Huntingdon Journal

              " I SEE NO Stab above the horizon, promisino lioht to guide vs, but the iNrEiLiOKNT, PATRIOTIC, UNITED Whio Party op the United States."—IWebster.
BY WM. BREWSTER.
HUNTINGDON, PA., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1854
VOL. 19. NO. 35.
TERMS : j shared thc dangers, sports, and fatigue ofhnnt-1     "A small party of us wore hunting nlongthe
The "TlfNTiNoiJON JoinsAi." is publishedat I ing wiih their master.   These were proceeding ' margin ofthe lake, when, nrriving atthe inonlh the following rates: i ^3 quietly as himself, when auHfenly ihcv slop-1 of this stream snd observing its wild  beauty,
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If paid at tbo end of the venr 2.00 i forward and wero soon oul of sight.
And two dollars and fifty cents if not paid till 1      Hocking Iml called tlicm back, nnd was be- after the expiration of the vcar.   No subscriptifin I    . . .      , ,        ,
will hc tnkou for a less period tbnn six monihs. | P"'\"S "> cvaiumo the grounds, when a report and nopapcr willbe discontinueil, except at the | of lire-arms mnde faint by distance, was   just
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audible, and shortly afler another was heard.
"Something's going on in that quarter, for sartin," said tho trapper, for tho want of a com¬ panion speaking to himself. ''Iwill jnsl look arter theae skins a-bit, and then .see what it means."
A few miles distant from the callin, a scene of allogelher a dill'erent character was occur¬ ring. A yonng man was defending himself agninst a small party ol Iiidinn.s, slowlyrelreat- ing all thc while in the (lircctioii marked out Business m\n advort(sine "hv the Quarter, ilaif | ''V llic open Irail, which he managed to koc]) in sight of, although he did not walk in it, forin many places it was so open  thnt it would have
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of game. In one of these excursions, I lo.it my companions, and in search of thera got con¬ fused by .several trails, ond finally lost my own. I have now licen wandering alone for more than a week, and have been skirmishing with Indians ever since day break."'
"You are a good shot—have a 6ne rifle and a stout heart of your own; but a litlle hof blooded and rash; well, woll, those are the faulls of youth, wbicb tiinc'll cure. Young mnn, I rather like you, nnd if so be that yoa can pul up with a trapper's home, you're welcome to a bit of venison and a skin to sleep upon."
The young hunter accepted his ofl'er wilh thanks, and the two proceeded on tbcir way to the cabin. Before they arrived there, Fo.iter Lovel. the name ofthe young man, became ac-
Icft him exposed to the arrows of the savages. I qnaiiited with the reason for the indilTerence of Ho bad never troil upon  thnl trail, but the j Hocking regarding the arrows of the suvag.-'s.
knowlcdgo of hunting satisfied him from itsap- The fact was, the head covering was nstecl hr 1- =1, .i.u,.„=i,, .., uu     -..- ..„      uu „u I pcnrnncc. that it led to tho lodge of aomewhite   ">«'. vi,sor, *c.. while under the shirt a polished
Business  Cards not exceeding six lines, one   man. Boundiu" from tree to tree, bohind which I breast-plate ofthe same niaterial.1, relicsof chi-
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he sought momentary shelter, he managed for a. long time to keep in advance of his foe.s,3oinc I of whom had been trying hard togetinhisrenr,
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Cljoicc lloctrg.
.    SEVEKTY-SIX.
ov  WM. CIJI.I.EN  nav.iNT.
What heroes from the woodland sprung.
When, through thc fresh awakened land, The thrilling ory of freedom rung, And to the work of warfare slrung Tho yeoiian's iron hand I
Ililln flung the '^ry to hills around,
And ocean-mart replied to mart, And streams, whoso springs were yot unfound, Pealed far aw.iy tho startling souud, Into thc forest's heart.
Then marched the brave from rocky steep.
From mountnin river swiH and cold. The border.s of the stormy deep, The vales where gathered waters sleep,
Sent up the strong and bold.
.\.a if tho very earth again
Grew quick wiih Ood'.s creating breath And, from tho sods of grovs nnd gion, Rose ranks of lionhearted men
To battle to tho death.
The wife, whose babe first amiled that day,
The fair fond bride of yeaterevo, And aged sire and matron gray, Haw tho loved warriors hasle away, And deemed it siu lo grieve.
Already had the strife begun:
Already blood on Concord's plain Along tho springing grass had run, And blood had flowed nt Lexinglon, Like brooks of April rain.
That dealh slain on thn vernal sward
Hallowed to freedom all the ahore;
In fragments fell the yoke abhorred—
The footstep ofa foreign lord
Prolaned the soil no more.
one ofhis wily foes wore exposed, an unerring ball was sure to mark il. In this manner he had nlrcady killed, or fatally wounded thrrro, while several others hnd received flesh wounds which made them cantiona of exjioaing them¬ solves afterwards. Nor had he wholly escaped their shafts, for hia dress was stained by blood in several piaccs, where the arrows of hia foes had nlao made their mark. For sovoral hours had he been thu3 engaged, and ho felt his strength gradually giving way to over-exertion and increasing fatigue. .Still hc continued his defensive and retreating movement, straining every muscle to the utmost.
Feeling that hislife waa at stake, or what was worao than simple doalh, a lingering tor¬ ture, such na onlv a savage conld invent, would be bis portion if taken, lie waa determined to defend himselflo thc last moinenl, and if tak¬ en, it bhould only ho when they deprived him
vairv which Hocking bad procured in the colo nies and made practicnl in his forest home.
Near the door of the cabin. Lovel waa sur¬ prised to aee a beatiful girl, seated upon the trunk of a fallen tree, playfully caressing two large dog.s which from time to time gamboled .irouiid her. Ho thought he never .saw an ob¬ ject more beautiful in nil her simplicity of man¬ ner and dress, and be could not avoid an excla¬ mation of aurprise and delight as ho gazed up¬ on her.—Hocking noticed this, and a cloud paased over hia features. Ho clutched his iron club so firmlv ihal had il been of any soft¬ er material than metal, his lingers must have indented ils surface, an ho auid—
"The man that should intend harm to that girl, I'd no more mind braining him, than I would a merciless red akin,"
Lovel met the searching gaze of thc trapper with a look equally aa firm, aa he answered-
"You do not know me, sir, or you would have knowii that such a remark was unneeoa sary in my presence."
There was ao much dignity in the young man's manner, and auch a noble scorn expres¬ sed in his word, thnt tbe trapper was at oiicii convinced, and seizing hia hand with a grasp that almost dislocated lhe joints, he aaid—
"Forgive me stranger,  If I  have  wronged
of life. At length, complelely exhausted, nnd I you even in thought; but I am as kcarful of finding that he could proceed no further wilh- ', that child aa though she waa my own daugh- out some rest, he hastily cho.se a spot  which ; ter."
afl'orded the best available prnteclion. nnd re- 1 "Not, yonr daughter, did you say?" solved, whate vcr might be the result, lo pause "No," said tbe Irnpper, wilh a .sigh; "once for a few moments. Leaning ngninst the ! tho time wns, when I had frienda ar.d hnppy trunk of an immense tree, and atill npon the ' iirospccts; bnt that has gone by theso many lo,ikout, he was surprised to see the forms of | .years. I'm nlono in the world, with nobody to uddenly spring from their lurking | hent for me except Forest and tbe two dogs. Well, well—but I am keeping you out here, when I dare sny your wounda ought to be look¬ ed arlor."
"Is her name Forest?'' "I call her F oroat for short, but her name ia Forestlna Chace.   She is a brave-hearted  lass reaaon ofthe unexpected movement on the part! a^ "ne could wish to aee, and  gentle  in  her of the  Indinns.     A single form of groteaque ' temper aa a young fawn."
places with a yell of dismay.
In a moment his riflo was to hia ahoulder nnd his foea numbered one the less. Scarcely wailing to ohserve tbe effect of his shot, he hastily loaded his piece without leaving his cov¬ er.   Thia  accomplished,  nnd he now snw the
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appearance wns oppnsed to the whole forccaiid stood alone defying them. Ilia limhs were en- I veloped wilh thick coveringa of raw hiile, while I his head and foaturea wero completely masked with a lighl titling envelope of deer skin, nnd sleeveleaa ahirt of the same material hung I looaelv about his hndv.
Lovel's wounds, if not of a serioua character, were more extensive than be had imagined, and the trapper having dressed them skillfully, prescribed quiet for a fow daya. During this time he had a good opportunity of making the acquaintance of Forestina, the purity of whose mind charmed  hiin  more  than  the  graceful
From tho StarKpangled Banner.
CLEVELAND HOCKING j Or, The Trapper of the Cuyahoga.
BY   C. M. KESILILI..
What most astonished the young man, was, beauly oflier person, to observe that Ihe arrows which were directed | Ho heard the atory ofhor life from her own towards him. when they struck, seemed to I lips, the substance of which was as follows: bound back without giving the slightest wound. I Of her mother she cnuld remember but lit¬ er disturbing him in the leaat. A riflo was tie, having died when Forest wna only seven slung upon his shoulder, but hi.s favorite weap- years ofage. Reverses of fortune aoon follow- on  npppnred to bo a large bar of iron,  which | cd aflcr her death, nnd her falher,  who waa  a
Hocking, the trapper, or Clove Hocking, as j be handled like a plaything,  mnking the  nir | trader, di,<;pirited by hia losses, and  moun
"Hut Mia,s Chace—shall wc leave her alone?" "Oh, she •lon't mind it; beaides ahe ha.s the dog.s to protect htr."
In a few minutes Hocking appeared from the cabin, thoroughly rigged, as he expresaed it. He waa clothed in a complete suit of ar¬ mor, and no knight in the days of chivalry could have boen more completely encn.sed in steel than he waa. Bidding the young man take his rifle for fear of accident, he atarted in thc direction Irom whence the cry had proceed¬ ed. "Y'ou have forgotten your arms," cried Lovel. "No, I hnve nol; I always carry Ihem on my shoulders, but as for a weapon, I don't need ono in this alfair. It ain't every man tbat can move in this armor, though I say il; but if s panther can stick his claws through it, why, he is welcome; hut it's my opinion ho will have to choke first."
A panther is a fearful animal to look upon in his wild atate of unchecked ferocity. Hia glaring eyes, extended fangs, and da.shing tail, are not pleasant to regard, even when one has a sure rille in his hand; but for a man to cope ainglo-handcd witb a monster ofthis kind, even though protected in a mcaaure by armor, Lov¬ el Ihoughl was more thau ho would willingly underlako.
They were not long in finding their object, wbose growling increased aa they approached. Gaining a good position, with hia back braced firmly against a tree, Hocking waited for the paiilher to altack him, while Lovcl waa sta¬ tioned at a little distance on onc side. Wheth¬ er lhe animal was afraid oftho armor or not, ihey could not tell; but it waa certain that he showed no disposition to spring upon his intru¬ der, until tbe kilter, growing impatient, caught up a lurge slick and tlirew nt him.
This was too much for brute nature to bear, and, le.ipinp almost an incredible distance, he alighted at the feot ofthe trapper, who at onoe closed wilh him. Never had Lovel seen such a terrific struggle on thc part of the beast, or such stroiigtli and coohicsa displayed by any man before.
At the first onset, Hocking encircled the panther with a hug that niight have done cred¬ it to a polar bear. The animal, unused to auch receptiona, was maddened to tho highest degree, and in his atruggles actually left thc marks ofhis claws on tho surface ofthe finely- tempered ateel armor. The trapper now firm¬ ly grasped hia throat with-ltre lefl hand, while his right descended like a-sWH^S-ham mer upon his back and side with a force aaffi i-'nt to ac¬ tually break aome ofhis ribs.
The animal now aeemed disp':.iod to give up the conteat, while Hocking, with an immense effort; throw him to the ground, and planting bis knee firmly on the shoulders, held him down, while his hands compressing his throat like a "gnrrote," he caused his strangulation.
Thero is an altraclivene.sa in an object of power, wbether of a mental, physical nr me¬ chanical character, which we all have felt and which at some time, haa commanded our ad¬ miration. I-'or the samo reason we eannot avoid feeling an interest in a man of strength, though the blunlnesa of hia nature may not have been smoothed by education nor softened by intercourae wilh the social world.
So thought Lovel, as be beheld the trapper moving towards his cabin with hia tropliv of victory upon hia shoulder, breathing a little harder perhapa than usual, but calm, and un- excitcd, '.IS ihough hc had finished an ordinary work.
Tbe young hunter apent severnl weeks with Hocking, occasionally hunting with him and offen plying tho canoe upon the beautiful Cuy¬ ahoga, accompanied wilh Forestina. The young people had become very fond of each other—too fond for simjile frienda, and in a short time their afTcctions were no longer at their disposal.
The Old 'W^ife'a Kiss.
Tbc funeral ecrvices wero ended, and the voice of prayer ceased, tcara were haatily wi¬ ped off from wet checks, and long-drawn sighs relieved suppresaed and choking sobs, aa the " rnournera" prepared to take leave of the corpse.
It was an old man that lay there, robed for the grave. Moro than three acore years had whitened thoae locks, and furrowed that brow, and made those stilf limbs weary of life's jour¬ ney, and all the more willing to lie down and rest where wcarineas is no more sufTered, and infirmatios are no longer a burden.
The aged have but fow to weep for thom when they die. Tho most of those who would bave mourned their loas have gone to the grave before them; harps that would have sigh¬ ed are slialtcrcd and gone. And tbe few who remnin are looking cradle-ward rather than grave-ward—to life's opening rather than to its closing goal—are bound to and living in thc generation riaing, more than the generation departing.
Youth and beauty have many admirers while living—have many mourners when dying.—- Many tearful ones bend over their coflined clay; many sad hearts follow in their funeral train. Iiut age has few admircrB, few mourn¬ ers.
This was nn old man, and the circle of mourners was small. Two childron, who had themselves paased the middle of life, and who had children oftheir own to care for, and to be cared for by them. Besides theso, and a few frionds who had seen and visited  hiin whito
to sit down in deapondeney, among its lonely ruins, and weep, and die? Or, ia the spirit of a better hope, await (he dawning of another day, when a hand divine shall gather its scat¬ tered dust, and rebuild, fur immortality, ils broken wall.
May the old wife'a kiss that linked the living with the dond, bo the token of a holier tie, that shall bind thoir spirits in tbat better land, where tears are wiped from all faces, and the days of their mourning are ended.
"Died Yesterday."
Every day is wriiten this littlle sentence— "Died yesterday, so and so." Every day a Dow¬ er is plucked from some sunny home—a breach made in some happy circle—a jewel stolen from some treasure of lovo. Each day from the aummer fielda of life, some harvcslera dia- appear; yoa, every hour, somo sentinel falls from hia post, and ia thrown from tho ramparts of Time into the aurginj- watera of Eternity.— Even aa wo write, the luneral procession ofone who "died yesterday,'' winds like a summer shadow along the atreet.
"Drrn Y'esterday."—Whodied? Perhapsit was a gentle babe, .sinless as an angel, pure as the zephyr's hymn, one whose laugh was as the gush of summer rills loitering in a bower nf ro¬ ses, whose liltio life was a prepetual litany—a May-time, crowned with passion flowers that never fiide. Or, Mayhap it was a youth, hope¬ ful and generous—one whoso palh was hem¬ med by flowers, with not a .serpent lurking un¬ derneath—one whose soul panted afler coni- luuninn with the great und good, reached forlh vvith earnest struggle for guerdon in the dis¬ tanee. But that heart of his is still now, for he " died yeaterday."
"Died Yesteiuhv."—.\ young girl, pure as
sick, and possibly had known hira for a few i the orange  flowers that clasped her forehead: years, there were nono others  to shed a tear   waa stricken  down as ahe stood at tho altar;
be was called by the neighboring hunters and trappers—I say neighboring, for so he termed them, although the nearest waa more ihan 20 j milea dislant—was pursuing hia way through one of thoae wild forests oflhe nowflouriahing state of Ohio, a large portion of whoae trees have contributed their room for citiea and their substance to build them.
He was a Virginian by birth, his father be¬ ing one of the early settlers of Jamestown.  .\t
whistle ns he floiiri.shed it abnve his head. j the decease of hia wife,   left the  colonioa  and
The observition of the young mnn occupied plungod into tho forests with hia only child, but a moment, and wilh new coiirmje and re- Her mother was of gentle birth, her father vived alrength, ho ru.shed to the as.aistance of being a baronet and holding a colonel's com- hia ally. But the moment he appeared a pnw- mission in tho army. The niarriage had ta- crfiil voice shouted—''Back tn vour cover, I ken plaoe in opposition to his wishes, and he voung man. von have had hnt work this morn-1 at onco disowned her.   Soon after, the young
a; I will lake care of these chaps." The yonng hunter hesitnted, when the other exclaimed impatiently—"To yonr cov»r. I sny,
an enrly age hehadboen apprenticed to ablack- j „, ,,„, ^„,„p ,),„ friendship of Clevc Hocking, smith,  whero hia greal strength and ingenuity ioon made him a useful artisan.
After becoming froe from his employer, hc pursued the trade npon his own nccount for several years. Suddenly bia frionda were sur- priaed with the intelligence, that hc hnd aold his ahop, and hnd gone, his lormer neighbors knew not whither;  some whispered that it was
Back, or I wash my handa of ynu."
Jnst then nn arrnw whizzed close to the head ol the young man.
"There, your imprudence will spoil all," again shouted Hocking. "I tell yon I will mnnaie the critters, and its ngin mv principles to fighl less than four, for I don't like tn tnke an onhnadsomc ndvantage, even ofa redskin. Just keep a look, nnd if any of 'em turn deer, bore 'em. that's all."
Tho young hunter did nsthe trapper req Heat¬ ed, while lhe Intter wna now  engaged with the remaining  Indian.?, who, hoping to over come mass, closed wilh bim.
jpeak iU-naluret'-'y of the abseni. |
At the time to which we refer ho waa about j fifty  veara of age, and had lived in the fon jI ;
for at leaat twenty.five years, wbere his prod',-I _ _  	
gious strength, his skill iu wood craft,  and his j i,ij gjimj f„roe, had, in a triumphant exploits wilh the Indians and wild bcasia, had won for him a name which the old¬ est hunter might have envied.
Hia appearance was by no means remarka¬ ble, nor did his dress, which is composed of the skins of i.ie deer, difTar wildly from that worn by the professed hunters of his time. In stature he was rather short,  wilh an immenso
couple loft their native land for the continent of America.
In their forest home, Mr. Chace had endeav¬ ored, to the best of his ability, to educate his daughter. Hero he also made the acquaint¬ ance of Hocking, to whom in his last mninents. he confided the care of bis child, and well ',,:,i tbe worlhy trapper fulfilled lhe promise he then made. Her father had also desired that the relatives of his wife should not bo made ac¬ quainted ofthe existence or wh'^reaboutaof hia daughter, unless they first made inquiries for her.
One afternoon, na Hocking was cleaning his rifle, seated on the doorsteps, and Forestina and Level were wnlking at a little distance en¬ gaged in conversaticii, the doga, who had beon crouching lazily at thc feet of their master, aud¬
it waa only the work of aminute. Ateachblow I denly started up with bri.stling  hidea and   sul- from tbe terrible cluh of iron, there was ono foe   ](.„ growls
the lesa to contend w'.ib.    No tomahawk could arrest ihal instrument of death in ita descent.
Four savages had felt ils wei .'ht, and lay wriihing amid tbe leaves ; Ibe fiflh allempled flight, hut the crack of a rifle in the hands of the  young  man  aoon compelled him, ali
chest, broad shoulders,   and limba exceedingly ' taste Ihe leaves.    The work was  now  accom
compact and aincw,,especially hia arms,which •*cre lonn- almost lo deformity, but when view¬ ed phvsically, might he termed perfect pyra¬ mids of muscle and sinew. His foaturea, tho' plain, were by no meana ropulsive, and their expression was one of thoso which gradually gains our liking by acquniutance.
He had beon unusually successful that mor-
plisbed, and the yonng man felt that his deliv¬ erance had been ordered by an nil-wise Provi¬ dence, wbo bad made his strange ally the in¬ strument ofhis present safety.
"That job's woU finished, nt all eventa," said tho Irnpper, coolly wiping his bloody instru¬ ment wilh some freah leaves.
"And I have lo thunkyou for my life," aaid
pt his old wife. And of this small compa¬ ny the old wife seemed to be the only heart mourner. It is respcciful for frienda to be aad for a few minutea, till the service is performed, nnd the hearse is out of sight. It is vory pro¬ per and suitable for children, who havo out¬ grown lhe fervency and afl'cctions of youth, to abed tears whon an aged parent says farewell, and lies down toqiict slumbers. Some regrets, some recollection of the past, some transitory griefs and the pangs are over. Not always so. But often, how little true genuine heart-sorrow there is!
The old wife arose with difficulty from her seal, and went ',o the cofliu to look her last look—to take her last farewell. Tbrough the fast falling tears she gazed long and fondly down inlo that pale, unconscious face. What did she see there? Others saw nothing but the rigid features oflhe dciui; siie saw more 1 In every wrinkle of that brow, she rend the histo¬ ry of years. I'roin youth to munhood, from manhood to old age, in joy and sorrow, in sickness and health—it was al! there; wben those children, who had now outgrown lhe sym¬ pathies of childhood, were infants lying on her hosom, and every year since then—there it wus I To others, those dull, mute monitors were uniiitolligiblc; to her, ihey wore the al¬ phabet of the heart, fumiliar as household worda!
.\nd then the future! "What will become of me? What shull I do now? She did not say sn; sho did not say anything; but sho felt il. Tho prospect of tho old wife is clouded.— The home circle is broken, never to be re-uni- ted; the visions of the hcarih-sione are scatter¬ ed for ever. 1,'p to that hour there was a home, to which the heart always turned with fondness. But that magic is sundered; Ihe key-stone of that sacred arch has futlen, and now home is no whero this aide of heaven I What shall the old wife do now ? Go and live wilh her chil¬ dren—be a jiciisioner upon tbeir kindiiobs; wbere she mav be more of a burden  than  a
and from the dim aisles of the temple ahe was borne to the ''garden of the slumberors.'' A tall brown man, girt witb the halo of victory, and sianding at Ihe day's close under his 0'*n vine and fig-tree, fell to the dust, even aa the anthem trembled upon his lips; and he,ton,was laid "where the rude fore-falhei-s of the hamlet sleep." An aged patriarch, bowed with years and cares, even as he looked out upon the dist¬ ant hills for the coming of the angel-host, sank into the dreamless slumber, and on hisdoor-stcp wns ne>;t day written—"died yesterday."
"DiEn Y'e9ti;rd.4Y."—Daily, men, women and children are passing away, and hourly in some graveyard the sod is flung over the dead. As often in lhe morn we Hud that some flower.
Peppering 'Em.
"Did I ever tell you how near I camo to lo¬ sing my election as Senator?"
"No, I b'lieve not."
"Well, it was nltogether owing lo Waterem'a not having a sufficient supply of liquor on hand. You see the main strength of onr party lios in the upper end of thecountry—'specially smon;; tho inhabitants of the Swamp, aait ia failed. So you see, about two daya before th» eleclion, I aends Sam up among the Swamp¬ ers with fi-/e galls, ofthe real hardware—tree, monduoua stufi'—knock a horae down—the laat Watercm had on hand. About four hours, back came Sara, Iiorse in a perspiration, himself in a fri;:ht, and evcrytbing iudicatiuf an unto¬ ward stale of alfairs.
"What's the matter, Sam?" aaid I.
'-'Matter?'" aaid lie, 'matter enough—yoa have outraged the feelings of the virtuoua Swampers; they swear tba'. any man who er- poets to go to the Senate for three years, and can't aflTord ten gallons of whiskey, istoomeatx for the post—they won't vote for him I'
"Matters looked squally enough. Only ono olhcr storekeeper within a day's ride, and he ia a Whig. Of course he wouldn't sell any liquor to me so near the election.
"What did you do?"
'•Called a council of war immcdia'ely—Law¬ yer Ross and several more. Rosa proposed a letter of apology lo the disafl'ecled. Rejected —wouldn't do without tha whiakey. Calo Al- wright was the feller to help us out, always full of expedients. He proposed to water tha liquor up to thc right quantity. We did so, but on trying il, found it much too weak for our friends. Such stuff would not go down with thom. Gale asked if we had auy other spirits; handed him about a gallon of gin; in it went; tasted it; not strong enough. Found about a quart of rum—poured it in. Sam tried it.   "Too weak," said he.
"Red pepper," said Caie,
''It was broughl; in went a pound; hc stirred it np. We tried it, and nearly blistered our throats: it would have killed rata. Sam took it np the next day, explaining that it was all owing to the scarcity of liquor in the neighhor¬ hood—tbat a fresh supply of the 'old Monga- hale' had been obtained, and invited a trial of its merits. They were mollified—pronounced it the 'rale stufl',' and I bocame Senator by a maioritv of '100 votea."
Smith Drunk vs. Smith Sober.
Smith,  the   Razor Strop man,   occasionally
,,   .   , . -"' "u"" "",T """"' "" ."''! breaks ofl' fr^am the subject of the very superior
that blushed so sweet m thc mellow sunset, haa ¦' , .    '."^
withered up forever, so daily, when we rise from the bivouac to stand again at our poat, we misa some brother soldier, whose cherry ery, in the sieges and struggles of the past, has been as liio from heaven upnn our hearta. Each day some pearl drops from tho jeweled thrend of friendship; some lyre, to which we hnve been wont lo li.slen, is hushed forever. But wise Is he who mourns not the pearl and music lost, for life with him sliall pass away genlly as an ICastcrn shadow from the earth, and dcalh bc a triumph and a gain.
Gon!—Tbere is a God! Tbe herbs of the valley.lhe cedars oflho mountnins, blcas Him— the insceta sports in Hia beams—the eleplrant salutes Him wilh the rising of day—the birds singa Him in the foliage—the thunder proc'aima
Him in the heavens—the ocean declares Hisiin- , plenty; and the old cat grew fat and honest to- mensity—mii'i nlo:ic haa said,"There'sno(iud." j ..eiher.    Even the mice grew fat and oily, and
Unite in thought, at the same instant, the • the old tabby would make a hearty supper on most beautiful objects in nature; suppose that Uwo of them, and then lie down nnd snooze you see at once all the houra ofthe day, and all with the pleasing consolation of knowing that the seasons of the year; a morning of spring when she awoke there would be a few more left and inorning of autumn; a night bespangled i of the same sorl. with stars, and a night covered with clouds; 1     And again:    When I waa a beer gnizler,
quality of the strops, and gives his audience a short lecture on temperance in hia own peculi¬ ar, droll way.    Here is a short extract:
'•S.MiTn's C.iT.—When 1 drunk prog I owned a cat. a poor, lean, lantern-jawed thing, that was nlways getting into a scrape. Aa I had nothing for hcr to eat she was compelled tc take to the highway, and the neighbors wero continually crying out, 'Cus that Smith'a tat, she's drunk all my milk.' Poor thing, she had to steal or die; for she eould find no pickings at home, for even the poor mice that were left, were so poor and scraggy that it took aeveral of them lo make a shadow; and a decent cat would starve to death in three weeks on an al Iowance of eighteen per day. But when Ire- formed, things took a difl'erent turn. The kilchen  being well provided, the crumbs wera
blessing, ao at least she thinks? Or shall she The trapper was not blind to the state of nf- I j,„tber u[i the scattered fragments ofthat bro- fiiirs, and though he could not endure the tho't k^n arch, muke them her temple and her shrine, ofa separation I'rom his adopted child, yet an , .n j„„„ ;„ her chi U solitude beside its expi- allianco with a family so influential and respec- ] ^]„„ Cr^s „„(i n,, ¦? ^,y^„^^ s|,„ii ^1,^. j„ „o„;, able as the Levels waa r.ot lo be slighted. Be- Xhey gently crowded her away from the dead, sides, as  his  acquaintance  ripened  wilh  the   a|,j the undertaker came forward with the cof-
youiig man. So did his esteem.
Lovel now felt it necessary to return, but he left Forestina, his plighted bride. After a te¬ dious journey he arrived ut one ofthe colonics, wbere he found an agent of her grandfather's, wbo had boen from settlement tu aelllement endei daughter's child, who, wilh her aged   rel.ativo.
fin-lid in his band. It is all right and proper —of course, it must be done; but to the heart mourner it brings a kind of shudder, a thrill of agony, as when the headsman comes forward with his axe! The undertaker slood for a , moment with decent proprietv, not wi.shing to to gnin  some  information of his , ,„a„ife3t a rude hasle, but evidently desirous
, to bo as expeditious aa   possible.    Just as  he wero the last rcpreseutativo ofa proud and un- j ^.^^ ^,,„„( ,„ ^,„,„ ^,,^ ^^„;„_ „,^ „,^ ^.-f^, ,„^„.
cient family. ^j y,^^];^ n,„i  stooping down,  impiinted  one
One j-ear   afterwards^ LoveWros^ae^d   the j ,„„„_ ,„,( uiss npon tho cold lips of hor dead husband, then staggered to her scat, buried her
ning wilh his traps, and waa bearing his spoils | ii,e voung stranger, to hia cabin iu excellent huinor.    Allhough in i     -Rather thank that Being thnt looks nrtcrus the vicinity of Indiana,  many of whom   had plainly evinced a apirit of hostility, he did not seek to disguise his trail, nor would his appea¬
rance indicate that he was foarftd of danger. In hia powerful dogs whicb uccompanicd hira,
Whal is it you seo that disturbs you so, my good pups?" said their master.
At that moment a piercing cry waa heard at some little distance, and Lovel and Forestina hastily joined the trapper.
'If I mistake not, that was the cry of a pan¬ ther, was it not'.''' asked Lovel.
"Ihere is no mistaking the cry ofa rascally panther, any more than the yell ofa red-skin, and one is just about as pleasant as t'other," replied Hocking, at the same time securing the dogs, who were growing raore and more unea-
»y'
"We must shoot him of courae," aaid the young mnn. directing a look of anxiety to the fair girl, "his vicinity is nnplea;;antly near.- Don't you think so, Misa Chace?"
"I have so often henrd these cries," shc an-
ocean with his beuutiful bride. A few months were spent in England, nnd then they made America their home. Near Ihe inouth of the Cuyahoga tin y chose a romantic siie for a set¬ tlement, not far from the placo where the beau¬ tiful city of Cleveland ia now located. Tho visits of tbe old trapper were frequent, but no¬ thing could induce him perinanently to leave his eabin in the wilderness. His herculean strength nnd courage were so much admired hy tho red men of the lorest that they gradually became bis friends, and bia influence was so great among them, thnt he waa enabled to protect many a defoncoless settler of Ohio, who would otherwise have been the victims of the merci¬ less savage.
be had  two .valuabl" friends, who had nfteu   came you on this trai
all, that's the advice ofan old trapper.    But I aee blood on your shirt; are you hurt ?"'
"But slightly.   Only thu marks of two of I cially when I have brave frienda to protect me." their arrows, that's all." ''Ifyou will go into tli5 woods with me," said
''I will examine them presjnllT; b-a'. how [ Hocking to Lovel, "I will show you a l.'it  of
A SExaini.K W11.1..—The following is the copy of a will lefl by a man who chose to be his own lawyer:—"This is the last will and tes- tinient of me, Jobn Thomas. I givo all my things to my relations to be divided among them the best way they can.
"N. B.—If anybody kicks up a row, or makes any fuss about it, hu isn't to have unything. Signed by me, John Thomas."
L.IY ol' Sa.v Juak.—A New Y'ork journal in the rural districts, satirizes the bombardment swered, "that I regard them but slightly, espc-   ^j s^„ j^,,, ^ftcr the following fa ...ion -.—
spo"' thu! pc:''..'pt
ritaev'cd.'
"Father und mother an.i I, .^iid tun good soldiero i.-orc,
Ileal an old woman Clone blind, Tl'.J- r'c-.'.'lc'' :,"' nur'j Vef^re
face in her hands, and the  closing cofliu  hid him from her sight forever!
That kiss! Fond tnken of afl'ection, and of sorrow, and memory, and farewell 1 I saw many kiss their dead—many S'jch seals of love upon elay cold lips—but never did I soe one so purely sad, so simply honrt-tonching and hope- loss as that! Or if it had hope, it was that which looks beyond coflins and charnal houses, and damp, dark tombs, lo the joys oflhe home above. Y'ou would kis:, the cold check of in¬ fiincy. Tbere is poetry; it is the last roae bud! Or the pallid check where beauty bluahod.— There is romance there; for tho Aided flower is slill beautiful! In childhood, tho heart yields 1 lo the stroke of sorrow, but recoils ugain, ulas- I tic with faith, buoyant with hope. But here I wus no beauty, no poetry, no romance. The I heart of thc old wife was liko the weary swim¬ mer, whose strength bus often raised him above the stormy waves, but now cxhauated, sinks amid the surges.
Why should the old love the old, or kiss the cold, unloving lips? Ah, why shouldn't they? Does afl'ection grow old ? Does the true heart feel the infirmity ofyears? Docs it grow cold when the step becomes unsteady, and the hands hang down? »Vho shall L'ay that the heart of the old wife was nut as young and warm as in tbose early and bright davs, whon he wooed and won her ? Thc temple of har earthly hope had fi'Vn.  ..-.,'. ->-.t -r, '•¦-.-.rc '., ^ ¦>•:• -'rr ».i-r
meadows enameled with flowers, forests hoary with snow; fields gilded by tho tints of autumn; then alone ynu will have a conception of the universe. AVhilo you are gazing on thai sun which is plunging under the vault of the west, another observer admires him emerging from the gilded gates of tho east By what incon¬ ceivable magic doea that aged star, which is sinking faligued and burning in the shades of evening, reappear at the same instant freshand humid with the rosy dew of the morning? At every instant of thc day the glorious orb is at onco rising—respleiidant at noonday, and set¬ ting in tho west; or rather our senses deceive us, and there is pruperly speaking, no eaat, or south, or west, in tho world. Everything redu¬ ces itsell to one single point, from whence thc King of Day sends forth at once a triple light in one single aubstauce. 1'he bright .sidendor is perhaps that which nature ean best produce that is most beatiful; for while it gives us an idea of the perpetual inngnlficenco und resist¬ less jiower of Ood. it exhibits, at tho same time, a shining image of the gloiioiis Trinity. 1 Chaleaithriaiid.
'Working on the Sabbath.
There arc a greut many jieople who profess to keep the Sabbath, according to the fourth commandment, but wbo, some how or other, always find a multitude of'works of necessity' to be aileiidod to. Wo havu soen a capital anecdote lately, aboul a family of such people who were pretty severely rebuked by a colored man in their employ. The family were far¬ mers. One Sabbath tnorning the colored man was not np, as usual, at brc.ikfast. The son was sent to call bim, but Csczar said they might not wail for him, as hc did not wish for any breakfast.
"Why, Ca-ziir," said the young man, ''wc shall want you, as soon as the dew is ofl', tu belp about that hay."
"No," said he, "I cannot work any moro on the Sabbath, it is not right.''
"ll is not right?" said the other, "is it not right to take care of what Providence has giv¬ en us ?'
'•(), thero it no necessity for it," said he •'and 'tis wrong to do it.'' j     16^ 'Mind, John, if you go out in the yard,
"But would you not pull your cow or bheep , you will wish you had staid in the house.' out of a pit on the Sabbath, Ca:i&r?"    , 'Well, if I slay in the house, I will wish I
'"No, not if I had been trying ull the  wee'.i I waa ia the yard, sf wh^re is tbe  jreat  dififer
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mother, cried,father cried, Bill cried, Moll cried, and the cat cried. But when I signed the pledge, (ather sung, mother sung, wife su-ig. Bill sung, .Moll sung. Bet suiii'. the cat aung, and the kettle aung, and I boisght a new frying pan, and p',it a nico piece of beef steak in it, and placed it on the fire, and that sung, and that's thc kind of singing for tho working man. And a third : The difl'erence between Smith sober and Smilh drunk, ia this: Smilh drunk was rummy, ragged and riotous—Smith sober is joyous, jovial and jolly. Smith drunk was stuttering, stupid and staggering; Smith sober is cool, clear-headed and cautious. Smith drunk was sick, sore and sorry: Smith sober ig hearty, healthy and happy. Smilh drunk is ill-read, ill-bred and ill-led; Smilh sober is well- saved, well-behaved and well-shaved.*'
A SiKGiLAK A'lunicT.—T'lie following ia a correct copy of a verdict recently rendered in this eity: State ok Illinois, > go
Cook County,     {     '
.\t an inquisition taken for the people ofthe Stale of Illinois and County of Cook, this 2tith day a- d. Ib,")! beforo Mr. Austin Haynes Coro¬ ner of said county of Cook upon tbo b dy of a Female Child, name unknown Ihenaai lying dead upon tho oaths of Twelve Good aud Lawful Men of the peoploof tho Said Sialeand County of Cook, and when aud who the said came to his or she came lo her death, Wo tho Jury do say We the Jurors do .\greo The Bo dy came lo her dealh by death unknown.
t&- A bashftil I'cllow who wns about to get married by a niinistcr who required responses, resolved to make hiiusolfperl';ct in iheresponses oftho marriage service; but by mistake, com¬ mitted to memory tho answers on baptism: so when the clergyman asked him, "Will thon have this woman to be thy wife," ic, tho bride¬ groom answered iu a very solenui tone—
"I renounce them all."
The anstonished minister said, "I think you are a fool."
To which he replied: ''All this I steadfastly bcliove."