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Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-06-02
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BY PRENTICE.

Nv soul thy sacred image keeps,
Nv midnight dreams are all of thee;
For nature then in silence sleeps,
And silence brood5 DER land and sea-
Oh, in that still, mysterious hour,
How oft from waking dreams start
To find thee but fancy flower,
Thou cherished idol of my heart.
Thou hast each thought and dream OF mine
Have in turn one thought of thine!
Forever thine my dreams will be,
Whate'er may be my fortune here;
ask not love-I claim from thee
Only one boon, a gentle tear;
May e'er bright visions from above
Play brightly round thy happy heart,
And may the beams of peace and love,
Neer from thy glowing soul depart,
Farewell my dreams are still with thee,
Hast thou one tender thought of me?
Nv lows like summer birds may fly,
Nv hopes like summer blossoms depart
BIT there's one flower that cannot die
Thy holy memory in my heart:
No dews that flowers cup may fill,
No sunlight to its leaves be given,
But it will live and flourish still,
As deathless as a thing of Heaven.
Ny soul greets thine, unasked, unsought,
Hast thou for me one gentle thought?
Farewell! farewell my far off friend!
Between US broad blue rivers flow.
And forest wave, and plains extend,
And mountains in the sunlight glow,
The wind that breathes upon thy brow
Is not the wind that breathes on mine,
The star-beams shining on thee now
Are not the beams that on me shine,
Bnt memory's spell is with US yet
Canst thou the holy past forget?
The bitter tears that you and
May shed whene'er by angairh bowed,
EXhaled into the noontide sky,
May meet and mingle in the cloud;
And thus. my much beloved friend, though we
Far, far apart must live and move,
Our souls, when God shall set thee free,
Can mingle in the world Of love.
This was an ccstacy to me-
Say-would it be a JOY to thee?
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-06-02
Bfg- Sambo I'sc got conumbidus to pro-
ta 10

sks- Sambo I'sc got conumbidus to pro-
mulgate to you"
Propel darkey." ,
Well, den, why am you Ike tree p
Why am like tree? | Glib dat up
cause you am sber green Yah yah
" Clem, Tse got a conumdibus to PROFOUND
TO You"
"Expatiate den Sambo'
"Well, den, why is you like a tree?"
:" | gibs dat up for sartin, darkey."
Den, Clem, can demonstrate de fact
De reason why you am like a tree is because
you am Lor Gus ~
Goodbye darkie, l exchange no more salu
tations wild YOU
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-06-02

nag II is an excellent rule to be observed
in oil disputes that men should give soft words
aud hard arguments that they should not so
much strive to vex, as to convince each other
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-06-02

p9-" SAM, why am your head like de moon -
I" lse give dat up, child Prognosticate -
I" Because, it is supposed to be inhabited =
Yah, yah !" Sam turned up the white OF his
eyes. and scratched his-wool F!
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-06-02

s&r God hears the heart without words but
he never hears word snithoGt the heart.
Washington telegraph., 1855-11-28
Use of a Nose.

4 good story Is told Of Mozlrt, at the time
he was pupil of Haydn The latter clal-
lenged his pupil to compose piece of mu sic
which he could not play at sight Mozart
accepted the banter. aud 4 champagne sup
per was to be the forfeit. Everything be-
ing arranged between the two composers,
N,zirt took his pen and sheet of paper,
and In FIVE minuteS dashed off piece of
music. aud mulch to the surprise Of Haydn,
handed it tn him, saying:
There is piece of music. sir, which
you cannot play, and | can; you are to give
ihe FIRST trial ,"
Hayln smiled contemporary at the Wis
iouary presumption of his pupil, aud placing
Pc n,ie> before him, struck the KEYS of the
Instrument Surprised at lis simplicity be
dashed away until he reached the middle of
he piece. when stopping all At once. lie ex-
claimed
.'lIoy shis Mozart How-s this, Here
my hands are stretched out to bo;h ends OF
;l.e piano. ana yet there Is middle key to
De toaehs,.! Nobody can play such music
not even the compose itlnSef."
Aiozar. SMILED at the hal: excited indicna-
,ion and s.erriexiiy of ihe great master, and
taking the -eat he had quilted struck he in
-iruIreni with such an air OF self assurance
..at Haydn began TO think himself dnped.
Ruuning along he simple p..s-a yes he came
TO that part " hich his teacher had pronounced
impossible to b. played. Moz1rt as anybo
dv is aware, was favored. or at least endow-
ed with an extremely long nose, which in
modern dialect stuck ont about feet. =
Reaching the iHicu!t passage, he stretched
uo,h hands To the extreme ends Of the piano
aud leaning forward bobbei his nose againSt
the middle key, which : nobody could
plrv'
Haydn burst into al mmodeTate i; O.
i:.''ghier aud aft er acknowledging the corn
1, Glazed that nature had eudowncd Mozart
~ith capacity ior music which he had nev
er before discovered
Washington telegraph., 1855-11-28
T-.e Duties OF = Mother,

She should be frm-gentle-kind-al-
ways ready to attend to her child.
She should never laugh at him-at what
he does that is cunning-never allow him
to think of his looks except to be neat and
clean in his habits.
She should teach him to obey look-to
respect those older than himself; she should
never make command without seeing that
it is performed in the right manner.
Never speak of a child faults'or foibles.
or repeat bls remarks before him; it is a
sure way to spoil a child
Never reprove child when excited, nor
let your voice be raised when correctiug-
Strive to inspire love, not dread-respect,
not fear Remember You are training and
educating so'sl for eternity.
Teach your children to wait upon them
.e!ves-to put away a thing wnen done with
it. But do not forget that you. were once j
child The grief> of the little ones are too
often neglected; they are great for them
Bear patiently with them. and never in any
way rouse their anger if ii can be avoided.
Teach child to be useful whenever an op-
portunity may offer.
Washington telegraph., 1855-11-28
A Beautiful and Truthful Ex.
tract.

We clipped the following beautiful and
truthful extract from an exchange. the
name of which has escaped our memory
Let it be considered well F.:
The past is secure. 1t is unaltersble.-
The seal Of eternity is upon it. The wis
dom which it has displayed cannot be OBJ
scured; neither can they be debased bv hu-
man folly or human infrmity. The future
is that which may well awaken the most
earnest solicitude, both for the virtue and
the permauence of our republic The fate
OF other Republics, their rise, their progress
their decline aud their fall, are written but
too legibly on pages of history, if indeed
they were not continually before US in the
startling fragments of their ruins.
They have perished, and perished by
their own hands. Prosperity enervated
them. corruption debased them, aud a venal
popuiace consummated their destruction
They have sometimes been cheated cut of
their liberties by servile dema sogues; some
times betrayed into a surrender OF them by
false patriots. They have disregarded the
warning voice of their best statesman, and
have prosecuted and driven from office their
best friends. They have reverenced power
more IN Its calm and constitutional energy
They have surrendered to faction what be-
longed to the country. Patronage and party,
the triumph of leader, and the discontents
OF day, have outweighed all solid principles
and institutions of government.
Such are the melancholy lessons of the
past history Of the Republics, down to our
own. Let the history of the Grecian and
Italian State warn US of our danger. Let
the Americn youth never forget that they
possess noble inheritance, bough; by the
tolls. and suferings and blood of their an
cestors. and capable, if wisely improved
and faithfully guarded, of transmitting to
their latest posterity all the substantial
blessings of life, the peaceful enjoyment Of
liberty, property, religion and indepen-
dence. The structure has been erected By
architects of consummate skill and fidelity
It's arrangements are full of wisdom and or
der; its foundation solid, and its defenses
are impregnable from without 1t has been
reared for Immortality. if the work of man
may justly aspire to such title. 1t may
nevertheless. perish in an hour by folly, or
corruption, or negligence of its only keepers,
the people. Republics are created by the
virtue, public spirit, and intelligence of
the citizens. They fall when the wise are
banished from the public councils, because
they dare to be honest, and the profigate
are rewarded because they fattcr the people
in order to betray them
Washington telegraph., 1855-11-28
The Last of the Randolphs.
NEPHEW OF JOHN RANDOLPH.


A Southern correspondent of the Home
Journal sends it the following interesting
/ sketch
During the summer of 1854 had some
business Transactions which called me to the
county OF Charlotte, In lower Virginia. A
mild and lovely Sabbath morning found me
| seated in one of the comfortably cushioned
pews Of the village church at the court
house. As it wanted few minutes to the
hour Of service, my eyes wandered over the
large and respectable looking audience as
sembled and was finally attracted by a very
eccentric individual who was just entering
a rather aged man, tall, of dark conplex-
ion. long white hair waving pientiiully over
his shoulders. and an equally venerable
beard flowing on bis breast His step was
active and graceful. his form erect aud man
". But bis peculiar actions were In strik-
ing contrast to his dignifed appearance
At first thought him only eccentric, but
few moments of further observation proved
TO me that he was insane.
Immediately on entering the pew be knelt
towards the wall, crossed himself. aud, ap-
pareutly, repeated prayer. He then sat
down, drew out a cambric handkerchief DELI
cately periumed, wiped his brow, removed his
gloves. strokcd his hair and beard took up
bis Bible, kissed it and read. examined his
cane. used his handkerchief again, and all
the time keeping himself in constant mo-
,ion. say all the time, but occasionally
he was passive for few minutes-his at
;entlou apparently aroused by some truths
from the miniSer-but these times were
rare. His countenance assumed all kinds
of expressions. Contempt alarm, pleasure,
earnes,uess. sorrow and anger, fitted across
it in rapid succession 1t reminded me more
of what children call making faces" than
anything else.
After the services were over, | ascertain
ed tha, this gentleman was 10 other than
the nephew of John Randolph, of Roanoke
He calls himself Sir John St George Ran
dolph, and is sole heir to bis celebrated un-
Gle. Randolph, himself, remarked with bit
terness during his last days, that their blood
flowed in the veins of but one scion, and he
was deaf. dumb and insane. So much for
human greatness The subject of this sketch
although physically aud now mentally de-
fec,ive-had a mind cultivated in the high
est degree In his youth be was sent to
Paris. where. under the protection of eel
ebrated able, be received thorough educa-
ton. Having the capacity TO receive, and
the wealth at command no pains were spar
ed in the improvement of bis intellectual
faculties. But it was labor lost for on re-
turning to his home in Virginia, he met
with and loved young lady, whom he ad |
dressed. but was refused on account of his |
~
the truth. he was plunged into the most pro- !
found giief, from which he vas at last arous- !
ed but-insane.
lie has considerable wealth, which is |
managed by his friends; ard being harm |
less. be comes and goes as he pleases. ana
is gra,iied In all his whims. Wrecked as
his mind i, he still commands respect and !
his peculiar manners do not attract the at
tention of his aeqaaintances, or excite mer
riment. as one would suppose.
Washington telegraph., 1855-11-28
Sfaggers in Horses.

As is usual at this season of the year, we
continue to see and hear much of disease
peculiar to horses during the end Of July.
August and the early part of September.
The affected animals are first Of all observ-
ed to be weak in the back in a day or two
more they reel greatly with the hind parts
and seem in danger of falling; they are disin-
clined to lie down apparently from fear of
being unable to rise, and in lad cases there
is considerable dullness of couuteuance, al
so a partial loss Of voluntary power in the
fore legs In the majority Of instances,
however, the loins and hind legs are almost
exclusively affected. The appetite is little
impaired, for some days after the complaint
has become confirmed the bowels are ra-
ther confined, but there is not any disturb
ancc of respiration, aud the pulse. sometimes
fuller Than natural, is seldom quickened, the
disease is rarely fatal when proper treatment
is employed; in neglected or mistreated
cases, however, the brain becomes cougested;
the auimals are unable to stand, get down,
grow restless, feyerisb, and not unfrequent-
ly die. The disease is almost exclusively
confined to horses which are fed On ripe,
green food such as seeding rye-grass, vctch-
es III full pod, or old rank meadow grass
We have known nine horses on one farm
affected at once. whilst they were feeding
on ripe rye-grasS. but three other horses
standing in the same stable, and fed on 9TH
er food, remained well. Some persons sup
pose the disease due to atmospheric infu-
ences; this has never been proved as yet,
and We know, on the other hand, that
change Of food will cure or prevent the dis
case, although atmospheric influences may
remain apparently the same. The treat
ment must be commenced by complete
change from food the animals have been
eatiug to simple brand diet and small guam
titles of good bag. a full dose of alum
may be administered. and tepid water is 20
be used until this has operated. When the
medicine operates. half ounce doses of sui
phate of iron and ginger may be given
twice daily Along with this medicine the
horse may take half bran and half oats till
the staggering subsidies. No bleeding is
needed
Washington telegraph., 1855-11-28

and trodden under foot by these reckless
foreign adventurers. these miserable, rule
or-ruin Red Republicans, many of whom
are still reeking with the filth and de-
pravity of the prisons and poor houses of
the corrupt and WORKOUT despotisms of Eu-
rope.
The United States have been the ASYLUM,
of the oppressed-our gates have been
thrown wide open to all who sought home
country. aud civil aud religious liberty
We have shared with them the blessings of
our free Government we have conferred
upon them the full rights of citizenship
We have given them gratuitonsly our public
lands They were humble and seemingly
grateful while their numbers were few
They mingled among our citizens and sough.
to become Americanized; but now. embod-
ened by the prospect Of numerical major
ity. encouraged and puffed into an unrea-
sonable selfimportance by the senseless fat
teries of trai;orous political demagogues and
tricksters they not only demand as right
what was accorded to them as boon, but
pre,umptuousy propose to their benefactors
10 leave the country or prepare to epter in-
TO the severest slavery
l. further evidence needed of the dangers
Of foreirnism in this country? Can any
Amefictn longer hesitate to follow the
wise counSels of Washington and Jefferson
Will native-born citizens still continue their
d 'Bestic di~sensions abou; the spoils Of Of
fee ard he extension of negro slavery p
We tell them once for all that tine party pol
icy, and party principles. which have bih-
4. ii a.
cance before this great impending danger of
foreign influence and insolent foreign az
gression. They must forget their party d.
visions They must lay aside their >ecion-
al jealouSies and unite as one man, with
one heart and one hand, 10 resist the en-
cr0aeiments of this foreign organization iu
cur III d>E, which threatens, with bloody v;o-
lence and civil war, to - z sor Itself these
"spoiis # uflice.' and to degrade the natives
Of the country into a servitude more affect
than that of any negro in the Southern
States.
Washington telegraph., 1855-11-28
Eurscl alive

\ letter from florence. giving All account
aE ih,. ravages % tHe ciiol' Ia in that ely
afiir..> tina ten per-unS Werc aieiysburied
ai.ve TIE hor i5.e iac' WAS brousht to
light IN this way Au ltAlian warehouse
keeper In P,iazzi,p iauhourg of Flor
euce) was buried ior ii. al N the Trespiano
cemetery. with many Other supposed corps
in q common grave He awuks; 10 q sense
of consciousness. aud - thin was the cover
N. Of sandy earth above h;D that be made
a. way GU. Of the surface. Still weak. he
lived for three days on roots in the forest
which surrounds the grave yard At last
he recovered strength sufficient TO reach
his house where he startled his family. who
were in mourning for him. He assured
them that he distinctly fels the bodies of
numerous people inferred with him moving
about The grave was consequently open
ed. aud it was found that many (:en in mum
her. "a have said} had stirred. and several
OF them had bitten their fingers in agony.
and otherwise injured themselves They
..es. al. ,lead when the investigation was
...a.is. The utmost exci.eI Inent prevailed Oh
the subject among the population.
Washington telegraph., 1855-11-28

Wolves IN INDIA.-A singular document
has just been published. showing that with
in recent period -ix hundred children have
been destroyed by wolves in he Punjaub
nearly thousand were slaughtered some
twenty years ago in the same way around
Angra The ornaments of the infants are
generally found in the dens where their pocr
little bodies are devoured; and those who
make trade of getting possession of the
plumber thus provided to their hands have
created an impression amongst the people
that the village in which woif is killed is
sure 10 come to rum and the ferocious
bru,es, when caught, are frequently set free
with bell around he neck The loss of
life from snake hiis> III Sciude has become
go serious that the government has taken
measures for the destruction Of these reptiles
Washington telegraph., 1855-11-28
THE ia H 8.
BY G. D. PRENTICE

Those burning stars! what are theya / have
dreamed
That they were blossoms or the Tree of Life
Or glory flung back from the outspread wings
OF Gods Archangel-or that yon blue skies
With all their gorgeous biazonry of gems.
We're bright banner waving Ger the earth
From the far wall OF Hesven-snd have sat
And drank their gushing glory till felt
Their lash electric trembling with the deep
And strong vibration down the living wire
OF chainless passion-and nv every pulse
Was beating high as if spring were there
To buoy me up. where might ever roam
Mid the uniattomed vastness of the sky.
And dwell with those high stars. and see the light
Pouring down upon the blessed earth. like dew
From the bright urns oil Maids
Beautiful starsl
What are yea There is in my heart of hearts
A fount that heaves beneath YOU like the deem
Beneath the giories of a midnight noon.
And lIst-yOur Eden tones are floating now
Around me like element-so low.
So wildly beautiful, | almost dream
That We dIe there. the living harp of God
Ger which the incense winds OF Eden stray.
And wake such tones of mystic mInstrelsy
As well might wander down the dim world
To fashion dreams of Heavenl Peal orl-peai on
Natures high anthem-for my life has caught
A portion of your purity and power.
And seems but sweet and glorious tone
OF wild star music,
Blessed. blessed things
Ye are in Heaven, and | on earth Nv soul.
Even with the whIriwinj S rush. can wander off
To your immortal realms, but it must tall.
Like your own ancient Peiai. from its height
To dim its new caught giories in the dust
The earth Is very beautiiul-I love
Its wilderness OF spring flowers its bright clouds.
The majesty OF mountains ard the dread
MasnIfcence of ocean-tor they come
Like visions 10 my heart-but when look
On your Uniadins ioveiiaess feel
Like a lost infant gazing on its home
And weep to die and come where you repo..s
Upon Won boundleSs heaven ike parted souls
On an eternity O. biessedness
Washington telegraph., 1855-11-28

BooKs-A learned writer says of books -
They are masters who instruct US without rods
or ierales without words anger without bread
or money. Ii you approach them, they not
asleep; if you seek them, they do not hide If
you blunder, they do not seold it you are igno-
rant they do not laugh at yeu.o Few things
more entertaining than to pour over book-stall.
There few here as they have them in Europe,
in the open street where passer by may saunter,
look a. the various titles Or dip into volume.
This is rather TO be lamcnted for loungers, aye,
even for book-worns, great lovers OF books are
called. The latter person often sees works that
are not 10 be found elsewhere, ard is often treated
with novelty amid old rubbish that no one could
ever suppose contained anything new. And then
YOU are smitten by the cheapness, or what you
think is cheapuess; for be It known, that when
ever you see book you like, and are determined
to buy it, it is always cheap. book does not
come to you as an intruder You seek it and
by rejecting as you read you hold converse with
new acquaintance you compare each others
minds without danger of yioent collision. If you
do not approve of what he says, you turn from
him quietly, without hard words passing. II you
approve, you dwell upon the expressions and read
them over again. Here is at ronce double
pleasure. La Bruyere says: When person OF
feeling and discernrnent reads book, and IL e1>
cites in him elevated thoughts, he may be sure the
work is good. and he needs no other Doce 81
proving it.-N Y. Quarterly
Washington telegraph., 1855-11-28

GET MAKBiED.-Young man if you have ar
rived at the right point OF life for it, let every
consideration give way TO that of getting married.
Don't think of anything else. Keep poking about
the rubbish of the world till you have stirred up
gem worth possessing in the shape of wife.
Never think of delaying the matter; for you know
delays are dangerous A good wife is the most
faithful and constant companion you can possibly
have by your side, while performing the journey
OF Gte-a dog isn't touch to her She can
smooth your linen and your cares'' for you-and
mend your trowseTs apd perchance your manners
-sweeten your sour moments as well as your
tea and coffee, perhaps rufle your shnt. bosom
but not your temper; and instead of sowing the
seeds of sorrow in your path, she will sew the
buttons your shirts, and plant happiness instead
OF soTrow IN your BOSOM
When a woman loves she loves with dcubls
distilled deyotedness and if she hates it is on tho
high pressure principle Her love is as deep
ocean, as strong as hemp halter, and as immu-
table as the rock of ages. She wont change, ex-
cep; it is in very strong fit Of jealousy; and even
then it fingers # loath 10 depart, ike eveLipg
twilight at the window of the west
Get married by all means All the excuses
you can fish up against doing the deed amt worth
a spoonful of pigeons milk. Get married, re-
peat, young meE Concentrate your affections
upon an object and do not distribute them crumb
BY cTurnb among host OF Susans, Marys Eiizas,
Augustus, Betsies and Dorothies.
Washington telegraph., 1855-11-28

The Pierce Administration is In such bad
odor down in Portland, Me- that the people
there held public meeting on Saturday,
the Sth inst, and nominated an independ-
ent ticket for representatives to the Legisla-
ture, embracing Wings and Democrats op-
opposed 10 the spoilsmen at Washington,
and tho Abolition Republican organization.
Washington telegraph., 1855-11-28

THE MARTHA W2ssrSeTos Csss-The Cin--
cinnati Columbian, of the 25th ult, says:
This interminable legal labyrinth is about to-
assume new phase, and again make its APPEAR
ance in our courts. One who knows, assure. US
that there will be no misfre this time. but that
some curious and interesting developments may
be anticipated.