Pittston Gazette and Susquehanna Anthracite Journal

              ■ ' %"V. ' v' ' *ci I. J r.. ' f THE PITTS TON fjftDUBil ' D A V-U| 4- o: : -ja 4 i j •. •, I'' Tl i - •- ... ' ft tiT; MI) MIIHAIM smui. 04 lift;M$ t» Iti| ftjfcW Wi s£'^jS v r » * f * r 512Bttkh| littBspnjitt- (Dtuoftit to jfclttus, iL'itrrntitrc, fjit Skrcnulilt, Jlliuittg, ■antral, unit Sgritulural l8iSte of tlje Countri], Sltnitsrntrnf, )--CT"itin IDnH :Jfcv - A t 6 FITTSTON, PENNA., FRIDAY, JULY 16, 1852. WHOLE : VOLUME 2.--NUMBEE 49. '■ If I say yes to that—I'll die first " A struggle now ensued between the two, but Jim had iiis match. PIE REE PITOIS, THE DESERTER. Pierre Pitois heard liis sentence with the most unflinching guwD. They warmly j urged him lo plead mercy, but he refined. As everv one gUessed that nt the bottom of this affair was tome strange mystery, it was resolved that tlie execution of Pierre should be delayed. ."One day n letter brought the lic!rnj/s ] thru b!ie was ill—my own poor mother! 1 longed to go to her. I asked for leave oT absence ; Dt wa9 not granted. I remembered her last words, 'If thou lovo thy roo. ther, do thy duty.' I submitted. A'little after 1 heard that she v/ua dead. Oh ! then my senses forsook me; at any risk I determined to travel to the country, Whfiice proceeded so ardent, so ini|»'luous a ditHe tor see oAtVmor* a rflavei where my poor poor mother 'had just died ? I wijl tell you; and a* you have a rnotfie?, and piD shoMoven you, and you love her you will understand me. *»■■D■» — : — n years of age, soon weal to sleep in h« mid she herself found tlwl whde lt«r weio anxiously Usteuing for the n carriage wheels, licr eyes occask) olesfid uii l lnmbcr began to mak* its 'dlous apprpfeic*. ' In order to prevent herself from p way she endeavored to direct her aite (o objects around, The »|.;irimeet vast, ajid lighted (pofe by tl#D glare o. (Ire than by tbo dirty candle stuuk ii •filthy caiidLcstick that «tood on one o long tables. .Two or .three hugo.-b strclphed across half way up the i leaving a space filled with flitting  ubovo. From Upended a rusty or two, a sword, several bags, .hunks 6 ious, cooking tftgnsila, CJ-c. There very .few signs that the house was t visited, though a pile of empty wine lies lay in one corner. The landlady from the fire-place, (wit J two sons, who laid their heads logethai talked-in wtiispers. , v ntrfM Mrs. Martin began to feel unfeasv. idea entered her mipd that cho hail f into a resort ot robbors -and the v " C'cslt: e//c,'l(it ii she.) which flflfj she.heard of the wiijspered coifvtRt contributed to,alarm her. The door ing into the road was left ajar; and 1 moment sheit an inclination to atar and escape on foot. 13ut she was far any other habitation, and if the psopi the house entertained any evil desiguf attempt would only precipitate the 0 tiojdio. So hlio les'.Kvd *?Dn patience, listened attentively 11* the approach o (Vlends. All .-.he heaid was the whiyt the wind, and the dashing of the which !iad begun to full jDuDt aiier h« riva! THE! " Get down," persisted Jim, "down with you, I want to beat some of your religion out of you—I must five, you a flogging before 1 leave ybu, I think by the lime I'm through wiih you, you'll pass for a tolerable honest man ; I'll icacb you. a short and r flsy lesson, the Imporinnce of minding your dwn affairs, and the risk you run in slapdering your neighbors." 1 \till not distpount," said Nathan, firmly} "loosen thy hold from tho bridle.' '•You won't, won't you!" said Jim, "then here goes," and he makes a desper. JiVe plunge to collar lire Quaker. Niifhan was on his fcft in an instant, on the Apposite side of the JiptDe. Tho Qu;i- Icer, although of much smaller proportions than i;is p. isceu'.or, was all sinew , ami. mi etc, Bud his wclj-knit lotto denoted bnili ftdtTviiy and sdrcf.gth. wrath was evidently kindled,. pTrunrtnUd from (befc'retich.] In the year 1809 Pierre Pitois was scrgeunt in the 12th regiment of the line, then quartered at Strnsburg. He was a native of that half savage, half civili/.ed part of Burgundy known under tho name of Morvan; and his comrades over spoke of him as'"a tough customer." Always tho fiirit and the last to fire, he had the reputation of liking but two things in the world—-tsmeli of powder, and the whistling of burets. Now, one thiy our friend Pierre took tt intft his hcr»*1 to address abetter to his Colonel, in Which h£ applied for leayo ot abswnce. to g» nnd *ee his aged mottier, who, was ill. lie added that his father, bi'i'?rr seventy-eight years ot age, and sMIfi nV* finder s. pnrMytfc sffrctlofi; L'ould riot be W any use in nursing the jjrfor woman, aiv! pled-M d himself to return as soon as'the health of his mother should bo PUINTKD AN» PUBLttHKD BY (j. 31. Kicliart 8■ H. »• *DI,IU1IW' " Thou «iust yield, James," said Nathan, -'1 insist on it," and he again grasp, ed Jim by the throat. " I will choke thee into submission j thou must answer affir. matively—say after me, " I promiso to lovo my neighbors as myself, including the Qua); er«." Uf.ce side nt .Vain Street, srxond Story of the '•Long Store" of Wlsntr Cf- Wood. lie wus carried back to the military prison, and it was announced to him that, as a mark of special favor, he had three davs given him to j»r{*sn for pardon. Heshrlfgged his shoulders, and made no reply. ' Tho."W«rT«" is published every Friday, «t T»» Uoi.L.ntfl per unnum. Two AN'D ' Ck'n r* war be charged if not paid within the No paper wilt be discontinued until all afrcawgns Wr^SMBi three in«erlion» ; anu iwi.nty , .... ditionhl for every subseqWrnt I"***- £ » • ' er.il deduction to those who udvertise tor «U assortment o» Tm ft*"? saasraMBfta Alt ILitfrt' uml conirrtiinieiitiotis, loine AlwSm4 be msT PAin, nnd endorsed by a n.tme, to receive attention.  •'J promise that," said Jim; cuf-sed it I do." " I'll be " I will check thy respiration if thon don't replied Nathnn. " Wilt thou yield ?' "No 1 won't, I'll bo blasted if I do," In the middle ofthat on wliich Was to dawti the fixed time for the execution, the door.ol Pierre's duivgeou turned softly 011 its hinges, and a tjubaltein officer ad. vnireed to the sirffi of the t-a'rfin bed in which the oondchinrd ' was trrWiqui? 1 y sleeping,, and ofier fiazing niri him some time it) silence. nuplui him. answered Jim. " Wo peasants of Morvan aron simple tjnd ootiliding race. We have not rtcefe'- cd the instruction, nor t|i« Iviiuuletlgn »fW hi** in'I tie cities; but we h'nve oifr lieliefs, which the townsfbfks call sn|DeD-8lilioiis. What matters the name 1 Be superstitions or LttlibTs, we Imve th»m and clever would be the man that coijld uproot them. N«w, one of these beliefs, to which we cling rthe mrtst, is tbnt which attributes to the first flower that blows.in the grave mould such a virtue that lie who gather* it is certain of never lergetting the dead, itnd of never beiug forgotten . by tliem. Belief, how dear, how sweet !—- With it death lias no terrors, death, without forgetting or bei'ig is but a sweet sleep—hut calm repose after a long toil, '/'hat flower—1 ha riled to sec'it bii«i—I panted to gather it ! ! abandoned my post and went on my way. After ten apd weary ,mart*h, 1 readied niy'inntllei's grave. The faith sepniid yri Obs'h—no flower pppeared. I waited. Six weeks elapsed, nirtf then one lovely mprning L saw a lovely little fl iw'er— ''/•orgd-me-uot.',' As/ plucked it, I shed glud tears, for inejthought that little flower was my mother's «6ul: that she had i't-lt that f was near, and that uricfer the form of that flower had given hehsfeWtti my heart Tliec hud-better give in," replied Nn- I wili tili. cl; "lice again iflheedoes lit an, not—sco my grip itgiUena/' And Nathan did compress his grip, nnil the choking proceDs again went on. JimV face first brunmo tjisloried, tlion purplo— hi* tongue lolloiI oui, nntl his eykis protruded fiom their socketsr— his body writhed like a dying mail's. Nathan peisisted in holding his gfip until Jim became cntiiely pjp.sDivfr, ho then relaxed his hold. Jim wjjs slow ill recovering his spereh nntl his senses ; w hen he did, lie begged Nathan, fur mercy's sake, to release him. " When lhC e will make the promise I exuet IVoin tliee, i will rtleuse thee, but no sooner," replied Nathan. ficrre spoiled his D j i s, am) stating about Itiin, said—"llie hciiir, ifien, is at last aotkei" " Friend .famtfs*, lie implored "thy per. ijnrietolis in p-rweuting me in thou must de: ist, or por.idventure I may so faf f'prget, myseli us to do th'ce some bodily harm.' '•No, Pierre," replied the oilier r, "if is not yet llie hour, but it will soon eotne." "And xlo you want with mo uutil rcsioppi) The (.Mbtiel'a reply to Pierre's Rppliea.lion was—"that, r« the regiment miylit at ttny rtioirtent hc-oider*d to take the field, no leave ofWbiPFtee totild be obtained." Pierre Piiois submiited. A fortnight elapsed, iin-l tiierl arioiher letter was received by BHBRHPI $1 which Pierre infofrned him ihlrt lifes mother had died without the ertKoUfon 'bf giving her last bit :j to her;on1\»- child, and in which ho again solicit Mve of i.b'Mioe. saying tIratj « he could DCot Wat* his reason for fhis 're- At ft farrttly secret," but earne-itly iifij.lr.Tlng the Ca'lonLl not to' deny Iwni this iiivor. psafriCT. " I'v snakes P* said Jim, coming toward Nathan,• " I b-lirv'o there is enough in bi'oiidfhriiii to iniilie the nflair interesting. 1 wi.-lt soinn of thu boys were here to ee llie fun. Now,"' continued Jim. "lYicnd Nathan, I iim a noing to knock oft then V Dost than not know tttn, Pierre ? No matter—I know thee well; I saw thee at Austcrlit}-., and bruveTy diiiht thou heal1 thyself. From that, day, Pierre, 1 havo had for nice n regard no less warm than sincere. Yesterday, on nDy arrival at Slra3- burg, I learned thy crime and conduji'nation. I linve prevftilod on the ga lor, who is a relation of mine, to allow me to see thee. And now that 1 have pome, I would Kav lo ihee, Pmrwj, i' isulliii a ■••ad thought fot a man About 16 «fe, that ho lias not a friend near, to whom he might ojien his heart, and entrust him wiilr some sacred commission to discharge when he should be no more. If thou will accept mo, 1 will b« lo thee :ha( ftiend." ei;:j eclt. OY Pt'f* *D•' li »*t y i r . n e Alii i'. !!•:» * e end of your nose, look out! n Lrovn, Suiting tiic action to the word, Jiin: nfi various pugilistic gyrations with, his -Ts, made n scientific Glow M the nasal .• ma;iDn'of our Quaker frjend ; hat Tom Jim saw he was powirless, and tlint thfc Quaker was resolute. He felt it was no use to pCEiUst in hit stubborn ess. " 1 -will fji*c in,4' he replied "i wiilpro^ «fnd r (• ;i)''!i/t 111 J icieJiiiiicuilv have to Inye mv nciuhbor us mv*elt." 1-d' iUifl' Jim was evidently dtswon- " Inciuding'thu Quakers?" irwinualcd Nathan Pierre'* tDcrtbd letter was as little sueceesfOl at_r!.p first. The poor fellow's captain metefy t:.,iJ-—"Pie.i re, the Colonel has recr-ivi d your letter : lie is sorry for the death of VOnr oM liiofher, but he cannot grant the .V.lVe of lib*. nee you request, a-, the reci'irippi leaves.Slfusburg to-ni6rfow." I iri'T tiff** he ill sue 1 of hi* first attempt :.ili eu quite 113 much 'Yes, including llie Quukera, ' ippli«C(] i, Jim, how out, and uiD Jim About two hours passed in this ttitd for in bio »t\yi At itnglft the door ; ill row« opeii, and a man dripping 4 came in. Si 10 breathed more i'reeiVjl this new comer frustrate tlie i-V»jj of her hostpsg, if site entertained wv\ ;? was h red hailed, jovial faced lrDof: nj s and inspired her with confidence Uy j frankness nnd cnscofhis man wis. " A fine pight for walking,'' cr'ed shaking himseli liko a dpsj wJioias-fccrfl' bltea.out ofa pond. "What hava yoyi-§ give me ? Salute, metsieurq. Qt 'itj dam on. Jam wet lo ihu hklrv. ibfi distilrh nobody. (.live me 11 wine." * 1 The hostess, in a sully, tone. H jj her eldest son to serve tho sDpmien»4nD ft ilien addressing Mrs. Marl in, said : " You see your fiiends will, not 00* nnd you are keeping us up to no pM'pol Yon had hotter go to bod." ■/  " I w ill wait a little longer," was : | reply, whioh elicited a kind of shrug., contempt. , J The red haired man finished his bottlft i;. wine nnd then said ; • " Show rac a room, good woman—I tilt sleep here to-night." ;Mrs. Martin thought as he pronounci these words, he cast a protecting glani towards her; and ahe felt less repugnant at the idea of passing the night in th house. When ihero.'oro, the red bain man, after a pol:te bow, went up ataij she said, lhat as her friends had not ari vfd, ihey might as well show her to hi bod room. .noilP "D1 thought.it would corpe }q fbatat la§: said the landlady. " Pierre, lake the 1; dy's 'runk Up bI|1i;i»." In a few minutes Mrs. Martin found he; self alone in a spacious room, a larg fire burning on the hearth. JJer first c.ij after pulling her child to brd. was Jp gvrjj ine tho door. It closed only bv a latch.- Thero was np 'bolt msidc, She look" around for something lo barricade it wiij and perceived a heavy chcst qfdrawenj»-i Pear gave hei- sirens?!!).. -She half liitoj half pusiied.it against I lie door, Not cont-y with tlits!,p seized a table to increase ' 1; strength of her defence. Thelegwasbti lien, and when *he tonchedT it, it C20 a crpsh to ihe flD6r. ' A' long *y3 sounding through the Jiouse, and she Cc. her heart 'sink withrn her. But ilie ecfj ,dit d ii woy, and no one cam# j 30 she pjfl tho fragments of the table upon the fcM of drawers. J'olerablv satisfied in this C1 rrclinn, gl.e proceuM to examine-'I •.vallo. They wore well papered, And ifN careful examiuatjon, seemed to contain ti, secret c|oor. , . ; Mra. Martin now aank into admiring flttot on her posiiion. As was nntuVal; rfj tor having taken all three ecnotfonsi, thl idfa soggfi«te(JD:itself thaj it might %fek'eJ peiijuous, and she smiled at- the thought 4 ■whtii her fneudis would say when she M* th* terrors of the night. Her tftrfj ■Jof-pi^g-1 ruiiqtfilly, ile r6ay fchoe hall'buritd }« the piilow. .The fire h' Uh'i'.cd tip into a hi iola ftmie while the u, snuffed candlo burnecj djiroly. The rooi '..was ifull of pale, tremb)iijg£| sho had no superstitious fears. positive -could olurte raise nltfr tenrd attentively, but cetllfl',f but ifrtPhowliM'g oftho wind t) and the potterin* of (he rain window panes. Tls her excit( ished, the fatigue—which bni tpn—hejjan again to mafei) i She roselved to urfrffess aftd'f •n H«rhenrt leaped Into Ret D4*1 f»tl t 1 hfmse " Thou mnyrsl nii-e then, friend Jnme*, nnswviv.d .NfiiLau, "and 1 trust tho lesson thou haft learned to day w ill m«ko n mot-e peaceable citizen of thte, and I hope, a tK:';n n more iiihly. Tiifl 1 stood hit "! thank you, coinruiie," replied Pierre. "Why ! hast thou nothing to fcav to me.?,";.', i nd: yM:l fiv* «'■ 1 iho sntn und ward d ofl'lrie shower , which Jim aimed at iVitt.fx ir "Ah ! The regiment leaves Strasbtirg, nnd PDr"w hat |d;tc0, may I ask you ?" said Pierre. "■Nolhing." "There was nothing now to detain mo in liiu country, Cor my father had soon JoU lowed my moilier to the grave ; on.d I had plucked my prrciou'% flower ; what more did I want? 1 remembered my mother's charge—do thy du'tv ! I sought the gens d'unns, arid I said, '1 am a deserter—arrest me.' And now I am lo die, and if, as you assured me, 1 have in you a friend, I die without regiW, for you will do for me the only sei.viceil rnqtiiis- Th» flower which at tlie *i.-k of-my life, F plucked fivnl the grave, is here, in a little oasc next to my heart. Promise me that you willsee that they do not take it from n.n. It is the link unites me to my mother; and if i thought it would be broken—oh ! I should not hpve the courage to die. Sny, do you promise lo do what I ask of you ?" onoofnore Poor Jim was completely humbled ; ltd left tho fii Id with hts spirits completely (cewcd, Not J®ng o4ier this occurrence the Story bC came bi'niu d shout- This was more than Jim C'uld benr, lie soon.afjer left tlie scene of his many triumphs and l is late disastrous defeat, and emigrated to :iie "i'-ir west," The Inst 1 heard of hiiji Jie was preparing 10 make another move. Deujg pressed for his reason why ho ngnin emigrated, ho naid a colony of Quakers wviu about moving in'o fiis nobrldnujvxxt. Hi* w as timier an fciitigntKto lo. o them, but ho was of tjie opinion that distance w ould lend strcocth to his attachment. "What! not one word of adieu lo thy sweetheart—to .thv.Wter ?" "A sweetheart ) A siller 1 I never had i James, rl Nathan, in ih. " TilU is mere child '(Per A ok' via. replied hisofiioar. "We ves me tb'U t.hou hast fbreeCi a rice, but. 1 ruust delind ntiv. nro to tee Vienna, my bravo Piiois ; we aro to fiWtt the Anstrians. Is not that gnod'ndws for you? \ on will be in your eienrtrr». mv fine RdTow." Jin r "To thy father "lie is no more. either." fotn . ,,  vuv o! bringing ibis scandalous ftrid Iiunn I StC lliurc iiD 1)111 Two months ago he ton' h t Pierre Piitii" nivlo ho reply; he seemed lost in deep thought. The Captain caught his liJind» nu*l siijskirig-rt heanity, said, "Why dfAoti'iiot fpralc, man ! Are you hm letting youtlmt In JiWs I ban a week Vou aro to have the pleasure ol a, set-to, with the Austriins, and you have not onoi word of thanks tor the good news ; nay, I lDtli*ve you have not even heard died iu mv asms. tofu; ifieo ; in oriier lo do iJiis, will irjn If ivy 'jfuw between tliine oyes. It n ill prosirntn |liee.'' Kol/owiuw out • Mv mother!''—and Pierre, Whose voice suddenly, and totally changed, repeated—» "my-mother! Ahj-emimtde, diD not utteT that name, for I havo never said it in my heart Without, feeling melted like a child ; and even now, meiliinks, wrte I to speak Iter fa? 'To my mother, then V' if. it V . Ml !•» BMi B MkSn, Is icl« Jim u tre- lilow (m i in s(*4i«c]Cv5s f'ueji, ;,.i, wiiwii l)c ground, etitlr litre ul I h'ojiC ii Will ho U Wliol. smut; I, wfl{ s**ut m\m'.'U nslimlille -it—r-1 will toy Uocefs upon his, so thai HhjU can nut injure Expandiusf tiiq Ciinat. •-.VVJittt iticn ■?"- "Tlio tears would crfrne—and tears do not btcome 11 tnnn. Tears !" continued lie —''lours, ulipn I have bu". n few hours to live! Ah, (litre would not. bu muohcour. age in that I 1W« in easy ciicumsu.nccs, or who "indeed, captnin I ihonk you with nil my lmertifor your news, which I consider I Kill pimur scdniilniy employment within floor, u-;p ihrir tunas Gut little, breathe hut litilo •'I promise," said tliS officer. lu ii lhCDu rt.tiuiK.-M lo ci wauim** nir into ciic of |)i luiejiciuk-nt ly vci'v good.11 "I thought you would," said tho ofli " Your hand, that I mnv prp«ss it to mv heart. You aio wry kiljd to me, and if ilio Almighty God were in his omnipotence to give ino my life u lime, 1 would devoCe it lo vou." 1 11,1. li.C D CDf il'.B IIuw Jim Battier Sailed lAid lickltd the Quaker FiientL lliy fierce, war.liko naUne, hikI 1 ii heller uiul mure, ivfpeuiublc iuuu !D!«.: itislrtiiiient of :iou's, contract a small olie.st and luv Ijm foundation of tlte of lic«!ili o/ul brnu'y. All this can bo perfectly obvia. led by n liule nllpftlion to ilio manner of brea'hinjj. Recoil' ct the fuiijh oa1 like n bladder in sii ucJtire, and can be  open to double the size with n pelfcct,s;»fpty, giving a no bin Chest andpciTuct immuniiy fio'tirftongumpiion. "But, captain,, is there no ohonoc of obtaining the leave of ajmence t" "Are you mud? ' was the reply; "lenve of aim-nee the verv dav before" taking the field !" •'* "Tliou nil too stern, comrade.- I ('link I have, lhnnk God, as much ns olher people; And yet I would nqi be anlianird of weeping, were I 10 speak of lit' Qinker oonc'uilu'i), Jim boj'an to ' i vnt! of JilV'. Tlve Tui;Ciil)«e of Jjm, \v»')«n ls« fairly k:»»v i) liirj) XijlJiiiii o(i". lie l/'il lio was ill a vice The friends parted. TfcM* lived; in n r mv modier." The next day dawned. They arrived at ihe place of execution, and already hud the fatal sentence been read, when [he low murmur that ran through the ranks changed into almost deafen ins shouis— not Car dit-towt f Clv bnllv.Jii-i I *': m : ■! t ■ r. Jim wAi* Whi* i i, n kir.d of a NspnhpVi — Matty f nd Moody were the Ml iirs he !..kI Itird in his life limp, nnd h id invariably come olF best. Jim riot only considered himself invulnerable, but all tlio  character* in il»e Mirroundjiif» country Conceded it was no inn in Jim, ns lie tvaC considered Jo be a patent ihreshlug mv tliirip, that could not be improved onIn Jim'* neighborhood httd betiled quite n nundtcr oi Quakers. From sniwi c a two or other, Jint huted the "ohnil bellies," as he uall'd litem, vt till his entire heart —he often disfeluitad, that towliip one of these inof. I'ensfcve people would be the crowning glory ofhUJifo. l-'or years Jim waited fur n pretext. One of Jim's chums overheard n young Quaker spesk in disparaging tifrms of him. The reporls FO0n came 10 JrniM ears, not a Ifllto4 Jim tiipfle duspijwta tinea's what Ive wns fjoing to Jo' \s iili Nmhnn, lire incek follower of l\ tin, on sigiit~~besidcs various bruises find con. tilMotlS he meant to inflict on Nathan's body ; in his chaste language, lie meant to C'lugo oui uotfl his eyes and chaw oft'ltoili n ro\ in clfcuitioti, \V "I never thought of ihn'.," said Pieire.— "Are you serious *■'* said Pferre, onger. ly seizing thp hand. "You, n mail and a «oldjert utid not ashamed to weep ?" uvr-l "Wo we then oil tho point of taking the field, and at such u time leave la never given V " 1'riend,' lijuu must keep still until I am D110 with then," suid Nathan. "I believe nm fin" humble instrument i:i,lho hands of K.viilencc to ohDi*ii-e thee, mid i trust 4 unavailing The agent and only agont required is iho cnnviooii uir we breathe, supposing, however, I hut no obstacle exists,' external "It Is never even a«-ked." "When spr8l;iii{r of my tjiotlicr ? Certaiitly not. My mother is so good, so kind; slio lovos mo much ; and 1, too, love her dearly " " Ti** Enifierior ! the Emperor! live the Emperor I " Long to the chest such as tying it uround witb stays, or having the shoulders lie upon it. On rising from t.'ic bed ill the morning, place yourself in nn rrcct posture, wiili your chest thrown back and tin? shoulders thrown entirely o(T the chest; now inhalo all the air you can, .so as to fill your client to iho very bottom of it so, that no more can be got in ; now hold your hrculh and.throw your arms off behind, hold your brraih foil); as convenient. Dono in a cold room it is muc.h bet.cr, because the uir i* so much denser, and will act much more powerfully in. expanding tlio cliov. . Exorcising iliC clieDi iu lias, manner, ii will be- • It is quite is nevnr flvrn askod. It would Ikivo ilia n|ipcarnnce oi cownrdiec. Well, ilien i will noi pt-eiis it liny :notv; I will tfv mid get on wiilioot it." •'And you will do well," replied the He appeared, dismounted from his horse ; and then, with liis short, quickstep walked up to the condemned, "Pieire," said (ic to hirp. Pierre gazed at liiitt; find mode an eflor; lo speak, but a suddpn mupor seemed to overwhelm him. Pierre," continued iho Kmperor, "remrm- Uer your own words C f last night. God gives thee life a second time ; devote it not to ine, but lo France ! She, too, is n kind mother! L9ve her ns thou didst thy fii'st —Ihine own." He tlttfn turned to depart, and greeting shouts of admiring love followed !iim till li« was out of sight. Some years after this a captain of t!ie Old Guards fell mortally wounded on the field of Waterloo. whi n I am dono wrih thee, thou wilt lie a changed man, Prion J James, docs thee not repent attacking tnc ?" "Sho love? you, and you love Ikt ? Oil! lien I may 'indeed tell you all. My heart is Jail—it rrni'-t linve vent; end however strange my' ft-elings may nj»perli4 to you, 1 am sure you will not laugh at tliem. Listen, then ; for what you said just now is quite true. , A (ran is glad, when about to die, to have u hean into which he qui) pour out hi* own. Will you litycn ;o me, und not lau«h nt me ?" No," said Jim, "Ivt nie up and I'll mIiow yon." Copuiin I will not let tliep up, tbmi impious wm fcV' replied Naihai;, '-durest thou pro, fane tho name of lliy Maker—I will pun. i»li thee for that—1 will check thy respi. The next day the 13th regiment entered Germany, and tlie next—Pierre Pitoin de- serted I Three months afterwards, when the 12th regiment, having reaped in ihe lield of bottle an abundant harvest ol glory, was making lis triumphal entry into Strnsbiirg, Pierro Piluw was ignorniniously dragged buck to his corps by a brigade of gens d'arrroa. A court.martial is immediately call- ration P. Nathan, a? good as hi» word, clutched i by (If!: throat. Ho couipre.ss"d bis p, as a sound conI I bo heard ; "Suialy l wiHliiion, Pierr*. A dying man must ever excite compassionate sym- pathy Jim's HiOo b: ciiliio distorted; a taciuor ran through frame. |fe was e\i lent I y undeVjjiSi'n-» a pnxiess of strangulation, The Ciu»ker rclu\ed'his hold, bit) up| until ti e choking ptocess had sujtticicu'ly, as he tamed t|io'perversa Fpirjt of Jim. Iit:,ok some fir Jon to inhale suh CQine. fnflexlb/p and expansive, and will enlarge the capacity and size of the lungs. rtl. Pierre Pitois was accused of having deserted ai ilint very moment when his reg. imnut was to meet ibo enemy facc to fnce; The court presented a singular spectacle. On live ono side slood forth the accuser, "You must klib\V that since I camo iqlo this world I never lovrd !Duv orle benig— I bat being w;ii my mother. Hut hrr I loved ns none loved—with nil tlint was in mc of lift) or energy. While yet n habOi I used to reorl her cvcp, ns sljp r.entl mine ; 1 guessed her thoughts", arid s£p. J: new, HIino. She wns the heart of rtiy nml I the honrt of hers. I hrive never had efi ther sweetheart ar wHu; ( never had n friend ; my mothnr was eyt rylhiug to me. Well, I was summoned to jiiitv i)u anryj ; and when tin y told mo 1 fnust I. I've her, iu a paro.tvshi of dC'spn!r 1 (feclarer! Hint Uifty might, drag me limb. CV4ni thnb, but never should tljey take me irCDni her nKVe. VViih ope word fcgokrii in,her iiojy Ibilttude and strong 'courage, she changed my uhole Amid the din of the battle, ho was heard to fchout in his death panC-s : " Long live the Emperor! France forever ! My mother! " ft was Pierre 1'itois. —Scientific American Htjh-M Yesterday moinir a tunu n his shift who crjcd fieie111 Air to addi'stKi flii loevos rushed into the CI h oiTion. and "Pit-fro Pitois, von, oiio of the bravest men in- the army ; you, on whose breast the si tic of honor yet glitters ; yoil, who n'fver incurred punishment or even censure /mm your ofiioeM ; you never could have quilted your rcyuncin, quitted it almost on the eve of h»tt!e—.without some powerful motive to impel you. This motive the /court demands of you, for it would giadly have it in its pow«r—if not to noquit you. wjiicit it olijjht not, perhaps, fciliier to do or to desirer—ut.leo it to recommend you to the mr-rey of the Emporor." On' the oilier tidotood the accused, w ho Njuiiicoi teoird of Jim's threats, and very proptirly, kept out ot his way, hoping that time would modify Jim** anger. It seems, however,, this much tp.bd dC sired result did not tqkft place.- 0»s dav friend Nathan " J will knock under, let nie lip." J Jim,"nnouflh reqCie* I a rrmrWfi"e !ia 11 ty infoiWJsil lii ii lliat li IVol'itr Jurljrp. " Siranjji r,,'o.iitl lit), you'll show mc ivlu-re iVial nrp, F'il give vou a b-Hlflitijj, ft nil I'm i:t a douccd hur- Tim iniiM nfjilv to tlx. Tho Intrepid Mother. A tjiujlling sjfarcH. " 8vthotf hrwt not pot ltdlf replied Nathan. "Thori hrt now undergo. i!ii» a jufefce8j of moral pnrijicuUon, nud, thou must be cont#!*»letf to remain where thou lywit until I ftin done with tlide.—r Tltou just profaned the name of thy Maker, i'rioiid James," or»flf!rtijCd Nathan, "eonlbss, dost thou repoht rhyu'ick'vliirss?' '■ No; hanged if I do," C1 .lim, " Tlion pfti'tfersc mails,'' replied Nathan, in an imploring lono, " mv thai thou re. The diligenoe irotn Paris to Chalons stopped onp evening jgst alter dual:, some miles beyond tiio li:tic town ol llouvray.to set an Engtafi lady and' her child M a lotflsly roadside, nt Aubergo. Mrs. Martin expecred to find a rea4y Jo take her lo Chateau de St'iiort,, a distance of some leagues, whither sljp was repairinu on a visit, but was told that • it tnd not arrived. The landlady, a tall, coarse looking woman, who showed -her into the .vast hall that served at once as a sitting room and kitchen, obscrvt d thai the ru»ds were so muddy and difficult at rDi«)ilD thoio was littla chauco of hor friend' arriving bofore morning. "You hud better, therefore," $hp said, CC make up your mind to Ucep.here. \V« have a good room to offer y?u, and you w ill be much more coniform life between a,, pair of clean warm slrects -Hrrtn be krfotk-" ni" about in our rough country, especially os vour eiijar child seems sickly.".' . wur, mil jidjng, nnJ in classing Oi rough u' long iuno, when ulMut niidwny, lie espied Jim entering ihe other end. Natha.i might have turned rDm] fl d, but his flesh rebelled ut tiiik jii'oeeediinj. " 1 will pursue my way ppaeer\lD'y/\saiCl the Quaker, "aut' ' hope flicr senDoof the inun of wrath will not permit hiifl to fholest Die or allow liim :H do'vioWiiir: to my person." Na» iVV(iet\ nc,\i lirarc) of*, lio was wi(h hisintoofjdi tJ;o Jmticr, w,IkD inquired wBy hn'dW noi'.gb lioirie and put on his coul nnil be mama] like a j(Ciukiunti.-r»- '• P \V. ' "jl tlcxn't rim!;c a diiroI bittc r.irice, audit I jso io llio bunt titer niy C obi, I may lose llwgftl,; There's two oilier teller* wauls her, nod U,ti don't care n cuss which she lias," Th'A "silken cortj tbnl bound two willing hoarti" win tiudj tin; brido tin' ■Squire Hint ho "needn't have mid that |Di\rt about putting asunder, 'cauCDo there Was no danger of that." The Squire look lii's fee, aud said " I hopo you've got a ;;ood Wife." purpose "l'itrrr," saiJ'sJic, "you must go—it is my wish." pen lest thy wfekfdtfijWity" aitsyoreif than's cuTcu- ns "to the lamb-liice " I'll be hititwcd iff do'," prowled Jim. »' Wilt thou ihiV," rrjVt!he. Quaker ; " mu»t I nw cnmp'dsoi y myitis? I will compress lliy wjfldjiipcrt Mjnip Hides* tb'ou, Dmvi-i fri'fi aW Answer m iho riffirmutiyc-'- •aV quick, nrt fln;i "•« jNfoi, i^y.p:s,"-RhnC1SK'Dd,JSin.in n yur- Qiiaftej-'s jji ip tightened, •»Ve*, I niw sorry." ••I h»vc deserted without any cause, without any inoiivo ; I do not repent. If it |wcre to do aguhi, 1 wpflhl ilo it nguiti. I deserve sentence,? Aud tlicii paoiu aome witnesses, who do. MfHul  Vpjcwa Piloia is ft Wo ki\ow it in a f.Kjt, hut we do lint believe it." And others livened—• j knell bofofc her, nnJsuill, "] will jro, mother-" . ... * ti,i . : flualiiies of hi; \,ary were doomed to «" Pierre,'she added, 'tboH liaDt born a (feed son, nnd I thank God for it ; lull ilie bC» ui .itppm. Nail :ui, " I havo him ut Inst, inalio »niiicfi-mcJt of Shail belly salt liim and picklo liiin, loo." Q hp." i til bull , as lie rccognisvl Now I'll . I will DiuiiD s of a son ore not tlie only ouch a man ha« to 1*1(1 ftveiy citizen owes himsolf to his country- It culls obey ! Tiiou art going 10 tie n soldi# r.— From Hiis moment (liy lilq is no longer thine own; it Js thy country's. iXilsun: terest demands it, lay it down-cheerfully. It it he the will of-God that thou shttuld-si die before me, I should weep lor lima rhy heart's tears j but { would .say, 'lie tfavfl, and lie has taken away, hlts gd bo tiie name of lilt- Lr.nl.' Go. now, and if thou )ove ibv mother. do thy duty.* Oh ! how ptocioiifi those holy words! 'Do ihy duly/ jslio said. ilic duiy.of a. soldier was always and in nil things to obey : and- in all thfiiijs, and always, T obeyed. 1: w'asto go straight Ibrwanl—to fiieo danger w ithout hedkiction—wi;b6u't HeiSond thou'gKff and I wTim «truigbl;foi wRtd—lacedtllnger without hesitation—without a second tho'l. "i'hose wiio saw am thus, as it were, to seek, t6 meet tho bullets, snkl, 'there is a brave leil©* !* They might have  said, 'there is a man who love» his tnothorf" Wilt thou plcnsft dismount from thy lior.se V' mm id Jim, seizin? the bridle rfDt Nathan'# liortf, »nd his style, "nty soul yeauieth above all things to s;ivo thee the biggest wauling ever man recoivcJ." " " \Yi 11 ho hot)/' i£s£wiijc(i the hiidh, »nnd," .»'lt!rCl li,,. '1 cii'c'iniu Uw pbotj' woll.;o do C|h% I am captain of n cttal bpipf a\jd she'* going lo be head etw!.;; and .ifyou'jj cotfie aboard Bquijro, I'll you with a warm me;il."—Cleuv(!dind Ihrajd. " N Ihy sorrow a gdSfjr sorrow," inquir- l'How i# niud i 'he court cannot condemn « ntatlmaq. lie rpu*t bn written* ci d. then, nut io death, but to tho Lunatic AsVlmii,:' ;a;* 'it ed Nathaii im'+mhcr demurred «ivinCr nrj uflimvi,.*cr to'lh'H (jrir siidn,. mit n jje.iiUo .|iir{!7.e fiiirWonudicJ hiiri- tit: had butter v it-Id. . '.",1. oCf m -«rr» • TVHfi — - j- - ■ -y , . - ; ( .mi Mrs. Martin though much fatigued by a moment sti'e sMod jirtK her journey, luwiitaifcd.• A good night'e undresKotl and put out 'thD rest was certainly, a tcrriptiu; pro-ppct, she nceiciontnlly dropped lint site lelt so confident !liut iter fi i'-ud.s Stooping to pick it up, her e, would not neglect li«r, that after u mo- ly g'aiiced towards thtf L merit slio-, luplied-r- mass1 of if■! hair,-a hand' and " Tiiflttk you, inadaroo, I will sit up for knife wen; revealed. Lv tjjo an hour or so, it is not lute,, and the car- fliclieri:.g, lire. Ui£ first riago ttiifMmq after 8!!'. '§Iipu1d it notT terrible aluanj-lxcf I shall ho glrnl of your room, which you ned. She felt tii.it sho had may prepare for mo at any rate.'' 'riiPiniaftffes8J[}£ The hostess, who .pcemed :fnxloua the entirely to liee VfW-SSSSPf'Wi guest tdtoylj not remain in the, great room, uttering.a cry, suggested that a tire might be made above; tho poor woman got into bci8jjjr but Mrs M. found.herself so comfortable Jyir .child. An idea—a'plon—1 where she was—a pile ot faggots was bla- ted itself. It had flashed tlir zlrtg on the hearth—that sho declined at brain like lightning. It was first to move. Her daughter, about five chance left, " Friend Jatfies." replied Nathan, "thou must not ma, but lot rac go my way in peace. Tny better judgment will sure, ly tell iliee that thou can not possibly bo benefitted by personally iinurlflK me." " G i down i.u a moment,'' tlumddred Jim ; " get doA-'n, you cariiing, lying, mischief.rrtakiny, cowardly hypocrite. I'll drag you down if you don't dismount," hvn n Tliis alternative had very nearly been udo|i!fcii,: for jptfu »ot oue person in "the coprt who did not consider the deser. tiojn ojp.-fwrif Wfpi# its ono pf tfioso- singular otjcjirreuw* bpyttw! tho ntppeof human which, while «very one is lbrC p'ed to tuifii.it no owe can ncuourit for.-or couipreht.nd. The accused., hqwpver, uiost positively, and whs mo.-t p.'iliimoi.iua iff demand for the iu#j penally "I' 'lie law to he inflicted on. film, lie to boldly aiid 9vow„ed cdnliuually repeating Hint he did not regtei it, 'li.it at !cn.;tii li'is I't mmesa asaynild ttio Afraracfcr of u bravado, and left no rbotti fot* clemency. Scnience of death was therefore pronounced, "Yes," replied Jim', 'I do.mu let me tip.' " I am nb'tdone with tilde yet," said Nutlmu.S3* 4 good story, i« told of a dapdv,. who Was very fund of flirting, urtd who pricodrag£d in it lDy many of our  djiD1' I' seems be was oitjf joining iul'ru. duqed to a smart be) fe, when  ned !o nvi':e lovo to her. -So lie leam-d tuvvaids h- r, and 1 leaving n profound sigh, said, ns he in her face, uiiii t!io mo»l killing ( xprci ion (id NU(rtmot) ; ".If'its foot lpvA I f '1, pray what is it Vr' lVrhops" replied Ihci Jatjjr, " toniftUing bites you." J De dandy vajjipsfd. " Thou hast been a dteturberofthft peag.C of ibis neighborhood time out of tnatpouy— thy hand has been raided aiMlnst every man—thoOtttt it brawler., Wilt ihou promise me that, ih future, thee. will lead a more peaceftblo life', that thou wilt love thy rtei dilior a# thVsfc'.f'?" - " t: ■ J '"irs, J rtmonst'-ato against thy proofediftg« i»nd wgalnst thy language,' rep!ieCl;.ivuluaa.-. '» Mv religion teaches me sineerity-r-1 am ftoithbr a liar, a mischief-maker, nor a hyppcrite ; I nm no coward, but 1 am a man of peace ; 1 desire lo pursue my way quietly—rlet me puss on." " Yes," anewer.ed Jim, hesitatingly, hilt 1 !;e Quakers." ''all "Thou must mako, no exceptions;" re. pliad Njithftu ; "I insist on on affirmative answer," It is easier lo suppress the first det sire than to satisfy all that foltow it,