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soft hand within your own mutton fist
pop the question, and murmur in her ex-
pecting ear, vows of love and constancyl
If she is sensible, candid, olr-handcd
sort of girl, she win say, Yes" and
thank you. II she is timid, loving girl,
she will probably burst into tears hide
her head in your bosom, and refer you to
Papa" If she is foolish girl, she will
say YES" eagerly, and jump uR-affd
kiss you. If she is a coquelnsh girl, she
will look pleased, but pretend 10 be as!ofis
ished and it will require many succee-
ding interviews before you are able 10
make her "deline her position"
True love we have all known, is diff
dent, and the question is frequently s..pop-
ped" without the "popper" knowing
what the complexion Of the answer will.
be from the "poppee." If the lady hears
you coldly and unmoved, betrays no
alarm, no embarrassment, no soft nu,,er-
ing of the heart, hand, and voice J. and If
she blasts your hopes by polite ul.er-
ance of the terridcally terrible monosyl-
liable NO" we advise you Immediately
to get on your feet again, carefully brush
the dust of your knees, take your haI'if
your hand, bow politely and 'ilidilfcrently
to the lady, as if the disappointment were
not as great as she expected; walk your
self off to your lodging, light cigar, call
for cur. of coffee, dwell on the .imper(ec-
tons of the seq, The blessings OF bachel-
or's life, and is probableyou will soon
forget her. Ii must be evident, that she
don't care a copper about you.
1t is true, by logged perseverance you
might eventually obtain her consent; but
in nine cases out Of ten, hearts do no, ac-
company hands won in that way. But il
the lady says "yNo," when all her looks Z
and actions says YES" do not we be-
seech you, tear your hair and fly off in
tangent. The hook has caught, and by
giving her mentyof line, and playing with
her delicately and scientifically, you cen
in time draw her TO your arms, as she.
blushingIy conGesses the power and po-
tcncy Of your charms.
A BOBBY of a fellow may spoil all in
this stage of the proceedings, by Lis haste
or tardncss, and Jet the fair one escape,
from his unskilful hands, to be caught in
the net Of some old sportsman.
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she Quail.

We would with the editor Of the National In
lclligcnccr walk six miles to shake hands with
the writer of the following article, and would not
mind, moreover, lending lick ourselves at the
mufderous darkey whom he so justly anathama-
ties. The article is, we believe, from au old
number of the KaiekcrJock9:
Some Dissertations Concerning quail
The quail is the bird for me. He is
no rover, no emgrant. He stays at home
and is identified with the soil. Where
the farmer works, he lives, and loves, and
whistles. In budding spring time and in
scorching summer, in bounteous autumn
and in barren winter, his voice is heard
from the same bushy hedge-lcnce and
from his customary ccdars. Cupdity
and cruelty may drive him to the woods,
and to seek more quiet seats but be
mcrcirul and kind to him, and he will
visit your barn-yard, and sing for you
upon tina boughs of the appIe-trce by
your gateway. But when warm May
first woes the young flowers to open and
receive her breath, then begin the loves,
the jealousies, and ducls, of the heroes Of
the bevy. Duels too often, alas bloody
and fatal for there liyeth not an individ-
ual Of the galInaceous order, Drawer, boil
der, more enduring than 4 cock quail
fighting for his lady-love. Arms, too, he
wiedeth, such as give no vain blows,
rightly used His maudible serves for
other purposes than mere biting Of grass.
hoppers and picking up Indian corn
While the dire ail'tay RACES Miss Guail-
m lookeih on from her safe perez, on n
limb above the combalants, impartial
spectairess, holding her love under her
left wing patiently; and when the van.
pushed craven finally bites the dust, de-.
scends and rewards the conqucring hero
with her heart and hand.
Few begin the cares'and Responsible
ties Of welded life, away fly the happy
pair 10 seek some grassy tussock, where,
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Nrnmce before The rse.oimt.om.

We have been much impressed in rea-
ding Alison's History of Europe, which
the liarpers are now issuing, with the de-
p!orable condition of The French Agricul-
tusists previous to the revolution which
overturned temple aad throne in that coun-
try. The only wonder Oh American OK
perlences is, not that such terrible revul-
sion took place, but that human nature
could have endured such oppression and
lndigniiies so long. Things are bad
enough now in some of the continental
countries, but thank Heaven such oppres-
sion would now be met by prompt and
overwhelming resistance. We cOndense
from the first volume of the history some
facts TO substantia,o our remarks.
The taxes, exclusively affecting agri-
cultural lador, amounted to abou, thirty
millions of dollars. So excessive was
their burden, that Sir Arthur Young cal
culated that supposing the produce Of an
acre worth 60 -. I'd. the proportion
which went to the king was 81 lSs. Id;
to the landlord 1885,, and to the farmer IS.
In other words, if the produce Of the acre
was divided into twelve parts, nearly
seven and half went to the king, three
and half to the proprietor, and one 10 the
farmer. But this, though deplcrably bad,
was made still! more intolerahle by The
game laws, which faiiered the most i'm
portant operations of agriculture. Game
of the most destructive kind to the crops,
were permitted to go at large. Large
herds Of deer, and numbers Of wild bears,
to be hunted for the amusement Of the
great, rayaged the unenclosed fields. The
damage done to four parishes in Montceaui
amounted from this cause TO about $40
600. Numerous edicts existed which pro-
hibied the cultivator from hoeing and
wedding, lest the young patridges should
be destroyed; from moving hay lesttho
eggs should be destroyed; taking away
the stubblo lest the birds should be depr-
we'd of shelter; manuring with night soil,
lest the flavor Of this game should be in
jured. The people were bound to grind
their corn at the landlords mill press
their grapes at his press; and bnko their
bread at his oven. The use OF hsnd-mils
was not free, and the proprietors had the
power Of selling to the laborers the right
or privilege Of pounding buckwheat or
barley between two stones.
We repeat, il cannot be wondered at.
that spring so enormously loaded,
should. when the pressure was suddenly
removed, react far beyond any safe or
bounds. The cns!avcd, or
pressed, lrodden down peasant Of France,
had long arrear Of venge' nee aud bitter
wrong to settle with the orpressor, ard
every tue OF lie long account was suil-'
med M iabloo,l.- IN. H. Caiispeior.
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ing; and decidedly think that the people
| have seen are quite as much civilized, if
not more so, than you would find in Eng
land in the same situation-they certainly
exceed them in politenesS. One village
landed in, | sailed the boat up beautiful
creek for some distance, until was stop
ped by some large lock gates, when Ian
ded aud walked up to the houses, along
side quite as good a canal as any ever
saw, with good strong locks on precisely
the same princi pie as our own. The stone
bridges over it were beautiful, with heads
carved in stone, of angels and devils stuck
at different places on the sides. The
houses Were built of square stones, ex-
tremely neatly put together, and rooted
with beautiful red tiles, each ornamented
with different device. The inside was
generally divided into three or four rooms,
all very neat; and there the similarity be-
tween them and old England, place they
never heard Of, became most ridiculous.
There was the plasiercd floor, the same
shaped tables and chairs, and the closet,
with the cups and saucers, (of the most
beautiful China, by tie by y there, too,
was the kitchen-the wash-house, with
the boiler and sink. In the yard, again,
the pig-sies were very amusing-the iden-
teal pig.sty door that they have at place
you know very well in Yorkshire, open
ing with a large wooden latch and a hole
to put yoar finger through from the out
side to lift it up, creaking on its hinges
when opened or shut, the same to half
note. China as IL tcas.
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TIL X u 4 n rs a TIL
ny JAMES GRAHAM.

The Poem of the Sabbath will long endoar the
name of James Graham to all those who cherish
Christian regard for the day, and the devotional
thoughts and poetical feelings which it inspires.
We extract his description of a Sabbath morning
in the country:
How still the morning OF the hallowd day
Mute is the voice of rural labor, hush'd
The plough boy's whistle, and the milkmaid's song.
The scythe lies glittering in the dowy wreath
OF tedded grass, mingled with fading flowers,
That ycster.morn hloom'd waving in the breeze.
Sounds the most faint attract the ear; the hum
Of early bee, the trickling of the dew,
The distant hlealing midway up. the hill.
Calmness sits throncd on yon unmoying cloud.
TO him who wanders DER the upland leas,
The blackbird $ note comes mellowcr from the dale;
And swectcr from the sky the gladstone lark
Marbles in heavcn-tuned song; the lulling brook
Murmurs more gently down the deep worn glen,
While from yon lowly roof, whose curling smoke
O'ermounts the mist, is heard, at intervals,
The voice Of psalms-th simple song of praise.
With doye-llkc wings, peace Der yon village
btoods
The di2zying milI-whccl rests, the anvl's din
Hath ceased ALL all around is quictncss
A timid one there is; the lmplng hare
Stops, and looks back and stops and looks on man,
Her deadcst foe The toil-worn horse, set free,
Unhcedful Of the pasture, runs at large;
And aS his still unwledy bulk he rolls,
His iron-arncl hoof, CLEAN in the morning ray
But chiefly man the day of rest enjoys:
Hail, Sabbath thee hail, the poor mans day.
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GRAFTON
nELlvERED AT MUSsoSTowS, July A, 1913,
BY WILLIAM STADDEN, ESQ.

DELIVERED AT MUNsoNTowH, July 4, lSi3
BY WILLIAM STADDEN, ESQ
FELLOW CITIZENS The sixty-sevcnth
anniversary of our national independence
has arrived, and we by the blessing OF
Providence are permitted to assemble at
the village of Munsonown, III good health
and eur nation at peace, to celebrate the
birth day of American liberty. 1t would
not be time misspent, perhaps, to take a
review Of the causes that induced the first
emigrants TO leave their native land and
form settlements in the wilderness Of
North America, where naught was heard
but the bowling of beasts, the warbling
of birds, and the yells of the Indian, with
a savage lerocity that caused the feelings
of the pilgrims to revolt; but the hope Of
freedom prompted them onward.
We learn from history that the religious
persecution of the old world induced the
first emigrants to leave their native land,
. hoping in the wilderness 10 enjoy the pri-
vilege of worshipping God according to
wv hiItHtNS vi h''Iii wv NOl'oNlNiiNNS, hliN
free themselves from the power of the
priest and the tyranny Of an oppressive
law, tina, made mental slaves Of lis subjects
under the garb of religion.
The difficulties Of forming settlements
in the wilderness, was lost sight of in the
hope Of being freed from the tyranny and
oppression they had SO long been accus-
toned 10 endure. But, in this the pio-
neers to the new world were disappointed.
No sooner was the settlement, of the coun-
try of sufficient importance to attract the
attention of the king of England, than he
claimed the right to rule and govern the
colonies, and the laws enacted for their
government were more tyrannical than
those from which they had fled and the
abuses of the English government had
been so great and so often repeated, that
forbearance ceased to be virtue. can
not better describe the grievances com.
planned of by the colonies, than you have
just heard read from the Declaration of
American Independence.
The colonies sent delegates, who as
sembled at Philadelphia, to deliberate on
the best plan Of releasing themselves from
the yoke of tyranny and oppression.
After several days session, with closed
doors, on the 4th of July, A. d., l776, the
streets being crowded with anxious spec
tators awaiting the result Of the delibera-
tions, the doors were opened, the dele.
gates marched ont Of the state house, and
by their secretary read aloud the Declara-
ton of American independence, whilst the
shouts of the people filed the air. II be-
ing necessary to sustain the solemn decla-
ration then made, Congress next procee-
ded to choose commaHder-in-chieC for
the army of the united colonies. George
washington was unanimously chosen,
who being present at the time, the spea.
ker addressed him from the chair, inform
ing him Of his appointment. Washington
accepted with modesty that gave new
isstre to his virtues, declaring a. The same
lime thai p0thing but the love of his couu.
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MARION anu MS brave Splrlls would nBn
with a savage ferocity TO quell the tories
Of the south, living on roots and berries,
hid in the swamps until an opportunity of.
fered, when they would dart on the enc.
my like tiger on his prey but, VIII en-
they had conquered, they would apply q
basam TO heal the wound that had been
made by the fatal sword or dagger. They
would say, abe just, and our country will
he free"
would direct your attention 10 our
state, situated in the valley of the Missis-
sippi, unsurpassed by the fertility of its
soil, and until a few years past, wilder
ness. The praires. where the red man
roamed until few years ago unconscious
of the change about to take place, have
been converted into cultivated fields, and
villages and towns have been built up,
showing to the traveller, by the Aocks and
herds, that the people of Illinois are in
dustrous and happy. We are admonish-
cd, by the appearance of the fields, that
the promises of Him who rules the uni
verse will be fulfilled, "that seed time and
harvest shall come" fulfilling the promise
that "the willing and obedient shall cat the
good Of the land !" that "lIe will send the
early and the later rain on the good and
the evil !" that, "where there has been
seed lime harvest must follow, and the
good man shall be bles. in his basket
and in his store"
Fellow citizens, il behooves every one
Of us to guard well the liberties we enjoy,
lest, at any time, if we should be found
sleeping at our post, the enemy should
come and steal away the liberties our "a
theirs purchased with their blood, and our
boosted freedom be to rs forever lost.
The enemy we have most to fear is in
ternal and within our own borders. Fa-
natacism, under the cloak of religion, is
calculated to deceive the unsuspecting and
crcdulOus mind, and its votaries become
insane without thorough investigation,
but swallow it for the claim il sets up to
Christianity. Designing men are always
on the alert, and the greater the fanatacism
the more the success, if the claims of hu.
mani or of miracles arc set up. BY the
history of the past we may Judge of the
future. We learn of the past that, under
religious crusades, there has been more
blood shed than from all other causes put
wishing to be understood as
being opposed TO the religion of Christ,
but wishing TO show the necessity of ex-
aiming the subject before we are carried
away by wild enthusiasm.
There is another species of enemy a.
mong us, and that is the political dcma-
gogue, who claims to be philanlhropis,,
always ready to mount every hobby and
ride himself into Office, and, when he has
succeeded, he serves himself and not the
people. A duty we owe TO our country
is to keep a watch over ourselves. A
strict accountability of public officers to
The people, is one of the safeguards to
free form Of government. With a watch
Tul eye, by the people, the cause of free
government will, like the path of The good
man, grow brighter and brighter until the
perfect day"
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FLOW s2fS@.
RY Mrs. sEBA SMITH.

RY Mrs. sEBA SMITH.
Each leatl,t IS tiny scroll
Inscribed with holy truth,
A lesson that around Ike heart
Should keep the dew Of youth;
Bright missaIs from angelic throngs
la every by-way left,
How were the earth Of glory sLorn
Were it of flowers b?reft!
They tremhlc on the Alpine heights,
The iissurcd rock they press,
The desert wild, with heat and sand,
Shares too their blossedness;
And wheresoe'er the weary heart
Turns in its dim despair,
The mcek-eycd blossom upward looks,
Inviting it TO prayer!
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| took our cutter, the Other day, and eight
men, and, starting from the ship at five
O'Clock in the morning, went about forty
miles up the labyrinth Of islands, landing
at several places and going into their viii
lagos. The country was beautiful in the
more so than ever saw.
Fancy the most hiIly country that can pos
-ihly he, one mountain rising from the foot
of another in the most varied manner, and
cultivated in the highest degree to the We
ry top In fact their farming would not
disgrace an English farmer; and very
much doubt whether man put down here
from the clouds would know that he was
no, in England but for the circumstance
that pieces OF land which no Englishman
would think Of vcnturing his neck upon,
are here in the most beautiful order; in
deed, The resemblance between the two
countries IS IN every respect most slrIh-
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| sdlC iIpHi lIt eye VI llle hawk ana Tue
nose of the fox, they may rear their ex-
pected brood in peace, provident, and not
doubling that their eSpouSals will be
blessed with 4 numerous offspring. Dat
harvest arrives, and the fields are waving
with yellow grain. Now be wary, oh,
kind hearted Grader; and tread not into
those pure white eggs ready to burst with
life. Soon there is peeping sound
heard, and 10 proud mother walketh
magniiicently in the midst of her child.
rem, scratching and picking, and teaching
them how to swallow. Happy she, il
she may be permitted TO bring them up
to maturity, and compelled to renew her
/ joys in another nest.
The assiluitos of a mother have a
beauty and sacredness about them that
command respect and reverence IN all
animal nature, human or inhuman--what
lie does that word carry--except, per-
haps, IN monsters. insects, and fish. |
never yet heard of the parental tenderness
of trout, eating up his little baby, nor
Of the ilal gratitude of a spider, nppng
the life out of his gray-headed father, and
usurping his web. But if you would see
the purest, the sincerest, the most aAec-
ting Picty of parents love, startIe
young family Of quails, and watch the
conduct Of The mother. She will not
leave you. No, not she. But she will
fall at your feet, uttering noise which
none but distressed mother can make,
and she will run and hutter, and seem to
try TO be caught, and cheat your out
stretched hand, and affect to be wing
broken and wounded, and yet have Just
strength enough to tumble along, until
she has drawn you, iatigued, a safe dis
lance from her threatened children and
the young hopes Of her heart; and then
will she mount, whiring with glad
strength, and away through the maze of
trees you have not seen before, like a
close shot bullet, fly 10 her skulking in
fants. Listen now! Do you hear those
three haliplantiye notes quickly and
clearly poured out! She is calling the
boys and girls together. She sings not
now "Bob White !" nor "Ah, Bob
White :" That is her husbands love
call, or his trumpet-blasi of defence. But
she calls swectly and softly for her lost
children. Hear them "peep! peep
pccp!" at the welcome voice of their
mothers love !--They are coming to-
gethcr. Soon the whole family will
meet again. 1t is foul sin to disturb
them; but retread your devious way, and
let her hear your coming footsteps break
ing down the brlarS as YOU renew the
danger. She is quiet; not word is
passed between the fearful fugityes.
Now, if you have the heart to do it, lie !
low, keep still and initiate the call Of the
hen quail, On, mother mother! how
your heart would die, if you coald wit
ness the deception The little ones raise
up their trembling heads, and catch com
fort and imagined safety from the sound.
"Peep! peep" they come to you,
Strainlng their little eyes, and clustering
together, and answering, seem to say
"where is she ! Mother mother we
are here -
! knew an Ethiopian once-he lives
get in hoycl on the brush plains of Mato-
wacs-who called a whole bevy together
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o'ertho land orthe free and the home orthe brave


Der the land orthe free and the home ofthe brave"
To sustain our free Institutions, we
should encourage learning and a dissent
nation of a knowledge of our laws and
the free form of government amongst the
people. Being one Of the safeguards to
our Liberties, the encouragement Of com
mon schools in our country is of vital i'm.
poriance to the welfare and good or soci-
ETY.. Where the people are intelligent,
free form Of government has nothing to
Tear. And they arc humane and kind.
The history Of the wars shows the Ame-
rlcaa people kind and benevolent in peace,
but Brave and desperate in battle. The
motto of the father of his country was, to
treat those that fell into his power by the
late of war with kindness, showing 10 the
world ,hat'he hatilcd not for power, bsl TO
better the condition Of men. The gallant
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Also; one other tact ct land situate IN the
county oi Norihum'erand aforesaid, being bnt,ei'
bounded an Described as follows, viz: Beginning
ht whltc llne, ADJOINING lands OF the Asylum
company, 'hehce horth IL degrees wes'' if perch-
Us l" corner thehce SCUM 81 degrees wes', 90
G'choS TO corner tnence south ~ degrees wes''
20 Peich's 10 p'e OF stohe' thehce norm 10 uc-
Se'ees west . perches 10 PIE OF stone, thehcr
SCUM ,i ucgr'e' wes', loo perche, e, a Pe OF
'','' "en'' no'ih io ocs'ees west iV' pe'eh's w
nl'e U, stone, "rhce norm 90 ueeo,es east "'o
!" ',"oa '' que o' S'"h'' 'ne"cc ho'', ues''cS
we" Gu pe'chts TO gum thence SCUM ii "es'e's
west 10 Pefehos TO pine' inehee SCUM % ue-
S''., Wes,, w PeicneS W 'nosnut ,''eh' ."ohce
S'''h &c uestee. west, ioo Pe'chcs 10 cheShu'
o'N, ,l'nc' norm Oh uel'ceS !" cn'Snu'' ,ne'ce
-. P'''.'rs 10 on'suu', '',".o s'u.n ~
n' p'.'"'s W P'o VI s,"" '''>
w =" IAN '',' "'''', ',,'"oe s'u.'' = "'s'e'S
|| || 80 P'''n'' " PoS' "'c".o "'''u % "'s'e's
-. 10 l'..".S w Pnv VI s'o"'' ue"ce no'u
=, - u's''es ''s,' 10 i''on'S W u P"o VI SUM-
''"'o Soun - "'H'''S c'''' 90 p,''"o' =" u P"''
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and I" sale hy Ii. 3 MASsEk.
Nov. 18Th, 1872,