Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1848-07-06

| step SO hard 10 retrace, Peters cool reason GO
bothered he poured the spirits down TO keeI
his spirits up. as the saying goes. and aban'
doned himself to fate Caring neither Cor life
or death, he was found behind the cotton bags
which he had assisted in ge,,ing down from the
ciIy to the battle ground, piled up, and; now
| ready TO defend while life lasted, Peter fought
well being man no, unlike the brave old HIck'
ory himself: tall, firm, and resolule. looking. be
attracted Gen. Jackson's attention duriog the
battle; and after il, was personally compliment
ted for his skull and courage by The victorious
commander-ln- chief. Every body knows The
history of the baule of New Orleans; ! need
not repeat II. After the victory, the soldiers
were allowed considerable license; and they
made New Orleans the scene of revel and dis.
sipa,on, all cities are likely 10 represent
when near victorious army. Peter Houp " as
on Irregular bender" " big tear" long
"spree, Wand for one so unlike any thing of The
kind. he wen, i. with ,perfecl looseness
rich cillzen's house. was robbed rgla.
riously entered and robbed; and. Peter Hou2
the said. plain. Philadelphia carpenter. whq
would not have battered his homes, reputation
for all the ingo,s of The lncas. while in his so.
ber senses, was arrested as one of the burg
lars, and the imputation, false or true, caused
him TO spend seven years in penitentIary -
0, wha, an awful probation Of sorrow and men.
tai agony were those seven long years! Bu'
they pas, over, and Peter Houp again was free
not worse man, fortunately, bu, a much wiser
one /! He had not seen or heard breath oi
those SO long dearly cherished, aud cruelty de.
serted, his family, for eigh. years, and his hear'
yearned towards them SO strongly, that penni-
less, pale and care-worn as he was, he would
have started lmmedia,Iy for home, but being a
good carpenter, and wages high. he concluded
TO go to work, while he patiently awaited re-
ply of his abandoned family TO his long and pa
lien,ly written letter. Weeks, mon,hs, and a
year past, and no reply came. though another
letter was despatched. for fear of the miscar-
riage of the first; land both letters did miscar.
~, as the wife never received .lhem) Peter
gave himself up as a lost man.: his family dead
o. scattered, and nothing but death could end
his entailed wtetchedness. Blu. s,lIl as fortune
would have IL, he never again sought refuge
from his sorrows in the poisoned chalice. the
rum glass not he Peter ,oiled, saved his
money, and al the end of four years found
himself in The possession of very snug sum
OF hard cash. and fully and faithfully esab.
shed good name. But all of this time he had
not heard a syllable of his home and all OF a
sudden, one gne day in early spring, he took
passage in ship, arrived a, Philadelphia, and
IN few rods from The warf upon which he
landed. be met an old neighbor. The aston
shment OF The latter seemed wondrous; he burs
out 81, 81. -.
"My God is this Peter Houp, come from
his grave"
"No," said Peter. in slow, dry way, In
from New Orleans!"
Peter soon learned that his wife and chill
dren yet lived in the same place, and had long
mourned him as forever gone Peter Hour
felt anything but merry. but he determined Il
have his joke and q: merry meeting In al
hour or two. Peter Houp, the long wanderer
stood in his own door,
"WeIl, Nancy. here is the leg of mutton =
and fine one too he had.
The most excellent woman, his wife, wa.
alone. She was of quaker origin sober ant
socaI as her husband, she regarded him wsl
fully as he stood in the door Tor long lime
a, Iasr she spoke..- ta
well, Peter, ,hee's been gone for it long
| time - -
The mex, momen, found them locked in each
others arms !; ovenasked nature could stand il
no more.--they cried as children.
The carpenter has held Offices OF public ,rus
since, and lives yet, believe, an old and high
ly respected citizen of Brotherly Love"
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