, my savior, my angel of mercy !" As the sailor spoke, a lovely female entered the room. Her eyes were sparkling with a happy light, and a bright smile of joy :rradiated her features. The young man caught her it) his arms, and after imprinting a kiss upon the brow of the fair being, he turned to his father and said : "Father, here is the being who saved your son to virtue—my own dear wife !" "Your teift ?" ejaculated the old man, starting from his chair and gazing earnestly upon the beautiful features before him. "Surely I have seen that face be- I'ho lads stood with their eyes fixed down the sides of the rugged pathway, which a little aboye where they stood, opened upon vast spaces of the softest and closest verdure. " Trust to Providence eh! you laay shape of a man- Do you suppose that- Providence will come and assist to roll this barrel of flour up stairs, while the devil is looking t" In addition to the fact that Rondinetto'a gun was unloaded, and lying out of his reach on the floor, Pietro, in the hurry of fastening the door, had let his axe fall ; and this also was out of reach, while any attempt on their part to move, might have precipitated upon them the huge, ravenous, hideous brute. "Listen to mc one moment, r«iy father," exclaimed the pirate chief, in a tone and manner lit.'.Ie in keeping with his vocation. "These hands are not stained with one drop of blood ; and save where the proud flag of England has waved, 1 have not till the presout time, intruded or. another deck than my own. But now, although 1 have gold in my lockers, 1 am in want of bread; yet I will leave thee and go in peace. You shall receive no further trouble from me," The postures of the Abruzzi are among llie most famous of the world, ond thoir flocks of sheep are almost innumerable.— The chief enemy they have to apprehend as the reader gathers, is from the vast droves of wolves that infest the forests, and prowl among the flocks where they can, and thus a constant war is carried on between them and the shepherds in charge ; and sometimes the danger# to be encountered from animals half maddened by rage and hunger, are of the most appalling kind. A young and pretry girl stepped into a store where a spruce young man who had long been enamored, but dared not speak, stood behind the counter selling dry goods. In order to remain as long as possible, she cheapened everything, and at last she said, "I believe you think 1 am cheating you." "Oh, no," said the youngster, " fo me you are always fair." "Well," whispered the lady, blushing as she laid empliasis on the word, ,ll would not stay so long in cheapening, if you were not so DEAR." His red, feverish tongue was protruded, and he panted fearfully. The display made of the enormous teeth, the unusual size of the animal, the fierce untractable eyes with I hat peculiar glare so commonly expressed as " wolfish," were fastened upon them; and the bristling hair and short mane, all indicated that the savage brute only remembered the fatal effect of the shot, and was partly cowed by that. The old mau covered his face with his hands, and the deepest agony seemed to dwell in his bosom ; and while he thus stood, the pirate captain ordered his men to return to their own vessel. The gentle youth, who had followed his chief on board the brig, at this moment approached the spot where Adam Wirt stood, and clasp, ing both the old man's hands in his own, lie said— child The brig hod good weather, and for several days nothing occurred to break the monotony of the voyage ; but at length one of the lookouts reported a sail to the northward and eastward. The wind was from the east, and the brig iiad it slightly abaft the bparn, as her course lay south- "I Cannot Swim." fore." Such says the New York Day Cook, Cvas the agonising ejaculation of hundreds, as they let themselves down into the water from the Henry Clay, " 1 cannot swim !" "Yes, father," said the female, laying her hand upon the old man's shoulder and gazing affectionately up into his face. "I onco pleaded for your son on the deck of the boarded brig. 1'hon I was the first to point him out to you as his country's de. voted son." Once more the cry came, lower and sup. pressed, but still peculiar and prolonged. It was like a signal. "I'ietro, my brother, do you know that sound ?" asked Hondinotto, " if we did not by this time learn the howl of u wolf, or the watch, too, we should not make cither shepherds or hunters." " Ifl could but reach the gun, percd Rondinelto. " Look out," said Pietro ; "get your knife ready—we forgot those—1 see mischief in him." whis- Fried Potatoes.—After you have washed, peeled and sliced them nicely, quite thin, put two quarts of potatoes into two quarts of hot lard—not merely melted, but hot, just as liot as it can be made without burning. Fresh fish should be cooked in the same way. Ditto doughnuts. It's "a secret worth knowing."—The flow. What a terrible thought to one on board u burning vessel. We can imagine nothing more so. The idea that you must sink down helpless, hopeless, into the dark sul. len waters, and have Ihem close over you forever is the most horrid ol all conceivable things. west. Captain Poole brought his glass from the cabin, and after gazing upon tho stranger some ten minutas, made her out to be a schooner, standing directly towards "O, kind sir, if you aro that man's fathor, speak '.o him one kind word ! Smile upon him, and own him us your son. One word from you may reclaim him from all his errors." '• Shall we make a dash at Iiiin?" inquired ihe first speaker, "And vou and the fair liaired youth are the same." " And you will be a hunter V' pursued Pietro. " Are you nfraid 1" demanded Pielro, hem "Where do you think shers hound?" asked old Adam Wirt, when ho heard the captain's report. "Yes, father," said the son "she is indued the samo. With a love und devotion that knows no cooling, this gentle being has followed me through the varied scenes of the last six yearts and ever has she striven to make me what I am. God bless and protect her !" Old Adam Wirt was happy, and for many years he lived to enjoy the sweet companionship of his son's fair wife ; while that sou with a fervent devotion faught bravely till peace once more spread her bright mar.tle over the homes of America.quietly. " I do not feel so; but 'tis a horrible brute." How different from one who leaps in perfect confidence into the deep, sinks for a moment beneath the surface, comos up, throws the water from his locks, and strikes out boldly for the shore. He laughs at danger and saves his life, amid the agony and terror of hundreds, who sink to rise no more. "Boy," uttered tho old man, as he gazed upon the pure und heavenly features that were turned so earnestly toward him, "you know not what you ask. 1 huvo left my home in search of my son, but such as 1 find him I will never own him. Hack again will I go, and alone will 1 travel my way through life." "O, sir, think once more 1" urged the youth, seeming to hang every hope upon the result of his plea. "One fond greeting from his father may yet reclaim him. Speak it ; O speak it!" "Never, never!" uttered Adam Wirt as he pushed the suppliant from him. "Then the duty must still rest with me," sadly murmured the youth, as he turned away f-om the *po!. "The ra»'-*r nay " Just you soe," answered Hondinetto, entering the hut and returning with the rifle in liia hand, which though somewhat large and heavy, he still seemed to master with easo. Reducing Bones for Manur*.-—Th# American Farmer gives the following method of reducing crushed bones without sulphuric acid, Mix two fbushels ot ashes and one of salt, with each bushel of crushed bones; moisten the bones first, and leave the whole in pie four or five weeks before using the mixture, shovelling it ov. or two or three times during that period. " Get ready; think of your mother, and trust in God and tho Virgin. Now," and the brave lads, as lie spoke, both dashed at monster, who, with a revolting Pietro by tho leg and began BFit. but the two knives had woun- doing more than infuriating him. "Couldn't say jot," replied the captain, •gain levelling his glass upon the stranger, 1 can tell vou better after watching her a p«H." " Now, if Black-muzzle—one, two or three of them, were to show themselves in, the ravine there 1 should not care ono jot for them as long as 1 could speak to them with this." Fifteen minufes more passed, and at tho end of that lime Captain Poole lowered his glass, and while n slight tremor shook his frame, he uttered— Every boy and girl should learn toswim. It costs nothing, not even trouble, and is worth more than all the Latin and musio ever learned. A good swimmer is not frightened out of his senses, and in cases of imminent danger his services are available in more ways than one. By all means learn toswim. " Kick the axe to me," said Pietro, on the ground, and stabbing at the enemy all the time. " 'Tin done." "The schooner is falling off." " And this is the spirit," said Pietro. " Well, in give me the hatchet; and Lion ! ■BBB—Look out— good dogs ! —look out. It is certain father was not wrong in his conjectures." The dogs in the meantime had remained almost immovable in their statuesque pftsirfr. —the cry of the wolf, for sueDh it was, A Fact.—An eccentric man in Bath, Me., was vsked to contribute to foreign missions. He gave a quarter of a dollar, but stopped the agent as he was departing, and said : " Here is a dollar to pay the expen«p of getting the quarter to the hea, then." "And what of that ?" asked the old man who had not failed to notice the captain's " John, I fear you are forgetting ine,'1 said a bright-eyed coquette to her sweetheart the other day. A thought flashed through Rondinetto's breast. Tho light from which Pietro had obtained fire to light the signal, was not yet extinguished, and some tow mixed with turpentine being »t hand, he silently and "What of it? Why, simply that the fellow is bound for this brig." "Wanu to speak to us, I suppose," said manner. "Yes, Sue, I have been for petting you this two j cars." OO" Th» lever of buiiness —adivrfrtirrg. Wirt
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Title | Pittston Gazette and Susquehanna Anthracite Journal |
Masthead | Pittston Gazette and Susquehanna Anthracite Journal, Volume 3 Number 8, October 01, 1852 |
Volume | 3 |
Issue | 8 |
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. |
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Date | 1852-10-01 |
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Full Text | PITTSTON tfAtek GAZETTE, AND SUSQUEHANNA ANTHRACITE JOURNAL. Sji" %k!ij t« Xtm. lihnhnt, yMa, tjje Bltrtantilt, mining, aitdjanital, anit flgrinitertl Ultimate of tjje Conntnj, Snatrarfa, tataetnnti, 8. )~€m Mntjfit Aim* 51 u VOLUME 3.--NUMBER 8. PITTSTON, PA., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1852. WHOLE NUMBER 112. THE PITTSTON (JAZETfE, "Very likely," returned the captain, as he lurncd lo take a look at the compass, and then cast his eyes aloft; and again turning to 'he old man, he continued— " You need be under no needless alarm, sir, but in all probability, that schooner is a pirate." ,PA pirate!" reiterated Wirt, while his face assumed a livid hue. "Then what in heaven's name shall wo do 1" cast him ofl', but i cannot." THE TWIN SENTINELS. had surprised them. With haunches thrown baek-, nostrils dilated, ears erect, one lore pawt suspended, and the busy tail slowly sweeping tlve ground, both were listening for a recurrence of the omnious sound that warned them of dangers that paled the cheeks of bravo men. swiftly reached a loose mass, applied it to a taper, and in an instant while it spread into a leaping flame, with a cry, thrust his full hand before the wolf's face, Who with a howl of affright, released Pietro, who, the next instant, like a bold.willed boy, as he was, brought down his axo with a strong and effectual blow across the animal's snout. Boys. "Frank," at this moment exclaimed the pirate captain, "come here. The grapplings are already cast ofl", and we must haste away. Not a thing here have 1 molested, and 1 shal| leave with a lighter heart. Gome." The Nashua Gazette thus daguerreotypes the boy of the present age. All who read it will confess it is th« best likeness yet obtained: AND A WOLF STOHY Snsqtiehana Anthracite Journal " Look sharply about you, my good Pietro,' said a tall sturdy mountaineer, clad in the garments of a shepherd of the A. bruzzi, to a beautiful lad of fifteen, with a face remarkable for its frank, good humored expression. "The wolves have been gathering in the lower gorges in great numbers of late, and food is scanty with them. I will leave Lion and Death here to help you and llondinetto, and when the Picquet is attempted, turn the dogs loose, \vii.d your horn, and fall back towards the lower plains beyond the Sierras ; we shall be ready to come to your aid, though this will not be the point of attack. PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY U. M. R1CHART 8 H. S. PHILLIPS "This lias been termed the age of progrrss. Tlie most striking exemplification* of the progressive tendency of the age may be found in boys from fifteen to eighteen or twenty years of age. The boy of fifteen or upwards must wear better broadcloth than his employer and boots to match. Ho gets the spring and summer style of liats as soon as they come on from New York. Me wears dickeys of fabulous dimensions. He has his hair curled and unclificd by the most approved of barbers, He would wear a moustache or imperial if he could. He has a 'woman' whom he pays attention to. He sometimes carries u cane, about as large as your little finger, with a ball of lead on the end of it. He struts. He smokes. He chews. He swears. Ho drinks. Of a fair Sunday he stands at the corner of the street to show himself. He stays out all night, or into small hours, sitting up with his woman, or otherwise raising ' Ned' generally. He tikes his woman out to ride. During the winter he goes to all the dances which come oir about every other night. He makes magnificent presents to his woman. His horse hire bill is as high as the miU lioniarrs. Ho reads nothing but the Pirate's Own Book, Lile in London, and works of the yellow covered species. As the pirate chieftain spoke the youth followed him quickly on board the schooner, and, in a lew moments afterwards, the brig was onco more on her way, unmolested.OJUt Wut tidi of Main Strut), ifcoml of til A'torr" of Witntr Sr H ood. " The wolves will force this passage," said Rondinetto; "and we had better keep as near to the hut as possible ; fo/ there will not be a dozen or twenty, but they come in scores, perhaps. Hark !" Tat "OiiiTTi it Jourral" Is published every Friday, at Two Dollars per annum. Two Dollar* aud Fifty Cpnt« will be charged If not paid within the year. No paper will 1m# discontinued until all arrearages aretDald. AnvcRTiacMBMTt are Inserted conspicuously at Ore Dollar per square of fourtoen linos for three Inaertlons; *n l Twemtv-pivb Cents additional tot every subsequent later! ion. A liberM deduction to those who advertise tot 81* raonlhs or the whole year. 4 ... . Job Work.—We have connected with our establishment a well selected assoriinent of Job Type, which will enable us to execute, in the neatest style, every variety or Abetters" nnd communications addressed to the Oazett$ and Journal must be post-paid, and endorsed by a responsible name, to reccive attention. He was now mad with pain and terror, and turning from Pietro, who was much lacerated about the thigh, attackod Rondinetto, and threw him on the ground, as he was loading the gun, and, but for his vest, would have fixed his foaming fangs in the boy's throat. "We shall have to make the beat of it ; for of two things we may rest assured— we can neither run away from him nor fight him. Look! his deck is crowded with men." Old Adam Wirt returned to his home in Boston, but that home was darker and more gloomy then ever. I lo had left in search of his son—he had found that son ; but he had left him the chief in command beneath a rover's flag. But gradually, liko some dim spirit arising from the misty clouds of conscience, arose the earnest appeals of that son, and also the prayers of that gentle youth who had u'ged a father's pardon for him. As these thoughts crowded themselves through tho old man's mind, he could not but feel that he might have saved his boy. The continued memory of the scene on the deck of that brig softened his heart, but the feelings only made hint more miserable. Again the cry arose, and now it was joined in by several others. Twilight that still lingered in thai lofty region, made the craggy pathway clear and open, and they saw several dark objects issue from among the thickly growing pine trees, and crawling stealthily, till the animated mass rendered it impo«siblo to be numbered. The bi ig's crew lmd by this lime become aware of the schooner, and as may be supposed, they felt anything but comfortable under the conviction thus arrived at. The brig was quite heavily loaded, and at best she was but an unpromising sailer; while the schooner, with the wind full upon her quarter, came dashing along at a furious rate. A consultation was held upon the quarter deck, and it was at length agreed on that the brig should be kept on her course, ond if ordered by the pirates.lo heave to, they would do so at once, and offer no resistance, which, if offered at all, could only render their position worse. In an hour and a half the pirate had como up to within a quarter of a mile and fired a gun to windward, and in a few moments more the brig was lying to with her main topsail to the mast. The crew watched the schooner as she began to round to, and though they could not repress an instinctive dread, yet they fell almost confident that no violence would be u-ed so long as they showed no resistance; nor in this were they disappointed, for, as the schooner ranged alongside, ftnd tho pirates began to flock on board, no signs of murderous intent were manifested. " The axe, Pietro j strike him, or he will kill me!" cried the half strangled boy. " No, indeed, father." exclaimed another boy, coming up, with so extraordinary a resemblance to the first named Pittro, as to give the gazer instant intimation that they were twins, and sons of the shepherd who spoke. " No, indeed, father, 1 don't think the thieves of wolves will try here." "Why, boy, why?" demanded the fa- Pietro was desperate now, as Well as savage ; but his strength was much wasted. Knowing that it was the last chance, however, and determined not to survive his brother, he gripped the axe, and tho' the two twinkling eyes of the wolf glared like burning coals, and fl'ere fixed upon him, he was not intimidated. lie lifted up the nxe in both hands. A deviation of the blow might have killed his brother—"down it came, and crashed.through the skull of the animal, who with his brains scattered, fell dead on the fainting Rondinctto €'!)t fo 3nnrnnl. By the heavy door of the hut stood a pole, around which a combustible material of tow.and pilch was wound, which on being ignited, would communicate itself to the toweling shaft of pine placed there for tho purpose. P1TTSTOS, Pa. U. M. HICIIART fc U.S. I'lllLUrs, E»1to«« ther " Within, Pietro, within !" shouted Ron. dinetto. "'The dogs and 1 can keep the first body at bay. I must have a. shot, and one or two down, they will stay to secure their comrades, while the sound of the ri/le will help to carry the alarm.— Quick, they are coming—get fire—get light-rrarid look to your hatchet. Now, my noble Lion! my brave Death! look to it try brave dogs, and may your instinct guide yott!" Friday, October 1, 18J2. '• Because you do not forget, do you, father, how, by u place thought secure, ihey drove in one or two wild swine, and followed to windwatd of them ; and desperate work there was—" Tho morning of the 28ih of August, 1812, dawned npon the city of Boston, and ere the sun went down that day, ten thousand hearts were filled with joy and national pride. On that memorable day the United Slates frigate Constitution, under the command of tho brave Hull, entered tho harbor of Boston, after her glorious victory over the bullying frigate Guerricre. Tho wharves and adjacent streets were crowdcd with the enthiniiattic people, and as )he battle scarrod lie-roes walked up from the landing th«y were everywhere hailed with the loudist acclamations of thanks and joy. They were.saved! '■ I remember all, my good lad, returned the shepherd. •' Look out, my boys— you will find your cloaks in the hut, there, and a gun and hatchet, though 1 don't think you will want them." In an hour's time they heard the cries of the does and their lather's voice with- out. The door was opened, and the liarrowing tale of danger and escape told. It was the largest wolf ever seen in the mountains that the boys had sluin ; and their reward was proportionately great, in addition to the honors gained. — Tbe Yankee and the Dandy. "But what thefe fellows have done once they will do a«ain," said Pietro. " Heavens, what a number," said Pietro, as he cast a glance back below, before entering the hut to procure the fire; una Rondinctto, with a pale face, with calm firm lips, knelt down, his weapon in his hand to strike down the first coiner. Seme months since at dinner, on board of a western steamer; a live Yankeo and a dandy sat directly opposite each other at the the table. After the Captain said grace, the dandy threw himself back on his dignity, and called out in a pompous tone to the waiter— " You dem'd waitaw, bwing me the supportuh of a young female hen, a fresh laid hegg. and rub the bottom of me plate with a specimen of fruit vulgarly called onion which will give to me dinnah a delicious flavor." "They Will do that just as much, as you, my son, will take hold of a hot chestnut a second time, after having been induced to burn your fingers once. No—no ; I am not alraid of the lower pass by the pine forest; but it may perchance happen that, guarded and craggy as this pluce is, they may, in which case you can retreat into the hut, which being built of blocks of stones, and having a door and bar that would resist the efforts of a dozen giants, will shelter you effectually." " Yes father, but tile dogs—" * . . i . Life In a Powder Mill FOR rUKSWKNT, Gey. WIN FIELD SCOTT, DickeSs thus describes a visit to the Powder Mill, of Ilounslow, near London : Of KCW JERb8Y. The pirate captain was the first to board the brig. lie was a young man, in the prime of 1 ifip ; and next to follow him was a fuir haired, handsome youth, who eeemod to hang upon his commander's step with a strange mixture of devotion and fear. Not far from the landing, to which the first boat from tho victorious frigate was hauled up, stood old Adam Wirt. lie had heard of the ship's arrival, and with his American heart overrunning with patriotic impulses, fie had dragged his feeblo steps down to tho w ater to bestow his meed of piaise upon his country's hemes. One after ano;her of the officer* pasted by ; ond while old Adam was swinging his hit in the air, he felt a light touch upon his arm, and as he turned, his rye rested upon the form of the fair youth of the pirate schooncr."Light tip* Pietro," he said, "and hand me the powder and bullets." FOR VICE PRESIDENT, WILLIAM A, GRAHAM The next moment a wild and horrible yell was sounded through the forest, and reverberated in the hollow of the rocks.— The sky was now durkly blue, and the livid flames crept rapidly up the signal pole, and a rushing avalanche of living, ravenous wolvi s were forcing the pass. " In this silent rpgion, amid whose ninety.seven work places no human voice ever breaks upon the ear, and where, indeed, no human form is seen, excrpt in the insulated house in whioh hia allotted task is performed) there are secreted Upwards of two hundred and filty work people. They are a peculiar race, not, of course, by nature, in most cases, but by the habit of years.— The circumstances of momentary destruction in which they live, added to the most stringent and neoessary regulations, have subdued their minds and feelings to the conditions of their hire. There is seldom any need to enforce these regulations. or KORTU lAKnUJi. FOB PRtStDEXTIAI. F.MSCTOM. ran tuk at lauoe*. LOCK. HAMIBL A- Aluxanbkr K. Itmiw*. '• Do yo'.i command this vessel ? ' the piiate leader of captain I'oolo. asked The Yankee quietly drew himselfback in imitation of his opposite neighbor, and in a nassal tone called out— "Yes, sir," re-plied l'eiolo, I. William F. fit-outs 'J JAMES TK*«I:MR, 3. Jon i W. Stokes, EMafrittB. 13. N Y. K MinDI.ESWARTIf, 11. JAMES II. CAMPBELL, l."». J ami:* I) Paxton, lrt. D1 ik M Kft K. DaVIOBOM, 17. DR. JOHN McCl LLUCXI, !J. Hal™ Drake, Itf. John Linton, •J!). AKCJ;IBALID KOBERTSOX, 21. Thomas J. Bum am, •2'J, Lewis L. Lour, \!3. Christian Meters, 44. Dorm an Phelps. IUCT BLECTOIW, "Then of course you will have no objections to my overhauling your cargo." said the pirate, with a slight smile, "for yon have some articles to which 1 might take a fancy." " The dogs will not attack more than they are equal to, and consequently will give way before a whole pack and in this manner piecede them; while you fire the signal they will-carry to us the aljjrm." At that moment, whilo a frightful yell arose from the whole troop—a yell that made the blcod chill in the veins—while the noble dogs were preparing for the fight —while the* blazing plhe steiji flung its lurid information far and near, a shot rang with a shurp, deafening crack, and a fgi. gontic wolf, that seemed the. leader, gave a leap into the air, and then the diabolical character of the feiocious cries change " Yeou darned, all-fired, dod-rabited, pesky lookin' little tarnal black nigger, fotcli me a peck ov corn, a bundle of fodder, and rub me down with a brick-bat while I feed." lis !'. if k**;CK* M^TLVA AMES W. I'I l»Lli ameh r«NR«»sr-, "If 1 nm not mistaken," returned captain Poole, "you will need no permission from me, as 1 am unable to resisi." "Ha ! what uouUst thou vith mu ?" littered the old man, •lightly trembling nt the injtJ'-ory thus started up. " Would-it not be better for us to order them into the hut ?" asked Rondinetto, caressing the huge favorite. Men ceased to think .of masticating, while an uproarious yell arose which fairly shook the cabin, during which the dandy was seen streaking out of the door with a finger in each car. .1 i' iin Marshall, I'.IAMLr* I'. WALI.e Davis Altos, [LOS C. MU'TR, "You show your pood judgment, at least, and if you will lead the way I will take a look at your cabin, fust." As the pirate captain thus spoke, helur. ne.d to.vard the companion way, and was just upon ihc point ol' starting lor the cabin, when his eye cau«ht the eve ef Adam Wirt, and at the sight he started back, as though he had seen a spirit from the other world. Thu old man, too, seemed equally startled, for as he gazed into the face of the pirate, a fearful tremor shook his whole frame. The bucennneer gazed a moment "No—no; lot lliem lake their choice ; and if (here be a real pack coming, do von give the signal, and shut yourselves up." " Some terrific explosion liere, or in works of a similar lurid elsewhere, leaves u fixed mark in their memories, and as a oons'ant warning. Here no shadow of a practical joke, or caper of animal spirits, ever transpires; no witticisms, no oaths, no chafing, or slang. A laugh is never heard ; a smile seldom seen. Even the work is carried on by the men with as few words as possible, and these uttered in a low tone. Not that anybody fancies that mere sound will awaken the spirit of combustion, or cause an explosion to take place, but that their foelings are always kept subducd." Look, look—there, sir ! " said the youth, in an earnest tone arid manner, at the same time pointing to a pirty of seamen who were coming up. -'See that wounded man,—lie who halts in his walk. Do you not hear the rhouts that greet him? A braver heart, or a more efiVctive arm was not to be found on the decks of our frigate. lie fought nobly for his country, and he has sealed his devotion with some of his blood." POETRY. The next instant those who had followed had pitched upon the carcass, and while he was being torn into fitly pi«'C°s, another had, by a detour, filled up the space, and Uondinetto had barely time to fire another shot and gain the door, ere the wolves had surrounded the hut, and it required all the strength of the two brolhers to press the door to, and place the bar across it. " That wc will, father," said both KJ* A Jew once lent a large sum of money to a man for whom he had professed great friendship, but instead of charging the usual rate of interest, 6 per cent, he charged 9 per cent. The borrower remonstrated, and asked the old usurer if he did not believe in the existence of a God. THE INDIAN SUMMER. That is right," observed the mountaineer; " and now good-bye to you, and a quiet watch. I must make my portion of the rounds before the night sets in; for our flocks are numerous on the table lands and valleys j ust now. Good-bye lor at least three hours, when some of the others will follow me—" There is a time. ju«t ere the frost Prepnres to pave «tJ Winter's way, When autumn in a reverie lout, The mellow daytme dr6ams away; When Summer comes in musing minil, He replied he did Togune once more on hill and dell, To mark how many sheaves they bind, Adam Wirt slopped not to hear more, for in the person of the putriotthus pointed out lie recognised his own son, and spring ing quickly forward, ho caught the wounded seaman in his arms. The t.yelling that arose from without was absolutely horrible; but what was the horror of the youths to hear these yells answered by one from within in reply!'• Do you not fear then," asked his debt, or, " to exact an unlawful interest from an old friend, in His sight V' " Ah," exclaimed the old Hebrew, wJtH a grin. "I have thought of that, too ; but when God looks down upon it from above, the 9 will appear like a 6 !" And see tf all is ripened well " Good day, father," r.xclaimed both ; and then they fell to watching the firm and sturdy step the mountaineer shepherd took, as he descended the lofty heights between the bosom of the valleys in which the luxurious pastures lay. With balmy breath she whispers low, upon the working features belore him, and then stepping forward, and laying his hand tieinblingly upon the old man's arm, lie said— The dying fljwers look up and give Their sweetest incense ere they go, " II one man wishes to communicate anything 10 another, or to ask anything trom somebody at a short distance, he must go there ; for lie is never permitted to shout or call out. There is a particular reason for this last regulation. Amid all jhis silence, whenever a shout does occur, everybody knows that some imr.iineni danger is expected the next moment, and all rush a way headlong from the direction ol the shout. As to runtiing toward it to render any assistance, as common in all other cases, it is thoroughly understood that none can bo afforded. An accident here is immediate and beyond remedy. II the shouting be continued for somo lime (for a man might be drowning in a liver,) that might cause one or two of the boldest to return ; but this would be a very rare occurrense. Those who stood around and saw this meeting, knew that the aged father was blessing his hero son. Louder swelled the shouts of joy, nud many a father there w ished that such a pleasure might be his. None, savo the aged lather and the gentle The blood became ice—the joints for an instant, weak as water—and a mutual despair gleamed .in the eyes of both. For her who made their beauties live. She enters near the woodland shade, "Tell me, old man, from whcnce you come—tell me what name you bear ?" Her zephyrs lift the lingering leaf, "Men call me Adam Wirt," replied the old man, half recoiling from the touch thai rested on him. Just as he was about to descend into a ravine he had to cross, and vanish from their sight, he stopped, turned around, waved his hand, and with a shout that rang in the clcar air, descended as the two bidthnrs joined their voices, and uniting them with the diapason of the huge dogs' throats, returned the gratulation. Picking up Thoughts.—Boys, you have heard of blacksmiths who have become mayors and magistrates of towns and cities, and men of gieat wealth and influence. And bear it gently where it laid For the first few minutes they heard the deep baying of the hounds without, and then it suddenly ceascd. The two boys concluded that the dogs having their own reasons for what they did, had assisted the first resistance, and, the signal being given, had in their own fashion retreated. They had shut a wolf in with them ! The loved and lost ones of its grief At list old Autumn, rising Uku Again his sceptre and his throne, With boisterous hand the trees he shakes, Intent on gathering all his Dun. Sweet Summer, sighing flies the plain, And waiting winter, gaunt an grim, Sees miser Autamn hoard his grain, And smiles to think its all for him. "Great God, myfallicr!" broke from the pirato captain's lips, and he would have fallen itpoti the old man's bosom, had he not put forth his arms as if to keep him off. youth know of the stains that hnd once blotted the sailor's name, and in their bosoms all was forgotten, all forgiven—for upon the altar of his country's liberty lie had ofl'ored atonement ."or his ciime, and had thrown off all shackles but those of love, virtue and honor. What was their secret of success ? Why they picked up pins and nails in the streets, and carried them home in the pockets of their waisfcoats. Now, you must pick up thoughts in the same way, and fill your mind with them ; and they will grow into other thoughts almost while you are asleep. The world is full ol thoughts, and you will find them strewed everywhere in your path.—Elthu BurriU. Thy father /" repealed old Wirt, moving back from where he stood. "No, no, I om lint thy father. Oh God ! once thou mightest have been my boy ; once 1 gazed with a parent's prido on thy features ; and once I called thee son! But—oh heavens! is this a dream 1 my boy a pirate !" For some time they stood silent, gaping in the direction the mountaineer had taken, but no human being was now in sight.— They then began to talk of desultory matters in which for a moment the wolves were entirely forgotten, when, all at once, a peculiar and prolonged cry, not loud or ferocious, startled all four in an instant.— As if struck with a sudden spell, their limbs becatlie rigid and strung to tension that indicated both strength and hardihood.That this latter was a difficult and dangerous process, there was no question ; hut Lion and Death were sagacious hounds, and possessed methods of their own ; so the bovs had no fear. "And now, my son, that all is forgotten, tell me whence came your noble resolves/" said old Wirt, as he sat in his dwelling with his only son by his side. From Gleason's Pictorial. This was what passed through their minds while the first business of securing tho door had been gone through ; but as soon as they knew what an appalling neighbor (or rather fellow.prisoner,) they had, terror absorbed at the instant every other feeling. The Old Man and the Pirate. " Father," still urged the pirate, following with a slow step the old man's backward movement, "own me as thy son and thou shall—" "Wait one moment," returned the young man, while a peculiar expression rested upon his countenance. " Wait till the faithful companion of my early davs conies tick to u«." " it is by no means to be inferred that the men are selfish and insensible to the perils of each other; on the contrary, they have the greatest consideration for each other, as well ad for their employers, and think of the danger to the lives of others, and of the property at stake at all times, and more especially in all the more dangerous 'houses.' The proprietors of the various gunpowder mills all display the same consideration for each oilier, and whenever any improvement lending to lessen danger is discovered by one it is immediately communicated to all the others. The wages ol the men are good, and the hours very short; no artificial lights are used in the works. They all wash themselves— black, white, and bronze—and leave the mills at 3 1-2 iu the afternoon, winter and summer." Affectionate.—"Trustto Providence ? "Trust to Providence for assistance," exclaimed a lazy husband, while his affectionate spouse was endeavoring to roll a barrel of flour up stairs. BY SVI.VAKUS COBB, JB Early in the month ef August, 1811, a good sized hrig started fiom Boston, bound for New Orleans. On board there was an old man, named Adam Wirt, who went out for the purpose of seeking an only son, who, ho had learned, was somewhere on tho coast of the Gulf of Mcxico. Adam Wirt was wealthy, but for years he h»C iieen alone to dwell amid its gl'.'ier. When the old man had take;; a second wife to his home, his SOn Landon stepped from belCd'.h iiis father's roof, and swore tha t so long as the stepmother lived, he would not cross its threshold ogam. That second w ife was dead, and feeling sad in his lonelinoss, the old man resolved to seek his "Go! Away, thou bloodthirsty man ! I know thee not. Oh God ! and is it thus I find my boy V' ■'You mean the youth ?" "Ha! here—ho comes, my friend, my savior, my angel of mercy !" As the sailor spoke, a lovely female entered the room. Her eyes were sparkling with a happy light, and a bright smile of joy :rradiated her features. The young man caught her it) his arms, and after imprinting a kiss upon the brow of the fair being, he turned to his father and said : "Father, here is the being who saved your son to virtue—my own dear wife !" "Your teift ?" ejaculated the old man, starting from his chair and gazing earnestly upon the beautiful features before him. "Surely I have seen that face be- I'ho lads stood with their eyes fixed down the sides of the rugged pathway, which a little aboye where they stood, opened upon vast spaces of the softest and closest verdure. " Trust to Providence eh! you laay shape of a man- Do you suppose that- Providence will come and assist to roll this barrel of flour up stairs, while the devil is looking t" In addition to the fact that Rondinetto'a gun was unloaded, and lying out of his reach on the floor, Pietro, in the hurry of fastening the door, had let his axe fall ; and this also was out of reach, while any attempt on their part to move, might have precipitated upon them the huge, ravenous, hideous brute. "Listen to mc one moment, r«iy father," exclaimed the pirate chief, in a tone and manner lit.'.Ie in keeping with his vocation. "These hands are not stained with one drop of blood ; and save where the proud flag of England has waved, 1 have not till the presout time, intruded or. another deck than my own. But now, although 1 have gold in my lockers, 1 am in want of bread; yet I will leave thee and go in peace. You shall receive no further trouble from me," The postures of the Abruzzi are among llie most famous of the world, ond thoir flocks of sheep are almost innumerable.— The chief enemy they have to apprehend as the reader gathers, is from the vast droves of wolves that infest the forests, and prowl among the flocks where they can, and thus a constant war is carried on between them and the shepherds in charge ; and sometimes the danger# to be encountered from animals half maddened by rage and hunger, are of the most appalling kind. A young and pretry girl stepped into a store where a spruce young man who had long been enamored, but dared not speak, stood behind the counter selling dry goods. In order to remain as long as possible, she cheapened everything, and at last she said, "I believe you think 1 am cheating you." "Oh, no," said the youngster, " fo me you are always fair." "Well," whispered the lady, blushing as she laid empliasis on the word, ,ll would not stay so long in cheapening, if you were not so DEAR." His red, feverish tongue was protruded, and he panted fearfully. The display made of the enormous teeth, the unusual size of the animal, the fierce untractable eyes with I hat peculiar glare so commonly expressed as " wolfish," were fastened upon them; and the bristling hair and short mane, all indicated that the savage brute only remembered the fatal effect of the shot, and was partly cowed by that. The old mau covered his face with his hands, and the deepest agony seemed to dwell in his bosom ; and while he thus stood, the pirate captain ordered his men to return to their own vessel. The gentle youth, who had followed his chief on board the brig, at this moment approached the spot where Adam Wirt stood, and clasp, ing both the old man's hands in his own, lie said— child The brig hod good weather, and for several days nothing occurred to break the monotony of the voyage ; but at length one of the lookouts reported a sail to the northward and eastward. The wind was from the east, and the brig iiad it slightly abaft the bparn, as her course lay south- "I Cannot Swim." fore." Such says the New York Day Cook, Cvas the agonising ejaculation of hundreds, as they let themselves down into the water from the Henry Clay, " 1 cannot swim !" "Yes, father," said the female, laying her hand upon the old man's shoulder and gazing affectionately up into his face. "I onco pleaded for your son on the deck of the boarded brig. 1'hon I was the first to point him out to you as his country's de. voted son." Once more the cry came, lower and sup. pressed, but still peculiar and prolonged. It was like a signal. "I'ietro, my brother, do you know that sound ?" asked Hondinotto, " if we did not by this time learn the howl of u wolf, or the watch, too, we should not make cither shepherds or hunters." " Ifl could but reach the gun, percd Rondinelto. " Look out," said Pietro ; "get your knife ready—we forgot those—1 see mischief in him." whis- Fried Potatoes.—After you have washed, peeled and sliced them nicely, quite thin, put two quarts of potatoes into two quarts of hot lard—not merely melted, but hot, just as liot as it can be made without burning. Fresh fish should be cooked in the same way. Ditto doughnuts. It's "a secret worth knowing."—The flow. What a terrible thought to one on board u burning vessel. We can imagine nothing more so. The idea that you must sink down helpless, hopeless, into the dark sul. len waters, and have Ihem close over you forever is the most horrid ol all conceivable things. west. Captain Poole brought his glass from the cabin, and after gazing upon tho stranger some ten minutas, made her out to be a schooner, standing directly towards "O, kind sir, if you aro that man's fathor, speak '.o him one kind word ! Smile upon him, and own him us your son. One word from you may reclaim him from all his errors." '• Shall we make a dash at Iiiin?" inquired ihe first speaker, "And vou and the fair liaired youth are the same." " And you will be a hunter V' pursued Pietro. " Are you nfraid 1" demanded Pielro, hem "Where do you think shers hound?" asked old Adam Wirt, when ho heard the captain's report. "Yes, father," said the son "she is indued the samo. With a love und devotion that knows no cooling, this gentle being has followed me through the varied scenes of the last six yearts and ever has she striven to make me what I am. God bless and protect her !" Old Adam Wirt was happy, and for many years he lived to enjoy the sweet companionship of his son's fair wife ; while that sou with a fervent devotion faught bravely till peace once more spread her bright mar.tle over the homes of America.quietly. " I do not feel so; but 'tis a horrible brute." How different from one who leaps in perfect confidence into the deep, sinks for a moment beneath the surface, comos up, throws the water from his locks, and strikes out boldly for the shore. He laughs at danger and saves his life, amid the agony and terror of hundreds, who sink to rise no more. "Boy," uttered tho old man, as he gazed upon the pure und heavenly features that were turned so earnestly toward him, "you know not what you ask. 1 huvo left my home in search of my son, but such as 1 find him I will never own him. Hack again will I go, and alone will 1 travel my way through life." "O, sir, think once more 1" urged the youth, seeming to hang every hope upon the result of his plea. "One fond greeting from his father may yet reclaim him. Speak it ; O speak it!" "Never, never!" uttered Adam Wirt as he pushed the suppliant from him. "Then the duty must still rest with me," sadly murmured the youth, as he turned away f-om the *po!. "The ra»'-*r nay " Just you soe," answered Hondinetto, entering the hut and returning with the rifle in liia hand, which though somewhat large and heavy, he still seemed to master with easo. Reducing Bones for Manur*.-—Th# American Farmer gives the following method of reducing crushed bones without sulphuric acid, Mix two fbushels ot ashes and one of salt, with each bushel of crushed bones; moisten the bones first, and leave the whole in pie four or five weeks before using the mixture, shovelling it ov. or two or three times during that period. " Get ready; think of your mother, and trust in God and tho Virgin. Now," and the brave lads, as lie spoke, both dashed at monster, who, with a revolting Pietro by tho leg and began BFit. but the two knives had woun- doing more than infuriating him. "Couldn't say jot," replied the captain, •gain levelling his glass upon the stranger, 1 can tell vou better after watching her a p«H." " Now, if Black-muzzle—one, two or three of them, were to show themselves in, the ravine there 1 should not care ono jot for them as long as 1 could speak to them with this." Fifteen minufes more passed, and at tho end of that lime Captain Poole lowered his glass, and while n slight tremor shook his frame, he uttered— Every boy and girl should learn toswim. It costs nothing, not even trouble, and is worth more than all the Latin and musio ever learned. A good swimmer is not frightened out of his senses, and in cases of imminent danger his services are available in more ways than one. By all means learn toswim. " Kick the axe to me," said Pietro, on the ground, and stabbing at the enemy all the time. " 'Tin done." "The schooner is falling off." " And this is the spirit," said Pietro. " Well, in give me the hatchet; and Lion ! ■BBB—Look out— good dogs ! —look out. It is certain father was not wrong in his conjectures." The dogs in the meantime had remained almost immovable in their statuesque pftsirfr. —the cry of the wolf, for sueDh it was, A Fact.—An eccentric man in Bath, Me., was vsked to contribute to foreign missions. He gave a quarter of a dollar, but stopped the agent as he was departing, and said : " Here is a dollar to pay the expen«p of getting the quarter to the hea, then." "And what of that ?" asked the old man who had not failed to notice the captain's " John, I fear you are forgetting ine,'1 said a bright-eyed coquette to her sweetheart the other day. A thought flashed through Rondinetto's breast. Tho light from which Pietro had obtained fire to light the signal, was not yet extinguished, and some tow mixed with turpentine being »t hand, he silently and "What of it? Why, simply that the fellow is bound for this brig." "Wanu to speak to us, I suppose," said manner. "Yes, Sue, I have been for petting you this two j cars." OO" Th» lever of buiiness —adivrfrtirrg. Wirt |
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