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Still. Fronchmrn, still some mercy show, Though Vengeance all your fire he waking ; Spare him who's forced to be you? foe. For while he strikes his [marl is breaking : Buf’When BouiHie’s waives yv. find, Who tear the country‘s brvast llml hears them. Then, fling mercy tn lhe wind, For Freedom blew ds if Pity Spun-h [In-m ! \Vc'“ [road the stops our l‘allmr‘s trodâ€"7 Alns' they now but live in \lr‘l'y; Yet though their spirils are \vilh (1'01), Tlmy've '1‘“ will) us their dust, their glory ! Less anlious to survive them. fur, Than share the shroud that doth enlohl them, Fe this [he watchword of our war, “ By Heaven, we’ll follow or uphold them l” DrawV‘dmw )our swords, 814:. VI. Weep for yourselves, ye tyrants. nnWy And for (he traitor-plots you scheme on ; Tremble, for you and they. I (row, “'ill meet a fat: you little dream on : Thiqugh side by side before. gur Cl)“ Oh Dea'r love of country come, We pray. Nerve, nerve our arm: ‘gainsl base con- tendvrs! 0! Freedom. Freedom. nowk~ thy day. Fight side by side with thy dcl‘eudeis! Bid Victory high our flags exuose O'er racking steeds and l'ilil‘l'S g'wry ; And miy the gasp of dying tbes “‘atl'jny to theeâ€"to Ficuchinen glory! Then draw yum swords~ 'm \\\i‘.\‘_\(\x mow, ()n, on in death or glnry go, meu‘. And to enrich the soil you love, 'Iake, lake the heart‘s blood ol‘ your fovlneu! “'lmt meanelb, say, tlus helot-hordeT These traitor-hugs légether swearing'l \Vbo’ll wear a chain that wears a sword ? For whom are 'manacles preparing ! For you, oh man of France, for you, Whose heirloom’s lore and bravery! I 1'0 such as you, the coward creW. How dare they lalk of slavery? " A translation ofoue of (he most celeblaled National Airs of Fra-Icn. (If? A man in Schenrecm ly advertises a clock for sale, Much “keeps time like a tax-galherer.” 0f:- le ‘s a lozfer in a pxiuling n"- fice like a shade lrve? Brcausq- Wt: are always ghd when he 0? [C(LM’S. 02:? The young ‘a Iy who was “ lost in t ‘vugllt" has been found. She “as h In gjng an i('e1"â€"il looked like a min. A CLERGYMAN, \vlo lixe on lln- s :1 c ore, says he like: c»|m >unday , ur- ~nuse h.- is oppose! to SAM)th breakers. AV editor in Iowa has become so lml low from de’pending ulmn llu- priming busi- less {time for bread, lhat he propmes to st himself for stove‘pipe at three cents a foot. Then draw you‘swordsâ€"Jn [halzmx m me, On, on to death or glory go, mun ! And to enrich [he soil you love, Take, lake the heart's blood of your foemen ! INcmn'r'rDE. â€" . mick O‘FIaherty s1id that his wife \an very ungrateful, l'or “ wllin I married her she hadn‘t a rag to h -r lack, and now she’s cavern! wid 'emA Up, sons of Franc; ! the hour’s at hand : bee qurPl's strmv the path bel'm-e u3; Up! u)! for t, rant: [read lhc laud, 'l'lnir gory b.1xunt-r‘s'flullenn‘: 0 cr u> 1 11a! mark yr nut “that savagy flmd That msle on with Voice 0! “under. \‘Vives, sires, and sons to bathe in Mum! And sever hearts fron] hear!» aSauudrr WHAT is it that slnys the mOrals of yruth‘kills the germ of anf‘l‘OU‘ mnbi lion, desolates [he domestic lzt’ullh. lumlers families fatht‘rless, and digs dishonored glues? Drunkenm-rs. A Goon ToAs1‘.â€"Ilen’s lo the mz-n “ho sm-ars, sleals and libâ€"Avral‘s ofl‘ from drinking. 3t’i|l> away llom bud (.Om- pany, and lies in an how :1 bed. A SURE PRO0F.â€"“ Please, *ir, I d n.’ think Mr. Dosim takes his phy~ic reg'l . ,’ sa. r a doctor‘s boy to his man nyv: “Why so?" “’Cnuse ry, he‘s getting re“ :1 prncious fast !” , A STEWARD wrote lo a books ller '“ (own for same books to fit up his m'htrr“ library in the following terms 2â€"" Sir. ill the first place.] want six I‘ve. ol’lheolnzy‘ “the S'flne qnaulily of lurlnplu) sics. and nearly a yard of old civil law in folio.” FARM \VORK.-â€"â€"A first rate joke took place quite lately. in our court-room (53“, the Hartford Cam-ant) A woman was 19 lyfying in behalf 0! her son, and swore ‘ that he had woxked on a farm ever since he wag born l” “ You swear [hm he has worked on a farm ever since he was born I" “I do." “ \Vllal did he do the first year I" “ He milked ” T he law- yer eva; O‘ated. is m ver at peace but when he’ {s THE lulrécr or 1 3“. _A me student. Uukl‘ exmnhathn being a the ditTervnl effect of “PM and C2“ plied: hHeat expands and cold tracts ” “ Quit“ rill“; (‘au You o-iv nn ex mple 1." “Yes, sir. ‘ln 5°“ which k hot. lhe days are longer; 1, winter, \vnich is cold, the days shorter. NA'NONAL Cumcwmsncs. â€"â€" Scmebody once remarked, that the ling- Lqmmu us never happy but when he is mi- senli'e; the Scotsman is never at lmmv but “I n 'w ‘8 ahfondz and the Irishmm il‘xunhnm Eliruhingg Thvn draw your sward~, 8m I! think, won't thousands llwnue arise, All sworn to smile the lmmlcd News; ‘ u . . . In” to the earth ox'r stnphng herov Draw, draw your SWOI‘AIJ, &c IV. Draw. draw your swords, &c 521m 13mm]. ' ucuu urn-ma anu cold con- n «th9 right; can you give I“? ml‘le 1" “395‘ SIR 1n summel. i: hot. lhe days are huge” hm in , \vnich is cold, the days are THE MARSEILLAISE.‘ Chorus HI 'm \‘hame mow ry go, men! u love, â€"A medical being 3 km] fighlin are I was ever gaining. till my store has bet‘nme somewhat bulky. Alasl there are so many dcserters from the corps by this time. who shall no more return. that I wish to cherish the persuasion, than to be gone and he with them, will be far halter.â€" My friend and! were among the jlilickiy strewn nmunlnins and rag- ‘ged rocks of the \wldesttrunch of the Highlands. where there is a re- markable natural ravine which we visited and explored. It is, rather than a ruvtne. a fearfui pit or dun- gean, descending deep among the yawning rorks. It is “sit a volcano had boiled there, but In course of time spouted out all its lava, t'nrm- ing strange adjacent peaks all runnd ; thus leaving the furnace dry and empty. it is a terrific thruut, wide open on the very edge ut' which one may stand and look down to the very bottom. It happened several years ago. that l was traversing the ILnglu-uh. along With :1 much beloved. but now departed flicml. nnc of the true men of lhc old school ; one who was rich in clasm'cal and legendary lore- l)ul still sterling and moral virtues For it has been my lot to possess friends and companions from Whom There is a mode of descent into its depths which visum's may com- mand. This is by means of rope. and windlas as it were into a coal pit. which are fixed and worked from a prominent lirow of Ihe high- est frowning peak. To the main rope a machine is annulled. called a cradle. by four shorter cords, Jinn m lie its distinct corners. He that dcsvcnds lakes his stand or sent in the cradle, with the sirclch of the four diverging cords that meet at his head. A rough old [Iighlandman pre- sided at the Windlass, who appoint- ed my friend first to go down Ere the cradle came up for me again. a prescrtmont of some horrid accident about to happen one of us began to take hold of my nature. and l coulp not resist inquiring il'all was right with my friend below. “ Hi 0, surely,” was the answer. “ And the cradle will be for you in :1 min- ute : ye are as heavy as twa 0’ him " “ ls the rope frail?" "No very rotten arm; the last one was rot- tener atore its bralt, an7 let a man l'a'," was the alarming reply! “ Was he killed, say you 7." ‘ Killed! though he was smashed to pieces, down on yonder had a hundred lives he wad had been killed ; jagged rock," quoth the hard~hcarted Celt. I nnw examined the rope. and it ap-‘ pearcd much worn out and in be old. “ How old is il 'l" inquired I. " Just five years auld; the last was a month aulder afore il brak.” was his next piece of tantalizing informa- tion. With some irrilation of man- m-r I put it (0 him, whv a new one had not been provided bclbre any risk could atlend a descent, and In make things look worse, he provok- ingly announced, “ We are In get a new ane the mom; ye’ll likely be last to try the aull.” But already the cradle waited for me to step into it. I could not dis. appoint my companion by not doing as he did: and ashamed to seem to hesitate before the hardy High- lander, at once took my seat. It was perhaps to encourage me, that he said as he let me oil, “ A far hea- vier man than you gated down yes- terday” Then he restrained the rope, cried I; but it was too late to return. and after all lgot safe down. The sun shone brightly, and made every intricacy, even in the deep crater, clear and open to the eye. The floor might allow a hundred and fifty people to stand on it at once. and consists of fine sand that sparkles with pebbles, which have dropt from the surrounding and im- Pending rocks. Tne face of these rocks is also gemmed by thousands of the same sort, that glittcrcd beaullfUlly in the sunbeam; all which has naturally suggested the Vol. 1. A 'I‘IIRJLLING TALE. BY SIR \VALTER SCOTT A ND? 91%; K 131 MW? ,GA 541,9}???ch \W,.»_,‘_,‘/ M, \M/\ WA/«J .7 Vâ€"VN n; TVITII OR WITHOUT OFFEA'CE TO FRIENDS OR FOES, I SKETCH YOUR U'ORLD E idea of a work of entrenchment, for it is called the Fairy’s Palace. But lcnnl'ess. though a palace, it had few attractions for me, for besides the disheartenings the Highlander filled me with, ere my descent, my friend, now that l was down. though without any misehevinns in- tent, crowned my fears, by giving with a startling cfi'ect, the following narrative: “ A young man once ascended from this, but when he came to the top, he incautiously stood bolt upright in the cradle, and then a moment ere it was landed. being impatient to get out of it, he made an adventurous Imp, fur the breast of the rock. But the cradle being still pendant in the air, with :out a stay, fled hack on the impulse ‘of his Spring. and fearful to think, let him fall between it and the land- ing place." " Horrible! most hor- rible!” was my natural exclama- tion. "But," continued my friend. keep your seat on the cradle till it be firmly landed on the rock. and all will be safe." He ascended. and I prepared to follow. I thought of the young man‘s leap and fall; i figured to myselfthe spot where he alighted and the rt- ,bound he made when he met the lground never more to rise. And as ll took my seat, my limbs smote one another, and my to :th cluttered with terror. \Vhenl descended I kept my eyes hent downwards, and was encouraged the nearer I got to the bottom. But on my ascent I looked all the while upwards, l was trembling alive to the fact, thatl was getting into higher danger. 1 held the spread cords as with the grip of death, never moving my eyes from the blackened creaking main rope. " There l there it goes l." l grasped the words, for did I not first see one ply of the tripleâ€"twisted 1i ie snap asunder as it happened to touch a painted piece of granite? And when cut out and liberated, did the ply nut untwist and our". away from its enils'l Did [nut see an- other ply immediately liillew in the same manner. leaving my life to the last brittle thread, which also began to grow attenuated. and to draw so fine, that it COUIll not long have borne its own weight! I was speechless: the world whirled round and round, I became sightless. and when within one short foot of being landed 1 full! Ifelli into the grasp of my friend. who seeingr me nhnut to tumble out of the cradle from stupor, oppor- tunclv snatched and s“ ung me. cru- dle and all, upon thc rock. When strength returned I run from the edge of the precipice, still in the u'- must tcrpidilion. shaking fcurt‘ully and giving unintelligible utterance to the agony of m_\' awe struck Soul. And if my hair did not undergo a change of color, I was not without such an apprehension: for certainly it stood on end during my absence from the floor of the Fuiry’s Palace. The Pays contains a long and (lchrIy wrilen sketch of M. Thims, from the pen of N. dc 1a Gucronni- ere. The following extract refers to M. Thicrs' powurs as aspcukcr: “ M. Thiers is not the most elo- quent of our orators; he has not; the dignity of M. Guizot, nor the' imagination of M. de Lamartine, nor the passionate bursts of eloouence of M. Berryer, nor the perfidious and‘ caustic grace of M. Lcdru Rolin, but he has clear-ness, precision. ‘ method, logical reasoning, boldness.‘ vigour. and uncxpectednessâ€"all‘ that seduces and fascinates ; he does not make a speech, he holds a con- versation, in which he is the only1 speeker. Never is lherea moment’s hesitation in what he says, never a forgetfulness. never the slightest dis order in his mind ; each deduction comes at the proper moment, and each word expresses to the must delicate shale of meaning, what he (1 :sires to convey. The more con- fused the subject the clearer he will mike it. Figures of arithmetic are as familiar as facts to his marvell- M. 'l‘HlElib‘. tll tin tot ed to e 7 lid 8V tn- he , lime is only a rhetorical proceeding. He soon descends to tlte ground, and ,mcntary career, M. 'I‘hiers was. thies of his hearers. in order to pre-‘ Then his taliset- ta voice assumes new intonations. serve attention. which display admirably emotinns ofvnymus kinds, enthusiustn.indigna- tionfiand all the sentiments which he does not feel. “is features be- come lit up, and his glance darts forth gleams of light lrom under the glasses of his spectacle. One would almost imagine that the dwarf had become a giant. and that the little man whose head scarcely overtop- ped the ledge of the tribune had suddenly been transformed into one of ancient fought for the gods, and who were like them invincible. But thatdoes not lust. as for M. Thicrs the sub- these who all) letes, re~nmcs his analysis of facts and figures, where he is always true, al- ways able, atlwnyseloqttcttt. because he is there in his element. One day at the commencement of his Parlia- charged to draw up a report on the 'budgct, a laborious and difficult work, requiring much time V and study. The report having been called for several times by the Chamber before he could have ex- pected it, M. 'l‘ltiers found himself fort-ed as it were, into a corner. He had not written a line of it. but without being in the slightest degree disconcertcd. he ascended the tri- bune, and in an improvisation of four hours, made a statement, re- mz'trltnhle for its lucidin 0f the gen- eral state of the finances. [Ie en- tered into every necessary detail, classified all the figures. and in that manner dictated his report to the official short-hand writers. Such is M. Thich in the tribune, and his Parliamentary He is full ofsut'h pro- digies and triumphs.” ous intelligence. Ile lakes them. scparatus ihcm, chissifips, and gives them :1 5mm- nnd vuqu which they did no! nmimlr to possess before. UL: mnkis cvcn arithmetic intrac- Iivc. Should his auditory by chnngn appear fatigued with such practical demonstrations. M. Thicrs. wlmse eye is as sharp as his voice is ready. at once pervcivcs it, and rallies the attention (if Ihe persons befure him by some excursion into the domain of history or politics, awakening the passions and sympa- RICHNIOND "ILL, FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 1858. S Never anticipate wealth from {any other source than labor. ‘ He who waits for dead men's shoes may ihave tn go a long time barcfool.‘ ! Heaven helps those who helps them- I _ selves. In the firs! place, make up your mind maccuxnplish whatever }()u undertake, dccinlc upon some pnnivu- [10W TO PROSPER IN BUS] NESS. Be not afraid to work with your own hands, and diligently, loo. ‘ A cal in gloves onchqs no mice.’ Allcnd 1'0 )our business. and never trust it tounolhcr. ‘ A pot that belongs to many is Ill stirred and worse boiled.‘ lzu' cn.plo_vmcul, and persevere in it. AH dillicullics are overcome by dili- gence and aSSiduily. Be frugal ‘ That which WIll not make u put will make a put-lid.' Bu abslcmiuus. ‘ Who duiulics love shall beggars prove. Rise curly. ‘ The sleeping fox catches no poultry.’ Trent uvcry one wilh respect and civilily.- ‘ Everylhmg is guiued and nothing lost by civility. Good manners insurcs success.’ lfyou implicitly follow these pro- cepts. nothing will hinder you from accumulating. The finest churrcler to be con- cerned with, is that in which are unilcd an inviolable integrity, foun- ded upon rational principles of vir- tue, a cool but daring temper. a friendly heart. a ready hand, long experience, with a solid reputation of years, standing. and easy cir- cumslance. Thux which will A TALE OF THE GREAT SARA'I‘OGA TRUNK. Old Anlharmzite has a very dear wifeâ€"'80 dear that she costs him on her own private account about fifteen Ihnuszlnd dollars a year. Mrs.Anthrucitealways has the latest fashions, so when the great Sarato- ga trunk was exhibited in Broad- way, Mrs. A. inslantly purchased one for her summer trip. livery one knows that the great Surumga trunk is an unexceptional trunk. It is collossnl~nf Titanic prnpnrlinns, Chaops, the builder of the great pyramid, might have found amph: mwmnnuululion for her nmire household in the great Saratoga trunk. Ar:cordin;1|_v down went Mrs A. to tho, grunt w utvring place. with her great trunk. She had not been long lhere.h(:wever. when o'd Anthra- cite rucuivud a private telegraph from :1 h'ir'nd to inl‘urm him that Mrs. A. was flirting despel‘ate‘y with young Bt-lzulmb, the son and the heir of old Belzebnh, the great soap lmnlut. Anthracite instantiy takes the train, arrives at the hotel, and inquiring the number of his wife’s ronm‘ quielly walks up stairs. His witL-‘s dour is shut. Anthracite knocks. Door npcnsaftcr some de- lay. Mrs. A. appears fluttered, which llutlcr increases In dismay when she sees her husband. Hus- band culcl's coolly ; explains that he just came to see how she was get- ting'on. and seals himself on the Saratogu trunk. Drops a glove, the picking up of which enables him to look under the bed. No one there. Mrs A. looked as if some one ought to be there. Husband talks of the weather. and the pair are sitting down to a little conversalinn, when old Anthracite remarks quietl} : “Mrs. A trunk.” trunk.” Mrs. A. turns pale through her paint. No. The rat is in Husband is mistaken. the Wainscot. They Hus-l He are always there, those rats. is in the trunk. smells him, he will examine. Mrs. A. very anxious he should not. He~ can’tâ€"~the trunk is shut. and she has1 lost the key. tl'adict. b-vnd is sure it Husband begs to ('0!)- The key “as in the luck autl what \\ as moreâ€"the lid was open. Husband, amid the protestations of Mrs. A. half raised the lid. N0 crinoline, no shawls, tlu lace, no l'ur- hl‘lOVVS in the grentSuratoun trunk: l The adventurous merchant shipsl a cargo for some distant. part; rat Great Britain plants a "olmiy in Botany Bay, Van Die- goes will) it. man’s Land, or at the Swan river ; rat takes the opportunity of coloniz- ing also. Ships are sent upon a voyage ofdiseuvery ; rat embarks ll“. doubled the stormy cape with Diaz, arrived at Malehnr in the first European ves- sel with Gena, discovered the New as a volunteer. World with (Julumhus. and took pos- session of it at the same time, and (:tn-mnuavigzilcd theglobe with Ma- gellan, and with Drake, and with Cook. Husband, amid the protestations or Mrs. A. half raised the lid. N0 crinolinu, no shawls, ttu lace, no fur- bclows in the great Suratogn trunk; 0|in young Belzeliub's glossv curls and killing moustache are visible. Mrs. A. instantly fziints. It’s the privilege of her sex. on such occas- ions. Vtht does husband do? Shoot young Belzchub? Not a hit of it. He smiles grimly and shuts the lid down again, locking the great Snrutoga trunk. lle rings the hell; tells the waiter to bring a giinlet. Borcs a few llUlL‘S in the great trunk.‘ Orders up the porter, and goes ofl‘to New York accompanied by the great Samtnga trunk. “’hat would the trunk not have given for a cigar in n baggage wagon, when it smell- ed the tobacco smoke that was so liberally pufl'od about ! The trunk‘ although nearly sufl'ocated, thought it ham to ltt'ep quiet. Arrived at New York, old Anthracite told the people at the depot, loud enough {Or the great Snratoga trunk to hear him, that he would leave his bag- gnge at the oflice for a few days, when he would send for it. He then went 0le This was more than ithe great trunk could bear; So it 1kicked, shouted, and, made a noise. until it was broken open, and to the amazement of everybody, poor Bol- zehuh crawled out in a limping con- dition. He tried to tell the people that ’lwus done for a hot. but some- how the truth leuked out, and 1 pre- dict that the next summer there will be fewer great Saratoga trunks at the Springs. 1 think old Anthracite had the best of it, don’t you. A little fruit proves the natfu‘c of the tree, but abundance proves its usefulness. I SKETCH Y0 UR IVORLD EXACTLY AS IT GOES. there’s a rat in your No other animal is placed in air cumslanccs which tend so continu- ally lo sharpen ils wits as the rat; nor does any other appear to be ()l n more immovable nature. He is of a most inlelligent family. being relatedftn the beaver. And in civ- .|izcd munuics he is not a wild crea- ture, for he follows the progress of civilization and adapts his own hab- its of life to it, so as to avail himself of its benefits. VVheresoever man goes, rat fol-l lows, or accompanies him. Town or Cnllllll‘y are equally agreeable tol him. He enters upon your housc‘ as a tenant at ,will, (his own. notl yours,) works out for himself a cov-' ered way in your walls. ascends hyl it from one story to another, and: leaving you the larger apartments.l takes possession of the space be-l tween floor and ceiling, as an en- tressol for himself. There he hasl his parties, and his revels and his gallopades. (merry ones they are,)‘ when you would be asleep. ifit were not for the Splt‘fl with which the youth and belles of rat-land keep up the hall over your head. And you are more fortunate than most of your neighbors7 iflne does not preâ€" pare for himself a mausoleum be- :hind your chimneyupietze or under your hearth stone; retire into it when he is about to die, and very soon afford you full prool that though he may have lived like 21 her- mit. his relics are not in the odor of |sanctity. You have then the addi- ltional comfort of knowing that the ‘spot so appropriatei will henceforth lbe used either as a common ceme- tery, or a family vault. In this res- pect, as in many others, nearer ap- 'pro:tches are made to us by Inferior creatures than are dreamt ofin our philosophy. 5:1 ys A GLANCE AT THE HOUSE The Toronto correspnndcmt of the Kingston llm‘uld is must compli- mentary in describing the parsonal aspect of the new House. He Supposing Jenny Lind turned pa- pisl, don’t you think she’d say her prayers on a string of Thrush's eggs? You do, most decidedly. The whole history of the woman is melodious, and why should her private christian relation be other than harmonious? A peep thrcugh the Kaleidoscope of the llllC page not unfl'equently gives you some in- sight regarding the character of the work to whirh it is pretixed ; and a glimpse of the human face divine particularly, if it belongs to a mem- ber of Parliament, sometimes supâ€" ‘plies the whole standard ol'lhe man. ‘Mr. Hartman might travel from the Don to the Queen’s Wharf and not a beggar woman on the way would ever think of asking;r him for a hall'- penny; and George Brown might prcat'h sincerity from Julv to Jan- uary without improving the general Opinion touching his moral istatus. \Vhat is the reason ot'all this? The title pageâ€"the lace, impresses you at once with the existence of an in- terior nature in the one (-asc and perverted abilities in the other. Lavater was right. The human lace is the straw that lells which way the wind blows. I think I am sale in the assertion that this IS the ugliest Parliament that ever assem- bled in this or any other country. The wedding feast never exhibited a mass so incongruous physically. ‘ The members range from ten to fifty inches round the waist, and as jfor noses the suhject beggars all dCSf‘l'lpllon. THE RAT u 'Messrs. G. & J. G ‘to the King’s Must Excellent Ma- Ijosty.“ (some fifty or sixty years In Great Britain also printers .wm'e held in hiin repute from the days of the, immortal Caxton. and comprised in their ranks some of the ‘best educated men in the land, who, ‘up to the close of the eighteenth century, were swords, and were de- nominated “gentlemen ;” but as the press extended, this distinction ‘gradually gave way. and was sue- ceeded‘by a more mechanical eiass. ‘Iu Dublin. printers had the privilege of attending Vieeregal levues in the Castleâ€"a privilege which has ceasâ€" ed since the Union. An anecdote is told of’ one of these privileged “gentlemen” which is worth re- cording. In the employment of the . "Printers age), was a printerâ€"a remnant of the “ old sarhool,”â€"who sighed over , the fallen greatness of his orderâ€"- now, alas! swept away by the ruth- less hand of Time. It so happened that Mr. G (who, by the way, was a very pompous personage) had occasion to speak to this gentlemen about some blundering, which he did in no measured. terms, to the great indignation of our old friend, who determined to be the evening to the re venged. Proceeding in nearest stand, he hired a sedan- chair, (the usual means of Convey- ance in those days), and ttmk his way through the then hadly lighted .strcets ofthe lrisli metropolis. to the splendid mansion of his employer in one of the fashionable squares. Ar- rived at the door, the chairman knocked loudly and intimated to the servant, who quickly appeared. that a gentleman wished to see Mr. G on urgent business, but could M r. U. who was seated at dinner with a party of not leave the ('liuit‘. friends, reluctantly went out, and proceeded down the steps hut in hand. wondering who his urgent visitor could be, and what his busin- ess. when our old friend, putting his head out of the chair. said to him in his blatidcst tones: “ Mr. Gâ€"â€", I have taken the liberty of calling upon you toâ€"give you a fortniglit‘s notice!" The eoi'isternatiou of the aristocrat will he better imagined '1'” ll PRINTING OCCUPATION The Art ofl’rinting was Formerly a gentlemanly occupation, and nut- ul‘ally (rented high expectations-â€" was practised in Germany, Italy, &c., as a genteel paslime in the huuses of the educated and wealthy, who, however, could not entirely dispense with the aid of the arlizan. From this intermixing of rank arose the privilege of the printers to wear arms (to be an armiger esquire.) In 1541, Francis I. suppressed that right relative to juurneymen prin- ters in Franceâ€"Illustrated Inventor. TS.â€"B_t/r0rr than dcscribcd The nine-pounder hrriss field- pieee, wilh limbcr and ammunition wuggons. intendel as a present from her Majesty to the Emperor Napo- l:0n, having been completed, was l‘t‘cchtl'i/ inspected lw numerous vi- sitors. The gun iiself is the most perfefl specimen yeL lurned out lirnm the royal gun factories, and the ironwnrk of the carriages is so highly polished ns 10 have Ihe ap- penranec of silver. The timber is oak, grained and varnished, and the vehicles are. in ever} resin-1:1. beau- tiful Specimens ul' Wurlununship. Je‘cts ofimitalinn, ohm must be represenu'd cum-r as lney are, or holler, or \vorsv ; and gives instm‘wcs ()l' painters, than of poets. Homer, he says, has made men bet- ter, 01hvr poets worsv, others again as they are. In this very thing lies the difference botwevn Tragedy and Comedy; for comedy endea- vors to make men worm, and tra- gedy better than they are. A preuy woman pleases lhe eye ; a good woman pleases ‘he heart. The one is a jewel, the oihcr a treasure. Arisluth WA R L] KB jn No. «11 Hill? of lhv sub- rvc-s aha! mgn ilhl‘l‘ 21$ they 1- ; and gives SENT Five and twenty years ago, when the Western region was sparsely settledâ€"when the country bar-room was the place of common resorl, an d before these old fashioned bar-room stories and songs had yielded to the gossip now generally heard in every drinking saloon, there lived a cor- luin set of good humured, free a: d Those, with others, whiled away many :1 winter eveningy telling slur- ics, smoking the pipe, quafling mugs of hol'flip. a fluid now almost for- gotten. But time separated this jolly com- pany, as it does others, and the sub- sequent history of the Counsellor and worthy Mr. Cowan was as di- vers as their fortunes. Geddes plodded on with his‘“ capiases" at Ellicottville. Cowan in due time became engaged in a respectable business elsewhere. cnsy individuals, whose custom it was to gather at the inn in Ellicolt- ville. Conspicious among this set was Counseller ch'dcs, whose rnugh yet ready wit had spread his fame abroad throughout all that re- gion of country. Another member was a gentlemen whose name “as Cowan. Legal business. at distant inter- vals, called the iawyer to Buflulo. and hewas, of course, glad to see his oid friend, Cowan, engrossed in business, or for reasons of his own. had not much time to talk over old times; and without intending it. probably, gave his frienil the cold shoulder. The man of law noticed this indifi'erence. and pOSsessing in wit what the other did in wealth, determ‘ned to ascertain whether Cowan really meant to cut him or not.â€"Meeting him in the street next day, he said :â€" A COUNTRY LAWYER ON HAND FOR HIS CITY FRIEND. “ Cowan, my old friend, how d’do 1” “ Well. very we”, how are you 7." “ I say, Cowan, I’ve noticed sev- eral times lately that you have ra1h~ er avoided me than otherwise, and I ain’t going to stand any such gam- mon.” “Why, I’ve just had my break- fast, and don’t want anything; be- sides l‘m in a hurry to get to my business; but I’ll treat if you want me to.” .A “We used to be mighty good friends up in Ellicoltville, and I don’t knowfiwhy we should not be here.” “ But, my dear sirâ€"” “Oh, its no use talking; just go in here, now, and treat as you used t0. “ Well, let’s go in.” And they entered a small “ one- horse grocery, where the “cheap and nasty” was dealt out by the small. Cowan gave a nod to the “mixer” behind the bar. and said 1 “Just give my friend here some beer, and what crackers and cheese he wants, and charge it. to. me. Turning to Geddes he remarked, “ you must excuse me now, I’ve a great many things to attend to. and can’t stay here any longer,” after which he left. “Well, if that isn’t cool then I’m no judge," says Geddes. Having dispassiunately imbibed his beer, he stopped a minute or two to consider. “I say, bar-keeper.” ‘3 Yes. sir.” “(You have got plenty ofcrackers and cheese 1” weigh 1" “ About sixty pounds a piece 'f” “ Full sixty 7.” “Sixty, and no mistake.” “Well, just send over to the Farmers Hotel. where 1 stop, four of those cheese and “free barrels of crackers, and charge them to Mr. Cowan. You heard him say I was to have all the crackers and chesse Iwamed ’!" “ Yes, sir." “ And send them down soonfbe- cause Iexpect that my team’ll be there in a little time. and I shall want them all ready.” “Certainly, sir.” The four cheese and three barrels of crackers were sent down, and in the due course of time Mr. Cowan was presented with a bill for the same, which he payed, confessing at the same time that although rather ‘expensive, the joke was neverthe- less a good one. He never after- wards gave the cold shoulder to Counsellor chdcs. "Why, whatâ€"” AN EMPTY Sovun.â€"' railway whistle when y< too late for the train. “ Yes, sir." “How much will the cheese _'I‘hal of a you are just