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American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-11-27
A Hint to the Ladies',

1t is very rarely, indeed, that con-
firmod ilirt gets married. Ninety.ninc
out Of every hundred old maids may
attribute their ancient loneliness to
their juvenile levity. 1t is very GER
tain that few men mako a selection
from bathrooms or any other place of
gaisty---anl as few are influenced by
what may be termed showing off in the
streets, or in other allurements of dress,
our opinion is that ninety.ninc hund'
rodths of all the 6ncry with which wo.
mcn load and decorate their persons so
for nothing, so far as husband catching
is concerned. Where, and how, then,
do men find their wiyesY In the quiet
homes of their parents and guardians
lat the fircsides, where the domestic
graccs and feelings are alone dcmonstra.
ted. Those Gro charms which most
surely attract tbs high 10 we'll 40 tho
humble. Against these all tue flnery
and airs ip tho world sink into insiguif.
tcance.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-11-27
RESCUED ADVENTURE.

Ten years ago young Englishman
ran away from London where he was
highly connected, came down to Liver
pool, took a ship that was up for New
Orleans, and in due course of time land
ed in this city with light heart in his
breast and between one and two hum
dred poundsi in Banks of England notes
in his pocket. He had been naauya;s
s,yet at home, and, between wine and
women, had managed to squauder a
large fortune, besides Involving himself
seriously in debt. He had taken the
precaution to provide himself with let
ters OF introduction to respectable par
ties in this city, and by this means he
formed the acquaintance of young
lady, who, by the death of her father,
had just been left sole heress to large
estate. A warm attachment soon spruno
up between the two, and our Young
Englishman one fine day, made the la.
dy u formal tender of his hand and
heart. The answer he received was
the following: Il love you, and will
marry you, but only on these condi.
tions, and these only-1st. You must
stop drinking; I'd. You must pay your
debts; 3D.. You have squandercd one
fortune, you must set to work and make
another, The lover entreated but the
lady was inexorable. Just then the
gold fever broke out, and our hero de.
termined withot loss of time, to try his
fortune on the shores of the Pacific
ocean. He sat down, wrote letter to
the lady, in which he announced his
determination, assured her of his unal.
terable affection, and begged her to be
faithful to him, and without further a.
dieu started for New York and took shin
for San Francisco via the Cape. In
California he led for some time wander
ing, dissolute life, and finally Joined the
unfortunate expedition which Raous.
set de Boulbon fitted out for the con-
quest of Sonora. 1t was known that
he was among the few who ESCAPED to
tell the fate of their heroic leader, but
nothing further was heard of him or
his whereabouts until last Saturday.
when a friend of his in this city recei.
we'd a telegraphic dispatch from him>
stating that he was among the fiftv
persons saved from the steamer Cen.
tral America, and brought into Nor
folk by the bark Eloise. The dispatch
further stated that the writer had lost
$3.50, 900 in gold, which was in the
hands OF the purser, but that it was
luckily insured for it's full value in a
London office. We learn that the Ia.
dy to whom he was engaged is still un-
married, and it would not be strange if,
in the course of human events, weshould
be called upon to indite a.paragraph
with that fashionable heading MARI.
age in High Life .,
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-11-27
rHu AnrnRIcArg o1nn.

Our hearts arc ith our native land,
Our song is for her glory;
Z Her warriors wreath 10 in our hand,
ia our lips breathe out her story, 3
Her lofty hills and valleys green, p.
Arc shining bright before us
And likea rainbow sign is seen
lIer prond nag waving o'cr US.
And there arc smiles upon her lips
For those who meet our foemen,
For glory's star needs no eclipse,
When smiled upon by wemen.
For those who brave the mighty deep,
Aud scorn the threat of danger,
We've smiles TO cheer and tcars to wocp
For every ocean ranger.
Our hearts are with our atiye land,
ea Our songs are for her freedom;
Our prayers are for the gallant band
Who strike where hon or leads them,
, Who love the taintless air W e breathe,
SIS Otis freedoms endless dower,')
Well twine for him an endless wreath
Who scorns the tyratt' power. .T
Tell me Of francois beauties fair,
ofltaly's proud daughters
OF seotland's lassies-- England's fair,
And nymphs Of Sharon's waters.
We need nSt boast their naughty charms,
Though lsrds around them hover,
Our glory lies in freedoms arms
=. I. ! 7,
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-11-27
Dipping into the Gravy.

We were, not long since, much anu,
sed by couple of Hoosier girls who
came on board the steamer, at the little
town of Mount Vernon, Indiana. They
had evidently never been thousand
miles from home, and were making their
first trip on la steamboat. The elder one
was exceedingly talkative, and perfect
ly free and unconcerned, without re-
gard to the many eyes that were scan,
ming her movements. The other was
OF the opposite turn Of mind, inclining
to bashfulness. At dinner, our ladies
were honored with seats at the head of
the table, and the elder one with her
usual independence, cut her bread into
small pieces, and with her fork reach
ed over and enrolled each mouthful in
the nice dressing on a plate of beef.
steak before her. The passengers pre-
served their gravity during the opera
ton by dlnt of great effort. Peroeiving
that her sister was not very forward in
helping herself, she turned round to
her, and exclaimed, loud enough to be
heard by half the table.
''Sat, dip into tie grary Dad pays
as much as any on emil
This was followed by general roar,
in which the captain led oil. The girls
arrived at their place Of destination bc.
fore supper,and when they left the boat,
all hands gave three cheers for the girls
of the Hoosier State,
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-11-27
pLOUGUING BY STEAM.

Ploughng by Locomotive Engine,
more cheaply and rapidly than by hor.
scs, ought, in the opinion of English
judges, to be considered as proven
Eight steam ploughs, or cultiyators, en-
tered at the late exhibition Of the Roy
al Agricultural Society at Salisbury
One of them was Boyscll's traction en-
gine, or steam horse, which consists of
a portable engine, with tubular ten
horse boiler, two sevcn.inch cylinders,
each of one-foOt stroke, reversing mo-
ton, four-fcet Ay-whcel, water tanks,
steerago and gear work for driving,
with two speeds--one of the hind cur
wing wheels weighing, with water, a.
bout ten tons; and being nearly thirty
feet long from end to end. The hind
wheels are of six feet diameter the
fore wheels smaller ; all fitted with end
less rails-and the steerago 10 effected
by altering the lock Of tho front wheels
with short coach hole, worked by
chains and a wheel, like the rudder of
ship. There is also screw for fur.
ther adjusting the level Of the boiler
to different gradients. The rails arc
not only laid down before each wheel,
and taken up behind it, but, being loose
and disconnected with each other, al
low the wheel to alter its direction with
facility and being iointod 50 as to ad.
nit Of angular motion, side ways, can
accommodate themselves to n traverse
as well as longitudinal inclination Of
ground, ... ...M'"."
This engine ascendcd an incline Of
ono foot in seven, drawing up water
tank weighing many tons. IT pulled
three twd.furrow ploughs at the pace
of two miles onheur, working six inch.
cs deep in difficult stony ground +: it
dragged with still greater ease u cult.
vator eight feet six inches wide, with
eleven lines, making deep and effective
work, ard passing over soft stirred land
scarcely sinking in it atall, and not uu.
duly pressing it.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-11-27
a Dream Of summor.
ny ). G. WHITTIER.

Bland as the morning breath OF Juno,
The Southwest breczes play;
And througl,it its haze, the wintermoon
Seems warm as summer day,
Tho snow-plumod angel of the Norta
Has dropped hisicy spear;
Again the mossy earth looks forth,
Again the streams gush clear.
The fox HE lill-sido cell forsakes,
Tho muskrat leaves his nook,
The blue.bird in the meadow breaks
Is singing with the brook.
"Iear up, oh Mother Nature !" cry
Bird, breeze, and streaRlct free;
"our winter voices prophecy
ofsummer day, to lhcci"
So in th0so winters Of the soul, ...
BY bitter blasts and drear
O'erswcpt by mcmory's frozen pole, a..
Will sunny days appear. ...
RcvivIng hopo and faith they show
The soul its living powers, 49,.
And how beneath The winters snow
Lie germs oil summon Aowets,
The night is mother OF the day,
The winter OF the spring,
And ever upon old decay .at..a
The greencst misses C ling; "
Behind tho cloud the starlight turks,
Thu ough showers the sunbeams fall
For God, who Iovcth all his works,
Has left his hepe with all .-...
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-11-27
a New York hackman was recen,lv

a New York hackman was recently
brought before Judge Russell, for lrav-
ing struck Capt. Stone Of the S,eamer
Plymouth Rock, knocked him down and
kicked him savagely. On conviction
the Judge fined him sjp cents. A short
time ago this Same Judge sent a poor
por boy ,forty yenrs to the penitentiary
for stealing few pennies. Quite dis.
tinclidn to make between a friendloss
boy and Dem0cya atic votcr. ... ....
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-11-27

. Yankee Laborers at Fifty Cents per
-Day.--The Hartford Times of Nov.
8, prints the following: -.l..~. -. ..
1t has been found necessary by tho
officers at the railroad depot in Asylum
street, to reduce the pay OF the work
men on the wood trains 20 per cent,
and the laborcrs were offered yesterday
SO cents per day. T. large force OF
them--lrishmcn, al all-wcvc ready to 90
to work at the old rates, but they re.
fused to submit to the 20 per cent. of,
and the result was that the wood train
yesterday was manned chiefly by Yam
KEGS, who were willing to earn half a
dollar, rather than lie idle and earn
nothing. To-day the wood train was
made up entirely Of Americans, most
of them mechanics of various trades,
who have the good sense to take a lob
at half dollar, rather than do moth
ing .e---..... ..... ......-..
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-11-27

Remarkable an& Braafifal Ietcor
seen IN Michigan. Since our notice Of
The beautiful meteor seen at MARSHALL
aud Lansing on Sunday evening last,
(says the Detroit AdverIiser) we learn
that it was seen in this city o, the same
time. IL was also seen at Jackson,--
The facts Of its having been seen in
three places, at such distance apart,
shows its altitude TO have been yory
great The Jackson Citizen gives the
following description Of tho phenomr~
non "About fvo degrees west, and
three north Of the zenith. stood O 6aH of
briHi0"t Hqnid fire. as large as n f1N
m ooa, completely surrounded with di-
velging aud oscillating rays for about
two degrees from The cenipr of The mo.
ieor. After remaining s,atioua,y for
n few seconds i: moved toward the hor.
iaon in uoith oG west coursc, Q, fr,s
slowly bot with increasing velochy un.
Ill it looked like Tho picture &c an old,
fashioned comet, When about five
degrees above tho ho,ison, it sscmed
to burst and disappef Many persons
were on tho size 81, and il was 50 srdden
and brilliant 0s ~ cause exolsmatiors
OF surprise and alarm.
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American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-11-27

a witness in a Hoosier Couit leivr
asked how he knew that two certain
persons were man and wife, replied
''Why dog ont Two heard em scold-
ing each other more'n fifty times"
The evidence was held as conclusive.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-11-27

Ibe choleia now extends over the
wn"'o northern part of Europe. Az
C'ucEs'adt four per cent Of The pupula.
uon had died,
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-11-27

Taking a dandy dozen. John Ran.
dt"'ph was in tavern, lying on sofa
IN the pailor, waiting for the stage to
come TO the door. A dandiGed chap
stepped into The room with whip in his
hand, just come from drive, and stand.
ing before the mirror, arranged his hair
aud collar, quite unconscious Of the
presence of The gentlemen on tho sofa.
After a'li'udinizing a while, he turned
to go out, when Randolph osked him ::
'Has Tho stage come z Stage. sir. s,age.'
replied he, Indignantly. 'Ob y ! beg
your pardon. said Randolph quietly Il
Mo1ght yon was the dyivey.'
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-11-27

The Ohio liver is cncroscliing on tho
city Of Portsmouth, ba,iog witlin the
past few years wsshcd away severed
lots aanding tbilty Gcoi above low wa,
ter ipolk.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-11-27

n Candid Cogjcssjon.-. Tho West
Chester Republican, y radical Loco pa
per, compliments its party. ip being so
largely IN ascendant IN Office, and then
says, "thr, present winter we are led to
Ddsecc ,"1H be one Vgrcm corraftjoa in
Harrts6urg." Not donbt Of IL, and
we are glad 10 see ono Loco paper, at
least so ready 20 own Up.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-11-27
ABOUT TIE TRUTH or IT.-Lady
Are you the new scrYantI

Servant Girl--Servant ma am2 Oh,
not at all. I'm the young lady wot
boards here and assists in the house
work, -.. ... l.. .'I.s.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-11-27

The fresbets il The Western part of
the State Of Now York, have been the
most destructive OF any that have p,e.
vailed for years. In some places villa.
gos have been totally Submerged.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-11-27

By" a Cincinnati clergyman marri-
cd ~ fond couple IN The disscctirg.room
Of the Ms,iicai college lost week,
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-11-27

GEA- On the Goth ultimo, Miss Vir.
glnla Martin, while walking near her
father sresidencei in Grcenbrlar county,
Virginia, adjoining the White Sulphur
Springs, discovered the dead body Of
a man, lying in the woods, the head
being severed from the trunk and not
found. Assistance was procured, ond
upon investigation, S4G2.5O in gola
was found upon his body, with watch
and four pistol balls. Under the man
was an empty pistol, with cap burstcd.
The flesh had been much torn by Wild
animals.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-11-27

B8s The cry ofHharaiimcs" Is still
coming up from every quarter of the
land. Away out in the pincrits Of
Wisconsin. the lumbermeu arc dischai-
ging their hands, for the want Of means
to pay them, and the failure Of mar
ket for their lumbor.
In St. Paul, Minnesota, house rent
has tumbled down fifty per cent, Ii
Is said in that city, more than two bun.
dred houses arc wholly unoccupicd.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-11-27
WHOLE NO III, g..

UNRULY LAwYERs.-Judgo (l ggctt
of the First Judicial Dis trict in Town,
made a rule that lawyers who had ca
ses IN court should not leave without
notice. This did not please them, and
to put his honor out Of countenance
they would get up, one after another,
and say with long faces and juvenile
accent, Please, thir, may l 90 OUT
His honor bore this as long as nc could,
when he had them all put in Jail. The
Huntington Uawkeye says that mo pub,
hc edltice not excepting the penltcntiary
ever contained so much latent rascality
as Madison Jail, when filed with tho
lawyers of the district ..
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LOTTERIES.

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SUFFER- NOT, WHEN A PER-

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