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BARRETT'S DYE HOUSE,
tjIE orV1
*0 Washington , ..Boston ,
ld kst and most kxtensive in new
T AUTPc ENGLAND.
A
j a ,.,if' PRESSES and CLOAKS of all fabrics,
des of JiTr
'LS
'
HDKFS., SCARFS and Fancy Arti-
nets ? Sun Sha(10S d.vc'd O" tll c frames. Straw
B|aclr L^'. 1UI(1 pressed in fashionable shapes.
(
'Cl>nsoil •
<;r'"0 Shawles re-dyed , and white ones
^°«ts n ut in )llr-v t° the borders. Gentlemen 's
*ml iirn ,rcoats and Pants cleansed or dyed whole,
H,w?"Se<1
. tlle s»« as new.
J
to vctj, :"8
.tllc Iea'l in the business , the proprietors mean
beauty "\ y keep ing in advance of* all others in the
c|iar»L exeollence of their work , and moderate
YiT^^—-—-_
tM30 march 19
Ji
0YS' PANTS, for sale by
V. N. T. HALLET.
--illl^^outhJPoi^May U.
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,NTS' FANCY SUMMER HATS—For sale
°y WALES & CONANT. may 14
BARNSTABLE PATRIOT,
COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER,
PUBLISH ED KVKKY TUESDAY , A FEW DOORS
IS
WEST OF THE COUNT HOUSE , BY
S. B. PHINNEY,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
•jyM. D. LEWIS PRINTE R.
_,j ,gy[g—Two dollars per year, in adva nce, or
' • l "h three months—or two dollars and fift y cents at
, »nd ofthe year.
* ADVERTISEMENTS inserted on the most f avora-
^^.$0paper discontinued until
all
arrearages are
y
& except at the option of the Publisher.
Newspaper Agency.
xr B PALMER , the American Newspaper Agent,
. Lcin for the BARNSTABLE PATRIOT , and
lS
thorized to take Advertisements and Subscrip-
t
ions at the same rates as required by us. His offices
^
Boston, 8 Congress street.
Kap York, Tribune Building.
PhUaddphia , N.W. cor. Third and Chestnut streets.
Baltimore, S. W. cor. North and Fayette
rv^-g. Bf. Pettengill, General Newspaper' Ad-
%ina Agent, No. 10 State street , Boston , is Agent
T,the BARNSTABLE PATRIOT, and is authorized
M receive Advertisements and Subscriptions at the
same rates as required at this office.
TATjoiEs=¥"ca7
No. 1
' TREMONT ROW,
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Would call the attention of Purchasers to the immense
and complete assortment of
RICH SILKS,
OF ALL THE
NEW and VARIOUS STYLES and COLORS.
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¦ CASHMERE
LONG AND SQUARE
OF C H O IC E D E S I G N S ,
/ , IN—
White , BlRdi, Blue, Green and Mode
Centers.
A LARGE STOCK OF ALL COLORS AND QUALITIES
CRAPE SHAWLS,
BOTH EMBROIDERED AND PLAIN.
A GREAT MANY
BLACK SILK SHAWLS,
„ " OF ALL SIZES.
DIFFERENT WIDTHS AND QUALITIES OP
SILKS ,
HW "Wfigfito^ siimoU 3DiF(gg§(Bgo
SIXTY CASES DESIRABLE
• DRESS GOODS,
S U C H AS
Bombazine s, Alpaccas, Cashmeres, Ba-
reges, Muslins , Gingha ms, De-
laines , Sic
Together with a full selection of
MOURNING- GOODS,
ALSO , ALL THE
MTEST AND MOST FASHIONABLE STYLES OF
VISITES AND MANTILLAS,
OF ALL QUALITIES,
ALL OF WHICH WE OFFER AT THE
MOST »ECIDEI> BARGAIN S,
so that all may be assured that the full value of their
money will be returned to them.
We give you some REASONS WBJY it will be
0 Jonr advantage to purchase of us :—
1st. We do an immense business , and can afford to
Sc'l at a small advance over the cost.
2d. We can purchase , ourselves , cheaper in conse-
Vence of buying in larger quantities.
3d. Our expenses arc smaller , in proportion to our
"Harness, than any other Store in New England.
*th. We close off, at the end of every business sea-
Sot>i all the old stock on hand : this enables us to take
.^vantage of the market, and always offer new goods.
V^fc?*- We sell only for cash.so that we are not obliged
"overcharge our paying customers to make up losses
011had debts.
Finally, our Stock is selected with special reference
^ ttlefashionable retailtrade , and comprises the plain-
*
'»nd cheapest fabrics, as well as the richest and best,
IPo «&» S"®SSUS (Ss O®°9
No. 1Tremont Row,
*a*ly opposite head of Han over St.,
^
BOSTON.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
The way to get on in the World.
TO YOUNG MEX.
A Working Man has latel y published his own bi-
ograp hy—one of the most interesting volumes that
has appeared in the course of the present century.
Would that it were,in the hands of every one ! ]t
would do you more real good than three-fourths of
what is taug ht in Oxford in the course of seven
years. The Working Man is one of the most able
and eloquent writets of his time. What a lesson his
life presents to young men ! You may have his se-
cret of success for a thing of naug ht. It follows :—
"It may to some appear like vanity in me to write
what I now do, but 1should not give my life trul y- if
I om itted it. When filling a cart of manure at the
farm dung hill , J» never stopped work because my
side of the cart might be heaped up befoie the other
side,at which was another man ; I pushed over what
I had heaped up to hel p him , as doubt less he (lid to
hel p me, when I was last and he was first. When I
have filled my column , or columns of a newspaper ,
or sheet of a magazine , with the literature for which
I was to be paid , I have never stopped if the subject
required more elucidation , or the paper or maga-
zine ~more matter , because there was no contract for
more payment , or no likelihood of there being more.
When I have lived in barrack-room , I have stopped
my own work ,and have taken a baby from a soldier 's
wife when she had to"work, and nurse it , or have
gone for water for her,or have cleaned anot her man 's
accoutrements , thoug h it was no part of my duty to
do so. When I have been engaged in political lit-
erature , and trave ling for a newspaper , I have not
hesitated to travel many miles out of my road to as-
certa in a local fact , or to pursue a subject into its
minutest particular? , if it appeared that the public
were unac quainted with the facts of the subject; and
this at times when I had work to -
erjiaele congregation , was wont to say, "Beware of
being—
Golden Apprentices ,
Silver Jouunkymkn , and
, Copper Mastets !
''
O I it is sickening to see .a lad wasting the means
at his disposal on canes , snu ff-boxes, scent-bott les,
and other trifles , wh ich ought to be devoutl y conse-
crated to the acquisition of knowled ge, and the im-
provement of his understanding. The onl y cure
for pride is sense : and the onl y^pat h
to
promotion
is condescension. What multitudes have been ru-
ined in their prospects by the pride of their hearts !
On the contrary, what numbers an imated by a spirit
compounded of humility and benevolence , in shops,
manufactories , shi ps, and cam ps, from being the ser-
vants of all , have become the masters of all !
AwnjrMhen young men , and away forever, with
selfish foppery, with empty pride , idle habits , and
expensive associations. "Stoop and conquer !"—
Sink in spirit , and rise in opulence ! "Be faithful
over a few th ings, and be made ru ler over many."
[London Christian 's Penny Magazine.
Not a thousand years ago, and not a thousand
miles from here , (Windsor , N. C.,) lived a young
ladv , the daug hter of very plain country folks, who
had just returned home from a distant boarding
school—hav ing finished her education. Her resi-
dence was on the western ban k of a "little river" in
th is country. The period of which I write was
September. Between the family mansion and the
water 's edge, was a five acre potatoe patch. The
roots were cultivated in hills ,and the vines luxuriant.
On the opposite side of the river , quite a number
of young gentlemen lived , who were noted for gal-
lantry. Their devotion to the sex had induced them
to unite the ir accomp lishments in the form of a ser-
enadin g band. The return of the young lady re-
ferred to, afforded them an opportunity of doing the
genteel. They according ly met on a clear moon-
light night , and each furnished with his musical in-
strument , betook themselves to their boat to give a
musical treat to the "fa ir returned."
With muffled oars they noiselessl y crossed the riv-
er and gained the beach. NWith stealth y tread they
approached the
^
house at midn ight ,and ranging them-
selves in line , at a,signal from their leader, v iolin ,
flute, clarionet and trombone , in one 'migUty blast ,
to the tnfie of "Old Dan Tucker ," broke the still-
ness of t he night , and t he "old folks"slumbers. The
mother screamed from affright , and called to the
daug hter for an ex planation of the unusual noise—
and was informed in reply, that itwasa "serenade !
"
Mistaking the reply, she fled to th e old man , who, a
little deaf, was sitting bewildered at the to him con-
fused sounds.
The wife's report "(bey are cannonading us!'
satisfied him. He flew to the gun rack , and taki ng
down old "blue " trigger," hurried down stairs and
aroused the house. Meanwhile the young lady
stood at her window with the curtain half drawn ,
drinking in the melody as it was wafted up. The
boys, innocent as Sir Isaac's dog Diamond , of the
mischief they had made, were laying themselves out
upon the last variation , when at twenty feet dis-
tance , the old man shoved around the corner his old
musket , and drew tri gger. She did not shoot , but
the fire rolled , bright as falling meteors. A stam-
pede of electric suddenness took place—-the "lead-
er" of the band leading in a bee line for the boat ,
followed in commendable nearness by his company.
They hurr ied in the start , but the repeated efforts
of the old man to get his "piece off 1' increased their
effort at speed—and a call by him for a "ch u nk of
fire '' to touc h the priming, told still more. They for-
got the potatoe vines , and such a scene of confusion
was nev er witnessed.. Headlong they fell , and at
each fall , the sound of broken fiddle strings or bat-
tered dru ms foretold the death of that band. Hel-
ter skelter , rolling, crawling, and stumblin g along,
they gained the water 's edge and their boat , and
such pull ing—men of war's men might have learned
someth ing from them then.
The vines so impeded the old man 's progress.that
he did not reach the bank with his "chunk" till the
"eannonaders " were out of gun shot , and re return-
ed wel l satisfied that his timel y appearance and
courageous manner had achieved the salvation of
him and his. In the melee the" old lad y flew "for
safety and succor," whence she could not be found
that ni ght. Next morning she was discovered un-
der the wheat barn , and , after many assurances that
t he eannonaders were routed , was prevailed upon
to come forth.
All the- parties to the frolic are so sore upon the
subject , that we dare not mention it—and I would
not have them know that I had written this for the
dowry of the girl and hersel f to .boot.
A Serenade in North Carolina.
The engrossing nature of business,and its tenden-
cy to absorb every thoug ht and feeling, to the ex-
clusion of all that ennobles a man 's soul or exalts
h is moral nature, require counteracting influences ,
which are to be found in rational ,instructive amuse-
ments, in social intercourse , good books, a taste for
(he fine arts , the conversation of men of liberal and
en larged minds, the cultivation of the social affec-
t ions, and the exercise of benevolence both in feel-
ing and action. Under these healthful and enliven-
ing influences the generous impulses of the soul—
honor , truth , charity and esteem for the good opin-
ions of men—all that makes a man 's character re-
spectable in society, would be surely preserved.—
Without these, the individua l is in danger of ac-
quiring the unamiable and repulsive qualities of
the avar icious man , a character which has been con-
demned in all ages, ever since the foundat ion of the
world. There is something forcible in the anecdote
told of a distinguished preacher ,who, not being able
to make any impression upon a man 's un derstand-
ing, wrote the word God on a piece of paper. ' Do
you see that ?' said he to the individual. 'Yes.' He
then covered it with a piece of gold. ' Do you see
it note?' The effect was startling. The man saw
at once what had shut his eyes to all that was true
and beaut ifu l in the world , and most worth y of his
devotion.—[Dollar Weekl y.
A Relic of the Would befork the Flood.
A corresponden t informs us that being at Parkville ,
N. J., recent ly, he saw a man who informed him
that some time
^
ago he was digging marl in that vi-
cinity, when he came to the hull of a vessel, twelve
feet below the surface of the marl , and eighteen feet
below the surface of the ground , the timbers of which
were fastened together with trenels , (wooden pins,)
no sp ikes or metal of any ki nd about 'it ! This ship
must have been older than Noah's ark 1 and built by
men who had no knowled ge of the use of iron or
copper ; therefore, as t he use of metals was known
at the time of Noah , we presume this vessel was
built anter ior to the deluge.
'
One th ing is certain ,
it must have been constructed before that part of
thft continent was covered Jby the debris from the
mountai ns , which elevated the sur face above the
level of the ocean , and now forms the habitable por-
tion of Wost Jersey.—[Phildel phia Ledger.
Pursuit of Wealth.
1. If you wish to secure the reputat ion of being
an honest man , pay your debts.
2. If you would avoid bring ing disgrace upon the
reli gious part y yor, belong to, pay your debts.
3. If you are anxious to get a good art icle, and
be charged the lowest price for your goods, never
delay to pay your debts.
4. If you wish to obtain such credit as your bus-
iness may require, be sure to pay your debts.
5. If you would remain on
^
terms of friendship
with those you trade with , pay your debts.
6. If you would avoid embarrassing others who
are dependin g upon the settlement of your account ,
pay your debts.
7. If you wish to prevent mistake and liti gation ,
keep your accoun ts wel l adj usted, and pay your
debts.
8. If you wish to aid in the circulation of money,
never let cash remain by you , but pay your debts.
9. If you would do to others as you wish them to
do to you , you ought to pay your debts.
10. If you wish to stand clear of the charge of
lying and making false excuses, pay your debts.
11. If you desire to pursue your business with
peace of mind , pay your debts.
12. If, in the expectation of death , you would
li ke to have your affairs in a satisfactory condition ,
pay your debts.
13. If you wish to do what is right in the sight
of God and man , you must pay your debts.
14. Should your debt be ever so old , or should
you have 'taken the benefit of the Act,' if you have
the means, you are not a just man unless you pay
your debts.
To enable you to pay, adopt the following advice :
Let your food, living, and equi page be plain and
not costly ; avoid expensive clothing ; abstain from
wine and all intoxicating liquor, and never keep it
in your house ; do not sink you r capital by purchas-
ing plate or splend id furniture ; have as few parties
as possible ; be careful as to speculations , and never
extend your trade beyond your means ; never as-
pire to be shareholders in banks,ra il ways, &c; have
as few me,n about you as is convenient , and non e of
a suspicious character; be determined to refuse all
offers of partnersh ip; be careful as to lending mon-
ey or being bound with others, avoid all law suits,
keep your books posted , and look well to the ac-
counts of your custo mers ; bring up your famil y to
economy and industry. If you observe these things,
you will always be able , with good fortune , to pay
your debts.—[Exchange.
Pay your DeMs.
The Newark (-Conn.) Gazette of Tuesday last has
a veri fication of this old adage, mixed up with the
romantic , which recentl y occurred in that city. A
fair young lady of some fifteen summers, on a visit
to those parts from ou r goodl y city of Churches ,
Brookl yn , became acquainted with a good-looking
Norwalk yout h, about three years her senior. They
became most ardentl y attac hed to each other, and
there being no" hope of parenta l sanction on the part
of the young lad y's sire in consequence of her youth ,
one early daw n she stole away, crossed th e East
River , found her lover in waiting and took the first
train for Norwalk.
The father missed his daughter at breakfast , sus-
pected the cause and followed in the second train.
On reaching Norwalk he found the fugit ives had left
for Wilton , and thence for Poundrid ge, the Gretna
Green of Fairficld county, in company with their
groomsmen and bridesmaids. Just as he came in
sight of them , his vehicle broke down. But , as it
happened , the y had all taken the wrong road , and
the wedding party was obliged to turn back. The
rest of the story we give in the Gazette 's words :
"The old man concealed his face to prevent too
hasty a recognition , and with his driver set about
repair ing the broken wheel. The wedding party
came up, consisting of two strapp ing groomsmen and
t he same number of bridesmaids. They stopped at
the broken wagon and inquired if any assistance
was wanted. "Yes," said the father. Out jumped
one of the groomsmen, and the next instant in
jumped the father into that grooms' seat. The lover
swore, the groomsmen showed fight , and the old
man kept as cool as a cucumber. "Going to get
marr ied, eh ?"' said he, "well, I'll go along with you ;
a man certainl y has a right to attend his daug hter 's
wedding." So sending his own conveyance home , he
kept his seat, while the discomfitted groomsman got
up wit h the driver.
In process of time ,they arrived at the magistrate 's.
They ali ghted and went in. "Sir," said the father
to the Squire , "my little girl here took a notion to
get marr ied , and while her mother was looking an-
ot her way sli pped out and came up here for that pur-
pose. The last part of the way I have accompanied
her , and now , Sir, I am going to take her home."—
"Certainl y, Sir ," replied the dignitary, "by the Re-
vised Statutes , no minor can marry without the pa-
renta l license , and if you refuse that my services
cannot be rendered." Here followed another scene
of crying, swearing andother usual accompaniments
of a true loved crossed.
At last , the father turned to the disappointed lov-
er :—"Look here , young man ," sa id he, "when I've
got a dau ghter old enoug h to be married ,'if yon wi ll
behave yourself , and can get her consent , wh y, you
shall have her ; but don't bo guilty again of carry-
ing off children who don 't reall y know their own
wishes or their own interests. You may come back
to Brookl yn with me, and may visit my house when
you please , but.no more of this work. "
The last we heard of the party, the father , the
daug hte r and the lover were on their way to New
York together , in t he afternoon train. "
Children.—The education of our children is
never out of my mind. Train them to virtue , ha-
bituate them to industry, activity , and spirit. Make
them consider every vice as shameful and unman ly.
Fire them with ambition to be useful. Make them
disdain to be destitute of any useful knowled ge.-—
[John Adams to his Wile.
"Tlic course of True ILove neves' did
run smooth."
Tisit to a Peter Funk Auct ion Shop
Sloop Polly Ann , East River ">
March 18, 1850. |
To the Editors : Gentlemen—Saturday ni^ht inst.,
arter su pper, I left the sloop and strolled into Cath-
arine Market , 'long with Luke Simpson , our cook .
Luke's had a deal of experience in this world , and
his conversash ion's as en tertainin 'as a mis?hunary 's.
He's bin an editur ! He established a paper and
called it "The Starville Luminary ,"but , arter spend-
in ' his only five hundred dollars , he got hard up for
jonny cake , and had tu return tu the old caboose ,
cause, as ho says, the public couldn 't apprec iate his*
gen ius. Luke may be right , but it occurred to me,
that ef a man was gifted as sloop cook , it didn 't fol-
ler that he would make a gifted editur.
As I said before. I strolled into Catharine Market.
Jemima scissors ! what a world of provender you
Yorkers must eat in the course of a year ! 'Pears to
me there was stu ff enuff heaped in the old buildin '
to keep an army of beggars for everlastin ', Sundays
not e.xcepted. And what a rush there was arteT it !
It seemed as ef every bod y had been kept on short
allowance for a long time , and were just cumin ' out
to rep len ish. There were men , women , boys and
girls , lugg in ' off baskets and baskets full of all the
menshnnab les in the fodder line. I couldn 't won-
der arter that at the tarnal bigness of your city, for
it was nataral enuff for anything to be monstrous fat
t hat devoured so much fodder as was in Catharine
Market.
Well , Luke filled his basket and left. I was gazin '
about , when a feller who seemed to be employed in
the same way, comes up to me, careless like, and
sez—
"Whare 'way, shipmate ?"
"Oh , kinder croozin 'bout ,1' sez I.
He was an innocent lookin ' seafar in ' man , had on
a tarpawlin ', blue shirt , a sheath knife in his belt ,
and a short pipe in his mouth.
"Let's go up town ," sez he.
"That 's 'cordin' to my notion ,"soz I.
While we was walkin ' 'long, he spun some long
yarn 'bout his sea sarvice , till bym-by we got tu a
place what had in blazin ' letters in the windur ,
"Fine jewelry at auction this evening."
"Let's go in ,'' says my new friend.
1had no objection , so in we went. There was a
feller behind the desk , with hair enoug h on his face
to make a boss blan ket, and a gold watch in his
hand , which he was try in ' to sell.
"This bootiful article ," sez he, when he seed us
come in, "was left here by a young man ri ght from
Californy. He was taken sick at the mines and had
to return. When he reached the city his last dollar
was gone, and now he wants tu raise money on this
boot iful watch , to carry himself home to die."
"Poor feller ," sez I, ''I'll tell Pete Parkins of
that."
I had a revolver in my pocket , that I'd jest bought
for Pete, and he's bent on goin ' to Californy.
"How much's bid ?" sez the Ruction man. "Ex-
amine the article ," sez he, passiu ' the watch over to
me and my chum. "Onl y ten dollars bid, and it 's
bound to go."
"I swow te Moses, that 's cheap," says my friend-
"Ef I onl y had the pewter , I'd go in for it , sure.''
.Well , the watch looked all right and genu ine,and
I reckoned I might as well swell out with a yaller
repeater as the next man , so sez I—
"Twelve dollars !
''
"Fourteen !" cries another feller.
"Fifteen ," sez I, "and not another darned a red !"
The feller tried to raise on my bid , but nobody
seemed disposed to hel p him , so he knocked it down
to me savin '—
"Step round this way, my friend , and make
change."
Wo walks into the back room , and he hands me
the watch, stuck into a little buckskin puss. I pull-
ed out lu see ef it was all right.
"Everything correct ," sez the feller , "don 't de-
ta in."
"Rather reckon not all ri ght ," srz I, and I begun
to smel l a rat : "th is is a mighty fast little turni p, or
else it don 't happen to be the same one , for the
hands is only 'bout four hours ahead of what they
was a minit ago !
"
At this the fellers seemed a little tuck back. The
sailor comes up then and soz—
"Yo u must be mistaken ; it looks to me like the
same watch. Better fork over."
This satisfied me that he was one of the gang and
had been betray in ' me.
"I'll fork over darned sudden !
" sez 1, and with
that I gin him a li isti1 that sent him head over heels
amon g some boxes. He left quick.
The other chaps then bustled up till they got as
fur ious as aggravated hedgehogs. One on 'em be-
gun to swear orfull y ; he called me a swindler , and
said as how I couldn 't go out of that shanty alive ,
t ill I'd paid over the fifteen dollars. They was
makin ' a little tu free , and I concluded 'twas best tu
open the meetin ' right along.
"Gentlemen , excuse my manners ,"sez I, pullin '
out the revolver , thoug h 'twas in as harmless a con-
dit ion as a sum book. "Gentlemen , you can come
in; Obadiah Dobson 's tu hum , and read y to enter-
ta in company. Come right along, you sneaks .
"'
At this the y backed down a little , and , as they say
in Congress , began to compromise ,and tr ied to make
me bleve 'twas t he same watch. An idea struck
me.
"Needn 't ta lk to me 'bout it 's bein' the same
watc h," sez I, "it's a let-tie smaller 'n t'other—the
hands ain 't on t he same figures—and ," sez I takin '
the watch u p and kinder heftin ' it , "I'll bet ten dol-
lars it ain 't so heavy as t'ot her into four ounces."
"Done!" sez the auct ion man , "plank your dimes,
and we'll wei gh 'em."
"Hold on , mister ," sez I, as lie started for the oth-
er watch ; "don 't know but you've rut lier cut your
own throat 'bout this watch business. Kinder think
now they ain 't the same watch , don 't you—hey V"
It struck the teller as how I'd laid him out ,and he
fumed like a barrel of spruce beer. He opened the
door and swore he"d kick me out. I cocked the re-
volvur , and sez I—
"Jest yon undertake to sile my patUerlunes with
your cow hides, ef you want to take breakfast in
king dom come. Hows'ever , I'm ready. Good day,
gentlemen in the gold jewelry line ,1'se,z I, as I went
out ; "take good care of yourselves, ami when you
happen down our way, -call."
Arter I left that place I met a police officer and
told him the story. He reckoned I couldn 't make
anything by disturbin 'the varmints ,so 1 werrt round
to the Chatham Theatre and saw "Mose;" and a lit-
t le the darndest funniest feller I ever -did see is
Moses. Yours with everlastin ' affee.shtin,
[Sunday Times. Obadiah DOBSON.
Thk Farmer.—It does one's heart good to see
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a merry round- faced farmer. So independent , and
yet so free from vanity and pride. So rich , and yet
so industrious—-so patient and persevering in his
calling, and yet so kind , socia l and obliging. There
are a thousand noble tra its about his character. He
is genera lly hospitable—eat and drink with him ,and
he won't set a in.ir k on you , and sweat it out of you
with double compound interest , as some people I
know will ; you are welcome. He will do you a
kindness without expecting a return by way of.com-
pensation ,—it is not so wit h every body. He is
usuall y more honest and sincere , less disposed to
deal in low and underhanded cunning, than many
I could name. He gives to society its best suppor t
—its firmest pillar that supports the edifice of gov-
ernment ; he is the lord of nature. Look at him in
his homespun and gray ; laug h at him , if you will ;
but , believ e me, he can laug h back if he pleases.
Spring.—Ah , how wonder ful is the advent of
Spring !—the groat annual miracle of the blossoming
of Aaron 's rod , repeated on myriads and myriads ot
brunches I—the gentle progression and growt h of
herbs, flowers, trees,—gent le, and yet irrepressible
—whic h no force can stay, no violence restrain ,like
love , that wins i!s way and cannot be withstood by
any huma n power , because itself is divine power.—
If Spring came but once a century, instead of onco
a year , or burst forth with the sound of an earth-
quake, and not in silence , what wonder and expec-
tation would there be in all hearts to behold the
miraculous change.
But now the,silent suggestio'n suggests not hi ng but
necessity. To most men only the cessation of this
miracle would be miraculous , and t he perpetual ex-
erc ise of God's power seems less wonderful than it«
wit hdrawal would~be. We are like children who are
aston ished and deli ghted onl y by the second-hand
of the clock , not.bv t he hour-hand. —[Long fellow.
How TO Marry .— On this head , Ford yce,gives
some admirable advice to young men. He says with
muc h shrewdness and good sense :—
" When a young woman behaves to her parents
in a manner particularl y tender and respectful , from
princi ple as well as nature , there is nothing good and
gent le that may not be expected from her,' in what-
ever condit ion she is placed. Were I to advise my
fr iend as to his choice of a wife , my first counsel
would be,look out for one distinguished by her atten-
tion and sweetness to her parents. The fund of
worth and affect ion indicated by such behavior ,join-
ed to the hab its of duty and consideration thereby
contracted , being transferred to the married state,
will not fail to render her a mild and obliging
compan ion."
HOW TO GET BID OF A NEIGHBOR S IlENS.—
If you are troubled with your neighbor's hens., the
best way is not to shoot them , and send in the dead
bodies , but quietl y foed them around your stab le
with your own fowls,and then shake out extra straw
in some empty barre l or by-p lace. An acquaintance
of mine in this way collected aoine dozens of eggs
at a sli«ht expense , t hereby getting all the profit of
t he poultry without the trouble of housing or keep-
ing thorn throug h the winter. Try it. It is too
good a business to last long. By this plan you will
effectually get rid of the liens , and besides this , and
the savin g of the eggs, you will save your friend ,
and save having one more enemy. A little planning
is as good as hard work.—[Ch. Times.
Dkfence of Romps.—We have always been
surprised at t he foll y of mot hers complaining that
their daug hters were "such romps ," and try ing to
check them. It always does our heart good to see
the happy, robust countenance of a romp. And
fifty years ago, it used to do a certain then young
man good to take a hand at the game with thorn .—
\V« hope our "daug hter 's daug hter will rise up and
"0 and soo her daug hter 's daug hter" romping,, owo
of those days , and that we shall be there to see.—
And fina ll y, roador , if we can no longer enjoy any
of the. arts of romp ing, we hope to live yet awhile to
advocate the cause of all the dear little girls w ho
fee l a disposition to lot out thor jouthfiil elasticity
in such inno cent and healthfu l a manner , as this
much condemned , because "ungcnteeP amusement.
Dr. Doddrid jje once asked his little daug hter ,
nearl y six years old , what made ever y body love
her ? She replied , "I don 't know , indeed , papa ,
unless it is because I love every bod y."
"What makes your face so red ?" "I'm a Sun of
Temperance." "Indeed ! I thoug ht the Sons drank
nothin g but cold water. " "In general they don 't;
but you see I'm a 'burnin g and shining light.' "
It is merit , an d not titl e , which gives importance.
It is usefulness , an d not grande ur , which makes the
world happy.
A Cuiuotj s FACT.-The blubber on a fat whale,
is sometimes , in its thickest >t«, turn fifteen to
twenty inches thick .tl.oH g h seldom more than a foot;
it is of a coarser texture and much harder than Jat
pork. So very full of oil is it , t hat a cask closely
packed with the clean raw fat of the whale , will not
contain the oil boiled from it , and the scra ps are left
besides This has been frequent l y proved by ex-
periment. .
Have a place for everything .and Iirvo everything
in its place.
Late advices from the various shi pping ports at
the South and East , represent the same dullness in
the frei ghting business which prevails here. Vessels
are da il y clearing either half loaded , or in ballast ,
and in some instances at New Orleans, sugar and
molasses have been taken for Northern ports for bal-
last, without charge. Since the navi gat ion law went
into effect, many of our first class vessels have gone
into the foreign frei ghting business , which , at pres-
ent rates, is far more remunerating than our own.
The California taade , too, has taken off several
hundr ed vessels from the Atlantic ports , the greater
part of whic h on their arrival there clear again for
foreign ports, the engagements being bette r than to
return direct to Atlantic ports.
The withdrawa l of so largo a fleet of first class
shi ps from the Atlant ic trade, it was thought would
prove detrimenta l to the shi pping interests by pro-
duc ing a scarcity of vessels, but thus far the reverse
has been the fact. In addition to.this , hundreds of
vessels have been lying idle , thereby incurr ing seri-
ous losses in the way of int erests, insurance , &c—
Notwit hstanding all this dullness , the shi p-builders
at the East are activel y engaged iti trimming out
many vessels for the same business. The rapid ac-
cumulation of steamshi ps has liad not a little to do
in produc ing this state of thing s, and by making so
muc h more ra pid and generall y safer voyages be-
tween New York , Boston and Great Britain , have
mono polized the business to a good degree , and will
no doubt eventuall y drive many of our sailing ves-
sels to the Pacific and Medit erranean , where there
is a better demand for !hem. -[Ncw York Express.
"The. .boy at the hea d of the class will state what
were the dar k ages of the world." Boy hesitates. —
"Next." "Muster Jones can you tell mo what the
dark ages were ?" I guess they were the ages be-
fore spectacles were invented."
The SStipping- Business.