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The Song Of steam.

Harness me down with your iron bands,
Be sure Of your curb and rein
For l scorn tae strength Of your puny hands,
As the tempest scorns chain;
How l laughed as l lay concealed from sight,
For many countless hour,
At the childish boast ofhUman might,
And the pride Of human power.
When I saw an army upon the land,
4 navy upon the seas,
Creeping along snaIl-lIke band
Or waiting the wayward breeze;
When I saw the peasant family reel,
With the toll which he daily bore,
rs he feebIy turned at the tardy wheel,
Or tugged at the weary oar
When I measured the painting coursers speed,
Or flight of the carrier dove,
AS they bore the law king decreed,
Or the lines of impatient love;
| could not but think how the world would feel,
As these were outstripped afar,
When | should be bound TO the rushing wheel,
Or chained to the flying car.
Hal Ha! Ha! they found me at last
They invited me forth atlength,
And | rushed to my throne with thunder blast
And laughed in my unknown strengthi
Oh Jhcn ye WoudTOus change,
On the earth and ocean wide,
Where now my fiery armies rage,
Nor wait for wind or tide.
Turrah Hurrah. the waters DER,
The mountain steep decline;
Time, space, have yielded to my power.
The world, the world, Is mine;
The rivers the sun hath earliest blcst
Or those where his beams decline;
The giant-streams Of the Queenly West,
Or the orient Aoods divine.
The ocean quais where er sweep,
To hear my strength rejoice,
And the monsters Of the briny deep,
Lower trembling at my voice;
[ carry the wealth Of the lord OF the earth,
The thought OF the goIlIke mind,
The wind lays alter no fly IN tr0th
The Hghtningis left behind.
In the derthsome depth OF the fathomlezs mine,
Ny treless arm doth play,
Where the rocks never saw the sun decline,
Or the dawn Of the glorious day;
bring earths gliltering jewels up,
From the hiddeH cave below,
And make the fountains granite cup,
With the crystal gush erho".
I blow the bellows, forge the steel,
In all the shops oftrade,
I hammer the ore and turn the wheel,
Where my arms Of strength are made
I manage the furnace, the uil-l, me h4!il'
carry, l spin, weave;
And all my doings put into print,
On every Saturday eve.
I've no muscle to weary, no breath to decay,
No bones TO be " laid on the shelf.
And soon intend you may" go and play
While l manage the world myself
But harness me down with your iron bands,
Be sure Of your curb and rein;
Fer scorn the strength Of your Puny hands
As the tempest scorus cham.
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TOh. no. !.
q Story for Non-Advertisers.

/ The following c0gitat.on Of Mr. Perkins should
/ be read by that interesting class Of business
who are too poor to advertise, when he y .
/ m +l,s. sr7,.,..g or NJ =. several pa
'-.S @-l'. :. 20 Of advertising N I'D the
-, n5,,I.,i,- - many OF them W. rrc5reds o.
Isao per5. Ilno,ara Douo'.ss L Nj. Perkins A1DD
'me.:T mes. ,psrpl.4,l,Y - can't Mt sso ss. ns-
MR.. rE''liN S..,sbury, he been 'l' .,5l5reu
II Is lneFe INsfs aEer : w. his wife, wv he get,
down to NewPol of Of Gay'S5rtder s heaYeh -
and servant. "ls@Gller, or Teaaf5sr pan
.ilaelieX 70 spend IN Chs W. .r{irirca- Pa
tel. lie hadn't cent when he Jee
ago. Look at him now-lives out of
horse, drives in and out every day.
penses must be large-yet he seems TO
goes. I hope there is nothing wron-
Tewllsbury. Then look at the money he
for advertising Why, that is enough 10
any man, I don't care how rich lac is. l La
been in business for thirty years, and ] can't al
ford any Of these things. Wouldn't / look well
taking my wife down to Newport and staying
there eight weeks Eight weeks, indeed sent
her on a cheap excursion-but couldn't 90 my
self I can't afford it-don't take in money
enough to do 1t. And then to see q man spend
his money, just to let people see his name in tho
papers-and sending cards and bills ali about the
country. Tewksbury blccds freely for bis yani-
ty, I must confess! They don't catch me in that
trap, no how. 1t don't do no good got a loa
of cards and bills printed five years ago, and
there they are in the desk now. Nobody ever
calls for them. And then I advertised four weeks
in a newspa paTer-money thrown away-wastedl
Tewksbury is a fool, and he must fail, sooner Or
later. I'm sorry for hiIn-he was naturally
clever fellow. 1t must cost HIM more to adger-
tise than all the money l take ? / wish some
body would buy me out-trade is so dull"
Al he said about Tewksbury was true enough.
with the slight exception that Iooksbury was IL
no danger Of failing. That very thingthat Perkins
thought would fail him. was that which kept him
up. He began business with nothing but hiz
brains-he let the people understand where he
was and what he had to give them for their mo-
ney, and he got a great oftrade, which IS con
stanuy increasing. Perkins lost his business
lust as E-zt has customers died of or went oil
-he took no steps to get new ones, and the con-
sequence is, that he IS living on what he made
twenty years ago. He had better shutu UP his
shop than try to live in these times without aG-
vertising. Reader, areyou following in the tracks
Of your friend Perkinsz If you are. either shut
up your shop OF pitch into this great pubIc--if
you don't do the latter, your creditors viii pitch
into YOU and shut you up.
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Marking a Eat
BY JOHN OF YORK.

/ About the time Of the Inauguration OF President
herce, gentleman, named Parker, belonging TO
Oncord, joined in the general rush to witness the
beat oration Our friend, who is an attorney Of
ome note. has not been much Of traveller, but
,e takes the New Hampshire Patriot, and is well
ware that there are such things as the swapping
II umbrellas and hats at big hotels. To guard
stainst the loss or exchange Of his new . tile,
terefore Mr.. P. got printer to strike HIM oil a
lar inch square card, upon which looked out ol
Fia crown of his hat, in bold two line plea,
I ASA PARKER, ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE.
There was great rush at Wizards on Inau-
eiation dav-indeed, there was q perfect jam
e,rywherc-and our friend Parker found some
diicuIty in getting down to the dinner table
alag with some of bis townsmen. The dinner
wa fine one, the champagne delicious, and af-
team hours sitting, the New Englanders left the
tak in the ruerriest mood imaginable.
NOV. fellows" :" said Parker, rs they emerged
frdn the dining-room-'' every man look out for
hiJown hat ; I've got mark on mine that no
bdy can mistake"
But there was mistake somewhere, notwith-
stnding. 1t was some time before Mr.. p. found
hi.Aat at all, and even then he labored under the
imrcssion that it had grown a triae older since
hesen to dinner. But the placard was in th'
crwn, all right Asa Parker, Attorney at Law
Coicord, New Hampshire" stared him II tn
fac, as he looked in the inside.
All right, fellows" I" said Parker, raising II
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Calls ann shrttbGs.
JENNY BIRCH; OR, THE RESCUE.
A TALE OF REyoLUuoNARY TIMES.


CHAPTER I.-THe Attacb.
1t vas bright Sunday afternoon, in July,
I776, and the inhabitants of R had as
sembled for Divine worship. tits necessary that
we should refer our readers back that they may
know the existing state of things in r ut
the time of the commencement of our story.
The war had been waging with great fury, and
the little settlement of R had not been eX-
empt from the r;eyages Of the ruthless sayages In
the employ of the British. Numerous attacks
had been made, and several of the inhabitants
had been killed; but all attempts at general
surprise and massacre had failed as from the SUI
perior skill of the brave settlers of R they
were enabled to encounter the Indians in their
own mode of warfare, and were always on their
guard
Having failed in all attempts TO surprise the
settlement, the Indians suddenly disappeared
probably in search of easier prey. Butthere was
one among them, young chief who was still
determined to accomplish the object, and he had
greater inducement than plunder
Ondega, the chief, loved-but with the wild
love of a savage-the brightest and best flow
er that bloomed in the valley of RI Be
fore the war he had endeayored to gain the maid
ems consent to become his bride and be the
mistress of his forest home. But the lovely Jen-
nv Birch had smiled at his vivid and glowing
representations of happiness, and endeayored to
teach him that white maiden could never be
happy in such situation. But he still perseye-
red, and she at last refused him kindly and de-
cidedly.
Ondega love was now transformed into Bit
ter hatred and with vows of revenge he disap-
peared from the settlement, and nothing more
Ess hssrd Of hiR till the breaking out Of the
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The e-een-EYed Lrorster.

One ofthe sub-cditors ofthe Evansville Journal.
gives the following rich scene, as having occurred
at Cairo:
\ German deck-passcngcr had LeeTl ialrporlng
the 'sgrcen-eyed monster during the entire trip
from New Orleans, on account of some little atten-
lIy iliz and seemed TO court from
dashing starched up s'Snydcr, who 1rIucl,Iy for
the husband, was also deck passenger. Shortly
after the boat arrival here he was driven to utter
desperation at seeing his wife receive and lovingly
return the hateful Snyder's kiss. Calling her for
ward he placed himself upon the chalk Of The
boat
''Ah, Kathleen, you likes der tailor so better as
me all der whiles, 50 mine Cot 1 browns nyseIfter
death"
Overheard he plunged! The wife became fran
tic, and attempted to follow him, but was STAYED
by the passengers. She fell upon her knees. and
asonisingly entrcated her .!Shorgc' to come back
butno George appeared; she promised uuwayer-
ing eonstancy- increased afItction-the spirit Of
devotion and submission he seemed so anxious she
should manifest, but nothing save the ruilIcd wa
tiers gave response. She then shrieked for him
again, when up from the water shircringIy came
an answer:
I'm now so dead as ter very tiyil, ifyou kiss
ter Snyder once more any time again antiCyou
no more kiss him and loves me so good and better
as you loves him twice w den I comes back my
SELF no likes ter tailor to git me for his brudder
in-law init nein wife"
y wild, delirious cry of joy escaped the woman.
She promised fidelity upon herbendod knees when
slowly from beneath the guards ofthe boat emcr-
ged the halfdrowncd Dutchman. He had mana
ged to gain the cover of the guards without beinE
discovered, and there supported hilnsolfabove the
waters by the timbcrs. It IS needless, perhaps,
to say that since then Kathleen has been most
devoted wife, and holds the tailor in utter deses,a-
ton.
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I Believe.

So / beliere IN God he Faaer, .4hHghy 5I4Ee,
/ Of bsagsn and earth"
So says a beautiful child, as with dark, holy
eyes uplifted, She repeats the Apostles Greed.
Oh, what would many a hcart-harlencd Grim
inal give, could he bat say with earnest purpose,
Il believer" But darkness shrOuds soul and
spirit lie has lost the childish faith taught him
at his mothers knee lie can family remember
the iar-oG home-the calm hour when he thought
every star the presence Of an angel. When the
glorious hill seemed the guarded tents Of Gods
treasures. When the melody of bird, the GU
rious folding Of Il flower, The argosies Of white
clouds, mercy freighted, sailing in fleets along
the blue of the upper deep, waited his little
thoughts to that great mystery which while IL
felt, he comprehcudcd not,
believe,
Can you say it, widow, clinglDg 10 the clay
cold form Of all you loved or oSTlh Can you
saw it, orphan, looking d,'n INTO The DARK eraVes
rs,, ,o,, say If roo,-llier over the first born
-. 1.,,,,-,.. sobs, waxy flowers in the dear
,l'.i -. hand Can You say it, father, ga
- :, Stern anguish ON the icy form Of what
- to be the staff and glory Of your old age.
Can YOU say IT, mother, by the couch Of your
beautiful one. on whose brow the halo Of woman
hood paled under the white flag Of death
If Won can, peace, such as the world gi7cth
not. is given unto you-yisions Of angels ascend
inc and descendine-and lighting up the dark
ness of your valley OF the~shadoTv5 WI Como
the +boprbt. they wait for me on the other
side" And the great triumph Of belief shall SO
hand IN hand with tie victory over death.
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nBENSBURG, FRIDA

g Thank you, AIr. Pierson, forgot myselfs
and Mr.. Birch stoodfo moment looking tssous
one of the loop-holes. There is an Indian STAN
ding right by the oak, but all the rest are op hs
right of it, and if we can put che one out q ths
way, George can get through" said Mr.. Birch,
turning around to the settlers who were await
ing the result of his scrutiny.
Wei, leave that to me - said a hardy bck-
woodsrnan. g When you fire a yolley to cal he
attention of the other Indians, viii fire va iay
and call his attention -
l llis '7"--a0reed to, and at the moment of lle
simultaneous reports sauaes1a ily the OK -
ves seen 10 fan wfrflout urreTtIl ss-TS, al,s \
simultaneously George issued forth from the rns-
sage, and disappeared up the creek, without be-
ngnotced by the sayages.
The night came on, and the Indians now set
fire to the deserted dwellings of the settlers, VINO
were obliged to witness the destruction of tIsir
property without the power to prevent it but
the sharp crack Of a rife ever and anon, would
tell that they Were on the watch, and wheneycra
dusky form was seen sufficiently exposed to pre-
sent fair mark, it was sure to be instantly usei
as such, and seldom did the marksman fail The
Indians, too, had guns furnished them by the
British agents, but they could not be brought IN
to use, as the settlers were secure behind the
heavy walls Of the church
And where was Jenny Birch all the time, and
what was she doing? At the first moment Of
the attack, she had, with wonderful presence Of
mind, assisted in soothing the fears of the females
and from that time till dark had not taken
a moments rest. Most Of the time she was en-
gagged in moulding bullets, preparing refreshments
for the hungry ones, and doing sundry other little
matters for the convenience of all.
After the fears of the women had somewhat
subsided, they assisted Jenny in her kind office,
and when night came on, all insisted that she
should take some rest She yielded to their de-
sires, but sleep visited her not that night-nor
were there many IN that little castle It did visit
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man leaning on his arm, and pretty children hang
ing fondly around, is Edwin Pierson. It is need
less to say that the lovely looking woman IS Jenny
Pierson-not Birch. They are looking at the
church, and relating to the listening children the
story of the struggle and rescue.
And there are the parents of both Edwin and
Jenny; and there is George Birch and his pretty
wife, and all seem so happy.
" How beautiful the scene to thee,
Words Of mine may not tell"
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A-.AIlL-t- III ftc Iltattts
Strange scenes viii oijca follow an abrupt surprise
After short but fierce struggle, Mr.. Birch
succeeded in securing the sayageewho had enter
ed and now the stubborn captive lay painting on
the floor. All was confusion among the women
and children but in few moments, by little
effort the part Of the pastor, quiet was resto-
rcd.
The Indian captive was placed in a safe place,
and measures were taken by the settlers to
der the defence more secure. They were well
armed, all having taken their weapons to church
with them and there was store Of ammunition
and provisions in vault beneath the church.
The sayages, after having been defeated in their
efforts to enter the church, had drawn off to a
short distance Oudega was much chagrined at
the failure, and was very active in his endeavors
to plan something that would effect his purpose.
Directly after the first assault, Mr.. Birch and
his son George, a fine lad Of eighteen years, had
descended into the vault of the church, when Mr.
Birch removed a door disclosing dark passage.
" George" said Mr.. Birch, you know where
this leads to-the old oak by the creek. 1t is
but few rods, and when you get there wait till
you hear the crack of the rife, and then raise the
sod under the large root, and when you get out
run as fast as you can, and with little noise as
possible till you get out of reach of the Indians,
and then you know what to do. Now go, George,
and may God speed you, and grant that you may
be the instrument Of saving all our lives. Keep
good courage p
s. Yes, father, I win p said the noble boy, and
pressing his fathers hand he entered the passage.
Mr.. Birch ascended to the church, and step
ping to the middle of the room said;
. Listen George is in the passage below, and
we must do something to divert the attention of
the Indians from the oak, so that he may get out
and 90 to Edwin"
Wecan firea yolley into them, "saida settler.
Yes that would be very good plan, said
Mr. Birch "Let me get look through the win
dow"
g You had better take loop-hole Mr.. B. or
some OF the red skins will shoot YOU said Mr..
Pierson, laying his hand on Mr. Birch's shoul-
ders, he being about to mount a bench 10 look
through window.
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II \ gentleman passing through one Of
the public Offices was affronted by some clerks,
and was advised to complain to the principal
which he did thus: g have been abused here
by some of your rascals ofthis place, and come
to acquaint you oft, as understand you are the
principal"
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BLUFFI>,Ci a NITNEss.--Iua .i-s-iee , oii' 'lo'1i
East. some time since. a I'D was under way for
trespass in emitting ys5a from neIs1oF prom
ises without autl,aTty. One ofthe plaintiff wit
nesses was splain old farmer, whose testimony
went clearly and directly toproye the charge. The
defandynt 5 counsel, clustering man ofbrass, af-
ter 4e most approved fashion ofcountTy pettifos-
gers. thought to weaken the force ofhis evidence
by proving idiocy to be a trait ofhis family. lie
therefore interrogated him thus:
..lIr--,y you have 4 son WHO'S an idiot have
you not 2"
YES, Sir
s'Docs he know anything p
Very little"
Glow uluct does he know =
aWeH, almost nothing not much more than
you do ~
The witness was allowed TO retire without fur
thcr questioning, amidst the most uproarious
screamsof laughter.
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OBEDIENCE TO TIE LETrER.-The Providence
Mirror tells the following: Rather strict disci-
plinarian was the 'sboss" carpenter Of whom we
sheard tcll'' few days since.
BOYS. b" said he, y when the bell strikes for
noon, you can drop your work; but when the bell
strikes for one o'clock want you to take il up
again"
It was not long before the bell struck for noon
as one ofthe hands was driving nail he imnedi-
atey dropped his hammer, leaving the nail half
driven. When the bell struck for one he compile
ted the driving Of the nail. This was more satis-
factory than tl.e performance ofanother workman
who was on ladder some feet from the ground,
with bundle Of shingles on his back, when the
ben struck lie Immediately let them 50 and
started Cor dinner As the market reporters say,
shingles hada downward tendency a'ou' 'ii@'
time, At one o,clock he oommenced gathering
mn the scattered shingles.
.. Rows" says the boss, We VIII make carry
;nr shingles an exception to our rule"
-
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ETA good old minister prayed for those OF
his congregation who were too proud TO Aneei anu
too lazy to stand.
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lowing volunteer toast; Spruce old bachelors.
the erergresns Of society"
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MIsCELLkNE0us.
United States and Foreign Patent
Agency,

Office 80 State, corner Of Congress STREET Boston.
II lie undersigned late Principal Exa miner in the
L United states Patent Office " ashiugton City,
has just resigned his office for the purpnse establish
ing an agency in Boston for pgocmin, Patents ia this
and foreign counties.
iis long Official connection with the Patent Office has
rendered him familiar with its rules and practice, and
with the history otinTeRion in this ans othercounries;
and this cxperence with the lreanent visits which he
proposes making to the Patent Office, iusliies him
saying that his agency VIII offer to Inventors all the
advantages Of one located IN Washington. and in ad
iion those which result from residence in The rlidst
Of mechanical and manufacturing industry.
Advice given upon all matters relating the validity,
DC. OF patents the novelty and pateniably OF iuyen
tlps ana IN the general doaT tueit oil Mechanicu En-
Observation-Disclosures and Drawings piepureJ,-
Caveats Observation-Disclosures procured of applica
tiOns that have been reec cd upon mperecy ptrpafed
papers-Cases OF Interference and applications for
ion and REISSUE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS general, all
business connected with the Patent Once, Transacted
with care and promptnsss
British and other foreign p0tcnts procured through
prompt and confidential agents, Laldoh aud Paris
The new law recently enacted in Great Britain, having
uateflay teduccd me cost OF obtaining patents ia that
KINGDOM opens to inventors opror,naiy OF protect
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have never before enjoyed. Pa granted
which extend over England, Ireland aud Scotland.
Petsons residing at distance may obtain all neces
sary information and hove their business transacted,
trouble and expense OF visit 10 Washing ton.
He hegs leave refer those unacquaulei with him,
to the following testimonials
From Jbg Examiners ri me Patent Office
The undersigned, Principal and Assistant Examiners
in the United states Patent tshce, have for several
years been well acquainted wifi Mn samuel Cooper,
lately Principal Examiner in his Office; and take
pleasure in stating that he gentleman of the highest
1noral character OF uaquestioned knowledge III tie
business aud practice Of the Office, and that his scen
life atiainmenls are such emmentIy fiji him for The
business iii which he is aboutto engage.
iiEaRY b. RENwICK,) u ii.
l.. ID. GALE, f,"cHo
] III LANE. r~9i"ShetS'
assistant Eramjnfrs-t II Peae, Thcs. T Eve
rift, z. Scaheate Smith, VIM Chauucy Lansdon.
'From long acquaintance, and intimate official rea
tons with MIR. Cooper, | fully heartily concur
the foregoing recommendation made by my late col
leagues. VIM. p. n FITZGERALD,
Late Principal Erontiiler o. Patents"
From Hon Sherman Leland Boston,
"Ihave been well acquainted with Mr.. cooper for
many years, and have the fullest confidence in his
iathfulness and integrity. ). LELANDn
feb 5-d3taw& W lamolvr SAMUEL COOPER.