Democratic banner., 1847-08-23

IP"oi, SiISuI uHpEoteCtcu CIlIu lying before
me, with death already written on his brow
and yeti had never known his danger.
and never sought him out after the conflict
How bitterly my heart reproached me in
that hour. They noticed my agitation, and
his old friend, the seamen that held his head,
said sadly,
sPoor little Dick-you will never see the
shore you have wished for so long. But
thereH be mole than one-when your legs
out he spoke with emotion-sto mourn
over YOU
. Suddenly the little fellow opened his eyes,
and looked vacantly around.
'Has he Conc yet.2' he asked in a low
voice. 'Why won't he Gomez
q am here,' said l, taking the little fell
lows hand, don't you know me Dick?'
'He smiled family in my face. He then
said,
sYou have been kind to me, sir-kinder
than most people are to a poor. orphan boy.
| have no way of showing my gratitude
unless you will take the Bible you will find
in my trunk. It's a smalhnfering, l know,
but it's all have,,n
hurst into tears Fesrmed,
Doctor, I am dyi4 n,tI? said the lit
tie fellow, 'f4Isny sight grows dim. Col
bless youMs aapfOrtb. Z.
Gan1 onof5z.azen vn,s D;cL , sold T..
,s' buy s'y ysSl = ~|s' col" my blood
Ihaee nothing to ask-I don't want to
it's possible, let me be buried
by my mother-yoRll find the name of the
place, and all about it ia my trunk
'!Anything-everytins my poor Iad,' |
answered chokingly.
The little fellow smiled faintly--it was
like an angels smils-bu he did not an.
His eyes were fixed on the stars
Pickering in that patch of blue sky ovOr-
head. His mind wandered.
'It's a long--long way up there-but there
are bright angels among them. Mother
used to say that would meet her there
How near they come, and see sweet faces
on me from among them. Hank /! is
that music?' and lifting his finger, he SEEM
listening for a moment. He fell back,
and the old veteran burst into tears. The
child was dead. Did he indeed hear an
,el's voices? God grant it.
NOT HEADED.-The st. Louis Union
earns from a Virginia paper an amusing
tory of ex-Presijent Tyler, whom the
have so long sought to head. The
Wing Judges Of the County Court last
pring appointed him ovcrseer of a very
lad road, with the view of fol cling him to
discharge avery annoying duty; or subject
ng him to the fine prescribed by statute for
failure to discharge the public business
imposed on him. Instead of neglecting the
BUSINESS, however, he entered upon it with
,Ieat vigor, and called On the judges and
theirs to turn out and work on the road, as :
equired by law. They begged to be let
fl, but he refused to discharge them
hey then petitioned him to resign, but he
eclared it to be too difficult to get intol I;
now, for him voluntarily to abandon =
uthority when conferred upon him, besides, ,
e would be liable to d fine if he failed to u
ave the road put in good condition. They i
romised to pay the fine if he would back a
ut, but he preferred to be above any such !
lvor, by doing his duty fully and legally. u
hey were thus headed at their own game. p
II At the ladies' celebration at Barre, o
Massachusetts,, there were nine hundred of 81
lie fairest portion of the creation present. v
mong the toasts were--"Old bachelors r
Iay they lie alone in a bed of %nettles, sit .
one On a wooden stool, eat alone on a |"
OGDEN trencher, and be their own kitchen v
Il
Oh, the spiteful little creatures! a!
CURE FOR THE GOUT.-l, pick a hand
from the pocket of an old maid Of
fty years, who never had a wish to change
.r coudition. g. wash IL three fines in anle,