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BUSINESS CARDS.
.BROWNYILLR
THOMPSON &. BUXTON.
TT0BJ1EYS-AT LAW,
LOT MD LA1SD AGENTS;
BROWNYILLE, N. T,
I attend the Courts of Northern iHssouri, Ne-
i aDd cstern Iowa. '
OSCAR F. LAKE & CO.
GENERAL. '.
:1D AND .LOT- AGENTS.
lilies on Uain, bet. 1st and2i Sts
. Brownville, II. T.
A.S HOLLADAY, H. D.
JRGEON, PHYSICIAN
nd Obstotrioiazii
BROWNVILLE, T.;
cits a share of public patronage, in the various
hes of his profession, from the citisens of Crown-
and ncinity.
B. &. J. D. IT. THOMPSON,
WEOLES1LK AND EETAIX DKXLERS IN
irdirare, Qneens ware, Groceries, and
c Country Produce.
. 23K077NYUJLE.' N." T..
77. HOBLITZELL & CO.,
WHOLESALE AXD KETAIL SEALERS IS
IT GOODS. GROCERIES,
Quecnsware, Hardware,
DUNTRY PRODUCE.
BROWNVILLE, N. T.
3AE.PIKQ. G. A KIXBOYGH R. T. TOOXER.
"ARDIKQ, KIMBOUGH & CO.,
Zlannfacturrn and WkoIttaU Dealer im
TS, CAPS & STRAW GOODS
To 49 Hiinttreet, bet. 01iv aai Pine,
st. Louis, mo." ;
'ifuiar attention paid to manufacturin
Mole Cat.
our
MISS MARY W.. TURNER, ;
r t. i -r i
st Street, between Kaln and Water,
BROWNVILLE, X. T.
nnds and Irivimings always on hand.
C.'7. WHEELER,
mm AUD BUILDER.
Ei.I3 ATJD TTLXTZ
rowrtvliio, 3T. T.
L. RiCKETTS.
1M A U U
llTr TrtTunr
lillOWINniTTTjH,
y E DU AS KA TEKKlTOIiY.
rs,
Bills' 0
EEOWNYILLE, NEMAHA COUNTY, N".: T. , S ATUED AT, AUGUST 23, 1856.
JAMES W. GIBSON,
BLACKSMITH,
Second Street, between llain and Nebraska,
BROWNVILLE, 1ST. T.
A. L. COATE,
COUNTY SURVEYOR,
BROWNYILLE, NEMAHA CO.
. JTetraski Territory.
E.M.M'C0MAS,
PHYSICIAN, SURGEON
AND OBSTETRICIAN,
Two Hi;es from rrowxville, o clam x.or,r STfti
Cchuxigs: Tenders his professional services so the
citiiens of Nemaha county.
SPRIGMAN & BROWN,
RAILROAD AUD STEAMBOAT
. AGENTS, .
And General Commission Merchants.
No. 46, Public Landing. ;
CINCINNATI, OHIO.
C. T. BAIXY.
B. r. EAXEIX.
BAILY & RANKIN, !
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ISM1MG1I
OMAHA CITY, N. T.
R. W. FURNAS,
MUD M LOT HIT,
INSURANCE AGENT.
AND AGENT FOR
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
BSOWNVILLE, N. T.
J. HART & SON
3XT TrTTHL,
Oregon, Holt Couutfj Missouri.
Keep constantly on hand all description of Harness,
Saddles, Bridles, Ac., &c
. B. Every article in our shop is manufactured
by ourselves, and warranted to give satisfaction.
C. V. SNOW,
SURGEON, PHYSICIAN
And Accoucliour,
EOCKPOKT, MO,
OLIVER BEN'NCT.
JAMES P. riSKE.
VJ. B. GAKKIT.
AUOUSTrB KjnCITT.
OLIVER BENNETT & CO.,
" Mannfactarers and Vhalesale Dealers ia
BOOTS AND SHOES,
NO. 8T MAIN STREET,
(FOBJIERLT, No. 101, CoRSER OF MAIK AXD LOCCST.)
ST. LOUIS, MO.
E. F. SEARS,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law.
And Solicitor in Chancery.
SIDNEY, . IOWA.
Will practice in the District Courts of Western
lovra.
Cif Office at the Court House, op stairs.
J. II. BROWN,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law.
PLATTSMOUTH, N. T.
XTPyiLL attend promptly to all professional bu3i
. V Y ness intrusted to his care, in any of the Courts
of this Territory.
Letters of inquiry, relating to any part of the Ter
ritory, answered promptly and with dispatch.
D. II. SOLOMON,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law.
GLENWOOD, IOWA.
Will practice in the Sixth and Seventh Judicial
Districts of Iowa.
A. 3. POPPLETOX. VH. K. BTERS.
POITLETON &. BYERS,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
And General Land Agent?,
OMALTA, NEBRASKA.
Land Warrants Bought and Sold:
LAND ' ENTERED ON TIME.
SPECIAL attention given to the selection and en
try of Lands for Settlers, and all others desiring
choice locations.
Land Claims, Town Lot3 and all kinds of Real Es
tate, bought and sold and investments made for dis
tant Dealers.
O. P. MASON,
Attorneys and Counsellors at Law.
And General Land Agents,
NEBRASKA CITY, N. T.
"T 7PLL'promptly attend to Land Agencies, collec
V T tions. investing money, locatins and scflline
land warrants, and all other business pertaining to
their profession, in NebraskaTerritory and Western
Iowa.
CHARLES B. saiiTii,
Gonoral XjoxlcI .eosxt -
AND NOTARY PUBLIC.
OMAHA CITY, N. T.
CSce la State Hons?.
YITILL give particular attention to orders and com
V missions from abroad, and to the supervision of
tho sale of lots and Claims in Nebraska lerntory.
References.
Jesse D. Bright.
John Vak Blrev,
Edwin Cbostell,
Mark W. Izzakd,
Washington, D. C.
New York City.
U M
Gov. of Nohraska.
u
u
Sec.
Greene, Wease i. Benton, Council Bluffs. Iowa.
JACOB SAFFORD,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law
GENERAL INSURANCE AXD LAND AGENT.
And Notary Public
Nebraska City, Nebraska Territory.
"YX7ILL attend promptly to all luisnesi entrnsted
T to his care, in Nebraska Territory and West
ern towa.
il, n. johnbox. j. r. cass apt. j. i. test.
JOHNSON, CASSADY & TEST,
Attorneys and Counsellors at Law.
And General Land Agents,
COUNCIL BLUFFS; IOWA.
"T7"ILL promptly attend to Land Agencies, -In
V V vestinj Money. Locating and sellini? Land
Warrants, and all other business pertaining to their
IMrofesoiot, in Western Iowa and Nebraska.
SADDLE k
EXTEACI FB0X AN OEATI0IT.
BY HON. E. IL HARDEN.
Delivered at Nebraska City, If. T.,
FELLOW CITIZENS : We are the in-
habitants of a highly favored country.
We enjoy the blessings ot a govern-
ment, created by the union of sovereign
otates. We have presented to the
world a practical, illustration , of the
principle that man is capable of "self-
government. ... '
Let us endeavor then to mate a
prudent and j'udicious use, of the in
struments that it has pleased an all-wise
Providence, to place in our hands. Let
us cultivate brotherly love, one 'with
another, and strive to preserve har- round him.-, It is the ark of our politi- New York was done, perfect, and pre
mony; between us; for remember that cal safetyit will bear us securely sented to the city.. The sun, which
"united we stand, divided we fall. - above the anoTV fl00(i. ari(i imidatthe had all the mornin? been obscured bv
Let the .solemn declaration echo from
tho shores of the Pacific to the bluej
waves of that Atlantic, that the union
or these otates snail do maintamea Dy
a . wiv .111
the wisdom, defended by the valor, and
aaornea Dy me painuiism vi tuc auib-
a i i a! -f il,. A - I
rican people.
Let those whose lots have been cast
in this beautiful and fertile Territory,
where peace reigns and contentment
smiles, those whose energy and
enterprise have caused the desert to
"blossom as the rose, endeavor to
suppress commotion, still discord, and
to. dwell together in friendship and
harmony. God forbid that the dis
graceful scenes, that are presented by
some of the citizens of a sister lern-
tory, should ever be exhibited here. I
would rather see Nebraska, with her
fertile prarics, designed by nature for
the nourishment and happy homes of
our people, severed by some mighty
convulsion of nature, from the rest of
the civilized world, and floating as an
iceberg upon the ocean, than to see
her soil drenched with the blood of her
siaugncerca citizens, n aicar nas
been erected here, and dedicated to
W nnv morn . annronriatfi onasinn
hari the present, for us to pledge to
oarli other, in the snhlime lano-nno-n of
hnt snprefi instrument, mat vou nave
ieard read to-day, "our lives, our
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brtunes, and . our sacred honor," to
invoke, and to struggle to perpetuate,
in this virdn state, the blessings of
peace, harmony and fraternal love.
Will you: 1 pause for a reply.
Friends, we have reason to be proud
of our country. The reflection that
we are citizens -pf America, some by
birth, and perhaps some by adoption,
should fill the heart with pride and
exultation. wherever the American
flag floats, whether on the Mediter
rancan or the Ualtic, the Atlantic or
the Pacific, it affords protection to the
tVmencan citizen. He may be an
exile in a distant land, penniless and
without friends, but when he gazes upon
the glorious "stars and stripes of his
country, fresh hopes spring up in his
bosom, his spirits are revived and new
energy is imparted to the man.
The republics and empires of an
tiquity, and the despotic governments
of modern times, employed much of
their superabundant wealth, in the
erection of splendid ornaments, excit
ing a false and vicious taste, and pro
yoking the national nride and vanity
into an admiration for delusive, unreal,
onrl nncn'kctoTiti'o. x'KJo.ta A t,
tbUVA UU0 J o vuu blut V" xui UUii
AA V f ...
U.I IZCilCIiltlUIia Lilt! IKitVta III iLIILllIIlIl
have dropped into the grave, yet the
D
Pyramids of Egypt stand erect, andhastomstlIlient S1T lou seem t0 be
.vMiL fl.ir .1. Atm. I -c0itt em,rt w;fr,oca
UliUl U JVC 11 dUUVC IUU UUUU3 VI Al
But what is the country, and where
A
of .h Phnmohs and PtoVmi-? u
:c : ;:rr::r:: ::r
uibsc use wb uiuuumeuw bmvivo mjr
to admonish ns of. the folly and vanity
f I.tot, nri,lfi t,,1 nmWtmn .
r...
Where is Rome, ,ith all her splen.lid
monuments ot greatness ana wealth
m . -
unere tier temples, ner columns, ncr
colosal statutes, her amphitheatres ?
Alas the wheel of fortune has accom-
plisheditsrevol
monuments of
nines, nave totterea trom their lounaa-
tion. These stupendous exhibitions!
oi. magnmcence wealth ana genius
contained nothing to renovate the de
caying elements, and revive the droop
ing virtues of a falling state.
nere no ryramias oi gigantic pro-
portions lift their towering summits to
xne 5Js.ies. -uo voaseum wnn us nugei
DuiK cumoers tne earth no itoman
lemples of gorgeous magnificence,
win violate tne simplicity, anu numinty
' 1-a-a1 t i ii
ot Our holy worship. VV ith us the m-
telligcnce and patriotism of our states-
men, construct monuments from which
xl -tf'il--'--' 1- 1
me masses oi ine peopie, uenye in-
numerable and inestimable blessings,
May the glorious institutions of our
ntion andthotrinmnhil an astonishing witness as yourseli.'" ""r v li iT -T
Cand lSSto "m? you wish to paralyze me Coctier thorougldy acquain ed with
Vjsesar ana tue Anto- .,, '.,' . . . r, this infirmitv. nsrl to savin him Oto
1 1 11 .1 1 .1... .... . .
nappy iana De sustainea ana perpetu-
ivu,m. mu iciuuiQi pusiutitjr, aim
majr ircuuum ever una a rcsxmg piace
TO MJOTE
- . -,
on these shores. Palsiedbe the tongue,
and withered he the afrn that would
seek to pluck one star from tho brilliant
galaxy of these United - States, or to
tarnish one jewel that adorn? the
American flag. ; The plumage of the
old eagle, grows brighter, and brighter,
as he crows in years, and as he soars
rinward. tnwnrff -the feun of-nnUtinll
Tierfection. it nssiimesft-morflvivifl anrllof
triniant lustre. ! ' ; 2 .
, yfhen faG wild siirit of-faction like
a mighty flood, bursting over the bar-i
ners that confine it; "shall d;lugo our
plains and helda CiimmmL'iing '.the
meandering rivulet, and the silver lake,
in the confused roar of ita' disturbed
and agitated waters oh - then: let us
cling to the Constitution of our country,
as the shipwrecked mariner would to
the' last plank of his shattered bark;
when night and tho'temT)est: cathers
no:Sft 0f maTlv w,fpr9; n(i inTlfi q :n
safetv at last, rmnn nTintrrr Arr.rat.
Here xreT in tll,.. rnj sn ftf
7 J y.wv. v
ATr.i.;o v ne a it,.
j , ,
v.v mir ft.ilftra nnd ;ta mnf xcnr-nA
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by the Hfe Wood of thousanj : 0f
patriots. Then:
"Woodman spare that treo,
Touch not a single bough;
In you thji t sh el tered me ,
And 111 protect it now.
T'was my father's hand,
That placed it near his cot,
There woodman let it stand;
Thy axe shall harm it not.
My heartstrings round thee cling,
Clcse as thy bark, old friend;
Llere letthe wild birds sing.
And still thy branches bend.
Old tree the stem still bravo,
And woodman, leavo the spot,
"While I've a hand to save,
The axe shall harm it not."
WHY AM I HOT A CHRISTIAN!
1. Is it because I am afraid of ridi
cule, and what others may say of me?
uw"'
and ot my words, ot him shall .the bon
v i
2. Is it because OI the inconsisten
cies of professing Christians?
"Lvery man shall give an account
oi liimoun m uuu.
3. Is it because I am thinking that
I will do as well as I can, and that God
ought to be satisfied with that?
V hosoever shall keep the law, and
yet offend in one point, he is guilty, of
all."
4. is it because 1 am not willing to
0.w w a...
(tiva n n 1 1 to I hnstr I
imi l j. i ii :i hl :c l
-Yvmit Biian it proui, a muu ii lie
shall gain the whole world, and lose his
OWn SOul? -
b. Is it because 1 am airaid that 1
snan not De acceptear ,
-xiim mat comeiu 10 me, x wm ia
no Wise Cast OUt. .
6. Is it because I fear' that Tarn too
rr roof einnow
w-iciuuv.. -
"Ihe blood of Jesus Christ cleanseth
tromallsin.
i . is it because 1 am airaid that 1
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snail not r-nom out:
-1.-11 L til .11 ..
-xie mat nam Degun a gooa worK
TT. xl 1 .1 1 .1 1-
in you, will perform it, till the day of
Jesus Lhrist. Independent.
THE WITNESS C0ENEEINO THE LAWYEE.
"Mr. Witness, you stated that my
client manifested great astonishment
wnen you told him the facts-you have
just jstateci. in ow ten me, now aia ne
manifest astonishment?"
I
TTa lnr,V aofArti'aTioil "
I vVa ,u wxaaa.vv.
I
"But what were the indications of
I ' J imuouu, uuu. , v vuuw
certainly to be able to tell me this.".
"(). indo-A of h a fee no-9 hv his
nersonal anncarance"
r tw Tf ,
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aescnoe me appearance 01 my client
when astonished, so as to frivethe nrv
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lcnon nnon Trnnroo i t
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mesometlung astonishing." . '
vell .sir at would astonish such
; :; :7:: " J" ?
I 1 1 1 I I I' V I. ITlWVf-r-
"Th the wi witness can stand
-
aside."
A Precocious Youth. "We were
rusticating a lew days since at a larm-
house," says a Western editor, "and
mvitea a , young iaay . to iavor us
with a tune on the mano. ler music-
book . being m the . . adioimng room,
i x
i, i n
ncr brother, a young gent ot some
fourteen summers, was requested to
go for it. . After the lapse of a few
moments, he returned, and placed an
! ., i i y-v i .
egg on the music stana. un being
asked what that was for. he renliod
that it was the "lay of the last ininst-
rel, and that the composer was sing-
in uouor oi juu r prouuction in tne
iom-nouse.
nr rn nsmntsnmpnT. in cr c n rvru ma an ji j ,
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WASHEIGTON STATUE INATGUEATED. -
E Decidedly the most. interesting fea
ture of the Fourth'of July celebration
in New "York City, was the inagufa
tion of the equestrian statue of Wash
ington, in Union square, which was
done' with imposing ceremonies. The
spectators were estimated at twenty
thousand, and the wholfi tnilitarv fnrrfi
the citv. together with thft veterans
of 1812, turned out in their strength.
Remarks were made by Col. James Ice
and Hon. Hamilton Fish and . an ad-
dress by Kev. Vr. Jiethune.- Ihe hx
press cesenbes tho scene when the
statue was unveiled to tho vast multi
tude, as one, of extraordinary anima
tion; We quote:
"At last the cloth fell! ; To attempt
a description of the enthusiasm that
followed would1 be Vain. The ;first
statue of Washington ever erected in
thick clouds, burst forth fnll. and stronrr.
land bright, the instant tho cloth' fell.
ffndinsrthe fisruro with his Morions ravs.
in o a - o v
itu tmna oil J
dmmrfiera mfHAd: tho standards nnwed
7 .
down before the effigy of the father of
his country. From ten thousand small
arms was fired a,feudejoie; from twice
ten thousand throats arose the most
triumphant cheers. : Thousands of the
most beautiful women in the world
waved their handkerchiefs from the
windows; the air was filled with clouds
of smoke, and showers of cambric and
boquets were lavished upon the beati
ful statue!
"There stood the statue! The pedes
tal massive and heavy; the steed appa
rcntly pawing the ground as if proud
of the burden he bears, and the figure
on his back uncovered, his right arm
stretched out, as if energetically point
ing to some object of interest in the
distance. The spectator involuntarily
followed, with his eyes, the direction
indicated by the finger. ! The sun
bathed the statue in a flood of golden
ht. tho tv! ar, nrrnin nr,d
, K iIv:.
j while the cheering still continued.
liiii iKLiii m rMiiii. ii i i iii.ii i ii)iiiiiin;i.
:
SAD CHILDREN
There is one thing which strikes me
very affecting in the condition of any
child. It is when that condition is
necessarily a melancholy one when
the circumstances which hem it around
cast over the surface of that vonno-lifA
on abiding gloom. A melancholy
child.: What an annmalv nnnntr thA
harmonies of the universe! Snmrthincr
as iuuuui;ruous as a Dim arooping m a
; t j j
.
cacre. or a flower in a sermlnhpr. Tho
musical laughter muffled and broken;
fhft snnnt.i.nfmia smilo tran sfrn-m o1 n
a sad susnicion: and the austerities nf
mature life, the fearful speculation, and
lorecaste of evil, fixed and frozen on a
hov's fnr-P? Arirl trien tTio
child is so absorbing: for he lives only
I I j.1 1. T Ai l m i t 1
in mu present. j.n me amicuons wnicn
fall upon him, man has the aid of reason
nnd faith? he loots riPvnnrl tha -nrnQonf
' ,v rVUVU,
issue: he detects the significance of
I..'.. O-
hi.s oa amitv. and Rtrpnrthpnprt tW
. V 7 OI
a brave heart can vanauishanv sorrow-
But as Richter beautifully" savs. "The
little cradle orbed-canopy of the child
is easier darkened than the starry can
0py of man." Surely, then, it is a
blessed thing to contribute aught that
will lighten this gloom, and place the
child in natural conditions. Humanity
me wy.
I CT A TTT lraiT
A SLATE T0 FEAB-
I -r s v
I I n AN11AC1 I 'AAti a -v r A M M
I , , - vu,
aLT Y S I 7Vt '
the turbulent, uneven spirit of Louis
TT , , . ,
B" 5 m J
""'"6 ivi oo vi. uxcau v
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to a degree so ndiemonathat he once
af.tnallv - uttmnA a nrinst. who nft-i.
U ;v 'J Zl
k.j wi utau w
, , iraahoo nr. nr fo imnlor-TTpn-ror,
? X s to " wffirl
i " " - --" w
I cried he, "vou W gono farcnongh
foronce Never bo tiresome in vnnr
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of these days, you will send me nick.
I w K
lmrwl r wr oco a I h a t?A t a. a. . " x
'"r"' U3 c rceu jrou act
Dy your omer servant?; dui mart my
words, it you do, yon will not live
eight days after it." By repeating this
menace, he not only keDt himself in
his station, but persuaded the nusillan
imous king to appease him with grea
and valuable presents.
irrnx o? kebuciiadjtezzae.
. It is stated that Colonel Itawlinson
who is at present engaged in prosccut
ing the discoveries commenced by
Layard and-Botta, and in exhumin"
In .i " l ,1 . . V
irom the mounas ot the long-lost riva
cities. IN ine veh and Bahvlon. thft in
structive remains of this once eirrantic
I . . ..cc
power, has lately discovered, in a state
i pt-neot preservation, wnat 13 oe
neveu to be the mummy ot iNebuchad
THE COMMUNITY
nezzar. .The face .of the rebclloua
monarch of Babylon, covered by one
of "those gold masks usually found in
Assyrian tosabs, is described as very
handsome the forehead high and com
manding, the features marked and
regular. ;" This interesting ' relic . of
remote antiquity is for the present pre
served in the; Mnsemn of .the East
India Company.; Of all the -mighty
empires which have left a lasting im
pression on the memory none has so
completely perished as that of Assyria.
More than two thousand year3 have
gono by since the two "great cities,"
' - 1 w . .w
renowned or .their strength., ueir
uxury,' and their . magnificence, have
crumbled into du3t, leaving no visible
trace of their existence, their very sites
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orgouen. : . : , .
SETGU1AE OCCTTEEAITCE.
Not long ago a dead body was taken
rom the water at Alexandria, Virginia.
Having been recognized and claimed
by the wife of a citizen as the corpse
of .her husband, it was duly borne to
ho grave with due solemnity, followed
by the widow and children in all the
habiliments of woe., Several days
passed, when tho husband and father,
whose funeral had lately been ccle
brated, suddenly returned in the full
enjoyment of perfect health. , The
surprise with which he was greeted,
and his own on . learning what had
occurred, maybe imagined. The sequel
of this strange story did not terminate
so happily. -The sexton, it seems, had
run upalarge bill for funeral expenses,
which the city authorities refused to
allow, and the consequence was, that
the man actually had to pay for his
own tuneral.
SLEEP.
Six or seven hours of every day,
men are breathing corpses; the lace
discharges expression; the brain gives
up thinking; life is gone; only the
animal lies there, pulsating, breathing,
snoring helpless as an infant un
noticed as a statue; all gone, all vacant,
empty, useless. Looked at without
educated associations, there is no dif
ference between a man in bed and a
man in a coffin.
And yet, such is the power of the
heart to redeem animal life, and clothe
all rude and uncommon things with its
own leaf bearing branches, that there
is" nothing more exquisite, refined and
pure, and beautiful than the chamber
of the house. Sleep it has sprouted
up with all the flowers of the poets.
The couch from the day that . the
bride sanctifies it to the day that the
aged mother is borne from, it stands
clothed with dignity and beauty! Cursed
be the tongue that dare speak evil of
the household bed. By its side oscil
lates the"cradle not far from it is the
crib. In this sacred precinct, the
mother's chamber, lies the .heart of the
family. Here the child learns its
prayers. Hither, night by night, angels
troop.
A LESSON FE0M THE BLEBS.
, A gentleman observed, in a thicket
of bushes near his dwelling, a collec
tion of brown thrushes, who for seve
ral days, attracted his attention bv
their loud cries and strange movements.
At length, curiosity was so much ex
cited, that he determined to see if he
could ascertain the cause of the excite-
ient among them. On examing the
bushes he found a female thrush, whose
wing was caught in a limb in such a
way that she could not escape. Near
by was her nest, containing several
half grown birds. On retiring a little
distance, a company of thrushes ap
peared,., with worms and other insects
in their mouth, which they gave first
to the mother, and then to her young;
she, the meanwhile, cheering them in
their labor of love with a song of
gratitude. After watching the interest
ing scene till his curiosity was satisfied,
the gentleman released the poor bird,
when she flew to her nest with a grate
ful song to her deliverer; and her
charitable neighbors dispersed to their
several abodes, singing as they went,
a song of joy.
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This Prose in Rhyme Will do.
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nAarsiiai spare mat aog, toucn not a
single v hair? he worries many a h
from out his muddy lair. O! when he
was a pup, so frisky and so plump, he
lapped hi3 milk from a cup, when
hungry at a jump, And then his funny
tricks, so funny in their place, so full
of canine licks, upon your hands and
face. You will surely let him live!
Oh! do not kill him 4ead; he was
his narrative, and prays for life not
lead. Go get the muzzel now, and put
! .1 1. - .
upon nis iaoutn, ana stay that bow
bow bow: and tendency to drought.
He is our children's pet, companion of
tney joy; you win not Kill him yet,
and thus their hopes destroy. No
Marshal, spare that pup, touch not a
single hair; O! put your pistol, up and
go away from there. .
AT LAEGE.
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NUMBEE 12.
Why the 2.Iacedox14S3 wins Libe
ral. Paul, in commending to the Cor
inthians the liberality of the .Macedo
nian Christians, . represents them aa
even exceeding their ability in minis
tering to the saints and . instance : sc
remarkable that we might naturally be
curious to Know uy wuat iuuwyu uiuj
were impelled b a few words to
are informed. ; They "gave theisre ;jo:4
to the Lord." This la an explanation
altogether satisfactory. ; They heartily
and sincerely surrendered" themselves
to the Lord, and hence they would not ,
withhold' their pecuniary 'assistance
from hisTLdctedpeople, Ii will
be so. The true and hearty Christians',
who feel that they belong, in body and:
soul, to the Lord, can not be niggard
ly; and hence, by this rule, all mayda
well by trying, themselves, whether
their faith is not a mere fancy, instead
of a fruitful principle. ' V 1 v 'tt ' 1 '
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A Tender-hearted Kino Cocciri-
T. " f ' - ' . ' f
nas, an Italian ot ranK, navmg been
executed in tho reign of Henry HI, of
France, on suspicion of treason, ' the
king rendered him the following public ;
testimony of his character: ''Coconnas
was brave enough j but he was one 01
the wickedest. fellows in my realm, ; I
have often heard him boast of having,'
at the massacre of St, Bartholomew, .
purchased upward of thirty Huguenots .
out of the hands of their enemies,
merely for the sake of killing them in -a
more cruel method. ' ne began with
making them renounce their religion,
and then he tortured them to death, by
slow decrees. To this" culogium, tho
tender-nearted prince 'added, I never
liked Coconnas, thoroughly, after I
knew this story, and am not sorry for
the end to which he has brought him
self.". Love, Lunacy and;Luck. Under
this caption the New ' OrUam Delia ,
gets out avery pretty piece of roxaance
touching one Jarvis Wright, who be
came crazed by disappointment love
with a missionary's daughter, a long
time ago," whose latest attachment was
for a pet young aligator. As the story .
goes, the forlorn alligator-tamer took
it into his head to buy a ticket in tho
Havana lottery, and to bo guided in
his selection of a number by the wag
ging of his pet's tail. After a long
search the tail wagged, and the ticket
was bought. It turned up a prize : of
$20,000. The Delta says the f tory. is
a true one, but the man who believes
it has not yet been found. A large,
reward 13 offered for him. . '
Mr. Green sued a lady for breach of
promise. Her friends offered to settle
it for two hundred dollars.
"What," cried. Mr.. Green,' "two '
hundred dollars for ruined hepes ja
shattered mind, a blasted life and ia
bleeding heart. Two hundred dollars"
for all this? Never! never! rieverl
Make it three and its a bargain! '
"Life is sweet, and death is bitter,"
said Anthony Kingston to Bishop,
Hooper, at the stake.
"True, friend, replied " Hooper,
"but the life to come is more sweet, and
the death to come is more bitter' ,:
A humorous old man fell in with an
ignorant and rather impertinent yosmg'
minister, who proceeded to inform the
old gentleman, in very positive terms',
that he would never rcachhcavcn unless
he was born again, and added, "I have
experienced that change, and now feel
no anxiety." . "And you hare beeri
born again?" said : his conrpahion
musingly, "Yes, I trust, -1 ; hare.rf
"VV ell, said tho old gentleman, eyeing
him attentively, "I don't think it would
hurt you, young man, to be born once
more. . .
To honor genteel idleness, is like
cherishing the weeds that grow among
your corn. -
Prentice says of a - cotemporary
editor, that he gets up every morning
a whiskey barrel, and goes to bed every
night a barrel of whiskey. . -;.;
"The victory i3 not always to the
strong," as the boy said when he killed
a skunk with a brickbat
. '
Prodigals are bom of misers, aa
butter-flcrb are born of grubs.
The pretentious simpleton who de
manded a young lady's hand got her
father's boot. : :
The Toronto Globe says the Canadian
ministry is just like an old tin kettle ;
it was badly . put together at first, and
the fire has been continually burning
holes in it. It3 owners have been
soldering ani patching here and there,,
trying to keep the old thing together,'
but a3 soon as one hole 13 mended
another appears. ' -
To discover how many idle men
there are in a place, all that's necessary
is to set two dogs fighting.
Mrs. Dawdle says that one of. her
boys don't know nothing and the other
doc3. The question is which is ahead?