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governing his powers in the ease, and said he
had no difficulty in deciding the marriage,
Notwithstanding the manner in which the IL
cense was obtained, was valid one, and that,
consequently, the husband was entitled to the
possession of his wife He therefore directed
that she be given into his charge. Sehonber-
ger Immediately approached her, placed her
arm under his. and they left the courthouse
together, surrounded by large crowd of per-
sons who had been anxiously awaiting che re-
suit of the contest Thus. it appears, that
although, Jordan is a hard road to travel. :
Schonberger, by the aid of perjury, has sue
ceeded in getting over it. =
The Enquirer adds:
. When Judge CloPton announced his de-
.cisiop IN favor Of restoring 70 Sehonbergcr his
Eifs.ss shout e exulfsi;on vent r from the
messed in the halls Of justice. The applause
was as noisy and disordcrly as it was dis
graceful
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The Judges Big Shirt.

The story goes that, ON certain occasion
Judge A., then en- visit to Raleigh, n.
c., was notorious for leaving home without
the necessary precautions of carrying along
a second shirt While here he was invited to
attend gay and fashionable party. to be Civ
en- the following evening. at the residence of
Judge B The visiting Judge was ter
ribly perplexed about clean shirt Tor the se-
casion, and while resolving In his mind ho~
be should possess himself ct the desired arti-
Gle, Gin those days ready made shirts we're not
as now, articles of merchandise Khea be was
called on at his room by Mr. c., another
limbof the law, bat not Judge After pas
sing the usual compliments, Judge A. re-
marked See here, c. haze Just been
invited to attend party to- morrow night. aud
hayn't clean shirt for the occasion n--he-
ping, no doubt. that his friend would proffer
the loan of one of his. But being bit of
wag, and relishing good joke amazingly. he
concluded to have little fun, and at the same
time learn his judicial friend lesson concer-
ming his negligent custom. g Ohr' said he,
g there's no difficulty about that. lean have
you one made,
:. But do you think it can be finished in
time r said Judge A..
- No doubt about it. / have sbirt-naker
who is perfectly prompt and reliable, and
can youch for its being ready
:. All right then, if you'll be sure and at
tend to it. ss @ IS
You may depend on it. " said the Judges
friend. 1t shall be here by half past six to-
morrow evening"
c.. in going home that night, called
at the lady's and ordered her to go to S.
store. get nine yards of blesehed domcstics
and three yards of linen, and make shirt of
it for Judge 4 and deliver it at his room,
on the following evening at half past six pre-
cisely, and charging her particularly there was
to be no Disappointment. and not 10 deliver
sooner or later than half past six
80 But. Mr.. c.. y expostulated the wo-
man, . you moan three shirts, don't you, out
of nine yards p' -
- Do as / tell you, madam. Don't you.
suppose know what sized shirt is required
by my friend p s -
Early next morning the cloth was procar-
cd. and the making of the shirt entered upon
About six o'clock in the evening, c.,
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The following letter, written by a Know
Nothing member of the Massachusetts, Legis-
lature. we clip from the Boston Post
s - Boston, Jan l6 1856.
SoN JoHN:-I have too much Legislative
work to come home on Saturday night as
said / would-so you must mind the farm; I
have managed to get on good many COM
mites SO as to be come popular by having my
name printed oftener in the papers and |
manage to say something occasionally and /
have ssen my name times printed in the
daily bee. American principles is looking up
some here in Boston and we are going to dis,
cord ali foreign eliments in our government
(by the way have the barn door-painted over
with some other color besides Spanish brown
1 don't like anything Spanish The governor
has made lick at the foreign MALTA and
disbanded all the companies (Dont use any
more British oil for your decfness for have
thrown away that box of Russia salve your
mother put in my trunk sto rub my rumatic
leg with use American phisic it is the best J
We are going to have the latin lingo taken of
the state coat of armes and put plain yankee
english in its place. We are going head
tell you, and make clean swoop of every thing
of foreign extraction have visited no place
VI duiucCiuSnt OAcCptlhe tAC i've Du1idiO which
is a regular native he looks very much ike a
hairy COW. Speaking of cows reminds me of
our Durham bull you may sell him to Wade
the butcher he is of foreign extraction. a
friend asked me to go to the Athaneum and
see the library and pictures but | was told
nearly all the pictures are painted by the old
masters as they are called-and these / am
told are, with out exception all foreigners
beside many of the books are in foreign Ian
guagcs so it is contrary to the spirit of princi-
pies to visit such place. was going to
see Banvards great painting of the holy land
which is making some stir but native artist
told me ii was painted with Venetian red
Dutch pink and Naples yellow while all the
skies were Prussian blEe too much Of tke
foreign eliment to be interesting to me. BY
the way speaking of paint have the front
blinds which had painted with French green
last fall painted some other color other than [
mentioned above. Stop he Zions Herald and
take the Yankee priEateer in Its place, Give
my AIarseills vest to dick the plowman aadtell
him to stone Jip the scotch TERROR off the farm
and to kill that Maltese cat.
from your efectionate father,
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5rlrrt Galre
From the Manchester S. S. Magazine. I
BARNETT THE MISER.

In the town of N, up a passage lead
ing to the Bridle-smith- Gate, there lived a man
named Barnett He was about sixty wears
of age. bat though his hair was somewhat
sYrsakled with grey, and his form was some
what bowed, he had the energy of Younger
man, and a frame that seemed of iron His
brow was lofty and gave an idea of intellect.
but the hard lines of his face and compressed
lips bespoke craft.
His dwelling was an old mansion which had
seen better days; secluded on all sides from
public gaze its gloomy courts and still gloomier
chambers accorded well with the character of
its occupant, whilst the iron-bound shutters
testified to the care he had taken to secure the
treasure he was said to have amassed. For
BarpeH was reputed to be rich despite his .ele-
quence on 0 hard times, ss dear foed, . ..loss-
es in business" He seemed to be chanting a
perpetual dirge IN honor of poverty but the
world never believes a man while he pleads
Aer. unless he wears her livery Enthusiastically
Otherwise it shakes It's head and smiles skep-
fically. bat then it treads him under, and
passes on its way Thus Barnett had got the
reputation Of being rich. and he certainly de-
served 1t, There were many in that town
VINO could have told of bankruptcies he had
H4lliea on widows he had plundered, and
course (fer respectabiitv resnec,s H.,
forgetfpl of a higher command tban a,,s, ~. =
made statute. from the great Law-G;ver- &c
ALL = u
Secure IN this legality, and bouyaut in The
reeQllectien Of the riches it had gained him,
barnett sat, on the evening that my tale com.
nences, taking his solitary supper of porridge
Che had achieved bargain and INDUCED ac.
cordingly;1 dead silence reigned In the
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Hogarth's Red Sea.

Hogarth was once applied to by nliseriy
old nobleman, to paint on his staircase re-
presentation of the destruction Of Pharaoh's
Hosts In the Red Sea. In attempting to fix
npon the price. Hogash became quite dis
satisfied The miser was unwilling to give
more than half the real value of the picture
At last Hogarth. out Of all patience, agreed
to his patrons terms. Within day or two,
the picture was ready. The nobleman was
surprised at such expedition. and Immediately
called to examine it. The canvas was all over
red. ~ t.r- el,
s.zoundsg' said the purchaser, sswhat have
you here? | ordered scene of the Red Sea-
ssBut where are the Israclfcsg"
s'They are all gone over.
And where arc the Egyptians" -
They are all drowned
The miser's confusion could ouly be equalled
BY the haste with which he paid his bill.
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Il
Tis sad-yet sweet-to listen
To the soft winds gentle swell,
And think we hear the music
Our children knew so well;
To gaze out ON the even,
And the boundless fields of air,
And feel again our boyhood wish
To roam like angels there!
There are many dreams of gladness
That cling around the past
And from the tomb of feeling
Old thoughts come thronging fast ~
The forms we love so dearly,
In the happy days now gone,
The beautiful and lovely,
So fair to look upon.
The bright and lovely madens
Who seemed SO formed for bliss,
Too glorious and too heavenly
For such world as this.
Whose soft dark eyes seemed swimming
In a sea of liquid light,
And whsse locks of gold were streaming
O'er brow so sunny bright.
w nose SiutitS W ctC iihC tnS oofAoAihO
In the spring-time of the year
Like the changeful CLEANS of April
They followed every tear!
They have passed-hke. hope-away-
All their lovelinass has fed
OH many heart is mourning
That they are with tie dead.
Like the bright buds Of summer
They have fallen from the stem
Yet oh-it is lovely death
To fade from earth like themi
And yet-the thought is saddening
To muse on such as they
And feel that all the beautiful
Are passing fast away
That the fair ones whom we love,
Grow to each loving breast,
Like tendrils of the clinging vine;
Then perish were they rest
And can we but think of those
In the soft and gentle spring,
When the trees are waving o'er US,
And the flowers are blossoming!
For we know that winters coming
With his cold and stormy sky
And the glorious beauty round us
is blooming but to diei
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ABSENCE OF NIISD-AND CLOTHES
following anecdote ofsour innocent French
Canadian, is from Mrs. Noodles recent work
A couple Of young ladies were walking one
fine summer evening along the west bank of
the Moira, and the narrator, in STOPPING over
the water to gather some wild flowers that
grew in a crevice of the rocks dropped her
parasol in the river. A cry of vexation at
the loss of the article of dress, which is ex-
pensive, and almost Indispensable beneath the
rays of 8 Canadian sun, burst from her bps,
and attracted the attention of young man
whom she had not before observed, who was
swimming at some distance down the river
Heimmediately turned, and dcxterously catch
ing the parasol as it swiftly glided past him,
SWAN towards the ladies with the rescued ar
ticle, carried dog-fashion, between his teeth.
In his zeal to render this little service he
forgot that he was not in condition to appear
before the ladies; who, startled at such an ex-
traordinary apparition. made the best of their
time to fly precipitabiy from the spot.
q have no doubt, said Miss -, laugh
ing, that the good-natured fellow meant
veil. but was never so frightened and con-
founded in nsy life" The next morning the
parasol was returned at the street door, with
q Jean Baptiste's compliments 20 the young
ladies'. So much for French Canadian gsi-
1antry<
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EBENsBURG, Feb I1ARY Is, 1856.


ed his residence before the mob Quickly ne
had the doors closed and the shutters barred,
deep well he let himself and his treasure ooWn
20 place OF ss1ety = = s,sss, =. -. 8
un came 1 re relilng crowd tue leaoer nov
STRIVING WIN tsE' lous gestures % DIVER. tnem
nom tneir pn! Pose put tIe passions IS naa
Eopsed were not g easily aiinyed. ana ms en-
sfeayoFe were ~ sRa1 a;s . e
s sJ1 @sy came ys.zn exuslng shouts. ana
e At .ne i1ong tney patss-ea
.iii z. : unal'
iden5 tnan inc resi- oo.aheu an axe ano cle,'
Tue uool Posss uyan Lne eDssas'ss
.ne croWu ~ anu TAU i.o1l, " xopsl.'
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ssll
. =, th.t 8. 49,.
a.e s1soA - sstb and n'snv -, o-a bks - :
sad t.asas of t,,a;s
WI 80 60. ta.Y at.,bsl ~ .l;..,
e. ,d ,uarleJ tha sh;cl, sssds of
ro,l s,,llen from, the M roof fsl1
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NUT Mnicn Sen' s.le ooSU ~ ao,a;a1
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evioence % uie anfAy'
" Norsmen were eusy ~ cisaIing I'm away .ne
ruins OF tne iiiser nousc, anu ye. no sestaSe
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yOL 2. NO. 20.

all attired and ready for the party. called on
the Judge, when he was ssalufcd on his en-
trance With
See here. that shirt has not been sent yeti"
sOhl" says c.. pulling out his watch, lit
Is not time yet it lacks quarter to the time,
for told her to have it here by half past sin. .
The couple ehattcd away awhile, when
presently a tiinid knock at the door was hoard.
Judge A--jumped to open it, when a
little girl asked if that was Judge As
room? x
Being answered afirmatively, she contin-
ued, Here's shirt Mr.. C-------told my
mother to make for you" ~
All right, my nicelittle Miss. and strai. bt.
way began TO prepare for donning the much
coFeted garment remarking, II is well made,
and handsomely done up, too. Smart woman
"0h! yes; knew she would not disappoint
you in any respect"
BY this time the Judge had commenced
pulling it over him. He pulled and pulled,
as yard after yard passed, and still his head
was enveloped in the shirt He complained
Of it's size, bnt his friend told him he had got
1t twisted, but to hurry on as twas time they
were at the party Again he set himself to
the task, and by hard struggling got through,
HHuihS utiifScii ciSuIOuucu III Slfrt nYG
yards long and four broad, covering all over
the floor with its ample draperyl 81
I'm Gods namen' said the Judge, in aston
ishment, 1'What is this the woman has sent
me?" looking with CONSERVATION upon the
monstrous shirt around and beneath him,
..What is it I say?"
1t was with mach difficulty that C
could restrain his laughter, but approaching
bis enshirted friend and pulling the huge col
lar down, SO that me eoald sea, his face, he
gazed. with apparent wonder, and observed
''Whata silly, stupid woinanl / told her
to get Just enough to make three shirts; in
stead of making three she has put the whole
nine yards into one shirt, But we must hur-
ry up and make the best of bad bargain,
for it is high time that we were at the party
this minute. You can push it down into
your trowsers and nobody will be the wiser"
So at it the Judge went, his friend assisting
hin, as yard after yard was piled away in his
unmentionablcs. (they didn't wear tights in
those days, and thus he went to Judge BIS
party if not the finest dressed, at least the
largest shirted gentleman in the crowd
c. promised never 70 blow on his Judi
cial friend. and kepthis word, until he learned
that the Judge was compelled 10 tell it on
himself. for unfortunately he carried the big
shirt home, and Mrs. Judge wanted to know
what tremendous big woman's shift thatwas
in his trunk? He had to ont with it; and it
being told by himself, Mr. c. felt at lib
erty to tell it also; which he does sometimes
70 the infinite merriment of all who hear him.
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a Shy Youth.

Everything is arranged for your wedding
with Susan Tompkins. said father to his
oldest son; Il nope you viii behave yourself
like man. Thomas. asi
The individual addressed was young man..
seated on chair. dspatching piece of bread
and m,asses. Ills only answer was sigh.
accompanied with food Of tears. .-...,
What objections can you have? Susan is
handsome and wealthy. and married you must
be some tiue or other. Your mother and
were married. and II is my command that you
prepare yourself for Your nuptials.
=. Yes" finally sobbcd Thomas. That's a
different thing You married mother. bat
Tn sent to marry a s'range GAL
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T xEEk INTO SEBA6TUfOL-
Tke c6Ifespondent of the Morning Herald,
| writing z1n the camp, on the 7th, thus de-
/: scribee he appearance Of. the town of Sebas-
topoI and the condition of the Russian defen-
ces, - viewed from Ovens SIS
SebnstopoI is nat in ruins, and what is more
important still, the defences are four times
stronger and more vigorous than the first day
we opened fire. I know this statement may
make my letters unpopular with a certain set,
who viii see nothing but victories and causes
for graduation in. all We do; but nevertheless,
it Is only the truth. and am confident that
time win vindicate my assertion even in the
sssF s se;s s. sssIf q ii. point beyond al
posi- slIisy Of doqbk. yesterdsy determined
quot post, within 200 Yards Of the Russian
batteries and close overlooking the town and
harbor. It is perfectly easy t. approach this
place now for covered way has been con-
structed to it, and both sides have compara-
lively speaking, ceased firing for some time.
One large barrick inside the walls, against
which our FIRE, as against government build
ing, has been particularly directed, is riddled
in every part. and most of its roof destroyed
The same is the case with about sixty or sew
enty of the houses nearest to the walls, but
e ~ ,,s,s;rrs ,,ers - az
~ % .no IN, .1 :.,I ~ '',e eon:i
u Inc 'osn peel - ny uieo !, wou'u NC essiS ~
are white as snow, and instantly show shot
mark. The splendid structure which we call
the 's Parthenon"-the Government house
and, indeed. 19-20tEs of the buildings show
no n Nv :. - =. r,.,s -, La.
ne ss'eess " .,oa mn :. a.'b ~n.s
oo We .oss ~ :. ss 80
ne,e an II, os' 'r sp1e eSaSs -
ana gooa order. In 'nsse fere numerous ss,Dl
podies Q. troops iounging ABOUT tunconcerneoiy'
MN 'nsm ;nusAs's pa'ea s ana
lay s s,p., f.sA H..
anu -" a..a sasa -. a:.t'a ~ st.ii.'.
san ~ ). 80 - e IN u a,sa.;,,.;,,,
y e.e Usa., !. w :. = :.
~ ,ae ear eaI'nworAs arcunu oeDss'opos, ~ -
lnole uiiiiou VI, - speeA WIN 49, s e. ~
nie.ous arc .nese ueIences 'na1 "a 'nem ~ -
qui'e iinPossipie 70 gam az 1i0e : .os. aHc ~
.enslse sie" as -. a. e.L JIs ,:l :.o
s,as elslne neaf,y '"o 'us ~ s'e 60
sne enemy Da..ss.es Nsan appeaieu 'eia''s ~
so1u ny. "oAIs isa.s ss :. ~, ...o.;,s 49,
o.ao.oa b,s ea,, a;.cb = front With regu.
~ : .ss - 81
l,1' anu 'Vn: .ss - : adt
a., H., a., a,,.ri;,r ra;nst and tbe,e-
fore fear an am assanls Bs # i nr;nc;nallv Of
the north side that wish to sneak
The tremendous extent of the new redoubts
and batteries which I saw thrown up all around
the citv. did indeed. astonish me. Every
sraee from the c;rcular eartbwork and mar.
tella tower 1tbe latter now 4 mere nile of rub
b;sb round to the sea near Cane Constan-
fine i one lonr line of redoubts and batter
;es M..ta G;braltar or tbe lines of Chat
y one mpnle ~ lal
'nan .hese lorn.,uaplc ,lai
WIN inlan'.y p'.s' anu ueeP u''Ies a.ae,.sJa,
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German Brides.

Mr. James Brooks of the New York Ex-
press now in Europe, in recent letter, says:
g The Germans, by the way, have queer
way of making :. Brides" and of doing some
other things in the eourting and marrying
way, which may interest you, perhaps. When
maiden is betrothed, she is called '' Bride,n
and SO continues till she becomes ssWife."
All the while she is engaged. she is Bride"
The lovers, Immediately upon betrothal, cx-
change plain rings, which are worn ever af-
forwards, until death parts them. The woman
wears hers on the third finger of her left hand,
and the man his ON his - hand. When
the g BRIDE Becomes a 6 wife, her ring is
transferred to the third. finger of the right
hand, and there it remains. The husband
always wears his ring just as the wife wears
hers, so that if you look upon a mans hand
you can tell whether he is mortgaged or not.
There is DO cheating for him ever affer-no
coquetting with the girls as if he was an un-
married man; for 10 the whole story is told
by his finger-ring. A Viennese married lady
was much amused when / told her that in our
country VIC only s1ring" the women, but let
the men run at large unmarked. so. that
is dreadful. said she. more than half shocked,
Think, there is Frederick, my husband--only
twenty -four so young. SO handsome; and all
ried man, aud be making love to him. o, it
is dreadful! is it not? How can you do so in
your country? would not live there with
Frederick for the world" !" Thinking over the
reasoning of nay fair Viennese, could not
but come to the conclusion. with her that In
her country, there was more security for the
wife and thar, therefore. her custom was bet
ter than ours. But would there not be re-
bellion among the men in America, if the wives
there were to thus put public stamp of sspro-
perty" upon their husbands at every step they
took The Germans have other agreeable
customs in their silver weddings (silbcrae
hnchzcit) the twenty five years of welded life.
and their golden weddings, golden hucASeiD
fifty years but of these so much has been
written, that can probably write you nothing
new If ever get time, will consecrate q
whole chapter to you on German Courtships
and German welded life-but this letter is
just now medley enough.
ALovER's SrR4TAoEs. "A marriage was
consummated out West, recently, under very
peculiar circumstances: The father Of the
bride was violently opposed to the marriage ];
and op the day appointed for its celebration.
posted e No admfttance'' on the gateway lead
ing to his house, and stationed a young man
With musket to enforce attention to the or
dinance from the expectant bridegroom.
Finding be could not accomplish his object
without resorting to force OF stratagem, and
remembering that his lady love had airing of
his In possession ,4he got out azMaryaHt for her
on q charge Of obtaining goods under false
pretences, had her brought before n,agis-
trate. who after the lover had Withdrawn his
complaint and paid The costs, soon united them
| In the = holy bonds of matrimoDy.g BIS ssa.
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t-Puttrgs
OUR CHILDHOOD.

BY G. D. pREsTrcE.
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-04-11
Decreased Immigration.

The New York Commissioners of Emf
grafton report tina, there is g,eat falling
off in the number Of immigrants arriving
at that port, both as il regards those coming
from Germany AMI Ireland.
With regard to the deficiency Of the Ger
man immigrants, the cause may be partly
attributed 10 the demands created by the
war forced levies, and the customary in
ducements of state of war, operating to
detain many men at home, who, under 9TH
er circumstances, would probably have lel,
the country. But we are pleased to be-
Heve that the decreased emigration from
Ireland is caused by happier circumstances.
The recent legislation of Parliament in re-
lstion TO landed property, has operated We.
~ bene6cially upon all the industrial inter
es.s OF Irelan !, ami has so ia creased the de-
mand for labor, as not only to prevent ma
ny rom leaving home, but also TO induce
some already in this country to return to the
old country.
As far as this state of facts is Indicative
otreiarning prosperity - Ireland we rejoice
At il. Few portions Of the earth, on ac.
count OF natural advantal es or Characters
tics of its Inhabitants, deserve better for
tune than Ireland, and few have experienc.
ed so hard a fate. The turning over new
leaf in her history, for the better, would be
cause OF congra,ulation to all righ,.think-
ing people.