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From tha New York Kreuing Poft.
8 dMipteP ftig M BfooTlg the
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ar un>r t. harris.
The following poem enn hardly fail to
strike the reader as possessing extraordinary
boldaeaa and rigor?aa also Ming felicitous
ill thought and expression.
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v/viu uiows ui? wuu JL?ecetnoer uiasi
Among these snow cupped-bills,
And cold the vestal moon now shines
Upon the frozen rills,
The bare trees stand like sentinels,
To guard these solitudes,
That reign with owful stillness
Through these wild and pathless woods
f truer*
wild cat from his rocky den .
Comes with a piercing scream ;
His Seres eye in the full moonlight
Flashes with fearful gleam.
The mountain-wolf aenda up her cry?
Since morn ahe has not fed ;
And aha it eager now to slay,
And "banquet on the dead."
The raccoon walks alone to night
Within the frozen bog,
And leaves his foot-priutA in the snow
Upon the maple log.
The deep mouthed ow| far up the glen,
Holds undisputed sway,?
He aits?Night's loneliest chorister-^
upon ine oeeciten cprny.
Tbe 'Under Doe biu gone to reel,?
The tifltooine chase is o'er,
Our faithful bounds have lost be/ track,
To be regained no more.
Kigbt's lonely moments coldly fly
With elitimaas all supreme,
c Sana when tbe owl's long, moody cry
Comes with the wildcat's scream.
A biasing fire, before our tent,
Sends out its brilliant light
And from each near projecting rock,
rtqxh &? ftwtof oigtrt. :
A 6*,deer, hangs against tbe tree?
Hi* slender limbs are stiU;
No more his musky feet will paw
the yellow hill.
Before tbe fire our bounds now sleep?
Tbe mountain ebaee is done?
We rode through wild untrodden dells
Until the slag was wou.
Drear iethe night?I cannot sleep
Among these froxen hills ;
F6r Nature's wildest Poetry
Iff sapl't deep casket fibs.
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v* UU car TMCAAOLCTAS.
W J. M. SAXDERB.
fc I a J|najj farTO botiee, toward* the clo*
*|b?f tbeyeer 1780, Mi ms old man, bis wi<
fieri ?n ooly eon. The fcoe of the father *f
peer?d troubled ; at time# be looked though)
W Mlr to ike floor, end then h? would g*z
loft# end wietlkMy el hie eon, e fine, roeol
waft ? At length he eeid : ^
wi?h tbw ol
weJfrKe old )*dy reSjS Wktiog, ?n
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6REENVILL1
looked inquiringly at tier boy, and U was
evident from the expression of her face, that
patriotism and motherly affection wore at
variance In her bosom. The rod, however,
after encountering his father's eve for a moment,
turned confusedly away. The old
mauY brow darkened, and he exclaiaoed
warmly :
David, why do you linger about the
villago when your country needs ycur
services so much f "Why, my son, I am
ashamed of you. Twice la?foie this have 1
spoken to you on this subject, hut you appear
to have 110 spirit. What 1 will you see
us trampled upon by the brutal mercenaries
of Britain, and still lie hero supinely ! For
shame^David, for shame I I will not call
Sou my son. Long since you ought to
avy been in the army.*
Joshua! Joshua 1' interposed the old
mother. 'David is but a youth ; then do
not speak so harshly to lulu. He cannot
vnt A-.I ----- t J - ' - -
im mini JUll icei, WHO IIAVQ lOllgllt SO
fion against your country's enemy?he is
but n boy.'
'A boy, indeed. Deborah! Such boys as
David have already gained imperishable
laurels since the war commenced. I could
name a host of them 1?why were it not for
the boys of this land, where would be-em
army, which I dare say, is one quarter composed
of boys of bis age !'
The oid man was excited, and it was iho
first unkind word bo had ever used to his
1 boy.
David rose and loft, the Uousc. lie walk
i ed somo distance apparently in deep
thought.
4\\ hat will not woman do !' he at last muttered.
'Herb 1 have been lingering altout
the village when 1 should lutve been off long
ago. And for what 1 why, to meet a prcttry
girl and to listen to her musical voice;
but now I will be to myself again !?what
did he call me T was it uot n coward f Now,
by Heavens, I will teach him that he lius a
son who possesses the spirit of his father.
' Away, then, with love, for I foci that I am
called upon to act; no longer d renin! ere
another fortnight. inv father shall hear nf
me, or else I lose my life in strixing for it.'
And with this resolution he turned about
nnd retraced his steps.
When ho reached home he sought the
stable, sudd led (lis horse, aud mounting him,
struck into a gallop, which coniiuucd for
Reveral miles. At length he stopped and
looked lip At the window of a farm house,
half hid between clustering trees. This was
- the residence of Mary Bunker the mistress
of his henrt; the lights showed that the family
had not retired, and ho resolved to pay
her a visit tiefore his departure.
She was alone when he entered, and a
few words made her acquainted with his determination.
When she burst into tears.
*No, Mary,' he added, vou must uot un>
man me. At first I resolved to leave you
} without a farewell, for I knew how much
you dreaded my taking an active part in the
struggle. But I could not be so cruel as to
desert jou without a word.'
*1 will compose myself,' said the fair girl
with an effort to smile. 'I know I have been
wrong to persuade you to stay; but you cannot
imagine the anxieties I sutler on account
ol my brothers, and I could not bear you to
encounter their danger. But sioce this dread
ful defeat at Camden, I feel that every man
is wanted for our country. Oo, then, deareat,
and may God be with you. My prayers
shall attend you night and day.'
David pressed the weeping girl to his bo
som, snatched * hasty kiss at the sound of
approaching footsteps, wrung her hand and
was gone.
The next day be left the neighborhood of
bis father's house armed with a musket and
mounted cn a sturdy horse. Ilia destination
was the American camp, then far northward
; but as the intervening country was
filled with the enemy, he knew that there
would be considerable address required to
effect bia purpose. Before bis departure he
saw a few of his old playmates who promised
to follow as soon as possible.
Night found him near a lonely faim house,
to which be proceeded boidiv, in pursuit of
lodging. At first the occupant received him
I coldly, but a chance expression convincing
David that his host was a tory, lie affected
the same political creed, and was immediately
warmly welcomed. The royalist reduced
' bis eider after supper and insisted that David
should join biin iu bis potations; this the
young man did, taking care not to indulge
too freely, while the farmer, overjoyed to find
what be supposed to be a new recruit for his
party, drank without stint, and become more
and more communicative. To his horror,
s David soon learned that a oartv of loralists.
* led by Major Wilson, celebrated for his tory
ism and ruthlessnese, were to start early on
t- <iha ensuing dar on an expedition to seize and
* bang tho two l3unkcre, who had made theiuy
selves particularly obnoxious to the royalist
leaders. David knew enough of this partih
aan warfare, to be assured that no mercy
* would be shown his friends. He also knew
? enough of the character of the Major, tc
d suspect that some strong personal motiv<
* had fed to the planning of so distant an ex
f peditioa when there were others nearer home
* He aeoordingly set htOMfctf to discover from
hie half meUistcd tm?pa?iu> the truth
? Hot waahaJong bcfera seooass crowned bk
4 adroit mm wamfoiUmqf.
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E, S. C.: THURSDAY
'Why, you see/ said the host, 'I believe
there* i\ iittie revenue for ihesiigui waived
from these fellows' sister, mixed up with the
Major's desire to catch the Bunkers. Tk<
girl is very pretty, they sey, and the Majo?
i when she was down here last year?before
tbo war, wanted to inarry her, but ski
would have nothing to do with him. Ever
since he has vowed to tnnke her rue the day.
You may depend upon it, he will have hei
on his own terms now. Thank heaven !
there's no law to prevent an honest royalit
from doing as he pleases to these rascally re1
hels. But yonder is the Major now,' sud;
denly said the host, star ting up. T will in!
troduce you at once?a merry fellow you'll
I find him. Lord love you, he's as brave as a
I lion.
David, though horrified at the diabolical
plot he had heard, saw the necessity of dia1
senibling in order to henr more of the lory's
plans, and find means if possible to circumvent
them. He arose, therefore, and shook
the Major's hand warmly; pledged him immediately
in a bumper, and so contrived to
make tho loyalist believe that ho was anxious
to join a troop and take part against
the rebels. This induced the Major to be
unusually civil, for he wished to secure so
, oiltlolir o hiitiitlf - pfkl, lonff
before a bargain was concluded between the
two. David refused, however, to sign the
agreement that night. He pretended that
several others of his friends were dissatisfied,
and desirous of joining the loyalists; and
! his object, he said, was to secure a commission
for himself by inducing them to join.
This tempting bait took; tho Major
promised a command in his troop in
case of success, and Davfd signified his intention
of setting forth after he had taken a
few hours rest, in order to lose no time in
gathering together his lecruits.
I Tho a i--? v . -
?? ?v.? v> uiavuicg iihu owncon?i<mly
before our hero durirfg the arrangement
of his negotiation, for hid person was well
j known to many of the Major's troops ; and
' if any of them had come lip. his feigned
' name would not protect him from detection.
( He wished to get off that night as proposed ;
but to this neither his host nor the Major
would hear, and he was forced to remain till
inoniiug. What was his anguish to hear
that the Majot had been gone some hours,
aud was already on his way to Bunkers with
his troops. Dissembling his anxiety, David
partook of a hasty breakfast, and mounting
his horse rode slowly away. But when out
of sight of the house ho struck into a fierce
gnllop, which continued till he came in sight
of a cross road where was a tavern. Here
he stopped, and learned that the royalists
had tnken he high road, the turned into a
more narrow and circuitous by road.
"It is my only chance to avoid thein, he
said, again dashing into a gallop. 'I pray
God I inny reach the settlement in time to
collect a few of our lads, and march to the
Bunkers. There is no other hope now left !
Night had fallen in, as they had expected,
before the lories wcro able to reach tno vicinity
of the house they were in search of.
At length, however, after a silent march
through the woods it broke upon their view.
A light was burning in one of the windows,
and when they arrived close to the premises,
the lively notes of a violin reached their ears,
proving that the bribers were not aware ol
their presence, but were enjoying themselves
in imagined security.
**Now, men,' whispered the leader of the
lories, 'when I give the word, fire a volley at
the house by way of introduction ; we will
then surround the house and enter it.'
At that instant the deep bay of it dog
I rang on their earn, and a large mastiff sprang
from under the houso and rushed at the
Major.
'Fircl* he cried.
Twenty guns broke upon the stillness o(
the night?the dog fell dead?every pane ot
glass in the windows were shivered, and the
tone* yelled like savages. In an instant the
lights in the house were extinguished, the
violin as qifiekly ceased nod a noise wii
heard at the door. Ths tories iinmediately
made a rush at it. But it was already bari
red, and bains; snad?*of stout plank re!
sisted all tbeir eii'orts. A riH cracked from
j one of the windows, and a orv fell, deeper
ulely wounded. Another report succeeded
| another torjr fell. Major Wilson was now
fully aware that both Bunkers were at home
and wide awake. A shed turned rair
i from the frontof the house, and beneath tbfc
i the Lories, shielded from the fire of the Uun
ken, went to work at the door. Susjieclinp
i resistance, perhaps from his knowledge ?
i their character? one of his men brought an
axe, with which he commeuced hewing ai
, the door, and soon out it in pieces. Here ?
> desperate battle ensued. The brothers weri
i powerful and courageous as the)' were strong
and now with clubbed rifle* they disputed tfa?
whole tory force. The doe* being small
. they stood their grouud for half *n hour
felljng, daring that time, some of those wh<
had toe temerity to eoter first, but finallj
' number* overcome them, and they wen
? fluog uyoa the floor and bound. The tori?
> inflamed to made*** at Che resistance th?
. hod been mode, and at their own losses, no*
, Mittd the mother end sister and made prep
aratUma to hang the broth*** Wfcrethefc
. even* The rope* were already trod pre?a
t| 4e?ackt oltheh- vietiims wb*? the
adt I reeved h* mm ; vk
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i 'Now friends, as soon as theae villain* are
I dead, ?:!! "! fire to the house?the old
f woman there said lie with a brutal laugh,
s may l?e left inside, but the young one 1 ret
serve for myself.
i 'llist I* cried one of the men in a loud
' voice. The Major ceased, and they heard a
voice outside the house. Although the words
, were spoken low, the listener* distinctly
heard :
I 'When I say fire give it to them T
A man with a blanched check ached into
the house, exclaiming;
'The yard is futl of men!'
Fire !' cried a deep voice from the yard.
A general" volley succeeded, and so well had
i the aim been directed in the dgor that several
of the tories fell either dead or desperately
wounded. In turn then the tories re
treated up stairs, when David our hero, rush.
ed into the room tbey had just left and cut
the ropes of the Hunkers.
May God bless you for this,' cried the
grateful fellows.
The two men sprang up, seized their rifles,
which had been left in the room, and propared
to retaliato the tientim-nt they had just
received.
Long and desperate r?? tlio battle.
The lories fought for life, the whig* for
revenge. Hut trlfcngtli the In tier triumphed,
irtough not until their enemies had been
almost exterminated. The Major ft-11 by the
arm of our hero, who sought hiin out in the
hottest of (he fight and engaged him single
handed.
No lnngnuge of ours can express the emotions
of David as he pressed his betrothed
wife to his bosom, and his heart went tip in
llinukftilnes* to Ilenven for his timely arrival,
when he thought that a delay of half au hour
would have consigned her to a fate worse
than death.
The gratitude of her brothers were expressed
in many words, but her'a was silent
and tearful, yet how much more gratifying.
'I almost called you a coward, son David,
said his father to him when they met, but
you are a chip of the old block, and I did
you wrong. Deborah, lie is a boy to be proud
of?is he not ? Yon may founder one of my
horses every day that you do such a deed
?it beets ever) thing I ever saw in the old
French war.'
David's gallantry in this act, drew around
him in a few weeks moro than a score of
hardy young fellows, who fought with him
to the end of the war, when lie returned and
was hannilv married to ihs nf mir
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utory.
Jihie qs>0 ?Ulrnify.
A lady once looked into a book and saw
a word which made her much afraid. She
could not sleep that night. She loved lifo.
She loved this world. She did not wish to
leave it. The word she saw in the book was
"Etkknitt." It is a solemn word. I do
not wonder that it fills the minds of sinners
with fear. Yet the pious do not hato the
. word. They think of it often. They love
to think of it. But what is eternity! It is
like a sea which has no shore; a race that is
Bever all run ; a river that has no spring and
no mouth, yet always flows. It is forever
' and ever. None bat God fully knows what
ft U. We know it is not time told by hours
1 days, months, year*, and ages. We speak
of an eternity past, and of an eternity to
' come. Yet there are not two. But we so
' sneak, because we are at a loss for word*.?
We go back, hack, back, until our minds
tire; but we come not to any point where
eternity began. We go on, on, on, until
> we can go no further, And yet there ia no
1 end.
A teacher in a blind school once gave this
t sum to one of the boys. He was to work it
, out in his miud. "A pile of sand is ten feet
( high, ten feet wide, and seventy feet long.?
( Each square solid inch contains ten thous*
and ffrainn. A bird cnmM prorv llinn?t?n<l
years and takes away one grain at a time.
IIow long would it tako to carry away all
the sand I" Thia little blind boy noon gave
the answer, which waa, that it would take
. 120,960,000,GOO,000 year*. What a long
' row of figures 1 Yon cannot form an idea
I of such a sum. Now put all the sand on
the sea-shore into one heap, and let a bird
take away one grain every thousand years,
j till all is gone, and yet that would not be
( the end of eternity. Eternity has no end.?
Some of the ancients tried to givf some idea
of eternity by drawing a circle. A circle
p has no end. In that It is like eternity.?
( But in no other respect. We cr.n measure
L all circles. But we cannot measure eternity.
k None but God knows what it is. Men's
t bodies may die, but shall live again. But
. their souls live on, and on, and on, forever.
| Vor do angels ever cease to live. All anBela
and all men shall live aa long as God
ves.
?
t At a meeting of the unmarried printers,
I which convened not long sinoe, the following
i toast was drank in siUnoe "Woman, heavt
en reward her, she is always in ?aror of a
r well oonducted preu.n
r Nave* pay a Printer when he first preV
eentahfri Ml to roe. fc* such aa unexpected
r pbenotoMMft ndfbteease a tmIi of Mood to
ats bead and throw hit* into ? ?t S\ ?
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,Y 14, 1856.
Jtlisrrlliwma JUniiittg.
Ihe fufuire & lr tf n k9 * d 8- dJDbo
bill 11)elj be.
YKB, who will bo the Drunkards of the
future! We moan, when that middle-aged j
and old man, for many years drunk and ]
bloated, shall fill, with a dishonored name, i
a disgraced grave. Wo have seen and mar- (
ked the one, who within a few short years, j
will be a besotted brute?a swaggering, pro- ]
fane, debauched outcast from decency ami ,
respect. We have watched him for months.
At first an occasional tippler, then dining
with brandy or ale beside his plate, and then ,
the spree of the full, long night. Still,
inuch of the time be was sober. lie was
.M.nit..i> ? > i:_i? I
ni?viiu*viu uuaiiiveSf niiu nvwni|?imicu in 1 ]
the department given liim. His wife and |'
children never suspected the danger to
which their loved one' was exposed. Ili*',
breath, his occasional haggard look, and his i
red and weak eyes, sometimes almost awakened
fears, but they were not allowed long
to linger about henrts so fond and loving.?
Rut the time passed on. The passion was
all the while growing, indulgence w as j
more frequent, while self-respect was eking
gradually from the mind. Due glass, then
two, then five. Once a week, then once a j J
day, then more. The future has come with j
that young gentleman, father, friend?intcl- 1
lectual, generous and agreeable?he is ?% i j
drunkard. Years passed before his ruin!
was fully worked out. No danger, he said . ,
once, fro, not any. ITe* prided himself on
his self-government, lie could drink when !
lie pleased, and could let it alone. False,']
deceitful, and wicked prompting. The
tempter had him, and coiled around biin, |
and then stung him to the heart 1 A vast
number of the young men of this city will
be'tbe Drunkards of future years. They ,
will. Certaiuly they will.?D. C. Advocate. ,
2 SiqgvUt 2hgsiojogicq I
Eqct.
The transference of vitality which appears
to take place when young nervous are habitually
placed in contact with the aged, is not
a nursery fiction. It is well attested by
very competent authorities.* "A not uncommon
cause,* olwervca Dr. James Cope
land, "of depressed vital power, is the young
sleeping with the aged. This fact, however
explained, has been long remarked, and is
well known to every unprejudiced observer.
I have on several occasions met with the
counterpart of the following case : I was, a
few years ago, consulted about a pale, sickly,
and thin boy, of about four or rtve years
of age. He appeared to have nospecificailment,
but there was n slow and remarkable
decline of flesh and strength, and of the energy
of tho functions ; what his mother very
aptly termed a gradual blight. After inquiry
into the history of the case, it came
out that ho had beeu a very robust and plothoric
child, up to his third year, when hi*
grandmother, a very aged person took him i
to sleep with her; that ho soon afterwards
lost his good looks; and that he continued
to decline progressively ever since, notwithstanding
medical treatment. I directed
him to sleep apart from the aged parent,
and prescribed gentle tonics, change of air,
Ac. The recovery was rapid. But it is
not in children only that debility is induced
by thia mode of abstracting vital power.?
Young females married to very old men 1
f?r in a similar manner,although seldom to so j
groat an extent; and instances have come to ;
iny knowledge where they have suspected ;
I the cause of this debilitated state. These :
facta are ofteu well known to the nged
themselves, who consider the indulgei^^hj^
vorable to longevity, and thereby iw^rote
the *cl6shnesaa which, in some persons increases
with their years. Every medical
practitioner is well aware of the fact, and
parents are generally advised not to allow
their infants to sleep with aged persons."
J\)C aiooocrs of CfeetoU1*J|.
Til a strides which the science of chemistry
has made the last few years, cannot be
otherwise than surprising to thofce unaccustomed
to reading the scientific papers.
Candles resembling the finest wax are nowmade
from coal, and from the peat bogs of |
Ireland. ,
Beautiful white paper is made from straw
and pine shaving*.
Wat at onn !*< frozen in a red hot cruci
ble.'
Outta perche an<l India rubber call be
made as hard na steel.
The offal of the streets and the w ashing*
of coal ga* re-appear carefully presented in a
lady's smelling bottle, or are used to
flavor Mane roangea for her frienmt
Marble, which rival* the finest Egyptian,
it manufactured by a chemical process.
Copper ami iron have been detected in
the blood of human being*.
The action of nitric and sulphuric arid on
cotton produce* a substance more destructive
than gunpowder# #
Diamonds and pearls are made by a chemical
prcce*?^?AVr?a ?t"i
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NO. 40 I
duelling flptcdot*. *i
A very laughable circbmstat.ee is m!u ???
have occurred in Albany, during a session
nf the LcgUlatuie nt tlko Capitol, several
yeara ago?of coiirv^hefore tl/tf prohibition
of duelling by slatuto in this Stat#.
It was an exciting political time, rffnJ oW*
ing to some "words spoken in debate" by it
lieated member, during the "heated terra,"
touching somewhat upon the private character
of a brother member, a challenge waa
forthwith despatched to the offending member
by "a friend," as such a messenger is
;nlled in the language of the code of honor*
The challenge was at once accepted*
Pleased with this promptness, the second
mid t
"When can we expect your friend P1
"Don*l want any friend," said the challenged
pnr'v. "I waive all such advantages.?
lit can have tt dozen if he wishes."
" i ins w magnanimous. but it is not according
to the 'code.' Well Sir?if I am
to confer with you directly?what weapotasl"
"Broad-swords."
"The time ?"
"Day after lo-Qiorrow, at trreVre o'clock
at noon, precisely."
"At what place!"
"At O , on the St. Lawrence. Yonr
principal shall stand on one side of the river
wiici I w ill stand on the other, and we will
light it out I"
The "second" frowned. "This is no jesting
matter, sir. You are not serious I"
"Why, yet I am too! Hasent the
challenged party a right to the choice of
wreapotis and place V
"Well?yes?sir; but not to unstml Weapons
in unusual places."
"Very well; pistols will not be objected
io, of course."
"Assuredly not; the gentleman's weapon .'*
"Very good, then. We will meet tomorrow
in the littlo village of P , and
at twelve o'clock precisely wo will fight on
the 'Sugar-loaf Hillstanding back to fcscfcV
marching ten paces, then turning and firing.
Will that arrangement bo satisfactory I"
"It w ill. We shall he there."
And the parties separated. Now "Suga*loaf
Hill," "at the place aforesaid,'' was erectly
what its name imports?a aliarp comical
nillarot rrround. rcm.irtalilo oil tl?o ?"??
mediate country round for its peculiar formation.
The time arrived, and "the parties* appeared
on the grortnd; but the state' of the
case 4 leaked out*1 very quick.
"Sir r said the second, as he arrived with
his almost breathless "principal" at the apex
cf the Sugar-loaf, and surveyed the ground
?"Sir! this is <tnot&er subterfuge ! What
kind of a place is Mis for a duel with pirtols,
hack to back, and a forward march of
ten paces! Why, Sir, both parties would
l>e out of night at eight paces, let alone ten ;
and in turning to fire, you must fire into the
sidehilll".
"So much the better for 6olh of us P' answered
the "party of tho second part ;"?"we
are on terms of perfect equality, then, wliich
is not always the case in modern duels."
Out spake tho challenging "principal"
then,in words too plain to be misunderstood :
"Sir-u !" he said to tho second "principal"
at the same time looking daggers at him 'f
"Sir-r ! you are n coward I"
"Well! s'posin' I am / You Jcnew I was,
or you would not have challenged me I"
"They do say" that the two "parties* that
went down the steep side of Sugar-loaf Hill,
on that tncmorable'oecasion, were as difficult
of reconciliation as when they ascendod its
sides; and, moreover, that they were as different
in temper as possible. One party
was laughing, and the other "breathing out
threatening and slaughter;" but nothing
came of it, after all. This was the last of
that duel.
And, thoughtfully regarded, it scemt to
us that there is something of a lesson in it,
nil" na ?
...v...vvm?i r f v.i mo ??v ainw oci U1U ftU"
tual occurrence lasfore our readers.
[//ar/JCr'* Magazine for Feb.,
One ofi()e S p c e c 0 c s.
Job Kolik was "one of Vinson the stump.
A double barreled throat ami lungs as large
ah two bushel baskets, enabled him to electrify
his constituents up to a iMitmg point
in less time than it would take for a Susquehanna
raft to go over Niagara Palls. \li?
great speech, delivered in BoN StubW left
acre lot, was a "crusher,n For the sake of
jroHterity we give an extract:
"Fellow Citizens!?Von might as well
try to prize up tire Atlantic oven* with s
broom straw, or draw tins 'ere strung.from
unaer my reci wiin A harnessed gadfly, as
to convince me thai I awi't * gwine to bo
elected thie beat. My opponent don't stand
a clinnee. My opponent don't stand a
chance?a<?t a sniff. Wiry We aio't As f?telleclual
as a common sized shad. Fellers,
I am a hull leain, with two bnll dogs under
flic wagon ami a tar Wncket^-1 am. If
ther's anybody this side of whnr the sun begins
to blister the earth tWateaa wollop me.
let him show Uinwelf?I'm ready Boys, I
go m for the Aflffftfean engle?efaws, star*
stripes and alt; and may I karat my everlaritin'
buttonholes ef 1 don't knock down, dra';
out, and gnnpr everybody ?s dmi** k?v