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From the London Comic Almanac for lS4l.
TWELFTH NIGHT.

From the London Comic Almanac for lS4l.
TWELFTH NIGHT
(Not Shakspears's)
Miss Mifiins was blooming nymph,
or almost half Gentry,
Who long had greved her book Of life
To keep by single entry.
Shed once culver full of beaus;
Old, young, short, tall, dark, liaht:
Stokes, Nokes, Tibbs, Nbbs Hin, Till Fox, Knox
But never Mister Right.
In fact she was u lcetie proud,
And loved to play and park 1T
And SO, like many another fair
She d overstood her market.
The Baker wooed her once, and of
At eve loves tale would tell her;
But all she said TO him was this,
"Begone you kneady TELLER !"
The Piemen, too, had tried his luck;
But there again her pride
Stood in her way; she couldn't bear
To be Tart-ers bride.
The man wot drives the pleasure wan"
Had loved her to insanity:
But, ms she said, whats pleasure Stuff!
And vans is nought but vanity"
The Miller next, in honeyed words,
That love SO promptly teaches,
Assailed her heart But "Come" said she,
"None of your .foury speeches."
The Clothesman too, although Jew,
Desired to be her beau
But finding Phiiiis look so cold
Returned to his old "Clo."
The Pawnbroker had also shown
A flatt'ring predilection
But mo" said she, "don't look to me
For pledges of affection"
Thus all the men she Tilted them
And one reply they got
She'd rather live without tie
But now-she'd rather not.
So one twelfth day-that is, one sixth
She went the cakes to view;
Like all the world, who feel, that day,
A cake oethes too.
Of course the boys soon pinned her fast
(No greater plaques on earthly
And her poor gown becamet the vic
Tim Of their boy strous ninth
A cracker, too, by sad mischance,
And while with fear she painted,
At one fell bounce soon fred her founce-
Though not the spark she wanted.
A hero bold who stood close by,
Qiuck TO her rescue flew,
And tore away the flaming robe
Her pocket vanished too.
She went into a ft--so strong,
That two young Taiors swore
They'd never seen in all their lives
SO tight fit before.
The swain into whose arms she'd falrn,
When to herself she'd come,
Seeing that she was "al abroad"
Begged he might see her home.
Arrived, they talked of this and that
Love, war, and heroes dead,
A soldier he-a man of rank
And file he might have said
A Polish Count, a Knight Grand Cross,
X. X. and c. E. d.;
Grand Master of the Blood-red Dirk,
And II. o. G. U. Z.
In fine, to make long tale short,
He tickled her ambitions
And soon al church persuaded her
To alter her condition
Then of she wrote to all her friends
Aunt Smith and Cousin Cole:
Totell them all the news, how she
Was tied to great pole.
But oh pride, pride must have a fall
Her cash he soon got through
And then, one mizzling MichIas day,
The Count he mizzled too.
And ever since, on fair Twelfth Night,
A wandering form is seen
A female form, and this its cry
"Vot Twelfth Cake I've beenl"
TO FANNY ELSSLER
Fanny Fanny you may take my hat,
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Nostfral.
From the Suponnah Rspubliean.
THE FLIGHT.
BY LIEUT.. 0. W. rArrEs, U. $. ARMY.


As the column Of Lieut. Col Garland pressed o.
ward from the ford of the Osclla to the banks OF u
rapid Suwannee, not unfrequently track was disco
cred, upon which the fresh stamp of the moccasl
gave ardor to the soldiey in pursuit Of their sui
tie and retreating foe.
Brotherw Der a warriors side
Softly sung forest bride
Brother spread the blanket warm,
We are houseless mid the storm
But the pale face-name of fear,
Thanks may never venture here
lis the hammock green and wild,
Only known 10 Natures child"
Sister, bark It's he-he comes
Listen TO his signal drums
Know you not his token sound
Death and danger hover round.
Note his watch fires thro the pines,
We must leave our home Of vines
Faint and weary tho we be-
Sister we must rise and fee."
Brother meath the spreading palm
We have scatter'd leaves Of balm;
And our children worn with care,
Deeply now are sleeping there
Wet and rugged was the way,
Over which they passed to-day,
We have wandered many mile
Brother let US rest awhile"
Sister sterner couch is ours,
Than the bed Of scented flowers
We are cast on Fortunes food,
They who seek our blood;
Rouse the infant from its dream,
Leap the bank and cross the stream:
The the night is on the plain,
We must tread the trail again"
As the pensive light of day
Melted mid the West away,
Sad and soft the words Of care
Died along the evening air:
But when morn with banner red
Rose above the hammock bed
Far had faded mid the wild,
Brave and bride and tawny child
Fort RUSSELL, L. F., March, l64l.
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PLEAsuRE.-lt is difficult to say what pleasure
means. Pleasure bears different sense to every
different person. Pleasure to country miss,
Lust come out, means a race ball, and so many
partners that she is danced, till she can hardly
Stand Pleasure to an aspirant after fashion,
means a card for Devonshire- house, or nod
from Lady -! Pleasure to a school-boy
means tying string to school fellows toe
when he is asleep, and pulling it till he awakes
Thin Pleasure to an inquirng mind means a
TOAD inside stone, or beetle with its head off!
Pleasure to man of taste means first rate ar
hist and good dinner! Pleasure to laboring
man means doing nothing Pleasure to fine
lady means having something to do to drive
away the time Pleasure to an antiquarian
means an illegble inscription! Pleasure to
|connoisseur means dark, invisible, very fine
|picture Pleasure to philosopher a modern
philosopher; means liking nothing, despisng
every thing and proving every one simpleton
except himself! Pleasure TO beggar means a
sovereign by mistake, instead of shilling
Pleasure to sailor, fresh breeze and sight of
land Pleasure TO the afflicted, tear Pleasure
TO the sweetest of all tempers, the last word in
Ian argument! Pleasure to the social " the hui
Imam face divinew Pleasure to the morose, !"
|shant see soul for the next six months /! Plea
Sure to the author, the last page Of his manu-
script bliss inexpressible FINS. Pleasure to
|al to every one, in their own way, and that way
IA different one.
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From the Albany Cuitipator.
ARE YOUR APPLES GOOD?

II not, now is the time to make preparations
flor improving them. There is most surprising
negligence among farmers on the subject Of
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better understood than it formerly was. 1t should
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then ask the reader, are your apples good ?-and
if not, urge upon him the importance of attend
ling to the matter without delay, as every years
delay in grating renders another years use OF
worthless fruit necessary
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COU UNITY CO n L n i y.
WAYNE township Meeting.

A meeting of the Wings of Wayne Township
was held Oh Seventh day Saturday the 2i'h
inst in the Warner building, for The purpose oil
appointing delegates 20 county Convention pro
posed to 5e held in May next, TO dominate Dem
ocfaiic tickle, for the August election. Lew
Keerans, was called to The Chair, and Joseph T.
Strattan appointed secretary.
On motion a committee OF i've, 10 vii; IL. ?.
Hamilton, Upton Elliott, John Suffrins, Peter
Beers and Jonathan Townsend, were appointed
to present the names of twenty Delegates to The
county Convention The committee after re'i-
ring few minutes reported the following Names
which were unanimously, adopted:
Walter Legg, Cornelius Rathfi, Jonathan io"h-
send. joseph p. Strattan, Enos Thomas. William
Bennett. Caleb Shearon Daniel p. Virgins, DAVID
Scarce. Amos Clawson, William Barnes, Isaac
Bennett. c. Il. Williams, S. B. Stanton, John
Saarins, Jos w. Gilbert, Stephen Swain, hason
Brookins, William Cox, and Benjamin. Addieman
The following was then offered and adopted.
Resolved, That we recommend to the Wings oil
the different Townships of the County TO hold the
County Convention, on the second Saturday IN
May next, instead OF the first.
On rnoton the meeting adjourned.
LEVI KEERANS, Prest
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a more my sterious writer than have taken him
TO be. This contrasting of spirituai with carnal
things b. the apostle is not very ccrgruous with
rs spiritual Expectations, with his notions OF
The ethereal Cha; Is, according to Webster, spirit
ual) nature Of gospel ministers. q admits II Is y
common principle that man should look 10
his employer for pay. | ask, w no employed the
Levltical prizes hoodl Was it.not G9ds And how
did he pay iheml Was it no, by donations from
the people, ask again, who employed MINIS
;ers of the Gospel? Was it not Jesus CHRISTI
And how shall he pay them? Paul has answered
This in the language already quoted.
The above | think shows that Christ virtually
commanded his ministers 10 receive a support
While preaching the Gospel As TO The duties TO
which he called them, they were obviously en-
gross ng-ihey doubtless demanded the whole
time of these who engaged IN them. Christ
therefore provided for the temporal well as the
spiritual support of these his servants. q.
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subjects and general arrangements for the regula-
ton of the Cow ntion-,o secure the guests
comfort table cnier'anmen,--and 10 make the &C.
casion interesting 10 our cI iIzens, profitable to
the community. and TO state at large. Your
committee entertain the sanguine hope, that
nothing IS wanting 10 secure these objects: but
the hearty corporations of our citizens. There
fore, relying upon the benevolent and hospia.lc
disposition, which always has characterised the
inhabitants Of Richmond and upon the deep in
teresi which many of them have already evinced,
and ne trust viii continue 10 manifest IN tho
great cause of education, your committee look
forward to the Convention with high an,cipaiions
Of interest, profit und pleasure. All which We
would submit, your honorable body.
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]. P. STRArrAN, Sec'y.
Clay Township Wing Meeting.

Al meeting Of the citizens Of Clay Town
ship, held at Washington, on Monday, the 9th day
Of April, 1911, DANIEL BRADBURY, was ap-
pointed Chairman. and SAMUEL EpHoNDsoN, Sc
crotafy. The object OF the meeting vas then
explained hy the Chair. On motion,
ResoIrcl, That a committee of four be aPpoin-
tod b. the Chair to nominate some suitable per-
sons as Delegates to attend the Convention to be
held in Cenifovi.le on Inc Bird day Of May next.
The committee, after retiring .or few minutes.
returned with the following named persons rs
Delegates, viz: ID. Bradbury, S. Edmondson, K.
Bond, L. Gentry, Il. Charles, d. w. Reed. j.
Gill, J Hatfield, jr, L. +. Ogbogn, and W Wild
ows. jr.
On motion of D. w. Reed, it was
RcsolpeI, That the proceedings Of this NEE
ting be signed by the Chairman and Secretary,
aud published in the WAYNE County Record
DANIEL BRADBURY, Ch'm.
SAMUEL EDMoSDsoN. Sec y.
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ion of d. w. Reed, IT was
FoR THE PALLDIUM.

FoR PALLDIUM.
After pcrusing brief communication, under
tho imposing mask of ''JUNiUs,' have CONCLUDED,
that if Dr. Johnson be not perverted BY this wr
ter, III his too fervid admiration OF the scntentons
rof,ir n,oie- st.o ,r,-astuu uouced, Iheh nave
entirely misconceived the argument Of the one,
and the conclusions of the other.
/, is readily admitted, tina, the deduction Of
Dr. johnson is perfectly irresistible, II the terms
adopted are to receive q literal construction -
But to say that it conduces to prove the point no.
ticed by Junius, is absurdity which that
great man would never have Acknowledged.
| suppose '.Junius" will admit the power Of the
House of Commons to make binding and perma
nent laws; and if so, thea the answer Of Dr..
johnson is eutirciv decisive the point, which
was then presented, and is now in controversy
Because that gentleman knew, when the question
was asked ''Do you consider, sir, that the House
of Commons is to the people what the creature
is to the crcator?n That this very House posses
sed the power of making laws for those who com
posed it. and also, for those who had selected and
furnished lis ingredients. This: how ever, he
carded as being inconsistent with the functions
of creature, deriving lis authority from supreme
power, because the thing aui horised, cond not
transcend the autnOriZoT, neither couio Inc agent
be greater thaa the principal, or, in other words,
the effect greater than the cause; and, therefore,
his argument incontrovertIble: for it proves
most concusively, tina, the cases are not at ali
parallel; that because of the power the House
possessed Of binding the people, it could not, Tor
the foregoing reasons, be creature; which was
the only point presented in the question.
ssJunus.' however. advances the idea that the
House Of Commons is creature, and that, as
mere creature. II does not make laws TO bind the
creator, but the enemies OF the creator How
then will this argument, if il be entltled TO that
much dignity, stand, when brought in contac,
with the constitutional rights and established poll
cy of our American institutions. Take, for OK
ample, the State of Indiana. The Legislative bo-
dy is, according to "Junus,'' a creatures the peo-
/ pie tors and none but the enemies of the
creators, subject 10 the laws Bu, all the
people, with certain constitutional! exceptions,
creator; and, therefore, the laws are
binding upon the creators enemies alone the
creator cannot be bound, because he cannot be
an enemy to HIMSELF and, of consequence. sJu-
MUS proves tina, our laws have no binding in
fluence at home.
"Juniuz,'' you do know, it's wrong thus 10 de-
lude our senses. because you are a logician. II
the perception be clouded, so to impede acute
penetration withhold research, "Junius,' unit, the
floating vapors shall have fallen like dew drops
on the mountain 3 brow.
Adieu, .Junius,'' for the present, and, believe
me- Sound is very clear,
But clear sense is extremely rare.
HORN TOOK
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The committee appointed at the meeting Of the
citizens of Richmond, friendly to the of Eide
cation, held in this place on The 2oth january lasi
would beg leave to 81 bmit The following as their
report.
Your committee me, the call Of the chair-
the 18th OF January ami appointed four
SUB committees, for the purpose If attending
the severed duties specified in the resolutions de-
iintng the duties of the general committee, by
committee of Correspondence, committee TO is
sue q Circular addressed to the pnblic-a commit
tee 70 select and arrange subjects for the consider
alton OK the Conventional committee to collect
acts in relation TO Schools and the of Eil-
cstioa in the surrounding country. These several
committees haze attended TO The respective duties
assigned them.
\ large number of interesting subjects hav 9
been assigned to learned and distinguished gen
iemen abroad, subjects for lectures Il, the
Convention: and several of these. have al
ready indicated their acceptance, and several
OF hers have not declined, entertain The san
gulne hope that we shall be favored with much
valuable and IN interesting matter Oh that OCCASION
Subjects have been assigned to the following
gentlemen, and they have been seyeray in form
90 Of the fact, viz: Messrs. CIayba"gh Of Ok
fnrd, Beechcr of indianapolis, Simpson of Green
castle, Houshour of Cambridge City Nice,o Green's
burgh .Simm OF Anderscniown, T.. ID. Manifold
of Cincinnati, Thomas of Hamilton. Thompson Of
Fort Wayne, Caleb B. Smith and s. W. Pifker
of Connersvilie o. these Messrs. Ciayba Igh,
Beecher, Simpson. Sinm, Nice EIousho and per-
haps some others have sign flied their acceptance.
and may certainly be expected address US on
that occasion, unless providentialiy prevented.
Besides these gentlemen from abroad, subjects
have been assigned TO many gentlemen Of
own City and vicinity, from whose operations
in some form, II is confidently believed, much in
terest will be given TO the convention.
A Circular has been issued, explaining the
great object which the proposed Convention has
10 view, with an invitation to the community to
attend and participate 10 the exercises of the day,
and also containing a series of questions rela-
ting to the state of education in the several dis
tricis, which they have been sent
Your committee in accordance with their iu-
structions. have appointed the llth day of May
mex, as the time Of holding the Conv en,ion, md
Dr. John T. Plummer TO open the Conv enion
with an Introductory lecture, or the importance
of educating the whole man, physically, morally
and intellectually.
Your committee, vii! use all possible diligence
TO make proper disposition to the order Of the
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FUNERAL oBsEQUIEs IN PHILADELPHIA

Funeral Ceremonies in honor of the late Pres-
dent took place in Philadelphia this day week
The Procession formed was large and very I'M
posing II comprised nine Divisions. each lead
and conducted by a Marshal. Esci, section Of the
divisions had liz colors, banners aud music, dres-
sed III mourning