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a. Poor Creter.

"Long time ago. in New England,
dwclt q lady equally renowned for pie
ty, credulity and courage. AS she
was in the habit of returning from
meeting unattended, some wild fellows
formed a project for frightening her,
and furnishing themselves with little
pleasant amusement. One arraycd in
black, crowned with pitchfork, placed
himself behind a tree and awaited her
coming. His companions were con-
cealcd near By to watch the mischief
and participate in the fun. At last
came the unsuspecting victim lcisurely
along-mcditating. no doubt, on the
discourse to which she had been listen
ins. Out sprang his satanic majesty pro
tenn. and confronted her.
Why, who be you p she exclaim-
cd.
"I'm the devil !" exclaimed the
rogue, in a hollow voice.
Well," said she, in plying tone
not doubling, mind you, the gentle
mans word, "you'rc poor creter p
and quietly went her way.
We call that true courage, or per-
haps, more properly, true faith. "Witl
conciencc void Of oAence," she knew
that she had nothing TO fear that she
was, in truth, a mate for his betters
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Of their papers, the publisher may continue to
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their papers FROM the office 10 which they are
directed they are held responsible till they
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pcrs discontinued
". If subscribers move to other places,
without informing the publisher and the pa
per is sent to the former direction, they arc
held responsible
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to take a paper from the Office, or removing
and leaving it uncalcd for, is prina facic cvi-
dencc of Intentional fraud.
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scription price
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ain Mauchline there dwclls Xix proper
young bellies,
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that one of them caught the disease l
saw her in dark room, her whole per-
son covered with u loathsomo eruption ;
! saw her get better, go to the door and
take cold. Then came relapse, but in Il
somewhat different form. Then one and
another of our family came down with
same terrible disease, until we were all
sick together. The ncighbors stood a.
loof, for fear of the contagion and we
were left almost alone in Our aflliction
Such was the dream related it in
the morning, and thought no more of it,
Two weeks passed by, and tho same la
dy was taken sick with measles in its
most malignant and contagious FORM
The ncghbors all fed from the house in
terror, except my two sisters The la
dy died and then | heard again the
same remarks about dressing the corpse
that l heard in M sleep. | spoke of it
at the time as strange coincidence and
one of them said she wondered if the
rest would come true also Suffice it to
say. it did, even to the most trifing par
ticular Ny sister took the disease and
was very sick Recovering. she went to
the door and took cold The same day
she was exposed to the smallpox, and a.
gain she was brought TO the very brink
of the grave We all took the disease
from her. and were all sick together
Another time / was away from home,
and | dreamed that an invalid sister was
sick and dying. | saw her laid out af
ter death, in my sleep, and witnessed Il
post mortcm examination. The body,
before burial, and the grave, after the
funeral, were closely watched. lest the
corpse should be stolen by medical stu
dents This.and the other circumstances
too numerous to mention, l saw in my
dream. The very next day the news
came that my sister was dead And
not only so, but everything transprcd
just as saw it in sleep.
A few days since we engaged 4 girl
to do our house work The next night
| dreamed that she was sick aud could
not come. But | saw another doing the
work, whom we called Lizzy. Next
morning told my sister that Miss C..
would not come to us, that sickness would
prevent. They did not believe me, of
course, until note came, saying that
she had severe cold and could not
come. But we have another girl aud
her name is Lizzy.
Now, sirs, can you tell me reason
for all this Yes, all this. and much.
very much, more of the same charactcrl
To me it is wondcrful--past my comprc-
hcnsion entirely" Il. w. y.
-B0a0n AtiaS.
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DEsrIsING HOUSEHOLD DurIEs.-

DEspIsING Household DUTIEs.-
From variety Of causes nothing is
more common than to find American
women who have not the slightest idea
of household duties. A writer thus
alludes to this subject:
SIN the neglect of household cares
American women stand alone. a Ger
man lady, no matter how lofty her
rank, never forgcts that domestic la
bors conducc to the health of body and
mind alike. An English lady, whether
she be only gcntleman's wife or a
dukes, does not despise the household,
and even though she has housekeep
er, deyotes a portion of her time to
this, her true, her happiest sphere.
1t has been reserved for our republican
fine ladies to be more choice than even
their monarchical and aristocratic sis.
tcrs. The result is a lassitude of mind
often as fatal to health as the neglect
of bodily exercise. The wife who
leaves her household cares to the SER
wants pays the penalty which has beer
affixed to idlencss since the foundation
of the world, and either willis ava,
from ennui. or is driven into all sort
of fashionable follies to find employ
ment for the mind"
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The October number of the Thco-
logical and Literary Review says the
nation was never more thoroughly per-
vaded by spirit of worldliness, pas
sion for conspicuity and power, than at
present. There never were more bad
principles avowcd by greater numbers,
nor more decisive evidence of their
unchecked predominancc given in their
irrclgious lives and dcbasing and en-
ormous crimcs.--The crowd Of open
and contcmptuons rcjectcrs Of Chris
tianity was never greater than at pres
ent. Nor were boldcr cndeavors ever
made to give general prevalence to
positive irreligion. Never were more
powerful agencies employed for the
propagation Of error and irrcligion.
Atheism, infidelity and all the false
forms of Christianity have now regular
organizations for their support and diff
fusion. There is not solitary class
of false believers, no matter how dar-
ing and mischievous their sentiments
arc, who deem it their policy to con-
ccal their light under a bushel. They
all stand forth in the open day, pro
claim their doctrines, claim for them
the sanction of reason or revelation
and employ such engincry as they can
command, to give them general currcn-
cy. A favorite method Of giving nc
toricty to doctrines and promoting
their diffusion, is to hold conventions
to discuss then. This is an adroit ex-
pcdient to catch the public eye, raise
themselves into conspicuity, ana invest
their doctrines with species of official
authority. As their transactions are
rep rtcd in the public press, the knowl-
&C of their principles and aims is
transmitted to thousands, who would
not otherwise have them. No contri-
vance could be devised more happily
adapted to crafty the vanity of ambi-
tious leaders, and inhame the hopes
and zeal of aspiring demagogues, who
have no other theatre for the display
of their powers, and no other method
of gathering a crowd to the spectacle.
Nine.tenths of those who figure in these
sclfconstitutcd assemblies, whether
Fourierites, advocates Of Woman's
rights, Agrarians. Mormous, mesmer
izers, or demon qucstioners, would ne
yer succeed in making their names
known beyond their own neighbor
hoods, were it not that they once Q
year present themselves in sort Of OF
fetal character to the public gaze.
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From the Providence Journal.
Judith,

Judith was the gentle angel,
That wooed sorrow from our vale;
Tripping lightly on'her crrands,
With her basket or her pail.
An the sick and all the aged,
All the crippled and the poor,
Loved her face and loved her footsteps,
When she came across the moor.
She's the widows only daughter,
In her gown Of blue and whitei
And her heart is like her mothers,
But her eye is twice as bright.
Where the turnpike skirts the forest,
Right beyond the Avery stilc,
There YOU see their little cottage,
With its snug and homely smile.
| have loved her from her childhood,
As being that would die;
Now she's grown almost a woman,
And almost man am
Should we live another twelycmonth,
And no evil us bctide,
| shall ask the gentle Judith
If she will not be bride.
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WITTY SpEEcnEs.-It was Sheridan
who said to q tailor who asked him at
least for the interest on his bin at is
not my interest to pay the principal,
nor my principle to pay the Interest,""
and no matter what the witty Jones
may have remarked, it was the witty
Smith who rctorted upon some one who
called him an everyday man, swell,
if am an everyday man, you are
week one." Itwas the same Smith,
too, who, when it was mentioned that
certain confcctioner thickened his
isinglass with dissolved parchment, OBJ
served that " Some fierce people made
you eat your words, but thathc ate his
deeds !" and if it wasn't Smith, it va;
somebody else, who described an epi-
taph as 'giving a good character t
parties on their going into new place
who sometimes had a very bad char
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Esqy~ The love of a spirited woman
is stronger and better worth having
than that of any other female irdivid-
ual you can start. Exchange.
l wish | had known that before. I'd
have plucked up a little spirit if it had
most killed me, and not gone tremb-
ling through creation like 4 pluckcd
chicken, afraid of every animal | ran a
fort Of. l haven't dared to say my
soul was my own since the day | was
married, and every time Mr.. Fern
came into the entry and sat down that
great cane of his with a thump, you
might have heard my teeth chatter
down in the cellar |. always keep
one eye on him in company, to see if |
am saying the right thing ; and the
middle of a sentence is the right place
to stop (I can tel you) if his black
eyes snap, It's so aggrayating to find
out my mistake at this time Of day,
| ought to have set up my Ebcnezer,
and carried a stiff upper lip long ago.
Wonder if lille women can look diWl
fed, Wonder how it would do to turn
right straight about now? I'll try it.
Harry will come home presently
and thunder out as usual, Fanny, why
the deuce isn't dinner ready? I'll jus
put my teeth together, put my arm.
a-kimbo, and look Kim straight-ol
mercy! 1 can't should dissolve
There would be nothing left of me bu
} a sugar plum You might pick me u
in tea spoon Bless your soul he's
six footer such whiskers (none OF you
sham settlements.) Such eyes AM
such nice mouth. Come to think Q
it | really believe | love him. Cues
I'll jog along the old way. Fam
Fern.
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A veteran tar, who had served Lord
Vincent many years in the capacity of
boatswain, on getting past exertion,
was appointed by the latter, in crate.
full memory of lis former conduct, q
kind of sub-gardener, ,at lis marine vii
Ia. Jack had not long been in posses
sion of his new post, when lie percciy-
cd every morning, on walking over the
gardens, that several of the beds were
paved about, and the borders destroy,
ed, indicating by their marks the steal
thy visits Of some canine wandeIcr.
Jack Immediately communicated the
news to his Lordship, who concurred
with him in the opinion as to its cause,
and advised him 10 90 to the garden a
few hours earlier in the morning, aud
give the intruder warm welcome
Jack accordingly did so. Hiding him
self in the shrubbery, he soon cspied a
long, lean dog, between a pointer and Q
mastif, spring uron the garden wall
and jumping into the garden, bcgar
running about, and exploring, with {
degree of activity and kcenncss, th'
depths of a strawberry bed.
Jack watched lis opportunity, ant
at the moment the dog had burroweC
his head out of sight in the earth, tn,
tar stole behind him with a spade, an,
at a blow struck off his tail; the do
sprang over the garden wall, yelping
Some time after, when his Lordshi
came into the garden, Jack accoste'
him
"All right, yer honor, we wcr
boarded by a dog. sure enough, of
long, sharp, sailing build, rather whit
about the bows, and dark in the mid
ships"
" And what did You do to hin
Jack ?"
81 prevented his finding his wa
here any worc.p
+" Did you kill him, Jack ~
:" Oh, no, please your honor, | lai
by upon my lookout there in the shru
berry, and when | seed him bowsc Ii
. bows in the strawberry bed, | droppC
softly astorn ,and with this here tool u
shipped his rudaer, you see, that
all,n
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A MArrER-or-FAcr MAN.--lIerc is a
very amusing picture of that species of
odd fish known as a mattcr-of fact man.:
| am what the old women call ian
odd fish" do nothing under the heav
en- without a motivc-I attempt Moth
ing unless there is probability Of my
succeeding. | ask no favors when |
think they won't be granted. l grant
no favors when ! think they are not de-
served and finally. [ don't wait upon
the girls when | think my attentions
would be disagroealle. | am matter
offact mani am. / do things scri-
ously once offered to attend young la
dy home-I did seriously; that is | meant
to wait on her home if she wanted me.
She accepted my offer. l went home
with her and it has ever been an enig-
ma to me whether she wanted me or not.
She took my arm and said not word.
| met her again and she gave me two
hours talk. 1t struck me as curious
She feared was offended, she said, and
could not for the life of her tell why.
She begged me to explain, but didn't
give the ghost Of chance to do it, She
said she hoped | would not be offended
asked me to call and it has ever since
been Il mystery to me whether she want
cd me to call or not.
| once saw lady at her window
thought | would call dit. | en-
quired for tho lady, and was told that
She was not at home. | expect she was
L went dlcay thinking so. l rather
think so still | met her again. She
was ofFended-said | had not been neigh
borly. She reproachod me for my neg
ligence, and said she thought | had beel
unkiud. And have since wondered
whether She lcdS sorry or not
\ lady once said to me that sho"shoul'
like to be married." if she could get
good congenial husband,wbo would max
her happy, or at least try to. She wa
difficult to please, she said. | said,
should like to get married too, if | coul
get a wife that would try TO make m
happy" She said, unph and locke
as if she meant what she said. She d'o
For when | asked her if she though
She could be persuaded to marry me, sh
said she'd rather be excused. I've o
ten wondered ,ohy | excused her.
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ANEcDorE or BUCKLAND.-This dis
tiuguished gcologist one day gave din
ner, after dissecting Mississippi alligator,
having asked Il good many of the mcst
distinguished of his classes to dine with
him. His house and all his establish
ment were in good style and taste. His
guests congrogated, the dinner table look
cd splendidly, with glass, china and plate,
and the meal commenced with excellent
soup.
How dc you like the soupl" asked
the Doctor, after having finished his own
plate, addressing a famous go"rmand of
the day.
"Nery good indeed" answered the 9TH
or " Turtle, is it not ? | only ask be-
cause | do not find any green fat"
The Doctor shook his head
Il think it has somewhat of a musky
taste,n said another; mot unpleasant, but
peculiar"
"All alligators have. replied Buckland;
" the Cayman peculiarly so. The fel.
low whom | dissected this morning, and
whom you have just been eating"
There was a general route of the
whole guest Every one turned pale
Half dozen started up from the table
Two or three of them ran out of the
room and vomited-only those who hac
stout stomachs remained to the close o
an excellent entertainment.
"Sce what imagination is, said Buck
land nIf | told them it was turtle. o
tcrrapin, or birds nest soup--salt water
amphibia or fresh, or the gluten OF tsl
from the nav Of sca-bird, they woul'
have pronounced it excellent, aud thei
digestion been Lone Tie worse. Such
prejudice"
but was it really an alligator aske
lady.
As good calfs head as ever wore
coronct, answered Buckland.
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Woaps OF WEIGuT.--A contributor
to the Kuickerboeker, who was present
when Daniel Webster delivered his mem
orable address at the laying ofthe corner
stone of the Bunker Hill Monument,
says AN aged blacksmith standing
rear mo, whose memory seemed full Of
revolutionary "reminiscences, was much
excited by many parts of the oration.--
Oace heturnnd 10 me aud said WA
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STRANGE SroRY.-The Delhi Gazette
relates the following almost incredible
story, of the discovery of a boy who had
consorted with wolves so early that near
" every trace of humanity had been lost
lie walked, or ran, on all fours, and, af-
ter his removal into the service Of an
officer, he stil delighted in the company
ofiackals. and small four-footed animals,
whom he would make his trcnchcr com
panions. He was never known to smile
and only spoke once TO indicate that hl'
head achcd. lie died suddenly after
drinking somo water. This poor erea
turc was recognized by his parents but
they soon become disgusted, and desert
ed him. His age at the time Of hi'
death was apparently twelve years
Fort SnHth (Ark.) HeraH
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Nichols Building, No. Q, CUP Stairs }

yIN1E subscribers have long been aware of
the want Of an establishment where
might be procured fashionable outfit for
housekeeping, and have, as they now think
been able to supply that demand, by fitting
nm some large and commOdious rooms where
NAV be foual at all times, great variety Of
Furniture, such as
SOFAS, DIVANS. OTTOMANS,
.Srrciari@, Bureaus, Card 1d6(cS,
Mahosaay Parior and Rock
ing Chairs, Canc-!Seat
ROekiRg and Gre
ciaH CHAIRS,
An Linds of fkBLES, and STANDS, MA
IJo0ANY STDIS covered with hair cloth,
and almost evfy other article needed to fur
nish a parlor hgenteel style, Also Drawing
poonrand Chamber Furniture, of every dc
sirable style hd quality.
We intend ID keep an assortment OF Fnrni
ture of the bed quality, and same that We
can sell very cheap.
In connectioa with the above business, th'
snbscribers corsinne TO manufacture at shor
notice, all kinds Of
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such AZ Spring, Hair, Moss, Pain Lea
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These Mattcsses are made oi ihe best ma'e
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not inferior to any purchased 'ilere' as 10 eN
enness and durability, we nav suPtno
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THE Doom YARD.-We love neat
ness. Our eyes take in a strangers
house at a glance. Heaven help the
man who has a sloyenly housewife,
Wealth may cast her favors around
him, but dirt and disorder will make
his dwelling cherries abode. As
we traverse the country, W, look in up-
on the door yards. The door yard is
the programme of the order of inter
nal arrangements. The clean-swept
door sill and walk, and the flowers arc
no unmeaning indications, and we stoI
with a sense of comfort where we know
that ''order rcigns. CGyuga Chief
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AnrichE IT,

fsl-te-ss------s .-1-lli.E..,
1t being The Intention Of the two
high contracting parties to bind thom-
selves, by the preceding articles, to
treat each other on the footing of the
most favored nation, it is hereby agreed
between them, that any favor, privilege,
or immunity whatever, in matter of COM
mcrcc and navigation, which either con
tracing party has actually granted. or
may hereafter grant to the subjects or
citizens of any other state, shall be
extended to the subjects or citizens of
the ether high contracting party
rratuitously, If the concession in fa-
vor Of that other nation shall have
been gratuitous or in return for COM
ponsation us nearly as possible of proper
tionatc value and effect, to be adjusted
by mutual agreement, if the concessions
shall have been conditional
Article "
No higher or other duties shall be i'm
posed on the importation Into the terri
tories of the United States, of any arti-
Gle being Of the growth, produce, or
manufacture, of the Republic Of Costar-
lea. aud no higher nor other duties shall
be imposed on the importation into the
territories of the Republic Of Costarlca
of any articles being the growth, produce
or manufacture of the territories OF the
United States, than are or shall be pay
liable on the like articles, being the growth
produce, or manufacture of any othcl
foreign country hor shall any other oi
higher duties or charges be imposed II
the territories Of either Of the high con
tracing parties, on the expectation d
any articles to the territories OF The 9th
cr than such as are or may be payable
on the expectation of the like articles t'
any ether foreign country nor shal
any prohibition be imposed upon the cx
portation or importation Of any articles
the growth. produce, or manufacture q
the territories of the United States, o
of the republic of Costariea. to or fror
; the said territories Of the United State:
= or to or from tho Republic Of Costarica
/ which shall not equally eztcnd to a
, other nations.
n ARTICLE V.
No higher OF other duties or payment
: on account Of tonnage, of light, or hal
Dor dues, of piIoiage, Of salvage. in cas-
either of damage or shipwreek, or o
account Of any other local charges, sba
} be imposed in any of the ports Of Il
Z Rspublio of Costarica, on vessels Of Il
C United States, than those payable in d
/ same ports of Costarican vessels n
It in any of the ports Of tho united STATE
Y, on Constarican vessels than shall
n. payable in the same ports oa vessels
the United States.
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MoRMoNRy.-Orson Pratt, a mis-
sionary from the Mormon territory
gave a lecture at St. Louis, not long
since, on the following subject: "The
plurality wifc system ayowed aud vim
dlcatsd." lie not only avowed that
polygamy existed at Salt Lake City,
bat that its PRONUNCIATION was the prin'
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pcg'- "Onc of the scholars" directed
4 letter to Eunice Brown, IS follows
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ARTICLE IN.

The citizens of the United States re-
siding in the Republic of Costariea, and
the citizens of the Republic of Costari.
ca residing in the United States, shall
be exempted from all compulsory mill
tary service whatsoever, either by sea
or by land, and from all forced loans or
military exaetions or requisitions, aud
they sl.all not be compelled, under any
protext whatsoever, to pay other ordina-
ry charges, rcquisitions, or taxes greater
than those that are paid by native citi-
zens of tho contracting parties respec-
lively.
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rHG MIDDLEBVRY REGISTER.
JUsTUs COBB, Publisher,

by whom all kinds of Book and Job Prin
ing will be done on favorable terms.