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VOLUME I.---No. II.

/ when Hessian, observing the action of the
young officer, levelled his muslSet, and in an
instant Joshua was stretched upon the ground.
He attempted to rise and mount his horse, but
he found that he was severely wounded in his
right log. The Hessian seeinghis prey wounded
rushed for him. Joshua, anxious that the
wounded soldier should make his escape, II
possible, ordered that he should fly. This. the
wounded man, unfortunately, refused, and
stated his determination to remain with him,
even If the enemy should murder them both.
Feebly dismounting he drew the sword from
the scabbard of the wounded aid-de-camp, and
vowed his determination to die in his defence.
The Hessian observing the wounded condi-
tion of the two men made no further effort to
molest them, than to take the sword from the
soldier and to rife their pockets of everything
valuable. This being done, the Hessian went
about his business, which consisted in robbing
the dead and Yopnded. The soldier that ac-
companied Joshua seeing no opportunity to
save the wounded men, put spurs to his horse
and made his escape to an adjoining woods.
The aid-de-camp and ins companion being
left alone to their reflections, thousand fam
cies crossed Joshua's mind while the soldier
feebly bound up his wounds and staunched
the blood. The wound was uot a serious one
the ball only having passed through the
feshy part of his leg but the loss of so much
blood as flowed before it could be stopped,
made him excessively weak. Both these
young men laid down beneath tree to await
the events that would follow. tt was then that
Joshua, for the first time felt the least sub
dned. He thought of the part he had been
taking in the conflict between the two coun-
tries and the idea every now and then would |
strike him, that he would be discovered in his |
uniform. The image of Fanny would every |
now and then arise in his imagination, and
thoughts often reverted to his once happy
home, where everything was peace and quiet
before the invader came. He heaved deep
drawn sigh, but never did he regret the part
he had taken in the glorious cause to which
he was attached. lncessant thirst scorched
his lips, and his heated brain would now and
then seem to lose its equilibrium, and an in
coherent expression steal through his lips.
In an instant he would catch himself, and his
frmness would return again. The
asst thing that the young man remembered
was seeing relocated soldiers passing near
lm, whe seemed to take little or no notice of
MS condition.
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Poetry.
H A L r E d i.


There are some things that bear the form o
men,
Yet lack their virtues or their noble mien
Black hearts beat in their bosom's deepest
den,
Where kennell'd vice and crime are always
seen.
A fire burns ON the altar of their hearts,
Consuming all the noblest traits of man,
And venom from thousand pointed darts
Sinks deep within each bosom that it can.
They have no conscience; from their fiery
breath
All evils issue; and each potent i'll,
Smiles o'er the wreck they cause and death
But sindles joys that please the demons
still.
No sympathetic cord with all mankind
Links kindred spirits in one endless chain
No pleasing thoughts enchant the morbid
mind,
Where boundess furies hold their dismal
reign
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CHAPTER VII.


In the inn at Brigg, which we reached early
in the evening, we found number of English
people, who, however, kept all together, and
held me out no temptations to join them
1t is fact, which most persons must have
observed, that the moment man leaves his
own firesde, he strives, by putting on grand
airs, and otherwise, to pass for what he is
not. He alters the tone of his voice, throws
additional dignity into his aspect and gait, and
if lie expects to be overheard, discourses on
topics calculated to display his consequence.
Most travellers do this, rendering themselves
thereby disagreeable. For myself, at least, |
hate people of consequence, and prefer con-
versing with the ragtag- g-and-bobtail of society;
persons altogether without pretensions, with
out titles, and, also, it is to be presumed,
without cash-these are your truly merry
companions on a journey. The Roman poet
says, The poor man sings in the midst of
thieves, because he has nothing TO lose;" and
travellers who are very nearly in that predica-
ment usually take things easily, and relycon-
fidently on Providence to provide them with
breakfast, dinner, and a diligence.
As have said, did not make up towards
my countrymen, because they appeared to be
of far too much consequence for me. II was
years since had been in England; and |,
therefore, was not at all familiar with the cur
rent topics of the day. Our countrymen, of
course, are all politicians. Not that, as arule
they understand politics, but that it is the
most exciting topic with which they are ac-
quainted. They now talked Of the principal
notabiities of the day, whose names, though
sufficiently respectable, need not be repeated
here. Political regulations are easily built
up, especially in England where any man of
family or fortune, with slight dash of indus
try, and very moderate amount of perse-
verance, may get credit for all manner of pub
lie virtues. He has but to select hobby
horse for himself and to ride it with moderate
steadiness, to be set down for great patriot,
and be looked upon as an adorable creature
among the ladies of his party. Time, of
course, squares his account with fame-that
is, dissipates his pretensions into thin air, and
leaves him overwhelmed amid the formless
ruins of oblivion. But he is not the less
notability while he lives, and vanity always
whispers in his ear that he will form an excep-
ton to the general rule, and be remembered
forever.
found myself at supper, purely by acci-
dent, beside Madame Carl, whom had treat
ed during the day with something like neglect;
my attention having been absorbed almost
entirely by the disciple of Ignatius Loyola.
She was now resolved that should do pen
ance for my sins, and for some time would
only converse with me in the most distant
and formal manner. l am not the least in the
world materialist; but have still found by
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From Tait's Magazine.
THERE AND BACK AGAIN.
Author of History Of the Manners and Gus
toms of Ancient Greece, Margaret
Ravenscroft." EGYPT and
Mohammed Ali, /" &c. &c.
CHAPTER vi.

THE JEsulr's STORY.

Gas nearly as can recollect," he said, sit
was in the month of May; and the spring, al
WAYS beautiful in these Alpine regions, ap-
peared to have come forth with tenfold splen-
dor. The SUMS warmth, in the season OF the
year, thaws the mind as well as the earth.
People put on sportive looks for tho summer,
and the joyousness of their feelings is repre-
sented externally by bright-colored clothes.
Suddenly the clouds gathered, and hung from
ridge to ridge, entirely roofing over the valley.
Through tunnels as itwere, in their substance,
the thunder rolled necessarily while the
lightning flashed downwards, with bright
ness so vivid and piercing, that it threatened
to consume, utterly, both man and beast.
Then followed indescribable torrents of rain,
descending as from the open windows OF
heaven, until every brook and streamlet
swelled to a torrent, and the Rhone rushed
through it's bed with tremendous force and
velocity. In the midst Of the storm, noise
was heard in the mountains, compared with
which the thunder shrunk into whisper. 1t
appeared as If the foundations of the ever
lasting hills had been violently shaken from
their place. All the villagers hurried to their
doors, where they stood, pale and trembling,
not knowing what to do. Then came another
frightful crash. The curtain of rocks which
you behold yonder, disparted from top to bot
tom and out rushed an irresistible flood, with
a roaring like that of the ocean,. There was
no time fortnight. Terror paralyzed all limbs.
Onward swept the torrent, ploughing up the
plain in various directions, flooding the fields
and the gardens, overthrowing walls and
houses, and hurrying forward their ruins to
the Rhone. Several hundred persons were
drowned in moment. But some, who hap
pened to be in situations favorable for fight,
escaped destruction.
"There was one cottage, inhabited by an
old man and his daughter, which stood near
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 1859.

the brink of the great chasm, through whc
the principal arm of the waters was roarin
and foaming along. The channel was wider
ing fast by the earth crunbling into it and
was evident the cottage must go in few mil
utes. A young brother of our order stood o
theopposite bank, beholding the young woma
wrnging her hands, imploring pity and assis
tance. Her father, i'll and feeble, had tottere
to the door, where, seeing death around hin
on all sides, he stood transfixed like statue
His daughter now approached, and now re
treated from him, looking wildly towards
small group on the opposite bank. What sh'
said could not be hoard, as her voice wal
drowned in the thunder of the torrent. Blu
tree, Topped and barlied, lay near him on thu
\ ground; he entreated the bystanders to end
their assistance in throwing it across the
chasm. When they had done so--rounded
while tho water, rising every instant, threat
ened TO carry it away. lie approached the
father and daughter. What words ho used
were never known; but he seemed to he per-
save her life. She, however, pointed to her
father, and shrunk from the deliverance she
was not to share with him.
"a young man, emboldened by the exam
Pile of the Jesuit, now passed over the pine,
for the purpose of aiding in the pious work
of preserving the father and his loving child.
All saw there was no time to be lost. The rain
descended in floods, the pine began to be
touched and shaken by the waves and the
villagers, who looked on in comparative safety,
soon felt how little hope there was of deliver
ance for their neighbors. They lifted up their
hands to heaven-they prayed for them
words, while their hopes were swallowed up
in the dark wrath of the elements. The little
group now approached the pine-the father
and his supporter advancing first, and our
Most true it is that "the race is not always to
the swift, nor the battle to the strong" The
man of years and feebleness, against all hopes
and expectation, reached the shore in safety.
But at the very moment his foot touched the
land, stream Of whirling eddies struck the
pine, swept it forward, and plunged the Jesuit
and the girl into the boiling flood. Danger
produces, sometimes, strange effect upon
the mind. Itstead of quitting his hold, and
striving to make for the bank, our brother
clasped his companion in his arms and they
sunk together. Some days afterwards, their
bodies were found far down in the channel of
The Rhone, fast locked together in the en-
brace of death. We buried them in the same
grave; and the good old man, her father, still
lives to visit the spot where the once warm
heart of his child lies cold. 1t win not be long
before he joins her in the grave, because he is
I'D and feeble, and has nothing in this world |
o support him. But he is pious Christian,
md hopes to be greeted in heaven by the soul |
,f his beloved daughter, as well as by him |
Who lost his life in the endeavor to save her.
tell you these facts said the Jesuit, "with-
nut ornament or anplifcation. In itself it
vas very touching thing to see, though it is
title or nothing when related"
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CHAPTER VIII.


There is pleasant and an unpleasant side
to most things. Even making love to a pretty
woman has its drawbacks. First, the fore
knowledge that it must come to an end; and,
second, the fact of having multitude of
rivals. With respect to inns, their delights
go on rising like flood tide, till you come to
the disagreeable moment of calling for your
bill. Then there is sort Of shiver in your
purse, kind of golden hysteric, occasioned
by the approaching separation of the coin
from its comfortable quarters. This, at least,
is the way with most persons. For myself,
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SLAM DER
BY JAMES MONTGOMERY.

Slander is but the sepent's tongue,
That venom'd spits out forlSed hate
Its poison many heart hath wrung,
Its fangs seal'd many a good mans fate.
1t is monster Of the mind,
Where villainy all passions sway;
A perfect Upas to mankind,
Whose breath makes ev'ry thing decay.
But demons use il when their ire,
In human carnage longs to deal;
When all the flends the passions fire,
And cowardce forbids the steel.
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1 Twelve lines less constitute
: Af- Single insertion 90 cents per square.
Hs- Wants, Of lines single insertion, %.
never wear purse, but have large open
: pocket, which let's out the money as a sieve
does water-easily, and without pain My
theory, however, is, that you should treat
gold as stranger, according to the maxim of
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the coming, speed the
parting, guest If you have time to make its
acquaintance, you are apt to get fond of it
and then shaking hands and bidding adieu are
far from pleasant Your Intercourse should
be sort of omnibus intimacy, and never go
beyond a nod, or civil greeting, which pre-
vokes no inclination to sigh in either party;
you laugh as you meet, and laugh as you
part, and there is an end of it. You should
treat money as landlord does his customer
that is, get as much as you can out of it, and
then turn it about its business. Byron says,
somewhere, that great deal may be bought
for fifty louis ; and he was good judge in
matters of that sort. But foreigners gene
rally treat money more atfectionately than we
| do, hug it more tenderly, and kiss it on both
checks before they can make up their minds
| to let it go, unattended, into the wide world.
You wonld think they were animated by sort
p'"t eoi'o'." Gnu s''''' my .i''" iois
the throes of maternity for every guinea In
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ms was Joyiul news 10 joshua, II was
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present quarters as soon as ne thought prop
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co;,.d boa oansoa ~ ,asa - j ,,,,a,, ,,,oos
that his whole appearance was changed; even
his best friends would have had trouble to
have known him. He loitered about his
room, hoping that he might be permitted TO
remain where he was until night. when he
might make good his retreat unmoIested
The wagons arrived and load aftar load Of
camp eouipaee departed towards pb;lad.l-
made his wav. as well as he could for the
corner of Fourth and West Streets. Arriving |
with much difficulty at the top Of the hin |
where these two Streets intersect. he had nro. |
nounced himself hearty welcome. The door
of the mansion stood wide omen. with
bobbl;no cato ba cra,v,od m tba stans aud
eptered Tho bouae In which bo bod sao, 90
,oncb roitv and h,nniross uo o,,orod
notbine but.a scena ~ dasolat;on ,rosant.d |
;,se,f What f,rn;trre rom e;nod IN tnabonsa
was Iving In evarv direction without ony
ra,,orj 10 ,,ronr;at,, ond ordor T., o,o ,,looo
n table with broken leg was to be found. in
another, chairs might have been seen with
marks of having been setting too near the
fire. He hobbled about from room to room.
hut there was no evidence that any of his
friends were to be found on the premises.
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am going to the Isle Of Wright" / believe
that be expected there 10 find his grave. lie
knew that it was only q question Of time
with regard TO the issue Of bis disease. lie
had as great dread Of bodily suffering. and
Of its affect upon those who witnessed il, a.
ever knew.
1. was, therefore, one OF the many mark:
Of extraordinary power in this man, that be
Was willing to die far from home rather than
know that those whom be loved were endur
ing the pangs which bis protracted suffer
ings might occasion.
He once said, speaking OF sudden death
| agree with DeQuincy on that subject.
Miscellaneous Essays, Ticknor & Field.
Edition, p. 1851. 1.-THE prayer" said Mr.
g., From sudden death, good Lord, deliver
Us, "must mean, from death unprepaved for
as the expression is also rendered. Other
wise ! protest against it," His wish was
not granted.
Bat death prepared for by means Of any
su''erings is followed by far more exceed
ing and eternal weight OF glory. lie may
have been led about in the dark wilderness
OF sickness and pain, to humble and 10 prove
him, and that be might know what was in
his heart, and whether he would love the
Lord bis God, or no.
The words Of parting are nearly all said
but We shrink from this separation. Then
sad Thomas, which is called Ddymus, unto
his fellow disciples. let US all go, that we
may die with him." We would keep him
here ; we would be in his company. Seldom
did love miDge in greater proportions with
the honor paid to the illustrious dead, than
is everywhere the case in the tributes which
he receives.
How true is it that we are spontaneously
treated as we have treated others, and that
IN this respect, with what measure ye
mete, it shall be measured to you again.
lie fills the thoughts of those who know
him. much like deceased and loved rela
tive; you would almost believe that be is
bone of your bone and flesh of your flesh.
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IN OF Tue ocKHoLpERs-ELEcrloN or
orgIcERs-AyxrAL REPORT OF THE CON.
PANy, &c.-nu.D IN THE FULLER uorss
on TUESDAY. nd or AUGUST, 1859.
ihere were present majority OF the Old
Boarl OF Directors the President. Secretary
pro TN. and large number NJ .,ockbolI.
ars
-,
ih' meeting belng called To order by the
President, before proceeding TO business
the Secretary. hv reope.t read the bylaws
9Th, cononu
~
Luz Annual report OF the company
being IN order, II was called for, when the
following was read and submitted by Mr.
E;.L.
syr,,r
Ia tbs N.,.,oLj,,, ~ .. U,l,,. i...i
r.,,..,.,,' '''
,;,>t,yvyx -, h,b,Ifo, e., s.,.,,,,r
.ec, Mr. Wa,ker Who i r,ayo,J,hlr az
s,nt from tho stat. I b,vs ,ro,aroJ a, ~.
r,ou.., If IN. pr.s;d,n, ri r.. wy
hr,,f ,xncs;,io, q, m. o,sra,;nns anS NC
crrss Of the Companv s,ncc l.. of angus,
50. and have appended, after a careful eva.
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[ y,aea Tor he P.o"se, asf Dc1nf-rs, 4.
SUMMER AGAIN.

Through the leafy hammered corn fields,
And through the fields Of grain,
Breathes the sweet wind Of summer
Its soft cool sound again.
ON the hill and In the meadow;
In the sun and In the shade,
Wherever God hath touched Iiis finger
Bloom the flowers which lie hath made.
Upon the lake the lilies CLEAN
Like a far OF argOsy,
Cold frelghted from some distant shore,
Sailing a summer sea-
In curyng ripples long and bright,
The tall grass on the lake,
All day upon the iiowery shore
Most unsteady doth break.
The slTeamlet plays the same soft airs
Among the mossy stones,
And the gray old Falls still thunder
The same grim monotones.
Upon the grassy meadows
They still arc gathering hay,
And hs wild sweet breath comes 10 mo
All through the long, long day.
~.
ybe tree planted year ago
Is grAsping for the blue
Ia merry leaves sing all the day
Songs ever fresh and new
The great oaks year by year
Are climbing up to God,
Branch after branch, leaf after leaf,
They're growing hea'enward.
Y,
All things are bright IN natarc,
she SMILES the whole day long,
Aud after storms have spent their fury
The merIier ia her song.
So let the soul be bright with hopes,
And faith sublime and pure;
Then storms Of sorrows dark may rage,
Hat thou can vi all endure. ALRoY.
Ross Tosssnir, Jolly -, 1859
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RocEEDISGS OF THE THIRD ANIMAL MEET
IN or The OCKHoTpERs-ELECrIoN or
oFFIcERS-ANNuAL REPORT OF THE CON.
PANf, &c.-HslD IN THE FULLER Horss
on TUESDAY, nd or AUGUST. 1859.
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the treasury thus repienlshec.
The receipts Of the treasury FOR the year
ending to day. are .....-.....-..... sssS.Co
Pad 0ai ia Ing same lime .......... So. ~
bal IN treasury ...,......,. .-..,..,. t2j. 10
supplies, merchant re, scrN cable prop.
eriy. and cash. adv anced by lndIy dual
members OF the board and Others at ..-
different tlmes--iOtal amOQat .. g. Sil 90
Offset by credit on assessments and
appropriations from reserved stocks ASST 90
Total expenditure for the yesI, b,7lJ.o
These means have besn disbursed 10 the
purchase and shipment OF supplies -princ
pally from this ciy-to the points Of the
COMPANY in the Territory; 70 the paying Of
Outstanding accounts. eypsnse Of surveying.
plating ADD entry OF lands hitting out and
travelling expenses OF exploring expai loas,
in building and other improvements on the
towns, etc, etc.
The expedition has, sni on, By this Com
pany = an importat, ooc aDd caRoo, clam
too much ATTENTION from ~ here
I, will ~ rememb- mi tbs, the rrea,
treaty Nth the ians'on. .hich cy,ssi 10