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MISCELL ANEOUS,
A NEW VERSION OF AN OLD SONG.
BV F. W. m-:wims.
With a tnockish coriuetish air, the
sweetest but most intorrigible little
flirt that ever danced at a pie nic, was
singing,
" I care for noolody, ncbo-ly.
* And nobody caresl for me ! "
She wal siting in a <lutiet shady cor.
ter, near the side of' a sinall strea m,
busily etplOyed in weaving together
some bright green I eaves into a gar.
. it- and. Behind her stood a young gen
tliman in naval unit;ld. who silcutly
.and absently watched lher. sLi tileer ii
gers astley pilaye(d at hide and seek
.anong thle leaves she; was twinitg.
At a little distance, a gay :mdl pie
tueresque scene was visible frot be
tween the trees. A pic nie party was
there encan pel fr the: day. A eloth
was spread on the gr:s-:, about which
s)me Of t.he e jc;luate w eirc ste:tuv,
partaking of the rel'retmet ts ; It hers
were scattered reund eml Ce *in groutps:
- some wwlinkigi--soume SW iltgig-sonte
romping-suame dlIatcintg-all gay andi
.gaily dres.,ed, and nakincg tip a cer.
-..fill p~ictuse.
-Lvery now and then a tterry rowing
party on the creek passed Ie fore tht
young cou ple-, I ehave des.cri bt I, andI ,
their gay .sltgs andiu lautghlt r t'.: :ted t
the 'er pleasaty Iover Ihe w aters
Little Sophe~y l'okedl tip itl hert ceornl.
panuieon's fahee withI a sauey, eballentgintg
s'niiile,. santg again with hcer twrin
oic the verse?( of' lhe old Iong.
"~ I care for noheclv, nobodily,
And noody care-i foer mle."
his re*vrie-"' nttl a wt'. ..f it is1 01!
-wi th mtischievus sigifi;meice.
" Whlich half !"iuiiiredl ILi utenat.
*Athertont, "the last ?".
Sophiy sndled disdainlcidly, het itt.
stead of* repLying!, the 1lit1lI ceuti'ette
trew the long spra ot leI-aves wh-eb
she had julst liniishagIdg~ briin g tocge-thler,
oever' her hlead. Tihe brig ht, teni der.,
green leaves ruligled willh her richi,
Ihir curls, maljking!. tihem glemnli like
gold, atnd heighteninii g. byv uconltrast, thle
fresh, del icate colo: rs ofl hecr v'outhfl'c
face. She was very leevcly, andtu shle
shoo0k her bright hea~d with fullI cocit
seiotusness of' her pouews oft th.e ialice
as she turnied her eyes ont her ccomptst.
ion with ta gihmtee of saney~ mtalhi,, as
JUmehi as to say--" deo cel Incra e me
-l hen lake the tconlseqeneices !'
A therton felt the fulil malice of' that1
look.
"~ fly heaven, SopJhy, youl know how
to tse those eyes .cl yours," he said]
* lauging ; alul1 ltein aded withI a1 sighI
as he gatzed ait hter lovely, ro~guish ftee
"No, Soplhy, it is cerlainly not the
-last half' of youi:r song which is tu.
A smile of' triumphje stole to beophIy's
li ps ; she turned peartly away , ancd santg
hlf shyvly, half' saucily
"I care for n~obctly, nobody,
Thoi' somcehucdy cares for mec."
"Sophy3, Soiy hocan (youl b't e soe
cruel1 ! A mnerci ful cat, wodh notL plaiy
with at mlouse, ats you hcave 1trilled with
- my hearlt fhr tis year and1( a hlfI "'
thlere wasq a tone1 of' carnestitess iln thle
,yoithl's voiceC at variantce'with hiis light
words.
Sopchy answered gaily
" lkicause 1no mounse ever so tried to
e.senpc from mlistreCss puss, ats you have
tr'ied toU escape fromll mec. [id yott
haint quiet utnderi tmy paws, you woi
have seen hocw I should have patted
" No, Seophyi," re(turne'~td thle youthIl
wiitht sudden gravity 3, "'it is b~e'icause I
' bavet lain /oo quliet-heeni too) subisii.
sive to your' every whimt, tat youl
have43c11me at heit tco desise aIs we ith .
11es, ii he~alt so lightly won. Seophy,
J shucildl halvet lef't. ycou a ye(alr aigo,
when.h I wat- orde reed tol lnite : butit I
w~as teoo weak --too much tin' illoive--I
bould~c no't he'il arn oleave yout ; I applliedl
linugering around' yecu everi sinc'.
ccmve been'l tzrearded 1ihr myI foolihnell'ss
ju it cdeserved(. I have noc t adcvancl(ed
in yourii Iihveer onte jet, duin g aill this
tina.' ---."
0) SOUTIIERN RIG
but her 1ivel' "as too muticli ill earniest
to It'ad4 the interrupjtion.
" No w, iowve r," he Cent iunted,
"I r4joice to say, that I have :n opelr
tlIity of repairing mny error. The
Cortnier order"s have b~een renlen-ed-to.
l4irrw ' l\t4eave you-perhaps fihrever.
So Ihy' ch>eek Iluishedl suddell y
she at.telpl ted a jest, but the suiiile
died 442n her lips. and tears ruse to her
cvees ins't'ad.
"' A vr you really going away ?'-tho
voice of the gay, little flirt was very
doleful and trennilous, n'd her lover 1
was beginning to gather a glearn of
encoil4r2gQlnellt iioint li'er agitated mai.
ner, when poor Sopy11', whether i-onl
her uinlol2utjered spirit of ot.jletry, or t
that she fI'ared she was betraying a i
secret, sh, had1 long sedulously guare
eI, addelI'4d with a tune oftdick distress,
." Who shl// I find] to flirt with
w\hile you are gonle . "
Lieultenan,t. Athertonl wais deeply
grieved ind d2isappointed by the light
woiird'. No w I 1der he0 n\ a, lei to conI.
(hl24e, that tiel girl who would so jest
at. such a ii(4:ent. was still inistress
(of her own) he:u t ; no wonder le said I
to himnseIlI-' l -'4l. vou are answered:
your suit is znswereld"- wonder lie
conu4Iaded hinmself to think no mnore i
t0 one on w h enia his affections were I
wagted ; and y44t --wvho si all read ai
wom44an's h'art ' --all his cnlue. i
si4us, howeve'r logically drawn,
were wrong : the f4olish girl who so
trifled with his feeclings, dearly loved
hhni1 all the tittne, : nid w as at that very
44n 1ment4 suallerinig far innrei than2 lhe
w\as.
On tIhe mnorrow the voing liettten.
ant sailed lihr the East Idies , bunt tho'
lie iet with inany4 strange atd vetl u122res
there. :n4d like all trave'llers inl the
Si:ant, rodle .en elehaits and] libught, otr
ran421:% aa fr"'iu1 lilis, I h:ve ' o g"1t.tn11
\\li-Il, I alt i"\ 14 , t ltg1. it''n jit'd tI
2'llo 14 1 1.1 -1, ' !1 is travels, t, r to Iare
mly remb.-r by\ a naoti onltI of t hein.
Neither shall I hie so i1nnercifil as to
inflict 'lull accoeunlts of 2Iv hino4ping he.
r,,ite, w\ hotse spirit deserted her stange.
ly a4bout the time of Lieut. A therton's
(14.4 l t'. I1.t lte raher Ilasieli to
the tirne (f' the retui en, hun I shill
l.txt' M4i4'le 2liti.g less itilltite'rutl a
1i14'424le4241242trie e i i l e 2''a
I tii ir yeli t~nlit 'e.a tt t e i2
wt44ir 44)\ illi illr :4r,4 41 Ii i *, d j It'is
2441, i 2' 't :- 2 li, : '1* 24> ) 2 ....p , 1h4n 4'.
14 .' l N 442 y 144 4 4 J, .:p.
12 44 l 1i 114i ' li i 2124'-il. ~ )42-4 1l
aind '1aused4 ; u hal 41id i2 244'..m 4-he
was ),rying---e, 4:::14 y a -4bin!i~-;
tiii' e' tilsc "Is iti :I-, 4'4')4 h14 1''' 4 a
2,iai 44 wIla -Ii. 1;;p i I'4.i 1 1 1 i
1424 41hl iann,' 4 b4.,4. N"au'ltbiah a
ila24' 121224. 4ir14 .1 a r 44 '24'1I)4{
trenilabag4 ". \ijh-ily , befor heru.' I'-er
neily li''. 4412'rl . ('v4' 24:244n4 lid,
ture iai'4 the44 11b, 44411;2g toi 4-ck s,.)
(open boo44k-- dies this (lid bal1!11d still
"A truei, als it ever' dhii,"' fattered
SophIy, bl ushinig and24 turn'2ing aw4:1 a er
Ih(ec-"' Oh ! Edw14ard4, must-4 you.2 1'ab
i51h Sophy11)'5: la oire !"'
The dalrkneitss gatheed' round21 lie
happy4 42242.411 reuit dles 2a the 12'salt. talIk
mug to)gehther'. Anid 1how4 22meh.1 then.
w4asi to4 say. What4:4 tendiler chidin gs
what11. sw4eet confiie'siins--what rem.!ii-~
elees of 2the pat-w4hiat hopest11 ihr' the
~iitire. F'ortuna~itelv n v144isitors41 came2
to) int erruptj 41 heir4 c4onver42se, anud . it. ex
Sohstill linger'ed at hei.r p.iano2, pl-~.
haps14 reca4lling all1 thei tenderl~l ord1 Iihud
word~ s 4whieb1 110 had 'tbeen4 whiiper'ed to~
hetr I halt happ4y niighit, 1214 Prteb cloin2g
the' istriumeni ct, she lightLly touched a
few4 sotl cho0rdsl, 2and4 santg in a low,
friigh 2tened v'oic, which trembled I14'1withI
(o1d sonig-it, was' this5
4' 2 calre for usomebhod y, somei bod2(y,
Anid someo1y414, <'4ares foir me14.'
1How4 univ 4ersal11 it is. 11hiw4 few4 there4'(
are rad i1y -to) say ' 1 21 (a cotent. "' Go
whei4re you2 wiI lliaong the~ ior po'or44
2h man 1141 (of compe44tence~t (or the num11 who4.
e'ar'ns lisa bread biy the daily4 swea4lt of1
nor44ing and2, the voice oft comin2144t. -
lTe4 liher' day we' stood by IL cooper,
who2 wa'2s playin1g a merry tiune with
ani hIdze round~it ai ('nsk. "' Alh! sighied
h2e. " ru41in is a hai Ir i-.lwtever I r.m
IITS, DEMOCRAC)
SUM'i'ER
iAng1 round lie a do(,g, driving awayI
it a hoop." " lleigho!I" sighed ti
ilacksmiiti, in one of the ho't lays, a-.
le wviped away t he drops of Iersplira
ion fromto his bro"x8%, while his red hot
roni glEowed on his anvil, " this is liif
with a yei igeance --in lting :anl frying
ne's selIf over the fire." " O, that I
were a carpenter !" cjaciateI i sho e
imaker, as lie hetht over his lap-stone -,
here I ai, day after day, working- my
;)in lIWa y in nlullkilng soles filr others,
!oolpeid up iii a little seven by nine
-Olin." "LI n sick if this out-door
work," excl..iii s the carpenter,ibr iling
uid sweltering under the sun;or ex
Eised to the inelemency of the weath
'r, "if I was )nly I a tailor !" "'his is
.on bad," perpetually cries the tailor,
to be conpelled to sit perched up
i''re, plyit'g tI needle aIll the while
,\"ould .hat uine were a niore active
if.e" " Last day of grace--the banks
son't discMunt-efstoniers won't plar
what shall I du !" grumbles the uier
ha1t, "I had rlth'er be at truck horse,
dg, alny tiling " I lippy feillows,"
roanis the lawyer, as he scratches his
lead over Some perplex ing case, or
)ver some dry record ; "happy feil''ws
had rather h:ininer stone th:n cudgel
ny brain on this tedious, Vexatious
.juestioli." And througli all thie raiiii
ications of society, all IIre coitoplain.
ng of their conlditiotn-linlling flilt
with their particular callirig. " If I
were onl y this, or that, or the /,ther. I
bould be content." is the universal
3ry ; "alny thing but, what I an."
f lappy ir i'us if we could but learn
hai " Godliness, with coitcutinent.
s great gain."
AHiumt oa Beamnty.
We have been inuch struck with the
h4( ioing passage(, written by Alr',.
lamiesni lwieb we cordilIly recom
ueand to thec attention o f our readers.
,et. ti ladies Observe the f'iidlowinIr
-iei: "In the inoriiinr use pure wa.
er as Ia pre parat'rv ablution ; after
wvhich they imust abstain toni: all sud
ki-n gusts of passion, particularly envy,
is that gives the skin a s:llow paleness.
Iiiay seem.Ii trilling to sp. a of lemper
ilte, yet this nuItI h- l itle luded to,
<i'ge, let thlelli use Ilahnlrate E.\i-e i-'.
shicill rab-Ieivt ao naturail hhii tin
,he i chek iir fii le byc a. Inge. ul
ir wil gve :mhu openes i to Eteir
onntenii n-e thvat. illu- nij? ut thii 'L uini
al geehh."'d.ie f leI
nu aI .i u b- f'ire tl thir eyes :44 l
>r E'in theli a i if suriie al, ill g it
0iEIriIIIau~ltE ve 5 'iti S ki t l i lThat l1i.
de vivaci~yiwht' ichtheyi in w poleX
.'EI?vd i hl'ey w nuhlaid btiteil hour1
f~Ei'.liby candhli htlil but nor othe
L.i-e;tc i lt the tieI0 t i ifac
how5't ry. ci d i 'llreelie a.sp. :i ft sei
-uid Ili~ i'i ii the-o-te riL-L and&tl
wi thin i ace Liiin fll 'urc of wen'
niii's. :0 efuua se w~l corni lsion. !
shie hei rida t e viE <~lh-. ifb liaorna
Si-.. li' '.i se c la i car is01, th i V i, hur
sithis respt.Cshy niiiustiu i k eep iih r in f
hol cnesheant. 1:notion Il~tu, whil Icc
lill. apl ule of' at Icircge oilre.an
lcIliile's Lii 'te t ikii' St ;i'ialii
br ihnc' ig theii.. biirse. ii cmakting
band e oitiif' all mic tI~ei ie
Mrst a. Il watt was bor 'in~' Hordeauxl
iuini 11I iig a em orry reiienc o Iiif hor
parentse illn ini that ty lie 'aist1
rel leciu t on i'ie 'troiia lie arnEunghi
Iiiordeaiiuit, where she iiema-i to heorithet
renteridatof the ilme ntl hisciiii Er
, NEWS, LITEIAI
-.pi t Or .Rat~e 71L sib
VI'LLEi, S. C., MAR(
i 4viting h 1iin to visit the f 0luily, pro.
maisin, to introduic himn to plent~y of
younlg "isters, one of whrni was very
nticth like herself. M1r. M4owatt lost
no time in accejlinig the invitation.
l i fell il love with Anna at first sight.
rtuI that tomiletn, hie deterin4ined t,
educate her accordin to his own, i41eas,
and1 as soon as she hadl attained a utar
ringeable ag to nake her his child.
,,lHe would follow her on her way to
Madame Chegary's school, of wlich
she was a pupil, carrying her boks
and slate ; he question1:ed her about her
studies, directed her readilg, kept her
supplied with an endless profiusion of
flowers, while she, finding it grand to
have such a devoted lover. played the
juvenile tyrinless to Tier heart's con.
tent. Beibre she was Iiftecl lie inade
t ie o1fer ol his heart and hand. The
little damsel was frightened at the
proposal, andl in her distress nuile a
coulidalt, of her eldest sister. A fler
coluLtin4g fior some tinle with her ec4
centri lover, a11d positively re-iusing
his a1 1hIresss'5, her relcltanee way at
lengt b ov erynin e, and shte conseltel to
a1 clIndistne m:rriage. Tils was
celebrated just, after she was turned of
liltieen, in the most nelodrarnatic sivle.
)oln after Ihe; honeyn 1o1)o1 the ellihsi
astic couple retired glen Idlightlil resi
dence on 1i)nng Island, where they pass
ed : strange, i4yllie life, which is roi
441tely leserihed by her in her anuto.
biography recently published.
Frorn the St. I.tuis Republican of Jan. 29.
''he Orniieltius of tire Isdiants.
In our paper of day before yester
day, we give the narrative of 'Mrs.
1 il:on, il who recent ly Ide her escape
firom the (':4anche indians. Her ae
corunt of her sniferinig and ill treatment
Seens to be alost incredible. It, it
di4iiult 1) believe t!.at, at. this davs
and in this enlight.ened age, there are
any tribes associated with the whites
who could he guilty ofsuch barbarities.
We learn. h wever, frou Major Steen,
of the United States ariny, who hts
been-stationed in New M4exico, and has
had nu:chl intercu4r'e with these and
o4tleir badi:;li, that thet narrative is not
ait alIl likelyV to) be4 44verw,-ou4ght. 114e
has4 gi venI4 1s a : narrati ve of1 fineal,
whonii he has releasedo m )4 th Iininus
14hat even ex oeedi s Alrs. \VAisn' ac415:4
cint of sull-ring. Ini one4 instance3, hei
released434 Iiv\e .\l exic.an girils. Thec hidi.
dered3( the paran~tts andio inten, an4d takenci
away~ th le war444en4 a1:4l cibiren43. TIhe
boys they trin to b4 e more44 sa:vagei an44
brulthan 1 then I4:ch'1 es; t he "4)1nen and44
et4les titvy use 1t allI kindi~s of drug.
gery )nal th in14st, li3ent4ious4 purposes
- MRlS. WILS~ON, Ti'iiE INDIAN
(CAPTIVE.
Fr441 Mrs.- \VilR4on's nara~tive, it
appear-as -he is but 17 years:4 ofl age.
a l 'oll 44 .: rinel* ill 1Te\:1. ;np1 InI .\ g iri|
t lt 144:4 ul4(: lar1 t'aliiit'oj Tj1444
were a41 ttaIk by1li Ind,1i)) andl the par14v
w:t-4 e04444l4elei4 i. t et u14n ti 'lTexa1' bli4
I l'so where thir horses. bein4g stolen.
ty were, ~otuiipe~ld t44 give up the4
pihin 4ol goingj 1to ('aulitornia43, 1a444 set 44u4
4444 t1)4.r tt4ril 144 Tex~as ill duJ 1 In.I
Ann 44A4-1r4 . \V ilsont and Ilh isather ll
lInti1 ille 14a1441- 441' 14nd.ians. anld weret
listtIered'4. \a -. .' r1ttir1ed to4 10
I 'a,)4, 1444l again44 in Septerttber stamrted
for44 Te'xa~ witht her thrb ee birotherts it
iw A: :ra. 4ml party. 44 \en - wihi
at acked(44, by' ( amanch4. les, wh~iilisom 504l3
of4 thir4 h14s44 tha ~t had14 bueen stolen34.
A'o Nlexicant wo waswith. Mi1 ris. \Vilson44
betlhre hecr 4yes, o1444 -h 444nd 1444 t w
bi tlerts-int L:'w. lails 441 stone3~ ten o
tw ve'44~ years, were'4 seized4 , bound44, 1a44
carried) 141), with4 thle (14tire prety(j4l u
the larty.
IThe. Ind4ians4, woith t heir capjtive-s, pro(
eerde ld ini ai 4444thwest. dlirection'i, euel
bein1 g appropr14iated34 a1s 114.he414 prolety 41
444ne otr 'other4 of thle ehtiefs. They woert
stlippedo4 i'' tearly all Itheir chImth1in44
:n44 4l teroe bru4tal~ily t reted. M rs
\V II 9n, a1)1 linug1ZI * N t in~ r s4444
heal enI and4. bru'ised, exp~osedI to fatiguc
441' all kind4s; lher llesh lacerated b'
back41; corupet)lled4 144 d14 the orknI 44
men't, or pun44i14hed ihr her11 inaiilt yb
being t stoned44., kn 1' 41ed( dlown4 an4d'Itrani
ibodi--and 41 allthis Iasted 14or twett
live dayvs. Al this 1time. she wa e
int advane44~. inl thle mloring, as8 usua4l
whten shet determ44inedC4 to attempt an4 es
cap1)0, uo~ hi she sneeee343'd ed inI accom44
p4 lihg b.y 54eere1 tig her'se.lfI int soon4
F'or wel VO da~ys5 she wandlie rel
Itoutghi t'.44 h3dia4 counitrv, stub sist1
ing uponii herrties, when(i shte Ibrtunate11l c
1Wl1 ini withI s'tue 'New \le-.. 1 ...41 t414
2URE, AGRICULTUJ
81 S, 1S54.
who turnislLed her with soic ii en
clothing and a blanket. I consequence
of their lmeeting with a Catnanehe, they
had to leave her behind, and she nar
rowly escaped at second capture. But
by the subselprentL aid of one of the
traders, a l'ueihlo lndian, she was eina
bled, after hiding herself ftar eight days,
to escape. At the expiration of this
titne she was rescued by the traders,
iurnished with ita horse, and brought to
the town of 'ecos, N. Mexico, where
where Major Carleton and others, of
the army, took care of her, and enabled
her to proceed to San ta Fe.
This is but an outline ta a terrible.
story, the couliterpart of which, in all
except the escape, are said too be fi-e
'unent. A letter iom Santa Fe savs
that, the while captives aion;-r t e Ca
inanches are as mnterous as the Indi
ans thentelves. ''h same letter nen
tions the escape ora young Mexican
woiiat, wIti rettirns, a'ter a year's
terrible Captivity. cxpeceting toi becorne
the i ther 1 a1nt infitnt whose fiather
is a wild Indian. The Catanches
practise i'ueltv in its tmtrost reline.
mient towards their captives. Children
are trainea'd to be iotre savage than
themttselvei, andil wonen are subjected
t. outraga tou horrible to be metnt.iin
Cl.
'T'he Santa Fe G.azette sa's: the two
brothers of Mrs. Wilson are yet. in ca.
Linty, and unless soon reclaimed, will
imbibhe a tat'. tier the wild life of the
i di au and be forever lost, There are
mtany hundre+s, and, we may venture
to say, thousaznds of captives atong
the Indianns of New Mexieo, princi Pall v
Women and children;- the former are
f'orcel to become slaves at' the men,
and the lat ter are traine'd fi' warriors.'
W hen Governa:' ;1Merri wet her came
out, lie was fortunate enngh to rescue
two Mexican girls f ron he Camtanches
-oat: sixteen and the other eightyi n
years of age. ''hey hail been eal tured
frot near Chihuahua, one three vea.s,
and the otaher tenl rnteths before.
They were sent to the GUoverno' of that
State, who acknowla'ged the condtL of
the Governor of New Mexico inl very
.haidsome terms. a They , said there
were a Ia rg' n nmbet' af' Mexicain wo.
titen in anativire 'an, Ih. er oam' aa
nerican I I on i'n itht srtiall child;
t at a.a Indian'ane JM.~ whenl the' w..re
traveclling' .un hiorsebaudk, tao th' Ile chil
frto nti it' moth.-rii, ilhrew it iup iitao the
:nir, uinil ats- it tatte dlowit caufghtL it oni
his- spear.:n ti that 'a ther'' ruodei at t id
gallop, t i tk it lan thtir spearas; and sia
paissed', it arond :itmng thle part'v.
Sttu'rai omagverr'panent. will ii t pr
mit siuch outr:as to gat unpuinishied,
tavent if'it. lbe ntecsarv~ to e)xterm'itntata
lie whIo le tib e oft' l-e bruit al sanages.
TI y er% ?Magmlao-.2:lecti c IRai I
Yesterdlay i lprivactemeetin', over
whtich thei Liard .\Layor1 presidedl. was
hhld at. the L.onidont T'axeri, in orde'r
toi hear' fr tha.tle mlvtentor if t hese~ ne~w
railway sigitlals ni e'xja;niatji of ihteji
\lir. Tlyr iipopses, by3 tiae agency '3ofa
voltm Lacilvetrieciy, Lto nacioitplish the
Iollowintg obhjecs:--I I hat t he ttaii
giv'e Lntice 'tat the s-ttiont it last leftL
that the l ite .-io far~ is clear. ~2. Tat,
Iqpon Tttogiti a statiom, the ttrain shall
traitstnit a signal toi the next stationi in
ad vance, dire-ct ing attentio thertl~ieto hv
sounltding a hel. 3. The tI'ransiiission
tat signtals ftitim any inuttermudiate paoint
bietweeni st ationt, so tham, tin alarm can~
be gi vei, anda assistanice obtainiedl, ini
lie event ofa a br'eak doawni, ori o thter
giiiiui mtay be sigitalled tromn the
.satio htale is approtacha ig at an'y' dis
tanl ce dellned reg iisite, auxifinar)y sig
tntls antd fog~ dettintors bteing thuits ren~i
dleredl unneucessaray.
~ ':he inentor pro~poses~ Loarrest the
- paa ust sounid lie steaim while- ;
at and his phmtn of signals i ntelndi~es a setlf
act inig regi-ter', kept at each st:ttiian,
of the exact signalIs received. le be
Iieves that, his iniventLioni woulId be
funiind vah iable not ottly itt station'is,
bli also att tuiletionis, Li tlICIs, level
erossings, watlichme's baoxes, in shut'
ting t'ain s, and in other' emlergeucies.
The'e varmntis objects are muamly ae
comlis41hed byv the in trodutiotn (if'two
cotr ii vances--the one furi est abblitiir
conunica ltetion fi out the traint to thti
stations on ei the' side of' it. t he oithet'
- fr signallIing from tthe st at ion to the
i' div er of' ant approachting train. The
Sfirst coinivane consists of a treddie
I' spiing, which pressed by) the ftingt's oft
'te calrriage wvheels in thir pas~sage
- aver' it, and1( es-tablishiitg ttereby- an
I intermrittent, ciri't of electricity
- hrontgh ftie wire extetndinig to thte sta
L ion, sounds a bell atnd mnoves an 'ndex
,oni a dial plate there, so as to give thle
-requaired signal both to the eye and
- the ear. The second cttinivance is a
in'l inted planies, abunt. t64 f'eet. Ilong, and
I l'ixed uponl the rails, so that, mietal
-springs bieneaith the t'ri-am of the enginte
(* cminia Iig ini contact with t hem wt~heni ihe
,voltaic cir'uit is agauin completed, and
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signals at once indiclted to the irivec
by an index on his 14i Ellotive, by the
sounding of his whistle, or even by
cutting off steam.
The whole apparatus can be applied
at any regired point between stations:
can be applied to the exi-tinag line.: of
telegrapu~h, and possesses the advat t
age of being selfacting. Rtoughly es
titmated, the cost for each set is stated
at froma E50 to ?0, and Mr. Tycr says
that his arrangement of treddles has
been satisactorily tested on the South
Easteri line, and that of signalling the
(liiver on the Croydoin. . Iis explana
tions to the meeting yesterday were
veil illustrated by working models,
and! at a time wh en4 the best. menus loir
prevent.ing railway accidents are rie
garded with such general interest, this
plan of guarding against soie of the
most fruitful causes of thietn will, no
doubt, receive all the con-ideration to
which it is entitled. The electric tele
graph facilities for proimot ing the safet.y
at radway traveling have as great, ifiEt
greater, than any other agency, and
these have hitherto been very inper
fectlyideveloped. Mr. Tyer is therefore,
working in the right direction, but
whether his plan can be advantageous
ly adopted enn dnly be decided by ex
perience of its merits. w
Lonou Times, Jn. 20.
HOW TO SPELL CAT.
Sometime during the last .wart with
Great lBritain, the lRegiment of
Iilauintry was stat.ioned near 13ston.
Old Doctor Id (peace to his
ashes) was surgeon to. the Reginernt.
The Doctor was an old gentleman of
very precise and formal manners, who
stood a great deal upon his dignity of
deportment, and was in his own esti
mnuation, one of the literati of the Army.
-Nevertheless he was fond of a joke
-provided always, it was not perpe
trated at his own expense.
It is wel I known, in the "old school,
that at the commencement of the war,'
a number of citizens was appointed
olivers in the Army who were more
noted for their chivalry than for the
corr'ectriess of'- the~ir orthography --
The D~octo'r too'k little pajto'cd6.A
eeal his con'ttempt ftir the "ne set."'
(he day, at mess, after the decan
ter ha~d performed sundry perambula
t.iEn ofS)1 the table. Capt ainl 8 -, n'
birave and accomnpli~shed o(icer', and a
greauit wag,( reimaruked to the iDoctor
who had neen somiew hat severe in his
remarks En the literar'v deficiencies of
some11 of the ne w ofhiers:
"D)oct.or .M , are you acquaint
ed1 withi Captain G---?"
"Yes, I know him well," i'eplied
the .Doctoi', ''I le's one of the new set
--but, what of him1?"
"Nothing in particular," replied Car
tain S , "I have just, received a
letter frofm hiun, and I will wager you
a dozen of old Port that you c.aniiot
guess ini five guesses how he spells Cat.
' Donie,' said the Doctor, 'it's a
WVell conunence guessinRg,'
sid S.
- -K a'dotuble t.'
'No.'
'K a-f.'
'No-try again.'.
'K a-t-e.'
'No-you have missedl it again.'
'Well then,' resumed the D~octor,
'C a d ou ble-t.'
No, that's tnot the way--try again
-it s youir last guess.'
way--you'l ha11ve. lost. the wager.'
'Well,' aidl the I )oetuu', with muchi
pe4tuilaniice of mann er', 'hotw does he spellI
it?
'W\hy, lie spellIs it C a t,' replied S
-, w Ih the uitmnot gravity.
Aniiidst. the r'oar of' the mess, and
almost choking with rage, the Doctor
sprang tEo his feet exclaiming:
'Capijtaiii S- --, I aim too old a
iian to be5. trifled wvith. in. this manner.'
TA.Ewr.--llomer was a beggar ;
Phltants turnued a miill ; Terenco was a
slave ; llo-ius~died in jail ; Tasso w~as
olften distressed'foir five shillingsq ;(Cor
vanit e Elied 1o f hunger ; M ilon ended h~ is
life in oblscurmity ;~13acon livedi a lif'e of1
mreannless ; Spener: died of want : Dry
den1 liv~ed in poverty and11 died <ml dis.
t ress ;Ot way d ied Eof hunger ; Lee in
the streets ; Goldsmith's Vicar of
Waikefield was sold f'ru a trifle to' save
himn fro'm prison ; ild i ng lies in the
btiryinig groiiud of ain En~uglish f'iu-t.' rv-'
Savagt~e' diedl ini pr'ison ;Chatterton dles.
troEy'ed hiiiislf; and J ohniiKeats died
ofa brokeRn lhearit.
To CUnIE Pou. Evn, Iw 1ErIIs.E.
Mix co'pperas andl hog's lard, and sitm
imer ov~er' the ii 0 ini an11iron pot ; with
this rub the Part af'eete'd p'leuntitily
t wo or three times'. a weeOk, and let the
hot sun driveitin The application
shu.nlb nd hofh m'ore the disease has
go'nu too fari.- Miind to~ ke> rubbling
Lilt a cure is aifl-cton - it. In stimie
THE ARTS.
1IS-2 IN ADVANCE.
NO. 19.
kee piang 'Tihe Sabbati,.
It is seldom in our pdwer to prevent
our readers with anl article so able and
con vineimg as to the physical advantage
Of the Sabbath, as is the following.
''he Sabbath, (says the North British
Review f romt which we. extract it,) is
god's gracious present to a working
word laud for wearied minds and bodies
it is the grand restorative:"
"The Creator has given us a natural
restorative-sleep; and a moral restora:
tive-Sabbath-keeping; and it is rain
to dispense with either. Under the
presu're of high excitement, individuals
have passed weeks together with little
sleep, or none; but when the process
is long continued.. the over. driven'
powers rebel, and fever, delirium, and
death comes on. Nor can this natu.
ral amonat he systematically curtailed
without corresponding mischief. The
Sabbath does not arrive like sleep.
The day of rest does not steal over us
Ike the hour of slumber. It does not
entrance us almost whether we will
or not; but, addressing us as intelligent
beings, our Creator assures us that we
need it, and bids us notice its return,
and court its renovatiou. And if, go.
ing in the face of the Creator's kindness,
we tbrce our selves to work all days
alike, it is not long till we pay the for
feit. The mental worker -the man of
business or the man of letters-finds
his ideas coming torbid and slow ; the
equipoise of his faculties is upset; be
grows moody, fitful, and capricious; and
with his n.ental elasticity broken,
should any disaster occur, he subsides
into habitual melancholy, or in': elft
destruction speeds his guilty exit from
a gloomy world. And the manual
worker,-the artisan, the engineer.
toiling on from day to day, and wek
to week, the bright intuition of his eye
gets. blunted. and, forgetfal tof their
cunning, his fingers no longer perform
their feats of twinkling'agility, nor by
a plastick and tuneful touch mould
dead matter, or wield mechanic power;
but mingling his lifi's blood in his dai
lyI drudgery, his locks are prematurely
,grey, hid genial humor 'sour, and sla
ving till he. has .ecome a morose or
reek less m anforThg esr for
stand indebted t opium or a'lcohol:.-'-e c
'lo au mndustrious population, so 4sqsent
tizal is the perio~iic rest, that when the
attempt was made in F'rance to abolish .'
the weekly Sabbath. it was found nee
essary to issue a decree suspending a
labor une day in every ten. Master
mnanufiacturer.s have stated that they
could perceive an evident deteriorotion
in the quality of the goods. produced,
as thegreek drew near a close, just be,
cause the tact, alertness, and energy of
the wYorkers began to expogience inevi
table exhaustion. W hen a steamer on
the Tham es ble w up, a few months ago
thue firemen anid stokers laid the blames
on their broken Sabbath ; which stupifi- .
ed aed embitered them-made themi
blunder at their work, and heedless
what havoce such hIunders might ereate.
And we have been informed that wheni
the engines of an extensive steam pack
et company, in the south of England.
werei getting constantly damaged, the
mischir f was instantly repaired by
giving the men what the bounty of thlei~r
Creator had given them long before,
the rest of each seventh day. And
what is so essential to industrial etli
ciency is no less indispensirle to the
laborer's health and longevity."
SRead The Bible.
Read and revere the Sacred pg; a page
Which not the whole creation coud produce,
WVhich not the conflagration ahall destroy,
In Nature's ruina not one letter losL.,Voung.
Ssin luEm.ms.--A correspond
ent ofthe D)elcware County .Repub/lram.
conunmented toi that paper the follow
ing good anmd tiumely advice. Every
word is true to th9 letter:
Subscribe fpr a paper.-T he present
is a fauvorablle period for those w~ho ~.
wish to take a paper, to subscribe for A
one. The long ights which accompany
the present season give all chises an
a bundance oif time for reading, especi.
ally those in the country. It is to the n
terest ofall person.l they properly tin
derst and it, t o subscri be fo'ra paper gir.
i ed the gener al news of the day, extract
ingfrom other joh rnals.-lt is a'great sat
isfattion to read and pbondeer over the
latest intelligence from every quarter
of the glohe, upon all stubjects ofgen.
er-al mteres.t. I doublt whether the
subscription per year, wh'6n applied in
any other manner, can yield a ratiornal
being more satikfaction, or greater,
equivalent for his money. e1'hen I"'
would say, senad on your name.
A Yankee and an Irishman, riding
together, passed by agallows: " Pat,"
said the Yankee, 4give that gallows its
due, and where would you be 1'"
"LFaith, that's aisily knownu," re
plie% P~at; ."-h'd be rIding to town by
myself all alone sure."
The Yankee was beat this timn.
rLet thy child's first lessona ho obeosl. e
e'neo, and the second may hewl tt thota