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Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1853-10-21
EBENSBIRG, FRlDiY, OCTOBER q, 1853.
The Autumn and it's Lessons.

All that is earthly must fade. This annual
lesson taught by the falling leaf, the whitening
frost, the silence which peryades the air and the
wreck and decay of vegetation as each returning
Autumn assumes her reign. Another Autumn
is upon us now. The tassels Of the corn are dead
and the husks of the standing have lost their
green. Flower stocks that but few short weeks
since stood green and growing, hearing proudly
up their wealth and floral beauty, now stand
stark and dead The first intiInation of apprc ach
ing dissolution rests upon all allyegetation, yet amid
these scenes, the fruits of autumn are spread up
on every side. Apples bend from the bow, nuts
wait ON the trees for the loosing fingers of the
frost, wagons go crCaking home with homely
roots, the graneries are already filled, and soon
housed and garnered, the product of the year will
await the grateful use of man and animal.
All that is earthly must fade. :. We all do
fade as the leaf" Man has his Spring, his Sum
mer, his Autumn, and his Winter. Some leaves
wait not for the frost and fall early but we who
grow crisp and dry with age, and we who grow
golden and glorious in the frosts of time, must all
alike follow them to the earth. There are worm
eaten fruits and blasted corn ears in the fields of
humanity, as in the fields of vegetation. The
good ones only can find place III the storehouse
v the great husbandman. The lesson of the au-
tHpn bears upon and illustrates the whole sub
Jectof the close Of human life.
1TNycar is but hollow farce without fruit as
the grad result. a human life, in It's Autumn,
III whlci's seen no fruit, betrays perversion Of
soul that lsmight make angel weep, as the
angels look tPwn upon the world, may they find
graces which bush like apples among the leaves,
characters well tlied out and clean from all i'm
purity, true wisdoh, filling all the store houses,
and seeds Of an immt'tal life pcrIec.ed andready
to be unlolded in
those everlasting gavlcDs
Where angels walk AMI seraTas are the wardcas.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1853-10-21
Gales ana ghettbrs.
From the Utica Observer
THE SURRENDER Or BURG0YNE.
By AN EYE WITNESS.


We recently had the pleasure Of perusing let
ter written by the venerable Samuel Cody, OF
Vernon Centre, in this County, now III his H1lety
third wear in which he describes many of the IN
cidents connected with the surrender of Bur-
poyne. on the 18th of fOctober, l777, of which he
was an eyewitness. The writing is even and
reo-ular-o plain as print''-and the lines so COM
pact that sixty-two are written upon page OF
common letter paper. Congress had ordered the
deficiencies in the Continental regiments, to be
made up by drafts, " but" says the venerable
patriot
=. Nv father said he would take the place OF
one and should that of another. Inns was III
the spring ofl7 and our term of service was 10
expire on the 10th of January, l17o. We were
placed in Captain Keeps Company, Col. Shep-
herds Regiment and Gen. Glovers Brigade
marched to Claverack on the Hudson, where we
endured the greatest sufferings from disease,
want of provisions clothing, &c. We soon learn
ed that Gen Schuyler was retreating before the
R-;t;sh We were ordered northward and Joined
Zen. SCHUYLER near Saratoga. The Indians pick
"a off our sentries at night and great dssatisfac-
t;on existed until General Gates took command,
when new spirits were instilled INTO our soidlers
our rations became ample and good, with a gil
of New England rum each man per day ua'es
saws My boys, we will now go back ano
meet them-no more retreating. Amen
said every heart. We recressed the sprou'
fstream) and met the British near Saltwater
told them by our fortifcation they could come
no further. Here they were strongly fortified
hut must have known they were in bad sltua'
ton. suppose they thought OF bennington
and that the Green Mountain boys would be at
their backs. Soon they ehos. to risk battle. and
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1853-10-21
Gross Insult to Our Flag 1!

The last intelligence from Peru records a seri-
Gus disturbance that occurred at the Chinch Isl
ands, between large number of masters of A
merican vessels aud the Commandante of the Isl
and. It appears that two seamen, belonging to
the American ship Defiance, were arrested by
the police and confined on board the guard ship
for shooting pelican. The captain of the Def
ance upon learning the fact repaired to the guard
ship and asked the lieutenant in command what
was the fine imposed and was informed it was a
d1la". InIs amount Ue.ICIe4e7I ro4Gvsyed
the release of the men. The commandante refu-
sed to release them.
The American captains then held public
meeting, demonstrating against such arbitrary
proceedings, and appointed a deputation Of TWEEN
ty fire of their number to wait upon the COM
mandante and inform him of their proceedings
Upon their arrival on board the guard-ship, the
commandante treated them with the greatest rude
ness, and ordered the troops on deck, with load
ed muskets and fixed bayonets, and then pre-
suinptuously ordered the captains comprising the
deputation into their own boats. This order they
proceeded to obey, but whilst in the act Of get
ting in their boats, the guards rushed upon them
with their bayonets, and several of them were Sc
riously injured The captain of the Defiance was
supposed to be mortally wounded
The outrage has been represented TO the United
States Government at Washington by the Minis
ter residing at Lima. Mr.. Quimbey Adam &
Cos messenger. from Australia) is the bearer Of
the Minister'S dispatch.
In speaking of the difficulty with the crew of
the Defiance, at Chincha, the Aspinwall Courier,
of the 23rd ult., says :-Sometime after the first
diff Guilty the Defiance when going to sea, gave
salute 10 the other American vessels, was fined
therefor, and paid the fine to the officer who boar
dcd her, telling the latter however that he might
collect for another salute in Il few moments. The
Peruvian mandate was enraged at the discharge
Of the second gun, went on board the Defiance
with three armed boats crews. ard aftEr severe
elcounter, seized he GAG ain, bound him and
thew him into their boa's severely injuring him,
Peruvian officer and crew then took The De-
dance to Calloa, the captain being re aimed in con-
finenent Mr.. Clay, United States Minister to
Lima, for hwih chartered Ihe Br P S Naval Cos
seamer Bolivia, and went TO the Chinchar to in
yestigae. lie has sent dispatches 10 he home
9OYerDiHeII1 ENs-f-~ ot4ss
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1853-10-21
The Talk of Authors.

Hazltt's remark, th.t authors were seldom
gifted with conversational powers, seem to be
abundantly verified by fac,. He saws:
Authors ought TO be rcaE. and not heard -
and as to actors, they could MT speak tragedies
III the drawing-room, and their Wit was likely to
be comedy and farce at a secoAd hand. The
biography ofmcn oflettcrs, in great measure
confirms this opinion some Of the greatest
names IN English and French literature. men
who have filed books with an eloquence and
truth that defy oblivion, were mere mutes before
their fellow men They had golden ingots, which
in The privacy Of home they could convert into
COIN bearing an impress that would insure uni
versal currency but they could not, on the
spur Of the moment. produce the farthines cur
rent in the market place. Dcscartes, the famous
mathematician and philosopher Lafontane, eel
ebrated for his witty fables and Button, the
great naturalist, were ali singularly deficient in
the powers of conversation. Marnontcl, the nov
elist, so dull in society, that his friend said
of him. after an interview: Il must 20 and
read his tales, to recomponsc rsysclf for the yea-
riness of hearing him. As 10 Corneille. the
greatest dranatist Of Franco, hewas completely
lost in society-so absent and embarrassed, that
he wrote of himselfa witty coupet, importing
that hkwgs ineligible but through the mouth
of fanotSsE. Wit on paper seems tobe something
widely different fIon, that play Of tords in con-
versation, which, whilst it sparklg, dies for
Charles H., the wittiest monarch TIT ever sat
on the English throne, was so charmd with the
humor of * IIudibrass,' that he caued himself
to lie introduced, in the character ola private
gentleman, to Butler, its author. he witty
king fc:.nd the author very dull coipanion;
and was Of opinion with many others, hat so
stupid fellow could never have written sclever
book.--Saiad for he Solitary.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1853-10-21
IOIe. NO. 8.
How a Coat was Identified.

In Justices Court, in this city, a case was
recently decided in a novel way. A coat was in
dispute, and the evidence was direct and positive
for both claimants the parties were Irish and
full Of grit . ready to spend all they had rather
than to give up beat" The affair had been care
fully examined, and the court was in " guam
dairy" not knowing who had the best claim on
the garment. However, moment before his
Honor was to sum up the evidence, Patrick Pow
er, one Of the claimants, made the following pro-
position for settling the affair. Said Patrick:
- Timothy Maguire, you say that coat
belongs to yourself intirely. 1 say it is my own.
Now mind We, Timothy, that both iv US will take
Che coat an look it all over, an the man that
finds his name on it shall be the owner"
Done" said Timothy.
% An yen stick to the bargain ?" said Pat
rick
- To be sure, " answered Timothy, and - yes"
rejoined counsel on both sides.
.. Thin look at it." said Patrick, as he passed
the coat into the hands Of Timothy, who yainIy
searched every part oft for his name, and pas
sed it to Patrick, boastingly saying, an now
let US see if you can be findin' the likes Of your
own name on the garment"
Yen stick to the 'greement," said Patrick,
eagerly grasping the coat.
Upon the honor oy man" replied limo
thy.
Thin hould on a Bit" said Patrick, as he
drew his knife and opened a corner in the collar
Of his coat, taking therefrom two very small
peas exclaiming as he held them in his hand
There do you see that 2"
% Yis, but what iv that, said Timothy.
A diyil dale it has to do wild tits me
name to be sure-pea for Patrick, and pea for
Powers, be Jabers -
He got the coat, he did.-Boston Bee.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1853-10-21

BRoKEN B4NEs.-ANEoDoTE.- that has
had dollar or two at home in bills, and has
heard Of broken bank, has not felt anxious un-
til he has ascertaned chat the little hoard is not
lost by the failure Of the institution! We heard
good story of a fellow VINO related his expert
encc in the matter when the Nahant Bank failed.
GAS soon as heard of it, says he, ''ny heart
jumped right up into my mouth. Now, thinks
I, pose I've got any bills on that ere bank I'm
a gamer that's fact So you see on coat end
put for home as fast as my legs would carry me
run all the way. So when got there l looked
and found hadn't got any bills on that bank
nor ana other" He felt somewhat easier upon
the discovery.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1853-10-21

INsTINCT.-There is at Saratoga Springs, fine
Newfoundland dog, that for the last year and
half has watched the approach and departure Of
the RAILWAY cars from that place.-The animal
was accidently left at Saratoga about eighteen
months ago, and since that time not train has
departed nor one arrived, but this devoted dog is
at the depot, anziously and faithfully watching
for his master. For eighteen long months he has
not failed to be on the ground. He examines ev-
cry stranger infinitely, but makes acquaintance
with no one. Nobody knows where he cats,
sleeps, or anything further about him than that
he has moi found his master yet.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1853-10-21

Curious IhsTORICAL FACT.-During therou-
bes in the reign Of Charles l, a country girl,me
to London in search of a place as servant mid.
but not succeeding, she hired herself TO CRY
out beer from a warehouse, and was one ofthe
called tub-women. The brewer observing COG
looking girl in this low occupation, took her in,
his family as a servant, and after short tim
married her lie died while she was yet young
woman, and left her the bulk of his fortune. Tn,
business of brewing dropped, and Mr.. Hide wa.
recommended TO the young woman as a sbilfu
lawyer, to arrange her husbands affairs. Hide
who was afterwards Earl of Clarendon, findin;
the widows fortune considerable, married her
By this marriage, there was no other issue than
daughter, who was afterwards the wife of james
the L., and mother Of Mary and Anne, Queens
Of England.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1853-10-21

Ne paused beside gl,e pools tina; lie
Under tie forest boz gl.
Zach seemed aS tvefe 4 little sky
Gul.ed in 4 world below;
4 ignameut oi purple light,
Which IN ,lic dark earth lay
More bouadicss than the depth ot night,
And purer than tee day
In which the lovely forest grew,
As in the upper air,
More perfect both in shape and hue,
Than any spreading here.
There Law the glade and neighboTIng lawn,
And through the dars, green WOOD,
The white sun twinkling like the dawn
Out of speckied cloud.
sweet views, which in our world Itove
Can never well be seen,
We're iUIaged by lie waters love
OF that fair forest green
And ali was intcriused beneath
With an EIysian glow,
An atmosphere without breath,
: softer day below.
Like ore be loved, the scene had lent
To the dark waters breast
It's every leaf and iineamgnt
With more than truth expressed,
Until an cnvious wind IrcPt by,
Like an un#elcome thought
Which from the mind too faithful eye
B!ots one dear image out
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1853-10-21

~ a country clergyman, being opposed TO
the use Of the bass-yiol in church service, was
oyerlauled by the congregation. The first Sun
dav after it was brought into use, he announced
the psalm as follows :-'' To praise God, we will
now fiddle and sing the 10th psalm, second part,
short metre 70
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1853-10-21

DYING FOR ANOTHER MAN S WIFE.-Mr.--
resides in Henry street. His wife, who is an eco
nomical body, had sent a costly silk gown to
French dyer. The dyer himself brought the dress
home and unlucky as it happened, met the hus-
band of the lady at the door.
..Is Madam within ?'' asked the Frenchman.
The husband, who is of a jealous disposition, re-
piled:
And suppose she Is, what do YOU want with
her ~
I'm dying for her, sare."
You dying for my wife-get out Of my house,
you scoundrel ~ and he had just raised his foot
to kick the honest mechanic in the street, as tho
lady made her appearance, and set the matter to
rights
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1853-10-21

Mrs Partington sap, 1t IS great marcy the
President has cushio inlis cabinet he must
want to set down pre<y ofen, poor man. But
,.bat ON arth did hedo with old hoss Dobbinl
Did he ride him to te IeXlco wars ike General
Taylor did old Whey. wouldn't gone to
North Calina to 6 hoss any how, for they do
have some of theltserablest looking beasts that
ever YOU seed nd that Camel, too-what does
he do with hin. Is the poor, dear general a
goin' to fight Il Arabs? Or did he get the ca
mel and old Dobin after the tother hoss broke
down, the tir he fit the Texicans. My hus-
hand had an q hoss Dobbin-I do wonder now
if that thar's ie same one And they do say
he keens all ojhem animals in a cabinet Mar
ey on us, whsa quar- cabinet that must be p
Piedmont Hg.
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Rread and Butter.

SIi4i StSSSA.
Bread and butter is a theme however homely
on which volume might be written. Although
/ the appetite may tire of other-things, on thi,
substantial ground il makes a stand. 1t must bC
! trained 70 the liking Of far-fetched cookery
while the taste acquired az so much pains departs
suddenly.-Ciyilizcd men enjoy one kind of food
and cannibeals another. Some are very simple
in their habits, and like of Cyrus at the courtly
table to his grandfather, wonder 1T the multitude
! of dishes. But no man. Christian or heather
s--er quarrels with his bread and butter 1t is
acceptable the year round ana the tasto ,4laiy r-
sal, and never pals. You cannot eat it to sur
felt or ever return to it with disgust. If is a
bad quality, thai does not destroy your affection
You blame the baker but stick to the bread.
Good brea and butter in the sunsaer time are
peculiarly delicious, the very staffoflife When
the -four is the finest wheat, the yeast of buoy
ant nature, and the loaf, with its crust properly
baked, has whiteness of snow and lghtness of a
sponge when the butter has thcfavor of fresh
grass and the color of new-Ininted gold, cat to
your hearts content, and desire nothing else
When yon have come in at the noon-tide hour,
wearied with your expedition TO the mountain
top, your walk in the woods your sail on the lake.
or your botanizing on the meadows; when you
have labored faithfully IL the garden roofing out
the weeds from the cucumb bers, green peas. sweet
corn and caulidowers which are 70 grace your
table, contracting sharp appetite from the smell
of the mould; when you have rturned with wood
cock from the swamp or have been "a fishing"
and then the golden butter and fresh bread are
set before you, garnished, perhaps, with we'll
-lp h.
es, each cracking and brittle as glass well may
you disdain the ard ofcooks-tor is a feast which
an anchoriote might not refuse, and which an
epicure might envy.-KHickerbocker
- The following dialogue once occurred in
an editors sanctum in England, 4 distin-
guished editor was in his study a long, thin,
and ghostly gentleman was announced. With
au asthmatic voice. but in tone of civihty
for otherwise the editor would have transiXed
him with a fiery paragraph the stranger said; ;
Sir, your journal Of yesterday contained false
information"
impossible, sir; but tell me to what you al
lude'
You said thas Mr.. NJ. had been tried"
-Tr,ao.'
Condemned.
Very true"
Hung"
Most true"
Now, sir. am tAe gentleman himself
Impossible"
i assure you it is a fact and now hope you
Will contradict what You have allcdged."
BY no means, sir
How what Go YOU mean? You are deran-
i
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1853-10-21

-JParson Green IS in the habit, sometimes, of
drawinc'uuon barrel ofsermons, ,bequeathed him
by his father. who was also a minister. Upon
one occasion he got hold of a serm on, by mistake,
which the old gentleman had once preached to
the State Prison convicts- 1t opened well, and
the congregation was becoming deely interested
when all at once the parson surprised them with
the information, that . had it not been for the
clomency or the Governor, every one Of them
rod hare been hung a long time ago.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1853-10-21

n-rIt was a maxim of Gen. jackson s. axe
time to deliberate, bat when 'iie uiiie i0i "''''
comes. stop thinking"
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1853-10-21

~ Affection, like spring flowers, breaks tliio
the most frozen ground at last; and the near
which seeks but for another heart to make II nap
nv. vii never seek in vain.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1853-10-21

..Did YOU ever see forte ?' asked city gent
of a lady from the country, at one of MaretIek's
Operas. See forty p she said, with an indeScri'
liable air. i amt thirty-live yet
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1853-10-21

~ It is estimated that not less than four mIl
lions of dollars have been spent by Southei ner'
this summer in sightseeing and dissipation at th'
North.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1853-10-21

IA stroke Of wit, accompanied by delicacy
ofinsult, was played off by lady, who was en-
gagged shortly to be married The intended
bridegroom, perceiying her talking for consid-
cradle time, and with much apparent pleasure, to
another gentleman, said to her
- l VIII be revenged of your fidelity, and show
the letters which you have written to me-"
- Do" said the lady, % have nothing to blush
for, except the DIRECTION"
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1853-10-21

~ Keen him at least three PAGES distant fiom
90, who hates bread, music, and the laugh Of a
child.
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SHE HAD HIM THERE.-In his lecture lately, at
Boston. Dr. Boynton related, wishing to explain
to little girl the manner in which the lobster
casts its shell, when it has outgrown it, said
..What do YOU do when you have outgrown
vonr clothes I! You throw them aside don't
you ?''
80, no. replied the little one, ''tce let 0"i NC
t,scks, ?"
The Doctor confessed she had tbs advantage OF
him there.
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What Mrs. Smith Said.

x Saint Agatha not been out Of the city this
sumner 20
No, Jones said he couldn't afford it."
My dear, innocent Abagail. Mr.. Jones
sn,kes his forty-nine cigars a day, as usual,
dcl't he 90
Yes"
Well, he plays billiards, and takes his sher-
ryand hook, and all that sort o thing down
tom, don't he !''
l suppose so"
Well put that and that together? just so
Srith told me couldn't afford it. | didn't
di9ute the point. It was too much trouble.
jus smiled swcetIy at him, as if didn t know
it vas humbug, but very quietly went to my
bodoir, and despatched a note to that Jewel Of
a ooctor, ---, that l should be taken violent
lyill about the time Sr 18th came home TO dinner
arl shouldn't probabl recover till after trip to
Saatoga or Niagara. some of those quiet places.
Vel, he is as keer as n briar, and when Smith
c,me home and se for him, he found me in a
ny maid Libby Ie felt my pulse, looked wise
and oracular, said, she must have a change
q air. OF con,se | objected declared never
could be moved was quite entirely run down,
&c. Doctor said he wouldn't answer for the
consequences, and finally, to obIige Mr. Smith, I
gave in. Understand Nothing like little di-
plomacy. Always use the check rein, my dear
Men are little contrary, that's all. They'd be
perfect treasures. every mothers son Of them, if
it was not for that.-F7aany Fern.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1853-10-21

" Young folks tell what they DO olo Que.
what they have done and fools, what they VIII
do
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~"I have brought you this bill until am
sick and tired oft" said collector to debtor,
upon whom he had called at least forty times.
You are, eh % coolly replied the debtor.
Yes, l am ~ was the response.
''Well then, you had better not present 1t again.
There will be two Of US pleased ifyou do not for
to tell the truth, m sick and tired Of seeing
thatidentical bill myself"
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II julius, why didn't you oblOng your
stay at the Springs -
Kase, Nr Snow, dcy charge too much.
How 50, julius 2"
Wy, de landlord charged dis oolored indlYld-
aal wild sleolin' dc spoons"
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1853-10-21

PREcoCITY. Tyler, Texas, Telegraph, OF
the 10th, says: % A good deal has been said OF
late about the precocity Of American youth, but
all that we have seen of them is completely out
stripped By Mexican boy of San Antonio.-
He attempted to give In his vote at the late elec-
ton, but from his youthful appearance his vote
was challenged, and it was proven oath that
he was but thirteen years of age. The Ledger
says that he has wife, and child one year old,
and for the sake fgratifyng curiosity the editor
of that paper was led to consult physician on
the subject, and assured that this boy
could not have been exceeding IL years at the
time of his marriage -