Pittston Gazette and Susquehanna Anthracite Journal

              W8wma w* GS8 3k. w»- i-- 3S»- W «» isn*,im '.j,i± Mfel C5V ===■■« PITTSTON Jb GAZETTE, - --i J AND SUSQUEH acite journal- SI Jfttklq (getmfrit ft ihm. gitmrtmt, ffnlitirg, tj;e atornnlile, Mining,JHttjimrital, ntrit Igrimlnrn! Sntmsts nf tjit Cnunfq, Snsfrarthm, Itatswnf, kt. )--«ton Suite ft1fln VOLUME 3.--NUMBER 32. PITTSTON, PA., FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 1853, WHOLE NUMBER 136. THE PITTSTON GAZETTE, aph's ; and more than all, in the everlasting smile of the rosy lips, so arohod, so serene, so like starlight, and yet possessing the power of magic or of magnetism to thrill the beholder's heart. face bowed on his hands, like too buried in deep thought or slumber. When the proper time had come, how. ever, he sprang to his feet, crossed the'bar, and took his positon almost touching the jury. IJe then commenced iu a whisper,- but it was a whisper so wild, so clear, so unutterably ringing and distinct, as to fill the hall from floor to galleries. At the outset, ho dealt in puro logic ; separating and combining the proven facts, till !ho whole confused mass of evidence looked as transparent as a globe of glass, through which the innocence of biq client shone, brilliant as a sunbeam ; and the jurors nodded to each other signs of thorough con. victipn; that thrilling whisper, and fixed concentration, and language simple as a child's, had convinced all. . POETRY. liked the expression of his countenartfcc— it might be friendly; or might not ; for beneath its placidity there was something that slightly resembled a sneer. He replied briefly, No answer being made, Cuff was forced to get under the stage, and whilst groping his way in the dark, he was startled by a snarling and barking at his'heels. ' Look out dar, what you is about,'cried Cuff; making a hssty retreat. " At this, a voice near the door cried, ' Ladies and gentlemen, saveyourselves, the house is on fire.' A6RICULTURAI/. luiqnebana Anthracite Journal AXD PUBLISHED WEEKLY DY G. M. RICHART 8 II. S. PHILLIPS. B¥ LTnn p, aiooumnav. . Krem the Ohio Stat® Journal. Labor, Fatmicg8c We have had by us for soma time, a very well written address, delivered before the Huron county Agricultural Society, last Fall, by our excellent and talented young friend, G. T. Stewart, Esq., of Norwalk. It is too long for our columns, but we copy a few paragraphs from it, which will commend themselves to the reader, as truths well spoken. "Labor, in its pure and primitive sense, is the exercise of the moral, mental, or physical faculties for a useful end. It is the sum of practical benevolence. It is the simple art of doing good. True, it9 purpose has been thwarted, and its agency perverted by fiends and men, to create woe in perdition, and woe upon earth; but purpose is high and immutable, and will be finally and fully accomplished by that overruling Power, which will bring order out of confusion, and good out of evil.— Nor is it a mere creature of time, earth born and earth peiishing. It descended from above. Its dwelling is in "light, inaccessible, and full of gloTy," its origin is God. The mechanic who at night looks abroad into the starry universe, arid s«es the handiwork of the supreme architect, is filled with rapture a! the boundless wisdom of the plan, and immeasurable beauty of the scene, and exclaims with exultation at the thought, "J, too, am a mechanic !"— The farmer, who casts his seed in the fallow ground knows that an influence from above will quicken it into life, and an invisible hand will bring it forth in its season, to crown his fields with the harvest. He, too, cxclaims with joy, as he binds the golden I am a co worker with God." As the unfortunate girl, so tastefully dressed, so incomparable as to personal charms, calm and smiling, took her place before the bar of her judge, a murmur of admiration rose from the multitude, which the prompt interposition of the court, by a stern order of silence, was scaroely able to refrain from swelling into "a deafening Ho! dwellers on the stable' land, Of danger what Know jro, Like us who boldly brave the surge, Or trust the Uuaelitrotu sua? Tlio fair Irws shade you from the sun- Yon aee tbo harvests grow, V And entrh the fragrance (if the breeze When the first roses blew. While high amid the slijipery shroud, We make our midnight path, And even the strongest mast 1s bowed 'Neath the * lid trronesfs wrath. Vou slumber ou your coush of down, In chambers safe end Warm— Lullwionly to a deeper dream By UDe descending storm. Cut yet what know ye of the Joy ' No, sir, I do not.' If est tiit of Main Street, artni story •/ 1A« "ion/ of IVitner 4r H'wil. • People's taste's will differ, there is no accQUnting for them. Your face, parflon me, sir—serms not unfamiliar to me. If the question be not considered too impertinent I should like to be favored with your name.' 1m "Oixitti fc JoBKSiL" if published every Friday, at Two DoLiiKt per annum. Two Dollnra unit fifty Cants will bo charged If not paid within tho four. (To paper will bo disconlinned until all arrearages arc pud. JtovaRTtsasdcsTs arc Inserted conspicuously ul Onk 1)ollar per uuuara of fourteen linen for three Insertions; andTweNTY-rivK CrNTy additional forevervsubsequent Insertion. A liberal deduction to thosu who advertise for six months or the whole year. Jot Work.—We hnve connected with our establishment a woll selected assortment of Job Tvr«, which will ena hie us to execute, in the neatest style, every variety of pointing. A rush was made for (he door, and among the first was the magnetized lady, followed by Dr. B , who, no doubt, had exerclscd his influence over the lady sufficiently to awaken her. After the crowd had exerted themselves to escape from tho room, they stood looking at one another in blank amazement, when a fat, jolly looking fellow, was seen laughing as though his sides would burst. cheer. ' My name is Jones, sir.' ' You are—' 'Cashierof (lie Bank.' ' Exactly, I remember, and : The judge turned to the prisoner "Emma Miner, the court has been informed that your counsel, Col. Linton, is sick ; have you employed any other 1" She answored in a voice sweet as the warble of a nightingale, "My enemies have bribed all the lawyers, even my own, to be sick ; but God will protect the innocent !" ' Alderman in the same town.' ' Ay, come to remember,' said our frfend, scratching his hrndas though endeavoring to bring to memory something he had lorgotten ; ' I recollect having heard of you. Did you not ortce teach a district school in the town of Pomfret, State of Vermont V JOHN TAYLOR, THE BACKWOODS ORATOR. He then cliangcd his posture, so as to sweep the bar with his glance, and began to tear and rend his legaTadversaries. His sallow face glowed like a heated furnace : his eyes resembled living coais ; his voice became the clangor of a trumpet. I have never before or sinoe, listened to such mur, derrttis denunciations. H was like Jove's eagle, Charging a flock of crows ; it was Jove himself, hurling red hot thunderbolts into the quaking ranks of a conspiracy of interior gods ! ' Cr'enilemon,' said he, as soon as ho co'd command his risibilities, ' who do you think klckcd up this rumpuss in the hall ? Why, it's no other than Wyman, the ten. triloquist,' That tight* our •conn strive, When on It* »«/, our gatUut barque, Hides flke a tiling of life— When gaily toward the vrhhed-for port BY CHARLES SUMMEKFIELD. At this response, so touching in its simple pathos, a portion of the auditors buzzed applause, and others wept. ' Kh ! Pomfret I No, yes, hey !' 1 Yes, you remember,' pursued his tormenter, as if not noticing his disturbance, ' the old red school house up there on the hill, close by the big rbek ; the butternut woods in the rear. I taught in the district adjoining, you know. Lotv mn (see,' said he, in a nlo'v and thoughtful tone, and with impcrtsrbablo gravity, 'i think our pay that winter was ten dollars a mouth, wasn't it. There was a proposition, you remember, to drum you out of town lor—' [John Taybr, the subject of the following •ketch, was licensed, at the age of twentyone, to practice at the Bar of New York city. Though poor, he was well educated, and possessed extraordinary genius. He married a fashionable beauty jof that city j and twelve months after was employed by a wealthy firm to go on business to the Wesi, as a land agent. .As a heavy salary was offered, Taylor bade adieu for a while to his wife and infant son. He wrote back every week, but received not a line in answer. Six months elapsed, when he received a letter ftom his employers, that'sxplainec! all. Shortly after his departure for the West, his wite removed with her father to Mississippi, where she immediately obtained a divorce by an act of the Legislature, married again forthwith, and, to cap the climax of perfidy and wr ong, had the name of Taylor's son changed to Marks—that of her sceond matrimonial partner ! This treachery nearly drove Taylor insane. Ili* career from that period was eccentric to the last degree ; sometimes he preached, sometimes he plead at tin bar—his surpassing eloquence attracting crowds wherever it was known that be was tc speak ; until at last a fever carried him off, at a comparatively sarlv age ] Wkh favoring gale wefriand— :0r first your misty iinodflfcery— I'he crowd dispersed laughing—and the magnetiser, Dr. H , with his subject, took the early stage next morning.—Little Georgian, Gersythe, Ga., January, 1847. At this instant, however, the stranger, whose appearance had excited such merriment, sprang lo his feet, approached the prisoner, and whispered something in her ear. She bounded six inches from the floor, uttered n piercing shriek, and stood trembling as if in the presence of a ghost from eternity ; while the singular being, who had caused her such unaocountablc emotion, addressed the court in his sharp, ringing voice, sonorous as the sound of bell metal. Hills of oar native laud I But,yet there's peril in ourpathj Beyond the wrecking blast, A peril that may whtiin tho soul When life's ."hurt voyage is post ; — Bend us yonr PibJes where we go Washington Prays: In the winter of 1777, while Washing, ton, with the American army, lay encamped a*. Valley Forge, a good old Friend, bv the name of Potts, had occasion to pass through the wood near headquarters. Treading his way along the venerable grove, suddenly lie heard the sound of a human voice, which, as he advanced, increased on his ear, and at length  like the voice of one speaking very earnestlv.And yfct, in (he highest tempest of his fury, he seemed calm ; lie employed no gesture save one—}he dash of a long bony fore-finger, direct in the eyes of his fues. Me painted their venality and unm»ply meanness in coalescing for money to hum down a poor and fiiendless woman till a shout of stifled rage rose from the multitude, ar\d even some of the jury cried •'Shame !" To dare threatening wave, Y«#ur men of .prayer—to tench us bow To meet u wutry grave. And Saviour—-thou, whose foot sublime The forming surge did troud. Whose hand, the rash d\aci|Dle drew From darknesftand the dead- Ob, be our ark, when floods descend, Our alderman and cashier could siand it no longer, but leaning (orward to oar New Orleans traveler, said fiercely ; ' Who are you anyhow V "May it please your honor, I wiH as sume the task of defending lite lady," When thunders shake tho epliuri-f— Our Arrarat, when tempest* end, And the green earth appoan. "What J" exclaimed the aetonished judge, "are you a licensed attorney 1" 'Nobody in particular; merely one of those d—d Yankees, of whom you spoke a minute ago.' flo changed his ihcme once mote. His voice grew mournful as a funeral song, and his eyes filled with tears, as he traced a vivid picture of man's cruelties and woman's wrongs, with particular illustrations in the case of his client ; fill one-half the audience wept like children. But ft was in the peroration that he reached his zenith, at once, of terror and sublimity, His features were livid as those of a corpse, his very hair seemed to stand on end; he tossed his hands wildly towards heaven, each fiugor apart and quivering like the flame of a candle, as he closed with the last words of I he deceased Hiram gone to he'll !" IIis nr.phnM ii on Vhe Word hell embodied the acme and ideal or al! honor—it was a wail of immeasurable despair. No language can depict its effect on all whp heard it. Men groaned ; females screamed ; and one poor mother fainted, artrt was borne from the room in convulsions. THE VERMONT SCHOOLMASTER. As he approached the spot with a cautious step, whom should he behold, in a dark natural bower of ancient oaks, but Washington, the commander-in-chief of the American armies on his knees in prayer,"The question is irrelavant and immaterial," replied the stranger, with a veriomous sneer, "as the recent statute entitles any person to act as counsel at the request of a parly." A gentleman of New Orleans was traveling north by the iegular stage through Alabama and Georgia. At a town in Georgia the cooch stopped for the purpose of giving the passengers a chance to swallow a hasty dinner. On leaving the table and lighting his cigar, preparatory to ro sumip# his place in the coach, our friend found that a new passenger, belonging to the town, had taken the seat ho had occupied ever since starting. The itisido of the coach was thus completely filled. A drizzling rain had just set in, which promle. 1° C* vt'T rcsstnge, at ho time' very agreeable, and" ttifc fatigue of travel without sleep, had considerably encroached on the good nature of our worthy traveler, ttqd ho did not leel at all inclined to surrender what ho tho't to be his right. It scarcely needed the ra. ther arrogant air of the stranger, therefore,' to bring him to a determination to make no concession MERMERX6M AND VENXEILCJ^UISM Some lime since, while on a visit to the southern portion of this State, in my professional capacity, about 4 o'clock, the stage in which 1 wasensconced, drove into a small village. As business was to delain me a couple of days, I thinking how to improve the monotomy of my leisure hours, when my attention was arrested by a handbill, setting forth the merits of' a Dr. B——, who had acquired some celebrisy as a magnetiser. 1 started in company rffijb,"aM'tc we loitricTitiitorally crowded with persons of all ages, sexes, sizes und characters. On a plat, form erected for the occasion, Dr. B—— was addressing the audience, expatiating on the.scienoe of Mesmerism. After he had concluded* a committee was appointed, among whom was the Rev. Mr. A , pastur of tfie village church, and Dr. G—. My copmanion (who was no less a person than Wyman, the Ventriloquist,) remarked too, lie was determined to expose the humbugy. or test its claims as a scietioe.— Accordingly, tilings being arranged, a lady was placed in the operating chair on the platform. After requesting silence, Dr. Is fixecj .bis eyes, gazing intently upon the subject, and then commenced his manipulations, by moving his hands up and down the face. lie was pretty goon interrupted by the snarling and barking of two dogs. Dr- B- arose and requested that the dogs might be put out. A negro, coming forward, exclaimed, ' Whar is um V at the seine time flourishing a broom stick. -Jess luff rne Obei dar ; I'll coteli um, and fotch um out obdi high grass.' Speaking of the productiveness of soils, and the causes ot their deterioration, Mr. Stewart savs: "More than two thousand years since, the valley of the Nile, it is said, produced 150 bushels of wheat to the acre. Where can be found such harvests now 1 Places once teeming with agricultural treature, are now marked only by the footprints of desolation. What is true of the old, is equally so of the new. Look at "But does the prisoner request it?" in •quired the judge. Motionless with surprise. Friend Potts continued on the place till the General having ended his devotions, arose, and with a countenance of angelic serenity, retired to head-quarters. "Let her speak for horself," said the stranger. t \ I can never forget my first vision o.' John Taylor. It was in the court house at Lew. isburg, Conway courtly, Arkansas, in the summer of 1838. "I do,' she answered, with along drawn sigh, that seemed to! rend her very heartstrings.Friend Potts then went home; and on entering his parlor, he called out to his wife i The case immediately proceeded ; and as it had a tinge of romantic tnysterv, we 1»lll rjmVllirtU tD.« r T ... The occasion itself possessed terrible in. terest, A vast concourse or specioiui. i.«j assembled to witness the trial of a young and very beautiful girl on an indictment for murder. The judge was waiting at the moment for '.he sheriff lo bring in his prisoner, and the eyes of the muliitude all centred on the door , when suddenly a stranger entered, whose appearance riveted universal attention. •Sarah, my dear ! Sarah ! nil is well! fail r ifwa 6bs(uftc6 iirivii-wr ■** ■"» world, and where, at the settlement of the country, crops of a Wonderful amount were realized. But lief emerald banner# are now furled—her sumptuous harvests no longer wavo their golden coronals above her breast. Her soil for generations has been robbed and ruined by the hand of ignorance, enslaved and brutalized labor, un* til much ot its surface appears as if scathcd by the red lightning's wing, or the volcano's brealh. But look at our own State, where a large portion, of the soil is still undeveloped, and most, of it has been (I few years open to the sun. You know, Mr. President, that the early setfters in this part of the Stale, realized an average of about 25 bushels of wheat, and 60 or 70 of corn to the acre ) now the average has been reduced to about 15 bushels of wheal and 25 or 30 burhels of corn to the acre. The reason is obvious—all acknowledge it —yet few are ready to correct tho evil, lo apply the remedy. The majority of the farmers are pursuing nearly the same suicidal course as the early Virginians, raising half the erops they did twenty years ago, and seeing, wiih apparent indifference their crops every year becoming "small by degrees and beautifully less"—working and whistling to that same old tune, "Oh, carry me back to old Virginny," and they and their Arms are going back as fast as the rolling suns can carry :hem." These are solemn truths, that should have their influence upon the farmers of Ohio. How are these results to be avoid, ed ? Hear him on this point: " To show to what extent the fertility of the soil can be increased, I refer to a statement in ihe last Patent Office Report. In tho year 1852, there were nine competitors for the premium corn crop of Kentucky, each of whom cultivated 10 acrcs. Their average crop was about 122 bushel* per acre. At this time the average crop of wheat per acre in the harvests of Great Britain, on a soil cultivated for centuries, is about double that produced on the virgin soil of Ohio. Why is this ? Simply because British Farmers are, for the most part, educated men, and apply the principles of enlightened agriculture fo their work. They pay hack to the earth what they borrow ; they endeavor by evert means in their power lo enrich the ground, end in return it enriches them. If our farmers instead of laboring to dotible their acres, would endeavor to double their crops, they would find lFa \vast saving of time and toil, and an increase of profits.—- Many of them never think of digging ten inches into the soil, unless they have dreamed about a crock of gold hid in the earth ; but if they would set about' tho work of digging in earnest, every man would find his crock of gold, without the aid of dreams or diviners." It is a good omen to see the active, intelligent minds of this State turned toward the vast importance of our farming interesls. Mr. Stewart has done a good work for Huron county, for which he is entitled to their grateful remembrance. dence About twelve months previous, the do. fendant had arrived in the village, and opened an establishment of millinery. Residing in a room connected with her shop, and all alone, she prepared the articles of her trade with unwearied labor and consummate taste. Iler habits were secluded, modest and retiring ; and hence she might have hoped to avoid notoriety, but for the perilous gift of that extraordinary beauty, w hich too often, and to the poor and friendless always, proves a curse. She was soon sought after by all those glittering fireflies of fashion, the profession of whose life everywhere is scduction and ruin. But the beautiful stranger rejected them all, with unutterable scorn and loathing.-— Among these rejected admirers was one of a character from which the fair milliner had everything to fear. Hiram Shore belonged to a family at once opulent, influential and dissipated. He was himself licentious, brave, anil ferociously revengeful —the most dreaded duelliat of the Southwest. It was generally known that he had made advances to win the favor of tho lovely Emma, and had shared the fato of all oilier wooers—a disdainful repulse. ' What is the matter, Isaac T Thee seems moved.' ' Well, if I seem ttjoved, it is no more then 1 .am. 1 have this day seen what 1 never expected. Thee knows that 1 always thought the sword and the gospel in. consistent, and that no man can be a soldier and a Christian at the same time; but Washington has this day convinced me of my mistake/ His.figure was tail, lean, sinewy, and straight as an arrow ; a face, sallow, bill, ious, and twitching incessantly with nerv*ous irritability ; a brow, broad, soaring, massive, and seamed with wrink!®;—but hot from age, for be was scarcely forty ; eyes, reddish yellow, like the wrathful eagles, as bright and piercing ; and finally, a mouth, with lips of cast iron—thin, cold, and sneering, the intense expression of which looked the living embodiment of an unbrealhed curse, lie was dressed in a suit of new buck8kin, ornamented after the fashion of Indian co-itume, with hues of every color of the rainbow. Elbowing his way slowly through the crowd, and apparently unconscious that he was regarded as a phenomenon, needing explanation, this singular being advanced, and with the haughty air of a king ■scending the throne, sealed himself within the bar, thronged os it was with the disciples of Coke and Blackstone, rnanv of whom, It was knoWr., esteemed themselves as far superior to those old and famous masters. The whole speech occupied but an hour. ' My friend/ said he, I am sorry :o dis turbyou, but that seat is mine.' ' \ ou'ro positive of that, are you V ro plied the stranger, with a rather coatempt. uous smile. The jury rendered a verdict of "Not Guilty," without leaving their box ; and three cheers, ljke successive roars Of an earthquake, shook the old courthouse from dome to corner-stone, testifying ihe joy Of the people. He then related what he had seen, and concluded with this prophetic remark : 'If George YVashington ia not a man of God. I am greatly deceived; and still more shall i be deceived if God, through him, does not work out a great salvation for America.' ' Pretty positive, sir,' said tlie other, surveying the interloper cooly. ' I regret to say that I can't help it,' answered the stranger j ' 1 have paid my fare to Augusta, and there is a strong probability that I shall go to Augusta, and in this seat too.' * Alter the adjournment, Which occurred about sunset, the triumphant advodate • rose and gave out an appbitilment—"I will preach in this bull to-night at eight o'clock." He then glided ofT through the crowd, speaking to no one, although many attempted to draw him into Conversation.Pete Whetstone ard the Mail Boy. Pete Whetstone, of Arkansas, was once traveling on horseback through tho interior of liie State, and called one evening to stay all night at a little log house near the road w here entertainment and a post office were kept. Two other strangtrs were tlier«( and the mail rider rode up about dark. Supper being over, the mail carrier and the two gentlemen were .invited into a small room furnished with o good fire and two beds, which were to accommodate the fotar persons for the night. The mail carrier was a little dirty, shabby, lousy-looking wretell, with whom none of the gentlemen liked tlie idea of sleeping. Pete Whetstone eyed him closely as he asked : Our friend hesitated, for he was a cautious man. His (jrst impulse was to try his own strength, in illustration of the doctrine, -'might makes right;' but an indisposition to quarrelling, united ith. the consideration, that tho stranger was tlie stronger man of the two, and might prove victor in a personal contest, induced, him to make application firstto the stage agent, who stood in. the vicinity. At fl o'clofck the courthouse was again thronged, end the stranger according to promise, delivered his sermon. It evinced the same attributes as his previous eto. quence st the bar ; the'same oompsot logic ; tho same burning vehemence, and increased bitterness of denunciation. Indeed misanthropy revealed itself as the pKDmi. nent emotion. The discoutse was a tirade against infidels* irt ivhichclass tho preacher seemed to include every body but him. self ; it was a picture of hell, eueh as Lucifer might have drawn, with a world in flames for his pencil. But os no dogs was to be found, order was again restored, and Dr. B—'— k«*pi on moving his arms. Soon YVyman threw his voice so as to proofed immediately from tHe Reverend gentleman, exclaiming, At nine o'clock on Christmas night, the inhabitants of Lewisburg were startled by a loud scream, as of one in njptfnl terror; while following that, with scarcely an inval. came successive rppprts of fire arms ; one, two, three, a dozen deafening roars. They flew to the shop of tho milliner, whence tho sounds proceeded ; puahed back the unopened door, and a scene of horror was presented. There she stood in the centre of the room, with a revolver in each hand, every barrel discharged, her features pale, her eyes flashing wildly, but her lips parted with a fearful smile. And there at her feet, weltering in his worm blood, his bosom literally riddled with bullets, lay the all-dreaded dueliist, Hiram Shore, gasping in tho last ngony. Ho articulated but a single sentence—"tell my mother that 1 am dead and gone to hell!" and instantly expired. "Who, in tho name C}f God, did this ?" exclaimed the appalled spectators. "I did it," said the milliner, "I did it to save mv honor." ' I believe I have a right to that seat,' said He, Mo Augusta. I have occupied it so far, and by tlio comitj existing between the sovereignties of that little world, a stage coach, it oo(Dht not to bo taken from me now. What is your opinion ?' ' Go it, my hoy, and don't spare elbow greese ; that's the time o' dnv!' All eyes were directed to "the Reverend gentleman, particularly Dr. O j. who looked daggers at him, while the ' tDhep. lie'ra of tl)e flock' cast his eyes aroupd in utter amnzemi-nt, Significant glances were givent by two maidens, whose appearance indicated that they hod paswd the meridian of charms, which Wyman observed, and immedia|ely cast his voice to them, renin i king. The contrast exhibited between the outlandish garb and disdainful countenance of the stranger, excited, especially, the risibility of the lawyers ; and the junior members began a suppressed titter, which grew louder, and soon swept around the circle. They doubtless supposed the intruder to be a wild hunter from the mountains, wTio hail never before seen the interior of a hall of justice. Instantly the cause and object of the laughter perceived it ; turned his head gradually, so as to give each laugher a look ; his lip curled with a smile of infinite scorn ; his yellow eyes shot arrows of lightning ; his tongue, protruding thro' his teeth, literally writhed like a serpent's, and ejaculated a single word—'-Savages!" No pen can describe the force he threw in. to that term, no pencil can paint the infernal furor of bis utterance, although it scarcely exceeded a whisper. But he accented every letter as though it was a separate emisston of fire that scorched his quivering l:pB ; laying horrible emphasis on S, both at the beginning and end of the word. ' You have a right to the seat, «nd shall have it,' said the agent. • Where do you sleep to-night my But one paragraph pointed to heaven, and that only demonstrated the utter impossibility that any human being should ever get there. * I'll thleep with you, I reckon, lisped th? youth, or with one o' them other fellers. 1 don't cafe which.' He was about to invite the usurper to take an outside passage, when a rough, good humored, and intelligent countryman, who oould see but little difference between an inside ride and the wind and rain with the congenial company of the driver, ten dered the new oomer his own seat, which he immediately vacated. ' *o-;- 1 r: 1 A friend at West Point tells a oomical anecdote; of a very difliuent young clergyman, who had been invited to dine with a professional brother, who also kept a young ladies' boarding school. He was introduced to a bevy of fair pupils in the drawing-room, and among them to a Mis M-—, to whom ho said, stammeringly, ' A-a a a —Miss M , a-a-t-I-I am not entirely tin. acquainted with you. I l l had the honor of keeping wltli j otfr father a short time ago !' if this isn't a rich specimen of the art of'.scraping acquaintance,' we have never heard of onte.—Knickerbocker. The other two gentlemen took the liint and occupied one of the beds together immediauly, ieqving (htfother bed and the confab to be enjoyed by Pete and  boy tojgether as best they could. Pete and the boy both commenced hauling off their diids, atia Pete getting into bed first, and wishing to get rid of sleeping »ith the boy* remarked very earnestly—' My friend, I tell you before hand, I've got the itch! and you'd better not get in kere with me, for the disease is catching.' ' Bless my soul, it can't bo possible—1 never thought our minister drank be- II there were symptoms of a storm outside, there were likewise symptoms of a Mofm inside, as the stranger gave way to the necessities of his situation, surrendered his first seat, and took the one «o generously offered him by the countryman. Aahe assumed his new seat,,* muttering about a 'd —d Yankee' was easily distinguished. A few auxiliary jolts of the stage aided in arousing his temper, nod at last he broke out in a regular tirade against the universal Yankee nation. t ' Nor docs lie,' exclaimed tho Rev. Mr. A . ' Ladies and gentlemen, this is utterly inexplicable to me, as 1 have not said a word. To be sure, 1 heard something vary near me, but 1 assure you it was not myself that used the phrase.' , Otlr two virgin ladic3 now moved somo distance -apart, cacti one believing tjte other the offqndqr, by breaking the decorum of the audience. At last, ia spite of all interruption, the magnetic fleep was produced. t)r. B now addressed tho audience, and said : ' Ladies and gentlemon,, yon see the of. feet of animal magnetism in the case pre; sent. No power on eurth except my own can arouse her from this deep sleep.' fore.' As may readily be imagined, the dscd caused an intense sensation. Public opinion, however, was divided- fhe poorer classes, crediting the girl's version of tbe story, lauded her heroism in ternwoi measuretess eulogy* But the Iriends of the deceased, and of his wealthy family gave a different and darker coloring to the affair, and denounced her as an atrocious criminal. Unfortunatelv for her, iho officers of the law, especially the judge and sheriff, were devoted comrades of the slaio, and displayed their feelings in a revolting partiality. The judge committed her with, out the privilege of bail, and the sheriff chained her in the felon'a dungeon. The boy, who was just getting into bed too, drawled out very cooly, ' Wal, I reokon that don't make a bit o' difference to me; I've had it now /or nearly these theven years,' and into bed he pitched along with Pete, who pitchodout in as great a htirry as il he had waked up a Fiofriet's nest in the bed. The other two gentlemen roared, and the mail boy, who had got peaceable possession of a bed to himself, drawled out—* Why you must be a thet of darned fules—mam and dad's got the eatoh a heap wurth than I is, and they slept in that bed last night when th|y was here at the quilling.' The other f#o strangers Were now in a worse predicament thap Pete had been, and bouncing from their nest? as if the house had been on fire, stripped, shook their clothes, put them on again, ordered their horses, and, though it was nearly ten o'clock, they all three left, and rode several miles to the next town before they slept, leaving the imputable mail carrier to the bliss of scratching and sleeping alone.— Southern Watch Totccr. How to Destroy LocoFocoisM.—The Pittsburg Journal is responsible for the following':1*"1''' " 'I hato the whole peddling set. ' I have a thorough contempt for thff land of wooden nutmegs,'said he to an easy tempered fellow by his side, f and dlways had ; and i.neveC'could sufficiently thank my stars that 1 was born and brought up south of the Potomac. They send out their meanest specimens to the south,' continued he, ■ and in tJje proportion to their numbers, they always remind me of the vermin which overrun Egypt. One of the first and most useful lessons I have-ever learn* was to hate a Yankee.' It was the growl of 8 red tiger, in the hiss of a rattlesnake, "SavaqeS !" ..ig : • ■ - " ' ' • '' S#id h lieRyy sided but clear headed oM laertnan, a Democratic n«niber oi the Legislature ; « Lease de bublic works, und bass dis Maine Liquor Law, and  n't-give a d~—n for da Democratic bftrf t y.' The general gaze, however, was at this point diverted by the advent of the prisoner, who then camo in, surrounded by her guard. Hers was a style of beauty to bewilder tho tamest imagination, and melt the coldest heart, leaving in both imagination and heart a gleaming picture, enamelled in fire, and fixed in a frame of gold from the stars. It was the spell ol an enchantment to be felt as well as seen. You might feel it in the flashes ot her countenance, olear as a sunbeam, brilliant as the iris ; in tho contour ol her features, symmetrical as if cut by the chisel of an artist ; in her hair of rich auburn ringlets, flowing without n braid—softer than silk, finer tnan gossamer ; in the eyes, blue as the heaven of southern surrmer, large, liquid and beamy ; in bar motions, graceful swimming, like tho gentle waflures of a bird's wing in the sunny air ; jn tho figure, slight, ctherial, like a sylph's or a ser- A variety of experiments was now tried upon the subject, when suddenly a voice was heard in tho mist of the committee, crying, ' Mad dog! mad dog V •Bow, wow, wow,' exclaimed Wyman, in imitation of a dog under (he chair of the magnetized lady. Quick as thought tfr. B. aha tlie committee sprang from the stage, and a movement was visible in the magnetized lady, of drawing her feet up to tho spokes of the' chair. At this moment, tremendous snarlinsr was heard under the stage. Guff' was called again to remove the intruders.• Wlmr is you dogs,' says CufT, pushing the broomstick under the stage, ' Jess luff mo hear whar you is,' and see if 1 don't sweeten you.' Asking too Much.—iA little boy ' well id his boots' for the first time, and very proud of tlnm, said to his mother after reading the customary chapter in Seott's Family Bible in the morning, ' Mather, why didn't Moses wear boots?' ' Why, my son, what makes you ask that; perhaps ho did wear boots, my dear, we don't know.' No, mother, he didn't, because the Bihlc says that the voice that came opt of the burning bush told him to take Oil his shoes.' There jus do reply to this clinoher. w Such is a brief abstract of*the circumstances developed in the examination of witnesses. The testimony closed, and the pleading began. It would have beon amusing to have watched the face ot our traveler from New Orleans, He had very carefully surveyed the features of the stranger as he settled into liiB seat, anda smile gathered upon his lips which seemed to nay he knew his man. He listened quite patiently to the denunciations of the others and fi'fally said, in a pleasant tone— ' You don't seom to like the Yankees V Tho stranger looked at him very closely before he answered, for he soarcely First of all, three advocates spoko in succession far the pioseeutien ; but neither their names nor their arguments are worth preserving, Orators of the blood and thunder genus, they about equally portioned their howling eloquence between tho prisoder and her leather robed counsel, as if in doubt which of the twain was then on trial. As for the stranger, he seemed to pay not the slightest attention to his oppolients, but remained motionless, with bil Mr. Simpins, your wife is a nice One now, is she not 1 Thank fortune I have found her out. ' Good Hfavens! you do not mean to insinuate that—- ■ ItW • I do not insinuate nny things—I callfd at your house '.wice this evening ond found your wife ok/.' ' W.e-l.l-r-a i-I y.'  Mrs. Bloomer says in the Lily, that a lady in tunic and trowseis may walk the streets of New York with as little molestation as if she were a street sweeper, To sharpen a man's memory—borrow $20 of him. To sharpen a man's eyesight—hunt up » rrtati who will lend him that amouuU Knowledge is no burden. i