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The Delaware herald., 1854-05-24

long before dark, by recouuting his deeds OF
valor on the battle-felds and suffering them to
imbbe potat ons at his expense; even the stately
magistrate, Squire Miffiin, condescended to visit
the L eutenant, at, his hotel, aud was so won
by his manners and gentlemanly department
that he invited him to share the hospitality of
his house, whilst he sojourned in Concord.
Charles Belgrave hailed with JOY the arrival
of the officer, for he saw a field before him
wherein to distinguish himself and let loose his
pent.up ambition. III suit, so far, with Sallle,
had been prosecuted in secret, unknown to her
father; for, he was well aware, the naughty
Squire would scornfully spurn him, if the fact
was known that he made any pretension to his
daughter. Besides, the worthy Squire had a
protege-a wayward youth-whom he wished
to form an alliance with his daughter. Belgrave
had proud heart ami strong arm, and formed
q resolution that he would, AMID the liant
men Of his country. fight his way to honor, and
wear a laurel-erown on the hot plains of Mexi-
CO. and thereby render name worthy of her
whom one day he hope. to we'd. He repaired
TO the officers quarters, and was Soon enroleu
on the list with others who were tu, battle :or
their country's rights.
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Chapter Nv,

Mexico sent up a wall in the same hour that
America rent the air with the shout of victory.
The sun shone on desolate hearths, deserted
Cities ravaged hamlets, and blood-stained fields,
in the land of the Incas, whilst on the shores Of
Columbia all was smiling, happy and joyous
The victors returned with the spoils Of con.
quest, rich with booty, whilst the vanquished
groaned in their desolate palaces. Many went
forth to battle who never returned to narrate
their valiant deeds, and numbers returned with
triumph.
The same night that the beacon-fres were
lighted in our cities, and the tallow-tapers
stuck prominently out TO illuminate our country
town, the subtle Hunter was to take his blush
ing bride before the altar of Hymen.
His opportunities at length prevailed; tired
out with entreaties and weighed down with
sorrow, Ssllie ,Miffiin finally consented TO be-
come the bride of her cousin, believing Charles
tobe nomore. She thought il sicrilege to poison
another's life, and that one, too, who had proved
himself such disnterested friend.
al have presentiment tonight that no good
viii come Of thisweddine. ."saia the bride elect
on her marriage eve.
aWhy I" qneried Hunter.
q knew not. But, tonight we expect the
return Of those who went out lt the commeuea
I -nent Of the war" u
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"four fears are many of late" said the
groom as he parted the sunny hair from her en-
amelled brow.
"Hark ] hear the note of bugle. There,
too, goes the crash of musketry - said the
maiden, as she started to her feet
"The boys around the bon-6res in the street."
said Hunter, as he gazed through the window,
though his face belied his words.
"No! it approaches !" she said, as the sound
fell more distinctly on the ear and another vol
ley shrilly cut the night air and shook the win
dow easement.
81 will away to hear the news" essayed
Hunter, as the fearful thought suggested itself
to him that, peradventure, Belgrave was alive,
and had returned with the survivors catching
Up his hat, he darted from the door, and ran in
the direction indicated by the bugle.
The volunteers were just entering the prin-
cipal avenue of the village, as Hunter, with a
crowd of others, rushed OH to behold the sight
There were about thirty in number, jaded and
tired with their travel, and with stuined cos
tunes, presented sorry sight. Conspicuous
shone one of them above the others. His
gaudy uniform and richly caparisoned steed.
denoted him to grade. Hunters eye singled
him out, and when the glare of the fire fell
full upon his face, the ejaculation, "Charles Bel.
grave" burst from his lips.
Hunter waited to see no more, but hastily
retreated and gained the house of his uncle
the home of his intended. The Squire and
minister, together with many of his friends, he
found assembled to witness the nuptials. The
bride stood forth blushingly to be united to the
person of her groom, for veal or woe. Never
before had she looked so radisntly beautiful
The lily Of her brow contrasted glowingly with
the flush of her cheek, and her form, bent as she
leaned on Hunter arm, was the personfcation
of grace.
AS the priest asked the question, Wilt thou
take this woman to be thy welded wife, to
love-" manly vo ce cot short the interro-
cation by the word "yes," pronounced distinctly,
to the utter CONSERVATION of the party con-
vencd.
Turning abruptly about TO see who dared thus
to break the solemnity of marriage scene,
Hunter encountered the inAexible gaze of Cap
tain Belgrave.
Thine, and only thine, yeti" said the musi-
cal voice of the bride, as she beheld the form
of the absent lover!
"Mine yet" he repeated, but nearly anoth.
er's"
An explanation ensued. and marriage follow
ed, but it was the marriage of -Salie NJ film
with Captain Belgrave, of the U. s. Army.
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The Approaching Eclipse.

The expected Intervention of the cold chaste
moon between our planet and the sun on next
Friday 8 attracting unusual attent on. II will
be one of the most remarkable eel pscS of the
century, for as the moon happens at that time
of the month to appear smaller than the sun, il
will nowhere cover the sun, bat in the most
favorable positionsa narrowing Of light will be
seen. The places where this ring can be seen
are in tract from lilo to l30 miles in breadth,
the middle Of which passes through Portsmouth,
N. H., coming from the north west across the
southern part of New Hampshire, the middle
part of yermont. nothern part of New York and
West Canada. In the middle Of this tract the
ring will be perfect, and about thirteenth part
of the suns diameter in breadth. Both the be-
throughout the whole of the United States, and
observations of them will be of great use for
the determination Of longitudes.
The shadows Of the moon coming across the
Pacific first reaches the coast of California,
near San Franc SEQ, at about halfpast two in
the afternoon, by Washington time, or at about
halfpast eleven in the morning, by the time oi
San Francisco and in two hours will have cov-
cred nearly the whole continentof North Amer-
ca, with its southern limit in the southern part
of Mexico, and its nothern limit beyond the
nothern pole. 1t will continue on the whole of
the United States nearly an hour and half
when, first ending on the Pacific coast, il will
pass ffora the whole copntry in less than fffy
minutes
The effect Of an annular eclipse on the earth
andsky less striking than thatoi total eclipses,
which are described by those who have seen
them as presenting an awful aspect during the
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4tlisttIlantous.
Great Importance Of the Black Sea.

Southern and Central Russia occupies the
great inland river basin Of Europe, the waters
of which are discharged into the Caspian ard
Black Seas. The extent of this basin, exclu-
sive of the Danube, may be dated in round num-
bers at thousand miles from east 10 west, and
twelve hundred from north to south-so that its
area is about equal TO that drained by the Mis-
sissippi and its afiluents. Although the Volga
actually emptics into the Caspian, yet in coni-
mercial and economical point of view it must
be considered as having its mouth in the Black
Sea. The Volga and the Don, in one portion
of their respective courses, approach within
forty miles of each other, and communicate al
ready by means of railway, and there exists
no obstacle in the way of joining them by u
canal. Practically, then, the Black Sea re-
ceves all the waters Of this great inland plain,
embracing, including the plain OF the Danube
an area Of more than million and half Of
square miles, the capacity of which fer sustain
ing dense population is far beyond that of the
average of the remainder of Europe. 1t en-
braces in particular the great wheat producing
region of the Old World.
A few comparisons drawn from the map will
set in clearer light the commercial and polit-
cal importance of this river basin. Ii we di-
vide the area of Europe into 100 parts, IL of
these are politically and commercially connect
ed by their river systems with the Baltic; II
with the Mediterranean 81 with the Atlantic !;
and 40 with the Black Sea. The comparison
us to single navigable rivers exhibits still more
strkingly the paramount importance Of the
Black Sea. OF the powerful tributaries to the
Atlantic, the Elbe drains $4,000 square miles,
the Weser $4,000, the Rhine $4,000. the Seine
$4,000, the Loire $4,000, the Humber 10000,
the Thames 5000. OF the Baltic rivers, the
Oder drains $4,000, the Donna $4,000; of the
Mediterranean rivers, the Rhone drains $4,000
square miles, and the Ehro 25,000; while of the
Black Sea rivers, the Volga drains $4,000
square miles, the Don 205,000, the Dueiper
100000, the Dueister 250,O0O, the Danube &c.,
600. The prospective commercial Importance
OF the Black Sea therefore, leaving out of the
account its Asiatic shores, is fully tUo:GJths OF
the whole of Europe. OF this the whole, ex-
ecpt the plain of the Danube, belongs to the
Russian domnions. And to the whole OF this,
Constantinople and the Golden Horn from the
key. Not avcssel can enter or leave the Black
/ Sea without the permission of the master oil
Constantinople.--M Y Times.
The Delaware herald., 1854-05-24

Short tine that Total uaI kness lasts. ht ao-.
vance OF the total shadow around the horizon
can be seen from an emineEce, and as it comes
on 1t plunges the regions in it's path into eppal-S
Ing darkness, while a gloom hangs over the,
rest ofthe country. But the appearance of the
earth and the sky during an anuular eclipse,
though worthy OF more notice than is often eiv-
en-, are rot the principal features, unless the
day be cloudy. The formation of the ring will
be, where it can be seen, the great attracfo on
OF the occasion, and will probably injure the
eyes OF many admirers. Opt c ais say that
Their tusness is lever more -four shing than
alter solar eclipse.
1t IS probably not unknown to many Of our
readers that III period Of uGCut Is Years, cal.
led the Choldean period, or the lunar cycle,
eciirses go through an crGer Of pertornatces,
winch are repeated, with tut slight vara tons,
again and agaln; but that u the course Of tine
these var atiors amount to great changes 60
mat lrUrn time 10 time some Old Ccirse " II be
cropped out, and some EeW one taken up III the
eighteen year program mt. Th : subject is
hnely dl cussCd IN Fer. usol's astronomy, aud
h2tCry oi the returrs Of the coming eclipse is
gwen as an example. HE approaching eclipse
hrst appeared on the LIST about the thirteenth
CO.! tury, a d VIII contIuc TO return till about
THOUSAND yeols aIter lte first appearance, hen,
hdvirg gradually passed off the Garth, the shad-
o". at the cCrreti OndIng return o. the rev
moon. Will cNtlEue for ore than 1G,CC0 years
to sweep ly the oarth w.thcut touching il. and
then ii 1tGh l.'un 20 ofttr;aIn or torrily
p rhals Il ftr c. ii Ii ell hilcCClphi0,
Sun.
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The NAgLR LILY.--lt is u marvel whence
this p.ri,c flower derives its lovelinesss ard
perfu he, sprInging IS It does from the black
mud over VII ch the river sleeps, and where
lurk t'e j my eel and speckled frog and the
mud urtle, whom Continual waShing cannot
cleanse. Il IS the very same black mud out Of
whic the yellow lily sucks its obscene lifeund
nolso ne o-or. Thus We see. too, in the world,
that some persons assmilate only what is ugly
and evil from the same moral Circumstances
which supply good and beautiful results-the
fragrance ci celestial fower@-io the daily life
OF others. h
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II HE PRIZE o ID e.
M WILLIAM Rass WALLACE.

NJ WILLIAM Rass WALLACE.
In! the transitory darkness
From our palace aeais swsy;
Lo! the glorious gems of Census
Glitter IA the rising day.
See again rhe mighty Nations
Meet and clasp each otksr's palm.
And by arbora glowing altar
Lib on high scoording psalns.
Here behold the true Evangel.
Not from war may earth increase;
God has stamped his shining patsas
Only on ths brow Of Peace.
Only by the arm Of Labor.
Swinging to Inventions chime.
Can the Nations build their Eden
In the wilderness Of Time.
Nations hear that mighty music
Rolling Tine the mountain bars.
Planting deserts, bringing oceans,
Marrying the choral stars.
Telling that our Crystal Palace
Glorilies the joyous sod
Making Man. with Art and Nature
Worthy Of the BuIIder-God:
Nations! then rejoice that darkness
From our Palace floats away.
And the glowing gems Of Genius
Glitter in the lght of day.
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OF There is food for thought in the fol-
lowing, for all who are eagerly striving after
riches: ''Many man of wealth would be
greatly puzzled if asked what he intended , do
with his money. Shall he hoard it for thank
less heirs! Shall he squander it on empty
luxuriesl Shall it be accumulated for the
mere sake of accumulation? Or shall he EN-.
ploy it in philanthrop;c waysl Who does mol
know that, aside from the pletsure of acqusi-
tion, all that man heaps up alter he has gained
competency is burden and snare! !"
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or "Ah, doctawl does the choIeraw awfeet
the higher awdaw!" asked an exquisite of,
celebrated physician in New Orleans. .No."
replied the NJ d., "but it Is death on fools, and
you'd better leave the city immedistoly." $3.50
PRovIScIAL "PuNs."-The Csar. has smuss.
cred" hundred thousand men.--Preston Go
zette. The Sultan Will sspepper them. "-Bsr-
,oick Guardian. And England and France
will 'sassult" them.--- Worcester Times -
THr RIeHr SPrRrr.--why did you not pock.
ct some of those pears, said one boy to another,
no body was there to see. Yea there was I
was there to see myself, and don't eversmean
to see myselfdo mean thing. 5ss-
or sWell, Pat; Jim didn't quite kill you
with the brckbat, did he?" mo; butI wish
he had" "What fsrl" $50 eould'a seen
him hung, the villen," w~s.s
or Giving woman ring, is the natural
consequence OF her giving you hearing.
or No reproof or dcnuDciation il 20 potent
as the silent influence ofa good example.
or You may depend upon it that hesis
good man whose intimate friends are all eeod.
OF lie that changes often hia trade. insles
soup in basket. , ~ =
or The pimples on a topers face are sp.rst-
uai manifestations Of the table.
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Gblo.lte Duttrp.

or At the re-inauguration of the Crystal
Palace, on the 4th instant, the prize of SlOO
was awarded, by the committee on Odes, to
VIM. Ross Wallace, for the best Ode, to be
sung at the reorganization. There we're about
two hundred and fifty manuscripts submitted
for the committees inspection.
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or Some one has said: "Strange it is,when-
evera man forms a real friendship, how those
who are about him seen to make a pain Of con-
science to let no defect in the friend escape no
tice iall that issad may be true, but the strange
thing is that it should lie said" How true this
isl -
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- A. -. - < 49,,

SWt-i Gu pn such conn. on attanments?
So co la, ON ana nitancst that w m in the
slnk ol l.c- d. ~!u. kvLntsl. There is i,ct a
ruthan MLC !nOt Lost the eame scccn-
pl shment. Lvry reeknC don oi cceraCat.sn
has IT'S prOhcleits. I ne most uev,l.sh ui human-
lty Can sWtar a. il u'ly as Yeti. Lark! You
hear it in tic h.sLWty. 80
In every srct wutf~ tpitrs cohcrcgate, the
oath -s 10y tTevth. Al night It
comes with a. ,..t.. ct.iess .cu. liie Gran-
shop. An !pu e iICud OF your ioul-
moulheG VIC q. 80. S t u,h the v.itst Of the
earth could IL, i.uJsl o! tie same.
Chew to: cco. i lo@iLetLe splitting ma
chine, ell aut tui and Interesting appara-
tus, Truly sta-"ct.ng sGu rt-l un 10 eject the
the fiithlest cVnfcunC III Creation 4 lama or
two iees, -sfatr r.Lg I'll beneath Your reach.
without pr, c"L0n cIen! ARD Et cause you
eat the tob &C. e"U sp.t vi the juice W th meek
dignity, 70 7, d stntiemen! Eo! hu! The
race .. .oo.s : ho, exti ct. Why you sl.yer!ng
beas, i Is rore accomplishing TO eat to-
bacco You can't make yo. mouth iouler
than the oil! " euDonu who SPENDS the shilling
he has begL e tCr rum aid plug. lie can act
as filthy as you cdn. Can't you believe
It!
See him spit cree! Mark the dark lines
from each corner o. his mouth, anu the 10 some
stains on MS sA.rl Loscn. Rare accomplishment
indeed or gentleman. - srs yeb
Drink chamra.uc! IIa la Dear SIR, the
whole land is iull OF just such suckers!
The ragged st, wlrF-hared, reG-noscd, tlear-
eyed old blOat N Chr steMconl can get as drunk
as you Can. AuD v hats tn difference! From
the actions, locker on could not determine
what liquor the two had got drunk on. The
one spews in the gutter and the other in his
room, there is diiiererce in the quality ofthe
coats, but none IN that OF DRUNKENNESS. The
common drunk rd can get just osdrunk on whis-
ey as you can Oh pure-ShGmpagne. You drink
with respectable tplers and drunkarss! He
with those who are graduates in the whiskey
cellar.
You ore gentleman, are your Why are
you! Co " ell dressed, DO you! And so that
makes gentleman. Your whole aim oi lie is
to adorn your person in q fashionable su.t, prec-
tice an unnatural gait, and whirI before the
glass. A fine suit OF clothes, sir, canrot give
man heart. You wear a Inosiache or I'M
perlal, and sodOes goat. a face may be COW
cred with hair, and no brdins in the .head.---
Bears crease and fash ble tw ri are all yo1r
ependence.-FonnyF Fern. -
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or A man praising porter said if wass 80 ex-
cellent beverage that when taken in great
quantities it always made HIM fat.
81 have seen the time," said anoihsr, swhen
It made you lean."
'When g. asked the eulogist $
"Last night-against the wall. "5'8 ws9
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DsIIcXey.--A modest young lady. on being
asked by gentleman why she had covering
over her ssaressing bureau" she replied, 81 don't
want to ese its drawel;s' "a sw a
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4 or A man with small intellect and large
self esteem, 10 bore to society; while he will
large intellect and small self esteem, is fearfu
Of bsing one. jlpra
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the helpless girl to his bosom, and snatched a
hasty kiss from her fair brow. "Adieu."
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Original Gale.

Written for the Herald.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-07-26

SAGAc1TY OF RATS.-We have read and
heard ofnumerouS aud stirring instances OF
the sagacity of rats, but we don't remember
any more extraordinary than the following
which has been communicated to US by a
gentleman connected with the Peak Forest
Canal Company:
The workmen at Crift quarry at Bugs
wolth, which belongs to the Canal Compa-
nv, have horn IN which they keep oil Tor
the axeS of their wagons, Sc, which they
have been in the habit of placing on the
ground in an upright position. TO their
surprise, they have several times, recently
found the horn filed to the brrm with very
small stones, and nearly all The oil gone
This circumstance puzzled them exceeding
ly, and in order to discover the way IN
which the oil had been extracted, they
placed the horn, containing quantity OF
oil, in its old position, and covered the
ground about it with soft clay. The next
morning they found as before, that the horn
had been filled with stones ; the oil was
gone. and the clay was covered with I'M
pression>, evidently from the feet OF rats
.UlncheSier pHper.
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No. xxxvI
Tile MorInons.

A person would be amazed, interested
and amused were he TO pay visit to the
Mormon Camp, near Westport. It looks
like great city built up in the beautiful
prairie south of town, and the number Of
tents placed out in regular order, gives one
some idea of the multitude congregated to.
gether; they number now, we believe, about
ZOO, and still they come-every boat
brings more OF less of these infatuated be-
ings-for many of them suppose, es we
hear from reliable information, that they
are journeying te an earthly Canaan, which
is to prove an entrance 10 the heavenly
Zion. In fact one old lady questioned up
on the subject. stated that she had no friends
and relatives in all the company, but was
in hopes her troubles would soon be to an
end, for she was now near the promised
land, the land of peace, plenty, and hoii-
ness. Other old, decrepid, lame, halt and
blind, all journeying on, believing hat theik
maladies will be cured and their difficulties
removed as soon as they reach this delight.
ful spot. Poor creatures, we hope it-may
be SO. They seem TO be n-gathered from
all clines and countries, but we believe ths
majority Of them west of US here now, are
Danes and English, and from the Cont.
nent-few from Scotland or Ireland. 1t IS
the intention of those in charge of them to
start upon their journey across the Plain:
this week; they are to move in bands, so
that they will not impede The progress Of
each other. They 90 a new route, one
which is nearer and better than any other
before tried by at least $50 or 200 miles
they leave this county and keep the Santa
Fe road until they come 10 the 110 or
Council Grove creek. and then strike i'm
medIately across t. Fort Riley, and from,
thence in straight direction TO Fort Lara.
ME. Guides will accompany them to
show them the route. When opened ott
in this manner, this will be the most popular
and only route travelled to Oregon, Califot.
MIA or Salt Lake, and lnsure all the emigra-
ton hereafter to depart from this county.
As they progress in their course We will
keep our readers advised of the road, coen.
try and those passing over rit.-Iadepenaencs
(.Ho. MESSENGER.
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Patent Leather Roots.

While standing in the ofice of one ofcur
first class hotels, the other day. we noticed
gentleman who came in with his baggage,
enter his name on the book, and secure 4
room, AS soon as he had written his name,
the clerk looked at it with astonlshment.
He called all the other clerks to look, and
then he called one Of the proprietcrs, who,
on seeing it, appeared amazed.
We thought from the fuss that was being
made over The name, that the man must be
some celebrated person. The idea struck
us that it might be Prince Albert, or some
of England's noblemen, but, as his featured
were truly American, we concluded it must
be some great man, whom we did not know,
belonging to our own country. While thus
contemplating the man and his position,
the head clerk leaned forward, and called
"Mr. Johnson, one moment, if you
pleaser'
The gentleman stepped up to the desk;
"Will ynn.' oeat"aod Tire clerk, "piease
explain one thlnga We have all tried I'd
aecipher, but cannot make it out"
"What Is it :" asked the gentleman, with
quiet smile playing on his face.
"Why, sir, at the end of your name, on
the book, you have placed three letters, p
L. B., and we are ANXIOUS to know the
meaning of them, having never before met
them in that position"
"P. L. B, SAID the gentleman, "simpIy
Patent Leather Boots. The last time was
here, wore none other, but | was charged
in my bill, at my leaving, two dollars fos
blacklng boots, and as had no time to dis
pute at leaving, concluded this time to
make you understand that wore such boot;
as needed no blacking."