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BT eEoRoE p. FRESTieE.

Alasl alas l did not thlnk, y.
Amid past hours, Of deep delight, b.
That aught could break the golden link
That then between US seemed 50 bright.
We little dream what. time may bring;
The heart is mysterious thing:
A change came DER thy gentle brow
And we are but as strangers now. .rs.-.
Yet sometimes. in my sadder moods,
= Amid tho scenes oftoil and strife, ..
And oft in woodland solitudes, sal .
Afar from dark and busy life, ~.
Thy image rises to myeye
As bright as in the days gone by; IL
Thy voice, low, musical, and clear,
Steals like spirits on my car;
The vanished joys come wildly back
Along life's dark and arid track;
Old thoughts within my bosom stir, ...-..
and am sill thy worshipper. .
The birdlhato'er my patlwaytaies,
The Aeeting vision of dream,
5 The star that fights awhile the skies,
Then turns away its silver beam,
These, these are eiiiblems to my heart
of what thou vast, Of Whit thou art.
Trhe bird, the dream, the star are flown;
And l am left alone--alone; --.
Yet still hear with sweet delight
The song The bird sang in her fight; -
The dream withall It's falry train
q Still haunts the chambers OF mybraIn;
And often when gaze afar 3d.
Through tears where beamed tie vanished sta
It seems again TO burn on high,
The glory ofmy eloulsd sky,,. a..
And on its lovely dick TRACE, ..
The pictured image of thy face,
Andtneel'ih worship. as when first -
Its Eden-ligbt upon me burst,
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y p u A HARD GnSc

:Nrw ri :" lt.> IF ,.m = r
Gocr people lave a, hai,4stine Of it in THIS
LITTLE world Of eara, Evep in.laatters of,rp,
ligion. there is o vast difference between
r1azurns ahd Dives, ao the following snec
dote, sent US by-G ffiaud, will wildly Illus
Vate;.p ia n, ~ ,t,u y . !! r., b.
.ppld ELL, c.. i1qd,pttended gSent revi
vpL end inr ,comr,oq with PAN oheyspAe
SEs converted, ,ana baptised.. Hot manv
weeks af:erwarlA,one Of his neigkbors met
him Heel.ng homeward froh the court ground
with, a. considerable ":tfiql il hisAat'"
"sello, uncle Llllsr1,' said the frienl.Ri'I
thoaght you had, ipined, tie cbproh!". l. d A
| $50 did," ,apawerad uuc!s Billy, r,pkiag
desperate. ,eiTort,;o stand stll--"so -1.,did,
Jeems, and woalt hare beer 3 eosd Eapsis;
if,thsy hadn't treated ne SO everlasting mean
at the water. Didn't'you never hear about
it, Teems2", ", -. u: II.
s"No. Eow was i'll" =, paa,l., "a
,nWell, then, RI tell tc1 oil aLoyt IT,
Gee; wher we cone. tc :he baPt.sing place
that was me and. old :senks, the riea cid
squire, .war to ,Fe diRped at the same tipe.-
Well tbe minister TUX the squire in, f9st
aqt I.GidR't mind that much, as | though it
would be iistsa 3 good, when my t,rn cum; SO
he led him, in, and after dipp;n' him under
he raised him up mighty ,keerfgl and wiped
his, face and led Him ont. Then cum nv tern
and instead Of lifting ne cut Ike he did the
squire, he gave me one slosh and left me
crawlin' round on the bottom like dA-~d
mud turtla!' Sef ns
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sccn!ySta etnc!n na.i 'laotei.a

7 Ut. y I'LL 2 NJ y IT !
Gent trying to- mas:icate asteak -"E Land
led, We have ia ro,ioS east ofste kllaghen.
les that this is, - upheu!thy country. /
thinl; now tia: tits a Histai,e.", nj -
Landlord Csrseialy, ,sir, it's r.istake
sir, this is-the finest corntry in .l,-is we I'D,
SIR, and one o.,.as ass!...s;est,i - E,,, -
! Gent ---"I sarald ttdDg SO; tsnust tsea
re4arhasls iias!th country for cattle. fc-
Ho.i;e they Ire to rzstetae "old age" KIT
LanilsE, l,sglsted:: ~ : .. st-a.!-
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I'd Find Me, a Grave,


~ BtilIBuT. THOMAS WILSON, U. s.,A.
.J .. - -, .,. r
III make mo q home, says the sailor lad,
in the ship, as she rides the wave;
III laugh when the ocean's ravlng mad, A.,
4. iI'lI smile when tho tempests rave.
let the winds rave on, let the black skiesfrown,
For what care how it be?, A. r.
When the vessels wfcck ,'ll go down, down, ,dowr
-g1'And fld mo q grave in tho seat t.
Yll make mo home, says tho soldier braye,.
ss Amid battle and CORY fight;
When the eagles ,iu triumph above me wave,
l will shout with a. MAD delight
i could die 90 we'll on the battlefield, c5t't
My shroud of the star aag's fold;;
On the spot where tho trumpess of Victsgy Desl'd,
I'd.lira me a'giaVe with,.the bold.
f.' .u..l' l,r'..'If
'5l'' wish not horr t'mid the bait a'sitidsy,.
Nor lif1 on the brIny sea,
pul Ill settle me down ut my cwa ftes.d2,
With her who is all TO me.
l. wish not doath in the battles strife, -.
Norratomb in Tie oceans foam,
But I'D find, when my h art beat its last in life,
sraYc near my boyhoot's home.
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i0TNear Celeveland. lives hale and
hearty man, whose wife says he :s. posses
ed ofthe most sensitive feelings. and in prof
! Of which she states that when she goes into
the yard and saws woodsfor half day, he
Hits BY the fire with tears in his eyes =
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! GeE-At Sunday School examination, the
teacher asked q boy whether he could fer
give those who wroneea hlml 'Could you,"
aaia the teacher. aforgive ! boy, for example,
Jho had insalted ycu!, sYss.esair., !, replied
he lad. very sloElIys zkihk-- eculd
ii he YVES bigger than 4 am.
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III GEA Ffench wit said of q man, who was
exceedingly fat, that nature only made him
to shoiw how far human skin could stretch
without breaking.
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C.r.A penny fer your thoughts" said q
gentleman 70 pert beauty. "Thpy are not
worth q farthing. sir," she replied II was
thinking Of you." ia s#s,.
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. 01rTheae is good reason why 9 little
pan should never marry a bouncing widow.
He might be calfsd4.she widows mite:." &
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!, OK Pompey SAID he once worked for i man
who raised his wages SO high that he could
only reach them once id two years. ai 5,
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suow,.to~t.ivc and sIowo 10 Die.

So live, that when thy SUMMONS comes to join
The innumerable caravan thatmoves
10 that mysterious realm, why're each shall taEe
His chamber in the silent hRl's of death, ~,
Thou go not like the quarry elave at night,
Scourged to his dungeon tut, sustab0d. and ceoth
by an. unfalterlng trust, approach thy grave,
Like one who wraps the drapery OF his couch ~
About him, and lies down to p!ensant-dreams.
sR Bryant.
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re1rBrevity is the soul Of wit, W. s,ss
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1857-07-10
SABRArH ScHooL CELEBRATION

SABBATH School CELEBRATION
1000 CHILDREN IN UNIoN.-There was
a union of the Sabbath Schools of diff
ferent Baptist Churches held in the place
on Wednesday of last week. The day
was very pleasant and the gathering
quite large. Some 800 came from Brat
tleboro', and near 400 from Chester
and Mt. Holly, the latter place having
sent 200. There were about 200 from
Grafton and a large number from Sax
tons River. Altogether there must have
been near 1900 persons present, among
whom were several clergymen and Gov
Flether. The sabbath schools of the
different denominations in this village
all participated in the festivities. A col
lation was partaken of in the grove anC
speeches made by the clergymen, and
others. Gov. Flether made a neat ant
appropriate speech, the Band discourset
excellent music, and the whole passed
off in the most pleasant manner. w
trust it will not be the last of the kind
and that it may again be repeated
BelLoacs Falls Times.
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A HEART AND HAND WORTH HAv-

A HEART AND HAND WORTH HAy-
memo person who has any reverence
for the good, the true and the beautiful
in human nature, can help admiring the
noble woman of whom the following. re-
cord is made by letter-writer at the
West
"While in Gratiot County, Michigan,
during the recent fearful famine, we saw
a woman who, with affectionate devotion
sustained her sick husband and two chill
dren on maple sugar and leeks several
days before she could get other relief
and when, at last, relief came, she had
to carry provisions several miles on hel
back. This woman had taken care Of
her sick husband since last August, and
her family of two children; besides which
she made 100 pounds of maple sugar
cleared the ground and hoed in two acre:
Of spring wheat, and planted some corr
and potatoes. She was habited in tat
tered garments"
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The FOURTH IN NEW YoRK-SERI-
oUs RIoTs-THE MILITARY CALLED
oUT.-Be,C York, July 3. The weather
yesterday was all that could be desired,
the rain having ceased on Friday night.
There were several riots in this city
yesterday. The most severe riot origi-
mated in the Bowery, between mob
from the Five Points and party of the
Bowery Boys. The fight was continued
with great ferocity for an hour. Clubs,
stones, bottles and firearms were freely
used, and the Five Pointers were gradu-
ally driven back. Eight persons were
killed in this riot, and about thirty wound
ed, including several policemen. AT one
period of this riot the rioters had the
streets barricaded, defying the policemen
of whom upwards of one hundred were
present.
Three regiments of state troops were
ordered out and kept in reserve, but then
services were not required, as the riot
was finally suppressed by the exertions o.
the police.
In the minor riot two persons were
killed, and twenty or thirty badly wound
ed. In all these disturbances, ex-police
men were conspicuous actors.
With the exception ofthese riots anon!
the rovdies, the day passed off finely.
TIE military and civic displays wer'
brilliant and imposing, and the frework
in Brooklyn, Williamsburg and the othe
suburbs, of the most gorgeous description
The pyrotechnic display ofthe city prope
was postponed on account of partia
! damage to the pieces, occasioned by tn
damp weather of the week.
After the close of the military revie'
Gen. Sanford gave grand collation. 8
his house, at which Governor King an
Mayor Wood were present, both of whol
made speeches in response to complimel
tary toasts.
Nev York, July So 81 P. NJ. I'll
city remains quiet, and as the milital
are held in readiness for instant and e
fective operation, it is unlikely that Il
rioters will venture upon any furth
demonstrations.
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The Fourth.

The fourth was celebrated by every
body in this county, and in the good old |
way.
1t was honored in Glover by from one
to two thousand people. The street and
every house in the village was crowded.
An Grafton was delivered by Mr.. Hough
of New York, which though long enough
for three, was quite good. After the ora
ton, the procession was formed and
marched to the table, prepared by Mr.. 1.
Dwinnell, where some 400 partook of his
excellent dinner, 1--WE are judge of eat
ables.) and ample justice was done to it.
We noticed one individual, the neighbor
on our right, who walked into the nice
things spread before him, as though it
was the last he ever expected to eat
Merchandising pig, pork, potatoes, &c,
he walked into the pie, and what havoc
he made piece after piece descended in
TO that capacious stomach-one, two,
three, four, five pieces-four quarters and
one half disappeared and the last we
heard of him he was loudly demanding
more pie! If that man is now living, he
has got threshing machine for d.
gester.
The afternoon was celebrated by the
ragged brigadeS who came out in great
numbers and in proper uniform; and
such a company How shall we de-
scribe them Such uniforms Such
equipments We never expect to look
: upon its like again. We should say thai
= all the old rags, refuse papers, door mats
e salt sacks, hearth rugs, &c, in the coun
: ty, were gathered together to ornamen
j the persons of this fantastic regiment
e An address was delivered by Don H. As
: penwego, which, as piece of literature
5 was unequaled. How brilliant i. was
= What bursts of eloquence What flight
i of oratory! How wide the scope of hi
mental vision-taking in its range all tn
e countries on the globe, from China t
e Charleston, from Westphalia to Yves
z, more, from Portugal TO Pawtucke
+ from Jay to Japan, and from SebastopC
n to Saratoga. We regret that this piec
= of literary hotch-potch cannot be give
If to the world in all its beauty.
If AT Craftsbury, the day was celebrate
i with becoming reverence. An CRATIC
was delivered by R. w. Perkins, {
lie Stowe. The days festivities closed by
d ball in the evening.
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SUDDEN DEATH OF Hon. WIN. L.
MARcT.-Nea0 York, July 4. We have
intelligence of the sudden death of Hon.
VIM. L. Marcy, to-day, at Ballston. He
appeared in his usual good health this
morning, but was found dead in his room
about noon. No cause is assigned for hi:
death.
albany, July 8. Gov. Marcy's furnera
will, it is expected, take place here OF
Wednesday, on which occasion there vii
be a grand military display. His re
mains will be brought down from Ball
ston tomorrow, in charge of John N
Wilder, Esq. and Mr.. Delevan.
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SHOOTING AFFRAY ON BOARD THE

SHOOTING AFFRAY ON BOARD THE
AMERIcA.-While the steamer America
was returning from Essex to Burlington
on Tuesday afternoon, young man, VINO
refuses to divulge his name, snapped a
pistol at one of the passengers and I'M
mediately concealing it, it was supposed
to be a fire cracker. Soon after he shot
a young man by the name OF Johnson
who is employed on one of the wharfs in
this place. The ball took effect in the
calf of his right leg. Mr.. Walker, the
clerk Of the boat, in making an attempt
to arrest him was shot, the ball passing
through his hat and removing portion
of his hair. The deck hands were will
difficulty restrained from throwing the
scoundrel overheard. Capt. Flagg de
livered him to the proper authorities
who have lodged him in Jail. He aver
that he is sane, and that he knew yer,
well what he was about.
The same ball which came so nea
killing Mr.. Walker passed through MI
Patridge's hat also.--B~rlingtOn Sen
tinel.
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LITTLE DoRRIT.-We are indebted
to T. B. Peterson, the extensive book
publisher in Philadelphia, for the first
complete copy we had seen, of this last
novel by Charles Dickens. BY circu-
lar accompanying it, we learn that Mr.
P. has published the complete work, I'M
abridged in line orword, simultaneous,
ly with its publication in England, and
in no less than eighteen different styles
In one volume, paper. covers, price Of
cents per copy, and will be sent by mai
to any part of the United States.
Mr.. Dickens writings require no com
mendation. Few of them have been re
ceived with more popular favor than thu
work here noticed. Peterson has pub
lished the whole, unabridged.
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How to Break a Fever.

Among the young gentlemen who
graduated at the recent commencement |
Of Jeffersons Medical College, was a stu
dent whom we win call DIR. f. G. c.
Smith. DIR. S. halls from Kentucky, and
possesses a temperament as full of fire as
a lightning bugs tail. During his course
at the Jefferson he had imbibed two
leading ideas one, that Prof. Pancoast
is the great Mogul ofsurgeons; and the
other, that ''ten and ten,' y means ten grains
Of calomel and ten Of jalap, constitute
sovereign dose for every earthly malady.
Having fortified himself with reading and
a thirty dollar diploma, DIR. 5. ordered
two silver-plated shingles and a dozen
ruffied shirts, and then opened an office
in the vicinity of Paramount. The first
cali he had came last week, when he was
summoned to visit an eccentric but we'll
TODD Irishman, who had an attack of in
termittent. The Doctor ordered up
sulky, drove to Irishman's house, jerked
bell-pull, and was ushered into the pre-
sence of the lusty invalid. Doctor then
examined pulse, looked at tongue, and
then shook his head three times, at dol
| lar shake. He then left a dozen little
papers of nastiness, one to be taken every
half hour. The next day he called again,
and found patient sitting up, enjoying
the breeze from the back parlor window
allow do you find yourself now?" asked
the doctor. "Faith, an a good dale bet
ther-glory be to God for that same ?
"Well, I'm pleased to hear it" rejoineC
the young Esculapian-"I knew the
powders would abate the febrile symp
TOMS" "The powthers, is it ?" eyes
. you took them, of course ?" Faith, thin
an l didn't" "Not take them p ex
claimed the doctor, getting excited. 30
coorse not-Pm not cannon, am ?
"Who said you were cannon Z" inter
rupted the doctor in a still angrier tone
'sNor ant the Forth O. July"-con
tinued the patient without needing tn
! doctors last remark-s'nor the battle c
e Waterloo nayther. In coorse I'm moi
!, Why the dickens then do We undertake +
touch me off wild yer murtherin' powther?
Doctor then undertook to reason wit
patient. Patient talked back. Docto
then allowed his anger to come to or
sis. Having lost his temper he lost hi
prudence also, and hit patient over th
: head with a cane. Patient then caugl
doctor by the cravat and chucked him OIL
: of back parlor window. Doctor d.
scended into tub of soap suds, whic
= had the effect of cooling him down to th
reflective point, when the servant gi
y leaped over fence and screamed "pe
lice p An officer soon came up, +
= which time the parties had amicably e
, fected compromise, the Irishman ma
- unanimously forgiving the doctor in CO..
sideration of subsequent consequences
:, Philadelphia North american.
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|The following affecting incident is
related in private letter from a gentle
tleman travelling in the West
1--WE had peculiar and affecting scene
in the cars, which cast a deep sadness
over the whole day. At Michigan city
where we changed cars, we observed them
moving sick girl. The party consisted
ola brother about twenty years, a sister
of about sixteen, and mother. The in
valid appeared about twenty-five, very
emanciated, but with those lustrous eyes
so common in her disease, consumption
and which fascinated while it panied us
to look upon her. The tenderness and
devotion of her people were really beauti.
full. After we had gone some fifty miles
while she was reclining upon her mother.
breast, who was gently and CAREFUL,
smoothing her hair, she suddenly raised
herself and fell back dead. Then followed
such scene Of wild and frantic grief
mingled with the noise of the rushing
cars, the scream of the locomotive, an.
the confusion Of the passengers, as n,
power Of mine can describe, and this wa
continued for fifty miles or more. w
old tough hearts found there was on
little spot not quite hardened.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1857-07-10

SOUTHERN LAND BUYERS IN FREE
STATEs.-The Chicago Press of June
26 has the following, to show where
Southerners invest their money
When the agent of Mr.. Slidell wrote
him the other day that he could buy lands
in Missouri of equal fertility with those
of Illinois for about one-fourth the price
of the latter, and advised that the Mis-
souri, lands be taken, Mr.. Slidell replied /:
Buy in Illinois, Mr.. Toombs comes
all the way from Georgia to buy lands
in Minnesota and Wisconsin Col. Orr,
| from South Carolira to purchase in lowe
and Nebraska; Mr.. Breckindridge, from
Kentucky to Superior City and the beau
tiful cluster of Islands in the lake of the
same name, known as the Apostle Islands;
Mr.. Douglas gigantic speculations are
confined mainly to Chicago. 1t was only
a day or two ago that we chronicled 6
single purchase of his in this city amount
ing to 100000. Mr.. Bright follows Mr.
Breckindridge in his investments. Col
Richardson owns an interest in the tow
of Superior, and has made investment
in this city, in Quincy, Illinois, and il
Keokuk, Iowa. And so of all the rest.