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10 2 13n rtic 3ourna, Detrott i* filj nautl anv 9Sufljet aiglIts, diticz, Catest leus, Cittratture, Araif1 mpan gi t "6 We will cling to the Pillars of the Temple Utr Liberties, and if it must fall, we will Perish amidst the Ruins. SIEKINS, DURISOE & CO., Proprietors. DGEFIELD, .,n MAY 12, 1858.-o 3duct $te A BOG TO KAY. BY J. B. HATNE. Old Winter's gone-and woodlands round, Their blossom tresses fing; And voices sweet in music's sound, . Proclaim a joyous spring. Each herald bore' wreath of green,. Then faded fast away, But dearest, brightest that has been, Is that of early May! Then strike the Harp-let gentle song, In airy numbers play, A floral theme, and loud and long, We'll chorus still to May! Awake the late-awhile farewell, To sadness and to wo; We'll wander in the flow'ry dell, Where sparkling waters flow. Strange accents whisper in the gale, Hark! Hark! the zephyrs lay, Be fairest now, th6u changing vale, For 0 'tis early May! Then strike the Harp, &c. Our skies are bright--the storms are gone, Our hearts are sad no more; As gayly by the lake we throng, To tell some legion o'er. And maidens fair, like flow'rs that live, But for a season gay, The richest smiles they ever give, Are those in early May! Then strike the Harp, &c. When hopes are bright anl young hearts breathe The dreams of purpose high; "Tis when the flow'ring streamers wreathe Their ensigns in the sky. '0 cheer to life, 'tis natures boon, Each season hath its day, 'Of toil and rest, of night and noon, But now, 'tis blushing May ! Then strike the Harp, &c. We'll pluck the rose and lilly white, The iild and sweet jessamine, And to the May queen of the night A chaplet erown entwine. Then strike the Harp-let gentle song, In airy numbers play, A foral thepe, and loud and long, We'll chorus still to May! Then strike the Harp, &c. Written for the Advertiser. OR THE ORPHAN'S PATRIMONY. BY RUTH. LILLY Wu.soN was an orphan, having lost both parents from Cholera, in the summer of 1832, when that dreadful disease raged so fear fully tlioughout the entire State of New York, and many ot her States of the Union. Lilly was nine years old when her parents died. Two brothers and a sister had died a few weeks previous, from the same terrible malady, leaving the little Lilly without a near relative this side of the Atlantic, as both her father and mother were of English parentage, having married and removed to this country in 1821. Hiram Wilson, the father of Lilly, was a physician, and had come to America because he prefered the (Government of our Union to the monarchy of England. So choosing for himself a wife, in order, as he said, " to make sure of one disinterested friend," he came to New York, anticipating a long, happy, and useful life ; but after eleven short years of usefulness andl en joyment, he passed away from earth,. carrying with him his dear and beloved Eliza-the part ner of his many joys, and few sorrows. In life they were united, and in death they were not divided. After the business of the estate was settled, the property of Hiram Wilson amounted to just two thousand dollars, the interest of which was to be appropriated to the support and edu cation of the little orphan. The child, now left to the purchased kindness and unloving care of strangers, was indeed most vlesolate. No wonder then that she " mourned as one without hope," for she was a delicate child, had but little property, and was but illy suited to battle with the troubles and trials of life. After the death of her father, a brother practitioner of his, a Dr. Ostram, offered the orphan a home in his family, saying " that he would do the best he could for her with her limited means." So Lilly was removed from the pretty dwel ling in Bleecker Street, to the residence of Dr. Ostram in East Broadway. How this lone child felt, only they who have been left moth erless can know. My own joyless childhood has taught me the deepest commiseration and sympathy for those deprived in infancy of their parents. Dr. Ostram had two dapghters, Emily and Jane, now nearly grown-Emily being sixteen, and Jane thirteen years of age. Neither of them possessed any great amount of character; -or, in other words, they were what might be called commonplace ; though their father afford ed them every opportunity for improvement that wealth could command. Mrs. Ostram, or rather Mrs. Dr. Ostram, (as she always signed her name,) was a lady of tolerably good education, and rather quick per ception, but she too was commonplace. HI-ave heard it said, that, as a general rule, children are more apt to take their mental qualifications ,'om the mother than the father ; and if such ealyis the case, Dr. Ostram's family were no . exce5tion to the dommon rule.- Now Mrs. Os tram g as not intentionally, unkind and cruel, but she Oid not like the child broughtso unceri maoniously in to her family, and this she let the little orphan know every hour of every day. . Hlow true it is that life is made up of little things-little trials, little troubles, little griev ances and wrongs render a lifetime miserable; while little pleasures and joys, make every day a happy history in itself. Though genexally, we find our trials and grievances, our joys and pleasures so mingled that each day is likely to bring to us a share of both. Such is life. The Doctor had risen to prominence in his profession, through the most untiring persever ance, having begun life as an errand boy in a drug store. He was a kind hearted man, and really loved tle little orphan, but was so much afraid of his wife that he scarcely ever ventured to speak a kind word to the child in her pres ence. Poor Lilly learned the hard lesson of loneliness, and dependence, for Mrs. Ostram always spoke of her as though she were a boun ty servant, and a constant drain upon the re sources of her husband. Any one to hear her speak of Lilly would have supposed that the child had been left without a cent in the world, and was being educated at the sole expense of Dr. Ostram-When, in fact, the money was drawing ten per cent interest, and Lilly's board bills were settled as regularly as they came due. Lilly was sent to school, but not to the same Institution that the Misses Ostram attended. They were attending the Kutgar's Institute, while little Lilly was sent to a school of lesser note, taught by a poor widow. Indeed Mrs. Ostram said that " the child ought to have been sent toa free school," but to this the Doctor would not agree,-so Lilly was sent to school to Mrs. Lester who earned a scanty living by teaching. Lilly improved wonderfully under the tuition of Mrs. Lester, who was a most os timable lady, and well qualified to teach-pos sessing as she did the happy faculty of impart ing knowledge to her pupils. The little orphan loved her teacher dearly, and the happiest hours 1 of her life wee passed in school. There was a young man, a student of medi ine boarding at Dr. Ostram's. Edgar Harold was kind-hearted and sympathising, lively and entertaining; always had some pleasant story to tell, or some interesting incident to relate. Then too he was the possessor of a large pro perty in his own right, (his father being dead) - and was considered by Mrs. Ostram as being a very 'eligible match.' So she advised Emily to make herself as agreeable as possible, and above all not to offend Mr. Harold ; "for" said Mrs. Os-' tram, "it is true you are but sixteen now, but ou must remember -you cannot always stay xteen; and if you dont marry, why you will ;et-to be an old maid after a while, and then o one- - eyes v pen, and remember it is just as easy to like a ich man as a poor one." And this Mrs. Os- c tram considered very sage advice. She wished 8 er daughters t*parry-rich if they could; if I ey could not marry rich, then they must I marry poor-for marry they must. She had a % great horror of old maids, having very airrowly escaped being one herself, as she lid ieen her thirty-seventh birth-day before she be ame Mrs. Ostramn, and she determined that her irls should accept the first good offer. To use v er own words, "she wanted them off her I ands." Four years had passed since Lilly Wilson rst entered the family of Dr. Ostram. They. ad been years of trial and persecution to the rphan, years of threats and reproache.<, but iot wholy devoid of sunshine; for Lilly had ~one regularly to school to Mrs. Lester, and ~ ow, at the age of thirteen, was a more thorough holar than either of the Misses Ostram, hough both Emily and Jane had now left ichool, and were waiting most anxiously for a I ~hance of marrying. Both had set their hearts Z n Mr. Harold-had quarrelled over him by h hour,-had nearly conme to blows on several I ccasions, and were after all as far froma being ' narried as ever; for Mr. Harold had never ~ven hinted at an offer to either of them, and 8 sever for a moment imagined himself to be an bject of so much iinterest. So the daughters quarrelled, the mother planned and plotted, and Lilly sat quietly in he fron't basement, and studied her lessons, or epaired her wardrobe. The family took but ittle notice of her. She was never allowed to1 o into the drawing room when visitors called ; roomed with the seamstress, and was shown off. o every one in the light of a bounty servant. Very few of her acquaintances knew that she possessed a cent in the world, for Mrs. Ostram was always harping on the expense she hadI en to them ; and that lady invariably turned p her nose whenever Lilly was spoken of as being "very pretty,"-though pretty was not the right word. A great many girls are pretty,l but Lilly Wilson was beautiful,-wonderfully beautiful. I dont believe there ever was another just like her. We generally hear two styles ofI beauty spoken of, blonde and brunett ; but I think there should be a third style, and that1 should be called brilliant. Of this style was ,illy Wilson. 11er hair was only one shade removed from black,-a complexion of most dazzling whiteness, while the fresh peach-bloom olour tinged the lovely cheeks, and her eyes were of the wild bright blue of the black birds egg. Tall and slentler, but most exquisitely formed, with neck, throat and arms, that would have graced a throne. And though but thir teen she looked and appeared much older. * * * * * * *. Another year of persecution an crtaunts nd jeers; another year of choking grief and uncomplaining struggles, and the orphan stood1 upon the threshold of her fourteenth birthday, more beautiful thani ever. Emily O.tram was now twenty-one, Jane eighteen, and though much against their inclination, they were still the Misses Ostraim.' Edgar Harold was still an inmate of Dr. Os tran's family, but expecting to leave very short ly. He had always felt deeply interested in i the orphan, had always known exactly how she i agl been and, still was treated in the family, nd did not suppose from her treatment by the sram that she had as much as a dollar ofi her own. Now two thousand dollars Is not much it is true, but then it is sufficient if pro. perly invested, to support a child in a private family. Mr. Harold longed to offer her his heart, and a home, but thought her too young as yet-and determined within himself that when she had attained her sixteenth year, and ho had gained a run of practice, he would tell her how essential she was to his happiness and solicit her to become his wife. Harry Clinton was an old friend, both of Dr. Ostram and Edgar Harold, a College chum of the latter, and a very distant relation of the Doctor. Harry had been travelling in Europe for the last five years, and had consequently never been at Dr. Ostram's since Lilly had been making her home there. Both Dr. Ostram and Edgar had corresponded with him while in Eu rope, but neither of them had mentioned the ddition to the Doctor's family, probably neither f them happened to be thinking of Lilly while writing. So when Harry returned, from Europe, in the April of 1837, he did not expect to meet my other young lady at the Doctor's than his two daughters. The family were expecting him,'ind Edgar wentdown to the Steamer to meet ind bring him home, as it had been settled be rorehand that he shouldstay there while he re named in New York. Mrs. Ostram advised her daughters to look ,harp, and play their cards well,. and perhaps ne of them might change their name for that )f Clinton. She was still in hopes that Edgar niglit propose to one of them. If she could iave looked into his heart for one moment, she would have seen how utterly useless was all ier manouvring, for Edgar Harold idolized illy Wilson. Jane was decidedly superior to ier sister, both in personal appearance and nental qualifications; was a very nice looking ;irl, though not handsome. With proper train ng she might have been a very amiable woman, Lnd useful member of society, but her mother iad crushed every good and amiable quality by ier mismanagement; and by constantly telling hem that they would be certain to be old aids, had made them so anxious to secure the .ttention of gentlemen, that, when in company, hey always appeared restless and fidgety, ,nd consequently to the greatest disadvantage. lentlemen are not fond of ladies who appear xious for attention. Well, it was in April, as I said befure, on a aturday. Harry Clinton was expected to din er. Dr. Ostram and Edgar had gone down in lohn Street, to the Doctor's office; the Steamer ras expected to arrive -at twelve; Edgar was D meet Harry at the pier; they would then all at the office for the Doctor, and they would 11 come up to the house together. Mrs. Ostram, er two daughters, and Lilly were seated in the brary. It was now eleven o'clock. Emily nd Jane were trying to decide what they should rear as dinner costume that day-Mrs. Ostram ras listlessly turning over the leaves of a book f prints, and Lilly was sitting on a low ottoman rinding cruel for a piece of worsted work, hen suddenly the door opened and in walked dgar Harold, and Harry Clinton. A more stonished group than arose at their entrance an scarcely be imagined. Mrs. Ostram threw own her book exclaiming, "my gracious! how stonished I am. Why did you not ring the ell ?" The girls pretended that it was a " de ghtful surprise," though in reality they were ny thing but pleased at being caught in their torning dresses. After the usual salutations had been passed, fr. Clinton, in turning to take a chair offered ims by Edgar~w caught sight of Lilly, who had isen on their entrance, and now remained stand g in painful embarrassment. Edgar perceived larry's glance and immediately introduced her s "Miss Wilson." The girls looked angry, and Irs. Ostram said, " Lilly, take your work, and o down in the basement, that is the most prop r place." Lilly arose, covered with blushes, nd uietly left the room. Poor orphaned Lilly ! hat wonder is it that you should have wished t times, to lay your weary head and aching cart, beside the loved and lost, in the quiet rave-yard. But it was not so to be. You still ad much to sull'er, and must live on. Mr. Clinton supposed from Mrs. Ostram 's reatment of the young girl he had been intro uced to aA Miss Wilson, that she must be a ervant, and was rather astonished to see her ake her place at the dinner tablg, though she Lad not been absent from his mind since she sft the library. When ordered by Mrs. Ostramn o "go down to the basement," he thought, well, if that girl occupies an inferior social sition here, it is a great misfortune; for a more lovely lady I have never seen." He ould not help looking at her; while at dinner is eyes would wander over to her face in spite f all he could do to prevent them. lie had een women of almost all nations in his travels, iut never had he seen one to compare with Ally Wilson. Mr.<. Ostramn watched him close y, and had perception enough to see that her laughters had a rival. Now her hate towards he unoffendinig Lilly knew no bounds; to think hat, this child, without wealth or position, hould attract more attention than her daugh ers, was more than she could submit to. That night after the two young men had 'etired to their room, Harry enquired of Edgar ho "Miss Wilson was," and on being told hat she wa an orphan whom Dr. Ostram had akeni from charitable motives, remarked " well, am truly sorry for that poor girl if she eats le bread of charity in this house, for bitter in teed must she find it. Why, did you see the ook Mrs. Ostrami gave her as she ordered her lown to the basement to-day, when you intro luced me?" " Look ! Why that was a mere nothing. If rou could only hear Mrs. Ostram and the girls abuse her sometimes, you would think that, at he very least, she had defrauded them out of heir last penny. Poor girl ! T am sorry for her, nd am determined that this state of'things ball not last much longer. She is as far above m a.it is possible for one woman to be above another, and t Qw it. That is one reason of thlir hatipg .intensely; another reason is, because she - beautiful. They cannot forgive her for be' much superior to them." " Yes, she is e ificent looking girl, and would adorn any e. What eyes she has I And what a bril "rcomplexion! And how she blushed when stram spoke so roughly to her. Idont she can be of low par entage." " Low parent Why her father was a physician in good ing, and her mother a most perfect lady in told. I am inclined to think that she iseuied to both her good looks and fine mental capOy She is a fine scholar I can assure you. W ' girls can surpass her in the essential branc education. The young men f retired, and the conver sation ended. Dr. Ostram was member of the Baptist Tabernacle in Mal Street, and his family attended that Chu 'though none, except the Doctor, were mem . Lilly's parents had been Episopaian the child had always clung tenaciously er church. Mrs. Lester was a communicant t. Thomas' and a mem ber of the choir, ly's chief satisfaction was to sit with her er,' in the choir at the St. Thothas. The S th was always a wel come day to the orpm who generally went twice to church, and I nt the remainder of the day in her room. Ostrain had told her that it did not make Ajbc difference where she stayed so that she out of sight; so Lilly seldom made her ce with the family on Sunday except at m Mr. Clinton having ertained that Lilly was not a nnial determini-o treat her as an equal, and with proper respect at all hazards. The morning after his arrig at breakfast, he asked hef- what Church she ittendod? She replied "St. Thomas's." "Alftyou are an Episcopa lian, I see! I too have been brought up to at tend the Episcopal cherh, so, with your per. mission. I will accompany youthis morning to St. Thomas." Lilly replied " thank you," with evident embarrassment, .for raising her eyes she saw Mrs. Ostram ldokingat her, and if a look could -kill, Lilly had ended her being on the spot-so full was Mrs. Ostram's glance of anni hilation. Harry Clipto ; saw the glance of venom and hatred diredtd toward Lilly, but appearing not to notice itj'continued by asking her if she could sing? ery little," was the -answer. Then their eon~rsation was broken off, as Mrs. Ostram co. t4ced talking of the alteration and impIor4m iptistzb ernacle, and that she should be delighted to have Mr. Clinton go and judge for himself. Proba bly he had better go with them that morning, as Lilly sat with ler teacher at St. Thomas', in the choir, e would not be likely to find it very pleasant. Mr. Clinton excused himself, saying that some other time he should be delighted to do so. but that he considered himself engaged to attend Miss Wilsori this morning. By this time breakfast was at an.end and Ligv went directly to her own room, where Mrs. Ostram fullowed her, and commenced a tirade of abuse that would scareely bear repeating, calling her an " ungrateful imp-a combination of art and de ceit," and much more in the same spirit. She then flounced ont of the room leaving poor Lilly in tears and undecided how.to act. Dr. ()straim knew that a storm was brewing when his wife left the breakfast table, and watched her move ments accordingly ; saw her go to Lilly's room, and from there to her own chamber, so he sent for Lilly to come down to his library, and told her that he was sorry that Mrs. Ostram had hurt her feelings, and that she must not mind it, but get ready fbr church, as Mr. Clinton was waiting for her in the drawing room. Mr. Clinton walked ,with Lilly to the church of St. Thomas, sat with her in the choir, and after Church was Introduced to Mrs. Lost'er, who walked with them as far as her own resi dence, and invited them to walk in and take dinner with her, whigh i,nvitation they declined from fear of Mrs. Ostram. That lady did not go to church, but remained in her own room too indignant to speak to any one. Lilly did not come to dinner, sending word that she had a violent headache, which the Doc tor felt certain was only an excuse to keep from meeting his wife and daughters. Hie therefore ordered aservant privately, to carry Miss Lilly's dinner to her room, and tell her that he sent it. Things went on this way for nearly three months, and in all that time Mrs. Ostramn's in dignation never abated one jbt-if any thing it increased. Lilly tried to avoid Mr. Clinton as much as possible, knowing how angry it made Mrs. Ostram. for him to take the least notice of her. The girls were more abusive than their mother. Emily never vouch-safed her a kind word. Jane was better hearted, and at times felt sorry for the orphan, who did not appear to have a friend on earth ; but then she could not bear to think that Lilly attracted so much more attention than herself. It was now the month of July: almost every faiiily of rstanding were leaving the city, either for their country seats, or some watering place. Mr. Clinton was expecting to return to Europe in a week or two, as he had busin9ss there which demanded his attention-aflirming that he had already stayed away too long. Ed gar Hiarold' was about to commence the practice of medicine on his own responsibility, but at the earnest solicitation of Dr. Ostram, accepted a partnership with that gentleman, who assured him that he required a partner, as he was getting old and could not possibly at tend to all his calls. Accordinly the office sign was change for one bearing the inscription of "Dr's. Ostram &i Harold."-. .It was about the miiddle of July that Mrs. Ostram told her husband that she thought they had better carry the girls to some fashionable place of resort, to stay until the middle of Sep there is no possible chance of their marrying here, while that designing and ungrateful girl is in the house; and it is my firm belief that Edgar would have proposed for Jane long ago if it had not been for her; and now she is standing between Emily and'Mr. Clinton. If I had my way I would turn her into the street; she should not stay in my house another hour: I have always cursed the day that you brought her here." Dr. Ostram told his wife, that he was perfect ly willing for her to take the girls wherever she thought best, and to do precisely as she pleased concerning them ; to select a place to suit her self and them; and he would invite Edgar to join the party, and would go himself too if he could possibly leave. Mrs. Ostram was appeased for the present, and immediately commenced making arrangements for the trip. The Doctor knew it was of no use to oppose his wife. He gave her as much money as she wished and told her to make choice of a place in order that he might write in time to engage rooms. A few days after this, Dr. Ostram was sitting in the library, when Mrs. Ostram entered order ing a*servant, who was in the passage, to tell Lilly to come to the library. In a few moments Lilly entered. Mrs. Ostram told her that she wished her to assist in making up the young ladies dresses, as she expected to leave Town with them in a very short time, and as they would require a considerable number of dresses, Gales, the seamstress, would not be able to get through without assistance. Lilly was perfectly willing to assist to the extent of her knowledge; had done so on several previous occasions. She looked attentively at Mrs. Ostram, and fancying that she looked less harsh than usual, was em boldened to ask, " Can I go and stay with Mrs. Lester during your absence ?1" Mrs. Ostram was in a rage in a moment, and exclaimed, " There Dr. Ostran, you hear that! There is gratitude for you! What did I tell you? Now I hope you see for yourself what a base, ungrateful wretch she is. Because we are going to leave Town she wants to go and stay with Mrs. Lester. No, miss, you will not stay with Mrs. Lester. You will stay here, and see that the servants attend to their business; and have the house cleaned and in proper order to receive us on our return-that's what you will do; or I'm mistaken. Now take this work down to the basement and commence it at once, for you are as slow as it is possible for any one to be." Lilly took the piece of work thrown at her the front basement. Mr. Clinton was In the I front drawing r-om and had unintentionally heard what passed in the library. He could en dure it no longer, but leaving the drawing room very quietly, went down to the basement. There sat Lilly sewing very industricusly, but 1 her face was much flushed, and her hand trem bled so that she could scarcely guide her needle. lIe sat down beside her, and for a moment did not speak. Presently he said, "Lilly, you are t not happy here." The beautifully formed chin quivered, the coral lip twitched convulsively, but no answer r came. "Lilly do you dislike me 7" A scarcely per- I ceptible shake of the head was the only indica- t tiun that she had heard his question. le then a went on: " I have a proposition to make to you. love you and wish to marry you. I cannot o away and leave you here. [ am. obliged to return to Europe in a very short time. Say that you will nmarry me, and I promise, that while life lasts, I will do all in my power to render you comfortable and happy. Answer ' me quickly, Lilly, before any one comes in to I nterfere with our conversation-Will you be my wife?" "Yes," came faintly and indistinctly, but loud eough for Harry to hear. "Bless you, Lilly ! Bless you, darling ! You shall yet be linppy and forget all this. I will o at once to the library and tell them of my determination." And without waiting for an aswer, he left the room. I will not tire you, reader, by telling you of Dr. Ostram's astonishment and Mrs. Ostramn'sa rage; of Edgar Harold's disappointment, or the mortification of Emily and Jane. Mr. Clinton and illy were married at the residence of aclergyman( on the 20th of July 1837. Dr. Ostram gave awaya the bride, nd insisted that they should mpake hisC ouse their home until their departure. Mr. Clinton excused himself by saying that he had I business to attend to in Near Haven, and wouldr be obliged to leave immediately for that place. 1 So they bid Dr. Ostram good bye and started for New haven, where they remained two weeks and then took passage for Europe. t CONCLUDED NEXT wVEEE. , WoxNERiUL WoMAN.-Tlhere is a woman I named Haves, in New York State, in the neigh. borhood, we believe, of Skapeatles who lived a whole year wholly on dried raspberry juice ; the next year on a small quantity of cold water; and now, for nearly a year, she has neither ate ~ or drank anything I Still more wonderful than that-she has been known to live as many as iytlo minutes at a time, without breathing 1! i Though it is supposed that she is nourished by the atmosphere, her vitality is certainly extraor. r dinary, and fully equal to that of a toiad imlbed- I ded in a rock, A little boy, at his father's iuneral, observed a child of one of the neighbors orylng bitterly, doubtless in sympathy with his little friend, This roused the orphan boy, who exclaimed, You ne'edn't cry ; this ain't none of your funer als I" A man noted for imperturbability and a scold. ing wife was stopped in the woods one night by< a pretended ghost. lie only said : " I can't stop, friend ; if you are a man, It must request you to get out of the way and let I me pass ; if you are the devil, come along and take supper with me-I married your uister. DANIEL. WE~sTEa's father made a eradle for little Dan out of a pine log, with an axe and augur, and Lewis Cass was roeked by his staid< mother in a secnd-hand sugar trough. A KIsN AT TRE DOOL BY AMINIDAD-sTIGGINS. The clock struck ten; I seized my hat And bado good night to all, Exeopt the lass I courted, who Came with me through the hall. She stood within the portal, And I gazed upon her charms, And oh! I longed that moment To clasp her in my arms. She spoke about the moon and stars, How clhar and bright they shone: I said I thought the crops would fail, Unless we had rain soon. Then I edged a little closer, Put my arms around her waist, And gazed upon those rosy lips, I longed so much to taste. S.id I, "my dearest Susy, I'll never rest contented If I leave to-night without a kiss, I'll surely grow demented." Then up she turned her rosy mouth, And everything was handy, Quick from her lips I seized a kiss Oh, Yankee Doodle Dandy! Then olf for home I started, I could no longer stay, With a light heart and breeches thin, I whistled all the way. Hence, learnthis truth, each bashful youh, Who seek for wedded bliss, No lass will love until you more 11er feelings with a kiss. AN ARTICLE FOR OUR LADY READERS. We find the following in the Lafourche (La.) Union,-but can't tell whether it is original ere, or not. No matter,-it is a capital arti 1e, and should be read by every lady in the nd: 0HW TO RESENYE WOMEN. There is nothing in the world that we think ; much of as we do women. Our mother is a oman-wife, sister, pretty cousins, are wo nen; and the daughters will be if (Heaven pare them!) they live long enough. And then here is a love of women in general which we lo not. deny. A fine, magnificent specimen of e sex, full of life and health, ripe red cheek, d flushing eye, is something that does one od to look at as she illuminates the humdrum idewalks and every day streets. A Noith iver Steamer under full headway, with colors lying is rather a pretty sight,-rather stirring d inspiring; and we pull up our tired nag to ee her pass and admire the swell she euts. omparatively, however, the steamer sinks into nsigifiicance, or some otherry deep water, ament, charm, blessing, beauty and bliss of life, -(men's life, we mean, of course.) And means hat can be devised for preserving them should i publicly made known. You cannot pickle hem. You cannot do them up in sugar and et them in a cold room, with a paper soaked in iandy over their mouths. You cannot put hem up in cans and seal them u4 air tight, ithout injuring their form and flavor. Now, s men are so dependent upon women for life's oicest blessings, a proper mode of preserving hem becomes of great moment, and we are ure that the public will thank us for an unfalli e receipt. Have the feet well protected, then pay the ext attention to the chest. The chest is the epository of the vital organs. There abide the eart and lungs. It is from the impressions iade upon these organs through the skin, that e shiver comes. It is nature's quake-the arm bell-at the onset of danger. A woman eer shivers fr~m the effect of cold upon her nba, or hands, or head ; but let the cold rike through her clothing on her chest, and off 0her teeth into a chatter, and the whole or nism is in a commotion,- Ono sudden and se ere impression of cold upon the chest has slain stens of thousands. There~oro, while the feet .r well looked after, never forget the chest. hese points attended to, the natural connec ios of the dress will supply the rest, and the >man is ready for the air. Now let her visit r neighbors, go shopping, call upon the poor, d walk fdi the good of it, for the fun of it. Keep away from the stove or register. Air hat is dry or burnt, more or less charged with ses envolved by the fuel, is poison. G~o up airs and make the beds with mittens on. Fly ound the house like mad, and ventilate the oms. Don't sit pent up in a single room with luble windows. Fruit will not retain its full rm and flavor in air tight 'cans neither will >men. They need air. If the shiver come on uring these operations, go directly and put on mething more about the chest. Again, do not live in dark rooms. Lig ht, des the carpet, but feeds the flower. No hiv g animal or vegetable can enjoy health in rkness. Light is almost necessary as air, and brown tan is far preferrble, even as a matter fbeauty, to a sickly paleness of complexio~n. Thus much in regard to the physical means e preservation. There are moral means no as important. Every woman should he mar ied to an excellant man. Marriage, it is true rings care and wear, but it is the ring that is rorn that keeps bright, and the watch that lies ill and unwound that gets out of order. The weet sympathies envolved in the relations of he family, the new energies developed by new esponsibilities, the new compensation for all utlays of strength, brings about a delightful lay of the heart and intellect which, in their action upon the body, produces an effect that nothing less than preservation. The~ there a higher moral power than this.ond which i speak of soberly and honestly. No one is mpletely armed against the encroaching ills 'flife, who has in the heart no place for relig an. 'She calmness, the patience, and the joy d hope that are in possession of that womn rhose heart is right in its highest relaton, scan ever fail to preserve and heighten every perso a power and charm that shp possesses. There you have thec receipt. Someo of it is sportive form, but it is acot the loss. sober ruth, it hats within it the euro for jnany a dis s-the preventive for mnore. It might he u~e longer ibut when we see its prescriptions miverally adopted, it will he time to brug~ rward the remainder. EAT PL.ENTY OF FA-r MEAT.--In a late numn cr of the ScdpeZ in an article on " Diet," Dr. )ixon, in assuming the position that " the use ifoil would decrease the victims of consump o nine-tenths, and that is the whole secret of le use of cod liver oil," quotes the following mmary observations on this subject, made by )r. Hooker:. 1. Of all the persons between the ages of ff eezand twenty-two years, more than one fifth at no fat meat. 2. Of persons at the aeof forty-five, all, ex .pt.n. less than ne in fifty habitually nse fat 3. of persons who, between the ages or n teen and twenty-two, avoid fat meat, a few sc quires an appetite for it, and live to a good old age, while the greater portion die with phthisis before thirty-five. 4. Of persons dying with phthisi, between. the ages of twelve and forty-five, nine-tenths, at least, have never used fat meat. Most individuals who avoid fat meat, also use little butter or only gravies, though many com pensate for this want, in part at least, by a free use of those articles, and also milk, eggs and various saccharine substances. But they consti tute an imperfect substitute for fat meat, with out which sooner or later the bodyis almost sure to show the effects of deficient clarification. ONE can judge of the Englishman's fondness for dogs and horses by seeing the almost fabu lous prices that "hounds and hunters" sell for when an old establishment is broken up by a death or a bankruptcy. The "Old Berkshire Hounds," and the "hunters" (horses of the eis tablishment)-the property of Mr.'James Mor rell, were lately sold under the hammer: The hounds brought ?2600 ($13,000), 176 in num ber, or over seventy dollars a piece. Some. choice ones sold in lots of four couples at 200 guineas (over. $1000) each lot. One favorite quimal for breeding, brought fifty .guineas. These last were all purchased by the Duke-of Beaufort. The hunters brought from 65 to280W guineas each; all the 32 animals, 43600, an average of over $560 each.. ENGLAND AND FRAer.-The Paris corres pondent of the Boston Traveller, writing of the ticklish condition of European politics, after noting various evidences of discontent in Italy and elsewhere, says: The position of France and England is also unsatisfactory, for not only the -alliance is in the same weakened condition, but the occupa tion of the island of Perim by England. is look ed upon as a violation of existing treaties, which the interests of France and Russia require them - to resist with energy. Marshal Pelissier leaves this week for London, and the papers say "the alliance depends upon the reception he and the proposition he carries meet." There is a rumor afloat that all the Generals, especially those of the engineering corps, who served in the Crimea, " will avail themselves of the opportunity to present their homage to the Queen." If they do go to England, it is merely to make a military reconnoissance with that perfidy habitual to this race under the guise of a friendly visit. Marshal Pelissier is not only accompanied by the usual legation, butfhe is attended with his staf, ordinance obicers, and aids-de-camp. All this looks disagreeable: NEWSPAPERs A WIDow's RiGNT.--A Vermoft Judge of Probate. has Incorporated it as s' part of the law of his court, that the adwanientor of an estate must allow the widow the cost of a newspaper, she making her own se from the common fund. The como America now _recognies %thing to- beexempt e kethe 3b never tosuffer from rapacions ereditosnje. v to be parted with in the direst poverty. THE Monxos.-The'Mormons claim to have 480,000 -members of their Church scattered oer the world. They have 95 mliionaries in Europe, and an equal number in Africa, Asia and the Pacific Islands. They have one paper in Salt Lake City, issuing 4,000 copies every week; one in Liverpool, issuing 22,000 weekly; one in Swansey, South Wales, one in Copenha gen, in the Danish language ; one in India; one in Switzerland, in the French language. The " Book of Mormons" has been translated and published in the Welch, Danish, French, Ger man and Italian language. THE CRETAss.-As we feared, says the Pica tune of Thursday, the strength of the piles driven in the Bell crevasse have proved too weak to resist the pressure of the waters. A large log of driftwood, coming *ithin the inku ence of the current running through the break in the levee, was swept down against the piles yesterday, in the evening, and about fifty feet is reported to have given way, the piles floating away into-the swamp. The operatives upon the work are said not to be discouraged by this mishap, but those who have been closely obser ant of the work doubt the success of the effort to close the crevasse before the fall of the wa. ter in the river. IIiGH WATER IN Panor..-The Panola (Miss.) Star says that the Tallahatchie river was up to the highest known water-mark, last week, and has done immense damage. The levee at, Panola broke and something lik, a hundred feet of embankment washed out'. Some f the bridges on the crossing at Belmont, have been washed away. There is no other mode of rossing, but by canoes, up to this time, as te waters are still too high to admit repairs. here is scarcely a farm in the county that has nt been damaged. The small streams rose rpidly and overflowed their banks in a few ours washing away fences, and in many places whole fields of cotton and corn. TnUAr %ESAN TLow vc.'-It is well known hat General Washington had an utter'abhoreniee 4 f what he called ' the foolish and woicked prac. ace of profane stweaning,' and did his utmost to uppress it among both officers and soldiers.. In he conclusion of one of his reproofa, after speak ng of its 'impiety he adds: it is a vice so mean ad losw, without any teimptation, that every man f sense and character, detests and despises it.' Would that the same views of it were taken by ll other men in high position and powerl Southern Presbyterian. Dons Hiv1No vwaI " DAY."-The legislature f Louisiana has passed the (pllowing act: An A ct declaring dogs to be oal property. 8SEc. 1. Be it enacted by the andHos f Reyresentaies of the State of Loutstansa is general Assembly convened: That from and after the passage of this act, all dogs owned by citi ens of this State shall and are hereby declared o be personal property %f such eltisens, and aall he placed on the same footing, and under the eme guarantee of law as all ether effects ud property now legally declared to be person al property. A Quaker had his broad brimmed hat blown off, and he chased it for along time with fruit less and very ridiculous zeal. .At last, seg ogish looking boy laughing at his disster,nh aid to him-" Art thee a profane lad 1" The oungster replied that he some times did a lit tle in that way. " Then," said he, taking a half dollar from his poket, "thee may dan onder fleeing tile fify cents worth." FaENcen INDUs'rRY.-The productive industry f France is estimatid at nearly three thousand millions of franes, annually. Cotton manmufac tures forming one-sixth of this, woolen the Lezt in importance, third hemp and is~, fourth leather, and fifth silk. Miss Ridgwy, daughter. of Mr. Jiaa -tidg wof Philadelphi, and the heinesto an bstate valed at three ihillions, was reently. marrieds with great pomp, to a Frenchmans at Pari,