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about her; they said, "rt was distraction ia
her to go !; il was tempting of Providence.
and she must take the consequence In
the mean lime, Nash was unusually sue
cessiul, and began his course homeward,
laden with riches. Il was Just one week
after Nancy's departure that he reached
the little hill before mentioned. 1t was
late at night; the whole earth was cover
ed with crusiy snow-you might walk on
The hill tops without making any impress.
sion. The trees were hung with icicles,
and gliitered in the Moonlight like da.
monds. Nash assembled the little hill,
when he came into the valley through
which the Saco runs---he loved such
scenes and such evenings; he thought of
Nancy, and wished she was there--he
knew he could wrap her in his large moose
skin and keep her warm. He was not
apt 20 be imaginative, and yet all at once
he thought he perceived his mistress stand
ing opposite to him and leaning her head
against tree. He strained his eye>baIIs
10 look at the object. "Moonlighl," said
he. snakes strange work ofthihgs--my
head is always full Of her." and he look
ed another way-but when he turned she
still stood there. He approached nearer;
the moen never shone brighter, and moi
an object intercepted its beams-they fell
upon the pale uncarthly coun,enance of
the maiden-her eyes were closed as if
asleep--he took her hand; it was cold,
and hard like marble. Weary and benumb
ed, she had reclined against the tree--it
was sweet to rest there and dream of her
lover! She slept, aud awoke no more
Her form was slightly inclined forward,
and the glittering branches bent over her,
and her windmg sheet was robe of ice
Such is the tradition of Nancy's Hill.
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THE LOVER.

We hold that every man acts with
awkwardness when he is in love, and the
want of the one IS presumption of the
want of The other. When people are
fairly engaged, there Is perhaps less OF
this directly TO the object; but there is
still as much of il in her presence but il
is wonderful how soon the most nervous
become easy when marriage has conclud-
ed all their hopes. Delicate girl! Just
budding Into womanly loveliness, whose
heart for the last ten minutes, has been
trembling behind the snowy wall of
thy fair aud beautiful bosom, hast thou
never remarked and laughed at tall and
much bewbiskered young man for the
mauraise hoate with which he hands to
thee thy cup of half watered souchong {?
Laugh not at HIM again. for he will be
lhy husband. Yes! he will trcmbIe for
few months more as he stands beside thy
music stool, and joins no other in the
Leartless mockery of their praise but
when every voice that has commended
thy song is hushed, and every note which
thou hast clothed in ETHEREAL music is for
gotten by all besides, to him it will be a
theme to dream upon in his loneliness,
and every look which thine eye vouch.
safed to him, will be laid up as sacred
and holy thing in the iDmost sanctuary
of his secret soul. Thou wilt see in
short time that the tremulousness of his
nerves is only observable when his tongue
is fauItering in its address 10 thee I; pity
will enter into thy gentle heart. and myself
wilt sometimes turn the wrong page of
thy book of songs, and strike the wrong
note on thy double grand piano, when
thou kuowest that his ears are drinking in
thy voice, and his eyes following thy mi
nutest action. Then will he on some
calm evening when the. sun is slowly
sinking behind the large lime-lrees which
shake their ripened beauties before thy
windows, tell thee, that without thee, he
must indeed be miserable-lhat thou art
the one sole light which has glowed and
glittered upon 'life's dull dream - and
then--how, bitterly wilt thou repent that
thou hast ridculed the awkwardness
which only thine own charms have caus-
ed! In few months more, we see with
perspective clearness, thou art sitting al
the same piano, in newly furnished
room, shutting thy candles every now
aud then. myself, and turning with thy own
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From the London Observer.
LORD BYRON.

The fierce and sullen spirit shat char
acterized Lord Byron's pen, was death
to all the graceful conceptions under
which poetry had won our worship 50
long. She was no more in the lovely
and fantastic youth Of the muse of the
Last Minstrel" nor in the full and fine
proportioned beauty of the ripper time that
followed. When Byron threw open the
valves of the temple, she was the Pythia
on the tripod, haggard and wild, with her
youth stricken into premature age, and
with the words of fate and scorn burning
OH the lips of Il being made at once proud
and miserable by the conscious inspira-
ton.
The style became instantly popular
for it told of wrong-a tale in which eve-
ry Judge of his own cause feels sudden
sympathy it exaggerated the delights of
that life of adventure, for which all men
have a lurking fondness it talked with
rapture of the power of beauty, and with
enthusiasm of the resislless empire of
passion all popular with the multitude.
1t harransued lofiIIy on the glores Of
holding human opinion in contempt, and
of following the impulse of that contempt
through all hazards; of fame, as prize
to be sought through good and evil and
of enjoyment, as to be cheaply purchas-
ed, by tfampliDg down The irksome duties
of common life of crime, as finding, not
simply its palliative, but its authority, in
intellectual prc-eminence. and Of that
pre-eminence, as finding its native dis
tinclion in the magnitude, boldness, and
frmness of its tread into that world Of
darkness, where Crime and Confusion sit
twin despots on the same CORY throne
Doctrines like those must find partisans
in the common corruption and insolence
of spirit that make SO large a portion of
living society; even if they were trans
miited from the lips of children.
But Byron uttered them with the pow
err of true poet. The sternest vigor of
language was condensed into his words
the richest and sometimes the most touch
ing illustrations diversified the gulled fer
YOUR of his poetry; and, like the story of
the hearers of the Athenian Orator. who
were awed at distance by the majesty
of his legislature; nearer still, charmed
by The melody of his voice and nearer
still, sabdued by the force Of his language:
the great poet had grasp and captivalion
for all.
But he procured no followers; his dy-
nasty was cut off with himself: and this,
for the obvious reasons, that his power
was urged 10 its extreme. He went to
the farthest limits at which scorn, spleen,
and the rending open of private suferings
and sensibilities, could be tolerated. ln
him they were endured for the sake of
their presumed reality; yet even in him
they had begun to be tiresome. But in
had that other possessed Lord
Byron's faculty Of verse, or a higher fac-l
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hands the leaves of the National Melo.
dies, while he-O, hel is stretched along
one of Mr.. TrotIer's finest Ot'omaI.s, fa>l
asleep! .--- -........
Love when IL is successful. is well e.
nough, and perhaps, ii has treasures of
its own TO compensate for rs iDconveu-
encies but u more miserable situation
than that of an unhappy individual be-
fore the altar, it is not liz the. heart of man
10 conceive. First Of all you are march
ed with a solitary male Companion up the
leng aisle, which, OF the occasion ap.
pears absolutely interminable then you
meet your future partner, dressed out in
satin and white ribbons, VI HON YOU are
sure 10 meet in gingh1m gowns or calico
prints, every morning of your life, ever
after. There she is, supported by her
old father, decked oul in his old brown
coat, with wig of the same color, beau
tifully relieving the burning redness of
his huge projecting ears and the mother
pulled up like an overgrown bolster, en-.
couragins the trembling girl. aud joi";hg
her maiden aunts of full fifty years, IN
telling her TO take courage, for it is what
they must all come 10. Brides maids
and all mutual friends made up the COM
pany; You assent TO every thing the curate,
or if you are rich enough, the rector, or
even the dean, may say, showing your
knock-knees in the naked deformitv of
white kerScymere TO an admiIiDg bevy of
the servants of both families laughing and
titterng from the squire's low pew in the
gallery. Then the pariingl the mothers
injunction 10 the juvenile bride 10 guard
herself from the cold, and TO wri within
the week. The maiden aunt's inquiries,
"My dear have you forgot any thing?"
1.-The shaking of hands; the wiping and
winking ofeyes BY Hercules There
is but one situation more unpleasant in
this world, and that is bidding adeu to
your friends the ordinary aud lailor,. pre-.
paratory 10 swinging from the end of
halter out Of il. The lady all this time
seems not half so awkward. She has
her gown TO keep from creasiug, her vim
aigretle to play with, besides that. all her
nervousness is interesting and feminine,
and is laid TO the score of delIcacy and
reserve.
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From my Port Folio.
A CHAMBER SCENE.


She rose from her untrcahied sleep,
And put aside her soft brown hair,
And in tone as low and deep
Stoves first whisper, breathed prayer ;
Her snow.white hands together press'd,
Her blue eye sheltered in its lid
The folded linen ON her breast
gust swelling with the charms it hid;
And from her long and flowing dress
Escaped bare and slender foot,
Whose fall upon the earth did press
Just like snow flake, soft and mute
And there, from slumber soft and warm,
Like young spirit fresh from heaven,
she bowed her light and graceful form,
And humbly prayed to be forgiven.
oh, God if souls unsoiled as these
Need daily mercy at thy throne
If she, upon her Bonded knees.
Our .loveliest and our purest one
She, with face so pure and bright.
We deem her some stray child of light
If she, with those soft eyes in tears,
Day after day, in her first years,
Must kneel and pray tor grace from thee,
What far, far deeper need have we?
How hardly, if she win not heaven,
Will our wild errors be forgiven.
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(confounding the article used by the ladies
with the rigging ola ship thereby causing such
an inquiry for the article, that he realized an
immense profit by his speculation.
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POE II h Y.
AN INDIANS REPLY.
BY LIEUT.. G. w. PATTEN.

BY LIEUT. U. w. PATIENs
Blaze! with your serried columns,
| will not bend the knee!
The shackle ne'er again shall bind
The arm which now is free:
I've maid it with the thunder.
When the tempest muttered low;
Aud when it falls ye well may dread
The ,ightnings Of its blow.
rve scared We in the city,
I've scoff'd We on the plain;
Go. count your chosen where they fell
Beneath my leaden rain.
l scorn your proffer'd treaty,
The pale-face l defy;
Revenge is stamped upon my spear.
And s.blood :" my cattle cry.
Some strike for hope of booty,
Some to defend their all
battle for the JOY | have
To see the white man fall:
love among the wounded
To hear the dying moan,
And catch, while chanting at his side.
The music ofhis groan. e
we've trail'd me through the forest,
we've track'd me DER the stream,
Ard struggling through the everglade,
Your bristling bayonets CLEAN,
But Jstasd as should the warrior,
With his rife and his spear;
The scalp ofvengeance still is red,
And warns ye-come not here,
Think ye, to find my Homestead
/ gave it to the fire
My towering household do you seek -?
am childlcss sire.
But st.ould We crave life's nourishment,
Enough have and good;
live on hate, it is all bread,
Yet light is not my food.
Iloathe ye with my bosom
l scorn We with mine eye
I'll tannt We with my latest breath,
And fight We till die,
ne'er will ask for quarter,
And ne'er will be Yeur slave,
But I'll swim the sea ofslaugtter,
Till / sink beneath its wave.
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THE
YPNILANIT SENTINEL.

VIII be published every Wednesday by
JOHN VAN FOSSEN.
Office over C, Sucks Store, three doors
west of the Post Office. ~ t..
TERns-Two Dollars a year if paid in ad
vance, or Two Dollars and Fifty Gents if not
paid in advance,
Advertising on the usual terms of weekl
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'Why don't yol gel married. said a
Young lady 10 rather elderly bahe.or
friend. 81 have been trying for the last
Ten years to find one who would be silly
enough to have me-" was the reply. 81
guess you havn't been up our way" was
the insinuating rejeindef. sqs 81 .fs3iax
"Black or green Tea, sir ~ said waiter
at public table, TO live Yankee. "Any
color ~ was the reply.
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REBELLIoN.-The Baltimore American
publishes the following tract of letter
from Hartford county, Maryland, shows
ing how the tax collector is rcceivd there:
" A flew days ago, when the Collector
a tempted 10 sell some properly in the in-
iected district, he WIS forcibly stopped.
Written notices were stuck up threatens
ing violence to any one who should dare
to bid The Collector attempted to do
his duty, and a residue ldividual bid for
The property. A mob of some fifty men
Immediately rushed upon him and the
cry was--'kiH him, kill him, kill him."
One attempted to dash out his brals
with large stone, and another to strike
at HIM with bludgeon. lie managed
to escape. IL was chased from the ground
The Collector dare not attempt 10
do his duty, aud the law is now set at de.
fiance, aud portion Of Hartford is Ia
open rebellion. understand that apple
cation has been made to The Executive
Tor the protection of armed force." aa
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COUNT BRADIsH, (GEN. EL1ovTCH.)
So celebrated in Philadelphia, and other
sections of this country for his pIausibIi-
ty and skill in the adroit art of humbug-
ing the natives, has been missing for a,
considerable time; but we felt assured that
genius such as his, was too buovant
long to remain in obscurity, and that he
would soon come up from the dive like a
duck, with unrumpIed feather. The fol.
lowing paragraph proves that we were
not mlstaken--the Boston Transcript fur
nishing the information, as to the where.
abouts of this illusirious swiDdler, who
has gone through many adventures since
volunteered to capture the "Ions, low :,
black schooner, and became sea sick nj
ii the expedition.
count ELIovITcH alias BRADIsH.-
This parsonage has recently obtained
more disiing, ished notr r e. y, than he gai-
ned in his Maine campaign, having been
seized by the English Consul at Cadiz Cor
absc ,ndlng with The luggage of an Eng
fish travelling party. This adventurer,
under the assumed name of Gen. Brad
dish of the United States Aamy, enjoyed
the hospitality Of an English gentleman,
at his country seat; this kindness he re-
paid, by making off with the baggage of
the family pleasure party, which he had
also joyned by invitation"
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The Free Press extracts comfort and
consolation from Mr. Calhoun's letter. be-
cause it dose not declare for Mr.. Clay.
Certainly, no politician 10 his senses. ever
expected that he would do this; but he
does declare in effect, though not in direet
worcs,sthat IN contest between Mr. Clay
and MIR Van Buren,, he will remain an in
active and ind IF rent spectator. Ii the
Free Press can find this any help for
Van Buren,, he can do what The Lapuia
philosopher failed to do EXTRACT sunshine
from cucumbers.-Daily Aauerfiser-
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SAM Sticks ESTIMATE OF
MARRIAGE.

"a -.
They said marrying was fun-pretty
fun 10 be sure. When was single
man the world wagged we'll enough. , Il
was just like 81 omnibus-I was pas.
senger--paid my levy, and hadn't more to
do with it than to sit down and care not a
button for anything. S'posing the omni-
Gus got upset, well, walks off and leaves
the manic pick up the pieces. But then
| takes wife. and be hanged to me--its
all very we'll for the while; but pIaguey
like owning an upset omnibus, What did
Iget I'y it--how much fun? Why, a jaw.
ing old woman, and these squaIIers.-
Mighty different from courting-
of 'yes, my duck" s'no, my DEAR" aas
you please, honey" and ewhen You like,
lovey," like what il was in counting time,
its reg'iar row. Sour looks and cold
po;atoe:-children and table cloths badly
off for soap, always darnlng and NEEDING,
and nothing ever dafned or mended. If
ii wasn't that am particularly sober, I'd
be inclined to drink. My house amt my
owD-my money amt my own. belong
TO four people besides myseIf--the old
woman and three children. Pm part
nership concern, aud so many have got
their fingers liz that must burs. up. I'll
break and sign over the trade to YOU"
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ofthe party, who were not far from the
scene of action, hurried to the assistance
of their friend, raising him from the
ground IN a state of insensibiIity. He
was conveyed to the nearest bungalow.
where in ten days he SO far recovered a.
to be able to leave his bed, although for
mouths he continued to raise blood from
the shock which he had then received
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vernment will be eoasoisd by q consciousness OF tn
rectilude Of It's intentions and certainty that al
though the hazard Of transient losses may be incur
red by rigid adherence TO just principles, no lasting
prosperity can be secured when they are disre'
garded
The undersigned avsils himself Of the occasion
to offer General Hunt renewed assurances oil his
very distinguished consideration.
JOHN FORSYTH
DEPARTMENT STATE,
Washington, August %, 1887
Executive Documents, l.t session 25h Congress.
Doc 40, page Ill
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MR.. VAN buren, AGAINST ANNEXA-
rIONp

At the request of many of our readers, both
here and elsewhere, we publish the entire State
Paper declining TO entertain the proposition TO
annex Texas to the Union, which was directed
to be written by Mr.. Van Buren,. The original
is on file in The Department of State.
IL will be seen that there can be no more
hope Of Mr.. Van Buren, favoring the measure
than there would be of his favoring a National
Bank. But we are quite sure a majority of his
friends are in favor Of it.
We are sorry to observe that a number of the
papers in New York, favorable to the election
OF Mr.. Van Buren,, are opposed to the anneIa-
ton Of Texas. Among them we will name the
N. Y. Evening Post, Schenectady Reflector,
Seneca Observer and Kinderiook Sentinel.
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VAN buren, AGAINST ANNEXATION

The last Utica IN. " Democrat, a rabid
Van Buren, paper, has the following:
We are opposed to the annexation of Texas for
the reason that would view IT other endorse.
ment Of slavery, and voluntary concession to that
Interest; but we are not willing, by any means, to
say that we would favor or think Of dissoying
the Union, and destroying the foundation Of this
happy republic, If majority Of the people should
favor and carry such proposition.
For that reason we believe that no administration
will have the hsrdihood TO far run counter to the
public opinion Of the North and much truokle to
the ssr holding interests Of the South a. to favor
measure for the spread perpctusiion OF slavery
Inc President who would do 30 would justly deserve
the erecra,ion Of every lover Of Peace, Harmony
and the Union as the author Of drscord and p.rbap
d'union, and would be deprived Of power before ne
could con,unmate his base design
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Letter from the Hon. C. a. Uieklig,.
WAsnNcTos CRY, March Is, IL

WAsHMeTos CRY, March IS, 1874
Gentlemen Your note inviting me to a public
dinner at the American House. in Philadelphia given
/" by the friends Of Vetocs and Veto Presidents to
celebrate the birthday OF John Tyler the Presid Mt
OF the United States, the 29th INST was received
this day.
assure you, gentlemen, il my official duties would
allow, II would afford great pleasure TO be with
you on the occasion indicated.
have given evidence of my confidence in the pri-
vae and public character Of Mr.. Tyler by accepting.
when rendered me, the situation | now fill a situs.
ton which would not accept or hold under any man
IN whom had not confidence aud whom did not
esteem.
or his official acts, perhaps il is more approximate
that others should now speak than myself They
are before the American public. Whether the pub-
lie good has been prom ted by them is a question
tie country must decide. -
Accept, gentlemen, for yourselves, and for those
with whom you act, my acknow led gemen's for the
kind manner IN which you have been pleased 10 con-
yey TO me their invitation, and your opinion And
allow me to offer TO the company sentiment not in
appropriate, trust to the occasion Of your meeting
+" The National Governments II would be a ours.
instead Of blessing but for the checks and balance,
prescribed in the Constitution
Respectfully your obedient scrv't,
c. a. WICKLIFFE
To c. Pierce, Esq, and others, Committee.
BY the Commtee.-The Hon. Chas A wickliae
The enlightened and patriotic statesman-bis en-.
ergetc administration Of the Post Office Denart-
mcnt, his exposition Of the intriguing PRINCIPLES of
Henry Clay and the severe r.buke he snye 10 thai
political aspirant recently in Kentucky, endears him
TO the true Democracy.
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NEW PUBLICATIONS.

LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF MARTIN CpuzzLE.
WIT, Part 5.
ARTHUR, novel, translated from the French
Of Eugene Sue.
GrBBoS's DrcLISr AND Fall OF the RoMAs
EMPIRE, No. s.
RELIGION IN AMERICA, or an Account OF the
Origin, Progress, relation to the State. and
present condition OF the Evangelical Churches
in the United States; in two parts
The above ale for sale by Mr.. FRascV T.y-
LlR, Pennsylvania avenue.
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MR.. WEBSTER AND "ANNEXATION."

The New York Commercial Advertiser has
stated that Mr. Webster had not written or
necIed with the Government, on the subject Of
" annexation" since he (Mr. Webster) left the
Cabinet.
We ask phether Mr. WEBSTER alahoris ed
the statement 10 be made
We doubt not, if Mr.. Webster had been re-
tanned in the Cabinet, or had returned to il, he
would have acquired as much credit in negotia-
ting treaty for the annexation of Texas, as he
did in negotiating for the settlement Of the
North Eastern Boundary