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A LOVE LETTER.

| The following letter was written by a
British officer during the Revolution to
an American lady
DO l lore thee2 Oh, dearest, the
beam of thine eye is the light of my life.
l worship thee. Thy smile is the JOY of
my existence-thy voice the music of
my soul. When thy hand lies in mine,
and thy breath is upon my cheek, every
nerve vibrates with ecstacy, and the deep
pulsation of thy bosom thrills mine with
a responsive devotion that absorbs my
whole being
L would have thee as pure as an an
gel that might embrace thy image in
my heart and bow before it as the idol
of all my JOY and hope while ,hy endu-
rng and full affection should elevate and
sanctify my alteration until it transcend.
ed human sentiment, and partook of the
holy love symbolized in the flowers Of
paradise at the dawn of creation.
This, the world will call frenzy, hal
Inclination let the world call it what it
may-it is spell l would not have bro
ken for all else the world can give.
Then love me deai, with all thy
strength with all thy truth, with all thy
constancy, forever more-in pleasure and
in saAness-and wien the earth is clos
ed over me, let thy love pierce the cold
turf and unite with spirit that fingers
to join thine in its flight to realms of
eternal hiss
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-10-17
WONDERFUL JUGGLING.

We extract the following from an arti--
Gle in the Crayon, descriptive of travels
in British India. The .cene of the oc-
cunence is laid in Madras
''But the most wonderful performance
we saw this morning, was feat of pure
juggling, of which | have never been
able to find a solution One of the old
men came forward upon the grayelled
and hard trod avenue, leading with him
a woman. He made her kneel down,
tied her arms behind her, and blindfold-
ed her eyes. Then bringing great net
bag, made with open meshes of rope, he
put it over the woman, and laced up the
mouth, fastening it with knotted inter.
twining cords in such a way that it SEEM
ed an impossibility for her to extricate
herself from it. The man then took
closely woven wicker basket, that mar
rowed towards the top, lifted the woman
in the net from the ground, and placed
her in it, though it was not without the
exertion of some force that he could
crowd her through the narrow opening.
Having succeeded in getting her into
the basket, in which from the small size
she was necessarily in the most cramped
position, he put the cover upon it, and
threw over it wide strip of cotton cloth,
hiding it completely. In a moment,
placing his hand under the cloth, he drew
out the net quite united, and disentan-
gled. He then took long, straight, sharp
sword, muttered some words to himself
while he sprinkled the dust upon the
cloth, and put some upon his forehead,
then pulled off and threw aside the COW
ering and plunged the sword suddenly
into the basket. Prepared as in some
degree we were for this, and knowing
in was only deception, it was put inn
possible to see it without cold creeping
of horror. The quiet and energy with
which he repeated his strokes, driving
the sword through the basket, while the
other jugglerzlOoked on, apparently with
as much interested as ourselves, were
very dramatic and effective.
Stopping after he had riddled the bas-
ket, he again scattered dust upon the top,
lifted the lid, took up the basket from the
ground, showed it to US empty and then
threw it away. At the same moment
we saw the woman approaching us from
a clump of trees at distance of at least
fifty Or sixty feet.
Throughout the whole of this inexpli-
cable feat, the old man and the woman
were quite removed from the rest Of the
party. The basket stood by itself on the
hard earth, and so much beneath the
verandah on which we were sitting, that
we could easily see all arounl it. By
what trick our watchful eyes were closed,
or by what means the woman invisibly
escaped, was an entire mystery, and re-
mains unsolved The feat is not very
uncommon one, but no one who had seen
it ever gave me clue to The manner in
which II was Derformed.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-10-17
a LITTLE TOO RIPE.

As many Of our readers are doubtless
aware, it is the custom for planters at
the south to purchase clothing for their
slaves by the wholesale and as, of
course, they have not the opportunity to
examine closely each article, thew are
sometimes swindled, by few bad ones
being thrown in among the good.
An acquaintance of ours tells US that,
on one occasion, he had laid out a box
of shoes, and distributed them among
the negroes. A few days afterward, old
Rob, favorite servant, found that the
shoes that had fallen to his lot were
bursting OUT. So, going to his master
he said
'Massa, whar you buy dose shoes %
4 bought them in New Orleans, Bob,'
responded our friend.
Well, whar did de New Orleans peo-
pie buy 'em q
Ihey oought Them from the people
up north-they bought them from the
Yankees
well, whar do de Yankees get 'em o
persisted the negro. "
The Yankees-why. they pick them
of of trees Bob.
WV well.' responded the darkey,
holding up his shoes, 4 reck'n de Yam
KEGS didn't pick dose pair soon enough,
massa; l reck'n he waited till-Gll-hW
dey tOaS a lille too ripe
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-10-17
WHOLE NO. 1881
MARRYING IN HASTE.

Surely, among no people but the
French could the following incident have
occurred. Mademoiselle D., very
pretty young lady, was on the point of
leaving Paris, where she had beer PASS
ing the winter, to return to her family at
C.. The horses were already bay.
messed to the diligence, and The driver
vas calling over the list of passengers.
But just as she entered the vehicle while
she was standing on the step-ladder
alongside, Msdemoiselle felt herselfsud-
denly seized by the arm. Turning hasti.
iy around to see who it was that took
such liberty, she discovered in the ag-
gressor gentleman of certain AGE, of
aprePossessing countenance and good fig
ure' very well dressed withal, but per
feet stranger to her. The gentleman
0egs her most urgently to be good enough
TO delay her departure for moment. and
favor him with short interview.
Sir said the lady. Il have not the
pleasure of knowing you; what object
can you have in an interview - Saving.
which, she decended the s.eps and stood
by his side.
I'VE shall soon become better scquain-
ted, Mademoiselle,' eagerly replied the
stranger but do not interrupt me, 1
see plainly that your time is short, that
the driver is growing impatient, and that
your fellow travellers do not know what
to make of me but a single word will
explain everything. I love you. and I
cannot exist without you. WI goa mar
ry me? lay my hand and fortune at
yonr feet
But, Monsieur. do not know YOU
you do not know me, what does all this
mean?
l did not know you an hour ago. it is
true. have just seen you for the first
time, but love has come upon me ike
the lightining's flash. In mercy, decide
my fate, whether for life OF death, will
you be my wife @
Really, Monsieur, 1 am at loss what
answer to make 10 such request, under
such circumstances
20, decide at once. Believe me. if
you will marry me. you will be as hap
py as the day is long. I am rich too.
| have but two children of my first mar
rage; my daughter, who has entered
convent, and my son who is curate.
| am yet young, and to be alone in the
world, is too hard lot for me to bear
1t depends upon yourself whether YOU
will marry me and take the place of the
children whom God has taken from me
for his own service
Mademoiselle Did not leave Par
is that day. Inquiries were m de on
both sides, the results of which were per-
fectly satisfactory, and themarriage will
take place in few days. Let us hope
they will never realize the latter part of
the old proyerb, which says Marry
IN haste and repent at LEISURE
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-10-17
KNEW HIS BOOTS.

When boots Of the present form first
came in fashion, they were regarded as
great ornament, being worn outside
the pants, and none but the wealthy and
foppish could afford to wear them. In
certain town, for a while, old Mr.. Dali
ably was the only person who enjoyed this
luxury. He had son who took a shine
to the daughter of major who lived in
another part Of the town. So the son
rugged himself in his Sunday best, and
putting on his fathers boots started for
the majors smiling within himself to
think what favorable impression his
boots would make upon the affections of
the daughter. Alter he had arrived, and
was comfortably seated at the fire, in
came the major, who after surveying the
youngstcr from head to feet, said
This Is Mr. Dalaby's son isn't it?
'Yes, s.r,' was the prompt reply of the
lad
well, said the major, Il thought l
knew his boots !
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-10-17
WARREN,

rabble wished to see that wondrous
form, which the woman of Lebos would
have worshipped.a Thus was she expos
ed to the eyes of alias she came into
this world was she stretched upon curb
stone .t-...-..
-Four men installed themselves before
this hideous bier, washing and staunch-
ing the blood from her seven wounds /;
fifth, with the ramrod of his gun, poin
ed out the beauties, which he said, gave
rise 90 her former favor, and which, on
that day, were the undoubted causes of
her death Thus she remained exposed
from 8 o'clock till noon. At length, the
orator became wearied with his scanda-
lous lecture, made on the corpse. A
man approach and hacked off her
head. Alas, the neck, long and fex-
bic as that of swan, offered little
resistance He who committed this
crime more hideous on corpse than on
living being, was called Grison. His
tory is the most inexorable of divinities;
she plucks quill from her wing and dip
ping it in blood, she writes a. name, and
that name is given 10 the execration of
posterity. This man was shortly after
wards guillotined, as the head of band
Of robbers. A second wretch, named
Rode, opened her brest and tore out the
heart, End the third named Manim, tore
away another portion of the corpse. 1t
was on account of her love for the Queen,
that they SO mutilated the poor body
How intense, then, must have been the
popular hatred to her Queen |!
These dripping trophies were placed
on pixies and the rabble marched towards
the Temple. An immense crowd follow
ed the three hideous assasSins; but, with
the exceptions of few children and
some intoxicated men, oyerhowed with
wine and the bitterness of abuse, the
whole procession maintained fearful ST.
lence. A hair-dresser's shop was pass
ed on their way; the assassins stopped
and entered. s'DreSs that head for u.s."
they cried, sit is going to pay visit to
It's mistress at the Temple - The lremb
ling hair dresser curled and perfumed
the magnificent locks of the unfortunate
Princess, and the rabble resumed its
route towards the Temple with great
outcries. as
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-10-17
GBoll6t Allst!elI!allg.
INCIDENTS IN THE
FRENCH REVOLUTION.
DEATH oFTnE PRINCESS DE LEMBALIE-


Forty two persons were rescued from
death at the abbey Of St. German, but
only six were saved at La Force. Among
the latter prisoners was the poor little
Princess De Lamballe. She was terribly
hated, for she had long been called by
the rabble, the "privy Counsellor of the
Austrian womrn." That she was hel
confidante, her devoted friend, there is
no doubt but her codnsellor-never.
This beautiful daugh er of Savoy, with
her delicate features and continual smile,
was capable Of loving devolediy, and she
proved it; but to play the part of coun-
sellor to a vinle woman, an obstinate,
domineering woman, we repeat, 1t was
impossible. The Queen, Maria An oin-
ette, loved her, as she had loved other
devoted hearts but tickle, inconstant
and unequ / in all her feelings, she had
probably caused her much suffering.
Notwithstanding al, the friend remained
faithful, and, with many more, died for
the Queen she loved. she was in Eng
land, August lst, and, remaining there,
might have preserved long and happy
life !; but the gentle and devoted creature,
knowing ihat tiie ruileries were meRa-
ced. returned 10 France, 10 demand her
place near the Queen. Conducted on the
10Th of August, with her mistress, to the
Temple, she a as almost Immediately af-
wards transferred 20 the prison of La
Force. There she saw tEaf the burden
was beyond her strength 10 bear; she
wished to die by the side OF her Queen,
and with her Queen, If necessary. Be-
meath her eyes, death would have ap-
peared sweet but afar from her mistress.
she felt she no longer had the strength 10
die J; her soul was no longer Of iron mould.
/ She became III with terror. This deli
cate creature was not ignor ant of the ha-
tired excited against her. Shutup in one
of the highest chambers of her prison
with Madame de Navarro, she saw Mad
anne de Turzel depart on the night OF the
ed of Sept. Ii seemed 10 tell her-you
remain to die.
Thus, lying on her bed, buried in the
clothes, at each gust of shrieks which
reached her ears, like frightened child
she tainted every minute, and was restor'
ed again to Consciousness. My God
she cried at each restoration, :" L thought
was dead. Oh, that one could die in
such swoon it is neither difficult nor
painfulI''
Murder reisned supreme in the court
yard, at the gates, and in the lower cham
bers. Shrieks were waited to her on
gales the odor Of vapor.zed blood as
cended to her in sickening clouds. At 8
o'clock her door was opened. Her ter
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-10-17
WOMEN SHOULD SHUN MENoFBAD
CHARACTER.

Did woman see the responsibility of
the station she holds in society-did she
feel how much she is the abitress of mems
destinies on earth, nay, even beyond it,
how different would she act Instead of
dispensing her smilesequally among men,
she would show by her discountenanee
of vice, how hateful il was to her; no
matter how talented a man was, how
graceful in his manners, or pleasing in
his person, unless virtue was the guiding
star of his conduct, she should Danish
him from her presence, as a being uu-
worthy of breathing the same air with
her; she would shrink from his society
as she would shun noxious reptile Is
such the case mol Ne matter what
mans vices, il he is handsome, bril-
liant in conversation, and Eersed ia the
arts of flattery, all the smiles and atten-
tons are lavished upon him, that oaght
to be bestowed only on the virtuous
while the man who is endowed with every
good quality that can render him esti-
mable, he is wanting in the snowy ac-
quirements of society, is treated with the
utmost Indifference thus give rise to
the too generally received opinion. that
the worse man is, the more agreeable he
is to the women. Can it be wondered
at. to meet her society, win her affections
By a thousand nameless attentions, and
slight them when won, is the pastime Of
an hour to those honeyed batteries, those
deslroyers of women's happiness, who
like a gilded serpent. captivates bat to
annihilate. Were they regarded as the
pests of society, instead Of being treated
as its ornaments, the race would dis.
appesr.-Emsrson.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-10-17
A SHREWD PARSON.

Many doubtless remember the style
which prevailed among ladies some years
since, of ofgathering theirhair together and
piling it in a stationary mound on the
upper portion of the head by the aid of
sundry little steel instruments, unknown
to all detected and miserable bachelors
that is to say, known only by common
report. While this fashion was in vogue,
an Orthodox clergyman Of certain vii
lage, regarding it as an abomination,
was determined to use his influence
against and preach it down.
Accordingly one Sabbath morning, he
mounted the pulpit and gave his text
"Top knot, ccme down !'' There was
good deal of staring and bobbing Of top
knots, and in short the congregation
were much exercised because the wor-
thy pastor had preached from text not
TO be found in the Scriptures
On Tuesday they called him up before
conyocarion Of saints, for the purpose
of making a formal charge against him
from his cure The charge was made,
and he wa, asked if he had oughtto say
in reply. He mildly remarked that the
text was to be found in his Bible, but
that any Bible would do, that if they
would hand him one, he would point out
the locale and read it to them A Bible
was given him, and he turned slowly to
the place, and read ''And let the man
who is upon the hOuse-toP NOT come
dOrH f' A vote of adjournment was
Immediately passed.
TIE world is more apt to reward sp-
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what kind of an explanation could make
to him? I told him he would have to
wait until my mind was composed, and
then 1 would let him understand the
whole matter fully. But he never would
have had the particulars from me, for l
do not approve ofneighbors that shoot at
you, break in your door, and treat you,
In your own house, as If you were jail
bird. He knows it all, however-some
body has told him-sOuse5Ody tells every
body in ourvillage.-PatRaHs's Monthly.
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D.0rtrp.
NEW poEM RY FANaY RoRREsTER


- gated down Lifes dim labyrinth,
A wiIdering maze to see,
-. Crossed DER sy many a tangled clue,
rE- And Wild as Wild could be;
And as gAzed in doubt and dread
- An angel came to me-
--s-- 1 knew hi.a for a heATenIy guide,
- knew him even then,
Tho meekIy as child he stood
30, Among the sons Of men, l---
BY his deep spirit iOveliness,
knew him even then
g And as leaned my wsaried head
Upon his profered breast,
And scanned the peril haunted Wild
From out my place of rest,
I wondered if the shining ones
$500 ofEden were more blest.
For there was light within my soul,
Light on my peaceful way;
And all aroand the Blue shove
iS The clustering starlight lsyi
And easserly saw upreared
The pearly gates Of day. -a
So hand in hand, We trOd the wild,
Ny angel love and L.
His lifted wing all quivering
With tokens from the sky,
Strange my dull thought could not divine
Twas lifted bat to fy. i.s.--f
Again down Life's dim labyrinth
grope M way alone.
While wildly through the midnight sky,
black. burrying clouds are blown,
~. And thickly IN my tangled path,
The sharp, bare thorns sown.
Yei firm my foot. for well knew
The goal cannot be far,
And ever. through the rifted clouds,
Shines but one stead STAR
For when ms guide went up, he left
7'Ae pesrIg gates mar.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-10-17
TRUMBULL COUNTY. OHIO, WEDNESDAY,

Serjeant of Marines of the United States,
]. P. Kennedy--lhe cry at the first inser-
ton Of The knife across the forehead, and
the pulling of the flesh over the eyes,
being most horrible.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-10-17
urOm Household wOrds...
TIME'sCURE

Mourn rejoicing heart
The hours are flying,
Each one some treasure takes,
Each one some blossom breaks,
And leaves it dying;
The chill dark night draws near,
Thy sun will soon depart,
And leave thee signing;
Then noun, rejoicing heart,
-- The hours are Aging
Rejoice. 0 grieving hearti
The hours hy fast,
With each snule sorroE dies,
With each some shadow flies,
-. Until at asJ
The red dawn in the East
Bids weary night depart.
-u-.a And pain is past.
s- Rejoice. then, grieving heart,
The hours fly fast !
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-10-17

AN irregular apprentice frequently
keeping late hours, his master took ac-
casiOn to apply some weighty arguments
to convince him of the enor OF his way.
During the chastisement, the master ex-
claimed ''How long will you serve the
divil ?" The boy replied, whimPering
s'You know best, sir; bel.e.e my Ia
dentures will be out in three mouthS."
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-10-17

TIE world is more apt to reward sp-
pearance than deserts.
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Fools lsugh at their own folly.
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1855-01-03

TERRIBLE OUTHAsx IN OuIo-We clip the
following from the Toledo Republican of the 4th
inst
A large reward is offered by the Sheriff of
Wood county for the apprehension of VIM Noel,
who, Friday night last committed hendish
outrage on the person of the daughter OF Mrs
Howard. widow lady, who resides seven mi les
from Perrysbu.g in that county. She was over
! taken by Noel on the road, who Infatuated by
her resistance, beat her in the most shocking man
ner, dragged her into the woods where her cries
attracted the attention OF two travellers who
on reaching the spot, found Noel with his knees
upon her breast. beating his victim in manner
so shocking TO leave no doubt OF his intention
to commit murder. Her dress was nearly nil
torn Off the skin one side of her head com
pleely scaped by the rough manner in which she
had been dragged on the ground, and her injuries
IN other respects were severe that for some
time il was not supposed she could recover
Noel, the monster who perpetrated the deed was
one OF the party convicted of the murder Of an
Indian, who attempted TO defend his wife from
similar outrage, some years since For this
crime Noe had served term in the Peniientiarv
On seeing tie travellers he took TO the woods but
the alarm was Immediately given, and the house
OF his father where he lived watched He
succeeded however in visiting II unobserved on
Saturday night. when he secured MS pistols and
other articles and left. is supposed tor the
West We happy To- learn that the injured
woman is recovering, and we trust the villain
may be arrested and brought TO Justice II is
thought that he will attempt 10 reach either Wis
consn or Missouri
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1855-01-03
END oF. 1854.

Another year is closed Time, in It's Onward
march 10 eternity, has numbered Eighteen hund
red and fifty four with the past. To some. il has
been year of JOY and prosperi1y-to others, one
of misfortune and Many who haild
the new born year with gadness now sleep the
sleep that knows no waking Many who listen
ed 10 the moaning drges of Fifty Three, and
WELCOMED with JOY the music of the fine toned
harp that told tie approach OF the New Year, I'M
consciously heaid the prelude TO their own reqni-
nn The winter winds now rage undecided over
the place OF their repose.
q Renorseiess Fine
Fierce spirit OF the glass and scythe, what power
Can stay him in his silent course, or melt
His iron heart to pity 2"
Bu, the year has not been all sorrow Neither
few small are IL blessings that have attended
its course. Health and Peace have been among
those which should call forth Oov gratitude to the
Father OF all raercies Prosperity has rewarded
the tIusbandnan for toll, the Mechanic for his
industry and the capitalist for his eoterprise.-
The New Year greets Us with bright prospects
!or the future. May its close find us no less happy.
May We direct our efforts. that each may con-
tribute to he happiness Of the whole. In snort,
may all enjoy Harpy YEAs.