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Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-12-05

y. III A pos,me ester in Virginia inquired Of
The Department the meaning Of the little
"m;cinres stuck on the letters;" and an
other. (tom Missouri. desired the Depart,
ment to sustain him in decision ne had
recently made against q neighbor' who
insisted that"ihem pro6les Of Washing,
,on on ihe letters paid the postage" and
he added, in a tone Of refreshing assur
ance. ar "the man thinks don't know my
dnty. and l ask the Department to SIT nm
rioH," AS for the stamped envelopes
tbsy are perfect Eleusihnia mysteries 'e
hundreds Of postmastefs and their CLERKS
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-12-05
MARY'S DREAM.

Mrs SrowE, in her sunny Memoirs" quotes the
yubjoncd ballad, with the remark that the hiithor Il
no, known. Th. il. u mistake. !, was written by
John I.ovil. English student Of divinity, who live,
between the years 1850 aud IDS. lie was the son o
The gardener nt Kenmore in Galloway. The ballad
"Mary'. Dream" was written Or the death Of sur
gcOm at scu named Miller, who was attached 10 Miss
MGhie Ards The poet was tutor IN the family OF
the lndy's father, uld was beiroihch 10 her sister te
emiIricd To America, where he married another fe-
male, bccame disspnird md died ~ great misery
near Fredericksburg Va THIS ballad Is The only One
OF loves productions thnt has survivcd.-Ece Post
The moon had climbed the hi CHEST hill
Which rises DER the source of Dee,
And from the eastern summit shed
Her silver light on tower and tree;
When Mary laid her down to sleep,
Her thoughts on Sandy FAR at sea,
When soft and low, voice was heard,
Saying, "Mary weep no more for me "
She from her pillow gently raised
.- Her head, 10 ask who there might be,
And saw young Sandy shiyering stand,
With visagc pale and hollow ee.
40 Mary. dear, cold is my clay;
Ii lies beneath a stormy sea;
Far, far, frumtlIee sleep in death;
81, Mary, weep no more for me
"'rhree stnmy nights and stormy days
We tossed upon the raging man;
And long we tr,cd our bark 10 save,
Bat all our efforts were in vain.
Even then wien horror chilled my blood,
Nv heart was filed with love for thee;
The storm is past and al rest,
81 Mary, weep no moIc f'r me
40 maiden dear, thyself prepare:
We suUi shall meet up N that shore,
Where love IS free from doubt aud care. l
Aud thou and Shall part 10 more;'
Luud crowed the cock, the shadow He'd,
fSu iujIG VI E"ndy could si.o sa.'.
But soil the passing spirit sad, "t
sweet Mary, weep no IN ire for me j.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-12-05

RW- The American author. Alcott," !"
has written 100 volumes, Wesley wroteh.
80 octave volumes, Baxter wrote several
hundred volumes, AM Lopez de Vega,
the Spanish poet, published 81, 800 900.
lines, which. are equal to moro thant2..s
$50 volumes as lar 60 as Milton 3 PsIa.s'
disc Lost. Lopez de Vega vast ths2
most voluminous OF writer's. But it len
the quantity 50 much as the, qualilA,
of literary matter thar insures i'm NOR
tality; for long after the millions Sfi
Lopez de Vegas iines arsb botiea sti .
oblivion, the lew simpIsyesses ofIGass's.
Elegy will live 70 delisbl, msskipt, "a,
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-12-05
noticed, said Franklin, mechanic, among

I noticed, said Franklin, a mechanic, among
a number of others, at work on a ho, Sc erect
ing but little way from my Office, who always
appeared TO Le in a merry .humor, aud had a
kind word and cheerful smile for every one he
met Let the day be ever so cold, gloomy, or
sunless, a happy smile danced like sunbeam
on his cheerful countenance. Meeting bin
one morning asked him to tell me the secret uI
his constant. flow ofes.pirts. a"No secret, doc,
tor" he replied, 81 have got one of the best OF
wives, and when I go'to work she alwa.s has
a kind word Of encouragement for moi ani
when go homs she meets M with smile ani
a kiss, and then'tea is surs TO lie ready and
day to please me, thai cannot find it in my
heart to speak an unkind word to ,anybsdy.y
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-12-05
s E j. E G IT ED ID IT A. LIE .
TALLEYRAND AND ARNOLD.

There was day when sTallcyrand ar.
rived at Havre, hot foot from Paris. It
was the darkest hour Of the French revo.
luton. Pursued by the blood hounds OF
this reign Of terror. stripped Of every
wreck ofproper,y and power, Talleyrand
secured q passage to America ia ship
about TO sail. He was a beggar and o
wanderef in strange land, TO earn his
daily bread by daily labor.
is there an American staying at your
house?' he asked Of tie iandlorJ of the
hotel. Il am bound to cross the water.
and would like letter TO person Of
influence ir the New Wotld.
The landlord hesitated O moment and
then replied: e".
There is gentleman np stairs either
from America or Britain, but whether an
American or Englishnan, ! cannot ,ell.'
He pointed the way, and Talleyrand-
who. in his life, was bishop, prince and
prime mnister--ascended the stairs. A
miserable suppliant, he stood before the
strangers door, Knocked ana entered.
In the far corner Of the dimly lighted
room, set man Of some. fifty years, his
arms folded ana his head bowed on his
breast. From window diiectly op.
posite flood Of light poured upon his
forehead. His eyes looked from beneath
the downcast brows, and gazed upon
Talleyrand's face with peculiar and
searching expression. His face was strik
ing in outline; the mouth and chin in.
licative Of an non will. His form Wig.
orous, even with the SHOWS Of fifty, was
clad in a dark, but rich and distinguish
ed costume.
TaIleyrand advanccd--s.ntcd that lie
was iugitive-and under the inpres-
sion that the gentleman before him was
an American, solicited his kind anffsel.
ing Offices. He poured out his history
in eloquent French and broken English:
Il am q wanderer, an exile. | am for.
ced to fly to the New World, without a
friend or home. You are an American
Give me then, beseech you, letter ol
yours, so that may be able 10 earn my
bread. lam willing to toll in any man.
ner, the scenes of Paris have seized me
with horror, that life Of labor would be
a Paradise to career Of luxury in
France. You will give me letter to
your friends? A gentleman like you has
doubles many friends
The stranger gentleman rose. With
a look that Taleyrand never forgot, he
rc,eaed backward, his voice was full
of meaning.
'l am the only man born in the New
World, who can raise his hanl TO God
and say | have not friend--not one in
all America
Talleyrand never forgot the overwhem.
ing sadness of the look which accompa.
MED these few words.
who are you ? he cried as the strange
man retrea,ed towards the next room
What is your name 2
my name,' be replied, with a smile
that had more Of mockery than Joy in its
convulsive expression, my name is Ben
edict Arnold !
He was gone. Tallcyrand sunk into
a chair gasping the words:
arnold the traitor!'
Thus You see he wondered over the
earth, another Cain, with the wanderers
mark upon his brow.
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EkV Mother, mAiher, hetsts sZeks;, free.Ss
tin the baby.ao Mike him cry sysin,.s
Zeke, anl theppypis knew smeehess will,
give HIM soma 81 ;a.. a. e aiipp ippif ifehiV aisLa
and III take il a~iy lfotil him an Then
he will s9ual! worse ihan eVsAr, sh.i
mother will give him sodieA more 'idsar, Q
and you can take that, AMI we,ils ,6vslsi
have sonie.c ,di ssw uitf,l stii nsdyf
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1t is stated that Worcester has in prep,
arstion new unabridged English die.
,ionary, which will contain upwards Of
ten thousand words not to be found In
any work Of the kind. y agL aftCa
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-12-05

sr;hraries ore as the shrines where all
l.,;c. Of the ancient saints, full Of true
Urine. and that without delusion O. I'M
nosiufs, posture, AZ al, preserved and feposed' |
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-12-05

A Afscetious boy once. asked one Of mis- play
mates, Why hardware dealer was likea bo5t
maker7 s1he Atter some hal lpussiels xayeitt
up. "Why," said the other, because the /
one sold the nails and the otltes nailed the
Souts.st ssd 1svs a,.~ ;ti, ssa.ftyssr ys3h
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-12-05

~ r = . h.haH I bs immortal who liyeth till
III Ia Moned BY one withoutf nit. 's'f o
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-12-05

-roa II .iqqiesiss-m sai 10 s1sisw VI
81 Isrgss" slv stsS 81 t;ssssii iss;
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-12-05
And the answer thus

Being the briefsst possible in,ima,ion
hat there was nothing stirring. -
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-12-05

B6r The shortest correspondence on
record is the one between an Amsterdam
merchant in want Of news, and his
London agent. The letter ran thus:
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-12-05

" py ~ DyysPaw 81 '7ddtd s!in9iVI lnn arotf
re- .0e TO .<srig -lslSsf IL ~ b!o
Washington telegraph., 1854-08-30
Crops Of the United States

The Detroit Press says the wheat crops Of
Michigan have turned Out even better than was
anticipated. In some localities where if was sun
posed the crop would not pay for harvesting. the
yields turn out TO be considerable: and in other To-
calltles there was never heavier crop.
The Indianapolis Journal says that throughout
that State. with the exception of several counties
where She weevil has done great damage. the
crop will be more than an average one
The Springfield TO- Nonpareil SAYS that in that
section the present crop will fall considerably be-
low the average ot the last three or four years.
The weevIl in some places has been very destrue-
tive
The Seneca county N. W Courier and the
Livingston county Republican states that the
wheat crop in those localities will not average
more than two-thirds the usual crop.
In New Jersey, the want of rain has been rreat
" felt. The rast. too has blasted the wheat near
Newark and Elizabethtowu Among potatoes
the rot has appeared.
The Charleston Standard states that in the sec-
ton of country lying between Charleston and So-
vannah, an unusually large quantity of corn was
planted last spring. but it has been so injured bv
though fair, will be much less than was anticiua-
ted Sea Island cotton also promised well. but
within few days past has suffered much from
the drought
The Naehitoches (Lal Chronicle saws that the
cotton crop in that vicinity is in fine condition.
and the corn is doing well. In the neighborhood
OF Baton Rouge, corn, cotton and cane promise an
abundant yield Generally''speaking, the accounts
of the wheat crop are highly favorable. The fall
ures ere only partial. and in limited localities.
Washington telegraph., 1854-08-30
Late from Texas
4 Fight trith the CdmaacieS-Brqreyy Of Captain
Pan Baren-Captain B. shot through Tic body
icith an .Arro;c
CoRpus CHR1sTA, Texas. July 10.

igitt .A,rotc
CoRPus CHRIsTA, TEXAS. July 10. 1884.
On the 1lth ult Captain Van Buren and twelve
men of the mounted rifles, overlook a party of
twenty-five Camanche Indians and whipped them
handsomely. Captain King and party of in
lantry mounted on mules first got on their trail
near Las Noras on the El Paso road. and pursued
them four days, when the mules gave out For
tunately, about this time he met Captain Van
Buren, who was out from Fort Inge on q scout
and put him on the trail. He followed it up fer
six days and Travelled over 800 miles, when he
overlook the Indians. To avoid pursuit they
crossed the Nueces three times and also a large
lake. Capt. Van Buren swan his horses 400
yards across this lake and struck the trail on the
opposite side. The two parties discovered each
other as the indians were turning hill, and when
the Captain got around the hill he found the In
dians drawn up in line of battle ready to receive
him-they having taken their saddles and every
thing off their horses except the brides, and put
them in pile. The Indians opened the fight
with arrows, and when they supposed they had
drawn the fire of the Captains party, charged it.
The Captain Immediately ordered his men TO
dlsmount AMI take their rihes-be.ore this they
had used only their revolvers without much effect
When some five or six Indians had been knocked
off their horses, they broke, and the Captain
charged them.
The Indians left one OF their number dead on
dead and wounded of. They lett their saddles
etc. Captain Van Buren and three of his men
Were wounded. In the commencement of the
fight the Captain received wound in his sword
arm; which bled proiusely, and in the charge he
attacked powerful young Indian, who was on
foot, and after having made several cuts at him,
the Indian suddenly sprans from under his horses
neck, with his bow already drawn. and shot the
through his body. 1t entered on the right
side, about six inches above the navel and below
the ribs, and the iron head came ont on the lett
side OF the spine, having cut through his sword
belt behind. He drew the arrow out with both
hands, and believing the wound mortal, lay down
to die. He however, sent an express to Fort
Ewell, and in the course of two or three days an
ambulance and DIR. Head arrived, and he was
taken to this place, some fifty or sixty miles from
the battle field. 1t is now the eighth day since
he wounded, and the three distinguished
army surgeons who attending him (Drs Tur-
ner, Head and McFarlin) are of opinion, to-day,
that he will recover. but until the last day or two
they had scarcely any hope.
Washington telegraph., 1854-08-30
From California.

The steamship Empire City lett Aspinwall at
the same time with the El Dorado, direct for
New York, with two hundred and fifty passen-
gers, the mails. and one million two thousand
eight hundred and seventy-iive dollars.
On the 26th of July last while in lat. lie II,
long. So 46', the Ell Dorado was boarded by al
officer from the u. s. sloop-of-war Cyane, from
whom obtained the important news OF the
bombardment of Greytown. After the destruc-
ton of the place was affected, the Cyane, (savs
the report of the purser) sailed for Aspinwall,
where she remained but a few hours and on her
way to the North tel in with the El Dorado as
before mentioned.
The Isthmus still continues healthy. although a
considerable quantity of rain has fallen during the
past fortnight. The cars now run up to the sum-
nit. and the distance thence to Panama is soon
accomplished without the slightest trouble or
risk. A guard OF twenty men is stationed be-
tween the summit aLd Panama, for the purpose
OF protecting passengers il crossing. They have
arrested seven OF the robbers who have been an
noyIng passengers or sometime past, and Col.
lotion intends to give them .Je3dea justice-hang
them first and Judge them afterwards.
In San Francisco another large fire has taken
place, by which property 10 the amount oil $780,
900 has been destroyed.
On the 11th July a still more destructive fire
took place at Columbia, near Stockton, burning
property valued at 100000.
Washington telegraph., 1854-08-30
Birthstone Corner.

This is :he very appropriate title of the corner
OF Boston street. on which the church of Theo-
dore Parker is situated
A friend informs us Of an incident connected
with this same abolition cathedral. which strict
" illustrates abolition consistency. An nindivid-
ual who had attended the church, but found the
ultraism bearing altogether too strong for his
pacities OF endurance, offered bis pew for sale but
was tor long time unable to find purchaser
lie at length hit upon the curious expedient OF a
sham sale of the pew to a negro, eDioining upon
him to occupy the pew with his wife and child
ren, every Sunday, till urther orders. The pew
was in most conspicuous and eligible situation
and when, on the succeeding Sunday, the son of
Africa and his wife took possession, they were
the observed of all Observers
1t was not many minutes before the occupants
of the neighboring pews vacated their places. and
the looks of indignation and disgust they cast up
on the intruders, exhibited the true character o.
their abolition philanthropy. The next time the
negro attended church, he found the pew door
locked. bat he lifted his afectionate spouse and
sable cherubs over the enclosure. then followed
himself, listening with great ediicatIon to the
abolition theories from the pulpit in such strange
contrast with the practice of the people, The
third attempt of the negro to attend service was
successfully defeated by locking the church door
upon him; and the upshot of the matter was that
the pew owners trick was entirely successful.
and the abolitonists gave him three prices for his
pew. In order to prevent the abolition theory from
being practically illustrated. This is but an ex-
ample out OF thousand. if the insincerity and in
consistency of aboftionism. Phil. Ledger.
Washington telegraph., 1854-08-30
Poetic.

We really pity tie unfortunate swain whose
cold hearted lady-ove has reused up his muse to
the expression OF the following verses. Ills evil
dent the writer's passionate despair was not 10 be
curbed by either rhyme or reason. and that Muir
ray and Walker, and all rules Or poetic compost
ton were as little check to il hopeless violence
as a feather TO the whir!vnd We publish his
verses, in the hope that their disconsoiate melody
may cause the cruel fair one to relent. II she
does not melt when she reads them, like hogs
lard on hot griddle, we shall come to the con-
clusion that,
Her heart is made mostly Of stone.1
bee moved kind hearted
Your words they Cause nv heart great pain
We have met and we have parted
But wee may not meet again
My love is forever true
| am sorry we have to part
| SO often think of you
For you are the only object Of my heart
have expressed my affections to You
And you know what YOU said
you tod me you'd marry me
And to live without you ii rather be dead
You told me that You would marry me
And thoughs it from your heart
But now find that yo1 flatered me
And we shall forever part
think it hard il wee have to part
Never 10 see each other any more
But you shall always have the affections ofheart
Oh think Oh think my troubles ore
Washington telegraph., 1854-08-30
Administrators A Notice.
COUNTY OF HEMPSTEAD. SGT

GOU My OF HEMPSTEAD. SGT
nv HEREAS at the July Term. "A. ID. 1854.
~ Of the Court oi Probate for said County.
the following accounts current and settlements
were filed III said Court ior confirmation at the
next term thereof. viz:
jaime: NJ. Phillips admir- Est OF David Roberts.
hecd- REPRESENTING Nancy Roberts. late ADM Z
hachaei ArNeeiy. adm LIST VI VIM NicNeev.
JoAn Iaylor. admir- 4" John Tavlor.
Z dAtoh and Green Nj n ID. g. Paxton. final.
Sarah johnson, Jas. Johnson. :
James CIarv. /. Wm D K;n.
Jho. D. Sandclnr- pub. al. Est Robert Hamilton.
mo Sandeiur. ex'r. n j. H. Dunn.
Beatty Iyree- ex'r, N VIM. Beatty. final
D. c. Reed, gaard. Fn-,- IN pattarsonrs
heirs
Lewis bolis, guard. Est. Of Salina f. Bols.
All persons interested in the settlement Of said
Estates are hereby notified to come forward and
ME exceptions To such accounts il any they have
M oT before the second day Of the next term Of
the Court oi Probate for said County of Hemp
stead to be holden at tue Conrt-house. in the
town Of Washington, on tie 2nd Monday of Oc-
to5er, "A. ID. 1854, or they u III be forever barred
from Excepting to such accounts OF any item
thereof. Teste,
5 II. SANDERS, Clerk
August 30, 1854. 35-
Washington telegraph., 1854-08-30
Weather and Crops,

We gather the following items from the COL
umns of the New Orleans Picayune.
North Carogira-Gov. Ried has notified the
Council of State to meet in the city of Raleigh, on
Thursday: the 18th of this month, to fill the va
cancy on the Superior Court Bench, occasioned by
the resignation of Hon. Thomas Settle.
At Raleigh, on the 81 inst, the day of election
there, Charles French a worthy and Industrious
citizen ofWake county, was killed hile assisting
to raise Democratic pole. The pole falling on
him his skull was crushed and he survived but a
few moments. He leaves wife and two child
rem.
Loaisiana-The Alexandria Red River Re-
publican, OF the 5th inst, says:
The weather has been excessively warm for the
last few days-hotter than any time this season.
Yesterday. in the jewelry store of L. Stebbns,
Esq, the thermometer stood at 9Se for eight con-
secutive hours. and for short time reached 1907.
The Mansfield Advertiser, of the 29th ut.,
says:
In our late trip through Caddo and Pamela we
were gratiied to find that good crop of corn will
be made in all the localities visited; also the
cotton, with favorable weather ahead is verv
promising. The same is equally true of De Soto
parish.
The Natchitoches Chronicle of the 5th inst.
says:
We are Just entering upon the season, so dis
agreeable and unpleasant to the residents on Red
River, when the navigation of that stream by
large boats is impossible. We sincerely trust that
we may not have to complain as we did last year
of the neglect of the Post Office Department in
making proper arrangements for tae extension of
mail facilities, during the low stage of water. A
semi-weekly or tr-wee1ly mail BY land from
New Orleans is due to this section. and we ask as
a matter of right that the Department will at
once take steps for its establishment and faithful
management
Teras.-Thc Marshall Republican, says:
We do not expect that such warm simmer
as the present is remembered by the oldest inhab-
liant 1t seems like age since we had an in
vigoratng rain. The earth is dry to the depth OF
several feet, vegetation is literally parched up,
and everything living looks worn out In some
portions of the county there have been showers
within the last two or three weeks; and on plan
tations that have been thus favored. pretty fair
crops will be gathered As general tEIng. the
crops both OF cotton and corn, will be scarce. 1t
is evident from all we can learn, that they will
fall off at least third
Mississippi-The Monticello Journal, says
The corn crop is made. and is good one. Cot
ton looks fine, and il il should meet with no mis-
fortune, promises the largest yield known in this
county for years.