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she had run SO many hazards; and when
she did youchssfe TO hear his excuses, she
still reproa,hed him with ingraIitude In
all her behaviour, tis said, she behaved her-
self with great decency and suitable 10 he'
quality, and mighty expectations there were
Of the future services she would have done
the English upon her return TO her country
but she was taken i'll al Graveseud, as she
was about 10 embark for Virginia aud died
in that town very devou, Christian, It's
said, leaving only one son, named Thomas
Rolle, whose posIerIty now Aonrish in VIr'
ginia, and enjoy lands descended 10 then
as the heirs of the Princess Pocnahon'as.- -
Frosts History Of The United States.
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Number 81.

To Wrde in UariotS CoiorS with The
same Pen Ink and, Paper. Take a sheet
of paper aud wet some parts OF i, with So
luton Of sub carbonate polass which niusi
be diluted with water so ss not to appear
on the paper when dry. Wet some other
paris with diluted murlatc acid, or with
juice of lemons, Some other paris may be
wet with a diluted solution of alum, and Or
Others with an infusion of nu,"galls, (waler
in Which bruised or pulVerized nuI-RalIs
have been STEPPED. None Of these prepara-
tlous must be so strong as to color The paper
any. When these are dry take some fine-
ly powdered supha,e of iron, and rub it
lightly on some PARIS Of the paper that have
heen wet with suboar6onate OF potass, and
infusion Of gals. Then with the juice of
violet, or of the leaves of red cabbage write
m the paper as usual with pen. The ink
s of itself faint purple; where the paper
$ we, with acid, the writing will ne bright
red on the subcarbonaIe of pO,ass il wilt
take a beautiful green; on the alum it will
oe brown; on ,he sub-carbonaie Of pOlass
,ha, was rubbed with powdered srlpha'e of
ton, it will be deep yellow, and on 'he
Infusion of gals lha, was rubbed with pow
der, II will be black. The juice of Viole's
will take brilliant yellow on the aika'i, if
1t be suong The juice of vioIe,s or red
cabbage may be kep' long lime by means
Of the addition OF few drops Of alchoh@;
or the leaves may os dried by the FIRE, and
thus may be kept ready for use; and II Is
only requisite to steep them in hot water,
in order TO prepare the ink at any tse.
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FROGS IN STONES.

We have several apparently we'll au
thentIcated instances on record ol tIog'
and toads having been found enclosed
10 masses OF rock, 10 the interior Of
which there was 10 preceptlble mean
of ineress. Ii has been the fashion,
however, with nslurslisls,'lo dismiss al
such cases on The assumption lhst tier,
musl have been some cleft or opening
by which The animal was admitted whIh
~ embryo, or while 10 very young
state; no one, so far as We are aware, be-
ievng that the sperm Or young snims|
may have been enclosed when the rock
was 10 the process Of formation at III,
bottom of shallow waters. Whsteve'
may be the true theory regarding ami
mails SO enclosed, their history IS Ger
Coinly one Of the highest interest. sn'
without attempting TO solve the probIen
we present our readers with an iDstanc
taken from the mining Journal of JAnu
ary Is, lS45;--A few days since, as
miner, named W. Ellis, was workln
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isters of grace defend u.s. she had gathered
up her dry goods and made good her re-
treat from the room. am not coward,
sentlemen-ye,, | am free 10 confess that
my nerves were slightly ayitaird Who
can she BET What can she have wanted
nere! Were questions that I could not an
,wer. Had been believer in ghosts,
should probably have gone down TO the
grave with the conviction lndelbly impress-
ed upon my mind that had actually been
in bed with one of the long faced gentry.
We'll, whs, took place lhen9 Who was
she?
'Bs patient you shall know everything
The two young ladies before mentioned sa
opposite TO me a, the table. | had ver'
lain, suspicion lha, one of them was party
10 the lransactien ard in order 10 remove
Ill doubt, the next morning al breakfast,
enqured
Miss B. shall help you to little o
his omlen'
If you please, sir
will you have it spoOa fashionF said
carelessIy.
The deep blush that manlled her hand
some face told more plainly than word
that she was my ghos! OF the preceding
night. Having gone up without light
she had mistaken my room for her Gwn
and but for ,hc spoon fashion arrangement
Sagers would have probably discovered u
in bed together. am happy to add gen
tlemen, that the affair had pleasant de-
nouement. MISE B. and myself ale nov
engaged to be married. When the cere
nony takes place you shall be present, ant
if you do no, pronounce Scr the loveIles
and mos, accomplished Of her sex, then
willy unhesitatingly admit that there is ro
nance in the phrase spoon fashion,
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A KNOTTY CASE.

Mr.. Henson, a shoemaker, who resi-
ded q, Woodend, near the spot where
the Village House is now Kept, was not
remarkable Cor scu eness in his mental
perceptions. He kept for sale in the
front Of his shop few little matter,
most called for by the neigh6ors, such
as beer, candies, fruit, bread, Sc. One
morning wag stopped in end purchas
ed bottle Of beer. He stood talking
few moments, and finally said thai he
was sorry he had purchased the beer,
nd requested Mr.. Henson 10 exchange
II for loaf Of bread as the price was lht
same. To his the worthy cordwainer
readily assenrsd; the wag took the Loaf
eat it while in the shop us he was go
ing out, the vender hesitalingy remin'
ded HIM that he had 90, paid for the
bread.
Certainly have paid for the bread,
gave you the beer far it.
But then you haven't paid me for thr
beer
Il didn'l tke The beer 1t is before
| you at this moment.
The worthy crispin was aS'onnded.
He looked sedaIeIy, aud rubbed h,'
I(orehesh, but oil 10 no purpo,e' Th'
case was still mystery
'True said he, you gave me botl
Of beer for the bread, and as | still have
the bottle Of beer | csn'lde msnd pay fo
hat: but | had both, One now is gon
and received no money Then he a
gain gravely csnsldered The matter. an'
finally, abruptly b:cke Ou, with the COS
cluslon:
'Scealh, take it neishbor, il is just q
you say, bu, I'll b4 darned il can Sc
into it,
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WORD 70 YOUNG MEN.

Wishing, and slghing, and imagining
and dreaming of greatness, said WNiam
Writ, will never make you great. Bat
canno, Young man command his ener~
eips! Read Foster on decision of charac'
,er. That book will tell YOU wha, is in
your power to accomplish. You mus'
grd ~ your tbins and go 10 work with all
the indomni,able energy OF HannoaS seas
ling The Alps. 1t is your duty 80 make The
most talents, time, and opportunities.
Alfred. King Of England. though he per-
Horned more business than most Of his SUBJ
iects, stiIl found time TO study.
Franklin, in the midst of all his labors;
Quad tme to dive 10 the depths of Phloso-
ohy, and explore an unrodden path OF SCI
ence,
frederick The Great. with an Empire at
his command, in lhe midst Of war, and On
he eve OF battle found time 10 reve IN alt the
charms of philosophy and feast himself or
all the luxuries of learning,
Bonaparte with Europe at his disposal
and kings al his ante chamber begging Tor
vacant thrones, and al the head Of thousands
Of men whose desliues we're suspended on
his arbitrary pleasure, had Time 70 converse
with books.
And young men who are confined to la
hor or other business even Twelve hours in
he days, may take two hours of what is
left for study, and which viii amount TO
lIwG months in the year.
Is that nothing! Ask Elihu Burrin, Ask
Simpson the great mathematician Ask
HerscheI, the first of ASTRONOMERS; Slmps
son worked at The weavel's loom and
IIerschel was a poor GCer boy in abe army,
Let your own experiment of what can
he done in one year settle the question
whether to acquire usslui Information by
Iregular and hard study, be pracucable OF
ldesu able
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CAPTURE AND MARRIAGE OF TIL
PRINCESS POCHAHONThS.

II was in this year N6l2) tina, the mar
rage of Pocahontas took place, and it wa
The accidental result Of an act of treachery
A scarcity prevailed in jamestown. Cap
tain Arga, was despatched 10 the Pooma.
for cargo of corn.
Here he learned that Pocahontas was Iiv'
ing at no grea, distance from him. HoPnf
that Powaha,an, in order 10 ransom his
daughter, would offer provisions he enlic-
ed her on board his vessel and sailed to
Ianestown; where she was kept III ?
state Of honorable captivity .-Powha'an
more indignant at such trearhcrv than over
reme by misfortune, rejected the demand o.
4 ransom, but promised, if his daugh,er
were restored, TO forget the injury, and sup.
DIV the wants of the colonists. During
lher residence in the settlement, POrahon'a'
made such an impression on Mr.. Rolfe'
Young man of rank among ,he settlers, that
We offered his hand an solicited the COM
sen, Of Powhalan TO their marriage. lh''
was granted, and The ceremony was per
formed with gleat pomp, The old klnE
was ever after the firm friend Of the colony
and this event had a very favorable effect OF
the nelghboring Indians. "a treaty was con
|rIuded with the Chiccahominies who to b'
I,alIed Enplishmen, consented TO assist th
IcoIonists with their arms in war, and II
peace with their provisions.
The reception and marriage Of Po'ahon
+, las in England whilher she accompdnle
her husband are thus desclibed.by SaIno
king James queen and conrs paid her 'h
same honor that was due to EMoPean la
DIV Of the same quality, after they were IN
formed BY Captain iIh what services sh
had done the English nation; and particular
Ifs how she had saved the captains ltt
h when his head was upon the block Bu'
seems before this princess married Nj
4 Rclfe, she bad been given TO underslan
? that Captain Smith was dead; for he wa
,he first man she had set her affections VI
on, and make no doubt hs had promise
to marry her when he was in her father
!. courl: for when he came 10 walt upon he
% on her arrival in England, she sPPesre
}. surprised, turned away from him with II
nj, ,lutmosl scorn and resentment aud 1t WI
some time before she would be PreVall'
with to see him. She could not belle
, ! sny man would have deceived her, for who
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WEB PROPRIETOR
nAtonNTY p APRIL sG

in the Perydsrran, Mine Works, a as
feet depth, he struck his mandtll inIo a
piece of shsle, and to the surprise OF
the workmen, a frog eaped out Of the
cleft. v hen fret observed, 1t appear.
ed very weak, and though Of large u,
could crawl only with d iii ,uIly. o.
Closer examination, several peculiar
ties were observed; is eyes were lull
sized, though i, could not zee, as, upon
euching the eye. it evinccs no feeling
There is line indicating where the
mouth would have bsen, had it not been
confined; but The mouth has never been
opened. Several deiorm5tives were al
50 observable; and The spine, which ha.
been forced 10 develope itself in an an.
sular form, appears sufficient proof OF
ITS having grown in . very confined
pace, even if The hollow in the piece Il
hale, corresponding TO the shape of its
back; did not place the mster beyond \
reasonable doubt The ltog continues
10 size and weight, lhongh no food ca
10 given TO ii;and its vitality is preserv
ed only by breathing through The thin
skin covering the lower Jaw. Mr.. w
Ellis, with the view of giving his prlz
IS much publicity as possible, has drpos
Iued it a, the New Ian, Merhyr, whsr,
II is exhibited as Ethe greatest wonder
N the world, frog found 10 stone 4,
ieel frem The surface OF the earth wher
II hs, been living without food for III,
last 5000 years.
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MODERN POETRY.

The following deec,able little morsel is
an extract from poem furnished by a.
spontent Of the Northern Cabinet ovel
the signature of Synonymous. Truly The
poets are 1ol all dead yeti
'thars was a man in Canada,
cebler by .rade
he msrriad him a hsnsum wife
and after words she died
he marIiad mex, buly
hur cheeks were like the rose
hur eyes like sparkIig Dlmons
True vurlur did disclose
shs settled down in stockholm
upoc pece OF land
and thare lhey bill all for there use
a log house Aud barn.
In Just about month from lhls.
there was a noulher cry
/ that he had gave hur plson stuf,
OIL fur to make hur dy.'
The present Rsvou'lon in Mexico,
the tenth since il threw od the SPANS
yoke in 1910,
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IIS SCNLILANNCT'S
SPOON FASHION.
BY FREDERICK MARYLAND

Talking of peculiar situations, gentle
men, said Mr. Talem, y was once in ralh-
er singular FIX myself.
How so-hOw was lhstN said we
Il will tell you. Sagers and myself had
gone 10 Cape May, that favori's resort OF
fashion and folly, during one of the hottest
seasons ever got up on this continent. II
was intensely hot! Have you ever been al
Cape Island, gen'lemen!'
A general negative shake Of the head fol-
lowed the question.
'Ther permi, me, as friend and well
wisher TO warn you against the place A
more uninvi,ing resort is not TO be found
have good authority for stating tha. il is
only an unfinished portion OF creation
They have a legend down there which runs
,hus:-The hands were at work on TIN,
spot at the tail OF The SIKH day, bu, nigh,
overtaking them, they were compelled To
suspend operations, and thus the island wa
left incomplete! To those who are lamll-
lar with the localiiy,this is certainly a plau-
sible story. have more than once heard
i, called the jumping cG'piace.' Sunshine
and sand nee-deep are the strongest in
ducemenS TO pay second visit. TO bt
sure, they say something about Ihe advan-
toges of sea-baIhing look at the risk.
Hyou venture beyond your nose. the IN
der-toW carries you out and death by
drowning is inevitable. After which fol-
low graphing irons and then the dignily
of 'coroner's inquest! The spo, is dis
,inguished by half dozen slun,ed trees,
two OF three apologies for hotels, and three
or four cabins painted red
Blu, the story. Mr.. Tatem-ths story
'All in good time, gentleman. said Sa
gers and myself were foolish enough 10 60
down. Some two or three thousand people
were there when we arrived, and every
nook and corner was 'jam-lull.' After re-
peated solicitation, we finally succeeded II
getting small room with the privilege o
sleeping two in bed. The thermometer
al so end TWO in bed thought is warn
bath of iiseI!'
DOM descend to particulars, bu! give VI
,he story
Certainly. In the room adjoining our
slept two beautiful glrs-slsIeIs-who, TO
reasons best known to myself, shall b'
nameless, One night about week alie
our arrival, had gone early TO bed, no
wishing TO participate in any of the aboml
nabe hops that were given at our hotel
Pooh pooh! is ghost story, said Ma
than.
'No-genIeman,'
Then you were ducked with cold wa
ter remarked Mr. Blanchard.
Wrong again! Although cold bat
would have been acceptable at the momen
had been asleep for some time when
was awakened by Inc most musical voIc
imaginable, which said
Kate suppose we lay spoon Iashion'
'Lay hoxr inquired |.
? Gracious heavens! where am l.! eiacl
lated my unknown bedlelIow jumping 'hr'
feet from the bed, and she (Iof II was a w
man would have jumped further, bu' wa
Of room pecmitled no striking display OF
gility Here was a situation for a mode
man! Before could say angels and mi
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PERSE YERANCE.

All the perlolmssees of human art, at
which we took with praise or wonder, ale
instances of the resis,Iess foIae of peTsever-
ture; IT is by this thatth quarry Becomes
4 pyramid, end Ihal-dis,ant countries are IL
n,,ed by canals. liza man was 10 compare
the effect of single stroke of The plck axe
.or o! one impression of the spade, win The
general design and last result, he would be
overwhelmed by ,he sense OF their disPro'
portion; yet those petty operations, inces'
sanity continued, in time surmount ,he
greatest difficulty, and mountains are level-
ed. oceans bounded, by the slender force Of
thunsn beings DE-, johnson.
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PUGNACITY OF THE ROBIN.

a correspondent OF 'hS Mtgszl0e Of
Natural history relates the following
extraordinary instance of the robin Ery
ithaca Rubecallo);- HearlLg one war.
bling in tree adjoining my house, |
was induced TO place on the window
sill beautiful stuffed specimen of The
byrd, in The hope that t would attract
the attention of his living b. other.
Nsr was Disappointed. The song be-
came louder, and in longer strains; and
a, last he made a gh, OF inspection a,
far as the window. Shortly after n
flew up from his tree, and made so VIC
lent attack on The stuffed specimen, al
O throw il from a height Of two storIe
TO the ground puIsuing II even wnI'
ialllng, and continuing lis volenc,
when down. then perched /
m an empty box In the yard--the lv,
bird remained within few feet OF M
al The time; and directly | had retire,
a few PAGES the attack was renewe,
with double vigour, and so obslinalely
hat | could easily have caught the lI'
rng combalant.
On my Withdrawing the stuffed bnc
from The unequal contest IFS opponent re-
sumed his place on the box, sIru'Iing abou
with an expanded tail and erect attitude. at
# claiming and pronounclng victory. No
icing the bird 10 be still lowering about lht
place, IrepIaced my stuffed specimen OF
the window sill securing the stand by I
5radawl; and hardly had done so before
the robin resumed The war by settling OF
the head of his unconscious foe, dIglng ant
picking at it with such ferocily and violence
lha, had not nlcrlered, The inter desruc-
ZION of my poor specimen must have ensn
ed. The experiment of course was not re-
newed, but the robin during the rest OF the
day KEEP, watch in lhe immediate neigh
boIhood and continued chanting his notes
Of defiance even in the shade of the evening
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A MoDERN NEwToN "A debating so
cety oul in Michigan had lately sub
mtted for discussion the subject, 'does
the world go round or docs it no," The
chair remarked that he did not propose
It because there was any doubt on lhr
subject, out TO fetch our The orators
.4iler the fast speaker had occupied a.
bounl ten minutes 10 the discussion, ht
at down and was succeeded by one Of
the lights of the town, who delivered
himself thus;
III the world was round. it would
be regular and even as it ia, AtteI
you'd travelled h'tle ways, you'd be
gin TO slide and slide, and bimeby you'd
tumble off at the edge if you didn''
catch hold on something 10 held on by
And hen they talk of sailing !ound The
world, Why if The world was raund
md went round as lhey say il did, the
|capling'd have nothing 10 do, but tie his
ship to a tree, and I'D go, round of IL
self! My opponent has asked, III the
world does not 90 round, how does iht
sun git round to the right place again?
| answer for very plan reason, when
il don't 'il's so dark you cant see IT.!
'TIme' said the chsirman, and the
young man sat down, and II was sever
li minute before he recovered from the
sudden shock his Imagination had expe
Irienced like some of the orators IL
Congress, who, at The expiration Of the
nour, are frequently lost in the oblusl
cation Of their ideas.
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in the vewy middle of the woom, .
mswk fo' The snsaws and laugalaW OF
svway one in the woom!
'Hush;' said she 'hash.' putting her
hand up TO his mouth, my hustle has oil
hitched round TO one side.'--N. 0. Del
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The present RsvoluIon in Mexico, is
the tenth since it threw of the Spanish
woke in 1910.
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-11-09
NORTH CAROLINA.

Western Ford, from German Settlement, Is miles
and back, once in two weeks.
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Saturday, at 10 p m, arrive at Abingdon next days
by 5p m, and at Blountsvllle same days by IL
p m.
Leave Brownsville every Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday, at m, arrive at Abingdon same days
| by 8 a m, and at Wythevillc next days by a m.
1857. From Wythevie, by Sharon and Burke's
Garden, to Tazewell C. FL, 81 miles and back,
twice week.
at m, arrive at Tazewell c. H. same days by 6
Leave Tazevlle C. H. every Tuesday and Satur-
day at a m, arrive at Wythevie same days by 6
m.
1858. From Wythevle, by Red Bluff, Grayson,
Sulphur Springs, to Grayson G. H., 81 miles
| and back, twice week.
Leave Wytheve every Sunday and Wednesday
at m, arrive at Grayson G. H. same days by
p m.
Leave Grayson c. H. every Monday and Thurs
day at a m, arrive at Wytheville same days by
pm.
1859. From Tazewel c. H., by Clear Fork of
Sandy river and Philip Lambert's, to Ginseng, rs
miles and back, once in two weeks.
Leave Tazewell c. H. every other Monday at
M arrive at Ginseng next day by 3 m.
Leave Ginseng every other Friday at 6 m, ar
rive at Tazewel @. II. nextd day by 6 m.
2640. From Jecksons Ferry, by Red Bluff, Buff
falo Ford, and speedwel to Blue Spring, % miles
| and back, once week.
Leave Jackson's Ferry every Friday at ~ m,
arrive at Blue Spring same day by p M
Leave Blue Spring every Saturday at am ar
rive at Jsckson's Ferry same day by 2pm.
2641. From Grayson c. H., by Peach Bottom,
Bride Creek, Gap Civil, NJ c., and Mouth Of Will
son, Va, to Jefferson, N. c., 65 miles and back,
once week.
Leave Grayson C. H. every Thursday at m,
arrive at Jefferson next day by IL m.
Leave Jefferson every Friday at IL m, arrive at
Grayson G. FL next day by 6 p m.
26t2. From Grayson G. H., by Elk Creek, Blue
Spring, and Rye Valley, to Marion, 43 miles and
back once a week
Leave Grayson c. H. every Thursday at a m,
arrive at Marion same day by Jpn.
Leave Marion every Friday at 5 m, arrive at
Grayson G. II. same day by Jpn.
2643. From Rye Valley, by Two-mie Branch,
Sinclair's Bottom, loves Mills, Liberty Hall, and
Laurel, to Abingdon, 80 miles and back, once q
week.
Leave Rye Valley every Friday at 6 IN, arrive
at Abingdon same day by Z pm.
Leave Abingdon every Thursday at 6 a m, arrive
at Rye Valley same day by 7 p m
26i4 From Rye Valley to Mouth Of Wilson, %
miles and back, once a week
Leave Rye Valley every Friday at IL m, arrive
at Mouth Of Wilson same day by 5 p m.
Lesve Mouth Of Wilson every Friday at q m,
arrive at Rye Valley same day by ii am.