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J‘ dams-.5. ifiittflitltt. _.._._ .â€"._. CEASE THY LONGINGS. Q. cease thy repinings,thy longing and sighing. For things in the future, uncertain and dim, While garlands of beauty around thee are lying. And all but thyself offers praises, ta;1 Him. Rise early to meet the glad my which is dawn- ing ; Go. hie to the fields which are smiling so sweet ; And let the wild notes of the birds of the mom. ‘ inz. Dispel from her throne the dull goddess of sleep. Dismiss from thy brain the delusive ideal ; No longer lay dreaming this bright hours away ; Ge, mingle a while with the true mad the real, And visions will flee at the coming of day. Go forth while the light of the east is fast1 blending Its beautiful hues with the mist of the night. And gaze on the flowers that with dew drops are bending, ‘ And sparkling like gems in the radian t light Ifin thy lone pathway no dear eyes she‘ll brigh- tep. [ No heartbeat responsive to love in thy breast. Thou yet the deep woes of thy brother may lighten, ’Twill bring to thy troubled soul pleasure and rest. Then cease thy repiiiings,the way is not dreary, ’Tis bright when compared with another’s distress; Go smile on the poor, lend, ghppdtothe weary, And how unto Ilim who ready to bless, Go forth then with hope and with stieiigth on the morrow ; Hold not from thy kindred thy blessing of love ; Iuet charity stvneten the cup oftheir sorrow, And thine be the glory and peace from p‘bove, O CEOLA: A ROMANCEâ€"BY CAPT. M. nun). {Continue Two DUELS 1N ox]; DAY. I For some moments, there was no reply. The grand woman seemed immobile as a statute. She did not even start on hearing the foul proposal, but. on the contrary, stood as if turned to stone. i Her silence had an encouragf ing effect upon the ardent lover; he appeared to take it for assent, He could not have looked into her eye, or he would there have read an expression that would have hin- dered him from pressing his suit further. Noâ€"he could not have observed that glance. or he would hardly have made such a mistake. ‘Ouly promise it, fair Maumee; your brother shall be free before the morning, and you shall have everything’ ' ‘Villain, villain, villain! Ha, ha, ha, ha! Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha !’ In all my life, I never heard auglzt so delightful asthat laugh. It was the sweetest sound that ever fell upon my ears. Not all the wed- ervvw\r\fel ./\.r\_ r\.’ u'\/ ‘\/ . x1“ ALEX. SCOTT, Proprietor. In another instant, the maniacl was face to face with the would: be i‘.’ivis_liei'-â€"whp, startled by her appif‘oa‘chl, had released his hold of the gird, and falling back a pace, stood gazing with ari‘iazemcritat this singular intruder. ‘ Ho, ho!’ screamed the maniac, as she glided up to the spot. ‘His son, his son! No! I am sure ofit. As she uttered these apostrophie appeals, she sprang forward, hold- ing the snake far outstretchedâ€"as if to give it the opportunity gfstrik- ing the now terrified man. The latter mechanically drew his sword, and then, as if inspired by the necessity of defending him- self, cried out : . ‘Hellish sorceress! if you come. a step nearer, I Shall run you through the bodyf Back, now!l Keep off, or, by ', I shall do it !’ The resolution expressed by his tone proved that the speaker was in earnest; but the appeal was unheeded. The maniac continued to advance despite the shining blade that nicnaced her, and within reach of whose point she had al- ready arrived, I was now' close to the spot; had drawn my own blade, and was hurrying foyyvalrd tq ward off the fai- tal blow which I expected every moment would, be struck. was my design to sqye Haj-Eth who seen'iedrecklessl‘v rushierr upon . "i .i it . l\ '\ l. ‘li » Ii leslruction. ‘ ’ in! all prgibability, shouldI haye been too late, had the thrust been given ; but it was not. Whether from terror at the wild unearthly aspect ot'liis‘assail- ants, or, what is more likely. fearing that she was about to fling the snake upon him, the man appeared struck with a sudden paniac, and re: treated backward .‘ i A step or two bropglit him to the edge of the water. Therp were loose stones strewed thickly aloug the shore ; among these his feet be: came entangled ; and, balancing backward, he fell with a plush upoii the pond! The water deepened abruptly, and he sank out of sight. Perhaps the sudden immersion was the means of saving his life; but the mo- ment after, he rose above the sur- face, and claiubercd hastily up on the bank. licrt \ F\/‘\/\/\_/V‘\_/\/ ~~./\/WW../ \_/\/ \./\../ \/\_.'\/ p: SCARBORO’, YORK, VAUGHAN, KING, AND WHITCHURCH ADVERTISER VVMMWVmWVAA,VWVemWVmNfoW/WevA/va/JWWWWWXRVVWAMW .jof sewers. - i‘ “ Let Sound Reason weigh more with us than Popular Opinion.” RICHI‘IOND HILL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1859. TERMS: $1 50 In Advance. r 7 ~ , , , 7 . . . . ibevcr! cried he, bevel lâ€"â€"‘, and made manv mqurries in rela- and as he uttered these words,ltion to her. giving, as I presumed, a proof of determined courage, he turned suddenly ; and, to my utter aston- ishment, commenced running aWay from the ground! I ran after, and soon overtook him. I could have thrust him in the back, hadI been sanguinarily inclined; but instead, I contented myself with giving him a foot- salute, in what Gallagher would have termed his ‘pbiétayrlm‘s,’ and with no other adieu, left him to con- tinue his shameful flight. A SILENT DECLARATION. ..\ II -_ Now for the love. the sweet young love, Under the tale tree.’ do. It was the voice of Haj.E'.va, chanting one of her favpurite melo- dies. Far sweeter the tones of an- other voice pronouncing my own ‘George Randolph !’ ‘ Maumee 1’ ‘Ho, be! you both remember “still remember Iâ€"â€"II£71I:Zas ./ The lslandâ€"-â€"that fair islaiii.lâ€"â€"â€"fair to you, butdark in the memory of Haj- Ewa. Hulwak! I’ll tliiiikt oft’t no iriorcâ€"no, no, no! a New for the love, I the sweet young love. ‘Underâ€"â€"â€"- ’ ‘ It was once mineâ€"-â€"it is now yours : yours, mice! yours, hafni- cllzi. Pretty creatures! enjoy it alone ; you not the mad queen for. Comprinioii'l Ha, ha! Coorcc, cogi'ce. I'go; leariiot the rustling wind, fear i’iot‘the whispering trees ; none can approach while Haj- Ewa watches. She will be your guardian C/LIHU. micp, too, Ho, c/illa mica ! ' I ' Now for the love, the sweet young love,’ and again renewing her chant, the strange woman glided from the. spot, leaving me alone with Mau- nice. I The moment was not without embarrassment to meâ€"perhaps to both of us. No profession had ever passed between us, no assurance. not a word of love. Although loved Maumce with all’iny heart’s strength, although I now felt certain that she'lovcd me, there had been no mutual declaration ofour passion. The situation was a peculiar one, and the tongue felt restraint. ’ 1 extended my arms, opening them widely. Nature prompted rue, or perhaps passion all the same. The silent signal was instantly ding-bells that ever rangâ€"not all the lotus that ever playedrâ€"uot all the harps and hautboysâ€"thc cla- i‘ions and trumpetsâ€"in the world, [could have produced such melodi: ous music for me. The moon seemed to nour silver l n . c He was now furious, and With _ l." \ . lllS dittin sword, which he had managed to retain hold of, be rushed - towards the spot where Haj-Ewe undeistood, and the moment after, still stood. His angry oaths told the head of my beloved was nest. his determination to slay her. 'ling upon my bos‘om. bodvl , It was not the soft yielding ' Not a (word was spoken. A from the skyâ€"the stars had pf a woman, nor yet of a reptiledlow fond cry alone escaped her grown biggtit‘ ("Hid brighter {he that his blade was to encounter. lt lips as she fell upon my breast, and breeza bccatrie filled with delicious odours, as ifa perfumed censor had 'been' spilled from heaven. and the ,whole scene appeared suddenly ,transformed into an Elysium! I Willi an effort. I held in v peace, and waited for the dcneucmcntâ€" for I saw that the scene was not yet at an end. ' ‘Mistrcss indeed 3' exclaimed the bold beauty in scornful accent. .‘ And Ithis is the motive of your proficrcd friendship. Vile wretch !, for What do yoti iriistake me! a, camp-weucb, or a facile squaw of the Yeii'iasscel Know, sit“, that I am your equal in blood and race; and though your pale-faced friends have robbed me of my inheritance. there is that which neither they nor you can take from meâ€"the honor pf my name. Mistress, indeed! ’â€" tas his own. struck against steel, hard aiid'siiiuing I had thrown myself between him and big; victims, and had suc- ceeded in restraining Haj-Elva from carrying out her' vengeful design. As the assailant approached, his twiued her arms in rapturous corn- lprcssion around me. ' For some moments we exchanged noi speech; our hearts alone held converse. Soon the embarrassment vanish- ed, as a light cloud before the rage, but more, the water half-blind- l summer sun : not a trace of shyness lug him. hindered him from seeing remained ; and we eonversed in IIiC ; rasped together, that he seemed aware of my presence. . it _ . _ and it was trot till our blades the confidence of mutual love, I questioned Maumee much.â€"â€"â€" Without guile, she gave me the There was a moirientary patisc,«l'iistoi'y of that long interval of ab- accorripanied by silence. ' SGDCC. She confessed. or rather de- fYou, Randolph!’ at length he elaredâ€"for there was no coquettish exclaimed in a tone of surprise. ‘ Ay, Lieutenapt dolnli it is. Smithâ€"Rim- had loved me from the first Pardon my mtrusnm. from that hour when I first saw and her mannerâ€"that she even hesitation in but your pretty love-scenelitliangitig : loved her: through the long silent so suddenly to a quarrel, l'dceincdlyears, by night as by day, had the it my duty to intertere.’ Silly fellow! ' She had turned be}; back upon him. and was moving away. ‘ I ‘Not so fast!’ cried he,' [rushing after. arid grasping her by the Wrist ;t .‘ not so last, my brown-skinned charmer! Do not think you can least no off so lightly. I haye fol- lowed youfor months, and, by )the god Phoebus, I shall make‘you pay for the false smiles you have tretited inc to. You needn’t struggle; we are alone here ; and ere we part, I shall ’ I heard no more of this hur- ried speechâ€"I had risen from my perch, and was hurrying down to the rescue ; but before I could reach the spot, another was before me. Haj-Ewe n-lier eycs‘ glaring fiercelyâ€"with a wild maniac laugh upon her lipsâ€"was rushing forward. She held the body of the rattle- snake in her extended hands, its head projected in front. [while its long neck was oscillating from. side to side, showing that the reptile was angry, and eager to make an at- tack. Its hiss, and the harsh f skirr-rr’ of its rattles could be heard .. .3, a, y ' wry-t ‘A, 17' in ,.'w‘,-, .p' ,1 ‘ ,ll: \Afl. t.t-i ...' - \l.i.. .t‘i. . .‘You have been listening 1â€"- one thought held passession of her bosom. In her simplicity, she you] haveH heard Pray; sin wondered I had not liflOVVlI what business have'you either to l ‘il . . l - a, ) i r ‘5 play the spy on my actions, orinter- had “WC! bu)“ dCCl‘mvd' fclre in my affairs ‘l’ .‘Businessâ€"rightâ€"f-dutyâ€"the dutv which all men have to protect I that her low It Was true, she said; but she had never dreamt of concealing it. She thoughtl might have perceived it. reminded her weak innocence from the designs of Her “’Slmus we” keen“ ' Sh" find ,suclia terrible Blue Beard as you!be appear to be. 'By , you shall rue this.-’ f New "l:â€" or when 2’ _‘ Whenever you please.’ ‘No time like the present. Come on !’ i I ' I Not another word was spoken be- tween us; but, the instantflafier, our blades were clinking in‘tlie fierce game of thrustiand pariy. if The affair was short. At the third or fourth lounge, I ran my antagonist through the right‘shoui- der, disabling his arm. His swerd fell jingling among the pebbles- ' ‘ You have wounded me !’ cried he ; ‘I am disartned,’ he added, pointing to the fallen blade.â€" 'Enough sir; I am satisfied.’ ‘But not Iâ€"-â€"not till you have knelt upon these stones, and 44:»?th tits/lee rm: her whom you ‘e l’ ‘y‘ t t i \1 ’ en conscious ofminc! So declared she. with a freedom that put me off my guard." If not stronger, her passion was noblpr than my own. ' ' ' She had never doubted me dur- ing the years Jo;ny sephrationrl- Only of late ; but the cause of this doubt was explained: the pseudo- lovei‘ had poured poison into her ears. Hence the errand‘of Haj- Ewa. ' There was one thing I longed to know. Surely Mani‘nee, with her keen quick perception, from the girlish confidence that had ex- isted between themâ€"surely she could inform me. I longed to know the relations that had existed be- tween my sister and her brother. Much as I‘desircd the informa- tion, I refrained from asking it. i ' Virginia was more teautiful than ever, she had board, She wondered if my sister would remember those walks and girlish amusementsâ€"those happy hours ‘upon the island. I ‘ Perhaps.’ thought I, ‘too well.’ It was a theme that gave me pain. The future claimed, our atten~ tion; the past was now bright as heave i, but there were clouds in the sky of iiie future. We L5:1,“th of that nleagest and darkestâ€"jhe imprisonmenf‘of Occ- ola. How long would it, lastl-v- ‘What could be done‘to render it as brief as possible? I I' I l pioiyii's‘e'd to do, everything in my pover;'and I purposed as I promised. It was 'my firm resolyé to leave, no stone unturned to effect the liberation of. t,lie cap,t,ive chief.“ If right ‘should not prevail, I was determined to p'y stratagem.-â€"â€" Evcn ’with the sacrifice of my commissionveven though personal disgrace should await men-the risk of life itselfâ€"I resolved llé-SliOUltI be free. V’ I I needed not to add to my de- claration the emphasis of an oath ; I was believed without that. A ,flood of gratitude was beaming from tligise‘ liquid orbs; and the silent pressure of love-burping lips wag sweeter thanks than words eoqld have qt'lered. ” It was time for parting; the .moon told the‘nour of midniifht. On the crest of'dthe hill.“ like a bronze statute outlined against the pale" sky, ‘stood the mad q‘been. A signal brought her to our 'side ; and after another embrace, one more fervid pressure of sweet lips, Manatee and I partedf” " Her strange but faithful guardi led her aw I and I was left alone.’ I could scarcely take myself away frorp that consecrated ground; anti I remained for Show minutes longer, giying full play to triiim- pliant and rapturous i‘efiections.‘ The declining moon'lagaiu warn- ed me; and, crossing the crest of the bill, I hastened back to the Fort. be continued.) an ay by some's‘ecret pdt’h, Mr. Blackus, editor of the Cana- jahorie Rodii, is a deaf mute, but how eloquently he gives voice to the language ofgrief in the follow- ing passage from his last paper : ‘ "We cannot this week fill our usual columns, every time hitherto before this, that we have sat in the old place, to the now regular recur- ring duty, we have had dear little fingers rambling along along our knees, or making stray snatches at the paper. A little face, all lit with happy eyes bo-pceping mto ours. A little. head, nodding as it shook its curls, a mock ‘by by papa,’ and turning back again to the sweet childish teasing. But now, alas! the little fingers are now no longer here ; the little eyes are dim with a dimuess that shall never know the old lustre again, and the little curls are yonder, beneath the trees and the glimmering white tombstones ” VVHV THERE is NO RAIN IN I’ERU. --â€"ln Peru, South America, rain‘is unknown. The coast ofPeru is 'the region of perpetual southéeast frzi'de winds. Tho’ the I’ei‘uviati"'sli'0i‘cs are on the great So‘nth sea" burder, yet it uever‘r-ains ithere. 'The" yea: son is plain. "The southwedst trade winds in the Atlaiitic Ocean’fi’rs't strike the water oill the coast‘ of Africa. Travelling I to I the’ north \vdsi, they blow obliquelyiaicro'ss the Ocean until they reach the' coast of Brazil. this time they are hea- vily"laden'Witb vapor, which they coiitinuc to 1 beer along across the coniinent, depositind‘if'as they go, and supplying with it the sourées of ihé Rio de lit Plat-.1 and the so'uthern iiiibutaries of the Amazon. Finally they reach the snow-capped Andes, and here is'”wrung from than the laiit particle of moisture that that very low temperature can extract. Reiaching thb’ summit of that’range they now ddwn as cool dry Winds on'the Pacific slopes beyond. Meet- mg with no es aporating surfap’e', and with no temperature colder than that to which they were subjected en the mountain tops. they reach the ocean before they become charged with fresh vapor, and before, there- ,fore. they have any Which the Peru- ‘vian climate‘ can draw out. Thus we see the top of thh Andes beâ€" And’ yet we talked of bothâ€"of come the reservoir from Which are ,Vir‘srhiia cspiieiallv, for ,M'aiimce ‘i-tlxl'i aficcmrz. ts . .,,. .r a i» )Iucvb sup 1’) . plied the [rivers of Chilli ai'id 5. .1 la“. rand accomplished beyond all others. potential than man’s. A MOTHER’S INFLUENCE. Though less public, it is stillmore No one has such power over a river as he who stands near its source. No one has such powerover a tree as he who plants and intends it while ycf it is a pliant sappling. And no earthly power is to be compared with that which, humanly speaking, deter- mines the (‘oursc and destiny of an immortal soul. Under God, the motheris the first guardian of the child’s eternal interest. character depends greatly on the home influences that surround our childhood. It is from the mother who inoves constantly among her little ones, much more than the father, wliosd"vocatton necessitates his absence from home, and prevents our being much in his presence, that our lives receiVe their bias. Her gentlb‘haird gives to docile na- ture the impress which we wear ‘through life; her lovirig voice awa- kens in the sbul those lsweet echoes which never cease to sound; and! her look and manner fill the mind with images which haunt our ine- mory until our dying day. Many of the best men have attributed their future excellency to a mother’s in fluence; and now there are thou- sands and tens of thousands ready Our future thousand. Her new owner took her to England, and made a great deal of money byfexhibiting her , but his speculation was brought to an un- expected t’ermination. Her mother was still alive in North Carolina, and another speculator bought her, took her to England, and in her name in'stitute l legai proceedings for the custody of the lichild. The court of coui’se so decreed, and thereupon the late owner offered to deposite fifty’th’ousand dollars to the credit of the mother, ifshe would‘c'ommit the child to him again, and remain with it herself in England. She de- . in,» .i . chned the offer, saying, " What should I do with so much money! [wish to return with my child to North Carolina.’ Her present own- cr than asked the mother in what manner she wished to live, and‘iold herhe would conform to it. She then asked for a little cottage and a patch of ground, where she could raise her own chickens. There she lives with her husband and five other ofherchildren, which he had purch- ased. Two others were ‘s‘bld while young to a negro-trader, and her master libs ofl’é‘re‘d’a reward'd'f $500 for information where they may be found, so that lie can purchase'them, and i'eunite‘theiii 'to the family, He takes the gii‘l, a'c'cbmpa‘hie’d by her mother, aro’dnd in 'thb" Southern States on exliibition expeditions, and to y'oiri in the exclamation; “0 mother, sweetest name on earth. We lisp it on the knee, ‘i And ido‘ise its sacred worth. ln manhood’s ministry : And ifI e’er in Heaven appear, A mother’s holy prayer" - i: l. 3â€"â€" A mother’s hand arid g‘entle tear, That pointed to a Saviour here, Shall lead the wanderer there. l‘t,‘ . :t 4 ,t . - . get's large returns for his investment. 5 a ' OLD BLiZARn's RMLaoxp SPECU- La'rion.---Everybody about' Mont- gomery, Alabama, knows ‘ Old Bli- zard,’ of Pike county. He is none of your one ox or one bag men ;Old Blizard is stiff in the world. He works his fifteen hands, and makes And not only does her influence pf- seven bags to the hand. He made . , v t t‘ .‘ . . . feet us thus powerfully in our early it all by his own exertions, too. years, but all through life it meets When the railroad (the Mobile and i us at every turn. How often have Giard road) was first talked of in his ' sisters proved guardian angels to a settlement, Old Blizard was high up‘ wayward brother, surrounding him for it. The line of the read would with gentle influences, awakening come near his plantation. and disâ€"’ old memories of home, appeapng to pense with the wear and tear of his his better nature by the exhibition Wagons through the prairie to ofa beautifullife,followinghim with Montgomery. One day an agent their solicitude and their prayers, of the railroad company called on and so preventing the excesses to him, took dinner Willi him,andtalked which he was tempted,or persuaded about the road tohim. As the agent him to forsake a ruinous course, and was about leaving he drew his sub- to walk in the paths of righteous- scription book and said :-â€"‘ Well, weer) c HARCOAL'ASaK'tBEO- "DORIZER. *' ' ' " The last report of the commis- sioners of the' London So’wer‘s con? tains the following testimonyâ€"«of, especial importance now in the hot“ season. respecting the value ofrwooldl‘ charcoal as a deodoriaer : "W" ' " We have,” says. the report. “ in, ,common wood charcoal a powerful ,imearis‘ of destroying the foul gases I How is it to be applied, ii: a question of little embarrassment. EVentilaté sewers as you will, either by the open gratings in the streets, or by the rain-water pipes of the,“ houses, or by the pillars of the gas-' lains, or by tubes carried up at the“ landlord’s expense from the drains: of every house. or by special shaft!“ in the public streets---in fact, let the gases go out ofthe sewers how they will or where they will, you have but to place a few pennies’ worth of eharCoal in the course ofthe draught and the purification of the air will be complete. As far as we know, the strength and cnlltirancb' of‘t'llis‘ power are almost unlimited ; so that when once the air filter has been set up, it will last continuously for years. Its action, also, upon the draught, is, not particularly injuriobs‘. gThe fem-c perature of the sewers, and the agencies which are now at work in circulating the air and ventilating them will be sufficient to keep up a dorrcnt of foul air through the filters; and if these were multiplied to : large extent, the friction of the gases upon the charcoal would be reduced to an insignificant amount.” Tue . ,ACHELOR.--A\n old. man peeping f om ‘his'looplmle dd n the world and nature; a curious spec- ulatar in bubbles; a prieker and steal- er into other people’s thoughts, These things my occupationâ€"â€"-the flow and set of my current life. Be- neath more or lessâ€"a mine in which the lights observation will not burn! I cannot, even dare not, explore into. all the mysteries of passion, sin, dc-. sire. love of self, which hide them- seiyes in the deep places ofthe soul; but I am conscious ever that I am an actor in my own sight; that be-. neath these ordinary’ntotives, this common daily life.the possibilities of passion, feeling and thought, capable of some huge and grand expression. I live in expectation; the soul is poi- sed ‘in suspense, and appears ever to wait the striking of some signal by which it suddenly shall expand into a life the vast multiple of this.â€" There i‘s‘ the feelings ofinsufiiciency every where; my faculties perpet- ually fall shoit of the power attWhi‘dh they aim. There is some clog of earth on mortality upon my senses by which the zest of happiness and pleasure is dulled. In fact, we are all half ripened fruitâ€"with one sided gestibiliti‘cs a'ild faculties. Novuu Moor: on CURRYING Ls» ness! How many a wife has saved, Mr. Blizzard, what amount shall I “Himâ€"Qt! Tuesday morning about. and, as we say, made her husband put dowti as your subscri tion to I50 gentlemen connected with the â€"-awakeuing in him the conscious- our great enterprise ?’ tifl‘,’ said “331le trade assembled at the large ness of power, and by web-timed old 13., ‘ I’ve jist got thirteen hun- {EstabllShmbhi Oflllcssrsv Smith, Pal' encouragement, inducing him to dr'éd rails, new and good rails“, split tent. and Sn‘iitb, Berniondsey, to wit- cherish lofty aspirations and to at. out, and by the time you folks want ness an exposition ofthe new method tempt noble deeds! Woman’s influ- ’em, I’ll have as many more. You “f‘CUI'I‘Ylllghlgutlw"jug! Pale-med by 01166 I'Cstl‘ains and subdues our pas- may put me down fur three “1011- Mr- Gregg, it!" exmnswe Currier. 0f sions, and soothes our temper when sand rails anyhow.’ ‘Wc do not Sheffield. 'The pattehtee having chafed or irritatedâ€"her kind words want rails, Mr. Blizzard,’ said the bth llilrodtlbed 10 illetneelingiga“ animate us under disappointinentâ€" agent, smiling, ‘w’e wish our friends :1 COllClSe tldSCHptiOh Of his system, her constant friendship and undying faith are our refuge when slander assails usâ€"her society is our refuge when wearyâ€"~hcr gentleness is our nurse in sicknessâ€"her"i‘ea‘dy and self-denying services compensate for the infirmities of age, and are both feet and bands to us' when the keepers of the ‘house tremble, and the strong men bow themselvesâ€"- her sOft "hand smoothe‘s', while her to purchase, or rather to help' 'us to furnish the iron rails...l VVh‘at a‘m'ount of money will you “give us‘io'hel'pto get iron rails 7.’ ‘fIron‘ rails be durned! Ef yer goin’ to go inter such unater'a'l extravigances as that. I shant'give yer a dollar. Iron rails‘l Well for sure, who ever heard 0’ the like 'I’ And so Old Blizzard left the railroad agent in disgust, mumbling to himself as he ti ‘which tlie old course of fourteen processes has been reduced to seven,‘ tihd th‘e tinterequired for completion from a fordrightt’o about two days. Mr. Gregg‘theu pot on his working diess,‘and~with ihé‘aid of two of hi '- m‘en proceeded to give a practical illustration of every stage ofhis PTO! cess, the principal feature of whiclf is his new “method of what is 'dry’ stufling.’ or saturating with dubbing sympathising tears wet, our pillow when away, ‘ Iron rails be durned.’ 01' other Olcagiliuus matter while the’ â€"â€"aud' her kiss dismisses us from, even “as” it welcomes us into, the ‘worldf‘She is the first to take us by the hand at our cbming, and the last to bid ‘us farewell when we go nâ€"she is the nurse of‘both our child- hoods-«she is the queen of our home, and the friend of our heart ; yea, she is, under God, our life’s best blessing, and there is none to com- pare With "her foi' the comfort she ministers in a dying'lioui‘,--Woman’s Sphere and IVork. ‘ ' HISTORY OF THE COLORED GIRL wt'ru 'rwo'~"noniesi The story of a doubleâ€"headed co- lored girl, in Georgina, which was at fll’ét regarded as an experiment upon t‘hezcredulity ofmarvel seekers, turns out to be Well founded, the truth ex- ceeding thei'original do the freak of nature. It is, in fact, a double child in everything but the trunk. From a point just below the tlie"‘s'hould'<.ir blades there are two spinal clo‘umns. There are two heads, turn necks, two hearts, two sets of lungs, four arms and four legs. The two heads converse with each other, or with different persons at the same time, and sing together. She can walk, run or dance. and is very lively. She Was born a slave in North Carolina, and is probably now about eleven years of age. While an infant she Was sold for one thou- sand d0llars,and at the age of six or .sevcu she was sold again for five scription of {crest}, A Scam: Ar 53‘. Queenâ€""Ar. eye-withess gibbs th’e fellbiiiihg a’cl count of the reception of the Im- perial bulletin containing an account of the battle of Magenta “ The despatch was brought to the Lady Regent. It was in ciphers as usual ---cipliers of which the Imperial Lady alone has the key. It was the longest which has ever been trans- mitted by electric telegraph, and has been registered as such ; and as the Empress proceeded in her decipher- mg t’lieiemetion and dread grew greater ‘at each word, until com- pletely ot'er'powered by the agita tion of the inbment, and the dread of what Was «5' come; the eagerness and te‘rror evinced by the ladies present to learn the contents of thé despa‘teh, all of them personally in- d through nearland dear re~ latioiis, in the solution ofthe ciphers she sank back in a stiroon, grasping .in her closed hand the paper upon which were traced the figures whose hidden meaning conveyed sentences of despair td’ so many. It is Well known that'é‘woonmgfilike weeping, is catching by contact. One by one the’ladies gave way to, the sensation,'and the drawingnrboml .at St. Cloud short resembled are scene in the “Sleeping Beauty 'l‘n llie Wood.” " 9 Why is love like a canal boat? Because it is an internal transport. skin is dry, instead of after soaking’ in water. Some very beautiful specimens were then exhibited, the! whole of which had been complete in three days. The proceeding excited great interest’, and termina- ted with an unanimous vote ofthank" to Mr. Gregg, the inventor, and t'd the eliaiitnan.â€"â€"Nor/olk News Eng- larfry. {My ’ u A Cameos Qussrion.â€"-A Cori-es. pendent inquires: ‘Suppose'fman and e“ girl were to get married ; the‘man is thirty five years old, and the girl five yeare;thil makes the man seven timed‘as old as the girl; and they lire together until the girl is ten years old; this makes: the man forti years old, anti four times as old as the girl‘, and they still live unt‘il shé'is fifteen, the man would be forty-like, and this makes him three times as old; and they still live on till the git'l’is twice as old, and so on". Now, how long would they have to live to make the girl as old as the man, at!“ same rate of reasoning?’ “ .i , t Way A SHIP is CALLED ‘ SHIN-â€" Some‘ heartless wretch who should b0 punished by being tied to a post within 5 inches of kissing distance of a pair of be; Witching ‘ cherry 'ripe ’ feminine‘lips; with the dbl-tainty 'of nevsr reducing that n‘umé ber of inches'between hint and blil’s,“s"ayl ‘ ship‘i‘s eallcd she because a man kitsch noti‘th‘e expense till he gets oneâ€"bacon" they are usless without employment-whe- cause they look best when well rigged-- became their value depends upon their age -â€"because they are upright when in stay: â€"â€"because they bring news from abroad; and carry out news from home.