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quietly reposed under a turmnlus Of
hoyse's hoofs, broken sleighs, harness
ses, and buffalo robes. Ruth, more
fortunate, was hurled into tbs. deep
snow, and escaped unhurt.
We gradually arose from the hetero-
geneous mass In the distance, a black
linevery much like horse on his way
to Indiana; near at hand, a broken
cutter in the snow, the interesting
young lady, now dopbly interesting,
rising like Venus from the Aegean.
We knew once more that we were out
of pocket
On that tWenty-third day of Decem-
Der, in the year of our Lord one thou
sand eight hundred and fifty nine, on
Michigan Avenue, might have been
seen two individuals, one limping and
both sad, slowly pursuing their way
porthward. They started opt in a
gutter and returned on foot; they
started out bravely, they returned
meekly, One was we and two was
Ruth.
The interesting young lady continues
to read Spurgeop, and 10 longer de.
lights in sleighrides.
We paid our bill, but we sleighride
no more Chicago Journal
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A Doctors Life.

The poor doctor is called from his
house on a stormy night, with the
stirring summons
Doctor, want you to come right
straight TO Banks. His child's dead. ;"
"Thcn Why do you want me to
come n
" He's poisoned. They gin him3
Iaudnum for paragoriky."
How much have they given him 2"
DONG, a great deal. Think he
won't get over it,"
The bo}etor pushes On through the
storm-with divers mishaps on the
way-and at length arrives at the
house Of the patient. He finds it all
closed, not light to be seen.
He knocks st the door, but no an
swer He knocks furiously, and at
last night-cap appears at the cham
Der window, and a woman's voice
speaks out:
Whose there r.
"The doctor, to be sure, you sent en-
for him"
"nh. it'sno matter, Doctor, Ephraim
is hSatter. We got little skeared,
kinder, Gin him laudnum, and slept
kinder sound, but he's walked up
now"
How much laudnum did he swal-
low e.
"QnlY two, drops. faint hurt him
nope. Wonderful bag storm tonight. :"
The Doctor turns away buttoning
his oyercoat under his t roat, to seek
his home again, and tries to whistle
a way modification and anger, when
the voice calls:
poctorl doctor p
What do you want 2"
on won't charge nothing for the
visit, wall ye?"
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About Hating.

Hate not It is not worth while
Your life is not long enough to make
it pay to cherish ill-will or hard
thoughts toward any one. What If
that man has cheated you, or that wo-
man has played you false What il
this friend has forsaken you in yonr
time of need, or that one, having won
your utmost confidence, your warmest
love, has concluded that he prefers to
consider and treat vcu as q stranger
Let it all pass. Whist difference viii
it make to YOU in a few years, when
you go hence to the undiscoverea
country p All who ill-trest you now
viii be more sorry for it then. than
you, even in your deepest disappoint-
mont and grief, cen be.
4 few more smiles. few more tears
some pleasure, and much pain, little
longer hurrying and worrying through
the world, some hasty greetings, am
abrupt farewells, and cur play will he
played out" and the fDiurer and II
injured viii be led away, and ere lone
forgotten. Is it worth while 10 bats
aach other
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The Mayor wants to see Thee.


A young man, nephew, had been
to sea; and on his return, be was mar
rating to his uncle an adventure which
he had met with on board ship.
II was one night leaning over the
tafffail, looking down into the mighty
ocean," said the nephew, whom we
win call William, "when my gold
watch fell from my fob, and immedi-
ately sunk out of sight The vessel
was going ten knots an hour; but
nothing daunted, sprang over the
rail- dove down, and after a long
search, found it, came up close under
the stern, and climbed back to the
deck, without any one knowing I mad
been absent"
William" said his uncle, slightly
elevating his broad brim, and opening
his eyes to their widest capacity, how
fast did thee say the vessel was going ?"
"Ten knots, uncle"
"And thee dove down into the sea,
and came up with the watch, and
climbed up by the rqdder chains ?"
Yes, uncle"
"And thee expects me to believe thy
story p"
"Qf course! You wouldn't dream
of calling me liar, would you, uncle 2"
William replied the uncle, grave
ly, thee knows | never call anybody
names hut, William, if the Mayor of
the city were to come to me and say,
Josiah, | want thee to find the biggest
liar in all New York would come
straight to thee. and put my hand on
thy shoulder and say to thee, William,
the Mayor scanfs to see thee"
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A Contented Farmer.

-
Once upon Q time, Frederick, King
Of Prussia, surnamed "Old Fritz" cook
ride, and espied an old farmer plow-
ing his acre BY the way-side, chcerily
singing bis melody.
you must be well off, old man, !"
said the King.
"Does this acre belong to you, on
which you 50 industriously labor?'',
mo sir" replied the farmer, who
knew that it was the King, Il am not
SO rich as that, plow for wages"
" How much do you get a day 2"
asked the King.
Eight groscheu," (about twenty
cents, said the farmer
'..This is not much" replied the
King, can you get along with this z"
Set along, and have something
left, :
How is that ~
The farmer smiled and said
"Well, if I must tell you, two gro
seen are for myself and wife; with two
I pay my old debts; two l lend away
and tgo I give away for the Lords
sake
"This is 9 mystery which 1 cannot
solve" replied the King.
"Then ! will solve it for you," said
the man.
have two old parents at home,
who kept me when / was weak and
needed help, and now they are weak
and need help. I keep them. This is
my debt towards which I pay two
groschen g day. The third pair of
groschen, which I lend away, I spend
for my children, that they may receive
a christian Instruction This will come
handy to me and my wife when we get
old. With the last two groschen I
maintain two sick sisters, whom ]
would not be compelled to keep-this
| give for the Lords sake"
The King yell pleased With his
answer, said
Rravely spoken. old man. Now I
will also give you something 10 guess,
Have you ever seen me before ?
Never said the farmer.
In less than five minutes you shall
see me fifty times, and carry in your
pocket fifty Of my likenesses
"This is riddle which I cannot
unragcl." said the farmer.
"Then I will do it for you,"' said
the King.
Thrusting his hand into bis pocket,
and counting him fifty bran new gold
pieces into his hand, stamped with his
own likeness. he said to the astonished
farmer, who knew not what was CON-
ing:
"The coin is genuine. for it also
comes from CUR Lord God, and I am
his paymaster I bid adieu.'- Ger
man: Reformed Messenger.
-. ~
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VOLUME 2, NUMBER Is.


publican. Still l have no objections
to answer your question frankly. Il
is my opinion, to which / have come
after much reflection, that we shall
eventually have king.
Fellow am sure of it, am
sure of it,-put I never yet have seen
an American who was willing to admit
it. Will you favor me with the rea-
sons on which you found your opinion
for I lave 10 doubt they are good
ones.o
DR.. P.-I think they are good ones,
and I will frankly state them to you.
They are these | read in the Bible
that when Israel was a virtuous peo-
pie, God governed them generally with
judges Of their own choosing; but
when they became corrupt and de-
graded people, God IN aoyath gaze them
King! AS we are rapidly importing
European manners, and corrupt Gus
toms into the United States, I
greatly fear that we shall degenerate
until God will treat us as he has the
degraded nations Of Europe, and give
US king
The fellow grew suddenly red in the
face, and would have made fight, but
the laugh of his neighbors was SO
hearty, that he had to join in it, and
soon managed to say, well, you have
taught me one lesson to-day that I
shall never forget"
pr. P.-"And pray, what may that
be ? for it is very rare that an English
man will admit that he learns anything
from an American.
Fellow" | have learned to let the
Yankees alone, and not meddle with
their peculiar matters"
DR.. P" Thank you, sir But al
low me to say that you are rather slow
scholars, for we certainly taught you
that lesson on Bunker Hill"
Fellow -" see that you are incor-
rigible.' y
Dr. P.-"And that is the way of
our people"
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gaet's gppk.
(FoR THE PREss-
The Wanderers Song.
RY KA1E W.
Oh! take ne home, oh, take me home,

Oh! take ne home, oh, take me home,
To the hills love SO we'll,
Ny own loved home, my happy home,
To the hills and the fowery dell,
Where, in bye-gone days, loved to roam,
Midst Natures beauties, around my home.
Oh, take me home, oh, take me home,
To the we'll loved homo my youth,
Where joyous child at my mothers knee,
read from the book of truth
Where my childhood's hours sped swiftly by,
And the river, for me, sung lullaby.
Oh take me home, oh, take me homo,
Kind friends await me there,
Dear friends, who have wept with me in grief,
And knelt with me in prayer;
Ny happy home, by the river side,
Where my mother lived, and loved, and died;
Oh! take me homo, oh, take me home,
To the graceful, blue-eyed maid,
For whose dark hair, sweet flowers culled,
And wreathed with each shining braid;
I ycarn to see her, my loved, my own,
Ny faithful friend-oh, take me home.
Oh take me home, oh, take me home,
I dream, from day to day,
Of the river and hills, and the roses red,
Near the home now far away.
Idream each day of the dark.haired maid,
And the fowery dell, where we oft have stray'd
Oh take me home, oh, take ne home,
am tired of wandering now,
Oh take me home, where the mountain breeze
d Shall once more kiss my brow.
This strange land is fair, own,
But not so fair as my own dear home.
Pona. Illinois,
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gabbath @eadiuq,
Discrimination.


OF all crimes discrimination is the
most contemplate The idea Of q
mans hiding his every thought from
those most dear to him, belying himself
at every turn, fawning upon his enc
mics, wronging his friends, and for
what ? Sometimes for mere caprice,
often to crafty his vanity but most
often, ! fear me, to further evil de-
signs. A certain Greek author de-
fines assimilation to be the art of dis
guising ones thoughts and actions for
an evil end. I would define it in one
word-falsehood. There are men in
this world who profess religion and
are esteemed, whose lives are so many
glaring lies. They co not good for
its own sake, but for applause; they
pretend religion to further their own
ends, to make money. A man of hastp
temper never dissimulates; for this
reason he is much more to be respect
ed than your smooth voiced fatterer,
whose tongue is all honey, hut whose
heart is all gall
Woman dissimulates more than man
There are fewer male than female firts
ard flirting is the most objectional
phase assimilation can take. The
first TRIES with the most tender part
of the human being; she plays reck-
lessly with the most important piece
of Coos mechanism she drags man
to the edge ofan abyss for the ayowed
purpose of dashing him to its bottom.
Her art is the destruction of mans
hottest and best endowment. Numer
Gus are the instances of untimely deaths
or, what is worse, useless and depray-
ed lives, produced by female dissimu-
lation, mildly called flirting.
The manner of male or female firt
has hollow sincerity, whose echo is q
knell, false heartiness which falls on
the heart ike sentence of DEATH
DISSEMINATION is written in their eyes
and is stamped on their mouths-their
laugh is metallic /; their smile forced
they can do nothing without override
ing it; their falsitv is apparent to ev-
cry one but their victims. who, fascina-
ted. as if by rattle-snake, RECEIVERS
from his infatuation only to find him
s,lf ruined.
There are many who will glance at
this paragraph, who may have made
some advance in this evil art if ladies,
I would say to them in the words Of
Webster -
"Bsn cunning:
For those whose faces do belle their hearts
Are witches ere they arrive at twenty years,
And give the devil SUCH
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9unth'a gpartuut.
GFoR THE PREss.l
Enigma.

l am composed of "a letters.
My IL, 5, g. 8, 6, is a mans name.
II, 8, I, 81, %, 80, 81, is
mans name.
+" 26, IA, IS, %, IL, is a mans
name.
80, %, 20, 81, 8, %, is Q mans
name.
" Is, 8, "a, rs, Is, "a, is a mans
4" 5. 8, 4, 16, 80, is a mans name.
9, 10, IA, 8, 81, 8, q, %, is 9
mans name.
2, l, 5, Is, %, 7, is a mans
name.
IA, 6, 2, 80, 23, is mans name
d" %, 5, "a, 80, 81, 8, is a mans
name.
Is, 8, A, 90, "a, 8, %, is g mans
name.
=" 6, 8, %, Is, II, S, is g mans
name.
d" Is, 4, 7, 9, 8, SO, is mans
name.
II, 8, 9, IS, 5, Is, %, "a, is a mans
name.
" S, %, 2. 80, 80, is mans name.
My whole was the motto of Henry
Clay, celebrated Statesman.
Answer next week. EN-.
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Caught in his own Trap.

A girl, young, pretty, and above
all gifted with an air of adorable can
dor, lately presented herself before a
certain Partisan lawyer.
Monsieur, / come to consult you
upon grave subject. I want to
oblige a man I love to marry me in
spite of himself How shall pro-
coed ?"
The gentleman Of the bar had, of
course, 9 sufficiently elastic conscience.
He reflected moment (; then, being
sure that no third person overheard
him, replied unhesitatingly:
"Mademoiselle, according to our
law you always possess the means of
forcing man to marry you. You
must remain on three occasions alone
with him; then you can go before a
judge and swear that he is your loverp
"And that will suffice, monsieur 3"
Yes, Mademoiselle- 18th one far
Their condition"
Wen?n
"That you will produce witnesses
who will make oath to their having
seen you remain good quarter of an
hour with the individual said to have
trifed with your affections. "
"Very well, monsieur, I will retain
you as counsel in the management of
this affair. Good day"
A few days afterward the young
girl returned. She was mysteriously
received By the lawyer, who, scarcely
giving her time to seat herself, ques-
toned her with the most lively curl
osity.
well, madamqiiselle, how De mat
ters progress ?"
Finely, finely"
PerseYere in your design, madam
oiselle but, mind, the next time you
consult me, you must tell me the name
of the young man we are going to
render SO happy in spite of himself"
"You shall have it without fail"
A fortnight afterward the lady, more
naiUe and candid than ever, knocked
discreetly at the door of her counsel's
room. No sooner was she within than
she flung herself into chair, saying
that she had mounted the steps too
rapidly, and that the exertion made
her breathless. Her counsel endea-
vors TO reassure her to inhale salts, and
even proposed to loosen her garments.
1T is needless, monsieur" said she,
+" 1 am much better"
Well, now tell me the name of the
fortunate mortal you are going to
expose"
Well, then, the fortunate mortal,
be it known to you, is-yourself"
said the young beauty, bursting into
laugh. 81 love you, l have been
three times a tetea-tete with you, and
my four witnesses are below, ready aud
willing to accompany ne to the magis
trates',' gravely continued the nara
tor.
The lawyer, thus fairly caught, had
the good sense not to get angry.
They were married, and the most sin
gular fact is, that the husband qdor!es
his pretty wife, who, by, the way,
make an excellent housekeeper.
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A Sad ,,,y Case.


Those who cannot look into the do
nestle life of families afflicted by q
great confag3ation, can have little
idea of the distress which it sometimes
brings The excitement of the poor,
in their efforts to save their inelsganf
J household furniture, but to them their
ALL adds piquancy and interest to the
incidents of fire; but who, Of all
that look upon the scene, inagines the
heart-sickuess and despair that some
times comes upon the sufferers :?
An incident of fire which occurred
in the third fire district of the city OF
Philadelphia, furnishes strong exam
pie of the sad desolation which it has
entailed. A laboring man, by the toll
and careful savings of himself and
wife, during sixteen years. had accu-
mulated q little sum, which he had in
vested in house for the family Year
by year the spot where his affections
were garnered grew more pleasant to
the eye, as shrubpery carefully trimm-
ed, flowers tenderly noprished, and
vines taught to Chamber over the por-
tico unfolded wealth of blossoms and
green shade. But this home Of peace
and happiness was to be of short dura-
ton. The all-destroying element, fire,
one cold and dreary Saturday night,
laid waste the rustic scene Of domestic
enjoyment, the sufferers only removing
in safety few of the least valuable
articles of furniture, and their daugh-
ter, who had been confined to her bed
by an illness of some days Duration.
The loss of the labor of sixteen
years bore comparatively light upon
both mother and father, through their
Dr.
anxiety for the welfare Of their child.
Renting small tenement across the
street from the smoking ruins, they
bought a few articles for present com
fort and saw their daughter die. While
she was in her coffin in her new abode,
the fire bells rang again, and the devas-
tating element was found close upon
them. So rapidly did the fire spread,
that they escaped from the house,
saving no single article except the
coffin containing the body of the
daughter, which was deposited in the
open street.
Then came down upon those brave
hearts the gloom of dispair. Sitting
upon the end of the last tenement of
bis child. the father gave way to a
paroxysm Of grief; when the mother,
sitting by it's side, in the street, was
no less self possessed than her husband.
The fremen made up small purse to
enable them to bury their dead !; but
what can restore them again to the
contentment they enjoyed before the
occurrence of the confagrations which
left them destitute, homeless and child
less 4?
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Treatment OF Wives in Cairo.

AS we passed by these women, and
droye moderately, we soon came to a
large gathering Of half naked people
of all sexes, shapes, and colors, who
were standing around a poor won n,
with her hands tied behinl her, and
looking on very indiferently, while a
large, ugly Arab was whipping her
with corbash in the most cruel and
pnfeeling manner. We supposed that
this woman was criminal, suffering
the penalty Of some offence, and that
the man who had tied her up and was
then laying on the whip 50 Justify over
her hack and shoulders, vas the prop
er Officer appointed by the Pacha 10
perform this disagreeahle duty upon
his snbjects who may occasionally com
nit certain heinous crimes against his
DEGREES. Judge Of our establishment
wheIn, upon inquiring into the occa-
sion of this public whipping, we were
told by one of the bYstanders that :" it
was only a man whipping his wife Y
WHICH was mere matter Of every day
occurrence. / expressed ny surprise
to Mrs. Firkins at a state Of things SO
revolving to humanity, AND told her l
had not supposed it possible that such
abominable outrages and cruelties on
the part Of a man toward his wife
could be tolerated in any country.
Why" said Mrs. Firkins, moth
ing is more common in Egypt than for
a man TO whip bis wife | inquired of
one of my neighbors, the other day,
how his wife did oh says he, she
is very well, indeed !; | gave her a
sound drubbing a few days ago, and
| she has been very good ever since -
Mrs. T. continued: THE Egyptians
must be whipped pretty often, or there
is no getting on with them at ali =
When the carbash is ueed freely, there
is no difficulty, and they go on - famous T.
~"
Indeed ! 7
Yes, 4 replied Mrs Firkins, " and
they expect to be whipped, and are
not satisfied unless theg get veal dress
ed down, once or twice, and sometimes
oftener, each month. And servants
who do not get whipped occasionally
/ think that they do not give .satisfac-
ton, and that their masters are dis
| pleased with them"
Patrick gave his testimony in tbs
riont case BE jabers, the first man ]
a.~~ ~.~.s,., .~.x 80 49,. Ara kxfp6<A{e ,
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BeGentle at Home.

There are few families, we immagine,
anywhere in which love is not abused
as furnishing license for impoliteness,
A husband, father or brother, viii
speak harsh words to those whom he
loves the best, and to those who love
him the best, simply because The Sc
curity oflove and family pride keeps
him from getting his head broken. It
is shame that a man will speak more
impolitely, at times. to his wife or
sister, than he would dare TO any other
female, except a low and vicious one
It is thus that the hottest affection Of
mans nature prove to be weakerpro-
lection to women in the family circle
than the restraints of society, and that
a woman usually is indebted for tbs
kindest politeness of life to those not
belonging to their own household. =
Things ought not TO be 50. The man
who, because it viii not be resented,
inaicts his spleen and bad temper upon
those of his hearthstone, is 8 small
coward, and a very mean man.. Kind
words are the circulating medium be-
tween true gentlemen and true ladies
a home, and no polish exhibited in so
ciety can atone for the harsh language
and disreSpectfnl treatment too often
INDUCED in between those bound to-
gether by Gods own ties Of blood and
the still more sacred bonds ofconjugal
Joro
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A Yankee Anecdote.

DR. Patten, very eccentric clergy
map. while travelling in England, met a
folloy Of one of the colleges. who was
anxi Us to make an inquiry of the Doc
tor, provided he would give no offence.
The Doctor told him to "out with it, .
as he guessed it would not hurt much.
Fellow The inquiry is this Do
yon think your present form of gov
ernment win stand, or that your people
will not soon require king?
Or. P.-Well, sir, that is indeed a
question that does not fall in with my
pIad;lections, for I am a thorough Re-
4
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Answers.

Answer to last weeks Enigma
Who will be the next President.
Answer to last weeks Enigma, No
42-Northampton.
Answer to last weeks Anagram-
i. Tarrytown,
9 Boston,
8. Philadelphia,
4. Missouri,
5. Georgetown,
6. Rockbridgo,
Z. Princeton,
8. New London,
9. Hermann,
10. Gallatin,
IL. Sandwich,
IL. Scotland,
10. England,
IA. Buffalo,
Is. Dunkirk,
is. Otisville,
IT. Cleveland,
Is. Cincinnati,
19. Toledo,
20. Chicago,
81. Nashville,
%. Memphis,
IS Detroit
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lFoR THE PRBss.l
Anagram.

FOR THE PRESS.
Anagram.
/. Sat Cronn,
2. Red Live B,
8. Moon tur villes,
4. Molly c Gin,
S. Reeng,
6. Tar rod Fh,
I. Eel,
8. Money tom gr,
9. Ford Frank,
10. Fiel D Fus,
IL. Penn gin ton,
IL. Go Rines,
13. Grown Burbs,
IA. Halt while,
Is. Once Fler,
16. Tol Bris,
II. Yah Ctiom,
lS. Admire,
10. Dill Form,
20. Wal rep ,ce,
81. Hester Cor,
%. Pqpe Bud.
Answer next week. C. s. J.
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No man ruins his health without
bringing the consequence down upon
himself Like Sampson, he destroys
the temple, and buries himself in the
rpig
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Patrick gave his testimony in the
riont case BE jabsrs, the first man !
say coming at ne was ITO brickbstss !"
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