American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-05-17

| NOne cOmesi uOuDt becomes conYlcton-
she is deserted. She stiles the love in her
heart, and pride comes to strengthen her
selfrespect Having no longer desire of
her own, she yields to that of her mother
My Lady, will marry Lord--, but
since l have SO decided, let US be married
quickly
II was done. Fifteen years passed by.
Our heroine is a widow. Five years more,
and MY Lady lies ill until death.
She calls her daughter to her bedside,
and confesses that she had detained the
letters of the young officer-that he had
been faithful. The proofs of it were by
the hundred in such desk. MY Lady
dies Our heroine seeks these letters of
the lover of her youthful days, and finds
heaps of his, and also those she had written
in the vain hope of obtaining an explana-
tion of his silence.
Twenty years of disappointment were
forgotten in reading the ardent expressions
of affection and devotion which they
wreathed. She was young again, and her
heart had known no care---it was again
the spring time of her life She took these
letters with her, andwent to Paris.
She sought information from the Minis
ter Of War, of him who was lieutenant in
the cavalry in 1884 The authorities re-
piled that the lieutenant at that time was
now Commander General, and that he was
now stationed in one Of the Southern De-
partments. The widow wrote to the Gen
| apol fhnt cho ~ Il A.
see him. He obtained leave of absence
and hastened to meet the lady. All is ex-
| plainhd and our lovers are married To be
sure, the General is no longer young; but
his manners have the same charm, and his
elegance and style lessen his apparent age.
The lady carries her inadmissible forty
years as ifthey numbered but thirty. The
latter twenty years of their lives are likely
to be happiers than either of the first.
And so ends areal life romance, that is
very like one in story book.
A HUGE PILE OF SERPENTs. Baron
Humboldt says:
I'm the savannahs of Izacuba, Guiana,
saw the most wonderful and terrible
spectacle that can be seen, and although it
be not uncommon to the natives, no travel
er has ever mentioned it, We were ten
men on horseback, two of whom took the
lead, in order to sound the passages, while
preferred to skirt the great forests. One
of the men who formed the vanguard gal
lop and called TO me, Here, Sir, come and
see serpents in a pile" lie pointed to
something elevated in the middle of the
savannah or swamp, which appeared like
a bundle of arms, One of my company
said, "This is certainly one of the assem-
blies of serpents which heap themselves
on each other after violent tempest.
have heard of these, but never saw any;
let us proceed cautiously, and not go too
near them.
"When we were within twenty PAGES of
| it the terrorof or horses prevented our rap
preaching nearer, to which none of US I'M
clined. Ona sudden the pyramid mass
became agitated; horrid kissing issued
fromt: thousands ofserpents rolled spirally
on each other, and shot forth out of the
circle their envenomed darts and fiery eyes
to us. ownrI was the first to draw back,
but when saw this formidable phalanx
remain at its post, and appear to be more
disposed to to2defend itself than attack us,
Irode aroundi in order to view its order of
battle, which faced the enemy on every
side. l then thought what could be the
design of such an assemblage: and CON
cluded that this species of serpent dreaded
some colossal enemy, which might be the
great serpent or cayman, and they reunite
themselves after seeing the enemy, SO as to
resist the enemy in mass.
DESTRUCTION OF ANTs.-A correspon-
dent of the Philadelphia Ledger says:
We gave you sure remedy-procure a
large spunge, wash it well, press it very
dry; by sodoing it will leave the small cells
open-lay it on the shelf where they are
most troublesome, sprinkle some white
sugar on the sponge-(lightly over it,
two or three times day, take bucket of
hot water to where the sponge is, carefully
drop the sponge in the scalding water, and
you will say them by the thousands, and
soon rid the house of those troublesome in
sects. When you squeeze the sponge, YOU
will be astonished at the number that had
gone in the cells. .W G
Another correspondent of the same pa
per says that small bottle of turpentine
without anycork, placed in the place which
the ants frequent, and ahttle fitsprinkled
on the shelf or piece Of muslin, will drive
them of--the smell ofturpentineis enough
for them, and they leave on smell Moths
like it no better. ,,s
WAR is CosTLY.-The English are dis
covering that it is impossible carry on a
cheap war, and the taxes are beginning to
press upon the nation. The London Times,
reflectingupon the thirty millions ofpounds
a year which the war now costs, says that
in order to pay for one soldier at the seat
of war, or one horse, or to supply Lam
caster gun for haitian hour, they must pay
what would maintain four or, FIVE families
in comfort, keep up good parish school,
provide an active clergyman for aneg-
lected district, or do some other good work
that, may be, win nevernow be done. AS
there is now no prospect Of a peace, new
expenses must be incurred to carry on the
war successfully. @