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ATHENS, THURSDAY; SEPT. 12, 1850.
VOLUME XVIII. NUMBER 23
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MCHOLAS, rs«.
Loro and Death agreed
cord overtook them sleeping, and mixed their arrows;
brace Love, when he intends to strike the young with
the tender passion, often kills; and Death, when
aiming at the old, by the discharge of the wrong ar
row, inspires with e sod attachment,—FaUe.
by dreams of,gqld; in vain did the I mutderer’s head. .Strange to tell, he
beautiful and^uneotnplainiog wife en-j lived unsuspected. No one cared for
. deavor to frighten the fifrnd from bis bo-1 the emigrant m the country frpm which
• : sora. It was like one solitary star try-1 he catne.
• ing to dissipate the darkness of the; Years rolled away. Villages arose
.travel together. Dia- rums nf ihautiMdue Tl “
storm-tossed ocean. j on the ruins of themighty forest. The
Wilder yet rolled the storm through! steamer "was"**beared with perpetual
- l: i. --.I /wt i ‘ i » i - ■ i- r
the cracking woods, and Charles was] thunder and lightning, ascending, the
Iiow oft instead of marriage bells,
1 The knell of death for cove is tolling,
Tis said that Cnpid's wayward dart, .
When mrrat to airike the youag with fire,
By some mistake, oft stings the heart
With death instead of fote’t desire.
Voting Cupid in the eve of day.
With Death in consort, took the rood.
■ O’er them v
Saw Love and Death together sleeping.
Discord, the foe to Joy of life,
Blew o’er the pair with simoom breath,
And in that hnrticane of strife,
Ho mixed the shafts of love and Death.
So. when the l>oy would yonth inspire
With passion gentle as the dove.
He kills; and Death’s mistaken fire
M»k< *
fsket aged mortal* fall ii
THE THREE HOMES.
is thy homer* I asked a child
n the morning air,
flower* tnosV sweet and wild
Was twining I. ...
In garland* for her hail.
” My home,” the happy heart replied,
And amUed wiUi childish glee.
Where soft winds wander free,”
Oh! blessings fall on artless yonth.
And all its may hours,
Where every won! is joy and truth.
And treasures live in flowers!
** Whore is thy home t" J asked of oi
Who bent with flashing face,
To hear a warrior's tender tono
vikl wood’s secret place:
. hot her varying cheek
The tale might well imftnrt;
The home of her young spirit mock
„ — a kindred heart.
Ah! souls that well might soar above
To earth will fondly cling.
Ami build their hopes on tinman lot
That light and fragile thing.
" Where is tby home thou lonely n
I asked a pilgrim gray.
imaginary wrongs, when j Ohio; lovely residences, like gems,
is heard omatde the little summoned up by ibe -enchanter’s wand^
from the earth’s bosom, studded the
banks of the silver river. The suspi-
enclosure which surrounded* the cabin.
Maqr sprang to the door and after
scrutinizing the traveler, for - such the
intruder was, by tbc£ light of a'bark
torch whicli she Held over her bead, in
vited him into her rustic home.
In a moment a gentleman of rather
slight stature, bearing a portmanteau in
bis hand, entered and gave this usual sal
utation. Maty calk'd'^ to
attend ihc iraveleiybur neither by Word
or gestu.re did he exhibit signs of hav
ing heard her, until the stranger’s port
manteau louchng the floor, spoke to
bis sordid sou! of gold. The demon
was aroused, bill he wore a smiling
face.
“ Welcome, stranger welcome,” ex
claimed Gray in so hurried and’strange
a manner, that the-travelcr started back
a few paces in surprise; but, quickly
recovering himself, Exchanged saluta
tions 'and seated himself on a rude
chair, already placed for him at the
cious mind of Gray, (for the wicked arc
fi furrowed brow, and wan.
" The land 1 acek thou ne’er hast ace:
My liumt* i* in the skies!” .
O! blent—thrice bleat! the heart nut
nought* are given,
„ —.. urldy fettcra free;
lt’a only liome ia heaven !
itttsccllctnii. .
The Forest Murder!
* A TALE OF INDIANA.
the* incidents I am about to relate
are not drawn from imagination, but fact.
They form an act of the never ending
drama or human villainy.
’♦•JTliis is indeed a wild night,” said
**■ Charles Gray to iiis wife, ns they sat be
fore the hhizing heurih of an Indian log
■ cabin, .whilst the winds wailed about
• ibe rool, and went sounding through
the forest.
‘• Wilder than lever knew,’! observed
his wife. •• Charles, how thankful we
should be to our Maker (hat he has giv
en this warm fire and close cabin to pro
tect us from the rode elements.”
•‘Thankful,” and Charles Gray as
sumed a sorrow which of itself spoke
the demon in his heart. •• Thankful,
wife, you mock me. What is this call-
in to tho luxurious comfort of the town
folks whom we used to see in New
York, rolling through the streets in their
cushioned carriages, or reclining' on
silk sofas, and laughing at the ragged
beggars that claimed their charily.—
Thankful!” x - '
Mary did not reply. She feared him
when in (hose moods, and was too ju
dicious to irritate him even by words
though breathed from a seraph's luie,
or syllabled by angels* lips, to one
whose soul has become absorbed in the
unsatisfied love of wealth.
Charles Gray was a native of New
York, and had been left a handsome
fortune; but prompted by avarice, and
too impatient to continue in the same
business wjticb he began, he joined otii-
ers.pl an bqpailjr rapacious disposition
in speculation, which at first proved
promising, but entirely failed, and left
many an ardeat’dreamer a ruined man.
Charles hud embarked his all in this
I affair. He was left without house
or frieuds, for friends are often bound
with golden chains alone. He deter
mined with his wife to emigrate to In
diana, for whose fertile soil, broad
streams, and genial climate so much
was said;
With a bitter spirit be bade farewell
to borne, and with» small amount of
money raised by the sale of his wife’s
Conversation soon commenced, nor
was interrupted until the night had far
advanced towards the dawn. George
Somers was also, be said a native of
New York, and from that neighborhood
in which Charles Gray had lived. He
informed Gray that he sold his property
at the east, and emigrated to El Dorado
to speculate in lands, having with him
a large amount for that purpose.
At last they retired to rest. The
traveler to sleep,—-Gray to brood over
the wealth of his guest. What fearful
thought passed through the brain of the
wreich that night. How often did his
eye wander to the hunting knife. Once
he was about to leave the bed, when a
light motion of his wife In her slumber
deterred him from his murderous intent.
Who but the pencil of a demon could
paint the fears,—the hopes,—the dark
resolves of the wretched Gray, while
the wearied gnest slept but a few paces
from him, in that pence ‘ which virtue
and weariness alone can give.
^ The morning came, and glowfngfnmi
bi^ ocean couch, arose therisuiv, gilding
ifie tliltatil Wolfs anti surfVrtmdfftg forest
with colors drawn alone from the pallet
On the first day, (Friday,) Mr. L.
kiodly- took me to visit several of the
fajrms, or as they are here called, “es
tates,” in the neighborhood, explaining
to me their particularities of soil, with
the course of tillage employed, and the
results which ensued. Then to a large
Hour mill which he is getting into work
ing order. Then he proposed to visit
theA ndersonian Public School, of which
is the greatest, and in many cases, the
only objection urged by my country
men against this State. Slavery is a
monstrous evil ; all here admit and re
gard-it as such. All Here arc anxious
for its extinction, but are divided
opinion
Qlt)c Jfatmet*.
Anecdote of Gon. Jackiou.
In the year 1S11, jGep. Jackson had
occasion to visit Natchez* in the territory
of Mississippi, for the parnose of bring-
ing up a number of blacks, a j»art of] 0 j’ turning green crops has been extra*
, . . whom bad his property in con- j lively adopted, and so far as my infer-
to the best mean, to, be | sequence ofl.av.ng beep a seemly lor | mali< 1„ exiends it h»s been mlended
Turning in Greca Crop*.
During the last ten years the practice
always suspicious.) rendered him fear-'j he is a director* Approachng a largt
ful of discovery, as emigrants were building, we heard some delightful sing-
rovrding into the' Stale, and entered
the lands -in the most frequeut spots.—
The bones of Somers were still decom
posed; if.they were found bv anyone u was a touacco.mktiaiajfipry, noujiiat
rambling throogbii reforest, dark aT^f the negroes were singing while they
r.;. «ui.< i.. ii i t w. t i ... _• ,
fair might be investigated, and he meet
with his just desert. Sallying forth one
evening he sought the wild precipice,
and descended, by the aid of ropes, to
the spot where laid his victim. The
moon burned in the midnight with the
lustre she only wears on a winter night,
when snow reflects it3 brightness, and
earth seems to wear the pearly robes of
angles. v One by one the stars had ap
peared through the arch above, and
around the hills that swept the river,
for nature is still lovely*} though for a
few moments her beautiful form bears
the record of crime there placed by
man. A young man named Wilson,
who was returning from a visit to his
•• lady-love,” passed by the precipice,
and observing the ropes attached to the
tree which stood by his path, endeavor
ed to trace them to the spot where they
ing, which I recognised as, “one of the
songs of Zion,” and, supposing-it was
the school, was surprise^ to bear that
it was a tobfleco .mt^Bfa^lpryt an4-xbat
worked. We, reached the school of
about one hundred and seventy child
ren, remarkably intelligent for their age;
and after hearing a few of their class
exercises, were requested by the teach
er,—who, by the way seems eminently
qualified for his office,—to give them
press on the minds of the child
sense of the advantages for the acquisi
tion of knowledge which they enjoyed,
superior even to those enjoyed by child
ren in Old England ; and, giving them
as a motto, Lord Bacon’s immortal
maxim, “Knowledge it Power,” urged
them by all means to embrace those op-
port unities, that as they advanced
the acquisition of knowledge they might
rise to be influential auuhonorable mem
bers of society. Bidding them fare-
ended. After a narrow search, he well, we called at the tobacco factory,
found them hanging against the rock, ] and though “ admission is under no pre-
that formed abasia of a chasm, round j lence granted;” yet Virginian courte-
of heaven. His beams shone down
the cottage yet unstained with blood,
ami aroused the sleepers. Did the evil
spirit slumber in Gray’s bosom?
The simple preakfast was soon over,
and Somers asked Gray to get him on
the nearest way to M . With the
blandness worthy the days when he
stood a respectable merchant behind a
city desk, he informed Somers that he
would accompany him part of the jour
ney, and under pretence of killing
which the waters swept their chrislal
current.
In a few" moments the young man
perceived the form cf whom he immedi
ately recognized as Gray by his tall
muscular figure. He was gathering up
some white substance in a bag. At
last he seemed to have completed his
task, and throwing the bag over his
shoulder, attaching the strings to his
neck and body he commenced the as
cent. By grasping the rocks in his
hand where they jutted out, and plant
ing his feet firmly in the fissures, Gray
Succeeded in climbing half way up the
chasrn when, stopping to rest, the shelvy
rock crumbled under his feet. The mur
derer made a violent struggle? to
iambi* position, but hisrrfg Dis balance,
he plunged into the gulf.
One wihl cry told that the wreich had
gone tojudgement. “ Retribution,” had
pealed from the throne of God, and the
spirit of Gray stood before his Maker.
invariably extended to an English-
adopted for that effect; whether at once a friend, and the remainder were hands w ;,h the most flaiterinir results ni.l
by k9.kt.ira enactment, or by prngres-1 which bad been employed by tt nephew j Za=„ ,„u fieUs .£*„
atve measure,. Allow■ me to compare j in the neighborhood of that place. The j lhor „ ug ,,|y emaseulaled as scarcely to
the efforts of the Abolition.,la, as they ; road led through the country inhab.led : y ? h / COSI cultivation, have, by
are colledI. with those of the Peace by the Chickasaw and Choctaw Indt- j lhi ' s proceo bccn thoroughly renovated.
Society. Wart, an evil, acknowledged ans, and the station of the agent for the | u „ a ' al a les5 prnb th\y, than they
by every man. So is slavery; aad all Choctaws was upon tt On reach, ng j couW baVB becn in ^ ny ,„ b J r way . £
good men wtsh the removal of both | the agency, be loot,d seven or eight p „ ssi „ g lbrnugh lh e country, our att.p-
these curses. But. while many R good | famtltesi nf emigrant, and two members, h = 8 nf ,^ bcen dm 4 lo r a , m3
men consoler the plans of the Peace | of the Mtsstsstpp, legtslanve coenetl ( whicb Uva impoverished by_nD .
Society as impracticable and unwise, so , detatned there undert^c: pretence that | cnor , nt)UJ onlt ..„ >0S cul»ted system ot
tme, besatd-alsoefjfcoMof the Abo- owns necssttry for T^tm toha.e pass- | cropp i„g, the state of barren karro
Itttontsts. There is the ctffcrence, how- j ports from the Governor of Mississippi.! be |j, t H No , bin? cil „ bo n)or e forbid-
ever. Those who do not agree wtlh One of liter number had been sent for- i , ling , ban , he appearance of barrenness
the Peace Society’s vtews, advance no , ward to procure them. In the mean- w htch they exhibit; yet even thoto are
lime, the emigrants were buying corn j n „. hopelessly barren. By plowing
rrorn the agent, at an extravagant price, unt | er (he slight vegetatioA they produce,
and splitting rails for him at a very j am , following up the undertaking by a
moderate one. Indignant at the wrong, liberal application of litne, unless the
inflicted on the emigrants, ho reproach- 1 so jj itself is of a calcarious nature, and
ed the members of the council for sub- , hen tow in g huck wheat, pettsor cluver,
mm,agio the ,Cent,on, and asked the | lo bc lur „ e d in when in blossom, a de-
agent how he dared to demand a pass „ ree G f energy will bc communicated
front a free American, travelling on a ■ which will secure the continuance of
public road. Yne agent replied by ask- increaS ed a „d increasing fertility, and
' ."yp, UKrere' C mf , ! un(,cr a judicious system of rotary crop-
«»r. rp,» .pi t a <»«<'"< ) ping, eosure good crops for a period of
[ many years.
measure, however theoretical, as a sub
stitute ; but here I feel that African col
onization is doing much, has done much,
and is destined lo do much for the ex-
w ] Unction of slavery in the United States
talk.” The school was summoned of America. This African Coloniza-
order, while I endeavored to im-! lion Society has the warmest sympa
thies of many slaveholders here,
impression is prevalent among my
countrymen that it is necessary for a
farmer in Virginia to own slaves. This
is a gross mistake. I know a gentle
man, who for thirty years, has resided
in Petersburg, but who never did, and
never would own a slave, and this is by
no means an isolated case. H.
Benjamin Franklin.
One hundred and forty-four years
to-day, a Massachusetts tallow chan
dlcr’s wife had a son. He grew up an
awkward lad, clothed in regal linsey-wol-
sey of his mother’s loom, whose hands
^ust from the old country, gained were redolent of the perfume ot soap
entree. The proprietor, Mr. McC.,
showed me the process of preparing to
bacco and his book of work done by
the negroes, most of them slaves.—
These are all. tasked, and paid in cash
for extra work, so that by ibis arrange
ment masters and servauts are gainers.
One man, a quick work.ef, during last
year received one hundred and fifty dol
lars in cash t for over-work, abd might
have bought himself ovef and over
again, but bad rather not, being belter
off', as he is clothed and lodged, bis fami
ly kepi with him, all the necessaries of
^ife provide^, medicine and physicians’
attendance when sick, an^Me hundred
atkf‘fifty U.*flarsiper*trmmmp|iHfuxuriate
with. -This is not a solitary instance,
though his earuings for overwork,
and candles; a plodding soul, that toiled
by day, and studied hard by night,
stealing from the hours ’ allotted to
repose, ho labored on. Companions
shunned him, he was so dull; the wo
man ofhis choicej-idiculetl him, he was
so uwkurd, but he labored on.
And what was the birth or the life of
such a booby to the elite of Christendom?
What was he to the great and learned
of the earth ? He—a dipper of candles,
a sticker of type, a maker of almanacs—
what was he to statesmen and poten
tates ? Ah ! he never changed his em*
ployment. In youth, he made light for
Boston’s lampless lantprns j in manhood,
he enlightened the world. The poor
printer’s boy to-day.—the honored of
kings to-morrow—the “ poor Benny”
_ A Curious Fact for the History of )‘ fe with none of its cares and anxieties.
Newspaper Literature in the Reign of
Queen Victoria.—The quantity of paper
printed and published for the Illustrated
London News of May fourth, was suf
ficient to cover sixty-two acres, or a
spade of one hundred and seventy-one
sotne game, shoult’lcred Tti» rilK and j ">'!« « >' ar<l "i‘ le i placed sheet'upon py countenance,, their busy Bngc... . i d :,. Juslrv an ,l j„doinita-
IctMitc w.y : iWreate titne .key ^|"^= i * ^ ^
alone were Ins.
walked together, whilst renewing boy
hood remembrances——remembrances
which call to mind many a spot hal
lowed by childhitod sports and paren
tal nflection.
They had thus proceeded about three
miles, and arriving among ibe beauti
ful blufls on the Ohio, since rendered
celebrated by a deed which has given
jiamo to a small crystal stream which
dashed over a precipice some hundred
feel deep. A bird swept over their
heads, and wheeling on its light wing,
alighted on a bough of a majestic oak,
which bears the name of many an ar
dent lover of nature. Gray asked the
traveler to move on while he ailemped
to bring down bis game. . Somers com
plied, and, unsuspecting, left Gray be
hind.
A sharp rifle crack ran through the
woods, and a shriek mingled - with its
echoes. The host was a murderer for
money. Blood may be shed for re
venge, and our sympathies may be ex
cited for the assassin. JJfU who■'‘■can
find a chord in his beart^from which
pity may draw a note of feeling for
him, who with blood stained fingers,
bolds the glittering coin before his eyes?
Gray soon disposed of the body by
burling it over the precipice. As it
lumbered through the scrubby and jag
ged rocks that lined the chasm, he per
haps fell remorse, but it was only for a
moment. With eager bands he opened
the portmanteau, and rolling out the
shining coin upon the leaves, for some
iniputes he gloated over bis wealth ; for
iNintry was then almost uninhabit-
~jeWels, *oughl the almost untrodden ! ed, and his demon-spirit could rejoice
wilds of the West. With a small over the gold undisturbed,
amount of cash, he purchased a lew'
acres of ground on the Ohio river where
the beautiful towh «f is now
standing. For a short period he labor-
ad assiduously at his small farm, and
cheered by the smiles of a lovely, devo
ted wife, seemed to forget his misfor
tune. A short time before our narra
tive opened, Charles visited L- : as
a hand on a flat boat, the only species
of water.craft then used to convey
good# »nd produce down the river,^-
Whillt he was tbere. he met several of
those who haul failed in the same specu
lation which bad rained himself. Bat
whilil lie remained poof, they by some
means rev ved their fortunes, and set
tled oo the Ohio, where they were-car
rying on a brisk business. . Charles re
lented home an altered, man. For
whole dm he would sit idle and dis
contented;'- His sleep was disturbed
On returning home be disposed of his
ill-gfttton gold ip.ibe chest. His wife
beard the ringing of the coin and her
quick mind told bier that Charles Gray,
her husband, he to whom her heart had
confided was a murderer. She fainted.
The wretch heeded her not, but gloomi
ly sealed himself before the fire. From
the floor on which she had fallen Mary
rose an altered woman.. The rose fled
from her cheek, and a grave ia the for*
est, marked by a single stone tells yoo
where lies the broken-hearted wife;—
Peace to bsr memory ? . She is gone
where the blue streams are never crim
soned with blood—where the dagger
never flashes over the devoted wayfar-
Cbarles Gfay became a rich.mao.—
His landsJaroad 'and fertile, bore luxu
riant barvesU. A tall mansion rose
among those old woods to shelter the
dred feel high ; cut into slips of a quar
ter of an inch vide, it would extend
twenty-five thousand miles, or once
round the earth. The weight of paper
printed was thirty tons; the columns
of the letter-press would reach two
housand one hundred and nincty-sev-
:n miles, and would occupy three thou
sand six hundred and fifty men during
one year to make a fair copy of the
whole. The duly received by the Gov
ernment for the paper alone, was six
hundred and ninety pounds, and the
stamp duty one thousand and forty-one
pounds, twelve shillings and eightpence,
making together, for one weeks publi-
tion, one thousand seven hundred and
thirty-one pounds, twelve shillings and
eightpence. The ink consumed in
printing exceeded six hundred pounds
in weight, fourteen grains being the
average quantity used in printing a sin
gle copy of the paper. The following
may interest our advertisers :—In an
ordinary publication of the Illustrated
London News, the paper alone on which
any advertisement is printed Is. worth
considerably more than the sum charg
ed for that advertisement; but on the
above data, if the square inch of the
paper occupied by an advertisemi
and charged about five shillings,
cut out of every printed copy, the whol
would weigh fifteen pounds, wort!
about twelve shillings. To this must
be added *.he cost of composition, print
ing, publication, advertisement duty,
stamp duty, and delivery all oyer the
world.—Illustrated Loudon News. .
••Elder Berry Wine!” said Mrs. Part
ington, and she looked straight at the
tea kettle as it simmered over the fire;
••has the dear old elder left preaching
and gone to making wine? For the
stomach’s sake, merely, I dare say*-—
What a powerful preacher be was ! I
never shall forget how be spoke about
young Sbad that , desecrated his oeck
while riding out one Lord’s day. Says
he—* boW\ dreadful was that young
man’s latter end. The horse run away
with him and. leaped over a precipice,
and be, instead of saying Lord save my
soul, cried out—*D—n the horse.* Ev
ery body was efeclerised, there -wasn’t
a dry eye in the ordinance.” “ Well,
well,” continued she, “I hope he will
do well in his new invocation, and be
careful not to put bis new wine into old
bottles.** . She here dropped off* sudden
ly with a gentle murmur, as sbe nodded
her head, of “ Elder Berry.”—Boston
Pathfinder.
rallter large. Butmlitse men live as ! bis motherte-tlay—the immortal Frank-
well, and most ol tficai dress better on ]j n forever •
Sundays, or holidays, that, their mas- j Crowna bave se(] lbc bro and
ers^havmg all the comforts of t.l"s , aund „ realhtd The templei D r. meaner
llh no,,e “ f ,ls carei ? nd man. He charged bayonet agatnst the
negroes here earn tram three to lightning, of beaten, and they Tell hartn-
per week for overwork, , «„ „ quive ., ng a , b f, fecl
‘ 'I’Cir pocket money, and the . wrealhcd , their fiery wing
interest both ol master and servants is and fo unt i a 0 roi ,„,i u;. k J &
consulted by the maintenance of this j .
arrangement. To gaze on their hap-! J el ie
and bound around his brow.
lius; plain
common sense, a fixedness of purpo.
and
England,) is lo give a flat contrad
lion to the falsehoods propagated by in
terested parlies as to the cruelties prac
tised on slaves here. Would that our
English factory workers experienced
hundredth pari ol the'happiness
these negroes enjoy! A, few Words
about Mr. Bolling’s negroes. They are
all well fed, well clothed, well treat
ed ; both master and servant are mutu
ally attached; they live in cottages
such os English laborers would think
palaces, and occupy their leisure hours
in raising poultry and eggs, of which
Mr. B. is the purchaser, and thus they
are provided with as much pocket mo
ney as they choose to work.lor. Their
wives and children are with them, and
frequently a master has to clothe and
maiuiaiu a family of three or fdiy* chil
dren, too young to work, and their
mother,, perhaps, disable from ijocnes-
tic causes hall her time, for the wprkof
, the father!
Englishmen think that Viaves here
nr& treated Hire they w*fO by
countrymen in-the WiMt Indies, work-
chains, and their Back lacerated
with a cat-o-nine-taits; that after work
ing hours, they are chained and con
fined like Cattle, least theyahbuld wan
der; and talk about American slavery
the American Slave trade in strange-
_,norant manner. Slaves here arc_
[tected in life and limb by the law'
uch as their: masters, lo say noth
ing of the selt-im4fcftsied motives which
pass. “ Yes sir,” replied the general.
“ I carry mine with me: I am a free
born American citizen, and that is a
passport all over the world.” He then I
directed the emigrants to gear up their '
wagons, and if any one attempted to
obstruct them, lo shoot them down, as a
highway robber. Setting them the ex
ample, he continued his journey regard
less of the threats of the agent.
After concluding his business, he was
informed that the Agent had collected
about fifty white men and one hundred
Indians to stop him on his return, untess
he produced a passport. Though ad
vised by his friends to pfocure one, he
refused lo do so ; staling that no Amer
ican citizen should ever be subject to the
insult and indignity orprocuring a pass,
to enable him to travel on a public
highway in his own country. Like all
travelers among the Indians, at that
time, he was armed with a brace of pis
tols : and having added a rifle and an
other pistol, he commenced his return
journey. When within a few miles of
the agencj*, he was iuformed by a trend
who had gone forward to reconnoitre,
that the agent had his ferae in readiness
Without the
polish of the schools, thegracesof courts,
the eloquence oftheorator.the inspiration
of the bard, or the fame of the warrior,
the old printer of Philadelphia is re
membered to-day, and throughout the
land the eulogy is‘pronounced for him
and for,him the poet tunes his harp anew.
Amidst all the memories ol men who
have lived and died within the last half
century, his shines cloudless and un
blent with meaner rays, like some
greater star that has outwatched the
night, and glitters undimned on the.
bright brow of the morning.—Chicago
Journal.
io stop liim. to<S*reeft® his friend
advance again, and tell the agent that
if he attempted to stop him, it would be
at the peril of his life. He then put his
blacks in order, and armed them with
axes and clubs; nl the same time tel
ling them not to stop unless directed by
him, and if any one offered to oppose
them, to cut him down. Riding by their
side, he approached the station, when
the agent appeared, and asked him
whether he meant to stop and show his
passport. Jackson replied, “ Thai de
pends upon circumstances. I am told
that you meant to stop mo by force;
whoever attempts such a thing will not
have long to liveand with a look that
was not to be mistaken, he grasped his
bridle with a firmer grip. His determ
ined manner had such an effect, that the
agent declared li”, had no intention of
stopping him, and he and his party were
suffered to pass on without further mo-
Paddy, attending a “ Broad-brim”
convention for ihc first time, was much
astonished and puzzled withal at the
manner of worship. Having been told
that the “brethren even spake when
they were moved by the Spirit,” he
watched the proceedings with increas
ing disgust lor their ** haythen way ov
worship,” till one young. Quaker rose
and commenced solemnly:
“ Brethren, I have married ”
“The tlivil ye hev*” interrupted
Pat—Quaker sat down iu confusion, but
the spirit moving Pat no farther, the
young man mustered courage and broke
ground again:
“ Brethren, I have married a daugh
ter of .the Lord”—- i -
“ The tlivil ye hev that!” said Pat,
“ but it’ll be a long, long while before
iver ye’ll see yourfather-in-law.- ~
induce a master to take care of the
health of his 'slavfes as be would of bis . .
working horses, did no other or better “Never be a politician and want to
motives influence him. Let a master I g el an office, said Mrs. Pan ing ton to her
here but sacrifice the life of one of his ] nephew, as she abstractedly stirred her
slaves by ill treatment, and ikj verdict j.tea without wgar
of- “tempofary . inanity” ^
him from expiating his crime under the
strong arm of the law. As lo slaves
being confined after working hours,
cept lor misconduct, I have seen abund
ant evidence to' the contrary. And
talk of the slave trade! wbyi the slave
trade is ^as much a crime here as in
England ; and while I write ibis, 1
have before me the newspaper of the
day, giving an account of the capture
of a vessel by an American cruiser, be
cause sbe bad a slave deck, Which was
considered sufficient evidence of her
being engaged in the slave trade, not
withstanding the assentation of her com
mander to the country. But I- am no
advocate for slavery. X simply give
you a'slaiemeriL of slavery jsifcmnd it
In Virginia; because I know^qat this
it. for emotion made
would save] ber absent minded. “ It is.a great kecr
* on the tnind, dear, and ryou will make
enemies,' that depend oh it wont be oo
friends to people "lhat-will verify and
abuse you. I know all about it, and I
told Paul when he gov erected a _ hog
reefep—says I Paul depend on it 410
good Won’t come of tt, and didn’t I be
lieve—-though l can’t remember extincly
anything about it—«aya .1 Paul remera-
ber that Pride was the downfall of old
Cole’s horse! Now I can't bear that you
should be a politicianer, for you may
act like them proporgandizerisis out
North that are. making such geese, of
themselves.” r , -^ „ *%.;■*
Here-the old lady run down like an
eight day^clocfe, and looked long and
tenderly at the knob on the top of the
waterpot without speaking.
ExtensiveYiel.1, ami till them ill.
Shrewd common sense sits laughing by,
And sure your hopes abortive die.
For more oue fertile ncrc yields.
Than the huge breadth of. barren fields. ”
Some have recommended millet as
an excellent article for turning in; but
of all cultivated crops, with the excep
tion perhaps of red clover, I consider
buckwheat the best. By commencing
early, three crops of this grain may be
turned in one season—a dressing which
II be found sufficient, under ordinary
circumstances, for the most exhausted
soil, and which is by no means objec
tionable on lhe score of expense of cost,
—Ex. A PRACTICAL FARMER.
I*nlling Fodder!
Have you ever thought, planters, of
the object ot the leaf? How much corn
would a stalk perfect, think you, were
the leaves all varnished, thereby en
tirely closing the pores? The grain
would be shriveled and worthless; for
it is through the pores of the leal that
the cob and kernel draw nutriment as
well as from ihc roots. ;
planter would thi»k of cutting off*a por
tion of the corn roots just as the grain
was filling out? And yet the principle
is the same* Actual experiment has
demonstrated that afield of corn left
with the leaf unmolested, will gain more
in weight than the value of the fodder
pulled, to say nothing of that which
should decompose and go to make corn
again. It iseven a doubtful policy to fee.d
a horse on fodder; for there arc more
coughs, bellows, and such diseases,
caused by bad fodder, than most peo
ple are aware of. Oats, hay, or shucks
are better, because cleaner, and even
more nutritious. And whilst upon this
subject, we would recommend every
man who keeps even one horse lo por-
cure a straw cutter ; it w ill save its cost
in one year. No owner of two or more
horses should be without one.
Bui where shall we get our hay from,
says the planter ? Not from England
lestation or interruption. He after- j ce fi a inly* but from any field lhai you
wards reported the conduct of the agent 1 - • ■••• • — ■
lo the govern meni, and he was dismissed
from his agency.
choose to plow. Why, could the North-
j era farmer raise bis timothy, clover, or
j herd’s grass as easy, liia horses would
- -never know the want of food, and
Indian Story. j butcher’s bills would not be half so cx-
Dr. Bigsbv, in his “Shoe and Ca-1travagant. Surely we are a strange
e, or Pictures of Travel in ihc Cana-j people. Rob our corn cobs of/ their
das,” relates the following story which grain, exhaust our lands, and ruthlcss-
svas told him while engaged in the sur- ly hill and exterminate the very grass
vey of the Lake of the Woods: j designed by nature for the sustenance
While we were purchasing biliter- 1 ,,f our stock.-—Columbus (Ga.J Enquirer.
rics, I noticed a sulky old Indian silting j •———■*♦-?
apart on a somewhat high rock, with [ The Horse.
his arms round his legs and his head on ! 1 w ill state a few things that I have
his knees. j learned, end they may he of benefit to
I asked “ the little Englishman” who your readers. A horse that is driven
that wo-strickcn man w’as, when he I on hard roads is liable to get stiff*in the
gave the following statement: j joints. In 1833,1 had an animal...ydliclu
Some years ago 4ju£ Indian had
strangled his lunatic son—the only son
and favorite chihl.
The youth, eighteen years old, for a
year or more, had refused to hunt, be
came abstracted, melancholy, and at
times frenzied.
When his paroxysms were coming
, he would want his family to pro
tect a particular sister from his unwti
ling violence, as he had an irresistible
propensity to kill and^levour her ; and,
in fact, he made several attempts upon
her life.
After a time his lunacy, for such it
was, changed its object, and # he declared
that he fnusl mur.dcr auid eat the first
Iodian he could master in the woods or
elsewhare.
He now daily begged his father to
after driving three or four days, got quite.
lame. An old Baltimore teamster told
me to wash the mare's legs in a tolera
bly salt,brine, which was done accord
ingly ihrce times a day, for the balance
of the journey. The stiffness disap
peared in a few days, and I drove the
mare 140 miles afterwards, and there
was no more trouble on that account. >
What-pleased me most was, the mare
had a very poor foul to hold a shoe •
when I started ; it wafcvery brittle and
hard, it wouid break out when a nail
was put in; but it grew together at
every shoeing. A blacksmith in New
England remarked to me that her foot
hud a singular appearance; where he
pared It it was soft and lough. I account
i for it in this way; salt will extracl mois-
ture from the atmosphere, which keeps
put bitn to death, and so end.. bi» mis- lhe fool moist all the lime ; and salt has
* *' ‘ * nearly the same effect that grease has
on a foot or piece of timber. The drip
pings from salt on a floor, it continued
long, cannot be got off; ibe wood be
comes moist ami tough, and so with a
cries.
The surrounding Indians took alarm
at aft this. ‘
The father, as is usual*in grCat emer
gencies, called a council. It sal seve
ral times, and after much deliberation,
ordered , the lunatic to be strangled
by his. own father, the giver of life.
The father obeyed. ..The yjnuth after
listening to a long sp^eclh. and assent
ing aloud to every separate observation,
bared Bis 'neck to the cord, and soon
ceased to breathe.' His body "was
burnt, lest he should rise tfgain.
* The parent never looked bp more.
horse’s - fool. After washing the legs
turn op. the horse’s foot, clean the bot
tom,, pour the hollow full of brine, and
hold fora few minutes to soak the
tom.: The practice of rasping the sppt
all over tajoughen it is. abominable.—
Parmer and Gaz. .. . f- .r>*\
Idleness is the parent'of vice. ' _
- * *gT- . 'ij . . • .i-v : r
The, crops** in. some portions of
this country are, we learn, almost en
tirely ruined for the want of, rainv—
Dresden Democrat. *