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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-11-14

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Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-08-27
FASHIONABLE SINS.

Among the most fashionable, and far from
are daily committed in society-and BY
these TOO, who in other respects are almost
free from spot or blemish--is that Of talking,
and talking about other peoples affairs
In this disgraceful and mischievous employ
men,, some seem TO be more engaged than
in any other pursu, of life-thai Of laying
up treasure in another, better world not
excepted. Among those, do no, mean TO
include those wholesale dealers in scandal
and malice, whose breath passes over the
face of society like sweeping tornado, pros
,rating everything which happens TO be in
its progress; but mean those petty retailer:
who deal out marvellous stories, conjecture.
and surmises IN small quantities. like the
peders who, too poor to pay tent for shop
travel about the town and bring their two
penny commodities to your own doors.
mean those people who seem to have a mini
in their own imagination, where they car
coin such small change as best suits theil
purposes, and manufacture such tales as they
think may excite little wonder in the hear
or and eniille them to the praise of being
their first propaga,or. By such folly and
reprehensble indulgence, they often wound
deeply wound, the characters and feelings o
,hose persons in whose welfare they are SC
busiy engaged.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-08-27
OFFICE, MARKET STREET, OPPOSITE
anu the arts agriculture, saaraets, amuscmemts, st
AND COUNTY. Pa. SATURDAY AUGUST ~. 1853
A NEGRO VETERAN

Few persons, we think, have travelled
in Texas who have not heard OF Thomas
Savoy, alias Black Tom, alias The Special
Citizen Of Baxal county. He wns by trade
Barber, bu, by inclination a soldier, and
his history is intimately connected with the
warlike par, of that of Texas. He was much
fonder, too, Of The company Of white men
than of that OF persons Of his own color.
Tom was native of Maryland, then a
citizen OF Washington, D. c., then residen,
of Mississippi, whence he emieraied to Tex.
az, at the beginning of the Revolution there,
with a company of Mississippi volunteers,
his razor in his pocket and n gun on his
shoulder. They joined Gen Houston shor,
time after the battle of San Jacin,o, bu,
Rlack Toms snbsequent conduct as soldier
elected the praise Of his hard-fghting COM
rades and superior officers.
The year 1889 was distinguished in Texan
annals by the expedition under Jordan 10
Sal,illo 10 assist the treacherous Canales in
his armed Federalst attempt against the
Mexican an,i.Federalisls He betrayed his
little band of Texan allies, but they and
their gallant leader gave the untold Federal
lists aud the States' Right Mexican army two
as thorough consecutive drubbngs az they
ever received and then returned Ieisurely
home without interruption. Black Tom was
one of Jordan's men, and If he had little oc.
casion or time to use his razor, he made up
for i, by skiliful handling of his offensive
weapons.
In lS42, Gen. Woll invaded Texas with a
Mexican army, and got good beating at
the battle OF Sallillo. Tom was in the midst
of il, and was wounded. He participated in
several subsequent conflicts with the Indians,
fighting braveIy as usual.
He followed his old Texan comrads under
Taylor's banner and hurried along with
them into battle at Monterey. He was also
in The memorable struggle at Bnena Vista
Black Tom then returned TO Texas with
the Kentucky Volunteers, and nfer that San
Antonio became his headquarters. He was,
of course, general favorite, and lived like
lord, but the wandering spiTi, that ten
years adventures in Texas had made second
habit with him, would now and then break
out, and Black Tom would he missing. The
mex, thing heard Of him he was a, a frontier
pos. or far up in the Indian country, in the
midst Of danger.
On the 5lh ult., the body Of a man was
! found two miles west of San Antonio. A
turned of 'came TO his death from cause un.
known" The body was that OF old Tom
N. o. Pieayune.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-08-27

TOUCHING CASE OF CoNJUGAL AFFECTION.
"A tonching case, Illustrative OF conjugal
love, occurred al Memphis, Tenn, few
days since. A man and his wife were COM
lug up The river, when The husband took sick
and was supposed TO have died When they
arrived at thai city, the wife had coffin
purchased. and her husband was deposited in
that last home of the dead. Just before The
moment of closing the coffin, however, and
the final intermenl oi the deceased, the be.
reaved and agonsed wife insisted upon once
more looking upon and embracing The cold
remains of The deceased partner of her DO.
som. Whether il was her warm embrace or
returning consciousness, certain il is that the
supposed corpse suddenly eviuced signs of
life, and the proper restoralives being APP
piled, within twenly-four hours the invalid
was enabled to proceed on his journey, with
every prospect of speedy recovery, owning
his life TO the uniiring devotion and love Of
his true and faithful wife.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-08-27
A NEW ORLEANS INCIDENT.

Let every man who has comic ortable re.
sidence TO retire 10, and who is no, COMPEL.
Ell 10 hard labor this season, be thankful to a
kind and beueicient Providence Among
the large class in this city who are compel.
ed 10 labor for mere subsistence, there are
instances OF suffering few would imagine,
and incidents of positive heroism which ma
ny would scarcely conceive. A friend Of
ours, who lives on Apollo street, arose the
other morning, just before daybreak, and
from his balcony beheld man actively and
nimbly putting out the gas lights. On The
same evening, about O'Clock, our friend
&as on his way home, when he saw a sight
that deeply affected and interested him.
1t was his active lamp-ligh,er OF lhe morn-
ing, dragging his now weary body along
following his wife, who held The lamp in her
hand, and on her shoulder bore the laider.-
She was doing the duty of her husband, no
was suffering from the first weary symtoms
of the prevailing disease. When through
the duties affection prompted her TO perform,
she put her husbands arm within hers and
dlllou of the suf .rer since, bu, sincerely pray
tha, he may live TO reward the devotion OF
tina, wife, aud supper, her when she may
need his arm 10 lean OH, aud the word of al.
fec,iou 10 cheer and encourage her.-Neu
Orleans Delta, 7th.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-08-27
ENCOUNTER wIrHA CROCODILE.

Letters received IN this city, state that
Rev John A. Butler, formerly Of South Bos.
ton, now a missionary Of the American Board
in South Africa, me, with a narrow escape
from death
He was travelling 10 Amah Coneera, and
komdzi, which he attempted on horseback.
When about two-lhirds of the way over, a
crocodile seized him by the thigh.
MI Butler was dragged of, but cung 10
the name of his h,rse aud both he and
the horse were foundering in the water-ot-
ten dragged entirely under and rapidly going
down the stream. Al first the crocodile drew
them again 10 the middle OF the river; but
al last the horse gained shallow water, and
approached the shore. As soon as he was
within reach, natives came 10 his assistance,
and beat of the crocodile with spears and
clubs Mr.. Butler was pierced with five
deep gashes and had lost much blood. His
horse was also terribly mangled foot
square of the flesh aud skin was torn from
his flanks. The crocodile, it is supposed,
first seized the horse, and when shaken off
he caught Mr. Butler-irst below the knee,
aud then in the thigh. There were five OF
six wounds on Mr.. Buffers person from two
to four inches long, and from one aud a halt
10 two and a half inches wide. For eight OF
ten days he seemed TO recover as fas, as
could be expected, but was then seized with
fever, which threatened to be fatal. There
was a tendency 10 lock-jaw. He passed lhi:
crises, however, aud in Apnl Mr.. Butler
writes that he was nearly recovered from The
effects of the frighlful adray. Boston Jour
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-08-27

TBEY OUGHT TO HAVE SPARED THEM
The National Democrat says the two old
cannons used by General Jackson in the bat
tie OF New Orleans, which had been objects
of curiosity in the Navy Yard al Brooklin,
were sold under a general order made 10
sell all the old guns. These guns were
highly priced in the Navy Yard as relics Of
the memorable sth of January, 1915, and
we're objects of much curiosity on account
of their singular construction. The officers
of the yard appealed twice 10 spare those
two old guns, but the order was irrevocable,
and they were sold.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-08-27
ILLUSIONS nF LEE.

Man is never satisfied with his lot
The heart demands something more, some
thing higher, something better, whatever
blessings it may already enjoy.
The scriptural Adam and Eve are typi-
cal of the human race. The garden Of
Eden is ours we bask it in its sunshine ;
ITS fragrant flowers are all around us
plentiful fiuits invite us to partakr OF their
riches Well were il for this physical
frame, il we knew of no fruit forbidden US
to taste. But what Is beyond our reach
tempis us more than anything else and
in obtaining it, we exile ourselves from
Paradise. Remorse for our ,ransgressions,
is the flaming sword that prevents our re-
turn.
Children are not contented with their
young feet, which fail TO overtake their
four-iooted pets IN chase. They wish to
scale the air like birds. Every boy has at
some time attempted to fy from gate
post We remember when a mere child,
we iorsook all our toys, to look out OF our
window at night, and weep because we
could not grasp star in our baby fist
Men are always trying to fly, and reaching
to lay bold OF the girdle of Orion, and the
name Of the Bull.
Realities never content us. The pre-.
sent is probably as fine valley as there is
in the whole region of life. But the
woods are nothing but woods; shady, il is
true, and green, but quite ordinary. The
streams are excellent, but we would have
beds of pearl in place of those dsceitful
pebbles. All there must be better woods
and sweeter streams beyond the blue hill
yonder. So we travel but the soft and
dreamy future becomes plain and hard re.
ality as we proceed. Those very rocks we
tread once looked lovely under the warm
haze of hope; so shall the charm OF goodly
heights before us melt away, and show US
as we climb, just such ledges, gnarled oaks
chasms, morasses, wild pine, and barren
slopes, as we have passed.
1t is not without design that Nature
cheats us with those illusions. Continual
ly striving for more exquisite beauty anc
higher happiness, We fulfil law. 1t i
well that no material paradise is sufi'
cient paradise for us. In this circumstance
of his being, the man differs from the ami
NAL. The lion in the desert, the tiger il
the Jungle, the ape in his native woods, ha
no aspiration above hls state. But th'
tendency of the soul is upward, upwar'
forever. What mockery this life woult
be, il the grave were the end of all things
if, after chasing the golden butterflies Of il
lusion through all our summer days, Deatt
only met our embrase if the actors IN thi
drama emerged not from behind the scene
in their true characters, after the funera
curtain falls upon the last act.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-08-27
SELECT POETRY.
MY MOTHER.
BY N. p. WILLIS.

Ny mothers voice How often creeps
Its cadence on my lonely hours,
Like healing on the wings OF sleep,
o. dew on the unconcious flowers.
| might forget the melting prayer,
While 'wiideriug pleasures madly ny;
Bul IN the still unbroken air
Her genie tones come sIealne by;
AM wears of SIN aud mal hood flee.
AID leaves me al my mo hers knee.
| have been ou at even tile,
Beneath a moonli sky OF spring,
When earth was garnlshed like bride,
And night had on her silver wing;
When bursting buds aud dswy grass,
AID waters eaping to The light,
And all that makes the pusles pass
With wilder hee,ness crowned The night
When all vas beauty, then have
With friends on whom my love is flung,
Like myrrh on winds OF Araby,
Gazed on where evenings lamp is hung.
And when the bearious spirit there,
Flung ovei all its golden cham,
My mothers voice came on the air,
Like the light dropping Of the rain
And, resting on some silver star,
The spirit of bended knee,
I've poured deep and fervent prayer
That our eternity might be-
To rise in heaven, like stars by night,
And tread a living path of light.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-08-27
THE UNGUARDED MOMENT.

Yes, my lips TO night have spoken,
Words | said they should not speak (;
And would | could recall them
Would had not been so weak,
Oh, that one nnguarded moment.
Were it mine 10 live again,
All the strength of lis temptation
Would appeal 10 me in vain.
True, my lips have only uttered
What is ever in my heart
am happy when beside him,
Wreiched when we are apart.
Though listen 10 his praises,
Always longer than should;
Yet my heart can never hear them
Half so open as 1t would.
Aud | would not, could mol, pain him,
Would not for the world offend;
would have him know | like him
As brolhrr as a friend;
But meant TO keep one secret
In my bnsom always hid,
For | never meant to tell him,
That loved him-bnl did.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-08-27
poetrp
W o U L D Y 0U
By ALFRED WARD.

By ALFRED WARD.
Baby growing on your knee,
While you sing some little ditiy,
Pulls your hair or thumbs your "ec,n
Would you think il wasn't preiiyf
Tell me, could yous
II you owned "the baby" would youl
Wife, with arm about your neck,
Says you look just like The baby;
Wants some cash 10 make "spec,"
And you would refuse her--may be =
Could you should you3
lfyou owned "ths woman" would you
Little labor, little strife,
Little care and little cot
Would you sigh for single ife7
Would you murmur at your iot?
Tell me, should you!
II you owned "the cottage" would you
Health and comfort, children fair,
Wife TO meet you al the door,
Fond hearts ,hrobing for you there;
Tell me, would you ask fot more.
Should you ceuld you?
IF you owned "ihe baby" would you?
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-08-27

absence, recalling to mind many of them
with love-like particularly. Years passed
| on, and manhood brought with il the usual
allotment of cares and perplexities.
AT length ! made up my mind to return
home. Then came the thought how
should be received by my old acquaintan-
ces. Many of them, doubtless, were mar
ried-and few, perhaps, would remember
their old companion of the "vilIage choir"
On my return found Russel G. mem-
Der of the Legislature, and a very wealthy
man.
He lives in large mansion house near
the church, and has in his family tutoress
of his children, around whom fingers the
traces of early beauty. Her name is Miss
Ellen May.
Let the young ladies' take warning and
despise not the honest because they are
poor mechanics, tor such is the nobility Of
the earth, and she who "mitens,"a worthy
mechanic almost always dies an old maad.
A TOUCHING LITTLE STORY OF ROMAN
ATTACHMENT.
Among the great number of persons who
rate oi Rome, We're the celebrated Cicero,
and his brother Quintus. When the news
Of the persecution was brought to them,
they endeavored to make their escape to
Brutus in Macedon. They travelled to-
gether for some time, mutually condoling
their bad fortune but, as their departure
| had been very preciptate, and they were
n,,t shaA har
sares for the voyage it was agreed that
| Cicero should make what haste he could 10
the sea side to secure their passage, and
that Quintus should return home to make
more ample provision. But, as in most
houses there are as many informers as do
mestics, his return was Immediately made
known, and the house, in consequence, FL
led with soldiers and assassns. Quintus
concealed himself so effectually, that the
soldiers could not find him. Enraged at
their disappointment, they put his son to
torture, in order 10 make him disclose the
place of his fathers concealment; flial af-
lection was proof in this young Roman
against the exquisite torments. An in
voluntary sigh, and sometimes deep groan,
were all that could be extolted from the
generous youth. His agonies were in
creased, but, with astonishing iortitude, he
still persisted in his resolution not to betray
his father. Quintus was not far off, and il
may better be imagined than il can be ex.
pressed, how the heart of father mus1
have been affected with the sighs and
groans of son expiring in torture to save
his lite. He could bear it no longer, but
quitting the place of his conceament, he
presented himself TO the assassins, beseach'
ing them with flood Of tears, to Put him
TO death, and dismiss the innocent child
whose generous behaviour the triumvir
themselves, if informed Of the fact, woulc
judge worthy OF the highest appreciation ant
reward. The inhuman monsters however
unmoved by the tears of son, answered
that both must Gie-the father because h,
was prescribed, and the son because h,
had concealed his Iather. Upon this new
contest Of tenderness arose, who should di,
first, which, however the assassins soon de
cided by beheading them both at the SAM
time.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-08-27
DISCOVERIES IN IRON WORKING.

The National Inielligsneer says that an i'm
poriant announcement IA England, and which
is exciting great attention, is a develoPement
of new principles in iron melallury. The
general opinion of those who are competent
10 Judge, SAYS The Min,ng Journal, is thai
the inventions and discoveries referred to
will open All entirely new era in the manu-
fac,uIe Of iron, no, only with regard 10 It's
various multiplicaiions, but TO the construc-
,ion and arrangement OF apparatus ssalso. I'm
mense quantities of very valuable ore have
lately been discovered in Nor,hamplonshire'
also in Yorkshire and west of England, with
in easy reach Of the iron masters OF Mon
moulhshire and South Wales. II half these
rumors be correct, The iron trade will indeed
be Gevolulionized
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-08-27
BEAUTIFUL EXTRACT.

When the summer day OF youth is slowly
wasting away IN the n2hl-iall OF age, and
The shadows OF past years grow deeper and
deeper, as lite wears 10 close, II is pleasant
10 look back through the vista OF time, upon
the .orrows and lecities of our earlier years
If we have a home 10 shelter, aud hearts 10
rejoice with US, and friends have been gath.
cred together around our firesldes, then the
rough place of wayiaring will have been
worn aud smoolhed away, in the twilight oi
life, while the sunny spots we have passed
through, will grow brighter aud more oean'l'
fuI. Happy indeed are they, whose lnier'
course with the world has not changed The
tone Of their holier feelings, or broken those
musical chords OF the heart, whose vibrations
are so melodious, SO tender and touching, II
the evening of age.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-08-27

No PLACE FOR KISSING We were much
amused by an incident which friend OF
ours related TO us the other day. gentle
man who had been absent for some time, aud
who during his absence, had raised . pretty
luxurani crop Of whrskers, mosiaches, &c
visited relative, whose child, little sul
of six years, he was very fond Of The little
girl made no demonstrations towards saluling
him with kiss, as usual.
"Why child" said the mother, "don, you
know your uncle Edwards Why don't yen
give him kissp
sWhy, ma" returned the little girl, with
the mos, perfect simplicity, ~ don'l see an!
placeW
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-08-27
AMERICAN MANNERS.

DR.. Potter, id recent address at Albany,
| said: 81 am little afraid that great ma
ny people in this country are rather too
prone to undervalue this part of education.
Certainly We have no admiration for any
thing fncal or affected in manners. We
don't want the manners OF village dance
ing school. But genuine good breeding,
gentle manners, ease, moGesty, and proprle-
ty Of 5raring, We do exceedingly value
When shall We cease 10 be described as
splitting nation? as lounging people p
! When shall we cease TO be known by our
slovenly speech, by our practice Of sitting
with our feet higher than our heads? Du-
ring an excursion of several months in Eu-
rope last year, met hundreds of English
at home and on the continent, in every
sort of situation. | never saw one spit
| cannot remember that ever saw any
one, however fatigued, lounging or sitting
in an unbecoming manner. So long as the
State shall feel Obliged to provide spit
toons' for its legislative hals-so long as
the directors of our railroads shall find oc-
caSIon to attach to the inside of their car
rages printed requests TO the passengers to
use the spittoons,' and not the floor, and
not to put their feet upon the seats-so
long as we shall continue TO fill our con-
versaton and our political harrangues with
the slang of the fish market, let US not be
surprised, nor angry, il foreigners some
times make themselves witty at our ex-
pense. And in the meantime; let all those
who are entrusted with the care of the
young, use their utmost efforts to correct
those national barbarsms, and to form the
manners of the rising generation after a
model more elevated aud more refined"
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-08-27

RETIREMENT OF Professor SiLLiMAS'--A'
the exercises of Yale College on the 27'h
ult., preliminary 10 the commencement,
Prof Siliman, Sem, announced his Iesigna'
lion of the chair of Chemistry and Geology
in that institution. In doing SO Proi' D. said /;
"This step is not taken because OF The In
irm,,ies of age, can say iha, my eye IS
no, dim nor my natural force abaled,
bu, because deem it wise TO retire while
can 90 GU, of the camp with eolOrs flying
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-08-27
THE VOICE OF CONSCIENCE.

What does she say is the great end OF
life? Listen TO her voice in the chambers
of your own heart. She tells you that
there is only one stream that is pure, and
that stream flows from the throne of God /;
but one aim is noble and worthy Of an i'm
mortal spirit, and that is, TO become the
friend of God, SO that the soul may wing
her way over the grave without fear, with
out dismay, without condemnation. There
is only one path passing over the earth,
which is safe, which is light, and which is
honorable. II is that which Jesus Christ, has
marked out in his word, and which leads
to glory. Let conscience speak when you
are tempted to waste day, or an hour, OF
to commit any known SIN, to neglect any
known duty snd she will urge you, by all
the high and holy motives of eternity, ia
l.re TOR God, TO give your powers to him
" seek his honor in all that you do.-1odd
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-08-27

FoR LADIES "A golden rule for young
lady, is 10 converse always with her female
friends as If gentleman were OF the party ;
and with young men, as if your female com
panions were present
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-08-27

AIL WINDOW SHADES, Leather Trunks.
" yalises and Carpet Bags just received and
for sale by I. w. TENER 81 CO.
Sunburv. April 80, 1853