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deeper and deeper into the bosom OF tho
Gulf, and as each wave comes rushing
along, and every one clings to rope, to spar,
or mast, to prolong life as long as possible,
iu the forlorn hope that Providence will pro.
yidc some means Of escape, it passes across
our decks from stem to stern, we look
around and find our number loss by one or
moro. But three out of the twenty now re-
main upon tho wreck seventeen have
passed into eternity, :horo to answer for
"tho deeds done in the body But.
SEQ yon comes rolling monster wave -
Each clings with death.grip to ropo or
spar; on, on, it comes, with a deafening
roar; still nearer and nearer; it bounds
across the barquo, carrying everything in its
course; and, with nothing but a broken
spar in my hands, am tossed mountains
high, only to sink into deep abyss !
CHAPTER IV--THE MEETING.
1t was on beautiful clear day, in the
month of Soptembor-fivo months after the
wreck-that sensibility first returned to my
fovercd brain. Stretched on a bod of sick
ness, had lain, unconscious of everything
even life itself. Opening my eyes, gazod
bewilderedly around for some time, when
slowly and cautiously the room-door
opened, a light foot fell upon tho floor, and
oh, heavens 'tis Sho-'tis my dearly beloved
Ellen
The sight had boon too much, and again
had relapsed into state of insensibilty,an
for several days, lay lowering between life
and death. But. thanks for a strong con.
stitution and kind attentions, again awoko
to knowledge of things. Aud now camo
tho explanation. 1t appears that we had
boon wrecked off Cape Gaspe; that the
barque and every soul on board had been
lost, with tho exception of myself; that
had been dashed by the waves upon sandy
beech, and had been picked up and taken
homo by a poor fisherman, who, upon
searching my wallet, discovered what he
naturally supposed was the address of my
friends, and communicated with them that
my beloved Ellen had flown upon the wings
of love to my assistance. on hearing that |
was thus cast on the charity and sympathy
of strangers; and hence our meeting on the
Island of Gaspe.
Dear reader, but little remains to be told
Suffice it to say, that, as soon as l was suf-
ficicntly recovered, Ellen and l were married
in the little chapel in Gaspe, rewarded my
preservers SO far as our means would allow,
received their prayers for our future happi-
ness, and started for "The Land of the
West" which We had determined to mako
our future home, having fully made up my
mind to forsake tho sea and its dangers for
tho rest of my life. Ellen and are now
snugly located in our pretty little Western
home, and, as she kisses her smiling boy,
she says she is almost inclined to thank the
Almighty that was wrecked off Gaspe, for
to that alone she attributes our present
happiness.
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The Moon.

Last evening had a little fire blazing on
the hearth. 1t raised the temperature too
high, and opening the window, discovered
the moon was shining. | took my hat and
walked out. Round and bright it hung in
she SKY; and, gathering and dissoIyng, a
mist tioated over tho course of the stream,
and lay IN patches hore and there over the
bordering meadows. The rush of the water
over tho dam was the only sound. l lin
gered upon the steps, drinking the full sen.
tlment of tho hOur--so calmly bright-and
almost toit celestial benedicton on my
head. Byron expresses 1t exactly, when he
says to sleep
lsamost w:ongng such night as this
l stood gazing, and only as | shudtered
with the cold, did l bothink myself, and
come into the house. | sat down at nv
table, took tho first book that offered; il
happened to be copy of Lamb, and OPEN
ing ut random, came upon this passage in
ROsamOnd Gray, whore the author stops in
the midst of bis story, and exclaims-"The
moon is shining in SO bright at my window
whore l write, that feel it a crime not to
suspend my employment awhile TO gaze at
her SEQ how she gide,h IN maiden honor
through the clouds, who divide on either
side TO do her homage!" Lamb was not or
dlnarlly sensitive TO the charms of nature
but the moon threw him into a thraldou
few can escape. There is something in thi:
silent pouring down of tho moonbeams
moro potent than mans will. We sink into
vassalago, the strongest of us. Byron ha.
described it when he says
There is n dangerous silence in ihat hour,
| stiffness which leaves room fOr the full soul
10 open all itself wiMoHt a J,oper
! VI calling wholly back its sef.contrc'
| Again he gives US delicate discrimination
of its effects:
The silver light, which haowing tree and tower
Sheds beauty and deep sofIness DER the whole,
! Breathes also to the heart, and o'er it throws
doing language Which IS not repose.
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FUN ITEMS.

FAMILY TrEs-a marriage certificate and
eight children.
MRs. PARrINoToN has bought horse so
spirituous that lie always goes of in do.
canter.
THE man who couldn't trust his feel
ings," is supposed to do business on tho cash
principle.
LoUfs XIV. asked Count Mahoney if no
understood Italian Yes, please your
Majesty" said the Count, " il it is spoken in
Irish"
"llAvE you over broken horse :" in
qnirod "A horse jockey. No, not exactly"
replied Simmons, but have broken three
or four wagons"
A SMALL boy walking in the street with
big hat on, u stranger cries out, Halo,
bat, whero are you going with that boy =
"WIGGiNs, what era in the worlds history
do you regard with the deepest horror -
The choirrd :" gaspod Virgins with u
spasmodc shudder.
My native city has treated me badly"
said drunken yagabond but love her
still y Probably" replied gentleman,
her stHt is all you do love |"
"WELL, Abe suppose you are not going
to cry over split milk, are you :" Wall,
suppose am TOO big TO cry about 1t, but II
hurts too awful bad to laugh !"
! A GENTLEMAN praising tho generosity of
/ his frcnd-obserycd that "he spent money
like water" "Thcn. of course, ho liquid
dted his debts" rejoinGd wag
| "GEYTLEMEN aud ladies" said the show
man, here you have a magnificent painting
/ of Daniel in the lions deu. Daniel can be
easily distinguished from the lions by tho
green cotton umbrella under his arm"
A PEDESTRIAN travelling in Ireland, met
man, and asked HIM rather grufiiy, why tho
miles were SO long, when the IlIbcrnan re-
piled, You see, yer honor, the roads are
not ID good condition, so VIC give very good
measure"
A POPULAR author gives the following ad-
vice to wives -" Should you find it necos-
sary. as you undoubtedly will, many of you.
to chastise your husbands, you should per-
form this atfectionate duty with the soft end
of a broom, not with the handle"
A VERY modest lady sent her very modest
daughter, a very pretty damsel, out one
morning for some articles. Among the many
she informed clork in one of our stores
that hor mother wanted to get three yards
of cloth for prunitire triangular dPpendages
for her infant!
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GRIEF

There's good in tears, or they had not been sent
BY him who is all good 1t is not wise
To keep our sorrows in our hearts up pent,
When we can give them freedom from our eyes
The storm cloud only darkons our fair earth
Until it iallcth down in gentle rain;
And then what wondrous beauties have their birth,
SO, when the heart is ovorcharged with pain
We see shadow upon every good;
Butle! our heavy sorrows have their way,
And as they well into a fearful flood,
What comfort may not come All, who can say
Grief hath a mission hocr than joy
1t moves the selfish. and it warns tho cold
A common sorrow will e'en pain destroy.
And change the king and beggar to one mold.
Our griels should make US gentler to our kind,
And as we comfort need, more comfort pay;
SO using sorrow, we our tears shall find
Have wushed some grossness Of our souls away
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JAPANESE SIMPLICITY. "A letter from
Japan says -" In illustration of the sim
plicitv of thoir habits of living, l may state
that Capt. Pearson, having dIned with the
Governor Of Nagask, according TO the ma
tional usage afterwards received some littlo
presents of delcacies with an accompany
ing letter, tied up in which was bit Of dried
fish and rice, designed to remind the people
that once their ancestors were mainly fisn-
ormen, and lived upon fish, and thereby ad-
monish them 10 be- frugal and humble like
their ancestors. This is the law of the land,
aud tho highest dignitares always send the
bit of fish and rico with every letter, tho
Emperor not excepted.
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ROBERT HALL AND MATHEW WILKES.
The celebrated divines, Robert Hall,
and Rev. Matthew Wilkes, were on one
occasion guests in the same house and
after services, were seated in the parlor,
surrounded Of course, by numerous
friends. Mr.. Hall, full of wit and pleas
antry, and as cheerful as the painful dis
ease from which he suffered permitted
him to be, entertained the ladies, and was
the life of the party. Presently up spoke
old Wilkes, I" am surprised, Mr.. Hall,
after the very serious discourse you gave
us this afternoon, 10 see you display so
much levity as you do this evening -
4" My dear sir" said Robert Hall, there
is Just this difference between you and me,
you have your nonsense in the pulpit
and l have mine in the parlor." Matthew
was quiet the rest Of the evening,
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Tue DEATH OF CHrLDREY.-Those who
have never lost a child are unable to under
stand how great IA void the death of one lit
tic ono can make. There is. we think, moth
ing on earth that can cast so long and so
wide and black d shadow as a small coffin.
1t is emphaticaly the shadow Of death that
freezes parents heart. Small as is an in
fant's tomb, it sometimes is capacOus enough
to hold tho brightest hopes and deares joys
of whole family circle Tho little child is
often the bright focus where all the rays of
gladness in household center, and from
which thoy are reflected again over happy
hearts and when this central light is eclip-
sad great darkness falls over all How many
there must be in heaven gathered up from
all clines. even from heather shores, who
have d.od so young as to retain no memory
of earth. and to whom the world of glory
seems as their native land whose souls were
washed and rcgenerated SO early that no
stain of this world was ever visible there
Whatever wound of sin there may have been
has healed without a scar; their every
thought has boan moulded by the scenery
and society of heaven, and they stand con-
tinually before the Father. In how large
sense may we say, OF such is the Kingdom
of Heaven. Cincinnati Enquirer.
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CoNGRUITY IN EVERYTHING From the
humbiest fence that encirces a mountain
farm, to the proudost cornlGe that crowns
an imperial palace, thoro is nothing so mean
that tho presence of congruity may not en-
noble. nothing so high that its absence may
not disfgure. From the binding of book
to the preaching of a sermon; from tho
tittc-tatte of tea table to the Grafton
that, being launched forth in the senate of
a great nation, carries thunder on its wing
that is to shake the foundations of civil So
ciety in more than half tho world in every
movement, in every voice, in every garb, in
every look, in every symbol, of which the
com plex play of life is made up, there are,
at every moment. uIc puntcd secret harmo-
nies at work. necessary in some degree for
the doing of the thing at all, necessary in a
high degree for the doing of the thing well.
j, S. Blackie.
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Beautiful THoUGuT.-IIore is one of the
very many beautiful thoughts Fanny For
rester has given expression TO -" o, let me-
die in the country, where shall not fall
like tho single loaf unheeded whore those
that love me, need not mask their hearts to
meet the careless multitude and strive as a
duty to forget mel Bury me in the coun-
try amid the prayers OF the good, and the
tears Of tho loving not in the damp, dark
vault, away from the sweet air and the
cheerful sunshine; but in the open fields,
among the flowers, that | love aud cherish
while living"
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Is THE PLANET MARS INHABITED.-The
opponents of tho doctrine of the plurality
OF worlds allow that greater probability ex-
lists of Mars being Inhabited than in the case
of any other planet. His diameter is 400
miles, and his surface exhibits spots of diff.
ierent hues-the seas, according to accurate
observation, appearing to be green, and the
land red. The variety in the spots, il Is
thought, may arise from the planet not be-
ing destitute of atmosphere and cloud and
what adds greatly to tho probability of this
is the appearance of brilliant white spots at
its polls, which have been conjoctured to be
snow,as they disappear when they have long
been exposed to the sun, and are greatest
when emerging from the long night of their
polar winter, tho snow line then extending
to about six degrees from the pole. The
length OF tho day is almost exactly twenty
Tour hours, the same as that of the earth
Continents, oceans and green savannahs
have been observed upon Mare, and the
snow of this polar region has been seen to
disappear with the heat of summer. Clouds
may actually DO seen floating in the atmos-
pbere of the planet, and there is the appear
ance of land and water on his disc.
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PROOF OF A HELPLESS OLD BACHELOR -
/ always know helpless old bachelor, says
a clever lady, by looking at the corners Of
his pocket handkerchief. If notice in them
any little pieces of red, blue, or yellow
worsted-such as washerwOmen run IN to
identify the property OF each separate Gus
tomer-I know at once that he has no one
at home to mark his linen, and that he must
bo a poor, pil!fui, m':a"throptc0i, JrleHd'Css
helpless, old bachelor
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Don't Envy any Man.

All have their burdens, and he that
tempeJeth the wind to the shorn lamb
hath endowed habit with the power Of
alleviating the heaviest loads. The other
day there was a splendid funeral in this
street, few doors below which l live
All the hideous pagantry which increase
she horrors Of Death was assembled
The crowd was numerous. The luxuri
Gus mansion OF the great banker was one
great funeral chamber. The banker is
worth million Of dollars. His average
income is hundred and twenty thousand
dollars. He is the head of a joint stock
banking company, which enables him to
dispose of len millions of dollars at his
pleasure. He is one Of the lions OF
Change. Don't you envy him ?
Oh, no don't envy him he has his
sorrows, as well as anybody; for twas
only six months ago the undertaken laid
his third son, then nineteen, in the grave
the other day his second son was car
ried away by the same sombre tradesman
to the graveyard, though the boy was but
one-and twenty-hiS eldest daughter is a
hunchback and is in declining health
his second daughter is bed ridden with
consumption, and will surprise the doc
tors if she outiives the winter-the banker
himself is blind from overlabor-he has
been known TO pass twenty days without
once undressing and sleeping in a bed
all his repose being lew hours Of fever
ish slumber snalched from corroding
cares-a respire passed on sofa No!
don't envy the rich banker, though his
Golfers overflow with gold, for it avails
little TO him and though, as l grant ye,
the resonant chimes OF coin tosseia about
as so much trash in his cash Office sound
musically to the ear, and the Oft heard
passing bell and DOCTORS tread common
in that house as the resonance of gold,
destroy all the effect, except the painful
contrast between the emptiness Of human
vanity and ambition So envy no man 1!
THE PROPOSED TERRITORIES -"Daco.
tah" is the western half of what was Min
nesota Territory. When the State was
formed, line was drawn through the
middle of the Territory, from the north
TO south. The eastern part became The
State OF Minnesota the western is unor-
ganized, and without a government
"Arizona is a combination of the south
part of New Mexico. with that Mesilla
Valley strip of land which We purchased
from Mexico in 1854. The latter is with
out local government. Nevada is
the western half Of Utah, lying between
Salt Lake and California. I" Laramie 4"
means the western part of Nebraska, in
which the fort of that name is situated. -
"Pike's Peak " is in the Rocky Noun
tain chain in the western part of Kansas,
which part it is proposed 10 cut of for the
new Territory. "SuperiOr or " Onion'
agon " is the peninsula between Lakes
Superior and Michigan, part Of which
now belongs to Michigan, and part 10
| Wisconsin.
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OLp Mrs. Jones is nine,y-two years of age,
and is much given to dreaming On being
informed of the drowning OF Mr. Brown, she
exclaimed -" LAl know'd the poor man
was dead, cause seed his apparatus in
dream tothor night" The supersiiIiOus
old lady meant" appaTition."
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ATT Ne Y Il T L Il "

a 7 I . N " d Il II II W
NTOTICE.-The undersigned, having
" Withdrawn from tho tiim Of 'Duriee, Forrist
& Hathaway" has opened an office in the SUIT oil
vyay," Immediately over the Store OF Wilkins a.
Kelley, Chardon, . where he may at all times be
foundry his old clients and by all Others who may
desire his assistance an Attorney and solicitor
a continuance Ol former confidence ana pnslness In
is respectfully solicited. W.O. FORREST.
6ctoher 2Sth, 1857 AUS u
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A WAC on seeing an old gobbler trying to
swallow a cotton string, very facetiously re-.
marked" That was the last attempt to in
troduce cotton into Turkey"
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For the Joffersonian Democrat
SLANDER,

by L. HATTIE s. ALDRicH.
As the clouds that hide the azure
And the brightness Of the sky,
So the voice Of saudcr closeth
The soft hand Of sympathy.
o. what hearts so pure and noble,
She hath trampled in the dust;
Hearts, on which the blighting shadow,
Never rested of distrust!
Like the Upas mid the fowerots,
Taking all the life away
So she slealeth truth and friendship
With her false and syrcn lay.
Cleveland, March, 1859.
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

DR. L. MCBRIDE,
Eclectic Physic ian,
CHARLTON, OHIO
who selects from Natures B9tonicol resources
the safest Mildest, Surcst and Best Remedies that
will effect Speedy Recovery.
March II, 1859 4'oN
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Attorueys-at-Law,
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CHARDoN, Ono.
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TTORNLY AT LAN,-Utice with w.
A o. Forrist, Immediately over the Store OF
Wilkins s. Kelley. o.-,e
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ATTORNEY AT LAW, will practice in all the
Courts of Record in this and adjoining counties
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BEDFORD INQUIRER.

Bowlcs. Bedford tp.: Nm. Cook, Londonderry:
Wm. Deftaugh, Monroe: Joseph Dali, Juniata:
John Evans, Londonderry Martin Evans, Mon
roe; Samuel Elliot cumb Valley: Samuel
Griffith. ST. Clair: Mark Housare, Sou,hamp-
ton: Samuel Han, NJ Woodberry: VIM. Key
ser, JGniata: John Keith, NJ. Woodberry; Ad-
am Ketiering, $. Woodberry; George X. Ly
singer. Bedford r.. Peter F Lehman, Juni-
ata: Adam r. Miller, Harrison: jeremiah Ment-
ger, NJ. Woodberry: Michael Miller, St. Clair
Wm. Nycum, JuniAta Samuel Nicodemus, s.
Woodberry; Jacob Rinehart, Broadtop: Robert
Ralston, S. Woodberry: John Smouse, Snake
Spring: George Stiffler, Bed. Borough: Daniel
Sto!er, ldterty: Frederick Schnebly, Bedford
tp.: Lewis A. Turner, Junata: Henry Taylor,
Napier: John c. Vickroy, Comb. Valley: John
Zook, NJ. Woodberrg.
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lBful Calamity.
Wand A.

A HUSBAND, WlFR AND SIX CHILDREN
BURNT TO ASHES WITH THEIR DwELIINr;
HoUsE.-it is our painful duty to record enc
Of the most horrible and distressing Gres and
loss al life, last night, that has ever happened
Ia cur country or cities, accompanied by awful
circumstances. Last evening, cbout / O'Clock,
two story frsmo house, situated JUS, Gu, Of
the line oF Allegheny City, in Reserve township,
and occupied BY n'au named Rogers, by trade
carpenter, with his family, caught irc, aud
before they could be rescued, ne and bis wife
end Elk out Of seTcu children we're burn, 70
ashes.
This Rogers and eifc had, It seems from the
evidence Of tie ueghbors for aomesime civ en-
themselves up TO hard drinking, and though he
owned the property on which he lived, Vet so
worthless had he become that the family had
been supported By the neigbbors out Of elari-
ty. lie aud his wife frequently had qnarrel..
aud go eonnon had their quarrels aud noises
become 10 the neighbors tAat but littl9 attcn-
tion was paid to tben,
Screams we're heard by the negbbors iu the
house before the fire was discovered By them,
but supposing they we're, as usual, occasioned
BY drukeu fight, and as they we're known to
nave been drunk all day, nothing was thought
Of ill the flames were seen. Bet it vas too
la.e; the father and mother, we're consumed in
tic frss story, while the cries Of poor innocent
children, the innocent victims Of !be internal
vice Of their parents, vent up in hopeless ago
py from the second story, where the mercilesg
filues had encircled them With their fiery aud
fatal srea,hs before human aid had reached
them. The only one saved w4s bny who got
out on the porch.
The house was dry Ani burned like fash.
All tha; hnnlnn aid could do, was done, bat it
came too late. The two cities and neighbor-
booa are thrilled with horror at this occur
renre.
The house stocd by itself, hsai the head of
James street, Allegheny city. Phtsburg Jnur-
nal