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A Romantic Storv

Mrs. Ross, celebrated, for her beauty
and constancy, died lately at Hammer
smith, England. Having met with OPP
position in her engagement with, Cap
tain Charles Ross, she followed him in
mems clothes, when, after such re.
search and fntgue as scarcely any one
of her sex could have undergone, she
fouhd, him in the woods, lying for dea !,
aftera skirmish with the Indians, with
apvignard wound. Having studied sur.
ge'y in England, she, with an ardor
and vigilance which only such a pas.
sion could inspire, saved his life by
sucking his wouDd-the only expedient
that could have effected Il, at the crisis
he wasin-apd nursed him, with scarce.
ly covering but .he sky, for the space
Of six weeks. During this time sho re.
mained uEsuspccted by him, having
dyed her skin with lime'and bark, and
keeping 10 a mans habit, still support
ed hy the transport of hearing his un-
| ceasing aspirations Of love and regret
for that dear, though lie then thought,
distant object Of his soul--being char.
ged by him with transmitting to her,
had the Captain died, his remains, and
diving asseverations of coPstancy and
gratitude for the unparalleled care and
tenderness Of his nurse, the bearer hu,
recovering, they removed to ,PhiIadel-
phia, where, as soon as she. had found q
clergyman TO join her, to him forever,
she appeared as herself, the priest ac-
eompanyiug her. They lived for the
space offour years in y fondness almost
idea. to the present age OF corruption
and that could only be interrupted by
her declining health. The fatigue she
had undergone, and the poison not pro
perIy expelled which she had .imbibet
from, his wonnd, undermined her con
stitution. The knowledge, he bad Of il
and piercing regret at having been th'
oceasion, affecting him more sensi6ly
he died with. a broken heart, last spring
a, Johnsiown, New York. She ivet
to retnYn and implore forgiveness Of he
family, whom she had distressed So
| losg by their ignorance Of her, destins
lion She died, in consequence of he
great grief and affection, at the age o
twenty.six-
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Wanted. Evenings at Homs; i"

MOI the interesting and instructive
book under that title, but the very scene
which the book delineates. and which.
unless we mistake, are fast VANISHING
away, and will soon be, if they are not
aheaav. among the things that have
been, but are not.
+ an evening at home, how is il to be
found z Just mark the calls for pubic
and social meetings, read in your church.
on the next Sabbath, and advertised by'
the various moral and literary associa.
tons of the ci:y-and what evening ia
left for quiet communion with your
own family, or social call on friend
What room is there for thorough fami
ly instruction +? Their father IS alway.
at the store or Office all the day, and
the mother has her work, and the chill
1'ren are at .school-now, if there is u
meeting to call the family out every
evening, what time is left for household
teaehing2 There is much, truth, with
perhaps slight coloring. of exaggera
ton, in the anecdote given in The Jan.
uary number Of Hatper's Magazine. of
a gentleman who had failed in business.
and, when asked what he intended TO
do, replied, 81 shall remain at home
awhile, and get acquainted with mv
family" -:-.'.
We believe this constant drawing
away from home, and home influence,
is demoralizing; and that it is time
Christians should inquire, whether one
reason why they do not grow more rap.
idly in grace and knowledge, is not.
that they are ever hearing, and never
medi'ating on what they hear--ev u
running from meeting to meeting, and
neter at home. Is there not great dan
ger that "home influ ences will lose
their charm when we come there -onlt
to eat and sleep, offering indeed the
morning and evening prayer, but never
sitting down with the household in tilc
sweet communion ard tho precious in
struction that were always found in .liu
olden times, when both on the Sabbath,
and during the week, families had some
evenings at home. Mirror. =. 81
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NUMBER s.


Use nosreproachful language against
any one-neither curses nor Tevilinos :
De not too hasty to believe lying re-
ports to the disparagement of any one.
In your apparel be modest, and en-
deaVor to accommodate nature rather
than to procure admiration. =,
Associate yourself only with mem Of
good quality, if you esteem your repu..
tatlon, for it is better to. be alone than.
in bad company. -, :
Let your conversation be without
malice or envy, for it is the sign of a
tractable and eommeudable spirit; and
IN cases of passion admit reason to gov.
ern.
U Use not bad and frivolous thinos
against learned men nor very difficult
questions or subjects among the ienor-.
ant, nor things hard to be believed. -
Speak not of doleful things in time
OF mirth, nor at the table, nor of mel.
ancholy things, as death or wounds
and if others mention them, change, if
you can, the discourse.
Break not jest when none take
pleasure in mirtb.
Laugh not loud, nor at all without
occasion.
Deride no mans misfortune, though
there seem to be some cause. = .
lie not forward, but friendly and
courteous-the first to salute, hear and
answer; and be not pensive when it is
time to converse.
Keep to the fashions Of your equals.
such as the civil and orderly, with ,e-
spect to time and place. ts-
60 not thither when you know not
whether you will be welcome or not >.
Reprehend not the imperfections OF
others, for that belongs to parents, mas.
ters and superiors. 20
Speak not in an unknown tongue in
company, but in your own language.
and that as those of quality do, aud
not as the vulgar.
Sublime matters treat seriously.
Think before you speak; pronounce
not imperfectly, nor bring out your
words too harshly, but orderly and dis.
tinctly.
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The Three Fighting Deacons Of
Geapua.

In small neighborhood iu Geanna
county live three deacons. The first is
Methodist, the second PRESBYTERIAN.
and the third Baptist. All live quite
distance from their respective meet
ing houses, and as The travelling is OK.
cessiyely bad at this time of year, they
concluded to hold meetings in the little
red school house in the neiahborbood.
The question then arose which denom.-
nation should hold The first meeting.
The Methodist claimed the privilege Of
opening The bali. The Presbyterian
demanded IL. The Baptist insisted up.
on it. Here was "a fix."
W. They wrangied over the matter until
the dander Of each deacon arose 10 fever
heat, and each vowed he would hold a
meeting at the red school house the
very next evening, which happened to
be Friday last, and on that evening. at
early candle-light, the school house was
crowded with Methodists, Presbyterians.
Baptists and several worlds people.
The Presbyterian commenced read
ing caeehism. The Baptist, at the
same lime arose and commenced read.
ing tract on immersion. The Metho
dist, at the same time, struck up an old
fashioned hymn, shouting it forth at
the top of his lungs. The effect was
ludicrous. II apparently struck the
mixed congregation so. forthey all com.
,menced laughing. The Baptist was
"heezy. lie sunk exhausted into bis
seat, while the Presbyterian and Meth.
odist continued. All at once The ludi.
crousness of the scene struck the Bap.
list, and he INDUCED in n protracted
horse laugh. This displeased the Pres.
byterian, and forgetting himself, he
dealt the Baptist stunning blow un-
der The right ear. The Methodist
threw his hymn, book down and rushed
10 The Baptist's rescue. He arrived
just in time to receive the Prcsbyterian's
iron fist between his eyes. The Baptist
and Methodist rallied, and together at
tackled the Presbyterian, but he was
too much for them. The scene that en-.
sued beggars description. Chairs were
overturned. Window glass was bro
ken. Women shrieked. Men yelled
We have no wish 10 make fun Of an a.
fair Which has caused profound regre
among the religious people of Geauga
We merely relate the facts. The mat.
ter is in litigation. .,. K. .
Cleveland .Ptuindealer.
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to the moral government of God. apt
TO the social, civil and religious in,eres
OF men; at war with their highes
good, both for this life and the lif. 4,
! come. .....-..-; 80, ., ..E.,.N
81. II is.the selling of that, the sale
md use of which, if continued, will
form intemperate ,appetites,- which, i
formed, will be gra,ified, and thus will
perpetuate intemperance, and all its
denominations, to the end Of the world
8, H,is the selling of that, whicl
makes wives widows and children or
phans; WHICH leads husbands often, "a
murder their wives, and wives to mur
der their husbands; parents to murder
their children, and children to murder
their parents; and which prepares mul.
tiiudes for the prison, for the gallows,
and for hell.
%. I, is the selling Of that. Which
greatly Increases the amount and sever
ity OF sickness; which in. many cases
destroys reason; which causes a great
portion Of all the sudden deaths; and
brings down multitudes who were never
intoxicated, and never condemned to
suffer penalty Of the civil law, to an un.
timely grave. ..''. -. s',s' ...'.ssr'-'.
40. II is the selling Of that, whicl,
tends TO lessen the health, the reason,
and usefulness, 10 diminish the comfort
and shorten the lives Of all who habit
ually use it. q .sr. .is ...-.' .-r
I'll. 1t Is the selling of that which
d arkens the understanding, sears the
conscience, pollutes the affections, and
debases all the powers of man. -
s"l2. II is the selling of that which
weakens the power of motives to do
right, and increases the power of mo-
hres TO do wrong; and If thus shown
to be in its effects hostile TO the moral
government of God, as we'll as 10 the
temporal and eternal interest of men |;
when excites men to rebel against him,
and to injnre and destroy one another.
And no inan, can sell it without exert.
ing an influence which tends to hinder
the reign Of the Lord jesus Christ over
the minds and hearts oe men and &c
lead them 10 perseyere in iniquity, till
notwithstanding all the Kindness Of Je
hovah, their case shall become hope
less. Religious (BdptisD Herald.
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THE STEAMSHIP GREAT EAsrKas

THE STEAMSHIP GREAT EAsTBHN.-
This monster steamship is expected y,
New York on Sunday, or Monday next.
A New York letter says =.
p "The arrival of the monster will Ic,
appropriately celebrated by q saIyo' =,
artillery at Fort Diamond, Governor
Island, and other places between the
Battery and the Narrows. As soon s~
the snip is signalized, a feet Of exearsio,
and other steamers will proceed dow ),
the Bay to meet her and escort her n,
to the city. One Of Vanderbilt's oeea :,
steamships. and perhaps one Of ,tLc
Collins boats, will join the squadron.
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The Catacombs of Paris

The annual inspection of these cata.
combs was made. short time sitce. by
some engineers Of the municipality, &C.
companieds by u number of ladies and
gentlemen. The object Of the visit was
to ascertain that the arched pillars, etc.,
which support the roof rem ain perfect.
lysolid. The entrapceis Ia in the court!
yard of the Barriere d,Eater, and is
closed by athiek door. x The calacombs
are reached BY, a narrow staircase, de.
scendiDg about seventy feet /; at the bot.
tom is q long marrow gallery, in which
only two persons can walk abreast,
leading TO q spacious vault, in which
the bones formerly removed from the
old cemeteries Of Paris are collected.
Near the entrance to the vault is the in.
scription, {" NJ insaffs aux names des
morts." About twenty minutes are oe.
copied In reaching this spot, and Il is
remarked that the visitors soon become
serious and silent. The bones are piled
up; like wood in a timber. ard, TO a
height Of sig feet, the latger. bones be-
ing outside, and tho skulls placed on
the top. Here and there are inscfip.
tions, indicating from what ceme: :eries
the bones were brought, and also scraps
Of verse from different poets. There il
one enormous aeap Of bones which has
not yet been classified. 1t is calculated
that not fewer than three million per-
sons must have been inferred in the
cemeteries from which. the bones were
removed, In the vault are some sub,
terranesp springs, which ,hsve been col
leeteds IN a:basin called the FS,itaine d,
ia Sdndritaine. In this fountain some
goldfsh were placed, IN j sl3 !; they liv
ed Tor siopg time but did not breed
4 In the other para Of The catacodibs flrt
galleries are very hpneroris, and one o
thern Is hessly FIVE Iiiiies bng. To pre-
! vent psrsons from ,osipg Their wsa 4
broad black line IS drawn. on 4hs wsl
from the entrance Of the cStsSombs "a
1 tho vanlt.s .!~1as !. -, - sGssFt )
4 s9--.---4s..--4.-s, ~ a
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SIN stifrsstiug Stlrq,
THE Z NREJEG GTED,

The little gray Gothic church Law in.
the broad light of tbesmoon,s with rs
thick clusters Of ivy and creepers man.
Ting The diamend,pahe windowsz
The soft aut1mnal haze rose thin and
sparkling in the inoonbeams, and seeni:
ed hke.a silver veil which Natsire had
coquettishly thrown oyer The CHAINS
that she had not hidden from the garn.
ish light Of day. In The green lane
there was a soft, ,scooing sound from the
wood pigeons, not yetwholIy atssrest,
and on The downs a aethousand sheep, as
yet not folded, gave fortf, their .eentle
breathing, quiet and trasqajI, as.fhe;r
keeper. who had @fspt shB, blanket
around him, and lay on the hillside; Miri,
a young lamb close to his heart and.
ready to start at the Ent sound Of his
dog. e aG sss,,.sE - : SN sS S,Se ~.
CLOSE to tbe gateway ,of, ,tbe. ciuTeh;
stood two perscnss and IN Tho hushed 81.
lence one could have Distinguished a
faint sound of weeping. { Waateyes It
was, Il proceeded hot from the smallest
OF the two, but from The tall-and strong
man who stood besi,la bay .T6a -
floating fobeshowed one ~ IS ~ y,,,,,ss,. s,,s
and fbe moonbeau,is !, u - :; ) 3 - : ~
told that abe was beautiful, and the pure
style Of English beauty. Perhaps shs
looked paler than was her Wont, y by
moonlight !; but thele was scarcely any
other trace of emotion IN her coonsen.
aara ps,Ja~ ,,as<xiS L...s l-.aI -r.s.ts
from those Large Sus soofea h. 'Stss ,sa,
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Scene in a Kansas Court Room.

Some two years ago. qnite an anus.
Ing and novel scene transpired in the
presence of His Honor, a Probate
Judge in Kansas, while he was holding
court. .-' ...
a We shall not give tile real names Of
the parties, and we hope no one will
take offence. .--.-
, The court room was little log hui,
\hS twelve, with dirt chimney and
I SChairs were very scarce, and
Sor had several chunks of wood
10. seats. Upon one Of the
Is Lis Honor sat, with all OF
dignity. Before him was
ome poor fellow for borrow.
eighbor's chickens wilhout
confronted by his accpser
opposi,e side OF the fireplace
aerif md one of his. friends
Pin q pleasant game of :. old
s,1~,,< We will call them Brown and
Smith. ...
The Judge, after adjusting his quill,
pushed back his hair, that his legal
bump might be thoroughly exhibited,
and looking the prisoner full in tho face,
pronounced an interrogatory like this |:
Judge" Sir, what have you to say
for yourselfp -. . p. .ras' ~ -~-- ..
brown" Smith, beg" F. ..s
Smith," III see you id frst.''
Judge" Sheriff, keep silence in the
court. Well, sir, what have you to say
about these chickens2" -
Brown (aside)-" Run The kurds,
Smilh." '. '. % .a'.'
Prisoner-"1 Intended to paw Mr..
Wiggins for them chickens" 49, D..
Judge" Why didn't ''. ...
Brown" Smith, don't you come
that new kick over me--folIow suit
none of your re,nigging." 81. --r
Jndge--"The Court finds it impos.
sible to proceed, unless you have order
in the court house." ........,. ...,
Smith" In q moment, Judge
Count your game, Brown" -.. Co..
Judge" Did yon eat or sell those
chickens ?" I'D, .. ..,,. .
Pisoner.--" sold them" d.
Judge" How much did you make
on" ea~ ..-
Smith" High, low, jack, gift and
| oame.n "a. .r..r ..... -,-,it,a co.. ...
Brown" Who gave you onel'''
Smith--"I beg your pardon. Twa:
you that begged, = .f~, -.
Judge" Silence in The court"
| Everything was quiet again for few
moments the ",kurds were shuffled
and dealt, and in the meantime His
Honor proceeded with the, examination
| In the height Of some other ques,ion'
being proponnded by the Judge, Smiti
begged, and Brown gave one haall'ooine
out: --..
4 Now, rip ahead, old hoss; FIVE ant
five." Is ,......-s . asr.- e. ..-'y.
The Judge, indignant and angry
arose from the court bench, and srosset
4 to the players. Before he-could speak
7. he spied Smiths hand, holding th'
1 Jack and Ten ofvtramps; at the SAM
/ time glancing as ~ big stone bstweel
! the two, he saw two, half dollars. ,
4 g Btswn.n saysthe Judge. @Pn be
4 you ave dollars Smith beats the game.
"Douesr 4ays Brown end up wen
the ore. -,
Il Smith Led on, and won the trick
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lights tthe San and the usu d ase anuledae amono MI olas
GREENVILLE SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY MORNING JUNE 2s ism

/ ~"S'Sop ~'N' " pH"ns WHOS6 VIII ngurt
and graceful motions could not be mis-
taken. -,i., -.l sts,ss't -..,-N ,zrE'.s = ,
twas William Johnson. Her hear
told her so before SHE saw his face ant
now 1t was turned toward her. 7Hs
had thrown his arms around the Indian
fand through. the dark color of he,
cheek Margaret saw the deep flush o.
pleasure struggle into new beauty
Her hand hay lovingly in his, and he,
head was bentatowards him, its .lopo
and superb hair resting on his. BOSOM
and covering her own figure like a veil
One Of the little English girls at the set.
tfement, impelled, by curiosity in the
lady WHO. had come from her fa,herland
as her mother had told her, had follow.
ed her footsteps. By "a spdden and
strong control, Margaret exerted herself
|. Whois that woman yonder, Maud r.
And the child. delighted to give the
good lady the information, said: 80
It is Mary Brani." ~
And who or what is she 9'' asked
Margaret. '... .>..'1.',r,s -.
S"Why, don't you know I" asked 1t.
tie Maud. "She is sister TO the Mo.
hawk warrior, and is Mr., Johnson's
wife. That is her husband standing
beside her, They are very kind to me Nc
Shall I 60 and ask if you can see John:
son Halle II is grand place. and
every stranger visits it." 'alFs s#' ,r7a
Margaret stopped the feet feet that
would have run to obtain admittance
for hertz the home of William John.
son and his Indian wife. She Thought
of the beautiful girls whom she had
met IN her way. and wondered if the
Mohawk step,mother would meet their
ideas Of refinement. She was growing
bitter and sarcastic every ,nnoment.S
Had she yielded to tenderness she was
sure 70 faint, and then the ehild's off,
cious sympathy would betray her by
calling the attention of, him whom she
would now avoid. .a,.-.. ~. -, .r.... .
One bound down the road, and she
was. out of sight, the child with diff.
Guilty keeping pace with her. il was
Margaret's last look at her, old lover.
With the next ship she returned to
England, and left him unconscious thai
her presence. had ever been rabont, him.
During tbe revolution, deeds of bravery
reached her ears fromsiime to time. of
which, William johnson was the hero.
After the, memorable expedition of
Crown Point, she learned that the king
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led again, and won; led the third time
and won; but no game yet commenc-
ed whis'ling and scratching his head.
Judge tLeauing on Smith with ono
eye shup-" Smith, play 'em judicious
Smith led little heart, and lost the
trek Brown played the queen at him,
and won the ten. .-.
Hold" said the Judge, "let me
see." a..s r...l -....- = ...-
Brown--"Whatst the matter, Judgeg"
Smlti'(impatienD D-"Lead on, Brown"
Brown" Play to the acc.r ....
Judge (Taving)--" This was made
up thing; you have, defrauded me. +
tine you both,twen,y.five dollars for con.
tempt of Court" -.,.,.....-. .., -.... -.
Brown poeketed the money, and the
prisoner sloped. .--- 49,. 49,.
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Hopr writes the noe,rv os.,hs 6o,.

HoPE writes the poetry Of the boz,
memory that Of man. Man looks
forward with smiles. but backyard viii.
sighs. Such is. the wise province (,
God. Tbe>cup Of life is sweetest at Il .,
brfm, the favor Is. impaired "a w..
d,isk deeper, and the dregs are made
bitter that-we may; not struggle when il
is taken from our. lips.
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a NEoHEss, speaking Of her Ell iidresS
said of one lighter than the rest, . sb,s
could not bar dat ar chile, iase he show
dirt TO easy"
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ME.r key opsns n. ss.sr.e misery
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1860-12-07


and 50 died the aged Robert Monroe, the
same who in 1858 had been ensign at
Louisburgh.- Jonathan Harrington, IT,,
was struck in front of his house on the
north of the Common. His wife was at
the window when he fell. With the blood
gushing from his breast he rose in her
sight tottered, fell again, then crawled on
his hands and knees towards his dwelling:
she ran to meet him but only reached
him as he expired on the threshold. Ca
leb Harrington, who had gone into che
meeting house for powder, was shot as he
came out. Samuel Hadley and John
Brown were persued and killed after they
had left the green. Asahel Porter of
Woburn, who had been taken prisoner by
the march, endeavoring to escape, was
shot within few rods of the Common.
Seven of the men Of Lexington were
killed nine wounded "a quarter part
of those who stood in arms on the green.
These are the village heroes who were
more than of noble blood, proving by
their spirit that they were of race divine.
They gave their lives in testimony to the
rights of mankind, bequeathing to their
country an assurance of success in the
mighty struggle which they had begun.
Their names are held in grateful remem-
brance, and the expanding millions of
their countrymen renew and multiply
their praise from generation to generation.
They fulfilled their duty not from acci-
dental impulse of the moment; then ac-
ton was the slowly ripened fruit of
Providence and of time.
Needless of his own danger, Samuel
Adams, with the voice of prophet, ex-
claimed when he heard of the resistance
at Lexington, "Oh, what q glorious
morning is this p for thus he saw that
his country's independence was Fastening
rapidly on and like Columbus in the tenn
pest, knew that the storm did not bear
him the more swiftly towards the undis-
covered world.
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VULGAR WoRDs.-There is as much
connection between the words and thoughts
as there is between the thoughts and
the words---the latter are only the express
sion Of the former, but they have power tc
react upon the soul, and leave the stain Of
corruption there. A young man who al
lows himself to use profane or vulgar
words, has not only shown that there is Q
foul spot on his mind, but by utterance o.
that word he extends the spot and in.
flames it, till, by indulgence, it will soou