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.JoaArHAH AND H1s IADYsLoYs.

We heard rich" anecdote the other
day which We think will bear publica-
tion. Jonathan loved Sallie, and after
many misgiyings concluded to ask her 70
shave him." So braeing himself for
the occasion, he called to see her. just
as the old folks were retiring, preferrine
to " pop the question" when mona were
near TO witness his confusion, save bis
love-
y0nathan-. Miss Sallie. AZ you love
me, does just the same thing. I've
'cluded to pose to you for us to hitch
teams, aud if you do love me you'll not
say anything else but Yes,' aud rotkin'
shorter. ~ 80
At that moment Sallie darkened, her
whole frame trembied with great emo.
tion, then resting her elbow on her lap,
the big tears trickied from beneath her
long black lashes
.oaatltaa-tsuppOsing the intensity
of her love to be the cause of her vio.
lent emotions. What IN the name Of
all natur makes you carry on sol If Hyou
love me and want to marry me, why on
airth don't yon say just that ohs
thing.
Sazis-lcasting at him fond. loving
glance, and fairly shrieking) Look 4
here Jonathan, gosh if you'd q eaten
them green apples, what I did Isst
night, you'd a.known what's the mattsF
with me. Gosh how it hurts - xaz
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S ASHLAND, ASHLAND COUNTY. OHIO WEDNESDAY NOR

ilungsan said she, in an unearthly whoop,
| for her voice was not as musical as it was
when she was young.
1t is an exertion," shrieked my wife,
(" Then why do you do it?" was the
answering scream.
"Because you can't hear if don't, "
squealed my wife.
"Whatl said my aunt fairly ri valing
a railroad whistle this time.
/ began to think it time TO eyacuate
the premises; and, looking round and
seeing John gone stepped into the back
parlor, and there he lay, fat on his back
with his feet at right angles to his body,
rolling from side to side, with his face
poked into his ribs, and most agoni-,
zing expression of countenance. but not
uttering sound. I Immediately and
involuntarily assumed similar attitude,
aud think that from the relative posi-
tion of our boots and head and our at
tempt to restrain our laughter, appo-
plexy must have inevitably eHsued, if q
horrible groan, which John gave vent to
in his eudeavor to suppress his visibility,
had not betrayed our hiding place.
In rushed my wife and aunt, who by
this time, comprehended the joke, and
such scolding as I then got never
got before, and had never hoped to get
again
I know not what the end would have
been, if John in his endeavors to appear
respectful and sympathetic, had not
given vent to such diabolical noise,
something had been given between a
groan and horse laugh, that all gravi-
ty was upset, and we screamed in con-
cert.
I know it was very wrong and all that
to tell such falsehoods but think that
Mrs. Opie herself would have laughed
if she had seen Aunt Mary's expression
when she was informed that her hearing
was defective.
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A Coon REAsoN.-A country reds<
gogue had two pupils, TO one Of Mhom
he was partial. and to the other very sst
we're. One morning it happened that
these boys was very late, and We wsfs
called to give an account for it
"You must have heard the bell boys;
why did you not GOMEZ"
"Please, sir. said the fasorits, " J
was dreamin. that I was goin' to CALI
fornia, and I thought the school-bell vas
the steamboat bell I was goin' in.
Very we'll, sir," !" said the MASTER
glad of pretext toexcuse his favoritss
and turning to the other, said "ana
now, sir, what have you got to say r.
:. Please. sir-please. cir, ,n--said shs
puzzled boy. g L-L--a0as sgaitia' % -
Tom
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BEAurrruL SIMLE.-Sir Walter Scott,
in his Woodstock, remarks with rare fe,
licity: "There is, know not why,
something peculiarly pleasing TO the
imagination, in incontemplating the Queen
Of Night, when she is seading, as the
expression is, among the yapors which
she has not the power to dispel. and
which on their side are unable, entirely
to quench her luster is the strik-
ing image of patient Virtue, calmly
treading her path through good and bad
report, having that excellence in her,
self which ought to command all admi
ration, but bedimmed in the eyes Of ths
world, by suffering, By misfortune. b.
calamity" /"
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The following story was told in San
dusky, Ohio, and appears in the Massil-
ion News:
A party of young men in that ancient
city amuse their leisure moments at the
hotels in drawing a long bow, or telling
wonderful yarns to each other for the
benefits of these apparently verdant,
who may happen to come in from other
parts. They tried the effect of a few
extraordinary wolf stories upon vene-
rable ard sedate customer not long
since, who had come to spend the night
at the best hotel and he listened to them
with much interest until their stock ap.
peared to have run out and the conver-
sation tagged, when he remarked that
he had been much interested in the news
they had given him. relative to the pri-
meval inhabitants of that country; but
regarded an event in his early life as
more peculiar than any they had named.
said he:
4" WI en- q young man I was travelling
in western New York, and late of q
stormy night applied at log cabin for
lodging The occupant woman, refu-
sed it, saying that her husband and sons
were out hunting, and if they found me
there would murder me. I preferred
the chance to the storm, and she con-
sented that might lie down before the
fire. In the night I heard them coming,
and scrambled up the chimney. Think
ing was safe at the top, I stepped over
the roof and jumping down the back of
the cabin, jumped plump into wolf
trap. A scream of pain brought the
man and boys OUT and they declared l
deserved more severe punishment than
death, SO they kept me both in the trap
and suspense until morning, and then,
heading me up in hogshead, with no
air cr light bu. through the bung hole
they put me on sled and drove some
four miles up hill, and then rolled me
off to starve. This undoubtedly should
have done but for very singular occur
renee. The wolves smelled me out and
gathered round my prison, when one of
them, in turning round, thrust his tail
in the bung hole. twas my only chance.
caught firm hold and held on like
death to negro, which frightened the
wolf, of course and he started down the
hill, followed by the hogshead and me.
It was very 3neasy ride, over the
stones and stumps; but I had no idea
how long it was until the hogshead stri-
king stone fairly, the slaves worn BY
long travel, were broken in, and I jump
ed out to find myself away down in the
lower end of Catteraugus county, some
thirty miles from the scene of disaster.
Good night, gentlemen. / did not ex-
press any doubt of the truth of your sto-
ries, and ] hope you will not of mine"
It is currently reported that the
/" sell" club of Sandusky has not had
full meeting since that occurred.
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A GEORGIA WIDOW.

The following anecdotc of q GeoEgts
widow is copied from PhdnszianG, 8
work just issued from the press. Tbs
anecdote is related by certain Squire
who proceeds thus.
"oh,,' says the Squire, /" Iwish / WAS
married, and veil over II. I dread it
powerful I'd like to marry a widow.
I alters like widows, since / know'd ons
down in Georgia that suited my idea Cd
zactly."
/" About . week after her husband
died she started down to the graveyard,
whar they planted Of him, as she read
the prescription on to his monument Z
When she got there she stood minute
a looking at the stones which was put as
each end Of, the grave. with ID epithst
on 'em that the minister had writ for
her. Then she bust out, Oh, booy says
she, Jones he was the best of men; I
remember how the last time he come
home, about . week ago, he brought
down some sugar and little tea, and
some store goods for me, and lots Of lit
tie necessaries. and little painted hoss
for Jeems, which that blessed child got
his mouth all yaller with sucking ofitS
and then he kissed tho children all
round, and then took down that good old
fiddle of his'p and played up that good
old tune:
Rake her down, Sal. Oh. rang-dang-diddl4
oh. rang-dang diddle. dang. dang. dAR.,'se
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SruDY1Ne .LATN.-The New Era re-,
lates story of q farmer whose son had
for long time been ostensibly studying
Latinin popular academy. The farm
er not being perfectly satisfied with the
course and the conduct of tbe yorrg
hopeful, recalled him from school, and
placing him BY the side Of cart one dsys
thus addressed him !: Now, Joseph.
here is a fork, and there is heap Of
manure and a cart what do you eall
them in Latin ?n Forkibas, cartibuss
ct mapuribus," said Joseph. Well,
now" said the old man. Z. if you don't
take that forkibus pretty quickibus, and
pitch that manuribus into that carsibuas
IN break your lazy backibus.p Joseph
went to workabus forthwithibua
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Daietq.
The last of the Pickles.

By F. r. JOHNSON.
'Tis the last of the pickles,
Left souring alone; r.
All its little companions
All eaten and gone.
No kindred cucumber,
No mango is nigh,
To respond to the last pickles
Sorrowful sigh.
I'll not leave thee. thou lono one.
To pine in the jar,
While thy kindred are scattered
In regions afar!
Thus kindly see thee,
And eat thee down fast,
With the mournful reflection
That thou art the last.
So soon mayI follow,
When friends day by day,
From Creations vast pickle,jar
Vanish awayl
Oil who would be left. e
When the loved ones have flown,
Mid life's waste of vinegar,
Floating alone.
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.ssOa : dFeary autumn day, more than a
hundred years ago, heavy travelling
carriage was slowly Numbering along the
muddy road from Potsdam to Berlin.
Within il was one person only, who took
no heed Of the slowness of the travelling,
Bat leaning back in a corner, was ar
ranging muitipiieity of papers contain
cd 10 small portfolio, and making notes
in pocket.book. Since be was dress
ed "a plain dark military uniform, it
~as fair to suppose that this gentleman
belonged to the Prussian army, but to
which grade Of it, nobody could deter
mine, as all tokens of rank had been
aEeided.i "A drcary November evening
wss closi6g in, and though The rain had
Tor time ceased, yet dark masses of
clouds Tying through the sky. gave warn
ing that g Weeping darkness was at
hand Thesroad grew heavier and heav-
ierLat least, so is should have seemed
toa foot traveller who was ploughing his
way through the mire, and SO, doubtless
= dld seem 70 the carnage horses who
e last Aeundered along 30 slowly tina.
the pedestrian whom they had overta-
KEN, kept easily by the side of the coach
though at respectable distance, GER
tzinly, after the FIRST bucketful of mud
thatslt splashed over hun fhe gentle
man inside the coach, when ne could
see no longer, shut up his portfolio, aud
returned the poeket-oook to IT'S place IN
the breast lining OF h,s coat. he then
reused himself to look out OF the WIN
dow, and judge from the mud and dark
6ess. how far it might be to Berlin,-
70. the hEst time ne pereelyed that a
nnday young man was Vaiking niue
distance from ms mo- nofsess lnongh more
saan am ss1sosae.y = .raseis'a.neu, ne rug
= = -, Hs r " s,'s enu
nls ssass nsas, larousn tas aa.AA,s sf
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ITshsas sa;sbed nine a. he at
a..s5 4 ,-.aaIsr,. .,,e,,, II, IA was
ass.. essl.l:,..s,.,, - 90 and
-. -. -. .,,,t s,,,n,. 90
-: - - ~ ea.na h;,n.eir.d,ire..
s,S;s ssssai,a.;;,,,, M, manner and II ratb
:. \ , sn,,borativs + tome Of voice.
Halo + vouuo man. whitner are YOU
boaad ,,bis, ssor,py looking night pr
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z.aa-Pride. under Whatever form

EE Pride, under Whatever form It
may show itself, is Of the devil; and
though family pride may not be its most
odious manifestation, even that child
bears q sufficiently ugly likeness of its
father. But family feeling is . very
different thing, and msyexis. as strong.
" in humble IN high lffs
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.GaIssI iaIllld ghetebfs..

sbs4 From Household Words for Januaryl
TIE COUsIM-sEEKER oF BERLIN
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Dodn.
80 tFl6ln the sunday Dispatch
The Dream Land.


They may talk as they list. but the Dnam Land
Is the loFeliest Land Of all, g. usfs-.--..
For the beautiful flowers
-- OF its perfumed bowers 5Tss-
On the senses never pail z = ssz :
Oh ithe radiant lights Of the Dream Land!
Hsw they dance and flicker and flow.
- Till their glorious CLEANS
And their rainbow beams
Make bright the world beIowl
or he Voices sweet ef the Dream Land ~
How their echoes float talOngl
ss2 = 1hfilling the ear
ra 8 With music clear
or aome old remembered songl
OH the sunny smiles Of the Dream Land 8
-ibs With the loving words and tones.
Float softly Ger 5sgsz
To that golden shore
Where Tie hearts pure gems lie strewn.
Rzzsk Con for the blessed Dream Landl
-ass Where the loved ones come and 60.
1881 Like angels bright 4 loIi.e fs5seis
6sa - In the holy night seza 3 ss
sFssSTo the slumbering here below - @
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81 CHARLES DlckENs.
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RATHER TOUGH.

The following story was told in San
dusky. Ohio, and appears in the Massil-
ion News: =
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-08-12
KEY WEST CORRESPONDENCE,

KEY WEST, July 50, 1856.
81 Nessrs. Editors An opportunity offered the day
before yesterday by which I might have dispatched
youa letter, butas nothing Of mportance=had trans
pired from the date Of my last up to that time Icon
cuded to await until there was something OF interest
to write about, and then give you all at once.
We still have some sickness here, though nothing
that can be called an epidemic, consequently shipping
give lis wide berth, and when forced to stop here
make but q short stay ss
The q. s. sloop.of-war Cyane arrived here on the
26th inst from Aspinwall, intending to make quite
STAY but owing to the fear Of that terrible fellow
/. Yellow Jack,n she left the next day on cruise
This was great disappointment to US poor residents
of the Key, as We had calculated strong on having
fine time with the officers who are jolly set, and
have no doubt but that they were equally dlsap'
pointed.
The following vessels have arrived here since the
date Of my last:
The three.masted schooner Andrew Henderson
Henderson from Baltimore, with coal for the navy
on the Goth
The brig Travanier, Williams, from Pensacola, with
lumber, on the same day.
The bark Alabama stockbridge, sailed for New
York on the 26th.
The bark Charles q. Truitt, schnell, sailed on the
28th for Wilmington, N. G., and the schooner VIM.
Springer, Mershon, for Philadelphia.
The brig Alfred Avail, Norden, yesterday, for Car
denas.
Our little town was thrown into quite an exctablt
state yesterday, by the arrival Of the Lbble Shep
pard, from the port of CurhmeI, Yucatan, having OF
board Campeachy Indian boy, whom her cre7
picked up in canoe off Cape San Antonio. The DO,
related the following story: Six years and hal
ago himself and thirty others of his tribe were stole
from their homes, by a body Of armed men, heade'
by one Francisco MART, and forced into fishing
snacks and carried to Marti's fishing ranches on th
coast Of Cuba Since this time he has been forced
work like a slave, and without remuneration A fey
days ago he was taken sick, but these monsters wou
not allow any relief from his labor on that account
when becoming desperate, he stole boat belongin
to the rancho and escaped in it. This Marti is we
known citizen of Havana, and is immensely wealthy
The Tacon theater, the FISH market, and other YER
valuable property belong to him. 1t is reported tina
he formerly was pirate captain, but with what trut
I cannot say.
Another little affair has occasioned some gossip
It was the arrival of two Spanish vessels from Hs
vana, having on board some of the Island officials
who are in search Of a fugitive from justice-a de
faulter Of some sort They have chartered the Lii
bic Sheppard to go to Mobile, where they expect
find their game. Public sympathy here is rather wit
the fugitive than his pursuers. ~.
AS my paper is out, must close. Twill write 500
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The House then took a recess till 7 O'Clock.

BURNING OF THE STEAMER ST. JOHNS, AT JACK
soNvILLE, FA. = Interesting Developments. - Our
readers will no doubt remember seeing an account in
our paper OF the destruction by fire of this fine
steamer, whilst lying at the wharf at Jacksonville,
Fa,, on the list ult. AS was surmised st the time,
lncendlaries were the agents of her destruction
We learn from the Savannah Republican, of the
7th inst that an investigation was on foot which had
resulted in the discovery of the perpetrators of the
crime and probably those of similar outrage on the
steamer Seminole at the same place, some time since
The Republican thus relates the circumstances which
led to the discovery of the villains:
A rumor of the destruction of the ST. Johns by
fire having been in circulation in this city some DAYS
previous to the receipt of any authentic intelligence
of the dsaster-ndeed, before it could possibly have
reached here-Serseant Wilson, of the mounted 20
lice, took the matter in hand and traced it mn ia
Nat, coored man employed on board the St. Johns,
but who ran away a day or two before her last de.
parture from Savannah. Nat was arrested and car
RED to jail, and being about to undergo threshne
he confessed that he was present on hoard the ST
Johns at Jacksonville when conversation occurred
between three negroes employed on the boat in which
they stated that they had burned the Seminole and
were going to fire the St. Johns
TWAS understood that she was to have been burned
en- her previous trip and as it had not been done Nat
foncnded that they would carry out their purpose on
he return Of the vessel to jacksonville and for that
reason, he says, he deserted He also told Sergeant
Wilson that if he would go to jacksonville and search
an clubhouse in the vicinity belonging to one Of its
citizens, (naming him,l he would find some of the
property belonging to the Seminole.
Under the direction of Messrs. Claghorn & Cunning
ham, agents of the Florida line of steamers, Mr.. VII
son proceeded to jacksonville last week taking the
boy Nat with him. Upon arriving he took out a war.
rant, and in company with several police officers Of
the town, searched the said premises but found moth
ing to confirm the statements of the negro He also
arrested the three above alluded to- and tnned
them over to the authorities. The examination Mad
been progressing for day and q half when the We,
laka, on which Mr. Wilson came passenger yesterday
left Jacksonville and it was thought from the tesfi
mony that two Of the negroes would be convicted
There was much excitement in the town,
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SIGNS of the Tim es.

From the New York Express we collate the fol
lowing: +H
The following vote was TAKEN July 3lst., at the Surf
Hotel Fire Island, N Y.-3S boarders being present:
Fillmore. IS Buchanan. i
Fremont. ...........:. No choice. .....,.-.....,3
And that is about the ratio throughout Suffolk Co.,
as learn in conversation with residents well posted.
Fillmore, to defeat Fremont, 81. .o.-
A vote was taken in the machine shop in Mattawan,
N. Y. on 3lst July, resulting as follows:
Fillmore .5S Buchanan. IL Fremont .....10
At the suggestion Of q Fremont man, a vote was
taken in clothing store in Fulton street. New York
August LIST, which resulted as follows, out Of 25:
Fillmore ,16 Buchanan. .....5 Fremont ......4
The following is correct statement Of a vote re-
Gently taken for President on Cools Six Day Line of
canal boats, running between New York city and
Giens Falls, including the propretors, agents and
clerks:
Fillmore. ...e9 Buchanan ........5 Fremont. .....4
At boat race at Port Chester, N. Y, on the 3Oth
July, vote was token board the yacht Edgar, at
the solicitation of Fremont man, upon the three
candidates for President. 1t resulted as follows:
Fillmore. 10 Fremont 49,. A Buchanan .......3
vote was taken yesterday on the morning train
up from Norwall, on the Danbury and NorWalk Rail
road, Ct, with the following result:
BHeRsasn es5 Smith
This shows that even in the old Nutmeg State y
the Black Republicans have not quite absorbed the
free electors Depend upon it that Connecticut will
not be found wanting in the day of battle The true
Americans are not quite ready yet to sell out.
The Louisville Journal says, that vote taken on
the cars from Cairo to Sandoval on LIST july resulted
Fillmore. A Buchanan q Fremont.
A correspondent of the New York Express, writing
from Staten Island, Aug. 2, says:
The following are the votes on steamboats, in rail
road cars etc. for the month of july taken from three
leading papers representing the three political parties
in the contest
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Every mother should have box in the house handy ease
of accidents the chilrenu Redduss Russia Salve is
Boston remedy of thirty years. standing and is
by physicians. It and speedy for burns piles
bois corns on chbans and old of every kind for
fever ssreS ulcers Itch scad head nee raS buuons
nipples, recommended by nurses whtlows ses Testers flea
bites pideY stgs frozen limbs salt rhcum scurvy and
cracked lips nose and flesh wounds is val
liable remedy and cure which be testified by thousands
oave used it the city OF Boston and vicinity for the last
thirty In instance will this save do injury
teece with physicians prescriptions. II is made from the
naterals, from recipe brought from Observation-Disclosures
in that conry-and the propretors have letters from
atasses cerymen, physicians captains, and 9th
whohave used themselves and recommend it others
Redangs Russia Save put large tin Boxes stamped
with picture of horse and disabled soldier which
picture is also engraved the wrapper Price, Is cents
box. Reddng Co. For sale by j. Wright & Co, o. @
Woodman and all druggists felA eod6m&W