New-York daily tribune., 1857-09-07

c,Hr1 on. "Msr1ns. see big 1ak'y Hrg rs
trus-iIc eh5. rn'ure Discovered n1s'' 10 tl7 pV'y
rattle. ami stood quietly gGSibg ST we r9Q''e tc.,
sIious Of his darge-. Blt when We toll bim II soa
b;.a Ard after he esw with whs. terror ~ regarded
Il be seemed cautions and wsry when ne 's pi iug
out door, and construed the siirg ot every h'.ls "a
sect end every scratch tha. caused MN Paln' ''o
"nakey's oEe. py.,
and often cor ,ratuaed myself thst in our hgh stone
house we were ssfe from their iDcursons. But upon
e1aminstop we saw thai there was sufficient uneven
ness In the structure Of the concrete walls Tor per
seveIing reptile 10 ascend the outsige ana neas 'le
sner,nte Left open 20 insert tie raers OF tue uDhni'h-
ed piazza the bare boards Of the chamber hsd re-
ceded frcm the floor, in shrinking isaviag crack
through which the snake prob baolv m.ie ia nSrs-s
Wha. would the a1ies of tne EHs' say '' n'I'ng
,s,tlen axe in their best psrlor chamber Mefh'nks
certain fair ore among them will wish 10 watt some
p,tert charm 10 distant home thai Will keep sueh
inrrters n future away from Mr.. B.s snug quarters
TIE United States troops have been regaius Us
with ther perambulstions quite frequently OF !a'e.
|, is novelty this Summer to see them hle past; bat
last wear our eyes grew weary Of the daily sight AZ
ter every new outrage upon our FreeSate settlers,
We would see them ,resding very leisurcly toward
the place ordered out purposely too late to do our
party any good but in time TO prevent any retalaon
OF the wrodg, and still long enough behipdosod Z,
give the Ruffans ample chsnce TO make good tneir
W
When the troops were passing in this way, al
WAYS thought Of little Johnny Tetterby tagging
along totteripg and fro a bent sdf consider
ably affected in knees by the weight of very large
baby The troops appropriately represent Johnny
Tetterby. and personate our Brother Jonathan,
while "Ssy" aptly represents Frank Pierce, aud
torcibIy suggests Slarery. Mark how striking the
figure Johnny always coming up too late for
everything that was attractive, and "devotedly
crushing himself by the weight of Sally" who was
yery Moloch of baby, on whose insa-
iiate altar the whole existence of this young
brother johnny was offered up a daily sa'
epfce. His personality may oe saa
have consisted IN its never being quiet IN any one
place. and never going to sleep when required
Johnny wac supposed, by fctoL which ootaiLs 10
angune families, to be hushing her to sleep stoppns
acitation) But oh the inexhs hsustibe regions OF COZ
temptation and watchfulness into which this babys
eyes then only beginning to compose to
stare over his unconscious shoulder Wherever chnd-
hood congregated TO play, there was MolochAmaking
Johnny fag and toll. Then she was always cutting
teeth ard every instrument that could be thought of
or devised was Unfortunately applied for this babys
relief Ars. +. said, the tooth was coming through,
and then the child would be herself Still II never
did come through and go the child continued TO be
somebody else. Yet Johnny verify persuaded
that il was aultless baby, without its peer in tie
whole realm, and wes quite content 10 catch meek
gmpses of things in general from behind its skirts or
over IFS limp, tagging bonnet.
The shabby. looking troops, and the still more
sDaDDy pusiIess lhey dio hop. o"' oeSS' h'' " W
"pomp and circumstance of war When, on their
wsy "a Fort Riley, they met poor crazy woman
opposite our house, many of the company jeered at
her iavmgs There seemed /" some method in her
madness for she cursing Pierce and Shannon for
having caused her misery accused them of being the
murderers of her mother, and called out wildly, On
"Csn, Cain, where is thy brother Abell" And she
said that James Buchanan and Gov. Walker we're as
" bad or verse than their predecessors" My heart
supk within me when thought it might prove true
prophecy of the consummation Of iDiluity in their
reign The wild look and baggard face of this wretched
maIiac has haunted me ever since, and have won
dered that many are not driven to distraction by the
wrongs they have suffered here. Iudeed, | have
often found my own mind confused that have
feared my reason might reel, and one day be hurled
fIom her throne. In moments Of anguish, have
sometimes pressed my aching brow snd wildly asked,
oh are not these things all partof fearful dream,
" from which shall soon awaken to thank God 1t is
"but dream r. }. B. IL.