The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1854-06-21


ten such a parchment, may have inserted
;. it in cedar keg, which may have be-
come SO incrusted with marine shells as
to be shielded from destruction, which
may have hoated upon little-used coast,
and which may have been wedged in be-
tween two rocks so tightly, as to have
remained untouched and unmoved, and
probably unseen, for three hundred and
fifty7eight years. All this may be- SO,
and YET. it would not be prudent to give
+ full credence to the story without some
confederation. There has been some
thing like .corroberation; however, of a
curious kinda Gaptain D'Auberville's
narrative was given in the. Louisville
Varieties, whence it was copied into the
Times. Shortly after It's appearance in
the great leading journal, Mr.? Morier
Evans writes to the editor of the Times,
stating that he has in his possession. an
old volume of voyages, containing an ae-
count Of Columbus's voyage in February
of the year above named, in a very dread
full sea near the Azores. There occurs
in the narrative this passage. The
admiral finding himself near death, to
the end that some knowledge might come
I to their Catholic Majesties of what he
had done in their service, he wrote as
much as he could of whatIihe had dis
covered on a skin of parchment and
having wrapped it up in piece of cere-'
cloth, he put it into. wooden cask and
cast it into the seae all the men imagin-,
ing it had been some piece of devotion"
Mr., Evans thinks. that. this passage is
some support to Capt. D'Apberyille's
tstory.: The subject is curious enough to-
deserve further scrutiny; and especially
would it -beIright andaproper that the
barnacle- keg and its precious bit
of parchment should, be preserved in
I Some public ,establishment-even some
1''ihusedm IN Spain, which the rest Of the
world knows nothing about d "7Aa
ne There has lately ariseni.ai bottle-ques-
ton of some inteIesteo;A bottle has been
picked up on the northern coast of. eSi-
IBERIA. The Russian government having
| given orders that good lookout should
be kept for any stray Information coming
4 from Sir John Franlzlin,i this bottle was
sent to- the authorities. = Itscontained
nothing, nor could any one at first say
for what purpose it had been employed
Some time afterwards, however, it, was
! discovered that the bottle was one Of those
which the Norwegian fishermen employ
instead of corks, to float their nets.,iAs
the, Norwegian fishermen do not go
4 to, the Siberian coast, how did the
bottle come. there I? 81 If it foated .round
/ the coast, past the North Cape and the
White Sea and Nova Zembla, it would
Esurely indicate current flowing in that
direction and this current might pos
sibly have something to do with the
north eastern route to the Arctic regions
advocated by Mr.. Peterman. All these
may be only. possibilities, not. probabili-
ties; yet, ought we to be thankful to;a
common green bottle, even for being in
strumental in suggesting such thoughts.
| BRIGHT AND GLOOMY Hot Rs.-Ah!
this beautiful, world Indeed, I know
not what to think of it. Sometimes it
is gladness and sunshine, and heaven it's
elf is not far off And then it changes
suddenly and is dark and sorrowful, and
the -elowds shut out the sky: In the
lives of the saddest of us there are bright
days like this, when we feel sif we could
take the great world in our arms. Then
come the gloomy hours, when the fire
will neither burn in our hearts nor on
our hearts; and all without and within
is dismal, cold and dark. Believe me,
every heart has its secret sorrows, which
the world knows not; and oftentimes we
call man cold when he is only sad
Longfcllol0 80, - i'''is 4 -
r. sOf 19g 5.L- -.s- =. -. % 60 --ss,1 -
- E9From the great eras of national
1ok
of our main national advantages. The
tangle of delusions, which stifed and
distorted the growing tree have been torn
away the parasite weeds, that fed on its
very roots had been picked up with
salutary violence. To us, there remain
only quiet duties, the constant care, the
gradual Improvements, the cautious, I'M
hazardous hbors Of the industrious,
though 1eontented gardener to prune,
to engraft,, and, one by one, to-, remove
from'its leaves and fresh roots the slug |
and the eatefpi illar.t ti''ia iIsf.ih1SdTs SnA
1HclT 10 sbi9- la..L 1ns.l -a.sdi seei so1 |
d9iPoI1rENEss.l lPhere is Something high |
er in politeness than Christ ii IN inoraIists [
have recognized Units best form, as "a |
simple outgoing, all .pervading spirits, I
none butthe truly religion s1narl. can show t
ito Foroit is the sacrifice of self IN the !
little shabitual matters of lifeAalways
the bess'test Of our principles z together
With al respect, unaffected, for man as I
our brother under the same grand des- +
tiny3Jqsc 70 5sEt s.it I'd IL I Az
,bsia sd - io.inLl1 LIZ shis ynG ,tx9a [
';'1A, QG5fEr EttG1 N any times ne God
is present in tie Still small voice and
private retirement Of quiet religion,
and the constant spiritdalities Of an or
dinary life when the loud and imperi-
Gus wind, and the shining fires Of more &
laborious and Expensive action are profit
able to others only, like a tree of balcam,
distilling precious liquors for others and
not for its own use. +,
, AN AGREEABLE CoMPANIoN, ,-----Lesslng Ii
says = "a The most agreeable of all COM II
is a simble, frank man, without
any high professions to ian oppressive
who loves life, and under II
stands. the use of it; obliging alike, at all a
hours above all, of a golden temper, and !
steadfast as an anchor, For such an one, a
We gladly exchange the greatest genius, f
the most brilliant wit, the profoundest 1
thinker" II
9Gentility1 is neither in birth, wealth, o
manner, nor fashion; but in the mind b
A high sense of honor, q determination d
lever to take mean advantage of anoth- 3
II, an adherence to truth, ,aslicacy, sgEs az tS tS