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Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1850-04-17
The Union.

!, 10 BY respecting the rights of,he States
,ha. 10 may hope to render our Union per.
petual. But the Union is not il Danger
Tie deyceudants Of those ~hc established
i, kno~ how to preserve il. Millions OF en-.
Iiyh.ened and brave ireemen stand ready &c
defend it With their lives and their fortunes.
Public servants may prove unfalthfu', but
they will be degraded and dismissed. Ms
guided fanatics may seek to rob oae class
for The fancied advantage Of another. but
they will receive the doom OF the highway.
man who, under the false pre:ence Of jus
,ice, roos one portion Of community loe'ss
to another. Hot headed chiralry may &c.
Iigh, in esscoaaie aecu' disun'on; Sa''
when il ds.es TO proceed to action, the rs.
bels ~ill he overpowered and scourged mi"
obedience 10 the isw by the strong arn's ct
The trus-hear,ed citizen soldery OF tbs
country; and the ring leaders. instead OF
accomplishing their ambitious purposes.
shall NEE, the fate Of traitors. leaving pc
hind them ;he fssief;ns inis-,Y which s'''i
ic,lng. around the names Of Aefon po'' s"'
s.rsa,., A,ao,i -1An.nssa ks~ scss
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1850-04-17
echoomas:ssS.

Cf oil rfofsssions followed 10 cur coua-
TRY, there 10 10 one which, in proportion 70
its usefulness. yislds msansr rsmunefs.
ton ,hsa :hss Of :eschal. Considering
how laborioss the profession is-how ifk.
some iis moDo,onous d'adse'y. unreliersd
By the continue, changes v hich cheat oshs:
enp!oy mrn:s OF much OF ;heir wea';snas-
ssss-lhe's 10 10 toll which should %
more richly and uasradgIns'y paid for
Than that Of instructors. A good school
nas,er hos 10 b not coiy one OF TIE best
educated. bai cne OF the kardes;-worsieS
men in the community. To qualify him.
sslf for the profession, he is obliged Ia
spend msay years in preparatory study
his education costs him no con,smp,ib.s
sum and cocs having commenced b..
labc's-thsn which hone ars more exhaus-
ting to the vital powers Of mind and body
-bseins 20 .rncve in . dull, un-s.yiDgs
'read-miil track {: ,he sprins of his mind
is soon gone : ito smoi;ion sided, its en-.
erxies deadesed asd when. at last, sftsr
years Of never ceasing. but 'niserably re-
Quilted toll, he would seek living from
some more remuneraii,e occupation. ho
finds he can not do %. for he IS intellectu'
ally but the wreck Of man-a'l tbs s,us
there YES in him has beer " used up" i1
the school-foom. For a fer years, oae
may learn much by teaching; hu, after
wards. there is nothing ~h'c'i 90 rapidly
s,uats the in,slke,ual growth, cramps tho
enssg'es, dwaris oil the faculties Of man,
as the vceatioa Of a schoolnasisr - fdn-
kee Rldd<.
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Prom Grehom's .Mcgozins.
Patrick 0'Brien.
4 TALE OF HUMBLE LIFE.
sI lBy. q. sAsrrIss wIIp.

The ia,he. Of Ellen O'Brien was small
farmer, whose situation when the child oe.
gao to think a, all, seemed to her the rsal-
i.aiion Of all thai is happy, and all ,ha. is
cheerful in this world. Children DO think
very early; much earlier than their el.
ders suspect. Bu, happily for them they
are easily son,entsd. They look at the
bright side, and unconscious OF the supsri.
OF advantages, and the greater comforts OF
o,hers, have no temptation 10 discontinued
comparisons, and no motive for uneasy
envy.
E!len's earlies, memory Of marked and
positive hsppiness-that is TO say. Of an
incident which conferred particular plea
sure, was connected with a chId-a uery
small child. She remembered how her
father told her to make lap, now" and
placed the wee thing upon the knees which
shs prepared with much ado 10 receive it.
She was told that this was her little bro.
'her, her own little brother and she hug.
ged il in troubled happiness, almost afraid
10 touch, les, she should hurt it. She
gazed upon it with that underlined feeling
OF mingled awe and pleasure with which
little children regard less children. She
looked al its fragile hands and wondered,
If she took them IN hers, whether they
would fade or drop 10 pieces, like the deli
cafe blossoms which she had often killed
with kindness. And when il cried-oh
but she was as.onished Tha. such lit.
ts thing should be so unSra,elul while she
coddled snd cared for il, and nursed it ever
90 tender!y. was more than she could well
endure. She thought j, well deserved and
ought 10 have a whipping, only that q
whipping nigh. hurt ii, and that she would
not consent TO.
IL was, however, not a great while be-
lore safe acquaintance grew up between
The new conner and Ellen. He was called
Patrick, after his father, and his father,
ta'hef before him. Ellen was three year
his senior. Tina, difference 10 their agel
would have been wonder; only that i
was explelnab!e. Another little Patrick
bis predecessor, was ''cailed home" a. hi
father said. "before he had scarce q tas,
OF the world at ALL" And Ellen. from q
often hearing Of the other little Patrick an
from her indis'lnct memory OF baby ths
she saw one day, as if in dream. and di
no' see any more. learned 10 think Of ir
'snl' as OF little things ,ha, would die
'ney were not carefully watched. An
~ P.'riek she wss resolved should D,
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1850-04-17
Be Wide Awake !

Abou, any homes, employment Provid.
ence throws in your way. Keep ., it
heartily and earnestly At il. Don't slack
up and be languid. uoli on. We will
give you . dish Of capital reascas and a
variety Of them.
l. Tha: is the way TO 10 happy. 81
have lived" said Dr.. Adam Clarke. "long
enough to know that the great secret OF
human happiness 10 This; mover suffer
your energies to s,agna,e. The old adsge
OF too many irons in The fre.' conveys On
untrulh. You can not have too many
poker, ,songs and all-keep them all goiss.'
2. That is The way to aeco@pIish Q
vast deal in short lie. Tho late VIM.
Hazlitt remarked. There is room enough
in human life to crowd almost every art
and science into il. The more We do, the
more We can do; the more busy No ere.
the more leisure We have"
.. That is The way to b eon:en.ed.
The unemployed are always restless and
uneasy. Occupation quie,s the mind BY
giving it something to do. IdIeness makes
i, like an empty stomach, uneasy. The
mate Of ship. having put everything to
rights. called on the captain for wha, next
should be done. "TelI them to seour the
anchor" was the reply. on the principle
tina. occupation, however needless. ssvss
from the disconisni Of idlensss.
1. That 10 the way TO keep out OF hso
company. He will rocs who has not res
for his mind in some occupation. And
rowing, he will fall 10 With other rovers
They are birds Of q feather. And. a.
gathered burning brands augment ,h'
fame and heat, so do gathered rove's ant
Ioaiers and idlers augment the tss'e AM
activity Of each c,her's minds for e,i
doing.
5. That is the way to dissppoin, Satan
ae comes up to the idler with assuranc
Of q victim from the well.occuPied h
departs a. a roaring lion robbed OF b
prey. The one Welcomes. the other rep"
sss him
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1850-04-17
To T. G.. R....by Carl

";h thrill of wild deligh,
You entered on iie's way,
That sParkled like the dess Of eight
When the Grs-aIes p!ay.
Year. have gone asd come again.
And hours Of song we're thine,
Time few on. devoid Of rain,
Led by hand divine
Til. vi.h manhood's lip snshsEn,
Thou sees, Before thee nov
Amb;usn's frui,a upborns
On :he futures misty brow.
A ssruggis tor lie is near-
Bare orsreiy Thy youthful breast.
Aim high for !he PIKE SO dear.
And leave 10 Thy God The rest.
Aye, like thy sire Of old,
Armed strong in the cause Of right.
kaoor 9th a hear. as bold
Thou'lt conquer 10 Thy might.
And ,hs actions OF The PISS,
Shall shine like ange!.eyes
Smiling ever, and a, las,
Hang star.lamps in Thy skies!
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1850-04-17
The Hunters of Men.

Have ye heard Of our hunting Ger mountain And p,en
The lord. NJ nm, land % M. -,
As the so,-bprte, So,,ox. ~. .o,,,. .t,,o -.
H.rh, the cb.s, md ,h. hail. ~. -, ..,.,,,
And the vol, ~ tho hou,, =. h. go. No.,
All bl;,be arr ou, bu,,e,s .na mi. ,,,;. 80,
Thou.h h,,,,-.,. -. s,.,....s..-
% snee, 10 ,b.;, h,n.in. o,., 1,.,...;. -, ,,..
rn,o,,h .,,o-h,.,. 1, s..... ~. s..-..-,
Gay luck to our hunters-how nobly they ride
The Priest nth hi. ....'cs an. n..l ~ ~. -
Just screening The ,o,t;- s,,..,p,., h.h;na-
The saint and the slime, vith .,,,;,c .n, ,..,.,
The drunk and tho soh~., lido ,,o-,;Ir ,h.,..
And woman. kind vom.n-v;s, ,;ao- ,n, u.,a
For III, oo,,i NJ ,h- h,,,,.s q. Lotto, No., IA.
He, foots in the stirrun-ber hand ON the ,.;,-
How hlitb.,, she ride, 10 N. bun,;nv ~ r,.,,
Obi eoodly and grand is our hunting 70 ace.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1850-04-17
Mr.. King ON Oali1denia

| Mr.. I. Butler King had made his ~
por, on California. He rates tho prssen
; population ., 10000. estimating i.s in.
. crease curing the year commencing May
ls','he beginning of the nezt dry sessou, ,,e
100000. He represents tho agriculture
resources Of the State 40 imasnse. There
is . vast extent Of pasture land, unsur.
passed for verdurs and richness. Wild
oats grow sposlsnsous on oil he plains,
yielding a. average annual crop of iorty
bushels to the acre. Any number Of cat
tic and sheep can be raised there. Csule.
raising is gres. elenent Of wealth. For
mery the cattle we're killed only for their
hides. which were worth %, for export.
Now. cattle sse worth from go to $40
a head. California 10 finely ADAPTED to
wool growing. which will be basis for
large manufacture on her noble va,er
eourss'. The wins grape grows freely
throughout The State, and the future value
Of California vineyards will be immenss.
Tho imports needed for California Tor
The next year. are estimated at o., ,000,.
600 flour. $4,000. 900 lumber. and o..
100000 in other articles, making a ,o,sl
Of ei2,O0O,o00. Lumber is now e7S per
thousand ieet, which 10 less than the ex.
pense Of cutting it in California. The
gold region is set down as extending sbont
GOO mles north and south, and sbou, 90
miles east and west. giving an eres of &c.
900 square miles, or 2S,0lO.000 acres.
1t rises in an inclined plane from the Sac
ramen!u valley 10 the Foo, HiIls. an sleva.
ton 1000 feet. Between these hills and
the Navada mountains, a nnmbes oil
streams have their source. runing wssI. |
ward. Twelve Of these rivers were ez-
amined BY Mr.. King, and found to be all
rich in gold. and M. King believes the
whole quarts plain. equal to 5000 square
miles. is foil Of gold. bsdded in the quarts,
and ,ha; therein lies The greatest mineral
wealth Of Caliior.is.
The whole number Of gold hunters nov !
in the region is set down At 22.o00. OF
which $4,000 are foreisners, and 1000
Americans. The Chilians and Sonorians
have carried off sas. 900. 900, and the
Americans abou, ~ ZOO. GOO. The Chill
isns are described as expert diggers. d..
ring the next dry season, Mr. King es,i.
mates that $40, 900, 900 vill be dug out. |
In tho quarts regions the mining con bs
done in The vet season. While i, can no,
in wha, are called the sand. or dry dig.
gings. The amour, OF gold tha, will be |
procured from May ls,, 1851. TO Novem
Der ls,. 1859, is estimated .. sl00. 600.
900. Mr.. King recommends that the
gold lands be. retained IS public property
for over. a. a source of national revenue.
To workers and disgers Of gold, he Propo-
'os so grant permits at the rate OF one ounce
or each pound For the encouragement;
'( regular mining. he proposes leases Of
limited number Of serss to persons OF COM
oanies. a, small per centaee on the gold
procured.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1850-04-17

The recent speeches made and efforts making
in Congress, TO give greater license TO Southern
despots-better cLances 90 turn the free fields and
forests Of the Eaet. North and West into hun,in z
grounds for human beiDgs-hss reminded ne of
passage Of Divine Law. which beg to quote
for the instruction Of Southern soul hounds and
their Northern apolosisss-see Dsu, xiii Is:
THOU SHALT NOT DELIVER UNTO
HIS MASTER THE SERVANT WHICH Is
ESCAPED FROM HIS MASTER UNTO
THEE THOU SHALT Not oPsHxss Him."
rhe holy principle Of Mans Righ, 10 Liberty
can not be e1'inguished BY oppressive laws made
by bargains between !SIsvs-deslers and. trucking
Northern politicians; and hence do no, fear the
fair fields Of Pennsylvania can ever reek With the
blood Of the lsndpirase's prey. a. pictured BY
WHIrrIsR in the accompanying lines. ..
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1850-04-17

| 1IIUS SV0Iy W11NSe0 N Am0l1ca.
The following facts vsre taken from
the archives Of The Histsrica; Society,
Bos'on.]
The fret poetic edusion ever produced
on American soil, originated in circum-
ssaace which vas hsndsomsly explained
by ono of the full bIoods Of the 'Jibws Tor
a. We call ihem) the Chippswss. All
those sho have witnessed The performances
Of the Indians Of The Far Wss, in our CITY.
must Fscollest the cradle, and the mode 10
which ihe Indiana bring up ,hsir children.
Soon after our forsfa,hers Isndsd at Ply.
mouth. some Of the peop'e ven, OF, into .
field where Indian women were pickins
stra vberfes. and observed several cradles
hung upon the boushs Of Trees, with tho
infants faslensd upon lhem--a novel and
curious Sigh. to sny European. A gentle
breeze sprsDg up and waved the cradles to
and fro. young man, one Of the party,
peeled Of . piece Of bireh-sark and wrote
tho following, which has been repeated
thousands oi times by the ,housaads of
American ms,rons, very few OF whom eve:
knew or cssed Of lis origin.
.Lnlsby tAby rpon the t-ee top,
when the wind blows the cradle viii rock,
When the LouSh bends the cradle viii fall
And down VII came lulA by baby and ALP
Some may affect spesr c: Ibis cradle
song of infancy. bat pc are sure i, will not
be those who have read Robin Hood, nor
yet those who have wep, ct tho pathetic
ballad Of The Babes in the Woods, wished
10 be" bigger" tina, they nigh, kill tha,
cruel uncle, and forgot all their sympathy.
when the angel did besr the babes away"
Ii will not be those whc have bent over
he charmed pages of Arabian Nights"
nor those Who regard tho impressions Of
childhood as the germs Of el! ths;r subss.
2uent thoughts and deeds. .--.-.
1t 10 the writer Of The nursery rhyE.s
Aad The peopIe's cong. who achieves uni.
verssl fame. Chl!de Harold will be !or.
gotten while "Uncle Ned" is fresh 10
memory: "desrest Mae wil. touch q re-
,ponsive chord. vhea the last lias o! Ger.
!ssds Of W yoming he's Murdered TO dust.
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lCorrespondencs of the Chronicle.
PHrLAD.. April q, 1850

PHnAD.. April q, 1850.
As brevi,y is the soul
Il ok" ! ,hsil certainly be very witty this
'noraius. Nothing new ind northeast,
stormy. The tin spou,s are choking and
each gutter is pouring ovsr-a young cat
a,ucl. Rain. RAIN rain-pi,.pat. pa, !,
Men looking very sleepy with slouched hats
,ha, seem to have les, their nap. pass by
q did no, mean TO perpetraIs .ha, old pun
Ennui rrsns within and upon mr.. and
pun.bing, or You will pun sh me By refu.
sns 10 print a trhe, dedicated to q friend.
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ed, and bewildered. 1t was all new 10 hin
and he could make no reply, save to r.
peat
i. "A-mer-iky!!'
| ITO he sure," said Ellen. "Wha,'Il W
~a;. here for. doing no good al sll1 There
Phellm may be president. and Mike duke
and Terrence parliament man. and Bird
get marry lord, and
"And Ellen p inquired Patrick, With
qu;zzical look, which contras,sd curiousiy
with his wo-begone expression.
"Surs the best ofthe land will be hers
said her mother. "Hasn', she been The
born slave Of the whole Of yes. She
did Mt 60 away from her mothers side,
not she. for bet!hsr board and keeper !"
Mother !" expostulated Paddy.
"More she didn't" continued the mother.
vexed at her sons cool reception Of their
good news as she deemed it. "She didp'l
find new young mates. and forge, the mo-
,her that bore her."
"Molher!" said Patrick, "yc sent me-
away. ye know ye did. Sure I'd no, gone
TO the Queens palace asself. but you sent
me away, SO you did,"
"Thrue for you. Patrick :" said Ellen,
breaking in to keep the peace. "Thrue for
you; aad more be token Of ,ha, we'll vel.
come you back again. Your service is up.
come Easter, and then we'll all cross the
wide sea together. :"
Poor Patrick! All the vsrious modes in
which he had conned over his intended
communication were put to flight in 4
moment. This was no time to speak OF
any such proposals-for with half an eye
to such continsence, Patrick knew his mo-
,her had spoken. Never had the way
back seemed so long to Patrick as it did
that night. He had committed himself by
no engagement, to 60 with his family to the
new land over the sea but he saw that
they all chose to take his going for grant. |,
ed. The children supposed it of course.
thinking Of nothing else /; and the elders
deemed it the best way to admit no qses
ton. Norah listened ia vsiu ,hst nigh, |
for Paddy's cheerful whistle as he neared
the house. She wondered, and fell asleep. |
But there was no sleep for Patrick.
Norah was too difides, to ask Patrick
how he sped the next day-bu, did n. she
burn To knowi A, length. and with We
ry sad face, he told her all excep, his moth
sr's covert and undeserved reproaches.
Norah listened with tear in her eye, for
she could not dssembe. She did no, in.
Ierrupt him, and when he ceased, she said:
Sure you'll 60 with them, Paiick,
dearf'
"Sure l'll 90 no such thiag. Norah, dar.
ling" And he hugged her 10 his heart
with suddenness. which she could no,
oresee. .asd an energy she could no, resist.
mad she wished il.
lConeludsd next sreekI
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1850-04-17

0. That 10 The way 10 pay duo ,esrec,
10 counsel fror; the highest OF oil counsel
orr. 'DiIigan, in BUSINESS" says. the Di.
vine Record! Do somelhing, therefore
the right ,hing-do i.--heep on doing il.
Re vide awake about i,.-Bosfon T,as.
siZer
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} conscience be made 10 appear 10 amour
10 an Indispensable service, or anythin,
like i.
Look a, him now," said the mother
And they looked at Pat, whose all good
natured face, unconscious that il was tie
subject Of observation. bioomed like tail
flower amid the lesser O 'Briens ~ho cius.
tered about him.
"Sure there's tribe of them ~ said
O'Brien.
"Bu, look a, Paddy! He's the moral OF
yourself at his age. Patrick with The
same niver-a..hought lazy look ="
1t was questionable whether The wife's
afectionate reminiscence was a complim.
ent or not and an expression Of sad hu-
NOR. between q smile and scowl, passed
over O'Brien's face, as he regarded his el-
der son. the heir to his personal beauties
and accomplishments and TO his cast off
clothes. 1t was OF little use the latter were.
for the father usually exacled so much of
them. that when they descended TO the son,
sad make.shi(is were necessary TO keep up
in Them any show Of integrity, however
superficial. And The stitches which were
hurriedly taken between :~hiles, by his
mother, had comprehensive character
which brought distant parts OF the garments
into proximity very far from their origi.
nal intention. The difference in size he.
tween father and son permitted latitude
in this respect. and the gathering together
Of the fabric produced an appearance more
picturesque Than elegant. AS TO the extra
length Of the garments, 'ha, soon corrected
itself, and Paddy Juniors ankles presented
a ring Of ragged fringe, or couple Of
we'll developed calves pro,ruded in easy
Indifference. Indeed he scas a broth Of q
BOY. good.nasured and bidable," a. he
vas ragged and careless. |. was time
hat his good properties should be made
lvailabIe-and tha, some Of tho other
Dung ones should have a chance a, their
ather's wardrobe.
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CHAPTER II.

CHAPTBR II.
Il vas sad thing to part with Paddy.
Necessity knows no law, and he was ap.
preniiced 10 farmer with more land and
fewer children than Patrick O'Brien. And
i, was no less sore 10 Paddy 10 leave the
homestead, than: for his brothers and sis.
ters and father and mother to give up the
i" moral ,of his father" Those whose
hearts are no, united by community in
privalIon, and whose easy lives presen. no
exigencies in which they are compelled to
feel with and for each other, can separate
without tears. and be reunited without
emotion. But The few miles Of distance
which were now to be placed between lii,
Ito Paddy and The cot where he was born,
seemed TO him almost an unbounded desert !;
and the going away from home, though
for SO small a journey. was equivalent to
banishment. He took sorrowful review
of oil the familiar objects which had been
his companions from birth. There was
not scratch on the cabin walls that did
not seem to him a. brother; no. mud
hole around the premises tina. was not as
an old familiar friend. But he manfully
tore himself from all and it was with no
little sensation Of independence that he
felt that hencefor,h he vas really to earn
his own living. and to eat bread which
should not diminish the breakfasts Of the
rest. There were other circumstances
too, as ye, undeveloped, which aided him
in beeoming reconciled. The inmates Of
the new home were no. strange TO little
Paddy. and one Of them. in special, he
had a childish weakness and fondness for.
II is not our intention TO say that Paddy
and little Norah knew anything about what
boarding school misses call undyjng af-
feciion for such nonsense was beyond
their years, and schools were above their
opportunities. But leave we Paddy to
establish himself in his new home, while
we return to the OBriens.
Sorrow q bit of difference they soon
found, did Psddys absence make in the
consumption Of food. The potatoes we're
as extensively devoured as ever, and little
Paddy's hand.:urns were much missed.
Ills bright face gone lel. a blank which
nothing seemed TO fll though Mrs. o..
Brien, blessings on her. as far as enusne'
ration went, soon made up the same tale
that there was before Paddy's extradi'ion
There was half thought in the fathers
mind of christening the new conner Paddy
also, since The removal. of his favor:,e boy
was like death to him; and he really be-
gan 10 feel az i: names would run short i
The wesrers were not duplicated. Thu
notion. however. was over.ruled by ths
bright face Of Pat himself, who came u
the frs, opportunity to bid the new brolhe
good morning.
Which Of the childer is tha, wild you
Paddy I" said his mother, who had re
moved with her knitting TO the bed in tn
dark corner. -,
"Sure ips none Of our childer at all.
E said Paddy. while Norah blushsd for tn
, frs, time in her life. and both had the t1r'
,,,;,cs,e NJ . rev revelation. H's on'