Pittston Gazette and Susquehanna Anthracite Journal

              PITTSTON GAZETTE AND SUSQUE NA AMi\iicITE JOURNAL. 31 I0ttklt) Dtontrh In Pjm. 1'ittrntart, tjje JEttfonfilt, Wining, JHtrJitmiral, anil %iratan\ Snttratg of tjjt Cnnntnj, gnBtotian, flrotismtnt, to. )-Cmn Unite f tr gniHtm. VOLUME 3.--NUMBER 39. PITTSTON, PA., FRIDAY, MAY 13, ttsa. WHOLE NUMBER 143. Isabel Linton was beautiful, and she know it and glorified in the power she possessed of bringing men to worship at her shrine, and then proudly disdaining them. Then camc the thought that 1 was beneath her in everything but soul, and she proudly rejected me. 1 left her presence with a heart full of anguish and scorn ; anguish becau8o my idol had proved so utterly unworthy of my deep devotion—and scorn (or the'beautiful being who had embittered as 1 then thought, two lives for the sake of a false and ungenerous pride. Years passed, and I poured forth my whole soul in a song ; my uncle died and left me a large estate, and in the rich and gifted poet, 1 have been flattered and caressed by a heartless world. 1 have turned to love vou, my sweet and gentle Lilias ; and" though circumstances have not required it, I have from choice remained your tutor. 1 do not love you with the wild and passionate love of other years, but with a deeper, tenderer affection, that pervades my whlole being. Your gentle heart shall never bear the agony of knowing that the ioved qpe is false, for my whole life shall be devoted to you who seem like my guardian angel, sent lo soothe nnd bless me. You will always love me and be near me, my own Lilia.s." THINKS I TO MYSELF. has private cnterprize outstripped iuc Kov. I eminent in this particular, tliut the im*v of the United States is no longer the liiiht arm of her power or defence, our naval officers have been sent lo learn from the navy of monarchies; those from other lands have been sent lo learn from private enterprize, the score; of our success. '— So much as testimony against the evil of selecting all the leading officers of our country from one class, No man, however, learned in any profession can know everything, yet it is u fact, that one small class in our country is set up to know more than all the rest. To those whom these words are addressed, we say, '-do you not think gentlemen that you would find some benefit in being more generully acquainted with the laws of our common country ; do you not think there is something wrong in the management of '.he political affairs of our country ; in short, do you not think there is a general want of " citizen knowledge." water, wring it as dry as possible, and give the floor a lost and hard wiping with it- Afterwards go on lo the next portion of the floor, wet it, scrub it, wipe it' three times, and proceed in the same rttan'rier, ft piece at a lime, till you have pone over the whole ; changing the dirty water for clcaik' whenever you find it necessary. Wheu the floor has been scrubbed, leave the sashes raised while it is drying, l'or scour, j ing '--common floors that are Very dirty, , have bv ybu an old tin pan with some feray sand in it ; and alto* sapping thebtMsh, rub on it some sand also. VCTe believe the above are the neb'essary directions, and if strictly followed, will consilium ail amusement of the most taking chamcter, and many a gentleman who wouhWt give a straw for all the pofkas that wetc ever invented, would give his eyes ancf1-his heart for a sight of the young ladies "thking off their grandmothera."—iV. Y. Organ. THE PITTSTON GAZETTE, It is a grand mistake into which many youth fttll, that manual labor is 7,01 Jlo»oral/le. Tu be a merchant, a lawyer, a Ciom0r, an engineer, a military or naval ofucer, ur a shipmaster, is, in their esteem, much mot„ lionoruWo than to bo a mechanic or a fitrin«r. cttnll0t be denied tltwt a|l these other occupations require exertion. The doctor oftentimes ! us weary when his day's work is done, as I the farmer or blacksmith can bo ; bui lis is not half so sure of a quiet night's rest as they are, and we all know what hardships engineers are exposed to, as well as persons who follow the seas. We often see vigorous young men seeking places as clerks in stores. They all hope for. (and generally expect,) some favorable tide in the affairs of life, which "will lead them on to fortune." MUtake of American V outh. AND I saw her again but a few days ago, When Kossuth caine down to our city ; The name of the lady I never did know ; But, thinks 1, she's uncommon pretty, /.ud witty ; Snaqucliaua Antliracito Journal PUBLISHED WEEKLY BV M. IUQHART 8 II. S. PHILLIPS, Though no lines of care or sorrow were visible on that smooth brow, yet her heart was a blighted thing, and while the blight smile curved fier haughty lip, her soul was dark ar.d sod. She had loved as only one. of her wild passionate nature could love— and one far beneath her. Ojif H'lttiiJtof Mailt Strut, sm*'l of III "I.ong Store" of It'isner 4' tVvoU. Thinks I to myself, I have seen her before— Fine facc, and I'lack eye#, and black hair-, But I could not tell where, as I thought of it T«r "Caiitte Ic Journal" l« published every Friday, ai'two per milium. fvro lioliura nnd Fifty Conta will be charged if not paid within the your. !f • paper will be discontinued until nil arrearage* are paid. Advkrtisk.mkktb lire inserted couspicuounly al Oxk 1)oi.- LAHper nurture of fourteen iinei for three inaerifoni; andlvvKsTV-rivie Ckxt« additional for every nubaequcnt Insertion. A liberal deduction to Ihoae who advertise for tlx loonth* or the whole year. Work.—W« have conuecU'd with our eatabllnhtneiu a wU •elected Assortment of Joe Tvtk, which will ena ble u« to execute, in the neatest style, every variety of luting. _____ more, And hang mc if I could tell where ; 1 declare She had listened to words of love from one haughty as herself, but placed in a dependent position her father's household.— She had proudly bade him leave her, and had dashed the cup of happiness to the ground ere it was tasted, because her pride whispered that he who should have shared it with her, with all his noble of soul and pride of intellect, was a dependant. Walter Mordant was the only son of poor (hough respectable parents, who had by practicing the strictest economy, man uged to give him a liberal education. I could not tell how, when, or where, Rut now both the time and the place 1 remember, I remember her pleasing address; ylt a certain hotel in the month of September, We met in the doorway, I guess ; POETRY. Yes, yes ; Thinks I, she's the person, I guess. Thinks I, she would muke a good parlnsr for life, From the Waverlcy Magazine. Heart Thanks To tnc v'ho gave vie a leaulifvl Rose. But she's married or spoken for, I s'posc ; Still, it that's not the case, and if—I had no wife, Thinks I to myself I'd " propose." Goodness known, Other men liavo accumulated vastsgms of money in buying and selling goods, why not 1 ? is the language they use.— They rarely consider that hut a very small number of those who embark ever complete the voyage. Where one succeeds, ten, fifty, perhaps a hundred luil. WHY CATCH COLD? bv w. ii. r. After completing his studies, knowing lhat he must no longer remain n burden to his indulgent parents, he sought and obtained a place as tutor to Lilias Hunter, the orphan neico of Col. Linton, who was then a delicate but lovely child.— Here he met Isabel, and long and truly did he love hsr. None expected that beneath that calm exterior, beat a heart full of passionate affcction for the haughty Isabel.True Friendship. This is the season ot the year, when it becomes a sort of second nature to some to be constantly complaining and suffering with coughs and colds. If they- #an es. cape so providential a calamity for ' one short week even, it becomes a proper sub. ject of congratulation, that they can dispense with all the dirty appendages of a " spring cold," and appear once moro like men and worfterl; 1 thank thee for the pretty rose If it want for all thnt, I'd propose Thou kindly gav'st to me, Fair ludy of the southern sun, Lilias did no', reply. She only raised her head, and pushing back her lonC; gol. den curls, gazed lovingly into his fnce.— Walter was satisfied, and began to whisper toiler so low, that it would bo impossible for a third person to distinguish a word, though it must have been very interesting, for Lilias blushed and smiled, and seemed very attentive. Rut I'm married think'* I to myself 'tis a pity,' I'm tied ; and I cannot undo it; [dilty, Yet, think* 1, there's no harm in writing this BY S. llEKUEUT LAiNCEV Hut nil industrious, thrifty farmer sel. dom fails to provide for himself and family the common comforts of life. The skillful and practical mechanic, too, is generally sure of u remuneration for his labor, and with commom prudence, he can provide a competence for the future. That princely fortunes con be heaped up by handling the plow, the jackplane, or the sledge, we do not say ; nor is it pretended that men arc as likely to acquire fume on ihe furm, or at ihe workbench, as at the bar. Bui the history of the world will show that the men who have dune most for the welfare of their race, and whose memories are cherished with the most respect, come from the hard working ranks.— Princely fortunes are more eagerly wasted than won, and while the moderate possessions of the farmer or mechanic supply all the necessaries of life, thev attended with few temptations (o luxury or extravagance, and still fewer risks from the folly or fraud cf others. And of the southern sea ! For I'm a lonely wanderer What a miserable world would this be without the warm, gentle influence of Though it's well riiy wife dostn't know it. Old j»oC t! From northern vales afar— Though still, indeed, the light of home ®To mc's a guiding star. friendship ; the kindly interchange of feeling between man and man—the words of comfort and consolation to llio poor— the kind words of condolence to the bereaved—the soft and gentle whisperings of affection to the sick—the farewells of the dear loved ones to the dying ;—these, and many other and dearer ties of true friendship, which now gladden our hearts, and throw around us their gentle influence.— Were thry but tuken fioin us—were we to live on, regardless of our fellow men, of their joys and woes, oh ! what a truly miserable and selfish world this would be.— And were it thus, who, 1 ask, would wish to live, to breathe, to be a man ? Rather than live thus, I would wish to be luid to rest in the quiet of the cold grave, over w hich the long grass would wave, and, un. marked by any stone, it would soon be forgotten—for Affection, thut angel of love who now visits- the graves of the departed, drops a tear in niemorium, heaves a sigh of regret, and plants the weeping willow, that over the sleeper's head it may spread its shady branches,-waving them sloivly and mournfully, fanning his marble brow ; that plants the little rose bu.-h, that emblem of love aud purity, beside the grave, that it may shed its fragrance around the spot ; that shortens the would-be long gruss, that type of iorgetfulnew and decay. Yes, Affection, '.hut doeth all these things, would not visit our graves lliev, and they would be forgotten, und .T.an would not heed our lone resting place. Tis well that your wife doesn't know it. From the Scientific .American, Citizen Knowledge. Now it is our misfortune, perhaps, to take quite a different view of this malady from many others. Colds without doubt, under ordinary circumstances, are avoidable, and should be regarded as punishment for physical violations, rather than an arbitrary dispensation. By the use of sponging, or some other application of water every morning on first getting out of bed, followed by a brisk rubbing, a healthy tone is given to the skin, that greatly assists it in maintaining a proper action and proves a safeguard lo the common influence of sudden changes of temperature.— Nono who have never tried it, can imagine its bountiful reward of pleasure and animation, and consequently are not the proper arbiters. That iron-sided man, Thomas H. Benton, says he owes his present sprightliness and vivacity of mind to1 the practice of daily ablutions, and Sir Astlcy Cooper said : " Uie methods are temperance, early rising, and sponging the body every morning wilh oold water imi mediately after getting out of bed, a practice which 1 have adopted for thirty years icilhout catching cold." Mney instances of a similar choiacter might be presented where testimony of tlie highest order has been given were it necessary. It should not be concealed, that one of the most fatal sources of common colds, especially among females, is the practice of wearing thin shoes in winter. This ia a subject thnt demands the most earnest attention. Those who are so wilfully devoted to the charms of a beautiful foot, that they will sacrifice for il a healthy constitution in any contingency, arc lost to one of iho first obligations that pertain to' our mortal existence. As if the rosy cheek and etrong lungs, were far less efficient symbols of fireside joys, or heart-felt sympathy than the tiny foot compressed in brocade. Then in our winter months, when the roads .are cold and damp, these thin-clad feet arc necessarily brought to a temperature much below the pulse of robust health. Physiologist* have ascertained that the blood as k issues from the heart is 101 degrees, but often jvhen at the sole of the foot, it' is not more than 90 degrees. Unless the feet are protected by nonconductors, unless females can cv* dure tlte mortijicahon of wearing will made hoots, even us warm as many worn by males, they are not secure from the Vibissitudes of our northern climate, and " se. vere colds" wilV be the consequence, followed by chill fever or consumption, and life itself must eventually pay the debt of youthful pride and folly.— Wuvcrly Mag. A few days hare hut passed away— Since 1 have seen the summer flowers Beneath the grass lie dead , The secret would never have been disco, vered but the health of Lilias failing, the physicians recommended a few years residence in a warmer climate. There is a very general opinion abroad, an old and venerated one too, that learning and knowledge are two entirely different things. Thus, for example, a scholar —one who has a corrcct knowledge of the dead lunguages—is called " a learned man," while another person, better acquainted with ait and scienc?, but having only a knowledge of his native topgue, is culled " an unlearned man." The distinction ts not a corrcct one, for learning consists in the amount of useful truths (relating to any subject, art, or trade,) which a man has stored up in his mind, aud can apply, or direct others who to apply them, upon every |Droper occasion. The scholar is not to Le lightly looked upon by the arlist because I.e cannot model or paint a figure, neither is the artls.to be treated lightly by the scholar, because he cannot converts about the works of Praxiteles in the language of .the ancient urlist. No one man can ktiow nil things or do all Hut 'twas in climes where chilling blasts Illcw fiercely o'er the plain, CHAPTER IV. "Fur down in the spirit's deep, deep well And ice and snow were holding earth Beneath their wide domain. The e was a hidden grief which none might tell ; For the eye laughed on, and the lip was bright; And none might dream of a hopeless night, Col. Linton immediately prepared to send her under proteciion of her tutor, to Italy, and it was when Walter came to part from Isabel, that his feelings burst forth with a vehemence lhat defied control. He told her all ; how he had ever loved her, and he could nol leave her, perhaps forever, without telling her; and the haughty Isabel forgot for one briof moment, station, wealth, everything, and leaned her proud head confidingly on his breast and wept for very happiness. He bent over her, and whispered softly,— "Some time, clearest Isabel, 1 will return and claim you for my bride, but not as an humble tutor." But iww I'm neath a southern sky, And down upon me gleams The same bright sun lhat used to haunt Whose shadows so heavy and cheerless all, Has wrapped her heart in its gloomy pall." It was early morning when Col. Linton stepped out on the portico to welcome the child of his adoption. The carriage wus ftt the door, and Waller had already alighicd, and stood with extended hand to asfist Lilias, when Isabel appeared, her eyes sparkling, and cheeks glowing Dviih happiness. My childish, wondring dreams; For 1 have dreamed of Southern climes, Of gay and gorgeous llowcrs, Of birds which sang the BWcitcst strains Throughout the golden hours. There's more of kindness in thy gift Than were it wealth untold, And dearer far to me's this gilt There can be no doubt that agricultural employments are tlie most nalurul to men, and there is no country on the globe where the facilities for those employments are so great as in the United Stutes. It requires but n very small ouilav to obtain a respectable farm to begin with. A good knowledge of husbandry can be easily acquired. The implements of labor are as good and qjito as cheap as can be found) the world over. The products of the earth are sure of a good imrket, and one which is easily reached. The title of land iswtll secured, and large monopolies, such as tome ot the countries of the Old World are burdened with, can never exist here. Than thrice its weight in gold; May flowers fair thy journey strew She gazed earnestly at Waller,'"then at the graceful figure of a beautiful girl who leaned trustingly on his arm. In a moment Lilias wus folded in the arms of Col. Linton, who, after embracing her, gazed admiringly at her, then cuught her to his breast nguin, exclaiming, " This cannot be my own little Lillie !" Down througn the paths of Time— O, daughter of the southern sea, .And of the southern clime ! She drew her tall form up to its fullest he ght and sororng back ihe scalding tears to their fountains, she motioned him lo the door and bade him leave her forever. He fixed his dark eyes on her with an expression of intense suffering, and murmured in a low, pas8ionalc tone, " Isabel, dear Isabel." tilings, therefore u man shouW tSffy bo respect* d ftir what lie docs well in his profession, whatever that profession may Lc —a teacher of languages, or the scii nces, or u maker of coats, or shoes. In speaking thus, we also assert that no excellence of hand, in executing wotks of art, or quantity ol it,—in other words, however good a mechanic or artist a man may be, call make him respected, unless lie is a mor»l, honest, and wise. There are some qualifications, which every man must possess to mako him respected, and others which every American should possess, apart from his ocetipution, whntever that may be, in oreer to perform his duties correctly as a good citizen. This we call "citizen knowledge." As we havo said before, every man should do every thing he professes to do, well ; if he is a machines! let luiu be a good one ; if he is a carpenter let him r.ot be a slovenly, coarse, and ignorant one, for his tindo certainly can exercise the highest, and 1»est qunli ties (if mind; it he is a Miner of horses, lot him shoe well, in shoit let »il endeavor to excel in what their hands find to do.— Hut along with this, every American citi zen has great responsibilities resting upon him'; liberty can only exist among a virtuouo and intelligent people, and certainly it is our duly to warn our readers ol a neglect of their duties, so far as it coines within the scope of our journalism. The very great majority of our readers are mechanics and manufacturers, and to you, we say, it is our opinion, that you either lack some " citizen knowledge," or else you do not do your duty to your country in getting men appointed to offices, whicb their callings point them out as the very persons fitted to perform the duties of said offices, and ftlso for suffering others to be appointed to such offices, whose profession, in a great degree, presents a total absence of the very qualities so necessary for the right performance of the loading duties belonging to the said offices. It is very evident to any one that there are many leading public offices in our country, which should be filled w ith mechanics and merchants, but all those offices are conlincd to a very small class, the lawyers; they fill every important office, from the President to the Collector of the Tort ol New York. Is it a fact, that all the numerous trades in our country, our agriculturists, numbering two thirds of the population, our professors and teachers, are all so ignorant, or thick headed respecting the duties of the leading offices in this country, that they cannot be trusted l Is it credit, able to our people thus, ol their own free will and accord, to vote themselves incapable of self government excepting thro' tlio hands of a very small class of out population. It is certainly a great honor to the laA\yors, thus to distinguish themselves ond stand up above all other classes. It is not their fault, but good lortune, thus to bo distinguished, and we say unto our readers—our mechanics nnd manufacturers—"see well to it, where the fuult lies in you, and remedy it as soon as possible." We have no doubt, hewever, but some offi cos. never filled by practical mechanics, suficr in consequence. "It is a most singular truth," says a late number of the " Shipbuilder's Manual j" that of the many improvements whice have found place on shipboard in this country, those introduced by private enterprize, have very far transcended those of the navai service , so far Walter gazed silently on, nnd when lie had relC ased her drew her towards-him, and taking hrr hand, Iney both knelt hefore the good old man, and Walter ashed his blessing, and permission to make Lilias his own. The Colcnel was very much surprised, but gave a willing consent, and with a voice husky with emotion, blessed the child ho had ever regaided as his own, and the one she had chosm to guide her along the road of lilc. 13 y MINNIE MI NOT CIIAPTKk 1 " Mind may be renounced for ajes, Reason rear her altar f 1 i0'h But the-hoart's more humble pages, Live unrcaJ and darkened die." For an instant the parted lips quivered, the small hand trembled, and then, though her voice was husky, and the blue vei.is swelled fearfully on her forehead, she bade liirn go. Hi* eyes flashed proudly, and slowly and haughtily he lei*, the apartment.With these thoughts, so sad, so mournful before us, let us cherish true friendship— prize it as a dear gift, from our ever kind and watchful Father in Heaven, and be cautious lest we, by word or deed, mar its joyousness. The world, even now, is not what it should be. it is too cold and unfeeling, loo fickle and penurious, and does not heed tlip dear ties ot love and affection and the finer feelings of the hunuin heart. It throws around the heart of the young man, as he comes into the world as a man of business, a blighting influence; it dries up, one by one, the generous and sympathetic fountains of his youthful heart.— This blighting influenje is not, however, thrown over all hearts, for there are many whoso kind and sympathetic feelings are inexhaustible, and no blighting influence can uflect them. The moon is shining brightly, and its pure beams fall on many a scene ot happiness and misery ; it casts a calm halo uround the brow of innoccnce, nnd wreaths itself as if in mockery about the brow of guilt; its soft light silvers the jialacc of wealth, and brightens the home of the cottager. The farmer—iliat honest, goodly far. rner—is one of tlie most independent men in I lie wide world, lie lias the promise of the Great Creator that seed-time and harvest shall not fuil. lie may always plow in hope and reup with joy. To till earth, then, is leully an honorable—a noble calling. Thus they parted ; one to fix his aim on high aiid holy things, the other to struggle with her own proud heart. Isabel seemed turned to stone. She tried to speak, but could not, and it was only when Waller tinned to her, and with a slight degree ol embarrassment presented Li lias, that her presence of mind returned, and she calmly welcomed Wulterand her fcctuin to the home of her father.— None can tell the aaony of her soul as she saw her bright dreams dispelled, and she coldly left lor another. CHAPTER III " I would X did not love thee fo Lest God should desolate the shrine, And lay the glorious image low, So like to His, so like ta thine." But it does not require that a man sho'd bo enslaved to the plow, nor that he should make companions ot his slfteep and oxen. The shrewdest and most intelligent men who sit on our juries and help malCe our laws, come .from their fanus and return to thrin as soon as their public duties terminate, The good sense, sobriety, contentment, industry and love of order, which characterize our American farmer, are (under God) among the most important safeguards of public pence and prosperity. Let us glide with the moonbeams into yonder stately mansion, where all is still und no lights are visible. They steal through an open casement, and fall upon the form of a inaidwi. Her head is henl upon her hands, which arc clasped upon her Uosom ; her white lips arc compresscd, as if to slide the moan of anguish that struggles to cscape ; her dark locks full about her like a pall, and are rendered still blacker by the diamonds that glitter among them ; her breast heaves convulsively, the small hands are tightly clenched, and as she slowly lifts her head front her bosom, the features of a young girl are revealed. She is very beautiful, but the light that burns in those dark eyes is unholy, and the compressed lips and heaving bosom arc too full of passion to be Firt: years have passed away, and Isabel Linton is still unmarried. She is still as haughty and unbending as when we first introduced her to the render. That night the ColontI gave a mngnifi. cent fete hi honor cf the return of Lilias ; and none who gazed on Isabel us she mo. ved wiili ihe step of an empress among her father's guests dreamed she was not The Colonel ha3 sent for Lilias, nrd preparations are being made to receive her. Walter Mordant will come with Lilias, and the heart of Isabel beat quicker at the thought, lie is no longer the humble tutor, except in name, but is known to the world a3 a gifted poel, before whose mighty intellect the haughtiest will bow. happy Mow sweet and endearing is tlio friend, ship of the "loved ones at home." for it is there that we can gather around us true hearts, whose affections cling to us in all their purity and loudness. There the heart, the mind, and soul of man can find sweet peace, true friendship, and sympathetic hearts ; and when he steps lorth into the noisy world, he sees and feels how precious are true friendship and the endearments of home, and he treasures them the more securely ; and when they  assemble around the cheerful home-lire, their hearts come back and re unite, uncontaminated bv the cold touch of the The hours glided swiftly by, and at last the guests.had all departed, and Isabel and Lilias sought their chambers. But before going, the loving Lilias twined her soft A New Amusement. We have sometimes thought it might prove a most useful thing for the pale, feeble and sickly young women of the present day, if some competent person should get up a series of amusements for them, filled to develop and strengthen their physical powers. Suppose, for example, we should get up an amusement called "Taking oil' our Grandmothers," in which one or several of these feeble young ladies should appear in short gown and petticoat, with pails, soap and scrubbing brush, and yktij scrubbing the floor—mind only jD7ay it, though of course to be pluyed effectively it should bo done as vigorously, and as nearly like our grandmothers who did it in earnest as possible. The brush should be laid on as hard, and the floor made as clean as if it was done in earnest instead of fun, but you are to remember that it is only to be luu, fashionable fun, and you know that a great many fashionable amusements are as fatiguing as scrubbing floors, for in. stance, dancing all night. Only let some ingenious body contrive to make it a fashionable amusement, to take off our grand, mother's floor scrubbing, and our word for it, many of our fudhion8ble young women, who don't seem to have strength enough to pick up a fan or handkerchief, would go through the whole process of scrubbing a floor, and do it well. It i? only as work that they can't do it. Fun is altogether another thing, arms around the neck of her "beautiful sister," us she called Isabel, and between blushes and smiles and tears, told her of her love for Waller, arid that in threo short months she should be his britji; and Isabel unable longer to control her feelings, burst from her cmbrace, and fled to her Isabel is sitting at her window, thinking how she will tell him that she loves him, and that her heart has never wandered from him through all those weary years. I; is the hour of twilight, and the last beams of the setting suri have cast a soft dreamy tint over the green trees and bright hued flowers that are smiling and weeping, as they seem, by the uncertain light. Isabel sees Walter in imagination, as he last parted from her ; she seems to hear his low voice broathe, " Isabel, dear Isabel," in the same tono as years ago; she sees htm as he left her proudly, mournfully, and her lofty spirit is overcome by the hour and by.gone memories. Tears steal slowly down her cheeks, and she thinks she will reward him when he returns, for these long years of unfaltering faith and constancy which have passed. lovely Those pale lips part and murmur words that tell of a spirit untamed and reckless. " Would that I was dead, was all she uttered, and bowing her head upon her bosom she resumed heiHormermotionless position. The moonbeams still linger,but they seem to fall pityingly and tenderly on the wretched and deserted girl. azine Fanny Fern's Lectures When Isabel was alone with her own dark thoughts, she sank usou her knees, and bowing her head upon her hands, remained motionless until she uttered the words written in the first chapter, '-Would that I were dead." own apartment "A Roman lady who takes a liking to a foreigner, does not sast her eyes down when he looks at her, but fixes them upon him long, ami with evident pleasure. If the man of her cftofce feels tho like sentiment, and asks, " Are you fond of me 1" she rfcplics with the utmost frankness, "Ves, my dear." world, True friendship is the beacon star that auides the " voyager o'er life's broad ocean," back to the fond hearts at the "old house at home," who blessed him, and spoke sweet words ol affection to hirr., when he left' its "grateful shelter," and went forth into the world a man nmong men.— Waverley'Magazine. Turn we to another apartment in the same mansion. You double-distillcd_ little simpleton ?— don't you know better than that 1 Don't you know that courting is like a vast hunting party—all the pleasure lies in the pur. suit ? that the sport is all over whe» the deer is caught ? Certainly you don'l catch an American girl ' 'doing as the Romans do." She undorsJ.ands the philosophy of the thing, nnd don't diop down like a shot pigeon at the first arrow from Cupid's quiver. If she is wounded ever to bad, she spreads her wings and flies off, alighting here, there, and everywhere ; leading her pursuer through bog, ditch, and furrow ; sometimes (lapping her bright wings close to hi-4 face, and then out of sight—the mis-' chief knows where—to return again the next minute. In this way she finds out how much trouble he is willing to take for her ; and the way he knows how to prize her when she is caught, would astonish your Roman comprehension, my dear. Now I never saw a masculine Roman* but 1 will just tell you, in passing, that American gentlemen always go by the rule of contraries ; if there are any of them with whom you desire most particularly not to be bored with, all you have to do is to make a pretense of the most intense desire for their acquaintance ; and vice *ec- Well that her wild prayer was not answered, for she lived till her proud heart was humbled and purified. Many a year of suffering was hers—but she banished that first strong passion, and learned at last that a lowly and contrite spirit is of more worth than all tho proud pleasures of this Kneeling before a richly curtained couch is another maiden, but her solt blue eyes arc turned upwards, and her bright lips are murmuring words of praise and thankfulness to Him who gave her life, "1 thank thee, Father, (or my being," she breathed, and the ttoft, holy starlight gathered purely around her young brow. She rose from her kneeling attitude, and approaching a table that stood near, and bending forward, ni)0 pressed her lips to a miniature which lay upon it; then blushing as if detected in the act, she stole hastily to her couch, and nestling her head in the pillows, soon fell into that sleep known only to the young und iur.o. world Mrs. Partington. Darkness is settling upon the earth, and the outlines of her landscape grow dimmer and dimmer, and the Mars come out one by one, yet sho moves, but still dreams on, unmindful of the flight of Did she marry ? " Does lssaac manifest any taste for poetry, Mrs. Partington ?" asked the schoolmaster's wife, while conversing on the merits of the youthful Partington. The old lady w as busting a chicken w hich her friends had sent her from thecountiy. Oh, of course she did ; a man every way as noblo and worthy as ber love ; and should you see her now » ith her troop of merry children, you could never bring yourself to believe that tlio beautiful Isabel had ever a cloud on her brow ; you would not believe that kneeling in anguish, she had ever murmurad those fearful words, " Would that 1 were dead !" time " Oh, yes," said the old lady, smiling ; " he is very partiully fond of poultry, and it always seems as if he can't get enough of it." The falling dew lins jewelled her dark tresses, yet she heeds it not, for her tho'ts are far away with Walter. Let us turn to him, and see if ho is dreaming of Isabel, as she is dreaming of him, Far away in the sunny land of Italy, where the skies arc the brightest, and every breeze whispers of beauty, are seated two lovers (for such we should call them) on a bank of soft {(men turf, cent The old spit turned by the fire place in response to her ar.swcr, while the busting was going on. '• 1 mean," said the old lady, "does lie show any of tlio divine afflatus?' The old lady thought a moment. " As for divine flatness—I aon't know about it. He's had all the complaints ol children, and when ho was a baby he lell and broke the cartridge of his nose, but I hardly think he's ba'd this you speak of." The roasting chicken hissed and spurted, and Mrs. Partington basted it again.— Carpel Bag. As few of our fashionable friends would snow how to get up this amusement, on account of never having seen it don*, we supply the receipt from our collection of hints to housewives. CHAPTER II Great Country. I soc thy glorious lips of red, Thy lips of love and prido, ' And in its quiver read the thoughts Thy words pcrchancc would hide Turnips grow so large in Oregon that they use them as targets for artillery practice, while rudUhes come forth with such magnifioent proportions that one has been painted and varnished, and is now used as a liberty pole in front of the Atlantic and Pacific Metropolitan Democratic Hotel.— We gather the above from a letter received by the last steamer. Have you never seen that fnco before, render ? Do you not recognize Walter Mordant jn that noble-looking man who is sitting beside tho sunny-haired maiden, with one hand clasped in hers, and gazing tenderly in her young face 1 For this purpose have a small tub or bucket of warm water j an old saucer to hold a piece of brown soap, a large, thick tow-linen floor-cloth, and a long handled scrubbing brush. Dip the whole of the cloth into the water, and witli it wet a portion of the floor. Next, rub some soap on the bristles ot the brush, and scrub hard all over the wet place. Then dip your cloth into the water, and with it wash the suds ofl the floor. Wring the cloth, wet it again, and wipe the floor with it a second time. Lastlv, wash the cloth about in the On the banks of the Hudson stands the elegant mansion of Col. Linton, who, on the death of his wife had retired to his country-seat, where lie resided alone, with the exception of his only daughter and the child of a deceased sister. " Lifias darling, I will tell you all," he is saying. " Many years ago I loved one who loved me in return, but who was far above me in station and wealth, We were about to part, and I told her my love ; she listened, and then leaned her head upon my breast, cvon as you arc doing now. Bless my soul! you liavn't got so fat aa A, B, C ; you are in an awful benighted state tor a female, t labored under the impression that the Foreign Mission Society had attended to the evangelization of Kotue. J'tf wwe seui Although Isabel Linton resided some distance from the city, yet she did not pine in solitude, for the fame of her beauty, and being tlm acknowledged heiress of her faliter's immense wealth brought many suitor* af hpr fret. "You bachelors ought to be taxed," said a lady to a resoluta evador of the noose matrimonial. An illiterate correspondent, who is given to sporting, wants to know when the "Anglo-Saxon race," so much talked about, is to come off, Who'll inform ? - -4 »♦D " I agree with you perfectly, madam," was the reply, "for bachelorism certainly s n luxury,"'