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Der Lecha Patriot und Northampton Demokrat. (Allentaun, Pa.) 1839-1848, 1845-05-14
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sIm 7trn Wai in philadelphia an Der 9us'
sebrung, 6 tie III ma Q d1u er, cbemale
BON Bethlehem, i'm 97iten eebrnsjahre.
9Im 2ten W9ai in gcro,gRbeitbaa Gam,
idtp, ecdd GauntD, Comic 8rancis
SobnIrin bee loerrn Spfepb Sierp, in rinem
gIIter pen 10 Uipnatsu uno % Sa9ru.
Der Lecha Patriot und Northampton Demokrat. (Allentaun, Pa.) 1839-1848, 1845-05-14

Sb inel { d, Mar me. - Wcr
MIDI butter benz Hidrn uerIeumbct. Der fiird)s
tet MIDI ,prr mir in'6 @efdt fhmeihclt,
Der pcradtct mid.
Der Lecha Patriot und Northampton Demokrat. (Allentaun, Pa.) 1839-1848, 1845-05-14

,penecn mcrten, iesen Te III ben Stanb ale
Scitcauu9eu nidtt nur auf bas Seitc, icns
cern auf cas SiaiAite gu Iiefsrn.
Gle iInc bantbar fir 9cncsene liuttritil.
sung unc ea fe caSu bcitruaen bic frliberen
mioerredtlidrn prciie 81 perrn9ern, 70 fubs
len llrtcrihricbcne pcrlId,rrt bas fIe einen
liberalcn 3beilb Der Sunbfhaft oes Yublifumd
ferrcrbiu crbalten werosn.
cSfiie 9. Gafe,
B. S. Scrportt.
Wai ID. uq3Dajaw
Der Lecha Patriot und Northampton Demokrat. (Allentaun, Pa.) 1839-1848, 1845-05-14
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gen in Der 8srferti9s
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ifteiue, itno bic 9lufs
Imerfldmfeit rpcId,e
lie auf eiefeu 3,pei9
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Der Lecha Patriot und Northampton Demokrat. (Allentaun, Pa.) 1839-1848, 1845-05-14
Sar 9(pptel = Sage,


glm Wcnta9 ben 2tcu unb Oieufta9s ben
3ten sunni, Spiid)en ben Smnben bon o lltr
8crmtta9S uno 8 llbr Hahmittags, iperoeu
bic @emmieicners opn Qcd,a @auntD, iId, in
ibrcr 9lmt6ltute beRneen um eicieui9cu 9,frs
ioucn ers SauutieS, bic iId lit Der 3arirurg
ibres @i9cnthnms brnad)lbriIi9t 9lautcn, abs
iub6reu,
3u9eidsr 3eit nercen fdriflidr Scrs
itId9e fir bic @iniammIun9 Ger Staats' uno
@auntp 1aren fur oaS Sabr ls45 an9e'
nonmen. 9Ipplifantrn fno Uerbuncsu Sis
hsrbeit fur Gle 9etreue grfiaun9 ibrrr @ons
tratte su iieIfen, NIB habcn oaber 9lcidSsiti9
nit Ger @ingabe Der 9oridIId9e AUDI Die 9ia'
men Der Shrseu ~ melccn, ri' fIc su 9ebsn i'm
Stancc fciu wurbcn, I'M Sal Te bas Gar
SinlammrIn befpnmen.
Daniel Stdbler,
SDeter RDnri6,
Charles Softer,
@omm 6icners
Udil4, nq3m
Der Lecha Patriot und Northampton Demokrat. (Allentaun, Pa.) 1839-1848, 1845-05-14

@b bina.- - Oas @srittht pom Scce ecS
&ailcre bon China, foqt Die 5rmtay 2imcs
pom iteu Sanuar ,. 6 ftuoct aH9emciuen
@lanbcn. Der Rdilcr, Dcldlcr nad Gdlereu
NueIlcn al elmer iehr ernff!id,en 8ranfhcit
raraieoerla9, 1T spifhcn ied5Si9 unc Irben'
GIG Sabrrn alt, NIB rc9ierte beinabc fuuf uuo
Dpansi9 Sabre, bon 1920 at. SolIte (Ih
ieIn Goo britdti0sn, 60 mus oicies 9retgnlB
h6dit wid,tiqc 8crdnpcruugcu in Sbua bcrr
bcifitbreu Cine Der witbti9ften bRrfte bic
Qe9alilation bc5 Opiumtdrccl6 Icin, befIcn
Scrbct frllbcr cher tpdtcr curd, Den Craua
rrr SolfsitImme aufgchrben mcrren muR uno
pcran Der jrBi9c EaIler bios aus ecm @run.
be perhinecrt Diro, neil or in beiIeu SppplIs
tlcn ~ wett 9ln9, nm c6 jest NIT @hre Wecr:
rilfcu bn fcnucu. Gcd ab9eIchcn bon eielcr
SrH9e iteht @hiua, i'm Sale ocS Scoc6 bes
Schcrrlhcr6 pom hlmmlilfen 9ieihc, -curd,
Sic MinrritGt oc6 3hrcufcI9ers uno ciner
9fcgeut(dlaft -ecmgc elmer Safticn-ric
9r6Bcrc GjcfIbr innercr llnruhen uno 0Repc.
luton bcorr. - @S beedrf irbt id)cn cncr
frdftisen, etnGhtsuraen Saur, unl, bct 70
pcraItetcn Priniptenl bic uusufricbcueu @cs
mathcr bielc6 uu9eheureu 2sid,r6 suTnmmeu
81 baIlcn, oebcn peridiebenarti9e &olfsltdms
me uno pcit bon einanber gelcgenen prcpirs
icu I'D, chuccics felt iau9en Sahren in ibren
gcmutbsweiien, f. tpic Sutercdsn frinolih
9cgcuaber ifcbrn. SeeenfalS wirc es cine
h0tft osrbdnsuisreid,e pericee fRr jcucs
eano perren uuo es 1T uid,t HnWnbrfhcins
Iid,, caB am gace oas DaSpild,entrcteu
frcmber Wiftc nctbmeuoi9 i'll, um Der snar,
,bie cinen Damn ent9eaensuieBeu. - 9Iter
ooEu ldst Gd) aud, rcrauSiesen, bas bisfc6
@inIdlrcitcu eurcpii1ter Wihte uidlt 70 un'
ci9cnniisi9 9cfhiebt, uno ais gerin9nu9 ccer
Selobuuu9, 9roeere @crttcile uno Stredcn
dt9etrctcn wercrn mhfeu, aIs wcSu Ger leg,
te iIrsreidle, cn9Iiftc Gric9 China u6tbt9te.
Gin. Dep.
Der Lecha Patriot und Northampton Demokrat. (Allentaun, Pa.) 1839-1848, 1845-05-14
2(Qentaun Olarmcr- 6of.

Die lluterSeid,netcu weld,e ibreu Warmcrs
cpf nad 9atban Drefd,er's Saubclss pcf
cberhalb Soa9enbuh'6 Wirtbshaus perle9t
t1ben, wpllteu ebrerbleti9lt Die 9Iufmerfilus
felt orn Sdufer auf ibr 9rcees uuo ihtues
G6crtement
Der Lecha Patriot und Northampton Demokrat. (Allentaun, Pa.) 1839-1848, 1845-05-14

Bra 4 u.-9ad eeu nit her Brig
'SaItra" etn9ctrcFeusu stahrihtsnuou 9iic'
bs'51nsirO fIno Die 3piiti9tritcn, mrlde ,,pi'
lCbcn benz brollItaniftIen 8eupcrncmeut unO
lnfsrem Dsintitsr, Serrn 99ifs, FlttfanOsr,
fricriih tfi3c!tJt.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-10-04

Inss Ct abiding affection. which IN
woman's heart knows no chang, bL
The once fond husband, now transform
lea TO beast, returned her cordial re.
Icepilon with The coarsest abuse. and Al
aSt struck her 10 The floor. She, after
recovering herself from the blow, arose,
ner husband standing near her: she
rushed into his srms,exclaiming 'Chsrles!
ChafIes! what are you doing" and
turning from his brow the marled locks
which once clustered in beautiful curIs
upon his man y forehead, she imprinted
Ipon 1t an aHeclionat and endesring
KISS and with that soft and tender love
from eyes Streaming with tears, upon
ms haggard features, again exclaimed, |
IN, Charles, how can you strike your
'nce dear MaryP He instantly, az i'll
struck himself by some perhuman
orce echoed back The beloved name
Mary! Mary! wha, have / done?' He
ell upon his knees, impIored her for.
'Veness, and from that moment becsme
reformed man--a devoted husband, &
now an ornament 10 society.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-10-04
Number "a
A GLU PTON,

on Thursday, says an EngIiHL paper, a
fellow named George Sldler, cabmsn, liv.
ing at Mile end. undertook. for wager of
twenty shlIllngs 10 cat, within the spaceeof
Two hours, leg of mutton. weighing nine
pounds, peck Of peas. and i've pounds Of
potatoes, which he accomplished, having
'"e've minutes to spare. During Ills meal
le dunk three quarts of beer, and It's con-
''uslon declared he could have managedGsa
'ound or Two more within The same time,
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-10-04
DIVISION OF LABOR.

A certain preacher, who was holding
forth 10 a somewhat wearied congrega,
ion, lifted up his eyes to the gallery,
,nd beheId his son pelting the people
below with chesnuls. Dominic was a.
poul 10 administer ,er cathedra,a sharp
md stringent reprmand for this fragrant
'ct Of impiely and dsrespec', bot the
youth anticipating hIm, bawIed out, at
the top Of his voice
You mind your preaching, daddy g.
fN keep them awakeo
The scene that ensueG may be safely
lpfi IN the mapinalinn.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-10-04
INTERESTING FACTS.

| The population Of the earth is estims
I-d at one thousand millions. THIRTY
"IIIIoos die annually, eighly-two thou.
and daily, three thousand four hun.
ared aud twenty Que every hour, and
hi'y-seven every minute.
"A bushel Of wheat weighing 62
pounds, contain, 5000 kernels.
Ia Greece it was The custom At meals
tor The Two sexes always 10 eat sonar
ateIy.
The Romans lay on couches at their
dining tables, on their left arms, eating
with their right.
Nosh's Ark was SAC Eoglsh fee, long
91 broad, and 81 hlqh. =
.ngit, aud thick eOough Tor three chart
ots abreast.
Babylon was 60 miles within the
walls Of which were Is feet thick 400
'eet high.
A clean skin is as necessary TO health
IS food.
Vinegar bottled with myrr or cam
phor spriukled in room, Correcrs pu.
Iridily.
Hops entWine TO the left, and beans
TO The right.
Cold may be beaten into leaves, so
thin that ESQ 900 would be only an inch
thick.
The earth is 1916 miles in diameter,
and ga, $50 miles round.
Forests of standing trees have bsen
discovered in Yorkshire England, aud in
ireland, imbedsd 10 stone.
There IL iron enough 10 the blood of
42 men. to make fifty horse shoes. each
weighing half pouod.
A man is taller ia the morning by
half an inch, than he is at night
Water is the only universal medl-
cine, by 1t all diseases may he allevia'ed
or cured.
.Rcout the age Of .6, it is said, the
lean man becomes tatler, aud the fat man
Ieaner.
The atoms composing man, are be.
Ieved to he changed every forty days,
and the bones 10 a few months.
Fossil remains On The OHIO, prove
hat it was once covered by the sea
When the sea is blue color, it i, deep
water: and when green, shallow.
II m Of Chroa made one thousand
years before Christ, is sill in existence.
The ii h Of January, on an average
of years, is the coolest day in The year.
In water sound passes al the rate OF
5 sos feet per second. IN air, l, 249
feet per second.
10 the .2rcDc regions, when The lher-
nomeler is below gro, persons can
converse al more than mile distant
Dr. jameson asscr!s that he heard eve
word Of sermon al The distance OF
two miles.
n hsod usej for measuring horses, is
cur icches.
Ezskel'o reed was Is leer II Is in
3tes long.
There are $500 knowo species of
fishes.
Perfectly white cats are deaf.
The bones of birds are hollow, aud
illed with air instead of marrow.
A single house fly produces in one
season, 90 oso, ,32o!
The IA jumps 200 times its own
length equal 10 quarter Of a mile Tor
IA man,
The black ostrich stands feet high
IL The human body there ara N+0,
zones. |
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-10-04

Pfoud Demon of The waters--lhou
Around whose stern and story brow
Circles lhe rainbow's varied gem
The Vapor Spirits dadem-
While rushing headIong at thy feet,
The everlasting shunde's meet.
Throned on the mis's, around thy form
Is dashing an eternal storm,
Whose ceaseIess, changeless earthquake
shuck
The tempest Of old Ocean mock,
And the dark Soaking yields to thee
The NEED Of might and majesty.
Death, Sound immensely have lent
Their lrrrors 10 thy element:
Thy congregaled waters yell
Down caytrns lalhomcss as Hell,
WhlIe heavens glorious hues are set
Abou. lhy gorgeous coronet
Titanic Winter strives in vain
70 bind the in his icy chain,
Which rent by thy resislesS wave
Finds in Thy fearful de?lhs--a grave;
Or the torn fragments glIslenlng be
IL ,he glare Of thy kingIy eye.
A sjivery web among thy trees
Unrufl-d by the passing 6reeeze
The vanqui,hcd Ice,K!ng or thee weaves,
Aad gives them gems for winter leaves
AMI rears he column, bright and vast,
9hler radiance through lhy halls TO cast.
The Giant Fine has never yet
HIS lools,ep in my waters set:
GumIy passing thy ialI, he tries
10 notch his bye.goue centuries
Along the dark and devious track
Uf,he rock chrashiug CaIerac,.
Emblem Of Power-,he mighty sun
Hath found and leh tee roaring on,
Thou vert with Chaos, ere his ight
hone on! upon the sIarIeSS night,
relic of that awful day
~ oil in Wild confusion lay.
hen air earth, and sea, and sky
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-10-04

A COOL APOLOGY.

'oh' said poor sufferers to dentist
that is the second wrong tooth you've
pulled ou'! Very sorry sir, said The
blundering operator. 'bul 80 there were
only three when | began, Pm sure 10 be
right the next time.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-10-04
PROSPERITY OF OREGON.

The Oregon Settlers. it i S said last
year raised a surplus of 100 900 bushels
of wheat. A grISt mill with three run
If stones was put in operation at Nala
nette Falls this year. Mr.. Abernethy
formIy of New York City has been
elected Mayor Of Oregon City at the
Falls. He has gone TO The Sandwich
Islands 10 procure merchandise, which
was scarce,
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-10-04
s.sSx...-.y.a.s.ssas.s.

In order TO love mankind. expect
but little from them; in order TO view
their faults without bitterness, we mus,
acsus'om ourselves 10 pardon them, and
perceive that indulgence is a justice 10
which lr1il humanity has right to de-
msnd from wsdom.'
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-10-04

Man owes Woman a vast m,

Man owes Woman a vast moral debt.
ion Of the world, and unless ha soon be
gins 10 iquIdalel it in SO ne shape, he
will become bankrupt in the eye Of
heaven. Think Oft, ponder on it, you
proud 'lords of creation,' aud make an
early settlement
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-10-04
xf1m.aMfIH5

A Tennessee paper talks Of a chop at
Holly Spriogs, who was so as'onished
It seeing lady bring music from her
pians, that, after listening for a minute
1r two, he Withdrew his head and hal
tooed after his companion, | say, Jim!
'oms back here, darnaion seize me, if
nere amt woman pulling music out of
cheslv
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-10-04
NG, COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA. SATURDAY, oCrORER 4 ls4s

ID g TO Paris alone The only reveng
a nave to take ie, TO make you feel tn
,t me utter paIlriness Of your character b,
|, showing you The immeasurdabe differ
b. ence between your views and mine
4 lou shall learn the true dignity Of such
sentiments as yours, by seeing The un.
: lu'lerable dItierence in which hold lhosr
'h'ogS which your soul esteems aboy,
'IsII' lhen part forever. On this liable arr
deeds conveying to you one half of my
estate from which you may extract that
money to- which you have been willing
l1encumber, though ONLY for a month, :,
II seems-wIth wife. In accordance
with form which has been pointed ou
% me, here deliver Them to your ex
elusive use Enjoy that money, and
emember while dong so, that you owt
mat enjoyment to the intense contemp
woman IeeIs for you, and let that re |
membrance cause you 10 be ever com
panloned in your secret soul by your
own utter contempt for YOURSELF
She retrealed into the adjoining room
waving her hand as she disappeared she
said,
You may retire, sr.'
Mr.. Haubury sal for moment, over
with dismsy and shame, h.
hen dashed the papers upon the floor y
nd FASTENED out OF the house.
From that blow he never recovered. .
n spite OF every effort TO make head in d
is own mind against the sense Of self. Il
onlemp', and the Consciousness OF the
borough ba'eneSs Of his principles, no p
1Ing could stand agains, The remem be,
d Iookt& & lance Of that woman He left liz
Ike a detected telon. He never could d
ndure TO see her again, The c,nfd
nee with which he had pursued hi. for, a
'reer was struck down forever. H. "
Ilhdrew from society, and giving him
If up to The lowest occupations Of VIVA O.
called pleasures, has sunk Jg'ooHJG4i III
ID Diners ot
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-10-04

A young Miss, havlog accepted the
,far of a youth to gallant her home and
,ferwards fearing that j1kes might be
cracked al her expense, if The fact should
become public dismissed htm about half
way eujoning secresy. Don't be o.
rraId,' said he, 'of my saying any thing
,bout it, for | feel as much ashamed of
It as you do,
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-10-04
&Hf2s-slAsfi i-I
GOOD EXCUSE.

John, paid pedogogu r'ho; The ioy,
what. lhetaiuedyou? How came you 81
ate 10 SCHOOL,
We'll, sir, had SOU 'c; d.Oner and
mad to wait for it TO Coz
take your seat, your excuse Is suf-
icLenl'
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-10-04
MlS0lSIllANLEGUS o
A WON ms REVEN GE,

Die 1t was bright, gad day in spring, al
20 Broadway was alive with gaiety ard busll
-. A stranger who had been crossing the gre
y. Ihorough at noon, somewhere about ii
es corner Of Murray street. would have wor
dered what object it could be on the 9th
a side OF the way that was disturbing IN
t" whole street, and without exactly drawiu
2. crowd, was attracting every body's atlen
n don, and making gentlemen seek an excus
y for stopping and looking back, and almos
V envy the humble wayfarers who were priv
legged TO be ungenee A denzan of New
York, however, who had only heard Of th'
IcomWOtion, would al one have known lha
II must be Miss Kaye, stepping from hsl
carriage into the store OF her jeweer. Her
ioe-coored carriSge, obsruCted by crowc
|of equlpages which stood in front of Ter
|ny's. had drawn up some dools off, and ~
order to reach the place, she, whose pearl,
shoe no! often touched The payment, was
once compelled TO witch the world with
noble walking, The instant her blue and
white Iverles were seen opening The door
and rafting The steps down, Simultaneous
impression seemed TO be produced uponI
he crowd that was lettering along the
sidewalk: they drew back on all sides, a.
kind OF avenue was formed, and she sleppedI
forward, alone, with a magnificent, elastic
read, as if the earth yielded beneath her
feet. Fortunately, at the very spot, Il
bore held me by the button. (Amiable
borel palied him when we parted and
Tor the first time in my life, recognized why |
+" beneicenI Providence had crealsd hnro.
hat held people by The button.) gazed
with a delight almost into homage. Majesty
,oflened into delicious beauty grandeur o!
attitude and feature, made lovely By per
vading spirit Of sweetness and sympathy
produced in her union that char mel 20,
ere you could admire. ! dare say it vii
seem an odd thing 10 say, but there is moth
ing that has since reminded me so much o.
The impression she then produced upon th
eve, as The bright fountain IN the Park |
there was in her the same easy, may say
reuc,ln, magnifcen ce; the splendid purity
and sof, sparkle, combined with such al
entire unreslraint and abandonment Of etGOg
that YOU felt as if IN that form and moiio
N, very essence Of grace were made
papabe before your eyes, and as if sha
variety of movement was the wantonneSs o,
A nature that slrove 10, but could uotescaprI
rom its perpetual doom OF elegance. Starr
led back, 10 spite Of myself, into the age Of
poetry and goddesseS thought straightwiy
If the spp4rlIon Of Venus to 'he Trojan by
the wooden margin Of the Tyrsin CITY, and
was beginning 10 fall into my old tunes and
"A""' OO' ." '''''' - "N'
10" 'ne '''a' ~ ""' '''o' '"''
mo So'"0",'"s ~ w. 7Y
lmpFe'''o" ''.'" ''' '"''' 'o"''' 'I, 90 ''''O
| mean a delicate pure, high souIed woman
eo"'',S; ""''' '"o 49,. 1rn.., r,rI
o..a. nho,I -, ho.,, bu, o, sOl
'....a..' ,oa ,,,, r,asi away and vieId
.I,o nrorood and Jis,an, reverence, cas-
Jnvr no aves and lifted them ONLY as ,hsI
n,nis,oJ,,hrouch the door Of the sLoo
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-10-04

hat is the matter, John3'

'What Is the NATTER Johnp
Sam hove bible at me and hit me
on my head.
WelI, you are the only boy of the
family on which the bible ever made
an impression--cry as long as you
please.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-10-04
OFFICE OF THE DEMOCRAT.
r. PAUL's CHuRcH, MAIr
TERMS

- A ~ MS +:
The COZ UNBEa DENOCRATwiH b.
pu5hShed erery Saturday morning, a
TPO DOLLARS per annum poyaJl
hqlf yeariy in adUN1ce, or Two Dollar,
fYiy Cents,Dnotpaid within The yea,
No subscription ,0W be taken for shorte,
period than sir months; nor any discon.
tRnance permitted,uptl all arrearageS
are discharged.
aOPERIISEDlENS not erceeding a
square ,eW be conspicuously insenedai
ole DoHaJor the first three insertions,
mt t1'oeatyJfUe cents for eUery subSe.
qnent Insertion, h-".A liberal discoun
mgde 70 those ,oho afvcrtise By the gear
LETTERS addressed on business ,rlust
be post gaid.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-10-04
s.snsSragS,ER

A FOOLS tongue is long enough to cut
his throat; lat,Ier's is long enough 10
ool half the throals Of whole neighbour
hood
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-10-04
STRENGTH OF WOMAN'S LOVE.


The Rev. Mr.. C., a, the South, re.
Gently closed sermon with The follow.
ng touching narration;
A young gentleman Of h Oh respec'
,jlily, talents, forums and family, mar
led the beautiful, the lovely and &c.
omplished daughter Of She was
he daughter Of wealthy merchant in
me Of our Norlhern cities, with their
united fortunes they commenced ca.
reer Of life, with the brightest hopes &
.airest prospects Of undinur bed happi'
ness and prosperity, that the most san
guine or ambitious could wish or desire.
She was a lady Of fashionable distinction
n society, The pride and ambition oI
all who enjoyed The enlree of her gay
and hoSpilsbIe mansion, and The idol ol
d young and affect onate husbands
heart Her vans, her wishes and de-
sires were oil anticipated by that pecu'
liar discernment, which always sfyrds
so much delight, and brings with i: those
evidences OF a huibaud's
ove that wife aloue can understand &
appreciate.
Thus toey lived on, for few bright
years Of happy existence. But alOs.
such is the versallty Of fortune, such the
uncertainty of human happiness, thai
even those who seem 10 be surrounded
with all the splendid glitter of prosper
", are, by some casual occurrence, some
unexpected event, plunged from TIN
splendld pinnacle Of prosperity to the
aby SIS o. faLversi,y. They saw no,avert'
I'd Lut The dark cloud, emerged above
he bright horizen ;har had hitherto en-
clfcIed their dreamy existence, but soon
o5scured The brIloncy Of their pros
pecDs, aud discharged its baneiul con.
tents upon their devoted heads; & threw
them upon cold and heartleSs world
without fdrDhiog TO support them.
The husband, uoabIe 10 counlersc
his Inconsistency of fortune, by BE-.
coming forrirude, gave himself up 10 lh'
srossesl iOremperance, and subsequen
oegIecl aud abuse OF his lovely vile snr
family Bu' she like a woman, yea
HIKE an angel as she IS scared above j
all
A'rrr an absence Of some days, biz
wife not knowing where he was, he re
lurned home, in The wreched and dis
gus,ing coalition 10 which drunkenncs.
reduced him, his locks matted with filth
and sticking closely to his forehead, hi,
: face bIolled aud breath sinking witt
the fe,id exAalalions Of brandy. 10 thi,
IGighuuI condition Of human degrade
. ton slalurat, d with liquor, he entered
,I'ho now oescure htle residence Ct hi
~le, who met him with all those ieeI
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-10-04
THE GARLAN ID.
THE GENIUS OF NIAGARA.

ny TuE REV. JOHN O. LORD, D. D.
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-01-30
RUTLAND, THURSDAY, JANUARY 20. 1916

our powers and abuse our privileges I'VE
place out affection, upon the wrong ob)ec,
we utterly mistake the true prlIes Of life
we pass by nature, m, love, friend.
ship, hhh, and bow the knee to mnmmou--
we idolizs tive erect costly temples in IT,
honor. and on its affairs we sscr ihee our
health, our character, our wives, our chil.
dfen To be rich OF TO DO thought rich
is, with too many o. us. the sole exclusive,
aii.cngrossing objec, Of our lives Thus
the heart contracis--the affections droop
and wrhrr no tears water them no smiles
warm them Home becomes a dfeary
place-it loses Its Sabbaths and It's holl.
days The muses. and Graces abandon 1t,
Love and faith fees ntfrigh,ed from its
threshold. suIlenne.,, frowns, ,aun,s, re-
proaches, these are il. inmates. It's fireside
becomes one constant scene Of jealousy, c on
spirncy and strife, ill a, laa we alnos, long
for death TO break up place 50 dcpravcd
and perverted
We will not dwell upon so gloomy 4,
picture, but simply ask, is wealth worth
such fearful sacrifices What homes
heart cnn hesitate in its reply"