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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-24

HAS JUsT OPENED A HOUsE ICE SUI
strest, one door from Dsprsu place. AL
want fernishsd rooms please eau imms-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-24

ATE FAMILY, RESIDING IN LEXINGTON
|e, having more room than required, would
Ehe second floor, with board, TO gentleman
one or two single gentlemen. The house
) bath, &c. References required. Address
raid Office.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-24

AT NO. Z ABINGDON SQUARE, WEST SIDE
the finest locations In tom, accessible By
Ices from AL parts Of the city. Desirable
Patlsmen and their wives, OK single gentle.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-24

ATE FRENCH FAMILY, COMPOSED ONLY
(tleman and wife, would like TO dispose Of one
hished rosms, with or without breakfast.
} in Auity street, and has the modern i'm !.
Only single gentlemen need apply to +.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-24

A LARGE WILL FURNIsHRD ROOM 10 LET, WITH
"A out board. 10 private family. II board shoali
b required meals sent to the Iuqure e ia suI
Ivan street, between Prince and Spring. Hot and cold
baths and convenient to stage and Rersaces
required
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-24

ITO RENr-ONE OR TWO FURNISHED ROOMS, ELL
siblv situated in q desirable house and pleas ot
neighbornood down town. Inquire Of Dr. Gsdairgs, 80
Murray street.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-24

AND BEDROOM, FURNISHED, 10 LET,
|ht board, in private house, at AZ Uni-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-24

|EHtD PARL0R AND BEDROOM TO LET
1t acor; also, large front room on third
small room with or without board. Apply
|hirtsenth street, between Fifth aud sixth
hstxucticns given en- the pianoforte.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1854-12-13
The Wives Of Working Zen.

Ifyou wish to behold woman in ali her glo-
ry, go not to the mansion Of opulence where
she is surrounded by smooth-tongued fatter-
ers, where she is decked like puppet in
silks and jewels,-but go TO the humble home
Of the mechanic or the laboring man, and see
her as 4 wife partaking the cares and cheer
ing the anxiety of husband, placing all her
confidence and all her happiness in the man
she loves. There you her in the sphere
for which she was originally designed by the
Creator, and which she is so well adapted TO
bless and adorn. There yon behold her min
istering at the very fountain of life and hap
piness, the affectionate wife and mother, train
ing up her children 10 thought and virtue, pi-
ETY. and beneyolence, and preparing them to
discharge the important duties, and fulfil the
high destiny Of citizens OF the United States,
with honor to themselves and all connected
with them by ties of association OF kindred.
The domestic circle, where the presence OF
woman is the centre and the sun by which il
is irradiated, is the nearest glimpse of heaven
that mortals can get in this life. is there that
''-angels find resting place
When, bearing blessings, they descend TO earth"
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1854-12-13
No Good Deed Lost.

Philosophers tell US that since the creation
of the world not one single particle has ever
been lost. 1t may have passed into new shapes
it may have fioated away in smoke or vapor
but it is not lost. 1t will come back again
in the dewdrop or the rain--it will spring up
in the fibre of the plant, or paint itself on the
rose leaf. Through all its formations, Proyi-
dence watches over and directs it still. Even
SO it is written of every holy thought or heav-
enly desire, OF humble aspiration, or generous
and self-denying effort. 1t may escape Our
observation-we may be unable to follow it,
but it is an element OF the moral world, aud it
is not LOST
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1854-12-13
HiafRIltl1lrons.
General Taylor's Residence.


In Hurper for \ November. we notice an in
teresting article on ssGeneral Taylor's resi-
dence at Baton Rouge" illustrated with a
truthful picture OF the same. The sad reality
and truth OF the writer's words, when he says,
"A few years more, and General Taylor's res
idence win have disappcared,'' must strike
the visitor as he ascends the beautiful avenue
leading out Of town to the barracks.
The modest little picket fence, with its un-
assuming gate, have gone to decay; and the
shrubs and flowers, SO carefully protected in
| the days OF the old mans glory, have become
rank and wild in the struggle with briers and
brambles for existence. The vine, growing
over the balcony, SO carefully looked after by
tie gentle hand Of the old hero's daughter, no
longer blooms to fill the air with fragrance
The flowers have dropped, the leaves with
cred, and nothing but the ghostly frame of
| ,sxhat was,'' now fingers. The house itself is
| a spectre. The last and only occupant since
| Gen. Taylor left it forever, was Col. Webster
/ and family, who are also numbered with the
| dead and the sold rustic cottage" as it is,
/ has been turned over to the rats, and it reels
! now TO tumble TO ashes under the gnawing
/ tooth of oblivion. What lesson
! 1t was a very brief day ago, when the old
gentleman returned from the wars, sswith all
| his horors fresh upon him" \ former resi-
dence III BAton Rouge had endeared him 10
our people, and they claimed him as citizen.
! The news OF his approach was hcarldcd, and
the town went to the waters edge to welcome
/ him.
\ torch-light procession, with music and
banners, followed him, and amid the cheers
4 and acclamations OF the people he escor
/ ted to the home of his choice, the cottage now
dropping its head, and only rescued from
! oblivion by wood cut. What an episode il
the history of the worlds glory.
With what reluctance the old man left tha
/ fairy spot, his own words betray, but there
| WAS destiny ruling him, and he was forced
away, to occupy position altogether uDsul
ted to his temperament. That destiny ha
been sadly worked out. The hero of Buen;
Vista is dead, his amiable widow has followed
him, and his accomplished son-in-aw, W. "
4 Bliss. has fought his last battle.
The remains OF Gen. Taylor should hav'
been deposited on this spot-a place (as h
often expressed himselO morG;dear TO hin
than any other on earth. -
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1854-12-13
Tattlins, eossop and slander.

SANDER meets no regard from noble minds;
Only the base believe, what the base only utter
$50 t.ra.--fr#- BELLER.
1t almost seems as though the serpent when
fleeing before the angry frowns of the Mighty
One, after having Taught the mother of men
his subtle secret-the domination Of world,
had selected for his retreat the town or city,
for it is there he delights TO dwell, and that he
is found still insulated ssseeking whom he
may devour.'' Towns are indeed Satan's hun
ting grounds-the sHpest-houses of cirilizs-
tion,'' where ...
SON eagles wings immortal scandals fy.
While vir .uous actions are but born to die
1t is ahumiliating reflection, but one never
theless true, that there is contagious, putrid,
disgusting lust in every community for SLAM
derous reproaches, backbiting. false batteries,
and iiceneious infamies, that can never be full
ly satated, but is always seeking material up
on which TO feed. 1t hesitates not to enter
into the very secrets ofthe grave, and draw
aside the white shroud from the clay cold
corpse, that it may gloat over the agoDized
sufferings of surviving relatives 1t seizes in
its Shiny, whitening grasp, regulations, spotless
and pure as the snowy robes that envelope the
inhabitants of Heavens high halls and black
ems them with the bitter, gall like Tomititgs Of
malice! Virtue itself escapes not its enven-
omed dart, shot forth from the yawning gulf
Of perdition through the instrumentality of
fiends in human form, And yet individuals
who rank high in the world as men and women
of talent,-w rank high in the church as
devout followers of the spotless but much
slandered Jesus,-can lend themselves TO the
encouragement of this degraded vice by pan
dering to the lothsome, filthy appetites Of
gossips and tale-bearers, and drinking in their
malicious, black hearted, and foul mouthed
81 lnders!
Such persons should remember that s'it
requires two to make caumny, one to tell
it, the other to hear it told and that the lat
ter is equally guilty with the former. If then
they would preserve their own regulations,
and more, if they would preserve unsullied
their immortal souls. let them not give ear to
Tho whispered tale
That. like the fabbled Nile. no fountain know.
Fair fac ID deceit. whose willy corcious eye
Ne'er looksdre:t. The tongue that licks III dust,
But when it safely dares, is prompt to sting" .,
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1854-12-13

OF irrepressibe joy. And then, stretching
ont both h.r hands as if expecting some one
to seize them from above, she exclaimed in
rapture,--ssI'm coming I'm coming -
! The Emperor, looking disdainfully at her a
few moments, pronounced her a fool, and or
dered his soldiers to do their duty.
'sQuickly! let me hence! away--to the
| aames-to the skies TO my loved ones to
my sweet family home - cried the woman:
| looking imploringly at the Emperor.
| Almost in an instant she was in the hands
| of the executioners at the door.
| There is breathless silence in the hall
Each one is listening as if anxious to catch the
| expected, meaning shout. There it is, wild,
horrid like the terrific yells from an assem-
blage of ffends.
Heaven, reader, had only answered moth
er's prayer. Soon-very soon, indeed, had
she been allowed to join her family in the
bright. distant skies-to nestle again on her
bosom, in the gushing joys of immortality,
that sweet, darling little babe.
And may We not follow her Joyous, ransom
ed spirit, as, bursting from its writhing, con-
suming tenement. it bounds away up through
the unmeaSureable voids, swifter far than
thought or the lightning speed on--on till
the light and glory. the songs and the hallclu-
jahs of another world burst upon it.
Then, the husband and little ones, on the
limtless shores, have tuned their harps of
gold, to greet the arrival; and, expecting,
gaze down into the vast, azure depths. 'sThere
-yonder-sce-; it's mother it's mother! O.
she comes! she omes!"-and the father looks
and smiles; and they all touch their harps to
one of heavens sweetest songs, gazing, all
the while at the advancing spirit, with smil-
ing Joyous looks. In a moment, their harps
are at their side and their arms out-spread,
and they are in each others embrace, united
"a family in heaven, through gracel
ssStand up,-you :" said the Emperor, point
ing to young man about twenty years of age,
who all the while, had kept his eyes intentiy
fixed upon the Emperor, keeny watching every
varying expression of his features, but seem
ingly unmoved either by his own impending
fate, or those around him.. s.. -a.
The young man instantly rose to his feet
with his eyes still rivetted, piercingly. upon
the same cruel and merciless monster before
him. ...... -.-,.-r ..-
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1854-12-13
TIE ISLE AND STAR.

In the tropical seas.
There's beautiful Isle. 1888
Where storms never daTken
The sunlight's soft smile. Hove
There the hymn Of the breeze
And the hymn of the stream
Are mingled in one, -T.-
Like sweet sounds in dream.
There the song g-birds at morn.
From thick shadows start,
Like musical thoughts a--s.
From the poets full heart ,r--.--.
There the aong-birds at noon, r...r
Sit in silence unbroken,
Like an exquisite dream
In the bosom unspoken.
There the flowers hang like rainbons
On wildwood and lea
Oh, gay, wilt thou dwell
In thst rweet Isle with ne?
In the depths of the sky
There's beautiful ssar.
Where nn cloud casts = shadow,
The bright scenes to mar.
There rainbo ne'er fade,
And the ders arc ne'er dry,
And ci.clct of moons
Ever shines in the sky.
fhare The songs OF the b'est
And the songs Of the spheres
are unc asinsiy heard
Through the Infinite years.
Therc tia zoft airs foat down
From the amaranth bowers, .--
All fresh with the perfume ~
Of Eden's own flowers.
There truth, lore and beauty
Immortal win be
Oh say. wilt thou dwell
In that sweet isle with me,
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1854-12-13
OriqiIlllI Nnral Gule.
i~HIrrES FOR THE JOURNAL.
Ti;-
- a 80 RA ID Ms 9es "
Is AA5 Y Z. "a y SSsaesssz i u y e
Ir1EN FoR rnE JOURNAL.
CHAPTER XI.
coPrRrGHr SEC ED.

The Emperor as stated, has seated himself
upon tie great pyramidal throne, in the cen
tre Of the Forum. surrounded by strong,
frownng guard, clad in bright, glittering ar
mouT.
The great hall of the court is brilliantly IL
Illuminated, and filled with dense mass OF
citizens of al sexes and classes.
Directly in front of the throne, and under
the full blaze of an immense chandelier, is
seated. pensive and metioDless as the Idols be-
fore them, the little group, whose melancholy
fate has drawn together the vast assemblage.
Upon these, juat at this moment, the red
bleery eyes of the Emperor are fixed and
with constant grin playing over his swarthy,
leaden features, he is surveying them with
aendish sort of delight.
He is about to begin thsir trial; and, per-
haps, he is marking out some with whom to
commence
Before, however, sketchiug this scene OF
imperial cruelty, it may be well TO notice a
few Of tue crimes alleged against the accused ;
and, on account of which. they have been
rutfllessiy dragged before this august tribunal.
They are charged with laying two-thirds OF
Rome in ashes This is the principal accusa-
ton. In addition, however, to this, within
the past few days, the most slanderous reports
had beer industriausly circulated, and there
is scarcely crime OF any enormity with which
they weEa not directly charged. Among many
ether things, they were accused OF meeting IN
secret places at night, to indulge in licenti-
BUSINESS, reveiings, and drunkenness; as being
of rebellious, turbulent spirit; hostile 10 the
empire, and plotting the Emperor's death.
These, aud other things, equally false and
slsnderous, had, chiefly at the instigation OF
the Emperor himself, been circulated by his
slaves and soldiers; and which, the mass OF
the credulous Romans believing had stirred
upa feeling Of the most bitter and deadly hos
tility, throughout the city, and ameng all
classes. s5~
The question, however. mostly proposed a,
their trial, was simplv-whether they were
Nazarenesl Sometimes, to give brevity to
the proceedings, they were merely command
ed to bow 10 the images before them. A de-
NAL of the former was mostly tested by the
latter; and very often were the proceeding:
so hurried and informal, that the accused had
scarce time TO reply, one way or another, Il
the several questions. In truth, scores were
cr.e-'d tn the fsces. th.ougb the un6oVecne
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1854-12-13

EV.As to the free-love doctorings,' said
Mrs Partington, with a face as benevolent
as a Thanksgiving dinner, Il don't know much
cause much fear where any love exists at all.
Where hearts beat responsible to each other,
and where they are mouldered together by
early love and plenty of children, depend on
il no free-love doctrings can do 'em any HARM
The old lady stopped here. like Chelsea fer
ry boat at the droy, and stirred her tea slowly,
looking vacantly at the picture of the corpo-
raj. that model of military, political, and con-
jugal eonstancy, while Ike tested the cats
iternutatory powers by filling her nose with
pulverized bread crumbs
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1854-12-13

USheridan is reported to have once fallen
good supper at Drury Lane; and his abuse of
vender for not keeping light at the door,
was warmly rrtorted by the wife. "Hang it,"
cried Sehridan, who was not much hurt. s.do
you think want to pocket your coal ~
s.No,' retorted the woman, s'but your nose
might set the Goals on fire.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1854-12-13
RaFTsMAN,S JOURNAL.
5netrq.
THE RAINY DAY.
hY 4. V. LONGFEILOM M

The day is cold, and dark. and dreary,
Il rains and the wind is never weary;
The vine still clings to the mould ring wall,
And at ev'ry gust the dea9 leaves fall,
Aud the day il dark and dreary.
Ny life is cold and dark. and dreary,
Il rains and the wind is never weary; 4
Ny thoughts still cling TO the mould ring past
And the hopes ofmy youth fall thick on the blast
And the days are dark and dreary.
Be still. sad heart, and cesse repiping.
Behind the clouds is the sun still shiing;
Your fate is the common fate of all,
In every life some rsin must fall
Some days must be dark and dreary.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1854-12-13

ANSWER TO A CHALLESGE.-The eccentric
II. II. breckenridge, one Of the Judges Of the
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, when Young
man. was challenged to fight duel by an Eng
lish officer whom he answered as follows =
81 have two objections to this duel matter,
the one is lest should hurt you; the other is
lest Won should hurt me. l don't see any good
it would be to me, to put ball through your
BODY | could make no use of you when dead
for any culinary purpose. AS would rabbit
or turkey. ! am no canibal to feed upon the
flesh of men, Why, then. shoot down human
creature. of whom | could make no nse' A
buffalo would make better meat. For though
your flesh might be delicate and tender, yet it
wants the firmness and consistency which take
and retain salt. st any rate, it would not do
for a long sea voyage. You might make good
barbecue it is true, being of the nature of a
raccoon or oppossum; people are not in the ha-
bit of barbecuing anything that is human now.
And as TO your hide, it is not worth taking off,
being little better than two year old colt -
So much for you.-As TO myself. do not like
to stand in the way of anything that is hurtfui.
/ am under the impression that You might hit
me. This being the case. think it most adj
visable to stay in the distance. If you mean
to trv your pistol, take some object, tree, OF
a ham door about my dimensions. If you
hit that. send me word, and l will acknowl.
edge that If had been in the same place
YOU might also have hit me-
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1854-12-13

D"Vonce, ven | was courtim my Cater
inc, was gone to my felt to hoe mine tatere.
so dinks give her boo; so climbs tree,
and shust as vas goin TO boo her, falls of
on der hemlock fence and sic pine knot
in mine pantaloons, an CATERING vas laff and
make more shame dan sheep NIT one tam
tief on his back"
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1854-12-13

UNDER THE ROSA floating paragraph
explains the origin of this expression 1.-THE
term ander the Rose, implies secrecy, and had
its origin during the year B. c. AS, at which
time Pausanias, the commander of the con-
federate fleet, was engaged in an intrigue with
Xerxes, for the marriage of his daughter and
the subjugation of Greece to the Medean rule.
Their negotiations were carried on in a build
ing attached to the Temple of Minerva, call
ed the Brazen House, the roof OF which was a
garment forming bower of roses; so that
the plot, which was conducted with the utmost
secrecy was literally matured asnder the rose.
1t was discovered, however, by slave, and as
the sanctity of the place forbade them to force
Pausanias to kill him there, they finally wall
ed him in, and left him to die of starvation.
Ii finally grew to be custom among the
Athenians to wear roses in their hair wRenev-
er they wished to communicate TO another q
secret which they wish to be kept inviolate
Hence the saying sub rosa among them, and
now among almost all Christian nations"
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1854-12-13
Charity.

ssCharity covereth a multitude of sins,'
says the Gospel; is it not strange, therefore,
that so little should prevail in the community.
and that those especially who should claim it
as one of their peculiar attributes are either to-
tally devoid of it, or totally mistaken III regard
to its character9 We do not mean the charity
of the pocket, Though to tell the truth. there
is little enough of that,) but the charity of
the heart, so beautifully expressed in the en-
blem of little child giving honey to a bee
without wings,-that charity which
.'Disdains to weigh too nicely the returns
Her bounty meets with-like the liberal gods
From her own gracious nature 'he bestows,
Nor stoops to ask reward
Behold that christian an old and venerable
man fast vending his way toward the portals of
eternity, and list moment TO his conyersa-
ton. Perhaps he has just returned from the
house of God,-perhaps from His holy table,
where he has contributed liberally to send the
gosple to the far off pagan,-a man who bears
among his fellows the reputation OF a benevo-
lent and exemplary christian, and distinguish
ed for his charity. The character of young
man of his acquaintance is the subject of con-
versation, and he is speaking to a stranger
eyes, J-is certainly young man of tall
ent.-but totally wanting in integrity he
cannot be trlsted.' He knows this not from
his own experience. but fro hea-Sa. yet he
adopts it, gives it all the force ofhis own opin-
ion founded on reliable foundation, and the
stranger goes away satisfied Of the depravity
of young man of whom he was prepared to
receive favorable Impressions. Now had that
old man been true christian, iinbued with
the spirit of true piety,-had he possessed
that charity which sscovercth multitude of
SINS he would have excused that young mans
faults, forgot his vices-he would have heard
and obeyed-
that deep voice, which from the skies
Forbade the patriarch S sacrifice, iH e-'
God Is angle cry. Forbear !" ..ss..ff
But if he heard that voice. he obeyed il not,
and the consequence was, that the young man
received an injury, that time, nor wealth. nor
pleasure, nor anything earthly can ever heal.
Nor is this ficticious illustration. The pic
ture may be presented from differen point
of view, or with slight variation in peFspec
tive, but it is nevertheless correct,-alas. too
true. Nor is it yet, a solitary example. We
see the same thing occurring around us daily
and hourly. Old and young, grave and gay,
infidel and christian, all are guilty of the same
sin, without rejecting perhaps, on its helm
BUSINESS, or the injury they do their fellow men.
They have not charity-which
Pure in her aim and in her temper mild.
Her wisdom seems the weakness of a child
She makes excuses when she might condemn.
Reviled by those that hate her prays for them
Suspicion luI ks not in her artless breast
The worst suggested. she believes the best I"
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1854-12-13

DvAn eminent writer says: 1T is my opin-
ion, derived from experience, that the period
of courtship cannot be too short. have rea-
son to say that when you have hooked your
fish, the sooner you use your landing net the
raft
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1854-12-13

GA Yankee describing an opponent,
says: Il tell you what, sir, that man donb
amount 10 q sum in srithnetio "d8 ht-, si7.
n-I flr-s,- rotii11 =, ea-vy . -
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1854-12-13

Cy-..Is that the tune the old COW died of ~
asked an Englshnan, nettled at the industry
with which New Englander whistled Yam
kee Doodle. ':No, beet" replied Jonathan,
"thst'e the tune the old Buli died Of
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1854-12-13

vMr. Smith, don't you think Mr.. Dusen-
dorf is young man Of parts9'
Decidedly so, Miss Brown he is part num-
skull part snsvs and part fool
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To be continued.