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Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-08-14
SKETCH for GENTLEMEN FLIRTs.
by KITE WILDElRE.

AxpY CAvESDER was asad triflerin
his way. There was scarcely u maid
en- in the village to whom he had not
made love at one time or anu'acr, and
all as a pleasant piece ofpastimc; not
seeming to understand that maidcns'
hearts we're tender things, and liable
to be hurt in the handling. ra
Many teurs had Andy caused to
flow from beautiful eyes, yet, it he
knew Of the fact, it did not appear to
give him serious concern. There was
always a smile on his lip and a light
word on his tongue. 80 La
At last, however, Audy's heart re-
ccivcd animprcssiou. The image of
a fair young girl rested upon it, not as
Of old, like the image in speculum,
to pass with the object, but like the
sun-Gxcd image of the Duguerreo.
type. Strange fact! the tickle, light
hearted Andy Cavender was in love,
really and truly in love.
There had come to Woodland, to
pass u few months, during the warm
summer time, city maiden, whose
charms were tuo potent for the village
fiirt. Sho came, she saw, and she
conquered. |. was soon plain to ey-
cry one that it was all over with Andy
Cavender. Kate, the lively, witty,
darling Kate Archer had subdued
him with her charms, though all un-
conscious herselfof tho conquest she
had made.
But others saw what she perceived
not, and looked on curious for the is
sue 1''ls.' -.
"Whatdo you think ofthis, jenny
said Kato Archer, ono day, to the
young fricud with whom she was
spending hor summer in the country,
and she laughed as she spoke, at the
same time holding up a letter,
"Ncws from lIomct" asked Jenny
smiling. a'
"Oh, dear, no, it's love lctter!"
"Whatl" ~
"a real rightly lovs-letter, and a:
they say, nothing else. Oh dear! tc
think that should have made CON
quest already!'
"a love.lettcr, Katc J.! Well here
is an adventure, sure enough! Whose
heart have you broken :" s.,,.r.
"You shall see and hear for your
SELF replied the laughing girl
Then, as sbo unfclded tho letter, she
put on grave countenance, and open.
ing the pages tothe eyes ofhcr trlene
she read aloud y'H..' 3D.
MY Dear Mis-, Archer: Will yol
permit ono who, from the moment hi
saw you became an ardent admlrcr
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-08-14
: The Maine, [, Liquor. Law.

The following from the Cleveland
True Democrat puts the whole question
Of prohibition in a nutshell: gy ID .a
Tbs opponents Of the Maine Liquor
Law-andof all laws restraining orpro-
hibiting sale oiintoxicating drinks-tell
us that such laws are in violation Of the
rights Of individuals and therefore ty-
ranical and unjust. They assert their
right to buy and sell spirituous liquors
without restraint, in the same manner
that other articles are bought and sold,
and they argue that every individual
should Judge Tor himself as 10 the pro-
priety using them. a..'24 d" d"
OF course these advocates ol the "lar-
gest liberty forget that society has FREE
qaently found it a matter OF absolute
necessity to enact restraining laws for
the purpose OF sell protection. True
libertydoes not consist merely in an un-
resisted license for every individual 10
do whatever his cupidity or selfish
pleasure may point out; but only so far
as his acts do not conflict with the rights
Of others. The moment this boundary
is overstepped, his acts are subversive
oi natural right and liberty.
Every one engaged in il knows too
well the consequences Of the traffic in
intoxicating drinks. He knows that
the appetite for liquor, when once en-
gendered, isa disease ofthe vital organs,
and renders the victim more or less un.
able to resist the temptation 10 drink;
and those who administer the material
to kindle or, keep up the burning fires Of
such deranged and inflamatory appe-
lite, are no more guiltless than those
who furnish any other poison.to o victim
of.any =. i4st;i form n . Of ipsanity-and as
as though'they had Introduced a conta-
gous disease to individuals liable 10 take
~ iHiH -" s"'-
II the sale Of liqour 10 the. inebrlate
is crime against society-a thing which
society has tight and duty to prohib-
lis it not clearly wrong 10
foster and encourage the growth, 81 such
a disease, by selling to those who are
liable 10 become victims to it. lnshor!,
is,it not, in every feature in which il
can be viewed, a traffic destructive OF
the best interests Of society-a warfare
against the peace and happiness ot indi-
viduals and families? II these premises
are correct-and they are too self-evi-
dent to admit "a deniaI-how can the
legislator avoid the responsibility that
rests upon him to break up a traffic so
iraught with crime andevil? And what
reason has the rum-seller to claim pro-
lection when other public wrongs are
prohibited and punished!
Ifthe inebriate himself was the only
person to suffer, our argument would
lose a portion ofits force, and our cause
would not draw SO largely upon the
sympathies Of the benevolent But the
cries of suffering families, reduced 10
want and misery by the intemperance
Of fathers, sons and brothers-the thou
sands of once happy homes made desc
late-cal loudly and earnestly for the
most effective measures to stay the prog
ress ol the destroyer. '
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-08-14

by the Constitution. The South may
denounce us and the North dictate,
but SO long as we rotaint the form Of
humanity, we intend to'ha@ our own
opinions, and II our. rule of action
,lncs not suit others, we cannot, nor
shall VIC try to llelpit.
We arc not tongue-tied-wc boldly
express our opinions; and if we arc
tested arther,-what we are and what
we are not will be found out, whenev-
er an effort is made by other side to
destroy our noble Ship Of State"
hspidh'o' T''f" "'!.' CALAIS.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-08-14
4 FOR THE MIRROR.
What We are not, and what we are.

Nudt W. dlt ilut! dnu has wv alV'
We have known men Of mature
wears to shake theirheads and predict
that the strife betweenthe North and
South about Slavery would not be de-
cidcd by u resort to arms. We sin
ccrely hope that the American people
are too much enlightened to engage
In such contest-but if no compro.
mise measures can quiet the fears of
Ic South, or silence the noisy clamor
Of Northern dictators, and the strug-
gle should come,1 what position would
aelarge majority of the people of
5NNestcrn Virginia occupy! Are we
the friends Of Abolitionists Mol
Well do we know that our brethren
of Eastern Virginia arc dis,rustful. Of
usAthat they have no confidence in
our views about slavery; and we are
ready to acknowledge that we have
no peculiar love or regard for African
seryitude; but we still maintain that
we arc not Abolitionists. And arc we
bound to favor ono side or the other
No! but we are content.lo enjoy our
Mountain homes, cherishihg feelings
Of esteem and love for'uthcrs, without
participating i,,lhe foolish jealousies
.antl disputes of7onr,ieigl'bnrs. l '''
The North aud South may fight a.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-08-14
PRAYER.
pY MRS. LOUISA woRTIrE!

BY MRS. LOUISA w0RrifES
Prayer is the incense of tho soul
Tho odour of the flower,
And rises as the waters roll
To Gods controlling power!
Within the soul there would not be
This infinite desire
To whisper though, in prayer to Theo
lIadst thou not lit the fire.
Prayer is tho spirit, speaking truth
70 Thee, whose love divine
Steals gently down like dew to soothc,
Orlike tho sunheans shine,
For in tho hulnblcst soul that lives,
AS in the lowliss, flower,
The dew drop back His image gives,
The soul reflects his power! ,-
Al night, when all is hdshcd and still,
And cen soft echo sleeps,
4 still small voice doth o'er nc thrill,
Aud to each hear,-,l,rob leaps:
i, is tho spirit-pulss which beats,
Forever deep aud true;
Tho atom with its author meets,
Ar sunlight meets tho dow!
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-08-14
POETRY.
GOOD WE MIGHT DO.

We all might do good,
Where we often do ill,
There is always the way
If we have but the will;
Though it be but a word,
Kindly bresthed or suppressed,
It may guard of some pain,
Or give peace 10 some breast.
We might do good
In q thousand small ways
In forbearing to aatter.
Yet giving due praise;
III spurning i'll runner,
Reproving wrong done,
And uea,ing but kindly
The heart we have won.
We all might do good
Whether lowly or great,
For a deed is not judged
By the purse or estate;
II it be but cup
OF cold water that's given,
Like the widows two mites,
II is some,eing for Heaven.
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ltis said lha, sincethe rairoadtrougl'
Northern Indiana, tho wolves, which
came from the North, and were SO say.
age on the 1ocks o. the south, have np'
been seen South o. the track. The sup
position is that the wolves mistrust Iii,
road to be trap, and they will not ven
ture loo ncar its iron bars,
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-08-14
DR., Smear on the Maine Law.

+ The American Temperance Union
has Just published, in neat pamphlet,
for general distribution, sermon in ex-
planation and defence Of the Maine Law,
delivered to bis people on the 4th olJu-
ly by the Rev. DraSpear, Of Brooklyn.
Il is SO well adapted to convince the
unconvinced, and To- remove the o5jee-
tions against the expedicncy and right
iulness Of prohiblory laws, that we
could wish its circulation might be UNI.
versal. ltdiscusses the subject on broad
elementary grounds, with great clear
ness Of reason and force Of expression;
and dealing with the subject on those
principles Of ethics which any unper-
verted mind acknowledges, its argument
has prodiglous power, and sweeps a
clean path as it goes. For certain clas-
ses OF readers, there is no, presentation
ol the temperance argument so effective
as that style which belongs 70 the rul-
BIT. Such minds We wish could be
brought, for one thoughtful hour, under
the wl,olrsonr pressure Of these close
" reasoned and compact arguments oi
Dr.. Spear. Let US suggest that the
friends Of the Maine Law, preparing lor
a winters campaign would find an et-
&ctive ally in this little tract, d; ,,,,. -,
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-08-14

Strong Testimony.- Rev. MIR. ,Hlg-
ginson, minister at large in Portland,
Maine, writes that previous to the pas
sage Of the Maine Law, full seven
eighths Of the abject poverty and suffer-
ing Of The, place under his notice pro-
coed directly yfromrum, andin thirty FAM
lilies under his charge, the means Of
drunkenness were furnished TO fathers
by the prostitution OF ther wives and
daughters. Now lie says:
81 have not seen person intoxicated
for three months. Several men Of my
acquaintance, who were hsbitually
drunk year ago, and whose families
were kept from perishins by The hand Of
charity, are now sober and have been
earning from 81 to $3.50 per day,
through The winters and their families
r.. some II lhesc IDENTICAL a%iIies
were often entirely destitute Of food and
fuel, sometimes for one day, sometimes
Tor Two at once, during the winter a
year ago, and were relieved through
nv agency. The prayer Of the poor is
constantly that the temptation to drink
may be kept out Of the way"
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-08-14
ORIGINAL ARTICLES.e...
For tic Mirror.

--.41pf "3| For tic Mirror. !"
Mn. ED.ron: while recently en-
ioying trip in tho country with a
young lady acquaintance, our conyer-
sation, among other things, turned up
ON the scenery around us, travelling,
amusements, &c. After speaking Of
the amusements of fashionable ladies,
and their disposition to shun labor,
she said, "Myplace is at home at the
wheel and thc'loom." This sentence
struck mo as being beautiful, both in
sentiment and poetry, and it SO aroNs-
cd my poctical genius that. lfelt an
irresistible desire to carry out hcrsen-
timent in verse ;lnot, however, doubt
ing her ability to do SO. The follow
ing lines src tile result Of my effort.
SONG OF THE: COUNTRY MAIDEN.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-08-14

Mrs. Gummy says she don't know
what they want witlla Grand Jury.
She thinks thplia common jpry,is graSd
enough; hvr husband fSltso,gfand when
he was on ,heiury that nobody dsrsdto
speak to hin Ior more .hln month al.
ttrward1,
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-08-14

u The following is from the New
Orleans True Delta. ...
aMrs. Mary White, last Tuesday
night, became extremely tight, and en-
gagged in a fight, punching the head d, Of
her loving lord with board. The
ncighbors all around disturbed by the
sound, and could not think Of sleeping
a wink until the police came, when the
turbulent dame was taken tojail, and
not giving bail poor Mrs. White was
locked up for the night.-She acknow!-
edged>the corn OF taking horn; asked
his honor to take pity upon her, The
Recorder heard her tale, and told her
not to fail 10 go Immediately home, and
in time 10 come 10 leave OF drinking
rum, and conduct herself good as all
women should"
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-08-14

A Virginia Colportenr says:--"' a
few weeks ago, | was hailed by man,
who inquired if l had any Of Bax'er's
Call and BcecI,cr's 7Hundcrbolt. !
told lin | had Baxtcr's Call but had
no, the other He remarked that he
would like to get them, for one person
had left off swearing and hunting on
Sunday, and another had given up
drinking liquor; and it was said to be
caused by the reading Of those two
books. If so, he would like to read
them, and lay them by forhis children.
The matter was explained. Beccher
on Iatemporance proved to bc the
book, with which supplied him."
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-08-14

g i, "Good imoruing, Mr., Jenkins, where
have you KEEP, yousell this long time"
"Kepr myself ! don't keep myself, ]
board VI credit"
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-08-14

"Ay place is ath6mc, at Me vheel and theloom,"
Nor do | seek over the wide world to roam;
The wild scenes Of earth may be charming to,
some,
Bu. to me there is pleasure in'my country home.
,a.l aseiuGaJ ..g ! ,7FM,nHTl 2 na'
My own native hills are best known,to me, -.
And the streams that glide by them SO sparkling
and free; '-'! % 90 ~ ~ .
These scenes arc not strange as others would
be,qiigh gF1nsJ ;p..-ih I'd
They re re dear to me alxays,-none deareF %
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-08-14
THE LOVE LETTER.

From Gcdcr's L.ally's Book.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-08-14

!frf'tti ftDGf ,&5slUii Jt''Li ~ ''""t
love, when the, Sun is sinking from view, -
And seems bidding to carthhi evening adien,-
To wander and hear the sweet birds tha, sing
Around my own home, what cheer it does bring.
love, when at evening day's labor is done, y
TO muse o'er the scenes Of my childhood alone;
,Tis then that youths scenes come afrcsh, and
l seem ,y ,,
Like q sleeper aroused from a childlikc dream.
,...ti.aps;J 81 .W p ..Ei! .Ilr ,n3i'i
"at ihespheel aud the ioom,n I'll labor away,
And at household affairs,-I'y 'ye no time to play.
Industry is noble, lot US work while'we may,
We III be more contentcd in lifc's closing day.
MY time is too precious to idle away, 5f.
Drumming Pianos, reading Novels or play;
Atmy daily labor best contcntcd II feel,
NV music tho hum Of the shuttle and wheel. ~
- 49, 49,, !. .tsy'-' 49,
Give, me my country home, from busy scenes
4. ftee,- Z
And my daily employ, they arc pleasure to me.
Iwould not be rowing far away from my homo,
Fo. the world is all friendlcss, ,-"Thsre 's no
place like Home" +" 'r' w.
MoneASrows, August II, 1852. . 1.st"
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-08-14

q gf6ftTa.s ass ~ 4
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-08-14

Andy was in ccstacies ut this answer
to his opistle. Its meaning to him was
as plain as If Kate had said, .Dear
Andrew, my heart is yours. ~
Onthe next evening horepaircd TO
Mrs. T--'s, trembling with fondan-
ticipation. On entering the parlor he
found but a single person therein, nnd
that young lady named Herbert, to
whom he had formerly paid very
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-14
Now 1ut,IsIsl, LINN.


From the city article Of the London Times, Of the
LIST September, we extract the following paragraph
-" Proposals for loan of 30 000,0O0f (e2,00, 900
sterlins) to the Bank of Constantinople, at par,
under the guarantee Of the Turkish government,
were Issued to day in the Stock Exchange. 1t is
to bear interest from the Let Of October next at the
rate Of Blk per cent, and is to be rcimbursable at
par. with twenty per cent premium, by half yearly
drawings at Paris, extending over q period Of
twenty.three years. The deposit is to be twenty
i've per cent, and the subsequent payments are to
November, LIST Of January, and LIST OF March next.
5ooo0,OGG., or I'll 900, has been subscribed in
Paris, and the remaining ESQ, 900 is for the London
market. This is tho first loan of the kind that has
little is known Of the finances Of Turkey. and Of
the affairs OF the Bank Of Constantnople that IL is
difficult TO form any opinion as to the desirableness
OF the investment, except such as may be founded
on the general reputation for integrity enjoyed by
the Ottoman government. The authority on which
~" '"rn Is rn'sed is rman. da1ed June ~. 1872
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-14
IOuian Islands.

We have accounts from Corfu to the 2lst; Zant,
Ccphalonia, and Patras TO the 22d August. Tn
crops of cnrrants in the Greek States which usual
Yield 62 000, 000 lbs, will this year, from tho pr
vailipg blight, scarcely reach 10 coo 600 lbs ,wh
the produce of the Ionian Islands viii Leave dsac
$4,000 coo lbs upon last years yield Of s.. 0rG
zoo lbs. The greatest distress prevails among IL
growers. At Patras, which il full Of shipping, r
more than thirty small cargoes will be shipped
Tho Nile screw.steamer WINS there. and the t;fecia
was expected, but no fruit would be ready for shi,
mcLt before the 10Th or 18th of September.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-14


The overland Indian mail, with dates from Bonn
bay to the 10Th July, reached London on the 3ist
August The previous steamer, conveying the raail
% the 2itb OF June, having become short OF fuel
had been forced to put back 10 Bombay.
The following extract from a CORE spopdent of
the Morning Chronicle gives The latest news h 70
ference to the progress Of the Burmese war
We have had no decisive or important intellinenee
from BuImah since the capture of Bassen The
latest news from l'angoon is 10 the 22d Of June
have already informed you that, in the beginning
OF June, an expedition was despatched to Pegu,
which place was stormed and taken and the fortif-
cations destroyed with little loss the part Of
troops, Populations for protection have reached
General Goodwin from Pegu. which is province that
has been absorbed into the Burmese empire by au-
nexation and the inhabitants Of which ore stated
lot to be very well satisfied with their Burmese
masters. have also mentioned to you that Marta
ban was attacked on the 18th of May, by Bur-
mese force who were CALAMITY beaten back by the
10Th Madras Native Infantry, under Major Hall.
About the middle Of June, the steamer Proserpino
was up the Irrawaddy, within thirty miles of
iesty's ship Fox, and had destroyed $500
TONS Of grain, which was being conveyed In
boats for the use of the Burmese army The bar
racks for the troops at Rangoon are nearly COM
pleted and tho comfortable shelter which the armv
there will possess during the rainy season. presents
pleasant to tho miserable condition Of tho
army under Sir A. Campbell during the 6rst Bur.
mese war. Several of the war steamers Mt Rancoon
as soon as the injuries which they have lately rocciv
ed in various ways are repaired are we are informed
by correspondence from Rangoon to start on an cx-
plorlng expedition up the river, with tho object Of
sre'rs ~rnf Trsifect'c,- No p~~-cco ,re s.,.,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-14
The Fishery Question In Austria.


The fisheries dispute between England and tho
United States had created considerable sensation
at Vienna The correspondent OF the London
Chronicle thus writes from the Austrian capital:--
The lovers Of liberty oil over the globe will heartily
rejoice that the Goldfish squabble has nd last been
patched up, however clumsily. IL is impossible to
deny Get who will say to the contrary that The
moral inJfiHncc n dnGica has bern grosring from
gtor 10 gear IN duSt,ia, and as gradually assuming
onnops proportions; and, paradoxcal as it may ap-
pear, the existence Of England and America was
never moro felt on the European continent than at
the present moment, when the sword is the only
law from the Straits Of Dover to the Black sea-
Judge, then, Of the rebound should the two great
and only surviving champions Of freedom begin
tearing one another to pieces. II would be Gala
nifty for the human race, compared with which all
oher considerations as 10 the nature of the bargain
the stipulations agreed TO by the two powers, and
the merits Of the ncgotiaors, become Of no impor-
tancc. People here have been eagerly listening
for the sound Of the first cannon shot; but without
this evidence, there is ground enough for supposng
that the European politicians Of iSj2 would exuif
at war between England and America. The grave
responsibility Of having broken the peace Of thirty
Eve years would then DO shifted upon other shout.
dcrs, and the welcome opportunity given for series