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change of circumstances and feelings, re-
ceived them quite on the former friendly
footing Indeed she was far more friend
ly and secure, than then, for she fancied
she knew exactly the state of Horace's
affections, and her intimacy, could not
therefore possibly lead to misunderstood
ings either on his part or hers.
She felt thus quite free and easy t.
ride, walk, or talk with him without scru
pie. Sometimes, it is true, she had feel
ing that there was something in hi
manner she did not qnite understand;
something more Of reserve, and at th'
same time warmth, than formerly, which
puzzled her, but she decided she must b,
mistaken, and tried to Danish such fancies
One day it CHANGED that they rode ou
in the very same direction they had takel
on the occasion of their first ride. Com
ing to the shady lane, they turned aside
as before, 10 explore it's cool recesses, ant
see if two years had brought any changes
to so retired spot.
AS they slowly pursued their way, Hor
ace said smilingly,
ado you remember, Cora"
"My awkward mistaken" interrupted
she, with a quick blush. ~ was JUS
thinking of it; but don't talk about it.
~ was thinking" said Horace, quietly
"that it was nay mistake, not yours"
"How so?"
because I have since found that thu
confession of love / then made was but 6
fmistake and falsity--in short, my pro-
fession should have been to you, Cora
and cannot imagine where my wits were
not to know it. Dearest Cora, let ms
correct my error by telling you how dear
ly-better than I can tell, or you can i'm
agine, love YOU"
He looked at her, perhaps for encour
agement, but not meeting the responsive
glance he doubtless expected, he added
in alarm,
Surely, surely, Cora, you will not re
peat the same cruel answer"
81 can hardly tell" said Cora, hesita
tingly. "You take me by surprise-yor
must give me time to consider. But,
she added, with blush and shy smile
II will make confession. / was think
ing just now, that if I had felt toward yot
then, as l do noa0, might, possibly, have
made my blunder still more awkward, b,
saying yes, instead of no."
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geleft gtorp,
THE AWKWARD MISTAKE.
BY E. W. DEVICES.

Coma B. was something of firt-
there isno denying it, though I do not
like to admit anything to her disadvan.
tage, for she was great favorite of mine.
She was pretty, little brown thing,
with cheeks that the rich blood mantled
freely through, as though it came from a
warm, generous heart. Cherry-ripe lips,
often parted to reveal two rows of pearly
teeth, as the merry laughter burst gush-
ingly out-fgure rather petite, but full
and graceful Ia foot and hand of fairy
like symmetry, and hair dark, and glossy
as satin---such were some of her outward
attractions. Add a pretty, gay, coquett-
ish manner, and a temper unspoilably
sweet and you will have some idea of
Cora B.
Cora was only eighteen, but her lovers
were already so numerous, that, had she
cared to keep fcount of them, she must
have had a notched stick like Robinson
Crusoe, for surely her giddy little head
could never. have remembered them all
without that, OF some similar aid
Everybody petted. admired and fattered
: her; and to make love to one SO loveable,
seemed as easy and natural as to inhale
the fragrance of flower.
Among the newest, and consequently
the most favored of her admirers, was
Horace Henderson, of P, who had
recently come to Springfield, Cora's ma
tive place.
Besides being the novelty of the season,
he was decidedly clever and agreeable
fellow -handsome and talented; therefore
Cora, without wishing to make a serious
conquest, would have been mortified at
her lack of skill, if she had not succeeded
inadding SO distinguished an attache to
her train.
It cost her an effort greater than usual
to do so, however, and even when she had
20 far conquered as to find him her ODE.
-dient servant to command, she saw, OF
faneied she saw, that his assiduities were
less the result of love than gallantry and
admiration.
She was quite content, however, and
the Intimacy between them daily increased
WIN III tCu Will uO OH6 81 HULL. IlOI-
ace carried her bouquets more than she
!, did herself she hardly ever allowed any
one else to fan her after dancing, and
when he asked her to ride with him, she
consented: marks all of high favor.
"A beautiful, cool, summer afternoon
Vas selected for the first ride; and Cora
mounted on a gentle but spirited animal
exhilarated by the exercise, and excited
by the lively nonsense her companion was
talking to her, had never been in better
spirits, or looked more lovely.
Their way led them along by the ro-
mantle banks of the Connecticut, in the
direction of Ames' famous establishment;
then, and ! suppose now, fayorite ride
with the people Of Springfield, on account
Of the excellence Of the road, and the
besRty of the scenery
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Spirit Manifestations.

The amount of gullability and credulity
in this world is truely astonishing State
ments in regard to these Spirit manifesto
tions, at variance with every thing know1
or possible are firmly believed by larg,
class of persons, who even bitterly com
plain of the prejudice" which prevent
others from joining in their superstition
This superstition is not confined to the
simple and uneducated Men of learning
and.talent are so deeply imbued with thi
humbuggery that nothing from this source
is too Incredible for their belief. As al
example of the righteousness of some O
the stories which are published by thei
presses and believed by their converts W.
give the following from the Spiritual Tel
egraph which we find copied in and en-.
dorsed by the Christian Spirstualist. Th,
miracle is stated to have befallen Mr.
Adams of Ross county in this State, a
he was returning home from spiritua
meeting.
After some remarkable stories of rap
pings the article says:
On Mr.. Adams return home from hi
absence, strange and incredible as it ma,
appear, the following remarkable expert
ence was most certainly written upon hi
life's history, for he is gentleman of un
questionable veracity, and affirms that h
is willing to be qualified before Almighty
God, that what follows is most indubitabl,
correct: He was within four miles O
home, travelling on foot on a turnpike
when he came to "byepath," which h'
took, as it was nearer way home thai
the main road After he had followed thi
path about three hundred yards, (it wa
then between sundown and dark, he was
by an invisible power, lifted from tn
ground and carried through the air owe
the path homeward, with such astonishing
rapidity that he was unable to count tn,
panels of fence alongside of which he wa
carried, and which he was impressed tt
number. He was transported thus nearl,
mile While he was thus being carried
hand-saw and square, which he hell
in his hands, were beaten together, and
delightful tune rang out. A brilliant light
apparently about four feet in circumfer
ence, shone out short distance befor
him as he glided through the air.
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THE SHORTEST SERMON EVER PREACH

The SHORTEST SERMON EVER PREACH
ED.-The shortest sermon on record was
preached by probably one of the most
eloquent preachers who ever adorned q
pulpit, the late Dean Kirwan. He was
pressed (while suffering from severe
cold) to preach in the church of st.
Peters in Dublin for, believe, the orphan
children in the parish schools; he tried to
excuse himself, but at last yielded, i'll as
he was. After mounting the pulpit while
the church was crowded to suffocation,
and having given out the text, he merely
pointed with his hand to the orphan chill
dren in the aisle, and said, "1nere they
are" 1t is said the collection on that
occasion exceeded all belief,
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4oetrg. .
A HOME PICTURE.
BY FRANCES D. GAGE.

BY FRANCES D. GAGE.
Ben Fisher had finished his hard days work
And he sat at his cottage door;
His good wife, Kate, sat by his side,
And the moonlight danced on the foor;-
The moonlight danced on the cottage floor,
Her beams were as clear and bright
As when he and Kate, twelve years before,
Talked love in her mellow light.
Ben Fisher had never pipe of clay,
And never a dram drank he;
So he loved at home with his wife to stay,
And they chatted merrily:
Right merrily chatted they on the while
Her babe slept on her breast:
While chubby rogue, with rosy smile,
On his fathers knee found rest.
Ben told her how fast his potatoes grew,
- And the corn in the lower field;
And the wheat On the hill was grown to seed
And promised glorious yield
A glorious yield in the harvest time,
And his orchard was doing fair;
His sheep and his stock were in their prime,
!. His farm all in good repair.
Kate - that her garden looked beautiful,
Her fowls and her calves were fat,
That the butter that morning that Tom. churn'd
&; Would buy him Sunday hat;
That Jenny for Pa new shirt had made,
And that too by the rule;
That Neddy the garden could nicely spade,
- And Ann was ahead at school.
Ben slowly passed his toil-worn hand
Through his locks of greyish brown
al tell you Kate, what think" said he,
"We're the happiest folks in town."
al know" said Kate, sthat we all work hard -
Work and health go together, I've found;
For there's Mrs. Bell does not work at all,
& And she's sick the whole year round.
They're worth their thousands, SO people say
But meier saw them happy yet;
Twould not be me that would take their gold
And live in constant fret.
Ny humble home has a light within,
Mrs. Bells gold could not buy.
Six hearty children, a merry heart,
And husbands love-lit eye."
] fancied q tearwas in Ben's eye
The moon shone brighter and clearer,
I could not tell why the man should cry,
80 But he hitched up to Kate still nearer;
He leaned his head on her shoulder there,
And took her hand in his
Iguess Though looked at the moon just them
That he left on her lips kiss. CCuLrvAroR
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whats that?" said a schoolmaster,.
pointing to the letter x. "Daddy's name. y
mo, it isn't your daddy's name, you block
head, it's an X.'' .I'l be shot if it is
it's daddy's name-blow'd if it ain't-I've
seen him write it often."
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NEW WHEAT.-We hear of a reported
sale of new wheat at 81, so per bushel-
We did not learn the name of the pur-
chaser. Sten. Union. :, sa
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~ In Europe people take off their
hats to s'grcat men," in America, "great
men take off theirihats to the people. j
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America and Poland were yet in chains.
He died in the stout hope that both one
day would be free. With regard to Amer
ica, his hopes have been fulfilled; but Po-
land
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City intelligence.


new Baptist cong egation, consisting of large mum
ber of members of that church. advertised follows In
city paper, on the morning of Tuesday, ith Inst
Noncr-YorrvnIa BirrIsr cuuEcn-Thc corner stone Of
1hra nycnues wi bc lad appropriate religious
vices, wedncsday tomorrow att o'clock y ~ The pub.
lie are invited 10 attend
Pursuan 10 the notice, reporter from ofcc A..
tended at fny.third street al little before tho hour
named. There church going up. but he found Il
Episcopal cdifcc After long walt he found that
the Baptist stone being Laid at Eighty third
street when he arrived the ceremony concluded.
lie learned however that the church will be Tine uild
Ing, extending almost fifty feet in front AMI eighty fee,
deep II win be built Of brick entirely hessra 4. H.
months since. The house will be between thirty and
forty feet high and VIII scnt large number ~ people.
During yesterday the ceremonies observed such
sns duly performed by tho pastor sxpcctant ndei
by assistant clerical friends There prayer history
Of the progress of tho Bopt laying of the stone with
ioeument- and no~sraier@ enclosed and then prayer
again n the Bsptista bad bal correct fveriisrnent
in the different papers We could have gwen more faa
report.
WHITEHALL sTRnr FiRr wiRp PoiicE.-we
requested 20 state by Captain Haln, Of the Frst ward
police In reference 10 the paragraph published 10 yes,ef
days paper describing thc "deplorable condition of
whitehall street during the night time that ne all
proper vigilance dispcrse the rovdles who frequent
this important herougfare aud for that purpose has
lately detailed two additional men that post We
glad 10 be able announce the inportan, faet hope
that IN future may have occasion 10 complain "
the negligence Of men under his command.
BAn BAI---A match between the married and single
members of the Atlantic Base Ba Club will take place
next Monday afternoon, Al o'clock, AZ Bedford l..
!. This club, Though recently iormri, ranks ute
high, and ~ doubt large asssnbagc viii be ptesen, 70
witness the match
ADRs ~ fIEK Con HTTEr-JeserdAy afternoon
between II and oeoek alarm of drr in the seventh
district caused By the breaking 81 carboys ~
acids 10 the cellar No 10 Gold street occupied by He.ss
A Iftys xi.fs ale Amt
bot irining Between and O'Clock the NJ.
fsinoou, another alarm ~ FIRE originated a. the
prtmises, oocssionsd ~ thu same eause.
ASoTn,n AflEs.-About 10 ociock last nigh, tho Ciy
Hall be rang for alarm u Ore In CEDAR street eau,ed
- tIe ~osmen IN ,he psko aad fru store u glokhos
f.gns No. 163 Cedar street hr0siug some rosn into
thcf furnace e get ~ steam fbe nauc rushed n
The imnoy. MtppingA light owes the nsghbGfho0d.
sd le alarm e Gru gwen IL appear. Al tis Sea
sbc year hey wpfk sH nigh, "a putting Up fruit.
B211tH ogrtA1utrEs The Frst ComIasy Continental
Guard, espin Belue vent N ctcufsisn . Sewbury
Tueaay a. assist IN The celebration X tie annivcrA
~ r. tie Rattle ~ lAtisbnrg hey enef'Ainni Al
tie United ratss ~ ~ ~ e military and c'yrna ~
NsRturR hey returned - New f0fk isst evening pt
plsasst sih tLslr uip
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dersood bought at Barnums Chatham square bu,
ne haa paid good money for 1T Mr. Spencer his counsel
his receipt fer the same but he called for IT, and
Is there yet; that is what became OF this coat.
O. Respecting the goods of Mr.. Tremperf A. When
we arrested Jones brought about load Of goods
from him. Mr. Mason identified about 81 900 WORTH the
advertisement brought Mr. Trempcr there What he iden-
tilted were delivered to the Police Court, A. - 20
him; there his receipt was taken for them.
O. And what became Of the balance Of goods unclam-
edY We have heretofore been In the habit Of keeping
goods at the station house till the job WAS worked UP;
but since the bill passed In regard to them
ha,e sent them nil to the court.
Alderman Briggs (conhdentially)-I should like to
all these goods sold.
Witness (frmly)-K you inquire, you will find that
my statement in regard TO these goods is correct
Q. How many silk dresses were theres A. Three
four.
Q. lid you never hear a rumor that they were taken
from house ia the Tenth wards A. went TO great
deal Of trouble to write notes from the robbery book in
the lhels ofce but could not find for them
Q. lid Alderman Oakley zee these dresses A. Either
he Mrs. Oakley did. Lord everybody knew the
dresses were ihere the all knew they there
q. You did not deliver them up TO Mr.. Jones till you
got the order of the Court3 A. have got the order Of
the Court and also the receipt Of Mr. Jones' Judge Welsh
sent the case to Brooklyn, because the offence Of
higher grade there than il would be here Jones was
made witness.
Alderman Brggs-Then Jones was made witness, and
the thief allow ed to go at larges
WitnessIhe thief Is not at large; the matter Is not
settled yet
Alderman Brggs-I do not see why this Jones was not
prosecuted here.
Witness had nothing do with the Of the
case or the manner in which 1t conducted.
O. Have you any knowledge Of Jones being screened in
the ciys A. Not at all II at the discretion Of the
district Attorney of Kings county he was made use
of as Witness the indictment is still held Jones'
head IN receiver.
do, Mr. Norris and consequence Of the heat this
afternoon, Twill adjourn the committee till the call Of
the Chair
The committee accordingly adjourned, at past
four L. Nj.
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base Ball.

very beautiful days play came OF yesterday be-
tween the married and single Of the Pioneer Club of New
Jersey The whole party accompanied ny their ladies'
proceeded TO Ccnreyile Man sion House, Bergen
Point They played for three and quarter hours
eight innings each. The married men got the worst q
though they have the best players their side Bsby,
though unfortunate, is very pretty bat. Gregory Il
good, both pit cher and bat Bnkerhon made some
Of the best cuts Of the daywo Of them took him right
round the field The single played very well-Jordor
and Dr. hummer came out In good stylebut they must
field better il II very loose all round and needs grea
Improvement. After the game NIL the company sA
down to nm excellent supper provided by X. w. Pen
noycr formerly Of Stryhcr's Bay and spent very plea
san evening all returning to Jersey by nine O'Clock
The following II the scofe.--
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TO rnY EDITOR on rnE nru.lp.

htw i0nk. fsgi II lsSb
Would i not y gooA move y send 900 tarrets ~
lmc e The desostcd cities o. Nofok anl Portsmouth,
Ihr would ucutralge tic pcisanous csutA ar.slng om
tie accsyng 9Th q the aoonsd cities aud tend greatly
70 tile de onpoaton ~ The foul ma.ma Inhaled "
tlsk, ue conSalctccnt and the we'll Ani Doubtless .,.y
amosphere FoIery spFlnklei ,hFoassost ,hs lnise,.
60 dh tiets. MN yDk6
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wished particularly 70 return his thanks y, that sterling
old cricketer Mr. VIM Russe for the very fair and able
in which he had filled the position o. umpire for
the Iiaricm Club rec cheers given by both clubs,
and the party escorted TO the knckcrbockrr, in
which boat they arrived in the city yesterday ming
well pleased with their visit not their defeat
The follow ing Is the -
AillANr CltH.
tfr0 Innin1e. .xnyni Iuninnf
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hsa'se Term eommsnosd saiuFday, September g.
ard pfecesed BY esn % temperature fn-s7ifria
frem n u a. = FHiav untl a. M ~ saturday At o.
dsxfsss g. eight Consecutive hoars The following
% hlriest lowest end number o. degree change in
each tvsntf lonr h0nrs ~ hourly obServsions:--
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SINGLE.
MARRIED.

Referee, W &. Hutton, Of the Excelsior Base Bali Club.
Tie Knlchcrbockcr and Gotham plny strong "a me
to-day at Hohokcn,
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1855-06-02

AT THE BREAK.-Dams have been placed
across the canal at the break, so that freight
Can be shifted by hauling two hundred yards.
The southern packets run to the break, so
that passengers can easily get to them from
the Junction, which is but little over mile
distant The break is bad one, and it will
require weeks to re- build and repair. The
state men have built bridge across the
creek and constructed a road, so that the
distance round can be easily accomplished.
i Defiance Dem.
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The COURSE OF TRADE.-Accordng to
the Louisville Journal that city is entirely
run round by the recently constructed rail-
roads through Ohio and Indiana. The course
of travel and trade has left the Ohio river
and all the important cities-Cincinnati not
excepted, are suffering in consequence !;
while inland cities, which few years since
had nothing but future in prospect, have
suddenly awakened to life and energy.
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TIE PERRYSBURG JOURNAL.

G. McCrea, the man who shot Malcolm
Clark, few weeks since, at Fort Leaven-
worth, writes to his father the following ac-
count Of the affair;
The question of slavery here, has come to
such pitch of excitement that we are on
the eve of civil war, and it has been my
misfortune to strike the first fatal blow at d
meeting relative to claims, which took
strong party turn as everything does. l was
heard by the bully and leader of the oppo-
site party, to call some of the proceedings "a
fraud, ii. e. deciding a vote against 2-3,) he
rushed at me with piece of 2-by-4 scant
ling. fled from him till he struck me, then
| shot him through the body. He died in
about ten or twenty minutes. was also
shot at, as | received Carks blow, but not
wounded was afterwards shot and slightly
wounded. Our party was as great on the
ground, as the pro-slavery, or we should have
had some more work to do.
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Fly IN THE WHEAT IN ST. JOSEPH Co..
MIcH-The Centreville, (Mich.) Chronicle
states that out Of twelve wheat fields ex-
amined in Northern Prairie, st. Joseph co. +,
there was not one that was not affected by
the fly. The egg of the insect, about the
size of kernel of rye, from six to eight of
which are deposited on single stock are
found deposited near the root A few have
as yet escaped-principally Mediterranean,
or red wheat-but large majority, are in
iured materially.
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PROFITS OF ORcHARDs.-A distinguished
agriculturist, who has 900 apple trees, and
intends to set out as many more, says that
if apples will sell at % cents per bu5hel,
they will not sell, they are the; cheapest
food he can raise for all kinds Of animals.
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G0iturial page,
.aS- " Long john will appear next week.

a1- Long John will appear next week.
es'- The Virginia election has gone demo-
cratic by large majority. This is quite
unexpected, as the K Ms boasted largely
beforehand of having clear majority of
the votes of the state in their ranks. Such
result following such predictions, will
throw doubt on all future Dragging of the
kind.
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gs- A Washington correspondent of the
Buffalo Republic writes that the president
has recently appointed the three ex-presi-
dents, Van Buren, Tyler and Fillmore, to
mediate for terms Of peace between the great
powers of Europe, now at war. Mr.. Van
Buren, has been in Europe for some time
Mr.. Fillmore lately went over, and Mr.
Tyler will leave shortly, it is said, to join
them. The rumor may have some founda-
tion in truth, but is extremely doubtful.
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How TO STOP A RuNAwAY.-OnT Tues

How TO STOP RUNAwAY,-On Tuesday
evening, as a couple Of young men were
coming down Front street in buggy, the
mare being spirited animal, broke one OF
the lines and ran on the sidewalk, and the
other line was broken in the effort stop her.
She then started off at rapid pace, with
every prospect of runaway. But one of
the young men, Mr.. Ara Spafford, seizing
hold of the harness, jumped over the dash,
board and upon her back, and taking the
bride stopped her, at the corner of Louisiana
Avenue, just as she had got under full head
way. 1t was we'll done.
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Ashland, in Greenup county, Ky, five
miles below the mouth of the Big Sandy, is
a new town of 400 inhabitants. that has
grown up in eleven months from fields and
woods. This is a miracle for Kentucky
Success to enterprise and industry.
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House rent in New York has fallen from
twenty to twenty-five per cent. within the
last four months. At the present time there
are nearly four thousand dwelling houses un-
let and vacant in the city This looks
somewhat like a decadence; but Out
West!' is now the cry, and almost every
city in the east is losing population.