Pittston Gazette and Susquehanna Anthracite Journal

              PITTSTON *mm: GAZETTE, AND SUSQUEHANNA ANTHRACITE JOURNAL. ■il ttlttkh] Jltmsjinjirr (Druntrb to lirnra. 1'itrrnlurc, tlir Bkrrnntilt, Jl!iniiigD JUt/jjnnitiil, nnii Slgrmtlurnl Sntrrrsts nf tjjt Catinfnj, Snstrurtiwi, Slimtsrmrnf, kt. )~Cttio JPoIlnrD ftt 3 mm VOLUME 3.--NUMBEK 11. PITTSTON, PA., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1852. WHOLE NUMBER 115. TUE PITTSTON GAZETTE, fat old lady, with a well-worn bonnet, loud- ] ed down with innumerable bandboxes and bundles, most of which idie insisted upon carrying into the conch with her. Here was plenty of material lor the im rrinn'iil of the thoughtless sister#. Bi ll declared that the bandboxes must have once contained Mrs. Noah's besi bonnet, and Annie persisted thut if so, that identical bonnet . was before them. cousins ; they may be wealthy, highly educuted, fascinating, hut I would no more wed one ol thein thon I would piny with a rattlesnake. There! God bless you, Milly—look up love, und let inn tell you that in my eves you are worth millions—nay, more than the whole world." phule ?' Jack «"B« sure lie had not, but poor Jack in venturing D111 nusWrr, could not possibly get along without raising his hands, and of course he must drop his coat tail. well licked, loo, thiiC time, und tlje very nest time you do this trick, I'll take the hide olF you. You hear that, don't you ? and now. sir, go home to your wife, and b»g her pardon, you menu cuss you !" I stepped awav, unperceived by tliis juatici dealing culprit, but 1 never think of this scene without mi Irresistible desire to And even now, whenever there happen* to be a little brei ze in the faniilv. I can alwnvg make my wife smile by toll, ing her, "PI go into the woods, my dear, and as a punishment for having vexed yon, for a while I'll pluy Leroy Jenkins,"—C• Spirit oj the Times. [from tha Mining Begtnar.J THE CHARACTER OF WOMAN. It Won't Do. bv vvillum Matthews. ('■ M Hall:—Every now arid thou the eye is attracted to *ome caution given by the press, to the "Lord* ol Creation," relalive to our Dcx, which not a little contributes to our muse of womanly pride, and a feeling something akin to'resentment.— PrDcept upon piecept has been niteu Itt reference to the decorum to be observed towards our sex, which, if not extended to extremes, would be well enough. Warn iog upon warning is given to guard them from our wiles, and nil done, ia not so ftiUteh, we think, in honor to us as iu selfishness for themselves ; for we firmly believe that the mnjoriiy of frmtidioug men not ho much regard our f- C lings, as they do the tear of the world's odium upon their appearance of* honor. and ft is curiouM how many thou-and things there are which it won't do to do upon this cozy planet of ouih, whereon wp eat, uleep onp L'et our dinner*. For instance— It won't do to plunge into a lawsuit, r«. lying wholly hii the justice of your cauff and not equipped beforehand with a brimining purse. It won't do to tweak a man's none ortell him he lies, unless you aro perfectly satis. fiC d that he has not spunk enough to recent it hy blowing your bruins out, or, (if1 yotl have n'D brain*) v racking your skull. It won't do, when riding in a stagecoach to talk of another man whom you have not personally seen, an being •'hii all fired scoundrel," until you are ubsolutely mire he it not Hitting before you. 11 won't do when snowdrift* are piled up higii, and steiuha are Dt»rnal)y upxti-tiirg, to ride out with a bramifol, live. IV, t'nsciivat inC» girl, and not ex pact to jj*t smashed with her. Antliracite Journal PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY «. M. RICH ART 8 H. S. PHILLIPS. In his tmxieiy to recover the mis-i-ig vi. per he even veinured :o incline his body Do us to get a glance on the floor. As lie did so the fracture npenrd,and behold there lay as the lady supposed, her property. OTUd Wttt tU* t/ _Vtin Street, * tond fferjr ff tk• uLng Sure" •/ Wlimr i tVotd. Bell and Annie Grosvenor are both wed. ded, but neither of them litis a Professor L , or o I)r J.nnes, for a husband.— They ate, however, very (.'ay and fa-hion. ubl-, if that is any compensation ; but Milly,-sweet Milly, lives in a beautiful villa in a country town, a- happy and devoted a wife and in ith'-r as can be found in the wide, wide world. T„ "T,»ttTT» * U publl.hed every ul Two Dollar. per muium. Two Dotlur* and Hfty Cjau will be chewed If not p»ld wttbtn the yeur Mj p»por will be di.contluued until »ll •rreefefi* We P»"l- ABvtiTiatViiT* in In* rted cou-picvi0J«ly »t 0D* Dol- L1, p-.r » iiwrH »f fourteen line. for three lueertlou., to I f»«m-firi Cist, nddltlont.1 for every •ub»que»J Iwertlon. A llbertl deduction to thoie who edventw for lit m..nth« or ihe whole year. 1,4 Wo**.—We h.T« connected with owe**"!"""™ * weil .elected n.jortment of Jo» Tti-i, "h'«h "J™"l bte u. to execute, In the oe.to.t Mylr.ever) verlet) aKSST- communication. «CW''«£l°th*0.,«U Jonrnf mm be roer-p«in. end tuaortea by • responsible usiir, lo receive auenlwn. No sooner wns the coach door open than out spumy the yfranuer, and faking bull- ! •ties anil sundry tilings from the old lady, und deposited them carefully on tor inside; all but one, which she seemed very choice ubout ; but us she hud pel formed the laborious feat of stepping just W ithin Ihe door, down rolled the paper with u crash ; something was destroyed, and Bell and Annie, enjoying her rial diftress at the accident, uurst into another impertinent Ii wit- the work of a moment to catch the corner and exclaim, ' Here it is »ir, you needn't trouble \our. self about it. Just raise a little, its under you,' at the same time she gave a long hurd pull Ourialvai, aa Others Sea XJi. ■ » i m i ■ Alas the toil wo* told, nothing short of u special interposition of Providence could Nine hi- slnri. We hud the pleasure. a »hort time ago, of dhow ill)! the principal) lions of New York :n a ratififr, a gentleman from the lDln»d of Cuba, and, wp mHv add, a '• pat. riot," though i|tit h "Fillibuster." He ex. prfhSPi) astonishment at many things—Che huili1ifiirD, the not*, tfaC* crowds, the  Uut there wan «hip spec'iide which excited in liiui the profoinidesl emotion ; and *hat timt Ktifclaiil'- was, not our aciitesl render could It wim M o'clock in the morn, inj, and we wtre passing the carriage st-iiid in Broadway, alotii! tlip Park, Vlmut half th-- d'ivrr* were seahd oil their cur. ringe boxes! or inside. refilling a newspufifr Our eutunsim ic friend stopped short, and U'HltillUfd to look at this, to him, most nov D1 and exiraordinary spectnclp, until one of lh« drivers caught hi* ryi', Hiid leaped down, in hop" of » cun'omer. VVp then moved on, and our Cuban. d-eply affected, • xpressed himself thus : "li is the grandest ihinu I have seen in voiir industrious coun. trv ! T'ip carrias/ft driver* rea'! newspiu p.'rs! WIipii shall I are that in my pool- Co lDu !" We may mention that the CtilmnA commonly speak of u-i as "the iiiduslriout Americans." We rrfer to the unlive. Cubans, who, aliuo»t to h man, daily speak and nightly dieain of nnnC'xation to this " industrious" nmi Dn, as ilieir best means of deliverance from the " Spanish yoke." Auolhex loci : oili- friend computes thai eight hundred hoys and uiils from :hr island of Cuba are now nt school in this country, all of whom become imbued with republican sentiments, besides acquiring tile English language. Wp shall hear from these young republicans, some day, when the "pear is ripo."—Home Journal. The Spiiii CD| liie Tillies has some cor respondents, it litis ; humorous fellow* write for the tun of it, and 10 « xcile tun in other*. Ami I in? \ succeed, loo, and with the uill of the tallest editor tin* rrnl Pnrtei make the tipitit the 'grimiest jxipcr publish' d. A RICH STORY Hni what should he do? Another nud another, u stroi.n pull, evincing on the part of the ladv a praise worth\ dD termination to obtain ltie lost dry gjuda, couphd ujfli POETRY. The lines! caution we have noticed, has been ihai prefixed, by some of your brother i£ li or*, In the decision of iho Supreme Court of Conn., relative to a correspondence e*jstii.g between a marriageable Co. mile, and an unmarried man, ivnich is In ken (to ime their own i» or 'n) a* pre-umptive evid :iic» of nu engngt nit lit. We, us one I I ihe »eX, frel at liberty to contradict the justice of such evidence, which by its extreme fastidiousness, would deprive us ol much good which Hccruea from being the recipients nf epwtolaiy intercourse. We are not such formidable beings. that, unless placid hi niatrinionial i«lliitnoc, must be isolut'd, must bo excluded from the enjoy, meiit ol social privileges, which, in themselves, partake of nought contrary to pro prteiy, therefore no need of a panic being spread abroad by tile would be Solon decisions of Courts and juries. Scarce an uct, however justifiable, a word, or in notne case* even a look, hut is taken up in our age and harps J upon a* an impro- lauuh Tito old lady could not avoid looking toward* tlirin, and a* her liuir wt.s n little awry and Iter sprctacles crooked, she pres»nted a sight up|n*8riiij; to them *o luilic. rous. that they had their laces almost convulsed Willi mirth. ihe pniirM, WHO IS HAF*T? • GD i "M, sir, vou're sitting on ft,' determiU"d him. and in die «it»«Dny of the mo mew, and lir.ilihiii'j with both hands, 11 fust disappearing strip ot linen w hich ■ nuf ruled his Mtjtk lie exclaim*d. ■ T IUHCT HCATn. Who i» hippy 1 ht whu llroi On food Ihot mnmnrj'a stnre houtsglvitT It hippy he, whoae Uiangbtratult dwelt #»'lih vc. ura h« *'"■ hit lt»t fUMWull J— Fall many a Ming Hit no'jfuhill ring — Tor mamory'a clilm.**, Tl.skuell of time I One of them tells the advei tures of a Lashlul 'lover' a* follows: lt won't do fin a man, when a horse kicks him, to kick back at the horns in return.It won't do to crank joke* on old mntdt, in thi pretence of unmarried Indie* who have jiased the nge of forty. It won't do to iuiauine that a legislature, fed at the public crib, will sit but week-, when trt'o-ihirds ol the members hnve not the capacity to earn a decent iiv. inp at home. It won't do for a man to bump his head against a sl.ine pout, bD cnuxe he conscien. tiouilv believes thai his head is the liard* est. liis name was Darnptliile j we use to cull hitli J tick ass, lor hliort. Heaven In I f D llie il he should nee this slorv j 1 hope lie (loi-n It'll (let the Spirit. "Are these your sister*, sir ?" she ask ed, mildly turning to the gentleman. • Fur G 'd'h sake, Mi s Ejftii'y, leave rny shirt collar !" ■'! hope not lltiidatn." he iiimwered, in low and iiiru tired tones, "my filters ri s pi cl aye j to tin-in jir;.y haiis are loo sit cred tor trifling;'' he did not wince in the h asl under the aD jry glance of the mortU fied girl*, now cotuphlelv sileno'i; Inil Mill) hau thrown her Miic'k veil down, and was weeping nil lo herself. •' 1 am goinj: to the house of Mr. J ones, do you know him sir?' uskid the old lady after a few" moments silence. Among many oi his inisf.uttinfa, fur lie was cock i yeil, red-hnired and knockkneid; he ni.mbend Unit inconvenient otic ot bush I u I lies* ; tieveitheless lie whh fond of the ladies, although wlteli in their prC since, tic never opened his mouth il lie Cotild help II, and wlnn lie did speak, he liSed both Ins hands to help ; ill lact, he A Rich Ekotch—leroy Jenkins H ho 1» licppy t hp who'd know Thu Joya that from the flow t h'l.v'i read ttiKW-rnid appetite, AaJ thai the titnrj from Ui» aigtnt— He Joya to day— Cut mirk hla Way!— He'a nauuht but aurtow On til* morrow I While r.dinji, led l«Mli» since, ill the old C utility of S —If—d, in Virjriiii.it mid pa-S-ing iilnnu ii rarely frequented road. I heard ii noise that At once ariesteii my attention, ll was a soliloquy in -i loud k. v, interlard, ed with mi occasional oath, lCD prove that the colli.quist vvhh in earnest. Guiding my horse quietly in the dip cti D11 of the voice, I »nw h h llow iiln.nl half corned, lie lib. lately cutlili!/ » Inuir hickory -Dvituh, and talking to liiinself at dip same lime with great earnestness. I tnouiiht at first tlnit he intended to whip hi? hofso, that stood tied near by. mid was nlioiit turning oti; when a new set of phrases in his self talk arrested my attention, and rnudo me the w i:ness of the following scene. flj.o H hup) y ? H tl ho »riio hnp»a In d rk mnirttyt yhcftr a : t r D o — ee' M p'at— Bhall h tfipiii.'M be bis M laa*. T tt.'il Sud alaat At tlRll ahull pie*. That hop«l do bloom. But t'T the tomb I was a man ot 'great options.' Jack one warm dav, It II in love ; he had jusi giaituiit'd nt ci llrgi , mid brgan lo ihink In- must seek I In Indies society, lie was getting tn he a matt, and it wits inanely to have a •penchant.' It wor.'i do to gi barefoot in winter to get rid of trouble from corn*. " i .should HinduDii, lor lie i* my filher ,' said ihe stranger with# smile. The flushed cheek# of Bell grew instantly pttlt »--lier eyes met those of her c tn pa it ion, on whose lace a similar reaction hail also taken | luce. Scene—A library—A gentleman, deeply engaged in study, and a lady, pretend' ing to knit, is perplexing him with her question*. Lndv (in the dawdling affecti mate style) Ma deah, correctly speaking, what is a den* tist ? SDJack fell iu love with tit*- sweetest, liveliest, most hoydenish girl in the square; hut how to tell his love I there was the rub. lie had heard n good-deal of ihc 'Ian. gilage ot the eyes,' and he accordingly tried llial, hut when he lookDd paiiii ularly hard al the window where Mi.-s Emily was in the ln»hji of sitting. some person on the other side ot the street would ittvmiablv how to him, thinking he was endeavoring to caicli llieir i yC m. He has dC spi»( d expressive eyes ever since theji. The depurturo of primitive simplicity, and innocence, is each day more and more sertiiig to the annihilation of Edeu-like liaupine's, and what do we see but dark deed* of licentiousness, and dishonor. pridy m.otahrppv? would'at thou knO# «»'hfn« co'inrtfan Joya fbr. rrr flow t II hi tn dwella he »'n ! in fratacy— Fri'iti alekww. pr.ln i.ndaorrow [tv*I Thi- ntU ahftll glenn, 1:. tUt' it sen, E'.itu-'uji.y xriihoui wuy I •• Mj son, Professor L , lectures iu Taunton to night, mid as I have seldom the pleasure of listening to him, he is so often arid sn fttf fitiFKV. thai 1 thought 1 would ni'ki: an rtfort to visit your lather— I am glad lie is your ftnlier, young man, you do iiini honor sin continued, w iih a grntifii d look ; "'you liuve Ins eyes and his forehead —1 should Know them—" Ihe stranger had lilted his cap, drawn off his handkerchief, and was wiping the moist lire from his m.itritiflceiil brow, above which the jet black etirls liuhg thick and silky—"I alia It have the pleasure also of meeting my son ui your house, and Acquainting him with your po. lileness lo a M/alige old woman tvitv ll!»D licett llie subject ot Fome not very fiDttiel'. iug remarks." ' ae did not glance ibis lime to Ward the voung ladies; it she had, she would have pitied ihein, they sat cow. ering down completely crest-fa Hun. It was initeed a pr. Ily ketile of li-h lliev had prepared for themselves. They, loo. were going lor the express purpose of hearini* Piolcs-sor L——, one of the most brilliant lecturers ot the day, and win had  been b«lwitched by the sparkling In atity ot Hi II Urosvenor, when a guest at In r fa "Well, now, I.erny Jenkins, I expect you'll catch goss in a linl" while. It won't he Ioiij; before lerov J-nkin'a hide ■ re'.s painted some. I'll pity vnt», Leroy Jenkins, fur all this, you trifling curse, VOII," Wo, however, appreciate the motives that prompt our luw-givers, and would suv thiit their protection may bo well applied to a goodly number of our mi.-x, whom weukness and defends nee require support, Uut n womntl of true dignity of character, und elevation of mind, has no need of recourse to codes of laws, or man's influence to sustain her. She docs not mistuke intentions, does not lay "traps need not be feared as a labyrinth, either in corrapondrnce, conversation or action ; is not deprived ol faculty of mind by man's caprice, Hnd as an atonement for violation of honor does not require the exaction of paltry gold.— She does not droop und die, us some suppose, should she be made the victim of dis.iippoinfed hope ; but th« high«r doih her spirit rise. The heart of such a woman may, like the summer flower, bow to the shower, but will, like it, riso to the »unD shine that removes the cloud, and us it emits sweeter fragrance than befoje, ■» doth the heart exhibit more exalted vir. lues. We would not, however, by out view of the character oi' woman (in tho true sense of the term) exonerate men from all error in their communion with our sex ; far from if; we are well aware of the very evident want of honor in many ; for it Is even,manifest in engaging the afP-otion of a heart but to cast away, which, from inte. rested motives, is-often done. Love may be chilled by the cold of betrayal, as Is the bud by the breath of winter,' yet woman asks not for redress to her by compvnsa lion j though she may concur in the justice of punishment to the uflender, Gent, (short, sharp, and rather cro»«)— Dentist is Hrrived f.om dent, Franch, the teeth. Dentist is a man Mho pulls teeth out From lh» Olive I'r .DLh. !SM7. Ladv (aiter knitting once round, in order to (ji»ef«eh{ iinie SO becornn iinmenid in hid hook ijfain)—you *aid thin morning that profi-s-ior Musty was a great linguist; i« not linguist derived from the Latin hitgun, a tongue ? Gent (tnrtly) Yes. Lady—Well, then, is a linguist a man who pulls tongues out ? Being in some doubt whether Lerov Jenkins was the name of his horse, or of sonio expected comhatant, whose preparations, of a Character similar io those I have men ioned, were quietly progressing a short distance oil", I determined to await the ''sue of tlirsrt fierce threats, and throw ing lily les; ovrr ihe saddle, I prepared to become a spectator of the light, and perhaps nil umpire 'vhen one party had got CV MJ BY A. DENMSON Al 1C tigili Jack obtained an introduction through his sister, and with her called several times, hut situ wtH obliged lo leuve the city for a season and as each interview only increased his arJor, lie determined on Bashful Man 4 O! ttti-r lft tho r.«« C1 be, A« U4.rcd uuto me.* We never saw a genuine bashful man who wnsD not the soul of honor. Thoegh such may blush and itammet, and shrug their shouldjrs awkwardly, unable to throw forth, with ease, the thoughts that h» would express, i el commend them to us a A, Il A, HA,' cri'd gay Hell Grosveunr, "see yonder country pawkv; as I live, he is bnkimiiig thu coaciimati; tioW it he gets in there'll b» lun, for I do so Iqve to plague these green ones; why Mi!iv, In w you (pen vonr great blue «\\»»; v "U ain't frigliieiii d, are you?— Lo.,k at In r, Annie; ha, ha, just look at it nlone. Lnpjj Li'lurt; llie hoin fixed upon 1Dy cimliuii for an iveninC( visit, lie louiui hiiiisrll arrayed in the bi-Kt. Itlm- com, mrml liiilloilN, li!nek c:*-hinicie pulitx, (naid |mntD. being it Utile lighter than llie tkin,) nnd a Gent (very decidedly) No, madam, but I wish to hcRven he did ! (Exit lady, in a huff)^. n;.s, enough There urn fine touches in their characters ilitit lime will bring out ; [it*rcptioii# us ilciii-'ute us the faintest tint is to the Unfolding rose ; uiiil their thoughts are none the less refined and beautifii 1 ihut they do not (low with I tie impetuosity of the shul- Tito Ninv OrltMps Picayune tell* an aft; petiole of a Temperance man in LCDui*» ille - who wan very anxims to have a neighbor mj;ii 'the |iled(jr,'—suid the temperauc* iiinii to the othei — ' I w|.«h you would sign your name to ii, My fiiend of the hickory, ns soon ns he hnd out and tr'nuned hi* switch, and satis, fied himself of its elasticity and unhrokei. -.!r»'ii«iih. laid it down on the ground, talking ull the time, in a very loud tone, of Le- " Hui you ore net in itirnrst, Hell,'said liliy, t.inidly shrinking baik in her si at, v.u Won Id tiot be so impolite, Do— Tlie journals of the day Mates as nn ilt m ol tuhl the thermometer rallied Ironi 75 to 80 degrees. Jack sut ars it was a hundred. spiilless Vi hi Ogr poliKiiiss is reseived for the city rov Jeidtins Deliberately taking off his runt, and laving it on a Ion, he took up his flail, ami the (irsl I heard ol hiC succeeding solilequy, WHS ns follows— Wo lire HHtonished that such men are not appreciated ; that ladies with really good hearts und cultivated intellect* will reward the gallaiii Sir Mou-iuchin Brainless with smiles and attentions, b"cause he can fold a shaw l gracefully, und bandy compliments with Parisian elegance, while they w ill no' c indefO-uid to look upon the worthier inan, who feels tor tliern a reverence so great that every mute glance is worship. low streamlet bir.' nal, ' btoke in Annie; "vvc consider such lelluus i i'tot!ifD ; uiid if lin y don't want lo U* iHtjj'lu d at. wlty tiif-y n u*t tuk«* nn Outside place with ihe driver, Unit's all." As the hour givuluully drew nrnr, J.;ck found his couI'aign and |Derspirattnn nozini' oui together ; und l.o almost determined to pull oil and iiy m lining. llo conuluderi, he'd lake u walk pun tlie l(ousD- und nee ho* he felt. '.I'll consider it over. It ii-n'l best to be rash you know, a:iCl to slop no suddenly.' • But now is the very time, and your name will go so far, and have to great atl effi bt.' * Well, now the fact is, I ctn stand it without liquor loir rably well during the Mummer, but in tin- «inter it's no use—I'm not in the habit "l it. However, seeing its you, and to heip you nlonn, you may put me down for six n.oir.hs.' the rs in the city ; no that lie hud been heard to declare that he knew not another woman who ajipeartd to possess so ninny desirable qualities foe a w ile. And  ly enough they were K.'inj; to the very house of the limn ibey had so grossly insulted j for they never could liuve dream cd the gawky to ho tho wily son of ;'npir mothers friend, the "•'*;!) luij iti/lurntiiil Dr. Jamrs. T!r v knew indeed that lnD " 'i lifii yitu won't catch me fiuiiiji on the name svut witli you,r' exclaimed MilIv, with a lo.'k of alunn, springing away iroui tier cuusiuM, and ensconcing herself opporinti ••Now, L'-ioy Jenkins ain't you nahnm. • d of yourself, you nasty Imuiid. you, and I am ju»t now going t° f-'ive voii your bitters. you ihfernul nirqn repiile, you !" IJy llie lime !i« reached the rtmnsion he lirmIv 'jo..eluded not lo C;o in, but on cost '""{C ill.- « vc» toward the parlor window and perci ivjiig no siifns of li.'e, hn thought it was I'lolj.ililr that no one was nt home, and sioco In- had pioceedi d «-o lur he would proceed luriln-r, and leave hi* card. In the meantime ! leaned a little 'orward to catch a glimpse of his antagonist, lint though the coast was Comparative!* cl»ar, I C 'tild see no htiitmu face and I was now very sure he diil not mean the hor«pC fur he took uu cpi'iisite direction, t had small •hue. however, for ri flection; for. ns hi* speetdi warmed 'lie .stepped a htltn forward rti.d ainnd a sort of a Iiiu k-htuided blow, which descended with a keen «ouud a-'d consid rable force on -hi- oivn hack J " SJu much the bettor," cried Bell, with i nu try laugh, " wb can have a j;ooCl time w ith jjiod of—tiusli ! here he coinc*, oh ! Atinif, whut a (right." The inuii who is bashful in the presence of ladies is their defender when the loose tongue of the slanderer would defame them ; it in not he who boasts of conquests or dares to talk glibly of failings that exist in his imagination ulone; his cheek will flush with resentment, his eye flash with anger, to hear the name of woman coupled with a coarse oath; and yet he who would die to defend them is least honored by the in tjoritv of our sex. YTiis returning from hi* tour in Europe, !iut his4 travel staintd attire, and his silence, completely deceived ihein. Handsome Mkn.—If you ire ever threatened Dvith u handuime man ib the family, just tnke a clothes pounder, while he is yet in tl»C bud, and butter his face 16 pumiiiica. From (tonie cause or other, handsome men are invariably u.-ses ; they cultivate their hair and complexion so much that they have no time to ihink of their bruins, and bv the liule tliev reach Tue younn man unbuttoned the c.',eh door iilnwlt', lor 'he hor-sri» were going up hill, mid »j:.inging up the steps rather uv\ kwurlly, on accCtUn of a large portmautua he li.itf, lnmself on the seal nrar Mnly. U"il and exchanged glances and. bit their lips. NCD sooner determined than onnelttded. In u reckless moment he pulled the lDi*ll ; the (liirncd thing ueed'nt innke .such u cuD- Meantrine Milly recovered a little from her trouble ; the cilVioUH veil »»s thrown buck, the two jx-inipg lips restored 10 their equanimity, tiin glad, merry eye, all the brighter for u little wash of tears, rested, or rather danei d over the beautiful pros.- pect of fields, and tree*, ami rose line(i paths; she. innuoi'iit heart, had nothing 10 reproach herself with, and gladly would her cousins huVo changed places wiih her. They sb! very silent, trembling nnH at. most tainting, till the stage drew up m ar the hroud enfanee to the JloCtot's lands; they were still undecided, when the coachriian said,' the young ladieD are D0 stop here 1 believe," and unstrapped the trunk Irani the large tongue. tlenrv Janlis, utter a moment's embar. ras'iimttit, stepped back to the door and with a bright sutile at Milly, said, as il nothing unplf asent had transpired, " will you allow me to 8«si-t you out, young la dies?" tlow daintily he took lililly's little hand, »ud how tenderly he conducted her to the ground ; hut as the others de. scerided there was a chilling reserve in his manner, and a painful confusion in theirs, that told how indellible would be the rec'- olh ction of ihut unfortunate meeting. Anna seil noise From l*© New York Dutchman. The door opened as if by manic, and the servant girl politely asked liiin in, Miss E nil v was aifine in the parlor and would lie delighted to Hee him. Mrs Adolphu* Smith Sporting the "Blue Ot..LJ M Stocking " '•Then', you infernal devil, take that, and that, (shrow, stirow, lhJ swilelt dD's. c»ndi'd.) That's for vour .m. nnnesCi. Lrov J. ukins. Ntiw, sir, what are voii go. iug to tell your wif-, when you get home, about th» money vu got lor her eggs ami whortleb Pies, you mean pup ? You sp in it lor liquor, dj I you/ Tnere, lake ihst, (shiow. shrow, *hroDv, shrow.) She told ion, Lei ay Joikius, 10 buy her a lookiilgglu-s, und enrtiiih calico to make' her a chicken Sonnet, and Wh. re nit' lh"V. vou darned cuss, you I—gone I Dr liquor, hey ! (show ,-blow, shrew ) Well, I Cloi»'i on re if ii dies l.ttrt, it «iivCs \rtii riah'. L'-rov J i kios for making a Iji-ust id' you self aim fooling yoltr p or wife, you mD an wledp. you S' ni know, sir, w le n yon !«• ft home -II. toid you that you could not pass in-ar old Simmons'* williOIJt spending all that iii- iiey. You know she did, don't you (— Now, -ir, take that, ( hrow. shrow,) and didn't you promise tier, Leroy Jenkins, that you wouldn't go near Sinimnus's, ami would hii" her a nice ulu-*, and the pretti est kind of calico for her hoiiiiet ? Didn't vou, now, you cuDsed un-an d ig y u ?— Yes, sir, you know you did. (shrow, shrow, nhrow. And the hickory descD ml d with .'righitul keenness,) and, Leiny Jenkins, whin iiiude yuii siich a fool as to go bv SimimuiH's at all, when you saw Tom W»lkC r standing in the door, reaily to treat vou, und drink ail your money up f— What made you do that, you roiten her. ring, you ; (shrow, shrow.) Well, sir. I'll pay you I'm all this, (shrow,shrow.) You will goto" town and spend yur will's money for whi«key. will you ?" sod the blows were mov perpetrated with morn frequency than the words. Although alnm-t dying with suppres.-ed laughter, I watched the infliction ol this self acting punishment, which were bestowed wiih far more zeal limn werb the thousands of stripes whereby Saheho was to disenchant the lady-love of his master. At length Leroy Jenkins stopped, whether through pure exhaustion, or because he thought the delinquency sufficiently punished, J am unable to «4v, Throwing avfcay hi* switch, which by thlS time was a little Irayed at the end, he resumed his coat and t-peeoh-—"Now, Leroy Jenkins, now, sir, you have got licked,and Well, ! think I'll fin:jDh that story fir the editor of the "DuU'hiimn." Let itie see ; where did I haveotf? ''i'hv setting suit was gilding with his last rays'—"M*, 1 want Minn bread anu molasses,"—(ve*, dear,) "gildlug with his hl*t ray the church spim"-—"Wife. w here'* my Sun. day pan is J"—(Under ihe hed, dear,') "the church spire ot Invunrw. when a"— "Theie»'» nothing under lhe bed di ar, but jour lace cap." '-Peihaps ihty are in the coal hod in the clone!."—'when a horseman was seen approaching1—'"Ma'am, the perlatrrs is out ; not one to bile for dinner.''(iak" some inrnips) 'approaching, cov. ereil with dust and'—'Wife, ihe liahv has swalloned a button." (Reverse him, dear, take him by the heels,) 'and waving' in his hand a banner, on ubicli wbs written'— ftlilly hOgged the back of the coach, blustii.'ti ciimsoii with shame for her cou. •in», and ih» country greeny, who wore a very soiled cout und a shocking cap, over which a light, thlii handkerchief was thrown, and tastemtd under his chin, looked ai tiletu demurely. Once when he could not but notice that the object of theii inilth was hin.self, he suddenly put his hand to I.is throat) u* if to untie his uncouth cap airings—i. e. the ends of the hajiitkeichUf—»but pausing, he »»emed to chmDtiC» his mind, and let them alone. O L Did ! here Was a fix ! Go in n dark parlor with a pretty girl. it whs too late to relr. at, llie girl had cl 'Sed the front door and was pointing into the parlor where Miss ISmilv was. Who ever heard of u bush fill libertine? The anomaly was nevor seen. Eass und eli'uunce are hi* requisites ; upon his lips -it* flattery, ready to puy court alike to blue eyes and black ; he Is nover non. plussed, lie never Mushes. For n glunce, ii" is in rupture—; liir u word, he would professedly lay down hi* lite. Yet it is lie who fill* our vile citv dens with wrecks of teniale purity ; il is be who profanes the ho. Iv name of mother; desolates the shrine where domestic happiness is throned ; ruin* the heart that trust* him D pollut s thv~tv air lie breathes, and ail Under the musk of a poli-h- d geuth inan. thirty, th.-tr h»ad* and hand* are equally soil. Again, we suy, if you wish to find an intelligent man, just b ole fur one w ith features so rough that you mijght use his lace for a nutmeg grater. , llelnjf perfectly convinced that no ciioic whs left hint, into t ie dark room lie walked or sllded. A WAY TO GET CTF ' Prny, madam,' said a Jona, in a low ton* ol voice, nt ilie closn of a quilting  '.shall I »ee you borne ?' All was perfebt cliftos to his eye* for a moment ; tin n from the deepest gloom conn- forth no angel voice, •bidding him welcome and drew n'lir.* I'o ohev tin order uuathc work ol a moment, «C he HlippOscd, bt|l he little dreamt of the nlmta ule fate had thrown in l.is unv. lie km » foil will that the si'eam of lyive had manv npte.j. hut foil grown s'nags emend not in. to his In ad. • No,' aiititvered the lnd_v, *linrply. ' Perhap* you diJu't uudeiMaud me,' ouiil Jonn, aloud. •• Won't vuii have my viniagretta, Milly dear t" sunt UC 11, with an arch mnile, and a »idi glance at the strong* r. Ltnli ■*, a word in \our ear ; have you lovers, and would you posses* worthy husbands 1 Choose lijiu whose delicacy ol deportment, whose sense of your worth, lead* him to stand aloof while otheis crowd around you. If be blushes—Mam. nifrs, even, ut your approach, consider them so many signs of exalted opinion of vour six. li' lie is retiring ami modest let not u thousand fortunes weigh him down in the balance, tor depi lid upon i\ with him your life will lie happier with poverty, tiiuii with many another, surround d with the splendor of palaces.-»- Olive Branch. ' I understood you to ask for my compa. nv home.' " Y' U do look pah chimed in Annie* Vni»jng CDuck her thiek curls, and restrainlilg hi-r»* If no longer, she burst into a rude iuuuh. lor the poor giri'a cheeks were diatre«»iogly flush* tl. 1 Not Hi nil,' *niH Jonn, laughing, 'i asked you, how'* your tnarni ?' "Mb! I've torn my piiiiialoons !"—'liberty or d^ath! The iiihahiln"tw rushed en nia*MD'—"Wife, will yon lenve nfl" scribbling/" (D hi'i be «ii»t»ssr«Hble, Smith, I mil juat inC«|iiiVi!.) Ma the public square, vvh°re De Bejjni*, who had been mi cretlv'—•'Butcher wants to sep you, nu'nm"—'secretly Informed of the traitora' —"Forgoi which you said, ma'am,  en or mutton chop"-—•'.novenients, gave or dent tCD fire ; nut leas than twenty'—" My gracious! Smith, Vou haven't been it vert ivg that child all this time ; he's air black as your coat; and that boy of youb* has torn ut) the first et ol my manuscript. There! it's no use for a married wohuan to cultivate her intellect. I must wail till I'm a widow. Smith, hand me those twins. Fanny Febh. Judye then of his astonishment of belrg tripped up iilni'ist at the fair one's fCet. by u fat stool with plethoric leir*. whiu'i dunce or 11 careless servant had plac'l exactly on his mad to hnppiness. Over lie went, and an the tailor had not allowed for nn extra tension of the muscles and sinew*, he not only procured a tumble, hut also h compound frudure. of the black pants bfort-(.aid, sin.I fracture extending all across thai point which comes in closest contact with the chnir. WARNING TO BachblDRS —Benedict Ar. hold never inarHed until lD«? »a- forty yearn of huh ; and nee what an end ho made. — Sunday Courier. "Takeniy fan, ccz." exclaimrd B-11, f.Dr..|T« fun; it ; -Mlie air iu this coach is re. oievp'.uiiiig," and s4ie placed luT del. ic.it p- riV-1 handkerchief to h r face. Yes ; but we never heard of Arnold doi»f» anything bnd until after he w«* mar* ried.—iV. Y. Star. " 1 'hank vou," sai'i Milly, with an much rfigiii y a- she could assume, while her lips ii iniil d, "I do nnl nei d it." lit II (jfosvenor and her sisti r returned the nex: day. They could not endure to meet Prolpssor L—-—, in the presence ot hia mother, hut they hud learned a lesson which they will prohubly treasure for life —not to judge by externals, and to treat old age, ev«i in rag*, with a reverence as holy as though it moved about iu golden slippers. •' titi. ce nattily is fnint. Annie," guid fi 11 II a. low tone, "cunie Milly, you had t.i t er ."il between ua w hi re we can Blip, po* you ; you hapn't room enough on that (ttr' Hans, who are you going to Vol# for ?" • i'dtn going to vote for der 'lection mil der ballot-box, and give mine ticket* lb der president mil General 5coli,' That settle* the matter then. Huving picked himself up as carefully as circumstances would allow, the ainoth ered lausrh of Miss Emily not 'setting him forward any,' he at length succeeded in rrachtns a chair and drawing his coat-tail* forward to prevent a riiDaijrei»ftt»1f fXposure, .-at himself HoWn with n* much crnce as a boar would when requested to dance upon a pile of needles. The young larlv was almost suffocated with laughter at the sud misfortune of the bashful lover, Fr-Jt truly sorry for liiin, and used all her powers of facinaiion to drive it from his mind, and eventually succeeded so far as to induce him to make a remark.. On this rock he split. JuDt at that moment she discovered she had lost her handkerchief. What had becoma of it 1 She was sure she had it when he came in. It must certainly be somewhere about. tide." Thb Magnetic TkleohapM.—The New York Times considers the extent and triumph of the electric telegraph, and thus winds up a long article on the subject— '•In the nine years lht»t have elapsed since Morse erected his first telegraph from Baltimore to Wushington, from twenty to thirty thousand miles ol wire have Leeii stretched over this inent. hoglund sends her galvanic missions under the sea to Ireland, and beneath the Straits of Dover to France. Naples unites hersell to Gaeln by a subterranean rod. In Austria, 4000 ;* and ull Europe Is becomi«Jt rapidly interlaced with these thoughtavenues, while Egypt, Asia, and South America will si*Dn hecomo subject to their dominion. The earth might he more than ciicied with the serial, subterranean, and submarine pathway for intelligence, now in operation" f Th» thoughtless girl started, for a blazinjf black eye fl ishcd upon her; it was only tor a second though, that quick piercing (•lance with ths'fire of fitly outraged dignl. tier cnnci ntratid within her. 00~ A traveller inqtued of a negro the distance to B SeHhin Hac*. " DaJ 'pens' on circuiii«l«nce»,'' replied the darkey.—i If yon L'wine albot, n'.l lake you nhout a dav J if you gwine iij df singe, nr.le horn, neybu*, you makes it in half a day ; but if volt tfCt i:i one ot dese smoke wagons* you be dur now f" " But I am a portiuiilesa orphan Hen •' But you are the same Milly Grey that sat on the back neat of the old stag*-', and nobly rC sisted the influence of wealth and fashion, when those rude, proud girls would have laughed down the uncouth countryman. From that moment I loved and still more when I ptrceived your delicate attentions to my father's friend Believe me, Milly, fio true mall would trust his happiness with one who would insult gray hairs; there is little heart in such aone, nowever faultless the exterior, and I confess ! have such extreme reyerenoe for the aged, that a loathing, impossible for me to express, came over me when 1 wilneMed the behavior ot your ReadBss.—Readers have been divided into four ul.iss s. The first r.aiy he coiti. pared to an hourglass, their reading being as the sand-»-it run* in and runs out, and leaves not a vestige behind. A second class resembles a sponge, which imbibes everything, and returns it nearly in the same state, only a liule dirtier. A third class may be likened to a jelly bag, which allows all that is pure to pass away, and retains the refuse and the dregs. The fourth class are like the slaves in the diamond • mines at Golconda, who, caMing aside all that is worthing preserves only the pure gem. m D^ii '• If you please, cousin Bell," said Milly, with mors spirit than they dreamed she KMsessed, "don't annoy me any more ; I Cin better pleased with my seat than with your rudeness •" and the pretiy lip trem. Cled again and the pretiy face looked us if it was going to cry. Mount Auburn Cemetery, near Boston. Is to be further adorned by ih« efecilon o a granite towDr 62 I 2 feet high, ou the highest hill in the Cemetery. The yodng man turned qflickly ; the hard expres»iori that had gathered about hia mouth, melted into something akin to a ,/lea«ant smile, while the two rebuked con. .ins were very angry, as any One might teT An Ami-rent Slate Cinvention is called, to lDo htld at Albany do lb? riwt. ;iave seen. There waa no more comment utltil tho coach niogfmi again, this lime to take up a • I :,t ' Haven't you got it under you Mr. Da in- .y»