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A Revolutionary Legend.
BY GEORGE LIPpARD.

1t was in the wilds of Wissahicon, on the day
of the battle, as the MONDAY sun came shining
through the thickly clustered leaves, that two
men met in deadly conflict near that rock which
rose, like huge wreck of some primeval world,
at least one hundred feet above the dark waters
of the Wissahicon.
The man with a dark brow and the darker
grey eye flashing with deadly light - with
muscular form clad in blue hunting frock OF
the Revolution is continental named War
ren His brother was murdered the other night
at the massacre Of Paoli. M
The other man, with long, black hair, droop-
ing along his cadaverous face, is clad in the halt
military costume of tory refugee This is the
murderer of Paoli, named Dahancy.
They met there by accident, and now they
fought not with sword or rife, but with long
and deadly hunting knives they struggled, twin
ing and twisting over the greensward.
At last the tory is down! = down on the
turf with the knee of the continental upon his
breast - that appraised knife quivering in the
light that dark eye flashing death in his face
Quarter yield +" gasped the tory, as
the knee was pressed upon his breast, "spare
mel yield ,"
"My brother" said the patriot soldier in
that tone of deadly hate; my brother cried
for quarter on the night of the Paoli and even
as he chung to your knees you struck that knife
into his heart Oh, | will give you the quarter
of Paoli - genre
And as his hand was raised for the blow and
his teeth were clenched with deadly hate he
paused for moment then pinioned the tory's
arms, and with rapid stride, dragged him tc
the verge of the rock, and held him quivering
over the abyss.
mercy I" gasped the tory, turning black
and ashy by turns, as that awful gulf yawned
below. Mercy! I have a wife and child :
spare me
Then the continental with his muscular
strength gathered for the effort, shook the mur
derer once more over the abyss, and Kissed this
bitter sheer between his teeth.
" MY brother had a.wife and two children =
The morning after the fight Of Paoli, that wife
was . widow and those children orphans =
Wouldn't you ike to go and beg your life o
that widow and her children.
The proposal made by the continental in the
mockery of hate was taken in serious earnest
by the terror stricken tory He begged to bt
taken to the widow and her children, to have
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Reciprocal Love.

There is hardly more unamiable feature IN the
whole character of man, than the light esteem,
in which too frequently holds the trusting afec-
ton Of devoted woman. What can we expect
from the generosity and truth of that man. who
can repay the confession of attachment from Wo-
man with neglect or indifference Jesus said,
that if your righteousness exceed not the right
eousness of tie scribes and pharlsees, ye shall IN
no wise enter the kingdom of heaven" and yet
he confessed that the scribes and pharisees loved
those who loved them. Indeed, that love should
beget indifference inthose who. are beloved ap-
pears so unnatural that if every days experience
did not prove the existence of such an anomaly
in nature we could hardly believe it. Before
virtuousf female can be brought to confess her at
tachment to one of the opposite sex, she must
have become deeply enamoured; and she then
filings herself in great measure upon MS gener-
osity. If he then is satisfied with what ne con-
ceives to be his triumph, and deserts her when ne
becomes certain that it is in his power to retain
her, he is guilty of species of meanness so DIS
graceful that he forfets all claim to the respect
of mankind. But let not the deserted woman
repine at this abandonment of her; for ne proved
himself so. utterly unworthy of her tenderness,
that she may congratulate herself on having es-
capped the contamination of his presence
Let her
'Nerve her heart with woman's pride,
And scorn his tickle love-
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Volume 1, Number 8.
gabbath geaaiua.
a Preparative to Prayer.

When thou dost talk to God-by prayer mean
Lift up pure hands, lay down all lust's desires;
Fix thoughts on heaven present consciencs clean
Such holy blame to mercy's throne aspires.
Confess faults, guilt. crave pardon for thy sin,
Tread holy paths call grace to guide therein.
It is the spirit with reverence must obey
Our Makers will, to practise what be taught;
Make not the flesh thy counsel when thou pray;
IT'S enemy to every Yirtuous thought;
It is the foe we daily feed and clothe
It is the prison that the soul doth loaths.
Even as Elias, mounting to the sky,
Did cast his mantle to the earth behind;
So whom the heart presents the prayer on high.
Exclude the world from traffic with the mind;
Lips near to God, and ranging heart within,
Is but vain babbling, and converts to sin,
Like Abraham ascending up the hill
To sacrifice, his servants left below
That he might act the Great Commanders win,
Without impeach to his obedient Blow
Even so the soul remote frvm earthly things,
Should mount situations shelter-mercy' 8 wings.
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THE Test OF GqeD You've MAN TAKE a
look at his watch If the key-hole where u =
wound up lis bright, and without the slgnses'
marginal note-if there be no scratches run
ming in giddys maze around it, SUCH as oe' i'
decided marks of fumblings you may look upon
it as a shining mirror of good young man,
whose hand, when he goes to bed is as steady
as his conduct has been through the day
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Now look you how wonderful are the ways of
Heaven. That very night as the widow sat by
the lonely hearth, her orphans by her side sat
there with crushed heart and hot eye-lids,
thinking of her husband, who now lay moulder.
ing on the blood drenched soil of Paoli there
was tap at the door. She opened it, and that
husband living, though covered with wounds
was in her arms
He had fallen at Paoli, but not in DEATH
He was alive, and his wife lay painting on his
bosom
That night there was prayer in the wood
empowered cot of the Wissahicon
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Is it more absurd that should place my con-
fiGEence IN the unseen Monarch OF the skies whom
have not seen, than that nay neighbor should
place reliance on the king Of the celestial empire
or Of Britain, or Of Hawaii alike unseen BY him
Barnes.
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"Mr. Timothy" said . young lady, who had
been showing off her wit at the expense Of a
.daneler, "you remind me Of q barometer that
is filed with nothing in the upper story. -
pDiyins Ainirs. meekly replied her adorer,
in thanking you for that, compliment, let me
remind you that you occupy my upper story
entirsly.n $500 y.
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Ought not the educating and training up OF
the youth, both with relation to time and etern-
ity, next to our more immediate duty to God' %
the chief concern of every that really desires
the welfare and enlargement Of the borders Of
Zion-Beneset
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Becky Wilson's Courtship.


the gals" 1898 ~
"Bout what" says she.
"Why, about your courtship," ses the gals.
"Shaw," ses she, turning away her head and
blushing dreadfully "you better tell your own
courtship yourselves, reckon"
Eyes, but none of US ever had any beaus
Becky, and you's married woman Come,
now, do tell us all about it. do love to hear
about courtship so much, ses Betsey Bowers.
"Oh yes Becky, do tell u.s."
"Wel" ses Becky after great deal Of
blushin and twistin about, I'll tell you all how
lit was if that'll satisfy you.o b
"Well, now" ses the gals all getting round
her so they could hear good
"Well," ses Becky, putting an emphasis on
about every word John, he cum to over
house to see me-" she ses turning away her
head and kind o. looking down sideways under
her arm. Fool he better go to see his self,
I reckon. Gracious knows, didn't care about
him."
"Well," ses the gals.
"Well, John he sed he loved me. Fooll
better love his self reckon" Nd
sob, that's SO funny" ses the gals go
on"
Shaw" ses Becky, II won't tell no more. y
"Oh, yes do-do Becky" says all of 'em.
+ 5"Wel then John he axed me, if ] wouldn't
have him. Hem, fool better have his self /
reckon"
"Then what did you say z"
"Hem I never said nothing Gracious
knows he wasn't goin to git nothing out OF
me-"
"Oh, OIL" ses all the gals do go on
Becky"
"Then John ax'd mother if he moughten't
have me- Fool ! better have his self reckon. .
"Wel," says the gals
"Welf mother, she got kind o. frustrated, and
said yes Fool better mind her own business
reckon"
"And then what? :"
"Then John he ax'd daddy, if he moughtn't
have me; and daddy he was kind O. illustrated
too, and sed yes too"
" That's the sort of daddys," ses the gals
rubin their hands,
"Then nanny she went to town. and got .
white frock for me, and white gloves to put OF
my hands, for me to be married to John. Hem
fool, she better be married to him herself,
reckon.
Well" says the gals 80" go on Becky"
"Shaw, now I amt a gwine to tell you ne
more about it, so amt.
o yes Becky, do go on On, do tell us al
about the weddin, Becky that's good soul
s"Oh, hush, CALLS about such nonsense"
ooh do, now that's good soul I"
DWELL, bimeby, the preacher-man, be cum te
over house, and a whole heap of people te
marry me- Fools they great deal better staid
home, reckon Gracious knows, / didn't want
to see 'em.
Never mind Becky go on"
- Well then John be cum to take me up to
the preacher-man for to be married. Fool
never did feel 50 mad = and then oh, shaw
gals. | can't tell any more. "
oh yes, go on Becky"
"Wel then the preacher-man he ax'd me il
I would have John to be my lawful husband.
Hem, fool better have him his self, reckon.
And then ~ shaw gals won't tell any more"
"Oh do Becky. Now you jest come in to
the interesting part. Oh, do tell rs the rest
Becky aaia bsa m
eWsll, Inevsrs said nothing, and the preacher
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b. B. Blackwell, Publisher.
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Love and Fame.

YH. T. TucKERMAN.
Give me the boon of love
ask no more for fame
Far better one unpurchased heart
Than glory's proudest name,
Why wake q fever in the blood,
Go damp the spirit now,
A To gain wreath whose leaves shall wave
Above a wthered brow
Give me the boon of love
Ambitions need is vain;
Dearer affections earnest smile
Than honor's richest train
I'd rather lean upon breast
Responsive to my own,
Than sat pavilion's gorgeously
Upon kngly throne.
Like the Chaldean sage,
Fame's worshippers adore
The brilliant orbs that scatter light
Ger heavens azure hoor sr~
But, in their hearts enshrined
The votaries of love
Keep eer the holy fame, which once
Hum d the courts above.
Give me the boon of love!
Renown is but wreath,
Whose loudest echo floats
From out the halls of death.
loving eye beguies me more
Than fame's emblazon'd seal,
And one sweet note of tenderness
Than triumphs widest peal.
Give me the boon of love
The path of fame is drear,
And glorys arch doth ever span
hillside cold and
One wild flower loom the path of love,
All lowly though it lie,
Is dearer than the wreath that waves
To stern ambitions eye.
Give me the boon of love
The lamp of the fame shines far,
But loves soft light glows near and warm
A pure and household star
One tender glance can fill the soul
With perennial fire.
But glory's fame bursts ftfully-
A lone funeral pyre.
Give me the boon of love
Fame's trumpet strains depart
But loves sweet Lutte breathes melody
That fingers in the heart.
And the scroll of fame will burn @
When sea and earth consume,
But the rose of love in happier sphere,
Will live in deathless bloom
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That which is now ILL., viii never wear well,
for there is curse attends it which wastes it I;
and the same corrupt dispositions which incline
men to sinful ways of getting, viii incline them
to like sinful ways of spending.
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Pronounce not or define ofhid secrets, or things
that neither help nor hinder, whetherit be SO or
no but stick you stifiy and stubhornly in earnest
and necessary things. -Advce of the reformer
Tindal to his friend John Firth,
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Anger il the most impotent passion that iniiu-
ences the mind of man; it effects nothing It IN
dertakes; end hurts the man who is possessed y
it. moro than the object against which It y a.
rected. g=s,.
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There is more comfort in suffering as the
Christian does when God is with him, than can
be found by the most prosperous wording IN
his most darling and successful schemes Of tenn
moral felicity Huntington
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MistRlla 1t E d 1t q.
IFoR THE PREss]
A "Reminiscences.
BY LOUISE HINTON.

4 Many years ago, while spending the summer
in town far from home, / went one pleasant
afternoon in company with some friends to visit
one of the schools We were much interested
in the scholars. aad in the manner in which they
received our visit. Toward the close of the
school, the teacher requested a gentleman in
our party to make some remarks. He rose, and
told the following story; - ~
Nearly thirty years ago there lived in a
town in Maine, a little boy, whom / shall call
james Wilson. His parents were poor, and
James was Obliged to work very hard. Gene
rally, he was very good boy, but like all other
boys, he had his faults Though SO very poor,
his father sent him to school, and James studied
hard. But boys who are poor have to bear
great deal from the boys who are brought up
well, and have money to spend, and who can
. get along without work.
This was the case with james. Those of the
scholars whose parents were wealthy made fun
of him, and though he was a much better scholar
than most of. the others, yet his n-burned face
and patched clothes was, for many Q day to-
) gether, the butt of their ridieule. At, length
he complained to his teacher, who addressed the
boys. and spoke of the sinfulness of their habit
and told them that henceforth he should keep
James in school, and that he should enjoy equal
! advantages with themselves Not daring to
s. make any more sport of James they began to
take more notice Of him, and asked him to ioin
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Affections are like hedge Of thorns 90 aacn
side Of the straight and narFow way p01'sr-
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By Il. 7. TucKERMAN.
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"Nerve her heart with. woman's prid
And scorn his tickle love. "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-03-24

The CThH ARMY The st Louis Republican
publishes extracts from private letter from Gel
Johnston to a friend in that city, dated February
9Th. He says he has received no communication
from The government since the 22d Of October. lie
complains that the contractor. take more than
three months to carry the mails 10 Utah, when
their contracts say that il shall lie done monthly
Col Johnston describes his march 10 Camp
Scott, compliments bis troops, and says the Nor
mons have, aS fully words and actions eau,
manifested the intention that they will no longer
submit to any government but their own, and
that the people of the Union must either submit
to nSnrpati"n of their territory, and have gov
eminent erected in their midst, acknowledging
no dependence upon or allegiance to the federal
authority, or act with visor and force to compel
them To succumb. Hoexprcssed an earnest hope
that every exertIon may be made TO forward sup
plies early in the SPRING under sufficient guard
of mounted men.
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PERSONA

SO. Donald No Hay. Mass, Hon. T.. d. Nor.
gan, Y. y o., and Hon. Josiah Randall, Pa are d,
Willards.
go. Vice President Brec kinridge and Speaker
Orr Were among those who enjoyed the rich hu.
NOR of John Broug ham at the Theatre last night
--.. They won't allow prisoners 10 read nsws-
papers in the ROcheste: Jail, and Ira Stout and
Mrs. Little, the muTdsTers, express much regre,
that they are deprived of their favorite daily
amusement
MIR. Gordon Cummings the famous South
African hunter, has been indicted in Dublin fol
indecency. On n-glecting to appear at the police
office to answer the charge brought against him
his bail To the amount Of eco sterling was for.
feited and paid.
go. As everybody knows, the Bosionans be.
lieve that Boston State house is the hub of tn,
Solar system, but Holmes says the little towns in
Mdssac husetts have the same conceit and that in
the smallest village In the State they read Pope,
line thus:
'All are but parts of one stupendous Hu!l,''
80. Among the nOtables Just now in town 1.
Colonel w. ii. WaldrOn of Maine well known
through the length and breadth Of the pine-tret
State az the Kit North of that region he being
equally ready with the pen, rifle, or q <hing-rod
III our readers ever chance upon a graphic nara.
tive OF the circumvention of a big string Of trout
on Lake mbagog or the tributaries of the An.
drOscoggin; or monster bear slang Uttered in m.
Aroostook wilds. they may be sure that Col w
Is thar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-03-24

public sentiment In the state of New York on the
SUBJECT OF slavery. He endeavored TO show that
continual change has been going on for years
past in that State against slavery; and also that
in the adjustment OF slavery by It's leg islature
both public and private interests were promoted.
lie also read from paper purporiing TO he a re-
port OF the Proceedings Of the English Paria-
menti TO show that the sentiment Of the English
nation Is not changing to favor the rc-establish-
ment of slavery in her provinces.
Mr. Mason answered that that Government has
at least le2altzed the importation Of barbarian
negroes and East indians forced apprentices
10 labor.
MI King said that be would not allow any,
thing the English nation could do in relation 10
slavery To influence his opinion on that subject.
A resolution was adopted calling the Presi-
deht Tor correspondence between this Govern
ment and Chilli, in relation to the seizure by the
authorities OF that Government OF an American
merchant vessel
Mr.. Mason offered resolution authorizing
Lieut. VIM. A. LETTERS, of the L :. Navy, to
accept sword from the Queen OF Spa in, as an
acknowledgment for assistance rendered by him
10 certain Spaniih citizens at Panama. Adopted.
MI. Hale arose TO a personal explanation, and
said that he had done the President Of the United
states injustice in his remarks few days ago in
relation To his partaking at the Military ASYLUM
OF entertainments prepared by the officers thereof
at the expense Of the poor inmates He would
remark that he has since been assured that the
resident never broke their bread or rariook Of
their salt
large amount Of private business was dis
posed or, and when onr report closed an effort
was being made 20 call up the bill for the admis
sion of Minnesota
THE HoUsE resolved itself into Committee Of
the Whole onthn state of the Unisn, Mr. Bocock
in the chair, and took uP the Deficiency ap?ro-
priation bill.
Mr.. CLARK, of Missouri, In his reply to Mr..
Blair, said his colleague ough; first to fee his
own slaves before setting up to be a censor of th,
peoples conduct. He alluded TO the disastrous
consequences which must result from the express
sion Of such sentiments those in which Mr.
Blair had INDUCED. Ii was unbecoming ia his
colleague to say that the SHAREHOLDERS a e an OIL
gaTchy, seeking TO break down free labor, aud to
extend slavery thrOughou the land. lie also adj
vCcated the admission OF Kansas under the Lee
compton constitution.
Mr.. Blair gave notice that he should reply 70
Mr.. CLARK
Mr. Granger made speech against the adj
sion OF Kansas
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Spirit OF THE NOR MING PRESS.

The Union exults ever the gratifying result
OF the vote upon the Kansas bill yesterday
gratifying, because il shows that the Democra-
cy Of the Senate, like the Democracy of the
country, is still true to the great principles of
the Nebraska act, and still resolved to upheld
and vindicate them, despite the opposition Of
men who have claimed to be their orginators
and sspired to be their especial champions
and important, because it furnishes an unmis-
taxable indication of the final overthrow of the
slavery agitation and the early restoration of
peace and quiet to the country.
Commenting upon Republican calculations,
the Union 'pertinently remarks:
The Washington correspondent OF the New
ork Tribune says:
- Winter Davis, Humphrey Marshal, Under
lltd upon TO mite in engTafting amendments, or
pursuing investigation, that will amount TO a
moral, If not practical defeat OF LecomPton. >
The Republicans must have an exalted idea
both of themselves and those W hose aid they
seek, when they thus boldly announce for what
unworthy purposes they expect honorable gentle
men 10 allow themselves to be used We need
not say that we do not believe that the SOut bern
members, whose names are mentioned in the
preceding extract, will think of lending any
such assistance to the opposition as is there in
dicated. We cannot credit the idea that they
Will endorse the Kansas policy of the Black r.
Publicans in any way whatever; hut we feel sure
that they Will scOrn TO do ind rectly and by STRAIT
aEem what they would he unwilling to do di-
Iectly."
The IHtsikigeHcer eschews editorial to-day
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-03-24

SECOND LONDON EXHIBITION We sec by he
last London AthenTum that the project OF 81 ond
C-vstal Palace exhibition of all nations, to take
place IN l-6l Is on foot The proposals. thus far
considered contemplate universal collection of
the fine arts; hut the Athen~um advocates an p,
tension Of this idea 10 provide for an exhbi.
ton OF industrial aTt-sof every article il SAYS
fashioned by mans fingers, from the Transfr-
uEation to tin kettle
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u The New York Herald says that one Of the
most magnificent libel suits that was ever in.ti-
tuted IN this country i, shortly to be brought up
against Horace Greeley Co, the proprietors Of
the Tribune. The alleged libels were published
IN the Tribune in the course of the three or four
years that Mayor Wood was in office and include
many charges against him both in his public and
private capacity.
The Herald learns that Mr. w God has secured
the services o! several eminent LAWYERS and that
the case will contain no less than s.rsn hundred
aud tffy dtStincf iibels-principally charges of
swindling, thieving, forgery and other opprobri-
Gus offences, and founded upon certain remote
commercial transactions which can be easily ex :
planned. The array OF counsel in the case is one
ofthc greatest ever known at this bar and the
parties will be proceeded against by criminal
indictments as well in the civil courts and
thus the whole matter will be thoroughly inves-
tigated.
The Indictment on the criminal side will be
drawn against Horace Greedy & Co, but will
contain the names of several individuals alleged
to be proprietors of tue Tribune, including Chas
A Dana, VIM. Ii Fry. George Ripley, George
Nj Snow, F J. Ottarson, Bayard Taylor, and
several other persons. TO the number of thirteen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-03-24

HORRIBLE DEATH-A more terrible result of
gross CaielessneSs has never come under our no
tice than the death OF one of the residents of this
county by being literally torn 10 pieces by the
cars, last evening, about one mile south Of Wa
psiis. The victim was L. Rale, Esq.-CEinton
(W.) Democrat.
Won't somebody "switch or that editor q;
the nearest station