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P O R T B Y .For the Herkimer County Dempciqt.

WILLIE,”

BY W. Vr, CADY.

The cold wind swept the mountain.-The frost lay in the dell,

While sad the plaintive fountain Sung- as the twilight fell;—

But joy was ’round our hearthstone,Tho’ cold and gloom -were nigh;

For then, my Willie’s birth-tone First bailed earth’s darkened sky—

That home ivas ligat-^around was gloom— Within, a heaven,— without, a tomb!

Thebe glad moon'fcl imbed the mountain, And lit the shadowy dell,—

"While low the murmuring fountain Sung where the moonlight fe ll;—

But grief sat by our hearth stone,Tho’ heaven smiled on the lea— .

For Death, -with dreariest dearth-raBan, Brought cheerless woe to me^

From earth the twilight cloud was The clay was here,— the soul in heeaven.

Youth’s light heart climbs tlie mountain - That liie and pleasure sw'ell While sw'e<

^That Death hi

lile and pleasure sw-ell; . ^a'eet hope’s murmuring fountain jpiest tales w’ill tell:—

hearthstone 'Its happie

the dre: age del

Mth hu ns the cankering deal Ofall that heart deems fair;- be glorious star that climbed

delights to share, the cankering dearth-moan

The glorious star that climbed the h ill— The murmuring fountains—all ar& still.

Herkimer, A pril IS, 1855.

Tlig T A L E - T E U E I . .From tike Olive Bf-anch,

O N L Y A C O U N T R Y G I R L .

“ You 3i*e mistaken. I trouTd soon­er die than wed a raero country beau­ty.”

“ But, Fred, suppose her intelligent, moral, full of nature’s poetry, te^ e r- Iiearted, graceful, unspoiled by adula­tion, a guileless, simple, loving crea-

“ Aye!” said Fred^ laughing, “ a.Choice cluster of virtues and graces'.-^Country beauties are -aUvays sweet, andguiless and simple; so^are country cows, primer, (counting on her fin ers)No ! I tell you if she was lovely aS an i ond class reader, Eobinson Crusoe, angel, with the best sense in the world, sery tales, fairy stories, tWo or three still if unskilled in music and litera-1 elements of something, history-of some- ture with no soul above churns and thing, biography of some person or oth-

exclaimed the meyry .girl, bounding into the room- where the family , were ^t.sup* per, "as true a s ‘you qpA I livey that Mr* Lane,'who you all talk about sc muqhj is in the village. I^e will call here-io-inorrow-^the first proper speci- nien of a city beau, (as of course he will be,) ail sentiment and refinement, fauUless in kids, and spotless in, dickey -rimpqrtant and self-assured as one of that hh can possibly be. ; ,

"Promise. me„aU of yoir, that you’ll not lisp about music, reading oi* wri­ting# in my presence, because—;-because. I imire a plan. Father will not; I know, only give him a newspaper. Aunt Minnie nev.er talks—I mean in compa­ny, and. mother vrHl be Mo glad to see me churn butter and mend stockings. Sis# your rattle of a tongue i.s tbe only thing I fear, hut if you k«ep quieti and ask me no questions, I will give you that work box you have coveted., so mueb.”_ . . .

" Ella, you are not quite respectful,” , said her father, gravely.

"Forgive me, dear father,” and her arms^were folded about bis neck,."f always mean well but I’m so thought­less ! Therfr, all is right now,” she added, kissing him lovingly on the tem­ple. - '

‘‘ Come, sis, what say you P*Why," on that condition I’ll be still

as a m oude; but what’s your reason ?” “ Ah I that's my own,” sang Helen,

as she danced out o f the-room.

You knit admirably i” and 'Fred looked On with an uneonseious smile of admiration. • i

Helen sat at an open window, thro’ which rose bashes thrust their blushing buds, making both sweet shade and fragrance. The canary overhead burst out every moment in wild snatches of glorioUA music. Helen was at Work on a long blue stoeking. nearly finished, and her fingers flew like snow birds. ’

“ .You knit admm'ablv; are you fond of It P’-

“ Yes, quite. Hike it better than-r than any thing^lse—that is—I mean—I can churn very well.”

" And do you read much ?*’ Fred’s glances bad travelled from tfle corners of his qyes,. over every table, shelf and eprner, in. search of some book or pa.-

bur not a page, not a leaf, sere or “ “ -*ihis search.

a

“ What books ? peirmlt me to ask.” “ I read the hible a good deal,” she

thy to be honored—thpp. shall he be

wltSied him, al he present^" ed her one fo another I- ■

“ Simple,” whispereiT a magnificent looking girl, resplendent with-diamon< as she chrled her Up and. passed byJ The observation escaped neither IIe|en nor her husband. She 1

ray husband to be.)?:5, t:’ ,Header* wouldh’t^ypu pndIr^ite^|o bn

answered gravely.“ Is that all ?”“*AEl—of course not; and yet what

do w’e not find in that holy volume ?— History, poetry, eloquence, romance, the most, thrilling pathos—” blushing, and recoUecting herself, she added, with a manner as childish as if it had been dignified.

" As for oiher books—let me see.— I’ve got in my library—first, there’s the

er, mother’s magazine, king Eichard the third—there ! isn’t that a good as­sortment ?”

Fred smiled.“ Perhaps .I don't know quite as

much as those vyho have been to school

knitting needles, I wdUld not marry her Tor a fortune.” . . »

“ Ha, ha !” laughed Helen Irving ; but it was a, very pianissimo laugh,- a. way down in the corner of her musical little heait; Hidden by the" trunk of a large tree, she sat reading within a few feet only of the egotist.

Another moment the young men , __came in sight, Fred’s face was crim ‘ not tq be'outdone.”Son, and he whispered in visible trepi-1 The young man left her mOre ill pity dation, “ Ho you think she heard. ?” j than in love, but his visits did not al-

No,” rejoined the other, half Budi*' ways so result. He began to feel a bly, “ she shows no resentment—she magnetic attraction which he vainly at- has not even looked up from her book tributed to Helen’s beauty; but the *^yott are safe, she could not have truth is, her sweet artlessnCss of char- heard you—hut what:an. angel she is !” acter> enjgaging manners and gentle dis-

Yes, Helen was an angel as far as position, quite won upbit the city-bred cutward beauty might merit the«encom- and aristocratic Fred Lane.. There ium.r She sat half reelining on .-aTus- was a freshne.ss and refinement gbout tic seat, slriving to smooth otit the dim- every thing she sMd and dfid. She per- pJes in her cheeks,.as she laid her book plexed and delighted him. aside# aud began to twine a half finish i / Oftim, as he was wohdering how ■ed.wmth Qf.Wild roses* . . . M someijQmely expression would be ,re-

•Iieaning on -one whjieariij:, the narl- ceived ih*"good society, some beautifulaed 6ak trunk a hack ground, flowers sentiment wouWdfop like a peart ffOM •gtiCQWn around her, peeping from-her her Ups, not Jhore remarkable Tor orig- -jhilght iloofes, and scattered ovea* her inality than brilliancy, ‘whiterdress—she sat quite at ease, .ap-1 " If I shCnild fall in the snare.” thoTparehtly unaware that two handsome he, I can eddeate her. It would be young .gentlemen were so Very near* | worth,trying:” ' J

Appfoafihing: With a, idw how, upon | it- was useless tp ' combat with his 'Which Ms mirror bad s&S the sdal lof passion ; 'so last he fell a t Helen’s .rttless-elfeg^icewF.rederick Lane took feet (figuratively speaking) and con- ;lhftJiberly Qf askhig if iho young lady felssed fits love. .,wft.uld be; kind ’enodgh to rtia6>rju him ' “ T car6 -not, -Helctt, pnly be mine-whereja Mr. Irvinghvod. • ,- rWith hh mho.cent .smHe, the hernty

doofeed upi 1“ Mr. Irving 1 the only Mr« irving irt the HUage' is my father,?f aha Aaid# jfisisg fn , » charmingly ^aceful m anner.: .The large hbu§e,”^h§ricon* ♦ tinned,:." high, gramid half hiddm

itrees jaarttihiek, shrubbery—that’is, where we live. I belleye it,iwas a»-r

jsa:adadimy7QHce^that> angopt of sei-jept:* #chdo.Usij’trjt ?” w itb.fh^ 'most ;hatural;4hrrilcity turulog .tpfred. I

M : mvsalC.Sbe honpy to pab dPOh him+ifQ. OJI'rpWj.; r Ha wtfi AOWem^or

Frederick. Lap©-:at;ypur,, Bervice,”. ff Yosi m . I ’ll tolMym fpr word,” , yppUed.Hole% tuclflng herqlef f eprouqd;hefearu3fwd makittg rathqr, a.-fpr-uiaigourteay. .Tbeq catching* np; b§*apd gathering iher aqattered ___[ihe hurried towards home.ip ;; 'd

” Now father, motber, aunt ppd sis,’’

was his inyariable anstyer to iler excla­mations 'of Pnwortljiness; how '-sht should 'appear' in ;fashiohable' society.

' ! i^hey' were married—hhd ^returned from their wedding tbur, and 4ttho %x' "plratibn of the honey moon Fred- Was morepx love Abap* ever. At a grahc entcrtaiinnent given by the relatives of

■ ‘ -Helen looked most

Fred,” wondei ed himself on the shrine of ignorant rusticity.

But he; qh joy I he seemed only to love her the more as she clung to his arm so timidly*. His noble face ex­pressed the pride he truly felt; he looti ed as if be would have swept back thn SQorners with one motion pfjhis hpnd,' bad they ventured one. wave too high on the shore of bi& pride. He seemed to excuse every lool , every wprd not in strict conformity to etiquette— and Helen’s heart beat high; tears came to her eyes, when she thus felt how nobly aheart she had won.

The yopng bride stood pear her hus’'band, talking in a low tone, when anew comer appeared. She tyas aheau- tifui, slightly'formed-creature, with haughty features, and ill-concealed scornlurked in her brilliant eyes, whenever she glanced towards Helen. Once she had held s-way over fhe heart of Fred, and bearing wbo lie had married, she fancied he.r hour of triumph- had

“ Do you suppose she knows any­thing ?” said a low voice pear her.

Helen’s eyes sparkled—her fair brow flushed indignantly. She. turned to her husband. He was gone—speaking at a little distance with a friend.

Presently Marion Summers turned towards her*

“ Do you play Miss Lane ?” she ask­ed * there was a.mocking tone in her

A little,” ans:vvered H^en, her cheek burning..

“ And sing ’“ A little,” was the calrnrreply.__ _ “ Then do favor us,” she exolaimed,

looking askance at her companions ;“ Come I j myself wjlj lead yop tq the instrument.” : . : . ■

” Hark 1 whose njA^terly touch ?” Insluntly was the.half-spoken word ar- reSted-Ttthe cold par and haughty hoad wore., turned ill listening, surprise.— Suoh Melody! Such qorrect iptdnatiop!

cb breadth, deep and vigor qf touch -T-" who is it she plays Uke an angel.”

And again hark 1 A vpice rolls ou t: a flood of melody, clear, powerful, pass­ing sweet—astonishment paints many a fair cheek a deeper scarlet. There is silence—unfirokea silence, as the sil­very tones float up.

Aye ! care I not for

And scorn is but a bitter word,.Save when it breaks the heart*

If ene be true—-_ I f one be true— *

The' world may careless be,Since I may only keep 4hy love, ,

And tell my grief to thee.“ Glorious voic^” said Fred to his

friend, who with tho rest had paused to listen,—“ who can it be ?”

The words were suddenly arrested on his lips. She had turned from the piano, and the unknown was his own wife,

“ I congratulate you, Fred,” said the roung man at his side ; but he spoke

marble. The color had left his ibek, he walked slowly towards

her.If he was speechless with amazePjent,

so was not she. A rich bloom mantled her cheeks—triumph made her eyes sparkle as they never did before— they flashed like diamonds. A crowd gath­ered to compliment her. In, graceful- acknowledgement she blended wit and- humor. “ How well she talks”—“who would have thought it ?”—“ Fred’s lit­tle \yife—he has found a treasure,” were whispered round tfie room. '

Meanwhile Frederick Lane, Esq., stood like one enchapted,’While his poorlittle rustic wife quoted books and au­thors with perfect abartdoh—admiredthis onfij coHirhefided that. A sedate-looking student lost biniself in u Liafinquotation—Helefi sMilingly fittished it. and received a look elpqudnt with thanks. ‘ Bozt mots, repartee, language rich in iancy and imagery#fell from h6r beautiful lips, as if She had just ).-eceiV- ed a touch from some fairy wohd. ’

Still Fred walked by her §ide like dOe in a dream—pressed bis hands oV6r Ms bevvUdered sight to bO'j^uyO'of Ms enf- ses when "he saw her binding; a breath­ing Vision of ibveliness 0ver ihy haVp-^ her fulF arM leaning pn its'-goldeh strings—heard again ffi4t Vich; voice, now plaintive with some teildWipemo-, ry rise and fall in sweet and kOi-fowful

;id when once A|6ne

entering door, it became heedM only' for the speaker to :aur)iQunce- private

ekrt.At the State'Yair at ‘-Poughkeepsie,

jpme yeans since,, hundred.^ of'^tbe^- Hmale part of the crowdi to-the great-in­convenience of others, stood up.aj; full length pn the seats jn ’ the great tent, as Bancroft was about to deliver his

qf nS? : : t% n 9 ty e ^ V ,the thought j but (Should he overcome all convention-

him more.

dies, than the piano or.the'harjp. ‘

■HAlfAOEIIE»XqEGEOWn% 'The oflieers of otrr: StateiA^icatfed-*^

ral Speieties have fpund Ahe.'- prbpey*: management of crowds, and curre"p,ts o f , human beings, a m^aftef, of hp'ismalf importance. Sometimes wHttle hi^enu-ity of arrangement will sUVe muClPtroiflale, and prove .of/more practical value than a score of police. * A curipps exemplification orchis truth wa^ lur- . nished by the manner in which the; gab ‘ leries of the British House of Cdramohs were formerly cleared of the.spectators, when private business was afiout io be introduced.. The task was' always acr complished with great difficulty, the Speaker Was compelled’ to vo6ifel*atfe repeatedly the: Oonmknd, "Strangers, withdraw !”- before , ahv AMFl’Oa-SiOUj could be made. , All this trouble . \vaS obviated by tfie very ingenious plan: of , - requiring the spectators to pass* ouf at ‘» one door, and in at another. YYheh ordered ,to retreat, there of.«OU?ae'Anothing more to - be heard itifi, ( h ^ ’en: ‘ tered again ; and as he ,wh'o was pRt. first obtaiired the nearest stand to tfip

it hpeamfi need fid Vinlv- ’ *»■

sfcl)i6rs hei.. v r il nerar pieaseiMra mo efU , r ,

Lock sfaai^'e xyli§ne’er;Lheg.E,hisaame, fronounfe it mqrey , . ‘

-' :;rh?.plalt ojhatr fctPUft reriiP, -

1 •; iAllca.rfeiJOittJiesJvor.s! : The, isiHi;

noxfous to ThejAiistrian 'govefhtnent, , .^UscapeAWithMs and-a. mnderatg. ffir-

-to France. ■ ^ .l avnnnfvTTbe ilaronna hM been'somo short jjjg humble suit .d

dime ifi AIflmi, when; one <kiy stood ' ' " '—’s' chasseur ‘aimbunceda French,

:*whd desired):to. see TVIadam. B—-L,af once.. . ■ - . ■ * ...” . “- His Maine I ’l. saH the Jady*, ’-' “ Hewill'mbtgitdit ” '; ' "

We qub|e< the follpwing letter thereupon I

R a pp a h a n n o c k , F e b . 9 th , d S p 3 .Cousin Bob:—Jump on to-'the first

train and .home do|vn and see m e; manJ’s gone craxy ;and - dad *s out a gunning. The Rochester Knockers arc up here and I’m bosji and all haiMs.~

ties,

wattlies Me, and Id# just as I pleUse. In the'morning mait goes over to-the “ mediums,” andrapu^^up Qraudajl and, asks, him if he's .Qpjiifortable.. In. the afternoon she goea-'Opr and wakes up Hhcle %kes, and aSlfS him how lie av­erages; ^oEgoeSTifipite/Bp,tSire ainft'jxerei half Wltour-Aft the day and I’m darned gigdfehe ■ .ain’t,. down, J jib , com e);4w n,^:lI shoot at the^ebipkens,. tie^crickers to tkO-mat’s tail, make squib'J,sA thu swCet-meats, and k y 4t all to -Wdndad and Hncle SykesF Hiiikah';M?the: Ragpets itfr

a drCaffi.”, , “ pnijr a country said Helen „:gravelt, tbeil falling into het husband's ju^nUo friend sq! ^SrMs,ke c x e l a i M b d , ^

i wlfcf6ut--3rai5rrjrbn cptild hot; shrel|^ deceive' mb.' Did ’ I hot understand that gou hudheyev^”

, :“^eeri to hh . aoadefiiyd’* she^hrOke I ih*l_^“ pev6r look a music lesson—hev-

vr«,v.wM.w „„ ............... CT WgS MM^U hW tO sing—Ml true — , jal notions, then have I a husband wor- ^and yet I Ora all you see mie to-night— I am sure that I hi]

............... .... _. ’An3-5-ne^r kisidtmore!.// ;This rint-4iis.gift--l amstAethiti—

:■ ’^‘{It makes my fip^er-sore-,);AThen thepf’s.his.letters—thoae I’U’burnj

. ^ n d trampla o)rtKe floni*b

The Igaves togetHer thus L’lLpasthyAnd ne’ r beyi j i t more! *

H S - O l t H f .

; fiarei'hot to-understandth^^^ of , ! A safe BEtIAbout the time of the first influx of

immigration into California,, a little sqftfO occurred .on the steamer Tenn eSfee during “one of her upward cruise- in-The/Pacific Dcean, which we- do not remem'her seeing in print.

0ne of,these moral/wwgi pn societ*. known in general parlance by the son briquet of " 'blacklegs,” had spread tempting bait, in the way of a litth gamo of pharo, before' a promiscU"n? ’ assemblage of Suckers, Hoosi'ers, Buc k - eyes, Gorncrackers, &c.', who were m' their way tcrdhe new Ei Dorado.

Among the number was a stnr lj.__*______ __ X, '

watching the gnnu ’vyith. interest. Presently thrusting hrs handsYnlo the depths of his overcoat pocket book, and taking from its re- ce'ssek a bill, he extended it to the

" Then ‘wk ivittnoLadmit hira,fi said the'General.- A? -'' ;

Ictus oee*hi&,’» said’‘ihO'Bd-. rohne? '“.Porhapa it 18*801110: friend o f tnfn&.who is"in ‘distFess>

f‘ A;S.ym’ trin'J’ a-onllo/I frho'GATiAral f.:"Ahd'G :ohatnbfer

B— ;: had mitered the hume'which trembled b a her lips; thei

, o dealer; saying—

ciOSU : uu.t« - ’tOVr unco.; tiur ireadj Wit served her iM goojf oaum; f ” '*Ahkmy- dear «pusin^” .cried she,^ h ow ^ k d la m ! to s jo you'! No fiqubl VQu hayo takeh Me at mywordy and you are.Gome.te esgorfemo, home again. a Isbairhu.ready itt ^ few days. ■ Allow

family who yquJaYe 'noTer .mqt be-.'t^bteA’ * '.r; , .

<Thft:Austrian -general hpid out hishapd to -the GoUlJt and fiade-him U'Cour-,

liemis-wekoM^.';* ii /■ •>;“ *

horrors- of . extrome^ ahictety,' now but

|ifo,-our COquett* felt'"that she had to rbpiy he%.e God and man- for -the life Whicfi,her levity hac|place4 1 n jeopar-

address. One' of the-policemen, an old

C S i S . , i , w iv ,• But this is hardly equal to. the adroit­

ness of^m ’ old :preaoUer at a caMp- Meeting#, Arhich \^e see reported,,iu a late London newspaper. . Many kdiee. contihued standing On the benches, notwithstanding the frequent hints to the Contrary. At length the old preach­er who was noted for his good humor, rose and said: ‘‘ I think if those ladiesstanding 'oh the" benches, knevy they had holes in their sloc'Sings, they would sit down !” They all sunk down in a moment—the tpreacjier adding in ap under tone to his remonstrating friend," it’s a fact—if they hadn’t holes intheir stockings, I’d' like to know how they could get them on \”~Ccnintry Gentleman, . - * ,

The Magazine tob-April.—T he p r^en t number is full of choice material from the leacfing con- tributora to this excellent periodipal, and the Editor’s Table is loaded? with humor. There are two or three pages of fnfi all about’the “ Spirit Rappera,”: flavV fn ta new habit of the Time; r We qub|e/'^Cl^p

Ejom-the -eourt.

*AN INTElilSSTING STORY. ^ -

> .-Fhe^CaEutiflfl arOllUO: B— ivds ; : vvu#i«#3ivpH^uu a coquette and a-wldo%,iandr'wasHOo" af-mii^'ati^as’trangepoaitk^h'^^proud 6f tlapreetoik&eedomM.Wi hefelt th a f h® .#i?od perilpns situ-hood'to %vish'fo r tk d t . a hecond-fmM- a t o and th e ia fe su fe ro d all'fhe ili 'tho'Silkbh bonds of. tVediOek;- So, Lnv.nnc. r,r.»r hufstt%ttgtbem%^^ weak Womah’s&riieart with«The shield' of universUf coquetry; sho’bade defiance to the sighs and vows: with whieii she'was attacked- She laughed at the credulity of:, her victims# and despised thoM that theyqoUld^ jsno ao long ahd'so. vainly ? but in ihOirdri-^Uraph she lost'rti,e'bet|eK attrihutefeof,

from the depths ‘of her own heart.--i Thus abusing all her own- heart,--^.Thus abusing .all; woman’s gifts—hor beauty# her yaqth, aqd' huf fhq trampled them under foot- as worthy pfierfng to her own pride of soul.—The only recollection oiir widow kept of matrimony wasi that i t had fur­nished her with tyrant and a fq?- tune, H^hq^bandhafibeen cpld,st^rn 'and inflexible; fiqt the fates aecre,ea that she should sodn be released froin him, aiid'she was left bioOming and beauitful, the cynosure of every gager-r-. amongst the men, be it understood.-—Perhaps it was not so wholly her own fault she was such a despot. Her bright eye gave laws to her crowd of followers. She rewarded with asmiley she could pfiniali w^h a single wordj exterminato ! vith an epigram, exilewith a look. She felt her power and- lised it. Men feared her wit, whilst they were led- captive by her bOauty.Women haiVd hor, but could not defect.fiavV in the snow of her character rorse than she was a cold-hearted co­

quette. There was, however, -One a- mongst her train of adorers who had vowOd to to win this lady, andhe -threw hii?iseif, heart and soul, at tbe coquette’s feet, sure that the reali­ty of his own -feelings must conquer

Was already dressed';" she had, not lain down during tlife liigM; her face'was pale, and her eyes was lull of tears. Her uncle, stood :a moment,.and. iook-

fpr you, this yours is no Frenchman,Italian noble, condemned*by the justice of my maator, the.Empm-or, to death if eyer ^0 P«te his foot ip It^ly. is in love you, you have" wantonly tri- fl ed with him, and he has been mad en­ough to fellow you here. But you heed not dread his annoying you any more, yqp will never see hirq agate-”

“ Never see him,again !" gasped the Baronhe, clasping her hands " then ain I indeed punished by a just Heav­en!”

“ The police have tracked him to my house. I have received inforMatiou from them, and haye myself examined hini. and heard thi'Avhole histdfy of yoUr wrongs towards Mm. MY 'duty.

* '•r ■ rrrT ■own root and arrest him evei---------AT this very Uiomeht he ought to be

A gun boomed jn the distancA and th e funhappy CUMiHa fainted. When

ffere, old .felTer, I lost a ten that time and here’s the money.”

“ Ho,w,is that ?” exclaimed the shar­p e r f I "saw you make no bet.”

the frivolous caprice of her character. He tvaa ail heart and feeling. “ Love’s, greatest miracle is to slay* coquetry,” said our unfortunate lover when be left the sa/ous'where his mistress reigned supreme. But to Madame B-—— a se­cret, voice murmured in the .tones of rejoicing—■"What happiness to love no one and ^to see one’s self beloved byall!”

But ^b a t ujiseryAo the^loyer -tp see his woi'shipped one smiling Ugm.all thejealoesjLfroni tJie.sojjtnful gre? " “ "I

The' one-fdr-which Avdmen haa lbejeast syrnmby*: , M soAheCountStepliano

don’t bet a ten o n : and. you’ve got tny m o n e y *' ’Thinking he |iad picked up a green­horn, the gambler gave a sly wmk at a . few-“ knowing ones” who encircled him, and went on with the game.

■ After a few deals,,, opr Corncracker smacked his fist on the table and ex­claimed—. " Dod rabbit, there goes another saw buck, on the plaguey jack ! Here, take it bid hoss-fiy.”

.With au.ill-suppl-essed grin of satis- fretion,. the sharper took the moiiey, and added i t to the rapifily growing* ' pile before Kim. , , -. In the due eoUrse of time -the jack come up triumphant, amd our yeoman

---- jjg ear-lines,tog^ber;- and ex­

claimed— ' - ■ -■ -■“ By hoky ! Iiopna fifty fhMJinie!

So fork over you Iqvr^y old hbss !” ', _ The “ sell’* was so ovident that Au- gambier had'Ufithing else to.do than to ' pay the money, wMoh he did with the- remark - that the next time the Eep- Cuekian-made a bet. he wanted him to- put the money down.”—Cin. Com.

which he deposited with his other plunder under his bed at Ghagres.— The room contained fifty beds —rhalf full of drunk and sick “ fellers.” D ur-. . teg a temporary absence of the owner, the s.nake got loose and Ifie owney coming in and finding his critter gone, yelled out-—

" Evei’Iastin misery 1 who’s seen my watchm.au?” , .

Many heads, popped up from the flea- inflicted, dirty beds, hut no body had seen the missing article.

“ What was he,* bid frllei*, you're in­quirin’ for?” says a bald-headed man.

" Why, my watchman ; all ray dust is under my bed here, and I left a guard with it, but he’s gone?”

“ Guard !—was he a nigger or a white feller?”

N o! he was a California rattle­snake—nine feet long, and fifty-two rattles on his tail. Have any of you fellers seen the eternal critter crawlin’ round here?”

They hadn’t, but all able to get out of bed and missle, did so, in a bunch.

Old Bachelor.’ Epitaph.—A • lady had been teaching the summer school in a certain town, and a young sprig of the law paid her some atten-she recovered her consciousness she • ^png oi me law paia ner some auen-

siw the Count kneeling by her'side and so much that he vvas joked about

fi&et.Tpr jteak yqur

TheTriiingle;mnd-tie < the squaks. We’ll

dinner-hoib.'ajid the squaks. We’ll ^ v a d GonceirLiv^

■Kbur-aflfectioncjte-cousin,l ¥ l 4 ,-Boq,Noisy, j

[ . » 6 d ‘ up by saying

" RosuI-dottH lo^eyott.” - - ;J¥Ah, |mt I j'ou’vf^ot! to IBv© Me,’’

to you I” ■

•she had-goneshbuldlheuf? Mm ;- . ,perapyoriqgshe sent him this letter . r •,

“ Your love annoys me, dear'friend —for so, in spite of all, T must caft you-Vhnd your* jgalou^y- frightens*jne.

chafing her hands.“ Ay, weep,” said he in a tender

YOice—" weep, for y-our crqelty has al­most.had its victim. But j[ forgive you, Camilla; we always forgive Those we loVe.” ‘ -

^‘ Up, up, my children,” cried the Aiislrian. genefal,; “ enough of looks,? ig ¥ andAear^ -M ake-love as far a- way from Milan as possible.- 1 haveriskedjny tiead'sir.’to saVe'yoursj youshall' tfiank ms for it when yuu are safeback a^ain' in France.' Be off at once, and Heajen prosper you!”

“ Apd my death-p^arrant ?” said the doiint: ..

1 must regret that ! received it too ;kte-—I can do no niore.”

“ And to you#, My icljiid,” said tho

ly, that the woman who is a coquette'dekerVes neither’pCaee-im this World nor joy'hereafter. She has*.separated

-horaolffrum pyS^B^tbies ;------------ — -but a tm o mUjS.tjfiOMe whqn those urho

Hs continued: his -flatter now will Joaye her for a yopnger

.fivja.;year.s:t)f;ggo

. .. „ig : : . rj . ’ . cbfflmahdb''Ah JAuStrian' ’gkrrIsoaMn

Iltaly, atffi Fmean toljOin.’hiM

add hrheh 1 hope tb find you b. i^asf hie' and mode|tgBiltleman, Instead of i wilful, passionate Italian lover, lyfio

her. He replied, “ he should look higher for a wife.” It came to the lar­dy’s ears, and she meditated a little bit ot revenge. An opportunity soon, og terej: They were a t a party together,and to redeem her foi-feit she was to make his epitaph. She gave the fol- • lowing:

Here lies a man -svlio looked so high.' He passed all common damsels by,

And they -who looked &o high, as tieDeclared his hiide they should not be; 'So twixt them both he died a bach,And now has gone to the old sr-xatch,

-Exeter News-Letter,

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rfMiits undfollies by ^taking, upon ,hqr-

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O ' A most' extraordinary * eusfornprevails aniong the Vi^rges, a po Wil­ful tribe, occupying an extensive dis­trict in Cabul, among the mbuhfains between Persia and India. It is, in fact, a female prerogative that has no ■paraliel among any, other people upon the earth, add that* feVefses whaf we are in the habit of considering thb nat­ural order qf things—tfiewbinen choose their husbands 'and not the husbknds their wiveg. If a woman h& ^pleased with a man she sends the -afUmmer Af the canip to pin a handk^'chisf -to-Ills cap, with a Bin she has Used’ to f^tenher'hair. . The drumm.er. watches his oppdriunit/,' and does * this- fn '|nhHc, naming the woman, qnd the ohllgel to marry her if-he can-pay the

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